City of South Lake Tahoe
City Council
Meeting Minutes
Tuesday, November 19, 2024 at 5:30 p.m.
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 Land Acknowledgement
Mayor Bass read the Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California Land Acknowledgement.
Call to Order/Pledge of Allegiance
Mayor Bass Called the meeting to order at 5:03 p.m., then led the pledge of allegiance.
Roll Call
Present were Mayor Bass, Mayor Pro Tem Wallace, and Councilmembers Creegan, Robbins, and Middlebrook.
Also present were City Manager Irvin, City Attorney Stroud, and City Clerk Blankenship.
Closed Session Report of November 19, 2024
1. Conference with Legal Counsel – Existing Litigation – Government Code section 54956.9(d)(1).
Case: Michael Gamberg v. City of South Lake Tahoe, Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board Case Nos. ADJ12021054 and ADJ15448114
Action: No reportable action.
Public Communications
Public Comment was heard from the following person:
1. Kenney Curtzweiler- Thank you to the City employees who helped with the Heavenly Village Christmas Tree delivery
2. Bob Poet- Supporting local businesses, Labor Lodge Coalition
3. Ed Mosur- Need for Washoe representative on the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency Board
4. Angie Reagan- Accessibility and inclusion
5. Erick Asbury- Zoom accessibility, Councilmember Code of Conduct Written Public Comment was received from the following people:
1. Olivia Clemens- Councilmember Middlebrook
2. Gerald Barney- Cell towers
3. Edwin Bustillos- Cell towers
4. John Carlos- Overtourism
5. Rudolph Del Real- Measure N
6. Ralph Digia- Cell towers
7. Saundra Edwards- Bijou Park Creek Park
8. Granville Fortescue- Scenic corridors
9. Sydney Griffin (3)- Conserved land parcels
10. Will Irwin- Scenic parkways
11. Mike Judge- Cell towers
12. Peter Lesgraft- Bioinitiative 2012
13. Emily Post- Tahoe Regional Planning Agency
14. Harper Puck- Councilmember Middlebrook
15. Vasily Sleptsov- Ski Run Park coverage limtis
16. Paul Geske- City Clerk Blankenship
17. George Shaw- Councilmember Creegan
18. Evan Bevan- City Clerk Blankenship
19. Nellie Bly- Councilmember Creegan
20. Paul Weitz- Councilmember Creegan
21. Oscar Cesare- City Council
22. Richard Smothers- Assistant City Manager Roverud
23. Ambrose Bierce- Councilmember Creegan
24. Susan Griffin- Councilmember Creegan
25. David Chain- Cell towers
26. Udo Keppler- City Council
27. John Turner- Councilmembers Creegan and Friedrich
28. Jonathan Swift- Councilmember Creegan
29. Jacob Riis (2)- Freedom of Speech, Tahoe Chamber
30. Theo Colborn- Environmental Health in Nursing
31. John Powell- Bijou Park Creek restoration
32. Rachel Carson- Restored land parcels
33. Will Irwin- Public utility easement
34. Stella Gibbons- City Council
35. Warren Harding- Cory Rich and Chris McNamara
36. Danny Elfman- Mayor Pro Tem Wallace
37. Walter Pinniped- Mayor Pro Tem Wallace
38. Dennis Weaver- Mayor Pro Tem Wallace
39. Joseph Story- Assistant City Manager Roverud
40. Brent Wisner- Corrupt interests
41. Lionel Hutz- City Attorney Stroud
42. Shirley Briggs- Cell ttowers
43. Asa Briggs- Cell towers
44. Ernest Coe- Cell towers
Commission Report
1. Stacy Ballard, Arts, Culture, and Tourism Commission- Representing the Commission for any questions on agenda Item #10 Arts, Culture & Tourism Public Art Installation Contract Award.
Consent Agenda
Note: Councilmember Creegan recused herself from voting on Item #4, Heavenly Area Annexation Ordinance, due to a salary implication.
Action: Moved/Seconded: Wallace/Robbins
Yes: Bass, Wallace, Creegan, Robbins, Middlebrook
Action: Passed the consent agenda, with noted recusal.
1. Regular City Council Meeting Minutes
Action: Passed Motion 2024-112 approving the minutes for the November 5, 2024, regular City Council meeting.
2. Master Fee Schedule Update- Various Parks & Recreation Programs Action: Passed Resolution 2024-128 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.
3. Approval of City Salary Table and California Minimum Wage Increase Action: Passed Resolution 2024-129 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 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.
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)
Note: Councilmember Creegan recused herself from votnig on this item due to a salary implication.
Action: Passed ORD 2024-1190 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 (Plam Area Maps and Statements) and making certain findings in annexation of such parcels into the City.
Public Comment was heard from the following person:
1. Shaydar Edelmann, Heavenly Mountain Resort
Written Public Comment was received from the following person:
1. David Jinkens
5. Acceptance and Budget Appropriation of Community Development Block Grant Coronavirus Funds for Tahoe Coalition for the Homeless Bear’s Den Inn Rehabilitation Action: Passed Resolution 2024-130 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.
Public Hearing
6. Master Fee Schedule Amendment to Adopt New Demotion Permit Fee Action: Moved/Seconded: Wallace/Creegan
Yes: Bass, Wallace, Creegan, Robbins, Middlebrook
Action: Passed Resolution 2024-131 amending the Fiscal Year 2024/2024 Master Schedule of Fees and Charges for City Services to adopt new fee of $430 for demotion permits.
