CITY COUNCIL MEETING Tuesday, August 20, 2024 Regular Meeting 6:00 PM City! Hall - City Council Chambers 425 Webster Street, Colusa, CA 95932 MINUTES CALL TO ORDER- Mayor Vaca called the meeting to order at 6:00 pm. ROLL CALL - Council Members Markss, Ponciano, Conrado, Codorniz and' Vaca were all present. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Council Consideration. APPROVAL OF AGENDA -There was council consensus to move Item 51 to bet thet first item for PUBLIC COMMENTS - Citizen Margaret Roa discussed the Sunrise Landing project. Citizen CONSENT CALENDAR Alli items listed ont the Consent Calendar are considered by the Council tok be routine inr nature and will be enacted by one motion unless an audience. member or Council member requests otherwise, 1. Adopt Resolution to terminate the Development Agreement with Compass Leaf ACTION: Motion by Council Member Markss, seconded by Council Member Codorniz to COUNCIL MEMBER ICITY MANAGER REPORTS AND STAFF COMMENTS City Council Members reported on their appointed committee and commission meetings. Don Bransford commented on Sioc Street. ins which case, the item will be removed for separate consideration. approve the consent item. Motion passed unanimously. City Manager Cain provided an update on current projects. Fire Chief Conley provided updates at the Fire Department. City Engineer Swartz provided project updates. City Planner Tomey provided updates in the Planning Department. Finance Director Aziz-Khan provided updates in the Finance Department. PUBLIC HEARING 2. Public Hearing for the Wescott Subdivision which involves a General Plan Amendment, Rezone, Tentative Subdivision Map, and a Development Agreement and to hold an Discussion: City Manager Cain provided thel history of the project. The Planning Commission adopted al Resolution approving the map. Jake Morley with Element! Land Solution provided details of the map and answered questions from council. He noted a typo ini the Resolution, it should state 16.23 acres, not 1,623 acres. Section 3.2 of the Development Agreement refers to a fee schedule of 2018 but will update it to the 20241 fee Public Hearing opened at 7:32 pm: Commissioner Thomas Roach commented on the Ed! Hulbert, Colusa Industrial Properties said this could be a ten-year project. He confirmed Janice Bell expressed concern for additional services but expressed she was a proponent Joe Taucher commented about the houses moving out closer to businesses. introductory reading of Ordinance 565 regarding Rezone schedule. above. there would be aj park and it would be on the front end of the project. fort the project. Elizabeth Yerxa commented about the park, and about adding housing downtown. John Stuck commented about the smaller lot sizes and the increase in traffic int that area. Jake Morley addressed Council on their concerns regarding the smaller lot sizes in R-1. ACTION: Motion by Council Member Conrado, seconded by Mayor Vaca to adopt Resolution 24-55 adopting a modified mitigated negative declaration; 2) approving a General Plan Amendment, and 3) approving a Tentative Subdivision Map (Wescott Susan Gibbs expressed the need for more business in Colusa. Public Hearing closed at 7:57 pm Subdivision). Motion passed 5-0 by the following roll-call vote: AYES: Markss, Ponciano, Conrado, Codorniz and' Vaca. NOES: None. ABSENT: None. ACTION: Motion by Council Member Conrado seconded by Mayor Vaca to Council to introduce and read by title only Ordinance 565: approving al Development Agreement and rezoning property identified as Assessor's Parcels Numbers: 017-130-107 and 017-130- 050 (Portion of) from R-1 (Single Family Residential District to R-1/PD (Single Family Residential District/Planned Development), R-2/PD (Two-Family Residential District/Planned Development R-3/PD (Neighborhood Apartment District/Planned Development), CM/PD (Commercial Professional District/Planned Development), 0-S (Open Space District) and P-F (Public Facility/Park District) (Westcott Subdivision). Motion passed 5-01 by the following roll-call vote: AYES: Markss, Ponciano, Conrado, Codorniz and' Vaca. NOES: None. ABSENT: None. COUNCIL CONSIDERATION 3. Consideration of a Resolution to approve the City Manager to enteri into the purchase Discussion: City Manager Cain said PRT and Sadie Ash have been doing a lot of work on this. The equipment would be at the park on 3rd Street and Larson. The new equipment Public Comments: PRT Commissioner Roach said PRT Commissioner Madison Martin said there was a great need to be ADA-compliant. PRT Commissioner Yerxa said this agreement for the CD Semple Park Inclusive Playground Project willr replace the existing equipment. park would be open to all, people in wheelchairs, etc. Sadie Ash commented PRT decided on the color. ACTION: Motion by Council Member Codorniz seconded by Council Member Conrado to adopt Resolution 24-56 to approve the City Manager to enter the purchase agreement for the CD Semple Park Inclusive Playground Project. Motion passed 5-0 by the following roll- call vote: NOES: None. ABSENT: None. AYES: Markss, Ponciano, Conrado, Codorniz and' Vaca. 4. Consideration of the Resolution approving the Grand Jury letter Discussion: Mayor Vaca explained the draft letter that was written in response to the Public Comments: John Stuck commented about the Elected City Treasurer position. Grand Jury letter in. June. August 20, 2024 Minutes 2IPage Don Bransford commented on a 12-year-old policy and public perception. He stated, the Council appreciated the public comments and agreed to bring back this item for discussion ACTION: Motion by Council Member Markss, seconded by Mayor Pro-Tem Codorniz to adopt Resolution 24-57 approving the Grand Jury Letter from the Mayor. Motion passed more transparent on thesei issues, the easier their job would be. and take action on any changes. 5-01 by the following roll-call vote: AYES: Markss, Ponciano, Conrado, Codorniz and' Vaca. NOES: None. ABSENT: None. ownership 5. Consideration oft the Resolution for the BC&E Colusa 1 LLC for tax credits and 12.5% Discussion: Applicant Wayne Herling, City Attorney Jones and Deputy City Attorney Hillebrand answered questions from the council. They discussed the Inflation. Reduction Act, disbursements, insurance coverage, credits, the agreement on this 4-year project, and the additional steps. Public Comments: Thomas Roach said he was a proponent oft the project. Elizabeth Yerxa inquired about the occupancy at the Pirelli Building. Citizen Don Bransford commented on liability and to be cautious. Supervisor Janice Bells stated there was no Certificate of Occupancy at the Pirelli Building. ACTION: Motion by! Mayor Pro-Tem Codorniz, seconded by Council Member Conrado to adopt Resolution 24-58 for the BC&E Colusa 1 LLC for tax credits and 12.5% ownership. Motion passed 4-1 by the following roll-call vote: AYES: Markss, Conrado, Codorniz and' Vaca. NOES: Ponciano ABSENT: None. part of the Pirelli Building 6. Consideration of a Resolution for al Lease Agreement with BC&E USA Colusa1, LLC for Discussion: City Manager Cain said this would confirm commitment to work on a lease for BC&E in the near future. The lease would come back for council's approval. Public Comments: ACTION: Motion by Mayor Pro-Tem Codorniz, seconded by Council Member Ponciano to adopt Resolution 24-591 to work on al Lease Agreement with BC&E USA Colusa1, LLC for part oft the Pirelli Building. Motion passed 5-01 by thet following roll-call vote: AYES: Markss, Ponciano, Conrado, Codorniz and' Vaca. NOES: None. ABSENT: None. DISCUSSION ITEMS 7. Mushroom Plant update anything new. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS Nuisance Ordinance August 20, 2024 Minutes 31Page City Manager Cain said he asked that she attend and staff thought she would be present. Council Member Conrado said she received an email from her that she didn't have Animal Ordinance Purchasing Policy for October 1st CLOSED SESSION MEETING ADJOURNED to CLOSED SESSION at 8:54 pm PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION (S 54957) Title: City Manager REPORT ON CLOSED SESSION - At9:33 pm, Mayor Vaca stated there was no reportable action. DANIEL VACA, MAYOR A Mluy REr /Shelly Kile, City Clerk August 20, 2024 Minutes 4IPage