City Council Meeting

CITY OF GALT MINUTES REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING Council Chambers, 380 Civic Drive, Galt, California Tuesday, September 20, 2016 The Mayor called the meeting to order at 5:45 pm. Council Members present: Payne, Heuer, Campion, Powers and Crews. Staff members present: City Manager Palazzo, City Clerk Settles, City Attorney Rudolph and Human Resources Administrator Islas. ADJOURNED TO CLOSED SESSION: 1. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION pursuant to Government Code section 54956.9 City of Galt vs. Michael Cohen, Director of Department of Finance, State Court of Appeal, Third District, Case No. C075897 2. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – ANTICIPATED LITIGATION pursuant to Government Code section 54956.9(d)(4). Initiation of litigation – one potential case. RECONVENED TO OPEN SESSION: The Council reconvened to open session at 7:00 pm at which time the City Attorney announced there was no reportable action. The meeting was called to order at 7:00 pm by the Mayor. Council Members present: Payne, Heuer, Campion, Powers and Crews. Staff members present: City Manager Palazzo, City Clerk Settles, City Attorney Rudolph, Interim Community Development Director Erias, Finance Director Boyd, Human Resources Administrator Islas, Parks & Recreation Director Solis, Police Chief Sockman and Public Works Director Winkler. OPENING CEREMONIES - Silent prayer was observed, the flag salute was recited and the City Clerk read the video statement. AGENDA APPROVAL, ADDITIONS AND/OR DELETIONS – Payne pulled Item 5 for discussion and Rudolph tabled Item 7 until the next regular meeting. Due to technical difficulties, Council took a five-minute break. PRESENTATION: 1. SUBJECT: Community of Character Coalition – Pride in Community. GALT CITY COUNCIL MINUTES REGULAR MEETING OF SEPTEMBER 20, 2016 PAGE 2 Mari Martinez, Community of Character Coalition, presented the Pride in Community Award to Dave Vaccarezzo, California Waste Recovery Systems, and Cynthia Ackerman, Galt Seventh Day Adventist School. PUBLIC COMMENTS - The Clerk announced that members of the audience could address the council on any matter, which is not on the agenda but within the subject matter jurisdiction. She advised the location of the speaker sheets, asked that speaker sheets be presented to the clerk prior to addressing council and advised that each person would have a five-minute time limit to speak. 5. SUBJECT: Approval of Updated Competitive Bidding Waiver List. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt Resolution No. 2016-59 authorizing a waiver of the competitive bidding process for items and vendors listed on Exhibit A, attached to the agenda report, based upon a finding of sole or limited source availability or best serving the public interest. Payne asked if the waiver list expired in a year and Winkler replied it was amended as needed. ACTION: Upon a motion by Payne, seconded by Powers, Resolution No. 2016-59 was approved by a unanimous roll call vote. 7. SUBJECT: Treasurer's Report for period ending July 2016. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Accept the treasurer's report as submitted. Rudolph tabled until the next regular meeting. CONSENT CALENDAR - Consisting of Items 1 through 7, excluding Item 5 and Item 7 which were pulled for discussion. 1. SUBJECT: Minutes of the regular meeting of September 6, 2016. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Accept the minutes as submitted. 2. SUBJECT: City of Galt Warrants. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve the warrants. 3. SUBJECT: Resolution of the City Council of the City of Galt Designating Filing Positions and Creating Disclosure Categories for Conflict of Interest. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt Resolution No. 2016-60 designating filing positions and disclosure categories for Conflict of Interest. 4. SUBJECT: Grand Jury Report – Domestic Violence: An Inconsistent Priority for Law Enforcement. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt the Chief of Police’s response and recommendations to the Sacramento County Grand Jury’s 2015-2016 Report as it relates to the Galt Police Department’s prioritization of domestic violence incidents. 6. SUBJECT: Galt Youth Commission Funding Update. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt Resolution No. 2016-61 approving the fiscal year 2015- 2016 Galt Youth Commission carry forward to fiscal year 2016-2017 and un-approving the expenditure budget in the amount of $2,500 for fiscal year 2016-2017. ACTION: Upon a motion by Campion, seconded by Payne, the consent calendar was approved by a unanimous roll call vote. GALT CITY COUNCIL MINUTES REGULAR MEETING OF SEPTEMBER 20, 2016 PAGE 3 SCHEDULED MATTERS - PUBLIC HEARING: None. REGULAR CALENDAR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT: 1. SUBJECT: City Initiated Annexation. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve City-initiated annexation of the Industrial Park Expansion and the Twin Cities Commercial Areas as described in Option 2 in the alternatives section included in the agenda report. Erias gave the agenda report. ACTION: Upon a motion by Heuer, seconded by Powers, approving the City-initiated annexation of the Industrial Park Expansion and the Twin Cities Commercial Areas as described in Option 2 in the alternatives section included in the agenda report, was approved by a unanimous roll call vote. CULTURE AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT: 2. SUBJECT: City of Galt Authorized Parade Routes. