CITY COUNCIL / LRA BOARD R CITY OF RIVERBANK
Mayor/Chair
Richard D. O'Brien Regular City Council and
Vice Mayor/Chair (CM-D3) Cal Campbell U Local Redevelopment Authority Council/Authority Members: Board Meetings
District 1 Luis Uribe CITY OF ACTION
Council Chambers, 6707 Third St., Suite B
District 2 Rachel Hernandez Riverbank, CA 95367
District 4 Darlene Barber-Martinez
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MINUTES
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2022 - 6:00 P.M.
(THE AGENDA PACKET IS ONLINE AT HT://wWW.RIVERBANK.ORG/AGENDACENTER) CALL TO ORDER - Mayor / Chair Richard D. O'Brien called the meeting to order at 6:00 P.M.
2. FLAG SALUTE - Mayor / Chair Richard D. O'Brien led the pledge of allegiance.
3. INVOCATION - Reverend Randy Richardson provided the invocation.
4. ROLL CALL - A Roll Call of councilmembers was done by the City Clerk.
Members of the City Council / Local Redevelopment Authority Board present in the Chamber:
Council Member / Authority Member District 1 Luis Uribe Council Member / Authority Member District 2 Rachel Hernandez Council Member / Authority Member District 4 Darlene Barber-Martinez Vice Mayor / Vice Chair (CM-D03) Cal Campbell
Mayor / Chair Richard D. O'Brien
5. AGENDA CHANGES
No changes to the Agenda.
6. CONFLICT OF INTEREST: Any Council/Authority Member or Staff who has a direct Conflict of Interest on any scheduled agenda item to be considered is to declare their conflict at this time.
1. PRESENTATIONS (Informational only)
Item 7.1 Walk & Roll to School Day Proclamation- It is recommended that City council present a proclamation for Walk & Roll to School Day for October 12' to Armando Nunez, Program/Grant Manager for CASA del Rio Family Resource Center.
Mayor O'Brien presented the Walk & Roll to School Day Proclamation to Armando Nunez, Program/Grant Manager for CASA del Rio Family Resource Center.
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Item 7.2 Lights on After School Proclamation- It is recommended that City Council present a proclamation for Lights on After School for October 21st to Armando Nunez, Program/Grant Manager for CASA del Rio Family Resource Center.
Mayor O'Brien presented the Lights on Afterschool Proclamation to Armando Nunez, Program/Grant Manager for CASA del Rio Family Resource Center, California Avenue Elementary Staff and students.
Item 7.3 Code Enforcement Week Proclamation- It is recommended that City Council present a proclamation for Code Enforcement Week to Michele Garcia, Senior Neighborhood Improvement Officer.
Mayor O'Brien presented the Code Enforcement Proclamation to Michele Garcia, Senior Neighborhood Improvement Officer and Pat McCulloch, Neighborhood Improvement Officer.
PUBLIC COMMENTS (No action can be taken)
At this time, members of the public may comment on any item not appearing on the agenda, and within the subject matter jurisdiction of the City Council/LRA Board. Individual comments will be limited to a maximum of 3 minutes (or as stated by the presiding Officer) and time cannot be yielded to another person. Under State Law, matters presented during the public comment period cannot be discussed or acted upon.
Mayor O'Brien Opened Public Comment at 6:20 p.m.
Bianca Lopez with Valley Improvement Projects, spoke to invite everyone to the event Air Quality Community Workshop on Monday October 17, 2022 at 5:30 p.m. at St. Frances of Rome Parish Hall, 2827 Topeka Street. Learn about local air quality and opportunities for reducing harmful pollutants in our most vulnerable communities.
Residents who spoke in opposition of the Riverwalk Project Betsy Walton, Riverbank Resident
Jamie Aggers, Riverbank Resident
Kathy Spinell, Modesto Resident
Barney Aggers, Riverbank Resident
There being no further public comments, Mayor O'Brien closed the Public Comment period at 6:33 p.m.
