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City Of Patterson
Regular Meeting Minutes
May 3, 2022
City Manager
Ken Irwin
City Attorney
Nubia Goldstein
Deputy City Attorney
Douglas White www.ci.patterson.ca.us
Mayor
Dennis McCord
City Council
Shivaugn Alves, District A
Alfred Parham, District B
Dominic Farinha, District C
Cynthia Homen, District D
City Clerk
Aracely Alegre
1. Call to Order
Attendee Name Title Status Arrived
Dennis McCord Mayor Present
Shivaugn Alves District A Present
Alfred Parham District B Present
Dominic Farinha District C Present
Cynthia Homen District D Present
The regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Patterson of May 3, 2022 was called to order in the City of Patterson at 7:00 p.m. by Mayor McCord.
City Staff Present:
1. City Manager Irwin
2. City Attorney Goldstein
3. IT Manager Ford
4. Public Works Director Willett
5. Fire Chief Gregory
6. Police Chief Clayton
7. HR Director Gillory Jones
8. Finance Director Ryan
9. Recreation & Community Services Director Flanders
10. City Planner Andrews
11. City Engineer Ulloa
12. Recreation Administrative Services Manager Hernandez
13. City Clerk Alegre
2. Pledge of Allegiance
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3. Statements of Conflict
None.
4. Items from the Public
Yvonne Reynolds, Patterson Resident - addressed City Council regarding the removal of covid banners. Also addressed the property surrounding Walmart, weeds, landscape not taken care of.
Councilmember Alves addressed Ms. Reynolds' concerns.
Pat Maisetti, Patterson Resident - addressed City Council regarding City responding to concerns and thanking the employees. Thanked City Manager Irwin for meeting regarding the Senior Center. Also addressed Measure L funds to repair at the Walker Ranch area, not Mello-Roos funds.
Kandace Weyhrauch, Patterson Resident - addressed City Council regarding Love Patterson event. Also addressed the following: censure for Mayor McCord, requesting an informational meeting, cancellation of Public Safety and crossing guards being handled by the city and not the school district.
Councilmember Farinha addressed Ms. Weyhrauch's concerns.
Tim Benefield, Patterson Resident - addressed City Council in opposition to Bills being discussed in Sacramento.
Johnny Padilla, Patterson Resident - addressed City Council regarding residential developments must not be approved until mitigation agreements are agreed upon. Also addressed the Love Patterson event.
Salvador Plascencia, Patterson Resident - addressed City Council regarding discrimination against his family. Permit was denied for driveway construction.
5. Consent Calendar
Mayor Pro Tem Farinha moved to approve Consent Calendar Items 5.1 through 5.5. The motion was seconded by Councilmember Parham and unanimously approved by a 5-0 roll call vote.
RESULT: ADOPTED
MOVER: Farinha
SECONDER: Parham
AYES: McCord, Alves, Parham, Farinha, Homen
5.1. Motion to Waive Readings - All Readings of Ordinances and Resolutions, Except by Title are hereby waived.
5.2. Approve Resolution No. 2022-21 for National Public Works Week (NPWW) May 15th - May 21st, 2022
5.3. Approve the Part-Time Salary Schedule Effective May 1, 2022.
5.4. Approve the Department Heads and Unrepresented Salary Schedule Effective January 1, 2022, and a One-Time COVID-19 Pandemic Service Payment.
5.5. Approve the proposal from Cecil & Cecil, for Construction Management and Contract Administration for the Kinshire Water Replacement and the Street Full Depth Reconstruction (FDR) Project Phase 2, authorize staff to enter into a negotiated Consultant Agreement with a not to exceed cost of $575,329.67
6. Presentation
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6.1. Proclamation - National Bike Month "May 2022" (Mayor McCord) Mayor McCord presented the proclamation.
7. City Staff Reports
7.1. Public Works Department - Presentation Regarding City of Patterson and Crows Landing Community Services District Wastewater Consolidation Program Public Works Director Willett reviewed his presentation.
City Council addressed the following:
- State providing money, who will be responsible for the upkeep and finances? - Why was Newman not contacted? Possibility of sharing the cost - Would Crows Landing be able to do the same as Diablo Grande and not increase sewer rates because they are not incorporated?
- Is there a plan for growth?
- Will they pay for salaries of staff required for upkeep? - Would like to see a map of the trunk line
- How are we going to mitigate an incorporated area? How to prepare for expansion?
- Citizens/Community, would they be able to pay the new fees due to their social economic status?
Public Works Director addressed council's concerns.
City Manager Irwin addressed council's concerns. All concerns can be incorporated into the MOU.
At 7:52 p.m. Mayor McCord opened the item to public comment.
Stewart Walker, Patterson Resident - addressed City Council regarding the sewer and garbage increases and Mello-Roos; concerned with new costs associated with this project. How will it affect citizens? Low-income housing residents in Patterson will be affected.
At 7:54 p.m. there being no further comments, Mayor McCord closed the item to public comments.
City Council addressed the following:
- Don't want to pay for Crows Landing's services
- How many other communities will have to go thru the same process? Mayor Pro Tem Farinha move to Direct staff to proceed with formal consolidation and bring back the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for Council approval.
