EXETER
EXETER CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
TUESDAY, APRIL 09, 2024
CITY ADMINISTRATOR MAYOR PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR
Adam Ennis Frankie Alves Daymon Qualls
CHIEF OF POLICE MAYOR PRO TEM CITY ATTORNEY
John Hall Justin Mills Julia Lew
FINANCE DIRECTOR/CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS CITY PLANNER
TREASURER
Eekhong Franco Jacob Johnson Greg Collins
Vicki Riddle
CITY CLERK Barbara Sally CITY ENGINEER
Francesca Quintana Martin Querin
Staff Reports related to items on the agenda are available 6:00 p.m.
A. CALL TO ORDER CLOSED SESSION
B. PUBLIC COMMENTS REGARDING CLOSED SESSION MATTERS - Comments from the public are limited to items listed on the closed session matters (GC 54954.3a). Speakers will be allowed three (3) minutes. Please begin your comments by stating your name and providing your City of residence.
C. ADJOURN TO CLOSED SESSION PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION(S):
1. 54957.6 Conference with Labor Negotiations
Agency Negotiator: Shelline Bennett
Employee Groups: All represented and unrepresented employees
2. 54956.9(d)(3) Conference with Legal Counsel
Re: Significant Exposure to Litigation: One (1) case - facts not known to potential plaintiff
3. 54956.9(d)(4) Conference with Legal Counsel
Re: Potential Initiation of Litigation by the City: One (1) case
4. 54957 Annual Evaluation
Position: City Administrator
7:00 p.m. (or, immediately following Closed Session)
D. CALL TO ORDER REGULAR SESSION AND REPORT ON CLOSED SESSION ITEMS (if any)
E. INVOCATION
F. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
G. PUBLIC COMMENTS:
This is the time for citizens to comment on subject matters that are not on the agenda that are within the jurisdiction of the Exeter City Council. In compliance with public meeting laws, Council cannot discuss topics that are not included on the published agenda. This is also the time for citizens to comment on items listed on the Consent Calendar or to request an item from the Consent Calendar be pulled for discussion purposes. Public comments related to all pulled Consent Calendar Items and all Individual Business or Public Hearing Items that are listed on this agenda will be heard at the time that item is discussed or at a time the Public Hearing is opened for comment.
In fairness to all who wish to speak tonight, comments shall be limited to five (5) minutes for each individual, ten (10) minutes for an individual representing a group, and thirty (30) minutes overall for the entire public comment period, unless otherwise indicated by the Mayor. Although not required, speakers are asked to begin their comments by stating their name and city of residence.
H. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS (if any):
None
1. CONSENT CALENDAR:
Items listed under the Consent Calendar are considered routine and will be enacted by one motion.
There will be no separate discussion of these matters unless a request is made and then the item will be removed from the Consent Calendar to be discussed and voted upon by a separate motion.
1. Approval of March 26, 2024 regular meeting minutes (pp. 4 - 7)
2. Payment of Bills (pp. 8 - 12)
3. March 29, 2024, Payroll (pp. 13 - 18)
4. Approve a request by Exeter, A Festival of Arts Mural Team to close South E Street, from Pine Street to the public parking lot South of the Wildflower Café and use Mixter Park on May 05, 2024, from Noon to 10:00 p.m., and waive the $160.00 special event application fee and $50.00 street closure fee for their annual Garden Party fundraiser (pp. 19 - 29) J. INDIVIDUAL BUSINESS ITEMS:
Comments related to Individual Business and Public Hearing Items are limited to three (3) minutes per speaker, for a maximum of 30 minutes per item. The Mayor may reasonably limit or extend the public comment period to preserve the Council's interest in conducting efficient, orderly meetings.
1. Adoption of Resolution 2024-07, Directing the City Engineer to Prepare a Report for the current twenty (20) City of Exeter Landscape and Lighting Maintenance Assessment Districts 91-01A; 91-01B; 97-01; 98-01; 08-01; 06-01; 05-01; 05-02; 04-01; 04-02; 04-03; 04-04; 04-05; 03-01; 03- 02; 01-01; 01-02; 00-01, 00-02, and 23-01; Adoption of Resolution 2024-08, Intent to Levy and Collect Assessments on Landscape and Lighting Maintenance Assessment Districts 98-01; 97-01; 91-01A; 91-01B; 08-01; 06-01; 05-01; 05-02; 04-01; 04-02; 04-03; 04-04; 04-05; 03-01; 03-02; 01-01; 01-02; 00-01, 00-02, and 23-01; and set the Public Hearing for July 09, 2024 (pp. 30 - 35) Presented by Eekhong Franco, Director of Finance
2. Discussion and consideration of designating a subordinate officer or body to make determinations of public convenience or necessity regarding Alcohol Beverage Control (ABC) license applications where an undue concentration of licenses exist (pp. 36 - 40) Presented by Francesca Quintana, City Clerk/Human Resources Manager
3. Council consideration of joint sponsorship with the Exeter Chamber of Commerce for one Concert In The Park in July or August 2024 at a total cost to the City of up to about $5,250.00 ($3,750.00 for event and up to $1,500.00 for insurance) (pp. 41- 43) Presented by Adam Ennis, City Administrator
K. CITY COUNCIL ITEMS OF INTEREST
L. CITY ADMINISTRATOR/DEPARTMENT COMMENTS
M. REGULAR MEETING ADJOURNMENT
State of California
County of Tulare
City of Exeter
I declare under penalty of perjury that I am employed by the City of Exeter, in the Administrator's Office; and that I posted this Agenda on the bulletin board in the Finance Office and on the bulletin board outside of City Hall on April 05, 2024.
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Francesca Quintana, City Clerk
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