July 18, 2022 - 1 - 2:50 PM A G E N D A • C I T Y C O U N C I L M E E T I N G
July 18, 2022 6:00 PM Council Chamber
In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance to access the City Council Chamber to participate at this meeting, please contact the City Clerk or General Services Director at (559) 324 -2060 (TTY – 711). Notification 48 hours prior to the meeting will enable the City to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to the Council Chamber.
The Clovis City Council meetings are open to the public at the physical address listed above. There are numerous ways to participate in the City Council meetings: you are able to attend in person; you may submit written comments as described below; you may participate by calling in by phone (see “Verbal Comments” below); and you may view the meeting which is webcast and accessed at www.cityofclovis.com/agendas.
Written Comments
• Members of the public are encouraged to submit written comments at:
www.cityofclovis.com/agendas at least two (2) hours before the meeting (4:00 p.m.). You will be prompted to provide:
▪ Council Meeting Date
▪ Item Number
▪ Name
▪ Email
▪ Comment
• Please submit a separate form for each item you are commenting on.
• A copy of your written comment will be provided to the City Council noting the item number.
If you wish to make a verbal comment, please see instructions below.
• Please be aware that any written comments received that do not specify a particular agenda item will be marked for the general public comment portion of the agenda.
• If a written comment is received after 4:00 p.m. on the day of the meeting, efforts will be made to provide the comment to the City Council during the meeting. However, staff cannot guarantee that written comments received after 4:00 p.m. will be provided to City Council during the meeting. All written comments received prior to the end of the meeting will be made part of the record of proceedings.
Council Chamber, 1033 Fifth Street, Clovis, CA 93612 (559) 324-2060 www.cityofclovis.com
July 18, 2022 - 2 - 2:50 PM Verbal Comments
• If you wish to speak to the Council on an item by telephone, you should contact the City Clerk at (559) 324-2060 no later than 4:00 p.m. the day of the meeting.
• You will be asked to provide your name, phone number, and your email. You will be emailed instructions to log into Webex to participate in the meeting. Staff recommends participants log into the Webex at 5:30 p.m. the day of the meeting to perform an audio check.
• All callers will be placed on mute, and at the appropriate time for your comment your microphone will be unmuted.
• In order for everyone to be heard, please limit your comments to 5 minute s or less, or 10 minutes per topic
Webex Participation
• Reasonable efforts will be made to allow written and verbal comment from a participant communicating with the host of the virtual meeting. To do so, a participant will need to chat with the host and request to make a written or verbal comment. The host w ill make reasonable efforts to make written and verbal comments available to the City Council. Due to the new untested format of these meetings, the City cannot guarantee that these written and verbal comments initiated via chat will occur. Participants desiring to make a verbal comment via chat will need to ensure that they accessed the meeting with audio transmission capabilities.
CALL TO ORDER
FLAG SALUTE - Councilmember Whalen
ROLL CALL
PUBLIC COMMENTS - This is an opportunity for the members of the public to address the City Council on any matter within the City Council’s jurisdiction that is not listed on the Agenda. In order for everyone to be heard, please limit your comments to 5 minutes or less, or 10 minutes per topic. Anyone wishing to be placed on the Agenda for a specific topic should contact the City Manager’s office and submit correspondence at least 10 days before the desired date of appearance.
ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS - With respect to the approval of resolutions and ordinances, the reading of the title shall be deemed a motion to waive a reading of the complete resolution or ordinance and unless there is a request by a Councilmember that the resolution or ordinance be read in full, furth er reading of the resolution or ordinance shall be deemed waived by unanimous consent of the Council.
CONSENT CALENDAR - Items considered routine in nature are to be placed upon the Consent Calendar. They will all be considered and voted upon in one vote as one item unless a Councilmember requests individual consideration. A Councilmember’s vote in favor of the Consent Calendar is considered and recorded as a separate affirmative vote in favor of each action listed. Motions in favor of adoption of the C onsent Calendar are deemed to include a motion to waive the reading of any ordinance or resolution on the Consent Calendar. For adoption of ordinances, only those that have received a unanimous vote upon introduction are considered Consent items.
July 18, 2022 - 3 - 2:50 PM
1. Administration - Approval - Minutes from the July 5, 2022, Council Meeting.
2. Administration - Approval – Waive Normal Purchasing Process and Approve the Purchase of Replacement Desktop Computers and Servers using Competitively Bid Contracts with Purchasing Provisions for California State and Local Government Agencies.
