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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, September 28, 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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"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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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.
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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 detailing City personal property sold, donated or disposed of during Fiscal year 2025-26 and forwarding to Council for approval. (Funding Source: Various Funds)
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• Motion recommending acceptance of the report detailing City personal property sold, donated, or disposed of during Fiscal Year 2025-26 and forwarding to Council for approval.
FINANCE DEPARTMENT; Vanessa Ferrel, 209-571-5174, [email protected] Consent
2. Consider a First Amendment for the furnishing of Office Supplies and Furniture with Office Depot, Boca Raton, FL, Staples Contract and Commercial Inc., Boston, MA, and Warden’s Office Inc., Modesto, CA, increasing the Agreement amount by $366,158 over the term of the Agreement and forwarding to Council for approval. (Funding Source: Various Funds)
• Motion recommending the First Amendment with Office Depot, Boca Raton, FL, Staples Contract and Commercial Inc., Boston, MA, and Warden’s Office Inc., Modesto, CA for the furnishing of Office Supplies and Furniture increasing the Agreement amount by $366,158 with a new total amount of $2,366,158 through the term of the Agreement; and forwarding to Council for approval.
FINANCE DEPARTMENT; Dianne Love, 209-571-5174, [email protected] Consent
3. Consider the Second Amendment to the Agreements for Rental Services with Herc Rentals, Inc., Modesto, CA, Holt of California, Inc., Salida, CA and United Rentals (North America) Inc., Modesto, CA, increasing the Agreement amounts by $2,151,165 to a combined total amount not to exceed $5,151,165, and forwarding to Council for approval. (Funding Source: Fleet Management Fund)
• Motion recommending a Second Amendment to the Agreements for Rental Services with Herc Rentals, Inc., Modesto, CA, Holt of California, Inc., Salida, CA and United Rentals (North America) Inc., Modesto, CA, increasing the Agreements in the amount of $2,151,165 to a combined total amount not to exceed $5,151,165, and authorizing the City Manager, or his designee, to execute the amendments, and forwarding to Council for approval.
PUBLIC WORKS; Patrick Crowley, 209-342-2274, [email protected] Consent
4. Consider three On-Call Hydrogeological Service Agreements with: EKI Environment & Water, Inc., of Daly City, CA, West Yost Associates of Davis, CA, and Luhdorff & Scalmanini Consultant Engineers, Inc., of Woodland, CA for an estimated annual amount of $300,000 each and a total combined amount not to exceed $900,000 over three years and forwarding to Council for approval. (Funding Source: Various Capital Improvement Program Projects)
• Motion recommending three On-Call Hydrogeological Service Agreements with: EKI Environment & Water, Inc., of Daly City, CA, West Yost Associates of Davis, CA, and Luhdorff & Scalmanini Consultant Engineers, Inc., of Woodland, CA for an estimated annual amount of $300,000 each and a total combined amount not to exceed $900,000 over three years and forwarding to Council for approval.
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UTILITIES; David Felix, 209-577-5488, [email protected]
NEW BUSINESS
5. Consider a Land Exchange Agreement with Leytonstone PTC, Inc. to acquire certain real property located along the Dry Creek Trail for a portion of 945 Claus Rd. (APN 068-024-003 and APN 068-024-001) and forwarding to Council for approval. (Funding Source: General Fund)
• Motion recommending a Land Exchange Agreement with Leytonstone PTC, Inc. to acquire approximately 13.6 acres of their 77-acre property located along the Dry Creek Trail (Site A), valued at $70,000, through a donation to the City for $0, in exchange for approximately 10.9 acres of City-owned property at 800 N. McClure Road (APN 079-001-001) (Site B), valued at $460,000, with Leytonstone PTC, Inc. paying the City $460,000 as the Purchase Price, and forwarding to Council for approval.
CITY MANAGER; Scotty Douglass, 209-571-9149, sdouglass@ modestogov.com
6. Consider a report on upcoming Utilities Department Construction Projects planned for bidding and construction. (Funding Source: Various Capital Improvement Program Projects)
• Motion accepting a report on upcoming Utilities Department Construction Projects planned for bidding and construction.
UTILITIES; Edgar Vargas, 209-577-5424, [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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