GRASS VALLEY
City Council Regular Meeting, Capital Improvements Authority and Redevelopment "Successor Agency"
Tuesday, June 09, 2026 at 6:00 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 AGENDA
Any person with a disability who requires accommodations to participate in this meeting should telephone the City Clerk’s office at (530)274-4390, at least 48 hours prior to the meeting to make a request for a disability related modification or accommodation.
Mayor Hilary Hodge, Vice Mayor Haven Caravelli, Councilmember Jan Arbuckle, Councilmember Joe Bonomolo, Councilmember Tom Ivy
MEETING NOTICE
City Council welcomes you to attend the meetings electronically or in person at the City Hall Council Chambers, located at 125 E. Main St., Grass Valley, CA 95945. Regular Meetings are scheduled at 6:00 p.m. on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month. Your interest is encouraged and appreciated.
This meeting is being broadcast “live” on Comcast Channel 17 & 18 by Nevada County Media, on the internet at www.cityofgrassvalley.com, or on the City of Grass Valley YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/@cityofgrassvalley.com Members of the public are encouraged to submit public comments via voicemail at (530) 274-4390 and email to [email protected]. Comments will be reviewed and distributed before the meeting if received by 5pm. Comments received after that will be addressed during the item and/or at the end of the meeting. Council will have the option to modify their action on items based on comments received. Action may be taken on any agenda item.
Agenda materials, staff reports, and background information related to regular agenda items are available on the City’s website: www.cityofgrassvalley.com. Materials related to an item on this agenda submitted to the Council after distribution of the agenda packet will be made available on the City of Grass Valley website at www.cityofgrassvalley.com, subject to City staff’s ability to post the documents before the meeting.
Please note, individuals who disrupt, disturb, impede, or render infeasible the orderly conduct of a meeting will receive one warning that, if they do not cease such behavior, they may be removed from the meeting. The chair has authority to order individuals removed if they do not cease their disruptive behavior following this warning. No warning is required before an individual is removed if that individual engages in a use of force or makes a true threat of force. (Gov. Code, § 54957.95.)
City of Grass Valley, CA AGENDA June 09, 2026
Council Chambers are wheelchair accessible and listening devices are available. Other special accommodations may be requested to the City Clerk 72 hours in advance of the meeting by calling (530) 274-4390, we are happy to accommodate.
CALL TO ORDER
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
ROLL CALL
AGENDA APPROVAL - The City Council reserves the right to hear items in a different order to accomplish business in the most efficient manner.
REPORT OUT OF CLOSED SESSION
INTRODUCTIONS AND PRESENTATIONS
CITY UPDATE
1. Historical Commission Vacancy Update
PUBLIC COMMENT - Members of the public are encouraged to submit public comments via voicemail at (530) 274-4390 and email to [email protected]. Comments will be reviewed and distributed before the meeting if received by 5pm. Comments received after 5pm will be addressed during the item and/or at the end of the meeting. Council will have the option to modify their action on items based on comments received. Action may be taken on any agenda item. There is a time limitation of three minutes per person for all emailed, voicemail, or in person comments, and only one type of public comment per person. Speaker cards are assigned for public comments that are on any items not on the agenda, and within the jurisdiction or interest of the City. Speaker Cards can be pulled until the opening of public comment at which time sign ups will no longer be allowed.
These cards can be found at the City Clerks desk. If you wish to speak regarding a scheduled agenda item, please come to the podium when the item is announced. When recognized, please begin by providing your name and address for the record (optional). Thirty minutes of public comment will be heard under this item in order of the speaker card assigned and the remaining general public comments will be heard at the end of the meeting. We will begin with number one.
CONSENT ITEMS -All matters listed under the Consent Calendar are to be considered routine by the City Council and/or Grass Valley Redevelopment Agency and will be enacted by one motion in the form listed. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless, before the City Council and/or Grass Valley Redevelopment Agency votes on the motion to adopt, members of the Council and/or Agency, staff or the public request specific items to be removed from the Consent Calendar for separate discussion and action but Council action is required to do so (roll call vote).Unless the Council removes an item from the Consent Calendar for separate discussion, public comments are invited as to the consent calendar as a whole and limited to three minutes per person.
2. Approval of the Regular Meeting Minutes of May 26th, 2026 Recommendation: Council approve minutes as submitted.
3. Approval of the Regular Meeting Minutes of May 12th, 2026 City of Grass Valley, CA AGENDA June 09, 2026
Recommendation: Council approve minutes as submitted.
4. Health and Safety Code Section 13146.4 Report on Fire Inspections CEQA: Not a project
Recommendation: That Council adopt Resolution 2026-15 which accepts the Grass Valley Fire Department report pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 13146.4 annual inspections for 2025
5. Title: Appropriation Limit for Fiscal Year 2026-27
CEQA: Not a Project.
