City Council

EXETER CITY COUNCIL Mayor REGULAR MEETING AGENDA Jacob Johnson Mayor Pro Tem Jeff Wilson August 12, 2025, 6:00 PM Council Members City Hall, 137 North F Street Vicki Riddle Exeter, California 93221 Frankie Alves Bobby Lentz Notice is hereby given that the Exeter City Council will hold a Regular Meeting on Tuesday, July 22, 2025, at 6:00 p.m. in person at Exeter City Hall located at 137 N. F St. in Exeter California, 93221. Staff Reports related to items on the agenda are available on the City’s website at https://cityofexeter.ca.gov/ and available for viewing at City Hall. 6:00 p.m. A. CALL TO ORDER CLOSED SESSION B. PUBLIC COMMENTS REGARDING CLOSED SESSION MATTERS Comments from the public are limited to items listed on the closed session matters (GC 54954.3a). Speakers will be allowed three (3) minutes. Please begin your comments by stating your name and providing your City of residence. C. ADJOURN TO CLOSED SESSION PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION(S) 1. 54956.9(d)(3) Conference with Legal Counsel Re: Significant Exposure to Litigation - 1 Case: Facts Not Known to Potential Plaintiffs 2. 54956.9(d)(3) Conference with Legal Counsel Re: Significant Exposure to Litigation - 1 Case: Invoice No. REB65076085 from Robert Half 3. 54956.9(d)(4) Conference with Legal Counsel Re: Potential Initiation of Litigation - 5 Cases 7:00 p.m. D. CALL TO ORDER REGULAR SESSION AND REPORT ON CLOSED SESSION ITEMS (if any) E. INVOCATION Presented by Mayor Johnson F. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE G. PUBLIC COMMENTS This is the time for citizens to comment on subject matters that are not on the agenda that are within the jurisdiction of the Exeter City Council. In compliance with public meeting laws, Council cannot discuss topics that are not included on the published agenda. This is also the time for citizens to comment on items listed on the Consent Calendar or to request an item from the Consent Calendar be pulled for discussion purposes. Public comments related to all pulled Consent Calendar Items and all Individual Business or Public Hearing Items that are listed on this agenda will be heard at the time that item is discussed or at a time the Public Hearing is opened for comment. In fairness to all who wish to speak tonight, comments shall be limited to five (5) minutes for each individual, ten (10) minutes for an individual representing a group, and thirty (30) minutes overall for the entire public comment period, unless otherwise indicated by the Mayor. Although not required, speakers are asked to begin their comments by stating their name and city of residence. H. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS 1. Oath of Office of Police Officer Green Grove (p. 5) Presented by Francesca Quintana, City Clerk 2. Employee of the Quarter Recognition of Dan Espinola (p. 6 – 7) Presented by Jason Ridenour, City Administrator 3. Tulare County Economic Development Presentation (pp. 8 – 29) Presented by Airica de Olivera, TCEDC I. CONSENT CALENDAR Items listed under the Consent Calendar are considered routine and will be enacted by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these matters unless a request is made and then the item will be removed from the Consent Calendar to be discussed and voted upon by a separate motion. 1. Approval of July 12, 2025 Regular Meeting Minutes (pp. 30 – 35) 2. Approval of the Payment of Bills for July 25, 2025 (pp. 36 – 41) 3. Approval of Payroll in the Amount of $89,994.28 for the Period of June 30, 2025, through July 13, 2025, with a Check Date of July 18, 2025 (pp. 42 – 49) 4. Approval of Payroll in the Amount of $99,679.12 for the Period of July 14, 2025, through July 27, 2025, with a Check Date of August 01, 2025 (pp. 50 – 57) Page 2 of 4  5. Approval of Street Closures, Facility Use, Amplified Sound Permit, and Fee Waiver for the Annual Fall Festival Activities on October 7-11, 2025 (pp. 58 - 77) 6. Approval of Street Closures, Facility Use, Amplified Sound Permit, and Fee Waiver for the CACHE fundraiser on October 25, 2025 (pp. 78 – 87) 7. Adoption of Resolution No. 2025-32, A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Exeter Approving Amendment to Joint Powers Agreement of the Central San Joaquin Valley Risk Management Authority (pp. 88 – 129) 