Gridley City Council —Special Meeting Minutes
Wednesday, September 27, 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:
Farr, Johnson, Roberts, Calderon, Sanchez
None
None
Cliff Wagner, City Administrator
Tony Galyean, City Attorney
Jake Carter, Utility Director
ElisaArteaga, Finance Director
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Mayor Farr led the Pledge of Allegiance.
INVOCATION -None
PROCLAMATIONS -None
INTRODUCTION OF NEW OR PROMOTED EMPLOYEES —None
CONSENT AGENDA -None
ITEMS FOR COUNCIL CONSIDERATION
1. Electrical Services Maintenance Agreement Between the City of Gridley and the City of Biggs City Administrator Wagner presented the proposed agreement and explained that the agreement was identical to the previous agreements with the exception of a 3% increase each year for inflation.
Josh Cook, City Administrator of Biggs, addressed Council and stated he felt the agreement was not fair considering the cost of services study provided by UFS was lower than the proposed.
GRIDLEY CITY COUNCI(_ MINUTES: Special Meeting of 9-27-23 Page 1 of 2 Administrator Wagner explained to conduct these services at an "at-cost" basis was not feasible for the City. Finance Director Elisa Arteaga added that the liability costs fall solely onto the City of Gridley. Utilities Director Jake Carter stated that the maintenance of equipment to be able to provide these services to Biggs also falls solely onto the City of Gridley.
Councilmember Calderon recommended the two Cities meet for further negotiations.
Brian Bassett, Mayor of Biggs, shared his concerns about the proposed agreement.
Pat Coghlan, Gridley resident, shared that he believed the City of Biggs should pay the increase of cost similar to residents needing to pay increased rates.
After extensive Council and City staff discussions, motion to approve the Electric Services Maintenance Agreement proposal was made by Vice Mayor Johnson, seconded by Councilmember Roberts.
ROLL CALL VOTE
Ayes: Johnson, Farr, Roberts
Noes: Sanchez
Abstain: Calderon
Motion passed, 3-1-1
COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION FORUM -None
CITY STAFF AND COUNCIL COMMITTEE REPORTS -None
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 —None
ADJOURNMENT
With no furt~h~er items left to discuss, Mayor Farr adjourned to the next regular meeting on Octobe ,2t`~"~; Q.023.
Cliff W~~e_~~it~Sr Açl,rhinistrator
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