City Council Meeting
Minutes
- CITY OF
TURLOCK
- INC. 1908
September 9, 2025
6:00 PM
City of Turlock Yosemite Room
156 S. Broadway, Turlock, California
1. CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Bublak called the meeting to order at 6:00 PM.
SALUTE TO THE FLAG
3. ROLL CALL AND DECLARATION OF CONFLICTS
Present: Councilmembers Cassandra Abram, Kevin Bixel, Erika Phillips, Vice Mayor Rebecka Monez and Mayor Amy Bublak
Absent: None
Councilmember Councilmember Vice Mayor Monez Councilmember Mayor Bublak Abram Bixel Phillips
None None None None None
APPROVAL OF AGENDA AS POSTED OR AMENDED
Motion: Approval of Agenda as Posted, motioned by Vice Mayor Monez, seconded by Councilmember Abram and carried 5/0 by the following vote:
Councilmember Councilmember Vice Mayor Monez Councilmember Mayor Bublak Abram Bixel Phillips
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
5. PROCLAMATIONS, RECOGNITIONS, APPOINTMENTS, ANNOUNCEMENTS,
PRESENTATIONS, AND BRIEFINGS
A. Presentation: Turlock Police Department Animal Services - Adoptable Pets Animal Services Supervisor Katherine Walthrop presented Comet, a crossbreed of Dutch- Shepard and Belgian Malinois, who is currently available for adoption.
6. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
Mayor Bublak opened public comment and the following members of the public spoke:
John Gabelon
Ron Bridegroom
With no further comments, Mayor Bublak closed public comment.
7. CITY MANAGER REPORTS/UPDATES
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A. Monthly Department Reports
Interim City Manager Sue Borrego provided a verbal update regarding City departments and addressed the housing element.
CONSENT CALENDAR
Mayor Bublak opened the item for public comment. There were no comments from the public, and Mayor Bublak closed public comment.
Action: Motion by Vice Mayor Monez, seconded by Councilmember Abram, to adopt the Consent Calendar and carried 5/0 by the following vote:
Councilmember Councilmember Vice Mayor Councilmember Mayor Abram Bixel Monez Phillips Bublak
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
A. Accepting the Weekly demands of August 15, 2025 through August 28, 2025 in the amount of $9,907,074.33 and EFT Payments for the month of June 2025 in the amount of $202,852.43 Action: Approved Motion
B. Accepting the Minutes of the August 26, 2025 Regular City Council Meeting Action: Approved Motion
C. Waiving Reading of Title and Text of All Ordinances Included in the Agenda Action: Approved Motion
D. Awarding bid and approving an agreement with Barth Roofing Company, Inc for Water Quality Control Admin Building Reroof in the amount of $287,800.00 (Municipal Services) Action: Approved Resolution No. 2025-174 Awarding a bid and approving an Agreement with Barth Roofing Company, Inc of Lathrop, California in the amount of $287,800.00 and authorizing a construction contingency amount of $28,780.00 (10.0%) for the construction of City Project No. 24- 004 "WQC Admin Building Reroof" to be funded by Fund 410 "Water Quality Control" and Fund 420 "Water"
E. Awarding bid and approving an agreement with Champion Industrial Contractors, Inc. for Raw Sewage Pump Station #1 AC Replacement in the amount of $29,325.00 (Municipal Services) Action:
Approved Motion: Awarding bid and approving an Agreement with Champion Industrial Contractors, Inc. of Modesto, California in the amount of $29,325.00 and authorizing a construction contingency amount of $4,500.00 (15.34%) for the construction of City Project No. 25-039 "Replacing the AC Unit at Raw Sewage Pump Station #1" to be funded by Fund
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410 "Water Quality Control"
Approved Resolution No. 2025-175 Determining the award of bid for construction of City Project No. 25-039 "Replacing the AC Unit at Raw Sewage Pump Station #1" is exempt from the provisions of CEQA in accordance with section 15302 of the CEQA guidelines F. Approving the purchase of five Ford Police Interceptor Utility Vehicles from Downtown Ford for a total amount not to exceed $319,381.16 (Municipal Services) Action: Approved Motion: Approving the purchase of five (5) Ford Police Interceptor AWD Utility Vehicles from Downtown Ford pursuant to the City of Sacramento Contract No.
