CITY OF CRESCENT CITY
Mayor Jason Greenough Mayor Pro Tem Isaiah Wright
Council Member Raymond Altman Council Member Beau Smith Council Member Blake Inscore
MINUTES
SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING
VIA ZOOM
TUESDAY JANUARY 18, 2022 6:00 P.M.
OPEN SESSION
Call to order Mayor Greenough called the meeting to order at 6:04 p.m.
Roll call Council Members present: Council Member Blake Inscore, Council Member Beau Smith, Mayor Pro Tem Isaiah Wright, and Mayor Jason Greenough
Council Member absent: Council Member Ray Altman
Staff members present: City Manager Eric Wier, City Attorney Martha Rice, City Clerk/Administrative Analyst Robin Patch, Grants/Economic Development Coordinator Bridget Lacey,
Finance Director Linda Leaver, Public Works Director Jon Olson, Public Works Maintenance Manager Jason Wylie, Housing
Authority Executive Director Megan Miller, and Police Chief Richard Griffin
Pledge of Allegiance led by Mayor Greenough
NEW BUSINESS -
1. Application to State Department of Parks and Recreation for Prop 68 Rural Recreation and Tourism Grant Funds
Recommendation: Hear staff report
Technical questions from the Council
: Receive publis comment
• Further Council discussion
• Approve and adopt Resolution No. 2022-04, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CRESCENT CITY APPROVING APPLICATION(S) FOR PROP 68 RURAL RECREATION AND TOURISM GRANT FUNDS
City Manager Wier outlined Grants/Economic Development Coordinator Lacey's background with the City and the projects she's been involved in with the grants. He gave a PowerPoint presentation illustrating what the $5million in funds that will cover aspects of the Beachfront Park design such as bike track, expansion of Kid Town, Tolowa cultural interpretive experience, passive culture piece and the one-mile loop. The amphitheater and the waterfront plaza will not be covered with these funds. For this particular grant, we will submit an application for $3million. the grant application and what would make it successful for us. 1 Page
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Maggie Rasmussen: asked about the labyrinth for the first round of funding. Would also like to save the cypress tree by the pool and stated it is a heritage tree and can be saved if it was pruned and trimmed up. City Manager Wier spoke to the arborist report on that particular tree and it does have core rot. Due to the rot and the age of the tree, it is a serious safety concern. The arborist's recommendation was to remove the tree.
On a motion by Council Member Inscore, seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Wright, and carried unanimously on a 5-0 polled vote, the City Council of the City of Crescent City approved and adopted Resolution No. 2022-04, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CRESCENT CITY APPROVING APPLICATION(S) FOR PROP 68 RURAL RECREATION AND
TOURISM GRANT FUNDS
CITY COUNCIL ITEMS
• Legislative Matters - None
• City Manager Report and City Council Directives -
• Working on the cemetery cleanup project with Greendot and DNSWMA grant Inscore asked for it to be on an upcoming agenda. Council was in unanimous consensus to have the item on the 1/24 agenda.
• Reports, Concerns, Referrals, Council travel and training reports - None
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business to come before the Council, Mayor Greenough adjourned the meeting at 6:36 p.m. to the regular meeting with the City Council of the City of Crescent City scheduled for Monday, January 24, 2022 at 6:00 p.m., via Zoom.
ATTEST:
BEL
Robin Patch
City Clerk/Administrative Analyst
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