ANDERSON CITY COUNCIL MINUTES
Regular Meeting
April 15, 2025
REGULAR SESSION
The regular session was called to order at 5:30 p.m.
ROLL CALL
Councilmembers present: Councilmember Simmons
Councilmember Gallagher
Councilmember Hale
Vice-Mayor Gallier
Mayor Baugh
Also present: City Manager Joey Forseth-Deshais, City Attorney Collin Bogener, Police Chief Oliver Collins, Public Works Director Adam Whelen, Finance Director Cindy Wheeler and City Clerk Christy White.
INVOCATION
Lynn Fritz, Karuk Tribal Descendant, chair, Shasta Interfaith gave the invocation.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Councilmember Mike Gallagher led the Pledge of Allegiance.
STUDENT REPORTS
Taylor Hartsock from the teen center gave an update on current activities.
PROCLAMATION
A Proclamation proclaiming May 18-24, 2025 as Public Works Week was presented to Public Works Director Adam Whelen.
PRESENTATION
Anderson Community Economic Development Director (ACED) Hope Seth gave a presentation on ACED and an overview of ICSC.
PUBLIC COMMENT ON ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA - None.
CONSENT AGENDA
Flowingn mode, second (Hale/Simmons) and carried by a 5-0 vote, Council took the Approved the minutes of the regular meeting of April 1, 2025.
Received and filed warrant 34395 to 34448 in the amount of $295,979.11; Received and filed warrant 34449 to 34513 in the amount of $393,925.85 Received and filed the quarterly treasurer's report for the fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2024.
Vote: AYES: Councilmembers Hale, Simmons, Gallagher, Gallier and Mayor Baugh.
NOES: None.
ABSTAIN: None.
ABSENT: None.
REGULAR AGENDA
CITY MANAGER
LETTER OF OPPOSITION TOWARDS SENATE BILL 79 (WIENER) AND SB 634 (PEREZ) AND LETTER OF SUPPORT TOWARDS SENATE BILL 74 (SEYARTO) AND SENATE BILL 496 (HURTADO)
City Manager Joey Forseth-Deshais gave a staff report and answered questions from Council.
By motion made, seconded (Gallagher/Hale) and carried by a 5-0 vote Council voted to send letters of opposition towards SB 79 (Wiener) Transit-oriented development and SB 534 (Perez) Homelessness: Civil and criminal penalties, send letter of support towards SE 4 (Sevarto) Critical Infrastructure Gap Fund and SB 496 (Hurtado) Advanced Clean Fleets Vote: AYES: Councilmembers Gallagher, Hale, Simmons, Gallier and Mayor Baugh.
NOES: None.
ABSTAIN: None.
ABSENT: None.
2025 COST ALLOCATION PLAN AND CITYWIDE FEE STUDY PROPOSAL City Manager Joey Forseth-Deshais gave a staff report and answered questions from Council.
By motion made, seconded (Simmons/Gallier) and carried by a 4-1 vote Council voted to authorize the City Manager to execute a Professional Service Agreement with Revenue & Cost Specialists, LLC for the 2025 Cost Allocation Plan and Citywide Fee Study.
Vote: AYES: Councilmembers Simmons, Gallier, Gallagher and Mayor Baugh.
NOES:
ABSTAIN: None.
ABSENT: None.
COUNCIL REPORTS/COMMENTS
Councilmembers used this time to report on meetings and activities they participated in and to announce upcoming events.
Councilmember Hale proposed agendizing a discussion in support of a Resolution condemning caste-based discrimination for a future Council meeting.
Public Comment on Closed Session Items
..S.Z A letter was read on behalf of Farm Saefong, owner of the residence at 3640 Webster Dr. regarding the lien that was placed on the property. Ms. Saefong asked for understanding in removing the lien.
6:51 p.m.: The City Council convened to Closed Session.
CLOSED SESSION
7:35 p.m.: The City Council reconyened to Open Session.
CLOSED SESSION ANNOUNCEMENT
C.S.1 CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS (854957.6)
- Agency designated representatives: City Manager Joey Forseth-Deshais - Employee organization: Anderson Police Officers Association C.S.2 CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION - Initiation of litigation pursuant to § 54956.9(c): One case Mayor Baugh announced Council sat in closed session with no reportable action.
ADJOURNMENT
7:35 p.m.: The City Council adiourned to May 6, 2025y
suace i Bough
Susie Baugh, Mayor
ATTESTI
Christy White, City Clerk