Regular City Council Meeting - July 23, 2025
1. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL
2. MOMENT OF SILENCE
3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
4. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
5. PUBLIC COMMENTS
Public comments are limited to three minutes per person, the public is invited to make comments on items of public interest that are within the City Council’s subject matter jurisdiction and that are not listed on the current agenda.
Under the Brown Act, Items brought up during public comment that are not on the agenda cannot be discussed or acted upon by the Council, however, items necessitating a response will be included in the next City Manager update and posted on the City’s website.
6. RECOGNITION, ANNOUNCEMENTS, OR PRESENTATIONS
6.1 Youth Action Committee Update
6.2 Presentation on the Public Safety, and Monthly Report from Rank Security and Mountain House Police Services provided by San Joaquin County Sheriff’s Department, and Mountain House Fire Department and Emergency Medical Services (EMS) presented by French Camp Fire Department
1. Rank Public Safety Report July 2025.pdf
2. Police Services - July.pdf
3. Mountain House Traffic Citations Issued.pdf
4. Price, Thomas.pdf
5. MH Fire Report - July.pdf
7. CITY COUNCIL/MHCSD CONSENT ITEMS
Consent agenda items (which may include Ordinances, Resolutions, Informational Reports, Approval Actions and Motions) will be acted upon at one time without discussion. Any Council Member may request removal of an item from the consent calendar for discussion.
7.1 Minutes of June 25, 2025
1. PostMinutes - Package Regular City Council Meeting_Jun25_2025.pdf
7.2 List of Recent Contracts
1. List of Contracts 07-23.pdf
2. Attachment A List of Contracts 7.2.25.pdf
7.3 Investment Portfolio
1. Quarterly Investment Report.pdf
2. Attachment A - 620 Investment Policy.pdf
3. Attachment B - 06.30.2025 Investment Report.pdf
7.4 Approval of Professional Services Agreement with Joe Kriskovich for Human Resources and Risk Management Consulting Services
1. Approve Agreement with Joe Kriskovich for Human Resources and Risk Management Consulting Services.pdf
2. Agreement_A-2526-22_J_Kriskovich2.pdf
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taff recommends that the City Council approve an agreement with Joe Kriskovich for human resources and risk management consulting services, for a term of five years in an amount not to exceed $1,010,184 .
The agreement also provides for two one-year extensions at the City’s discretion for a scope of work and price to be negotiated by the City Manager.
7.5 Ordinance to Designate Fire Hazard Severity Zones in the Local Responsibility Area
1. 2nd Reading - State Fire Map.pdf
2. Attachment A - Staff Report from the June 25, 2025 City Council Meeting.pdf
3. Attachment B - Ordinance Designating Fire Hazard Severity Zones in the Local Responsibility Area .pdf
4. Exhibit 1 to Attachment B - City of Mountain House LRA Fire Hazard Severity Zones Map.pdf Staff recommends that the City Council conduct the second reading and adopt an ordinance designating Fire Hazard Severity Zones within the Local Responsibility Area of the City of Mountain House.
7.6 Conflict of Interest Code for the City of Mountain House and the Mountain House Community Services District
1. Conflict of Interest Code - Joint City MHCSD.pdf
2. City Resolution Adopting Conflict of Interest Code.docx.pdf
3. City Conflict of Interest Code.pdf
4. MHCSD Resolution Adopting Conflict of Interest Code.pdf
5. Conflict of Interest Code MHCSD.pdf
Staff recommends that:
1) The City Council adopt a Resolution adopting the City of Mountain House Conflict of Interest Code; and 2) The Board of Directors of the Mountain House Community Services District (MHCSD) adopt a Resolution adopting the District’s Conflict of Interest Code.
7.7 Approval of Professional Services Agreement with MoreThanTalk LLC for Communications Specialist Services
1. Communications Specialist - MoreThanTalk LLC .pdf
2. Agreement MoreThanTalk - Comms Sp.pdf
Staff recommends the City Manager approve a Professional Services Agreement with MoreThanTalk LLC to provide Communications Specialist services for the City of Mountain House for fiscal year 2025–2026 in an amount not to exceed $54,995.
8. CITY COUNCIL POLICY AND ACTION ITEMS
8.1 Approval of Resolution Imposing Liens for Unpaid Service Charges for Utility Bills
1. Resolution approving imposition of property tax liens.pdf
2. Attachment A - Report of Delinquencies 2025.pdf
3. Attachment B - Resolution 2025-47.pdf
Staff recommends that the City Council hear and consider protests made by property owners liable to be assessed by means of a property tax lien for delinquent accounts, review the attached Report of Delinquencies (Attachment A), revise the Report as deemed appropriate, confirm the Report as revised, and approve the Resolution imposing liens for unpaid service charges for utility bills.
8.2 Authorize Amendment No. 1 to Increase Funding for Agreement A-2324-43 with J.B. Anderson Land Use Planning
1. Amendment 1 to Increase JB Anderson Contract.pdf
2. A-2324-43 JB Anderson Amendment 1.DRAFT.pdf
Staff recommends that the City Council authorize the City Manager to:
1. Execute Amendment No. 1 to Agreement A-2324-43 with J.B. Anderson Land Use Planning, increasing the contract value by $800,000, for a total revised not-to-exceed amount of $1,550,000.
2. Take all necessary and appropriate actions to carry out the intent of thisrecommendation.
9. CITY COUNCIL DISCUSSION ITEMS
9.1 Verbal Report on State of the City
9.2 Update on the Veterans Liberty Garden Project
1. Update on Veterans Liberty Garden.pdf
This is a discussion item to provide an update on the Veterans Liberty Garden project, including progress on design development, refinements to the sponsorship program, and recent community engagement activities. No Council action is requested at this time.
9.3 City Manager's Update
1. City Manager Update.pdf
10. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
10.1 Report of Future Agenda Items and Long-Range Calendar
1. 2025_Long Range Calendar.pdf
11. COUNCIL COMMENTS
12. CITY ATTORNEY COMMENTS
13. CITY MANAGER COMMENTS
14. ADJOURNMENT
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Government Code Section §54954.2 (a).
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POSTING STATEMENT:
On July 18, 2025, a true and correct copy of this agenda was posted on the City Hall Bulletin Board, outside Mountain House Town Hall, 251 East Main Street, Mountain House, CA 95391 and at our website www.mountainhouseca.gov.