Recommendation: It is recommended that the City Council adopt Resolution No. 2026- 24 establishing the Appropriation Limit for the City of Grass Valley for Fiscal Year 2026-27.
6. Adoption of Five Resolutions of Intention to Levy Annual Assessments for Landscaping and Lighting Districts and Benefit Assessment Districts for Fiscal Year 2026-27 and Setting a Public Hearing for June 23, 2026.
CEQA: Not a Project.
Recommendation: It is recommended that the City Council adopt the following five Resolutions of Intention related to the City’s Landscaping and Lighting Districts (LLDs) and Benefit Assessment Districts (BADs), and set a public hearing for June 23, 2026, at 6:00 p.m. in the City Council Chambers: 1) Resolution of Intention No. 2026-25 to Order Improvements Pursuant to the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972 – Assessment District No. 1988-1, Commercial Landscaping and Lighting District. 2) Resolution of Intention No.2026-26 to Order Improvements Pursuant to the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972 – Assessment District No, 1988-2, Residential Landscaping and Lighting District. 3) Resolution of Intention No. 2026-27 to Order Improvements Pursuant to the Benefit Assessment Act of 1982 Assessment District No. 2003-1, Morgan Ranch Unit 7. 4) Resolution of Intention No. 2026-28 to Order Improvements Pursuant to the Benefit Assessment Act of 1982 Assessment District No. 2010-1, Morgan Ranch West. 5) Resolution of Intention No. 2026-29 to Order Improvements Pursuant to the Benefit Assessment Act of 1982 Assessment District No. 2016-1, Ridge Meadows Benefit.
7. Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Account Funding – Adopt Project List CEQA: N/A – Not a Project/Administrative Action
Recommendation: That Council adopt a Resolution to include Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Account (RMRA) funding in the Fiscal Year 2026/27 budget and specifying a list of projects to be funded with RMRA funds.
8. Calling and Giving Notice of Holding a General Municipal Election on November 3, 2026 CEQA: Not a project
Recommendation: Adopt Resolution No. 2026-21 calling and giving notice of holding a General Municipal Election on Tuesday, November 3, 2026, for the election of two Council Members for the City of Grass Valley
City of Grass Valley, CA AGENDA June 09, 2026
9. Identify the terms of reimbursement and other conditions for the fire department response 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
Recommendation: That Council 1) adopt Resolution No. 2026-31, 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) approve revisions to the applicable Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with a side letter outlining a fifteen percent (15%) portal-toportal incentive for eligible employees assigned to (CFAA) strike team, single resource, and overhead assignments when such costs are reimbursable to the City, subject to legal review.
ITEMS REMOVED FROM CONSENT CALENDAR FOR DISCUSSION OR SEPARATE ACTION AND /
OR ANY ADDED AGENDA ITEMS
REORGANIZATION RELATED ITEMS
PUBLIC HEARING
10. Public Hearing on Status of Vacancies and Recruitment/Retention Efforts – Government Code §3502.3 (AB 2561)
CEQA: Not a project
Recommendation: That Council conduct a public hearing as required by Government Code §3502.3 to: 1) Present information on the status of vacancies; 2) Outline current recruitment and retention efforts; 3) Receive input from recognized employee organizations
11. Fiscal Year 2026-27 Operating Budget Public Hearing CEQA: Not a project
Recommendation: It is recommended that the City Council open the Public Hearing and adopt Resolution No. 2026-30 approving the FY 2026-27 Operating Budget for the City of Grass Valley and the Grass Valley Redevelopment Successor Agency.
ADMINISTRATIVE
12. Grass Valley Downtown Association Request for 2026 Parking and Business Improvement District Allotment
CEQA: Not a Project.
Recommendation: That Council 1) receive a presentation from the Grass Valley Downtown Association (GVDA) request for the distribution of $65,000 of Business Improvement District (BID) Assessment funds; 2) review and approve the proposed distribution of BID Assessment funds; and 3) authorize City to pay the proposed invoice from the GVDA in accordance with the Agreement for Administration of “Parking and Business Improvement Area”.
13. 7
th Cycle Housing Element Update
CEQA: Statutorily Exempt, Public Resource Code Section 21080.085 City of Grass Valley, CA AGENDA June 09, 2026
Recommendation: That Council receive a presentation on the 7th Cycle Housing Element, and the Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA) and projected schedule.
BRIEF REPORTS BY COUNCIL MEMBERS
CONTINUATION OF PUBLIC COMMENT
ADJOURN
POSTING NOTICE
This is to certify that the above notice of a meeting of The City Council, scheduled for Tuesday, June 9, 2026, at 6:00 p.m., was posted at city hall, easily accessible to the public, as of 5:00 p.m. Friday, June 5, 2026.
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Taylor Whittingslow, City Clerk