City Council Meeting Tuesday, November 18, 2025 06:00 PM City Hall – City Council Chambers

Mayor – Ryan Codorniz
Mayor Pro Tem – Denise Conrado
Council Member – Daniel Vaca
Council Member – Greg Ponciano
Council Member – Dave Markss

CALL TO ORDER

ROLL CALL

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

APPROVAL OF AGENDA

PUBLIC COMMENTS (The public to address any item of City business NOT appearing on this Agenda. Speakers must limit their comments to three (3) minutes each.  Please note that per Government Code Section 54954.3(a), the City Council cannot take action or express a consensus of approval or disapproval on any public comments regarding matters which do not appear on the printed agenda)

CONSENT CALENDAR - All items listed on the Consent Calendar are considered by the Council to be routine in nature and will be enacted by one motion unless an audience member or Council member requests otherwise, in which case, the item will be removed for separate consideration.

• 1.Approve - Council draft minutes from November 5 

• 110425 Draft Minutes.pdf (0.05 MB)

• 2.Receive and File - Police Dept. October report

• PD Monthly Report October 2025.pdf (0.27 MB)

• 3.Receive and File - Code Enforcement October report

• Code Enforcement October report.pdf (0.94 MB)

• 4.Adopt - Ordinance 569 amending Appendix A - Chapter 12-17 Sidewalk Vending of the Colusa Municipal Code and finding the Ordinance exempt from  California Environmental Quality Act

• 1. CC Consent Staff Report_Sidewalk Vending 11052025.pdf (0.04 MB)
• Ordinance 569 Sidewalk Vending .pdf (0.03 MB)

• 5.Adopt - Ordinance 570 adding Appendix A - Article 50 - Home Occupancy Permit and finding the Ordinance exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act

• Staff Report_HOP .pdf (0.04 MB)
• Ordinance 570 Home Occupancy Permit.pdf (0.03 MB)

• 6.Adopt - Ordinance 571 authorizing the implementation of a Community Choice Aggregation Program in the City of Colusa under Public Utilities Code Section 366.2

• Ordinance 571 Pioneer Community Energy.pdf (0.05 MB)

• 7.Adopt - Resolution committing the City of Colusa as the Presenting Sponsor for the Levitt AMP Colusa Music   Series for the 2026-2028 seasons, with an annual sponsorship of $15,000 per   year, to be budgeted within the Economic Development department for fiscal   years 2025/26 - 2027/28.  

• Staff Report_Levitt AMP Colusa.pdf (0.04 MB)
• Resolution 25 Presenting Sponsor Levitt AMP Colusa.pdf (0.02 MB)
• Levitt AMp Colusa_for City of Colusa.pdf (66.47 MB)

• 8.Adopt - Resolution approving the Commercial Cannabis application window to open from Dec. 1, 2025, through Jan 31, 2026

• SR for Application.pdf (0.04 MB)
• Resolution 25 Commercial Cannabis Application .pdf (0.02 MB)

COUNCIL MEMBER /CITY MANAGER REPORTS AND STAFF COMMENTS

COUNCIL CONSIDERATION

• 9.Consideration of City Loan to Amar Cheema

  Recommendation: Staff recommends the City Council approve a $2.5 million loan from the General Fund Reserves to Colusa Town and Country at 10% interest for a term of four (4) years. The loan is to be used solely for the construction and improvement of City-owned streets and public infrastructure within the Wescot road realignment project area. The City of Colusa will be first on title until the project is completed and accepted by the city and the loan is fully repaid and;

  Council to adopt the Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute the Prmissory Note and Deeds of Trust to secure the loan for Amarjit Mandeep Cheema

• Staff report ARCO.pdf (0.05 MB)
• Resolution 25- Cheema.pdf (0.02 MB)
• Cheema Infrastructure Loan - Colusa Loan Agreement 11-13-25.pdf (0.07 MB)
• PROMISSORY NOTE Cheema REV 11-13-25.pdf (0.02 MB)
• 1601 State HWY 20, Colua_Newest_ Preliminary Report ~V1.pdf (0.14 MB)
• Cheema Infrastructure Loan - Deed of Trust Colusa 11-13-25.pdf (0.06 MB)

DISCUSSION ITEM

Update on city projects

FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS

ADJOURNMENT