Corey Middleton, Mayor
Paul McCoy, Mayor Pro tempore
Colleen Baker, Councilmember
Drake Davis, Councilmember
Duane Kegg, Councilmember
Jason Ledbetter, City Manager
Rhetta Hogan, Asst. City Manager and Clerk
Emily Aldrich, Finance Director
Matthew Bray, Public Works Director
John Elsnab, Human Resources Director
Mark Gilman, Police Chief
Andrew Jared, City Attorney
Jerry Lemos, Fire Chief
Juliana Lucchesi, Community Dev. Director
YREKA CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES
August 1, 2023
Regular Session: 6:30 PM
Yreka City Council Chamber, 701 Fourth Street, Yreka, CA Phone 530-841-2386, Facsimile 530-842-4836, email: [email protected] Regular Meetings of the Yreka City Council are held the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of every month.
1. 6:30PM CALL TO ORDER AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE:
Meeting was called to order at 6:30PM. Councilmembers Baker, Davis, Kegg, McCoy and Middleton. At the start of the meeting Mayor Middleton announced the removal of item 5.a. Discussion of YMC 2.20.020 Planning Commission, Membership-Appointment-Terms-Vacancies due to the resignation of a Planning Commissioner. City Manager Jason Ledbetter explained the procedure for Planning Commissioner recruit arising from a vacancy.
2. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS AND/OR ANNOUNCEMENTS:
This time slot is for informational presentations, appointments, or awards to be presented by the City Council or to the City Council.
Presentation by Finance Director Emily Aldrich (includes distribution of City’s bi-annual budget binder).
Finance Director Emily Aldrich introduced the City’s bi-annual budget that will be brought back at the next regular City Council meeting on August 15, 2023, for discussion and possible adoption.
3. PUBLIC COMMENTS:
Public participation is welcomed and invited at all City Council meetings. This time is set aside for residents to address the City Council on matters listed on the Consent Agenda as well as other items not included on the Regular Agenda. If your comments concern an item noted on the Regular Agenda, please address the Council when that item is open for public comment.
The City requests that persons addressing the City Council refrain from making personal, slanderous, profane, or disruptive remarks.
Councilmembers, when recognized by the Mayor, may ask clarifying questions of presenter but no action may be taken by the City Council during the public comment section of the meeting. Under the Brown Act, the City Council is prohibited from discussing or taking action on any item not listed on the posted agenda.
This time is set aside for residents to address the City Council on matters listed on the Consent Agenda as well as other items not included on the Agenda. If your comments concern an item listed under the Public Hearing or New Business sections of the Agenda, please address the Council when that item is open for public comment.
• Please speak into the microphone from the podium. The podium electronically adjusts up and down to accommodate speaker.
• Please state your name for the record prior to providing your comments. • Please address the Council as a whole.
• If you have documents to present, please provide a minimum of seven (7) copies. These become a public record.
• Please limit your remarks to five (5) minutes.
• Since Council is unable to take action on issues not on the agenda, your matter may be referred to staff for follow up or be placed on a future agenda.
Public comments period is not intended to be a “Question and Answer” period or conversations with the Council or City staff.
Public comment was heard from Glenn “Tad” White, Dawnmarie Autrey and Donna Bacigalupi.
4. CONSENT AGENDA:
All matters listed under the consent agenda are considered routine and non-controversial and will be enacted by one motion unless any member of the Council wishes to remove an item for discussion, a. Approval/ratification of payments issued from July 10, 2023, through July 21, 2023. b. Approval of Minutes of the Regular Meeting held July 18, 2023. c. Resolution 2023-32 Approving the Destruction of Certain City Records Identified by the Finance Director.
Recommended City Council Action: Motion to Adopt the Consent Agenda of the City Council of the City of Yreka as presented.
Motion to Adopt the Consent Agenda of the City Council of the City of Yreka as presented.
MOTIONED: Councilmember Kegg
SECONDED: Councilmember Middleton
AYES: Councilmembers Baker, Davis, Kegg, McCoy, and Middleton NOES: -0-
ABSENT: -0-
5. NEW BUSINESS:
Yreka City Council, Mayor Middleton
a. Title: Discussion of YMC 2.20.020 Planning Commission, Membership-Appointment-TermsVacancies.
City Council will be discussing and possibly taking action regarding removal of a Planning Commissioner appointment(s) pursuant to YMC 2.20.020 absenteeism.
An announcement was made at the start of the meeting of the removal of item 5.a. due to the resignation of a Planning Commissioner.
6. CITY MANAGER/STAFF REPORTS:
City Manager and Staff may make brief announcements or reports at this time.