CITY OF FAIRFIELD
FAIRFIELD CITY COUNCIL
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2024; 6:00 PM
HARRY T. PRICE MEMORIAL COUNCIL CHAMBER, 1000
WEBSTER STREET, FAIRFIELD, CA 94533 OR VIA ZOOM
AGENDA
MINUTES
CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Catherine "Cat" Moy called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m.
ROLL CALL
On roll call were Councilmembers Doug Carr, Doriss Panduro, Scott Tonnesen, Rick Vaccaro, and K.
Patrice Williams; Vice Mayor Pam Bertani,-and Mayor Moy.
INVOCATION
Scout Troop 100 member Landon Pace gave an invocation.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Scout Troop 482 Color Guard led the Pledge of Allegiance.
COUNCIL REPORTS
Councilmember Carr reported he attended the 106th Annual Solano County Farm Bureau Dinner and the Chocolate and Vine event hosted by Fairfield Community Services Foundation.
Vice Mayor Bertani welcomed everyone and said she would pass on a report due to an expected lengthy meeting.
Councilmember Panduro reported that she participated in the Point In Time Count of homeless residents on January 31. She thanked the volunteers, the Police Department's Homeless Intervention Team, and Homeless Services Manager Samantha Burrows.
Councilmember Vaccaro, Councilmember Tonnesen, and Mayor Moy did not have reports.
Councilmember Williams reported that she attended the Tri-City NAACP Fundraising Gala for Literacy and that the highlight of the evening was witnessing Solano County Librarian Mychal Threets (a major Tik Tok star!) and Children's Librarian Joan Parker, both from'the Fairfield Civic Center Branch, who received Unsung Hero/Shero awards. Mychal was recently on Good Morning America! He will be hosting "Afro Day" on March 30 at the Vallejo Library.
CITY MANAGER REPORT
City Manager David Gassaway shared that the restrooms in the back of the Council Chamber are not working, and that people can use the Police Department lobby restrooms. He reported that there was one change to the agenda: Item 4 on the Consent Calendar would be pulled and brought back to
Council for action on February 20, 2024.
CITY ATTORNEY REPORT
City Attorney David Lim had nothing to report.
CITY CLERK REPORT
City Clerk Karen Rees had nothing to report..
PRESENTATIONS
Proclamation Declaring Scouting Day Presented by Councilmember Doug Carr to Kornelius Neal
2. Proclamation and Poem Declaring Black History Month Presented by Councilmember K.
Patrice Williams to Debra Williams of the Fairfield Suisun National Council of Negro Women and Poet Laureate Suzanne Bruce
3. Proclamation Declaring Lunar New Year Presented by Mayor Catherine Moy to C.C. Yin and members of APAPA-Asian Pacific Islander American Public Affairs and the Chinese Association of Solano County
PUBLIC COMMENTS
Francisco Guzman and Wardine Taylor spoke about traffic safety issues due to drivers speeding on Acacia Street (between Union Avenue and N. Texas Street). Mayor Moy asked Director of Public Works Paul Kaushal to speak to them in the lobby.
Rochelle Conner spoke about her safety concerns of a walk path adjacent to Oliver Road starting at Woodcreek Drive that she reported a year ago. Mayor Moy asked her to also speak to Mr. Kaushal.
Leo (online) thanked Chief of Police Dan Marshall and Fire Department staff for attending a meeting at Holy Spirit Church of parents who were concerned about school safety.
CONSENT CALENDAR
4. Second Reading of Ordinance No. 2024-01 of the City Council of the City of Fairfield Amending Section 25.28.5 of the City of Fairfield Zoning Ordinance to Permit SelectedIndustrial Business Park Uses for Office Commercial — North Cordelia Zoned Properties South of Business Center Drive and Establish Certain Design and Operating Standards
5. Resolution 2024-13 of the City Council of the City of Fairfield Adopting City -Sponsored Special Events for the 2024 Calendar Year
6. Resolution 2024-14 of the City Council of the City of Fairfield Approving Amendment No. 8 to the Federal Legislative Consultant Services Agreement Between the City of Fairfield, Solano Transportation Authority, the Cities of Vacaville and Vallejo, and Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, LLP
7. Resolution 2024-15 of the City Council of the City of Fairfield Approving Credit Card Processing Fees to be Passed on to the End Users
8. Resolution 2024-16 of the City Council of the City of Fairfield Authorizing the City Manager to Approve the Police Department's Purchase of Three DJI Mavic 3 Thermals, One DJI Mavic 3 Enterprise,
and One DJI Avata Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, and Update to the Police Department's Lexipol Policy 711 to Reflect'the Change in Inventory, in Accordance with City Ordinance 2022-06
