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City Of Patterson
Regular Meeting Minutes
November 7, 2023
City Manager
Ken Irwin
City Attorney
Nubia Goldstein
Deputy City Attorney
Douglas White www.ci.patterson.ca.us
Mayor
Michael Clauzel
City Council
Shivaugn Alves, District A
Jessica Romero, District B
Dominic Farinha, District C
Carlos Roque, District D
City Clerk
Aracely Alegre
1. Call to Order
Attendee Name Title Status Arrived
Michael Clauzel Mayor Present
Shivaugn Alves District A Present
Jessica Romero District B Excused
Dominic Farinha District C Excused
Carlos Roque District D Present
The regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Patterson of November 7, 2023 was called to order in the City of Patterson at 7:03 p.m. by Mayor Clauzel.
City Staff Present:
1. City Manager Irwin
2. City Attorney Goldstein
3. IT manager Ford
4. Deputy Director of Regulatory Compliance & Administrative Services Delgado
5. Water Resources Manager Encinas
6. Environmental Compliance Specialist Laurel
7. Director of Engineering, Building & Capital Projects Ulloa
8. Public Works Deputy Director Andrade
9. Public Works Director Willett
10. Interim Fire Chief Frye
11. Recreation & Community Services Director Weaver
12. Deputy Director of Operations & Maintenance Guluarte
13. Urban Forestry Supervisor Perez
14. Parks Operations Supervisor Gomez
15. City Planner Andrews
16. Parks & Buildings Operations Supervisor Barrera
17. Community Development Director Stice
18. Police Chief Clayton
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14. Human Resources Director Guillory-Jones (remote)
15. Finance Director Riedeman (remote)
2. Pledge of Allegiance
3. Statements of Conflict
None.
4. Items from the Public
JD Virgen, Member of the Public - addressed the City Council regarding unlicensed mobile food vendors.
Member of the Public – addressed the City Council to ask for help with her employer who is not accommodating her request for extra time to allow dropping off her disabled child in the morning before work.
Pat Maisetti, Patterson Resident - addressed the City Council regarding Hammon Senior Center board members coming up events and the need for a storage unit or container for Christmas decorations.
Kandace Weyhrauch, Patterson Westley Chamber of Commerce- addressed the City Council to provide an update on upcoming events.
Yolanda Magana, Patterson Resident - addressed the City Council regarding the following: Hammon Senior Center storage unit, lack of lighting at the park where the soccer organization plays, preventive planning for upcoming flood season, tents at the Veterans Park and abandoned vehicles.
Lindsay Nails, Patterson Resident - addressed the City Council with concerns over speeding and reckless driving around town.
5. Proclamation
5.1. Proclamation - Public Works Deputy Director Andrade - (Mayor Clauzel) Mayor Clauzel presented the proclamation to Public Works Deputy Director Andrade.
6. Consent Calendar
Councilmember Alves motioned to approve Consent Calendar Items 5.1 through 5.8. The motion was seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Roque and unanimously approved by a 3-0 roll call vote.
RESULT: ADOPTED
MOVER: Alves
SECONDER: Roque
AYES: Clauzel, Alves, Roque
EXCUSED: Romero, Farinha
6.1. Motion to Waive Readings - All Readings of Ordinances and Resolutions, Except by Title are hereby waived.
6.2. Approve Minutes of Special Meeting/Closed Session - October 3, 2023 (6:00 PM)
6.3. Approve Minutes of Regular Meeting - October 3, 2023 (7:00 PM)
6.4. Approve Minutes of Regular Meeting - October 17, 2023 (7:00 PM) City of Patterson Page 3 Updated 11/15/2023 1:39 PM
6.5. Approve Resolution No. 2023-52 Accepting the Public Improvements for Villages of Patterson, Cromwell Shire Unit 2 onsite as Complete; Authorizing the City Clerk to File the Notice of Completion; and Begin the One-Year Warranty.
6.6. Approve the proposal from Melton Design Group, Inc. for the Centennial Park Conceptual Design, Final Design, and Community Center Preliminary Design, authorize staff to enter into a negotiated Consultant Agreement with a not to exceed cost of $535,172.00 and authorize the Finance Department to make the necessary budget adjustments for Fiscal Years 2023-24.
6.7. Accept all bids for the South Park Improvements, and award construction to Sinclair General Engineering Construction, Inc., authorize Staff to execute the Contract and authorize the Finance Department to make the necessary budget adjustments for Fiscal Year 2023-24.
6.8. Approve the proposal from Provost & Pritchard Consulting Group for the Ward Avenue Overlay Phase II Project and section of Non-Potable Water Main, authorize staff to enter into a negotiated Consultant Agreement with a not to exceed cost of $94,066.00.
7. Presentation
7.1. Public Works Department - Presentation to Honor Patterson’s Hometown Heroes for Year 2022-2023
Mayor Clauzel provided a speech to honor all veterans on upcoming Veterans Day.
Public Works Director Willett and Deputy Director of Regulatory Compliance & Administrative Services Delgado presented the proclamations to honor the 2022- 2023 Hometown Heroes.
8. Public Hearing
8.1. Planning Department - Approve Entering into an agreement between the City of Patterson and New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC and authorize the City Manager or his Designee to execute the agreement.
City Planner Andrews reviewed his report.
At 7:57 p.m. Mayor Clauzel opened the item to public comments. There were no comments.
