South Lake Tahoe City Council
May 6, 2025

City Council
Tamara Wallace, Mayor
Cody Bass, Mayor Pro Tem
Scott Robbins, Councilmember
David Jinkens, Councilmember
Keith Roberts, 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, May 6, 2025 at 9:00 am
City Hall - Council Chambers - 1901 Lisa Maloff Way, South Lake Tahoe Public Participation
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2. Proclamation Recognizing May 2025 as Mental Health Awareness Month

3. Proclamation Recognizing May 18-24, 2025, as National Public Works Week [email protected] or otherwise provided to a majority of the City Council before the meeting will be made available for public inspection during normal business hours at the City Clerk's Office located at City Hall, 1901 Lisa Maloff Way, South Lake Tahoe [Government Code Section 54957.5(b)]. Written comments will not be read out loud during the meeting.

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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
Proclamations
Requested Action / Suggested Motions: Issue a Proclamation to Lieutenant Blake Hoyt with the Naval Air Station, Fallon, recognizing May 2025 as "Military Appreciation Month" Responsible Staff Member(s): Susan Blankenship, City Clerk Item 1- Executive Summary.pdf
Proclamation - Recognizing May 2025 as National Military Appreciation Month.pdf Requested Action / Suggested Motions: Issue a Proclamation to Angie Regan of Access Tahoe recognizing May 2025 as "Mental Health Awareness Month" Responsible Staff Member(s): Susan Blankenship, City Clerk Item 2- Executive Summary.pdf
Proclamation -Recognising May 2025 Mental Health Awareness Month.pdf Requested Action / Suggested Motions: Issue a Proclamation to the Public Works Department recognizing May 18-24, 2025, as "National Public Works Week" Responsible Staff Member(s): Susan Blankenship, City Clerk Item 3- Executive Summary.pdf
Proclamation - Recognising May 18-24, 2025 National Public Works Week.pdf City Commission Reports
2 4. Regular City Council Meeting Minutes

5. Appropriation of Funds for the Precision Approach Path Indicators (PAPI)

6. Approval of Final Subdivision Map for 3708 Highway 50 Town Homes, El Dorado County APNs 027-072-032 and 027-072-010

7. Amendment to Agreement with Lumos & Associates for the Stateline Avenue Complete Streets Project, Planning and Design Feasibility
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)
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 per item and six (6) minutes total per speaker.

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 minutes of the April 22, 2025, Regular City Council meeting.

Responsible Staff Member(s): Michelle Davis, Assistant City Clerk Item 4- Executive Summary.pdf
04 22 2025 City Council Meeting Minutes.pdf
Requested Action / Suggested Motions: Pass a Resolution authorizing the Finance Director to appropriate funds for the Precision Approach Path Indicators (PAPI) in the amount of $47,480.00 with a 5 percent contingency ($2,374.00).

CEQA Determination: The project is exempt from review under CEQA Guidelines section 15301(d) (Existing Facilities - restoration or rehabilitation of deteriorated or damaged facilities to meet current standards of public health and safety).

Responsible Staff Member(s): John Dickinson, Airport Manager Item 5- Executive Summary.pdf
01- Staff Report PAPI
02-Resolution PAPI
Requested Action / Suggested Motions: Pass a Resolution approving Final Subdivision Map Pursuant to the Subdivision Map Act for 3708 Highway 50 Town Homes, located at 3708 Lake Tahoe Boulevard and 3709 Osgood Avenue (APNs 027-072-032 and 027-072-010).

CEQA Determination: This project is categorically exempt under CEQA Guidelines section 15332, Class 32 (infill development).

Responsible Staff Member(s): Emily Dougherty, Engineering Technician and John Hitchcock, Planning Manager
Item 6- Executive Summary.pdf
01-Staff Report - Lake Tahoe Blvd Final Map.docx
02 Res 2022-040 Tentative Map.pdf
03 Res 2024-013 Tentative Map Extension.pdf
04-Resolution - Final Subdivision Map.docx
05 Final Map.pdf
Requested Action / Suggested Motions: Pass a Motion authorizing the Mayor to execute Amendment No. 2 to Agreement with Lumos & Associates for additional planning and design feasibility services for the Stateline Avenue Complete Streets Project for the amount of $9,700 for a 3 8. Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities (AHSC) Program Application for the Sugar Pine Village Phase 2B Affordable Housing Project

9. Grant of Permanent Easement to Liberty Utilities for Underground and Above Ground Utility Facilities Associated with Electric Vehicle Charging Stations at 3069 Harrison Avenue, a Cityowned parcel.

10. Ordinance Designating Very High Fire Severity Zones (Second Reading) total not-to-exceed contract amount of $236,900.

CEQA Determination: This action is statutorily exempt under CEQA Guidelines Section 15262 (Feasibility and Planning Studies) and categorically exempt under Section 15305, Class 6 (Information Collection).

Responsible Staff Member(s): Emily Dougherty, Engineering Technician Item 7- Executive Summary.pdf
01-Staff Report - Amendment No. 2 Lumos and Associates.docx 02-StatelineVicinityMap.pdf
03 Resolution 2024-066 Agreement with Lumos.pdf
04_LumosAmendment__1C-197-2024.pdf
05 Lumos PSA Amendment 2.pdf
Requested Action / Suggested Motions: Pass a Resolution authorizing staff to submit a joint application with Related Companies of California LLC under the AHSC Program for an amount not to exceed $30,000,000 of which an amount not to exceed $20,000,000 will be provided as a loan for the affordable housing construction and an amount not to exceed $10,000,000 will be provided as a reimbursable grant for Housing Related Infrastructure (HRI), Sustainable Transportation Infrastructure (STI), Transit Related Infrastructure (TRA) or Program activities as defined in the AHSC Program Guidelines.

CEQA Determination: This action is statutorily exempt from CEQA under Government Code section 65913.4(d)(2) because the project was approved under Senate Bill 35, and to the extent that the pedestrian improvements were not included in the initial approval, they are categorically exempt under CEQA Guidelines section 15301 (existing facilities).

Responsible Staff Member(s): Jessica Wackenhut Lomeli, Housing Manager Item 8- Executive Summary.pdf
01-Staff_Report_AHSC_05.06.2025.docx
02-Resolution - AHSC Round 9 App 05.06.2025.docx
Requested Action / Suggested Motions: Pass a Resolution Granting a Permanent Utility Easement to Liberty Utilities at 3069 Harrison Avenue, a City-owned parcel, for the purpose of expanding infrastructure to service 12 Electric Vehicle Charging Stations.

CEQA Determination: This action is exempt under CEQA Guidelines section 15061(b)(3) (small structures, such as the installation of utility infrastructure).

Responsible Staff Member(s): Emily Dougherty, Permit Technician Item 9- Executive Summary.pdf
01-Staff Report - Liberty Easement.docx
02 Project Map 3069 Harrison Av.pdf
03 Permanent Easement_Liberty.docx
04 Resolution_Liberty Easement.docx
Requested Action / Suggested Motions: Pass an Ordinance Designating Very High Fire Severity Zones within the City of South Lake Tahoe.

Responsible Staff Member(s): Jim Drennan, Fire Chief, and Kim George, Fire Marshal Item 10- Executive Summary.pdf
01-Staff Report- Fire Severity Zones Ordinance.docx
02 - LRA FHSZ Rollout Plan
03-Ordinance - Designating Very High Fire Severity Zones.docx 04-Map (Exh. A to Ordinance)
05-Notice of Publication
4 11. Levy of Assessment for Ski Run Business Improvement District for Business License Year 2025/2026

12. Ordinance Amending Vacation Home Rental Regulations Outside Tourist Core (First Reading) and Urgency Ordinance Extending Temporary Moratorium on Issuance of Vacation Home Rental Permits in Areas Where Permits Were Prohibited by Measure T

13. 2025-2030 Strategic Plan Adoption

14. License with Mary Johnson McCall for Use of Bijou Golf Course Parking Lot Public Hearing
Requested Action / Suggested Motions: Pass a Resolution confirming the Ski Run Business Improvement District annual report and levying the assessment for business license year 2025/2026.

Responsible Staff Member(s): Ben Hannah - Accountant II Item 11- Executive Summary.pdf
01 - Staff Report - Ski Run BID 05-06-2025.docx
02 - SRBID Resolution - Second Meeting 05.06.2025.docx
03 SRBID 2025-2026 Budget Proposal.pdf
04 SRBID 2025-2026 Budget Proposal_Prior Year vs Proposed.pdf 05 SRBID 2025-2026 Budget Proposal_Includes Measure S Recreation.pdf 06 Ski Run BID Report 2025.pdf
07-Public Notice
Requested Action / Suggested Motions: (1) Pass a Motion to hold a first reading (by title only) of an Ordinance Amending Article V (Vacation Home Rentals) of Chapter 3.50 (Transient Lodging) and Table 2.35.070 (Appealable Actions and Matters) of the South Lake Tahoe City Code to Modify the Regulation of Vacation Home Rentals Located Outside the Tourist Core Area Plan, and refer second reading and adoption to the May 20, 2025 meeting; and (2) Pass an Urgency Ordinance Extending a Temporary Moratorium on the Issuance of Vacation Home Rental Permits in Areas Where Permits Were Prohibited by Measure T.

CEQA Determination: The proposed Ordinance amending the Vacation Home Rental regulations is exempt under CEQA Guidelines sections 15061(b)(3) (common sense exemption), and 15308 (amending a regulatory process to protect the environment).

Responsible Staff Member(s): Heather Stroud, City Attorney Joseph Irvin, City Manager Item 12- Executive Summary.pdf
01 - Staff Report - VHR Ord Amendments (First Reading).docx 02 - Ordinance - VHR Amendments.docx
03 - VHR Ordinance Amendments Redline.pdf
04 - Table 2.35.070 Redline.pdf
05 - Urgency Ordinance Moratorium Extension.docx
06-Public Notice
Regular-Unfinished Business
Requested Action / Suggested Motions: Pass a Motion adopting the 2025-2030 Strategic Plan.

Responsible Staff Member(s): Joseph D. Irvin, City Manager Item 13- Executive Summary.pdf
01-Staff Report 2025 Strategic Plan
02- Final Draft Strategic Plan
03-Strategic Plan Timeline
Regular-New Business
Requested Action / Suggested Motions: Pass a Resolution authorizing and directing the Mayor to execute a license agreement with Mary Johnson McCall to use the parking lot at Bijou Golf Course located at Fairway Drive for an annual payment of $30,000 to lease the parking lot from May 1 5 15. Ordinance Amending Chapter 8.05.170 (Permits to Reserve Portions of Park) of the South Lake Tahoe City Code to Establish a Commercial Use Permit (First Reading)

16. Stateline Transit Center Parking Enforcement Authorization Ordinance (First Reading)

17. Pioneer Trail Pedestrian Improvement Project Phase II: Construction Contract with B&M Civil LLC, Amendment to Agreement with CDM Smith for Engineering Services During Construction, and Accepting and Appropriating Grant Funding
through October 31 each year of 2025 through 2027, and appropriating $4,645 from General Funds Undesignated Excess Revenues into the Golf Course account 100-04110-43041 Rental of Land & Buildings.

CEQA Determination: This action is exempt from review under CEQA Guidelines section 15323 (Normal Operations of Facilities for Public Gatherings).

Responsible Staff Member(s): John Stark, Director of Parks & Recreation Item 14- Executive Summary.pdf
01-Staff Report - Agreement Bijou Golf Course Parking Lot.docx 02-Resolution Golf Course Parking Agreement.docx
03-Golf Course Parking Lot Agreement 25 26 27.pdf
04 - Bijou Golf Course Parking Lot Survey Map.pdf
Requested Action / Suggested Motions: 1) Pass a Motion to hold a first reading (by title only) of an Ordinance Amending Chapter 8.05.170 (Permits to Reserve Portions of Park) establishing a permit for commercial use purposes and refer to second reading and adoption to May 20, 2025.

CEQA Determination: This ordinance is categorically exempt under CEQA Guidelines sections 15301 (existing facilities) and 15323 (normal operation of facilities for public gatherings).

Responsible Staff Member(s): John Stark, Director of Parks & Recreation Item 15- Executive Summary.pdf
01-Staff Report - Parks and Recreation Commercial Use Ordinance.docx 02-Parks Commercial Use Ordinance (Redline).pdf
03-Ordinance- Parks & Recreation Commercial Use.docx
Requested Action / Suggested Motions: 1) Pass a Motion to hold a first reading (by title only) of an Ordinance amending Article VII of Chapter 4.25 of the South Lake Tahoe City Code to add Section

4.25.607 authorizing City Council, by resolution, to establish certain parking prohibitions, restrictions, and regulations at municipal off-street parking facilities and refer to a second reading and adoption to the May 6, 2025 meeting; and, 2) Pass a Resolution establishing parking prohibitions, restrictions, and regulations for the Stateline Transit Center.

Responsible Staff Member(s): David Stevenson, Police Chief, and Anush Nejad, Director of Public Works
Item 16- Executive Summary.pdf
01-STAFF REPORT-Stateline Transit Center.docx
02 - Ordinance to Amend Off Street Parking.docx
03 - Resolution Offsite Parking Stateline Transit.docx
04 - Transit Center Parking Map (Exh. A to Reso).pdf
Requested Action / Suggested Motions: Either: (1) Pass a Resolution: a) Authorizing and directing the Mayor to execute Construction Contract with B&M Civil LLC for $6,344,383, plus a 10% Construction Contingency of $634,436; b) Authorizing and directing the Mayor to execute Amendment No. 6 to Agreement with CDM Smith for Engineering Services During Construction for an additional amount of $54,983.67 and a total amount not to exceed $615,396.39; c) Accepting and Appropriating grant funding of $1.2 million from Active Transportation Program, $1,551,000 from Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality, $606,000 from Surface Transportation Block Grant, and $714,984 from South Tahoe Public Utilities for In Lieu Fees; d) Transferring $1,050,000 of Measure S Undesignated Reserves and $915,898 from SB-1 funds; and e) Transferring $481,732 from James and Eloise Drainage Project; or (2) Pass a Motion to reject all bids and direct staff to re-bid the construction contract.

CEQA Determination: The Planning Commission adopted and approved a Negative Declaration on 6 18. Agenda Planning Calendar
September 12, 2019 (State Clearing House Number 2019079110), and no subsequent environmental review is required under CEQA Guidelines section 15162.

Responsible Staff Member(s): Stephen Anderjack, Project Manager Item 17- Executive Summary.pdf
01-Staff Report-Pioneer Trail Ped Improvement Ph II Contract Award.docx 02-Resolution-Pioneer Trail Pedestrian Improvements Phase II.docx 03-B&M Civil LLC Construction Agreement.pdf
04-Amendment No. 6 to Agreement with CDM Smith Inc.pdf
06-STPUD Reimbursment Agreement.pdf
07-FCC Bid Advisory.pdf
08-Willdan Memo.pdf
09-B&M Response Letter.pdf
10-CSLT GFE Eval.pdf
11-OCR GFE Eval.pdf
12-B&M Civil DBE Docs.pdf
05-Finance_Letter.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 18- Execuive Summary.pdf
APC - 05 01 2025.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, May 6, 2025, City Council meeting was posted and available for review on Thursday, May 1, 2025, 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 May 1, 2025
\\sb\\ Susan Blankenship, Elected City Clerk
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Agenda Item Executive Summary
Joe Irvin, City Manager
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Meeting Date: May 6, 2025
Agenda Item #:1
Agenda Item: Proclamation Recognizing May 2025 as Military Appreciation Month Requested Action / Suggested Motions: Issue a Proclamation to Lieutenant Blake Hoyt with the Naval Air Station, Fallon, recognizing May 2025 as "Military Appreciation Month" Responsible Staff Member: Susan Blankenship, City Clerk Attachments:

Proclamation - Recognizing May 2025 as National Military Appreciation Month.pdf 8 City of South Lake Tahoe
Proclamation
Recognizing May 2025 as
“National Military Appreciation Month”
Whereas, in 1999 Senator John McCain introduced legislation to designate the month of May as National Military Appreciation Month and both the Senate and House of Representatives adopted resolutions calling for Americans to recognize and honor U.S. Service Members during National Military Appreciation Month; and Whereas, National Military Appreciation Month is celebrated every May and is a declaration that encourages U.S. citizens to observe the month in a symbol of unity; and
Whereas, National Military Appreciation Month honors the current and former members of the U.S. Armed Forces, including those who have died in the pursuit of freedom; and
Whereas, Naval Air Station Fallon is the premier tactical air warfare training center, which includes TOPGUN, the Carrier Airborne Early Warning Weapons School and the Navy Rotary Wing Weapons School. These schools and training are crucial to the defense of the United States and other nations with military ties; and Whereas, the month of May is characterized by six national observances which highlight the contributions of those who have served – Loyalty Day on May 1; Public Service Recognition Week on May 3-9; Victory Day in Europe (V-E Day) on May 8; Military Spouse Appreciation Day on May 8; Armed Forces Day on May 16; and, Memorial Day on May 25.

Now, therefore, the City Council of the City of South Lake Tahoe does herby proclaim May 2025 as “National Military Appreciation Month”, and encourage all citizens to recognize the services of the Naval Air Station Fallon and all current and former military personnel and to take part in all national observances. _____________________ __________________________
Tamara Wallace, Mayor Susan Blankenship, City Clerk
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Agenda Item Executive Summary
Joe Irvin, City Manager
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Meeting Date: May 6, 2025
Agenda Item #:2
Agenda Item: Proclamation Recognizing May 2025 as Mental Health Awareness Month Requested Action / Suggested Motions: Issue a Proclamation to Angie Regan of Access Tahoe recognizing May 2025 as "Mental Health Awareness Month" Responsible Staff Member: Susan Blankenship, City Clerk Attachments:

Proclamation -Recognising May 2025 Mental Health Awareness Month.pdf 10 City of South Lake Tahoe
Proclamation
Recognizing May 2025 as
“Mental Health Awareness Month”
Whereas, mental health is essential to everyone’s overall health and well-being; and Whereas, all Americans experience times of difficulty and stress in their lives; and Whereas, prevention is an effective way to reduce the burden of mental health conditions; and Whereas, there is a strong body of research that supports specific tools that all Americans can use to better handle challenges, and protect their health and well-being; and Whereas, mental health conditions are real and prevalent in our nation; and Whereas, with early and effective treatment, those individuals with mental health conditions can recover and lead full, productive lives; and
Whereas, each business, school, government agency, healthcare provider, organization and citizen share the burden of mental health problems and has a responsibility to promote mental wellness and support prevention efforts; and
Whereas, Peace Love Tahoe and the City of South Lake Tahoe recognize the importance of kindness, acceptance, and understanding, especially within our diverse community and the varied needs it represents; and
Whereas, community connection and compassion are powerful tools in reducing stigma and fostering a culture where mental health is openly discussed and supported; and Whereas, we reaffirm our commitment to expanding equitable mental health services, resources, and support systems for all residents.

Now, therefore, be it resolved, that the City Council of the City of South Lake Tahoe hereby proclaim May 2024 as “Mental Health Awareness Month” and call upon the citizens, government agencies, public and private institutions, businesses and schools around Lake Tahoe’s South Shore to recommit our community to increasing awareness and understanding of mental health, share steps our citizens can take to protect their mental health, and express the need for appropriate and accessible services for all people with mental health conditions.

_____________________ __________________________
Tamara Wallace, Mayor Susan Blankenship, City Clerk
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Agenda Item Executive Summary
Joe Irvin, City Manager
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Meeting Date: May 6, 2025
Agenda Item #:3
Agenda Item: Proclamation Recognizing May 18-24, 2025, as National Public Works Week Requested Action / Suggested Motions: Issue a Proclamation to the Public Works Department recognizing May 18-24, 2025, as "National Public Works Week" Responsible Staff Member: Susan Blankenship, City Clerk Attachments:

Proclamation - Recognising May 18-24, 2025 National Public Works Week.pdf 12 The City of South Lake Tahoe
Proclamation
Recognizing May 18-24, 2025 as
“National Public Works Week”
Whereas, public works professionals focus on infrastructure, facilities, and services that are of vital importance to sustainable and resilient communities and to public health, high quality of life, and well-being of the people of South Lake Tahoe; and, Whereas, these infrastructure, facilities, and services could not be provided without the dedicated efforts of public works professionals, who are engineers, managers, and employees at all levels of government and the private sector, who are responsible for rebuilding, improving, and protecting our nation’s transportation, water supply, water treatment and solid waste systems, public buildings, and other structures and facilities essential for our citizens; and,
Whereas, it is in the public interest for the citizens, civic leaders, and children in the City of South Lake Tahoe to gain knowledge of and maintain an ongoing interest and understanding of the importance of public works and public works programs in their respective communities; and,
Whereas, the year 2025 marks the 65th annual National Public Works Week sponsored by the American Public Works Association/Canadian Public Works Association.

Now therefore, be it resolved that the City Council of the City of South Lake Tahoe does hereby designate the week of May 18–24, 2025, as National Public Works Week and urges all citizens to join with representatives of the American Public Works Association and government agencies in activities, events, and ceremonies designed to pay tribute to our public works professionals, engineers, managers, and employees and to recognize the substantial contributions they make to protecting our national health, safety, and advancing quality of life for all.
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Tamara Wallace, Mayor Susan Blankenship, City Clerk
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Agenda Item Executive Summary
Joe Irvin, City Manager
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Meeting Date: May 6, 2025
Agenda Item #:4
Agenda Item: Regular City Council Meeting Minutes
Executive Summary: City Council are asked to formally adopt the minutes of the April 22, 2025, Regular City Council meeting.

Requested Action / Suggested Motions: Pass a Motion approving minutes of the April 22, 2025, Regular City Council meeting.

Responsible Staff Member: Michelle Davis, Assistant City Clerk Reviewed and Approved By: Susan Blankenship, City Clerk Attachments:
04 22 2025 City Council Meeting Minutes.pdf
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City Council Meeting Minutes
Tuesday, April 22, 2025 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 Wallace read the Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California Land Acknowledgement.

Call to Order/Pledge of Allegiance
Mayor Wallace called the meeting to order at 5:31 p.m., then led the pledge of allegiance.

Roll Call
Present were Mayor Wallace, Mayor Pro Tem Bass, and Councilmembers Robbins, Jinkens and Roberts.

Also present were City Manager Irvin, City Attorney Stroud, and City Clerk Blankenship.

Proclamations

1. Issued a Proclamation to Angie Regean of Access Tahoe, Jenni Drennan, Caitlin Drennan, and Fire Chief Drenan recognizing April 2025 as "Neurodiversity and Autism Celebration Month" Closed Session Reports
Closed Session Report from the April 22, 2025 Meeting

1. Public Employee Performance Evaluations – Government Code section 54957(b)(1).

Title: City Manager and City Attorney.

Action: No reportable action.

Public Communications
Public Comment was heard from the following people:

1. Natalia Wieczorek- Concerns with Inclusionary Housing Ordinance

2. Mary McCall- Golf Course

3. Angie Reagan- Need for Senior Center maintenance and support

4. Melissa Soderston- HR 471 “Fix our Forest Act”
Written Public Comment was received from the following person:

1. Hattie Carthan- TRPA Multi-Family Dwelling Project Application City Commission Reports

1. David Gregorich- provided a verbal report for the Parks and Recreation Commission

2. Stacey Ballard- provided a verbal report for the Arts, Culture, and Tourism Commission 15 Mayor Wallace noted hat Item 25 under New Business would be taken up after the Consent Agenda.

Consent Agenda
Action: Moved/Seconded: Bass/Jinkens
Yes: Wallace, Bass, Robbins, Jinkens, Roberts
Note: Councilmember Jinkens pulled items 11, 13, and 18 from the consent agenda. Mayor Tem Bass recused himself from voting on item 16 due to a financial interest in the cannabis industry.

Action: Passed the consent agenda with noted pulled items and recusal.

2. Regular City Council Meeting Minutes
Action: Passed Motion 2025-032 approving the minutes of the March 18, 2025, City Council Strategic Planning Retreat; March 25, 2025, Regular Joint City Council and Planning Commission Ethics Training, the Regular City Council and South Tahoe Joint Powers Parking Financing Authority meeting; and approving minutes from the April 1, 2025, Special City Council meeting.

3. Reimbursable Agreement with the Federal Aviation Administration for Flight Inspection on Runway 18
Action Passed Resolution 2025-021 authorizing the Airport Manager to execute a Reimbursable Agreement with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) (C-061-2025) and approving budget appropriation of $12,587.40 for Flight Inspection of the Precision Approach Path Indicators (PAPI) on Runway 18.

4. Amendment No. 2 to Airport Food and Beverage Lease and Concession Agreement with Flight Deck Grill & Golf Club, LLC
Action: Passed Motion 2025-033 authorizing and directing the Mayor to execute Amendment No. 2 to Airport Food & Beverage Lease & Concession Agreement Amendment with Flight Deck Grill & Golf Club, LLC, (C-062-2025) to extend the time for an additional 90 days to complete tenant improvements and open to the public, Also approving space change within the terminal.

5. Agreement with Lumos & Associates, Inc. for 2025 Construction Season Inspection Services for Capital Improvement Projects
Action: Passed Motion 2025-034 authorizing and directing the Mayor to execute Agreement with Lumos & Associates, Inc., (C-063-2025) for an amount not to exceed $520,000 for the 2025 Construction Season Inspection Services for Capital Improvement Projects.

6. Sale of Surplus Property
Action: Passed Resolution 2025-022 declaring certain vehicles and equipment as surplus and directing the sale of vehicles, equipment and other City assets.

7. Amendment to the Residential Parking Permit (RPP) Zones in the Lakeside Residential Area Action: Moved/Seconded:

Yes:

Action: Passed Resolution 2025-023 Amending the Seasonal No Parking and Resident Permit Parking Restrictions on Certain Streets in the Lakeside Residential Neighborhood.

Public Comment was heard from the following people:

1. Ed Mosur

2. Jack McLaughlin *written comment provided

3. Rafael

4. Judy Godard, Lakeside Park Association
16 8. Acceptance of Funds from California State Boating and Enforcement Aid Program for Police Boat Safety and Enforcement Program
Action: Passed Resolution 2025-024: (1) authorizing acceptance of an amount up to $56,464 from the California State Boating and Enforcement Aid Program; (2) authorizing and directing the Mayor, or the Chief of Police, to execute the Program Agreement (C-064-2025) and each reimbursement claim; (3) accepting El Dorado County vessel property taxes in the amount up to $55,612.00 for a total program amount up to $112,076.00; and (4) authorizing budget of that amount into the current City’s budget into account #237 02110 effective July 1, 2025.

9. Ratification of Agreement with Lake Tahoe Unified School District (LTUSD) for the Third Grade Swim Program
Note: This item was pulled from the consent agenda by Councilmebmer Jinkens.

Action: Moved/Seconded:

Yes: Wallace, Bass, Robbins, Jinkens, Roberts
Action: Passed Resolution-025 authorizing a fee waiver and ratification of the Agreement with LTUSD for the Third Grade Swim Program (C-027-2025) to be offered at no cost to participants.

10. Revisions to City Personnel Rules
Action: Passed Resolution 2025-026 approving the revised Personnel Rules as presented.

11. Tahoe Valley Stormwater and Greenbelt Improvement Project for Phase 1 Paving: Funding Transfer, Change Order, and Increase of Contingency
Note: This item was pulled from the consent agenda by Councilmember Jinkens.

Action: Moved/Seconded: Bass/Jinkens
Yes: Wallace, Bass, Robbins, Jinkens, Roberts
Action: Passed Resolution 2025-027 authorizing and directing the Director of Finance to transfer $303,000 in funds from the Road Rehabilitation Account to the Tahoe Valley Stormwater and Greenbelt Improvement Project; authorizing and directing the Mayor to execute the pavement design change order (C-065-2025); and approving construction contingency up to 11% for the Phase 1 Construction Contract for a new not to exceed amount of $7,424,247.61 (total bid $6,688,511.36 + 11% contingency $735,736.25).

Public Comment was heard from the following person:

1. Nick Speal

12. Pioneer Trail and Glenwood Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) Construction Contract Award to Globe Engineering Development
Action: Passed Resolution 2025-028: 1) authorizing and directing the Mayor to execute an Agreement with Globe Engineering Development (C-066-2025) for $507,531.00, plus a 10% Construction Contingency of $50,753.10 for the Pioneer Trail and Glenwood, Highway Safety Improvement Program Project; and 2) Allocate $47,000 from Measure "S" Sales Tax Fund Undesignated Reserves.
17 13. License Agreement with California Tahoe Conservancy to Use Motel 6 Property for Public Safety Training
Note: This item was pulled from the consent agenda by Councilmember Jinkens.

Action: Moved/Seconded: Robbins/Roberts
Yes: Wallace, Bass, Robbins, Jinkens, Roberts
Action: Passed Motion 2025-035 authorizing and directing the Mayor to execute a Non-Destructive Training License Agreement with the California Tahoe Conservancy (C-067-2025) allowing South Lake Tahoe Fire Rescue, South Lake Tahoe Police Department and neighboring fire and law enforcement agencies to actively train at 2375 Lake Tahoe Boulevard (Motel 6) site prior to demolition of the structures.

Public Comment was heard from the following people:

1. Mary McCall

2. John Messina

14. Declaring Fire Vehicle 6103 Surplus and Authorizing Donation to Lake Tahoe Community College
Action: Passed Resolution 2025-029 declaring Fire Vehicle 6103 surplus and authorizing donation to Lake Tahoe Community College Fire Academy.

15. Electric Vehicle Parking Ordinance (Second Reading) Action: 1) Passed Ordinance 2025-1194 adding Sections 4.25.435 (Electric Vehicle Charging Stations in Public Parking Areas) and 4.25.605 (Electric Vehicle Charging Stations) to Title 4 of the South Lake Tahoe City Code to Authorize Enforcement of Designated Electric Vehicle Parking at Charging Stations in Public Parking Areas; and, 2) Passed Resolution 2025-030 designating publicly available Electric Vehicle Parking Locations and establishing a Parking Citation Fee.

16. 2025 Cannabis Revenues Grant Program Process and Guidelines Note: Mayor Pro Tem Bass recused himself from voting on this item due to a financial interest in the cannabis industry.

Action: Passed Resolution 2025-031 adopting the updated Cannabis Revenues Grant Program Process and Guidelines.

17. 2024 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR)
Action: Received and filed.

18. Agreement with Government Consulting Partners, Inc. for Citywide User Fee Study Note: This item was pulled from the consent agennda by Councilmember Jinkens.

Action: Moved/ Seconded: Bass/Roberts
Yes: Wallace, Bass, Robbins, Roberts
No: Jinkens
Action: Passed Motion 2025-036 authorizing and directing the Mayor to execute Professional Services Agreement with Government Consulting Partners, Inc. (C-068-2025) for Citywide User Fee Study and Cost Allocation Plan Preparation in an amount not to exceed $70,835.00. 18 Regular- New Business

25. Approval of Donation Agreement with Kiwanis of Lake Tahoe for Multigenerational Recreation & Aquatics Center Scoreboards
Note: Mayor Wallace announced this item would be heard after the consent agenda.

Action: Moved/Seconded: Bass/Roberts
Yes: Wallace, Bass, Robbins, Jinkens, Roberts
Action: Passed Resolution 2025-032: 1) approving donation agreement (C-069-2025) in exchange for the Kiwanis name and logo “Kiwanis of Lake Tahoe" and "In Memory of Bob Baunhauser” on two scoreboards in the gym for new Multigenerational Recreation & Aquatics Center beginning April 22, 2025, for the lifetime of the two scoreboards; 2) transferring $20,000 from the South Tahoe Parks Foundation to Account #704-04290-36280 Rec Center Facilities and Operations; and, 3) authorizing and directing the Mayor to execute the Donation Agreement with Kiwanis of Lake Tahoe.

Public Comment was heard from the following person:

1. Eric Guevin, President of Kiwanis of Lake Tahoe
Regular- Unfinished Business

19. Potential Amendments to 2018 Vacation Home Rental (VHR) Ordinance Action: Moved/Seconded: Wallace/Jinkens
Yes: Wallace, Jinkens, Roberts
No: Bass, Robbins
Action: Passed Motion 2025-037 directing staff to prepare an Ordinance making the following amendments to the 2018 VHR Regulations:
• Lower the cap from 1400 to 900 VHR permits outside the Tourist Core Area Plan. • Prohibit VHRs in all multi-family dwellings outside of commercial and Tourist Core Area Plan areas. • Require 24/7 response through a local property manager or ownership. • Increase consequences for violations.
• Change the VHR permitting authority to the Police Department. • Establish phased permitting of no more than 150 VHR permits issued per month. • Planning Commission decision on VHR permit denial and revocation appeals is final. • Change occupancy limits to two per bedroom plus two.
• Require property managers to maintain cameras on parking and trash areas. • Require property managers to maintain decibel readers. • Require in-person check-in, with a signature on a set of rules or code of conduct. • Require a valid, up-to-date defensible space approval prior to issuance of permit. • Include 2-year waiting period before applying for a VHR permit after sale of property, to preserve existing housing.
• Provide permitting preference for prior VHR and Qualified VHR permit holders in good standing. • Ensure the VHR permit fee achieves complete cost recovery Public Comment was heard from the following people:

1. Dave Peterson

2. John Messina

3. Heidi Sandborn

4. Deepak Sharma

5. Matt Bettencourt

6. Yuriah Kaufman

7. Mark Salmon

8. Tom Spencer

9. Nicole Ladd

10. Stu Roberson *written comment

11. Janice Stillions

12. Matt McGowan

13. William Lieu 19

14. Kelley O’Hare

15. Steve Teshara, Tahoe Chamber

16. Duane Wallace, South Tahoe Chamber

17. Caleb Fry *written comment

18. Francesca Bailing

19. Ed Mosur

20. Dan May

21. Nick Speal

22. Lauren Gresh, RnR Vacation Rentals *written comment

23. Bob McIntryre

24. Melissa Soderston

25. Lorraine Jackson

26. Andrew Pierce

27. Russ Porter

28. Lynn Thull

29. Duggan Smith

30. Eric Lentz

31. Brett Richardson
Written Public Comment was received from the following people:

1. Seth Dallob

2. Paul and Vicky Kaleta

3. Mari Kool

4. Denise Llewellyn

5. Andrew Pierce, Pierce & Shearer, LLP

6. Kili Rahbeck

20. Potential Amendments to Vacation Home Rental Program Budget and Allocated Position Listing
Note: This item was moved to a later City Council meeting.

21. Potential Amendment to Ordinance Regulating Shared Mobility Devices Note: This item was moved to a later City Council meeting.

22. 2025-2030 Strategic Plan Adoption
Note: This item was moved to a later City Council meeting.

Written Public Comment was received from the following people:

1. Meredith Anderson

2. Rebecca

3. Chris Carney

4. Robert Erlich

5. Laurie Flesher

6. Sherry Hao

7. Prakash Kasiraj

8. Lauri Kemper

9. Gavin Feiger, League to Save Lake Tahoe

10. Joel Rosenfield

11. Luke Scheidler

12. Allyson Tabor

13. Bonnie Turnbull

14. Patricia Sussman
20 Regular- New Business

23. Ordinance Designating Very High Fire Severity Zones (First Reading) Action: Moved/Seconded: Bass/Roberts
Yes: Wallace, Bass, Robbins, Jinkens, Roberts
Action: Passed Motion 2025-038 to hold first reading (by title only) of an Ordinance Designating Very High Fire Severity Zones, and referred second reading and adoption to the May 6, 2025 meeting Public Comment was heard from the following person:

1. Melissa Soderston

24. Stateline Transit Center Parking Enforcement Authorization Ordinance (First Reading) Note: This item was moved to a later City Council meeting.

Agenda Planning Calendar

26. Agenda Planning Calendar
Action: Received and filed.

Updates and Announcements (City Attorney, City Clerk, City Manager) City Clerk Blankenship

1. Issued a proclamation with the Mayor to Live Violence Free Recgonizing April 2025 as “Sexual Assault Awareness Month”

2. Proclamation requests recognizing May 2025 as “Mental Health Awareness Month”, and June 2025 as “Bike Month” (Council provided consensus)
Councilmember Reports and Comments - Assignments to Boards, Committees, and Commissions Councilmember Robbins

1. Attended Tahoe Transportation District meeting.

Mayor Pro Tem Bass

1. Request for a Transit JPA Funding agenda item (Wallace seconded) Adjourment
Mayor Wallace adjourned the Meeting at 10:59 p.m.

Date:

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.
21 City of South Lake Tahoe
Agenda Item Executive Summary
Joe Irvin, City Manager
__________________________________
Meeting Date: May 6, 2025
Agenda Item #:5
Agenda Item: Appropriation of Funds for the Precision Approach Path Indicators (PAPI) Executive Summary: On December 10, 2024, the City Council authorized the Mayor to execute a contract agreement with Woolpert for construction management services related to the Precision Approach Path Indicator (PAPI) replacement project at the airport. Following this, on March 28, 2025, bids for the construction portion of the project were officially opened. Pacific Underground Services submitted the lowest responsive and responsible bid and is being considered for the construction contract, pending appropriation of funding. The project is anticipated to be completed by the end of June 2025. No general funds will be used for this project, only the airport enterprise fund cash balance.

Requested Action / Suggested Motions: Pass a Resolution authorizing the Finance Director to appropriate funds for the Precision Approach Path Indicators (PAPI) in the amount of $47,480.00 with a 5 percent contingency ($2,374.00).

Responsible Staff Member: John Dickinson, Airport Manager Reviewed and Approved By: Anush Nejad, Director of Public Works Susan Blankenship, City Clerk Olga Tikhomirova, Finance Director Heather Stroud, City Attorney Attachments:
01- Staff Report PAPI
02-Resolution PAPI
22 Council Agenda Report May 6 2025 Page 1 of 2
City of South Lake Tahoe
Report to City Council
Meeting Date: May 6, 2025
Title: Lake Tahoe Airport 2025 Runway 18 PAPI Rehabilitation Appropriation of Funds
Location: City Airport, 1901 Lisa Maloff Way, South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150 Responsible Staff Member: John Dickinson, Airport Manager Background: The existing Runway 18 four-box Precision Approach Path Indicator (PAPI) system is past its useful life for the equipment. The system has become a maintenance problem for the airport and is consistently in need of repair to maintain operation. Due to the age of the equipment, sourcing parts to fix the system has become difficult. The FAA defines the minimum useful light of NAVAIDs to be 15 years. The approximate age of the existing PAPI system is 25 years old.

This project shall consist of the rehabilitation of the Runway 18 Precision Approach Path Indicator (PAPI) system. A new L-880 LED PAPI system will be installed to replace the existing system. The new equipment will be the latest technology Light Emitting Diode (LED) equipment. The LED PAPI reduces maintenance on the system due to not having to replace the lamps. The existing concrete foundations are in good condition and will be utilized for this project. The existing equipment will be removed from the concrete foundations. The new PAPI equipment will then be mounted to the existing foundations. Utilizing the existing foundations will minimize the impacts on airport operations and project costs.

The PAPI rehabilitation project was designed by Consultant Woolpert and will be constructed in accordance with current requirements, regulations, rules, policies, and Advisory Circulars (ACs).

Issue and Discussion: The PAPI Rehabilitation Project was advertised on PlanetBids on March 14, 2025. The City received four (4) bids, which were opened and publicly read on March 28, 2025. The lowest responsive and responsible bidder was Pacific Underground, with a base bid of $47,480.00.

