Mayor
FARMERSVILLE CITY COUNCIL Paul Boyer
CITY OF
SPECIAL MEETING - 5:00pm Mayor Pro Tem
REGULAR MEETING AGENDA-6:00pm Danny Valdovinos
FARMERSVILLE Council Members
Gregorio Gomez
September 28, 2026 at 6:00 p.m. Araceli Ochoa
City Hall, 909 W. Visalia Rd. Tina Hernandez
Farmersville, California 93223
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Notice is hereby given that the Farmersville City Council will hold a Regular Meeting on Monday, September 28, 2026, 2026, at 6:00 p.m. in person at City Hall located at 909 W. Visalia Rd. in Farmersville California, 93223
Staff Reports related to items on the agenda are available on the City's website at https://www.cityoffarmersville-ca.gov/ and available for viewing at City Hall.
A. CALL TO ORDER STUDY SESSION
Review of grant funding opportunities, including Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding and Measure R.
B. ROLL CALL
C. CALL TO ORDER SESSION REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING
D. ROLL CALL
E. INVOCATION
F. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Led by Mayor Boyer
G. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
H. PUBLIC COMMENTS
The public is invited to comment on any subject under the jurisdiction of the Farmersville City Council. Please note that speakers that wish to comment on a Regular Item or Public Hearing on tonight's agenda will have an opportunity to speak when public comment for that item is requested by the Mayor. Comments shall be limited to two (2) minutes per person, with twenty (20) minutes for the total comment period, unless otherwise indicated by the Mayor.
The public may also choose to submit a comment before the meeting via email. Public comments received via email will be distributed to the Council prior to the start of the meeting and incorporated into the official minutes; however, they will not be read aloud.
Under state law, matters presented under public comment cannot be acted upon by the Council at this time.
l. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS
Tulare County EDC Year-end Overview, 24-25 Prelim-plan for 25-26.
J. 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. Warrant Register
2. Authorization of Signers for City Investment Account K. ACTION ITEMS
Comments related to Action and Public Hearing Items are limited to two (2) minutes per speaker, for a maximum of 20 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. Approval to Issue a Request for Proposals for Professional Independent Auditing Services.
2. Award of Contract • Jennings Park Improvements Project
3. Final Map Approval • La Esperanza Subdivision (TSM 2024-01) Approval of Resolution 2026-045
4. Resolution 2026-041 Establishing a Policy for City Council Meeting Minutes L. PUBLIC HEARINGS
None
M. DISCUSSION ITEMS
None
N. COUNCIL REPORTS
O. CITY MANAGER/DEPARTMENT COMMUNICATIONS
P. GENERAL BUSINESS
Council members may raise issues, request future agenda items, or provide comments regarding City business.
Q. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
Future Agenda Item Responsible Date
Sewer DIF City Manager 10-12-2026
Park and Recreation Department City Manager 10-12-2026
Hotel Feasibility Study City Manager 10-12-2026
City Manager Recruitment City Manager 10-12-2026
Budget Calendar City Manager 10-12-2026
Pavers in the Park City Engineer 10-12-2026
Sign Ordinance Fire Chief 10-26-2026
C-Train Ordinance City Manager 10-26-2026
City Website City Manager 10-26-2026
Street Name Correction City Manager 10-26-2026
City Attorney Selection City Manager 11-9-2026
Animal Control Contract City Manager 12-14-2026
Strategic Planning Meeting City Manager Jan.-Feb. 2027
Potential Solar Project City Manager TBD
Downtown Specific Plan City Planner TBD
ADU Workshop Discussion Item TBD
R. EXECUTIVE (CLOSED) SESSION
Public Employee Appointment Gov. Code 54957- Interim City Manager Anticipated Litigation: §54956.9(b): One (1) Case
Government Code § 54956.8. Community Center; Negotiator: City Manager S. REGULAR MEETING ADJOURNMENT
State of California
County of Tulare ) SS.
City of Farmersville
I declare under penalty of perjury that I am employed by the City of Farmersville, in the City Manager's Office; and that I posted this Agenda on the bulletin board outside of City Hall, 909 W. Visalia Rd. Farmersville, CA 93223 on 9-25-2026 and online on the City of Farmersville website: https://www.cityoffarmersville-ca.gov/.
Rochelle Giovani, City Clerk
In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, and the California Ralph M. Brown Act, if you need special assistance to participate in this meeting, or to be able to access this agenda and documents in the agenda packet, please contact the City Clerk (559)747- 0458. Notification prior to the meeting will enable the City to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to this meeting and/or provision of an appropriate alternative format of the agenda and documents in the agenda packet. (28 CFR 35.102-
35. 104 ADA Title II).
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 Farmersville City Hall, 909 W. Visalia Rd., Farmersville CA 93223 during normal business hours.
CITY OF
STAFF REPORT Discussion Items
FARMERSVILLE TO: Farmersville City Council
MEETING DATE: To be determined
DEPARTMENT: Engineering
FROM: Jason Watts, City Engineer
AGENDA TITLE: Study Session • SB 1, Measure R, Community Development Block Grant, and Community Resilience Centers Funding Opportunities
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council receive the study session presentation and provide direction to staff on the following:
• The list of projects to include in a letter from the City to the Tulare County Association of Governments (TCAG) requesting Measure R funding this fiscal year;
• Full Council agreement that Farmersville Boulevard will remain two travel lanes, as the City's direction moving forward;
• Using a portion of the approximately $3 million set aside for Farmersville Boulevard to complete a Citywide traffic study as part of the Specific Plan;
• Direction to move the High-Intensity Activated Crosswalk (HAWK) signal at Farmersville Boulevard and Citrus Avenue forward;
• Use of Senate Bill 1 (SB 1) Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Account funds as the City match for federally funded transportation projects and as project contingency, so the General Fund is not used; • The proposed Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) projects: a Citywide Water Meter Replacement Project and Sequoia Park Improvements; and
• Submittal of a Community Resilience Centers (CRC) grant application for upgrades to the Farmersville Community Center.
No formal action is requested tonight other than Council consensus on the direction above. Staff will return to Council with each item that requires a resolution, agreement, or budget action.
BACKGROUND | ANALYSIS
Several state, regional, and federal funding programs are currently available to the City for transportation and capital projects. This study session covers four of them: SB 1, Measure R, CDBG, and the CRC Program.
Council direction tonight will allow staff to prepare funding requests and grant applications ahead of upcoming deadlines.
Senate Bill 1 (SB 1) • Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017 SB 1 was signed into law on April 28, 2017, to address the backlog of deteriorated state highways and local streets and roads. It increased the state gasoline and diesel excise taxes, created a Transportation Improvement Fee paid with annual vehicle registration based on vehicle value, and added a Road Improvement Fee for zero-emission vehicles beginning with model year 2020. The rates adjust each year for inflation, and the program generates more than $5 billion per year statewide.
The local share is deposited in the Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Account (RMRA) and distributed to cities and counties by formula through the State Controller's Office. In June 2018, voters approved Proposition 69, which constitutionally restricts these revenues to transportation purposes. In November 2018, voters rejected Proposition 6, which would have repealed SB 1.
To receive RMRA funds each year, the City adopts a list of proposed projects by resolution and submits it to the California Transportation Commission (CTC), reports its expenditures annually, and maintains its historical level of General Fund spending on streets and roads (maintenance of effort). Eligible uses include road maintenance and rehabilitation, safety projects, complete streets and pedestrian improvements, traffic control devices, and the local match required for state and federal transportation grants.
Measure R
Measure R is the half-cent Tulare County transportation sales tax approved by voters on November 7, 2006, administered by TAG as the Local Transportation Authority. The Measure R Expenditure Plan funds regional projects, local streets and roads, and transit, bicycle, and environmental projects. The City receives Measure R funding through a Cooperative Agreement with TCAG, and funds cannot be drawn for a specific project until Council approves a project-specific Program Supplement.
The City is already using Measure R on two projects approved by Council on September 14, 2026:
• Visalia Road (Avenue 280) and Virginia Avenue Roundabout: $610,000 in Measure R for design (Resolution No. 2026-43). The preliminary construction estimate is approximately $6.0 million. • FY 26/27 Pedestrian Improvements Project: $198,000 in Measure R for design (Resolution No. 2026-42). The total project estimate, including construction, is approximately $2.0 million.
HAWK Signal. A HAWK signal is a pedestrian-activated beacon that stops traffic only when someone is crossing. A HAWK signal is planned at Farmersville Boulevard and Citrus Avenue. The design is nearly complete, with only minimal design remaining to bring the plans to the 100% threshold. The estimated cost is approximately $785,000. About $200,000 in remaining Measure R funds is available for the signal, leaving a shortfall of approximately $585,000. Staff is requesting Council direction to close this gap and move the project to construction.
Farmersville Boulevard. Approximately $3 million is currently set aside with TAG for Farmersville Boulevard improvements. TAG will not release these funds until the City submits a plan showing how it intends to use them. After discussions with the City's emergency response staff, staff recommends keeping Farmersville Boulevard at two travel lanes and using the funds for safety enhancements rather than widening. A traffic study has never been performed for the City, so staff also recommends using a portion of these funds to complete a Citywide traffic study that assesses all City streets as part of the Specific Plan.
Community Development Block Grant (CDBG)
CDBG is a federal program of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). For smaller cities such as Farmersville, it is administered by the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD). Projects must meet a federal national objective, most commonly benefiting low- and moderate-income residents.
HCD's next Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) is expected in late 2026 or January 2027. Applications will be accepted over the counter, meaning complete, eligible applications are reviewed as they are received, and projects must be shovel ready, meaning design is complete and the project can go to bid. HCD will accept projects up to $5 million. The City would pay for design with General Fund money, and CDBG would then fund the entire construction cost.
Community Resilience Centers (CRC) Program
The CRC Program, administered by the California Strategic Growth Council (SGC), funds new and upgraded community facilities that provide year-round community services and serve as safe gathering places during emergencies such as extreme heat, poor air quality, and power outages. The Round 2 Implementation Grant allows the City to apply for up to $10 million with no City match.
FISCAL IMPACT
There is no fiscal impact from tonight's study session. The anticipated impacts of the direction requested are:
• Measure R: Projects in the letter to TCAG would be funded with Measure R, with no impact to the General Fund. Each project would return to Council with its own Program Supplement resolution.
Closing the HAWK signal gap requires approximately $585,000. A portion of the approximately $3 million for Farmersville Boulevard would fund the Citywide traffic study. • SB 1: Using RMRA funds for grant match and project contingency keeps those costs off the General Fund.
• CDBG: Design of the selected projects) would be paid from the General Fund. Staff will bring design proposals to Council for approval. CDBG would fund construction up to $5 million per project. • CRC: Up to $10 million in grant funding with no City match.
DISCUSSION:
Measure R • Additional Projects
The City Engineer is requesting Council direction on what additional projects the City should pursue with Measure R. In recent discussions, Ted Smalley, Executive Director of TCAG, requested a letter from the City of Farmersville requesting funding for specific projects this fiscal year. Staff recommends requesting Measure R funding for the following projects:
1. Pavement Management Program. A Citywide assessment that rates the condition of every City street and produces a prioritized repair list. It identifies the worst streets in town and gives the City the data needed to request funding for them, and it will also be used to build the City's annual SB 1 project list.
2. HAWK Signal at Farmersville Boulevard and Citrus Avenue. Fund the approximately $585,000 shortfall so the HAWK signal can be built. Only minimal design remains to bring the plans to 100%, so the project can move quickly once funded.
3. Citywide Roundabout Study. A study that identifies intersections within City limits where roundabouts are a good fit, with conceptual layouts and planning-level costs. This positions the City for future grant opportunities and gives Council a list of projects to plan for each year.
4. Corridor Improvements Project. Roadway improvements on Front Street from Farmersville Boulevard east, Ash Avenue from Farmersville Boulevard west, and the streets within the FY 26/27 Pedestrian Improvements Project limits. Coordinating the roadway work with the pedestrian project avoids cutting into new concrete or pavement later.
5. Liberty Park to High School Class I Trail. This trail has been submitted as a grant application to the state Active Transportation Program (ATP). The current estimated total project cost is approximately $5.3 million. Measure R would provide local funding to strengthen the project and keep it moving if the ATP application is not funded.
6. Farmersville Boulevard Safety Improvements and Citywide Traffic Study. Prepare the plan TCAG requires to release the approximately $3 million set aside for Farmersville Boulevard. The plan would keep the roadway at two travel lanes, fund safety enhancements such as high-visibility crosswalks, pedestrian lighting, signing and striping, and speed management measures that do not affect emergency response, and use a portion of the funds for a Citywide traffic study of all City streets as part of the Specific Plan. Staff will bring the plan to Council before it is submitted to TAG.
Once Council provides direction, staff will prepare the letter to TCAG for City Manager signature. As each project is funded, staff will return to Council with a Measure R Program Supplement resolution.
Farmersville Boulevard • Two-Lane Direction
Staff is requesting full City Council agreement tonight that Farmersville Boulevard will remain two travel lanes, and that this is the City's direction moving forward. Emergency response staff support keeping the roadway at two lanes, and a clear, unified direction from Council allows staff to prepare the TAG plan, scope the Citywide traffic study, and design future improvements around a settled roadway configuration instead of revisiting it on each project.
SB 1
Staff intends to use the City's SB 1 funds as the City match for federally funded transportation projects and as contingency on other projects, so the City does not need to use the General Fund. Federal-aid transportation projects typically require a local match, commonly 11.47 percent, and construction contingency protects the City from unexpected field conditions. Holding SB 1 funds for these purposes makes the City more competitive for grants and reduces risk to the General Fund. Staff will continue to bring the annual SB 1 project list to Council for adoption.
CDBG
Because the CDBG NOFA will be over the counter and requires shovel-ready projects, the City needs to complete design before the application window opens. Over-the-counter programs reward applicants who are ready on day one, so starting design now gives the City the best chance of being funded. Staff recommends pursuing the following two projects, each of which fits within the $5 million limit and meets the program's goal of benefiting low- and moderate-income residents Citywide.
Citywide Water Meter Replacement Project. This project would replace every water meter in the City with new meters that transmit readings electronically, so the City can read meters from the office instead of sending staff to each residence every billing cycle. The benefits include:
• Staff time and cost savings. Staff hours, vehicle miles, and fuel spent reading meters door to door can be redirected to water system maintenance and other Public Works needs. • Accurate billing. Electronic reads remove manual reading and data entry errors, and new meters register flow more accurately than aging meters, so residents are billed for what they actually use. • Faster leak detection. Frequent reads allow the City to spot continuous flow at a property and notify the resident, reducing water loss and preventing unexpectedly high bills. • Water conservation and system planning. Better usage data helps the City meet state water conservation and reporting requirements and supports future water system planning. • Staff safety. Fewer visits into yards and along roadways reduce exposure to traffic, animals, and trip hazards.
Because every water customer in the City benefits, the project provides a Citywide benefit to residents, and CDBG funding avoids passing the cost of a Citywide meter upgrade on to ratepayers.
Sequoia Park Improvements. This project would construct pickleball courts, as recently recommended by Council, along with other improvements, with the goal of completely building out Sequoia Park. The remaining improvements would be defined during design and brought back to Council for input. The benefits include:
• Completed park. Building out the park in one project delivers a finished facility instead of piecemeal improvements over many years.
• New recreation for all ages. Pickleball is one of the fastest-growing sports and is popular with youth, adults, and seniors, giving residents a new, low-cost way to stay active close to home. • Community health and gathering space. Completed recreation amenities encourage physical activity and give families a safe place to gather.
• No General Fund construction cost. CDBG would fund the full construction cost, allowing the City to deliver a major park improvement that would otherwise be difficult to fund.
Design for both projects would be paid from the General Fund, and CDBG would fund the entire construction cost of each. With Council direction, staff will bring design proposals for both projects to a future meeting so design can be completed and the City can submit as soon as the NOFA is released.
Community Resilience Centers (CRC) Grant
Staff recommends submitting a CRC application for the Farmersville Community Center. The project would add an elevator and complete various other upgrades to bring the building up to current standards, allowing it to serve residents year-round and during emergencies. The City can apply for up to $10 million with no City match, which makes this an opportunity to fully fund improvements the building needs without General Fund money.
Staff recommends that the City Council receive the presentation and provide direction on the Measure R request list, the HAWK signal, Farmersville Boulevard, the use of SB 1 funds, the CDBG projects, and the CRC application, so staff can move each item forward.
Reviewed/Approved: _
CITY OF Item #: 1
STAFF REPORT
Consent
FARMERSVILLE TO: Farmersville City Council
MEETING DATE: September 28, 2026
DEPARTMENT: Finance
FROM: Interim City Manager Kevin Northcraft
AGENDA TITLE: Approval of July and August 2026 Warrant Registers
ACTION & RECOMMENDATION
It is respectfully recommended that the City Council approve the warrant registers as presented for the period.
This reporting period represents warrants issued for the Fiscal Year 2025-2026.
BACKGROUND | ANALYSIS
Preparation and presentation of the Warrant Register has been coordinated with the Finance Department and the City Manager. The Warrant Register contains a listing of all payments made by the City for goods and services during the specified period. These payments include routine expenditures such as payroll-related costs, utilities, supplies, contract services, and other operational expenses authorized in the adopted budget.
FISCAL IMPACT
Each demand has been audited for accuracy and sufficiency of funds for payment. The current Warrant Registers for July 2026 total being $1,282,732.05 and August 2026 being $810,323.51, inclusive of the following batches allowed for in the adopted budget for Fiscal Year 2025/2026:
JUNE GENERAL FUND WARRANTS
AP DATE MONTHLY BATCH TOTAL START END
7/10/2026 $ 697,597.66 200733 200790
7/21/2026 $ 463.86 200791 200791
7/24/2026 $ 303.000.50 200792 200832
8/6/2026 $ 396,294.68 200834 200888
8/20/2026 $ 160,352.73 200889 200938
8127/2026 $ 618.08200940 200940
TOTAL WARRANTS S 1,558,327.51
JUNE PAYROLL WARRANTS
PAYROLL DATE 172026 TO TOTAL. _START END
6.301.81 200731 200731
713/2026 S 86.634.50 18502 18539
713/2026 $ 3,628.10 18540 18545
7/17/2026 $ 84,996.34 18546 18587
7/17/2026 $ 456.60 18588 18590
7124/2026 $ 8.668.12 18591 18591
7131/2026 $ 89,450.32 18592 18628
7131/2026 $ 1,534.24 18629 18632
8/3/2026 $ 10.282.40 200733 200733
8/11/2026 $ 723.70 18681 18681
8/14/2026 $ 86.703.56 18644 18680
8114/2026 $ 23,616.53 18633 18643
8/21/2026 $ 38.910.62 200939 200939)
8/28/2026 $ 90.902.63 18687 18728
8/28/2026 $ 1.918.38 18729 18732
TOTAL PAYROLL 534.728.05
ATTACHMENTS TOTAL 2.093.055.56
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160 529 2 280.06
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200741 07210/2026 323 0276 CALFO A UR SURE A 484.00 07/23/2026 248-95
200742 57/29/2026 PRINT84 001295 KRC SAFETY 2S, *5203 929.14 07/23/2026 929.14
200743 9240/2026 * 33000238 TULARE COURT SO MASTE 302.05 07/23/2026 233.10
68.95 20074 97490/2026 PSYPENED 36S 2026 I, C42SEN 1,240.00 07/16/2026 5205 1,240.00
200745 07/10/2026 PRINTED 001378 MID VALLEY DISPOSAL 748.57 07/27/2026 3535983 06425 5205 302:32
54421 3536135
200746 07/10/2026 PRINTED 001481 HINDERLITER DELLAMAS& ASS 1,397.12 07/23/2026 Arora enerated: 02132026 12:28 Page
Program ID:
CITY OF FARMERSVILLE munis
erp solutio
AP CHECK RECONCILIATION REGISTER
FOR CASH ACCOUNT: 01 1100 FOR: All
CHECK # CHECK DATE TYPE VENDOR NAME UNCLEARED CLEARED BATCH 54461 SIN063658-1 01414 5205 456.58
DOC INVOTCE NO ORG OBJ PROJ AMOUNT
54462 SIN064763 01414 5205 773,86
54463 SIN061337 01414 5205 16.68
54464 SINO61913 01414 5205 150.00
4,933.41 07/22/2026
PURCHASE#25-001 5514 4,933.41
200748 07/10/2026 PRINTED 001633 PITNEY BOWES 1,451.37 07/24/2026 54405' 8009004026279JUNE26 01406 5205 1,328.62
54459 1029676768 01406 5205 122.75
200749 6,555.66 07/22/2026
02034329
Q20355451
6K027112
02035498
200750 97/12/2026 PR87342031290 7042026 01420 203.70 07/23/2026 5211 203.70
200751 57439/2026 PRINT 2992137 4CREEKS, EN25 60,141.22 07/21/2026 5516 3, 069.54
4C111278
54487 4C111280
54488 4C111307 01414 3:187.00
54489 AC111287 38, 119.68
54490 4C111284 01414 5205 5,222.00
54491 4C111283 01414 188.00
1,749.75 07/21/2026
1,149.75
200.00
INV49164 400.00
200753 57432/2026 PR25090 002228 CENTRAL CAL WATERSOOKS, I 26,479.00 07/22/2026 26,479.00
200754 97458/2026 PR25598 002267 TOWNSEND PUBLIC A5205RS, 5,500.00 07/21/2026 5,500.00
200755 07/0/2026 PRTNEFENED 30NE 202E, 501420 ° 5205 1,313.00 07/16/2026 1,313.00
200756 07/10/2026 PRETEPENED JUNE 2026 LA0H420A 5205 963.00 07/16/2026 963.00
200757 54500/2026 PR$NIPEND SUN LOMENG, F4Z0EE A5205 1,100.00 07/17/2026 54506 1,100.00
Peoran enerated: 02132326 22:18 Page
Program ID:
CITY OF FARMERSVILLE munis
er erp soluti
AP CHECK RECONCILIATION REGISTER
FOR CASH ACCOUNT: 01 1100 FOR: A71
CHECK # CHECK DATE TYPE VENDOR NAME UNCLEARED CLEARED BATCH CLEAR DATE 200758 07/10/2026 PRINTED 002406 MOORE TWINING ASSOCIATES, 690.00 07/22/2026
INVOICE NOS ORG OBJ PROJ AMOUNTS
54475 2607037 02425 5204 240.00
54476 2607342 02425 5204 315.00
54477 2607234 02425 5204 135.00
200759 07/10/2026 PRINTED 002462 SCA OF CA6425C 4,595.00 07/31/2026 54478 2026-006105 5205 4,595.00
200760 07/10/2026 PRINTED 002493 SANDOVAL, MARIA 700.00 07/17/2026 54500 STIPENED JUNE 5205 700.00
200761 575.00 07/21/2026
54500/2026 PRIPENED JUNE 20Z6 ALEXIS VARGAS 575.00
200762 07/10/2026 PR3077090262 VULNE, 07423 6,105.26 07/24/2026 209770390 5203 PARKS
209244624 1;923:32
200763 07500/2026 PRSTIPENED SUNE 202 ROOKE 963.00 07/22/2026 5205 963.00
200764 97/0/2026 PREYEPENED JUNE 202750, 420 LIAMS205 175.00 07/28/2026 175.00
200765 57/10/2026 PR 0298 002721 CENTRAL 942EY 0V520540 D 21,183.60 21,183.60
200766 9750/2026 PRSTEPENED JUNE 202E VELASQUEZ $205 875.00 07/20/2026 875.00
200767 07/10/2026 PRINTER 1022752 OOP BUSINE, SOUZOSS, L 299.80 07/22/2026 299.80
200768 57430/2026 PRSTATENENT *3 KEY EVIDENCE, INENTOSY 3,733.33 07/16/2026 3,733.33
200769 7/10/2026 PR450 002813 ESP COMPUTED CONSUZDENG 7,297.00 07/27/2026 7,297.00
200770 37/30/2026 PRITEPENED SUNE 2022 M0428 5205 700.00 07/22/2026 700.00
200771 07/20/2026 PRINTO 002839 ARROWHEAD EQUIPMENT, ' PARKS 3,900.00 07/27/2026 3,900.00
200772 34473/2026 PR895850252841 INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE 2,304.79 07/24/2026 6958502574 2,304.79
üserrt generated: 0973342026 12:18 Page
Urogram ID: apchkren
CITY OF FARMERSVILLE munis
tyler erp solutio
AP CHECK RECONCILIATION REGISTER
FOR CASH ACCOUNT: 01 1100 FOR: A71
CHECK # CHECK DATE TYPE VENDOR NAME UNCLEARED CLEARED BATCH CLEAR DATE 200773 07/10/2026 PRINTED 002842 BARNETT LAND LEVELING COM 6,678.00 07/28/2026 30C INVOICE NO ORG PROD AMOUNTS.
54404 26-4781 01425 5205 6,678.00
200774 07/10/2026 PRINTED 002843 RUBIN, WESLEY 175.00 07/28/2026 54508' STIPENED JUNE 2026 5205 175.00
200775 07/10/2026 PRINTED 002844 OBIEDO, ANTONIO 263.00 54496 STIPENED JUNE 2026 263.00
200776 07/10/2026 PRINTED 006100 CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLE 450,811.00 54429 INV0547 01404 5117 450,811.00
200777 07/10/2026 PRINTED 008250 COLLINS & SCHOETTLER 14,495.00 54424 01414 5205 12,441.00
54425 01414 5205 2,054.00
20077897/39/2026 PRINTED 910525 EMPIRE SUPAZY CO. S20YC. 220.86 07/21/2026 220.86
225.95 07/28/2026
200779 0440/2026 P, 02053 LAN 3824 3202 111.47
114.48
20078045022026000009002026584420 350.00 07/17/2026
5205 350.00
200781 07/10/2026 PRINTED 012000 FARLEY LAW FIRM
V494 TRANSIENT OCCUP 01406
54415 V4951 HURTADOMA ASPE 01406
1,209.32 07/21/2026
20078203/0/2026 PER 0270 JORGENS N COMPA 478.80
437.26
6240239
6240236 01404 136:63
626.09 07/21/2026
20763 0729/2026 P2024200 LAWRENCE TETO COMPANY, 220.16
405.93
200784 07/10/2026 PRINTED 025500 LUIS NURSERY 227.57 07/22/2026 1-2-260505-030 5203 PARKS 227.57
4,150.00 07/22/2026
200785 07/10/2026 PATED 036695 PACe PA CAN CRA 3:670:00 200786 07/10/2026 PRINTED 037200 RAILROAD MANAGEMENT CO., 2,072.92 07/24/2026 Arora anerated: age 12:28 Page
Program ID:
CITY OF FARMERSVILLE munis
tyler erp solutio
AP CHECK RECONCILIATION REGISTER
FOR CASH ACCOUNT: 01 1100 FOR: A11
CHECK # CHECK DATE TYPE VENDOR NAME UNCLEARED CLEARED BATCH CLEAR 54479 553987 02425 5205 2,072.92
200787 07/10/2026 PRINTED 041000 SELF-HELP ENTERPRISES 8,439.28 07/21/2026
DOCE INVOICE NO ORG PROB AMOUNTS
54492 CDBG PRGRAM INCOME 01404 205 500.00
54493 FVL18HM MAY 26 12400. 5205 12600 897.59
54494 FVL23HM MAY26 41404 5205
54495 FVLADM MAY 26 01414 5205 2;663:09
200788 07/10/2026 PRINTED 041061 SHERWIN-WILLIAMS 25.86 07/20/2026 54437 69316215610526 HERIN ALTANS 303
54438 71130215610526 01425 5203 12:93
200789 07/10/2026 PRINTED 051550 VERIZON WIRELESS 2,788.44 07/24/2026 54436 6146399706 01411 5211 929.48
54436 6146399706 01420 5211 929.48
54436 6146399706 04425 5211 929.48
FORD-MERCU 617.03 07/21/2026
200790 07/10/2026 PENgED 053195 WILL 11031411 5204 352:23 5204
463.86
200791 07529/2026 PRINTENO CAUGUS GOMEZ, GREGORIO 5208 463.86 200792 54533/2026 P85377 920542 THOMSON BEATERS 5205 320.37 320.37
219.4575.23
1,111.38
244.44
950.00
5205 350.00
5205 300.00
5205 300.00
714.50
5205 137.00
5205 136:00
5205
Page
Program 1D: Arora generated: 0221323026 12:18
CITY OF FARMERSVILLE munis
ter erp sofuti
AP CHECK RECONCILIATION REGISTER
FOR CASH ACCOUNT: 01 1100 FOR: Al1
CHECK # CHECK DATE TYPE VENDOR NAME UNCLEARED CLEARED BATCH CLEAR DAT 54564 474041455 39425 5206 HLTHY 90.00
DOC INVOICE NO. ORG ОВУ PROJ: AMOUNTS
54565 474040532 01411 5205 127.50
54566 437067592 01406* 5205 137.00
200797 07/24/2026 PRINTS 3001015 ABLE INDUSARSES, 5203 5,082.,082.00 54543' 626053
200798 07/24/2026 PRINTED 001207 PROFESSIONAL PRINT & MAIL 149.3670.47 54591 130519 02425 5205
54591 130519 04425 5205 613.83
54591 130519 06425 5205 1,707.08
200799 07/24/2026 PRINTED 001247 LEAF 62016322.92
54557 20553929 01420 5205
54589 20577376 01411 5205 351.14
54589 20577376 01406 5205 351.15
200800 34599/2026 PRT19588001276 CALIFORNDA TURF EQLOMENT, 290.98 290.98
200801 34550/2026 PR 4851 001295 KRC SAFE 429, 5203 40.30
40.30 47,8523,677.30
450.00
375.00
20080334524/2026 PR PR327638001662 LIEBERT CASTDY SZOMORE 807.50 807.50
20080 32328/2026 PA P9 SUPERT SUPERTO 30L 2:38:00.12
200805 54598/2026 PRI68640759-541 SITEONE LANZSCAPE 503PLY, 3,905.0305.05 5211 1,209. 359.82
4.99 5211 4.99
5211 25.00
52110 4.99
109.90
200807 07/24/2026 PRINTED 002100 AT&T MOBILITY 32.1478.05 23504498 5201 19.85
Report generated: 09/23/2026 12:18 page
Program 10: apchkren
CITY OF FARMERSVILLE munis
tyler erp solutior
AP CHECK RECONCILIATION REGISTER
FOR CASH ACCOUNT: 01 1100 FOR: Al1
CHECK FIN CHECK DATE TYPE VENDOR NAME UNCLEARED CLEARED BATCH CLEAR DAT 54579 25504495 01404 5201 99.92
54380 INVOTCE NO ORG AMOUNTE
25502961 01404 5201 32 14
54581 25504496 01420 5201 40
54582 25504497 01404 5201 119.
54585 287305507678X071026 01411 5211 4,156.
54594 287309535277X071026 01411 5211 45
54594 287309535277X071026 01415 5211
54594 2873095 35277X071026 02425 5211
54594 28730 7X071026 04415 5211
54594 7X071026 06415 5211
54594 X071026 01404 5211 100
54594 2873( X071026 02404 5211
54594 1026 04404| 5211
54594 873 71026 06404' 527
54594 287306 71026 21404
54594 287309535277X071026 01425 5211
54594 287309535277X071026 02425
54594 287309535277×071026 04425 5211
54594 287309535277X071026 5211 14.41
54594 287309535277X07102621425 5211 104.43
54594 287309535277×071026 35425 5211 7.09
200808 07/24/2026 PATTED 02203 WESTSCA 93.24 5205 2,3545,698.00 5205 3,344.00
200809 245.50
34520/2026 PR 353724022226 INFRARMOR N 5205 245.50
200810 S4524/2026 PRINTED 002266 TED ENTEO2425'S 4ICO 02425 4, 30211302.00 200811 04/34/2026 PRINTED 002304 KINGS MEDAL CENTEL 507.00 507.00
200812 54514/2026 PRIN4812992329 VERITONE, 7NL. 5205 1,600.0600.00 200313 07/24/2026 PRINTED ARTER UNITED SOS TRE203Y 126.72 126.72
200814 07/24/2026 PRINTED 002384 RINCON TREE SERVICE 4, 50040500.00
FARMERSVILLE BLVD
210.0260.00
210.00
315:00
Userrt generated: 09/3547026 12:18 Page
Program ID: apchkren
CITY OF FARMERSVILLE munis
erp solutio:
AP CHECK RECONCILIATION REGISTER
FOR CASH ACCOUNT: 01 1100 FOR: A71
CHECK # CHECK DATE TYPE VENDOR NAME UNCLEARED CLEARED: BATCH CLEAR DAT 54545 2607989 02425 5204 210.00
200816 07/24/2026 PRINTED 002472 PACIFIC STORAGE COMPANY 196.12 BOO INVOICE NO: ORG OBJ PROS: AMOUNTE
,4588 5322798 01411 5205 98.06
54588 5322798 01406 5205 98.06
200817 07/24/2026 002656 POWER PRO DIESEL 525.00
225.00
75.00 225.00
200818 07/24/2026 PRINTED 002728 OVERHEAD DOOR 21,183.60 54558 70296 39425 5205 21,183.60
200819 07/24/2026 PRINTED 002798 ERMA 15,361.50
54587 CS1-00119-4026 01411 5117 3:840.33
54587 CSJ-00119-4026 01404 5117
54587 CSJ-00119-4026 01420 5117
54587 CSJ-00119-4026 01425 5117 3840. 38
20082004552/2026 PR350489002810 BAUER BAUER COMPAESSORS5205 916.98 916.98
200821 07/24/2026 PRINTED 002813 ESP COMPUTER CONSULTING 437.21 54536 55567 01404: 5205 80.83
54537 55548 01404 5205 356.38
200822 04584/2026 PR31965 002845 TULARE P01425 13,095.00 5504 13,095.00
200823 07/24/2026 P$70256 002846 OVERHEAD D020 CO 5316FRES STATN 21, 183.,183.60 200824 01242026 P430-308 LAS 0 3383 2:093 67 16
283.1161.11
HLTHY 245.41
117.03
444.83
2:399.89
180.73
200826 54522/2026 PRAR109969 399 CITY OF VISALIA AR109969 5205 16, 69763697.53 Bert generated: 09/23/2026 12:18 Page
Program ID: apchkrcn
CITY OF FARMERSVILLE munis
AP CHECK RECONCILIATION REGISTER
FOR CASH ACCOUNT: 01 1100 FOR: MATT
CHECK # CHECK DATE TYPE VENDOR NAME UNCLEARED LEARED: BATCH CLEAR DATI 200827 07/24/2026 PRINTED 009940 DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 560.00 bec ENVOICE NO. ORG PROT AMOUNTA
54513 062947 01411 5205 210.00
54514 057715 01411 5205 245.00
54530 055666 01411 5205 105.00
200828 07/24/2026 022700 JORGENSEN & COMPANY 503.89
6237082 75.88
153.63
6243461 01411 274.38
200829 07/24/2026 PRINTED 046953 TULARE COUNTY FIRE DEPART 101595.00 FY2025-2026 52,162.
54596 FY2024-2025 49,432.50
200830| 07/24/2026 PRINTED 046956 TULARE COUNTY INFORMATION 1,470.00 54538' 26-118 01420 5205 1,260.00
54539 26-124 5205 210.00
200831 54524/2026 PR26633 048030 TULARE COVATY GENERAL SER 72.98
72.98 569.8089.69
569.86
569.87
6147776503 5211 126.70
54592 6147776503 01420 5211
54592 6147776503 01425 5211 126:70
100 CHECKS CASH ACCOUNT TOTAL 813,072.23 187,989.79
Program ID: Report generated: 09/23/2026 12:18 Page
CITY OF FARMERSVILLE munis
AP CHECK RECONCILIATION REGISTER
UNCLEARED CLEARED
100 CHECKS FINAL TOTAL 813,072.23 187,989.79
** END OF REPORT - Generated by Breann Allen **
Report generated: 09/23/2026 12:18 Page 10
User:
Program ID: apchkrcn
CITY OF FARMERSVILLE munis
er arp solution
CURRENT CHECK REGISTER - SPECIAL
WARRANT: 080326 07/29/2026 to 08/03/2026 CHECK DATE: 08/03/2026 NAME/S
EMP # GL ACCOUNT SSN AMOUNT GROSS PAY NET PAY CHECK # TY LOC SPECIAL 18,496.15 10,282.40 000200733 CK 425
3,699.25
5,548.84
5,548.84
2,774.42
924.80
TOTAL GROSS PAY 18,496.15
1 ** TOTAL CHECK(S) TOTAL NET PAY 10,282.40
** END OF REPORT - Generated by Breann Allen **
Report generated: 08/03/2026 13:59 Page
User: 6175ba11
Program ID: prchkreg
CITY OF FARMERSVILLE emunis
ADVICE REGISTER - SPECIAL
WARRANT: 081126 From: 08/11/2026 To: 08/11/2026
EMP NAMER CHK# NET PAY
161 000018681 723.70
723.70
** END REPORT - Generated by Breann Allen **
Report generated: 08/16/2026 09:59 Page
user:
CITY OF FARMERSVILLE munis
ADVICE REGISTER - BI WEEKLY
WARRANT: 081426 From: 07/29/2026 To: 08/11/2026
EMP NAMES CHK #
189, 000018644 2,334.53
000018645 256.85
149 000018646 2,024.22
193 000018647 ,765.05
000018648 914.65
000018649 857.35
000018650 503.44
000018651 901.91
000018652 510.90
000018653 802.88
000018654 622.02
000018655 512.75
000018656 446.79
000018657 800.60
000018658 4,402.62
000018659 995.83
000018660 365.74
000018661 ,823.43
111 000018662 ,340.
157 000018663 1,545.78
000018664 2,320:32
000018665
000018666 1,661.35
000018667 2,794.01
000018668
000018669 2:381:32
000018670 2,125.15
000018671 2,190.54
000018672 1,897.87
000018673 1,393.38
000018674 2,098.93
000018675 2,185.70
000018676 3,085.08
000018677
000018678 3,047:30
000018679 2:507:34
000018680
86,703.56
** END OF REPORT - Generated by Breann Allen **
page
CITY OF FARMERSVILLE a munis
yer ep solution
ADVICE REGISTER - SPECIAL
WARRANT: 081426 From: 07/29/2026 To: 08/11/2026
EMP 7 NAMEN CHK# NET PAY
189 000018633 230.88
149 000018634 2,294.22
148 000018635 2,078.11
195 000018636 228.30
119 000018637 4,812.30
000018638 0.00
178 000018639 1,488.87
160 000018640 2,478.44
108 000018641 7,090.24
80 000018642 848.78
61 000018643 066.39
23,616.53
** END OF REPORT - Generated by Breann Allen **
Useort generated: 08/10/2026 13:20 Page
roaram To:
CITY OF FARMERSVILLE munis
o soluti
CURRENT CHECK REGISTER - SPECIAL
WARRANT: 082126 08/21/2026 to 08/21/2026 CHECK DATE: 08/21/2026 NAME/
EMP * AL ACCOUNT SSN AMOUNTS GROSS PAY NET PAY CHECK # TY LOC! SPECIAL 42,133.86 38,910.62 000200939 CK 411
42,133.86
TOTAL GROSS PAY 42,133.86
** TOTAL CHECK (S) TOTAL NET PAY 38,910.62
** END OF REPORT - Generated by Breann Allen **
Report generated: 08/21/2026 10:31 Page
Program ID: orchkrea
CITY OF FARMERSVILLE - munis
ADVICE REGISTER - BI WEEKLY
WARRANT: 082826 From: 08/12/2026 To: 08/25/2026
EMPT NAMER CHK # NET PAY
189 000018687 2,334.53
000018688 2,390.24
149 000018689 2,024.22
193 000018690 1,765.07
S00 0000 691 277.05
11 00001869 7,148.19
194 1,985.21
217 1,503. 45
148 1,901.
112 1,914. 68
167 69 1,! 984.30
195 869 1,622.03
152 699 1,605. 45
216 8700 1,446.79
119 000 70 2,052.76
26 4,402.61
39 000018703 1,751.03
75 000018704 5,277.
000018705 2,823.43
111 000018706 2,368.
