City Council Meeting

CITY OF GALT MINUTES REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING Council Chambers, 380 Civic Drive, Galt, California Tuesday, May 15, 2018 The Mayor called the meeting to order at 5:00 pm. Council Members present: Crews, Malson, Campion, Lampson and Heuer. Staff members present: City Manager Palazzo, City Clerk Settles, and Interim City Attorney Hood. ADJOURNED TO CLOSED SESSION: 1. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATOR pursuant to and under the authority of Government Code Section 54957.6 AGENCY NEGOTIATORS: Gene Palazzo, Cora Hall, Charley Howard EMPLOYEE ORGANIZATIONS: Galt Police Officers Association (GPOA) Galt Public Service Unit (GPSU) Unrepresented Employees 2. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS pursuant to and under the authority of Government Code Section 54956.8 Property: APN 148-0010-053-0000 Agency negotiators: Eugene Palazzo, City Manager, Steven Winkler, Public Works Director Negotiating party: California Waste Recovery Systems, Incorporated Under negotiation: Price and terms of payment RECONVENED TO OPEN SESSION: The Council reconvened to open session at 6:03 pm at which time the City Attorney announced there was no reportable action. The Mayor called the meeting to order at 6:03 pm. Council Members present: Crews, Malson, Campion, Lampson and Heuer. Staff members present: City Manager Palazzo, City Clerk Settles, Interim City Attorney Hood, Community Development Director Erias, Finance Director Boyd, Human Resources Director Hall, 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 – None. GALT CITY COUNCIL MINUTES REGULAR MEETING OF MAY 15, 2018 PAGE 2 PRESENTATIONS: 1. SUBJECT: Galt Youth Commission Annual Report to City Council. Daniel Treviso and Jesus Cuevas presented the annual report. 2. SUBJECT: Galt Area Historical Society 2017-2018 Community Benefit Funding Janice Barsetti gave the annual report and asked City Council to extend the grant funding into the next fiscal year or modify the terms of the grant agreement to include the design phase of the McFarland Living History Ranch Project. 3. SUBJECT: Measure R Independent Citizens’ Oversight Committee Annual Report to City Council and to the People. Ralph Cortez and Kalinowski gave the annual report. PUBLIC COMMENTS - The Clerk announced that members of the audience could address City Council on any matter which was 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 City Council and advised that each person would have a five-minute time limit to speak. Michael Dean spoke concerning a project for the City of Galt. Julie Clark discussed the length of the agenda. Glenn Spitzer asked about the Carrying of a Concealed Weapon (CCW) application. REPORTS BY CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS ON REGIONAL BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES Malson attended the Galt Area Historical Society dinner fundraiser. Lampson attended the Citizens Assisting Police Services (CAPS) volunteer appreciation breakfast, two retirement receptions, Galt Area Historical Society dinner fundraiser and the employee barbecue. Crews attended the employee barbecue. Heuer attended the City Select Committee meeting in Sacramento, the employee barbecue, Galt Area Historical Society dinner fundraiser, and the Sacramento Public Library Authority budget meeting. CONSENT CALENDAR - Consisting of Items 1 through 7. 1. SUBJECT: Minutes of the regular meeting of May 1, 2018. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Accept the minutes as submitted. 2. SUBJECT: Receive and File Warrants for Period Ending May 2, 2018. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Receive and file warrants for the period ending May 2, 2018. 3. SUBJECT: Authorize the City Manager to Execute an Agreement with Willdan Financial Services for Consulting on the Liberty Ranch Community Facilities District. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt Resolution No. 2018-24 authorizing the City Manager to execute an agreement with Willdan Financial Services for consulting on the Liberty Ranch Community Facilities District. GALT CITY COUNCIL MINUTES REGULAR MEETING OF MAY 15, 2018 PAGE 3 4. SUBJECT: Award of On-Call Professional Services for Data, Control, and Maintenance Systems Support Services. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt Resolution No. 2018-25: 1) Authorizing the City Manager to execute a five-year contract with West Yost Associates and Wood Rogers, Inc. to provide on- call professional services for data, control and maintenance systems support; and 2) Authorizing the Public Works Director to approve up to two, one-year extensions to the on-call agreement. 5. SUBJECT: Veranda at River Oaks General Plan Amendment, Specific Plan Amendment, Rezone, Vesting Tentative Subdivision Map, and Design Review Project. