06 04 2024 CC Minutes
City of South Lake Tahoe
City Council Meeting Minutes
Tuesday, June 4, 2024 at 9:00 am
City Hall - Council Chambers - 1901 Lisa Maloff Way,
South Lake Tahoe
NOTE: The Meeting Minutes represent actions taken during the meeting of the City Council. Complete Council member 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
Mayor Bass called the meeting to order at 9:01 a.m.
Land Acknowledgement
Mayor Bass read the Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California Land Acknowledgement.
Roll Call
Present were Mayor Bass, and Councilmembers Creegan, Wallace, and Robbins.
Mayor Pro Tem Friedrich was absent.
Also prsent were City Manager Irvin, City Attorney Stroud, and City Clerk Blankenship.
Closed Session Report
None.
Proclamations
1. Issued a Proclamation to Tom Davis, El Dorado County Fair Board Director, recognizing June 13-16, 2024 as "El Dorado County Fair Week"
2. Issued a Proclamation Victoria Ortiz, Lake Tahoe Bicycle Coalition Secretary, recognizing June 2024 as "Lake Tahoe Bike Month"
Public Communications
1. Stacey Ballard, Access Tahoe- Thank you for Wheelchair availability at Tahoe Beaches
2. Angie Reagan, Access Tahoe- Thank you for disability awareness, request for more inclusion training Public Comment was heard from the following people:
1. Asa Briggs- Cell towers
2. Ralph Abernathy- Tahoe Heartbeat
3. Annie Alowa- Tahoe Posperity Center
4. Evan Bevan- City Clerk Blankenship
5. Ambrose Bierce- Councilmember Creegan
6. Rob Bilott- Tahoe Locals Rising
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7. Nellie Bly- Councilmember Creegan
8. Jim Bohlen- Cell towers
9. James Bramston- City Clerk Blankenship
10. State Scenic Highway System
11. Oscar Cesare- City Council expenses
12. Edith Chase- Cell towers
13. Ernest Coe- Cell towers
14. Saundra Edwards- Bijou Creek Park
15. Saundra Edwars 2- Councilmember Wallace
16. Danny Elfman- Cell towers
17. Peter Ellenshaw- Neo-feudalism
18. Paul Geske- City Clerk Blankenship
19. Stella Gibbons- City Council
20. Susan Griffin- City staff conflict of interest
21. Sydney Griffin- Conserved land parcels
22. Warren Harding- Cell towers
23. Will Irwin- Public Utility Easement
24. Udo Keppler- City Council
25. Robert La Follette- Business bad to locals
26. James Lowell- Tahoe Prosperity Center, Tahoe Chamber. LTVA
27. George Marsh- City Manager Irvin
28. Gustavus Myers- City Manger Irvin
29. A.E Neuman- City Attorney Stroud
30. Dorthy Parker- City Manager Irvin
31. Walter Pinniped- Councilmember Wallace
32. John Powell- Bijou Park Creek Restoration
33. Jacob Riis- Public Records
34. Jacob Riis 2- Tahoe Chamber
35. Jacques Rousseau- Affordable Housing
36. Charles Russel- Former Mayor Collin
37. Shirley Briggs- Cell towers
38. George Shaw- Lew Feldman
39. Phucket Sherpa- Cory Rich
40. Vasily Sleptsov- Ski Run Park
41. Richard Smothers- Assistant City Manager Roverud
42. Mark Sullivan- Closed door meeting
43. Jonathan Swift- Councilmember Creegan
44. John Turner- Councilmember Creegan and Friedrich
45. Edgar Wayburn- City Council
46. Daniel Weaver- Councilmember Wallace
47. Paul Weitz- Jamie Orr
48. Paul Weitz 2- Councilmember Wallace
City Commission Reports
None.
Consent Agenda
Action: Moved/Seconded: Wallace/Creegan
Yes: Bass, Creegan, Wallace, Robbins
Absent: Friedrich
Action: Passed the Consent Agenda
3. City Council Meeting Minutes
Action: Passed Motion 2024-052 approving the May 7, 2024 Regular City Council meeting minutes. 06 04 2024 CC Minutes
4. Investment Portfolio Report - March 31, 2024
Action: Received and Filed.
5. Fiscal Year 2023-24 Quarterly Financial Status Report - Quarter Ending March 2024 Action: Received and filed.
6. Ordinance Designating Very High Fire Severity Zones (Second Reading) Action: Passed ORD 2024-1186 designating Very High Fire Severity Zones.
