City Council and Concurrent Authorities
City of Stockton
Meeting Agenda - Final
City Council and
Concurrent Authorities
Christina Fugazi, Mayor/Chair (At Large)
Jason Lee, Vice Mayor (District 6)
Michele Padilla (District 1)
Mariela Ponce (District 2)
Michael Blower (District 3)
Mario Enríquez (District 4)
Brando Villapudua (District 5)
Council Chamber, City Hall, 425 N. El Dorado
Street, Stockton CA
3:30 PMTuesday, April 14, 2026
Closed Session 3:30 PM :: Regular Session 5:30 PM
1. CLOSED SESSION CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL
2. ADDITIONS TO CLOSED SESSION AGENDA
3. ANNOUNCEMENT OF CLOSED SESSION
3.1 26-0422 CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATOR
Agency Designated Representative: City Manager; Deputy City Manager Will Crew; Deputy City Manager Christine Tien; City Attorney; Chief Financial Officer, Admin Budget Officer; Director of Human Resources; Supervising HR Analyst Labor; and Legal Counsel, Che Johnson and Michael Jarvis of Liebert Cassidy Whitmore
Employee Organizations: Unrepresented Units, Stockton City Employees ’ Association, Operating Engineer ’s Local 3, Mid -Management/Supervisory Level Unit, Unrepresented Management /Confidential, Law Department, Stockton Police Management Association, Stockton Firefighters Local 456 International Association of Firefighters, Stockton Fire Management, Stockton Police Officers’ Association (SPOA)
This Closed Session is authorized pursuant to section 54957.6(a) of the Government Code.
Department: City Attorney
3.2 26-0452 CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - SIGNIFICANT EXPOSURE
TO LITIGATION
Number of Cases: Three
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The City is in receipt of information concerning facts and circumstances that might result in litigation against the City which are known to potential plaintiffs and that pertain to potential employment -related claims by the potential plaintiffs against the City.
This Closed Session is authorized pursuant to section 54956.9, subd. ( d) (2), (e)(2) of the Government Code.
Department: City Attorney
4. CLOSED SESSION PUBLIC COMMENT
5. RECESS TO CLOSED SESSION
6. REGULAR SESSION CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL
7. INVOCATION/PLEDGE TO FLAG
8. REPORT OF ACTION TAKEN IN CLOSED SESSION
9. ADDITIONS TO REGULAR SESSION AGENDA***
10. RECOGNITIONS, ANNOUNCEMENTS, OR REPORTS
10.1 26-0315 PROCLAMATION: 2026 ANIMAL CARE AND CONTROL WEEK Department: Office of the Mayor
10.2 26-0316 PROCLAMATION: NATIONAL PUBLIC SAFETY
TELECOMMUNICATIONS WEEK
Department: Office of the Mayor
10.3 26-0448 PROCLAMATION: SIKH HERITAGE MONTH
Department: Office of the Mayor
11. PUBLIC COMMENTS* – MATTERS NOT ON THE AGENDA
12. CONSENT AGENDA
12.1 26-0444 ACCEPT COMMITTEE MINUTES FOR FILING
Recommended Action: RECOMMENDATION
Accept for filing minutes from the Salary Setting Commission meetings of February 11, 2026; March 12,2026; and March 27,2026
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Department: City Clerk
Attachment A - 2026-02-11.pdf
Attachment B - 2026-03-12.pdf
Attachment C - 2026-03-27.pdf
Attachments:
12.2 26-0445 APPROVAL OF CITY COUNCIL MINUTES
Recommended Action: RECOMMENDATION
Approve the minutes from the City Council meetings of March 24, 2026 and March 31, 2026
Department: City Clerk
Attachment A – 2026-03-24
Attachment B – 2026-03-31
Attachments:
12.3 26-0312 APPROVE MOTION TO REJECT BIDS FOR DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION CONSULTING SERVICES (PUR 26-006)
Recommended Action: RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the City Council approve a motion to reject all bids received for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion consulting services (PUR 26-006).
It is also recommended that the City Manager be authorized to take appropriate and necessary actions to carry out the purpose and intent of this motion.
