City Council Minutes March 13, 2023
OF UGH CITY OF HUGHSON
CITY COUNCIL MEETING
CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS
7018 PINE STREET, HUGHSON, CA
MINUTES
MONDAY, MARCH 13, 2023 - 6:00 P.M.
CALL TO ORDER: Mayor George Carr
ROLL CALL:
Present: Mayor George Carr
Mayor Pro Tem Ramon Bawanan
Councilmember Samuel Rush
Councilmember Randy Crooker
Councilmember Julie Ann Strain
Staff Present: Merry Mayhew, City Manager
Ashton Gose, City Clerk
Tom Terpstra, Deputy City Attorney
Kim Weimer, Director of Finance and Admin. Services
Carla Jauregui, Community Development Director
Sarah Chavarin, Accounting Manager
Jose Vasquez, Public Works Superintendent
Jaime Velazquez, Utilities Superintendent
Fidel Landeros, Chief of Police
PUBLIC BUSINESS FROM THE FLOOR (No Action Can Be Taken):
Hughson resident Stephen Qualls provided comment regarding the dust from the Parkwood Subdivision.
2. PRESENTATIONS:
2.1: Certificate of Appreciation - Tammy Lee.
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Mayor Carr presented a certificate of appreciation to Tammy Lee.
3. CONSENT CALENDAR:
All items listed on the Consent Calendar are to be acted upon by a single action of the City Council unless otherwise requested by an individual Councilmember for special consideration. Otherwise, the recommendation of staff will be accepted and acted upon by roll call vote.
3.1: Approve the Minutes of the Special Meeting of February 14, 2023.
3.2: Approval of Warrants Register.
3.4: Adopt Resolution No. 2023-12, Waiving Fees for the City-Wide Yard Sale Scheduled for April 1 - April 2, 2023.
3.5: Adopt Resolution No. 2023-13, Accepting the 2022 Annual General Plan Report and the 2022 Annual Housing Element Progress Report.
3.6 Adopt Resolution No. 2023-14, Approving the City of Hughson 2023 Senate Bill 1, Road Repair and Accountability Act, Local Streets and Roads Annual Reporting Program Project List.
3.7 Adopt Resolution No. 2023-15, Terminating the City's Proclamation of a Local Emergency Related to COVID-19.
3.8 Approval to Award the 3rd Street ADA Parking Modifications to Hensley Paving, at a Total Cost of $29,305 with a 10% Contingency.
3.9 Approval to Award the Planning Office Improvements to All About Building, and Planning Office Furniture to Warden's for a Total Cost of $39,437.68 with a 10% Contingency.
3.10 Adopt Resolution No. 2023-16, Opposing Initiative 21-0042A1, Taxpayer Protection and Government Accountability Act.
Mayor Pro Tem Bawanan requested that item number 3.3 be pulled for special consideration.
STRAIN/CARR 5-0-0-0 motion passes to approve the Consent Calendar, excluding item 3.3, with the following roll call vote:
BAWANAN RUSH [STRAIN CROOKER CARR
AYE AYE LAYE AYE AYE
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3.3: Adopt Resolution No. 2023-11, Making Changes to the City of Hughson Bank Accounts at Bank of the West, Effective March 27, 2023.
BAWANAN/CARR 5-0-0-0 motion passes to amend and adopt
Resolution No. 2023-11, Making Changes to the City of Hughson Bank Accounts at Bank of the West, Effective March 27, 2023, to only add Kim Weimer as a signer on all accounts.
4. UNFINISHED BUSINESS:
4.1: Update on the Sewer Issue Affecting the Tully Road Church of Christ Church and Parsonage.
Director Jauregui presented the report on this item.
Mayor Carr opened public comment at 6:25 PM.
Sheila Parnell and Tia Kilgore provided comments on this item.
Mayor Carr closed public comment at 6:39 PM.
No Action was Taken.
5. PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING: NONE.
6. NEW BUSINESS:
6.1: Adopt Resolution No. 2023-17, Ratifying the Expenditure of Fixed Asset Funds for the Emergency Replacement of the Roof at the Sewer Pump Station on Hatch Road.
Superintendent Velazquez presented the report on this item.
