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CITY OF ATWATER
City Council
AGENDA
Council Chambers
750 Bellevue Road
Atwater, California
August 24, 2026
REGULAR SESSION: (Council Chambers)
City Council Agenda for Meeting of August 24, 2026 Page 2 CALL TO ORDER: 6:00 PM
INVOCATION
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG
ROLL CALL: (City Council)
Ambriz ____, Cale ____, Raymond ____, Rochester ____, Nelson _____ 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.)
PRESENTATIONS
1. Oath of Office - Chief of Police
Staff's Recommendation: That City Clerk Billings administer the ceremonial oath of office to the newly appointed Chief of Police:
William Novetzke
2. American Medical Response (Daniel Iniquez, Regional Director and Rich Silva, Director of Communications)
Staff's Recommendation: That American Medical Response present their six month report.
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.
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.
City Council Agenda for Meeting of August 24, 2026 Page 3
WARRANTS
3. a.) August 6, 2026
b.) August 13, 2026
Staff's Recommendation: Receive and file reports as listed.
MINUTES: (City Council)
4. a.) May 26, 2026 - Regular meeting
b.) June 8, 2026 - Regular meeting
c.) June 22, 2026 - Regular meeting
d.) July 13, 2026 - Regular meeting
e.) August 10, 2026 - Regular meeting
f.) August 19, 2026 - Special meeting
Staff's Recommendation: Acceptance of minutes as listed.
RESOLUTIONS
5. Approving Amendment No. 4 to the Professional Service Agreement to DataPath Inc of Modesto, California for Augmented Managed Information Technology (IT) Support Services (Public Works Director Vinson)
Staff's Recommendation: Adoption of Resolution No. 3645-26, Approving Amendment No. 4 to Professional Service Agreement, in a form approved by the City Attorney, to Data Path Inc of Modesto, California for Augmented Managed Information Technology Support Services; and authorizes and directs the City Manager to execute Amendment No. 4 on behalf of the City
ORDINANCES (WAIVING SECOND READING AND ADOPTION):
6. Adoption of an Ordinance CS 1083 Adopting a Zoning Ordinance Text Amendment Amending Chapter 17.12 Entitled Administration and General Conditions of the Atwater Municipal Code and Adopting Zoning Map Amendment to the Official Atwater Zoning Map (Community Development Director Hanson Lan)
Staff's Recommendation: Waiving the Second Reading and
Adoption of Ordinance No. CS 1083 adopting Zoning Ordinance Text Amendment amending Chapter 17.12 Administration and General Conditions of the Atwater Municipal Code and amending the City of Atwater Zoning Map.
***END OF CONSENT CALENDAR***
REPORTS AND PRESENTATIONS FROM STAFF:
7. Awarding a General Construction Contract with Consolidated Engineering Inc. for the East Broadway Overlay Project (Public Works Director Vinson)
Staff's Recommendation: Motion to adopt Resolution No. 3646-26 awarding a General Construction Contract, in a form approved by the City Council Agenda for Meeting of August 24, 2026 Page 4 City Attorney, to Consolidated Engineering Inc. of Valley Springs, CA, for the East Broadway Overlay Project, City Project 26-01, Bid Call No. 737-26, in an amount not to exceed $293,580 and authority construction contract change orders up to an aggregate amount of $44,037 (15%); and authorize and direct the City Manager or designee to execute all contract documents and sign a Notice of Completion on behalf of the City; or
Motion to adopt staff's recommendation as presented.
8. Finance Director Employment Agreement with Sara N. Miller (Interim City Manager Martin)
Staff's Recommendation: Motion to adopt Resolution No. 3647-26 to ratify Finance Director Employment Agreement in the annual amount of $145,672.97 plus benefits with Sara N. Miller, in a form approved by the City Attorney; and authorize and direct the Interim City Manager to execute the Agreement on behalf of the City; or
Motion to approve staff's recommendation as presented.
9. City Manager Employment Agreement with Janell A. Martin (City Attorney Splendorio)
Staff's Recommendation: Motion to adopt Resolution No. 3648-26 to appoint Janell A. Martin as City Manager and approve City Manager Employment Agreement, in a form approved by the City Attorney, with Janell Martin; and authorize and direct the Mayor to execute the agreement on behalf of the City.
CITY COUNCIL REPORTS/UPDATES
• Mayor Pro Tem Cale, District 1
• City Council Member Rochester, District 2
• City Council Member Ambriz, District 3
• City Council Member Raymond, District 4
• Mayor Nelson
ADJOURNMENT
City Council Agenda for Meeting of August 24, 2026 Page 5 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
In accordance with California Government Code Section 54957.5, any writing or document that is a public record, relates to an open session agenda item and is distributed less than 72 hours prior to a regular meeting will be made available for public inspection in the office of the City Clerk during normal business hours at 1160 Fifth Street, Atwater, California.
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.
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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.
LEVINE ACT PUBLIC PARTY/APPLICANT DISCLOSURE OBLIGATIONS:
Applicants, parties, and their agents who have made campaign contributions totaling more than $250 (aggregated) to a Councilmember over the past 12 months, must publicly disclose that fact for the official record of that agenda item. Disclosures must include the amount of the campaign contribution aggregated, and the name(s) of the campaign contributor(s) and Councilmember(s). The disclosure may be made either in writing to the City Clerk prior to the agenda item consideration, or by verbal disclosure at the time of the agenda item consideration.
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