Auburn City Council Minutes 4/24/2023
CITY COUNCIL MINUTES
April 24, 2023
REGULAR SESSION
A Regular Meeting of the Auburn City Council was held at Auburn City Hall, 1225 Lincoln Way, Auburn, CA on Monday, April 24, 2023 at 6:00 p.m. with Mayor Alice Dowdin Calvillo presiding and City Clerk Amy Lind recording the minutes.
CALL TO ORDER/ ROLL CALL
Council Members Present: Sandra Amara, Daniel Berlant, Mike Holmes (closed session only), 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.
CLOSED SESSION:
By MOTION adjourn to a Closed Session:
1. PUBLIC EMPLOYEE APPOINTMENT/PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT (Gov. Code, § 54957.)
Title: City Manager
Report Out of Closed Session:
Mayor Dowdin Calvillo stated there was no reportable action.
Pledge of Allegiance
MAYORS COMMENDATION/ PROCLAMATION/ ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Lyme Disease Awareness Month
Autism Acceptance Month
ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA
The agenda was approved as presented by consensus of the Council.
CONSENT AGENDA:
1. Action Minutes from 1/23/2023, 2/15/2023 and 2/27/2023 By MOTION: Review and approve the minutes.
2. Youth/Student Appointment to Committee
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By RESOLUTION 23-49: Appoint Mikaela Balaban as the student/youth position on the Sustainability Advisory Committee
3. Approval of Warrants - March 2023
By RESOLUTION 23-50: Ratify and approve payment of warrants 37332 through 37337 and 108708 through 109092, including voided warrants totaling $3, 166,611.10.
4. Grant Application to be Submitted to the FAA for Auburn Municipal Airport Pavement Management Plan Utilizing the On-call Engineering Services of Jacobs Engineering
By RESOLUTION 23-51: Authorize the Community & Economic Development Director or his designee to sign and submit the gran pplications to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) to secure the grant funding for the Auburn Airport Pavement Management Plan;
Authorize the Community & Economic Development Director or his designee when appropriate to accept and sign all grant forms required by the FAA and Caltrans and issue the notice to proceed to Jacobs Engineering or their appropriate sub-contractor for the Airport Pavement Management Plan;
Find that Grant applications are exempt from CEQA review under CEQA Guidelines Section 15306 (Information Collector).
5. Request for Proposals to Develop a Comprehensive Fee Study and Development Impact Fee Study Service
BY RESOLUTION 23-52: Authorize the Community and Economic Development Director to solicit proposals to develop a comprehensive fee study for the Community and Economic Development Department as well as a development impact fee study for the City.
6. Grant Funding for Auburn Municipal Airport Master Plan Update BY RESOLUTION 23-53: Authorize the Community & Economic Development Director or his designee to sign and submit grant applications to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) to secure the grant funding for the Auburn Airport Master Plan update.
Authorize the Community & Economic Development Director or his designee when appropriate to, submit, accept and sign all grant forms required by the FAA and Caltrans, to issue the notice to proceed to Mead & Hunt,Inc. for the Airport Master Plan Update of the Auburn Airport.
7. Consideration of Authorizing a Letter of Support
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BY MOTION: Authorize sending a letter in support of SB 488, which would expand the Bioenergy Renewable Auction Mechanism (BioRAM) program to community choice aggregation (CCA) organizations.
*** End of Consent Calendar ***
By MOTION, approve the consent calendar.
The motion was made by Council Member Amara and seconded by Council Member Radell-Harris and approved by the following roll call vote:
Ayes: Amara, Berlant, Radell-Harris, Dowdin Calvillo
Noes: None
Absent: Holmes
PUBLIC COMMENT:
None
PUBLIC HEARINGS (none)
COUNCIL BUSINESS:
Auburn Area Chamber of Commerce Continued Use of City Owned Property for the Community Billboard
BY RESOLUTION 23-54: Authorize the Interim City Manager or her designee to sign a license with the Auburn Area Chamber of Commerce paragraph 3 of the agreement (stated in amended resolution)).
The motion was made by Council Member Berlant and seconded by Council Member Amara and approved by the following roll call vote:
Ayes: Amara, Berlant, Radell-Harris, Dowdin Calvillo
Noes: None
Absent: Holmes
Homelessness Update
Police Chief Ryan Kinnan provided a report (available in record).
11. Police Department Year End Report
Police Chief Ryan Kinnan provided a report (available in record).
12. Fiscal Year 2023-24 General Fund Budget Workshop
Director of Administrative Services Nathan Bagwill held a presentation on Fiscal Year 2023-24 General Fund Budget (available in record). 3 Auburn City Council Minutes 4/24/2023
13. SB 1439 Presentation
City Attorney's Gary Bell presented this item regarding SB 1439 (available in record).
REPORTS
14. City Manager Report
Interim City Manager Phillipe provided a report.
15. City Council Committee Reports
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 Rad McCord by consensus and without vote at 8:24 p.m.
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