Mt. Shasta City Council Regular Meeting Minutes
January 10, 2022
Please note that this meeting was held to allow Council Members, Staff, and the public to participate via ZOOM, pursuant to the Governor’s Executive Order N-29-20.
Approved as Submitted February 14, 2022
“Our mission is to maintain the character of our “small town” community while striking an appropriate balance between economic development and preservation of our quality of life. We help create a dynamic and vital City by providing quality, cost-effective municipal services and by forming partnerships with residents and organizations in the constant pursuit of excellence.”
STANDING AGENDA ITEMS
1. Call to Order and Roll Call: At the hour of 5:30 p.m. Mayor Jeffrey Collings called the meeting to order.
Council Members Present: Redmond, Stearns, Stackfleth, Clure, Collings Council Members Absent: None
2. Public Comment:
Betty Kreeger – Comments regarding smoking in Parker Plaza, smoking ordinance violations.
Johanna Altorfer – Comments regarding spring clean-up event, Proposition 19.
3. Council and Staff Comments:
Todd Juhasz, City Manager – Appointment of Robert Gibson as Chief of Police, upcoming Fire Chief interviews.
Comments regarding meeting with Kosmont Company. Comments regarding City Hall closure, hybrid Council meetings in the future.
John Stackfleth, Councilmember – Comments regarding future agenda items.
Teresa Spade, City Planner – General Plan update, options and suggestions for grant funding, updates needed.
Clarifying questions from Council.
Tim Stearns, Councilmember – Comments about community involvement and the General Plan, future agenda items, suggested follow-up workshop to discuss Council priorities.
Discussion regarding suggested projects and priorities.
Todd Juhasz, City Manager – Update on hiring of Public Works Director.
CITY COUNCIL BUSINESS
4. Consent Agenda:
COUNCIL ACTION: Approved the following Consent Agenda items. All Resolutions and Ordinances on this agenda, or added hereto, shall be introduced or adopted, as applicable, by title only, and the full reading thereof is hereby waived.
a. Approval of Minutes: December 13, 2021 Regular City Council Meeting, December 22, 2021 Special City Council Meeting
b. Approval of Disbursements: Accounts Payable 12/20 and 12/30/2022; Total Gross Payroll and Taxes: For Period Ending 12/12/2022.
c. Police Department Monthly Report – December 2021
d. Resolution CCR-22-01, Permitting Teleconferencing of City Council Meetings e. Resolution CCR-22-02, Authorizing the Application for the Permanent Local Housing Allocation Program Non-Entitlement Local Government Competitive
MOTION TO APPROVE: Stackfleth
City of Mt. Shasta Regular City Council Meeting Minutes Monday, January 10, 2022
SECOND: Stearns
AYES: Redmond, Stackfleth, Stearns, Clure, Collings
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
5. Discussion and Possible Action: Potential Reorganization of Fire Department and Police Department Consolidation Among Local Cities
Todd Juhasz, City Manager – Review of the Council desire to consolidate police and fire services with other south County cities; suggestion to hire a firm that specializes in consolidation to study feasibility.
Clarifying questions from Council.
No public comment.
Council discussion.
COUNCIL ACTION: Direct and authorize staff to prepare a Request for Proposals and bring it back to the City Council for consideration.
MOTION TO APPROVE: Stearns
SECOND: Stackfleth
AYES: Redmond, Stackfleth, Stearns, Clure, Collings
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
6. Discussion and Possible Action: City Councilmember Liaisons to Citizen Advisory Committees Todd Juhasz, City Manager – Review of item, staff report. History of City Councilmember liaisons, change to protocols.
John Kenny, City Attorney – Review of change to protocols in 2018.
No public comment.
Council and staff discussion.
COUNCIL ACTION: Direct staff to move forward with the expressed intentions of the City Manager; to have staff appointed to Committees with reporting to City Council on the agenda.
7. Discussion and Possible Action: Wayfinding Signage
Teresa Spade, City Planner – Review of item, existing signage, priorities of wayfinding.
Johanna Altorfer – Proposed vision, personal revitalization plan. Billboard suggestion, recommended location.
Council discussion.
COUNCIL ACTION: Direct staff to move forward to find grant funding for signage.
MOTION TO APPROVE: Clure
SECOND: Stearns
AYES: Redmond, Stackfleth, Stearns, Clure, Collings
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
8. Future Agenda Items (Appearing on the agenda within 60-90 days):
COUNCIL ACTION: Reviewed Items a through h. Items added to future agendas: Mid-year budget review, hybrid meeting contract approval, plan for library construction/sales tax, stormwater prop 218 staff report. a. Public Hearing: Short-Term Rental Moratorium – 1/24/2022 b. Shadow Mountain Trailer Park and Lake Siskiyou Mutual Water Company Sewer Connections – TBD c. General Plan Workshops – TBD
d. Presentation from Lance Holman, Holman Capital Corporation – TBD e. Discussion and Possible Action: Annexation of the Orchard and Crystal Geyser Properties – TBD City of Mt. Shasta Regular City Council Meeting Minutes Monday, January 10, 2022
f. Discussion and Possible Action: Review of Chapter 13.95 Extraction and Exportation of Groundwater from the City of Mt. Shasta - TBD
g. Consideration of easement for trailhead proposed by Mt. Shasta Trail Association - TBD h. Discussion and possible action related to a solar storage project - TBD
9. Future Agenda Items (Appearing on the agenda within 60-90 days):
COUNCIL ACTION: Reviewed Items a through h.
a. Public Hearing: Short-Term Rental Moratorium – 1/24/2022 b. Shadow Mountain Trailer Park and Lake Siskiyou Mutual Water Company Sewer Connections – TBD c. General Plan Workshops – TBD
d. Presentation from Lance Holman, Holman Capital Corporation – TBD e. Discussion and Possible Action: Annexation of the Orchard and Crystal Geyser Properties – TBD f. Discussion and Possible Action: Review of Chapter 13.95 Extraction and Exportation of Groundwater from the City of Mt. Shasta - TBD
g. Consideration of easement for trailhead proposed by Mt. Shasta Trail Association - TBD h. Discussion and possible action related to a solar storage project – TBD
9. Adjourn: There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 7:35 p.m.
Respectfully Submitted By: Kathryn M. Joyce, Administrative Assistant/Deputy City Clerk