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CALL TO ORDER
LIVE OAK
CITY COUNCIL
MINUTES
SEPTEMBER 6, 2023
6:00 PM
MEETING LOCATION
LIVE OAK COUNCIL CHAMBERS
9955 LIVE OAK BOULEVARD
LIVE OAK, CALIFORNIA 95953
LIVE OAK CllY COUNCIL MINUTES-SEPTEMBER 6, 2023
MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL
BOB WOTEN, MAYOR
JERAMY CHAPDELAINE, VICE MAYOR
lAKHVIR GHAG, COUNCILMEMBER
ASHLEY HERNANDEZ, COUNCILMEMBER
NANCY SANTANA, COUNCILMEMBER
AARON PALMER,
CITY MANAGER
NICOLE ROSSER,
CITY ATTORNEY
M eeting called to order by Mayor Woten at Live Oak City Council Chambers, 9955 Live Oak Boulevard, Live Oak, CA at 6:02 pm.
ROLL CALL
Present: Councilmembers Hernandez, Ghag, Vice Mayor Chapdelaine, and Mayor Woten
Absent: Councilmember Santana
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND INVOCATION
Councilmember Hernandez led the Pledge of Allegiance. Vice Mayor Chapdelaine delivered the invocation.
CORRECTIONS AND/OR CHANGES TO THE AGENDA BY CITY MANAGER ONLY There were no corrections and/or changes to the agenda.
PRESENTATIONS AND RECOGNITIONS
PUBLIC COMMENT
The following member of the public submitted a written public comment: Dale Carlson.
CONSENT ITEMS
Consent Calendar is passed by one motion with exceptions and separate votes as noted.
MOTION:
VOTE:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF ITEM 2 WHICH WAS PULLED FOR FURTHER DISCUSSION.
(MOTION: GHAGj SECOND: CHAPDELAINE)
MOTION PASSED 4-0-1
COUNCILMEMBERS HERNANDEZ, GHAG, VICE MAYOR CHAPDELAINE, AND MAYOR WOTEN NONE
COUNCILMEMBER SANTANA
1. 2.
City Council Meeting Minutes
Clarissa Menchaca, City Clerk
LIVE OAK CITY COUNCIL MINUTES - SEPTEMBER 6, 2023
Council action: August 16, 2023, City Council Regular Meeting minutes approved.
City Projects Update
Ron Walker, Public Works Director
This item was removed from the Consent Agenda for further discussion at the request of Councilmember Ghag.
BUSINESS ITEMS
3. Write-off of Past Due Water and Sewer Accounts Collections James Ramsey, Finance Director
James Ramsey, Finance Director, provided a report for the Council.
Public Comment was opened and closed without any speakers.
MOTION:
VOTE:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ADOPT RESOLUTION.
(MOTION: GHAGj SECOND: HERNANDEZ)
MOTION PASSED 4-0-1
COUNCILMEMBERS HERNANDEZ, GHAG, VICE MAYOR CHAPDELAINE, AND MAYOR WOTEN NONE
COUNCILMEMBER SANTANA
Reference Resolution No. 20-2023.
4. Submittal of a Financial Assistance Application and Designation of Authorized Representative for Rehabilitation of P Street Sewage Lift Station
Ron Walker, Public Works Director
Aaron Palmer, City Manager, provided a report for the Council.
Ron Walker, Public Works Director, and Neal Colwell, KSN, addressed questions from the Council.
Public Comment was opened and closed without any speakers.
MOTION:
VOTE:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ADOPT RESOLUTION MAKING THE FINDINGS AND DETERMINATIONS AUTHORIZING THE CITY
MANAGER OR DESIGN EE TO FILE, PROVIDE ASSURANCES AND REPRESENT THE CITY IN A FINANCIAL
ASSISTANCE APPLICATION FOR REHABILITATION OF P STREET SEWAGE LIFT STATION WITH THE CALIFORNIA STATE WATER RESOURCES CONTROL BOARD.
(MOTION: HERNANDEZ; SECOND: GHAG)
MOTION PASSED 4-0-1
COUNCILMEMBERS HERNANDEZ, GHAG, VICE MAYOR CHAPDELAINE, AND MAYOR WOTEN NONE
COUNCILMEMBER SANTANA
Reference Resolution No. 21-2023.
5. LIVE OAK CITY COUNCIL MINUTES- SEPTEMBER 6, 2023
Creation of an Ad Hoc Committee to Review the City's Business Grant Applications Aaron Palmer, City Manager
Aaron Palmer, City Manager, provided a report for the Council.
Public Comment was opened and closed without any speakers.
MOTION:
VOTE:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
APPROVE THE MAYOR'S CREATION OF AN AD HOC COMMITTEE AND THE APPOINTMENT OF ASHLEY HERNANDEZ AND JERAMY CHAPDELAINE TO THAT COMMITTEE.
(MOTION: CHAPDELAINE; SECOND: HERNANDEZ)
MOTION PASSED 4-0-1
COUNCILMEMBERS HERNANDEZ, GHAG, VICE MAYOR CHAPDELAINE, AND MAYOR WOTEN NONE
COUNCILMEMBER SANTANA
ITEMS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA FOR COUNCIL CONSIDERATION AND ACTION
2. City Projects Update
Ron Walker, Public Works Director
Ron Walker, Public Works Director, and James Ramsey, Finance Director, addressed questions from the Council.
MOTION: RECEIVE AND FILE.
(MOTION: GHAG; SECOND: HERNANDEZ)
VOTE: MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY
UPDATES AND ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY AND CITY MANAGER Aaron Palmer, City Manager, announced the Live Oak Festival is scheduled for Saturday, September 9, 2023.
COUNCILMEMBER COMMENTS
Councilmember Ghag touched on his crops and farms.
Vice Mayor Chapdelaine highlighted the upcoming events: the Live Oak Festival and the Evening in the Forest in Colusa which benefits Shady Creek.
Mayor Woten touched on the Live Oak Festival.
ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Woten adjourned the meeting at 6:34 pm.