City Council
Cody Bass, Mayor
Tamara Wallace, Mayor Pro Tem
Cristi Creegan, Councilmember
Scott Robbins, Councilmember
Devin Middlebrook, Councilmember
Mission of the City Council
The City was established to provide essential,
outstanding and cost-effective services that
enhance environmental sustainability, economic
vitality and the quality of life for our residents,
businesses and guests.
City of South Lake Tahoe
City Council
Meeting Agenda
Tuesday, November 19, 2024 at 5:30 pm
City Hall - Council Chambers - 1901 Lisa Maloff Way, South Lake Tahoe Public Participation
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Land Acknowledgement
Land Acknowledgement - The City of South Lake Tahoe acknowledges the lands we occupy today are the lands and home of the Wašíšiw, the people from here known today as the Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California, a sovereign nation. Since the beginning of time and for thousands of years before the arrival of any other people, the Washoe lived here and cared for this place, with values and intention that we can all learn from. On behalf of the City Council, I would like to acknowledge, thank, and honor the Indigenous Washoe Tribal Communities that are the past, present, and future stewards of the Lake Tahoe Basin.
Call to Order/Pledge of Allegiance
Roll Call
Closed Session Report
Public Communications
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City Commission Reports
Presentations
Consent Agenda
Public Comment - This is the public's opportunity to speak on any topic listed on the Consent Agenda.
1. Regular City Council Meeting Minutes
2. Master Fee Schedule Update - Various Parks & Recreation Programs
3. Approval of City Salary Table and California Minimum Wage Increase
4. Heavenly Area Annexation – An Ordinance Pre-zoning 30 Parcels, and Amending South Lake Tahoe City Code Title 6, Chapter 6.55, Article II (Plan Area Maps and Statements) (Second Reading)
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.
Requested Action / Suggested Motions: Pass a Motion approving the minutes for the November 5, 2024, Regular City Council meeting.
Responsible Staff Member(s): Susan Blankenship, City Clerk Item 1- Executive Summary.pdf
11 05 2024 Meeting Minutes.pdf
Requested Action / Suggested Motions: Pass a Resolution updating the Fiscal Year 2023/2024 Master Schedule of Fees and Charges for City Services to include fees for nine new programs and increasing the fee for the Youth Basketball League.
Responsible Staff Member(s): John Stark, Director of Parks & Recreation Item 2- Executive Summary.pdf
01-Staff Report-Master Fee Schedule Update – Various Parks & Recreation Programs.docx 02-Resolution-City Master Fee Schedule Update for Recreation Programs.docx 03-Master Fee Schedule Update - Various Parks & Recreation Programs.pptx Requested Action / Suggested Motions: Pass a Resolution amending the City Salary Table to establish the state minimum wage for City employees at $16.50, effective the pay period including January 1, 2025, and incorporating the compensation adjustment for the City Treasurer approved by resolution on September 24, 2024, and the compensation adjustment for the City Council approved by ordinance on October 22, 2024, both effective January 23, 2025.
Responsible Staff Member(s): Ember Buckman, Human Resources Manager Item 3- Executive Summary.pdf
01-Staff Report Approval of City Salary Table and California Minimum Wage Increase .docx 02-Resolution Approval of City Salary Table and California Minimum Wage Increase.docx 03 - City of South Lake Tahoe Salary Schedule November 19 2024 (Exh A to Reso).pdf Requested Action / Suggested Motions: Pass an Ordinance approving the Pre-Zoning of 30 Parcels Located in Unincorporated El Dorado County, amending South Lake Tahoe City Code Title 8, Chapter 6.55, Article II (Plan Area Maps and Statements), and making certain findings in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act, all in conjunction with a proposed annexation of such parcels into the City.
CEQA Determination: This action is categorically exempt pursuant to CEQA Guidelines section 15319 (Annexation of Existing Facilities and Lots for Exempt Facilities).
Responsible Staff Member(s): John Hitchcock, Planning Manager Item 4- Executive Summary.pdf
01-Staff Report - Annexation of Properties Second Reading.docx 02-Proposed Annexation Area.pdf
03-Parcel Ownership.pdf
5. Acceptance and Budget Appropriation of Community Development Block Grant Coronavirus Funds for Tahoe Coalition for the Homeless Bear's Den Inn Rehabilitation
6. Master Fee Schedule Amendment to Adopt New Demolition Permit Fee
7. Ordinance-Employee Housing Outreach Update and Employee Housing Signage (First Reading)
8. Pay for Success Contracts with Live Violence Free and Tahoe Coalition for the Homeless 04-TRPA Land Use Designation.pdf
05-TRPA Plan Area Statements.pdf
06-Chapter 6.55 Redlined.docx
07-Ordinance - Heavenly Annexation Prezoning.docx
08-Public Notice
Requested Action / Suggested Motions: Pass a Resolution accepting additional grant funding allocation and authorizing the Finance Director to appropriate a total of $1,289,038 into the revenue and expense budget line items for the CDBG CV 2-3 award for the expenditures to Tahoe Coalition for the Homeless.
