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CITY OF ATWATER
City Council
AGENDA
Council Chambers
750 Bellevue Road
Atwater, California
May 28, 2024
REGULAR SESSION: (Council Chambers)
CALL TO ORDER: 6:00 PM
INVOCATION:
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG:
ROLL CALL: (City Council)
Ambriz ____, Button ____, Cale ____, Raymond ____, Nelson _____ City Council Agenda for Meeting of May 28, 2024 Page 2
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.
PRESENTATIONS:
• Monthly report by Merced County District 3 Supervisor McDaniel CEREMONIAL MATTERS:
• Certificate of Recognition - Mike Richter, Carden Kalcevich, Elmer Wood, Juniper, McSwain, Mitchell Senior, Peggy Heller, and Shaffer Students Staff's Recommendation: That the City Council recognize Mike Richter for his 35 years as Clerk of the Course and Carden Kalcevich for his 35 years as Starter of the Course for the City of Atwater; students from Elmer Wood, Juniper, McSwain, Mitchell Senior, Peggy Heller, and Shaffer for their outstanding accomplishments in Track and Field at the Junior Olymipics.
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.
TREASURER’S REPORT:
1. April 30, 2024
Staff's Recommendation: Acceptance of report as listed.
WARRANTS:
2. May 28, 2024
Staff's Recommendation: Approval of warrants as listed.
MINUTES: (City Council)
3. a.) May 13, 2024 - Regular meeting
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b.) May 20, 2024 - Special meeting
Staff's Recommendation: Approval of minutes as listed.
RESOLUTIONS:
4. Resolutions Initiating Proceedings for the Annual Assessments Levy, Ordering the Engineer to Prepare and File Reports, Declaring the City’s Intent to Collect, Preliminarily Approving Engineer’s Reports, and Setting a Public Hearing for the Collection of Annual Levy for Various Assessment Maintenance Districts for Fiscal Year 2024/25 (Interim City Manager Thompson)
Staff's Recommendation: Adoption of Resolution No. 3465-24, initiating proceedings for the Annual Assessments Levy with respect to the various Assessment Maintenance Districts for Fiscal Year 2024/25 pursuant to the provisions of Part 2 of Division 15 of the Streets and Highways Code of the State of California; and Adoption of Resolution No. 3466-24 ordering the City’s Assessment Engineer to prepare and file the Engineer’s Reports for the collection of the proposed annual assessments for the Lighting and Drainage and Landscape Assessment Maintenance Districts for Fiscal Year 2024/25; and Adoption of Resolution No. 3467-24 declaring the City’s intention to levy and collect the annual assessments for various assessment maintenance districts for Fiscal Year 2024/25, granting preliminary approval of the Engineer’s Reports, and setting a public hearing date for said assessments for June 24, 2024.
***END OF CONSENT CALENDAR***
CITY MANAGER REPORTS/UPDATES:
5. Update 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 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
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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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