Update 01/08/26 at 5:35 p.m. Madera City Council Agenda Page 1 of 3 January 14, 2026
NOTICE AND CALL OF THE
SPECIAL MEETING OF MADERA CITY COUNCIL AND THE MADERA CITY
COUNCIL AS SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE FORMER MADERA
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
205 W. 4th Street, Madera, California 93637
NOTICE AND AGENDA
Wednesday, January 14, 2026 Council Chambers
7:00 p.m. City Hall
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CALL TO ORDER:
ROLL CALL: Mayor Cece Gallegos
Mayor Pro Tem Rohi Zacharia, 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:
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE:
APPROVAL OF AGENDA:
PRESENTATIONS:
1. Proclamation Recognizing Martin Luther King Jr. Day
2. Proclamation Recognizing January as National Mentoring Month 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. PETITIONS, BIDS, RESOLUTIONS, ORDINANCES, AND AGREEMENTS:
A-1 Adopt Resolutions Approving the ROPS and Administrative Budget for the period of July 1, 2026 to June 30, 2027 and Authorize the City Manager to present the ROPS to the Countywide Oversight Board for its consideration and approval (Action on this item by the Successor Agency)
Recommendation: Actions Related to Successor Agency Annual Budget Reporting to the Department of Finance:
1. Adopt a Resolution Adopting the Recognized Obligation Payment Schedule (ROPS) Representing Period of July 1, 2026 to June 30, 2027, for the City of Madera as the Successor Agency of the Former Madera Redevelopment Agency of the City of Madera, and
2. Adopt a Resolution Approving the Administrative Budget for the City of Madera as the Successor Agency of the Former Madera
Redevelopment Agency of the City of Madera for the Period of July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027 (Report by Michael Lima)
B. CLOSED SESSION:
B-1 Public Employee Performance Evaluation - Pursuant to Government Code Section §54957(b)(1)
Title: City Manager
B-2 Conference with Labor Negotiators - Pursuant to Government Code Section §54957.6 Agency Designated Representative: Mayor Pro Tem Zacharia and Councilmember Montes Title: City Manager
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FUTURE MEETING DATES:
Wednesday, February 4, 2026
Wednesday, February 18, 2026
ADJOURNMENT:
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Requests may also be delivered/mailed to: City of Madera, Attn: City Clerk, 205 W. 4th Street, Madera, CA 93637. At least seventy-two (72) hours’ notice prior to the meeting is requested but not required.
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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 January 14, 2026, near the front entrances of City Hall and on the City’s website www.madera.gov at 6:00 p.m. on January 8, 2026. _______________________
Alicia Gonzales, City Clerk