CITY OF MERCED
Meeting Agenda
City Council Chamber
Merced Civic Center
2nd Floor
678 W. 18th Street
Merced, CA 95340
City Council/Public Finance and Economic Development
Authority/Parking Authority/Successor Agency to the
Redevelopment Agency
City Council Chamber, 2nd Floor, Merced Civic
Center, 678 W. 18th Street, Merced, CA 95340
6:00 PMMonday, December 4, 2023
Council Member Smith will be attending via Teleconference from the Grand Hyatt Atlanta in Buckhead Business Center, located at 3300 Peachtree Road NE Atlanta, Georgia, 30305.
Closed Session at 5:00 PM / Study Session at 5:30 PM / Regular Meeting at 6:00 PM NOTICE TO PUBLIC/AVISO AL PÚBLICO/CEEB TOOM RAU PEJ XEEM
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INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES
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A. CLOSED SESSION ROLL CALL
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B. CLOSED SESSION
The legislative body shall provide the public with an opportunity to address the body on any item described in Closed Session [Government Code Section 54954.3(a)].
B.1. 23-1076 SUBJECT: CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS -- Agency Designated Representative: City Manager Scott McBride; Employee Organizations: Merced Police Officers’ Association (MPOA) and Merced Association of Police Sergeants (MAPS). AUTHORITY: Government Code Section 54957.6
B.2. 23-1077 SUBJECT: CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS -- Agency Designated Representative: City Manager Scott McBride; Employee Organizations: International Association of Fire Fighters, Local 1479.
AUTHORITY: Government Code Section 54957.6
B.3. 23-1078 SUBJECT: CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS -- Agency Designated Representative: City Manager Scott McBride;
Unrepresented Management AUTHORITY: Government Code Section 54957.6
B.4. 23-1079 SUBJECT: CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS -- Agency Designated Representative(s): City Manager Scott McBride; Employee Organizations: American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Council 57 and Merced Association of City Employees (MACE). AUTHORITY: Government Code Section 54957.6 B.5. 23-1084 SUBJECT: CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION Initiation of Litigation Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9 (d)(4): one (1) Potential Case
C. STUDY SESSION ROLL CALL
D. STUDY SESSION
D.1. 23-748 SUBJECT: Study Session to Discuss Advance Life Support (ALS) Transport for the City of Merced and Merced County Emergency Medical Services Agency (MCEMSA) Request for Proposal (RFP)
REPORT IN BRIEF
Study Session to Discuss Advance Life Support (ALS) Transport for the City of Merced and Merced County Emergency Medical Services Agency (MCEMSA) Request for Proposal (RFP).
Item added late.
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RECOMMENDATION
Provide staff direction.
E. CALL TO ORDER
E.1. Invocation - Pastor Al Schaap, Gateway Church
E.2. Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag
F. ROLL CALL
F.1. In accordance with Government Code 54952.3, it is hereby announced that the City Council sits either simultaneously or serially as the Parking Authority, the Public Financing and Economic Development Authority, and the Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency. City Council members receive a monthly stipend of $400.00 by Charter for sitting as the City Council; and the Mayor receives an additional $100.00 each month as a part of the adopted budget and Resolution 2020-86.
The members of the Parking Authority, the Public Financing and Economic Development Authority, and the Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency receive no compensation.
G. REPORT OUT OF CLOSED SESSION
H. CEREMONIAL MATTERS
H.1. 23-1015 SUBJECT: Proclamation - Homeless Memorial Day
REPORT IN BRIEF
Accepted by Yamilet Valladolid - Director of Governmental and Community Affairs, Golden Valley Health Centers.
H.2. 23-1082 SUBJECT: Recognition of Mi Gente Motorcycle Club for the Community Service Work They Have Done in Merced for Years
REPORT IN BRIEF
Accepted by Mi Gente Motorcycle Club.
I. WRITTEN PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS
J. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
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Members of the public who wish to speak on any matter not listed on the agenda may speak during this portion of the meeting and will be allotted 5 minutes. The Mayor may, at his discretion, reduce the time to 3 minutes if there are more than 3 speakers, in order to accommodate as many speakers as possible. State law prohibits the City Council from acting at this meeting on any matter raised during the public comment period. Members of the public who wish to speak on a matter that is listed on the agenda will be called upon to speak during discussion of that item.
K. CONSENT CALENDAR
Adoption of the Consent Calendar may be made by one motion of the City Council, provided that any Council member, individual, or organization may request removal of an item from the Consent Calendar for separate consideration. If a request for removal of an item from the Consent Calendar has been received, the item will be discussed and voted on separately.
