LODI CITY COUNCIL
Carnegie Forum
305 West Pine Street, Lodi
AGENDA - Regular Meeting
Date: August 20, 2025
Time: 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. 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.
A. Call to Order / Roll Call
B. Presentations
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) May 7, 2025 (Regular Meeting)
Attachment 1 - May 7, 2025 Regular Meeting MinutesAttachments:
City Council AGENDA August 20, 2025
C.2 Adopt Resolution Authorizing the Acting City Manager to Enter into Amendment No. 3 to the Agreement for Engagement of Legal Services with Meyers Nave Related to Employment Matters and Personnel Investigations (Total Contract Amount Not to Exceed $585,000) (CA)
Res.
Attachment 1 - Meyers Nave Contract Amendment No. 3
Attachment 2 - Resolution
Attachments:
C.3 Consider Adopting a Resolution Approving the Reclassification of One Park Maintenance Worker III to Senior Facilities Maintenance Worker, Effective July 7, 2025 (ISD - HR)
Res.
Attachment 1 - ResolutionAttachments:
C.4 Adopt a Resolution Authorizing the Acting City Manager to Execute a Professional Service Agreement with Motorola Solutions Inc., a Delaware corporation, for Repair and Maintenance of Ultra High Frequency (UHF) Conventional Multi Site Radio Communications System with a Sum Not-To-Exceed $247,345 (ISD-IT) Res.
Attachment 1 - Motorola PSA
Attachment 2 - Resolution
Attachments:
C.5 Adopt a Resolution Authorizing Expansion of DIY Commercial Lighting Pilot Program to Additional Commercial Corridors (EU)
Res.
Attachment 1 - ResolutionAttachments:
C.6 Adopt a Resolution Authorizing City Manager to Execute a Professional Services Agreement for Parks and Recreation Property Planning and Design Services to WMB Architects of Stockton, California ($199,920) (PRCS)
Res.
Attachment 1 - WMB Contract
Attachment 2 - CIP_(Fund 350 - CDBG)
Attachment 3 - Resolution
Attachments:
C.7 Adopt a Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Execute a Professional Services Agreement with Berry, Dunn, McNeil, and Parker, LLC, for a Comprehensive Program and Fee Study for the Parks, Recreation, and Cultural Services (PRCS) Department; Appropriate Funds in the Amount of $92,650; and Authorize the Re -appropriation of Unused FY 25 funds into FY 26 (PRCS)
Res.
Attachment 1 - Professional Services Agreement
Attachment 2 - Resolution
Attachments:
C.8 Adopt a Resolution Appropriating Funds for Salas Park Sports Lighting Improvements (Phase 2) from Playground Replacement Project in the Amount of $21,920 and Parks Tree Trimming Project in the Amount of $10,500 for a Total Amount of $32,420 ($32,420) (PRCS)
Res.
Attachment 1 - 189 CIP PKCP-24003 Salas PK Sports Lighting Attachment 2 - 316 CIP PKCP-24006 Multiple Parks Playground Replacement
Attachment 3 - 5 CIP PKCP-20002 Tree Trimming
Attachment 4 - Resolution
Attachments:
City Council AGENDA August 20, 2025
C.9 Adopt a Resolution Authorizing Acting City Manager to Execute Amendment No. 1 to Professional Services Agreement with Telstar Instruments, of Concord, for Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition, Instrumentation, Maintenance, and Integration Services ($180,000) (PW)
Res.
Attachment 1 - Amendment No. 1
Attachment 2 - Resolution
Attachments:
C.10 Adopt a Resolution Approving Final Map and Authorizing Acting City Manager to Execute Improvement Agreement for the Blayke -Maisyn Estates Subdivision, Tract No. 4163 (PW)
Res.
