City Council Meeting Minutes
March 25, 2025
6:00 p.m.
City of Turlock Yosemite Room
156 S. Broadway, Turlock, California
1. CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Bublak called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m.
2. SALUTE TO THE FLAG
3. ROLL CALL AND DECLARATION OF CONFLICTS
Present: Councilmembers Cassandra Abram, Kevin Bixe l, Erika Phillips, Vice Mayor Rebecka Monez, and Mayor Amy Bublak.
Absent: None
Councilmember
Abram
Councilmember
Bixel
Vice Mayor
Monez
Councilmember
Phillips
Mayor
Bublak
None None None None None
4. APPROVAL OF AGENDA AS AMENDED
Motion: Approval of Agenda with an amendment to pull agenda 5B, motioned by Vice Mayor Monez, seconded Councilmember Abram and carried 5/0 by the following vote:
Councilmember
Abram
Councilmember
Bixel
Vice Mayor
Monez
Councilmember
Phillips
Mayor
Bublak
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
5. PROCLAMATIONS, RECOGNITIONS, APPOINTMENTS, ANNOU NCEMENTS,
PRESENTATIONS, AND BRIEFINGS
A. Presentation: Update on Columbia Pool
Municipal Services Director Fisher and Randall Jones presented an update on Columbia Pool.
B. Item Pulled
6. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
Mayor Bublak opened the item to public comment and the following members of the public spoke:
Karina Mendoza
Milt Trieweiler
Lori Smith
Diane Storzbach
Kelly Coelho
John Gabelon
Ron Bridegroom
With no further comments, Mayor Bublak closed public comment.
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7. CONSENT CALENDAR
Mayor Bublak announced that item 7G is pulled from the consent calendar by request from a member of the public and 7H is pulled from the consent calendar for separate consideration.
A. Motion: Accepting the Weekly demands of Februar y 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 th e 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 2025-048: Approving an Agreement wit h 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 P roject No. 24-032 "Repaint Transit Center North Lot" (Morris)
G. Item Pulled for Separate Consideration
H. Item Pulled for Separate Consideration
Action : Motion by Vice Mayor Monez, seconded by Councilmember Bixel, to adopt the Consent Calendar, as amended by pulling item 7G and 7H for separate consideration, and carried 5/0 by the following vote:
Councilmember
Abram
Councilmember
Bixel
Vice Mayor
Monez
Councilmember
Phillips
Mayor
Bublak
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
7G. 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)
Human Resources Director Dhami spoke on the item.
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Mayor Bublak opened the item for public comment and the following member of the public spoke:
Milt Trieweiler
With no further comments, Mayor Bublak closed public comment.
Action: Resolution 2025-049: Approving the Tentat ive 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, as motioned by Vice Mayor Monez, seconded by Councilmember Abram, and carried 5/0 by the following vote:
Councilmember
Abram
Councilmember
Bixel
Vice Mayor
Monez
Councilmember
Phillips
Mayor
Bublak
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
7H. Authorizing the City Manager to enter into an a greement 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)
Assistant Fire Chief Hunter, Fire Division Chief Packwood and Finance Director Moreno spoke on the item.
Mayor Bublak opened the item for public comment and the following member of the public spoke:
Milt Trieweiler
Rob Bridegroom
With no further comments, Mayor Bublak closed public comment.
Action: Resolution 2025-050: Authorizing the City Manager to enter into an agreement in a form approved by the City Attorney, 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, as motioned by Vice Mayor Monez, seconded by Councilmember Bixel, and carried 5/0 by the following vote:
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8. FINAL READINGS
None
9. PUBLIC HEARINGS
A. Reviewing the Annual Military Equipment Report s ubmitted 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)
Captain Rodrigues reported on the item.
Mayor Bublak opened the item for public comment, and with none, closed public comment.
