1 City of South Lake Tahoe
City Council
Meeting Agenda
Tuesday, November 15, 2022 at 5:30 PM
City Hall - Council Chambers - 1901 Lisa Maloff Way, South Lake Tahoe 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.
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Call to Order/Pledge of Allegiance
Roll Call
Closed Session Report
Public Communications
This is the public's opportunity to speak on any topic NOT LISTED on this agenda. Comments shall be limited to four (4) minutes. In accordance with the Brown Act, the City Council cannot deliberate or vote on any matter raised under public communications, but may briefly respond to statements made or questions posed. (Government Code Sections 54954.2)
City Commission and Student Advisory Reports
Consent Agenda
Public Comment - This is the public's opportunity to speak on any topic listed on the Consent Agenda. Comments shall be limited to three (3) minutes.
The consent agenda consists of items of a repeating or routine nature considered under a single action. Any Councilmember may have an item on the consent agenda removed and considered separately upon request.
Pass a Motion to adopt the Consent Agenda in one motion except as indicated at each item.
1. Annual Police Advisory Commission Report
Requested Action / Suggested Motions: Receive and File.
Responsible Staff Member: David Stevenson, Chief of Police Item 1 - Executive Summary.pdf
01- STAFF REPORT PAC Annual Report 111522.docx
2. Annual Parks and Recreation Commission Report
Requested Action / Suggested Motions: Receive and File.
Responsible Staff Member: Lauren Thomaselli, Director of Parks & Recreation Item 2 - Executive Summary.pdf
01-Staff Report - Annual Parks & Recreation Commission Report.docx 02-Parks and Rec Annual Report
3 3. Annual Independent Citizens' Oversight Committee (Measure P) Report Requested Action / Suggested Motions: Receive and File.
Responsible Staff Member: Lauren Thomaselli, Director of Parks & Recreation and Olga Tikhomoirova, Director of Finance
Item 3 - Executive Summary.pdf
01-Staff Report - Annual Independent Citizens' Oversight Committee (Measure P) Report.docx
4. Annual Planning Commission and Airport Land Use Commission Report Requested Action / Suggested Motions: Receive and File.
Responsible Staff Member: Anna Kashuba, Associate Planner Item 4 - Executive Summary.pdf
01-Staff Report - Planning Commission and ALUC Annual Report.docx 02-Attachment A.docx
5. Annual Arts Culture and Tourism Commission Report
Requested Action / Suggested Motions: Receive and File.
Responsible Staff Member: Kelly Edwards, Recreation Manager Item 5 - Executive Summary.pdf
01-Staff Report - Annual Arts, Culture & Tourism Commission Report.docx 02-ACT Annual Report
6. Sale of Surplus Property
Requested Action / Suggested Motions: Pass a Resolution declaring certain vehicles and equipment as surplus and directing the sale of vehicles, equipment and other City assets.
Responsible Staff Member: Anush Nejad, Director of Public Works and Phil Harwood, Fleet Supervisor
Item 6 - Executive Summary.pdf
01-Staff Report - Surplus Property Sale.docx
02 - Resolution for Surplus Vehicles.docx
03 - Exhibit A to Reso.docx
7. Purchase of Caterpillar Street Roller for $74,421.07 Requested Action / Suggested Motions: Pass a Motion authorizing and directing the City Manager to execute a purchase order for one Caterpillar three (3) ton Street Roller from the National Auto Fleet Group via Cooperative Purchasing Contract in the amount of $74,421.07 for use in the Streets Division for Street Pavement Repair and Maintenance.
Responsible Staff Members: Anush Nejad, Director of Public Work, and Phil Harwood, Fleet Supervisor
Item 7 - Executive Summary.pdf
01 - Staff Report - Pavement Roller.docx
02 - Holt of California Quote and Agreement.pdf
8. Ordinance Adopting 2022 California Building Standards Code (Second Reading) Requested Action / Suggested Motions: Pass an Ordinance amending South Lake Tahoe City Code, Title 6, Chapter 6.15 Building Regulations, Articles I-IV, by adopting the 2022 California Building Standards Code (California Code of Regulations Title 24), including California Green Building Code, Building Code, Fire Code, and related Construction Codes.
Responsible Staff Members: Ron Beehler, Interim Building Official and Hilary Roverud, Director of Development Services
Item 8 - Executive Summary.pdf
01-Staff Report - Ordinance Building Regulations.docx
4 02-Ordinance
03-Exhibit A to Ordinance
04-Proof of Publication.pdf
9. Acceptance of Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality (CMAQ) funding and Surface Transportation Block Grant (STBG) funding Totaling $146,907 for Lake Tahoe Boulevard Class I Bicycle Trail Requested Action / Suggested Motions: Pass a Resolution accepting and appropriating Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality funding in the amount of $111,688 and Surface Transportation Block Grant funding in the amount of $35,219 and correcting the budget by removing $195,655 in excess Surface Transportation Block Grant funds in the Lake Tahoe Boulevard Class I Bicycle Trail Project account.
Responsible Staff Members: Randy Carlson, Associate Civil Engineer and Anush Nejad, Public Works Director
Item 9 - Executive Summary.pdf
01-Staff Report - Lake Tahoe Boulevard Class 1 Bicycle Trail Project.docx 02-Resolution - Lake Tahoe Boulevard Class 1 Bicycle Trail Project.docx
10. City Salary Table Amendments - Minimum Wage Increase Requested Action / Suggested Motions: Pass Resolution to raise minimum wage for City employees to $15.50, effective January 1, 2023.