K.1. 23-1013 SUBJECT: Reading by Title of All Ordinances and Resolutions
REPORT IN BRIEF
Ordinances and Resolutions which appear on the public agenda shall be determined to have been read by title and a summary title may be read with further reading waived.
RECOMMENDATION
City Council - Adopt a motion waiving the reading of Ordinances and Resolutions, pursuant to Section 412 of the Merced City Charter.
K.2. 23-1035 SUBJECT: Information Only Contracts for the Month of November 2023
REPORT IN BRIEF
Notification of awarded Non-Public Works contracts under $37,000 and of Public Works contracts under $84,338.
K.3. 23-1027 SUBJECT: Approval of City Council/Public Financing and Economic Development/Parking Authority/Successor Agency to the
Redevelopment Agency Meeting Minutes of October 2, 2023 and October 13, 2023
REPORT IN BRIEF
Official adoption of previously held meeting minutes.
RECOMMENDATION
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Development/Parking Authority/Successor Agency to the
Redevelopment Agency - Adopt a motion approving the meeting minutes of October 2, 2023 and October 13, 2023.
K.4. 23-1002 SUBJECT: Approval to Transfer $1,000,000 from the Public Facilities Financing Plan (PFFP) to the Fire Department’s Fire Station # 56 Capital Improvement Project
REPORT IN BRIEF
Considers approving to transfer $1,000,000 from the Public Facilities Financing Plan (PFFP) to the Fire Department’s Capital Improvement Project CP090007 for the design of a new Fire Station # 56 in the general vicinity of Bellevue Rd. / Barclay Ave. Project consists of designing a new fire station capable of housing one fire engine, one fire truck, one ambulance, and one command officer as well as an Emergency Operations Center.
RECOMMENDATION
City Council - Adopt a motion:
A. Approving a $1,000,000 supplemental appropriation from the unencumbered, unreserved fund balance of Fund 3502-Facilities-Fire City, and transferring to Fund 5004-Public Safety CIP, and appropriating to project CP090007 Fire Station #56; and,
B. Authorizing the Finance Officer to make the necessary budget transfers.
K.5. 23-1017 SUBJECT: Approval of a Second Amendment with SDI Presence LLC. for Project Management Professional Services of the Enterprise Resource Planning Software Replacement Project, and Authorization to Increase the not to Exceed Spending Authority from $467,950 to $940,845
REPORT IN BRIEF
Considers approving the second amendment with SDI Presence LLC. for project management services and increasing the not to exceed spending authority from $467,950 to $940,845.
RECOMMENDATION
City Council - Adopt a motion:
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A. Approving the Second Amendment with SDI Presence LLC.; and, B. Authorizing the not to exceed spending authority to SDI Presence LLC for $940,845; and,
C. Authorizing the City Manager or the Deputy City Manager to execute the necessary Documents; and,
D. Authorizing the Finance Officer to make the necessary budget adjustments.
K.6. 23-1041 SUBJECT: Approval of an Early Site Access Agreement with the Merced County Regional Waste Management Authority (MCRWMA) for Early Morning Operations at the Highway 59 Landfill in the Amount of $51,000
REPORT IN BRIEF
Considers approving an Early Site Access Agreement with the MCRWMA for conducting early morning operations at the Highway 59 Landfill in the amount of $51,000.
RECOMMENDATION
City Council - Adopt a motion:
A. Approving an Early Site Access Agreement with the Merced County Regional Waste Management Authority in the Amount not to Exceed $51,000; and,
B. Authorizing the City Manager or Deputy City Manager to execute the necessary documents; and,
C. Authorizing the Finance Officer to make the necessary budget transfers.
K.7. 23-1044 SUBJECT: Adoption of a Resolution Setting a Public Hearing on January 2, 2024, for the Annual Compliance Report for Development Impact Fees as Required by Government Code Section 66000 et. seq. and City Council Resolution 88-72
REPORT IN BRIEF
Considers approving to set a Public Hearing for January 2, 2024, to accept
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public comment and consider approving the annual report regarding the collection and spending of Development Impact Fees.
RECOMMENDATION
City Council - Adopt a motion adopting Resolution 2023-90, a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Merced, California, establishing a date when the final annual report of development fees will be available for public review, and setting a Public Hearing thereon for January 2, 2024.
K.8. 23-1053 SUBJECT: Introduction of an Ordinance Amending Sections 10.28.230 “No Parking Zones,” 10.28.231, “No Truck Parking Zones,” 10.28.275, “Disabled Persons - On-Street Parking,” And 10.28.295, “Limited Time Parking Zones - Three Hours” of the Merced Municipal Code
REPORT IN BRIEF
Introducing an Ordinance and considers approving recommendations from the Traffic Committee approving the following: “Additional no parking zone on both the north and south sides of 15th Street, from G Street to approximately 1030 feet east of G Street”, “Additional no truck parking zone on the west side of West Avenue from Eagle Street to Riggs Avenue”, “Additional disabled persons - on-street parking on the east side of B Street, approximately 460 feet north of Childs Avenue”, and “Additional limited time parking zones - three hours on the east side of B Street From Childs Avenue to the curve at 15th Street”.
