Yreka City Council
February 3, 2026

Colleen Baker, Mayor
James Clair, Mayor Pro Tempore
Corey Middleton, Councilmember
Drake Davis, Councilmember
Paul McCoy, Councilmember
John Elsnab, Interim City Manager
Juliana Lucchesi, Asst. City Manager
Emily Aldrich, Finance Director
Matthew Bray, Public Works Director
Melissa Sandberg, Human Res. Director
Cyndy Prohaska, City Clerk
Mark Gilman, Police Chief
Jerry Lemos, Fire Chief
Andrew Jared, City Attorney

YREKA CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA
February 3, 2026
Closed Session: 6:00 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.

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. 6:00 PM CALL TO ORDER CLOSED SESSION:

2. PUBLIC COMMENT ON CLOSED SESSION ITEMS:

Public participation is limited to those items listed for closed session.

If your comments do not concern an item listed on this Agenda, please address the City Council at the next regular meeting.

The City requests that persons addressing the City Council refrain from making personal, slanderous, profane, or disruptive remarks.

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Councilmembers, when recognized by the Mayor, may ask questions of presenter but no action may be taken by the City Council during the public comment section of the meeting. Under the Brown Act, the City Council is prohibited from discussing or taking action on any item not listed on the posted agenda. • Please speak into the microphone from the podium. The podium electronically adjusts up and down to accommodate speaker.
• Please state your name for the record prior to providing your comments. • Please address the Council as a whole.
• If you have documents to present, please provide a minimum of seven (7) copies. These become a public record.
• Please limit your remarks to five (5) minutes.
• Since Council is unable to take action on issues not on the agenda, your matter may be referred to staff for follow up or be placed on a future agenda.

Public comment period is not intended to be a “Question and Answer” period or conversations with the Council or City staff.

3. CLOSED SESSION:

The City Council will recess to Closed Session to discuss the following item(s). At the conclusion of the Closed Session, Open Session will reconvene and reportable action, if any, will be announced:
a.Conference with Real Property Negotiator (Government Code Section §54956.8) -Property APNs:
041-020-130
041-030-200
004-340-020
004-340-010
414E2400
414E2401
-Agency Negotiator: Assistant City Manager, Juliana Lucchesi -Negotiating Parties: PacifiCorp

4. 6:30PM CALL TO ORDER REGULAR SESSION, PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, AND REPORT OUT FROM CLOSED SESSION:

5. ROLL CALL:

6. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA:

7. PRESENTATIONS:
 Red Scarf Society – Joan Favero

8. PUBLIC COMMENTS:

Public participation is welcomed and invited at all City Council meetings. This time is set aside for residents to address the City Council on matters listed on the Consent Agenda as well as other items not included on the Regular Agenda. If your comments concern an item noted on the Regular Agenda, please address the Council when that item is open for public comment.

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The City requests that persons addressing the City Council refrain from making personal, slanderous, profane, or disruptive remarks.

Councilmembers, when recognized by the Mayor, may ask clarifying questions of presenter but no action may be taken by the City Council during the public comment section of the meeting. Under the Brown Act, the City Council is prohibited from discussing or taking action on any item not listed on the posted agenda. • Please speak into the microphone from the podium. The podium electronically adjusts up and down to accommodate speaker.
• Please address the Council as a whole.
• Please state your name for the record prior to providing your comments. • If you have documents to present, please provide a minimum of seven (7) copies. These become a public record.
• Please limit your remarks to five (5) minutes.
• Since Council is unable to take action on issues not on the agenda, your matter may be referred to staff for follow up or be placed on a future agenda
The public comment period is not intended to be a “Question and Answer” period or conversations with the Council or City staff.

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 January 11, 2026, through January 23, 2026. b. Approval of the Minutes of the Regular Meeting held January 20, 2026. c. Approval of Resolution 2026-07 of the City Council of the City of Yreka Approving the Transmission of the 2025 General Plan and Housing Element Annual Progress Report.

Recommended City Council Action: Motion to Adopt the Consent Agenda of the City Council of the City of Yreka as presented.

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.

Assistant City Manager
a. Agenda Title: Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Application Recommended City Council Action: (1) Open public hearing (2) close public hearing (3) Motion to approve Resolution 2026-08 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.

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11. CITY BUSINESS:

Planning Manager
a.Agenda Title: 2026 Planning Commission Workplan
Recommended City Council Action: No Action. Informational purposes only. f. CITY MANAGER/STAFF REPORTS:

City Manager and Staff may make brief announcements or reports at this time. 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.) Members of the Council may make brief announcements, reports, or request staff to report to the Council on any matter at a subsequent meeting.
h. ADJOURNMENT:

In compliance with the requirements of the Brown Act, notice of this meeting has been posted in a publicly accessible place, 72 hours in advance of the meeting.

Public Hearings: If you wish to challenge in court any of the matters on an agenda for which a public hearing is to be conducted, you may be limited to raising only those issues which you (or someone else) raised orally at the public hearing or in written correspondence received by the City at or before the hearing. Any person seeking to challenge a City Council decision made as a result of a proceeding in which by law a hearing is required to be given, evidence is required to be taken, and the discretion in the determination of facts is vested in the City Council, shall be required to commence that action 90 days following the date on which the decision becomes final as provided in Code of Civil Procedure Section 1094.6. Please refer to Code of Civil Procedure 1094.6 to determine how to calculate when a decision becomes “final.” "CHALLENGING DECISIONS OF CITY ENTITIES The time limit within which to commence any lawsuit or legal challenge to any quasi-adjudicative decision made by the City of Yreka is governed by Section 1094.6 of the Code of Civil Procedure, unless a shorter limitation period is specified by any other provision, including without limitation Government Code section 65009 applicable to many land use and zoning decisions, Government Code section 66499.37 applicable to the Subdivision Map Act, and Public Resources Code section 21167 applicable to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). Under Section 1094.6, any lawsuit or legal challenge to any quasi-adjudicative decision made by the City must be filed no later than the 90th day following the date on which such decision becomes final. Any lawsuit or legal challenge, which is not filed within that 90-day period, will be barred. Government Code section 65009 and 66499.37, and Public Resources Code section 21167, impose shorter limitations periods and requirements, including timely service in addition to filing. If a person wishes to challenge the above actions in court, they may be limited to raising only those issues they or someone else raised at the meeting described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the City of Yreka, at or prior to the meeting. In addition, judicial challenge may be limited or barred where the interested party has not sought and exhausted all available administrative remedies."
The City of Yreka does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, age, gender, sexual orientation, disability, or any other legally protected classes in employment or provision of services. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, those requiring accommodations for this meeting should notify the City Clerk 48 hours prior to the meeting at (530) 841-2386 or by notifying the Clerk at [email protected].

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I, Cyndy Prohaska, City Clerk for the City of Yreka, hereby declare under penalty of perjury that a copy of the above Agenda of the Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of Yreka, California, was delivered and/or notice by email not less than 72 hours, before the hour of 6:00 PM on February 3, 2026 to the members of the governing agency, and caused the agenda to be posted on the City’s website at www.yrekaca.gov and posted at Yreka City Hall, 701 Fourth St., Yreka, California.
/s/: Cyndy Prohaska
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Colleen Baker, Mayor
James Clair, Mayor Pro Tempore
Corey Middleton, Councilmember
Drake Davis, Councilmember
Paul McCoy, Councilmember
John Elsnab, Interim City Manager
Juliana Lucchesi, Asst. City Manager
Emily Aldrich, Finance Director
Matthew Bray, Public Works Director
Melissa Sandberg, Human Res. Director
Cyndy Prohaska, City Clerk
Mark Gilman, Police Chief
Jerry Lemos, Fire Chief
Andrew Jared, City Attorney

YREKA CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES
January 20, 2026
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.

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 item(s). At the conclusion of the Closed Session, Open Session will reconvene and reportable action, if any, will be announced:

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a.Real Property Negotiations (Government Code Section §54957.8) Property APN: 014-421-310
Property Negotiator: Matthew Bray, Director of Public Works Negotiating Party: Judith Anderson
b.Real Property Negotiations (Government Code Section §54957.8) Property APN: 062-051-140
Property Negotiator: Matthew Bray, Director of Public Works Negotiating Party: Siskiyou Central Credit Union

4. 6:30PM CALL TO ORDER REGULAR SESSION, PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, AND REPORT OUT FROM CLOSED SESSION:

Regular session was called to order at 6:30 pm.

Closed session adjourned at 5:56pm. There was no reportable action in closed session. Councilmember recused himself from closed session item 3.b.

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 McCoy
SECOND: Councilmember Middleton
AYES: Councilmembers Davis, McCoy, Middleton, Clair & Baker NO’s: -0-
The motion passes unanimously

7. PRESENTATIONS: (NONE)

8. PUBLIC COMMENTS:

Public comment received by: Anthony Intiso, Louise Gliatto & 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 December 8, 2025, through January 10, 2026. b. Treasures Report for June 2025.
c. Quarterly Investment Report for December 2025.

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d. Approval of the Minutes of the Regular Meeting held December 16, 2025. e. Approval of the Minutes for the Special Meeting held January 8, 2026. f. Adopt Resolution Approving an Amended and Restated Agreement Concerning Property at Assessor Parcel Number 041-421-310 and Authorizing Acceptance of Easements and Grant in Fee Certain Property from Judith Anderson; Adopt Resolution Authorizing Acceptance of Easements from Brett Duncan (APN 062-181-010).
g. Adoption a Resolution Approving an Easement Agreement Concerning Property at Assessor Parcel Number 062-051-140 and Authorizing Acceptance of Easement from Siskiyou Credit Union. h. Approve the Appointment of Alex Macintyre to the Yreka Fire Department. i. Authorize the City Manager to Execute an Agreement with Peckham & Kenny for Executive Recruitment Services.

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 Clair
AYES: Councilmembers Davis, Middleton, Clair & Baker
NO’s: -0-
RECUSAL: Councilmember McCoy
**** Councilmember Clair excused himself from the remainder of the meeting due to an injury ****

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.

Planning Manager
a. Agenda Title: Cannabis Business Permit Fee Schedule.

Recommended City Council Action: Motion to Approve Resolution 2026-04 of the City Council of the City of Yreka Adopting a Comprehensive Cannabis Business Permit Fee Schedule and Adopt the Finding that the Project is Statutorily Exempt from CEQA.

Public comment received by: Louise Gliatto & Dawnmarie Autry Motion to Approve Resolution 2026-04 of the City Council of the City of Yreka Adopting a Comprehensive Cannabis Business Permit Fee Schedule and Adopt the Finding that the Project is Statutorily Exempt from CEQA.

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MOTIONED: Councilmember Middleton
SECOND: Councilmember McCoy
AYES: Councilmembers McCoy, Middleton & Baker
NO’s: Councilmember Davis
ABSENT: Councilmember Clair
The motion passes
Planning Manager
b. Agenda Title: 205 Humbug Road, APN 053-662-730 Tentative Parcel Map Recommended City Council Action: Motion to Approve Resolution 2026-05 of the City Council of the City of Yreka Approving with Conditions Tentative Parcel Map No. 20251-61 for the Subdivision of One 1.17-Acre Parcel into Two Parcels and Approving A Class 15 and Class 3 Categorical Exemption from the California Environmental Quality Act.

