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GATEWAY City Council Meeting
CITY OF Council Chambers, Chowchilla City Hall
RNIA 130 S. Second Street, Chowchilla, CA 93610
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PROSPERIT 153° Tuesday, April 25, 2023
FEBRUARY T NO CLOSED SESSION ~ Open Session: 4:00 p.m.
CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL - 4:06 p.m.
Mayor: Ray Barragan
Mayor Pro Tem: Kelly Smith
Council Members: Waseem Ahmed, John Chavez, Jeff Troost City staff and contract employees present: City Administrator Rod Pruett, City Attorney Mary Lerner, Police Chief Jeff Palmer, Fire Chief Fred Gaumnitz, Public Works Director Jason Rogers, Community & Economic Development Director Mark Hamilton, Finance Director Kerri Williams, Deputy Director of Recreation & Community Engagement Stacy Wisener, IT Systems Administrator Carlos Berrocal, City Clerk Joann McClendon
CONSIDERATION OF APPROVAL OF AGENDA
Additions and/or Deletions:
Motion by Council Member Chavez, Seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Smith to Approve the Agenda as Presented. Motion passed with Council Member Ahmed absent.
OPEN SESSION - 4:07 PM
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
INVOCATION: Council Member Troost
PRESENTATIONS/WORKSHOP - Section 1
1.1 Proclamations:
a. National Crime Victims' Week
PUBLIC ADDRESS
No one spoke.
COUNCIL AND STAFF VERBAL REPORTS - Section 2
2.1 COUNCIL VERBAL REPORTS
Legislative, Collaborative Agency, Ad Hoc
Council Member Chavez attended the Legislative Days in Sacramento with the City Administrator where they talked about organized crime in retail thefts, and until laws are changed people will continue to commit these types of crimes as there are no repercussions for it.
City Council Meeting MINUTES April 25, 2023
Council Member Troost attended a Valley Air Board Special City Selection meeting.
Mayor Pro Tem Smith attended the Live Fire training and very impressed by the entire event and thanked the Fire Chief for hosting the event.
2.2 STAFF VERBAL REPORTS
Deputy Director of Recreation & Community Engagement Wisener April 28 is the tree planting ceremony of the City's Centennial Tree at RC Wisener Park near the corner of Third and Trinity.
May 26 will be a Chowchilla Community Night at the Fresno Grizzly's game honoring the City's Centennial. Discounted tickets are available and information on how to obtain them.
City Clerk McClendon reported on her recent CalACT Conference she attended where she learned more about micro transit. Micro transit drivers are not required to have all of the licenses regular bus drivers need, and is something that could enhance our current public transit services.
City Administrator Pruett attended Legislative Days with Council member Chavez where our senator and assembly members spoke about Central Valley priorities, unfunded state mandates; along with the Community & Economic Development Director, have been meeting with the municipal financial advisors about refunding of the CFD, plan to meet with the property owners to give them an update; meeting with PG&E on current projects and prioritizing them; attended a continuing education class.
Public Works Director Rogers attended a MCTC meeting where the Board directed staff to put the Measure T renewal on the 2024 election. Staff worked with Mid Valley Disposal last week on a successful annual curbside cleanup event. At a previous meeting a resident addressed the City Council regarding on Robertson Boulevard regarding speed and additional stop signs. A speed study was completed by the City Engineer and will be brought back as a public hearing item before Council; however, a study did determine that a stop sign at Robertson Boulevard and Montgomery Lake is warranted and as a result the City will purchase a stop sign and install it at that location.
Community & Economic Development Director Hamilton at last week's Planning Commission meeting, they voted to change their meeting times from 7 to 5pm. They also approved the two caretaker units at Alwire, issued a temporary occupancy for O'Reilly Auto Parts.
Finance Director Williams has been catching up on some items that needed to be updated while she was out; preparing budget sheets to send out to department heads to plan for the 2023/24 fiscal year budget. A new Fiscal Manager has been hired.
Police Chief Palmer reported out on recent departmental stats and current status on vacancies and how they are being filled.
Fire Chief Gaumnitz last week he sat in on Fire Chief interview panel for the City of Firebaugh. 100% of the towns fire hydrants have been flow-tested. Weed abatement is in full swing. His department along with CSFA hosted a Live Fire training event at the Fire Station. This training included other fire departments from throughout the state.
CONSENT CALENDAR - Section 3
3.1 Approval of the April 11, 2023 City Council/Public Financing Authority Joint Meeting Minutes (McClendon)
City Council Meeting MINUTES April 25, 2023
3.2 Consideration of the Quarterly Fee Waiver Report (Pruett)
3.3 Consideration and Acceptance of the February 2023 Financials (Williams)
3.4 Consideration and Acceptance of the March 2023 Financials (Williams)
3.5 Consideration of the Quarterly PMP Report (Pruett)
3.6 Consideration and Acceptance of the March 2023 Check Register (Williams)
3.7 Consideration and Adoption of a City Council Resolution (28-23) Authorizing the City Administrator or Designee to Execute an Airport Land Lease Agreement with Thiel Air Care, Inc. (Rogers)
Motion by Council Member Troost, Seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Smith to Approve the Consent Calendar as Presented. Motion passed by roll call vote with Council Member Ahmed absent.
PUBLIC HEARINGS - Section 4
DEFERRED BUSINESS - Section 5
NEW BUSINESS - Section 6
6.1 Presentation: Quarterly Financial Investments Report (Pruett) *No staff report
6.2 Discussion and Direction Regarding the Use of American Rescue Plan Act Funds (Pruett)
The City Council directed staff to table the item and bring it back with additional information regarding the current water system and impacts of future developments.
ANNOUNCEMENTS - Section 7
APRIL 28 CENTENNIAL TREE PLANTING, CORNER OF 3R° & TRINITY AVE, 10AM MAY 4 NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER, VETERANS MEMORIAL PARK, 9AM MAY 9 CITY COUNCIL MEETING, CITY HALL, 4PM
MAY 11-14 CHOWCHILLA-MADERA COUNTY FAIR
MAY 13 CHOWCHILLA SPRING FESTIVAL PARADE & BBQ
MAY 17 PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING, CITY HALL, 5PM
MAY 26 CHOWCHILLA CENTENNIAL NIGHT @ FRESNO GRIZZLY'S
ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Barrgan adjourned the April 25, 2023 City Council meeting at 5:34 p.m.
ATTEST: APPROVED:
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Joann McClendon, CMC, City Clerk Mayor Ray Barragan