RECOMMENDATION
City Council - Adopt a motion:
A. Introducing Ordinance 2558, an Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Merced, California, Amending Sections 10.28.230 “No Parking Zones,” 10.28.231, “No Truck Parking Zones,” 10.28.275, “Disabled Persons - On-Street Parking,” And 10.28.295, “Limited Time Parking Zones - Three Hours” of the Merced Municipal Code; and, B. Approving recommendations from the Traffic Committee listed above.
L. PUBLIC HEARINGS
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Members of the public who wish to speak on public hearings listed on the agenda will be heard when the Public Hearing is opened, except on Public Hearing items previously heard and closed to public comment. After the public has commented, the item is closed to further public comment and brought to the Council for discussion and action. Further comment will not be received unless requested by the Council.
L.1. 23-1048 SUBJECT: Public Hearing - Vacation #23-03 - Initiated by Devonwood Apartments, Limited Partnership, for Devonwood 64, Limited Partnership, Property Owner, to Vacate a 64-Foot-Wide Public Utilities Easement (PUE) Located on the South Side of Devonwood Drive, Approximately 450 Feet West of Bannon Lane
REPORT IN BRIEF
Considers adopting a Resolution to order the vacation of a 64-foot-wide Public Utility Easement located on the south side of Devonwood Drive, approximately 450 feet west of Bannon Lane.
RECOMMENDATION
City Council - Adopt a motion adopting Resolution 2023-91, a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Merced, California, Ordering the Vacation of a 64-foot wide Public Utilities Easement on the South Side of Devonwood Drive Approximately 450 Feet West of Bannon Lane (Vacation #23-03).
L.2. 23-1049 SUBJECT: Public Hearing - Vacation #23-04 - Initiated by Merced City School District, Property Owner, to Vacate a 15-Foot-Wide Public Utilities Easement (PUE) Located at 2111 Wardrobe Avenue, Generally Located on the North Side of Wardrobe Avenue, Approximately 1,360 Feet East of Thornton Road
REPORT IN BRIEF
Considers adopting a Resolution to order the vacation of a 15-foot-wide Public Utility Easement located at 2111 Wardrobe Avenue, generally located on the north side of Wardrobe Avenue, approximately 1,360 feet east of Thornton Road.
RECOMMENDATION
City Council - Adopt a motion adopting Resolution 2023-92, a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Merced, California, Ordering the Vacation of a 15-foot wide Public Utilities Easement Located at 2111 Wardrobe Avenue, Generally Located on the North Side of Wardrobe
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Avenue, Approximately 1,360 Feet East of Thornton Road (Vacation #23-04).
M. REPORTS
M.1. 23-1057 SUBJECT: Report on the Merced Applegate Zoo and Adoption of a New Zoo Logo
REPORT IN BRIEF
Report on the Merced Applegate Zoo and the considers adopting a new zoo logo.
RECOMMENDATION
City Council - Adopt a motion adopting the new Merced Applegate Zoo logo.
N. BUSINESS
N.1. 23-1062 SUBJECT: Direction on the Format and Dates for the 2024 Community Town Halls and Strategic Planning Session to Provide Input on the Development of the Fiscal Year 2024/25 Budget
REPORT IN BRIEF
Seeks direction on the format and dates for the 2024 Community Town Halls and Council Strategic Planning Session to provide input on the development of the fiscal year 2024/25 Annual Budget.
RECOMMENDATION
Provide staff with dates for three Community Town Hall meetings and direction on the format and preferred dates for the Strategic Planning Session.
N.2. 23-1083 SUBJECT: Council Member Ornelas’ Request for an Update from the South Merced Subcommittee
REPORT IN BRIEF
Council Member Ornelas’ request for an update from the South Merced subcommittee.
RECOMMENDATION
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Provide direction to staff on the next steps.
N.3. 23-1009 SUBJECT: Request to Add Item to Future Agenda
REPORT IN BRIEF
Provides members of the City Council to request that an item be placed on a future City Council agenda for initial consideration by the City Council.
N.4. 23-1011 SUBJECT: City Council Comments
REPORT IN BRIEF
Provides an opportunity for the Mayor and/or Council Member(s) to make a brief announcement on any activity(ies) she/he has attended on behalf of the City and to make a brief announcement on future community events and/or activities. The Brown Act does not allow discussion or action by the legislative body under this section.
O. ADJOURNMENT