Gridley City Council —Regular Meeting Minutes
Monday, June 5, 2023; 6:00 pm
Gridley City Hall, 685 Kentucky Street, Gridley, CA 95948 "Our purpose is to continuously enhance our community's vitality and overall quality of life. We are committed to providing high quality, cost-effective municipal services and forming productive partnerships with our residents and regional organizations. We collectively develop, share, and are guided by a clear vision, values, and meaningful objectives."
CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Farr called the meeting to order at 6:00 pm.
ROLL CALL
Councilmembers
Present: Farr, Johnson, Calderon, Roberts, Sanchez
Absent: None
Arriving after roll call: None
Staff Present: Cliff Wagner, City Administrator
Rodney Harr, Police Chief
Tony Galyean, City Attorney
Ross Pippitt, Public Works Director
Jake Carter, Utility Director
Ashley Ayala, Recreation Coordinator
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Councilmember Sanchez led the Pledge of Allegiance.
INVOCATION — None
PROCLAMATION —None
INTRODUCTION OF NEW OR PROMOTED EMPLOYEES
Police Chief Harr introduced the newly hired police officer, Johnathan Corrales.
District Fire Chief Sean Norman introduced two newly promoted employees: Dustin Mattos, Fire Captain and Mike Conaty, Fire Battalion Chief.
COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION FORUM
Christian Garcia, of Waste Management, thanked the community and informed Council of their time well spent at the Red Suspenders Day Parade.
GRIDLEY CITY COUNCIL MINUTES: Regular Meeting of 6-5-23 Page 1 of 3 Sunny Dhami requested his project at 890 Bridgeford Ave. be placed as a future agenda item for Council's direction.
Justin Kern, Superintendent of Gridley Unified School District, spoke to Council thanking the community for the pass of measure J. Kern also expressed concerns of communication with the City's planning department.
Eric Waterbury, Gridley Unified School District, supported Kern's comments concerning communication with the planning department.
Mike Visinoni, M&D Developments, requested a response to his billing questions regarding Steffen Estates be placed on a future agenda.
Steve Stapley, S&S Construction, addressed Council in support of Visinoni's request.
CONSENT AGENDA
1. City Council Minutes Dated May 1St", 2023
Motion to approve consent agenda was made by Vice Mayor Johnson, seconded by Councilmember Roberts.
ROLL CALL VOTE
Ayes: Farr, Johnson, Calderon, Roberts, Sanchez
Motion passed, 5-0
ITEMS FOR CONSIDERATION
2. Informational Report —Ashley Ayala, Recreation Coordinator Recreation Coordinator, Ashley Ayala, provided Council with a brief update on the Free Fishing Derby Day and informed them of programs currently being offered to the community.
Mayor Farr and Councilmember Calderon both expressed gratitude for the City's growing youth programs.
3. Water Shortage Contingency Plan Draft
City Administrator Wagner, along with City Engineer Dave Harden via zoom, presented the staff report requesting Council and public input to the draft Water Shortage Contingency Plan.
Councilmember Sanchez stated for the record that she believes future City staff participation should be in person.
After Council and staff discussion regarding minor changes to the draft, Council was informed that the final plan will come back with the changes made for review and approval. No action was required at this time.
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4. Consideration of City of Live Oak Request for Proposal (RFP) for Policing Services City Administrator Wagner informed Council of a request he received from the City of Live Oak's City Manager to submit a proposal for policing services.
Police Chief Harr presented his research and recommended that Council not submit a proposal to which Council agreed.
CITY STAFF AND COUNCIL COMMITTEE REPORTS
Councilmember Calderon informed Council of his attendance at the Butte County Library Ad-Hoc and Butte County Behavioral Health meetings.
Vice Mayor Johnson reported on his attendance at the LAFCo meeting.
CITY ADMINISTRATOR REPORTS
Administrator Wagner informed Council of his upcoming meeting with Avatar Natural Foods who is looking to bring their natural cookie producing business to Gridley.
POTENTIAL FUTURE CITY COUNCIL ITEMS - (Appearing on the Agenda within 30-90 days):
Pacific Flyway Tentative Subdivision Map 6/19/2023
Request for Proposal for Audit Services 6/19/2023
Finance Policies 6/19/2023
Cost of Services Study Findings and Recommendations 6/19/2023 Budget Study Sessions 6/21-23/2023
CLOSED SESSION
5. Closed Session conference with Legal Counsel pursuant to Government Code 54956.95 — Liability Claim by the Estate of Baltazar Rubio and Rosario Rubio against the City of Gridley and designated officers of the Gridley Police Department After Councilmember Calderon recused himself, Council went into closed session at 7:20 pm and came out with no reportable action.
ADJOURNMENT
With no er items left to discuss, Mayor Farr adjourned to the next regular meeting on June ~9 ,
Ali - Wagner, C' y dministrator
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