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CITY OF TULARE
CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES
Council Chamber
491 North M Street, Tulare
Tuesday, May 23, 2023
6:00 p.m. - Special Meeting
COUNCIL PRESENT: Vice Mayor Patrick Isherwood
Councilmember Jose Sigala
Councilmember Stephen C. Harrell
Councilmember Dennis A. Mederos
COUNCIL ABSENT: Mayor Terry A. Sayre
STAFF PRESENT: City Manager Marc Mondell; City Attorney Mario Zamora; Chief Deputy City Clerk Melissa Hermann; Assistant City Manager Josh McDonnell; Chief Financial Officer Diego
Ibanez; City Engineer Michael Miller; Public Works Director Trisha Whitfield; Community Services Director Jason Glick; Police Chief Fred Ynclan; Fire Chief Michael Ott; Human Resources Director Janice Avila; Community Development
Director Mario Anaya; Executive Director of Economic
Development and Redevelopment Traci Myers; Chief
Technology Officer Jason Bowling
1. CALL TO ORDER SPECIAL MEETING
Vice Mayor Isherwood called the special meeting of the City Council to order at 6:03 p.m. in the Council Chamber located at 491 North M Street.
Vice Mayor Isherwood led the Pledge of Allegiance, and an invocation was given by Assistant City Manager Josh McDonnell.
2. GENERAL BUSINESS - Comments at a special meeting are limited to items listed on the special meeting agenda. Each speaker will be allowed three minutes.
2.1 Fiscal Year 2022 Audit Review.
Recommended Action: Review the Fiscal Year 2022 audit.
Presented By: Chief Financial Officer Diego Ibanez and Lindsey Zimmerman of Brown Armstrong
Public Comment: None
Council Action: It was moved by Councilmember Harrell, seconded by Councilmember Mederos, and carried 4 to 0 (Mayor Sayre absent) to accept the Fiscal Year 2022 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report.
2.2 Fiscal Year 2024 Budget Review.
Recommended Action: Review the proposed Fiscal Year 2024 Budget and provide direction thereto.
Presented By: Chief Financial Officer Diego Ibanez
Public Comment: None
Item #:
Consent
City Council Meeting Minutes May 23, 2023
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Council Action: Councilmember Sigala made the following recommendations:
staff to bring an item on Measure Y providing projected revenue and for Council to discuss and decide the use of the revenue; increase Measure I allocation for Streets to $300,000; allocate $50,000 from Measure I for bike lanes (restriping and creating new); allocate $50,000 for the Arts with the suggestion of modifying the Library Board’s mission to include the Arts; and increase the allocation to baseball and softball to $20,000 each. Councilmember Sigala also requested staff provide an update on the Council accounts (Travel and Community Improvement funds) providing current balances.
3. ADJOURNMENT
The special meeting was adjourned at 8:05 p.m.
Approved by Council: June 6, 2023
TERRY A. SAYRE, MAYOR
ATTEST:
MARC MONDELL, CITY CLERK
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By Melissa Hermann, Chief Deputy City Clerk