CITY COUNCIL MEETING
TUESDAY, JANUARY 07, 2025 at 6:00 PM
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBER – 128 SOUTH 5TH STREET, FOWLER, CA 93625
MINUTES
1. MEETING CALLED TO ORDER
Mayor Pro-Tem Gill called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m.
2. ROLL CALL
PRESENT
Juan Mejia (via teleconference)
Amarjeet Gill
Karnig Kazarian
Daniel Parra
ABSENT
Leonard Hammer
Staff Present: Interim City Manager Gaffery, City Attorney Cross, Fresno County Fire Protection District Battalion Chief Dominguez, City Planner Marple, Finance Director Moreno, City Engineer Park, Police Chief Reid, Public Works Director Rocha, and City Clerk Vasquez.
3. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
Item 9B, Exhibits B and C were replaced with corrected exhibits which were presented to Council and made available to the public.
6. PUBLIC COMMENT
Two members of the public spoke.
7. CONSENT CALENDAR
Motion made by Parra, Seconded by Kazarian.
Voting Yea: Mejia, Gill, Kazarian, Parra
9. GENERAL ADMINISTRATION
Public Works
9A. PROVIDE STAFF DIRECTION on the Master Encroachment Agreement with unWired Broadband, LLC
A representative from unWired Broadband, LLC spoke. One member of the public spoke.
Council directed staff to terminate the agreement.
9B. APPROVE Resolution No. 2762 to adopt the engineer’s report and declare the City Council’s intent to order the annexation of Tract 6405 into the City’s Landscape and Storm Drainage Facilities Maintenance District No. 1
Motion made by Kazarian, Seconded by Parra.
Voting Yea: Mejia, Gill, Kazarian, Parra
Planning
9C. INTRODUCTION of Ordinance 2025-01 to amend Article 2, and to add Article 7 of Chapter 4 of Title 4 of the Fowler Municipal Code regarding semi-truck parking. Continued to January 21, 2025
Motion made by Kazarian, Seconded by Parra.
Voting Yea: Mejia, Gill, Kazarian, Parra
10. STAFF COMMUNICATIONS
Updates were provided by Interim City Manager Gaffery, Public Works Director Rocha, Police Chief Reid, City Engineer Park, and City Clerk Vasquez.
11. COUNCILMEMBER REPORTS AND COMMENTS
Updates were provided by Councilmember Kazarian, Councilmember Parra, Mayor Mejia, and Mayor Pro-Tem Gill.
12. CLOSED SESSION
Government Code Section 54957
Public Employee Appointment/Employment
Title: City Manager
Government Code Section 54957.6
Conference with labor negotiators
Agency designated representatives: City Attorney, City Clerk, Stephanie Dietz (Bob Murray & Associates)
Unrepresented employee: City Manager
The meeting went into closed session at 6:55 p.m.
13. RECONVENE INTO OPEN SESSION AND REPORT ACTION
No reportable action was taken on either of the two closed session items.
14. ADJOURN
Having no further business, the meeting adjourned at 7:44 p.m.