Ripon City Council Minutes
TUESDAY, MAY 13, 2025 – 6:00 PM
REGULAR MEETING
CLOSED SESSION AT 5:30 PM
CLOSED SESSION: The closed session meeting was called to order at 5:30 PM.
PUBLIC DISCUSSION ON CLOSED SESSION MATTERS: No one from the public wished to speak at this time.
ROLL CALL: Council Members Leo Zuber, Michael Restuccia, Dean Uecker, Vice Mayor Gary Barton, Mayor Daniel de Graaf.
OTHERS PRESENT: City Administrator Kevin Werner, City Attorney Tom Terpstra Jr., Planning Director Ken Zuidervaart, City Clerk Lisa Roos.
IN THE MATTER OF:
(1) Potential or Pending Litigation pursuant to Section 54956.9(e)(1) of the California Government Code – 3 cases.
Return to open session.
City Attorney Terpstra Jr. said Council met in closed session, staff was given direction and no reportable action was taken.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE:
The meeting was called to order at 6:00 PM with Mayor de Graaf leading in the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.
INVOCATION:
Pastor Rex Rodgers gave the invocation.
ROLL CALL:
Attendee Name Title Status Arrived
Daniel de Graaf Mayor Present
Gary Barton Vice Mayor Present
Dean Uecker Council Member Present
Michael Restuccia Council Member Present
Leo Zuber Council Member Present
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OTHERS PRESENT:
City Administrator Kevin Werner, City Attorney Tom Terpstra Jr., Planning Director Ken Zuidervaart, Recreation Director Kye Stevens, Director of Public Works James Pease, Police Chief Daniel Sauer, City Clerk Lisa Roos, Deputy City Clerk Jane Kilgore, Information Systems Technician Alex Arias, Steve Verver.
PUBLIC DISCUSSION:
Emil Guillermo, Ripon Poet Laureate, stated that he had a poem to read and proceeded to do so.
He invited everyone to the poetry workshop on May 15, hosted at the library.
Adam Corkins said he wanted to address the Council regarding Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs). He said that Ripon’s ADU ordinance has not been updated in over four years, despite significant legislative changes expanding property owners’ rights. He highlighted specific conflicts, including owner-occupancy requirements, height restrictions, and setback provisions.
He said he believes it is a contradiction that the City receives substantial grants for development projects while continuing to deny ADU applications based on obsolete ordinances. Corkins expressed concern over the high costs of building in Ripon, estimating expenses reach $100,000 before construction even begins. He believes that ADUs offer a practical way to address the housing shortage while allowing younger generations to remain in their hometown.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES:
Motion to approve the minutes of the Special City Council Meeting of April 3, 2025, the Regular Ripon City Council meeting of April 8, 2025, the City Council Workshop of April 15, 2025 and the Special City Council Meeting of May 1, 2025.
RESULT: ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS]
MOVER: Michael Restuccia, Council Member
SECONDER: Gary Barton, Vice Mayor
AYES: de Graaf, Barton, Uecker, Restuccia, Zuber
1. CITY COUNCIL - SPECIAL MEETING - APR 3, 2025 11:00 AM
2. CITY COUNCIL - WORKSHOP - APR 15, 2025 11:00 AM
3. CITY COUNCIL - REGULAR MEETING - APR 8, 2025 6:00 PM
4. CITY COUNCIL - SPECIAL MEETING - MAY 1, 2025 11:00 AM APPROVAL OF AGENDA AS POSTED (OR AMENDED):
City Clerk Roos requested Item 1.2A be pulled from the Consent Calendar. She said no action will be required at this time.
Motion to approve the agenda as amended.
RESULT: ADOPTED AS AMENDED [UNANIMOUS]
MOVER: Leo Zuber, Council Member
SECONDER: Michael Restuccia, Council Member
AYES: de Graaf, Barton, Uecker, Restuccia, Zuber
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1. CONSENT CALENDAR
Motion to approve the Consent Calendar as amended.
RESULT: ADOPTED AS AMENDED [UNANIMOUS]
MOVER: Gary Barton, Vice Mayor
SECONDER: Michael Restuccia, Council Member
AYES: de Graaf, Barton, Uecker, Restuccia, Zuber
1.1. Income
A. STATE OF CALIFORNIA
Sales Tax
(April 2024 $285,291.00)
FY 2024-25 YTD: $3,540,097
FY 2023-24 YTD: $3,665,860
Highway Users Tax
(March 2024 $32,340.78)
FY 2024-25 YTD: $353,806
FY 2023-24 YTD: $330,370
SB1 Street & Road Tax
(April 2024 $33,715.64)