9. CONSENT CALENDAR
Item 9.1 Waive Readings. All Readings of ordinances and resolutions, except by title, are waived.
Item 9.2 Approval of the September 27, 2022 City Council and Local Redevelopment Authority Board Minutes.
Item 9.3 A Resolution 2022-117 to Authorize funds to retro-fit one Zerillo Park Tennis Court to a Pickleball Court.
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Item 9.4 A Resolution 2022-118 Authorizing the property owner Sukhueun Khun to drill a potable water well located on the property at 6307 Snedigar Rd.
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Mayor O'Brien Opened Public Comment at 6:34 p.m.
Mayor O'Brien Closed Public Comment at 6:35 p.m.
There being no public comments, Mayor O'Brien brought the item back to City Council.
ACTION: By motion moved and seconded (Barber-Martinez/Campbell5/0) to approve the consent calendar as presented.
Motion carried by unanimous City Council and LRA Board roll call vote:
AYES: Uribe, Hernandez, Campbell, Barber-Martinez, and Mayor O'Brien NAYS: None / ABSENT: None / ABSTAINED: None
10. PUBLIC HEARINGS- No Hearings Scheduled.
11. NEW BUSINESS
Item 11.1 A Resolution Authorizing an Amendment to the Master Subscription Agreement with Epic I/O, formerly known as IntelliSite LLC, to Upgrade the Camera Equipment and Software and Authorizing a Budget Amendment for the Increased Amount, and,
A Resolution to Add Additional Site Locations within the City of Riverbank Security Camera and License Plate Reader (LPR) System and Authorizing a Budget Amendment for the Additional Costs.- It is recommended that the City Council consider approval of the attached resolutions authorizing the City Manager to execute an amendment to the Master Subscription Agreement with Epic I/O formerly known as IntelliSite LLC to refresh our current camera equipment and software, and to add additional locations within the City.
Police Chief Ridenour introduced Elpidio Compres, Sales Director with Epic I/O formerly known as IntelliSite, LLC., who presented a comprehensive staff report & Power Point Presentation to upgrade the camera equipment and Software, and additional site locations within the City of Riverbank to add Security Camera and License Plate Reader (LPR) System.
City Council discussed item with Staff.
Opened Public Comment at 7:04 p.m.
Closed Public Comment at 7:04 p.m.
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There being no public comments, Mayor O'Brien brought the item back to the City Council.
ACTION: By motion moved and seconded (Uribe/Campbell 5/0) to approve and authorize an amendment to the Master Subscription Agreement between Epic I/0, formerly known as IntelliSite LLC, Approving Resolution 2022-119 to upgrade the Camera Equipment and Software and Resolution 2022-120 to Add additional Site Locations within the City of Riverbank Security Camera and License Plate reader (LPR) System.
Motion carried by unanimous City Council and LRA Board roll call vote:
AYES: Uribe, Hernandez, Campbell, Barber-Martinez, and Mayor O'Brien NAYS: None / ABSENT: None / ABSTAINED: None
12. COMMENTS/REPORTS
A brief report on notable attendance of a meeting or conference or other notable topics of City business shall be made. The Brown Act does not allow for discussion or action of items by the City Council/LRA Board during this time
Item 12.1 Staff
City Manager Garcia advised the City Council and the public on the following:
• Thank you to Sue, Parks & Rec Staff, and All City Staff that worked this weekend on the Cheese & Wine Festival, to make sure that everything ran as smoothly as possible.
• Thank you to Tammy Alcantor, in finance who made sure that everything was working properly in funds collected and other miscellaneous items. • The Turf Replacement Program funds have been reserved for the maximum that was allotted by the Council, at this time any applications that are received will be placed on a waiting list in the event, that any of the approved applications fall through.
Item 12.2 Council/Authority Member
Councilmember Hernandez reported on the following:
• Posed a question on project Resolve, Chief mentioned there would be some feedback received from the high schools, would like to know who is conducting it? • Chief stated, Kate Trumpeter, a consultant, coordinator for project Resolve, she would be onsite at the schools, have coordinated with the Superintendent and principal to be able to work with different groups of students. • Attended the Cheese and Wine, would like to apologize for the translation. It is important to Council that we translate whenever possible. Would like to see translation services included in the budget and being provided in the years moving forward to our Hispanic and Latino populations.
