Mendocino County Grand Jury

2017-2018

4 reports

Findings & Recommendations 15 findings
F1: Federal and state reimbursements do not cover Mendocino County school district food program costs, thereby imposing a financial burden on school district budgets.
Related Recommendations (2)
R1: Mendocino County Office of Education hire a full-time Nutrition Services Director who is a registered dietician to assist all 11 county school districts in reducing costs and improving the quality of service to children. (F1, F2, F5, F7, F8, F12-15)
R5: All school districts provide application forms for free or reduced-cost meals at the beginning of each school year or when the student is enrolled. (F1, F2, F9, F14)
F2: While in most Mendocino County school districts more than 60% of students are eligible for free or reduced-cost meals, revenue is lost because approximately 20-50% of eligible children do not take advantage of free or reduced-cost meals.
Related Recommendations (3)
R1: Mendocino County Office of Education hire a full-time Nutrition Services Director who is a registered dietician to assist all 11 county school districts in reducing costs and improving the quality of service to children. (F1, F2, F5, F7, F8, F12-15)
R4: All school districts enable meal site supervisors to meet on a regular basis to share best meal preparation and staff practices. (F2-5, F11-14)
R5: All school districts provide application forms for free or reduced-cost meals at the beginning of each school year or when the student is enrolled. (F1, F2, F9, F14)
F3: Food managers would prefer to prepare more meals made from scratch and use locally produced food, but are concerned with additional time and costs.
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R4: All school districts enable meal site supervisors to meet on a regular basis to share best meal preparation and staff practices. (F2-5, F11-14)
F4: All districts observed would benefit from extra staff or hours for their food service employees.
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R4: All school districts enable meal site supervisors to meet on a regular basis to share best meal preparation and staff practices. (F2-5, F11-14)
F5: In smaller school districts, food managers who cook as well as manage are overburdened with additional administrative California State required record keeping.
Related Recommendations (2)
R1: Mendocino County Office of Education hire a full-time Nutrition Services Director who is a registered dietician to assist all 11 county school districts in reducing costs and improving the quality of service to children. (F1, F2, F5, F7, F8, F12-15)
R4: All school districts enable meal site supervisors to meet on a regular basis to share best meal preparation and staff practices. (F2-5, F11-14)
F6: Schools use disposable serving trays and utensils instead of paying additional labor costs to wash reusable trays and utensils.
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R6: To prevent waste, school districts instruct the students in the proper handling of reusable tableware and disposal of trash and recyclables. (F6, F8, F10, F11) RESPONSES Pursuant to Penal Code §933.05, responses are required from the following boards:  Mendocino County Office of Education Board of Directors (All findings, all recommendations)  Anderson Valley Unified School District School Board of Trustees (All findings, all recommendations)  Fort Bragg Unified School District School Board of Trustees (All findings, all recommendations)  Round Valley Unified School District School Board of Trustees (All findings, all recommendations)  Willits Unified School District School Board of Trustees (All findings, all recommendations) The boards indicated above should be aware that their comments or responses must be conducted subject to the notice, agenda, and open meeting requirements of the Brown Act. Pursuant to Penal Code §933.05, responses are required from the following individual:  Mendocino County Office of Education Superintendent (All findings, all recommendations) Pursuant to Penal Code §933.05, responses are requested from the following individual(s):  Anderson Valley Unified School District Superintendent (All findings, all recommendations) 10  Fort Bragg Unified School District Superintendent (All findings, all recommendations)  Round Valley Unified School District Superintendent (All findings, all recommendations)  Ukiah Unified School District Superintendent (All findings, all recommendations)  Willits Unified School District Superintendent (All findings, all recommendations)
F7: The grand jury is concerned that there is no registered or certified dietitian employed for the county’s meal programs.
Related Recommendations (1)
R1: Mendocino County Office of Education hire a full-time Nutrition Services Director who is a registered dietician to assist all 11 county school districts in reducing costs and improving the quality of service to children. (F1, F2, F5, F7, F8, F12-15)
F8: There is a paucity of oversight and guidance for the county’s school nutrition programs.
