Colleen Baker, Mayor Ol
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YREKA CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES
August 19, 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 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. 5:30 PM CALL TO ORDER CLOSED SESSION:
The meeting was called to order at 5:30 pm.
Councilmembers McCoy and Clair are absent.
2. PUBLIC COMMENT ON CLOSED SESSION ITEMS:
There was no public comment 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 Legal Counsel - Existing Litigation (Government Code §54956.9) - Name of Case: Yreka Properties dba Yreka Truck Stop, ABS Development Company and A-1 Investments, LLC v. City of Yreka - Siskiyou County Case Number SCSC 24CV00401
4. 6:30PM CALL TO ORDER REGULAR SESSION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE:
The meeting was called to order at 6:30 pm.
There was no reportable action in closed session.
5. ROLL CALL:
Councilmembers Davis, Middleton & Baker are present. Councilmembers Clair and McCoy are absent.
6. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA:
Motion to Approve Agenda as Presented with item 11.c being tabled to the September 16, 2025, City Council meeting.
MOTIONED: Councilmember Baker
SECOND: Councilmember Davis
AYES: Councilmembers Davis, Middleton & Baker
ABSENT: Councilmembers McCoy & Clair
The motion passes.
7. PRESENTATIONS:
* Discover Siskiyou
8. PUBLIC COMMENTS:
Public comment received by: Lorenzo Love, Jan Osborn, Louise Gliatto, Heather Cipollone & Leeanna Tello
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 July 29, 2025, through August 9, 2025. b. Quarterly Investment Report for June 2025.
c. Approval of the Minutes of the Regular Meeting held August 5, 2025. d. Motion to Authorize a Service Agreement with Bouchard Restoration Redding, Inc. dba SER VPRO for on-call Abatement Services.
e. Motion to Authorize the City Manager to enter into a Professional Services Agreement with Kosmont Financial Service in the amount of $35,000 for Evaluation of an EIFD within the City.
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 9.a through 9.d only of the City Council of the City of Yreka MOTIONED: Councilmember Davis
SECOND: Councilmember Middleton
AYES: Councilmembers Davis, Middleton & Baker
NO's: -0-
ABSENT: Councilmembers Clair and McCoy
The motion passes.
Public comment for agenda item 9.e received by: Dawnmarie Autry & Lorenzo Love Motion to Authorize the City Manager to enter into a Professional Services Agreement with Kosmont Financial Service in the amount of $35,000 for Evaluation of an EIFD within the City.
MOTIONED: Councilmember Davis
SECOND: Councilmember Baker
AYES: Councilmembers Davis, Middleton & Baker
NO's: -0-
ABSENT: Councilmembers Clair and McCoy
The motion passes.
10. PUBLIC HEARINGS: NONE
Public Hearing Protocol:
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.
vii. City Council will deliberate and act on the item.
11. CITY BUSINESS:
City Attorney
a. Agenda Title: Discussion / Possible Action to Approve Resolution of a Municipal Tax Sharing Agreement Regarding Annexation of 3.2 acres within the County (APN 014-430-120) (Evans-Wilmarth Annexation).
Recommended City Council Action: Approval of Resolution 2025-30 of the City Council of the City of Yreka Approving a Municipal Tax Sharing Agreement between the County of Siskiyou and the City of Yreka Regarding the Distribution of Taxes Upon Annexation of Real Property to the City.
Public comment received by: Rick Evans
Motion to Approve Resolution 2025-30 of the City Council of the City of Yreka Approving a Municipal Tax Sharing Agreement between the County of Siskiyou and the City of Yreka Regarding the Distribution of Taxes Upon Annexation of Real Property to the City.
MOTIONED: Councilmember Middleton
SECOND: Councilmember Davis
AYES: Councilmembers Davis, Middleton & Baker
NO's: -0-
ABSENT: Councilmembers Clair and McCoy
City Manager
b. Agenda Title: Discussion / Possible action on Directing the City Manager to Develop a Part-Time Community Service Officer Classification and Recruit for the Position.
Recommended City Council Action: Motion to Direct the City Manager to Develop a Part-Time Community Service Officer Classification and Recruit for the Position.
Public comment received by: Jan Osborn, Lorenzo Love & Leeanna Tello Motion to Direct the City Manager to Develop a Part-Time Community Service Officer Classification and Recruit for the Position.
MOTIONED: Councilmember Middleton
SECOND: Councilmember Davis
AYES: Councilmembers Davis, Middleton, & Baker
NO's: -0-
ABSENT: Councilmembers Clair and McCoy
Planning Manager
c. Agenda Title: Discussion/Possible Action on the Future of Planning Commission Recommended City Council Action: Give Direction to City Staff on whether to: (1) Dissolve the Planning Commission or (2) Keep the Planning Commission and Incorporate any Requested Changes.
Mayor Baker requested that this item be tabled to the September 16" City Council meeting so that all members of council be present for the discussion of the future of Planning Commission. f. CITY MANAGER/STAFF REPORTS:
Interim City Manager John Elsnab gave an update.
g. MAYOR/COUNCILMEMBERS REPORTS, STATEMENTS AND REQUESTS:
Councilmember Davis gave an update on Fire Safe Council.
Councilmember Middleton gave an update on COC.
Councilmember Baker gave an update.
h. ADJOURNMENT:
Meeting adjourned at 7:40 pm
Mayor of the City of Yreka
Minutes approved by City Council
Motion on September 16, 2025
Cyngly Prohaska, City Clerk