City Council Meeting
Minutes
May 9, 2023
6:00 p.m.
City of Turlock Yosemite Room
156 S. Broadway, Turlock, California
CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Bublak called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m.
SALUTE TO THE FLAG
ROLL CALL AND DECLARATION OF CONFLICTS
Present: Councilmembers Cassandra Abram, Kevin Bixel, Rebecka Monez, Vice Mayor Pam Franco, and Mayor Amy Bublak.
Absent: None
Councilmember
Abram
Councilmember
Bixel
Councilmember
Franco
Councilmember
Monez
Mayor
Bublak
None None None None None
1. APPROVAL OF AGENDA AS POSTED OR AMENDED
Motion: Approval of Agenda as posted as motioned by Councilmember Monez, seconded by Vice Mayor Franco and carried 5/0 by the following vote:
Councilmember
Abram
Councilmember
Bixel
Councilmember
Franco
Councilmember
Monez
Mayor
Bublak
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
2. PROCLAMATIONS, RECOGNITIONS, APPOINTMENTS, ANNOUNCEMENTS,
PRESENTATIONS, AND BRIEFINGS
A. Proclamation: National Police Week, May 14 – 20, 2023
Mayor Bublak read aloud the National Police Week proclamation and thanked the men and women who serve.
3. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
Mayor Bublak opened public participation and the following members of the public provided comment:
Kathy Murray
Karen Miller
Milt Trieweiler
John Gebelein
Michael Gonzales
Terry Shaver
Ryan Taylor
With no further comment, Mayor Bublak closed public participation.
4. MOTION WAIVING READING OF ALL ORDINANCES ON THE AGENDA, EXCEPT BY TITLE
CITY OF TURLOCK
CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING MINUTES
TUESDAY, MAY 9, 2023
Next City Council Resolution: 2023-106 Next Ordinance: 1304-CS
Motion: Waiving reading of all ordinances on the agenda, except by title as motioned by Councilmember Monez, seconded by Vice Mayor Franco and carried 5/0 by the following vote:
Councilmember
Abram
Councilmember
Bixel
Councilmember
Franco
Councilmember
Monez
Mayor
Bublak
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
5. CONSENT CALENDAR
Mayor Bublak announced there was a green sheet for Item 5C and that Consent Item 5G would be pulled for separate consideration.
A. Resolution 2023-106: Accepting Weekly Demands of April 20, 2023 in the amount of $784,977.79, April 27, 2023 in the amount of $2,167,835.33, and EFT Payments of November 1, 2023 through November 30, 2023 in the amount of $6,594,384.38
B. Motion: Accepting the Regular City Council Meeting Minutes of March 14, 2023
C. Resolution 2023-107: Awarding bid and approving an agreement in the amount of $89,999.99 with Glass and Window Services Inc. of Turlock, California, and approving a contract change order contingency amount of $13,000 (14.4%) for City Project No. 22 -030 “Senior Center Sliding Glass Doors” to be funded by Fund 269 “Parks & Public Facilities Grants,” account number 269-60-614-369.51412 “Senior Center Improvements” (Schulze)
D. Resolution 2023-108: Awarding RFP No. 22-035 and approving an agreement with St. Francis Electric, LLC , in a form approved by the City Attorney, for traffic signal preventative maintenance and repair services for a period of three (3) years , in an amount not to exceed $250,000 annually, and for a total not to exceed $ 750,000 over the three (3) year term to be paid from Fund 216 “Streets -Local Transportation” account number 216 -40-435.43060_003 “Contract Services Signalization” (Goodman)
E. Resolution 2023-109: Declaring the Intention to Order Annexation No. 35 for the properties located at 4118 N. Tegner Road (Stanislaus County Assessor’s Parcel 087-026-001) and 906, 908, and 930 N. Olive Avenue (Stanislaus County Assessor’s Parcels 042-026-002, 042-026- 022, 042 -026-023) to Existing Community Facilities District No. 2 (Services Mitigation) (Quintero)
