Kingsburg City Council
Regular Meeting Minutes
July 16, 2025
Invocation was given by Pastor Dean Youngblood, The Potters Church, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance led by Mayor Brandon Pursell.
CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL: Mayor Pursell called the regular meeting of the Kingsburg City Council to order at 6:02pm.
COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT: David Silva, Staci Smith, Vince Palomar and Mayor Pursell.
COUNCIL MEMBERS ABSENT: Laura North.
APPROVE AGENDA: A motion was made by Council Member Palomar, seconded by Council Member Smith, to approve the agenda, as published. The motion carried by a unanimous voice vote of those members present.
PRESENTATIONS AND INFORMATIONAL REPORTS:
None.
PUBLIC COMMENT: Roxanne Cerda, representative for Senator Hurtado, gave a legislative and community update.
CONSENT CALENDAR: A motion was made by Council Member Silva, seconded by Council Member Smith, to approve the items appearing on the Consent Calendar. The motion carried by a unanimous voice vote of those members present.
1. Approval of City Council Minutes: Approve the minutes from the June 18, 2025, Regular Council Meeting as prepared by City Clerk Abigail Palsgaard.
Sponsor: City Clerk’s Office
2. Check Register: Ratify/approve payment of bills listed on the check register for the period June 10, 2025, through July 7, 2025, as prepared by Accounts Payable Clerk Marsha Alves.
Sponsor: Finance Department
3. Adopt Resolution 2025-039 approving the proposed addition of a uniform allowance for Police Lieutenant to the Salary and Benefit Schedule for Unrepresented Employees. - Staff Report by Lieutenant Shaun Stephens.
Sponsor: Police Department
4. Adopt Resolution 2025-040 declaring the following Police Department property as surplusStaff Report by Lieutenant Shaun Stephens.
Sponsor: Police Department
5. Approve the sale of the following surplus vehicles Unit 1628 – 2016 Ford Explorer and Unit 1624 – 2016 Ford Explorer to the Huron Police Department for $1.00 each.- Staff Report by Lieutenant Shaun Stephens
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Sponsor: Police Department
6. Accept the Laurel Street Dog Park Improvements Project and authorizing the City Engineer to file the Notice of Completion. - Staff Report by City Engineer Dave Peters Sponsor- Engineering Department
REGULAR CALENDAR
City of Kingsburg Housing Element Update - Staff Report prepared by Community Development Director Holly Owen
Sponsor: Community Development Department
Community Development Director Holly Owen gave a background on the Multijurisdictional Housing Element process. The City continued its participation in the Multijurisdictional Housing Element process coordinated by the Fresno Council of Governments. Following a meeting in May 2025 with HCD and consultants, staff submitted amended documents after a public review period with no comments received. HCD acknowledged receipt on July 2, 2025, with final findings expected by August 25, 2025.
Informational – No Action Needed
Crime Statistics Report for April – June 2025 and General Police Department UpdateReport prepared by Kingsburg Police Department Records Supervisor Corina Padilla.
Sponsor: Police Department
Chief Neil Dadian reported on crime, community events and training. He also mentioned the Police Explorers have been successful in recent events.
City Council Member Palomar asked if anyone has requested body cam footage. Chief Dadian said no, not yet.
Council Member Smith and Council Member Silva both appreciated the Police Officers who were at Swedish Festival. Council Member Silva also commented on the Police Explorers’ success.
Mayor Pursell loves that our Police Officers are active, it is reflected in our crime stats. He also thanked them for their presence at the Independence Day Festival.
Informational – No Action Needed
Draper St. Construction– Staff Report by: City Manager Alexander Henderson Sponsor: City Manager’s Office
Engineer Dave Peters presented on the current condition of Draper Street. There has been reveling occurring in the bike lanes. Staff presented two options, and they recommend option 2 where the contractor will slurry seal type 2 in the bike lane of travel to the gutter all the way down Draper. City Engineer explained that under our contract, it would just be patching the trouble area, not the full road, which is option 1.
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Council Member Silva clarified the areas that need the slurry and wanted to make sure this slurry seal will fix the issue. He believes the contractor should have to pay for the striping and asked if we should have used the type 2 slurry from the beginning. City Manager Henderson stated that if we could have afforded to, we would have re-done the whole road with type 2 slurry seal. It was costly and it would have closed the street for a longer amount of time. Contractor Don Berry does a great job, but he believes they should at least split the striping costs.
Council Member Palomar asked if a sub-contractor did the slurry seal, and why did this happen. Engineer Peters said yes, it was a subcontractor and that we have been focusing on solutions, once it is fixed, we will do a post-mortem. Council Member Palomar asked about the warranty and the timeline. City Engineer Peters explained the warranty. The work will be done in August, traffic will still be able to go through, they will just not able to park.
Council Member Smith agrees with option 2, she does not want a patch job on Draper. She appreciates that Don Berry is willing to do this.
Wayne Burger, resident, believes the contractor should pay for the striping.
Council Member Silva stated he doesn’t feel great about spending the money, we do not know how the road will look after summer. It would feel better if we received another oneyear contract to address issues.
Mayor Pursell stated that Don Berry is a contractor that does a lot of projects for us, and this is the first and only issue that has come up. He feels comfortable with paying for the striping since they are coming to the table with a reasonable fix. They are a local business, and they take pride in their projects. Engineer Peters agrees.
Council asked how confident Engineer Peters is with the repair, Engineer Peters believes that this is a fix that will be successful.
A motion was made by Council Member Palomar, seconded by Council Member Smith to use treatment Option #2, and to authorize the City Manager to execute a contract to complete the repairs and associated pavement markings. The motion passed with a voice vote of 3 yeses and Council Member Silva voting no.
FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS: None.
CITY MANAGER’S REPORT
City Manager Alexander Henderson thanked the Kingsburg Seawolves for the Independence Day celebration.
COUNCIL REPORTS/COUNCIL COMMITTEE REPORTS
Council Member David Silva attended the Chamber Board meeting for Council Member North, two members resigned and two were elected by secret ballot.
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Council Member Staci Smith said the Finance Committee will be meeting on July 28, 2025.
Community Services Committee will meet on July 23, 2025. At the Task Force Meeting, Cathleen Lawler wants to hold a community roundtable discussion on August 21, 2025.
Council Member Vince Palomar reported the Public Safety Committee will be on Meeting August 12, 2025. The Planning Commission has approved a parcel map. SKF met last week and approved a resolution for sewers system management plan, among other items.
Mayor Pursell reported that City Council of Governments had lots of debate about Measure C.
Discussed the allocations of funds and wanted to keep the Kingsburg dollars in Kingsburg. He met with State Treasure Fiona Ma. Discussed funding options. He also met with Lorenzo Rios, running for federal congress.
Mayor Pursell adjourned the Regular Kingsburg City Council Meeting into Closed Session at: 7:12pm
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL—EXISTING LITIGATION
Subdivision (a) of California Government Code Section 54956.9 City of Kingsburg v. Shea Owens
Fresno County Superior Court Case No. 25CECG00678
Mayor Pursell adjourned out of Close Session into Regular Kingsburg City Council Meeting at 7:24 PM.
Mayor Pursell adjourned the Regular Kingsburg City Council Meeting at 7:29 PM.
Submitted by:
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Abigail Palsgaard, City Clerk