1 MAY 23, 2023, MINUTES
REGULAR WHEATLAND CITY COUNCIL MEETING
WHEATLAND COMMUNITY CENTER
101 C STREET, WHEATLAND, CA
6:00 – 7:46 P.M.
COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT: L. McIntosh, P. Shelton R. West. A. Teter R. Coe
OTHERS PRESENT: J. Goodwin, City Manager
J. Buckman, City Attorney
S. Wong, Finance Director
L. Thomason, City Clerk
J. Johnson, Account Clerk
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Council Member R. West led the pledge of allegiance.
Employee recognition more than 20 years of employment with the City for Rafaela Vargas and Lisa Thomason.
PUBLIC COMMENT
Chris Walsh commented on minutes from the last council meeting, a Bishop Pumpkin Farm meeting and ARPA funds regarding the Community Center conference room and sound system.
CONSENT CALENDAR
Mayor West pulled item No. 3.1, minutes from the May 9th council meeting from the consent calendar, to be scheduled for a future meeting.
It was moved by Vice Mayor R. Coe, Seconded by Council Member L. McIntosh to approve the Proclamation Recognizing Small Business Week April 30 – May 6 and Small Business month May 2023.. Vote called – AYES: All. Motion carried.
REGULAR CALENDAR
1) City Engineer Dane Schilling presented the staff report for an update on the Comprehensive Water Project. The City was awarded a $1.36-million grant through the State’s Integrated Regional Water Management (IRWM) grant program. YWA provided a fifty percent matching fund for the Comprehensive Drinking Water Project. The project will improve the water system reliability; increase community awareness of water consumption; encourage sustainable water practices; and modernize the City’s water supply system to accommodate growth. Project improvements will take place in two phases.
Phase 1 has begun and deals with the delivery of water to customers and included replacing all water meters, a new remote reading water metering system, new customer information portal, and new billing system. Phase 2 deals with the larger infrastructure including the elevated tank and delivering consistent water pressure. The Project was funded through external grant funds totaling $1.36 million. In May of 2022 the City Council earmarked $110,000 in ARPA funds to cover additional project costs associated with the protracted supply chain delays and additions to the scope of the Project. Total project funding of $1,474,694 is sufficient to cover the cost of all work contemplated for the project. 2 Mayor R. West commented on purchase of the module for billing software that allows customers to log on and check water usage, wells, and dead zones and Caliterra fire sprinklers.
Council Member P. Shelton commented on the start date of the project, web-based customer portal, coverage, impact on annexation and the delay in selling homes in the Caliterra Ranch project.
Council member L. McIntosh commented on cross training of staff on the billing software and City wells.
Information item, no action taken.
REPORTS
D. Shilling reported on the IRWMP meeting.
S. Wong reported on little league lights and money received from insurance, upcoming budget, and calculations of the City’s appropriation limit.
Meeting adjourned to Closed Session at 6:45 p.m.
CLOSED SESSION
The meeting was reconvened at 7:45 with no reportable action.
There being no further business, Mayor R. West adjourned at 7:46 p.m.
Minutes approved and adopted on this 13th day of June 2023. __________________________________
Rick West, Mayor
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Lisa Thomason, City Clerk