Colleen Baker, Mayor William Ibershof, City Manager
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Juliana Lucchesi, Asst. City Manager
Emily Aldrich, Finance Director
Matthew Bray, Public Works Director
John Elsnab, Human Resources Director
Paul McCoy, Councilmember Q Cyndy Prohaska, City Clerk
ALI Patrick Dirksen, Interim Police Chief
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Jerry Lemos, Fire Chief
Julia Homaechevarria, City Attorney
YREKA CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES
June 16, 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 1 and 3rd Tuesday of every month.
This meeting is being livestreamed and can be viewed on Siskiyou Media Council's YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzx2GSYFCrgE5przvnzitXQ The full agenda packet can be found on the City's website at www.yrekaca.gov/AgendaCenter. Copies of all staff reports and documents subject to disclosure that relate to any item of business referred to on the agenda are available for public inspection 72 hours before each regularly scheduled meeting, and 24 hours before each special meeting, at the City Clerk's office at City Hall, located at 701 4th St, Yreka, California during normal business hours. Any writing that is subject to disclosure that relates to an agenda item for open session distributed less than 72 hours prior to the meeting will be available for public inspection at the City Clerk's office during normal business hours.
Materials distributed to a majority of councilmembers less than 72 hours before a meeting will be available for public inspection on the City's website at www.yrekaca.gov/AgendaCenter.
Please note the following change to the City's public comment procedures: Unless a Councilmember is participating in the meeting remotely pursuant to Government Code section 54953(f), remote public comment will not be accepted. Public comment may be provided in-person or via email, as set forth below. Members of the public desiring to provide comments as a part of the meeting are encouraged to either submit written comments by 3:00 p.m. to the City Clerk prior to the meeting or to attend the meeting in person. " Written comments will be distributed to the Councilmembers but will not be read aloud at the meeting.
1. 5:30 PM CALL TO ORDER CLOSED SESSION:
Closed session was called to order at 5:30 PM
2. PUBLIC COMMENT ON CLOSED SESSION ITEMS:
No public comment received on closed session item
3. CLOSED SESSION:
The City Council will recess to Closed Session to discuss the following items). At the conclusion of the Closed Session, Open Session will reconvene and reportable action, if any, will be announced:
a. Conference with 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 CLOSD SESSION:
Regular session was called to order at 6:30 PM
Closed session adjourned at 6:13 pm. There was no reportable action from closed session
5. ROLL CALL:
Councilmembers McCoy, Middleton, Davis, Clair & Baker are present
6. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA:
Motion to Approve the Agenda as Presented
MOTIONED: Councilmember Middleton
SECOND: Councilmember Davis
AYES: Councilmembers McCoy, Middleton, Davis, Clair & Baker NO's: -0-
The motion passes unanimously
7. PRESENTATIONS:
* Retirement Tribute to Chief Mark Gilman - John Elsnab and Lieutenant Tygart
8. PUBLIC COMMENTS:
Public comment received by: Jan Osborn
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 May 25, 2026, through June 6, 2026.
b. Treasurer's Report for February 2026.
c. Approval of the Minutes of the Regular Meeting held June 2, 2026. d. Second Reading and Approval of Ordinance 889, "An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Yreka, California, Amending Chapter 12.04 of the Yreka Municipal Code Regarding Water Service Accounts, Billing Responsibility and Collection Procedures; Finding Action Exempt from CEQA (Guidelines §§15061(B)(3) and 15378.
e. Adoption of Resolution 2026-19 of the City Council of the City of Yreka Approving the Destruction of Certain City Records Identified by the Finance Director. f. Motion to Authorize the City Manager, or their designee, to complete, sign, and file all necessary documents to close-out of CDBG Grant No. 22-CDBG-ED-30045 and dis-encumbrance of $340,767.62 to the California Department of Housing and Community Development. g. Authorize the Mayor to sign the Letter of Support to the California Department of Housing and Community Development in connection with the HomeMore Project's application to the Encampment Resolution Funding (ERF) Program, Round 5.
h. Adopt Resolution 2026-20 of the City Council of the City of Yreka Approving a list of Projects for Fiscal Year 2026-27 Funded by SBI: The Road Repair and Accountability Act. i. Adopt Resolution 2026-21 of the City Council of the City of Yreka Updating the Signatory of the "California Climate Investments Wildfire Prevention Grants Program" Recommended City Council Action: Motion to Adopt the Consent Agenda of the City Council of the City of Yreka as presented.
