Dos Palos City Council Minutes
May 17th , 2022
A. CALL TO ORDER: Mayor April Hogue called a regular meeting of the Dos Palos City Council to order at 6:04 pm in the City-County Building at 1546-1554 Golden Gate Avenue in Dos Palos, California on Tuesday, May 17th, 2022.
1. The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Mayor Pro Tern Debbie Orlando.
2. An invocation was made by Councilmember Pigg.
3. Roll Call: City Clerk Ysidro Garcia called Roll finding all City Councihnembers present: Mayor April Hogue, Mayor pro Tern Debbie Orlando, Councilmember Thomas Pigg, Councilmember Armando Bravo, and Councilmember Marcus Porter.
Others present included: City Attorney Edward Amaral, City Manager Dewayne Jones, Director of Utilities Craig Hackett, Sergeant Chavez, Director of Finance Manuela Sousa, Public Works Director Gordon Bonds and numerous others.
4. Urgency Additions or Deletions: A motion was made by Councilmember Pigg and seconded by Mayor Pro Tern Orlando to add two proclamations to the agenda. B3: Proclamation honoring the 98th mmual celebration of the Festa de Dovino Espiritu Santo and B4: Honoring Decoration Day.
The motion passed 5-0 as follows: A YES: Hogue, Orlando, Pigg, Bravo, and Porter. NOES: None.
ABSENTATIONS: None. ABSENT: None.
5. Public Forum: The mayor set a 3-minute clock. Darlene Ingersoll from the Merced County Registrar of Voters informed the public of the upcoming election and provided dates and times where you could vote. Tony Whitehurst invited the public May 251ll for a gathering at Whitehurst Chapel at 5pm. Thanking Dos Palos and the community for allowing them to stay in business all these years.
B. Commendations, Presentations, and Proclamations:
I. Mayor Hogue presented a proclamation to the Whitehurst Funeral Chapel for 100 years in business. Tony Whitehurst received the proclamation and thanked the City of Dos Palos. Hoping to continue working here and serve another 100 years.
2. A plaque was presented to City Attorney Ed Amaral for his dedicated service to the City of Dos Palos. Ed thanked the Council for the plaque and said "It was an honor to serve Dos Palos for 15 years and happy to work with City Staff.".
3. The 98th Annual Festa de Dovino Epsiritu Santo will be held at the DES hall Saturday and Sunday. There will be a parade of the Ox Carts and food served.
4. A proclamation was presented to Honor Decoration Day. Memorial Day event at the Cemetery will start at 11am. Memorial Day also known as Decoration Day is a day to remember those who have died in service to our country.
C. Consent Calendar:
1. It was moved by Mayor Pro Tern Orlando and seconded by Councilmember Bravo to approve the minutes of the April 19th 2022 regular meeting. The motion passed 5-0 as follows: A YES:
Hogue, Orlando, Pigg, Bravo, and Porter. NOES: None. ABSENTATIONS: None. ABSENT:
None
2. It was moved by Mayor Pro Tern Orlando and seconded by Councilmember Bravo to appmve the Treasures Report for December 2021. The motion passed 5-0 as follows: AYES: Hogue, Orlando, Pigg, Bravo, and Porter. NOES: None. ABSENTATIONS: None. ABSENT: None
3. It was moved by Mayor Pro Tern Orlando and seconded by Councilmember Bravo to approve the Pre-Paids for April 2022. The motion passed 5-0 as follows: AYES: Hogue, Orlando, Pigg, Bravo, and Porter. NOES: None. ABSENTATIONS: None. ABSENT: None.
4. It was moved by Mayor Pro Tern Orlando and seconded by Councilmember Bravo to approve the Warrants for May 2022. The motion passed 5-0 as follows: AYES: Hogue, Orlando, Pigg, Bravo, and Porter. NOES: None. ABSENTATIONS: None. ABSENT: None.
D. Business:
I. Following a staff report it was moved by Cotmcilmember Porter and seconded by Mayor Pro Tern Orlando to adopt Resolution 2022-05 List of Projects for FY 2022/2023 funded by SB 1. The motion passed 5-0 as follows: A YES: Hogue, Orlando, Pigg, Bravo, and Porter. NOES: None.
ABSENTATIONS: None. ABSENT: None.
2. Following a staff report it was moved by Councilmember Porter and seconded by Councilmember Bravo to authorize Resolution 2022-06 the Execution of the City Attorney Agreement. The motion passed 5-0 as follows: A YES: Hogue, Orlando, Pigg, Bravo, and Porter.
NOES: None. ABSENTATIONS: None. ABSENT: None.
3. Following a staff report it was moved by Mayor Pro Tern Orlando and seconded by CoU11cilmember Bravo to Consider the purchase of a pick up truck for the Public Works Department. The motion passed 5-0 as follows: AYES: Hogue, Orlando, Pigg, Bravo, and Porter.
NOES: None. ABSENTATIONS: None. ABSENT: None.
4. After the waiving of the second reading regarding Ordinance 432 Military Equipment Use Policy, Mayor Hogue opened the Second Public Hearing at 6:37pm. The question came up of what type of military equipment did the city plan to use. City staff responded with the use being "Bean Bag Gun". The Hearing was closed at 6:38pm. It was then moved by Councilmember Porter and Seconded by Councilmember Bravo to adopt Ordinance 432 Military Equipment Use Policy. The motion passed 5-0 as follows: A YES: Hogue, Orlando, Pigg, Bravo, and Porter. NOES: None.
ABSENTATIONS: None. ABSENT: None.
E. Correspondence, Events, Council and Staff Reports:
Various reports were presented.
F. Executive (closed) Session: None.
H. Adjournment: The meeting was adjourned at 7:08pm in memory of:
Mary Lee Martin 96
Dolly Giomi 95
Alva Pankratz 86
Gilbert Coehlo 80
Gerald "Jeny" Martin 68
Donnell Smith 60
Ernest Sanders 5 6