336 Pacific Avenue, Shafter, CA 93263
Meeting Held In-Person and Via Zoom and Livestream on YouTube.
AGENDA
REGULAR MEETING
SHAFTER CITY COUNCIL
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2023
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC:
Any documents produced by the City and distributed to a majority of the City Council regarding any item on this agenda will be made available in the City Clerk’s Office during normal business hours at City Hall located at 336 Pacific Avenue, Shafter CA. In addition, such documents will be posted on the City’s website at www.shafter.com.
CALL TO ORDER: 6:00 PM
ROLL CALL: Mayor Givens
Mayor Pro Tem Prout
Council Member Alvarado
Council Member Espinoza
Council Member Olvera
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Mayor Pro Tem Prout
INVOCATION: Council Member Olvera
APPROVAL OF AGENDA:
PUBLIC COMMENT:
Those persons wishing to speak on any item included on the agenda, or on any matter within the subject matter jurisdiction of the City Council, are invited to speak from the podium and address the City Council. Speakers are limited to five minutes unless additional time is needed for translation. Please state your name and address for the record before making your presentation.
COUNCIL ANNOUNCEMENTS AND REPORTS:
On their own initiative, Council Members may make a brief announcement or a brief report on their own activities. Council Members may ask a question for clarification, make a referral to staff, or take action to have staff place a matter of business on a future agenda. No formal action by the Council will be taken unless an item is identified on the Agenda.
CONSENT CALENDAR:
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All items on the consent calendar are considered routine and non-controversial by staff and will be approved by one motion if no member of the Council or public wishes to comment or ask questions. If comment or discussion is desired by anyone, the item will be removed from the consent calendar and will be considered in the listed sequence with an opportunity for any member of the public to address the Council concerning the item before action is taken.
1. Approve General Checks: November 30, 2023.
2. Approve Payroll: November 17, 2023.
3. Approve Overtime Report: November 2023.
4. Approval of Minutes: November 21, 2023, November 21, 2023.
5. Approve Special Event Permit: Shafter Lions Club, Toy Drive, Veterans Park, December 16, 2023.
6. Council find the action is not defined as a “project” per Section 15378(b)(4) of the CEQA Guidelines; and accept the Treasurer’s Report for September 2023.
7. Council find the action is not defined as a “project” per Section 15378(b)(4) of the CEQA Guidelines; and accept the Treasurer’s Report for October 2023.
8. Council find the requested action is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act; approve one (1) proposal submitted by San Joaquin Engineering to provide civil engineering services for installing soccer field lighting at Veterans Park (CIP Project #PK00006); approve one (1) proposal submitted by San Joaquin Engineering to provide civil engineering services for designing a grading plan for public landscaping improvements at the Seventh Standard Road; (CIP Project #WW00002); and authorize the Public Works Director to award and executed professional services agreements to San Joaquin Engineering scopes of work covered in said proposals.
9. Council find the action is not defined as a “project” per Section 15378(b)(5) of the CEQA Guidelines; and approve the cancellation of the regularly scheduled City Council meeting of January 2, 2024.
10. Council find the action is not defined as a “project” per Section 15378(b)(5) of the CEQA Guidelines; and reappoint Tim Unruh as a member of the Kern Mosquito and Vector Control District Board of Trustees for a two (2) year term, through December 31, 2025.
11. 1. Council find the action is not defined as a “project” per Section 15378(b)(4) of the CEQA Guidelines.
2. Council adopt Resolution 2949, a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Shafter authorizing wages and related benefits for non-represented fulltime employees for the period of January 1, 2024 through December 31, 2024.
3. Council authorize staff to create two tiers of compensation for Parttime/Extra Help employees effective January 1, 2024, resulting in current Non-CalPERS Part-time/Extra-Help employees remaining in their current salary tier and Part-time/Extra-Help CalPERS members moved into the newly created salary tier that includes the New Member Premium Incentive Shafter City Council Agenda
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(PEPRA) and EPMC in the base salary, eliminating the New Member Premium Incentive (PEPRA) Incentive and EPMC.
PUBLIC HEARINGS:
Should anyone challenge any proposed action which is the subject of a public hearing listed on this agenda, that person challenging any action taken after the public hearing may be limited to raising only those issues addressed at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the City Council at or prior to this public hearing.
1. PUBLIC HEARING FOR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (CDBG) FISCAL YEAR 2024-2025 PROJECT APPLICATION: Council find the The action is not defined as a “project” per Section 15378(b)(5); conduct a public hearing; and adopt Resolution 2948, a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Shafter authorizing the filing of Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Fair Share Project Funds. (City Manager Gabriel A. Gonzalez)
ROLL CALL
2. INTRODUCE FOR FIRST READING BY TITLE ONLY AND WAIVE READING OF ORDINANCE NO. 751 APPROVING SPECIFIC PLAN AMENDMENT NO. 23-08 (MARCONA PRESERVE SPECIFIC PLAN): Council find the project has complied with CEQA; conduct a public hearing and introduce for first reading, by title only, and waive reading of Ordinance No. 751, an Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Shafter, California making findings and adopting Specific Plan Amendment No. 23-08 to the Marcona Preserve Specific Plan as provided in Exhibit "A" and Certify the Addendum to the Certified Final Program Environmental Impact Report for the 2005 General Plan Update (SCH No. 2004101029) as provided in Exhibit "B". (City Manager Gabriel A. Gonzalez)
ROLL CALL
MANAGEMENT REPORT:
1. AUTHORIZE THE FINANCE DIRECTOR TO ALLOW UP TO $20 MILLION OF
CURRENT INVESTMENTS TO MATURE AND TO BE TRANSFERRED TO LAIF OR CALIFORNIA CLASS WITHIN THE NEXT 15 MONTHS: Council find the action is not defined as a “project” per Section 15378(b)(2) of the CEQA Guidelines; and authorize the Finance Director to allow up to $20 million of current investments to mature and to be transferred to LAIF or California CLASS within the next 15 months. (City Manager Gabriel A. Gonzalez)
ROLL CALL
2. AWARD THE SHAFTER AQUATIC CENTER IMPROVEMENT PROJECT (CIP PF00002) TO JAMES E. THOMPSON, INC., DBA JTS CONSTRUCTION, IN THE CONTRACT AMOUNT OF $2,842,500 : Council find the project is exempt from CEQA; accept the bids received for Capital Improvement Program (CIP) Project PF00002 - Aquatic Center Improvement Project; authorize a budget amendment appropriation of $250,000 from General Fund to increase the CIP project budget to $3,000,000; and, authorize the Deputy Public Works Director to issue a Notice of Award and Notice to Proceed for said project to James E. Thompson, Inc., dba JTS Shafter City Council Agenda
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Construction for a contract amount of $2,842,500. (City Manager Gabriel A.
Gonzalez)
ROLL CALL
3. UPDATE ON SHAFTER SKATEPARK EQUIPMENT UPGRADES PROJECT (CIP PROJECT #PK00009): There is no recommended action. The item is included for informational purposes only and to solicit City Council feedback. (City Manager Gabriel A. Gonzalez)
ROLL CALL
CITY MANAGER COMMENTS AND REPORTS:
DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR COMMENTS AND REPORTS:
ADJOURNMENT:
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REMOTE PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IS ALLOWED IN THE FOLLOWING WAYS, SEE BELOW FOR INSTRUCTIONS.
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2. If you wish to make a comment on a specific agenda item or public comment, please submit your comment via email by 6:00 PM on December 5, 2023 to the City Clerk at [email protected]
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