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Corey Middleton, Mayor OF A liana Lucchesi, Asst. City Manas LIFO
YREKA CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES
December 03, 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 1s 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:
Closed session called to order at 5:32 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:
Conference with legal counsel - anticipated litigation (Govt C §54956.9(d)(4)) - Number of cases: 1
4. 6:30PM CALL TO ORDER REGULAR SESSION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE:
Closed session adjourned at 5:46 pm.
Regular session called to order at 6:32 pm.
No reportable action in closed session
Councilmembers Middleton, McCoy, Baker, Kegg & Davis were present.
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.
None
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, Louise Gliatto, Amy Beer, Dawnmarie Autry, Nancy Davis & 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 November 10, 2024, through November 23, 2024. b. Approval of Minutes of the Regular Meeting held November 19, 2024. c. Approval of Resolution 2024-47 A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Yreka Approving the Notices of Special Assessments for Cost Recovery for Abatement Costs of the Following Property:
651 Butte Street APN: 054-144-020-000.
d. Adoption of Resolution 2024-48 A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Yreka Authorizing the City Manager to Enter into an Agreement with the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection under the Volunteer Fire Capacity Grant Program. e. Approval of the 2023-2024 Closing Operating Budget Revisions.
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 a, b, d, & e only of the City Council of the City of Yreka as presented.
MOTIONED: Councilmember Kegg
SECOND: Councilmember McCoy
AYES: Councilmembers Kegg, Davis, Baker, McCoy & Middleton NO's: -0-
ABSENT: -0-
The motion passes.
Motion to Adopt Consent Agenda item c of the City Council of the City of Yreka as presented.
MOTIONED: Councilmember Baker
SECOND: Councilmember Kegg
AYES: Councilmember Kegg, Davis, Baker & McCoy
NO's: -0-
ABSTAIN: Councilmember Middleton
The motion passes.
8. OLD BUSINESS: NONE
9. 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.
viT. City Council will deliberate and act on the item.
Finance Director
a. Agenda Title: Development Impact Fee Program
Recommended City Council Action: Motion to Approve City Council Resolution 2024-49 A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Yreka Approving the Development Impact Fee Report and Updating the City's Capital Improvement Plan and Development Impact Fee Program.
No public comment was received.
Motion to Approve City Council Resolution 2024-49 A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Yreka Approving the Development Impact Fee Report and Updating the City's Capital Improvement Plan and Development Impact Fee Program.
MOTIONED: Councilmember Kegg
SECOND: Councilmember Baker
AYES: Councilmembers Kegg, Davis, Baker, McCoy & Middleton ABSENT: -0-
The motion passes.
10. NEW BUSINESS:
City Manager / SCI Consulting Group
a. Agenda Title: Discuss feedback from surveys and workshops from the community and determine if the development of a Retail Cannabis Ordinance that complies with SB1186 will be drafted for review, or if the survey feedback has altered the different legal options the Council would like integrated into the Ordinance.
Recommended City Council Action: No Action. Discussion only. The Yreka City Council will only be providing direction on a future Ordinance that will be voted on at a future Yreka City Council meeting.
Public comment was received by: Jan Osborn, Louise Gliatto, Dian Collier, Debbie Scott, Joyce Dakota, Dawnmarie Autry & Amy Beer
No action taken. Discussion item only.
b. Agenda Title: Discuss whether the City of Yreka should create a plan to provide warming center services to the unhoused community during the fall and winter months.
Recommended City Council Action: No Action. Discussion only.
Public comment was received by: Dawnmarie Autry, Lorenzo Love, Kathy Graves, Nancy Davis, Debbie Scott & Amy Beer
No action taken. Discussion item only.
11. CITY MANAGER/STAFF REPORTS:
City Manager Jason Ledbetter gave an update.
12. MAYOR/COUNCILMEMBERS REPORTS, STATEMENTS AND REQUESTS:
Councilmember McCoy gave an update.
Councilmember Baker gave an update.
Councilmember Davis gave an update.
Councilmember Kegg gave an update.
Councilmember Middleton gave an update.
13. ADJOURNMENT:
The meeting was adjourned at 9:39 pm.
Mayor of the City of Yreka
Minutes approved by City Council
Motion on December 17, 2024