City Council Meeting

CITY OF GALT MINUTES REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING Council Chambers, 380 Civic Drive, Galt, California Tuesday, June 19 2018 The Mayor called the meeting to order at 5:45 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 ORGANIZATION: Galt Police Officers Association (GPOA) RECONVENED TO OPEN SESSION: The Council reconvened to open session at 6:02 pm at which time the City Attorney announced there was no reportable action. The Mayor called the meeting to order at 6:02. 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 – Malson pulled Item Nos. J4, J8 and J10 for discussion; Crews pulled Item No. J5 for discussion; Lampson pulled Item No. J6 for discussion and Settles pulled Item No. J7. PRESENTATIONS: 1. SUBJECT: Galt Youth Commission – Student Member Appointments and Administering the Oath of Office. AGENDA REPORT: Settles RECOMMENDED ACTION: Accept the student member appointments selected by the Galt Youth Commission adult mentors. Lampson/Crews Settles introduced Tina Hubert, Executive Assistant, and she gave the agenda report. GALT CITY COUNCIL MINUTES REGULAR MEETING OF JUNE 19, 2018 PAGE 2 ACTION: Upon a motion by Lampson, seconded by Crews, approving the appointment of Jamie Martin, Kailah Ramos, Ashley Rivas and Halen Stalians as student members to the Galt Youth Commission was approved by a unanimous roll call vote. Hubert gave the oath of office to Martin, Ramos, Rivas and Stalians. 2. SUBJECT: New Employee Introduction – Jasper Juan, Police Officer. Sockman tabled until the next meeting. 3. SUBJECT: Police Department Annual Report Presentation – Chief Sockman. Sockman gave the presentation. Sherry Daley asked if we were keeping the same number of police officers per the population. Sockman said recruiting police officers has been a challenge. 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. REPORTS BY CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS ON REGIONAL BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES: Malson attended two events at the Marian O. Lawrence library. Lampson joined the Galt Chamber of Commerce welcoming a couple of new businesses. Heuer was invited to attend the Amateur Radio Kids’ Day at the Marian O. Lawrence Library. CONSENT CALENDAR: 4. SUBJECT: Agreement among City of Galt, Galt Joint Union High School District and Galt Joint Union Elementary School District regarding the School Resource Officer Program. RECOMMENDED ACTION: 1) Adopt Resolution No. 2018-36 authorizing the City Manager to execute the new agreement regarding the School Resource Officer Program with the Galt Joint Union High School District (GJUHSD) and the Galt Joint Union Elementary School district (GJUESD). Malson said the agreement was good for the school districts. ACTION: Upon a motion by Malson, seconded by Crews, adopting Resolution No. 2018-36 was approved by a unanimous roll. 5. SUBJECT: Galt Landscaping and Lighting Districts Engineer’s Reports, intention to Levy and Collect Assessments for Fiscal Year 2018-19 and Set Public Hearings. RECOMMENDED ACTION: 1) Adopt Resolution Nos. 2018-37, 2018-38 and 2018-39 declaring City’s intention to levy and collect assessments for Fiscal Year 2018-19 for the Westside Galt Lighting, Landscaping, and Maintenance District 1990-02, the Northeast Galt Landscaping and Lighting District and Landscape and Lighting District No. 3, respectively; and 2) Authorize publication of public hearing notices and posting of the Engineer’s Reports for the three City of GALT CITY COUNCIL MINUTES REGULAR MEETING OF JUNE 19, 2018 PAGE 3 Galt Landscaping and Lighting Districts; and 3) Set July 17, 2018, at 6:00 PM, as the date and time for public hearings for all three districts. Crews said he found a discrepancy with both the budget statement and the agenda numbers. Boyd replied the table in the agenda report agreed to Schedule 4 of the budget and detailed the breakdown. Shawn Farmer was unhappy with the assessments. Heuer and Palazzo offered to meet with Farmer to clarify how the assessment districts function. ACTION: Upon a motion by Crews, seconded by Malson, adopting Resolution Nos. 2018-37, 2018-38 and 2018-39 was approved by a unanimous roll. 6. SUBJECT: Award of Contract Amendment No. 3 for Consultant Services for Wastewater Treatment Plant Optimization. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt Resolution No. 2018-40 authorizing the City Manager to execute contract amendment No. 3 with Dan Cortinovis for continued optimization services at the Wastewater Treatment Plant in the supplemental amount of up to $48,672 for Fiscal Year 2018- 2019. Lampson asked staff to explain optimization services and why there was a need to continue using a consultant. Clarkson described the service and said the Wastewater Treatment Plant was not fully staffed. ACTION: Upon a motion by Campion, seconded by Malson, adopting Resolution No. 2018-40 was approved by a unanimous roll 7. SUBJECT: Appropriation of SB 1 Maintenance and Rehabilitation Funds and Year-End Fund Transfer to Balance the Gas Tax-Maintenance Fund. RECOMMENDED ACTION: 1) Approve an appropriation of the SB1 funding in the amount of $86,000 for the South Galt Safe Routes to School and Road Rehabilitation Project, Capital Improvement Project #518C, in Fund 002-1235 (Gas Tax-Maintenance Fund); and 2) Approve a commensurate reduction in Measure A funding (029-1235) for the project; and 3) Authorize the City Manager and Finance Director to transfer sufficient funding from Fund 029-1235 (Measure A) to Fund 002 (Gas Tax-Maintenance) to cover any year-end short-fall in the Streets Fund. Clarkson pulled the item for a future meeting. 8. SUBJECT: Approval of the Project and Expenditure Plan and Transportation Development Act Claim for Fiscal Year 2018-19. RECOMMENDED ACTION: 1) Approve the Transit Project and Expenditure Plan, and claim for Transportation Development Act Funds for Fiscal Year 2018-19; and 2) Authorize the Public Works Director to submit amended claim forms to the Sacramento Area Council of Governments (SACOG) for Local Transportation Funds and State Transit Assistance Funds, should the need arise. Malson clarified a section of the agenda report. ACTION: Upon a motion by Malson, seconded by Lampson, adopting Resolution No. 2018-41 was approved by a unanimous roll call vote GALT CITY COUNCIL MINUTES REGULAR MEETING OF JUNE 19, 2018 PAGE 4 10. SUBJECT: Consider Opposition to Proposed “Drinking Water Tax.” RECOMMENDED ACTION: Authorize Letters of Opposition to current or proposed State legislation that would impose a surcharge or fee on the City’s water system or its customers for the purposes of solving drinking water quality or affordability concerns in other geographic areas or water systems. Malson was opposed to the proposed drinking water tax. ACTION: Upon a motion by Crews, seconded by Malson, authorizing letters of opposition to current or proposed State legislation that would impose a surcharge or fee on the City’s water system or its customers for the purpose of solving drinking water quality or affordability concerns in other geographic areas or water systems was approved by a unanimous roll call vote. CONSENT CALENDAR - Consisting of Items 1 through 12, excluding items 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 10 which were pulled for discussion. 1. SUBJECT: Minutes of the regular meeting of June 5, 2018. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Accept the minutes as submitted. 2. SUBJECT: Receive and File Warrants. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Receive and file warrants for the period ending June 6, 2018. 3. SUBJECT: Financial Records Maintenance. RECOMMENDED ACTION: 1) Adopt Resolution No. 2018-42 approving the transfer of residual funds from Fund 039 Community Facilities District 88-1 to Fund 003 Storm Drainage and closing funds 019, 023 and 039 related to debt service; and 2) Adopt Resolution No. 2018-43 approving the transfer of the interfund loan for Firing Range Improvements and transfer of loan balance from General Fund to new Firing Range Fund. 9. SUBJECT: Approval of an Amended Memorandum of Understanding with the Sacramento Area Council of Governments for Community Design Grant Funding for the Second Street Infill Project. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt Resolution No. 2018-44 authorizing the City Manager to execute an amended memorandum of understanding with the Sacramento Area Council of Governments (SACOG) for the community design grant funding for the Second Street Infill Project. 11. SUBJECT: Leadership and Communications Coaching. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt Resolution No. 2018-45 1) Approving the selection of Amistad Associates to conduct Leadership and Communications Coaching; and 2) Authorizing the City Manager to enter into a consultant services agreement with Amistad Associates. 