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AGENDA
City of Modesto
FINANCE COMMITTEE
COUNCIL WORKSHOP
2001-40 Del Puerto Room
Tenth Street Place, 1010 10th Street
Modesto, California
Monday, April 21, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Roll Call: Rosa Escutia-Braaton, Chair
David Wright, Vice-Chair
Nick Bavaro, Member
Alternates: Eric Alvarez, Jeremiah Williams, Chris Ricci, Sue Zwahlen Council has not delegated directive or final approval authority to the Committees.
Committee actions are recommendations to the full City Council, not final decisions on an issue. * Public Comment will only be in-person. Members of the public who wish to address the Committee, by providing public comment, during the meeting must do so in-person in the 2001-40 Del Puerto Room. As an alternative, members of the public may also provide written public comment submitted via email as indicated in the Submitting Comments by Email instructions on this agenda. Zoom will still be available for viewing and Wordly translation. *Members of the public will be allowed to provide public comment through Zoom if a Committee Member is participating remotely pursuant to the provisions of Assembly Bill 2449. *Effective March 1, 2023, if a technical issue arises with Zoom or the phone dial-in option, the Committee meeting will continue unless the meeting is being held pursuant to the provisions of Assembly Bill 2449. Alternative viewing options are listed below, and the meeting is physically open to the public.
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"Wordly" puede traducir a más de 25 idiomas diferentes! Para acceder a la traducción durante la reunión, por favor escanee el código QR o haga clic en el enlace https://attend.wordly.ai/join/RJDY-6364.
You may observe a livestream of the meeting at http://media.modestogov.com. You may also view or listen to the meeting as indicated below.
THE MEETING CAN BE VIEWED BY ZOOM VIDEO
CONFERENCING OR TELEPHONE
Joining the Committee meeting via Zoom
The City of Modesto is now offering the ability to view Committee meetings via telephonic conferencing via “Zoom” video conferencing computer technology. The meeting may be accessed through the use of Zoom using the following options:
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PUBLIC COMMENTS IN PERSON
Three-minute time limit per speaker.
Only interested persons in the audience may present these matters. Under State law, Committee Members may respond to matters being presented under this item only as follows:
a. Briefly respond to statements made or questions raised. b. Ask a question for clarification.
c. Provide a reference to staff or other resources for factual information. d. Request staff to report back at a subsequent meeting. e. Finally, a Committee Member or the Committee itself may take action to direct staff to place a matter of business on a future agenda.
SUBMITTING COMMENTS BY E-MAIL
Written comments may be submitted via email to: [email protected] - 3 -
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(include Agenda Item Number in the subject line). All comments will be shared with the Committee Members and placed in the record but will not be read aloud during the meeting.
Written comments must be received two hours before the meeting.
This Agenda is on file in the City Clerk’s Office, Sixth Floor, 10th Street Place, Posting Board at entry of 10th Street Place, and is available on the City’s Web site at www.modestogov.com.
Materials related to an item on this Agenda submitted to the Council after distribution of the agenda packet are available for public inspection in the Clerk’s office during normal business hours. Such documents are also available online, subject to staff’s ability to post the documents before the meeting, at the following website www.modestogov.com/councilmeetings In accordance with the requirements of Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) of 1990, the Fair Employment & Housing Act (“FEHA”), the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (as amended), Government Code section 11135 and other applicable codes, the City of Modesto (“City”) will not discriminate against individuals on the basis of disability in the City’s services, programs, or activities. For more information, please visit the City of Modesto website at https://www.modestogov.com/865/Americans-with-Disabilities-Act-ADA In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance to participate in this meeting, please contact the City Clerk (209) 577-5396. Notification 48 hours prior to the meeting will enable the City to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to this meeting
Any and all of the following agenda items are subject to action by the Modesto City Council.
CONSENT ITEMS – ROLL CALL VOTE REQUIRED:
Information concerning the consent items listed below has been forwarded to each Committee Member prior to this meeting for study. Unless some member of the audience or Committee Member has a question concerning an item and asks that it be withdrawn from the consent list, the Committee approves the items at one time. The action taken by the Committee in approving consent items is set forth in the explanation of this individual item.
CONSENT
An item may be removed from consent and discussed at the request of an audience member or Committee Member.
Consent
1. Consider the recommended budget adjustments to Fiscal Year 2024-25 Annual Operating and Capital Improvement Program Budgets; and forwarding to Council for approval. (Funding Source: Various Funds)
Motion recommending the budget adjustments to 2024-25 Annual Operating and Capital Improvement Program Budgets; and forwarding to Council for approval.
BUDGET; Steve Christensen, 209-577-5390, [email protected] - 4 -
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Consent
2. Consider the Agreements for Maintenance, Repair and Operations Parts to Grainger Inc., Lake Forest, IL, and Fastenal Company Inc., Winona, MN for a total combined amount not to exceed $3,128,524, over five years and forwarding to Council for approval. (Funding Source: Various Funds)
Motion recommending the Agreements for Maintenance, Repair and Operations Parts to Grainger Inc., Lake Forest, IL, and Fastenal Company Inc., Winona, MN for a two-year Agreement with three one-year extension options, for an annual combined estimated amount of $583,500 and a total combined amount not to exceed $3,128,524 over five years; and forwarding to Council for approval.
