Hollister City Council
December 1, 2025

CITY OF HOLLISTER

CITY COUNCIL AGENDA

REGULAR MEETING

Monday, December 1, 2025, 6:00 p.m.

City Council Chamber, City Hall
375 Fifth Street, Hollister, CA 95023

Roxanne Stephens, Mayor Jim Pia, Interim City Manager Rudy Picha, Council Member, District 1 Jennifer P. Thompson, City Attorney Rolan Resendiz, Council Member, District 2
Dolores Morales, Council Member, District 3
Priscilla de Anda, Council Member, District 4

Gordon Machado, City Treasurer

Special and Regular Meeting of the Hollister City Council 6:00 PM Special Meeting- Closed Session
6:30 PM Regular Meeting

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1.CALL TO ORDER

2.ROLL CALL

3.CLOSED SESSION

3.1 CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – EXISTING LITIGATION PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54956.9(d)(1)
Precision Grade, Inc. vs. City of Hollister
City of Hollister vs. Precision Grade, Inc. and Everest Reinsurance Company Case No. CU-24-00290

3.2 CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54956.8
Property: 190 Maple Ave., Hollister, CA 95023
Agency Negotiator: Jim Pia, Interim City Manager
Under Negotiation: Purchase Terms and Conditions

4.PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

5.CLOSED SESSION REPORT

6.PUBLIC INPUT FOR ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA
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7.CONSENT ITEMS
All items listed under consent agenda will be enacted by one motion authorizing actions indicated for those items so designated. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless requested by a member of the City Council, a staff member, or a member of the public. There will be one public comment period for all items on the Consent Agenda.

7.1 APPROVE NOVEMBER 17, 2025 REGULAR MEETING MINUTES

7.2 WARRANT REGISTER
RECOMMENDED ACTION:

Ratify and approve the Warrant Registers for the General-Special-Enterprise- Assessment Funds attached.

7.3 A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE ACCEPTANCE AND RECORDATION OF AN AVIGATION EASEMENT FOR POLAR SERVICE COMPANY (APN 051-162-0020) LOCATED AT 1901 LANA WAY
RECOMMENDED ACTION:

Adopt a resolution approving the acceptance and recordation City of Hollister City Council Meeting

7.4 A RESOLUTION APPROVING AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF HOLLISTER AND JOBY AERO, INC. FOR AN AIRPORT ACCESS PERMIT RECOMMENDED ACTION:

Adopt a resolution approving an agreement between the City of Hollister and Joby Aero, Inc. for an Airport Access Permit, contingent upon Federal Aviation (FAA) concurrence and authorizing the Interim City Manager or City Manager to finalize the location prior to FAA submittal and to execute the agreement subject to FAA concurrence.

7.5 A RESOLUTION APPROVING A LEASE AGREEMENT FOR USE OF A SECTION

OF BROWNS ALLEY FOR OUTDOOR DINING WITH CASEY MUNOZ
RECOMMENDED ACTION:

Adopt a resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute a lease agreement for use of a section of Browns Alley for outdoor dining with Casey Munoz.

7.6 A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE PURCHASE OF A FIRE APPARATUS RECOMMENDED ACTION:

Adopt a resolution authorizing the City Manager to initiate the purchase of one Type 1 Rosenbauer Fire engine and negotiate the associated financing terms, with final financing terms to be returned to the City Council for formal approval.

7.7 A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE MID-MANAGEMENT EMPLOYEES SALARY & BENEFITS PLAN EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025
RECOMMENDED ACTION:

Adopt a resolution approving the amendments to the Mid-Management Employees Salary & Benefits Plan effective July 1, 2025.

8.COUNCIL BUSINESS

8.1 SELECTION AND OATH FOR MAYOR PRO TEMPORE
RECOMMENDED ACTION:

Select a member of the City Council to serve as Mayor Pro Tempore (Vice Mayor), and the City Clerk will administer the oath of office.

9.INFORMATIONAL REPORTS
Reports on compensable meetings attended. Brief reports or announcements concerning activities of members of the City Council and staff; opportunity to refer public or Council questions to staff for information; request staff to report to the Council on a matter at a future meeting; or direct staff to place a matter on a future agenda. Items in this category are for discussion and direction to staff only. No final policy action will be taken by the Council.

9.1 COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
Receive oral reports from members regarding the activities of various Ad Hoc and Standing City Council Committees.

9.2 COUNCIL REPORTS
Receive informational reports from the City Council

1.CITY COUNCIL REQUESTS FOR FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
Councilmember Resendiz - Revisions to Planning Commission Bylaws

9.3 CITY MANAGER REPORT

1.UPDATED CITY COUNCIL PROJECTS
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10.ADJOURNMENT

11.VERIFICATION OF AGENDA POSTING
The agenda for the City Council of the City of Hollister regular meeting of December 1, 2025 was posted on the bulletin board at City Hall on November 26, 2025 per Government Code Section 54954.2.

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1 City Council of the City of Hollister
Minutes of the Regular Meeting

November 17, 2025, 5:30 p.m.

City Council Chamber, City Hall
375 Fifth Street, Hollister, CA 95023

Members Present: Roxanne Stephens, Mayor
Rudy Picha, District 1
Rolan Resendiz, District 2
Dolores Morales, District 3
Priscilla de Anda, District 4

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1. CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Stephens called the regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Hollister to order at 5:30 p.m.

2. ROLL CALL

3. CLOSED SESSION
City Attorney Jennifer Thompson read the closed session item titles.

Mayor Stephens opened public comment at 5:31 p.m.

There were no speakers for the closed session agenda items.

Mayor Stephens closed public comment at 5:31 p.m.

Mayor Stephens convened the meeting into closed sessio n at 5:31 p.m.

3.1 PUBLIC EMPLOYEE APPOINTMENT/EMPLOYMENT PURSUANT TO
GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54957
Title: City Manager
The City Council convened into closed session at 6:31 p.m..

Closed session ended at 6:32 p.m.

4. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Councilmember Picha led the Pledge of Allegiance.

5. CLOSED SESSION REPORT

2 City Attorney Jennifer Thompson stated no reportable action was taken in closed session.

6. SPECIAL ORDERS OF THE DAY

6.1 PRESENT CERTIFICATES OF RECOGITION TO THOSE SERVING

THE HOLLISTER VETERANS COMMUNITY
Mayor Stephens presented certificates of recognition for Cesar Flores, Anthony Sotelo, and Baldo Salcido.

7. PUBLIC INPUT FOR ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA
Omar Rosa invited the Council and public to attend the Lights on Celebration on November 29.

Rigo invited the Council and public to come to food shares occurring on Mondays at the corner of Fourth and Monterey Streets.

8. CONSENT ITEMS
Councilmember Picha pulled Items 8.3 and 8.4 from the consent calendar.

Councilmember Resendiz pulled Item 8.5 from the consent calendar.

Mayor Stephens opened public comment at 6:45 p.m.

There were no speakers for the consent agenda items.

Mayor Stephens closed public comment at 6:45 p.m.

Moved by: Council Member Morales
Seconded by: Council Member Picha

Ayes (5): Mayor Stephens, Council Member Picha, Council Member Resendiz, Council Member Morales, and Council Member de Anda
Carried (5 to 0)

8.1 APPROVE NOVEMBER 3, 2025 REGULAR MEETING MINUTES

8.2 WARRANT REGISTER NOVEMBER 17, 2025
Moved by: Council Member Morales
Seconded by: Council Member Picha

Ratify and approve the Warrant Registers for the General-Special- Enterprise-Assessments funds.

Carried

3 8.6 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY TO PARTNER WITH THE

COUNCIL OF SAN BENITO COUNTY GOVERNMENTS (SBCOG) ON A

GRANT APPLICATION FOR CALTRANS FUNDING
Moved by: Council Member Morales
Seconded by: Council Member Picha

Adopt a resolution authorizing the City of Hollister to be a co -sponsor with the Council of San Benito County Governments (SBCOG) on the Caltrans grant application that offers community benefits and budget savings.

Carried

8.7 A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE APPROPRIATION OF WELLNESS

GRANT FUNDS FOR THE PURCHASE OF MACHINERY AND

EQUIPMENT RELATED TO OFFICER WELLNESS
Moved by: Council Member Morales
Seconded by: Council Member Picha

Adopt a resolution approving a budget appropriation in the amount of $28,000 from Fund 280 Wellness Grant.

Carried

8.3 A RESOLUTION APPROVING AN AIRPORT USE AGREEMENT WITH

WISK AERO LLC OF MOUNTAIN VIEW, CALIFORNIA TO PLACE AND

UTILIZE A DEPLOYABLE VERTIPORT AT THE HOLLISTER

MUNICIPAL AIRPORT
Airport Director Jeff Crechriou provided the staff report.

Moved by: Council Member Resendiz
Seconded by: Council Member Picha

Adopt a resolution approving an Airport Use Agreement with Wisk Aero LLC of Mountain View, California to place and utilize a deployable vertiport at the Hollister Municipal Airport and authorizing the Interim City Manager to execute the Agreement
Ayes (5): Mayor Stephens, Council Member Picha, Council Member Resendiz, Council Member Morales, and Council Member de Anda Carried (5 to 0)

4 8.4 A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE FIRST AMENDMENT OF THE 2016

GROUND LEASE WITH WISK AERO LLC OF MOUNTAIN VIEW,
CALIFORNIA FOR AN ADDITIONAL 2.8 ACRES AT THE HOLLISTER

MUNICIPAL AIRPORT
Airport Director Jeff Crechriou provided the staff report.

Moved by: Council Member Resendiz
Seconded by: Council Member Picha

Adopt a resolution approving the First Amendment of the 2016 Ground Lease with Wisk Aero LLC of Mountain View, California for an additional

2.8 acres at the Hollister Municipal Airport and authorizing the Interim City Manager to execute the Amendment subject to final review of Article 13 Insurance provisions.

Ayes (5): Mayor Stephens, Council Member Picha, Council Member Resendiz, Council Member Morales, and Council Member de Anda Carried (5 to 0)

8.5 A RESOLUTION OF INTENTION AND INTRODUCTION OF AN

ORDINANCE TO APPROVE A CONTRACT AMENDMENT WITH THE

BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF THE CALIFORNIA PUBLIC
EMPLOYEES’ RETIREMENT SYSTEM
Interim City Manager Jim Pia provided the staff report.

Moved by: Council Member Resendiz
Seconded by: Council Member Morales

1. Adopt a Resolution of intention authorizing the City of Hollister to approve an amendment to the contract with CalPERS and authorizing the Mayor to sign.

2. Introduce an ordinance authorizing an amendment to the Contract between the City of Hollister and CalPERS.

Ayes (5): Mayor Stephens, Council Member Picha, Council Member Resendiz, Council Member Morales, and Council Member de Anda Carried (5 to 0)

9. PUBLIC HEARINGS

9.1 A RESOLUTION APPROVING A JOINT POWERS AGREEMENT WITH

CALIFORNIA MUNICIPAL FINANCING AUTHORITY(CMFA) AND

5 APPROVING CONDUIT FINANCING FOR THE PROSPECT SENIOR
AVENUE, PROSPECT VILLA 1, PROSPECT VILLA II APARTMENTS

AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECT THROUGH THE CMFA
Assistant City Manager Rod Powell provided the staff presentation.

Mayor Stephens opened the public hearing at 7:01 p.m.

There were no speakers for this item.

Mayor Stephens closed the public hearing at 7:01 p.m.

Moved by: Council Member Resendiz
Seconded by: Council Member Morales

Adopt the resolution to become a member of the California Municipal Finance Authority (the “CMFA”) and to approve the financing of the Project by the CMFA and approving the issuance of revenue bonds (in an amount not to exceed $12,000,000) by the CMFA for the benefit of Hollister Investment Group, LP (the “Borrower”), to provide for the financing of the Project, such adoption is solely for the purposes of satisfying the requirements of TEFRA, the Code and the California Government Code Section 6500 (and following). The resolution will also authorize the Mayor or designee thereof to execute the Joint Exercise of Powers Agreement with the CMFA.

Ayes (5): Mayor Stephens, Council Member Picha, Council Member Resendiz, Council Member Morales, and Council Member de Anda Carried (5 to 0)

10. INFORMATIONAL REPORTS

10.1 COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
Councilmember Resendiz reported the City Manager Recruitment and Motorcycle Rally ad hoc committees met.

Councilmember Picha reported the Association of Monterey Area Governments published the draft Metropolitan Transportation Plan and Sustainable Communities Study, and the public is invited to comment.

Mayor Stephens reported San Benito County LAFCO met last week and appointed the new public representative to the Commission.

10.2 COUNCIL REPORTS
Mayor Stephens reported she attended the LAFCO conference in San Diego in October.

6 Councilmember Picha reported on the Third Annual Native Gathering held November 7-9 and thanked the many organizations that helped make it a successful event. Councilmember Picha reported on a Veterans Day event he attended on November 11.

Councilmember de Anda reported she attended the Third Annual Native Gathering and commended the efforts of those who organized and attended the event.

1. CITY COUNCIL REQUESTS FOR FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS

10.3 CITY MANAGER REPORT
Interim City Manager Jim Pia thanked City staff for their quick responses during the recent storms. Mr. Pia welcomed new City Attorney Jennifer Thompson.

1. UPDATED CITY COUNCIL PROJECTS

11. ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Stephens adjourned the meeting at 7:11 p.m.

