MEETING AGENDA
Please silence all electronic devices as a courtesy to those in attendance. Thank you. a. CALL TO ORDER
b. INVOCATION
c. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
d. ROLL CALL
e. AGENDA APPROVAL, ADDITIONS, AND/OR DELETIONS
1 – STUDY SESSION
1-1 Audit Report for Year Ended June 30, 2024 (Valdez)
1-2 First Draft Budget Review (Valdez)
PUBLIC COMMENT
Public comment will be in accordance with the attached policy. This time is reserved for members of the audience to address the City Council on items of interest that are not on the Agenda and are within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Council. It is recommended that speakers limit their comments to three (3) minutes each and it is requested that no comments be made during this period on items on the Agenda. The Council is prohibited by law from taking any action on matters discussed that are not on the Agenda. Prior to addressing the Council, any handouts for Council will be provided to the City Clerk for distribution to the Council and appropriate staff. The public will have an opportunity to comment on items on the agenda once the item has been called and the Mayor opens the item to the public.
2 – CEREMONIAL / PRESENTATION
2-1 Recognition of Central Valley Community Foundation/PG&E Donation (Trejo) 2-2 Recognition of Mildred Gaunt for Donation (Trejo)
2-3 Proclamation – 56th Annual Professional Municipal Clerks Week (May 4-10, 2025) (Matthews)
2-4 Proclamation – National Public Works Week (May 18-24, 2025) (Matthews) 3 – DEPARTMENT AND CITY MANAGER REPORTS
3-1 Department & City Manager Reports
4 – CONSENT CALENDAR
Items considered routine in nature are placed on the Consent Calendar. They will all be considered and voted upon in one vote as one item unless a Council member or member of the public requests individual consideration. 4-1 Approval – Minutes – Regular Meeting – April 15, 2025 4-2 Approval – Proposal from IGService to Conduct 2025 Refuse Rate Study 4-3 Approval – Notice of Opposition – SB 634 – Homelessness: Civil and Criminal Penalties 4-4 Information Only – Warrant Registers – April 3, 2025 through April 16, 2025 4-5 Information Only – Investment Report for the Quarter Ended March 31, 2025 4-6 Information Only – Cannabis Budget Analysis
LEMOORE
CALIFORNIA
LEMOORE CITY COUNCIL
COUNCIL CHAMBER
429 C STREET
May 6, 2025
5:30 P.M.
1 4-7 Approval – Commercial Lease Agreement between City of Lemoore and South Valley Community Church
5 – PUBLIC HEARINGS
Report, discussion and/or other Council action will be taken. 5-1 Public Hearing – Resolution 2025-14 – Annexing Territory (Tract No. 935) to Community Facilities No. 2024-1 (Public Services), as Annexation No. 1, Authorizing the Levy of a Special Tax Within the Annexed Territory, and Submitting Levy of a Special Tax to Qualified Electors Thereof; and Resolution 2025-15 – Declaring the Results of a Special Annexation Election in Territory Annexed to Community Facilities District No. 2024-1 (Public Services), Determining the Validity of Prior Proceedings, and Directing Recording of Amended Notice of Special Tax Lien for City of Lemoore Community Facilities District No. 2024-1 (Public Services) Annexation No. 1 (Tract No. 935) (Benavides) 6 – NEW BUSINESS
Report, discussion and/or other Council action will be taken.
No New Business.
7 – CITY COUNCIL REPORTS AND REQUESTS
7-1 City Council Reports / Requests
CLOSED SESSION
This item has been set aside for the City Council to meet in a closed session to discuss matters pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(4). The City Attorney will provide an oral report regarding the Closed Session.
1. Government Code Section 54957.6
Conference with Labor Negotiator
Agency Designated Representatives: Christina D. Smith, City Attorney and Marissa Trejo, City Manager
Employee Organizations: General Association of Service Employees, Lemoore Police Officers Association, Lemoore Police Sergeants Unit, Police Professional Services Bargaining Unit
ADJOURNMENT
Upcoming Council Meetings
• City Council Regular Meeting, Tuesday, May 20, 2025
• City Council Regular Meeting, Tuesday, June 3, 2025
Agendas for all City Council meetings are posted at least 72 hours prior to the meeting at the Council Chamber, 429 C Street and the Cinnamon Municipal Complex, 711 W. Cinnamon Drive. Written communications from the public for the agenda must be received by the City Clerk’s Office no less than seven (7) days prior to the meeting date. The City of Lemoore complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA of 1990). The Council Chamber is accessible to the physically disabled. Should you need special assistance, please call (559) 924-6744, at least 4 business days prior to the meeting.
PUBLIC NOTIFICATION
I, Marisa Avalos, City Clerk for the City of Lemoore, declare under penalty of perjury that I posted the above Regular City Council Agenda for the meeting of May 6, 2025 at Council Chamber, 429 C Street and City Hall, 711 W. Cinnamon Drive, Lemoore, CA on April 29, 2025. //s//
Marisa Avalos, City Clerk
2 CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING
MAY 6, 2025 @ 5:30 p.m.
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General Public Comments & Comments on City Council Business Items For general public comments and comments regarding specific City Council Business Items, public comments can be made via Zoom during the meeting or all public comments must be received by e-mail no later than 5:00 p.m. the day of the meeting. Comments received by this time will be read aloud by a staff member during the applicable agenda item, provided that such comments may be read within the normal three (3) minutes allotted to each speaker. Any portion of your comment extending past three (3) minutes may not be read aloud due to time restrictions.
If a general public comment or comment on a business item is received after 5:00 p.m., efforts will be made to read your comment into the record. However, staff cannot guarantee that written comments received after 5:00 p.m. will be read. All written comments that are not read into the record will be made part of the meeting minutes, provided that such comments are received prior to the end of the City Council meeting.
Public Hearings
For public comment on a public hearing, all public comments must be received by the close of the public hearing period. All comments received by the close of the public hearing period will be read aloud by a staff member during the applicable agenda item, provided that such comments may be read within the normal three (3) minutes allotted to each speaker. Any portion of your comment extending past three (3) minutes may not be read aloud due to time restrictions. If a comment on a public hearing item is received after the close of the public hearing, such comment will be made part of the meeting minutes, provided that such comment is received prior to the end of the meeting.
*PLEASE BE AWARE THAT ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS RECEIVED THAT DO NOT SPECIFY A PARTICULAR AGENDA ITEM WILL BE READ ALOUD DURING THE GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT PORTION OF THE AGENDA.* 3