LOsBanos
At the Crossroads of California
www.losbanos.org
AGENDA
CITY COUNCIL MEETING
CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS
520 J Street
Los Banos, California
APRIL 17, 2024-6:00 PM
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The City of Los Banos complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990. * * * * * * * ** * * * * * * *
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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.
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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 provi"des the public wtth an opportunity to make pubiic 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 foung Qrl th~ gJtt~ ~ebsjte l;!t the following lin~k: htt s://losbanos.or /cate o /cit -council/ Los Banos City Council Agenda - April 17, 2024 Page 1 of 4 1 . CALL TO ORDER - April 17, 2024 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 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.)
6. 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 #244444 - #244707 in the Amount of $2,762,625.79.
Recommendation: Approve the check register as submitted.
B. Third Quarter Investment Report for 2023/2024.
Recommendation: Accept the report as submitted.
C. City Council Resolution No. 6758 - Approving the Acceptance of a $7,500 PETCO Love Animal Welfare Organizations (AWO) Grant and Amending the Fiscal Year 2023-2024 Budget by Increasing the Appropriation Amount for Expenditures and Revenues in the Amount of $7,500.
Recommendation: Adopt the resolution as submitted.
D. City Council Resolution No. 6759 - Approving the Annual Local Transportation Fund (L TF) Claim to be Filed with the Merced County Association of Governments (MCAG) for Fiscal Year 2023-2024.
Recommendation: Adopt the resolution as submitted.
E. City Council Resolution No. 6760 - Accepting the 7th Street Ballpark Turf/Field Renovation Project as Complete and Authorizing the Filing of a Notice of Completion with the Merced County Recorder.
Recommendation: Adopt the resolution as submitted.
Los Banos City Council Agenda - April 17, 2024 Page 2 of 4 F. City Council Resolution No. 6761 - Accepting the Certification of Registrar of Voters of the Results of the Canvas of the March 5, 2024 Presidential Primary/Special Municipal Election Pertaining to Measure G - Shall the Offices of City Clerk and City Treasurer be Appointed & Measure H - Shall the Term of Office of Mayor be Four Years.
Recommendation: Adopt the resolution as submitted.
G. City Council Resolution No. 6762 - Awarding Contract for Design, Manufacture, Construction, and Installation of the Downtown Gateway Sign Project.
Recommendation: Adopt the resolution as submitted.
7. 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 a Conditional Use Permit and Categorical Exemption from the California Enviromental Quality Act (CEQA) and Conditional Use Permit #2024-02 to Allow the Use of a Type 21 Alcohol License for the Off-Sale of General Alcohol for Western Singh Stores, Inc. dba Los Banos Liquor Located within the Highway Commercial Zoning District at 947 W. Pacheco Boulevard, Suite A, APN: 431-020-002.
1) City Council Resolution No. 6763 - Finding the Proposed Project to be Categorically Exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act Pursuant to Section 15301 and Approving Conditional Use Permit #2024-02 to Allow the Use of a Type 21 Off-Sale General Alcohol License for Western Singh Stores, Inc., Located at 947 West Pacheco Boulevard, Suire A.
Recommendation: Receive staff report, open the public hearing, receive public comment, close the public hearing, and adopt the resolution as submitted.
B. Public Hearing - To Receive Public Comment and Consideration of an Annual Adjustment to the Los Banos Development Impact Fee Schedule Based on the Engineering News Record Construction Cost Index. 1) City Council Resolution No. 6764 - Approving an Increase in Development Impact Fees to Reflect Increases in the Engineering News Record Construction Cost Index for 2024.
Recommendation: Receive staff report, open the public hearing, receive public comment, close the public hearing, and adopt the resolution as submitted.
8. CONSIDERATION OF INITIATING PROPOSITION 218 PROCESS ADVISING
PROPERTY OWNERS AND UTILITY CUSTOMERS OF PROPOSED WATER, WASTEWATER AND SOLID WASTE RATE ADJUSTMENT BEGINNING JULY 1, Los Banos City Council Agenda -April 17, 2024 Page 3 of4 2024 AND APPROVE A RESOLUTION ADOPTING A REVISED BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2023-2024 AS IT PERTAINS TO EXPENDITURES.
A. City Council Resolution No. 6765 - Adopting a Revised Budget for the 2023- 2024 Fiscal Year by Increasing Expenditures as it Pertains to Costs Associated with the Prop 218 Notifications in the Amount of $15,000.
Recommendation: Receive the staff report and adopt the resolution as submitted.
9. APPOINTMENT OF COMMISSIONER TO THE FOLLOWING COMMISSION:
A. Measure H Citizens' Oversight Committee - One ( 1) Vacancy One (1) Unexpired Term - Expiring December 31, 2025
Recommendation: Appoint commissioner to fill the vacancy.
10. CANCELLATION OF THE REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING SCHEDULED FOR WEDNESDAY, MAY 1, 2024 DUE TO THE MAY DAY FAIR.
Recommendation: Cancel the meeting as stated.
11. ADVISEMENT OF PUBLIC NOTICES. (One Report)
Recommendation: Informational item only, no action to be taken.
12. CITY MANAGER REPORT.
Recommendation: Informational item only, no action to be taken.
13. 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.
14. CITY COUNCIL MEMBER REPORTS.
A. Kenneth Lambert - District 1
8. Douglas Begonia, Jr. - District 2
C. Brett Jones - District 3
D. Deborah Lewis - District 4
E. Paul Llanez - Mayor
15. ADJOURNMENT.
Los Banos City Council Agenda - April 17, 2024
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 mee& g. n n . ~ L)X_LA.J
Sara Blevins, Assistant City Clerk
Dated this 12th day of April 2024