EXETER
EXETER CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
TUESDAY, APRIL 23, 2024
Closed Session - 6:00 p.m.
Regular Session - 7:00 p.m.
137 North "F" Street, Exeter, California 93221
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 on the City's website at www.cityofexeter.com anc
available for viewing at the Council Chambers
6:00 p.m.
A. CALL TO ORDER CLOSED SESSION
B. PUBLIC COMMENTS REGARDING CLOSED SESSION MATTERS - Comments from the ublic are limited to items listed on the closed session matters (GC 54954.3a). Speakers will b llowed three (3) minutes. Please begin your comments by stating your name and providing you 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)(4) Conference with Legal Counsel
Re: Potential Initiation of Litigation by the City: One (1) case
3. 54956.95 Consideration of Liability Claims
Claimant: Rosalie Stailey
Claimed Against: City of Exeter
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
Pastor Piepgrass
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
I. 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 April 09, 2024 regular meeting minutes (pp. 4 - 8)
2. Payment of Bills (pp. 9 - 13)
3. April 12, 2024, Payroll (pp. 14 - 19)
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.
4. Per the requirements of Assembly Bill 481, 1) allow public comment and questions concerning the annual report and the funding, acquisition and use of the equipment, 2) review and renew EPD Policy 706 - Military Equipment (Attachment I), 3) review the AB 481 Military Equipment Annual Report 2023 (Attachment 2), and 4) by opting to not modify or rescind it, renew Ordinance No. 703 (pp. 20 - 43)
Presented by John Hall, Chief of Police
K. CITY COUNCIL ITEMS OF INTEREST
L. CITY ADMINISTRATOR/DEPARTMENT COMMENTS
M. REGULAR MEETING ADJOURNMENT
State of California
County of Tulare SS.
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 1 2024.
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Francesca Quintana, City Clerk
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Materials related to an item on this Agenda submitted to the legislative body after distribution of the agenda packet are available for public inspection at City of Exeter, Administration Office 100 N. C Street, Exeter CA during normal business hours.