Los Banos
At the Crossroads of California
www.losbanos.org
AGENDA
CITY COUNCIL MEETING
CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS
520 J Street
Los Banos, California
APRIL 3, 2024 - 6:00 PM
Live stream on YouTube at
https://www.youtube.com/@losbanos406
If you require special assistance to attend or participate in this meeting, please call the City Clerk's Office @ (209) 827-7000 at least 48 hours prior to the meeting.
The City of Los Banos complies with the Americans with Disabiities Act (ADA) of 1990.
Si requiere asistencia especial para atender o participar en esta junta por favor llame a la oficina de la Secretaria de la ciudad al (209) 827-7000 a lo menos de 48 horas previas de la junta.
La Cuidad de Los Banos cumple con la Acta de Americanos con Deshabilidad (ADA) de 1990.
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 **
Cualquier escritura o los documentos proporcionaron a una mayoría del Ayuntamiento respecto a cualquier artículo en este orden del día será hecho disponible para la inspección pública en la reunión 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 oueden ser anunciados en el website de la ciudad en www.losbanos.ora Please note: The Brown Áct 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 on the City's website at the following link: https://losbanos.org/category/city-council/ Los Banos City Council Agenda - April 3, 2024 Page 1 of 4
1. CALL TO ORDER - April 3, 2024 6:00 PM
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
3. ROLL CALL: (City Council Members)
Kenneth Lambert - District 1 _ Douglas Begonia, Jr. - District 2 Brett Jones - District 3 _ 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 March 2024 - Jesse Castillo, Interim Public Works Supervisor.
B. Proclamation Recognizing Week of the Young Child.
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 #244248 - #244443 in the Amount of $1,750,956.53.
Recommendation: Approve the check register as submitted.
B. Minutes for the February 21, 2024 City Council Meeting.
Recommendation: Approve the minutes as submitted.
C. Minutes for the March 6, 2024 City Council Meeting.
Recommendation: Approve the minutes as submitted.
D. City Council Resolution No. 6751 - Authorizing Award of Construction Contract to Strategic Mechanical, Inc. in the Amount of $266,000.18 with a Ten Percent (10%) Contingency in the Amount of $26,600 for the Construction of the Northgate Sewer Lift Station Emergency Power Improvements Project.
Recommendation: Adopt the resolution as submitted.
Los Banos City Council Agenda - April 3, 2024 Page 2 of 4 E. City Council Resolution No. 6752 - Authorizing Award of Construction Contract to Rolfe Construction, Inc. in the Amount of $617,715 with a Ten Percent (10%) Contingency in the Amount of $61,715 for the Construction of the Meadowlands Wet Well Replacement and Bypass Project.
Recommendation: Adopt the resolution as submitted.
F. City Council Resolution No. 6753 - Awarding the Bid for the Purchase of Two (2) New 2023 Chevrolet Traverses and Authorization to Issue a Purchase Order to Greenwood Chevrolet in the Amount of $81,228.74.
Recommendation: Adopt the resolution as submitted.
G. City Council Resolution No. 6754 - Awarding the Bid for the Purchase of a New 2024 Chevrolet Suburban and Authorization to Issue a Purchase Order to Greenwood Chevrolet in the Amount of $67,478.39.
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 Amendment of Annexation No. 12 to the City of Los Banos Community Facilities District (CFD) No. 2002-01 (Public Safety Services), Relative to Approximately 30 Acres - a Portion of Villages at Stonecreek V - Quail Meadows Vesting Tentative Tract Map #2021-01, 271 Single Family Residential Units; the Project is Located in the Southwestern Portion of the City and is Generally Located South of West Pacheco Boulevard, West of Dock Avenue, and East of the City Limit Line.
1) City Council Resolution No. 6755 - Acting in Its Capacity as the Legislative Body of CFD No. 2002-01 of the City of Los Banos (Public Safety Services), Calling an Election Regarding the Annexation of Certain Property to CFD No. 2002-01 of the City of Los Banos (Public Safety Services) and to Levy a Special Tax therein to Finance Certain Public Safety Services for Such CFD No. 12.
Recommendation: Receive the staff report, open the public hearing, receive public comment, and adopt the resolution as submitted.
* * * * * RECESS TO CONDUCT ELECTION * * * * *
(Approximately 5 minutes)
2) City Council Resolution No. 6756 - Acting in Its Capacity as the Legislative Body of CFD No. 2002-01 of the City of Los Banos (Public Safety Services) Declaring the Results of a Special Tax Election and Annexing Certain Territory Annexation No. 12.
Recommendation: Receive the staff report, open the public hearing, receive public comment, close the public hearing, and adopt the resolution as submitted.
Los Banos City Council Agenda - April 3, 2024 Page 3 of 4
9. CONSIDERATION OF CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION NO. 6757 - AUTHORIZING
AN AMENDED SPENDING PLAN FOR THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT (ARPA) FUNDING.
Recommendation: Receive the staff report and adopt the resolution as submitted.
10. ADVISEMENT OF PUBLIC NOTICES. (One Report)
Recommendation: Informational item only, no action to be taken.
11. CITY MANAGER REPORT.
Recommendation: Informational item only, no action to be taken.
12. REPORT/UPDATE ON MERCED COUNTY ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENTS (MCAG), PENINSULA CLEAN ENERGY (PCE), MEASURE V COMMITTEE, AND
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.
13. CITY COUNCIL MEMBER REPORTS.
A. Deborah Lewis - District 4
B. Kenneth Lambert - District 1
C. Douglas Begonia, Jr. - District 2
D. Brett Jones - District 3
E. Paul Llanez - Mayor
14. ADJOURNMENT.
I hereby certify under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing agenda was posted on the City Hall bulletin board not less than 72 hours prior to the meeting.
Sara Blevins, Assistant City Clerk Dated this 29th day of March 2024 Los Banos City Council Agenda - April 3, 2024 Page 4 of 4