Jennifer Woodworth, City Clerk

STAFF REPORT

HOLLISTER CITY COUNCIL
MEETING DATE: December 1, 2025
REPORT # Will auto populate once assigned

AGENDA ITEM: WARRANT REGISTER

DEPARTMENT: Adminstrative Services
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Grizelle Gonzalez, Management Analyst
STAFF CONTACT: Maricela Romero, Acct Tech II

RECOMMENDED ACTION: Ratify and approve the Warrant Registers for the General-Special-Enterprise-Assessment Funds attached

FISCAL IMPACT: 25/26

ATTACHMENTS:

1. Expense Approval Register PYR 9-24-25

2. Expense Approval Register DP 10-09-25

3. Expense Approval Register AP 10-09-25

4. Expense Approval Register PYR 10-08-25

5. Expense Approval Register AP 10-14-25

6. Expense Approval Register AP 10-14-25 (2)

7. Expense Approval Register DP 10-14-25

8. Expense Approval Register AP 10-15-25

9. Expense Approval Register AP 10-16-25

10. Expense Approval Register AP 10-16-25 (2)

11. Expense Approval Register AP 10-17-25

12. Expense Approval Register AP 10-21-25

STAFF REPORT

HOLLISTER CITY COUNCIL
MEETING DATE: December 1, 2025
REPORT # Airport-2025-30

AGENDA ITEM: A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE ACCEPTANCE AND

RECORDATION OF AN AVIGATION EASEMENT FOR POLAR SERVICE COMPANY (APN 051-162-0020) LOCATED AT 1901 LANA WAY

DEPARTMENT: Airport
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Jeff Crechriou, Airport Director
STAFF CONTACT: Jeff Crechriou, Airport Director

RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt a resolution approving the acceptance and recordation of an Avigation Easement for Polar Service Company (APN: 051-162- 0020) located at 1901 Lana Way and authorizing the Interim City Manager to execute all documents required to record the Avigation Easement.

DISCUSSION: Planning/development applications for projects located in the Hollister Municipal Airport Influence Area are subject to San Benito County Airport Land Use Commission (ALUC) review to determine consistency with the 2012 Hollister Municipal Airport Land Use Compatibility Plan. The purpose of the Compatibility Plan is to protect public health, safety, and welfare by ensuring the orderly expansion of airports and adoption of land use measures that minimize the public’s exposure to excessive noise and safety hazards.

The Hollister Municipal Airport Influence Area is comprised of six (6) Safety Zones.

Safety Zones 1-5 are in close proximity to the airport runways, and projects in these zones require an avigation easement dedication which runs with the property. The purpose of an avigation easement is to:

● inform all future owners of the property of the potential for noise, vibration, fumes, fuel particles, electronic emissions, and other effects associated with the close proximity of the airport.
● prohibit electrical interference, misleading lighting, and visual impairments. ● deter the presence of avian species in the vicinity of the airport. ● provide for the continued operation of the airport.

At the regular meeting of June 19, 2025, the Council of San Benito County Governments Airport Land Use Commission found the project consistent with the 2012 Hollister Municipal Airport Land Use Compatibility Plan and approved an Avigation Easement dedication that applies to the airspace for the property associated with Polar Service Company (APN. 051-162-0020) located at 1901 Lana Way for consideration of acceptance by the City of Hollister as the Airport Proprietor.

The project is located in Airport Safety Zone 3, and therefore, recording of the Avigation Easement is a condition of approval for final occupancy for the project.

FISCAL IMPACT: There is a minimal fee to have this document recorded by the San

Benito County Recorder.

PREVIOUS COUNCIL OR COMMISSION ACTION: N/A

CEQA: N/A

ATTACHMENTS:

1. Resolution

2. Avigation Easement

RESOLUTION NO. 2025-XX

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HOLLISTER

APPROVING THE ACCEPTANCE AND RECORDATION OF AN
AVIGATION EASEMENT FOR POLAR SERVICE COMPANY (APN 051-
162-0020) LOCATED AT 1901 LANA WAY

WHEREAS, planning/development applications for projects located in the Hollister Municipal Airport Influence Area are subject to San Benito County Airport Land Use Commission (ALUC) review to determine consistency with the 2012 Hollister Municipal Airport Land Use Compatibility Plan; and

WHEREAS, the Hollister Municipal Airport Influence Area is comprised of six (6) Safety Zones. Safety Zones 1-5 are in close proximity to the airport runways, and projects in these zones require an avigation easement dedication , which runs with the property; and

WHEREAS, at the regular meeting of June 19, 2025, the Council of San Benito County Governments Airport Land Use Commission found the project consistent with the 2012 Hollister Municipal Airport Land Use Compatibility Plan and approved an Avigation Easement dedication that applies to the airspace for the property associated with Polar Service Company (APN. 051-162-0020) located at 1901 Lana Way for consideration of acceptance by the City of Hollister as the Airport Proprietor; and

WHEREAS, the project is located in Airport Safety Zone 3, and therefore, recordation of the Avigation Easement is a condition of approval for final occupancy for the project .

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of Hollister does hereby approve the acceptance and recordation of an Avigation Easement for Polar Service Company (APN: 051-162-0020) located at 1901 Lana Way and authorize the Interim City Manager to execute all documents required to record the Avigation Easement.

PASSED AND ADOPTED, by the City Council of the City of Hollister at a regular meeting held on December 1, 2025, by the following vote:

AYES:

NOES:

ABSTAINED:

ABSENT:

Roxanne Stephens, Mayor

Resolution No. 2025-XX

ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM:

Lozano Smith Attorneys at Law

____
Jennifer Woodworth, MMC, City Clerk Jennifer P. Thompson, City Attorney

I, Jennifer Woodworth, MMC, City Clerk of the City of Hollister, do hereby certify that the attached Resolution No. 2025-XX is an original resolution, or true and correct copy of a City resolution, duly adopted by the Council of the City of Hollister at a regular meeting held on December 1, 2025, at which meeting a quorum was present.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal of the City of Hollister on December 1, 2025.

Jennifer Woodworth, MMC
City Clerk of the City of Hollister

STAFF REPORT

HOLLISTER CITY COUNCIL
MEETING DATE: December 1, 2025
REPORT # Airport-2025-31

AGENDA ITEM: A RESOLUTION APPROVING AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF HOLLISTER AND JOBY AERO, INC. FOR AN AIRPORT ACCESS PERMIT

DEPARTMENT: Airport
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Jeff Crechriou, Airport Director
STAFF CONTACT: Jeff Crechriou, Airport Director

RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt a resolution approving an agreement between the City of Hollister and Joby Aero, Inc. for an Airport Access Permit, contingent upon Federal Aviation (FAA) concurrence and authorizing the Interim City Manager or City Manager to finalize the location prior to FAA submittal and to execute the agreement subject to FAA concurrence.

DISCUSSION: Since August, Joby Aero, Inc. dba. Joby Aviation (Joby), has been in discussions with the Airport to locate a flight test program at Hollister Municipal Airport.

Joby is considered one of the industry leading Electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing (eVTOL) aircraft manufactures and air taxi opera tors with their main operations located in Marina California at the Marina Municipal Airport. The flight test program would consist of approximately 15 personnel, various support equipment, 2 or more eVTOL aircraft, and chase aircraft. Joby would conduct ongoing flight operations of their eVTOL aircraft which are necessary to achieve FAA certification of the aircraft.

Based on the discussions, Joby desires at least 10,000 square feet of hangar/building space. Currently, there is no such space available on airport property. Joby has entered negotiations with two property/building owners in the Airpark Business Center business park property located adjacent to the airport’s west property line and perimeter fence on Airway Drive. The Airpark Business Center property, which is adjacent to the airport property, is eligible for “Through the Fence Access” which would be achieved through an approved Access Permit (Agreement) per HMC, § 13.28.050.

Joby has paid the Airport Access Permit Application fee and requested the airport prepare and present an Access Permit for City Council approval and FAA determination .

Currently, the airport has a 2024 approved Access Permit for one property/building in the Airpark Business Center. The Access Permit presented for Joby is based on the previously approved agreement which resulted in FAA concurrence.

The Access Permit is required for each parcel of land prior to the occupants of the parcel having the right to access the airport therefrom. The proposed Access Permit will grant Joby “through-the-fence” access to the airport which means access to the airport from a parcel adjacent to, but not part of, the airport. The Access Permit requires certain statements by the permittee which are best memorialized in an Agreement. (See HMC, §

13.28.050)

As a general principle, the FAA does not support agreements that grant access to the

public landing area by aircraft stored and serviced offsite on adjacent non-airport property, as “through-the-fence” agreements can create situations that could lead to violations of the airport’s federal obligations related to FAA grants (FAA Compliance Order 5190.6B

12.7). FAA will determine whether arrangements granting access to the airfield from off - site locations are consistent with applicable federal law and policy and do not violate sponsor grant assurances (FAA Compliance Order 5190.6B 12.7e).

Should the City Council approve the Access Permit, airport staff will submit the Agreement to the FAA for determination once Joby has determined the specific location.

If the FAA determines the Agreement is in conformance with applicable federal law and policy, the Interim City Manager or City Manager will execute the Agreement.

FISCAL IMPACT: As presented in the Access Permit, Joby will pay a one thousand three hundred fifty-three dollars ($1,353.00) yearly access fee and a seventy dollar ($70.00) monthly per aircraft usage fee for aircraft located off airport property. The estimated annual revenue to the Airport Enterprise Fund 601 from the Agreement is $3,033.

PREVIOUS COUNCIL OR COMMISSION ACTION: N/A

CEQA: N/A

ATTACHMENTS:

1. Resolution

2. Agreement – Access Permit

RESOLUTION NO. 2025-XX

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HOLLISTER

APPROVING AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF HOLLISTER
AND JOBY AERO, INC. FOR AN AIRPORT ACCESS PERMIT

WHEREAS, since August, Joby Aero, Inc. dba. Joby Aviation (Joby), has been in discussions with the Airport to locate a flight test program at Hollister Municipal Airport.

Joby is considered one of the industry leading Electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing (eVTOL) aircraft manufacturers and air taxi operators, with their main operations located in Marina, California, at the Marina Municipal Airport; and

WHEREAS, the flight test program would consist of approximately 15 personnel, various support equipment, 2 or more eVTOL aircraft, and chase aircraft. Joby would conduct ongoing flight operations of their eVTOL aircraft, which are necessary to achieve FAA certification of the aircraft; and

WHEREAS, based on discussions, Joby desires at least 10,000 square feet of hangar/building space. Currently, there is no such space available on the airport property.

Joby has entered negotiations with two property/building owners in the Airpark Business Center business park property located adjacent to the airport’s west property line and perimeter fence on Airway Drive. The Airpark Business Center property, which is adjacent to the airport property, is eligible for “Through the Fence Access” which would be achieved through an approved Access Permit (Agreement) per HMC, § 13.28.050; and

WHEREAS, Joby Aero, Inc.(“Joby”) has applied to the City of Hollister (“City”) for an Airport Access Permit (“Permit”); and

WHEREAS, an Access Permit is required for each parcel of land prior to the occupants of the parcel having the right to access the airport therefrom; and

WHEREAS, such Permit is required for each parcel of land prior to the occupants of the parcel having the right to access the airport therefrom; and

WHEREAS, the Permit will grant Joby “through-the-fence” access to the City airport (“Airport”) from a parcel adjacent to, but not a part of, the Airport; and

WHEREAS, the Permit requires certain statements pursuant to City Municipal Code section 13.28.050 that are best memorialized in an agreement ; and

WHEREAS, the Federal Aviation Administration (“FAA”) does not gene rally support agreements that grant access to the public landing area by aircraft stored and serviced offsite on adjacent property, so “through-the-fence” agreements can create situations that could lead to violations of the Airport’s federal obligations r elated to FAA grants; and

Resolution No. 2025-XX

WHEREAS, the FAA will determine whether arrangements granting access to the airfield from off-site locations are consistent with applicable federal law and policy and do not violate sponsor grant assurances (FAA Compliance Order 5190.6B 12.7e); and

WHEREAS, airport staff will submit the Agreement to the FAA for determination once Joby has determined the specific location; and

WHEREAS, Joby will pay a one thousand three hundred fifty-three dollars ($1,353.00) yearly access fee and a seventy dollar ($70.00) monthly per aircraft usage fee for aircraft located off airport property. The estimated annual revenue to the Airport Enterprise Fund 601 from the Agreement is $3,033.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of Hollister does hereby approve an Agreement between the City of Hollister and Joby Aero, Inc. for an Airport Access Permit, contingent upon Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) concurrence and authorizing the Interim City Manager or City Manager to finalize the location prior to FAA submittal and to execute the Agreement subject to FAA concurrence.

PASSED AND ADOPTED, by the City Council of the City of Hollister at a regular meeting held on December 1, 2025, by the following vote:

AYES:

NOES:

ABSTAINED:

ABSENT:

Roxanne Stephens, Mayor

ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM:

Lozano Smith Attorneys at Law

____
Jennifer Woodworth, MMC, City Clerk Jennifer P. Thompson, City Attorney

Resolution No. 2025-XX

I, Jennifer Woodworth, MMC, City Clerk of the City of Hollister, do hereby certify that the attached Resolution No. 2025-XX is an original resolution, or true and correct copy of a City resolution, duly adopted by the Council of the City of Hollist er at a regular meeting held on December 1, 2025, at which meeting a quorum was present.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal of the City of Hollister on December 1, 2025.

Jennifer Woodworth, MMC
City Clerk of the City of Hollister

AIRPORT ACCESS PERMIT
This airport access permit (“Agreement”) is made and entered into this [DATE] day of [MONTH], 2026 (“Effective Date”) by and between the City of Hollister, a California municipal corporation (“City”), and Joby Aero, Inc., a corporation organized and existing under the laws of Delaware registered to conduct business in California (“User”), located at _____ Airway Drive, Hollister, California.

