Colleen Baker, Mayor John Elsnab, Interim City Manager
YIRE Juliana Lucchesi, Asst. City Manager
James Clair, Mayor Pro Tempore CITY Emily Aldrich, Finance Director Corey Middleton, Councilmember Matthew Bray, Public Works Director Drake Davis, Councilmember Melissa Sandberg, Human Res. Director Paul McCoy, Councilmember Cyndy Prohaska, City Clerk
LIFORNY Mark Gilman, Police Chief
Jerry Lemos, Fire Chief
Andrew Jared, City Attorney
YREKA CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES
March 17, 2026
Regular Session: 6:30 PM
Yreka City Council Chamber, 701 Fourth Street, Yreka, CA Phone 530-841-2386, Facsimile 530-842-4836, email: [email protected] Regular Meetings of the Yreka City Council are held the 1s and 3rd Tuesday of every month.
This meeting is being livestreamed and can be viewed on Siskiyou Media Council's YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzx2GSYFCrgE5przvnzitXQ The full agenda packet can be found on the City's website at www.yrekaca.gov/AgendaCenter. Copies of all staff reports and documents subject to disclosure that relate to any item of business referred to on the agenda are available for public inspection 72 hours before each regularly scheduled meeting, and 24 hours before each special meeting, at the City Clerk's office at City Hall, located at 701 4th St, Yreka, California during normal business hours. Any writing that is subject to disclosure that relates to an agenda item for open session distributed less than 72 hours prior to the meeting will be available for public inspection at the City Clerk's office during normal business hours.
Materials distributed to a majority of councilmembers less than 72 hours before a meeting will be available for public inspection on the City's website at www.yrekaca.gov/AgendaCenter.
Please note the following change to the City's public comment procedures: Unless a Councilmember is participating in the meeting remotely pursuant to Government Code section 54953(f), remote public comment will not be accepted. Public comment may be provided in-person or via email, as set forth below.
Members of the public desiring to provide comments as a part of the meeting are encouraged to either submit written comments by 3:00 p.m. to the City Clerk prior to the meeting or to attend the meeting in person. " Written comments will be distributed to the Councilmembers but will not be read aloud at the meeting.
1. 6:30PM CALL TO ORDER REGULAR SESSION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE:
The meeting was called to order at 6:30 pm.
2. ROLL CALL:
Councilmembers Davis, McCoy, Middleton, Clair & Baker are present
3. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA:
Motion to Approve the Agenda as Presented
MOTIONED: Councilmember Clair
SECOND: Councilmember McCoy
AYES: Councilmembers Davis, McCoy, Middleton, Clair & Baker NO's: -0-
The motion passes unanimously
4. PRESENTATIONS:
* First 5 Siskiyou, Jean Trevison
The Siskiyou Child Abuse Prevention Council Collaborative Proclamation
5. PUBLIC COMMENTS:
Public comment received by: Tana Gliatto, Luther Finley, Melinda King, and Sherelle Cordes
6. 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 February 22, 2026, through March 7, 2026. b. Treasures Report for July 2025.
c. Treasures Report for August 2025.
d. Approval of the Minutes of the Regular Meeting held March 3, 2026. e. Motion to Authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to sign the Agreement with LACO Associates for Professional Services to Assist with Karuk Tribal Intergovernmental Agreement Meeting Facilitation Proposed in Exhibit A of the Attached Agreement Dated February 17, 2026. f. Adoption of the Siskiyou Child Abuse Prevention Council Collaborative Proclamation.
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 Middleton
SECOND: Councilmember McCoy
AYES: Councilmembers Davis, McCoy, Middleton, Clair & Baker NO's: -0-
The motion passes unanimously
7. PUBLIC HEARINGS: (NONE)
Public Hearing Protocol:
i. Mayor will describe the purpose of the Public Hearing. ii. City Staff will provide the Staff Report.
iti. City Staff will respond to questions from the City Council.
iv. Mayor will open the Public Hearing.
Public wanting to comment will come to the podium, provide the City Clerk with their name and address, and provide their comments.
vi. Mayor will close the Public Hearing.
vii. City Council will deliberate and act on the item.
8. CITY BUSINESS:
Assistant City Manager
a. Agenda Title: Greenhorn Grange Events, Fee Waiver Request Recommended City Council Action: (1) Motion to Approve Greenhorn Grange's Fee Waiver Requests or (2) A Motion to Deny Greenhorn Grange's Fee Waiver Requests.
No public comment received
Motion to Approve Greenhorn Grange's Fee Waiver Requests MOTIONED: Councilmember Middleton
SECOND: Councilmember Clair
AYES: Councilmembers Davis, McCoy, Middleton, Clair & Baker NO's: -0-
The motion passes unanimously
f. CITY MANAGER/STAFF REPORTS:
Interim 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 the Outsen Road Project and Fire Safe Council.
Councilmember Clair gave an update.
Councilmember Baker requested that city staff look into creating a universal fee waiver for special events. h. ADJOURNMENT:
Meeting adjourned at 7:07 pm
Mayor of the City of Yreka
Minutes approved by City Council
Motion on April 7, 2026
Cyndy Prohaska, City Clerk