No public comment received
Motion to Approve Resolution 2026-05 of the City Council of the City of Yreka Approving with Conditions Tentative Parcel Map No. 20251-61 for the Subdivision of One 1.17-Acre Parcel into Two Parcels and Approving A Class 15 and Class 3 Categorical Exemption from the California Environmental Quality Act.

MOTIONED: Councilmember Middleton
SECOND: Councilmember McCoy
AYES: Councilmembers Davis, McCoy, Middleton & Baker
NO’s: -0-
ABSENT: Councilmember Clair
The motion passes

11. CITY BUSINESS:

Human Resources Director
a.Agenda Title: Approval of the Memorandum of Understanding Between The City of Yreka and the United Public Employees of California LiUNA Local 792 (UPEC) for Miscellaneous Employees.

Recommended City Council Action: Motion to Adopt Resolution 2026-06 of the City Council of the City of Yreka Approving the Execution of the Memorandum of Understanding between the City of Yreka and the United Public Employees of California LiUNA Local 792 (UPEC) for Miscellaneous Employees.

Motion to Adopt Resolution 2026-06 of the City Council of the City of Yreka Approving the Execution of the Memorandum of Understanding between the City of Yreka and the United Public Employees of California LiUNA Local 792 (UPEC) for Miscellaneous Employees.

No public comment received
MOTIONED: Councilmember Davis
SECOND: Councilmember McCoy
AYES: Councilmembers Davis, McCoy, Middleton & Baker
NO’s: -0-
ABSENT: Councilmember Clair
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The motion passes
Fire Chief
b.Agenda Title: Approval to Apply for the AFG Radio Grant Equipment in the amount of $25,000.

Recommended City Council Action: Motion to Approve the Yreka Fire Department’s request to apply for the AFG Radio Equipment Grant in the amount of $25,000.00 assisted by Lexipol.

No public comment received
Motion to Approve the Yreka Fire Department’s request to apply for the AFG Radio Equipment Grant in the amount of $25,000.00 assisted by Lexipol.

MOTIONED: Councilmember McCoy
SECOND: Councilmember Davis
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 McCoy gave an update.

Councilmember Middleton gave an update on COC.

Councilmember Davis gave an update on Fire Safe Council.

Councilmember Baker gave an update and requested that the city manager look into the Community Resource Center possibly hosting a bicycle safety event. h. ADJOURNMENT:

The meeting adjourned at 7:45 pm.
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Mayor of the City of Yreka
Minutes approved by City Council
Motion on February 3, 2026
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Cyndy Prohaska, City Clerk
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2025 General Plan and Housing
Element Annual Progress Report
To: Yreka City Council
From: Alia Roca Lezra, Planning Manager
Attachments:

1. City Council Resolution 2026-07 “A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Yreka Approving the Transmission of the 2025 General Plan and Housing Element Annual Progress Report”

2. Housing Element 2025 Program Status Report

3. Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing Program Status Report Recommended Action:

Motion to approve City Council Resolution 2026-07 “A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Yreka Approving the Transmission of the 2025 General Plan and Housing Element Annual Progress Report” Summary
The Annual Progress Report (APR) is a state-mandated form transmitted to the Governor’s Office of Planning and Research (OPR) and the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) pursuant to Government Code Section 65400. The purpose of this document is to report on the City of Yreka’s progress in implementing the General Plan. The APR is due to the State by April 1 of each year.

General Plan Implementation
The City of Yreka’s 2002 General Plan expired in 2022, leading to a comprehensive General Plan update that began in November 2021. The City Planning Department is managing the General Plan update process through 2026 with a comprehensive zoning code update. The comprehensive update process includes visioning, updates to elements to meet state mandates, and a refresh of elements to address community needs and opportunities.

The City of Yreka approved the Housing Element in February 2023, and it was certified by HCD in August 2023. In addition to general implementation, state regulation requires the City under the new Affirmatively Further Fair Housing Yreka City Council Agenda
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(AFFH) laws to make meaningful progress on specific programs. Current implementation activities for the 2025-2026 cycle are as follows:

Housing Development Resources and Outreach (Activity 1 & 4) The City has successfully completed its initial efforts to improve awareness and support for workforce and affordable housing programs (HE Program 1.3.4). A primary achievement this year was the launch of the Housing Development Resources portal. This centralized resource provides residents and developers with comprehensive guides and technical assistance, including:
• Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs): Detailed "How-To" guides, permitting guidelines, and a suite of Pre-Approved ADU Plans to lower barriers to construction.
• Development Standards: Specialized PDF resources for Single-Family Homes, Multi-Family Apartments, and Manufactured Homes, outlining costs, financial assistance, and zoning requirements.
• Fair Housing & Sustainability: Bilingual (English/Spanish) fair housing resources and guides for energy efficiency and weatherization.

In addition to these digital resources, City staff conducted robust community outreach by tabling every Friday at the Yreka Farmer’s Market. This in-person engagement focused on educating homeowners about ADU opportunities and the technical assistance available through the City. Staff also completed interviews with key developers and facilitated a virtual housing workshop. Current efforts have shifted to direct fair housing outreach (HE Program 3.1.1), with staff organizing meetings with the Housing Authority of Shasta Valley, the Karuk Tribe, and the NorCal CoC.

Owner-Occupied Rehabilitation (OOR) Program: To support the preservation of existing housing (HE Program 4.3.1), the City has finalized the draft programs and policies for the OOR Program, including eligibility and loan terms. Current activity is focused on developing the program budget and identifying potential funding sources. Staff are also drafting an affirmative marketing plan for the program, with the goal of assisting residents in applying for OOR funding between February and June 2026.

Replacement Housing Policy: The development of a Replacement Housing Policy consistent with GC 65583.2(g)(3) (HE Program 4.4.1) was originally scheduled for late 2025 but has been delayed. This work is now scheduled to begin in January/February 2026. Staff anticipate completing the draft policy and presenting it to the City Council for formal adoption by the end of May 2026.

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Building Department
The Building Department issued 217 building permits totaling $9,055,469.87 in valuation in 2025. During this reporting period, the City issued one permit for a Single-Family Dwelling (SFD) and currently manages two active permits for SFDs.

The estimated value of the residential permits indicates that these housing units could be sold or rented at the above moderate-income level.

A significant milestone in low-barrier housing was the opening of the Siskiyou Village (Pallet Shelter) last year, which consists of 15 private shelter cabins. The site offers 24/7 on-site support and comprehensive amenities, including hygiene facilities, communal spaces, and a dog area managed by Northern Valley Catholic Social Service to facilitate case management and housing navigation.

Additionally, the Building Department issued a temporary occupancy permit to Basecamp, a low-barrier shelter that provides 32 beds to the community in addition to mental health and nutrition services to the community. The temporary occupancy permit allows the facility to function in a limited capacity while the project nears completion for final occupancy.

There was one new Single-Family House building permit issued in 2025 and no housing loss through demolition permits during this reporting period. The issuance and activity of residential units during this cycle ensures a net gain in housing stock, keeping the City in full compliance with No Net Loss laws.

Environmental Review
This document is a reporting document and does not create or alter policy. The content is provided for informational purposes only and is exempt from the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) per Guidelines Section 15306, Information Collection.

Recommended Action:

Motion to approve City Council Resolution 2026-07 “A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Yreka Approving the Transmission of the 2025 General Plan and Housing Element Annual Progress Report”
Attachments:

1. City Council Resolution 2026-07 “A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Yreka Approving the Transmission of the 2025 General Plan and Housing Element Annual Progress Report”

2. Housing Element 2025 Program Status Report

3. Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing Program Status Report Yreka City Council Agenda
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RESOLUTION NO. 2026-07

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY

OF YREKA APPROVING THE TRANSMISSION OF THE
2025 GENERAL PLAN AND HOUSING ELEMENT

ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORT
WHEREAS, the State of California requires the City of Yreka to adopt and maintain a General Plan to guide the long-term development of the City, pursuant to Government Code Section 65300 et seq; and
WHEREAS, the City of Yreka’s 2002 General Plan has expired December 31, 2022; and WHEREAS, the City initiated a comprehensive General Plan updated November 2021 with plans to adopt a new General Plan in 2026 therefore there are no programs to report on until the update is complete; and
WHEREAS, the City adopted the Cycle 6 Housing Element February 7, 2023, and was certified by the California Department of Housing and Community Development August 2023; and
WHEREAS, the City is implementing the Housing programs listed in the adopted, certified element attached as Exhibit A to this resolution; and
WHEREAS, State Government Code Section 65400(a)(2) requires that an annual report be prepared on the progress in the implementation of the General Plan, and the progress the City is making with regard to meeting its share of regional housing needs; and NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council hereby adopts the 2025 Annual Progress Report and authorizes the Planning Manager to transmit a copy of this report to the Governor’s Office of Planning and Research and the California Department of Housing and Community Development prior to April 1, 2026.

PASSED AND ADOPTED this 3rd day of February 2026 by the following vote:

AYES:

NOES:

ABSENT:

ABSTAIN:

Colleen Baker, Mayor
ATTEST:

Cyndy Prohaska, City Clerk
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Program Number Program Description State Mandated Program? Adminsitration Funding Timing Quantified
Objective Status
HE-1.1.1
To ensure at all times during the planning period the City has an adequate inventory to accommodate its designated regional housing need allocation, the City will evaluate entitlement and permit applications seeking to develop designated inventory sites for decreases in density and affordability of housing units consistent with No Net Loss Law, Government Code Section 65863 et seq. If project approval will result in an inventory deficit, steps will be taken to replace the lost inventory sites by rezoning qualified properties in other areas as needed to meet the City’s remaining RHNA for lowerincome households in accordance with Government Code Section 65863 et seq.

Yes
Planning
Department, City
Manager
Application Fee, General Fund On a project-by-project basis; if an inventory deficit is found
In
Progress
HE-1.1.2
As part of the annual Housing Element review, the Planning Commission will review the City’s vacant land inventory with the objective of ensuring that Yreka can accommodate a variety of housing types, the City’s RHNA, and projected growth. If an inventory deficit is projected to occur, steps will be taken to change the General Plan and zoning as needed to increase the amount of available land. The City will publish the inventory of sites on the City’s webpage and announce the availability of the inventory to the public, including the development community.

Yes
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Department, City
Manager
General Fund Annually; if an inventory deficit
is projected Complete
1) In compliance with State law, i.e., subparagraph (a) of Government Code Section 65589.7, the City shall deliver the adopt housing element to all public agencies that provide water and sewer service in the City of Yreka.

Yes
Planning
Department,
Public Works
Department, and
City Manager
General Fund
Within thirty (3o) days of
adoption of the 2023-2031
Housing Element
Complete
2) The City shall grant priority for the provision of water and sewer services to proposed developments that include housing units affordable to lower income households, in compliance with State law, i.e., subparagraph (a) of Government Code Section 65589.7.

Yes
Planning
Department,
Public Works
Department, and
City Manager
General Fund
Immediately and at all times for
the duration of the 2023-2031
Housing Element
Complete
3) In compliance with State law, i.e., subparagraph (b) of Government Code Section 65589.7, the City shall establish written policies and procedures that grant priority for water and sewer to proposed development that includes housing affordable to lower-income households.

