1 MINUTES OF THE FOWLER CITY COUNCIL MEETING
Tuesday, October 4, 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, City Planner Marple, Finance Director Moreno, Police Chief Reid, Deputy City Clerk Vasquez
5. PUBLIC COMMENT
Members of the public spoke.
6. CONSENT CALENDAR
Councilmember Kazarian made a comment regarding Item 6-G APPROVE A revised Capital Improvement Plan, requesting to allocate funding in the future to go towards standing up the city’s own Fire Department.
Councilmember Parra made a motion to approve the consent calendar, seconded by Councilmember Mejia. The motion carried by roll call vote: Ayes:
Parra, Mejia, Kazarian, Rodriquez
7. CONTESTED CONSENT CALENDAR
N/A
8. GENERAL ADMINISTRATION
8-A. Finance
i. ACCEPT the Independent Auditor’s Report for the Fiscal Year 2020-2021
Councilmember Kazarian made a motion to ACCEPT the
Independent Auditor’s Report for the Fiscal Year 2020-2021, seconded by Councilmember Parra. The motion carried by roll call vote: Ayes: Kazarian, Parra, Mejia, Rodriquez
2 9. CITY ATTORNEY
9-A WORKSHOP on City of Fowler’s Gaming Club Ordinance and State Moratorium on Cardroom Licenses
Staff was directed to conduct further limited research and to notify residents through an insert in the utility bill with a stand-alone document of when the item will be on the city council agenda.
Several members of the public spoke.
10. STAFF COMMUNICATIONS (CITY MANAGER)
• Updates were provided by City Manager Tucker, Chief Reid, Community Development Director Gaffery, Finance Director Moreno, and Deputy City Clerk Vasquez.
11. COUNCILMEMBER REPORTS AND COMMENTS
• Updates were provided by Councilmember Kazarian, Councilmember Parra, Mayor Pro-Tem Rodriquez, and Councilmember Mejia.
11-A. APPOINT delegate to the Consolidated Mosquito Abatement District Current Delegate: Mejia
Term Expire: December 31, 2022
Councilmember Parra made a motion to appoint Craig Mellon, seconded by Councilmember Mejia. The motion carried by roll call vote: Ayes:
Parra, Mejia, Kazarian, Rodriquez
12. CLOSED SESSION
No reportable action was taken on any of the three items.
13. ADJOURNMENT
Having no further business, the meeting adjourned at 8:32 p.m.