000018707 277.05
000018708 1,545.76
000018709 2,757.85
000018710 1,951.04
000018711 273.97
000018712 1,661.36
000018713 2,952.83
000018714 2,943.67
000018715 2,154.93
000018716 912.67
000018717 277.05
000018718 2,190.55
000018719 2,657.90
000018720 1,393.38
000018721 2,098.93
000018722
000018723 2, 963-38
000018774 2,865.09
000018725 2,459.83
000018726 3,590.25
000018727 273.97
000018728 2,740.28
90,902.83
** END OF REPORT - Generated by Breann Allen **
user generated: 08/25/2026 11:08 Page
Program ID: pradvreg
CITY OF FARMERSVILLE munis
ADVICE REGISTER - SPECIAL
WARRANT: 082826 From: 08/12/2026 To: 08/25/2026
EMPT NAMEN NET PAY
189 000018729 230.88
195 000018730 228.30
000018731 0.00
165 000018732 1,459.20
1,918.38
** END OF REPORT - Generated by Breann Allen **
Report generated: 08/25/2026 12:03 page
pradvred
CITY OF FARMERSVILLE munis
AP CHECK RECONCILIATION REGISTER
FOR CASH ACCOUNT: 01 1100 FOR: Uncleared
CHECK # CHECK DATE TYPE VENDOR NAME UNCLEARED CLEARED: BATCH CLEAR DATI 200834 08/06/2026 PRINTED 000633 CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS 3,390.05 DOC INVOICE NO. ORG OBJ PRODE AMOUNTI
54647 170047601072126 01411 5211 3,390.05
200835 08/06/2026 PRINTED 000750 LAMPE CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP 134.73 54694 6211718/1 01411 5204 134.73
200836 08/06/2026 PRINTED 000913 TULARE COUNTY LAFCO
54661 2026/27 LAFCO 01405 5205 4,725.+225.72
200837 08/06/2026 PRINTED 001005 AAA QUALITY SERVICES INC 113.64 54657 00366789 06404 5116 113.64
200838 08/06/2026 PRINTED 001207 PROFESSIONAL PRINT & MAIL 54690 130842 02425 5205 449.3613.57
54690 130842 04425' 5205 593.1
54690 130842 06425 5205 1,570.41
356.58
19.00 95.54
74.34 74.35
74.35 19.00
200840 54605/2026 PR72459 001276 CALIFORNDA ZURF E203MENTA 150.89 150.89
10,135.84
5,278.64
2,724.00
2,133.20
200842 08686/2026 PASTINED 36LY 2025H* 6420N 5205 1,460.0460.00 200843 08/06/2026 PRINTED 001378 MID VALLEY DISPOSAL
54651 3566921 06425 5202 39312526.80
3566769 1,233.55
200314 93636/2026 PRING 5613481 HINDERLITE DELLAMASE ASS 339.83 339.83
200845 08/06/2026 PRINTED 001633 PITNEY BOWES
800909004026279JULY 5205 1,790.1790.14
200846 0168/2026 P02695 SUPERIOR 30 PROCES 02036001 2,87241857.69 6K027796 558.64
Urogram ID: sport generated: 6923643026 12:19 Page
apchkrcn
CITY OF FARMERSVILLE munis
erp solutio
AP CHECK RECONCILIATION REGISTER
FOR CASH ACCOUNT: 01 1100 FOR: Uncleared
CHECK# CHECK DATE TYPE VENDOR NAME UNCLEARED CLEARED BATCH 54662 02035889 02425 5203 1,426.67
200847 08/06/2026 PRINTED 001754 SITEONE LANDSCAPE SUPPLY, 5,453.18 ĐOC INVOICE NO ORGI PROT AMOUNTS
54645 168798970-001 02425 5203
54697 168798970-002 02425 5203 1333:16
200848 08/06/2026 PRINTED 001770 DATA TICKET INC 350.00 54627 196724 01411 5205 350.00
200849 08/06/2026 PRINTED 001863 ADVENTIST HEALTH TOXICOLO 240.00 54633 2852 01411 5205 240.00
200850 08/06/2026 PRINTED 002100 AT&T MOBILITY 203.70
54696 287342031294X0804202 01420 5211 203.70
1,549.75
200851 34605 2026 PENSO INSO ADVANCE AOVANCE OTTEN 400.00 INV50501 1,149.75
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5205 963.00
200857 58/86/2026 PRIPENED JULY 2020G, 20 EMILEE A 205 800.00 54684 800.00
21020035.00
315.00
520.00
315.00
235.00
315.00
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ENVOICE NO PROS AMOUNT
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200862 08/06/2026 PRINTED 0026002026 BROOKE 700.00
54678 STIPENED 01420. 5205 700.00
200863 08/06/2026 PRINTED 002742 XAVIER VELASQUEZ 963.00 54687 STIPENED JULY 2026 01420 5205 963.00
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5205 875.00
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1,120.00
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280.00
200871 98628/2026 PR 106425902848 PLANTE & 191AN, PLES 10642574 50,000.000000 200872 54636/2026 PR552026072710 BATTERY SY825MS, 5205 22.84 55202607271000 22.84°
200873 08/06/2026 PATTED 008250 COLLINS 3, SCHO 19.201.00 1,274.00
54603 17,927.00
3. 3080:230.20
442.83
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FOR CASH ACCOUNT: 01 1100 FOR: Uncleared
CHECK TIM CHECK DATE TYPE VENDOR NAMERI UNCLEARED CLEARED BATCH CLEAR DAT 54672 730440 01406 5206 179.52
DOC: NVOICE NO ORG OBJ AMOUNT
54673 730564 01406 5206 114.92
54674 730437 39425 5206 HLTHY 241.14
54675 728966 01406 5206 289.78
200875 08/06/2026 PRINZOR 008400 CONSOLIDAT42 PEOPLES DITC 1, 6072,362.51 5205
31209 5205 3,708.75
5205 1,730.75
5205 1,607.13
54616 31212 04425 5205 3,708.75
200876 08/06/2026 PRINTED 009900 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTAT 763.07 54658 SL261124 21425 763.07
403.02
111.48
114.47
110.02
67.05 20037894606202603TP0ND:10020265,01420 200.00
5205 200.00
200879 08/06/2026 PRINTED 012000 FARLEY LAW FIRM 32,971.14 54699 01406 108.00
54700 1,975.00
54701 V4715880 N BRUNDAG J 01406 271.64
54702 01406 118.50
54703 01406 4,522.20
54704 01406
54706 01406
V858 GENERAL 01406 20,997:39
200880 94695/2026 PP31840 020600 INGRAM EQUENT S20PANY 7,825.0825.00 200881 94695/2026 PRIV126 923700 KINGS RIER TRACTOR. INC. 626.44 626.44
200382 08/06/2026 PRINTED 036695 PRICE PADIAO& COMBANS CPA 5,8165,816.00 200883 08/06/2026 PRINTED 041000 SELF-HELP ENTERPRISES
54644' 2. 618.3531.50
54665 41404
54666 41404 1:393:29
54667 12400.
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CHECK # CHECK DATE TYPE VENDOR NAME UNCLEARED CLEARED BATCH 200884 08/06/2026 PRINTED 048300 USABLUEBOOK, INC. 2,280.75 DOC INVOICE NO. ORG OBJ PROJ: AMOUNTE
54689 INVO1114010 21425 5203 2,280.75
200885 08/06/2026 PRINTED 048325 USDA RURAL DEVELOPMENT 146,421.25 54691 707671064 61,421.25
54691 707671064 04425 5558 85,000.00
200886 08/06/2026 PRINTED 051550 VERIZON WIRELESS 2,859.34 54648 6148908051 5211 953.11
54648 6148908051 5211 953.11
54648 6148908051 04425 5211 953.12
200887 08/06/2026 PRINTED 051801 ARYANA GOMEZ 88.00
54686' STIPENED JULY 2026 01420 5205 88.00
2008888 08/06/2026 PRINTED 053195 WILL TIES1411, FORD-MERCU 628.56 5204 628.56
200889 08/20/2026 PRIS350 490542 THOMSON BEATERS 5205 320.37 320.37
200890 54/09/2026 PR621231500750 LAMPE CHRYSLER DOZE DEEP 258.07 6212315/1 134.73
621002/1 123.34
200391 98/83/2026 PRT25018001015 ABLE INDUS4ZIES, 5203 5,0525,052.00 200892 08/30/2026 PRI37248002024 VISALIA 7242 & WH5204 1, 54110541.00 200893 34123/2026 PR037111646184 AUTOZONE, 108.11
03711164618 5203 14.75
03711165841 01425 5203 63.02
54725 03711164619 01425 5203 30.34
200894 98/22/2026 PR632026001242 CALIFORNTA 2USINESS MACHI 19.0019.00 200895 08/20/2026 PRINTED 001247 LEAF
20715380 01420 5205 95313005.29
54759 20740504 01411 5205 25.98
54759 20740504 01406 5205 25.98
200896 09/30/2026 PR962 001295 KRC SAFE 425, 15203 665.84 665.84
200897 08/20/2026 PRINTED 093254 O'RELLY A42S PAR5203 92.8992.89 usert generated: 89/23/2026 12:19 Program ID: page
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CHECK # CHECK DATE TYPE VENDOR NAME UNCLEARED CLEARED
200898 08/20/2026 PRINTED 001378 MID VALLEY DISPOSAL 1,343.23
DOG INVOLCE NO ORG PROJ AMOUNT
54787 3583744 04425 5202 887.20
54788 3583889 06425 5205 456.03
200899 08/20/2026 PRINTED 001633 PITNEY BOWES 262.03
54751 3108019343 01406 5205 262.03
200900 08/20/2026 PRINTED 001662 LIEBERT CASSIDY WHITMORE 907.50 54708 329935 01404 5205 907.50
200901 08/20/2026 PRINTED 001695 SUPERIOR POOL PRODUCTS LL 54728 5,755.64
02036239 5203 1,445.
54729 02036108 4,309.93
169533059-001 1,969.,969.90
200903 38/30/2026 PRE2502770 DATA TICKELENC 260.00
5205 260.00
200904 84/20/2026 PRINCE CONFERENCE, MARIA 301.00
TC CHIEF CONFERENCE 5208 301.00
25646918 5201 1785474.28
25646917 5201
25645379
25645381
25646915
25646916
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54764
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54764
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54764
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54764 35425
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CHECK ER CHECK DATE TYPEN VENDOR NAMEN UNCLEARED BATCH CLEAR DAT 200906 08/20/2026 PRINTED 002137 4CREEKS, INC. 13,742.90 54742 INVOICE NO. ORG: PROU AMOUNTE
4C111885 01414 5205 4.827 . 90
54743 4C111720 01414 5205 7,727.00
54744 4C111713 01414 5205 820.00
54745 4C111962 01414 5205 368.00
200907 08/20/2026 PRINTED 002203 WESTSCAP55425 698.00
54716' 344.
54717 23564 2,354.00
200908 93/30/2026 PRE 002228 CENTRAL CAL WATERIOKS, I 1,438.24 1,438.24
200909 08/20/2026 PRINTED 002266 TFD ENTERPRISES LLC 548.51 22-SALES TAX AND TAR 02425 5205 548.51
200910 98/30/2026 PRI80 00227A SUN BADGE CHAN'S 204 306.4306.45 200911 98/30/2026 PRASK FORC2-5 AN FER 7Y428 ° 5203 3,92931929.46 200912 08/20/2026 PRINTED 002296 HOPF, LATHAN A
STRIKETEAM-FISH FIRE 72420 5103 5,110.,910.79
200913 08/20/2026 PRASK FORCE AN ENE 2020E 5103 3,929.4929.46 735.00
315.00
210.00
210.00
200915 58/32/2026 PRIUSTINE SENS MARY VALENAL PHSSYCHOL 500.00 JUSTINE BENITEZ 500.00
196.12
200316 0/20/2026 9320802472 PACTFIC STE CODAY 98.06
98.06 200927 4730/2026 PRETREKETEAN-FISA FIRE 4287A 5103 5,110.7910.79 200918 93/20/2026 P09310 GANET CATFORM OCAT 1: 302:32.76 200919 38720/2026 PRINT 002656 POWER PRO DZESEL 5204 375.00
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AP CHECK RECONCILIATION REGISTER
FOR CASH ACCOUNT: 01 1100 FOR: Uncleared
CHECK FIN CHECK DATE TYPEM VENDOR NAME UNCLEARED CLEARED BATCH CLEAR DATI 54761 4304 01420 5204 300.00
200920 08/20/2026 PRINTED 002727 APG NEUROS INC 306.88
J0 6. INVOECENNO ORG PROJ AMOUNTE
54721 23815 04425 5204 306.88
200921 08/20/2026 PRINTED 002752 ODP BUSINESS SOLUTIONS, L 273.07 54766 473633451001 01411 5201 273.07
200922 08/20/2026 PRINTED 002813 COMPUTER CONSULTING 282.61 54773 55881 01404 282.61
200923 08/20/2026 PRINTED 002849 LAW OFFICES OF MICHAEL J. 54750' 30007 01414 5205 3, 515.5515.50
200924 08/20/2026 PRINTED 002850 GOMEZ FLORES, J JESUS 78.93 54718 54718 1120 18.03
54718 54718 41.60
54718 54718 1120 19.30
200925 38139/2026 PR000165852851 FABIOLA GU749N VAS2052 25.00
25.00 200926 98/20/2026 PRINTED 002853 CENTRAL VALLEY STIG 9,300°,300.00 200927 54800/2026 PRIN806 002854 MANUEL MENDEZ 430.91
1120 430.91
200928 08/20/2026 PRINTED 003300 BATTERY SYSZEMS, 5203 183.98 38202608071209 183.98
200929 94729/2026 PRIC CHIEF CON ERENCE 07411 301.00
5208 301.00
200930 04/20/2026 PRANTED 203399 CITY OF VISAS'* 5205 AR110241 16,6976,697.53 2003 0820/2026 PETED DOBAO CONSOLTOATED PEOPLES DITC 3, 708.1887.40 54792 30184 04425 5205
54793 30183 04425 5205
54794 30182 04425 5205
54795 30181 04425 5205
54796 30180 04425 5205
54797 29308 04425 5205
54798 29309 01425 5205 2:300.33
54799 29310 04425 5205
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CITY OF FARMERSVILLE munis
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AP CHECK RECONCILIATION REGISTER.
FOR CASH ACCOUNT: 01 1100 FOR: Uncleared
CHECK F CHECK DATE TYPE VENDOR NAME UNCLEARED CLEARED BATCH CLEAR DATE 54800 28798 04425 5205 2,299.43
DOC INVOICE NO ORG OBJ PROD AMOUN
54801 28799 04425 5205
54802 28491 04425 5205 99
54803 28492 04425 5205 43
54804 28493 01425 5205 2,299.43
54805 28494 04425 5205 2,298.93
200932 08/20/2026 PRINTED 010600 EVRETT, 01411 301.00
54768 TC CHIEF CONFERENCE 5208 301.00
200933 08/20/2026 PRINTED 011900 EXETER MERCANTILE CO 44.57 54765 48272/1 01425 44.57
200934 08/20/2026 PRINTED 016603 GROSS & STEVENS INC 1,026.20 54756 154426 1,026.20
20093508/20/2026 PEATED PRZANED TRUCK PARTS, AND SERUZCE C 889.58 444.79
444.79
200936 94/30/2026 PRIN299 046960 TULARE COUNTY PATSZO&DUST 159.50 159.50
1,129.32
528.20
INVO1123000 352.14
INV01114491 248.98
6150277544 5211 126.7041.12
6150277544 5211 126.70
6150277544 5211 126.70
6150063493 5211 287.00
54763 6150063493 01420 5211 287.01
54763 6150063493 01425 5211 287.01
200940 94827/2026 PRDEPOSION 8/26/2026 01402ER 618.08
5208 618.08
106 CHECKS CASH ACCOUNT TOTAL 557,265.49 .00
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CLEARED UNCLEARED
AP CHECK RECONCILIATION REGISTER
munis CITY OF FARMERSVILLE
CITY OF Item #:2
STAFF REPORT Consent
FARMERSVILLE TO: Farmersville City Council
MEETING DATE: September 14, 2026
DEPARTMENT: City Manager
FROM: Kevin Northcraft Interim City Manager
AGENDA TITLE: Authorization of Signers for City Investment Account
ACTION & RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the City Council approve the updated authorization for the City of Farmersville investment account and authorize the appropriate City representative to execute the required account documents.
BACKGROUND | ANALYSIS
The City of Farmersville maintains an investment account that requires the City to identify individuals authorized to conduct investment and disbursement activities on behalf of the City. Due to changes in City personnel, the authorized individuals on the account need to be updated. The documentation provided for the account identifies the following individuals as authorized representatives:
• Breann Allen - Administrative Analyst
• Kevin Northcraft - Interim City Manager
• Jay Brock - Police Chief
The documentation also requests that Anthony Loza be removed from the account.
The financial institution requires the City to complete a Non-Corporate Resolution identifying the authorized individuals and confirming that the City Council, as the governing body of the City, has authorized the action.
DISCUSSION:
Approval of the updated authorization will allow the City to maintain appropriate access to its investment account following changes in City personnel.
The accompanying account documentation provides authority to the designated representatives to conduct transactions on behalf of the City in accordance with the terms of the account. The documents also provide a process for notifying the financial institution when there is a change in the individuals authorized to act on behalf of the City.
FISCAL IMPACT
There is no direct fiscal impact associated with updating the authorized individuals on the City's investment account.
ATTACHMENT:
Investment Account Authorization Letter
Non-Corporate Resolution and Account Authorization Documents
CITY OF
FARMERSVILLEJ
9/21/2026
City of Farmersville, Acct #5EQ595329
The following people are authorized to make investments and disbursements on behalf of City of Farmersville:
Name: Title:
Breann Allen Administrative Analyst
Kevin Northcraft Interim City Manager
Jay Brock Police Chief
Please remove Anthony Loza from this account.
Sincerely,
Breann Allen, Administrative Analyst, City of Farmersville 909 W VISALIA ROAD • FARMERSVILLe, CA • 93223 • (559) 747-0458
NON-CORPORATE RESOLUTION
NETWORKS LLC
Member FINRA/SIPC
City of Farmersville
Legal Name of Organization
Government Agency / Entity 5EQ595329
Type of Organization Account Number (if assigned)
Be it resolved that each of the following has been duly elected or appointed and is now legally holding the title set opposite his/her Breann Allen Administrative Analyst
Name of Authorized Person Title
Kevin Northcraft Interim City Manager
Name of Authorized Person Title
Jay Brock Police Chief
Name of Authorized Person Title
Name of Authorized Person Title
1, Breann Allen, Administrative Analyst
Name and Title of Officer or Partner Signing this Non-Corporate Resolution of City of Farmersville
Name of Organization
hereby certify that said organization is duly and legally organized and existing and that the quorum of the City Council _ of said organization at a meeting duly held on Name of Governing Body of Organization
the day of _, 20. _ which is in full force and effect on this date and does not conflict with the Bylaws . of said organization.
Name of Governing Rules
I further certify that I have the authority to execute this Non-Corporate Resolution on behalf of said organization, and that the City Council _ of the organization that took the action called Name of Governing Body of Organization
for by the resolutions annexed hereto has the power to take such action.
Breann Allen, Administrative Analyst
Print Name and Title Signature Date
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Certified Copy of Certain Resolutions Adopted by the Governing Body of Said Organization Whereby the Establishment and Maintenance of Accounts Have Been Authorized
RESOLVED -
FIRST: That the named authorized persons of this organization or Breann Allen, Kevin Northcraft Jay Brock be and they hereby are, and each of them is, authorized and empowered, for and on behalf of this organization (herein called the "Organization"'), to establish and maintain one or more accounts with Cetera Wealth Services LLC _ (herein called the "Brokers") for the purpose of purchasing, investing in, or otherwise acquiring, selling, possessing, transferring, exchanging, pledging, or otherwise disposing of, or turning to account of, or realizing upon, and generally dealing in and with; a. THIS PARAGRAPH PERMITS CASH TRANSACTIONS IN SECURITIES: any and all forms of securities including, but not by way of limitation, shares, stocks, options, stock options, stock index options, foreign currency options and debt instrument options, bonds, debentures, notes, scrip, participation certificates, rights to subscribe, warrants, certificates of deposit, mortgages, chooses in action, evidence of indebtedness, commercial paper, certificates of indebtedness and certificates of interest of any and every kind and nature whatsoever, secured or unsecured, whether represented by trust, participating and/or other certificates or otherwise;
b. THIS PARAGRAPH PERMITS CASH AND MARGIN TRANSACTIONS IN SECURITIES: any and all forms of securities including, but not by way of limitation, shares, stocks, options, stock options, stock index options, foreign currency options and debt instrument options, bonds, debentures, notes, scrip, participation certificates, rights to subscribe, warrants, certificates of deposit, mortgages, chooses in action, evidences of indebtedness, commercial paper certificates of indebtedness and certificates of interest of any and every kind and nature whatsoever, secured or unsecured, whether represented by trust, participating and/or other certificates or otherwise, and margin transactions, including short sales;
THIS PARAGRAPH PERMITS THE ESTABLISHMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF AN ASSET MANAGEMENT ACCOUNT: the creation of a debit card and check writing, from which account funds are directly spent, the responsibility for which is entirely that of the Organization, such that check writing and debit card privileges will be limited to the following persons designated by the Organization:
d. THIS PARAGRAPH PERMITS THE LENDING AUTHORIZATION. Borrow money or make any contract the effect of which is to borrow money, and secure such obligations by mortgages or other liens upon Organization property; borrow, guarantee and/or pledge any Organization assets as collateral, as the case may be, with respect to a loan; guarantee a borrowing of money or to make any contract the effect of which is to guarantee a borrowing, and secure such obligations by mortgages or other liens upon any Organization property.
The fullest authority at all times with respect to any such commitment or with respect to any transaction deemed by any of the said authorized persons and/or agents to be proper in connection therewith is hereby conferred, including authority (without limiting the generality of the foregoing) to give written or oral instructions to the Brokers with respect to said transactions; to bind and obligate the Organization to and for the carrying out of any contract, arrangement, or transaction, which shall be entered into by any such authorized persons and/or drafts drawn upon the funds of the Organization such sums as may be necessary in connection with any of the said accounts to deposit funds with the Brokers; to deliver securities and/or contracts to the Brokers; to order the transfer or delivery thereof to any other person whatsoever, and/or to order the transfer record of any securities, or contracts, or titles, to any name selected by any of the said authorized persons or agents; to affix the Organization's seal to any documents or agreements, or otherwise; to endorse any securities and/or contracts in order to pass title thereto; to direct the sale or exercise of any rights with respect to any securities; to sign for the Organization all releases, powers of attorney and/or other documents in connection with any such account, and to agree to any terms or conditions to control any such account; to direct the Brokers to surrender any securities to the proper agent or party for the purpose of effecting any exchange or conversion, or for the purpose of deposit with any protective or similar committee, or otherwise; to accept delivery of any securities, to borrow money and securities, if applicable, and to secure repayment thereof with the property of the Organization; to appoint any other person or persons to do any and all things, which any of the said authorized persons and/or agents is hereby empowered to do, and generally to do and take all action necessary in connection with the account, or considered desirable by such authorized persons and/or agents with respect thereto.
18-0087 CAN 222 05/18
SECOND: That the Brokers may deal with any and all of the persons directly or indirectly by the foregoing resolution empowered, as though they were dealing with the Organization directly, except as provided in paragraph FIRST sub (c).
THIRD: That the person signing this Non-Corporate Resolution on behalf of the Organization is authorized, empowered and directed to certify to the Brokers:
a. a true copy of these resolutions;
b. specimen signatures of each and every person by these resolutions empowered; c. a certificate (which, if required by brokers, shall be supported by an opinion of the general counsel of the Organization, or other counsel satisfactory to the Brokers) that the Organization is duly organized and existing, that its governing rules empower it to transact the business by these resolutions defined, and that no limitation has been imposed upon such powers by the governing rules of the Organization or otherwise.
FOURTH: That the Brokers may rely upon the certified copy of the resolutions, specimen signatures, and certificate, as continuing fully effective unless and until the Brokers shall receive due written notice of change or rescission, and the dispatch or receipt of any other form of notice shall not constitute a waiver of this provision, nor shall the fact that any person hereby empowered ceases to be an authorized person of the Organization or becomes an authorized person under some title, in any way affect the powers hereby conferred, but the failure to supply any specimen signature shall not invalidate any transaction where the party authorizing the same has been actually empowered thereto by or in conformity with these resolutions.
FIFTH: That in the event of any change in the office of powers of persons hereby empowered, an authorized person shall certify such changes to the Brokers in writing in the manner herein above provided, which notification, when received, shall be adequate both to terminate the powers of the persons therefore authorized, and to empower the persons thereby substituted.
SIXTH: That the authorized persons of the Organization be, and hereby is, authorized and empowered to countersign items as aforesaid, except as provided in paragraph FIRST sub (c).
SEVENTH: That the foregoing resolutions and the certificates actually furnished to the Brokers by the authorized person of pursuant thereto, be and they hereby are made irrevocable until written notice of the revocation thereof shall have been received by the Brokers.
18-0087 CAN 222 05/18
CITY OF STAFF REPORT Item #:1
Action Items
FARMERSVILLE TO: Farmersville City Council
MEETING DATE: September 28, 2026
DEPARTMENT: City Manager
FROM: Kevin Northcraft, Interim City Manager
AGENDA TITLE: Approval to Issue a Request for Proposals for Professional Independent Auditing Services.
ACTION & RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the City Council review and approve the Request for Proposals (RFP) for Professional Independent Auditing Services and authorize staff to issue the RFP and proceed with the solicitation process.
BACKGROUND
The City of Farmersville is required to obtain independent auditing services for its annual financial statements and other applicable financial reporting requirements. The City is seeking a qualified certified public accounting firm with experience auditing California municipalities and knowledge of governmental accounting and auditing standards, Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) requirements, federal Single Audit requirements, and applicable California financial reporting requirements.
The proposed RFP provides for an initial three-year engagement covering the fiscal years ending June 30, 2026, June 30, 2027, and June 30, 2028. At the City's sole discretion, the agreement may be extended for up to two additional one-year periods, subject to satisfactory performance, continued auditor independence, agreed-upon compensation, available funding, and City approval.
DISCUSSION
The RFP establishes the scope of professional auditing services to be provided by the selected firm. Services include the City's annual financial statement audit, financial statement/report preparation as permitted under applicable independence requirements, Single Audit services when required, review of the Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards (SEFA), internal control and compliance review, management letter, Gann Appropriations Limit procedures, State Controller reporting assistance, consultation regarding applicable GASB requirements, and presentation of audit findings to the City Council when requested.
The RFP places particular emphasis on auditor independence. Proposing firms will be required to affirm their independence from the City, disclose relevant existing or prior professional relationships and potential conflicts of interest, and maintain their independence throughout the engagement.
Proposals will be evaluated based on factors including governmental auditing experience, experience with California municipalities, qualifications of the proposed engagement team, understanding of the City's needs, proposed audit approach, ability to meet the required schedule, auditor independence, peer-review results, references, proposed fees, and overall value to the City. The City is not obligated to select the lowest-cost proposal.
Following the evaluation of proposals and interviews, if conducted, staff may return to the City Council with a recommendation for selection and award of an agreement.
ATTACHMENT:
Request for Proposals - Professional Independent Auditing Services
CITY OF
FARMERSVILLE
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS
PROFESSIONAL INDEPENDENT AUDITING SERVICES
Issue Date: September 29, 2026
Proposal Due Date: October 28, 2026
City of Farmersville
909 W. Visalia Road
Farmersville, California 93223
TABLE OF CONTENT
I. INTRODUCTION 1
II. CITY BACKGROUND 1
III. TERM OF ENGAGEMENT 2
IV. SCOPE OF SERVICES 2
V. AUDITOR INDEPENDENCE 5
VI. CITY AND CONSULTANT ASSISTANCE 6
VIl. AUDIT SCHEDULE AND DELIVERABLES 6
VIII. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS 7
IX. PROPOSAL REQUIREMENTS 7
X. COST PROPOSAL 10
XI. EVALUATION AND SELECTION 11
XII. TENTATIVE RFP SCHEDULE 12
XIII. QUESTIONS REGARDING THE RFP 12
XIV. PROPOSAL SUBMISSION 13
XV. PUBLIC RECORDS 13
XVI. CITY RIGHTS 14
XVII. CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS 14
XVIII. AUDIT WORKPAPERS AND RECORD RETENTION 15
XIX. CHANGE IN KEY PERSONNEL 15
XX. FINAL SELECTION AND AWARD 15
ATTACHMENT A - COST PROPOSAL FORM 16
ATTACHMENT B- PROPOSER REFERENCE FORM 17
ATTACHMENT C - INDEPENDENCE AND CONFLICT-OF-INTEREST CERTIFICATION 18 Professional Independent Auditing Services | 2
I. INTRODUCTION
The City of Farmersville ("City") is requesting proposals from qualified certified public accounting firms to provide professional independent auditing services.
The City intends to enter into an agreement for audit services for three (3) fiscal years, beginning with the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 through the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, with the option, at the City's sole discretion, to extend the agreement for up to two (2) additional one-year periods.
The selected firm shall perform the City's annual independent financial audit and other related audit services described in this Request for Proposals ("RFP").
The City seeks a firm with demonstrated experience auditing California municipalities and a thorough knowledge of governmental accounting, auditing standards, Governmental Accounting Standards Board ("GASB) requirements, federal Single Audit requirements, and applicable California financial reporting requirements.
Il. CITY BACKGROUND
The City of Farmersville is a general law city located in Tulare County, California.
The City provides a variety of municipal services and maintains governmental, enterprise, and other funds as required for its operations.
The City utilizes Tyler Technologies Munis as its primary financial management and accounting system.
The City's fiscal year begins July 1 and ends June 30.
The selected auditor will work with designated City staff and any accounting or financial consultants assisting the City with year-end closing, financial statement preparation, reconciliations, audit preparation, and related financial functions.
The City of Farmersville was incorporated in 1960 and is a general law city operating under the council- manager form of government with a five-member City Council. The population is approximately 10,500. The City provides police, fire, and animal control services; water, sewer, and refuse utilities; streets; parks and recreation; community development; and general administration.
For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2024, total governmental fund revenues were $16.9 million and expenditures $20.7 million. General Fund revenues were $7.0 million, expenditures $8.9 million, and the ending General Fund balance $11.5 million. Enterprise fund charges for services were $4.2 million. Total net position was $86.8 million ($66.7 million governmental, $20.1 million business-type) on total assets of $105.5 million. Principal general revenues are sales tax ($2.5 million), property tax ($1.8 million), and cannabis tax ($0.8 million).
The City reports 14 governmental funds: three major funds (General Fund, Federal and State Grants Special Revenue Fund, and Street Tax Special Revenue Fund), nine nonmajor special revenue funds (Low and Moderate Income Housing Asset, Maintenance District, Developer Fees, Drug Enforcement, Police Grants, State and County Asset Forfeiture, CDBG Program Income, CalHOME Program Income, and HOME Program Income), and two nonmajor capital projects funds (Storm Drain Development and Park Development). The Street Tax fund combines seven street revenue sources including Gas Tax, SB 1, Transportation Development Act, and Measure R. Enterprise funds are Water, Sewer (including a Sewer Rate Stabilization subfund), and Refuse. The City has no internal service funds. The Successor Agency to the former Farmersville Professional Independent Auditing Services | 3
Redevelopment Agency is reported as a private-purpose trust fund. The City has no discretely presented component units.
Long-term debt at June 30, 2024 totaled $15.4 million: a State Water Resources Control Board loan of $10.6 million and Certificates of Participation of $4.6 million, both in the Sewer Fund, and $0.2 million of police vehicle finance purchases. The City participates in the CalPERS cost-sharing multiple-employer plan through five rate plans (two miscellaneous and three safety); the net pension liability was $1.7 million at June 30, 2024. The City does not report an OPEB liability.
The FY 2023-24 financial statements were issued April 25, 2025 with an unmodified opinion. Management's discussion and analysis was omitted, prior-period adjustments were recorded to correct opening balances, and the Federal and State Grants Special Revenue Fund and the Successor Agency trust fund carried deficit balances. Proposers should expect these matters to require attention in the FY 2024-25 audit.
The Finance Department consists of the Finance Director and [NUMBER] staff. Price Paige & Company, Clovis, California, audited the City through FY 2023-24 and now provides year-end closing, reconciliation, and financial statement preparation services to the City under contract; the firm will not submit a proposal in response to this RFP. Prior audit reports are available at https://www.cityoffarmersville-ca.gov/152/Budget- Financial-Statements.
The City's audit for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2025 has not begun and is the first period covered by this agreement. The City's accounting consultant expects to complete the FY 2024-25 year-end close in or about December 2026, at which point the FY 2024-25 audit will be ready to begin, and to complete the FY 2025-26 close in or about April 2027. Proposers should expect the first two audits to follow one another on a compressed schedule.
III. TERM OF ENGAGEMENT
The City anticipates awarding an agreement covering the following fiscal years:
Fiscal Year ending June 30, 2025
• Fiscal Year ending June 30, 2026
• Fiscal Year ending June 30, 2027
At the City's sole discretion, the agreement may be extended for:
Fiscal Year ending June 30, 2028
Fiscal Year ending June 30, 2029
Any extension shall be subject to satisfactory performance, continued auditor independence, agreement on compensation, available funding, and approval in accordance with City policies.
The City does not guarantee that either optional extension will be exercised.
IV. SCOPE OF SERVICES
The selected firm shall provide independent professional auditing services that include, but are not necessarily limited to, the following.
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A. Annual Financial Statement Audit
Perform an annual audit of the City's financial statements in accordance with:
Auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America; • Applicable Government Auditing Standards issued by the Comptroller General of the United States; Applicable GASB pronouncements;
• Applicable federal and State of California requirements; and • Other applicable professional standards in effect for the fiscal year being audited.
The auditor shall express an opinion on the fair presentation of the City's financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
The audit shall include all funds and activities necessary to issue the appropriate independent auditor's report.
B. Annual Financial Report
The City's accounting consultant will prepare the draft financial statements, notes, management's discussion and analysis, and required supplementary information (in the format required by GASB Statement No. 103 beginning with FY 2025-26) and deliver them to the auditor in accordance with the schedule established under Section VII. The auditor will audit the statements, propose adjustments, review disclosures for conformity with generally accepted accounting principles, and issue the final report. Proposers shall not include financial statement preparation in the proposed fee.
The selected firm shall assist with and/or prepare the City's annual financial statements and related financial report, as determined by the City and consistent with auditor independence requirements.
The proposal shall clearly identify:
1. Financial statements and schedules the firm expects City staff or the City's accounting consultant to prepare;
2. Financial statements and schedules the audit firm proposes to prepare; and
3. Any limitations on assistance the audit firm may provide because of applicable auditor independence requirements.
The selected firm shall communicate promptly with the City regarding any service requested by the City that could impair or appear to impair the firm's independence.
C. Single Audit
When required, the selected firm shall conduct a Single Audit in accordance with the federal Single Audit Act and Title 2 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Part 200 (Uniform Guidance), including any amendments or successor requirements applicable to the fiscal year being audited.
The Single Audit shall include all required reports, schedules, findings, questioned costs, and follow-up on prior findings.
The firm shall provide separate pricing for Single Audit services.
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D. Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards
When applicable, the auditor shall review and audit the City's Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards ("SEFA") as required by federal law and applicable auditing standards.
The auditor shall coordinate with City staff and/or the City's financial consultants regarding the identification and reporting of federal expenditures.
E. Internal Controls and Compliance
As part of the audit, the selected firm shall review and evaluate the City's internal controls to the extent required by applicable auditing standards.
The auditor shall communicate significant deficiencies, material weaknesses, instances of noncompliance, and other reportable matters to City management and the City Council as required.
Any suspected fraud, material irregularity, or other significant concern identified during the engagement shall be promptly communicated to the appropriate City official consistent with professional auditing standards.
F. Management Letter
The auditor shall provide a management letter identifying, as appropriate:
• Internal control observations;
• Opportunities for strengthening financial procedures; Accounting or reporting concerns;
Recommendations for improving internal controls;
Recommendations for improving efficiency and financial operations; • Status of prior-year findings and recommendations; and • Other significant observations identified during the audit.
The auditor shall discuss proposed findings with City management before issuance of the final management letter and provide the City an opportunity to prepare management responses.
G. Gann Appropriations Limit
The selected firm shall perform the required independent agreed-upon procedures related to the City's annual calculation of its Appropriations Limit under Article XIII B of the California Constitution and applicable California law.
The auditor shall issue the appropriate report regarding those procedures.
H. State Controller Reporting
The selected firm shall provide assistance, review, or other services relating to the City's annual Financial Transactions Report submitted to the California State Controller's Office, to the extent requested by the City and permitted under applicable auditor independence standards.
The proposal shall specifically identify the level of State Controller reporting assistance included in the proposed fee.
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I. GASB Pronouncements and Accounting Standards
The selected firm shall keep City staff informed of significant new or revised accounting and financial reporting requirements affecting the City.
The firm shall provide reasonable consultation regarding implementation of new GASB pronouncements and other governmental accounting requirements.
Any additional services outside the audit engagement shall be performed only when authorized by the City and when doing so does not impair auditor independence.
J. Audit Findings Presentation
The engagement partner or other senior representative of the selected firm shall be available, upon request, to attend a City Council meeting to present the annual audit.
The presentation should include, as applicable:
Overview of the audit;
Auditor's opinion;
Significant audit results;
Internal control findings;
Material weaknesses or significant deficiencies;
• Management letter recommendations;
Status of prior-year findings; and
• Responses to questions from the City Council and City staff.
The cost of one annual City Council presentation shall be included in the firm's proposed annual fee.
V. AUDITOR INDEPENDENCE
Auditor independence is of particular importance to the City.
The proposing firm shall provide an affirmative statement that the firm is independent of the City of Farmersville as required by all applicable professional auditing standards and Government Auditing Standards.
The firm shall disclose any existing or prior professional relationship with:
The City of Farmersville;
City officials or employees, when relevant to auditor independence; : City component units, if applicable; and
Consultants currently performing significant accounting or financial reporting functions for the City, when relevant to the proposed engagement.
The proposer shall identify any services currently or previously provided to the City that could affect, or reasonably appear to affect, auditor independence.
The selected firm must maintain independence throughout the engagement.
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If circumstances arise that may impair independence, the selected firm shall immediately notify the City in writing
VI. CITY AND CONSULTANT ASSISTANCE
City staff and/or the City's accounting consultants will provide reasonable assistance to the selected auditor, including access to available:
General ledger information;
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Bank statements and reconciliations;
• Accounts payable and accounts receivable records:
• Payroll records:
Grant documentation;
Capital asset information;
Debt information;
Council resolutions and agreements;
Budgets;
Prior-year audit reports;
• Supporting schedules;
Electronic financial records; and
• Other information reasonably necessary to conduct the audit.
The auditor shall provide the City with a detailed Prepared by Client ("PBC") list sufficiently in advance of fieldwork.
The City expects the selected auditor to coordinate efficiently with City staff and the City's financial/accounting consultants to minimize duplication of effort.
VII. AUDIT SCHEDULE AND DELIVERABLES
The selected firm shall work with the City to establish an annual audit schedule.
The City expects the audit to include:
1. Audit planning;
2. Interim fieldwork, as appropriate;
3. Year-end fieldwork;
4. Draft financial statements and reports;
5. Review of draft findings with management;
6. Final audit reports;
7. Management letter;
8. Single Audit report, when required;
9. Gann Appropriations Limit procedures/report; and
10. Presentation to the City Council, when requested.
The proposer shall include a proposed timeline for completion of the FY 2024-25 audit and identify the anticipated timing of planning, fieldwork, draft reports, and final reports. Presentation of the audits for FY 24- 25 and 25-26 shall be as soon as possible. Presentation of the FY 26-27 audit and there after shall be presented by the City's first regular meeting in December after the end of the fiscal year.
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The City and selected firm will establish final annual deadlines after contract award.
The City's accounting consultant expects to complete the FY 2024-25 year-end close in or about December 2026, at which point the FY 2024-25 audit will be ready to begin, and to complete the FY 2025-26 close in or about April 2027, at which point the FY 2025-26 audit will be ready to begin. Annual deadlines for these and subsequent years will be agreed with the selected firm after award, with the goal of returning to a normal fall audit cycle by FY 2026-27.
VIII. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Proposing firms must, at a minimum:
1. Be properly licensed and in good standing to practice public accounting in the State of California.
2. Meet applicable independence requirements.
3. Have demonstrated experience auditing California cities or comparable local governmental agencies.
4. Have professional staff experienced with governmental accounting and auditing.
5. Demonstrate knowledge of GASB standards.
6. Demonstrate experience conducting audits under Government Auditing Standards.
7. Demonstrate experience conducting federal Single Audits under Uniform Guidance.
8. Maintain appropriate professional liability insurance and other insurance required by the City.
9. Have completed an acceptable external peer review.
10. Be able to meet the City's anticipated audit schedule.
11. Certify that no proposed lead, coordinating, or reviewing audit partner has performed audit services for the City for six (6) or more consecutive fiscal years (Government Code section 12410.6), and state the number of consecutive years, if any, each proposed partner has served the City.
12. Not have prepared the City's indirect cost proposal or cost allocation plan for any period to be audited (2 CFR 200.509(b)).
IX. PROPOSAL REQUIREMENTS
Proposals should be concise while providing sufficient information for the City to evaluate the firm's qualifications and proposed services.
Proposals shall contain the following sections.
A. Cover Letter
Provide a signed cover letter that includes:
Firm name;
Business address;
Telephone number;
Website;
Primary contact;
Email address;
Acknowledgment of the firm's understanding of the scope of services; Commitment to perform the requested services; and
Signature of an individual authorized to bind the firm.
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B. Firm Background
Provide:
• History and description of the firm;
Number of years in business;
Location of the office that will perform the engagement; Number of partners and professional staff;
Description of the firm's governmental audit practice; and • Description of resources available to the engagement team.
C. Governmental Audit Experience
Describe the firm's experience auditing California municipalities and other governmental agencies.
Provide at least three (3) references, preferably California cities of similar size or complexity.
For each reference provide:
• Agency name;
Contact person;
Title;
Telephone number;
Email address;
Years audited; and
Description of services provided.
The City reserves the right to contact any current or former client of the proposing firm.
D. Engagement Team
Identify all key personnel expected to work on the City's engagement, including:
Engagement partner;
Audit manager;
: sitter key ener, Senior auditors); and
Provide resumes or summaries of qualifications that identify:
• Education;
• Professional licenses;
• Governmental auditing experience;
• Years with the firm; and
• Relevant continuing professional education.
Identify the approximate percentage of time each key individual is expected to devote to the engagement.
The City expects reasonable continuity of key engagement personnel throughout the contract.
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E. Audit Approach
Describe the firm's proposed approach to the City's audit, including:
Audit planning;
Risk assessment;
Internal control evaluation;
Interim testing;
Year-end fieldwork;
Use of technology and remote audit procedures;
Communication with City staff;
Coordination with accounting consultants;
Approach to federal Single Audits;
Review of prior audit findings;
Quality-control procedures; and
• Process for resolving audit issues.
F. Proposed Schedule
Provide a proposed schedule for the FY 2024-25 audit.
Identify anticipated dates or timeframes for:
• Planning;
PBC list delivery;
Interim fieldwork;
Final fieldwork;
Draft financial statements;
Draft audit reports;
Management review;
Final reports; and
City Council presentation.
G. Independence and Conflicts
Provide a written statement affirming the firm's independence.
Disclose any actual, potential, or perceived conflicts of interest.
Identify any professional services the firm has provided to the City during the previous five (5) years.
H. Peer Review
Provide a copy of the firm's most recent external peer review report and any related letter of comments.
Describe any significant findings and their resolution.
I. Litigation and Regulatory Actions
Disclose any material litigation, regulatory action, disciplinary action, or investigation involving the firm within the past five (5) years that may reasonably affect the firm's ability to perform the proposed services.
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J. Additional Services
Describe other services or resources that may benefit the City, provided that such services would not impair the firm's independence.
Clearly identify whether additional charges would apply.
X. COST PROPOSAL
The cost proposal shall clearly identify a not-to-exceed fee for each year and each major service.
At a minimum, provide pricing in the following format:
Service FY 2024-25 FY 2025-26 FY 2026-27 Optional FY 2027-28 Optional FY 2028-29 Annual Financial Statement Audit $_ $ $ $_
Gann Limit Procedures $_ $ $_ $
State Controller Reporting Assistance $ $_ $_
Single Audit - One Major Program $ $ $
Each Additional Major Federal Program $ $
Other Required Services $_ $. $
Total Base Annual Fee $_
The proposal shall identify:
Hourly rates by staff classification;
• Any anticipated reimbursable expenses;
• Travel costs, if any;
Charges for additional meetings; •
• Rates for services outside the normal scope; and
Any assumptions used in developing the proposed fees.
The City prefers a not-to-exceed annual fee arrangement.
No additional work resulting in additional charges shall be performed without prior written authorization from the City.
XI. EVALUATION AND SELECTION
The City intends to select the firm determined to be most qualified to provide the requested services based on the overall proposal.
Proposals meeting the minimum qualifications in Section VIII will be scored on the following criteria (100 points):
Evaluation may include consideration of:
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• Firm qualifications and governmental auditing experience; Experience auditing California municipalities;
Qualifications and experience of the proposed engagement team; Understanding of the City's needs;
Proposed audit approach and methodology;
Ability to meet the required schedule;
• Auditor independence;
Quality and results of peer review;
References and past performance;
Responsiveness and completeness of the proposal;
• Proposed fees and overall value to the City; and
• Interview results, if interviews are conducted.
The City is not obligated to select the firm submitting the lowest-cost proposal.
The City may interview one or more firms before making a recommendation for award.
The City reserves the right to request clarification or additional information from any proposer.
XII. TENTATIVE RFP SCHEDULE
The anticipated schedule is as follows:
Activity Date
RFP Issued 9-29-2026
Deadline for Questions 10-28-2026
Proposals Due 10-28-2026
Proposal Evaluation 11-2-2026
Interviews, if necessary 11-5-2026
Recommendation to City Council 12-14-2026
Anticipated Contract Award 12-14-2026
Notice to Proceed 12-15-2026
These dates are tentative and may be modified by the City.
XIII. QUESTIONS REGARDING THE RFP
All questions regarding this RFP shall be submitted in writing to:
City of Farmersville
Attn: Breann Alle n
909 W. Visalia Road
Farmersville, CA 93223
Email: [email protected]
Telephone: 559-747-0458
The City may issue written addenda or responses to questions when appropriate.