Related Recommendations (2)
R1: Mendocino County Office of Education hire a full-time Nutrition Services Director who is a registered dietician to assist all 11 county school districts in reducing costs and improving the quality of service to children. (F1, F2, F5, F7, F8, F12-15)
R6: To prevent waste, school districts instruct the students in the proper handling of reusable tableware and disposal of trash and recyclables. (F6, F8, F10, F11) RESPONSES Pursuant to Penal Code §933.05, responses are required from the following boards:  Mendocino County Office of Education Board of Directors (All findings, all recommendations)  Anderson Valley Unified School District School Board of Trustees (All findings, all recommendations)  Fort Bragg Unified School District School Board of Trustees (All findings, all recommendations)  Round Valley Unified School District School Board of Trustees (All findings, all recommendations)  Willits Unified School District School Board of Trustees (All findings, all recommendations) The boards indicated above should be aware that their comments or responses must be conducted subject to the notice, agenda, and open meeting requirements of the Brown Act. Pursuant to Penal Code §933.05, responses are required from the following individual:  Mendocino County Office of Education Superintendent (All findings, all recommendations) Pursuant to Penal Code §933.05, responses are requested from the following individual(s):  Anderson Valley Unified School District Superintendent (All findings, all recommendations) 10  Fort Bragg Unified School District Superintendent (All findings, all recommendations)  Round Valley Unified School District Superintendent (All findings, all recommendations)  Ukiah Unified School District Superintendent (All findings, all recommendations)  Willits Unified School District Superintendent (All findings, all recommendations)
F9: Getting parents to pay for meals is a major problem in many school districts.
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R5: All school districts provide application forms for free or reduced-cost meals at the beginning of each school year or when the student is enrolled. (F1, F2, F9, F14)
F10: Trash generation and litter from food service paper and plastic is an area of concern.
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R6: To prevent waste, school districts instruct the students in the proper handling of reusable tableware and disposal of trash and recyclables. (F6, F8, F10, F11) RESPONSES Pursuant to Penal Code §933.05, responses are required from the following boards:  Mendocino County Office of Education Board of Directors (All findings, all recommendations)  Anderson Valley Unified School District School Board of Trustees (All findings, all recommendations)  Fort Bragg Unified School District School Board of Trustees (All findings, all recommendations)  Round Valley Unified School District School Board of Trustees (All findings, all recommendations)  Willits Unified School District School Board of Trustees (All findings, all recommendations) The boards indicated above should be aware that their comments or responses must be conducted subject to the notice, agenda, and open meeting requirements of the Brown Act. Pursuant to Penal Code §933.05, responses are required from the following individual:  Mendocino County Office of Education Superintendent (All findings, all recommendations) Pursuant to Penal Code §933.05, responses are requested from the following individual(s):  Anderson Valley Unified School District Superintendent (All findings, all recommendations) 10  Fort Bragg Unified School District Superintendent (All findings, all recommendations)  Round Valley Unified School District Superintendent (All findings, all recommendations)  Ukiah Unified School District Superintendent (All findings, all recommendations)  Willits Unified School District Superintendent (All findings, all recommendations)
F11: Students are throwing away reusable food service dishes and utensils.