Mayor Carr opened public comment at 6:48PM. There was no public comment.
Mayor Carr closed public comment at 6:48PM.
CARR/BAWANAN 5-0-0-0 motion passes to adopt Resolution No. 2023- 1Z, Ratifying the Expenditure of Fixed Asset Funds for the Emergency Replacement of the Roof at the Sewer Pump Station on Hatch Road, with the following roll call vote:
BAWANAN RUSH STRAIN CROOKER CARR
AYE AYE AYE AYE AYE
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6.2: Approval to Award the Senior Community Center Fire Damage Clean-Up to Coit Services in the Amount of $131,329.28 With a 10% Contingency.
Superintendent Vasquez presented the staff report on this item.
Mayor Carr opened public comment at 6:52PM. There was no public comment.
Mayor Carr closed public comment at 6:53PM.
BAWANAN/CARR 5-0-0-0 motion passes to approve to award the Senior Community Center fire damage clean-up to Coit Services in the amount of $131,329.28 with a 10% contingency, with the following roll call vote:
BAWANAN RUSH STRAIN CROOKER CARR
AYE AYE AYE AYE AYE
7. CORRESPONDENCE: NONE.
8. COMMENTS:
8.1: Staff Reports and Comments: (Information Only - No Action) City Manager:
City Manager Mayhew informed the City Council that Stanemergency.com provides flood and storm related information. She also informed the Council that there are now a total of nine bus stops in the City.
City Clerk:
City Clerk Gose informed the Council of a Hughson has Heart Community meeting scheduled for March 16, 2023. She also informed the Council that the City is working on a website update tentatively scheduled to go live on March 20, 2023.
Director of Finance and Administrative Services:
Director Weimer informed the Council that the FY 2022-2023 mid-year budget item would be coming before the Budget and Finance Sub Committee in the near future.
Community Development Director:
Director Jauregui provided an update regarding a Whitmore and Tully Ave sewer issue, and Parkwood Subdivision. She also informed the Council that Superintendent Jaime Velazquez is resigning from the City of Hughson.
Police Services:
Chief Landeros provided the City Council with the latest Crime Statistic Report.
8.2: Council Comments: (Information Only - No Action)
Councilmember Crooker visited the Hughson Church of Christ on February 17, 2023. He attended the Hughson State of the City Address on February 27, 2023. He Any documents produced by the City and distributed to a majority of the City Council regarding any item on this Agenda will be made available at the City Clerk's counter at City Hall located at 7018 Pine Street, Hughson, CA.
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also attended a Strategic Planning Workshop on March 9, 2023. He thanked staff and Hughson Police Services for their continued hard work.
Councilmember Rush thanked Director Jauregui for providing an update on the Whitmore and Tully Ave sewer issue.
Councilmember Strain visited the Hughson Church of Christ. She attended the Hughson State of the City Address on February 27, 2023. She also attended the Hughson High School Boosters Crab Feed on March 4, 2023 and a Strategic Planning Workshop on March 9, 2023. She thanked Hughson Police Services for their continued hard work.
Mayor Pro Tem Bawanan attended an AB1825 Sexual Harassment training on Ministerial breakfast on March 10, 2023 and the Hughson 4-H breakfast on March 11, 2023. He also attended a City/School 2+2 Committee meeting on March 13, 2023.
8.3: Mayor's Comments: (Information Only - No Action)
Mayor Carr attended a StanCog Regional Leadership Forum on March 4, 2023. He also attended the Hughson 4-H breakfast on March 11, 2023.
9. CLOSED SESSION TO DISCUSS THE FOLLOWING:
9.1: CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - PENDING LITIGATION (Paragraph (2) of subdivision (d) of California Government Code Section 54956.9)
No reportable action.
ADJOURNMENT:
STRAIN/CROOKER 5-0-0-0 motion passes to adjourn the regular meeting of March 13, 2023, at 7:50PM with the following roll call vote:
BAWANAN RUSH STRAIN CROOKER CARR
AYE AYE AYE AYE AYE
APPROVED:
GEORGE CARR, Mayor
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ATTEST:
Close
ASHTON GOSE, Executive Assistant/City Clerk
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