City
EXETER
EXETER CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
TUESDAY, APRIL 8, 2025
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 Jacob Johnson Vacant
INTERIM CHIEF OF POLICE MAYOR PRO TEM CITY ATTORNEY
Robert Schimpf Jeff Wilson Julia Lew
FINANCE DIRECTOR/CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS CITY PLANNER
TREASURER
Eekhong Franco Frankie Alves Greg Collins
Vicki Riddle
CITY CLERK Bobby Lentz CITY ENGINEER
Francesca Guintana Martin Querin
DEPUTY CITY CLERK
Christina Arias
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: Adam Ennis
Employee Groups: Unrepresented Positions: Misc. Department Heads and City Administrator
2. 54956.9(d)(1) Conference with Legal Counsel
Re: Existing Litigation: City of Exeter v. Lillian Dignan, Tulare Superior Court No. VCU315971
3. 65956.9(d)(4) Conference with Legal Counsel
Re: Potential Initiation of Litigation: One (1) Case
4. 65956.9(d)(2) Conference with Legal Counsel
Re: Significant Exposure to Litigation: Three (3) Cases 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
Presented by Pastor Zoll.
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 ndividual, ten (10) minutes for an individual representing a group, and thirty (30) minutes overall for he entire public comment period, unless otherwise indicated by the Mayor. Although not require speakers are asked to begin their comments by stating their name and city of residence.
H. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS:
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 March 25, 2025, regular meeting minutes (pp. 4 - 8)
2. Payment of Bills (pp. 9 - 13)
3. March 28, 2025, Payroll (pp. 14 - 19)
4. Approval of a request from the Exeter Mural Gallery and Downtown Merchants for the use of Mixter Park on the 2nd Saturday of each month between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. and a Special Event Permit fee waiver in the amount of $166.00 (pp. 20 - 28)
5. Quarter 1 Treasurer's Report (pp. 29 - 30)
6. Quarter 2 Treasurer's Report (pp. 31 - 32)
7. Approval of Police Department temporary restroom rental for an additional three (3) months through the end of the repair and remodel of the Police/Administration building (pp. 33 - 34)
8. Approve and authorize Mayor to sign and submit a letter of opposition to Senate Bill (SB) 79 (Wiener) regarding transit-oriented development and its implications for local land use authority (pp. 35 - 38)
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. Discussion and direction regarding appointment to Measure R Citizens Oversight Committee (pp. 39 - 40)
Presented by Francesca Quintana, City Clerk/Human Resources Manager
2. Receive three-month update on the repair and remodel of the Police Department/Administration Building (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 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 outside of City Hall 137 N. F St. Exeter CA 93221 on April 4, 2025 and online on the City of Exeter website.
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 314W. Firebaugh, Exeter CA 93221 during normal business hours.