January 13, 2025 – Regular Meeting Agenda – 7:00 p.m.
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January 13, 2025 – City Council Regular Meeting – 7:00 p.m.
City Council Chamber
390 Towne Centre Drive
Lathrop, California
(209) 941-7200
www.ci.lathrop.ca.us
City Council
Paul Akinjo, Mayor
Jennifer Torres-O’Callaghan, Vice Mayor
Minnie Diallo, Councilmember
Stephen Dresser, Councilmember
Diane Lazard, Councilmember
City Staff
Stephen Salvatore, City Manager
Salvador Navarrete, City Attorney
Michael King, Assistant City Manager
Thomas Hedegard, Deputy City Manager
Stephen Sealy, Chief of Police
Teresa Vargas, Government Services
Director / City Clerk
Brad Taylor, City Engineer
Tony Fernandes, Information Systems Director
Cari James, Finance Director
Juliana Burns, Human Resources Director
Rick Caguiat, Community Development
Director
Todd Sebastian, Parks and Recreation
Director
General Order of Business
1. Preliminary
• Call to Order
• Closed Session
• Roll Call
• Invocation
• Pledge of Allegiance
• Announcements by Mayor/City Mgr.
• Informational Items
• Declaration of Conflict of Interest
2. Presentations
3. Citizen’s Forum
4. Consent Calendar
5. Scheduled Items
• Public Hearings
• Appeals
• Referrals and Reports from
Commissions and Committees
• All Other Staff Reports and/or Action
Items
• Study Sessions
6. Council Communications
7. Adjournment
Order of Discussion
Generally, the order of discussion after introduction
of an item by the Mayor will include comments and
information by staff followed by City Council
questions and inquiries. The applicant, or their
authorized representative, or interested residents,
may then speak on the item; each speaker may only
speak once to each item. At the close of public
discussion, the item will be considered by the City
Council and action taken.
Consent Calendar
Items on the Consent Calendar are considered
routine by the City Council and will be enacted by one
motion and one vote. There will be no separate
discussion of these items unless a Councilmember or
interested resident so requests, in which case the
item will be removed from the Consent Calendar and
considered separately.
January 13, 2025 Lathrop City Council Regular Meeting Agenda Page 1
IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING THIS MEETING
This public meeting will be conducted in person; all members of the City Council will attend in person. Members of the public are welcome in person. This meeting will also be available for public participation by teleconference via ZoomGov at the following link:
https://www.zoomgov.com/j/1611749545?pwd=AXwVhMbiF0vCVb vqGAcg0Q5EQ5Ms1k.1
During the meeting, those joining ZoomGov, will be allowed to speak prior to the close of public comment on an item. If you are using this method, please “raise the hand” feature to inform the City Clerk (meeting host) you wish to speak on the matter. Please ensure your computer speaker and microphone are fully functional.
For audio / calling in only, dial: +1 (669) 254-5252 or +1 (669) 216-1590 o To request to speak (same as the “raise hand” feature) press *9 / When the City Clerk calls your name, press *6 to unmute.
Meeting Webinar ID: 161 174 9545 / Passcode: 333410
If you are not able to attend the meeting in person or virtually - Public comment / questions will be accepted by email to City Clerk Teresa Vargas at [email protected] or by calling (209) 941-7230. Please refer to the Agenda Item or Public Comment Matter, and the date of the City Council Meeting, in your written communication.
Questions or comments submitted by email must be submitted by 4:00 p.m., on the day of the meeting.
To address the City Council in person, please submit a purple card to the City Clerk indicating name, address, and number of the item upon which a person wishes to speak.
Council Meetings are live-streamed (with Closed Captioning) on Comcast Cable Channel 97, and on the City Council Webpage: https://www.ci.lathrop.ca.us/citycouncil/page/live-stream Addressing the Council
Any person may speak once on any item under discussion by the City Council after receiving recognition by the Mayor. Purple speaker cards will be available prior to and during the meeting. To address the City Council, a card must be submitted to the City Clerk indicating the name, address and number of the item upon which a person wishes to speak. When addressing the City Council, please walk to the lectern located in front of the City Council.
