Corey Middleton, Mayor Paull McCoy, Mayor Pro tempore Colleen Baker, Councilmember Drake Davis, Councilmember Duane Kegg, Councilmember  Jason Ledbetter, City Manager Matthew Emily Bray, Aldrich, Public Financel Works Director Director John) Elsnab, Human Resources Director Mark Gilman, Police Chief Andrew] Jared, City Attorney Jeny Lemos, Fire Chief Juliana Lucchesi, Community Dev. Director Cyndy Prohaska, City Clerk  YREKA CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES  August 6, 2024 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: iyclerk@yrekacasoy  Regular Meetings oft the Yreka City Council are held the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of every month. This meeting is being livestreamed and can be viewed on Siskiyou Media Council's YouTube Channel The full agenda packet can be found on the City's website at www.ciyreka.ca.Is/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 721 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 721 hours prior to the meeting will be available for public inspection at Materials distributed to a majority of councilmembers less than 72 hours before a1 meeting willl be available for public inspection on the City's website at www.clyreka.ca.s/AgendaCenter. Please note thej following change to the City's public comment procedures: Unless a Councilmember is participating in the meeting remotely pursuant to Government Code. section. 549530, remote public comment will not be accepted.. Public comment may be provided in-person or via email, as setj forth below. Members oft the public desiring to provide comments as a part ofthe meeting are encouragedi to either submit written comments by3:00p.m. toi 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  htpsy/wnwyoutwhe.comdamcUCAGSVrAmIXO  the City Clerk's office during normal business hours.  meeting. 1. CALLTOORDER:  The meeting was called to order at 5:33 pm.  . PUBLIC COMMENT:  Public participation is limited to those items listed on the agenda.  Ifyour comments do not concern an item listed on this Agenda, please address the City Council at the next The City requests that persons addressing the City Council refrain from making personal, slanderous,  regular meeting.  profane, or disruptive remarks.  Page 1 of6    Councilmembers, when recognized by the Mayor, may ask questions ofp presenter but no action may be taken by the City Council during the public comment section oft 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. Thej podium electronically adjusts up and down to  accommodate speaker.  Please state your name: for the record prior toj providing your comments.  Please address the Council as a whole. Please limit your remarks to five (5) minutes. for follow up or be placed on ai future agenda.  Ifyoul have documents to present, please provide a minimum ofs seven (7) copies. These becomea Since Council is unable to take action on issues not on1 the agenda, your matter may be referred to staff Public comment period is not intended tol be a" "Question and Answer" period or conversations with the  public record.  Council or City staff. Noj public comment was received. 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, ifany, willl be announced: a. Conference with legal counsel -anticipated litigation (Govt C$54956.9(d)(4)  Number of cases: 1  4. 6:30PM CALLTO ORDER REGULAR SESSION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE:  The meeting was called to order at 6:33 pm. There was no reportable action in closed session. MOTIONED: Councilmember McCoy SECOND: Councilmember Baker  Motion to Re-Order Agenda to Allow Items 10.a and 10.b1 to bel heard first. AYES: Councilmembers McCoy, Baker, Davis, Middleton & Kegg  NO's: -0- The motion passes.  5. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS AND/OR ANNOUNCEMENTS:  This time slot is fori informational presentations, appointments, or awards to be presented by the City  Council or tot the City Council.  Yreka Firel Department Appointment of Clinton E. Carson  ** Prior to public comment being heard, Mayor Middleton made: notet that Duane Kegg left at the break  (8:33 pm) due toai family emergency. **  Page 2 of6    6. 