Department: City Manager
Attachment A - DEI Consulting RFP
Attachment B - Resolution 2022-07-12-1504
Attachments:
12.4 26-0397 APPROVE AN ADDENDUM TO THE LICENSE AGREEMENT WITH
ZENCITY TECHNOLOGIES
Recommended Action: RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the City Council approve by motion:
1. Authorizing an addendum to the annual software license agreement with Zencity Technologies (Zencity) in the amount of $63,000 per year for an additional three (3) years, for a not-to-exceed amount of $189,000; and
2. Authorizing the City Manager to continue this annual Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) subscription through the regular budget approval process.
It is also recommended that the City Manager be authorized to take appropriate and necessary action to carry out the purpose and intent of this motion.
Department: City Manager
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Attachment A - Zencity License Agreement AddendumAttachments:
12.5 26-0108 ADOPT A RESOLUTION TO APPROVE FINDINGS AND AWARD A CONTRACT TO HALEY & ALDRICH, INC. FOR ENGINEERING
DESIGN SERVICES AT THE DELTA WATER INTAKE PUMP
STATION
Recommended Action: RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the City Council approve a resolution to:
1. Approve findings pursuant to Stockton Municipal Code section 3.68.070 which support and justify an exception to the competitive bidding process.
2. Award a contract to Haley & Aldrich, Inc. of Walnut Creek, CA, in the amount of $158,100, to design erosion control measures at the Delta Water Treatment Plant Intake Pump Station (Exhibit 1 to the Resolution).
It is also recommended that the City Manager be authorized to take appropriate and necessary actions to carry out the purpose and intent of this resolution.
Department: Municipal Utilities
Proposed Resolution
Exhibit 1
Attachments:
12.6 26-0110 ADOPT A RESOLUTION TO APPROVE FINDINGS AND AWARD A CONTRACT TO KLEINFELDER, INC. FOR ENGINEERING DESIGN
SERVICES FOR MULTIPLE GROUNDWATER WELL
ABANDONMENTS
Recommended Action: RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the City Council approve a resolution to:
1. Approve findings pursuant to Stockton Municipal Code section 3.68.070 which support and justify an exception to the competitive bidding process.
2. Award a Contract to Kleinfelder, Inc. of Stockton, CA, in the amount of $370,441 for Engineering Design Services for the decommissioning of South Stockton System Groundwater Wells No. SSS4, SSS5, old water well SSS3 and Delta Water Treatment Plant Agriculture Well, Project No.
UH25012 (Exhibit 1 to the Resolution).
It is also recommended that the City Manager be authorized to take appropriate and necessary actions to carry out the purpose and intent of the resolution.
Department: Municipal Utilities
Proposed Resolution
Exhibit 1
Attachments:
12.7 26-0407 ADOPT A RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING GUIDELINES FOR CITY
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COUNCIL MEMBER COMMUNICATION AND CONDUCT DURING
ACTIVE LABOR NEGOTIATIONS TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH
THE MEYERS-MILIAS-BROWN ACT (MMBA)
Recommended Action: RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the City Council adopt a resolution to:
1. Approve and establish guidelines for City Council Member communications and conduct during active labor negotiations to ensure compliance with the Meyers-Milias-Brown Act (MMBA) and to maintain the confidentiality and integrity of the collective bargaining process.
It is also recommended that the City Manager be authorized to take appropriate and necessary actions to carry out the purpose and intent of this resolution.
Department: Office of the Mayor
Proposed Resolution - NegotiationsAttachments:
12.8 26-0327 APPROVE RESOLUTION OF INTENTION FOR THE FORMATION OF
THE FIVE MILE SLOUGH ASSESSMENT DISTRICT, PRELIMINARILY APPROVE AN ENGINEER’S REPORT, AND SET A PUBLIC
HEARING TO CONSIDER THE FORMATION OF THE ASSESSMENT
DISTRICT AND THE LEVY OF A PROPOSED ASSESSMENT
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Recommended Action: RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the City Council adopt a Resolution of Intention:
1. Expressing Council's intent to form the Five Mile Slough Assessment District.
2. Preliminarily approve the Five Mile Slough Assessment District Engineer's Report for the Fiscal Year 2027-28.
3. Preliminarily approve the proposed Fiscal Year 2027-28 budget.
4. Direct the preparation and mailing of notices pursuant to Proposition 218 to each landowner of record within the proposed Five Mile Slough Assessment District.
