February 20, 2024 - 1 - 11:45 AM A G E N D A • C I T Y C O U N C I L M E E T I N G
February 20, 2024 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 meeti ng 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
February 20, 2024 - 2 - 11:45 AM 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 and mic check.
All callers will be placed on mute, and at the appropriate time for you r comment your microphone will be unmuted.
In order for everyone to be heard, please limit your comments to 5 minutes 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 will 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 wanting to make a verbal comment via call will need to ensure that they accessed the WebEx meeting with audio and microphone transmission capabilities.
CALL TO ORDER
FLAG SALUTE - Councilmember Bessinger
ROLL CALL
PRESENTATIONS/PROCLAMATIONS
1. Presentation of Proclamation honoring Mike Leonardo for over 35 Years of Service to the Region in Various Positions in the Transportation Field.
2. Presentation - Update on Tourism by Lisa Oliveira, President/CEO Fresno Clovis Convention and Visitors Bureau.
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 o rdinance be read in full, further reading of the resolution or ordinance shall be deemed waived by unanimous consent of the Council.
February 20, 2024 - 3 - 11:45 AM CONSENT CALENDAR - Items considered routine in nature are to be placed upon the Consent Calendar. They will all be conside red 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 Consent 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 cons idered Consent items.
3. Administration - Approval - Minutes from the February 5, 2024, Council Meeting.
4. Administration - Approval – Agreement Between City of Clovis and the Business Organization of Old Town for Fiscal Years 2023-2024 and 2024-2025.
5. Administration - Receive and File – Business Organization of Old Town (BOOT) First Quarter Report, July through September 2023.
6. Administration - Receive and File – Business Organization of Old Town (BOOT) Second Quarter Report, October through December 2023.
7. Finance – Receive and File – Investment Report for the Month of September 2023.
8. Finance – Receive and File – Treasurer’s Report for the Month of September 2023.
9. General Services – Approval - Res. 24-___, Approving a Side Letter Agreement wi th The Clovis Professional and Technical Association to Add a 401(a) Plan.
10. General Services – Approval – Res. 24 -___, Amending the City’s FY 2023 -2024 Position Allocation Plan by adding one (1) Information Technology Technician and two (2) Information Technology Specialists, and removing (1) Senior Information Technology Analyst and one (1) Cybersecurity Analyst Position within the Administration Department.
11. Planning and Development Services – Approval – Bid Award for CIP 23-26 ADA Curb Return Ramps 2024 – T1; and Authorize the City Manager to Execute the Contract on behalf of the City. (Councilmember Mouanoutoua has a conflict of interest on this item)
ADMINISTRATIVE ITEMS - Administrative Items are matters on the regular City Council Agenda other than Public Hearings.
12. Receive and File – Update on the Restaurant Rewards Program.
Staff: Chad McCollum, Director of Economic Development, Housing and Communications
Recommendation: Receive and File
13. Receive and File – Update on the Information Technology Division.
Staff: Jesse Velez, I.T. Deputy Director
Recommendation: Receive and File
COUNCIL ITEMS
14. Consider Approval – Change of Council Meeting Schedule.
Staff: John Holt, City Manager
Recommendation: Approve
February 20, 2024 - 4 - 11:45 AM
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 and certain matters related to personnel and real estate transactions.
15. Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1)
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – EXISTING LITIGATION
Case Name: Desiree Martinez v. City of Clovis, et al., Case No. F082914
RECONVENE INTO OPEN SESSION AND REPORT FROM CLOSED SESSION
ADJOURNMENT
FUTURE MEETINGS
Regular City Council Meetings are held at 6:00 P.M. in the Council Chamber. The following are future meeting dates:
Mar. 4, 2024 (Mon.) (To be Cancelled)
Mar. 11, 2024 (Mon.)
Mar. 18, 2024 (Mon.)
Apr. 1, 2024 (Mon.)
Apr. 8, 2024 (Mon.)
Apr. 15, 2024 (Mon.)