Minutes — Lindsay City Council, June 27, 2023

LINDSAY CITY COUNCIL

REGULAR MEETING AGENDA

MINUTES
City Hall, 251 E. Honolulu St., Lindsay, CA 93247
Notice is hereby given that the Lindsay City Council will hold a Regular Meeting on June 27, 2023, at 6:00 PM in person and via webinar. The webinar address for members of the public is https://zoom.us/j/99279557087. Those who would like to make a public comment during the public comment portion of the agenda may do so by utilizing the raise hand feature or indicating they would like to make a comment in the chat.

Persons with disabilities who may need assistance should contact the City Clerk prior to the meeting at (559) 562-7102 ext. 8034 or via email at [email protected].

1. CALL TO ORDER

2. ROLL CALL
Present Mayor Cerros
Mayor Pro Tem Flores
Council Member Caudillo
Council Member Sanchez
Council Member Serna

3. PLEDGE
Led by Council Member SANCHEZ.

4. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
Motion to Approve Agenda
1st 2nd Result SERNA FLORES CAUDILLO CERROS SANCHEZ
CERROS CAUDILLO (5-0) AYE AYE AYE AYE AYE

5. PUBLIC COMMENT
The public is invited to comment on any subject under the jurisdiction of the Lindsay City Council. Please note that speakers that wish to comment on a Regular Item or Public Hearing on tonight’s agenda will have an opportunity to speak when public comment for that item is requested by the Mayor. Comments shall be limited to three (3) minutes per person, with thirty (30) minutes for the total comment period, unless otherwise indicated by the Mayor. The public may also choose to submit a comment before the meeting via

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email. Public comments received via email will be distributed to the Council prior to the start of the meeting and incorporated into the official minutes; however, they will not be read aloud. Under state law, matters presented under public comment cannot be acted upon by the Council at this time. • Public comment from ZABRINA TIPTON. TIPTON spoke on behalf of the U.S. Small Business Administration and informed the public that disaster recovery assistance will be available via phone, online, and in-person at the TulareWORKS office in Lindsay. The in-person assistant at the TulareWORKS office will be available from 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM from June 28, 2023, to June 30, 2023. TIPTON informed that businesses could borrow up to $2 million dollars to repair or replace disaster damaged property and homeowners could borrow up to $40,000 dollars to replace disaster damaged personal property including vehicles. TIPTON informed that the deadline for physical assistance is July 20, 2023, and that the deadline for economic assistance is January 2024. • Mayor CERROS asked if legal status is applicable for the assistance and TIPTON confirmed that yes, legal status will be applicable and that applicants should contact SBA with relevant questions.

6. COUNCIL REPORT
• Council Member SERNA thanked Zabrina Tipton for the information that she provided regarding SBA loans, he feels the information will be every beneficial to the community. • Mayor CERROS thanked Mayor Pro Tem FLORES for running the meeting tonight, as he is not feeling well. CERROS and the City Manager will be meeting with Assemblyman Mathis soon.

CERROS shared that the Department of Public Safety has now received their new vehicles and they are very nice, he encouraged everyone to take a look at them. Mayor CERROS and Council Member SANCHEZ attended the Sign Ordinance Ad-Hoc Committee and found that a process needs to be established for residents who wish to apply for a mural at their property and that there are currently no zoning restrictions on where murals can be placed. CERROS also wants to look into street art in the future. CERROS informed of upcoming event at the Lindsay Wellness Center put on by the Fresno Ara Hispanic Foundation and thanked City for partnership on this event.

CERROS attended the Tulare County Transit meeting and shared that the City is still waiting on its Transit Center to be built, he would like to see a future Transit Ad-Hoc Committee formed.

CERROS attended the Movies in the Park event, thanked DIRECTOR OF RECREATION SERVICES for his work putting on such a great event.
• Council Member Caudillo had no report.
• Council Member Sanchez had no report.
• Mayor Pro Tem Flores had no report.

7. CITY MANAGER REPORT
• CITY MANAGER reported that the Sierra Vista landscaping project has been completed and looks very nice.
• CITY MANAGER shared that attendance by the community at the recent Dive In Movie Night and Movies in the Park were very good.
• CITY MANAGER shared that a few City employees were out sick this week with COVID-19, encouraged the community to stay safe.