RECITALS
This Agreement incorporates and is based upon the following representations and understandings:

WHEREAS, City is the owner and operator of the Hollister Municipal Airport, located in the County of San Benito, State of California (the “Airport”), with the power to grant rights and privileges, including the power to grant an airport access permit, with respect to the Airport, pursuant to the provisions of City Municipal Code Chapter 13.28, among other federal, state, and local laws, rules, and regulations; and
WHEREAS, the Airport is a federally obligated nonprimary public-use general aviation airport included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (“NPIAS”); and WHEREAS, the federal obligation to make an airport available for the use and benefit of the public does not impose any requirement on the City to permit access to the Airport from adjacent properties; and
WHEREAS, the City retains the right to take action for safety and/or security concerns requiring fencing around the Airport and closing access to the real property for which this Agreement is entered into; and
WHEREAS, the User has acquired rights to certain real property immediately adjacent to the physical property of the Airport, which the User intends to use for conducting eVTOL aircraft test flights for Federal Aviation Administration (“FAA”) certification; and WHEREAS, the User currently [PICK ONE: leases or owns] the real property immediately adjacent to the physical property of the Airport (the “Property with Right of Access”) located at ____ Airway Drive Airway Drive, Hollister, California; and WHEREAS, the User seeks the right to taxi aircraft from the Property with Right of Access “through-the-fence” (“TTF”) to the Airport property and to the Airport’s runway and taxiway system for conducting eVTOL aircraft test flights for Federal Aviation Administration (“FAA”) certification; and
WHEREAS, the parties desire to enter into this Agreement to comply with the FAA regulations that permit airport sponsors to enter into TTF agreements with property owners provided the agreement complies with certain conditions set forth in this Agreement.

NOW, THEREFORE, and in consideration of the mutual terms and conditions hereinafter set forth, the City and User hereby agree to the following:

2 AGREEMENT
I. Property with Right of Access
Legal description of property with right of access:

Assessor’s Parcel Number ___-___-____
_____ Airway Drive, Hollister, California 95023

II. Term of Agreement
The term of this Agreement shall commence on the Effective Date and shall continue for a five (5) year period, through and including [MONTH], [DATE], 2031. Upon the consent of the City, this Agreement may be renewed, subject to any changes deemed necessary by the City, for three (3) additional five (5) year terms.

III. Prohibitions

A. Commercial Aeronautical Uses: Commercial aeronautical activity may be allowed if the City is able to make a finding that the proposed commercial aeronautical activity does not compete with existing airport commercial aeronautical activity.

If no such finding can be made, User shall not engage nor allow any person or entity to engage in any temporary or permanent commercial aeronautical activity on the Property with Right of Access. This prohibition includes the following but is not limited to any activity or service for compensation, exchange, trading, buying, selling, hiring, or any other revenue producing activity whether or not a profit is derived, which makes possible, or is required for the operation of an aircraft, or contributes to or is required for the safety of such operations.

B. Sale of Aviation Fuels Prohibited: User shall not sell aviation fuels on the Property with Right of Access nor shall User allow any person or entity to sell aviation fuels on the Property with Right of Access.

C. Prohibitions and Restrictions on Access: User is specifically prohibited from granting or selling any access and/or egress to the Airport through the Property with Right of Access to any other parties. This restriction also includes User taking reasonable precautions acceptable to City to prevent the accidental access to the Airport by any other parties.

D. No Assignment or Sale: User shall not have the right to sell, assign or transfer its interest under this Agreement as part of a contemporaneous and related sale, assignment or transfer of title to the Subject Property, or any portion thereof without prior approval of the City, and the concurrence of the FAA. Any sale, assignment, or transfer without prior written consent of the City as herein

3 provided, whether it be voluntary or involuntary, by operation of law or otherwise, is void and shall terminate this Agreement.

IV. Airport Access Permit Fees
User agrees to pay the following access fees to the City according to the following terms:

A. City’s Basis for Access Fee: The access fee is based on the rates and charges of other on-airport tenants and operators making similar use of the Airport. For the purposes of this Agreement, the access fee that reasonably covers the cost for the User’s access to the airport is one thousand three hundred fifty-three dollars($1,353.00) per year or $112.75 per month. This access fee is subject to annual Consumer Price Index (“CPI”) adjustments.

B. Access Fee Adjustment: If the CPI published for the current April is greater than the CPI published for April of the previous year, then the monthly access fee shall be increased in the same proportion that the CPI in the current April bears to the CPI published in April of the previous year. Provided that, if, on September 1 of each year, the CPI published for April is less than the CPI published for April of the previous year, then no adjustment shall be made in the access fee. For the purposes of this Agreement, the CPI used shall be that published by the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, CPI for all urban consumers in the San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose statistical area.

C. Usage Fee: A usage fee shall be fixed by the City Council for each Airport access permit based on the number of aircraft in use and operating through the fence access by the User. For the purposes of this Agreement, the usage fee is based upon the tie-down rental fee which is seventy dollars ($70.00) per month per aircraft. This fee will be increased in accordance with the on-airport fees outlined above, through the term of this Agreement.

D. Payment: All Airport Access Permit fees shall be made payable to the City of Hollister and delivered or mailed to the following address and in advance on or before the first day of the month following the month for which payment is due.

Airport Department
City of Hollister
Re: Hollister Municipal Airport Access Permit Fee
60 Airport Drive
Hollister, CA 95023

E. Penalty for Late Payment: In the event any payments due under this permit remain unpaid for five (5) days, a late fee of ten percent (10%) shall be charged by the City. In the event User shall become delinquent for more than thirty-one

4 (31) days, this Agreement shall be terminated by the City as further defined in Article X – Termination of Agreement.

V. Conditions and Restrictions
User’s right hereunder to access the Airport shall be subject to the following conditions:

A. User shall report to the Airport the aircraft in use and operating through the fence access by providing a copy of the FAA Aircraft Registration Certificate for such aircraft. User shall report to the Airport any change to the aircraft in use and operating through the fence access within five (5) days of such change.

B. User shall complete and submit a FAA form 7480 to the FAA and obtain approval prior to conducting flight operations (Arrivals and Departures) direct to and from the subject (TTF) property.

C. The City shall require all pedestrian, vehicular, and aviation access points between the Property with Right of Access and real property outside of the Property with Right of Access, or portion thereof, be controlled using automated control-access devices, automated gate operators, closers with automatic locks, or other such reliable securing devices, or other means of affirmative security control acceptable to the Airport, that serves to continually safeguard the Airport from unauthorized access. The City Manager, the Airport Director, or designee, or any other authority having jurisdiction for operation and safety of the Airport including the Federal Aviation Administration (“FAA”), the Transportation Security Administration (“TSA”), and Caltrans, shall have the right at any time to inspect the Property with Right of Access for conformance with this Agreement.

D. The City Manager, the Airport Director, or designee is authorized by this Agreement to take appropriate action to ensure the Airport is safeguarded, including the temporary overriding of gates, doors, closers, and locks of damaged or otherwise inoperable gates and doors, or the placement of blockades or other types of barriers or security fencing as needed to secure the Airport.

E. All safety, security, and operational rules and regulations established by the FAA, TSA, Caltrans, or by any City ordinance, rules, regulation, policy, standard, or permit, or by any other regulatory authority with jurisdiction at the Airport whether currently in effect, hereafter adopted, or as may be amended, modified, changed, or superseded, shall be applicable to the Property with Right of Access.

F. Access gate(s) and door(s) placed by User which restrict access from Property with Right of Access to the Airport shall include a sign stating no trespassing, emergency contact information and the building address for Airport personnel, and such other information as the City Manager, Airport Director, or designee

5 may require. The form and content of such signage shall be subject to the approval of the Airport Director or designee.

G. All designs and specifications for the security measures and means of access from Property with Right of Access shall be subject to the prior review and approval by the City Manager, Airport Director, or designee. The User shall obtain and submit to the City all approvals required by the FAA and TSA.

H. Development and improvements on Property with Right of Access must be in compliance with the Airport’s Airport Layout Plan. User shall submit form 7460- 1 to the FAA prior to beginning constructing any building or structure on Property with Right of Access. User conducting construction activities shall be responsible for assuring the construction traffic and activities do not interfere with the normal day to day operations of the Airport, do not create a safety hazard, do not compromise the airfield security integrity, and do not result in wear and tear on improved areas of the Airport.

I. Employees and/or contractors of Joby assigned to work at Property with Right of Access (“Assigned Employees”) shall be knowledgeable of and follow applicable FAA rules and regulations, City Municipal Code Chapter 13.24, and any direction from the Airport Director, City Manager, or their designee related to the movement of vehicles, aircraft or pedestrians between Property with Right of Access and Taxiway C.

J. When moving between, either as pedestrian or by vehicle, Property with Right of Access and Taxiway C, User shall:

i. Give right of way to all aircraft under power and/or aircraft actively taxing (moving);

ii. Escort non-assigned employees and guests by an Assigned Employee; and

iii. Only move between Property with Right of Access and Taxiway C as necessary and follow the path of travel exhibited in Exhibit B.

VI. Construction and Maintenance of Private-Use Infrastructure It is understood and agreed that the User shall construct all private-use infrastructure, required and acceptable to the City, at the User’s sole cost and expense. All required private-use infrastructure such as taxiway, fence, sign(s), taxiway lights, gates, security controls, etc., shall be listed and depicted in Exhibit A to this Agreement. Accordingly, User covenants and agrees as follows:

6 A. Construction and Maintenance: To construct the private-use infrastructure on the User’s or City’s property as may be required. All construction on City property must be approved by City ninety (90) days prior to the commencement of construction. During the term of this Agreement, User shall also be solely responsible for all maintenance of said private-use infrastructure and shall at all times maintain it in good repair.

B. Construction Costs: Notwithstanding anything herein contained to the contrary, User expressly agrees to pay any and all costs associated with private-use infrastructure required by the City. These costs are in addition to the Airport Access Permit Fees described above.

C. Compliance with Environmental Law: To comply with and abide by all environmental laws, rules, regulations, standards, and policies of any governmental authority whether federal, state, or local, and including, without limitation, the Environmental Protection Agency, the State Water Board, and the City, and shall file any and all reports and provide any such information as may be required by such governmental authority in connection therewith.

VII. Agreement Subordinate to Grant Assurances, Agreements with United States and Federal Obligations
This Agreement shall be nonexclusive and shall at all times be subordinate to the provisions of any existing or future agreements between the City and the United States Government, or to any order issued by the United States Government, or to any grant assurances of the Airport, or to any of the Airport’s or the City’s federal obligations.

This Agreement, in the City’s sole discretion, is subject to the initial and ongoing approval and consent by the FAA and by Caltrans, and is subject to the terms, conditions and requirements of any existing or future grant agreement(s) or grant assurance(s) at or in connection with the Airport and may be revoked, terminated or canceled immediately if this Agreement violates any such grant assurance(s) or grant agreement(s) or any FAA or Caltrans policy, rule, permit standard or regulation or any local state or federal law, policy, rule, permit, standard, or regulation, whether currently in effect, hereafter adopted, or as may be amended, modified, changed, or superseded.

User agrees to abide by the Airport Rules and Regulations in effect as of the date of this Agreement and as may be amended from time to time.

VIII. Adjustment to Property, Status Use or Improvements Modifications to Property with Right of Access, by subdivision, consolidation, or otherwise is prohibited without the express prior written approval of the City. The User shall report in writing to the City any such modification intent. Upon such intent notice, the City, at its sole discretion, will terminate this Agreement or will amend this Agreement to reflect the modified

7 property area and applicable Airport Access Permit Fees, and a pro-rata adjustment to the Airport Access Permit Fee shall be made as appropriate.

IX. Indemnity
User agrees, to the fullest extent permitted by law, to defend, indemnify and hold harmless City and its past, present, and future officers, directors, agents, employees and representatives from and against all liability for any and all claims, suits, demands, and/or actions arising from or based upon intentional or negligent acts or omissions on the part of User, its owners, officers, directors, agents, representatives, employees, members, visitors, invitees, contractors, or subcontractors which may arise out of or result from User’s occupancy or use of the Property with Right of Access and City owned property, and/or activities conducted in connection with or incidental to this Agreement.

The User shall also indemnify the City and its past, present, and future officers, directors, agents, representatives, and employees against any and all mechanic’s and material’s liens or any other types of liens imposed upon City owned property arising as a result of User’s conduct or activity.

This indemnity provision shall apply regardless of the nature of the injury or harm alleged, whether for injury or death to persons or damage to property, or whether such claims are alleged as common law, statutory or constitutional claims, or otherwise. This indemnity provision shall apply whether the basis for claims, suit, demand and/or action may be attributable in whole or in part to the User or any of its owners, officers, directors, agents, representatives, employees, members, visitors, invitees, contractors, or subcontractors, or to anyone directly or indirectly employed by any of them.

X. Termination of Agreement

A. Events of Default by User: City, at its option, may declare this Agreement terminated in its entirety upon the happening of any one or more of the following events and may exercise all rights related to the termination of this Agreement:

i. Airport Access Permit Fees outlined in Article IV, or any part thereof, are unpaid for thirty-one (31) days; or

ii. If User shall file a voluntary petition in bankruptcy, or make a general assignment for the benefit of creditors, or if the User is adjudicated as bankrupt, or User otherwise assigns or attempts to assign its interest herein without the required prior written consent of City; or

iii. User shall use or permit the use of the Property with Right of Access for any purpose which is not authorized by this Agreement, or if User shall use or permit the use thereof in violation of any law, rules or regulation, to which the User has agreed to conform.

8 iv. User fails to meet any term or condition of this Agreement.

B. Notice of Default: If User shall default in the performance of any other term of this Agreement (except the payment of fees), then City shall send to User a written notice of default, specifying the nature of the default, and User shall, within thirty (30) days after the date of the notice, cure and remedy the default, and this Agreement shall then continue as before.

i. If the User shall fail to timely cure and remedy such default, City shall have the right to declare, by written notice to the User, that the User is in default, and to use all remedies available to City under this Agreement.

However, if by its nature, such default cannot be cured within such thirty (30) day period, such termination shall not be effective if the defaulting party commences to correct such default within said thirty (30) days and corrects the same as promptly as reasonably practicable.

ii. Termination of this Agreement for non-payment of fees to City by User shall not become effective until after the expiration of fifteen (15) days written notice thereof by City to User and User fails to pay all moneys owed, fully within said period.

XI. Notices
All notices, requests, or other communications required or permitted to be given hereunder shall be in writing and delivered by certified or registered mail, address to the appropriate party at its address as follows:

City of Hollister
375 Fifth Street
Hollister, CA 85023

Joby Aero, Inc.

