CITYOF  CITY OF. JACKSON City Council Meeting Minutes March 2022 14,  JACKSON ALIFORNI  Mayor and Council Members Robert Stimpson, Mayor Connie Gonsalves, Vice Mayor Steve McLean, Council Member Chad Simmons, Council Member  John Georgette, City Clerk Staff Members: Josh Nelson, City Attorney Yvonne Kimball, City Manager Dale Fishback, Interim Fire Chief Chris Mynderup, Police Chief Matt Ospital, City Engineer  ABSENT:  Mayor Stimpson called the meeting to order at 7:01 p.m. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TOTHE FLAG. Mayor Stimpson led the Pledge of Allegiance. 1. APPROVALOF. AGENDA.  Motion to approve the City Council Agenda dated March 14, 2022, as presented. Moved by Vice Mayor Gonsalves, seconded. by Councilmember McLean, and carried by a 4to Oroll call  vote:  AYES: Stimpson, Gonsalves, McLean, Simmons  NOES: None ABSENT: None ABSTAIN: None  2. PUBLIC MATTERS NOT ONT THE AGENDA.  Discussion items only, no action will be taken. Any person may address the Council at this time on any subject within the jurisdiction oft the City Council. Please note - there is a three (3)  minute limit. Paul Jones offered prayer.  Thornton Consolo, Jackson resident, requested status oft the Pitt St. bridge and ift there will be any bids or repairs done to the bridge and an ETA on the re-opening ofthe bridge to the public. Ordo Dave McDaniel, Jackson resident, asking what the conclusion on the Brights Alleyway. Mayor Stimpson stated he believes City Manager Kimball will have an update soon but not ready yet. City Manager Kimball answered it is still ini the works and Pitt St Bridge is not currently on the agenda, however, the top layer ofthe bridge needs to be removed sO the City Engineer can do an assessment. CM McLean stated he is also doing some: research on his own as well for staff, we are getting close. McDaniel asked possibly next meeting, City Attorney Nelson stated it will  we have to wait a couple ofyears for a replacement?  likely be next month or SO.    Council Meeting Minutes - March 14, 2022  Page 2  Mary Pulskamp, not a citizen but a merchant on Main Street, appreciates everyone for what they do to make our community thrive. There was some discussion around regarding the selling oft the civic center. Mayor Stimpson stated it was just a rumor. Mary continued to ask what the process would be ifthat were int the plans. Mayor Stimpson answered that would be hypothetical at this time and is definitely not in the works and not something happening or ongoing. [the chuckles from Council were purely due to the number of calls received regarding this rumor and not  directly aimed at Ms. Pulskamp). 3. REMOTE MEETING FINDINGS.  City Attorney Nelson stated this is contingent upon the Governor keeping the statewide declaration ofemergency, which is set to expire the end of March, but the Governor may extend it further. Motion to approve the Remote Findings dated. March 14, 2022, as presented. Moved by Vice Mayor Gonsalves, and seconded by Councilmember Simmons and carried by a 41 to Oroll call  vote:  AYES: Stimpson, Gonsalves, McLean, Simmons  NOES: None ABSENT: None ABSTAIN: None 4. 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 oft the Meeting Minutes for. January 24, February 14 and 28, 2022. b. Approval ofExpenditure Report in the amount of $116,159.77. C. Approval of Payroll Expenditure Report in the amount of$321,505.00. d. Receive Treasurer's Report for. January 2022. Receive Building Department Monthly Report for February 2022. Receive Police Department Monthly Report forl February 2022. g. Approval of Special Event Permit Application - Motherlode Cruise Car Show. h. Approval of Special Event Permit Application - Color Madness 5K Fun Run 2022. Possible Approval of Resolution 2022-06 City Council Accepting Offers ofDedication for Possible. Approval of Resolution 2022-07 City Council Approving Lot Line Adjustment of k. Approval of Special Event Permit Application - Kit Carson Mountain Men Days of 49  Portions of Pine Meadows Subdivision. APN 044-460-022 (1695 Tunnel Hill Dr.).  Wagon Train Parade.  Receive Fire Department Monthly Report for February 2022.    Council Meeting Minutes - March 14, 2022  Page 3  Motion to approve the Consent Calendar dated. March 14, 2022, as presented. Moved by Councilmember McLean, seconded by Councilmember Simmons, and carried by a4 4t0 01 roll call  vote:  AYES: Stimpson, Gonsalves, McLean, Simmons  NOES: None ABSENT: None ABSTAIN: None 5. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS.  This section is to provide staff an opportunity to present oral status reports on issues. No legal  action is expected to be taken by the Council. Public Works, Bree Wilder  The Kennedy Wheels roofwork will tentatively be starting on the 3/21 for replacement Dandelion Days: everything is inj place and scheduled to be put out this week.  through our parks grant.  Interim Fire Chief, Dale Fishback  Everything is going well at the Fire Department.  As ofthis year, end ofFebruary, they are under about 14 calls VS. last year. Recruitment education classes has started with 41 recruits enrolled. Had a little incident this past Saturday where a volunteer had al little injury to his hand from working the ladder.  Ready for Dandelion Days.  