The motion was seconded by Councilmember Alves and unanimously approved by a 5-0 roll call vote.
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RESULT: APPROVED
MOVER: Farinha
SECONDER: Alves
AYES: McCord, Alves, Parham, Farinha, Homen
7.2. City Attorney - Discuss and Provide City Staff Direction Regarding Authorizing and Regulating the Operation of Lounges for On-Site Cannabis Consumption by Cannabis Dispensaries.
City Attorney Goldstein and City Manager reviewed their report. -This item does not require action.
Mr. Mark Ponticelli with the People's Remedy reviewed his presentation.
At 8:12 p.m. Mayor McCord opened the item to public comments.
Kandace Weyhrauch, Patterson Resident- addressed City Council regarding concerns with people not using Uber service. Will they be able to verify that people will not be driving?
Mr. Ponticelli addressed Ms. Weyhrauch's question.
Dale Torres, Patterson Resident - addressed City Council regarding how the staff report get on the agenda? How long was the item discussed? Concerns with public safety. City promoting drug use.
Mr. Ponticelli addressed Mr. Torres' concerns.
City Manager addressed Mr. Torres' questions. Mr. Ponticelli addressed Mr.
Torres' questions.
Tim Benefield, Patterson Resident - addressed City Council regarding concerns with smell. Concerned with long term use of marijuana. Is this how we want to promote the City of Patterson?
Yvonne Reynolds, Patterson Resident - addressed City Council in opposition stating that the City does not need to go this direction. We are a community of families. Is there a way to test marijuana?
Angela Bodis, Patterson Resident - addressed City Council regarding the location of the People's Remedy, is near a highway? In opposition. Not a good fit for our community.
Stewart Walker, Patterson Resident - addressed City Council regarding how someone is tested to know if they are too high to drive? Concerned with public safety.
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At 8:32 p.m. there being no further comments, Mayor McCord closed the item to public comments.
City Council addressed the following:
- Where is this are located?
- Any lounges in Stanislaus County?
- Will Mr. Ponticelli contract with Uber or another transportation company? - Issue will become more prevalent if this is not allowed - There needs to be a way to control it
- There need to be rules and regulations established and a way to enforce it - Illegal cannabis is more dangerous
- Safety is a concern, perhaps a turn out lane or an entrance on Poppy Avenue - Alternative driving options when uber is not available - Hwy 33 entrance
- No outside products can be brought into the lounge
- Capacity of people within the lounge?
- How far will the lounge be from the nearest residential area/business? - More input on how Stockton and issues they addressed
- Need for more information
- Business responsible for people not taking Uber
Mr. Ponticelli addressed City Council's concerns.
Chief Clayton addressed concerns with driving and testing for marijuana known as a DUI. Difficult to identify level of intoxication.
City Council asked for additional information.
Councilmember Parham moved to approve further Discussion and Provide City Staff Direction Regarding Authorizing and Regulating the Operation of Lounges for On-Site Cannabis Consumption by Cannabis Dispensaries. Will bring back for further discussion. The motion was seconded by Councilmember Alves and approved by a 5-0 roll call vote.
RESULT: APPROVED
MOVER: Parham
SECONDER: Alves
AYES: McCord, Alves, Parham, Farinha, Homen
8. City Council Reports
A. Councilmember Alves
Nothing to report.
. Westside Health Care Task Force (Councilmember Parham alternate) City of Patterson Page 6 Updated 5/9/2022 12:37 PM
B. Councilmember Parham
. (EDAC) Stanislaus County Economic Development Action Committee (Mayor McCord alternate)
Councilmember Parham discussed the approval of the Strategic Plan. . Hazardous Waste Advisory Committee (Mayor McCord alternate) . Stanislaus County Disaster Council (Mayor McCord alternate) C. Mayor Pro Tem Farinha
Nothing to report.
. Workforce Development Board (Councilmember Alves alternate) D. Councilmember Homen
Nothing to report.
. Stanislaus Homeless Alliance (City Manager Irwin 1st alternate, Councilmember Alves 2nd alternate)
. San Joaquin Valley Special City Selection Committee (Councilmember Alves alternate)
. Del Puerto Health Care District (Councilmember Alves 1st alternate, Mayor Pro Tem Farinha 2nd alternate)
E. Mayor McCord
Nothing to report.
. Stanislaus County Mayor's Meeting
. StanCOG (Councilmember Homen alternate)
. League of California Cities (Mayor Pro Tem Farinha 1st alternate, Councilmember Homen 2nd alternate)
9. Other Matters
City Council addressed the following:
- Evaluation of City Attorney.
- Great turnout at the Love Patterson event.
- Possibility of having Love Patterson event twice a year. - Thanks to all that attended the Love Patterson Event. Erica Ayala, Ryan Segoviano, Paula Medina, Librarian Xia Thao, Patterson Joint Unified School District, Public Works and all the sponsors. - Painting the bathrooms at Garza Park.
10. Adjournment
There being no further business, the regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Patterson of May 3, 2022, City of Patterson Page 7 Updated 5/9/2022 12:37 PM
was adjourned at 9:03 p.m.
Approved by the Patterson City Council on May 17, 2022.