City Council Meeting
Regular MeetingGalt, CA · June 17, 2014
Agenda
CITY OF GALT
Marylou Powers, Mayor Jason Behrmann, City Manager
Mike Singleton, Vice Mayor
Curt Campion, Council Member William Bowen, Police Chief
Mark Crews, Council Member Paula Islas, Human Resources Administrator
Barbara Payne, Council Member Inez Kiriu, Finance Director
Armando Solis, Parks & Recreation Director
Elizabeth Aguire-Haglund, City Clerk Tony Stewart, Community Development Director
Shaun Farrell, City Treasurer Steven Winkler, Public Works Director
Steven Rudolph, City Attorney
AGENDA
REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING
COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 380 CIVIC DRIVE, GALT, CALIFORNIA
TUESDAY, JUNE 17, 2014, 7:00 PM
NOTE: Speaker Request Sheets are provided on the table inside the entrances to the council chambers. If you wish
to address the council during the meeting, please complete a speaker sheet and give it to the City Clerk. A maximum
of three minutes is allowed for each speaker.
NOTE: If you need a disability-related modification or accommodation, including auxiliary aids or services, to
participate in this meeting, please contact the City Clerk’s office, 209-366-7130, 380 Civic Drive, at least two days
prior to the meeting.
NOTE: Public records, including writings relating to an agenda item for open session of a regular meeting and
distributed less than 72 hours prior to the meeting, are available for public inspection at the City Clerk’s Office, 380
Civic Drive, Galt, California.
NOTE: Please turn off all cell phones during the council meeting.
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A. CALL MEETING TO ORDER:
1. Roll Call: Council Members: Singleton, Payne, Campion, Crews, Powers
2. Silent prayer
3. Flag Salute
4. Video statement
B. AGENDA APPROVAL, ADDITIONS AND/OR DELETIONS:
C. PRESENTATIONS:
1. Character Coalition – Honesty.
2. Project Love – Annual Report.
3. Youth Committee Annual Report.
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D. PUBLIC COMMENT: - Under Government Code Section 54954.3, members of the public may
address the council on non-agenda items. Speakers may address council on any agenda item during
consideration of the item. Speakers shall restrict their comments to issues that are within the subject
matter jurisdiction of the City Council and limit comments to a maximum of three minutes. Please
fill out a speaker sheet located on the table inside the entrances to the council chambers and forward
the completed speaker sheet to the clerk.
E. INFORMATION/CONSENT CALENDAR: - It is recommended that Items 1 through 6 be acted
on simultaneously unless separate discussion and/or action are requested by a council member.
1. SUBJECT: Minutes of the regular meetings of June 3, 2014.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Accept the minutes as submitted.
2. SUBJECT: City of Galt Warrants.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve the warrants as submitted.
3. SUBJECT: Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute a Memorandum of
Understanding with Sacramento County and its contractors for the management and control
of responses to incidents involving the release of hazardous materials.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt a resolution authorizing the City Manager to
execute a five-year renewal to the Memorandum of Understanding with Sacramento
County.
4. SUBJECT: Amendment to the agreement with Van Scoyoc Associates for Federal
Lobbyist Services.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt a resolution authorizing the execution of an
amendment to the agreement with Van Scoyoc Associates for federal lobbyist services.
5. SUBJECT: Appropriations limit for the Fiscal Year 2014-2015.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: 1) Adopt a resolution electing the use of the increase in
non-residential assessed valuation due to new construction and the County’s population
growth for use in establishing the appropriations limit; and 2) Establish the appropriations
limit in the amount of $153,699,934 for fiscal year 2014-2014.
6. SUBJECT: Treasurer's Report for period ending.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Accept the treasurer's report as submitted.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve the consent calendar as presented.
F. SCHEDULED MATTERS:
1. SUBJECT: 2014-2019 Capital Improvement Program.
STAFF REPORT: Behrmann
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Conduct a public hearing and adopt a resolution
approving the Five Year Capital Improvement Program (CIP) for fiscal years 2014-2015
through 2018-2019.
