CITY COUNCIL MEETING
TUESDAY, JANUARY 21, 2025 at 6:00 PM
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBER – 128 SOUTH 5TH STREET, FOWLER, CA 93625
MINUTES
1. MEETING CALLED TO ORDER
Mayor Mejia called the meeting to order at 6:02 p.m.
2. ROLL CALL
PRESENT
Juan Mejia
Amarjeet Gill
Leonard Hammer (via teleconference)
Karnig Kazarian
Daniel Parra (via teleconference)
Staff Present: Interim City Manager Gaffery, Deputy City Attorney Lear, Recreation Supervisor Hernandez, City Planner Marple, City Engineer Park, Police Chief Reid, Public Works Director Rocha, and City Clerk Vasquez.
6. CEREMONIAL PRESENTATIONS
6A. Presentation to Outgoing Recreation Commissioner Susie Rico-Vasquez
7. PUBLIC COMMENT
Three members of the public spoke.
8. CONSENT CALENDAR
Motion made by Parra, Seconded by Gill.
Voting Yea: Parra, Gill, Mejia, Hammer, Kazarian
10. GENERAL ADMINISTRATION
Planning
10A. INTRODUCTION of Ordinance No. 2025-01 amending sections 4-4.203, 4-4.209, 4-
4.210 and 4-4.212 of Chapter 4 of Title 4, and adding Article 7 to Chapter 4 of Title 4 of the Fowler Municipal Code related to on-street parking of semi-trucks within the City
Motion made by Kazarian, Seconded by Gill.
Voting Yea: Kazarian, Gill, Mejia, Hammer, Parra
10B. ADOPT Resolution No. 2764 Approving an updated fee schedule for Planning Fees and Development Impact Fees
Motion made by Gill, Seconded by Hammer.
Voting Yea: Gill, Hammer, Mejia, Kazarian, Parra
Police Department
10C. APPROVE a Second Amendment in the amount of $195,160 to the agreement with Dewberry Architects, Inc., for a total amount of $876,168 for design, bidding and construction support costs for the David T. Cardenas Police Headquarters and Senior Center and authorize the Interim City Manager to execute the amendment This item was heard at 6:31 p.m.
No action was taken.
This item was heard again at 8:08 p.m.
Motion made by Parra, Seconded by Kazarian.
Voting Yea: Parra, Kazarian, Mejia, Gill, Hammer
Public Works
10D. Actions pertaining to Proposition 68 Per Capita Grant Program projects:
i. REJECT all Donny Wright Park Shade Structure Improvement Project construction bids due to bid amounts exceeding grant funding
ii. REJECT all Harris Park Improvement Project construction bids due to bid amounts exceeding grant funding
One member of the public spoke.
Motion made by Kazarian, Seconded by Gill.
Voting Yea: Kazarian, Gill, Mejia, Hammer, Parra
10E. Actions pertaining to the 1,2,3-TCP Treatment Plant Mitigation Project at Well No. 7:
i. AWARD a construction contract to HPS Mechanical, Inc. in the amount of $4,356,800 and authorize the Interim City Manager to execute the agreement ii. APPROVE a professional services agreement with Provost & Pritchard Consulting Group in the amount of $192,745 for construction management, observation, and inspection services for the Project and authorize the Interim City Manager to execute the agreement
iii. APPROVE Budget Resolution No. 2765 allocating funding for the Project Councilmember Parra made a motion to approve with, modifying the project spending plan from a 5% to a 10% contingency as shown on page 92 of the staff report.
Motion made by Kazarian, Seconded by Gill.
Voting Yea: Kazarian, Gill, Mejia, Hammer, Parra
11. STAFF COMMUNICATIONS
Updates were provided by Interim City Manager Gaffery, City Engineer Park, and Public Works Director Rocha.
12. COUNCILMEMBER REPORTS AND COMMENTS
Updates were provided by Mayor Pro-Tem Gill, Councilmember Parra, and Mayor Mejia.
13. CLOSED SESSION
Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(2)
Conference with legal counsel - Anticipated litigation
Significant exposure to litigation
Unknown number of cases but at least one
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(a)
Threat to public services or facilities
Consultation with: Thomas W. Gaffery IV, Interim City Manager Government Code Section 54957
Public employee performance evaluation
Interim City Manager
The meeting went into closed session at 7:19 p.m.
Councilmember Hammer left the meeting at 7:57 p.m.
14. RECONVENE INTO OPEN SESSION AND REPORT ACTION
The meeting reconvened into open session at 8:08 p.m. No reportable action was taken on any of the four closed session items.
15. ADJOURN
Having no further business, the meeting adjourned at 8:09 p.m.