City Council Meeting
Agenda
July 25, 2023
6:00 p.m.
City of Turlock Yosemite Room
156 S. Broadway, Turlock, California
Mayor
Amy Bublak
City Manager
Council Members Reagan M. Wilson
Kevin Bixel Rebecka Monez City Clerk
Cassandra Abram Pam Franco Julie Christel
Vice Mayor City Attorney
George A. Petrulakis
CALL TO ORDER
SALUTE TO THE FLAG
ROLL CALL AND DECLARATION OF CONFLICTS
1. APPROVAL OF AGENDA AS POSTED OR AMENDED
This is the time for the City Council to remove ite ms from the agenda or to change the order of the ag enda. Matters may be taken up out of order of the established agenda by a four-fifths vote of the City Council.
2. PROCLAMATIONS, RECOGNITIONS, APPOINTMENTS, ANNOU NCEMENTS,
PRESENTATIONS, AND BRIEFINGS
A. Proclamation National Night Out
B. Presentation Employee Service Awards (Eddy)
3. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
Pursuant to California Government Code Section 5495 4.3(a), this is the time set aside for members of t he public to directly address the City Council on any item of in terest to the public that is within the subject mat ter jurisdiction of the City Council and to address the Council on any item on tonight’s agenda, including Consent Calendar items. You will be allowed three (3) minutes for your comments. If you wish to speak regarding an item on the agenda, you may be asked to defer your remarks until the Council addresses t he matter. Pursuant to California Government Code Section 54954.2(a)(3), no action or discussion may be undertaken on any item not appearing on the posted agenda, except that the City Council, or its staff, may briefly respond to comments or questions from members of the publi c, provide a reference to staff or other resources for factual information, or direct staff to place the issue on a future agenda.
SPEAKER CARDS: To accommodate those wishing to address the Council and allow for staff follow-up, speaker cards are available for any agendized topic or any other topic delivered under Public Comment. Please fill out and provide the Comment Card to the City Clerk or Police Officer.
NOTICE REGARDING NON-ENGLISH SPEAKERS: The Turlock City Council meetings are conducted in English and translation to other languages is not provided. Please make arrangements for an interpreter if necessary.
EQUAL ACCESS POLICY: If you have a disability which affects your access to public facilities or services, please contact the City Clerk’s Office at (209) 668-5540. The City is committed to taking all reasonable measures to provide access to its facilities and services. Please allow sufficient time for the City to process and respond to your request.
NOTICE: Pursuant to California Government Code Section 54954.3, any member of the public may directly address the City Council on any item appearing on the agenda, including Consent Calendar and Public Hearing items, before or during the City Council’s consideration of the item. Members of the public will be allowed three (3) minutes for comments.
AGENDA PACKETS: Prior to the City Council meeting, a complete Age nda Packet is available for review on the City’s we bsite at www.cityofturlock.org and in the City Clerk’s Office at 156 S. Broadway, Suite 230, Turlock, during normal business hours. Materials related to an item on this Agenda submitted to the Council after distribution of the Agenda Packet are also available for public inspection in the City Clerk’s Office. Such documents may be available on the City’s website subject to staff’s ability to post the documents before the meeting.
CITY OF TURLOCK
CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
TUESDAY, JULY 25, 2023
Next City Council Resolution: 2023-178 Next Ordinance: 1307-CS
4. MOTION WAIVING READING OF ALL ORDINANCES ON THE AGENDA, EXCEPT BY TITLE
5. CONSENT CALENDAR
Information concerning the consent items listed hereinbelow has been forwarded to each Councilmember prior to this meeting for study. Unless the Mayor, a Councilmember or member of the audience has questions concerning the Consent Calendar, the items are approved at one time by the Council. The action taken by the Council in approving the consent items is set forth in the explanation of the individual items.