Attn: General Counsel
340 Woodpecker Ridge
Santa Cruz, CA 95060

XII. Certifications
The undersigned User certifies that User shall agree to abide by and comply with all laws, ordinances, rules, regulations, and requirements of all governmental agencies and authorities now in force, or which may hereafter be in force, pertaining to the Airport. The judgement of a court of competent jurisdiction, or the admission in any action or proceeding, whether the City is

9 a party thereto or not, of the violation of any such law, ordinance, rule, regulation or requirement shall be conclusive evidence of that fact.

Furthermore, the undersigned User certifies that User shall agree to abide by and comply with all conditions, requirements, and terms of any existing and future federal and state grant agreement pertaining to the Airport.

Failure to comply with any of these certifications shall cause immediate revocation and cancellation thereof.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement has been executed by the duly authorized officers and representatives of each of the parties on the date first shown above.

City:

CITY OF HOLLISTER,
A municipal corporation

By: ________________________
Jim Pia, Interim City Manager [or NAME, City Manager]

User:

JOBY AERO, INC.

By: ________________________
Signature

________________________
Print Name

* Note: Signature must be notarized.

10 EXHIBIT A: LIST OF PRIVATE USE INFRASTRUCTURE

11 EXHIBIT B: PATH OF TRAVEL (To/From Taxiway C)

STAFF REPORT

HOLLISTER CITY COUNCIL
MEETING DATE: December 1, 2025
REPORT # City Manager-2025-52

AGENDA ITEM: A RESOLUTION APPROVING A LEASE AGREEMENT FOR USE

OF A SECTION OF BROWNS ALLEY FOR OUTDOOR DINING WITH CASEY MUNOZ

DEPARTMENT: City Manager
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Jim Pia, Interim City Manager
STAFF CONTACT: Rod Powell, Assistant City Manager

RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt a resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute a lease agreement for use of a section of Browns Alley for outdoor dining with Casey Munoz.

DISCUSSION: Casey Munoz has recently entered into an agreement with the owner of 650 San Benito Street to operate the Supreme Sushi restaurant. The property is adjacent to an existing 900 square foot City-owned outdoor dining space that was previously leased to a former tenant. Mr. Munoz is seeking to enter into a lease with the City to utilize the same portion of Browns Alley as outdoor dining f or his Supreme Sushi restaurant.

Staff have developed the proposed 5-year lease to include designated per square foot charges of $.25 and $.50 for the initial two years and subsequent CPI increases for each of the following three years of the agreement.

The agreement is proposed to commence on December 1, 2025 , with annual rate adjustments occurring on December 1st of each subsequent year.

FISCAL IMPACT: If approved, the City will receive annual General Fund revenues of $2700.00 and $5400.00 for the first two years of the agreement. Revenues for years three through five will be based upon yet-to-be determined annual increases based on the applicable annual Consumer Price Index.

PREVIOUS COUNCIL OR COMMISSION ACTION: The City Council previously adopted Resolution 2020-37 on March 2, 2020, approving a two-year lease agreement for the same portion of Browns Alley.

CEQA: Not a project under CEQA. Approval of the proposed lease does not involve an action that has the potential to cause a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change to the environment.

ATTACHMENTS:

1. Resolution

2. Browns Alley Lease Agreement with Casey Munoz

RESOLUTION NO. 2025-XX

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HOLLISTER

APPROVING A LEASE AGREEMENT FOR A SECTION OF BROWNS

ALLEY FOR OUTDOOR DINING WITH CASEY MUNOZ

WHEREAS, the City of Hollister owns Browns Alley; and

WHEREAS, Casey Munoz desires to rent an existing 900 hundred square foot portion of Browns Alley form the City of Hollister for the purpose of outdoor dining for his adjacent restaurant at 650 San Benito Street; and

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of Hollister authorizes the Mayor to execute the attached lease with Casey Munoz for the use of a portion of Browns Alley.

PASSED AND ADOPTED, by the City Council of the City of Hollister at a regular meeting held on December 1, 2025, by the following vote:

AYES:

NOES:

ABSTAINED:

ABSENT:

Roxanne Stephens, Mayor

ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM:

Lozano Smith Attorneys at Law

____
Jennifer Woodworth, MMC, City Clerk Jennifer P. Thompson, City Attorney

Resolution No. 2025-XX

I, Jennifer Woodworth, MMC, City Clerk of the City of Hollister, do hereby certify that the attached Resolution No. 2025-XX is an original resolution, or true and correct copy of a City resolution, duly adopted by the Council of the City of Hollister at a reg ular meeting held on December 1, 2025 at which meeting a quorum was present.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal of the City of Hollister on December 1, 2025.

Jennifer Woodworth, MMC
City Clerk of the City of Hollister

STAFF REPORT

HOLLISTER CITY COUNCIL
MEETING DATE: December 1, 2025
REPORT # Fire-2025-35

AGENDA ITEM: A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE PURCHASE OF A FIRE

APPARATUS

DEPARTMENT: Fire
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Jonathan Goulding, Fire Chief
STAFF CONTACT: Jonathan Goulding, Fire Chief

RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt a resolution authorizing the City Manager to initiate the purchase of one Type 1 Rosenbauer Fire engine and negotiate the associated financing terms, with final financing terms to be returned to the City Council for formal approval.

DISCUSSION: The Hollister Fire Department operates a fleet of seven Type 1 fire engines, including units owned by partner agencies and reserve apparatus of varying ages and conditions. Of the seven engines, four operate as the primary responding units for their respective stations. Three of those frontline engines are owned by the City of Hollister, two 2018 models and one 2021 model. The two 2018 engines will reach their 10-year service mark at approximately the same time a newly ordered engine would be delivered, given an expected lead time of roughly 900 days.

Over the past two years, four of the six locally owned engines have spent over 80 days each out of service, including one frontline and one reserve engine each spending over 100 days out of service during this period. Additionally, there have been seven separate occasions where the State OES engine had to be placed in service as the first- out engine because no suitable locally owned reserve apparatus was in service.

To maintain fleet reliability, ensure adequate reserve capacity, and continue a predictable apparatus replacement and payment schedule, staff recommends initiating the purchase of one Type 1 Rosenbauer Fire Engine at this time. Beginning the procurement process now positions the City to reduce escalating apparatus maintenance costs, maintain response readiness, and prevent service gaps as aging engines transition into reserve status.

Staff is requesting authorization for the City Manager to initiate the purchase and negotiate financing terms. Final financing terms and a complete procurement package will be brought back to the City Council for formal approval prior to contract execution.

Background
The Hollister Fire Department’s Type 1 engine fleet consists of seven units:
 One engine owned by Cal OES, assigned locally as a reserve and deployed on behalf of the State as needed.
 One engine owned by San Juan Bautista, operated as a frontline unit and 20

years old. San Juan Bautista is evaluating replacement options.  One engine owned by San Benito County, in reserve status and 15 years old.  One engine owned by Hollister (2004 model), currently a reserve.  Three Hollister-owned frontline engines, two 2018 models and one 2021 model, serve as the primary response units.

Consistent with industry norms and fleet lifecycle planning, frontline Type 1 engines typically transition to reserve status at approximately 10 years of service. Based on this lifecycle, Hollister’s two 2018 Type 1 engines will reach their expected reserve transition period around the same time a newly ordered apparatus would be delivered, given the anticipated 900-day manufacturing and delivery lead time.

The operational reliability of the fleet has been challenged in recent years. Over the past two years:
 Four of the six locally owned engines have spent over 80 days each out of service for maintenance and repairs.
 One frontline and one reserve engine each exceeded 100 days out of service.  There were seven instances where the State OES engine had to be deployed as the first-out engine due to the lack of available reserves.

These factors underscore the need for proactive replacement planning to maintain continuous frontline coverage, mitigate operational risk, and reduce reliance on external apparatus during peak demand periods

The City utilizes Sourcewell to acquire our apparatus. Sourcewell ensures compliance with competitive bidding requirements for California agencies through the following:
• A compliant competitive process. As a government agency in Minnesota, Sourcewell conducts a national solicitation process that includes developing RFPs, evaluating bids, and awarding contracts. This fulfills the legal requirement for public competitive bidding, which in California applies to purchases over a specific dollar threshold, such as the $25,000 example cited by the American River Flood Control District.
• A joint powers agreement. Local California agencies can legally participate in Sourcewell's cooperative purchasing by entering into a "joint exercise of powers" agreement. This agreement gives them the authority to use contracts that were competitively awarded by Sourcewell.
• Supplier relationships. Sourcewell awards contracts at the manufacturer level, allowing a wide network of local dealers to sell products under the terms of the master contract. This enables California agencies to both use a Sourcewell contract and support local businesses.
• Case studies in California. Many California agencies, including cities and flood control districts, have successfully used Sourcewell contracts to justify their purchasing process. For example, meeting minutes from the California Uniform Construction Cost Accounting Commission show that a school district

used a Sourcewell contract for a flooring project.

FISCAL IMPACT: The estimated cost for replacement of one Type 1 engine is $1,114,000, with pricing valid through December 31, 2025. An anticipated minimum price increase of 3–5% will take effect beginning January 1, 2026.

Additionally, if the chassis payment is made within 15 days of arrival at the manufacturer’s plant, the purchase price will be reduced by $19,192.00.

Staff will evaluate available lease-purchase structures to minimize immediate budget impact and spread costs over multiple fiscal years while maintaining predictable payment schedules.

Upon Council authorization for the City Manager to initiate the purchase, staff will return to the Council for formal approval prior to contract execution with:
 A detailed financial plan focused on lease -purchase options  Finalized procurement documentation
 Options for early-payment savings
 A proposed financing structure

PREVIOUS COUNCIL OR COMMISSION ACTION: N/A

CEQA: N/A

ATTACHMENTS:

1. Resolution

2. Burtons Fire Quote

3. Leasing 2 Financing Quote

RESOLUTION NO. 2025-XX

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HOLLISTER

AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO INITIATE THE PURCHASE OF ONE TYPE 1 ROSENBAUER FIRE ENGINE AND NEGOTIATE THE

ASSOCIATED FINANCING TERMS WITH FINAL FINANCING TERMS

TO BE RETURNED TO THE CITY COUNCIL FOR FORMAL APPROVAL

WHEREAS, four of the six locally owned engines have spent over 80 days each out of service for maintenance and repairs; and

WHEREAS, one frontline and one reserve engine each exceeded 100 days out of service; and

WHEREAS, the City’s reserve capacity has been insufficient at times, requiring the State - owned OES engine to be deployed as the first -out engine on seven separate occasions; and

WHEREAS, two of the Fire Department’s Type 1 engines will reach their 10-year service mark in 2028, at which time they would typically transition from frontline to reserve status; and

WHEREAS, maintaining a reliable and adequately staffed fleet requires timely replacement of apparatus, predictable payment schedules, and sufficient reserve capacity to ensure community and firefighter safety; and

WHEREAS, initiating the procurement process for one Type 1 Rosenbauer fire engine at this time will support long-term fleet stability, reduce exposure to increasing apparatus costs, and ensure continued response readiness; and

WHEREAS, the City utilizes Sourcewell to acquire our apparatus, ensures compliance with competitive bidding requirements for California agencies through the following:
• A compliant competitive process. As a government agency in Minnesota, Sourcewell conducts a national solicitation process that includes developing RFPs, evaluating bids, and awarding contracts. This fulfills the legal requirement for public competitive bidding, which in California applies to purchases over a specific dollar threshold, such as the $25,000 example cited by the American River Flood Control District.
• A joint powers agreement. Local California agencies can legally participate in Sourcewell's cooperative purchasing by entering into a "joint exercise of powers" agreement. This agreement gives them the authority to use contracts that were competitively awarded by Sourcewell.
• Supplier relationships. Sourcewell awards contracts at the manufacturer lev el, allowing a wide network of local dealers to sell products under the terms of the master contract. This enables California agencies to both use a Sourcewell contract and support local businesses.

Resolution No. 2025-XX

• Case studies in California. Many California agencies, including cities and flood control districts, have successfully used Sourcewell contracts to justify their purchasing process. For example, meeting minutes from the California Uniform Construction Cost Accounting Commission show that a school district used a Sourcewell contract for a flooring project.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of Hollister that:

1. The City Manager is authorized to initiate the purchase of one Type 1 Rosenbauer fire engine and negotiate the associated fina ncing terms, including lease-purchase options.

2. The final financing terms and complete procurement package shall be returned to the City Council for formal approval prior to contract execution.

PASSED AND ADOPTED, by the City Council of the City of Hollister at a regular meeting held on December 1, 2025, by the following vote:

AYES:

NOES:

ABSTAINED:

ABSENT:

Roxanne Stephens, Mayor

ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM:

Lozano Smith Attorneys at Law

____
Jennifer Woodworth, MMC, City Clerk Jennifer Thompson, City Attorney

I, Jennifer Woodworth, MMC, City Clerk of the City of Hollister, do hereby certify that the attached Resolution No. 2025-XX is an original resolution, or true and correct copy of a City resolution, duly adopted by the Council of the City of Hollister at a regular meeting held on December 1, 2025 at which meeting a quorum was present.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal of the City of Hollister on December 1, 2025.

Jennifer Woodworth, MMC
City Clerk of the City of Hollister

November 20, 2025
BC Rod Dover:

Base Price
Body Price $528,197.00
Chassis Price $499,740.00
Customer Loyalty Discount -$15,000.00
Delivery $6,500.00
Ca State Sales Tax $93,696.67

9.250%$1,113,133.67
Please note:

Terms:

If chassis is paid for within 15 days after arrival at plant, please deduct $19,192.00.

Sincerely,
Burton's Fire Inc.