F. Resolution 2023-110: Approving the establishment of a new job description for a Purchasing Manager to include the reclassification of incumbent, Purchasing Supervisor, and amend the Management Salary Schedule effective May 1, 2023 (Dhami)
G. Pulled for separate consideration
Action: Motion by Councilmember Monez, seconded by Vice Mayor Franco, to adopt the Consent Calendar, with the amendment to Item 5C, and exception of Item 5G, and carried 5/0 by the following vote:
Councilmember
Abram
Councilmember
Bixel
Councilmember
Franco
Councilmember
Monez
Mayor
Bublak
CITY OF TURLOCK
CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING MINUTES
TUESDAY, MAY 9, 2023
Next City Council Resolution: 2023-106 Next Ordinance: 1304-CS
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
G. Resolution 2023-111: Reaffirming the Proclamation of a Local Emergency in Response to a continuing Unsheltered Homeless Crisis (UHC) within the City of Turlock and Confirming Rules and Regulations No. 1 Made and Issued on July 13, 2021 (Eddy)
Mayor Bublak opened public comment on this item and the following members of the public spoke:
Milt Trieweiler
Ingrid Balisha
With no further comments, Mayor Bublak closed public comment.
Action: Resolution 2023-111: Reaffirming the Proclamation of a Local Emergency in Response to a continuing Unsheltered Homeless Crisis (UHC) within the City of Turlock and Confirming Rules and Regulations No. 1 Made and Issued on July 13, 2021 as motioned by Vice Mayor Franco, seconded by Councilmember Monez, and carried 5/0 by the following vote:
Councilmember
Abram
Councilmember
Bixel
Councilmember
Franco
Councilmember
Monez
Mayor
Bublak
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
6. FINAL READINGS
A. Second and final reading of an ordinance amending Turlock Municipal Code (TMC) Title 1, Chapter 6, Article 01, Minimum Insurance Requirements to simplify keeping minimum insurance requirements current and comporting to industry standards by adoption of future revisions through City Council resolution in preference to ordinance amendments (Loehr/Petrulakis)
Mayor Bublak opened this item for public participation and with no comments, closed public participation.
Action: Ordinance 13 02-cs: Second and final reading of an ordinance amending Turlock Municipal Code (TMC) Title 1, Chapter 6, Article 01, Minimum Insurance Requirements to simplify keeping minimum insurance requirements current and comporting to industry standards by adoption of future revisions through City C ouncil resolution in preferenc e to ordinance amendments as introduced by Vice Mayor Franco, seconded by Councilmember Monez, and carried 5/0 by the following vote:
Councilmember
Abram
Councilmember
Bixel
Councilmember
Franco
Councilmember
Monez
Mayor
Bublak
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
B. Second and final reading of an ordinance amending Turlock Municipal Code (TMC) Title 2, Chapter 2-7, Section 08(e) and 08(e)(2), Bidding Requirements relating to the City Manager’s authority to approve and execute certain contracts , raising the signing authority amount from $50,000 to $100,000 (Moreno)
CITY OF TURLOCK
CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING MINUTES
TUESDAY, MAY 9, 2023
Next City Council Resolution: 2023-106 Next Ordinance: 1304-CS
Mayor Bublak opened the item for public participation and the following members of the public spoke:
Ryan Taylor
Milt Trieweiler
With no further comment, Mayor Bublak closed public participation.
Staff responded to questions from the City Council.
