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AGENDA
Thursday, March 9, 2023
7:00 P.M.
A.
ROLL CALL
B.
PRESENTATIONS
1. Commending Katie Thepkaisone
2. Proclaiming March 2023 as the 21st Annual March for Meals Month C.
PUBLIC COMMENT
The public is invited to address the City Council on any item not listed on the agenda. Public Comments are generally limited to 5 minutes per speaker. Please note that State law prohibits the Council from acting on non-agenda items.
D.
CONSENT CALENDAR
Consent Calendar items are considered to be routine and may be approved by one motion. There will be no separate discussion on these items unless there is a request by a Council Member, a staff member, or a member of the public to remove an item for separate discussion and action.
1. Approval of Audited Demands
2. Approval of the February 23, 2023 minutes
3. Adopt a resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute the Third Amendment to the Contractual Services Agreement with 4Leaf Inc. to provide temporary professional planning services
4. Adopt a resolution approving an amendment to Resolution No. 11,383, the Compensation and Benefit Plan for the Management, Supervisory, and Professional Employee Group dated July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2025, to increase the salary range for the Community Preservation Manager classification, from range 12 to 15 and approve an amendment to the City's Salary Schedule in conformance with California Code of Regulations, Title 2, Section 570.5 E.
PUBLIC HEARINGS
F.
OTHER BUSINESS
1. Adopt a Resolution approving a Memorandum of Understanding for the development of a Multi-jurisdictional Local Hazard Mitigation Plan G.
CITY COUNCIL MATTERS
City Council Members report on attendance at intergovernmental agency meetings, conferences, and seminars since the last meeting. City Council Members may also announce upcoming events and coordinate attendance; report on local events attended since the last meeting; and make brief comments on issues of concern.
H.
CLOSED SESSION
1. Closed session for conference with Labor Negotiators pursuant to California Government Code Section 54957.6. Agency designated representatives: City Manager Benoun, Assistant City Manager Hovorka, and Human Resources Director Solito; Employee Groups: the Newark Association of Miscellaneous Employees; the Newark Police Management Association; the Newark Police Association; the Confidential Employee Group; and the Management, Supervisory, and Professional Employee Group I.
ADJOURNMENT
MEETING INFORMATION
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. The packet is typically posted to the City website the Friday before the meeting, but no later than 72 hours before the meeting.
Pursuant to Government Code 54957.5, supplemental materials distributed less than 72 hours before this meeting, to a majority of the City Council, will be made available for public inspection at this meeting and will be posted, if time allows, at Agendas and Minutes
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