State your name and address. In order to ensure all persons, have the opportunity to speak, a time limit will be set by the Mayor for each speaker (see instructions on speaker form). In the interest of time, each speaker may only speak once on each individual agenda item; please limit your comments to new material; do not repeat what a prior speaker has said. If you challenge the nature of a proposed action in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the City Council at, or prior to, the public hearing.
January 13, 2025 Lathrop City Council Regular Meeting Agenda Page 2 Citizen’s Forum
Any person desiring to speak on a matter, which is not scheduled on this agenda, may do so under the Citizen’s Forum section. Please submit your purple speaker card to the City Clerk prior to the commencement of Citizen’s Forum or submit your request to speak via the “raise hand” feature in ZoomGov. Only those who have submitted speaker cards, or have expressed an interest in speaking, prior to the conclusion of Citizen’s Forum will be called upon to speak.
Please be aware the California Government Code prohibits the City Council from taking any immediate action on an item, which does not appear on the agenda, unless the item meets stringent statutory requirements. The Mayor will limit the length of your presentation (see instructions on speaker form) and each speaker may only speak once on this agenda item.
Please note, the Council Chamber has limited occupancy due to social distancing.
To leave a voice message for all Councilmembers simultaneously, dial (209) 941-7230. To send an e-mail for Councilmembers simultaneously email: [email protected]. This City Council Agenda and meeting materials can be accessed by computer or any smart device at: https://www.ci.lathrop.ca.us/meetings
General Information
For reports citing supplemental documents relating to specific agenda items, these are available for review in the City Clerk’s Office. This agenda was posted at the following locations: City Hall, Community Center, Generations Center, Senior Center, and the LathropManteca Fire District “J" Street and Somerston Parkway Offices. The meetings of the Lathrop City Council are broadcast on Lathrop Comcast Cable Television Channel 97 and live streamed on the City’s website.
Assistance will be provided to those requiring accommodations for disabilities in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. Notification 48 hours prior to the meeting will enable the City to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility and/or accommodations to this meeting. [28 CFR 35.102-35.104 ADA Title II] Interested persons must request the accommodation at least 2 working days in advance of the meeting by contacting the City Clerk at (209) 941-7230. Information about the City or items scheduled on the agenda may be referred to:
Teresa Vargas, MMC
Government Services Director / City Clerk
390 Towne Centre Drive
Lathrop, CA 95330
Telephone: (209) 941-7230
January 13, 2025 Lathrop City Council Regular Meeting Agenda Page 3
CITY OF LATHROP
CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING
MONDAY, JANUARY 13, 2025
7:00 P.M.
COUNCIL CHAMBER, CITY HALL
390 Towne Centre Drive
Lathrop, CA 95330
AGENDA
PLEASE NOTE: There will be a Closed Session commencing at 6:30 p.m. The Regular Meeting will reconvene at 7:00 p.m., or immediately following the Closed Session, whichever is later.
1. PRELIMINARY
1.1 CALL TO ORDER
1.2 OATH OF OFFICE TO APPOINTED COUNCILMEMBER STEPHEN DRESSER
BY CITY CLERK TERESA VARGAS
1.3 CLOSED SESSION
1.3.1 LIABILITY CLAIM: Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.95
• Claimant: Angela Victoria
Agency Claimed Against: City of Lathrop
RECONVENE
1.3.2 REPORT FROM CLOSED SESSION
1.4 ROLL CALL
1.5 INVOCATION
1.6 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
1.7 ANNOUNCEMENT(S) BY MAYOR / CITY MANAGER
1.8 INFORMATIONAL ITEM(S) - None
1.9 DECLARATION OF CONFLICT(S) OF INTEREST
2. PRESENTATIONS - None
2.1 PRESENTATION - PROJECT STATUS UPDATE ON THE CONSOLIDATED TREATMENT FACILITY (CTF) PHASE 3 EXPANSION (CIP WW 22-38) January 13, 2025 Lathrop City Council Regular Meeting Agenda Page 4
2.2 PRESENTATION - UPDATE ON THE AVA COMMUNITY ENERGY
ENROLLMENT PLAN
3. CITIZEN’S FORUM
Any person desiring to speak on a matter which is not scheduled on this agenda may do so under Citizen’s Forum. Please submit a purple speaker card to the City Clerk prior to the commencement of Citizen’s Forum. Only those who have submitted speaker cards, or have expressed an interest in speaking, prior to the conclusion of Citizen’s Forum will be called upon to speak. Please be aware the California Government Code prohibits the City Council from taking any immediate action on an item, which does not appear on the agenda, unless the item meets stringent statutory requirements. The City Council can, however, allow its members or staff to briefly (no more than five (5) minutes) respond to statements made, to ask questions for clarification, make a brief announcement or report on his or her own activities. (See California Government Code Section 54954.2(a)). Unless directed otherwise by City Council majority, all questions asked and not answered at the meeting will be responded to in writing within 10 business days. ALL PUBLIC COMMENTS MUST
BE MADE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE LATHROP CITY COUNCIL HANDBOOK OF RULES AND PROCEDURES!
