CITY OF FAIRFIELD
FAIRFIELD CITY COUNCIL
CONCURRENT MEETING
CITY COUNCIL AND
SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2023; 6:00 PM
COUNCIL CHAMBER, 1000 WEBSTER STREET, FAIRFIELD,
CA 94533 OR VIA ZOOM
MINUTES
CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Catherine "Cat" Moy called the meeting to order at 6:01 p.m.
ROLL CALL
On roll call were Councilmembers Doug Carr, Scott Tonnesen, Rick Vaccaro, K. Patrice Williams, and Mayor Moy. Vice Mayor Pam Bertani and Councilmember Doriss Panduro were absent.
INVOCATION
Worship Chaplain Steven Richardson of Travis Air Force Base gave an invocation.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Councilmember Vaccaro led the Pledge of Allegiance.
COUNCIL REPORTS
Councilmember Williams congratulated Dan Marshall on his one-year anniversary as Police Chief and thanked him for his excellent leadership. She reported she attended a conference on homelessness in Oakland on November 1(Equitable Investments for a Thriving Bay Area) hosted by the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco in partnership with Urban Habitat and United Way Bay Area. She shared that Solano County is the most under-resourced county in the Bay Area for , homelessness (visit https:Huwba.org/blog/new-study-reveals-giving-disparities/).
Councilmember Tonnesen reported that 45 downtown businesses participated in the Halloween Stroll, and 400-500 kids attended. He thanked Economic Development Project Manager Keisha Mamaril, Downtown Coordinator Debi Tavey, and his wife Pam Tonnesen, for helping pass out candy.
Councilmember Vaccaro congratulated John Sturdee for being selected as the permanent Fire Chief.
He reported he attended the pallet shelter's opening at Samoan Christian Fellowship Church and thanked Pastor Alex Ledoux and staff for their important work in the community. Lastly, he asked if the meeting could be adjourned in George Weston's name, who passed away on September 29, 2023.
George opened the An6euser Busch Budweiser plant in Fairfield in 1976 as plant manager. He was also very instrumental in persuading Intercommunity Hospital (now NorthBay) to open in Fairfield.
Councilmember Carr congratulated Fire Chief Sturdee and invited the community to attend the Veterans Day Parade on Saturday, November 11, in Fairfield.
Mayor Moy invited the community to attend the Harry T. Price Council Chamber Dedication before the
next City Council meeting on November 21 at 5:30 p.m. in front of the Chamber. She stated that the late Mayor Price served as mayor for 17 years, served on the City Council and the Planning Commission, and was an English teacher at Vanden High School for 35 years.
CITY MANAGER REPORT
Assistant City Manager Savita Chaudhury had nothing to report.
CITY ATTORNEY REPORT
City Attorney David Lim had nothing to report.
CITY CLERK REPORT
City Clerk Karen Rees reported that the Golf Advisory Board, Mosquito Abatement District Board, and the Youth Commission have open seats. She shared that volunteers are needed for the Veterans Day Parade and that the Sister City program requires volunteers as Nirasaki students are visiting Fairfield from December 1-14, 2023 (the first time since the pandemic).
PRESENTATIONS
1. Proclamation declaring Travis Air Force Base 80th Anniversary presented by Field Representative Ron Turner of Senator Bill Dodd's Office to TAFB Chaplain Richardson.
2. Proclamation and Poem declaring Native American Heritage Month Presented by Poet Laureate Suzanne Bruce and Mayor Catherine "Cat" Moy to Alejandro Cabrera — Government Affairs Manager of Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation (who was unable to attend in person but sent a statement of thanks).
3. Proclamation declaring America Recycles Day presented by Councilmember Carr to Public Works Management Analyst Corey Beavers, along with Sandra Gonzalez and Gina Vasquez from Republic Services.
4. Transportation Manager Diane Feinstein and Transportation Management Analyst Lindsay Parker gave a FAST Connect Microtransit Program presentation. They screened a video that the MOD team created and thanked Bill Way, Whitney Skillman, and Jake Slonecker.
PUBLIC COMMENTS
The following individuals spoke about the annual Toy Run the motorcycle riders participate in each year:
Jim Jacobs, Rodger McGillivary, Eugene Ahu, John MacKenzie, Alfred Ledoux, and Brother Raymond Courtemanche.
William Penn spoke about Fairfield 101 Civic Academy and the water treatment plants.
Matt Lidou spoke (online) about Markeley Lane.
CONVENED MEETING OF THE SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE FAIRFIELD REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY SUCCESSOR AGENCY AT 7:05 PM.
NEW BUSINESS
5. Director of Finance John Furtado recommended to Council that it approve Resolution SA2023-02 of the Successor Agency to the Fairfield Redevelopment Agency Approving Preliminary and Final Official Statements and a Continuing Disclosure Certificate Relating to the Issuance and Sale of Tax
Allocation Refunding Bonds to Refinance Outstanding Bonds of the Former Fairfield Redevelopment Agency and Successor Agency.
RECONVENED MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL AT 7:11 P.M.
There were no requests to speak.
Councilmember Carr made a motion to approve Resolution SA2023-02. Councilmember Vaccaro seconded the motion. The motion carried unanimously (5-0).
CONSENT CALENDAR
6. Approval of Meeting Minutes from September 2023
7. Resolution 2023-262 of the City Council of the City of Fairfield Approving the First Amendment to the Ground Lease Between the City of Fairfield and Compu-Tech Lumber Products, Inc. for the Right -of -Way Land Located Near Walters Road, Fairfield
8. Resolution 2023-263 of the City Council of the City of Fairfield Approving Conveyance of an Easement to Pacific Gas and Electric Company Within a City -owned Parcel Located off of Lopes Road, More Commonly Known as Assessor's Parcel Number 0180-130-100 and Authorizing the City Manager to Execute an Easement Deed
9. Second Reading and Adoption of Ordinance 2023-12 of the City Council of the City of Fairfield Authorizing the Levy of a Special Tax in Within the City of Fairfield Community Facilities District No. 2023-2 (Train Station Specific Plan II)
10. Resolution 2023-264 of the City Council of the City of Fairfield Approving FAST's Participation in the Clipper BayPass Pilot Program Participation Agreement and Authorizing the City Managerto Execute the Clipper BayPass Pilot Program Participation Agreement
11. Resolution 2023-265 of the City Council of the City of Fairfield Approving a Funding Agreement Between the City of Fairfield and the Solano Transportation Authority for Transition of SolanoExpress Commuter Services
12. Resolution 2023-266 of the City Council of the City of Fairfield Ordering the Summary Vacation of the Public Service Easements Formerly Adjacent to and Within a Guittard Way Cul-de-Sac
13. Resolution 2023-267 of the City Council of the City of Fairfield Approving the Purchase for the Security Operations Center (SOC) and Security Event Information Management (SEIM) Services and Managed Risk Services Annual Renewal from Reseller SHI International (SHI)
14. Resolution 2023-268 of the City Council of the City of Fairfield Approving a Professional Services Agreement with Park Consulting Group to Implement EnerGov Land Management System (LIVIS), Permitting and License Software
15. Resolution 2023-269 of the City Council of the City of Fairfield Authorizing the City Manager to Execute ProCare Services Agreement Between the City of Fairfield and Stryker There were no requests to speak on the consent calendar.
Councilmember Vaccaro made a motion to approve the consent calendar. Councilmember Carr seconded the motion. The motion carried unanimously (5-0).
ADJOURNED IN MEMORY OF GEORGE WESTON AT 7:12 P.M. TO TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2023, 6:00 P.M., COUNCIL CHAMBER.
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