Update 06/27/2024 at 7:30 p.m. Madera City Council Agenda Page 1 of 5 July 3, 2024
REGULAR MEETING OF THE MADERA CITY COUNCIL
205 W. 4th Street, Madera, California 93637
NOTICE AND AGENDA
Wednesday, July 3, 2024 Council Chambers
6:00 p.m. City Hall
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CALL TO ORDER:
ROLL CALL: 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 Elsa Mejia, District 5
Councilmember Artemio Villegas, District 6
INVOCATION: Brandon Hopkins, Grace Community Church
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE:
APPROVAL OF AGENDA:
PRESENTATIONS: 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.
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A. PUBLIC HEARINGS:
A-1 Public Hearing to Consider Declaration of Nuisances and Abatement Order for Overgrown Weeds
Recommendation: Conduct a Public Hearing and adopt a Resolution ordering the abatement of weed nuisances in the City (Report by Gino Chiaramonte) A-2 Consideration of an application for Prezone (REZ 2023-04), pertaining to ±9.82 acres of property located on the northeast corner of Adell and North D Streets (APN[s]: 038-090-007, 008, 009 & 010)
Recommendation: The City of Madera Planning Commission recommends the City Council hold a public hearing, make the necessary findings, and take action as follows:
1. Waive Full Reading and introduce by title only an Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Madera adopting the Mitigated Negative Declaration (SCH No. 2024050494) and the Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program prepared for purposes of the proposed project in accordance with the provisions of California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA); and approving REZ 2023-04, amending the Official City of Madera Zoning Map to prezone approximately 9.82-acres of property (APN’s: 038-090-007, 008, 009 & 010) to the PD- 4500 (Planned Development, One unit for each 4,500 square feet of site area) and R-1 (Residential, One unit for Each 6,000 square feet of site area) zone districts (Report by Will Tackett) B. 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.
B-1 Minutes – June 19, 2024
Recommendation: Approve the City Council Minutes of June 19, 2024 (Report by Alicia Gonzales)
B-2 Informational Report on Register of Audited Demands Recommendation: Review Register of Audited Demands Report for June 8, 2024 to June 21, 2024 (Report by Michael Lima)
B-3 Application for Transportation Development Act (TDA) – Local Transportation Funds (LTF) and State Transit Assistance (STA) Funds for Fiscal Year (FY) 2024/25 Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution Approving the Applications for TDA – LTF and STA Funds for Fiscal Year (FY) 2024/25 and Authorizing the City Engineer to execute and submit the Applications to the Madera County Transportation Commission (MCTC) (Report by Keith Helmuth) B-4 Central Valley Workers Center Fee Waiver Request for the Pan-American Community Center Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution waiving the rental fees of the Pan-American Community Center on July 28, 2024, related to the Madera C.A.R.E. Fair, Update 06/27/2024 at 7:30 p.m. Madera City Council Agenda Page 3 of 5 July 3, 2024
hosted by the Central Valley Workers Center, at an anticipated fee rental of $1,380 (Report by Joseph Hebert)
B-5 Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) Charitable Contribution Donation Program Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution Accepting Pacific Gas & Electric Company’s Charitable Contribution Donation of $10,000 for Movies in the Park (Report by Joseph Hebert)
B-6 Accept Insurance Proceeds for Damaged Wastewater Treatment Plant Influent and Grit Pumps from the 2023 Winter Storms Emergency Event
Recommendation: Adopt a Minute Order accepting $87,328.20 in insurance proceeds from the City’s property insurance program for influent pump numbers 1 and 2 and grit pump number 1, due to damages from debris from the 2023 Winter Storms emergency event (Report by Wendy Silva)
B-7 PG&E Donation – 4th of July Fireworks Show
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution Accepting Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) Company’s Donation of $5,000 to support the 4th of July Fireworks show and authorize the allocation of this funding to the Greater Madera Kiwanis (Report by Arnoldo Rodriguez)
B-8 Proclamation Supporting the Little League Nor-Cal State Tournament Recommendation: Adopt a Minute Order Approving a Proclamation Supporting the Little League Nor-Cal State Tournament in the City of Madera on July 20-26, 2024 (Report by Alicia Gonzales)
C. WORKSHOP: None
D. PETITIONS, BIDS, RESOLUTIONS, ORDINANCES, AND AGREEMENTS:
D-1 Capital Improvement Program (CIP) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2024/25 to FY 2028/29
1. Adopt a minute order accepting the proposed projects in the City’s Draft Capital Improvement Program (CIP) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2024/25 to FY 2028/29; and
2. Authorize the City Engineer to submit the draft 5-year CIP for FY 2024/25 to FY 2028/29 to the Planning Commission for
determination of conformity with the General Plan (Report by Keith Helmuth)
D-2 Update on 2024 emergency repair of Avenue 13 sewer trunk main failures and ratify and continue a finding of emergency relating to emergency response and repairs necessitating emergency contracts without competitive bidding
Recommendation: 1. Receive an update on the status of emergency repairs to the Avenue 13 sewer trunk main failures that occurred June 3, 2024 and June 10, 2024; and
2. Adopt a resolution ratifying and continuing a finding of emergency relating to emergency response and repairs to the sanitary sewer main pursuant to Public Contract Code Section 22050 (Report by Keith Helmuth)
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E. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS:
E-1 Informational report on the Madera Metro Transit System Recommendation: This report is submitted for informational purposes and there is no action requested from the City Council (Council) (Report by Michael Lima)
E-2 A Smoke Free Community – Madera County Department of Public Health Recommendation: This presentation is for informational purposes only, and no action is requested from City Council (Council) at this time (Report by Madera County Department of Public Health)
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.
G. CLOSED SESSION: None
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I, Alicia Gonzales, City Clerk for the City of Madera, declare under penalty of perjury that I posted the above agenda for the Regular Meeting of the Madera City Council forJuly 3, 2024, near the front entrances of City Hall and on the City’s website www.madera.gov at 7:30 p.m. on June 27, 2024. _______________________
Alicia Gonzales, City Clerk