4. CONSENT CALENDAR
Items on the Consent Calendar are considered routine by the City Council and will be enacted by one motion and one vote. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless the Mayor, Councilmember, or citizen so requests, in which event the item will be removed from the Consent Calendar and considered separately.
4.1 WAIVING OF READING OF ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS
Waive the Reading in Full of Ordinances and Resolutions on Agenda and Adopt by Reading of Title Only, Unless Otherwise Requested by the Mayor or a Councilmember
4.2 APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Approve Minutes for the Special City Council Meeting of December 9, 2024 (Municipal Election Certification)
4.3 SECOND READING AND ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE 25-461 OF THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LATHROP AMENDING THE LATHROP
MUNICIPAL CODE (LMC) TO UPDATE TITLE 3, CHAPTER 3.30 INFORMAL
BIDDING THRESHOLDS AND SERVICE DEFINITIONS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE UPDATED ASSEMBLY BILL 2192 (AB 2192) (2024)
AMENDMENTS TO THE PUBLIC CONTRACT CODE
Waive Full Reading and Adopt Ordinance 25-461 Amending the Lathrop Municipal Code (LMC) to Update Title 3, Chapter 3.30 Informal Bidding Thresholds and Service Definitions in Accordance with the Updated AB 2192 (2024) Amendments to the Public Contract Code
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4.4 ACCEPTANCE OF THE CITY OF LATHROP ANNUAL COMPREHENSIVE FINANCIAL REPORT (ACFR) FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2024
Adopt Resolution Accepting the City of Lathrop Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR) for the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2024
4.5 REVIEW OF THE CAPITAL FACILITY FEE FUNDS REPORT FOR FY 2023- 2024
Review of the Capital Facility Fee Funds Report for Fiscal Year 2023- 2024
4.6 APPROVE PROPOSED FISCAL YEAR 2025-26 AND FISCAL YEAR 2026-27
BIENNIAL BUDGET CALENDAR
City Council to Consider and Approve the Proposed Fiscal Year 2025-26 and Fiscal Year 2026-27 Biennial Budget Calendar
4.7 APPROVE OUT OF STATE TRAVEL FOR THE MAYOR TO ATTEND THE U.S.
CONFERENCE OF MAYORS 93RD WINTER MEETING
Adopt Resolution Authorizing Out of State Travel for the Mayor to Attend the U.S. Conference of Mayors 93rd Winter Meeting in Washington, DC, January 17 -19, 2025
4.8 APPROVE OUT OF STATE TRAVEL FOR CITY STAFF TO PARTICIPATE IN THE ICSC LAS VEGAS CONFERENCE IN MAY 2025
Adopt Resolution Authorizing Out of State Travel for Two City Staff Members to Attend and Represent the City of Lathrop at the Innovating Commerce Serving Communities (ICSC) 2025
Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada from May 18, 2025, to May 20, 2025
4.9 APPROVE SERVICE CONTRACT WITH FRANK M. BOOTH INC. TO PROVIDE PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE SERVICES FOR THE CITY’S
HVAC SYSTEMS
Adopt Resolution to Approve a Service Contract with Frank M. Booth Inc. to Provide Preventative Maintenance Services for the City’s HVAC Systems
4.10 APPROVE PROFESSIONAL CONSULTING SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH ALEXANDER & ASSOCIATES, INC. FOR ON-CALL LAND SURVEY AND
MAPPING SERVICES
Adopt Resolution to Approve a Professional Consulting Services Agreement with Alexander & Associates, Inc. to Provide On-Call Land Survey and Mapping Services
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4.11 APPROVE AMENDMENT NO. 3 TO THE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
AGREEMENT WITH MARK THOMAS FOR THE LOUISE AVENUE /
