City Council Meeting
Agenda
September 22, 2026
6:00 PM
City of Turlock Yosemite Room
156 S. Broadway, Turlock, California
Amendment No. 1 - 9/17/2026
Mayor
Amy Bublak
Council Members
Kevin Bixel
Cassandra Abram
Erika Phillips
Rebecka Monez
(Vice Mayor)
City Manager
John J. Murphy
City Clerk
Nichole Fiez
City Attorney
Katie O. Lucchesi
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION: Members of the public can participate in City Council meetings in the following ways:
1. Attending in person
• City Hall Yosemite Room located at 156 S. Broadway, Turlock, California at 6:00 p.m.
2. Attending through zoom (Instructions below)
• Webinar Link: www.zoom.us/join
• Meeting ID: 867 6255 3296 Passcode: 092083
• Call In: 1-669-444-9171 and press pound (#)
PUBLIC COMMENT: The public may address the City Council in person by completing the speaker cards and providing to the Police Officer. To address the City Council remotely, follow the Instructions for Public Comment using Zoom. Public comment will begin with speakers attending in-person first, followed by those attending via remote participation.
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.
EQUAL ACCESS POLICY: If you have a disability which affects your access to public facilities or services, please contact the City Clerk’s Office at (209) 668-5540. The City is committed to taking all reasonable measures to provide access to its facilities and services. Please allow sufficient time for the City to process and respond to your request.
GOVERNMENT CODE § 84308 REGULATIONS: To promote transparency and fairness in the governmental decision-making process, there are rules to prevent public officials from being unfairly influenced by contributors to their campaigns. The type of activity these laws were enacted to limit is often referred to as “pay-to-play,” and is governed in California by Government Code section 84308. Parties to any proceedings involving a “license, permit, or other entitlement for use,” as that term is defined in the Political Reform Act, pending before the City Council must disclose any campaign contribution over $500 (aggregated) within the preceding 12 months made by the party, their agent, and those required to be aggregated with their contributions under Gov. Code § 82015.5. The disclosure must include the amount contributed and the name(s) of the contributor(s).
CITY OF TURLOCK
CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
Tuesday, September 22, 2026
Next City Council Resolution: 2026-117 Next Ordinance: 1353-CS
INSTRUCTIONS FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS USING ZOOM
Follow these steps to log into Zoom from your computer or smart device (Your device must have audio capability to participate.):
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3. You may state your name and city of residence at the beginning of your remarks for the minutes.
4. Speakers will have up to three minutes to make their remarks.
5. You may log off or hang up after making your comments.
DISCLAIMER: Participant names and/or phone numbers may be visible to all participants. The City records all public meetings.
CITY OF TURLOCK
CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
Tuesday, September 22, 2026
Next City Council Resolution: 2026-117 Next Ordinance: 1353-CS
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.