Quoted Delivery is 900 days after receipt of order
Hollister Fire Department
110 5th Street
Hollister, Ca 95023
Thank you for the opportunity to propose the following Rosenbauer fire apparatus:

One (1)
Pre-Con for (3) from Dept. at Factory
No Mid-Point Inspection Required
Final Inspection for (3) from Dept. at Factory
Final Delivery will be made by Burton's Fire to the Dept.

Performance Bond Not Required
Rosenbauer Type 1 on a Commander Chassis Quote #2610
(1) Day of Familiarization training by Burton's
Burton’s Fire Inc.
1301 Doker Drive
Modesto, CA 95351
209-544-3161
209-544-1109 Fax
www.burtonsfire.com
South Dakota Division
100 Third Street
Lyons, SD 57041
605-543-5591
605-543-9701 Fax
E-mail: sales@
rosenbaueramerica.com
Minnesota Division
5181 260th Street
P.O. Box 549
Wyoming, MN 55092
651-462-1000
651-462-1700 Fax
E-mail: sales@
rosenbaueramerica.com
Aerial Division
870 South Broad Street
Fremont, NE 68025
402-721-7622
402-721-7622 Fax
E-mail: sales@
rosenbaueramerica.com
Final payment due upon delivery.

Price good until December 31, 2025.

Please review specifications to see terms and conditions relating to your specified penalty clause.

Thank you again for this opportunity to work with your department, if you have any questions regarding the above proposal, please contact me at (209) 765-6971 or at [email protected] John Burton

Proposal Date:

Equipment Description:

Commencement Date:

Equipment Cost:

Lessee Down Payment:

Amount Financed:

Lease Term:

First Payment Date:

Payment Frequency:

Interest Rate:

Payment Amount:

Qualifications:

Financing by:Leasing 2, Inc.

Contact:Rick Carney
Phone:813-258-9888 x16
Email:[email protected]
Web: www.leasing2.com
10/15/2026 10/15/2026
c) Fixed Rates: Rates for ten (10) years and under are fixed for the entire term. Terms over ten years have a one time rate adjustment after ten (10) years to the then current interest rates for the remaining term.

1. Pricing: This is a lease proposal for the payment stream(s) indicated above. If any of the information identified above are not correct, please advise us so that we can determine if a new proposal is required. Other important elements of this proposal are:

Annual
$154,697.34$202,357.88

2. Type of Lease: This is a lease-purchase type of financing. After all the lease payments are made, Lessee will own the equipment without further cost.

6.48%
Annual
10 Years

6.42%
7 Years
Option 1 Option 2

LEASE FINANCING PROPOSAL
Burton's Fire Inc.

Requested by
Presented To (As Lessee)
Representing
City of Hollister, CA
September 10, 2025
$1,113,133.67 $1,113,133.67
October 15, 2025
$1,113,133.67 $1,113,133.67
(1) Rosenbauer Type 1 on a Commander Chassis Quote #2610

5. Credit Approval and Documentation: This is a proposal only, and does not represent a commitment to lease. This financing is subject to credit review and approval and execution of mutually acceptable documentation, including the opinion of lessee's counsel opining that the agreement is legal, valid and binding, obligation of Lessee.

3. Financial Reporting: All city, county and tax districts (including fire districts) will be expected to provide GAAP audited financial reports. All non- for profit corporations (vfd's) will be expected to provide IRS 990 federal tax returns. If you do not maintain these types of financial reports, please contact us to discuss.
b) Closing Costs: There will be no up-front costs of any kind charged by Lessor including closing costs, points, administrative costs, etc.

Your attorney may charge you to review the lease documents and complete the opinion letter required with our lease documentation.

4. Vendor Payable / Escrow Account (where applicable): In the event that the truck(s) and/or equipment are not ready to be delivered, proceeds of this lease will be held in a vendor payable account until delivery/acceptance. This is an interest bearing account to Lessee. a) Rate Expiration: Signing this proposal does not in itself lock in your rate. This lease must be credit approved, contracts properly signed, and the lease funded by Leasing 2 within thirty days from the date of this proposal to protect the rates quoted.

REQUEST TO PROCEED:

Proposal date: Option Chosen: _________ (where applicable) Upcoming Governing Body meeting date for lease approval: ____________________________________

Name of Lessee
_____________________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________ Authorized Signature Date Title
__________________________________________________________________ Printed Name Of Authorized Signature Last month of your budget year? _____________________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________ Contact Name Contact Phone Contact Email
(If Different ThanAuthorized Signature)
_____________________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________ Financial Contact Name Contact Phone Contact Email
(Can be Treasurer or Clerk)
Please complete the above information and fax or email all pages of the proposal to When you are ready to proceed with Leasing 2 towards finalizing this lease financing arrangement, please indicate so by signing below and completing the requested information. We will immediately email you our application. Thank you for your confidence and consideration.
813-258-9333 / [email protected]
Are you ready to move forward with Leasing 2?
Here is a quick overview of our process

1. Signed Proposal - When you are ready to move forward with Leasing 2, email a scan of the completed and signed proposal back to Leasing 2.

2. Credit Application - A credit application and request for current financial reports will be emailed to the designated contacts upon receipt of the signed proposal. The credit application should be completed and returned promptly to protect your quoted interest rates. Credit approval usually comes within a few days receipt of the completed credit application.

3. Financing Agreement - Once credit approval is accomplished, the financing agreement will be emailed for review and signature. Once the contracts are signed and returned, we are ready for closing. ** Important: A Resolution will be required with the lease contract ** In the event that you require board action to sign this proposal, please call us so that we may forward the preferred form for the meeting.

September 10, 2025
City of Hollister, CA

STAFF REPORT

HOLLISTER CITY COUNCIL
MEETING DATE: December 1, 2025
REPORT # Human Resources-2025-05

AGENDA ITEM: A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE MID-MANAGEMENT
EMPLOYEES SALARY & BENEFITS PLAN EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025

DEPARTMENT: Human Resources
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Jim Pia, Interim City Manager
STAFF CONTACT: Stephanie Brown, Human Resources Technician

RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt a resolution approving the amendments to the Mid-Management Employees Salary & Benefits Plan effective July 1, 2025.

DISCUSSION: The Mid-Management Employees include the following positions: Senior Civil Engineer; Associate Engineer; Associate Engineer – Traffic; Associate Engineer – Utilities; Capitol Improvement Project Manager; Fleet Maintenance Supervisor; Cannabis Affairs Manager; Parks Maintenance Supervisor; Administrative Supervisor; Senior Public Works Inspector; Environmental Programs Manager; Planning Manager; Public Works Superintendent; Recreation Supervisor; Recreation Manager; Projects Coordinator; Senior Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator; Senior Planner; Streets Maintenance Supervisor; Utility Supervisor; Economic Development Manager; and Code Enforcement Supervisor.

Compensation and benefits for these mid-management positions are established through the Mid-Management Employees Salary and Benefits Plan. Beginning in July 2025, City staff conducted a review of the existing compensation and benefits structure for Mid-Management positions and developed the Mid-Management Employees Salary and Benefits Plan to ensure equitable treatment across all City employee groups. The City is proposing the Salary and Benefits Plan to take effect July 1, 2025. City staff recommends adoption of the Mid-Management Employees Salary and Benefits Plan, effective July 1, 2025, as shown in Exhibit A.

The recommended Salary and Benefits Plan reflects an effort by the City to ensure that all City employees receive consistent and equitable treatment during this period of fiscal constraint. In alignment with modifications being implemented for all employee groups, the Mid-Management Employees Salary and Benefits Plan maintains current salary levels without wage increases for the coming year. Health insurance benefits are being restructured to establish a fixed dollar contribution mode l that provides greater budget certainty by separating the City’s contribution from potential premium fluctuations in future years. Additionally, the Mid-Management Employees Salary and Benefits Plan features language concerning insurance opt-out provisions, establishing clear procedures for administration.

The Mid-Management Employees Salary and Benefits Plan receives the same treatment as all City employee groups, demonstrating a unified organizational approach to addressing current fiscal realities.

FISCAL IMPACT: There is no fiscal impact associated with this item. The proposal does not include any increases to staff compensation, benefits, or staffing levels. All activities will be accomplished within existing budgeted resources and current personnel allocations.

PREVIOUS COUNCIL OR COMMISSION ACTION: N/A

CEQA: N/A

ATTACHMENTS:

1. Resolution for Approval of the Mid-Management Employees Salary & Benefits Plan

2. Exhibit A – Mid-Management Employees Salary & Benefits Plan Effective July 1, 2025

RESOLUTION NO. 2025-XX

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HOLLISTER

APPROVING THE MID-MANAGEMENT EMPLOYEES SALARY AND
BENEFITS PLAN EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025

WHEREAS, the Mid-Management Employees include the following positions: Senior Civil Engineer; Associate Engineer; Associate Engineer – Traffic; Associate Engineer – Utilities, Capitol Improvement Project Manager, Fleet Maintenance Supervisor, Cannabis Affairs Manager, Parks Maintenance Supervisor, Administrative Supervisor, Senior Public Works Inspector, Environmental Programs Manager, Planning Manager, Public Works Superintendent, Recreation Supervisor, Recreation Manager, Projects Coordinator, Senior Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator, Senior Planner, Streets Maintenance Supervisor, Utility Supervisor, Economic Development Manager, and Code Enforcement Supervisor; and

WHEREAS, compensation and benefits for Mid-Management positions are established through the Mid-Management Employees Salary and Benefits Plan; and

WHEREAS, the City has developed the Mid-Management Employees Salary and Benefits Plan to take effect July 1, 2025; and

WHEREAS, the Mid-Management Employees Salary and Benefits Plan maintains current salary levels without wage increases in recognition of the City's fiscal constraints and in alignment with modifications being requested for all employee groups; and

WHEREAS, the Mid-Management Employees Salary and Benefits Plan restructures health insurance benefits to establish a fixed dollar contribution model that provides greater budget certainty; and

WHEREAS, the Mid-Management Employees Salary and Benefits Plan includes language concerning insurance opt-out provisions that establishes clear procedures for administration; and

WHEREAS, the City Council finds that the proposed Mid-Management Employees Salary and Benefits Plan serves the best interests of the City by promoting fiscal responsibility, administrative efficiency, and organizational equity.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of Hollister as follows:

1. The City Council hereby approves the Mid-Management Employees Salary and Benefits Plan, attached hereto as Exhibit A and incorporated herein by reference, with such amendments to be effective July 1, 2025.

2. This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon adoption.

Resolution No. 2025-XX

PASSED AND ADOPTED, by the City Council of the City of Hollister at a regular meeting held on December 1, 2025, by the following vote:

AYES:

NOES:

ABSTAINED:

ABSENT:

Roxanne Stephens, Mayor

ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM:

Lozano Smith Attorneys at Law

____
Jennifer Woodworth, MMC, City Clerk Jennifer P. Thompson, City Attorney

I, Jennifer Woodworth, MMC, City Clerk of the City of Hollister, do hereby certify that the attached Resolution No. 2025-XX is an original resolution, or true and correct copy of a City resolution, duly adopted by the Council of the City of Hollister at a regular meeting held on December 1, 2025 at which meeting a quorum was present.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal of the City of Hollister on December 1, 2025.

Jennifer Woodworth, MMC
City Clerk of the City of Hollister

CITY OF HOLLISTER

MID-MANAGEMENT EMPLOYEES

SALARY & BENEFITS PLAN

EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025

1 Table of Contents
ARTICLE 1. APPLICATION OF SALARY & BENEFITS PLAN ........................................................ 3 ARTICLE 2. SALARY AND SPECIAL COMPENSATION ................................................................. 3 A. Salary Adjustment ......................................................................................................................... 3 B. Retirement ...................................................................................................................................... 3 C. Bilingual Allowance ....................................................................................................................... 4 D. Overtime and Holiday Pay ............................................................................................................ 5 E. Compensatory Time ....................................................................................................................... 5 F. 24-Hour Hazardous Materials (Hazmat) Certification Premium Pay ...................................... 5 G. Land Surveyor License Certification ........................................................................................... 6 H. Cross-Connection Specialist Certification ................................................................................... 6 I. Longevity Pay ................................................................................................................................. 6 J. Standby Pay .................................................................................................................................... 6 K. Telephone Stipend .......................................................................................................................... 7 L. Notary Public Commission Pay .................................................................................................... 7 M. Event Pay ........................................................................................................................................ 7 N. Heavy Equipment Operation Premium ....................................................................................... 7 O. Qualified Stormwater Developer (QSD) / Qualified Stormwater Practitioner (QSP) ............. 8 ARTICLE 3. INSURANCE ..................................................................................................................... 8 A. Description ...................................................................................................................................... 8 B. Health Insurance Options ............................................................................................................. 8 C. IRS Code Section 125 Flexible Benefits/Cafeteria Plan.............................................................. 8 D. Terms for Health Care Participation ........................................................................................... 9 E. Health Care Contributions ............................................................................................................ 9 F. Vision Insurance ........................................................................................................................... 10 G. Dental Insurance .......................................................................................................................... 10 H. Life Insurance .............................................................................................................................. 10 I. Long Term Disability Insurance ................................................................................................. 10 J. Health Insurance Waiver Option ................................................................................................ 10 K. Optional Health Benefits ............................................................................................................. 11 L. Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA's) ........................................................................................... 11 M. Voluntary Life Insurance ............................................................................................................ 11 N. Miscellaneous ............................................................................................................................... 12 ARTICLE 4. SAFETY COMPLIANCE AND EQUIPMENT .............................................................. 12 A. Safety Compliance ....................................................................................................................... 12

2 B. Safety Boot Allowance ................................................................................................................. 12 ARTICLE 5. MISCELLANEOUS .......................................................................................................... 12 A. Deferred Compensation Plan ...................................................................................................... 12 B. Tool Replacement Allowance ...................................................................................................... 13 C. Working Out of Classification Assignment ................................................................................ 13 D. Vacation Leave, Sick Leave, Holidays, Paid Holiday Closure and Floating Holidays ........... 13 E. Vacation Illness Conversion ........................................................................................................ 16 F. Sick Leave Conversion To Cash .................................................................................................. 16 G. Flexible Work Schedule ............................................................................................................... 16 H. Professional Development Incentive Program .......................................................................... 17 I. Jury Duty and Subpoenaed Witness .......................................................................................... 19 J. Bereavement Leave .................................................................................................................. 19 K. Uniform Allowance ...................................................................................................................... 20 L. Automatic Payroll Deposit .......................................................................................................... 20 M. Administrative Leave................................................................................................................... 20 N. Tuition Reimbursement ............................................................................................................... 21 O. Christmas Eve Holiday ................................................................................................................ 21 R. Computer Loan Program ............................................................................................................ 21 ARTICLE 6. TERM .................................................................................................................................. 21

3 ARTICLE 1. APPLICATION OF SALARY AND BENEFITS PLAN

This Salary and Benefits Plan shall apply to the City of Hollister (“City”) Mid-Management Employees (hereafter referred to as "Mid-Management Employees"). This Unrepresented group of employees includes the following Unrepresented Classifications.