5. Authorize the City Manager, or designee, to sign the ballots for City-owned properties in the proposed district to be in favor of formation.
6. Set a public hearing for the formation of the Five Mile Slough Assessment District, tabulation of ballots, and consideration of the proposed assessment on June 9, 2026.
7. Authorize the City Clerk to publish required notices for the Public Hearing and Proposition 218 proceeding.
It is also recommended that the City Manager be authorized to take appropriate and necessary actions to carry out the purpose and intent of this resolution.
Department: Public Works
Attachment A - Map
Attachment B - Proposed FY 2027-28 Budget
Proposed Resolution
Exhibit 1 - Engineer's Report
Attachments:
12.9 26-0356 ADOPT RESOLUTION TO AUTHORIZE THE GRUPE PARK
PICKLEBALL COURTS PROJECT
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Recommended Action: RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the City Council adopt a resolution to:
1. Approve the Notice of Exemption No. NOE52-25 under the California Environmental Quality Act for the Grupe Park Pickleball Courts, Project No. WP25033.
2. Approve the plans and specifications for the Grupe Park Pickleball Courts, Project No. WP25033.
3. Award a Construction Contract in the amount of $281,862 to Swierstok Enterprise, Inc., dba Pro Builders of Orangevale, CA, for the Grupe Park Pickleball Courts, Project No. WP25033.
It is also recommended that the City Manager be authorized to take appropriate and necessary actions to carry out the purpose and intent of this resolution.
Department: Public Works
Attachment A - Vicinity Map
Proposed Resolution
Exhibit 1 - Notice of Exemption
Exhibit 2 - Construction Contract Under Council Limit
Attachments:
12.10 26-0243 PRELIMINARILY APPROVE THE FISCAL YEAR 2026-27 CENTRAL
STOCKTON LIGHTING MAINTENANCE DISTRICT ANNUAL
ENGINEER'S REPORT, PRELIMINARILY APPROVE THE
PROPOSED FISCAL YEAR 2026-27 BUDGET, AND SET A PUBLIC
HEARING FOR JUNE 9, 2026
Recommended Action: RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the City Council adopt a resolution to:
1. Preliminarily approve the Central Stockton Lighting Maintenance District Annual Engineer's Report for the Fiscal Year 2026-27.
2. Preliminarily approve the proposed Fiscal Year 2026-27 budget.
3. Set a public hearing for June 9, 2026.
4. Authorize the City Clerk to publish notice of the public hearing.
It is also recommended that the City Manager be authorized to take appropriate and necessary actions to carry out the purpose and intent of this resolution.
Department: Public Works
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Attachment A - Vicinity Map
Attachment B - Proposed FY 2026-27 Budget
Proposed Resolution
Attachments:
12.11 26-0245 PRELIMINARY APPROVE THE FISCAL YEAR 2026-27 STOCKTON
CONSOLIDATED LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE ASSESSMENT
DISTRICT NO. 96-2 ANNUAL ENGINEER'S REPORT,
PRELIMINARILY APPROVE THE PROPOSED FISCAL YEAR 2026-27
BUDGET, AND SET A PUBLIC HEARING FOR JUNE 9, 2026
Recommended Action: RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the City Council adopt a resolution to:
1. Preliminarily approve the Stockton Consolidated Landscape Maintenance Assessment District No. 96-2 Annual Engineer's Report for the Fiscal Year 2026-27.
2. Preliminarily approve the proposed Fiscal Year 2026-27 budget.
3. Set a public hearing for June 9, 2026.
4. Authorize the City Clerk to publish notice of the public hearing.
It is also recommended that the City Manager be authorized to take appropriate and necessary actions to carry out the purpose and intent of this resolution.
Department: Public Works
Attachment A - LMD Vicinity Map
Attachment B - LMD Budget Worksheet Ver 1
Attachment C - Summary of Zones
Proposed Resolution
Attachments:
12.12 26-0275 APPROVE MOTION TO AUTHORIZE THE WEBER POINT EVENTS
CENTER FOUNTAIN MAINTENANCE PROJECT
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Recommended Action: RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the City Council approve a motion to:
1. Approve findings pursuant to Stockton Municipal Code section 3.68.070 in support of an exception to the competitive bidding process.
