MINUTES OF THE CITY OF BIGGS
REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING December 12, 2023
COUNTY OF BUTTE, STATE OF CALIFORNIA
The regular council meeting was called to order at 5:00 p.m. by Mayor Bassett. Staff present: City Administrator Josh Cook, City Attorney Greg Einhorn, City Planner Bob Summerville, and City Clerk Roben Benish.
1. MEETING CALLED TO ORDER: Mayor Bassett
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Councilmember Buck
3. ROLL CALL:
Present: Buck, Sheppard, Squires, Nuchols and Bassett
Absent:
4. PUBLIC COMMENT: None
5. CONSENT CALENDAR:
A. Approval of warrants: 38044 – 38134, 9302909 – 9302935, 110220231, and 111620231 for the month of November 2023 in the amount of $621,977.27.
B. Approval of minutes for Regular Meeting of November 14, 2023.
C. Acknowledge receipt of Animal Control Reports for November 2023.
Motion/Second to approve the consent calendar. (Sheppard/Buck MCU)
6. DEPARTMENT REPORTS:
A. Public Safety:
1. Council thanked retiring Fire Chief, Sean Norman for his service to the City of Biggs and welcomed new Fire Chief, Chip Fowler.
2. Butte County Sheriff’s Office report was included in the agenda.
B. Public Works: No report.
C. Planning: Verbal report by City Planner Bob Summerville.
There was a correction to the report regarding the Dollar General store’s status.
APN 022-320-004 was included in the report in error.
D. Engineering: No report.
E. City Attorney: Ratification of Contract for Electrical Maintenance Agreement Between the City of Gridley and the City of Biggs.
MINUTES OF THE CITY OF BIGGS December 12, 2023
REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING
Remote, Non-Economic Interest: Gov. Code section 1091(a). Councilmember Bo Sheppard’s employment with the City of Gridley in the part-time, grant funded position of Recreation Department Recreation Aid. Gov. Code section 1091(b)(13).
Motion/Second to ratify Electric Service Maintenance Agreement with the City of Gridley, approved on September 28, 2023. (Buck/Nuchols, MC; Abstain: Sheppard) F. City Administrator
1. Mr. Cook stated State law and the Municipal Code call for a review of development impact fees.
Motion/Second to obtain the cost of a Nexus Study and comparative costs of other city’s development impact fees. (Nuchols/Buck)
2. Mr. Cook discussed the budget and Council would like a budget report on a quarterly basis.
3. Mr. Cook discussed options for the Biggs Industrial Park. He will return with options for the park.
4. Mr. Cook informed the Council that the City of Biggs is currently using travel expenses approved in 2002. Council suggested updating the per diem amounts.
5. Mr. Cook updated the Council on LAFCO-related correspondence.
6. Mr. Cook informed Council that the City of Biggs had received a notice from BCAG that Biggs had been allocated Regional Early Action Planning (REAP) funds. Mr.
Cook suggested creating fund 085 to track revenues and expenditures.
Motion/Second to approve the creation of a new budget category for REAP 2.0 revenues and expenditures. (Buck/Nuchols, MCU)
G. Flood Control – No report.
H. Electric – Verbal report by Councilmember Sheppard.
I. BCAG – No report.
J. Air Quality – Verbal report by Vice Mayor Nuchols.
K. Solid Waste – Verbal report by Mayor Bassett.
L. Butte County Mosquito and Vector Control – Verbal report by Councilmember Sheppard.
M. SCORE – Verbal report by Mr. Cook.
N. LAFCO – No report.
MINUTES OF THE CITY OF BIGGS December 12, 2023
REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING
O. Biggs Unified School District – Verbal report by Councilmember Buck.
P. Other Commission Reports – Councilmember Sheppard attended the Butte Subbasin Meeting.
7. INFORMATIONAL: None
8. CLOSED SESSION: Council adjourned to closed session at 6:25 p.m.
9. RESUME REGULAR SESSION: Council resumed the regular session at 7:05. No direction was given.
10. ADJOURNMENT: Council adjourned the meeting at 7:03 p.m.
ATTEST: APPROVED:
Roben Benish, CITY CLERK Brian Bassett, MAYOR