City Council Meeting Minutes
CITY OF
March 12, 2024 TURLOCK
6:00 p.m. INC. 1908
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:
Councilmember Councilmember Councilmember Councilmember Mayor Abram Bixel Franco Monez Bublak
None None None None None
1. APPROVAL OF AGENDA AS POSTED OR AMENDED
Councilmember Councilmember Councilmember Councilmember Mayor Abram Bixel Franco Monez Bublak
Yes Yes Yes Yes
2. PROCLAMATIONS, RECOGNITIONS, APPOINTMENTS, ANNOUNCEMENTS,
PRESENTATIONS, AND BRIEFINGS
A. Proclamation: Fire Chief Becker Retirement (Hunter)
Fire Chief Hunter and Fire Chief Jelinek presented a proclamation to Fire Chief Becker in honor of his retirement.
B. Item pulled for separate consideration
3. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
Mayor Bublak opened public comment and the following members of the public spoke:
Milt Trieweiler
Lani Felix
With no further comment, Mayor Bublak closed public comment.
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4. MOTION WAIVING READING OF ALL ORDINANCES ON THE AGENDA, EXCEPT BY TITLE Mini air Moz, on all dri ances or trace and are to real nee Councilmember Councilmember Councilmember Councilmember Mular Abram Bixel Franco Monez
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
5. CONSENT CALENDAR
Mayor Bublak announced that Consent Calendar Item 5H would be pulled for separate consideration.
A. Motion: Accepting the Weekly demands of 2/16/2024 through 2/22/2024 in the amount of $3,350,233.99, 2/23/2024 through 2/29/2024 in the amount of $787,756.62 B. Motion: Accepting Minutes of the February 13, 2024 and the February 27, 2024 Regular meeting of the City of Turlock City Council
C. Resolution 2024-027: 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 City Manager Sarah Tamey Eddy (Director of Emergency Services) (Hedden)
D. Resolution 2024-028: Approving Contract Change Order No. 6 (Final) in the amount of $171,358.78 (Fund 420) with Clark Bros., Inc., of Fresno, California, bringing the contract total to $4,738,064.04; and accepting improvements and authorizing the City Engineer to file a Notice of Completion for City Project No. 20-027 "City Wide Chlorination" (Fisher) E. Motion: Accepting improvements for City Project No. 22-022 "HVAC Unit Replacements - Various Locations" and authorizing the City Engineer to file a Notice of Completion (Schulze) F. Resolution 2024-029: Approving Contract Change Order No. 3 (Final) in the amount of $10,792.81 (Fund 118 "Measure A" account number 118-30-300.51414 "Roof Replacement") with Pac Shield Roof Services, Inc. of Modesto, California, bringing the contract total to $216,148.81; and accepting improvements for City Project No. 22-037 "Fire Station No. 32 & 33 Reroof" and authorizing the City Engineer to file a Notice of Completion (Schulze) G. Resolution 2024-030: Approving a resolution supporting and implementing timely use of funding regarding project delivery schedules for federal transportation funding project selection (Schulze)
H. Item pulled for separate consideration
I. Resolution 2024-031: Approving the establishment of a new job description for a Municipal Services Director/Stanislaus Regional Water Authority (SRWA) General Manager and amend the Management Salary Schedule effective March 23, 2024 (Dhami)
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J. Motion: Accepting improvements for City Project No. 20-013 "Water and Sewer Main Extensions - Golden State Boulevard" and authorizing the City Engineer to file a Notice of Completion (Fisher)
Action: Motion by Councilmember Monez, seconded by Vice Mayor Franco to adopt the Consent Calendar as amended, and carried 5/0 by the following vote:
Councilmember Councilmember Councilmember Councilmember Mayor Abram Bixel Franco Monez Bublak
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
5H. Authorizing staff to proceed with advertising City Project No. 23-040 "Water Line Replacement for 2024 Roads Program Construction" for construction bids (Fisher) Mayor Bublak opened the item for public comment and the following members of the public spoke:
Milt Trieweiler
With no further comments, Mayor Bublak closed public comment.
Municipal Services Director Fisher answered questions from public comment and the City Action: Motion: Authorizing staff to proceed with advertising City Project No. 23-040 "Water Line Replacement for 2024 Roads Program Construction" for construction bids as motioned by Councilmember Monez, seconded by Vice Mayor Franco and carried 5/0 by the following Councilmember Councilmember Councilmember Councilmember Mayor Abram Bixel Franco Monez Bublak
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
6. FINAL READINGS
A. Second and final reading of an Ordinance amending the Zoning Map of the City of Turlock, attached to Title 9 of the Turlock Municipal Code [Rezone 2022-01 (Baxter Homes)] located at 1598 East Avenue, Stanislaus County APN 043-027-034 (Hampton) Mayor Bublak opened the item for public comment. There were no comments from the public, and Mayor Bublak closed public comment.
Action: Ordinance 1310: Second and final reading of an Ordinance amending the Zoning Map of the City of Turlock, attached to Title 9 of the Turlock Municipal Code [Rezone 2022- 01 (Baxter Homes)] located at 1598 East Avenue, Stanislaus County APN 043-027-034 as motioned by Councilmember Monez, seconded by Vice Mayor Franco and carried 5/0 by the following vote:
Councilmember Councilmember Councilmember Councilmember Mayor Abram Bixel Franco Monez Bublak
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
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7. PUBLIC HEARINGS
A. Reviewing the Annual Military Equipment Report submitted by the Turlock Police Department pursuant to the Turlock Municipal Code Title 4, Chapter 19, Section 107 and Government Code 7072 and review and renewal of Turlock Ordinance No. 1290-CS adopting the City Military Equipment use policy pursuant to Government Code Section 7071 (Hedden) Captain Rodriguez presented the staff report and provided background regarding the agenda item.
