Los Banos
At the Crossroads of California
www.losbanos.org
AGENDA
CITY COUNCIL MEETING
CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS
520 J Street
Los Banos, California
November 6, 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.
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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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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. Además, 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, 520J 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 - November 6, 2024 Page 1 of 5 CALL TO ORDER - November 6, 2024 6:00 PM
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
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
CONSIDERATION OF APPROVAL OF AGENDA.
Recommendation: Adopt the agenda as submitted
5. PRESENTATIONS.
A. Certificate of Recognition - Employee of the Month for October 2024 - Guadalupe Yepez, Public Safety Dispatcher in the Police Department.
B. Certificate of Recognition - Elenny Rodriguez, Los Banos Junior High School, Agriscience Project at the Future Farmers of America Convention and Placing gth in the Nation.
C. Certificate of Recognition Camila Rodriguez, Los Banos Junior High School, Agriscience Project at the Future Farmers of America Convention and Placing gth in the Nation.
D. Certificate of Recognition - Rilee Ciuffo, Los Banos Junior High School, Agriscience Project at the Future Farmers of America Convention and Placing gth in the Nation.
E. Certificate of Recognition - Ingrid Langarica, Los Banos Junior High School, National Spanish Creed at the Future Farmers of America Convention and Placing in the Top 12 in the Nation.
F. Certificate of Recognition - Andrea Aguilar, Pacheco High School, National Spanish Creed at the Future Farmers of America Convention and Placing in 4th in the Nation.
G. Certificate of Recognition - Jaylene Barriga, Los Banos High School, National Voting Delegate for California at the Future Farmers of America Convention and Section Secretary for the Merced/Mariposa Section of the Future Farmers of America.
Certificate of Recognition - Pacheco High School - National 2-Star Program at the National Future Farmers of America Convention.
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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 #247623 - #248213 in the Amount of $5,662,719.57.
Recommendation: Approve the check register as submitted B. First Quarter Investment Report for the 2024/2025 Fiscal Year.
Recommendation: Accept the report as submitted.
C. City Council Resolution No. 6847 - Approving Closure of Non-Essential Offices on Tuesday, December 24, 2024 and Tuesday, December 31, 2024 Due the Christmas Holiday Season.
Recommendation: Adopt the resolution as submitted
D. City Council Resolution No. 6848 - Committing to Use All of the Congestion Mitigation Air Quality (CMAQ) Funds They Receive, on the Project that it was Allocated to, Within the Time Frame Required by the Program and Authorized the City Manager to Execute Any necessary Agreements to Secure CMAQ Grant Funding.
Recommendation: Adopt the resolution as submitted.
E. City Council Resolution No. 6849 - Approving the Acceptance of a $10,000 UC Davis Koret Shelter Medicine Grant via their California for All Animals Program and Amending the Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Budget by Increasing the Appropriation Amount for Expenditures and Revenues in the Amount of $10,000.
Recommendation: Adopt the resolution as submitted.
F. City Council Resolution No. 6850 - Relating to the Annual Adoption of an Investment Policy.
Recommendation: Adopt the resolution as submitted.
G. City Council Resolution No. 6851 - Authorizing the City Manager to Execute the Contract with Taylor Backhoe Service, Inc. for the Construction of Animal Shelter Rehabilitation in the Amount of $367,592.05 and a Project Contingency of $91,898.00 and Amend the Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Budget by Increasing the Appropriation Amount in the ARPA Fund in the Amount of $789,760 and the Police Capital Improvement Fund in the Amount of $210,240.
Recommendation: Adopt the resolution as submitted.
Los Banos City Council Agenda - November 6, 2024 Page 3 of 5 H. City Council Resolution No. 6852 - Awarding the Bid for the Purchase of Two (2) New 2024 Model ¾ Ton Medium Duty Utility Trucks with Lift Gates; and Authorize to Issue a Purchase Order to Greenwood Chevrolet in the Amount of $145,716.
Recommendation: Adopt the resolution as submitted.
1. City Council Resolution No. 6853 - Awarding the Bid for the Purchase of a New 2024 Model Mid-Size Crew Cab Truck; and Authorize to Issue a Purchase Order to Santos Ford in the Amount of $39,750.
Recommendation: Adopt the resolution as submitted.
J. City Council Resolution No. 6854 - Authorizing the City Manager to Execute an Amendment to Professional Service Agreement with PlaceWorks for the Preparation of a General Plan Update and Accompanying Environmental Impact Report and Adopting a Revised Budget for Fiscal Year 2024-2025 as it Pertains to Expenditures in the Amount of $57,804.
Recommendation: Adopt the resolution as submitted.
8. CONSIDERATION OF ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE NO. 1205 - ADDING CHAPTER 11, TO TITLE 5 OF THE LOS BANOS MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING
TO PUBLIC CAMPING AND STORAGE OF PERSONAL PROPERTY ON PUBLIC PROPERTY OR IN PUBLIC AREAS. (Second Reading & Adoption) Recommendation: Receive staff report, waive the second reading, and adopt the ordinance as submitted
9. ADVISEMENT OF PUBLIC NOTICES. (No Report)
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
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. Kenneth Lambert - District 1
B. Douglas Begonia, Jr. - District 2
C. Brett Jones - District 3
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E. Paul Lianez - Mayor
13. 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.
Mallnee.
Lucille L. Mallonee City Clerk Dated this 1st day of November 2024 Los Banos City Council Agenda - November 6, 2024 Page 5 of 5