DOS PALOS CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
City-County Building, 1554 Golden Gate Avenue
Dos Palos, California, USA
6:00 pm, Tuesday, March 15, 2022
A. CALL TO ORDER: by Mayor April Hogue
1. Flag Salute Pledge of Allegiance led by Mayor pro Tem Debbie Orlando
2. Invocation Led by Councilmember Thomas Pigg
3. Roll Call by City Clerk Ysidro Garcia
4. Urgency Additions or Deletions: Requires urgency and four affirmative votes
5. Public Forum: At this time, anyone present may comment upon any city-related business item, which is not on this agenda. Please state your name and address for the record. Please be concise and avoid repetition. The mayor may limit you to one presentation not to exceed three minutes in length. State law now requires at least twice as much time be allotted to a member of the public who utilizes a non-English translator. Response is not required. Action, if necessary is limited to staff referral, or with special conditions, placement on a future agenda.
B. CONSENT CALENDAR: Action
1. Approval of the Minutes of the regular meeting held February 15, 2022.
2. Approval of the Pre-Paids for February 2022.
3. Approval of the Warrants for March 2022.
C. UNFINISHED BUSINESS:
1. Review of RFP’s (Request for Proposals) for Legal Counsel (City Attorney), Report with additional information (continued from last meeting). Discussion Action
2. Authorization for Staff to Conduct Fireworks Sales Permit Lottery Report after deadline, 12 noon, Wednesday, March 30, 2022. Discussion Action
D. NEW BUSINESS:
1. Reading of a Proclamation Honoring Retiring City Manager Darrell Fonseca.
2. Comments from Officials, Staff, and the Public.
3. Farewell from City Manager Darrell Fonseca.
E. EVENTS & REPORTS:
1. City-County Relations Committee Dinner hosted by MCAG, 04-12-22 at the Multi-Cultural Arts Center, 645 W. Main Street, Merced.
2. Report Submitted from City Engineer Garth Pecchenino.
F. EXECUTIVE (Closed) SESSION: None.
G. ADJOURNMENT in memory of local departed: Gary Moore 80 Ann Huerta 77
Elena Badillo 76
Greg Allen 59
Robert Howard 38
Carlos Galindo 24
Jose Robledo, Jr. 23
Elias Flores 17
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The 96th City Council consists of Mayor April Hogue, Mayor pro Tempore Debbie Orlando, Councilmember Thomas Pigg, Councilmember Armando Bravo, and Councilmember Marcus Porter.
The 44th City Council Session is now underway and ends on November 15, 2022. The next available numbers of record are Ordinance #432 and Resolution 2022-02. Council meetings are held at 6:00 pm on the third Tuesday of each month. At least 72 hours prior to each regular city council meeting, a complete agenda packet is available for review on the city website: www.cityofdospalos.org. Effective May 10, 1990, agenda items must be provided (in their final form) to the City Manager before 12 noon on the Thursday prior to the Tuesday City Council meeting.
The City Council is required to respond to any applicable findings within 90 days of the release of the Merced County Grand Jury Annual Report. Form 700 Conflict of Interest information for 2021 from Councilmembers and certain staff are due to the Secretary of State by April 1, 2022. The Fair Political Practices Commission monitors this information.
The City Manager and Director of Finance completed a multi-year reorganization of all City Ordinances for digitalization and re-codification of the City’s Municipal Code. All information has been sent to Muni-Code for publishing and digital documentation. A response is expected later in 2022.
Street Repairs: The Reconstruction of Thomas Street is included in the 2021-2022 Budget Resolution 2021-11/Q utilizing available LTF and SB 1 RMRA funds. Measure V projects completed are 1. Downtown Sidewalks, and 2. Center Avenue North. The 3rd and next Measure V Street project will be East Blossom Street and connections from Lucerne Avenue to Palm Avenue scheduled for 2022-2026. East Blossom qualifies as an Arterial or Collector and is eligible for additional funding. Funding committed and secured thus far includes $1,004,812 in local Measure V Street funds and $158,355 in local Measure V Alternative/Sidewalk funds; $1,588,000 from Westside Regional funds previously programmed in 2019, and $2,387,000 that staff programmed on October 21, 2021 which was approved by the Westside Regional Committee on October 28, 2021, and MCAG on December 16, 2021, $783,039 in Rule 20A undergrounding funds; and $96,000 in anticipated local Measure V street and sidewalk funds to be received in 2022 for a total of $6,017,206 now available for the Blossom Street East Project. These totals do not yet include local water, sewer, or storm drainage funds. Future projects will require additional banking of Measure V funds currently accumulating at about $240,000 per year. The remaining projects are 4. Center Avenue South near Marks School, 5. Frank Avenue East near DP Elementary, 6. Downtown and Other Sidewalks Citywide, 7. Almond Avenue near the Cemetery, 8. Virginia Avenue, 9. Marks Subdivision (Geis, Johnson, Mumby, Jones), 10. Marguerite Street. The referendum requires these projects be completed first. After completion, Measure V funds may be used elsewhere.
Current Pending Grants include:
1. $30,000,000 from State of California for a New Water Plant, 100% grant.
2. $1,322,176 in Federal American Rescue Act funding following hearings held June 15, 2021 and June 29, 2021 for the Rehabilitation of the 750,000-800,000 Gallon Water Tank now under construction, half of this funding has been received.
3. $279,664 in the Federal Community Projects for the Water Plant Clarifier, approved March 9, 2022 in the House Appropriations Omnibus Funding package.
4. $177,952 State Parks & Recreation Per Capita Grant for replacement of the Pierini Park (youth ballpark) Announcer’s Booth/Concession Stand/Restroom building.
5. $140,000 in LEAP grant funding and $35,000 in REAP grant funding for the preparation of a new Housing Element.
6. $1,000 in Central San Joaquin Valley Risk Management Authority Sidewalk Repair Program Grant. //