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MODESTO CITY COUNCIL
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AGENDA
City of Modesto
CITY COUNCIL MEETING
Chambers, Basement Level
Tenth Street Place, 1010 10th Street
Modesto, California
Tuesday, October 28, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Roll Call - Councilmembers Alvarez, Bavaro, Escutia-Braaton, Ricci, Williams, Wright, Mayor Zwahlen
* Public Comment will only be in-person. Members of the public who wish to address the Council, by providing public comment, during the meeting must do so in-person in the Council Chambers.
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 Councilmember 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 Council 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.
“Wordly” can translate into 25+ different languages! To access written translation during the meeting, please scan the QR Code or click this link https://attend.wordly.ai/join/RJDY-6364.
"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.
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Joining the City Council meeting via Zoom
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SUBMITTING COMMENTS BY E-MAIL
Written comments may be submitted via email to: [email protected] (include Agenda Item Number in the subject line). All comments will be shared with the Councilmembers 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 https://www.modestogov.com/council-meetings 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 - 3 -
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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.
Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag
Invocation: Pastor Jon Apodaca, Good Life Church
City Clerk’s Announcements
Declaration of Conflicts of Interest
Reports from Closed Session
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS AND PRESENTATIONS
1. Proclamation declaring November as Native American Heritage Month. (Funding Source: Not Applicable)
CITY COUNCIL; Breanna Griffin, 209-577-5421, [email protected]
MISCELLANEOUS
Legislation, Appointments, Other
2. Consider approving the appointment of Patrick Cavanah as the Culture Commission representative to the Landmark Preservation Commission for the remainder of 2025, with a term expiration of December 31, 2025. (Funding Source: Not Applicable) Staff Recommendation:
Resolution approving the appointment of Patrick Cavanah as the 2025 Culture Commission representative to the Landmark Preservation Commission with a term expiration of December 31, 2025.
PRN; Jessica Flores, 209-577-5366, [email protected]
3. Consider accepting the resignation of Galen Carroll from the Measure H Oversight Board. (Funding Source: Not Applicable)
Staff Recommendation:
Resolution accepting the resignation of Galen Carroll from the Measure H Oversight Board.
BUDGET; Stephan Christensen, 209-577-5390, [email protected]
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD
Three-minute time limit per speaker.
Only interested persons in the audience may present these matters. Under State law, Councilmembers may respond to matters being presented under this item only as follows:
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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 Councilmember or the Council itself may take action to direct staff to place a matter of business on a future agenda.
CONSENT ITEMS – ROLL CALL VOTE REQUIRED
Information concerning the consent items listed below has been forwarded to each Councilmember prior to this meeting for study. Unless some member of the audience or Councilmember has a question concerning an item and asks that it be withdrawn from the consent list, the Council approves the items at one time. The action taken by the Council 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 Council member.
Consent
4. Consider approving the minutes for the October 14, 2025 Council Meeting. (Funding Source: Not Applicable)
Staff Recommendation:
Motion approving the minutes for the October 14, 2025 Council Meeting.
CITY CLERK; Diane Nayares-Perez, 209-577-5396, [email protected] Consent
5. Consider adopting the Bylaws for the Measure H Oversight Board. (Funding Source:
Not Applicable)
Staff Recommendation:
Resolution approving the Bylaws for the Measure H Oversight Board Committee.
BUDGET; Stephan Christensen, 209-577-5490, [email protected] Consent
6. Consider approving the Second Amendment to the Agreement with Homebase, San Francisco, CA, to continue Consultant Services to Support Local Homeless Programs for an additional $150,000, for a revised total Agreement amount not to exceed $245,000. (Funding Source: Various Funds)
Staff Recommendation:
Resolution approving the Second Amendment to the Agreement with Homebase, San Francisco, CA, to continue Consultant Services to Support Local Homeless Programs for an additional $150,000 for a revised total Agreement amount not to exceed $245,000 and authorizing the City Manager, or his designee, to execute the Amendment.
CED; Edgar Garcia, 209-571-5211, [email protected] - 5 -
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Consent
7. Consider approving an Agreement with Honeywell International, Inc. DBA US Digital Designs by Honeywell Tempe, Arizona for Software Maintenance and Hardware Repair Services for the Phoenix G2 Fire Station Alerting System total amount not to exceed $359,662 over five years. (Funding Source: General Fund) Staff Recommendation:
Resolution approving an Agreement with Honeywell International, Inc. DBA US Digital Designs by Honeywell Tempe, Arizona for Software Maintenance and Hardware Repair Services for the Phoenix G2 Fire Station Alerting System for a five-year Agreement in an amount of $342,535 with a 5% contingency in the amount of $17,127 for a total amount not to exceed $359,662 and authorizing the City Manager, or his designee, to execute the Agreement.
FIRE DEPARTMENT; Kevin Wise, 209-572-9590, [email protected] Consent
8. Consider approving a Purchasing Agreement for the purchase of Equipment and Vehicle Parts with NFI Parts – The Aftermarket Parts Company, LLC (DBA NFI Parts), Louisville, KY, for a total amount not to exceed $1,175,300 over five years. (Funding Source: Fleet Fund)
Staff Recommendation:
Resolution approving a Purchasing Agreement for the purchase of Equipment and Vehicle Parts with NFI Parts, Louisville, KY for a two-year Agreement with three one-year extension options, for an annual estimated amount of $235,060 and a total amount not to exceed $1,175,300 over five years; and authorizing the Director of Finance, or her designee, to execute the Agreement.
PUBLIC WORKS; Patrick Crowley, 209-342-2274, [email protected] Consent
9. Consider approving the acceptance of a Grant subaward in the amount of $475,070.50 from the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities Program, through the California Office of Emergency Services for the Flood Risk Reduction Feasibility Study Scoping Project. (Funding Source:
Wastewater Fund)
Staff Recommendation:
Resolution accepting the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities Program Grant subaward through the California Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) in the amount of $475,070.50 for the Flood Risk Reduction Feasibility Study Scoping Project and authorizing the City Manager, or his authorized agents: Utilities Director, Engineering Division Manager or Senior Civil Engineer, to enter into the associated Grant Agreement and execute all related documents, including Exhibit A, the attached Cal OES Form 130.
UTILITIES; Jim Alves, 209-571-5557, [email protected] - 6 -
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COUNCIL COMMENTS & REPORTS
CITY MANAGER COMMENTS & REPORTS
MATTERS TOO LATE FOR THE AGENDA
These may be presented by members of the City Council and staff upon determination by a majority vote that an emergency exists, as defined by State law, or by a 2/3 vote that (1) there is a need to take immediate action, and (2) that the need for action came to the City’s attention after the agenda was posted.
ADJOURNMENT
Posted pursuant to Government Code Section 54954.2 on the bulletin board at Tenth Street Place on
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