Item: B-1
Minutes for: 08/13/2025s
Adopted: 08/20/2025
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Minutes of a Special Meeting of the Madera City Council Wednesday, August 13, 2025 Council Chambers
6:00 p.m. City Hall
The Madera City Council meetings are open to the public. The meeting was available for public viewing and participation through Zoom. Members of the public were able to observe the live-streamed meeting on the City's website and were able to comment on agenda items at the meeting, remotely through an electronic meeting via phone, via email and by regular mail.
CALL TO ORDER: Meeting was called to order at 6:00 p.m.
ROLL CALL:
Present: Mayor Cece Gallegos
Mayor Pro Tem Jose Rodriguez, District 2
Councilmember Steve Montes, District 3
Councilmember Anita Evans, District 4
Councilmember Elsa Mejia, District 5
Councilmember Artemio Villegas, District 6
Absent: Councilmember Rohi Zacharia, District 1
Others present were City Manager Arnoldo Rodriguez, City Clerk Alicia Gonzales, City Attorney Michael Linden, Director of Financial Services Michael Lima, Grants Administrator Marcela Zuniga, Director of Human Resources Wendy Silva, Grants Program Manager Liliana Camacho and Communication Specialist Joseph Carrello.
INVOCATION: Councilmember Evans
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Mayor Pro Tem Rodriguez
APPROVAL OF AGENDA:
ON MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER VILLEGAS AND SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER MONTES, THE AGENDA WAS APPROVED BY A 6/0 VOTE. ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBER ZACHARIA.
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. PUBLIC HEARINGS:
A-1 Public Hearing for the Fiscal Years 2025-2029 Consolidated Plan and Program Year 2025/26 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME) Annual Action Plan
Recommendation: Adopt Resolutions to:
1. Approve the CDBG and HOME Fiscal Years 2025-2029 Consolidated Plan; and
2. 3. Approve the Reallocation of Unexpended Funds from the 2024/25 Program Year in the amount of $10,000 to the Jim Taubert Park the amount of $353,556.54 (Report by Michael Lima)
ON MOTION BY MAYOR PRO TEM RODRIGUEZ AND SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER EVANS, ITEM A-1 WAS APPROVED BY A 6/0 VOTE. ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBER ZACHARIA.
RES 25-149 RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MADERA,
CALIFORNIA APPROVING THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK
GRANT (CDBG) AND HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIPS PROGRAM
(HOME) FISCAL YEARS 2025-2029 CONSOLIDATED PLAN
RES 25-150 RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MADERA,
CALIFORNIA APPROVING THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK
GRANT (CDBG) PROGRAM YEAR 2025/26 ALLOCATION IN THE AMOUNT OF $989,791 IN THE PROGRAM YEAR 2025/26 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN RES 25-151 RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MADERA,
CALIFORNIA APPROVING THE HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIPS
PROGRAM (HOME) PROGRAM YEAR 2025/26 ALLOCATION IN THE
AMOUNT OF $353,556.54 IN THE PROGRAM YEAR 2025/26 ANNUAL
ACTION PLAN
RES 25-152 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL, OF THE CITY OF MADERA, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING THE ALLOCATION OF $10,000 OF COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (CDBG) FUNDS TO THE CITY OF MADERA
PARKS DEPARTMENT'S JIM TAUBERT PARK PROJECT
B. CONSENT CALENDAR:
Matters listed under the Consent Calendar are considered routine and will be enacted by one motion and one vote.
ON MOTION BY MAYOR PRO TEM RODRIGUEZ AND SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER VILLEGAS, THE CONSENT CALENDAR WAS APPROVED BY A 6/0 VOTE. ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBER ZACHARIA.
B-1 Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Madera Affiliated City Employees' Association (MACEA) Representing the General Bargaining Unit (GBU) Recommendation: It is recommended the City Council Adopt a Resolution Approving the MOU between the City of Madera and MACE effective August 13, 2025, through June 30, 2027 (Report by Wendy Silva)
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RES 25-153 RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MADERA APPROVING
A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE CITY OF MADERA
AND THE MADERA AFFILIATED CITY EMPLOYEES' ASSOCIATION
REPRESENTING THE GENERAL BARGAINING UNIT EFFECTIVE JULY 13, 2025, THROUGH JUNE 30, 2027
B-2 Adoption of Updated City of Madera Full Time Salary Schedules Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution Approving Revised City of Madera Full Time Salan Schedules effective August 9, 2025 (Report by Wendy Silva RES 25-154 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MADERA
ADOPTINGTHE CITY OF MADERA FULL TIME SALARY SCHEDULE EFFECTIVE AUGUST 9, 2025
FUTURE MEETING DATES:
: Wednesday, August 20r 3,25
Wednesday, September 3, 2025
ADJOURNMENT: Meeting was adjourned at 7:15 p.m.
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