FY 2024-25 YTD: $359,974
FY 2023-24 YTD: $329,690
$242,226.12
$35,136.84
$33,841.12
TOTAL $311,204.08
B. CCATT HOLDINGS
Monthly Acacia Avenue Cell Tower Lease Payment
April 2025 $1,336.34
C. WASTE MANAGEMENT
Monthly Franchise Fee Payment - March 2025 $2,171.01
D. GILTON SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT, INC.
Quarterly Franchise Fee Payment – March 2025 $16,245.39 E. PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
2024 Annual Electric Franchise Fees
2024 Annual Gas Franchise Fees
$161,674.24
$87,565.62
TOTAL $249,239.86
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1.2. Bills, Invoices, Payments
A. ITEM A WAS MOVED TO ITEMS PULLED FROM CONSENT
B. BASECAMP ENVIRONMENTAL, INC.
Lower Stanislaus River Multi-Use Trail Project Environmental Progress Payment – Invoice #52803 $250.00
South County Water Connection Project Environmental
Progress Payment – Invoice #52807 $2,350.00
TOTAL $2,600.00
C. LSC TRANSPORTATION CONSULTANTS, INC.
Short Range Transit Plan
Progress Payment – Invoice #71598 $3,152.50
D. SAN JOAQUIN REGIONAL TRANSIT DISTRICT
Blossom Express Driver
March 2025 Invoice #AR115314 $2,369.14
E. URBAN FUTURES, INC.
Continuing Disclosure Service Fees
Invoice #CD-2024-099
Water Revenue Bonds, Series 2006C
Water Revenue Bonds, Series 2012 $2,750.00
F. OPENGOV, INC.
Building Permit Software Setup and Training
Invoice #INV19238 $48,138.20
G. CTE CAL, INC.
Ripona Resurface Project
Materials Testing & Inspection Services
Progress Payment - Invoice #36700 $450.00
H. SOUTH SAN JOAQUIN GROUNDWATER SUSTAINABILITY AGENCY
SSJGSA Administration Expenses
1st Quarter 2025 - Invoice #Ripon 2025Q1 $7,318.42
I. LAW OFFICE OF THOMAS H. TERPSTRA JR.
General Matters
Private Development
SSJID Water Connection Project
DASCO/Meadowood
Police Department
$19,442.50
$1,170.00
$2,678.25
$9,078.00
$1,121.00
TOTAL $33,489.75
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J. GROVER LANDSCAPE SERVICES, INC.
Landscape Repair Project
Progress Payment – Invoice #1 $108,854.61
K. DIEDE CONSTRUCTION, INC.
Fleet Maintenance Facility Project
Progress Payment – Invoice #21 $37,148.80
1.3. Resolutions
A. RESOLUTION NO. 25-13
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RIPON
ADOPTING A LIST OF PROJECTS
FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025-26
FUNDED BY SENATE BILL 1: THE
ROAD REPAIR AND
ACCOUNTABILITY ACT OF 2017
This resolution adopts a list of projects to
be funded from the State of California
Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation
Account and authorizes staff to proceed
with submitting the project list to the
California Transportation Commission
for Fiscal Year 2025-26.
B. RESOLUTION NO. 25-14
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RIPON
ACCEPTING A GRANT OF
EASEMENT FOR PUBLIC UTILITY
EASEMENT OF CERTAIN REAL
PROPERTY TO THE CITY OF
RIPON
This resolution accepts a Grant of a
Public Utility Easement by Noosa Energy
Storage, LLC, for certain real property to
the City of Ripon in connection with the
Battery Energy Storage System Project
(1302 Frontage Road) and authorizes the
Mayor to sign and execute any and all
documents necessary to complete the
aforementioned transaction.
1.4. Miscellaneous Items
A. PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT - AMENDMENT NO. 1
MCR Engineering Approve and authorize the Mayor to
sign Amendment No. 1 to the
Professional Services Agreement with
MCR Engineering to provide
construction inspection services for the
Meadowood Subdivision Project in the
not to exceed amount of $50,000
(funding source: Meadowood
Subdivision Development Fees).
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B. PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT
Fehr & Peers Approve and authorize the Mayor to
sign the professional services agreement
with Fehr & Peers to provide traffic
signal design services for the North
Ripon Road / River Road Intersection
Project in the not to exceed amount of
$39,750 (funding source: Transportation
PFFP Capital Fund).
C. PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT
Siegfried Engineering Approve and authorize the Mayor to sign the professional services agreement
with Siegfried Engineering to provide
civil design services for the North Ripon
Road / River Road Intersection Project
in the not to exceed amount of $125,000
(funding source: Transportation PFFP
Capital Fund).
D. PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT
Woodard & Curran Approve and authorize the Mayor to
sign the agreement with Woodard &
Curran to prepare the 2025 Wastewater
Treatment Plant Facility Plan in the not
to exceed amount of $181,985 (funding
source: $154,700 allocated to the
Wastewater PFFP Capital Fund and
$27,285 allocated to the Sewer WWTP
Reserve Fund).
E. LICENSE PLATE READER REPLACEMENT
Odin Systems, Inc. Approve and authorize the purchase of seven (7) License Plate Reader cameras
to replace outdated units in the not to
exceed amount of $65,448.50 (funding
source: General Department Capital
Fund).
