CITY COUNCIL MEETING
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 03, 2023 at 6:00 PM
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBER – 128 SOUTH 5TH STREET, FOWLER, CA 93625
MINUTES
1. MEETING CALLED TO ORDER
Mayor Parra called meeting to order at 6:02 p.m.
2. ROLL CALL
PRESENT:
Daniel Parra (Via Teleconference)
Juan Mejia
Amarjeet Gill
Leonard Hammer
Karnig Kazarian
CITY STAFF PRESENT:
City Manager Tucker, City Attorney Cross, Assistant City Manager Gaffery, Recreation Supervisor Hernandez, City Planner Marple, Finance Director Moreno, Public Works Director Rocha, City Engineer Park, and City Clerk Vasquez.
3. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
In Item 8H staff report, the Conflict of Interest Statement should read, "Staff is not aware of any conflicts of interest." The statement regarding Mayor Pro-Tem Mejia should have been removed from the staff report.
6. CEREMONIAL PRESENTATIONS
6A. Police Commendations
7. PUBLIC COMMENT
Three members of the public spoke.
8. CONSENT CALENDAR
Items 8A-8F and 8H-8I were approved.
Motion made by Kazarian, Seconded by Hammer.
Voting Yea: Gill, Mejia, Parra
9. CONTESTED CONSENT CALENDAR
Three members of the public spoke.
Item 8G was pulled from the consent calendar by Mayor Pro-Tem Mejia.
Motion made by Kazarian, Seconded by Gill.
Voting Yea: Hammer, Mejia, Parra
10. GENERAL ADMINISTRATION
Finance
10A. INTRODUCTION of Ordinance No. 2023-09 to amend Section 2-1.302 of Article 3, of Chapter 1, of Title 2 regarding authorizations to sign warrants; and adding Chapter 10 to Title 3 of the Fowler Municipal Code regarding the adoption of policies relating to fiscal administration
Motion made by Kazarian, Seconded by Gill.
Voting Yea: Hammer, Mejia, Parra,
Police Department
10B. Items pertaining to Automated License Plate Readers:
1) APPROVE Resolution No. 2682 to adopt a Class 1 Categorical Exemption from CEQA and to approve the City of Fowler Police Department’s implementation of Policy No. 207 regarding Automated License Plate Readers (ALPRs) and receive public comment regarding same in accordance with Civil Code section 1798.90.55, subdivision (a).
2) APPROVE an agreement with Flock Group, Inc., (Flock) to purchase Automated License Plate Readers (ALPRs) in the amount of $33,250.00.
Motion made by Gill, Seconded by Hammer.
Voting Yea: Kazarian, Mejia, Parra
10C. APPROVE a five year agreement with AXON Enterprises Inc. (AXON) to purchase Body Worn Cameras (BWC) and Taser conducted energy devices in the amount of $165,623.94.
Motion made by Hammer, Seconded by Gill.
Voting Yea: Kazarian, Mejia, Parra
11. STAFF COMMUNICATIONS
Updates were provided by City Manager Tucker, Recreation Supervisor Hernandez, Assistant City Manager Gaffery, Police Chief Reid, Public Works Director Rocha, and City Clerk Vasquez.
12. COUNCILMEMBER REPORTS AND COMMENTS
Updates were given by Mayor Parra, Councilmember Hammer, Councilmember Gill, Mayor Pro-Tem Mejia, and Councilmember Kazarian.
13. CLOSED SESSION
Additional Panzak v. City of Fowler Case inadvertently omitted from agenda description for item 13A. #: 22CECG01769
Reconvened into Open Session at 8:09 p.m.
No reportable action was taken on any of the closed session items.
14. ADJOURN
Having no further business, the meeting adjourned at 8:10 p.m.