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R4: All school districts enable meal site supervisors to meet on a regular basis to share best meal preparation and staff practices. (F2-5, F11-14)
R6: To prevent waste, school districts instruct the students in the proper handling of reusable tableware and disposal of trash and recyclables. (F6, F8, F10, F11) RESPONSES Pursuant to Penal Code §933.05, responses are required from the following boards:  Mendocino County Office of Education Board of Directors (All findings, all recommendations)  Anderson Valley Unified School District School Board of Trustees (All findings, all recommendations)  Fort Bragg Unified School District School Board of Trustees (All findings, all recommendations)  Round Valley Unified School District School Board of Trustees (All findings, all recommendations)  Willits Unified School District School Board of Trustees (All findings, all recommendations) The boards indicated above should be aware that their comments or responses must be conducted subject to the notice, agenda, and open meeting requirements of the Brown Act. Pursuant to Penal Code §933.05, responses are required from the following individual:  Mendocino County Office of Education Superintendent (All findings, all recommendations) Pursuant to Penal Code §933.05, responses are requested from the following individual(s):  Anderson Valley Unified School District Superintendent (All findings, all recommendations) 10  Fort Bragg Unified School District Superintendent (All findings, all recommendations)  Round Valley Unified School District Superintendent (All findings, all recommendations)  Ukiah Unified School District Superintendent (All findings, all recommendations)  Willits Unified School District Superintendent (All findings, all recommendations)
F12: Food service job descriptions in small districts include duties that require more time than allotted or funded.
Related Recommendations (2)
R1: Mendocino County Office of Education hire a full-time Nutrition Services Director who is a registered dietician to assist all 11 county school districts in reducing costs and improving the quality of service to children. (F1, F2, F5, F7, F8, F12-15)
R4: All school districts enable meal site supervisors to meet on a regular basis to share best meal preparation and staff practices. (F2-5, F11-14)
F13: Ongoing computer training for food service managers is lacking in most school districts.
Related Recommendations (3)
R1: Mendocino County Office of Education hire a full-time Nutrition Services Director who is a registered dietician to assist all 11 county school districts in reducing costs and improving the quality of service to children. (F1, F2, F5, F7, F8, F12-15)
R3: School districts provide ongoing computer training for meal site managers and staff. (F13,
R4: All school districts enable meal site supervisors to meet on a regular basis to share best meal preparation and staff practices. (F2-5, F11-14)
F14: State inspectors found errors in procedures resulting in major loss of funds from school district food programs.
Related Recommendations (4)
R1: Mendocino County Office of Education hire a full-time Nutrition Services Director who is a registered dietician to assist all 11 county school districts in reducing costs and improving the quality of service to children. (F1, F2, F5, F7, F8, F12-15)
R2: Meal program supervisors regularly inspect satellite sites for program compliance. (F4, F5,
R4: All school districts enable meal site supervisors to meet on a regular basis to share best meal preparation and staff practices. (F2-5, F11-14)
R5: All school districts provide application forms for free or reduced-cost meals at the beginning of each school year or when the student is enrolled. (F1, F2, F9, F14)
F15: The addition of a MCOE dietician who could review procedures with food service staff might prevent negative evaluations from the state. 9
Related Recommendations (1)
R1: Mendocino County Office of Education hire a full-time Nutrition Services Director who is a registered dietician to assist all 11 county school districts in reducing costs and improving the quality of service to children. (F1, F2, F5, F7, F8, F12-15)
Findings & Recommendations 7 findings
F1: The continuous vacancies within all levels of IHSS impairs the ability of this department to function as intended and required.
Related Recommendations (1)
R1: All IHSS vacancies at the county level be filled in order to implement and manage this program effectively. (F1, F6) 5
F2: The non-competitive salaries are a major factor in the vacancies.
Related Recommendations (1)
R2: Adjust salaries to be competitive with other rural counties. (F2, F6)
F3: The public is generally unaware of the function and benefits of this program.
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R3: Increase public awareness of the IHSS program through marketing strategies. (F3, F7)
F4: Caregivers may choose from a variety of helping tasks and may exclude tasks they are not comfortable performing, which is helpful in recruitment.
Related Recommendations (1)
R4: Emphasize flexibility in choosing tasks when recruiting for providers. (F4)
F5: Currently, IHSS staff expends the effort needed to cover vacant positions.
F6: The lack of an IHSS nurse case manager causes deficiencies in the services offered by the program.
Related Recommendations (2)
R1: All IHSS vacancies at the county level be filled in order to implement and manage this program effectively. (F1, F6) 5
R2: Adjust salaries to be competitive with other rural counties. (F2, F6)
F7: The website does not provide adequate information, which is a barrier to anyone trying to access the program.