2. Award a three-year Service Contract in the amount not to exceed $241,848 to All Seasons Pool Service of Lodi, CA, for the Weber Point Events Center Fountain Maintenance, Project No. OM-26-003.
3. Authorize the City Manager to execute up to two one-year extensions to this Service Contract, at an annual cost not to exceed $113,111, for a cumulative contract total not to exceed $468,070.
It is also recommended that the City Manager be authorized to take appropriate and necessary actions to carry out the purpose and intent of this motion.
Department: Public Works
Attachment A - Vicinity Map
Attachment B - Contract for Services Corp Yard
Attachments:
12.13 26-0281 APPROVE MOTION TO AUTHORIZE A COOPERATIVE PURCHASE
AGREEMENT FOR THE REGIONAL WASTEWATER CONTROL
FACILITY MAINTENANCE BUILDING ROOF REPLACEMENT
PROJECT
Recommended Action: RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the City Council approve a motion to:
1. Approve findings pursuant to Stockton Municipal Code section 3.68.070 in support of an exception to the competitive bidding process.
2. Approve the use of a Cooperative Purchase Agreement through Omnia Partners, Contract No. R230404, with Weatherproofing Technologies, Inc., in the not to exceed amount of $417,906.95, for the Regional Wastewater Control Facility Maintenance Building Roof Replacement, Project No.
UW26007.
3. Authorize the City Manager to execute a Cooperative Purchase Agreement with Weatherproofing Technologies, Inc. of Beachwood, OH, in the not to exceed amount of $417,906.95, for the Regional Wastewater Control Facility Maintenance Building Roof Replacement, Project No.
UW26007.
It is also recommended that the City Manager be authorized to take appropriate and necessary actions to carry out the purpose and intent of this motion.
Department: Public Works
Attachment A - Cooperative Purchase AgreementAttachments:
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12.14 26-0307 APPROVE MOTION TO AUTHORIZE COOPERATIVE PURCHASE
AGREEMENTS FOR THE PURCHASE OF THREE FIRE
APPARATUSES AND ONE BEARCAT
Recommended Action: RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the City Council approve a motion to:
1. Approve findings pursuant to Stockton Municipal Code section 3.68.070 in support of an exception to the competitive bidding process.
2. Approve the use of a Cooperative Purchase Agreement through Sourcewell, Contract No. 082025-PMI, in the amount of $2,035,948.10, with Pierce Manufacturing, Inc., through an affiliated vendor, Golden State Fire Apparatus of Sacramento, CA, for the purchase of two fire engines.
3. Approve the use of a Cooperative Purchase Agreement through Helping Governments Across the Country Buy, Contract No. FS12-23, in the amount of $652,365.69, with BME Fire Trucks, through an affiliated vendor, Golden State Fire Apparatus of Sacramento, CA, for the purchase of one wildland fire engine.
4. Approve the use of a Cooperative Purchase Agreement through US General Services Administration, Contract No. GS-07F-169DA, in the amount of $443,361, with Lenco Industries, Inc. of Pittsfield, MA, for the purchase of one police tactical response bearcat.
5. Authorize the City Manager to execute three Cooperative Purchase Agreements, in the total amount of $3,131,674.79, with Golden State Fire Apparatus and Lenco Industries, Inc., for the purchase of three fire apparatuses and one bearcat.
It is also recommended that the City Manager be authorized to take appropriate and necessary actions to carry out the purpose and intent of this motion.
Department: Public Works
Attachment A - Replacement List
Attachment B - Coop Agreement with Golden State Fire Apparatus Attachment C - Coop Agreement with Golden State Fire Apparatus Attachment D - Coop Agreement with Lenco Industries, Inc.