Councilmember Uribe reported on the following:
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• Attended the Cheese and Wine Festival on Saturday spent the day fundraising with Reverend Randy, Vice Mayor, and resident John Pimentel for Love Riverbank.
Looking forward to continuing this tradition.
• Will be taking an updated tour of Aemetis, with Vice President Jarrett Hollis. • Will be attending the Lights on Afterschool Celebration. • Looking forward to the Dia de Los Muertos on October 28th. • Will be on vacation next week for birthday in Disneyland, and will not be able to attend the Air Quality Community Workshop.
Councilmember Barber-Martinez reported on the following:
• Attended the Homeless Coalition Meeting was presented by Stanislaus County Office of Education, it was noted that there were 500 youth that dropped out this year from Stanislaus County Schools this year. Key objectives for the group: To encourage the use of local ARPA Funds, inclusion of migrants and refugees, and to be mindtul of humanity efforts for housing, warm clothes and food since the weather is changing, help tamilies to adopt for readiness of Job openings. • Really enjoyed the Dancing Horses and being a judge. All the horses were beautiful and so it was very tough decision.
• Thank you to City Staff and Tammy for all their efforts at the Cheese and Wine Festival.
• There will be a SHA Meeting tomorrow at 5:30 p.m. at 1010 10th Street in Modesto, in the Basement Council Chambers.
• Walk & Roll to School Day tomorrow October 12'h will be there meeting at Castleburg Park at 7:15 a.m. if anyone would like to join.
Vice Mayor Campbell reported on the following:
• Would like to caution everyone dropping off their kids at school, with the Weather getting cooler and dark in the morning, remember to be safe, there are traffic jams, and there have been accidents. Think Safety for the kids.
Item 12.3 Mayor/Chair
Mayor O'Brien reported on the following:
• Would like to thank Staff for their efforts during this last year with the 100th Celebrations and the Cheese and Wine. Truly impressive the way the staff has handled each event, and this event is no exception. The event was flawless, there maybe some changes that need to be made as we change.
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• Thank you to Riverbank Police Services for the way they handled the individuals that were out there not to have fun, but to disturb. Thank you to the Chief for all you have done.
• Code Enforcement is a tough job, but there are a lot of things that need to be pointed out to our residents and how they can improve their lot. One of those being encroachments. There has to be some way that we can enforce it, or change how we are addressing that.
13. CLOSED SESSION
The public will have a limit of 3 minutes to comment on Closed Session items) as set forth on the agenda prior to the City Council/LRA Board recessing to Closed Session.
Item13. 1 CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS
(Pursuant to Government Code §54957.6)
Agency Representative: City Manager, Marisela Garcia
Employee Organizations: Riverbank Mid-Management Employee Association
Mayor O'Brien opened Public Comment at 7:13 p.m.
There being no public comments, Mayor O'Brien brought the item back to the City Council and went into Closed Session at 7:13 p.m.
City Council Reconvened at 7:35 p.m.
RECONVENE - REPORT FROM CLOSED SESSION
Item 14.1 Report from Closed Session on Item 13.1
CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS
(Pursuant to Government Code §54957.6)
Agency Representative: City Manager, Marisela Garcia
Employee Organizations: Riverbank Mid-Management Employee Association
ACTION: Direction was provided to staff.
15. ADJOURNMENT OF THE REGULAR MEETING
There being no further business, Mayor / Chair O'Brien adjourned the regular meeting at 7:35 p.m. to the next regular scheduled City Council / LRA Meeting of October 25, 2022 at 6:00 p.m.
ATTEST: (Adopted 10/25/2022) APPROVED:
Sabite Derandes Donin
Gabriela Hernandez
City Clerk / LRA Recorder Mayor / Chair
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