CITY COUNCIL MEETING
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 03, 2026 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
City Staff Present: City Manager Reid, City Attorney Santos, Finance Director Banda, City Planner Czeshinski, Fire Battalion Chief Dominguez, Community & Economic Development Director Flood, Police Chief Gularte, City Planner Marple, City Engineer Park, Public Works Director Rocha, City Clerk Vasquez
6. CEREMONIAL PRESENTATIONS
A. Swearing In of Corporal Giovanni Alvarado
7. PUBLIC COMMENT
Two members of the public spoke.
8. CONSENT CALENDAR
One member of the public spoke.
Motion made by Gill, Seconded by Kazarian.
Voting Yea: Mejia, Gill, Hammer, Kazarian, Parra
A. RATIFY Pay Warrants for February 3, 2026
B. APPROVE Minutes of the January 20, 2026 City Council Meeting C. CONSIDER the following:
i. Approval of Supplemental Resolution No. 2798, related to the Sunnyside-South Northwest Reorganization.
10. GENERAL ADMINISTRATION
Public Works
A. Actions pertaining to the Street Sweeper purchase.
i. CONSIDER: Resolution No. 2823, a resolution approving the purchase of a new RAVO 5 Street Sweeper. Staff Recommendation: Approve Resolution No. 2823.
ii. CONSIDER: the purchase of a new Nitehawk Raptor II Gas Street Sweeper from Haaker Equipment in the amount of $190,882.90 and authorize the City Manager to execute the purchase. Staff Recommendation: Approve purchase of Nitehawk Raptor II Gas Street sweeper.
One member of the public spoke.
Councilmember Parra made a motion to approve, with a correction in item (i), replacing RAVO 5 to Nitehawk Raptor II as the street sweeper make and model.
Seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Gill
Voting Yea: Mejia, Gill, Hammer, Kazarian, Parra
Planning
B. DISCUSSION AND DIRECTION from City Council to staff on Economic Development Priorities and Initiatives for 2026.
One member of the public spoke.
Council provided feedback to staff on Economic Development priorities for 2026.
C. CONSIDER the following:
i. Open the public hearing, introduce and waiver of the first reading by title only of Ordinance No. 2026-01, prezoning Assessor’s Parcel Number 343-040-02 to the R-1-6 mapping designation, with an implementing zone district of R-3 (Medium Density Residential), and close the public hearing. Staff Recommendation:
Approve Ordinance No. 2026-01; and
ii. Resolution No. 2824 finding that Planning Project No. 25-19 is consistent with the City’s General Plan and General Plan Environmental Impact Report pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15183. Staff Recommendation: Approve Resolution No. 2824; and
iii. Initiating annexation of Assessor’s Parcel Number 343-040-02.
Public hearing opened at 7:28 P.M. Ordinance No. 2026-01 was introduced and the first reading was waived.
Applicant, Joe Crown spoke
One member of the public spoke.
Public hearing closed at 7:41 P.M.
Motion made by Kazarian, Seconded by Parra.
Voting Yea: Mejia, Gill, Hammer, Kazarian, Parra
11. STAFF COMMUNICATIONS
Updates were given by Finance Director Banda, Community & Economic Development Director Flood, City Clerk Vasquez, City Engineer Park, Police Chief Gularte, and City Manager Reid.
12. COUNCILMEMBER REPORTS AND COMMENTS
Updates were given by Mayor Pro Tem Gill and Mayor Mejia.
13. ADJOURN
Having no further business, the meeting adjourned at 7:57 P.M.