Yes
Planning
Department,
Public Works
Department, and
City Manager
General Fund Within five years from adoption
of the Housing Element
The City shall amend the Zoning Code for the R-3, R-2 and RPO zones by offering ministerial review for qualified housing developments to reduce the time and expense of the entitlement and building permit process for multifamily development. The amendments will increase housing opportunities in high resource areas, and shall:

No
Planning
Department, City
Manager
General Fund
As part of the City’s
comprehensive update of its
General Plan and Zoning Code.

Release of Public Draft: Q4
2023; with adoption targeted for
2024.

Construction of ten
housing units, that
are configured
differently than
detached single
family units on
individual lots during
the 2023-2031
planning period
In
Progress
Annual Progress Report: Housing Element
City ofYreka
HE-1.1.3
City of Yreka: Housing Element
Yreka City Council Agenda

February 3, 2026

Program Number Program Description State Mandated Program? Adminsitration Funding Timing Quantified
Objective Status
Annual Progress Report: Housing Element
City ofYreka
1) Increase the by-right allowable density of the RPO, R-3-12 and R-2 zones from 12 dwelling units per acre to 15 dwelling units per acre. No Planning
Department, City
Manager
General Fund
As part of the City’s
comprehensive update of its
General Plan and Zoning Code.

Release of Public Draft: Q4
2023; with adoption targeted for
2024.

Construction of ten
housing units, that
are configured
differently than
detached single
family units on
individual lots during
the 2023-2031
planning period
In
Progress
2) In the RPO, R-3 and R-2 zones allow by-right apartment or condominium housing developments with dwelling groups configured as more than 4-plexes
No
Planning
Department, City
Manager
General Fund
As part of the City’s
comprehensive update of its
General Plan and Zoning Code.

Release of Public Draft: Q4
2023; with adoption targeted for
2024.

Construction of ten
housing units, that
are configured
differently than
detached single
family units on
individual lots during
the 2023-2031
planning period
In
Progress
3) Any development, design and performance standards for the R-3, R-2 and RPO zones shall be objective, and any non-objective development, design and performance standards shall be repealed.

No
Planning
Department, City
Manager
General Fund
As part of the City’s
comprehensive update of its
General Plan and Zoning Code.

Release of Public Draft: Q4
2023; with adoption targeted for
2024.

Construction of ten
housing units, that
are configured
differently than
detached single
family units on
individual lots during
the 2023-2031
planning period
In
Progress
4) For sites designated in the City’s adopted affordable inventory, the Zoning Code amendments shall consider incorporation of the following requirements:

No
Planning
Department, City
Manager
General Fund
As part of the City’s
comprehensive update of its
General Plan and Zoning Code.

Release of Public Draft: Q4
2023; with adoption targeted for
2024.

Construction of ten
housing units, that
are configured
differently than
detached single
family units on
individual lots during
the 2023-2031
planning period
In
Progress
a) Sites are to be developed at a minimum residential density. No Planning
Department, City
Manager
General Fund
As part of the City’s
comprehensive update of its
General Plan and Zoning Code.

Release of Public Draft: Q4
2023; with adoption targeted for
2024.

Construction of ten
housing units, that
are configured
differently than
detached single
family units on
individual lots during
the 2023-2031
planning period
In
Progress
b) Development of a single family residence be subject to approval of an ultimate development plan demonstrating the site can accommodate multifamily development at the minimum density, including ancillary multifamily uses and development.

No
Planning
Department, City
Manager
General Fund
As part of the City’s
comprehensive update of its
General Plan and Zoning Code.

Release of Public Draft: Q4
2023; with adoption targeted for
2024.

Construction of ten
housing units, that
are configured
differently than
detached single
family units on
individual lots during
the 2023-2031
planning period
In
Progress
HE-1.2.1
City of Yreka: Housing Element
Yreka City Council Agenda

February 3, 2026

Program Number Program Description State Mandated Program? Adminsitration Funding Timing Quantified
Objective Status
Annual Progress Report: Housing Element
City ofYreka
HE-1.2.2
The City shall offer Fast Track review of entitlement and building permit applications for housing projects. The City shall complete its review of the application within 60 days after the application is complete for a project with 50 or fewer units, or within 60 days after the application is complete for a project with more than 50 units. Mixed-use development consisting of residential and nonresidential uses with at least two-thirds of the square footage designated for residential use shall be eligible for Fast Track review.

No
Planning
Department, City
Manager
General Fund
As part of the City’s
comprehensive update of its
General Plan and Zoning Code.

Release of Public
In
Progress
HE-1.2.3
The City shall amend all applicable provisions of the Yreka Municipal Code pertaining to Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs), including Junior Accessory Dwelling Units (JADUs), to be compliant with State law.

Yes Planning
Department General Fund
No later than one (1) year of the
date of the Department of
Housing and Community
Development (HCD) letter, or as
part of the City’s comprehensive
update of its General Plan and
Zoning Code. Release of Public
Draft: Q4 2023; with adoption
targeted for 2024, whichever
occurs first.

In
Progress
HE-1.3.1
The City will amend the Zoning Code to include a mixed-use zone that will allow by-right housing development. The mixed-use zone development, design and performance standards for residential development and accessory residential development shall be objective, and will allow housing units on the ground floor by-right. During the amendment process, the City shall consider the incorporation of micro-units (approximately 350 square feet and smaller) into mixed-use designs and consider objective development standards for micro-units.

No
Planning
Department, City
Manager
General Fund
As part of the City’s
comprehensive updates of the
General Plan and Zoning Code.

Release of Public Drafts: Q4
2023; with adoption targeted for
2024.

In
Progress
The City will complete an inventory of sites that are appropriate for residential development and mixed-use development. The inventory will have three major categories:

1. Vacant and underutilized commercial and industrial sites

2. Sites eligible for up-zoning to allow up to 10 dwelling units per parcel pursuant to Government Code Section 65913.5 (SB 10, 2021)

3. Sites that are eligible for ministerial streamlining pursuant to Government Code Section 65913.4 et seq.

Evaluation criteria shall prioritize:
• The proximity to amenities, such as medical, grocery, transit, public recreation facilities, and other essentials.
• Existing infrastructure and its ability to service new residential development
• Geographic areas with reduced flooding and wildfire risk. • Location within a designated High Resource Area per the current Tax Credit Allocation Committee mapping.

The City will consult with the development community including non-profit housing developers to determine other criteria to be used to evaluate vacant and underutilized commercial and industrial sites. Upon completion, the inventory shall be published on the City’s website to be readily accessible to the public and development community.

Complete
Creation of inventory by 2024;
Annual review and update as
needed.

General Fund
Planning
Department, City
Manager
HE-1.3.2 No
City of Yreka: Housing Element
Yreka City Council Agenda

February 3, 2026

Program Number Program Description State Mandated Program? Adminsitration Funding Timing Quantified
Objective Status
Annual Progress Report: Housing Element
City ofYreka
The City will offer a voluntary rezoning program as part of the General Plan update. The rezoning program will have two categories for sites identified in the Program HE-1.4.2 inventory:

1. Sites that are vacant and underutilized commercial and industrial properties.

2. Sites eligible for up-zoning to allow up to 10 dwelling units per parcel pursuant to Government Code Section 65913.5 (SB 10, 2021) The City will engage property owners of identified sites to discuss opportunities to allow by-right multifamily housing. For willing property owners, the City will offer a rezoning program that includes the City underwriting the rezoning costs to amend the land use regulations for volunteered properties to encourage property owner participation.

HE-1.3.4
The City will improve awareness and support for the City’s workforce and affordable housing programs citywide by publicly sharing information on the City’s website about zoning ordinances, development standards, fees, exactions, surplus public lands, fair housing resources, and housing affordability requirements. This program will be implemented consistent with the requirements of AB 1483 (2019). To improve the dissemination of the City’s affordable housing programs, the City will provide information, printed and as web content, in Spanish and other languages, as requested, to reduce barriers for non-English speakers. The City will perform proactive public outreach using a variety of methods that may include in-person or virtual participation, e.g., development industry events or workshops, and direct contact with developers and property owners to improve the dissemination of information about the City’s affordable housing programs.

Yes
Planning
Department, City
Manager
General Fund
Within one year from adoption
of the Housing Element. To
improve awareness of the City’s
affordable housing programs,
the City will participate in an
industry event, workshop, or
similar public event/activity at
least once a year beginning in
2025.

Complete
The City will consider adoption of a housing impact fee ordinance or an inclusionary housing ordinance that includes an allowance for payment of an in-lieu fee. A housing impact fee ordinance, if enacted would enable the City to charge developers a fee for each square foot of new market-rate construction and use the funds to pay for affordable housing. A housing impact fee is structured to require payment of fees rather than development of units onsite. An inclusionary housing ordinance, if enacted, increases the supply of affordable units by requiring developers to reserve a certain percentage of housing units for very low, low, and moderate-income households in new residential developments, or pay an in-lieu fee. In-lieu fees are typically deposited into a housing trust fund where they can be used to finance affordable housing development.

No
Planning
Department, City
Manager
General Fund
As part of the City’s
comprehensive updates of the
General Plan and Zoning Code.

Release of Public Drafts: Q4
2023; with adoption targeted for
2024.

In
Progress
Planning
As part of the City’s
comprehensive update of its
General Plan and Zoning Code In
HE-1.3.3
City of Yreka: Housing Element
Yreka City Council Agenda

February 3, 2026

Program Number Program Description State Mandated Program? Adminsitration Funding Timing Quantified
Objective Status
Annual Progress Report: Housing Element
City ofYreka
For either option the City will prepare background studies. The background studies will include an evaluation of the financial feasibility and resource requirements to implement either a housing impact fee or an inclusionary housing ordinance. The feasibility analysis will also assess the impact of a fee or ordinance on the financial feasibility of a prototype rental project in Yreka (similar to what a developer would do when considering a market-rate housing project). The financial feasibility study should include a pro forma analysis (i.e., a comparison of development costs and rental revenues) of a prototype rental development to determine if a housing impact fee or an inclusionary housing ordinance would affect the financial feasibility of development. For either approach, the City may consider allocating collected funds to a local housing trust fund where the funds can be used to finance affordable housing development.

HE-1.3.6
The City shall consider a vote of Article XXXIV of the State Constitution (Article 34) to remove regulatory barriers for publicly-owned affordable rental housing. The City will support the State and/or local initiatives and referendums to allow the electorate of Yreka to vote in a state-wide or local election on the potential repeal of Article 34 of the State Constitution.

Should the State or local initiatives or referendums fail to progress or pass, the City shall initiate an Article 34 initiative that, if passed by a majority of qualified voters, would allow the City to develop, construct or acquire low cost rental housing, or to partner with non-profit housing developers using State funding.

No
Planning
Department, City
Manager
General Fund
Completed in accordance with
the Siskiyou County office of
elections deadlines for inclusion
on the November 2028 General
Election ballot.

HE-1.3.7
The City shall implement Government Code Section 65913.4 et seq., the Streamlined Ministerial Approval Process, also referred to as SB 35. To implement SB 35, the City shall prepare written procedures and forms meeting the requirements of state law. The City shall publish its SB 35 procedures on its website, and shall make its SB 35 forms and materials available for download on the website. Printed copies of the City’s procedures, forms and other related materials shall be made available at the Planning Department’s public information counter also.

