CITY COUNCIL MEETING
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 03, 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 6:00 p.m.
2. ROLL CALL
PRESENT
Juan Mejia
Amarjeet Gill
Karnig Kazarian
Daniel Parra
ABSENT
Leonard Hammer
Staff Present: Interim City Manager Gaffery, City Attorney Cross, Accountant Carrillo, Recreation Supervisor Hernandez, City Planner Marple, City Engineer Park, Police Chief Reid, Public Works Director Rocha, and City Clerk Vasquez.
6. PUBLIC COMMENT
One member of the public spoke.
7. CONSENT CALENDAR
Motion made by Gill, Seconded by Parra.
Voting Yea: Gill, Parra, Mejia, Kazarian
9. GENERAL ADMINISTRATION
Finance
9A. Actions pertaining to the Fiscal Year 2024-25 mid-year budget report and budget amendments:
i. ACCEPT the Fiscal Year 2024-25 mid-year quarter budget report ii. ADOPT Resolution No. 2768 Fiscal Year 2024-25 budget amendments Motion made by Parra, Seconded by Kazarian.
Voting Yea: Parra, Kazarian, Mejia, Gill
Public Works
9B. Actions pertaining to City of Fowler South Kings Groundwater Sustainability Agency (SKGSA) Projects:
i. FIND that approval of the contract to design and provide for construction management of the San Antonio Basin Interconnect project is exempt from further environmental review under CEQA pursuant to Public Resources Code section 21080.21, and direct staff to file a Notice of Exemption if the contract is approved. ii. APPROVE a contract with Provost & Pritchard Consulting Group in an amount not to exceed $41,000 for the design and construction management of the San Antonio Basin Interconnect project and authorize the Interim City Manager to execute the agreement
iii. APPROVE a contract with Provost & Pritchard Consulting Group in an amount not to exceed $60,000 for Marshall Estates II Recharge Pipeline Feasibility Study and authorize the Interim City Manager to execute the agreement iv. APPROVE Budget Resolution No. 2769 allocating funding for the project Motion made by Kazarian, Seconded by Gill.
Voting Yea: Kazarian, Gill, Mejia, Parra
Planning
9C. ADOPT Resolution No. 2770, approving Street Vacation No. 24-33, summarily vacating previously relinquished abutters’ rights for APN 345-110-87, and determining the proposed vacation does not meet the definition of a “project” pursuant to CEQA guidelines Section 15378
Motion made by Kazarian, Seconded by Gill.
Voting Yea: Kazarian, Gill, Mejia, Parra
10. STAFF COMMUNICATIONS
Updates were provided by Accountant Carrillo, Public Works Director Rocha, Chief Reid, and City Clerk Vasquez.
11. COUNCILMEMBER REPORTS AND COMMENTS
Updates were provided by Councilmember Parra, Mayor Mejia, and Mayor Pro-Tem Gill.
12. CLOSED SESSION
Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(4)
Conference with legal counsel - Anticipated Litigation
Deciding whether to initiate litigation
One potential case
The meeting went into closed session at 6:38 p.m.
13. RECONVENE INTO OPEN SESSION AND REPORT ACTION
The meeting reconvened into open session at 7:04 p.m.
No reportable action was taken on the closed session item.
14. ADJOURN
Having no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 7:05 p.m.