CITY COUNCIL/ COLTON UTILITY AUTHORITY/
COLTON PUBLIC FINANCING AUTHORITY AND COLTON HOUSING AUTHORITY
REGULAR MEETING MINUTES
June 6, 2023
RegularMeetingheld on the above-givendateat 6:00 p.m. in the Council Chamberof City Hall, with Mayor Navarro presiding.
INVOCATION: Deputy City Clerk Stephanie M. Vargas
FLAG SALUTE: Police Captain Tim Heusterberg
CITY COUNCIL ROLL CALL
Council Members Present Staff Present
Frank J. Navarro, Mayor Carlos Campos, City Attorney
David J. Toro StephanieM. Vargas, Deputy City Clerk
Kelly J. Chastain
Dr. Luis S. Gonzalez
John R. Echevarria
Council Members Absent
None
CEREMONIAL MATTERS
Presentations, Awards, Proclamations
Recognition- 2023 Recreation Employee of the Year
Recreational Services Manager, Heidi Strutz recognized Alex Pacheco, Senior Recreation Leader as the 2023 Recreation Employee of the Year. Alex Pacheco' s fellow coworkers voted him to be the obvious choice for this honor basedon him being a good role model, leader, and team member who represents theCommunityServiceDepartmentandtheir CoreValues. StrutzdescribedPacheco'sJourneyworking for theCity startingin 2019andpraisedhis willingnessto serveandthededicationhehasshown which has made him an essential member of the Community Services team.
Proclamation- Women Who Spark- Innovation in Utilities
Mayor Navarro read a Proclamation Certificate— Woman Who Spark- Innovation in Utilities, and recognized JessicaSutorus, Environmental Conservation Supervisor, for being nominated and selected for the award. Sheis recognized for her accomplishmentsin innovation for the work shehas accomplishedin developinganurbanforestmanagementplan,theElectricvehicleprogram, andfor securinggrantsandnewrevenuestreamsfor theCity of Colton.
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Proclamation- Colton Teachers Appreciation Day
CM Gonzalez read a Proclamation Certificate— Colton Teachers Appreciation Day, June 6, 2023. And thenpresentedtheteacherspresentwith a certificateof recognition.
Teachersbeing presenteda certificate:
o Miriam Borja
o Jennie Blinkinsop
o Lupe Cardenas
o Jeremy Dollins
o Eva Heras
o Robert Montano
o Ken Taber
o Evelin Villa
o David Wheatley
o Tom Wurz
MAYOR AND COUNCIL ITEMS
POSSIBLE CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURES FOR THE COUNCIL MEETING OF JUNE 6, 2023.
GIFT DISCLOSURES
Mayor Navarro askedthe memberspresentif therewere any agendaitems that were a conflict of interest pursuantto CMC Section2.04.030.Nonedisclosed.
AB 1234 ORAL REPORTS
Mayor Navarroaskedthe memberspresentif therewereanybrief reportson meetingsattendedat the expense of theCity. (GCSection53232.3(d).Nonedisclosed.
APPOINTMENTS
Youth Commissioner to Recreation and Parks Commission— Sonia Castillo CM Gonzalez submitted the name of Sonia Castillo for appointment to the Youth Commissioner to Recreation and Parks Commission.
Consensusby CouncilMembersPresent,No objections, soratified.
MAYOR AND COUNCIL DISCUSSION ITEMS
None
PUBLIC HEARINGS
None
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BUSINESS ITEMS
None
PUBLIC COMMENT
The following community members addressed the Council: Carlos Gonzalez, Joel Schwartz, John Baca, Veronica C. Gonzales, Rachel Carnell, Kathy A Davis, JuanDelgado, PamLemos.
CONSENT CALENDAR
Mayor Navarro presentsthe ConsentCalendarItems 1 through 19 Motion and Secondby CM Chastain/ CM Gonzalezto approveconsentcalendar.
Consent Items 6 and 7 removed from Consent Calendar for a separate Vote.
Vote: Unanimous, Motion Passes; Consent Calendar Items 1-19 passwith exception of Items 6 and 7, which were removed for a separate vote.
Mayor Navarro presentsItem 6 for discussion.
Council Discussion
Discernment and discussion betweenMayor and Councilmemberspresent,with clarification provide by staff:
Finance Director StaceyDabbs, Police Chief Dominguez, City TreasurerDe La Torre.
Motion andSecondby CM Echevarria/ CM Chastainto adoptItem 6 with amendmentto include4 additional positions; 1PoliceOfficer, 1Firefighter, 1CodeEnforcementOfficer, 1CustomerServiceOfficer.
Motion Amendedby CM Echevarriato reducethenumberof additionalpositionsbeingaddedbe2 insteadof 4; 2 Customer Service Officer Positions.
SubsequentMotion andSecondby MPT Toro/ MayorNavarroto approvethebudgetasis andto discussadding additional positions during the Midyear budget workshop.
PUBLIC COMMENT
Thefollowing communitymembersaddressedtheCouncil: GaryGrossich, CelestCarlos, andPamLemos.
Roll Call Vote- SubsequentMotion to approve the budget as is and discuss adding additional positions during themidyearbudgetworkshopFailswith CM Chastain, CM Gonzalez, andCM EchevarriavotingNo.
