Update 08/21/2025 at 3:45 p.m. Madera City Council Agenda Page 1 of 3 August 22, 2025
NOTICE AND CALL OF THE
SPECIAL MEETING OF THE MADERA CITY COUNCIL
205 W. 4th Street, Madera, California 93637
NOTICE AND AGENDA
Friday, August 22, 2025 Council Chambers
4:00 p.m. City Hall
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Update 08/21/2025 at 3:45 p.m. Madera City Council Agenda Page 2 of 3 August 22, 2025
CALL TO ORDER:
ROLL CALL: Mayor Cece Gallegos
Mayor Pro Tem Jose Rodriguez, District 2
Councilmember Rohi Zacharia, District 1
Councilmember Steve Montes, District 3
Councilmember Anita Evans, District 4
Councilmember Elsa Mejia, District 5
Councilmember Artemio Villegas, District 6
INVOCATION:
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE:
APPROVAL OF AGENDA:
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.
A. CLOSED SESSION:
A-1 Conference with Legal Counsel – Anticipated Litigation Deciding whether to initiate litigation pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(4) One Case
B. PETITIONS, BIDS, RESOLUTIONS, ORDINANCES, AND AGREEMENTS:
B-1 Consideration of a Resolution Requesting the Voiding of the Community Benefit Agreement dated August 15, 2024, with Madera Has Culture, Inc. (dba Culture Cannabis Club) Arising from the Corporation’s Suspension by the California Secretary of State Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Madera Requesting the Voiding of, and Voiding, the Community Benefit Agreement dated August 15, 2024, by and between the City of Madera and Madera Has Culture, Inc. (Corporation Suspended) (Report by Will Tackett) FUTURE MEETING DATES:
Wednesday, September 3, 2025
Wednesday, September 20, 2025
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Update 08/21/2025 at 3:45 p.m. Madera City Council Agenda Page 3 of 3 August 22, 2025
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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 Special Meeting of the Madera City Council for August 22, 2025, near the front entrances of City Hall and on the City’s website www.madera.gov at 3:45 p.m. on August 21, 2025. _______________________
Alicia Gonzales, City Clerk