OF PART CITY COUNCIL OF PARLIER
SPECIAL MEETING
AGENDA
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This meeting of the City of Parlier City Council is live streamed and may be accessed at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJs3y/cM9NWQGLdwpBCmoAQ DATE: THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2023
TIME: 6:30 PM
PLACE: Parlier City Hall
1100 E. Parlier Avenue
Parlier, CA 93648
CALL TO ORDER/WELCOME:
Roll Call: Mayor Alma M. Beltran, Council woman Juanita "Janie" Molina, Councilman Diego Garza, Council woman Sabrina Rodriguez, Council woman Cathryn "Kathy" Solorio, City Clerk Dorothy Garza and Treasurer Michelle Lopez.
FLAG SALUTE: Mayor Alma M. Beltran
INVOCATION:
ADDITIONS/DELETIONS:
PRESENTATIONS/INFORMATIONAL:
Homelessness Discussion Presentation
REGULAR BUSINESS:
1. SUBJECT: Adoption of the Resolution No. 2023-_ _ authorizing the submittal of funding application(s) through the US EPA Sewer Overflow and Storm water Municipal Grants Program.
RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends the City Council adopt Resolution No. 2023- designating and authorizing the City Manager to apply on behalf of the City of Parlier for the US EPA Sewer Overflow and Storm Water Municipal Grants Program.
2. SUBJECT: Consideration and Necessary Action on the election of Mayor Pro tem.
RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends the City Council nominate and elect a Mayor Pro tem.
3. SUBJECT: Designating Signatories for City Bank of the West Accounts.
RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends the approval of Resolution No 2023-XX Authorizing and Designating Signatories for City Bank of the West Accounts. Staff also recommends council assign one other council member besides Mayor Beltran who is already a signer.
ADJOURNMENT
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DOCUMENTS
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MEETING DATE: 2/14/2023
DEPARTMENT: Administration/Engineering
REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL
SUBJECT: Adoption of the Resolution No. 2023- authorizing the submittal of funding application(s) through the US EPA Sewer Overflow and Storm water Municipal Grants Program.
RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends the City Council adopt Resolution No. 2023- designating and authorizing the City Manager to apply on behalf of the City of Parlier for the US EPA Sewer Overflow and Storm Water Municipal Grants Program.
BACKGROUND: On November 18, 2022, EPA issued a memorandum describing amendments from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to the Sewer Overflow and Stormwater Reuse Municipal Grants (OSG) Program. These amendments establish a stronger focus on providing assistance to rural and financially distressed communities for sewer overflow and stormwater needs. This memorandum also provides state allotments from fiscal year 2022 appropriations, which have been updated to reflect current precipitation data and 2020 Census data. Urban stormwater is a significant source of water pollution and can be a public health concern.
Stormwater can collect various pollutants including trash, oils, and dirt/sediment and convey them to nearby waterways. When mixed with domestic and industrial wastewater in combined sewers, contaminated stormwater can also contribute to combined sewer overflows during heavy storm events. Given the cost, many communities also face financial challenges trying to correct these to construct, operate, and maintain the infrastructure. This new grant program will provide funding for critical stormwater infrastructure projects in communities including combined sewer overflows (CSO) and sanitary sewer overflows (SSO). In 2021, the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law amended the program to add a focus on funding projects in rural and finically distressed communities while also eliminating project cost share requirements for these communities.
States are required to prioritize funding projects for communities that are financially distressed, have a long-term municipal CSO or SSO control plan, or for projects that have requested a grant on their Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF) Intended Use Plan. Projects under this program will have many of the same program requirements as the CWSRF and, to the extent that eligible projects are available, at least 20 percent of a state's allocation must be used for green infrastructure, water and energy efficiency improvements, and other environmentally innovative activities.
FISCAL IMPACT: FCOG does not require a local match of City funds as a condition to apply for the Regional Competitive ATP. Therefore, shall the City be selected for ATP funding, there will be no negative fiscal impact.
