REGULAR MEETING MINUTES
ARVIN CITY COUNCIL / SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE
ARVIN COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY / ARVIN HOUSING AUTHORITY /
ARVIN PUBLIC FINANCING AUTHORITY
SEPTEMBER 09, 2025
CALL TO ORDER @ 6:00PM
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
INVOCATION
ROLL CALL: All present.
1. APPROVAL OF AGENDA AS TO FORM.
Motion to approve the agenda.
Motion CM Horton Second CM Perez Vote 4-0
2. CLOSED SESSION ITEMS
A. THREAT TO PUBLIC SERVICES OR FACILITIES (Government Code §54957(a).)
Consultation with: City Manager and/or City Attorney. (one item) B. PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION (Government Code §54957(b).)
Title: City Manager/Finance Director
§54956.9(b): one case
CLOSED SESSION REPORT BY CITY ATTORNEY: No reportable action.
PUBLIC COMMENTS ITEM 3 WILL COMMENCE NO EARLIER THAN 7:00PM.
3. PUBLIC COMMENTS
(This is the opportunity for the public to address the City Council on any matter on the agenda or any item of interest to the public that is within the subject matter jurisdiction of the City Council.)
4. PRESENTATION(S)
A. Proclamation - September 2025 Hunger Action Month
Community Action Partnership of Kern (CapK)
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Ernesto Leon, Senior Communications Coordinator
Annelisa Corona, Community Development Supervisor
TiYonna Mitchell, Outreach and Communications Supervisor Gema Perez, Board Member
5. CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS
A. Approval of Demand Registers) of August 22, 2025 - September 04, 2025.
B. Approval of Payroll Registers) of August 29, 2025.
C. Approval of Minutes of the Regular Meeting of August 26, 2025.
D. Approval of Proclamation Proclaiming September 2025 as Hunger Action Month.
E. Approval of Proclamation Proclaiming September 2025 as Hispanic Heritage Month.
Staff recommends approval of the consent agenda.
Motion to approve Consent Agenda Items 5A - 5E.
Motion CM Horton Second CM Perez Vote 4-0
6. PUBLIC HEARING(S)
A. A Public Hearing to Consider Approval of A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Arvin Approving Conditional Use Permit 2025-02 and Site Development Permit 2025-03 Pertaining to a Fiber Equipment Hut, located at the northwest corner of Walnut Drive and Sycamore Road (a portion of APN 192-070-07), including Adoption of a Categorical Exemption for the Project according to Section 15303 of the CEQA Guidelines
Staff recommends to open the hearing, allow for public testimony, close the hearing and approve the Resolution.
Hearing opened.
No public testimony received.
Hearing closed.
Motion to approve the Resolution.
Motion CM Perez Second MPT Reyes Vote 4-0
Resolution No. 2025-65
B. A Public Hearing to Consider Approval of A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Arvin Approving Site Development Permit 2025-04 Pertainina to the Sycamore and Meyer Gas Station, Convenience Store, and Drive-through Facility, located on the southwest corner of Sycamore Road and Meyer Street (a portion of APN 189-353-01), including Adoption of a Categorical Exemption for Arvin City Council Meeting Minutes - September 09, 2025
Staff recommends to open the hearing, allow for public testimony, close the hearing and approve the Resolution.
Hearing opened.
No public testimony received.
Exparte Communications from Mayor Olivia Calderon: I was contacted and I was in a meeting at the start of the new year. The Developers and the small businesses that have been working, we all know them very very well because they have been in our community here, investing in our community for a long time, did reach out and I was in a meeting at the start of the new year, because they had concerns that this project has been delayed, that they had been many years in the making, that when they were out there, fenced off, and there were tractors out there getting ready to level off the ground, that they had received a notice to stop all work because they didn't have the permits to do the work.
However, thankfully, they had all of their receipts to show that they had in fact paid for permits and in fact had the blueprints that they had designed, the vision for what they want to create out there for our community. I was glad that they had all of those documentation organized and in order and we did meet with our Consultants through Precision and the City Manager to ensure that whatever happened in the past, it's a new moment, we are moving forward, that all of their permits and all of their documentation be recorded appropriately, and that we look for a solution so that we could help facilitate this project moving forward.
Because like we said in our City, we are open for business, we want to provide the highest quality customer service and make it easy for folks who want invest and build in the City of Arvin.
Hearing closed.
Motion to approve the Resolution.
Motion CM Horton Second CM Perez Vote 4-0
Resolution No. 2025-66
7. ACTION ITEM(S)
A. Consideration and Approval of Response to Kern County Grand Jury Report Issued June 17, 2025.
Staff recommends the City Council approve the transmittal of Attachment A to the Foreperson of the Kern County Civil Grand Jury and Presiding Judge of the Kern County Superior Court by the City Attorney.
Motion to approve the transmittal of Attachment A to the Foreperson of the Kern County Civil Grand Jury and Presiding Judge of the Kern County Superior Court by the City Attorney.
Motion CM Perez Second MPT Reyes Vote 4-0
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8. COUNCIL MEMBER COMMENTS
9. ADJOURNED @ 8:52PM
Respectfully submitted,
Wala Vilk
Cecilia Vela, City Clerk
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