AUBURN CITY COUNCIL
City Council Meeting
1225 Lincoln Way, Auburn, CA 95603
December 8, 2025
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Agenda:
Agenda (incl closed session)
Agenda Packet (large file)
Mayor’s Proclamations (2)
Certificate for Council Member Mike Holmes and a Proclamation for Homeless Person' Memorial Day Proclamation Consent Calendar:
1. Minutes
By motion, approve the City Council minutes of 10/13/2025, 10/27/2025, 11/10/2025 and 12/1/2025.
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2. Appointment to Placer County Mosquito and Vector Control District By motion, reappoint resident Sandy Bendorf to the Placer County Mosquito and Vector Control District as Auburn's representative.
Staff Report
3. Report of Investment - Quarter Ending September 30, 2025 Receive, review, and file the City of Auburn Investment Report for the quarter ending September 30, 2025.
Staff Report
4. Financial Policies: Charge-Out Rate Policy and Cost Allocation Policy By Resolution, approve the City's Charge-Out Rate Policy to establish an administrative procedure for billing out the cost of City services provided to external entities.
By Resolution, approve the City's Cost Allocation Policy to establish an administrative procedure for the allocation of central service department costs to non-general fund departments.
Staff Report
5. Taxiway A Rehabilitation Design Grant Application
By resolution, authorize the submission of a grant application to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) for the Auburn Municipal Airport Taxiway A Rehabilitation Design Grant, and authorize the City Manager to execute all related documents, including a Notice to Proceed with Mead & Hunt, Inc., for the design work once grant funds have been awarded; By motion, approve a FY 2025-26 budget adjustment for the Airport Fund to add $274,639 in new expenditures and grant funds.
Staff Report
6. Grant Funding to Perform a Wildlife Hazard Site Visit (WHSV) at the Auburn Municipal Airport By resolution, authorize the submission of a grant application to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) for the Auburn Municipal Airport Wildlife Hazard Site Visit (WHSV) Grant, authorize the City Manager to execute all documents necessary to obtain and expend the grant funds, and authorize issuance of a Notice to Proceed to Mead & Hunt, the City's on-call Airport Consultant; and By motion, approve a FY 2025-26 budget adjustment for the Airport Fund to add $28,877 in new expenditures and grant funds.
Staff Report
7. Assignment of Airport Ground Lease for Hangar 118
By resolution, approve the assignment of a ground lease for Hangar 118 at the Auburn Airport.
Staff Report
8. Reclassification of One Battalion Chief to Assistant Fire Chief with New Job Description and Salary Range By resolution, approve the reclassification of one current Battalion Chief to Assistant Fire Chief with a new job description and assign a salary range for the position.
Staff Report
9. Police Department Reclassification and Reallocation Plan By Resolution, approve the reclassification one Police Sergeant position to a Police Lieutenant position, the Administrative Assistant position to a Records and Dispatch Supervisor position, and the Police Trainee position to a Police Officer position.
Staff Report
10. Review and Approval of Emergency Contracting for Public Project & Environmental Determination By MOTION, determine - by a four-fifths vote - that there is a need for emergency action to contract for a public project at the intersection of 320 Oak View court and 305 Live Oak Street; and By RESOLUTION, Find the Emergency Sewer Collection System Repair Project categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) per Section 15301 (Existing Facilities); Section 15302 (Replacement of Reconstruction); and Section 15303 (New Construction and Conversion of Small Structures).
Staff Report
11. Amendment to Professional Services Agreement with NEXGEN Utility Management, Inc for FY 25/26 to 26/27 Sewer System Design and Construction Management By resolution, authorize Contract Amendment No. 4 with NEXGEN Utility Management to provide engineering services for the City's adopted Sanitary Sewer CIP in FY 25/26 & 26/27 Staff Report
* End of Consent Calendar *
Council Business:
12. Vacant Commercial Building Workshop Update
Receive an update from the vacant commercial building workshop of October 30, 2025 and provide direction to Staff as needed.
Staff Report & Presentation
Reports:
13. City Manager Report
The City Manager presents a report to the Council, providing updates and information on relevant matters.
Report
14. 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.
15. 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.