INTERSTATE 5 INTERCHANGE PROJECT, CIP PS 06-06 AND APPROVE
BUDGET AMENDMENT
Adopt Resolution Approving Amendment No. 3 to the Professional Services Agreement with Mark Thomas for the Louise Avenue / Interstate 5 Interchange Project, CIP PS 06-06 and Approve Budget Amendment
4.12 RATIFY THE PURCHASE OF AUTOMATIC LICENSE PLATE RECOGNITION
SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM SOFTWARE AND HARDWARE FROM VIGILANT SOLUTIONS, LLC. FOR CIP GG 19-07 CITYWIDE SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM
AND APPROVE RELATED BUDGET AMENDMENT
Adopt Resolution to Ratify the Purchase of Automatic License Plate Recognition Surveillance System Software and Hardware From Vigilant Solutions, LLC. for CIP GG 19-07 Citywide Surveillance System and Approve Related Budget Amendment
4.13 CREATE CIP PS 25-16 FOR BULBOUTS ON 5TH STREET, AWARD
CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT TO DSS COMPANY DBA KNIFE RIVER
CONSTRUCTION, AND APPROVE BUDGET AMENDMENT
Adopt Resolution to Create Capital Improvement Project PS 25-16 for Bulbouts on 5th Street, Award a Construction Contract to DSS Company dba Knife River Construction, and Approve Budget Amendment
4.14 CREATE CIP SD 25-17 EAST LATHROP STORMWATER MASTER PLAN,
RATIFY PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH CAROLLO
ENGINEERS, INC., AND APPROVE BUDGET AMENDMENT
Adopt Resolution to Create CIP SD 25-17 East Lathrop Water Stormwater Master Plan, Ratify a Professional Services Agreement with Carollo Engineers, Inc., and Approve Budget Amendment
5. SCHEDULED ITEMS
5.1 PUBLIC HEARING (PUBLISHED NOTICE) TO CONSIDER AMENDMENTS
TO VARIOUS CHAPTERS OF THE LATHROP MUNICIPAL CODE (LMC) TO
MODERNIZE, SIMPLIFY, AND STREAMLINE VARIOUS SECTIONS IN TITLE 8, HEALTH AND SAFETY AND TITLE 17, ZONING (TA-24-161) Council to Consider the Following:
1. Hold a Public Hearing; and
2. First Reading and Introduction of an Ordinance to Adopt Various Amendments to the Lathrop Municipal Code (LMC)
to Modernize, Simplify, and Streamline Various Sections of Title 8, Health and Safety and Title 17, Zoning. The
Amendments Include the Following:
January 13, 2025 Lathrop City Council Regular Meeting Agenda Page 7 • Chapter 8.40 (Unlawful Camping): Add Recreational
Vehicles and Trailers to the Definition of “Camp
Facilities” and Update the Number of Days Overnight
Camping is Permitted on Private Residential
Properties from One (1) to Two (2) Consecutive
Nights.
• Chapter 17.04 (General Provisions): Move
Definition of “Assembly Use” to be in Alphabetical
Order.
• Chapter 17.23 (P/QP Public-Quasi Public District):
Add Language to Clarify that a Public-Quasi Public
Zoned Property Must be Fully Developed Pursuant to
City Requirements Prior to Being Occupied.
• Chapter 17.32 (R One-Family Residential District):
Update the Permitted Use Section Reference to Title
6 (Animals) and Remove “Mobilehomes” as a
Permitted Use with an Administrative Approval.
• Chapter 17.36 (RM Multi-Family Residential
District): Update the Permitted Use Section to
Reference Title 6 (Animals), Remove “Mobilehomes”
as a Permitted Use with an Administrative Approval,
and Clarify Site Improvements and Design Review
Requirements.
• Chapter 17.38 (Historic Lathrop Overlay District):
Update the Historic Overlay District Map to be
Consistent with the Zoning Map.
• Chapter 17.44 (C Commercial District): Clarify that
Temporary Sidewalk Sales and Use of Public Rightof-Way for Display and Sales of Merchandise Conform to the Provisions of Chapter 8.25 (Sidewalk
Vendors) and Clarify Site Improvements and Design
Review Requirements.
