Colleen Baker, Mayor
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YREKA CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES
May 20, 2025
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.
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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(D, 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
1. 5:30PM CALL TO ORDER CLOSED SESSION:
The meeting was called to order at 5:30 pm
2. PUBLIC COMMENT ON CLOSED SESSION ITEMS:
No public comment received on closed session items.
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 APN's:
041-020-130
041-030-200
004-370-030
004-370-020
004-370-010
414E2400
414E2401
Agency Negotiator: Assistant City Manager, Juliana Lucchesi - Negotiating Parties: PacifiCorp
b. Conference with real property negotiator (Govt Code §54956.8) - Property: 915 S. Main Street, 918 Fourth Street, and 927 S. Main Street - Agency Negotiator: John Elsnab
- Negotiating Parties: Pacific Realty Associates
- Under negotiation: Price and terms
4. 6:30PM CALL TO ORDER REGULAR SESSION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE:
Closed session adjourned at 6:24 pm.
There was no reportable action in closed session.
The meeting was called to order at 6:32 pm.
5. ROLL CALL:
Councilmembers Middleton, Baker, Clair & Davis are present. Councilmember McCoy is absent.
6. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA:
Agenda is approved as presented.
7. PRESENTATIONS: (NONE)
8. PUBLIC COMMENTS:
Public comment received by: Lorenzo Love, Luther Finley, Judy Crawford, Gypsy DeLaLuz & Joaquin DeLaLuz
9. 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 April 27, 2025, through May 10, 2025. b. Approval of Minutes of the Regular Meeting held May 6, 2025.
c. Adoption of Resolution 2025-17 of the City Council of the City of Yreka Updating the Signatory for the California Climate Investments Wildfire Prevention Grants Program.
Motion to Approve Designation Agency Resolution Form OESP-130 and Authorize City Clerk to Certify and Transmit a Copy of the Approved Form to Grant Administrator for the California Office of Emergency Services Jumpstart 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 the Consent Agenda of the City Council of the City of Yreka as Presented MOTIONED: Councilmember Middleton
SECOND: Councilmember Davis
AYES: Councilmembers Davis, Middleton, Clair & Baker
NO's:
ABSENT: Councilmember McCoy
The Motion Passes.
10. PUBLIC HEARINGS: (NONE)
Public Hearing Protocol:
i. Mayor will describe the purpose of the Public Hearing. ii. City Staff will provide the Staff Report.
iti. 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.
11. CITY BUSINESS:
Interim City Manager /Mayor
a. Agenda Title: Mayor's Committee Appointments
Recommended City Council Action: Mayor of Yreka to make committee members selections for various working committees where a councilmember is representing the City of Yreka Mayor Colleen Baker requests that this item be continued to the second meeting in June.
Interim Human Resources Director / Interim City Manager b. Agenda Title: Approval of the Memorandum of Understanding between the City of Yreka and Yreka Peace Officers' Association.
Recommended City Council Action: Motion to Adopt Resolution 2025-18 of the City Council of the City of Yreka Approving the Execution of the Memorandum of Understanding between the City of Yreka and the Yreka Peace Officers' Association.
No public comment received.
Motion to Adopt Resolution 2025-18 of the City Council of the City of Yreka Approving the Execution of the Memorandum of Understanding between the City of Yreka and the Yreka Peace Officers' Association.
MOTIONED: Councilmember Davis
SECOND: Councilmember Baker
AYES: Councilmember Davis, Middleton, Clair & Baker
NO's:
ABSENT: Councilmember McCoy
The motion passes.
Municipal Projects Manager
c. Agenda Title: Discussion/Possible Action on Adopting Resolution 2025-19 Authorizing the City Manager to Award a Construction Contract to RTA Construction, Inc. for the Water Supply and Storage Improvements Project in the Amount of $6,744,000.00 for the Base Bid, and to Execute Related Documents.
Recommended City Council Action: Motion to Adopt Resolution 2025-19 of the City Council of the City of Yreka Authorizing the City Manager to Award a Construction Contract to RTA Construction, Inc. for the Water Supply and Storage Improvements Project in the Amount of $6,744,000.00 for the Base Bid, and to Execute Related Documents.
Agenda item 11.c was removed from the agenda at the request of the Director of Public Works due to ongoing discussions with Pace Engineering and the funding agency.
12. CITY MANAGER/STAFF REPORTS:
Interim City Manager John Elsnab gave an update.
Fire Chief Jerry Lemos gave an update.
13. 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.) Councilmember Davis gave an update on Fire Safe Council.
Councilmember Clair gave an update.
Councilmember Baker gave an update on LAFCO.
14. ADJOURNMENT:
Meeting adjourned at 7:11 pm.
Meeting re-adjourned at 7:13 pm at the request of Councilmember Baker.
Councilmember Davis and Councilmember Baker requested that the City Attorney research the issue of rent stabilization for Mobile Home Parks within City Limits.
Meeting adjourned at 7:20 pm.
Colen suen
Mayor of the City of Yrek
Minutes approved by City Council
Motion on June 3, 2025
dy Prohaska, City Clerk