There were no Add Alternate Bid Items. Pending appropriation of project funding, Lake Tahoe Airport intends to award the construction contract to Pacific Underground for the base bid amount of $47,480.00, plus a 5% contingency.

Staff Recommendation:

Pass a Resolution authorizing the Finance Director to appropriate funds for the Precision Approach Path Indicators (PAPI) in the amount of $47,480.00 with a 5 percent contingency ($2,374.00).
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Financial Implications: This project was approved by City Council on 12/10/2024 for construction management by Woolpert, and the airport is now seeking City Council authorization for the Finance Director to appropriate funds into Account #50180051 for the construction of the PAPI systems. No general funds will be used for this project, only the airports cash balance.

Environmental Considerations: The project is exempt from review under CEQA Guidelines section 15301(d) (Existing Facilities - restoration or rehabilitation of deteriorated or damaged facilities to meet current standards of public health and safety).

Policy Implications: This PAPI rehabilitation project will provide reliable operation of a key navigational aid used by pilots which provides visual descent guidance information during final approach to Runway 18. This project will also remedy the maintenance issues the airport has had with the existing equipment.
24 Resolution 2025-XXX May 6, 2025 Page 1 of 2
Resolution 2025-XXX
Adopted by the City of South Lake Tahoe
City Council
May 6, 2025
Appropriation of Funding for the Precision Approach Path Indicators (PAPI)

BACKGROUND
A. On December 10th 2024 City Council Authorized a contract amendment with Woolpert for construction management of this project and design of the new PAPI system.

B. The PAPI Rehabilitation Project was advertised on PlanetBids on March 14, 2025. The City received four (4) bids, which were opened and publicly read on March 28, 2025. The lowest responsive and responsible bidder was Pacific Underground, with a base bid of $47,480.00.

There were no Add Alternate Bid Items. Pending appropriation of project funding, Lake Tahoe Airport intends to award the construction contract to Pacific Underground for the base bid amount of $47,480.00, plus a 5% contingency.

BASED ON THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE BACKGROUND, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of South Lake Tahoe:

1. Authorizes the Finance Director to appropriate funds from the Airport available fund balance into account #501-80051-48030 for construction of the PAPI’s not to exceed $47,480.00 plus a 5 percent contingency ($2,374.00) for a total of $49,854.00.

Adopted by the City of South Lake Tahoe City Council on May 6, 2025 by the following vote:

Yes:

No:

Absent:

Abstain:
_____________________________ Date:____________
Tamara Wallace, Mayor
Attest:
____________________________
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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.
26 City of South Lake Tahoe
Agenda Item Executive Summary
Joe Irvin, City Manager
__________________________________
Meeting Date: May 6, 2025
Agenda Item #:6
Agenda Item: Approval of Final Subdivision Map for 3708 Highway 50 Town Homes, El Dorado County APNs 027-072-032 and 027-072-010
Executive Summary: On April 5, 2022, the City Council approved a multi-family town home project located at 3708 Lake Tahoe Boulevard and 3709 Osgood Avenue. The project includes three buildings with 14 residential units. The applicant is proposing to subdivide the units into condominiums. According to the California Subdivision Map Act, the subdivision of five (5) or more units requires approval a Final Subdivision Map and Condominium Plan.

Requested Action / Suggested Motions: Pass a Resolution approving Final Subdivision Map Pursuant to the Subdivision Map Act for 3708 Highway 50 Town Homes, located at 3708 Lake Tahoe Boulevard and 3709 Osgood Avenue (APNs 027-072-032 and 027-072-010).

Responsible Staff Member: Emily Dougherty, Engineering Technician and John Hitchcock, Planning Manager
Reviewed and Approved By: Zach Thomas, Director of Development Services Susan Blankenship, City Clerk Olga Tikhomirova, Director of Finance Heather Stroud, City Attorney Attachments:
01-Staff Report - Lake Tahoe Blvd Final Map.docx
02 Res 2022-040 Tentative Map.pdf
03 Res 2024-013 Tentative Map Extension.pdf
04-Resolution - Final Subdivision Map.docx
05 Final Map.pdf
27 City Council Agenda Report May 6, 2025 Page 1
City of South Lake Tahoe
Report to City Council
Meeting Date: May 6, 2025
Title: Resolution Approving Final Subdivision Map Approval for 3708 Highway 50 Town Homes Location: 3708 Lake Tahoe Boulevard & 3709 Osgood Avenue (APNs 027-072-032 & 027- 072-010)
Responsible Staff Members: Emily Dougherty, Engineering Technician and John Hitchcock, Planning Manager
Background: On February 10, 2022, the Planning Commission approved the issuance of a Major Design Review Permit for a townhome project located at 3708 Lake Tahoe Boulevard and 3709 Osgood Avenue (File #21-142). A TRPA Multi-Family Dwelling Permit was also issued to the project at that time. Based on the project’s scope and location, the City acted as the permitting authority for TRPA per the memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the two jurisdictions.

The project, consisting of three buildings with 14 residential units, was brought back to the Planning Commission on March 10, 2022, where a recommendation was made that the City Council to approve a tentative subdivision map joining the two parcels and allowing for the condominiumization of the residential units. On April 5, 2022, the City Council approved the tentative subdivision map (Resolution 2022-040, Attachment 02) with an expiration date of April 5, 2024.

The initial life of a Tentative Map is 24 months, and an extension for the 3708 Highway 50 Town Homes Tentative Map was granted pursuant to California Government Code Section §66452.6(e) on January 23, 2024, by the City Council. (Resolution 2024-013, Attachment 03).

Before the expiration of the Tentative Subdivision Map, a Final Map must be submitted and approved, legalizing the parcel merge and subdivision of the residential units. Once the subdivisions are made legal, the units will be deemed single-family dwelling units.

The applicant submitted the Final Map to the El Dorado County Surveyor’s Office for technical review on February 26, 2025, and received approval on April 7, 2025 (Attachment 04). The applicant then completed their submittal to the City of South Lake Tahoe to review and approve the Final Subdivision Map on April 10, 2025. A Draft Resolution approving the Final Subdivision Map is included as Attachment 05.

Issue and Discussion: The Final Map will merge the two underlying parcels (APNs 027-072- 032 & 027-072-010) into one lot and subdivide the multi-family units into single-family condominiums. Although the Subdivision Map Act does not require an applicant to depict the condominiums, the applicant has elected to show them on the Final Map. The 14 units shown on the map depict the proposed footprints of each condominium unit. Area outside of the condominium units are shown as common area. Also included are public utility and emergency access easements where the project driveway is located and a 10’ public access easement along the Lake Tahoe Blvd frontage. The Final Subdivision Map is accompanied by a condominium plan describing legal boundaries of each airspace unit. The Final Subdivision 28 City Council Agenda Report May 6, 2025 Page 2
Map has been reviewed and approved by the El Dorado County Surveyor’s Office prior to seeking approval by the City Council.

Subdivisions in the Tahoe Basin also require a permit from TRPA. Subdivisions do not fall under the MOU between TRPA and the City; therefore, the process is independent of the City’s subdivision procedure and is not subject to the California Subdivision Map Act. On May 6, 2022, TRPA issued a conditional subdivision permit (file# SUBD2021-0929), allowing the parcels to be merged into one and for the approved multi-family structures to be subdivided into air space condominiums. The permit has been acknowledged by TRPA and the final map has been approved by TRPA.

The Subdivision Map Act Section 66456 states that after approval or conditional approval of a Tentative Map, the subdivider may prepare a Final Map in accordance with the approved Tentative Map. The Subdivision Map Act Section 66458 states the legislative body shall approve the map if it conforms to all the requirements of the Subdivision Map Act.

All necessary review to ensure consistency with the Subdivision Map Act and the approved tentative map has been completed. Staff recommends that the City Council pass a resolution approving the final map.

Findings
The following findings are required by the Subdivision Map Act for approval of a Tentative Subdivision Map. They were previously approved by Planning Commission and City Council.

They are provided below for reference only. Approval of a Final Subdivision Map is ministerial under Gov. Code section 66474.1.

1. The project is consistent with the General Plan as specified in Government Code Section 65451.

The General Plan directs the City to utilize the Plan Area Statements (PAS), Community Plans, and Area Plans to guide land use policies and address land use issues. The proposed project is located in the Tourist Core Area Plan Mixed-Use District, where singlefamily and multi-family residential are allowed uses.

With the approval of the project by the City Planning Commission on February 10, 2022, the proposed uses were determined to be consistent with the allowed uses in this area plan.

2. The design or improvement of the proposed subdivision is consistent with applicable general and specific plans.

The Tourist Core Mixed-Use District is zoned for higher-density residential development at 25 units per acre. The proposed project includes 14 units on 0.74 acres, which is equal to 19 units per acre. As part of the project approval on February 10, 2022, the Planning Commission made findings that the project design is consistent with the City-Wide Design Standards and the Tourist Core Area Plan Design Standards.

3. The site is physically suitable for the type of development.

With the approval of the project by the City Planning Commission on February 10, 2022, 29 City Council Agenda Report May 6, 2025 Page 3
the proposed use was determined to be consistent with the Tourist Core Area Plan policies and standards as well as the City-Wide Design Standard. Moreover, the site is an infill site verified by TRPA to be suitable for development (i.e., Land Capability District Class 7), and existing utilities (e.g., sewer, water, and electricity) are found adjacent to the property.

4. The site is physically suitable for the proposed density of development.

The Tourist Core Mixed-Use District is zoned for higher-density residential development at 25 units per acre. The proposed project includes 14 units on 0.74 acres, which is equal to 19 units per acre.

5. The design of the subdivision is not likely to cause substantial environmental damage or substantially and avoidably injure fish or wildlife or their habitat.

On February 10, 2022, the City Planning Commission made the finding that the project is categorically exempt from CEQA under Section 15332, Class 32, Infill Development, which consists of projects characterized as infill development on 1) parcels less than five acres in size located within the city limits, 2) is consistent with applicable general plan designations, policies, and zoning designations, 3) has no value, as habitat for endangered, rare or threatened species, 4) would not result in any significant effects relating to traffic, noise, air quality, or water quality, and 5) is adequately served by all required utilities and public services.

6. The design of the subdivision is not likely to cause serious public health problems.

With compliance with all City, County, State, TRPA, and Federal regulations, the project is not likely to cause public health problems. The project must install water quality best management practices, mitigate potential air quality impacts, and be built to meet all fire and defensible space standards.

7. The design of the subdivision will not conflict with easements, acquired by the public at large, for access through or use of, property within the proposed subdivision.

The Final Map submitted by the applicant indicates a public utility, emergency, and public access easement.

Environmental Considerations: At the time of its original approval, a Notice of Exemption was filed pursuant to Section 15332, Class 32, which consists of projects characterized as infill development.

Public Notice: Notice of this public hearing was provided to the public by a publication in the Tahoe Tribune on April 24, 2025, and to all property owners within 300 feet of the subject area by mail. No comments have been received as of the date of this report.

Financial Implications: The new development has contributed building permit fees and will contribute property taxes and sales tax revenue as well as related economic activity from the occupants in the development.

Policy Implications: The development of the proposed multi-family dwelling project is consistent with the City Council's strategic priorities to provide a spectrum of housing needs 30 City Council Agenda Report May 6, 2025 Page 4
and ensure housing availability for people of all economic, physical, social, and employment circumstances.

The project is in alignment with City General Plan Land Use Policy 1.2 to create walkable, mixeduse centers with residences in close proximity to amenities and entertainment. Likewise, Land Use Policy 4.3 encourages appropriate development/redevelopment of parcels that are either vacant or underutilized, surrounded by existing urban development, and non-environmentally sensitive, all of which these parcels meet.

Through thorough review by City staff, outside agencies, and Planning Commission, this project has been found to be compatible with multiple Housing Element policies under Goal HE-7, including meeting design standards, adding value to the community’s built environment, and compatibility of physical design, building structure, and lot layout relationships between existing developments. 31 Resolution 2022-040 April 5, 2022 Page 1 of 2
Resolution 2022-040
Adopted by the City of South Lake Tahoe City Council
April 5, 2022
Approve the Tentative Subdivision Map for 3708 Lake Tahoe Boulevard and 3709 Osgood Avenue, El Dorado County APNs 027- 072-032 and 027-072-010

BACKGROUND
A. On April 5, 2022 the City of South Lake Tahoe City Council held a duly noticed public hearing to consider a Tentative Subdivion Map (File #21-142) for 3708 Lake Tahoe Boulevard and 3709 Osgood Avenue, APNs 027-072-032 and 027-072-010.

B. A public notice was mailed to property owners within 300 feet of the project and published in the Tahoe Daily Tribune on March 25, 2022.

C. On March 10, 2022 the City of South Lake Tahoe Planning Commission held a duly noticed public hearing to consider the Tentative Subdivision Map.

D. The City of South Lake Tahoe Planning Commission conducted a public hearing to receive public comments, considered evidence in the record and deliberated and found that the project is consistent with the City General Plan, the Tourist Core Area Plan, and the CityWide Design Standards and meets the findings required by the California Subdivision Map Act.

E. The Planning Commission adopted Resolution 2022-003 recommending the City Council approve the Tentative Subdivision Map.

BASED ON THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE BACKGROUND, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City of South Lake Tahoe City Council:

1. Finds that the tentative subdivision map is categorically exempt from CEQA pursuant to Section 15332, Class 32, Infill Projects.

2. Finds that the project is consistent with the City of South Lake Tahoe General Plan.

3. Finds that the design of the proposed subdivision is consistent with the City of South Lake Tahoe General Plan and the Tourist Core Area Plan.

4. Finds that the site is physically suitable for the type of development.

5. Finds that the site is physically suitable for the proposed density of development. 32 Resolution 2022- 040
April 5, 2022 Page 2

6. Finds that the design of the subdivision is not likely to cause substantial environmental damage or substantially and avoidably injure fish or wildlife or their habitat.

7. Finds that the design of the subdivision is not likely to cause serious public health problems.

8. Finds that the design of the subdivision will not conflict with easements acquired by the public at large, for access through or use of, property within the proposed subdivision.

9. Approves the tentative subdivision map based on the analysis in the staff report, the findings required by the California Subdivision Map Act, and subject to the following conditions of approval:
a. The initial life of the Tentative Map is 24 months unless otherwise extended as described in Government Code § 66452. 6.
b. The owner may file multiple Final Maps prior to the expiration of the Tentative Map as long as:
i. The subdivider gives notice to the City of its intent to do so; and ii. After filing the Tentative Map, the subdivider and City concur in the filing of multiple Final Maps ( Government Code § 66456. 1). c. The Final Map shall include all information and statements required by Article 4 of the Subdivision Map Act.
d. The Final Map shall be prepared by or under the direction of a registered civil engineer or licensed land surveyor and shall conform to the provisions in 66434 of the Subdivision Map Act.
e. The City Council shall approve the Final Map per Section § 66440 of the Subdivision Map Act.
f. If Declaration of Covenants, Conditions, and Restrictions are recorded with the Department of Real Estate, the applicant shall provide a copy of such document to the City Planning Division.
g. Any amendment or modification to said document shall also be provided to the City Planning Division.
h. The Final Map shall be in substantial compliance with Major Design Review 21-142.
i. The Final Map shall be retitled “ 3708 Lake Tahoe Boulevard Town Homes”. j. The Final Map shall include the overflight notification language required by the Lake Tahoe Airport Compatibility Land Use Plan.
k. The Final Map shall include easements, dedications, and cite cross access agreements and recorded deed restrictions to assure legal access to all parcels and condominium parcels to the public right-of-way as required by the Subdivision Map Act and as directed and approved by the City Surveyor. l. A Tentative Subdivision Map recommendation of approval by the City Council does not constitute Final Map approval.
33 Resolution 2022- 040
April 5, 2022 Page 3
Adopted by the City of South Lake Tahoe City Council at a meeting on April 5, 2022, by the following vote:

Yes: Bass, Creegan, Friedrich, Middlebrook and Wallace
Date:_________
Devin Middlebrook, 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.

Sue Blankenship ( Apr 7, 2022 11: 52 PDT)
Devin Middlebrook ( Apr 8, 2022 12: 42 PDT)
Apr 8, 2022
34 Res 2022-040 3708 LTB & 3709 Osgood
Tentative map
Final Audit Report 2022- 04-08
Created: 2022- 04-07
By: jo Mcdonough ( jmcdonough@cityofslt. us)
Status: Signed
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35 Resolution 2024-013 January 23, 2024 Page 1 of 2
Resolution 2024-013
Adopted by the City of South Lake Tahoe City Council
January 23, 2024
Granting a 24-Month Extension for 3708 Highway 50 Town Homes Tentative Subdivision Map, El Dorado County APNs 027-072-032 and 027-072-010

BACKGROUND
A. On April 5, 2022, the City of South Lake Tahoe City Council held a duly noticed public hearing and approved City Council Resolution 2022-040 approving 3708 Highway 50 Town Homes Tentative Subdivision Map ( File # 21-142) for 3708 Lake Tahoe Boulevard and 3709 Osgood Avenue, APNs 027-072-032 and 027-072-010.

B. On December 7, 2023, the Planning Commission held a duly noticed public hearing to receive public comments, considered evidence in the record, and deliberated and approved Planning Commission Resolution 2023- 019, recommending the City Council grant an 24- month extension pursuant to California Government Code § 66452.6(e).

C. A public notice of the January 23, 2024, City Council meeting was mailed to property owners within 300 feet of the subject parcels and published in the Tahoe Daily Tribune on January 12, 2024.

D. On January 23, 2024, the City Council held a duly noticed public hearing to consider granting an extension for the 3708 Highway 50 Town Homes Tentative Subdivision Map.

BASED ON THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE BACKGROUND, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City of South Lake City Council:

1. Finds that the permittee has an active building permit application on file with the Development Services Department.

2. Finds that all the conditions of City Council Resolution 2022- 040 shall remain in effect.

3. Grants a 24-month extension for the 3708 Highway 50 Town Homes Tentative Subdivision Map pursuant to California Government Code Section § 66452. 6(e). 36 Resolution 2024-013 January 23, 2024 Page 2
Adopted by the City of South Lake Tahoe City Council at a meeting on January 23, 2024, by the following vote:

Yes: Bass, Friedrich, Creegan, Wallace
Recused: Robbins
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.

Sue Blankenship ( Jan 24, 2024 10: 16 PST)
Cody Bass (Jan 29, 2024 11:49 PST)
Jan 29, 2024
37 Resolution 2024-013 Tentative Map Extension
for 3708 HHighway 50 Town Homes
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38 Resolution 2025-XXX May 6, 2025 Page 1 of 2
Resolution 2025-XXX
Adopted by the City of South Lake Tahoe City Council
May 6, 2025
Approving Final Subdivision Map Approval for 3708 Highway 50 Town Homes, El Dorado County APNs 027-072-032 and 027-072-010

BACKGROUND
A. On April 5, 2022, the City of South Lake Tahoe City Council held a duly noticed public hearing and approved City Council Resolution 2022-040 approving 3708 Lake Tahoe Boulevard and 3709 Osgood Avenue, APNs 027-070-032 and 027- 072-010.

B. On December 7, 2023, the Planning Commission held a duly noticed public hearing to receive comments, considered evidence in the record, and deliberated and approved Planning Commission Resolution 2023-019, recommending the City Council grant a 24-month extension pursuant to California Government Code Section 66452(e).

C. A public notice of the January 23, 2024 City Council meeting was mailed to property owners within 300 feet of the subject parcels and published in the Tahoe Daily Tribune on January 12, 2024.

D. On January 23, 2024, the City Council held a duly noticed public hearing to consider granting an extension for the 3708 Highway 50 Town Homes Subdivision Map.

E. The Subdivision Map Act Section 66434 requires the Final Map to be prepared by or under the supervision of a registered civil engineer or licensed land surveyor.

The application for Final Subdivision Map was sent to the El Dorado County Surveyor’s Office for Technical Review prior to requesting City Council Approval.

BASED ON THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE BACKGROUND, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City of South Lake Tahoe City Council:

1. Finds that the permitee has an active building permit on file with the Development Services Department.

2. Finds that all the conditions of City Council Resolution 2022-040 shall remain in effect.

3. Approves the 3708 Highway 50 Town Homes Final Subdivision Map (attached hereto) pursuant to California Government Code Section 66452.

Adopted by the City of South Lake Tahoe Council at a meeting on May 6, 2025, by the following vote:
39 Resolution 2025-XXX May 6, 2025 Page 2 of 2
Yes:

Recused:
___________________________________ Date:
____________________
Tamara Wallace, Mayor
___________________________________
Susan Blankenship, City Clerk
The presence of an electronic signature certifies that the foregoing is a true and correct copy as approved by the South Lake Tahoe City Council.
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EL DORADO COUNTY CITY OF SOUTH LAKE TAHOE STATE OF CALIFORNIA OF
3708 LAKE TAHOE

BOULEVARD TOWNHOMES
FOR

CONDOMINIUM PURPOSES
BEING PARCELS 127, 128, 129, 149 & 150 OF BIJOU PARK IN BOOK A, PAGE 10 & SITUATE WITHIN A PORTION OF THE SE 1/4 OF THE NE 1/4 OF SECTION 33, TOWNSHIP 13 NORTH, RANGE 18 EAST, M.D.M.

FINAL MAP

SURVEYOR'S STATEMENT
I, RICHARD B. BYREM, A PROFESSIONAL LAND SURVEYOR LICENSED IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, AS AGENT FOR LUMOS AND ASSOCIATES, INC., CERTIFY THAT:
1) THIS PLAT REPRESENTS THE RESULTS OF A SURVEY CONDUCTED UNDER MY DIRECT SUPERVISION AT THE INSTANCE OF SLRV INVESTMENTS, LLC a California Limited Liability Company. 2) THE LANDS SURVEYED LIE WITHIN A PORTION OF THE SE 1/4 OF THE NE 1/4 OF SECTION 33, T.13 N, R.18 E, M.D.M.
3) THIS PLAT COMPLIES WITH THE APPLICABLE STATE STATUTES AND ANY LOCAL ORDINANCES IN EFFECT ON THE DATE THAT THE GOVERNING BODY GAVE ITS FINAL APPROVAL. 4) THE MONUMENTS DEPICTED ON THE PLAT ARE OF THE CHARACTER SHOWN AND OCCUPY THE

POSITIONS INDICATED AND ARE SUFFICIENT TO ENABLE THE SURVEY TO BE RETRACED RICHARD B. BYREM, P.L.S. 9129
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OWNER'S STATEMENT

THE UNDERSIGNED HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THEY ARE THE ONLY PERSONS HAVING RECORD TITLE INTEREST IN

THE REAL PROPERTY INCLUDED WITHIN THIS SUBDIVISION, AND THAT THEY CONSENT TO THE PREPARATION AND RECORDATION OF THIS MAP.

SLRV INVESTMENTS, LLC, a California Limited Liability Company BY: STEVEN LUI DATE
ITS: MANAGER

NOTARY ACKNOWLEDGMENT

STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF ___________________
ON ____________________________, IN THE YEAR 20_______, BEFORE ME, ________________________ A NOTARY

PUBLIC, PERSONALLY APPEARED STEVEN LUI, WHO PROVED TO ME ON THE BASIS OF SATISFACTORY

EVIDENCE TO BE THE PERSON WHOSE NAME IS SUBSCRIBED TO THE ABOVE INSTRUMENT WHO

ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THEY EXECUTED THE SAME IN THEIR AUTHORIZED CAPACITY AND THAT BY THEIR

SIGNATURE ON THE INSTRUMENT, THE PERSON, OR THE ENTITY ON BEHALF OF WHICH THE PERSON ACTED, EXECUTED THE INSTRUMENT.

I CERTIFY UNDER PENALTY OF PERJURY UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA THAT THE

FORGOING PARAGRAPH IS TRUE AND CORRECT
WITNESS MY HAND AND OFFICIAL SEAL:
_____________________________________________________ COUNTY TAX COLLECTOR'S STATEMENT I, K.E. COLEMAN, HEREBY STATE THAT ACCORDING TO THE RECORDS OF THIS OFFICE, THERE ARE NO LIENS

AGAINST THIS SUBDIVISION OR ANY PART THEREOF FOR THE UNPAID STATE, COUNTY, MUNICIPAL OR LOCAL

TAXES OR SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS NOT YET PAYABLE, PROVIDED THAT THE FINAL MAP IS ACCEPTED FOR RECORD AND FILED PRIOR TO THE NEXT SUCCEEDING LIEN DATE.

BY: K.E. COLEMAN, M.B.A. DATE
ITS: TAX COLLECTOR FOR THE COUNTY OF EL DORADO, CALIFORNIA

CITY CLERK'S STATEMENT

I, SUSAN BLANKENSHIP, HEREBY STATE THE CITY OF SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, BY ORDER DATED _______________________________ ADOPTED AND APPROVED THIS FINAL MAP OF THIS SUBDIVISION.

BY: SUSAN BLANKENSHIP DATE
ITS: CITY CLERK FOR THE CITY OF SOUTH LAKE TAHOE,

COUNTY OF EL DORADO, CALIFORNIA

TAHOE REGIONAL PLANNING AGENCY CERTIFICATE
THIS SUBDIVISION MAP CONFORMS TO THE TAHOE REGIONAL PLANNING AGENCY REQUIREMENTS.

SIGNATURE DATE
PRINTED NAME: TAHOE REGIONAL PLANNING AGENCY
THIS MAP HAS BEEN EXAMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 8766 OF THE PROFESSIONAL LAND SURVEYORS' ACT THIS DAY OF , 20 .

BRIAN K. FRAZIER, P.L.S. 9190

COUNTY SURVEYOR

COUNTY OF EL DORADO, CALIFORNIA
JUSTIN C. CISNEROS, P.L.S. 9539

DEPUTY SURVEYOR

COUNTY OF EL DORADO, CALIFORNIA
FILED THIS DAY OF , 20___, AT : : , IN BOOK

OF RECORD OF SURVEYS AT PAGE , AT THE REQUEST OF LUMOS AND ASSOCIATES, INC.

DOCUMENT NO.

JANELLE K. HORNE

COUNTY RECORDER-CLERK

COUNTY OF EL DORADO, CALIFORNIA
BY:

DEPUTY

COUNTY RECORDER'S STATEMENT

COUNTY SURVEYOR'S STATEMENT
EXISTING FEE PARCEL NO. 027-072-010-000 & 027-072-032-000

DEVELOPMENT SERVICES STATEMENT

I, ZACHARY THOMAS HEREBY STATE THAT THIS FINAL MAP CONFORMS SUBSTANTIALLY TO THE TENTATIVE MAP OF THIS SUBDIVISION APPROVED ON APRIL 5, 2022 AS RESOLUTION NO. 2022-040 BY THE

CITY OF SOUTH LAKE TAHOE AND THAT ALL CONDITIONS IMPOSED UPON SAID APPROVAL HAVE BEEN SATISFIED.

BY: ZACHARY THOMAS DATE
ITS: DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT SERVICES CITY OF SOUTH LAKE TAHOE

CITY ENGINEER'S STATEMENT

I, HAVE EXAMINED THIS FINAL MAP, THE SUBDIVISION AS SHOWN IS SUBSTANTIALLY THE SAME AS IT

APPEARED ON THE TENTATIVE MAP, IF REQUIRED AND ANY APPROVED ALTERATIONS THEREOF, PROVISIONS OF CHAPTER 2 OF THE SUBDIVISION MAP ACT AND ANY LOCAL ORDINANCES APPLICABLE AT THE TIME OF APPROVAL OF THE TENTATIVE MAP, IF REQUIRED, HAVE BEEN COMPLIED WITH.

BY: DATE
ITS: DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS/CITY ENGINEER

CITY OF SOUTH LAKE TAHOE
MP-SV25-0005 APPROVED BY THE CITY OF SOUTH LAKE TAHOE APRIL 5, 2022 4/07/2025
41 S60°08'00"W 100.00'(R1)
N29°50'30"W 250.00'(R1)
S60°08'00"W 50.00'(R1)
S29°50'30"E 100.00'(R1)

UTILITY EASEMENT
PER DOC. NO.
2024-0005911
(HATCHED AREA)

UTILITY EASEMENT
PER DOC. NO.
2024-0005911
1' HIGHWAY

EASEMENT
PER DOC. NO.
2024-0010066 10' PUBLIC ACCESS EASEMENT PER THIS MAP
26' PRIVATE ACCESS, PUBLIC UTILITY & EMERGENCY ACCESS
EASEMENTS PER THIS MAP LAKE TAHOE BOULEVARD (U.S. HIGHWAY 50) 80' R/W OSGOOD AVENUE 50' R/W PARCEL
1 PARCEL
2 PARCEL
3 PARCEL
4 PARCEL
5 PARCEL
6 PARCEL
7 PARCEL
8 PARCEL
9 PARCEL
10 PARCEL
11 PARCEL
12 PARCEL
13 PARCEL
14 SEE SHEET 3
SEE SHEET 3 SEE SHEET 3
FOUND 3/4" IRON PIPE,
W/PLUG P.L.S. 4029
FOUND 3/4" IRON

PIPE, W/PLUG
P.L.S. 4029
FOUND 3/4" IRON PIPE
W/PLUG, P.L.S. 7946
FOUND 3/4" IRON PIPE
W/PLUG, P.L.S. 7946
FOUND 3/4" IRON PIPE
W/PLUG, P.L.S. 7946

COMMON AREA
21,709 SF±

COMMON AREA
21,709 SF±

SONORA AVENUE
50' R/W BASIS OF BEARINGS N60°08'00"E 1279.05'(M)
FOUND 2" CIP
STAMPED L.S. 1820 1948
AS SHOWN ON (R3)
1129.05' (M)

TIE LINE TABLE
LINE
T10
T11
T12
T13
T14

BEARING
S7°50'02"E
N65°38'18"W
S52°35'28"E
S29°51'50"E
N2°22'14"E
LENGTH

26.45'

17.02'

26.39'

7.57'

18.85'
SCALE: 1"= 20'
20' 10' 0 20' 40'
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312 DORLA COURT
SUITE 202
ZEPHYR COVE, NV 89448
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BASIS OF BEARINGS

THE BASIS OF BEARINGS FOR THIS SURVEY IS THE
SOUTHERLY RIGHT-OF-WAY OF HIGHWAY 50 BETWEEN
FOUND MONUMENTS AS SHOWN. (N60°08'00"E)
LEGEND

FOUND MONUMENT AS NOTED
SET 5/8" REBAR W/ ALUMINUM CAP, LS 9129
(M) MEASURED COURSE & DISTANCE
(R1) REFERENCED DOCUMENT

GRAPHIC PROJECT BOUNDARY

PROPOSED PARCEL LINE

ADJOINING PARCEL LINES

EASEMENT LINES

PARCEL TIE LINES

REFERENCES
(R1) SUBDIVISION MAP OF BIJOU PARK, RECORDED SEPTEMBER 2, 1927 IN BOOK A, PAGE 10 (R2) PARCEL MAP DOCUMENT NO. 58947, RECORDED SEPTEMBER 22, 1992 IN BOOK 43, PAGE 130 (R3) RECORD OF SURVEY DOCUMENT NO. 336, RECORDED JANUARY 3, 1997 ON BOOK 22, PAGE 74 (R4) GRANT DEED RECORDED OCTOBER 7, 2019 AS DOCUMENT NO. 2019-0042284

ALL RECORDED IN THE EL DORADO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA RECORDERS OFFICE OF
3708 LAKE TAHOE

BOULEVARD TOWNHOMES

FINAL MAP
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NOTES
TOTAL AREA: 32,505 SF±
PARCELS (14): 10,796 SF±
COMMON AREA: 21,709 SF±
1) THIS MAP IS A MERGER AND RE-SUBDIVISION OF PARCELS 127, 128, 129, 149 & 150 OF BIJOU PARK RECORDED SEPTEMBER 2, 1927 IN BOOK OF MAPS A, PAGE 10 IN THE OFFICIAL RECORDS OF EL DORADO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA.
2) THE RESULTANT PARCELS (UNITS 1 THROUGH 14, AND THE COMMON AREA) SHALL BE

RECORDED BY DEED RESTRICTION AS A PROJECT AREA FOR LAND COVERAGE AND

DENSITY PURPOSES, AND SHALL BE SUBJECT TO RECORDED COVENANTS, CONDITIONS AND RESTRICTIONS.
3) COVENANTS, CONDITIONS AND RESTRICTIONS (CC&Rs) ARE TO BE RECORDED FOR THIS SUBDIVISION CONCURRENTLY WITH THIS MAP. A COPY OF THE CC&Rs WILL BE PROVIDED TO THE TAHOE REGIONAL PLANNING AGENCY.
4) THE PARCELS SHOWN LIE WITHIN THE " UNSHADED X" ZONE PER FEMA FIRM 0617C0380F DATED APRIL 3, 2012.
5) THIS DEVELOPMENT CONSISTS OF 14 AIRSPACE TOWNHOMES AND COMMON AREA AS SHOWN ON THE APPROVED TENTATIVE MAP ON APRIL 5, 2022 AND RESOLUTION 2024-013. 6) ALL DISTANCES SHOWN HEREON ARE GROUND DISTANCES AND ARE EXPRESSED IN U.S. SURVEY FEET AND DECIMALS THEREOF.
7) THE PARCELS MAY BE SUBJECT TO ANNOYANCES AND INCONVENIENCES

ASSOCIATED WITH THE FLIGHT OF AIRCRAFT TO, FROM AND AROUND THE LAKE TAHOE

AIRPORT PER THE TRUCKEE TAHOE AIRPORT LAND COMPATIBILITY PLAN DATED JUNE, 2016.

FOR

CONDOMINIUM PURPOSES
BEING PARCELS 127, 128, 129, 149 & 150 OF BIJOU PARK IN BOOK A, PAGE 10 & SITUATE WITHIN A PORTION OF THE SE 1/4 OF THE NE 1/4 OF SECTION 33, TOWNSHIP 13 NORTH, RANGE 18 EAST, M.D.M.

EL DORADO COUNTY CITY OF SOUTH LAKE TAHOE STATE OF CALIFORNIA 42 S60°08'00"W 50.00'(R1)
PARCEL 1
835 SF±
PARCEL 2
733 SF±
PARCEL 3
733 SF±
PARCEL 4
733 SF± PARCEL 5
835 SF±

SEE DETAIL SEE DETAIL
PARCEL 6
835 SF± PARCEL 7
733 SF±
PARCEL 8
733 SF±
PARCEL 9
733 SF±
PARCEL 10
796 SF±

SEE DETAIL SEE DETAIL
PARCEL 11
796 SF± PARCEL 12
733 SF±
PARCEL 13
733 SF±
PARCEL 14
835 SF±

SEE DETAIL SEE DETAIL

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LINE
L1
L2
L3
L4
L5
L6
L7
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BEARING
N60°10'53"E
N60°10'53"E
N60°10'53"E
N60°11'57"E
N60°11'57"E
N60°11'57"E
N60°14'37"E
N60°14'37"E
N60°14'37"E
LENGTH

2.00'

5.00'

4.50'

2.00'

5.00'

4.50'

2.00'

5.00'

4.50'
SCALE: 1"= 10'
10' 5' 0 10' 20'
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OF
3708 LAKE TAHOE

BOULEVARD TOWNHOMES

FINAL MAP
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Job No. : 10276.000
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FOR

CONDOMINIUM PURPOSES
BEING PARCELS 127, 128, 129, 149 & 150 OF BIJOU PARK IN BOOK A, PAGE 10 & SITUATE WITHIN A PORTION OF THE SE 1/4 OF THE NE 1/4 OF SECTION 33, TOWNSHIP 13 NORTH, RANGE 18 EAST, M.D.M.

EL DORADO COUNTY CITY OF SOUTH LAKE TAHOE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

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43 City of South Lake Tahoe
Agenda Item Executive Summary
Joe Irvin, City Manager
__________________________________
Meeting Date: May 6, 2025
Agenda Item #:7
Agenda Item: Amendment to Agreement with Lumos & Associates for the Stateline Avenue Complete Streets Project, Planning and Design Feasibility
Executive Summary: Increase funding allocated to the Stateline Avenue Complete Streets Project PSA for Planning and Design feasibility services with Lumos & Associates from $227,200 to a not-to-exceed contract amount of $236,900.

Requested Action / Suggested Motions: Pass a Motion authorizing the Mayor to execute Amendment No. 2 to Agreement with Lumos & Associates for additional planning and design feasibility services for the Stateline Avenue Complete Streets Project for the amount of $9,700 for a total not-to-exceed contract amount of $236,900.

Responsible Staff Member: Emily Dougherty, Engineering Technician Reviewed and Approved By: Anush Nejad, Director of Public Works Susan Blankenship, City Clerk Olga Tikhomirova, Director of Finance Heather Stroud, City Attorney Attachments:
01-Staff Report - Amendment No. 2 Lumos and Associates.docx 02-StatelineVicinityMap.pdf
03 Resolution 2024-066 Agreement with Lumos.pdf
04 LumosAmendment #1C-197-2024.pdf
05 Lumos PSA Amendment 2.pdf
44 Council Agenda Report May 6, 2025 Page 1 of 2
City of South Lake Tahoe
Report to City Council
Meeting Date: May 6, 2025
Title: Amendment No. 2 to Agreement with Lumos & Associates and the City of South Lake Tahoe for the Stateline Complete Streets Project.

Location: Stateline Area: Generally, the area from U.S. Highway 50 north to Lakeshore Boulevard, bounded by Park Avenue to the west and Stateline Avenue to the east.

Responsible Staff Member: Emily Dougherty, Engineering Technician

Background: There is inadequate pedestrian and cyclist facilities in the Stateline Area (see Attachment 2, Stateline Vicinity Map) that potentially create conflicts between various mobility types. Parking is often unstructured, and many informal parking areas on the road shoulders are bare dirt, creating erosion and sediment issues along with safety and mobility challenges.

Underground drainage systems must be updated, in coordination with other underground utility providers in the project area, including South Tahoe Public Utility District (STPUD), Lakeside Park Association Water Company, Liberty Utilities, and Southwest Gas. Many hotels in the area rely on head-in street parking within the public right-of-way, which is required to meet City minimum parking standards in some cases. These parking patterns will be assessed in order to develop feasible multimodal connectivity solutions.

On June 18, 2024, the City Council approved Resolution 2024-066 (Attachment 3), which authorized the reallocation of funds for $152,829 from the Linear Park Bike Path Project to the Stateline Complete Streets Project, transferred $100,000 in the Stateline Avenue Complete Streets Project Account from Technical Services to Engineering Study and Design, and Approved the Professional Services Agreement with Lumos & Associates for the Planning and Design Feasibility Services for the Stateline Avenue Complete Streets Project for the amount of $227,200. Amendment No. 1 was executed on August 28, 2024 (See Attachment 04, Contract No. C-197-2024).

This contract enables a well-qualified team of outreach and design professionals to work with the community and decision makers to develop feasible conceptual designs for active transportation upgrades. These improved design concepts will be created with considerable stakeholder outreach to find solutions that best accommodate the needs of existing tourism and hotel businesses, residents, and all mobility users.

Issue and Discussion: Lumos & Associates has been working on all the project’s tasks in their approved scope of services. During the initial conceptual analysis phase of the project, additional services that include expanded conceptual analysis on additional street segments outside the original scope of work were requested by the consultant by city staff. These include two additional one-way circulation options as part of the conceptual analysis per Addendum 2 to the Consultant Agreement (Attachments 5 and 6). The total cost for extra services is $9,700 for a total not-toexceed contract amount of $236,900. City staff have reviewed the cost adjustment proposal and concur with the cost of the additional work outlined.

