City Council Meeting
Agenda
March 25, 2025
6:00 PM
City of Turlock Yosemite Room
156 S. Broadway, Turlock, California
Mayor
Amy Bublak
Council Members
Kevin Bixel
Cassandra Abram
Rebecka Monez (Vice Mayor)
Erika Phillips
City Manager
Reagan M. Wilson
City Clerk
Nichole Fiez
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
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
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Tuesday, March 25, 2025
Next City Council Resolution: 2025-048 Next Ordinance: 1327-CS
City Council.
5. PROCLAMATIONS, RECOGNITIONS, APPOINTMENTS, ANNOUNCEMENTS,
PRESENTATIONS, AND BRIEFINGS
A. Presentation: Update on Columbia Pool (Fisher)
B. Briefing: Discuss with City Council vision and goals for Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Budget (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 February 28, 2025 through March 6, 2025 in the amount of $2,108,337.68, March 7, 2025 through March 13, 2025 in the amount of $1,690,269.82, Payroll EFT December 1, 2024 through December 31, 2024 in the amount of $2,390,090.18, and the Investment and Cash Report for February 2025 in the amount of $311,127,165.09
B. Motion: Accepting the Minutes of the March 11, 2025 Regular City Council Meeting C. Motion: Waiving Reading of All Ordinances on the Agenda, Except by Title D. Motion: Accepting improvements for City Project No. 23-058 "City Utility Trench Repair 2024" and authorizing the City Engineer to file a Notice of Completion (Morris) E. Resolution 2025-XXX: Approving an Agreement with Guarantee Janitorial Services of Modesto, California, for bus stop cleaning and waste removal services for a term of three (3) years in an amount not-to-exceed $269,445, in response to Request for Proposals No. 24- 019, to be funded by Fund 426 "Transit" (York)
F. Motion: Rejecting all bids submitted for City Project No. 24-032 "Repaint Transit Center North Lot" (Morris)
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Tuesday, March 25, 2025
Next City Council Resolution: 2025-048 Next Ordinance: 1327-CS
G. Resolution 2025-XXX: Approving the Tentative Agreement revising the Memorandum of Understanding (“MOU”) between the City of Turlock (“City”) and Turlock Firefighters, Local #2434 (“Turlock Fire”) covering the period of July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2027, and appropriating $453,271 in Fiscal Year 2024-2025 as follows: $295,094 to 110-30-300 "General Fund, Fire Operations" in various salary and benefit accounts; $158,197 to 118-30- 300 "Measure A, Fire Operations" to various salary and benefit accounts (Dhami) H. Resolution 2025-XXX: Authorizing the City Manager to enter into an agreement with Locality Media, Inc. DBA: First Due, for a replacement Fire Department Records Management System (RMS). The initial one (1) year term shall not exceed $90,000.00, after the initial one (1) year term, this agreement will automatically renew for successive terms of 12 months for a rate of $52,700, subject to the right of either party to cancel renewal at any time upon at least 60 days written notice. And appropriating $82,410.00 unallocated reserves from fund 116-30- 305 Special Public Safety Fire to expense account 116-30-305_44011 Special Public Safety Records Management (Hunter)
8. FINAL READINGS
9. 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 (Rodrigues)
Recommended Action: Resolution 2025-XXX: 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
10. ACTION ITEMS
A. Approving the Issuance of A Letter of Support and a Financial Contribution of $1 for the Permanent Local Housing Allocation (PLHA) Grant Application Submitted by We Care Program (Figueroa)
Recommended Action: Resolution 2025-XXX: Approving the Issuance of A Letter of Support and a Financial Contribution of $1 for the Permanent Local Housing Allocation (PLHA) Grant Application Submitted by We Care Program
B. Accepting the City of Turlock's audited Financial Statements and related reports for the Fiscal Year ended June 30, 2023 (Moreno)
Recommended Action: Resolution 2025-XXX: Accepting the City of Turlock's audited Financial Statements and related reports for the Fiscal Year ended June 30, 2023 C. Approving Amendment No. 8 for Task Order No. 5 under the terms of the Master Agreement (City Contract No. 2023-109) with Mark Thomas & Company, Inc. (Sacramento, California office) for Engineering Design Services for the City of Turlock’s Roads Initiative Program in
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Next City Council Resolution: 2025-048 Next Ordinance: 1327-CS
the amount of $997,195.00 to be funded by Fund 115 “Measure A – Roads” under City Project No. 25-023 “Mark Thomas Task Order No. 5 for Roads Program CIP Projects,” and authorizing staff to proceed with advertising for construction of said City Project upon completion of bid documents (Pezeshk)
Recommended Action: Resolution 2025-XXX: Approving Amendment No. 8 for Task Order No. 5 under the terms of the Master Agreement (City Contract No. 2023-109) with Mark Thomas & Company, Inc. (Sacramento, California office) for Engineering Design Services for the City of Turlock’s Roads Initiative Program in the amount of $997,195.00 to be funded by Fund 115 “Measure A – Roads” under City Project No. 25-023 “Mark Thomas Task Order No. 5 for Roads Program CIP Projects,” and authorizing staff to proceed with advertising for construction of said City Project upon completion of bid documents