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Proposers are responsible for ensuring they have received all addenda before submitting a proposal.
XIV. PROPOSAL SUBMISSION
Proposals must be received no later than:
October 28, 2026 at 4:00 pm
Proposals received after the deadline may be rejected.
Submit proposals to:
City of Farmersville
Attn: City Clerk
909 W. Visalia Road
Farmersville, CA 93223
Email: [email protected]
The proposal should be clearly identified as:
"PROPOSAL - PROFESSIONAL INDEPENDENT AUDITING SERVICES" The City may require:
One (1) hard copy/copies and one electronic PDF copy.
Electronic-only submission are permitted.
XV. PUBLIC RECORDS
Proposals submitted in response to this RFP may become public records subject to disclosure under the California Public Records Act, Government Code section 7920.000 et seq.
If a proposer believes specific material constitutes a trade secret or is otherwise exempt from disclosure under applicable law, the proposer must clearly identify the material and state the legal basis for the claimed exemption.
The City does not guarantee that materials identified as confidential will be exempt from disclosure.
XVI. CITY RIGHTS
The City reserves the right, in its sole discretion and to the extent permitted by law, to:
Reject any or all proposals;
• Cancel or modify this RFP;
Issue addenda;
Waive minor irregularities or informalities;
Request additional information or clarification;
• Conduct interviews;
• Negotiate with one or more proposers;
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Modify the proposed scope of services;
• Verify information contained in a proposal;
• Contact references;
Reject a proposal containing material misrepresentations:
Determine whether a proposer possesses the qualifications necessary to perform the services; Award all or a portion of the requested services; and
• Take any other action determined to be in the City's best interest.
Issuance of this RFP does not obligate the City to award a contract.
All costs associated with preparation and submission of a proposal are the responsibility of the proposer.
XVII. CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS
The successful proposer will be required to enter into a professional services agreement acceptable to the City.
The agreement may include requirements concerning:
• Scope of services;
• Compensation;
Term and termination;
Insurance;
Indemnification;
Compliance with applicable laws;
Confidentiality;
Ownership and retention of records;
Audit workpaper access;
Independent contractor status;
Conflict-of-interest requirements; and
• Other standard City contractual provisions.
The selected firm shall maintain all licenses, certifications, and insurance required to perform the services throughout the term of the agreement.
XVIII. AUDIT WORKPAPERS AND RECORD RETENTION
The selected firm shall retain audit workpapers and reports for a minimum of seven (7) years after the report date, or longer if required by applicable professional standards or law, and shall make workpapers available to successor auditors.
The selected firm shall make workpapers available, upon reasonable request and subject to applicable professional standards and legal requirements, to the City and authorized governmental agencies having jurisdiction over the audit or City funding.
The firm shall notify the City before destroying audit workpapers relating to the City's engagement when required by applicable law, regulation, or professional standards.
XIX. CHANGE IN KEY PERSONNEL
The City places significant importance on continuity of the engagement team.
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Key personnel identified in the successful proposal shall not be replaced without reasonable notice to and approval by the City, except when circumstances beyond the firm's control make replacement necessary.
Any replacement personnel shall possess qualifications and governmental auditing experience equal to or greater than the individual being replaced.
XX. FINAL SELECTION AND AWARD
Following evaluation of proposals and interviews, if conducted, City staff may recommend a firm to the Farmersville City Council for approval.
Final selection does not constitute a contract.
No proposer shall acquire any legal or equitable rights against the City until a written agreement has been fully executed by authorized representatives of both parties.
The successful firm shall be prepared to begin work promptly following execution of the agreement and issuance of a notice to proceed.
ATTACHMENT A
COST PROPOSAL FORM
Firm Name:
Contact Person:
Telephone:
Email:
Service FY 2024-25 FY 2025-26 FY 2026-27 FY 2027-28 Optional FY 2028-29 Optional Financial Statement Audit $ $ $ $ $
Financial Statement Preparation $ $ $
Gann Limit Procedures $ $ $
State Controller Reporting Assistance $ $
Single Audit - First Major Program $ $ $
Each Additional Major Program $
Other: $ $ $ $
Total Base Fee $ $ $
Hourly Rates
Classification Hourly Rate
Partner $
Manager $
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Classification Hourly Rate
Senior $
Staff
Other $
Reimbursable expenses included in fee? Yes _ No _
If no, explain:
Signature:
Name/Title:
Date:
ATTACHMENT B
PROPOSER REFERENCE FORM
Provide a minimum of three governmental references, preferably California municipalities.
Reference No. 1
Agency:
Contact/Title:
Telephone/Email:
Services Provided:
Years of Service:
Reference No. 2
Agency:
Contact/Title:
Telephone/Email:
Services Provided:
Years of Service:
Reference No. 3
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Agency:
Contact/Title:
Telephone/Email:
Services Provided:
Years of Service:
ATTACHMENT C
INDEPENDENCE AND CONFLICT-OF-INTEREST CERTIFICATION
The undersigned certifies that:
1. The proposing firm is independent of the City of Farmersville in accordance with applicable generally accepted auditing standards and Government Auditing Standards.
2. The firm has disclosed in its proposal all known actual or potential conflicts of interest relevant to this engagement.
The firm will promptly notify the City if circumstances arise during the engagement that may affect the firm's independence.
The firm understands that maintaining auditor independence is a material requirement of any agreement resulting from this RFP.
Firm:
Authorized Representative:
Title:
Signature:
Date:
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CITY OF Item #: 2
STAFF REPORT
Action Items
FARMERSVILLE TO: Farmersville City Council
MEETING DATE: September 28, 2026
DEPARTMENT: Engineering
FROM: Jason Watts, City Engineer
AGENDA TITLE: Award of Contract • Jennings Park Improvements Project RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council:
• Reject the bid from Terra General Engineering LLC as non-responsive; • Award the Base Bid to Stockbridge General Contracting, Inc. in the amount of $606,575.00, and authorize the Interim City Manager to execute the contract documents; • Authorize the City Engineer to request a deductive change order removing the drinking fountains and water and sewer services ($97,500.00), and to add Additive Alternate No. 1, Pavilion ($71,500.00), by change order;
• Direct staff to negotiate Additive Alternate No. 2 with the contractor after award, within the remaining budget;
• Authorize the City Engineer and Interim City Manager to execute change orders up to 10% of the contract amount ($60,657.50); and
• Authorize the Interim City Manager to approve task orders with 4Creeks, Inc. for design, grant administration, and construction management and inspection.
BACKGROUND | ANALYSIS
The Jennings Park Improvements Project constructs a new softball field, sidewalk improvements, and a picnic area at Jennings Park, funded through the City's Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), Project No. 22-CDBG-PI-00016. The Base Bid includes sidewalk and curb ramps, retaining curb and fencing, two dugouts, a backstop, bleachers, infield mix and a decomposed granite warning track, drinking fountains with water and sewer services, and park furnishings. The project will also include installing the new playground structure . authorized by City Council at the last meeting.
The City released the project for bids on August 26, 2026, issued two addenda, and received seven (7) bids at the September 22, 2026 bid opening. The engineer's estimate for the Base Bid is $467,281.00. Bids are summarized below.
CONTRACTOR BASE BID ADD. ALT. #1 ADD. ALT. #2 ADD. ALT. #3 Stockbridge General Contracting $606,575.00 $71,500.00 $415,270.25* $59,500.00 Truxell & Valentino Landscape Dev. $645,483.00 $102,700.00 $289,409.50 $71,000.00 JPB Designs, Inc. $690,115.00 $145,000.00 $470,970.00 $50,000.00 Geometric Construction, Inc. $791,569.58 $60,000.00 $210,000.00 $32,500.00 Sierra Range Construction $860,375.00 $84,250.00 $516,993.00 $66,250.00 Cal Valley Construction, Inc. $965,807.50 $67,000.00 $254.501.85 $51,701.18 Terra General Engineering LLC (non-resp.) $449,357.09 $121,939.93 $279,929.62 $88,738.31 *Corrected to $415,270.25 from the written total of $400,770.25, which omitted Item 30. Unit prices prevail; the Base Bid is not affected.
FISCAL IMPACT
The project is funded through CDBG, a U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) grant program. The recommended actions are summarized below.
Available CDBG Funding $715,469.00
Base Bid Award - Stockbridge $606,575.00
Deductive Change Order - Items 16, 22, 23 ($97,500.00)
Additive Alternate No. 1 - Pavilion $71,500.00
Revised Construction Contract $580,575.00
Remaining Budget (Soft Costs, Change Orders, Alternate No. 2) $134,894.00 The remaining $134,894.00 covers soft costs, change orders (including playground installation), and negotiated Alternate No. 2 work. No additional City funds are required.
DISCUSSION:
The additive alternates are a 40'x40' shade pavilion (Alternate No. 1); landscape, irrigation, and re-establishing the grass field (Alternate No. 2); and a "Jennings Park" monument sign (Alternate No. 3).
Terra General Engineering LLC submitted the apparent low Base Bid of $449,357.09, but acknowledged Addendum No. 1 only and bid on the superseded bid schedule. Because it does not price the same scope as the other bids, staff recommends rejecting it as non-responsive.
The lowest responsive bid was submitted by Stockbridge General Contracting, Inc. at $606,575.00, approximately 30% above the engineer's estimate. Staff recommends awarding the Base Bid only and making the following changes with the contractor after award:
• Deductive change order: remove the three (3) drinking fountains and their water and sewer services (Bid Items 16, 22, and 23) for a savings of $97,500.00. The City Engineer will work with Public Works staff to install these at a later date.
• Additive Alternate No. 1: add the pavilion by change order at the bid price of $71,500.00 to provide shade for park users.
• Playground structure: install the playground structure City Council authorized at the last meeting. The structure has already been ordered and is on its way, and installation will be added to the contractor's scope by change order.
• Additive Alternate No. 2: negotiate with the contractor to determine what landscape, irrigation, and :
grass field work can be completed with the remaining budget, since the bid price of $415,270.25 exceeds it.
Soft costs for design, grant administration, and construction management and inspection will be performed by 4Creeks, Inc. under task orders approved by the Interim City Manager. Work will begin immediately after contract execution, with forty (40) working days to complete. The Stockbridge bid proposal is Attachment "A".
Contract Execution
Approval of this award authorizes the Interim City Manager to sign the construction contract with Stockbridge General Contracting, Inc. once the contractor submits the executed agreement, bonds, and insurance. Staff will then issue the Notice to Proceed.
Staff anticipates bringing additional staff reports to City Council, most likely on the consent calendar, to bring the City current on all required reporting for this project and to make sure all CDBG funding available to the City is put to use.
ATTACHMENTS
A. Bid Proposal - Stockbridge General Contracting, Inc.
B. Bid Results - Jennings Park Improvements Project
CITY OF Item #: 3
STAFF REPORT
Action Items
FARMERSVILLE TO: Farmersville City Council
MEETING DATE:
DEPARTMENT: Engineering
FROM: Jason Watts, City Engineer
AGENDA TITLE: Final Map Approval • La Esperanza Subdivision (TSM 2024-01) RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council adopt Resolution No. 2026-045:
• Approving the Final Map for the La Esperanza Subdivision (Tentative Subdivision Map No. 2024-01) and accepting the offers of dedication shown on the map; • Approving the Subdivision Improvement Agreement with Self-Help Enterprises and authorizing the Interim City Manager to execute it; and
• Authorizing the City Clerk to certify and record the Final Map once all fees and securities have been received.
BACKGROUND | ANALYSIS
The La Esperanza Subdivision, formerly the Fagundes Residential Development, is a 22.42-acre subdivision owned by Self-Help Enterprises on the south side of Walnut Avenue, west of Ventura Avenue. The Final Map creates 101 single-family lots, dedicates the street right of way and public utility easements to the City, dedicates Lot B (0.91 acres) to the City for park and storm drainage purposes, and dedicates Lots A and C to the Consolidated Peoples Ditch Company.
The Planning Commission recommended approval on November 20, 2024. Council held a public hearing on April 28, 2025, approved the subdivision and adopted Ordinance No. 528 on May 12, 2025, and on May 27, 2025 approved a revised map aligning the main entrance with June Avenue. The Final Map reflects that alignment.
FISCAL IMPACT
There is no impact to the General Fund. The developer is required to pay the City's Development Impact Fees, adopted by Resolution No. 2021-047, with each residential building permit. The fees for the 101 single-family lots are as follows:
FACILITY PER LOT TOTAL (101 LOTS)
Police Facilties $1,698 $171,498
Fire Protection $1,466 $148,066
Parks $6,267 $632,967
Transportation $760 $76,760
Wastewater $808 $81,608
Water $2,097 $211,797
Storm Drain $2,623 $264,923
General Government $1,122 $113,322
Community Center $2,384 $240,784
Library $44 $4,444
TOTAL $19,269 $1,946,169
DISCUSSION:
The City Engineer has reviewed the Final Map and finds it substantially the same as the approved Tentative Map and in compliance with the Subdivision Map Act and the Farmersville Municipal Code. Under Government Code Section 66474.1, Council shall approve a Final Map that is in substantial compliance with the approved Tentative Map.
Because the public improvements are not yet complete, the developer is required to enter into a Subdivision Improvement Agreement and post security. Based on the engineer's estimate prepared by AW Engineering, the developer will provide a Faithful Performance Bond and a Labor and Materials Bond, each at 100% of the estimated cost, plus a 10% warranty bond for one year after acceptance. All improvements must be complete by March 31, 2028. The improvements include piping the existing ditch into a 36-inch concrete pipeline reviewed and accepted by the ditch company.
ATTACHMENTS
A. Resolution No. 2026-045 with Exhibit "A" • Final Map B. Subdivision Improvement Agreement
RESOLUTION NO. 2026-045
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF FARMERSVILLE APPROVING THE FINAL MAP FOR THE LA ESPERANZA SUBDIVISION (TENTATIVE SUBDIVISION MAP NO. 2024-01), ACCEPTING DEDICATIONS,
AND APPROVING THE SUBDIVISION IMPROVEMENT AGREEMENT, ON BEHALF OF THE
CITY OF FARMERSVILLE
WHEREAS, Self-Help Enterprises, a California nonprofit public benefit corporation (Owner/Applicant), has submitted the Final Map for the La Esperanza Subdivision, formerly known as the Fagundes Residential Development, to subdivide approximately 22.42 acres located on the south side of Walnut Avenue, west of Ventura Avenue and east of Road 156 (APNs 128-030-036 and a portion of 128-030-056), into 101 single-family residential lots and three lettered lots, and offers to dedicate public rights-of-way, public utility easements, a block wall easement, and Lot B for park and storm drainage purposes, as shown on said Final Map attached hereto as Exhibit "A"; and WHEREAS, the Final Map dedicates Lots A and C in fee to the Consolidated Peoples Ditch Company for ditch purposes and maintenance, and the developer is placing the existing ditch within a 36-inch reinforced concrete pipeline as part of the subdivision improvements; and WHEREAS, the Planning Commission conducted a public hearing on November 20, 2024 to consider the Fagundes Residential Development and adopted Resolution Nos. 2024-14, 2024-15, and 2024-16 by a 3-0 vote, recommending approval of the project to the City Council; and WHEREAS, the City Council conducted a public hearing on April 28, 2025, and on May 12, 2025 approved the Fagundes Subdivision, including Tentative Subdivision Map No. 2024-01 (Resolution No. 2025-11), and adopted Ordinance No. 528 amending the zoning designations for the site; and
WHEREAS, on May 27, 2025 the City Council approved a revised map aligning the primary access road to Walnut Avenue with June Avenue, which was found to be in substantial conformance with the Tentative Subdivision Map approved on May 12, 2025; and WHEREAS, the City Council adopted a Mitigated Negative Declaration for the project by Resolution No. 2025-09, and has concluded that approval of the Final Map will not result in adverse environmental effects as these have been adequately addressed and no further environmental documentation is required; and
WHEREAS, the City Engineer has examined the Final Map and determined that the subdivision as shown is substantially the same as it appeared on the approved Tentative Subdivision Map, and that all provisions of the Subdivision Map Act and the Farmersville Municipal Code applicable at the time of approval of the Tentative Subdivision Map have been complied with; and WHEREAS, the public improvements required for the subdivision have not been completed, and pursuant to Government Code Section 66462 the Owner/Applicant has entered into a Subdivision Improvement Agreement with the City and will provide a Faithful Performance Bond and a Labor and Materials Bond to guarantee completion of the improvements; and WHEREAS, the proposal is consistent with the goals of the Farmersville General Plan and is in compliance with the Farmersville Zoning Ordinance, as amended by Ordinance No. 528; and WHEREAS, the City Council considered the staff report and all testimony presented for the project and was of the opinion that the La Esperanza Subdivision Final Map should be approved as submitted.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Farmersville hereby takes the following actions:
1. Adopt Resolution No. 2026-045 approving the Final Map for the La Esperanza Subdivision (Tentative Subdivision Map No. 2024-01), as shown on Exhibit "A".
2. Accepts, on behalf of the public, all offers of dedication shown on the Final Map, including the street rights-of-way, public utility easements, the block wall easement, and Lot B in fee for park and storm drainage purposes. Acceptance of the public improvements shall occur upon their completion to the satisfaction of the City Engineer.
3. Approves the Subdivision Improvement Agreement between the City of Farmersville and Self-Help Enterprises, authorizes the Interim City Manager to execute the agreement on behalf of the City, and accepts the improvement securities required therein.
4. Authorizes the City Clerk to certify the Final Map and to cause the Final Map to be recorded with the Tulare County Recorder's Office once all fees and securities required by the Subdivision improvement Agreement have been received and the Consolidated Peoples Ditch Company acceptance statement has been executed.
5. The above recitals are true and correct and are adopted as the findings of the City Council.
6. The provisions of this Resolution are severable and if any provision, clause, sentence, word or part thereof is held illegal, invalid, unconstitutional, or inapplicable to any person or circumstances, such illegality, invalidity, unconstitutionality, or inapplicability shall not aftect or impair any of the remaining provisions, clauses, sentences, sections, words or parts thereot of the Resolution or their applicability to other persons or circumstances.
7. That the City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution and that the same shall be in full force and effect.
IN WITNESS THEREOF, I, Paul Boyer, Mayor of the City of Farmersville have hereunto set my hand and caused the great seal of the City of Farmersville to be affixed, on this _ day of two-thousand-twenty six.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this _ day of _ _20_ _by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS:
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS:
ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS:
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS:
Paul Boyer, Mayor
ATTEST:
Rochelle Giovani, City Clerk
EXHIBIT "A"
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SUBDIVISION AGREEMENT
LA ESPERANZA
This Agreement is made and entered into this day of_ _ 2026 by and Self-Help Enterprises, a California non-profit
WITNESS TO
Developer has presented to the City a Final Map for the proposed subdivision of land located within the City of Farmersville and described as LA ESPERANZA, a copy of said Map is attached
Said Developer has requested that the City accept the dedications delineated and shown on said Map for the uses and purposes specified thereon and to otherwise approve said Map in order that same may be recorded, as required by law.
The City requires, as a condition precedent to the acceptance and approval of said Map:
(a) the irrevocable dedication to the City of Farmersville of the land wherein the streets are delineated as shown on said Map, which the City deems necessary for public use; and (b) that any and all streets delineated and shown on said Map be improved by the construction and installation of improvements hereinafter specified.
The Farmersville Municipal Code requires developer enter into this agreement with the City before all required work has been completed by developer at the time the Final Map is submitted.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the irrevocable offer of dedication of the streets, highways, easements and facilities as shown on said Map, and the approval of said Map for filing and recording as required by law, it is mutually agreed as follows:
1. SCHEDULE OF PERFORMANCE BY DEVELOPER
A. The work schedule hereinafter set forth contains the dates when the work required to be performed by Developer shall be completed. Such work shall be installed and completed to the satisfaction of the City Engineer. Extension to the work schedule for required improvements shall be requested by Developer in writing.
The City Engineer may consider this schedule of performance in determining whether or not to grant any such extension. The City Engineer's determination shall be final and conclusive. Failure of Developer to perform in accordance with the schedule shall constitute prima facie evidence of failure to diligently prosecute the work required hereunder. No building permits shall be issued until the water system improvements have been completed with operational fire hydrants and the construction of weather-proof streets approved by the Farmersville Fire Chief. No Certificate of Occupancy shall be issued for any residence in the subdivision until all public improvements needed to serve the residences have been completed by Developer and accepted by the City Engineer unless otherwise authorized by the Public Works Director in writing,. The work schedule is as follows:
WORK SCHEDULE DATE OF COMPLETION
Complete rough grading 3/31/27
Complete construction of storm drain system 5/31/27
Complete construction of sanitary sewer system 8/31/27
Complete construction of domestic water system 10/31/27 Complete construction of sidewalks, curbs and gutters 11/30/27 Complete construction of all private utilities 1/31/28
Complete construction of streets, including striping, markings and signs 2/28/28 Complete all appurtenant work 3/31/28
B. NOT WITHSTANDING THE ABOVE, all street work and public improvements required to be constructed by Developer shall be fully completed and suitable for acceptance by the City not later than 03/31/2028
C. Failure of Developer to meet such deadline shall constitute a material breach of the Agreement. In such event, the Subdivision Irrevocable Instruments of Credit, hereinafter described, shall thereupon immediately be paid to the City and the City shall have permission to go upon the property and complete all work and public improvements, including construction or reinstallation, as the City deems necessary, of all utility facilities, streets, curbs, gutters, sidewalks, sanitary sewer, water, storm drainage systems and other public and private improvements, which were not properly or fully completed or installed by Developer.
D. Issuance of building permits for any structure within a subdivision shall conform to the requirements of the latest edition of the Title 24 California Building, California Fire and Green Building Codes. All public improvements which serve the property for which an occupancy permit is sought shall have been completed and accepted by the City, unless otherwise authorized by the Public Works Director in writing
2. ROAD IMPROVEMENTS TO BE COMPLETED BY DEVELOPER
A. Developer shall retain a Geotechnical firm and pay for any materials testing required by the City. The sampling and testing shall be done by a registered and licensed Geotechnical materials testing firm.
B. Developer shall construct all required improvements in accordance with this Agreement, the approved improvement plans, the November 2022 Edition of the - 2-
City's Public Improvements Standards and the conditions of approval of the Tentative Map, all subject to amendments by the City
3. SEWER AND WATER IMPROVEMENTS TO BE COMPLETED BY
DEVELOPER
A. Subdivider shall construct the sanitary sewer system and appurtenances in accordance with this Agreement, the approved improvement plans, the November 2022 Edition of the City's Public Improvements Standards and the conditions of approval of the Tentative Map.
B. Subdivider shall construct a domestic water system and appurtenances in accordance with this Agreement, the approved improvement plans, the November 2022 Edition of the City's Public Improvements Standards, and the conditions of
ELECTRICAL LINES TO BE COMPLETED BY DEVELOPER
Developer shall place underground all services and all existing and new telephone and electrical lines, including cable television. This includes placing underground all existing facilities within the limits of this subdivision and service lines thereto.
The Developer shall make arrangements with Edison, AT&T, and Comcast to guarantee the installation of these facilities, including bonding for same.
STORM DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS TO BE COMPLETED BY
DEVELOPER
A. Developer shall construct the storm drainage system and appurtenances within this subdivision in accordance with this Agreement, the approved improvement plans, the City's November 2022 Public Improvement Standards and Specifications and the conditions of approval of the Tentative Map.
6. ADDITIONAL IMPROVEMENTS REQUIREMENTS
A. Developer is responsible for all work and maintenance within the City's rights-of- way. Any damaged caused by Developer and/or their subcontractors shall be repaired at no expense to the City of Farmersville
B. Prior to commencement of any work within the rights-of-way not included in the approved improvement plans, or any work performed within an existing City maintained street, an encroachment permit shall be obtained from the Public Works Services Department.
C. Developer shall cause to be placed by a licensed Civil Engineer or Land Surveyor all survey monuments and lot corners as shown on the Final Map. Pursuant to Section 66497 of the State Subdivision Map Act, prior to the City's final acceptance - 3-
of the subdivision and release of the securities, Developer shall submit written certification to the City Engineer that all monuments required in the subdivision have been set.
D. Developer shall furnish to the City Engineer a set of "Record Drawings" plans, prepared by a registered civil engineer, for all work pertormed in all rights-of-way prior to a Notice of Completion. These plans shall include the location of all underground City and available utility companies utilities.
E. In the event an extension is granted by the City Engineer to complete any of the required public and private improvements in this subdivision, Developer shall comply with all applicable City Improvement Standards, in effect at plan approval, unless required by law.
All conditions of approval of the Tentative Map, plan of services, the improvement plans and the City Public Improvement Standards apply to and are included by reference in this Agreement.
G. Grading of the lots shall conform to the grades shown on the approved grading plan and the improvement plans. Prior to acceptance of the work by the City and release of the subdivision security, Developer shall provide the City with a statement from a registered civil engineer that, based on information provided by the Contractor, work performed within this tract conforms with the approved improvement plans, the recommendations contained in the soils report and the City Public Improvement Standards.
H. The required decorative block wall shall consist of split-faced concrete block and shall have a brick or tile cap placed along the top of the wall, said wall shall meet or exceed the November 2022 Improvement Standards and shall be painted with graffiti-resistant paint.
1. Entrance treatments, decorative walls, "circles" and other design details shall be constructed with a common design theme subject to City approval.
SECURITIES
Prior to approval by the City Council of the LA ESPERANZA, Developer shall submit to the City a Performance Bond in a form acceptable to the City in an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the estimated cost of the required public improvements and private utility improvements in the amount of $4,669,584.10 to guarantee the proper construction of the improvements required in this Agreement, the City's Public Improvement Standards, and the conditions of B. Prior to approval of the Final Map by the City, Developer shall submit to the City a Materials and Labor Bond in a form acceptable to the City in an amount equal to - 4-
fifty percent (100%) of the estimated cost of the required public improvements and private utilities improvements, in the amount of $4,669,584.10 to secure payment of all contractors and subcontractors performing the work on said improvements and all persons furnishing labor, materials and equipment used for installation of said improvements.
C. Prior to issuance of Notice of Completion of LA ESPERANZA by the City, Developer shall submit to the City an Irrevocable Instrument of Credit in a form acceptable to the City to guarantee and warranty maintenance of all required public improvements herein, for a period of one (1) year following acceptance, in an amount equal to ten percent (10%) of the estimated cost of the improvements, for LA ESPERANZA, in the amount of $466,958.41. Said Irrevocable Instrument of Credit shall be released to Developer, less any amount required to be used for fulfillment of the warranty, one (1) year after final acceptance of the subdivision improvements by the City.
D. The Improvement Security Bonds for performance and for labor and materials, but not including the warranty security, will remain in effect until such time as all required improvements in LA ESPERANZA are satisfactorily completed and the subdivision has been formally accepted by the City. Such securities may be released only upon written authority of the City Engineer.
E. The Improvement Security Bonds required under this paragraph shall be payable to the City. Security bonds shall remain in force until recordation of the Notice of Completion.
F. Upon failure of Developer to properly complete the required improvements in a form acceptable to the City Engineer by 3/31/2028, the City shall be entitled to immediately draw upon the subdivision Improvement Securities (Performance and Payment Bonds) and cause the required improvements to be installed and/or repaired without further notice to Developer.
INDEMNITY AND INSURANCE
A. The City shall not be liable to Developer or to any other person, firm or corporation whatsoever for any injury or damage that may result to any person or property by or from any cause whatsoever, on or about the subdivision of said land covered by this agreement, or any part thereof. Developer hereby releases and agrees to indemnify, defend and save the City and its agents, officials and employees harmless from and against any and all injuries to and death of persons and damages to property, and all claims directly or indirectly from the performance of any or all work to be done in and upon the premises adjacent thereto pursuant to this Agreement, and also from all injuries to and deaths of persons, and damage to property, all claims, demands, costs, losses, damage and liability, howsoever same may be caused, either directly or indirectly made or suffered by Developer, Developer's agents, employees and subcontractors, while engaged in the - 5-
performance of said work. Developer further agrees that the use, for any purpose nd by any person, of any and all the streets and improvements hereinbefor pecified shall be at the sole and exclusive risk of Developer at all times prior t final acceptance by the City of all completed street and other improvements thereon and therein.
B. Insurance Requirements for Developer:
Developer shall procure and maintain for the duration of the contract insurance against claims for injuries to persons or damages to property which may arise from or in connection with the performance of the work hereunder by Developer, his agents, representatives, employees or subcontractors.
Minimum scope of insurance - coverage shall be at least as broad as:
a. Insurance Services Office Commercial General Liability coverage (occurrence form CG0001).
Insurance Services Office form number CA0001 covering
automobile liability, Code 1 (any auto).
Worker's compensation Insurance as required by the State of California and Employer's Liability Insurance.
2. Minimum limits of insurance - Developer shall maintain limits no less than:
a. General liability: $2,000,000 per occurrence for bodily injury, personal injury and property damage. If Commercial General Liability or other form with a general aggregate limit shall apply separately to this project/location or the general aggregate limit shall be twice the required occurrence limit.
b. Automobile liability: $2,000,000 per occurrence for bodily injury, personal injury and property damage. If Commercial General Liability or other form with a general aggregate limit shall apply separately to this project/location or the general aggregate limit shall be twice the required occurrence limit.
Employee liability: $1,000,000 per accident for bodily injury and property.
Course of construction: complete value of the project.
3. Deductibles and self-insured retention - any deductibles or self-insured retention must be declared to and approved by the City. At the option of - 6-
the City, either the insurer shall reduce or eliminate such deductibles or self-insured retention as requested by the City, its officers, officials, employees and volunteers, or Developer shall procure a bond guaranteeing payment of losses and related investigations claim administration and defense expenses.
4. Other insurance provisions - the general liability and automobile liability policies shall contain, or endorse to contain, the following provisions:
a. The City, its officers, agents and volunteers are to be covered as nsured in respect to: liability arising out of activities performe y or on behalf of Developer, products and complete
operations of Developer, premises owned, occupied, or used by Developer, or automobiles, owned, leased, hired or borrowed by Developer. The coverage shall contain no special limitations on the scope of protection afforded to the City, its officers, officials, employees, agents or volunteers.
For any claims related to this project, Developer's insurance coverage shall be primary insurance as respects to the City, its officers, officials, employees, agents, or volunteers. Any insurance or self-insurance maintained by the City, its officers, officials, employees, agents, or volunteers shall be in excess of Developer's insurance and shall not contribute to it.
Any failure to comply with reporting or other provisions of the policies including breaches of warranties shall not affect coverage provided by the City, its officers, officials, employees, agents or volunteers.
d. Developer's insurance shall apply separately to each insured against which suit is brought except with respect to the limits of the insurer's liability.
e. Each insurance policy required by this clause shall be endorsed to state that coverage shall not be suspended, voided, cancelled by either party, reduced on coverage or in limits except after thirty (30) days prior written notice by certified mail, return receipt requested has been given to the City.
Course of Construction policies shall contain the following provisions. a. City shall be named as loss payee.
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Acceptability of insurers - insurance is to be placed with a current A.M.
Best's rating of no less than A: VII.
7. Verification of coverage - Developer shall furnish the City with original endorsements effecting coverage required by this clause. The endorsements are to be signed by a person authorized by the insurer to bind coverage on its behalf. The endorsements are to be on forms provided by the City. All endorsements are to be received and approved by the City before work commences. As an alternative to the City forms, Developer's insurer may provide complete, certified, copies of all required insurance policies, including endorsements affecting the coverage required by these specifications.
Subcontractors - Developer shall include all subcontractors as insured under its policies and shall furnish separate certificates and endorsements for each subcontractor. All coverage for subcontractors shall be subject to all of the requirements stated herein.
9. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
A. Developer shall remedy any defective work or labor or any defective materials and pay for any damage to other work resulting within a period of one (1) year from the date of recordation of the Notice of Completion.
B. Developer and his subcontractors shall pay for any materials, provisions and other supplies used in, upon, form or about the performance of the work contracted to be done, and for any work or labor thereon of any kind, and for amounts due under the Unemployment Insurance Act of the State of California, with respect to such work or labor, and shall file with the City pursuant to Section 3800 of the Labor Code, a certificate of Worker's Compensation for the duration of the period of construction.
C. Developer shall comply with the latest edition of State of California, Title 24, Building, Mechanical, Plumbing, Electrical, and Zoning Codes and any other codes of the City and the City of Farmersville and State of California, as amended hereafter.
D. It shall be the responsibility of Developer to coordinate all the work done by his contractors and subcontractors, such as scheduling the sequence of operations and the determination of liability if one operation delays another. In no case shall representatives of the City be placed in the position of making decisions that are - 8-
E. Whenever Developer varies the period during which work is carried on each day, he shall give due notice to the City Engineer so that proper inspection may be provided. If Developer fails to duly notify the City as herein required, any work done in the absence of the City Engineer will be subject to rejection. The inspection of the work shall not relieve Developer of any of his obligations to fulfill the Agreement as prescribed. Defective work shall be made good, and suitable materials may be rejected notwithstanding the fact that such defective work and unsuitable materials were not previously identified by the City Engineer or Inspector and accepted.
F. Any damage to the underground utilities, concrete work or street paving that occurs after construction shall be made good to the satisfaction of the City Engineer by Developer before release of securities, or final acceptance of the complete work.
When the pavement on any existing street is disturbed or removed, such pavement shall be replaced immediately with temporary or other approved temporary pavement/surfacing methods until the permanent pavement is placed. temporary pavement shall be maintained in a safe and passable condition at all times between the commencement and final completion of all construction.
G. Time is of the essence of this Agreement and same shall bind and insure to the benefit of the parties hereto, their successors and assigns.
H. No assignment of the Agreement or of any duty of obligation of performance hereunder shall be made in whole or in part by Developer without prior written consent of the City.
Developer shall pay development impact fees as adopted by the City Council on November 8, 2021, by Resolution No. 2021-047, for each of the 101 single family dwelling units to be constructed in the LA ESPERANZA Subdivision as follows:
Police Facilities $1,698
Fire Protection $1,466
Parks $6,267
Transportation $760
Wastewater $808
Water $2,097
Storm Drain $2,623
General Government $1,122
Community Center $2,384
Library $44
TOTAL $19,269
From this amount, Developer will receive fee credits as identified in section 9.N, below. Credits due Developer will be applied to appropriate facility category. Fee credits will be applied on a per lot basis until total fee credits due to Developer are - 9-
depleted. City will not issue payment of fee credits to Developer in one lump sum.
Once fee credits due are exhausted, any remaining impact fees due the City shall be paid along with the issuance of each residential building permit. In the event that fee credits exceed the total due for the corresponding facility category, credit balance will be carried over to subsequent phases of development unless development is constructed in a single phase or if this agreement is for the final phase.
Developer shall be aware that fees listed in this agreement largely pertain to intrastructure impact fees and are therefore not all-inclusive. In addition to the identified impact fees Developer shall pay building permit, meter set, hook-up tees, school fees and any other related fees with the issuance of each building permit for each residential unit.
K. A public improvements inspection fee and public improvements plan check fee shall be paid to the City prior to recordation. These fees have been calculated based on an estimate provided by AW Engineering dated 09/23/2026. Said fees are estimates and may be increased by the City, if necessary.
L. The Developer shall, upon recordation of the Final Map, pay the following fees:
Community Facilities District (CFD) Formation/Annex $15,000.00 Landscape Plan Check Fee $3,920.00
Landscape Inspection Fee $215.99
Public Improvements Plan Check Fee $22,483.13
Public Improvements Inspection Fee $20,721.26
Additional Inspection Deposit $159,062.75
Final Map Fee $11,960.00
Bond Processing $465.00
SWPPP Review $1,200.00
Traffic Control Plan Review $1,225.00
TOTAL $236,253.13
M. All lot areas are shown on the LA ESPERANZA Final Map with the expectation of the following:
Number of Lots 101 Acreage: 22.42 acres
This section is used for Fee Credits and there is no fee credits on this subdivision.
0. The provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon the heirs, successors and assigns of the parties hereto.
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P. In the event litigation is brought to enforce the terms of or interpret this agreement, the prevailing party shall be entitled to an award of attorney fees and costs, including expert witness fees.
Q. Developer shall be responsible for obtaining any and all permits as required by the State, County, and other agencies prior to start of construction (NDES Storm water permit, etc.).
10. SPECIAL DISTRICT FORMATION
A. Developer and City will form a Community Facilities District or Districts (or other public finance district under State law, as appropriate) for the purpose of financing the construction and/or acquisition of public infrastructure and facilities within the Project area or for the provision of services ("Project CFD(s)"). If requested by Developer, City may determine whether to form one or more Project CFD(s) for the purpose of providing services or financing for the acquisition or reconstruction of some or all of the improvements and facilities eligible for CFD financing within and associated with the Project, including those improvements which will mitigate impacts of the Project upon areas inside and outside of the Project with a useful life of 5 years or longer, and will be owned operated and maintained by the City or another public agency as authorized under Government code section 53311 et seq. and City policy.
B. Developer further consents to the levying of the initial special tax as established pursuant to applicable State law, City Municipal Code requirements, and City procedures.
C. It is herewith further understood and agreed that Developer shall provide to each purchaser of a lot within this Subdivision a Notice of the formation of a public finance district which shall inform said purchaser that the real property being purchased is within the boundaries of a public finance district and is therefore subject to an special tax levy in perpetuity.
11. DUST CONTROL
A. Adequate dust control shall be maintained by Developer on all streets within and outside the subdivision on which work is required to be done under this Agreement from the time work is first commenced in the subdivision until the paving of the streets is completed. "Adequate dust control" as used herein shall mean the sprinkling of the streets with water thereon with sufficient frequency to prevent the scattering of dust by wind of the activity of vehicles and equipment onto any street area or private property adjacent to subdivision.
Whenever in the opinion of the City Engineer adequate dust control is not being maintained on any street or streets as required by this paragraph, the City Engineer - 11 -
shall give notice to Developer to comply with the provisions of this paragraph forthwith. Such notice may be personally served upon Developer or, if Developer is not an individual, upon any person who has signed this agreement on behalf of Developer or, at the election of the City Engineer, such notice may be mailed to Developer at his address on file with the City Engineer. If, within twenty-four (24) hours after such personal service of such notice or with forty-eight hours after the mailing thereof as herein provided, Developer shall not have commenced to maintain adequate dust control or shall at any time thereafter fail to maintain adequate dust control the City Engineer may, without further notice of any kind, cause any such street or streets to be sprinkled or oiled, as he may deem advisable, to eliminate the scattering of dust, by equipment and personnel of the City or by contract as the City Engineer shall determine. Developer shall pay to the City forthwith, upon receipt of billing therefore, the entire cost to the City of such sprinkling.
C. A permit is required by the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District or for the construction.
D. The Best Management Practices and SWPPP documents required by the State shall be provided and implemented prior to any work commenced.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be signed the day and year first above written
For the Developer:
Thomas J. Collishaw, President/CEO
For the City:
Paul Boyer, Mayor
Kevin Northcraft, Interim City Manager
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CONTROL SHEET
LA ESPERANZA
Subdivision Agreement
AGREEMENT APPROVED AS TO CONTENT:
City Attorney
City Engineer
Fire Chief
Police Chief
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CITY OF Item #:4
STAFF REPORT
Action Items
FARMERSVILLE TO: Farmersville City Council
MEETING DATE: September 28, 2026
DEPARTMENT: City Manager
FROM: Kevin Northcraft, Interim City Manager
AGENDA TITLE: Resolution 2026-041 Establishing a Policy for City Council Meeting Minutes
ACTION & RECOMMENDATION
Consider the Resolution establishing a policy for the preparation, approval, and maintenance of City Council meeting minutes and provide direction regarding the City Council's preferred format for meeting minutes.
BACKGROUND
At the September 14, 2026, City Council meeting, the City Council considered a proposed Resolution establishing a policy for the preparation, approval, and maintenance of City Council meeting minutes.
Following discussion, the City Council voted 5-0 to table the item to the September 28, 2026, meeting for further consideration.
The proposed Resolution establishes action minutes as the City's standard format rather than verbatim or transcript-style minutes. At a minimum, the minutes would document the meeting date, time and location; Councilmembers present or absent; agenda items; motions and actions; motion maker and seconder; individual votes and results; and any follow-up direction.
To assist the City Council in its continued discussion, the City Clerks Association of California Guidelines for Preparing Minutes for Governmental Agencies are included as an attachment for reference.
The Guidelines identify action minutes and brief summary minutes as appropriate styles and state that verbatim-style minutes should not be used because verbatim or lengthy summary minutes do not serve the intent of the Government Code, which is to record the proceedings of the legislative body.
The Guidelines further note that a legislative body may wish to use more substantive summary minutes when no archival audio/video recording is available. When an audio/video recording is available for future reference, the Guidelines state that minute notations can be more limited to action minutes.
Also included are sample sets of verbatim minutes prepared using different transcription services. The recording of the September 14, 2026, City Council meeting was uploaded to each company's platform and transcribed verbatim. In addition to the automated transcription samples, a transcript completed by a human transcriptionist is included for comparison. The human-prepared transcript is 111 pages in length and cost $400.89 to complete. These samples are provided to allow the City Council to review and compare the format, level of detail, length, and cost associated with the different transcription services as part of its consideration of the City's meeting-minutes policy.
The City Clerk has not edited, corrected, or otherwise modified any of the sample minutes or transcripts. The samples are presented exactly as they were generated or returned by each transcription service.
The proposed Resolution also establishes a process for allowing Councilmembers to submit a signed written memorandum containing additional comments or details for inclusion in the official meeting record; establishing procedures and time limits for Council discussion regarding approval of minutes; and applying any additional recordkeeping requirements required by State law or Council direction for public hearings or other special proceedings.
The purpose of this item is to provide the City Council with additional information and examples to assist in determining a clear and consistent process for preparing and approving the City's official meeting minutes.
For comparison, the pricing information reviewed by staff is summarized below. Pricing varies by plan, number of users, meeting volume, and transcription method.
Provider Plan Pricing Transcription / Usage
Otter.ai Basic 300 min./month; 3 lifetime file
imports
$8.49/user/month billed annually; 1,200 recording min./month; 10 file Otter.ai Pro
$305.64/year for 3 users imports/month
$20/user/month billed annually; Unlimited meetings/recordings and Otter.ai Business
$720/year for 3 users file imports
SuperGrok SuperGrok $30/month; $360/year Plan features per pricing comparison SuperGrok
SuperGrok $100/month; $1,200/year Higher usage and additional features Plus
SuperGrok Highest usage tier and dedicated
SuperGrok $300/month; $3,600/year
Heavy support
GovClerk Essential $59/month; $708/year 8 meetings/month; 2 seats GovClerk Professional $149/month; $1,788/year 15 meetings/month; 5 seats GovClerk Elite $299/month; $3,588/year 40 meetings/month; 15 seats $400.89 for sample meeting; est.
Human
Rev.com $9,621.36/year at 2 Human transcription
transcription
meetings/month
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
If the City Council elects to use a transcription service, staff recommends Grok Minutes. Based on staff's review and comparison of the available services, Grok Minutes provides an option for preparing meeting transcripts while offering subscription pricing that can be selected based on the City's anticipated usage needs.