Responsible Staff Member: Tom Stuart, Assistant to the City Manager II Item 10 - Executive Summary.pdf
01-Staff Report - City Salary Table Amendments.docx
02-Resolution-City Salary Table Amendments.docx
03-2023 Salary Table (Exh. A to Reso).pdf
11. Grant Applications for Tahoe Metropolitan Planning Organization (TMPO) 2023 Regional Grant Program for Up to Ten Pedestrian, Bike Trail, and Electric Vehicle Charging Projects Requested Action / Suggested Motions: Pass a Resolution Authorizing Submittal of Grant Applications to TMPO for federal fiscal years 2023-24 through 2026-27.
Responsible Staff Member: Anush Nejad, Director of Public Works Item 11 - Executive Summary.pdf
01-Staff Report TMPO Grant.docx
02-Resolution TMPO Grants.docx
Regular-Unfinished Business
12. Increase to Airport Landing Fees
Requested Action / Suggested Motions: Pass a Resolution adopting increased Airport Landing Fees for City Master Schedule of Fees and Charges for City Services 2022-2023.
Responsible Staff Member: John Dickinson, Airport Manager Item 12 - Executive Summary.pdf
01-Staff Report - Airport Landing Fees.docx
02-Resolution - Airport Landing Fees.docx
03-Presentation
13. Energy Goals Update
Requested Action / Suggested Motions: City Council will receive an update on progress towards meeting the City's municipal and community-wide energy goals and is asked to provide direction to 5 staff.
Responsible Staff Member: Sara Letton, Sustainability Coordinator Item 13 - Executive Summary.pdf
01 - Staff Report - Energy Goals Update.docx
14. Resolution of Intent to Award One-Year Electric Franchise to Liberty Utilities Requested Action / Suggested Motions: Pass a Resolution of Intent to Award an Electric Franchise to Liberty Utilities for a Term of One Year.
Responsible Staff Member: Heather Stroud, City Attorney Item 14 - Executive Summary.pdf
01 - Staff Report on Liberty Utilities Franchise Agreement.docx 02 - Resolution of Intent to Grant Franchise.docx
03 - Draft Liberty Franchise Ordinance.docx
04 - Liberty Application for Franchise.docx
05 - Expired Franchise Agreement.pdf
06 - Email from Liberty Regarding One-Year Franchise Agreement.pdf
15. Reject All Bids - Recreation and Aquatics Center Project Phase 2 Requested Action / Suggested Motions: Pass a Motion to reject all bids received for the Recreation and Aquatics Center Phase II Project - 15-30160018 - Phase 2 - BN-1 and direct staff to re-bid the Project at a future date.
Responsible Staff Member: Jim Marino, Capital Improvements Program Manager and Facilities Program Manager
Item 15 - Executive Summary.pdf
01-Staff Report.docx
02-ACC Request to Withdraw Bid.pdf
Regular-New Business
16. South Lake Tahoe Tourism Improvement District Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2021-2022 Requested Action / Suggested Motions: Receive the FY 2021-2022 Annual Report of the South Lake Tahoe Tourism Improvement District.
Responsible Staff Member: Andrew Black, Financial Service Supervisor Item 16 - Executive Summary.pdf
01-Staff Report - SLT TID Annual Report
02-Annual Report
03-Attachment 2022 SLTTID Annual Audit Report
04-Reso No. 2019-059 SLTTID
17. Memorandum of Understanding with California Tahoe Conservancy on Defensible Space and Fuels Management
Requested Action / Suggested Motions: Pass a Motion authorizing and directing the Mayor to execute a Memorandum of Understanding with the California Tahoe Conservancy regarding defensible space and fuels management.
Responsible Staff Member: Jim Drennan, Fire Chief
Item 17 - Executive Summary.pdf
01-Staff Report - California Tahoe Conservancy MOU.docx 02-Memorandum of Understanding with California Tahoe Conservancy 6 18. Creation of South Lake Tahoe Fire Department South Shore Fuels Reduction Program and Related Actions
Requested Action / Suggested Motions: Pass a Resolution approving creation of the South Shore Fuels Reduction Program, purchase of a Chevy 5500 Chipper truck with tools and build up, Chipper, and the hiring of 4 personnel to form a Fire Department fuels reduction chipper crew in the total amount of $392,987.
Responsible Staff Member: Jay Manning, Battalion Chief
Item 18 - Executive Summary.pdf
01-Staff Report - South Shore Fuel Reduction.docx
02-Resolution - South Shore Fuels Reduction Funding.docx 03-Knapheide-Forestry-Bodies-E-Literature_201912-1.pdf
04-Brush Chipper
05-Vermeer Chipper Quote.pdf
06-Champion Chevrolet Chipper Truck Quote-Reno.pdf
07-Roseville Chevrolet Quote
08-Future Chevrolet Quote
Agenda Planning Calendar
19. Agenda Planning Calendar
Requested Action / Suggested Motions: A Councilmember may request that an item be placed on a future agenda. Upon the support of one (1) additional Council Member, direction shall be given to the City Manager to calendar the item for a convenient future agenda, but no sooner than the second meeting after the request was made, and/or modify the Agenda Planning Calendar as desired.
Responsible Staff Member: Joseph Irvin, City Manager
Item 19 - Executive Summary.pdf
APC - 11 10 2022.pdf
Updates and Announcements (City Attorney, City Clerk, City Manager) Councilmember Reports and Comments - Assignments to Boards, Committees, and Commissions Adjournment
I, Susan Blankenship, City Clerk for the City of South Lake Tahoe, declare that the foregoing agenda for the Tuesday November 15, 2022 meeting of the City of South Lake Tahoe City Council was posted and available for review on Thursday, November 10, 2022 at City Hall, 1901 Lisa Maloff Way, South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150. The agenda was also available on the City website at https://www.cityofslt.us.
Signed November 10, 2022
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Susan Blankenship, Elected City Clerk