Yes
Planning
Department, City
Manager
General Fund Within one year from adoption
of the 6th cycle housing element. Complete
HE-2.1.1
The City shall complete an inventory of City-owned properties that are no longer needed for current or foreseeable future public operations and are excess. If the inventory identifies excess City-owned properties, the City will commence the process of surplusing and disposing of the properties in accordance with Government Code Sections 54220-54234. Properties shall be made available for the development of affordable housing to the maximum extent feasible. The City shall encourage other public entities to inventory excess properties and make them available for affordable housing in accordance with Government Code Sections 54220-54234.

No
Planning
Department,
Public Works
Department, and
City Manager
General Fund, and other state
and federal funds identified
for specific projects/planning
activities such as Community
Development Block Grant,
Home Investment Partnership
Program (HOME), California
Housing Finance Agency
(CalHFA) programs, CalHome
Program.

The process of inventorying Cityowned shall commence within one year of Housing Element
adoption, and shall be
completed 18 months after
commencement. City-owned
properties that are identified in
the inventory will be made
available within one (1) year
from when the inventory is
complete
Complete
HE-2.1.2
The City will adopt a fee deferral Code that will offer waivers or deferrals of City-controlled impact fees for housing developments that include a specified minimum percentage of workforce and affordable dwelling units.

No
Planning
Department, City
Manager
General Fund
As part of the City’s
comprehensive updates of the
General Plan and Zoning Code.

Release of Public Drafts: Q4
2023; with adoption targeted for
2025.

Subsidize up to 60
housing units over a
period of five years
In
Progress
No Department, City
Manager
General Fund General Plan and Zoning Code.

Release of Public Draft: Q4
2023; with adoption targeted for
2024.

In
progress HE-1.3.5
City of Yreka: Housing Element
Yreka City Council Agenda

February 3, 2026

Program Number Program Description State Mandated Program? Adminsitration Funding Timing Quantified
Objective Status
Annual Progress Report: Housing Element
City ofYreka
1) The City shall provide density bonuses to homebuilders proposing to include qualifying dwelling units within residential developments consistent with Government Code Section 65915 et seq.

Yes
Planning
Department, City
Manager
General Fund At all times during the 6th cycle. Complete 2a) The City shall review Chapter 16.78 of Title 16, Yreka Municipal Code, to ensure compliance with State Density Bonus Law, Government Code Section 65915 et seq. If needed, the City shall prepare amendments to Chapter 16.78 of Title 16, Yreka Municipal Code to ensure compliance with State law
Yes
Planning
Department, City
Manager
General Fund By Q2 of 2023 In
Progress
2b) During the planning period, The City shall monitor State law for amendments to density bonus law, Government Code Section 65915, to ensure ongoing compliance with State law. If State law is amended such that revisions to the City of Yreka’s Zoning Code are necessary for legal compliance, the City will initiate amendments to Title 16 of the Yreka Municipal Code.

Yes
Planning
Department, City
Manager
General Fund
Annually, with amendments to
Title 16 of the Yreka Municipal
Code as needed
In
Progress
3) The City will prepare and publish materials on the City’s website informing property owners and housing developers of the City’s density bonus program for qualified housing developments.

Yes
Planning
Department, City
Manager
General Fund To be completed by Q4 of 2024. Complete
HE-2.1.4
The City shall prepare amendments to the Title 16 of the Yreka Municipal Code to allow small and large employee housing by-right CPO, C-2, CH, and CT zones when located within a distance a person can reasonably walk to services (e.g., a quarter mile) or a transit stop is within a quarter mile of the development, and that meets other applicable zoning requirements for employee housing. Employee housing proposed in CPO, C-2, CH, and CT zones and to be located at a greater walking distance shall be subject to a use permit. All development and performance standards shall be objective.

No
Planning and
Building
Department
General Fund
As part of the City’s update of its
General Plan. Release of Public
Draft: Q4 2023; with adoption
targeted for 2024.

In
Progress
Complete
HE-2.1.3
General fund and various state
or federal programs,
depending on the clients to be
served and the type of
housing to be provided. May
include Community
Development Block Grant
(CDBG) and HOME programs
(federal funds administered
by the State of California for
non-entitlement cities and
counties), the Multifamily
Housing Program, California
Housing Finance Agency
( h HELP) t
Annual contact with affordable
housing providers through the
planning period; additional
contacts as needed to discuss
j t ifi i
Planning
Department, City
Manager, Finance
Department
No
The City will provide assistance to developers who are preparing funding applications for workforce and affordable housing projects, including housing for extremely low income and special needs households, that require a public agency applicant. The City will also consider providing staff support in providing needed information for funding requests to increase the likelihood of receiving state or federal funding. City staff is available to meet with nonprofit and for-profit affordable housing providers to determine their interest in, and plans for, constructing affordable housing in Yreka, including d l i i fill it ti id ti l b ildi B d th
HE-2.1.5
City of Yreka: Housing Element
Yreka City Council Agenda

February 3, 2026

Program Number Program Description State Mandated Program? Adminsitration Funding Timing Quantified
Objective Status
Annual Progress Report: Housing Element
City ofYreka
HE-2.2.1
The City shall coordinate and collaborate with Siskiyou County and the eight cities in Siskiyou county for the establishment of a regional housing trust fund. A housing trust fund means a public, joint public and private fund or charitable nonprofit organization described in 2.5.2.18. Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, established by legislation, Code, resolution (including nonprofit articles of incorporation), or a public-private partnership organized to receive specific revenue to address local or regional housing needs.

No
Planning
Department, City
Manager
General Fund
Initiate within two years, i.e., by
December 2025, from the
adoption of the Housing
Element, with outreach to the
Siskiyou County and the eight
cities occurring at least annually
until 2031.

Delayed
1) Support Workforce Pathways into the Construction Industry in Yreka and Siskiyou County. The City shall support local efforts to expand the construction workforce.

No
Planning
Department,
Building
Department, City
Manager
General Fund 2023-2031
2) Promote the use of energy conservation measures in all housing through the use of public and private weatherization programs. Provide information on currently available weatherization and energy conservation programs to residents of the city. The City will have information available for the public at the front counter of City Hall and will distribute information through an annual mailing.

No
Planning
Department,
Building
Department, City
Manager
General Fund Initiate no later than December
2025 Complete
3) Continue to enforce state requirements, including Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations, for energy conservation in new residential projects and encourage residential developers to employ additional energy conservation measures for the siting of buildings, landscaping, and solar access through development standards contained in the Zoning Ordinance, Building Code, and Specific Plans as appropriate.

No
Planning
Department,
Building
Department, City
Manager
General Fund
Because this is a current building
code requirement, the City will
implement it as part of the
building permit application and
review process.

Complete
HE-2.3.2
The City will prepare amendments to the Yreka Municipal Code for adaptive reuse to increase the flexibility of the zoning regulations to encourage the adaptive reuse of vacant or underutilized commercial buildings to housing.

To incentivize conversion and reuse of underutilized commercial buildings to workforce housing, the amendments will consider development and adoption of alternative building standards that are designed to provide a reasonable level of safety to the building occupants and conformance with California Health and Safe Code Section 17958.11.

No
Planning
Department,
Building
Department, City
Manager
General Fund
As part of the City’s update of its
General Plan. Release of Public
Draft: Q4 2023; with adoption
targeted for 2024.

In
Progress
HE-2.3.1
programs (such as HELP), taxexempt bond financing, lowincome housing tax credits, the Federal Home Loan Bank
Affordable Housing Program,
USDA and other funding for
farmworker housing, and
various other US Department
of Housing and Urban
Development programs for
special needs groups.
project-specific issues. p developing infill sites or converting nonresidential buildings. Based on the clients to be served by proposed projects and the type of housing and services to be incorporated into funding requests, the City will assist the housing provider in identifying the most appropriate state and/or federal funding sources.

City of Yreka: Housing Element
Yreka City Council Agenda

February 3, 2026

Program Number Program Description State Mandated Program? Adminsitration Funding Timing Quantified
Objective Status
Annual Progress Report: Housing Element
City ofYreka
HE-3.1.1
In an effort to affirmatively further fair housing (AFFH), the City will implement the AFFH Action Plan in Table 2-2 that will take actions to address significant disparities in housing needs and in access to opportunity, replacing segregated living patterns with truly integrated and balanced living patterns, transforming areas of concentrated poverty into areas of opportunity, and fostering and maintaining compliance with civil rights and fair-housing laws for all persons in accordance with state and federal law.

Appendix B analyzes fair housing conditions in the City of Yreka, and provides a regional comparison. Section 5 of Appendix B enumerates the City’s fair housing issues and contributing factors, and the contributing factors are prioritized in Section 5 of Appendix B. Finally, section 5 of Appendix B references the City’s AFFH Action Plan that is listed in Table 2-2 below that addresses the enumerated fair housing issue and contributing factor
Yes
1) Continue to support the enforcement of the fair housing laws to protect against housing discrimination by providing adequate information about renters’ rights, and promote equal housing opportunity.

Yes City Manager General Fund
2023-2031: materials and
information about the City’s
procedures for requesting
reasonable accommodation
from the Title 16 – Zoning,
Yreka Municipal Code will be
made available on the City’s
website within 120 days of the
effective date
In
Progress
2) The City will provide a referral service to those who handle complaints against discrimination. Such complaints are to be filed with the City Manager.

Yes
Planning
Department, City
Manager
General Fund
2023-2031: materials and
information about the City’s
procedures for requesting
reasonable accommodation
from the Title 16 – Zoning,
Yreka Municipal Code will be
made available on the City’s
website within 120 days of the
effective date
In
Progress
3) To improve the dissemination of fair housing information, the City will make information on fair housing available to the public, through the posting of fair housing information in City Hall and in other public buildings, on the City’s website, distribution to existing apartment complexes, and publishing information and materials on the City’s website. The City will provide fair housing materials, printed and as web content, in Spanish and other languages, as requested, to reduce barriers for non-English speakers.

Yes
Planning
Department, City
Manager
General Fund
2023-2031: materials and
information about the City’s
procedures for requesting
reasonable accommodation
from the Title 16 – Zoning,
Yreka Municipal Code will be
made available on the City’s
website within 120 days of the
effective date
Complete
4) The City will perform proactive public outreach using a variety of methods, e.g., community events, workshops and direct contact with developers, property owners, and tenants, to improve the dissemination of fair housing information, laws, and resources.

Yes
Planning
Department, City
Manager
General Fund
Commence no later than Q3
2024, and no less than annually
thereafter
Complete
See AFFH Sheet
HE-3.2.1
City of Yreka: Housing Element
Yreka City Council Agenda

February 3, 2026

Program Number Program Description State Mandated Program? Adminsitration Funding Timing Quantified
Objective Status
Annual Progress Report: Housing Element
City ofYreka
HE-3.3.1
The City shall coordinate with Siskiyou County and the other eight cities for the completion of a multijurisdictional assessment of fair housing (AFH) that meets the requirements of Government Code Section 65583(c)(9(A). The completed AFH is to be adequate so participating jurisdictions may incorporate it into their 7th cycle housing elements. The multijurisdictional AFH will identify elements and factors that cause, increase, contribute to, maintain, or perpetuate segregation, racially or ethnically concentrated areas of poverty, significant disparities in access to opportunity, and disproportionate housing needs, and recommend a program(s) to address identified fair housing issues.

No
Planning
Department, City
Manager
General Fund
Commencing either no later
than January 2031 or prior to the
start of Siskiyou county’s 7th
housing element cycle
projection period, whichever
occurs first.