Action : Resolution 2025-051: 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 Abram, seconded by Vice Mayor Monez, and carried 5/0 by the following vote:
Councilmember
Abram
Councilmember
Bixel
Vice Mayor
Monez
Councilmember
Phillips
Mayor
Bublak
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
10. ACTION ITEMS
A. Approving the Issuance of A Letter of Support a nd a Financial Contribution of $1 for the Permanent Local Housing Allocation (PLHA) Grant Application Submitted by We Care Program (Figueroa)
Deputy City Manager Borrego reported on the item.
Mayor Bublak opened the item for public comment and the following member of the public spoke:
Corey Mai
Daniel Miller
Juan Perez
Ron Bridegroom
Milt Trieweiler
Name not provided
Councilmember
Abram
Councilmember
Bixel
Vice Mayor
Monez
Councilmember
Phillips
Mayor
Bublak
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
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With no further comments, Mayor Bublak closed public comment.
Action : Motion: Continue the item on a future agenda in regard to 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, as motioned by Councilmember Abram, seconded by Vice Mayor Monez, and carried 5/0 by the following vote:
Councilmember
Abram
Councilmember
Bixel
Vice Mayor
Monez
Councilmember
Phillips
Mayor
Bublak
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
B. Accepting the City of Turlock's audited Financi al Statements and related reports for the Fiscal Year ended June 30, 2023 (Moreno)
Finance Director Moreno and Eric Xin of Brown Armstrong Accountancy Corporation reported on the item.
Mayor Bublak opened the item for public comment, and with none, closed public comment.
Action : Resolution 2025-052: Accepting the City of Turlock's audited Financial Statements and related reports for the Fiscal Year ended June 30, 2023, as motioned by Vice Mayor Monez, seconded by Councilmember Bixel and carried 5/0 by the following vote:
Councilmember
Abram
Councilmember
Bixel
Vice Mayor
Monez
Councilmember
Phillips
Mayor
Bublak
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
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 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)
Action: Resolution 2025-053: 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 &
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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)
Action: Resolution 2025-054: 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)
Action: Resolution 2025-055: 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 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)
Action: Resolution 2025-056: 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
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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)
Action: Resolution 2025-057: 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
Roads Program Manager Pezeshk presented a powerpoint on the items.
Mayor Bublak opened public comment and the following members of the public spoke:
Milt Trieweiler
Bob Puffer
Kelly Coelho
With no further comments, Mayor Bublak closed public comment.
Motioned by Councilmember Bixel, seconded by Councilmember Abram, and carried 5/0 by the following vote:
Councilmember
Abram
Councilmember
Bixel
Vice Mayor
Monez
Councilmember
Phillips
Mayor
Bublak
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
11. CITY MANAGER REPORTS/UPDATES
None
12. COUNCILMEMBER COMMENTS, ANNOUCEMENTS AND FUTURE ITEMS
Councilmember Abram welcomes the new Executive Director of the Turlock Chamber of Commerce, Allie Jeffery, and congratulates Turlock Fire Department on their recent engine dedication.
Vice Mayor Monez offers praise and appreciation for the Turlock Police Department, Municipal Services team, as well as the volunteers for partnering to cleaning up Columbia Park. In addition, Vice Mayor Monez acknowledged the hard work and dedication from the We Care team for their efforts.
Mayor Bublak requested Turlock Police Department and Municipal Services to coordinate Fuses within the parks of Turlock. In addition, Mayor Bublak requested Municipal Services department to look into the points of concern at the Senior Center.
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
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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 Lit igation, 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 s ignificant exposure to litigation against the local agency.” Potential Case(s): Two (2)
C. Public Employee Appointment, Cal. Gov’t Code §5 4957(b)(1) “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 an other person or employee unless the employee requests a public session.” Title: Interim City Manager (Discussion only)
14. REPORTS FROM CLOSED SESSION
None
15. ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Bublak adjourned the meeting at 9:13 p.m.
Respectfully submitted
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Christina Cabada, City Clerk Trainee