Dos Palos City Council Minutes
October 18, 2022
A, CALL TO ORDER: Mayor April Hogue called a regular meeting of the, Dos Palos City Council to order at 6:02 pm in the City-County Building at 1546-1554 Golden Gate Avenue in Dos Palos, California on Tuesday, October 18, 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: Acting City Clerk Dewayne Jones called Roll finding all City Councilmembers present: Mayor April Hogue, Mayor pro Tern Debbie Orlando, Counci!member Thomas Pigg, Councilmember Armando Bravo, and Councilmember Marcus Porter, Others present included: City Attorney Mike Linden, City Manager Dewayne Jones, Director of Utilities Craig Hackett, Chief of Police Rich McEachin, Director of Finance Manuela Sousa, Public Works Director Gordon Bonds and numerous others, 4, Urgency Additions or Deletions: A motion was made by CoU11cilmember Porter and seconded by Mayor Pro Tern Orlando to move Business item 5 to Business item 1 and move Business item 1 to Business item 5. The motion passed 5-0 as follows: AYES: Hogue, Orlando, Pigg, Bravo, and Porter. NOES: None. ABSENTATIONS: None, ABSENT: None. • 5, Public Forum: Claudia Bautista, 2702 Evelyn Lane, asked the City Council to maintain their composure during the meeting.
Larry Azevedo, 4701 Eucalyptus Road, Dos Palos, spoke about c01mnunity and school district rally's pending a potential run for office.
Cindy Enriquez, 2265 Marguerite Street, is concerned about abandoned housfs in Dos Palos and asked what the City is doing to enforce.
B. Commendations, Presentations, and Proclamations:
None
C. Consent Calendar:
1. It wus moved by Councilmember Pigg and seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Orlando to approve the minutes of the September 20, 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 Councilmember Pigg and seconded by Mayor Pro Tern Orlando to approve the Treasures Rep01t for May 2022. The motion passed 5-0 as follows: A YES: Hogue, Orlando, Pigg, Bravo, and Porter. NOES: None. ABSENTATIONS: None. ABSENT: None
3. It was moved by Councilmember Pigg and seconded by Mayor Pro Tern Orlando to approve the Pre-Paids for September 2022. The motion passed 5-0 as follows: A YES: Hogue, Orlando, Pigg, Bravo, and Porter. NOES: None. ABSENTATIONS: None, ABSENT: None.
4. It was moved by Councilmember Pigg and seconded by Mayor Pro Tern Orlando to approve the Warrants for October 2022. The m9tion passed 5-0 as follows: A YES: Hogue, Orlando, Pigg, Bravo, and Porter, NOES: None. ABSENTATIONS: None. ABSENT: None.
D, Business:
1, Following a staff report it was moved by Councilmember Pigg and seconded by J.V.!ayor Pro Tern Orlando to award the bid for the Thomas Street project to Redstone Construction 111 the amount not to exceed $218,760.00, The motion passed 5-0 as follows: A YES: Hogue, Orlando, Pigg, Bravo, and Porter. NOES: None. ABSENTATIONS: None. ABSENT: None. 2, A public hearing was opened at 6:13pm for O\dinance 434, Adopting by Reference, the 2022 California Building Codes, The public hearing closed at 6:15pm with no one commenting. It was moved· by Mayor Pro Tem Orlando and seconded by Councilmember Brnvo to waive the first reading. The motion passed 5-0 as follows: A YES: Hogue, Orlando, Pigg, Bravo, and Porter, NOES: None. ABSENTATIONS: None. ABSENT: None. A motion to Introduce Ordinance 434 was moved by Councilmember Pigg and seconded by Councilmember Porter. 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 se_conded by Councilmember Pigg to Authorize the City Manager. to enter into an MOU with Merced County Fire for Participation in a FEMA Grant for Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus. The motion _ passed 5-0 as follows: AYES: Hogue, O1-Iando, Pigg, Bravo, and Porter. NOES: None.
ABSENTATIONS: None. ABSENT: None.
4, Following a staff report it was moved by Councilmember Pigg and seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Orlando to Transfer $95,000 from LAIF to the Sewer Capital Fund for the purchase of a Grinder at the Wastewater Treatment Plant. The motion passed 5-0 as follows: A YES: Hogue, Orlando, Pigg, Bravo, and Porter. NOES: None. ABSENTATIONS: None, ABSENT: None,
5. A public hearing was opened at 6:37pm for Ordinance 433, Off-Sale and On-Sale of Alcohol.
The public hearing closed at 6:55pm with the following comments:
Randy Miles, 2342 Marguerite Street, stated the Class 41 Alcohol License should not change, Katie Miller, 921 California Avenue, supports the process of the Ordinance but not the increase, It was moved by Councilmember Porter and seconded by Councilmember Pigg to waive the first reading. The motion passed 3-0-2 as follows: A YES: Orlando, Pigg, and Porter. NOES: None.
ABSENTATIONS: Hogue, Bravo. ABSENT: None. A motion to Introduce Ordinance 433 was moved by Councilmember Pigg and seconded by Councilmember Porter. The motion passed 3-0- 2 as follows: A YES: Orlando, Pigg, and Porter. NOES: None. AB SENTA TIONS: Hogue, Bravo.
ABSENT: None,
E. Correspondence, Events, Council and Stnff' Reports:
Various reports were presented.
F. Executive (closed) Session: None,
H. Adjournment: The meeting was adjourned at 7:50pm in memory of:
Emily Vincent 95
Roberta Rodriguez 62
Michael Truhett 61
Dewayne Jones