LODI CITY COUNCIL
Carnegie Forum
305 West Pine Street, Lodi
AGENDA - Regular Meeting
Date: March 19, 2025
Time: Closed Session - 5:45 p.m.
Regular Session - 7:00 p.m.
Mayor Cameron Bregman
Mayor Pro Tempore Ramon Yepez
Councilmember Lisa Craig-Hensley
Councilmember Mikey Hothi
Councilmember Alan Nakanishi
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 REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS: Prospective Lease of Real Property Located at 310 W. Elm Street (APN 037-27-038); the Negotiating Parties are Luis Aguilar, Economic Development Director, for the City of Lodi and Steve J.
Bestolarides, Assessor -Recorder-County Clerk for San Joaquin County, per Government Code 54956.8.
b) PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION: Two Appointed Positions - City Attorney and City Manager, per Government Code § 54957.
C-3 Adjourn to Closed Session
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. _________________________________________________________________________________ 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 March 19, 2025
A. Call to Order / Roll Call
B. Presentations
B.1 Proclamation Proclaiming April 5, 2025 as Arbor Day in Lodi (PRCS) Attachment 1 - Arbor Day 2025 ProclamationAttachments:
B.2 Presentation of Recognition to Lodi Civic Leaders in Honor of Civic Learning Week, March 10 - 14, 2025 (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 Approve Minutes
a) February 19, 2025 (Regular Meeting)
Attachment 1 - February 19, 2025 Regular Meeting MinutesAttachments:
C.2 Adopt a Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Execute Amendment No. 1 to the Professional Services Agreement with Municipal Resource Group, LLC and Determining it is in the City’s Best Interest to Dispense with Competitive Bidding Requirements (Total Contract Not-to-Exceed $190,000) (CM)
Attachment 1 - MRG Amend No. 1
Attachment 2 - Resolution
Attachments:
C.3 Adopt a Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Execute Additional Change Orders for the All About Building, Inc. Construction Agreement in an Amount not to exceed $400,000 (CD)
Res.
Attachment 1 - All About Building, Inc. Construction Agreement Attachment 2 - Resolution
Attachments:
C.4 Adopt a Resolution Accepting and Appropriating the 2024 Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending (CPF) Grant, in the Amount of $500,000 and Authorizing the City Manager to Execute the CPF Subrecipient Agreement in a Form Acceptable by the City Attorney (CD)
Res.
Attachment 1 - Draft FY2024 CPF Grant Agreement
Attachment 2 - CIP HPSJ-23001
Attachment 3 - Resolution
Attachments:
C.5 Adopt a Resolution Repealing and Replacing Resolution No. 2021 -55 and Resolution No. 2022-141 to Add the Position of Deputy Chief to the Response Personnel List to Receive Portal-to-Portal Reimbursement for the Office of Emergency Services Mutual Aid (FD)
Res.
Attachment 1 - ResolutionAttachments:
City Council AGENDA March 19, 2025
C.6 Adopt a Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Execute a Professional Services Agreement with T. Mitchell Engineers, Inc., of San Leandro, for Engineering Design and Construction Administration Services for the City of Lodi Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) Fueling System Upgrade, and Appropriate Funds ($86,600) (PW) Res.
Attachment 1 - Professional Services Agreement
Attachment 2 - CIP
Attachment 3 - Resolution
Attachments:
C.7 Approve Specifications and Authorize Advertisement for Bids for 2025 -2027 Landscape Maintenance of Miscellaneous Areas and Lodi Consolidated Landscape District No. 2003-1; Adopt a Resolution Authorizing City Manager to Award Contract to Lowest Responsive Bidder ($1,500,000), and Execute Change Orders ($100,000) (PW) Res.
Attachment 1 - ResolutionAttachments:
C.8 Approve Specifications and Authorize Advertisement for Bids for 2025 -2027 Asphalt Materials; Adopt a Resolution Authorizing City Manager to Award Contract to Lowest Responsive Bidder ($100,000), and Execute Change Orders ($20,000) (PW) Res.
Attachment 1 - ResolutionAttachments:
C.9 Appoint Lisa Hill and Haris Khan to the Lodi Improvement Committee and Maisie McCosker to the Greater Lodi Area Youth Commission (Student Member) (CLK) 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. Public Hearings
F.1 Public Hearing to Consider Adopting a Motion to Approve the 2025 Housing Element Annual Progress Report and Direct Staff to Transmit the Report to the California Department of Housing and Community Development and the Governor’s Office of Planning and Research (CD)
Attachment 1 - 2024 Lodi Housing Element Annual Progress ReportAttachments:
City Council AGENDA March 19, 2025
F.2 Public Hearing to Consider Resolution Adopting Pre -Approved, Proposition 218 CPI-based Annual Adjustment to Rates for Solid Waste Collection (PW) Res.
Attachment 1 - Exhibit A
Attachment 2 - Resolution
Attachments:
G. Regular Calendar
G.1 Adopt a Resolution Authorizing City Manager to Execute Amendment No. 1 to Professional Services Agreement with ICF Consulting, L.L.C. of Sacramento for Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging Infrastructure Master Plan Services and Provide Direction Regarding Proposed Business Model for Public EV Charging ($19,917) (EU) Res.
Attachment 1 - 2025 ICF Amendment No. 1
Attachment 2 - Resolution
Attachments:
G.2 Adopt a Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Execute a Professional Services Agreement with The Natelson Dale Group, Inc., a California Corporation, for the Preparation of an Economic Development Strategic Plan in an Amount not to exceed $100,000 (ED)
Res.
Attachment 1 - Proposal
Attachment 2 - PSA
Attachment 3 - Resolution
Attachments:
G.3 Consider Adoption of a Resolution to Approve Sending Letters to Governor Gavin Newsom and President Donald Trump in Support of Legislation Requiring Voter Identification and Prohibiting Same-Day Voter Registration (CM) Res.
Attachment 1 - Letter from Mayor to President Trump
Attachment 2 - Letter from Mayor to Governor Newsom
Attachment 3 - Resolution
Attachments:
G.4 Provide Direction to Staff on the Formation of a Finance Committee (CLK) H. Ordinances
H.1 Consider Waiving the Second Reading and Adopting Ordinance No. 2030 Amending Lodi Municipal Code, Title 17 (Development Code) Sections 17.14.100 (Walls, fences and hedges ), 17.20.030 (Commercial zoning district land uses and permit requirements), 17.22.030 (Mixed use zoning districts land uses and permit requirements), 17.24.030 (Industrial zoning district land uses and permit requirements ),
17.28.040 (Planned Development (-PD) Overlay Zoning District ), 17.32.040 (Number of parking spaces required ), 17.36.200 (Food truck parks ), 17.36.210 (Gas stations ),
17.78.020 (Definitions of specialized terms and phrases) (Applicant: City of Lodi; File Number: 2024 -02 Z; CEQA Status: Exempt per Section 15061 (b)(3) - General Rule Exemption and Section 15378 as the Ordinance is not a project) (CLK) Ord.
Attachment 1 - Planning Commission Resolution
Attachment 2 - Ordinance (Redlined Version)
Attachment 3 - Ordinance (Clean Version)
Attachments:
City Council AGENDA March 19, 2025
I. 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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