Approving Amendment No. 3 for Task Order No. 3 under the terms of the Master Agreement (City Contract No. 2023-110) with Provost & Pritchard Engineering Group, Inc. dba Provost & Pritchard Consulting Group (Clovis, California office) for Engineering Design Services for the City of Turlock’s Roads Initiative Program in the amount of $1,105,475.40 to be funded by Fund 115 “Measure A – Roads” under City Project No. 25-024 “Provost & Pritchard Task Order No. 3 for Roads Program CIP Projects,” and authorizing staff to proceed with advertising for construction of said City Project upon completion of bid documents (Pezeshk)
Recommended Action: Resolution 2025-XXX: Approving Amendment No. 3 for Task Order No. 3 under the terms of the Master Agreement (City Contract No. 2023-110) with Provost & Pritchard Engineering Group, Inc. dba Provost & Pritchard Consulting Group (Clovis, California office) for Engineering Design Services for the City of Turlock’s Roads Initiative Program in the amount of $1,105,475.40 to be funded by Fund 115 “Measure A – Roads” under City Project No. 25-024 “Provost & Pritchard Task Order No. 3 for Roads Program CIP Projects,” and authorizing staff to proceed with advertising for construction of said City Project upon completion of bid documents
Approving Amendment No. 4 for Task Order No. 4 under the terms of the Master Agreement (City Contract No. 2023-110) with Provost & Pritchard Engineering Group, Inc. dba Provost & Pritchard Consulting Group (Clovis, California office) for Engineering Design Services for the City of Turlock’s Roads Initiative Program in the amount of $647,779.27 to be funded by Fund 115 “Measure A – Roads” under City Project No. 25-025 “Provost & Pritchard Task Order No. 4 for Roads Program CIP Projects,” and authorizing staff to proceed with advertising for construction of said City Project upon completion of bid documents (Pezeshk)
Recommended Action: Resolution 2025-XXX: Approving Amendment No. 4 for Task Order No. 4 under the terms of the Master Agreement (City Contract No. 2023-110) with Provost & Pritchard Engineering Group, Inc. dba Provost & Pritchard Consulting Group (Clovis, California office) for Engineering Design Services for the City of Turlock’s Roads Initiative Program in the amount of $647,779.27 to be funded by Fund 115 “Measure A – Roads” under City Project No. 25-025 “Provost & Pritchard Task Order No. 4 for Roads Program CIP Projects,” and authorizing staff to proceed with advertising for construction of said City Project upon completion of bid documents
Approving Amendment No. 3 for Task Order No. 3 under the terms of the Master Agreement (City Contract No. 2023-111) with Siegfried Engineering, Inc. (Stockton, California office) for
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Engineering Design Services for the City of Turlock’s Roads Initiative Program in the amount of $993,397.92 to be funded by Fund 115 “Measure A – Roads” under City Project No. 25-026 “Siegfried Task Order No. 3 for Roads Program CIP Projects,” and authorizing staff to proceed with advertising for construction of said City Project upon completion of bid documents (Pezeshk)
Recommended Action: Resolution 2025-XXX: Approving Amendment No. 3 for Task Order No. 3 under the terms of the Master Agreement (City Contract No. 2023-111) with Siegfried Engineering, Inc. (Stockton, California office) for Engineering Design Services for the City of Turlock’s Roads Initiative Program in the amount of $993,397.92 to be funded by Fund 115 “Measure A – Roads” under City Project No. 25-026 “Siegfried Task Order No. 3 for Roads Program CIP Projects,” and authorizing staff to proceed with advertising for construction of said City Project upon completion of bid documents
Appropriating $1,300,000 from unallocated reserves to account number 115-10- 115.43366_001 “Design Roads” to provide sufficient funding through the remainder of fiscal year for the Roads Program projects (Pezeshk)
Recommended Action: Resolution 2025-XXX: Appropriating $1,300,000 from unallocated reserves to account number 115-10-115.43366_001 “Design Roads” to provide sufficient funding through the remainder of fiscal year for the Roads Program projects
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. COUNCILMEMBER COMMENTS, ANNOUNCEMENTS AND FUTURE ITEMS
13. CLOSED SESSION
A. Conference with Real Property Negotiators, Cal. Gov’t Code §54956.8 “Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter, a legislative body of a local agency may hold a closed session with its negotiator prior to the purchase, sale, exchange, or lease of real property by or for the local agency to grant authority to its negotiator regarding the price and terms of payment for the purchase, sale, exchange, or lease.” Property: 132 S. Broadway, Turlock, CA (APN No. 043-045-018-000) Agency Negotiator: City Manager Reagan M. Wilson
Negotiating Parties: Pierce Timothy L (Te) & Donna Pierce Family 2021 Trust Under Negotiation: Price and terms of payment for the purchase of the property 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): Two (2)
C. Public Employee Appointment, Cal. Gov’t Code §54957(b)(1)
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“Subject to paragraph (2), this chapter shall not be construed to prevent the legislative body of a local agency from holding closed sessions during a regular or special meeting to consider the appointment, employment, evaluation of performance, discipline, or dismissal of a public employee or to hear complaints or charges brought against the employee by another person or employee unless the employee requests a public session.” Title: Interim City Manager (Discussion only)
14. REPORTS FROM CLOSED SESSION
15. ADJOURNMENT