CITY COUNCIL MEETING
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 07, 2023 at 6:00 PM
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBER – 128 SOUTH 5TH STREET, FOWLER, CA 93625
MINUTES
1. MEETING CALLED TO ORDER
Mayor Parra called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m.
2. ROLL CALL
PRESENT
Daniel Parra
Juan Mejia
Amarjeet Gill
Leonard Hammer
Karnig Kazarian (left at 7:15 p.m.)
CITY STAFF PRESENT:
City Manager Tucker, City Attorney Cross, Assistant City Manager Gaffery, Provost & Pritchard Associate Planner Czeshinski, Fresno County Battalion Chief Dominguez, Fresno County Fire Chief Hail, Records Technician Molina, Finance Director Moreno, City Planner Marple, City Engineer Park, Police Chief Reid, Public Works Director Rocha, Recreation Supervisor Hernandez, City Clerk Vasquez.
3. CEREMONIAL PRESENTATIONS
A. Veterans Day Proclamation
4. PUBLIC COMMENT
Six members of the public spoke.
5. CONSENT CALENDAR
Items A-G and Item I
Motion made by Mejia, Seconded by Gill.
Voting Yea: Hammer, Kazarian, Parra
6. CONTESTED CONSENT CALENDAR
Councilmember Kazarian pulled Item H from the Consent Calendar.
Seven members of the public spoke.
Mayor Parra called for a recess at 7:12 p.m.
Mayor Parra reconvened the meeting at 7:14 p.m.
Motion made by Mejia, Seconded by Hammer.
Voting Yea: Gill, Parra
Voting Nay: Kazarian
7. GENERAL ADMINISTRATION
Finance
A. APPROVE Resolution No. 2686 amending the Master Fee Schedule to modify and add fees related to the police department and on-street parking enforcement Motion made by Hammer, Seconded by Gill.
Voting Yea: Mejia, Parra
Planning
B. APPROVE Resolution No. 2688 finding that Vesting Tentative Subdivision Map No. 6409 is consistent with the City of Fowler General Plan and General Plan Environmental Impact Report, absolving it of further environmental analysis pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act Section 15183, and approving the map, subject to the conditions of approval.
One member of the public spoke.
Mayor Pro-Tem Mejia directed staff to add the condition that construction of the new water well be complete before Subdivision Map No. 6409 groundbreaking commences.
Motion made by Hammer, Seconded by Gill.
Voting Yea: Parra, Mejia
Public Works
C. WORKSHOP on water rates
One member of the public spoke.
Council directed staff to move forward with the water rate study as presented.
8. STAFF COMMUNICATIONS
A. Quarterly update from Fresno County Fire Protection District Quarterly update provided by Fresno County Fire Chief Hail.
Updates were also provided by City Manager Tucker, Recreation Supervisor Hernandez, Finance Director Moreno, Assistant City Manager Gaffery, and Public Works Director Rocha.
9. COUNCILMEMBER REPORTS AND COMMENTS
Updates were provided by Councilmember Hammer, Councilmember Gill, Mayor Pro-Tem Mejia, and Mayor Parra.
Council directed staff to bring forward an agreement with Price Paige in 2024.
10. CLOSED SESSION
Meeting reconvened into Open Session at 9:16 p.m.
No reportable action was taken on either item.
11. ADJOURN
Having no further business, the meeting adjourned at 9:17 p.m.