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CITY OF ATWATER
City Council
AGENDA
Council Chambers
750 Bellevue Road
Atwater, California
March 11, 2024
REGULAR SESSION: (Council Chambers)
CALL TO ORDER: 6:00 PM
INVOCATION:
Invocation by Police Chaplain McClellan
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG:
ROLL CALL: (City Council)
Ambriz ____, Button ____, Cale ____, Raymond ____, Nelson _____ City Council Agenda for Meeting of March 11, 2024 Page 2 MAYOR OR CITY ATTORNEY REPORT OUT FROM CLOSED SESSION:
SUBSEQUENT NEED ITEMS: (The City Clerk shall announce any requests for items requiring immediate action subsequent to the posting of the agenda. Subsequent need items require a two-thirds vote of the members of the City Council present at the meeting.)
APPROVAL OF AGENDA AS POSTED OR AS AMENDED: (This is the time for the City Council to remove items from the agenda or to change the order of the agenda.) Staff's Recommendation: Motion to approve agenda as posted or as amended.
CONSENT CALENDAR:
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC
Background information has been provided on all matters listed under the Consent Calendar, and these items are considered to be routine. All items under the Consent Calendar are normally approved by one motion. If a Councilmember requests separate discussion on any item, that item will be removed from the Consent Calendar for separate action.
WARRANTS:
1. March 11, 2024
Staff's Recommendation: Approval of warrants as listed.
MINUTES: (Audit and Finance Committee)
2. October 23, 2023 - Regular meeting
Staff's Recommendation: Acceptance of minutes as listed.
MINUTES: (City Council)
3. February 26, 2024 - Regular meeting
Staff's Recommendation: Approval of minutes as listed.
AGREEMENTS:
4. Approving Amendment to Professional Services Agreement with Mark Thomas and Company for the Preparation of Environmental Documentation for the Bellevue Road Rehabilitation and Realignment Project (Interim City Manager Thompson)
Staff's Recommendation: Approves Amendment No. 1 to the Professional Services Agreement in a form approved by the City Attorney, with Mark Thomas and Company of Fresno, California for the preparation of the environmental documentation for the Bellevue Road Rehabilitation and Realignment Project for an amount not to exceed $150,958.00; and authorizes the Interim City Manager, or designee, to execute the agreement on behalf of the City.
City Council Agenda for Meeting of March 11, 2024 Page 3 OTHER ACTIONABLE ITEMS:
5. Approving Specifications and Authorizing Advertising and Calling for Bids for Fifty (50) Portable Radios for the Police Department (Police Chief Michael Salvador)
Staff's Recommendation: Approval of specifications and authorizes advertising and calling for bids for fifty (50) portable radios for the Police Department, Bid Call No. 727-24.
***END OF CONSENT CALENDAR***
PUBLIC HEARINGS:
6. Waiving the First Reading and Introducing an ordinance, by title only, Approving Zone Change No. 23-22-0300 changing the Zoning Designation from Planned Development (PD-14) to General Commercial (C-G) for the Property Located at APN: 150-190-036 (Interim City Manager Thompson)
Staff's Recommendation: Open the public hearing and receive any testimony;
Close the public hearing; and
Make a finding that the project is categorically exempt under California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) guideline section 15332, Class 32, “Infill Development Projects;” and
Motion to waive the first reading and introduce Ordinance No. CS 1067, by title only, approving Zone Change No. 23-22-0300 for a parcel located on the north side of Bellevue Road approximately 0.15 miles west of Redwood Avenue (APN: 150-190-036); or
Motion to approve staff's recommendation as presented.
REPORTS AND PRESENTATIONS FROM STAFF:
7. Water and Sewer Rate Study and Financial Plan Overview presented by Raftelis (Public Works Director Vinson)
CITY MANAGER REPORTS/UPDATES:
8. Updates from the Office of the Interim City Manager
COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC:
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC
At this time any person may comment on any item which is not on the agenda. You may state your name and address for the record; however, it is not required. Action will not be taken on an item that is not on the agenda. If it requires action, it will be referred to staff and/or placed on a future agenda. Please limit comments to a maximum of three (3) minutes.
City Council Agenda for Meeting of March 11, 2024 Page 4 CITY COUNCIL REPORTS/UPDATES:
• City Council Member Cale, District 1
• City Council Member Button, District 2
• City Council Member Ambriz, District 3
• Mayor Pro Tem Raymond, District 4
• Mayor Nelson
ADJOURNMENT:
CERTIFICATION:
I, Kory J. Billings, City Clerk of the City of Atwater, do hereby certify that a copy of the foregoing agenda was posted at City Hall a minimum of 72 hours prior to the meeting. _______________________________
KORY J. BILLINGS
CITY CLERK
SB 343 NOTICE
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If, however, the document or writing is not distributed until the regular meeting to which it relates, then the document or writing will be made available to the public at the location of the meeting, as listed on this agenda at 750 Bellevue Road, Atwater, California.
In compliance with the federal Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, upon request, the agenda can be provided in an alternative format to accommodate special needs. If you require special accommodations to participate in a City Council, Commission or Committee meeting due to a disability, please contact the City Clerk’s Office a minimum of three (3) business days in advance of the meeting at (209) 357-6241. You may also send the request by email to [email protected] .
Unless otherwise noted, City Council actions include a determination that they are not a “Project” within the meaning of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), and therefore, that CEQA does not apply to such actions.