August 19, 2024 - 1 - 12:06 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
August 19, 2024 6:00 PM Council Chamber
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August 19, 2024 - 2 - 12:06 PM CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTION PROHIBITIONS AND MANDATORY DISCLOSURE - Pursuant to Government Code section 84308, a Councilmember shall not accept, solicit, or direct a campaign contribution of more than $250 from any party or their agent, or from any participant or their agent, while a proceeding involving a license, permit, contract, or other entitlement for use is pending before the City or for 12 months after a final decision is rendered in that proceeding. Any Councilmember who has received a campaign contribution of more than $250 within the preceding 12 months from a party or their agent, or from a participant or their agent, must disclose that fact on the record of the proceeding and shall not make, participate in making, or in any way attempt to use their official position to influence the decision.
Pursuant to Government Code section 84308(e), any party to a covered proceeding before the City Council is required to disclose on the record of the proceeding any campaign contribution, including aggregated contributions, of more than $250 made within the preceding 12 months b y the party or their agent to any Councilmember. The disclosure shall be made as required by Government Code Section 84308(e)(1) and 2 CCR Section 18438.8. No party or their agent, and no participant or their agent, shall make a campaign contribution of mo re than $250 to any Councilmember during the covered proceeding or for 12 months after a final decision is made in that proceeding. The foregoing statements do not constitute legal advice, and parties and participants are urged to consult with their own legal counsel regarding the applicable requirements of the law.
CALL TO ORDER
FLAG SALUTE - Councilmember Basgall
ROLL CALL
PRESENTATIONS/PROCLAMATIONS
1. Presentation of Proclamation to Transit Employees Juan Lomeli and Dayana Contreras for Outstanding Service.
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 3 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.
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 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 considered Consent items.
2. Administration - Approval - Minutes from the August 12, 2024, Council Meeting.
3. Finance – Receive and File – Investment Report for the Month of March 2024.
4. Finance – Receive and File – Treasurer’s Report for the Month of March 2024.
5. Finance – Receive and File – Investment Report for the Month of April 2024.
6. Finance – Receive and File – Treasurer’s Report for the Month of April 2024.
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7. General Services – Approval – Res. 24-___, Authorizing the City Manager to execute the agreement with the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) for the Sustainable Transportation Planning Grant FY2024 -25 in the amount of $172,500 to fund the Clovis Transit Strategic Operations Plan; and Approval – Res. 24 -___, to amend the FY2024-25 budget of the Transit budget to reflect the receipt of $152,714 from the Caltrans grant and the allocation of $19,786 from the Local Transit Fund (LTF) for the local match requirement.
8. General Services – Approval – Res. 24 -____, Renewing Medical Plan Options for Eligible Retirees and Restating the Eligibility Requirements for Participation in the Plan for the 2025 Plan Year.
9. General Services - Approval – Approve the first amendment to the Emcor Services Agreement for the Maintenance of Heating, Ventilation and Air -Conditioning Equipment; and Authorize the City Manager to execute the First Amendment Agreement contract extension with Emcor Services to include a 5% increase for a total annual proposed cost of $237,966.82.
10. Police - Approval - Res. 24 -___, Authorizing the Police Chief and the Police Department to execute the 2024 -2025 Department of A lcoholic Beverage Control Alcohol Policing Partnership grant agreement; and Approval - Amend the Police Department budget to reflect the award of $71,400.00.
ADMINISTRATIVE ITEMS - Administrative Items are matters on the regular City Council Agenda other than Public Hearings.
11. Consider Approval – Authorize Staff to Proceed with a Proposition 218 Public Hearing and Majority Protest Vote to Implement a Water Meter Installation Fee to Unmetered Parcels in Tarpey Village.
Staff: Kevin Tuttle, Supervising Civil Engineer
Recommendation: Approve
12. Consider Approval - A request to approve the Behymer -Sunnyside Southwest Reorganization annexation agreement and to authorize the City Manager and City Attorney to make minor modifications to the agreement as necessary.
Staff: Lily Cha, Senior Planner
Recommendation: Approve
PUBLIC HEARINGS - A public hearing is an open consideration within a regular or special meeting of the City Council, for which special notice has been given and may be required. When a pub lic hearing is continued, noticing of the adjourned item is required as per Government Code 54955.1.
13. Consider items associated with approximately 333 acres of land located adjacent to the north side of Highway 168 from Armstrong Avenue to Owens Mountain Parkway; otherwise known as the City of Clovis Research and Technology Park. Various property owners; City of Clovis, applicant.
a. Consider Approval - Res. 24-___, GPA2021-007, A request to amend the General Plan to correctly designate the Research and Technology Park boundary in Focus Area 6, incorporate amendments allowing campus -affiliated housing within the Research August 19, 2024 - 4 - 12:06 PM and Technology Park and include the existing P -C-C and P -F zone districts as consistent zone districts within the MU-BC land use designation; and b. Consider Introduction - Ord. 24-___, OA2021-004, A request to amend the Clovis Development Code as a cleanup action to further define the MU -BC land use designation to allow for certain ancillary campus-affiliated housing uses in the R-T zone district, add development standards for the campus -affiliated housing uses and establish an R-T overlay zone district; and
c. Consider Introduction - Ord. 24-___, R2021-010, A request to rezone approximately 63 properties inconsistently zoned withi n the designated Research and Technology Park plan area from the R -A, R-1-AH, R-1-7500, R-1-8500 and C-P zone districts to the R-T zone district or R-T overlay zone district; and d. Consider Approval – Res. 24-___, A request to amend the Clovis Research an d Technology Architectural Guidelines to add development and design standards for campus-affiliated housing consistent with the General Plan and Development Code.
Staff: McKencie Perez, Senior Planner
Recommendation: Approve
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.
14. Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1)
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – EXISTING LITIGATION
Case Name: City of Clovis v. Tyco Fire Products LP, U.S. District Court, District of South Carolina; Case No. 2:24-cv-02321-RMG
15. Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1)
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – EXISTING LITIGATION
Case Name: City of Clovis v. BASF Corporation, U.S. District Court, District of South Carolina; Case No. 2:24-cv-0317-RMG
16. Government Code Section 54957
PUBLIC EMPLOYEE APPOINTMENT/EMPLOYMENT
Title: City Manager
RECONVENE INTO OPEN SESSION AND REPORT FROM CLOSED SESSION
ADJOURNMENT
August 19, 2024 - 5 - 12:06 PM
FUTURE MEETINGS
Regular City Council Meetings are held at 6:00 P.M. in the Council Chamber. The following are future meeting dates:
Sept. 3, 2024 (Tue.)
Sept. 9, 2024 (Mon.)
Sept. 16, 2024 (Mon.)
Oct. 7, 2024 (Mon.)
Oct. 14, 2024 (Mon.)
Oct. 21, 2024 (Mon.)