FINANCE DEPARTMENT; Dianne Love, 209-571-5164, [email protected] Consent
3. Consider an Agreement with Nynox Solutions, Princeton, NJ, to implement and support an AI-powered search engine for a total amount not to exceed $255,000 over three years and forwarding to Council for approval. (Funding Source: Information Technology Fund)
Motion recommending an Agreement with Nynox Solutions, Princeton, NJ, to implement and support an AI-powered search engine for a total amount not to exceed $255,000 over three years and forwarding to Council for approval.
IT; Dameon Booker, 209-571-5229, [email protected] Consent
4. Consider renewing the Agreement with Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. (ESRI) for the Small Government Enterprise License Agreement (SGEA) at $180,400 annually for a combined total amount not to exceed $541,200 over a three-year term and forwarding to Council for approval. (Funding Source: Information Technology Funds)
Motion recommending the Small Government Enterprise License Agreement renewal with Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. (ESRI) for a term of three years in the amount not to exceed $541,200 and forwarding to Council for approval.
IT; James Dotson, 209-571-5508, [email protected] Consent
5. Consider Agreements for the purchase of Equipment and Vehicle Parts and Repair Services with Altec Industries, Inc., Dixon, CA; Keyes Truck Center, Keyes, CA; and Bonander Truck and Trailer, Turlock, CA for a total amount not to exceed $1,010,000 over five years and forwarding to Council for approval. (Funding Source: Fleet Fund, Outside Service Agreements)
Motion recommending Agreements for the purchase of Equipment and Vehicle Parts and Repair Services with Altec Industries, Inc., Dixon, CA; Keyes Truck Center, Keyes, CA; and Bonander Truck and Trailer, Turlock, CA for an - 5 -
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estimated annual spend of $202,000, and a total amount not to exceed $1,010,000 over five years and forwarding to Council for approval.
PUBLIC WORKS; Patrick Crowley, 209-342-2274, [email protected] Consent
6. Consider the First Amendment to Agreement with Carahsoft Technology Corp., of Reston, Virginia, increasing the Agreement amount by $49,867 to a revised total amount not to exceed $243,232 over the term of the original Agreement and forwarding to Council for approval. (Funding Source: Solid Waste Management Fund) Motion recommending the First Amendment to Agreement with Carahsoft Technology Corp., of Reston, Virginia, increasing the Agreement amount by $49,867 to a revised total amount not to exceed $243,232 over the term of the original Agreement; and forwarding to Council for approval.
PUBLIC WORKS; Rosene Nguyen, 209-577-5453, [email protected] Consent
7. Consider the First Amendment with Greentek Services, LLC, Oroville, CA, for Tree Pruning and Removal Services increasing the Agreement amount by $300,000 and Rumble Tree, Inc., Modesto, CA for Tree Pruning and Removal Services increasing the Agreement amount by $1,594,350 and forwarding to Council for approval. (Funding Source: Measure H Fund)
Motion recommending the First Amendments with Greentek Services, LLC, Oroville, CA, for Tree Pruning and Removal Services increasing the Agreement amount by $300,000 to a new total amount over five years of $3,475,000 and Rumble Tree, Inc., Modesto, CA for Tree Pruning and Removal Services increasing the Agreement amount by $1,594,350 for a new total over five years of $2,914,350 and forwarding to Council for approval.
PUBLIC WORKS; Mike Johnson, 209-342-4566, [email protected] Consent
8. Consider a Final Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration for the Stanislaus Elementary School 1,2,3-TCP Mitigation Project in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act and forwarding to Council for approval. (Funding Source:
Water Fund)
Motion recommending the approval of the Final Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration for the Stanislaus Elementary School 1,2,3-TCP Mitigation Project in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act and forwarding to Council for approval.
UTILITIES; Jim Alves, 209-571-5557, [email protected]
NEW BUSINESS
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9. Consider amending the Annual Commercial Cannabis Permit Fees and Application Fee for operational and non-operational approved Cannabis businesses and adopting the Commercial Cannabis Business Modification Request Deposits for changes in ownership and changes in location and forwarding to Council for approval. (Funding Source: Cannabis Fund)
Motion recommending an Amendment to the Operational Annual Commercial Cannabis Permit Fee with an annual cost of $22,821 and the Non-Operational Annual Commercial Cannabis Permit Fee with an annual cost of $3,991 and forwarding to Council for approval.
Motion recommending an Amendment to the Commercial Cannabis Permit Application fee adjusting the fee to a $6,380 Refundable Deposit and forwarding to Council for approval.
Motion recommending the Adoption of Commercial Cannabis Business Modification Request Deposits in the amount of $5,000 for changes in ownership and $2,000 for changes in location and forwarding to Council for approval.
FINANCE DEPARTMENT; Gina Brown, 209-577-5381, [email protected]
10. Consider the purchase of Personal Computers (PC) and Laptops to Dell Technologies, Inc., Round Rack, TX for an amount not to exceed $3,000,000 over four years and forwarding to Council for approval. (Funding Source: Information Technology Fund) Motion recommending the Competitive Bidding Process from The State of Minnesota in partnership with NASPO ValuePoint, with Dell Technologies, Inc., Round Rack, TX for the purchase of Personal Computers and Laptops for an annual estimated amount $750,000 and a total amount not to exceed $3,000,000 over four years; and forwarding to Council for approval.
FINANCE DEPARTMENT; Kyle Ford, 209-571-5508, [email protected]
ADJOURNMENT
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