Financial Implications: The City Council transferred $100,000 from existing funding allocated to the Stateline Avenue Complete Streets project in the Capital Improvement Program in addition to $152,829 of residual funding for engineering study and design of the Linear Park Bike Path 45 Council Agenda Report May 6, 2025 Page 2 of 2
uncompleted final leg to Park Avenue into Project Account 301-50045-42030 on June 18, 2024 (Resolution 2024-066, Attachment 03). The current budget for this project is $252,829, with $227,200 allocated for conceptual planning and design feasibility services.

Staff is proposing to allocate an additional $9,700 from the available remaining budget to the executed Contract for Lumos & Associates to expand the scope of the conceptual planning and design feasibility services, for a revised contract amount of $236,900.

Environmental Considerations: Projects consisting of only feasibility or planning studies for possible future actions for which the City has not approved, adopted or funded and are Statutorily Exempt from full California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) review under CEQA Guidelines Section 15262 (Feasibility and Planning Studies) and Categorically Exempt under Section 15305, Class 6 (Information Collection). The feasibility analysis, preparation of conceptual alternatives, and parking and circulation studies to inform the development of a potential future preferred project. Once the feasibility studies and public outreach to review alternatives and focus on a preferred concept, any potential project design will be subject to additional CEQA review once the alternatives are vetted with the public and decision makers to define the potential scope of the Complete Streets improvements.

Policy Implications: The Project is consistent with the vision for transportation improvements included in the Tourist Core Area Plan and regional Active Transportation Plan and advances the City Council Strategic Priorities and Goals, specifically:
 Action Item 1.4 (Transportation) to prioritize implementation complete streets projects and evaluate city-wide parking management strategies and identify options to prioritize alternative modes of transportation for major connecting arterials building in the US 50 Safety Project.
 Action Item 2.3 (Connectivity) to facilitate implementation of trail infrastructure prioritizing the connection of bicycle and walking trails from neighborhoods to the Greenway and other new and existing trails systems.
 Action Item 5.3 (Infrastructure and Maintenance) by actively seeking funding to develop sustainable infrastructure projects, based on the prioritized capital improvement project list.

The project will also provide greenhouse gas reduction benefits, providing progress on Action #WB-1 of the 2020 Climate Action Plan: Improve bicycle and pedestrian networks. 46 Lake Tahoe Blvd
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Resolution 2024-066
Adopted by the City of South Lake Tahoe
City Council
June 18, 2024
Authorization for the Reallocation of Funds from the Linear Park Bike Path Project to the Stateline Complete Streets Project and Approval of a Professional Services Agreement with Lumos & Associates for the City for Planning and Design Feasibility Services for the Stateline Avenue Complete Streets Project

BACKGROUND
A. The Stateline Avenue Complete Streets Project has been identified as a priority project tin the Tourist Core Area Plan, Bicycle Advisory Committee list of prioritized projects, Active Transportation Plan and adopted Capital Improvement Program ( CIP).

B. The City Council appropriated $ 100,000 for the initiation of the Stateline Area Complete Streets project during the August 23, 2022, City Council meeting as a part of the City’s adopted CIP.

C. The Linear Park Bike path project has $152,829 in remaining funds for Engineering Study and Design ( Account 301-50008- 48010) to evaluate options to connect the Linear Park Bike Path through the Stateline Area.

BASED ON THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE BACKGROUND, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of South Lake Tahoe:

1. Authorizes the Director of Finance to transfer the remaining Linear Park Bike Path funds totaling $ 152,829 from 301-50008- 48010 to 301-50045- 48010.

2. Authorizes the Director of Finance to transfer the $100,000 in the Stateline Avenue Complete Streets Project Account ( 301-50045) from 42030 ( Technical Services) to 48010 Engineering Study and Design) for consistency purposes.

3. Authorizes and directs the Mayor to execute a Professional Services Agreement with Lumos & Associates for Design Feasibility Services for the Stateline Avenue Complete Streets Project in the amount of $227,200.

Adopted by the City of South Lake Tahoe City Council on June 18, 2024 by the following vote:

Yes: Bass, Creegan, Wallace, Robbins

Absent: Friedrich
48 Resolution 2024-066 June 18, 2024 Page 2 of 2
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 11:41 PDT)
Cody Bass (Jun 26, 2024 12:01 PDT)
06/26/2024
49 Resolution 2024-066 Agreement with Lumos
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City of South Lake Tahoe
Amendment No. 1 (C-197-2024) to Planning/Design Feasibility Services for Stateline Avenue Complete Streets Project Professional Services Agreement with Lumos & Associates(C-134-2024)
The Professional Services Agreement entered into on June 18, 2024, between the City of South Lake Tahoe, a municipal corporation (“CITY”) and Lumos & Associates (“CONSULTANT”) is hereby amended as set forth below.

The terms of the Professional Services Agreement are hereby amended as follows:

Section 1. Scope of Services. The Scope of Services” (Exhibit A) and Schedule of Charges (Exhibit B) as refenced are amended as shown in the updated Exhibits A and B.

Exhibit A – Scope of Services (see attached)
Exhibit B – Schedule of Charges (see attached.)
The schedule and Term/Time of performance remains as 18 months from the time of award.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Agreement to be executed on the date first written above.

CITY OF SOUTH LAKE TAHOE CONSULTANT
By: B
Anush Nejad, Director of Public Works Tim Russell, PE, Engineering Director Business License #314513
APPROVED AS TO FORM: ATTEST:
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Heather Stroud (Aug 28, 2024 13:29 PDT) Susan Blankenship (Aug 28, 2024 15:38 PDT) Heather Stroud, City Attorney Susan Blankenship, City Clerk Exhibit A: Scope of Services
Exhibit B: Schedule of Charges
C-197-2024
51 EXHIBIT A

SCOPE OF SERVICES
52 Stateline Avenue Complete Streets
Scope of Work / Implementation Plan – August 2024
The first phase of this project will include approximately 8 months of efort including project management, public engagement, constraints analysis, circulation study and parking study and review of previously prepared documents.

Task 1 Project Management, Public Engagement and Agency Coordination Project Management will be provided by Aaron Brusatori, PE. Aaron will be the single point of contact for the City. He will conduct regular check-in calls with the City to keep them apprised of progress and challenges. He will prepare monthly status reports to be submitted with invoices.

Lumos will schedule and facilitate all meetings. We will prepare agendas, sign in sheets, presentations, graphics and minutes. Each meeting will be conducted at a City facility.

Our team including Lumos, WBA, and LSC will participate in outreach meetings, we will have subject matter experts available at specific meetings to hear concerns and provide valuable responses. Our team is prepared to engage with stakeholders and the public.

Lumos will employ a layered approach to Public Engagement. After we have completed the circulation and parking studies, we will convene a Technical Working Group. This group will discuss circulation, parking, complete streets ideas and concepts. Invitations will be sent to the Bicycle Advisory Committee (BAC), Access Tahoe, Lake Link, South Shore Transportation Management Association (SSTMA), TTD, TRPA, PADMA and others recommended by the City. We will present and discuss known constraints including right of way, parking, and trafic circulation patterns as well as potential solutions including one way circulation and reconfiguration of parking along Stateline Avenue.

We will then engage with stakeholders including landowners, casinos, hotels and lodging to present the constraints and receive comments and concerns to help us further refine the complete streets design solutions.

We will set up and maintain a project webpage to post project information and receive questions and comments from the public and document our responses. Inquiries from the webpage will be reviewed and responses posted weekly.

The information gathered from the Technical Working Group and the stakeholders will be used to update exhibits and alternatives for presentation to the public during the second phase of this project.

DELIVERABLES
• Meetings| We will prepare agendas, graphics,sign in sheet, and prepare meeting minutes.

We will set up, take down, and conduct the meetings for the proposed meetings. • Public Outreach Materials | We will prepare outreach lettersincluding meeting notice and select graphics to engage the participants of each meeting. • Status Reports, invoices and Check-in calls | We will perform regular check in calls with the City project manager. We will prepare and submit monthly project status reports and invoices
Meetings(Phase 1)
• Kickof Meeting with the City of South Lake Tahoe
53 • Lakeside Park Association
• Technical Working Group
• Stakeholders
Task 2 Constraints Analysis/Conceptual Alternatives
We will utilize the information that we collect including utility systems maps, surveying, aerial photography, circulation and parking studies to define project constraints and develop complete streets solutions. We will prepare exhibits to communicate these constraints to the Technical Working Group, stakeholders and specific exhibits will be uploaded to the project webpage for public review.

Utility Coordination: During the first phase of the project our Utility Coordination eforts will be limited to procurement of systems maps from utility providers. This information will be used to understand which utilities are known to be present in the work area so that we can perform further coordination with those utility providers after a preferred alternative has been selected.

Surveying – Topographic Survey and Right-of-Way: A project base map will be created using a combination of photogrammetry and ground collected survey field shots. The project will be surveyed at a point density and accuracy intended to define existing topographic features. The base map will be presented at 40 scale with a 1- foot contour interval, consistent with National Map Accuracy Standards. Field shots will be obtained at critical locations such as building corners, roadways, and surface evidence of utilities. All relevant site features such as fences, vegetation, bollards, electrical poles and equipment, landscape and curbs will be located. Existing trees within the project area 6 inches and greater will be located and shown on the base map.

Right of Way eforts will start with research of record maps and title reports, provided by the City of South Lake Tahoe to determine existing ROW. Our team has performed several land surveying projects adjacent to the proposed project and understands that existing monumentation is infrequent and property corners will need to be determined based upon field surveys and lines of occupation. We will collect field data with our topographic eforts to determine the existing right of way.

In a future phase of the project, we will prepare record(s) ofsurvey to memorialize the right of way and set monuments and or corners as necessary.

Conceptual Alternatives
Using the constraints defined by the surveying efort and the circulation and parking studies we will prepare up to two planning level exhibits to communicate ideas applicable to the study area. These exhibits will include bicycle, pedestrian and vehicular circulation as well as available on-street parking. We will prepare engineering level exhibits of the project area to communicate right of way, existing lane lines with proposed complete street pedestrian, bicycle, and vehicular circulation spaces. The engineering level exhibits will communicate ideasin both plan view as well as critical cross sections. The exhibits will present cross sections in a semi-illustrative format. It is anticipated the project area will be divided and presented to represent the following segments:
o Stateline Avenue –
 Lake Tahoe Blvd to Cedar Avenue
 Cedar Avenue to Pine Boulevard
 Pine Boulevard to Lakeshore Boulevard
54 Using feedback received we will prepare alternatives and permutations of the segments identified above.

During the second phase of the project, selected engineering exhibits will be conveyed to Design Workshop for preparation of refined illustrative exhibits for presentation to the public, Planning Commission and City Council. These exhibits will include artistic representations of the proposed complete streets improvements.

DELIVERABLES
• Basemap
• Study Area Exhibits – Up to two (2)
• Project Area Exhibits –Plan view and semi-illustrative cross sections at critical locations o Existing conditions
 Project segments to be presented in plan view
 Up to six cross sections of Stateline Avenue

1. Lake Tahoe boulevard to Cedar Avenue

2. Cedar Avenue to Manzanita Avenue

3. Manzanita Avenue to Pine Boulevard

4. Pine Boulevard to Azure Avenue

5. Azure Avenue to Lakeshore Boulevard

6. Additional location to be determined
o Proposed Alternatives / Permutations
 Two Way motor vehicle circulation
 One Way motor vehicle circulation
Task 3 Circulation and Parking Study
We will review existing planning, trafic and other transportation and planning studies that cover the study area.

This area has been studied many times with the intent to improve the circulation of cars and facilitate movement of people without cars. There is a trafic signal at US 50 intersection with Stateline Avenue as well as at Park Avenue. Stateline Avenue has minimal or no sidewalks or pedestrian area. There is also parking provided along Stateline Avenue in diferent locations including parallel, head in, and diagonal parking. Stateline Avenue is the most direct route for Stateline hotel guest to access Lake Tahoe. During the process of improving access along Stateline Avenue for pedestrians and bicyclists, there may need to be changes to the vehicle trafic and parking. In order to evaluate the possible alternatives including one-way vehicle trafic or no vehicle trafic on sections of Stateline Avenue the following task would be performed.

Circulation Study (Trafic Study) Intersection counts will be collected during a summer afternoon peak hour at the listed locations, including pedestrian and bicycle volumes. One-way sections of Stateline would efect many other roadways and intersections in the area. So the list of study intersections extends beyond Stateline Avenue in all directions. • Stateline Avenue/US 50
• Stateline Avenue/Cedar Avenue
• Stateline Avenue/Manzanita Avenue
55 • Stateline Avenue/Pine Boulevard
• Stateline Avenue/Lakeshore Boulevard
• Stateline Avenue/Azure Avenue
• Park Lane/Heavenly Village Way/US 50
• Park Lane/Pine Boulevard
• Park Lane/Cedar Avenue
• Park Lane/Manzanita Avenue
• Park Lane/Lakeshore Boulevard
• Lake Parkway/US 50
• Lake Parkway/Edgewood
• Lake Parkway/Hard Rock driveway
• Friday Avenue/US 50
Two-way hourly roadway counts will be conducted along Stateline Avenue at two locations, one east of Pine Boulevard and one west of Pine Boulevard. Counts will occur simultaneously to the intersection counts for 3 days using radar counter technology.

All counts will be reviewed to determine if any adjustment factor should be applied based on the time of year. Then baseline (existing) trafic volumes will be presented for all intersections and roadways. Intersection level of service (LOS) will be performed for all intersections and compared to applicable standards. Average daily trafic volumes (ADT) for peak summer season will be calculated and compared to applicable standards.

Parking Study and Data Collection Parking counts will be collected in the summer, hourly from 1:00 PM to 9:00 PM along Stateline Avenue as well as along all intersecting roadways between Stateline Avenue and Park Lane. Next, the amount of parking available along Stateline Avenue will be inventoried. For each business along Stateline (or businessthat has access of of Stateline Avenue) a basic parking calculation will be performed to determine the parking demand. The parking demand will be compared to the parking supply to determine any surplus or parking deficiencies. The results of the parking analysis will be another tool to evaluate the possible alternatives for Stateline Avenue including moving, rearranging, or removing parking.

DELIVERABLES
• Trafic and parking data will be presented in a draft Circulation and Parking Baseline Conditions Report with tables and figures.
56 EXHIBIT B

SCHEDULE OF CHARGES
57 Stateline Avenue Complete Streets- Phase 1
Task 1 - Project Management/Public Engagement and Agency Coordination $ 59,400 Task 2 - Constraints Analysis/Conceptual Alternatives $ 113,800 Task 3 - Circulation / Parking / Study Review $ 54,000
Phase 1 Total $ 227,200
58 These rates apply to services rendered through December 31, 2024. Services provided after this date will be invoiced according to the Standard Fee Schedule in effect at that time.

LUMOS
& ASSOCIATES
Standard Fee Schedule
January 1, 2024
I Engineering Per Houri
Director $320
Group Manager 305
Senior Project Manager - Special Projects 280
Assistant / Project / Senior Project Manager 230/260/275 Staff/ Project / Senior Hydrogeologist 210/220/230
Staff/ Project/ Senior Engineer 210/220/235
Assistant/ Project/ Senior Project Coordinator 165/200/215 Project / Senior Project Designer 180/190
Engineering Technician I/ II/ III
I Construction
115/155/170
Per Houri
Director $320
Materials Engineering Manager 285
Assistant/ Project / Senior Project Manager 230/260/275 Staff/ Project / Senior Geotechnical Engineer 210/220/235 Construction Services Supervisor / Engineer 195/210
Assistant/ Project/ Senior Project Coordinator 165/200/215 Geotechnician 190
Inspector/ Senior Inspector (includes nuclear gauge) 180/190 Construction Technician I/ II/ III 145/155/165
Materials Technician I/ II/ III (includes nuclear gauge) 115/145/155 Administrative Technician
I Surveying
105/115/125
Per Houri
Director $320
Group Manager 305
Assistant/ Project/ Senior Project Manager 230/260/275
Staff/ Project/ Senior Surveyor 210/220/235
Assistant/ Project/ Senior Project Coordinator 165/200/215 Photogrammetrist / Photogrammetry Manager 155/180
GIS Analyst 155
Surveying Technician I / II / III 115/155/170
Party Chief
I Administrative & Other Services
200
Per Houri
Administrative Support $135
Copy & Print Services Cost+ 15%
Mileage (per mile) 0.75
• Fees for prevailing wage rate projects are available upon request. • Map filing, checking, consulting, and other fees paid on behalf of the client shall be billed at cost plus fifteen percent (15%). • Overtime hours will be billed at 1.5 times the standard rate where applicable. • Survey and Field crew billing rates include standard field survey equipment and truck up to 30 mile radius, after which mileage rates apply
• Fees for depositions and testimony will be billed at two (2) times the standard billing rates CA 59
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Brief Description:

This PSA amendment to is only to move budget between tasks and clarify deliverables, shown in Ex A and B. The original contract (C-134-2024 ) total ($227,200) remains unchanged by this amendment.

CONTRACT /AGREEMENTAUTHORIZATION ROUTING FORM
Does this contract involve the following: construction, reconstruction, alteration, renovation, improvement, demolition, painting, re-painting, and/or repair work involving any publicly owned, leased, or operated facility? Yes_ No _ If yes, forward to Public Works for review
(Public Works Director authorization required)
Does this contract require special permitting, environmental review, CEQA/NEPA, Planning Dept. review, Commission approval? Yes_ No_ ✔ _ If yes, forward to Development Services Department for review (Director of Developmental Services authorization required) Reviewing Authority
Department Head
Signature Date Signed
Public Works Director
(where applicable)
Aug 28, 2024
Dev. Services Director
(where applicable)
Finance Director _ Aug 28, 2024
Aug 28, 2024
City Attorney
City Manager
Heather Stroud (Aug 28, 2024 13:29 PDT)
Joseph Irvin (Aug 28, 2024 15:23 PDT)
Aug 28, 2024
City Clerk Susan Blankenship (Aug 28, 2024 15:38 PDT) Aug 28, 2024 City Council Meeting Date (over $60K or where applicable):

STAFF

CONTACT

INFORMATION

CONTRACT/

AGREEMENT
INFO.
• NAME: Jason Burke
• DEPARTMENT:Public Works
• PHONE: 530-542-6038
• DATE OF SUBMITTAL: 8/27/2024
• NAME:Lumos and Associates
• CONTRACTOR/CONSULTANT: Consultant
• START: 6/18/24 END: 11/18/25 OPTION TO RENEW:

BUDGET

INFORMATION
• AMOUNT OF CONTRACT: $ Moving budget between tasks
ACCOUNT NO.: 301-50045-48010
BUDGET AVAILABLE: $252,829
FUNDING VERIFIED:

GRANT FUNDING? Source General Fund Federal? Ye
60 Created: 2024-08-28
By:

Status:

Transaction ID:

Andra Burnam ([email protected])
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62 City of South Lake Tahoe
Amendment No. 2 to Stateline Avenue Complete Streets,
Planning and Design Feasibility Professional Services Agreement with Lumos & Associates (C-197-2024)
The Professional Services Agreement entered into on August 28, 2024, between the City of South Lake Tahoe, a municipal corporation (“CITY”) and Lumos & Associates. (“CONSULTANT”) is hereby amended as set forth below.

The Contract is hereby revised to add the following,

1. Scope of Services. In addition to the Scope of Services specified within the original Professional Services Agreement, dated August 28, 2024, to the Professional Services Agreement adds the work described within Exhibit A, Scope of Services attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference.

2. Compensation. Compensation for the work described in Exhibit A to be paid to the CONSULTANT is $9,700, as described in Exhibit B, Schedule of Charges. In no case shall CONSULTANT compensation for work completed under this Amendment exceed the amended amount of $236,900, without written authorization from the CITY. Payment by the CITY under this Agreement shall not be deemed a waiver of defects, even if such defects were known to the CITY at the time of payment.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Amendment No. 2 to Professional Services Agreement with Lumos & Associates to be executed on May 6, 2025.

CITY OF SOUTH LAKE TAHOE CONSULTANT
By: __________________________ By: _______________________________ Tamara Wallace, Mayor Timothy Russel, PE, Engineering Director Lumos & Associates
Business License #314513
Date: _________________________ Date: ________________________

APPROVED AS TO FORM: ATTEST:
_____________________________ __________________________ Heather Stroud, City Attorney Susan Blankenship, City Clerk Exhibit A: Schedule of Charges
Exhibit B: Scope of Services
63 Amendment 2 – Scope of Services
One Way Circulation Options

1. Lumos will prepare an exhibit showing one-way configuration for the entire loop from the intersection of Highway 50/Stateline Ave. to the intersection of Park Ave./Highway 50. This would include a multi-use path from Stateline Ave./Pine Blvd to Park Ave./Pine Blvd. with pedestrian, bicycle, and parking improvements along the entire length of the loop. The segment from of Stateline from Highway 50 to Cedar and Park/Pine to Highway 50 may better accommodate bicycle lanes, or depending on the ROW the multi-use path could continue.

Lumos will prepare a planning level exhibit, showing circulation patterns in plan view, and up to 4 StreetMix cross sections anticipated for the segments described below:

Cross sections anticipated:

1. Lakeshore Blvd (Between Stateline Ave and Park Ave -One Way)

2. Park Ave (Between Lakeshore Blvd and Pine Ave – One Way)

3. Park Ave (Between Pine Blvd and Manzanita Ave – One Way)

4. Park Ave (Between Manzanita Ave and Highway 50 – One Way) The fee for this exhibit is $5,800

2. Lumos will prepare an exhibit showing one-way configuration from the intersection of Highway 50/Stateline Ave. to the intersection of Park Ave./Pine Blvd. with additional analysis of two-way roadway from Park Ave./Pine Blvd. intersection to Park Ave./Highway 50. This would also include pedestrian, bicycle and parking improvements along the whole loop.

Lumos will prepare a planning level exhibit, showing circulation patterns in plan view, and up to 3 StreetMix cross sections anticipated for the segments described below:

Cross sections anticipated:

1. Lakeshore Blvd (Same x-section as Option 1, above)

2. Park Ave (Same x-section as Option 1, above)

3. Park Ave (Between Pine Ave and Highway 50 - two-way tra7ic) The fee for this exhibit is $3,900

EXHIBIT A - SCOPE OF SERVICES
64 EXHIBIT B - SCHEDULE OF CHARGES
65 City of South Lake Tahoe
Agenda Item Executive Summary
Joe Irvin, City Manager
__________________________________
Meeting Date: May 6, 2025
Agenda Item #:8
Agenda Item: Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities (AHSC) Program Application for the Sugar Pine Village Phase 2B Affordable Housing Project
Executive Summary: The purpose of the AHSC Grant Program is to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions through projects that implement land-use, housing, transportation and agricultural land preservation. Related California and City staff have been working closely together to outline specific improvements that can both provide maximum benefit to the community and the project while also maximizing the competitiveness of the application for Sugar Pine Village Phase 2B. The specific projects outlined in the grant application (currently being prepared), seek to align with the grant objectives and thereby increase the likelihood of being awarded funds. Council is asked to authorize submittal of the grant applicant.

Requested Action / Suggested Motions: Pass a Resolution authorizing staff to submit a joint application with Related Companies of California LLC under the AHSC Program for an amount not to exceed $30,000,000 of which an amount not to exceed $20,000,000 will be provided as a loan for the affordable housing construction and an amount not to exceed $10,000,000 will be provided as a reimbursable grant for Housing Related Infrastructure (HRI), Sustainable Transportation Infrastructure (STI), Transit Related Infrastructure (TRA) or Program activities as defined in the AHSC Program Guidelines.

Responsible Staff Member: Jessica Wackenhut Lomeli, Housing Manager Reviewed and Approved By: Zach Thomas, Director of Development Services Susan Blankenship, City Clerk Olga Tikhomirova, Director of Finance Heather Stroud, City Attorney Attachments:
01-Staff_Report_AHSC_05.06.2025.docx
02-Resolution - AHSC Round 9 App 05.06.2025.docx
66 Council Agenda Report- May 6, 2025 Page 1 of 5
City of South Lake Tahoe
Report to City Council
Meeting Date: May 6, 2025
Title: Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities (AHSC) Program Application for the Sugar Pine Village Phase 2B Affordable Housing Project
Location: 1888 Lake Tahoe Boulevard and 1029 Tata Lane
Responsible Staff Members: Jessica Wackenhut Lomeli, Housing Manager Background: Currently under construction, Sugar Pine Village is a 248-unit affordable housing project, with onsite community service facilities on 11.6 acres of land owned by the State of California (State). This project is a result of the Governor’s Executive Order N-06-19, which directed the California Department of General Services (DGS) to identify excess state properties as potential affordable housing development sites. In July 2020, the State announced the State had selected Related Companies of California LLC (Related) in partnership with the St. Joseph Community Land Trust to construct and manage the Sugar Pine Village project.

Since June 2020, the City of South Lake Tahoe has been an active partner in the development of the project. As a first step of financial commitment, the City Council at its November 17th, 2020 meeting authorized a $566,629 loan for predevelopment costs (Resolution 2020-109) and a $1,250,000 loan to purchase banked land coverage at the airport (Resolution 2020-110). The loans were funded by Program Income from repayments of loans from the Redevelopment Agency (RDA) Low- and Moderate-Income Housing Fund and the City’s undesignated reserve fund, respectively. At its October 19, 2021 meeting the City Council also approved a $627,626 loan of HOME Program Income. This brings the City’s total commitment toward the project to $2,441,629.

In addition to direct City commitments, the City has partnered with Related to secure $17,359,470 in Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities (AHSC) grant funds, $10,551,967 is for the affordable housing project costs and the remaining $6,807,503 is for city improvements. The City and Related were awarded $5,000,000 in Permanent Local Housing Allocation (PLHA) grant funding. Additionally, Related has also secured $20,000,000 in Multifamily Housing Program (MHP) funding and $3,195,900 in Infill Infrastructure Grant (IIG) funding so far in the financing phase of the project.

To date, approximately $100,000,000 in tax credits and grant applications have been applied for and secured using the City’s initial approximate $2.4 million commitment as a local match.

The Affordable Housing component of the AHSC funding that has been awarded is currently under construction, and the solar, transportation, and pedestrian/bicycle infrastructure component of the award is in the design and moving into the implementation phase this summer. 67 Council Agenda Report- May 6, 2025 Page 2 of 5
Source Phase 1A Phase 1B Phase 2A Phase 2B Total
City RDA Loan 566,629 - - - 566,629
City Coverage Loan 254,487 - 995,513 - 1,250,000
HOME PI Loan - 625,000 - - 625,000
City Sources 821,116 625,000 995,513 2,441,629
Federal Tax Credit
Equity 19,766,293 17,114,888 - 18,755,003 55,636,184
State Tax Credit
Equity 5,722,864 - - - 5,722,864
Perm Loan 2,768,500 4,448,000 2,015,000 2,380,000 11,611,500 State Housing
Accelerator 23,888,864 23,888,864
State MHP 12,127,500 7,448,016 - - 19,575,516
State AHSC - - 10,551,967 19,680,000 30,231,967
State IIG 3,195,900 2,953,700 2,965,000 2,998,000 12,112,600 State PLHA 4,750,000 - 4,750,000 4,750,000 14,250,000
State HOME - 5,162,446 - 5,910,614 11,073,060
State LGMG 5,638,066 9,999,999 4,304,935 - 19,943,000
State Prohousing 620,000 620,000
FHLBank AHP 1,000,000 - - - 1,000,000
Deferred Dev. Fee 500,000 1,970,346 - 4,200,000 6,670,346 Total Sources 56,290,239 49,722,395 49,471,279 59,293,617 214,777,530 Committed Applied For Identified N/A
Issue and Discussion: The purpose of the AHSC Program is to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions through projects that implement land-use, housing, transportation and agricultural land preservation. The AHSC Program seeks to accomplish a broad environmental objective, rather than just construct housing, making it a unique program in the field of affordable housing funding sources. Specifically, it mandates that a certain amount of awarded funds be used for non-housing transportation related infrastructure and other infrastructure that provide reductions in GHG emissions. This allows the community to benefit not just from affordable housing but also from the associated infrastructure improvements.

AHSC Program funds are assessed through a highly competitive scoring process that is based in part on the specifics of the proposed non-housing improvements. As such, the project developer and City staff have been working closely together to outline specific improvements that can both provide maximum benefit to the community and the project while also maximizing the competitiveness of the application.
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While separate from the City’s obligations under the AHSC grant, the application may also include a contribution towards interregional and/or local transit. As previously noted, the AHSC Program is designed to achieve the objective of reducing GHG emissions. As such, the specific projects outlined in the grant application (currently being prepared), seek to align with the grant objectives and thereby increase the likelihood of being awarded funds.

Non-housing improvements proposed for the application include pedestrian and bike lane improvements within a two-mile radius of Sugar Pine Village. At the May 7, 2024 City Council meeting, staff presented the Bicycle Advisory Committee (BAC) prioritized list of Active Transportation Projects for the City’s Capital Improvement Program (CIP). Councilmember Robbins, seconded by Councilmember Creegan confirmed moving the projects from 1A into the CIP. At this meeting, council members discussed that the prioritization of the projects can be moved if a particular project has a grant opportunity available.

The prioritized list was reviewed by city staff and Related CA to look for a project that aligned with the grant criteria. Per the staff report for this item and discussion by the City Council on May 7, 2024, the prioritization list was not meant to be linear and city council would be updated when grant funds are available for projects that are lower on the prioritization list. Given the constraints and opportunities of scoring for the AHSC program, staff selected the South Ave. Barton Campus linkage route and extending the route to Emerald Bay Road to meet the length requirement for scoring, the budget, serving as a link between bike routes, and aligning with the CalTrans Road Safety Audit. CalTrans committed to implementation of a crossing at B Street across Emerald Bay Road, with a traffic signal, once the city had bike routes connect to B Street at Emerald Bay Road.

Overall this linkage project, while ranked under the category of Priority 2 on the BAC list, will ultimately fulfill both City and CalTrans goals.

The general scope of the non-housing related infrastructure improvements with which the City will have a direct role are as follows:
 Approximately 2,735 linear feet of bike trail along South Ave. Barton Campus and extended through B Street to Emerald Bay Road totaling approximately $4,500,000.  Approximately 2,000 Linear feet of sidewalk improvements that were identified in the Americans with Disabilities Act Transition Plan totaling approximately $2,250,000.

Staff recommends that the City Council adopt a resolution authorizing staff to submit a joint application with Related Companies of California LLC under the AHSC Program for an amount not to exceed $30,000,000 of which an amount not to exceed $20,000,000 will be provided as a loan for the affordable housing construction and an amount not to exceed $10,000,000 will be provided as a reimbursable grant for Housing Related Infrastructure (HRI), Sustainable Transportation Infrastructure (STI), Transit Related Infrastructure (TRA) or Program activities as defined in the AHSC Program Guidelines. While these are not to exceed amounts, the actual application request will likely be approximately $15,000,000+/- for the affordable housing and $7,000,000+/- for the non-housing infrastructure improvements. AHSC Program applications are due by May 28th with award announcements anticipated in December 2025.

Financial Implications: The AHSC Program application will contain approximately $7,000,000 of “non-housing” related improvements of which the City, as the joint applicant, will carry primary responsibility for completion.
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City responsibilities will include providing the initial capital for approximately $6,000,000 of identified improvements consistent with the AHSC Program Guidelines. Expenditures consistent with and in compliance with the award agreement are reimbursable to the City up to the maximum agreed amount. The City is responsible for providing the funds up front for the projects and are reimbursed by the state.

Environmental Considerations: For projects that satisfy criteria specified by SB 35, the guidelines issued by HCD specify that the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) does not apply to actions taken by a local government to provide financial assistance to a development that receives streamlined approval and that is to be used for housing for persons and families of very low, low, or moderate income, as defined in Section 50093 of the Health and Safety Code.

Construction of sidewalks and bike trails is considered categorically exempt from CEQA under CEQA Guidelines Section 15301, Existing Facilities, which exempts minor alteration of existing public facilities involving negligible or no expansion of existing use. An example provided by the CEQA Guidelines includes alterations of existing streets for the addition of bicycle facilities, transit improvements, pedestrian crossings, and other similar alterations that do not create additional automobile lanes.

Policy Implications: The recommended action is consistent with the City Strategic Plan which identifies supporting the Sugar Pine Village Project as Action Item 1.3.1.

The recommended action is also consistent with the following adopted policies and programs:

City General Plan Housing Element
Policy 1-1 The City shall adopt programs, ordinances, incentives, land use plans and other regulatory mechanisms that provide opportunities for the private sector to address the housing needs of citizens of all economic levels.

Policy 2-2 The City shall enable opportunities for deed-restricted affordable ownership housing to ensure long-term affordability.

Policy 2-5 The City shall recognize that it will become difficult to attract employees if they cannot afford to purchase or rent housing in South Lake Tahoe. The City shall encourage and support programs and activities that create a robust local economy that provides residents with good paying employment and the means to purchase and/or rent housing in the city.

Program 2-1 Pursue State and Federal Funds
To support the creation of quality, affordable housing options for extremely low-, very low-, and low-income households, the City shall seek and when appropriate and feasible pursue grant opportunities for state and federal funds.

City of South Lake Tahoe Climate Action Plan
Action Item WB-1 Improve bicycle and pedestrian network and support use of e-bikes 70 Council Agenda Report- May 6, 2025 Page 5 of 5
Use the community planning process and individual project applications to continue to improve and expand bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure and options, especially those in winter.

Action Item LUP-1 Encourage complete neighborhoods
Promote complete and distinct neighborhoods through zoning and permitting that promote walking, biking, and taking transit to services to reduce vehicle use. Use incentives for zoning and transit-oriented development to site new development near jobs and transit, enabling a greater percentage of the workforce to live near work and transit. City neighborhoods should foster community pride, enhance public safety, and be family friendly.

Action Item LUP-2 Ensure a healthy jobs-to-housing balance by prioritizing dense mixed-use development
Implement GHG reductions through area plans by concentrating commercial and medium- to highdensity residential development near designated City centers that can be served efficiently by public transit and alternative transportation modes, such as major bike paths. Ensure that allocated land for parking areas is minimized and that pedestrian, bus, and bike pathways are available.

Action Item LUP-3 Prioritize workforce and affordable housing Use regulatory and voluntary tools to increase the inventory of workforce housing along existing and planned higher capacity bus routes, more frequent transit services, and near services and jobs. Identify additional affordable workforce housing opportunities as part of the General Plan update land use plan and future development projects. Work with developers to provide incentives for and encourage affordable housing projects.
71 Resolution 2025-XXX
Adopted by the City of South Lake Tahoe
City Council
May 6, 2025
A Resolution of the Governing Body of City of South Lake Tahoe authorizing the application for the Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities (AHSC) Program Round 9 Grant Application as a Joint Applicant with The Related Companies of California LLC (“Developer”) for the Sugar Pine Village (“Project”) Phase 2B Affordable Housing Development located at 1029 Tata Lane and 1888 Lake Tahoe Blvd.

BACKGROUND
A. The funding and development of Sugar Pine Village aligns with the following policies and programs in the City’s 2022-2027 Housing Element: Policy 1-1, Policy 2-2, Policy 2-5, and Program 2-1. The Project also aligns with the following action items in the City’s Climate Action Plan: Action Item WB-1, LUP-1, LUP-2, and LUP-3.

B. The State of California, the Strategic Growth Council (“SGC”) and the Department of Housing and Community Development (“Department” has issued a Notice of Funding Availability (“NOFA”) dated March 25, 2025, under the Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities (“AHSC”) Program.

C. The SGC is authorized to approve funding allocations for the AHSC Program, subject to the terms and conditions of the NOFA, AHSC Program Round 9 Guidelines adopted by SGC on February 26, 2025 (“Program Guidelines”).

D. The AHSC Program provides grants and loans to applicants identified through a competitive process for the development of projects that, per the Program Guidelines, will create new affordable housing and achieve greenhouse gas reductions and benefit communities through increased accessibility to affordable housing, employment centers and key destinations via low-carbon transportation.

E. The AHSC Program requires that joint applicants for a project will be held jointly and severally liable for completion of such project and the Developer has requested the City to be a joint applicant for its project located at 1029 Tata Lane 1888 Lake Tahoe Boulevard, South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150 (“Sugar Pine Village”).
72 F. The City plans to perform and construct transit related amenities, including transit, bicycle, and pedestrian improvements within a two-mile vicinity of Sugar Pine Village (the “Transit Improvements”).

G. The City desires to apply for AHSC Program Round 9 funds and submit an Application Package as a joint applicant with the Developer.

BASED ON THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE BACKGROUND, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of South Lake Tahoe:

1. Authorizes submission of the application to the AHSC Program as detailed in the NOFA dated March 25, 2025, for Round 9, in a total amount not to exceed $30,000,000.00 of which an amount not to exceed $20,000,000 will be provided as a loan for an Affordable Housing Development (“AHD”) (“AHSC Loan”) and $10,000,000 will be provided as a grant for Housing-Related Infrastructure (“HRI”), Sustainable Transportation Infrastructure (“STI”), Transit-Related Amenities (“TRA”) or Program (‘PGM”) activities (“AHSC Grant”) as defined the AHSC Program Guidelines and sign AHSC Program documents; and

2. The City shall assume any joint and several liability for completion of the Project required by the terms of any grant awarded to the City and the Developer under the AHSC Program; and

3. If the Application is successful, the City shall be authorized to execute a CoApplicant Agreement with Developer in the form approved by the City Manager; and

4. The City shall be authorized to execute a Standard Agreement, with terms and conditions that AHSC Program funds are to be used for allowable capital asset project expenditures to be identified in Exhibit A of the Standard Agreement, that the Application Package in full is incorporated as part of the Standard Agreement, and that any and all activities funded, information provided, and timelines represented in the application are enforceable through the Standard Agreement; and

5. The City authorizes Joseph Irvin, City Manager, to execute and deliver any documents in the name of the City that are necessary, appropriate or advisable to secure the AHSC Program funds from the Department, and all amendments thereto, and complete the transactions contemplated herein and to use the funds for eligible capital asset(s) in the manner presented in the application as approved by the Department and in accordance with the NOFA and Program Guidelines and Application Package.

Adopted by the City of South Lake Tahoe City Council on May 6, 2025 by the following vote:
73 Yes:

No:

Absent:

Abstain:
________________________ Date:_________
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.
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Agenda Item Executive Summary
Joe Irvin, City Manager
__________________________________
Meeting Date: May 6, 2025
Agenda Item #:9
Agenda Item: Grant of Permanent Easement to Liberty Utilities for Underground and Above Ground Utility Facilities Associated with Electric Vehicle Charging Stations at 3069 Harrison Avenue, a Cityowned parcel.

Executive Summary: Proposed Resolution to execute Permanent Utility Easement for Liberty Utilities at 3069 Harrison Avenue, a City-owned parcel, for the purpose of expanding infrastructure to service 12 Electric Vehicle Charging Stations. Â
Requested Action / Suggested Motions: Pass a Resolution Granting a Permanent Utility Easement to Liberty Utilities at 3069 Harrison Avenue, a City-owned parcel, for the purpose of expanding infrastructure to service 12 Electric Vehicle Charging Stations.

