Item: B-1
Minutes for: 06/12/2024s
Adopted: 06/19/2024
The City of
MADERA
VALLEY CENTRAL
Minutes of a Special Meeting of the Madera City Council June 12, 2024 Council Chambers
5:50 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: 815 8856 1404#. 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 5:50 p.m.
ROLL CALL:
Present: Mayor Santos Garcia
Mayor Pro Tem Cece Gallegos, District 1
Councilmember Jose Rodriguez, District 2
Councilmember Anita Evans, District 4
Councilmember Artemio Villegas, District 6
Absent: Councilmember Steve Montes, District 3
Councilmember Elsa Mejia, District 5
Others present were City Manager Arnoldo Rodriguez, City Clerk Alicia Gonzales, City Attorney Shannon L. Chaffin, City Engineer Keith Helmuth, Director of Human Resources Wendy Silva, Public Works Director Ismael Hernandez, Deputy City Engineer Ellen Bitter and Communication Specialist Joseph Carrello.
INVOCATION: Councilmember Villegas
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Councilmember Rodriguez
APPROVAL OF AGENDA:
ON MOTION BY MAYOR PRO TEM GALLEGOS AND SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER EVANS, THE AGENDA WAS APPROVED BY A 5/0 VOTE. NOES: NONE. ABSENT: NONE. ABSTAIN: NONE.
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.
Johanna Torres invited everyone to the raising of a Mental Health Awareness banner over the bridge (overpass) near the Courthouse on Thursday, June 13th at 9:30 a.m.
Evelyn Gasselum asked if there are plans for future water/sewer situations. Mayor Garcia advise that would be discussed in one of the agenda items and asked her to wait until then to make a public comment.
No further Public Comment was presented. Public Comment was closed.
A. PETITIONS, BIDS, RESOLUTIONS, ORDINANCES, AND AGREEMENTS:
A-1 Ratify declaration of a local emergency and approve emergency procurement of response and repairs to Avenue 13 sewer trunk main due to multiple failure sites
1. Ratifying the declaration of a local emergency by the City Manager as Director of Emergency Services due to additional failure of the . Making a finding of emergency relating to emergency response an epairs to the sanitary sewer main and ratifying the award o emergency contracts without competitive bidding for the emergency repairs on the sewer main (Report by Wendy Silva)
No Public Comment was presented. Public Comment was closed.
ON MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER EVANS AND SECONDED BY MAYOR PRO TEM GALLEGOS, ITEM A-1 WAS APPROVED BY A 5/0 VOTE. NOES: NONE. ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS MONTES AND MEJIA. ABSTAIN: NONE.
RES 24-81 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MADERA,
CALIFORNIA, RATIFYING THE DECLARATION OF A LOCAL EMERGENCY BY
THE CITY MANAGER AS THE DIRECTOR OF EMERGENCY SERVICES DUE TO ADDITIONAL FAILURE OF THE CITY'S SEWER TRUNK LINE ON JUNE 10, 2024
RES 24-82 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MADERA,
CALIFORNIA, MAKING A FINDING OF CONTINUING EMERGENCY
RELATING TO SEWER FAILURES ON THE SEWER MAIN AT AVENUE 13
WEST OF GRANADA DRIVE, AFFIRMING THE EMERGENCY ACTIONS
TAKEN BY THE CITY MANAGER TO MAKE EMERGENCY REPAIRS ON THE
SANITARY SEWER MAIN, AND RATIFYING THE AWARD OF EMERGENCY
CONTRACTS WITHOUT COMPETITIVE BIDDING FOR THE EMERGENCY
REPAIRS ON THE SEWER MAIN
A-2 Contract Award for the Avenue 13 Sewer Interceptor Rehabilitation, City Project No. SS- 00014
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution:
1. Adopting a Class 1 (Existing Facilities) and Class 2 (Replacement or Reconstruction) Categorical Exemptions under CEQA Guidelines Sections 15301 and 15302; and
2. Approving the Contract Award for the Avenue 13 Sewer Interceptor Rehabilitation Project, City Project No. SS-00014 in the amount of $8,328,452.00 to SAK Construction, LLC, as to its material terms;and
3. Authorizing a Contingency of 20 percent of the Contract amount; and
4. Authorizing the City Manager to Execute the Agreement on behalf of the City (Report by Keith Helmuth)
No Public Comment was presented. Public Comment was closed.
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ON MOTION BY MAYOR GARCIA AND SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER VILLEGAS, ITEM A-2 WAS APPROVED BY A 5/0 VOTE. NOES: NONE. ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS MONTES AND MEJIA. ABSTAIN: NONE.
RES 24-83 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MADERA,
CALIFORNIA ADOPTING A CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (CEQA) CLASS 1 AND CLASS 2 CATEGORICAL EXEMPTIONS AND
APPROVING THE CONTRACT AWARD FOR THE AVENUE 13 SEWER
INTERCEPTOR REHABILITATION PROJECT IN THE AMOUNT OF
$8,328,452.00 AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE
AGREEMENT ON BEHALF OF THE CITY
ADJOURNMENT: Meeting was adjourned at 6:22 p.m.
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MINUTES PREPARED BY
ZELDA LEÓN, Deputy City Clerk
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City of Madera City Council Minutes
205 W. 4th Street June 12, 2024
Madera, CA 93637