Police Chief. Chris Mynderup City Manager, Yvonne Kimball  (Covered by City Manager, Kimball)  Police Chiefabsent due to assisting the schools with the mask mandate changes. Itis her understanding that the School Superintendent has been in close communication with Chief Dandelion Days is this weekend, all departments are getting ready and geared up for this event. Police and Public Works will assist with the Bunsen to Breaker Run tol kick offt the The new Building Inspector/Code Enforcement, Peyton Pushies, started Monday. Peyton came to us from Amador County and look forward to getting him up to speed and already  Mynderup in order tol bring peace and order on the mask change.  event.  JPD also has plans to address the encampment at Mission Blvd. making some very positive input to our daily operation.  6. COUNCIL REPORTS.  This section is toj provide Council members an opportunity to present reports on their activities and  toi request item bej placed on future agendas.    Council Meeting Minutes - March 14, 2022  Page 4  Council member Simmons  Attended the Softball game at Detert Park and talked with Bree, but the lights went out again for the 2nd year in a row. Do we. know how to fix this going forward SO it does not happen again? Bree talked with Chris Luckey as well, is that he called Bree the previous night to turn the lights off as they were done early and maybe there was a conflict with the online schedule. He sent Chris L. a screenshot showing the time it was set at on his calendar. There was no reason why they should have gone off as he checked it, double and triple checked it. He was able to turn back on from his phone and plans to call the company to see what is going on. It was a call he did not want and will check into what  causes that. Council member McLean  Attended the Amador County Transportation commission meeting as usual every month. Discussed funding and distribution over the next year. They have a lot of projects and ideas with al lot ofmoney floating around. He's looking forward to working on these Attended the Chamber Mixer at the new old hotel, Days Inn, Sutter Creek. They're doing a  projects that will help our County and Jackson as a whole.  great job updating the rooms.  Vice Mayor Gonsalves  Attended the Chamber Mixer as well, was well represented with ai nice mix of people. This Thursday is the Amador Fire Protection Authority meeting at 3p at the County The Car Show is about % booked with 100 cars. They will be doing the Friday night pre- registration check-in. Will talk to Bree [Public Works] about the Busi parking lot. They have some great sponsorships and should be a beautiful show that weekend.  Building.  Mayor Stimpson  Not much to report as. he been suffering severe allergies and sick the past couple weeks and  has been home.  7. 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 a. Receive, discuss, and provide direction regarding (verbal) report from the Homeless Outreach Coordinator regarding the City's response to homeless issues. Christine Platt, Homeless Outreach Coordinator, provided the following updates:  and citizen discussion.  Showers have been running well and continue to have a good turnout. She has someone Someone came up here looking for resources that we don't have available to them, sO she helped relocating them back to Lodi where they came from and actually have access to more  coming this week to donate their time to provide haircuts.  resources than we have.    Council Meeting Minutes - March 14, 2022  Page 5  She helped a young person get into a rehabilitation center.  She had someone come int to use her office sO they could get access to their weekly Zoom She accompanied JPD in handing out trespassing" passes for those under the bridge on Mission St., where these people will go will be a whole new problem to deal with. The issue they are creating now is what needs to be addressed. Mayor Stimpson asked whose property are they trespassing on, and Platt could not comment at this time. This was their 1st warning oft trespassing. JPD will post more signs of "Private Property - No Trespassing". They will have to deal with the clean-up after to get it back to good condition. She will talk with Foothill Conservancy to assist with the clean-up and ACES will most likely donate a  classes.  50-yd dumpster VS. city works to do this.  Mayor Stimpson opened for Public Comment. After none, moved onto next item, b. Possible interview of applicants and possible appointment to fill a council vacancy. City Manager Kimball said that following the resignation of former CM Riebe, Council directed to fill the vacancy by appointment. Staff advertised the vacancy and received two applications Max Godde and Sierra Grandbois. Council can appoint one and the appointee will serve until the November election. Mayor opened it up for council questions. VM Gonsalves said that Ms. Grandbois' resume is very impressive. Other council members agreed. Mayor Stimpson asked Sierra Grandbois to come forward (to the podium) and address the council and the public. Ms. Grandbois said she distributed her complete resume to council members and said that she was very interested in serving on council. She is an attorney, and her skills can be helpful fort the city. Mayor Stimpson thanked her and agreed that she is an outstanding candidate. Mayorasked for public comments. Max Godde (via virtual participation) stated that he would like to be considered