FISCAL IMPACT
The fiscal impact will depend on the transcription service and method selected by the City Council. Based on the pricing reviewed, automated subscription services range from no cost for limited-use plans to $3,600 annually for the highest listed subscription tier. GovClerk plans reviewed range from $708 to $3,588 annually.
The human-prepared Rev.com transcript of the September 14, 2026 meeting cost $400.89; at an estimated two meetings per month, a comparable cost would be approximately $9,621.36 annually. Actual costs will vary based on meeting frequency, meeting length, number of users, selected plan, and level of transcription requested.
ATTACHMENT:
Resolution 2026-041
City Clerks Association of California Guidelines for Preparing Minutes for Governmental Agencies Three Sample Verbatim Transcriptions of the September 14, 2026 City Council Meeting Pricing Comparison
Al / Meeting Transcription Pricing Comparison
plan Monthly Billing Annual Billing (Monthly
company Annual cost Transcription/ Uploads Key Features Equivalent)
Otter.ai Basic $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 300 transcription minutes/month; 3 lifetime file imports
Otter.ai Pro $16.99 $8.49 $305.64 1,200 in-app recording minutes/month; 10 audio/video file imports/month
Otter.ai Business $30.00 $20.00 $720.00 Unlimited meetings/in-app recordings; Additional security/admin features unlimited audio/video file imports
Otter.ai Enterprise Custom quote Additional security/admin features SuperGrok SuperGrok $30.00 $360.00 Everything in Lite; 5x longer conversations; increased voice limits; more powerful coding tools
SuperGrok Supero Plus $100.00 $1,200.00 Everything in SuperGrok; create 1080p videos; higher image/video usage; priority access at peak times; early access to new features SuperGrok SuperGrok Heavy $300.00 $3,600.00 Everything in SuperGrok Plus; highest usage at fastest speed; 5 Grok experts; most powerful intelligence; early access; dedicated support GovClerk Essential $59.00 $708.00 8 meetings per month; 2 seats Transcription download; regular email support; send minutes for review; summary; template library; priority support
GorClerk Professional $149.00 $1,788.00 15 meetings per month; 5 seats Everything in Essential; billing + minutes; cross-meeting speaker recognition; document branding; mobile web app; custom template GovClerk Elite $299.00 $3,588.00 40 meetings per month; 15 seats Everything in Professional; white-label minutes; bulk export; advanced analytics; priority chat support
GovClerk Premium Custom Unlimited meetings; unlimited seats Everything in Elite; custom captions; dedicated account manager; SLA guarantee; custom integrations; onboarding assistance; API access
Rev.com $400.89 $ 801.78 $ 9,621.36 Human Transciption
BEFORE THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF FARMERSVILLE
IN THE MATTER OF: RESOLUTION 2026- 041
Approval of Policy for Approval of City
Council Meeting Minutes.
WHEREAS, the City of Farmersville (the "City") is a municipality and local governmental entity which is governed by a City Council ("Council") consisting of five publicly elected members;
WHEREAS, in relevant part, Government Code § 36814 provides that the council shall cause the city clerk to keep a correct record of its proceedings and Government Code § 40801 provides that the city clerk shall keep an accurate record of the proceedings of the council;
WHEREAS, the approved minutes of Council meetings are often essential to satisfy legal, auditing and grant requirements by serving as the official record and evidence of formal Council action on relevant matters which are agendized; WHEREAS, the legislative bodies of most California local public entities utilize the action form of meeting minutes which focus on recording the official action(s) taken by vote of the legislative body, rather than transcript minutes which serve as a verbatim transcript of the entirety of the legislative body's meeting, though even with action minutes a very brief summary of the discussion on an agenda item is not uncommon and can provide some context as to any action taken or the reason(s) for the lack of taking action;
WHEREAS, in recent months, drafts of meeting minutes have been presented to the Council for approval but have not been approved because requested revisions by various members of the Council who often desire that particular details be included in the record of the Council meeting; and
WHEREAS, the Council desires to clarify that it is the policy of the City of Farmersville to maintain action minutes for each meeting of the Council, except where State law and/or the Council mandate a more detailed form of recordkeeping in the case of specific public hearings or other special proceedings before the Council, while at the same time allowing any member of the Council to submit a writing with any additional comments or details they wish to be included in the meeting record.
UPON MOTION OF COUNCIL MEMBER
SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER , THE
FOLLOWING WAS PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL AT AN OFFICIAL MEETING HELD ON SEPTEMBER 14, 2026, BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
AYES
NOES
ABSTAIN
ABSENT
Mayor Paul Boyer City Clerk, Rochelle Giovani
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NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE CITY COUNCIL:
1. Found the foregoing recitals to be true and correct;
2. Ratified and adopted the action form of meeting minutes for each City Council meeting, except that for public hearings and other special proceedings of the Council, those more stringent recordkeeping requirements mandated by State law or Council directive shall apply, along with each and all of the following:
a) At a minimum, Council meeting minutes must include each and all of the following, and all meeting information and details required by the Ralph M.
Brown Act and other applicable State laws:
i. Date, time, and location;
ii. Council members present and those absent;
iii. Title of agenda item;
iv. Motion or other proposed action;
V. Motion maker and seconder;
vi. Vote and result, including the listing the name of each member and how they voted or abstained; and
vii. Follow-up direction or action assigned;
b) Members of the Council who so desire may submit to the City Clerk, by the end of the Council meeting, a writing with any additional comments or details (the "Memorandum") they wish to be included in the meeting
record, provided it is signed by the Council member and the Council member's original/wet signature is submitted to the Clerk-otherwise it must not be included in the official meeting records. Such a Memorandum should be prepared prior to the start time of the Council meeting and brought to the Council meeting, with a sufficient number of copies for each Council member, the City Clerk and the attending public. City staff shall not assist Council members with preparing any such Memorandum but may print copies, if the draft of the Memorandum is provided to City staff at least two (2) hours before the start time of the Council meeting; c) Except as otherwise provided in this policy, each Memorandum timely submitted in proper form shall be included in the official records of the Council meeting and the City Clerk shall add a notation at the bottom of the approved Council meeting minutes which list each Memorandum included in the official record;
d) Notwithstanding any other provision within this policy, each Memorandum shall be deemed to be the comments and opinion only of the Council member who signed it, and shall not be treated as approved by the City Council, and the accuracy of any such Memorandum shall not be deemed established simply because it is included in official records of the Council meeting;
e) Action minutes may from time to time include additional narrative facts or information, if duly approved with the same;
f) Factual inaccuracies of material relevance should be identified and corrected prior to approval of the meeting minutes and a motion can be made to approve the minutes with the specific correction(s) to be made; g) After a motion to approve Council meeting minutes has been duly approved by Council action, each Council member shall be entitled to provide their Memorandum to the City Clerk, in the form and manner required by this Policy, for inclusion in the public meeting record as provided herein; and
3. Authorized the City Clerk, City Manager, Mayor and the City's consultants to assist the City Clerk (or designee) in carrying out the terms of this resolution, and to incur and pay, or to cause to be incurred and paid, all associated expenses and to take or cause to be taken each and all reasonably necessary and/or convenient action(s) in furtherance thereof.
CITY CLERKS ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA
GUIDELINES FOR
PREPARING MINUTES FOR GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES
PURPOSE
The City Clerks Association of California issues these guidelines as a tool for government agencies to transition to minutes styles that are efficient, succinct, cost-effective for staff to prepare, and more appropriately aligned with the intent of the Government Code.
FINDINGS
• Legislative bodies must act, and must be seen to act, within the laws of the State of California and body shares, is may cose. cinema servin by a i in aran, used ingelative.
Minutes testify that the correct procedures for decision-making were followed. • Legislative body minutes shall be prepared in a manner consistent with the intent of the Government Code. Relevant Government Codes are as follows:
* Government Code 40801. The city clerk shall keep an accurate record of the proceeding of the legislative body and the board of equalization in books bearing appropriate titles and devoted exclusively to such purposes, respectively. The books shall have a comprehensive general index. • Government Code 36814. The council shall cause the clerk to keep a correct record of its proceedings. At the request of a member, the city clerk shall enter the ayes and noes in the journal. * Government Code 54953(c)(2). The legislative body of a local agency shall publicly report any action taken and the vote or abstention on that action of each member present for the action. • Government Code 53232.3(d). Members of a legislative body shall provide brief reports on meetings attended at the expense of the local agency at the next regular meeting of the legislative body. • All components of minutes shall be for the primary purpose of memorializing decisions made by the legislative body. Any minute component that does not serve this primary purpose should be minimized or eliminated; this includes comments made by individual body members and members of the public.
GUIDELINES
• Minutes should provide a record of a) when and where a meeting took place, and who was present (including member absences, late arrivals, departures, adjournment time); b) type of meeting (Regular/Special/Adjourned Regular); c) what was considered; d) what was decided; and e) agreed upon follow-up action. Pursuant to Government Code 54953(c)(2), minutes shall report any action taken and the vote or abstention on that action of each member present for the action. • Appropriate styles are action minutes or brief summary minutes. Verbatim style minutes should not be used, because verbatim or lengthy summary minutes do not serve the intent of the Government Code, which is to record the proceedings of the legislative body. • Action minutes merely record final decisions made.
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• Brief summary minutes, at a minimum, record the final decisions made; and, at a maximum, may record what advice the body was given to enable it to make its decisions, the body's thought process in making the decision, and the final decisions made. Emphasis is given on the body's thought process, not individual members' thought processes. The minutes should summarize only the main points which arose in discussion if and only if they are relevant to the decision. • Comments made by members such as "for the record" or "for the minutes" have no bearing on the content of minutes and are given no greater and no lesser consideration than other comments made at the public meeting. Members seeking to memorialize comments should incorporate such verbiage into the language of the motion. As an alternative, members may submit written statements to be retained with the agenda item.
• Since the main purpose of minutes is to record the legislative body's decision, summary minutes should be brief. By concentrating on the legislative body's decision, brief summary minutes will provide only a select recording of what was discussed at the meeting. Brief summary minutes should not attempt to reproduce, however summarily, what every speaker said. It should only record the essence of the discussion and include the main threads that lead to the body's conclusion. • To the fullest extent possible, brief summary minutes should be impersonal and should not attribute views to individual persons. Only the positions and decisions taken by the whole legislative body are relevant, not those of individual members. The passive voice is favored i.e. "It was suggested that...." "It was generally felt that..." "It was questioned whether...." "During discussion, it was clarified.." • There are reasons for not attributing comments to specific speakers. First, it makes for brevity--a point can be recorded more concisely in impersonal form. Second, a point raised by one speaker will often be further developed by others—in impersonal brief summary minutes, only the fully-developed point is recorded in its final form. Third, points by several speakers can be consolidated into a single paragraph. Fourth, the impersonal style averts future corrections to minutes. • While the primary purpose of minutes is to memorialize decisions made by the legislative body as a whole, under limited circumstances it is necessary and/or appropriate to attribute comments to individual members including:
• Individual member's reports pursuant to Government Code 53232.3(d) (enacted by AB 1234, 2005). The minute record shall include the type of meeting attended at the expense of the local agency and the subject matter.
Individual member's reports on intergovernmental agencies. Brief summary minutes should include the type of meeting at a minimum, and, at the maximum, include the subject matter. • Individuals speaking under public comment. Brief summary minutes shall, at a minimum, list the public member's name (if provided); and, at a maximum, include the overall topic and stance/position. Such as Mr. Jones spoke in opposition to the Project X. Being mindful that the minutes are recordings of the legislative body's proceedings, it is not appropriate to include detail of individual comments. There is an exception for public testimony provided during public hearings, for which the minutes shall include the speaker's name (if provided) and a summary position of the speaker (i.e., supported or opposed). • For purposes of meeting Government Code 36814 and/or 54953(c)(2), the city clerk should enter the ayes and noes in the minutes. For informal consensus (i.e. providing staff direction), it is appropriate to note the dissention of one or more members by, at a minimum, stating the dissenting member's name and dissention, such as "Mr. Jones dissented," and at a maximum to also include a brief reason, such as "Mr. Jones dissented citing budget concerns."
• While the primary purpose of legislative body meetings is for the legislative body to take legislative action and make decisions to advance agency business, it is acknowledged that agency meetings also
serve as platforms for ceremonial presentations and reports on social and community events. At a minimum, brief summary minutes should identify that presentations were made and event reports were given; and, at a maximum, report only the subject matter of the presentation or event. • For community workshops and town hall meetings subject to the Brown Act, brief summary minutes, at a maximum, record the overall topic, provided that no legislative actions were taken. It is advisable to note in the minutes that no legislative action was taken. • The guidelines contained herein are applicable to committees and commissions subject to the Brown Act. It is acknowledged that many boards and commissions take few legislative actions, and the tendency is to include more detail in the minutes on event reports and planning. At a maximum, brief summary minutes may include key points of the final reports or determinations, and all comments shall be attributable to the entire body and not attributable to individual members. • Brief summary minutes shall serve to clarify decisions taken and who is expected to execute the decisions. It is not necessary to write down all action points or all tasks identified. Minutes shall not serve as a substitute for task lists, and the focus shall remain on the final decisions made by the legislative body.
• The language of brief summary minutes should be relatively restrained and neutral, however impassioned the discussion. Brief summary minutes will record the substance of the point in an intemperate way.
• To the fullest extent possible, minutes should be self-contained to be intelligible without reference to other documents.
• As a general rule, individual member comments are not identified in the brief summary minutes of discussions, and minutes should concentrate on the collective body's thought process and the collective decisions made by the majority, not individuals. • Brief summary minutes should concentrate on central issues germane to the final decision. The record of the discussion should be presented in a logical sequence, rather than reproduced in the actual order they were made in discussion.
• The legislative body may wish to choose more, substantive (summary) minutes if there's no archival audio/video backup recording available of its proceedings. If audio/video recording is available for future reference, minute notations can be more limited (action).
Grok Minutes City of Farmersville • Council Meeting Transcript
CITY OF FARMERSVILLE
City Council Meeting Transcript
Regular Meeting • September 14, 2026
Prepared from the meeting audio recording. Speakers are identified where named. Informal hallway conversation after the recess to closed session is omitted. This is an unofficial working transcript, not the City Clerk's official minutes.
Council Present (as called on roll)
Mayor Boyer; Mayor Pro Tempore Valdivinos; Councilmembers Gomez, Ochoa, and Hernandez.
Staff appearing on the record included Interim City Manager Kevin Northcraft; City Attorney Farley; City Clerk / minute-taker; City Engineer Jason Watts; and ESP Computer Consulting President Eric Peterson.
1. Invocation and Pledge of Allegiance
Chair: The invocation — can we have Pastor Samuel Pierce from the Wellspring of Grace Church. We begin standing for the Lord's blessings. Let us bow our heads.
Pastor Samuel Pierce: God of all creation, we thank you for this day and for the many blessings we have received. We thank you for the ability to use our minds to discern your will and work, to create a strong and healthy community. We thank you for all who serve our community - those who teach and those who protect, those who clean and those who care, those who work in the parks and those who work on the roads, those who plan and those who make the plans happen, those who heal and those who counsel, those who govern and those who elect, for all who strive to be the best example of a productive citizen that they can be. We thank you for our community. We pray for all in our community who are hungry, unemployed, uninsured. We pray for all our community who are mentally or physically ill. We pray for all our community who live in violence. As this meeting begins this evening, we take the instructions given to us in 1 Timothy 2:1-2. We pray for our city council members. Give each member clarity of mind.
The Pledge of Allegiance was recited.
2. Public Comments
Youth sports / soccer league (Ricardo / Farmington Youth Soccer League) The speaker said he is excited about growth in Farmersville — housing, a clinic, and "growing possibilities" — but baseball is gone and soccer is now the main youth sport besides football. He asked the Council not to forget the kids. He described a city employee filming and photographing soccer families on the fields and calling police; an officer later apologized after learning water pipes under the fields were the reason families were not walking in the street. He said the league is not damaging the fields, has helped with squirrels and gophers, and received dirt from the City. He asked for the same energy when soccer is not in season, for Parks and Recreation to take more control of youth groups (he offered to advise or step down), and for fields that feel welcoming rather than empty. School fields, he said, are dusty and poorly maintained. He thanked PD for traffic enforcement around games.
Unofficial working transcript • Page 1
Grok Minutes City of Farmersville • Council Meeting Transcript Council response: Follow up with the new city manager; youth programs remain a priority; PD was thanked.
Christmas tree lighting / caroling
A 32-year resident asked whether the City does a Christmas tree lighting and suggested churches carol in English and Spanish. Staff/Council noted the Kiwanis Club has handled the lighting at the church museum by the railroad tracks and will have Kiwanis contact the speaker.
Belinda Padilla - water bill
Ms. Padilla said she has lived in Farmersville since 1968-69. Her last five months of water bills are "outrageous"; she owes almost $2,000 while living alone on about $1,300 a month. She let the lawn die rather than water. She tried to pay $500 so service would not be shut off and was told the City needed the full $1,800. She asked that the meter be investigated. She also reported homeless activity behind her property near the tracks.
Council/staff: The city manager will review the bill and meter. If the problem is on the City side or a billing error, reimbursement is possible; a leak on the customer side of the meter is the customer's responsibility.
No further public comments were offered.
3. Consent Calendar
Items presented: minutes of August 3, 10, 21, and 24; and the annual fall festival funding request.
Minutes
The clerk noted corrections already made to the August 24 minutes (who voted no on the interim city manager item; wording on Tulare County Economic Development vs. "the county office").
Councilmember Ochoa/Hernandez raised roll-call consistency, missing discussion from August 10, and alleged intimidating conduct. City Attorney Farley advised that feelings and conduct commentary are not proper amendments to prior action minutes; they may go in tonight's record or as an addendum under a future minutes policy. An audio discrepancy on one statement will be reviewed against the official recording. August 3 and August 10 minutes were not approved. August 21 and 24 were not cleanly adopted as a block and were left unapproved pending further work.
Annual fall festival funding
Staff: reimbursement after receipts; Farmington Youth Soccer League / PTA involvement.
Councilmember Ochoa asked for a written funding policy posted on the website and backup showing why the City should pay. Staff said a policy can come back at a later meeting; this request is time- sensitive and conditioned on receipts. Mayor noted the funds support youth soccer.
VOTE - Fall festival funding (reimbursement after receipts) Member Vote
Boyer AYE
Valdivinos AYE
Unofficial working transcript • Page 2
Grok Minutes City of Farmersville • Council Meeting Transcript Gomez AYE
Ochoa NO
Hernandez NO
RESULT: PASSES 3-2
4. Action Items
A. Policy for City Council meeting minutes
Interim City Manager Northcraft recommended continuing action minutes (not verbatim), allowing majority amendments and individual addenda. Attorney Farley noted verbatim minutes would require recording and transcription and are costly. Public comments urged cameras and full public-record access. Council swapped agenda order so older minutes could be taken first.
B. Amended minutes — July 13 and July 27
Further dispute over what was said, interruptions, and closed-session references. Motion to table both sets.
VOTE - Table July 13 and July 27 minutes
Member Vote
Boyer AYE
Valdivinos AYE
Gomez AYE
Ochoa YES
Hernandez YES
RESULT: TABLED (unanimous as recorded)
C. Minutes policy (returned)
Mayor asked staff to bring the cost of verbatim minutes before a vote. Motion to table the policy.
VOTE — Table minutes policy pending verbatim-cost information Member Vote
Boyer AYE
Valdivinos AYE
Gomez AYE
Ochoa YES
Hernandez AYE
RESULT: TABLED
D. Council chamber video conferencing, recording, and public streaming Eric Peterson, ESP Computer Consulting (City IT provider), proposed upgrading the existing system:
Microsoft Teams Town Hall + YouTube livestream; English and Spanish captions and audio; no sign-in Unofficial working transcript • Page 3
Grok Minutes City of Farmersville • Council Meeting Transcript or subscription required; roughly 4-6 weeks; reuse existing conduit; no monthly cost in the quote as presented. Prior work includes City of Clovis. Public comment: recordings are public records and should be available without extra charges. Staff: an RFP is not required because this is an upgrade of an existing system; Council may still seek other quotes. Motion to approve.
VOTE - Approve chamber AV / livestream upgrade
Member Vote
Boyer AYE
Valdivinos AYE
Gomez AYE
Ochoa AYE
Hernandez AYE
RESULT: PASSES UNANIMOUSLY
E. Representation on San Joaquin Valley water groups (Blueprint / CAP) Mayor Boyer has participated in the Water Blueprint for the San Joaquin Valley and the San Joaquin Valley Water Collaborative Action Program (CAP). He asked Council to authorize him to represent the City. He disclosed consulting work with Self-Help Enterprises. Attorney Farley: recuse if a Self-Help item arises; a standing conflict would be a problem only if it dominated every meeting. CAP is voluntary with no fixed term; Blueprint terms were described as typically multi-year.
VOTE - Authorize Mayor as City representative on Blueprint / CAP Member Vote
Boyer ABSTAIN
Valdivinos AYE
Gomez AYE
Ochoa • YES
Hernandez AYE
RESULT: PASSES (Boyer abstains)
F. Interim City Manager contract (review; final after background check) Attorney Farley: contract is for review tonight, not final approval. Final execution is contingent on Council approval of the background check in closed session. Salary is customary 5% above the highest paid employee (Police Chief), or $227,230. No benefits; legitimate City expenses reimbursed. City Manager may resign on 30 days' notice. City may terminate anytime by 3/5 vote, with or without cause, with no severance. As a CaPERS annuitant, work is limited to about six months in a fiscal year. Public comment argued Police Chief and manager pay is high relative to a city of ~11,000. Council asked about evaluations (allowed anytime by 3/5 vote) and comparables (more typical for a permanent manager search).
VOTE - Approve interim contract structure / proceed pending background check Member Vote
Boyer AYE
Unofficial working transcript • Page 4
Grok Minutes City of Farmersville • Council Meeting Transcript Valdivinos AYE
Gomez AYE
Ochoa AYE
Hernandez AYE
RESULT: PASSES UNANIMOUSLY
G. City Attorney request for proposals
Northcraft recommended keeping Farley on an interim basis through the manager's tenure and releasing an RFP around December 2026 / January 2027 so a new Council after the election can hire in spring 2027. Farley: happy to stay or step aside; resignation was effective upon hiring a successor; he will finish two litigation matters if the City wants (one trial in October; catch-up for a new firm estimated at $20,000-$30,000). Ochoa favored starting the RFP immediately. Valdivinos and others supported keeping Farley. Public comment (Tony Torres, family in Farmersville) stressed longevity and transparency.
VOTE — Keep Farley as interim; RFP timing at City Manager discretion Member Vote
Boyer AYE
Valdivinos AYE
Gomez AYE
Ochoa NO
Hernandez NO
RESULT: PASSES 3-2
H. Avenue 280 widening and roundabout (Resolution 2026-043) Engineer Jason Watts, with Tulare County staff present: Segment 2 (west of town) goes from two 12- foot lanes with 4-foot shoulders (80-foot ROW) to two lanes each direction, striped median, curb and gutter, 10-foot Class I trail, and swales (120-foot ROW). Clearing has started; construction of the widening is planned around October-December 2027; the road is to remain open. Segment 3 (east of town) is targeted for summer 2028. A city-designed roundabout at Virginia / City Hall area is intended to keep entering speeds near 25 mph. Design accommodates WB-67 trucks. Parking at City Hall is expected to increase slightly as Virginia shifts west. Funding: Measure R (half-cent sales tax) with no City match on the design piece presented; construction may use federal funds so TAG can stretch Measure R. City will bid and control the roundabout; County handles the approach. Public comment opposed the roundabout as a bottleneck. Amount: professional services agreement with Portrakes for $610,000 design.
VOTE - Resolution 2026-043 and authorize interim CM to execute $610,000 design PSA Member Vote
Boyer AYE
Valdivinos AYE
Gomez AYE
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Grok Minutes City of Farmersville • Council Meeting Transcript Ochoa AYE
Hernandez AYE
RESULT: PASSES UNANIMOUSLY
I. Pedestrian improvements project (Resolution 2026-042) Watts: TCAG notified cities of about $2 million for pedestrian work. Scope is the pocket south of Avenue 280, west of Farmersville Boulevard / east of City Hall: ADA curb ramps, storm-drain inlets, missing sidewalk, drive approaches (about nine dirt approaches to concrete), and alligator cracking. No City match; Measure R. Sidewalks to 48-inch ADA width. Design PSA $198,000. Public comment asked about other streets where fences sit on the curb and force pedestrians into the roadway. Staff will take those locations.
VOTE - Pedestrian improvements design PSA ($198,000) and Measure R supplement Member Vote
Boyer AYE
Valdivinos AYE
Gomez AYE
Ochoa YES
Hernandez AYE
RESULT: PASSES
J. Study session - grant-ready projects
Northcraft and Watts asked to schedule a study session September 28, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. (one hour before the regular meeting) so Council can rank CDBG, Measure R, and other grant-ready projects.
Consensus to schedule; no formal roll call required.
K. Commercial playground equipment - Jennings / Jenkins Park Watts: a set listed around $30,000 is offered at about $18,000 because of a color mismatch (lime green / blue rather than the ordered red), including shade. Hold expires immediately. Placement a bit south of the northeast corner; a fence would protect equipment if baseball is nearby. ADA surfacing (pour-in- place, engineered wood fiber, or ramps over bark) will follow code. Motion approved; individual roll-call lines were not fully distinct in the audio but the chair treated the item as approved.
VOTE - Playground equipment purchase: APPROVED (roll call incomplete in the recording).
5. Council Comments and Future Agenda Items
Toy drive / Christmas Eve planning; pickleball as a future amenity; request for unity and an end to public slander. Another member replied that the City's current reputation and online harm were caused by the other side of the dais.
Follow-up on Ms. Padilla's water bill and possible reimbursement if the City is at fault.
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Grok Minutes City of Farmersville • Council Meeting Transcript Interim City Manager Northcraft thanked Council, described Farmersville as well positioned (198 gateway, fire station, development), and said failure in the next four to six months is not an option. He distributed Route 66 / Missouri bicycle-tour tokens after a previously approved trip.
Engineer Watts: League of California Cities next week; Community Resilience Grant ideas for the community center to be packaged for September 28.
ADU information in English and Spanish; Measure P (hotel / transit occupancy tax) outreach and utility- bill insert — six of eight Tulare County cities already have a similar tax.
Future items requested: minutes process / accountability (personnel evaluations belong in closed session); commercial development incentives; street-name consistency; Liberty Park-Farmersville Boulevard connection (ATP application already submitted); property-maintenance ordinance to Planning Commission in October then Council. Clarification: the November election is for Council seats, not a direct mayoral election; Council chooses mayor and vice mayor. A direct-election-of-mayor item may be agendized.
6. Closed Session
The Council recessed to closed session (background investigation and other noticed items). Recording after the recess is informal and is not treated as official action.
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Grok Minutes City of Farmersville • Council Meeting Transcript Votes at a Glance
Shaded green = pass / aye majority. Red text in the Result column marks a divided vote.
Item Result
Fall festival funding PASSES 3-2 (Ochoa, Hernandez
no)
July 13 & 27 minutes TABLED (unanimous)
Minutes policy TABLED
Chamber AV / streaming UNANIMOUS PASS
Water board representation PASS (Boyer abstain)
Interim CM contract process UNANIMOUS PASS
Keep Farley + RFP timing PASSES 3-2 (Ochoa, Hernandez
no)
Ave 280 roundabout + $610k design UNANIMOUS PASS
Pedestrian improvements + $198k design PASS
APPROVED (roll call incomplete in
Playground equipment
audio)
Disclaimer: This unofficial transcript was prepared from an automated audio capture. Names (especially Farley / "Party," Jennings / Jenkins Park, Farmington / Farmersville Youth Soccer) follow the recording as heard. Official actions are those recorded by the City Clerk.
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GovClerk Minutes
CITY OF FARMERSVILLE COUNCIL
MEETING
Date: 9-14-2026 | Time: 6:00pm
ATTENDANCE
Present: Mayor Boyer, Mayor Pro Tem Valdovinos, Councilmember Gomez, Councilmember Ochoa, Councilmember Hernandez
In attendance: [Not stated]
PROCEEDINGS
The meeting commenced with an invocation led by Pastor Samuel Pierce from the Wellspring of Grace Church, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance.
1. Public Comments
Councilmember Valdovinos opened the floor for public comments.
Ricardo addressed the Council, expressing excitement about Farmington's growth but concern over the lack of youth sports programs. He noted the disappearance of baseball and football leagues, leaving only soccer. Ricardo highlighted a recent incident where a city employee allegedly called the police on youth soccer players for parking violations and porta-potty placement, despite the league's efforts to maintain the fields. He requested the city employee now the same passion for supporting youth programs and addressing gang activity. Ricar dvocated for the establishment of a city Parks and Recreation department and offered h advisory services. He emphasized the need for city support to maintain fields and provide activities for the growing number of families and children.
Councilmember Valdovinos thanked Ricardo for his dedication to youth, encouraging him to continue his work. He expressed hope that the incident was isolated and affirmed the city's commitment to youth programs.
Councilmember Valdovinos and Councilmember Valdovinos acknowledged Ricardo's concerns.
Councilmember Valdovinos stated he would ask City Manager Arno Northcraft to follow up with Ricardo regarding the issues raised. Ricardo expressed gratitude for the police department's presence and the city's past efforts in field maintenance, reiterating his willingness to pause the league if necessary for field improvements. He also mentioned a positive call from Michael Burton regarding the irrigation system and the current inability to use school sites due to poor maintenance.
Pastor Samuel Pierce suggested that local churches could get involved in the annual Christmas tree lighting ceremony by caroling in both English and Spanish. Councilmember Valdovinos noted that the Kiwanis Club currently organizes the lighting and the church museum handles the railroad tracks, offering to connect Pastor Pierce with the Kiwanis Club for coordination.
Florinda Padilla, a long-time resident, raised concerns about her water bills, which had become "outrageous" over the past five months, accumulating to nearly $2,000. Living alone on a fixed income of $1,300 per month, she feared becoming homeless. She presented pictures of her dead lawn, explaining she was afraid to use water. Ms. Padilla recounted being told by the city office that she needed to pay the full $1,800 balance or have her water turned off, despite her offer of a $500 payment. She requested an investigation into her meter, believing it to be faulty since its installation. Councilmember Valdovinos assured her that Brianna would take her information and have someone investigate the meter and the bill. He also mentioned the case manager would be in touch by the end of the week.
2. Approval of Agenda
Councilmember Ochoa inquired if the agenda needed approval. Councilmember Valdovinos apologized for overlooking the item and called for a motion.
Moved by: Councilmember Gomez | Seconded by: Councilmember Valdovinos | Outcome:
Carried
3. Consent Calendar
Councilmember Valdovinos introduced the consent calendar, which included four sets of minutes (August 3rd, August 10th, August 21st, and August 24th) and the annual Fall Festival funding request.
Rochelle noted corrections for the August 24th minutes: action item number 1 (interim city manager) was amended to state who voted "no" as per Councilmember Valdovinos's request, and Council Reports item L was changed from "Tulare County Economic Development" to "the county office," also per Councilmember Valdovinos.
Councilmember Ochoa questioned the inconsistency in minute detail, specifically regarding roll call votes. She noted that the August 24th minutes identified dissenting votes, while previous minutes were vague. She recommended implementing roll call votes for all motions moving forward. Councilmember Valdovinos confirmed that roll call votes are always necessary for any motion.
Councilmember Ochoa then requested to pull the August 10th minutes for separate discussion, citing uncaptured discussions and "behavior that was done." She distributed copies of her notes to the Council. Councilmember Valdovinos clarified that amendments to minutes should reflect what was discussed, not personal feelings or commentary. Councilmember Ochoa insisted her notes contained "facts" and not just opinions, and that a recording existed to support her claims.
Councilmember Valdovinos suggested deferring this discussion to a later agenda item concerning minute policy. Councilmember Ochoa stated that if her proposed amendments were not approved, she wished for her comments to be included in the record under "council comments." Discussion ensued regarding the August 10th minutes, with Councilmember Hernandez and Councilmember Ochoa raising concerns about missing audio and factual inaccuracies. City Manager Arno Northcraft offered to review video and audio recordings with Councilmember Ochoa.
Councilmember Ochoa also requested to pull the annual Fall Festival funding request (item 2).
Councilmember Valdovinos asked if anyone was willing to approve the August 21st and 24th minutes, or if they should be brought back later. Councilmember Gomez stated that if no motion was made, they would remain unapproved.
Councilmember Valdovinos moved to the annual Fall Festival funding request. Councilmember Ochoa expressed concern about the lack of a clear policy for community funding requests, stating that she had not seen the policy Mr. Farley mentioned submitting. Councilmember Valdovinos confirmed he had submitted it to staff. Councilmember Ochoa recommended posting the application and policy on the city's website for transparency. She questioned why the city should fully fund the festival without understanding its financial returns, suggesting a policy would clarify procedures and expectations for applicants. Councilmember Hernandez added that receipts should be required, similar to other funded events.
City Manager Arno Northcraft acknowledged the need for a policy and standard form, and confirmed that the funding recommendation was conditioned on receiving receipts. He stated that a policy could be brought back at the next council meeting, but recommended approving the Fall Festival funding now due to its approaching date. Councilmember Gomez supported the funding, noting that the staff report outlined the intended use of funds and that reimbursements would be made upon receipt submission. He highlighted that the money directly supports the youth soccer league, which sponsors the festival this year, along with the PTA.
Moved by: Councilmember Valdovinos | Seconded by: [Not stated] | Outcome: Carried (3-2 vote)
Vote:
• Councilmember Valdovinos: Aye
• Councilmember Valdovinos: Aye
• Councilmember Gomez: Aye
• Councilmember Ochoa: No
• Councilmember Hernandez: No
4. Action Items
4.1 Resolution 2026-41: Establishing a Policy for City Council Meeting Minutes City Manager Arno Northcraft presented the proposed policy, which continues the practice of action notes (summaries) rather than verbatim minutes. The policy allows for majority council approval to amend minutes and permits individual council members to add an addendum to the record. He emphasized that minutes are a historical record and that the policy aims to reduce time spent on minute discussions.
Councilmember Hernandez argued that problems with minutes arise from missing "most important things" and that verbatim minutes would prevent future generations from questioning past events. Councilmember Ochoa questioned the timing of the policy, suggesting it was a reaction to requests for minute corrections. She sought clarification on whether factual inaccuracies would be considered "opinion" under the new policy. City Manager Northcraft clarified that factual errors regarding motions or votes could be corrected with majority approval, and discussions could be added with majority consent. If not, an addendum could be attached. He reiterated that the City Clerk is the minute-taker, and Council members have the opportunity to review them. Councilmember Valdovinos explained that the policy allows for individual council members' comments and feelings to be attached as an addendum, even if not approved as an amendment, to ensure their position is recorded. He also mentioned the option of costly verbatim minutes.
Mr. Lemke and Speaker J from the public spoke against summary minutes, arguing that altering or hiding public record is a crime and that verbatim minutes are necessary for accountability and to protect First Amendment rights. Speaker J emphasized the legal importance of verbatim documentation.
Councilmember Ochoa inquired about the policy's effective date, particularly in relation to pending minute amendments. Councilmember Valdovinos confirmed it would apply.
Councilmember Hernandez moved to readjust the agenda to address item 3 (amended minutes) before item 1 (minute policy).
Moved by: Councilmember Hernandez | Seconded by: Councilmember Ochoa | Outcome:
Carried
Vote:
• Councilmember Valdovinos: Aye
• Councilmember Valdovinos: Aye
• Councilmember Gomez: Yes
• Councilmember Ochoa: Yes
• Councilmember Hernandez: Yes
4.2 Amended Minutes from July 13th and July 27th (Originally Item 3) City Manager Arno Northcraft stated that these minutes had been amended to correct two areas and add additional statements per council requests. Councilmember Ochoa noted that the July 13th minutes were still incorrect, specifically a typo on page 7 ("98, no written copy" should be "yes, a written copy was provided"). She confirmed her notes were attached. Councilmember Gomez disputed a specific statement attributed to Councilmember Ochoa in the July 13th minutes, claiming it was not in the recording of that meeting. Councilmember Valdovinos suggested tabling both sets of minutes.
Moved by: Councilmember Hernandez | Seconded by: Councilmember Valdovinos | Outcome:
Carried
Vote:
• Councilmember Valdovinos: Aye
• Councilmember Valdovinos: Aye
• Councilmember Gomez: Aye
• Councilmember Ochoa: Yes
• Councilmember Hernandez: Aye
Councilmember Valdovinos then suggested tabling the minute policy (original item 1) to gather information on the cost of verbatim minutes.
Moved by: Councilmember Ochoa | Seconded by: Councilmember Gomez | Outcome: Carried Vote:
• Councilmember Valdovinos: Aye
• Councilmember Valdovinos: Aye
• Councilmember Gomez: Aye
• Councilmember Ochoa: Yes
• Councilmember Hernandez: Aye
4.3 City Council Chamber Videoconferencing, Recording, and Public Streaming (Originally Item 2)
City Manager Arno Northcraft presented a recommendation to purchase a new system to improve transparency and recording of public meetings. He highlighted that the system would allow public viewing of entire meetings online, offer Spanish captions, and livestream to platforms like YouTube and Microsoft Teams without requiring apps or sign-ins. He introduced Eric Peterson from ESP Computer Consulting, the city's IT service provider, to elaborate.
Eric Peterson explained that the current system is antiquated and the proposed upgrade would improve video quality, transcription, and translation capabilities (English and Spanish). He confirmed livestreaming to YouTube and Microsoft Teams (Town Hall version) would be available, providing full visibility and transparency. He stated that recordings would be saved on YouTube and could be downloaded or transcribed. He confirmed that the system could identify speakers and that transcriptions would be more accurate than the current process. Simultaneous Spanish translation would also be available. The system is designed for future expansion. He confirmed ESP has implemented similar systems for other cities, including Kalinga.
Mr. Murphy from the public questioned the accessibility of the recordings and the city's responsibility to provide them without additional charges, arguing they are public records.
Councilmember Ochoa asked if other bids were sought. City Manager Northcraft stated that no bids were required under the purchasing policy for an upgrade and that ESP was chosen for their experience and existing relationship with the city. Councilmember Ochoa questioned if the pricing was average and if it was negotiable. Eric Peterson confirmed the $24,950 cost covers equipment and labor, with no monthly fees, and that it utilizes existing city resources. He estimated implementation would take 4-6 weeks.
Moved by: Councilmember Gomez | Seconded by: Councilmember Ochoa | Outcome: Carried Vote:
• Councilmember Valdovinos: Aye
• Councilmember Valdovinos: Aye
• Councilmember Gomez: Aye
• Councilmember Ochoa: Yes
• Councilmember Hernandez: Aye
4.4 City Representation on San Joaquin Valley Water Blueprint and Collaborative Action Program
City Manager Arno Northcraft presented the Mayor's request to have a city representative on the Water Blueprint for the San Joaquin Valley and the San Joaquin Valley Water Collaborative Action Program (CAP). He emphasized the importance of water for the valley and the community, and the potential value of the city's input and information from these groups.
Councilmember Valdovinos explained his prior involvement with these groups through Self-Help Enterprises and his desire for the city to have formal representation.
Councilmember Ochoa asked if Councilmember Valdovinos was a current member of CAP and if his consultancy with Self-Help Enterprises would pose a conflict of interest. Councilmember Valdovinos confirmed his consultancy and stated he would recuse or abstain from any votes related to Self-Help Enterprises, which Councilmember Valdovinos confirmed would avoid a conflict. Mr. Murphy supported Councilmember Valdovinos's representation.
Moved by: Councilmember Gomez | Seconded by: Councilmember Valdovinos | Outcome:
Carried
Vote:
• Councilmember Valdovinos: Abstain
• Councilmember Valdovinos: Aye
• Councilmember Gomez: Aye
• Councilmember Ochoa: Yes
• Councilmember Hernandez: Aye
4.5 Interim City Attorney Request for Proposals
City Manager Arno Northcraft discussed the need for a long-term City Attorney. He expressed satisfaction with Mr. Farley's experience and knowledge of Farmersville, suggesting he continue on a temporary basis during the City Manager's tenure. He recommended starting the Request for Proposal (RFP) process in December 2026 or January 2027, after the election of a new city council, to allow for a selection in early 2027. Councilmember Valdovinos stated his willingness to continue serving at the pleasure of the council and to see through two ongoing litigation cases.
Councilmember Ochoa expressed concern about Mr. Farley's perceived reluctance to stay and urged starting the REP process immediately, before December, to ensure a smooth transition.
Councilmember Valdovinos praised Mr. Farley's service and supported his continuation as long as he wished. Councilmember Valdovinos inquired about Mr. Farley's availability for regular meetings, which Mr. Farley confirmed. Councilmember Valdovinos suggested starting the RFP process sooner to allow for a longer lead time, while still deferring the final hiring decision to the new council after the December election. Councilmember Valdovinos agreed that deferring the decision until after the election was advisable.
Mary Torres, a former resident, spoke in favor of retaining Mr. Farley for as long as possible, emphasizing the importance of longevity, transparency, and honesty in the council.
Councilmember Ochoa asked about the transition of ongoing litigation cases to a new attorney.
Councilmember Valdovinos explained that it would be costly for a new attorney to get up to speed on existing cases and that it is customary to allow the current attorney to complete ongoing litigation. He also acknowledged his desire to move meetings along due to his long workdays.
Moved by: Councilmember Valdovinos | Seconded by: Councilmember Valdovinos | Outcome:
Carried (3-2 vote)
Vote:
• Councilmember Valdovinos: Aye
• Councilmember Valdovinos: Aye
• Councilmember Gomez: Aye
• Councilmember Ochoa: No
• Councilmember Hernandez: No
4.6 Avenue 280 Roundabout
City Engineer Jason Watts presented an update on the Avenue 280 widening project (Segment 2, west of the city) and a recommendation for a roundabout design to deter speeding. He showed existing and proposed lane configurations, noting the widening from 80 feet to 120 feet with two lanes in each direction, a median lane, curb and gutter, and a Class 1 trail. Construction for Segment 2 is planned for summer 2027, with the road remaining open. Segment 3 (east of the city) is planned for summer 2028. He presented a conceptual image of the roundabout, explaining its purpose to reduce speeds to approximately 25 mph, enhancing safety. He noted that the project is fully funded by Measure R, requiring no city match. The city will manage the project from start to finish.
Councilmember Ochoa inquired about the accommodation for semi-trucks, which Mr. Watts confirmed was factored into the design. Councilmember Valdovinos asked about comparable roundabouts. Councilmember Ochoa asked if the roundabout would cut into City Hall property, to which Mr. Watts replied it would shift slightly west, increasing parking space and cutting into an orchard instead. Councilmember Ochoa asked about funding, and Mr. Watts confirmed it is a Measure R-funded project with no city match, potentially federally funded to free up Measure R funds for other projects. Councilmember Valdovinos clarified that the city would be the owner and manager of the project.
Mayor BoyerF from the public expressed strong opposition to the roundabout, arguing that widening the road for traffic relief and then adding a roundabout would create a bottleneck and worsen traffic problems. He also noted that some people do not know how to use roundabouts.
City Engineer Jason Watts clarified that the staff report requested receiving the presentation, adopting a resolution to take the project to TCAC for approval, and authorizing the interim city manager to execute a professional services agreement for design.