Mayor Bublak opened the item for public comment. There were no comments from the public, and Mayor Bublak closed public comment.
Action: Resolution 2023-032: Reviewing the Annual Military Equipment Report submitted by the Turlock Police Department pursuant to the Turlock Municipal Code Title 4, Chapter 19, Section 107 and Government Code 7072 and review and renewal of Turlock Ordinance No. 1290-CS adopting the City Military Equipment use policy pursuant to Government Code Section 7071 as motioned by Councilmember Monez, Seconded by Councilmember Bixel carried 5/0 by the following vote:
Councilmember Councilmember Councilmember Councilmember Mayor Abram Bixel Franco Monez Bublak
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
8. ACTION ITEMS
A. Approving a one-time extension for five (5) years of the Master Lease and Regulatory Agreement with United Samaritans Foundation for the property located at 207 and 209 3rd Street and 224,226,228,230, 232, and 234 A Street, Turlock, Stanislaus County Assessor's Parcel Number 043-049-049. (Werner)
Planning Manager, Adrienne Werner presented the agenda item and along with Dana McGarry from United Samaritans Foundation, responded to questions from the City Council.
Mayor Bublak opened the item for public comment and the following individuals spoke:
Teri Shaver
With no further comment, Mayor Bublak closed public comment.
Action: Motion: Approving a one-time extension for five (5) years of the Master Lease and Regulatory Agreement with United Samaritans Foundation for the property located at 207 and 209 3rd Street and 224.226,228,230, 232, and 234 A Street, Turlock, Stanislaus County Assessor's Parcel Number 043-049-049 as motioned by Councilmember Monez, seconded by Councilmember Abram, and carried 3/2 by the following vote:
Councilmember Councilmember Councilmember T Councilmember Mayor Abram Bixel Franco Monez Bublak
Yes Yes Yes No No
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B. Authorize staff to allocate $8.0 million to a Section 115 Trust to establish a Pension Stabilization Fund and $5.2 million to a Capital Improvement Fund, from the General Fund Reserve Surplus (Moreno)
Finance Director, Isaac Moreno presented the agenda item and responded to questions from the City Council.
Mayor Bublak opened the item for public comment and the following individuals spoke:
Milt Trieweiler
John Gebelon
Ron Puffer
With no further comment, Mayor Bublak closed public comment.
Action: Motion: Authorize staff to allocate $8.0 million to a Section 115 Trust to establish a Pension Stabilization Fund and $5.2 million to a Capital Improvement Fund, from the General Fund Reserve Surplus as motioned by Councilmember Abram, seconded by Mayor Bublak, and failed 1/4 by the following vote:
Councilmember Councilmember Councilmember Councilmember Mayor Abram Franco Monez Bublak
Yes No
Action: Motion: Authorize staff to allocate $5.0 million to a Section 115 Trust to establish a Pension Stabilization Fund, $2.2 million to a Capital Improvement Fund, and $6 million to the Roads program, from the General Fund Reserve Surplus as motioned by Vice Mayor Franco, seconded by Councilmember Monez, and carried 3/2 by the following vote:
Councilmember Councilmember Councilmember Councilmember Mayor Abram Bixel Franco Monez Bublak
No No Yes Yes Yes
Vice Mayor Franco left at 7:01 p.m.
2B. Briefing: Housing Presentation Review (Fagan)
Permanent Local Housing Allocation (PLHA), CALHOME Program, State HOME Program, Successor Agency Funds, HOME grant, and HOME-ARP Grant.
Mayor Bublak opened the item for public comment and the following individuals spoke:
Teri Shaver
Milt Trieweiler
John Gebelon
With no further comment, Mayor Bublak closed public comment.
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Mr. Fagan answered question from the City Council and the public.
9. CITY MANAGER REPORTS/UPDATES
ity Manager reports/updates are provided for informational purposes only and no action or discussion may b indertaken. The City Manager may direct department heads to provide reports/updates at the City Manager's reques A. City Manager Department Monthly Reports
City Manager, Reagan Wilson added that the work on fire station two is completed, and the new Housing Program Manager is starting on Monday.
B. Columbia Pool Update (Schulze)
Erik Schulze, Public Works Director, gave an update on the Columbia Pool.
10. COUNCIL ITEMS FOR FUTURE CONSIDERATION
None
11. COUNCILMEMBER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, AND ANNOUNCEMENTS Councilmember Abram congratulated all the Firefighters for their recent graduation from the academy. She added that she participated at the Earl Elementary School for Read Across America Day, and thanked all the staff that participated.
Councilmember Bixel welcomed the new firefighters and congratulated Fire Chief Becker on his retirement.
Councilmember Monez thanked Fire Chief Jelinek for his hard work and dedication. She thanked Fire Chief Hunter for his effort at the Fire Academy Graduation, and welcomed the four new firefighters to the City of Turlock.
Mayor Bublak reminded everyone that the Turlock Business Conference is at the Grand Oaks on Thursday, March 14, 2024.
12. CLOSED SESSION
A. Conference with Legal Counsel - Initiation of Litigation, Cal. Gov't Code 54956.9(d) (4) "For the purposes of this section, litigation shall be considered pending when any of the following circumstances exist...Based on existing facts and circumstances, the legislative body of the local agenc has decided to initiate or is deciding whether to initiate litigation.' Potential Cases: One (1)
B. 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 followin circumstances exist... A point has been reached where, in the opinion of the legislative body of the loca 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): One (1)
13. REPORTS FROM CLOSED SESSION
None
14. ADJOURNMENT
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Mayor Bublak adjourned the meeting at 8:09 p.m.
Respectfully submitted