EXETER CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
ACTION MINUTES
February 10, 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, February 10, 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
Mayor called the closed session to order at 6:00 p.m.
B. PUBLIC COMMENTS REGARDING CLOSED SESSION MATTERS
No public comments were presented.
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: Two (2) Cases (facts not known to potential plaintiffs)
2. 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
3. 54956.9(d)(4) Conference with Legal Counsel
Re: Potential Initiation of Litigation: One (1) Case
7:00 p.m.
D. CALL TO ORDER REGULAR SESSION
Mayor called the regular session to order at 7:00 p.m. City Attorney noted that there was no reportable action out of closed session.
E. INVOCATION
Led by Mayor Johnson.
F. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Led by Council Member Alves.
G. PUBLIC COMMENTS
Public comment was received from Kirk Gilles. Mr. Gilles informed the City Council and members of the public that he attended the Measure P meeting in his capacity as the Measure P representative and noted that the committee is requesting the City’s second quarter reports. He also provided an update from the Exeter Cemetery District.
Public comment was received from Sandy Blankenship. Ms. Blankenship stated that she will be attending City Council meetings on behalf of the Exeter Chamber of Commerce and expressed her enthusiasm about working collaboratively with the City.
H. 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 January 27, 2026, Regular Meeting Minutes (pp. 5 – 9)
2. Approval of the Payment of Bills for January 23, 2026 (pp. 10 – 16)
3. Approval of Payroll for the Period of January 11, 2026, to January 25, 2026 (pp. 17 – 24)
4. Adoption of Resolution No. 2026-04, A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Exeter Approving an Updated Salary Schedule to Include the Code Enforcement Officer Classification (pp. 25 – 38)
5. Approval of a Two-Year School Resource Officer Agreement Between the City of Exeter and the Exeter Unified School District for Fiscal Years 2026–2028 (pp. 39 - 62)
6. Authorizing a Project Cost Increase for Replacement of the Clarifier Gearbox at the Wastewater Treatment Plant (pp. 63 – 65)
7. Authorize the Purchase of Eight Fire Hydrants from Pace Supply and Appropriating the Necessary Funds (pp. 66 – 68)
8. Authorize an Agreement for the Installation of Replacement Fire Hydrants with Charles Testerman General Engineering (pp. 69 – 80)
Approval of Consent Calendar
1st 2nd Result JONHSON WILSON ALVES RIDDLE LENTZ
WILSON RIDDLE (5-0) AYE AYE AYE AYE AYE
I. 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. Consider Approval of Dedication Plaque Text and Design for the Mike Germaine Bark Park (pp. 81 – 87)
Presented by Jason Ridenour, City Administrator
City Administrator provided a report for the City Council and members of the public.
Mayor opened the item up for public comment. No public comment was received.
Approval of Dedication Plaque Text and Design for the Mike Germaine Bark Park 1st 2nd Result JONHSON WILSON ALVES RIDDLE LENTZ
WILSON RIDDLE (5-0) AYE AYE AYE AYE AYE
2. Authorize the Replacement of the Fire Department Roof and Authorize the City Administrator to Execute an Agreement with M&M Roofing of Tulare, CA and any Documents Thereto, and Appropriate the Necessary Funds (pp. 88 – 94) Presented by Zachary Boudreaux, Public Works Director
Public Works Director provided a report for the City Council and members of the public.
Mayor opened the item up for public comment. No public comment was received.
Authorization of the Replacement of the Fire Department Roof and Authorizing the City Administrator to Execute an Agreement with M&M Roofing of Tulare, CA and any Documents Thereto, and Appropriate the Necessary Funds
1st 2nd Result JONHSON WILSON ALVES RIDDLE LENTZ
ALVES JOHNSON (5-0) AYE AYE AYE AYE AYE
3. Consider Approval of Agreement for Professional Services with A&M Consulting Engineers for Contract City Engineer Services for the City of Exeter, Appointing the City Engineer, and Authorizing Execution of the Agreement (pp. 95 – 153) Presented by Zachary Boudreaux, Public Works Director
Public Works Director provided a report for the City Council and members of the public.
Mayor opened the item up for public comment. No public comment was received.
Approval of Agreement for Professional Services with A&M Consulting Engineers for Contract City Engineer Services for the City of Exeter, Appointing the City Engineer, and Authorizing Execution of the Agreement
1st 2nd Result JONHSON WILSON ALVES RIDDLE LENTZ
JOHNSON RIDDLE (5-0) AYE AYE AYE AYE AYE
J. CITY COUNCIL ITEMS OF INTEREST
Council Member Alves announced that rain is expected early next week. He shared that sandbags and sand are available for the community at Public Works. He also noted that the World Ag Expo began today and will run through Thursday and encouraged the community to attend. He shared that folks from around the world attend the expo.
Mayor Pro Tem Wilson announced that there is an upcoming Water Board meeting. He reported ongoing discussions with the City Administrator and Public Works Director regarding transitioning to in-house landscaping services.
Council Member Riddle reported attending the Water Commission meeting. She also announced the upcoming Chili Cook-Off community event. Council Member Riddle shared her interest in developing a program to provide City pins to EUSD staff and graduating students to share the city’s motto. Additionally, she attended the Downtown Merchants meeting. Water Commission calendars were made available to the public by Council Member Riddle.
Council Member Lentz had no report.
Mayor Johnson reminded the public of the upcoming Annual Chamber of Commerce Awards Dinner.
K. CITY ADMINISTRATOR/DEPARTMENT COMMENTS
City Administrator, Public Works Director, Chief of Police, Finance Director, City Attorney and City Clerk/Human Resources Manager provided comments/reports.
L. REGULAR MEETING ADJOURNMENT
Mayor adjourned the meeting at 7:32 p.m.
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Francesca Quintana, City Clerk