CITY OF
CITY OF JACKSON
City Council Meeting Minutes
JACKSON February 14.2022
ALIFORNIA
Mayor and Council Members John Georgette, City Clerk
Robert Stimpson, Mayor
Connie Gonsalves, Vice Mayor Staff Members:
Steve McLean, Council Member Josh Nelson, City Attorney Matt Riebe, Council Member Yvonne Kimball, City Manager Chad Simmons, Council Member
ABSENT: None
Mayor Stimpson called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG.
Mayor Stimpson led the Pledge of Allegiance.
1. PROCLAMATION. Item was pulled from the agenda and moved to next Council meeting on February 28th due to calendar conflict with the Argonaut High School Principal.
2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA.
Miction ay a prove the te Council And dated Februae 1, 202 as presen t. Moved by AYES: Stimpson, Gonsalves, McLean, Riebe, Simmons
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
3. REMOTE MEETING FINDINGS.
Motion to approve the Remote Findings dated February 14, 2022, as presented. Moved by Councilmember Simmons, and seconded by Councilmember Riebe and carried by a 5 to O vote:
AYES: Stimpson, Gonsalves, McLean, Riebe, Simmons
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
4. PUBLIC MATTERS NOT ON THE AGENDA.
Discussion items only, no action will be taken. Any person may address the Council at this time on any subiect within the jurisdiction of the City Council. Please note - there is a three (3) minute limit.
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• Paul Jones offered prayer.
Diane Oneto and John Queinolo announced there will be a Kit Carson Mountain Man Wagon Train event this year. Will run over 5 days, April 27-May 5. They are working the details and will submit a Special Event Permit Application soon. • Mark Oliveria asked couple questions. 1) He lives on Stasal and on Jan. 25 there was a sewer problem and wanted to know what the process was to have evaluated and amended.? 2) inquired on what happened at the Kennedy Mine fire.
5. CONSENT CALENDAR.
Items listed on the consent calendar are considered routine and may be enacted by one motion. Any item may be removed for discussion at the request of a Council Member. a. Approval of the Meeting Minutes for January 10, 2022. b. Approval of Expenditure Report in the amount of $217,918.81.
Approval of Payroll Expenditure Report in the amount of $323,946.55. d. Receive Treasurer's Report for December 2021.
Receive Building Department Monthly Report for January 2022. f. Receive Fire Department Monthly Report for January 2022.
Receive Police Department Monthly Report for January 2022. h. Receive a report by the Chief of Jackson Fire Department regarding the inspection of certain occupancies required to have actual annual inspections performed pursuant to Sections 13146.2 and 13146.3 of the California Health and Safety Code (SB1205). i. Possible authorization of the City Manager to execute a Letter of Authorization to allow Amador County as the Regional lead agency for the SB 1383 grant.
Motion to approve the Consent Calendar dated February 14, 2022, as presented. Moved by Councilmember Simmons, seconded by Councilmember Riebe, and carried by a 5 to 0 vote:
AYES: Stimpson, Gonsalves, McLean, Riebe, Simmons
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
6. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS.
This section is to provide staff an opportunity to present oral status reports on issues. No legal action is expected to be taken by the Council.
Public Works, Bree Wilder
Water Main break at Amador St., 4" steel line, going out for bid, Campbell Construction is in to help, water samples have been sent out, project out to bid for March 14.
Police Chief, Chris Mynderup
Regarding the fire at the Kennedy Mines, they have 2 names and continuing their investigation.
• Reporting Use of Force, they had 0 incidents and only 1 complaint.
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• JPD has a new officer, Tiffany Boling. She is in the final phase of field training, and she will be on her own as of March 1S
CM McLean asked if Chief could provide the number of staff that interacts with the homeless incidents on future homeless reports. Chief said he provides information weekly to the City Manager.
Fire Chief, Debbie Mackey
• January calls were up from 2021. Station purchased new software and getting used to the new format for the monthly reports.
