1 City of South Lake Tahoe
City Council
Meeting Minutes
Tuesday, January 18, 2022 at 5:30 PM
City Hall - Council Chambers - 1901 Lisa Maloff Way, South Lake Tahoe ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Councilmember Bass participated via ZOOM from the following location: 700 Ute Ave, Aspen Alps Condo Conference Room, Aspen, CO,
a location accessible to the public.
City Council
Devin Middlebrook, Mayor
Cristi Creegan, Mayor Pro Tem
Cody Bass, Councilmember
John Friedrich, Councilmember
Tamara Wallace, Councilmember
Mission of the City Council
The City Council exists to represent the public
interest, to oversee the City's operations and to
plan for the City's future.
NOTE: The Meeting Minutes represent actions taken during the meeting of the City Council. Complete Council members discussions on Regular Session meeting items can be viewed in archived video recordings on the City’s website at http://www.cityofslt.us Public submittals on items are retained in the administrative record and can be viewed in the City Clerk’s repository at http://www.cityofslt.us
Call to Order/Pledge of Allegiance
At 5:30 p.m. Mayor Middlebrook called the meeting to order. Middlebrook then led the pledge of allegiance to the flag.
Roll Call
Present were Mayor Middlebrook, Councilmembers Bass, Creegan, Friedrich and Wallace.
Also present were City Manager Irvin, City Attorney Stroud and City Clerk Blankenship.
Closed Session Report
No reportable action.
Public Communications
Public Comment was heard from the following person:
1. Scott Robbins – public housing
Written Comment was received from the following people:
2. Libertymail – City redaction policy
3. Annie Alowa – Heidi Hill-Drum
4. Barney G – cell phone
5. Barney J & C - recall
6. Evan Bevan – City Clerk
7. Ambrose Bierce – city corruption
8. Rob Bilott - over tourism
9. Nellie Bly – Cristi Creegan
2 10. Jim Bohlen - Diana Madson
11. James Bramston – City Clerk
12. Edwin Bustillos – Devin Middlebrook
13. Oscar Cesare – city corruption
14. Julius Chambers – Tamara Wallace
15. Olivia Clemens – Devin Middlebrook
16. Saundra Edwards *2 comments received – Tamara Wallace/Bijou Park
17. Danny Elfman – Tamara Wallace
18. Paul Geske – City Clerk
19. Stella Gibbons – Steve Teshara
20. Collin Glass – cell towers
21. Stephen Hart – Jason Collin
22. Patrick Henry – cell phones
23. Polly Higgins – Heidi Hill-Drum
24. Gardiner Hubbard – city corruption
25. Lionel Hutz – City Attorney
26. Mike Judge – Tahoe Prosperity Center
27. Udo Keppler – city corruption
28. Thomas Lawrence – Tahoe Prosperity Center
29. James Lowell – Tamara Wallace
30. George Marsh – City Manager
31. Phillip McGraw – cell towers
32. A.E. Neuman – satirical criticism
33. Dorothy Parker - City Manager
34. Wally Pinniped – Tamara Wallace
35. Lewis Powell – recall
36. Harper Puck – Devin Middlebrook
37. Kili Rahbeck – snow removal
38. Jacob Riis *2 comments received – city corruption/Tahoe Chamber
39. Charles Russell – Jason Collin
40. George Shaw – Lew Feldman
41. Sarah Shelton - recall
42. David Sive – cell towers
43. Mark Sullivan - recall
44. Jonathan Swift * 2 comments received-Cristi Creegan
45. Edgar Wayburn – COVID-19
46. Dennis Weaver – Tamara Wallace
47. Paul Weitz *2 comments received – Jamie Orr/Tamara Wallace
48. Lincoln Steffens – city corruption
49. Joseph Story *2 comments received
50. Gustavus Meyers - pandemic/cell towers
51. Chris Zing – Paula Peterson
52. James Gruss – cell towers
City Commission Reports
None.
Presentations
1. South Tahoe Chamber of Commerce
Action: City Council received a Sustainability and Transportation presentation from Bruce Grego and Duane Wallace of the South Tahoe Chamber of Commerce.
Note: Written material distributed by presenters.
3 Public Comment was heard from the following people:
1. Ed Mosur
2. Tom Davis
3. Steve Teshara, Tahoe Chamber
4. Dreu Murin
Consent Agenda
Action: Moved/Seconded: Wallace/Creegan
Yes: Bass, Creegan, Friedrich, Middlebrook and Wallace
Note: Councilmembers Creegan and Friedrich recused themselves from Item 3 due to property interest in the area and Councilmember Bass recused himself from Item 6 due to property interest in the area.