7. Ordinance- Employee Housing Outreach Update and Employee Housing Signage (First Reading)
Action: Moved/Seconded: Robbins/Wallace
Yes: Bass, Wallace, Creegan, Robbins, Middlebrook
Action: Passed Motion 2024-118 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.
Regular- Unfinished Business
8. Pay for Success Contracts with Live Violence Free and Tahoe Coalition for the Homeless
Action: Moved/Seconded: Robbins/Wallace
Yes: Bass, Wallace, Creegan, Robbins, Middlebrook
Action: Passed Motion 2024-119 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, and to reach out to Tahoe Coalition for the Homeless to investigate options and future funding needs to operate a longterm equivilant of a warm room.
Public Comment was heard from the following person:
1. Chelcee Thomas, Live Violence Free
9. Airport Master Plan Implementation Presentation
Action: Moved/Seconded: Middlebrook/Creegan
Yes: Bass, Wallace, Creegan, Robbins, Middlebrook
Action: Passed Motion 2024-120 directing staff to prepare the Airport Layout Plan reflective of the recommended alternative and cost estimates.
The following person addressed the Council:
1. Tony Davis and Mark Miler, Jviation
Public Comment was heard from the following people:
1. Ed Mosur
2. Melissa Soderston
3. John Messina
4. Judi Allen
5. Erick Asbury
6. Nick Speal
Regular- New Business
10. Arts, Culture, and Tourism Public Art Installation Contract Award Action: Moved/Seconded: Creegan/Wallace
Yes: Bass, Wallace, Creegan, Robbins, Middlebrook
Action: Passed Resolution 2024-120 authorizing and directing the Mayor to execute a contract with Terri Bennett in an amount not to exceed $100,000 (C-291-2024) for a public art installation at Lakeview Commons in location “A”, and appropriating and transferring funds from General Fund ARPA funding Account to Art-Public Art Account.
The following person addressed the Council:
1. Terri Bennett
Public Comment was heard from the following people:
1. Ed Mosur
2. Stacy Ballard
3. Judi Allen
4. John Messina
5. Erick Asbury
11. Lease to Locals Program Update
Action: Moved/Seconded: Wallace/Robbins
Yes: Bass, Wallace, Creegan, Middlebrook
No: Robbins
Action: Passed Motion 2024-121 renewing Placemate’s contract for 12 months and amending the Lease to Locals Program Guidelines to allow 6-month leases through the end of 2025.
Public Comment was heard from the following people:
1. Jill Teakell
2. Ed Mosur
3. Bob Poet
4. Chase Janvrin, Placemate *written comment received
5. Nick Speal, Locals for Affordable Housing
6. Erick Asbury
Written Public Comment was received from the following people:
1. Jacques Rousseau
12. Establishing Residential Parking Permit (RPP) Zones in the Lakeside Residential Area Action: Moved/Seconded: Middlebrook/Wallace
Yes: Bass, Wallace, Creegan, Robbins, Middlebrook
Action: Passed Resolution 2024-133 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, with the following edits to the Resolution: 1) a correction to the “Easterly” and “Westerly” designations in Item #1 A-D; and 2) amending Item #5 to include towing in addition to the fine amounts. Passed Motion 2024-122 authorizing and directing the Mayor to execute a Cost sharing Agreement with Lakeside Park Association (C-292-2024).
Public Comment was heard from the following people:
1. Ed Mosur
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) Note: Councilmember Robbins recused himself from participating in this item due to real property interest, and left the meeting.
Action: Moved/Seconded: Wallace/Middlebrook
Yes: Bass, Wallace, Creegan, Middlebrook
Recused (absent): Robbins
Action: Passed Motion 2024-123 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 the second reading and adoption to the December 10, 2024, meeting; and directed staff to bring back a speed reduction plan for Sierra Boulevard.
Public Comment was heard from the following people:
1. Nick Speal, Lake Tahoe Bicycle Coalition
2. Judi Allen
At this time, Councilmember Robbins returned to the meeting.
14. Ratification of Grant Application to California Office of Traffic Safety and Funding Acceptance
Action: Moved/Seconded: Wallace/Creegan
Yes: Bass, Wallace, Creegan, Robbins, Middlebrook
Action: Passed Resolution 2024-134 ratifying the application, authorizing and directing the Mayor to execute agreement (C-294-2024), 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.
Agenda Planning Calendar
18. Agenda Planning Calendar
Action: Received and filed.
Updates and Announcements (City Attorney, City Clerk, City Manager) City Attorney Stroud
1. Measure T trial is scheduled for November 27, 2024.
City Manager Irvin
1. Upcoming Turkey Trot
2. Upcoming gingerbread house competition at the Festival of Winter Lights
3. Upcoming Mid Town Area Plan Open House
4. City Offices closed for Thanksgiving
Councilmember Reports and Comments
Councilmember Creegan
1. Upcoming Clean Tahoe meeting
Mayor Pro Tem Wallace
1. Thank you to Councilmember Creegan for her service on the City Council
2. Thank you to Councilmember Middlebrook for volunteering on Council
3. Request for review of Shared Mobility Ordinance (Creegan seconded) Mayor Bass
1. Request for future agenda item regarding snow removal conversation with Heavenly Mountain Resort (Wallace seconded)
Ajourment
Mayor Bass ajourned the Meeting at 9:25 p.m.
Date:_______________
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Tamara Wallace, 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 (Dec 11, 2024 15:01 PST) Tamara Wallace (Dec 12, 2024 09:51 PST) Dec 12, 2024