GRASS VALLEY
Special City Council Meeting
Tuesday, August 05, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Council Chambers, Grass Valley City Hall | 125 East Main Street, Grass Valley, California Telephone: (530) 274-4310 – Fax: (530) 274-4399
E-Mail: [email protected] Web Site: www.cityofgrassvalley.com
MINUTES
CALL TO ORDER
Meeting called to order at 3:04 pm.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Mayor Hodge led the Pledge of Allegiance.
ROLL CALL
PRESENT
Councilmember Jan Arbuckle
Councilmember Joe Bonomolo
Councilmember Tom Ivy
Vice Mayor Haven Caravelli
Mayor Hilary Hodge
AGENDA APPROVAL -
Motion made to approve the agenda as submitted by Councilmember Arbuckle, Seconded by Vice Mayor Caravelli.
Voting Yea: Councilmember Arbuckle, Councilmember Bonomolo, Councilmember Ivy, Vice Mayor Caravelli, Mayor Hodge
PUBLIC COMMENT -
No pubic comments.
CONSENT ITEMS –
No public comments.
Motion made to approve consent as submitted by Councilmember Arbuckle, Seconded by Vice Mayor Caravelli.
Voting Yea: Councilmember Arbuckle, Councilmember Bonomolo, Councilmember Ivy, Vice Mayor Caravelli, Mayor Hodge
1. Management/Supervisor Professional & Confidential Employees Unit #1 side letter for interagency work assignments away from their official duty station and assigned to an emergency incident as part of the California Fire Assistance Agreement (CFAA).
CEQA: Not a Project
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City of Grass Valley, CA MINUTES August 05, 2025
Recommendation: That Council 1) approve the Resolution 2025-41 and Unit 1 updated side letter identifying the terms and conditions for the fire departments response away from their official duty station and assigned to emergency incidents as part of California Fire Assistance Agreement (CFAA).
2. Resolution to Update Authorized Positions for the City of Grass Valley Local Agency Investment Fund (LAIF) Account.
CEQA: Not a Project.
Recommendation: That the City Council adopt Resolution No. 2025-42, authorizing investment of monies in the Local Agency Investment Fund.
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ITEMS REMOVED FROM CONSENT CALENDAR FOR DISCUSSION OR SEPARATE ACTION AND /
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PUBLIC HEARING
3. Request to Place Fiscal Year 2025–26 Assessment for the Loma Rica Ranch Landscaping and Lighting District on the Property Tax Roll.
CEQA: Not a Project.
Recommendation: That the City Council adopt Resolution No. 2025-43, requesting the County Auditor-Controller to place the Fiscal Year 2025-26 assessment for Landscaping and Lighting District No. 1988-2 on the Nevada County property tax roll.
Jenifer Styczynski, Deputy Finance Director, gave the presentation to the Council.
Virtual Comments attached.
Motion made to adopt Resolution No. 2025-43, requesting the County AuditorController to place the Fiscal Year 2025-26 assessment for Landscaping and Lighting District No. 1988-2 on the Nevada County property tax roll by Councilmember Arbuckle, Seconded by Vice Mayor Caravelli.
Voting Yea: Councilmember Arbuckle, Councilmember Bonomolo, Councilmember Ivy, Vice Mayor Caravelli, Mayor Hodge
4. Collection of Delinquent Sewer and/or Water Accounts on the Nevada County Tax Roll CEQA: Not a Project
Recommendation: After holding a public hearing, adopt Resolution 2025-39 requesting that the County of Nevada levy and collect delinquent sewer and water charges on the property tax roll.
Jenifer Styczynski, Deputy Finance Director, gave the presentation to the Council.
Public Comment: Dawn Bateman
Motion made to adopt Resolution 2025-39 requesting that the County of Nevada levy and collect delinquent sewer and water charges on the property tax roll by Councilmember Arbuckle, Seconded by Vice Mayor Caravelli.
Voting Yea: Councilmember Arbuckle, Councilmember Ivy, Vice Mayor Caravelli, Mayor Hodge
Voting Nay: Councilmember Bonomolo
ADJOURN
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City of Grass Valley, CA MINUTES August 05, 2025
Meeting was adjourned at 3:40 pm.
________________________________ ______________________________ Hilary Hodge, Mayor Taylor Whittingslow, City Clerk
Adopted on: ___________
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1 Taylor Whittingslow
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Hey, this is Matthew Colter making a public comment for the city of grass valley city council meeting at three o 'clock on Tuesday, the fifth. And my public comment relates to the dead trees that have been dead for years on whispering pines, which is city, um, easement and city, um, landscaping, um, very, very dead. It's not a question of if they're dead or if they're going to come back, they've been dead for years. It's very obvious. The washing of the trash and oil down the storm drains around town is prolific and if you go over by Diego's right now and look in the creek, you'll see exactly what I'm talking about. It's been there for days, just hovering on top of the water because it can't mix in. The air quality is very bad locally here and we've even had planes launched to fight a fire that wasn't a fire, it was dust being created by people. just right on the edge of city limits in the sphere of influence, and that's the PG &E
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