CITY OF GALT
MINUTES
REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING
Council Chambers, 380 Civic Drive, Galt, California
Tuesday, January 18, 2022
This meeting of the Galt City Council was conducted by video/teleconference in compliance with the State and County Shelter at Home Orders, and as allowed by the Governor’s Assembly Bill (AB) 361, which allowed for a deviation of teleconference rules required by the Brown Act. Council Members and City staff attended in-person in the Council Chambers and the meeting was broadcast on Metro Cable and livestreamed on the City’s website.
The Mayor called the meeting to order at 6:03 pm. Council Members present: Sandhu, Papineau, Vandenburg, Lozano and Farmer.
Staff members present: City Manager Hines, City Clerk Hubert, Interim City Attorney Splendorio, Community Development Director Hoffman, Police Chief Kalinowski, Parks and Recreation Director Solis and Public Works Director Selling. Absent: Economic Development Manager Mendes and Human Resources Director Van Steyn.
OPENING CEREMONIES: Silent prayer was observed, the flag salute was recited, and the City Clerk read the replay statement.
AGENDA APPROVAL, ADDITIONS AND/OR DELETIONS: None.
PUBLIC COMMENTS: The City Clerk announced that members of the public could address the City Council on non-agenda items via the procedures identified on the agenda. She stated no discussion or action would be taken on any item that was not listed on the agenda. She said those who submitted written public comments by 4:00 pm on the day of the meeting would be distributed to City Council, made part of the official minutes and posted on the City’s website but would not be read out loud. Live comments would be subject to the customary five minute time limit.
Jerry W. submitted a written comment regarding speeding on A Street from Emerald Drive past Greer Elementary School.
PRESENTATIONS:
1. Fire Chief Felipe Rodriguez, Cosumnes Community Services District Fire Department, gave the presentation.
REPORTS BY CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS ON REGIONAL BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES: Sandhu attended the Sacramento Transportation Authority Sacramento Abandoned Vehicle Service Authority meeting on January 12. Lozano attended the League of California Cities Policy Committee orientation for the Community Services Committee on January 13. Farmer attended the Solid Waste Ad hoc Committee meeting with Lozano on January 12, the Galt Youth Commission Adopt-A-Street Clean Up day on January 15 and he thanked CalWaste and Vandenburg for their participation with the clean up efforts.
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INFORMATION/CONSENT CALENDAR - Consisting of Items 1 through 8.
1. SUBJECT: Minutes of the Regular Meeting of December 21, 2021.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Accept the minutes as submitted.
2. SUBJECT: Receive and File Warrants for period ending January 7, 2022.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Receive and file warrants for the period ending January 7, 2022.
3. SUBJECT: AB 361 Resolution Making Findings Necessary to Continue to Conduct Brown Act Meetings by Teleconference.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt Resolution No. 2022-01 authorizing the continuance of remote teleconference meetings of the legislative bodies of the City of Galt.
4. SUBJECT: Treasurer’s Report for Period Ending November 2021.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Accept the Treasurer’s Report as submitted.
5. SUBJECT: Approval of the Simmerhorn Ranch Large Lot Final Map.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt Resolution No. 2022-02 approving the Final Map for the Simmerhorn Ranch Large Lot residential development and the filing and recordation thereof.
6. SUBJECT: Galt Parks and Recreation Commission Bylaws.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt Resolution No. 2022-03 amending the Galt Parks and Recreation Commission Bylaws.
7. SUBJECT: Approval of Development Impact Fee Credit Agreement with Richmond American Homes for the Caterina Estates Subdivision.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt Resolution No. 2022-04 authorizing the City Manager to execute a Development Impact Fee Credit Agreement with Richmond American Homes of Maryland, Inc. for the Caterina Estates Subdivision, and the filing thereof.
8. SUBJECT: Approval of Development Impact Fee Credit Agreement with Richmond American Homes for the Cardoso II Subdivision.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt Resolution No. 2022-05 authorizing the City Manager to execute a Development Impact Fee Credit Agreement with Richmond American Homes of Maryland, Inc. for the Cardoso II Subdivision, and the filing thereof.
ACTION: Upon a motion by Lozano, seconded by Sandhu, the consent calendar was approved by a unanimous roll call vote.
SCHEDULED MATTERS/NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING: None.
REGULAR CALENDAR:
CITY MANAGER’S OFFICE:
1. SUBJECT: Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Information only.
Hines gave the update.
