City Council Meeting
Agenda
March 26, 2024
6:00 PM
City of Turlock Yosemite Room
156 S. Broadway, Turlock, California
Mayor
Amy Bublak
Council Members
Kevin Bixel
Cassandra Abram
Rebecka Monez
Pam Franco (Vice Mayor)
City Manager
Reagan M. Wilson
City Clerk
Julie Christel
City Attorney
George A. Petrulakis
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.
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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 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.
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. SALUTE TO THE FLAG
3. ROLL CALL AND DECLARATION OF CONFLICTS
4. APPROVAL OF AGENDA AS POSTED OR AMENDED
CITY OF TURLOCK
CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
Tuesday, March 26, 2024
Next City Council Resolution: 2024-033 Next Ordinance: 1311-CS 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.
5. PROCLAMATIONS, RECOGNITIONS, APPOINTMENTS, ANNOUNCEMENTS,
PRESENTATIONS, AND BRIEFINGS
A. Presentation: Turlock Police Department Animal Services - Adoptable Pets B. Presentation: Willdan Energy Presentation (Fisher)
C. Briefing: Police Department Project List Update (Hedden) D. Briefing: Communications Update (Sims)
E. Briefing: Discuss goals with staff and provide direction regarding Fiscal Year 2024-2025 (Moreno)
6. 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 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 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.
7. MOTION WAIVING READING OF ALL ORDINANCES ON THE AGENDA, EXCEPT BY TITLE
8. 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. Motion: Accepting the Weekly demands of 03/01/2024 through 03/07/2024 in the amount of $1,329,307.76, 03/08/2024 through 03/14/2024 in the amount of $3,019,645.35 and the EFT Payment Register for 01/01/2024 through 01/31/2024 in the amount of $5,897,468.81 B. Motion: Accepting Minutes of the March 12, 2024 meeting of the City of Turlock Council C. Motion: Accepting the improvements and authorizing the City Engineer to file a Notice of Completion for “Les Chateaux” Subdivision, Project No. 14-76 (Morris) D. Resolution 2024-XXX: Approving an Agreement (City Contract No. 2024-132), in a form
CITY OF TURLOCK
CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
Tuesday, March 26, 2024
Next City Council Resolution: 2024-033 Next Ordinance: 1311-CS approved by the City Attorney, in an amount not to exceed $181,250 (Fund 426) over a three (3) year term with TransTrack Systems, Inc., doing business as TransTrack Solutions Group, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, for access to the web-based TransTrack Manager application, related professional services and support services in response to Request for Proposals No. 23-017 “Transit Web-based Data Management Platform and Related Services” and authorizing the City Manager to contract directly with TransTrack Solutions Group for additional modules or services in the future to meet the needs of the City, contingent on the availability of budgeted funds (York)
E. Resolution 2024-XXX: Approving a Memorandum of Understanding between the City of Turlock and the Turlock Unified School District to provide a safe and supportive environment through the Expanded Learning Opportunity Program for 2024 summer camp programs (Vargas)
F. Resolution 2024-XXX: Rescinding Resolution No. 2022-181 and adopting an amended Conflict of Interest Code for the City of Turlock to update the list of designated employees and reporting categories for filing of the Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC) Statement of Economic Interests Form 700 (Christel)
G. Resolution 2024-XXX: Accepting the 2023 annual fire inspections for the City of Turlock to determine compliance performed by Turlock Fire Department as required by California Code of Regulations Title 19 (CCR T-19) 13146.4(a), Sections 13146.2 and 13146.3 (Bickle)
9. FINAL READINGS
10. PUBLIC HEARINGS
A. Determining the approval of Rezone 2022-02, Planned Development 281 (Monarch Place) is categorically exempt from the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15332 (In-Fill Development Projects) of the CEQA Guidelines, Amending the Zoning Map of the City of Turlock, California attached to Title 9 of the Turlock Municipal Code [Rezone 2022-02, Planned Development 281 – (Monarch Place)] (Werner) Recommended Action: Resolution 2024-XXX: Determining the approval of Rezone 2022-02, Planned Development 281 (Monarch Place) is categorically exempt from the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15332 (In-Fill Development Projects) of the CEQA Guidelines
Recommended Action: Ordinance 13XX: Introduction and first reading of an ordinance amending the Zoning Map of the City of Turlock, California attached to Title 9 of the Turlock Municipal Code [Rezone 2022-02, Planned Development 281 – (Monarch Place)]
11. ACTION ITEMS
A. Motion: Approve Measure A Annual Accountability Report for the Fiscal Year 2022-2023 (Moreno)
B. Resolution 2024-XXX: Approving an Agreement, in a form approved by the City Attorney, between the City of Turlock and Storer Transit Systems, Inc., of Modesto, California, for
CITY OF TURLOCK
CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
Tuesday, March 26, 2024
Next City Council Resolution: 2024-033 Next Ordinance: 1311-CS management and operation of transit services for the City of Turlock, operating as Turlock Transit, for a base term of five (5) years with two (2) one-year extension options, with compensation based on a combination of a fixed monthly fee and a variable revenue hourly fee as specified in the Agreement (York)
12. CITY MANAGER REPORTS/UPDATES
City Manager reports/updates are pro
vided 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.
13. COUNCIL ITEMS FOR FUTURE CONSIDERATION
14. 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.
15. 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 agency 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 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): Three (3)
C. Conference with Labor Negotiators, Cal. Gov’t 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 Associated Police Officers Employee Organization: Turlock City Employees Association Employee Organization: Turlock Firefighters Association-Local 2434 Employee Organization: Turlock Management Association-Public Safety Unrepresented Groups: Turlock Management and Confidential Employees
16. REPORTS FROM CLOSED SESSION
17. ADJOURNMENT
CITY OF TURLOCK
CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
Tuesday, March 26, 2024
Next City Council Resolution: 2024-033 Next Ordinance: 1311-CS
DECLARATION OF POSTING
I, Nichole Fiez, Deputy 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, March 26, 2024 at City Hall, 156 S. Broadway, Turlock, California, 95380 on Friday, March 22, 2024. /s/Nichole Fiez
Nichole Fiez
Deputy City Clerk