Colleen Baker, Mayor
FOR
YREKA CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES
November 18, 2025
Closed Session: 5:30PM
Regular Session: 6:30 PM
Yreka City Council Chamber, '
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.
5:30PM CALL TO ORDER CLOSED SESSION:
Closed session called to order at 5:31 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 legal counsel - potential litigation (Govt Code Section §54956.9(d)(2)) - Number of cases: 1
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:
Regular session was called to order at 6:36 PM.
Closed session adjourned at 6:20 PM. There was no reportable action in closed session.
5. ROLL CALL:
Councilmembers Davis, McCoy, Middleton & Baker are present. Councilmember Clair is absent.
6. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA:
Motion to approve the agenda as presented
MOTIONED: Councilmember Middleton
SECOND: Councilmember McCoy
AYES: Councilmembers Davis, McCoy, Middleton & Baker
NO's: -0-
ABSENT: Councilmember Clair
The motion passes.
7. PRESENTATIONS: (NONE)
8. PUBLIC COMMENTS:
No public comment received.
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 26, 2025, through November 12, 2025. b. Approval of the Minutes of the Regular Meeting held November 4, 2025. c. Approval of Resolution 2025-46 of the City Council of the City of Yreka Approving an Application for Funding and the Execution of a Grant Agreement and any Amendments thereto from the 2025 Funding Year of the State CDBG 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 McCoy
SECOND: Councilmember Middleton
AYES: Councilmembers Davis, McCoy, Middleton & Baker
NO's: -0-
ABSENT: Councilmember Clair
The motion passes.
10. PUBLIC HEARINGS:
Public Hearing Protocol:
i. 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.
Finance Director
a. Agenda Title: Development Impact Fee Program
Recommended City Council Action: Motion to Approve City Council Resolution 2025-47 of the City Council of the City of Yreka Approving the Development Impact Fee Report and Updating the City's Capital Improvement Plan and Development Impact Fee Program.
No public comment received
Motion to Approve City Council Resolution 2025-47 of the City Council of the City of Yreka Approving the Development Impact Fee Report and Updating the City's Capital Improvement Plan and Development Impact Fee Program.
MOTIONED: Councilmember Davis
SECOND: Councilmember Middleton
AYES: Councilmembers Davis, McCoy, Middleton, & Baker
NO's: -0-
ABSENT: Councilmember Clair
The motion passes.
11. CITY BUSINESS:
Mayor Colleen Baker
a. Agenda Title: Volunteer Fire Fighter Length of Service Award Recommended City Council Action: Motion to Direct the City Manager or his Designee to Research the Feasibility of Implementing a Length of Service Award for Yreka Volunteer Firefighters, including Implementation through California State Firefighters Employee Welfare Benefits Corporation (CSFEWBC) or at a Local Level; Identify Potential Costs of the Program and Program Eligibility, with a Report Back to the Council no later than March 31, 2026.
Public comment received by: Rick Dean, Tim Shaw, and Jerry Lemos
Motion to Direct the City Manager or his Designee to Research the Feasibility of Implementing a Length of Service Award for Yreka Volunteer Firefighters, including Implementation through California State Firefighters Employee Welfare Benefits Corporation (CSFEWBC) or at a Local Level; Identify Potential Costs of the Program and Program Eligibility, with a Report Back to the Council no later than August 30, 2026.
MOTIONED: Councilmember Middleton
SECOND: Councilmember Davis
AYES: Councilmembers Davis, Middleton & Baker
NO's: Councilmember McCoy
ABSENT: Councilmember Clair
The motion passes.
Assistant City Manager
). Agenda Title: Introduction and First Reading of Proposed Amendments to Section 2.20.020 "Membership- Appointment-Terms-Vacancy" of the City of Yreka Planning Commission Recommended City Council Action: Motion to Introduce the first reading and Waive full reading of an Ordinance Amending Section 2.20.020 "Membership - Appointment - Terms - Vacancy" of the Yreka Municipal Code and set the second reading for the City Council on December 2, 2025.
Public comment received by: Lorenzo Love
Motion to Introduce the first reading and Waive full reading of an Ordinance Amending Section 2.20.020 "Membership - Appointment - Terms - Vacancy" of the Yreka Municipal Code and set the second reading for the City Council on December 2, 2025.
MOTIONED: Councilmember Middleton
SECOND: Councilmember Baker
AYES: Councilmembers Davis, McCoy, Middleton & Baker
NO's: -0-
ABSENT: Councilmember Clair
The motion passes.
f. CITY MANAGER/STAFF REPORTS:
City Manager John Elsnab 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 gave an update on COC.
Councilmember Baker gave an update.
h. ADJOURNMENT:
The meeting was adjourned at 7:52 pm
Gleen Babarr
Mayor of the City of Yreka
Minutes approved by City Council
Motion on December 2, 2025
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Cyndy Prohaska, City Clerk