AGENDA
REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL
NEEDLES PUBLIC UTILITY AUTHORITY HOUSING
AUTHORITY CITY OF NEEDLES
CITY OF NEEDLES, CALIFORNIA
COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 1111 BAILEY AVENUE.
TUESDAY, AUGUST 11, 2026
COUNCIL EXECUTIVE SESSION – 5:00 PM
CITY COUNCIL MEETING – 6:00 PM
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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. Conference with Real Property Negotiators pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.8. Property: Tri-State Alano Club located at 801 Third Street, Needles, CA. Agency Negotiator:
City Manager Patrick Martinez or his designee. Negotiating Parties: City of Needles as potential lessor and Tri-State Alano Club as Potential tenant. Under negotiation: Price and Terms of Potential lease. b. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS – Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957.6 Agency designated representatives: Mayor Janet Jernigan, Vice Mayor Ellen Campbell, Councilman Henry Longbrake Unrepresented Employee: City Manager
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. Assistant Fire Marshal Curtis Markloff will give a presentation on the newly adopted San Bernardino County Fire Code Ordinance FPD 26-02 AND Council consideration to waive the full reading and introduce by title only Ordinance 685-AC adopting by reference the 2025 California Fire Code, California Code of Regulations, Title 24, Part 9, together with applicable appendices and amendments adopted by the San Bernardino County Fire Protection District through Ordinance FPD 26-02 and direct the City Clerk to schedule and publish notice of a public hearing for September 8, 2026
HACN / COUNCIL REGULAR ITEMS
2. Receive and file the Housing Authority PHAS Recovery Plan Update 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 three-minute time limit per person applies. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve Items 3 through 5 on the Consent Calendar by affirmative roll call vote. (ACT)
3. Approve the Warrants Register through August 11, 2026
4. Approve the Minutes of July 28, 2026
5. Accept and File the Treasurer's Report for the month of July 2026
END OF COUNCIL CONSENT CALENDAR
REGULAR COUNCIL ITEMS
6. Resolution 2026-34 of the City Council of the City of Needles, California approving the Measure I Five Year Local Street Capital Improvement for Fiscal Years 2026/2027 - 2030/2031 (ACT)
7. Resolution 2026-35 Authorizing the Submission of a Petition to the United States Department of Transportation Requesting a Time Zone Boundary Change for the City of Needles (ACT)
8. Waive the full reading and introduce by title only Ordinance 686-AC, Amending Chapter 14, Article I, of the Needles Municipal Code by Adding Section 14-21, "Sale of Kratom Prohibited." (ACT)
CITY ATTORNEY REPORT
CITY CLERK REPORT
CITY MANAGER REPORT
City Manager's Report for the weeks of July 24 and 31, 2026
COUNCIL REQUESTS
Council Member Ford
Council Member McCorkle
Vice Mayor Campbell
Council Member Pogue
Council Member Belt
Council Member Longbrake
Mayor Jernigan
ADJOURNMENT
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Posted: August 7, 2026
SB 343-DOCUMENTS RELATED TO OPEN SESSION AGENDAS -- Any public record, relating to an open session agenda item, that is distributed within 72 hours prior to the meeting is available for public inspection at the City Clerk’s Office, 817 Third Street, Needles, CA 92363.
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35.102-104 ADA Title II).
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 7th day of August 2026
/s/ Candace Clark, CPMC, CMC, City Clerk