CITY COUNCIL MEETING
TUESDAY, MARCH 05, 2024 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 6:00 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, Assistant City Manager Gaffery, Fresno County Fire Protection District Battalion Chief Dominguez, Recreation Supervisor Hernandez, City Planner Marple, Finance Director Moreno, City Engineer Park, Police Chief Reid, Public Works Director Rocha, and City Clerk Vasquez.
3. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
Staff reported one change to the agenda.
The title for Item 10B was printed incorrectly on the agenda, but appeared correctly on the staff report. A corrected agenda was published. The title is as follows:
"CONSIDER Resolution No. 2712 authorizing submittal of a grant application to the Strategic Growth Council (SGC) for Funds Under the Affordable Housing and Sustainability Communities (AHSC) Round 8 Program.
Motion made by Hammer, Seconded by Mejia.
Voting Yea: Parra, Gill
6. CEREMONIAL PRESENTATIONS
A. PROCLAMATION designating Friday, April 26, 2024 as Arbor Day in the City of Fowler.
7. PUBLIC COMMENT
Four members of the public spoke.
8. CONSENT CALENDAR
Motion made by Mejia, Seconded by Gill.
Voting Yea: Parra, Hammer
9. CONTESTED CONSENT CALENDAR
No items were pulled from the consent calendar.
10. GENERAL ADMINISTRATION
Public Works
10A. APPROVE the 2023-2024 Water Rate Study and Initiate the Prop 218 process of setting a Public Hearing for an amended water fee schedule.
Motion made by Gill, Seconded by Hammer.
Voting Yea: Parra, Mejia
Planning
10A. CONSIDER Resolution No. 2712 authorizing submittal of a grant application to the Strategic Growth Council (SGC) for Funds Under the Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities (AHSC) Round 8 Program.
Four members of the public spoke.
Resolution No. 2712 failed to receive a motion.
Staff received direction not to proceed with participating in the grant application.
11. STAFF COMMUNICATIONS
Updates were provided by City Manager Tucker, Assistant City Manager Gaffery, Recreation Supervisor Hernandez, City Clerk Vasquez, City Planner Marple, and City Engineer Park.
12. COUNCILMEMBER REPORTS AND COMMENTS
Updates were provided by Councilmember Gill, Mayor Parra, and Mayor Pro-Tem Mejia.
13. CLOSED SESSION
Government Code Section 54957
Public Employee Performance Evaluation
Title: City Manager
Government Code Section 54957.6
Conference with Labor Negotiators
Agency designated representative: City Attorney
Unrepresented employee: City Manager
14. RECONVENE INTO OPEN SESSION AND REPORT ACTION
Meeting reconvened at 8:19 p.m.
No reportable action on any of the two items.
15. ADJOURN
Having no further business, the meeting adjourned at 8:20 p.m.