MINUTES OF THE CITY OF BIGGS
REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING August 13, 2024
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:
3. ROLL CALL:
Present: Buck, Sheppard, Squires, Nuchols and Bassett
4. PUBLIC COMMENT: Amy Jernigan of the Butte County Fair Board invited Council to the Sponsor’s and Buyer’s Dinner on Wednesday evening at 4 p.m.
5. CONSENT CALENDAR:
A. Approve warrants: 38589 – 38668, 71020242 – 71020244, 72520241, and 9303156 – 9303182 for the Month of July 2024 in the amount of $773,863.32.
B. Approve minutes for Regular City Council Meeting of July 9, 2024.
C. Acknowledge receipt of Butte County Animal Control Report for July 2024.
D. Acknowledge receipt of the Butte County Sheriff’s Office Report for July 2024.
E. Acknowledge receipt of the BCAG REAP Re-Allocation.
F. Approve Amendment No. 2 to the Professional Services Agreement for City Engineering Services with Bennett Engineering Services, Inc. to extend the contracted services until September 1, 2025.
G. Approve Resolution No. 2024-16, “RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BIGGS ADOPTING THE ‘GANN’ APPROPRIATION LIMIT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024-2025.”
H. Acknowledge receipt of the HOME Annual Performance Filed Report.
I. Acknowledge receipt of the CARB Use of Allocated Resources Filed Report.
J. Acknowledge receipt of the 2023 Energy Information Agency (EIA) Report.
K. Acknowledge receipt of the 2024 Updated Utility Wildfire Mitigation Plan.
L. Direct and authorize the City Administrator to ascertain which Councilmembers or staff would be available to represent the City of Biggs, attend the convention, and submit their names to the League of California Cities per the Cal Cities By-Laws.
Motion/Second to approve the consent calendar and change the adoption date of item K. to August 13, 2024. (Nuchols/Buck, MCU)
6. DEPARTMENT REPORTS:
A. Public Safety: No report
B. Public Works: City Administrator Cook updated the Council on public works activities.
C. Planning Report: City Planner Bob Summerville reviewed the planning activity report.
MINUTES OF THE CITY OF BIGGS
REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING August 13, 2024
COUNTY OF BUTTE, STATE OF CALIFORNIA
D. City Administrator
1. Sixth Street Apartment Proposal: This item was discussed at the previous meeting.
The Landowner asked to bring the issue to Council again.
AMG Land and the Sheppard Family request rezoning the property on Sixth Street to allow for a 42-unit apartment complex. This property has been rezoned twice as part of the city’s efforts to comply with state housing requirements. The proponent wishes to switch the high-density land use designation from the southern part of the property to the northern part of the property.
City Planner Bob Summerville gave background information on the property.
Landowner Kory Hamman provided a power point presentation outlining the proposed change.
Addressing the Council on this matter were School Superintendent Doug Kaelin, Chris, Mandy Mattos, Cindi Van Quick, Judith Terry, Vicky Harrison, Janet Smith, Shawna Sherer, Jim Lobo. and Rob Sherer. Concerns stated were the impact on police and fire services, impact to schools, the impact on the electric substation, increase in crime, increase in traffic on Sixth Street, Pryde, Dakota, Hastings and Chatfield Avenues, and the increase in water and sewer maintenance.
Staff would research the concerns stated by the public and come back with more information.
2. City Administrator Cook reminded the Council at the previous meeting, Councilmember Sheppard reported that cyber security issues were discussed at a recent utility meeting he attended.
City Administrator Cook reviewed the City’s security procedures.
3. City Administrator Cook presented the cash and investment report, and the report of committed and uncommitted cash for Council review.
4. Review Fireworks Sales Implementation.
Council was advised that the profit made by the High School co-curricular fireworks sales was about $4000. The initiative states the permit for sale fee would be 10 percent of the gross annual receipts.
Motion/Second to waive the permit fee. (Buck/Nuchols, MCU) The Council agreed to forgo the commission reports due to the time.
7. INFORMATIONAL: None
MINUTES OF THE CITY OF BIGGS
REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING August 13, 2024
COUNTY OF BUTTE, STATE OF CALIFORNIA
8. CLOSED SESSION: Meeting adjourned to Closed Sesson at 7:16 p.m.
9. RESUME REGULAR SESSION: Council resumed the Regular Session at 8:30 p.m. with no announcements.
10. ADJOURNMENT: Council adjourned the Regular Meeting at 8:30 p.m.
ATTEST: APPROVED:
Roben Benish, CITY CLERK Brian Bassett, MAYOR