Moved by: Councilmember Hernandez | Seconded by: Councilmember Gomez | Outcome:
Carried
Vote:
• Councilmember Valdovinos: Aye
• Councilmember Valdovinos: Aye
• Councilmember Gomez: Aye
• Councilmember Ochoa: Yes
• Councilmember Hernandez: Aye
4.7 Pedestrian Improvements Project
City Engineer Jason Watts presented a project for pedestrian improvements south of Avenue 280, west of Bonaventure Boulevard, east of City Hall. He explained that TCAG had made $2 million available for pedestrian improvements. The project, planned for fiscal year 2026-27, would involve replacing ADA curb ramps, storm drain inlets, adding and fixing sidewalks, installing concrete drive approaches, and repairing valley gutters, giving the area a "complete facelift." The design contract is included in the $2 million, and the project is fully Measure R funded with no city match.
Councilmember Valdovinos thanked Mr. Watts for addressing the area's needs, noting a resident in a motorized wheelchair would benefit. Councilmember Hernandez commended Mr. Watts.
Mayor BoyerF from the public asked about the specific area and if other areas would be addressed. Councilmember Valdovinos explained the project's focus due to the $2 million limit.
Mayor BoyerF raised concerns about areas where fences are against curbs, forcing pedestrians into the street, and asked about sidewalk width. Mr. Watts confirmed new sidewalks would be 48 inches wide, meeting ADA requirements.
Moved by: Councilmember Gomez | Seconded by: Councilmember Ochoa | Outcome: Carried Vote:
• Councilmember Valdovinos: Aye
• Councilmember Valdovinos: Aye
• Councilmember Gomez: Aye
• Councilmember Ochoa: Yes
• Councilmember Hernandez: Aye
4.8 Study Session for Outside Funding Opportunities
City Manager Arno Northcraft proposed a study session to review rules and potential projects for competitive grants (CDBG, Measure R) to maximize outside funding. He emphasized focusing o projects that are the highest priority for the City Council. He requested permission to schedule study session on September 28th at 5:00 PM.
Outcome: Consensus to approve the study session.
4.9 Purchase of Commercial Playground Equipment for Jennings Park City Engineer Jason Watts presented an opportunity to purchase commercial playground equipment for Jennings Park at a discounted price of $18,000 (originally $30,000) due to a color error on a previous order. The equipment includes shade and would be purchased using the general fund, allowing for faster acquisition. He suggested placing it in a 40x40 area on the far east side of Jennings Park.
Councilmember Gomez supported the purchase, citing the cost savings and benefit for children.
Councilmember Hernandez clarified that the cost was for purchase and freight ($3,000-$4,000), not installation, which would be covered by CDBG funds as part of the Jennings Park project.
Councilmember Hernandez also inquired about ADA accessibility, which Mr. Watts confirmed would be followed, using either a formable surface or bark with ramps.
Mayor BoyerF from the public asked about protecting the playground from baseballs if placed in • the northeast corner of Jennings Park. Mr. Watts confirmed a fence would be part of the design :
and would be higher than originally planned. Mayor BoyerF also suggested using rubber-type mats instead of rubber chips to avoid issues with animals.
Moved by: Councilmember Gomez | Seconded by: Councilmember Valdovinos | Outcome:
Carried
Vote:
• Councilmember Valdovinos: Aye
• Councilmember Valdovinos: Aye
• Councilmember Gomez: Aye
• Councilmember Ochoa: Yes
• Councilmember Hernandez: Aye
5. Council Reports
Councilmember Hernandez requested that her report from August 10th be added to the minutes.
Councilmember Valdovinos announced that the League of California Cities was soliciting applications for appointments to policy committees and asked Rochelle to distribute the information.
Councilmember Gomez raised the possibility of adding pickleball facilities in the city. He also invited community members to join planning meetings for the annual toy drive Christmas event.
He then made an impassioned plea for unity and positivity within the council, urging an end to "bickering and putting people down, slandering, spreading false information." He expressed his desire to move forward as a team for the sake of the city, department heads, and staff.
Councilmember Hernandez responded, stating that the current negative atmosphere was a result of actions taken by "you three men" (referring to Councilmember Valdovinos, Councilmember Valdovinos, and Councilmember Gomez) against her and Councilmember Ochoa, which had slandered their names and given the city a bad reputation. She asserted that they had been bringing "full force positiveness" to the city.
Councilmember Valdovinos acknowledged the need to work together and asked City Manager Northcraft to follow up on Ms. Padilla's water bill issue, including checking her meter for leaks and exploring reimbursement if it was not her fault.
6. City Manager Communications
City Manager Arno Northcraft thanked the council for the opportunity to serve and for his recent time off, during which he bicycled across Missouri. He presented each council member with a Route 66 mug as a token of appreciation. He expressed his belief that Farmersville is a great city with a bright future, highlighting current developments. He committed to leaving the city in a better position within his 4-6 month tenure, emphasizing that failure is not an option. He also stressed the importance of mutual respect within the council despite disagreements.
7. City Attorney's Reports
Councilmember Valdovinos reported no new items.
8. City Engineer's Reports
City Engineer Jason Watts announced his attendance at the League of California Cities conference next week. He also mentioned a Community Resilience Grant opportunity for building upgrades, specifically for the community center. He plans to present a package of ideas for the community center on September 28th.
9. Fire Department Report
[Not stated]
10. Police Department Report
[Not stated]
11. Future Agenda Items
Councilmember Ochoa requested a Spanish translator for the ADU workshop on October 12th and suggested promoting it in Spanish on social media, including information on financial assistance.
Councilmember Ochoa requested a future agenda item to review the process, responsibilities, and accountability for preparing and reviewing council minutes, including whether a performance evaluation for the minute-taker is appropriate. Councilmember Valdovinos clarified that performance evaluations are handled through the City Manager's office and personnel matters should be discussed in closed session.
Councilmember Ochoa requested a workshop for commercial development incentives.
Councilmember Valdovinos provided an update on Measure P, a transit occupancy tax (hotel tax) on the November 3rd ballot. He explained that if passed, it would allow the city to collect up to 10% from hotel stays, similar to other cities in Tulare County. Councilmember Ochoa requested an update and a push for the measure. Councilmember Valdovinos mentioned efforts to expand information, including utility bill inserts.
A public speaker inquired about voting for mayor this year. Councilmember Valdovinos clarified that the November 3rd election is for council seats, with three incumbents (Peter Hernandez, Councilmember Ochoa requested an update on correctly naming city streets, as some streets have different names or spellings across town.
Councilmember Ochoa requested an update on the park connecting Liberty Park to Farmersville Boulevard. City Engineer Jason Watts confirmed an application had been submitted for this project as part of the Active Transportation Program (ATP), also connecting to the high school.
Councilmember Ochoa requested an update on ordinances to clean up city lots. City Engineer Jason Watts stated that the ordinance would go to the Planning Commission in October (after missing the September deadline) and then to the Council, hopefully in the second meeting of October, to address code enforcement issues
ACTION ITEMS
Action Responsible Deadline
Person
Follow up with Ricardo regarding youth City Manager [Not stated] soccer program concerns and field Arno Northcraft
maintenance.
Connect Pastor Samuel Pierce with Councilmember [Not stated] Kiwanis Club for Christmas caroling Valdovinos
coordination.
Investigate Florinda Padilla's water bill Brianna / Case End of week and meter, and follow up with her. Manager
Review video and audio recordings for City Manager Tomorrow August 10th minutes with Arno Northcraft
Councilmember Ochoa.
Bring back a policy for community City Manager Next council meeting funding requests. Arno Northcraft
Gather information on the cost of Staff Next meeting
verbatim minutes.
Schedule a study session on September Staff September 28th, 5:00 PM 28th at 5:00 PM to review possible
projects for outside funding.
Present a package of ideas for City Engineer September 28th Community Resilience Grant for Jason Watts
community center upgrades.
Follow up on Ms. Padilla's water bill City Manager [Not stated] issue, including checking her meter for Arno Northcraft leaks and exploring reimbursement if not
her fault.
Distribute League of California Cities Rochelle End of month policy committee application
information.
Plan for annual toy drive Christmas Councilmember [Not stated] event. Gomez
Expand information and push for City Manager [Not stated] Measure P (hotel tax). Arno Northcraft
Provide update on correctly naming city Staff [Not stated] streets.
Provide update on park connecting City Engineer [Not stated] Liberty Park to Farmersville Boulevard. Jason Watts
Provide update on ordinances for Staff October (Planning cleaning up city lots. Commission) / Secon
neeting in October
(Council)
Promote ADU workshop in Spanish on Staff [Not stated]
social media, including financial
assistance information.
Schedule workshop for commercial Staff [Not stated]
development incentives.
CLOSURE
[Not stated]
Chairperson: Councilmember Valdovinos
Secretary / Clerk: Rochelle
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Paul Boyer 00:06
Ryder, you want to get set up? Okay. Okay. Are we ready on this side? Yes. Yeah. okay. Okay. We'll call this meeting to order. First item will be roll call. Here, nere. Here,
Speaker 1 00:30
Rochelle here, here.
Paul Boyer 00:33
okay, and the next item is the invocation, and we have Pastor Samuel Pierce from the Wellspring of Grace Church. So, please ask you stand up and remain standing afterwards for the pledge of allegiance.
Speaker 2 00:52
God of all creation, we thank you for this day for the many blessings we have received. We thank you for the ability to use our minds to discern your will and work to create a strong and healthy community, we thank you for all who serve our community. Thank you for those who teach and those who clean and those who repair, for those who work in the parks, and those who, for those who plan and those who make the plans happen, for those who heal and those who counsel, for those who govern and those who elect, for all who strive to be the best example of a productive citizen that they can be, we thank you for our community. We pray for all in our community who are hungry, unemployed, Uninsured, we pray for all our community who are mentally or physically ill. We pray for all our community who live us in First Timothy two one and two, we pray for our city council members. Give each member clarity of mind, creativity, compassion, due diligence, integrity, and a sense of humor. Give them listening ears and thoughtful words give them presence of mind and an open heart. I pray in Jesus' name, Amen. Amen.
Paul Boyer 02:51
Thank you, Pastor. Ready, salute. And
Speaker 3 02:57
to the rebellion for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.
Paul Boyer 03:12
Thank you. Okay, next item, I believe, are public comments, and if there's anybody in the audience who wishes to speak, please come forward.
Speaker 4 03:26
Yes, mr. Maldonado. I'm here today because I'm excited to see everything going on in Tampaville coming to town. It's a beautiful sign. It's a grow growth, grow, growing.
And if you drive and you see the farmers growing up, you see the nonsense about having some new housing coming on the road. So in the new clinic, you know they're going to go to the market. So happy, excited, right? But what I'm going to say right now is that we don't have baseball. I'm going to focus on the Speaker 5 04:10
kids.
Speaker 4 04:12
So baseball's gone, right? They tried, nothing happened. They tried fall, nothing.
They couldn't put it together. I don't know why. I'm not there in the middle of it, so I don't know. No, we soccer, okay? Because that's all we have in the town. You know, soccer pays for food. It's a very great, by the way, that's a beautiful prayer. So, my question to you, to all you council members, mayor. I feel like sometimes like you guys don't want it. I'm not saying you, but the city don't want to have things for you. It's up, you know. The lack of support they will feeling at this time is okay. So I got calls from. From the city, there was an incident with a cosplay called on nuts for the first time in 18 years. So I was like, "Wait a minute, what happened to the? So we've been having a city employee. He's singing the times in the fashion to come and take a film, video of us, pictures of us. You know, when we get in, it feels ready. Okay, so we've done this with others. You know, you can take pictures, papers, whatever. It doesn't matter.
Speaker 6 05:31
What
Speaker 4 05:32
really matters is that you know he took the time to call the cops. So the the cops are going to do the job, and I sometimes for the performance will be their army, you know they're hunting. They see somebody parking on the rent, they get a ticket.
Somebody parks were not supposed to be parked, they get a ticket. I love that. So parents are going to understand to respect that. But employee is really taking the passion, and you know I don't know what we did to him. I don't know. I would like to know how he's taking the time to call the cops. They call the cop came and apologized because the border parties were pulling the fields, right? Because we don't want kids to be walking in the street going to the park. Yes. So after he found out what was the reason he came and apologized. No, you don't have to apologize. You know, it's not your fault. You're doing your job. If somebody calls you and tells you they're raking the sprinklers, you know, go take them down. I get it, but we're not doing that. The last thing I want to do is you know damage the fields. You know, we're on the right track with that, you know, with Mayor Tina, you know, she came out there, she looked at the fields, and she was ashamed. She cried for that, you know. So we got rid of the squirrels, we got rid of the gophers. The city provided more dirt, so we can go cover the holes, you know, make it a safe place for the kids. And that's what we do. We don't want to die in some fields. I would like to see the city employee with the same passion when we don't have soccer in town to go out there. Let them do it. You know, let them do it. When there's when there's guys, a guy's program, a family. I want to see them taking videos of the guys and pictures and I call our cops. I want him to see how it seems. We're an easy target, you know. We're not hiding from nobody. Okay, so that's the reason that I'm here today. So I know that it's been also been talking about having a arson press from the city. I would love to see that. I would love to see the city really to take control of youth groups. If that's one, I'll be an advisor or step down. If you guys can do it. I wanna, I wanna feel like you're welcome to the fields. I wanna see fields empty. I don't wanna see that. I wanna see kids up there. You know, you drive around right now. There you see a bunch of kids practicing. You know, together with the coaches, it looks beautiful up there. So it just-I want to see that growing possibilities. You know, my time is getting close. You know, I don't have the same the same energy. You know, 20 years ago when we started the league, I do not have the same energies. You know, great God, we have people that step into the frame.
They come out. They're excited to help us, but I would like to see that healing boy come out and help us one Sunday, so he can understand what we need. So he can understand what we come to. You know, when I get down every time that we're going to do something, let's imagine again. So that's. But don't forget about our kids. Don't forget about them. Okay.
Speaker 3 09:14
I appreciate everything you do, Ricardo. And I've known you for a while, and we both, you know, advocate for the youth, and we worked with the youth for many, many years. And one thing I tell you is, don't ever stop giving back to the youth. I'm not going to stop until the day I'm gone. As long as God gives me the energy to move around and get out of bed, I'm going to be working with the youth and give back as possible. So we need people like you to continue doing programs for the kids because we need to keep them active. You know, we got to keep them busy so that when they're getting to, they don't venture into other venues where they get in trouble, you know. So I appreciate what you're doing. Hopefully, it was just a one-time incident that happened. Unfortunately, I'm sorry that that happened to you, but we got to keep working together. And one thing is, youth program not going to go away as long as I'm here. I'm going to wait to keep pushing for the youth program and stuff like that. So it's it's going to happen. Farmers can't. Rid of youth program, so we got to continue working with each other.
Speaker 4 10:02
How many is coming into town? Okay, we have this program for the youth. Yeah, Paul Boyer 10:08
Ricardo, just if it's okay with you, I'm asked. I know our new city manager already contacted you once, but to follow up with you again, he's got your number, and then go From there, yeah.
Speaker 4 10:21
Okay, the officers, um, up with them, you know, everything. They're driving around making sure nobody's feeling that they will be playing. It makes you safe. It makes me feel safe. Again, emotional because you know I know what I do. I know if not there, you still call that youth and parliamentary. That's the only reason, you know. So we're asking you, Benny, for your help. You know, if you want me to stop the latest topic, you need us a year to fix the fields. We stop for a point here. We want to see proof that we're having, you know, like it. You know, you know, I know you work big fires, you know, getting rid of this person and all that. I bother you so much on the phone. Hey, big gunboats for three grandmother offers, and then you help them. So I'm just gonna leave it at that, and then yes, I will take me with the city manager, and then you know our neighbor can, you know, work it out. I got a nice call today from Michael Gordon, and then people tell me about the irrigation system and all that. So that's nice. You know, they can work together. We're not the enemy. We're not the ones. They want you know to be right now. We we're not able to get the school size because the school sites are they're not really taken care of. I mean, we go on. They have corn heads, and they're gusty. And I want that kids to be, you know, they fall and they pull out the point heads out of the hats. Yeah. So that's why we're not using the district right now.
Paul Boyer 11:52
Okay. Well, thank thank you, Ricardo. Thank you, Ricardo. Definitely good message.
Thank you. No, it's okay. Anybody else wish to come up with public comments. Oh, pastor. Yeah, and then be yeah. Okay.
Speaker 2 12:09
Here for 32 years, and I know you guys do parades and things like that during Christmas time, but I was wondering if you did a Christmas tree, Christmas tree lighting.
Paul Boyer 12:24
We do.
Speaker 2 12:25
You do. Okay. All right. Well, I would like to suggest that the churches get involved and do some caroling, both in English and in Spanish. You know, for the community. What people can come out and Yeah.
Paul Boyer 12:46
well, well, I guess to start off with the last few years, it's been the Quanis Club that's done the Christmas tree lighting. The Quanis Club's done the Christmas tree Cordinate that eh, and here ale be once pept in the sty.
For starters, though, that's one thing. Thank you. Yes, ma'am. Were you? Did you • want to come up?
Speaker 1 13:23
My name is Felicia Faria.
Speaker 7 13:26
I've been here farming grill since 6869, years. So I want to be old. Okay, right now I'm having issues with the water. All I want is my water bills to be investigated to check and see why they are so the last five months is outrageous. Right now I owe almost just a few dollars away from 2000, 2000, and I live alone. I live alone, and and I live on on a fixed income of 1300 a month. So it's just making it hard for me.
I want this how we can go from here to there to there to there to there to there. I got pictures of my yard. My grass is all dead. I'm letting it go dry dead because I fear using the water because it just won't stop growing. And I only take a shower, and I never know what's going on. This was my bills before. I don't get Now, it's all. I don't know what's going on, but I need. I need help. I need somebody to investigate this. What the? What's going on here? Can we look into that? Paul Boyer 14:56
Yeah.
Speaker 7 15:00
In the trucks, I got all kinds of homeless living back there already in my backyard.
I got homeless living in my backyard. They're all back there.
Paul Boyer 15:10
Yeah, mrs. Padilla, Brianne, there. If you, she could take a look at your your bill there and maybe get your phone number and get back, and we can. Yeah, it could get back to you.
Speaker 7 15:22
I went in Julia to make a payment of $500. I didn't want it turned off. I need the water.
Paul Boyer 15:30
Yeah,
Speaker 7 15:31
and and they told me no. We need the whole 1800.
Speaker 3 15:38
Danny, where you come?
Speaker 7 15:38
I and I said, well, if you can't pay it off, what is going on? And I said, well, then turn it off. If you have to turn it off, I can't pay it.
Speaker 8 15:50
We'll investigate.
Speaker 7 15:51
Yeah, you know the meter. Since I was paying monthly, I lived in that house. I've been there 50 years.
Paul Boyer 15:59
Okay. Yep, Miss Padilla, and and we we know your family too. I I know Patty and everyone else, and and yeah, we all know it's just. But what I was going to say is is that you know with the information that Brianna's getting there, we can have someone get check out there, see what's going on. Okay, okay. Yeah, maybe a week in the back or something. That's right. Yeah.
Speaker 3 16:35
Sorry, Belinda. Hopefully, they can figure this out for you.
Speaker 7 16:38
Yeah, because you know, I if there's nothing gets done with this, because I know I don't use that much water, you should go walk behind my backyard. Everything's going dead, because you're using the water, and I know I don't use that much water.
Paul Boyer 16:53
Our our new city manager hears all that. I'm sure he's going to be getting in touch with you by the end of this week too. Thank you, brother. But they'll check us meantime. Okay.
Speaker 9 17:09
Thank you.
Speaker 3 17:09
Thank you. Thank you.
Speaker 7 17:10
Shower that much.
Paul Boyer 17:14
wish to pull any items on this,
Speaker 10 17:53
Mayor? Before we move on, do we do the approval of the agenda item? Paul Boyer 17:58
You know what I, I was looking at the wrong agenda that had NA on it. I apologize.
So, let's go back one step. And does anybody wish to make a motion to approve the agenda?
Speaker 3 18:12
I move to approve. I second it.
Paul Boyer 18:14
The motion by Gomez, second by Baldivinos.
Speaker 3 18:18
Aye. Aye. Aye.
Speaker 1 18:20
Yes.
Paul Boyer 18:23
Okay. Okay. So on the minutes, and do we have any corrections here that have been handed to us that can be explained?
Speaker 11
On caption item number one, it was the minutes regarding the interim city manager, the only change that was made right there per Mayor Boyer's request is that it stated who those were, and then also reports number L per Mayor Moyer, the Clayton County Economic development. I changed where East State is a county office right there at Tulare County Economic Development, and I just changed the county office.
Paul Boyer 19:09
Is Willing to continue working with smaller cities. I think, okay. But that that's for august 24. Any any other corrections? Yeah.
Speaker 10 19:18
So we we went ahead, but yeah, going on the same minutes, did we ask for a roll call vote? Because you're pointing us out, council members are telling that on this voted no, but at the previous minutes, nothing like that is stated. So, are we doing roll call? I recommend if we can do roll call from now on because other minutes there is just very vague who's voting yes and who's voting no? But on here, it's being that we're being pointed out who voted no on them. So if it's going to be the same, make it the same across the board.
Paul Boyer 19:52
dissented, as example, or who abstained, and and I think if we note who abstained or majority said no and then someone voted yes. I'm not sure it's necessary to do roll call. You know, as long as the the clerk gets that right, it is. Yes. Okay, our attorney's here, so that's what's going to happen. So
Speaker 10 20:35
then this needs to be changed because again, Councilmember Rochelle Hernandez voted no, so it's kind of pointing pointing us out again. I checked at the other minutes from previous ones, and it's not like that. So what's changed? What what has changed? But anyways, I do recommend doing roll call if we can do that. Going back, I'm pulling the august 10 minutes, mr. Farley. I have notes here that I would like to share with the council why I'm pulling the notes or why I'm pulling the minutes, and I have copies for everybody.
Speaker 5 21:25
I'm not understanding your question. So
Speaker 10 21:27
the reason why I'm pulling the minutes, I have copies here. Why I'm pulling them, so like that. If there's any corrections or any disputes, it's on here because it seems like things are not being captured. Can I pass that out to the rest of the council? Speaker 5 21:40
Yeah, what you normally do if you have a pass out for the for the council, you give it to the clerk and she'll pass it out. That's technically the way it goes, but certainly it may be passed out. Anything you give to the council in open meeting, the public's entitled to have.
Speaker 12 21:52
Okay. Okay.
Speaker 13 21:58
I
Paul Boyer 22:00
guess we pass it to Rochelle, and he passes it this way. That's Speaker 5 22:02
what you're supposed to do. Okay, we're going to be technical here. But the proper motion is to amend the. You want to amend the minutes pursuant to this handout? Speaker 1 22:12
Yes.
Speaker 5 22:12
So that would be the motion. Once everybody looks at it, we don't have to have a debate about it. We can review it and decide if they want to do that.
Speaker 7 22:22
Okay. Then
Speaker 5 22:25
they would be appended to the minutes that you're the August 10.
Speaker 8 22:30
To
Speaker 11 22:32
your pass.
Speaker 10 22:34
Yes. So we're looking at the August 10 meeting agenda, and we we are looking at page number three. I mean, the they're not numbered, but it's page number three.
Speaker 5 22:50
So, are you saying this was discussed at the minute minute meeting, and these minutes should reflect this discussion, or are you saying this is your commentary on the minutes?
Speaker 10 23:00
This was discussed, and there was also behavior that was done. And this the minutes should reflect was was facts. These are facts.
Paul Boyer 23:12
Well, it's not
Speaker 10 23:12
my opinion.
Speaker 5 23:13
I'm just reading part of it. I don't, I don't vote. But this conduct is especially concerning. Is that? Are you saying that was a discussion in the minutes? Speaker 10 23:23
Yes, but mr. Farley, I would like to move on. Why I'm pulling the minutes? Can I move on
Speaker 5 23:29
it? Sure, but I just want to make sure we understand. You're saying that the page and one paragraph on page two, you believe were in the meeting but not recorded in the minutes, as opposed to being your opinion and comments on the meeting. Is that correct? Correct. Right.
Speaker 10 23:47
So we're starting on page number three, number two. That's where it starts. I'm going where it says the paragraph, or it's city attorney called a recess at 651 to 657. The reason I pulled it because there's a big chunk of notes that were not included, and I'm going to read off what was not included. So I would like to pull the August 10, 2026 meeting minutes for a separate discussion because I'm requesting that the minutes be corrected to accurately reflect what occurred. Specifically, I'm referring to page number three, beginning with the consent calendar item number two.
I pulled consent calendar item one and two for separate considerations and review because there were errors that needed to be addressed during the discussion. The mayor pro tem Valdavinos called me petty for pulling the consent items. Mayor Pro Tem then engaged intimidating physical behavior towards me by pumping up his body and posturing though he was going to come at me.
Speaker 5 24:53
Okay, I just need to stop you. I'm sorry. You these comments can be put in tonight's record. If you wish, but that what you're writing here are your feelings about the minutes, and so when you want to amend the minutes, you're saying we discussed X Y Z, not how you felt about discussing X Y Z. So this document can be put into tonight's record, but that would not be a proper amendment to the minutes. But mr.
Speaker 10 25:20
Farley, but it happened.
Speaker 5 25:22
It may have happened, but it wasn't discussed. Now there was-I remember a discussion about someone pumping their body up. I'm not-I'm not belittling your comments. I'm just saying technically, whatever is discussed would go into the minutes, and these are your comments, which I appreciate, understand, and respect. However, they would be more appropriately part of tonight's tonight's minutes as opposed to Speaker 10 25:45
well, I want to continue reading it because there's other. Well, let Speaker 5 25:47
the council decide. They they I don't vote. I'm just telling you from a legal perspective, this is not a proper amendment to minutes. That's all I'm trying to say. It can be fine to be part of your record for the minutes, which we would put in tonight's record.
Speaker 10 26:01
So now we're going back. You're saying this is my opinion, but there is facts in here. So who who picks what are facts and what are opinions? Because these are facts that did happen. So again, these are facts. I'm just going back towards our minutes.
There's items not being added on here.
Speaker 5 26:20
So all I'm saying is we we are an action. We do action minutes for the publics. We do action minutes. We don't do verbatim. So when someone makes a motion, a second, we record it. Sometimes they record what is said or not said. The the council has the right to move to verbatim minutes, which would require a recording and a transcription. I'm trying to I'm not trying to belittle this. I'm just saying to you, these are your comments and your feeling, which I respect, but they are not proper amendments to the minutes. However, if the council wishes to make a motion to approve it later, that's on them, not me. mr.
Speaker 10 26:56
Farley, you're excusing it. They're not my opinions because there was a member here that sat here and he pointed it out, and he's willing to testify too. So these are not my feelings. This did happen, and there was a recording also. So again, if I may read this, the rest you guys, your council can decide if to move it or not. But I would like to continue reading it.
Speaker 5 27:18
I don't think we need to read the whole thing in the record, my point being is, you're entitled to have this in tonight's record. If you wish to amend the minutes, this document would speak for your amendments to the record. The council can look at it and decide whether or not this is a proper reflection of what transpired verbally, not your feelings as to how you felt when someone called you petty-that's that's a whole nother whole nother.
Paul Boyer 27:49
You know, I it
Speaker 9 27:50
was the problem.
I'm not arguing with you. I'm just saying my job is to tell you what you can and can't do for amendment purposes. This would not be a proper amendment, but I'm going to let you. I'll let the mayor run the meeting, not me.
Paul Boyer 28:04
Okay. What I what I suggest is later on, we do have an item to discuss how we're going to do minutes, and we've also have an item that's part of that. If we want to consider it, where any council member could add something to the minutes. Okay. I think we should wait to that before we get to that item. If since it isn't actually materially changing the minutes of what was discussed at the meeting, Speaker 10 28:34
so we have that as an action item, but this is a consent calendar item. So what's going to happen if the items to for the policy for the minutes is going to completely void all this. This is factual stuff that did happen. It's it did happen, like it or not, it did happen. And so, and again, we had Chief of Police Troy here.
We had also, you know, city clerk HR did not do nothing about it. I'm a woman. I am a council member. This should not be happening. People are seeing this.
Paul Boyer 29:14
Okay, I think and don't don't
Speaker 10 29:17
minimize it
Speaker 5 29:18
tonight. That hopefully you'll look. We'll talk about. And for example, this document would be a part of the if we do pass the action items. You're free to give a document that would be appended to the minutes.
Paul Boyer 29:32
Yeah, I think, and that's that's what I I think we should do. If if Speaker 10 29:36
it's not approved, I'm recommending to put this under council comments under my council comments. I want it on the record that I want it on there.
Paul Boyer 29:46
Okay, okay. Any other items on this? Okay.
Tina Hernandez
july 13. I don't know what video recording was listened to, but july 13 and. By Zelia talks, minute number 46. Yes, the
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Paul Boyer:
... you wanna... Get set up. Okay.
Mr. Farley:
Ready.
Paul Boyer:
Okay. Are we ready on this side?
Araceli Ochoa:
Yes.
Danny Valdovinos:
Yeah.
Paul Boyer:
Okay. Okay. Uh, we'll call this meeting to order. Uh, first item will be roll call.
Speaker 1:
Boyer?
Paul Boyer:
Here.
Danny Valdovinos:
Here.
Speaker 1:
Gomez?
Gregorio Gomez:
Here.
Speaker 1:
Ochoa.
Araceli Ochoa:
Here.
Tina Hernandez:
Here.
Paul Bover:
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Okay. And, uh, the next item is the invocation, and we have Pastor Samuel Pierce from the Wellspring of Grace Church. So please ask you to stand up and remain standing afterwards for the Pledge of Allegiance.
Samuel Pierce:
[inaudible 00:00:49].
God of all creation, we thank you for this day, for the many blessings we have received. We thank you for the ability to use our minds to discern your will and work to create a strong and healthy community.
We thank you for all who serve our community. Thank you for those who teach and those [inaudible 00:01:18] who clean and those who repair. For those who work in the parks and those who [inaudible 00:01:28]. For those who plan and those who make the plans happen. For those who heal and those who counsel. For those who govern and those who elect. For all who strive to be the best example of a productive citizen that they can be. We thank you for our community. We pray for all in our community who are hungry, unemployed, uninsured. We pray for all our community who are mentally or physically ill. We pray for all our community who live in violence.
As this meeting begins this evening, we take the instructions given to us in 1 Timothy 2:1-2. We pray for our city council members. Give each member clarity of mind, creativity, compassion, due diligence, integrity, and a sense of humor. Give them listening ears and thoughtful words. Give them presence of mind and an open heart. I pray in Jesus' name.
Speaker 2:
Amen.
Paul Boyer:
Amen. Thank you, Pastor.
Ready, salute.
Group:
I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands, one Nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.
Paul Boyer:
Thank you.
Okay. Um, next item, I believe, are public comments. And if there's anybody in the audience who wishes to speak, please come forward.
Yes, Mr. Maldonado.
Ricardo Maldonado:
Good day, everyone. Uh, I'm here today because I'm excited to see everything that's going on [inaudible 00:03:34] and then you drive and you see the apartments going up, you see the nonsense about having so many new housing coming to Farmersville. So... And the new clinic, you know? They build [inaudible 00:03:48] market. So, I don't know, happy and excited about it.
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But I'm gonna, what I'm gonna say right now is, is that we don't have baseball. I'm gonna focus on the kids. So baseball's gone, right? They tried. Nothing's happened with baseball. Nothing they could've put together. I don't know why. I'm not there in the middle of it, so I don't know.
Paul Boyer:
Mm-hmm.
Ricardo Maldonado:
Now, with soccer, okay? Because that's all we have in the town. We have soccer, [inaudible 00:04:29].
Kids are very grateful. And with us, they're doing great.
Uh, so my question to you, to all of you council members there, I feel like sometimes, like, you guys don't wanna... I'm not saying you, but the city don't wanna have things for our youth [inaudible 00:04:50], you know? The lack of support that we're feeling at this time is, is real. Okay? So I got calls from the, from the city where there was an in- incident with the, the cops were called on us for the first time in 18 years. So, you know, I was like, "Wait a minute. What happened?" You know? So we've been having a city employee that he's taking the time and the passion to come and take a film, video of us, pictures of us, you know, when we get in the fields ready. Okay? So we, you know, that doesn't bother us, you know? You can take pictures, videos, and whatever. I- it doesn't matter.
Paul Boyer:
Yeah, he can [inaudible 00:05:35]-
Ricardo Maldonado:
What really matter is, is that, you know, he took the time to call the cops. So the, the cops are gonna do their job, and I'm so [inaudible 00:05:41] for the, for Farmersville PD. They're o- you know, they're only...
They see somebody parking on the red, they get a ticket. When they park where not supposed to be parked, they get a ticket. I love that. So parents started to understand, to respect that. But employee is really taking the passion and the... You know? I don't know what we did to him. I don't know. I would like to know how he's taking the time to call the cops. They called, they- c- the cop came and apologized because the porta potties were put on the fields, right? Because we don't want kids to be walking in the street going to the porta potty.
Danny Valdovinos:
Yes.
Ricardo Maldonado:
So after she found out what was the reason, she came and apologized. I say, "No, you don't have to apologize, you know? It's not your fault. You're doing your job. If somebody calls you and tells you, 'They're wrecking the sprinklers. You know, go take them down,' I get it. But we're not doing that. The last thing I wanna do is, you know, damage the fields, you know?" We were in the right track with that, you know? With Mayor Tina. You know. She came out there, she looked at the fields, and she was ashamed. She cried for that, you know? So we got rid of the squirrels, we got rid of the gophers. The city provided more dirt so we can go cover the, the holes, you know? Make it a safe place for the kids. And that's what we do. We don't wanna damage the, the fields.
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I would like to see the city employee with the same passion when we will have soccer in town to go out there and let 'em do it. You know? Let 'em do it. When there's, when there's guys t- that stroll down to Farmersville, I wanna see them taking videos of the guys, then pictures, and then call the cops. I want to see, see if they, they do that. We're an easy target. You know, we're not hiding for nobody. Okay? So that's the reason that I'm here today.
But I know, uh, Freddy Espinoza have been talking about having a arts and crafts from the city. I would love to see that. I would love to see the city really take control of the youth groups. If you guys want, I'll be an advisor, I'll step down and you guys can do it.
I wanna, I wanna feel like you're welcome to the fields. I don't wanna see fields empty. I don't wanna see that. I wanna see kids out there. You know, you drive around right now, then you see a bunch of kids practicing, you know, playing together with their coaches. It looks beautiful up there.
So | just, uh, I wanna see that growing possibilities. You know? My time is getting close. You know, I don't have the same, the same energy. You know, it's 20 years ago when we started the league. I do not have the same energies. Um, you know, thank God we have people that step into the fray. They come out every Sunday to help us. But I would love to see the city employee come out and help us on Sundays so he can understand what we need, so he, he can understand why we come to [inaudible 00:08:56].
Every time that we wanna do something [inaudible 00:09:00]. So that's what... I just want f- for us to be aware of what's going on. I'm very proud, pleased to see all the growth in Farmersville, but don't forget about our kids. Don't forget about them. Okay?
Danny Valdovinos:
I appreciate everything you do, Ricardo. And I've known you for a while and we both, you know, advocate for the youth and we worked with the youth for many, many years, and one thing I tell you is don't ever stop giving back to the youth. I'm not gonna stop until the day I'm gone. As long as God give me the energy to move around and get out of bed, I'm gonna be working with the youth and give back as possible.
Paul Boyer:
Mm-hmm.
Danny Valdovinos:
So we need people like you to continue doing programs for the kids because we need to keep 'em active, you know? We gotta keep 'em busy so that when they get into... they don't venture into other venues where they get in trouble, you know? So I appreciate what you're doing. Hopefully it's just a one- time incident that happened. Unfortunately, I'm sorry that that happened to you. But we gotta keep working together. And one thing is youth programs aren't gonna go away. As long as I'm here, I'm gonna always keep pushing for the youth program and stuff like that. So it's, it's gonna happen. Farmersville can't get rid of youth programs, so we gotta continue working with each other.
Ricardo Maldonado:
[inaudible 00:10:03] coming, is coming into town.
Paul Boyer:
Yeah.
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Ricardo Maldonado:
Cape Verde's going for the youth. [inaudible 00:10:07].
Paul Boyer:
Yeah.
Danny Valdovinos:
Mm-hmm.
Paul Boyer:
Uh, Ricardo, just, if it's okay with you, I'll, I'm gonna ask... I know our, uh, new city manager already contacted you once, but to follow up with you-
Ricardo Maldonado:
Yeah.
Paul Boyer:
... again. He's got your number and then go from there. Yeah.
Ricardo Maldonado:
[inaudible 00:10:21]-
Paul Boyer:
Okay.
Ricardo Maldonado:
... [inaudible 00:10:23] officers. Um, [inaudible 00:10:25] everything. They're driving around making sure nobody's [inaudible 00:10:29] will be playing, you know, makes it safe, it makes me feel safe. I get emotional because, you know, I know what I do. I know [inaudible 00:10:35] youth in Farmersville.
That's the only reason, you know?
Paul Boyer:
Yeah.
Ricardo Maldonado:
So, uh, we're asking you and begging you for your help. You know, if you want me to stop the league, I'll stop it. We'll have to go in here. Please [inaudible 00:10:49]. We just come from, from here. But we wanna see improve, that we're having, you know [inaudible 00:10:57] and all that. I'm bothering you so much on the phone. [inaudible 00:11:03] where they then go in your office.
Paul Boyer:
Mm-hmm.
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Ricardo Maldonado:
And then you have the [inaudible 00:11:11].
So I, I'm just gonna leave it like that. And then yes, I would love to meet with the city manager, and then, you know, that way we can, you know, work it out. I got a nice call today from, um, Michael [inaudible 00:11:21], and then he was telling me about the irrigation system and all that. So that's nice, you know? We can, we can work together. We're not the enemy. We're not the ones that want, you know, to be, uh... Right now, we, we're not able to get to the school sites because the school sites are, they're not really taken care of. I mean, road that have [inaudible 00:11:42] and dirt and dusty, and I want the kids Linaudible 00:11:45].
Paul Boyer:
Yeah.
Ricardo Maldonado:
So that's why we're not using the school district right now.
Paul Boyer:
Okay. Well, thank, thank you, Ricardo.
Danny Valdovinos:
Thank you, Ricardo. Thank you.
Paul Boyer:
We definitely get the message. Thank you.
Danny Valdovinos:
[inaudible 00:11:58].
Paul Boyer:
No, it's okay.
Uh, anybody else wish to come up with public comments? Oh, Pastor. Yeah. And then be... Yeah. Okay.
Samuel Pierce:
Been here for 32 years, and 1 know you guys do parades and things like that during Christmastime, but I was wondering if you did a Christmas tree, a Christmas tree lighting.
Paul Boyer:
We do.
Samuel Pierce:
Oh, you do? Okay.
Danny Valdovinos:
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Mm-hmm.
Samuel Pierce:
All right. Well, I would like to suggest that the churches get involved and, uh, do some caroling both in English and in Spanish, you know, for the community.
Paul Boyer:
Yeah. What-
Samuel Pierce:
So that people can come out and...
Paul Boyer:
Yeah.
Samuel Pierce:
'Cause that's... I, I'm just curious.
Paul Boyer:
Well, well, I, I guess to start off with the last few years, it's been the Kiwanis Club that's done the Christmas tree lighting. The, the Kiwanis Club's done the Christmas tree lighting ceremony out at the church museum next to the railroad tracks. And, um, and we would be glad. I've got your number to have the Kiwanis get in touch with you to try to coordinate that. Yeah, and there might be other people in the city wish to do that. For starters, though, that's one thing. Thank you.
Samuel Pierce:
Thank you.
Paul Boyer:
Yes, ma'am? Were you... Did you wanna come up?
Belinda Padilla:
My name is Belinda Padilla.
Paul Boyer:
Yeah.
Belinda Padilla:
I've been here in Farmersville since... 68, 69 years. So I'm one of the old... Okay, right now, I'm having issues with the water. All I want is my water bills to be investigated, to check and see why they are so...
The last five months is outrageous. Right now, I owe almost just a few dollars away from 2,000. 2,000.
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This transcript was exported on Sep 21, 2026 - view latest version here. because it just won't stop growing. And I only take a shower and I live alone. What's going on? This was my bills before. Look at now. The, the, the... It's not... I don't know what's going on. But I need, I need help. I need somebody to investigate this. What the... What's going on here? Danny Valdovinos:
Can, can we look into that, please?
Paul Boyer:
Yeah. Yeah. Yeah.
Belinda Padilla:
I've got [inaudible 00:15:02] in the, in the, in the tracks. I got all kinds of homeless living back there already in my backyard. I got homeless living in my backyard. They're all back there.
Paul Boyer:
Yeah. M- Mrs. Padilla, uh, Brianne there, if you... She could take a look at your, your bill there and maybe get your phone number-
Belinda Padilla:
Yeah.
Paul Boyer:
... and get back and we can-
Belinda Padilla:
And I-
Paul Boyer:
Yeah, it could get back to you.
Belinda Padilla:
I went into the office to make a payment of $500. I didn't want it turned off. I need the water.
Paul Boyer:
Yeah.
Belinda Padilla:
And, and they told me, "No, we need the whole 1,800."
Danny Valdovinos:
Is there any way you could-
Belinda Padilla:
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I don't have it. I... And then she goes, "Well, if you can't pay it off, we're gonna just turn it off." And I said, "Well, then turn it off. If you have to turn it off. I can't pay it." Speaker 2:
We'll investigate.
Paul Boyer:
Yeah.
Belinda Padilla:
I paid, you know, the meter, since I was paying monthly, I lived in that house. I've been there 50 years.
Paul Boyer:
Okay. Yep. Mrs. Padilla, I, I... And, and we, we know your family too. I, I know Patty and everyone else, and, and, yeah, we all know each other.
Danny Valdovinos:
[inaudible 00:16:07].
Paul Boyer:
But what I was gonna say is, is that, um, you know, with the information that, uh, Brianne's getting there, we can have someone get, check out there, see what's going on and- Belinda Padilla:
The meter.
Paul Boyer:
Okay, okay.
Belinda Padilla:
[inaudible 00:16:20].
Paul Boyer:
Yeah. Y- yeah, might be a leak in the back or something there.
Speaker 2:
[inaudible 00:16:32].
Paul Boyer:
Yeah. That's right. Yeah.
Danny Valdovinos:
Sorry, Belinda. Hopefully they can figure this out for you.
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Paul Boyer:
Okay.
Belinda Padilla:
Yeah, because, you know, I, if, if nothing gets done with this, 'cause I know I don't use that much water- Paul Boyer:
Okay.
Belinda Padilla:
... you should go walk behind my backyard how everything's going dead- Paul Boyer:
Okay.
Belinda Padilla:
...'cause if you're using the water...
Speaker 2:
All right-
Belinda Padilla:
And I know I don't use that much water.
Paul Boyer:
Okay. Our, our, the city manager hears all that. I'm sure he's gonna be getting in touch with you by the end of this week too.
Belinda Padilla:
Oh.
Danny Valdovinos:
Thank you, Belinda.
Paul Boyer:
Yeah. Okay. But they'll check out in the meantime. Okay. (laughs) Danny Valdovinos:
(laughs)
Belinda Padilla:
Because I don't... that much water.
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Paul Boyer:
Okay.
Belinda Padilla:
Thank you.
Danny Valdovinos:
Thank you.
Paul Boyer:
Thank you.