Roll Call Vote- Motion to Approve the Budget with the addition of 2 Customer Service Officer Positions Passes with CM Toro and Mayor Navarro voting no.
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Mayor Navarro presentsItem 7 for discussion.
Motion and Secondby CM Chastain/ MPT Toro to approve Item 7 Roll Call Vote- Motion Passes, Unanimous.
1) Minutes - Approval of Minutes for the City Council Special Meeting Held on May 15, 2023 and Regular Meeting Held on May 16, 2023, on file in the Office of the City Clerk. 2) City Treasurer' s Report- Receive and File City Treasurer's Report for February 2023. 3) Warrants - Approve US Bank voucher dated04/26/23 andtotaling $ 60,229.30; voucher numbers 205336 to 205420 dated04/26/2023 andtotaling $78,820.60; voucher numbers 205335, 205421 to 205540 dated04/27/2023 andtotaling $2,051,885.93; voucher numbers 205541 to 205678 dated 05/04/2023andtotaling $2,407,329.47; vouchernumbers205679to 205797dated05/11/2023and totaling $ 1,818,012.48 andapayroll disbursementlisting dated04/15/2023to 04/28/2023andtotaling 949, 176. 16.
4) Agreement- Cal- Fire - Approve and Adopt a Contract for Wildland Protection Agreement with Cal Fire, RESOLUTION NO. R- 45- 23.
5) Agreement- CJUSD - Approve and Adopt an Agreement with the Colton Joint Unified School District to providetwo SchoolResourceOfficersfor FY23/24.
6) Budget Adoption- FY2023- 24 - Approve and Adopt the Fiscal Year 2023- 24 Budget and the Annual GANN Limit for FY2023- 24, RESOLUTION NO. R- 55- 23, R- 56- 23, CHA- 02- 23, CUA- 02- 23. 7) Compensation/ Benefit Adjustments - Approve Recruitment and Retention Market Adjustments for City of Colton Employees, to Include Nine ( 9) Side Letters and Three ( 3) Resolutions, RESOLUTION NO.
R- 36- 23, R- 37- 23, R- 38- 23.
8) Contract Award- Sidepath, Inc. - Approve Contract to Sidepath, Inc. for the Virtual Infrastructure Refresh Project in the Amount of$ 256, 495. 68, Resolution No. R- 40- 23. 9) Grant- California State Library - Approve and Adopt a Resolution Authorizing Acceptance of California StateLibrary " Copy Cat" Grant, RESOLUTION NO. R-39-23. 10) Notice of Completion- FY21- 22 Asphalt Paving Project- Approve Notice of Completion( NOC) for the FY 21-22 Asphalt Paving Project.
11) Parcel Map No. 19926 - Accept Recordation of Final ParcelMap 19926for 2050 W. Valley Boulevard, the WoodSpring Suites.
12) Purchase - Police Patrol Vehicles - Approve Purchase of Ten( 10) Police Patrol Vehicles from Sourcewell Agreement RFP- 091521.
13) Purchase - Bert' s Mega Mall - Approve CAN- AM Commander Maxx OHV Purchase from Bert' s Mega Mall, UsingAcceptedBOSFunding, in theAmountof$ 42,970.82.
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14) Purchase - Omicron Electronics Corp, USA- Approve Purchase of Three Phase Transformer Test Set from Omicron Electronics Corp, USA, for $66,589.51.
15) Purchase - National Auto Fleet Group - Approve the Purchaseof aNew 2024 Kenworth T480 Dump Truck Through National Auto Fleet Group for the Water Utilities Division of the Public Works & Utilities Department, in the Amount of$ 182, 601. 75.
16) Purchase - APEX Officer- Approve Purchaseof a Virtual Reality Training Simulator from APEX Officer.
17) SB 1205 Mandated Inspection Reporting- Approve Resolution Accepting the SB1205 Mandated Inspection Report, RESOLUTION NO. R- 50- 23.
18) Set Public Hearing - LLMD I - SetPublic Hearing Date of June20, 2023 to Approve and Adopt the FollowingResolutionsto InitiateProceedingsfor theAnnualLevy of Assessmentsfor Landscape Lighting andMaintenanceDistrict I for FiscalYear2023/2024, RESOLUTIONNO. R-42-23, R-43-23, and R- 44- 23.
19) Set Public Hearing - LLMD II - SetPublic Hearing Date of June20, 2023 and Approve and Adopt the FollowingResolutionsto InitiateProceedingsfor theAnnualLevy of Assessmentsfor Landscape Lighting andMaintenanceDistrict II for FiscalYear2023/2024, RESOLUTIONNO. R-46-23, R-47-23, and R- 48- 23.
MAYOR AND COUNCIL ORAL REPORTS AND COMMENTS
Commentsfrom Mayor, CouncilandCity Treasureron variousissuesandactivitiesthroughoutthecommunity.
CITY MANAGER' S REPORTS
None.
ADJOURNMENT
At 8:30p.m.. MayorNavarroadjournedtheRegularCouncilMeeting.
Stephanie M. Vargas
Deputy City Clerk
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