CITY COUNCIL MEETING
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 02, 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
Staff Present: City Manager Reid, Deputy City Attorney Lear, Finance Director Banda, City Planner Czeshinski, Community & Economic Development Director Flood, Interim Police Chief Gularte, Fire Chief Hail, Recreation Supervisor Hernandez, City Planner Marple, City Engineer Park, Public Works Director Rocha, City Clerk Vasquez
6. CEREMONIAL PRESENTATIONS
Swearing in of Police Officers - Carlis Flores and Hayden Mosher
7. PUBLIC COMMENT
Five members of the public spoke.
8. CONSENT CALENDAR
Motion made by Gill, Seconded by Parra.
Voting Yea: Mejia, Gill, Hammer, Kazarian, Parra
A. RATIFY Pay Warrants for September 2, 2025
B. APPROVE Minutes of the August 5, 2025 City Council Meeting C. APPROVE Minutes of the August 19, 2025 City Council Meeting D. APPOINT Mayor Pro Tem Amarjeet Gill as the voting delegate and Councilmember Daniel Parra as the alternate voting delegate for the 2025 League of California Cities General Assembly
10. GENERAL ADMINISTRATION
Board Update
A. Consolidated Mosquito Abatement District update by Board Member Craig Mellon Fire
B. APPROVE Resolution No. 2801 acknowledging acceptance of a report on the City's compliance with SB 1205 and California Health & Safety Code 13146.4 Motion made by Parra, Seconded by Gill.
Voting Yea: Mejia, Gill, Hammer, Kazarian, Parra
Planning
C. Introduce and waive the first reading of Ordinance No. 2025-06, which:
i. FINDS that Ordinance No. 2025-06 is exempt from further environmental analysis pursuant to CEQA Guidelines section 15061, subdivision (b)(3), and; ii. APPROVES a text amendment amending the Fowler Municipal Code to include regulations relating to sidewalk vending within the City.
Two members of the public spoke.
Mayor Pro Tem Gill made a motion to Approve Ordinance No. 2025-06, with direction to amend section 5-26.040(A)(16) to clarify the language regarding the location of street vendors operating within 500 feet of a City approved farmers’ market. Additionally, staff were directed to confirm the application of the Ordinance’s business license provisions in regard to non-profit organizations and clarify if necessary.
Seconded by Kazarian.
Voting Yea: Mejia, Gill, Hammer, Kazarian, Parra
D. APPROVE Resolution No. 2802 pertaining to General Plan Amendment No. 25-11, ADOPTING an addendum to the City of Fowler General Plan Environmental Impact Report and APPROVING General Plan Amendment No. 25-11, with the land uses proposed under Alternative C
Motion made by Kazarian, Seconded by Parra.
Voting Yea: Mejia, Gill, Hammer, Kazarian, Parra
Public Works
E. Actions pertaining to 7th Street & Merced Street Right Turn Pocket Project CML 5170 (038)
i. APPROVE Change Order #1 for $1,589.79 for added asphalt paving transition ii. ACCEPT 7th Street & Merced Street Right Turn Pocket Project CML 5170 (038)
iii. AUTHORIZE the City Engineer to file a Notice of Completion.
Motion made by Kazarian, Seconded by Gill.
Voting Yea: Mejia, Gill, Hammer, Kazarian, Parra
11. STAFF COMMUNICATIONS
Updates were given by Public Works Director Rocha, Community & Economic Development Director Flood, and City Manager Reid.
12. COUNCILMEMBER REPORTS AND COMMENTS
Updates were given by Councilmember Kazarian, Mayor Pro Tem Gill, and Mayor Mejia.
13. CLOSED SESSION
Government Code Section 54957
Public employee appointment/employment
Title: City Attorney
The meeting went into closed session at 7:26 P.M
14. RECONVENE INTO OPEN SESSION AND REPORT ACTION
The meeting reconvened into open session at 7:43 P.M. There was no action taken on the closed session item.
15. ADJOURN
Having no further business, the meeting adjourned at 7:44 P.M.