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March 6, 2024
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Minutes of a Regular Meeting of the Madera City Council B-1
03/06/2024
03/20/2024
Council Chambers
City Hall
The Madera City Council meetings are open to the public. This meeting will also be available for public viewing and participation through Zoom. Members of the public may also observe the live streamed meeting on the City's website at www.madera.gov/live. Members of the public may comment on agenda items at the meeting or remotely through an electronic meeting via phone by dialing (669) 900-6833 enter ID: 863 3712 2914#. Comments will also be accepted via email at [email protected] or by regular mail at 205 W. 4th Street, Madera, CA 93637.
CALL TO ORDER: Meeting was called to order at 6:00 p.m.
ROLL CALL:
Present:
Absent:
Mayor Pro Tern Cece Gallegos, District 1
Councilmember Jose Rodriguez, District 2
Councilmember Steve Montes, District 3 (Arrived at 6:11 p.m.) Councilmember Anita Evans, District 4
Councilmember Elsa Mejia, District 5
Councilmember Artemio Villegas, District 6
Mayor Santos Garcia
Others present were City Manager Arnoldo Rodriguez, City Clerk Alicia Gonzales, City Attorney Shannon L. Chaffin, Chief Building Official Rafael Magallan, City Engineer Keith Helmuth, Community Development Director Will Tackett, Director of Financial Services Michael Lima, Division Fire Chief Justin Macomb, Fire Battalion Chief Anthony Garcia, Director of Human Resources Wendy Silva, Director of Information Technology Gary Price, Director of Parks and Community Services Joseph Hebert, Chief of Police Giachino Chiaramonte, Public Works Director Ismael Hernandez, Wastewater Treatment Plant Manager Gabriel Bostan, Administrative Analyst (Parks) Gabriela Salazar and Communication Specialist Joseph Carrello.
INVOCATION: Pastor Eddie Gallegos, Good News Ministry
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Councilmember Mejia
APPROVAL OF AGENDA:
ON MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER RODRIGUEZ AND SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER EVANS, THE AGENDA WAS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY BY A 5/0 VOTE. NOES: NONE. ABSENT: MAYOR GARCIA AND COUNCILMEMBER MONTES. ABSTAIN: NONE.
PUBLIC COMMENT:
The first 15 minutes of the meeting are reserved for members of the public to address the Council on items which are within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Council. Speakers shall be limited to three minutes.
Speakers will be asked, but are not required, to identify themselves and state the subject of their comments. If the subject is an item on the Agenda, the Mayor has the option of asking the speaker to hold the comment until that item is called. Comments on items listed as a Public Hearing on the Agenda should be held until the hearing is opened. The Council is prohibited by law from taking any action on matters discussed that are not on the agenda, and no adverse conclusions should be drawn if the Council does not respond to public comment at this time.
William Mask, a history professor at Madera Community College invited Council to the 3rd Annual Women in History Celebration on March 21st and to the unveiling of five (5) murals on April 5th which celebrate the Indigenous People.
City Clerk Alicia Gonzales stated two emails were received and copies were provided to Council and copies are available for the public and are located at the podium.
No further Public Comment was presented. Public Comment was closed.
WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS: None
PRESENTATIONS:
1. Proclamation Recognizing Women's History Month
2. Madera County Arts Authority Update
INTRODUCTIONS: None
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8. WORKSHOP: None
CONSENT CALENDAR:
Matters listed under the Consent Calendar are considered routine and will be enacted by one motion and one vote. There will be no separate discussion of these items. If discussion is desired, a member of the public or a member of the Council may request an item be removed from the Consent Calendar and it will be considered separately.
ON MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER MONTES AND SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER VILLEGAS, THE CONSENT CALENDAR WAS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY BY A 6/0 VOTE. NOES: NONE.
ABSENT: MAYOR GARCIA. ABSTAIN: NONE.
8-1 Minutes - February 21, 2024
Recommendation: Approve the City Council Minutes of February 21, 2024 (Report by Alicia Gonzales)
8-2 Informational Report on Register of Audited Demands Recommendation: Review Register of Audited Demands Report for February 10, 2024 to February 23, 2024 (Report by Michael Lima)
8-3 Surplus Property Disposal
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution declaring certain property as identified on the Surplus Property List to be surplus consistent with the City Purchasing Policy (Report by Michael Lima)
RES 24-32 RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MADERA
APPROVING THE DECLARATION CERTAIN PROPERTY TO BE SURPLUS
AND SOLD AT AUCTION
City of Madera
205 W. 4th Street
Madera, CA 93637
City Council Minutes
March 6, 2024
B-4 Submission of an Application for Funding to the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) Voucher Program in the Amount of $124,630 Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution Authorizing Submission of an Application to the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) Voucher Program (Report by Michael Lima)
RES 24-33 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MADERA,
CALIFORNIA, AUTHORIZING THE SUBMISSION OF AN APPLICATION FOR
AWARD TO THE ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND CONSERVATION BLOCK
GRANT PROGRAM
B-5 Adoption of Updated District Boundary to Include Property Annexed into the City Recommendation: Waive full reading and adopt an Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Madera amending Subsection C (1) of Section 2-1.21 of the City Municipal Code to adopt revised district boundaries by t itle only (Report by Alicia Gonzales)
ORD 1007 C.S. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MADERA AMENDING SUBSECTION (C)(l) OF SECTION 2-1.21 OF CHAPTER 1 OF
TITLE II OF THE MADERA MUNICIPAL CODE AND ADOPTING REVISED
DISTRICT VOTING BOUNDARIES
B-6 First Amendment to Agreement for Medical Services with Occupational Health Centers of California
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution Approving a First Amendment to the Medical Services Agreement with Occupational Health Centers of California (Report by Wendy Silva)
RES 24-34 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MADERA
APPROVING A FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE MEDICAL SERVICES
AGREEMENT WITH OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH CENTERS OF CALIFORNIA C. PUBLIC HEARINGS: None
D. PETITIONS, BIDS, RESOLUTIONS, ORDINANCES, AND AGREEMENTS:
D-1 Zero Gravity Skatepark Rental for MAD SK8 JAM Event Fee Waiver Request Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution Waiving the Rental Fees of Zero Gravity Skatepark Related to the Celebration of the MAD SK8 JAM Event on March 9, 2024, of $425.00 (Report by Joseph Hebert)
No Public Comment was presented. Public Comment was closed.
