Corey Middleton, Mayor Paul McCoy, Mayor Pro tempore Colleen Baker, Councilmember Drakel Davis, Councilmember Duane Kegg, Councilmember  Jason Ledbetter, City Manager Emily Aldrich, Finance Director Matthewl Bray, Public Works Director John) Elsnab, Human) Resources! Director Mark Gilman, Police Chief Andrew. Jared, City Attorney Jerry Lemos, Fire Chief Julianal Lucchesi, Community Dev. Director Cyndy Prohaska, City Clerk  B  YREKA CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES  September 17,2024 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: ihyclerk@nrekaca.sor  Regular Meetings of 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.ciyrekaca.Is/endaCenter. Copies of all staff reports and documents subject to disclosure that relate to any item ofbusiness 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 721 hours before ai meeting will be available for public inspection on the City's website at www.ciyreka.a.us/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. 549536, 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 oft the meeting are encouraged to either submit written comments by. 3:00p.m. to the City Clerk prior to the meeting or to attend the meeting in person. " Written comments will be distributed. toi the Councilmembers but will not be read aloud at the  htpsy/AnnwyowtubecomchmeuCn2SVYFCRESPrAmZIRO  the City Clerk's office during normal business hours.  meeting.  1. 5:30PMCALLTO ORDER CLOSED SESSION: The meeting was called to order at 5:32 pm, Councilmember McCoy was absent. 2. PUBLICCOMMENT: regular meeting.  Public participation is limited to those items listed on the agenda.  Ifyour comments do not concern an item listed oni this Agenda, please address the City Council at the next The City requests that persons addressing the City Council refrain from making personal, slanderous,  profane, or disruptive remarks.  Page 1 of5    Councilmembers, when recognized by thel 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. The 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 toi five (5) minutes. fori follow up or be placed on ai future agenda.  Ifyoul have documents toj 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 periodi is not intended to be a "Question and Answer" period or conversations with the  public record.  Council or City staff. Noj public comment was received. 3. CLOSEDSESSION:  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, will be announced: a. Conference with legal with counsel -1 pending litigation (Govt C$54956.9()0)  Miners LLC V. Miner's Hospitality LLC, et al Siskiyou County Case Number 24CV00784  4. 630PMCALLTO ORDER REGULAR: SESSION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE:  The meeting was called to order at 6:32 pm There was: no reportable action in closed session.  Mayor Corey Middleton announced that Councilmember McCoy would not be able to attend the  meeting.  5. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS, AND/OR ANNOUNCEMENIS:  This time slot is fori informational presentations, appointments, or awards tol be presented by the City  Council or to the City Council. Fire Hall Presentation - City Manager 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 oni matters listed on the Consent Agenda as well as other items not included on the Regular Agenda. Ifyour comments concern an item noted on thel Regular Agenda, please The City requests that persons addressing the City Council refrain from making personal, slanderous,  address the Council when thati item is open for public comment.  profane, or disruptive remarks.  Page 2 of5    Councilmembers, when recognized by thel Mayor, may ask clarifying questions of presenter but no action may bet 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 thej posted This time is set aside fori residents to address the City Council on: matters listed ont the Consent Agenda as well as otheri items noti included on the Agenda. Ifyour comments concern an item listed under thel Public Hearing or New Business sections oft the Agenda, please address the Council when thati item is open for Please speak into the microphone: from the podium. The podium electronically adjusts up and down to  agenda.  public comment.  accommodate speaker.  Please state your name for the record prior to providing your comments.  Please address the Council as a whole. Please limit your remarks toi five (5) minutes. fori follow up or be placed on ai future agenda.  Ifyoul have documents to present, please provide ai minimum of seven (7) copies. These becomea Since Council is unable to take action on issues not on the agenda, your matter may bei referred to staff The 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  7. 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 oft the Council wishes to remove an item for discussion, a. Approvalratification of payments issued from August 11,2024, through September 7,2 2024. Adoption of Resolution 2024-40. Approving the Sale of Surplus Property through GovDeals Recommended City Council Action: Motion to Adopt the Consent Agenda of the City Council of the Motion to. Adopt the Consent Agenda of the City Council oft the City of Yreka as presented.  b. Approval ofl Minutes of thel Regular Meeting held August 20, 2024.  Government Surplus. City ofYreka as presented. MOTIONED: Councilmember Baker SECOND: Councilmember Kegg NO's:-0- ABSENT: Councilmember. McCoy The motion passes. 8. OLD BUSINESS: (NONE) 9. PUBLIC HEARINGS: Public. Hearing Protocol:  AYES: Councilmembers Kegg, Davis, Baker & Middleton  i. Mayor will describe the purpose of the Public. Hearing.  Page 3 of5    ii. City Staffwill provide the Staff Report. 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. Community. Development Director  ili. City Staff will respond to questions from the City Council.  V. Public wanting to comment will come to the podium, provide the City Clerk with their name and  a. Agenda Title: Wastewater Treatment Plant Improvement Projects Initial Study and) Mitigated Negative Recommended City Council Action: Adopt Resolution 2024-41 A Resolution oft the City Council of the City of Yreka Adopting Al Mitigated Negative Declaration and Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program fori the Wastewater Treatment Plant Improvement Project.  Declaration.  Noj public comment was received.  Motion to. Adopt Resolution 2024-41 A Resolution ofthe City Council oft the City of Yreka Adopting Al Mitigated Negative Declaration and) Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program for the  Wastewater Treatment Plant Improvement Project. MOTIONED: Councilmember Davis SECOND: Councilmember Kegg ABSENT: Councilmember McCoy The motion passes. 10. NEW BUSINESS:  AYES: Councilmembers Kegg, Davis, Baker, & Middleton  NO's:  Community Development Director  a. Agenda Title: Adoption of Solar Permitting Software in Compliance with Senate Bill 379. Recommended City Council Action: Motion to direct the City Manager to Authorize Adoption of Symbium's Automatic Solar Permitting Software in Compliance with Senate Bill 379.  Noj public comment was received.  Motion to direct the City Manager to Authorize Adoption of Symbium's 's Automatic Solar Permitting  Software in Compliance with Senate Bill 379. MOTIONED: Councilmember Kegg SECOND: Councilmember Midleton NO's:-0- ABSENT: Councilmember. McCoy The motion passes.  AYES: Councilmember Kegg, Davis, Baker, & Middleton  Page 4 of5    11. CITY MANAGERISTAFF REPORTS: City Manager Jason Ledbetter gave an update.  12. MAYORCOINCIAIPNIERS REPORTS.STATEMENTS AND REQUESTS: AB 1234" Conference and. Meeting Report (verbal, ifany) *(Ina accordance with AB1 1234, Councilmembers: shall make al brief report or file a written report on any metingevenlconference attended at City expense.) Councilmember Baker: Gave an update on C2C. Councilmember. Baker requestedi that al Finance Committee  meeting be calendared.  Councilmember Davis: Gave an update on Fire Safe Council.  Councilmember Kegg: Gave an update on COC. Councilmember Kegg requested that the council hold a special meeting to declare an emergency proclamation regarding the unhoused and opening shelters prior to thel November 1,2024, enforcement oft thei no camping ordinance. 3 out ofthe 4 councilmembers agreed to aspecial meeting. The special meeting was calendared for Thursday, September 26, 2024, at 5:30 pm.  Councilmember Middleton: Gave an update. The meeting was adjourned at 8:07 pm  13. ADJOURNMENT:  Corey Middleton, Mayor Minutes approved by City Council Motion on October 1, 2024  Ces ynfy Prohaska, City Clerk  Page 50 of5