City Council Meeting
Agenda
August 8, 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 items from the agenda or to change the order of the agenda. 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, ANNOUNCEMENTS,
PRESENTATIONS, AND BRIEFINGS
B. Presentation Certificate of Achievement – Turlock Little League
D. Appointment Measure A Citizen Oversight Committee
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 C ity 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.
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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 Agenda Packet is available for review on the City’s website at www.cityofturlock.org and in the City Clerk’s Office at 156 S. Broadway, Suite 230, Turlock, during no rmal business hours. Materials related to an item on this Agenda submitted to the Council after distribution of the Agenda Packet are also available for pub lic inspection in the City Clerk’s Office. Such documents may be available on the City’s website s ubject to staff’s ability to post the documents before the meeting.
A. Proclamation Certificate of Appreciation – Golden Valley Health Centers C. Presentation We Care Program Update by Maris Sturtevant
CITY OF TURLOCK
CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
TUESDAY, AUGUST 8, 2023
Next City Council Resolution: 2023-184 Next Ordinance: 1307-CS
3. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
Pursuant to California Government Code Section 54954.3(a), this is the time set aside for members of the public to directly address the City Council on any item of interest to the public that is within the subject matter jurisdiction o f 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 the 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 public, provide a reference to staff or other resources for factual information, or direct staff to place the issue on a future agenda.
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 07/20/2023 in the amount of $1,507,678.47, 07/27/2023 in the amount of $1,797,869.11 and the EFT Payment Register for February 2023 in the amount of $7,299,855.99
B. Motion: Accepting Minutes of the 07/25/2023 Regular Meeting of the City of Turlock City Council
C. Resolution 2023-XXX: Approving an agreement with Chemtrade Chemicals Corporation under Bay Area Chemical Consortium (BACC) cooperative agreement Bid No. 01-2023 “For Supply and Delivery of Aluminum Sulfate,” for a period of one (1) year, in an amount not to exceed an annual compensation of $200,000, funded in the Stanislaus Regional Water Authority (SRWA) operations budget fund 450 “SRWA Operations” account number 450 -53-550.44005 “Chemicals” (Goodman)
D. Motion: Rejecting all bids submitted for City Project No. 21 -044 "Pedretti Park Lighting Improvements" (Schulze)
E. Resolution 2023-XXX: Authorizing the investment of monies in the Local Agency Investment Fund (LAIF) (Moreno)
F. Resolution 2023 -XXX: Approving a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Stanislaus County Office of Education, the City of Turlock, and the Turlock Unified School District authorizing the acceptance of an allocation of funds and execution of a grant MOU to implement the After-School Education and Safety (ASES) Program for the 2023 -2024 school year (Schulze)
G. Resolution 2023-XXX: Approving Amendment No. 3 to an Agreement between the City of Turlock and Joe Gomes and Sons, Inc. for card-lock fueling services for gasoline and diesel fuel for all City owned vehicles and equipment , increase the annual compensation amount to $1,000,000, and in a total amount not to exceed $5,400,000, if all renewal periods are exercised, to City account(s) 46031 (Moreno)
CITY OF TURLOCK
CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
TUESDAY, AUGUST 8, 2023
Next City Council Resolution: 2023-184 Next Ordinance: 1307-CS
H. Resolution 2023 -XXX: Approving the Tentative Agreement updating the Memorandum of Understanding (“MOU”) between the City of Turlock and Turlock Firefighters, Local # 2434 (FIRE) covering the period of July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2024 with no appropriation needed for $255,362 in Fund 110 for Fiscal Year 2022 -2023 due to salary savings ; appropriating $26,693 from unassigned reserve in Fund 118 “Measure A” for Fiscal Year 2022-2023 to 118- 30-300 “Measure A Fire Operations” to various salary and benefit accounts; appropriating $485,331 from unassigned reserve in Fund 110 “General Fund” for Fiscal Year 2023 -2024 to 110-30-300 “Fire Operations” to various salary and benefit accounts; appropriating $49,147 from unassigned reserve in Fund 118 “Measure A” for Fiscal Year 2023 -2024 to 118-30-300 “Measure A Fire Operations” to various salary and benefit accounts (Dhami)