Attachments:
13. ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS
14. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
15. HEARINGS**
16. NEW BUSINESS
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16.1 26-0426 ADOPT A RESOLUTION APPROVING AFFORDABLE HOUSING LOAN AWARDS TO ELIGIBLE RESPONDENTS TO THE 2025
AFFORDABLE HOUSING NOTICE OF FUNDING AVAILABILITY
(NOFA)
Recommended Action: RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the City Council adopt a resolution to:
1. Approve loans to the following two affordable housing developments in the amounts specified, provided that, as a condition of funding, the borrower demonstrates to the City Manager's or designee's satisfaction that each project meets the underwriting and general requirements of the 2025 Affordable Housing Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) guidelines:
a. $5,000,000 to Visionary Home Builders for the development of The Don Shalvey Apartment (108 units) project;
b. $4,179,838 to DCDC for the development of the Danny Drive (66 units) project;
Funding sources for the loans can include the use of any combination of HOME, HOME American Rescue Plan (HOME-ARP), LMIHF, Permanent Local Housing Allocation (PLHA), Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP), Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), and/or Homeless Housing Assistance and Prevention (HHAP), based on eligibility and timeliness of the funding source(s) at the time of full project funding commitments and construction schedule;
2. Approve the allocation of: up to 108-units of affordable housing units to Visionary Home Builders for the Don Shalvey Apartment projects; and up to 66 units to DCDC for the Danny Drive project pursuant to Article XXXIV of the California Constitution.
3. Authorize the City Manager, or designee, to de-obligate and reallocate funding allocations awarded under this resolution if any project is unable to meet the underwriting and general requirements of the 2025 NOFA, including but not limited to ability to meet: securing of full funding stack deadlines; construction start deadlines; and/or inability to meet any other City requirements, including underwriting program guidelines. If defunded, the City Manager is authorized to reallocate the funding to eligible projects that have competed in a City of Stockton Housing NOFA that can meet the funding source agency timeliness and general City affordable housing program guidelines.
4. Authorize the City Manager, or designee, to take actions that are necessary and appropriate to carry out the purpose and intent of this resolution, including the execution of loan documents, subordination agreements, and the reallocation of funding sources.
Department: Economic Development
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Attachment A - Motion 2025-11-04-1601
Attachment B - Resolution 2024-01-09-1501
Attachment C - Resolution 2026-03-31-1601
Attachment D - Checklist of Home Rental Housing Requirements Attachment E - Project Selection Criteria
Attachment F - Housing Source Funds Description 2026
Attachment G - Score Matrix
Proposed Resolution
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16.2 26-0431 FY 2025-26 MID-YEAR ADJUSTMENTS
Recommended Action: RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the City Council approve by motion:
1. The FY 2025-26 mid-year appropriation requests that total $6,570,152, as described in Attachment A; and
2. Establishing three (3) new full-time employees (FTEs) in the Community Services Department: 1 Marketing and Social Media Analyst II; 1 Library Manager; 1 Library Assistant II.
It is also recommended that the City Council authorize the City Manager to take appropriate and necessary actions to carry out the purpose and intent of this motion.
Department: Administrative Services
Attachment A - FY2025-26 Mid Year Request List
Attachment B - CSD Library Positions Information Summary Attachments:
16.3 26-0301 USS LUCID PRESENTATION
Recommended Action: RECOMMENDATION
Information only; no action to be taken.
Department: City Manager
16.4 25-1427 ADOPT A RESOLUTION TO APPROVE THE MIRACLE MILE COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT 2025 ANNUAL REPORT,
PROPOSED 2026 OPERATING BUDGET, AND FISCAL YEAR 25/26
PROPERTY ASSESSMENTS
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Recommended Action: RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the City Council adopt a resolution:
1. Approving the 2025 Annual Report for the Miracle Mile Community Improvement District; and
2. Approving the Proposed 2026 Operating Budget and property assessments; and
3. Authorizing the City Manager, or designee, to take necessary and appropriate actions to carry out the purpose of this resolution.
