AUBURN CITY COUNCIL
City Council Meeting
1225 Lincoln Way, Auburn, CA 95603
July 14, 2025
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Agenda:
Agenda
Agenda Packet (large file)
Study Session 5:00 PM:
1. Study Session on General Plan 2045 and Draft Land Use Map Receive a status report on the 2045 Auburn General Plan Update and provide feedback to staff on the proposed 2045 Auburn General Plan Land Use Map.
Staff Report
Regular Session at 6:00 PM
Consent Calendar:
1. Minutes
By Motion, approve the City Council minutes of 5/12/2025, 6/2/2025, 6/9/2025 and 6/23/2025.
PDF Copy
2. Approval of Warrants Paid - April - June 2025
By Resolution, approve accounts payable warrants paid from April 2025 to June 2025.
Staff Report
3. Youth Advisory Commission Membership Appointments
By Resolution, appoint applicants to the Youth Advisory Commission for the 25/26 school year.
Staff Report
4. Authorization to Accept funds from the Cannabis Tax Fund Grant Program (CTFGP) By Resolution, approve and authorize the City Manager or his designee to accept the funds of $320,000 from the California Highway Patrol, Cannabis Tax Fund Grant Program (CTFGP).
Staff Report
5. First Amendment to Sean Rabé Employment Agreement
By Resolution, approve the First Amendment to the Employment Agreement between the City of Auburn and City Manager Sean Rabé, to provide a cost of living adjustment to base salary and an increase to the monthly cell phone allowance effective July 14, 2025.
Staff Report
*** End of Consent Calendar ***
Public Hearing:
6. Short Term Rentals in the Central Business District (C-2) Introduce and waive the first reading of Ordinance 25-XXXX, amending Section 159.034, subdivision B., of Chapter 159 of Title XV ("Land Use") of the Auburn Municipal Code regarding short term rentals in the Central Business District (C-2) and amending Section 159.518, subdivision M., to be consistent with the City's transient occupancy tax law.
Staff Report & Presentation
Council Business:
7. Approval of a Rate Ceiling Increase for Solid Waste Collection for 2025/26 and An Increase in the Ceiling for the Disposal Component of Recology Auburn Placer Rates By Resolution, authorize the City Manager to (1) amend the ceiling established by the City's franchise agreement with Recology Auburn Placer for residential and commercial rates to reflect a 2.96% cost of living adjustment for the July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026 period and (2) increase the ceiling for the disposal component of Recology Auburn Placer Rates to reflect a 2.6% mandatory cost allocation pass through from the West Placer Waste Management Authority effective July 1, 2025.
Staff Report
8. Fiscal Year 2025/26 Commission/Committee Workplan Requests By motion, approve all Fiscal Year 2025/26 City Commission/Committee workplan and fundraising requests.
Staff Report
Reports:
9. City Manager Report
The City Manager presents a report to the Council, providing updates and information on relevant matters.
Report
10. Future Agenda Items
Discussion and identification of topics that require attention in upcoming meetings. This section allows Council Members to propose new ideas, unresolved issues, or projects that need further planning or discussion.
11. City Council Committee Reports
The purpose of these reports is to provide Council Members with an opportunity to inform the City Council and the public about projects and programs discussed during committee and commission meetings.
Materials related to an item on this Agenda submitted to the Council after distribution of the agenda packet are available for public inspection in the City Clerk's Office, 1225 Lincoln Way, Room 8, Auburn, CA 95603 during normal business hours.