Action: Passed Consent Agenda with noted recusals.
2. City Council Meeting Minutes
Action: Passed Motion 2022-088 approving the January 4, 2022 Regular City Council meeting minutes.
3 Ordinance - Bijou/Al Tahoe Community Plan Amendments to allow additional height up to 42 feet, with no minimum cross slope or roof pitch requirement for public and quasi-public facilities located in the 56-acres project area (Second Reading) Action: 1) Passed Motion 2022-009 finding that the Bijou/Al Tahoe Community Plans Initial Study/Negative Declaration/Initial Environmental Checklist adequately addresses the potential environmental impacts of the proposed ordinance and that no further environmental analysis is required to comply with the California Environmental Quality Act, 2) Passed Ordinance 2022-1159 amending the Bijou/Al Tahoe Community Plan.
Written Public Comment was received from the following people:
1. Saundra Edwards
2. John Powell
3. Edwin Bustillos
4. Granville Fortescue
5. Will Irwin
6. Richard Smothers
7. Paul Thorpe
8. John Turner
9. XX
10. Susan Griffin * 2 comments received
11. Grace Thorpe
12. Brent Wisner
4. California Natural Resources Agency Grant For Barton Avenue and 2nd Street Drainage Project
Action: Passed Resolution 2022-006 accepting and appropriating $1,289,822 in California Natural Resources Agency grant funding, and appropriating $122,222 from General Fund Grant Match SetAside Reserve and $61,521 from General Fund Undesignated Excess Reserve for the Barton Avenue & 2nd Street Drainage Project.
5. Airport Rates & Charges Study
Action: Passed Motion 2022-10 authorizing the City Manager to execute a contract amendment C-007-2022 with Jviation, a Woolpert Company to complete an airport rates and charges study in the amount of $58,813.
Public Comment was heard from the following person:
1. Ed Mosur
4 6. Annual Accountability Report for Fiscal Year 2021/22 for the Bijou Area Erosion Control Project, Community Facilities District (CFD2014-1)
Action: Received and Filed Report.
7. Purchase Authorization for Information Technology Secure Backup, Data Protection and Cybersecurity Enhancement Device
Action: Passed Resolution 2022-007 authorizing the purchase of a Rubrik R6404S, supportive hardware, and 3 years of support contract C-022-2022 in the amount of $54,991.33 from Cadence Team Inc, Yuba City CA through the California Multiple Award Schedules (CMAS) Contract # 3-20- 70-3296E.
Regular-Unfinished Business
8. Citizen Appointments to Commissions and Boards
Action: Moved/Seconded: Wallace/Friedrich
Yes: Bass, Creegan, Friedrich, Middlebrook and Wallace
Action: Passed Motion 2022-011 appointing 2-year terms as follows: Arts, Culture, and Tourism Commission, Brian Yerian and Scott Forest with Tony Lyle as the non-voting representative; Police Advisory Commission, Claudia Anderson and Justin Zunino; Planning Commission, Gavin Feiger and Keith Roberts; Parks & Recreation Commission, Jerry Bindel, David Gregorich, Aricela Ramos, and Margie Kovarik-Maxhimer (limited term 2/2023); Building Board of Appeals, Frank Sylvester; and, directing staff to re-solicitate for vacant seats.
9. Ordinance Amending Chapter 6.85 (Residential Development and Design Standards) of the South Lake Tahoe City Code to Establish Requirements for Movable Tiny Homes (First Reading)
Action: Moved/Seconded: Friedrich/Wallace
Yes: Bass, Creegan, Friedrich, Middlebrook and Wallace
Substitute Motion: Pass a Motion for staff to bring back the Ordinance (first reading) for Movable Tiny Homes with the following changes: discretionary review for all multifamily projects and zero clearance eave requirement.
Action: Passed Motion 2022-012.
Public Comment was heard from the following people:
1. Vivian Gonterman
2. Ed Mosur
3. John Messina
4. Frank Sylvester
5. Chase Janvrin, Tahoe Prosperity Center
6. Brandi Brown
Written Comment was received from the following organizations:
7. Barton Hospital
8. Tahoe Home Connection
10. Update Regarding Negotiations Associated with the Potential Contribution of up to $5 million for Affordable Housing Project at Ski Run Blvd. and Pioneer Trail Action: Received staff report.