I. Resolution 2023-XXX: Authorizing the City Manager to execute applications and contracts, along with any other documents necessary to apply for and accept grant funds admi nistered by the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District for the Public Benefit Grants Program (Hedden)
6. FINAL READINGS
None
7. PUBLIC HEARINGS
A. Approving the Engineer’s Report for Fiscal Year 2023 -2024 for all Landscaping and Lighting Assessment Districts and all Street Maintenance Benefit Assessment Areas in the City of Turlock and confirming diagrams, assessments, and ordering the levying and collection of assessments as originally proposed for Fiscal Year 2023-2024 for all Landscaping and Lighting Assessment Districts and all Street Maintenance Benefit Assessment Areas in the City of Turlock pursuant to Resolution No. 97-128 (Schulze)
Recommended Action:
Resolution 2023 -XXX: Approving the Engineer’s Report for Fiscal Year 2023 -2024 for al l Landscaping and Lighting Assessment Districts and all Street Maintenance Benefit Assessment Areas in the City of Turlock
Resolution 2023 -XXX: Confirming diagrams, assessments, and ordering the levying and collection of assessments as originally proposed for Fiscal Year 2023-2024 for all Landscaping and Lighting Assessment Districts (Exhibit A) and all Street Maintenance Benefit Assessment Areas (Exhibit B) in the City of Turlock pursuant to Resolution No. 97-128
8. ACTION ITEMS
A. Approving payment of annual investor invoice of $50,000 for year three of a five -year Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Stanislaus Business Alliance (Opportunity Stanislaus) Econom ic Development and Workforce Strategies and authorizing the City Manager approve annual payment (Sims)
Recommended Action: Motion: Approving payment of annual investor invoice of $50,000 for year three of a five -year Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Stanislaus Business Alliance (Opportunity Stanislaus) Economic Development and Workforce Strategies and authorizing the City Manager approve annual payment
CITY OF TURLOCK
CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
TUESDAY, AUGUST 8, 2023
Next City Council Resolution: 2023-184 Next Ordinance: 1307-CS
B. Approving a Resolution of Intent to renew the Downtown Turlock Property and Business Improvement District (DTPBID), approving the Management District Plan , and reviewing the draft PBID Agreement between the City of Turlock and the Turlock Downtown Property Owner’s Association (TDPOA) and provide feedback (Sims)
Recommended Action: Resolution 2023-XXX: Approving a Resolution of Intent to renew the Downtown Turlock Property and Business Improvement District (DTPBID) , approving the Management District Plan Council and reviewing the draft PBID Agreement between the City of Turlock and the Turloc k Downtown Property Owner’s Association (TDPOA) and provide feedback
C. Seeking City Council direction on four (4) policy decisions related to the City ’s Cannabis Business Pilot Program (Wilson)
Recommended Action: Motion(s): Seeking City Council direction on four (4) policy decisions related to the City’s Cannabis Business Pilot Program
D. Approving the purchase of a sprinter van, property and evidence truck and two (2) unmarked vehicles with a purchase price not to exce ed $295,000 and appropriate funds from Fund 118 “Measure A” unassigned reserves to account number 118 -20-210.48001_090 “Transfers Out Vehicle & Equip Replacement” and Fund 506 “Equipment Replacement” account number 506- 00-000-213.38001_090 “Transfers In Ve hicle & Equip Replacement” to be expensed from account 506-00-000-213.51020 “Equipment Replacement” (Hedden)
Recommended Action: Resolution 2023 -XXX: Approving the purchase of a sprinter van, property and evidence truck and two (2) unmarked vehicles with a purchase price not to exceed $295,000 and appropriate funds from Fund 118 “Measure A” unassigned reserves to account number 118-20-210.48001_090 “Transfers Out Vehicle & Equip Replacement” and Fund 506 “Equipment Replacement” account number 506-00-000-213.38001_090 “Transfers In Vehicle & Equip Replacement” to be expensed from account 506 -00-000-213.51020 “Equipment Replacement”
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. City Manager’s Monthly Reports
B. Homeless Ad-Hoc Committee – Future Meeting
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.
CITY OF TURLOCK
CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
TUESDAY, AUGUST 8, 2023
Next City Council Resolution: 2023-184 Next Ordinance: 1307-CS
12. CLOSED SESSION
A. Conference with Legal Counsel – Anticipated Litigation, Cal. Gov’t 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.” Potential Case(s): (2 cases)
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, August 8, 2023 at City Hall, 156 S. Broadway, Turlock, California, 95380 on Thursday, August 3, 2023.
Dated: August 3, 2023
/s/Julie Christel
Julie Christel, City Clerk