• JFD responded to a fire at the Kennedy Mines. Fire was in a toolshed from a burning barrel evidently started as a warming fire by the unhoused.
• JFD working on the apparatus inventory for the replacement of 4 engines. • Hook N Ladder is scheduled for Feb. 23rd.
• Recruit Academy is happening, they have 24 volunteers.
City Attorney. Josh Nelson updated Council that Governor Newsom's mask mandate expires tomorrow.
City Manager, Yvonne Kimball
• Working on filling key positions:
• Planning Services: received 2 RFQ and will be interviewing both and will have more information for council at next meeting.
• Building Inspector: have 2 good prospects
Pool Director: Martha Quinn cannot help this summer. Hoping to get a couple options next few weeks.
7. COUNCIL REPORTS.
This section is to provide Council members an opportunity to present reports on their activities and to request item be placed on future agendas.
Council member McLean
• Took a walking tour.
• Dandelion Days is coming up.
• Met with John Gedney re Creekwalk project, had presentation from CalTrans, possible funding coming, gave him a driving tour.
Council member Riebe
• Announced his resignation on Council effective tonight (2/14/22).
Council member Simmons
• Attended ACRA meeting via Zoom last week.
• Regarding the Pool Director, he talked to Julia Sierk, she's willing to help but not take the position.
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Vice Mayor Gonsalves
• Car Show is warming up; currently have 100 applicants hoping to grow to 200.
Mayor Stimpson
Attended Air District Meeting, discussion regarding clean air vehicles.
Met with Supervisor Pat Crew regarding the Parking Lot at the Library, discussions regarding joint venture.
8. DISCUSSION CALENDAR.
For the record: Action minutes provide the necessary documentation of City Council actions and audio recordings are retained for those desiring more detail on particular agenda item discussion. These audio recordings provide an accurate and comprehensive backup of City Council deliberations and citizen discussion.
Receive and accept FY 20/21 Audit Report [reports are provided separately and available on website and city hall].
Carrie Schroeder, Smith & Newell CPAs, provided FY20/21 Audit Report.
Council accepted favorable audit.
Resolution No. 2022-03 Approving ACTC Regional Traffic Mitigation Fee Annual Report.
City Manager Kimball reviewed ACT's FY20/21 RTMF Annual Report as provided in the packet.
Kimball pointed out Attachment A, Jackson only had one (1) project. Both lone and Plymouth have more homes than Jackson.
Mayor Stimpson opened for Public Comment.
Dalacie Blakenship, COJ Finance Manager, pointed a small error on ACT's report; page 3, last paragraph, first sentence reading "funding from the Sutter Street Extension" should be "funding from Wicklow Way Extension" (Wicklow Way is in Martell, Amador County).
Mayor Stimpson closed Public Comment.
Motion to approve Resolution No. 2022-03 Approving the FY20/21 Resolution RTMF Program Annual Report and Funding Options for FY21/22, February 14, 2022, as presented. Moved by Councilmember McLean, seconded by Councilmember Simmons, and carried by a 5 to O vote:
AYES: Stimpson, Gonsalves, McLean, Riebe, Simmons
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
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c. Kennedy Mine TOT funding request of $5,000 for the Argonaut Mine Disaster Centennial Commemoration event.
City Manager Kimball stated this is a TOT funding request submitted by Linda Gonzales, Kennedy Mine Foundation. In the absence of Ms. Gonzales, Keith Davis, former Member of the Kennedy Mine Foundation and Cemetery Committee Chairman explained the upcoming Centennial Commemoration that will take place from August 27 - September 24, 2022. Mr. Davis reminded Council and participants that this was the worst mining disaster, losing 100 miners trapped and killed by the fire in the mine. There were over 60 journalists covering this story then. It was big news then.
He also reminded everyone this is going to be a huge event and wants the City to be prepared for it.
