1 AGENDA
SELMA CITY COUNCIL
MEETING TUESDAY
September 1, 2026
5:00 p.m. Special Meeting
6:00 p.m. Regular Meeting
Selma City Council Chambers
1710 Tucker Street
Selma, CA 93662
Teleconference Phone Number: +1 301 715 8592
Webinar ID: 891 6864 5005 https://zoom.us/j/89168645005
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Notice to Meeting Attendees: Members of the audience shall not engage in disorderly or boisterous conduct including the utterance of threatening or abusive language or other acts which disturb, disrupt or impede or otherwise render the orderly conduct of a City Council meeting infeasible. 5:00 P.M. SPECIAL MEETING
CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL: Council Members Avalos, Oceguera, Trujillo, Mayor Pro Tem Guerra, and Mayor Robertson
POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST: Any council member who has a potential conflict of interest may now identify the item and recuse themselves from discussing and voting on the matter.
AGENDA CHANGES OR DELETIONS: To better accommodate members of the public or inconvenience in the order of presentation, items on the agenda may not be presented or acted upon in the order listed. Additions to Agenda may be added only pursuant to California Government Code Section 54954.2 (b).
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
NOTICE(S) TO THE PUBLIC: At this time, any member of the public may address the City Council regarding any item on the regular meeting agenda over which the Council has jurisdiction. No action or discussion will be taken on any item not on the agenda. Issues raised will be referred to the City Manager for review. Members of the public should limit their remarks to three (3) minutes.
CONVENE TO CLOSED SESSION
This item has been set aside for the City Council to meet in a closed session to discuss matters pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(4). The City Attorney will provide an oral report regarding the Closed Session.
2 1. Pending Litigation Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957 - Highland Rose LP v. City of Selma, FCSCT No. 25CECG00503
2. Conference with Labor Negotiators, Pursuant to Government Code §54957.6 Agency Designated Representative: Margee Fallert, Deputy City Manager Employee Organizations:
- International Association of Firefighters Local 3716
- Fire Middle Management Employees
- California League of City Employees Association
(CLOCEA) Middle Management Employees
3. Public Employment Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957 - Title: Chief of Police and Fire Chief.
ADJOURNMENT OUT OF CLOSED SESSION
RECONVENE TO OPEN SESSION
CITY ATTORNEY REPORT
After any closed session, the legislative body shall reconvene into open session priorto adjournment and shall make any disclosures required by Section 54957.1 of action taken in the closed session. 6:00 P.M. REGULAR MEETING
CALL TO ORDER
INVOCATION: Chaplain Gilbert Barr-Dixon
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Council Member Oceguera
ROLL CALL: Council Members Avalos, Oceguera, Trujillo, Mayor Pro Tem Guerra, and Mayor Robertson
POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST: Any council member who has a potential conflict of interest may now identify the item and recuse themselves from discussing and voting on the matter.
AGENDA CHANGES OR DELETIONS: To better accommodate members of the public or inconvenience in the order of presentation, items on the agenda may not be presented or acted upon in the order listed. Additions to Agenda may be added only pursuant to California Government Code Section 54954.2 (b).
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
NOTICE(S) TO THE PUBLIC: At this time, any member of the public may address the City Council regarding any item on the regular meeting agenda over which the Council has jurisdiction. No action or discussion will be taken on any item not on the agenda. Issues raised will be referred to the City Manager for review. Members of the public should limit their remarks to three (3) minutes.
3 1 - SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS
No Special Presentations
2 - CONSENT CALENDAR
All items listed under the consent calendar category are considered routine. The complete consent calendar will be enacted by one motion by ROLL CALL VOTE. For purposes of discussion, any Council member may have an item removed from the consent calendar and made part of the regular agenda. The council can then approve the remainder of the consent calendar.
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Approval – Meeting Minutes – Regular Meeting dated August 18, 2026 Approval - Check Register Dated 08/06/26 Check Numbers 90315 to 90402 and the July 2026 CalCard Transactions
Fallert
Moreno
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Action item – Adopt Resolution 2026-88 authorizing Workers Compensation Coverage for Off-Duty Peace Officers Injured Out of State Action item – Adopt Resolution 2026-89 authorizing a Side Letter Agreement between the City of Selma and the Selma Police Officers Association Regarding Educational Incentive Pay language changes.
Action item – Adopt Resolution 2026-90 authorizing a Side Letter Agreement between the City of Selma and the Selma Police Middle Management Employees Regarding Educational Incentive Pay language changes.
Action item – Adopt Resolution 2026-91 awarding a contract to Dave Christian Construction Co., for the Merced-Stillman-Tulare Alley Improvements and authorize the City Manager to execute the contract documents.
Action Item – Adopt Resolution 2026-92 adopting a user fee schedule for American Heart Association Emergency Cardiovascular Care Training Courses Offered by the Selma Fire Department and Authorize the City Manager to Execute All Necessary Associated Documents.
Action Item – Adopt Resolution 2026-93 Authorizing Acceptance of a California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) grant and authorize the City Manager to execute all necessary documents.
Fallert
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Fallert
Horn
Webster
Webster
3 - DEPARTMENTAL REPORTS
City staff and contract employees present will be recorded in the minutes. 4 – PUBLIC HEARING
No Public Hearings
5 – REGULAR BUSINESS
5-1 Adopt Resolution 2026-94 for Award of On-Call Grant Writing and Procurement Services Agreements to Townsend Public Affairs, Inc., Blais & Associates, LLC (B&A Grant Services), and Interwest Consulting Group, Inc. 6 - FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
Council requests for future agenda items. Not subject to public comment. Items require a consensus. 7 - COUNCIL REPORTS / COUNCIL COMMITTEE REPORTS
Brief report by Council members on City related functions as authorized by the Brown Act.
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
NOTICE(S) TO THE PUBLIC: At this time, any member of the public may address the City Council regarding any item on the regular meeting agenda over which the Council has jurisdiction. No action or discussion will be taken on 4 any item not on the agenda. Issues raised will be referred to the City Manager for review. Members of the public should limit their remarks to three (3) minutes.
ADJOURNMENT
Upcoming Council Meetings
• City Council Regular Meeting, Tuesday, September 15, 2026 • City Council Regular Meeting, Tuesday, October 6, 2026 • City Council Regular Meeting, Tuesday, October 20, 2026 Agendas for all City Council meetings are posted at least 72 hours prior to the meeting at the Council Chambers, 1710 Tucker Street. The City of Selma complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA of 1990) and Government Code Section 54953(g), and the City Council has adopted a reasonable accommodation policy to swiftly resolve accommodation requests. The policy can also be found on the City’s website here. Please contact the City Clerk’s Office, (559) 891-2200, to make an accommodation request, or to obtain an electronic or printed copy of the policy.
PUBLIC NOTIFICATION
I, Margee Fallert, Deputy City Manager for the City of Selma, declare under penalty of perjury that I posted the above Special/Regular City Council Agenda for the meeting of September 1, 2026, near the front entrance of City Hall located at 1710 Tucker Street, Selma, CA and on the City’s website www.cityofselma.com on August 27, 2026.
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Margee Fallert
Deputy City Manager