B24153311011, for a total amount not to exceed $319,381.16 expensed to Fund 506 "Vehicle/Equipment Replacement" in accordance with Turlock Municipal Code Section 2-7- 08(b)(5) allowing the use of joint, cooperative, or leveraged purchasing plans and not requiring an additional City bid procedure
G. Approving the purchase of four Agricultural Mower Tractors from Garton Tractor for a total amount not to exceed $161,794.92 (Municipal Services)
Action: Approved Motion: Approving the purchase of four (4) Agricultural Mower Tractors from Garton Tractor pursuant to the Sourcewell Contract No. 082923-KBA, for a total amount not to exceed $161,794.92 expensed to Fund 506 "Vehicle/Equipment Replacement" in accordance with Turlock Municipal Code Section 2-7-08(b)(5) allowing use of joint, cooperative, or leveraged purchasing plans and not requiring an additional City bid procedure H. Approving the purchase of two Ford F-250 trucks, to replace the existing trucks for the Electrical Division, from Rush Truck Centers of California for a total amount not to exceed $139,992.94 and appropriating funds for the same (Municipal Services) Action:
Approved Resolution No. 2025-176 Appropriating $70,000 to Fund 506 "Vehicle/Equipment Replacement" account number 506-00-000-222.51020 "Equipment Replacement" and $70,000 to account number 506-00-000-223.51020 "Equipment Replacement" from Fund 506 unallocated reserves in Fiscal Year 2025 - 2026
Approved Motion: Approving the purchase of two (2) Ford F-250 trucks with utility bodies from Rush Truck Centers of California pursuant to the Sourcewell Contract No. 032824-RTG, for a total amount not to exceed $139,992.94 expensed to Fund 506 "Vehicle/Equipment Replacement" in accordance with Turlock Municipal Code Section 2-7-08(b)(5) allowing use of joint, cooperative, or leveraged purchasing plans and not requiring an additional City bid procedure
Approving the purchase of one Ford F-250 truck, to replace the existing vehicle for the Police Department Animal Control Division, from Rush Truck Center Ceres for a total amount not to exceed $113,745.97 (Municipal Services)
Action: Approved Motion: Approving the purchase of one (1) Ford F-250 truck from Rush Truck Center, Ceres pursuant to the Sourcewell Contract No. 032824-RTG, for a total amount not to exceed $113,745.97 expensed to Fund 506 "Vehicle/Equipment Replacement" in accordance with Turlock Municipal Code Section 2-7-08(b)(5) allowing use of joint, cooperative, or leveraged purchasing plans and not requiring an additional City bid procedure
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J. Approving an agreement with Jim Brisco Enterprises, Inc. for the Reuse and Disposal of Biosolids for a period of three years not-to-exceed $750,000 (Municipal Services) Action: Approved Motion: Approving an agreement (City Contract No. 2026-053) with Jim Brisco Enterprises, Inc., in response to RFP No. 25-009, for the Reuse and Disposal of Biosolids for a period of three (3) years, in a total not-to-exceed amount of $750,000, to be expensed to Fund 410
K. Approving the purchase of one 25-yard rear loader packer truck from Haaker Refuse for a total amount not to exceed $361,812.50 (Municipal Services) Action: Approved Motion: Approving the purchase of one (1) 25-yard rear loader packer truck from Haaker Refuse pursuant to the Sourcewell Contract No. 110223-MCN, for a total amount not to exceed $361,812.50 expensed to Fund 506 "Vehicle/Equipment Replacement" in accordance with Turlock Municipal Code Section 2-7-08(b)(5) allowing use of joint, cooperative, or leveraged purchasing plans and not requiring an additional City bid procedure L. Approving the project list for submission to StanCOG for federal transportation grants for fiscal year 2027-2030, with the City providing its share of funding if projects are awarded (Municipal Services)
Action: Approved Resolution No. 2025-177 Approving the proposed list of project applications to submit in response to the Call for Projects for Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Act (CMAQ) and Surface Transportation Block Grant (STBG) funding for Federal Fiscal Years 2027 through 2030 and affirming the importance of each listed project and a commitment to provide the local match funding required to complete the project should the projects be awarded
9. FINAL READINGS
None
10. PUBLIC HEARINGS
A. Approving the Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report and authorizing submission to the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (Housing)
Mayor Bublak opened the item for public comment. There were no comments from the public, and Mayor Bublak closed public comment.