Action: Ordinance 13 03-cs: Second and final reading of an ordinance amending Turlock Municipal Code (TMC) Title 2, Chapter 2-7, Section 08(e) and 08(e)(2), Bidding Requirements relating to the City Manager’s authority to approve and execute certain contracts , raising the signing authority amount from $50,000 to $100,000 as introduced by Councilmember Abram, seconded by Councilmember Monez, and carried 4/1 by the following vote:
Councilmember
Abram
Councilmember
Bixel
Councilmember
Franco
Councilmember
Monez
Mayor
Bublak
Yes No Yes Yes Yes
7. PUBLIC HEARINGS
A. Introduction and first reading of an Ordinance repealing Turlock Municipal Code (TMC) Title 3.
Finance, Chapter 3. Funds, Article 2 . General Fund Reserve Account, Section 203. Annual Deposit and Section 204 . General Fund Reserve Account Purposes , and amending Section 205. City Council Approval; Procedure regarding the City of Turlock General Fund Reserve Policy (Moreno)
Finance Director Moreno provided a staff report on an ordinance repealing TMC Title 3, Chapter 3, Article 2, General Fund Reserves, Section 204 and 204, and amending Section 205. He provided justification for repealing the two sections and discussed the proposed amendments to Section 205.
Director Moreno responded to questions from the City Council.
Mayor Bublak opened the item for public participation and the following members of the public spoke:
Milt Trieweiler
With no further comment, Mayor Bublak closed public participation.
Staff responded to questions from the public.
City Council discussed reserve levels and the need to be more conservative when planning for the future.
CITY OF TURLOCK
CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING MINUTES
TUESDAY, MAY 9, 2023
Next City Council Resolution: 2023-106 Next Ordinance: 1304-CS
Action: Ordinance 13XX-cs: Introduction and first reading of an Ordinance repealing Turlock Municipal Code (TMC) Title 3. Finance, Chapter 3. Funds, Article 2. General Fund Reserve Account, Section 203. Annual Deposit and Section 204. General Fund Reserve Account Purposes, and amending Section 205. City Council Approval; Procedure regarding the City of Turlock General Fund Reserve Policy with the amendment of raising the general fund reserve number from 20 percent to 22.5 percent, as introduced by Councilmember Monez, seconded by Vice Mayor Franco, and carried 5/0 by the following vote:
Councilmember
Abram
Councilmember
Bixel
Councilmember
Franco
Councilmember
Monez
Mayor
Bublak
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
B. Approving the Fiscal Year 2023 -2024 Annual Action Plan for the Community Development Block Grant Program (CDBG) and HOME Investment Partnership Program (HOME), authorizing the submission of the Annual Action Plan to HUD, and authorizing the City Manager to execute all related and necessary documents (Quintero)
Director Quintero provided a staff report on a request to approve the FY 2023 -2024 Annual Action Plan for the CDBG and HOME Investment Partnership Program. She reviewed the plan, spoke about goals of the program, and discussed HUD funding and project categories.
Staff responded to questions from the City Council.
Mayor Bublak opened the item for public participation and the following members of the public spoke:
Milt Trieweiler
With no further comments, Mayor Bublak closed public participation.
The City Council discussed the City’s past use of using CDBG funds to purchase affordable housing
Action: Resolution 2023-112: Approving the Fiscal Year 2023-2024 Annual Action Plan for the Community Development Block Grant Program (CDBG) and HOME Investment Partnership Program (HOME), authorizing the submission of the Annual Action Plan to HUD, and authorizing the City Manager to execute all related and necessary documents as motioned by Vice Mayor Franco, seconded by Councilmember Abram, and carried 4/1 by the following vote:
Councilmember
Abram
Councilmember
Bixel
Councilmember
Franco
Councilmember
Monez
Mayor
Bublak
Yes Yes Yes Yes No
8. ACTION ITEMS
A. Awarding bid and approving an agreement in the amount of $173,613 with Pac Shield Roof Services, Inc. of Modesto, California, in a form approved by the City Attorney, and approving a contract change order contingency amount of $20,000 (11.5%) for City Project No. “22-037 Fire Station No. 32 & 33 Reroof” and appropriate $211,713 of unrestricted reserves from Fund 118 “Measure A - General” to Account Number 118 -30-300.51414 “Roof Replacement” (Schulze)
CITY OF TURLOCK
CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING MINUTES
TUESDAY, MAY 9, 2023
Next City Council Resolution: 2023-106 Next Ordinance: 1304-CS
Director Schulze provided a staff report regarding a request for an agreement with Pac Shield Roof Services, Inc. for the reroofing of Fire Stations No. 32 and 33.
