MINUTES
Ordinance Workshop
TULELAKE CITY COUNCIL
April 26, 2022 - 5:30 PM
Mayor Henry Ebinger called the workshop to order at 5:45PM. Council Members Bryan Hendricks and Teresa Williams were present. Also present were Director of Public Works, Jose Perez; City Hall Administrator, Jenny Coelho; City Administrative Clerk, Heidi Cureton and Chief of Police, Tony Ross. Present via conference call was Library Branch Manager, Tricia Plass. Mayor Pro Tem Penny Velador; Council Member Gary Fensler; City Treasurer, Sara Luscombe; City Clerk, Raul Figueroa; Finance Director, Will Sargent; and Police Officers Justin Anderson and John Langford were all absent.
COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC
No public was present.
COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS AND/OR TULELAKE BASIN JOINT UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT UPDATE No representatives from said organizations were present for an update.
DISCUSSION OF PROPOSED CITY ORDINANCE 15.4 ABANDONED, ACCESSIBLE AND DISTRESSED REAL PROPERTY City Hall Administrator, Jenny Coelho, began reading the ordinance by section with questions being asked when clarification was needed. Council Member Williams and Chief of Police, Tony Ross were concerned that the city was being too harsh by wanting to regulate what people do with their abandoned buildings. It was suggested that the current nuisance ordinance should be enforced instead of creating another similar ordinance. Much discussion took place regarding the desire to create a safe, attractive city and Main Street and the wish of not over-regulating property owners by implementing a registration fee for abandoned buildings. It was finally decided that all property owners of neglected, abandoned buildings should at least register their property so City Hall has all their current contact information. Council directed city staff to draft an amendment of the nuisance ordinance to include some of the language from the proposed ordinance to include the registration of abandoned buildings, without the fee. Council also instructed city staff to create a letter and mail out to all property owners of such buildings for them to register their buildings. Mayor Ebinger made a motion for staff to compose a letter and registration form for owners of abandoned buildings and to add an amendment to the nuisance ordinance and present to the City Council for approval at a future council meeting. It was seconded by Council Member Hendricks. All votes were Ayes. Motion carried. (Motion 22-66) DISCUSSION OF PROPOSED CITY ORDINANCE 16.02 MERGER OF CONTIGUOUS LOTS OR PARCELS Jenny Coelho mentioned that since the City parcels are so small within the City, this ordinance should be in place to allow new businesses the opportunity of constructing bigger establishments. Mayor Ebinger made a motion to move forward with ordinance 16.02 Merger of Contiguous Lots or Parcels and to have the City Planner, Rico Tinsman review it before bringing it to Council. The motion was seconded by Council Member Hendricks. All votes were Ayes. Motion carried. (Motion 22-67)
DISCUSSION OF PROPOSED CITY ORDINANCE 9.20 NOISE REGULATION Much discussion took place regarding the noise ordinance. The Council and Tony Ross, all thought it was very thorough but wanted to add "no live music in any residential zone" and to not allow loud music to be played after 10PM in any zone. Once these changes are made, ordinance 9.20 Noise Regulation, will be presented to Council at a regular meeting for the first reading.
DEPARTMENT HEAD UPDATES:
Chief of Police, Tony Ross: None.
City Hall Administrator, Jenny Coelho: None.
Director of Public Works, Jose Perez: Advised they would be starting dig outs by the fairgrounds next week for the STIP streets project.
ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Ebinger made a motion to adjourn the workshop at 6:53PM. The motion was seconded by Council Member Hendricks. All votes were Ayes. Motion carried. (Motion 22-68) Hepry A Ebinger, Mayor
1 Minutes of April 26, 2022 - Ordinance Workshop