and talked about his work and life experience and him serving on Planning Commission and Cemetery Committee after his long career working for. Jackson. Hearing no additional comments, Mayor asked for council's pleasure. VM Gonsalves said that she was very pleased to see young people like Ms. Grandbois to apply and she wished that more young people could involve city governing. She went on to say that Max Godde has run ini the election and gone through the process. It seemed that he would be a logic choice this time. She reasoned that city now needs stability and she believes Max can help with boosting morale. CM McLean agreed. Mayor Stimpson said that many council members started out serving on the Planning Commission and the Cemetery Committee. That's what he did and how he ended up being appointed to the Council when former member Pat Crew was elected to County Supervisor. He added that there will be more seats open later this year and encouraged interested persons to Motion to appoint Max Godde toj fill council vacancy until December 2022, on March 14, 2022, as presented. Moved by Vice Mayor Gonsalves, seconded by Councilmember McLean,  consider running for council seats.  and carried by a 41 to Oroll call vote:  AYES: Stimpson, Gonsalves, McLean, Simmons  NOES: None ABSENT: None ABSTAIN: None    Council Meeting Minutes - March 14, 2022  Page 6  C. Possible Contract award for the Amador St. Water Line Replacement Project and authorize the City Manager to execute documents recommendation: award contract to Award contract for Amador St. Water Line Replacement Project. Public Works Bree Wilder gave an overview and said the project is very much needed and was in the FY21-22 capital improvement plan and budget. City received three bids. Campbell Construction is the lowest Mayor opened to public comments. Hearing none, he asked for council discussion. Council Mayor asked for a motion and a vote. Motion was made to award the Amador St. Water Line After the appointment vote, City Attorney Nelson Claire's that CM Godde will be sworn-in at the next meeting and can participate in the meeting right after the ceremony. Motion to award the. Amador St. Water Line Project to Campbell Construction, on March 14, 2022, as presented. Moved by Councilmember Simmons, seconded by Mayor. Stimpson,  the lowest responsible bidder: Campbell Construction).  bidder.  had no questions to staff.  project contract to Campbell Construction by CM McLean.  and carried by a 4t0 Or roll call vote:  AYES: Stimpson, Gonsalves, McLean, Simmons  NOES: None ABSENT: None ABSTAIN: None  d. Directions regarding a future meeting with Main St. Merchants.  Main St. Merchants meeting direction. Manager Kimball gave an overview. She said back in January she brought to council discussion that the city was suggested to host ai meeting with the Main St. merchants. Following that discussion, the merchants formed their own Business Association. With this update, she wanted to know whether the city should still continue with the originally discussed meeting or opt to attend the Association meeting. VM Gonsalves said it's exciting that the merchants are getting together. She felt that the city should participate in the association' si meetings because the city is a partner to them and should not run the meetings. CM McLean agreed and said he was very pleased to see the meeting minutes provided by the Merchants. It appears they are on a good track because what they wanted reflected council vision for Main St. VM Gonsalves also said that she received an email from Amador Council ofTourism saying that they are offering an online business promotion class. She thinks the Main St. merchants should participate. Other council members voiced their support for the association effort. McLean wanted to make sure that he got invited to the Association's meeting. VM Gonsalves said the same. Direction was given to stafft to Possible adoption of Ordinance No. 723 amending sections of the Jackson Municipal Code updating references to the Vice Mayorauthorizing Amador County to enforce  participate in the upcoming association meeting.    Council Meeting Minutes - March 14, 2022  Page 7  Chapter 10.38 Abandoned Vehicle, and updating references in Chapter 17.86 concerning Adoption hearing of Ordinance No. 723, Clean Up ordinance. Manager Kimball explained that the introduction hearing was held at the February 28th meeting. This clean up ordinance proposes to clarify three sections oft the municipal codes: Section 2 replacing "Mayor pro tempore" with "Vice Mayor"; Section 10, providing authority to. Amador County to enforce abandoned vehicle abatement; and Section 17, updating references tol lot line adjustment. Mayor said that this is a straightforward ordinance, with only clean-up changes. Mayor Stimpson opened for public comment. Hearing no comments, he closed the hearing and asked for council discussion and a vote. Council had no questions. Motion to adopt Ordinance No. 723, on. March 14, 2022, as presented. Moved by Councilmember Simmons, seconded by Vice Mayor Gonsalves, and carried by a 4t0 01 roll  Lot Line Adjustment.  call vote:  AYES: Stimpson, Gonsalves, McLean, Simmons  NOES: None ABSENT: None ABSTAIN: None  8. REGULAR MEETING ADJOURNMENT. Mayor Stimpson adjourned the regular meeting at 8:17 p.m.  ATTEST:  05/25/22 Date Approved