CITY OF GALT
Paul Sandhu, Mayor
Rich Lozano, Vice Mayor
Shawn Farmer, Council Member
Jay Vandenburg, Council Member
Kevin Papineau, Council Member
Tina Hubert, City Clerk
Shaun Farrell, City Treasurer
Frank Splendorio, Interim City Attorney
Chris Erias, Interim City Manager
Amie Mendes, Interim Community Development
Director
Vacant, Economic Development Director
Matt Boring, Finance Director
Tricia Cobey, Human Resources Director
Rodney Mort, Information Technology Director
Armando Solis, Parks & Recreation Director
Brian Kalinowski, Police Chief
John Griffin, Public Works Director
AGENDA
REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING
COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 380 CIVIC DRIVE, GALT, CALIFORNIA
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2024
CLOSED SESSION: 5:00 PM OPEN SESSION: 6:00 PM
NOTE: If you need a disability-related modification or accommodation, including auxiliary aids or services, to participate in this meeting, please contact the City Clerk’s office, 209.366.7130, 380 Civic Drive, at least two days prior to the meeting.
NOTE: Public records, including writings relating to an agenda item for open session of a regular meeting and distributed less than 72 hours prior to the meeting, are available for public inspection at the City Clerk’s Office, 380 Civic Drive, Galt, California.
This meeting will also be held remotely via teleconference/electronically in the following ways:
1) Cable T.V. Broadcast on Metro Cable 14.
2) Livestream online at https://www.cityofgalt.org/WatchLiveCityCouncil. 3) Listen to the meeting via Zoom https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85775231305 (Webinar ID: 857 7523 1305). 4) Listen to the meeting via phone at (669) 900-9128 and enter Webinar ID: 857 7523 1305). 5) Submit a written public comment prior to the meeting: Public comments submitted to [email protected] by 4:00 pm on the day of the meeting will be distributed to City Council, made part of the official minutes, and posted on the City’s website prior to the meeting.
A. CALL MEETING TO ORDER:
Roll Call: Lozano, Papineau, Farmer, Vandenburg, Sandhu B. PUBLIC COMMENT PERTAINING TO CLOSED SESSION
C. ADJOURN TO CLOSED SESSION:
1. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS (Government Code 54957) Agency designated representatives: Mayor Sandhu
Unrepresented employee: Interim City Manager
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2. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – ANTICIPATED LITIGATION (Government Code 54956.9(d)(2))
Significant exposure to litigation: 1 case (see agenda packet for related documents) D. CALL MEETING TO ORDER:
1.Roll Call: Lozano, Papineau, Farmer, Vandenburg, Sandhu
2. Silent prayer
3. Flag Salute
4. Replay statement
E. AGENDA APPROVAL, ADDITIONS AND/OR DELETIONS
F. PRESENTATION(S)
G. PUBLIC COMMENT: Under Government Code Section 54954.3, members of the public may address the City Council on non-agenda items. The public comments section is for the City Council to receive comments; except for brief responses to questions, no discussion or action may be taken on any item that is not listed on the agenda. Please limit comments to a maximum of five minutes. Consistent with the City Council Procedural Guidelines, the Mayor reserves the right to shorten the time limit for speakers to ensure the efficient and timely completion of all City business on the agenda.
H. REPORTS BY CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS ON REGIONAL BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND
COMMITTEES
I. INFORMATION/CONSENT CALENDAR: It is recommended that Items 1 through 8 be acted on simultaneously unless a separate discussion and/or action is requested by a council member.
1. SUBJECT: Receive and File Warrants for period ending August 21, 2024.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Receive and file warrants for the period ending August 21, 2024.
2. SUBJECT: Minutes of the Regular Meeting of August 20, 2024.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Accept the minutes as submitted.
3. SUBJECT: Treasurer’s Report for period ending July 2024.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Accept Treasurer’s Report for period ending July 2024 as submitted.
4. SUBJECT: Public Educational and Governmental Fee Funding.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt a resolution accepting the Public, Educational and Governmental Fee Funding in the amount of $125,749 from Sacramento Metropolitan Cable Television Commission for infrastructure improvements to the City's cable broadcast system and appropriate the project funding.
5. SUBJECT: Approval of Personnel Manual Updates.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt a resolution approving updates to the City’s Personnel Manual that include compliance with Assembly Bill 2922 in addition to creating equity between the Personnel Manual and bargaining unit Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), extending the longevity incentive for Non-Sworn Mid-Managers in the Police Department, clarifying language and correcting typographical errors throughout.
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6. SUBJECT: Support of Proposition 36.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve by motion, a resolution supporting Proposition 36: The Homelessness, Drug Addiction, and Theft Reduction Act.
7. SUBJECT: Approval of Salary Schedule Corrections.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt a resolution approving corrections to the Galt Public Service Unit Salary Schedule, Galt Police Officer Association Salary Schedule, Unrepresented Mid-Management Salary Schedule, and Unrepresented Professional Confidential Salary Schedule due to errors.
8. SUBJECT: Approval of the Galt Public Service Unit Side Letter for On-Call and Standby Pay.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt a resolution to approve the Side Letter Agreement to the existing Memorandum of Understanding between the City of Galt and the Galt Public Service Unit.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve the consent calendar as presented.
J. SCHEDULED MATTERS/NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
K. REGULAR CALENDAR:
CITY TREASURER’S REPORT:
1. SUBJECT: Treasurer’s Report for period ending June 2024.
AGENDA REPORT: Farrell
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Accept Treasurer’s Report for period ending June 2024 as submitted.
CITY COUNCIL REPORT:
2. SUBJECT: City Council Public Benefit Funding.
AGENDA REPORT: Hubert
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve by motion, allocating Council Member Papineau’s $1,000 allotted public benefit funds to the City of Galt Parks and Recreation Scholarship Program.
3. SUBJECT: Measure R Independent Citizens’ Oversight Committee Appointment.
AGENDA REPORT: Hubert
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Review and consider appointment by roll call vote, an application to the vacant position on the Measure R Independent Citizens’ Oversight Committee.
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT:
4. SUBJECT: Carillion Deep Well Project, CIP 521A – Engineering Services Contract Award.
AGENDA REPORT: Griffin
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt a Resolution: 1) Authorizing the Interim City Manager to execute a consultant services agreement with Wood Rodgers in the amount of $1,481,379 for the Carillion Deep Well Project, CIP 521A; 2) Authorizing a Contingency of $148,621 for unanticipated costs; and 3) Authorizing the Public Works Director to execute contract amendments within the approved contingency.
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L. COMMUNICATION
M. CITY CLERK’S REPORT:
1. SUBJECT: League of California Cities Conference - Designation of Voting Delegate.
AGENDA REPORT: Hubert
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Appoint a City Council Member Voting Delegate and up to two alternates, if desired, at the League of California Cities Annual Conference and Expo October 16 through October 18, 2024.
N. COMMENTS BY STAFF
O. COMMENTS BY CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS/FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
ADJOURNMENT
TINA HUBERT, CLERK ADMINISTRATOR: Agenda Report. The agenda for this Galt City Council Meeting was posted in the following listed sites before 5:30 pm on the Thursday preceding the meeting:
1. City Hall Lobby, 380 Civic Drive
2. U.S. Post Office, 600 N. Lincoln Way
3. Marian O. Lawrence Library, 1000 Caroline Avenue