City Council
Rick Thomas, Mayor
David Vodden, Vice Mayor
Gary Hansen, Council Member
Forrest Sprague, Council Member
Vacant, Council Member
City Manager
Marti Brown
City Clerk
Amos Hoover
Willows City Council
Regular Meeting
Action Minutes
September 12, 2023
Willows City Hall
Closed Session - 4:00 PM
Regular Session - 6:00 PM
201 North Lassen Street
Willows, CA 95988
(530) 934-7041
1. CALL TO ORDER – 4:02pm
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
3. ROLL CALL
Councilmembers Present: Mayor Thomas, Vice-Mayor Vodden, and Councilmembers Hansen and Sprague
Councilmembers Absent: None
4. CHANGES TO THE AGENDA
5. CLOSED SESSION
a. Conference with Legal Counsel – Existing Litigation (§ 54956.9) (1 Case) Name of Case: Forbes v. County of Glenn et al No. 23CV03205 b. Conference with Legal Counsel – Substantial Risk of Litigation Potential exposure to litigation pursuant to § 54956.9(b) Report out from the closed session:
Council received information and gave direction to staff.
6. CEREMONIAL MATTERS
a. Award Presentation – Commendations of Valor & Appreciation Awards were presented to Fire Captain Kyle Enos, Rural District Fire Chief Alex Parisio, Firefighter Riley Eck and Fire Engineer John Peterich.
2 7. PUBLIC COMMENT & CONSENT CALENDAR FORUM
Public Comments Received:
Jeff Williams
a. Register Approval
Action: Approved general checking, payroll, and direct deposit check registers. b. Minutes Approval
Action: Approved the minutes of the August 16 and August 22, 2023, City Council meetings.
c. Opposition to Initiative No. 21-0042A1, The Taxpayer Protection and Government Accountability Act
Action: Item pulled from Consent and it was not approved. d. Cal Cities General Assembly Voting Delegate Designation Action: Designated Mayor Thomas as a voting delegate representing the City of Willows at the Cal Cities General Assembly.
Moved/Seconded: Vice Mayor Vodden and Councilmember Hansen Yes: Councilmembers Hansen, and Sprague, Vice Mayor Vodden, and Mayor Thomas No: None
Absent: None
8. DISCUSSION AND ACTION CALENDAR
a. FY 2023-2024 Budget Amendment
Action: Amended the FY 2023-24 budget to rescind budget approval of the design contract for repairs of the City Swimming Pool ($94,980), as well as defund the full-time Recreation Director position.
Public Comments Received:
Roberta Asbury
Dennis Asbury
Brian Ramos
Evan Hutson
Sharon Ponsiano
Moved/Seconded: Mayor Thomas and Councilmember Hansen
Yes: Councilmembers Hansen and Sprague, and Mayor Thomas No: Vice Mayor Vodden
Absent: None
3 b. New City Planning Services Contract
Action: Approved bid award with LACO Associates for contract Planning Services for one year.
Public Comments Received:
Jeff Williams
Dennis Asbury
Moved/Seconded: Councilmember Hansen and Vice Mayor Vodden Yes: Councilmembers Hansen, Vice Mayor Vodden, and Mayor Thomas No: None
Abstain: Councilmember Sprague
Absent: None
c. Civic Center Air Conditioning Unit Replacement
Action: Approved a resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute an agreement with North State Air Conditioning for $15,000 to replace one of the HVAC units on the roof of City Hall and establish an overall budget for the project not-to-exceed $16,500.
Motion by Councilmember Sprague to approve the resolution but funding the project only with General fund monies.
Moved/Seconded: Councilmember Sprague and Vice Mayor Vodden Yes: Councilmember Sprague and Vice Mayor Vodden
No: Councilmember Hansen and Mayor Thomas
Absent: None
Motion by Councilmember Hansen to approve resolution funded as presented.
Moved/Seconded: Councilmember Hansen and Vice Mayor Vodden Yes: Councilmember Hansen, Vice Mayor Vodden, and Mayor Thomas No: Councilmember Sprague
Absent: None
d. City Council Vacancy and Appointment Process
Action: Consider and approve appointment of Evan Hutson, an applicant from a prior Council application process, at a later City Council meeting.
Public Comments Received:
Evan Hutson
Monty Carter
Motion by Councilmember Hansen to vote to appoint Evan Hutson from the previous round of applicants.
4 Moved/Seconded: Councilmember Hansen and Mayor Thomas Yes: Councilmember Hansen and Mayor Thomas
No: Councilmember Sprague and Vice Mayor Vodden
Absent: None
Motion by Vice Mayor Vodden to call for a new round of open applications.
Moved/Seconded: Vice Mayor Vodden and Councilmember Sprague Yes: Councilmember Sprague and Vice Mayor Vodden
No: Councilmember Hansen and Mayor Thomas
Absent: None
Repeat motion by Councilmember Hansen to vote to appoint Evan Hutson from the previous round of applicants.
Moved/Seconded: Councilmember Hansen and Vice Mayor Vodden Yes: Councilmember Hansen, Vice Mayor Vodden, and Mayor Thomas No: Councilmember Sprague
Absent: None
b. Planning Commission Vacancy and Appointment Process
Action: Directed staff to initiate an open call for applications to the Planning Commission to fill the vacancy
Moved/Seconded: Mayor Thomas and Councilmember Hansen
Yes: Councilmembers Hansen and Sprague, Vice Mayor Vodden, and Mayor Thomas No: None
Absent: None
f. Sewage Ad Hoc Committee Appointment
Action: Item moved to October 10, 2023, City Council meeting.
9. COMMENTS & REPORTS
a. Council Correspondence
b. City Council Comments & Reports
c. City Manager’s Report
5 10. CLOSED SESSION
Report out from the Closed Session:
a. Conference with Legal Counsel – Substantial Risk of Litigation Potential exposure to litigation pursuant to § 54956.9(b) Information was received and direction was given to City Staff.
11. ADJOURNMENT - 9:14 pm
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Amos Hoover, City Clerk