Mayor Bublak opened the item for public participation and comments were received from the following:
Ryan Taylor
Name not provided
With no further comment, Mayor Bublak closed public participation.
Action: Resolution 2023-113: Awarding bid and approving an agreement in the amount of $173,613 with Pac Shield Roof Services, Inc. of Modesto, California, in a form approved by the City Attorney, and approving a contract change order contingency amount of $20,000 (11.5%) for City Project No. “22 -037 Fire Station No. 32 & 33 Reroof” and appropriate $211,713 of unrestricted reserves from Fund 118 “Measure A - General” to Account Number 118 -30- 300.51414 “Roof Replacement” as motioned by Councilmember Monez, seconded by Councilmember Bixel, and carried 5/0 by the following vote:
Councilmember
Abram
Councilmember
Bixel
Councilmember
Franco
Councilmember
Monez
Mayor
Bublak
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
B. This item carried over from the March 28, 2023 meeting - Authorizing the City Manager to execute a Master Equity Lease Agreement, Maintenance Agreement, and take other actions as necessary with Enterprise Fleet Management, Inc. for the lease and replacement of four (4) vehicles for the Stanislaus Regional Water Authority Water Treatment Plant operations, with an annual not-to-exceed estimated amount of $100,000; and authorizing the City Manager to approve the lease of additional vehicles under the Master Equity Lease Agreement based upon the funding appropriated in the annual Stanislaus Regional Water Authority Operations Budget Fund 450-53-550-53029 (Goodman)
Director Goodman provided a staff report presentation on a request to execute a Master Equity Lease Agreement with Enterprise Fleet Management, Inc. for t he lease and replacement of four (4) vehicles for the Stanislaus Regional Water Authority Water Treatment Plant which was carried over from the March 28, 2023 meeting. He addressed comments and concerns voiced by the City Council at the March meeting.
Director Goodman responded to questions from the City Council.
City Council discussed the benefits of purchasing versus leasing.
Mayor Bublak opened the item for public participation and the following members of the public spoke:
Milt Trieweiler
Name not provided
Ron Puffer
Ryan Taylor
Mary Jackson
CITY OF TURLOCK
CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING MINUTES
TUESDAY, MAY 9, 2023
Next City Council Resolution: 2023-106 Next Ordinance: 1304-CS
With no further comment, Mayor Bublak closed public participation.
Director Goodman responded to question from the public.
Director Goodman introduced Salina Estrada, the new plant manager for the SRWA.
Action: Resolution 2023-114: Authorizing the City Manager to execute a Master Equity Lease Agreement, Maintenance Agreement, and take other actions as necessary with Enterprise Fleet Management, Inc. for the lease and replacement of four (4) vehicles for the Stanislaus Regional Water Authority Water Treatment Plant operations, with an annual not -to-exceed estimated amount of $100,000; and authorizing the City Manager to approve the lease of additional vehicles under the Master Equity Lease A greement based upon the funding appropriated in the annual Stanislaus Regional Water Authority Operations Budget Fund 450- 53-550-53029 as motioned by Councilmember Abram, seconded by Vice Mayor Franco, and carried 3/2 by the following vote:
Councilmember
Abram
Councilmember
Bixel
Councilmember
Franco
Councilmember
Monez
Mayor
Bublak
Yes No Yes No Yes
C. Approving the purchase of two (2) 2023 Gem elXD service vehicles and authoriz ing the City Manager to sign all necessary documents from Toyota Material Handling for use in the operations and maintenance of the Stanislaus Regional Water Authority Water Treatment Plant (SRWA-WTP) by the Water Treatment Plant (WTP) Division of the Municip al Services Department, in an amount not to exceed $65,000 to be paid from Fund 450 “SRWA – Operations” account number 450-53-550.51020 (Goodman)
Director Goodman provided a presentation on a request to purchase two 2023 Gem elXD service vehicles for the SRWA Water Treatment Plant.