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R3: Increase public awareness of the IHSS program through marketing strategies. (F3, F7)
R5: Change the website to include all pertinent contact information, forms, and complaint procedures and phone numbers. (F7) RESPONSES Pursuant to Penal Code §933.05, responses are required from the following governing body:  Mendocino County Board of Supervisors (all findings, all recommendations) Pursuant to Penal Code §933.05, responses are requested from the following individual(s):  Mendocino County Human Resource Director (F1, F2, F7 and R1, R2, R5)  Mendocino County Health and Human Services Agency Director (F3, F4, F7 and
Findings & Recommendations 12 findings
F1: The current operation of Mendocino County Juvenile Hall provides excellent care, education, and support for our juvenile wards.
F2: The closure of Mendocino County Juvenile Hall will result in the loss of experienced, dedicated, and committed staff.
F3: The closure of the facility would be a devastating loss to our juveniles and their families.
F4: Closing the Mendocino County Juvenile Hall and reducing costs by contracting with another county treats the youth of our county as commodities.
F5: Funds set aside for the Information Technology reserve for potential future needs are more than adequate to keep Mendocino County Juvenile Hall open. Budget Workshop FY 2018-2019, April 24, 2018, Powerpoint presentation. County of Mendocino FY 2017-18 2nd Quarter Report & Adjustments, March 13, 2018, . 6
F6: Decisions for our children appear to be cost driven and lacking in concern for their welfare in terms of separation and isolation from family, school, and local support services that are essential to their successful rehabilitation.
F7: Juvenile wards will spend many hours in cars, handcuffed, while being transported between counties.
F8: Because the geographical size of Mendocino County may require extended transportation time for law enforcment after the arrest of a juvenile, there could be periods when areas of the county are without law enforcement coverage.
F9: The county’s proposal to spend $1.1 million for the juvenile hall budget forfeits the responsibility for our juveniles to a distant county.
Related Recommendations (1)
R1: Keep Juvenile Hall open and continue its operations in Mendocino County. (All
F10: Adding $1.2 million to the proposed net county cost would enable a safe and efficient operation of juvenile hall and fulfill the county’s duty to care for and protect its wards.
F11: A county decision to send its troubled youth to another county’s facility is diametrically opposed to the state policy of community-based detention that enables juveniles to better reintegrate into local support systems.
F12: It is shortsighted to dismantle a highly praised program and to close a facility that may need to be reopened in the future.
Findings & Recommendations 13 findings
F1: The city streets deteriorated due to deferred maintenance beginning with the recession of 2008.
Related Recommendations (1)
R1: The city continue to use the Pavement Condition Index as the primary criterion to select streets for maintainence and repair. (F1, F2)
F2: The current use of the Pavement Condition Index as a tool for the selection of streets promotes impartiality in the order of streets to be repaired.
Related Recommendations (1)
R1: The city continue to use the Pavement Condition Index as the primary criterion to select streets for maintainence and repair. (F1, F2)
F3: State road funding redirection created a need in Ukiah for revenue for local street maintenance and repair that led to the passage of a 1/2 cent sales tax.
Related Recommendations (5)
R2: The City of Ukiah expand the process of making Measure Y information accessible and transparent. (F3-8, F10)
R3: City staff include in the Measure Y dashboard a list of specific revenue sources and expenditures by the next budget. (F3, F6-8, F10)
R4: City staff update the Measure Y dashboard at least quarterly and make it publicly available. (F3-8)
R5: City staff reinstate the Measure Y project tab on the city website no later than July 2018. The tab information should show ongoing and current street repair projects, scheduling timelines, and updated revenue and expenditures. (F3-9)
R6: The city create an informational on-the-street bulletin board in a downtown location, such as in front of the Convention Center, expressly for city announcements and schedules of public meetings and workshops. (F3-10)
F4: The reason for proposing a general tax measure rather than a special tax measure for the street maintenance sales tax was that its likelihood of success is statistically greater.
