CITY OF NEVADA CITY
ACTION MINUTES
REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF SEPTEMBER 25, 2024
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REGULAR MEETING -6:30 PM - Call to Order
NISENAN TRIBE RECOGNITION
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE:
Roll Call: Present: Mayor Petersen, Vice Mayor Kline, Councilmembers Fernàndez, Fleming and Ceci
ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA:
Action: Motion by Fleming, seconded by Fernandez to adopt the Agenda for the September 25, 2024 meeting
(Approved 5-0) Petersen, Kline, Fernàndez, Fleming and Ceci Item #7 Pulled to be voted on as a separate item
PRESENTATIONS
Presentation: Microenterprise Home Kitchen Operations (МЕНКО) Amy Irani, Director of Environmental Health, County of Nevada Notification: Council, Commission, Committee, and Community Workshops October 2024 PUBLIC COMMENT (Per Government Code Section 54954.3)
Please refer to the meeting video on the City's website at www.nevadacityca.gov.
CONSENT ITEMS:
1. Action Minutes September 11, 2024, Regular Meeting
Recommended Action: Review and approve the minutes
2. Fire Activity Report - August 2024
Recommended Action: Receive and file the report
1 3. Office of Emergency Services / Wildfire Prevention and Mitigation Activities Report - August 2024
Recommended Action: Receive and file the report
Action: Motion by Kline, seconded by Ceci to approve consent Items 1-3 (Approved 5-0) Petersen, Kline, Fernàndez, Fleming and Ceci
BUSINESS
4. Consideration of 1) Resolution 2024-34: A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Nevada City, California Modifying the Membership of the Nevada City Fire Safety Advisory Committee; and 2) Public Notice of Vacancy on the Fire Safety Advisory Committee and Directing the Solicitation of Applicants for the Vacancy
Recommended Action: Adopt the resolution and receive and file the notice Action: Motion by Fernàndez, seconded by Kline to approve Resolution 2024-34 Modifying the Membership of the Nevada City Fire Safety Advisory Committee; and 2) Public Notice of Vacancy on the Fire Safety Advisory Committee and Directing the Solicitation of Applicants for the Vacancy (Approved 5-0) Petersen, Kline, Fernàndez, Fleming, and Ceci
5. Consideration of Approving a Contract with the California Heritage: Indigenous Research Project (CHIRP) for Fuel Clearing Along Roadways and Evacuation Routes Recommended Action: Approve the contract
Action: Motion by Kline, seconded by Ceci to approve a Contract with the California Heritage:
Indigenous Research Project (CHIRP) for Fuel Clearing Along Roadways and Evacuation Routes (Approved 5-0) Petersen, Kline, Fernandez, Fleming, and Ceci
6. Consideration of the Purchase of a New Ford F-350 Truck from Elk Grove Ford in an Amount Not- To-Exceed $89,244 for the City's Fire Fuels Mitigation Crew Recommended Action: Approve the purchase
Action: Motion by Ceci, seconded by Fleming to approve the Purchase of a New Ford F-350 Truck from Elk Grove Ford in an Amount Not-To-Exceed $89,244 for the City's Fire Fuels Mitigation Crew (Approved 5-0) Petersen, Kline, Fernàndez, Fleming, and Ceci
7. Consideration of 1) A Report from the Consensus Building Institute (CBI) of Findings Associated with the Beginnings of a Community Conversation on the Topic of Islamophobia, Antisemitism, and the Role of Local Government in Providing a Safe and Peaceful Community in Consideration of the On-Going Human Tragedy in Israel and Palestine; and 2) Resolution 2024-33: A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Nevada City, California Calling for a Ceasefire and an End to Violence Between Palestine and Israel
Recommended Action: Receive the presentation and adopt the resolution Action: Motion by Ceci, seconded by Fleming to approve the Purchase of a New Ford F-350 Truck from Elk Grove Ford in an Amount Not-To-Exceed $89,244 for the City's Fire Fuels Mitigation Crew (Approved 4-0) Petersen, Kline, Fernandez, and Ceci
Abstain: Councilmember Fleming
CITY MANAGER AND COUNCILMEMBER REPORTS: Verbal report provided ADJOURNMENT: 9:48 PM
Action Motion by Fernàndez, seconded by Fleming to adjourn the meeting. (Approved 5-0) Petersen, Kline, Fernàndez, Fleming, and Ceci 2 AYES: PETERSEN, KLINE, FERNÂNDEZ, FLEMING, CECI
NOES:
ABSTAIN:
ABSENT:
Gary Petersen, Mayor
ATTEST:
Gabrielle-Christakes, Deputy City Clerk