CITY COUNCIL MEETING
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 06, 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 BOBBY DELEON OF FOUNTAIN OF HOPE APOSTOLIC CHURCH
5. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
6. COMPREHENSIVE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY PRESENTATION BY
FRESNO COUNTY EDC
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 October 6, 2026
8B APPROVE Minutes of the September 1, 2026 City Council meeting 8C CONSIDER Resolution No. 2861 changing the currently scheduled Veterans Day event from November 7, 2026, to November 11, 2026, as recommended by the Recreation Commission.
Staff Recommendation: Approve Resolution No. 2861
8D CONSIDER Resolution No. 2862 Authorizing the City Manager to execute agreements with the California Department of Transportation for the City of Fowler Sustainable Transportation Planning Grant Program Application Staff Recommendation: Adopt Resolution No. 2862
8E CONSIDER:
i. Appointment of Patrick Hernandez to the City of Fowler Recreation Commission for the portion of unexpired term ending 12/31/27 ii. Appointment of Sarah Mendes to the City of Fowler Recreation Commission for the portion of unexpired term ending 12/31/27
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 applying for a Statewide Parks Program Grant
Information Technology
B CONSIDER: Approving Resolution No. 2858, Approving an Agreement with Unity IT for General IT Services for a Period of Three Years, with an Option for Two One-Year extensions, and Authorizing the City Manager to Execute the Agreement.
Planning
C CONSIDER: the Introduction and waiver of the first reading of Ordinance No. 2026- 08, which:
i. Finds that Zoning Text Amendment No. 26-14 is exempt from further environmental analysis pursuant to CEQA Guidelines section 15061, subdivision (b)(3), and;
ii. Approves Zoning Text Amendment No. 26-14 amending various sections of the Fowler Zoning Ordinance related to development standards and definitions.
Staff Recommendation: Introduce and waive first reading by title only of Ordinance No. 2026-08.
D CONSIDER:
i. Resolution No. 2859, finding that Planning Project No. 25-19 is consistent with the General Plan and General Plan Environmental Impact Report and approving the Vesting Tentative Subdivision Map proposed under Planning Project No. 25-
19. Staff Recommendation: Adopt Resolution No. 2859
Public Works
E CONSIDER approval of Amendment No. 5 to the Well No. 9 Drought Resiliency Project Agreement for a Funding Increase and Time Extension, and Authorize the City Manager to Execute the Amendment.
Staff Recommendation: Approve Amendment No. 5 and authorize the City Manager to execute the amendment
Fire
F APPROVE Resolution No. 2860 acknowledging acceptance of a report on the City’s compliance with SB 1205 and California Health & Safety Code 13146.4 Staff Recommendation: Approve Resolution No. 2860
G PRESENTATION: Quarterly Update by Chief Dustin Hail, Fresno County Fire Protection District
11. STAFF COMMUNICATIONS
12. COUNCILMEMBER REPORTS AND COMMENTS
13. ADJOURN
Next Ordinance No. 2026-09
Next Resolution No. 2863
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, October 1, 2026.
Angela Vasquez, CPMC
City Clerk