City Council Meeting
Regular MeetingWillows, CA · February 10, 2026
Minutes
Agenda Item #5b
City Council
Willows City Council Evan Hutson, Mayor
Rick Thomas, Vice Mayor
Regular Meeting Matt Busby, Council Member
Gary Hansen, Council Member
Action Minutes Lorri Pride, Council Member
February 10, 2026 City Manager
Marti Brown
Willows City Hall
6:00 PM City Clerk
201 North Lassen Street
Karleen Price
Willows, CA 95988
(530) 934-7041
1. CALL TO ORDER – 6:00 PM
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
3. ROLL CALL
Councilmembers Present: Mayor Hutson, Vice Mayor Thomas, Councilmember Busby,
Councilmembers Hansen, Councilmember Pride
Councilmembers Absent: None
4. CHANGES TO THE AGENDA
a. Item #5a was continued to a future meeting.
5. PRESENTATION
a. Phambili Biomass Facility Project
b. Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program Income
Action: Received presentation on the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program
Income and provided direction to staff.
6. PUBLIC COMMENT & CONSENT CALENDAR FORUM
a. Register Approval
Action: Approved general checking, payroll, and direct deposit check registers.
b. Minutes Approval
Action: Approved the minutes of the January 27, 2026 and January 30, 2026, City Council
Meetings.
c. Facilities Use Agreement – 2026 Summer Swim Program
Action: Authorized the City Manager to execute a Facilities Use Agreement with the Willows
Unified School District to use the School District’s swimming pool during the 2026 summer
swim season for an amount not to exceed $20,000.
d. Ordinance Amendment to Article III of Chapter 8.10 of the Willows Municipal Code
Action: Introduced an ordinance entitled “AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF WILLOWS
AMENDING ARTICLE III OF CHAPTER 8.10 OF THE WILLOWS MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO
ABANDONED, WRECKED, DISMANTLED OR INOPERATIVE VEHICLES,” by title only and waived
the reading of the text and scheduled a public hearing for the second reading and adoption of
the Ordinance at the February 24, 2026, City Council meeting.
Motion to approve items #6a, 6b, 6c, and 6d as presented.
Moved/Seconded: Councilmember Hansen/Councilmember Pride
Yes: Mayor Hutson, Vice Mayor Thomas, Councilmember Busby, Hansen, and Pride
No: None
Absent: None
7. COMMENTS & REPORTS
a. Council Correspondence
b. City Council Comments & Reports
Councilmembers reported on various community events and meetings attended.
c. City Manager’s Report
8. CLOSED SESSION – 6:44 PM
a. Conference With Legal Counsel - Initiation of Litigation (54956.9(d)(4)) (one case)
Report Out: Direction given; no reportable action was taken.
b. Public Employee Performance Evaluation (§ 54957)
Title: City Manager
Report Out: Discussion was held; no reportable action was taken.
c. Liability Claims (§ 54956.95)
Claimant: Nicole Marie Siebert
Claimed Against: City of Glenn
Report Out: Direction given to reject claim and such notice will be sent.
d. Public Employee Performance Evaluation (§ 54957)
Title: City Attorney
Report Out: Discussion was held; no reportable action was taken.
9. ADJOURNMENT – 8:25 PM
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Karleen Price, City Clerk
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