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
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
Cyndy Prohaska, City Clerk
YREKA CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES
November 21, 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.
The full agenda packet can be found on the City’s website at www.ci.yreka.ca.us/AgendaCenter. Copies of all staff reports and documents subject to disclosure that relate to any item of business referred to on the agenda are available for public inspection 72 hours before each regularly scheduled meeting at the City Clerk’s office at City Hall, located at 701 4th St, Yreka, California during normal business hours. Any writing that is subject to disclosure that relates to an agenda item for open session distributed less than 72 hours prior to the meeting will be available for public inspection at the City Clerk’s office during normal business hours.
Materials distributed to a majority of councilmembers less than 72 hours before a meeting will be available for public inspection on the City’s website at www.ci.yreka.ca.us/AgendaCenter.
1. 6:30PM CALL TO ORDER REGULAR SESSION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE:
The meeting was called to order at 6:30PM.
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.
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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.
The public comment period is not intended to be a “Question and Answer” period or conversations with the Council or City staff.
Public comment was heard from Dawnmarie Autry and Lorenzo Love.
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 October 29, 2023, through November 10, 2023. b. Approval of Minutes of the Regular Meeting held November 7, 2023. c. Waive Full Text Reading of All Ordinances on the Agenda. Ordinances shall be introduced and adopted by title only.
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 McCoy
AYES: Councilmembers Baker, McCoy, Kegg, Davis and Middleton NOES: -0-
5. OLD BUSINESS: (none)
6. PUBLIC HEARINGS:
Public Hearing Protocol:
i. Mayor will describe the purpose of the Public Hearing. ii. City Staff will provide the Staff Report.
iii. City Staff will respond to questions from the City Council. iv. Mayor will open the Public Hearing.
v. Public wanting to comment will come to the podium, provide the City Clerk with their name and address, and provide their comments.
vi. Mayor will close the Public Hearing.
vii. City Council will deliberate and act on the item.
Finance Director
a. Agenda Title: Public Hearing and Introduction of Ordinance Regarding Proposed Water and Wastewater Utility Rate Increase
Introduction of Ordinance No. 876 An Uncodified Ordinance Of The City Council of the City of Yreka, California Determining That There Was No Majority Protest of the Proposed Water and Wastewater Rate Increase and Adopting Updated Water and Wastewater Service Rates and Superseding the Existing Rates Established By Resolution No. 2018-27and Finding The Ordinance Exempt From CEQA” and Pass the Ordinance to the next Council Meeting for a Second Reading and Its Possible Adoption.
Recommendation and Requested Action:
(i) Open Public Hearing, hear public comments, and close public hearing; (ii) Determine whether majority protest of the Proposed Water and Wastewater Rate Increase exists; and
(iii) Motion to accept the first reading of Proposed Ordinance No. 876 and pass the ordinance to the next Council meeting for a second reading and for adoption.
Public comment was heard from Fred Scott, Lorenzo Love, John Phillips, Tad White, Louise Gliatto, Kevin Douglas, Michael Quinn, Carolyn Anderson, Ed Fawaz, Steve Radford, Dian Collier, Sharon Barnes, Henry Lancaster, Jackie Whitiker, Eric Inman, Darrell Frost, and Dawnmarie Autry Motion to accept the first reading of Proposed Ordinance No. 876 and pass the ordinance to the next Council meeting.
MOTIONED: Councilmember McCoy
SECONDED: Councilmember Baker
AYES: Councilmembers Kegg, Baker, McCoy, and Middleton
NOES: Councilmember Davis
b. Agenda Title: Approving the Development Impact Fee Report and Updating the City’s Capital Improvement Plan and Development Impact Fee (Rate) Program The City is reporting on its annual collection and use of fee revenue received during the fiscal year 2022-2023.
Recommended City Council Action:
(i) Conduct Public Hearing, hear public comments, and close public hearing; (ii) Motion to approve City Council Resolution 2023-53 approving the Development Impact Fee Report and Updating the City’s Capital Improvement Plan and Development Impact Fee (Rate) Program.
Public comment was heard from Lorenzo Love. No further public comment was received.
Motion to Approve City Council Resolution 2023-53 approving Development Impact Fee Report MOTIONED: Councilmember McCoy
SECONDED: Councilmember Kegg
AYES: Councilmembers Kegg, Baker, McCoy, Davis and Middleton NOES: -0-
7. NEW BUSINESS: (none)
8. CITY MANAGER/STAFF REPORTS:
City Manager and Staff may make brief announcements or reports at this time.
City Manager Ledbetter wished everyone a Happy Thanksgiving. City Manager Ledbetter reminded everyone that City Hall would be closed on November 23rd and November 24th for the Thanksgiving holiday.
9. MAYOR/COUNCILMEMBERS REPORTS, STATEMENTS AND REQUESTS:
AB 1234* Conference and Meeting Report (verbal, if any) *(In accordance with AB 1234, Councilmembers shall make a brief report or file a written report on any meeting/event/conference attended at City expense.) Members of the Council may make brief announcements, reports, or request staff to report to Council on any matter at a subsequent meeting.
Councilmember Kegg took part in World Kindness day on November 13th. Councilmember Kegg reminded everyone to support small businesses on small business Saturday which is November 25th.
Councilmember Baker thanked Public Works for their hard work in cleaning up and around Ringe Pool.
Councilmember Baker made note of wanting to discuss, at a later date, the discount for low-income residents; the required qualifications, and the need for the discount to possibly be raised.
Councilmember Davis stated that the Fire Safety Council will resume meetings in 2024.
Mayor Pro Tempore McCoy encouraged everyone to try the new restaurant Gonzo’s Breakfast House.
Mayor Pro Tempore McCoy thanked councilmember Baker for her recommendation that assembly woman Megan Dahle come to Yreka and give legislative updates.
Mayor Middleton attended the Yreka Stands United Against Hate day at the Yreka Library with City Manager Ledbetter where they watched a documentary called “Not in Our Town: Light into Darkness”.
Mayor Middleton reminded everyone about the Holiday Parade Saturday, November 25th and encourages participation and shopping to support small businesses.
10. ADJOURNMENT:
The meeting was adjourned at 10:00 PM