1 MINUTES OF THE FOWLER CITY COUNCIL MEETING
Tuesday June 21, 2022
Mayor Pro-Tem Rodriquez called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.
Councilmembers Present: Rodriquez, Kazarian, Mejia, Parra City Staff Present: City Manager Tucker, City Attorney Cross, Public Works Director Dominguez, Community Development Director Gaffery,
Recreation Coordinator Hernandez, Fire Chief Lopez, City Planner Marple, Finance Director Moreno, City Engineer Peters, Deputy City Clerk Vasquez
5. CEREMONIAL PRESENTATION
5-A. Fire Department Commendations
Councilmember Kazarian made a motion to remove Item 8-Bi Discuss and Receive Direction Regarding a Potential Fire Department Sales Tax Measure from the agenda.
Motion not seconded; motion failed.
6. PUBLIC COMMENT
N/A
7. CONSENT CALENDAR
Councilmember Kazarian requested Item 7-B APPROVE Minutes of the June 7, 2022 City Council Special Meeting be pulled from the consent calendar.
Councilmember Parra made a motion to approve the consent calendar with the exception of Item 7-B, seconded by Councilmember Mejia. The motion carried by roll call vote: Ayes: Parra, Mejia, Kazarian, Rodriquez.
Councilmember Parra made a motion to remove the last two paragraphs of the minutes after the bolded action item on page 4 under Item 8-Bi Discuss and Receive Direction Regarding a potential Fire Department Sales Tax Measure, seconded by Councilmember Mejia. The motion carried by roll call vote: Ayes:
Parra, Mejia, Kazarian, Rodriquez.
2 8. GENERAL ADMINISTRATION
8-A. Public Works
i. APPROVE a contract with Pacific Solar Inc., in the amount of $155,020.52 for the Fire Station Solar Project and authorize the City Manager or her designee to execute the agreement
Councilmember Parra made a motion to APPROVE a contract with Pacific Solar Inc., in the amount of $155,020.52 for the Fire Station Solar Project and authorize the City Manager or her designee to execute the agreement, seconded by Councilmember Mejia. The motion carried by roll call vote: Ayes: Parra, Mejia, Kazarian, Rodriquez.
ii. Median treatment to the State Route 99 improvement project No action. Receive and File.
8-B. City Council
i. Discuss and Receive Direction Regarding a Potential Fire Department Sales Tax Measure
Direction was given to staff to add the Fire Department Sales Tax Measure to the July 5, 2022 City Council agenda.
8-C. Planning
i. INTRODUCTION of an Ordinance amending Title 3, Chapter 1, of the Fowler Municipal Code regarding business licenses
Councilmember Kazarian made a motion to APPROVE Ordinance amending Title 3, Chapter 1, of the Fowler Municipal Code regarding business licenses, seconded by Councilmember Parra.
The motion carried by roll call vote: Ayes: Kazarian, Parra, Mejia, Rodriquez.
9. Staff Communications
• Updates were provided by Recreation Coordinator Hernandez, Community Development Director Gaffery, City Engineer Peters, and Public Works Director Dominguez.
3 10. Councilmember Reports and Comments
• No Council reports or comments
11. ADJOURNMENT
Having no further business, the meeting adjourned at 8:18 p.m.