3. Finance – Receive and File – Findings & Recommendations from Community Facilities District Citizens Committee.
4. Finance - Approval - Res. 22-___, Measure C Extension Local Trans portation Pass Through Revenues Certification and Claim Forms for 2022-23.
5. General Services – Approval - Claim Rejection of the General Liability Claim on behalf of Juan De La Torre.
6. General Services – Approval – Res. 22-___, Amending the City’s FY 22-23 Position Allocation Plan by deleting two (2) Principal Office Assistant positions and adding two (2) Staff Analyst positions within the Fire Department.
7. Planning and Development Services – Approval – Bid Award for CIP 21 -10 Fowler Avenue Street Improvements and Authorize the City Manager to Execute the Contract on behalf of the City.
8. Planning and Development Services – Approval – Final Acceptance for CIP17 -28 Sunnyside Avenue Bike Lane.
9. Planning and Development Services - Approval – Res. 22-___, Final Map Tract 6166, located in the southeast area of Highland and Gettysburg Avenues (Lennar Homes of California, LLC).
10. Planning and Development Services - Approval – Res. 22 -___, Annexation of Proposed Tract 6166, located in the southea st area of Highland and Gettysburg Avenues to the Landscape Maintenance District No. 1 of the City of Clovis (Lennar Homes of California, LLC).
PUBLIC HEARINGS - A public hearing is an open consideration within a regular or special meeting of the City Cou ncil, for which special notice has been given and may be required. When a public hearing is continued, noticing of the adjourned item is required as per Government Code 54955.1.
11. Consider Approval - Res. 22-___, SPR2001-018A2, A request to approve a s ite plan review amendment for the construction of a new ± 2,500 square foot visitor center for the Botanical Garden located at 945 N. Clovis Avenue. Clovis Botanical Garden, Anne Clemons, applicant; City of Clovis, owner; Dwight Kroll, representative.
Staff: Lily Cha, Senior Planner
Recommendation: Approve
ADMINISTRATIVE ITEMS - Administrative Items are matters on the regular City Council Agenda other than Public Hearings.
12. Consider Adoption – Ord. 22-06, R2008-007A3, A request to amend the Loma Vista Community Centers North and South Master Plan to remove the planned local street identified as Marengo Avenue within Planning Area 1 and Planning Area 2 and to adjust the underlying R -3 Zone District to reflect the modified circulation layout. AP Multifamily, LP, property owner; Wathen Castanos Homes, applicant; Precision Civil Engineering, representative. (Vote: 4-0-1 with Councilmember Whalen absent)
Staff: Karey Cha, City Clerk
Recommendation: Adopt
July 18, 2022 - 4 - 2:50 PM
COUNCIL ITEMS
13. Consider Approval – Appointment to City Representative to the Governing Board of the Fresno Metropolitan Flood Control District (FMFCD) Board of Directors.
Staff: John Holt, City Manager
Recommendation: Approve
14. Consider Approval – A Request from the 500 Club Casino for the City Council to Oppose Proposition 26 Which, if Passed, Would Legalize Sports Betting at American Indian Gaming Casinos and Licensed Racetracks in California.
Staff: John Holt, City Manager
Recommendation: Approve
15. Consider – To Provide Direction on the Measure C Renewal, a half -cent sales tax dedicated to funding new roads, freeways, sidewalks, trails and public transportation in Fresno County Renewal being considered by the Fresno County Transportation Authority.
Staff: Ryan Burnett, Engineering Program Supervisor
Recommendation: Provide Direction
CITY MANAGER COMMENTS
COUNCIL COMMENTS
CLOSED SESSION - A “closed door” (not public) City Council meeting, allowed by State law, for consideration of pending legal matters a nd certain matters related to personnel and real estate transactions.
16. Government Code Section 54957.6
CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS
Agency Designated Representatives: John Holt, Andrew Haussler, Shonna Halterman, and Scott G. Cross
Employee Organization: Unrepresented Employee: Management Employees
ADJOURNMENT
MEETINGS AND KEY ISSUES
Regular City Council Meetings are held at 6:00 P.M. in the Council Chamber. The following are future meeting dates:
Aug. 1, 2022 (Mon.)
Aug. 2 (Tue.) - Sep. 5 (Mon.) Summer Recess
Sep. 6, 2022 (Tue.)
Sep. 12, 2022 (Mon.)
Sep. 19, 2022 (Mon.)