Department: Economic Development
Attachment A - Resolution No. 07-0310
Attachment B - Resolution No. 2022-09-13-1602
Attachment C - Resolution No. 2022-12-06-1205
Attachment D - SMC Ordinance No. 2022-03-22-1211
Attachment E - MMCID Bondary Map
Proposed Resolution - MMCID 25 Report and 26 Budget
Exhibit 1 - MMCID 2025 Annual Report
Exhibit 2 - City MMCID Assessments
Exhibit 3 - MMCID 2026 Operating Budget
Attachments:
16.5 25-1428 ADOPT A RESOLUTION TO APPROVE THE STOCKTON TOURISM BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT 2025 ANNUAL REPORT AND
PROPOSED 2026 OPERATING BUDGET AND SERVICE PLAN
Recommended Action: RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the Stockton City Council adopt a resolution:
1. Approving the 2025 Annual Report for the Stockton Tourism Business Improvement District;
2. Approving the 2026 Proposed Operating Budget and Service Plan, and Assessments for the Stockton Tourism Business Improvement District; and
3. Authorizing the City Manager, or designee, to take necessary and appropriate actions to carry out the purpose of this resolution.
Department: Economic Development
Attachment A - Resolution No. 10-0406
Attachment B - Resolution No. 2014-11-04-1601-01
Attachment C - Resolution No. 2024-11-19-1601-02
Proposed Resolution
Exhibit 1 - Visit Stockton 2025 Annual Report
Exhibit 2 - Visit Stockton 2026 Proposed Operating Budget Attachments:
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16.6 26-0440 DISCUSSION AND THE POSSIBLE ACTION TO REMAIN OR
REMOVE THE NAME CESAR CHAVEZ FROM CITY FACILITIES
Recommended Action: RECOMMENDATION
The City Council will lead the discussion on the name of the Cesar Chavez Stockton San Joaquin County Public Library and provide direction to staff on whether the name Cesar Chavez should remain or be removed from the Stockton San Joaquin County Public Library.
Should the City Council decide to remove the name Cesar Chavez from the Stockton San Joaquin County Public Library, the City of Stockton has an established policy for naming city facilities. The purpose of the policy is to establish uniform guidelines for the naming of City facilities, parks, and other City properties. (Attachment A - Naming of Facilities Policy).
Department: Mayor and City Council
Attachment A - Naming of Facilities PolicyAttachments:
17. CITY MANAGER'S UPDATE
18. COUNCIL COMMENTS
19. ADJOURNMENT
1. INFORMATIONAL ITEMS
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 April 9, 2026 in compliance with the Brown Act.
Katherine Roland, CMC, CPMC
City Clerk
By: ________________________________
Deputy
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PUBLIC COMMENTS
*Citizens may comment on any subject within the jurisdiction of the City Council/Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency/Public Finance Authority/Parking Authority, including items on the Agenda. The time limit for public comment is four (4) minutes and remains at the discretion of the presiding officer and changes shall be set at the start of the meeting. Speakers must submit “Request to Speak” cards to the City Clerk, and be prepared to speak when called. No speaker cards will be received after the close of the Citizen’s Comments portion of the meeting.
**Speakers should hold comments on items listed as a Hearing until the Hearing is opened.
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 to 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.
In accordance with the Americans With Disabilities Act and California Law, it is the policy of the City of Stockton to offer its public programs, services and meetings in a manner that is readily accessible to everyone, including those with disabilities. If you are disabled and require a copy of a public hearing notice, or an agenda and/or agenda packet in an appropriate alternative format; or if you require other accommodation, please contact the Office of the City Clerk located at 425 North El Dorado Street, Stockton, California 95202 during normal business hours or by calling (209) 937-8458, at least 5 days in advance of the hearing/meeting. Advance notification within this guideline will enable the City/Agency to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility.
Materials related to an item on this agenda submitted to City Council after distribution of the agenda packet are available for public inspection in the City Clerk's Office at 425 North El Dorado Street, Stockton, California 95202, during normal business hours. Such documents are also available on the City's website at www.stocktongov.com subject to staff's ability to post the documents before the meeting.
CHALLENGING CITY DECISIONS: The time limit within which to commence any lawsuit or legal challenge to any quasi-adjudicative decision made by the City is governed by Section 1094.6 of the Code of Civil Procedure, unless a shorter limitation period is specified by any other provision. Under Section 1094.6, any lawsuit or legal challenge to any quasi-adjudicative decision made by the City must be filed no later than the 90th day following the date on which such decision becomes final. Any lawsuit or legal challenge, which is not filed within that 90-day period, will be barred. If a person wishes to challenge the nature of the above section in court, they may be limited to raising only those issues they or someone else raised at the meeting described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the City of Stockton, at or prior to the meeting. In addition, judicial challenge may be limited or barred where the interested party has not sought and exhausted all available administrative remedies.
