Dos Palos City Council Meeting Minutes
April 16th, 2024
A. Call to Order: Mayor April Hogue called a Regular Meeting of the Dos Palos City Council to order at 6:01 pm in the City-County Building at 1546 Golden Gate Avenue in Dos Palos, California on Tuesday April 16th, 2024.
1. Flag Salute: The Pledge Of Allegiance was led by Councilmember Debbie Orlando.
2. Invocation: An Invocation was led by Councilmember Thomas Pigg.
3. Roll Call: Acting City Clerk Dewayne Jones called Roll finding All Five Councilmembers present: Mayor Hogue, Mayor Pro Tern Marcus Porter, Councilmember Debbie Orlando, and Councilmember Thomas Pigg and Councilmember Armando Bravo.
4. Urgency, Additions or Deletions: None.
5. Public Comment: None.
B. Commendations, Presentations, and Proclamations: •
1. National Day of Prayer Proclamation was skipped for now.
2. A Proclamation for the 101st Dos Palos DES Celebration was skipped.
3. A presentation of the Audited Financial Statements for July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2023 were presented.
C. Consent Calendar:
1. It was Moved by Councilmember Pigg and Seconded by Councilmember Porter to Approve the Minutes of the March 19, 2024 Regular Meeting. The Motion passed 5-
0. AYES: Hogue, Bravo, Pigg, Orlando and Porter. NOES: None. Absent: None.
2. It was Moved by Councilmember Pigg and Seconded by Councilmember Porter to Approve the Pre-Paids for March 2024. The Motion passed 5-0. AYES: Hogue, Bravo, Pigg, Orlando and Porter. NOES: None. Absent: None.
3. It was Moved by Councilmember Pigg and Seconded by Councilmember Porter to Approve the Warrants for April 2024. The Motion passed 5-0. AYES: Hogue, Bravo, Pigg, Orlando and Porter. NOES: None. Absent: None.
4. It was Moved by Councilmember Pigg and Seconded by Councilmember Porter to accept the resignation of Planning Commissioner Dustin Young and Appoint Olga Flores to the Dos Palos Planning Commission. The Motion passed 5-0. AYES: Hogue, Bravo, Pigg, Orlando and Porter. NOES: None. Absent: None.
5. It was Moved by Councilmember Orlando and Seconded by Councilmember Pigg to Accept the 2022-2023 Audit as Presented. The Motion passed 5-0. AYES: Hogue, Bravo, Pigg, Orlando and Porter. NOES: None. Absent: None.
D. Business:
1. City Manager Dewayne Jones reported there were only two applicants for the Fireworks Sale Permit Lottery this year. The applicants were Dos Palos Bronco Athletic Boosters and Dos Palos Girls Softball. The Boosters are allowed a booth every year automatically. Following the Report It was Moved by Councilmember Orlando and Seconded by Councilmember Pigg to Award the Fireworks Sales Permit Lottery to the Dos Palos Athletic Boosters and Dos Palos Girls Softball. The Motion passed 5-0. AYES: Hogue, Bravo, Pigg, Orlando and Porter. NOES: None. ABSENT:
None.
2. Following a Staff Report it was Moved by Councilmember Porter and Seconded by Councilmember Bravo to Appoint Councilmember Orlando as an alternate to the Wastewater JPA. The Motion passed 5-0. AYES: Hogue, Bravo, Pigg, Orlando and Porter. NOES: None. ABSENT: None.
3. Following a brief Report it was Moved by Councilmember Orlando and Seconded by Councilmember Bravo to Authorize the submission of a Loan Application to Rural Community Assistance Corp. The Motion passed 5-0. AYES: Hogue, Bravo, Pigg, Orlando and Porter. NOES: None. ABSENT: None.
4. Following a brief discussion on Downtown On-Street Parking, the City Council took no Action.
E. Correspondence, Events, Council and Staff Reports: Various Reports were made.
F. Adjournment: The Meeting was Adjourned at 7:37 to Closed Session per Government Code Section 54957, Threat to Public Service or Facilities.
G. Reconvene into Open Session and Report from Closed Session: No Action Taken.
H. Adjournment at 8:07pm in memory of locally departed:
Betty Wooten 94
Dorothy Cozzi 89
Phyllis Alves 81
Betty Pickard
Respectfully Submitted,
Dewayne
~ Jones
Acting City Clerk