Motion to Adopt the Consent Agenda of the City Council of the City of Yreka as presented MOTIONED: Councilmember Clair
SECOND: Councilmember McCoy
AYES: Councilmembers McCoy, Middleton, Davis, Clair & Baker NO's: -0-
The motion passes unanimously
10. PUBLIC HEARINGS: (NONE)
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.
11. CITY BUSINESS:
Human Resources Director and City Attorney
a. Agenda Title: Discussion/Possible action on Approving a Resolution Proposing an Increase of the Uniform Transient Occupancy Tax (Hotel Tax) of the City of Yreka to be submitted to the voters for approval.
Recommended City Council Action: Motion to Approve Resolution 2026-22 of the City Council of the City of Yreka (1) on its own motion, the submission to the Electors of the City of Yreka at the November General Election, a Ballot Measure proposal to Amend Sections 3.12.030 and add Section 3.12.140 of the City of Yreka
Municipal Code to Increase the Uniform Transient Occupancy Tax (Hotel Tax) from ten percent (10%) to Twelve Percent (12%) (2) Directing the City Attorney to Prepare an Impartial Analysis of the Measure; and (3) City Council Authorizes Councilmember Clair and Councilmember McCoy to Author and Submit a Ballot Measure Argument in Favor of the Ballot Measure.
No public comment received
Motion to Approve Resolution 2026-22 of the City Council of the City of Yreka (1) on its own motion, the submission to the Electors of the City of Yreka at the November General Election, a Ballot Measure proposal to Amend Sections 3.12.030 and add Section 3.12.140 of the City of Yreka Municipal Code to Increase the Uniform Transient Occupancy Tax (Hotel Tax) from ten percent (10%) to Twelve Percent (12%) (2) Directing the City Attorney to Prepare an Impartial Analysis of the Measure; and (3) City Council Authorizes Councilmember Clair and Councilmember McCoy to Author and Submit a Ballot Measure Argument in Favor of the Ballot Measure.
MOTIONED: Councilmember Middleton
SECOND: Councilmember Baker
AYES: Councilmembers McCoy, Middleton, Davis, Clair & Baker NO's: -0-
The motion passes unanimously
Assistant City Manager
b.Agenda Title: Discussion on Mobile Home Rent Stabilization Ordinance Recommended City Council Action: Provide direction to City Staff on the Mobile Home Space Rent Stabilization Ordinance.
*Mayor Baker recused herself from this item as she is a resident of a mobile home park* No public comment received
City staff have been directed to further research the possibilities of a Mobile Home Space Rent Stabilization Ordinance and to present those findings at the first meeting in February 2027.
Mayor Baker
c. Agenda Title: Discussion/ Possible Action on Cancelling the July 7, 2026, Regular City Council Meeting.
Recommended City Council Action: Motion to cancel the July 7, 2026, Regular City Council Meeting.
No public comment received
Motion to cancel the July 7, 2026, Regular City Council Meeting.
MOTIONED: Councilmember Middleton
SECOND: Councilmember Davis
AYES: Councilmembers McCoy, Middleton, Davis, Clair & Baker NO's: -0-
The motion passes
f. CITY MANAGER/STAFF REPORTS:
City Manager William Ibershof gave an update
Police Lieutenant Josh Tygart 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 Clair gave an update
Councilmember Baker gave an update
h. ADJOURNMENT:
Meeting adjourned at 7:47 PM
Mayor of the City of Yreka
Minutes approved by City Council
Motion on July 21, 2026
Cyndy Prohaska, City Clerk