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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, August 24, 2026 at 4:00 PM
Roll Call: David Wright, Chair
Nick Bavaro, Vice-Chair
Rosa Escutia-Braaton, Member
Alternates: Eric Alvarez, Chris Ricci, Jeremiah Williams, 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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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 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.
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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 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 a report on Fiscal Year 2025-2026 unclaimed funds of $46,085 that can be transferred to the General Fund and forwarding to Council for approval. (Funding Source: General Fund)
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• Motion recommending a report on Fiscal Year 2025-2026 unclaimed funds of $46,085 that can be transferred to the General Fund and forwarding to Council for approval.
FINANCE DEPARTMENT; Vanessa Ferrel, 209-571-5174, [email protected] Consent
2. Consider the Fiscal Year 2025-26 Write-Off and Adjustments reports through fiscal year-end June 30, 2026, in the total amount of $448,861 and forwarding to Council for approval. (Funding Source: Various Funds)
• Motion recommending Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Write-Off and Adjustments reports through fiscal year end June 30, 2026, in the total of $448,861 and forwarding to Council for approval.
FINANCE DEPARTMENT; Vanessa Ferrel, 209-571-5174, [email protected] Consent
3. Consider a First Amendment to Agreement with Brewer & Associates LLC, Lexington, Kentucky, for the purchase of Jackets, Hoodies, and Beanies increasing the Agreement amount by $54,350 through the duration of the Agreement and forwarding to Council for approval. (Funding Source: Various Funds)
• Motion recommending a First Amendment to the Agreement with Brewer & Associates, LLC, Lexington, KY for the purchase of jackets, hoodies, and beanies, increasing the Agreement amount by $54,350, to a new estimated annual amount of $77,175, a new total amount not to exceed $154,350 through the term of the Agreement; and forwarding to Council for approval.
FINANCE DEPARTMENT; Dianne Love, 209-571-5174, [email protected] Consent
4. Consider an Agreement to upgrade the existing AssetWorks fleet management software to the cloud-based solution, to AssetWorks, Inc., Berwyn, PA for a total amount not to exceed $731,837 over five (5) years and forwarding to Council for approval. (Funding Source: Fleet Management Fund)
• Motion recommending the Agreement with AssetWorks, Inc., Berwyn, PA for the cloud-based solution fleet management software for a two (2) year agreement with three (3) one-year extension options, for a total year one (1) cost of $170,818 and a total amount not to exceed $731,837 over a five-year period and forwarding to Council for approval.
PUBLIC WORKS; Patrick Crowley, 209-342-2274, [email protected]
NEW BUSINESS
5. Consider the recommended budget adjustments to Fiscal Year 2025-26 and Fiscal Year 2026-27 Annual Operating and Capital Improvement Program Budgets; Amending the Fiscal Year 2026-27 Position Allocation; Amending the Fiscal Year 2026-27 Classification Plan; and forwarding to Council for approval. (Funding Source: Various Funds)
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• Motion recommending the budget adjustments to Fiscal Year 2025-26 and Fiscal Year 2026-27 Annual Operating and Capital Improvement Program Budgets; and forwarding to Council for approval.
• Motion recommending amending the Position Allocation for Fiscal Year 2026-27 as adopted in the operating budget; and forwarding to Council for approval.
• Motion recommending amending the Classification Plan for Fiscal Year 2026-27 as adopted in the operating budget; and forwarding to Council for approval.
BUDGET; Kaceey Culbertson, 209-571-5855, [email protected]
6. Consider an Ordinance to repeal and replace certain Articles of Chapter 2 “Vehicle and Traffic Regulations”, Title 3 “Public Safety” of the Modesto Municipal Code related to the management and enforcement of parking in the City of Modesto and forwarding to Council for approval. (Funding Source: Not Applicable)
• Motion recommending an Ordinance repealing and replacing Articles 1, 2, 10, 11, 12, 17 and 20 of Chapter 2 “Vehicle and Traffic Regulations” of Title 3 “Public Safety” of the Modesto Municipal Code related to the management and enforcement of parking and forwarding to Council for approval.
FINANCE DEPARTMENT; Jeni Martin, 209-571-5892, [email protected]
7. Consider delegating the responsibility for investment transactions to the Director of Finance and accepting the Annual Investment Report for Fiscal Year 2025-2026 and forwarding to Council for approval. (Funding Source: Various Funds) • Motion delegating the responsibility for investment transactions to the Director of Finance and accepting the Annual Investment Report for Fiscal Year 2025- 2026 and forwarding to Council for approval.
FINANCE DEPARTMENT; Calogero Maniscalco, 209-577-5219,
[email protected]
8. Consider Agreements for the furnishing of City-wide Landscaping Services to Grover Landscape Services Inc., Modesto, CA for a total amount not to exceed $17,989,717, over five (5) years; and forwarding to Council for approval. (Funding Source: Various Funds)
• Motion recommending the Award of Proposal and Agreement for City-wide Landscaping Services to Grover Landscape Services Inc. for a two (2) year agreement with three (3) one-year extension options, for an estimated annual amount of $3,597,944 and a total amount not to exceed $17,989,717 over five (5) years and forwarding to Council for approval.
FINANCE DEPARTMENT; Dianne Love, 209-571-5164, [email protected]
9. Consider an Agreement with West Yost, of Sacramento, CA, for the preparation of the Water System Engineer’s Report Update in the amount of $85,350 plus $8,535 in additional services (if needed) for an Agreement total not to exceed $93,885; an Agreement with Bartle Wells Associates, of Berkeley, CA, for the preparation of the Water Rate and Fee Study in the amount of $199,625, plus $19,963 in additional - 6 -
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services (if needed) for an Agreement total not to exceed $219,588 and forwarding to Council for approval. (Funding Source: Water Fund)
• Motion recommending an Agreement with West Yost, of Sacramento, CA, for the preparation of the Water System Engineer’s Report Update in the amount of $85,350, plus $8,535 in Additional Services, if needed, for an Agreement total amount not to exceed $93,885 and forwarding to Council for approval. • Motion recommending an Agreement with Bartle Wells Associates, of Berkeley, CA, for the preparation of the Water Rate and Fee Study in the amount of $199,625, plus $19,963 in Additional Services, if needed, for an Agreement total amount not to exceed $219,588 and forwarding to Council for approval.
• Motion recommending an Amendment to the Fiscal Year 2026-27 Multi-Year Program Budget in the amount of $363,473 to fund the Water System Engineer’s Report Update and Water Rate and Fee Study Project and forwarding to Council for approval.
UTILITIES; Jim Alves, 209-571-5557, [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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