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R2: The City of Ukiah expand the process of making Measure Y information accessible and transparent. (F3-8, F10)
R4: City staff update the Measure Y dashboard at least quarterly and make it publicly available. (F3-8)
R5: City staff reinstate the Measure Y project tab on the city website no later than July 2018. The tab information should show ongoing and current street repair projects, scheduling timelines, and updated revenue and expenditures. (F3-9)
R6: The city create an informational on-the-street bulletin board in a downtown location, such as in front of the Convention Center, expressly for city announcements and schedules of public meetings and workshops. (F3-10)
F5: Because Measure Z is not legally binding, the use of a general sales tax generated by Measure Y may be used by the City Council at their discretion for other purposes.
Related Recommendations (4)
R2: The City of Ukiah expand the process of making Measure Y information accessible and transparent. (F3-8, F10)
R4: City staff update the Measure Y dashboard at least quarterly and make it publicly available. (F3-8)
R5: City staff reinstate the Measure Y project tab on the city website no later than July 2018. The tab information should show ongoing and current street repair projects, scheduling timelines, and updated revenue and expenditures. (F3-9)
R6: The city create an informational on-the-street bulletin board in a downtown location, such as in front of the Convention Center, expressly for city announcements and schedules of public meetings and workshops. (F3-10)
F6: The city is striving for transparency of the sales tax revenue expenditure.
Related Recommendations (6)
R2: The City of Ukiah expand the process of making Measure Y information accessible and transparent. (F3-8, F10)
R3: City staff include in the Measure Y dashboard a list of specific revenue sources and expenditures by the next budget. (F3, F6-8, F10)
R4: City staff update the Measure Y dashboard at least quarterly and make it publicly available. (F3-8)
R5: City staff reinstate the Measure Y project tab on the city website no later than July 2018. The tab information should show ongoing and current street repair projects, scheduling timelines, and updated revenue and expenditures. (F3-9)
R6: The city create an informational on-the-street bulletin board in a downtown location, such as in front of the Convention Center, expressly for city announcements and schedules of public meetings and workshops. (F3-10)
R9: In accordance with the intent of Measure Z, the city not spend Measure Y sales tax revenue on any grant funded project, for example on the Downtown Streetscape, Rail Trail, and Low Gap-Bush roundabout. (F11-13) RESPONSES Pursuant to Penal Code §933.05, responses are required from the following individuals: From the following governing bodies:  Ukiah City Council (All Findings and All Recommendations) The governing bodies indicated above should be aware that the comment or response of the governing body must be conducted subject to the notice, agenda and open meeting requirements of the Brown Act. Pursuant to Penal Code §933.05, responses are requested from the following individual(s):  Ukiah City Manager (All Findings and All Recommendations)  Ukiah Director of Public Works (All Finding and All Recommendations)  Ukiah Director of Finance (F6-8,10,13) (R2-4)
F7: The budget dashboard falls short of the intent to make the Measure Y sales tax revenue and expeditures transparent. Page BB54 of the 2017-18 Budget Book, Attachment 3 8
Related Recommendations (6)
R2: The City of Ukiah expand the process of making Measure Y information accessible and transparent. (F3-8, F10)
R3: City staff include in the Measure Y dashboard a list of specific revenue sources and expenditures by the next budget. (F3, F6-8, F10)
R4: City staff update the Measure Y dashboard at least quarterly and make it publicly available. (F3-8)
R5: City staff reinstate the Measure Y project tab on the city website no later than July 2018. The tab information should show ongoing and current street repair projects, scheduling timelines, and updated revenue and expenditures. (F3-9)
R6: The city create an informational on-the-street bulletin board in a downtown location, such as in front of the Convention Center, expressly for city announcements and schedules of public meetings and workshops. (F3-10)
R9: In accordance with the intent of Measure Z, the city not spend Measure Y sales tax revenue on any grant funded project, for example on the Downtown Streetscape, Rail Trail, and Low Gap-Bush roundabout. (F11-13) RESPONSES Pursuant to Penal Code §933.05, responses are required from the following individuals: From the following governing bodies:  Ukiah City Council (All Findings and All Recommendations) The governing bodies indicated above should be aware that the comment or response of the governing body must be conducted subject to the notice, agenda and open meeting requirements of the Brown Act. Pursuant to Penal Code §933.05, responses are requested from the following individual(s):  Ukiah City Manager (All Findings and All Recommendations)  Ukiah Director of Public Works (All Finding and All Recommendations)  Ukiah Director of Finance (F6-8,10,13) (R2-4)
F8: The Resolution 2016-34 commitment to a baseline general fund revenue for streets is not evident in the Measure Y dashboard.
