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
City Council Chamber, 2nd Floor, Merced Civic
Center, 678 W. 18th Street, Merced, CA 95340
6:00 PMMonday, October 20, 2025
Closed Session at 5:00 PM / Regular Meeting at 6:00 PM
NOTICE TO PUBLIC/AVISO AL PÚBLICO/CEEB TOOM RAU PEJ XEEM
WELCOME TO THE MEETING OF THE MERCED CITY COUNCIL/BIENVENIDO A LA REUNIÓN DEL CONCILIO DE LA CIUDAD DE MERCED/ZOO SIAB TXAIS TOS KOJ
TUAJ RAU HAUV CITY COUNCIL LUB ROOJ SAB LAJ
At least 72 hours prior to each regular City Council meeting, a complete agenda packet is available for review on the City ’s website at www .cityofmerced.gov or at the City Clerk ’s Office, 678 W. 18th Street, Merced, CA 95340. All public records relating to an open session item that are distributed to a majority of the Council will be available for public inspection at the City Clerk’s Office during regular business hours. Spanish and Hmong translation is available at every regular meeting. Assisted hearing devices are available for meetings held in the Council Chamber.
Al menos 72 horas antes de cada reuni ón regular del Concejo Municipal, un paquete de agenda complete está disponible para su revisi ón en el sitio web de la Ciudad en www .cityofmerced.gov o en la Oficina del Secretario de la Ciudad, 678 W. 18th Street, Merced, CA 95340. Todos los registros p úblicos relacionados con un art ículo de sesi ón abierta que se distribuyen a la mayor ía del Concejo estar án disponibles para inspecci ón p ública en la Oficina del Secretario de la Ciudad durante el horario comercial habitual. La traducci ón al espa ñol y al Hmong est á disponible en todas la reuniones regulares. Los dispositivos auditivos asistidos est án disponibles para las reuniones que se celebran en el Salón del Consejo.
Sai kawg yuav tsum yog li 72 teev ua ntej rau txhua lub rooj sib tham ntawm cov Nom Tswv (City Council), yeej muaj tag nrho pob ntawv qhia txog tias rau cov neeg los nyeem hauv lub Nroog (City) qhov website www .cityofmerced.gov los sis nyob rau ntawm City Clerk ’s lub Office, 678 W. 18th Street, Merced, CA 95340. Tas nrho cov ntaub ntawv teev tseg no yuav muab rau cov Nom Tswv ntawm kev sab laj pub rau tsoom pej xeem sawv daws los nyeem nyob rau hauv City Clerk’s lub Office thaum lub caij ua hauj lwm. Muaj txhais lus Mev thiab lus Hmoob. Cov cuab yeej pab kom hnov lus muaj nyob rau ntawm cov Nom Tswv qhov chaw sib tham Council Chamber PUBLIC COMMENT: OBTAIN SPEAKER CARD FROM THE CITY
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Members of the audience who wish to address the City Council are requested to complete a speaker card available at the podium in the back of the Council Chamber. Please submit the completed card to the City Clerk before the item is called, preferably before the meeting begins.
Material may be emailed to cityclerk@cityofmerced .gov no later than 1 PM on the day of the meeting. Please specify which portion of the agenda you are commenting on, for example, Public Hearing item #, Consent item #, or Public Comments. Material received before the deadline will be sent to the City Council and will be part of the record and will be mentioned as part of the Written Petitions and Communications portion of the agenda. Any emails received by the 1PM deadline will be posted on the City's website at www.cityofmerced.gov / government/city-council/council-meetings. Any correspondence received after the 1PM deadline will be distributed to the City Council and retained for the official record.
To view video (if available) or listen to the City Council meeting live, go to the City ’s website www.cityofmerced.gov, Facebook Live, or Comcast Public Access Channel 96.
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Para ver el video (si está disponible) o escuchar la reuni ón del Concejo Municipal en vivo, visite el sitio web de la ciudad www .cityofmerced.gov, Facebook Live o Comcast Public Access Canal
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Yog koj xav saib video (thaum muaj) los sis mloog cov Nom Tswv (City Council) kev sib tham, mus saib hauv City ’s website www .cityofmerced.gov, Facebook Live, los sis Comcast Public Access Channel 96.
A. CLOSED SESSION ROLL CALL
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. 25-922 SUBJECT: PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT Title: Finance Officer Pursuant to California Government Code Section 54957(b)(1)
B.2. 25-921 SUBJECT: CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION City of Merced v. California Department of Fish and Wildlife, et al. MSC Case No. 23CV-03845 Pursuant to California Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1)
B.3. 25-933 SUBJECT: CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS Agency Designated Representative(s): City Manager Scott McBride, City Attorney Craig Cornwell, Deputy City Manager Frank Quintero, Finance Officer Venus Rodriguez, Human Resources Manager Suzanne Fierro Employee Organization: UNREPRESENTED
EMPLOYEES' UNIT Pursuant to California Government Code Section 54957.6
C. CALL TO ORDER
C.1. Invocation - Pastor Joel Dorman, Summit Church of Merced C.2. Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag
D. ROLL CALL
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D.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 $500.00 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 2024-78.
The members of the Parking Authority, the Public Financing and Economic Development Authority, and the Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency receive no compensation.
E. REPORT OUT OF CLOSED SESSION
F. CEREMONIAL MATTERS
F.1. 25-923 SUBJECT: Proclamation - Digital Inclusion Week
REPORT IN BRIEF
Received by Norma Cardona, Cultiva Greatness.
G. WRITTEN PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS
H. PUBLIC COMMENT
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 3 minutes. The Mayor may propose a further limit to the time available for all speakers at the discretion of the City Council, 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.
