1 CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL AND REGULAR
MEETING AGENDA
SEPTEMBER 2, 2025
SPECIAL MEETING: 6:00 P.M. – 7:00 P.M
REGULAR MEETING: 7:00 P.M.
WE ENCOURAGE ALL MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO PARTICIPATE IN THE MEETING VIA TELECONFERENCE BY CALLING (520) 525-8911. ANY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC
PARTICIPATING VIA TELECONFERENCE WILL BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT.
ADDITIONALLY, THE REGULAR MEETING WILL BE STREAMED ON YOUTUBE LIVE https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCB_ZmQZIHELh-ECEPZ2VwZg Notice is hereby given that the City Council will hold a Special and Regular Meeting on September 2, 2025, at the City Council Chambers, 663 Main Street, Livingston, California. Assistance will be provided to those requiring accommodations for disabilities in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. Persons requesting accommodation should contact the Deputy City Clerk at least 24 hours prior to this meeting at (209) 394-8041, Ext. 121. Any writings or documents pertaining to an Open Session item provided to a majority of the members of the legislative body less than 72 hours prior to the meeting shall be made available for public inspection by email if requested. Public comments can be submitted via emailed at [email protected]. Comments must be received by 2:00 p.m. on the day of the City Council meeting in order for them to be distributed to the Council prior to consideration of the matter.
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2 SPECIAL MEETING
1. Call to Order
2. Roll Call
3. Pledge of Allegiance.
4. Moment of Silence – First Responders and Military Members.
5. Citizen Comments
CLOSED SESSION
6. Conference with Labor Negotiator (Government Code Section 54957.6) Labor Negotiator: Jose Antonio Ramirez, City Manager
Employee Organizations:
OE3- Clerical Bargaining Unit
OE3 - Police Supervisory Employees Association
OE3 - Management/Confidential Bargaining Unit
OE3 - Livingston Police Officer Association
AFSCME- Public Works and Parks Unit
7. Conference with Legal Counsel – Significant Exposure to Litigation pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9, subdivisions (d)(2) and (e)(1): Two (2) Matters.
REGULAR MEETING
CALL TO ORDER Next Resolution No.: 2025-105
Next Ordinance No.: 661
Pledge of Allegiance.
Moment of Silence – First Responders and Military Members.
Roll Call.
Closed Session Announcement
Changes to the Agenda.
CITIZEN COMMENTS
This section of the agenda allows members of the public to address the City Council on any item NOT on the agenda. Members of the public, when recognized by the Mayor, should come forward to the lectern, and 3 identify themselves. Comments are normally limited to three (3) minutes. In accordance with State Open Meeting Laws, no action will be taken by the City Council this evening.
AWARDS, PRESENTATIONS, PROCLAMATIONS
1. Presentation by Sara Bernal from Valley Water Collaborative: Valley Water Collaborative; Safe Drinking Water Community Outreach.
2. Presentation by Keith Myers, Director of Business Development: Well Rehabilitation and Preventive Maintenance with Aqua Freed and Aqua Gard.
COUNTY SUPERVISOR’S ANNOUNCEMENTS AND REPORTS
Supervisor Jim Pacheco Announcements and Reports.
ANNOUNCEMENTS AND REPORTS
City Staff Announcements and Reports.
City Manager Announcements and Reports.
CONFLICT OF INTEREST DECLARATION
Members of the City Council will declare an actual or apparent conflict of interest before discussions or decisions about any matters in which they or anyone with whom they have a close personal relationship could directly or indirectly benefit or where such a benefit could be perceived.
RECEIVE AND FILE
3. Receive and File the Annual Comprehensive Financial Report for the Fiscal Year Ending July 31, 2025.
CONSENT AGENDA
Items on the Consent Calendar are considered routine or non-controversial and will be enacted by one vote, unless separate action is requested by a member of the public, the City Manager or City Council Member.
There will be no separate discussion of these items unless members of the public, City Council or City Manager request that specific items be removed. Public comment on consent agenda items shall be limited to three (3) minutes per-person regardless of the number of items contained within the consent agenda
4. RATIFY CHECK WARRANTS
Ratify Warrant Register Dated August 27, 2025.
5. APPROVE MINUTES OF MEETING
Approval of Minutes of Meeting Held on August 19, 2025.
6. APPROVE MINUTES OF MEETING
Approval of Minutes of Meeting Held on December 17, 2024. 4 7. Consideration of a Resolution Approving Amendment to Joint Point Powers Agreement of the Central San Joaquin Valley Risk Management Authority. Staff Recommendation: Approve Resolution.
