CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING MINUTES
Wednesday, February 11, 2026 at 6:00 PM
City Hall, 850 S. Madera Avenue, Kerman, CA 93630
1. OPENING CEREMONIES
A. Call to Order – 6:03 p.m.
B. Roll Call – All members present except for Mayor Pacheco and Councilmember Herrera.
C. Invocation – Moment of silence was observed.
D. Flag Salute – Performed.
Councilmember Herrera arrived at 6:05 p.m.
2. AGENDA APPROVAL/ADDITIONS/DELETIONS
Motion made by Councilmember Hall, Seconded by Councilmember Dhaliwal.
Ayes: Hall, Dhaliwal, Herrera, Yep
Noes: None
Abstain: None
Absent: Pacheco
Motion passed 4-0-0-1.
3. PRESENTATIONS/CEREMONIAL MATTERS
A. Employee Recognition - Presentation of 20-year service awards to Public Works Director, Michael Barajas, and Finance Director, Josefina Alvarez.
4. PUBLIC FORUM – Michael Yamamura, Youth Leadership Institute.
5. CONSENT CALENDAR
A. SUBJECT: Minutes - January 28, 2026
RECOMMENDATION: Council approve minutes as presented.
B. SUBJECT: Warrants (JA)
1. Nos. 33898-33970 $193,678.62 ACH $125,084.84.
RECOMMENDATION: Council approve warrants and electronic bank transfers as presented. (Pursuant to Government Code 37208)
C. SUBJECT: Payroll (JA)
1/3/26 to 1/17/26: $259,987.35; Retro Pay & Other: $653.19; Overtime: $7,337.53; Holiday:
$0.00; Standby: $2,572.35; Comp Time Earned: 60.60
RECOMMENDATION: Council approve payroll as presented.
D. SUBJECT: Resolution Accepting the FY 24/25 Street Sealing Project and Authorizing Filing of the Notice of Completion (JG)
RECOMMENDATION: Council by motion adopt the resolution accepting the FY 24/25 Street Sealing Project and authorizing the City Engineer to record the Notice of Completion. – Res. 26-05
E. SUBJECT: Resolution Approving Amendment No. 1 to the Community Development Block Grant Agreement for the Plaza Veterans Park Project (JG)
RECOMMENDATION: Council by motion adopt the resolution approving Amendment No. 1 to the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Agreement 25-013 with the County of Fresno for the Plaza Veterans Park Project and authorizing the City Manager to execute it. – Res. 26-06
Motion made by Councilmember Herrera, Seconded by Councilmember Hall.
Ayes: Herrera, Hall, Dhaliwal, Yep
Noes: None
Abstain: None
Absent: Pacheco
Motion passed 4-0-0-1.
6. PUBLIC HEARINGS - None
7. DEPARTMENT REPORTS
A. SUBJECT: Award of Contract for Rotary Park Ballfield Lights Replacement and Approval of Budget Amendment (TJ)
RECOMMENDATION: Council by motion adopt resolution approving budget amendments to appropriate funds for the Rotary Park Ballfield Lights Replacement and awarding contract to Techline Sport Lighting in the amount of $179,5000 and authorize the City Manager to sign the contract. – Res. 26-07
Motion by Councilmember Herrera, Seconded by Councilmember Hall.
Ayes: Herrera, Hall, Dhaliwal, Yep
Noes: None
Abstain: None
Absent: Pacheco
Motion passed 4-0-0-1.
B. SUBJECT: Discussion Regarding Madera Avenue Streetscape Design (JAJ) RECOMMENDATION: Council to discuss bench placement as part of Madera Avenue Streetscape Project with possible direction to Staff.
Motion by Councilmember Herrera to conduct a survey. No Second, motion failed.
Motion by Councilmember Hall to leave benches as is, and staff address individual concerns as needed, Seconded by Councilmember Dhaliwal.
Ayes: Hall, Dhaliwal, Herrera, Yep
Noes: None
Abstain: None
Absent: Pacheco
Motion passed 4-0-0-1.
8. CITY MANAGER/STAFF COMMUNICATIONS
9. MAYOR/COUNCIL REPORTS/ANNOUNCEMENTS/FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS 2026 Council Workplans and Goal Setting Workshop tentatively scheduled for March 18, 2026, at 6:00 p.m. pending confirmation of Council’s availability. Mayor Pro Tem Yep requests Code of Conduct to be reviewed during the workshop.
10. CLOSED SESSION – None.
11. ADJOURNMENT – 7:01 p.m.
MINUTES CERTIFICATION
I, Dalia Santana-Zamudio, Deputy Clerk for the City of Kerman, do hereby declare under penalty of perjury that the above minutes are a true depiction of all actions taken at the City Council meeting held on the first date above written at City Hall, 850 S. Madera Ave, Kerman, CA.
Date: February 12, 2026 /s/ Dalia Santana-Zamudio, Deputy Clerk