F. CLAIM
Kyler Robert Weitzel Deny the claim filed by Kyler Robert Weitzel.
G. QUARTERLY INVESTMENT REPORT REVIEW
January 1, 2025 - March 31, 2025 Accept the City’s quarterly investment report for the period ending March 31,
2025.
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H. RIPONA RESURFACE PROJECT
DSS Company, dba Knife River
Construction
Award the contract for the Ripona
Resurface Project to DSS Company, dba
Knife River Construction in the amount
of $1,521,980 and authorize staff to
proceed (funding sources: $1,257,540
allocated to the Streets and Roads Fund
and $264,440 allocated to the Streets
and Roads Reconstruction Fund).
I. LANDSCAPE REPAIR PROJECT
Grover Landscape Services, Inc.
Change Order No. 1
Approve Change Order No. 1 in the not
to exceed amount of $78,760 for the
repair of landscaping in five additional
locations (funding source:
Miscellaneous Department Capital
Fund).
J. MAJOR SITE PLAN PERMIT (SR 24-104) AND CEQA DOCUMENTS Ripon Water Supply Pipeline Project Approve the Ripon Water Supply Pipeline Project (SR 24-104), based on
the findings and subject to the
conditions of approval in the staff
report, and adopt the Final Initial
Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration
and Mitigation Monitoring/Reporting
Plan for the Ripon Water Supply
Pipeline Project and direct staff to file
the Notice of Determination.
ITEMS PULLED FROM CONSENT
1.2A : BASECAMP ENVIRONMENTAL, INC.
Arc Way Development Project Environmental
(Reimbursed by Developer)
Invoice #52530
Invoice #52718
Invoice #52779
$2,406.25
$812.50
$2,850.00
TOTAL $6,068.75
**END OF CONSENT CALENDAR**
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2. ORDINANCES
Second Reading and Adoption
A. ORDINANCE NO. 930
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RIPON
AMENDING CHAPTER 5.08 "BINGO"
OF THE RIPON MUNICIPAL CODE
This Ordinance amends Chapter 5.08
“Bingo” to allow alcohol beverages to be
served or consumed where bingo games are
conducted and repeal sections of the
Chapter referencing remote caller bingo
games.
City Clerk Roos said this is the second reading and adoption of Ordinance 930, and there were no changes from first reading to second reading.
Motion to waive the second reading and adopt Ordinance 930 amending Chapter 5.08 “Bingo” to allow alcohol beverages to be served or consumed where bingo games are conducted and repeal sections of the Chapter referencing remote caller bingo games.
RESULT: ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS]
MOVER: Michael Restuccia, Council Member
SECONDER: Leo Zuber, Council Member
AYES: de Graaf, Barton, Uecker, Restuccia, Zuber
3. DISCUSSION ITEMS
A. GREATER STOCKTON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE - STANDING TOGETHER
AGAINST ALL REGIONAL THEFT
Discussion/No Action Frank Ferral from the Greater Stockton Chamber of Commerce to introduce the
Standing Together Against All Regional
Theft (STAART) program and provide an
update on the program’s success
throughout San Joaquin County.
Christina Urquieta from the Greater Stockton Chamber of Commerce presented a slide show of the Standing Together Against All Regional Theft (STAART) program and the FastSTAART app. The presentation included a tutorial of how the FastSTAART app operates for both residents and business owners. Urquieta highlighted some of the program’s successes.
REPORTS
Department Heads:
Planning Director Zuidervaart there will be not be a Planning Commission meeting in May but staff is currently drafting an updated ADU ordinance that they hope to bring before the Planning Commission at the June meeting.
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Zuidervaart said staff will be presenting the updated Housing Element for Council approval at the June City Council meeting.
Public Works Director Pease reported that April water usage was down 20% compared to 2013 figures, but up 22% from last year.
Pease said that the large item pickup program has begun, and residents can sign up for a one-time pickup of up to four items through September.
City Council:
Council Member Zuber he has received comments from residents regarding kids on electric bikes and scooters. He said he would like to see a presentation from the Police Department regarding the laws around e-bikes and scooters.
Vice Mayor Barton said he recently returned from a recent trip to Washington, D.C., where he had a productive meeting with the City’s Congressman on matters that could benefit the community. He said that during his visit, he took time to see several of the national memorials and was reminded of the many young men lost in wars over the past century. Barton encouraged others to visit the World War II, Korean War, and Vietnam War Memorials, saying the experience fosters a greater appreciation for the sacrifices made to protect our freedoms. He said as Memorial Day approaches, he will be thinking of those young men who gave their lives in service to the country.
Mayor de Graaf thanked those who attended the meeting.
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 6:27 PM. (Signed) Daniel de Graaf
Mayor
ATTEST:
(Signed) Lisa Roos
City Clerk