Responsible Staff Member: Emily Dougherty, Permit Technician Reviewed and Approved By: Anush Nejad, Director of Public Works Susan Blankenship, City Clerk Olga Tikhomirova, Director of Finance Heather Stroud, City Attorney Attachments:
01-Staff Report - Liberty Easement.docx
02 Project Map 3069 Harrison Av.pdf
03 Permanent Easement_Liberty.docx
04 Resolution_Liberty Easement.docx
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City of South Lake Tahoe
Report to City Council
Meeting Date: May 6, 2025
Title: Grant of Permanent Easement to Liberty Utilities for Underground and Above Ground Utility Facilities Associated with Electric Vehicle Charging Stations Location: 3069 Harrison Avenue, South Lake Tahoe, California APNs 026-113-007, 026-113-008, 026-113-009, 026-113-010, 026-113-011 Responsible Staff Member: Emily Dougherty, Engineering Technician Background: In 2021, Tesla approached City Staff expressing interest in partnering to provide 12 electric vehicle fast chargers on City property to respond to the growing customer demand in South Lake Tahoe. The public parking lot at 3069 Harrison Ave was the best location. Several designs were considered until one was selected with the most streamlined snow management considerations.

Liberty Utilities has a design for a new 1,600 A 277/480 Panel to serve the 12 Tesla Electric Vehicle Supercharger Ports. The design includes intercepting the existing primary conduit between the existing LJE73 and N-48 Box northeast of riser pole 116698. The project proposes installing a new 3-phase LJE between the facilities above, as shown on Attachment 02 (Project Map), and run a new 3 1/10 cable. The project will extend the underground primary line west along Modesto Avenue and install a second LJG per cable pull calculations and install a new line north from the second LJE to T-1. Cable service will be installed in the customer’s panel. A new primary conduit will be stubbed for future use.

Issue and Discussion: The underground and above-ground infrastructure proposed by Liberty Utilities to serve the 12 Tesla Electric Vehicle Super Charger Ports are being installed in the City Right of Way and on City Property located at 3069 Harrison Avenue. A Permanent Utility Easement (Attachment 03) is required to construct, operate, add to, modify, maintain and remove aboveground electric line systems for the distribution and transmission of electricity underground, consisting of cables, conduit, duct banks, manholes, vaults, and other equipment, fixtures, apparatus and improvements (“Underground Utility Facilities”) and transformers (aboveground or underground), cabinets (aboveground or underground), bollards (aboveground), and other equipment, fixtures, apparatus and improvements (“Additional Utility Facilities”) upon, over, under and through the property legally described in Exhibit A, attached hereto and by this reference made a part of this Grant of Easement (“Easement Area”).

Financial Implications: The City of South Lake Tahoe is granting permanent utility easement to Liberty Utilities for and in consideration of the sum of a value less than $100 ($0.00 Transfer Tax).

Environmental Considerations: Pursuant to Public Resources Code Section 21080 and California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Section 15061(b)(3), the granting of this utility easement is exempt from the provisions of California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) because it involves the construction or placement of minor infrastructure and does not result in significant environmental impacts. Specifically, 76 Council Agenda Report May 6, 2025 Page 2 of 2
this actions qualifies for exemption under CEQA Guidelines Section 15303 (Class 3), which covers the constructions of small structures, such as the installation of utility infrastructure.

Policy Implications: The City’s Climate Action Plan addressed the need for increased use of electric vehicles in Strategy 3: Electric Vehicles (EVs) – Increase the Use of EVs to Reduce Emissions from Passenger and Transit Vehicles. Under Strategy 3, Action EV-1 states the intent to promote and incentivize EVs and EV chargers. The CAP set the metric of seeing 50 nonresidential chargers installed in South Lake Tahoe by 2030.

The CAP EV-1 directs the City to consult with the TRPA’s Tahoe-Truckee Electric Vehicle Readiness Plan. Goal 1 is to ‘Maximize the share of electric miles traveled in the Tahoe-Truckee Region to achieve sustainability and environmental improvement objectives, especially reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and criteria air pollutants.” Performance metric 1a is “avoided environmental harms attributable to electric vehicle miles, including GHG emissions, and criteria air pollutants.” Performance metric 1b is “charging stations deployed at select destinations in the Tahoe Region, for instance at popular sites such as in or near town and regional centers, retail centers, beaches, recreational areas, educational facilities, and large marinas.” The City’s Electric Vehicle Charger Siting Plan, adopted in May 2022, identifies the Modesto/Harrison parking lot for 12 DC fast chargers. 77 SAN FRANCISCO AVE

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South Lake Tahoe
California, 96150
Phone:
(530) 543-5281
3069 LAKE TAHOE BLVD, SOUTH LAKE TAHOE
TESLA INC ATTEN: MAX DE ZEGHER 866.322.4547
3069 LAKE TAHOE BLVD TESLA CHRGR
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COPYRIGHT 2025 LIBERTY UTILITIES
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GENERAL NOTES:

THIS MAP ILLUSTRATES DATA COLLECTED FROM VARIOUS SOURCES AND MAY NOT REPRESENT A SURVEY OF THE PREMISES. NO

RESPONSIBILITY IS ASSUMED AS TO THE SUFFICIENCY OR ACCURACY OF THE DATA DISPLAYED HEREON.

SYMBOLS NOT TO SCALE AND DO NOT NECESSARILY REPRESENT
ACTUAL LOCATION OF FACILITIES.
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APN: 026-113-014-000
Project Number: LNC-01452
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Recording Requested by and
When recorded return to:

Liberty Utilities
Easement and Land Dept.
933 Eloise Ave.

South Lake Tahoe, CA. 96150

GRANT OF PERMANENT EASEMENT
City of South Lake Tahoe, 1740 “D” Street, South Lake Tahoe, CA. 96150 (Grantor) for and in consideration of the sum of a value less than $100, (R&T 11911 $0.00 Transfer Tax) – receipt of which is hereby acknowledged by Grantee and on behalf of them and their successors and assigns, grants and conveys to Liberty Utilities, LLC. (CalPeco Electric), a California Limited Liability Company, (Grantee) and its successors and assigns, a perpetual right and easement:

1. To construct, operate, add to, modify, maintain and remove aboveground electric line systems for the distribution and transmission of electricity underground, consisting of cables, conduit, duct banks, manholes, vaults, and other equipment, fixtures, apparatus and improvements (“Underground Utility Facilities”) and transformers (aboveground or underground), cabinets (aboveground or underground), bollards (aboveground), and other equipment, fixtures, apparatus and improvements (“Additional Utility Facilities”) upon, over, under and through the property legally described in Exhibit A, attached hereto and by this reference made a part of this Grant of Easement (“Easement Area”);

2. For ingress (entering) and egress (leaving) to, from, over and across the Easement Area for the allowed purposes defined in numbered paragraph 1 above and for all other activities permitted by this Agreement;

3. To remove, clear, cut or trim any obstruction or material (including trees, other vegetation, and structures) from the surface or subsurface of the Easement Area as Grantee may deem necessary or advisable for the safe and proper use and maintenance of the Underground Utility Facilities or the additional Utility facilities within the Easement Area;

4. Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to the Underground Utility Facilities, Easement Area shall be reduced to an area ten (10) feet in width, being five (5) feet on each side of the centerline of the Underground Utility Facilities after same are installed in connection with Liberty Utilities project. The easement area around any additional Utility Facilities shall be reduced to three (3) feet in all directions around the perimeter of the additional Utility Facilities, as originally installed in connection with Liberty Utilities project.

APN: 026-113-014-000
Project Number: LNC-01452
8800-0123-9352
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Grantor covenants for the benefit of Grantee, its successors and assigns, that no building, structure or other real property improvements will be constructed or placed on or within the Easement Area without the prior written consent of Grantee, such structures and improvements to include, but not limited to, drainage, trees, bridges, signage, roads, fencing, storage facilities, parking canopies, and other covered facilities. Grantor must document Grantor’s consent by signing Grantee’s standard, recordable easement agreement. Grantor retains, for its benefit, the right to maintain, use and otherwise landscape in the Easement Area for its own purposes; provided, however, that all such purposes and uses do not interfere with Grantee’s rights herein and are in all respects consistent with the Grantee’s rights herein, Grantee’s electrical practices and the National Electrical Safety Code. Grantee may use this easement to provide service to any of its customers.

To the fullest extent permitted by law, Grantor and Grantee waive any right each may have to a trial by jury in respect of litigation directly or indirectly arising out of, under or in connection with this Grant of Easement. Grantor and Grantee further waive any right to consolidate any action in which a jury trial has been waived with any other action in which a jury trial cannot be or has not been waived.
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Date
CITY OF SOUTH LAKE TAHOE:
__________________________________ __________________________________ Tamara Wallace, Mayor Print Name
Mayor
APPROVE AS TO FORM:
__________________________________ ___________________________________ Heather Stroud, City Attorney Print Name
ATTEST:
__________________________________ _______________________________ Susan Blankenship, City Clerk Print Name
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ACKNOWLEDGMENT
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On before me,
(insert name and title of the officer)
personally appeared ,
who proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the person(s) whose name(s) is/are subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that he/she/they executed the same in his/her/their authorized capacity(ies), and that by his/her/their signature(s) on the instrument the person(s), or the entity upon behalf of which the person(s) acted, executed the instrument.

I certify under PENALTY OF PERJURY under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing paragraph is true and correct.

WITNESS my hand and official seal.

Signature
(Place Seal Above)
A notary public or other officer completing this
certificate verifies only the identity of the individual who signed the document to which this certificate is
attached, and not the truthfulness, accuracy, or
validity of that document.
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EXHIBIT “A”

LEGAL DESCRIPTION
A parcel of land located in the State of California, County of El Dorado, with a situs address of 3069 Harrison Avenue, South Lake Tahoe, CA. 96150 and being described as a portion of Lot 1, Block 14, of the Timberland Tract and being more fully described in Grant Deed document #2018-0009199-00 dated 1/29/2018 and recorded 2/13/2018.

APN: 026-113-014-000
NEW BUSINESS PROJECT AT 3069 LAKE TAHOE BLVD IN SOUTH LAKE TAHOE.

THIS PROJECT INVOLVES DESIGN FOR A NEW 1,600 A 277/480 V PANEL TO SERVE 12 TESLA ELECTRIC VEHICLE SUPERCHARGER PORTS. DESIGN TO INCLUDE INTERCEPTING EXISTING PRIMARY CONDUIT BETWEEN (E) LJE73 AND N-48 BOX NORTH EAST OF RISER POLE 116698. INSTALL NEW 3 PHASE LJE BETWEEN AFOREMENTIONED FACILITIES AS SHOWN AND RUN NEW 3-1/0 CABLE. EXTEND

UNDERGROUND PRIMARY LINE WEST ALONG MODESTO AVE AND INSTALL A

SECOND LJE PER CABLE PULL CALCULATIONS, AND INSTALL NEW LINE NORTH FROM SECOND LJE TO T-1. INSTALL SERVICE CABLE TO CUSTOMER'S PANEL. 82 Resolution 2025-XXX May 6, 2025 Page 1 of 1
Resolution 2025-XXX
Adopted by the City of South Lake Tahoe
City Council
May 6, 2025
Grant of Permanent Easement for Liberty Utilities for Underground and Above Ground Utility Facilities Associated with Electric Vehicle Charging Stations

BACKGROUND
A. On February 14, 2023, the City Council passed a Motion authorizing and directing the Mayor to execute a Supercharger Lease Agreement with Tesla for a term of five years contingent upon permit issuance by the City of South Lake Tahoe for the City-owned parcel at 3069 Harrison Avenue (APNs 026-113-007, 026-113-008, 026- 113-009, 026-113-010, 026-113-011).

B. On February 5, 2025, the Department of Public Works issued Permit EN24-2408 for Grading and Encroachment to Liberty Utilities for the installation of underground and above ground utility infrastructure to support the 12 Tesla Superchargers. The work associated with this Public Works Permit is expected to be completed between May 1, 2025 - June 6, 2025.

C. As part of the installation project of the 12 Tesla Superchargers, Liberty Utilities needs to expand their infrastructure to accommodate the installation on the City-owned parcel, requiring a permanent Utility Easement be recorded.

BASED ON THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE BACKGROUND, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of South Lake Tahoe:

1. Authorizes and Directs the Mayor to execute the Grant of Permanent Utility Easement to Liberty Utilities as described in the Grant of Permanent Easement (Attachment 03) for the property located at 3069 Harrison Avenue (APNs 026-113-007, 026-113-008, 026-113-009, 026-113-010, 026-113-011).

2. Authorizes and Directs the City Manager to take any further actions necessary to implement the Permanent Utility Easement for the purpose of supporting the Electric Vehicle Charging Stations.

Adopted by the City of South Lake Tahoe City Council on May 6, 2025 by the following vote:

Yes:

No:

Absent:

Abstain:
________________________ Date:_________
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.
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Agenda Item Executive Summary
Joe Irvin, City Manager
__________________________________
Meeting Date: May 6, 2025
Agenda Item #:10
Agenda Item: Ordinance Designating Very High Fire Severity Zones (Second Reading) Executive Summary: City Council will consider a proposed ordinance to update "very high fire severity zone" designations in the City based on the updated California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (“CalFireâ€) Local Responsible Area (LRA) map. California law requires Cal Fire to develop maps identifying very high fire severity zones for potential wildland fires, and local governments are then required by California Government Code section 51179 to adopt an ordinance formally designating these zones in their jurisdiction.

Requested Action / Suggested Motions: Pass an Ordinance Designating Very High Fire Severity Zones within the City of South Lake Tahoe.

Responsible Staff Member: Jim Drennan, Fire Chief, and Kim George, Fire Marshal Reviewed and Approved By: Susan Blankenship, City Clerk Olga Tikhomirova, Director of Finance Heather Stroud, City Attorney
Attachments:
01-Staff Report- Fire Severity Zones Ordinance.docx
02 - LRA FHSZ Rollout Plan
03-Ordinance - Designating Very High Fire Severity Zones.docx 04-Map (Exh. A to Ordinance)
05-Notice of Publication
84 City Council Agenda Report- May 6, 2025 Page 1 of 2
City of South Lake Tahoe
Report to City Council
Meeting Date: May 6, 2025
Title: Ordinance Designating Very High Fire Severity Zones (Second Reading) Location: Citywide
Responsible Staff Member: Kim George, Fire Marshal, and Jim Drennan, Fire Chief Background: California law requires the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (“CalFire”) to develop maps identifying Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zones for potential wildland fires, and local governments are then required by California Government Code section 51179 to adopt an ordinance formally designating these zones in their jurisdiction. The vast majority of the land within City limits is included in a Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone, and this designation triggers additional building and fire code requirements intended to promote fire safety.

On September 3, 2019, City Council adopted Ordinance 2019-1131 which designated Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zones within the City. On June 4, 2024, City Council adopted Ordinance 2024-1186 which made the most recently adopted update to the Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zones within the City. The proposed Ordinance would further update the City’s fire hazard severity zones in accordance with existing law.

Issue and Discussion: On February 10, 2025 the City received an updated version of Cal Fire’s Fire Hazard Severity Zones in Local Responsibility Area map from CalFire identifying Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zones. Pursuant to Government Code section 51179, the City is required to designate, by ordinance, very high fire hazard severity zones in its jurisdiction within 120 days of receiving such recommended fire designations. To clarify, the revised map shows a few parcels which are designated as high and moderate zones. The vast majority of the City falls within the “Very High Fire Hazard” category.

As a result, City staff drafted a proposed ordinance (Attachment 1: proposed ordinance) to update the City’s Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone designations in accordance with CalFire’s updated map.

Adopting this ordinance is required by law and allows the Building Official and Fire Chief to enforce the wildland interface fire protection provisions of the Building and Fire Codes. The Fire Department, after review of the Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone Map, concurs with CalFire’s assessment.

CalFire’s map for the City is attached to this report. (Attachment 2: Cal Fire’s Fire Hazard Severity Zones in Local Responsibility Area)
Additionally, pursuant to Government Code section 51178.5, within 30 days after receiving the recommended fire designations from the State Fire Marshal, the City is required to make the information available for public review and comment. On March 14, 2025, the City complied with this requirement by posting this information and instructions on how to comment on our webpage. 85 City Council Agenda Report- May 6, 2025 Page 2 of 2
Comments were to be emailed to [email protected]. This was also advertised on SLTFR social media pages as well as city social media pages. All public comments received with respect to these fire designations are attached to this report as Attachment 3.

Financial Implications: Adoption of this ordinance has no financial implications for the City at this time.

Environmental Considerations: This is not a project under CEQA, because it does not involve any commitment to a specific project which may result in a potentially significant physical impact on the environment, as contemplated by Title 14, California Code of Regulations, Sections 15378(b)(2) and 15378(b)(4) and is, therefore, not subject to CEQA pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15060(c)(3).

Policy Implications: Government Code Section 51179 states, “A local agency shall designate, by ordinance, [. . .] very high fire hazard severity zones in its jurisdiction within 120 days of receiving recommendations from the State Fire Marshal pursuant to Section 51178.” 86 87
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Ordinance 2025-XXX (uncodified)
Adopted by the City of South Lake Tahoe
City Council
May 6, 2025
Designating Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zones

FINDINGS
A. The Wildland-Urban Interface Fire Area is a geographical area identified by the state as a Fire Hazard Severity Zone in accordance with California Public Resources Code Sections 4201 through 4204 and California Government Code sections 51175 through 51189, or other area designated by the enforcing agency to be at a significant risk from wildfires.

B. On September 3, 2019, City Council adopted Ordinance 2019-1131 which designated Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zones within the City of South Lake Tahoe (the “City”).

C. Pursuant to California Public Resources Code Section 4204, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (“Cal Fire”), through the State Fire Marshal, shall periodically review Fire Hazard Severity Zone designations and, as necessary, shall revise zones.

D. On February 10, 2025, Cal Fire issued its updated Local Responsibility Area Fire Hazard Severity Zones for El Dorado County. Most of the City falls into the Very High Severity category. The map has been provided to the City by Cal Fire for review. Adoption of Cal Fire’s updated Fire Hazard Ratings for the City allows the City’s Building Official and Fire Chief to enforce the Wildland-Urban Interface requirements found in the California Fire and Building Codes for the updated Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zones designations in the City. These WildlandUrban Interface requirements increase fire safety requirements on items such as roofing, siding, attic, and foundation venting. These requirements affect new residential construction.

E. The Building Official shall enforce the provisions of Title 24 California Code of Regulations, California Building Code, Part 2, Chapter 7A, in all Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zones designated by the Fire Chief.

F. The Fire Chief may designate areas not identified as Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zones by Cal Fire following a finding supported by substantial evidence in the record that the requirements of the California Government Code section 51182 are necessary for effective fire protections within those areas. 88 Ordinance 2025-XXX
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G. The Fire Chief, after review of the Cal Fire including its designation of Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zones within the City, concurs with Cal Fire’s assessment.

Now, Therefore, the City Council of City of South Lake Tahoe does ordain as follows:

SECTION 1. Certain areas within the City are hereby designated as Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zones, as indicated on the map attached as Exhibit “A” hereto.

SECTION 2. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase of this Ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by a decision of any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision will not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Ordinance. The City Council declares that it would have passed this Ordinance and each and every section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase not declared invalid or unconstitutional without regard to whether any portion of the Ordinance would be subsequently declared invalid or unconstitutional.

SECTION 3. The City Clerk is directed to certify this Ordinance and cause it to be published in the manner required by law.

SECTION 4. This Ordinance shall become effective thirty days after the date of its adoption.

Adopted by the City of South Lake Tahoe City Council on May 6, 2025 by the following vote:

Yes:

No:

Abstain:

Absent:
________________________ Date:_________
Tamara Wallace, Mayor
Attest:
________________________
Susan Blankenship, City Clerk
First Reading:

Published:

Effective:
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Joe Irvin, City Manager
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Meeting Date: May 6, 2025
Agenda Item #:11
Agenda Item: Levy of Assessment for Ski Run Business Improvement District for Business License Year 2025/2026
Executive Summary: The City Council must hold a public hearing and shall consider all protests from business owners within the Ski Run Business Improvement District, received either in writing and submitted to the City Clerk prior to the public hearing or presented orally at the public hearing. If a majority of businesses (based on their BID assessment) do not provide written protests, the Council may adopt a new Resolution confirming the report as originally filed or as changed. This will allow the Finance Department to include the BID assessments with the annual business license renewal billing beginning in May for the 2025/2026 business tax year.

Requested Action / Suggested Motions: Pass a Resolution confirming the Ski Run Business Improvement District annual report and levying the assessment for business license year 2025/2026.

Responsible Staff Member: Ben Hannah - Accountant II
Reviewed and Approved By: Susan Blankenship, City Clerk Olga Tikhomirova, Director of Finance Heather Stroud, City Attorney
Attachments:
01 - Staff Report - Ski Run BID 05-06-2025.docx
02 - SRBID Resolution - Second Meeting 05.06.2025.docx
03 SRBID 2025-2026 Budget Proposal.pdf
04 SRBID 2025-2026 Budget Proposal_Prior Year vs Proposed.pdf 05 SRBID 2025-2026 Budget Proposal_Includes Measure S Recreation.pdf 06 Ski Run BID Report 2025.pdf
07-Public Notice
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City of South Lake Tahoe
Report to City Council
Meeting Date: May 6, 2025
Title: Ski Run Business Improvement District to Levy Assessment for Business License Year 2025/2026
Location: Ski Run Blvd
Responsible Staff Member: Ben Hannah, Accountant II (530) 542-6079 Background: On November 19, 2002, City Council formed the Ski Run Business Improvement District (SRBID) by adopting Resolution No. 2002-71. The Ski Run BID was formed under the Parking and Business Improvement Area Law of 1989, which is codified at California Streets & Highways Code 36500-36551. This Staff Report has been composed in accordance with Streets & Highways Code 36533 to satisfy the annual requirements for the Ski Run BID.

Issue and Discussion: This item completes the second step of the two step process listed below as required by Streets & Highways Code section 36535. Step 1, required by Streets & Highways Code sections 36533-36534, was completed on March 11, 2025 and a public hearing was scheduled for May 6, 2025.

Step 1: Every year the Ski Run BID Advisory Board is required to submit an Annual Report and proposed budget for approval to the City Council (City Ordinance No. 927, Section 2.9). The Council then adopts a “Resolution of Intention”, which indicates the Council’s intention to levy an assessment to the BID members and sets a time and place of a future Public Hearing whereby members of the BID can provide written protests on the content of the Report for the upcoming fiscal year.

Step 2: The City Council must hold a public hearing and shall consider all protests from business owners within the Ski Run Business Improvement District, received either in writing and submitted to the City Clerk prior to the Public Hearing or presented orally at the Public Hearing. If a majority of businesses (based on their BID assessment) do not provide written protests, the Council may adopt a new Resolution confirming the report as originally filed or as changed. This will allow the Finance department to include the BID assessments with the annual business license renewal billing beginning in May for the 2025/2026 business tax year.

Annual Assessments:

1. There are no changes to the boundaries or areas of benefit in the area.

2. The method of assessment for 2025/2026 remains the same as in previous years and is as follows:
a. 25% of the annual Business and Professions Tax and, if applicable 94 Council Agenda Report- May 6, 2025

b. $2.00 per lineal foot of property frontage on Ski Run Blvd, if the property is owned by a business license holder.

Revenues: The Ski Run BID receives operating revenues from the annual assessments estimated to be $14,000 for business license year 2025/2026 which is $1,000 higher than the projection for the previous year 2024/2025. Actual business license year 2024/2025 revenues were $3,200 higher than previous projections. The next year’s projections assume that revenues will be higher than 2024/2025 projections and near equal to 2024/2025 actuals due to stable business conditions.

Expenses: BID assessments will continue to be used for the allowable expenses of landscape maintenance which includes lawn care, water, and electricity. The City Public Works Department performs lawn care maintenance for six months beginning May 1st and ending October 31st.

Activities include sprinkler repair, aerating, fertilizing, mowing, clean-up, and debris removal.

Historically, the assessments have not been adequate to fully cover these costs, which would be the case for business license year 2025/2026 as well.

The proposed budget is based on last year’s actual revenues and expenses. It reflects a projected shortfall of $13,500 compared to $11,000 approved for the prior year General Fund subsidy. Utility cost and landscaping costs both increased. While assessment revenues increased slightly, the expenses continue to exceed BID revenues requiring an ongoing General Fund subsidy.

Financial Implications: The proposed 2025/2026 Ski Run Landscaping (fund 280) Funding Plan is attached and will be brought back for adoption as part of the fiscal year 2025/2026 City budget. The plan includes the BID assessment funded portion for landscaping and maintenance and the City General fund portion from the Parks Department for landscaping and maintenance.

For fiscal year 2025/2026, staff recommends budgeting $13,500 to be transferred in from the General Fund in order to reflect a true cost and achieve a balanced budget for the Ski Run Business Improvement District.

Environmental Considerations: This is not a “project” subject to review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines section 15378(b)(5) (organizational or administrative activities that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment).

Policy Implications: Consistent with the California laws and City policies. 95 Resolution 2025-XXX May 6, 2025 Page 1 of 2
Resolution 2025-XXX
Adopted by the City of South Lake Tahoe
City Council
May 6, 2025
Confirming the Ski Run Business Improvement District Annual Report and Levying the Assessment Referred to in the Report for Business License Year 2025-2026

BACKGROUND
A. On March 11, 2025 the South Lake Tahoe City Council adopted a resolution of Intent to Levy assessments within the Ski Run Business Improvement District as required by California Streets & Highways code sections 36533-36534.

B. On May 6, 2025, the City Council held a public hearing as required by California Streets & Highways code section 36525 where they considered evidence and testimony submitted at that public hearing.

C. The City Council did not receive written or oral protests against the levy of assessments submitted by payers of more than fifty percent (50%) of the total assessments of the entire district. Therefore, the City Council has determined that action is necessary and appropriate to ensure continuation of the district.

BASED ON THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE BACKGROUND, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of South Lake Tahoe:

1. Finds that the recitals set forth herein are true and correct.

2. Confirms the report submitted by the Ski Run BID advisory board as originally filed. A true and correct copy of that report is attached hereto as Exhibit A.

3. Adopts the 2025-2026 budget submitted by the Ski Run BID Advisory Board as originally filed on March 11, 2025

4. Declares that the adoption of this resolution shall constitute the levy of the Ski Run BID assessments at the rates specified in the report for the fiscal year specified in the report.

5. Declares that this Resolution is effective on its adoption. 96 Resolution 2025-XXX May 6, 2025 Page 2 of 2
Adopted by the City of South Lake Tahoe City Council on May 6, 2025 by the following vote:

Yes:

No:

Absent:

Abstain:
________________________ Date:_________
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.
97 BID Operating Revenue
BID Assessment 14,000 $
Total Revenue 14,000 $
BID Operating Expenses
Water/Sewer Utilities 7,500 $
Landscaping 17,000 $
Electricity for Timers 3,000 $
Total Expenses 27,500 $
BID Net Operating Revenue (Expense) (13,500) $
Other Revenue Funding Sources
General Fund Subsidy $ 13,500
Ski Run BID Fund Balance - $
Net Budgeted Revenue/(Expense) ** $ -
Provided for reference only. The above budget will be brought back for adoption as part of the fiscal year 2025/2026 City budget.

BID Projected Budget FY 2025/2026
FUND 280 - SKI RUN BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT
Total General Fund Subsidy $13,500
98 BID Operating Revenue BID Operating Revenue
BID Assessment 13,000 $ BID Assessment 14,000 $
Total Revenue $ 13,000 Total Revenue $ 14,000
BID Operating Expenses BID Operating Expenses
Water/Sewer Utilities 6,000 $ Water/Sewer Utilities 7,500 $ Landscaping 15,500 $ Landscaping 17,000 $ Electricity for Timers 2,500 $ Electricity for Timers 3,000 $ Total Expenses 24,000 $ Total Expenses 27,500 $
BID Net Operating Revenue (Expense) (11,000) $ BID Net Operating Revenue (Expense) (13,500) $ Other Revenue Funding Sources Other Revenue Funding Sources General Fund Subsidy 11,000 $ General Fund Subsidy 13,500 $ Ski Run BID Fund Balance - $ Ski Run BID Fund Balance - $ Net Budgeted Revenue/(Expense) $ - Net Budgeted Revenue/(Expense) $ - Provided for reference only. Provided for reference only. The above budget will be brought back for adoption as part of the fiscal year 2025/2026 City budget.

BID Adopted Budget FY 2024/2025
Total General Fund Subsidy $11,000
BID Projected Budget FY 2025/2026
Total General Fund Subsidy $13,500
Ski Run Landscaping and Bike Trail Maintenance Funding Plan 2024/2025 Adopted Budget and 2025/2026 Projected Budget Administered and Accounted for by City
FUND 280 - SKI RUN BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT FUND 280 - SKI RUN BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT 99 BID Operating Revenue
BID Assessment
Total Revenue 14,000 $
BID Operating Expenses
Landscaping $ 17,000
Water/Sewer Utilities $ 7,500
Electricity for Timers $ 3,000
Total Expenses 27,500 $
BID Net Operating Revenue (Expense) (13,500) $
Other Revenue Funding Sources
General Fund Subsidy $ 13,500
Ski Run BID Fund Balance $ -
Net Budgeted Revenue/(Expense) $ -
Measure S Operating Revenue
STAR Ballot Measure (Fund 281) $ 10,000
Total Revenue 10,000 $
Measure S Operating Expenses
Employee Compensation $ 11,045
Technical Services $ 4,800
Snow Removal $ -
Sand and Snow Poles $ 8,625
Electricity for Lights $ 5,800
Total Expenses 30,270 $
Measure S Net Operating Revenue/(Expenses) (20,270) $
Provided for reference only.

Note: Fund 281 Deficit is covered by prior year fund balance.

BID Projected Budget FY 2025-2026
FUND 280 - SKI RUN BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT
FUND 281 - MEASURE S RECREATION SKI RUN BIKE TRAIL
Total General Fund Subsidy $13,500
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February 10, 2025
Ben Hannah
Accountant II
City of South Lake Tahoe
1901 Lisa Maloff Way
South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150
Subject: 2024 Ski Run Business Improvement District Report Dear Mr. Hannah,
Last year was an exciting year for the Ski Run Business Improvement District (BID). We thank the City and City Council for their continued support of the Ski Run BID, businesses on Ski Run Boulevard, and neighbors that call this area home.

Ski Run Business Improvement District (BID) members continue to pay their annual assessment and continue to champion what we think is one of the greatest boulevards in the country.

Ski Run Community Park:

After four years of planning, fundraising, and construction, Ski Run Community Park opened much public fan-faire on August 16, 2024. Ski Run Park quickly became a community favorite and was consistently busy throughout the summer. We look forward to the many years of joy this park will bring to the community. Thank you for supporting this project and the long-term operations and maintenance of the park.

Community Events:

Ski Run continues to host community focused events during summer months. In 2024, events included:
• Longest Dinner Table in Tahoe - June. More than 200 community members gathered on Ski Run to share a meal and raise funds for F.E.E.T Fund, which helps fund kids field trips in South Lake Tahoe.
• Tahoe Brewfest – August. For the second year in a row, Ski Run hosted the Boys and Girls Club of Lake Tahoe largest fundraiser event. This event celebrates all that is special about South Lake Tahoe’s mountain culture: our beer, our crafts, our environment and most of all, our community.
• Ski Run Farmers Market – June through September. The annual Friday night farmers market with more space after expanding to another block. This added 101
space allowed more local vendors to participate in the market. This event continues to be a Friday tradition for residents and visitors alike.

Public Safety:

Ski Run BID members thank the City Council for reducing the speed limit on Ski Run Blvd. to 30 miles per hour. We continue to support any projects which improve pedestrian safety on the street.

Transportation and Environment:

We are excited about the planned Ski Run Mountain to Marina Green Infrastructure Plan. We support projects to reduce stormwater pollution from reaching Lake Tahoe including expansion of the Osgood Basin. We also support expanding bike and pedestrian trails that connect to Ski Run Blvd. including the complete streets and paths on Spruce Ave and path connections to Bijou Elementary School and Stateline.

In the next year, we look forward to continuing to offer great community events and support projects that promote a vibrant Ski Run and broader South lake Tahoe Community.

Sincerely,
Chris McNamara
Corey Rich
Devin Middlebrook
Jeff Cowen
Rachel Carlson
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City of South Lake Tahoe
Agenda Item Executive Summary
Joe Irvin, City Manager
__________________________________
Meeting Date: May 6, 2025
Agenda Item #:12
Agenda Item: Ordinance Amending Vacation Home Rental Regulations Outside Tourist Core (First Reading) and Urgency Ordinance Extending Temporary Moratorium on Issuance of Vacation Home Rental Permits in Areas Where Permits Were Prohibited by Measure T Executive Summary: On April 22, 2025, City Council passed a motion by a vote of 3-2 to direct staff to bring back an ordinance making the following changes to the pre-Measure T regulations that were in place as of November 2018: • Lower the cap from 1400 to 900 VHR permits outside the Tourist Core Area Plan. • Prohibit VHRs in all multi-family dwellings outside of commercial and Tourist Core Area Plan areas. • Require 24/7 response through a local property manager or ownership. • Increase consequences for violations. • Change the VHR permitting authority to the Police Department. • Establish phased permitting of no more than 150 VHR permits issued per month. • Planning Commission decision on VHR permit denial and revocation appeals is final. • Change occupancy limits to two per bedroom plus two. • Require property managers to maintain cameras on parking and trash areas. • Require property managers to maintain decibel readers. • Require in-person checkin, with a signature on a set of rules or code of conduct. • Require a valid, up-to-date defensible space approval prior to issuance of permit. • Include 2-year waiting period before applying for a VHR permit after sale of property, to preserve existing housing. • Provide permitting preference for prior VHR and Qualified VHR permit holders in good standing. City Council's requested amendments are included in the proposed Ordinance. Additionally, an urgency ordinance to extend the moratorium through June 19, 2025, is included with this agenda item, to allow time for the proposed Ordinance to become effective.

Requested Action / Suggested Motions: (1) Pass a Motion to hold a first reading (by title only) of an Ordinance Amending Article V (Vacation Home Rentals) of Chapter 3.50 (Transient Lodging) and Table

2.35.070 (Appealable Actions and Matters) of the South Lake Tahoe City Code to Modify the Regulation of Vacation Home Rentals Located Outside the Tourist Core Area Plan, and refer second reading and adoption to the May 20, 2025 meeting; and (2) Pass an Urgency Ordinance Extending a Temporary Moratorium on the Issuance of Vacation Home Rental Permits in Areas Where Permits Were Prohibited by Measure T.

Responsible Staff Member: Heather Stroud, City Attorney Joseph Irvin, City Manager Reviewed and Approved By: Susan Blankenship, City Clerk Olga Tikhomirova, Director of Finance Attachments:
01 - Staff Report - VHR Ord Amendments (First Reading).docx 02 - Ordinance - VHR Amendments.docx
03 - VHR Ordinance Amendments Redline.pdf
04 - Table 2.35.070 Redline.pdf
05 - Urgency Ordinance Moratorium Extension.docx
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City of South Lake Tahoe
Report to City Council
Meeting Date: May 6, 2025
Title: Ordinance Amending Vacation Home Rental Regulations Outside Tourist Core (First Reading) and Urgency Ordinance Extending Temporary Moratorium on Issuance of Vacation Home Rental Permits in Areas Where Permits Were Prohibited by Measure T Location: Citywide
Responsible Staff Members: Heather Stroud, City Attorney (530) 542-6046 Joseph Irvin, City Manager (530) 542-6000
Background: On November 21, 2017, City Council adopted Ordinance No. 1114 to repeal and replace Article V (Vacation Home Rentals) of Chapter 3.50 of Title 3 of the South Lake Tahoe City Code. Ordinance No. 1114 addressed concerns and impacts of Vacation Home Rentals (“VHRs”), including adding a cap of 1400 VHRs outside the Tourist Core, operational requirements including occupancy limits, restrictions on hot tub hours, prohibition of commercial activities such as weddings, parking restrictions, noise/quiet hours, and requirement to properly secure trash in bear boxes. On August 21, 2018, City Council adopted Ordinance No. 2018-1120 to make further amendments, including clarifying when the owner versus occupant would be subject to a citation for violating operating conditions and making exceptions to certain parking and trash requirements for properties within a Homeowners Association having their own regulations.

On the election held on November 6, 2018, a local citizens initiative called Measure T passed.

Beginning after a phase-out period, Measure T prohibited VHRs in certain areas of the City where they had previously been permitted, including residentially-zoned areas, multifamily dwellings, and areas added to the Tourist Core after 2017. An organization called South Lake Tahoe Property Owners Group filed a lawsuit challenging Measure T on various grounds. In February 2021, Measure T was upheld in its entirety by the El Dorado County Superior Court, and Plaintiff filed an appeal. The court of appeal affirmed the trial court’s judgment upholding Measure T, except that it remanded the case for the trial court to consider whether the “permanent resident” exception in the Qualified VHR provisions of Measure T violates the dormant Commerce Clause of the U.S.

Constitution. On March 13, 2025, the El Dorado County Superior Court issued a ruling finding that the Qualified VHR provisions are unconstitutional because they impermissibly discriminate against interstate commerce, and that these provisions are not severable from the remainder of Measure T, requiring that Measure T be struck down in its entirety.

On April 1, 2025, City Council voted not to appeal the court’s Measure T decision and adopted an urgency ordinance to establish a temporary moratorium on issuing VHR permits in areas that are affected by the court’s decision to provide time for City Council to study and make any desired 107
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changes to the pre-Measure T VHR regulations to address some of the nuisance concerns that led to the passage of Measure T, and allow for an orderly implementation of permitting.

On April 22, 2025, City Council heard a staff report and passed a motion by a vote of 3-2 (Wallace, Jinkens, and Roberts voting yes and Bass and Robbins voting no), to direct staff to bring back an ordinance making the following changes to the pre-Measure T regulations that were in place as of November 2018:
 Lower the cap from 1400 to 900 VHR permits outside the Tourist Core Area Plan.  Prohibit VHRs in all multi-family dwellings outside of commercial and Tourist Core Area Plan areas.
 Require 24/7 response through a local property manager or ownership.  Increase consequences for violations.
 Change the VHR permitting authority to the Police Department.  Establish phased permitting of no more than 150 VHR permits issued per month.  Planning Commission decision on VHR permit denial and revocation appeals is final.  Change occupancy limits to two per bedroom plus two.
 Require property managers to maintain cameras on parking and trash areas.  Require property managers to maintain decibel readers.  Require in-person check-in, with a signature on a set of rules or code of conduct.  Require a valid, up-to-date defensible space approval prior to issuance of permit.  Include 2-year waiting period before applying for a VHR permit after sale of property, to preserve existing housing.
 Provide permitting preference for prior VHR and Qualified VHR permit holders in good standing.

Additionally, the motion directed staff to:
 Ensure the VHR permit fee achieves complete cost recovery.

Issue and Discussion: City Council’s requested amendments are included in the proposed Ordinance, as summarized below.

Additionally, an urgency ordinance to extend this moratorium through June 19, 2025, is included with this agenda item, to allow time for the proposed Ordinance to become effective. Without the moratorium, the result would be an immediate reversion to the pre-Measure T VHR regulations that were in place as of November 2018.

