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Katja Poemann, recruitment and engagement coordinator, described CASA volunteers as court-appointed special advocates who meet weekly with foster children, report to judges and help identify unmet needs. She said CASA provides a “Casa Store” with comfort items, a Hero Fund to pay for extracurricular activities, a Canine for Kids program that brings dogs into court to calm children, and kinship support and parent-reunification assistance.

Poemann said Yuba County has about 80 children in dependency and that CASA currently serves roughly 45 children in Yuba County with about 50 volunteers; she said approximately 30 children remain on the waiting list. CASA asked the council to promote volunteer recruitment, display materials in city newsletters and social media, and to refer interested adults to CASA training. Councilmembers asked logistical questions — where visits occur, how volunteers meet children — and staff said volunteers meet children where appropriate, including public locations, the CASA office visitation room and the child’s living arrangement when permitted.

Councilmembers expressed support for outreach and applauded CASA’s services. CASA asked the council to advocate on behalf of foster children and to help publicize fundraising needs for the Casa Store and Hero Fund.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Yuba City Council Meeting 2-4-2025","oneSentenceSummary","Child Advocates of Placer & Yuba announced plans to expand CASA volunteer services into Sutter County, said Yuba County currently has about 80 children in dependency and roughly 45 served by CASA, and asked the council to help recruit volunteers and promote the program.","taxTitle","Yuba City, Sutter County, California","taxId",3751,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":79,"_47":80,"_49":81,"_51":82,"_53":83,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":84,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":85,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6668235,"Yuba City council directs freeze of non-safety vacant general fund positions amid midyear budget review",0,8836000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2232672-c102a4db08b610d40ca8d4a3c6fa4c23&start=8836&end=8836","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2232672-c102a4db08b610d40ca8d4a3c6fa4c23/thumbnail_8836000.jpg","/articles/6668235/Yuba-City/Sutter-County/California/Yuba-City-council-directs-freeze-of-non-safety-vacant-general-fund-positions-amid-midyear-budget-review","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6668235-e35273eb2f37ab1e4ae0642325bd58db/orig.mp4?Expires=1775762291&Signature=ATtfy7GKoBfhv2O3JplZ6CuhpAMa8os~vP92~xYGp7haA39dKnJGhzLgj-DzxjamBzg56Z~hJ7pexkzjvV8Nbf0VtYEknVPDfqa57IO7CjBUaTIFAKvsVrDBE7CVI3WhDspF1wyLqf-2g-Im8DFP80vV5s6suRFOWeC~dFNvehlYvdieItvfZZw83Z15CfqafVjGfU6IQtEsKQ-JoSr0pJS1WLCwlE-gDX3GelpkGVOexbhaIOp7xksBl~yQoeNtTuQHLGbcVCQmBf7EwqQxkKz2gBibeqsseuvpmQGlf9PCjxsfKYkksjlGSInMjSUFW3BlpRTLiG9vqEgMuXygaw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Yuba City councilmembers, following a midyear budget and goal-setting workshop, directed staff to freeze vacant general-fund positions that are not frontline public-safety roles and to return on Feb. 18 with specific, implementable reductions.

Finance staff presented fiscal year 2023–24 actuals and the 2024–25 adopted budget, describing a budget gap after the council’s adopted spending plan. Staff explained the city used budget stabilization reserves to cover a prior-year shortfall and that the adopted 2024–25 budget includes a remaining net deficit to be addressed.

City managers asked department directors to identify 5% and 10% reduction scenarios. As an initial step, staff recommended freezing vacant non-safety general fund positions — examples included park maintenance workers, recreation coordinators, plans examiners and community-service staff — while permitting the filling of frontline public-safety positions funded by the general fund. The staff estimate based on current vacant positions was roughly $1.2 million in salary-and-benefit savings if those vacancies remain frozen for a year.