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. Ifyour comments concern an item noted on the Regular Agenda, please The City requests that persons addressing the City Council: refrain from making personal, slanderous, Councilmembers, when recognized by thel Mayor, may ask clarifying questions of presenter but no action may be taken by the City Council during the public comment section oft the: meeting. Under1 thel Brown Act, the City Council is prohibited from discussing or taking action on any item not listed on the posted This time is set aside for residents to address the City Council on matters listed on the Consent. Agenda as well as otheri items noti included on the Agenda. Ifyour comments concern an item listed under the Public Hearing orl New Business sections oft the Agenda, please address the Council when that item is open for Please speak into the microphone from the podium. The podium electronically adjusts up and down to  address the Council when that item is open for public comment.  profane, or disruptive remarks.  agenda.  public comment.  accommodate speaker.  Please state your name: for the record prior toj providing: your comments.  Please address the Council as a whole. Please limit your remarks to: five (5) minutes. for follow up or be placed on a future agenda.  Ifyou have documents to present, please provide a minimum of seven (7) copies. These becomea Since Council is unable to take action on issues not on the agenda, your matter may be referred to staff Thej public comment period is not intended to be a' "Question and Answer" period or conversations with  public record.  the Council or City staff.  Public comment was received by: Dawnmarie Autry and Michael Kobseff  7. CONSENT AGENDA:  All matters listed under the consent agenda are considered: routine and non-controversial and willl be enacted by one: motion unless any member of the Council wishes to remove an item for discussion, a. Approve the Appointment of Clinton E. Carson to the Yreka Fire Department. b. Approval-ratification of payments issued from July 8, 2024, through July 26, 2024. C. Approval ofl Minutes oft the Regular Meeting held. July 16, 2024.  d. Authorize Modification of Standard Terms for Agreement for Services Between the City ofYreka and e. Authorize the City Manager to Sign Letter of Authorization for the Household Hazardous Waste Grant Recommended City Council Action: Motion to Adopt the Consent Agenda of the City Council oft the  QConsulting Group. Program. City of Yreka as presented.  Page 3 of6    Motion to. Adopt the Consent. Agenda items 7a, 7b, 7c, and 7e ofthe City Council oft the City of Yreka as  presented.  MOTIONED: Councilmember Baker SECOND: Councilmember Middleton ABSENT: Councilmember Kegg The motion passes.  AYES: Councilmembers McCoy, Davis, Baker & Middleton  NO:-0-  Motion to. Approve Consent Agenda item 7d oft the City Council oft the City of Yreka as presented.  MOTIONED: Councilmember Baker SECOND: Councilmember Middleton NO's:- -0- ABSENT: Councilmember Kegg The motion passes. 8. OLD BUSINESS: (None) 9. PUBLIC: HEARINGS: Public. Hearing Protocol:  AYES: Councilmember McCoy, Middleton, Davis & Baker  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. address, and! provide their comments. vi. Mayor will close the Public. Hearing. vii. City Council will deliberate and act on the item. Municipal. Projects Manager  V. Public wanting to comment will come toi the podium, provide the City Clerk with their name and  a. Agenda Title: Conduct al Public Hearing to Consider the Sale ofa City Owned' Vacant Lot, APN 062- 031-200, located on Campus Drive, Yreka, CA, and Adopt al Resolution. Authorizing the Execution ofa On April 5, 2022, the City Council adopted ai resolution declaring two City-owned vacant properties located on Campus Drive to bes surplus property under the Surplus Land Act (SLA). The City has no current plans to develop or make improvements on these properties, and Nor- Cal Products (Pfeiffer, Inc.) has expressed interest inj purchasing one oft the parcels, identified by Assessor's Parcel Recommended City Council Action: Adopt Resolution 2024-36 Authorizing the City Manager to Execute the Purchase and Sales Agreement for the Real Property located on Campus Drive. APN062-  Purchase Contract for Real Property Located on Campus Drive.  