Establish a cap of 900 VHR permits outside the Tourist Core.  The proposed Ordinance lowers the cap from 1400 VHRs outside the Tourist Core Area Plan to 900. (§ 3.50.380(F))
Prohibit VHRs in all multifamily dwellings outside the commercial and Tourist Core Area Plan areas.
 The proposed Ordinance deletes the provision that allowed VHRs in multifamily dwellings that had VHR permits prior to September 1, 2016, such that VHRs are prohibited in all multifamily dwellings. (§ 3.50.380(D)(2))
 The proposed Ordinance amends the definitions of “dwelling” to exclude time-shares and make other clarifications, and amends the definition of “multifamily dwelling” to include all attached dwelling units except for dwelling units that are condominiums and are located in 108
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the Tourist Core Area Plan or in a commercially-zoned area (Tahoe Valley Area Plan, Sierra Tract-Commercial Area Plan Statement, and Bijou/Al Tahoe Community Plan Districts 1, 2, and 3), as may be amended. (§ 3.50.370) The result is that no VHR permits would be allowed in any in attached condominiums outside of these commercial and Tourist Core areas or in any attached multifamily rental housing such as apartment buildings or duplexes (citywide). Staff supports this decision, both to avoid the kind of nuisance issues that occur with shared walls and close quarters and to preserve these dwelling units as housing.

Require VHR owners to use local property manager.
 Requires VHR owners outside Tourist Core Area Plan to designate a property manager to implement the conditions of operation. An owner may serve as the property manager. (§§

3.50.070; 3.50.390(B)(1)(b))
 The owner is required to designate and maintain a property manager to ensure compliance with the conditions of operation, including occupancy, the prohibition on commercial activity including weddings and large parties, prohibition on outdoor hot tub use during quiet hours, maintenance of interior and exterior signage, parking restrictions, noise and prohibition on outdoor amplified sound during quiet hours, lighting requirements, record-keeping, prohibition on camping or sleeping in tents and RVs, trash requirements, and payment of transient occupancy tax. (§ 3.50.440)
 The property manager must have a local contact number with 24-hour, 7 days a week availability for reporting violations. (§ 3.50.390(B)(1)(b))  The property manager shall be available to respond in person within 60 minutes to complaints, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. (§ 3.50.440(W)) This is the same as the inperson response requirement for hosted rentals.  The property manager shall meet the occupants in person to check them in, to verify the identity of the persons entering into the rental contract and require their signature the good neighbor contract certifying that the parties have reviewed the rules. (§ 3.50.440(U))  The property manager shall receive real-time data from outdoor noise and video monitoring devices at each VHR managed to allow property managers to prevent nuisances before neighbors are disturbed and to prevent violations of the conditions of operation. (§

3.50.440(V))
Increase enforcement.
 Requires all vacation home rental properties to be operated, maintained, and managed in compliance with conditions of operation irrespective of whether they are being used as a vacation home rental at a given time. (§ 3.50.440). This amendment recognizes that having a VHR permit allowing short-term rental of one’s property is a privilege, and it closes a loophole that was abused by the occupants or owners denying that they were renting the property, for example, by saying that they were friends or relatives of the owner to avoid receiving a citation or on appeal of a citation.
 Amends definition of “occupant” to delete exception that did not consider the owner to be an occupant. (§ 3.50.070)
 Deletes provision stating that an owner or agent cannot be cited for a violation of operating conditions if they report a violation by an occupant. (former § 3.50.450(C))  Allows an occupant to be cited for trash violations they cause. (§ 3.50.440) 109
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 Provides that the City may issue a citation based wholly or in part on photographic, video, or audio recorded evidence provided by a third party upon submission of a signed affidavit, if a preponderance of the evidence shows that a violation occurred. (§ 3.50.450(C)) The provision stating that the owner is subject to citation for violation of any conditions of operation is unchanged, (§ 3.50.440) as are the three-strikes provisions prohibiting issuance of a permit if there have been three or more upheld citations within any three events and/or calls for service during any 24-month period, and requiring permit revocation if there have been three upheld citations during any 24-month period (§ 3.50.410(B)(3)).

All VHR Permits to be issued by Police Department.

Throughout the code, the Ordinance changes “director of development services” to “city manager,” and defines “city manager” as the city manager or their designee (§ 3.50.370). This allows the City Manager to delegate permitting to the Police Department at this time, and that delegation can be changed at the City Manager’s discretion at a later date without needing further code amendments.

Phased Permitting with Monthly Limit.

The Ordinance states that the City shall issue no more than 150 VHR permits per month. (§

3.50.390(A)(6))
Planning Commission has final decision on appeals of Permit Denials and Revocations.

The Ordinance clarifies that that appeals of VHR Permit denials and revocations made by staff that are appealed to the Planning Commission are not subject to further appeal to City Council. (§

3.50.430). The Ordinance also amends Table 2.35.070 to state that the Planning Commission is the final appeal board. Several other clean-up amendments are made to this Table to reflect amendments to and addition of other City Code provisions that have appeal processes that were made since the last time the Table was amended.

Occupancy Limit Changed to 2 Per Bedroom Plus 2.

For properties outside the Tourist Core Area Plan, the occupancy limit has been lowered from 2 per bedroom plus 4, to 2 per bedroom plus 2. (§ 3.50.440(A)(1)) Require Defensible Space Inspection Prior to Permit Issuance.

For properties outside the Tourist Core Area Plan, the requirement for an inspection to ensure that the defensible space requirements of California Public Resources Code section 4291 are met has been added to the inspection requirements. (§§ 3.50.390(A)(7)(b); 3.50.410(B)(2)) 2-year Waiting Period Before Applying for a VHR Permit After Sale of Property.

For properties outside the Tourist Core Area Plan, the requirement that property ownership has not changed within the two years prior to application is included. (§§ 3.50.390(B)(1)(j);

3.50.410(B)(6)). There is an exception for circumstances where the transferee was an owner of the property prior to the transfer, to allow for transfer among owners without triggering the prohibition. The same exception was in the prior version of the Ordinance prohibiting transfers of VHR permits among owners of a property. (§3.50.380(C)(2)(a)) Provide Permitting Preference for Prior VHR and QVHR Permit Holders Who Were in Good Standing.

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20. The forthcoming resolution will set an initial 30-60 day window where the only VHR permit applications accepted in areas where VHRs were previously prohibited under Measure T will be from: (1) applicants whose VHR permit at the same property was in good standing and not renewed in 2021 because of Measure T, and whose property still qualifies for a VHR permit under the Ordinance; and (2) applicants whose Qualified VHR permit at the same property was in good standing and became void in April 2025 because of the court’s judgment in the Measure T case, and whose property still qualifies for a VHR permit under the Ordinance. The City would continue to process these initial applications and not begin processing additional applications in these areas where VHRs were previously prohibited under Measure T until applications received in the initial period are processed. After the initial application period for preferred applicants, other applicants could submit applications that would be processed in the order they are received and deemed complete. For the purpose of the initial application period, “good standing” will mean that there are not more than three upheld citations within an 24-month period, any outstanding citations have been paid, and any outstanding transient occupancy tax has been paid.

Other edits are made throughout the Ordinance for the purpose of updating outdated provisions, improving grammar/style, clarifying intent, and ensuring enforceability.

Staff is analyzing a potential VHR Permit fee increase for areas outside the Tourist Core to ensure complete cost recovery to include increased staffing and resources for permitting and enforcement, and intends to bring a resolution amending the Master Fee Schedule on May 20, 2025.

Environmental Considerations: This Ordinance is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) under CEQA Guidelines section 15061(b)(3) because it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the Ordinance may have a significant effect on the environment, and under CEQA Guidelines section 15308 because it is amending a regulatory process to protect the environment.

Financial Implications: The City will set VHR permit fees to ensure full cost recovery for any current and additional resources needed to run the VHR program, including permitting and enforcement staffing, office space, and vehicles. Further, the addition of approximately 900 new VHRs outside the Tourist Core will generate additional Transient Occupancy Tax revenue.

Policy Implications: VHR regulation involves competing policy implications. Limiting, restricting, regulating, and enforcing the rules regarding VHRs protects against nuisance issues such as noise, trash, overcrowding, parking violations, and degradation of neighborhood character, while allowing the operation of VHRs can have positive economic benefits for the City, local businesses, and community. City Council has an opportunity to balance these interests with this Ordinance.
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Ordinance 2025-XXX
Adopted by the City of South Lake Tahoe
City Council
May 20, 2025
An Ordinance Amending Article V (Vacation Home Rentals) of Chapter 3.50 (Transient Lodging) and Table 2.35.070 (Appealable Actions and Matters) of the South Lake Tahoe City Code to Modify the Regulation of Vacation Home Rentals Located Outside the Tourist Core Area Plan

FINDINGS
A. Pursuant to Article XI, Section 7 of the California Constitution, the City may make and enforce all regulations and ordinances using its police powers.

B. The City has regulated Vacation Home Rentals (“VHRs”), currently defined as the rental of an entire dwelling unit for less than 30 days, since the adoption of Ordinance No. 928 on January 21, 2003.

C. Between 2015-2018, the City Council held more than 17 public meetings with dozens of hours of public comment at which the City Council deliberated regulations related to, nuisances created by, and the benefits and costs of VHRs within the City. At those public meetings, the City Council, staff, and community members expressed concern about excessive noise, disorderly conduct, vandalism, overcrowding, traffic, congestion, illegal parking, and accumulation of trash and refuse at or around VHRs located outside the Tourist Core. During that time, the City expended resources in responding to numerous citizen complaints pertaining to VHRs, which required rapid response from police, fire, paramedic, and other City personnel.

D. Measure T was a citizens initiative that passed in the election of November 6, 2018. Beginning after a phase-out period, Measure T prohibited VHRs in certain areas of the City where they had previously been permitted, including residentially-zoned areas, multifamily dwellings, and areas added to the Tourist Core after 2017.

E. Soon after Measure T passed, an organization called South Lake Tahoe Property Owners Group filed a lawsuit challenging Measure T on various grounds, El Dorado County Superior Court Case No. SC20180243. In February 2021, Measure T was upheld in its entirety by the El Dorado County Superior Court, and Plaintiff filed an appeal. The court of appeal affirmed the superior court’s judgment upholding Measure T, except that it remanded the case for the trial court to consider whether the “permanent resident” exception in the Qualified VHR provisions 112
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of Measure T violates the dormant Commerce Clause of the U.S. Constitution. At no time during the lawsuit was an injunction in place prohibiting the implementation of Measure T’s prohibition on VHRs in certain areas of the City including residentially-zoned areas, multifamily dwellings, and areas added to the Tourist Core after 2017, such that VHRs in these areas were phased out by the end of 2021 as required by Measure T.

F. On March 13, 2025, the El Dorado County Superior Court issued a ruling finding that the Qualified VHR provisions are unconstitutional because they impermissibly discriminate against interstate commerce, and that these provisions are not severable from the remainder of Measure T, requiring that Measure T be struck down in its entirety.

G. On April 1, 2025, the City Council unanimously adopted Ordinance No. 2025-1193, establishing a temporary, forty-five (45) day moratorium on the issuance of Vacation Home Rental permits for Vacation Home Rentals in areas where such permits were prohibited by Measure T, pursuant to California Government Code section 65858(a). City Council is being asked to extend this moratorium as part of a separate urgency ordinance to allow time to adopt this Ordinance and have its provisions become effective.

H. On April 22, 2025, the City Council received a staff report and passed a motion by a vote of 3- 2 to make certain amendments to the pre-Measure T VHR regulations that were in place as of November 2018, which are included in this Ordinance.

I. The amendments to Section 3.50.440 (Conditions of Operation) are not retroactive to permits in place as of the effective date of this Ordinance, and will be applied at the time of permit renewal and issuance of new permits.

J. Related amendments to Table 2.35.070 (Appealable Actions and Matters) are included in this Ordinance to clarify that appeal decisions of VHR permit denials and revocations by the Planning Commission are final and not appealable to the City Council. Additional amendments to this Table are included to reflect changes in other sections of the City Code since the Table was last amended.

K. On April 25, 2025, notice of this public hearing was published in the Tahoe Daily Tribune pursuant to California Government Code section 65090.

Now, Therefore, the City Council of City of South Lake Tahoe does ordain as follows:

SECTION 1. Article V (Vacation Home Rentals) of Chapter 3.50 (Transient Lodging) of the South Lake Tahoe City Code is hereby amended to read in its entirety as follows:

3.50.370 Definitions.
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“Condominium” shall mean a dwelling unit in a residential development that is under a legal arrangement specifying that the unit is individually owned but the common areas are owned, controlled, and maintained through an organization consisting of all individual owners. “Dwelling unit” shall mean a building, or portion thereof, that contains living facilities including provisions for sleeping, eating, cooking, and sanitation for the exclusive use of one or more people maintaining a household, not including city-approved hotels, motels, bed and breakfasts, or timeshares.
“Good neighbor contract” shall mean a document prepared by the city manager that summarizes the conditions of operations in SLTCC section 3.50.440 for which occupants are responsible for compliance and subject to citation for violating, to be signed during check-in by the property manager and the responsible party(ies) entering into a vacation home rental contract for each vacation home rental in areas outside the Tourist Core Area Plan.
“Multifamily dwelling unit” shall mean a dwelling unit that is attached, meaning that it shares at least one wall, floor, or ceiling with at least one other dwelling unit, except for dwelling units that are condominiums and are located in the Tourist Core Area Plan or in a commercially-zoned area (Tahoe Valley Area Plan, Sierra Tract-Commercial Plan Area Statement, and Bijou/Al Tahoe Community Plan Districts 1, 2, and 3), as such area plans or area plan statements may be amended. “Occupant” shall mean any person who is on or in a vacation home rental property, whether or not the person stays overnight.
“Owner” shall mean the person(s) or entity(ies) that hold legal or equitable title to a dwelling unit. “Property manager” shall mean the person designated by the owner to implement the requirements of SLTCC section 3.50.440 in areas outside the Tourist Core Area Plan. The owner or an agent designated by the owner may serve as the property manager. “Renewal application” shall mean an application for a renewed vacation home rental permit which application may be submitted by the vacation home rental applicant. “Rent” shall have that definition set forth in SLTCC 3.00.010. “Vacation home rental” shall mean the rent or rental of an entire dwelling unit by the owner or agent to another person or group of persons for occupancy, dwelling, lodging, or sleeping purposes for a period of less than 30 consecutive calendar days. The rental of units within city-approved hotels, motels, time-shares, and bed and breakfasts shall not be considered to be vacation home rentals. “Vacation home rental applicant” shall mean the person(s) or entity(ies) who apply for a vacation home rental permit by submitting and signing a vacation home rental application. A vacation home rental applicant may be an owner(s) of the dwelling unit, an agent(s), or another authorized representative(s) of an owner of the dwelling unit.
“Vacation home rental permit” shall mean a permit issued to the property owner and pursuant to the provisions of this chapter that allows the use of a dwelling unit as a short-term rental. “Vacation home rental property” shall mean a parcel of real property, as shown on the latest equalized tax assessment roll as maintained by the assessor of the county of El Dorado, upon which a vacation home rental(s) is (are) maintained. “Vacation home rental property” includes the premises upon which a vacation home rental is located, including parking areas, driveways, landscaping, accessory structures, fences, walls, swimming pools, hot tubs, spas, tennis and paddleboard courts, and other similar and related improvements.
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“Vacation home rental waitlist” shall mean when the number of permits issued by the city exceeds the cap, the city manager will accept applications to be placed on a list to be used when permits for issuance become available.

3.50.380 Vacation home rentals – General provisions.

A. Vacation Home Rentals Allowed. Subject to the provisions of this article, vacation home rentals shall be permitted within the city.

B. Vacation Home Rental Permit Required to Operate. It shall be unlawful for any person or entity to rent, maintain, facilitate, advertise or list a dwelling unit as a short term rental without a valid vacation home rental permit issued pursuant to this article.

C. Vacation Home Rental Permits Nontransferable.

1. Permit – Site Specific. It shall be unlawful for any person to give, grant or otherwise transfer a vacation home rental permit from one dwelling unit to another.

2. Transfer of Permits Prohibited. All permits issued by the city pursuant to this article shall be nontransferable to a different person or entity to whom said permit was issued. (a) Notwithstanding subsection (C)(2) of this section, a permit may be transferred from one owner of a vacation home rental to another owner of the vacation home rental as long as the transferee was an owner of the vacation home rental at the time the vacation home rental application was submitted to the city.

3. Upon any change of ownership of a vacation home rental property, an initial vacation home rental application shall be submitted pursuant to SLTCC 3.50.390(A).

D. Multifamily Dwelling Units. It shall be unlawful to rent, lease, use, or operate a multifamily dwelling unit as a vacation home rental.

E. Agency and Property Management.

1. An owner may retain an agent, local representative or local contact person to comply with the requirements of this article, including, without limitation, the filing of an application for a vacation home rental permit, the management of the vacation home rental and the compliance with the conditions of the permit. The owner of the vacation home rental is responsible for compliance with the provisions of this article and the failure of an agent, representative, or local contact person to comply with this article shall not relieve the owner of their obligations as set forth in this article.

2. In areas outside the Tourist Core Area Plan, owners are required to designate and maintain a property manager at all times.

F. Cap. The total number of vacation home rental permits issued to dwelling units outside of the Tourist Core Area Plan shall not exceed 900.

G. Transient occupancy tax shall be assessed for vacation home rentals.

H. Permits and Fees Not Exclusive. Permits and fees required by this article shall be in addition to any license, permit or fee required under any provision of the city code. The issuance of any permit pursuant to this article shall not relieve the owner of the vacation home rental from their obligation to comply with all other provisions of the city code pertaining to use and occupancy of the vacation home rental.
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3.50.390 Vacation home rental application procedures.

A. Initial Applications.

1. All persons or entities interested in operating a vacation home rental may submit a vacation home rental application along with the application fee in an amount set forth in the city’s master fee schedule. For applications in areas where vacation home rentals were previously prohibited under Measure T, the City Council may, by resolution, set an initial application period for applicants whose vacation home rental permit at the same property that is in good standing and was not renewed in 2021 because of Measure T, and for applicants whose qualified vacation home rental permit at the same property is in good standing and became void in April 2025 because of the court’s judgment in the Measure T lawsuit. Applications in such areas that are submitted by applicants not qualifying for the initial application period will not be accepted until the initial application period has expired.

2. It shall be the applicant’s responsibility to provide all information and materials required to comply with the vacation home rental application submittal requirements.

3. The filing date of the vacation home rental application shall be the date when the city manager officially receives the last submission of information or materials required by subsection (B) of this section and the application is deemed complete. If the city manager determines an application submittal is incomplete, a vacation home rental applicant shall be notified of such incompleteness within 30 calendar days of receipt of the vacation home rental application by the city manager. If the city manager does not receive a complete application within 30 calendar days of providing notice of incompleteness, the city manager shall no longer consider that application and instead, they shall continue to review applications on the VHR waitlist.

4. All vacation home rental applications which have been deemed complete by the city manager shall be placed on the vacation home rental waitlist in the order of the application’s filing date.

Vacation home rental applications shall only be reviewed by the city manager in the order of ranking as established by the vacation home rental waitlist.

5. Where vacation home rental permits are available subject to SLTCC 3.50.380(F), applications on the vacation home rental waitlist shall be considered by the city manager in the order of ranking as established by the vacation home rental waitlist. Once a vacation home rental permit becomes available and the application is deemed complete, the city manager shall make reasonable efforts to schedule an inspection of the vacation home rental within 14 days. Vacation home rental applicants shall have 45 days to make all changes and improvements to the vacation home rental which are required by the city pursuant to the inspection. If the vacation home rental applicant fails to make all changes and improvements to the vacation home rental within 45 days of the inspection, said applicant’s vacation home rental application shall be placed on the bottom of the vacation home rental waitlist.

6. The city manager shall continue to review applications and inspect vacation home rental properties until all applications on the vacation home rental waitlist have been reviewed or until the city can issue no further vacation home rental permits based on SLTCC 3.50.380(F). The city shall issue no more than 150 vacation home rental permits per month.

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(b) Vacation home rental permit applicants may be required to make improvements or changes to the proposed vacation home rental property in order to ensure that the proposed vacation home rental property conforms with all plan area statements and building code standards which were in effect at time of construction of the vacation home rental property and that no health and safety violations which threaten the well-being of guests, neighbors or the community are present at the vacation home rental property, including compliance with defensible space requirements of California Public Resources Code section 4291, as may be amended.
(c) Notwithstanding subsections (A)(7)(a) and (b) of this section, inspections shall not be required for vacation home rental renewal applications. (d) Notwithstanding subsections (A)(7)(a) and (b) of this section, inspections shall not be required for vacation home rentals located in the Tourist Core Area Plan.

B. Vacation Home Rental Application and Renewal Application Filing Requirements.

1. Vacation home rental applications and renewal applications shall be submitted on forms provided by the city manager and shall include, but not be limited to, the following information:
(a) Owner(s) name(s).
(b) Property manager contact information, including local contact number with 24-hour, 7 days a week, availability for reporting violations. Any change in the property manager and local contact number shall be promptly furnished to the city manager. (c) Square footage of home.
(d) Owner mailing address.
(e) Proposed vacation home rental address and assessor’s parcel number. (f) Vacation home rental permit number, if existing vacation home rental. (g) Number of bedrooms in vacation home rental.
(h) Number of paved parking spaces on the vacation home rental property. (i) Identification of outdoor hot tub, if any.
(j) Most recent date of ownership change of proposed vacation home rental property, which must be more than two years prior to application date, along with a copy of the current deed to the proposed vacation home rental property.
(k) Permit number and expiration date of prior vacation home rental permit or qualified vacation home rental permit held by owner(s) at proposed vacation home rental property, if any.

2. Vacation home rental applications and renewal applications filed by agents, representatives, or authorized representatives of the owner of the vacation home rental property shall include a declaration that such application is being made with the consent of the vacation home rental owner.
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3. Vacation home rental applications and renewal applications shall be accompanied by a declaration that any and all applicable covenants, conditions and restrictions are consistent with and would not prohibit issuance of a vacation home rental permit for the proposed property.

4. The vacation home rental application and renewal application shall be accompanied by an application fee in an amount set forth by separate resolution of the city council which amount is calculated to recover the city’s full cost of reviewing, issuing and administering said permit.

5. If a renewal application is denied, and the applicant wishes to operate a vacation home rental, the applicant must initiate a vacation home rental application by filing an initial application and complying with the procedures of subsection (A) of this section.

3.50.400 Expiration and renewal of vacation home rental permits.

A. Vacation home rental permits shall expire one year after their issuance.

B. Vacation home rental permits must be renewed on an annual basis prior to expiration by filing with the city manager a renewal application and a renewal fee.

C. If a timely renewal application is filed, the vacation home rental permit shall not expire until the date that the city manager approves or denies the renewal application. If a timely renewal application is not filed, the vacation home rental permit shall expire and shall be considered null and void.

D. A renewal application shall be subject to all filing requirements set forth in SLTCC 3.50.390(B).

E. The city manager shall issue or deny a renewal application in accordance with the provisions of SLTCC 3.50.410(C).

3.50.410 Review, issuance and denial of vacation home rental permit applications.

A. Vacation home rental permits shall only be issued to the owner(s) of the vacation home rental property.

B. Criteria for Issuance – Initial Application. The city manager shall issue a vacation home rental permit where they make all of the following findings:

1. The vacation home rental application is complete and the applicant has complied with the submittal requirements of SLTCC 3.50.390(B).

2. Inspection of the vacation home rental property has shown that the proposed vacation home rental property conforms with all plan area statements and building code standards which were in effect at time of construction of the vacation home rental property, that no health and safety violations which threaten the wellbeing of guests, neighbors or the community are present at the vacation home rental property, that the defensible space requirements of California Public Resources Code section 4291, as may be amended, are met, and that the applicable requirements of SLTCC section 3.50.440 are met including verifying the parking areas set forth on the application, the required interior and exterior signage, lighting, and that the required exterior noise and video monitoring devices are installed and operational.

3. Neither the vacation home rental property nor the vacation home rental applicant has received three or more upheld citations within any three events and/or calls for service for violations of the city code which citations were issued during three separate events and/or calls for service within any 24-month period. For purposes of this section, upheld citations means citations which were neither overturned on appeal nor dismissed.
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4. The vacation home rental property contains sufficient paved parking spaces to accommodate the maximum number of occupants. All required parking shall be constructed on the vacation home rental property prior to operation as a vacation home rental.

5. The proposed vacation home rental will not exceed the cap of 900 vacation home rentals within the city.
a. Notwithstanding subsection (B)(5) of this section, vacation home rentals located in the Tourist Core Area Plan shall not be subject to the cap of 900 vacation home rentals within the city.

6. The ownership of the vacation home rental property has not transferred within the two years prior to the vacation home rental permit application date, except if the transferee was an owner of the vacation home rental property prior to the transfer. a. Notwithstanding subsection (B)(6) of this section, vacation home rentals located in the Tourist Core Area Plan shall not be subject to this two-year waiting period for vacation home rental permit eligibility following a transfer of the vacation home rental property.

C. Criteria for Issuance – Renewal Application. The city manager shall issue a renewed vacation home rental permit where they make all of the following findings:

1. The renewal application is complete and the applicant has complied with the submittal requirements of SLTCC 3.50.390(B).

2. There have not been three or more upheld citations issued for violations of the city code which citations were issued during three separate events and/or calls for service within any 24-month period. For purposes of this subsection, upheld citations means citations which were neither overturned on appeal nor dismissed.

3. The vacation home rental permit has not lapsed, expired, been revoked, or suspended.

4. The vacation home rental is current on transient occupancy taxes and has paid all said taxes to the city in full by the date upon which said taxes became due.

5. The vacation home rental permit has not been transferred to another person, entity, or property.

D. Criteria for Denial. Vacation home rental permits shall not be issued or renewed where the city manager confirms that one or more of the criteria for issuance set forth in subsections (B) and (C) of this section have not been met. If the city manager denies the vacation home rental application or renewal application, they shall specify in writing the reasons for the denial and notify the applicant that the decision shall become final unless the applicant seeks an appeal pursuant to SLTCC

3.50.430.

3.50.420 Revocation of vacation home rental permit.

A. A vacation home rental permit issued under the terms of this article shall be revoked by the city manager at any time if they conclude any of the following:

1. The vacation home rental is not current on transient occupancy taxes and has not paid all said taxes to the city in full by the date upon which said taxes became due.

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the vacation home rental within any 24-month period. For purposes of this section, upheld citations means citations which were neither overturned on appeal nor dismissed.

3. The vacation home rental applicant has submitted a vacation home rental application containing a material misrepresentation or omission of a material fact.

4. There has been a transfer or an attempt to transfer a vacation home rental permit to another person, entity or property.

B. A vacation home rental permit suspended or revoked pursuant to this section shall be deemed to be expired and shall no longer authorize the operation of a vacation home rental.

3.50.430 Appeal from city manager’s determination.

An applicant or any interested party who disagrees with the city manager’s decision to issue, deny, revoke, or suspend a vacation home rental permit may appeal that decision to the planning commission in accordance with the appeal provisions of Chapter 2.35 SLTCC. The planning commission’s decision shall be final and is not subject to further administrative appeals.

3.50.440 Conditions of operation.

All vacation home rental properties shall be operated, maintained, and managed on a day-to-day basis in compliance with the following operational conditions and requirements, irrespective of whether they are being used as a vacation home rental at a given time. In areas outside the Tourist Core Area Plan, the owner shall designate and maintain a property manager to ensure compliance with the conditions set forth in this section. Violation of any of the below conditions of operation shall subject the owner to citation in accordance with SLTCC 3.50.450. Additionally, violation of conditions of operation set forth in subsections (A), (C), (H), (K), (L), (O), (R), and (Q) of this section shall subject any occupant found violating such condition to citation in accordance with SLTCC 3.50.450.

A. Maximum Occupancy.

1. Occupancy of the vacation home rental shall be limited by (1) the number of paved parking spaces on the vacation home rental property as shown in Table 1 of this subsection, and (2) the number of bedrooms in the property as shown in Table 2(a) and 2(b) of this subsection, whichever is lesser. For purposes of this subsection, occupancy shall be calculated by the number of persons present at the vacation home rental property at any given time.

Table 1. Number of Paved Parking Spaces Establishing Maximum Occupancy Number of
Parking Spaces
Maximum
Occupancy
1 4
2 8
3 12
4 16
5 20
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Table 2(a). Number of Bedrooms Establishing Maximum Occupancy (Within Tourist Core Area Plan)
Number of
Bedrooms
Maximum
Occupancy
Studio 4
1 6
2 8
3 10
4 12
5 14
Table 2(b). Number of Bedrooms Establishing Maximum Occupancy (Outside Tourist Core Area Plan)
Number of
Bedrooms
Maximum
Occupancy
Studio 4
1 4
2 6
3 8
4 10
5 12
Within the Tourist Core Area Plan, the maximum occupancy for a vacation home rental is based upon the number of bedrooms, occupancy of a vacation home rental with more than one bedroom shall be calculated by multiplying the number of bedrooms by two and adding four. Outside the Tourist Core Area Plan, the maximum occupancy for a vacation home rental is based upon the number of bedrooms, occupancy of a vacation home rental shall be calculated by multiplying the number of bedrooms by two and adding two.

The voluntary reduction of occupancy in order to reduce fees is not permitted.

The requirements of this subsection limiting maximum occupancy based on number of parking spaces shall not apply to any vacation home rental that is within a common interest development subject to the Davis-Stirling Common Interest Development Act, as set forth in Cal. Civ. Code § 4000 et seq.; provided, that the board of directors of the association governing the common interest development has implemented rules or regulations regarding parking for occupants of vacation home rentals within such common interest development.

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C. Commercial Activity Prohibited. Vacation home rentals shall not be used for commercial activities, including, but not limited to, weddings, receptions and large parties. All occupants of the vacation home rental shall be notified of the prohibition against commercial activities prior to the reservation, rental, or lease of a vacation home rental.

D. The owner of the vacation home rental shall be responsible for compliance with all provisions of the South Lake Tahoe City Code.

E. The owner of the vacation home rental shall post a copy of the permit and a copy of the conditions set forth in this section in a conspicuous place within the vacation home rental property.

F. All marketing and advertising of the vacation home rental shall include the vacation home rental permit number issued by the city.

G. The owner shall agree to and authorize the city to enter the vacation home rental for the purpose of inspections when the city has received complaints of substandard housing conditions and/or has been made aware of substandard housing conditions.

H. Use of all outdoor spas or hot tubs shall be prohibited between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m.

I. Interior Signage. Vacation home rentals shall have a clearly visible and legible notice posted on or directly adjacent to the inside of the front door, containing the following information:

1. The name of the property manager and a telephone number enabled for text messaging at which that person may be reached on a 24-hour basis, seven days per week;

2. The maximum number of occupants for the vacation home rental;

3. The maximum number of vehicles permitted to be parked on the vacation home rental property;

4. The parking rules for seasonal snow removal;

5. The trash pickup day and notification that solid waste and recyclables shall not be left or stored on the exterior of the property except in a bear box or animal-resistant bin or container approved by the city or its franchisee under SLTCC chapter 4.150;

6. Notification that an occupant may be cited and fined for creating a disturbance or for violating any provision(s) of this article; and

7. Notification that failure to conform to the parking and occupancy limits of the vacation home rental is a violation of this article.

J. Exterior Signage. Vacation home rentals shall have a clearly visible and legible exterior sign, posted in a location which is visible from the adjacent right-of-way, containing the following information:

1. The name of the property manager and owner of the vacation home rental, and a telephone number at which the property manager may be reached on a 24-hour basis, seven days per week;

2. The maximum number of occupants for the vacation home rental;

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4. The telephone number of the police department vacation home rental hotline, and the police department’s email address;

5. This section of the South Lake Tahoe City Code.

K. Parking. Occupants of vacation home rentals shall not park on areas of the vacation home rental property not designated as parking spaces or on any other private property without permission.

L. Noise. In addition to all noise standards set forth in the city code and TRPA Code, the use of any equipment generating noise and the use of outdoor amplified music, speakers or other amplified equipment is prohibited between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m.

M. Emergency lighting (which may consist of plug-in or permanently installed systems) shall be installed, maintained and functional within the home at all times.

N. Any lights used to illuminate a vacation home rental property shall be designed so as to not spray onto adjoining properties and adjacent rights-of-way.

O. Parking of commercial vehicle(s) on vacation home rental property, except temporarily for durations of less than four hours, shall be prohibited.

P. Records of every night for which the vacation home rental is rented, including the name and contact information of the tenant who has arranged to rent the vacation home rental, the rental rate, the number of occupants per night, and the number of vehicles, shall be maintained for a minimum period of three years before such records are discarded or destroyed. Such records shall be made available to the city within 15 business days upon written request from the city.

Q. Camping and sleeping in tents, travel trailers, campers or recreational vehicles shall not be permitted on the vacation home rental property.

R. Trash.

1. Owners are responsible for compliance with all requirements for sorting, disposal, storage, and collection of solid waste, recyclables, and yard trimmings in SLTCC chapter 4.150. Solid waste and recyclables shall not be left or stored on the exterior of the property except in a container(s) within a bear box or in an animal-resistant cart or container approved by the city or its franchisee under SLTCC chapter 4.150. Owners are required to acquire and use an animal-resistant recycling cart within 30 days of receiving notice from the city or its franchisee that such recycling carts are available.

2. If a bear box is installed on the vacation home rental property, then all solid waste shall be stored in said bear box until collection. All bear boxes shall remain functional and maintained so as to ensure that wildlife cannot access trash. The requirements of this subsection shall not apply to any person whose vacation home rental is within a common interest development subject to the Davis-Stirling Common Interest Development Act, as set forth in Cal. Civ. Code § 4000 et seq.; provided, that the board of directors of the association governing the common interest development has implemented rules or regulations requiring and enforcing the regular disposal of trash within such common interest development.

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Table 1. Minimum Number of Trash Cans within Bear Box
Size of Home Number of
Trash Cans
Less than 2,500 square
feet
2 2,500 – 3,500 square
feet
3 Greater than 3,500
square feet
4 4. Vacation home rental owners and property managers shall arrange for the necessary level of trash pick-up, drop-off, or other trash removal from the property so as to ensure that no trash is left on the street, exterior of the dwelling unit, or the right-of-way.

S. Owner or authorized agent shall include the vacation home rental permit number on all contracts, rental agreements, and in any advertising or websites depicting the vacation home rental.

T. Transient Occupancy Tax. The owner of the vacation home rental shall remit all transient occupancy tax payments and comply with Article II of this chapter.

U. For properties outside the Tourist Core Area Plan, the property manager shall meet the occupants in person to check them in at the beginning of each vacation home rental to, at a minimum:

1. Verify the identities of all responsible party(ies) entering into a vacation home rental contract;

2. Sign the good neighbor contract certifying that the property manager has reviewed the conditions of operation of this section with the responsible party(ies) and require the responsible party(ies) to sign the good neighbor contract, which shall be maintained for three years and made available to the city upon written request within 15 business days.

V. For properties outside the Tourist Core Area Plan, the owner shall install outdoor noise and video monitoring devices to immediately alert the property manager 24 hours a day, seven days a week, of potential violations of the conditions of operation of this section 3.50.440, including those conditions of operation related to noise, trash, and parking. The purpose of this requirement is to provide property managers with access to real-time information to allow them to prevent nuisances before neighbors are disturbed and to prevent violations of the conditions of operation.

W. For properties outside the Tourist Core Area Plan, the property manager shall provide and maintain a local contact number with 24-hour, 7 days a week, availability for receiving reports of violations from the city and neighbors, and the property manager shall be available to respond in person within 60 minutes to such complaints, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

3.50.450 Enforcement.

A. Any use or condition caused or permitted to exist in violation of any provision of this article shall be and hereby is declared a public nuisance and may be summarily abated by the city pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure Section 731 or any other remedy available to the city.

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C. The city may issue a citation based wholly or in part on photographic, video, or audio recorded evidence provided by a third party upon submission of a signed affidavit from the person who took the photograph or made the recording authenticating the evidence, if a preponderance of the evidence shows that a violation occurred.

3.50.460 No property rights conferred.

Vacation home rental permits shall not be construed as providing property rights or vested interests and entitlements in continued operation of a vacation home rental. Vacation home rental permits are revocable licenses which expire annually. Vacation home rental permits shall not run with the land.

SECTION 2. Table 2.35.070 (Appealable Actions and Matters) of the South Lake Tahoe City Code is hereby amended to read in its entirety as follows:

Table 2.35.070: Appealable Actions and Matters
Permit or Action
Type Reference Section
Intermediary Appeal
Officer or Board
Final Appeal
Officer or Board
Tax Determinations 3.20.060

3.20.110
Tax Collector City Council
Emergency
Communication
System Access Fee

3.30.170 Finance Director City Manager
Business and
Professions Tax and
License

3.35.170

3.35.260
None City Council
Business
Classification

3.35.310 Tax Collector City Council
Revocation of
Business Permit by
the Chief of Police for
Violation of California
Health and Safety
Section 11364.5

3.35.420 None City Manager
Transient Lodging Tax
Redetermination

3.50.130 Finance Director City Manager
Transient Lodging:

Occupancy and
Permits

3.50.040 Planning Commission City Council
Vacation Home Rental
Permit

3.50.430 None Planning
Commission
Animal Control Fees 4.05.080 None City Council
Massage 4.15.040 None City Council
Bingo Permit 4.20.060 None City Council
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Permit or Action
Type Reference Section
Intermediary Appeal
Officer or Board
Final Appeal
Officer or Board
Mobile Vending Permit 4.35.080 None City Council
Alcohol Use Permit 4.70.130 None City Council
Escort Permit Grant,
Denial, Suspension or
Revocation

4.70.200 City Manager City Council
Private Patrol Permit 4.140.090 None City Council
False Alarm Permit 4.145.070 None City Manager
Refuse and Garbage 4.150.025 None City Council
Taxicab Suspension or
Revocation of Permit

4.155.110 None City Manager
Cannabis Public
Safety License

4.180.050 None City Council
Hazardous Vegetation
and Defensible Space

5.30.100 None Hearing Officer
Land Use
Development
Standards

6.10.090

6.10.250 See 6.10.090 Table 1 See 6.10.090
Table 1
Housing: Unit
Determination

6.25.080 None City Council
Multi-Family Dwelling
Inspection and
Maintenance Program

6.30.170 None Building Board of
Appeals
Plan Line Setback:

Building Permit

6.35.060 None Planning
Commission
Signs 6.40.270 Planning Commission City Council
Trees 6.50.040

6.50.180
None City Council
Condominium
Conversion

6.55.210 Planning Commission City Council
Use Permit and
Variances

6.55.220

6.55.580

6.55.590
Planning Commission City Council
Special Events and
Temporary Use Permit

6.55.230 Planning Commission City Council
Hosted Rental Permit 6.55.295 None Planning
Commission
Cannabis use permit 6.55.770 None City Council
Floodplain
Management

6.65.160 None City Council
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Permit or Action
Type Reference Section
Intermediary Appeal
Officer or Board
Final Appeal
Officer or Board
Mobile Vending
Location

6.70.060 Planning Commission City Council
Wireless Facility
Permits

6.75.040

6.75.080
Planning Commission City Council
Urban Runoff and
Storm Water Quality
Violations

7.15.180 Public Works Director City Council
Grading, Erosion, and
Sediment Control
Decisions

7.20.260 None Public Works
Director
SECTION 3. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase of this Ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by a decision of any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision will not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Ordinance. The City Council declares that it would have passed this Ordinance and each and every section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase not declared invalid or unconstitutional without regard to whether any portion of the Ordinance would be subsequently declared invalid or unconstitutional.

