CITY COUNCIL MINUTES
January 13, 2025
REGULAR SESSION
A Regular Meeting of the Auburn City Council was held at Auburn City Hall, 1225 Lincoln Way, Auburn, CA on Monday, January 13, 2025 at 6:00 p.m. with Mayor Sandra Amara presiding and City Clerk Amy Lind recording the minutes.
CALL TO ORDER/ ROLL CALL
Council Members Present: Rachel Radell-Harris, Kelley Davis, Alice Dowdin Calvillo, Mike Holmes,
Sandra Amara
Council Members Absent: None
Staff Members Present: City Manager Sean Rabé, City Attorney Gary Bell, Public Works Director Mengil Deane, Community and Economic Development Director Jonathan Wright, Fire Chief John Rogers, Finance Director Gretchen Johnson, and Police Lt. Bryan Morrison.
CLOSED SESSION:
By consensus of the Council without objection, adjourned to a Closed Session:
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL; INITIATION OF LITIGATION (Gov. Code, § 54956.9, subd. (d) (4).)
Number of Potential Cases: One
Report Out of Closed Session: Mayor Amara stated there was no reportable action.
CALL TO ORDER/ ROLL CALL
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
MAYORS COMMENDATION/ PROCLAMATION/ ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Holiday Decorating Contest Winners
ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA
City Manager Rabé removed item 6 from the agenda, to return at a future date.
CONSENT AGENDA:
Item 3 was removed from the consent agenda for further discussion and separate vote.
1 1. Minutes
By Motion, approve the City Council Minutes of 10/14/2024, 10/28/2024, 11/18/2024, 11/21/2024, and 12/9/2024.
2. Appointments to the Planning Commission
By Resolution 25-01, approve the appointment of Steve Galyardt, Yvonne Hobbs and Steve Hiatt to the Auburn Planning Commission
3. Mayor Appointments to Boards, Committee & Commissions - 2025 Removed from the consent calendar, see item 6a.
4. Approval of Warrants Paid - September - December 2024 By Resolution 25-02, approve accounts payable warrants paid from September 2024 to December 2024.
5. Side Letter Agreement with Auburn Firefighters IAFF Local 4110 (LAFF)
By Resolution 25-03, approve the side letter agreement with Auburn Firefighters IAFF Local 4110 (IAFF) to extend the MOU for an additional six months.
6. Updated Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Program for the Airport
Removed from the agenda during adoption of the agenda.
*** end of consent calendar ***
By Motion, approve the consent calendar, excluding items 3 and 6.
The motion was made by Council Member Dowdin Calvillo and seconded by Council Member Radell-Harris and approved by the following roll call vote:
Ayes:, Radell-Harris, Davis, Dowdin Calvillo, Holmes, Amara Noes: None
Absent: None
CONSENT ITEMS FORWARD
Mayor Appointments to Boards, Committee & Commissions - 2025 Mayor Amara corrected an error regarding appointments to the City General Plan Focus Group, confirming that the members are Radell-Harris and Dowdin Calvillo, not Davis.
By Motion, approve the Mayor Amara's Appointments to Boards, Committees and Commissions as amended.
2 The motion was made by Council Member Holmes and seconded by Council Member Radell-Harris and approved by the following roll call vote:
Ayes:, Radell-Harris, Davis, Dowdin Calvillo, Holmes, Amara Noes: None
Absent: None
By Motion, approve the FPPC Form 806 listing compensated Councilmember appointments to boards and commissions
The motion was made by Council Member Radell-Harris and seconded by Council Member Dowdin Calvillo and approved by the following roll call vote:
Ayes:, Radell-Harris, Davis, Dowdin Calvillo, Holmes, Amara Noes: None
Absent: None
PUBLIC COMMENT:
Resident Sue Ingle expressed concerns about the crosswalks and sidewalks at the new CalTrans roundabout and requested an update.
John O'Connell & Sean Shaw, CalTrans Representatives, provided an update on the roundabout at Highway 49 and Borland in Auburn. Public Works Director Deane spoke on the project as well.
Resident Cody Carpino expressed concerns about traffic in the area of the roundabout. This item was referred to the Traffic Committee.
Resident Jennifer Costa spoke about concerns regarding the temporary paving in the roundabout.
Resident Brett (last name inaudible) spoke about liability in the roundabout area while under construction.
Council Member Holmes spoke about flags at half-mast.
COUNCIL BUSINESS:
7. ClearGov Fiscal Transparency Website Presentation
The Council received a presentation from Finance Director Johnson regarding the City's fiscal transparency website, which is now available for public viewing (https://cleargov.com/california/placer/city/auburn). 3 8. Vacant Commercial Building Draft Ordinance Informational Item Council received informational presentation by Community Development Director Wright on a draft vacant commercial building ordinance.
The Council provided direction to staff on revisions to the draft ordinance, including increasing the 30-day vacancy rate, addressing implementation costs and staff impacts, adjusting noticing timelines, and refining definitions. The Council emphasized the importance of outreach to stakeholders regarding the proposed ordinance.
Public comment: Sue Ingle and Betty Martin.
REPORTS:
City Manager Report
City Manager Rabé presented a report to the Council, providing updates and information on relevant matters.
City Council Committee Reports
City Council Members provided reports on the meetings of their respective appointed committees and commissions.
Council Member Radell-Harris asked for the Arts Commission Roundabout RFP to come back for further discussion.
ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Amara adjourned the meeting without vote and by unanimous consent at 7:36 p.m.