MINUTES
Regular Meeting
TULELAKE CITY COUNCIL
February 3, 2026 - 5:30 PM
Mayor Tom Cordonier called the meeting to order at 5:31PM. Council Members Margie Cordonier, Patricia Taylor, Teresa Williams and Penny Velador were present. Also in attendance were City Clerk, Casey Joiner; Chief Resilience Officer, Jenny Coelho; Assistant City Admin, Christian Marquez; City Administrative Clerk, Anna Perez; City Staff, Alejandra Garcia; Library Branch Manager, Kailee Wood; and Chief of Police, Tom Hoy. City Hall Administrator, Aissa Martinez; City Treasurer, Sara Luscombe; Finance Director, Whitney Cantrell and Director of Public Works, Jose Perez were absent.
APPROVAL OF THE JANUARY 20, 2026, REGULAR MEETING MINUTES Mayor Cordonier made a motion for the approval of the January 20, 2026, regular meeting minutes. Council Member Cordonier seconded the motion. All votes were aye. Motion carried. (Motion 26-10) APPROVAL OF THE JANUARY 28, 2026, BUDGET WORKSHOP MINUTES Mayor Cordonier made a motion for the approval of the January 28, 2026, budget workshop minutes. Mayor Pro Tem Velador seconded the motion. Motion carried. (Motion 26-11)
APPROVAL OF THE PAYMENT OF BILLS
Mayor Pro Tem Velador made a motion to approve paying the bills presented for January 20, 2026, minus one in the amount of $3641. Mayor Cordonier seconded the motion. All votes were aye. Motion carried. (Motion 26- 12)
COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC
Davis Soto came to the meeting. He asked if there had been any new updates on the bowling alley. Jenny Coelho mentioned that as soon as the EPA signs a contract with a contractor we are first in line to have the bowling alley taken down. Davis also wanted to know if the grant that helped fund the soccer field at the Tulelake High School would allow the use for the Men's Soccer League with or without payment. Jenny commented that she would have to go back and look at the grant stipulations.
PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING THE WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION FACILITY USE PERMIT - VERIZON WIRELESS Discussion only. No action taken.
VERIZON WIRELESS USE PERMIT STAFF REPORT AND POSSIBLE APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION 26-01 A RESOLUTION
OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TULELAKE GRANTING A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR AN EXISTING WIRELESS TELECOMMINICAITONS FACILITY AT 380 SECOND STREET (APN 050-053-100) AND 301 C STREET (APN 050-053-090
Council Member Cordonier made a motion to approve the we make the finding that the project does not have the potential to result in a significant adverse effect on the environment and is exempt from environmental review pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Sections 15301, 15303, and 15061(b)(3). Council Member Taylor seconded the motion. All votes were aye. Motion carried. (Motion 26-13) Council Member Cordonier made a motion to approve that we grant the conditional use permit and adopt Resolution 26-01. Council Member Taylor seconded the motion. All votes were aye. Motion carried. (Motion 26-14) DISCUSSION REGARDING SMALL COMMUNITIES DRAFT RELIEF PROGRAM GRANT. POSSIBLE APPROVAL OF CHANGE ORDER #5
Mayor Cordonier made a motion to approve of Change Order #5. Mayor Pro Tem Velador seconded the motion.
All votes were aye. Motion carried. (Motion 26-15)
CLOSED SESSION: REAL ESTATE REGARDING APN 050-021-100-000 Council went in to closed session at 6:25PM.
ANNOUNCEMENT OF CLOSED SESSION
Council returned from closed session at 6:45PM. A motion was made not to accept the offer on APN 050-021-100- 000. All votes were aye. Motion carried. (Motion 26-16)
DEPARTMENT HEAD UPDATES
Chief of Police: Tom Hoy gave an update on the K-9 Fundraiser Dinner that is occurring on March 7, 2026 at the Tulelake-Butte Valley Fairgrounds. He also commented that he has received a lot of donations for the dinner and that there are still a lot of tickets available.
Chief Resilience Officer: Jenny Coelho commented that she had recently gone to the SCORE meeting and that there were a few new items that needed to be adopted. She commented on a couple of these new items such as needing to have a vehicle pursuit policy with training in place and that all members and employees need to have sexual harassment and ethics training. She also commented that all websites would have to be updated to be ADA compliant.
City Hall Administrator: Absent.
Director of Public Works: Absent.
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Library Branch Manager: Kailee Wood had no new comments.
ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Cordonier made a motion to adjourn the meeting at 7:28PM. Mayor Pro Tem Velador seconded the motion. All votes were aye. Motion carried. (Motion 26-17) tom Cordone
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