Council Member· 2022-2026
Tenessa Audette
Redding
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Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 13
- Total speaking time
- 3:48:50
- Avg per meeting
- 17:36
- Segments
- 3594
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Top issues during term (20)
Henderson Ditch flooding and maintenance responsibility
Potential lawsuit from flooded homeowners; cleanup costs unknown.
Tobacco retail licensing enforcement gap
Enforcement position could be revenue-neutral via fines.
Racetrack facilities future at Redding Regional Airport
The operator reported paying $22,000 for required insurance; broader financial terms were not disclosed.
Police and fire staffing cuts in the FY 2026-27 budget
About $2 million a year in savings.
Potential City-initiated litigation
Any settlement or judgment could cost taxpayers money, but no figures were disclosed.
Interim City Manager performance evaluation
The city manager's salary and hiring decisions affect the city's administrative budget, though specific figures weren't disclosed.
Proposed 6% REU electric rate increases
About $63 more per year on a typical residential electric bill in year one, growing to $339 more per year by year four if approved.
Future of the Civic Auditorium and Advance Redding wind-down
Keeping it open means finding $1.4-1.6 million a year; closing it costs about $1.24 million a year plus a $5 million deferred maintenance backlog.
Bethel Collyer Drive Campus phasing and traffic mitigation
Bethel funds significant off-site road and water improvements, including a relocated booster pump station and upsized 16-inch water lines.
Redding Oasis Center commercial development
Further delays add carrying costs for the developer and postpone new commercial development and jobs near Oasis Road.
Ironman 70.3 Northern California Race
$95,000 city cost this fiscal year, offset partially by an estimated $152,000 bump in hotel tax during race week.
Shasta Supermodo RFP and Civic Center RFP
State-mandated shelter and housing zoning changes
No direct cost to the city, but non-compliance carries state enforcement risk under an existing HCD letter.
Oasis Road Specific Plan modernization
Future signals and road improvements would likely be required of later projects in the Oasis corridor, funded partly through developer fees.
Reserve policy and one-time money strategy
About $7.2 million in one-time money under discussion against ongoing deficits.
Seventh Cycle RHNA: 5,160 units assigned to Redding
Non-compliance risks state penalties, a four-year housing element cycle, and builder's-remedy projects bypassing local review.
Capital Improvement Plan consistency and process reform
About $248 million of the five-year plan is unfunded, relying on future grants and other sources.
Henderson Open Space homeless encampments
Small Business Support and Government Contracting
Circle 6 consulting contracts questioned
About $378,400 in combined contracts cited.
Decisions during term (123)
Recorded while Audette was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
Consent calendar approval
Proactive El Niño local emergency declaration
Tobacco retail licensing implementation staffing
Set November 17 public hearing on REU rate increases
FY 2026-27 budget resolution with staffing cuts; revenue assumptions paused
Approval of September 22, 2026 meeting minutes
Bethel Church Collyer Drive Campus phasing amendment (AMND-2025-00822)
Appointment of commissioners to Housing Element Ad-Hoc Committee
Formation of Ad-Hoc Committee and acceptance of Final RHNA report
Rezoning RZ-2025-01415 — state-mandated shelter and housing zoning amendments
Consent Calendar
Ordinance amending Title 14 to define non-functional turf (AB 1572)
REU Fiscal Year 2025-26 Financial Report
Item 9.10A — Fiscal Year 2025-26 year-end budget resolution
Revenue assumptions (sales tax and property tax)
Interest earnings assumption increase (LAIF)
Eliminate vacant police positions — captain, lieutenant, ARPA officers, professional staff
Eliminate vacant detective and two general fund officer positions
Fire Department staffing reduction / Fire Station 3 closure
List of remaining 27.5 vacant general fund positions
Voting record (16)
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Tobacco retail licensing implementation staffing
She believes the wide ordinance covering all retailers won't be effective with this staffing level and prefers the earlier vape-shop-focused approach.
Set November 17 public hearing on REU rate increases
She objected to the process — the proposal surfaced late and the public would have little time to engage before the vote.
FY 2026-27 budget resolution with staffing cuts; revenue assumptions paused
She opposes cutting frontline police and fire before examining the 27 other vacant general fund positions and doing department-by-department analysis.
REU Fiscal Year 2025-26 Financial Report
Revenue assumptions (sales tax and property tax)
Interest earnings assumption increase (LAIF)
Credit card processing fee program — direction to staff
Eliminate vacant police positions — captain, lieutenant, ARPA officers, professional staff
Does not want to cut street-level officers; prefers cutting administration and other department vacancies first.
Eliminate vacant detective and two general fund officer positions
Wants detectives and officers filled rather than eliminated; believes the city has grown administration, not the field.
Fire Department staffing reduction / Fire Station 3 closure
List of remaining 27.5 vacant general fund positions
Remaining transition plan recommendations (reorganization, labor partners, Oracle, reserve policy)
Reserve goalpost — 5% now, 10% by fiscal year 2029
Wants an accelerated target to force consideration of all cost-saving tools rather than a slower timeline.
Consent Calendar
Electric utility rate increases — continue public hearing to March 17
Wants actual personnel cuts demonstrated before any rate increase, not just a continued hearing.