HE-4.1.1
The City shall adopt a mobile home park conversion ordinance to establish a procedure is to ensure that any conversion of mobile home parks to other uses is preceded by adequate notice, and that relocation and other assistance is provided park residents, consistent with the provisions of the California Government Code, Section 65863.7 and including the actions described in Program HE-4.2.1, (2) and (3) to minimize displacement of residents
Yes Planning
Department
General Fund
As part of the City’s
comprehensive updates of the
General Plan and Zoning Code.

Release of Public Draft: Q4
2023; with adoption targeted for
2024.

No net loss of existing
mobile home parks
during the 2023-2031
planning period.

Delayed
The City will take the following actions to mitigate the potential conversion of assisted affordable units, such as the Deer Creek apartments, to marketrate units.

Yes
Planning
Department, City
Manager
California Housing Finance
Agency Preservation,
Acquisition Financing
Mortgage Insurance for
Purchase/Refinance (HUD)
Contact property owners by
December 31, 2023, to
determine future ownership
plans; implement preservation
strategy if owners indicate
desire to sell or convert their
properties.

Complete
1) The City will coordinate with owners of expiring subsidies to ensure tenants receive the required notices at 3 years, 6 months, and 12 months, per California law. The owner will be required to provide written notification to residents of the expected date of loan prepayment or payoff, at which time the owner will no longer be restricted in the level of rent that can be charged.

The notice will also contain an estimate of rent increases at the time rental restrictions no longer apply. Residents moving into a housing development during this one-year period must also be notified in writing of the pending conversion prior to signing a rental agreement.

Yes
Planning
Department, City
Manager
California Housing Finance
Agency Preservation,
Acquisition Financing
Mortgage Insurance for
Purchase/Refinance (HUD)
Contact property owners by
December 31, 2023, to
determine future ownership
plans; implement preservation
strategy if owners indicate
desire to sell or convert their
properties.

Complete
2) Property owners will provide relocation assistance to those low-income households who are unable to afford rent increases. Yes Planning
Department, City
Manager
California Housing Finance
Agency Preservation,
Acquisition Financing
Mortgage Insurance for
Purchase/Refinance (HUD)
Contact property owners by
December 31, 2023, to
determine future ownership
plans; implement preservation
strategy if owners indicate
desire to sell or convert their
properties.

Complete
3) If an affordable housing project indicates it is opting out of its affordability restrictions, the City will ensure that affected residents receive notification of the owner’s intent and will provide nonfinancial assistance with relocation.

Yes
Planning
Department, City
Manager
California Housing Finance
Agency Preservation,
Acquisition Financing
Mortgage Insurance for
Purchase/Refinance (HUD)
Contact property owners by
December 31, 2023, to
determine future ownership
plans; implement preservation
strategy if owners indicate
desire to sell or convert their
properties.

Complete
HE-4.2.1
City of Yreka: Housing Element
Yreka City Council Agenda

February 3, 2026

Program Number Program Description State Mandated Program? Adminsitration Funding Timing Quantified
Objective Status
Annual Progress Report: Housing Element
City ofYreka
4) The City will solicit interested nonprofit housing corporations and local housing authorities to acquire and maintain such projects as low-income housing, including extremely low income housing and special needs households. The City will assist an interested nonprofit housing corporation or housing authority in applying for state or federal assistance for acquisition.

Yes
Planning
Department, City
Manager
California Housing Finance
Agency Preservation,
Acquisition Financing
Mortgage Insurance for
Purchase/Refinance (HUD)
Contact property owners by
December 31, 2023, to
determine future ownership
plans; implement preservation
strategy if owners indicate
desire to sell or convert their
properties.

Complete
1) Using accepted best practices, the City shall conduct a housing conditions survey. The survey will also identify housing units and/or neighborhoods where there may be concentrations of substandard housing to assist with the prioritization of funding for rehabilitation of housing units.

No Planning
Department General Fund To be completed by Q1 2023
Rehabilitate four
homes during the
2023-2031 planning
period.

Complete
2a)The City shall develop an owner-occupied rehabilitation (OOR) program and apply for funding. If the City has available program income and OOR is an eligible use of program income per the grantor, the City’s program income guidelines shall be amended to include an OOR activity, and allocating a portion of program income to the OOR activity.

No Planning
Department General Fund
The City will develop the OOR
program by December 2025.

Beginning in January 2026, the
City will annually apply for state
and/or federal funding that
allows awarded funds to be used
for OOR. Grant applications to
reflect that the OOR will be
implemented with the priorities
described in 2b) and that the
OOR program will be
affirmatively marketing as
described in3).

Rehabilitate four
homes during the
2023-2031 planning
period.

In
Progress
2b)Tax Credit Allocation Committee (TCAC) designated low resource areas and neighborhoods where substandard housing is concentrated shall be prioritized for funding for rehabilitation of housing units.

No Planning
Department General Fund
The City will develop the OOR
program by December 2025.

Beginning in January 2026, the
City will annually apply for state
and/or federal funding that
allows awarded funds to be used
for OOR. Grant applications to
reflect that the OOR will be
implemented with the priorities
described in 2b) and that the
OOR program will be
affirmatively marketing as
described in3).

Rehabilitate four
homes during the
2023-2031 planning
period.

Delayed
3) Upon securing funding, the City will implement affirmative marketing of the OOR program. An affirmative marketing program will include:
• Advertising the availability of program in multiple languages, and advertise in various media outlets, such as newspapers, magazines, radio, or online platforms, that reach a wide and varied audience. • Provide information about the program to potential applicants in multiple languages
No Planning
Department General Fund Upon securing funding to
implement an OOR program
Rehabilitate four
homes during the
2023-2031 planning
period.

Delayed
HE-4.3.1
City of Yreka: Housing Element
Yreka City Council Agenda

February 3, 2026

Program Number Program Description State Mandated Program? Adminsitration Funding Timing Quantified
Objective Status
Annual Progress Report: Housing Element
City ofYreka
• Offering reasonable accommodations to persons with disabilities to ensure equal opportunity to apply.
• Creating materials that feature images and messages that appeal to a diverse range of potential applicants.

HE-4.3.2
Utilize the code enforcement program as a means of keeping track of the condition of the city’s housing stock. This, along with periodic review by the Planning Commission and the City Council of residential areas needing improvements, could identify needed code enforcement, necessary improvements to city infrastructure, and/or the opportunity to obtain financing for improvements. As feasible, the City will continue to prioritize code enforcement and provide adequate funding and staffing to support code enforcement programs. (This program was identified as Program HE.3.1.3 in the previous housing element)
No
City Manager,
Building
Department,
Planning
Department
General Fund To be completed by December
2025
In
Progress
The City shall prepare and adopt a replacement housing policy consistent with Government Code Section 65583.2(g)(3). The City will adopt a policy and will require replacement housing units subject to the requirements of Government Code section 65915, subdivision (c)(3) on sites identified in the site inventory when any new development (residential, mixed-use, or nonresidential) occurs on a site that is identified in the inventory meeting the following conditions:
• Currently has residential uses or within the past five years has had residential uses that have been vacated or demolished, and • Was subject to a recorded covenant, ordinance, or law that restricts rents to levels affordable to persons and families of low or very low-income, or
• Subject to any other form of rent or price control through a public entity’s valid exercise of its police power, or
• Occupied by low or very low-income households.

The City’s policy will also consider how to provide disclosure for properties subject to replacement housing for future property owners.

The City shall initiate a technical assistance program for homeowners to facilitate and accelerate the development of ADUs, JADUs, and SB 9 (2021) housing units on their property. Components of the technical assistance program will include a toolkit and a public outreach plan:
• Develop access to an online inventory of pre-approved ADU plans. The City will obtain permission for use and publication from other California jurisdictions. The City building official will perform plan checks and develop a corrections list, as needed, to ensure compliance with local building regulations.
• Pre-screen parcels at a programmatic level using readily available public information to identify parcels eligible for SB 9 (2021) housing developments and ministerial lot splits.
• Development of customer-oriented online tools and resources to disseminate information about the ADU and SB 9 development. • Internal staff training
Delayed
HE-5.1.1 No Complete
Planning
Department, City
Manager
General Fund, LEAP, and
REAP
Initiate within 18 months of
adoption of the housing element
and complete by 2024. To
improve resident awareness of
the City ADUs, JADUs, and SB 9
(2021) housing programs, the
City will participate in a
community event, workshop, or
HE-4.4.1
The replacement requirement
will be implemented
immediately and applied as
applications on identified sites
are received and processed, and
local policy shall be adopted by
January 1, 2026.

General Fund Planning
Department
Yes
City of Yreka: Housing Element
Yreka City Council Agenda

February 3, 2026

Program Number Program Description State Mandated Program? Adminsitration Funding Timing Quantified
Objective Status
Annual Progress Report: Housing Element
City ofYreka
• Consultation with local lending institutions, and recruitment of ADU and SB 9 ambassadors.
• To improve the dissemination of the City’s technical assistance program for ADUs, JADUs, and SB 9 (2021) housing, the City will provide information, printed and as web content, in Spanish and other languages, as requested, to reduce barriers for non-English speakers.
• The City will perform proactive public outreach using a variety of methods, e.g., community events such as a farmer’s market, workshops and direct contact with developers and property owners to improve the dissemination of information about the City’s technical assistance program for ADUs, JADUs, and SB 9 (2021) housing.

HE-5.1.2
The City shall apply for State program funding that allows awarded funds to be used to support the development of accessory dwelling units (including junior accessory dwelling units), e.g., CalHOME.

No
Planning
Department, City
Manager
General Fund, LEAP, and
REAP
Initiate within 18 months of
adoption of the 2023-2031
housing element. The City will
annually apply for state funding
that allows awarded funds to be
used to support the
development of accessory
dwelling units (including junior
accessory dwelling units).

Delayed
HE-5.2.1
The City shall amend the Zoning Code to allow moveable tiny houses as permanent accessory dwelling units that shall be subject only to those restrictions that apply to other residential dwellings of the same type in the same zone when connected to utilities, tied down and objective health, safety and design standards are met. Moveable tiny houses meeting the standards shall be allowed outside of manufactured home and special occupancy parks
No Planning
Department General Fund
As part of the City’s
comprehensive updates of the
General Plan and Zoning Code.

Release of Public Draft: Q4
2023; with adoption targeted for
2024
Delayed
HE-5.3.1
Continue to support staff efforts to expand their housing knowledge base.

Set aside funds for staff to be involved in classes, conferences, and training opportunities that will ensure that they are up to date on the latest housing and community development trends, strategies, and funding sources. Also, maintain membership and remain on mailing lists for all relevant housingrelated state departments and organizations.

No
Finance
Department, City
Manager
General Fund Annually, 2023-2031 Complete
HE-6.1.1 Same Program as HE-3.2.1 above Yes City Manager General Fund In Progress
HE-6.1.2
The City shall review the existing procedures for requesting reasonable accommodation from Title 16 – Zoning, Yreka Municipal Code, for consistency with federal and state law, and shall prepare amendments that will codify the reasonable accommodation procedures as part of Title 16 of the Yreka Municipal Code. Specifically, the language of existing procedures shall be reviewed to ensure the reasonable accommodation procedures extend to the City’s parking regulations and providers of housing for persons with disabilities are eligible to request accommodation.

Yes Planning
Department General Fund
As part of the City’s update of its
comprehensive Zoning Code
revision. Release of Public Draft:

Q4 2023; with adoption targeted
for 2024.