CEQA Determination: This action is categorically exempt from review under CEQA Guidelines 15301 (Existing Facilities).
Responsible Staff Member(s): Jessica Wackenhut Lomeli, Housing Manager Item 5- Executive Summary.pdf
01_Staff_Report_CDBG_Budget_Appropriation.docx
02_Resolution_Budget_App_TCH.docx
Public Hearing
Requested Action / Suggested Motions: Pass a Resolution amending the Fiscal Year 2023/2024 Master Schedule of Fees and Charges for City Services to adopt new fee of $430 for demolition permits.
Responsible Staff Member(s): Jeremy Harrison, Building Official Item 6- Executive Summary.pdf
01-Staff Report-Master Schedule of Fees - Demolition Fee.docx 02-Resolution - Demo Permit Fee.docx
03-Tribune_Proof.pdf
Requested Action / Suggested Motions: Pass a Motion to hold a first reading (by title only) of an ordinance amending Title 6, Sections 6.15.710, 6.15.730 and 6.30.080 of the South Lake Tahoe City Code to add requirements for employee housing signage, and refer second reading and adoption to the December 10, 2024, meeting.
Responsible Staff Member(s): Jessica Wackenhut Lomeli, Housing Manager Item 7- Executive Summary.pdf
01-Staff_Report-Employee_Housing_Signage (1).docx
02 - Ordinance-Employee Housing Signage (redline).pdf
03 - Ordinance-Employee Housing Signage (First Reading).docx 04 - Employee Housing Outreach Completed.pdf
05 - Employer Outreach Emails.pdf
06 - Tribune Notice_Public Notice.pdf
Regular-Unfinished Business
Requested Action / Suggested Motions: Pass a Motion directing staff to bring back to City Council a contract each with the Tahoe Coalition for the Homeless and Live Violence Free, based on the Pay for Success Model, in an amount not to exceed $40,000 each.
Responsible Staff Member(s): Jessica Wackenhut Lomeli, Housing Manager Item 8- Executive Summary.pdf
01_-_Staff_Report_PFS_LVF_TCH__1_.docx
9. Airport Master Plan Implementation Presentation
10. Arts, Culture & Tourism Public Art Installation Contract Award
11. Lease to Locals Program Update
12. Establishing Residential Parking Permit (RPP) Zones in the Lakeside Residential Area Requested Action / Suggested Motions: Pass a Motion directing staff to prepare the Airport Layout Plan reflective of the recommended alternative and cost estimates.
CEQA Determination: This action of the implementation is not “approval†of a project requiring review under California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines section 15352(a) because it is not a decision which commits the City to a definite course of action. Once the recommended alternative is selected, environmental review will begin.
Responsible Staff Member(s): John Dickinson, Airport Manager 01- Staff Report Airport Master Plan
02- City Council Presentation.pdf
Regular-New Business
Requested Action / Suggested Motions: Pass a Resolution authorizing and directing the Mayor to execute a contract with Terrie Bennett in an amount not to exceed $100,000 for a public art installation at Lakeview Commons in location "A" or "B", and appropriating and transferring funds from General Fund ARPA funding Account to Art-Public Art Account.
CEQA Determination: The art installation is categorically exempt from review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) under CEQA Guidelines 15301 (Existing Facilities) because it consists of minor alterations of existing public facilities involving negligible or no expansion of existing or former use.
Responsible Staff Member(s): John Stark, Director of Parks & Recreation Item 10- Executive Summary.pdf
01-Staff_Report-Public_Art_PSA.docx
02-Resolution-Public Art Contract and Budget Allocation.docx 03-RFP for Public Art.pdf
04-Terrie Bennett Proposal.pdf
05-Evaluation Scoresheet RFP#2024-07-26.pdf
06-PSA with Terrie Bennett (Exh. A to Reso).docx
07-Lakeview Commons Public Art Alt A.pdf
08-Lakeview Commons Public Art Alt B.pdf
Requested Action / Suggested Motions: Pass a Motion either: 1) Ending Lease to Locals on January 15, 2025, when Placemate’s contract ends; 2) Renewing Placemate’s contract for 12 months to wind down remaining outstanding grants and compliance until January 15, 2026; 3) Reviewing Placemate's contract for 12 months and extending existing Lease to Locals program through the end of 2025; or 4) Renewing Placemate's contract for 12 months and amend Lease to Locals Program Guidelines to allow 6-month leases through end of 2025.
