TAFT CITY COUNCIL/SUCCESSOR AGENCY
JOINT REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2023
CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBER
209 E. KERN ST., TAFT, CA 93268
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________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ REGULAR MEETING 6:00 P.M.
Pledge of Allegiance
Invocation
Roll Call: Mayor Noerr
Mayor Pro Tem Krier
Councilmember Bryant
Councilmember Waldrop
Councilmember Chavira
1. CITIZEN REQUESTS/PUBLIC COMMENTS
COMMENTS ARE TO BE RECEIVED AS STATED IN ABOVE POLICY
THIS IS THE TIME AND PLACE FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC TO ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL ON MATTERS WITHIN ITS JURISDICTION. STATE LAW PROHIBITS THE COUNCIL FROM ADDRESSING ANY ISSUE NOT PREVIOUSLY INCLUDED ON THE AGENDA. COUNCIL MAY RECEIVE COMMENT AND SET THE MATTER FOR A SUBSEQUENT MEETING. PLEASE LIMIT COMMENTS TO FIVE MINUTES.
2. COUNCIL STATEMENTS (NON-ACTION)
3. PLANNING COMMISSION REPORT
4. DEPARTMENT REPORTS
5. CITY MANAGER STATEMENTS
6. CITY ATTORNEY STATEMENTS
7. FUTURE AGENDA REQUESTS
********************************************************************************************************* CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS 8-11
All items listed on the Consent Calendar shall be considered routine and will be enacted by one roll call vote. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a member of the City Council requests specific items to be removed from the Consent Calendar for separate action. Any item removed from the Consent Calendar will be considered after the regular business items. Are there any items on the consent calendar that any member of the public would like to comment on? City of Taft Council/Successor Agency Meeting
Agenda
February 21, 2023
8. MINUTES
February 7, 2023
Recommendation – Approve as submitted.
9. PAYMENT OF BILLS
Warrant # 2/10/23 Check No. 97518 $ 824.01
Warrant # 2/17/23 Check No. 97519-97585 $ 104,880.16
Recommendation – Approve payment of the bills.
10. CALPERS HOLIDAY EMPLOYER COMPLIANCE REVIEW
Recommendation - Motion to accept and file the Holiday Pay Review – Employer Compliance Review dated February 2023.
11. MONTHLY REPORT FOR KERN COUNTY STATION 21
Recommendation – Receive and file the monthly report for January 2023 from Kern County Fire Station
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CLOSED SESSION
A. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATOR, CRAIG JONES- CITY MANAGER Government Code Section 54956.8 – undisclosed parcel
B. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – ANTICIPATED LITIGATION Government Code Section 54956.9(b) – one (1) potential case
ADJOURNMENT
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AFFIDAVIT OF POSTING
I, Darnell Porter, declare as follows:
That I am the Deputy City Clerk for the City of Taft; that an agenda was posted on a public information bulletin board located near the door of the Civic Center Council Chamber on February 16, 2023 at ________ a.m. /p.m., pursuant to 1987 Brown Act Requirements.
I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct.
Executed February 16, 2023, at Taft, California.
Signature _________
TAFT CITY COUNCIL/SUCCESSOR AGENCY
MINUTES
FEBRUARY 7, 2023
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ The February 7, 2023, regular joint meeting of the Taft City Council/Taft Successor Agency, held in the Council Chamber at Taft City Hall, 209 East Kern Street, Taft, CA 93268, was opened by Mayor Dave Noerr at 6:00 PM. The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Mayor Noerr invocation given by Greg Mudge.
PRESENT: Mayor Dave Noerr and Mayor Pro Tem Orchel Krier Council Members Josh Bryant Carlos Chavira and Ronald Waldrop City Manager Craig Jones and City Attorney Jason Epperson City Clerk Yvette Mayfield
1. PROCLAMATIONS –
• SAFE SURRENDER BABY AWARENESS MONTH
• KERN COUNTY GRAND JURY AWARENESS MONTH
2. REORGANIZATION OF CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS Motion: Moved by Bryant, seconded by Krier to 1) reorganize the committees as stated below, and 2) Find that the activity is not a project per the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) as set forth in Section 15060(c)(3) and Section 15378 of the CEQA Guidelines.
AYES: Krier, Bryant, Chavira, Waldrop, Noerr
PASSED: 5-0
Finance Committee: Noerr and Bryant w/Krier as alternate Personnel/Admin Committee: Krier and Bryant w/Chavira as alternate Public Works Committee: Chavira and Noerr w/Waldrop as alternate.
Public Safety Committee: Bryant and Waldrop w/Noerr as alternate Economic Development Committee: Bryant and Noerr w/Waldrop as alternate Traffic Committee: Chavira w/Waldrop as alternate
League of California Cities: Waldrop
Kern COG: Krier w/Bryant as alternate
City Selection Committee: Noerr w/Krier as alternate
Valley-Wide Special City Selection Committee: Bryant w/Chavira as alternate Kern Economic Development Corporation: Bryant
3. CITIZEN REQUESTS/PUBLIC COMMENTS
There was none.
4. COUNCIL STATEMENTS (NON-ACTION)
Council Member Waldrop shared that he was impressed with the State of the County and Taft’s representation at the event.
Council Member Bryant said he thought the State of the County was well done and apologized for missing the last meeting and the next meeting that he’ll have to miss due to how the holiday closures affect his work schedule.
