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February 11, 2025
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City Council Regular Meeting
MINUTES
Tuesday, February 11, 2025 6:30 PM
CALL TO ORDER
The regular City Council meeting was called to order at 6:30 pm with Mayor Sarah Aquino presiding.
ROLL CALL:
Councilmembers Present: Justin Raithel, Vice Mayor
Anna Rohrbough, Councilmember
Michael Kozlowski, Councilmember
Barbara Leary, Councilmember
Sarah Aquino, Mayor
Councilmembers Absent: None
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
The pledge of allegiance was recited.
AGENDA UPDATE
City Attorney Steven Wang advised that there were no agenda updates.
BUSINESS FROM THE FLOOR:
The following speakers addressed the City Council:
1. Ronald Carter
2. Monica Merrill
CONSENT CALENDAR:
Items appearing on the Consent Calendar are considered routine and may be approved by one motion.
Councilmembers may pull an item for discussion.
1. Approval of January 14, 2025 Special and Regular Meeting Minutes
2. Approval of January 23, 2025 Special Meeting Minutes
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3. Approval of January 28, 2025 Special and Regular Meeting Minutes
4. Resolution No. 11326 - A Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Execute a Contract Amendment with Ghirardelli Associates for the East Bidwell and Iron Point / US50 Onramp Improvement Project (Project No. PW2203) and Appropriation of Funds Motion by Councilmember Kozlowski, second by Councilmember Leary to approve items No. 1- 4 of the Consent Calendar. Motion passed by the following roll-call vote:
AYES: Raithel, Rohrbough, Kozlowski, Leary, Aquino
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
NEW BUSINESS:
5. Resolution No. 11327 – A Resolution Adopting the 2024 Local Road Safety Plan
Public Works Department Senior Civil Engineer Zach Bosch made a presentation and responded to questions from the City Council. Kimley Horn consultant Zach Ramalingam also made a presentation.
Public Works Director Mark Rackovan provided additional information.
The following speakers spoke under this item:
1. Monica Merrill
2. Ronald Carter
Motion by Vice Mayor Raithel, second by Councilmember Kozlowski to approve Resolution No. 11327. Motion passed by the following roll-call vote:
AYES: Raithel, Rohrbough, Kozlowski, Leary, Aquino
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
CITY MANAGER REPORTS
Interim City Manager Dan Haverty spoke about the Communications unit and the Police and Fire staff members who are developing a community outreach program to raise awareness of wildfire risks that will be coordinated with the OES and CalFire outreach in May; he spoke about the 988 service for mental health crisis support 24/7, free self-serve sand and sandbag locations, Folsom non-profits can now apply to sell state approve fireworks, and the open house of the Fun Factory and Kindergarten readiness programs. He welcomed four new employees to the City of Folsom: Parks and Recreation Departments’ Hanna Perez and Mathew Trefry, Solid Waste Department Brandon Wetklow, and Police Department police officer pre-service Drew Romo; he also spoke about the milestone anniversaries of Parks and Recreation Department Amy Van der Molen who obtained 30 years of service and Police Department Kimberly Lim-Watson, Parks and Recreation Department Cody Bateson, and Public Works Department Billy Hilton who obtained 20 years of service and thanked them all for their service. He also congratulated five Folsom firefighters on their new roles: Assistant Chief Mat Blake, Captain Stephen Anderson, Captain Matt McCarthy, Engineer Tyler Smith, and Engineer Scott Vasquez. Lastly, Docusign Envelope ID: 494BACCB-971B-40C0-A80F-EEEBB359C314 File 034-21 25-001
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he congratulated Finance Department Liz Hanna, who was promoted to Finance Manager. He thanked all the individuals for their service and dedication to the community.
COUNCIL COMMENTS
Councilmember Kozlowski had no comments.
Vice Mayor Raithel spoke about the chickens that were mentioned tonight.
Councilmember Rohrbough spoke about a SacRT meeting and thanked Councilmember Kozlowski for his service on that regional board. She also discussed responding to the residents who use SacRT and their feedback.
Councilmember Leary spoke about cleaning up trash with Mayor Aquino along the light rail, appreciated the information regarding the chickens, and wished everyone a great Valentine’s Day.
Mayor Aquino had no comments.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business to come before the City Council, the meeting was adjourned at 7:04 pm.
SUBMITTED BY:
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Christa Freemantle, City Clerk
ATTEST:
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Sarah Aquino, Mayor
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