Related Recommendations (6)
R2: The City of Ukiah expand the process of making Measure Y information accessible and transparent. (F3-8, F10)
R3: City staff include in the Measure Y dashboard a list of specific revenue sources and expenditures by the next budget. (F3, F6-8, F10)
R4: City staff update the Measure Y dashboard at least quarterly and make it publicly available. (F3-8)
R5: City staff reinstate the Measure Y project tab on the city website no later than July 2018. The tab information should show ongoing and current street repair projects, scheduling timelines, and updated revenue and expenditures. (F3-9)
R6: The city create an informational on-the-street bulletin board in a downtown location, such as in front of the Convention Center, expressly for city announcements and schedules of public meetings and workshops. (F3-10)
R9: In accordance with the intent of Measure Z, the city not spend Measure Y sales tax revenue on any grant funded project, for example on the Downtown Streetscape, Rail Trail, and Low Gap-Bush roundabout. (F11-13) RESPONSES Pursuant to Penal Code §933.05, responses are required from the following individuals: From the following governing bodies:  Ukiah City Council (All Findings and All Recommendations) The governing bodies indicated above should be aware that the comment or response of the governing body must be conducted subject to the notice, agenda and open meeting requirements of the Brown Act. Pursuant to Penal Code §933.05, responses are requested from the following individual(s):  Ukiah City Manager (All Findings and All Recommendations)  Ukiah Director of Public Works (All Finding and All Recommendations)  Ukiah Director of Finance (F6-8,10,13) (R2-4)
F9: The reasons for the fall 2017 stoppage in major scheduled road repair, such as on Luce, Washington, Observatory Avenues, and Brush Street, have not been adequately explained to the public at large.
Related Recommendations (2)
R5: City staff reinstate the Measure Y project tab on the city website no later than July 2018. The tab information should show ongoing and current street repair projects, scheduling timelines, and updated revenue and expenditures. (F3-9)
R6: The city create an informational on-the-street bulletin board in a downtown location, such as in front of the Convention Center, expressly for city announcements and schedules of public meetings and workshops. (F3-10)
F10: The public has an opportunity to review next year’s budget and future spending plans and express their ideas and concerns at city workshops.
Related Recommendations (5)
R2: The City of Ukiah expand the process of making Measure Y information accessible and transparent. (F3-8, F10)
R3: City staff include in the Measure Y dashboard a list of specific revenue sources and expenditures by the next budget. (F3, F6-8, F10)
R6: The city create an informational on-the-street bulletin board in a downtown location, such as in front of the Convention Center, expressly for city announcements and schedules of public meetings and workshops. (F3-10)
R7: To assure that the city priorities match the residents’ preferences, the city make more effort to enable public input early in the planning process for grant funded projects. (F10-13)
R8: The city listen and respond to public input, such as by creating a designated public comment page for each project and recognizing media comments. (F10-13) 9
F11: Redirection of state transportation funding has resulted in funding for alternatives to vehicular projects instead of needed street repair and maintenance.