5. PROCLAMATIONS, RECOGNITIONS, ANNOUNCEMENTS, PRESENTATIONS, AND
BRIEFINGS
A. Presentation: Employee Service Awards (Human Relations) B. Presentation: Turlock Partnership Incentive Program Check: Sake Auto Sales (Economic Development)
C. Proclamation: Fire Prevention Week October 4 - 10, 2026 D. Presentation: Roads Program Financial Overview
6. 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 August 14, 2026 Through August 20, 2026 in the Amount of $2,741,077.38, Accounts Payable EFT of June 1, 2026 Through June 30, 2026 in the Amount of $236,801.89, Weekly Demands of August 21, 2026 Through August 27, 2026 in the Amount of $2,804,116.02, Payroll EFT of May 1, 2026 Through May 31, 2026 in the Amount of $2,613,015.51, and Weekly Demands of August 28, 2026 Through September 3, 2026 in the Amount of $1,929,648.38
B. Accepting the Investment and Cash Report for the Month of August 2026 in the Amount of $323,252,826.06
C. Accepting the Minutes of the of the September 8, 2026 City Council Meeting D. Approving Three (3) Agreements with Carollo Engineers, Inc., CalScada LLC, and Telstar Instruments for On-Call Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) Programming Services for Five (5) Year Terms for Not-to-Exceed Contract Maximums of $750,000 per
CITY OF TURLOCK
CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
Tuesday, September 22, 2026
Next City Council Resolution: 2026-117 Next Ordinance: 1353-CS
Agremeent (WQC)
E. Authorizing Staff to Proceed with Advertising City Project No. 25-058 “TRWQCF Primary Flotator Improvements Project” and Finding That Certain Equipment or Material may be Specified in the Contract Documents by a Specific Brand with no Allowance for "or Equal" Products (Engineering)
F. Increasing the Authorized Construction Contingency Amount by $10,000 from $25,284 to $35,284 for Construction of City Project No. 25-049 "Animal Control Facility Improvements" (Engineering)
G. Authorizing the Purchase of a Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) Compressor from ANGI Energy Systems, LLC, in an Amount not to exceed $45,000 for City Project No. 26043 "CNG Slow Fill Core Replacement" and Determining the Proposed Action is Categorically Exempt from the Provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) (Transit) H. Approving a Five-Year Agreement with Brown Armstrong Accountancy Corporation for Auditing Services for Fiscal Years Ending June 30, 2026 Through June 30, 2030 for Total Compensation of $500,000 to be Paid from Various Funds in Expense Account Number 43055_002 “Consultant Audit” (Finance)
I. Approving the Purchase of Two (2) Chevrolet Tahoe SSV Utility Vehicles from National Auto Fleet Group for a Total Amount not to Exceed $135,653.08 (Fleet) J. Approving Amendment No. 9 for Task Order No. 8A Under the Terms of the Master Agreement with Provost & Pritchard Engineering Group, Inc. dba Provost & Pritchard Consulting Group for Engineering Design Services for the City of Turlock’s Roads Initiative Program in the Amount of $76,603.07 to be Funded by Fund 115 “Measure A – Roads” Under City Project No. 26-016 “Provost & Pritchard Task Order No. 8A for Roads Program CIP Projects,” and Authorizing Staff to Proceed with Advertising for Construction of Said City Project Upon Completion of Bid Documents (Roads Program) K. Approving the Salary Ranges of the Turlock City Employees Association (TCEA) Positions of:
Environmental Compliance Inspector I, Environmental Compliance Inspector II, and Environmental Compliance Inspector, Sr., Reclassification of Incumbent to Position of Environmental Compliance Inspector, Sr. and Amending the TCEA Salary Schedule Effective September 22, 2026 (Human Relations)
7. FINAL READINGS
8. PUBLIC HEARINGS
A. Declaring the Intention to Order Annexation No. 36 for the Property Located at 145 Twentieth Century Blvd, Stanislaus County Assessor’s Parcel 042-011-049, to Existing Community Facilities District No. 2 (Services Mitigation) (Development Services)
9. ACTION ITEMS
A. Accepting the Turlock Downtown Property Owners Association 2025-2026 Annual Report in Accordance with California Streets and Highways Code Section 36650 (Economic Development)
CITY OF TURLOCK
CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
Tuesday, September 22, 2026
Next City Council Resolution: 2026-117 Next Ordinance: 1353-CS
B. Approving a Contribution Agreement Between the County of Stanislaus and the City of Turlock for the Contribution of $150,000 in Building Community Infrastructure Funds Toward the Montana Park Project Multi-sport Court; and Authorizing the City Manager to Execute the Agreement and all Related Documents (Recreation)
10. 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. The total time allotted for this public comment period shall not exceed thirty (30) minutes. 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.
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 Legal Counsel – Anticipated Litigation pursuant to Government Code § 54956.9(d)(2).
One (1) Case.
14. REPORTS FROM CLOSED SESSION
15. ADJOURNMENT