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2. SUBJECT: Walker Park Master Plan.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Receive presentation and provide staff direction.
Hines gave the report and Armando Solis, Parks and Recreation Director, gave the presentation and answered City Council questions.
Jerry Sauter expressed his concerns with the location of the park.
Lyndie Stinson (unknown spelling) asked about parking permits for residents and expressed her concerns for more baseball fields.
City Council gave staff direction to complete Phase 2 and 2A, seek funding for Phase 2B, subject to negotiations with school district, and seek funding for Phase 3. Phase 4 would be tabled unless an extraordinary funding source occurred. All phasing efforts would have public input and configuration flexibility.
3. SUBJECT: Galt Market Visionary Plan.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Discuss the proposed Galt Market Visionary Plan and provide feedback, comments, and direction to staff.
Hines gave the report and Craig Hoffman, Community Development Director, gave the presentation and answered City Council questions.
City Council gave staff direction to proceed with community workshops to create a cohesive master plan. Timing would be at City Manager’s discretion but would begin some time between May – July 2022.
4. SUBJECT: Weekend Market.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Review staff report, receive presentation and provide direction to staff.
Hines introduced Armando Solis, Parks and Recreation Director and Jackie Garcia, Special Events Manager, who gave the presentation and answered City Council questions.
City Council gave staff direction to poll the community for one week for suggested times of monthly Saturday market, adjust staffing costs accordingly and bring back to City Council with poll results on February 1, 2022.
5. SUBJECT: A Resolution of the City Council Establishing the Strategic Plan as a Vital Tool to Implement a Plan of Action to Achieve Results for Fiscal years 2021-2022 and 2022-2023.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt Resolution No. 2022-06 establishing the Strategic Plan as a vital tool to implement a plan of action to achieve results for fiscal years 2021-2022 and 2022- 2023.
Hines gave the report.
ACTION: Upon a motion by Sandhu, seconded by Lozano, adopting Resolution No. 2022-06 was approved by a unanimous roll call vote.
COMMUNICATION: None.
CITY CLERK’S REPORT: None.
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COMMENTS BY STAFF: Hoffman said the housing element would again be presented to the City Council in March. Hoffman also said there would be a public workshop with the Planning Commission for the Fairfield housing project in February. Kalinowski thanked everyone for their participation with the Tonn Memorial this past weekend including Mike Selling and his Public Works staff and Armando Solis and his Parks and Recreation staff. Kalinowski also said he attended the graduation of the Police Department’s newest officer, Maria Valdez, and he said there was a Public Safety Committee meeting next Monday at 6:00 pm and the Measure R Oversight Committee meeting scheduled for Wednesday would be pushed out until the annual audit report and second quarter activity reports were completed. Solis gave an update on upcoming Parks and Recreation activities.
COMMENTS BY CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS/FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS:
VICE MAYOR SANDHU: Thanked staff for the good and clear reports and thanked the citizens for public comment and the attendees watching on Zoom.
COUNCIL MEMBER PAPINEAU: Thanked staff for their hard work and said he truly appreciated their expertise and experience they bring to the table. He also thanked all staff who were involved in the preparation of the Tonn Memorial and he said it was nice for all the respects paid to Officer Grewal, Deputy Gibson and Officer Herrera. He also thanked the members of the public who reached out to participate online in the meeting tonight while mentioning 12,199 members of the public and staff could attend an inperson sporting event and 19 members online for tonight’s meeting could not.
COUNCIL MEMBER VANDENBURG: Thanked the staff for all the reports. He also thanked everyone for their efforts with the Tonn Memorial and wished everyone a good week.
COUNCIL MEMBER LOZANO: Thanked staff for the opportunity to meet with them and answer his questions in between council meetings. Said he appreciated the public comments regarding Walker Park and thought moving forward it would be a good product to serve the community. He also said the Tonn Memorial was well done and it was great to see attendees paying their respects.
MAYOR FARMER: Said the Tonn Memorial was well attended and thanked everyone involved. He said it was good to see the Grewal, Tonn, Gibson, and Herrera families. He thanked Craig Hoffman, Code Enforcement Officer TJ Guidotti, Chief Kalinowski and Mike Selling for their quick responses to his questions.
There being no further business to come before City Council, the Mayor adjourned the meeting at 10:19 pm.
Respectfully submitted,
Tina Hubert
City Clerk