In
Progress

similar public event/activity at
least once a year beginning in
2025.

City of Yreka: Housing Element
Yreka City Council Agenda

February 3, 2026

Program Number Program Description State Mandated Program? Adminsitration Funding Timing Quantified
Objective Status
Annual Progress Report: Housing Element
City ofYreka
HE-6.1.3
Continue to collaborate with housing providers and community groups who represent persons with disabilities to ensure that special housing needs are addressed for seniors, large families, female-headed households, singleparent households with children, persons with disabilities and developmental disabilities, and homeless individuals and families. The City will seek to meet these special housing needs through a combination of regulatory incentives, zoning standards, new housing construction programs, and supportive services programs. The City will leverage existing available regulatory incentives provided by State law, e.g., density bonus, SB 10 (2021), supportive housing developments, accessory dwelling units, Streamlined Ministerial Approval Process (SB 35), etc. Local regulatory incentives that will be provided with adoption of Programs HE-1.2.1, HE1.3.1, HE-1.3.1, HE-1.3.3, HE-2.1.1, HE-2.1.2, etc. as discussed above, will also be leveraged once local regulations are adopted. In addition, the City may seek funding under the federal Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS, California Child Care Facilities Finance Program, and other state and federal programs designated specifically for special needs groups such as seniors, persons with disabilities, and persons at risk for homelessness. (Formerly Program HE.2.1.7)
No
Planning
Department, City
Manager
General Fund and Grant
Funding
City staff will meet with housing
providers and community
groups no less than annually,
from 2023 to 2031. The City will
apply for funding annually from
2023-2031.

In
Progress
HE-6.1.4
The City will amend Title 16 – Zoning, Yreka Municipal Code to remove the distinction between small and large group homes in the Medium Density Residential (R-2), High Density Residential (R-3), Commercial Downtown (C2), and Commercial Highway (CH) zones and permit group care facilities as a by-right use in these zones.

No Planning
Department General Fund
Timing: As part of the City’s
update of its comprehensive
Zoning Code revision. Release of
Public Draft: Q4 2023; with
adoption targeted for 2024.

In
Progress
HE-6.1.5
During the planning period, the City shall monitor State law for amendments to employee and farmworker housing law to ensure ongoing compliance with State law. If State law is amended such that revisions to the City of Yreka’s Zoning Code are necessary for legal compliance, the City will initiate amendments to Title 16 of the Yreka Municipal Code.

No Planning
Department General Fund
As part of the City’s update of its
comprehensive Zoning Code
revision. Release of Public Draft:

Q4 2023; with adoption targeted
for 2024. Thereafter, the City
will monitor State law annually
for amendments.

In
Progress
HE-6.1.6
The City shall update the definition of “family”, Section 16.12.480 of Title 16 – Zoning, Yreka Municipal Code, to be compliant with State law, and to expressly remove references or requirements that subject a family to having a common bond by means of blood, marriage, or conscientiously established relations. Additionally, group homes shall not be excluded for utilizing the definition of family.

Yes Planning
Department General Fund
As part of the City’s update of its
comprehensive Zoning Code
revision. Release of Public Draft:

Q4 2023; with adoption targeted
for 2024.

In
Progress
1) Consistent with Government Code Section 65650 et seq., the City shall amend the R-2, R-3, RPO, CPO, C-2 CH and CT zones to allow by-right supportive housing developments as a by-right use if the requirements of Government Code Sections 65651 and 65652 are met.

Yes Planning
Department General Fund
As part of the City s
comprehensive updates of the
General Plan and Zoning Code.

Release of Public Draft: Q4
2023; with adoption targeted for
2024
In
Progress
2) Consistent with Government Code Section 65660 et seq., the City shall amend the R-2, R-3, RPO, CPO, C-2 CH and CT zones to allow by-right low barrier navigation centers as a by-right use if the requirements of Government Code Section 65662.

Yes Planning
Department General Fund
As part of the City s
comprehensive updates of the
General Plan and Zoning Code.

Release of Public Draft: Q4
2023; with adoption targeted for
2024
In
Progress
City of Yreka: Housing Element
Yreka City Council Agenda

February 3, 2026

Program Number Program Description State Mandated Program? Adminsitration Funding Timing Quantified
Objective Status
Annual Progress Report: Housing Element
City ofYreka
3) The City shall amend the definition of supportive housing, and specifically the definition of “target population”, contained in Yreka Municipal Code Section 16.12.773 to reference the definition of target population contained Government Code Section 65582(i).

Yes Planning
Department General Fund
As part of the City s
comprehensive updates of the
General Plan and Zoning Code.

Release of Public Draft: Q4
2023; with adoption targeted for
2024
In
Progress
4) Pursuant to AB 2162 (2018), the City will amend Section 16.46.160 of the Zoning Code to meet the requirement that management standards are objective and encourage and facilitate the development of, or conversion to, emergency shelters, and are consistent with Government Code Section 65583(a)(4) et seq. The City shall also amend the definition of emergency shelter, Section 16.12.443 of the Zoning Code, to include other interim housing interventions, including, but not limited to, a navigation center, bridge housing, and respite or recuperative care consistent with Government Code Section 65583(a) (C).

Yes Planning
Department General Fund
As part of the City’s
comprehensive updates of the
General Plan and Zoning Code.

Release of Public Draft: Q4
2023; with adoption targeted for
2024.

In
Progress
5) The City shall review the existing adopted parking standards for emergency shelters and determine if the standard is objective, provides sufficient parking to accommodate the staff working in emergency shelters, and does not require more parking for emergency shelters than other residential or commercial uses within the same zone, consistent with AB 139 (2019). If the City finds the adopted parking standards for emergency shelters do not meet the requirements of AB 139, then the City shall prepare amendments to Title 16.

Yes Planning
Department General Fund
As part of the City’s
comprehensive updates of the
General Plan and Zoning Code.

Release of Public Draft: Q4
2023; with adoption targeted for
2024.

In
Progress
The City shall amend Title 16 – Zoning, Yreka Municipal Code for the following and in preparing the amendments, the City may consult the Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) Group Home Technical Advisory published December 2022.

Yes
Planning and
Building
Department
General Fund
As part of the City’s update of its
General Plan. Release of Public
Draft: Q4 2023; with adoption
targeted for 2024.

In
Progress
1) Amend Yreka Municipal Code Section 16.12.550 – “Group care home – large” and Section 16.12.552 – “Group care home” – small consistent with state law including Government Code Sections 8899.50 and 65583.

Yes
Planning and
Building
Department
General Fund
As part of the City’s update of its
General Plan. Release of Public
Draft: Q4 2023; with adoption
targeted for 2024.

In
Progress
2) Group homes, even homes that have more than six residents, that do not provide licensable services shall be allowed in R-A, R-1, R-2, R-3, and RPO zones, subject only to the generally applicable, nondiscriminatory health, safety, and zoning laws that apply to other residential development within the same zone.

Yes
Planning and
Building
Department
General Fund
As part of the City’s update of its
General Plan. Release of Public
Draft: Q4 2023; with adoption
targeted for 2024.

In
Progress
3) Group homes that provide licensable services to six or fewer residents shall be allowed in R-A, R-1, R-2, R-3, C-2, and CH zones, subject only to the generally applicable, nondiscriminatory health, safety, and zoning laws that apply to residential development within the same zone.

Yes
Planning and
Building
Department
General Fund
As part of the City’s update of its
General Plan. Release of Public
Draft: Q4 2023; with adoption
targeted for 2024.

In
Progress
4) Groups homes that provide licensable services to more than six residents as a by-right use in the Medium Density Residential (R-2), High Density Residential (R-3), Commercial Downtown (C-2), and Commercial Highway (CH) zones. Development, performance, and design standards shall be objective, nondiscriminatory health, safety, and zoning laws that apply to other residential development within the same zone.

Yes
Planning and
Building
Department
General Fund
As part of the City’s update of its
General Plan. Release of Public
Draft: Q4 2023; with adoption
targeted for 2024.

In
Progress
HE-7.1.1
HE-7.2.1
City of Yreka: Housing Element
Yreka City Council Agenda

February 3, 2026

Program Number Program Description State Mandated Program? Adminsitration Funding Timing Quantified
Objective Status
Annual Progress Report: Housing Element
City ofYreka
5) Group homes that provide licensable services to more than six residents shall be subject to conditional use permit in the Single-Family Residential (R-1) and Residential Agriculture (R-A) zones, and the conditional use permit findings shall be objective and provide for approval certainty
Yes
Planning and
Building
Department
General Fund
As part of the City’s update of its
General Plan. Release of Public
Draft: Q4 2023; with adoption
targeted for 2024.

In
Progress
HE-7.3.1
The City shall prepare amendments that would allow by-right SRO development in C-2, CH, and CT zones when located within a distance a person can reasonably walk to services (e.g., a quarter mile), and that meets other applicable zoning requirements for SROs. SROs proposed to be located at a greater walking distance shall be subject to a use permit. All development and performance standards shall be objective.

No
Planning and
Building
Department
General Fund
As part of the City’s update of its
General Plan. Release of Public
Draft: Q4 2023; with adoption
targeted for 2024.

In
Progress
1) The City will actively support the implementation of the Siskiyou County 10 Year Plan to End Homelessness, specifically goals for increasing the supply of permanent supportive housing and affordable housing, expanding the capacity for housing providers, and expanding options for low barrier emergency shelter and housing. The City will consult with the NorCal Continuum of Care on strategies to provide services, shelter, and housing for those experiencing homelessness in the City.

No
Planning
Department, City
Manager
General Fund
Coordination will occur at least
annually from 2023-2031; the
City will apply for funding
annually.

In
Progress
2) The City shall coordinate and work with Karuk Tribe Housing Authority, Siskiyou County, the NorCal continuum of care, existing nonprofit housing organizations, and partner agencies to develop strategies that address homelessness through a shared vision, coordinated programs, and joint funding opportunities, including identifying and securing funding sources to develop vacant properties and to rehabilitate and convert nonresidential buildings to housing for extremely low income households and special needs households.

No
Planning
Department, City
Manager
General Fund
Coordination will occur at least
annually from 2023-2031; the
City will apply for funding
annually.

Complete
3) The City will continue to support the efforts of the housing authorities in administering the Housing Choice Voucher program. (See Program 5.1 for more details).

No
Planning
Department, City
Manager
General Fund
Coordination will occur at least
annually from 2023-2031; the
City will apply for funding
annually.

Complete
4) The City will meet with representatives from the Housing Authorities, the NorCal continuum of care, and other nonprofit organizations to provide information on potential sites and housing development proposals that would be appropriate for the use of housing vouchers in conjunction with state or federal new construction or rehabilitation subsidies.

No
Planning
Department, City
Manager
General Fund
Coordination will occur at least
annually from 2023-2031; the
City will apply for funding
annually.

In
Progress
The City will explore and consider declaring a shelter crisis pursuant to Government Code Section 8698 et seq. and whether the provisions would improve the City’s ability to assist persons experiencing homelessness.

