Nevada City public meetings in 2023
3 substantive meetings from 2023, with official agendas or minutes and plain-English summaries.
City Council
The City Council adopted an ordinance regarding internally illuminated and electronic signs. The Council also approved a pilot fuels abatement project for the Drummond and Monroe Street slivers and authorized a street closure for the 'Day of Stories' event.
- Adopted Ordinance 2023-07 regarding internally illuminated and electronic signs (5-0)
- Approved Pilot Fuels Abatement Project on the Drummond and Monroe Street Slivers (5-0)
- Approved special event street closure for 'Day of Stories' (5-0)
- Approved August 9, 2023 meeting minutes (5-0)
Fire Safety Advisory Committee
Committee members and the public participated in an exercise to consolidate fire safety documents into a priority list. The resulting report categorizes goals for building hardening, ordinances, public land, private property, evacuation planning, outreach, and funding to guide future planning and funding.
- Identified sales tax initiative as top funding priority (7 marks)
- Identified early warning sirens and refuge areas as top evacuation priorities (5 marks)
- Identified federal partnership and project completion as funding priorities (5 marks)
- Prioritized vegetation removal protocols and ordinance review (3 marks)
- Prioritized removal of hazardous homeless camps from city property (3 marks)
- Prioritized appointment of qualified inspectors and on-site consultants (3 marks)
- Prioritized biannual fire forums and improved resident notification (3 marks)
- Prioritized fuel clearances on public roads for evacuation (3 marks)
City Council
The City Council awarded a construction contract for the Nevada Street Bridge replacement and a separate contract for supplemental inspection services. The Council also adopted an ordinance updating the Municipal Code for housing consistency and held a first reading on a sign ordinance.
- Approved contract with Golden State Bridge Inc. for Nevada Street Bridge replacement not-to-exceed $7,685,504.40 (5-0)
- Authorized 10% project contingency for Nevada Street Bridge not-to-exceed $768,550 (5-0)
- Approved professional services contract with NV5, Inc. for bridge inspection services not-to-exceed $321,405 (5-0)
- Adopted Ordinance 2023-07 to update Municipal Code for 2019-2027 Housing Element consistency (5-0)
- Approved first reading of ordinance regarding internally illuminated and electronic signs (5-0)
- Approved July 13 and July 27, 2023 meeting minutes (5-0)