Marysville council approves SACOG grant, Ellis Lake contract, SB1 project list, fire annexation and dispatch move

At its June meeting the Marysville City Council approved a package of grants, consultant agreements and jurisdictional actions aimed at transportation, parks improvements and fire services.

Council authorized City Manager Jim Shadd to execute an agreement with the Sacramento Area Council of Governments (SACOG) to accept $500,000 in Reconnecting Communities Neighborhood Program funds paired with a $5,000 city general-fund match to complete mobility studies and improvements. The council also voted to authorize a $70,510 agreement with Acorns Environmental to complete environmental review for planned improvements to Ellis Lake, work that city planners said is necessary to meet California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) requirements before construction.

The council adopted the city’s SB1 (Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Act) project list for the 2025–26 fiscal year to preserve eligibility for state road maintenance funds administered through the California Transportation Commission. City Manager Jim Shadd said the list “does not mean we’re going to be able to do all of those projects,” and councilmembers amended the list to add an extension to Sixth Street to preserve future SB1 eligibility for that bicycle-pedestrian connection.

On regional governance, the council adopted a resolution requesting that the Yuba County Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO) initiate proceedings to annex the Marysville Fire Department into the Linda Fire Protection District. Cathy Domenico, the consultant assisting the process, told the council the annexation’s fiscal details depend on a tax-sharing agreement that must be finalized with the county auditor-controller to meet a December state filing deadline.

The council also approved moving Marysville Fire Department dispatching from the city Police Department to the Yuba County Sheriff’s Dispatch Center. Chief Kyle Hegstrom said the county dispatch will improve continuity across mutual-aid boundaries and avoid heavy infrastructure spending to expand the city’s radio frequency coverage.

All recorded motions on these agenda items passed with no recorded opposition.

Votes at a glance

- Reconnecting Communities Neighborhood Program (SACOG): Authorize execution of agreement to accept $500,000 and a $5,000 city match for mobility studies and improvements — Approved (unanimous).

- Ellis Lake environmental consulting contract (Acorns Environmental): Authorize $70,510 agreement to complete CEQA-required environmental review — Approved (unanimous). Kathy Pease, the city’s planning consultant, said the consultant will prepare an initial study and “hopefully mitigated negative declaration.”

- SB1 project list (Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Act) for FY 2025–26: Adopt proposed project list, as amended to add Sixth Street connectivity — Approved (unanimous). Jim Shadd said SB1 listing preserves eligibility for state fuel-tax funds and does not commit the city to complete every listed project.

- LAFCO annexation request (Marysville Fire into Linda Fire Protection District): Adopt resolution requesting LAFCO initiate annexation proceedings; council acknowledged need to finalize a tax-sharing agreement — Approved (unanimous). Cathy Domenico said the tax-sharing agreement must be approved by the city, district and county to meet state deadlines.

- Transition of Marysville Fire dispatch to Yuba County Sheriff’s Dispatch Center: Adopt resolution requesting dispatch transition; council discussed a one-time budgeted cost that the fire department would offset — Approved (unanimous). Chief Kyle Hegstrom said the county dispatch “would allow us to provide a higher level of service” and avoid large radio-infrastructure expenses.

Council took the votes after staff presentations and limited public comment on the SB1 list and Ellis Lake item.