EXETER CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
January 13, 2026, 6:00 PM
City Hall, 137 North F Street
Exeter, California 93221
Mayor
Jacob Johnson
Mayor Pro Tem
Jeff Wilson
Council Members
Vicki Riddle
Frankie Alves
Bobby Lentz
Notice is hereby given that the Exeter City Council will hold a Regular Meeting on Tuesday, January 13, 2026, at 6:00 p.m. in person at Exeter City Hall located at 137 N. F St. in Exeter California, 93221.
Staff Reports related to items on the agenda are available on the City’s website at https://cityofexeter.ca.gov/ and available for viewing at City Hall. 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. GC 54956.9(d)(2) – Conference with Legal Counsel
Re: Anticipated Litigation/Significant Exposure to Litigation – Three (3) Cases: Facts Not Known to Potential Plaintiffs
2. GC 54956.9(d)(4) Conference with Legal Counsel
Re: Anticipated Litigation – Initiation of Litigation: One (1) Case
3. 54956.9(d)(1) Conference with Legal Counsel
Re: Existing Litigation – One (1) Case:
City of Exeter v. Sandra Kay Bumgarner, et al., Tulare County Superior Court No.
VCU323368
7:00 p.m.
D. CALL TO ORDER REGULAR SESSION
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
1. Service Recognition of Operations Manager Dan Espinola (pp. 5 – 6) Presented by Mayor Pro Tem Wilson
2. Employee of the Quarter Award (pp. 7 – 8)
Presented by Mayor Pro Tem Wilson
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 December 9, 2025, Regular Meeting Minutes (pp. 9 – 14)
2. Approval of the Payment of Bills for December 8, 2025, December 12, 2025, and December 26, 2025 (pp. 15 – 29)
3. Approval of Payroll for the Periods of November 17, 2025, to November 30, 2025; December 1, 2025, to December 14, 2025, and December 15, 2025, to December 28, 2025 (pp. 30 – 49)
4. Approval of a Temporary Street Closure and the Use of Joyner Park for a High School Reunion Special Event hosted by the Center for Art Culture & History (CACHE) on Saturday April 18, 2026 (pp. 50 – 55)
5. Approval of a Temporary Street Closure, Temporary No Parking and a Special Event Fee Waiver Request for the 2026 Rocky Hill Triathlon on March 14, 2026 (pp. 56 – 61)
6. Approval of a Facility Use Request, Temporary Street Closure and a Fee Waiver Request for the Annual Motorfest on March 14, 2025, from the Exeter Chamber of Commerce (pp. 62 – 69)
7. Approval of a Facility Use Request and a Special Event Fee Waiver for a ‘Downtown Second Saturday’ Event beginning February 14, 2026, from the Exeter Mural Committee and Exeter Mural Store (pp. 70 – 75)
8. Adoption of Resolution No. 2026-01, A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Exeter for Fiscal Year 2025-26 Transportation Development Act Claim by the City of Exeter and Concurrence to a Claim by City of Visalia, Tulare County Regional Transit Agency, and Tulare County Association of Governments (TCAG) (pp. 76 – 80)
9. Consider authorizing the Exeter Little League to Place an Additional Cargo Container for Storage at Dobson Field Adjacent to their Existing Seatrain (pp. 81 – 83)
10. Adoption of Resolution No. 2026-02, A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Exeter, Approving the Request of a 3-Year Pilot Project to Utilize $35,000 a Year of Measure R Funding for the Maintenance of Bike and Pedestrian Trail/Walking Path Improvements within the City of Exeter and Authorization to Sign a Supplemental Agreement with Tulare County Transportation Authority (TCTA) (pp. 84 – 87)
11. Approval of Addendum No. 1 to the 2024–2026 School Resource Officer Agreement with Exeter Unified School District to Reduce SRO Staffing from Two Officers to One Officer for the 2025–2026 School Year and Adjust Costs Accordingly (pp. 88 – 102) 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. Second Reading: Ordinance No. 717, An Ordinance of the City of Exeter Repealing and Replacing Title 6 Animals, Chapters 6.04 through 6.16, and Adding Chapters 6.20, 6.22,
6.24 and 6.28 to the City of Exeter Code of Ordinances, Regarding Comprehensive Updates to the City’s Animal Control Regulations (pp. 103 – 160) Presented by Julia Lew, City Attorney
2. Consideration of Design of New Mike Germaine Bark Park Sign in Honor of Mike Germaine and Park Sign Construction Material (pp. 161 – 170) Presented by Zachary Boudreaux, Public Works Director
3. Council Review and Direction Regarding Downtown Parking Improvements (pp. 171 – 179)
Presented by Kevin Gross, Contract City Engineer
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 January 9, 2026, 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 314 W. Firebaugh, Exeter CA 93221 during normal business hours.