City Council Meeting April 22, 2025 – Closed Session & Regular Meeting

CITY OF CORNING

SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL

CLOSED SESSION AGENDA

TUESDAY, APRIL 22, 2025

CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS

794 THIRD STREET

CALL TO ORDER: 5:00m.

ROLL CALL:

Council: Dave Demo, Chuy Valerio, Shelly Hargens, and Lisa Lomeli

Mayor: Robert Snow

The Brown Act requires that the Council provide the opportunity for people in the audience to briefly address the Council on the subject(s) scheduled for tonight’s closed session.  Is there anyone wanting to comment on the subject(s) the Council will be discussing in closed session?  If so, please come to the podium, identify yourself and give us your comments.

PUBLIC COMMENTS:

REGULAR AGENDA:

1. Conference with Real Property Negotiations (54956.8)

Property: APN 067-260-077-000

Agency Negotiator: City Manager Brant Mesker

Under Negotiation: Purchase

2. Conference with Legal Counsel – Anticipated Litigation

Initiation of litigation pursuant to § 54956.9(c): (one case)

ADJOURN TO REGULARLY SCHEDULED CITY COUNCIL MEETING AND REPORT ON CLOSED SESSION:

CITY COUNCIL

REGULAR MEETING AGENDA

TUESDAY, APRIL 22, 2025

CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS

794 THIRD STREET

This is an Equal Opportunity Program. Discrimination is prohibited by Federal Law. Complaints of discrimination may be filed with the Secretary of Agriculture, Washington, D.C. 20250.

In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and Title VI.  If you need special assistance or translation services to participate in this meeting, please contact the City Clerk’s Office at (530) 824-7033 or via email at rordaz@corning.org. Notification in advance of the meeting will enable the city to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to this meeting.

CALL TO ORDER: 5:30 p.m.

ROLL CALL:

Council: Dave Demo, Chuy Valerio, Shelly Hargens, and Lisa Lomeli

Mayor: Robert Snow

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Led by the City Manager.

INVOCATION: Led by Councilor Hargens.

PROCLAMATIONS, RECOGNITIONS, APPOINTMENTS, PRESENTATIONS:

1. Proclamation: Tehama County Peace Officers’ Memorial Day. Present to accept the Proclamation will be Pat Hurton, retired CHP Sergeant.
2. Proclamation: May 2025 as Older American’s Month. Present to accept the Proclamation will be Elaine Benwell, Corning Healthcare Districts Elder Services Program Manager.
3. Proclamation: April 24, 2025, as General Federation of Women’s Clubs “Federation Day” in the City of Corning. Present to accept the Proclamation will be Club President, Jenell Cook, and members of the Maywood Woman’s Club. 

PUBLIC COMMENTS AND BUSINESS FROM THE FLOOR: If there is anyone in the audience wishing to speak on items not already set on the agenda, please come to the podium, and briefly identify the matter. To ensure that all members of the public have an equal opportunity to address the City Council, public comments during the designated comment period will be limited to three (3) minutes per speaker. Council will then determine if such matter will be placed on the agenda for this meeting, scheduled for a subsequent meeting, or recommend other appropriate action.

CONSENT AGENDA: It is recommended that items listed on the Consent Agenda be acted on simultaneously unless a Councilmember or members of the audience request separate discussion and/or action.

1. Waive reading, except by title, of any Ordinance under consideration at this meeting for either introduction or passage, per Government Code Section 36934.

2. Waive the reading and approve the Minutes of April 8, 2025, regular and closed session City Council meeting with any necessary corrections.

3. April 16, 2025, Claim Warrant in the amount of $ 248,777.32

4. April 16, 2025, Business License Report

ITEMS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA:

PUBLIC HEARINGS AND MEETINGS:

REGULAR AGENDA:

1. Consider waiver of special event permit fee for the Corning Around the World event to be held on June 14, 2025.

2. Adopt Resolution No. 04-22-2025-01, a Resolution finding that the issuance of a liquor license to Corning Food Center is a “public convenience or necessity.”

3. Direction from Council regarding liability limits for the EAA Young Eagles event.

4. Adopt Resolution No. 04-22-2025-02, a Resolution authorizing an application to the Home Program for Pacific West Communities, Inc. to build a 24-unit apartment complex.

5. Approve Task Order No. 9 under engineering contract 208-07 for the 2024/2025 well and system expansion project with NorthStar Engineering

ITEMS PLACED ON THE AGENDA FROM THE FLOOR:

COMMUNICATIONS, CORRESPONDENCE, AND INFORMATION:

1. Thirty-two trees to be planted through the Butte Environmental Council Trees PLEASE program at Clark Park, Northside Park, Children’s Park, and Lennox Fields.

REPORTS FROM MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS: City Councilmembers will report on attendance at conferences/meetings reimbursed at City expense (Requirement of Assembly Bill 1234).

ADJOURNMENT:

Posted: Friday, April 18, 2025