Colleen Baker, Mayor William Ibershof, City Manager
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James Clair, Mayor Pro Tempore Emily Aldrich, Finance Direct Matthew Bray, Public Works Directo
Corky Davis, Cou Councimember
Paul McCoy, Councilmember
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YREKA CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES
August 18, 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, PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE:
The meeting was called to order at 6:30 PM
2. ROLL CALL:
Councilmembers McCoy, Middleton, Davis, Clair & Baker are present
3. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA:
Motion to Approve the Agenda as Presented
MOTIONED: Councilmember McCoy
SECOND: Councilmember Clair
AYES: Councilmembers McCoy, Middleton, Davis, Clair & Baker NO's: -0-
The motion passes unanimously
4. PRESENTATIONS:
• City of Yreka Green Waste Program - A Community Engagement Dashboard Sarah Chaffee, Resilience Planner
https://yreka.maps.arcgis.com/apps/dashboards/d5d6140bf3e24fbaa8c15944bc523938# * Madrone Hospice - Lyndsey Clevenger, Executive Director
5. PUBLIC COMMENTS:
No Public comment received.
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 July 26, 2026, through August 8, 2026. b. Treasurer's Report for May 2026.
c. Approval of the Minutes of the Special Meeting held August 4, 2026. d. Approval of the Minutes of the Regular Meeting held August 4, 2026. e. Motion to Authorize the Mayor and City Manager to sign a letter opposing changes to public agency's ability to recover from utility-caused wildfires in the proposed wildfire liability reforms as prompted by Senate Bill 254 Report.
Recommended City Council Action: Motion to Adopt the Consent Agenda of the City Council of the City of Yreka as presented.
**Councilmember McCoy requested consent agenda item 6e be pulled for further discussion** Motion to Adopt Consent Agenda items 6a through 6d only of the City Council of the City of Yreka.
MOTIONED: Councilmember Clair
SECOND: Councilmember Middleton
AYES: Councilmembers McCoy, Middleton, Davis, Clair & Baker NO's: -0-
The motion passes unanimously
Motion to Authorize the City Manager to sign a letter opposing changes to public agency's ability
to recover from utility-caused wildfires in the proposed wildfire liability reforms as prompted by Senate Bill 254 Report.
MOTIONED: Councilmember Baker
SECOND: Councilmember McCoy
AYES: Councilmembers McCoy, Middleton, Davis, Clair & Baker NO's: -0-
The motion passes unanimously
7. PUBLIC HEARINGS: (NONE)
Public Hearing Protocol:
Mayor will describe the purpose of the Public Hearing.
City Staff will provide the Staff Report.
City Staff will respond to questions from the City Council.
Mayor will open the Public Hearing.
Public wanting to comment will come to the podium, provide the City Clerk with their name and address, and provide their comments.
Mayor will close the Public Hearing.
vii. City Council will deliberate and act on the item.
8. CITY BUSINESS:
Chief of Police
a. Agenda Title: Contract Award to Motorola Solutions, Inc for Body-Worn Camera System Recommended City Council Action: Motion to authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to execute a contract for procurement of seventeen (17) police body-worn cameras and a cloud-based Digital Evidence Management system (DEMS) with Motorola Solutions, Inc.
No public comment received
Motion to authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to execute a contract for procurement of seventeen (17) police body-worn cameras and a cloud-based Digital Evidence Management system (DEMS) with Motorola Solutions, Inc.
MOTIONED: Councilmember McCoy
SECOND: Councilmember Clair
AYES: Councilmembers McCoy, Middleton, Davis, Clair & Baker NO's: -0-
The motion passes unanimously
Planning Manager
b. Agenda Title: Replacement Housing Policy
Recommended City Council Action: Motion to Approve Resolution 2026-28 of the City Council of the City of Yreka Adopting a Replacement Housing policy in Compliance with California Government Code Sections 65583.2(g) (3) and 65915(c)(3), and Finding that the Activity is not Subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).
No public comment received
Motion to Approve Resolution 2026-28 of the City Council of the City of Yreka Adopting a Replacement Housing policy in Compliance with California Government Code Sections 65583.2(g)(3) and 65915(c)(3), and Finding that the Activity is not Subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).
MOTIONED: Councilmember Middleton
SECOND: Councilmember McCoy
AYES: Councilmembers McCoy, Middleton, Davis, Clair & Baker NO's: -0-
The motion passes unanimously
Assistant City Manager
c. Agenda Title: General Plan 2050 Work Plan Update and Visioning Workshop Recommended City Council Action: Provide direction to city staff reconfirming or changing the General Plan 2050 Vision Statement and Guiding Principles.
No public comment received.
Non-Action Item - Council provided input on the General Plan 2050 Vision Statement and Guiding Principles. f. CITY MANAGER/STAFF REPORTS:
City Manager William Ibershof 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 Middleton gave an update
Councilmember Davis gave an update
Councilmember McCoy gave an update
Councilmember Baker gave an update
h. ADJOURNMENT:
Meeting adjourned at 7:58 PM
Mayor of the City of Yreka
Minutes approved by City Council
Motion on September 1, 2026
Cyndy Prohaska, City Clerk