CITY OF  CITY OF. JACKSON City Council Meeting Minutes February 14, 2022  JACKSON LIFORNIA  Mayor and Council Members Robert Stimpson, Mayor Connie Gonsalves, Vice Mayor Steve McLean, Council Member Matt Riebe, Council Member Chad Simmons, Council Member ABSENT: None  John Georgette, City Clerk StaffMembers: Josh Nelson, City Attorney Yvonne Kimball, City Manager Debbie Mackey, Fire Chief Chris Mynderup, Police Chief Matt Ospital, City Engineer  Mayor Stimpson called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG. Mayor Stimpson led the Pledge of Allegiance.  1. PROCLAMATION. Item was pulled from the agenda and moved to next Council meeting on February 28th due to calendar conflict with the Argonaut High School Principal.  2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA.  Motion to approve the City Council Agenda dated February 14, 2022, as presented. Moved by Vice Mayor Gonsalves, seconded by Councilmember McLean, and carried by a 5t0 0 vote:  AYES: Stimpson, Gonsalves, McLean, Riebe, Simmons  NOES: None ABSENT: None ABSTAIN: None 3. REMOTE MEETING FINDINGS.  Motion to approve the Remote Findings dated February 14, 2022, as presented. Moved by Councilmember Simmons, and seconded. by Councilmember Riebe and carried by a 5to0  vote:  AYES: Stimpson, Gonsalves, McLean, Riebe, Simmons  NOES: None ABSENT: None ABSTAIN: None  4. PUBLICMATTERS NOT ONTHE AGENDA.  Discussion items only, no action will be taken. Any person may address the Council at this time on any subject within the jurisdiction ofthe City Council. Please note - there is a three (3) minute limit.    Council Meeting Minutes - February 14, 2022  Page 2  Paul Jones offered prayer.  Diane Oneto and John Queinolo announced there will be al Kit Carson Mountain Man Wagon Train event this year. Will: run over 5 days, April 27-May 5. They are working the details Mark Oliveria asked couple questions. 1)E He lives on Stasal and on. Jan. 25 there was a sewer problem and wanted tol know what the process was to have evaluated and amended.? 2)  and will submit a Special Event Permit Application soon. inquired on what happened at the Kennedy Mine fire.  5. CONSENT CALENDAR.  Items listed on the consent calendar are considered routine and may be enacted by one motion. Any  item may be removed for discussion at the request ofa Council Member. a. Approval ofthe Meeting Minutes for. January 10, 2022. b. Approval of Expenditure Report in the amount of$217,918.81. C. Approval ofPayroll Expenditure Report in the amount of $323,946.55. d. Receive Treasurer's Report for December 2021. e. Receive Building Department Monthly Report for. January 2022. f. Receive Fire Department Monthly Report for. January 2022. g. Receive Police Department Monthly Report for. January 2022.  h. Receive a report by the ChiefofJackson Fire Department regarding the inspection of certain occupancies required to have actual annual inspections performed pursuant to Sections 13146.2 i. Possible authorization oft the City Manager to execute a Letter of Authorization to allow Motion to approve the Consent Calendar dated February 14, 2022, as presented. Moved by Councilmember Simmons, seconded. by Councilmember Riebe, and carried by a 5to 0 vote:  and 13146.3 ofthe California Health and Safety Code (SB1205). Amador County as the Regional lead agency for the SB1383 grant.  AYES: Stimpson, Gonsalves, McLean, Riebe, Simmons  NOES: None ABSENT: None ABSTAIN: None 6. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS. expected to be taken by the Council. Public Works, Bree Wilder  This section is to provide staff an opportunity to present oral status reports on issues. No legal action is  Water Main break at Amador St., 4" steel line, going out for bid, Campbell Construction is in  tol help, water samples have been sent out, project out to bid for March 14. Regarding the fire at the Kennedy Mines, they have 2 names and continuing their Reporting Use ofl Force, they had 0 incidents and only 1 complaint.  Police Chief, Chris Mynderup  investigation.    Council Meeting Minutes - February 14, 2022  Page 3  JPDI has ai new officer, Tiffany Boling. She isi in the final phase off field training, and she will  be on her own as ofMarch 1st.  CMI McLean asked ifChiefcould provide the number ofs stafft that interacts with the homeless incidents on future homeless reports. Chiefsaid he provides information weekly to the City Manager.  