City Council Meeting
Regular MeetingGalt, CA · August 18, 2015
Agenda
CITY OF GALT
Mark Crews, Mayor Jason Behrmann, City Manager
Barbara Payne, Vice Mayor
Curt Campion, Council Member Dan Drummond, Interim Police Chief
Lori Heuer, Council Member Paula Islas, Human Resources Administrator
Marylou Powers, Council Member Inez Kiriu, Finance Director
Armando Solis, Parks & Recreation Director
Donna Settles, 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, AUGUST 18, 2015 OPEN SESSION: 7:00 PM
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.
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A. CALL MEETING TO ORDER:
1. Roll Call: Council Members: Payne, Heuer, Campion, Powers, Crews
2. Silent prayer
3. Flag Salute
4. Video statement
B. AGENDA APPROVAL, ADDITIONS AND/OR DELETIONS
C. PRESENTATIONS:
1. History Makers – Community Benefit Funding Grant FYE 2015 - Report on Funds.
2. Project Love – Community Benefit Funding Grant FYE 2015 – Report on Funds.
3. Police Records Section Presentation – Police Department.
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 five 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.
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E. INFORMATION/CONSENT CALENDAR: - It is recommended that Items 1 through 8 be acted
on simultaneously unless a council member requests separate discussion and/or action.
1. SUBJECT: Minutes of the regular meeting of August 3, 3015.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Accept the minutes as submitted.
2. SUBJECT: City of Galt Warrants.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve the warrants as submitted.
3. SUBJECT: 9-1-1 Customer Premise Equipment Upgrade.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve the replacement and upgrade of the 9-1-1 system
using state funds from the State Emergency Telephone Number Account (SETNA), not to
exceed the funding amount of $218,000.
4. SUBJECT: Parks Worker I Part-Time Position.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt a resolution approving the addition of one part-time
Parks Worker I position and appropriating $2,286 from unappropriated General Fund
Reserves to the 06 Fund to support retirement costs associated with the position.
5. SUBJECT: Skate Park Improvements and Expansion.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Defer a decision on the skate park improvements and
expansion until Walker Park Phase 1b is complete and funds are available.
6. SUBJECT: Appointment of Interim City Manager and Interim City Attorney.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt a resolution appointing Steven Rudolph as Interim
City Manager and appointing Kimberly Hood, of the law firm Best, Best & Krieger, as
Interim City Attorney.
7. SUBJECT: Noise Control Standards.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt an ordinance amending Chapter 8.40 of the Galt
Municipal Code regarding Noise Control Standards.
8. SUBJECT: Galt Joint Union Elementary School District Memorandum of Understanding
(MOU) – State After School Education and Safety Program (ASES).
RECOMMENDED ACTION: 1) Adopt a resolution approving the MOU with the Galt
Joint Union Elementary School District for the ASES Grant for the 2015-2016 school year
commencing August 24, 2015 and ending June 4, 2016; and 2) authorizing the City
Manager to approve the MOU for the ASES Program in subsequent years.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve the consent calendar as presented.
F. SCHEDULED MATTERS:
1. SUBJECT: User Fee Update.
STAFF REPORT: Kiriu
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt a resolution approving the user and regulatory fees
update for public services.
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G. REGULAR CALENDAR:
CITY COUNCIL’S OFFICE:
1. SUBJECT: Strategic Plan.
STAFF REPORT: Crews
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Receive the report.
CITY ATTORNEY’S OFFICE:
2. SUBJECT: Government Crime Policy Coverage for City Officers.
STAFF REPORT: Rudolph
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt a resolution approving government crime policy
coverage for the purpose of bonding City officers and employees; and establishing policy
limits.
CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE:
3. SUBJECT: Library Expansion Project.
STAFF REPORT: Behrmann
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Provide direction to staff on whether to proceed with the
design of the library expansion project.
CULTURE AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT:
4. SUBJECT: Amend Definition of a Galt based Youth Sports Organization.
STAFF REPORT: Solis
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt a resolution: 1) amending the definition of a Galt
based Youth Sports Organization to the following: Organization’s address is in the Galt
city limits with 80% of its players living within the Galt Joint Union High School District
boundaries; and 2) requiring that a Galt based Youth Organization team participate in the
game(s)/activities for fees to be waived for use of any City of Galt sports facility.
HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT:
5. SUBJECT: New Classification of Facilities Supervisor and Building Maintenance
Worker.
STAFF REPORT: Islas
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt a resolution approving: 1) proposed Facilities
Supervisor and Building Maintenance Worker job descriptions; 2) proposed salary range
for the Building Maintenance Worker position; 3) reclassification of one Parks
Maintenance Supervisor into the Facilities Supervisor position; 4) reclassification of one
Parks Maintenance Worker III into the Building Maintenance Worker position; and 5)
proposed revisions to the Parks Maintenance Supervisor and Parks Maintenance I/II/III job
descriptions.
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H. COMMUNICATION
I. CITY CLERK'S REPORT
J. COMMENTS BY STAFF
K. COMMENTS BY CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS/FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
ADJOURNMENT
DONNA SETTLES, 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
AUGUST 2015
Aug. 18 CITY COUNCIL MEETING – 7:00 pm – Regular Session
Aug. 20 Beautification Committee Meeting – 3:30 pm – City Hall Community Room
Aug. 27 Commission on Aging Meeting – 5:15 pm – 610 Chabolla Avenue – California Room
Aug. 29 Galt Heritage Festival – 10:00 am – Harvey Historical Park
SEPTEMBER 2015
Sept. 1 CITY COUNCIL MEETING - 7:00 pm – Regular Session
Sept. 7 OFFICE CLOSED – LABOR DAY
Sept. 7 Galt Youth Commission Meeting –6:00 pm – City Council Chambers
Sept. 9 Parks & Recreation Commission Meeting – 7:00 pm – Council Chambers
Sept. 10 Planning Commission Meeting – 6:30 pm – Council Chambers
Sept. 15 CITY COUNCIL MEETING - 7:00 pm – Regular Session
Sept. 17 Beautification Committee Meeting – 3:30 pm – City Hall Community Room
Sept. 24 Commission on Aging Meeting – 5:15 pm – 610 Chabolla Avenue – California Room
Sept. 28 Public Safety Meeting – 6:00pm – Pescetti Community 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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