(ACT) ACTION NEEDED
(INF) INFORMATION ONLY
(DIS) DISCRETIONARY
AGENDA
REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL
NEEDLES PUBLIC UTILITY AUTHORITY
HOUSING AUTHORITY CITY OF NEEDLES
CITY OF NEEDLES, CALIFORNIA
EL GARCES – 950 FRONT STREET, NEEDLES
TUESDAY, APRIL 22, 2025
COUNCIL EXECUTIVE SESSION – 5:00 PM
CITY COUNCIL MEETING – 6:00 PM
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Vice Mayor Campbell and Council Member Pogue will be participating remotely from the Hyatt Regency in Sacramento, 1209 L Street, Sacramento, California, 95814.
CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
PUBLIC COMMENTS PERTAINING TO THE EXECUTIVE SESSION ITEMS A three-minute time limit per person has been established.
RECESS TO EXECUTIVE SESSION
EXECUTIVE SESSION
a. Public Employee Performance Evaluation pursuant to Government Code §54957 - Title of position: City Clerk
CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
EXECUTIVE SESSION REPORT - by City Attorney
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
INVOCATION
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
CONFLICT OF INTEREST
CORRESPONDENCE
INTRODUCTIONS
CITY ATTORNEY – Parliamentary Procedures
As a courtesy to those in attendance, we would ask that cell phones be turned off or set in their silent mode. Thank you
PUBLIC APPEARANCE - Persons wishing to address the City Council on subjects other than those scheduled are requested to do so at this time. When called by the Mayor, please announce your name and address for the record. In order to conduct a timely meeting, a three-minute time limit per person has been established by Municipal Code Section 2-18. Amendments to the California Government Code Section 54950 prohibits the City Council from taking action on a specific item until it appears on the agenda.
PRESENTATION
(A ten-minute time limit per presentation has been established per Municipal Code Section 2-18.)
1. Mayor Jernigan will present a Proclamation declaring April 2025 DMV Donate Life Month in the City of Needles (INF)
2. City staff and Atlas Planning Solutions will present the DRAFT 2025 Local Hazard Mitigation Plan (LHMP), a five-year strategic initiative designed to enhance preparedness for hazard events. The plan is funded through a grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and is being led by City staff with support from key stakeholders and technical consultants. As part of the planning process, City staff is seeking input from the City Council prior to opening the draft plan for the required 30-day public review period. (INF)
PUBLIC COMMENTS PERTAINING TO THE COUNCIL ITEMS
A three-minute time limit per person has been established.
COUNCIL CONSENT CALENDAR All matters listed on the Consent Calendar are considered to be routine and will be enacted by one motion in the form listed. The Mayor or any member of the City Council may pull an item from the Consent Calendar for discussion. Prior to Council action, a member of the public may address the City Council on matters scheduled on the Consent Calendar. A threeminute time limit per person applies. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve Items 3 through 9 on the Consent Calendar by affirmative roll call vote. (ACT)
3. Approve the Warrants Register through April 22, 2025
4. Approve the Minutes of April 8, 2025
5. Waive the reading and adopt Resolution No. 2025-17 approving a Second Amendment To And Extension Of Agreement To Provide Operations Of A Local Route Deviation Transit Service between the City of Needles and Transportation Concepts.
6. Resolution No. 2025-18 approving a Fourth Amendment to and Extension of Agreement for Diala-Ride and Dial-a-Ride Medical/Shopper Shuttle Pilot Program Services (AKA Fort Mohave/Bullhead Shuttle) between the City of Needles and Parking Concepts, Inc. dba Transportation Concepts.
7. Resolution No. 2025-19 approving a Second Amendment to Extend the Lease Agreement (El Garces Unit Lease) between the City of Needles and Parking Concepts, Inc. dba Transportation Concepts
8. Resolution No. 2025-20 approving a Seventeenth Amendment to and Extension of the License between the City of Needles and Bonnie Baker Senior Center for use of the kitchen and a portion of the dining area in the Needles Senior Citizens Center during the 2025-2026 fiscal year
9. Accept Change Order No. 1 (final) and the work completed by Superior Paving Company, Inc.
DBA United Paving Company for the CDBG Flip Mendez Parkway Paving Improvements Project for a total project amount of $300,266.24 and authorize staff to issue a NOTICE OF COMPLETION to be recorded with the San Bernardino County Recorder’s Office.
END OF COUNCIL CONSENT CALENDAR
REGULAR COUNCIL ITEMS
10. Approve Project Funding Agreement No. 25-1003287 with San Bernardino County Transportation Authority (SBCTA) for the Project Approval and Environmental Documentation (PA & ED) Phase of the River Road Paving and Minor Widening Project and Authorize Staff to execute said Agreement.
11. Provide staff direction on naming the location that consists of Ed Parry Field and Phillips Field to the “Needles Little League Baseball Complex”.
CITY ATTORNEY REPORT
CITY MANAGER REPORT
City Manager's Report for the weeks of April 4 and April 11, 2025.
COUNCIL REQUESTS
Council Member Longacre
Council Member McCorkle
Vice Mayor Campbell
Council Member Pogue
Council Member Belt
Council Member Longbrake
Mayor Jernigan
ADJOURNMENT
INTERNET ACCESS TO CITY COUNCIL AGENDAS AND STAFF REPORT MATERIAL IS AVAILABLE PRIOR TO CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS AT: http://www.cityofneedles.com Posted: April 18, 2025
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I hereby certify, under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing Agenda was posted at the front entrance of City Hall not less than 72 hours prior to the meeting.
Dated this 18th day of April 2025
/s/ Candace Clark, CPMC, CMC, Interim City Clerk