OF CITY COUNCIL MEETING
Tuesday, October 01, 2024
Regular Meeting - 6:00 PM
IFORNI City Hall - City Council Chambers
425 Webster Street, Colusa, CA 95932
MINUTES
CALL TO ORDER- Mayor Vaca called the meeting to order at 5:30 pm.
ROLL CALL - Council Members Markss, Ponciano, Conrado, Codorniz and Vaca were all present.
PUBLIC COMMENTS - None.
CLOSED SESSION MEETING - 5:30 PM
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION - pursuant to Government Code § 54956.9(d)(2): (1 case)
REGULAR MEETING - 6:00 PM
REPORT ON CLOSED SESSION - Mayor Vaca stated there was no reportable action.
CALL TO ORDER- Mayor Vaca called the meeting to order at 6:00 pm.
ROLL CALL - All present, as stated above.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA - There was council consensus on the agenda approval.
PUBLIC COMMENTS - Janice Bell discussed the river cleanup efforts.
Janice Branon with the Colusa Garden Club invited the council to the Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony at the Library on October 12'.
Citizen Don Domer discussed the General Plan in 2007 and city events.
CONSENT CALENDAR - All items listed on the Consent Calendar are considered by the Council to be routine in nature and will be enacted by one motion unless an audience member or Council member requests otherwise, in which case, the item will be removed for separate consideration.
1. Approve - Council Draft Minutes of August 20, 23, September 3, 17
2. Receive and File - Police Department August report
3. Receive and File - Finance Department July and August reports
4. Receive and File - July Warrants List
5. Receive and File - August Warrants List
6. Receive and File - Code Enforcement August report
7. Receive and File - PRT Quarterly Commission Report
8. Receive and File - Recology rate increase, per Franchise Agreement effective January 1, 2025
9. Adopt - Resolution adopting a policy on the preparation of minutes for the City Council
10. Adopt - Resolution to authorize the City Manager to sign the contract with NV5 for Geotechnical Engineering Services for the WWTP Upgrades ACTION:
Item 1 be pulled. Motion by Council Member Ponciano, seconded by Council Member Conrado to approve the remaining consent item. Motion passed unanimously.
Item 1 - Council Member Markss recused himself from the September 3rd meeting since he was absent. City Clerk noted other corrections to be made. Mayor Vaca made a motion, seconded by Council Member Codorniz to approve Item 1 with corrected draft minutes. Motion passed 4-0 by the following vote:
AYES: Ponciano, Conrado, Codorniz and Mayor Vaca.
NOES: None.
ABSTAIN: Markss.
ABSENT: None.
COUNCIL MEMBER /CITY MANAGER REPORTS AND STAFF COMMENTS City Council Members reported on their appointed committee and commission meetings.
City Manager Cain didn't have an update as he was on vacation.
Fire Chief Conley provided updates at the Fire Department.
Police Chief Fitch provided updates at the Police Department.
City Engineer Swartz discussed the Walnut Ranch project.
Finance Director Aziz-Khan provided updates in the Finance Department.
City Treasurer Kelley didn't have anything to report.
COUNCIL CONSIDERATION
11. Consideration of Commission Appointment for the Planning Commission vacancy Applicant Schmidt introduced herself.
ACTION: Motion by Council Member Conrado, seconded by Mayor Vaca appointing Amy Schmidt to the Planning Commission to fill the unexpired 2-year term. Motion passed 5-0 by the following roll-call vote:
AYES: Markss, Ponciano, Conrado, Codorniz and Vaca.
NOES: None.
ABSENT: None.
DISCUSSION ITEMS
Impact Fee Reduction - pushed to October 15th meeting for council action.
SRA Improvement Project - City Manager Cain met with State Parks Grantor. They accepted the concept and the ideas presented to them. Cain will bring back to Council for approval.
FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
Mushroom Plant update
ADJOURNED at 6:39 pm
DANTEL VACA, MAYOR
Wheelath
Shelly Kittle, City Clerk
October 1, 2024 Minutes
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