Councilmembers on the ad hoc (Councilmembers Pasquale and Kirchner) supported the approach and asked staff to consult labor partners before implementation. The council gave direction (majority support) for staff to implement a vacant-position freeze policy and return with a resolution and more detailed service-level tradeoffs at the Feb. 18 meeting. Staff also flagged other revenue and efficiency options for longer-term consideration, including revising user fees, charging for paper utility bills and encouraging electronic billing.","After a goal-setting workshop and midyear review, the council directed staff to freeze most non-safety vacant general fund positions, seek short-term reductions and return with specific budget cuts on Feb. 18; staff estimated about $1.2 million in annual savings if the currently vacant positions remain frozen for a year.",{"_33":87,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":88,"_41":89,"_43":90,"_45":91,"_47":92,"_49":93,"_51":94,"_53":95,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":96,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":97,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6668241,"Council introduces ordinance to shift planning commission to district-based membership",704,8062000,8766000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2232672-c102a4db08b610d40ca8d4a3c6fa4c23&start=8062&end=8766","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2232672-c102a4db08b610d40ca8d4a3c6fa4c23/thumbnail_8062000.jpg","/articles/6668241/Yuba-City/Sutter-County/California/Council-introduces-ordinance-to-shift-planning-commission-to-district-based-membership","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6668241-1efd14123a7bd5eb201f08cad32d4426/orig.mp4?Expires=1775762291&Signature=f9qLROab6Idw5gLZw~rlRq-Y464XMO3QQMONi8Ww-BiFq-guVz3FkyiC0ljbjDsH81xJkrErn8AJw4CKb6TPqf3HM9wPt6-iG9GoDEglTkHTgltpRchWWI6J3MHPwBzly8Y0V7ic9mg15cUrg9kGBYQR5rv5L5P9~4RShu-nqEqlvs~G08wC3QwE7on-pB~JZ6EhKG9s6ThpW1RQwuhPVJmOxky27UNchgIgNhcBCczQ9vfmx~CsVSZC6vvRqc9taM4ryFkdkHQT3aGRy61IFSr4FdIxk2mbrFSNs1EM6UuuONQL0w-s8wpijiVnCGngi0SfS83S7616M~X-qnp4lg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Yuba City Council introduced an ordinance by title to change the planning commission’s membership and organization from seven at-large members to five commissioners appointed to coincide with the city’s five council districts.

Staff explained the proposal would: reduce the planning commission to five members, align commissioners’ terms with the councilmember who nominated them, allow a nonvoting Sutter County liaison to provide input, and permit a councilmember to seek removal and renomination of their district appointee. The ordinance also authorizes the council to nominate a planning commission member to serve on the Sutter County Planning Commission, subject to county confirmation.

The council introduced the ordinance by title only and approved the motion to introduce it; staff said a second resolution will be presented at the subsequent council meeting to remove current commissioners and reappoint them under the new ordinance as an interim step. That process preserves existing commissioners’ service until district-specific nominees are selected by council members from each district.

Councilmembers said the change reflects the council’s earlier decision to move from at-large to district elections and aims to improve geographic representation on land-use decisions. The ordinance will return for a second reading and further public comment at a future meeting.","The council introduced by title an ordinance to repeal and replace planning commission membership rules, moving from seven at-large commissioners to five district-appointed seats and establishing a nonvoting county liaison.",{"_33":99,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":100,"_41":101,"_43":102,"_45":103,"_47":104,"_49":105,"_51":106,"_53":107,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":108,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":109,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6668247,"Yuba City awards $983,306 contract for aquifer storage and recovery well drilling",425,6999000,7424000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2232672-c102a4db08b610d40ca8d4a3c6fa4c23&start=6999&end=7424","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2232672-c102a4db08b610d40ca8d4a3c6fa4c23/thumbnail_6999000.jpg","/articles/6668247/Yuba-City/Sutter-County/California/Yuba-City-awards-983306-contract-for-aquifer-storage-and-recovery-well-drilling","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6668247-c7b7beb731ff86a4ab4b724f049b60be/orig.mp4?Expires=1775762291&Signature=NeofpjNrswRlkWrbIqheLlU0HVnDGcBTXYn0NoqbXhzce8KEKofeYr6sk0AEk43jiWWvU80qC2W1NKaJIfJjSBALIzfBd3q4dYW-pBF7neq9mDgcL8Ic93~os8hWavePP9dZmmAZ2UJlQlBGZp4vIyxjx~RlyDPmhA~coAm7wWoPudLb58pWmgjuHEFpXmmMdiiDMUnZxCk9J2ElKH~9cjysYTNay3iEHot-bTddrVg4Sf4oj5hssyBT6swJJE8kQ5FbMBJAfQDtQRYANwnBrzkFk1jhORwz62Ma7Z2lIHXbgkU88WVjFnLM3vuBxbR4Hg2KIyrk01h0jyZb9zkUIw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Yuba City Council awarded a $983,306 construction contract to NorCal Pump and Well Drilling Inc. for Phase 1 (well drilling) of the city’s Aquifer Storage and Recovery (ASR) Well No. 3 project.

