CITY COUNCIL MEETING
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 19, 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
ABSENT
Karnig Kazarian
CITY STAFF PRESENT: City Manager Tucker, City Attorney Cross, Accountant Raul Carrillo, Fresno County Fire Battalion Chief Dominguez, Assistant City Manager Gaffery, Recreation Supervisor Hernandez, City Planner Marple, Finance Director Moreno, City Engineer Park, Police Chief Reid, Public Works Director Rocha, and City Clerk Vasquez.
6. CEREMONIAL PRESENTATIONS
A. Employee of the Quarter - Karla Escalante
7. PUBLIC COMMENT
Seven members of the public spoke.
8. CONSENT CALENDAR
Motion made by Mejia, Seconded by Gill.
Voting Yea: Parra, Hammer
10. STAFF COMMUNICATIONS
A. Community Development Block Grant Update - City Planner Dawn Marple B. Code Enforcement Update - Assistant City Manager Thomas Gaffery C. Update on separate complaints by Zaida Espana against Wilma Tucker and Yvonne Hernandez - City Attorney Scott Cross
Five members of the public spoke.
Council requested staff to provide them with the cost of the investigations and Public Records Act requests, including staff time.
Updates were also provided by City Manager Tucker, Finance Director Moreno, Assistant City Manager Gaffery, City Planner Marple, City Engineer Park, Police Chief Reid, Public Works Director Rocha, and City Clerk Vasquez.
11. COUNCILMEMBER REPORTS AND COMMENTS
Updates were provided by Mayor Pro-Tem Mejia, Councilmember Gill, Councilmember Hammer, and Mayor Parra.
Mayor Parra requested that the grants tracker sheet be added to the consent calendar at an upcoming meeting.
12. ADJOURN
Having no further business, the meeting adjourned at 7:27 p.m.