Pursuant to Government Code Section 8698(d), a declaration of a shelter crisis “means the duly proclaimed existence of a situation in which a significant number of persons are without the ability to obtain shelter, resulting in a threat to their health and safety.” Some of the benefits of declaring a shelter crisis may include:

HE-7.4.1
City of Yreka: Housing Element
Yreka City Council Agenda

February 3, 2026

Program Number Program Description State Mandated Program? Adminsitration Funding Timing Quantified
Objective Status
Annual Progress Report: Housing Element
City ofYreka
· City immunity from liability for ordinary negligence in the provision of emergency housing provisions of any state or local regulatory statute, regulation, or ordinance prescribing standards of housing, health, or safety are suspended to the extent that strict compliance would in any way prevent, hinder, or delay the mitigation of the effects of the shelter crisis. A city may, in place of such standards, enact municipal health and safety standards to be operative during the housing emergency consistent with ensuring minimal public health and safety.

However, a shelter crisis declaration would new add new responsibilities to the City:
· Annual reporting to the State
· The obligation to develop a plan to address the shelter crisis, including, but not limited to, the development of homeless shelters and permanent supportive housing, as well as onsite supportive services. The plan must also address transitioning residents from homeless shelters to permanent housing. The plan must be developed and made available to the public by July 1 of the year following the shelter crisis declaration.

Another consideration is that the provisions of Government Code Section 8698 et seq. extend only to public facilities, meaning constructed and operating on City-owned or City-leased land which may be a limiting factor.

HE-7.4.3
The City will consider amending the Yreka Municipal Code to allow for the by-right conversion of existing motels and hotels to dwellings configured as multifamily and single room occupancy units that are available for rent, ownership, or mixed tenure.

No Planning
Department General Fund
As part of the City's update of
its General Plan. Release of
Public Draft: Q4 2023; with
adoption targeted for 2024
Delayed
General Fund Delayed Within 12 months of adoption of
the Housing Element HE-7.4.2 No
Planning
Department, City
Manager
City of Yreka: Housing Element
Yreka City Council Agenda

February 3, 2026

Geographic
Targets
1 Metrics: Track efficacy of AFFH
actions, and make adjustments as
needed.

Citywide
Annual reporting to the Planning
Commission and annual
adjustments to increase goal
attainment
First annual report in 2024 with the
housing element annual progress
report
Complete

2.a
Remove barriers to housing choice,
and improve housing affordability
and mobility by increasing the
availability of workforce and
affordable housing in areas of
opportunity.

Citywide and areas near Yreka’s
high resource areas, i.e., the
downtown area and generally
northwestern neighborhoods.

The City will continue to
collaborate with the County and
nonprofit housing organizations
and developers to encourage
development of affordable
workforce housing development,
including rehabilitation and
adaptive reuse. The City will meet
the County and nonprofit housing
organizations and developers no
less than twice a year, and will
provide summaries of meetings to
the Planning Commission.

Convene first meeting within 24
months of adoption of housing
element, and provide summaries
with the housing element annual
progress report (HE APR)
thereafter.

In Progress
Remove barriers to housing choice,
and improve housing affordability
and mobility for workforce and
affordable housing by:
• Increasing the availability
and variety of workforce and
affordable housing.
• Promoting and supporting
mixed income housing
developments and
neighborhoods.

2. Amend the Zoning Code as per
Programs HE-1.2.1, HE-1.3.1, HE2.1.4, HE-6.1.4, HE-6.1.5, HE-7.1.1, HE-7.1.2, and HE-7.3.1 herein to
address development standards
that are barriers to the creation of a
variety of housing types in high
opportunity areas. The
amendments will facilitate new
construction, or conversion, of four
housing units that are not
configured as detached single
family units on individual lots, and
are affordable to lower income
households.

2. Complete Zoning Code
amendments by 2024, with
development of the new housing
units occurring by the end of the 6th
housing element planning period.

Zoning Code updates delayed to
2025 adoption date.

Status
New Opportunities in High Resource Areas

1. As part of Program HE-5.1.1,
develop a technical assistance
program that includes online tools
and resources as described in
Program HE-5.1.1 to disseminate
information about the allowances
for ADUs, JADUs, and SB 9 housing
units to facilitate new construction
or conversion. Ten housing units
that are affordable to lower income
households. all or a mix of
ADUs/JADUs/SB 9 units.

1. Launch the technical assistance
program by the end of 2024, with
the housing units will be developed
during the 2023-2031 planning
cycle.

Complete.

2.b
Citywide and areas near Yreka’s
high resource areas, i.e., the
downtown area and generally
northwestern neighborhoods.

Id # City AFFH Action Deliverable(s) & Metrics for
Determining Success Timeline
City of Yreka AFFH Report
Yreka City Council Agenda

February 3, 2026

Geographic
Targets
Id # City AFFH Action Status Deliverable(s) & Metrics for Determining Success Timeline
• Encouraging new workforce
and affordable housing and
promoting homeownership
opportunities throughout the
City, particularly in low
resource areas.

3. Implement the affirmative
marketing strategies described in
actions 3,b, 3.c, and 3.d to increase
participation property owners in
high resources areas.

3. Incorporate into program prior to
public launch of both programs,
and implement concurrently.

In Progress with Housing
Developers
Develop a program administered
by the City or by partnering with a
qualified organization to connect
lower-income households and
individuals, including extremely
income residents with affordable
rental and homeownership
opportunities in the City.Features
of the program would include:
• Landlord recruitment.
• Develop and maintain a list of
affordable housing units that are
available for rent or purchase in
the City.
• A system for verifying the
eligibility of applicants.
• A system for matching eligible
applicants with available units.

The program to be marketed as
part of actions described in 3.b, 3.c,
and 3.d below. 16 households to be
placed in affordable housing during
the 2023-2031 planning period.

Support non-profit organizations
that provide multi-lingual
landlord/tenant mediation,
foreclosure assistance, or tenant
legal counseling services. The city
will meet with the housing
authorities of Shasta County and
the Karuk Tribe at least twice per
year to discuss Housing Choice
Voucher and Project-Based
Voucher needs, affirmative
marketing and outreach activities,
and methods of increasing the
number of vouchers allocated to
the city
Convene first meeting within 24
months of adoption of housing
element, and meet with
organiza­tions at least biannually
thereafter during the 2023-2031
planning pe­riod.

In progress.

Delayed.

Fair Housing Outreach and Dissemination of Fair Housing Information

2.c
Remove barriers and improve
housing choice and mobility for
residents by developing a referral
program.

Citywide, and residents residing in
Yreka’s high resource areas. Launch program by 2025.

3.a
Improve AFFH outreach and reduce
displacement by improved
dissemi­nation of fair housing
resources.[i]
Citywide
City of Yreka AFFH Report
Yreka City Council Agenda

February 3, 2026

Geographic
Targets
Id # City AFFH Action Status Deliverable(s) & Metrics for Determining Success Timeline
Facilitate new construction, or
conversion, of four housing units
affordable to lower income
households.

Housing units to be developed
during the 2023-2031 planning
period.

Complete.

The City will make information on
fair housing available to the public,
through the posting of fair housing
information in City Hall and in
other public buildings, on the City’s
website, distribution to existing
and new apartment complexes,
publishing information and
materials on the City’s website, and
inserting information in the City’s
newsletter
The City will update the website by
Q3 2024. Complete.

The City will provide fair housing
materials, printed and as web
content, in Spanish and other
languages. Materials will depict
members of protected classes
under fair housing laws.

Distribute information annually. In Progress.

The City will perform proactive
public outreach by attending
community events, workshops and
through direct contact with
property owners and tenants.

The City will participate in a
community event, workshop, or
similar public event/activity at least
once a year beginning in 2025.

Complete. City attends Continuum
of Care meetings, County Housing
and General Plan meetings, and
consults frequently with housing
focused groups and agencies.

Increase fair housing awareness by
increasing inquires by two inquires
annually.

Complete. City maintains contact
with developers and the public to
promote fair housing.

3.c
Improve fair housing resources by
developing an AFFH brochure that
informs residents of fair housing
resources.

Citywide, and residents residing in
Yreka’s low resource areas, e.g.,
neighborhoods east of Interstate 5
and Fairchild Hospital
neighborhoods.

Develop an AFFH brochure and
other fair housing resources.

Include brochures with utility
billing at least twice during the
2023-2031 planning period. Place
printed brochures and other AFFH
materials at multiple venues, such
as City Hall, libraries, and public
counters of social service
organizations
First annual report no later than
2025 as part of the HE APR,
annually thereafter as part of the
HE APR.

Complete.

Provide printed materials and web
content on fair housing and
housing opportunities in Spanish
and other languages, as requested.

3.b
Improve fair housing awareness of
residents to reduce displacement
by informing residents of fair
housing resources, including fair
housing assistance programs, fair
housing rights and remedies, and
the range of fair housing incentives
available in Yreka.

Citywide, and resi­dents residing in
Yreka’s low re­source areas, e.g.,
neighborhoods east of Interstate 5
and Fairchild Hospital
neighborhoods.

City of Yreka AFFH Report
Yreka City Council Agenda

February 3, 2026

Geographic
Targets
Id # City AFFH Action Status Deliverable(s) & Metrics for Determining Success Timeline
Purchase translation software or
subscribe to a translation service,
and translate fair housing resources
for residents. Complete purchase
by December 31, 2023. Distribute,
publish, and post translated
materials within six months
following purchase. Thereafter,
review annually and update as
needed.

3.e
Improve fair housing awareness by
distributing information about
AFFH and fair housing to City staff,
elected officials, and appointees of
for consistent implementation.

Citywide
Provide training for staff, elected
officials, and appointees on issues
of fair housing. City Council
meetings will include a fair housing
presentation at least biennially.

Begin in calendar year 2025 Complete.

4.a
Conserve and improve the existing
housing stock through proactive
code enforcement to result unit
rehabilitation to improve
habitability of housing that is
affordable.

Citywide, and residents residing in
Yreka’s low resource areas, e.g.,
neighborhoods east of Interstate 5
and Fairchild Hospital
neighborhoods.

Develop a proactive code
enforcement program that focuses
on areas having concentrated
rehabilitation needs. Program
implementation is to result in
repairs and retention of housing,
and mitigates potential cost,
displacement, and relocation
impacts on residents. Facilitate the
conservation/rehabilitation of four
housing units during the planning
period of 2023 to 2031.

Begin in calendar year 2025, and
provide summaries to the Planning
Commission no less than annually
as part of the HE APR.

In Progress.

Areas targeted for growth (e.g.,
such as job and housing rich areas,
revitalization areas) the City will
implement replacement housing
requirements consistent with the
provisions of Gov’t Code Section
66300 as a city subject to the
provisions of the Housing Crisis Act
(see Program HE-4.4.1).

Currently enforced during planning
and building permit meetings and
processing.

Existing housing units (or units
removed within five years of a
development application) will be
replaced one-for-one and in a
manner consistent with the
provisions of the cited Gov’t Code
Section.

Currently enforced during planning
and building permit meetings and
processing.

4.b
Reduce displacement of residents
by implementing Replacement
Housing law
Citywide including Yreka’s high
resources areas, e.g., near Yreka’s
downtown area and generally
northwestern neighborhoods.

First annual report in 2024, then
annual with the HE APR

3.d
Improve fair housing awareness
and reduce language barriers by
providing fair housing resources
and housing opportunities to
English and non-English speakers.

Citywide, and residents residing in
Yreka’s low resource areas, e.g.,
neighborhoods east of Interstate 5
and Fairchild Hospital
neighborhoods.

