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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2024 - 6:00 P.M.
(THE AGENDA PACKET IS ONLINE AT HTTP://wwW.RIVERBANK.ORG/AGENDACENTER)
1. CALL TO ORDER - Mayor / Chair O'Brien called the meeting to order at 6:04 P.M.
2. FLAG SALUTE - Mayor O'Brien led the pledge of allegiance.
3. INVOCATION - Reverend Randy Richardson provided the invocation.
4. ROLL CALL - City Clerk Hernandez conducted Roll Call.
Members of the City Council / Local Redevelopment Authority Board present:
Council Member / Authority Member District 2 Rachel Hernandez Council Member/ Authority Member District 3 John Pimentel Council Member / Authority Member District 4 Darlene Barber-Martinez Vice Mayor / Vice Chair District 1 Luis Uribe
Mayor / Chair Richard D. O'Brien
5. AGENDA CHANGES
None.
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.
None Declared.
7. PRESENTATIONS (Informational only)
Item 7.1 Oath of Office to Newly Appointed Councilmember District 3- It is recommended the City Clerk administer the Oath of Office and present the Certificate of Appointment to newly appointed Councilmember District 3 John C. Pimentel.
City Clerk Hernandez administered the oath of office and presented the certificate of appointment to Councilmember District 3 John C. Pimentel.
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CONSENT CALENDAR
Item 8.1 Waive Readings. All Readings of ordinances and resolutions, except by title, are waived.
Item 8.2 Approval of the City Council and Local Redevelopment Authority Board Minutes for the Regular Meeting of November 12, 2024 and the Special Meeting of November 18, 2024.
Item 8.3 Resolution 2024-108 Reciting the Fact of the Consolidated Riverbank General Municipal Election held on November 5, 2024, and Declaring the Results and Such Other Matters as Provided by Law.- It is recommended that the City Council of the City of Riverbank ("City Council") consider and adopt the Resolution for the purpose of reciting the fact of the General Municipal Election held on November 5, 2024 ("Election") and of declaring the results as follows: 1) Declaring elected Cynthia L. Fosi, as the person for whom the highest number of votes were cast for the office of Councilmember District 2; and 2) Declaring elected Stacy Call, as the person for whom the highest number of votes were cast for the office of Councilmember District 4; and 3) Declaring elected Rachel Hernandez, as the person for whom the highest number of votes were cast for the office of Mayor.
Item 8.2 was pulled for a separate vote due to Councilmember John Pimentel not being in attendance for the Meetings of November 12th and November 18th, 2024.
There being no public comments, Mayor O'Brien brought the item back to City Council.
ACTION: By motion moved and seconded (Uribe / Barber-Martinez 5/0) to approve Consent Calendar Items 8.1 and 8.3 as presented.
Motion carried by unanimous City Council and LRA Board roll call vote:
AYES: Uribe, Hernandez, Pimentel, Barber-Martinez, and Mayor O'Brien NAYS: None / ABSENT: None / ABSTAINED: None
Item 8.2 Approval of the City Council and Local Redevelopment Authority Board Minutes for the Regular Meeting of November 12, 2024 and the Special Meeting of November 18, 2024.
There being no public comments, Mayor O'Brien brought the item back to City Council.
ACTION: By motion moved and seconded (Hernandez / Uribe 4/0) to approve Consent Calendar Item 8.2 as presented.
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NAYS: None / ABSENT: None / ABSTAINED: Pimentel
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9. PRESENTATIONS (Informational only)
Item 9.1 Recognition of Councilmember District 4 Darlene Barber-Martinez-It is recommended that the Riverbank City Council recognize Councilmember Darlene Barber-Martinez for her dedication and years of public service to the City of Riverbank.
Mayor O'Brien presented Councilmember Barber-Martinez with gifts in recognition of her dedication and 12 years of public service to the City of Riverbank.
Item 9.2 Recognition of Mayor Richard D. O'Brien- It is recommended that the Riverbank City Council recognize Mayor Richard D. O'Brien for his dedication and years of public service to the City of Riverbank Vice Mayor Uribe presented Mayor O'Brien with gifts in recognition of his dedication and 14 years of public service to the City of Riverbank.
Vice Mayor Uribe presided over the meeting.
10. SPECIAL BUSINESS
Item 10.1 Administration of the Oath of Office, Presentation of Certificates of Election to each Elected Officer and Reorganization of the City Council-It is recommended the City Clerk/Elections Official do the honors of administering the Oath of Office to:
1) Councilmember, District 2 Cynthia L. Fosi
2) Councilmember, District 4 Stacy Call
3) Mayor, Rachel Hernandez
City Clerk Hernandez administered the Oath of Office and presented the Certificates of Election to each elected officer.
BRIEF RECESS Vice Mayor Nice Chair to call for a brief recess for refreshments and reorganization of the City Council.
Vice Mayor Uribe called for a recess at 6:34 P.M.
Mayor Hernandez called the meeting back to order from recess at 7:01 P.M.