SECTION 4. The City Council finds that this Ordinance is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) under CEQA Guidelines section 15061(b)(3) because it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the Ordinance may have a significant effect on the environment, and under CEQA Guidelines section 15308 because it is amending a regulatory process to protect the environment.

SECTION 5. The City Clerk is directed to certify this Ordinance and cause it to be published in the manner required by law.

SECTION 6. This Ordinance shall become effective 30 days following its adoption.

Adopted by the City of South Lake Tahoe City Council on May 20, 2025 by the following vote:

Yes:

No:

Abstain:

Absent:
________________________ Date:_________
Tamara Wallace, Mayor
Attest:
________________________
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Susan Blankenship, City Clerk
First Reading:

Published:

Second Reading:

Effective:

The presence of electronic signature certifies that the foregoing is a true and correct copy as approved by the South Lake Tahoe City Council.
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3.50.370 Definitions.
“Agent” shall mean a person engaged or appointed by an owner to represent and act on behalf of an owner (as defined in these definitions) and to act as an operator, manager and/or local contact person of a dwelling used or to be used as a short-term rental unit or short-term rental property and designated as such by the owner.
“Bear box” shall mean a locked container affixed to the ground which is utilized for the storage of trash and is designed to prevent access to its contents by wildlifehave the same meaning as set forth in SLTCC section 4.150.010.
“City manager” shall mean the city manager as set forth in SLTCC chapter 2.10, or their designee.
“Condominium” shall mean a dwelling unit in a residential development that is under a legal arrangement specifying that the unit is individually owned but the common areas are owned, controlled, and maintained through an organization consisting of all individual owners. “Director of development services” shall mean the city’s director of development services or his/her designee. In the event the director of development services position is vacant or ceases to exist, “director of development services” shall mean the city manager or his/her designee. “Dwelling unit” shall mean a building, or portion thereof, designed exclusively for residential purposesthat contains living facilities including provisions for sleeping, eating, cooking, and sanitation for the exclusive use of one or more people maintaining a household, including single-family and multifamily dwellings, condominiums, and timeshares but not including city-approved hotels, motels, bed and breakfasts, or timeshares boardinghouses and lodging houses. “Dwelling” shall also mean a dwelling unit on the same parcel as a legally established single-family dwelling that has its own complete independent living accommodations and facilities for one or more persons, including permanent provisions for living, sleeping, eating, cooking and sanitation. “Multifamily dwelling” shall mean a dwelling in which multiple separate housing units for residential inhabitants are contained within one building or several buildings within one complex.
“Good neighbor contract” shall mean a document prepared by the city manager that summarizes the conditions of operations in SLTCC section 3.50.440 for which occupants are responsible for compliance and subject to citation for violating, to be signed during check-in by the property manager and the responsible party(ies) entering into a vacation home rental contract for each vacation home rental in areas outside the Tourist Core Area Plan. “Multifamily dwelling unit” shall mean a dwelling unit that is attached, meaning that it shares at least one wall, floor, or ceiling with at least one other dwelling unit, except for dwelling units that are condominiums and are located in the Tourist Core Area Plan or in a commercially-zoned area (Tahoe Valley Area Plan, Sierra Tract-Commercial Plan Area Statement, and Bijou/Al Tahoe Community Plan Districts 1, 2, and 3), as such area plans or area plan statements may be amended.
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“Operator” shall mean the owner or the designated agent of the owner who is responsible for compliance with this chapter.
“Owner” shall mean the person(s) or entity(ies) that hold legal or equitable title to a dwelling unit.
“Pending application” shall mean a complete application for a vacation home rental permit filed with the development services director that has not been approved or denied by the city prior to December 21, 2017.
“Property manager” shall mean the person designated by the owner to implement the requirements of SLTCC section 3.50.440 in areas outside the Tourist Core Area Plan. The owner or an agent designated by the owner may serve as the property manager. “Renewal application” shall mean an application for a renewed vacation home rental permit which application may be submitted by the vacation home rental applicant. “Rent” shall have that definition set forth in SLTCC 3.00.010. “Vacation home rental” shall mean the rent or rental of an entire dwelling unit, by the owner or operator agent to another person or group of persons for occupancy, dwelling, lodging, or sleeping purposes for a period of less than 30 consecutive calendar days. The rental of units within city-approved hotels, motels, time-shares, and bed and breakfasts shall not be considered to be vacation home rentals.
“Vacation home rental applicant” shall mean the person(s) or entity(ies) who apply for a vacation home rental permit by submitting and signing a vacation home rental application. A vacation home rental applicant may be an owner(s) of the dwelling unit, an agent(s), or another authorized representative(s) of an owner of the dwelling unit.
“Vacation home rental permit” shall mean a permit issued to the property owner and pursuant to the provisions of this chapter that allows the use of a dwelling unit as a short-term rental. “Vacation home rental property” shall mean a parcel of real property, as shown on the latest equalized tax assessment roll as maintained by the assessor of the county of El Dorado, upon which a vacation home rental(s) is (are) maintained. “Vacation home rental property” includes the premises upon which a vacation home rental is located, including parking areas, driveways, landscaping, accessory structures, fences, walls, swimming pools, hot tubs, spas, tennis and paddleboard courts, and other similar and related improvements. “Vacation home rental waitlist” shall mean when the number of permits issued by the city exceeds the cap, the development services departmentcity manager will accept applications to be placed on a list to be used when permits for issuance become available.

3.50.380 Vacation home rentals – General provisions.

A. Vacation Home Rentals Allowed. Subject to the provisions of this article, vacation home rentals shall be permitted within the city.
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B. Vacation Home Rental Permit Required to Operate. It shall be unlawful for any person or entity to rent, maintain, facilitate, advertise or list a dwelling unit as a short term rental without a valid vacation home rental permit issued pursuant to this article.

C. Vacation Home Rental Permits Nontransferable.

1. Permit – Site Specific. It shall be unlawful for any person to give, grant or otherwise transfer a vacation home rental permit from one dwelling unit to another.

2. Transfer of Permits Prohibited. All permits issued by the city pursuant to this article shall be nontransferable to a different person or entity to whom said permit was issued. (a) Notwithstanding subsection (C)(2) of this section, a permit may be transferred from one owner of a vacation home rental to another owner of the vacation home rental as long as the transferee was an owner of the vacation home rental at the time the vacation home rental application was submitted to the city.

3. Upon any change of ownership of a vacation home rental property, an initial vacation home rental application shall be submitted pursuant to SLTCC 3.50.390(A).

D. Multifamily Dwelling Unitss.

1. It shall be unlawful to rent, lease, use, or operate a multifamily dwelling unit as a vacation home rental.

2. Notwithstanding subsection (D)(1) of this section, owners of multifamily dwelling units with a valid vacation home rental permit on September 1, 2016, may continue to apply for a renewed vacation home rental permit for said multifamily dwelling and will be issued or denied a renewal permit based on the criteria of SLTCC 3.50.410.

E. Agency and Property Management.

1. An owner may retain an agent, local representative or local contact person to comply with the requirements of this article, including, without limitation, the filing of an application for a vacation home rental permit, the management of the vacation home rental and the compliance with the conditions of the permit. The owner of the vacation home rental is responsible for compliance with the provisions of this article and the failure of an agent, representative, or local contact person to comply with this article shall not relieve the owner of his/hertheir obligations as set forth in this article.

2. In areas outside the Tourist Core Area Plan, owners are required to designate and maintain a property manager at all times.

F. Cap. The total number of vacation home rental permits issued to dwellings units outside of the Ttourist core Core area Area plan Plan shall not exceed 1,400900.

G. Taxes.

1. Business and professions taxes, as set forth in Chapter 3.35 SLTCC, shall be assessed for vacation home rentals.
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2. Transient occupancy tax shall be assessed for vacation home rentals.

H. Permits and Fees Not Exclusive. Permits and fees required by this article shall be in addition to any license, permit or fee required under any provision of the city code. The issuance of any permit pursuant to this article shall not relieve the owner or operator of the vacation home rental from his/hertheir obligation to comply with all other provisions of the city code pertaining to use and occupancy of the vacation home rental.

I. Pending Applications. Pending applications shall be reviewed under the provisions of this article. Applicants of pending applications shall have no right, entitlement, or expectation of issuance of a vacation home rental permit.

3.50.390 Vacation home rental application procedures.

A. Initial Applications.

1. All persons or entities interested in operating a vacation home rental may submit a vacation home rental application along with the application fee in an amount set forth in the city’s master fee schedule. For applications in areas where vacation home rentals were previously prohibited under Measure T, the City Council may, by resolution, set an initial application period for applicants whose vacation home rental permit at the same property that is in good standing and was not renewed in 2021 because of Measure T, and for applicants whose qualified vacation home rental permit at the same property is in good standing and became void in April 2025 because of the court’s judgment in the Measure T lawsuit. Applications in such areas that are submitted by applicants not qualifying for the initial application period will not be accepted until the initial application period has expired.

2. It shall be the applicant’s responsibility to provide all information and materials required to comply with the vacation home rental application submittal requirements.

3. The filing date of the vacation home rental application shall be the date when the director of development servicescity manager officially receives the last submission of information or materials required by subsection (B) of this section and the application is deemed complete. If the director of development servicescity manager determines an application submittal is incomplete, a vacation home rental applicant shall be notified of such incompleteness within 30 calendar days of receipt of the vacation home rental application by the development services departmentcity manager. If the director of development servicescity manager does not receive a complete application within the additional 30 calendar days of providing notice of incompleteness, he/shethe city manager shall no longer consider that application and instead, he/shethey shall continue to review applications on the VHR waitlist.

4. All vacation home rental applications which have been deemed complete by the director of development servicescity manager shall be placed on the South Lake Tahoe vacation home rental waitlist (“VHR waitlist”) in the order of the application’s filing date. Vacation home rental applications shall only be reviewed by the development services directorcity manager in the order of ranking as established by the VHR vacation home rental waitlist.

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basis by the director of development servicescity manager in the order of ranking as established by the VHR vacation home rental waitlist. Once a vacation home rental permit becomes available and the application is deemed complete, the director of development servicescity manager shall make reasonable efforts to schedule conduct an inspection of the vacation home rental within 14 days. Vacation home rental applicants shall have 45 days to make all changes and improvements to the vacation home rental which are required by the city pursuant to the inspection. If the vacation home rental applicant fails to make all changes and improvements to the vacation home rental within 45 days of the inspection, said applicant’s vacation home rental application shall be placed on the bottom of the VHR vacation home rental waitlist.

6. The director of development servicescity manager shall continue to review applications and inspect vacation home rental properties until all applications on the VHR vacation home rental waitlist have been reviewed or until the city can issue no further vacation home rental permits based on SLTCC 3.50.380(F). The city shall issue no more than 150 vacation home rental permits per month.

7. Inspections.
(a) The director of development servicescity manager shall inspect all dwelling units for compliance with this article prior to issuing a vacation home rental permit for said dwelling unit.
(b) Vacation home rental permit applicants may be required to make improvements or changes to the proposed vacation home rental property in order to ensure that the proposed vacation home rental property conforms with all plan area statements and building code standards which were in effect at time of construction of the vacation home rental property and that no health and safety violations which threaten the well-being of guests, neighbors or the community are present at the vacation home rental property, including compliance with defensible space requirements of California Public Resources Code section 4291, as may be amended.
(c) Notwithstanding subsections (A)(7)(a) and (b) of this section, inspections shall not be required for VHR vacation home rental renewal applications. (d) Notwithstanding subsections (A)(7)(a) and (b) of this section, inspections shall not be required for vacation home rentals located in the Ttourist Ccore Aarea Pplan. (e) Notwithstanding subsections (A)(7)(a) and (b) of this section, inspections shall not be required for timeshares.

B. Vacation Home Rental Application and Renewal Application Filing Requirements.

1. Vacation home rental applications and renewal applications shall be submitted on forms provided by the city manager and shall include, but not be limited to, the following information:
(a) Owner(s) name(s).
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(b) Local contact information, management agency contact information or authorized representativeProperty manager contact information, including local contact number with 24-hour, 7 days a week, availability for reporting violations. Any change in the property manager and local contact number shall be promptly furnished to the city manager.
(c) Square footage of home.
(d) Owner mailing address.
(e) Proposed vacation home rental address and assessor’s parcel number. (f) Vacation home rental permit number, if existing vacation home rental. (g) Maximum occupancy of Number of bedrooms in vacation home rental. (h) Number of paved parking spaces on the vacation home rental property. (i) Identification of outdoor hot tub, if any.
(j) Local contact number with 24-hour availability for reporting violations. (j) Most recent date of ownership change of proposed vacation home rental property, which must be more than two years prior to application date, along with a copy of the current deed to the proposed vacation home rental property. (k) Permit number and expiration date of prior vacation home rental permit or qualified vacation home rental permit held by owner(s) at proposed vacation home rental property, if any.

2. Vacation home rental applications and renewal applications filed by agents, representatives, or authorized representatives of the owner of the vacation home rental property shall include a declaration that such application is being made with the consent of the vacation home rental owner.

3. Vacation home rental applications and renewal applications shall be accompanied by a declaration that any and all applicable covenants, conditions and restrictions are consistent with and would not prohibit issuance of a vacation home rental permit for the proposed property.

4. The vacation home rental application and renewal application shall be accompanied by an application fee in an amount set forth by separate resolution of the city council which amount is calculated to recover the city’s full cost of reviewing, issuing and administering said permit.

5. If a renewal application is denied, and the applicant wishes to operate a vacation home rental, he/shethe applicant must initiate a vacation home rental application by filing an initial application and complying with the procedures of subsection (A) of this section.

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B. Vacation home rental permits must be renewed on an annual basis prior to expiration by filing with the director of development servicescity manager a renewal application and a renewal fee.

C. If a timely renewal application is filed, the vacation home rental permit shall not expire until the date that the director of development servicescity manager approves or denies the renewal application. If a timely renewal application is not filed, the vacation home rental permit shall expire and shall be considered null and void.

D. A renewal application shall be subject to all filing requirements set forth in SLTCC

3.50.390(B).

E. The director of development servicescity manager shall issue or deny a renewal application in accordance with the provisions of SLTCC 3.50.410(C).

3.50.410 Review, issuance and denial of vacation home rental permit applications.

A. Vacation home rental permits shall only be issued to the owner(s) of the vacation home rental property.

B. Criteria for Issuance – Initial Application. The director of development servicescity manager shall issue a vacation home rental permit where he/shethey makes all of the following findings:

1. The vacation home rental application is complete and the applicant has complied with the submittal requirements of SLTCC 3.50.390(B).

2. Inspection of the vacation home rental property has shown that the proposed vacation home rental property conforms with all plan area statements and building code standards which were in effect at time of construction of the vacation home rental property, and that no health and safety violations which threaten the wellbeing of guests, neighbors or the community are present at the vacation home rental property, that the defensible space requirements of California Public Resources Code section 4291, as may be amended, are met, and that the applicable requirements of SLTCC section 3.50.440 are met including verifying the parking areas set forth on the application, the required interior and exterior signage, lighting, and that the required exterior noise and video monitoring devices are installed and operational.

3. Neither the vacation home rental property nor the vacation home rental applicant has received three or more upheld citations within any three events and/or calls for service for violations of the city code which citations were issued during three separate events and/or calls for service within any 24-month period. For purposes of this section, upheld citations means citations which were neither overturned on appeal nor dismissed.

4. The vacation home rental property contains sufficient paved parking spaces to accommodate the maximum number of occupants. All required parking shall be constructed on the vacation home rental property prior to operation as a vacation home rental.

5. The proposed vacation home rental will not exceed the cap of 1,400900 vacation home rentals within the city.
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a. Notwithstanding subsection (B)(5) of this section, vacation home rentals located in the Tourist Core Area Plan shall not be subject to the cap of 1,400900 vacation home rentals within the city.

6. The ownership of the vacation home rental property has not transferred within the two years prior to the vacation home rental permit application date, except if the transferee was an owner of the vacation home rental property prior to the transfer. a. Notwithstanding subsection (B)(6) of this section, vacation home rentals located in the Tourist Core Area Plan shall not be subject to this two-year waiting period for vacation home rental permit eligibility following a transfer of the vacation home rental property.

C. Criteria for Issuance – Renewal Application. The director of development servicescity manager shall issue a renewed vacation home rental permit where he/shethey makes all of the following findings:

1. The renewal application is complete and the applicant has complied with the submittal requirements of SLTCC 3.50.390(B).

2. There have not been three or more upheld citations issued for violations of the city code which citations were issued during three separate events and/or calls for service within any 24-month period. For purposes of this subsection, upheld citations means citations which were neither overturned on appeal nor dismissed.

3. The vacation home rental permit has not lapsed, expired, been revoked, or suspended.

4. The vacation home rental is current on transient occupancy taxes and has paid all said taxes to the city in full by the date upon which said taxes became due.

5. The vacation home rental permit has not been transferred to another person, entity, or property.

D. Criteria for Denial. Vacation home rental permits shall not be issued or renewed where the director of development servicescity manager confirms that one or more of the criteria for issuance set forth in subsections (B) and (C) of this section have not been met. If the director of development servicescity manager denies the vacation home rental application or renewal application, he or shethey shall specify in writing the reasons for the denial and notify the applicant that the decision shall become final unless the applicant seeks an appeal pursuant to SLTCC 3.50.430.

3.50.420 Revocation of vacation home rental permit.

A. A vacation home rental permit issued under the terms of this article shall be revoked by the director of development servicescity manager at any time if he or shethey concludes any of the following:

1. The vacation home rental is not current on transient occupancy taxes and has not paid all said taxes to the city in full by the date upon which said taxes became due.

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city code at the vacation home service rental within any 24-month period. For purposes of this section, upheld citations means citations which were neither overturned on appeal nor dismissed.

3. The vacation home rental applicant has submitted a vacation home rental application containing a material misrepresentation or omission of a material fact.

4. There has been a transfer or an attempt to transfer a vacation home rental permit to another person, entity or property.

B. A vacation home rental permit suspended or revoked pursuant to this section shall be deemed to be expired and shall no longer authorize the operation of a vacation home rental.

3.50.430 Appeal from director of development servicescity manager’s determination.

An applicant or any interested party who disagrees with the director of development servicescity manager’s decision to issue, deny, revoke, or suspend a vacation home rental permit may appeal that decision to the planning commission in accordance with the appeal provisions of Chapter

2.35 SLTCC. The planning commission’s decision shall be final and is not subject to further administrative appeals.

3.50.440 Conditions of operation.

All vacation home rentals properties shall be operated, maintained, and managed on a day-to-day basis in compliance with the following operational conditions and requirements, irrespective of whether they are being used as a vacation home rental at a given time. In areas outside the Tourist Core Area Plan, the owner shall designate and maintain a property manager to ensure compliance with the conditions set forth in this section. Violation of any of the below conditions of operations shall subject the owner to citation in accordance with SLTCC 3.50.450. Violation Additionally, violation of conditions of operation set forth in subsections (A), (C), (H), (K), (L), (O), (R), and (Q) of this section shall subject any occupant found violating such condition to citation in accordance with SLTCC 3.50.450.

A. Maximum Occupancy.

1. Occupancy of the vacation home rental shall be limited by (1) the number of paved parking spaces on the vacation home rental property as shown in Table 1 of this subsection, and (2) the number of bedrooms in the property as shown in Table 2(a) and 2(b) of this subsection, whichever is lesser. For purposes of this subsection, occupancy shall be calculated by the number of persons present at the vacation home rental property at any given time.

Table 1. Number of Paved Parking Spaces Establishing Maximum Occupancy Number of Parking
Spaces
Maximum
Occupancy
1 4
2 8
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Number of Parking
Spaces
Maximum
Occupancy
3 12
4 16
5 20
Table 2(a). Number of Bedrooms Establishing Maximum Occupancy (Within Tourist Core Area Plan)
Number of
Bedrooms
Maximum
Occupancy
Studio 4
1 6
2 8
3 10
4 12
5 14
Table 2(b). Number of Bedrooms Establishing Maximum Occupancy (Outside Tourist Core Area Plan)
Number of
Bedrooms
Maximum
Occupancy
Studio 4
1 4
2 6
3 8
4 10
5 12
Where Within the Tourist Core Area Plan, the maximum occupancy for a vacation home rental is based upon the number of bedrooms, occupancy of a vacation home rental with more than one bedroom shall be calculated by multiplying the number of bedrooms by two and adding four.

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The voluntary reduction of occupancy in order to reduce fees is not permitted.

The requirements of this subsection limiting maximum occupancy based on number of parking spaces shall not apply to any vacation home rental that is within a common interest development subject to the Davis-Stirling Common Interest Development Act, as set forth in Cal. Civ. Code § 4000 et seq.; provided, that the board of directors of the association governing the common interest development has implemented rules or regulations regarding parking for occupants of vacation home rentals within such common interest development.

B. Each parking space required for a vacation home rental permit shall remain available for vacation home rental occupants. Each parking space shall be no less than nine feet wide and 19 feet long.

C. Commercial Activity Prohibited. Vacation home rentals shall not be used for commercial activities, including, but not limited to, weddings, receptions and large parties. All occupants of the vacation home rental shall be notified of the prohibition against commercial activities prior to the reservation, rental, or lease of a vacation home rental.

D. The owner of the vacation home rental shall be responsible for compliance with all provisions of the South Lake Tahoe City Code.

E. The owner of the vacation home rental shall post a copy of the permit and a copy of the conditions set forth in this section in a conspicuous place within the vacation home rental property.

F. All marketing and advertising of the vacation home rental shall include the vacation home rental permit number issued by the city.

G. The owner shall agree to and authorize the city to enter the vacation home rental for the purpose of inspections when the city has received complaints of substandard housing conditions and/or has been made aware of substandard housing conditions.

H. Use of all outdoor spas or hot tubs shall be prohibited between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m.

I. Interior Signage. Vacation home rentals shall have a clearly visible and legible notice posted on or directly adjacent to the inside of the front door, containing the following information:

1. The name of the managing agency, authorized representative, property manager , or local contact person, and a telephone number enabled for text messaging at which that person may be reached on a 24-hour basis, seven days per week. Any change in this contact person’s address or telephone number shall be promptly furnished to the city development services department;

2. The maximum number of occupants for the vacation home rental;

3. The maximum number of vehicles permitted to be parked on the vacation home rental property;

4. The parking rules for seasonal snow removal;
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5. The trash pickup day and notification that trash solid waste and refuse recyclables shall not be left or stored on the exterior of the property except in a bear box or animal-resistant bin or container approved by the city or its franchisee under SLTCC chapter 4.150;

6. Notification that an occupant may be cited and fined for creating a disturbance or for violating any provision(s) of this article; and

7. Notification that failure to conform to the parking and occupancy limits of the vacation home rental is a violation of this article.

J. Exterior Signage. Vacation home rentals shall have a clearly visible and legible exterior sign, posted in a location which is visible from the adjacent right-of-way, containing the following information:

1. The name of the managing agency, authorized representative, property manager, local contact person orand owner of the vacation home rental, and a telephone number at which that partythe property manager may be reached on a 24-hour basis, seven days per week;

2. The maximum number of occupants for the vacation home rental;

3. The maximum number of vehicles permitted to be parked on the vacation home rental property;

4. The telephone number of the police department vacation home rental hotline, and the police department’s email address;

5. This section of the South Lake Tahoe City Code.

K. Parking. Occupants of vacation home rentals shall not park on areas of the vacation home rental property not designated as parking spaces or on any other private property without permission.

L. Noise. In addition to all noise standards set forth in the city code and TRPA Code, the use of any equipment generating noise and the use of outdoor amplified music, speakers or other amplified equipment is prohibited between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m.

M. Emergency lighting (which may consist of plug-in or permanently installed systems) shall be installed, maintained and functional within the home at all times.

N. Any lights used to illuminate a vacation home rental property shall be designed so as to not spray onto adjoining properties and adjacent rights-of-way.

O. Parking of commercial vehicle(s) on vacation home rental property, except temporarily for durations of less than four hours, shall be prohibited.

P. Records of every night for which the vacation home rental is rented, including the name and contact information of the occupant tenant who has arranged to rent the vacation home rental, the rental rate, the number of occupants per night, and the number of vehicles, shall be maintained for a minimum period of three years before such records are discarded or destroyed. Such 140
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records shall be made available to the city within 15 business days upon written request from the city.

Q. Camping and sleeping in tents, travel trailers, campers or recreational vehicles shall not be permitted on the vacation home rental property.

R. Trash.

1. Owners are responsible for compliance with all requirements for sorting, disposal, storage, and collection of solid waste, recyclables, and yard trimmings in SLTCC chapter 4.150.

Solid waste and recyclables shall not be left or stored on the exterior of the property except in a container(s) within a bear box or in an animal-resistant cart or container approved by the city or its franchisee under SLTCC chapter 4.150. Owners are required to acquire and use an animal-resistant recycling cart within 30 days of receiving notice from the city or its franchisee that such recycling carts are available.

2. Bear If a bear boxes shall beis installed on the vacation home rental property, then and all trash solid waste shall be disposed ofstored in said bear boxes until collection. All bear boxes shall remain functional and maintained so as to ensure that wildlife cannot access trash. The requirements of this subsection shall not apply to any person whose vacation home rental is within a common interest development subject to the Davis-Stirling Common Interest Development Act, as set forth in Cal. Civ. Code § 4000 et seq.; provided, that the board of directors of the association governing the common interest development has implemented rules or regulations requiring and enforcing the regular disposal of trash within such common interest development.

13. For vacation home rental properties with a bear box installed, Table 1 of this subsection establishes the number of trash cans within bear boxes required of vacation home rental properties.

Table 1. Minimum Number of Trash Cans within Bear Box
Size of Home Number of
Trash Cans
Less than 2,500 square feet 2
2,500 – 3,500 square feet 3
Greater than 3,500 square
feet
4 24. Vacation home rental owners and operators property managers shall arrange for the necessary level of trash pick-up, drop-off, or other trash removal from the property so as to ensure that no trash is left on the street, exterior of the dwelling unit, or the right-of-way.

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S. Owner or authorized agent shall include the vacation home rental permit number on all contracts, rental agreements, and in any advertising or websites depicting the vacation home rental.

T. Transient Occupancy Tax.

1. The owner of the vacation home rental shall remit all transient occupancy tax payments and comply with Article II of this chapter.

U. For properties outside the Tourist Core Area Plan, the property manager shall meet the occupants in person to check them in at the beginning of each vacation home rental to, at a minimum:

1. Verify the identities of all responsible party(ies) entering into a vacation home rental contract;

2. Sign the good neighbor contract certifying that the property manager has reviewed the conditions of operation of this section with the responsible party(ies) and require the responsible party(ies) to sign the good neighbor contract, which shall be maintained for three years and made available to the city upon written request within 15 business days.

V. For properties outside the Tourist Core Area Plan, the owner shall install outdoor noise and video monitoring devices to immediately alert the property manager 24 hours a day, seven days a week, of potential violations of the conditions of operation of this section 3.50.440, including those conditions of operation related to noise, trash, and parking. The purpose of this requirement is to provide property managers with access to real-time information to allow them to prevent nuisances before neighbors are disturbed and to prevent violations of the conditions of operation.

W. For properties outside the Tourist Core Area Plan, the property manager shall provide and maintain a local contact number with 24-hour, 7 days a week, availability for receiving reports of violations from the city and neighbors, and the property manager shall be available to respond in person within 60 minutes to such complaints, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

3.50.450 Enforcement.

A. Any use or condition caused or permitted to exist in violation of any provision of this article shall be and hereby is declared a public nuisance and may be summarily abated by the city pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure Section 731 or any other remedy available to the city.

B. Any use or condition caused or permitted to exist in violation of any provision of this article shall be subject to citation in an amount set forth by separate resolution of the city council.

C. The city may issue a citation based wholly or in part on photographic, video, or audio recorded evidence provided by a third party upon submission of a signed affidavit from the person who took the photograph or made the recording authenticating the evidence, if a preponderance of the evidence shows that a violation occurred. 142
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C. Where an owner or agent of the vacation home rental reports a violation of any provision of this article which violation was caused or permitted to exist by the vacation home rental occupants, the city shall not issue a citation to said vacation home rental owner, and shall only issue a citation, where warranted, to the occupants.

3.50.460 No property rights conferred.

Vacation home rental permits shall not be construed as providing property rights or vested interests and entitlements in continued operation of a vacation home rental. Vacation home rental permits are revocable licenses which expire annually. Vacation home rental permits shall not run with the land.
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2.35.070 Appeal hearings.

The hearing officer, board, commission or council of the city shall, upon timely receipt of a notice of appeal that complies with this chapter, schedule a hearing on the appeal. The hearing officer, board, commission or council shall either (1) make findings of fact at the appeal hearing, which findings of fact are based upon the evidence submitted and determine whether grounds exist for denial of the appeal; or (2) make findings of fact after the appeal hearing and in writing, notifying the appellant of the hearing officer, board, commission, or council’s decision.

Table 2.35.070 sets forth the various appealable actions and matters as well as the officer, board, commission or council charged with the responsibility of hearing each appealable action and matter. Intermediary appeals shall be first made to the intermediary appeal officer or board.

Appeals of decisions made by the intermediary appeal officer or board may be made to the final appeal officer or board. The decision of the final appeal officer or board shall be final and may not be appealed.

Table 2.35.070: Appealable Actions and Matters
Permit or Action Type Reference Section
Intermediary Appeal
Officer or Board
Final Appeal
Officer or Board
Tax Determinations 3.20.060

3.20.110
Tax Collector City Council
Emergency
Communication System
Access Fee

3.30.170 Finance Director City Manager
Business and Professions
Tax and License

3.35.170

3.35.260
None City Council
Business Classification 3.35.310 Tax Collector City Council Revocation of Business
Permit by the Chief of
Police for Violation of
California Health and
Safety Section 11364.5

3.35.420 None City Manager
Transient Lodging Tax
Redetermination

3.50.130 Finance Director City Manager
Transient Lodging:

Occupancy and Permits

3.50.040

3.50.190
Planning Commission City Council
Vacation Home Rental
Permit

3.50.430 Planning
CommissionNone
City
CouncilPlanning
Commission
Animal Control Fees 4.05.080 None City Council
Massage 4.15.040 None City Council
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Permit or Action Type Reference Section
Intermediary Appeal
Officer or Board
Final Appeal
Officer or Board
Bingo Permit 4.20.060 None City Council
Mobile Vending Permit 4.35.080 None City Council
Alcohol Use Permit 4.70.130 None City Council
Escort Permit Grant,
Denial, Suspension or
Revocation

4.70.200 City Manager City Council
Private Patrol Permit 4.140.090 None City Council
False Alarm Permit 4.145.070 None City Manager
Refuse and Garbage 4.150.025 None City Council
Taxicab Suspension or
Revocation of Permit

4.155.110 None City Council
Manager
Cannabis Public Safety
License

4.180.050 None City Council
Hazardous Vegetation
and Defensible Space

5.30.100 None Hearing Officer
Land Use Development
Standards

6.10.090

6.10.250

6.85.030(A)(2)(p)
Zoning Administrator or
Planning Commission
See 6.10.090 Table 1
City Council
See 6.10.090 Table
1 Housing: Unit
Determination

6.25.080 None City Council
Multi-Family Dwelling
Inspection and
Maintenance Program

6.30.170 None Building Board of
Appeals
Plan Line Setback:

Building Permit

6.35.060 None Planning
Commission
Signs 6.40.270 Planning Commission City Council
Trees 6.50.040

6.50.180
None City Council
Condominium
Conversion

6.55.210 Planning Commission City Council
Use Permit and
Variances

6.55.220

6.55.580

6.55.590
Planning Commission City Council
Temporary
ActivitySpecial Events
and Temporary Use

6.55.230 Planning Commission City Council
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Permit or Action Type Reference Section
Intermediary Appeal
Officer or Board
Final Appeal
Officer or Board
Permit
Hosted Rental Permit 6.55.295 None Planning
Commission
Marijuana Cannabis use
permit

6.55.770 None City Council
Floodplain Management 6.65.160 None City Council
Mobile Vending
Location

6.70.060 Planning Commission City Council
Wireless Facility Permits 6.75.040

6.75.080
Planning Commission City Council
Urban Runoff and Storm
Water Quality Violations

7.15.180 Public Works Director City Council
Grading, Erosion, and
Sediment Control
Decisions

7.20.260 None Public Works
Director
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Ordinance 2025-XXX
Adopted by the City of South Lake Tahoe
City Council
May 6, 2025
An Urgency Ordinance Extending a Temporary Moratorium on the Issuance of Vacation Home Rental Permits in Areas Where Permits Were Prohibited by Measure T

FINDINGS
A. Pursuant to Article XI, Section 7 of the California Constitution, the City may make and enforce all regulations and ordinances using its police powers.

B. Measure T was a citizens initiative that passed in the election of November 6, 2018. Beginning after a phase-out period, Measure T prohibited Vacation Home Rentals (“VHRs”) in certain areas of the City where they had previously been permitted, including residentially-zoned areas, multifamily dwellings, and areas added to the Tourist Core after 2017.

C. Prior to Measure T, the City Council, staff, and community members had expressed concern about excessive noise, disorderly conduct, vandalism, overcrowding, traffic, congestion, illegal parking, and accumulation of trash and refuse at or around VHRs located outside the Tourist Core.

D. Prior to Measure T, the City expended resources in responding to numerous citizen complaints pertaining to VHRs, which required rapid response from police, fire, paramedic, and other City personnel.

E. Between 2015-2018, the City Council held more than 17 public meetings with dozens of hours of public comment at which the City Council deliberated regulations related to, nuisances created by, and the benefits and costs of VHRs within the City.

F. Soon after Measure T passed, an organization called South Lake Tahoe Property Owners Group filed a lawsuit challenging Measure T on various grounds, El Dorado County Superior Court Case No. SC20180243. In February 2021, Measure T was upheld in its entirety by the El Dorado County Superior Court, and Plaintiff filed an appeal. The court of appeal affirmed the superior court’s judgment upholding Measure T, except that it remanded the case for the trial court to consider whether the “permanent resident” exception in the Qualified VHR provisions of Measure T violates the dormant Commerce Clause of the U.S. Constitution. At no time during the lawsuit was an injunction in place prohibiting the implementation of Measure T’s prohibition on VHRs in certain areas of the City including residentially-zoned areas, multifamily 147
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dwellings, and areas added to the Tourist Core after 2017, such that VHRs in these areas were phased out by the end of 2021 as required by Measure T.

G. On March 13, 2025, the El Dorado County Superior Court issued a ruling finding that the Qualified VHR provisions are unconstitutional because they impermissibly discriminate against interstate commerce, and that these provisions are not severable from the remainder of Measure T, requiring that Measure T be struck down in its entirety.

H. California Government Code section 65858(a) provides that for the purpose of protecting the public health, safety, and welfare, the City Council may adopt, as an urgency ordinance, an interim ordinance preventing any uses that may be in conflict with a land use measure proposal that the City Council is studying or intends to study in a reasonable time. Upon notice and a public hearing, the City Council may extend the interim ordinance for up to an additional 22 months and 15 days.

I. On April 1, 2025, the City Council unanimously adopted Ordinance No. 2025-1193, establishing a temporary, forty-five (45) day moratorium on the issuance of Vacation Home Rental permits for Vacation Home Rentals in areas where such permits were prohibited by Measure T. The moratorium is set to expire on May 16, 2025.

J. On April 15, 2025, the City was served with Notice of Entry of Judgment Against the City of South Lake Tahoe on Remand, which Judgment orders the City to “cease implementation and enforcement of Measure T.”
K. On April 22, 2025, the City Council received a staff report and passed a motion by a vote of 3- 2 to make certain amendments to the pre-Measure T VHR regulations that were in place as of November 2018, which are scheduled to be considered for a first reading on May 6, 2025, and if City Council votes to hold a first reading at that time, then the second reading would occur on May 20, 2024, and the ordinance would become effective 30 days thereafter. Therefore, extension of the moratorium is warranted to allow time for the amendments to be made and become effective.

L. In the absence of this Ordinance extending the moratorium, upon the expiration of the moratorium established by Ordinance No. 2025-1193, the City would be required to immediately revert to implementation of the pre-Measure T VHR regulations that were in place as of November 2018, which are City Council Ordinance No. 1114 as amended by City Council Ordinance No. 1120, resulting in properties in residential areas, multi-family dwellings that had a VHR permit prior to September 1, 2016, and properties in areas added to the Tourist Core after 2017 immediately being eligible for VHR permits and resulting in up to 1,400 VHRs outside of the Tourist Core where there are very few currently, and are only in commercial and recreational zoned areas and not in residential areas.

M. The City Council recognizes that VHRs raise issues of public health and safety and warrant careful consideration and thorough study.
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N. To avoid an imminent risk to the public health, safety, and welfare that would be caused by the immediate reversion to implementation of the 2018 VHR regulations, including issuing up to 1400 VHR permits outside the Tourist Core in a very short period of time, it is necessary for the City Council to study the potential impacts of implementing the 2018 VHR regulations and consider making amendments to those regulations prior to issuing VHR permits in areas where such permits were prohibited by Measure T and have not been in place for more than three years, and to extend the temporary moratorium on issuance of VHR permits in these areas, namely residentially-zoned areas, multifamily dwellings, and properties added to the Tourist Core after 2017, to allow time to make such amendments to mitigate nuisance issues that existed when VHRs were allowed in these areas prior to Measure T.

O. Absent the adoption of this Ordinance, the number and location of VHRs is certain to increase substantially and the number of citizen complaints, including complaints regarding nuisance issues such as noise, trash, litter, parking, and density concerns is likely to also increase thereby increasing nuisance conditions negatively affecting the well-being of the community by diminishing community character, peace, and quiet existence and placing an additional burden on City resources.

P. On April 25, 2025, notice of this public hearing was published in the Tahoe Daily Tribune pursuant to California Government Code sections 65090 and 65858.

Now, Therefore, the City Council of City of South Lake Tahoe does ordain as follows:

SECTION 1. Urgency. The recitals to this Ordinance are true and correct, constitute a substantive part of this Ordinance, and are incorporated herein by reference. Based on those facts, the City Council finds, determines, and declares that this Ordinance is necessary as an emergency measure for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, and safety pursuant to, and as authorized by, California Government Code section 65858(a). Accordingly, this Ordinance shall become effective immediately upon adoption.

SECTION 2. Moratorium. For the reasons set forth in the recitals, it is necessary to extend the temporary, forty-five (45) day moratorium established by Ordinance No. 2025-1193 on the issuance of Vacation Home Rental permits for Vacation Home Rentals in areas where such permits were prohibited by Measure T, including residentially-zoned areas, multifamily dwellings, and areas added to the Tourist Core after 2017, pending study and completion of possible amendments to Article V (Vacation Home Rentals) of Chapter 3.50 of Title 3 of the South Lake Tahoe City Code, through June 19, 2025.

SECTION 3. Severability. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase of this Ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by a decision of any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision will not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Ordinance. The City Council declares that it would have passed this Ordinance and each and every section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase not declared invalid or unconstitutional without regard to whether any portion of the Ordinance would be subsequently declared invalid or unconstitutional. 149
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SECTION 4. CEQA. The City Council finds that this Ordinance does not require review under the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines section 15060(c)(2) (activity will not result in the direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical changes in the environment); 15060(c)(3) (the activity is not a project as defined in Section 15378); and 15061(b)(3), because the activity is covered by the general rule that CEQA applies only to projects which have the potential for causing a significant effect on the environment. The proposed ordinance maintains the status quo and prevents changes in the environment pending the completion of the potential amendments to the VHR provisions of the City Code. Because there is no possibility that this ordinance may have a significant adverse effect on the environment, the adoption of the ordinance is not a project requiring review under CEQA.