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt Resolution No. 2016-62 approving the following City of Galt Parade Routes: 1) Galt High School Homecoming Parade Route, 2) Liberty Ranch High School Homecoming Parade Route, and 3) City of Galt Official Parade Route. Solis gave the agenda report. ACTION: Upon a motion by Campion, seconded by Powers, adopting Resolution No. 2016-62 was approved by a unanimous roll call vote. 3. SUBJECT: Galt Joint Union High School District Homecoming Parade Fee Waiver Request. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Consider the request from the Galt Joint Union High School District to waive the $1,006 fee for traffic control to be provided by the Galt Police Department for the Galt and Liberty Ranch High Schools’ Homecoming parades. Solis gave the agenda report. ACTION: Upon a motion by Payne, seconded by Heuer, waiving the $1,006 fee for traffic control to be provided by the Galt Police Department for the Galt and Liberty Ranch High Schools’ Homecoming parades was approved by a unanimous roll call vote. FINANCE DEPARTMENT 4. SUBJECT: Cost Allocation Plan Study RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt Resolution No. 2016-63 authorizing the City Manager to execute an agreement with Willdan Financial Services to conduct a Cost Allocation Plan Study. Boyd gave the agenda report. ACTION: Upon a motion by Heuer, seconded by Payne, adopting Resolution No. 2016-63 was approved by a unanimous roll call vote. GALT CITY COUNCIL MINUTES REGULAR MEETING OF SEPTEMBER 20, 2016 PAGE 4 PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT: 5. SUBJECT: Consideration of Sewer Capacity Reservation Options. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Receive a presentation and provide direction to staff regarding development of a sewer capacity reservation policy. Clarkson gave the presentation. Campion preferred Option 2, directing staff to draft an ordinance that would allow sewer capacity reservation in advance of the issuance of individual building permits, upon the payment of applicable sewer connection fees. Payne suggested contacting other cities for examples of similar policy. Heuer agreed with Campion and said the sewer connection fee should stay with the property. She added the duration of five years seemed too long. Rudolph advised Council developing a sewer capacity reservation policy would eliminate the option of negotiating with future developers. Campion wanted a policy for this subject only. ACTION: Upon a motion by Heuer, seconded by Campion, directing staff to bring back Option 2 and include policy addressing 1) ownership of sewer capacity, 2) transferability of sewer capacity, 3) fee protection, 4) duration and 5) limitations for Council consideration, was approved by a unanimous roll call vote. Winkler asked for further direction on the policy issues. Council included contacting other cities for examples of similar policy, agreed the sewer reservation was non-transferable, and the connection fee was treated as a deposit towards the final fee at the time the building permit was issued. 6. SUBJECT: Report on Reclaimed Water Options and Funding Recommendation. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Receive a presentation and provide any desired staff direction. Winkler gave the presentation. It was the consensus of Council to delay the project due to cost. COMMUNICATION: None. CITY CLERK'S REPORT: 1. SUBJECT: Galt Youth Commission – Adult Mentor Appointment. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Appoint an adult mentor to the Galt Youth Commission to fill a vacant position and remaining term in accordance with City practice. Settles gave the agenda report. Payne appointed Tracie Cross to the Galt Youth Commission with a term ending December 31, 2016. COMMENTS BY STAFF: Sockman said the Police Department had a team meeting last Thursday and thanked the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department for patrolling the City so all could attend. GALT CITY COUNCIL MINUTES REGULAR MEETING OF SEPTEMBER 20, 2016 PAGE 5 COMMENTS BY CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS/FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS VICE MAYOR PAYNE: thanked the volunteers for the Galt Heritage Festival. She thanked Parks & Recreation and the Police Department for their help with the festival. Payne invited the community to attend the McFarland Ranch Old Car Show Saturday September 24. COUNCIL MEMBER HEUER: attended the Galt Heritage Festival and the Galt Chamber luncheon at McFarland Ranch. She asked Palazzo for an update on the Delta College North Campus on Liberty Road and encouraged the community to submit letters of support to the Delta College Board. COUNCIL MEMBER CAMPION: nothing. COUNCIL MEMBER POWERS: enjoyed the Galt Heritage Festival. She attended the Galt Chamber luncheon at McFarland Ranch. MAYOR CREWS: had a great time at the Galt Heritage Festival. There being no further business to come before council, the meeting was adjourned by the mayor at 9:14 pm. Respectfully submitted, Donna Settles City Clerk