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
October 10, 2023
Willows City Hall
Regular Session - 6:00 PM
201 North Lassen Street
Willows, CA 95988
(530) 934-7041
1. CALL TO ORDER – 6:00pm
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
3. ROLL CALL
Councilmembers Present: Mayor Thomas, Vice-Mayor Vodden, and Councilmembers Hansen, Hutson, and Sprague
Councilmembers Absent: None
4. CHANGES TO THE AGENDA
5. CEREMONIAL MATTERS
a. Proclamation – Global War on Terrorism Recognition
Accepted by the VFW Post 1770 Auxiliary.
6. PUBLIC COMMENT & CONSENT CALENDAR FORUM
a. Register Approval
Action: Approved general checking, payroll, and direct deposit check registers. b. Minutes Approval
Action: Approved the minutes of the September 12 and October 4, 2023, City Council meetings.
c. Glenn County Health and Human Services Agency Agreement Action: Authorized the Library Director, or designee, to sign the agreement with the Health and Human Services Agency for the purpose of the Willows Library partnering with Glenn County HHSA to provide the citizens of Glenn County with public health education, including timely access to COVID-19 mitigation, treatment, and prevention. 2 d. Opt-in to the Uniform Construction Cost Accounting Act Action: Approved the first reading by title only of an ordinance to implement the provisions of the California Uniform Public Construction Cost Accounting Act to help expedite the delivery and reduce the cost of small projects.
e. Planning Commission Appointment
Action: Appointed Sherry Brott to the Planning Commission.
Moved/Seconded: Vice Mayor Vodden and Councilmember Hansen Yes: Councilmembers Hansen, Hutson, and Sprague, Vice Mayor Vodden, and Mayor Thomas
No: None
7. PUBLIC HEARING
a. General Plan Update - North Valley Indian Health Rezone Project Action: Held a public hearing and passed a first reading of a resolution entitled: “A resolution approving the request to amend the general plan land use map (file#GPA-23-01) and redesignate five parcels from office and professional to general commercial and approve the request to modify the zoning map (file#RZ-23-01) and rezone five parcels from RP (multiple residence professional office district) to CC (central commercial) for property located at assessor’s parcel numbers 002-152-001; 002-152-002; 002-152-003; 002-152-007 002-152- 012.”
Hearing Opened at 6:15 PM, Closed at 6:17 PM
Public Comments Received:
Josh Hines
Moved/Seconded: Vice Mayor Vodden and Councilmember Hansen Yes: Councilmembers Hansen, Hutson and Sprague, Vice Mayor Vodden and Mayor Thomas
No: None
8. DISCUSSION AND ACTION CALENDAR
a. Award of Contract - Closed Circuit TV (CCTV) Inspection of City Sewer Mains Action: Approved resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute an agreement with NorCal Pipeline Services for $13,210 and establishing an overall budget for the project of $14,510.
Moved/Seconded: Councilmember Hansen and Vice Mayor Vodden Yes: Councilmembers Hansen, Hutson and Sprague, Vice Mayor Vodden and Mayor Thomas
No: None
3 b. Fiscal Emergency & Sales Tax Ballot Measure
Action: Approved a resolution declaring a fiscal emergency and authorizing the City Manager to place a 1% sales tax measure on the March 2024 election ballot.
Public Comments Received:
Steve Moss
Vince Holvick
Doug Ross
Moved/Seconded: Councilmember Hansen and Vice Mayor Vodden Yes: Councilmembers Hansen, and Hutson, Vice Mayor Vodden and Mayor Thomas No: Councilmember Sprague
c. City Council Committee Appointments
Action: Appointed councilmember Hutson as an alternate to the Regional Transit Committee and the primary representative to the Library Board Committee, and appointed Mayor Thomas to the Public Safety Committee.
d. Willows High School Agriculture Facility Project
Action: Directed City staff to draft a letter to the Willows Unified School District to be reviewed at a later meeting.
Public Comments Received:
Emmett Koerperich
Doug Ross
Steve Moss
Jeff Williams
Dennis Asbury
Moved/Seconded: Councilmember Sprague and Hutson
Yes: Councilmembers Hansen, Hutson, and Sprague, Vice Mayor Vodden and Mayor Thomas
No: None
e. Sewer Fee Ad Hoc Committee
Action: No action taken.
Public Comments Received:
Jeff Williams
Motion by Councilmember Sprague to appoint two new members to the Sewer Fee Ad Hoc Committee. With no second, the motion died.
4 9. COMMENTS & REPORTS
a. Council Correspondence
b. City Council Comments & Reports
c. City Manager’s Report
10. ADJOURNMENT - 9:52 PM
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Amos Hoover, City Clerk