SECTION 5. Publication. The City Clerk is directed to certify this Ordinance and cause it to be published in the manner required by law.

SECTION 6. Effective Date. This Ordinance is an Urgency Ordinance enacted under California Government Code section 65858, and is therefore immediately effective upon adoption by a fourfifths (4/5) vote of the City Council.

Adopted by the City of South Lake Tahoe City Council on May 6, 2025 by the following vote:

Yes:

No:

Abstain:

Absent:
________________________ Date:_________
Tamara Wallace, Mayor
Attest:
________________________
Susan Blankenship, City Clerk
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City of South Lake Tahoe
Agenda Item Executive Summary
Joe Irvin, City Manager
__________________________________
Meeting Date: May 6, 2025
Agenda Item #:13
Agenda Item: 2025-2030 Strategic Plan Adoption
Executive Summary: The City Council will receive a presentation and overview from the City Manager on the 2025-2030 Strategic Plan, which is being presented to the City Council for adoption.

Requested Action / Suggested Motions: Pass a Motion adopting the 2025-2030 Strategic Plan.

Responsible Staff Member: Joseph D. Irvin, City Manager Reviewed and Approved By: Susan Blankenship, City Clerk Olga Tikhomirova, Director of Finance Heather Stroud, City Attorney
Attachments:
01-Staff Report 2025 Strategic Plan
02- Final Draft Strategic Plan
03-Strategic Plan Timeline
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City of South Lake Tahoe
Report to City Council
Meeting Date: May 6, 2025
Title: 2025-2030 Strategic Plan
Adoption Location: Citywide
Responsible Staff Member: Joseph D. Irvin, City Manager Background: The City has maintained a Strategic Plan, outlining a clear vision, mission, goals and specific action items, since original adoption in 2021 with an update occurring in 2023. Strategic planning helps ensure that the organization remains relevant and responsive to the needs of its stakeholders and contributes to the organization's stability and growth. It provides a basis for monitoring progress and assessing results and impacts, enabling an organization to look into the future in an orderly and systematic way. The City has seen great success in implementing both the 2021 and 2023 Strategic Plans. Progress is reported to City Council throughout the year and a public-facing dashboard of performance measures is also regularly updated.

The City remains committed to strategic planning and the value it brings to the organization to reach goals that are aligned with the priorities of the City’s elected leaders. The City partnered with strategic planning consultants, Stratalysts, to facilitate the 2025 Strategic Plan update process. This year’s strategic planning process included the following activities to develop an in-depth understanding of the current landscape of the City as an organization and desires of the community:
 Review of the National Community Survey and Business Walk survey results  Review of current organizational and land use planning documents  Interviews with all elected officials and department directors  A City employee and elected official survey
 Employee discussion forums
 Key staff strategic planning retreat
 City Council strategic planning retreat
 City Department Director strategic planning retreat
All information from the previous activities was presented to the City Council for their oneday strategic planning retreat. Priorities identified during the City Council retreat were further refined during the Department Director retreat.
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Issue and Discussion: The final 2025-2030 Strategic Plan is being presented to the City Council for adoption.

The Strategic Plan Priorities are:
 Ability for Everyone Who Works Here to Live Here
 Efficient Government
 Ensure Public Safety
 Grow and Diversify the Economy
 Improve Transportation
 Protect the Natural Environment
 Recreation and Equitable Access for All
Specific Action Items are included in the Strategic Plan to articulate what the city will do to achieve stated goals within these priority areas. The Strategic Plan also provides ways that progress toward goals will be measured and reported on.

Also attached is the Strategic Plan Timeline which is meant to provide implementation timelines for each action item and guide department work plans. Bi-annual updates will be provided to the City Council as well as recommendations on staffing allocations and budget appropriations related to implementation.

Financial Implications: While there will be costs to implement the Strategic Plan, those fiscal impacts will be provided to Council for approval throughout implementation as needed.

It is considered a best practice and necessary component of strategic planning implementation to review annual progress and performance, while validating the existing strategic priorities and actions. It is anticipated that the City Council will continue to update the Strategic Plan every two years.

Environmental Considerations: The discussion in this report is not a project under CEQA, because it does not involve any commitment to a specific project which may result in a potentially significant physical impact on the environment, as contemplated by Title 14, California Code of Regulations, Sections 15378(b)(2) and 15378(b)(4) and is, therefore, not subject to CEQA pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15060(c)(3).

Policy Implications: Throughout implementation the city will need to ensure that the Strategic Priorities and Actions reflect and are compatible with the City’s General Plan and the Capital Improvement Plan.

The General Plan acts as the "constitution" for making rational decisions regarding a city's longterm physical development. The general plan expresses the community's development goals and incorporates public policies relative to the distribution of future public and private land uses.

California State law requires that each city adopt a general plan "for the physical development of the city and any land outside its boundaries which bears relation to its planning." Typically, a general plan is designed to address the issues facing the City for the next 15-20 years.

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improvements in a way that maximizes the return to the public. It provides a planned and programmed approach to utilizing the City’s financial resources in the most responsive and efficient manner to meet its service and facility needs. It serves as a “blueprint” for the future of the community and is a dynamic tool, not a static document. A critical element of a balanced CIP is the establishment of funds to both preserve or enhance existing assets and provide new assets to respond to changing service needs and community evolution. 156

STRATEGIC PLAN
2025-2030
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Introduction 01
Progress and Accomplishments 03
Mission & Vision 05
Core Values 06
Cross-Cutting Concepts 08
Strategic Priorities 09
Elected Officials 17
Acknowledgements 18
Table of
Contents
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The City is committed to reaching the goals established in the strategic plan. For that reason, the City partnered with strategic planning consultants to facilitate the two-year review process for the 2025-2030 Strategic Plan. Previous plan development and review workshops were facilitated internally. City leaders felt that by using an outside facilitator, all levels of the organization could more effectively engage in the strategic planning process.

Introduction
A strategic plan states the direction for the community and identifies strategies and action to achieve specific goals. Strategic planning helps assure that the organization remains relevant and responsive to the needs of its stakeholders and contributes to the organization’s stability and growth. It provides a basis for monitoring progress and assessing results and impacts, enabling an organization to look into the future in an orderly and systemic way.

The City of South Lake Tahoe Strategic Plan creates a vision for our future to be shared by community members, elected officials, and City staff, building consensus about expectations and providing guidelines for the use of City resources. It serves as our roadmap and will guide much of what we do.

The City of South Lake Tahoe Strategic Plan will achieve the following outcomes:

Convey confidence about our future
Spark new thinking about what success should look like
Create clarity about strategies to pursue in order to achieve goals Identify priorities, goals, and action plans
Help the City Council match resources with priorities.

What is a Strategic Plan?
Developing Our Strategic Plan
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Over the past three months, the City’s consultants performed the following activities to develop an in-depth understanding of the current landscape of South Lake Tahoe:

Reviewed documents and data provided by the City
Interviewed all elected officials and department directors Conducted three (3) employee forums
Distributed and analyzed an organization wide survey
Prepared a Pulse Check Report that synthesized all the above actions The culmination of all engagement activities was a three-day facilitated strategic planning event that took place March 17-19, 2025. Staff, elected officials, and directors all participated over the course of the three days to review the results of engagement activities, reflect on accomplishments for the 2023-2028 plan, and develop all elements of the 2025-2030 Strategic Plan.
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The City has seen great success implementing both the 2021 and 2023 strategic plans. The 2023-2028 Strategic Plan had eighty-one (81) action items/projects.

Over the past two years, staff diligently focused their efforts and completed thirty (30) of those items and made significant progress on many others. In just two years, staff was able to move the City closer to the goals established in 2023.

Below are highlighted accomplishments for the past two years.

Progress and Accomplishments
Built Environment
Adopted an inclusionary housing
ordinance
Amended ADU regulations for
consistency with state law and
increased flexibility
Expanded the City’s Housing
Hotline to include tenant
protection services
Security Deposit and Rental
Assistance Program Implemented
Completion of Sugar Pine Village
phase 1 with developer
partnership
Conducted an analysis of potential
local discretionary funding
sources for housing initiatives
South Tahoe Transit Transit Joint
Powers Agreement executed
Completed NeoConnect contract
to expand broadband
infrastructure
Initiated the Stateline Avenue
Complete Streets project
Established residential parking
permit programs in the Heavenly
Valley and Lakeside Park areas.

Community For All
Completed Title VI Plan including
translation services
ACT Commission approved a
racial equity statement
Opioid settlement funds allocated
through contract with Barton
Hospital
Worked collaboratively to increase
outreach and compliance on single
use plastics ban
Deployed bear resistant trash
carts citywide
Worked collaboratively to expand
and promote residential food
waste programs.
03 Economic Development
Completed a Vacant and
Underutilized Sites survey and
presented to Council
Implemented Classification and
Compensation Study
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The remaining fifty-one (51) projects/actions items from the 2023-2028 plan were reviewed by the City Council during their planning workshop and either incorporated into this plan as action items under a new priority or removed. This process of evaluation allowed the Council to provide continuity across plans and give staff clear direction on where resources and time should be focused.

Progress and
Accomplishments, cont.
04 Core Services & High-Performing
Government
Supported internship programs,
advertised for CivicSpark and
CCAC fellows, and participated in
Student Advisory Council
recommendations
Developed and funded the
Energy Upgrades Project
Explored a Charter City initiative
and determined it was not
feasible
Supported Meet the Mayor
events in 2023 and 2024.

Prepared and presented snow
removal policies, capital
equipment upgrades and
enforcement needs to Council
Recreation & Equitable Access
New Parks and Recreation
programming developed based on
community survey
Wayfinding signage installed for
trail system
Bicycle amenities contracted and
set to implement Spring 2025
Two biking as a way of life videos
produced and released
Updated the Tourist Core Area
Plan to establish pedestrian and
bicycle connectivity between the
core area and the Lake.
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Maintaining Today. Building for Tomorrow.

MI S S I O N
South Lake Tahoe is a connected, resilient, and welcoming community—renowned for its natural beauty, strong local economy, and commitment to quality of life for all

VI S I O N
We provide responsive and effective local government by maintaining a safe, livable, and well-managed city through smart investment, reliable services, and thoughtful planning. 05 163
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Our Core Values
The City’s core values define the principles that guide how it operates and interacts with the community, staff, and partners. These values shape the culture of the organization and serve as a compass for decision-making, leadership, and day-to-day service delivery.

We are all responsible for the City’s success
moving forward, and we take responsibility for our
decisions and actions while maintaining high
standards and implementing best practices.

Our communication is respectful, timely, relevant,
and transparent.

Accountability
Communications
Honesty We are ethical and truthful, and we do the right thing even when no one is looking.
nnovation
We look for creative solutions to problems.

We take risks, embrace change, and learn
from our mistakes.

Equity and Inclusion
We believe in enabling South Lake Tahoe residents
and employees to develop their potential while
bringing their full self to engage in a community of
inclusion.
itality We support community inclusiveness, healthy
living, and the local economy.
fficiency
We are proactive in our efforts to streamline
operations while delivering quality services to
our residents.
ustainability
We are proactive in our efforts to streamline
operations while delivering quality services to
our residents.

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ACHIEVES In-Use
During the staff’s planning workshop, participants were asked to consider these core values and provide examples of how they are being actively used to guide service delivery.

Below are the examples provided by staff.

Safety Committee
Following all policies and procedures A
Grant reporting and compliance
ccountability
Honesty
Transparency in reporting
PD Admin position for internal investigations
PAC and citizen oversight
Equity and Inclusion
Employee education and recruitment practices
Translation services
Beach wheelchairs
Vitality Parks and Trails
Community Academy
Efficiency
Facilities project
Prioritizing in-house vs. hiring out
Cross-departmental prioritization of
projects
Sustainability
Facilities and street maintenance
Storm Water maintenance
Affordable housing and transit nexus
Turf grass and water usage projects
Innovation STACS Program
Focus on doing more with less
Clerk’s page search functionality
Accurate information provided to all parties
Enforcing state renter’s law
Airport Master Plan
Communications
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Quality of Life
We prioritize the well-being of our community
in every endeavor. When evaluating projects,
we consider how they will enhance safety,
access, affordability, environmental health, or
social connection.

Will this initiative improve the daily
experience of living, working, or
visiting South Lake Tahoe?
We continuously invest in our internal
capacity—people, systems, and structures—
to better serve the community.

Organizational Development
Does this action strengthen our
workforce, improve collaboration, or
increase our ability to adapt and
grow?
Cross-Cutting Concepts
Unlike core values, which guide how the City works, cross-cutting concepts are strategic lenses used to evaluate what the City works on. They are intentionally embedded across all goals, initiatives, and operations to ensure that every project, program, and policy aligns with the City’s broader vision. When staff develop budgets, assess priorities, or propose new initiatives, these concepts are used to analyze potential impact and guide decisionmaking.

We Ask Ourselves:

High-Peforming Government
We strive for a government that is responsive,
accountable, and driven by results.

Will this initiative improve service
delivery, strengthen performance, or
build public trust?
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Improve Transportation
Efficient Government
Ensure Public Safety
Ability for Everyone Who Works Here to Live Here
Grow and Diversify the Economy
Protect the Natural Environment
Recreation and Equitable Access for All
Strategic Priorities 2025-2030
Strategic priorities are the City’s broad focus areas for the future. They reflect the key challenges and opportunities facing the community and organization, and serve as the foundation for setting goals, guiding resource allocation, and tracking progress. While core values shape how the City operates and cross-cutting concepts influence how decisions are evaluated, strategic priorities define what the City is working to achieve.

The City has identified seven strategic priorities that will be a focus for the next five years They are listed below in alphabetical order.
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What We Will Achieve:

Address gaps across the spectrum of housing needs.

Ability for Everyone Who Works Here to
Live Here
Ways We Will Measure Success:
# of large-scale employers and businesses contacted about interest in partnering with the city on housing programs/projects
Increase landlord participation in Lease to Locals Program New construction and Annual RHNA numbers
Increased availability of moderate-income housing (or % of housing increase per income bracket)
What We Will Do to Reach Our Goal:

Pro-actively work with current affordable housing developers and partner agencies to implement the Sugar Pine Village project.

Pro-actively work with an affordable housing developer and partner agencies to develop affordable and/or workforce housing at 3900 Lake Tahoe Blvd.

Continue to collaborate with the Saint Joseph Community Land Trust and other organizations to increase capacity to address housing needs.

Works with our business community to identify housing opportunities.

Seek AG opinion on TRPA land use authority through state legislature.

Add “Rooted Renters” to "Lease to Locals" program.

Increase funding for the "Lease to Locals" program.

Evaluate ability to reduce regulations for development and streamline approval process while evaluating the potential to develop a citywide residential area plan.

Continue to work with the Tahoe Coalition for the Homeless to rehabilitate properties purchased through Project HomeKey.

Identify and secure funding to develop a multi-family residential rehabilitation program.

PRIORITY 1

1.1 1.2

1.3 1.4

1.5 1.6

1.7 1.8

1.9 1.10
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Efficient Government
PRIORITY 2
What We Will Achieve:

Identify unnecessary barriers and work with regional entities to remove them.

Ways We Will Measure Success:

Reduce X mod for workers compensation insurance (risk pool rating) Reduce time to issue permits
Zero impact to city related to cyber security incidents Cost reductions realized from consolidating software purchases What We Will Do to Reach Our Goal:

Clarify roles/expectations of commissions.

Perform a Worker Safety Risk Analysis.

Complete a geothermal feasibility study.

Consider development of a legislative agenda in coordination with Cal Cities.

Determine next steps for City’s annexation initiatives.

Evaluate the impact of regulatory systems at local, regional, and state levels.

Allow the deployment of new technology that is scientifically safe.

Evaluate appropriate systems and tools for processes and communications that are cyber safe (i.e. website, AI framework, scheduling system, etc.).

2.1 2.2

2.4 2.5

2.6 2.7

2.8 2.3
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PRIORITY 3
What We Will Achieve:

Allocate proper resources to maintain excellent levels
of service.

Ensure Public Safety
Ways We Will Measure Success:
# of defensible space inspections annually
Acres of land treated for fire fuel reduction
Grant funds received for wildfire prevention
Reduce Police and Fire Department vacancy rate % (injury and unfilled)
What We Will Do to Reach Our Goal:

Evaluate Bait Theft prevention systems.

Seek grants and support legislative policies for Wildland Urban Interface, defensible space, and home hardening funding.

Advocate with our legislature to get more funds for fire prevention and fuel reduction for United States Forest Service (USFS) and California Tahoe Conservancy (CTC).

Continue to modernize wildfire preparedness and emergency evacuation plan in coordination with neighboring jurisdictions.

3.1 3.2

3.4 3.3
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PRIORITY 4
What We Will Achieve:

Create an environment that attracts diverse investment
in our community and supports existing businesses.

Grow and Diversify the Economy
Ways We Will Measure Success:

Reduced number of vacant/underutilized storefronts and properties Increased # or % of non-service sector businesses
What We Will Do to Reach Our Goal:

Identify a viable second economy.

Create an Economic Development Advisory Committee to focus on local business retention and expansion programs as well as other potential economic development initiatives.

Strive to develop 51 events per year in coordination with partners.

Support Lake Tahoe Community College (LTCC) to identify appropriate workforce programs (i.e. nursing school, paramedic school).

Evaluate cannabis tax and mitigation fee structure.

Complete an update to the City’s Economic Development Element of the General Plan.

Complete the Mid-Town Area Plan update.

4.1 4.2

4.4 4.3

4.5 4.6

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PRIORITY 5
What We Will Achieve:

Improve mobility operations and quality by
aligning policy, practice, and funding.

Improve Transportation
Ways We Will Measure Success:
# of potholes filled, crack seal applied, etc. (roads maintained) # of road miles re-paved
Reduction in vehicle miles traveled (VMT)
Lakelink ridership and area served
Transit Route 50 ridership
Increase Pavement Condition Index score (PCI)
What We Will Do to Reach Our Goal:

Improve scooter safety for users and non-users.

Complete the conceptual US50 Corridor Planning Study including transit options and cross-jurisdictional coordination (to include gondola, widened bike lanes, speed reduction, and Y mobility hub).

Complete Traffic Calming Toolbox (including multi-modal traffic control device warrants).

Continue to support Transit JPA – increase funding for Lakelink microtransit.

Increase annual road repair through innovative maintenance and rehab program.

Prioritize the implementation of Complete Streets.

Evaluation of city-wide parking management strategies including potential expansion of paid parking and reduction of parking requirements.

5.1 5.2

5.4 5.3

5.5 5.6

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PRIORITY 6
What We Will Achieve:

Keep protection of the natural environment as a priority throughout all infrastructure and development projects.

Protect the Natural Environment
Ways We Will Measure Success:
# of potential drainage basin locations identified
# of drainage basins meeting or exceeding TMDL requirements Improved annual water quality measures
What We Will Do to Reach Our Goal:

Update the Storm Water and Drainage Master Plan.

Identify areas that are suitable to serve as drainage basins.

Ensure all storm water projects are in compliance with sediment total maximum daily load (TMDL) standards and always improve lake clarity.

Support the CivicSpark Fellow position.

Evaluate the feasibility and cost implications of creating or joining a community choice aggregation option and municipal owned utility to reduce carbon emissions and improve grid reliability.

6.1 6.2

6.4 6.3

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PRIORITY 7
What We Will Achieve:

Address gaps in recreation facilities and
services, and multi-modal infrastructure.

Recreation and Equitable Access for All
Ways We Will Measure Success:

Miles of multi-use pathways
National Community Survey (NCS) rating on the quality of parks and recreation opportunities, mobility, and safety (re-evaluated every three years)
Annual update on progress for existing plans
Number of households within a 10-minute walk to a park
What We Will Do to Reach Our Goal:

Complete the new Recreation and Swim Complex and maintain the current complex in the meantime.

Implement the Vision Zero Plan.

Increase connectivity and safety.

Evaluate public pier options.

Evaluate the possibility of building and maintaining a park in every neighborhood (pocket parks).

Partner for Senior Services.

7.1 7.2

7.4 7.3

7.5 7.6
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Mayor

TAMARA WALLACE
Mayor Pro Tem

CODY BASS
Councilmember

KEITH ROBERTS
Councilmember

SCOTT ROBBINS
Councilmember

DAVID JINKENS
City Clerk

SUSAN BLANKENSHIP
Elected Officials
Our elected officials, listed above, whose visionary leadership, thoughtful guidance, and commitment to public service have provided essential direction for the strategic priorities outlined in this plan.

City Treasurer

DAVID OLIVO
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Acknowledgements
We gratefully acknowledge the contributions and collaborative efforts of all staff members whose insights, expertise, and dedication helped to shape this strategic plan. Special recognition goes to the department directors listed below, whose active participation in our strategic planning workshop was instrumental in defining our path forward.

We also extend our appreciation to the staff listed below, whose valuable engagement and perspectives greatly enriched the workshop and strengthened our planning process.

City Manager

JOE IRVIN
Assistant City Manager

HILARY ROVERUD
Public Works Director

ANUSH NEJAD
Finance Director

OLGA TIKHOMIROVA
Police Chief

DAVID STEVENSON
Fire Chief

JIM DRENNAN
Director of Parks and
Recreation
JOHN STARK Director of Development Services

ZACH THOMAS
Luis Olmedo
Becky Penado
Ricky Riddle
Hollie Straubinger
Sonia Wheeler
Dan Bardzell
Andrew Black
Ember Buckman
Dennis Churchill
Scott Crivelli
Kelley Edwards
Tom Kerley
Sara Letton
Jessica Wackenhut-Lomeli
Jay Manning
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TIMELINE
Strategic Priority Action Item 25/26 26/27 27/28 28/29 29/30

1. Ability for everyone who works here to live here.

1.1 Pro-actively work with current affordable housing developers and partner agencies to implement the Sugar Pine Village project.

1. Ability for everyone who works here to live here.

1.2 Pro-actively work with an affordable housing developer and partner agencies to develop affordable and/or workforce housing at 3900 Lake Tahoe Blvd.

1. Ability for everyone who works here to live here.

1.3 Continue to collaborate with Saint Joseph Community Land Trust and other organizations to increase capacity to address housing needs.

1. Ability for everyone who works here to live here. 1.4 Work with our business community to identify housing opportunities.

1. Ability for everyone who works here to live here. 1.5 Seek AG opinion on TRPA land use authority through state legislature.

1. Ability for everyone who works here to live here. 1.6 Add “Rooted Renters" to "Lease to Locals" program.

1. Ability for everyone who works here to live here. 1.7 Increase funding for "Lease to Locals" program.

1. Ability for everyone who works here to live here.

1.8 Evaluate ability to reduce regulations for development and streamline approval process while evaluating the potential to develop a citywide residential area plan.

1. Ability for everyone who works here to live here.

1.9 Continue to work with the Tahoe Coalition for the Homeless to rehabilitate properties purchased through Project HomeKey.

1. Ability for everyone who works here to live here.

1.10 Identify and secure funding to develop a multi-family residential rehabilitation program.

2. Efficient Government 2.1 Clarify roles and expectations of commissions.

2. Efficient Government 2.2 Perform a Worker Safety Rsk Analysis.

2. Efficient Government 2.3 Complete geothermal feasibility study.

2. Efficient Government

2.4 Consider development of a legislative agenda in coordination with Cal Cities.

2. Efficient Government 2.5 Determine next steps for City's annexation initiatives.

2. Efficient Government

2.6 Evaluate impact of regulatory system at local, regional, and state levels.

2. Efficient Government 2.7 Allow the deployment of new technology that is scientifically safe.

2. Efficient Government

2.8 Evaluate appropriate systems and tools for processes and communication that are cyber-safe (i.e. website, AI framework, scheduling system).

3. Ensure public safety 3.1 Evaluate bait theft prevention systems.

3. Ensure public safety

3.2 Seek grants and support legislative policy for Wildland Urban Interface, defensible space, and home hardening funding.

3. Ensure public safety

3.3 Advocate with our legislature to get more funds for fire prevention and fuel reduction for the United States Forest Service (USFS) and California Tahoe Conservancy (CTC). 1
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TIMELINE
Strategic Priority Action Item 25/26 26/27 27/28 28/29 29/30

3. Ensure public safety

3.4 Continue to modernize our wildfire preparedness and emergency evacuation plan in coordination with neighboring jurisdictions.

4. Grow and diversify the economy. 4.1 Identify a viable second economy.

4. Grow and diversify the economy.

4.2 Create Economic Development Advisory Committee to focus on local business retention and expansion programs as well as other potential economic development initiatives.

4. Grow and diversify the economy. 4.3 Strive to develop 51 events per year in coordination with partners

4. Grow and diversify the economy.

4.4 Support Lake Tahoe Community Colleges (LTCC) to identify appropriate workforce development programs (i.e. nursing school, paramedic school, etc.)

4. Grow and diversify the economy. 4.5 Evaluate cannabis tax and mitigation fee structure.

4. Grow and diversify the economy.

4.6 Complete an update to the City's Economic Development element of the General Plan.

4. Grow and diversify the economy. 4.7 Complete the Mid-Town Plan update.

5. Improve Transportation 5.1 Improve scooter safety for users and non-users.

5. Improve Transportation

5.2 Complete the conceptual US50 Corridor Planning study including transit options and cross-jurisdictional coordination (including gondola, widened bike lanes, speed reduction, Y mobility hub).

5. Improve Transportation

5.3 Complete traffic calming toolbox (including multi-modal traffic control device warrants).

5. Improve Transportation

5.4 Continue to support Transit JPA - increase funding for LakeLink microtransit.

5. Improve Transportation

5.5 Increase annual road repair through innovative maintenance and rehab program.

5. Improve Transportation 5.6 Prioritize the implementation of Complete Streets.

5. Improve Transportation

5.7 Evaluation of city-wide parking management strategies including potential expansion of paid parking and reduction of parking requirements.

6. Protect the natural enviornment 6.1 Update Storm Water and Drainage Master Plan.

6. Protect the natural enviornment 6.2 Identify areas that are suitable to serve as drainage basins.

6. Protect the natural enviornment

6.3 Ensure al storm water projects are in compliance with sediment total maximum daily load (TMDL) standards and always improve lake clarity.

6. Protect the natural enviornment 6.4 Support CivicSpark Fellow position.

6. Protect the natural enviornment

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TIMELINE
Strategic Priority Action Item 25/26 26/27 27/28 28/29 29/30

7. Recreation and equitable access for all

7.1 Complete the new Recreation and Swim Complex and maintain the current complex in the meantime.

7. Recreation and equitable access for all 7.2 Implement the Vision Zero Plan.

7. Recreation and equitable access for all 7.3 Increase connectivity and safety.

7. Recreation and equitable access for all 7.4 Evaluate public pier options.

7. Recreation and equitable access for all

7.5 Evaluate the possibility of building and maintaining a park in every neighborhood (pocket parks).

7. Recreation and equitable access for all 7.6 Partner for Senior Services.

Project Start
Project Complete
Evaluate for Potential Operationalization
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Agenda Item Executive Summary
Joe Irvin, City Manager
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Meeting Date: May 6, 2025
Agenda Item #:14
Agenda Item: License with Mary Johnson McCall for Use of Bijou Golf Course Parking Lot Executive Summary: The previous agreement was for three years from 2022 – 2024 for an annual payment of $22,574 with an annual increase based on the Consumer Price Index. In 2024, the total payment for rental of the parking lot was $24,717.54. The previous agreement provided for an additional fee paid to the owner based on a percentage of the gross revenue. Historically, the golf course did not exceed the revenue limits that would trigger the additional fee. The new agreement proposes entering into a 3-year agreement for an annual payment of $30,000 to lease the parking lot from May 1 through October 31 each year of 2025 through 2027. The Parks & Recreation Department currently has $25,355 in 100-04110-43041 Golf Course Rental of Land & Buildings budgeted towards rental of the parking lot.

An additional $4,645 would be required to supplement existing funds needed to pay the $30,000 rental fee. Council has two options: 1) Pass a resolution authorizing and directing the Mayor to execute an agreement with Mary McCall to rent the parking lot property at Bijou Golf Course located at Fairway Drive for an annual payment of $30,000 to lease the parking lot from May 1 through October 31 each year of 2025 through 2027 and appropriate $4,645 from General Funds Undesignated Excess Revenues into the Golf Course account 100-04110-43041 Rental of Land & Buildings. 2) Do not execute an agreement and do not open Bijou Golf Course for the 2025 season.

Requested Action / Suggested Motions: Pass a Resolution authorizing and directing the Mayor to execute a license agreement with Mary Johnson McCall to use the parking lot at Bijou Golf Course located at Fairway Drive for an annual payment of $30,000 to lease the parking lot from May 1 through October 31 each year of 2025 through 2027, and appropriating $4,645 from General Funds Undesignated Excess Revenues into the Golf Course account 100-04110-43041 Rental of Land & Buildings.

Responsible Staff Member: John Stark, Director of Parks & Recreation Reviewed and Approved By: Susan Blankenship, City Clerk Olga Tikhomirova, Director of Finance Heather Stroud, City Attorney
Attachments:
01-Staff Report - Agreement Bijou Golf Course Parking Lot.docx 02-Resolution Golf Course Parking Agreement.docx
03-Golf Course Parking Lot Agreement 25 26 27.pdf
04 - Bijou Golf Course Parking Lot Survey Map.pdf
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City of South Lake Tahoe
Report to City Council
Meeting Date: May 6, 2025
Title: Agreement Bijou Golf Course Parking Lot
Location: Bijou Golf Course
Responsible Staff Member: John Stark, Parks and Recreation Director (530) 307-9145 Background: The parking lot used for Bijou Golf Course is private property owned by Mary McCall.

Since 1983, the City and the property owner have maintained a short-term renewable lease agreement for use of a portion of the adjacent land to provide golf course parking. The terms of the lease require the City to pay an annual base rental fee to the owner in exchange for use of the land for the parking lot. Attachment 4 Bijou Golf Course Parking Lot Survey Map shows the location of the parking lot at the golf course.

The previous agreement was for three years from 2022 – 2024 for an annual payment of $22,574 with an annual increase based on the Consumer Price Index. In 2024, the total payment for rental of the parking lot was $24,717.54. The previous agreement provided for an additional fee paid to the owner based on a percentage of the gross revenue. Historically, the golf course did not exceed the revenue limits that would trigger the additional fee.

The new agreement proposes entering into a 3-year agreement for an annual payment of $30,000 to lease the parking lot from May 1 through October 31 each year of 2025 through 2027.

The Parks & Recreation Department currently has $25,355 in the Golf Course account 100-04110-43041 Rental of Land & Buildings budgeted towards rental of the parking lot. An additional $4,645 would be required to supplement existing funds needed to pay the $30,000 rental fee.

Issue and Discussion:

Council has two options: 1) Pass a resolution authorizing and directing the Mayor to execute an agreement with Mary McCall to rent the parking lot property at Bijou Golf Course located at Fairway Drive for an annual payment of $30,000 to lease the parking lot from May 1 through October 31 each year of 2025 through 2027 and appropriate $4,645 from General Funds Undesignated Excess Revenues into the Golf Course account 100-04110-43041 Rental of Land & Buildings. 2) Do not execute an agreement and do not open Bijou Golf Course for the 2025 season.

Financial Implications: Annual payment of $30,000 for rental of the parking lot at Bijou Golf Course from Golf Course – Rental of Land and Buildings 100-04110-43041. The Parks & Recreation Department currently has $25,355 in the Golf Course account 100-04110-43041 Rental of Land & Buildings budgeted towards rental of the parking lot. An additional $4,645 from General Funds Undesignated Excess Revenues is necessary to supplement the Golf Course account 100-04110-43041 Rental of Land & Buildings to pay the $30,000 rental fee.
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Environmental Considerations: The agreement for rental of the parking lot at Bijou Golf Course is categorically exempt from review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) because the program will allow for the normal operations of existing facilities for public gatherings for which the facilities were designed (CEQA Guidelines section 15323 – Normal Operations of Facilities for Public Gatherings).

Policy Implications: Strategic Plan Priorities supported by the Bijou Golf Course Parking Lot agreement includes: 2.2 Equitable Access: Promote equitable access to recreation for underserved, underresourced populations and people with disabilities by implementing recreation programs for inclusion.

Support active and healthy lifestyles and strive to develop parks in every neighborhood. Action Item 1: Create low-to no-cost recreation programs and access to recreation gear for qualified families to engage in outdoor recreation and education. Action Item 2: Evaluate opportunities to expand partnerships to promote health and wellness, combat childhood obesity and encourage healthy lifestyles. 183
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Resolution 2025-XXX
Adopted by the City of South Lake Tahoe
City Council
May 6, 2025
Execute the Agreement for the City to Rent the Bijou Golf Course Parking Lot

BACKGROUND
A. The parking lot used for Bijou Golf Course is private property owned by Mary McCall. The parking lot has been rented by the City for players to park at the golf course since 1983 and is the only way to access the golf course and clubhouse.

B. The previous agreement was for three years from 2022 – 2024 for an annual payment of $22,574 with an annual increase based on the Consumer Price Index. In 2024, the total payment for rental of the parking lot was $24,717.54.

C. The new agreement proposes entering into a 3-year agreement for an annual payment of $30,000 to lease the parking lot from May 1 through October 31 each year of 2025 through 2027.

D. The Parks & Recreation Department currently has $25,355 in 100-04110-43041 Golf Course Rental of Land & Buildings budgeted towards rental of the parking lot. An additional $4,645 would be required to supplement existing funds needed to pay the $30,000 rental fee.

BASED ON THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE BACKGROUND, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of South Lake Tahoe:

1. Authorize and direct the Mayor to execute an agreement with Mary McCall to rent the parking lot property at Bijou Golf Course located at Fairway Drive for an annual payment of $30,000 to lease the parking lot from May 1 through October 31 each year of 2025 through 2027 and appropriate $4,645 from General Funds Undesignated Excess Revenues into the Golf Course account 100- 04110-43041 Rental of Land & Buildings.

Adopted by the City of South Lake Tahoe City Council on May 6, 2025 by the following vote:

Yes:

No:

Absent:

Abstain:
________________________ Date:_________
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.
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City of South Lake Tahoe
Agenda Item Executive Summary
Joe Irvin, City Manager
__________________________________
Meeting Date: May 6, 2025
Agenda Item #:15
Agenda Item: Ordinance Amending Chapter 8.05.170 (Permits to Reserve Portions of Park) of the South Lake Tahoe City Code to Establish a Commercial Use Permit (First Reading) Executive Summary: Commercial entities have been charging a fee for activities, classes and meetings on park property without rental agreements or fitting within the purview of the special event guidelines.

Staff proposes amending the City Code Section 8.05.170 Permits to Reserve Portions of Park to capture these type of commercial park uses to limit conflicts with other recreational users. The City desires to establish a Commercial Use Permit where the director or designee may issue a permit to any person desiring to use a portion of any City park for any commercial purpose defined as an activity, class or meeting where a fee to participate is charged.

Requested Action / Suggested Motions: 1) Pass a Motion to hold a first reading (by title only) of an Ordinance Amending Chapter 8.05.170 (Permits to Reserve Portions of Park) establishing a permit for commercial use purposes and refer to second reading and adoption to May 20, 2025.

Responsible Staff Member: John Stark, Director of Parks & Recreation Reviewed and Approved By: Susan Blankenship, City Clerk Olga Tikhomirova, Director of Finance Heather Stroud, City Attorney
Attachments:
01-Staff Report - Parks and Recreation Commercial Use Ordinance.docx 02-Parks Commercial Use Ordinance (Redline).pdf
03-Ordinance- Parks & Recreation Commercial Use.docx
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City of South Lake Tahoe
Report to City Council
Meeting Date: May 6, 2025
Title: Amendments to Chapter 8.05.170 (Permits to Reserve Portions of Park) of the South Lake Tahoe City Code to Establish a Commercial Use Permit
Location: Citywide
Responsible Staff Member: John Stark, Director of Parks & Recreation, 530-307-9145 Background: Commercial entities are charging a fee for activities, classes and meetings on park property without rental agreements or fitting within the purview of the special event guidelines.

The City proposes amending the City Code Section 8.05.170 Permits to Reserve Portions of Park to capture these type of commercial park uses to limit conflicts with other recreational users. The City desires to establish a Commercial Use Permit where the director or designee may issue a permit to any person desiring to use a portion of any City park for any commercial purpose defined as an activity, class or meeting where a fee to participate is charged.

Any person desiring to reserve a portion of any city park for any activity, other than a special event, shall apply for a City of South Lake Tahoe facility use permit, in accordance with the following provisions:

A. Standards for Issuance. The director or designee may issue a permit hereunder when they find that the following standards have been met:

1. That the proposed activity or use of the park or facility will not unreasonably interfere with or detract from the general public enjoyment of the park.

2. That the proposed activity and use will not unreasonably interfere with or detract from the promotion of public health, welfare, safety and recreation.

3. That the proposed activity or use is not unreasonably anticipated to incite violence, crime or disorderly conduct.

4. That all required fees and charges have been paid for issuance of the permit.

5. That the park or facilities desired have not been reserved for other use at the day and hour required in the application.

B. Permits for Commercial Purposes. In addition to the standards set forth in subsection A, the director or designee may issue a permit to any person desiring to use a portion of any city park for any commercial purpose, defined as an activity, class, or meeting where a fee for admission is charged or any other activity from which monetary benefit is to be derived directly or indirectly, when they find that the following standards have been met:
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1. The permitted use is non-exclusive.

2. No more than 50 participants or the number specified in the permit, whichever is less, are permitted during any activity, class, or meeting.

3. The permitted use will not use any structures or park equipment unless specified in the permit.

4. The permitted use may take place only during posted park hours.

5. The permittee may only conduct one activity, class, or meeting at a time.

6. The term of the permit shall not exceed six months.

7. The director or designee is authorized to include additional permit conditions to ensure that impacts to the park and other park patrons are minimized.

Permits will be issued for a six-month term for a fee of $50.

Issue and Discussion: Staff recommend Council pass an ordinance (Attachment 03) to amend City Code section 8.05.170 establishing a commercial use permit to provide oversight and limit recreation conflicts for commercial activities in parks.

Financial Implications:

Staff will contact commercial operators known to be using parks for commercial purposes as staff become aware of their activity and inform them of the commercial use permit requirement.

Environmental Considerations:

This ordinance is categorically exempt from review under the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) under CEQA Guidelines section 15301 (existing facilities) and 15323 (normal operation of facilities for public gatherings).

Policy Implications:

The amended code will align with Strategic Plan priorities 2.2 Equitable Access: Promote equitable access to recreation for underserved, under-resourced populations and people with disabilities by implementing recreation programs for inclusion. Support active and healthy lifestyles and strive to develop parks in every neighborhood. Action Item 1: Create low-to no-cost recreation programs and access to recreation gear for qualified families to engage in outdoor recreation and education.

Action Item 2: Evaluate opportunities to expand partnerships to promote health and wellness, combat childhood obesity and encourage healthy lifestyles. 196
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The South Lake Tahoe City Code is current through Ordinance 1184, passed March 26, 2024.

8.05.170 Permits to reserve portions of park.

Any person desiring to reserve a portion of any city park for any activity, other than a special event, shall apply for a city of South Lake Tahoe facility use permit, in accordance with the following provisions:

A. Standards for Issuance. The director or his/her designee may issue a permit hereunder when he or shethey finds that the following standards have been met:

1. That the proposed activity or use of the park or facility will not unreasonably interfere with or detract from the general public enjoyment of the park.