Number (APN)062-031-200.  031-200.  Noj public comment was received.  Page 4 of6    Motion to Adopt Resolution 2024-36 Authorizing the City Manager to Execute the Purchase and Sales  Agreement for the Real Property located on Campus Drive. APN 062-031-200.  MOTIONED: Councilmember McCoy SECOND: Councilmember Baker NO:'s-0- ABSENT: Councilmember Kegg The motion passes. 10. NEW] BUSINESS: City Attorney d City Manager  AYES: Councilmember Davis, Baker, McCoy & Middleton  a. Agenda Title: Resolution Establishing Procedures fort the Notice, Removal and Storage of Personal Recommended City Council Action: Motion to Approve Resolution 2024-37 oft the City Council of the City of Yreka Adopting al Policy for the Notice, Removal and Storage of Personal Property from  Property at Encampments; and Finding Such Action Exempt from CEQA.  Encampment Removal Sites.  Public comment was received by: Steve Radford and. Jerry Stacher meeting because of missing policy item in agenda packet.  Item 10.a1 removed from agenda with a request that thei item be brought back to the next City Council b. Agenda Title: Introduction and First Reading of an Ordinance Amending Chapter 9.45 "Protection of Schoolchildren, Bus Stops, Critical Infrastructure, and Wildfire Risk Areas" oft the Yreka Municipal Code to be Called "Camping and Storage of Property in Public Places-Prohibited", Amending Chapter Recommended City Council Action: Motion to Introduce for First Reading an Ordinance titled: An ORDINACE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF YREKA, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING CHAPTER 9.45 "PROTECTION OF SCHOOLCHILDREN, BUS STOPS, CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE AND WILDFIRE RISK AREAS"1 TOTHE YREKA MUNICIPAL CODETO BE CALLED "CAMPING AND: STORAGE OF PROPERTY INI PUBLIC PLACES- = PROHIBITED", AMENDING CHAPTER 9.50 "PARK REGULATIONS, AND FINDING THE ORDINACE EXEMPT FROM CEQA".(2) Waive full reading oft the ordinance; and Finding such Public comment received by: Dawnmarie Autry, Lorenzo Love, Louise Gliatto, Debbie Scott, Scott Motion to Introduce for First Reading an Ordinance titled: An ORDINACE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF YREKA, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING CHAPTER 9.45 "PROTECTION OF SCHOOLCHILDREN, BUS STOPS, CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE AND WILDFIRE RISK AREAS" TOTHE YREKA MUNICIPAL CODE TOI BE CALLED' "CAMPING AND STORAGE OF PROPERTY INI PUBLIC PLACES - PROHIBITED", AMENDING CHAPTER 9.50 "PARK REGULATIONS, AND FINDING THE ORDINACE EXEMPT FROM CEQA".(2)) Waive full reading of the ordinance; and Finding such action exempt from the California Environmental Quality  9.50 "Park Regulations", and Finding the Ordinance Exempt from CEQA.  action exempt fromi the California Environmental Quality Act. Taylor, Rico Harris, Ken Barnes, Tara Kilcollins, and Steve Radford  Act.  Page 5of6    MOTIONED: Councilmember Davis SECOND: Councilmember Kegg NO's: Councilmember McCoy The motion passes.  AYES: Councilmember Middleton, Davis, Baker & Kegg  11. CITYN MANAGERSTABE REPORTS: City Manager Jason Ledbetter gave an update.  12. MAYOR/COUNCILMEMBERS REPORTS.STATEMENTS AND REQUESTS: AB 1234 Conference and Meeting Report (verbal, ifany) *(In accordance with ABI 1234, Councilmembers shall make al briefr report or file a written report on any mectingevenlconteremce attended at City expense.)  Councilmember Davis: Gave an update on Fire Safe Council.  Councilmember McCoy requested thei following be added to the next agenda: "Discussion and development  ofa comprehensive plan to decide what the homeless plan is viai the new ordinance".  Councilmember Middleton: Gave an update. The meeting adjourned at 9:22 pm.  13. ADJOURNMENT:  Corey Minutes - approved by City Council Motion on August 6, 2024  CD6 Cypdy Prohaska, Sityclerk  Page 6 of6