Council Member Chavira talked about the importance of having a Safe Surrender Program and shared about an upcoming fund raiser to name a section of highway after a local soldier who lost his life while serving our country.
City of Taft Council/Successor Agency Meeting
Minutes
February 7, 2023
Mayor Pro Tem Krier also stated that he believes that the Safe Surrender program is important and has adopted two children himself.
Mayor Noerr agreed with the other Council Members on the importance of the Safe Surrender Program and honoring our local soldier.
5. PLANNING COMMISSION REPORT
Panning Commissioner, Jerry Livingston, shared that the Commission had a light agenda, postponing the scheduled public hearing and also began their review of the housing element.
6. DEPARTMENT REPORTS
There was none.
7. CITY MANAGER STATEMENTS
There was none.
8. CITY ATTORNEY STATEMENTS
There was none.
9. FUTURE AGENDA REQUESTS
There was none.
********************************************************************************************* CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS 10-14
Motion: Moved by Krier, seconded by Bryant to approve consent calendar items 10-14.
AYES: Krier, Bryant, Chavira, Waldrop, Noerr
PASSED: 5-0
10. MINUTES
January 17, 2023
Recommendation – Approve as submitted.
11. PAYMENT OF BILLS
Warrant # 1/20/23 Check No. 97386-97458 $ 744,906.79
Warrant # 1/23/23 Check No. 97459-97463 $ 855.06
Warrant # 2/03/23 Check No. 97464-97517 $ 273,242.61
Recommendation – Approve payment of the bills.
City of Taft Council/Successor Agency Meeting
Minutes
February 7, 2023
12. TREASURER’S REPORT
Recommendation - Motion to receive and file Treasurer’s Report for the Month of December 2022.
13. PLANNING DIRECTOR TO ATTEND THE AMERICAN PLANNING ASSOCIATION’S NATIONAL PLANNING CONFERENCE IN PHILADELPHIA, PA, FROM MARCH 31 TO APRIL 4, 2023 Recommendation –
1. Motion to approve travel expenses for the Planning Director to attend the American Planning Association’s National Planning Conference in Philadelphia, PA, from March 31 to April 4, 2023, with approved expenses up to $1,200.00.
2. Find that the activity is not a project per the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) as set forth in Section 15060(c)(3) and Section 15378 of the CEQA Guidelines.
14. PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH HOUSEAL LAVIGNE ASSOCIATES FOR ONCALL GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM (GIS) SERVICES Recommendation –
1. Motion to approve the agreement between the City of Taft and Houseal Lavigne Associates, and to authorize the Mayor to execute said agreement.
2. Find that the activity is not a project per the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) as set forth in Section 15060(c)(3) and Section 15378 of the CEQA Guidelines. ********************************************************************************************* At 6:37 PM the meeting was recessed to closed session.
CLOSED SESSION
A. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATOR, CRAIG JONES- CITY MANAGER Government Code Section 54956.8 – undisclosed parcel
B. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – ANTICIPATED LITIGATION Government Code Section 54956.9(b) – one (1) potential case The City Council discussed in closed session those items agendized for closed session discussion and direction was given to staff and negotiators. No other reportable action was taken.
ADJOURNMENT - With no further business to conduct the meeting was adjourned at 7:11 PM. __________ ____________
Yvette Mayfield, MMC Dave Noerr
City Clerk Mayor
REVIEWED BY:
CITY CLERK FINANCE DIRECTOR CITY MANAGER
City of Taft Agenda Report
DATE: FEBRUARY 21, 2023
TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS
AGENDA MATTER:
CALPERS HOLIDAY EMPLOYER COMPLIANCE REVIEW
SUMMARY STATEMENT:
In August 2022 the City of Taft received notice from CalPERS Office of Audit Services that they were going to conduct a Holiday Compliance Review. The objective of the audit was to determine if the City of Taft reported Holiday Pay for safety-police members in compliance with Government Code (GC) sections 20636 and 7522.34 and Title 2 of the California Code of Regulations 9CCR) sections 571 and 571.1.
Holiday Pay is defined in CCR sections 571 and 571.1 as additional compensation for employees who are normally required to work on an approved holiday because they work in positions that require scheduled staffing without regard to holidays. Further detail is included within the report.
At the conclusion of the audit the city had no exceptions and had reported holiday pay correctly.
There was Other Matters identified, incorrect payrate was reported, but these were due to a change in salary, but this was corrected in the following payroll reporting period for each case.
This error does not affect benefits or amount submitted to CalPERS.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Motion to accept and file the Holiday Pay Review – Employer Compliance Review dated February 2023.
IMPACT ON BUDGET (Y/N): No
ATTACHMENT (Y/N): Yes, audit report.
PREPARED BY: Teresa Binkley, Finance Director
REVIEWED BY:
CITY CLERK FINANCE DIRECTOR CITY MANAGER
City of Taft Agenda Report
DATE: FEBRUARY 21, 2023
TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS
AGENDA MATTER:
MONTHLY REPORT FOR KERN COUNTY STATION 21
SUMMARY STATEMENT:
Kern County now provides a monthly report for Station 21 for the Taft area. This report is being provided to Council for informational purposes only and to be received and filed.
RECOMMENDED ACTION
Receive and file the monthly report for January 2023 from Kern County Fire Station 21.
IMPACT ON BUDGET (Y/N): No
ATTACHMENT (Y/N): Report
PREPARED BY: City Manager