Corey Middleton, Mayor Jason Ledbetter, City Manager
TREE
Mark Gilman, Police Chief
CALIFORNY Andrew Jared, City Attorne
Jerry Lemos, Fire Chie
uliana Lucchesi, Community Dev. Directo
Cyndy Prohaska, City Cler
YREKA CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES
Tuesday, January 30, 2024
Closed Session 5:30PM
Open Meeting - Special Presentation 6:30PM
Yreka City Council Chamber, 701 Fourth Street, Yreka, CA 96097 Phone 530-841-2386, Facsimile 530-842-4836, email: [email protected] Regular Meetings of the Yreka City Council are held the 1s 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.
Please note the following change to the City's public comment procedures: Unless a Councilmember is participating in the meeting remotely pursuant to AB 2449, remote public comment will not be accepted.
Public comment may be provided in-person or via email, as set forth below. Members of the public desiring to provide comments as a part of the meeting are encouraged to either submit written comments by 3:00 p.m. to the City Clerk prior to the meeting or to attend the meeting in person." Written comments will be distributed to the Councilmembers but will not be read aloud at the meeting
1. 5:30PM CALL TO ORDER CLOSED SESSION:
Meeting was called to order at 5:34 pm
2. PUBLIC COMMENT ON CLOSED SESSION:
No public comment was received.
3. CLOSED SESSION:
The City Council will recess to Closed Session to discuss the following items). At the conclusion of the Closed Session, Open Session will reconvene and reportable action, if any, will be announced:
a. Conference with real property negotiator (Govt C §54956.8) - Property: 400 S. Foothill, Yreka APN 054-191-290-000
- Agency negotiator: Jason Ledbetter
- Negotiating parties: Siskiyou County
- Under negotiation: Price and Terms
4. RECESS:
Recessed at 6:28 pm
Reconvened at 9:30 pm
Adjourned at 10:19 pm
5. RETURN TO OPEN SESSION AT 6:30 PM:
Announcement of any action taken by the City Council in Closed Session required by the Ralph M. Brown Act. (Government Code § 54950 et. seq.)
There was no reportable action.
6. CALL TO ORDER AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE:
Meeting was called to order at 6:34 pm
7. PUBLIC COMMENT:
Public participation is limited to those items listed on the agenda.
If your comments do not concern an item listed on this Agenda, please address the City Council at the next regular meeting.
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 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. • 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 comment period is not intended to be a "Question and Answer" period or conversations with the Council or City staff.
Public Comment was received by: Jan Osborn, Lorenzo Love, Dawnmarie Autry, Don East, Bob Bicego.
8. 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. Appointment of Trevor Truttman as a Volunteer to the Yreka Fire Department 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
SECOND: Councilmember McCoy
AYES: Councilmembers McCoy, Middleton, Kegg, Baker, Davis NO's: -0-
ABSTAIN: -0-
ABSENT: -0-
9. 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.
Yreka Volunteer Fire Department - Fire Chief Jerry Lemos Need for Funding: Paid Staff and New Fire Hall, City Manager Jason Ledbetter
10. NEW BUSINESS:
City Manager
a. Agenda Title: 2024 November Ballot Measure discussion Recommended City Council Action: Motion to direct City Attorney and City staff to expend resources for the develop ballot measure revenue options for the Yreka Fire Department.
MOTIONED: Councilmember Baker
SECOND: Councilmember Middleton
AYES: Councilmembers McCoy, Middleton, Kegg, Baker, Davis NO's: -0-
ABSTAIN: -0-
ABSENT: -0-
11. ADJOURNMENT:
The meeting was adjourned at 9:15 pm
Middleton, Mayor
Minutes approved by City Council
Motion on February 6, 2024
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