Related Recommendations (3)
R7: To assure that the city priorities match the residents’ preferences, the city make more effort to enable public input early in the planning process for grant funded projects. (F10-13)
R8: The city listen and respond to public input, such as by creating a designated public comment page for each project and recognizing media comments. (F10-13) 9
R9: In accordance with the intent of Measure Z, the city not spend Measure Y sales tax revenue on any grant funded project, for example on the Downtown Streetscape, Rail Trail, and Low Gap-Bush roundabout. (F11-13) RESPONSES Pursuant to Penal Code §933.05, responses are required from the following individuals: From the following governing bodies:  Ukiah City Council (All Findings and All Recommendations) The governing bodies indicated above should be aware that the comment or response of the governing body must be conducted subject to the notice, agenda and open meeting requirements of the Brown Act. Pursuant to Penal Code §933.05, responses are requested from the following individual(s):  Ukiah City Manager (All Findings and All Recommendations)  Ukiah Director of Public Works (All Finding and All Recommendations)  Ukiah Director of Finance (F6-8,10,13) (R2-4)
F12: The Ukiah City Council, MCOG, and city residents may have different priorities in applying for state transportation grants, such as the Ukiah Downtown Streetscape, Low Gap roundabout, and the Rail Trail.
Related Recommendations (3)
R7: To assure that the city priorities match the residents’ preferences, the city make more effort to enable public input early in the planning process for grant funded projects. (F10-13)
R8: The city listen and respond to public input, such as by creating a designated public comment page for each project and recognizing media comments. (F10-13) 9
R9: In accordance with the intent of Measure Z, the city not spend Measure Y sales tax revenue on any grant funded project, for example on the Downtown Streetscape, Rail Trail, and Low Gap-Bush roundabout. (F11-13) RESPONSES Pursuant to Penal Code §933.05, responses are required from the following individuals: From the following governing bodies:  Ukiah City Council (All Findings and All Recommendations) The governing bodies indicated above should be aware that the comment or response of the governing body must be conducted subject to the notice, agenda and open meeting requirements of the Brown Act. Pursuant to Penal Code §933.05, responses are requested from the following individual(s):  Ukiah City Manager (All Findings and All Recommendations)  Ukiah Director of Public Works (All Finding and All Recommendations)  Ukiah Director of Finance (F6-8,10,13) (R2-4)
F13: The budget for the Ukiah Downtown Streetscape approved in 2009 is likely inadequate for construction costs a decade later.
Related Recommendations (3)
R7: To assure that the city priorities match the residents’ preferences, the city make more effort to enable public input early in the planning process for grant funded projects. (F10-13)
R8: The city listen and respond to public input, such as by creating a designated public comment page for each project and recognizing media comments. (F10-13) 9
R9: In accordance with the intent of Measure Z, the city not spend Measure Y sales tax revenue on any grant funded project, for example on the Downtown Streetscape, Rail Trail, and Low Gap-Bush roundabout. (F11-13) RESPONSES Pursuant to Penal Code §933.05, responses are required from the following individuals: From the following governing bodies:  Ukiah City Council (All Findings and All Recommendations) The governing bodies indicated above should be aware that the comment or response of the governing body must be conducted subject to the notice, agenda and open meeting requirements of the Brown Act. Pursuant to Penal Code §933.05, responses are requested from the following individual(s):  Ukiah City Manager (All Findings and All Recommendations)  Ukiah Director of Public Works (All Finding and All Recommendations)  Ukiah Director of Finance (F6-8,10,13) (R2-4)
Additional Recommendations 1

Not linked to specific findings.

R14: Like the City's 1.5% share of the current 8.125% sales tax, all sales taxes produced by Measure Y must remain in the City of Ukiah. This tax revenue cannot be taken away by the State of California. Although enacted as a general tax which can lawfully be used for any municipal purpose, the City Council has and by this resolution will continue to place the Measure Y Sales Tax revenue in a designated account within its budget and financial statements so that its use for street repair, maintenance, reconstruction, and other mandated improvements can be reviewed, audited and accounted for; and 13