Gridley City Council —Special Meeting Minutes
Monday, March 18, 2024; 5:00 pm
Gridley City Hall, 685 Kentucky Street, Gridley, CA 95948 "Our purpose ís 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 organizatïons. 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 5:02 pm.
ROLL CALL
Councilmembers
Present: Farr, Roberts, Calderon, Johnson
Absent: Sanchez
Arriving after roll call: None
Staff Present: ElisaArteaga, City Administrator
Rodney Harr, Police Chief
Tony Galyean, City Attorney
Ross Pippitt, Utility Director
Martin Pineda, Finance Director
ITEMS FOR COUNCIL CONSIDERATION
1. Study Session and Discussion Concerning City Consultant Services City AdministratorElisaArteaga presented a PowerPoint presentation that showed all of the consultant agreements that the City currently holds and quickly highlighted the scope of work for each.
Vice Mayor Johnson stated that he would like to explore the options for the City to hire an inhouse, full time planner. Mayor Farr concurred.
Administrator Arteaga presented a comparison showing what the City has paid and is currently paying for planning services versus other neighboring Cities.
After Council discussion, it was the consensus of the Council to direct Administrator Arteaga to create afull-time City Planner position, job description and salary to bring back to Council for review and consideration.
COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION FORUM
The forum was opened and seeing no one was present to speak, was closed.
GRIDLEY CITY COUNCIL AGENDA: Special Meeting of 3-18-24 Page 1 of 2 POTENTIAL FUTURE CITY COUNCIL ITEMS - (Appearing on the Agenda within 30-90 days):
Gridley Unified School District Land Dedication (Laurel Street) 4/1/2024 Utility Write Offs 4/1/2024
Fire -Calendar Year End 4/1/2024
Second Amendment to Cooperation Agreement - Groundwater Sustainability Agencies in the Butte Subbasin 4/1/2024
Enterprise Reserve Fund Policy 4/1/2024
TDA Audits 4/1/2024
Inventory Policy 4/1/2024
Cash Investment Policy 4/1/2024
Banking RFP 4/1/2024
CLOSED SESSION —None
ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Farr adjourned to the next regular meeting scheduled March 18, 2024.
ElisaArteaga, C ty Administrator
GRIDLEY CITY COUNCIL AGENDA: Special Meeting of 3-18-24 Page 2 of 2