Responsible Staff Member(s): Jessica Wackenhut Lomeli, Housing Manager Item 11- Executive Summary.pdf
01_-_Staff_Report_Lease_to_Locals_Update (1).docx
02 - Program Guidelines.pdf
Requested Action / Suggested Motions: 1) Pass a Resolution Establishing Seasonal No Parking Restrictions on Certain Streets in the Lakeside Residential Neighborhood, Accepting $7,500 in Funds from Lakeside Park Association, appropriating $17,500 from General Fund Undesignated Excess Reserves for Implementation of the Residential Parking Permit Program, and amending the Master Fee Schedule to add a Parking Citation fine of $300 for the no parking areas listed in this Resolution; and 2) Pass a Motion authorizing and directing the Mayor to execute a Cost-Sharing Agreement with Lakeside Park Association.
CEQA Determination: The actions proposed in this item are exempt from review under CEQA Guidelines section 15301 (Existing Facilities).
13. Ordinance to Amend South Lake Tahoe City Code to Lower Speed Limits on Sections of Pioneer Trail, Ski Run Boulevard, and Lake Tahoe Boulevard (First Reading)
14. Ratification of Grant Application to California Office of Traffic Safety and Funding Acceptance
15. Agenda Planning Calendar
Responsible Staff Member(s): Anush Nejad, Director of Public Works and Sonia Wheeler, Code Enforcement Officer
Item 12- Executive Summary.pdf
01-Staff_ReportEstablishing_Residential_Parking_Permit_Zones_in_the_Lakeside_Residential_Area_R.docx 02 - ORD 2023-1178 Residential Parking Permit Program.pdf 03 - LPA RPPP Request.pdf
04 - Map of Proposed LPA Parking Restrictions.pdf
05-Reimbursement Agreement Lakeside Association.docx
06_-_Resolution_RPPP_Lakeside_R.docx
07 - Presentation - Lakeside RPPP.pptx
Requested Action / Suggested Motions: Pass a Motion to hold a first reading (by the title only) of an Ordinance amending South Lake Tahoe City Code Chapters 4.25.150 through 4.25.180 - Speed Restrictions on Certain Streets and refer to second reading and adoption to the December 10, 2024, meeting.
CEQA Determination: This action is exempt from review under CEQA Guidelines section 15301 (Existing Facilities).
Responsible Staff Member(s): Anush Nejad, Director of Public Works and Doug Sentell, Administrative Lieutenant
Item 13- Executive Summary.pdf
01-Staff Report - Amendment to Speed Restrictions Ordinance.docx 02-Ordinance - Speed Limit Changes.docx
03-Speed LimitOrdinance_Redline.pdf
04 - R20241023 South Lake Tahoe E&TS - Signed.pdf
05 - Presentation - Speed Limits.pptx
Requested Action / Suggested Motions: Pass a Resolution ratifying the application, authorizing and directing the Mayor to execute agreement, budget, and reimbursement of grant award by California Office of Traffic Safety in amount up to $45,000.00 to facilitate extra enforcement for traffic-related issues for Federal fiscal year 2024/2025, effective October 1, 2024, and ending September 30, 2025.
Responsible Staff Member(s): LT. Doug Sentell
Item 14- Executive Summary.pdf
01 - STAFF REPORT - OTS Grant 24-25.docx
02 - RESOLUTION - OTS Grant 24-25.docx
03 - Grant_Agreement.pdf
Agenda Planning Calendar
Requested Action / Suggested Motions: Identify, with consent of at least two Council members, any desired future agenda items, and/or modify the Agenda Planning Calendar as desired.
Responsible Staff Member(s): Joseph Irvin, City Manager, and Susan Blankenship, City Clerk Item 15- Executive Summary.pdf
APC - 11 14 2024.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 19, 2024, City Council meeting was posted and available for review on Thursday, November 14, 2024, at City Hall, 1901 Lisa Maloff Way, South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150. The agenda was also available on the City's website at https://www.cityofslt.us.
Signed November 14, 2024
\\sb\\ Susan Blankenship, Elected City Clerk