City Council Meeting Agenda
January 23, 2024
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. Presentation: Turlock Police Department Animal S ervices – Adoptable Pets
B. Presentation: 2022-2023 Active Military Banner R etirement (Packwood)
C. Appointment: Aaron Hackler to the Turlock Mosqui to Abatement District Board of Trustees
D. Briefing: Finance Department Project List Updat e (Moreno)
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 MEETING AGENDA
TUESDAY, JANUARY 23, 2024
Next City Council Resolution: 2024-002 Next Ordinance: 1309-CS
4. MOTION WAIVING READING OF ALL ORDINANCES ON THE AGENDA, EXCEPT BY TITLE
5. CONSENT CALENDAR
Information concerning the consent items listed her einbelow has been forwarded to each Councilmember p rior to this meeting for study. Unless the Mayor, a Councilmemb er or member of the audience has questions concerni ng 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. Motion: Accepting the Weekly Demands of 12/22/2023 through 01/04/2024 in the amount of $938,362.16 and 01/05/2024 through 01/11/2024 in the amount of $1,576,301.90
B. Motion: Accepting the minutes of the December 12, 2023 Regular meeting of the Turlock City Council and the January 9, 2024 Concurrent meeting of the City Council and Successor Agency to the Turlock Redevelopment Agency
C. Resolution 2024-XXX : 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 in issued by Interim Cit y Manager Sarah Tamey Eddy (Director of Emergency Services) (Hedden)
D. Resolution 2024-XXX : Approving the agreement with Townsend Public Affairs for Government Relations and Advocacy for a three-year term with an annual not to exceed total compensation of $198,000 to be paid 50% from Fund 410 “Water Qua lity Control” expense account number 410-51-530.43011 “Gov’t Relations/Public Affairs” a nd 50% from Fund 420 “Water” expense account number 420-52-550.43011 “Gov’t Relations/Public Affairs” (Moreno)
6. FINAL READINGS
7. PUBLIC HEARINGS
8. ACTION ITEMS
A. Authorizing the City Manager, or their designee, to end the Navigation Center Pilot Program that was implemented through a Service Prover Agree ment with We Care Program Turlock (“We Care”) that expires January 31, 2024
Recommended Action : Motion : Authorizing the City Manager, or their designee, to end the Navigation Center Pilot Program that was implemente d through a Service Prover Agreement with We Care Program Turlock (“We Care”) that expires January 31, 2024
B. Appropriating $53,700 unallocated reserves from Fund 119 “American Rescue Plan Act” (ARPA) account number 119-10-188.43052 “City Mobile App Solutions” for the purchase of City Mobile App Solution for the first 3 years (Sims)
Recommended Action : Motion : Appropriating $53,700 unallocated reserves from F und 119 “American Rescue Plan Act” (ARPA) account number 11 9-10-188.43052 “City Mobile App Solutions” for the purchase of City Mobile App Solution for the first 3 years
C. Approving revisions to the Community Events and Activities Grant application, scoring and grant process as recommended by the Parks, Arts and Recreation Commission (Vargas)
CITY OF TURLOCK
CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA
TUESDAY, JANUARY 23, 2024
Next City Council Resolution: 2024-002 Next Ordinance: 1309-CS
Recommended Action : Motion : Approving revisions to the Community Events and A ctivities Grant application, scoring and grant process as rec ommended by the Parks, Arts and Recreation Commission
9. CITY MANAGER REPORTS/UPDATES
City Manager reports/updates are provided for infor mational 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.
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. Public Employee Performance Evaluation , Cal. Gov’t Code §54957(b)(1) Title: City Manager
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, January 23, 2024 at City Hall, 156 S. Broadway, Tur lock, California, 95380 on Thursday, January 18, 2024.
/s/Julie Christel
Julie Christel
City Clerk