The Benefits stated in this Plan shall apply to the Mid-Management Employees under Employment Contract with the City, unless stated otherwise. Contracted Employees are not eligible for Salary Adjustments under Article 2.

ARTICLE 2. SALARY AND SPECIAL COMPENSATION

A. Salary Adjustment

Effective the first full pay period after July 1, 2025, the City shall apply a zero percent (0%) increase to the salary schedule for all classifications of the Mid-Management Employees.

B. Retirement

1. Contribution

Tier 1

a. Effective the first full pay period after the execution of the Salary and Benefits Plan, and the City’s subsequent adoption of the Resolution changing the CalPERS Retirement Employee Contribution Rate, all unit employees under the Miscellaneous CalPERS “2.5% @ age 55” Retirement Benefit Plan shall pay eight percent (8%) of their Compensation as part of the Employees’ contribution.

Tier 2

b. Effective the first full pay period after the execution of the Salary and Benefits PlaC, and the City’s subsequent adoption of the Resolution changing the CalPERS Retirement Employee Contribution Rate, all unit employees under the Miscellaneous CalPERS “2% @ age 60” Retirement Benefit Plan shall pay seven percent (7%) of their Compensation as part of the Employees’ contribution.
 Senior Civil Engineer
 Associate Engineer
 Associate Engineer – Traffic
 Capital Improvement Project
Manager
 Fleet Maintenance Supervisor
 Cannabis Affairs Manager
 Parks Maintenance Supervisor
 Administrative Supervisor
 Senior Public Works Inspector
 Environmental Programs Manager

 Planning Manager
 Public Works Superintendent
 Recreation Supervisor
 Recreation Manager
 Projects Coordinator
 Senior Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator
 Senior Planner
 Streets Maintenance Supervisor
 Utility Supervisor
 Economic Development Manager
 Associate Engineer – Utilities
 Code Enforcement Supervisor

4 Tier 3

c. Effective on or after January1, 2013, all new employees hired on or after January 1, 2013, and who are defined as a “new member” under the Public Employee Pension Reform Act of 2013 (PEPRA), AB 340 shall pay the employee contribution rate as established by State of California law.

2. 1959 PERS Survivor Death Benefit

The City shall provide the PERS Section 21574 "Fourth Level 1959 Survivor Death Benefit" for all eligible unit members for the term of this contract. The City shall pay the employer rate contribution. The employee shall pay the member rate contribution.

3. One-Year Final Compensation Benefit

The City shall provide the PERS Section 20042 "One Year Final Compensation" benefit for eligible unit members.

All new employees hired on or after January 1, 2013, and who are defined as a “new Member” under PEPRA, are subject to the new State Formulas, Final Compensation Period, and Contribution requirements as established by the PEPRA.

C. Bilingual Allowance

Employees who perform technical bilingual skills (reading, writing and oral translation) for the benefit of the City on a regular and ongoing basis and who successfully pass City-administered proficiency test shall receive an allowance based on the level(s) of bilingual competency listed below.

Level I – Oral Translation

Employees who perform technical bilingual skills and who successfully pass a City-administered oral proficiency test shall receive an allowance of one hundred seventy-five dollars ($175.00) per month.

The Allowance will be payable as part of the employee’s bi-weekly payroll.

Level II – Written Translation

For employees who successfully pass the written proficiency test, shall receive an additional amount of one hundred and twenty-five dollars ($ 125.00) per month. Each department within the City will be allowed 3 positions of level 2 bilingual services. If a department’s need for bilingual services becomes greater than the allotted 3 positions, the department head may request to increase its bilingual services pending City Managers approval.

Employees who become eligible for Level II will be required to serve as an oral translator and/or provide written translation in the course of the employee’s duties on a regular and on-going basis, per the City’s needs. These employees may be called upon by other departments on an as need basis.

Such Level II Bilingual Translators shall perform written translations that are viewed by a large audience of City residents (i.e. City mailers, informational brochures, inserts in City utility billings, social medial, public notices, and any additional documents as needed.) Employees, who are currently

5 receiving Level I Bilingual Allowance, will not be required to retest in order to continue receiving the monthly allowance.

D. Overtime and Holiday Pay

1. Any employee covered under this Salary and Benefits Plan, who is determined to be overtime eligible as defined by the Fair labor Standards Act (FLSA) and who is authorized or required to work overtime in excess of forty (40) hours per week, shall be compensated at the rate of time and one-half for each hour worked.

2. Any employee covered under this Salary and Benefits Plan, who is determined to be overtime eligible as defined by the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and is authorized or required to work on any City- recognized holiday, shall be compensated at the rate of time and one-half for each hour worked in addition to their regular holiday pay.

3. Any employee covered under this Salary and Benefits Plan, who is determined to be overtime ineligible as defined by the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), shall receive Administrative Leave as identified in Article 12. Miscellaneous, Section (P) “Administrative Leave” below.

E. Compensatory Time

Any employees covered under this Salary and Benefits Plan, who are determined to be overtime eligible as defined by the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and who are authorized or required to work overtime, shall have the option to either receive paid compensation at a rate one and one-half (1 ½) times the employee’s regular rate of pay for all hours worked in excess of forty (40) hours per week, or to take compensatory time off from duty at a rate one and one-half (1 1/2) times the amount of each overtime hour worked which exceeds forty (40) hours per week.

Overtime eligible employees who work holidays shall have the option to either receive paid compensation at a rate one and one-half times the employees’ regular pay rate plus receive employees’ regular eight (8) hours paid compensation, or to take compensatory time off from duty at a rate one and one-half (1 ½) times the amount for each hour worked plus the eight (8) hours regular paid time. Employees who are called in on holidays shall also receive this option.

Employees may accumulate a maximum of two-hundred forty (240) hours (160 FLSA overtime hours worked) in their “Compensatory Time Bank”.

F. 24-Hour Hazardous Materials (Hazmat) Certification Premium Pay

Employees covered under this Salary and Benefits Plan, who are required to perform duties and respond to emergency situations involving exposure to hazardous materials, and who possess and maintain a 24-Hour Hazardous Materials Technician Level III certification that meets 29 CFR 1910.120(q) shall be paid premium pay of five percent (5.0%) so long as they are assigned such responsibilities and maintain current certification for this Premium Pay.

Eligibility shall be effective on the first Payroll Period following ratification of this Salary and Benefits Plan.

The City will review annually the number and types of occurrences to which employees qualifying for this premium pay are called to respond to in order to determine the cost-effectiveness of maintaining this program. The City reserves the right to change the amount of the premium pay in consideration of the number and magnitude of the incidents, the actual response by the employee(s)

6 both during and outside normal business hours, and other factors deemed relevant by the City. The Premium Pay will be payable as part of the employee’s bi-weekly payroll.

G. Land Surveyor License Certification

All employees covered under this Salary and Benefits Plan, who possess and maintain a valid California Land Surveyor License shall receive Annual Incentive Pay of five percent (5%) of base salary, payable as part of the employee’s bi-weekly payroll. Employees covered by this Salary and Benefits Plan, whose job assignment as determined by the City Manager requires this certificate and performs the work will be the individuals that receive the annual incentive pay. Anyone currently receiving this incentive is grandfathered in as of the signing of the Salary and Benefits Plan.

H. Cross-Connection Specialist Certification

All employees who possess and maintain a valid California and Nevada Cross-Connection Specialist Certification shall receive Annual Incentive Pay of five percent (5%) of base salary, payable as part of the employee’s’ bi-weekly payroll. This certification shall be utilized for the upkeep and maintenance of, and be funded solely through the City’s Water and Wastewater Enterprise Systems. Employees covered under this Salary and Benefits Plan, whose job assignment as determined by the City Manager requires this certificate and performs the work will be the individuals that receive the annual incentive pay. Anyone currently receiving this incentive is grandfathered in as of the signing of the Salary and Benefits Plan.

I. Longevity Pay

A longevity bonus shall be paid to employees of this unit who complete the following specified consecutive years of service and will be effective the first full pay period following the completion of:

Mid-Management Employees who were eligible for and received longevity bonus pay prior to July 1st, 2009 shall be entitled to receive the difference between the previous longevity bonus pay and the increased longevity bonus pay provided in this Salary and Benefits Plan so that the net result is that all employees with equivalent years of service will receive the same longevity pay amount. Mid- Management Employees shall be limited to one category of longevity bonus pay. If a Mid—Management Employee initially received this pay while a member of a bargaining unit, the employee shall not be entitled to any additional longevity pay. Longevity Pay will be payable as part of the employee’s bi- weekly payroll.

J. Standby Pay

Employees covered by this Salary and Benefits Plan who are assigned to standby duty shall be paid two-hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) for each week that they are so assigned. Standby pay can be

NUMBER OF CONSECUTIVE

YEARS OF SERVICE

LONGEVITY BONUS
The 10th Year of Service Three Percent (3.0%) of Base Salary The 15th Year of Service Six Percent (6.0%) of Base Salary The 20th Year of Service Nine Percent (9.0%) of Base Salary

7 broken down by a rate of $35.71 per day ($250 divided by 7 days) to the maximum of $250.00 per week. The City shall have full discretion in making and administering standby assignments. This shall include, but not be limited to, the authority of the City to:

1. Require an employee to be available at all hours by telephone or to use a pager.

2. To restrict employee’s travel in order to perform standby assignments.

3. Require employee to refrain from activities which would impair the ability to respond to emergency situations.

4. While on standby, employee will only be required to answer a call out for public health and safety issues.

Management agrees to involve employees in discussions regarding standby policy modifications.

Standby assignments shall be scheduled in advance to provide even distribution of on-call assignments to the extent possible. However, schedule adjustments may be necessary due to illness, vacation, vacancy, and/or other types of approved leave.

K. Telephone Stipend

The City will pay a cell phone allowance of $40 per month to Mid-Management Employees.

Employees receiving this allowance shall keep the phone in service at all assigned times and shall maintain the phone in proper working order at the employee’s expense. No employee will be allowed the Cell Phone Allowance if they also maintain a City provided Cell Phone. City has no financial responsibility for lost or damages cell phones. The Stipend will be payable as part of the employee’s bi-weekly payroll.

L. Notary Public Commission Pay

Any Mid-Management Employee who possesses and maintains a Notary Public Commission shall receive an allowance of $125.00 per month. Employees who receive Notary Public Commission Pay shall remain subject to the needs and requirements of the City. The Commission Pay will be payable as part of the employee’s bi-weekly payroll.

M. Event Pay

Any Mid-Management Employee who is required to work a special event, which is defined as a local event that is sponsored by an established organization (i.e. Hollister Motorcycle Rally, Hollister Airshow, HazMat Day, Lights on Celebration, etc.) and with City Manager’s approval will be compensated $400 per day.

N. Heavy Equipment Operation Premium

Effective upon execution of this Salary and Benefits Plan ,employees in the class of Fleet Maintenance Supervisor, Parks Maintenance Supervisor, Public Works Superintendent, Streets Maintenance Supervisor, and Utilities Supervisor who possess and maintain a Class A license and operate heavy equipment shall receive a premium payment of two dollars ($2.00) over his/her regular base rate for each hour worked.

8 O. Qualified Stormwater Developer (QSD) / Qualified Stormwater Practitioner (QSP)

An employee who possesses and maintains a valid QSD/QSP certificate as required by the State of California for stormwater best management practices shall receive annual incentive pay of five percent (5.00%) of base salary, payable as part of the employee’s biweekly payroll, if the employee’s job assignment as determined by the City Manager requires the individual to perform the work.

ARTICLE 3. INSURANCE

A. Description

The City of Hollister Flexible Benefits Plan/Cafeteria Plan (hereinafter “Plan") is available to full- time employees (hereinafter “Employees"). There will be three participation levels as referenced under Section [E]. Optional benefits are listed below. Once an election is made, it will remain in force until the next open enrollment period. A Third-Party Administrator (T.P.A.) fee will be paid by the employees that participate in the Plan.

B. Health Insurance Options

The City shall provide employees with the choice of participating in the Public Employees' Medical and Hospital Care Act (PEMHCA) program offered by CALPERS.

C. IRS Code Section 125 Flexible Benefits/Cafeteria Plan

1. The City shall provide for unit members an IRS Code Section 125 Flexible Benefits/Cafeteria Plan in accordance with all applicable state and federal laws and regulations.

2. The City shall contribute towards the PEMHCA medical, dental and vision care plan amounts allocated in accordance with the City's IRS Code Section 125 Flexible Benefits/Cafeteria Plan as specified below.

3. The City shall allocate specified amounts of "Flex Credits" to the employee's flexible benefit account. These amounts shall consist of the following:

a. The City will contribute a dollar amount towards medical insurance premiums at the following levels:.

COVERAGE CITY CONTRIBUTION
Employee Only $1,162.71
Employee Plus One $2,325.42
Employee Plus Family $3,023.05

b. The City will contribute towards dental insurance in the following amounts.

