Colleen Baker, Mayor John Elsnab, Interim City Manage:
YRE Juliana Lucchesi, Asst. City Manage
James Clair, Mayor Pro Tempore CITY
Corey Middleton, Councilmember
Paul McCoy, Councilmember
Drake Davis, Councilmember CALIFORNE
Andrew yared, Cly At Chief
YREKA CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES
June 3, 2025
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.yrekaca.gov/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.yrekaca.gov/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. 6:30PM CALL TO ORDER AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE:
Meeting was called to order at 6:30 pm
2. ROLL CALL:
Councilmembers Davis, McCoy, Middleton, Clair & Baker are present APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA:
Motion to Approve the Agenda as Presented
MOTIONED: Councilmember Middleton
SECOND: Councilmember Clair
AYES: Councilmembers Davis, McCoy, Middleton, Clair & Baker NO's: -0-
The motion passes unanimously
4. PRESENTATIONS: (NONE)
5. PUBLIC COMMENTS:
Public comment received by: Jan Osborn, Louise Gliatto, Dawnmarie Autry & Lorenzo Love
6. 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 May 11, 2025, through May 24, 2025. b. Approval of Minutes of the Regular Meeting held May 20, 2025. c. Approve the Appointment of Keith Cummings 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 Davis
SECOND: Councilmember McCoy
AYES: Councilmembers Davis, McCoy, Middleton, Clair & Baker NO's: -0-
The motion passes unanimously
7. PUBLIC HEARINGS: (NONE)
Public Hearing Protocol:
i. Mayor will describe the purpose of the Public Hearing.
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.
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.
8. CITY BUSINESS:
Interim Human Resources Director
a. Agenda Title: Approval of the Compensation Resolution for Department Heads and Unrepresented Management Positions.
Recommended City Council Action: Motion to Adopt Resolution 2025-19 of the City Council of the City of Yreka Approving the Compensation Resolution for Department Heads and Unrepresented Management Positions.
Public comment received by: Jan Osborn
Motion to Adopt Resolution 2025-19 of the City Council of the City of Yreka Approving the Compensation Resolution for Department Heads and Unrepresented Management Positions MOTIONED: Councilmember Middleton
SECOND: Councilmember Clair
AYES: Councilmembers Davis, McCoy, Middleton, Clair & Baker NO's: -0-
The motion passes unanimously
Planning Manager
b. Agenda Title: Discussion/Possible Action on a Motion to Direct the City Manager to Enter into a Subrecipient Agreement Between the City of Yreka and Great Northern Services for an Application for the 2025 CDBD Subsistence Payment Program.
Recommended City Council Action: Motion to Direct the City Manager to Enter into a Subrecipient Agreement Between the City of Yreka and Great Northern Services for an Application for the 2025 CDBD Subsistence Payment Program.
No public comment received
Motion to Direct the City Manager to Enter into a Subrecipient Agreement Between the City of Yreka and Great Northern Services for an Application for the 2025 CDBD Subsistence Payment Program MOTIONED: Councilmember McCoy
SECOND: Councilmember Clair
AYES: Councilmembers Davis, McCoy, Middleton, Clair, & Baker NO's: -0-
The motion passes unanimously
Municipal Projects Manager
c. Agenda Title: Discussion/Possible Action on Adopting Resolution 2025-20 Authorizing the City Manager to Execute a Professional Services Agreement with Larry Walker Associates, Inc. (LWA) for Environmental Engineering and Consulting Services to Assist the City with Developing and Implementing the Yreka Wastewater Pretreatment Program in an Amount not to Exceed $142,253.
Recommended City Council Action: Motion to Adopt Resolution 2025-20 of the City Council of the City of Yreka Authorizing the City Manager to Execute a Professional Services Agreement with Larry Walker Associates, Inc. (LWA) for Environmental Engineering and Consulting Services to Assist the City with Developing and Implementing the Yreka Wastewater Pretreatment Program in an Amount not to Exceed $142,253.
No public comment received.
Motion to Adopt Resolution 2025-20 of the City Council of the City of Yreka Authorizing the City Manager to Execute a Professional Services Agreement with Larry Walker Associates, Inc. (LWA) for Environmental Engineering and Consulting Services to Assist the City with Developing and Implementing the Yreka Wastewater Pretreatment Program in an Amount not to Exceed $142,253.
MOTIONED: Councilmember McCoy
SECOND: Councilmember Middleton
AYES: Councilmembers Davis, McCoy, Middleton, Clair & Baker NO's: -0-
The motion passes unanimously
Assistant City Manager
d. Agenda Title: General Plan 2044 Update: Land Use Element, Zoning Code Update, and Design Standards Draft Discussion.
Recommended City Council Action: (1) Open public comment and receive public comment (2) City Council discussion and give direction.
General Plan Land Use and Community Character Element - Public comment received by: Jan Osborn Zoning Code - No public comment received
Design Standards - No public comment received
No action taken - General discussion on the 2044 General Plan update.
9. CITY MANAGER/STAFF REPORTS:
Interim City Manager John Elsnab gave an update
Police Chief Mark Gilman gave an update
10. MAYOR/COUNCILMEMBERS REPORTS, STATEMENTS AND REQUESTS:
B 1234" Conference and Meeting Report (verbal, if any) *(In accordance with AB 1234, Councilmembers shall mal brief report or file a written report on any meeting/event/conference attended at City expense Councilmember McCoy: Requested that the time frame for public comment be added to a future agenda for discussion of changing it from 5 minutes to 3 minutes. Councilmember McCoy also requested that the City look into acquiring a piece of land in order to open an urban campground.
Councilmember Middleton: Mirrored Councilmember McCoy's request of the time frame for public comment be added to a future agenda for discussion of changing it from 5 minutes to 3 minutes.
Councilmember Davis: Gave an update on Fire Safe Council.
Councilmember Clair: Requested that the City and Yreka Police Department look into hiring a Community Service Officer.
Councilmember Baker: Gave an update on C2C
11. ADJOURNMENT:
Meeting adjourned at 8:48 pm
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Mayor of the City of Yrek
Minutes approved by City Council
Motion on June 17, 2025
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Cyndy Prohaska, City Clerk