12. SUBJECT: Approval of Proposed Salary Range and Job Description for the Position of Human Resources Analyst I/II. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt a Resolution No. 2018-46 approving the proposed job description and proposed salary range for the position of Human Resources Analyst I/II. ACTION: Upon a motion by Campion, seconded by Malson, approving the consent calendar was approved by a unanimous roll call vote. GALT CITY COUNCIL MINUTES REGULAR MEETING OF JUNE 19, 2018 PAGE 5 SCHEDULED MATTERS - PUBLIC HEARING: None. REGULAR CALENDAR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT: 1. SUBJECT: Digital Freeway Sign. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt Resolution No. 2018-47 authorizing the City Manager to enter into a contract with Terra Realty Advisors, Inc. to prepare and distribute a Request for Proposals (RFP) for the purposes of selecting a sign company to enter into a lease agreement with the City to construct and operate a digital billboard at 500 Fairway Drive. Erias gave the agenda report. Scott Sheldon, Terra Realty Advisors, Inc., explained the next steps to the process. Benjamin Wilson asked about the internal rate of revenue. Campion said the sign company would lease the land from the City and construct the digital sign with their own funding. ACTION: Upon a motion by Malson, seconded by Crews, adopting Resolution No. 2018-47 was approved by a unanimous roll call vote. 2. SUBJECT: Galt Industrial Park Expansion Property Tax Exchange Agreement with Sacramento County. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Provide direction on the property tax exchange agreement between the County of Sacramento and the City of Galt for the annexation of the Industrial Park Expansion Project Area. Erias gave the agenda report. Hood explained the taxation code provisions three-step process. Malson and Heuer recommended continuing the item until the next meeting to give City Council members and staff time to meet with individual supervisors from Sacramento County. Julie Clark was opposed to the Sacramento County proposal. ACTION: Upon a motion by Crews, seconded by Malson, continuing the item to the next meeting was approved by a unanimous roll call vote. CULTURE AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT: 3. SUBJECT: Galt Joint Union High School District Special Event Sponsorship Request for Fiscal Year 2019. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Review the Special Event Sponsorship requests for Fiscal Year 2019 and provide direction to staff. Solis gave the agenda report. ACTION: Upon a motion by Heuer, seconded by Lampson, waiving the fee and bringing back a budget amendment to cover the cost of $2,040 was approved by a unanimous roll call vote. GALT CITY COUNCIL MINUTES REGULAR MEETING OF JUNE 19, 2018 PAGE 6 COMMUNICATIONS: None. CITY CLERK'S REPORT: 1. SUBJECT: Resident Nonprofit Organization Criteria. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Discuss and review a policy establishing a criteria for resident nonprofit organizations as it relates to City programs and provide direction to City Staff if so desired. Settles gave the agenda report. ACTION: Upon a motion by Lampson, seconded by Crews, approving the policy establishing the criteria for resident nonprofit organization was approved by a unanimous roll call vote. 2. SUBJECT: Measure R Independent Citizens’ Oversight Committee Appointment. 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 Campion, seconded by Heuer, appointing Kathleen Amos to the Measure R Independent Citizens’ Oversight Committee with a term ending April 2021 was approved by a unanimous roll call vote. COMMENTS BY STAFF: Clarkson gave an update on the Safe Routes to School Project. Erias said the Planning Commission approved the South Sacramento Habitat Conservation Plan. Solis announced the Independent Day Celebration and listed the events planned for the day on June 30, 2018. Sockman added the Police Department would participate in the Special Olympic Torch Event on Friday. COMMENTS BY CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS/FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS VICE MAYOR CREWS: Nothing. COUNCIL MEMBER MALSON: Nothing. 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 8:11 pm. Respectfully submitted, Donna Settles City Clerk