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt Ordinance 2018-03 approving the proposed rezone for the Veranda at River Oaks General Plan Amendment, Specific Plan Amendment, Rezone, Vesting Tentative Subdivision Map and Design Review Project. 6. SUBJECT: Award of Internet Services Agreement to Softcom Internet Communications, Inc. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt Resolution No. 2018-26: 1) Authorizing the City Manager to execute a five-year contract with Softcom Internet Communications, Inc. to provide internet services to all City departments in the amount of $80,000 for the initial five-year period; and 2) Authorizing the City Manager to approve up to two, two-year extensions. 7. SUBJECT: Approval of Task Order No. 3 with Carollo Engineers for On-Call Construction Inspection Services. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt Resolution No. 2018-27 authorizing the City Manager to execute a task order agreement with Carollo Engineers in an amount not to exceed $60,000 for on- call construction inspection services. ACTION: Upon a motion by Campion, seconded by Malson, the consent calendar was approved by a unanimous roll call vote. SCHEDULED MATTERS - PUBLIC HEARING: None. REGULAR CALENDAR 1. SUBJECT: Discretionary Funds – Lampson. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve the allocation of $500.00 to the Elk Grove-Galt Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) from City Council Member Lampson’s discretionary funds in Fiscal Year 2017 budget. Lampson gave the agenda report. ACTION: Upon a motion by Crews, seconded by Malson, allocating $500.00 to the Elk Grove- Galt Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) from City Council Member Lampson’s discretionary funds in Fiscal Year 2017 budget was approved by a unanimous roll call vote. 2. SUBJECT: Committee/Commission Funding Requests. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Provide direction to staff regarding the amount of funding for City created committees/commissions for Fiscal Year 2018-2019 and Fiscal Year 2019-2020. Settles gave the agenda report. GALT CITY COUNCIL MINUTES REGULAR MEETING OF MAY 15, 2018 PAGE 4 John Gordon, Galt Youth Commission, Barbara Payne, Beautification Committee, and Robert Balliet, Commission on Aging, each gave a review of their budget proposal. ACTION: Upon a motion by Malson, seconded by Crews, funding for the Galt Youth Commission, Beautification Committee, and Commission on Aging, as submitted for fiscal year 2019 and fiscal year 2020, was approved by a unanimous roll call vote. 3. SUBJECT: Community Benefit Funding Grant. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Review the funding request applications and make funding determinations. Settles gave the agenda report. Angel Morgan, L’Chayim of Galt, spoke on behalf of the project submitted on the application. Janice Barsetti, Galt Area Historical Society, added background information on the submitted application. Lampson made the motion to share the funding evenly with the three applicants. Motion died due to lack of a second. ACTION: Upon a motion by Crews, seconded by Campion, awarding $6,000 to the Galt Area Historical Society, $3,500 to L’Chayim of Galt and $500 to Purrfectly Pawsible was approved by a unanimous roll call vote. PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT: 4. SUBJECT: City of Galt Special Event Sponsorship Program Review for Fiscal Year 2018. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Review the Special Event Sponsorship Program Funding Sheets for Fiscal Year 2018. Solis introduced Jackie Garcia, Special Events Manager, who gave the agenda report. 5. SUBJECT: City of Galt Special Event Sponsorship Program for Fiscal Year 2019. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Review the Special Event Sponsorship applications for Fiscal Year 2019 and provide direction to staff regarding the events, monetary amounts and in-kind contributions. Garcia gave the agenda report. Richard Keiser, Tiny Smiles, clarified his application. Eric Lewis, Vet-Traxx answered questions concerning his application. Heuer suggested in kind contributions for the Vet-Traxx Event. ACTION: Upon a motion by Campion, seconded by Lampson, funding submitted applications with the following revisions: reducing Tiny Smiles to $4,100; moving the Galt Future Farmers of America (FFA) event to the Fourth Street Promenade; and waiving the soft costs for the Vet-Traxx Event up to $3,500 was approved with a unanimous roll call vote. GALT CITY COUNCIL MINUTES REGULAR MEETING OF MAY 15, 2018 PAGE 5 FINANCE DEPARTMENT: 6. SUBJECT: Master Fee Schedule Update – Resident Nonprofit Fee. