Colleen Baker, Mayor Ol
LIFORNE
YREKA CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES
November 4, 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.
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. 5:30PM CALL TO ORDER CLOSED SESSION:
Meeting was called to order at 5:30 PM
2. PUBLIC COMMENT ON CLOSED SESSION ITEMS:
No public comment 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. Public Employee Employment (Government Code Section §54957)
Position: City Manager
4. 6:30PM CALL TO ORDER REGULAR SESSION, PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, AND REPORT OUT FROM CLOSED SESSION:
Closed session adjourned at 6:23 pm
Regular session was called to order at 6:30 pm
There was no reportable action in closed session
5. ROLL CALL:
Councilmembers Davis, McCoy, Middleton, Clair & Baker are present
6. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA:
Motion to Approve the Agenda as Presented
MOTIONED: Councilmember Clair
SECOND: Councilmember Middleton
AYES: Councilmembers Davis, McCoy, Middleton, Clair & Baker NO's: -0-
The motion passes unanimously
7. PRESENTATIONS:
* First 5 Siskiyou - 18" Annual Read Across Siskiyou Event
8. PUBLIC COMMENTS:
Public comment received by: Molly Aumack
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 October 12, 2025, through October 25, 2025. b. Approval of the Minutes of the Regular Meeting held October 21, 2025. c. Approval of Resolution 2025-43 of the City Council of the City of Yreka Authorizing the Submittal of a Grant Application to the California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery for the Illegal Disposal Site Abatement Grant Program, Designating Authorized Signature Authorities, and Adoption of a Class 30 Categorical Exemption from the California Environmental Quality Act.
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 McCoy
SECOND: Councilmember Clair
AYES: Councilmembers Davis, McCoy, Middleton, Clair & Baker NO's: -0-
The motion passes unanimously
10. PUBLIC HEARINGS:
Public Hearing Protocol:
Mayor will describe the purpose of the Public Hearing.
i. 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.
Assistant City Manager
a. Agenda Title: Conditional Use Permit - City of Yreka Fire Hall Project Recommended City Council Action:
(1) Open the Public Hearing
(2) Close the Public Hearing
(3) Motion to Approve City Council Resolution 2025-44 of the City Council of the City of Yreka Approving Conditional Use Permit No. 2025-01 for the City of Yreka Fire Hall Project and Adoption of Class 32 Exemption Under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Public comment received by: Lorenzo Love & Dawnmarie Autry Motion to Approve City Council Resolution 2025-44 of the City Council of the City of Yreka Approving Conditional Use Permit No. 2025-01 for the City of Yreka Fire Hall Project and Adoption of Class 32 Exemption Under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) MOTIONED: Councilmember McCoy
SECOND: Councilmember Middleton
AYES: Councilmembers Davis, McCoy, Middleton, Clair & Baker NO's: -0-
The motion passes unanimously
11. CITY BUSINESS:
City Clerk
a. Agenda Title: 2026 Yreka City Council Meeting Calendar Recommended City Council Action: Motion to Adopt Resolution 2025-45 of the City Council of the City of Yreka Approving the 2026 Meeting Calendar for Regular City Council Meetings as presented.
No public comment received
Motion to Adopt Resolution 2025-45 of the City Council of the City of Yreka Approving the 2026 Meeting Calendar for Regular City Council Meetings as presented.
MOTIONED: Councilmember Clair
SECOND: Councilmember Davis
AYES: Councilmembers Davis, McCoy, Middleton, Clair & Baker NO's: -0-
The motion passes unanimously
f. CITY MANAGER/STAFF REPORTS:
City Manager John Elsnab gave an update
Fire Chief Jerry Lemos gave an update
City Clerk Cyndy Prohaska gave an update
g. 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 McCoy gave an update
Councilmember Middleton gave an update on COC
Councilmember Clair requested that the city and public works look into closing W. Miner Street for trick or treaters next Halloween.
Councilmember Baker gave an update
h. ADJOURNMENT:
Meeting adjourned at 7:26 pm.
Colen Pun
Minutes approved by City Council
Motion on November 18, 2025
Cyndy Prohaska, City Clerk