CITY COUNCIL MEETING
TUESDAY, MAY 19, 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 JESUS VALENCIA OF VISION CHURCH
5. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
6. CEREMONIAL PRESENTATIONS
A. Public Works Week Proclamation
B. Proclamation recognizing outgoing Recreation Commissioner, Roy Alatorre
7. PUBLIC COMMENT
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8. CONSENT CALENDAR
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8A RATIFY Pay Warrants for May 19, 2026
8B APPROVE Minutes of the April 28, 2026 Special City Council Meeting 8C APPROVE Minutes of the May 5, 2026 City Council Meeting 8D CONSIDER approving Resolution No. 2835 to establish multiple City standards. Staff recommendation: Adopt Resolution No. 2835
8E CONSIDER approving Resolution No. 2836, a resolution directing the City Engineer to initiate and prepare the Engineer’s Report for the City’s Landscaping and Storm Drainage Facilities Maintenance District No. 1 for fiscal year 2026-2027. Staff Recommendation: Adopt Resolution No. 2836.
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
Finance
A DIRECTION, provide direction to staff regarding the proposed loan application amount to be submitted to Rural Community Assistance Corporation for the Police Department and Senior Center Project.
B RECEIVE, the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Proposed Budget Workshop Planning
C CONSIDER the following:
i. The introduction and waiver of the first reading by title only of Ordinance No. 2026-04, 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 No. 2831, 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 recommendation: 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.
D 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 by title only of Ordinance No. 2026-05 Repealing and Replacing Chapter 20 of Title 5 relating to the regulation of Tobacco Retailers; Open the Public Hearing; Close the Public Hearing; and Adopt Ordinance No. 2026-05 as modified.
E CONSIDER: the Reclassification of a Position in the Community Development Department:
i. Resolution No. 2833, the Position Authorization Resolution, converting the Permits & Entitlements Coordinator to Administrative Analyst. Staff Recommendation: Approve Resolution No. 2833.
ii. Resolution No. 2834, the Salary Classification Schedule Resolution, establishing the salary for the Administrative Analyst position. Staff Recommendation: Approve Resolution No. 2834.
Public Works
F CONSIDER approving a professional services agreement with Provost & Pritchard Consulting Group in the amount of $109,500 to collect survey, prepare a Plans, Specifications, and Estimate (PS&E) package, Right-of-way acquisition, and construction management services for the Measure C Safe Routes to Schools Project and authorize the City Manager to execute the agreement.
Staff Recommendation: Approve the professional services agreement with Provost & Pritchard Consulting Group.
11. STAFF COMMUNICATIONS
12. COUNCILMEMBER REPORTS AND COMMENTS
13. ADJOURN
Next Ordinance No. 2026-06
Next Resolution No. 2837
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, May 14, 2026.
Angela Vasquez, CPMC
City Clerk