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Review and take action, if so desired, regarding the Resident Nonprofit Fee. Solis gave the agenda report. Campion said additional dialogue needs to occur with the resident nonprofit organizations in the community. Crews suggested forming an ad hoc committee and include the local nonprofit organizations. Carl Bonar was in favor of forming an ad hoc committee. Nicole Gray, Girl Scouts, supported the current resident nonprofit fee. Mukesh Patel, Galt Sunrise Rotary, supported the current resident nonprofit fee. Julie Clark asked about the maintenance fees. Heuer recommended staff meet with local nonprofit organizations to discuss alternatives. Palazzo asked for specific direction from City Council. Malson said limit staff time and the number of meetings. ACTION: Upon a motion by Crews, seconded by Malson, choosing Alternate B, do not make any changes to the current fee schedule, was approved by a unanimous roll call vote. HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT: 7. SUBJECT: Approval of Galt Public Service Unit Memorandum of Understanding with Revised Salary Schedule, Unrepresented Employee Revised Salary Schedule, and Amendment to the City Manager and Clerk Administrator Employment Agreements. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt Resolution No. 2018-28: 1) Approving the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Galt Public Service Unit (GPSU) for the period of January 1, 2018 through June 30, 2021, with a revised salary Schedule; and 2) Authorizing the City Manager to execute the GPSU MOU; and 3) Approving the revised salary schedules for unrepresented positions effective January 1, 2018 and salary increases on July 1 of 2018, 2019, and 2020; and 4) Approving the amendments to the City Manager and Clerk Administrator employment agreements. Hall gave the agenda report. Shawn Farmer disagreed with the salary increases. Kami Martin discussed police officer salaries. Rocky Allison, Galt Public Service Unit, thanked City Council for their support. ACTION: Upon a motion by Campion, seconded by Malson, adopting Resolution No. 2018-28 was approved by a unanimous roll call vote. GALT CITY COUNCIL MINUTES REGULAR MEETING OF MAY 15, 2018 PAGE 6 PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT: 8. SUBJECT: Consideration of Alternatives for Revising the Fourth Street Parking Lot/Open Space Plan. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Receive a presentation regarding revised master plan options for the Fourth Street Parking Lot/Open Space Plan and provide direction on the preferred alternative. Winkler introduced Trung Trinh, Senior Civil Engineer, who gave the agenda report. City Council directed staff to bring back a combination of Option 1 and Option 2. COMMUNICATIONS CITY CLERK'S REPORT: 1. SUBJECT: Consideration of Appointment of Representation to City Created Committees, Commissions and Boards. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Appoint a community member by City Council Member Campion to the Planning Commission with a term ending December 2020 and appoint a community member by Mayor Heuer to the Public Safety Committee with a term ending December 2018. Settles gave the agenda report. Campion appointed Keith Jones to the Planning Commission with a term ending December 2020. Heuer appointed James Connick to the Public Safety Committee with a term ending December 2018. 2. SUBJECT: Measure R Independent Citizens’ Oversight Committee Appointments. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Review the application and consider an appointment to the vacant position on the Measure R Independent Citizens’ Oversight Committee. Settles gave the agenda report. ACTION: Upon a motion by Heuer, seconded by Crews, appointing Kami Martin, with a term ending April 2021, was approved by a unanimous roll call vote. COMMENTS BY STAFF: Winkler gave an update on the City’s water conservation effort for the month of April. Erias welcomed new Planning Commissioner Keith Jones. Boyd announced the new auditing firm had started their fieldwork. Sockman said the recruit team was continuing their efforts to recruit new police officers. Solis announced two upcoming events. Palazzo shared the next meeting on June 5, 2018 would concentrate on the budget. COMMENTS BY CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS/FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS VICE-MAYOR CREWS: asked to bring back the Historical Society’s request to extend their funding grant and bring back the idea of an ad hoc committee for reaching an agreement between the City and resident nonprofit organizations. COUNCIL MEMBER MALSON: Nothing. GALT CITY COUNCIL MINUTES REGULAR MEETING OF MAY 15, 2018 PAGE 7 COUNCIL MEMBER CAMPION: Nothing. COUNCIL MEMBER LAMPSON: Nothing. MAYOR HEUER: Nothing There being no further business to come before City Council, the Mayor adjourned the meeting at 9:23 pm Respectfully submitted, Donna Settles City Clerk