CITY OF GALT
MINUTES
REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING
Council Chambers, 380 Civic Drive, Galt, California
Tuesday, September 19, 2023
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 6:00 pm. Council Members present: Sandhu, Papineau, Lozano and Vandenburg. Absent: Farmer.
Staff Members present: City Manager Hines, City Clerk Hubert, Interim City Attorney Splendorio, Community Development Director Hoffman, Finance Director Boring, Parks and Recreation Director Solis, Police Chief Kalinowski, and Public Works Director Selling. Absent: 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.
PRESENTATION(S):
1. SUBJECT: Presentation to Former Mayor Barbara Payne – Mayor.
Vandenburg gave the presentation.
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; however, consistent with the City Council Procedural Guidelines, the Mayor reserved the right to shorten the time limit for speakers to ensure efficient and timely completion of all City business listed on the agenda.
Gail spoke about Galt Place.
REPORTS BY CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS ON REGIONAL BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES: Sandhu attended the Sacramento Transportation Authority meeting on September 14.
Papineau attended the Fentanyl Awareness Community Information Meeting on September 12. Lozano chaired the Sacramento Area Council of Governments (SACOG) Land Use and Natural Resources Committee meeting on September 7. Vandenburg attended the Special Galt Youth Commission meeting on September 12.
CONSENT CALENDAR APPROVAL, ADDITIONS AND/OR DELETIONS: None.
INFORMATION/CONSENT CALENDAR: Consisting of Items 1 through 7.
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1. SUBJECT: Receive and File Warrants for period ending September 11, 2023.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Receive and file warrants for the period ending September 11, 2023.
2. SUBJECT: Minutes of the Regular Meeting of September 5, 2023.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Accept the minutes as submitted.
3. SUBJECT: Reassessment District No. 2015-1 Closeout.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt Resolution No. 2023-60 1) Declaring the Reassessment District 2015-1 balance as surplus, 2) Ordering the disposition of surplus amounts 3) Appropriating final administrative costs and refund payments, 4) Approving the assessment district closeout analysis report prepared by NBS, and 5) Accepting the notice of completion of public improvements for Reassessment District No. 2015-1.
4. SUBJECT: Accounts Receivable Write-Off Report of Uncollectible Accounts for Fiscal Year 2022-23.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Receive and accept by motion the write-off report of uncollectible receivables for the Fiscal Year 2022-2023.
5. SUBJECT: Public Educational and Governmental Fee Funding.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt Resolution No. 2023-61 accepting the Public, Educational and Governmental (PEG) fee funding in the amount of $59,632 from Sacramento Metropolitan Cable Television Commission (SMCTC) for infrastructure improvements to the city's cable broadcast system and appropriate the project funding.
6. SUBJECT: Contracts for On-Call Planning and Environmental Consulting Services.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt Resolution No. 2023-62 authorizing the City Manager to enter into two different contract agreements with approved consultants and to award subsequent purchase orders for services on private development applications without limitations as to contract costs and to award purchase orders for City-sponsored projects not to exceed $70,000 per task when budgeted or appropriated funds are available.
7. SUBJECT: IT Infrastructure Replacement/Upgrades.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt Resolution No. 2023-63 authorizing the purchase of critical communications infrastructure equipment, update system security tools and software, as well as critical computing infrastructure from SHI, in an amount not to exceed $250,000.
ACTION: Upon a motion by Sandhu, seconded by Lozano, the consent calendar was approved by a 4-0 roll call vote. Absent: Farmer.
SCHEDULED MATTERS/NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING:
1. SUBJECT: Public Hearing Amending the Fiscal Year 2023-2024 Fee Schedule.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: 1) Open public hearing and receive comments. 2) Upon closing the public hearing, adopt Resolution No. 2023-64 approving the updated FY 2023-24 Fee Schedule for public services.
Hines introduced Matt Boring, Finance Director, who gave the report.
Vandenburg opened the public hearing, hearing no comments, closed the public hearing.
ACTION: Upon a motion by Vandenburg, seconded by Lozano, adopting Resolution No. 2023-64 was approved by a 4-0 roll call vote. Absent: Farmer.
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REGULAR CALENDAR:
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT:
1. SUBJECT: Approval of Consultant Contract Amendment for the Wastewater Treatment Plant Influent Channel Upgrades Design with Nexgen (CIP #520C).
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt Resolution No. 2023-65: 1) Authorizing the City Manager to execute Amendment No. 1 to the Agreement for design services with Nexgen Utility Management in the amount of $60,267; 2) Authorizing a contingency of $13,000; and 3) Authorizing the Public Works Director to execute contract amendments with Nexgen within the approved contingency. (CEQA Exempt – 15301C).
Selling introduced John Griffin, Deputy Director, who gave the report.
ACTION: Upon a motion by Sandhu, seconded by Vandenburg, adopting Resolution No. 2023-65 was approved by a 4-0 roll call vote. Absent: Farmer.
COMMUNICATION: None.
CITY CLERK’S REPORT: None.
COMMENTS BY STAFF: Hines thanked Barbara Payne for her conversations with him when he started and he read a memo from TJ Guidotti, Code Enforcement Officer, regarding Galt Place. He also said there would be a fourth and possible final cannabis meeting tomorrow night. Selling said courtesy notices were given to property owners to trim their trees before the upcoming storm season. He also said the C Street Improvements project was out for bid. Selling also gave an update on the A Street repairs.
COMMENTS BY CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS/FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS:
VICE MAYOR SANDHU: Thanked staff for the reports and their hard work and he thanked the public for their comments and those who attended the meeting. He also thanked Barbara Payne for joining the meeting. He said he attended the Galt Police Department’s swearing in and the Farm to Fork Dinner.
COUNCIL MEMBER PAPINEAU: None.
COUNCIL MEMBER FARMER: Absent.
COUNCIL MEMBER LOZANO: Thanked Barbara Payne for attending the meeting. He said he attended the police department’s swearing in, and the skate park design community input meeting. He said he also attended the community fentanyl awareness meeting and thanked the Galt Teen Center for organizing the meeting and the school district for hosting the meeting. He said he also attended the business crime community forum.
MAYOR VANDENBURG: Wished Barbara Payne the best from Council Member Farmer. He thanked Gail for her public comments regarding Galt Place. He thanked the Police Chief for being a stand-up person and addressing the local crime issues discussed at the last council meeting. He said he attended the skate park public forum. He was thankful for the update on the C Street project and the pickle ball courts.
There being no further business to come before City Council, the Mayor adjourned the meeting at 6:43 pm.
Respectfully submitted,
Tina Hubert
City Clerk