Prepared by: A&M Consulting Engineers Approved by: Javier Andrade Approved by: Sonia Hall, City Manager
Attachments:
• Resolution
TYPE OF ITEM: COUNCIL ACTION: APPROVED DENIED NO ACTION _Consent Public Hearing
Info Item Matter Initiated by a Council Member
Action Item Other
Department Report Continued to:
Redevelopment Agency
RESOLUTION NO. 2023-—
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF PARLIER TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO
APPLY FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE THROUGH THE US EPA SEWER OVERFLOW AND
STORMWATER MUNICIPAL GRANTS PROGRAM
WHEREAS, the City of Parlier is seeking funding through the US EPA Sewer Overflow and Stormwater Municipal Grants Program
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Parlier (the "Entity"), as follows:
1. The City Manager (the "Authorized Representative") designee is hereby authorized and directed to sign file, for and on behalf of the Entity, a Financial Assistance Application for a financing agreement from the State Water Resources Control Board for the planning, design, and construction of City of Parlier Basin Improvements (the "Project").
The Authorized Representative, or his/her designee, is designated to provide the assurances, certifications, and commitments required for the Financial Assistance Application, including executing a financial assistance agreement form the State Water Resources Control Board and any amendments or changes thereto.
3. The Authorized Representative, or his/her designee, is designated to represent the Entity in carrying out the Entity's responsibilities under the financing agreement, including certifying disbursements requests on behalf of the Entity and compliance with the applicable state and federal laws.
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I do hereby certify that the foregoing is a full, true, and correct copy of a resolution duly and regularly adopted at a meeting of the City Council of the City of Parlier held on _ by the following vote to wit:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
Bertha Augustine, Deputy City Clerk Hon. Mayor Alma Beltran
OF PARL
AGENDA ITEM: 13
MEETING DATE: 2/16/2023
REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL
SUBJECTS:
Designating Signatories for City Bank of the West Accounts RECOMMENDATIONS:
Staff recommends the approval of Resolution 2023-XX Authorizing and Designating Signatories for City Bank of the West Accounts. Staff also recommends council assign one other council member besides Mayor Beltran who is already a signer.
BACKGROUND:
Current authorized signatories are Mayor Alma M. Beltran; former Mayor Pro tem Trinidad Pimentel and Assistant City Manager Bertha Augustine and Finance Director Nuria Velicescu.
Staff is requesting to remove former Mayor Pro tem Trinidad Pimentel and current Finance Director Nuria Velicescu as signatories for the City's Bank of the West accounts. That would give the City a total of four (4) signers (2) two staff and two (2) elected.
Two (2) original signatures are required on all City checks. We like to have two council members and two staff members available for signature.
FISCAL IMPACT: None
PREPARED BY:
Bertha Curatie
Bertha Augustine
Assistant City Manager
RESOLUTION NO. 2023-
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARLIER
AUTHORIZING AND DESIGNATING SIGNATORIES
FOR CITY BANK OF THE WEST ACCOUNTS
WHEREAS, the City Council has previously authorized Mayor Alma M. Beltran, Former Mayor Pro tem Trinidad Pimentel, Finance Director Nuria Velicescu and Bertha A.
Augustine Assistant City Manager as authorized signatories on City checks on accounts with Bank of the West; and
WHEREAS, it is in the best interests of the City that new designations be made.
NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved by the City Council of the City of Parlier as follows:
Mayor Alma M. Beltran, Mayor Pro tem - Sonia Hall City Manager, Assistant City Manager Bertha Augustine; are hereby designated as authorized signatories on City bank accounts at Bank of the West.
2. Two (2) signatures from the authorized group of signatories shall be required on all City checks.
3. This Resolution is effective immediately upon adoption.
The foregoing resolution was approved and adopted at a Regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Parlier held on the 16" day of February, 2023, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSTAIN:
ABSENT:
ATTEST:
Alma M. Beltran, Mayor
City Clerk Dorothy Garza