Colleen Baker, Mayor OF John Elsnab, Interim City! Manager James Clair, Mayor Pro Tempore 6 Juliana Emily Lucchesi, Aldrich, Asst. Finance City Manager Director Corey Middleton, Councilmember 6/ Matthew Bray, Public Works Director Paul McCoy, Councilmember Melissa Sandberg, Human Res. Director Drake Davis, Councilmember Cyndy Prohaska, City Clerk C Mark Gilman, Police Chief Jerry Lemos, Fire Chief Andrew. Jared, City Attorney YREKA CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES May 20, 2025 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: civelerk@yrehasasor 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 htps/nwwyowtub.comchmmellCA2GSYFCmESprmrixO 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 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(), remote public comment will not be accepted. Public comment mayb be provided in-person or via email, as set forth below. Members ofthe public desiring to provide comments as a part oft 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. 5:30PM CALL TO ORDER CLOSED SESSION: The meeting was called to order at 5:30 pm 2. PUBLIC COMMENT ON CLOSED SESSION ITEMS: No public comment received on closed session items. 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, if any, will be announced: a. Conference with real property negotiator (Govt C $54956.8) Page 1 of5 Property APN's: 041-020-130 041-030-200 004-370-030 004-370-020 004-370-010 414E2400 414E2401 Agency Negotiator: Assistant City Manager, Juliana Lucchesi Negotiating Parties: PacifiCorp b. Conference with real property negotiator (Govt Code $54956.8) Property: 915 S. Main Street, 918 Fourth Street, and 927 S. Main Street Agency Negotiator: John Elsnab Negotiating Parties: Pacific Realty Associates Under negotiation: Price and terms 4. 6:30PM CALL TO ORDER REGULAR SESSION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Closed session adjourned at 6:24 pm. There was no reportable action in closed session. The meeting was called to order at 6:32 pm. 5. ROLLCALL: Councilmembers Middleton, Baker, Clair & Davis are present. Councilmember McCoy is absent. 6. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA: Agenda is approved as presented. 7. PRESENTATIONS: (NONE) 8. PUBLIC COMMENTS: Public comment received by: Lorenzo Love, Luther Finley, Judy Crawford, Gypsy DeLaLuz & Joaquin DeLaLuz 9. 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. Approval/ratification of payments issued from April 27, 2025, through May 10, 2025. b. Approval of Minutes ofthe Regular Meeting held May 6, 2025. Page 2 of5 C. Adoption of Resolution 2025-17 of the City Council ofthe City of Yreka Updating the Signatory for the California Climate Investments Wildfire Prevention Grants Program. d. Motion to Approve Designation Agency Resolution Form OESP-130 and Authorize City Clerk to Certify and Transmit a Copy of the Approved Form to Grant Administrator for the California Office of Emergency Services Jumpstart Program. Recommended City Council Action: Motion to Adopt the Consent Agenda ofthe City Council ofthe City of Yreka as presented. Motion to Adopt the Consent Agenda oft the City Council of the City of Yreka as Presented MOTIONED: Councilmember Middleton SECOND: Councilmember Davis AYES: Councilmembers Davis, Middleton, Clair & Baker NO's: ABSENT: Councilmember McCoy The Motion Passes. 10. PUBLIC HEARINGS: (NONE) Public. Hearing Protocol: i. Mayor will describe the purpose ofthe Public Hearing. ii. City Staff will provide the Siaff Report. iii. City Staff will respond to questions from the City Council. iv. Mayor will open the. Public Hearing. V. Public wanting to comment will come to the podium, provide the City Clerk with their name and address, and provide their comments. vi. Mayor will close the Public Hearing. vii. City Council will deliberate and act on the item. 11. CITY BUSINESS: Interim Cily Manager/Mayor a. Agenda Title: Mayor's Committee Appointments Recommended City Council Action: Mayor of Yreka to make committee members selections for various working committees where a councilmember is representing the City of Yreka Mayor Colleen Baker requests that this item be continued to the second meeting in June. Interim Human Resources Director. / Interim City. Manager b. Agenda Title: Approval ofthe Memorandum ofUnderstanding between the City of Yreka and Yreka Peace Officers' Association. Recommended City Council Action: Motion to Adopt Resolution 2025-18 oft the City Council of the City ofYreka Approving the Execution of the Memorandum ofUnderstanding between the City of Yreka and the Yreka Peace Officers' Association. No public comment received. Motion to Adopt Resolution 2025-18 oft the City Council ofthe City ofYreka Approving the Execution of the Memorandum ofUnderstanding between the City of Yreka and the Yreka Peace Officers' Association. Page 3 of 5 MOTIONED: Councilmember Davis SECOND: Councilmember Baker AYES: Councilmember Davis, Middleton, Clair & Baker NO's: ABSENT: Councilmember McCoy The motion passes. Municipal Projects Manager C. Agenda Title: Discussion/Possible Action on Adopting Resolution 2025-19 Authorizing the City Manager to Award a Construction Contract to RTA Construction, Inc. for the Water Supply and Storage Improvements Project in the Amount of $6,744,000.00 for the Base Bid, and to Execute Related Documents. Recommended City Council Action: Motion to Adopt Resolution 2025-19 of the City Council of the City ofYreka Authorizing the City Manager to Award a Construction Contract to RTA Construction, Inc. for the Water Supply and Storage Improvements Project in the Amount of $6,744,000.00 for the Base Bid, and to Execute Related Documents. Agenda item 11.c was removed from the agenda at the request of the Director of Public Works due to ongoing discussions with Pace Engineering and the funding agency. 12. CITY MANAGERISTAFF REPORTS: Interim City Manager John Elsnab gave an update. Fire Chief Jerry Lemos gave an update. 13. MAYOR/COUNCILMEMBERS REPORTS, STATEMENTS AND REQUESTS: AB 1234* Conference and. Meeting Report (verbal, ifany) *(In accordance with AB 1234, Councilmembers shall make a brief report or file a written report on any metingevenlconferemce attended at City expense.) Councilmember Davis gave an update on Fire Safe Council. Councilmember Clair gave an update. Councilmember Baker gave an update on LAFCO. 14. ADJOURNMENT: Meeting adjourned at 7:11 pm. Meeting re-adjourned at 7:13 pm at the request of Councilmember Baker. Councilmember Davis and Councilmember Baker requested that the City Attorney research the issue of rent stabilization for Mobile Home Parks within City Limits. Meeting adjourned at 7:20 pm. Page 4 of 5 Lolnsbi Mayor oft the City of Yreka Minutes approved by City Council Motion on June 3, 2025 MAcC - Cyndy Prohaska, City Clerk Page 5 of5