Dos Palos City Council Regular Meeting Minutes
July 16, 2024
A. CALL TO ORDER: Mayor April Hogue called a Regular Meeting of the Dos Palos City Council to order at 6:00 pm in the City-County Building at 1546-1554 Golden Gate Avenue in Dos Palos, California on Tuesday, July 16, 2024.
1. Roll Call: Acting City Clerk , Manuela Sousa called the roll finding four Councilmembers present: Mayor Hogue, Councilmember Pigg, Councilmember Orlando, Councilmember Bravo, and Councilmember Porter.
2. The Flag Salute was led by Councilmember Debbie Orlando.
3. There Invocation was led by Councilmember Thomas Pigg.
4. Urgency Additions and Deletions: None
5. Public Comment: Katy Reed, announced she had pulled her paperwork to run for Mayor. Randy Miles, thanked the City for the nice work done on Blossom Street.
B. COMMENDATIONS, PRESENTATIONS, and PROCLAMATIONS:
1. Presentation of the Dispatcher of the Year award to Officer Rick McCord.
2. Presentation of the Officer of the Year award to Detective Adam Coronado.
C. CONSENT CALENDAR:
1. It was moved by Councilmember Pigg and Seconded by Councilmember Orlando to approve the Minutes for June 18, 2024 the motion was passed on a 5-0 as follows:
AYES: Hogue, Pigg, Orlando, Bravo and Porter. NOES: None. ABSENT: None.
2. It was moved by Councilmember Pigg and Seconded by Councilmember Orlando to approve the Pre-Paids for June 2024, the motion was passed on a 5-0 as follows:
AYES: Hogue, Orlando, Pigg, Bravo and Porter. NOES: None. ABSENT: None.
3. It was moved by Councilmember Pigg and Seconded by Councilmember Orlando to approve the Warrants for July, 2024 the motion was passed on a 5-0 as follows:
AYES: Hogue, Orlando, Pigg, Bravo and Porter. NOES: None. ABSENT: None.
D. BUSINESS:
1. Following a staff report it was moved by Councilmember Orlando and seconded by Councilmember Pigg to waive the first reading of Ordinance 439, the motion was passed 5-0, as follows: AYES: Mayor Hogue, Councilmember Orlando, Councilmember Pigg, Councilmember Bravo and Councilmember Porter. NOES:
None. ABSENT: None. The public hearing was opened at 6:12pm and closed at 6:13pm. It was moved by Councilmember Porter and seconded by Councilmember Orlando to introduce Ordinance 439, the motion was passed 5-0, as follows: AYES:
Mayor Hogue, Councilmember Orlando, Councilmember Pigg, Councilmember Bravo and Councilmember Porter. NOES: None. ABSENT: None.
2. Following a staff report it was moved by Councilmember Orlando and seconded by Councilmember Pigg to waive the first reading, the motion was passed 5-0, as follows: AYES: Mayor Hogue, Councilmember Orlando, Councilmember Pigg, Councilmember Bravo and Councilmember Porter. NOES: None. ABSENT: None.
The public hearing was opened at 6:15pm and closed at 6:27pm. It was moved by Councilmember Orlando and seconded by Councilmember Bravo to introduce Ordinance 440, with changes to the population and from 2 years to 1 year, the motion was passed 5-0, as follows: AYES: Mayor Hogue, Councilmember Orlando, Councilmember Pigg, Councilmember Bravo and Councilmember Porter. NOES:
None. ABSENT: None.
3. Following a staff report it was moved by Councilmember Bravo and seconded by Councilmember Pigg, to approve Resolution 2024-12, authorizing staff to prepare an American Rescue Act application for $128,876.53 for park improvements, building and planning software, website design, and police department technology, the motion was passed 5-0, as follows: AYES: Mayor Hogue, Councilmember Orlando, Councilmember Pigg, Councilmember Bravo and Councilmember Porter. NOES:
None. ABSENT: None.
4. Following a staff report it was moved by Councilmember Pigg and seconded by Councilmember Orlando to authorize the City Manager to go out to bid for the replacement of asphalt at Gino Pierini Ballpark, the motion was passed 5-0, as follows: AYES: Mayor Hogue, Councilmember Orlando, Councilmember Pigg, Councilmember Bravo and Councilmember Porter. NOES: None. ABSENT: None.
5. Following a staff report, it was moved by Councilmember Porter and seconded by Councilmember Orlando to enter into an employment agreement with the City Manager for two (2) years, beginning July 1, 2024, through June 30,2026, the motion was passed 5-0, as follows: AYES: Mayor Hogue, Councilmember Orlando, Councilmember Pigg, Councilmember Bravo and Councilmember Porter. NOES:
None. ABSENT: None.
E. CORRESPONDENCE, EVENTS, COUNCIL & STAFF REPORTS:
Various reports were made.
City Manager discussed dates for meeting for line changes, Sept 3rd, 2024 and road priorities, October 1, 2024.
F. ADJOURNMENT in memory of local departed: Barbara Weaver 75.
Meeting Adjourned at 7:05 pm.
Respectfully Submitted By:
Acting City Clerk
Manuela Sousa