OF lason Ledbetter, City Manage
uliana Lucchesi, Asst. City Manag
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YREKA CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES
December 17, 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
1. 5:30PM CALL TO ORDER CLOSED SESSION:
The meeting was called to order at 5:33 pm
2. PUBLIC COMMENT ON CLOSED SESSION ITEMS:
Public participation is limited to those items listed for closed session.
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 on closed session items 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 legal counsel - potential litigation (Govt C §54956.9(d)(2)) - Number of cases: 1
b. Conference with legal counsel - potential 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 ajourned at 6:20 pm.
There was no reportable action in closed session.
Regular open session was called to order at 6:33 pm
Councilmembers Middleton, McCoy, Davis, Baker, and Clair are 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.
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.
No public comment received.
7. CITY COUNCIL TRANSITION & MAYORAL SELECTION
City Manager
a. Recognition of Outgoing Councilmembers: Recognition of Outgoing Councilmember (Councilmember Duane Kegg) by other Councilmembers:
i. Presentation of Plaque to outgoing Councilmember by City Manager Ledbetter. ii. Remarks by outgoing Councilmember Duane Kegg
iii. Public comment
Public comment received by: Police Chief Mark Gilman, Jan Osborn, Dawnmarie Autry & Debbie Kegg
Outgoing Councilmember leaves the dais.
Meeting Break - transition for photo opportunity and reception. b. Swearing in Councilmember: Swearing in of incoming Councilmembers James Clair and Corey Middleton by City Clerk Cyndy Prohaska
i. Presentation of Certificate of Election to newly elected Councilmembers. ii. Incoming Councilmember takes seat at the dais (occupying the seats of those who left) ili. Remarks by incoming Councilmembers
iv. Public Comments
Public comment received by Duane Kegg and Dawnmarie Autry c. Mayoral Selection: Mayor of Yreka Selection
Public comment received by Dawnmarie Autry
Oral nomination of Colleen Baker and Paul McCoy. Nominations accepted.
Motion to Close Nominations
MOTIONED: Councilmember Davis
SECOND: Councilmember Clair
AYES: Councilmembers Clair, Baker, Davis
NO's: Councilmembers McCoy and Middleton
The motion fails
No oral nominations received.
Motion to close nominations.
MOTIONED: Councilmember Davis
SECOND: Councilmember Clair
AYES: Councilmembers Clair, Baker, Davis
NO's: Councilmembers McCoy and Middleton
The motion fails
Motion to make acception to the rule and allow simple majority to close the nominations MOTIONED: Councilmember Davis
SECOND: Councilmember Baker
AYES: Councilmembers Clair, Baker, Davis
NO's: Councilmembers McCoy and Middleton
The motion fails
Oral nomination of Corey Middleton and Colleen Baker. Nominations accepted.
Motion to close nominations
MOTIONED: Councilmember Middleton
SECOND: Councilmember Clair
AYES: Councilmembers Clair, Baker, Davis
NO's: Councilmembers McCoy and Middleton
The motion fails
Oral nomination of Colleen Baker, Corey Middleton and Paul McCoy. Nominations accepted.
Motion to close nominations
MOTIONED: Councilmember Middleton
SECOND: Councilmember Clair
AYES: Councilmembers Clair, Baker, Davis
NO's: Councilmembers McCoy and Middleton
Oral nomination of Colleen Baker. Nomination accepted
Motion to close nominations
MOTIONED: Councilmember Middleton
SECOND: Councilmember Clair
AYES: Councilmembers Clair, Baker, Davis
NO's: Councilmembers McCoy and Middleton
The motion fails
Oral nomination of James Clair and Colleen Baker. Nomination accepted from Colleen Baker.
Nomination declined from James Clair
No motion to close nominations was made.
Oral nomination of Colleen Baker and Drake Davis. Nominations accepted No motion to close nominations was made.
Motion to table the selection of Mayor and Mayor Pro Tempore for a future date.
MOTIONED: Councilmember Davis
SECOND: Councilmember McCoy
AYES: Councilmembers Clair, Davis, McCoy & Middleton
NO's: Councilmember Baker
The motion passes.
d. Mayor Pro Tempore Selection: Mayor Pro Tempore of Yreka Selection No action taken: Selection of Mayor Pro Tempore was tabled for a future date.
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. Approval/ratification of payments issued from November 24, 2024, through December 7, 2024. b. Cash Balances, Budget to Actual and Fiscal Performance Reports for June 2024. c. Cash Balances, Budget to Actual and Fiscal Performance Reports for July 2024. d. Approval of Minutes of the Regular Meeting held December 3, 2024. e. Approval of the Minutes of the Special Meeting held December 10, 2024. f. Approve the Notice of Exemption for the Greenhorn Park Fuels Reduction Project.
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 Baker
SECOND: Councilmember Davis
AYES: Councilmembers McCoy, Middleton, Clair, Davis & Baker NO's: -0-
The motion passes.
9. NEW BUSINESS
City Manager
a. Agenda Title: 2025 City Council Meeting Schedule
Recommended City Council Action: Motion to Approve Resolution 2024-54 Approving the 2025 City Council Meeting schedule.
Motion to add the February 18, 2025, City Council meeting back on the 2025 meeting calendar.
MOTIONED: Councilmember McCoy
SECOND: Councilmember Middleton
AYES: -0-
NO's:
Motion was rescinded
Public comment received by: Lorenzo Love
Motion to Approve Resolution 2024-54 Approving the 2025 City Council Meeting Schedule as presented.
MOTIONED: Councilmember Middleton
SECOND: Councilmember Baker
AYES: Councilmembers Clair, Baker, Davis & Middleton
NO's: Councilmember McCoy
The motion passes.
City Manager
b. Agenda Title: Mayor's Committee Appointments
Recommended City Council Action: Mayor of Yreka to make committee member selections for various working committees where a Councilmember is a member representing the City of Yreka.
Motion to table agenda item 9.b Mayor's Committee Appointments to the next City Council meeting.
MOTIONED: Councilmember Baker
SECOND: Councilmember McCoy
AYES: Councilmembers Clair, Baker, Davis & Middleton
NO's: -0-
The motion passes.
10. CITY MANAGER/STAFF REPORTS:
City Manager Jason Ledbetter gave an update.
11. MAYOR/COUNCILMEMBERS REPORTS, STATEMENTS AND REQUESTS:
Councilmember Davis requests that selection of Mayor, Mayor Pro Tempore, and City Selection Committee be brought back at the January 21 City Council meeting.
Councilmember Baker gave an update.
Councilmember Clair gave an update.
Councilmember McCoy gave an update.
Councilmember Middleton gave an update.
12. ADJOURNMENT:
The meeting was adjourned at 8:42 pm.
Minutes approved by City Council
Motion on January 21, 2025
cites
yndy Prohaska, City Clerk