MINUTES
Regular Meeting
TULELAKE CITY COUNCIL
February 07, 2023 - 5:30 PM
Mayor Penny Velador called the meeting to order at 5:38PM. Mayor Pro Tem, Tom Cordonier and Teresa Williams were present. Council Member Bryan Hendricks was present via conference call. Also in attendance was the City Clerk, Aissa Martinez; City Administrative Clerk, Heidi Cureton and Director of Public Works, Jose Perez. Those absent were Council Member, Julia Pena Larsen; Finance Director, Will Sargent; Chief of Police, Tom Hoy; City Hall Administrator, Jenny Coelho and City Treasurer, Sara Luscombe.
APPROVAL OF THE JANUARY 17, 2023, REGULAR MEETING MINUTES Mayor Pro Tem Cordonier made a motion to approve the January 17, 2023, regular meeting minutes. Council Member Williams seconded the motion. All votes were aye. Motion carried. (Motion 23-20) APPROVAL OF THE JANUARY 26, 2023, SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES Mayor Pro Tem Cordonier made a motion to approve the January 26, 2023, special meeting minutes. Council Member Williams seconded the motion. All votes were aye. Motion carried. (Motion 23-21)
APPROVAL OF THE PAYMENT OF BILLS
Mayor Velador made a motion to approve paying the bills presented. Mayor Pro Tem Cordonier seconded the motion. All votes were aye. Motion carried. (Motion 23-22)
COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC
Lydia Gil was on the phone and took this opportunity to thank the Council for all their hard work in governing the City of Tulelake.
APPROVAL OF THE THIRD AMENDMENT TO SITE LEASE AGREEMENT FOR T-MOBILE The City Administrative Clerk, Heidi Cureton, stated that T-Mobile presented an offer to increase their rent by $150.00 per month for the additional square footage they would be using by expanding the size of the generator pad and generator they proposed in the Amended Site Lease Agreement. Mayor Velador made a motion to approve the Third Amendment to Site Lease Agreement for T-Mobile. Council Member Williams seconded the motion. All votes were aye. Motion carried. (Motion 23-23)
UPDATE AND POSSIBLE APPROVAL OF BIDS ON THE THEATER WALL Again, no bids were submitted for the Theater wall repair project. Director of Public Works, Jose Perez, mentioned that he will get in contact with R B Aldrich Construction to see if he would be interested in making a bid on the project. Mayor Velador made a motion to table this item until the next Council Meeting. Mayor Pro Tem Cordonier seconded the motion. All votes were aye. Motion carried. (Motion 23-24)
REVIEW VETERANS PARK MEMORIAL MONUMENT WALL DESIGN
Much discussion took place regarding what the design of the presented Memorial Wall will look like.
Suggestions were made that we create the wall in a way to allow people to buy bricks or tiles "In Memory of" a military family member. A few modifications to the draft picture is still needed but Council feels that it is best to keep the design simple. Discussion only, no action was taken.
CLOSED SESSION: SIGNIFICANT EXPOSURE TO LITIGATION PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE S 54956.9(B): NUMBER OF POTENTIAL CASES: 1
Council went into closed session at 6:03PM.
ANNOUNCEMENT OF CLOSED SESSION
Council returned from closed session at 6:13PM. A motion was made and seconded in closed session to continue with litigation on the case. All votes were aye. Motion carried. (Motion 23-25) DEPARTMENT HEAD UPDATES:
Chief of Police: Tom Hoy was absent.
City Hall Administrator: Jenny Coelho was absent.
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Director of Public Works: Jose Perez stated that the Garbage truck was still down. He said he should have a quote soon on the cost of a new garbage truck. He also mentioned his crew had been patching potholes around town.
Finance Director: Will Sargent was absent.
ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Velador made a motion to adjourn the meeting at 6:23PM. Mayor Pro Tem Cordonier seconded the motion. All votes were aye. Motion carried. (Motion 23-26) Paulut Velade
Paulette Velador, Mayor
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Aissa Martinez, City Clerk &
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