Regular City Council Meeting - July 22, 2026
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 Recognition of Jocelyn Komensen, Mountain House Resident, on the publication of her book, LEO and HIS BIG MISTAKES.
6.2 Recognition of outgoing Youth Action Committee (YAC) Council member
6.3 Update on the Youth Action Committee Meeting
6.4 Update from Lammersville Unified School District
6.5 Recognition of Mountain House Fire Department Engineer Christina Barsamian for her dedicated service as a support K-9 handler with K-9 Moose
6.6 A Proclamation Proclaiming July as Parks and Recreation Month
6.7 Presentation on the Public Safety Monthly Report from Rank Security, Code Enforcement, Mountain House Police Services provided by the San Joaquin County Sheriff’s Office, and Mountain House Fire Department and Emergency Medical Services presented by the French Camp Fire Department.
6.7.1 Public Safety Security Report
1. RANK Public Safety July 2026.pdf
6.7.2 Police Services Public Safety Report
1. Police Services July 2026.pdf
2. Attachment A – San Joaquin County Sheriff's Office Mountain House Data.pdf
3. Attachment B – California Vehicle Code Violations.pdf
6.7.3 Mountain House Fire Department
1. MH Fire Report - July 2026.pdf
2. Attachment A – Community Outreach Photos.pdf
6.7.4 Code Enforcement Report
1. Code Enforcement Update July 2026.pdf
7. CITY COUNCIL CONSENT ITEMS
Consent agenda items (which may include Ordinances, Resolutions, Informational Reports, Approval Actions and Motions) will be acted upon by the City Council 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 9, 2026
1. Minutes of June 9, 2026.pdf
7.2 Receive and File the Quarterly Investment Report
1. Investment Report .pdf
2. Attachment A - 620 Investment Policy.pdf
3. Attachment B - 06.30.2026 Investment Report.pdf
Staff recommends that the City Council receive and file this quarterly investment report.
7.3 List of Recent Contracts under the City Manager Signature Authority
1. List of Contracts 07.22.26.pdf
2. Attachment A_ List of Contracts 07-22-26.pdf
7.4 Transition of Maintenance Services for the City's Community Camera System
1. Dissolution of Agreement A-2425-44 with Edgeworth Integration, LLC..pdf
2. Attachment A – Proposed Resolution.pdf
3. Exhibit 1 to Attachment A – Agreement A-2425-44 with Edgeworth Integration, LLC.pdf Staff recommends that the City Council adopt a resolution authorizing the City Manager to transition maintenance services for the City's community camera system by terminating Agreement A-2425-44 with Edgeworth Integration, LLC and taking all actions necessary to implement the transition and carry out the purpose and intent of this resolution.
7.5 Approval of Managed Services and Maintenance Agreement A-2627-16 with ezWave Inc. for the City's Community Camera System
1. Approval of Managed Services and Maintenance Agreement A-2627-16 with ezWave Inc. for Citywide Security Cameras.pdf
2. Attachment A – Proposed Resolution.pdf
3. Exhibit 1 to Attachment A – ezWave Agreement A-2627-16.pdf Staff recommends that the City Council adopt a resolution authorizing the City Manager to:
Execute Agreement A-2627-16 with ezWave Inc. for managed services and maintenance of the City's community camera system for an initial three-year term ending June 30, 2029, in an amount not to exceed $183,000.
Exercise one optional two-year extension, subject to annual rate adjustment provisions, in an amount not to exceed $150,000.
Approve a change order contingency of up to $25,000 for future camera locations, equipment additions, and associated maintenance services, for a total authorized agreement amount, including the optional extension and contingency, not to exceed $358,000.
Approve amendments, annual rate adjustments, and term extensions consistent with the authority established by the resolution.
Execute the agreement and any minor, non-substantive revisions approved by the City Attorney and Risk Management.
Take all actions necessary to carry out the purpose and intent of the resolution.
7.6 Adopt a Resolution Approving Amendment No. 1 to Agreement A-2526-47 with Black Water Consulting Engineers, Inc.
1. Adopt a resolution approving Amendment No. 1 to agreement A-2526-47 with Blackwater Consulting Engineers, Inc..pdf
2. Attachment A – Agreement A-2526-47.pdf
3. Attachment B – Proposed Resolution.pdf
4. Exhibit 1 to Attachment B – Amendment No. 1 to Agreement A-2526-47.pdf Staff recommends that the City Council adopt a resolution:
Authorizing the City Manager to execute Amendment No. 1 to Agreement A-2526-47 with Black Water Consulting Engineers, Inc. to add Commercial, Industrial, and Institutional Landscape Area Measurement and Land Use Classification Dataset (CII-LAM-LUCD) compliance reporting services.
Increasing the agreement amount by $25,361, from $160,112 to $185,473.
Authorizing the City Manager to execute the amendment and any minor, non-substantive revisions approved by the City Attorney and Risk Management.
Authorizing the City Manager to take all actions necessary to carry out the purpose and intent of this resolution.
7.7 Adopt a Resolution Electing to Become Subject to the California Uniform Public Construction Cost Accounting Act (CUPCCAA)
1. Adopt a Resolution to Participate in the California Uniform Public Construction Cost Accounting Act (CUPCCAA).pdf
2. Attachment A – Proposed Resolution.pdf
Staff recommends that the City Council adopt a resolution electing to become subject to the California Uniform Public Construction Cost Accounting Act (CUPCCAA) and authorize the City Manager, or designee, to take all actions necessary to carry out the purpose and intent of the resolution.