Motioned to continue to September 23, 2025, by Councilmember Abram, seconded by Vice Mayor Monez, and carried 5/0 by the following vote:
Councilmember Councilmember Vice Mayor Councilmember Mayor Abram Bixel Monez Phillips Bublak
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
11. ACTION ITEMS
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Awarding bid and approving an agreement with Pacific Polymers Inc. for Senior Center Roof & HVAC Replacement in the amount of $272,000.00 (Municipal Services) City Engineer Bill Morris introduced the item.
Mayor Bublak opened the item for public comment. There were no comments from the public, and Mayor Bublak closed public comment.
Motioned to award a bid and approve an Agreement with Pacific Polymers Inc., of Herald, California in the amount of $272,000.00 and authorizing a construction contingency amount of $27,200.00 (10%), for City Project No. 24-042 "Senior Center Roof & HVAC Replacement" and adopt a resolution to determine the award of bid for construction of City Project No. 24- 042 "Senior Center Roof & HVAC Replacement" is exempt from the provisions of CEQA in accordance with Section 15302 of the CEQA guidelines by Councilmember Bixel, seconded by Councilmember Abram and carried 5/0 by the following vote:
Councilmember Councilmember Vice Mayor Monez Councilmember Mayor Bublak Abram Bixel Phillips
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Action: Approved Motion
Approved Resolution No. 2025-178
B. Rejecting all bids submitted for the project renovations at the Senior Center and Marty Yerby Recreational Facility (Municipal Services)
City Engineer Bill Morris introduced the item.
Mayor Bublak opened the item for public comment. There were no comments from the public, and Mayor Bublak closed public comment.
Motioned to reject all bids submitted for City Project No. 24-036 "Renovations at Senior Center and Marty Yerby Recreational Facility" by Vice Mayor Monez, seconded by Councilmember Bixel and carried 5/0 by the following vote:
Councilmember Councilmember Vice Mayor Monez Councilmember Mayor Bublak Abram Bixel Phillips
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Action: Approved Motion
12. COUNCILMEMBER COMMENTS, ANNOUNCEMENTS AND FUTURE ITEMS Councilmember Abram inquired about the status of the remaining funds allocated through the America Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) in relation to the existing Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs), and initiated a discussion about whether there's interest in using those funds for a new
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program.
Councilmember Bixel thanked Pastor Woods for offering the opening prayers, acknowledging it's significance.
Vice Mayor Monez stated the City issued 46 new business licenses last month, and welcomed Burlington Coat Factory. Monez also proposed a future agenda item regarding a plan to annex the airport into the City of Turlock.
Councilmember Phillips stated a reminder of the upcoming 3rd Annual Dinner Fundraiser hosted by the Turlock S.W.A.T. Association, scheduled on September 13, 2025. She also mentioned the Turlock Chamber of Commerce is holding their September mixer on September 16, 2025.
Mayor Bublak acknowledged the passing of Donna Pierce and stated that Donna was a big part of the University of California, Stanislaus and of the community.
13. CLOSED SESSION
None
14. REPORTS FROM CLOSED SESSION
None
15. ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Bublak adjourned the meeting at 6:23 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
Kely Ruta
Kelly Rentefia, Deputy City Clerk