7. Delegation of Authority of City Engineer to the Director of Public Works or Designee Action: Passed Resolution 2024-057 ratifying delegation of authority of City Engineer to the Director of Public Works, effective May 21, 2024.
8. Amendment to Memorandum of Understanding with the Lake Valley Fire Protection District Regarding Fuels Reduction Work and Reimbursement
Action: Passed a Motion 2024-053 authorizing and directing the Mayor and City Manager to execute Amendment No. 1 to Memorandum of Understanding with the LakeValley Fire Protection District (C-119-2024) to focus on increasing the capacity of fuels reduction work withinthe South Shore division of the Tahoe Fire and Fuels Team and allowing a funding mechanism between agencies for grant billing and reimbursement.
9. Amendment No.1 to Agreement with Sosu.TV for Broadcasting, Media, and Video Production Services to Extend for Two Years
Action: Passed Motion 2024-054 authorizing and directing the Mayor to execute Amendment No.1 to Professional Services Agreement with Sosu.TV (C-120-2024) to extend the terman additional two years to June 7, 2026, with a not to exceed cost of $177,000 ($88,500 annually).
10. Appropriating $75,000.00 from Airport Available Fund Balance for Terminal Repairs Due to Deferred Maintenance
Action: Passed Resolution 2024-058 authorizing the Finance Director to appropriate $75,000.00 from the Airport's Available Fund Balance for Airport Maintenance needs.
11. Certificate of Sufficiency of a Citizen Initiative Petition Entitled “An Initiative Measure to Establish a Tax on Owners of Vacant Residential Units in the City of South Lake Tahoe Action: Received and Filed.
Public Hearing
12. Annual Public Hearing for Continued Snow Removal Equipment Purchase Funded Through the Existing County Service Area No. 3 Parcel Assessment
Action: Moved/Seconded: Wallace/Creegan
Yes: Bass, Creegan, Wallace, Robbins
Abesent: Friedrich
Action: Passed Motion 2024-055 directing the City Clerk to prepare and submit a Minute Order, including public comment regarding the current $20 parcel assessment for snow removal equipment to the El Dorado County Board of Supervisors.
Regular-Unfinished Business
13. Ratification of Heavenly Parking Agreement Termination, Amendment to Parking Restrictions in Heavenly Valley Neighborhoods, and Appropriation of Funds for Parking Enforcement Measures Action: Moved/Seconded: Wallace/Robbins
Yes: Bass, Creegan, Wallace, Robbins
Absent: Friedrich
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Action: 1) Passed Motion 2024-056 ratifying the issuance of a Notice of Termination to Heavenly Valley Limited Partnership and terminating the Parking Agreement 90 days from the notice issuance date; 2) Passed Resolution 2024-059 replacing Resolution 2024-049 to amend the seasonal or permanent no parking restrictions on certain streets in the Heavenly Valley Neighborhood; and 3) Passed Resolution 2024-060 directing city staff to bid for the rental of the parking barricades and the restricted parking zone signs and to utlilize budget savings in the project account for any other enforcement and signage.
Public comment was heard from the following people:
1. Ed Mosur
2. Allen Masters
3. Brian Bigley, Director of Base Operations for Heavenly Mountain Resort
4. Tom Fortune, Vice President of Heavenly Mountain Resort Regular- New Business
14. Hazardous Vegetation and Defensible Space Ordinance (First Reading) Action: Moved/Seconded: Wallace/Creegan
Yes: Bass, Creegan, Wallace, Robbins
Absent: Friedrich
Action: Passed Motion 2024-057 to hold the first reading (by title only) of an Ordinance Amending the South Lake Tahoe City Code to Add Chapter 5.30 (Hazardous Vegetation and Defensible Space) to establish a hazardous vegetation and combustible materialabatement program and vegetation management and defensible space requirements and refer second reading and adoption to the City Council meeting on June 18, 2024.
Public comment was heard from the following people:
1. John Messina
2. Ed Mosur
3. Sharon Kerrigan, South Tahoe Association of Realtors
4. Milan Yates, California Tahoe Conservancy Community Forestry Program Supervisor
5. Martin Goldberg, Lake Valley Fire Protection District
6. Melissa Soderston
15. Agreement with Design Workshop for Assistance with Mid-Town Area Plan Action: Moved/Seconded: Robbins/Creegan
Yes: Bass, Creegan, Wallace, Robbins
Absent: Friedrich
Action: Passed Motion 2024-058 authorizing the Mayor to execute a Professional Services Agreement with Design Workshop (C-121-2024) for consulting services to assist in preparation of the Mid-Town Area Plan for an amount not to exceed $133,014.
