Votes at a glance: Mount Shasta council backs surplus‑land notice, contracts and budget adjustments

The Mount Shasta City Council recorded the following formal actions on Jan. 13, 2025. Where a mover or seconder was not named in the meeting record, the entry lists the roll‑call votes as recorded.

Votes at a glance

- Appointment: Downtown Enhancement Advisory Committee — The council approved the appointment of Joseph Marghert to the Downtown Enhancement Advisory Committee (DIACC). Roll call: Councilwoman Clark (Aye), Councilman Collings (Aye), Councilman Stackblatt (Aye), Councilman Glodman (Aye), Mayor John Redmond (Aye). Outcome: approved.

- Title 22 engineering report (wastewater/golf course) — Council adopted Resolution CCR‑25‑1 approving a $45,000 appropriation from the wastewater enterprise fund to award a contract to PACE Engineering to prepare the state‑required Title 22 engineering report for recycled effluent use (Mount Shasta Resort Golf Course). Roll call recorded unanimous ayes. Outcome: approved; fund: wastewater enterprise.

- Mount Shasta Boulevard rehabilitation contract — Council approved awarding the asphalt overlay contract for North Mount Shasta Boulevard (Ski Village Drive to Spring Hill Drive) to ST Rhodes (low bidder), with a contract amount recorded in staff materials and approved by roll call (unanimous ayes). Outcome: approved; project funded by a $271,000 grant noted in staff report.

- Perpetual utility easements to Pacific Power — Council authorized three perpetual utility easements at three city‑owned locations (to allow Pacific Power to bury conduit and reduce fire risk). The easements will bring a standard administrative payment ($1,000) to the city. Roll call: unanimous ayes. Outcome: approved.

- Title 22 budget adjustment (resolution CCR‑25‑1) — Council approved appropriation of $45,000 from the wastewater fund for the Title 22 report (see above). Outcome: approved.

- COPS funding budget adjustment (resolution CCR‑25‑3) — Council accepted a county allocation and appropriated $29,663 to the city’s COPS fund for purchases; roll call unanimous. Outcome: approved; fund: COPS (65).

- Closeout of Fund 90 (public works reimbursable projects) — Council approved closing Fund 90 and reallocating $19,532.60 cash on hand to Fund 12 (equipment replacement reserve). Roll call: unanimous ayes. Outcome: approved.

- Chamber of Commerce visitor center stipend — Council voted to increase the annual city stipend for the Chamber’s visitor‑center operations from $65,000 to $75,000 on a continuing basis; roll call recorded unanimous ayes. Outcome: approved; council members said the increase will be reflected in future budgets.

- Surplus lands declaration for The Landing (resolution CCR‑24‑054) — Council declared the three city parcels comprising The Landing surplus with certain exempt portions and authorized staff to submit a Notice of Availability to the California Department of Housing and Community Development under the Surplus Lands Act. Roll call recorded unanimous ayes. Outcome: approved; staff to proceed with required filings and suitability analysis.

Procedural notes: Many motions had brief discussion and then a roll‑call vote. Where staff identified specific funding sources, the minutes note the fund used (for example, the Title 22 appropriation will be paid from the wastewater enterprise fund). Where mover/second names were not captured in the audio transcript, votes are recorded as in the roll call.