8. Consideration of a Resolution Authorizing And Approving The Application For Cannabis Tax Fund Grant Program Grant Funds (Fiscal Year 2025-2026 CTFGP Grant Agreement). Staff Recommendation: Approve Resolution.
9. Consideration of a Resolution (1) Approving The Purchase Of Thirteen Solar Light Poles For Main Street, Mont Cliff Way And Barcelona Drive In The Amount Of $74,627.00.00 From Fonroche Lighting America, (2) Waive Formal Bidding Requirements As Outlined In Section 1-11-16, And (3) Authorizing The City Manager To Execute All Required Documents. Staff Recommendation:
Approve Resolution.
10. Consideration of a Resolution (1) Approving The Three-Year Professional Service Agreement With Holt Of California To Perform Annual Level 2 PM Service, In The Amount Not To Exceed $106,588.06 And (2) Authorizing The City Manager To Execute All Required Documents. Staff Recommendation: Approve Resolution.
11. Consideration of a Resolution Authorizing The Disposal Of City Surplus Items. Staff Recommendation: Approve Resolution.
12. Consideration Of A Resolution (1) Authorizing The City Manager To Execute A Professional Service Agreement With Subsurface Technologies, Inc. To Provide Rehabilitation To Well 9 In An Amount Not To Exceed $116,035.00 From The Water Enterprise Fund, (2) Waive Formal Bidding Requirements As Outlined In Section 1-11-6, And (3) Authorizing The City Manager To Execute All Required Documents. Staff Recommendation: Approve Resolution.
13. Consideration of a Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To Accept And Allocate Funding From The California Department Of Justice Tobacco Grant Program Through The Merced County Department Of Public Health. Staff Recommendation: Approve Resolution.
14. Consideration of a Resolution (1) Accepting The Bid And Awarding A Contract To Loprest, A Division Of Water Remediation Technologies, LLC., For The Total Bid Amount Of $1,408,672.00 For The Supply Of Greensand Filtration Equipment For Arsenic Treatment At Well No. 8a, And (2) Authorizing the City Manager To Execute The Agreement. Staff Recommendation: Approve Resolution.
PUBLIC HEARING
15. Ordinance Amending Livingston Municipal Code Title 5, Chapter 3, Chapter 4, Chapter 6, And Chapter 7 Related To Various Development Standards, Site Plan And Design Review Procedures, Definitions, And Commercial Zoning Matrix. Staff Recommendation: Waive First Reading, Open and Close Public Hearing, and approve Ordinance by title only.
DISCUSSION AND POTENTIAL ACTION ITEMS
16. Informational: Compensation Analysis For Engineering, Planning And Building Department. 5 ANNOUNCEMENTS AND REPORTS
City Council Members’ Announcements and Reports.
Mayor’s Announcements and Reports.
Robert Wallis
• Special City Selection Committee of the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control Board –Robert Wallis, Representative and Japjeet Uppal, Alternative.
• City Council Liaison - Livingston Planning Commission – Jason Roth and Alternate Robert Wallis.
• Utility Stakeholders Committee – Japjeet Uppal and Robert Wallis.
Jason Roth
• Merced County Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO) Jason Roth, Representative. • Merced County Mosquito Abatement District Board of Directors – Gurpal Samra, Representative and Jason Roth, Alternate.
• City Council Liaison - Livingston Planning Commission – Jason Roth and Alternate Robert Wallis.
Japjeet Uppal
• Central Valley Division League of California Cities – Jose Moran, Representative and Japjeet Uppal, Alternate.
• Special City Selection Committee of the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control Board – Robert Wallis, Representative and Japjeet Uppal, Alternative. • City Council Liaison - Parks, Recreation and Arts Commission – Jose Moran and Alternate Liaison Japjeet Uppal.
• Merced Integrated Regional Water Management Plan (MIRWMA) – Japjeet Uppal, Representative and Robert Wallis, Alternate Representative. • Utility Stakeholders Committee – Japjeet Uppal and Robert Wallis.
Gurpal Samra
• Merced County Mosquito Abatement District Board of Directors – Gurpal Samra, Representative and Jason Roth, Alternate.
• Merced County Association of Governments (MCAG) Governing Board – Gurpal Samra, Representative and Jose Moran, Alternate.
Jose Moran
• Central Valley Division League of California Cities – Jose Moran, Representative and Japjeet Uppal, Alternate.
• Merced County Association of Governments (MCAG) Governing Board – Gurpal Samra, Representative and Jose Moran, Alternate.
• City Council Liaison - Parks, Recreation and Arts Commission – Jose Moran and Alternate Liaison Japjeet Uppal.
COUNCIL DIRECTION ON FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
ADJOURNMENT