Mayor Pro Tem Roque moved to approve Item No. 8.1. The motion was seconded by Councilmember Alves and approved by a 3-0 roll call vote.
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RESULT: APPROVED
MOVER: Roque
SECONDER: Alves
AYES: Clauzel, Alves, Roque
EXCUSED: Romero, Farinha
8.2. Planning Department - Approve the CEQA Addendum to the 2010 General Plan EIR for the Parks and Recreation Master Plan (PRMP) and adopt the Parks and Recreation Master Plan.
City Planner Andrews reviewed his report.
Consultant Linda Gates with Gates and Associates reviewed her Master Plan presentation.
At 8:15 p.m. Mayor Clauzel opened the item to public comments.
Karen Willard, Patterson Resident - addressed City Council regarding the retention basins being listed as parks. Ms. Willard also read a comment from Eliaz Funes, former member of the Parks, Recreation & Beautification Commission, regarding retention basins.
Kandace Weyhrauch, Patterson Resident - addressed City Council regarding the need for ballparks. Ms. Weyhrauch also addressed her concerns with the retention basins being labeled as parks since they cannot be used for recreation.
Yolanda Magana, Patterson Resident - addressed City Council regarding the need for nature parks and parks that can accommodate special needs children and adults.
At 8:24 p.m. there being no further public comments, Mayor Clauzel closed the item from public comments.
City Council addressed the following:
- Need for more research due to concerning comments from the public. - The need for the project to be completed as soon as possible.
Mayor Clauzel motioned to continue Item No. 8.2 to a future agenda. The motion was seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Roque and unanimously approved by a 3-0 roll call vote.
RESULT: CONTINUED
9. Public Comment/Action Item
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9.1. Fire Department - Authorize Staff to abate Public Nuisance, by removing Weeds, Dirt, Rubbish, and/or Rank Growth as pursuant to the provisions of Ordinance No. 243 and Ordinance No.704, as defined in Chapter 6.16 of the Patterson Municipal Code. Authorize Staff to begin the bid process utilizing licensed contractors (Resolution No. 2023-53 Clean - Up Process).
Interim Fire Chief Frye reviewed his report.
At 8:30 p.m. Mayor Clauzel opened the item to public comments. There were no comments.
Councilmember Alves motioned to approve Item No. 9.1. The motion was seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Roque and approved by 3-0 roll call vote.
RESULT: APPROVED
MOVER: Alves
SECONDER: Roque
AYES: Clauzel, Alves, Roque
EXCUSED: Romero, Farinha
10. City Staff Reports
10.1. Planning Department - Approve Resolution No. 2023-54, A Resolution of the City of Patterson Calling for a Special Mail Ballot Election on April 9, 2024 to Confirm the Zacharias-Baldwin Master Plan Reorganization, Requesting Election Services from Stanislaus County, and Authorizing the Filing of Written Arguments.
City Planner Andrews reviewed his report.
City Council addressed the cost for a special election.
At 8:34 p.m. Mayor Clauzel opened the item to public comments.
Kandace Weyhrauch, Patterson Resident - addressed City Council regarding the cost of the election and the City not holding the developers accountable for paying for the cost.
At 8:38 p.m. there being no further comments, Mayor Clauzel closed the item to public comments.
Mayor Pro Tem Roque moved to approve Resolution No. 2023-54. The motion was seconded by Councilmember Alves and approved by a 3-0 roll call vote.
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RESULT: APPROVED
MOVER: Roque
SECONDER: Alves
AYES: Clauzel, Alves, Roque
EXCUSED: Romero, Farinha
11. City Council Reports
A. Reappoint a Member to the Stanislaus County Measure L Citizens Oversight Committee for the Ter 2023 - 2026
11.A.1.Measure L Citizen's Oversight Committee for the Term 2023 - 2026 Dr. Peter La Torre was reappointed to the Stanislaus County Measure L Citizens Oversight Committee for the Term 2023 - 2026 by a 3-0 roll call vote.
RESULT: APPROVED
B. Councilmember Alves
Nothing to report.
. Stanislaus Homeless Alliance (Councilmember Roque alternate) . Stanislaus County Hazardous Waste Advisory Committee (Councilmember Farinha alternate)
C. Councilmember Romero
. Westside Health Care Task Force (Councilmember Alves alternate) D. Councilmember Farinha
. San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District (Councilmember Romero alternate)
E. Mayor Pro Tem Roque
Nothing to report.
. (EDAC) Stanislaus County Economic Development Action Committee (Mayor Clauzel alternate)
. Workforce Development Board (Mayor Clauzel alternate) F. Mayor Clauzel
Nothing to report.
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. Stanislaus County Mayor's Meeting
. StanCOG (Mayor Pro Tem Roque alternate)
. League of California Cities (Councilmember Farinha 1st alternate, Councilmember Alves 2nd alternate)
12. Other Matters
Mayor Pro Tem Roque expressed his gratitude to the City for implementing the new Wordly interpretation tool.
Mayor Clauzel also expressed his gratitude for implementing the new Wordly interpretation tool. Mayor Clauzel also addressed the upcoming Veteran's Day event on Saturday, November 11 at North Park.
13. Adjournment
There being no further business, the regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Patterson of November 7, 2023 was adjourned at 8:42 p.m.
Approved by the Patterson City Council on December 5, 2023.