CITY OF LOS BANOS
SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES
AUGUST 25, 2022
ACTION MINUTES – These minutes are prepared to depict action taken for agenda items presented to the City Council. For greater detail of this meeting refer to the electronic media (CD and/or audio) kept as a permanent record.
SPECIAL NOTE: This meeting was held by teleconference due to the in accordance with Assembly Bill 361.
CALL TO ORDER: Mayor Faria called the City Council Meeting to order at the hour of 2:03 p.m.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: The pledge of allegiance was led by Police Chief Brizzee.
ROLL CALL – MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL PRESENT: Council Members Brett Jones, Kenneth Lambert, Deborah Lewis, Refugio LLamas, Mayor Tom Faria; Absent:
None.
STAFF MEMBERS PRESENT: City Attorney Vaughn, City Clerk/Human Resources Director Mallonee, Police Chief Brizzee, Interim City Manager Wellman.
CONSIDERATION OF APPROVAL OF AGENDA: Mayor Faria stated that he was absent from the last City Council Meeting because he was tending his sister as her husband was on the presidios of life and death but is doing much better and thanked all for their positive thoughts and prayers.
Motion by Lewis, seconded by LLamas to approve the agenda as submitted. The motion carried by the following roll call vote: AYES: Lewis, LLamas, Faria; NOES: Jones, Lambert; ABSENT: None.
PUBLIC FORUM: MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC MAY ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL
MEMBERS ON ANY ITEM OF PUBLIC INTEREST THAT IS WITHIN THE JURISDICTION OF THE CITY; INCLUDES AGENDA AND NON-AGENDA ITEMS. NO ACTION WILL BE TAKEN ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS. Mayor Faria opened the public forum and asked those present on the Zoom meeting if they would like to speak for which no one came forward. Mayor Faria asked if there were any written comments received and City Clerk Mallonee stated that she received the following comments to be read into the record: KIMBERLEE SUBIA FLORES wrote regarding how she has been watching and following along with the homeless situation and how they are a part of OUR community and the encampment is their HOME, encouraged Council Members to visit the encampment and speak to the residents before you drive them out like cattle, how we should have the same concern for the homeless that we do for the animal shelter, and hopes they can find a plausible solution for the neediest among us. No one else came forward to speak and the public forum was closed.
CONDUCT INTERVIEWS FOR THE SELECTION OF AN EXECUTIVE SEARCH FIRM TO ASSIST THE CITY COUNCIL IN THE RECRUITMENT OF A NEW CITY MANAGER; CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION NO. 6542 – AUTHORIZING THE INTERIM CITY
MANAGER TO EXECUTE A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT FOR CITY MANAGER RECRUITMENT SERVICES. Council Member Jones stated that he is not in favor of either of the firms, in a few months we will have a new Mayor and possible a new Council Member and if we are being ethical is what is in the best interests of the residents, waiting until after we swear in the new members is not an unreasonable request, the Interim City Manager can carry us well into January, and his feelings of how things will be played out if a new City Manager is chosen before a new Council is seated, he feels this item needs to be postponed.
Motion by Faria, seconded by Lewis to select Koff & Associates as the City Manager Recruitment Firm. The motion carried by the following roll call vote: AYES: Lewis, LLamas, Faria; NOES: Jones, Lambert; ABSENT: None.
Council Member Lewis stated that they have a duty to the residents of Los Banos to do our job as long as we sit here, for a Council Member to read a statement and accuse the rest of us of not doing our job and being reckless is wrong, and she spoke to her feelings on how things will play out and supports moving forward with the process.
Motion by Lewis, seconded by LLamas to adopt City Council Resolution No. 6542 – Authorizing the Interim City Manager to Execute a Professional Services Agreement for City Manager Recruitment Services. The motion carried by the following roll call vote:
AYES: Lewis, LLamas, Faria; NOES: Jones, Lambert; ABSENT: None.
ADJOURNMENT. Motion by Lewis, seconded by LLamas to adjourn the meeting at 2:19 p.m. The motion carried by the following roll call vote: AYES: Lewis, LLamas, Faria; NOES: Jones, Lambert; ABSENT: None.
APPROVED:
/s/ Kenneth Lambert_________
Kenneth Lambert, Mayor Pro Tem
ATTEST:
/s/ Lucille L. Mallonee_________
Lucille L. Mallonee, City Clerk