Agenda Item #5b
City Council
Gary Hansen, Mayor
Evan Hutson, Vice Mayor
Rick Thomas, Council Member
David Vodden, Council Member
Forrest Sprague, Council Member
City Manager
Marti Brown
City Clerk
Vacant
Willows City Council
Regular Meeting
Action Minutes
November 26, 2024
Willows City Hall
6:00 PM
201 North Lassen Street
Willows, CA 95988
(530) 934-7041
1. CALL TO ORDER – 6:04 PM
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
3. ROLL CALL
Councilmembers Present: Mayor Hansen, Vice-Mayor Hutson, Councilmember Thomas, and Councilmember Vodden
Councilmembers Absent: Mayor Hansen announced Councilmember Sprague resigned effective immediately on 11/22/24.
4. CHANGES TO THE AGENDA
5. CEREMONIAL MATTERS
a. Proclamation – Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day
6. PRESENTATION
a. Pioneer Community Energy Overview
Action: Received Community Choice Aggregators (CCA) overview for the City of Willows and provided feedback and direction.
7. PUBLIC COMMENT & CONSENT CALENDAR FORUM
a. Register Approval
Action: Approved general checking, payroll, and direct deposit check registers. b. Minutes Approval
Action: Approved the October 22, 2024, meeting minutes. c. City Hall - Holiday Closure
Action: Authorized the City Manager to close City Hall and non-emergency services on December 23 and 26
Moved/Seconded: Councilmembers Thomas and Vodden
Yes: Councilmembers Thomas, Vodden, Mayor Hansen, and Vice Mayor Hutson 2 No: None
Absent: None
d. Change Cal-Card Program to Umpqua Bank Program
Action: Approved Resolution XX-2024 authorizing the City Manager to move all City employee credit cards from Cal-Card (US Bank) to the Umpqua Bank Credit Card.
Moved/Seconded: Councilmembers Thomas and Vodden
Yes: Councilmembers Thomas, Vodden, Mayor Hansen, and Vice Mayor Hutson No: None
Absent: None
e. FY 2022-23 Pavement Project Improvements
Action: Approved Resolution XX-2024 accepting the improvements associated with the FY 2022-23 Pavement Project and authorizing the filing of the Notice of Completion for the project.
Moved/Seconded: Councilmembers Thomas and Vodden
Yes: Councilmembers Thomas, Vodden, Mayor Hansen, and Vice Mayor Hutson No: None
Absent: None
f. FY 2023-24 Annual Sidewalk Maintenance Project Improvements Action: Approved Resolution XX-2024 accepting the improvements associated with FY 2023-24 Annual Sidewalk Maintenance Project and authorizing the filing of the Notice of Completion for the project.
Moved/Seconded: Councilmembers Thomas and Vodden
Yes: Councilmembers Thomas, Vodden, Mayor Hansen, and Vice Mayor Hutson No: None
Absent: None
8. PUBLIC HEARING
a. Ordinance 760-2024 - Retail Cannabis Dispensary Business in Central Commercial Action: Introduced Ordinance 760-2024 for the first reading, authorizing an amendment to the Willows Municipal Code Chapter 18.55.030 to allow cannabis retail/dispensary businesses in the Central Commercial Zone with a Conditional Use Permit.
Moved/Seconded: Councilmember Vodden and Vice Mayor Hutson Yes: Councilmembers Thomas, Vodden, Mayor Hansen, and Vice Mayor Hutson No: None
Absent: None
Action: Passed first reading for Ordinance 760-2024, authorizing an amendment to the Willows Municipal Code Chapter 18.55.030 to allow cannabis retail/dispensary businesses in the Central Commercial Zone with a Conditional Use Permit.
3 Moved/Seconded: Councilmember Vodden and Vice Mayor Hutson Yes: Councilmembers Thomas, Vodden, and Vice Mayor Hutson No: Mayor Hansen
Absent: None
b. Ordinance 761-2024 - Retail Cannabis Dispensary Business in General Commercial and Light Industrial Zones
Action: Introduced Ordinance 761-2024 for the first reading, authorizing an amendment to Willows Municipal Code Chapter 18.60.030 to allow cannabis retail/dispensary businesses in the General Commercial Zone with a Conditional Use Permit.
Moved/Seconded: Councilmembers Thomas and Vodden
Yes: Councilmembers Thomas, Vodden, Mayor Hansen, and Vice Mayor Hutson No: None
Absent: None
Action: Passed first reading for Ordinance 761-2024, authorizing an amendment to the Willows Municipal Code Chapter 18.60.030 to allow cannabis retail/dispensary businesses in the General Commercial Zone with a Conditional Use Permit.
Moved/Seconded: Vice Mayor Hutson and Councilmember Vodden Yes: Councilmembers Thomas, Vodden, and Vice Mayor Hutson No: Mayor Hansen
Absent: None
9. DISCUSSION AND ACTION CALENDAR
a. Modify Distance Requirements for Cannabis Retail Dispensary Businesses Action: Adopted Resolution XX-2024, modifying distance requirements between cannabis retail dispensary businesses and preschool through grade 12 schools from one thousand feet (1,000 feet) to six hundred feet (600 feet).
Moved/Seconded: Councilmembers Thomas and Vodden
Yes: Councilmembers Thomas, Vodden, and Vice Mayor Hutson No: Mayor Hansen
Absent:
10. COMMENTS & REPORTS
a. Council Correspondence
b. City Council Comments & Reports
c. City Manager’s Report
11. ADJOURNMENT - 8:03PM
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Tara Rustenhoven, Deputy City Clerk