LODI CITY COUNCIL
Carnegie Forum
305 West Pine Street, Lodi
AGENDA - Regular Meeting
Date: November 1, 2023
Time: Closed Session 6:15 p.m.
Regular Meeting 7:00 p.m.
Mayor Mikey Hothi
Mayor Pro Tempore Lisa Craig
Councilmember Alan Nakanishi
Councilmember Cameron Bregman
Councilmember Ramon Yepez
Notice Regarding Public Comments
Public Comment may be submitted in the following ways:
• In-person
• Email – [email protected]
> Received no later than two hours prior to the meeting • Mail – City Clerk’s Office, P.O. Box 3006, Lodi, CA 95241 • Hand delivered to: City Clerk’s Office, 221 W. Pine Street, Lodi, CA 95240 > Received no later than two hours prior to the meeting Public comment received via email, mail, or hand delivery will be provided to the City Council and included in the official minutes record of the meeting, but will not be read aloud at the meeting.
C-1 Call to Order / Roll Call
C-2 Announcement of Closed Session
a) Conference with Legal Counsel – Anticipated Litigation - Significant exposure to litigation pursuant to § 54956.9(d)(2): (2 potential cases) (CA) b) Conference with Adele Post, Human Resources Manager (Labor Negotiator ), Regarding Lodi City Mid -Management Association, AFSCME General Services and Maintenance & Operators, Police Mid -Managers, Lodi Police Officers Association, Lodi Police Dispatchers Association, Lodi Professional Firefighters, Lodi Fire Mid-Management, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Confidential General Services, Confidential Mid -Managers, Executive Managers, and Appointed Employees Pursuant to Government Code §54957.6 (CM)
c) Public Employee Performance Evaluation: Three Appointed Positions (Government Code § 54957) - Conference with Human Resources Manager Adele Post regarding annual evaluation procedures for the City Clerk, City Attorney, and Interim City Manager. (HR)
C-3 Adjourn to Closed Session
NOTE: THE FOLLOWING ITEMS WILL COMMENCE NO SOONER THAN 7:00 P.M.
C-4 Return to Open Session / Disclosure of Action
City Council AGENDA November 1, 2023
6:55 p.m. Invocation/Call to Civic Responsibility.
Invocations/Calls may be offered by any of the various religious and non -religious organizations within and around the City of Lodi. These are voluntary offerings of private citizens, to and for the benefit of the Council. The views or beliefs expressed by the Speaker have not been previously reviewed or approved by the Council, and the Council does not endorse the beliefs or views of any speaker. _________________________________________________________________________________ A. Call to Order / Roll Call
B. Presentations
B.1 Stockton Portsmen Barbershop Chorus Proclamation (CLK) Special thanks to the Stockton Portsmen Barbershop Chorus for their performance of the National Anthem.
B.2 Sister Cities International Day Proclamation (CLK)
B.3 Sandhill Crane Festival Proclamation (PW)
B.4 Extra Mile Day Proclamation (CLK)
C. Consent Calendar (Reading; Comments by the Public; Council Action) All matters listed on the consent calendar are considered to be routine and will be acted upon by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items. If a member of the public would like a consent calendar item pulled and discussed separately, refer to the Notice at the beginning of this agenda.
C.1 Receive Register of Claims for September 29, 2023 through October 12, 2023 in the Total Amount of $5,739,024.18 (FIN)
C.2 Approve Minutes (CLK)
a) October 3, 2023 (Special Meeting)
b) October 17, 2023 (Shirtsleeve)
c) October 24, 2023 (Shirtsleeve)
C.3 Third Quarter Fiscal Year 2023/24 City Council’s Strategic Vision Priorities and Milestone Updates (CM)
C.4 Adopt Resolution Authorizing Purchase of Twelve 26-Foot Gasoline Low-Floor Cutaway Buses from Model1 Commercial Vehicles, Inc, dba Creative Bus Sales of Chino (Not-to-Exceed $3,000,000 ), Utilizing CalACT/MBTA Cooperative Purchasing Agreement (Bid No. 20 -01), and Authorizing City Manager to Execute All Necessary Documents (PW)
Res.
C.5 Adopt Resolution Authorizing Interim City Manager to Purchase Two Vehicles; a Chevy Silverado 5500 with Contractor Service Body and Isuzu NPR -HD with Van Body, from Future Chevrolet and Future Ford, of Sacramento ($181,217) (PW) Res.
C.6 Adopt Resolution Awarding Contract for 2023 Pavement Crack Seal Project to Global Road Sealing, Inc., of Garden Grove ($79,445.44), and Authorize City Manager to Execute Contract and Related Change Orders ($8,000) and Appropriate Funds ($15,000) (PW)
Res.
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C.7 Adopt Resolution Authorizing City Manager to Execute 3 -Year Professional Services Agreement with Solenis, LLC, of Wilmington, Delaware, for Purchase of Biosolids Dewatering Polymer ($700,000) (PW)
Res.
C.8 Adopt Resolution Authorizing City Manager to Execute Five -Year Professional Services Agreement with GDS Associates, Inc. of Marietta, GA for Lodi Electric Utility Rate Consulting Services ($100,000) (EU)
Res.
C.9 Adopt Resolution Authorizing City Manager to Execute Amendment No. 2 to Professional Services Agreement with ICR Refrigeration, Inc., of Lodi, for On -Call Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning Services ($320,000) and Appropriating Funds ($200,000) (PW)
Res.
C.10 Adopt Resolution Authorizing Addition of McLane 1229 Extension Project and Killelea 1211 Reconductor Project to Fiscal Year 2023/24 Capital Improvement Program and Appropriating Funds ($650,000) (EU)
Res.