Deputy Public Works Director Kevin (presenting staff) explained the ASR system allows the city to inject excess surface water into a groundwater aquifer for later recovery during droughts. The project received a California Department of Water Resources grant of more than $6.3 million. Phase 1 covers drilling; Phase 2 — equipping the well with pumps and motors sized from Phase 1 data — has a current 50% design estimate near $7,000,000, staff said.

Councilmember Tony Cole moved the contract award and adoption of the environmental document, and the council approved the motion by voice vote. Staff said the low bid of $983,306 is about $175,000 below the engineer’s estimate; the construction estimate including a 10% contingency is roughly $1,275,000. The ASR account balance reported at the meeting is $3.6 million; staff said additional funding will be addressed in future budget updates to cover Phase 2.

Staff noted a single public comment on the environmental review from the Regional Water Quality Control Board, and said required permits and permit conditions are incorporated into the contract and will be obtained before operations begin. Council directed staff to proceed with the award and return with the usual contract execution steps.","The council awarded a construction contract to NorCal Pump and Well Drilling for Phase 1 of the Aquifer Storage and Recovery (ASR) Well No. 3 project and adopted the project's initial study/mitigated negative declaration.",{"_33":111,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":112,"_41":113,"_43":114,"_45":115,"_47":116,"_49":117,"_51":118,"_53":119,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":120,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":121,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6668251,"Yuba City Council votes to join Pioneer Community Energy CCA",3234,3173000,6407000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2232672-c102a4db08b610d40ca8d4a3c6fa4c23&start=3173&end=6407","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2232672-c102a4db08b610d40ca8d4a3c6fa4c23/thumbnail_3173000.jpg","/articles/6668251/Yuba-City/Sutter-County/California/Yuba-City-Council-votes-to-join-Pioneer-Community-Energy-CCA","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6668251-882634826f64383d8d8a24dc2463236d/orig.mp4?Expires=1775762291&Signature=G1NG0bmK5OTPjeonAdWGExu1xB3C~JtvBgiy31h2bd6PVG1RmmkQJf23KpQuGB0bKiZSnZFZcmdysxhnUAtWo9h1SbEhNwvze~KIfquX4P7vPwEHS9QencEPn49KS4s3b4-8VVO0iU36HngB2YT5hdeDI2mYGip3GaAtZ1Tb~8CKzalN-RTz6PdqCWtFx0Nw8N9xrbUFEog2SoYqqKm0qbSXVcbHJP6KKSi21jOmSsC14IlRmtJXX5CbVJP7Sy-lWT~jzYHw4DcqOp3gJDvXTAwTlLiXZy0JGZNL9B2fPgSqJxqNt7G4ZC-CTIG3fCtoovYhE6tGR2SVWBhd5TfNiw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Yuba City Council voted to adopt an ordinance establishing a Community Choice Aggregation (CCA) program and to add Chapter 27, “Community Choice Aggregation Program,” to Title 5 of the Yuba City Municipal Code.

Councilmember Michael Pasquale moved the ordinance “to adopt A and B,” referencing adoption of the resolution and the ordinance by title only; the motion received a second and the council adopted it by voice vote. After the vote the mayor declared, “Ayes have it. Motion carries.”

The council’s action directs staff to begin the procedural steps needed for the city to participate in Pioneer Community Energy, a regional CCA. City staff stated Pioneer representatives were available by videoconference to answer questions, and Pioneer representatives said they stood ready to help with community outreach and customer education.

Supporters on the council said they expect participation in a CCA to produce modest savings for many customers and to offer a local procurement path for cleaner energy. At the meeting, a member of the public urged caution, saying household savings may be small — “maybe between $5 and $7.50 a month” for average households based on Pioneer promotional materials — and called for clear customer education on bill impacts.

Councilmembers and staff agreed to coordinate educational outreach to answer typical customer questions about solar roofs, net energy metering and how existing arrangements with PG&E will be handled. Pioneer staff said customers’ existing solar billing arrangements would transfer over and that Pioneer pays a small premium for customer-generated energy, and that they will work one-on-one with customers who need bill explanations.

The council gave the ordinance final introductory approval by voice vote; next steps are administrative: staff coordination with Pioneer and community outreach before the CCA starts service.","The Yuba City Council voted to adopt an ordinance establishing a Community Choice Aggregation program and to add Chapter 27 to the Yuba City Municipal Code, effectively initiating the city’s participation in Pioneer Community Energy.","actionData","errors"]

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Yuba City awards $983,306 contract for aquifer storage and recovery well drilling

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