With no questions from the City Council, Mayor Bublak opened public participation and the following members of the public spoke:
Ryan Taylor
Ron Puffer
Terry Shaver
Christian (no last name given)
With no further comments, Mayor Bublak closed the public participation period.
Director Goodman and Christian, the representative from Enterprise Fleet, responded to questions from the public.
Action: Resolution 2023 -115: Approving the purchase of two (2) 2023 Gem elXD service vehicles and authorize the City Manager to sign all necessary documents from Toyota Material Handling for use in the operations and maintenance of the Stanislaus Regional Water Authority Water Treatment Plant (SRWA -WTP) by the Water T reatment Plant (WTP) Division of the Municipal Services Department, in an amount not to exceed $65,000 to be paid from Fund 450 “SRWA – Operations” account number 450-53-550-51020 as motioned by Vice Mayor Franco, seconded by Councilmember Bixel, and carried 5/0 by the following vote:
CITY OF TURLOCK
CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING MINUTES
TUESDAY, MAY 9, 2023
Next City Council Resolution: 2023-106 Next Ordinance: 1304-CS
Councilmember
Abram
Councilmember
Bixel
Councilmember
Franco
Councilmember
Monez
Mayor
Bublak
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
D. Second General Fund Review - Engage in discussion and provide direction to staff regarding the proposed Fiscal Year 2023-2024 General Fund Budget (Moreno)
Director Moreno provided an update on the general fund presentation and responded to questions from the City Council.
Action: Motion: Engage in discussion and provide direction to staff regarding the proposed Fiscal Year 2023-2024 General Fund Budge t as motioned by Vice Mayor Franco, seconded by Councilmember Bixel, and carried 5/0 by the following vote:
Councilmember
Abram
Councilmember
Bixel
Councilmember
Franco
Councilmember
Monez
Mayor
Bublak
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
9. CITY MANAGER REPORTS/UPDATES
Councilmember Monez provided an update on the Montana Park Phase 2 Improvement Project.
Chief Jelinek shared an incident where the on-duty fire crew went above and beyond on a call.
10. COUNCIL ITEMS FOR FUTURE CONSIDERATION
Vice Mayor Franco asked for a brainstorming session on social media goals and website goals.
Mayor Bublak , referencing Francine, asked staff to bring back information on possibly hiring someone, in the housing capacity, to assist low income community members with issues they may have difficulty handling on their own.
11. COUNCILMEMBER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
Councilmember Abram thanked the organizers of LOVE Turlock.
Councilmember Bixel echoed Councilmember Abram’s comment.
Vice Mayor Franco thanked the fire crews for all their hard work. She mentioned the ground breakings for Divert, Inc. and Valley Milk an d thanked Director Sims for all his work. She also mentioned the upcoming Stanislaus Homeless Alliance meeting, that May was Bike Month, and that the City will be chlorinating soon.
Councilmember Monez also thanked everyone for supporting LOVE Turlock and gave a shout out to Chief Jelinek for all his hard work and stated he will be missed when he leaves. Chief Jelinek then introduced Chief Andrew Hunter who will be stepping in as his replacement as fire representative for Turlock.
Mayor Bublak spoke about the upcoming State of Turlock address and how Stepping Up for Turlock and volunteerism and supporting non-profits was the theme for the event.
CITY OF TURLOCK
CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING MINUTES
TUESDAY, MAY 9, 2023
Next City Council Resolution: 2023-106 Next Ordinance: 1304-CS
12. CLOSED SESSION
City Clerk Christel announced the closed session item.
A. Conference with Labor Negotiators - California Government Code §54957.6(a) Agency Designated Representative: Deputy City Manager Sarah Eddy Employee Organization: Turlock Management Association – Public Safety Employee Organization: Turlock Firefighters Association – Local 2434
13. REPORTS FROM CLOSED SESSION
Mayor Bublak advised no reportable action was taken during closed session.
14. ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Bublak adjourned the regular meeting at 9:15 p.m.