ON MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER EVANS AND SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER VILLEGAS, ITEM D-1 WAS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY BY A 6/0 VOTE. NOES: NONE. ABSENT: MAYOR GARCIA. ABSTAIN: NONE.
RES 24-35
City of Madera
205 W. 4th Street
Madera, CA 93637
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MADERA, CALIFORNIA WAIVING RENTAL FEES FOR THE MAD SK8 JAM EVENT AT ZERO GRAVITY SKATEPARK IN THE AMOUNT OF $425
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March 6, 2024
E.
E-1
ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS:
Select Proclamation Recipient for the Month of April 2024 Recommendation: Request for Council's Selection of Recipient(s) for the Proclamation Recognizing Sexual Assault Awareness Month (Report by Alicia Gonzales)
ON MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER MONTES AND SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER RODRIGUEZ, ITEM E-1 SELECTING CAPMC VICTIM SERVICES TO RECEIVE THIS PROCLAMATION WAS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY BY A 6/0 VOTE. NOES: NONE. ABSENT: MAYOR GARCIA.
ABSTAIN: NONE.
E-2 Golf Course Advisory Committee Update
Recommendation: This report is submitted for informational purposes only and there is no action requested from the City Council (Report by Joseph Hebert) E-3 Update on the Progress of Madera lntermodal Transit Center Renovation Project Recommendation: This report is submitted for informational purposes only and there is no action requested from the City Council (Report by Michael Lima) F. COUNCILMEMBER REPORTS/ANNOUNCEMENTS/FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS:
This portion of the meeting is reserved for the Mayor and Councilmembers (i) to make brief reports on boards, committees, and other public agencies, and at public events, (ii) to request updates, (iii) to initiate future agenda items., and (iv) to take action on matters initiated under this section of the agenda. Under this section the Council may take action only on items specifically agendized and which meet other requirements for action.
Councilmember Evans had nothing to report.
Councilmember Montes sent thoughts and prayers to the families of those involved in the Avenue 7 accident. He thanked everyone for participating in the election yesterday.
Councilmember Mejia expressed her condolences to the farmworkers families that were involved int the accident on Avenue 7 and Road 22. There was a fund raiser for the families and an estimated $22,000 was raised for the families. Tomorrow for the 2nd time, she will be participating at Sierra Vista Elementary School "Read Across America Day". On Saturday, she will be a part of National Woman's Day at Madera South High School. Councilmember Mejia stated that the Measure T website was launched. There are several town meetings and workshops scheduled. There will be one in the Council Chambers on 27th .
Councilmember Rodriguez thanked Councilmember Mejia and for making people aware of Measure T. He stated that there are 74,000 registered voters but only 21% came out to vote.
This week, he spoke to the Future Business Leaders of America at a high school. They would like people in government to go out and address them. He hopes some or all of Council will participate. Councilmember Rodriguez addressed City Manager Arnoldo Rodriguez stating that there used to be a Citizens Academy and maybe there could be something for youth to have an active role in making decisions.
Councilmember Villegas had nothing to report.
Mayor Pro Tern Gallegos thanked Public Works, Streets, and Parks staff for the graffiti removal.
She invited everybody to the event being held on Saturday.
City of Madera
205 W. 4th Street
Madera, CA 93637
City Council Minutes
March 6, 2024
G. CLOSED SESSION:
G-1 Conference with Real Property Negotiator (Government Code § 54956.8) Property:
Negotiator:
1218 E. Cleveland Ave Space 86, Madera CA, 93638
1218 E. Cleveland Ave Space 19, Madera, CA 93638
1218 E. Cleveland Ave Space 23, Madera, CA 93638
Arnoldo Rodriguez and Michael Lima
Negotiating Parties: The Meadows Mobile Home Park and TBD Under Negotiation: Price and Terms of Payment
City Attorney Shannon Chaffin made the closed session announcement at 7:04 p.m.
Councilmember Anita Evans recused herself from this item, stating that she is a resident at the Meadows Mobile Home Park. Mr. Chaffin, Mayor Pro Tern Gallegos, and Councilmembers Rodriguez, Montes, Mejia, and Villegas returned from Closed Session at 7:44 p.m. City Attorney announced that there was no reportable action.
ADJOURNMENT: Meeting was adjourned at 7:45 p.m.
UPCOMING MEETING DATES:
• Wednesday, March 20, 2024
• Wednesday, April 3, 2024
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City of Madera
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Madera, CA 93637
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