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www.modestogov.com
AGENDA
City of Modesto
SPECIAL APPOINTMENTS COMMITTEE
COUNCIL WORKSHOP
2001-40 Del Puerto Room.
Tenth Street Place, 1010 10th Street
Modesto, California
Wednesday, September 30, 2026 at 4:00 PM
Roll Call: Jeremiah Williams, Chair
David Wright, Vice-Chair
Eric Alvarez, Member
Alternates: Nick Bavaro, Rosa Escutia-Braaton, 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 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” 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.
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.
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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.
NEW BUSINESS
1. Consider interviewing and recommending appointment for one vacancy to the Community Review Police Board to serve a partial unexpired term ending June 30, 2028, and forwarding to Council for approval. (Funding Source: Not Applicable) • Motion recommending the appointment to fill one vacancy to the Community Review Police Board to serve a partial unexpired term ending June 30, 2028, and forwarding to Council for approval.
CITY MANAGER; Scotty Douglass, 209-577-9149, [email protected]
2. Consider the appointment of one City of Modesto representative to the Tuolumne River Regional Park Citizens Advisory Committee (TRRP CAC) through December 31, 2030, and forwarding to Council for approval. (Funding Source: Not applicable) • Motion recommending the appointment of one member to the Tuolumne River Regional Park Citizens Advisory Committee (TRRP CAC) through December 31, 2030, and forwarding to Council for approval.
ENGINEERING SERVICES; Nathan Houx, 209-571-5526, [email protected] - 4 -
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3. Consider the appointment of one City of Modesto Public Member vacancy for the Audit Committee for a partial unexpired term ending June 30, 2027, and forwarding to Council for approval. (Funding Source: Not Applicable)
• Motion recommending the appointment to fill one City of Modesto Public Member vacancy for the Audit Committee for a partial unexpired term ending June 30, 2027, and forwarding to Council for approval.
FINANCE DEPARTMENT; DeAnna Christensen, 209-577-5387,
[email protected]
4. Consider an appointment to fill the recently vacated position on the City of Modesto Airport Advisory Committee for the remainder of the existing term, with an expiration date of June 30, 2027, in accordance with the Committee’s by-laws, and forwarding to Council for approval. (Funding Source: Not Applicable)
• Motion recommending the appointment of one vacancy to the Airport Advisory Committee for the remainder of the existing term, with an expiration date of June 30, 2027, and forwarding to Council for approval.
PUBLIC WORKS; Marisol Navarro, 209-577-5319, [email protected]
5. Consider appointments of two vacancies to the Blight Abatement Advisory Committee and forwarding to Council for approval. (Funding Source: Not Applicable) • Motion recommending the appointment of Position 2 to the Blight Abatement Advisory Committee for a four-year term with an expiration date of December 31, 2030, and the appointment of Position 5 to complete the term ending December 31, 2028, and forwarding to Council for approval.
PUBLIC WORKS; John Chavez, 209-577-5453, [email protected]
6. Consider an informational update on the status of the terms for the Citizen Advisory Boards, Commissions, and Committees. (Funding Source: Not Applicable) • No action needed. Update on the status of Citizen Advisory Boards, Commissions, and Committees terms.
CITY CLERK; Diane Nayares-Perez, 209-577-5396, [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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