CITY COUNCIL MEETING
TUESDAY, AUGUST 19, 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 (via teleconference)
Leonard Hammer
Karnig Kazarian
Daniel Parra (via teleconference)
Daniel Parra arrived at 6:07 p.m.
City Staff Present: City Manager Reid, City Attorney Cross, Finance Director Banda, Community & Economic Development Director Flood, Interim Police Chief Gularte, Recreation Supervisor Hernandez, City Planner Marple, City Engineer Park, Public Works Director Rocha, City Clerk Vasquez
6. PUBLIC COMMENT
Four members of the public spoke.
7. CONSENT CALENDAR
Motion made by Kazarian, Seconded by Hammer.
Voting Yea: Mejia, Gill, Hammer, Kazarian, Parra
A. RATIFY Pay Warrants for August 19, 2025
B. APPROVE Resolution No. 2799 approving designation of authorized agent(s) for non-state agencies
C. ADOPT Resolution No. 2800 to establish Decorative Streetlights Standard D. ADOPT Ordinance No. 2025-05, to Retain the Current Prima Facie Speed Limit for a Section of Roadway Along Adams Avenue
E. APPROVE an agreement with Fresno Economic Opportunities Commission Food Services (Fresno EOC) to provide lunch meals for the City of Fowler's Senior Center program in an amount not to exceed $45,000 for Fiscal Year 2025-2026.
9. GENERAL ADMINISTRATION
Planning
A. ADOPT Ordinance No. 2025-04, pertaining to Vesting Tentative Subdivision Map No. 6501:
i. Finding that the Project is exempt from further environmental review pursuant to CEQA Guidelines § 15183.
ii. Prezone Vesting Tentative Subdivision Map No. 6501, APN 343-040-26 to the zoning map designation of R-1-7/PD-3 (Single Family Residential/Planned Development).
iii. Prezone the easterly adjacent parcel, City Park site (APN 343-040-92T) to the zoning map designation of O (Open Space).
iv. Prezone the easterly adjacent parcel, Fowler Unified School District property (APN 343-040-89T) to the zoning map designation of PF (Public Facilities).
v. Amend section 9.145.040, subd. (B) of the Fowler Zoning Ordinance to include an additional Planned Development Overlay.
Motion made by Hammer, Seconded by Kazarian.
Voting Yea: Mejia, Gill, Hammer, Kazarian, Parra
10. STAFF COMMUNICATIONS
Updates were given by Public Works Director Rocha, Recreation Supervisor Hernandez, Community & Economic Development Director Flood, City Clerk Vasquez, City Engineer Park, and City Manager Reid.
11. COUNCILMEMBER REPORTS AND COMMENTS
Updates were given by Councilmember Kazarian, Mayor Pro Tem Gill, and Mayor Mejia.
12. CLOSED SESSION
Government Code Section 54957.6
Conference with labor negotiators
Agency designated representatives: City Manager, Director of Public Works & Public Utilities
Unrepresented employee: Public Works Supervisor
Government Code Section 54957
Public Employee Appointment/Employment
Title: Chief of Police
The meeting went into closed session at 6:48 P.M.
13. RECONVENE INTO OPEN SESSION AND REPORT ACTION
The meeting reconvened into open session at 7:07 P.M. There was no action taken on either of the two closed session items.
14. ADJOURN
Having no further business, the meeting adjourned at 7:07 P.M.