Gridley City Council —Regular Meeting Minutes
Monday, September 18, 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:
Absent:
Arriving after roll call:
Staff Present:
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Farr, Johnson, Roberts, Calderon, Sanchez
None
None
Cliff Wagner, City Administrator
Rodney Harr, Police Chief
Landon Little, Deputy City Attorney
Ross Pippin, Public Works Director
ElisaArteaga, Finance Director
Councilmember Roberts led the Pledge of Allegiance.
INVOCATION — None
PROCLAMATION —None
INTRODUCTION OF NEW OR PROMOTED EMPLOYEES
Finance DirectorElisaArteaga introduced Miguel Chavez, the new finance department accounting technician.
CONSENT AGENDA
1. City Council Minutes Dated August 21 and September 5, 2023
2. Resolution No. 2023-R-029: A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Gridley Approving the Attestation of Veracity for the 2022 Power Source Disclosure Report and Submission of The Report to The California Energy Commission GRIDLEY CITY COUNCIL MINUTES: Regular Meeting of 9-18-23 Page 1 of 4
3. July 2023 and August 2023 Expenditure Reports
Motion to approve consent agenda was made by Vice Mayor Johnson, seconded by Councilmember Roberts.
ROLL CALL VOTE
Ayes: Calderon, Johnson, Roberts, Farr, Sanchez
Motion passed, 5-0
ITEMS FOR CONSIDERATION
4. Gridley 2022 Sports Complex Phase 1 RRT Project (Prof # TX-04-002) City Engineer, Dave Harden and Assistant City Engineer, Alexandra Holladay presented the Industrial Park Sports Complex design at 60% completion. Harden and Holladay requested Council and public input for any recommended modifications. Council shared concerns about the cost for lighting. Holladay explained the specific needs for properly lighting an area of this size and informed Council that our Gridley Electric department will assist in installation to help reduce the price that was presented. This item was informational only and will be re-presented at a future meeting.
5. Gridley Water Resiliency Project —Planning Phase
City Engineer, Dave Harden presented the task order that would allow Bennett Engineering to update the scope of work and cost estimates combining all water projects into one Water Resiliency Project as recommended by DWSRF for grant funding.
Motion to approve was made by Councilmember Sanchez, seconded by Vice Mayor Johnson.
ROLL CALL VOTE
Ayes: Johnson, Farr, Sanchez, Calderon, Roberts
Motion passed, 5-0
6. A Public Hearing to Closeout Grant 17-CDBG-12015 and Resolution 2023-R-030, a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Gridley Authorizing the Closeout of Grant 17- CDBG-12015 in the amount of $1,000,000
Finance Director,ElisaArteaga, presented the resolution needed to close out the referenced CDBG grant and return the unused funds to the grantor. Arteaga informed Council of the multiple families this grant assisted with home rehabilitation.
Motion to approve was made by Vice Mayor Johnson, seconded by Councilmember Roberts.
ROLL CALL VOTE
Ayes: Johnson, Farr, Sanchez, Calderon, Roberts
Motion passed, 5-0
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6. Accounting Services Engagement —Reduction to Contract Services Finance Director,ElisaArteaga, requested that Council approve the reduction of services contract with Eide Bailey. Arteaga explained that the recent additions to the finance department will allow for this reduction in outsourced assistance and will bring the daily tasks back in house.
Motion to approve was made by Councilmember Sanchez, seconded by Councilmember Roberts.
ROLL CALL VOTE
Ayes: Farr, Sanchez, Calderon, Roberts, Johnson
Motion passed, 5-0
COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION FORUM
The forum was open, and seeing no one was present to speak, was closed.
CITY STAFF AND COUNCIL COMMITTEE REPORTS
Councilmember Calderon expressed gratitude towards Chief Harr for his attendance at the Mexican Independence Day Celebration.
Councilmember Roberts informed Council of his upcoming attendance at the annual League of California Cities seminar.
Mayor Farr reported on the Annual Veterans of Foreign Wars POW/MIA Recognition Day and invited the public to attend next year.
Vice Mayor Johnson reported on his attendance at the Sutter Butte Flood Control Agency and the Mosquito and Vector Control District meeting.
CITY ADMINISTRATOR REPORTS
City Administrator Wagner gave Council an update of the multiple projects within the City that are moving forward.
POTENTIAL FUTURE CITY COUNCIL ITEMS - (Appearing on the Agenda within 30-90 days):
Finance Policies 10/2/2023
SR-99 Waterline Project 10/2/2023
CLOSED SESSION
7. Closed Session Discussion Pursuant to Government Code 54957 —Public Employee Employment/Evaluation —Position: City Administrator Council went into closed session at 7:20 pm and came out with no reportable action.
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ADJOURNMENT
With noi mss--further to discuss, Mayor Farr adjourned to the next regular Council meeting on Octoberr~Ó23.
Cliff`V.1~alg,ner, Çity I~dministrator
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