• Chapter 17.48 (I Industrial District): Clarify that an Industrial Zoned Property Must be Fully Developed
Pursuant to City Requirements Prior to Being
Occupied.
• Chapter 17.57 (Mossdale Landing Zoning): Remove
“Adult Novelty Stores” as a Conditional Use in the
CS-MV, Service Commercial, CH-MV, Highway
Commercial (Mossdale Landing) and CS-MV, Service
Commercial (Mossdale Landing East) Zoning
Districts. Clarify Site Improvements and Design
Review Requirements in Various Sections.
• Chapter 17.58 (Lathrop Gateway Business Park
Zoning Districts): Modify Reference to the
Appropriate Section (Article 5, Development
Standards) and Clarify Site Improvements and
Design Review Requirements.
January 13, 2025 Lathrop City Council Regular Meeting Agenda Page 8 • Chapter 17.59 (South Lathrop Zoning Districts):
Clarify Site Improvements and Design Requirements
in the CO-SL, Commercial Office and IL-SL, Limited
Industrial Zoning Districts.
• Chapter 17.62 (Central Lathrop Zoning Districts):
Prohibit Duplex on Residential/Mixed Use Zoning
District East of Golden Valley Parkway, Update the
Permitted Use Section to Reference Title 6
(Animals), and Clarify Site Improvements and
Design Review Requirements in Various Sections.
• Chapter 17.92 (Landscaping and Screening
Standards): Add Language to Implement Senate Bill
1383 Promoting Use of Recycled Mulch and
Compost.
• Chapter 17.100 (Site Plan Review): Add Language
to Clarify that a Property Must be Fully Developed
Pursuant to City Requirements Prior to Being
Occupied.
5.2 REVIEW MICROTRANSIT RFP RESULTS AND PROVIDE DIRECTION ON
TRANSIT
Council to Review Microtransit RFP Results and Provide Direction on Transit
5.3 ESTABLISH A FINANCIAL INCENTIVE PROGRAM LIMITED TO NEW
RETAIL ESTABLISHMENTS LOCATING IN THE CITY EAST OF
INTERSTATE 5 AND APPROVE BUDGET AMENDMENT
Council to Discuss and Consider a Resolution to Establish a Retail Incentive Program and Approve Budget Amendment
5.4 CITY COUNCIL DISCUSSION REGARDING KEEPING FOWL WITHIN CITY LIMITS
City Council to Discuss and Provide Staff Direction Regarding a Potential Amendment to the Lathrop Municipal Code Regarding Keeping Fowl within City Limits
5.5 DISCUSS OUT OF STATE TRAVEL FOR THE 2025 NATIONAL LEAGUE OF
CITIES CONGRESSIONAL CITY CONFERENCE
Adopt Resolution Authorizing Out of State Travel for the 2025 National League of Cities Congressional City Conference to Washington D.C., from March 8-12, 2025, and Approval of Related Budget Amendment
6. COUNCIL COMMUNICATIONS
6.1 MAYOR AKINJO REFERRAL – Mayor and Councilmember Assignments for 2025
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6.2 MAYOR & COUNCILMEMBER COMMITTEE REPORT(S)
• Ava Community Energy (Diallo/Torres-O’Callaghan)
• Central Valley Executive Committee/LOCC (Akinjo/Diallo) • Council of Governments (Akinjo/Diallo)
• Integrated Waste Management Solid Waste Division (Akinjo/Torres-O’Callaghan) • Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCo) (Diallo)
• Reclamation District 17 Joint Powers Authority (Salvatore) • San Joaquin Partnership Board of Directors (Salvatore) • San Joaquin County Commission on Aging (Vacancy)
• San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District (Akinjo/Vacancy) • Water Advisory Board (Torres-O’Callaghan/Lazard)
• Tri Valley-San Joaquin Valley Regional Rail Authority (Akinjo) • San Joaquin Area Flood Control Agency (Akinjo/Lazard/Torres-O’Callaghan)
6.3 MAYOR & COUNCILMEMBER COMMENT(S)
7. ADJOURNMENT
/Teresa Vargas/
Teresa Vargas, MMC
Government Services Director
City Clerk