G. REGULAR CALENDAR:
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CITY COUNCIL’S OFFICE:
1. SUBJECT: Move $1,000 in the council travel line item to be used as discretionary funds
towards the Harvey Park Community Garden.
STAFF REPORT: Payne
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Allocate $1,000 from line item 001-0101-711-6072 to
discretionary, 110-0101-711-6053 and carry-over to FY2015-2015 to be used towards
materials for the Harvey Park Community Garden.
2. SUBJECT: Discretionary Funds - Campion.
STAFF REPORT: Campion
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve discretionary funds in the amount of $400 and
carry-over to be used for the Horizon Halloween Carnival in Fiscal Year (FY) 2014-2015;
and 2) Approve discretionary funds in the amount of $600 and carry-over for the Galt Area
Historical Society in FY 2014-2015 to be used towards the design and construction of the
new restrooms at McFarland Ranch.
3. SUBJECT: Discretionary Funds - Crews.
STAFF REPORT: Crews
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve the allocation of $234 from Council Member
Crews’ discretionary funds in the FY 2013-2014 budget for banners of deployed soldiers
for the Central Galt Interchange.
CITY MANAGER’S OFFICE:
4. SUBJECT: Award of Contract for the Public Education and Government (PEG) Fee
Funded City Hall Council Chambers Projection and Lighting System Upgrade.
STAFF REPORT: Marcotte
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt a resolution authorizing the City Manager to
execute a contract with Spinitar in the amount of $139,960.45 for the design, purchase and
installation of projection and lighting system equipment for Council Chambers and also
authorize the use of the remaining $15,749.55 for contingency and any necessary cosmetic
improvements to the projection areas of the Council Chambers.
5. SUBJECT: 2014-2016 Bi-Annual Budget.
STAFF REPORT: Behrmann
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt a resolution approving the 2014-2016 Operating
Budget.
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT:
6. SUBJECT: Award of contract for the City of Galt Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance
Update.
STAFF REPORT: Stewart
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt a resolution authorizing the City Manager to
execute a contract with Raney Planning & Management, Inc. in the amount of $45,320 for
the preparation of a comprehensive update of the City of Galt’s Zoning Ordinance, and
approve a contingency not to exceed $6,000 for the preparation of the California
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Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) document for the project if the preparation of said
CEQA document exceeds City staff resources.
H. COMMUNICATION
I. CITY CLERK'S REPORT
J. COMMENTS BY STAFF
K. COMMENTS BY CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS/FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
ADJOURNMENT
ELIZABETH AGUIRE-HAGLUND, CITY CLERK: Agenda Report. The agenda for this Galt City
Council Meeting was posted in the following listed sites before 5:00 pm on the Friday preceding the
meeting:
1. City Hall Lobby, 380 Civic Drive;
2. U.S. Post Office, 600 N. Lincoln Way; and
3. Marian O. Lawrence Library, 1000 Caroline Avenue.
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CALENDAR OF CITY MEETINGS AND EVENTS
June 17 CITY COUNCIL MEETING - 7:00 pm – Regular Session
June 19 Beautification Committee Meeting – 3:30 pm – City Hall Community Room
June 26 Commission on Aging Meeting – 5:15 pm – 610 Chabolla Avenue – California Room
JULY, 2014
July 1 CITY COUNCIL MEETING - 7:00 pm – Regular Session
July 4 Independence Day Celebration/Tonn Memorial 5k Fun/Run
July 7 Galt Youth Committee Meeting –6:00 pm – City Council Chambers
July 9 Parks & Recreation Commission Meeting – 7:00 pm – Council Chambers
July 10 Planning Commission Meeting – 6:30 pm – Council Chambers
July 15 CITY COUNCIL MEETING - 7:00 pm – Regular Session
July 17 Beautification Committee Meeting – 3:30 pm – City Hall Community Room
July 24 Commission on Aging Meeting – 5:15 pm – 610 Chabolla Avenue – California Room
ALL CITY OFFICES ARE CLOSED FRIDAYS WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE POLICE
DEPARTMENT.
Disclaimer – The dates and times of the meetings shown are accurate as of the date of posting. Please
contact the City Clerk’s office for verification.
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