People will be staying the weekend in Jackson hotels, going to our restaurants. Attending will be relatives of first responders, people from out-of-state and country (including people from Serbia), radio and tv coverage. Some of the events happening will be the Jackson High School band will be playing, school kids will be doing a play, there will be a re-enactment, several church bells will be ringing throughout Jackson. Several organizations are getting involved. As chair of the Cemetery Committee, Davis is working on getting the Jackson Pioneer Cemetery cleaned up and fixing the deteriorating gravesites presentable for this event.
In support of the Jackson and Amador County mining heritage and success of the commemoration, the Kennedy Mine Foundation is requesting a $5,000.
The entire Council agreed this was appropriate use of funds.
Motion to approve the Kennedy Mine Foundation funding request of $5,000, February 14, 2022, as presented. Moved by Vice Mayor Gonsalves, seconded by Councilmember Simmons, and carried by a 5 to 0 vote:
AYES: Stimpson, Gonsalves, McLean, Riebe, Simmons
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
d. Possible direction to partially use the middle office unit at city hall for the Outreach Coordinator activities.
City Manage Kimball explained that the middle unit office of the office suites was originally going to be occupied by Council, but it was brought to her attention that Christine Platt, Homeless Outreach Coordinator needed an office.
Council asked the reasons for why the Homeless Outreach Coordinator needed an office. Christine explained that one, this was a pilot program and first to do this job. She often meets with the homeless individuals and often with a police officer, she offers space for homeless to use a computer to look for jobs, she also needs space to store the Shower supplies (towels, soaps, etc.) and she has a lot of Zoom meetings and needs space to spread out instead of working out of her car. She is in/out of the office and out in the field
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CM McLean stated he needs filing space and an office to meet with people and maybe that the office could be shared
Kimball offered to make a calendar to coordinate schedules for the Council and Christine to share the office.
Mayor Stimpson opened for Public Comment. After none, he brought back to Council.
Due to oversight of the Homeless Outreach Report on the Agenda, Council allowed Christine to provide her update.
Christine continues to work with the homeless.
Assisted a stranded woman and replaced her out of county. • 2 people reached out for help with employment.
• Helped take a person to rehab.
• Checked out the fire location at the Kennedy Mines. She hiked all over the area and found no current encampments, only signs of old camps.
Christine explained, it is hard being homeless. Difficult story here, she was helping an unhoused 74- year-old woman, took her twice to the hospital for help. Twice released, took her to a hotel. While she was trying to help and go through the tedious process of making calls to different agencies and filling out paperwork for her, come to find out the woman died in her hotel room. The woman simply gave up.
Granted she had a hard life, but the lady deserved help. Christine was one (1) document away from permanent housing which was already secured and ready after the las form.
Housing remains a huge problem here in Jackson. High rents, very few rentals, even renting a "room" starts at $700. The homeless population does not have that kind of money.
VM Gonsalves asked if there were any programs out to get the camps cleaned out. Christine answered there is Foothill Conservancy, they clean up the watersheds and will be assisting cleaning out the encampment at the Mission Bridge.
Christine stated she knows 90% of the homeless community, very seldom is there someone from out of the area. If so, she helps get them relocated quickly. Reminded us that there are a lot of people still homeless from the Butte fire.
VM Gonsalves stated she works in Amador County and see new faces daily/weekly up by where she works. There have been times they had to be escorted to their cars. She heard that ATCAA bought a house on Water St and plan to make it "A Place Like Home".
Mayor Stimpson opened for Public Comment.
Dave McDaniel, Jackson resident, spoke on the homeless issues he came across here in Jackson.
Mark Oliveria, Jackson resident, spoke on the homeless and see's new people every day. He feels we are enabling them and feels we should harass them out of town.
On that note, Mayor Stimpson closed Public Comment and ended the Council meeting.
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9. REGULAR MEETING ADJOURNMENT.
Mayor Stimpson adjourned the regular meeting at 9:22 p.m.
10. CLOSED MEETING ADJOURNMENT.
Closed session adjourned at 10:00 pm.
ATTEST:
John dear
John Georgette, City Clerk Date Approved