Regular Meeting
MINUTES
TULELAKE CITY COUNCIL
February 15, 2022 - 5:30 PM
Mayor Henry Ebinger called the meeting to order at 5:31 PM. Council Member Gary Fensler and Council Member Bryan Hendricks were present. Also present were City Finance Director, Will Sargent; Chief of Police, Tony Ross; City Hall Administrator, Jenny Coelho; Director of Public Works, Jose Perez; City Administrative Clerk, Heidi Cureton; City Clerk, Raul Figueroa and Police Officer Anderson. Present via conference call was City Treasurer, Sara Luscombe. Mayor Pro Tem Penny Velador and Council Member Teresa Williams were both absent.
APPROVAL OF THE FEBRUARY 01, 2022 REGULAR MEETING MINUTES This item was tabled until the next meeting due to council members being absent.
APPROVAL OF PAYMENT OF BILLS
Council Member Hendricks made a motion to approve the bills presented. Council Member Fensler seconded. All Council Members present voted Aye. Motion carried. (Motion 22-19)
COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC
Mr. Jack Bittner was present and wanted to make Council aware that his water was clean after months of complaining about dirty water. Mayor Ebinger told him that the Director of Public Works had been flushing the lines around town in order to clear up the water. Mr. Bittner was happy with the end result and left the meeting. No action taken.
COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS AND/OR TULELAKE BASIN JOINT UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT UPDATE No representatives were present to give an update.
POSSIBLE UPDATE OR AMENDMENT TO THE CURRENT CITY ORDINANCE, TITLE 15, CHAPTER 15.2,
CONCERNING MANUFACTURED HOMES
Mayor Ebinger discussed the need to update the current one-page ordinance on manufactured homes within the City. After discussion, this item was tabled until an ordinance can be drafted for Council to review at a future meeting.
APPOINT A NEGOTIATING COMMITTEE FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT 2 RAY OEHLERICH WAY, A PORTION OF AP# 050-201-020-000
A motion was made by Mayor Ebinger to appoint Finance Director, Will Sargent, Council Member Bryan Hendricks and Council Member Gary Fensler as the negotiating committee members for property located at 2 Ray Oehlerich Way, with Mayor Hank Ebinger as an alternate. The motion was seconded by Council Member Hendricks. All Council Members present voted Aye. Motion carried. (Motion 22-20) POSSIBLE APPROVAL OF APPRAISAL QUOTE FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT 2 RAY OEHLERICH WAY, A PORTION OF AP# 050-201-020-000
Mayor Ebinger made a motion to approve the quote of $5,000 from D.J. Martin, Certified General Real Estate Appraisal, to determine the market value of the property located at 2 Ray Oehlerich Way. Council Member Fensler seconded. All Council Members present voted Aye. Motion carried. (Motion 22-21) APPROVAL OF NOTICE OF AWARD TO ROCKY MOUNTAIN CONSTRUCTION, LLC FOR THE 2022 STIP
STREET PROJECT
The Director of Public Works announced that he had seven bidders for the 2022 STIP project and that the lowest bidder was Rocky Mountain Construction at $635,218.75. Mayor Ebinger made a motion to approve the Notice of Award to Rocky Mountain Construction, LLC for the 2022 STIP Street Project.
Council Member Hendricks seconded. All Council Members present voted Aye. Motion carried. (Motion 22-22)
APPROVAL TO SUBMIT A LETTER OF AUTHORIZATION TO SISKIYOU COUNTY INTEGRATED WASTE
MANAGEMENT TO ALLOW THE COUNTY, AS LEAD AGENT, TO APPLY FOR THE CAL RECYCLE GRANT Minutes of February 15, 2022 - Regular
Mayor Ebinger made a motion to approve the letter of authorization giving Siskiyou County Integrated Waste Management authorization to act as Lead Agency on behalf of the City of Tulelake for various grant applications relating to CalRecycle regulatory requirements. The motion was seconded by Council Member Fensler. All Council Members present voted Aye. Motion carried. (Motion 22-23) POSSIBLE APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION 22-03 OPPOSING INITIATIVE 21-0042A1, WHICH RESTRICTS
VOTERS' INPUT AND LOCAL TAXING AUTHORITY
The City Hall Administrator explained that this initiative would make it more difficult for local voters to have a say in local services, infrastructure and where their tax dollars are spent, among other things. The League of Cities is also in opposition of this restrictive initiative. After more discussion Jenny read the title of Resolution 22-03. Mayor Ebinger made a motion to approve Resolution 22-03 Opposing Initiative 21-0042A1. Council Member Hendricks seconded. All Council Members present voted Aye. Motion carried. (Motion 22-24)
APPROVAL OF LETTER OF SUPPORT FOR THE PROPOSED CITY OF TULELAKE, CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT
OF TOXIC SUBSTANCE CONTROL, EQUITABLE COMMUNITY REVITALIZATION GRANT (ECRG) FOR
BROWNFIELD COMMUNITY-WIDE ASSESSMENT PROJECT (BROWNFIELD PROGRAM) Council Member Fensler made a motion to approve the Letter of Support for the Tulelake Department of Toxic Substance Control Equitable Community Revitalization Grant, in support of matters relevant to the assessment and purposeful reuse of the Brownfield project sites. Council Member Hendricks made the second. All Council Members present voted Aye. Motion carried. (Motion 22-25) DEPARTMENT HEAD UPDATES:
Chief of Police, Tony Ross informed Council that he was in need of volunteers to put the flags out on Main Street for the different holidays. It was suggested that he contact the Tulelake Revitalization Committee for a possible volunteer. He gave an update on his possible retirement date of January 01, 2023 and that he would introduce Officer Anderson as Chief of Police by September or October 01, 2022. He them told them he was planning on having a hip replacement surgery sometime in October and going out on disability so the City wouldn't have to pay his entire wage.
City Hall Administrator, Jenny Coelho mentioned she would be presenting a RFP for the Housing Element at the March 01, 2022 meeting. She updated them on the completion of the NEPA report and how we were just waiting on a response from the State in order to begin demolition. The CEQA needed 30 days response time due to State regulations. She also reminded Council that the fundraiser for the Tulelake Butte Valley Fairgrounds, Casino Night, was scheduled for Saturday, March 05, 2022, at 5PM.
Director of Public Works, Jose Perez told Council that he was interested in purchasing a street sweeper from Klamath County. He said that the sweeper was a 2011, had 28,000 miles on it with about 3,000 hours logged in. He stated that the current Klamath County Director of Public Works had reached out to him regarding the sweeper since he knew the City may be interested and offered it to the City at a reasonable cost of $15,000. He also informed Council that the electrical in the gazebo had been installed and that Jaime was finishing the roof.
ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Ebinger made a motion to adjourn the regular meeting at 6:19 PM. The motion was seconded by Council Member Hendricks. All Council Members present voted Aye. Motion carried. (Motion 22-26) Henry A Ebinger, Mayor
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Raul Figueroa, City Clerk
Minutes of February 15, 2022 - Regular