Los Banos City Council Agenda – October 21, 2026 Page 1 of 5 www.losbanos.org
AGENDA
CITY COUNCIL MEETING
AND
LOS BANOS SUCCESSOR AGENCY MEETING
*Both meetings to run concurrently*
Meeting Location:
CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS
520 J Street
Los Banos, California
October 21, 2026 – 6:00 PM
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Los Banos City Council Agenda – October 21, 2026 Page 2 of 5 Levine Act Statement – Campaign Contribution Prohibition and Mandatory Disclosure: Pursuant to Government Code section 84308, a Council member shall not accept, solicit, or direct a campaign contribution of more than $500 from any party or their agent, or from any participant or their agent, while a proceeding involving a license, permit, contract, or other entitlement for use is pending before the City or for 12 months after a final decision is rendered in that proceeding. Any Council Member who has received a campaign contribution of more than $500 within the preceding 12 months from a party or their agent, or from a participant or their agent, must disclose that fact on the record of the proceeding and shall not make, participate in making, or in any way attempt to use their official position to influence the decision.
Pursuant to Government Code section 84308, subdivision (e), any party to a covered proceeding before the City Council is required to disclose on the record of the proceeding any campaign contribution, including aggregated contributions, of more than $500 made within the preceding 12 months by the party or their agent to any Council Member. The disclosure shall be made as required by Government Code Section 84308, subdivision (e)(1) and California Code of Regulations, Title 2, section 18438.8. No party or their agent, and no participant or their agent, shall make a campaign contribution of more than $500 to any Council Member during the covered proceeding or for 12 months after a final decision is made in that proceeding. The foregoing statements do not constitute legal advice, and parties and participants are urged to consult with their own legal counsel regarding the applicable requirements of the law.
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. All comments received will be read by the City Clerk during Public Forum 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/
COMMUNITY BLESSING
1. CALL TO ORDER – October 21, 2026 6:00 PM
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
3. ROLL CALL: (City Council Members)
____ [vacant] – District 1 ____ Refugio LLamas – District 2 ____ Marcus Chavez – District 3 ____ Deborah Lewis – District 4 ____ Michael Amabile – Mayor
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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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4. INFORMATIONAL AND PRESENTATION AGENDA ITEMS.
These items are included for informational purposes. No presentation will be made by staff unless City Council members have questions.
A. Certificate of Recognition – Employee of the Month for September 2026 – Elva Mendez, Accounting Technician, Finance Department.
B. New Employee Introductions.
Recommendation: Informational item only, no action to be taken.
C. Proclamation Recognizing Assemblymember Esmeralda Soria for Her Service and Continued Support of the Los Banos Community.
D. Legislative Updates – Assemblymember Esmeralda Soria.
Recommendation: Informational item only, no action to be taken.
5. PUBLIC FORUM. ( This time is reserved for members of the public who wish to address the City Council on items that are NOT on the agenda and that are within the subject matter jurisdiction of the City Council. Speakers must direct their comments to the City Council and limit their comments to no more than three (3) minutes. It is requested that no comments be made during this period on items on the Agenda. The public will have an opportunity to comment on items on the agenda once the item has been called and the Mayor opens the item to the public. The City Council is prohibited by law from taking any action on matters discussed that are not on the agenda. No adverse conclusions should be drawn if the City Council does not respond to public comment at this time.
Speakers are not allowed to surrender/cede their public comment time.)
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 #260567 – #260779 in the Amount of $4,220,703.64.
Recommendation: Approve the check register as submitted.
B. Minutes for the October 7, 2026 City Council Meeting & Los Banos Successor Agency Meeting.
Recommendation: Approve the minutes as submitted.
C. City Council Resolution No. 7175 – Accepting the Well No. 16 Test Well No. 2 Project as Complete and Authorizing the Filing of a Notice of Completion (NOC) with the Merced County Recorder (Anthony J. Prieto Water Drilling, Inc.).
Recommendation: Adopt the resolution as submitted.
D. City Council Resolution No. 7176 – Amending City Council Resolution No. 6836 Relating to the City’s Conflict of Interest Code.
Recommendation: Adopt the resolution as submitted.
Los Banos City Council Agenda – October 21, 2026 Page 4 of 5 E. City Council Resolution No. 7177 – Rejecting all Bids Received for the Purchase of New 2026-2027 Model ¾ Ton Medium Duty Utility Trucks – One (1) or More Vehicles, Up to Twelve (12).
Recommendation: Adopt the resolution as submitted.
F. *Los Banos Successor Agency Resolution No. 2026-4 – Authorizing the City Manager to Execute a Professional Services Agreement with Price Paige & Associates for Auditing Services, in the Proposed Amount of $45,000, for Fiscal Years 2023-24, 2024-25, and 2025-26.
Recommendation: Adopt the resolution as submitted.
REGULAR AGENDA
Regular agenda items will be considered separately by the City Council. Public comments will be allowed after the introduction of an agenda item and before City Council discussion.
Members of the public will be limited to three (3) minutes for each agenda item.
7. REVIEW AND PROVIDE DIRECTION OF THE FISCAL YEAR 2026 – 2027
COMMUNITY BENEFIT GRANT PROGRAM AND AUTHORIZATION TO RELEASE A NOTICE OF FUNDING AVAILABILITY (NOFA).
Recommendation: Receive staff report and direction from the City Council on how to proceed.
8. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIC PLAN PRIORITIES AND CITY COUNCIL INPUT.
Recommendation: Receive staff report and direction from the City Council on how to proceed.
9. REVIEW AND PROVIDE DIRECTION ON THE AQUATICS CENTER PRELIMINARY PLANNING AND COMMUNITY SURVEY RESULTS.
Recommendation: Receive staff report and direction from the City Council on how to proceed.
10. 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 Amending Section 4-3.07 of Title 4, Chapter 3 of the Los Banos Municipal Code to Revise Amendment No. 11 to the 2025 California Fire Code Regulating Fireworks. 1) Ordinance No. 1218 – Amending Section 4-3.07 of Title 4, Chapter 3 of the Los Banos Municipal Code to Revise Amendment No. 11 to the 2025 California Fire Code Regulating Fireworks. (First Reading & Introduction) Recommendation: Receive staff report, open public hearing, receive public comment, close the public hearing, waive the first reading, and introduce the ordinance as submitted.
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11. BRIEF CITY DEPARTMENT REPORTS.
A. Community & Economic Development
B. Finance
C. Parks & Recreation
D. Human Resources
E. Public Works
F. Fire
G. Police
Recommendation: Informational item only, no action to be taken.
12. CITY ATTORNEY REPORT.
Recommendation: Informational item only, no action to be taken.
13. CITY MANAGER REPORT.
Recommendation: Informational item only, no action to be taken.
14. BRIEF CITY COUNCIL MEMBER REPORTS.
A. Deborah Lewis – Mayor Pro Tem - District 4
B. Vacant – District 1
C. Refugio Llamas– District 2
D. Marcus Chavez – District 3
E. Michael Amabile – Mayor
15. 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.
Vionna Lin, Assistant City Clerk Dated this 16th day of October 2026