Auburn City Council Minutes 2/15/2023
CITY COUNCIL MINUTES
February 15, 2023
SPECIAL SESSION
A Special Session of the Auburn City Council was held at Auburn City Hall, 1225 Lincoln Way, Auburn, CA on Wednesday, February 15, 2023 at 6:00 p.m. with Mayor Alice Dowdin Calvillo presiding and City Clerk Amy Lind recording the minutes. This Regular Meeting of the City Council was held pursuant to Government Code section 54953(e) related to teleconferencing of meetings. The Governor's Proclamation of a State Emergency was still in effect and the City Council made the necessary findings under the law to hold teleconference meetings in this manner.
CALL TO ORDER/ ROLL CALL
Council Members Present: Sandra Amara, Daniel Berlant, Mike Holmes, Rachel Radell-Harris, Alice
Dowdin Calvillo
Council Members Absent: None
Staff Members Present: Interim City Manager Joan Phillipe, City Attorney Gary Bell, Public Works Manager Mengil Deane, Community and Economic Development Director Jonathan Wright, Fire Chief Dave Spencer, and Police Chief Ryan Kinnan.
Mayor Dowdin Calvillo spoke in memory of Monroe DeJarnette who contributed to the greater Auburn area community and created Auburn Symphony Orchestra.
COUNCIL BUSINESS
Youth/Student Representation on Committees/ Commissions Mayor Dowdin Calvillo asked for an amendment to all three resolutions to allow students who may go to an Auburn school (or equivalent), although do not live in the city limits.
By RESOLUTION 23-16, add a Youth Representative to the Traffic Committee as revised
By RESOLUTION 23-17, add a Youth Representative to the Arts Commission as revised, and
By RESOLUTION 23-18, add a Youth Representative to the Sustainability Advisory Committee as revised.
The motion was made by Council Member Amara and seconded by Council Member Radell-Harris and approved by the following roll call vote:
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Ayes: Amara, Berlant, Holmes, Radell-Harris, Dowdin Calvillo Noes: None
Absent: None
Solar and Interconnection Applications
City Attorney Bell addressed the scope of this item and the recommendation made by his office.
Interim City Manager Phillipe summarized the staff report and provided a recommendation. Public Works Manager Mengil Deane also provided information on this item.
Public Comment:
Michael Lehmberg and Glen Kramer from the Sustainability Advisory Committee, Paul Aronowitz, Shannon Schmiskie, David Schmiskie, Sue Engle, Shirley Ballinger, Linda Franklin.
Council recessed for 5 minutes.
By motion, direct staff to move forward with bids for vendors to pursue an interconnect application to Pacific Gas & Electric for inclusion in the Net Energy Metering (NEM) 2.0 Program for the police department and corporation yard utilizing AMC 42.17 to secure a vendor to provide the all needed work and authorize staff to solicit for and enter into a contract for all related work subject to the provisions of AMC 42.17 with appropriate notice for a public hearing to be completed as soon as possible.
The motion was made by Council Member Amara and seconded by Mayor Dowdin Calvillo and approved by the following roll call vote:.
Ayes: Amara, Berlant, Holmes, Radell-Harris, Dowdin Calvillo Noes: None
Absent: None
By motion, direct staff to move forward with bids for vendors to pursue an interconnect application to Pacific Gas & Electric for inclusion in the Net Energy Metering (NEM) 2.0 Program for the Wastewater Treatment Plant, City Hall, Fire Stations 1, 2 and 3 utilizing AMC 42.17 to secure a vendor to provide the all needed work and authorize staff to solicit for and enter into a contract for all related work subject to the provisions of AMC 42.17 with appropriate notice for a public hearing to be completed as soon as possible
The motion was made by Council Member Amara and seconded by Council Member Holmes.
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By motion, amended the previous motion to remove the Wastewater Treatment Plant.
This motion to amend was made by Council Member Radell-Harris and seconded by Council Member Berlant and approved by the following roll call vote:
Ayes: Berlant, Holmes, Radell-Harris, Dowdin Calvillo
Noes: Amara
Absent: None
By amended motion, direct staff to move forward with bids for vendors to pursue an interconnect application to Pacific Gas & Electric for inclusion in the Net Energy Metering (NEM) 2.0 Program for City Hall and Fire Stations 1, 2 and 3 utilizing AMC 42.17 to secure a vendor to provide the all needed work and authorize staff to solicit for and enter into a contract for all related work subject to the provisions of AMC 42.17 with appropriate notice for a public hearing to be completed as soon as possible.
This motion to amend was made by Council Member Amara and seconded by Council Member Holmes and approved by the following roll call vote:
Ayes: Amara, Berlant, Holmes, Radell-Harris
Noes: Dowdin Calvillo
Absent: None
Council recessed for 5 minutes
Council Member Item Added for Information and Discussion Councilmember Amara asked for this discussion item.
Rob Hudson and Brooklyn Stewart from Centrica Business Solutions provided information to the Council on their previous proposal.
Council provided direction to staff to handle this issue at this time.
REPORTS
City Manager Report
No report.
5. City Council Committee Reports
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City Council Members reported to the council and public on projects and programs that are discussed at their appointed committees and commissions.
ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Dowdin Calvillo adjourned the meeting, in memory of Monroe DeJarnette, by consensus and without vote at 9:09 p.m.
Alice Dowdin Calvillo, Mayor
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