I. 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.
I.1. 25-770 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
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Resolutions, pursuant to Section 412 of the Merced City Charter.
I.2. 25-920 SUBJECT: Approval of City Council/Public Financing and Economic Development/Parking Authority/Successor Agency to the
Redevelopment Agency Meeting Minutes of May 19, 2025, and June 2, 2025
REPORT IN BRIEF
Official adoption of previously held meeting minutes.
RECOMMENDATION
City Council/Public Financing and Economic
Development/Parking Authority/Successor Agency to the
Redevelopment Agency - Adopt a motion approving the meeting minutes of May 19, 2025 and June 2, 2025.
I.3. 25-816 SUBJECT: Approval of the First Amendment to Community Facilities Districts (CFD) Administration Contract with Goodwin Consulting Group, Inc. to Add an Additional Term from November 4, 2025, to November 3, 2027, at the Rates Set Forth in Exhibit 2 to the Amendment
REPORT IN BRIEF
Considers renewing the Community Facilities Districts (CFD) Administration Services Contract with Goodwin Consulting Group, Inc. for additional an two-year term.
RECOMMENDATION
City Council - Adopt a motion:
A. Approving the first amendment to Community Facilities Districts (CFD) Administration Services Contract with Goodwin Consulting Group, Inc.; and,
B. Authorizing the City Manager to sign the necessary documents.
I.4. 25-864 SUBJECT: Approval of Professional Services Agreements with Precision Engineering (Surveying), Quad Knopf, Inc. (Surveying and Landscape Design), VH Design Group Inc. (Surveying), NJ Associates Inc., (Architectural Design), Siegfried Engineering Inc., (Architectural Design), Cupples Keller Designs (Landscape Design), and Melton Design Group (Landscape Design) to Provide Support Services for the City’s Engineering Department in a not Exceed
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Amount of $500,000 per Agreement Based on the Consultant Hourly Rates Listed within Exhibit B of Each Respective Agreement for the Period Ending November 7, 2027
REPORT IN BRIEF
Considers approving multiple Professional Services Agreements for engineering and design services for the City’s Capital Improvement Projects, and support of the Engineering Department. The services provided under these agreements will mainly be funded from individual Capital Improvement Project budgets as the projects occur through the contract period ending November 7, 2027, at the hourly rates set forth in Exhibit B of each respective agreement.
RECOMMENDATION
City Council - Adopt a motion:
A. Approving the Professional Services Agreements, for a contract period ending November 7, 2027, with Precision Engineering (Surveying), Quad Knopf, Inc. (Surveying and Landscape Design), VH Design Group, Inc. (Surveying), NJ Associates Inc., (Architectural Design), Siegfried Engineering Inc., (Architectural Design), Cupples Keller Designs (Landscape Design), and Melton Design Group (Landscape Design) in a Not to Exceed Amount of $500,000 for each agreement; and, B. Authorizing the City Manager to sign the necessary documents.
I.5. 25-908 SUBJECT: Approval of Consulting Agreement with ControlPoint Engineering, Inc., for Replacement of the City’s Wastewater Treatment Facility’s Supervisory Control & Data Acquisition Systems (SCADA) for a Three (3) Year Term, in the Amount not to Exceed $2,578,640
REPORT IN BRIEF
Considers approving a three-year consulting and professional services agreement for software maintenance services, replacement of all Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs) and related tasks for the City’s Wastewater Treatment Facility’s SCADA system not to exceed $2,578,640 for the initial term of three (3) years.
RECOMMENDATION
City Council - Adopt a motion:
A. Approving the Consulting and Professional Services Contract with ControlPoint Engineering, Inc., for a three-year term in the amount not to
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exceed $2,578,640; and,
B. Authorizing the City Manager to execute the necessary documents.
I.6. 25-878 SUBJECT: Approval of a 3 Year Agreement with Merced County Times (Mid Valley Publications) to Provide the City of Merced Legal Advertising Services
REPORT IN BRIEF
Awards an agreement for publishing legal notices to the Merced County Times (Mid Valley Publications).
RECOMMENDATION
City Council - Adopt a motion approving an agreement with the Merced County Times (Mid Valley Publications) to provide the City of Merced legal advertising services.
J. REPORTS
J.1. 25-859 SUBJECT: Update Regarding Merced Fire Department First Responder Advanced Life Support Program
REPORT IN BRIEF
Update regarding the Merced Fire Department First Responder Advanced Life Support program for the period of January 1, 2025, through August 31, 2025.
RECOMMENDATION
This is for information-only.
J.2. 25-872 SUBJECT: Presentation of the Annual AB 481 Report Detailing Military Equipment Currently Used by the Merced Police Department
REPORT IN BRIEF
Merced Police Department is required by State Assembly Bill 481 to report and obtain approval for the use and funding of any equipment defined under the bill as Military Equipment. Chief Stanfield will make a brief presentation that will include an inventory of all defined Military Equipment currently in use at the Merced Police Department.
RECOMMENDATION
Information Only.
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K. ACTION ITEMS
K.1. 25-901 SUBJECT: Adopting a Resolution of the City of Merced City Council Authorizing an Application to the Merced County Association of Governments (MCAG) Measure V Regional 2025 Implementation Plan Call for Projects
REPORT IN BRIEF
Considers approving a Resolution to authorize the application to the MCAG Measure V Regional 2025 Implementation Plan Call for projects.
RECOMMENDATION
City Council - Adopt a motion:
A. Adopting Resolution 2025-61, a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Merced, California, approving an application to the Merced County Association of Governments (MCAG) Measure V Regional 2025 Implementation Plan Call for Projects; and,
B. Authorizing the City Manager to execute any necessary documents.
L. BUSINESS
L.1. 25-778 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.
L.2. 25-782 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.
M. ADJOURNMENT