Belinda Padilla:
[inaudible 00:17:10].
Paul Boyer:
(laughs)
Danny Valdovinos:
(laughs)
Paul Boyer:
Okay. Is there anybody else wishes to come up for public comment? Not seeing any, let's move ahead with the next agenda item, uh, which is, um, on the consent calendar. And we have, uh, two items. And, um, when I, when I say two items, actually, the first item are, are three sets of minutes for August 3rd, August 10th, and August 21st, and then... And, and, and four sets, excuse me, the 24th, and then also the annual Fall Festival funding request. Does anybody wish to pull any items on this? Araceli Ochoa:
Um, uh, Mayor, before we move on, did we do the approval of the agenda item E? Paul Boyer:
You know what? I, I was looking at the wrong agenda that had N/A on it. I apologize. So let's go back one step. And, um, does anybody wish to make a motion to approve the agenda? Gregorio Gomez:
I'll move to approve.
Danny Valdovinos:
I'll second it.
Paul Boyer:
The motion by Gomez, second by Valdovinos. Aye.
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Danny Valdovinos:
Aye.
Gregorio Gomez:
Aye.
Araceli Ochoa:
Yes.
Paul Boyer:
Okay. Okay. So on the minutes, and do we have, uh, c- any corrections here that have been handed to us that can be explained?
Speaker 1:
For, for item [inaudible 00:18:35] item number one, it was the minutes regarding the current city manager. The only change that was made right there per Mayor Boyer's request is that it stated who those were. And then also, um, [inaudible 00:18:54] report number L, per Mayor Boyer, um, the Tulare County Economic Development, I changed where he stated the county office right there. I had Tulare County Economic Development and I just changed the county office.
Paul Boyer:
Just willing to continue working with smaller cities. Okay. Okay, but that, that's for August 24th. Any, any other corrections on-
Araceli Ochoa:
Yeah, so we, we went ahead, but-
Paul Boyer:
Yeah.
Araceli Ochoa:
... um, going on the same minutes, um, did we ask for a roll call vote? Because you're pointing this out, Council Members Ochoa and Hernandez voted no, but at the previous minutes, nothing like that is stated. So are we doing roll call? I recommend if we can do roll call from now on because other minutes, there, it's just very vague who's voting yes and who, who's voting no. But on here, it's being, that we're being pointed out who voted no on 'em.
Paul Boyer:
Yeah.
Araceli Ochoa:
So if it's gonna be the same, make it the same across the board.
Paul Boyer:
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Well, well, one, one suggestion I make i- is that, um, and I, and I noticed that in the minutes that l asked for some corrections where it, if, uh, if it wasn't unanimous to say who dissented, as example, or who abstained, and, and I think if we vote who abstained or who, uh, you know, was, um, voted no on something, uh, or on the opposite, if it's, like, if the majority said no and then someone voted yes, um, 1, I'm not sure it's necessary to do roll call, um, you know, as long as the c- the clerk gets that right.
Mr. Farley:
[inaudible 00:20:30] is necessary for any motion.
Paul Boyer:
It is?
Mr. Farley:
Yes.
Paul Boyer:
Okay. Our attorney's here, so that's what's gonna happen.
Araceli Ochoa:
So then this needs to be changed because, again, Council Member Ochoa and Hernandez voted no, so it's kind of pointing, pointing us out again. Um, I checked at the other minutes from previous ones, and it's not like that. So what's changed? What, what has changed? But anyways, um, I do recommend doing roll call if we can do that. Um, going back, I'm pulling the August 10th minutes.
Mr. Farley?
Mr. Farley:
Yes?
Araceli Ochoa:
I have notes here that, um, I would like to share with the council why I'm pulling the notes or why I'm pulling the minutes. And I have copies for everybody.
Mr. Farley:
I'm not understanding your question.
Araceli Ochoa:
So the reason why I'm pulling the minutes, I have copies here why I'm pulling them, so like that, if there's any corrections or any disputes, it's on here, because it seems like things are not being captured.
Can I pass that out to the rest of the council?
Mr. Farley:
Yeah, what you normally do if you have a pass out for, like, for the council, you give it to the clerk and she'll pass it out. That's technically the way it goes. But certainly it may be passed out. Anything you give to the council, an open meeting, the public's entitled to have.
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Araceli Ochoa:
Okay.
Danny Valdovinos:
[inaudible 00:21:59].
Paul Boyer:
I guess we pass it to Rochelle, and could you pass it this way? Mr. Farley:
Well, that's what you're supposed to do.
Paul Boyer:
Yeah, okay. (laughs)
Mr. Farley:
We're gonna be technical here.
Paul Boyer:
Yeah.
Mr. Farley:
But the proper motion is to amend the m- you wanna amend the minutes pursuant to this handout? Araceli Ochoa:
Yes.
Mr. Farley:
So that would be the motion once everybody looks at it. We don't have to have a debate about it. We can review it and decide if they wanna do that.
Rochelle:
Here's-
Danny Valdovinos:
Okay.
Paul Boyer:
[inaudible 00:22:24].
Mr. Farley:
Then they would be appended to the minutes that you're... T- the August 10th.
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Speaker 2:
[inaudible 00:22:33].
Araceli Ochoa:
Yes. So we're looking at the August 10th, uh, meeting agenda. And we're, we are looking at page number three. I mean, the, they're not numbered, but it's page number three.
Mr. Farley:
So are you saying this was discussed at the minute, minute meeting and these minutes could reflect this discussion, or are you saying this is your commentary on the minutes? Araceli Ochoa:
This was discussed, and there was also behavior that was done, and this, the minutes should reflect what was facts. These are facts.
Mr. Farley:
Well, I'm-
Araceli Ochoa:
It's not my opinion.
Mr. Farley:
I'm just reading part of it. I don't, I don't vote, but this conduct is especially concerning. Is that... Are you saying that was a discussion in the minutes?
Araceli Ochoa:
Yes, but, Mr. Farley, I would like to move on why I'm pulling the minutes. Can I move on it? Mr. Farley:
Sure, but I just wanna make sure we understand. You're saying that the page and one paragraph on page two, you believe, were in the meeting but not recorded in the minutes as opposed to being your opinion and comments on the meeting? Is that correct?
Araceli Ochoa:
Correct.
Mr. Farley:
All right.
Araceli Ochoa:
So we're, um, starting on page number three, number two. That's where it starts. I'm going, um, where it says the paragraph or it's city attorney called a recess at 6:51 to 6:57. The, the reason I pulled it, because there's a big chunk of notes that were not included, and I'm gonna read off what was not GMT20260915-003055_Recording_640x360 (Completed 09/19/26) Page 15 of 111 Transcript by Rev.com
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Mr. Farley:
Okay. I just need to stop you. I'm sorry. You- these comments can be put in tonight's record if you wish, but that, what you're writing here are your feelings about the minutes. And so when you wanna amend the minutes, you're saying, "We discussed X, Y, Z," not how you felt about discussing X, Y, Z. So this document can be put in tonight's record, but that would not be a proper amendment to the m-minutes.
Araceli Ochoa:
But, Mr. Farley, but it happened.
Mr. Farley:
Well, it may have happened, but it's n- wasn't discussed. In other words, I remember a discussion about someone pumping their body up. I'm not, I'm not belittling your comments. I'm just saying technically, whatever is discussed would go into the minutes. And these are your comments, which I appreciate, understand, and respect. However, they would be more appropriately part of tonight's agen- tonight's minutes as opposed to-
Araceli Ochoa:
Well, I wanna continue reading it because there's other items- Mr. Farley:
Well, I'll let the council decide. They, they've... I don't vote. I'm just telling you from a legal perspective, this is not a proper amendment to minutes. That's all I'm trying to say.
Araceli Ochoa:
Well, again-
Mr. Farley:
It could be fine to be part of your record for the minutes, which we would put in tonight's record.
Araceli Ochoa:
So now we're going back. Um, you're saying this is my opinion, but there is facts in here? So who, who picks what are facts and what are opinions? Because these are facts that did happen.
Speaker 2:
We vote.
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Araceli Ochoa:
So again, these are facts. I'm just going back towards our minutes. There's items not being added on here.
Mr. Farley:
So all, all I'm saying is we, we are an action. We do action minutes for the public's... We do action minutes. We don't do verbatim. So when someone makes a motion, a second, we record it. Um, sometimes they record what is said or not said. The, the council has the right to move to verbatim minutes, which would require a recording and a transcription. I'm, I'm trying to, I'm not trying to belittle this. I'm just saying to you, these are your comments and your feeling, which I respect, but they are not proper amendments to the minutes. However, if the council wishes to make a motion to approve it later, that's on them, not me.
Araceli Ochoa:
Mr. Farley, you're excusing it. They're not my opinions because there was a member here that sat here and he pointed it out. And he's willing to testify too. So these are not my feelings. This did happen. And there was a recording also. So again, if I may read this the, the rest, you guys, your counsel can decide if, to move it or not, but I would like to continue reading it.
Mr. Farley:
I don't think we need to read the whole thing in the record. My point being is you're entitled to have this in tonight's record. If you wish to amend the minutes, this document would speak for your amendments to the record. The council can look at it and decide whether or not this is a proper reflection of what transpired verbally, not your feelings as to how you felt when someone called you petty. Um, that's, that's a whole nother, whole nother a- a-
Paul Boyer:
Y- you know, 1, I, uh-
Araceli Ochoa:
It was a conduct.
Mr. Farley:
Well, I'm n- I'm not arguing with you. I'm just saying my job is to tell you what you can and can't do for amendment purposes. This would not be a proper amendment. But I'm gonna let you... ' let the mayor run the meeting, not me.
Paul Boyer:
Okay. What I, what I suggest is later on, we do have an item to discuss how we're going to do minutes, and we also have an item that's part of that if we want to consider it where any council member could add something to the minutes. Okay. Uh, I think we should wait to that.
Araceli Ochoa:
Uh, Mr-
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Paul Boyer:
If we, if we get to that, that item, it'd be, if, since it isn't actually materially changing- Araceli Ochoa:
Mm-hmm.
Paul Boyer:
... the minutes of what was discussed at the meeting.
Araceli Ochoa:
So we have that as an action item, but this is a consent calendar item. So what's gonna happen if the items to, for the policy for the minutes, it's gonna completely void all this. This is factual stuff that did happen. It's, it did happen. Like it or not, it did happen. And so... And again, we had Chief of Police Troy here. We had also, um, you know, City Clerk. HR did not do nothing about it. I'm a woman. I am a counci member. This should not be happening.
Paul Boyer:
You know-
Araceli Ochoa:
People are seeing this.
Paul Boyer:
Okay. I think-
Araceli Ochoa:
And don't, don't minimize it.
Mr. Farley:
[inaudible 00:29:18] tonight that hopefully you'll look, we'll talk about it. For example, this document would be a part of the, if, if we, if we pass the action item tonight, you're free to give a document that would-
Paul Boyer:
Yeah.
Mr. Farley:
... be appended to the minutes.
Paul Boyer:
Yeah. I think, and that's, that's what I, I think we should do.
Araceli Ochoa:
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If it, if it's not approved, I am recommending to put this under the council comments.
Mr. Farley:
Sure.
Araceli Ochoa:
Under my council comments. I want it on the record that I want it on there.
Paul Boyer:
Okay.
Mr. Farley:
That's fine.
Paul Boyer:
Okay. Okay. Any other items on this? Okay.
Tina Hernandez:
July 13th, um, I don't know what video recording was listened to, but- Speaker 1:
July 13th.
Tina Hernandez:
The Visalia talks-
Speaker 1:
[inaudible 00:30:02].
Tina Hernandez:
... and it's minute number 46.
Mr. Farley:
Good, 'cause | [inaudible 00:30:07].
Speaker 1:
Yes.
Paul Boyer:
Okay.
Speaker 1:
So if the minutes that she's talking about is an action item number three right now [inaudible 00:30:13].
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Paul Boyer:
Okay. Yeah.
Tina Hernandez:
This one right here?
Speaker 1:
Yeah. So the consent, the consent calendar, we're doing the 3rd, the 10th. Is that what you're referring to or are you referring to July 13th?
Tina Hernandez:
This one says, C- at the beginning it says Council Member Gomez was, made a correction to a date reference May 22nd, June 22nd.
Paul Boyer:
Okay. But, but is the heading, is, is it the August 3rd meeting minutes? Tina Hernandez:
It is August 10th.
Paul Boyer:
It's August 10th? Okay, it's August 10th. Okay. Okay. Well, that's...
Tina Hernandez:
Yeah.
Speaker 2:
Yeah, I think.
Paul Boyer:
Things okay?
Speaker 3:
Power.
Paul Boyer:
Oh, oh. (laughs) Okay. Okay. Wow. Okay. Okay, so we're back to the August 10th minutes. Okay. And so, uh, Tina, do you wanna-
Tina Hernandez:
August 10th. Yeah, right here.
Speaker 2:
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Paul Boyer:
August 10th?
Tina Hernandez:
Yeah. 10th right here. Second page. Starts with Council Member Gomez that I'm referring to where it says Council Member Hernandez. You can see it and highlight it there. Don't know what audio is [inaudible 00:31:46] number 46. It clearly states what I have said. So if you would like me, I can send that audio to you. It is from Visalia talks.
Paul Boyer:
Yeah, if you have the audio, please send it to our city manager.
Tina Hernandez:
Yeah.
Paul Boyer:
And that's something we could review later.
Speaker 2:
Council Member, we did look at that, um, and it is not on the council agenda audio. I think it may be confusing because I think it may have been an interview you were making during the break time.
Tina Hernandez:
No, it was during the meeting, like they were sitting right there during the whole thing. • Speaker 2:
You know-
Tina Hernandez:
Videotape the prior meeting.
Speaker 2:
We'll look at the video and the audio and see if we can come up, but- Tina Hernandez:
Okay.
Speaker 2:
We, we know it's on the Visalia one, but it didn't appear to be, to be during the council meeting.
Tina Hernandez:
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Yeah. If you'd like, I could meet with you tomorrow-
Speaker 2:
Okay.
Tina Hernandez:
... and we can sit there and listen to the whole thing if you'd like.
Speaker 2:
Okay. Yeah, I'd prefer that-
Tina Hernandez:
Okay.
Speaker 2:
... because we, we've got a lot of action items-
Paul Boyer:
Yeah.
Speaker 2:
... and [inaudible 00:32:41]. This is not helping the city just- Tina Hernandez:
Yeah, I just wanna make sure that truthful stuff is in there.
Paul Boyer:
Okay.
Araceli Ochoa:
This is... And, Mr. Kevin, this is what we've been dealing with, but I also wanna pull the number two annual Fall Festival funding request.
Paul Boyer:
Oh, okay. So are we, are we, is anybody willing to make a motion on the first part of this, which is, okay...
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Paul Boyer:
On the first part of this, which, okay, as I understand, there, there's an issue with the August 3rd minutes and the August 10th minutes. Does anybody wish to approve the August 21st and 24th minutes?
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Or do we wanna bring that back another time?
Mr. Farley:
If they don't make a motion to approve, they stand not included.
Paul Boyer:
Okay. Okay. Let's move on with number two, the annual Fall Festival funding request and, um, Council Member Ochoa.
Araceli Ochoa:
Yeah, so, um, we keep going back to these, uh, type of requests. Um, I still have not seen a policy from Mr. Farley. We keep doing this over and over again. Um- Mr. Farley:
The policy for?
Araceli Ochoa:
When there's a request submitted by the community for asking for funds.
Mr. Farley:
I've already... I submitted that some time ago.
Araceli Ochoa:
Okay. I have not seen it.
Mr. Farley:
And I submitted it to staff.
Araceli Ochoa:
Okay. So we need that. Um, I recommend this application along with the policy be posted on the city's website because people need to know the procedures to it. Again, here's a... just an application, but there's no backup. There's nothing showing why are we wanting to pay this amount? I mean, I'm, I'm all for help- helping for the Annual Fall Festival. Um, but again, we're a business, and I'm pretty sure with the Annual Fall Festival, there's money that's being made out of that, too, so why isn't it not being in return for operations? Um, why does the city have to fork out this money to help it run? Um, I, I just don't understand that. And so this can all... It can all be just fixed if we had a policy in front of us, and we know what we're supposed to be doing. And then explain to also to the, to the applicant. Whoever this person is submitting the application to needs to ask those questions as well.
Paul Boyer:
Okay.
Tina Hernandez:
Well, I think the receipts, um, receipts need to be given just as they did with the Peace Day.
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Paul Boyer:
Mm-hmm.
Tina Hernandez:
The Peace Day, they really scrutinized what, what they would accept and what they wouldn't accept.
Um, and so each one should be done that way, and then receipt should be given.
Paul Boyer:
Okay. And, uh, and, and I sh-
Mr. Farley:
Can I-
Paul Boyer:
Yeah. A- and by the way, 1, I show the proper channels, I should have been given to our (laughs) new city manager here to, to make the presentation first. If you don't... If you wanna say a few words about it. I know that you're... It's all new here to you if that's- Kevin Northcraft:
Yeah.
Paul Boyer:
I don't know if that's fair or not to ask.
Kevin Northcraft:
Well, thank you, Mr. Mayor. Um, what, uh, Council Member Ochoa's bringing up, uh, having a policy and, and having a standard form and what Council Member Hernandez is talking about in receipts, uh, this is conditioned on getting receipts, so we've met that. The policy I think is a very good idea. Uh, we can bring that back. The fa-fall festival is coming up, so I think it's important that they get the funding, uh, for this in advance of the festival itself. At least I know it's coming so they can incorporate that into their planning. Uh, but we can bring back the, uh, policy at the next council meeting and have that going forward.
Araceli Ochoa:
Okay. And we're gonna start asking for backup receipts and all that.
Kevin Northcraft:
Yes, it's, it's conditioned-
Araceli Ochoa:
Okay. Okay.
Kevin Northcraft:
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Araceli Ochoa:
Okay.
Tina Hernandez:
So are, are they getting the money now or after?
Kevin Northcraft:
They're getting it after-
Mr. Farley:
Mm-hmm.
Kevin Northcraft:
... they submit the receipts that [inaudible 00:37:01].
Tina Hernandez:
After they submit the receipt.
Paul Boyer:
Yeah. Okay. And, uh, Councilman Gomez?
Greg Gomez:
Oh yeah, I was just gonna point all that out. Um, the staff report clearly says what their intent is on how to spend it and that, um, they will be receiving reimbursements once they show support and, and receipts. And we had Mr., you know, Maldonado give that impassioned speech earlier, asking for support from the city for the youth leagues. Um, you know, this money goes directly to support the soccer, the soccer league, so I think it's a good use of the money.
Paul Boyer:
Okay.
Mr. Farley:
[inaudible 00:37:38].
Tina Hernandez:
This is going to the soccer league?
Araceli Ochoa:
Wait, this is going to the soccer league?
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Yeah, the soccer league's sponsoring it this year.
Araceli Ochoa:
Oh, where does it say that?
Greg Gomez:
In the application given.
Paul Boyer:
Yeah, yeah, it-
Greg Gomez:
[inaudible 00:37:46].
Paul Boyer:
It, it, it has his... uh, Ricardo Maldonado's name on it, but, but it has the Farmersville Youth Soccer League, uh, email address with it, and I believe they're the ones that pulled the insurance.
Greg Gomez:
Yeah.
Speaker 4:
[inaudible 00:38:02].
Paul Boyer:
Oh, okay. So it... So yeah, so the, the parent teacher organization too is also involved- Greg Gomez:
Okay.
Paul Boyer:
... besides the soccer [inaudible 00:38:10].
Greg Gomez:
I move to approve.
Paul Boyer:
Do we have a second?
Danny:
I second it.
Paul Boyer:
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Do we have any further discussion? All in favor?
Danny:
Aye.
Paul Boyer:
Aye.
Greg Gomez:
Aye.
Speaker 4:
Boyer?
Paul Boyer:
Aye.
Mr. Farley:
Aye.
Danny:
Aye.
Tina Hernandez:
No.
Araceli Ochoa:
No.
Paul Boyer:
Okay. It passes with a three to two vote. Okay. And again, they will need to show receipts. Okay. Uh, next item is, uh, under action items, uh, item number one, which is resolution 202641, establishing a policy for city council meeting minutes, which is very timely. And, um, Mr., Mr. Northcraft.
Kevin Northcraft:
Yeah. Um, oh, that was the [inaudible 00:39:06].
Paul Boyer:
Yeah.
Kevin Northcraft:
Thank you, Mr. Mayor and members of council. Um, as we've witnessed this evening, there's been some, uh, disagreement over, uh, uh, how the minutes, uh, should be prepared. Um, we, uh... this GMT20260915-003055_Recording_640x360 (Completed 09/19/26) Page 27 of 111 Transcript by Rev.com
This transcript was exported on Sep 21, 2026 - view latest version here. recommendation continues the action notes, which obviously does not include all the discussion and the disagreements, but ac-actually the vote is recorded for history of actually what the council has decided to do. Uh, this policy also allows the council to amend anything that they feel a majority wants to amend, and it allows individual council members that wanna add additional information, uh, to add an addendum that would be part of the record, but, uh, not be part of the official approval of minutes. My two cents on minutes is that they are a historical record. They are very seldom used. They're basically something 20, 30 years from now people can go back and look at. Uh, I personally do-quit reading, uh, minutes about 20 years ago, and it hasn't caused me a problem in my field.
Um, so I think tonight's recommendation is an attempt to move, uh, move forward with our minute policy so that we can spend less time on that and more on the important work.
Mr. Farley:
Mm-hmm.
Kevin Northcraft:
And, uh, for that reason, staff recommends adoption of this policy on city council meeting minutes.
Paul Boyer:
Okay. I'd like to, yeah, have discussion with the council, open it up to the public, and then come back to the council. Anybody wish to comments on this? Uh-
Tina Hernandez:
Just... I just have to say that there would be no problems with the minutes if the minutes, minutes were, you know, correct. Very simple. If the substance and the content was there, then... and it was in the minutes, then there wouldn't be a problem with it. But when you miss the most important things, then yes, there is a problem. And even though the minutes may not be looked at for five, 10 years, whatever, I have a grandchild or my great-grandchild, and I don't want them to go back and look at the minutes and say, "Hmm, why did this happen to my grandma without any substance?" So if everybody put their, their own feet in my shoes or each other's shoes, then you would understand and you would agree.
Paul Boyer:
Okay. Uh, Araceli, do you wanna keep, keep [inaudible 00:41:50].
Araceli Ochoa:
Yeah, so, um, going back, I agree with Tina. So what brought this on? Was it because we were asking for corrections from the, the minutes? Is this what it... what brought it on? I mean, that's, that's our job as a council member, is to ask questions if there's something that's not correct. Um, if the minutes are wrong, do we correct them or do I have to write a mem- memorandum? That's a question that I have to myself. I need clarification. What does that mean? Um, again, going back to what Mr. Farley's saying, is it always gonna... If there's something that's incorrect, is it always gonna be my comment, my opinion only if it's something that's factual?
Kevin Northcraft:
If it's a matter of the... what motion was made or what the vote was on the action item, certainly that can be corrected and with a majority of the council approval. If it's a discussion that took place during...
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Araceli Ochoa:
Okay. And then a question for you, Mr. Kevin. Who decides what to add or what to be included in the minutes? Who decides that?
Kevin Northcraft:
Well, the, the city clerk is the minute taker of the city council.
Araceli Ochoa:
Okay. And then, so what are the steps? Does she check with you? Are you the, are you the final check? Kevin Northcraft:
Um, I previously indic- indicated I quit reading minutes because they just weren't important and- Araceli Ochoa:
Okay.
Kevin Northcraft:
.... didn't add to the, uh, services provided to the public. So, uh, she checks them and, and then all of you have an opportunity to read them-
Araceli Ochoa:
Mm.
Kevin Northcraft:
... to verify that they are correct.
Araceli Ochoa:
But you do understand this is... these are legal documents, right? And if there was any... someone decides to take us, take us to court, these are legal documents.
Kevin Northcraft:
l've never seen them used that way, but I am sure-
Araceli Ochoa:
But it can happen.
Kevin Northcraft:
... somewhere they have.
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Araceli Ochoa:
But it can happen.
Kevin Northcraft:
Yeah.
Mr. Farley:
So this policy does allow you, for example, tonight's... uh, your document tonight would be part of the official record. It allows you to do that. And you also separately could make a motion to amend the minutes. And if for some reason that isn't granted, then you would have the right to attach this to the minutes. So it's... it was designed to be all-inclusive so everybody can have their moment, if you will, whether it was approved or not. That was the concept behind this.
Araceli Ochoa:
I just recommend, um, that you do, you do the final check because it should be check and balances with the minutes, especially with everything that's been going on and there's been errors. Um, we should be very careful right now.
Mr. Farley:
You... there is... you could... if the council decided, you could do what's called verbatim minutes, which I spoke about a moment ago. Those would be recorded and transcribed. It's a little costly, but you'd have a verbatim transcript just as if you were in a courtroom. So you could also do that, but that's really not what most cities do. Most city do action minutes. I tried to modify something that gives you an opportunity to present your position, your thoughts, your feelings, have them attached to the minutes so there's never a question what you believe transpired that night, whether or not it was approved by the three or not, three members of council or not. That was the idea behind it.
Paul Boyer:
Okay. Um, Greg, any, any comments?
Greg Gomez:
I don't have any questions. I mean, 1 read over the resolution. I think, uh, it makes sense.
Paul Boyer:
Okay. Danny?
Danny:
I do have comments, but I'm just gonna stay away from giving anything right now at the moment.
Paul Boyer:
Okay. And, um, you know, I, uh, I know l've been on the council for quite a while and, and I, and I've seen us get by very well with, um, minutes that are a summary, uh, not verbatim. Um, I know that, um, we're looking at going forward having, uh, taped, um, minute... taped, taped council's meetings that are not just taped for the... for our clerk to do minutes, but also to have them available so the public could GMT20260915-003055_Recording_640x360 (Completed 09/19/26) Page 30 of 111 Transcript by Rev.com
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I think that, that covers us. But, um, y- at that point, at this point, I'd like to pass it on to the public, and if there's anybody out there that wants to speak on this, please come to the podium. Mr. Lembke.
Mr. Lembke.:
I don't think you understand one thing. Um, public... whenever you guys speak up there, that's a public record. To alter, change, or hide, or, uh, or destroy anything that's done here is an actual crime. So l think you guys need to get it together and cameras don't lie.
Paul Boyer:
Yeah.
Mr. Lembke.:
That's what we need to do. That way we can hold everybody accountable.
Paul Boyer:
Okay. Thank you. Anybody else wish to speak on this co- on this subject? Yes, yes, sir.
Mr. Gutierrez:
Uh, given the, uh.... I believe that the comments should be verbatim. They should not be a summary. To do so is an infringement of First Amendment right, freedom of speech.
Araceli Ochoa:
• Mm.
Mr. Gutierrez:
And so to deny someone and to write what they said in your own words is kind of... it is a crime, just like, uh, the gentleman said before me. And I, uh, I believe that just like, um, Araceli Ochoa said, they, they need to be documented, uh, it might not help you, it might not help this gentleman at all to do his work better, but it's, it's, it's, it's, uh, from a legal standpoint and it covers him, the clerk from any prosecution. But to, uh, summarize what, what I'm saying into one word or something, uh, that's... that infringes on my freedom of speech also to speak to you all and, and, you know, that whatever happens in the city is, is, is contingent on what you guys agree on.
And so I, uh, 1, 1, I caution that, you know, we, we, you know... I believe that the comments should be verbatim. Exactly what I'm saying should be written, exactly what she's saying, should be on, on, on the minutes, whether it's a closed session or open session. But, uh, I, I, I, I hesitate to speak on it, but I have to speak the truth.
Paul Boyer:
Okay. Well, thank you-
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Mr. Gutierrez:
Yeah.
Paul Boyer:
... Mr. Gutierrez. Okay. Okay. Anybody else wish to speak on this subject? Not seeing any, we'll bring it back to the council, and what do we wanna do?
Araceli Ochoa:
So, Mr. Boyer, we do have item number three, amend minutes for July 13th and July 27th. So when does this take effect, the, um, the policy on the meeting minutes? Does it take effect as of today, or does it take effect as of when?
Paul Boyer:
That would be Mr. Farley's.
Mr. Farley:
I don't understand the question. I apologize.
Araceli Ochoa:
Well, Mr. Farley, item number three, we do-
Mr. Farley:
Yeah.
Araceli Ochoa:
... have amended minutes from July 13th-
Mr. Farley:
Yes.
Araceli Ochoa:
....to July 27th. If we do approve the policy, does it affect item number three? Mr. Farley:
Yeah. Yes.
Araceli Ochoa:
So, I'm just gonna throw it out there.
Mr. Farley:
Yeah.
Araceli Ochoa:
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My recommendation, can we move item number three and then come back to item number one just because we-
Mr. Farley:
Then we'll take a motion in a second to readjust the agenda. You certainly may, as long as three of you vote for that.
Tina Hernandez:
I make a motion to readjust the agenda.
Araceli Ochoa:
I second it.
Paul Boyer:
Okay. Any further discussion? Okay-
Mr. Farley:
And the exact motion, so I know, you're gonna move three to two and two to three? Tina Hernandez:
That's what you said, Farley.
Mr. Farley:
Just gonna swap three and two?
Mr. Gutierrez:
No, for one.
Paul Boyer:
Uh, actually three-
Mr. Farley:
For one then. Okay.
Araceli Ochoa:
One.
Paul Boyer:
Yeah, there's only one.
Mr. Farley:
Yeah, yeah. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. Yeah. All right. So then I got a motion and a second. [inaudible 00:51:01].
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Paul Boyer:
Okay, roll call.
Speaker 4:
Okay. Boyer?
Paul Boyer:
I'll, I'll agree with that.
Araceli Ochoa:
[inaudible 00:51:07].
Mr. Farley:
Is that a yes or no?
Paul Boyer:
Th- that was a yes by me, apparently.
Speaker 4:
Gomez?
Greg Gomez:
Yes.
Speaker 4:
Ochoa?
Araceli Ochoa:
Yes.
Speaker 4:
Hernandez?
Tina Hernandez:
Yes.
Paul Boyer:
Okay. So we're onto... What was item number three? Okay. Now we're looking at the, the minutes from July 13th and July 27th. And, um, yeah, we'll start, start on that end there. Uh, Tina, did you wanna start?
Tina Hernandez:
No, go ahead and cross, yeah.
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Aracell Ochoa:
Um, let's see here.
Danny:
So we didn't approve the [inaudible 00:51:40].
Kevin Northcraft:
Mr. Mayor, if I could just comment, uh, these two, uh, minutes have been amended to correct two areas per the request of council members and a- additional statements were added.
Araceli Ochoa:
It's still incorrect. So the correction that we were supposed to come back to amend it on page number seven, on top of, uh, council reports, that was supposed to be amended. Um, and my notes that I stated to be on the record is attached on here, and I did state on the record, but the... uh, whoever wrote this is saying, "98, no written copy." What does that mean?
Paul Boyer:
That, that's a typo. I know that for sure.
Tina Hernandez:
Mm.
Paul Boyer:
I, I'm not sure what that-
Araceli Ochoa:
Well, that could be... yes, a written copy was provided.
Mr. Farley:
Okay, we'll, uh, table that and see-
Paul Boyer:
Yeah. Let's, uh... okay, we'll table that. And, and if you have... Whatever you think should have been in there, um-
Araceli Ochoa:
It's in here.
Paul Boyer:
Oh, it's in here now?
Araceli Ochoa:
We've done... we've discussed this, like, three times already, Paul.
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Paul Boyer:
O-
Araceli Ochoa:
It's in here. The attachment is in here.
Paul Boyer:
Okay.
Araceli Ochoa:
Yeah.
Paul Boyer:
Okay.
Araceli Ochoa:
So she should... she just needs to change it. Yes, it was provided because it is on the agenda for today.
It... The backup is there.
Paul Boyer:
Okay. So-
Araceli Ochoa:
Yeah.
Paul Boyer:
So you're, you're, you're okay now with the July 13th minutes as long as we take out that 98- Araceli Ochoa:
And then, yes, I did provide it. Yeah.
Paul Boyer:
Okay. Any, any further discussion on this?
Araceli Ochoa:
Not from me.
Greg Gomez:
Yeah. On, um, July 13th, the second page.
Paul Boyer:
Mm-hmm.
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Greg Gomez:
And I realized that we had amended the minutes at the last meeting, um, and you'll see the item in red right there, amended minutes, Council Member Ochoa. Um, that was not in the recording. I listened to the recording. That part starts at about minute 14-
Paul Boyer:
Mm-hmm.
Greg Gomez:
... and it goes on for about two minutes-
Paul Boyer:
Mm-hmm.
Greg Gomez:
...and she did not state that.
Araceli Ochoa:
I did state that you're inviting, that you're inviting outside of the closed session.
Greg Gomez:
You may have stated-
Araceli Ochoa:
That's a Brown Act.
Greg Gomez:
You may have stated it in the meeting prior, and that's what you were referring to, but you didn't state it in this meeting.
Araceli Ochoa:
So we're clarifying why, because you're saying I interrupted you, a- and I'm giving clarification because you went against the closed session, and that's the reason why I interrupted you. And it, and it's on the recording, and that's a violation of the Brown Act.
Greg Gomez:
Okay. Thank you for my time.
Paul Boyer:
Okay.
Greg Gomez:
Right?
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Paul Boyer:
Yeah.
Greg Gomez:
Okay.
Paul Boyer:
Yeah.
Mr. Farley:
[inaudible 00:54:41] to approve or not approve and then [inaudible 00:54:43] table.
Paul Boyer:
Or to.... or-
Mr. Farley:
Or table them for another time, but we don't, you know- Paul Boyer:
Yeah. Yeah.
Mr. Farley:
We don't need to say who said what.
Greg Gomez:
1I, I think we should table them until [inaudible 00:54:51].
Paul Boyer:
Yeah. I think, I think we should. I think we should. Okay.
Greg Gomez:
Okay.
Paul Boyer:
So [inaudible 00:54:55]. Okay. July 27th minutes. Uh, any comments on that by any council members? Or do we wanna table that too and bring that back?
Mr. Farley:
We'll make a motion.
Araceli Ochoa:
I make a motion to make the changes and bring it back so we can see if they were corrected or not.
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Mr. Farley:
The motion is to table July 13 and 27?
Kevin Northcraft:
The 13th on the table.
Mr. Farley:
Okay. [inaudible 00:55:24].
Paul Boyer:
Yeah, can we clar-
Mr. Farley:
Motion-
Paul Boyer:
Can we clar- Okay. Uh, that's my question. Do we wanna table both of them- Mr. Farley:
Yeah.
Paul Boyer:
... and then look at the recordings and then bring it back? Mr. Farley:
[inaudible 00:55:38] to the table.
Tina Hernandez:
I ta-l motion to table 13 and 27.
Paul Boyer:
Okay. Do we have a second?
Greg Gomez:
I'll second.
Paul Boyer:
Okay. Roll call and vote. Aye.
Greg Gomez:
Aye.
Danny:
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Aye.
Tina Hernandez:
Yes.
Mr. Gutierrez:
Yep. Aye.
Paul Boyer:
Okay.
Mr. Farley:
[inaudible 00:55:58].
Paul Boyer:
Okay. You know, I, I, I have a suggestion, you know, for the, the other one there, we're talking about what we're bringing back for whether we do verbatim or whether we're gonna do, uh, the way we've done it for years. Um, if I... Before I would wanna vote on that, I would like to know from staff what it would cost to do verbatim, uh, minutes.
Speaker 4:
It was... [inaudible 00:56:23] into it, I don't remember the exact amount that it was, but I just remember looking at it, it was expensive.
Paul Boyer:
And, and that's where I think bringing it back, tabling that, that item too till the next meeting and having those numbers so-
Speaker 4:
Okay.
Paul Boyer:
... we know what it would cost to do verbatim. And, uh, we've heard from a couple people saying they would like to have verbatim. Uh, but again, we've had some meetings where it's very, very long. And so, um, that's not the way we've done in the past, but I think it makes sense to table it. So is anybody wi- Araceli Ochoa:
Um, Mayor?
Paul Boyer:
Yeah.
Araceli Ochoa:
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So, um, we're gonna go on item number two, but does that... is that... can that be included in number, number two? Is that, I mean, doing the minutes, because we're already paying... I mean, we're gonna discuss it right now, but-
Paul Boyer:
I, I think it could possibly be done-
Araceli Ochoa:
Yeah.
Paul Boyer:
...and tied into it.
Araceli Ochoa:
Yeah.
Paul Boyer:
Yeah.
Araceli Ochoa:
So-
Paul Boyer:
So does anybody wanna table item number one?
Araceli Ochoa:
I will, uh, motion to table it.
Paul Boyer:
Do we have a second?
Speaker 4:
What are tabling?
Araceli Ochoa:
Oh, wait.
Speaker 4:
W-
Araceli Ochoa:
What are we tabling?
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Mr. Farley:
Number one.
Speaker 4:
Wait.
Mr. Farley:
Number one.
Paul Boyer:
Yeah.
Speaker 4:
One?
Paul Boyer:
Yes.
Mr. Farley:
The meeting minutes.
Paul Boyer:
Yeah. So we can have more information about what it costs to do verbatim.
Tina Hernandez:
Mm-hmm.
Araceli Ochoa:
Oh.
Mr. Lembke.:
Yes.
Paul Boyer:
Do we have a second?
Tina Hernandez:
I second it.
Paul Boyer:
Okay. And, uh, s- so, well-
Speaker 4:
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Boyer?
Paul Boyer:
... aye.
Speaker 4:
Gomez?
Greg Gomez:
Aye.
Speaker 4:
Farley?
Mr. Farley:
Aye.
Araceli Ochoa:
Yes.
Speaker 4:
Hernandez?
Tina Hernandez:
Aye.
Paul Boyer:
Okay. Now we're going to item number two, action items, which is city council chamber video conferencing, recording, and public streaming, which is kind of right on topic right now. So- Kevin Northcraft:
Yeah.
Paul Boyer:
... Mr. Northcraft.
Kevin Northcraft:
Thank you, Mr. Mayor, members of the council. Um, this recommendation is to, uh, purchase, uh, a new system that will allow us to improve the transparency of our public meetings, um, and, uh, certainly better recording.
Paul Boyer:
Mm-hmm.
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Kevin Northcraft:
Um, this will allow people to actually not only, uh, read minutes, but actually view the entire meeting if they choose to do that, which is kind of an improvement over verbatim minutes, which, the problem... one of the problems with verba- verbatim is you end up with 20 pages of discussion. And if you're looking for the action, it's sometime very difficult to find that- Paul Boyer:
Mm-hmm.
Kevin Northcraft:
... if, if you're talking about 20 pages of one item.
Paul Boyer:
Mm-hmm.
Kevin Northcraft:
Uh, this would allow the public to have immediate access over the internet, uh, past meetings. One of the things that I really like, and I didn't know this was possible, but it allows captions in Spanish, which would-
Speaker 4:
Mm-hmm.
Kevin Northcraft:
... allow those Spanish-speaking, uh, people to, to participate and be aware of what's, uh, happening at the meeting. Um, so we do recommend that we make this improvement to our transparency to the public. Uh, we used... uh, uh, we got this, uh, proposal from ESP is the name of the company. Uh, they're recommended by our telephone company and also do... currently do our security. I think Eric Peterson, are you in the audience?
Eric Peterson:
Yes.
Mr. Farley:
Mm-hmm.
Kevin Northcraft:
Mr. Peterson, if you would like to present what, what advancements you're proposing for our televising of our council meetings.
Eric Peterson:
Yes. Well, Mayor Boyer, council members, uh, thank you. Uh, my name's Eric Peterson. I'm the president of ESP Computer Consulting, which is the acting, um, IT service provider for the City of Farmersville. Um, we were, um, asked to, to make a proposal to improve your guys' current, um, video conferencing GMT20260915-003055_Recording_640x360 (Completed 09/19/26) Page 44 of 111 Transcript by Rev.com
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They can listen, they can watch it, or even on a computer, they can watch it on YouTube or on, um, Microsoft Teams. No apps required, no, um-
Mr. Farley:
Okay.
Eric Peterson:
... sign ins required. Um, and you guys will gain full... not only for the city, but, um, for the public, full visibility, transparency. Do you have any questions?
Araceli Ochoa:
Eric, so say, um, we have an employee that leaves and there's a transition period, and that person has access to it. Is this information, like, on the cloud, or can it be saved, like, on the cloud? Eric Peterson:
Well, y- yeah, so it would be streamed and saved onto, let's say, YouTube.
Araceli Ochoa:
•
Okay.
Eric Peterson:
Um, so those recordings can... You can always go back to them, not unless that video is pulled.
Araceli Ochoa:
Okay.
Eric Peterson:
Which I would doubt that would happen.
Mr. Farley:
Mm.
Araceli Ochoa:
And I know you don't... I mean, you're not gonna a- you're not gonna answer this, but, um, maybe this is a question for you, Kevin, um, or if you can help him out. Say if a community member comes to the office and requests something like a public... One of these from the notes, from the re- video, whatever, how is it, um... Is there gonna be any procedures on this? Are you... On the recordings and all this? Are you j-
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Kevin Northcraft:
Well, I think that they're... As he indicated, they're available on the internet- Araceli Ochoa:
Okay.
Kevin Northcraft:
... now, so we would not be providing that.
Araceli Ochoa:
Okay.
Kevin Northcraft:
We would, uh, show them how they can get access.
Araceli Ochoa:
Okay.
Kevin Northcraft:
So that makes it truly transparent. We don't need to be- Araceli Ochoa:
Okay.
Kevin Northcraft:
To approve anything. It's available readily-
Araceli Ochoa:
Okay.
Kevin Northcraft:
...to the citizens.
Araceli Ochoa:
Okay. And if someone doesn't know about that, uh, can someone explain it to them? Kevin Northcraft:
Sure.
Araceli Ochoa:
Okay.
Kevin Northcraft:
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We can put on our social media and maybe even have a pamphlet on how to access it for people who might have trouble getting access.
Araceli Ochoa:
Mm-hmm.
Eric Peterson:
Yes, absolutely. So, um, on the city, city's webpage, you guys can put links to your guys' meetings on there, and then the public can feel free to click on those links as needed to look and view past repor- past meetings.
Kevin Northcraft:
Okay.
Greg Gomez:
Um, and I, I think you mentioned this, um, well, you mentioned YouTube. Um, YouTube doesn't really let you save those, right? Like, YouTube-
Eric Peterson:
Uh, not, not natively, but absolutely you can download those videos or it can use, um, transcribers to tran- you know, have those transcripts available.
Greg Gomez:
Okay. Yeah, because members of the public probably wouldn't know to... how to download it or save it or whatever.
Eric Peterson:
Yeah. Um, I mean, if needed, those, those recordings can be even posted on, I guess, maybe to the city site if they wanted to-
Greg Gomez:
Mm-hmm.
Mr. Farley:
Mm-hmm.
Eric Peterson:
... use those resources.
Greg Gomez:
And if they requested a transcript, it would probably go through the city clerk.
Eric Peterson:
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Yeah. Yeah. The same process, absolutely. And, but the main thing is also with the new system, the transcription process is much faster and easier than what it is currently now.
Paul Boyer:
Okay. Uh, I got, got a couple questions. And, and first of all, I think you answered one, which is, um, that people don't have to have a subscription or app for Teams in order to get into it.
