CITY COUNCIL MEETING
TUESDAY, APRIL 21, 2026 at 6:00 PM
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBER – 128 SOUTH 5TH STREET, FOWLER, CA 93625 AGENDA
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1. MEETING CALLED TO ORDER
2. ROLL CALL
3. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
4. INVOCATION BY PASTOR ROD HARO JR OF THE WORSHIP CENTRE
5. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
6. CEREMONIAL PRESENTATIONS
A. Swearing in of Police Officer Luis Vasquez
7. PUBLIC COMMENT
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8. CONSENT CALENDAR
Items on the Consent Calendar are considered routine and include a recommended action from Staff and shall be acted on by one motion of the Council. If a Councilmember requests additional information or would like to pull an item for discussion, that item shall be pulled from the Consent Calendar and acted upon separately. A Councilmember may register an action on an individual item without pulling the item from the Consent Calendar. A motion to approve the Consent Calendar is deemed to include a motion to waive the full reading of any ordinance or resolution on the Consent Calendar. For adoption of ordinances, only those which received a unanimous vote of the Councilmembers present at introduction shall be eligible for placement on the Consent Calendar.
8A RATIFY Pay Warrants for April 21, 2026
8B APPROVE Minutes of the March 17, 2026 City Council Meeting 8C ACCEPT the 2025 General Plan and Housing Element Annual Progress Report
9. CONTESTED CONSENT CALENDAR
Items pulled from the Consent Calendar will be heard individually immediately after action is taken on the Consent Calendar.
10. GENERAL ADMINISTRATION
Planning
A CONSIDER the following:
i. The introduction and waiver of the first reading of Ordinance No. 2026-04 by title only, prezoning Assessor's Parcel Number 345-100-05 to the R-1-6 zone district, with an R-3 implementing zone district designation, prezoning the northern half of Assessor's Parcel Number 345-100-04 to the R-1-10 zone district, with an R-1 implementing zone district, and prezoning the southern half of Assessor's Parcel Number 345-100-04 to the R-1-7 zone district, with an R-2 implementing zone district;
ii. Resolution, finding that Planning Project No. 25-44 is consistent with the City's General Plan and General Plan Environmental Impact Report pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15183, Approving Tentative Parcel Map No. 2025-45, and Approving Vesting Tentative Subdivision Map No. 6537, as conditioned; and iii. Initiating annexation of Assessor's Parcel Numbers 345-100-05 and 345-100-
04. Staff recommends the City Council introduce and waive the first reading of Ordinance No. 2026-04, open the public hearing, close the public hearing, approve Ordinance No. 2026-04, adopt the Resolution, and initiate the annexation of APN 345-100-05 and 345-100-04.
Continued to May 5, 2026
B CONSIDER: Adopting Resolution No. 2828, approving Vesting Tentative Subdivision Map No. 6471 and Direct Staff to File a Certificate of Termination of the Williamson Act Contract Upon Completion of the Annexation Process. Staff Recommendation: It is recommended that the City Council adopt Resolution No. 2828.
C CONSIDER: Adopting Ordinance No. 2026-05 Modifying the Regulations related to Tobacco Retailers, Council waive the First Reading of the Ordinance by title only and Conduct a Public Hearing for Ordinance No. 2026-05. Staff Recommends: Council Waive the First Reading of Ordinance No. 2026-05 Repealing and Replacing Chapter 20 of Title 5 relating to the regulation of Tobacco Retailers by title only; Open the Public Hearing; Close the Public Hearing; and Adopt Ordinance No. 2026-05.
Finance
D RECEIVE AND FILE the Cash and Investment Report for the Third Quarter ending March 31, 2025; Fourth Quarter ending June 30, 2025; First Quarter ending September 30, 2025; Second Quarter ending December 31, 2025; Third Quarter ending March 31, 2026.
E CONSIDER: Approval of Resolution No. 2829 the submission of a loan application and securing a loan with the Rural Community Assistance Corporation.
Public Works
F Actions pertaining to Tract 6405:
i. CONSIDER: Approval of Resolution No. 2830 to accept the public improvements related to Tract 6405 upon receipt of the maintenance bond required by the subdivision agreement.
ii. CONSIDER: Directing the City Engineer to file the notice of completion and release the bonds associated with Tract 6405.
11. STAFF COMMUNICATIONS
12. COUNCILMEMBER REPORTS AND COMMENTS
13. CLOSED SESSION
Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957
Threat to public facilities; Consultation with City Manager and City Attorney.
Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957
Exposure to litigation
Number of cases: one
14. RECONVENE INTO OPEN SESSION AND REPORT ACTION
15. ADJOURN
Next Ordinance No. 2026-06
Next Resolution No. 2831
CERTIFICATION: I, Angela Vasquez, City Clerk of the City of Fowler, California, hereby certify that the foregoing agenda was posted for public review on Thursday, April 16, 2026.
Angela Vasquez, CPMC
City Clerk