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AGENDA
CITY COUNCIL MEETING
CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS
520 J Street
Los Banos, California
NOVEMBER 1, 2023 - 6:00 PM
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Any writings or documents provided to a majority of the City Council regarding any item on this agenda will be made available for public inspection at the meeting and in the City Clerk's office located at City Hall, 520 J Street, Los Banos, California during normal business hours. In addition, such writings and documents may be posted on the City's website at www.losbanos.org.
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Cua/quier escritura o los documentos proporcionaron a una mayoria def Ayuntamiento respecto a cualquier articu/o en este orden de/ dia sera hecho disponible para la inspecci6n p0blica en la reuni6n y en la oficina de la Secretaria de la ciudad en City Hall, 520 J Street, Los Banos,
, California durante horas de oficina normales. Ademas, tales escrituras y los documentos pueden ser anunciados en el website de la ciudad en www.losbanos.org. · .......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... · Please note: The Brown Act provides the public with an opportunity to make public comment at any public meeting. As an alternative for in-person comments, written public comment may be made by e-mail to [email protected] or delivered to the City Clerk at City Hall, 520 J Street three (3) hours prior to the scheduled time of the meeting. Comments received will not be read aloud at the meeting, but shall be distributed to the City Council via e-mail and added to the agenda packet on the City's website for public review. Agenda packets can be found o_Q tbe City's 'Jl!~l:>~ite at the following. link: https://losbanos.org/category/city-council/ . . --- -- Los Banos City Council Agenda - November 1, 2023 Page 1 of4
1. CALL TO ORDER - November 1, 2023 6:00 PM
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
3. ROLL CALL: (City Council Members)
Kenneth Lambert - District 1
Brett Jones - District 3
__ Douglas Begonia, Jr. - District 2
Deborah Lewis - District 4
__ Paul Llanez - Mayor
4. CONSIDERATION OF APPROVAL OF AGENDA.
Recommendation: Adopt the agenda as submitted.
5. PRESENTATIONS.
A. Certificate of Recognition - Employee of the Month for October 2023 - Vinny Greco, Police Officer in the Police Department.
B. Proclamation - Commemorating Veterans Day
6. 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 Council; includes agenda and non-agenda items. No action will be taken on non-agenda items. Speakers are limited to a five (5) minute presentation. Detailed guidelines are posted on the Council Chamber informational table.)
7. CONSIDERATION OF APPROVAL OF CONSENT AGENDA. (Items on the Consent Agenda are considered to be routine and will be voted on in one motion unless removed from the Consent Agenda by a City Council Member.) A. Check Register for #241449 - #241667 in the Amount of $867,920.46.
Recommendation: Approve the check register as submitted.
8. Minutes for the September 6, 2023 City Council Meeting.
Recommendation: Approve the minutes as submitted.
C. Minutes for the October 4, 2023 City Council Meeting.
Recommendation: Approve the minutes as submitted.
D. City Council Resolution No. 6702 - Approving Closure of Non-Essential City Offices on Tuesday, December 26, 2023 Due to the Christmas Holiday Season.
Recommendation: Adopt the resolution as submitted.
Los Banos City Council Agenda - November 1, 2023 Page 2 of4 E. City Council Resolution No. 6703 - Approving a Professional Services Agreement for Interim Finance Director Services with Brent Kuhn.
Recommendation: Adopt the resolution as submitted.
F. City Council Resolution No. 6704 - Amending the Fiscal Year 2023-2024 Budget by Increasing the Appropriation Amount in the General Fund Maintenance Account in the Amount of $12,214 for the Expenditure of a Backhoeffractor Attachment.
Recommendation: Adopt the resolution as submitted.
G. City Council Resolution No. 6705 - Ratifying the City Manager's Approval of the Employment Agreement with Police Chief Reymundo M. Reyna, Jr.
Recommendation: Adopt the resolution as submitted.
H. City Council Resolution No. 6706 - Amending the Fiscal Year 2023-2024 Budget by Increasing the Appropriation Amount in the Measure H Account in the Amount of $94,470 for the Expenditure of the Installation of Four Playgrounds.
Recommendation: Adopt the resolution as submitted.
8. PUBLIC HEARING. (If you challenge the proposed action as described herein in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described herein or in written correspondence delivered to the City at, or prior to, the public hearing.)
A Public Hearing - To Receive Public Comment and Consideration of an Update to the Los Banos Zoning Map in Accordance with the Los Banos General Plan Update 2042 that was Adopted October 19, 2022. The Zoning Map Update is Exempt from CEQA Pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15162, 15168, 15183, and 15061(b)(3). The proposed Update is Entirely Consistent with and Implements the General Plan Land Uses Established in the General Plan, for which an Environmental Impact Report (EIR) (SCH #2022010254) was Prepared and Certified.
1) Ordinance No. 1203 - Amending the Official Zoning Map in Accordance with the Los Banos General Plan Update 2042.
(First Reading & Introduction)
Recommendation: Receive staff report, open public hearing, receive public comment, and introduce the ordinance as submitted.
9. ADVISEMENT OF PUBLIC NOTICES. (Three Reports)
Recommendation: Informational item only, no action to be taken.
10. CITY MANAGER REPORT.
Recommendation: Informational item only, no action to be taken.
11. REPORT/UPDATE ON MERCED COUNTY ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENTS (MCAG), PENINSULA CLEAN ENERGY (PCE), MEASURE V COMMITTEE, AND Los Banos City Council Agenda - November 1, 2023 Page 3 of4
SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY AIR POLLUTION CONTROL DISTRICT (SJVAPCD),
AND LOS BANOS DOWNTOWN PROPERTY & BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT
DISTRICT (LBDPBID).
Recommendation: Informational item only, no action to be taken.
12. CITY COUNCIL MEMBER REPORTS.
A. Brett Jones - District 3
B. Deborah Lewis- District 4
C. Kenneth Lambert - District 1
D. Douglas Begonia, Jr. - District 2
E. Paul Llanez - Mayor
13. ADJOURNMENT.
I hereby certify under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing a~ was pos~ ulletin board not less than 72 hours prior to the meeting. \, Iv.. QJ.,,
Sara Blevins, Assistant City Clerk Dated this 27th day of October 2023 Los Banos City Council Agenda - November 1, 2023 Page 4 of4