City Council Meeting
Agenda
July 23, 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.
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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
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CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
Tuesday, July 23, 2024
Next City Council Resolution: 2024-117 Next Ordinance: 1316-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. Proclamation: National Night Out 2024
B. Discussion: ARPA Discussion (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. 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 June 28, 2024 through July 4, 2024 in the amount of $1,039,279.25, and July 5, 2024 through July 11, 2024 in the amount of $440,442.42.
B. Motion: Accepting the Minutes of the July 9, 2024 Regular City Council meeting C. Motion: Waiving Reading of All Ordinances on the Agenda, Except by Title D. Resolution 2024-XXX: Approving Amendment No. 5 for Task Order No. 4 under the terms of the Master Agreement (City Contract No. 2023-109) with Mark Thomas & Company, Inc. (Sacramento, California office) in the amount of $887,235.88 to be funded by Fund 115 “Measure A – Roads,” account number 115-10-115.43366_001 “Design Roads” for Professional Services for the City of Turlock’s Roads Initiative Program under City Project No. 24-031 “Mark Thomas Task Order No. 4 for Roads Program – GSB (Dels to Tuolumne)” (Pezeshk)
E. Resolution 2024-XXX: Approving the Tentative Agreement updating the Memorandum of Understanding (“MOU”) between the City of Turlock (“City”) and Turlock Associated Police Officers (“TAPO”), covering the period of July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2027 and appropriating $977,343 in Fiscal Year 2024-2025 to 110-20-200 “Police Special Operations”
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Tuesday, July 23, 2024
Next City Council Resolution: 2024-117 Next Ordinance: 1316-CS
$221,065 in various salary and benefit accounts; to 110-20-210 “Police Field Operations” $506,875 in various salary and benefit accounts; to 110-20-205 “Police Support Operations” $101,968 in various salary and benefit accounts; to 110-20-215 “Animal Services” $10,838 in various salary and benefit accounts; to 118-20-210 “Measure A-Police Field Operations” $120,586 in various salary and benefit accounts; to 118-20-205 “Measure A-Police Support Operations” $11,008 in various salary and benefit accounts; and to 119-20-205 “ARPA-Police Support Operations” $5,003 in various salary and benefit accounts (Dhami)
8. FINAL READINGS
A. Second and final reading of an ordinance amending Turlock Municipal Code Title 4, Chapter 7, Article 14 related to speed limits (Morris)
Recommended Action: Ordinance 13XX - CS: Second and final reading of an ordinance amending Turlock Municipal Code Title 4, Chapter 7, Article 14 related to speed limits
9. PUBLIC HEARINGS
10. ACTION ITEMS
A. Authorizing the City Manager to enter into an agreement with Slate Communications to develop and provide services for a City of Turlock Communications Plan in the amount of $49,875 to be funded by Fund 240 “Small Equipment Replacement” account 240-00-000- 203.43060_000 “Contractual Services” (Sims)
Recommended Action: Resolution 2024-XXX: Authorizing the City Manager to enter into an agreement with Slate Communications to develop and provide services for a City of Turlock Communications Plan in the amount of $49,875 to be funded by Fund 240 “Small Equipment Replacement” account 240-00-000-203.43060_000 “Contractual Services” B. Declaring the City Council’s intention for the levy and collection of 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 in the City of Turlock for Fiscal Year 2024-2025 (Morris/Moreno)
Recommended Action: Resolution 2024-XXX: Declaring the City Council’s intention for the levy and collection of 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 in the City of Turlock for Fiscal Year 2024-2025
C. Initiating proceedings for the annual levy of assessments for existing Landscaping and Lighting Assessment Districts and Street Maintenance Benefit Assessment Areas in the City of Turlock for Fiscal Year 2024-2025 (Moreno)
Recommended Action: Resolution 2024-XXX: Initiating proceedings for the annual levy of assessments for existing Landscaping and Lighting Assessment Districts and Street Maintenance Benefit Assessment Areas in the City of Turlock for Fiscal Year 2024-2025 D. Determining the need to continue the actions undertaken by the City Manager in response to
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Tuesday, July 23, 2024
Next City Council Resolution: 2024-117 Next Ordinance: 1316-CS
the emergency created by the inoperative computer room air conditioning units at the Public Safety Facility, finding that the emergency will not permit a delay resulting from a competitive solicitation for bids, and finding that the action is exempt from CEQA pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15302 (Fisher)
Recommended Action: Motion: Determining the need to continue the actions undertaken by the City Manager in response to the emergency created by the inoperative computer room air conditioning units at the Public Safety Facility, finding that the emergency will not permit a delay resulting from a competitive solicitation for bids, and finding that the action is exempt from CEQA pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15302
11. 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.
12. COUNCIL ITEMS FOR FUTURE CONSIDERATION
13. COUNCILMEMBER 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.
14. CLOSED SESSION
A. 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 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)
15. REPORTS FROM CLOSED SESSION
16. ADJOURNMENT
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CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
Tuesday, July 23, 2024
Next City Council Resolution: 2024-117 Next Ordinance: 1316-CS