CITY OF GALT
MINUTES
REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING
Council Chambers, 380 Civic Drive, Galt, California
Tuesday, August 16, 2022
This meeting of the Galt City Council was conducted in person and by video/teleconference. City 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 6:02 pm. Council Members present: Sandhu, Papineau, Vandenburg, Lozano, and Farmer.
Staff Members present: City Manager Hines, City Clerk Hubert, City Treasurer Farrell, Interim City Attorney Splendorio, Community Development Director Hoffman, Human Resources Director Van Steyn, Economic Development Manager Mendes, Finance Director Boring, Parks and Recreation Director Solis, Police Chief Kalinowski and Public Works Director Selling.
OPENING CEREMONIES – Silent prayer was observed in remembrance of Jim Spaans, the flag salute was recited and the City Clerk read the replay statement.
AGENDA APPROVAL, ADDITIONS AND/OR DELETIONS: Hines pulled Items F7 and J1 off the agenda.
PRESENTATION(S):
1. Organics Recycling Implementation – Cal Waste
Selling gave the presentation and answered City Council questions.
Ken Lee asked about commercial landscapers.
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 aloud. Live comments would be subject to the customary five-minute time limit.
Ken Lee asked about speeders on C and Fourth Streets.
Gilberto Valencia spoke about active transportation audit.
Mark Jackson spoke about St. Martin Foundation.
Gayleen Gomez spoke about animal control services.
REPORTS BY CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS ON REGIONAL BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES: Sandhu attended the Sacramento Transportation Authority Sacramento Abandoned Vehicle Service Authority Board of Directors meeting on August 11. Papineau attended the Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District Board of Directors meeting on July 28. Vandenburg attended the Cosumnes Subbasin Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) on August 15 and the Cities and Schools Together (CAST) meeting on August 8. Lozano attended the Sacramento Area Council of Governments (SACOG)
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Transportation Committee on August 4. Farmer attended the Sacramento Homeless Policy Council meeting on August 12.
CONSENT CALENDAR APPROVAL, ADDITIONS AND/OR DELETIONS: Farmer pulled Items 5 and 6.
INFORMATION/CONSENT CALENDAR: Consisting of Items 1 through 7 except Items 5 and 6 which were pulled for discussion and Item 7 which was pulled off the agenda.
1. SUBJECT: Minutes of the Regular Meeting of July 19, 2022 and the Special Meeting of July 26, 2022.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Accept the minutes as submitted.
2. SUBJECT: Receive and File Warrants for period ending August 4, 2022.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Receive and file warrants for the period ending August 4, 2022.
3. SUBJECT: Donation of Surplus Vehicle.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt Resolution No. 2022-60 authorizing the donation of a surplus vehicle to the Vacaville Fire Department for use in the volunteer Chaplain/Crisis Intervention Unit program.
4. SUBJECT: Amendment No. 1 to Task Order No. 3 with R.E.Y. Engineers for Improvement Plan Review Services for Liberty Ranch.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt Resolution No. 2022-61 authorizing the City Manager to execute Amendment No.1 to Task Order No. 3 with R.E.Y. Engineers, Inc. in the amount of $149,500, for a total combined amount of $165,500.
ACTION: Upon a motion by Vandenburg, seconded by Lozano, the consent calendar Items 1-4 were approved by a unanimous roll call vote.
CONSENT:
5. SUBJECT: Award of Construction Contract for the 2022 Gora Aquatic Center Pool Heater Replacement Project, CIP 53I.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt Resolution No. 2022-62: 1) Authorizing the City Manager to execute a construction contract with Tricon Construction, Inc. in the amount of $244,300 for the 2022 Gora Aquatic Center Pool Heater Replacement Project, Capital Improvement Program (CIP) No. 53I; 2) Authorizing a 10% project contingency in the amount of $24,430; 3) Authorizing the Public Works Director to execute contract change orders within the approved contingencies; and 4) Authorizing the Public Works Director to accept the improvements and issue a Notice of Completion upon satisfactory completion of the work.
Item pulled for clarification.
ACTION: Upon a motion by Farmer, seconded by Vandenburg, adopting Resolution No. 2022-62 was approved by a unanimous roll call vote.
