Mt. Shasta City Council Regular Meeting Minutes
Monday, September 12, 2022; 5:30 p.m.
City Park Upper Lodge 1315 Nixon Road, Mt. Shasta
Meeting allowed for virtual attendance via ZOOM
Approved as Submitted September 26, 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 Flag Salute: At the hour of 5:30 p.m. Mayor Collings called the meeting to order and led the audience in the flag salute.
2. Roll Call:
Council Members Present: Redmond, Clure, Stackfleth, Collings Council Members Absent: Stearns
3. Special Presentations: None
4. Public Comment:
John Dell’Amico – Comments regarding traffic citation.
5. Council and Staff Comments:
Todd Juhasz, City Manager – Review of meeting with One Shasta, comments regarding potential future annexation. Comments regarding building fees, receivership process and status, various vacant and neglected properties. Review of police and fire consolidation study progress. Comments regarding active transportation grant funding.
Tessa Clure, Mayor Pro Tem – Comments about recent League of California Cities conference.
John Stackfleth, Councilmember – Comments regarding water master plan, future rate increases, various projects.
Todd Juhasz, City Manager – Comments regarding future well property acquisition.
John Stackfleth, Councilmember – Comments on Assembly Bill 1951 and other legislation.
Robert Gibson, Chief of Police – Update on officers working on Mill and Mountain fires, award of grant for vehicle or vehicle repair.
6. Committee Updates:
a) Downtown Enhancement Advisory Committee
b) Library Tax Advisory Committee
c) Beautification Committee
d) Active Transportation Committee
Todd Juhasz, City Manager – Comments regarding meeting cancellation.
CITY COUNCIL BUSINESS
City of Mt. Shasta Regular City Council Meeting Minutes Monday, September 12, 2022
7. 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: August 22, 2022, Regular City Council Meeting; August 24 Special City Council Meeting
b. Approval of Disbursements: Accounts Payable; 8/23, 8/30, and 9/6 2022; Total Gross Payroll and Taxes: For Period Ending 8/21/2022
c. Police Department Report: August 2022
d. AB 1951 Letter of Opposition
e. Approval of Agreement Between the County of Siskiyou and the City of Mount Shasta for Joint Participation in the Permanent Local Housing Allocation Funding Program, Resolution CCCR-22- 28 MOTION TO APPROVE: Stackfleth
SECOND: Redmond
AYES: Redmond, Clure, Stackfleth, Collings
NOES: None
ABSENT: Stearns
ABSTAIN: None
8. Discussion and Possible Action: Presentation on an Enhanced Infrastructure Financing District Todd Juhasz, City Manager – Introduction of the item.
Clarifying questions from Council.
Joe Dieguez, Kosmont Companies – Presentation on Enhanced Infrastructure Financing District feasibility analysis summary. Overview of tax increment financing, types of projects that can be funded, EIFD fundamentals, study area, potential areas of infrastructure improvement, public private partnerships.
Clarifying questions from Council, Council and staff discussion.
Tonya Dowse, Economic Development Council – Comments in support of the Council and the City.
Quintin Gaddy, Economic Development Council – Comments encouraging Council to be cognizant of future needs of the City.
Discussion.
COUNCIL ACTION: Direct staff to pursue the EIFD concept with the County.
MOTION: Stackfleth
SECOND: Redmond
AYES: Redmond, Clure, Stackfleth, Collings
NOES: None
ABSENT: Stearns
ABSTAIN: None
9. Reports Re: Outside Meetings: None
10. Future Agenda Items (Appearing on the agenda within 60-90 days):
COUNCIL ACTION: Reviewed items a through h.
a. Acceptance of 2022 Volunteer Fire Capacity Grant – 9/27/2022 b. Council Goals Workshop – 10/17/2022
c. Short-Term Rental Ordinance – TBD
d. Discussion and Possible Action: Affordable Housing Ordinance – TBD City of Mt. Shasta Regular City Council Meeting Minutes Monday, September 12, 2022
e. Approval of RFP to seek company specializing in tax-sharing agreements – TBD f. Resolution Approving Annexation of Various Properties – TBD Future Agenda Items Over 90 Days:
g. General Plan Workshops
h. Discussion and Possible Action: Review of Chapter 13.95 Extraction and Exportation of Groundwater from the City of Mt. Shasta
11. Adjourn: There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 6:46 p.m.
Respectfully Submitted By: Kathryn M. Joyce, Administrative Assistant/Deputy City Clerk