Fire Chief, Debbie Mackey  January calls were up from 2021. Station purchased new software and getting used to the new JFD responded to a fire at the Kennedy Mines. Fire was in a toolshed from a burning barrel evidently started as a warming fire by the unhoused. JFD working on the apparatus inventory for the replacement of4 engines. Hook N Ladder is scheduled for Feb. 23rd. Recruit Academy is happening, they have 24 volunteers.  format for the monthly reports.  City Attorney, Josh Nelson updated Council that Governor Newsom's mask mandate expires  tomorrow.  City Manager, Yvonne Kimball  Working on filling key positions:  Planning Services: received 2 RFQ and will bei interviewing both and will have more Pool Director: Martha Quinn cannot help this summer. Hoping to get a couple options  information for council at next meeting. Building Inspector: have 2 good prospects  next few weeks.  7. COUNCIL REPORTS.  This section is to provide Council members, an opportunity to present reports on theira activities and to  request item be placed on future. agendas. Council member McLean  Took a walking tour. Dandelion Days is coming up. coming, gave him a driving tour.  Met with John Gedney re Creekwalk project, had presentation from CalTrans, possible funding  Council member Riebe Council member Simmons  Announced his resignation on Council effective tonight (2/14/22).  Attended ACRA meeting via Zoom last week.  Regarding the Pool Director, he talked to. Julia Sierk, she'sv willing to. help but not take the  position.    Council Meeting Minutes - February 14, 2022  Page 4  Vice Mayor Gonsalves Mayor Stimpson  Car Show is warming up; currently have 100 applicants hoping to grow to 200. Attended Air District Meeting, discussion regarding clean air vehicles.  Met with Supervisor Pat Crew regarding the Parking Lot at thel Library, discussions regarding  joint venture.  8. DISCUSSION CALENDAR.  For the record: Action minutes provide the necessary documentation ofCity Council actions and audio recordings are retained for those desiring more detail on particular agenda item discussion. These audio recordings provide an accurate and comprehensive backup ofCity Council deliberations and citizen a. Receive and accept FY 20/21 Audit Report [reports are provided separately and available on  discussion.  website and city hall).  Carrie Schroeder, Smith & Newell CPAS, provided FY20/21 Audit Report.  Council accepted favorable audit.  b. Resolution No. 2022-03 Approving ACTC Regional Traffic Mitigation Fee Annual Report. City Manager Kimball reviewed ACTC's FY20/21 RTMF Annual Report as provided in the packet. Kimball pointed out Attachment A, Jackson only had one (I)project. Both Ione and Plymouth have  more homes than Jackson.  Mayor Stimpson opened for Public Comment.  Dalacie Blakenship, COJ Finance Manager, pointed a small error on ACTC's report; page 3, last paragraph, first sentence reading "funding from the Sutter Street Extension" should be "funding from  Wicklow Way Extension" (Wicklow Way is inl Martell, Amador County).  Mayor Stimpson closed Public Comment.  Motion to approve Resolution No. 2022-03. Approving the FY20/21 Resolution RTMF Program. Annual Report and Funding Options. for FY21/22, February 14, 2022, as presented. Moved by Councilmember McLean, seconded. by Councilmember. Simmons, and  carried by a. 5t0 0 vote:  AYES: Stimpson, Gonsalves, McLean, Riebe, Simmons  NOES: None ABSENT: None ABSTAIN: None    Council Meeting Minutes - February 14, 2022  Page 5  Kennedy Mine TOT funding request of $5,000 for the Argonaut Mine Disaster Centennial City Manager Kimball stated this is a' TOT funding request submitted by Linda Gonzales, Kennedy Mine Foundation. In the absence ofN Ms. Gonzales, Keith Davis, former Member oft the Kennedy Mine Foundation and Cemetery Committee Chairman explained the upcoming Centennial Commemoration that will take place from August 27 - September 24, 2022. Mr. Davis reminded Council and participants that this was the worst mining disaster, losing 100 miners trapped and killed by the fire in the mine. There were over 60j journalists covering this story then. It was big news then. He also reminded everyone this is going tol be al huge event and wants the City to be prepared fori it. People will be staying the weekend in. Jackson hotels, going to our restaurants. Attending will be relatives of first responders, people from out-of-state and country (including people from Serbia), radio and tv coverage. Some oft the events happening will be the. Jackson High School band willl be playing, school kids will be doing aj play, there will be ar re-enactment, several church bells will be ringing throughout. Jackson. Several organizations are getting involved. As chair ofthe Cemetery Committee, Davis is working on getting the. Jackson Pioneer Cemetery cleaned up and fixing the deteriorating Ins support oft the. Jackson and Amador County mining heritage and success of the commemoration, the  Commemoration event.  