LODI CITY COUNCIL
Carnegie Forum
305 West Pine Street, Lodi
AGENDA - Regular Meeting
Date: May 7, 2025
Time: Closed Session - 6:15 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 ON LABOR NEGOTIATIONS - Regarding International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, 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, Confidential General Services, Confidential Mid-Managers, Executive Managers, and Appointed Employees, Pursuant to Government Code § 54957.6 (HR) b) PUBLIC EMPLOYEE APPOINTMENT - Title: Acting City Manager, Consideration of Appointee Candidate Pursuant to 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.
City Council AGENDA May 7, 2025
C-4 Return to Open Session / Disclosure of Action
A. Call to Order / Roll Call
B. Presentations
B.1 Presentation of Proclamation Commemorating Storm Drain Detectives 25 -Year Anniversary (PW)
Attachment 1 - ProclamationAttachments:
B.2 Presentation of Proclamation Proclaiming the Week of May 18 - 24, 2025, as “National Public Works Week” in Lodi (PW)
Attachment 1 - ProclamationAttachments:
B.3 Presentation of Proclamation Proclaiming the Week of May 11 -17, 2025, as National Police Week in Lodi (PD)
Attachment 1 - ProclamationAttachments:
B.4 Presentation of Proclamation Proclaiming the Week of May 4 -10, 2025, as “Municipal Clerk’s Week” in Lodi (CLK)
Attachment 1 - ProclamationAttachments:
B.5 Presentation of Proclamation Proclaiming the Week of May 4 -10, 2025, as National Small Business Week in Lodi (ED)
Attachment 1 - ProclamationAttachments:
B.6 Presentation of Proclamation Proclaiming the Week of May 11 -17, 2025, as Hospital Week in Lodi (CLK)
Attachment 1 - ProclamationAttachments:
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) March 5, 2025 (Regular Meeting)
Attachment 1 - March 5, 2025 Regular Meeting MinutesAttachments:
C.2 Adopt a Resolution Approving Amendment No.2 to Professional Services Agreement with Unifirst - First Aid Corporation for Citywide First Aid and Safety Services ($45,000) (CA)
Res.
Attachment 1 - Unifirst Amendment No. 2
Attachment 2 - Resolution
Attachments:
City Council AGENDA May 7, 2025
C.3 Adopt a Resolution Authorizing the Acting City Manager to Enter into Amendment No. 1 to the Engagement of Legal Services Agreement with Meyers Nave for Legal Services Related to Personnel Investigations ($210,000) (CA)
Res.
Attachment 1 - Amendment No. 1
Attachment 2 - Resolution
Attachments:
C.4 Adopt a Resolution Authorizing Energy Efficiency Financing Program Loan to PAQ, INC. and Further Authorizing Loan Payment Check Issuance to True Power Services, Incorporated ($129,925.36) (EU)
Res.
Attachment 1 - Signed Rebate Application
Attachment 2 - Resolution
Attachments:
C.5 Adopt a Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Execute Amendment No. 1 to Increase the Contract Amount for the Professional Services Agreements with 1) 4 Leaf, Inc., 2) Interwest Consulting Group, Inc., 3) Bureau Veritas North America, Inc., 4) BPR Consulting Group, LLC, and 5) CSG Consultants, Inc. for Building Codes Plans Examining, Building Codes Inspection, Fire Codes Plans Examining, Fire Codes Inspection, and Code Enforcement Services by $867,000, for a Total Amount Not to Exceed $2,067,000 and Authorizing the City Manager to Approve Change Orders Related to the Services Provided in an Amount Not to Exceed $867,000 (CD) Res.
Attachment 1 - 4LEAF Amendment No. 1
Attachment 2 - BPR Amendment No. 1
Attachment 3 - BVNA Amendment No. 1
Attachment 4 - CSG Amendment No. 1
Attachment 5 - Interwest Amendment No. 1
Attachment 6 - Resolution
Attachments:
C.6 Adopt a Resolution Authorizing the Acting City Manager to Accept a Donation from the Lodi Police Foundation and F&M Bank for an Electric Bicycle for the Lodi Police Department’s Downtown Bicycle Patrol Officer ($3,655.40) (PD) Res.
Attachment 1 - Donation Letter
Attachment 2 - Resolution
Attachments:
C.7 Adopt a Resolution Authorizing an Increase of City Manager’s Change Order Authority by $400,000 to Execute Contract Amendment No. 3 for 2021 -2023 Tree Maintenance Contract with West Coast Arborists, Inc., of Anaheim (PW) Res.
Attachment 1 - Amendment No 3
Attachment 2 - Resolution
Attachments:
C.8 Adopt a Resolution Awarding Contract for Hutchins Street Resurfacing Project to Knife River Construction of Stockton ($1,370,475); Authorize City Manager to Execute Change Orders ($150,000); and Appropriate Funds ($1,520,476) (PW) Res.
Attachment 1 - Exhibit A
Attachment 2 - Contract
Attachment 3 - CIP
Attachment 4 - Resolution
Attachments:
City Council AGENDA May 7, 2025
C.9 Adopt a Resolution Awarding Contract for Salas Park Sports Lighting Improvements (Phase 2) to SCC Electric, Inc. of Novato, California ($297,500) and Authorizing City Manager or Designee to Execute Change Orders ($132,500); and Appropriate Funds ($32,420) (PW)
Res.
Attachment 1 - Contract
Attachment 2 - Resolution
Attachments:
C.10 Adopt a Resolution Awarding Contract for 2025 - 2027 Janitorial Services to Imperial Maintenance Services, Inc., of Stockton ($679,905.28), and Authorizing City Manager to Execute Change Orders ($90,000) (PW)
Res.
Attachment 1 - Contract
Attachment 2 - Resolution
Attachments:
C.11 Adopt a Resolution of the Lodi City Council Authorizing City Manager to Execute Certifications and Assurances and Authorized Agent Forms for the Low Carbon Transit Operations Program (LCTOP) for the Following Project: Free Student Fares ($139,157) (PW)
Res.
Attachment 1 - Authorized Agent Form
Attachment 2 - Resolution
Attachments:
C.12 Adopt a Resolution Ratifying the San Joaquin Council of Governments’ Annual Financial Plan for Fiscal Year 2025/26 (PW)
Res.
Attachment 1 - Exhibit A
Attachment 2 - Exhibit B
Attachment 3 - Resolution
Attachment 4 - Exhibit A to Resolution
Attachments:
C.13 Direct City Clerk to Update Ordinance No. 1953 for Measure L Citizens’ Oversight Committee to Waive Term Limits (CLK)
C.14 Post for Expiring Terms on the Library Board of Trustees and Lodi Arts Commission (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
City Council AGENDA May 7, 2025
F. Public Hearings
G. Regular Calendar
G.1 Receive and file an update on the Downtown Specific Plan (CD) G.2 Adopt a Resolution Appointing James Lindsay, a Retired PERS Annuitant, to Acting City Manager (CA)
Res.
Attachment 1 - Employment Agreement
Attachment 2 - Resolution
Attachments:
G.3 Adopt a Resolution Approving Amendment to Employment Agreement for Parks Recreation and Cultural Services Director, Christina Jaromay, for Temporary Appointment to Acting City Manager (HR)
Res.
Attachment 1 - Amendment
Attachment 2 - Resolution
Attachments:
H. Ordinances
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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