Attachment 1 - Exhibit A - Vicinity Map
Attachment 2 - Improvement Agreement
Attachment 3 - Resolution
Attachments:
C.11 Appoint Antonio Amador to the Measure L Citizens’ Oversight Committee (CLK) C.12 Set Public Hearing for September 17, 2025 to Consider Waiving the First Reading and Introducing an Ordinance Amending Lodi Municipal Code, Title 15 (Building and Construction) Chapter 15.25, Title 17 (Development Code) Sections 17.18.040 (Residential zoning district general development standards ), 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 ), 17.32.040 (Number of parking spaces required ),
17.36.130 (Accessory dwelling units ), 17.36.220 (Tobacco retailer establishments ),
17.36.230 (Alcoholic beverage sales ), 17.36.240 (Problem uses ), 17.40.020 (Site plan and architectural approval ), 17.40.050 (Variances and administrative deviations ),
17.78.020 (Definitions of specialized terms and phrases) (Applicant: City of Lodi; File Number: 2024 -07 Z; CEQA Status: Exempt per Section 15061 (b)(3) - General Rule Exemption and Section 15378 as the Ordinance is not a project) (CD) 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 August 20, 2025
F. Public Hearings
F.1 Public Hearing to Consider Waiving the First Reading and Introducing an Ordinance to Amend Lodi Municipal Code Section 2.44.040 “Appointing Authorities” Allowing the City Council to Temporarily Appoint Staff to Perform Required Duties During Appointee Vacancies and Acknowledging that City Manager and City Treasurer Are Not Conflicting Offices (CM/CA)
Attachment 1 - Redlined Ordinance
Attachment 2 - Clean Ordinance
Attachments:
G. Regular Calendar
G.1 Council Discussion Regarding Policy for Placement of Basketball Hoops in Public Right of Way (PW)
Attachment 1 - Santa Rosa Exception ProcessAttachments:
G.2 Adopt a Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Execute Lease Agreement in a Form Acceptable by the City Attorney for 22 S Main Street Transitional Housing and Accept and Appropriate FY26 Lease Agreement Payments ($27,000) and Execute Infrastructure Agreement in a Form Acceptable by the City Attorney for Behavioral Health Spaces within 710 N. Sacramento Street and Accept and Appropriate ($575,910) for Infrastructure Costs (CD)
Res.
Attachment 1 - 22 S Main Street Transitional Housing Lease Agreement
Attachment 2 - 710 N Sacramento Street Behavioral Health Beds Infrastructure Agreement
Attachment 3 - 308 CIP HPSJ-23001
Attachment 4 -172 CIP ARPA-22001
Attachment 5 - Resolution
Attachments:
G.3 Adopt a Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Execute Additional Change Orders up to ($1,400,000) with Bobo Construction, Inc. for a Total not to Exceed ($11,866,433) for Construction of The Lodi Access Center and Emergency Shelter (Access Center) and Approve Amendment No. 2 to Bickford Ventures, Inc., doing business as Division 1 Construction Management Services in the Amount of $50,000 (Not to Exceed $232,200), Amendment No. 2 to Terracon Consultants, Inc. in the Amount of $100,000 (Not to Exceed $130,020), and Amendment No. 6 to NJ Associates, Inc. in the Amount of $50,000 (Not to Exceed $1,371,430) (CD)
Res.
Attachment 1 - Exhibit A - Summary Funding Table
Attachment 2 - Bickford Ventures Amendment No. 1
Attachment 3 - Terracon Amendment No. 1
Attachment 4 - NJA Amendment No. 6
Attachment 5 - Resolution
Attachments:
G.4 Adopt a Resolution Allocating a Portion of Waste Management’s Annual Administrative Fees for Projects Funded in Fiscal Year 2025/26 ($290,000) (CM) Res.
Attachment 1 - ResolutionAttachments:
City Council AGENDA August 20, 2025
G.5 Direction from City Council Regarding Public Electric Vehicle Charging Rate Pilot Project (EU)
Attachment 1 - PowerPoint PresentationAttachments:
G.6 Adopt a Resolution Establishing a Finance Committee, Committee Objectives and Appointment Guidelines (CM)
Res.
Attachment 1 - March 19 Presentation
Attachment 2 - Investment Policy FY25-26
Attachment 3 - Pension Stabilization Policy
Attachment 4 - 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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