City Council Meeting

CITY OF GALT MINUTES REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING Council Chambers, 380 Civic Drive, Galt, California Tuesday, October 2, 2018 The Mayor called the meeting to order at 6:00 pm. City Council Members present: Crews, Malson, Lampson and Heuer. Absent: Campion Staff members present: City Manager Palazzo, City Clerk Settles, Interim City Attorney Hood, Community Development Director Erias, 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 replay statement. AGENDA APPROVAL, ADDITIONS AND/OR DELETIONS: None. PRESENTATIONS: 1. SUBJECT: Beautification Annual Report to City Council. Barbara Payne gave the presentation. 2. SUBJECT: Pavement Conditions and Funding Report – Public Works. Winkler introduced Trung Trinh, Senior Civil Engineer, who gave the presentation. PUBLIC COMMENTS: The City Clerk announced that members of the public could address the City Council on non-agenda items. She stated no discussion or action could be taken on any item that was not listed on the agenda. The Clerk advised the location of the speaker cards, asked that speaker cards be presented to the Clerk prior to addressing City Council and that each person would have a five-minute time limit to speak. She said those who wished to speak on any item scheduled on the agenda would be given an opportunity to do so at the time that item was being considered. REPORTS BY CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS ON REGIONAL BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES: 1. SUBJECT: League of California Cities Annual Conference, Long Beach, CA - Heuer and Lampson. Lampson and Heuer each gave a report on the sessions they attended at the Annual Conference. Heuer attended the Future Farmers of America (FFA) Farm to Fork Fundraiser and the Sacramento Library Authority meeting. Malson attended the Galt Chamber Luncheon, Timmy Strong Fundraiser, Public Safety Committee and the National Night Out thank you barbecue for the volunteers. Crews attended Cops, Cars and Coffee and the Cosumnes Fire Department’s Open House at Station 45. He gave an update on the Sacramento Area Council of Governments Board Meeting. Crews invited the community to the Unmet Transit Needs Hearing on October 17, 2018 at 2:00 pm in City Council Chambers. GALT CITY COUNCIL MINUTES REGULAR MEETING OF OCTOBER 2, 2018 PAGE 2 Grace Malson asked to schedule a Community and Schools Together (CAST) meeting to discuss the police engaging the younger youth. Palazzo said he had a scheduled meeting with both superintendents and he would discuss with them and report to City Council. CONSENT CALENDAR - Consisting of Items 1 through 3. 1. SUBJECT: Minutes of the regular meeting of September 18, 2018. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Accept the minutes as submitted. 2. SUBJECT: Receive and File Warrants for period ending September 20, 2018. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Receive and file warrants as submitted. 3. SUBJECT: Amending Galt Municipal Code Chapter 2.90 (Beautification Committee), Chapter 2.95 (Public Safety Committee) and Chapter 2.97 (Commission on Aging) Regarding Disclosure Requirements. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt Ordinance No. 2018-04 amending Chapter 2.90 (Beautification Committee), Chapter 2.95 (Public Safety Committee) and Chapter 2.97 (Commission on Aging) regarding disclosure requirements. ACTION: Upon a motion by Crews, seconded by Lampson, the consent calendar was approved by a unanimous roll call vote of the city council members present. Absent: Campion SCHEDULED MATTERS - PUBLIC HEARING: None. REGULAR CALENDAR: HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT: 1. SUBJECT: Approval of Recommended Change to Compensation for Position of Utilities Maintenance Supervisor. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt Resolution No. 2018-73 approving the recommended increase in salary for the position of Utilities Maintenance Supervisor with a revised mid-management salary schedule. Hall gave the agenda report. ACTION: Upon a motion by Heuer, seconded by Mason, adopting Resolution No. 2018-73 was approved by a unanimous roll call vote of city council members present. Absent: Campion 2. SUBJECT: Approval of Recommended Change to Compensation for Position of Police Chief. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt Resolution No. 2018-74 approving the recommended increase in salary for the position of Police Chief with a revised management salary schedule. Hall gave the agenda report. Julie Clark supported the salary increase. ACTION: Upon a motion by Crews, seconded by Malson, adopting Resolution No. 2018-74 was approved by a unanimous roll call vote of city council members present. Absent: Campion GALT CITY COUNCIL MINUTES REGULAR MEETING OF OCTOBER 2, 2018 PAGE 3 PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT: 3. SUBJECT: Public Safety Committee Request for Development of a Stop Sign Policy. