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AGENDA
City of Modesto
SAFETY AND COMMUNITIES COMMITTEE
COUNCIL WORKSHOP
2001-40 Del Puerto Room.
Tenth Street Place, 1010 10th Street
Modesto, California
Monday, February 09, 2026 at 4:00 PM
Roll Call: Chris Ricci, Chair
Rosa Escutia-Braaton, Vice-Chair
Jeremiah Williams, Member
Alternates: Eric Alvarez, Nick Bavaro, David Wright, 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 Councilmember is participating remotely pursuant to the provisions of California Government Code section 54953.8.3.
*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 Senate Bill 707, California Government Code section 54953.8.3. 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:
Enter the following link into an Internet Browser
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/95895497651
Enter the following link into an Internet Browser https://zoom.us/ and using the Webinar ID 958 9549 7651
Passcode: 84326
To use Zoom, please visit: https://zoom.us/ and either sign-up for a free Zoom account or continue as a guest. Once you have downloaded the app onto your mobile device, joined from your web browser, or downloaded the Zoom software on your computer you will be ready for the upcoming Committee meeting.
Joining the Committee meeting via Telephone
If you don’t have a smart phone or computer to access the meeting via Zoom, you can listen by phone, by calling 1-877-853-5257 (Toll Free) or 1-888-475-4499 (Toll Free) and enter the Webinar ID: 958 9549 7651 Passcode: 84326
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD
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] (include Agenda Item Number in the subject line). All comments will be shared with the - 3 -
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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 granting two non-exclusive easements to Modesto Irrigation District for electrical utility access on a portion of César E. Chávez Park (APN 103-018-001) and forwarding to Council for approval. (Funding Source: Not Applicable) Motion recommending granting two non-exclusive easements to Modesto Irrigation District for electrical utility access on a portion of César E. Chavez Park (APN 103-018-001) and forwarding to Council for approval.
ENGINEERING SERVICES; Nathan Houx, 209-571-5526, [email protected] - 4 -
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Consent
2. Consider the First Amendment to the Lease Agreement between Beard Land Improvement Company of Modesto, Ca and the City of Modesto for the Lease of the Modesto Fire Department Administration Building located at 409 12th Street, Modesto, Ca, extending the term of the agreement to March 31, 2029, increasing the Agreement amount by $706,074 to a new estimated total amount not to exceed $1,196,790, and forwarding to Council for approval. (Funding Source: General Fund) Motion recommending the First Amendment to the Lease Agreement with Beard Land Improvement Company of Modesto, Ca and the City of Modesto for the Lease of the Modesto Fire Department Administration Building located at 409 12th Street, Modesto, Ca, extending the term of the agreement to March 31, 2033, increasing the Agreement amount by $706,074 to a new estimated total amount not to exceed $1,196,790 and forwarding to Council for approval.
FIRE DEPARTMENT; Shanon Evans, 209-572-9590, [email protected]
NEW BUSINESS
3. Consider the purchase of a factory-new Lycoming TIO-540-AH1A engine for the Modesto Police Department’s GA8 TC-320 Airvan, Sky-1 to GippsAero Pty Ltd, Victoria, Australia, for a total amount not to exceed $254,000 and forwarding to Council for approval. (Funding Source: Traffic Safety Fund) Motion recommending the purchase of a factory-new Lycoming TIO-540- AH1A engine with GippsAero Pty Ltd, Victoria, Australia for the Modesto Police Department’s GA8 TC-320 Airvan, Sky-1, for a total amount not to exceed $254,000 and forwarding Council for approval.
POLICE DEPARTMENT; Christopher Adams, 209-572-9500,
[email protected]
ADJOURNMENT
Posted pursuant to Government Code Section 54954.2 on the bulletin board at Tenth Street Place on at by
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