Truckee Town Council Workshop February 11, 2025 Page 1 of 3
Truckee Town Council Workshop Minutes
February 11, 2025, 12:00 PM
Gravity Haus Truckee, 10918 Brockway Road, Truckee, CA
1. Call to Order: Mayor Zabriskie called the meeting to order at 12:04 p.m.
2. Roll Call: Council Members; Romack, Henderson, Polivy, Vice Mayor Klovstad, Mayor Zabriskie.
Staff Present: Becky Bucar, Assistant Public Works Director; Dan Wilkins, Public Works Director/Town Engineer; Danny Renfrow, Chief of Police; Andy Morris, Town Attorney; Denyelle Nishimori, Community Development Director; Hilary Hobbs, Assistant to the Town Manager; Jen Callaway, Town Manager; and Kelly Carpenter, Town Clerk.
3. Pledge of Allegiance: Deferred.
4. Public Comment:
Verbal comment received from: JD Hoss, Mary Barillo, Mike Livak, and Bob Ferwerda.
Written comment received from: Bob Ferwerda.
5. Discussion Items
5.1 Teambuilding for Council members and Town staff to discuss: (1) the decision-making process; (2) Council norms and policies; (3) 2025-2027 strategic focus areas; (4) budget timeline, revenues and expenses; (5) organizational staffing; (6) Council meeting calendar; (7) Nevada County collaboration; and (8) Planning Commission.
Discussion Items:
Council members shared their visions for the future and for the community. AirDiamond Creative Consulting consultant, David Diamond, provided an update on initial themes from the Process Refinements and Partnerships Project and Program Creation scope of work.
Customer service strategies.
Council Strategic Priorities and initial input on items that may be considered in the 2025- 2027 workplan:
Council Priority #1: Infrastructure and Community Connectivity. Updated priority: Invest in Key Infrastructure, Community Connectivity, and Economic Vitality.
o Workplan topics discussed:
Consider additional partnerships to expand TART Connect services
Council Priority #2: Housing Our Workforce
o The priority will remain: Actively support the development of workforce housing. o Workplan topics discussed:
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Truckee Town Council Workshop February 11, 2025 Page 2 of 3 New Development Deed Restriction: Council is not interested in considering expanding program area at this time.
Potential expansion of deed restriction programs to including deed restriction in exchange for funding energy efficiency and/or home hardening investments
Council Priority #3: Climate Action and Sustainability. o The priority will remain: Reduce greenhouse gas emissions and become a leader in environmental sustainability
o Workplan topics discussed:
Continue exploration of biomass
Building Decarbonization: consider technology options to expand and simplify rebate programs; potential additional partnerships with the Truckee Donner Public Utility District.
Council Priority #4: Communication and Public Outreach. o Updated priority Enhance communication and public outreach. o Workplan topics discussed:
Continued interest in including inclusion, diversity, equity and accessibility initiatives.
Get better understanding of potential impacts to non-profit partners from federal funding freezes and changes.
Interest from Truckee Downtown Merchants Association in the considering formation of a CFD for Commercial Row to fund services. such as streetscape maintenance, snow removal, and dumpsters. Council not interested in consider additional grant programs (e.g. art) until we understand success of current grant programs.
Council Priority #5: Emergency Preparedness
o Updated priority: Enhance Partnerships and Investment for Emergency Preparedness Including Wildfire Readiness, Mitigation and Recovery. o Workplan topics discussed:
Disaster recovery planning.
Mayor Zabriskie opened public comment.
Verbal comment received from: Sophia Heidrich
Mayor Zabriskie closed public comment.
Mayor Zabriskie adjourned for a recess at 3:10 p.m.
Mayor Zabriskie reconvened the meeting at 3:20 p.m.
Continued Discussion Items:
Future staffing needs and workload capacities.
Technology tools to support permit processing, codification and public records requests. Hardy Bullock presented an update from Nevada County on Nevada County strategic priorities.
Review Council norms.
Planning commissioner appointment procedure: agendize for future Council discussion Gratitude Month, Small Business, Big Applause recognition, and Council meeting opening acts.
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Truckee Town Council Workshop February 11, 2025 Page 3 of 3 Council discussed the calendar for this year’s Council meetings: Thanksgiving week (canceled, unless needed), Christmas week (canceled), and July recess (both July meetings canceled).
6. Adjournment: 6:08 p.m.
To the regular meeting of the Truckee Town Council, February 25, 2025, 5:00 p.m. at Town Hall, 10183 Truckee Airport Road, Truckee, CA.
Respectfully submitted by: Approved:
Kelly Carpenter, Town Clerk Jan Zabriskie, Mayor
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