City Council Meeting
Agenda
April 14, 2026
6:00 PM
City of Turlock Yosemite Room
156 S. Broadway, Turlock, California
Mayor
Amy Bublak
Council Members
Kevin Bixel
Cassandra Abram
Erika Phillips
Rebecka Monez
(Vice Mayor)
Interim City Manager
Gary Hampton
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 City Council.
CITY OF TURLOCK
CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
Tuesday, April 14, 2026
Next City Council Resolution: 2026-032 Next Ordinance: 1344-CS
5. PROCLAMATIONS, RECOGNITIONS, APPOINTMENTS, ANNOUNCEMENTS,
PRESENTATIONS, AND BRIEFINGS
A. Turlock Police Department Animal Services - Adoptable Pets B. Proclamation: Animal Care and Control Appreciation Week (Police) C. Presentation: Turlock Partnership Incentive Program Check Presentation: Kabob Place (Economic Development)
D. Proclamation: National Volunteer Recognition Week: April 19-25, 2026 (Human Relations) E. Proclamation: National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week (Police) F. Proclamation: Arbor Day (Recreation)
G. Proclamation: Honoring City Attorney George A. Petrulakis for Outstanding Service to the City (Mayor)
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.
A. Monthly Department Reports
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 March 6, 2026 through March 12, 2026 in the amount of
CITY OF TURLOCK
CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
Tuesday, April 14, 2026
Next City Council Resolution: 2026-032 Next Ordinance: 1344-CS
$1,117.838.76, March 13, 2026 through March 19, 2026 in the amount of $4,253,642.28, March 20, 2026 through March 26, 2026 in the amount of $1,718,644.69, March 27,2026 through April 2, 2026 in the amount of $4,613,527.60 and AP EFT January 1, 2026 through January 31, 2026 in the amount of $167,710.49.
B. Accepting the Minutes of the March 24, 2026 City Council Meeting C. Authorizing the Placement of Insurance Carrier Policies and Third-Party Administrative Agreements between the City of Turlock and Related Benefit Partners for Employee Healthcare, Covering the Period of July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027 (Human Relations) D. Declaring the Intention to Order Annexation No. 41 for the property located at 1143 9th Street, (Stanislaus County Assessor’s Parcel 043-011-016), to existing Community Facilities District No. 2 (Services Mitigation) (Development Services)
E. Accepting improvements for City Project No. 24-010 "Fire Station No. 31 SCBA Compressor" and authorizing the City Engineer to file a Notice of Completion (Engineering) F. Rescinding Resolution No. 2025-083 and Adopting a New Resolution Designating the Authorized Signatures for the City of Turlock Bank Accounts with WestAmerica Bank (Finance)
G. Approving Amendment No. 4 to an Agreement between the City of Turlock and ABS Direct, Inc. for Laser Printer and Mailing Services of Utility Billing, Utility Delinquent Notices, and Business License Renewals, to Change the Current Total Compensation Amount from $880,000 to $1,013,200 for the Duration of the Contract (Finance) H. Adopting the HOME Investment Partnerships American Rescue Plan (HOME-ARP) Program Policies and Procedures Manual for the Housing Division (Housing) I. Awarding Bid and Approving an Agreement with Ace-High Engineering for City Project No. 25- 063 "Geer Road Water Valves Replacement" in the Amount of $295,746.00 (Engineering) J. Approving Amendment No. 6 to City Contract No. 2023-110 with Provost & Pritchard Consulting Group for Engineering Design Services for the Roads Program in the amount of $823,532.14 (Roads Program)
K. Approving Amendments to City Contract No. 2023-111 with Siegfried Engineering, Inc. for Engineering Design Services for the Roads Program for City Project Nos. 26-017 and 26-018 (Roads Program)
9. FINAL READINGS
10. PUBLIC HEARINGS
A. Approving and Authorizing the Submission of the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Annual Action Plan to HUD (Housing)
11. ACTION ITEMS
A. Direction on Remaining ARPA Funds for Business Development (Economic Development)
CITY OF TURLOCK
CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
Tuesday, April 14, 2026
Next City Council Resolution: 2026-032 Next Ordinance: 1344-CS
B. Adopting a Resolution Declaring the City Council’s Intention to Consider Adoption of a Reasonable Accommodation Ordinance After Review and Recommendation by the Planning Commission (City Attorney)
12. COUNCILMEMBER COMMENTS, ANNOUNCEMENTS AND FUTURE ITEMS
13. 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: Interim City Manager, Gary Hampton Employee Organization: Turlock Management Association-Public Safety 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): One (1)
14. REPORTS FROM CLOSED SESSION
15. ADJOURNMENT