16. Location Advertising Signage by Highway 50
Action: Moved/Seconded: Creegan/Robbins
Yes: Bass, Creegan, Wallace, Robbins
Absent: Friedrich
Action: Passed Motion 2024-059 approving new signage in different locations on Airport property and Highway 50 as presented.
Public comment was heard from the following person:
1. Josh Allen, Tahoe Helicopters
17. Ordinance - Amendments to South Lake Tahoe City Code Chapter 4.150 (Refuse and Garbage) to Implement Residential 3-Cart System for Solid Waste, Recyclables, and Yard Trimmings (First Reading) Action: Wallace/Creegan
Yes: Bass, Creegan, Wallace
No: Robbins
Absent: Friedrich
Action: Passed Motion 2024-060 to hold a first reading (by title only) of an Ordinance amending South Lake 06 04 2024 CC Minutes
Tahoe City Code Chapter 4.150 (Refuse and Garbage) to implement residential 3-cart system for solid waste, recyclables, and yard trimmings, and refer second reading and adoption to the City Council meeting on June 18, 2024.
Public comment was heard from the following people:
1. David Gregorich *Written material distributed
2. Ed Mosur
3. Jeff Tillman, South Tahoe Refuse
4. Melissa Soderston
18. Award of 2024 Road Rehabilitation Project to All-American Construction, Inc.
Action: Moved/Seconded: Robbins/Creegan
Yes: Bass, Creegan, Wallace, Robbins
Absent: Friedrich
Action: 1) Passed Resolution 2024-061 authorizing the transfer of $519,161 in SB-1 from Account 301- 50024-36304 to 310-50005-36304 and allocating $580,000 in reserve Measure S funds to Account 301-5005- 36374; and 2) Passed Motion 2024-061 authorizing and directing the Mayor to execute a contract with AllAmerican Construction, Inc. for a total of $3,609,812.40, plus a 10% contingency, in the amount of $360,981.24 for City Road Rehabilitation.
19. Commercial Use of the City’s El Dorado Beach Boat Launch Action: Received and filed.
Public comment was heard from the following person:
1. Donny
20. City Development Rights Annual Report
Action: Moved/Seconded: Wallace/Creegan
Yes: Bass, Creegan, Wallace, Robbins
Absent: Friedrich
Action: Passed Resolution 2024-062 accepting the development rights appraisal prepared by Johnson Valuation Group Limited and establishing a price point for the calendar year 2024 at one-third of the recommended fair market value outlined in the appraisal.
Agenda Planning Calendar
21. Agenda Planning Calendar
Action: Received and filed.
Updates and Announcements (City Attorney, City Clerk, City Manager) City Manager Irvin
1. Airport Master Plan Presentation at August 13 City Council meeting
2. June 12 Pride Cereminy Celebration
City Clerk Blankenship
1. Proclamation Request from John Stark, Director of Parks and Recreation, for July as “Parks Make Life Better Month”
2. Proclamation Request from Peace Love Tahoe for July as “Disability Pride Month”
3. Filing period to run for City Council begins July 15, schedule an appointment with the City Clerk if you are interested in running
Councilmember Reports and Comments
Councilmember Robbins
1. Attending meetings with Lake Tahoe Basin Management Forest Service Unit regarding the possibility of Alpine guiding within the LTBMU
2. Attended “Fire Wise” event
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Councilmember Creegan
1. Attended “Beam Raising” event at Lake Tahoe Community College
2. South Tahoe Refuse “Dump Day” June 8
3. June 4 “Senior Project Juding Day” at South Lake Tahoe High School Councilmember Wallace
1. Attended “Ed Foundation” event
2. “Momentum” PBS documentary of South Lake Tahoe Locals available starting June 11 Mayor Bass
1. Attended Happy Homestead/American Legion Memorial Day event
2. Attended Tahoe Regional Planning Agency retreat
3. Upcoming Tahoe Transportation District meeting
4. Condolences to John Cristando’s family
Adjournment
Mayor Bass adjourned the meeting at 11:52 a.m.
Date:
Cody Bass, Mayor
Attest:
Susan Blankenship, City Clerk
The presence of electronic signature certifies that the foregoing is a true and correct copy as approved by the South Lake Tahoe City Council.
Susan Blankenship (Jun 20, 2024 09:03 PDT) Cody Bass (Jun 26, 2024 11:58 PDT) 06/26/2024
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