CITY COUNCIL MEETING
TUESDAY, APRIL 01, 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
Leonard Hammer
Karnig Kazarian
Daniel Parra (via teleconference at 6:02 p.m.)
City Staff Present: Interim City Manager Reid, City Attorney Cross, Recreation Supervisor Hernandez, City Planner Marple, City Engineer Park, Public Works Director Rocha, and City Clerk Vasquez.
6. PUBLIC COMMENT
One member of the public spoke.
7. CONSENT CALENDAR
Motion made by Kazarian, Seconded by Gill.
Voting Yea: Mejia, Gill, Hammer, Kazarian, Parra
9. STAFF COMMUNICATIONS
Updates were provided by Public Works Director Rocha, Recreation Supervisor Hernandez, and City Engineer Park.
10. COUNCILMEMBER REPORTS AND COMMENTS
Updates were provided by Mayor Mejia, Mayor Pro Tem Gill, and Councilmember Hammer.
11. CLOSED SESSION
Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1)
Conference with legal counsel - Existing litigation
Case Name: Aqueous Film-Forming Foams (AFFF) Products Liability Litigation, case #:
2:18-mn-2873 RMG (commonly referred to as the AFFF MDL).
Government Code Section 54957
Public Employee Appointment/Employment
Title: City Manager
Government Code Section 54957
Public Employee Performance Evaluation
Title: City Attorney
The meeting went into closed session at 6:21 p.m.
12. RECONVENE INTO OPEN SESSION AND REPORT ACTION
The meeting reconvened into open session at 8:03 p.m.
A motion was made by Councilmember Kazarian, seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Gill, and approved 5-0, the City Council approve retaining Baron & Budd as outside legal counsel to represent the City to pursue claims and other matters in the Aqueous Film-Forming Foams (AFFF) Products Liability Litigation, case #: 2:18-mn-2873 RMG (commonly referred to as the AFFF MDL).
No further action was taken in closed session.
13. ADJOURN
Having no further business, the meeting adjourned at 8:03 p.m.