CITY COUNCIL MEETING
TUESDAY, JULY 16, 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 6:01 p.m.
2. ROLL CALL
PRESENT
Daniel Parra
Juan Mejia
Amarjeet Gill
Leonard Hammer
Karnig Kazarian
City Staff Present: Interim City Manager Gaffery, City Attorney Cross, 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
Council requested item 9A be heard after Closed Session.
Motion made by Parra, Seconded by Mejia.
Voting Yea: Gill, Hammer, Kazarian
6. PUBLIC COMMENT
No members of the public spoke.
7. CONSENT CALENDAR
Councilmember Gill pulled item 7D to be heard separately. The remaining items on the Consent Calendar, A-C and E-P, were approved.
Motion made by Kazarian, Seconded by Mejia.
Voting Yea: Parra, Gill, Hammer
8. CONTESTED CONSENT CALENDAR
Item 7D was approved with the exception of Section 12(c)4.
Motion made by Gill, Seconded by Mejia.
Voting Yea: Parra, Hammer, Kazarian
9. GENERAL ADMINISTRATION
Public Works
9B. Actions pertaining to Water Tower agreement and visual identity:
i. APPROVE an Agreement for the Water Tower Rehabilitation Phase 2 Project in the amount of $199,836.00 to Cal Inc. and authorize the Interim City Manager to negotiate and execute the Agreement.
Motion made by Kazarian, Seconded by Mejia.
Voting Yea: Parra, Gill, Hammer
ii. PROVIDE staff direction on visual identity outreach.
One member of the public spoke.
Council provided staff direction on community outreach regarding the water tower visual identity treatment.
9C. APPROVE Resolution No. 2738, Confirming the Diagram and Assessment of the 2024-25 Annual Levy for Landscaping and Storm Drainage Facilities Maintenance District No. 1.
Motion made by Kazarian, Seconded by Gill.
Voting Yea: Parra, Mejia, Hammer
10. STAFF COMMUNICATIONS
10A. Update on Tract 6381
Two members of the public spoke.
Updates were provided by Interim City Manager Gaffery, Public Works Director Rocha, Police Chief Reid, City Clerk Vasquez, and Recreation Supervisor Hernandez.
11. COUNCILMEMBER REPORTS AND COMMENTS
Updates were provided by Councilmember Hammer, Councilmember Gill, Mayor Parra, Mayor Pro-Tem Mejia, and Councilmember Kazarian.
12. CLOSED SESSION
Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(4)
Conference with legal counsel - Anticipated Litigation
Deciding whether to initiate litigation
One potential case
Government Code Section 54956.8
Property: 343-233-02ST & 343-233-03ST
Agency Negotiator: Thomas W. Gaffery IV, Interim City Manager Negotiating Party: Qawadri LLC, Rakkar Development and Construction Under Negotiation: Terms of Disposition and Development Agreement Government Code Section 54957.6
Conference with Labor Negotiators
Agency designated representative: Interim 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 7:06 p.m.
13. RECONVENE INTO OPEN SESSION AND REPORT ACTION
The meeting reconvened into open session at 8:13 p.m.
No reportable action was taken on any of the four items. 9A. APPROVE Resolution No. 2734 adopting the salary classification schedule A motion was made to approve Resolution No. 2734 with reclassification of the City Clerk/Personnel Manager with salary range of: Step A: $7,747, Step B:
$8,134, Step C: $8,541, Step D: $8,968, Step E: $9,416.
Motion made by Kazarian, Seconded by Mejia.
Voting Yea: Parra, Gill, Hammer
14. ADJOURN
Having no further business the meeting adjourned at 8:15 p.m.