9. Resolution 2024-17 of the City Council of the City of Fairfield Authorizing the City Manager to Execute and File an Amended Claim with the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) for Allocation of Transportation Development Act (TDA) and State Transit Assistance Funds (STAF), Funds for Fiscal Year 2023-2024
10. Resolution 2024-18 of the City Council of the City of Fairfield Authorizing the City Manager to Execute Amendment No. 1 with MV Transportation for Fixed -Route, Paratransit, and Microtransit Operations
11. Resolution 2024-19 of the City Council of the City of Fairfield Accepting the Waterman Boulevard Sidewalk and Rancho Solano Median Extensions Project as Complete
12. Resolution 2024-20 of the City Council of the City of Fairfield Approving a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the City of Fairfield and City of Benicia for Cost -Sharing of the Lopes Road and Water Pipeline Reconstruction Project, Authorizing the City Manager to Execute the MOU on Behalf of the City and Authorizing an Update to the Fiscal Year 2023-2024 Budget; and Resolution 2024-21 of the City Council of the City of Fairfield Authorizing the City Manager to Execute a Professional Services Agreement Between the City of Fairfield and Dewberry Engineers, Inc. for Engineering Services Related to the Lopes Road and Water Pipeline Reconstruction Project
13. Resolution 2024-22 of the City Council of the City of Fairfield Authorizing the City Manager to Execute the Improvement Agreement for the Wiseman Waterline Relocation Project
14. Resolution 2024-23 of the City Council of the City of Fairfield Authorizing the City Manager to Execute a Professional Services Agreement Between the City of Fairfield and Kjeldsen, Sinnock, Neudeck, Inc. for Professional Engineering Services for the Cement Hill Water Treatment Plant New Entryway (Project) and Authorizing an Update to the Fiscal Year 2023- 2024 Budget and Updating the 5-Year Capital Improvement Plan to Include the Project
City Manager Gassaway pulled Item 4 and stated it will be returned to Council on February 20, 2024.
Councilmember Panduro pulled Item S. Councilmember Panduro asked to two additional events:
Dia de la Nina (Day of the Child) in October 2024, and Dia de Los Muertos (Day of the Dead) in November 2024. No members of the public wished to speak on this item. Councilmember Panduro made a motion to approve Item 5. Vice Mayor Bertani seconded the motion. The motion carried unanimously (7-0).
Citizen Nora Dizon asked for Item 12 to be pulled for clarification. Item pulled by Citizen Nora Dizon who made comments. Director of Public Works Paul Kaushal answered Ms. Dizon's questions. No other members of the public wished to comment on this item. Councilmember Tonnesen made a motion to approve Resolutions 2024-20 and 2024-21. Councilmember Carr seconded the motion. The motion carried unanimously (7-0).Vice Mayor Bertani made a motion to approve the consent calendar excluding Items 5 and 12. Councilmember Vaccaro seconded the motion. The motion carried unanimously (7-0).
NEW BUSINESS
15. City Manager Gassaway opened the City Council Discussion and Direction Regarding Ceasefire Resolution.
The following individuals spoke on Item 15 in person: Joseph Levi, Karen Yuen, Matthew Finkelstein, F.
Meltzer, Jeff Powers, Asma S., Rachel Lessem, Andrea Morell, Tamar Davis, Shalamit Linda Rosner, Jack Flynn, Sabine Goerke-Shrode, John Takeuchi, Hector Alfaro, Susan George, Seth Sanders, Shanthi, Alex Lunine, Keila Kaa, Cheryl Gelving, Anjam Khan, Shaheen Shaikh, Erica Ballinger, Alex Berke, Saad, Richard Diamond, Dr. Ruby Ali, Ahmad Basir, Brigitte Hunley, Fatimah Abughannam, Jeff Patterson, Yara Ibrahim, Geri Kahn, Dr. Janet Leventhal, Jacob Merkin, Mari Bowie, Elise, Omar El-Mahmoud, Dr.
Shahid Rehman, Musa Tariq, Naveed Desai, Dr. Larry Wanetick, Rabbi Chaim Zaklos, Monadel Herzallah, Steven Pierce, Rochelle Conner, Samad Patel, Noah R., Deborah Gilliam, Cornelius Wood, Prosper Bosley, Brook, Mercedes.
The following individuals called in on Zoom and spoke on Item 15: Andrew Lee, Deborah Agar, Shereen Khan Amrikani, Andrew Li, Sadaf, Liftawiya, Mary Tad, Mary, Vish, "No Name," Hna, Gillian Ashworth, Deziana Torres, "No Name," Nurse Nuzhat, Camille Santana, Nadya, Kholoud Nasser, Ellen Brotsky, Ed R., Lawrence Grossman, Naomi Smoller, Sukhdip Purewal Bopatai, Susan Cohen Grossman, Janet Nathan, Jeanette, "No Name," Omair, "N," Haneen Ali, Hina, A.J. Frere, Lan, Nicely loeza, and Ri.
After a lengthy discussion, Mayor Moy asked that Item 15 be brought back to Council at the March 19, 2024, meeting for discussion of a Council Policy to address issues like this that arise. The City of San Jose sent a sample of what they created, and Council will consider the language used to prepare a similar resolution.
ADJOURNED AT 9:16 P.M. TO TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2024, 6:00 P.M., HARRY T. PRICE MEMORIAL CITY COUNCIL CHAMBE .
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