COVERAGE CITY CONTRIBUTION
Employee Only $49.80
Employee Plus One $100.63
Employee Plus Family $135.91

9 c. The City will contribute towards vision insurance in the following amounts:

COVERAGE CITY CONTRIBUTION
Employee Only $14.15
Employee Plus One $30.29
Employee Plus Family $30.29

4. In the event that surplus Flex Credits are available, any Mid-Management Employee shall have the option to allocate such Flex Credits to one or more of the following:

a. Mid-Management Employees’ Flexible Spending Account.

b. Roth Individual Retirement Account (IRA).

c. ICMA or City-authorized 457 Deferred Compensation Plan.

If a Mid-Management Employee’s residual “Flex Credits” are reduced, the employee will have the responsibility to pay the contribution no longer covered by the Surplus Flex Credits.

5. Employees who waive either dental and/or vision coverage shall have the option to apply available flex credits towards the cost of any optional premium listed in the respective sections below. The cost of the optional premium not covered by available flex credits shall remain the employee’s responsibility.

6. Employees who elect to waive any or all health coverage shall be subject to the terms and provisions described under Section [J] below.

D. Terms for Health Care Participation

Participation and coverage in the medical, dental, and vision care plans shall be in accordance with the terms and conditions of the insurance carrier.

E. Health Care Contributions

1. Employee-only Premium

The City shall contribute towards the medical, dental, and vision insurance plans an amount equal to the employee-only premium at the time of adoption of this Salary and Benefits Plan for each employee covered under this Salary an Benefits Plan. The employee-only premium for medical insurance shall be in accordance with Section [C] above.

2. Employee Option for Dependent Coverage

For those employees who elect the option for dependent coverage for medical, dental, and vision insurance plans, the City shall contribute monthly amounts equal to the employee plus one and employee plus family toward such dependent coverage in accordance with Section [C] above.

10 F. Vision Insurance

The City shall provide a vision care insurance plan which is available to eligible employees and qualified dependents during the term of this Salary and Benefits Plan.

The City shall offer vision care insurance for employees and qualified dependents as a pre-tax flexible benefit option. Participation and coverage shall be in accordance with the terms and conditions of the insurance carrier.

G. Dental Insurance

The City shall offer dental care insurance for employees and qualified dependents as a pre-tax flexible benefit option. Participation and coverage shall be in accordance with the terms and conditions of the insurance carrier.

H. Life Insurance

The City shall provide term life insurance in the amount equal to $100,000.00 for each employee covered under, and for the term of, this Salary and Benefits Plan. Additional term life insurance may be purchased by the employee in increments of $10,000.00 up to a total of $250,000.00.

I. Long Term Disability Insurance

The City agrees to provide to all employees covered under this Salary and Benefits Plan, at City cost a Supplemental Long Term Disability Plan, coordinated with other existing benefits to provide no more than a thirty (30) day exclusion or elimination period; no less than a one (1) year benefit for accident or illness; and a minimum scheduled benefit of sixty-six percent (66%) or two-thirds (2/3) of gross salary to a maximum of $3,500.00 per month for the term of this Salary and Benefits Plan . The City in its sole discretion shall select the Supplemental Long Term Disability Plan carrier that meets these requirements.

J. Health Insurance Waiver Option

1. Employees covered under this Salary and Benefits Plan, who elect not to participate in the City's health care insurance program, will be compensated in a monthly amount as follows:

$535 Employee Only
$1,075 Employee plus one
$1,380 Employee plus family

The compensation will be based on the employer’s contribution towards the premiums for the City’s health plan at the level corresponding to the employee’s verified non-City coverage (employee only, employee plus one dependent, or employee plus two or more dependents). To receive this benefit, employees must submit documentation demonstrating their enrollment in a qualified non-City insurance plan at the applicable coverage level. This documentation must be provided at the time of waiver and during any subsequent verification periods as specified in

11 Section [3] below. Upon verification of coverage, this cash amount will be paid as part of the employee’s bi-weekly payroll.

2. Employees covered under this Salary and Benefits Plan shall be eligible to elect not to participate in the City’s health care program.

3. Employees covered under this Salary and Benefits Plan electing not to participate in the City's health care insurance program must annually provide proof of medical insurance coverage and verify any dependents as if they were receiving coverage through the City in order to maintain payment under this waiver option.

3. In addition to the coverage options specified under Article 7. Insurance of the Salary and Benefits Plan between the City of Hollister and Mid-Management Employees, the following optional health benefits shall be available to the Mid-Management Employees.

K. Optional Health Benefits

Employees covered under this Salary and Benefits Plan that have elected to participate in a City- offered medical plan can also elect to participate in the optional benefits. If the employee has any surplus flex credits after making all elections required to participate in the medical insurance, the employee can use that surplus toward optional qualified insurance benefits or one or both of the pre- tax spending accounts. Employees that wish to participate in the optional benefits plan, but do not have any surplus credits, can elect to have a pre-tax payroll deduction in a n amount to cover the cost of their elections.

Employees may pay the premiums for the following benefits on a voluntary basis:

- Medical Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Group Term Insurance up to $50,000.00 for Employees only - Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance
- Short Term Disability
- Cancer Insurance
- Supplemental Health Insurance
- Accidental Only Insurance
- Intensive Care Insurance

L. Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA's)

The City agrees to establish a pre-tax dependent care reimbursement account up to the maximum reimbursement allowed by law to be funded by employee.

The City agrees to establish a pre-tax medical reimbursement account, up to the maximum amount allowed by law.

M. Voluntary Life Insurance

The City shall offer a voluntary supplemental life insurance plan through the flexible benefits plan for pre-tax contributions by the employees. Participation and coverage shall be in accordance with the terms and conditions of the insurance carrier. Employees may also elect pre-tax payroll deductions to support other City sponsored voluntary supplemental insurance benefits.

12 N. Miscellaneous

The City of Hollister does not allow the employee to take the surplus credits in taxable cash. For employees who elect not to participate in the group medical coverage offered by the City, the City will provide dental and vision coverage for the employee and his/her dependents at no cost to the employee.

ARTICLE 4. SAFETY COMPLIANCE AND EQUIPMENT

A. Safety Compliance

The City shall meet the requirements of Cal OSHA.

B. Safety Boot Allowance

Eligible employees in the classification of Senior Civil Engineer, Associate Engineer, Associate Civil Engineer, Associate Engineer-Traffic, Capital Improvement Project Manager, and Administrative Supervisor shall be reimbursed up to one-hundred seventy-five dollars ($175.00) per year, upon presentation of satisfactory proof-of-purchase, for safety shoes or boots which are approved and authorized by City management. Used safety shoes and boots are the property of the City and shall be returned to the City.

This allowance is to assist employees in purchasing City-approved work shoes and/or boots appropriate for the type of work being performed in accordance with General Industry Safety Orders, Title 8, Section 3385. Appropriate safety shoes and boots shall incorporate the following safety factors depending on the type of work performed:

1) Non-skid sole

2) Adequate ankle protection

3) Puncture protection

4) Impact/compression protection

Eligible employees in the classification of Streets Maintenance Supervisor, Utilities Supervisor, , Fleet Maintenance Supervisor, Parks Maintenance Supervisor, Public Works Superintendent, , and Senior Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator shall be reimbursed up to three-hundred ($300.00) per year, upon presentation of satisfactory proof-of-purchase, for safety shoes or boots which are approved and authorized by City management.

Employees in the classifications of Recreation Manager Senior Planner, Planning Manager, Information Systems Manager, Economic Development Manager, and Projects Coordinator shall not be eligible for this safety boot allowance.

ARTICLE 5. MISCELLANEOUS

A. Deferred Compensation Plan

13 The City shall continue to provide a voluntary Deferred Compensation Plan for all employees covered under, and for the term of this Salary and Benefits Plan.

B. Tool Replacement Allowance

1. The City shall provide a tool replacement fund for the replacement of worn out or broken shop tools and the purchase of new shop tools as needed. This allowance will be available to those employees in classifications of Fleet Maintenance Supervisor who are required as a condition of employment to provide their own shop tools for the performance of their duties within City service. The utilization of this fund shall not exceed $500.00 per employee for any fiscal year. All shop tools purchased and reimbursed under this provision shall be maintained by the employee so as to be immediately available for City work.

2. The employee shall acquire the tool(s) and shall present documentary evidence (receipts and invoices, etc.) of the acquisition and ownership to the City for reimbursement. The Department Head or his designee may inspect and inventory all tools acquired under this provision.

3. The refusal to replace a tool by Management will not be a grievable matter.

C. Working Out of Classification Assignment

Employees assigned by management on a Personnel Action Form (P.A.F.) shall be compensated within the salary range for which the assignment is made, but in no case less than five percent (5%) subject to the following:

1. The position must be budgeted.

2. Must be assigned in writing by the department head and approved by the City Manager to work in a higher classification and, therefore, performs substantially all of the duties of the higher classification for a period of more than ten (10) consecutive working days or eighty (80) consecutive working hours in a fiscal year, (or eight (8) consecutive working days) the employee, shall be entitled to be compensated with an additional five percent (5%) over his/her current rate of pay, beginning with the eleventh (11th) day or the eighty–first (81st) hour of the assignment. A continuous out–of–classification assignment bridging two (2) fiscal years shall be treated as if it occurred during the prior fiscal year. For example, an employee receiving the compensation for an assignment, which commences on June 15 of one (1) fiscal year and ended on July 5 of the succeeding fiscal year, would receive compensation for the entire assignment. Similarly, an employee whose 11th day or eighty– first (81st) hour of out–of–classification assignment occurred during the prior fiscal year would commence receiving compensation as of the 11th day or eighty–first (81st) hour. This provision shall apply only as pensionable compensation for Classic Members as defined by the Public Employees’ Pension Reform Act (PEPRA) of 2013 as it is currently enacted and as it is amended in the future, and its implementing regulations, referred to hereinafter collectively as “PEPRA”.

3. Management's assignment or non-assignment is final.

D. Vacation Leave, Sick Leave, Holidays, Paid Holiday Closure and Floating Holidays

1. Vacation Leave

14 All Mid-Management Employees covered under this Salary and Benefits Plan are entitled to ten (10) working days of vacation pay upon successful completion of their first six (6) months of continuous service. Employees may take accrued vacation after the completion of six (6) months of service.

a. Vacation Accrual Rate

b. Maximum Accrual

Mid-Management Employees may only accumulate a maximum of thirty- five (35) working days (280 hours) of vacation without the authorization of the City Manager. Accumulated vacation time of more than thirty-five days (280 hours) requires prior written authorization by the City Manager and must be used prior to the end of the calendar year or it will be lost.

Any Mid-Management Employee who separates in good standing from the City shall be compensated for a maximum of two-hundred eighty (280) hours at the employee’s hourly rate of pay at the time of separation from City service.

c. Cash Out of Vacation

Mid-Management Employees may cash out vacation leave hours in the increments of ten (10) hours as long as it has been budgeted and must have the City Manager’s Approval.

Compensation for vacation leave cashed out will be made at the employee’s rate of pay at the time of cash out. Request for payment of vacation time shall be made in writing to the Department of Administrative Services at least thirty (30) days in advance.

Payments of cashed-out vacation leave will be made on the first full pay day which follows the end of the thirty (30) day advance. This payment will be made in the regular payroll check issued for that pay period.

2. Sick Leave

Sick leave shall be accrued at a rate of twelve (12) days per year (8 hours per month). Unused sick leave may be accrued without limit.

3. Holiday Schedule

All employees covered under this Salary and Benefits Plan are entitled to 12.5 paid holidays per year. Each paid holiday is the equivalent to 8.00 hours unless otherwise noted. The 12.5 paid holidays in the schedule below are the equivalent to 100.00 hours. The holidays are as follows:

New Year’s Day January 1
Years of Service Annual Vacation Accrual
1st through completion of 3rd 10 days
4th through completion of 7th 15 days
8th through completion of 15th 20 days
16th through completion of 20th 22 days
beginning of 21st year 25 days

15 Martin Luther King, Jr. Third Monday in January
President’s Day Third Monday in February
Cesar Chavez Day March 31
Memorial Day Last Monday in May
Juneteenth June 19
Independence Day July 4th
Labor Day First Monday in September
Veteran’s Day November 11
Friday after Thanksgiving Day after Thanksgiving
Christmas Eve- Half Day December 24
Christmas Day December 25

If one of the holiday listed above falls on a Sunday, then it shall be observed on the following Monday. If one of the holidays listed above falls on a Saturday, then it shall be observed on the previous Friday.

4. Holiday Office Closure

The City Manager may elect to close certain City offices to the public between the Christmas and New Year’s Day holidays. However, it will also be necessary to have a base level of staffing to open and operate certain offices during core business hours. Not all departments will be impacted as some public services must be provided on a continual basis.

To accommodate these needs, the City will provide all
Mid-Management Employees a bank of thirty-two
(32) HOLIDAY CLOSURE HOURS. An employee will have the option, with Department Head approval, to use HOLIDAY CLOSURE HOURS at any point between November 1 – December

31. There are no exceptions to these dates. HOLIDAY CLOSURE HOURS cannot be cashed-out and carry no cash value. Unused hours will be forfeited.

The Holiday Office Closure will apply to full and part-time City Employees. Department heads will assess their operations to determine the extent to which they will participate in total or partial closure of office to the public during the specified period. Those departments for which is impractical to consider closure for the days listed below will establish alternate days for employees to use the required Holiday Office Closure hours.

It is the employee’s responsibility to ensure that required hours are taken off work prior to the end of each applicable fiscal year. Management will make every effort to accommodate employees’ requests for the equivalent hours of time off.

The Holiday Office Closure is neither grievable nor appealable

6. Floating Holidays

All Eligible Mid-Management Employees shall receive two (2) floating holidays for their use on July 1 of each fiscal year. Each floating holiday is the equivalent to 8.00 hours.

7. Working/ Called in on a Holiday

16 Any employees covered under this Salary and Benefits Plan who work or called in on a holiday shall receive compensatory time off from duty at a rate equal to the amount of time worked on the holiday up to eight (8) hours per day worked. If an employee covered under this Salary and Benefits Plan is also entitled to an event pay the employee will be allow to receive both the compensatory time and event pay.