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Deny formal stop sign policy at this time and direct staff to prepare a more detailed flow chart for how traffic safety requests are reviewed. Clarkson gave the agenda report. Heuer recommended including all safety signage and Clarkson confirmed the recommendation included all safety signage. ACTION: Upon a motion by Malson, seconded by Lampson, denying a formal stop sign policy and directing staff to prepare a more detailed flow chart for how all traffic safety requests are reviewed was approved by a unanimous roll call vote of city council members present. Absent: Campion 4. SUBJECT: Public Safety Committee Request for Evaluation of Fourth Street Safety Signage. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Deny further safety signage or markings placed on Fourth Street at this time. City Council direction is requested if further action is desired. Clarkson gave the agenda report. Sheila Stapp wanted more safety signage. Gale Webber complained about the speeding traffic on Fourth Street. Janice Barsetti Gray wanted more safety signage. Shawn Farmer asked for more safety signage. Heuer made a motion to deny further safety signage, continue to monitor and increase enforcement during particular times of the day. Motion died due to lack of a second. Crews made a motion to bring back traffic calming features. Palazzo expressed his concern with the cost of the study and the funding source. Clarkson said the study would cost approximately $20,000 - $30,000. Crews made a motion to bring back a traffic-calming plan. Motion died due to lack of a second. Lampson made a motion to install crossing warning signs at the corners of Fourth Street. Motion died due to lack of a second. ACTION: Upon a motion by Malson, seconded by Crews, bringing back the cost of completing a traffic calming study for the Fourth Street area for the meeting of November 6, 2018 was approved by a unanimous roll call vote of city council members present. Absent: Campion 5. SUBJECT: Award of Bid and Approval of Deductive Change Order and Budget Appropriation for the Fourth Street parking Lot and Open Space Improvements Project. GALT CITY COUNCIL MINUTES REGULAR MEETING OF OCTOBER 2, 2018 PAGE 4 RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt Resolution No. 2018-75: 1) Authorizing the City Manager to execute a contract with Sierra National Construction, Inc. in the amount of $530,796 for the construction of the Fourth Street Parking Lot and Open Space Improvements, Capital Improvement Program (CIP) No. 59B, subject to approval of additional Community Development Block grant (CDBG) funds; 2) Authorizing the City Manager to execute a deductive Change Order No. 1 in the amount of $249,060.50 leaving a contract value of $281,735.50; 3) Authorizing a 10% project contingency in the amount of $28,173; 4) Authorizing the Director of Public Works to accept the improvements and issue a Notice of Completion upon satisfactory completion of the work and 5) Authorizing an increase in appropriation for CIP No. 59B in the amount of $163,120 to be offset by additional CDBG funding. Trung Trinh gave the agenda report. Jay Vandenberg suggested installing stop signs as part of the Fourth Street parking Lot and Open Space Improvements Project. ACTION: Upon a motion by Lampson, seconded by Malson, adopting Resolution No. 2018-75 was approved by a unanimous roll call vote of city council members present. Absent: Campion COMMUNICATIONS: Heuer announced she received an invitation to attend the badge pinning ceremony from the Cosumnes Fire Department. She asked if Lampson could attend on the Mayor’s behalf. CITY CLERK'S REPORT: Nothing. COMMENTS BY STAFF: Erias said the South Sacramento Habitat Conservation Plan would be coming before City Council at the next meeting and added the Industrial Park Annexation was progressing through the Sacramento Local Agency Formation Commission. Solis gave an update on the basketball program and said the Liberty Ranch Homecoming Parade was on Friday. He was contacted by the Galt Chamber of Commerce and advised the Chamber Food Truck Events were suspended through March. Sockman invited the community to the Coffee with a Cop on October 3, 2018 at Raley’s. He announced Officer Little and K9 Officer Kane were certified. Palazzo added K9 Officer Kane would be introduced at a future city council meeting. COMMENTS BY CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS/FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS VICE MAYOR CREWS: Nothing. COUNCIL MEMBER MALSON: Nothing. COUNCIL MEMBER CAMPION: Absent. COUNCIL MEMBER LAMPSON: Nothing. MAYOR HEUER: asked to bring her discretionary funds to the next city council meeting. There being no further business to come before City Council, the Mayor adjourned the meeting at 8:52 pm. Respectfully submitted, Donna Settles City Clerk