Council Legislation/Environmental
Committee
City of Stockton
Meeting Agenda - Final
Council
Legislation/Environmental
Committee
Mario Enríquez, Chair
Michele Padilla, Vice Chair
Jason Lee, Member
Michael Blower, Alternate
Council Chamber - City Hall, 425 N. El Dorado
Street, Stockton CA
3:00 PMMonday, August 25, 2025
1. CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL
2. PUBLIC COMMENT*
3. ITEM(S) FOR DISCUSSION
3.1 25-0906 APPROVAL OF COMMITTEE MINUTES
Recommended Action: RECOMMENDATION
Approve the minutes from the Council Legislation/Environmental Committee meetings for April 28, 2025, May 27, 2025, June 16, 2025, and July 28, 2025
Department: City Clerk
Attachment A – 2025-04-28
Attachment B – 2025-05-27
Attachment C - 2025-06-16
Attachment D - 2025-07-28
Attachments:
3.2 25-0972 DISCUSSION REGARDING POTENTIAL CHANGES TO CHAPTER
5.10 OF THE COUNCIL POLICY MANUAL
Recommended Action: RECOMMENDATION
This discussion relates to potential changes to Chapter 5.10 of the Council Policy Manual, Mayor and Council Discretionary Funding.
Department: City Attorney
August 25, 2025Council Legislation/Environmental
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Attachment A - Moss Adams Report
Attachment B - Council Policy Manual Chapter 5.10
Attachment C - Council Policy Manual Chapter 2.04
Attachment D - City of Carmel Discretionary Funds Policy Attachment E - City of Palmdale Discretionary Funds Program Attachment F - City of Cudahy Discretionary Funds Policy Attachment G - 2025-2026 Discretionary Funds Form
Attachment H - Page 10 of IT04
Attachments:
3.3 25-0961 2023-2024 CIVIL GRAND JURY RECOMMENDATIONS R2.3 AND R3.1
Recommended Action: RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the Legislation and Environmental Committee receive information regarding recommendations R2.3 and R3.1 of the 2023-2024 Civil Grand Jury report, entitled "Crisis in Government," case number 0123, provide staff direction, and consider forwarding a recommendation to the City Council to resolve these outstanding recommendations.
Department: City Attorney
Attachment A - 2024-25 Grand Jury Final Report, Case No. 0123 Attachment B - August 2024 Letter
Attachment C - October 2024 Report
Attachment D - June 2025 Letter
Attachment E - Proposed Council Policy Chapter 3.15
Attachments:
3.4 25-0960 DISCUSSION REGARDING POTENTIAL CHANGES TO SECTION
3.06.010 OF THE COUNCIL POLICY MANUAL
Recommended Action: RECOMMENDATION
This discussion relates to potential changes to section 3.06.010 of the Council Policy Manual regarding ad hoc committees.
Department: City Attorney
Attachment A - Council Policy 3.06.010
Attachment B - City Charter Section 1102
Attachments:
3.5 25-0968 DISCUSSION ON APPOINTMENT PROCESS FOR BOARDS AND
COMMISSIONS
Recommended Action: RECOMMENDATION
Discussion regarding potential changes to the Council Policies as they relate to the appointment process for Boards and Commissions.
Department: City Clerk
3.6 25-0870 DISCUSSION OF 2023-24 SAN JOAQUIN CIVIL GRAND JURY
August 25, 2025Council Legislation/Environmental
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REPORT - CITY OF STOCKTON CRISIS IN GOVERNMENT CASE
#0123 RECOMMENDATION R1.2 AND PROVIDE
RECOMMENDATION TO COUNCIL
Recommended Action: RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the Committee review the pending recommendation R1.2 for the 2023-24 San Joaquin Civil Grand Jury Report - City of Stockton Crisis in Government Case #0123 and consider forwarding a recommendation for action to the City Council.
Department: City Clerk
Attachment A - Admin Dir HR-64Attachments:
3.7 25-0967 DISCUSSION ON AN ORDINANCE TO REGULATE THE SECURED
STORAGE OF PALLETS BY COMMERCIAL ESTABLISHMENTS
Recommended Action: RECOMMENDATION
Present information related to an ordinance to regulate the secured storage of pallets, and to receive additional information the committee would like to consider, and/or a recommendation for the Council, if appropriate.
Department: Fire
Attachment A - Stockton Pallet Ordinance - Draft.8.20.25Attachments:
4. FUTURE ITEMS/COMMITTEE MEMBER COMMENTS
5. ADJOURNMENT
CERTIFICATE OF POSTING
I declare, under penalty of perjury, that I am employed by the City of Stockton and that I caused this agenda to be posted in the City Hall notice case on August 21, 2025 in compliance with the Brown Act.
Katherine Roland, CMC, CPMC
City Clerk
By: ________________________________
Deputy
August 25, 2025Council Legislation/Environmental
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PUBLIC COMMENT
The City of Stockton invites public comments in multiple forms. You provide your comments by using one of these methods:
1. Email - you may email your comments to [email protected]
2. Voicemail - you can leave a voice message by dialing (209) 937-8459.
3. In-Person Comments - a) Speakers must submit "request to speak cards" to the Clerk prior to the Public Comment portion of the agenda. No speaker cards will be accepted after the close of Public Comment. b) Address only issues over which the meeting body has jurisdiction. c) The time limit for public comment is at the discretion of the presiding officer and shall be set at the start of the meeting. Donating time is not authorized. d) Your time will be displayed on the speaker podium for convenience. *All written and voicemail public comments received by the Clerk's Office 90 minutes prior to the meeting start time will be forwarded to the meeting body members as correspondence and attached the minutes. All comments received after that time will be forwarded as correspondence the following business day. Written and voicemail comments will not be read into the record.
All proceedings are conducted in English. The City of Stockton does not furnish language interpreters and, if one is needed, it shall be the responsibility of the person needing one.
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