First annual report no later than
2025 as part of the housing
element annual progress report,
annually thereafter as part of the
HE APR.

Conservation and Revitalization
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February 3, 2026

Geographic
Targets
Id # City AFFH Action Status Deliverable(s) & Metrics for Determining Success Timeline

5.a
Targeted investment using
available state and federal funding
for neighborhood revitalization and
conservation of the existing
housing stock to transform low
resource areas to high resource
areas.

Yreka’s low resource areas, e.g.,
residents and neighborhoods east
of Interstate 5.

Seek state and federal funding to
improve infrastructure and access
to opportunity in areas not
currently designated as high
resource. Complete four
infrastructure and/or public facility
projects by 2031.

City will apply for appropriate state
and federal infrastructure funding
annually.

In Progress. City is seeking
Homekey and HOME grants.

The City shall support efforts to
connect low-income residents with
financial empowerment resources,
homeownership programs, small
business assistance, living wage
jobs, and workforce training
resources and services.

Complete. City works with local
economic development and
workforce agencies to help
residents find jobs.

The City will meet with local and
regional economic development
agencies and organizations at least
twice per year to discuss existing
economic development projects
and prospective projects that are
available for residents in order to
provide referrals.

Complete. City exceeds the
minimum number of meetings
through bi-monthly meetings with
economic development agencies.

The City will refer four residents to
the Siskiyou Economic
Development Council, USDA Rural
Development, and Small Business
Development Center for services
annually
Complete. City refers residents &
small business owners during
planning and building permit
meetings and processing.

5.c
Improve housing mobility and
encourage neighborhood
revitalization by creating more
inclusive and equitable
neighborhoods, and increase
access to opportunity.

Citywide, and residents residing in
Yreka’s low resource areas, e.g.,
neighborhoods east of Interstate 5
and Fairchild Hospital
neighborhoods.

By the end of 2023, the City will
convene meetings with
representative groups of
community residents, including
non-English speakers, to identify
housing needs and solutions at the
neighborhood level, particularly in
areas targeted for inclusive
economic and community
development. The City will convene
these meetings at least two
meetings per year
First annual report no later than
2024 as part of the HE APR,
annually thereafter as part of the
HE APR.

Completed as part of Housing
Element update. Continuing
progress to include these groups in
housing programming.

Increase eligible resident use of
tenant-based Housing Choice
Vouchers (HCV) by including
information about HCV on the City
website and public counters.

Website to include information and
resources for both tenants and
landlords.

Complete.

5.b Reduce poverty by improving the
creation of jobs.

Citywide, and residents residing in
Yreka’s low resource areas, e.g.,
neighborhoods east of Interstate 5
and Fairchild Hospital
neighborhoods.

Convene first meeting within 24
months of adop­tion of housing
element, and meet with
organiza­tions at least biannually
thereafter during the 2023-2031
planning pe­riod.

5.d
Protect existing residents from
displacement, and increase the
opportunity for qualified residents
to reside in affordable units.

Citywide, and residents residing in
Yreka’s low resource areas, e.g.,
neighborhoods east of Interstate 5
and Fairchild Hospital
neighborhoods.

Update the website by 2024.

City of Yreka AFFH Report
Yreka City Council Agenda

February 3, 2026

Geographic
Targets
Id # City AFFH Action Status Deliverable(s) & Metrics for Determining Success Timeline
Increase the number of Yreka
applicants for vouchers by at least 5
percent by 2031.

In Progress.
[i] Examples of fair housing
resources include overview
information and definition of fair
housing, examples of
discriminatory practices, summary
of state and federal fair housing
laws, and fair housing service
agencies available in Yreka,
Siskiyou County, and the north
state region
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Public Hearing: City of Yreka
Community Development Block
Grant (CDBG) Application
To: City Council
From: Juliana Lucchesi, Assistant City Manager
Date: February 3, 2026
Attachments: 1. RESOLUTION NO. 2026-08 A Resolution 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

2. Public Meeting Hand-outs for 2025 CDBG Funding Year

3. Summary of CDBG Public Meeting Notes for January 13, 2026, and January 27, 2026
Summary:

The City of Yreka is preparing an application to the California Department of Housing and Community Development's (HCD) 2025 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program to fund construction of a new Fire Hall facility and a Utility Bill Subsistence Program. The CDBG Program provides federal funding to support community development activities that improve the community.

Federal regulations (24 CFR §570.486) require the City to provide citizens with adequate notice and opportunity to comment on the proposed CDBG application before submission. This public hearing satisfies the public participation requirements and allows the City Council to authorize submission of the application.

Recommended Actions:

1. Open Public Hearing

2. Close Public Hearing

3. Motion to approve Resolution 2026-08
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RESOLUTION NO. 2026-08

A RESOLUTION 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
BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Yreka as follows:

SECTION 1:

The City Council has reviewed and hereby approves the submission to the State of California of one or more application(s) in the aggregate amount, not to exceed, of $3,600,000 for the following CDBG activities, pursuant to the and 2025 CDBG NOFA:

List activities and amounts
Activity (e.g. Public Services,
Infrastructure, etc.)
Dollar Amount Being Requested for
the Activity
Public Services – Subsistence Payment Program $ 281,000 Public Facility – City of Yreka Fire Hall Project $ 3,300,000.00 General Administration $ 19,000
$
$
SECTION 2:

The City Council hereby approves the use of Program Income in an amount not to exceed $0.00 for the CDBG activities described in Section 1.

SECTION 3:

The City Council acknowledges compliance with all state and federal public participation requirements in the development of its application(s).

SECTION 4:

The City Council hereby authorizes and directs the City Manager or designee*, to execute and deliver all applications and act on the City’s behalf in all matters pertaining to all such applications.

SECTION 5:

If an application is approved, the Mayor or designee*, is authorized to enter into, execute and deliver the grant agreement (i.e., Standard Agreement), any recordable or Yreka City Council Agenda
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nonrecordable contract documents, and any and all subsequent amendments thereto with the State of California for the purposes of the grant.

SECTION 6:

If an application is approved, the City Manager or designee*, is authorized to sign and submit Funds Requests and all required reporting forms and other documentation as may be required by the State of California from time to time in connection with the grant.

PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Yreka held on 2/3/2026 by the following vote:

AYES: Enter # of votes
NOES:

ABSENT: Enter # of absences
ABSTAIN: Enter # of abstentions
Colleen Baker, Mayor
City Council

STATE OF CALIFORNIA
City of Yreka
I, Cyndy Prohaska, City Clerk of the City of Yreka, State of California, hereby certify the above and foregoing to be a full, true and correct copy of a resolution adopted by said City Council on this 3rd day of February, 2026 and that said resolution has not been amended, modified, repealed, or rescinded since its date of adoption and is in full force and effect as of the date hereof.

Cyndy Prohaska, City Clerk of the City of Yreka, State of California

______________________________________
By: Cyndy Prohaska, City Clerk
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Public Meeting Handouts
Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Application for Funding City of Yreka
Public Meeting: January 13, 2025 at 3:00 pm
Public Hearing: January 20, 2026 at 6:30 pm
The CDBG Notice of Funding Availability’s (NOFA) was released in the summer of 2025. This is the public’s opportunity to make a comment on what projects or programs they would like Yreka to apply for.

The following regarding the availability of funding and application information is from the draft of the Housing and Community Development’s State of California 2025-2029 Federal Consolidated Plan. The final requirements for submitting a 2025 CDBG application will be published in the 2025 CDBG NOFA.

Funding & Applications
• State annual allocation is expected to be approximately $34 million. • Activities that can be undertaken are Acquisition, Administration and Planning, Economic Development, Housing, Public Improvements, Public Services. • Applications will be scored on a competitive basis. Competitive application criteria will focus on need, readiness, capacity, and past performance. Grantees who have not been awarded recently will be prioritized.
• Total applications for Planning and Public Service shall not exceed one (1) each per jurisdiction.
• Total applications for Economic Development and Housing Rehabilitation Programs shall be one (1).
• Total applications for Infrastructure, public facility improvement, etc. Projects shall be one (1).
• Total applications for shall be one each from Planning or Public Service, Economic Development/Housing Rehabilitation or Infrastructure/public facility projects and shall not exceed three (3) per jurisdiction.
• Funding limits are:

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o Total grant award for all activities combined per jurisdiction shall not exceed $3.6 million;
o Planning/Public Service limit shall not exceed $300,000; o Project application limit shall not exceed $3.3 million; o Program application limit shall not exceed $1.5 million. • Application acceptance will be outlined in the NOFA and is expected to be 60 days after the NOFA release and close 60 days after the application acceptance period opens.

Proposed Applications
Subsistence Payment Program
• The City expects to submit an application for a Subsistence Payment Program. o Payments may cover a series of up to three consecutive months of assistance for a household to help with rent, mortgage, utilities, and/or other subsistence support. Payment must be made to the provider (e.g., landlord, lender or utility company) on behalf of an individual or family. Emergency grant payments cannot duplicate other assistance the client receives for the same time period and purpose.
• Estimated proposed budget for the activity is $300,000. • There will be no displacement of persons for these activities. • Great Northern Services (GNS), subrecipient, is assisting the city with submitting the grant applications.
• If grant funds are awarded:
o GNS will assist the City in developing their Subsistence Guidelines for the program.
o GNS will perform outreach, client assistance with applications and approval. o Once a month GNS will submit the list of approved clients to the City to pay the approved amount to the vendor.

City of Yreka Fire Hall Construction
• The City expects to submit an application for construction of a new Fire Hall facility o Payments may cover construction materials, supplies, and cost of building activities to construct a new Fire Hall facility.
• Estimated proposed budget for the activity is $3,300,000. • There will be no displacement of persons for these activities.

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• If grant funds are awarded:
o The City of Yreka will utilize the funding to procure a construction contractor, purchase necessary supplies to implement approved building architectural and engineering plans.

Past CDBG Funds
• The most recent CDBG funding was during the COVID pandemic. Yreka participated in two county wide programs to assist low to moderate income households. One program provided fresh/frozen protein and produce and the other provided subsistence payments consisting of rental or mortgage payments and utility and broadband payments to those affected by COVID-19.

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CDBG Public Meeting
Yreka Community Resource Center
Tuesday, January 13, 2026, 3:00 PM and Tuesday, January 27, 2026, 3:00 PM Attendees: Four Total
Meeting Purpose: Presentation on CDBG program, National Objectives, and solicitation of project ideas
Community Input

1. Downtown Sidewalk Repair
• Sidewalks in the downtown area are uneven and in disrepair • Older residents avoid downtown due to safety concerns

2. Animal Shelter Expansion
• Current animal shelter is insufficient for the number of stray dogs in the city • Facility does not allow dogs to socialize with each other

3. Homeless Services and Mental Health Support
• Multiple homeless individuals camping downtown
• Basecamp may need expansion to accommodate more individuals • Some individuals have severe mental health needs requiring additional services • Need for outreach services to assist individuals who may not recognize their need for help
• Visible homelessness impacts community perception and may deter visitors • Recommendation for a rehabilitation or psychiatric facility to serve individuals with severe mental health needs

4. Yreka Food Bank Support
• Yreka Food Bank is dealing with long-term financing issues for staff turnover and future needs
• Yreka Food Bank would like support with staff funding

5. Tiny Home Infrastructure and Purchase
• Yreka Food Bank is dealing with long-term financing issues for staff turnover and future needs
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