7.8 Adopt a Resolution approving a Professional Services Agreement with MoreThanTalk LLC for Communications Specialist Services
1. Approval of Professional Services Agreement with MoreThanTalk LLC for Communications Specialist Services.pdf
2. Attachment A – Proposed Resolution.pdf
3. Exhibit 1 to Attachment A - Agreement with MoreThanTalk.pdf Staff recommends that the City Council adopt a resolution authorizing the City Manager to:
Execute a Professional Services Agreement with MoreThanTalk LLC for Communications Specialist Services for an initial one-year term commencing upon execution through June 30, 2027, in an amount not to exceed $55,000.
Approve agreement amendments, annual rate adjustments, and exercise optional term extensions as authorized by the resolution.
Execute the agreement and any non-substantive revisions approved by the City Attorney.
Take all actions necessary to carry out the purpose and intent of the Resolution.
7.9 Second Reading of an Ordinance Adding Chapter 2 of Division 2 of Title 5, Relating to Construction, Demolition and Landscaping Debris Recycling and Diversion, and Adding Section 8-1-118, Relating to CALGreen Recycling Requirements
1. Second Reading of an Ordinance Adding Chapter 2 of Division 2 of Title 5.pdf
2. Attachment A – Ordinance Adding Chapter 2 of Division 2 of Title 5 and Adding Section 8-1-118.pdf Staff recommends that the City Council waive the second full reading and adopt an Ordinance Adding Chapter 2 of Division 2 of Title 5, Relating to Construction, Demolition and Landscaping Debris Recycling and Diversion, and Adding Section 8-1-118, Relating to CALGreen Recycling Requirements.
8. CITY COUNCIL POLICY AND ACTION ITEMS
8.1 Approve Resolution Placing Delinquent Utility Account Service Charges on the Property Tax Roll
1. Liens Report for Tax Roll 2026.pdf
2. Attachment A – Report of Delinquent Utility Accounts.pdf
3. Attachment B – Resolution Approving Report of Delinquencies, as Revised, Corrected, or Modified.pdf Staff recommends that the City Council approve a resolution to place delinquent utility account service charges on the San Joaquin County property tax roll for fiscal year 2026/2027.
8.2 Public Hearing and Adoption of the 2025 Urban Water Management Plan and Water Shortage Contingency Plan
1. Public Hearing and adoption of the 2025 Urban Water Management Plan and Water Shortage Contingency Plan.pdf
2. Attachment A – Proposed Resolution Adopting the 2025 Urban Water Management Plan.pdf
3. Attachment B – Proposed Resolution Adopting the 2025 Water Shortage Contingency Plan.pdf
4. Attachment C – 2025 Urban Water Management Plan.pdf
5. Attachment D – 2025 Water Shortage Contingency Plan.pdf
6. Attachment E – Notice of Public Hearing (June 26, 2026).pdf
7. Attachment F – Notice of Public Hearing (July 3, 2026).pdf Staff recommends that the City Council:
Conduct a public hearing to receive comments on the public draft 2025 Urban Water Management Plan and 2025 Water Shortage Contingency Plan.
Adopt a resolution approving and adopting the 2025 Urban Water Management Plan.
Adopt a resolution approving and adopting the 2025 Water Shortage Contingency Plan.
Authorize the City Manager, or designee, to submit the adopted 2025 Urban Water Management Plan and Water Shortage Contingency Plan to the California Department of Water Resources and complete all required filings.
9. CITY COUNCIL DISCUSSION ITEMS
9.1 Neighborhood Park Restroom Project Update and Procurement Direction
1. Update and Recommendation of Park Restrooms.pdf
9.2 Altamont Park Playground Replacement Project Update
1. Altamont Playground Discussion and Advancement.pdf
2. Attachment A – Altamont Playground Design Renderings.pdf
9.3 General Plan Status Update
1. General Plan Status Update.pdf
9.4 Preview of Changes in Land Use Designations Requested by Mountain House Developers at Six Locations North of Byron Road
1. Preview of the Proposed MHD C-R Land Use Changes Project.pdf
2. Attachment A – Proposed Tentative Subdivision Maps and Conceptual Site Plans (Areas 1 – 6).pdf
9.5 Red Light Camera Update
1. Red Light Camera Update July 2026.pdf
9.6 City Manager’s Update
1. City Manager Update July 22 2026.pdf
2. Attachment B - July 2026 CM Update - ASR Well Project Progress Photos.pdf
3. Attachment A - July 2026 CM Update - Covid-19 Pathogen Results.pdf
10. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
10.1 Report of Future Agenda Items and Long-Range Calendar
1. 2026_Long Range Calendar0722.pdf
11. COUNCIL COMMENTS
12. CITY ATTORNEY COMMENTS
13. CITY MANAGER COMMENTS
14. CLOSED SESSION
14.1 Open Session Disclosure of Items to be Discussed in Closed Session Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957.7
14.2 RECESS TO CLOSED SESSION
14.2.1 CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS
(Government Code section 54957.6)
Agency Designated Representative: Joe Kriskovich, Labor Relations Consultant Employee Organization: SEIU Local 1021
14.3 RECONVENE IN OPEN SESSION
Public Report of Reportable Action Taken in Closed Session Pursuant to Government Code § 54957.1
15. ADJOURNMENT
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POSTING STATEMENT:
On July 17, 2026, 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.