11. Consider Implementation of Campaign Contribution Limits Action: Moved/Seconded: Wallace/Creegan
Yes: Bass, Creegan, Friedrich, Middlebrook and Wallace
Action: Passed Motion 2022-013 accepting the State default campaign contribution limit.
Public Comment was heard from the following people:
1. Ed Mosur
2. Steve Teshara, Tahoe Chamber
5 12. Construction Contract Award & Grant Acceptance - Lake Tahoe Boulevard Class I Bicycle Trail
Note: City Clerk noted that the first dollar amount in the suggested action on the Agenda was missing a zero. ($744,000)
Action: Moved/Seconded: Wallace/Creegan
Yes: Bass, Creegan, Friedrich, Middlebrook and Wallace
Action: (1) Passed Resolution 2022-008 accepting and appropriating Active Transportation Program (ATP) funding in the amount of $744,000 Highway Infrastructure Program (HIP) funding in the amount of $756,000, Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality (CMAQ) funding in the amount of $268,775, and Surface Transportation Block Grant (STBG) in the amount of $1,473,000, and appropriating Undesignated General Fund Excess Reserves in the amount of $1,009,031; and (2) Passed Motion 2022-014 authorizing and directing the Mayor to execute a contract C-008-2022 with Sierra Nevada Construction, Inc. for construction of the Lake Tahoe Boulevard Class I Bicycle Trail Project in the amount of $4,634,007.00, and 7.5% contingency in the amount of $347,550.00.
Public Comment was heard from the following people:
1. Ed Mosur
2. Gavin Feiger, Bicycle Advisory Committee
3. Steve Teshara, Tahoe Chamber
4. Chase Janvrin, Tahoe Prosperity Center
5. Scott Robertson
Note: Councilmembers Creegan and Friedrich recused themselves from Items 13 and 14 due to property interest in the area and were absent for the remainder of the meeting.
Regular-New Business
13. 56 Acres Master Plan
Note: Director of Development Services Roverud recused herself from this item due to a financial interest in the last 12 months and left the meeting.
Note: Staff distributed written material.
Action: Moved/Seconded: Wallace/Middlebrook
Yes: Bass, Middlebrook and Wallace
Recused (absent): Creegan and Friedrich
Action: Passed Resolution 2022-010 adopting the 56-Acres Master Plan and Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration (IS/MND) and finding that the IS/MND adequately addresses the potential environmental impacts of the proposed project and that no further environmental analysis is required to comply with the California Environmental Quality Act.
Public Comment was heard from the following people
1. David Gregorich, Parks & Recreation Commission
2. Kim DeYoung
Written Comment was received from the following people:
3. Edwin Bustillos
4. Granville Fortescue
5. Will Irwin
6. Richard Smothers
7. Paul Thorpe
8. John Turner
9. XX
10. Susan Griffin * 2 comments received
11. Saundra Edwards
12. Grace Thorpe
13. Brent Wisner
6 14. Agreement and Ground Lease with El Dorado County for Development, Operation, and Maintenance of the 56-Acre Property
Note: Director of Development Services Roverud recused herself from this item due to a financial interest in the last 12 months and left the meeting.
Action: Moved/Seconded: Wallace/Middlebrook
Yes: Bass, Middlebrook and Wallace
Recused (absent): Creegan and Friedrich
Action: Passed a Resolution 2022-009 Authorizing and Directing the Mayor to Execute Agreement and Ground Lease C-009-2022 with El Dorado County for the Development, Operation, and Maintenance of the 56-Acre Property.
Written Comment was received from the following people:
1. Edwin Bustillos
2. Granville Fortescue
3. Will Irwin
4. Richard Smothers
5. Paul Thorpe
6. John Turner
7. XX
8. Susan Griffin * 2 comments received
11. Grace Thorpe
12. Brent Wisner
13. Saundra Edwards
Agenda Planning Calendar
15. Agenda Planning Calendar
Action: Received.
Updates and Announcements (City Attorney, City Clerk, City Manager) City Clerk:
1. Next Council meeting February 1, 2022, at 9 a.m.
2. COVID rapid test available at covidtests.gov
Councilmember Reports and Comments - Assignments to Boards, Committees, and Commissions Mayor Middlebrook for Mayor Pro Tem Creegan:
1. County Behavioral Health meeting
Adjournment
At 9:15 p.m. Mayor Middlebrook adjourned the meeting.
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Devin Middlebrook, Mayor Date
Attest:
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Susan Blankenship, City Clerk
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