Item: B-1
Minutes for: 04/24/2024
Adopted: 05/01/2024
The City of
MADERA
VALLEY CENTRAL
Minutes of a Special Meeting of the Madera City Council April 24, 2024 Council Chambers
6:00 p.m. 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: 899 4491 2635#. 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: Mayor Santos Garcia
Mayor Pro Tem Cece Gallegos, District 1
Councilmember Jose Rodriguez, District 2
Councilmember Steve Montes, District 3
Councilmember Anita Evans, District 4
Councilmember Artemio Villegas, District 6
Absent: Councilmember Elsa Mejia, District 5
Others present were City Manager Arnoldo Rodriguez, City Clerk Alicia Gonzales, City Attorney Shannon L. Chaffin and Community Development Director Will Tackett.
INVOCATION: Councilmember Villegas
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Councilmember Rodriguez
APPROVAL OF AGENDA:
ON MOTION BY MAYOR PRO TEM GALLEGOS AND SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER MONTES, THE AGENDA WAS APPROVED BY A 6/0 VOTE. NOES: NONE. ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBER MEJIA. ABSTAIN:
PUBLIC COMMENT:
Members of the public shall have an opportunity to address the City Council regarding matters on this Agenda at the time the agenda item is called. Speakers should limit their comments to three (3) minutes.
No Public Comment was presented. Public Comment was closed.
A. 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.
No Public Comment was presented. Public Comment was closed.
ON MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER EVANS AND SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER VILLEGAS, THE CONSENT CALENDAR WAS APPROVED BY A 6/0 VOTE. NOES: NONE. ABSENT:
COUNCILMEMBER MEJIA. ABSTAIN: NONE.
A-1 Outdoor Equity Grant Program Application Authorizing Resolution Recommendation: Adopt an Authorizing Resolution Approving the Submittal of the Outdoor Equity Grants Program Application of $279,600 and rescind Resolution No. 23-203 (Report by Joseph Hebert)
RES 24-55 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MADERA,
CALIFORNIA APPROVING THE APPLICATION FOR OUTDOOR EQUITY
GRANTS PROGRAM GRANT FUNDS
B. PETITIONS, BIDS, RESOLUTIONS, ORDINANCES, AND AGREEMENTS:
B-1 Community Benefit Agreements for Commercial Cannabis Business (CCB) Permits Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution Approving the Community Benefit Agreements between the City of Madera and Commercial Cannabis Business (CCB) Permit Recipients in accordance with Section 6-5.11 and 6-5.37(C) of the City Municipal Code (GBH Retail, LLC.; Responsible and Compliant Retail Madera, LLC.; Shryne Madera, LLC.; Madera Has Culture, Inc.; Mainstream Madera, LLC.; Lavish West Coast Madera, LLC.; Nebrina Madera, LLC.; and California Cannoisseur, LLC.) (Report by Will Tackett) Community Development Director Will Tackett advised that the agreements have an April 3, 2024 date on the first page and that should be left blank until signed.
No Public Comment was presented. Public Comment was closed.
ON MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER EVANS AND SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER VILLEGAS, ITEM B-1 WITH THE REVISION TO THE DATE ON THE FIRST PAGE OF THE AGREEMENT WAS APPROVED BY A 6/0 VOTE. NOES: NONE. ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBER MEJIA. ABSTAIN:
NONE.
RES 24-56 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MADERA
APPROVING COMMUNITY BENEFIT AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE CITY OF
MADERA AND STANDARD RETAIL OR MICROBUSINESS AND SOCIAL
EQUITY COMMERCIAL CANNABIS BUSINESS PERMIT LICENSEES
C. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS:
C-1 Select Proclamation Recipients for May 2024
Recommendation: Request for Council's Selection of Recipients for Proclamations Recognizing CASA Awareness Month, Relay for Life, and Letter Carriers City of Madera City Council Minutes
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Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive Day for May 2024 (Report by Alicia Gonzales)
ON MOTION BY MAYOR PRO TEM GALLEGOS AND SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER MONTES, ITEM C-1 TO HAVE CHARLOTTE BREWER AS THE RELAY FOR LIFE RECIPIENT WAS APPROVED BY A 6/0 VOTE. NOES: NONE. ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBER MEJIA. ABSTAIN:
NONE.
ON MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER MONTES AND SECONDED BY MAYOR PRO TEM GALLEGOS, ITEM C-1 TO REACH OUT TO THE OTHER ORGANIZATIONS, SO THEY CAN SEND REPRESENTATIVES TO RECEIVE THE PROCLAMATIONS WAS APPROVED BY A 6/0 VOTE.
NOES: NONE. ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBER MEJIA. ABSTAIN: NONE.
ADJOURNMENT: Meeting was adjourned at 6:18 p.m.
UPCOMING MEETING DATES:
: Wednesday, May 1, 2222
Wednesday, May 15, 2024
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ALICIA GONZALES, City Clerk CECE GALLEGOS, Mayor Pro Tem Zelda Deon
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ZELDA LEÓN, Deputy City Clerk
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