Corey Middleton, Mayor OF
aul McCoy, Mayor Pro tempor
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YREKA CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTUES
October 1, 2024
Closed Session: 5:30 PM
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.
This meeting is being livestreamed and can be viewed on Siskiyou Media Council's YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzx2GSYFCrgE5przvnzitXQ 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, and 24 hours before each special 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 Government Code section 54953(f), 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:
The meeting was called to order at 5:40 pm
2. 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.
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. Public Employee Performance Evaluation §54957 (City Manager)
4. 0:30PM CALL TO ORDER REGULAR SESSION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE:
The meeting was called to order at 6:31 pm.
There was no reportable action in closed session. A special closed session was calendared for October 23, 2024, at 5:00 pm for the Evaluation of the City Manager.
Councilmembers Middleton, Kegg, Davis & Baker are present. Councilmember McCoy is absent.
Motion to Add a Request for a Leave of Absence of Councilmember Paul McCoy to the agenda.
No public comment was received
MOTIONED: Councilmember Baker
SECOND: Councilmember Davis
AYES: Councilmember Baker, Kegg, Davis, & Baker
NO's: -0-
ABSENT: Councilmember McCoy
The motion passes.
Motion to Grant a Leave of Absence to Councilmember McCoy through December 3, 2024. The Leave of Absence Request will be brought back to council for further discussion at the December 3, 2024, City Council meeting.
MOTIONED: Councilmember Kegg
SECOND: Councilmember Davis
AYES: Councilmember Kegg, Davis, Baker & Middleton
NO's: -0-
ABSENT: Councilmember McCoy
The motion passes.
5. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS AND/OR ANNOUNCEMENTS: (NONE)
This time slot is for informational presentations, appointments, or awards to be presented by the City Council or to the City Council.
6. 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 received by: Jan Osborn, Dawnmarie Autry, and Lorenzo Love
7. 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 September 8, 2024, through September 21, 2024. b. Approval of Minutes of the Regular Meeting held September 17, 2024. c. Approval of the Minutes of the Special Meeting held September 24, 2024. d. Approve the Appointment of Aaron J. White to the Yreka Volunteer Fire Department. e. Approval of the Memorandum of Understanding between Great Northern Services and the City of Yreka for Implementation of the Community Development Block Grant Siskiyou County Protein and Produce Program.
Recommended City Council Action: Motion to Adopt the Consent Agenda of the City Council of the City of Yreka as presented.
Motion to Adopt Consent Agenda items 7a. 7b, 7c, and 7d only of the City Council of the City of Yreka as presented.
MOTIONED: Councilmember Kegg
SECOND: Councilmember Baker
AYES: Councilmember Kegg, Davis, Baker & Middleton
NO's: -0-
ABSENT: Councilmember McCoy
The motion passes.
No public comment was received for Consent Agenda Item 7e.
Motion to Adopt Consent Agenda Item 7e of the City Council of the City of Yreka as presented.
MOTIONED: Councilmember Davis
SECOND: Councilmember Kegg
AYES: Councilmembers Kegg, Davis, Baker & Middleton
NO's: -0-
ABSENT: Councilmember McCoy
The motion passes.
8. OLD BUSINESS:
City Manager & Fire Chief
a. Agenda Title: Yreka Fire Department Presentation
Recommended City Council Action: No Action needed. Presentation and Discussion only.
No public comment was received.
9. PUBLIC HEARINGS: (NONE)
Public Hearing Protocol:
i. Mayor will describe the purpose of the Public Hearing. ii. City Staff will provide the Staff Report.
City Staff will respond to questions from the City Council.
Mayor will open the Public Hearing.
Public wanting to comment will come to the podium, provide the City Clerk with their name and address, and provide their comments.
Mayor will close the Public Hearing.
City Council will deliberate and act on the item.
10. NEW BUSINESS: (NONE)
11. CITY MANAGER/STAFF REPORTS:
City Manager Jason Ledbetter gave an update.
12. MAYOR/COUNCILMEMBERS REPORTS, STATEMENTS AND REQUESTS:
AB 1234" Conference and Meeting Report (verbal, if any) *(In accordance with AB 1234, Councilmembers shal nake a brief report or file a written report on any meeting/event/conference attended at City expense.
Councilmember Baker: Councilmember Baker requested that at a future city council meeting that the issue of forming an Ad Hoc Committee regarding the unhoused be added to the agenda.
Councilmember Davis: Gave an on Fire Safe Council.
Councilmember Kegg: Gave an update.
Councilmember Middleton: Gave an update.
13. ADJOURNMENT:
The meeting was adjourned at 8:26 pm.
Minutes approved by City Council
Motion on October 15, 2024
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Cyndy Prohaska, City Clerk