6. SUBJECT: American Rescue Plan Act Expenditure Request and Related Appropriation for an Aerial Bucket Truck in the Amount of $134,282 plus Additional Sales Tax and Licensing Fees.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt Resolution No. 2022-63 authorizing the City Manager to appropriate $134,282 of ARPA funds and execute a purchase order for a new Aerial Bucket Truck (ABT) in the amount of $134,282, plus additional sales tax and licensing fees.
Item pulled for clarification.
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ACTION: Upon a motion by Vandenburg, seconded by Papineau, adopting Resolution No. 2022-63 was approved by a 4-1 roll call vote with Farmer dissenting.
7. SUBJECT: Set Public Hearing Date for Respective New Water and Wastewater Rates.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve setting the public hearing date of October 18, 2022, for the proposed new water and wastewater rates, respectively.
Item pulled from agenda.
SCHEDULED MATTERS/NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING: None.
REGULAR CALENDAR:
TREASURER’S OFFICE:
1. SUBJECT: Treasurer’s Report for period ending June 2022.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Accept the Treasurer’s Report as submitted.
Farrell gave the report.
ACTION: Upon a motion by Lozano, seconded by Papineau, accepting the Treasurer’s Report as submitted was approved by a unanimous roll call vote.
CITY MANAGER’S OFFICE:
2. SUBJECT: Consider Resolution Adopting Spending Priorities for Revenue Generated by General Sales Tax Measure.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt Resolution No. 2022-64 setting forth spending priorities regarding the use of revenue generated by the general tax measure on the November 8, 2022 ballot.
Hines gave the report.
Ken Lee expressed his thoughts regarding market parking.
ACTION: Upon a motion by Lozano, seconded by Sandhu, adopting Resolution No. 2022-64 was approved by a unanimous roll call vote.
COMMUNICATION: None.
CITY CLERK’S REPORT:
1. SUBJECT: League of California Cities Conference - Designation of Voting Delegate.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: 1) Appoint a City Council Member Voting Delegate and up to two alternates, if desired, at the League of California Cities Annual Conference and Expo September 7 through September 9, 2022 and 2) Receive the Proposed Bylaws Amendments and provide direction to the voting representative, if desired.
Item pulled from agenda.
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2. SUBJECT: Appoint One City Council Member to the Sacramento Metropolitan Cable Television Commission.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Appoint by motion, one city council member to the Sacramento Metropolitan Cable Television Commission.
Hubert gave the report.
ACTION: Upon a motion by Lozano, seconded by Vandenburg, appointing Council Member Papineau to the Sacramento Metropolitan Cable Television Commission was approved by a unanimous roll call vote.
COMMENTS BY STAFF: None.
COMMENTS BY CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS/FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS:
VICE MAYOR SANDHU: Attended the Commission on Aging and Galt Youth Commission meetings and welcomed the new youth members and thanked them for their service to the community. He said he also attended the Saturday market and it was nice to see the safety expo put on by the police and fire departments. He thanked the public for their comments and staff for the reports.
COUNCIL MEMBER PAPINEAU: Said he was made aware by a community member who represented the United Ostomy Association of America that the first Saturday in October was Ostomy Awareness Day. He asked for support requesting the City adopt a proclamation declaring October 1 as National Ostomy Awareness Day and City Council agreed.
COUNCIL MEMBER VANDENBURG: Said City Council asked staff to bring back the Senior Accountant position for discussion and would like the item brought forward at the next City Council meeting. Congratulated and welcomed John Griffin.
COUNCIL MEMBER LOZANO: Agreed with Vice Mayor Sandhu about the Saturday market safety expo. He thanked staff and the local public safety agencies including the highway patrol and fire department. He said every Saturday market seemed to be getting larger and the vendors were a good mix. He said National Night Out was an excellent display in the community and thanked staff for putting together. He said he also attended the Galt Youth Commission meeting with the new student members.
MAYOR FARMER: Said National Night out was great and thanked all staff and agencies involved. He said the Saturday market was a great event and thanked staff for their hard work for making it a success. He said he also attended the Galt Youth Commission meeting and thanked the council members and city manager for also attending. He congratulated John Griffin and thanked the public for their comments. He also thanked the Galt High School football coach for letting him speak to the players and he was looking forward to the upcoming game.
There being no further business to come before City Council, the Mayor adjourned the meeting at 8:16 pm.
Respectfully submitted,
Tina Hubert
City Clerk