8. Affirming of the Goals and Objectives Established by the City Council at the City Council Special Meeting on June 24, 2025 (pp. 130 – 131) 9. Adoption of Resolution No. 2025-35, A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Exeter, to Direct the City Administrator to Sign an Amendment to the Supplement to the Measure R Program Cooperative Agreement (pp. 132 – 139) 10. Authorizing the Award for the Total Cost to Install the Downtown Streetlight Project from the Contractor GBI Electric of Palmdale, CA for $76,770.00, Establish a Contingency of $7,677.00, and Allocate $7,677.00 for Project Management and Inspection Services by City staff (pp. 140 – 144) 11. Approval for the City Administrator to Enter into a five-year Lease Agreement with Axon Enterprise, Inc. for the Procurement of (15) Officer Safety Plan Bundles, Including Body- Worn Cameras, TASER 10 Conducted Energy Weapons, and Associated Software, Training, and Support Services (pp. 145 – 161) J. INDIVIDUAL BUSINESS ITEMS Comments related to Individual Business and Public Hearing Items are limited to three (3) minutes per speaker, for a maximum of 30 minutes per item. The Mayor may reasonably limit or extend the public comment period to preserve the Council's interest in conducting efficient, orderly meetings. 1. Second Reading by Title Only and Adoption of Ordinance No. 716, An Ordinance of the City of Exeter Enacting Zoning Ordinance Amendment 2025-01, as Requested by San Joaquin Homes, for Properties Generally Located at the Northeast Corner of Vine Street and the Northerly Extension of Elberta Avenue in Exeter (pp. 162 – 170) Presented by Tom Navarro, Contract Senior City Planner 2. Consideration of Appointments to the Exeter Planning Commission for Four Expired Terms (pp. 171 – 185) Presented by Francesca Quintana, City Clerk/Human Resources Manager 3. Consider Adoption of Resolution 2025-33, A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Exeter, Rescinding Resolution 2021-25 and Setting the City of Exeter City Parks and Recreation Areas Hours of Operation to be between the hours of 6:00 A.M. and 10:00 P.M. and Closed from the hours of 10:00 P.M. and 6:00 A.M. (pp. 186 – 210) Presented by Jason Ridenour, City Administrator Page 3 of 4  4. Consider Approval of Resolution No. 2025-34, A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Exeter Approving Amendments to the Exeter City Council Handbook of Rules and Procedures to Update the Process for Placing Items on the City Council Agenda (pp. 211 – 269) Presented by Jason Ridenour, City Administrator 5. Consider Authorizing a 30-day notice of termination for Clean Cut Landscape Management Inc. pursuant to the City of Exeter’s Landscape Maintenance Services Contract and RFB23-009 and Authorize Staff to Initiate a Formal Bidding Process for City of Exeter Park Maintenance Services and Execute a Month-to-Month Agreement with CSET for Interim Maintenance (pp. 270 – 327) Presented by Zachary Boudreaux, Public Works Director K. CITY COUNCIL ITEMS OF INTEREST L. CITY ADMINISTRATOR/DEPARTMENT COMMENTS M. REGULAR MEETING ADJOURNMENT State of California ) County of Tulare ) ss. City of Exeter ) I declare under penalty of perjury that I am employed by the City of Exeter, in the Administrator’s Office; and that I posted this Agenda on the bulletin board outside of City Hall 137 N. F St. Exeter CA 93221 on August 08, 2025 and online on the City of Exeter website. _______________________________________________ Francesca Quintana, City Clerk In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, and the California Ralph M. Brown Act, if you need special assistance to participate in this meeting, or to be able to access this agenda and documents in the agenda packet, please contact the City Clerk (559)592-9244. Notification prior to the meeting will enable the City to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to this meeting and/or provision of an appropriate alternative format of the agenda and documents in the agenda packet. (28 CFR 35.102-35. 104 ADA Title II). Materials related to an item on this Agenda submitted to the legislative body after distribution of the agenda packet are available for public inspection at City of Exeter, Administration Office 314 W. Firebaugh, Exeter CA 93221 during normal business hours. Page 4 of 4