City Council Meeting
Agenda
January 27, 2026
6:00 PM
City of Turlock Yosemite Room
156 S. Broadway, Turlock, California
Mayor
Amy Bublak*
Council Members
Kevin Bixel
Cassandra Abram
*via telephone at 901
Massachusetts Avenue NW,
Washington, DC 20001
Erika Phillips
Rebecka Monez
(Vice Mayor)
Interim City Manager
Sue Borrego
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.
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
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, January 27, 2026
Next City Council Resolution: 2026-012 Next Ordinance: 1341-CS
City Council.
5. PROCLAMATIONS, RECOGNITIONS, APPOINTMENTS, ANNOUNCEMENTS,
PRESENTATIONS, AND BRIEFINGS
A. Turlock Partnership Incentive Program Check Presentation: Javier Padilla CPA, Inc. (Economic Development)
B. Industrial Ratepayer Assistance Program Presentation (Municipal Services)
6. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
Pursuant to California Government Code Section 54954.3(a), this portion of the meeting is set aside for members of the public to address the City Council on matters that are not listed on tonight’s agenda but are within the subject matter jurisdiction of the City Council. Speakers will be allowed up to three (3) minutes for their comments. Speakers who wish to address a matter listed later on the agenda may be asked to wait until that item is heard. Comments on matters outside the Council’s subject matter jurisdiction may be ruled out of order by the presiding officer and not permitted to continue. Pursuant to Government Code Section 54954.2(a)(3), the City Council may not take action or engage in substantive discussion on items not listed on the posted agenda.
However, the Council or staff may briefly respond to public comments, refer matters to staff, or request that a topic be placed on a future agenda.
7. 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.
8. CONSENT CALENDAR
All matters listed under the Consent Calendar are considered routine and will be enacted by one motion with no separate discussion. Any item may be removed from the Consent Calendar and considered separately at the request of the Mayor or any Councilmember. Prior to Council action, members of the public may address the Council on the Consent Calendar. If during their Consent Calendar comments, a member of the public requests removal of an item for separate consideration, the Mayor or a Councilmember may do so. Public comment on the Consent Calendar is limited to one (1) minute per speaker, regardless of the number of items addressed by the speaker.
A. Accepting the Weekly demands of January 1, 2026, through January 15, 2026, in the total amount of $7,754,830.05, and the Investment and Cash report for November and December 2025 in the total amount of $626,067,322.35 (Finance)
B. Accepting the Minutes of the January 13, 2026 City Council Meeting, the Minutes of the January 14, 2026 City Council Special Meeting, and the Minutes of the January 22, 2026 City Council Special Meeting (City Clerk)
C. Accepting improvements for City Project 24-033 "Transit Center EV Chargers" and authorizing the City Engineer to file a Notice of Completion (Engineering)
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CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
Tuesday, January 27, 2026
Next City Council Resolution: 2026-012 Next Ordinance: 1341-CS
D. Awarding bid and approving an agreement with Safe-T-Lite of Modesto, Inc. for the rental of traffic control devices (Maintenance)
E. Authorizing a five-year banking services contract with WestAmerica Bank, in a form approved by the City Attorney, up to $300,000 annually, with a five-year extension option (Finance) F. Approving an Agreement with L.N. Curtis & Sons for Miscellaneous Fire/Rescue Equipment for One Year Not to Exceed an Annual Amount of $100,000 (Fire Department)
9. FINAL READINGS
10. PUBLIC HEARINGS
11. ACTION ITEMS
A. Authorizing Agreement with Legacy Health Endowment to Continue Person-Centered Care Program and Appropriate $300,000 of American Resue Plan Act Funds (Risk Management) B. Approving the Measure A Annual Accountability Report for the Fiscal Year 2024-2025 (Finance)
C. Authorizing the Sale of Properties Located at 537 Birchwood Way and 591 Birchwood Way to a Non-Profit Organization (Housing)
D. Adopting Reduced Capital Facilities Fees to Promote Business Growth (Finance) E. Authorizing to Allow Modesto Fire Administration Services Agreement to Conclude on June 30, 2026 without Executing Two-Year Extension (Finance) F. Authorizing Agreement with Badger Meter, Inc. for the Purchase of Water Meters for $6,218,334.28, to be Expensed from Fund 420 “Water" (Utilities) G. Awarding Bid and Authorizing an Agreement with Dynamic Pavement Inc for Speed Lumps at Berkeley Roundabouts in the amount of $25,472.00 (Engineering)
12. COUNCILMEMBER COMMENTS, ANNOUNCEMENTS AND FUTURE ITEMS
13. CLOSED SESSION
A. Public Employee Resignation/Discipline/Dismissal/Release, Cal Gov't Code §54957 B. 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: Interim City Manager, Sue Borrego Employee Organization: Turlock Management Association-Public Safety
14. REPORTS FROM CLOSED SESSION
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REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
Tuesday, January 27, 2026
Next City Council Resolution: 2026-012 Next Ordinance: 1341-CS
15. ADJOURNMENT