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City of Patterson
Regular Meeting Minutes
November 18, 2025
City Manager
Fernando Ulloa
City Attorney
Nubia Goldstein
Deputy City Attorney
Douglas White
www.pattersonca.gov
Mayor
Michael Clauzel
City Council
Gabriela Hernandez, District A
Jessica Romero, District B
Kendra Mora, District C
Carlos Roque, District D
City Clerk
Aracely Alegre
1. Call to Order
Attendance Attendee Name, Title
Present Gabriela Hernandez, District A, Councilmember
Kendra Mora, District C, Councilmember
Michael Clauzel, Mayor
Absent Jessica Romero, District B, Councilmember
Carlos Roque, District D, Councilmember
The Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of Patterson was called to order in the City of Patterson, Council Chambers at 7:01 p.m. by Mayor Clauzel.
City Staff Present:
City Manager Ulloa
Assistant City Manager Willett
City Attorney Creger
Projects Manager Ferriera
Finance Director Williams
Fire Chief Frye
IT Manager Marty
Interim Public Works Director Barrera
Water Resources Program Manager Encinas
Police Chief Hill
City Engineer Rodriguez
City Clerk Alegre
2. Pledge of Allegiance
3. Statements of Conflict
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None.
4. Items from the Public
By consensus of the City Council, Item No. 4 and Item No. 5 were considered out of sequence.
Dennis Booher, an attorney with nearly 40 years of experience, raised concerns to the Council about what he viewed as an inherent conflict of interest in the city attorney's legal advice, citing bills over $1.2 million in seven months related to legal fees and suggesting an independent review.
Kandace Weyhrauch, representing both the Chamber and the Parks, Recreation & Beautification Commission, highlighted the upcoming 99th Christmas parade set for December 6th, praised city efforts in event preparation, and commended the city clerk’s office orientation for newly appointed commissioners.
Nathan Alonzo from PG&E introduced himself and mentioned ongoing collaborations with Patterson leaders to facilitate local business development.
Justin Farkas outlined key legislative updates affecting cities, covering housing reforms, CEQA, the Brown Act, homelessness, short-term rentals, and cybersecurity, and relayed this information to the City Clerk for further review.
5. Proclamation
5.1. Presentation to Honor Patterson’s Hometown Heroes for Year 2024-25(Will Barrera, Deputy Director of Public Works Operations & Maintenance) Mayor Clauzel reviewed the proclamations and presented them to all veterans and first responders present.
6. Consent Calendar
Councilmember Mora, District C motions to approve. The motion was seconded by Councilmember Hernandez, District A and approved by a 3-0 roll call vote.
RESULT: Approved
MOVER: Mora, District C
SECONDER Hernandez, District A
AYES: 3 Hernandez, District A, Mora, District C, Clauzel NAYS: 0 None
RECUSED: 0 None
EXCUSED: 2 Romero, District B, Roque, District D
6.1. Motion to Waive Readings – All Reading of Ordinances and Resolutions, Except by Title are hereby waived.
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6.2. Approve October 28, 2025 Special Closed Session Meeting Minutes and November 4, 2025 Closed Session Meeting Minutes and Regular Session Meeting Minutes.
6.3. Approve City Department Reports for the Month of October 2025 (Finance, Public Works, Fire, Engineering and Recreation & Community Services).
6.4. Approve City Commission Reports for the Month of October 2025 (Senior Commission).
6.5. Approve Resolution No. 2025-66, Approving the State Department of Transportation (Caltrans) Program Supplemental Agreement No. N031 Rev. 4 for the Rogers Road over Delta-Mendota Canal Bridge Project BRLS-5244 (032), Authorize the City Manager to Execute the Agreement and all Future Documents for this Project on the City’s Behalf, and Authorize the Finance Department to make the necessary budget adjustments for Fiscal Years 2025-2026 and 2026-27.
6.6. Approve Resolution No. 2025-67 a one-time allocation of $10,000 from Account No. 100-250-6248 to support the Promotora program in delivering community health and wellness initiatives in Patterson.
6.7. Approval of a $40,000 budget adjustment from the Park Development Fee to Parks Contract Services (100-710-6240) for the installation of perimeter fencing at new reservable site at Veterans Memorial Park (South Park area), and authorization for the Finance Department to make the necessary budget adjustments.
7. City Council Items
A. Appoint Two (2) Members to the Senior Commission for the Term October 2025- October 2027
A.1. Motion to Reappoint two (2) Members to the Senior Commission for the Term of October 2025 - 2027.
By consensus of the City Council, Albert Lopez and Marcine Reed were appointed to the Senior Commission for the term of October 2025 – 2027.
B. Councilmember Hernandez
No updates.
B.1. Stanislaus Homeless Alliance (Councilmember Mora alternate) B.2. Stanislaus County Hazardous Waste Advisory Committee (Councilmember Mora alternate)
C. Councilmember Romero
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C.1. San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District (Mayor Pro Tem Roque alternate)
D. Councilmember Mora
No updates.
D.1. Workforce Development Board (Mayor Pro Tem Roque alternate) E. Mayor Pro Tem Roque
E.1. (EDAC) Stanislaus County Economic Development Action Committee (Councilmember Romero alternate)
F. Mayor Clauzel
Mayor Clauzel reported that the next Stanislaus County Mayor's meeting would be held in Neumann on December 17, and that he would be attending the StanCOG meeting on November 19 at 6:00 PM. There were no updates from the League of Cities.
F.1. Stanislaus County Mayor's Meeting
F.2. StanCOG (Mayor Pro Tem Roque alternate)
F.3. League of California Cities (Mayor Pro Tem Roque 1st alternate, Councilmember Romero 2nd alternate)
8. Other Matters
Albertina Ramirez, representing the Patterson Promotoras, provided comments on Item 6.6 concerning Promotoras funding.
9. Adjournment
There being no further business, the regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Patterson of November 18, 2025 was adjourned at 7:41 p.m.
Approved by the City Council on (December 2, 2025).