Kevin Northcraft:
That's correct.
Paul Boyer:
So, so if anybody, say, got into our city website and was looking at agendas and coming up meetings, they'd be able to see, there'd be like a link-
Eric Peterson:
That's correct.
Paul Boyer:
... that they could hit that would come into the meeting, like, for tonight as an example.
Eric Peterson:
That's correct. So there's different versions of Microsoft Teams. Um, you guys would be getting the, um, it's called town hall version.
Greg Gomez:
Okay.
Eric Peterson:
Okay? So that does not require someone to sign up or to log into an account.
Paul Boyer:
Okay. And then, yeah, for transcribing, um, can they ID who said something? Uh, I, I wa- that's kind of tough. I know when there's different people here and they're not all the same people s- Mr. Farley:
DPC meetings.
Paul Boyer:
Each meeting, but-
Eric Peterson:
Yeah, so-
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Paul Boyer:
... can it?
Eric Peterson:
... a part of not only... So each council member or, um, mayor or official here was... would be s- who would speak, that would be transcribed, it would automatically know who was speaking.
Paul Boyer:
Okay.
Eric Peterson:
Okay? Now, city clerk, uh, would also be able to look back at potentially those video recordings or... and, or to the audio recordings and help validate those, those things.
Paul Boyer:
So, so if, like, people came to the stand where you are right now and identified themselves by their name, there could be a way to tie that in to say-
Eric Peterson:
Yes.
Paul Boyer:
... what that person said?
Eric Peterson:
Absolutely.
Paul Boyer:
Okay. Um, how, uh, how accurate are the transcriptions? Do you, do you notice issues with that or, yeah?
Eric Peterson:
I think a lot of it comes down to the individual person's dictation. Um, and, uh, but the.... overall, the system is... it's a night and day difference in what you guys are doing now.
Paul Boyer:
Mm-hmm.
Eric Peterson:
It's a huge improvement.
Paul Boyer:
And then for Spanish translation?
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Eric Peterson:
Yeah, well, it just comes down to, again, just dictation- Paul Boyer:
Okay.
Eric Peterson:
... um, but overall, it is, um, an-
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Eric Peterson:
And just dictation. Um, but-
Paul Boyer:
Okay.
Eric Peterson:
Overall, it is, um, and imagine on these screens, you would have live, you know, it would be, be transcribed on the screen.
Paul Boyer:
So, so would it be someone could, it would be simultaneous translation so where someone will hear it in Spanish or would it be, uh-
Eric Peterson:
Both.
Paul Boyer:
Both. Okay.
Eric Peterson:
Yeah, so-
Paul Boyer:
They read it.
Eric Peterson:
... the town hall app or within the Microsoft Teams, they would have the ability to choose between which, what they wanted.
Paul Boyer:
Mm-hmm.
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Eric Peterson:
They can have it listen in, in, over as English.
Paul Boyer:
Mm-hmm.
Eric Peterson:
And they can also have the ability to tr-have it transcribed back or audio through Spanish.
Paul Boyer:
Okay.
Eric Peterson:
So it does both. Yeah. So the idea is it's very public facing. It is intended to make sure to provide the best communication possible to the public.
Paul Boyer:
And so the prices you've included here, that includes, that's all-inclusive? Eric Peterson:
That's correct.
Paul Boyer:
For, for those transcriptions?
Eric Peterson:
Yes.
Paul Boyer:
Yeah.
Eric Peterson:
And then I would also make sure you guys understand that this system is intended to be built on top. So as you guys continue to grow, um, it's not a set and forget it. If you guys needed to add additional mics or additional, um, TVs or additional cameras, the system can grow so you don't have to think about replacing the entire system again.
Paul Boyer:
Okay. And, and last question, uh, have you done this for other cities or public agencies? Eric Peterson:
Yes.
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Paul Boyer:
Okay. And can you list a couple?
Eric Peterson:
Uh, City of Coalinga, both for the prison and for the, um, council.
Paul Boyer:
Okay. Okay. Thank you. That's all my questions. Anything else? Okay. Well, wanna open this up to the public too, so if you don't mind stepping down just, just for a minute, Mr. Peterson. It might, you might wanna ask to come back and answer some questions, but - Eric Peterson:
I'm here.
Paul Boyer:
Okay. Thank you. Mr. Lemke.
Mr. Lembke.:
Okay. How accessible is it gonna be for the public and how can we request it? Because, uh, I requested camera footage from around town and they just ignore me. Kinda just testing the water to what's going on here. And so as far as this video, everyone's gotta know it's a public record. And if we request the video for that meeting, it should be available to us. We should be able to get it without having to go to another company. That's up to city's responsibility to send them a message to send it to us. You're like the middle guy because you're outsourcing. And once it's, uh, made here, it's a public record and can't be denied to anybody, anything. So might wanna look into that because- Paul Boyer:
Yeah.
Mr. Lembke.:
And if they're gonna charge for it, well, there's ways around that, but we don't need to be paying for public records that should be ours to begin with, what we already paid for, is what I'm saying.
Paul Boyer:
Okay. We appreciate your comments. Okay. Anybody else wish to speak on this topic? Uh, not seeing any. Let's bring it back to the, back to the council if there's any questions for staff or anything bef- Tina Hernandez:
Did we get any other bids?
Paul Boyer:
Yes.
Tina Hernandez:
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Kevin Northcraft:
Uh, no, none are required under our purchasing policy and we chose to, to work with a company with experience that is working with the city already on our IT program. That's what we wanted to expedite, uh, the, this improvement.
Tina Hernandez:
But is the, is the pricing, is this about average? Do we even know that? Is it, is it.
Kevin Northcraft:
Uh-
Tina Hernandez:
I have no idea what the pricing would be on something like this. I mean, just because he's our IT guy [inaudible 01:09:54] we're giving a good deal. If you give us a good deal, we can do it.
Kevin Northcraft:
We did, we, no bids were required nor received other than this one.
Paul Boyer:
Okay. Any other questions or comments?
Greg Gomez:
Yeah. Um, how long would it take to implement?
Eric Peterson:
Um-
Paul Boyer:
Do, do you mind coming up to the podium when you answer? I'm sorry. (laughs) Eric Peterson:
Sorry about that. Um, as far as timeline goes, we're looking about four to six weeks. You know, about, um, we're hopefully we can get upon we get approval, we can get the equipment in usually within about, I'll say no more than two weeks. And then as long as we have access to this room, we can, the remaining time is installed, just four weeks tops. Yeah. You already have a lot the, um, conduits ran, so we're just gonna reuse that and, uh, hopefully, yeah, we'll use some of what we can. If not, we just can replace it.
Paul Boyer:
Thank you.
Eric Peterson:
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Thanks. Thanks.
Tina Hernandez:
And what's the monthly, what is this, a monthly cost or- Paul Boyer:
Oh, yeah.
Tina Hernandez:
How does that go?
Eric Peterson:
No. No monthly cost. Um, the, so we already took that into consideration. So we're, we're using what the city has already, um, has used already. So we're just, if anything, you're using, you're paying, the city's paying for something that they're not using, so we're just gonna u- utilize it now.
Tina Hernandez:
(laughs)
Paul Boyer:
So with us having Microsoft 365, that includes Teams, and that makes it so that we can- Eric Peterson:
That's correct.
Paul Boyer:
... Teams town hall.
Eric Peterson:
That's correct.
Paul Boyer:
Okay.
Eric Peterson:
So, yeah.
Tina Hernandez:
So the $24,950 is for equipment?
Eric Peterson:
Equipment and labor. Yes.
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Tina Hernandez:
And that's negotiable, right?
Eric Peterson:
Negotiable. Um, if, if you, if-
Tina Hernandez:
There's the package deal.
Eric Peterson:
A package deal?
Tina Hernandez:
(laughs)
Eric Peterson:
Yeah. Yeah. I mean, the, the question is, do you, I mean, better price or better results. So, yeah.
Paul Boyer:
Okay.
Eric Peterson:
Very good. Any other questions?
Paul Boyer:
And, and did I hear you're already doing work for the city or you're do-working with the IT firm that works for the city?
Eric Peterson:
Well, I'm, I'm, I'm, 1, 1 do the IT work.
Paul Boyer:
You are the IT person.
Eric Peterson:
Yeah.
Paul Boyer:
Okay. I had met you before. I'm sorry.
Eric Peterson:
Yeah. Okay. Yeah. Um, and I've worked with, um, well, like Brianne.
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Paul Boyer:
Uh-
Eric Peterson:
Okay. I, you know, and Rochelle. Yeah. So yeah. And my team has also worked with, um, many of the other, um, people, but yeah, we have, um, active projects here we're, we're working on.
Paul Boyer:
Okay. Okay. Then, then that's my question.
Mr. Farley:
Just for the record, there's, there's a distinction between going out for a request for a proposal, which is an RFP versus an upgrade. So this is an upgrade. So it'd be technically an RFP would not be required.
However, you're always free to, to do that. So that's why there's an RFP is not a request for a proposal isn't required because it's an upgrade of an existing system.
Paul Boyer:
Okay. Thank you.
Speaker X:
Thank you.
Eric Peterson:
All right.
Paul Boyer:
Any, anything else from council members before there's hopefully a motion? Tina Hernandez:
I would just say, you know, ask surrounding cities. I know the city of Parlier has something like this, so l just wonder what they would charge, but whatever you guys choose to do, if you just wanna jump into this.
Greg Gomez:
I'll move to approve.
Paul Boyer:
Okay. A motion by Gomez. Uh-
Tina Hernandez:
I second it.
Paul Boyer:
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Second by Ochoa. And then for discussion, there's one thing I'd like to add, and others might wanna have discussion too, is that, you know, 1, 1 know people want to see what you can provide as soon as possible. Uh, this may answer the issue about verbatim minutes, if it can be done without creating extra stress on our staff (laughs) which, uh, which there has been.
And, and so, um, and, and if it can translate and we can, and encourage more people to get involved, I think that's a good thing. And, and, and by the way, I think it'd be great if we, if we can encourage people to come and have a way of translation, have our agendas out in Spanish as well. Maybe that'll encourage people to come. And I don't know if that's a way that IT could help.
But that, that said, um, you know, we, we could probably go around and, and get some more quotes or proposals, but, uh, it sounds like this man understands our system, understands our needs. And, um, uh, sometimes something that's less expensive doesn't mean it's gonna do the job as well either. So, so, um, and that's my two cents. But that, we have a motion second or further discussion? Greg Gomez:
Yeah, just a question really quick. Um, something you said kinda jarred it. Is there maybe, um, a link that you could send us to, like, a YouTube video or something, a demonstration of how the town hall works? Eric Peterson:
I mean, actually, you could just go on YouTube and you can look up other town hall meetings or city council meetings. Um, there's lots of cities that are actually already do that. So you can look at. And, and all of them are using the town hall version. Um, I mean, maybe you might find some old recordings from, like, 1990 that they were using some really-
Greg Gomez:
Like the real early part.
Eric Peterson:
Yeah. Yeah.
Greg Gomez:
Okay.
Eric Peterson:
But, um, any t- YouTube video now you find, they're all using the town hall edition Teams. All right. So my hope is to bring, elevate, you know, where you guys should be at.
Greg Gomez:
Okay. We got homework.
Paul Boyer:
Okay. Thank you. Okay. Well, call for the vote. Aye.
Araceli Ochoa:
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Aye.
Greg Gomez:
Aye.
Araceli Ochoa:
Yes.
Tina Hernandez:
Aye.
Paul Boyer:
Okay. Let's move on with item number four. And, um, if I don't know if you wanna start it and I could go the rest of the way, if that's okay.
Kevin Northcraft:
Yeah. That's fine. Thank you, mayor (laughs) Uh, actually, my first statement is the mayor has to consider having a voice on the, uh, water bootcamp or the San Joaquin Valley. We know that water is critical to our future in the valley and then our community. Um, the mission of this group is to balance water for all.
Um, and, uh, we feel that it wouldn't hurt and may be valuable input that we can have to this organization and also the information they could provide to us. So we would recommend that we, uh, we consent to having the, uh, city have a, uh, representative on that group. And I think, uh, it's up to the council to choose that, but I think, uh, we have a volunteer as well. So I'll turn it over to the mayor.
Paul Boyer:
Okay. And, and, uh, and I, uh, this is, these two groups are something that I was involved in when I worked at Self-Help Enterprises and retired a little bit over five years ago. And I just stayed with them.
And, uh, one is, is a board, uh, which is the blueprint for water for the San Joaquin Valley that has a lot of ag represented, but also has some representation from, uh, domestic water systems such as what our city ha-has.
And they're probably more political in, uh, pushing for water for the valley. And, uh, and then the other one is the, uh, the San Joaquin Valley Water Collaborative Action Program, or CAP. And, and, uh, I was involved in that. And that, that has more of a broad-based, um, uh, support or, or bunch of stakeholders.
And, uh, they, uh, have, um, l'd say probably more environmental concerns involved in it.
Uh, Fresno State's involved. They're doing an update. They got, uh, on a water plan for the valley that, um, the Bureau of Reclamation is, is paying for. And, uh, and, and, and it's interesting. They both have similar goals, but different ways of going about accomplishing them. And, uh, and, and I have to say, l've been saying, oh, I'm from the City of Farmersville, but really, I'm not really representing the city council from Farmersville. And, and I just wanted to, and I, I, I've asked for, actually, for about six months to try to get this on agenda to see if you would want me to do that, or if you wanna find someone else to do it, that's fine too.
But I, I just think it's good for the city to have representation on these two bodies that could help with, uh, water for the valley that will directly, indirectly help our city and the, and the people who live in it.
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Araceli Ochoa:
So, Mayor, are you already a current member of CAP then? Paul Boyer:
Yes.
Araceli Ochoa:
Okay. Just to clarify, you're not a consultant with Self-Help, right? Or are you? Paul Boyer:
I am a consultant with Self-Help Enterprises.
Araceli Ochoa:
Okay. So, I'm just worried that that would consider to be a, a conflict, because if there's any vote about for City of Farmersville and then Self-Help, would you have to recuse yourself from it? Paul Boyer:
If there's anything that's related to Self-Help Enterprises, I, I would, yes. Or recuse or, or abstain, yes.
And, and, and I have.
Speaker 5:
You do that a recurrence. Farley, do you see any issue with this, Mr. Farley? Mr. Farley:
Sorry?
Speaker 5:
Do you have, find any issue with this?
Mr. Farley:
No, as long as he, uh, recuses himself, there would be no conflict. And if, if there were a continuing thing, you know, if every meeting there were 90% of self-help, there would be a problem. But I don't know the frequency of the issue itself.
Speaker 5:
Yeah. With that said, I think probably a great addition to represent us for the city.
Greg Gomez:
I think so, too. You're, you're the water expert on the council, just say that much.
Speaker 5:
Mm-hmm. And I'll make a motion.
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Greg Gomez:
I'll second.
Paul Boyer:
Okay. Um, well, first of all, maybe I, I'd like to ask the public too if anybody in the public wanted to say anything and then bring it back to the council if anybody wishes to, not seeing any. Okay. I just wanna make sure we wanna keep everyone in loop. Um, and, and, uh, is there any f- further discussion before- Araceli Ochoa:
Um, how long is the term, how long is the term on this? Paul Boyer:
That's a good question. Um, the CAP, it's a voluntary, it's not a board. And it's, um, it's kinda like pretty much anybody that wants to be part of it can be part of it. So I don't, I don't think there's a, there's a term to it. Uh, and the other one, the blueprint, um, honestly, I don't, I'm, I'm not sure when the, when the term is up, but usually it's four-year terms.
Greg Gomez:
This is not like an at-will, like, un- until we sit here tomorrow? Paul Boyer:
Yeah. Yeah. Or, or I, 1 get tired of it too. (laughs).
Greg Gomez:
Let's go both ways.
Paul Boyer:
Yeah. Yeah. Well, we have motion and second and-
Speaker X:
Boyer.
Paul Boyer:
I'm gonna abstain.
Tina Hernandez:
Aye.
Paul Boyer:
Aye.
Speaker 5:
Ochoa.
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Tina Hernandez:
Yes.
Speaker 5:
Amanda.
Araceli Ochoa:
Aye.
Paul Boyer:
Okay. Okay. Thank you. I'll do my best job to represent and bring information back too. Okay. Next item is, um, actually from our c- city attorney, uh, related to interim city manager.
Mr. Farley:
Yeah, so you have before you tonight the interim city manager contract. It is not up for approval tonight.
It's here for you to review and comment on. Final approval is contingent upon a background check being approved. I don't. Has one been done?
Paul Boyer:
I saw it today, yes.
Mr. Farley:
Have we, have we had an opportunity to pass it out?
Speaker 5:
No.
Mr. Farley:
Okay. So once you look at the background check, once that's approved by you, and then this agreement is approved by you, then we'll enter into it. The contract provides that the city manager makes 5% more than the city chief of police, which is the highest paid position in the city. That's customary, that the city manager is the highest paid employee that puts the salary at $227,230. Um, the contract for this particular interim city manager, there are no benefits. Um, there are reimbursement of any I- legitimate expenses that are related to the city.
However, again, there's no PERS and no other benefits. There's a 30-day, uh, cancellation provision by the city manager if he wishes to terminate. The city can terminate at any time with a three-fifths vote, with, with or without cause, with or without notification. You could literally do it in one minute if you so desire. That's pretty much the salient parts of it, but I'm happy to answer any questions you have. Is it, it is a budgeted item because you have budgeted for the city manager.
Paul Boyer:
Okay. Questions, comments from council members later on, we'll bring it to the public. Uh, for starter, just one question, uh, where it says the background check is completed and approved by city council.
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Mr. Farley:
Yeah, usually what you. I don't, I haven't seen it. So usually what you do is we go into closed session. You get it, excuse me, you get it in advance, but it's a closed session item.
Paul Boyer:
Okay.
Mr. Farley:
So we do it in closed session. If you have questions or comments, then we, you know, sometimes I'm asked to look into something or whatever.
Paul Boyer:
Okay.
Mr. Farley:
And then once that's approved, assuming you approve or modify tonight's contract, that would be the final, then we would sign it and would be done. In the event you don't approve the contract or you don't approve the background check, the city manager would pay it on a pro rata basis for the number of days he worked based upon the salary of $227,230.
Paul Boyer:
Okay. Thank you.
Mr. Farley:
Yep.
Paul Boyer:
Any council comments?
Araceli Ochoa:
Why does it feel like we're working backwards? So we haven't done the background check yet? Paul Boyer:
We, at the last meeting, I believe, approved hiring the city manager as an interim city manager contingent on the background check.
Araceli Ochoa:
Okay.
Paul Boyer:
So, uh, and by the way, it just came in today. That's why I had a chance to look at it this morning. But yeah.
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Tina Hernandez:
Um, I'm sorry.
Araceli Ochoa:
What, what. No, go ahead. So I know, um, Councilwoman, uh, Hernandez had asked for comparables and, um, HR, uh, Bree was supposed to get back to us on that. Um, I don't see it on here. Do we have any comparables so we can decide?
Mr. Farley:
Well, what you might wanna do when you do the city manager's contract, that might be the way it would go. But for the interim city manager, we usually don't do that. We just pay 5% over the highest employee, because it's on an interim basis. But for your regular city manager, it depends on their experience. If they're new, you don't start 'em at the high. If they've been a ma- city manager for 10 years, you might start 'em at the high. But generally speaking, someone with experience who comes to co-to your city, the customary practice is to pay 5% over the highest paid employee.
Tina Hernandez:
Is that customary for the city of Farmersville or is that for other surrounding cities? Mr. Farley:
It's customary for every city l've ever represented.
Tina Hernandez:
Okay.
Mr. Farley:
I've represented eight cities, 10 community service districts, and 12 district hospitals.
Tina Hernandez:
And with the background investigation, so we're gonna be able to view that? Mr. Farley:
Yes.
Tina Hernandez:
Oh, we've never-
Mr. Farley:
You get to review it?
Tina Hernandez:
We, we can review it?
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Mr. Farley:
Oh, sure.
Tina Hernandez:
Oh, because we didn't get any background invest-
Mr. Farley:
I haven't seen it either. I don't know-
Tina Hernandez:
No, but on any other city manager.
Mr. Farley:
Yeah, I don't. I obviously wasn't there, but I mean, yes, you- for all your city managers should always have a full background check, and you would review it and comment on it. And the last time I did one was for when Jennifer was your city manager. We did a background check. I remember that.
Tina Hernandez:
Wow.
Mr. Farley:
But that's customary also to do a background check, and then you approve it, you comment. Sometimes there are things in it you ask the city attorney or someone else to look into it, but, but that's. Yes, you absolutely have the right.
Paul Boyer:
Okay. Any other comments, questions from council before we bring it to the public? Okay. I'll ask if there's anyone in the public wishes to comment on this. Mr. Lemke? Mr. Lembke.:
I've done some background check on this. Um, average pay for an officer, uh, or a police chief of a community of only about 11,000 people is around 130,000. The ones you have here is $60,000 overpaid, and he's only $20,000 less than the police chief in Fresno, which has over 700,000 people. I think we need to get the numbers back in check and stop overpaying people for the jobs they're doing, because you're taking money from the people when you overpay somebody, you know? Working for Fresno, but that many people get that much money. But when you only have 11,000 people compared to 700,000 people, shouldn't get that much. It's just, uh, it's like someone, uh, saying, "Okay, do this work here." Shouldn't get paid for Mike more than the guy doing the work. You know, it, it just.
You guys are taking people, money from the people and not because if you look around the area, average is 130,000 for a small town. But when you pay 'em over 60,000 over, that commu- money has to come out of the community, and I don't think it's fair.
Paul Boyer:
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Okay. Thank you for your comments, Mr. Lemke. Okay, anybody else? Okay, well, bring it back to the council, and if I read the action recommendation would be, uh, if we decide to do it, is approve the interim contract, if background check is-
Mr. Farley:
What I was asking for tonight is if you have comments on the contract- Paul Boyer:
Okay.
Mr. Farley:
... we would make those modifications between now and your approval of the background check.
Paul Boyer:
Oh, okay.
Mr. Farley:
Assuming you approve the background check and I make the appropriate modifications, you'd be set to go.
Tina Hernandez:
I do have a question. What is the number that was crossed out here? Mr. Farley:
Yeah, that was the old, um, salary range, but / used it for what the job description was.
Tina Hernandez:
How-do you know how much that was?
Mr. Farley:
I don't remember now. I can't. Do you have it there? I can't read it.
Tina Hernandez:
Well, I mean, you crossed it out, so you saw it before you crossed it out.
Mr. Farley:
Well, I crossed it out a long time ago, but we might have one. Hang on a second. We might have it for you. I don't remember what it was. I don't-
Paul Boyer:
Yeah, it was June 20th, 2024.
Mr. Farley:
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The c- the city manager or an interim, we're talking about interim now, is generally 5% over the highest paid employee, because they come with years of experience.
Tina Hernandez:
Yeah, I was just asking.
Paul Boyer:
Okay. Okay. All right. Any other comments?
Greg Gomez:
So we're just needing consensus? Is that it?
Paul Boyer:
Uh... Mr. Farley, do we just need a consensus?
Mr. Farley:
As long, if there are modific- we don't, I don't need approval. I just need if you have comments you want me to make, that would require a vote, and I'll make all those modifications you wish so that when you do review the background check, if you approve it, you're good to go.
Araceli Ochoa:
Mr. Farley?
Mr. Farley:
Yes.
Araceli Ochoa:
Can we... is there any way we can make it even more clear that if the city, interim city manager decides to quit, we're just not here for easy money anymore? Um, and if the work is not being done, why should we pay that person?
Mr. Farley:
Right. So the way it's written is that very way, if you decide you don't think he's doing his job, literally in one minute, you can call a meeting, three, a three-two vote, and he's out. He doesn't get any severance, no notice, no nothing.
Araceli Ochoa:
Okay.
Mr. Farley:
Now, that won't be true with your city manager contract. They usually have a period of time, but for interim, he re-he, he reserves the right on a 30-day notice. You have the right to do it tonight if you want.
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Tina Hernandez:
So is this basically the same one that Jay had?
Mr. Farley:
No, this is different. Jay's contract, if you recall, was a city manager contract with an interim provision in the mid- built into the city manager contract, because he didn't wanna go full-time until, I don't remember the date now, October or November. So we had an interim built into his permanent city manager contract. This is strictly an interim city manager contract.
Araceli Ochoa:
Um, in the contract, is there anything stating about evaluations, how often we should be doing them? Mr. Farley:
You can do those. There is not, but you're free to do them at any time you wish, as long as you get a three-fist vote. The, the idea behind an interim, they don't sit forever, so hopefully you'll have your permanent person in short order, but if you wanna do an evaluation at the end of a month, you're free to do so. There's no restriction nor a requirement.
Tina Hernandez:
Somebody put the air. It's cold.
Greg Gomez:
Yeah. And just as a reminder, um, there, there's a cer- there's a finite period of time that we're talking about, right?
Mr. Farley:
The, the contract provides the starts on August something and it ends when you get your permanent city manager.
Greg Gomez:
Well-
Mr. Farley:
We didn't put a date firm in there, that's the, the concept.
Kevin Northcraft:
Because I'm, uh, retired under PERS and an annuitant, the limitation of working for another PERS agency is six months in the fiscal year.
Paul Boyer:
Mm-hmm.
Kevin Northcraft:
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So the fiscal year started July one. So my window of opportunity to help the city of Farmersville is four to six months, but it would max at that period.
Greg Gomez:
Okay.
Mr. Farley:
And if it, and it would terminate before that if you find your city manager (chuckles).
Paul Boyer:
Yeah. Okay. Well, again, I, I've said this when we, uh, had the vote to hire Mr. Northcraft. I think he comes with a lot of experience, uh, expertise, uh, was city manager for City of Tulare, been the interim city manager for a number of other places, uh, and has had very good reviews. And, um, you know, I think that, uh, he's the right person at the right time to help Farmersville through this transition. And, um, and I think it's, it's a fair amount to, to pay him for, um, all of that he brings us. So that's, you know- Tina Hernandez:
Can I make a motion to approve?
Araceli Ochoa:
I second it.
Paul Boyer:
Okay. Motion by Hernandez second by Ochoa.
Speaker 5:
[inaudible 01:33:22]
Paul Boyer:
Aye.
Kevin Northcraft:
Aye.
Speaker X:
[inaudible 01:33:27]
Araceli Ochoa:
Yes.
Tina Hernandez:
Yes.
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Paul Boyer:
Okay. Okay. We'll make it then. So, all right then. Well, uh, the next item is, uh, city, interim city attorney request for proposals. And then before we had our city attorney talk about city manager, now we're gonna ask our city manager to talk about city attorneys. Okay.
Kevin Northcraft:
Yes, it, it does appear to be a, kind of a switch, doesn't it? Paul Boyer:
Yeah.
Kevin Northcraft:
Um, obviously, the city, the community and the city council need a long-term city attorney. Um, I've been very impressed with Mr. Farley, his experience, and, uh, certainly it's helpful because he has so much knowledge, not only about city attorneys, but about the city of Farmersville. And I think during, um, my tenure here, he would be a great asset to, to me to, uh, uh, if he continued at least on a temporary basis to serve as, uh, your city attorney.
Uh, I'll let him comment on, on, on that. But I think, uh, in the long term, we need to look at, uh, going out for an RFP. If Mr. Farley is willing to serve for a period of time during my tenure, um, I think we could probably start the, the request for proposal sometime in December or January after the election of a new city council, uh, so we'd have, have that selection, uh, early in 2027.
There are several firms in the area in Fresno, Bakersfield, uh, Visalia that, uh, offer city attorney services to other cities in our area. So I would think there are, uh, experienced firms that might be interested in applying. But, uh, as I said, 1, I'm hopeful that Mr. Farley will continue during this tenure so that, uh, uh, we could start the process in 2027 and com- complete it early in, in that time. Uh, if you wanna add any Mr. Farley:
I, I don't know. I would sit at the pleasure of the council. I'm happy. I've been here for, off and on for 30 plus years, but, um, yeah, I'm happy to s- whatever works for you and the city, happy to do so. I obviously I'm not looking for the permanent position. I just, I'll continue on as long as you need me. I am handling two litigation cases for you. Um, I'll see those to the end, however you decide to do them. But whatever you decide, I'm happy to continue or step aside, whatever your wishes are.
Kevin Northcraft:
With that, then it'd be the staff recommendation that we, um, approve the request for po- proposal and authorize that be released, uh, in the December 2026, January 2027 area so that by, uh, springtime we'd be in a position to hire a new city attorney.
Paul Boyer:
Thank- thank you for your comments and, and Mr. Farley, your willingness. Uh, but, but council members, uh, what do you think? What, what's your, your opinions? Araceli Ochoa:
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Um, well, Mr. Mr. Farley made it clear that he resigned and does not want to do anything with the city, right? So, um, I, I see his energy and I, I can see his body language. Uh, he doesn't want, clearly he doesn't wanna be here. Um, I think we need to start the process immediately so like, uh, we can start transitioning. Um, and if there's any other conflicts, uh, we need to really move on this. But again, Mr.
Farley already s- submitted his res- resignation. So, um, we need to do this before December.
Paul Boyer:
Any other comments?
Greg Gomez:
I think, um, you know, Mr. Farley has done really well for the city. He's been there to answer our questions whenever we needed them. Um, I'm happy to see him complete the interim shift.
Kevin Northcraft:
I have no issue with Mr. Farley staying as long as he likes to help us out. And, um, we all as human beings have the right to change our mind too, you know? If like I changed my mind to, to run again, you know, that's our right, a God-given right, you know, and, and if he gets the energy and excitement to continue working with the city, I don't see no issue with that, you know? People change, people could change their mind. Situations change and maybe give them a different outlook. So that's up to him, you know, but I have no issue with Mr. Farley working with us, you know? He's done a great job for us and I look forward to working with him. It's up to him though.
Tina Hernandez:
I mean, he resigned. I just say get it started. If he's willing to stay here with us until then, that'd be great.
But / would say to go ahead and get it started.
Paul Boyer:
Um, one, one, uh, one thing | guess I ask you, Mr. Farley, is, is would you be able to attend our regular meetings on a regular basis?
Mr. Farley:
I'll stumble in here. I'll make this.
Paul Boyer:
Okay. Okay. Thank you.
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Paul Boyer:
Regular basis.
Mr. Farley:
I'll stumble in here. I'll make it.
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Paul Boyer:
Okay. Okay. Thank you. Uh, yeah, I... Uh, I, I, when we came here tonight, I, I, I didn't realize that there might be an option of holding off, and basically not having an interim. Um, I thought we were gonna have to have an interim, and then later on go for, you know, the city attorney long-term. Um, and if, if we can avoid having an interim, I think that's a good thing. Uh, and I, and I- Mr. Farley:
Uh-huh.
Paul Boyer:
I, I, I think it's good as long as we can have Mr. Farley. Um, I, I'm not sure whether we should wait so long though to send the RFP out. I mean, it takes a while for the, those proposals to come in. If we time it so that the proposals come in, you know-
Mr. Farley:
Well, if I might make a recommendation-
Paul Boyer:
Yeah.
Mr. Farley:
Um, you would, I think you would want to defer a hiring until after the election, because you all- Paul Boyer:
Oh, oh, yeah, definitely that.
Mr. Farley:
You can send it out with a decision after November, whatever you choose, but- Paul Boyer:
Yeah.
Mr. Farley:
All I'm saying, my resignation was effective upon your hiring someone new. If you extend or shorten that, that's-
Paul Boyer:
Yeah
Mr. Farley:
... your call. I'm happy to do whatever you want.
Paul Boyer:
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Okay. Well, I, what I'm thinking is it still might, if, if... One, I agree we should wait till after election before we actually make... What the, whatever the new council is at that time makes a decision on who they wanna hire. And that would be sometime after December, the beginning of December, I believe.
And, um, here we are, September. If we... I'm just thinking if we started the process and started sending RFPs out, give, give a, a long lead time, contact the League of Cities and all that, maybe see who else might be interested. Hopefully someone that's not real far away though. Um, it, it gives us a little more time where we're maybe not gonna be rushed at the end.
Um, so at the, at this point, um, I wanna ask if anybody in the audience wishes to comment on this. Yes, ma'am. Uh, just please state your name and if you're a Farmersville resident.
Victoria Torres:
My name is Victoria Torres. I am not actually a Farmersville resident, but my entire family lives here and essentially I grew up here in Farmersville. I love the city like my own. Um, but I just wanna make a really quick comment.
Um, I feel like for the longevity and just, like, the transparency and honesty to stay in the council, I feel like it's really imperative to have council members or people that are interested in that transparency and honesty, even if, you know, moments are really difficult. And 1 understand being in meetings like this can be very difficult. But, um, from my own, I guess speaking from my own heart, if you could find it in yourself to, you know.... I just feel like, when you have that longevity in the city, you have that, um, concern for the city. And it's hard to come across that. And when you find a new interim, we're not too sure who that individual is going to be.
I just feel like, um, if you can prolong it as much as possible, that would be super beneficial. And if maybe you had a change of heart, um, that'd be really awesome if you could stay. I just feel like transparency and honesty is something that I really wanna see in these meetings. And, um, yeah, that's pretty much my comment.
Paul Boyer:
Okay.
Rochelle:
Thank you.
Paul Boyer:
Thank you. Anyone else wish to speak? Not seeing any. Let's bring it back to the council. What's the council's will?
Araceli Ochoa:
Uh, so really quick, last question. When we do get a new, uh, attorney, those two litigations, if it's still in process, are they transitioned over to the new attorney? Mr. Farley:
The litigation we're doing?
Araceli Ochoa:
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Mm-hmm.
Mr. Farley:
I'll do whatever the city wants. We have one trial set for October, so I would think I would conclude that.
The other one I think is set in early 2027. So, I'm happy to turn it over, but I've been about a year and a half on it and spent thousands of your dollars. If you want me to transition into them, happy to do so, but it'd probably cost you 20, 30,000 for them to get up, just to get up to speed. But what, whatever the council decides. Normally what we do, normally what a city does when they transition out, if the city attorney's been handling litigation well into it, we let them complete it just to avoid the catch-up costs.
But, whatever you folks want is fine with me.
Paul Boyer:
Okay. Uh, other questions, comments?
Tina Hernandez:
Just wanna make sure, Farley, you wanna be here and you're not gonna rush us, because I know as the time goes on, you, you're ready to go. But I just wanna make sure. Because, like, for me, I don't work here. You, these people do, so I'm sure they wanna get out and go and leave. And I've been waiting for two weeks to come to this meeting, so.
Mr. Farley:
Yeah. I've been doing this 51 years, so l've probably sat through 2,000 meetings. So yeah, about, in about 15 minutes, I get a little nervous because I, well, for those of you that work, you've been, it'll be 15 hours into your workday. I think it's, I think it's inappropriate for someone representing a government to vote after a 15-hour workday, to vote on important issues. So, I do tend to get agitated because let's move it along. If we can't complete the agenda, let's come back another day. But you, you're absolutely right. I get, I'm, I'm old and grumpy. I'm old and grumpy, but I promise to hold myself- Tina Hernandez:
We shouldn't be rushed.
Mr. Farley:
... sit as long as I can.
Tina Hernandez:
Yeah, we shouldn't be rushed. That's my only concern.
Mr. Farley:
I'm here to repre- I've been with this, l've rep- I can't remember when it goes back to. This buil-we weren't in this building. We were downtown when I started.
Paul Boyer:
Yeah. Well, okay. Well, do we have a motion?
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Greg Gomez:
Ill move that we keep Farley and, as the interim, and then, um, send out the request for proposal at the city manager's discretion.
Paul Boyer:
Okay. Do we have a second for that motion?
Uh, I'll, I'll second that motion, which I don't know if everyone's heard it, but it would be to, uh, continue with, un, the Farley Law Firm, uh, as the interim, and then, uh, leave it to the city manager's discretion when, uh, the request for proposals would be sent out for, for a, for a long-term agreement.
Greg Gomez:
And, and just to add to that, I mean, he's heard all our comments, so I'm sure he'll take all of those into account.
Paul Boyer:
Mm-hmm.
Rochelle:
Boyer.
Paul Boyer:
Aye.
Rochelle:
[inaudible 01:45:48].
Speaker 6:
Aye.
Rochelle:
Gomez.
Greg Gomez:
Aye.
Rochelle:
Chella?
Araceli Ochoa:
No.
Rochelle:
Hernandez?
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Tina Hernandez:
No.
Paul Boyer:
Okay. We'll move on. The next item, which is, uh, item number seven. I see Jason Watts getting up, uh, because it's engineering time. And, uh, so this is item number, uh, seven, uh, which is Avenue 280 roundabout, which is Visalia Road here, and you could go on from there. Thank you very much.
Jason Watts:
Thank you, Mayor. And then, Rochelle, if you can put up that PowerPoint.
Um, tonight is two different items. Um, council have requested to know about the Avenue 280 widening project west of town and east of town. So, uh, part of my staff report includes the widening, and it also includes another recommendation of council's to, um, address the potential speeding that the widening could cause, which is a roundabout design, which is also in this little presentation, um, to help deter that.
Um, as you can see in the first slide, um, if you want to go down, Rochelle, to that next slide.
Um, so these are the existing conditions now. So, this is segment two. Segment two is the one that comes right up to the city on the west side. Um, currently, it's two travel lanes, 12-foot vehi- vehicular travel lanes, one lane each direction with four-foot paved shoulders. Um, 80-foot right of way just means what the county owns from edge-to-edge. So that includes additional right of way outside the edge of pavement. Um, and then there's no, uh, utilities at all.
If you go to the next one, this is the lane configuration again today. I always like to show this. It's easy pictorially to show what's happening. You can see each travel lane. You can see it's called a swale. So essentially, it's where the water goes to sit on the side of the road, um, during rain events.
And if you go to the next one, next, uh, slide, this is the proposed lane configuration. So we just saw the first one. This is the proposed. You can see that it's going to be two lanes in either direction. Um, it shows a median, um, lane in the middle, as well as curb and gutter, class one trail, and then swales on either side. So it went from 80 feet to 120 feet proposed right of way. So 40 feet wider than what it was before.
The biggest change, as you guys can see, is the additional lanes east-west, um, which will allow a lot more traffic to go through. Um, there is also a class one trail, so you'll be able to use that 10-foot class one trail wherever, um, you decide to go on that.
Um, and if you wanna go to the next one.
Greg Gomez:
And Jason, before the next one-
Jason Watts:
Yeah
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Jason Watts:
County's here tonight, but, it's the, it's a strike median [inaudible 01:48:50] jurisdiction.
Greg Gomez:
Okay.
Jason Watts:
City [inaudible 01:48:54]. I wanted to make sure before I said.
Greg Gomez:
, Okay.
Paul Boyer:
Thank you.
Jason Watts:
So yeah, we got County and we got the design engineers at- Paul Boyer:
And thank you for coming tonight, by the way. (laughs).
Jason Watts:
Um-
Greg Gomez:
And that, and that allows for left and right turns from the center medians? Jason Watts:
Yes. Yeah. Yes. Within the city where, wherever the, uh, meeting curb is at will allow for left and right hand turns, yeah. Or, left-hand turns. Yeah.
So, um, this is the current project status. And like I said, continue to stop me at any point in time. Um, so this is, again, this is segment two, so this is [inaudible 01:49:25] the city. Um, I call it late design. They're pushing 100% right now. The work's already started, which is more of what I consider clearing and grabbing, everything getting open and getting ready for construction. Um, more of, uh, um, construction work.
So, um, if we plan when, um, in, or in 2027, summer 2027, um, is where the construction will start, the actual construction of, uh, Avenue 280, the widening
Um, one of the big items that is very important for the council to hear is the road will not be shut down.
So it'll be open through construction. There'll be a lot of construction going on, but everyone will be able to use it, which is the beauty of adding another lane on either side of the road. So, um, but there will be obviously detours and stuff like that to get people off the side of the road so that they can build it.
Um, and Rochelle, I'm going to the next one.
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This is the current, the current schedule, so you guys can see. Again, I can provide this to you guys after the meeting so you can see it as well, if questions come up from constituents.
Um, the, so again, this is kind of where, uh, the 100% plan set, basically final plans complete. When we're saying that, that's where then you'll be going into construction right around that time, which is the summer of next year. Um, yeah, basically what I've kind of already stated already.
If you want to go to the next one.
So, this is an important one that I kind of wanted to show. Um, segment one obviously was the 99 to Acres, which has been done. This is segment two, which is what we're talking about now, which is to the west of Farmersville. And then segment three is to the east of Farmersville. So you'll, you'll see that, again, this is why I'm presenting this tonight and not Tulare County as I'm speaking as it, as a city engineer. How this affects the in- the individuals of Farmersville.
So everything coming up from the west to touch the city limits is segment two. Segment three is in 2028.
Right? Correct. Summer of 2028. Um, and then that will have the same, um, road layout as well.
And if you wanna go to that next one.
This is obviously a very conceptual image that we put together, um, but obviously this is not the exact intersection. It's, like I said, like, a 3D imagery of it.
But the intent is, again, as four lanes come in from the west, the traffic is going to be significantly more, a lot more people moving at higher speeds. So, the design of a roundabout, so I'll show you on the next one as well, um, is to deter speeding. Obviously in a roundabout, typically, general rule of thumb is 25 miles an hour is typically with a roundabout. Um, entering speed sometimes could be 26, 27, depending on how it's designed. Exiting speed can sometimes be 25 to 30 miles an hour, right around there. Which I always tell, um, any board that I talk to about roundabouts. The school is 25 miles an hour and a roundabout's 25. So similar, similar speeds, um, which increases safety for pedestrians and vehicular access.
If you wanna go to the next one.
This is one that we did. Um, like I said, Dinuba had one recently around the school. Um, this is, like I said, there's been no car accidents there. There's been little fender benders, but not what / would always say is a major accident. T-bone accidents, uh, kids getting hit, or killed. So this is a high speed road just like Bar- or just like, uh, uh, 280 coming into town as well.
So if you keep going, um, oh, this is the. Yeah, this is the questions part. Um, again, uh, we have the County of Tulare, obviously in our audience, as well as, uh, the, Kyle McDonald to answer the first question that was asked, here tonight as well. And then myself, if you guys have any questions in regards to 280 specifically or the roundabout.
Araceli Ochoa:
Then how are the semis gonna do with this? Are they gonna be- Jason Watts:
They'll be fine.
Araceli Ochoa:
Okay.
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Jason Watts:
That's one of the things that we run in our simulations is, we call them, is it WB67s? And I'm getting technical, but the big, big trucks. So, the big trucks, typically their back end likes to hug the corner when they're going around, and so you always gotta make sure they can flip a U-turn, they can make a left and Araceli Ochoa:
Okay.
Jason Watts:
Or, whatever movement they decide to do. That's a lot of the reasons if you see these center roundabouts, I always call it the stamped concrete, the little tiny curb, and then you see that. That's for the back end of usually a semi, to be on that curb if he decides to flip a U-turn while driving.
Greg Gomez:
Would you say it's comparable to, like, the one on... I think it's on 190, just east of Tipton. Or, Pixley.
That's a state highway, so, and it's a roundabout.
Jason Watts:
Do you-
Speaker 7:
Slightly, that one that, uh [inaudible 01:54:12].
Jason Watts:
Yeah, I don't know that one.
Greg Gomez:
Oh.