Council Policy Manual Chapter 4.07 DECORUM
§ 4.07.010 Policy.
1) COUNCILMEMBERS
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The City Council will practice civility and decorum in their discussions and debate. Councilmembers will value each other's time and will preserve order and decorum. A member shall neither, by conversation or otherwise, delay or interrupt the proceedings of the Council, use personal, impertinent or slanderous remarks, nor disturb any other member while that member is speaking or refuse to obey the orders of the presiding officer or the Council, except as otherwise provided herein.
A) All Councilmembers have the opportunity to speak and agree to disagree but no Councilmember shall speak twice on any given subject unless all other Councilmembers have been given the opportunity to speak.
B) The Mayor has the affirmative duty to maintain order. The City Council will honor the role of the Mayor in maintaining order. If a Councilmember believes the Mayor is not maintaining order, the Councilmember may move that the Vice-Mayor enforce the rules of decorum and otherwise maintain order. If that motion receives a second and is approved by a Council majority, the Vice-Mayor shall enforce the rules of decorum and maintain order.
C) Any Councilmember who violates the rules repeatedly shall be sanctioned by the City Council, including, but not limited to, barring the Councilmember from further participation (other than voting) on the subject. 2) PERSONS ADDRESSING THE CITY COUNCIL
Persons addressing the Council shall not make personal, impertinent, unduly repetitive, slanderous or profane remarks to the Council, any member of the Council, City staff or the general public, nor utter loud, threatening, personal or abusive language, nor engage in any other conduct that disrupts, disturbs or otherwise unreasonably impedes the orderly conduct of the Council meeting. Any person who makes such remarks, who utters loud, threatening, personal or abusive language, who is unduly repetitious or engages in extended discussion of irrelevancies, or who engages in any disorderly conduct that disrupts, disturbs or otherwise unreasonably impedes the orderly conduct of any Council meeting shall, at the discretion of the presiding officer or a majority of the Council, be barred from further audience before the Council during that meeting. 3) ENFORCEMENT
The rules of decorum set forth above shall be enforced in the following manner:
Warning. The presiding officer shall request that a person who is breaching the rules of decorum be orderly and silent. If, after receiving a warning from the presiding officer, a person persists in disturbing the meeting, the presiding officer shall order him or her to leave the Council meeting. If such person does not remove himself or herself, the presiding officer may order any law enforcement officer who is on duty at the meeting to remove that person from the Council Chambers.
4) RULES PERTAINING TO SIGNS, OBJECTS, SYMBOLIC MATERIALS, AND FIRE SAFETY WITHIN THE
COUNCIL CHAMBERS DURING COUNCIL MEETINGS
A) Objects and symbolic materials such as signs which do not have sticks attached or otherwise create any fire or safety hazards will be allowed within the Council Chamber during Council meetings provided that they are not so large as to infringe upon the space of those in adjacent areas, and are no wider on their longest side than the audience chairs.
B) Persons with objects and symbolic materials such as signs must remain seated when displaying them except when making an oral presentation to the Council and must not raise them above shoulder level or otherwise use them to obstruct vision or passage or disturb the conduct of the Council meeting. Such materials may not be placed on or against the walls, doors or furniture or in the aisles.
C) Exits shall not be obstructed in any manner. Obstructions, including storage, shall not be placed in aisles or other exit ways. Hand carried items must be stored so that such items do not inhibit passage in aisles or other exit ways.
D) Exit ways shall not be used in any way that will present a hazardous condition.
E) Overcrowding and admittance of persons beyond the approved capacity of a place of assembly are prohibited.
F) The Fire Marshal may establish designated areas for media equipment. 5) PERSONS AUTHORIZED WITHIN RAIL
No person except City officials and City staff shall be permitted within the rail in front of the City Council dais without the express consent of the presiding officer.
April 14, 2026City Council and Concurrent
Authorities
Meeting Agenda - Final