11. NEW CITY COUNCIL ROLL CALL:
Councilmember District 2 Cindy Fosi - Present
Councilmember District 3 John Pimentel - Present
Councilmember District 4 Stacy Call- Present
Vice Mayor, (CM-D1) Luis Uribe- Present
Mayor, Rachel Hernandez- Present
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12. 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.
None Declared.
13. PUBLIC COMMENTS (No action can be taken)
presented during the public comment period cannot be discussed or acted upon.
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Mayor Hernandez Opened Public Comment at 7:02 P.M
• No Comments
There being no further public comments, Mayor Hernandez closed the Public Comment period 7:04 P.M.
14. PRESENTATIONS (Informational Only)
14.1 Astro Foundation - Rescuing Animals- Supporting the Community- It is recommended that the City Council receive a presentation from Jaydeen Vincente, founder of ASTRO Foundation regarding the care and support they provide to the homeless animals in the Oakdale and Riverbank area.
Jaydeen Vincente founder of ASTRO Foundation gave a PowerPoint presentation on the care and support ASTRO provides to homeless animals in our community.
15. CONSENT CALENDAR
Item 15.1 Approval of interim appointment for Stanislaus Council of Governments (StanCOG) Policy Board Representative.
Item 15.2 Resolution 2024-109 Authorizing the Amendment of the City of Riverbank Compensation Plan to Reflect the New Salary Range for the Parks and Facility Maintenance Supervisor Position from Range 123 to Range 132.
Item 15.3 Resolution 2024-110 Approving the Neighborhood Improvement/Water Conservation Officer I-II Part-Time Job Classification; and Amending the City of Riverbank Compensation Plan for Part-Time/Temporary/Seasonal Positions to Reflect the Position Title of Neighborhood Improvement/Water Conservation Officer I-II.
There being no public comments, Mayor Hernandez brought the item back to City Council.
ACTION: By motion moved and seconded (Uribe / Fosi 5/0) to approve Consent Calendar as presented.
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Motion carried by unanimous City Council and LRA Board roll call vote:
AYES: Uribe, Fosi, Pimentel, Call, and Mayor Hernandez
NAYS: None / ABSENT: None / ABSTAINED: None
16. PUBLIC HEARING
Public Notice for items 16.1 & 16.2 were published on 11/27/2024 in the Riverbank Newspaper.
Item 16.1 Resolution Accepting the Fiscal Year 2023-24 Annual AB 1600 Report of System Development Fee Activity- It is recommended that the City Council adopt a Resolution accepting the Fiscal Year 2023-24 Annual AB 1600 Report of System Development Fee Activity.
Assistant City Manager Alcantor gave a comprehensive staff report and PowerPoint presentation on the Fiscal Year 2023-24 Annual AB 1600 Report of System Development Fee Activity.
City Council Discussed item with Staff.
Mayor Hernandez Opened the Public Hearing at 7:24 P.M.
Mayor Hernandez Closed the Public Hearing at 7:24 P.M.
There being no further public comment, Mayor Hernandez brought the item back to City Council.
ACTION: By motion moved and seconded (Fosi / Uribe 5/0) to approve Resolution 2024-111 accepting the fiscal year 2023-24 Annual AB 1600 Report of System Development Fee Activity.
Motion carried by unanimous City Council and LRA Board roll call vote:
AYES: Uribe, Fosi, Pimentel, Call, and Mayor Hernandez
NAYS: None / ABSENT: None / ABSTAINED: None
Item 16.2 Resolution Ratifying the Adoption of Development Impact Fees Established by Stanislaus Consolidated Fire Protection District- City Council to consider adopting a resolution ratifying the adoption of Development Impact Fees established by Stanislaus Consolidated Fire Protection District.
City Manager Garcia recommended City Council Continue the Public Hearing to the City Council meeting of February 11, 2025.
City Council Discussed item with Staff.
Mayor Hernandez Opened the Public hearing at 7:26 P.M.
• No Public Comments
Mayor Hernandez Closed he Public Hearing at 7:26 P.M.
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There being no further public comment, Mayor Hernandez brought the item back to City Council.
ACTION: By motion moved and seconded (Uribe / Fosi 5/0) to continue the public hearing to the meeting of February 11, 2025.
Motion carried by unanimous City Council and LRA Board roll call vote:
AYES: Uribe, Fosi, Pimentel, Call, and Mayor Hernandez
NAYS: None / ABSENT: None / ABSTAINED: None
17. NEW BUSINESS
17.1 Resolution to Award a Contract for Banking and Merchant Services and Authorize the City Manager to Enter into a Contract with JPMorgan Chase- It is recommended that the City Council authorize the award of a contract for banking and merchant services to JPMorgan Chase.
Assistant City Manager Alcantor gave a comprehensive staff report and PowerPoint presentation on the award of the contract for banking and merchant services with JPMorgan Chase Bank.
City Council Discussed item with Staff.
Jared Steinwert, F & M Bank, provided input and clarification on RFP submitted.
There being no further public comment, Mayor Hernandez brought the item back to City Council.
ACTION: By motion moved and seconded (Uribe / Fosi 5/0) to approve Resolution 2024-112 authorizing the City Manager to award a contract for banking and merchant services to JPMorgan Chase.
