CITY COUNCIL MEETING
TUESDAY, JUNE 04, 2024 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
City Staff Present: City Manager Tucker, City Attorney Cross, Assistant City Manager Gaffery, Accountant Carillo, Fresno County Fire Protection District Battalion Chief Dominguez, Recreation Supervisor Hernandez, City Planner Marple, Records Technician Molina, Finance Director Moreno, City Engineer Park, Police Chief Reid, Public Works Director Rocha, and City Clerk Vasquez.
3. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
Staff reported no changes to the agenda.
6. CEREMONIAL PRESENTATIONS
A. Public Works Week Proclamation
7. PUBLIC COMMENT
Four members of the public spoke.
8. CONSENT CALENDAR
Motion made by Kazarian, Seconded by Mejia.
Voting Yea: Parra, Gill, Hammer
9. CONTESTED CONSENT CALENDAR
No items were pulled from the consent calendar.
10. GENERAL ADMINISTRATION
Public Works
A. PUBLIC HEARING on proposed water rate increases and accept written protests to proposed water rate increases.
Public hearing opened at 6:29 p.m.
City Clerk Vasquez announced that one written protest was received.
Public hearing closed at 6:33 p.m.
B. CONSIDER and APPROVE Resolution No. 2727, a resolution of the City Council of the City of Fowler approving water rate increases and a schedule of adjustments effective on July 1, 2024.
Motion made by Mejia, Seconded by Gill.
Voting Yea: Parra, Hammer, Kazarian
11. STAFF COMMUNICATIONS
A. Update on Fowler Community Drop-Off Day
B. Update on Final Exterior Design of the David T. Cardenas Senior Center & Police Headquarters
Two members of the public spoke.
Council provided staff direction to add interpretive signage (plaque) for Edwin Blayney to the interior or exterior of the building and for the dormer color to be black.
C. Update on Tract 6381
Four members of the public spoke.
Staff was directed to meet with residents.
Updates were provided by Assistant City Manager Gaffery, Finance Director Moreno, Recreation Supervisor Hernandez, Public Works Director Rocha, City Planner Marple, City Clerk Vasquez, and Chief Reid.
12. COUNCILMEMBER REPORTS AND COMMENTS
Updates were provided by Councilmember Kazarian, Mayor Pro-Tem Mejia, Councilmember Gill, Councilmember Hammer, and Mayor Parra.
13. CLOSED SESSION
Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(4)
Conference with legal counsel - Anticipated Litigation
Deciding whether to initiate litigation
Two potential cases
Government Code Section 54957.6
Conference with Labor Negotiators
Agency designated representative: City Manager
Unrepresented employees: Assistant City Manager, Finance Director, Public Works Director, City Clerk
Government Code Section 54957
Public Employee Appointment / Employment
Title: City Manager
The meeting went into closed session at 7:35 p.m.
Four members of the public spoke.
14. RECONVENE INTO OPEN SESSION AND REPORT ACTION
The meeting reconvened into open session at 9:30 p.m.
There was no reportable action taken on any of the three items.
15. ADJOURN
Having no further business, the meeting adjourned at 9:30 p.m.