Colleen Baker, Mayor John Elsnab, Interim City Manager
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James Clair, Mayor Pro Tempore YIRIE
Corey Middleton, Councilmember KA
Drake Davis, Councilmember
Paul McCoy, Councilmember
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YREKA CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES
December 16, 2025
Closed Session: 5:30PM
Regular Session: 6:30 PM
Y reka 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 1 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:
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 Legal Counsel - Existing Litigation (Government Code Section §54956.9) Name of Case: Welch v. City of Yreka - Siskiyou County Case Number SCSCCVPT2021-944 b. 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 6:20 pm
There was no reportable action in closed session.
Regular session was called to order at 6:31 pm
5. ROLL CALL:
Councilmembers Davis, McCoy, Middleton & Clair were present. Councilmember Baker was absent.
6. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA:
Motion to Approve the Agenda as Presented
MOTIONED: Councilmember McCoy
SECOND: Councilmember Middleton
AYES: Councilmembers Davis, McCoy, Middleton, & Clair
NO's: -0-
ABSENT: Councilmember Baker
The motion passes
7. PRESENTATIONS:
* Recognition for Exceptional Performance, Officer Bertolucci
8. PUBLIC COMMENTS:
Public comment received by: Austin Browder, Dawnmarie Autry
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 November 23, 2025, through December 7, 2025. b. Approval of the Minutes of the Regular Meeting held December 3, 2025. c. Quarterly Investment Report for September 2025.
d. Approval Resolution 2025-50 Declaring the City's Intention to Reimburse itself for Certain Expenditures from the Proceeds of Tax-Exempt Obligations.
e. Motion to Adopt Ordinance 887 "An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Yreka, California, Amending Chapter 16.12.045 of the Yreka Municipal Code Entitled "Accessory Dwelling Unit" and Chapter 16.46.170 "Accessory Dwelling Units" and Finding the Ordinance Exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Pursuant to CEQA Guidelines in Section 15378.
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 & Clair
NO's: -0-
ABSENT: Councilmember Baker
The motion passes
10. PUBLIC HEARINGS: (NONE)
Public Hearing Protocol:
Mayor will describe the purpose of the Public Hearing.
City Staff will provide the Staff Report.
City Staff will respond to questions from the City Council.
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.
Mayor will close the Public Hearing.
City Council will deliberate and act on the item.
11. CITY BUSINESS:
City Manager & Fire Chief
a. Agenda Title: Discussion / Possible Action on Adopting a Resolution Approving a 24-Hour Stipend for Volunteer Firefighters.
Recommended City Council Action: Motion to Adopt Resolution 2025-51 of the City Council of the City of Yreka Approving a 24-Hour Stipend for Volunteer Firefighters Responding to Calls for Service.
No public comment received
Motion to Adopt Resolution 2025-51 of the City Council of the City of Yreka Approving a 24-Hour Stipend for Volunteer Firefighters Responding to Calls for Service.
MOTIONED: Councilmember Middleton
SECOND: Councilmember McCoy
AYES: Councilmembers McCoy, Middleton & Clair
NO's: Councilmember Davis
ABSENT: Councilmember Baker
The motion passes
f. CITY MANAGER/STAFF REPORTS:
City Manager John Elsnab gave an update
Lieutenant Dirksen 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 McCoy gave an update
Councilmember Middleton gave an update on COC
Councilmember Davis gave an update on Fire Safe Council Councilmember Clair gave an update.
h. ADJOURNMENT:
The meeting adjourned at 7:09 PM
layor of the City of Yrek
Minutes approved by City Council
Motion on January 20, 2026
yndly Prohaska, City Clerk