Motion carried by unanimous City Council and LRA Board roll call vote:
AYES: Uribe, Fosi, Pimentel, Call, and Mayor Hernandez
NAYS: None / ABSENT: None / ABSTAINED: None
18. COMMENTS/REPORTS
brief report on notable attendance of a meeting or conference or other notable topics of City business shall be mad ne Brown Act does not allow for discussion or action of items by the City Council/LRA Board during this tim Item 18.1 Staff
City Manager Garcia:
• Join us for the Annual Craft Fair and Christmas Parade this Saturday, December 14th. The craft fair does start at 3:00 P.M. and is going to be located on 3rd Street, and the parade begins at 5:30 P.M. on Santa Fe in downtown Riverbank.
The tree lighting ceremony and photos with Santa will happen shortly after the parade.
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• A friendly reminder to all that City Hall offices will be closed to the public starting Friday, December 20th and will re-open Monday, January 6. Should you have an afterhours Public Works, emergency please call (209) 968-4668 for assistance. • The City's hosting its first Polar Bear plunge if you're into that! On January 1st at Noon, kick off the New Year by washing away 2024, and jumping into the icy cold waters of our community pool located at 7th and Stanislaus tickets are $5 with hot chocolate and soup available after the plunge and take home a trophy for those that survive.
• The draft Housing Element, which incorporated information from 11 comment letters received from the public, was submitted to the State Department of Housing and Community Development. The HCD review will last until February 28th 2025.
• From all of the City of Riverbank Staff, we would like to wish all of our residents and businesses a Happy Holidays.
Item 18.2 Council/Authority Member
Vie Mayor Uribe:
• December 16th I am going to be hosting a coffee with the Vice Mayor. It's going to be at Perko's from 8:30 A.M. to 9:30 A.M. It is open to the public. Come get a free coffee chat or don't chat. I just like hosting these meetings once in a while. I like being in front of people just having discussions. This is where we get ideas from, right? I can't think of everything, it's impossible. And so, I always like just kind of getting with the public. I really enjoy those times. • Love Riverbank, we are starting those meetings up January 10th at 6:00 P.M. If you're interested in joining the group and kind of setting the path to the projects in April and you're looking to be more active in the community please join us. Just reach out to me. I'll let you know where that's going to be happening. • And then just to shout out to the Sister Cities, I think most of the group took off already. They are raising funds to send a Riverbank student to Washington, DC. for Youth Summit. They are like 200 bucks away from their goal. Very proud of all the efforts that they've been doing fundraising everything. Looking forward to the next process next year and helping select the student so, we can give them that experience.
• Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays.
Councilmember Fosi:
• I am excited to be back on council this year. It's going to be a great 4 years. / look forward to serving the constituents of my district. On the website you will see my phone number and my email address. But you can also find me on Facebook.
I set up a site: Cindy Fosi City Riverbank District 2 Councilmember. I tried to make it as long as / could. I think / succeeded. If you need to get a hold of me or you have a concern, please call me, email me. But probably Facebook's going to be the easiest way to get a hold of me.
• Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. I'm looking forward to a great 4 years.
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Councilmember Pimentel:
just want to say it's exciting to be here giving to the community. You can find me on Facebook, John C. Pimentel, and reach out to me and let's see what happens in 2025. Merry Christmas.
Councilmember Call:
Last month we had the opportunity to host Comedy for a Cause at 108 Sport Lounge, all of the proceeds from the ticket sales and the fundraising that we did to get raffle prizes. We were able to give over $1,200 to Riverbank Police Services for their Shop with a Cop program which, Chief, if I'm correct, that's for around 3 to 4 kids to be able to shop. So, we are really, really excited to do that.
It was an honor to do that.
• I too, am on Instagram. You can find me Councilwoman Call pretty easy, and then Facebook and my phone number. I'm going to start plastering it everywhere because I do want to hear from you. Even if you don't live in District 4, I do want to get to know you and shake your hand and say, Hi, meet your family, know your hobbies, so please reach out because / did see a lot of my Instagram followers tonight who reached out during the campaign trail. So, thank you. Merry Christmas! Happy Holidays.
Item 18.3 Mayor/Chair
Mayor Hernandez:
• You will often see me going from, my laptop to my phone to look at my calendar, to my notes, to try and you know, recount the last council meeting and what I've done in between. But I just want to say and take this time to tell everybody Thank you. And regardless of where you were in the election, I know all of us are here committed to the City, and I am so excited for the energy I'm excited to work together. We are here for you all the residents. And so, with anything any ideas like was said before any comments, any constructive criticisms, please feel free to reach out, I know, like the rest of the Council, I'm going to be as accessible as possible, and using every chance I get to remain committed to the community.
So, thank you for being here. Every council meeting is just as exciting. So, / encourage you to come back.
• I'll see you at the Polar Plunge on January 1st. Thank you for being here.
19. 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
No Items Scheduled.
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20. ADJOURNMENT OF THE REGULAR MEETING
There being no further business, Mayor / Chair Hernandez adjourned the regular meeting at 7:54 P.M.to the next regular scheduled City Council / LRA Meeting of January 14, 2025 at 6:00 P.M.
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