8. DISCUSSION ITEMS

8.1 GOGov Demonstration for Proposed City of Lindsay Mobile App Requested by Mayor Cerros
Presented by Kevin Strauss, Vice President of Regional Sales for GOGov

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• Public comment from Esteban SOLIS. SOLIS uses the FresnoGo app and enjoys how user friendly it is and wishes Lindsay residents had more access to these type of apps. SOLIS felt older residents could potentially struggle but could eventually learn and use it a lot. SOLIS shared that the FresnoGo app could be demonstrated.

9. RECOGNITION ITEMS

9.1 Proclamation Declaring the Month of July as Parks Make Life Better Month (p. 4) Presented by Mayor Cerros

10. CONSENT CALENDAR
Routine items approved in one motion unless an item is pulled for discussion.

10.1 Minutes from June 13, 2023, Regular Meeting (pp. 5 – 9)

10.2 Warrant List for June 05, 2023 through June 18, 2023 (pp. 10 – 14) Motion to Approve Consent Calendar
1st 2nd Result SERNA FLORES CAUDILLO CERROS SANCHEZ
SANCHEZ CERROS (5-0) AYE AYE AYE AYE AYE

11. ACTION ITEMS

11.1 Public Hearing to Consider the Approval of Resolution No. 23-23, A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Lindsay Ordering the Continued Maintenance of Landscaping and Lighting Maintenance Districts and Confirming the Engineer’s Report and Assessment for the 2023-2024 Fiscal Year (pp. 15 – 28)
Presented by Neyba Amezcua, Director of City Services & Planning • Mayor Pro Tem opened the public hearing at 6:52 PM.
• CITY CLERK noted for the record that no written or verbal protest votes were received for this item.
• Receiving no public comment, the Mayor Pro Tem closed the public hearing at 6:53 PM.

Motion to Approve Resolution No. 23-23
1st 2nd Result SERNA FLORES CAUDILLO CERROS SANCHEZ
SANCHEZ CAUDILLO (5-0) AYE AYE AYE AYE AYE
• The necessary number of protest votes to stop action from being taken on this item were not received.

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11.2 Levy and Collection on County of Tulare Property Tax Rolls (pp. 29 – 107) A. Public Hearing to Consider the Approval of Resolution No. 23-24, A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Lindsay, County of Tulare, State of California, Ordering the Levy and Collection of Annual Solid Waste Refuse Charges for the Fiscal Year 2023-2024 (pp. 40 – 99)
• Mayor Pro Tem opened the public hearing at 6:59 PM.
• CITY CLERK noted for the record that 1 written protest vote was received in regard to this item. • Receiving no public comments, the Mayor Pro Tem closed the public hearing at 7:00 PM.

Motion to Approve Resolution No. 23-24
1st 2nd Result SERNA FLORES CAUDILLO CERROS SANCHEZ
CERROS SANCHEZ (3-2) NAY AYE NAY AYE AYE
• The necessary number of protest votes to stop action from being taken on this item were not received.

B. Public Hearing to Consider the Approval of Resolution 23-25, A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Lindsay, County of Tulare, State of California, Placing the Delinquent Sewer, Refuse, and Water Fees and Charges for the Period Ending June 30, 2023, on the Property Tax Roll for the Fiscal Year 2023- 2024 (pp. 100 – 107)
Presented by Francesca Quintana, City Clerk & Assistant to the City Manager • Mayor Pro Tem opened the public hearing at 7:00 PM.
• CITY CLERK noted for the record that 1 written protest vote was received in regard to this item. • Receiving no public comments, the Mayor Pro Tem closed the public hearing at 7:01 PM.

Motion to Approve Resolution No. 23-25
1st 2nd Result SERNA FLORES CAUDILLO CERROS SANCHEZ
CERROS SANCHEZ (4-1) NAY AYE AYE AYE AYE
• The necessary number of protest votes to stop action from being taken on this item were not received.

12. REQUEST FOR FUTURE ITEMS
Council requests for future agenda items, can be called for by any Councilmember during the ‘Request for Future Items’ section of a regular meeting. Immediately following the request of an item, a vote will be taken on the item. If a majority of the City Council supports further study of the item, then a full staff analysis will be prepared within a reasonable time as determined by the City Manager unless otherwise directed by a majority of the City Council. Discussion shall be limited to whether an item should be added to an agenda, not the merit of the item.

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Future Item Regarding Beautification of City Roundabouts

CERROS SERNA CAUDILLO SANCHEZ FLORES

AYE AYE AYE AYE AYE
Future Item Regarding Discussion of City Charter