Mt. Shasta City Council Regular Meeting Minutes
February 28, 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 March 28, 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 5:34 p.m. Mayor Jeffrey Collings called the meeting to order.
Council Members Present: Redmond, Stearns, Stackfleth, Clure, Collings Council Members Absent: None
2. Special Presentations:
a. Jeff Knowles, ALTA Planning Design – Presentation of the Walk Bike Ride Mt. Shasta mobility plan process, data collection, community engagement, draft recommendations, and process moving forward.
Clarifying questions from Council.
3. Public Comment:
No public comment.
4. Council and Staff Comments:
Todd Juhasz, City Manager – Update on Stormwater Request for Proposals, possible future housing proposal, discussions with developer.
Tim Stearns, Councilmember – Comments regarding representation by the City on the Collier Interpretive Center Board. Councilmember Stackfleth volunteered for the position.
5. Committee Updates:
a) Downtown Enhancement Advisory Committee
b) Library Tax Advisory Committee
c) Beautification Committee
d) Active Transportation Committee
Todd Juhasz, City Manager – Brief report on committee actions.
Tim Stearns, Councilmember – Comments regarding bike rack funding from the Siskiyou Association of Realtors.
CITY COUNCIL BUSINESS
6. 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: February 14, 2022 Regular and Special City Council Meetings City of Mt. Shasta Regular City Council Meeting Minutes Monday, February 28, 2022
b. Approval of Disbursements: Accounts Payable 2/9/2022; Total Gross Payroll and Taxes: For Period Ending 2/6/2022
c. Monthly Investment Report January 2022
d. Recommendation of Award for the Pine Street Area Water System Improvement Project e. Housing Element Request for Proposals
f. Authorizing Submittal of a Regional Application for which the Siskiyou County Integrated Solid Waste Management Regional Agency is Eligible; Resolution CCR-22-04 MOTION TO APPROVE: Stearns
SECOND: Redmond
AYES: Redmond, Stackfleth, Stearns, Clure, Collings
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
7. 2021-2022 Mid-Year Budget Review and Revisions
Muriel Howarth Terrell, Finance Director – Review of the mid-year budget report and budget revisions.
Clarifying questions from Council.
No public comment.
COUNCIL ACTION: Adopt Resolution CCR-22-05, A Resolution of the City of Mt. Shasta Adopting a Revised Operating Budget for Fiscal Year 2021-2022
MOTION TO APPROVE: Stackfleth
SECOND: Stearns
AYES: Redmond, Stackfleth, Stearns, Clure, Collings
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
8. Request For Proposals for Study of Regional/Area Safety Service Consolidation Todd Juhasz, City Manager – Review of the proposed Request for Proposals, feasibility of consolidation of police and fire with South County cities.
Clarifying questions from Council.
Peggy Risch – Concern about negative impacts on response times, allocation of City’s funds on study.
COUNCIL ACTION: Approve RFP as set forth in the document presented.
MOTION TO APPROVE: Stearns
SECOND: Redmond
AYES: Redmond, Stackfleth, Stearns, Clure, Collings
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
9. First Reading of Ordinance CCO-22-XX, Vacant and Distressed Buildings AND/OR Receivership Program Todd Juhasz, City Manager – Review of proposed Ordinance, purpose and process of alleviating vacant and distressed properties. Review of requirements, fine schedule.
No public comment.
COUNCIL ACTION: Approve the first reading of the Ordinance of the City of Mt. Shasta Adding Chapter 7.70 to the Municipal Code Regulating Abandoned and Distressed Real Property by title only, and moving it to a second reading.
MOTION TO APPROVE: Redmond
SECOND: Clure
AYES: Redmond, Stackfleth, Stearns, Clure, Collings
NOES: None
City of Mt. Shasta Regular City Council Meeting Minutes Monday, February 28, 2022
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
10. Future Agenda Items (Appearing on the agenda within 60-90 days):
COUNCIL ACTION: Reviewed Items a through n. Items added to future agendas: Address concerns presented in the letter from the Beautification Committee.
a. Discussion and possible action related to a solar storage project – 3/14/2022 b. Public Hearing: Extension of Urgency Ordinance CCO-22-01, Short Term Rental Moratorium – 3/14/2022
c. Public Hearing: Electric Vehicle Charging Station Ordinance – 3/14/2022 d. Adoption of Police Department Policy and Ordinance Pertaining to Equipment Use – 3/2022 e. City Council/Planning Commission Joint Workshop – 4/19/2022 f. Approval of Automatic Aid Agreement with Weed City Fire Department - TBD g. Approval of Contract with the Humane Society - TBD
h. Electric Vehicle Charging Station Ordinance – TBD
i. Shadow Mountain Trailer Park and Lake Siskiyou Mutual Water Company Sewer Connections – TBD j. General Plan Workshops – TBD
k. Presentation from Lance Holman, Holman Capital Corporation – TBD l. Discussion and Possible Action: Annexation of the Orchard and Crystal Geyser Properties – TBD m. Discussion and Possible Action: Review of Chapter 13.95 Extraction and Exportation of Groundwater from the City of Mt. Shasta - TBD
n. Consideration of easement for trailhead proposed by Mt. Shasta Trail Association - TBD
11. Adjourn: There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 6:38 p.m.
Respectfully Submitted By: Kathryn M. Joyce, Administrative Assistant/Deputy City Clerk