C.11 Adopt Resolution Approving Final Budget Adjustments for Fiscal Year 2023 and Appropriating Funds ($6,406,581.14) (FIN)
Res.
C.12 Adopt Resolution Authorizing Fire Chief to Submit an Application to San Joaquin County Emergency Medical Service Authority (SJC EMSA) to Increase the Level of Emergency Services from Basic Life Support to Advanced Life Support in Accordance with SJC EMSA Policy 4010 (FD)
Res.
C.13 Post for Vacancies on the Lodi Arts Commission and the Lodi Senior Citizens Commission (CLK)
C.14 Adopt Resolution Declaring Intention to Annex Territory to Community Facilities District No. 2007 -1 (Public Services) and to Levy a Special Tax to Pay for Certain Public Services (Annexation No. 14); and Setting Public Hearing for December 20, 2023 (PW) Res.
D. Comments by the Public on Non-Agenda Items
THE TIME ALLOWED PER NON -AGENDA ITEM FOR COMMENTS MADE BY THE PUBLIC IS LIMITED TO FIVE MINUTES.
Public comment may only be made on matters within the Lodi City Council's jurisdiction (Government Code Section 54954.3, Lodi City Council Protocol Manual Section 6.3l). The Council cannot take action or deliberate on items that are not on this agenda unless there is an emergency and the need to take action on that emergency arose after this agenda was posted (Government Code Section 54954.2 (b)(2)). All other items may only be referred for review to staff or placement on a future Council agenda.
If you wish to address the Council, please refer to the Notice at the beginning of this agenda.
Individuals are limited to one appearance during this section of the Agenda.
E. Comments by the City Council Members on Non-Agenda Items F. Comments by the City Manager on Non-Agenda Items
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G. Public Hearings
G.1 Public Hearing to Consider Approval of the Planning Commission Recommendation to Adopt a Resolution Amending the General Plan Map from Industrial (“M”) to General Commercial (“GC”), and the Planning Commission Recommendation to Introduce an Ordinance amending the Zoning Map from Industrial (“M”) to General Commercial (“GC”) for approximately 0.76 acres at 141 East Harney Lane, Lodi, CA, APN:
062-410-35 (Applicant: DN Acquisitions, File Numbers: PL2023 -024 and PL2023 -025; CEQA Determination: Exempt per California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3) - Common Sense Exemption.) (CD) Res.
NOTE: This item is a quasi -judicial hearing and requires disclosure of ex parte communications as set forth in Resolution No. 2006-31.
Item G.2 has been pulled from the agenda and will be re-noticed in early 2024, after the Planning Commission’s continued consideration of the item on January 10, 2024.
G.2 Public Hearing to Consider Approval of the Planning Commission Recommendation to Adopt a Resolution Amending the General Plan Map from Medium Density Residential (“MDR”) to High Density Residential (“HDR”), and the Planning Commission Recommendation to Introduce an Ordinance Amending the Zoning Map from Residential Medium Density (“RMD”) to High Density Residential (“RHD”) for Approximately 1.5 acres at 2057 South Lower Sacramento Road, Lodi, CA (APN:
058-030-06) (Applicant: Harpreet Chaudhary, File Numbers: PL2023 -019 and PL2023-020; CEQA Determination: Mitigated Negative Declaration (CD) NOTE: This item is a quasi -judicial hearing and requires disclosure of ex parte communications as set forth in Resolution No. 2006-31.
Item G.3 has been pulled from the agenda and will be re-noticed in early 2024, after the Planning Commission’s continued consideration of the item on January 10, 2024.
G.3 Public Hearing to Consider Approval of the Planning Commission Recommendation to Adopt a Resolution Amending the General Plan Map from Medium Density Residential (“MDR”) to High Density Residential (“HDR”), and the Planning Commission Recommendation to Introduce an Ordinance Amending the Zoning Map from Residential Medium Density (“RMD”) to High Density Residential (“RHD”) for approximately 0.17 acres (APN: 058 -030-38) (Applicant: City of Lodi, File Number:
2023-03 Z-GPA; CEQA Determination: Cal. Code of Regs. Title 14 Section 15304, Minor Alterations to Land) (CD)
NOTE: This item is a quasi -judicial hearing and requires disclosure of ex parte communications as set forth in Resolution No. 2006-31.
G.4 Public Hearing to Consider Adopting a Resolution Approving Revised Planning Division Related Fees for Fiscal Year 2023 -2024, and Annual CPI increases in Applicable Future Years, with Fees Effective Sixty Days Following Authorization of the Resolution (CD)
Res.
NOTE: This item is a quasi -judicial hearing and requires disclosure of ex parte communications as set forth in Resolution No. 2006-31.
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H. Regular Calendar
H.1 Adopt Resolution Approving the Classifications, Job Descriptions and Salary Ranges for the Positions of Key Accounts and Customer Programs Specialist and Economic Development Director; Adding One Key Accounts and Customer Programs Specialist to the Electric Utility Department; Adding One Economic Development Director to the City Manager’s Office; Reclassifying One Employee to Key Accounts and Customer Programs Specialist; and, Deleting One Position of Business Development Manager in the City Manager’s Office (HR)
Res.
H.2 Adopt Resolution Approving the Side Letter Agreement Between the City of Lodi and the Lodi Professional Firefighters Association to Provide Overtime Compensation to Employees When Attending In-Person Paramedic Training When Off-Duty Hours (HR) Res.
H.3 Receive Financial Forecast Update (FIN)
I. Ordinances
J. Adjournment
Pursuant to Section 54954.2 (a) of the Government Code of the State of California, this agenda was posted at least 72 hours in advance of the scheduled meeting at a public place freely accessible to the public 24 hours a day.
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Olivia Nashed
City Clerk
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