E. Vacation Illness Conversion

If an employee covered under this Salary and Benefits Plan is on vacation and becomes ill, he or she may convert vacation time to sick leave with pay. This conversion must be supported by a physician’s statement.

F. Sick Leave Conversion to Cash

Eligible employees covered under this Salary and Benefits Plan may convert a percentage of accrued, unused sick leave to cash at death or retirement from City employment. The provisions for this policy are as follows:

1. Employees may not "cash out" or be compensated for any of the first 240 hours of sick leave accrued.

2. Any current employee having completed 10 years of continuous service with the City and who retires from City service by filing for Service Retirement with CalPERS, will be compensated for fifty-percent (50%) of accrued, unused sick leave in excess of 240 hours at the employee's hourly rate of pay at the time of retirement from City service.

3. The surviving spouse or State-registered Domestic Partner, beneficiary(s), dependent(s), or estate of any current employee covered under this Salary and Benefits Plan who has completed 10 years of continuous service with the City and dies while employed by the City prior to retirement, will be compensated for fifty percent (50%) of accrued, unused sick leave in excess of 240 hours at the employee's hourly rate of pay at the time of death.

4. Any current employee having completed 10 years of continuous service with the City and having an unused sick leave accrual balance exceeding 500 hours may, at their option, "cash out" up to a maximum of 96 hours (12 days) of unused sick leave annually as long as the "cashed out" hours do not diminish the unused sick leave accrual balance to an amount less than 500 hours.

5. Compensation for unused, accrued sick leave will be made at the employee's rate of pay at the time of "cash out". Requests for payment of unused sick leave as described herein, shall be made in writing to the Administrative Services Department at least 30 days in advance of June 1st and December 1st of each year.

6. Payments of "cashed out" unused sick leave will be made on the first pay day which follows June 1st and December 1st of each year.

G. Flexible Work Schedule

Eligible employees covered under this Salary and Benefits Plan may work flexible work schedules (i.e. 4/10, 9/80) when feasible. It is not the intention of the City to reduce the number of hours that City services are available to the public. It is agreed that implementation of flexible work schedules

17 shall be evaluated on a work unit basis, and will only be approved where flexible work schedules can be implemented without reducing service levels and cost effectiveness.

H. Professional Development Incentive Program

Employees who have successfully completed probation shall be eligible to receive a one-time professional development incentive for obtaining certificates or degrees received after the date of this Salary and Benefits Plan. A professional development incentive shall not be awarded if the certification or degree is a minimum requirement for their position.

The certificate must relate to the employee's current position or future opportunities with the General Employees Unit, Mid-Management Employees, Confidential Employees or the Executive Management Unit. Vocational Training, for purposes of this section, is defined as a minimum of 100 hours of specific training in a career field which results in a certificate of completion. The minimum one hundred (100) hours shall be documented classroom time or in the case of a correspondence program identified as the average length of time required to complete the program certification as documented by the certifying agency or institution. Only one (1) professional development incentive per fiscal year can be received by an employee.

1. Professional Certificates - $2,500.00 Lump Sum:

- Professional Engineer Registration
- Professional Land Surveyor Registration
- Certified Public Accountant
- Engineer-In -Training
- Land Surveyor-In -Training
- American Institute of Certified Planners
- Paralegal Certificate
- Grade 5 Water Treatment Operator or Water Distribution Operator - Grade 5 Waste Water Treatment Operator
- International Code Council (ICC) EC Soils Special Inspector - International Code Council (ICC) 47 Reinforced Concrete Special Inspector

2. College Degrees and Certificates - $2,500.00 Lump Sum

- Ph.D.
- Master's Degree
- Bachelor's Degree
- Associate's Degree

3. Technical Certificates - $2,000.00 Lump Sum:

- Grade 4 Water Treatment Operator or Water Distribution Operator - Grade 3 Water Treatment Operator or Water Distribution Operator - Grade 2 Water Treatment Operator or Water Distribution Operator - Grade 1 Water Treatment Operator or Water Distribution Operator - Grade 4 Waste Water Treatment Operator
- Grade 3 Waste Water Treatment Operator
- Grade 2 Waste Water Treatment Operator
- Grade 1 Waste Water Treatment Operator

18 - I.C.B.O. Certificates
- Public Works Inspector – NICET
- Cross Connection Control Specialist Certification
- Certified Arborist

4. Vocational Certificates of Completion: Examples:

- A(+) Certification (Computer Hardware, Software & Networking) - Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer
- Cisco Certified Network Associates
- Operation Of Wastewater Treatment Plants Program administered by California State University, Sacramento Regional and Continuing Education Program - Title 29 CFR 1910.120(q) - 24 Hour Hazardous Materials (Hazmat) Technician Level III Certification

The amount of the incentive for any Vocational Certificate of Completion shall be based on the following number of hours of course work:

Minimum Hours For Vocational
Certificate

Amount
100 $1,500
80 $1,200
60 $900
40 $600
20 $300

5. Technical Certificates - $1,000.00 Lump Sum:

- Chemical Applicator
- Licensed Tree Trimmer
- Automotive Service Technician (A.S.E.)

6. Additional Eligibility Criteria

Additional licenses and certificates eligible for these professional development incentives, not listed in this Article, may be reviewed and approved by the Department Head in accordance with the following criteria:

- The license or certificate submitted for consideration must directly relate to the employee's current position or future lateral or promotional opportunities in accordance with the provisions of this section.
- The employee earning the license or certificate shall be subject to duties and assignments commensurate with the level of proficiency attained under the City's Professional Development Incentive Program.

- After the effective date of this Salary and Benefits Plan.., all such requests for consideration for eligibility for such license and certificate incentives shall be submitted to the Department

19 Head for review, with final approval by the City Manager at his/her sole discretion. The City Manager’s determination is not subject to appeal.

The process for receiving a professional development incentive under this program shall be:

- Prior to beginning any class, program, seminar or study toward a desired certificate or degree, the employee must submit a request to his/her department head for consideration and approval of bonus award. Qualifying classes, programs, seminars or study toward a desired certificate or degree shall not be denied.

- If prior approval is not obtained, the class, program, seminar or study toward a desired certificate or degree shall not fall within the scope of this Professional Development Incentive Program.

- Upon obtaining a copy of the certificate or degree, payment will be processed for the specified incentive. Professional development incentives shall not be granted prior to receiving a copy of the degree or certificate.

The following are not eligible for consideration under this Section:

- Any driver's licenses

- Certificates, licenses, or degrees required for the position the employee holds

- Certificates, licenses, or degrees earned at the expense of the City including City sponsored training programs and consortium training programs except for approved tuition reimbursement pursuant to Section 8.10 (D) and (E) of the City of Hollister Personnel Rules & Regulations for Associate degrees, Bachelor's degrees, Master's degrees, and Ph.D. degrees.

I. Jury Duty and Subpoenaed Witness

Any eligible employee covered under this Salary and Benefits Plan shall be allowed to take leave from his/her City Duties without loss of wages, leave time or other benefits for the purpose of responding to jury selection or serving on a jury for which he/she has been selected, subject to the limitation that an employee receive paid leave for jury duty not more than once per calendar year. In the case of serving on a jury more than one time during a year, the employee has the option of using leave time to mitigate loss of pay. No employee shall suffer loss of wages or other benefits responding to a subpoena to testify in court on behalf of the City.

J. Bereavement Leave

Eligible, career employees covered under this Salary and Benefits Plan are eligible for three (3) days of Bereavement Leave upon the death of the following:

 Husbands  Brothers  Grandchildren
 Uncles  Wife  Sisters
 Mother-in-law  Aunts  Children
 Grandparents  Father-in-law  Nieces
 Fathers  Grandparents-in-law  Brothers-in-law

20  Sisters-in-law  Nephews  Mothers
 Legal Guardians  State Registered Domestic Partners

Eligible, career employees covered under this Salary and Benefits Plan shall be allowed up to five (5) days upon City Manager approval for travel out of state or outside a five-hundred (500) mile radius within the state for Bereavement Leave. Such approval shall not be unreasonable denied.

K. Uniform Allowance

1. An amount of three-hundred and fifty dollars ($350.00) will be paid upon initial employment in the classifications of, , Administrative Supervisor, Utilities Supervisor, Fleet Supervisor, and Parks, Buildings and Streets Supervisor for the purchase of uniforms.

2. An amount of one thousand seventy dollars ($1,070.00) will be paid upon on every anniversary date of any employee in the classifications of, Administrative Supervisor, Utilities Supervisor, Fleet Supervisor, and Parks, Buildings and Streets Supervisor for the purchase of uniforms.

Uniforms damaged or torn in the line of duty shall be repaired or replaced at City’s expense.

L. Automatic Payroll Deposit

All Mid-Management Employees shall enroll in the automatic payroll deposit program at the time of their employment with the.

M. Administrative Leave

Eligible employees covered under this Salary and Benefits Plan, who are determined to be overtime ineligible as defined by the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) shall receive eighty (80) hours Administrative Leave on July 1st of each fiscal year. The terms for use of Administrative Leave are as follows:

1. Administrative Leave credit will be accrued at the rate of 3.08 hours per pay period.

2. The entire eighty (80) hours of Administrative leave will be advanced and be available for use on July 1 of each fiscal year.

3. Leave usage will be monitored by having each eligible employee execute a Leave Request. This request must be signed by the individual eligible employee and approved by the Department Director or City Manager. The Administrative Leave usage must be identified and recorded on the official timecard for the period in which leave was taken.

4. Residual Administrative Leave not utilized during the fiscal year may not be carried over into a subsequent year. Administrative Leave shall not be cumulative and shall not be converted into monetary compensation, except upon termination of retirement.

5. In the event an eligible employee is terminated during the year, unused accrued Administrative Leave shall be paid out in the same manner as unused vacation. If leave has been taken beyond that which is accrued the employee must pay back all excess leave taken.

21 6. For eligible employees hired during the year, leave credit will be accrued for the date of hire.

7. The Department of Administrative Services will initiate a separate Administrative Leave System for accounting purposes.

N. Tuition Reimbursement

The City will provide for tuition reimbursement in accordance with provision of the current Personnel System Rules and Regulations. In order to be eligible for this reimbursement the employee must obtain prior approval for the course from both the department head and the City Manager. The city will reimburse members up to Thirty Five Hundred dollars ($3,500.00) per fiscal year for tuition reimbursements.

O. Christmas Eve Holiday

The City shall provide an additional paid 1/2 day holiday on the afternoon (4 hours) of December 24th, known as Christmas Eve. The Christmas Eve holiday shall be observed on the afternoon of the workday proceeding the day on which the December 25th holiday, known as Christmas Day, is observed.

P. Computer Loan Program

Mid-Management Employees shall be eligible to purchase computer equipment through the City.

Under this program, the City shall offer a one-percent (1%) loan to Mid-Management Employees who purchase a computer, printer, scanner, and/or any directly-associated computer hardware/software package. All Mid-Management Employees who participate in this program must pay back the loan in full either directly or through payroll deductions within one year from the date of the loan.

Mid-Management Employees shall be eligible for a subsequent loan contingent upon the full balance of the previous loan paid off in full. Employees electing to participate in this program shall specify in writing their agreement to allow withholding of any unpaid balance through payroll deductions in the event the employee leaves City service or expires.

The computer equipment shall remain the property of the Mid-Management Employee at all times after purchase.

ARTICLE 6. TERM

The term of this Salary and Benefits Plan shall commence on July 1, 2025.

STAFF REPORT

HOLLISTER CITY COUNCIL
MEETING DATE: December 15, 2025
REPORT # City Clerk-2025-54

AGENDA ITEM: SELECTION AND OATH FOR MAYOR PRO TEMPORE

DEPARTMENT: City Clerk
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Jennifer Woodworth, City Clerk
STAFF CONTACT: Daisy Caceres, Deputy City Clerk

RECOMMENDED ACTION: Select a member of the City Council to serve as Mayor Pro Tempore (Vice Mayor), and the City Clerk will administer the oath of office.

DISCUSSION: Per Hollister Municipal Code 2.04.060, after new Councilmembers are seated in election years and/or at a meeting in December, the City Council shall select one of its members to serve as Mayor Pro Tempore for a term of one year. The Vice Mayor shall be chosen on a rotating basis in sequential order of di stricts. Depending on whether the next member of Council in the rotation chooses to serve, the order may be reversed, or a member of Council choosing not to serve as Vice Mayor may be passed over for that year.

In 2024, Councilmember Resendiz (District 2) served as Vice Mayor, and Councilmember Picha (District 1) was selected to serve as Vice Mayor for calendar year 2025. If the City Council chooses to follow the current rotation, the Council member representing District 4 would be next to serve as Vice Mayor for calendar year 2026.

FISCAL IMPACT: N/A

PREVIOUS COUNCIL OR COMMISSION ACTION: N/A

CEQA: N/A

ATTACHMENTS: N/A

HOLLISTER CITY COUNCIL

REQUEST FOR FUTURE AGENDA ITEM
Council member(s) requesting item
(no more than two):

Topic to be Discussed:

Recommended City Council Action:

Background information, such as reasoning for recommended Council action, justification for placing on the agenda, etc.:

Requested date of discussion (minimum of four weeks from the date of the request):
☐Mayor Stephens
☐Councilmember Picha, District 1
☐Councilmember Resendiz, District 2
☐Councilmember Morales, District 3
☐Councilmember De Anda, District 4
4 Revisions to Planning Commission Bylaws
Revisit Process and Bylaws of the Planning Commission

Select the Applicable Strategic Goal(s) and list any Applicable Objective(s) City Council Goal: ☐ Infrastructure
Applicable Objective(s):

City Council Goal: ☐ Budget, Finances & Economic Development Applicable Objective(s):

City Council Goal: ☐ Quality of Life and Public Safety
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