gravesites presentable for this event.  Kennedy Mine Foundation is requesting a $5,000. The entire Council agreed this was appropriate use of funds.  Motion to approve the Kennedy Mine Foundation, funding request of$5,000, February 14, 2022, as presented. Moved by Vice Mayor Gonsalves, seconded. by Councilmember  Simmons, and carried by as 5to Ovote:  AYES: Stimpson, Gonsalves, McLean, Riebe, Simmons  NOES: None ABSENT: None ABSTAIN: None Coordinator activities.  d. Possible direction to partially use the middle office unit at city hall for the Outreach  City Manage Kimball explained that the middle unit office oft the office suites was originally going to be occupied by Council, but it was brought to her attention that Christine Platt, Homeless Outreach Council asked the reasons for why the Homeless Outreach Coordinator needed an office. Christine explained that one, this was aj pilot program and first to do this job. She often meets with the homeless individuals and often with aj police officer, she offers space for homeless to use a computer to look for jobs, she also needs space to store the Shower supplies (towels, soaps, etc.) and she has a lot ofZoom meetings and needs space to spread out instead ofworking out ofher car. She isi in/out ofthe office and  Coordinator needed an office.  out in the field.    Council Meeting Minutes-F February 14,2022  Page 6  CM McLean stated he needs filing space and an office to meet with people and maybe that the office Kimball offered to make a calendar to coordinate schedules for the Council and Christine to share the Mayor Stimpson opened for Public Comment. After none, he brought back to Council.  could be shared. office.  Due to oversight ofthe Homeless Outreach Report on the Agenda, Council allowed Christine to provide  her update.  Christine continues to work with the homeless.  Assisted a stranded woman and replaced her out ofcounty. 2p people reached out for help with employment. Helped take aj person to rehab. current encampments, only signs ofo old camps.  Checked out the fire location at the Kennedy Mines. She hiked all over the area and found no Christine explained, it is hard being homeless. Difficult story here, she was helping an unhoused 74- year-old woman, took her twice to the hospital for help. Twice released, took her to a hotel. While she was trying tol help and go through the tedious process ofmaking calls to different agencies and filling out paperwork for her, come to find out the woman died in her hotel room. The woman simply gave up. Granted she had al hard life, but the lady deserved help. Christine was one (1) document away from Housing remains a huge problem here in Jackson. High rents, very few rentals, even renting a' "room" VM Gonsalves asked ift there were any programs out to get the camps cleaned out. Christine answered there is Foothill Conservancy, they clean up the watersheds and will be assisting cleaning out the Christine stated she knows 90% oft the homeless community, very seldom is there someone from out of the area. Ifso, she helps get them relocated quickly. Reminded us that there are a lot of people still VM Gonsalves stated she works in Amador County and see newi faces daily/weekly up by where she works. There have been times they had to be escorted to their cars. She heard that ATCAA bought a  permanent housing which was already secured and ready after the las form. starts at $700. The homeless population does not have that kind oft money.  encampment at the Mission Bridge.  homeless from the Butte fire.  house on Water St and plan to make it "A Place Like Home". Mayor Stimpson opened for Public Comment.  Dave McDaniel, Jackson resident, spoke on the homeless issues he came across here in Jackson. Mark Oliveria, Jackson resident, spoke on the homeless and see's new people every day. He feels we are  enabling them and feels we should harass them out oftown.  On that note, Mayor Stimpson closed Public Comment and ended the Council meeting.    Council Meeting Minutes - February 14, 2022 9. REGULAR MEETING ADJOURNMENT.  Page 7  Mayor Stimpson adjourned the regular meeting at 9:22 p.m.  10. CLOSED MEETING ADJOURNMENT. Closed session adjourned at 10:00 pm.  ATTEST:  Lcha Sanll John Georgette, cpycierk  Date Approved