A. Resolution 2023-XXX : Accepting Weekly Demands of 07/06/2023 in the amount of $8,680,667.98, 07/13/2023 in the amount of $369,271.38 and the Investment and Cash Report for April, May and June 2023
B. Motion: Accepting Minutes of the 06/13/2023 Concurrent Meeting of the Turlock City Council and Public Financing Authority, 06/26/2023 Special Joint Meeting of the Turlock City Council and Planning Commission, and the 06/26/2023 and 07/11/2023 Regular Meetings of the Turlock City Council
C. Resolution 2023-XXX: Initiating proceedings for the annual levy of assessments for existing Landscaping and Lighting Assessment Districts (Exhibit A) and Street Maintenance Benefit Assessment Areas (Exhibit B) in the City of Turlock for Fiscal Year 2023-2024 (Schulze)
D. Resolution 2023-XXX : Declaring the City Council’s intention for the levy and collection of
E. Resolution 2023-XXX: Approving revisions to the job descriptions for Water Treatment Plant Operator I; Water Treatment Plant Operator II; and Water Treatment Plant Operator, Senior; (Dhami)
F. Resolution 2023-XXX: Approving the Stanislaus Regional Water Authority (SRWA) Regional Surface Water Supply Project General Manager Services Agreement (Dhami)
G. Resolution 2023-XXX: Awarding bid and approving an Agreement with ARES Engineering, LLC, of Tollhouse, CA in the amount of $132,595.00 and authorizing a contingency amount of $13,260.00 (10.0%) for construction of City Project No. 21-023 "City Utility Trench Repair 2023" to be funded equally by Fund 410 “Water Quality Control” account number 410-51-531.43145 and Fund 420 “Water Enterprise” account number 420-52-550.43145 (Schulze)
6. FINAL READINGS
None
7. PUBLIC HEARINGS
None
assessments, preliminarily approving the Engineer’s Report, and appointing a time and place for a public hearing for the existing Landscaping and Lighting Assessment Districts and Street Maintenance Benefit Assessment Areas (Exhibit A) in the City of Turlock for Fiscal Year 2023-2024 (Schulze)
CITY OF TURLOCK
CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
TUESDAY, JULY 25, 2023
Next City Council Resolution: 2023-178 Next Ordinance: 1307-CS
8. ACTION ITEMS
None
9. CITY MANAGER REPORTS/UPDATES
City Manager reports/updates are provided for informational purposes only and no action or discussion may be undertaken. The City Manager may direct department heads to provide reports/updates at the City Manager’s request.
A. American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Update (Moreno)
10. COUNCIL ITEMS FOR FUTURE CONSIDERATION
11. COUNCILMEMBER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, AND ANNOUNCEMENTS Councilmembers may ask questions, provide comments, and make brief announcements on notable topics of interest.
The Brown Act does not allow discussion or action by the legislative body.
12. CLOSED SESSION
A. Conference with Labor Negotiators - California Government Code §54957.6(a) “Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a legislative body of a local agency may hold closed sessions with the local agency’s designated representatives regarding the salaries, salary schedules, or compensation paid in the form of fringe benefits of its represented and unrepresented employees, and, for represented employees, any other matter within the statutorily provided scope of representation.” Agency Designated Representative: Deputy City Manager Sarah Eddy Employee Organization: Turlock Firefighters Association – Local 2434
B. Conference with Legal Counsel – Anticipated Litigation, California Government Code §54956.9(d)(2) “For the purposes of this section, litigation shall be considered pending when any of the following circumstances exist... A point has been reached where, in the opinion of the legislative body of the local agency on the advice of its legal counsel, based on existing facts and circumstances, there is a significant exposure to litigation against the local agency.”
13. REPORTS FROM CLOSED SESSION
14. ADJOURNMENT
DECLARATION OF POSTING
I, Julie Christel, City Clerk for the City of Turlock, certify that I caused to be posted a copy of the City of Turlock City Council Agenda for the Regular Meeting of Tuesday, July 25, 2023 at City Hall, 156 S. Broadway, Turlock, California, 95380 on Thursday, July 20, 2023.
Dated: July 20, 2023
/s/Julie Christel
Julie Christel, City Clerk
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