Jason Watts:
There's any other ones that potentially [inaudible 01:54:18] or Tulare County- Greg Gomez:
There's one in Tulare to, uh, 137, just east of town.
Jason Watts:
I'll have to look into that one. I know this one's gonna be decently big, because the bigger they are, it helps the big rigs get around.
Greg Gomez:
Yeah.
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Jason Watts:
The smaller ones are typically for just residential vehicular traffic.
Greg Gomez:
I go the back way to Tulare sometimes on 137, so I'll go through it. But I'll see semis, you know, just- Jason Watts:
Going through it just fine.
Greg Gomez:
Just fine. Sometimes they'll go over the road, sometimes they'll just go around it, but- Jason Watts:
It depends, it depends. I have to say it depends on the driver as well.
Greg Gomez:
It does.
Jason Watts:
Yeah.
Greg Gomez:
Yeah, it does. Yeah
Araceli Ochoa:
So this is going to cut into the City Hall, right?
Jason Watts:
No, it's not.
Araceli Ochoa:
It's not.
Jason Watts:
Um, we're shifting the roundabout to the west slightly, so it'll actually increase the parking lot a little bit.
Araceli Ochoa:
Okay.
Jason Watts:
So you'll get a little bit more parking space.
Araceli Ochoa:
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Okay.
Jason Watts:
I don't know how many stalls exactly. I can give that to you later. I've seen the layout, but I don't know if I've counted how many stalls you actually gain, but you'll gain stalls.
It kinda helps because Virginia will be shifted as you come up a little bit to the west. So we'll cut into that orchard just to the west, away from city hall.
Paul Boyer:
Does this, uh, alignment line up with the access road to the subdivision that's caddy-corner to City Hall here for-
Jason Watts:
Yes.
Paul Boyer:
Okay.
Jason Watts:
We're going to tie into that road.
Paul Boyer:
Okay.
Jason Watts:
To the south. But, we shifted it over a little bit because to the north, if you guys know on north, that north part, there's a culvert right there. We're avoiding that as well. So- Paul Boyer:
Okay.
Jason Watts:
Planning for the future as well as when that decides to go to the north.
Araceli Ochoa:
Okay. Jason, for those that don't know, how is this getting paid, can you give a little bit more details on it?
Jason Watts:
Yeah. Yeah. I, I know I should have, I should have ended on that. So, um, Measure R is the, again, all the constituents of Tulare County voted on this. It's a half cent sales tax that was passed. Um, and with that, TCAG works with a lot of the Tulare County cities. Um, and Ted is a big supporter of all these cities, and supporting transportation related projects.
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So as you can see in my staff report, this is a Measure R funded project, which means there's no match to the city. It is funded entirely by Measure R. Um, the actual construction piece could be a little different. It typically is... TCAG is great with this. They'll either fund it with Measure R or they'll find a federal source. And right now with what TCAG's telling me, is that it's probably gonna be federally funded, which then allows him to open up money to do other things, which is how, again, T- Tulare County Council of Government works. So, they can continue to fund projects for, uh, the cities of Tulare County.
Uh, good question. Thank you.
Paul Boyer:
Well, one, one last question would be, um, and I'm glad that Tulare County folks are here, is, you know, so it, the county is actually doing everything west of us here. And then it, would we be, would the city be the actual, um, owner that goes out to bid for this? Or is this something that we're designing and then the county is going to have your contractor build?
Jason Watts:
Yeah. We've, like I said, we've actually discussed that already, because that is something that they brought up early on. Um, the city will be the one that'll handle this from start to finish, just because they've already planned out their project coming up to this, and we've kind of thrown the roundabout into their design. They're more than wel- I mean, like I said, the, the, the individuals in the back, l've worked with them on countless projects in different cities where stuff ties in together. There's times and places where it makes more sense for them to run it. This one being, how big this is and it being right up next to City Hall and having the city in control of everything as they come up to it, it's an easy stopping point, um, for the city.
Plus, depending on where this hits, they have a moratorium on their road, so once they pave it, you're not allowed to touch it for a while. So it just, it makes a lot more sense for us to come in and just be in control and to-
Paul Boyer:
Okay.
Jason Watts:
... handle it from start to finish.
Paul Boyer:
Well, we really appreciate the county working with the city and helping everybody out on this, so thank you. Thank you.
Araceli Ochoa:
One recommendation, Jason, and I don't know if we can do this too, um, but posting the, um, what we're doing, maybe that, whatever PowerPoint you have.
Jason Watts:
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Yeah, we got a, a different, [inaudible 01:58:21] that l'Il maybe have you guys look at before we post on social media, but we have a conceptual layout somewhat already.
Araceli Ochoa:
Cool. And so, like that before, if they have any questions, they know about it. Um, but I think this is great. You put so much work into it. Um, we're getting so much traffic coming through here, and again, we've had, um, accidents happening through here. So I think this should help solve it a little bit, but, not a little bit, but a lot. And just because Farmersville is growing, um, this is great. And thank you, Jason.
Jason Watts:
One of the items that I'll often note too, as you can see, obviously, we're anticipating a decent construction cost. One of the things that we always like to do is put some sort of a monument sign in the middle of some sort.
Araceli Ochoa:
Okay.
Jason Watts:
Something for Farmersville to state, "This is Farmersville," so we don't have anything together yet. And at a later point in time, I'll bring that and let you guys be able to, uh, comment on that of what you guys want to do as well.
Araceli Ochoa:
And can we get signs saying, "This was paid by Measure R?" Jason Watts:
We can.
Araceli Ochoa:
Okay.
Jason Watts:
That's easy to do. We can do that during construction.
Paul Boyer:
Oh, okay. Thank, thank you. And, um, just a- ask if anyone from the community wishes to speak and...
Yeah, okay. Mr. Lemke.
Mr. Lembke.:
Yeah. Y- you know why they're widening that road, right? It's because of traffic. And if you put that roundabout in, you, you notice where the right lane goes, you have to turn. Now, you're gonna put everybody going straight through, all in that one lane. It's gonna bottleneck up, and we're gonna have a worse problem than we got on that road right now. There's too much traffic for a roundabout. It'll never take it. Whoever did the survey on that for the impact report, I don't know who it was, but I think they GMT20260915-003055_Recording_640x360 (Completed 09/19/26) Page 82 of 111 Transcript by Rev.com
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This one over here is bad enough. I mean, some people don't even know how to use it. I seen a car going the opposite way because those, those things are, are, are great for when you have five or six roads coming into one intersection. They're great. But when you just have four roads and you're widening just to relieve traffic, that's gonna bottleneck it. I disagree with it. I'm 100% against it, because it's just gonna create problems.
Paul Boyer:
Good. Thank you. Thank you. Anybody else wish to speak on this? Okay. Well, I see that we have staff recommendations for, um.... Well, we have this is, um, actually attachment B, which is for, uh, the roundabout on this side of town. And then for the... Okay. Okay.
Yeah. For Virginia.
Jason Watts:
Yeah. So just obviously the staff [inaudible 02:01:28] to adopt the resolution, which we need a resolution to be able to take this to TCAG to get that approved and then, uh, authorizing, uh [inaudible 02:01:38].
Paul Boyer:
Yeah. And, and if I understand right, that, uh, TCAG Measure R can cover the design costs that we would pay for it.
Jason Watts:
Yes.
Paul Boyer:
Okay. Okay.
Araceli Ochoa:
I make a motion to approve the resolution 2026043.
Paul Boyer:
Okay. Do we have a second?
Tina Hernandez:
I second.
Paul Boyer:
Okay. Any further discussion? Okay. Vote, please.
Rochelle:
Boyer.
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Paul Boyer:
Aye.
Speaker 6:
Aye.
Greg Gomez:
Aye.
Araceli Ochoa:
Yes.
Tina Hernandez:
Aye.
Paul Boyer:
Okay. And then, the other part of this would be then, uh, to authorize the interim city manager to execute a professional services agreement with Four Creeks for the same amount, $610,000 for the design.
Greg Gomez:
So moved.
Mr. Farley:
That was part of the motion, right?
Paul Boyer:
Uh, I, I don't-
Araceli Ochoa:
I think so.
Paul Boyer:
I don't think it was-
Mr. Farley:
[inaudible 02:02:35] the motion to authorize the city manager to [inaudible 02:02:39].
Araceli Ochoa:
Yeah.
Mr. Farley:
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Araceli Ochoa:
Okay. I amend the motion, uh, for item number seven, uh, to approve the resolution 2026043 and to allow interim city manager to, uh, start on it.
Paul Boyer:
Yep. We need a second.
Tina Hernandez:
I second that.
Paul Boyer:
[inaudible 02:03:17].
Rochelle:
Boyer.
Paul Boyer:
Aye.
Speaker 6:
Aye.
Greg Gomez:
Aye.
Araceli Ochoa:
Yes.
Paul Boyer:
Okay. We got that item done twice as fast then. Okay, thank you.
Okay. Next, next item is, um, for the pedestrian improvements project that's a design award here with, also with Measure R funds. And, Jason?
Jason Watts:
Again, another project for council to see, um, during some of our public comments, uh, to myself, you guys had mentioned, um, the area that if you can see in the exhibit, uh, which would be, uh, Avenue 280 and west of Farmersville Boulevard, that pocket just to the east of, uh, um, this project. So, uh, TCAG has notified all cities that there is roughly about $2 million available to cities to use for pedestrian improvements is the, the term that they're wanting us to use.
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So if you can see, 1 labeled this project fiscal year 26/27, as we go into that fiscal year, which we're in now, for pedestrian improvements project. Um, so what I did was, if you look at the exhibit I provided, um, it basically takes the entire, that entire section, and, um, I go through and replace all the ADA curb ramps, uh, storm drain inlets, adding sidewalk where it doesn't exist, and fixing sidewalk, um, as needed.
There's also, I believe when we scoped this out, about nine drive approaches that are not concrete, they're dirt right now, so we'll put concrete drive approaches in where those don't exist. Um, as well as there's... I think there was four, uh, valley gutters, don't quote me on that, three or four valley gutters that were also destroyed. And so this whole entire area will take an extreme facelift. So sidewalk, curb gutter, everything, so everyone will have pedestrian facilities in that area.
And like I said, what I, what I did is the design contract that's in here, I played that into the two million, which then allows us for that construction piece to be able to pay for all that. So again, there is no city match. This would be all Measure R funded.
Paul Boyer:
All right. All right.
Jason Watts:
Any questions?
Paul Boyer:
Great. Any questions, comments?
Greg Gomez:
Yeah, Jason, thank you for taking our recommendations and running with it. Um, this goes really far towards improving that area of town, an area of town that, um, you know, needs a lot of love, and needs a lot of support from the city. So, thank you very much.
Jason Watts:
You're welcome.
Paul Boyer:
Yeah. And, and I've had, um, one of the residents out there that's in a motorized wheelchair say, "Things could be better." So I, I'm, I'm hoping this will help him out and others that might need it. Yeah.
Any other questions, comments before we bring it to the public? Tina Hernandez:
Jason, you keep showing up. Keep doing your thing. Good job.
Jason Watts:
Thank you.
Paul Boyer:
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Mr. Lembke.:
Uh, what part of town are you talking about?
Paul Boyer:
It's, uh, this side of town, like, kind of behind Snowden, uh, when you get down to Ventura going south from Visalia Road that way.
Mr. Lembke.:
Is that the only area, or are they even doing any part that we- Paul Boyer:
Well, we got, we got other areas that need it too, but with the $2 million, I believe they had to focus on an area that-
Mr. Lembke.:
We got places that people have fences right up against the curb, where there is no sidewalk, and you can't walk on the grass because they got fences right up against the curb. And I don't think that's any legal, because there's an easement there, and those need to be addressed too, because that's forcing people into the street. Everybody, not just wheelchairs, that's forcing everybody into the street.
Paul Boyer:
Yeah. Can, can you say which street or streets that's on, roughly? Mr. Lembke.:
That one would be on... Oh, my God, I don't know the name of it.
Paul Boyer:
Or, or I think you know how to get ahold of our city clerk. You could give her the street (laughs). [inaudible 02:07:13]. Yeah.
Mr. Lembke.:
It's the one that goes right by, uh, uh, the pizza place. Both, both houses are on that street, just on different parts of the, Farmersville Boulevard.
Paul Boyer:
Okay.
Mr. Lembke.:
Been there for years. (laughs) If you drive by, you'll notice it. It, it just- Paul Boyer:
Yeah.
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Mr. Lembke.:
People just don't... They have blinders on.
Paul Boyer:
Okay.
Jason Watts:
Is it on Farmersville Boulevard, that you're saying?
Tina Hernandez:
Is that code enforcement?
Mr. Lembke.:
No, it's on, uh, the road driving west.
Jason Watts:
Okay. I'll, I'll try to [inaudible 02:07:48].
Paul Boyer:
Yeah.
Greg Gomez:
Is that Ash?
Paul Boyer:
Uh, no. And, and I forget the name of the street, but it's be- between, uh, like, where Pilar's Golden Shears is, that, that street there, that goes that way. But, um, yeah, we... And obviously, we have o- other places in town. I know in our neighborhood, too, that, that could certainly use improvements and... But, we gotta start somewhere. But that, by you providing that info, that's something that they could take a look at.
Mr. Lembke.:
[inaudible 02:08:15] sidewalk. Um, ADA [inaudible 02:08:19] sidewalk to four feet. Are these sidewalks gonna be four feet or are they gonna be 36, because it's the oldest part of town? Jason Watts:
No. 48 inches is an ADA requirement no matter what [inaudible 02:08:30].
Mr. Lembke.:
That's not what they did by [inaudible 02:08:33].
Jason Watts:
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No. I mean, for the project that, like I said, I'm not, more, here. I'm doing it. It'll be 48 inches, to the ADA.
Yeah. Okay.
Paul Boyer:
Okay. We'll bring it back to the council, and there's a staff recommendation to execute a professional services agreement with Four Creeks for $198,000 for the design, and also adopt resolution 2026-42, authorizing the interim city manager to execute and measure our program supplement to the cooperative agreement to fund the design.
Greg Gomez:
So moved.
Araceli Ochoa:
I second it.
Paul Boyer:
Okay. Um, I think [inaudible 02:09:14]. Okay. So, uh, motion by, uh, Gomez. Second by, uh, Chella.
Aye.
Speaker 6:
Aye.
Greg Gomez:
Aye.
Araceli Ochoa:
Yes.
Paul Boyer:
Okay. Uh, next item is I think our city manager has things to say.
Kevin Northcraft:
Thank you, Mr. Mayor. Members of council.
I think from your discussion with Jason tonight, you, you see how much action we can get from, uh, uh, his good work. Um, in discussing with him some of the opportunities for, uh, additional funding. Every city l've worked with, it's been a plus to bring outside money in to improve your own city. It's, it's kind of a no-brainer if you can accomplish that.
And, uh, Jason had some ideas of, uh, how we can be better prepared and maybe more competitive for some competitive grants by getting some projects shelf ready, uh, both for CDBG and Measure R issues.
Uh, but, uh, one thing I wanted to make sure we did was do the, uh, the eligible projects that are the highest priority of the city council, other than doing a real nice project, but it's not, get it done and have the council say, "That's great, but we really needed it more over in this area." GMT20260915-003055_Recording_640x360 (Completed 09/19/26) Page 89 of 111 Transcript by Rev.com
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So, the purpose of the study session is to go over the rules, go over some possible projects, and hopefully get your input on what would be the highest priority so we could focus the staff, uh, efforts to bring grant money to the city on those that are the highest priority of your, this city council, and to maximize the outside funding.
So, uh, we're asking, uh, for your permission to schedule a study session on September 28 at 5:00 PM.
Uh, hopefully we can get it done in an hour, right Jason? Speaker 6:
That's on a Monday, right?
Paul Boyer:
Yeah.
Kevin Northcraft:
Yeah. It's two weeks from tonight.
Paul Boyer:
Mm-hmm.
Kevin Northcraft:
And, so our recommendation would be that the council approve holding a study session at 5:00 on September 28th for the purpose of reviewing possible funding, uh, possible projects for outside funding.
Paul Boyer:
So, uh-
Tina Hernandez:
AC little bit higher? It's getting colder than it was before.
Rochelle:
So you want it colder or warmer?
Kevin Northcraft:
Warmer.
Tina Hernandez:
Warmer.
Araceli Ochoa:
What time is the study session on that day?
Kevin Northcraft:
5:00.
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Araceli Ochoa:
5:00?
Paul Boyer:
Okay. Yeah, would that work for everyone, come an hour early? Araceli Ochoa:
Yeah.
Greg Gomez:
Yep.
Paul Boyer:
Okay. Okay. Well, um, it sounds like a good, good thing to do, and, uh, maybe we could, you know, we'll hear what staff's ideas are, and then we'll, we may have some- PART 4 OF 5 ENDS [02:12:04]
Paul Boyer:
You know, we'll hear what staff's ideas are and then we'll, and we may have some ideas and see what looks like best priorities to start moving ahead with.
Daymon Qualls:
Good.
Paul Boyer:
So, okay.
Kevin Northcraft:
Is that good enough?
Daymon Qualls:
Yeah, consensus is fine.
Kevin Northcraft:
Yeah, okay.
Paul Boyer:
Okay. Next item, uh, 10, which is, um, related to purchasing a commercial playground equipment for Jennings Park. Uh, Mr. Watts.
Jason Watts:
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Mayor and council, um, this item, um, I have a few different reps that I work with for different playground equipment, um, and different, um, things for parks. Um, and as I was reaching out for them for, um, Jennings Park specifically, um, I always kind of put a bug in their ear if they have any equipment returned due to a wrong order, which is usually color, um, to let me know. And so, they let me know about this one, so I wanted to present it in front of you guys. This equipment, as you can kind of see, or as you can see in the staff report, it's roughly about $30,000 and they're going to give it away for $18,000 because someone didn't like the color. It was supposed to, I guess, be red, white and blue, and it was not. So the colors, um, I don't know if it's showing up as black and white on your guys' staff reports, but the, the actual picture, the colors that are...
Paul Boyer:
A pretty lime green.
Jason Watts:
Like that, yes.
Paul Boyer:
Yeah.
Jason Watts:
That is the color that is sitting currently at the, uh, at the location. Um, this equipment, not jumped on tonight, um, so you, everyone knows will be gone, my guess is tomorrow. They're waiting on, I told the rep to hold it for council's decision, and if you guys decide to keep it, like I said, it does not have to go at Jennings Park, it can go anywhere, but equipment like this doesn't come around very often, especially with shade over the top.
Paul Boyer:
Mm-hmm.
Jason Watts:
So I wanted to at least present this in front of council on what they wanted to do, as well as, um, currently the way that Jennings Park is somewhat, is laid out on the far east side, there is about a 40 by 40 area where we could put this in. So you can have it, obviously outside of the baseball field, right? Um, but you can put this in. So, and it's easy for us. The project is bidding right now, so we can modify it, it'd be an addendum very easily. But / wanted to present this in front of council tonight to see what, uh, everyone wanted to do.
Araceli Ochoa:
Thank you.
Danny Valdovinos:
I'm all for saving money. I mean, we're going to get a great deal. We can't, you know, lose out on an opportunity. I don't think the color matters. I mean, it's for the kids, so I don't see no reason why we can't, you know, agree on that.
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Jason Watts:
Yeah. One thing to state too is, if you notice that I, um, said to purchase this with General Fund, General Fund has certain policies that we can follow to purchase it. If you go through CDBG, it's a whole 'nother different type of requirement. So this best practice, especially because it just came up, so that was another reason. If you look at the fiscal impact, that is why, um, it's written that way, follow that procedure. It's much easier to follow that and then install it as part of the project because the city purchased it.
Paul Boyer:
Mm-hmm.
Danny Valdovinos:
Nobody has an issue with that. I'll make a motion to move.
Araceli Ochoa:
Well, wait, wait. Is, uh, so this is just the delivery cost, not the installation? Jason Watts:
No. So this, all this cost is, is to purchase it and then freight, they're telling me it's around three to $4,000.
Araceli Ochoa:
Okay.
Jason Watts:
So 18 plus three to four. I wanted to make sure that the freight was under the purchasing policy, which will still be under the $25,000 threshold.
Araceli Ochoa:
Okay.
Jason Watts:
Does not include installation, that is correct.
Araceli Ochoa:
Okay.
Jason Watts:
That'd be part of Jennings Park.
Araceli Ochoa:
Okay.
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Jason Watts:
Which CDBG will pay for the installation of it, because it's the city's logistic. That's a good question.
Araceli Ochoa:
This is not a bad price.
Jason Watts:
No.
Araceli Ochoa:
This is a good price.
Jason Watts:
No. When she told me what the price was-
Araceli Ochoa:
Yeah.
Jason Watts:
... I was a little thrown off, too. And I wanted to make sure that was, was cheap.
Paul Boyer:
Okay. Okay. Well, we have a motion.
Greg Gomez:
lil second.
Paul Boyer:
Do we have any fr-
Jason Watts:
Just to clarify, the motion is, do you want it in Jennings Park or do you want to just purchase it to keep it? You want it in Jennings Park? Just so that I know so that I have direction to move forward to mend Jennings Park, we need to mend it.
Araceli Ochoa:
What other park does not have a playground?
Danny Valdovinos:
[inaudible 02:16:06]. That's, That's probably not-
Greg Gomez:
Which also would be ideal.
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Danny Valdovinos:
Yeah.
Paul Boyer:
Seems like Jennings Park's a good place for it, where the other kids' activities are.
Danny Valdovinos:
Mm-hmm. Yeah.
Greg Gomez:
That's what I thought we were moving for, is-
Danny Valdovinos:
Yeah.
Jason Watts:
Yeah. The way I wrote it is, other parks if council wants to, to give you guys options.
Danny Valdovinos:
Yeah.
Paul Boyer:
So, so the motion in second includes, uh, planning to put it in Jennings Park.
Greg Gomez:
Jennings Park.
Paul Boyer:
Right?
Danny Valdovinos:
Mm-hmm.
Paul Boyer:
Okay. Um-
Araceli Ochoa:
What about ADA accessible? Are we looking at that, too? Jason Watts:
Yes. Uh, ADA accessibility with playgrounds is a little bit different. Um, there's two different ways to do it. You can do what's called a pour-in-place surface, which is that foamy, I call it [inaudible 02:16:49].
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Araceli Ochoa:
Mm-hmm.
Jason Watts:
Probably not, it's not the actual, technical term. Which is extremely expensive. Um, there's also a bark that you can use, because there's like ramps and they can go over the bark and use whatever they need to use from that.
Araceli Ochoa:
Mm.
Jason Watts:
So everything that I do, I have to follow that by my license.
Araceli Ochoa:
Okay.
Jason Watts:
So I will follow that to the best of my abilities in terms of the law, so.
Araceli Ochoa:
Okay.
Paul Boyer:
Okay. Any, uh, further discussion before we do the vote? Okay. I call for the vote. Aye.
Danny Valdovinos:
Aye.
Greg Gomez:
Aye.
Araceli Ochoa:
Yes.
Paul Boyer:
Okay. Thank you. Well, uh-
Mr. Lembke.:
[inaudible 02:17:24].
Paul Boyer:
Uh, sure. Go right ahead, sir.
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Mr. Lembke.:
Is that being put in, on the North 8.1?
Jason Watts:
Just a little bit south, yeah.
Mr. Lembke.:
Okay, now that baseball, when they put baseball there, what are they going to do to protect that? Jason Watts:
There's going to be a fence there.
Mr. Lembke.:
How tall?
Jason Watts:
Uh, with the park going in when it was originally designed, that park was not there, we found the park there is occupied.
Paul Boyer:
Yeah. That'll be part of the design, right?
Mr. Lembke.:
And-
Paul Boyer:
Take that into account.
Mr. Lembke.:
... and as far as that bark, that rubber chip stuff, if there's any cats around there, you're not going to want your kids playing there. So I've heard Exeter's put in a rubber-type mat.
Araceli Ochoa:
Mm.
Mr. Lembke.:
I haven't seen it yet, but l've heard, in that park by the library, they put a rubber-type mat in. So they don't have the problems of animals and kids falling in.
Paul Boyer:
Okay. Okay. Well, thank, thank you for your advice there. And I should have brought it to the public too before we voted. So, thank you. Okay. Uh, we have no public hearings, discussion. Okay. Council reports.
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I don't have anything right now.
Araceli Ochoa:
Uh, just, uh, for council reports, just want to remind again, um, to add those minutes from the August 10th, uh, my report on there. That's it for me.
Paul Boyer:
Okay.
Greg Gomez:
Uh, Cal Cities is soliciting applications for appointments to the policy committees. So, um, if anyone, staff included, um, has that desire, I sent it, I sent the email to Rochelle earlier. Uh, I think it was right before this meeting, so she hasn't had time, I don't think, to send it out.
Kevin Northcraft:
Okay.
Greg Gomez:
But, um, if you could send those out. And I think the deadline is the end of the month.
Danny Valdovinos:
I want to bring up a couple residents, uh, asking me about the possibility, maybe in the future, adding pickleball here in the city. And I told them I would bring it up, maybe something we could look into, see if there's any chance we could do something like that. And also, if anybody in the community wants to join me this year, we're going to start planning already for our annual Toy Drive Christmas event. So, I'll be posting the meetings if anyone wants to come in and brainstorm and come up with new ideas to make it even funner this year for the kids and our families, that'd be grateful. Also, I want to bring up, um, that, um, I love my city. I love all my council, regardless of whatever tension there is. And if, in, in order to move forward the city in a positive way, we can't continue going like this. All this bickering and putting people down, slandering, and spreading false information, that's not going to help the city move forward.
I have no issue with anybody here, or have I posted any negativity on social media about anybody or put down anybody. I don't do that, that's not me. That's not in my heart. And, um, I just want to right now say that I want to move forward as a team. We need to find a solution where we continue working together, because all this fighting and, and not being united, it's, it's not, it's not right. We need to be united as a council. We need to work together. We need to be positive. This fighting is not doing anything good for the city. It's giving us a bad image. You know, and those people that really know me, they know my character. They know what I'm really about. So, and God knows what, what I'm really about. I can't hide anything from him. The man up the stairs knows everything about everybody. So, with that said, I want to move forward as a team. I have no issue with Araceli or Tina. I'm not fighting with them, or am I slandering them or saying anything bad about them, you know.
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And we need to move forward. So I'm right now want to make peace with everybody here. I want us to be a team again. Can we do that? Can we finally move forward and stop every week attacking each other? We need to move forward, guys. I'm willing right now to move forward. The, the past is the past, but we got to move forward. Can we do that? We need to do it for the sake of our department heads, our staff. We need to have a good environment here. We need, we need to be a working team, all of us.
If there's a missing link in the chain, we're not going to be able to work good with each other, guys. All of us. We're a team, not just city council, department head, the city staff, we all need to be together as a team. So on that note, guys, can we move forward, continue working together? We need to focus on our city, the people of our community, not anything else. Don't try to destroy people's character, their image, because pe- families could be hurt, you know? They can be.
And I just, I, I just want to make peace, guys. I want us to unite. This division is not good for us. You know, I just, I just had to say that from the heart. And I hope we can move forward. Hopefully, our next meeting is peaceful and we don't have no more attacks, you know? It's just, we just need to move Tina Hernandez:
Yeah. I, I hear what you say, Dan. I, I hear what you say, and I wish that was applied to us when we were sitting in those positions. If we were sitting in those positions, then we should have been given the benefit of the doubt and somebody should have talked to us before they did what they did.
Araceli Ochoa:
And we're here in this place because of you three men put us here. So our city has that bad reputation now. Not only that, you slandered our names, and when people look up our names, it's, it's that. So you brought this on, not us. We were bringing full force positiveness, good things happening to the city. So again, um, there was slandering, there was bad things, that there, there was a recording, that there was social media. But again, we haven't seen nothing. So it's all been very, very bad stuff. Um, so, uh, you guys brought this on your own. Um, we were doing good. We're doing just right.
Danny Valdovinos:
There's no social media from me slandering anybody, putting anybody down, or fighting with anybody.
Paul Boyer:
Okay. Well, again, 1, I, I think we all know we got to find a way to work together. And, and, uh, so one, one item I just wanted to, to, to ask our city manager on was, you know, follow up on Mrs. Padilla's issue there. And, you know, we, again, we can't take action when it's a public comment, but if you, in the follow-up, if, if, um, if we can see, check her meter, see if there's a huge leak there or something and- Kevin Northcraft:
Yeah, that's not, not too unusual. There's usually a, a problem that we can find.
Paul Boyer:
Yeah. Yeah. And if it's, uh, if it's something, I know the city can't go on a private property site, but 1, I know a couple people myself that could probably help with the plumbing and fix a leak if it was there.
But, you know, so-
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Kevin Northcraft:
Okay.
Paul Boyer:
Yeah. Just let us know.
Tina Hernandez:
Mr. Northcraft, on that subject there, um, I saw kind of a glimpse of the bill. It looked like it was flat and then it went really, really high. So if she has been paying something that she shouldn't have been paying, can she get reimbursed if, if that was not her fault that, you know, that was happening? Kevin Northcraft:
Definitely, if it's not her fault. If there, there was a leak on her side of the meter, then that's more of an issue because that is her responsibility. But well, first thing we need to do is find out what it is and fix it.
Paul Boyer:
Yeah. And then may-maybe look at the, the billing side of it, too. Yeah.
Kevin Northcraft:
Yeah.
Paul Boyer:
And all of that. Okay. Okay. Thank you. Um, okay. Um, next item would be city ma-city manager communications. And I know, uh, Mr. Northcraft, you, you're, you're, you started before you had a contract, but I know you had a, a vacation already and, and somehow you went to Missouri and rode over 200 miles on a bicycle.
Kevin Northcraft:
Mm-hmm.
Paul Boyer:
Uh, you want to report on your trip, or? (laughs)
Kevin Northcraft:
Well, thank you, M- Mr. Mayor. I did want to thank, uh, the whole council for the opportunity they gave me to have a positive impact, I hope, for the community of Farmersville, and also for the time off. It was not a good timing of shortly after I started. I did check in daily and was able to keep, uh, get the staff started on a variety of things. But as a token of appreciation, I brought, it was, um, bicycling across the hundred-year anniversary of Route 66 through Missouri, so I brought each of you a mug that kind of commemorates the, uh-
Danny Valdovinos:
Aw. Thank you.
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Kevin Northcraft:
It's an appreciation for you accommodating me for that. Let me just say, um, uh, and I think I've said this in writing to you already, but to the public, um, this is a great city. Uh, it's positioned for an even better future. I really, honestly believe that, that the city has a I- uh, a lot of good things, uh, ahead. Right now, you look at the entrance from 198, you look at our new fire station, you look at the development that's happening. A lot of good things are already happening, and a lot more will happen in the future. We frankly have had some bad luck. I mean, we've had some, some issues, some people that were round figs in square holes and that sort of thing. Um, and so we're trying to recover a little bit from that, and, uh, uh, but I think we can do, do that. In my mind, failure at this position, you know, in, in the next four to six months, is not an option.
I definitely want to leave this city in a better position. Uh, and I, I honestly think there's a lot more th- that the current city council has in common than they have in disagreement. Basically, their love for this city and their interest in, in improving it. Hopefully, we can build on that, uh, and, uh, move ahead at some point on, uh, the difficulties that we've had. And a part of that is, even though we disagree, having respect for each other in that disagreement. So with that, Mayor, I just wanted to thank you again for the opportunity. And I, I'm excited, I'm looking forward to, to the challenges. And I think we've got an excellent staff, small staff, but an excellent staff to try to work with and, and help accomplish the goals that I think all of us want for this community.
Paul Boyer:
Okay. Thank, thank you, Mr. Northcraft. Do we have any city attorney's reports? Mike Farley:
Nothing tonight.
Paul Boyer:
Okay. Uh, Jason, any more city engineers reports?
Jason Watts:
If anyone wants to go to Cal Cities next week, I will be there. Um, then there is one grant that, uh, has come out, it's called Community Resilience Grant. Um, not something that typically funds buildings, so 1 was thinking community centers are getting upgrades there, if council wants. Um, I talked to Kevin about it, and I think what I'll do is I'll come up with a package and provide it to you guys for the 28th, and then if you guys want to pull it, we can pull it. If you want to submit it, I can submit it. But I'll come up with... I've heard different things of what we can do at that center, and so I'll come up with some ideas and then we'll send it to you guys on the 28th. But if there's- Paul Boyer:
Great. Great.
Jason Watts:
... anything that comes up that you guys know that need upgrades, new upgrades, let me know.
Paul Boyer:
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Okay, thank you. All right. Chief Thomas.
Chief John Thomas:
Uh, just real quick. So, uh, we came back from the Timber Fire last Monday, and we were re-dispatched Saturday to Sacramento. Uh, our water tender came back today and it's clean, ready to roll. We're back in service fully here.
Paul Boyer:
Oh, thank, thanks for that good news. Okay. Yeah, Chief Brock.
Chief Jay Brock:
Our city staff participated in two, um, 9/11 ceremonies on Friday. Went to a football game, we went in the morning, and then the police department hosted the Remembrance Ceremony at the Church Museum.
Paul Boyer:
Mm-hmm. Yeah. Okay. Thank, thank you.
Greg Gomez:
Can we ask a question?
Paul Boyer:
Oh, yeah, go right ahead.
Greg Gomez:
Chief, how many years have you served the city?
Chief Jay Brock:
Uh, it'll be 19 in January.
Greg Gomez:
Wow. That's thars an amazing record, Thank you for your time. Thank you for your service to our Paul Boyer:
Yeah.
Danny Valdovinos:
Thank you.
Paul Boyer:
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Yeah. Okay. Anything else from council members? If not, uh, let's go ahead. Uh, next item is, uh, future agenda items. And we're actually making some progress on some that have been on here for a while.
And are there any new future agenda items that council members would like to see? Araceli Ochoa:
Uh, for the ADU work- workshop, can we do, can we have a translator, Spanish and English, please? Um, that's for the October 12th agenda date.
Paul Boyer:
Do you think there's a way to encourage more people to come and, and, like, especially like you're saying, that Spanish speaking, that would come to that, that would be interested in ADUs? Araceli Ochoa:
I think they just don't know what it's about.
Paul Boyer:
Yeah.
Araceli Ochoa:
I think if we have more information, um, just break it down.
Paul Boyer:
Yeah, that's something that, uh... Can we, if we do Facebook, do, can we do Facebook in Spanish, too? Or do we... Yeah, because maybe that, you know, if we explain what it is, because I, 1, I know on our street, we got big lots, we've seen some ADUs go in. And I think others would like to know about how to do it. Yeah.
Araceli Ochoa:
And also, what type of financial assistance is there, too, to help it out. If there's any, any resources or agencies. Self-help, I don't know.
Paul Boyer:
I don't know either. Any other, um, comments or suggestions for new, uh, future agenda items? Araceli Ochoa:
Yeah, 1, I have another item. Um, because of the repeated errors and corrections required for overdue minutes, I'm requesting the future agenda items to re- to review the process, responsibilities, accountability for pair- repairing and reviewing council minutes, including whether a performance evaluation is appropriate. And I'm also asking you, Mr. Farley, um, for the appropriate process for this.
Mike Farley:
Performance evaluation for?
Araceli Ochoa:
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Whoever's doing the, the minutes.
Mike Farley:
I'm not sure I understand.
Kevin Northcraft:
I believe the city has a performance evaluation system for all employees already in place.
Araceli Ochoa:
Okay.
Kevin Northcraft:
That's handled through the city manager's office.
Araceli Ochoa:
Okay. I hope this is being discussed because it's been happening since I, I got on here. And it's going to be two years now.
Mike Farley:
So you're ta- all right, you're talking, you're talking about personnel matters with regards to minutes, we should-
Araceli Ochoa:
Yes.
Mike Farley:
... do that in closed session not in the public?
Araceli Ochoa:
Correct. But I hope there's evaluations or perfor- performance review because of this.
Tina Hernandez:
Can we put on future agenda items, um, a workshop for incentives for any type of commercial businesses?
Paul Boyer:
I- incentives for what?
Tina Hernandez:
Commercial development.
Paul Boyer:
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Okay. Yeah, we had that before. I don't see it on now. Yeah. Okay. Commercial development incentives.
Okay.
Tina Hernandez:
And then did we, do we have something going on with that TOT or are we doing anything with that? Paul Boyer:
Yeah.
Tina Hernandez:
Or what's going on?
Paul Boyer:
A- a- a- a- actually, um, you know, maybe going back to on council reports, you know, the, I don't know if everybody's aware that, uh, the city has an item on the ballot, it's called Measure P. And, uh, it's, uh, w- called a Transient Occupancy Tax, but really it's what it, it truly is, it's a hotel tax. And it's, uh, something that, uh, if we, the voters pass it, we need at least, uh, a majority to pass it, that if a hotel or more hotels come in town, which we hope there will be out towards 198, that we can get up to 10% that would be paid by the people that stop there. And I think any of us who have gone to stay in a hotel and you look at the taxes and all that after it, well, that's what those cities are collecting. So we feel, you know, it gives people a chance, if the voters decide, to have the city collect that. And I, I think something's going to go out in the water bill, too, that...
Kevin Northcraft:
Tina, did you want to an update, uh, on our next council meeting? Tina Hernandez:
Um, an update, and then also, we need to start pushing it out there.
Kevin Northcraft:
Yeah.
Tina Hernandez:
I mean, it's going to be on the ballot pretty soon, so what are we doing? Kevin Northcraft:
Yes. And I'm, as we talked earlier today, I'm, I'm going to be talking to people this week about how to, uh, how to expand the information. We were looking at drafts of the insert for the utility bill- Paul Boyer:
Mm-hmm.
Kevin Northcraft:
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Tina Hernandez:
I highly recommend using the flyer I made, only because it's very easy to understand, it's got the little cartoon and it's just-
Kevin Northcraft:
Yeah.
Tina Hernandez:
... it's easily understandable, so that they know what they're voting for.
Kevin Northcraft:
The one on s- in front of City Hall, you put that together? Tina Hernandez:
Yeah.
Kevin Northcraft:
Very professionally done.
Tina Hernandez:
Yeah. ChatGPT.
Paul Boyer:
Okay. Okay. Um-
Tina Hernandez:
His name is Chat.
Paul Boyer:
So, y- yes, Dan. Oh, sir, you want to. Why don't you come to the- Mr. Lembke.:
I just have a question.
Paul Boyer:
Oh, well, okay.
Mr. Lembke.:
About voting. Are we voting for a mayor this year?
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Paul Boyer:
Uh, this November 3rd election. There's three people on the ballot, which is, um, Tina Hernandez, Danny Valdovinos, and myself.
Danny Valdovinos:
There's four.
Paul Boyer:
Four.
Danny Valdovinos:
You forgot about the young lady.
Paul Boyer:
Oh, I'm sorry. Well, okay. Let me explain. Okay, four. There are, for incumbents, okay, for the, for the...
We're the three incumbents, okay? And, uh, and it's for, and there are two other people running, besides the three of us, and it's for council seats. The council will decide who the next mayor and vice mayor will be.
Mr. Lembke.:
Well, I'll make sure 1 vote for our mayor this year.
Paul Boyer:
That's correct.
Tina Hernandez:
No, but is that something that we can put on the future agenda items to look into, Farley? Mike Farley:
Yeah, there, we... I sent a memo to all of you regarding there's a provision in the government code that allows the elect-uh, election of the mayor. Yeah, you can put it on, sure.
Paul Boyer:
Okay. Okay. But e-even if the council was to decide that, it would still, this election will, will still be for council members. Okay. And then we, we, obviously, we would talk about it and have discussions at that time. Okay.
Greg Gomez:
Are we still on future agenda?
Paul Boyer:
Yeah, future agenda items. Yeah.
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Greg Gomez:
Yeah. Um, so I had brought up a while ago about making sure that the city streets are named, um, correctly.
Paul Boyer:
Oh, yeah. Yeah.
Greg Gomez:
And it's, it's fallen off, like the Friday report, so | wasn't sure exactly where we were on that.
Kevin Northcraft:
I'm new, so I don't know.
Greg Gomez:
Yeah, no, so we have, we have some streets that go all the way across town, but have different names depending on what section you're in. It's the same name, it's just misspelled.
Danny Valdovinos:
It's misspelled.
Kevin Northcraft:
Misspelled?
Danny Valdovinos:
Yeah.
Paul Boyer:
Spelled differently.
Danny Valdovinos:
Yeah, it's spelled differently.
Kevin Northcraft:
That seems correctable.
Paul Boyer:
(laughs) And, and even, even a future street is suggested to be one of those kind of- Greg Gomez:
Yeah.
Paul Boyer:
... strange ones, too. Yeah.
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Greg Gomez:
So you've got a street that's named the same in two separate sections of the city, and in the middle, it has a different name, a different spelling.
Kevin Northcraft:
Okay.
Paul Boyer:
Yeah. Okay.
Greg Gomez:
And, um, the other item was the park connecting Liberty Park to Farmersville Boulevard. That's kind of fallen off the Friday reports, too, so.
Jason Watts:
We, we submitted an application for that.
Greg Gomez:
Oh.
Paul Boyer:
You did?
Greg Gomez:
Okay, great.
Jason Watts:
That was one of the SRTS reports, and I can't remember the exact date, but that was one of the ones that council would've been top priority for council, so that was submitted as part of, uh, ATP, just connecting that, uh, part of active transportation as l also fit it into the school routes.
Paul Boyer:
Oh, good.
Greg Gomez:
Oh, okay. Great.
Jason Watts:
[inaudible 02:38:24].
Greg Gomez:
Yeah.
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Paul Boyer:
Yeah.
Jason Watts:
If we get awarded, I'll let you guys know.
Greg Gomez:
Okay, perfect.
Paul Boyer:
Talk about walkability, that'll help get people over there without having to wait around.
Greg Gomez:
Yeah.
Paul Boyer:
Okay.
Tina Hernandez:
Can, can we get a North, uh, can we get a Northcraft? (laughs) Kevin Northcraft:
You already got one.
Paul Boyer:
Okay.
Tina Hernandez:
Can we get a, an update on the ordinances, uh, that we were working on so that we can get all these lots cleaned up and the city straightened up?
Kevin Northcraft:
Yeah, just missed the deadline to get that, uh, to you in September. Uh, it has, it, it goes to the planning commission and it'll go to them and, and, uh, their meeting in October. And then hopefully, if they approve it, it'll go on to you and us.
Tina Hernandez:
Okay, perfect.
Daymon Qualls:
Second meeting in October.
Kevin Northcraft:
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So, uh, are trying to move that along because we, as we pointed out earlier and as brought up tonight, we have some code enforcement issues and we need that-
Tina Hernandez:
Yes.
Kevin Northcraft:
... that ordinance to, to fix them.
Greg Gomez:
So that'll go to planning commission this month?
Kevin Northcraft:
We... Uh, it's a public hearing because it's an ordinance, and, uh, we missed the deadline by a few days of trying to get that on, so we have to wait till the October one.
Greg Gomez:
Oh.
Kevin Northcraft:
They meet, well, they canceled the meeting this month, uh, but it would've been two days from now today.
Paul Boyer:
Okay. That take care of a future agenda item. Okay. Uh, well, uh, next, we have, uh, executive or closed session. So, we thank everybody for being here tonight. Some of us get to stay here later. Uh, but we appreciate you all coming. And let's take a, about a 5, 10-minute recess.
PART 5 OF 5 ENDS [02:40:03]
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