2. That the proposed activity and use will not unreasonably interfere with or detract from the promotion of public health, welfare, safety and recreation.

3. That the proposed activity or use is not unreasonably anticipated to incite violence, crime or disorderly conduct.

4. That all required fees and charges have been paid for issuance of the permit.

5. That the park or facilities desired have not been reserved for other use at the day and hour required in the application.

B. Permits for Commercial Purposes. In addition to the standards set forth in subsection A, the director or designee may issue a permit to any person desiring to use a portion of any city park for any commercial purpose, defined as an activity, class, or meeting where a fee for admission is charged or any other activity from which monetary benefit is to be derived directly or indirectly, when they find that the following standards have been met:

1. The permitted use is non-exclusive.

2. No more than 50 participants or the number specified in the permit, whichever is less, are permitted during any activity, class, or meeting.

3. The permitted use will not use any structures or park equipment unless specified in the permit.

4. The permitted use may take place only during posted park hours.

5. The permittee may only conduct one activity, class, or meeting at a time.

6. The term of the permit shall not exceed six months.

7. The director or designee is authorized to include additional permit conditions to ensure that impacts to the park and other park patrons are minimized.

B. Effect of Facility Use Permit. The person or persons to whom a permit is issued shall be bound by all park rules and regulations and all applicable ordinances as fully as though the same were inserted in such permits.
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The South Lake Tahoe City Code is current through Ordinance 1184, passed March 26, 2024.

C. Liability of Permittee. The person or persons to whom a permit is issued shall be liable for any loss, damage or injury sustained by the city or any person arising out of, resulting from, or in any way connected to the permit and/or the sale, possession and consumption of alcohol.

D. Revocation. The director or his/her designee shall have the authority to revoke a permit upon a determination that a violation of any rule or ordinance has been committed, or upon good cause shown.

E. Exceptions. The preceding provisions shall not apply to special events in city parks, which are instead subject to the requirements of SLTCC 6.55.230. Any person desiring to reserve a portion of a park for an activity which constitutes a special event pursuant to the city’s approved special event guidelines or the Lakeview Commons special event guidelines shall adhere to said guidelines for all purposes related to the special event. 199
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Ordinance 2025-XXX
Adopted by the City of South Lake Tahoe
City Council
May 20, 2025
An Ordinance Amending South Lake Tahoe City Code Section 8.05.170 Permits to Reserve Portions of Park & Permits for Commercial Purposes

FINDINGS
A. The City is aware of different commercial entities charging a fee for activities, classes and meetings on park property without rental agreements or fitting within the purview of the special event guidelines.

B. The City proposes amending the City Code Section 8.05.170 Permits to Reserve Portions of Park to capture these type of commercial park uses to limit conflicts with other recreational users.

C. The City desires to establish the ability to offer a Commercial Use Permit where the director or designee may issue a permit to any person desiring to use a portion of any City park for any commercial purpose defined as an activity, class or meeting where a fee to participate is charged outlined in subsection B Permits for Commercial Purposes below.

Now, Therefore, the City Council of City of South Lake Tahoe does ordain as follows:

SECTION 1. Section 8.05.170 Permits to Reserve Portions of Park shall be amended to read in its entirety as follows:

8.05.170 Permits to Reserve Portions of Park.

Any person desiring to reserve a portion of any city park for any activity, other than a special event, shall apply for a City of South Lake Tahoe facility use permit, in accordance with the following provisions:

A. Standards for Issuance. The director or designee may issue a permit hereunder when they find that the following standards have been met:

1. That the proposed activity or use of the park or facility will not unreasonably interfere with or detract from the general public enjoyment of the park.

2. That the proposed activity and use will not unreasonably interfere with or detract from the promotion of public health, welfare, safety and recreation.

3. That the proposed activity or use is not unreasonably anticipated to incite violence, crime or disorderly conduct.

4. That all required fees and charges have been paid for issuance of the permit. 200
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5. That the park or facilities desired have not been reserved for other use at the day and hour required in the application.

B. Permits for Commercial Purposes. In addition to the standards set forth in subsection A, the director or designee may issue a permit to any person desiring to use a portion of any city park for any commercial purpose, defined as an activity, class, or meeting where a fee for admission is charged or any other activity from which monetary benefit is to be derived directly or indirectly, when they find that the following standards have been met:

1. The permitted use is non-exclusive.

2. No more than 50 participants or the number specified in the permit, whichever is less, are permitted during any activity, class, or meeting.

3. The permitted use will not use any structures or park equipment unless specified in the permit.

4. The permitted use may take place only during posted park hours.

5. The permittee may only conduct one activity, class, or meeting at a time.

6. The term of the permit shall not exceed six months.

7. The director or designee is authorized to include additional permit conditions to ensure that impacts to the park and other park patrons are minimized.

C. Effect of Facility Use Permit. The person or persons to whom a permit is issued shall be bound by all park rules and regulations and all applicable ordinances as fully as though the same were inserted in such permits.

D. Liability of Permittee. The person or persons to whom a permit is issued shall be liable for any loss, damage or injury sustained by the city or any person arising out of, resulting from, or in any way connected to the permit and/or the sale, possession and consumption of alcohol.

E. Revocation. The director or his/her designee shall have the authority to revoke a permit upon a determination that a violation of any rule or ordinance has been committed, or upon good cause shown.

F. Exceptions. The preceding provisions shall not apply to special events in city parks, which are instead subject to the requirements of SLTCC 6.55.230.

SECTION 2. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase of this ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by a decision of any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision will not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance. The City Council declares that it would have passed this ordinance and each and every section, subjection, sentence, clause, or phrase not declared invalid or unconstitutional without regard to whether any portion of the ordinance would be subsequently declared invalid or unconstitutional.

SECTION 3. The City Clerk is directed to certify this ordinance and cause it to be published in the manner required by law.

SECTION 4. This ordinance shall become effective thirty days after the date of its adoption.

Adopted by the City of South Lake Tahoe City Council on May 20, 2025, by the following vote:
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Yes:

No:

Abstain:

Absent:
________________________ Date:_________
Tamara Wallace, Mayor
Attest:
________________________
Susan Blankenship, City Clerk
First Reading:

Published:

Second Reading:

Effective:
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Agenda Item Executive Summary
Joe Irvin, City Manager
__________________________________
Meeting Date: May 6, 2025
Agenda Item #:16
Agenda Item: Stateline Transit Center Parking Enforcement Authorization Ordinance (First Reading) Executive Summary: This item is an amendment to the City Code authorizing parking restrictions in municipal off-street parking facilities and a resolution authorizing the existing parking restriction zones at the Stateline Transit Center including new signage and enforcement authority.

Requested Action / Suggested Motions: 1) Pass a Motion to hold a first reading (by title only) of an Ordinance amending Article VII of Chapter 4.25 of the South Lake Tahoe City Code to add Section

4.25.607 authorizing City Council, by resolution, to establish certain parking prohibitions, restrictions, and regulations at municipal off-street parking facilities and refer to a second reading and adoption to the May 6, 2025 meeting; and, 2) Pass a Resolution establishing parking prohibitions, restrictions, and regulations for the Stateline Transit Center.

Responsible Staff Member: David Stevenson, Police Chief, and Anush Nejad, Director of Public Works Reviewed and Approved By: Susan Blankenship, City Clerk Olga Tikhomirova, Director of Finance Heather Stroud, City Attorney
Attachments:
01-STAFF REPORT-Stateline Transit Center.docx
02 - Ordinance to Amend Off Street Parking.docx
03 - Resolution Offsite Parking Stateline Transit.docx
04 - Transit Center Parking Map (Exh. A to Reso).pdf
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City of South Lake Tahoe
Report to City Council
Meeting Date: May 6, 2025
Title: Stateline Transit Center Signage and Parking
Location: Citywide
Responsible Staff Members: David Stevenson, Police Chief Background: The City owns the Stateline Transit Center which is located at 4114 Lake Tahoe Blvd. The transit center was completed in 2004. In 2004 the City entered into a parking agreement with Cecil’s, LLC to lease the 5th bay of the Transit Center to use as 6 parking spaces (they continue to pay $600/month ($100/space) for these spaces). In 2014 The City leased the Transit Center to the Tahoe Transportation District (TTD) for use as a bus stop. The City is responsible for parking enforcement at the Transit Center and on Transit Way.

Issue and Discussion: The signage in the Transit Center and Transit Way is old and has outdated City Code sections listed as the parking enforcement authority. This has made parking enforcement problematic. Currently, police department staff are unable to issue parking citations for vehicles parked illegally in the Transit Center or on Transit way. The signage needs to be updated with current City Code authorities to allow for parking enforcement. In addition, the City Code needs to be updated to authorize the City Council to establish parking restrictions generally by resolution at City off-street parking facilities.

To establish authority for parking enforcement, staff has prepared an Ordinance to amend Article VII of Chapter 4.25 of the South Lake Tahoe City Code to add Section 4.25.607 authorizing City Council, by resolution, to establish certain parking prohibitions, restrictions, and regulations at municipal off-street parking facilities (As authorized by California Vehicle Code Section 22519).

In addition to the Ordinance, staff has prepared a resolution authorizing the no parking zones, loading zones, and permit parking at the Stateline Transit Center and enforcement of these restrictions once appropriate signage is installed.

The above resolution would allow the Police Department in conjunction with Public Works to maintain the current configuration and parking designations at the Stateline Transit Center with installation of updated signage to ensure the current parking designations for no parking, loading zones, and permit parking are enforceable.

On Thursday January 23, 2025, Chief Stevenson met with TTD Executive Director, Jim Marino.

Mr. Marino was supportive of updating signage for parking enforcement.

Financial Implications: The estimate for 12 new signs is approximately $3,000 ($250/sign) and $100 for yellow paint for a total of $3,100.00. This will be paid for by existing department budget. .
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Environmental Considerations: The proposed action is not a “project” subject to review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) under CEQA Guidelines section 15378(b)(4) (creation of government funding mechanisms or government fiscal activities which do not involve any commitment to any specific project which may result in a potentially significant physical impact on the environment).

Policy Implications: This project is consistent with the City’s Strategic Plan including priority 1.4, Transportation, and priority 5.1 Public Safety - Action Item 7, parking enforcement in high visitor areas.
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Ordinance 2025-XXX
Adopted by the City of South Lake Tahoe
City Council
May 20, 2025
An Ordinance Amending Article VII (Parking Garage Facility Regulations) of Chapter 4.25 (Motor Vehicles and Traffic) of Title 4 of the South Lake Tahoe City Code to Add Section 4.25.607 to Provide Authority to Establish No Parking Zones, Loading Zones, Permit Parking, and Restrictions on Overnight Parking in Municipal Off-Street Parking Facilities

FINDINGS
A. California Vehicle Code section 22519 authorizes local authorities, by ordinance or resolution, to prohibit, restrict, or regulate the parking, stopping, or standing of vehicles on any off-street parking facility which the local authority owns or operates, once signs giving notice of such restrictions have been erected.

B. The Police Department desires to establish clear authority to enforce parking restrictions currently marked and signed at various municipal off-street parking facilities including the Stateline Transit Center, Parking Garage at 1 Bellamy Way, and parking lot at 3069 Harrison Avenue, and the establish authority to create additional parking restriction at municipal offstreet parking facilities in the future by resolution.

Now, Therefore, the City Council of City of South Lake Tahoe does ordain as follows:

SECTION 1. Article VII (Parking Garage Facility Regulations) of Chapter 4.25 (Motor Vehicles and Traffic) of Title 4 (Police/Code Enforcement) of the South Lake Tahoe City Code is amended to read in its entirety as follows:

Article VII. Municipal Off-Street Parking Facility Regulations

4.25.580 Purpose.

This article is adopted for the purpose of regulating municipal off-street parking facilities, defined as city-owned and operated parking lots, facilities, and garages. No person shall park any vehicle in any parking space on any municipal off-street parking facility except as permitted by this article.

4.25.590 Payment required.

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off-street parking facility to fail, neglect, or refuse to pay the parking charges established for such municipal off-street parking facility.

4.25.600 Parking within parking spaces.

Parking spaces on municipal off-street parking facilities shall be designated by lines or other appropriate markings. When parking spaces are so designated, it shall be unlawful for the operator of any vehicle to stop, stand, or park said vehicle other than in a regularly designated parking space, across any such line or marking, or in such position that said vehicle shall not be entirely within the area so designated as a parking space except upon the direction of a parking lot attendant. No vehicle shall be parked, stopped or shall stand either wholly or partially in any driveway of any municipal off-street parking facility or in any manner which shall obstruct or interfere with the free movement of vehicles in such driveway or in any manner so as to obstruct or otherwise prevent or interfere with ingress to or egress from any regularly designated parking space except on the direction of a parking lot attendant.

No vehicle shall be backed into any diagonal or angle parking space or placed into any diagonal or angle parking space so that the vehicle is facing the opposite direction of the general traffic pattern for the street or parking lot or is facing the travel portion of the street, alley, or lot providing access to the parking space.
[Note: 4.25.605 (Electric Vehicle Charging Stations) is being added by a separate ordinance scheduled for a second reading on April 22, 2025]

4.25.607 Parking prohibitions, restrictions and regulations.

A. No parking zones. No person shall park in an area of any municipal off-street parking facility where a prohibition on parking is so designated by ordinance or resolution of city council upon posting of signage indicating such prohibition.

B. Loading zones. No person shall park in a parking space for more than thirty (30) minutes within any municipal off-street parking facility designated as a loading zone by ordinance or resolution of the city council upon posting of signage indicating such time restriction.

C. Permit parking. No person without a permit shall park in a parking space within any municipal off-street parking facility designated for permit parking only by ordinance or resolution of the city council upon posting of signage indicating such restriction.

D. Overnight parking. No person shall park overnight in any municipal off-street parking facility where a prohibition on overnight parking is so designated by ordinance or resolution of city council upon posting of signage indicating such prohibition.

4.25.610 Weight and size limitations on vehicles.

No person shall stop, stand or park any vehicles exceeding a gross maximum weight limit of three tons or exceeding either 22 feet in length or eight feet in width in any parking garage owned or operated by the city.

4.25.620 Use of entrance and exit.

It shall be unlawful for any person to enter any municipal off-street parking facility over any area or driveway or the portion of any curb which is not marked with the word “Entrance” or otherwise indicated by arrows, signs, or words to be a driveway or place for entering of such facility. 207
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It shall be unlawful for any person to move any vehicle from any such facility into any public way or area except over an area marked with the word “Exit” or otherwise indicated by arrows, signs, or words to be a driveway or place for leaving of such parking lot, facility or garage.

4.25.630 Speed of vehicles.

It shall be unlawful for any person to move any vehicle on a municipal off-street parking facility at any speed exceeding 10 miles per hour.

4.25.640 Prohibited use.

No person shall ride or propel any bicycle, snowboard, skis, skateboard, roller skates, scooter, wagon or other similar nonmotorized vehicle in any municipal off-street parking facility. Persons riding or propelling baby carriages, strollers or other similar vehicles for transportation of young persons, wheelchairs or other similar vehicles for transportation of persons with disabilities, or shopping carts or other similar vehicles used to transport goods or equipment shall be exempt from this regulation while riding or propelling such vehicles to and from their motor vehicles within said facility.

4.25.650 Penalty.

Any person violating the provisions of this article shall be guilty of an infraction and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of not less than $50.00 or a greater amount set by resolution of the city council.

4.25.660 Citations.

Any officer of the police department or parking control officer may issue a citation to the owner or driver of any vehicle at a municipal off-street parking facility in violation of any of the provisions of this article in the same manner and in accordance with the same procedure and with the same effect as citations are issued for traffic or parking violations pursuant to the provisions of this article.

4.25.670 Removal of vehicles authorized.

When appropriate signs or markings are in place giving notice, any officer of the police department or parking control officer is hereby authorized to remove or cause to be removed any vehicle that is stopped, standing or parked on any municipal off-street parking facility in violation of this article. The procedure for removal or impounding of vehicles shall be as provided in Sections 22850 through 22856 of the California Vehicle Code, as may be amended.

SECTION 2. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase of this Ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by a decision of any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision will not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Ordinance. The City Council declares that it would have passed this Ordinance and each and every section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase not declared invalid or unconstitutional without regard to whether any portion of the Ordinance would be subsequently declared invalid or unconstitutional.

SECTION 3. The City Council finds that adoption of the proposed Ordinance is not a project requiring environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) under CEQA Guidelines section 15378(b)(2) because the Ordinance is general policy and procedure making related to enforcement of parking regulations.

Adopted by the City of South Lake Tahoe City Council on May 20, 2025 by the following vote:

Yes:

No:
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Abstain:

Absent:
________________________ Date:_________
Tamara Wallace, Mayor
Attest:
________________________
Susan Blankenship, City Clerk
First Reading: May 6, 2025
Published:

Second Reading:

Effective:

The presence of electronic signature certifies that the foregoing is a true and correct copy as approved by the South Lake Tahoe City Council.
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Resolution 2025-XXX
Adopted by the City of South Lake Tahoe
City Council
May 6, 2025
Establishing Parking Prohibitions, Restrictions, and Regulations for the Stateline Transit Center

BACKGROUND
A. On May 6, 2025, City Council held a first reading (by title only) and referred second reading to May 20, 2025, of an Ordinance to amend Article VII of Chapter 4.25 of the South Lake Tahoe City Code to add Section 4.25.607 authorizing City Council, by resolution, to establish certain parking prohibitions, restrictions, and regulations at municipal off-street parking facilities as authorized by California Vehicle Code section 22519.

B. Under South Lake Tahoe City Code section 4.25.607 and California Vehicle Code section 22519, the City Council is authorized to establish by resolution no parking zones, loading zones, and permit parking within municipal off-street parking facilities, including cityowned and operated lots, and enforce these restrictions once appropriate signage is installed.

C. The Police Department desires to maintain the current configuration and parking designations at the Stateline Transit Center including Transit Way, but recommends that City Council adopt this resolution such that appropriate signage can be installed to ensure the current parking designations for no parking, loading zones, and permit parking are enforceable.

BASED ON THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE BACKGROUND, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of South Lake Tahoe:

1. Establishes the following parking prohibitions, restrictions, and regulations for the Stateline Transit Center (4114 Lake Tahoe Blvd.), as depicted on the site plan attached hereto as Exhibit “A”:
a. No parking zone through the entire Stateline Transit Center as shown in Exhibit A, excluding the permit parking zone and loading zones.
b. 30 minute loading zone located along the East curbline of Transit Way beginning approximately 179’ South of the South curbline prolongation of US Hwy 50 and ending 210
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263’ South of the South curbline prolongation of US Hwy 50; and a second 30 minute loading zone approximately 63’8” along the East curb line of the bus stop island directly adjacent to Transit Way
c. Permit parking only zone (approximately 6 spaces) inside the last (East side) bus bay.

2. Declares that this resolution shall become effective upon the effective date of the Ordinance Amending Article VII of Chapter 4.25 of the South Lake Tahoe City Code to add Section

4.25.607 authorizing City Council, by resolution, to establish certain parking prohibitions, restrictions, and regulations at municipal off-street parking facilities.

Adopted by the City of South Lake Tahoe City Council on May 6, 2025, by the following vote:

Yes:

No:

Absent:

Abstain:

Date:

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.
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City of South Lake Tahoe
Agenda Item Executive Summary
Joe Irvin, City Manager
__________________________________
Meeting Date: May 6, 2025
Agenda Item #:17
Agenda Item: Pioneer Trail Pedestrian Improvement Project Phase II: Construction Contract with B&M Civil LLC, Amendment to Agreement with CDM Smith for Engineering Services During Construction, and Accepting and Appropriating Grant Funding
Executive Summary: The Public Works Department is recommending the award of the Pioneer Trail Pedestrian Improvements Ph II project contract to B&M Civil LLC. They are also recommending to accept and appropriate grant funding to the project account., confirm and execute other internal balance transfers as shown in the Resolution., and accept Amendment 6 to CDM Smith PSA (C-009-2019).

Requested Action / Suggested Motions: Either: (1) Pass a Resolution: a) Authorizing and directing the Mayor to execute Construction Contract with B&M Civil LLC for $6,344,383, plus a 10% Construction Contingency of $634,436; b) Authorizing and directing the Mayor to execute Amendment No. 6 to Agreement with CDM Smith for Engineering Services During Construction for an additional amount of $54,983.67 and a total amount not to exceed $615,396.39; c) Accepting and Appropriating grant funding of $1.2 million from Active Transportation Program, $1,551,000 from Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality, $606,000 from Surface Transportation Block Grant, and $714,984 from South Tahoe Public Utilities for In Lieu Fees; d) Transferring $1,050,000 of Measure S Undesignated Reserves and $915,898 from SB-1 funds; and e) Transferring $481,732 from James and Eloise Drainage Project; or (2) Pass a Motion to reject all bids and direct staff to re-bid the construction contract.

Responsible Staff Member: Stephen Anderjack, Project Manager Reviewed and Approved By: Anush Nejad, Director of Public Works Susan Blankenship, City Clerk Olga Tikhomirova, Director of Finance Heather Stroud, City Attourney Attachments:
01-Staff Report-Pioneer Trail Ped Improvement Ph II Contract Award.docx 02-Resolution-Pioneer Trail Pedestrian Improvements Phase II.docx 03-B&M Civil LLC Construction Agreement.pdf
04-Amendment No. 6 to Agreement with CDM Smith Inc.pdf
05-Finance Letter.pdf
08-Willdan Memo.pdf
06-STPUD Reimbursment Agreement.pdf
07-FCC Bid Advisory.pdf
09-B&M Response Letter.pdf
10-CSLT GFE Eval.pdf
11-OCR GFE Eval.pdf
12-B&M Civil DBE Docs.pdf
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City of South Lake Tahoe
Report to City Council
Meeting Date: May 6th, 2025
Title: Pioneer Trail Pedestrian Improvement Project Ph II Construction Contract Award to B&M Civil LLC.

Location: Pioner Trail between Larch Ave and Ski Run Blvd Responsible Staff Member: Stephen Anderjack, Project Manager, 530-721-1102 Background: Pioneer Trail Pedestrian Upgrade Project, Phase 1 was constructed in 2015,which was located between the Pioneer Trail – Lake Tahoe Blvd intersection and ended at Larch Avenue. Project improvements included the construction of sidewalks and street lighting on both sides of Pioneer Trail.

Comments from the public and members of the City Council indicated strong support for extending the pedestrian upgrades between Larch Avenue and Ski Run Blvd (Phase 2).

On March 19, 2019, the City Council approved a professional services agreement (C-009-2019) with CDM Smith, Inc. to perform engineering design, permitting, and preparation of 100% bid documents for the Pioneer Trail Pedestrian Upgrade Project, Phase 2.

The City of South Lake Tahoe Public Works Department, in partnership with the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (TRPA) and the Tahoe Metropolitan Planning Organization (TMPO), sought and acquired grant funding to complete the second phase of the Pioneer Trail Pedestrian Upgrade Project. Design work started in the spring of 2019.

Multiple funding sources have been secured for the construction portion of this project. These grant funding sources include $1,200,000.00 of Active Transportation Program (ATP) state funding, $1,551,000.00 of Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality (CMAQ) federal funding, and $606,000.00 of Surface Transportation Block Grant (STBG) federal funding. A portion of the work on this project also involves the abandonment of STPUD facilities in order to not disturb the new infrastructure post-construction. This abandonment work will be paid for by a reimbursement agreement with STPUD valued at $714,894.20.

Engineering design has been completed by CDM Smith. All necessary easements for the project have been acquired. The project has received Right of Way Certification and CON E-76 Authorization from Caltrans in order to appropriate the FHWA funding.

Issue and Discussion: The construction of the project was advertised on Planet Bids on February 11th 2025 and bids were publicly opened and read aloud on March 18, 2025 at the City Public Works Building.

There were 49 prospective bidders, and the City received two bids. B&M Civil LLC was the apparent low bidder with a Total Base Bid price of $6,344,383. Martin Brothers, the second bidder, had a total Base Bid Price of $9,781,000. The Engineer’s Estimate for the bid was $4,800,226.25.

Table 1 - Bid Results
Name of Contractor Total Base Bid
B&M Civil LLC $6,344,383
Martin Brothers Construction $9,781,000
The Public Works Department is recommending award to the apparent low bidder, B&M Civil LLC, for this project.
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In addition to awarding the construction contract to B&M the Public Works Department also recommends the approval of Amendment 6 to CDM Smith’s engineering design PSA (C-009-2019). Amendment 6 includes the additional scope of construction design support, including Request for Information (RFI), Submittal, and Change Order reviews. The amendment also includes an increase to the surveying budget to obtain additional survey documentation for a permanent easement purchase.

Other Project Considerations:

On May 4, 2025, City Council received emails from the Foundation for Fair Contracting (FFC) containing a bid advisory on B&M Civil LLC (attachment 07_FCC Bid Advisory). Although it is not a bid protest since this entity was not a prospective bidder, staff has provided responses to FFC’s allegations below:
 Allegation:

ONGOING VIOLATIONS OF PREVAILING WAGE LAWS RESULTING IN WAGE THEFT B&M has numerous infractions/violations which have resulted in willful circumvention of the laws and regulations governing the payment of prevailing wages, including, but not limited to, violations resulting in wage theft and non-compliance with apprenticeship laws. B&M has engaged in this pattern of unlawful activity on various public works prevailing wage projects. Civil Wage and Penalty Assessments have been issued to B&M by the State of California, Division of Labor Standards Enforcement (DLSE), Labor Commissioner’s office. Supporting documentation is attached for your review. Furthermore, B&M is currently under investigation by our offices in connection with issues provided below.  Misclassifications resulting in underpayments.
 Failure to comply with overtime requirements.
 Failure to comply with apprenticeship requirements.
 Failing to report all workers on certified payrolls.

Staff Response:

The City has reviewed the allegation and understands it to be unfounded. Willdan monitors contractor’s payrolls and interviews employees for all City CIP contracts and has found B&M Civil LLC to be in compliance with state laws on a past City CIP project, Lakeview ADA Upgrade. Refer to Willdan’s supplementary memo (attachment 08_Willdan memo) providing an explanation of the direct experience with B&M Civil LLC’s compliance throughout the Lakeview ADA Upgrade Project construction.

B&M Civil LLC has performed satisfactorily for Lakeview ADA Upgrade Project and staff recommends that the construction contract for Pioneer Trail Pedestrian Improvement Ph Project be awarded to B&M Civil, LLC.
 Allegation:

FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH BID SPECIFICATIONS/UNFAIR COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE B&M’s base bid is in excess of 35% lower than all other bidders on this project. A large bid variance commonly indicates a failure to bid in accordance with the plans and specifications and/or account for the proper prevailing wage rate – including travel and subsistence. If awarded the project, change orders would be inevitable to complete the project in accordance with the specifications and/or prevailing wage laws/standards. This gives B&M an unfair advantage in its bidding practices against its competitors and puts the City of South Lake Tahoe a precarious legal position. 215
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Staff Response:

Staff compared B&M Civil, LLC. bid to the other bid received (Martin Brothers Construction) and the Engineer’s Estimate to determine if there were abnormal bid variances. It was determined that B&M Civil LLC’s bid prices were closest to the Engineer’s Estimate and did not have large variances that would provide reason to believe unnecessary change orders will occur nor raise concerns with prevailing wage laws/standards compliance.
 Allegation:

UNSAFE WORK ENVIRONMENT / OSHA VIOLATIONS RESULTING IN FINES ISSUED AND UPHELD B&M has multiple safety infractions that have resulted in worker injuries leading to investigations and fines issued by OSHA. We have attached the detailed supporting documentation for your review Staff Response:

B&M’s past OSHA Violations and Safety issues have been remediated in a satisfactory manner as described in (attachment 09_B&M Response Letter).
 Allegation:

LITIGATION AND PRIVATE ATTORNEY GENERAL ACT (PAGA) LAWSUITS B&M has a history of PAGA related lawsuits filed with the State of California, brought forth by workers who have been victims of wage theft. PAGA supporting documentation is attached for your review.

Staff Response:

The City has reviewed this allegation and understands it to be unfounded. B&M’s response letter references one PAGA notice and this was resolved without funding fault or wrongdoing by B&M Civil LLC.
 Allegation:

FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND FORMAL APPRENTICESHIP

PROGRAMS
B&M has not made a good faith effort to participate and invest in Local Workforce Development, nor have they participated in local hiring of workers in the community through formal and recognized preapprenticeship programs and formal apprenticeship programs for specific apprenticeable crafts. They have failed to request, employ, train, and pay the proper prevailing wages to apprentices.

Staff Response:

There was no Local Hire requirement or Good Faith Effort required for this contract, due to its FHWA funding.

Willdan, the City’s consultant for labor compliance, oversaw the labor compliance aspects of the Lakeview ADA Upgrade Project of which B&M Civil, LLC was the prime contractor. Willdan has provided a supplementary memo (attachment 07_Willdan memo) further addressing concerns related to apprenticeship programs and B&M Civil LLC’s compliance with the requirements during their past 216
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contract with the City of South Lake Tahoe. B&M Civil LLC complied with Apprenticeship requirements for the Lakeview ADA project.

Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Participation and Good Faith Effort (GFE) The City has been awarded $2,157,000 in Federal Highway Administration Funding (CMAQ and STBG, see Table 3 below) grant. Federal grant goal includes Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) participation in federally funded projects. A goal of 19% was established for this project, based on Caltrans methodology. Contractors are required to submit a commitment to use DBE’s for 19% of the total project value. If the contactor is unable to meet the DBE goal, a Good Faith Effort (GFE) can be provided, showing that the contractor has made all reasonable attempts to solicit DBE participation.

The apparent low bidder, B&M Civil LLC, committed to 0% DBE utilization for this project. They accompanied this commitment with a GFE. The City reviewed B&M’s GFE and deemed it acceptable (Attachment 10_CSLT GFE Eval). Caltran’s Office of Civil Rights (OCR) also reviewed the GFE and deemed it unacceptable (Attachment 11_OCR GFE Eval). The Local Assistance Procedures Manual (LAPM) contains the grant compliance guides for the federal funding. The LAPM states that the Local Agency is still able to award the contract to the apparent low bidder if Caltran’s OCR does not accept the GFE, as long as the Local Agency has accepted the GFE. The LAPM does not clarify if awarding the contract against OCR’s recommendation jeopardizes federal funding reimbursement. The Caltran’s District 3 Local Assistance Engineer, verbally that this determination will not jeopardize the federal reimbursement, however if the project is audited in the future, it would be up to the auditors discretion if the GFE was acceptable and if not, the repayment of federal funds may be necessary.

El Dorado County has recently awarded three Public Works projects to contractor’s who have had 0% DBE commitments and GFE’s that have been rejected by Caltran’s OCR. They have received reimbursement for the Federal Funding, however none of these three projects have been subject to an audit at this time.

The Public Works Department has reviewed the GFE provided and recommends award to B&M Civil LLC.

Financial Implications: In addition to the bid amount submitted by the contractor, the City typically allocates a 10% ($634,438.30) construction contingency for unforeseen costs associated with the Project.

The City also utilizes professional consultant services to oversee labor compliance and to provide materials testing services for additional quality control. It is estimated that approximately $18,000 will be needed for a labor compliance specialist and $60,000 will be needed for materials testing.

The project will also utilize a full-time consultant inspector as the Public Works Department is not currently staffed sufficiently to inspect the project with internal resources. This inspection is estimated to cost $260,000 for the 2025 season. Lumos and Associates, Inc. was selected for this effort on a contingency based on the award of the construction project and budget appropriation.

Amendment 6 to CDM Smith’s PSA also adds $55,000 to the project budget. Adding together the 10% construction contingency, labour compliance specialist, the materials testing consultant, full-time inspection cost, CDM Smith Amendment 6 and the bid from B&M Civil LLC, brings the total funds needed to construct the Project to $7,371,821.00 for the Base Bid.

Table 2 - Project Funding Recommendation
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Construction Costs Amount
B&M Civil LLC Construction Bid $6,344,383.00
Construction Contingency of 10% $634,438.30
Labor Compliance Specialist $18,000.00
Materials Testing $60,000.00
Full -time Inspection Services $260,000.00
CDM Smith Amendment 6 $55,000.00
Total $7,371,821,30
The Public Works Department is proposing to fund the project as shown in the table below, through the use of Measure S Undersigned Reserve funds and the re-allocation of CIP funding as shown Table 3 – Funding Sources and Status of Funding
Funding Type Funding Status Amount
General Fund Allocated In Project Account $337,744.00
Active Transportation Program (ATP) To be Accepted by City $1,200,000.00 Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality
(CMAQ)
To be Accepted by City $1,551,000.00
Surface Transportation Block Grant
(STBG)
To be Accepted by City $606,000.00
South Tahoe Public Utility District (STPUD)
Reimbursement
To be Accepted by City $714,894.20
Measure S Requesting Transfer from 301-50005 $361,000.00 SB-1 Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation
Account (RMRA) Funding
Requesting Transfer from 301-50005 $554,898.00
James and Eloise Drainage Maintenance
Project Funds (2)
Requesting Transfer from 301-40053 $481,732.00
Measure S Undesignated Reserve Requesting Transfer $1,050,000.00 Lake Tahoe Blvd Bike Trail Project
Remaining Funds (1)
Transferred at Mid Year Budget Adjustment,
from 301-50026
$515,045.98
Total $7,372,314.18
Notes:
1) Requesting transfer of existing construction funds allocated for James/Eloise Drainage Project.

This project will be deferred to 2026 once the design is complete. Funding will be requested for the 2025-26 Capital Improvement Program
The Grant and STPUD Funding Sources shown in Table 3 have been allocated by their respective entities, however the City needs to accept the funding. The proposed internal transfers also cover the City’s required local match of $247,407.90 for the Federal Grants.

Recommended Action
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Pass Resolution to award the construction contract to B&M Civil LLC. Accept and appropriate grant funding to the project account. Confirm and execute other internal balance transfers as shown in the Resolution. Approve Amendment 6 to CDM Smith PSA (C-009-2019).

Environmental Considerations: This Project has already completed the CEQA permitting process.

The City Planning Commission adopted and approved a Negative Declaration document for this Project at the September 12, 2019, meeting. (State Clearing House Number 2019079110) NEPA permitting was completed on October 15, 2019. The NEPA process was completed under a Categorical Exclusion as determined by Caltrans, who is the lead implementing agency. (CML 5398(13)) The Project is also a part of the TRPA Environmental Improvement Program (EIP) and has a TRPA EIP project permit.

Policy Implications: This Project is consistent with many of the City Council priorities for 2019 and beyond.

The Project is a recreational and transportation improvement that will develop a new class I bicycle trail approximately 0.6 miles in length. This bike trail will also close an important gap in the South Shore trail system. The Project also encourages people to get out of their cars and to walk or ride their bikes, which is in line with Council’s desire to combat climate change. Lastly, the Project will reconstruct some of the drainage infrastructure along Lake Tahoe Boulevard, which will extend the lifetime of the roadway and reduce required maintenance along this section of roadway. 219
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Resolution 2025-XX
Adopted by the City of South Lake Tahoe
City Council
May 6, 2025
Awarding Pioneer Trail Pedestrian Improvement Project Ph II Construction Contract Award to B&M Civil LLC. Accepting ATP, CMAQ, STBG, and STPUD In Lieu Fee Funding, Transferring Measure S, SB-1, James and Eloise Drainage Replacement, Appropriating $1,050,000 from Measure S Sales Tax Fund Undesignated Reserves and Approving Amendment No. 6 to CDM Smith PSA (C-009-2019) for engineering design support during construction.

BACKGROUND
A. The City of South Lake Tahoe has designated the Pioneer Trail Pedestrian Improvement Project Phase II a viable and desired project.

B. The City has successfully applied for and has been awarded grant funding in the amount of $1,200,000 of Active Transportation Program (ATP) funds from the State of California Department of Transportation to perform the construction portion of this project.

C. The City has successfully applied for and has been awarded grant funding in the amount of $1,551,000 of Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality (CMAQ) funds from the Federal Highway Administration through the State of California Department of Transportation to perform the construction portion of this project.

D. The City has successfully applied for and has been awarded grant funding in the amount of $606,000 of Surface Transportation Block Grant (STBG) funds from the Federal Highway Administration through the State of California Department of Transportation to perform the construction portion of this project.

E. A portion of the project involves the abandonment of South Tahoe Public Utility District (STPUD) facilities. The costs associated with this work will be reimbursed through a reimbursement agreement with STPUD valued at $714,894.20. This reimbursement agreement has been approved by STPUD’s Board of Directors.

F. Bids for this project have been opened and B&M Civil LLC is the apparent low bidder with a Total Contract Price of $6,344,383.00. The Public Works Department recommends awarding the contract to B&M Civil LLC.

G. CDM Smith was hired by the City as the Engineer of Record for the project under an engineering design PSA (C-009-2019). The Public Works Department is recommending approval of Amendment 6 to this design PSA for the addition of construction engineering services. This amendment is valued at $54,983.67.
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BASED ON THE FACTS SET FORTH HEREIN, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of South Lake Tahoe:

1. Authorizes and directs the Mayor to execute the construction contract with B&M Civil LLC for $6,344,383, plus 10% Construction Continency in the amount of $634,436.

2. Authorizes and directs the Mayor to execute Amendment 6 to CDM Smith PSA (C-009- 2019) for $54,983.67, for a not--exceed Contract Amount of $ 615,558.72.

3. Accepts $1,200,000 in Active Transportation Program funding for the Project into account 301-50024-33125.

4. Accepts $1,551,000 in Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality funding for the Project into account 301-50024-33119.

5. Accepts $606,000.00 in Surface Transportation Block Grant funding for the Project into account 301-50024-33126.

6. Accepts $714,984.20 in reimbursement from the South Tahoe Public Utility District for the Project into account 301-50024-36274.

7. Transfers $915,898.00 from Road Rehabilitation Construction Budget as indicated in the table below.

8. Transfers $481,732.00 from James/Eloise Drainage Project as indicated in the table below.

9. Appropriates $1,050,000 from Measure S Undesignated Reserve for the Project as indicated in the table below.

10.Appropriates funding into the existing CIP project fund account as follows:

Transfer From Transfer To
Name Account Name Account Amount
Road Rehab - CON -
Measure S
301-50005-
48030
Pioneer Trial

PH II - CE
301-50024-
48034
$
260,000.00
Road Rehab - CON -
Measure S
301-50005-
48030
Pioneer Trial

PH II - CON
301-50024-
48030
$
101,000.00
Road Rehab - CON - SB1 RMRA301-50005-
48030
Pioneer Trial

PH II - CON
301-50024-
48030
$
554,898.00
James and Eloise
Drainage Maintenance
Project - CON
301-40053-
48030
Pioneer Trial

PH II - CON
301-50024-
48030
$
455,748.00
James and Eloise
Drainage Maintenance
Project - ED
301-40053-
48020
Pioneer Trial

PH II - CON
301-50024-
48030
$
25,984.00
Measure S Undesignated
Reserve
102-01511-
50014
Pioneer Trial

PH II - CON
301-50024-
48030
$
1,050,000.00
Adopted by the City of South Lake Tahoe City Council on May 6, 2025, by the following vote:

Yes:

No:

Abstain:

Absent:
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The presence of electronic signature certifies that the foregoing is a true and correct copy as approved by the South Lake Tahoe City Council.
__________________ Date:_____________
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.
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