1 CITY OF BLUE LAKE
CALIFORNIA
111 Greenwood Road
P.O. Box 458
Blue Lake, CA 95525
(707) 668-5655
Fax: (707) 668-5916
www.bluelake.ca.gov
Blue Lake City Council Minutes
Wednesday, June 10, 2026 ~ 6:30pm ~ Special Council Meeting Skinner Store Building ~ 111 Greenwood Rd., Blue Lake ~ Behind City Hall 1 1. Call To Order: Mayor Sawatzky Called the Meeting to Order at 6:30 p.m. 2 3 2. Pledge Of Allegiance
4 5 3. Roll Call and Establish a Quorum of the Council
6 7 Councilmembers’ Present: City Clerk Green Established a Quorum 8 Present: Mayor John Sawatzky, Mayor Pro Tem Elise Scafani, Council Member Kat 9 Napier, Council Member Terri Bayles, Council Member Michelle Lewis-Lusso. 10 11 Councilmembers Absent: None
12 13 Staff Present: City Manager Jennie Short, City Clerk Samantha Green, Park and 14 Recreation Director Emily Wood, and Videographer Justin Goad. 15 16 4. Approval Of the Agenda –
17 18 Motion by Mayor Pro Tem Scafani to approve the agenda. Second by Councilmember 19 Lewis-Lusso
20 Voice Vote: Motion passed unanimously
21 22 5. Public Comment on Non-Agenda Items: None.
23 24
25 ITEMS FOR COUNCIL DISCUSSION OR ACTION
26 27 6. First Draft Fiscal year 2026-2027 Budget
28 The Budget Ad Hoc Committee has met numerous times to discuss the draft budget for 29 fiscal year 2026-2027. The most recent meeting was June 2nd, at which the first draft was 30 presented and reviewed. Various suggestions were provided by the committee and 31 associated changes were made. The overall deficit has been reduced from $234,159 to 32 $91,628. All numbers in red are best estimates based upon currently available information. 33 Additional details may be provided by the vendors prior to the June 24, 2026 Council 34 meeting and will be updated if available.
35 36 Public Comment:
37 • Julie Christie: Expressed satisfaction with the audio set up and noted feeling less 38 stressed due to having a thoroughly prepared budget. 39 • Justin Goad: Clarified that he was not responsible for tonight’s set up 40 • Elise Scafani: Thanked RCEA (Redwood Coast Energy Authority) for the 41 partnership and lending AV (audiovisual) equipment for the City to test run. 2 CITY OF BLUE LAKE
CALIFORNIA
111 Greenwood Road
P.O. Box 458
Blue Lake, CA 95525
(707) 668-5655
Fax: (707) 668-5916
www.bluelake.ca.gov
Blue Lake City Council Minutes
Wednesday, June 10, 2026 ~ 6:30pm ~ Special Council Meeting Skinner Store Building ~ 111 Greenwood Rd., Blue Lake ~ Behind City Hall 42 7. Council Correspondence: None
43 44 8. Future Agenda Items Requested by Council
45 Two meetings a month for July and August.
46 Revised draft for budget and potential adoption at the next regular meeting. 47 48 9. Closed Session Agenda:
49 50 a) Public Comment on Closed Session agenda item(s). 51 • Julie Christie: Concurred with City Manager Short on having two meetings a month 52 and would like to see future agenda items regarding the RFP process and plans for 53 future development of city owned properties.
54 55 b) Council convened into Closed Session at Skinner Store at 8:26 p.m. for the purpose 56 of CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL-ANTICIPATED LITIGATION 57 Significant exposure to litigation pursuant to paragraph (2) or (3) of subdivision (d) of 58 Section 54956.9: one case. Facts and circumstances involve claims by Danco 59 Communities that the City’s election to terminate the Development and Disposition 60 Agreement after notice and opportunity to cure is not permitted under the terms of the 61 parties’ agreement.
62 63 c) CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL-ANTICIPATED LITIGATION 64 Initiation of litigation pursuant to paragraph (4) of subdivision (d) of Section 54956.9: one 65 case.
66 67 d) Report Out of Closed Session. Council reconvened at 11:01 p.m. at the Skinner 68 Store to a report out of Closed Session. No reportable action was taken. 69 70
71 Adjourn at 11:01 p.m.
72 73 Prepared by: Samantha Green, City Clerk