City Council Meeting

CITY OF GALT Paul Sandhu, Mayor Lorenzo Hines Jr., City Manager Rich Lozano, Vice Mayor Curt Campion, Council Member Craig Hoffman, Interim Community Development Paige Lampson, Council Member Director Shawn Farmer, Council Member Claire Tyson, Finance Director Stephanie Van Steyn, Human Resources Director Tina Hubert, City Clerk Armando Solis, Parks & Recreation Director Shaun Farrell, City Treasurer Brian Kalinowski, Interim Police Chief Michael Selling, Public Works Director Kimberly Hood, Interim City Attorney AGENDA REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING AND JOINT MEETING OF THE GALT SUCCESSOR AGENCY COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 380 CIVIC DRIVE, GALT, CALIFORNIA TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2020, 6:00 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. CORONAVIRUS DISEASE (COVID-19) ADVISORY To protect our constituents, City officials and City staff, the City requests all members of the public to follow the California Department of Health Services’ guidance and the County of Sacramento Public Health Officer Order for the Control of COVID-19 restricting group events and gatherings and maintaining social distancing. Additional information regarding COVID-19 is available on the City’s website at www.ci.galt.ca.us. Consistent with Executive Order N-29-20, the meeting will be held via teleconference/electronically and the City Council will participate via teleconference/electronically. In-person participation by the public will not be permitted and no physical location from which the public may observe the meeting will be available. Remote public participation is available in the following ways: 1) Cable T.V. Broadcast on Metro Cable 14. 2) Livestream online at http://www.ci.galt.ca.us/i-want-to/watch-tonight-s-council-meeting-live. 3) Email public comments to pubcom@cityofgalt.org. The City Clerk will read the comments out loud during public comment, subject to the customary 5-minute time limitation. If your comment concerns a specific agenda item, please note the item in the subject line of your email. If you have issues submitting a public comment via email, please contact the City Clerk’s Office at 209.366.7130. 4) Join the electronic meeting at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81548839858 (Webinar ID: 815 4883 9858). Members of the public participating electronically via this link and wishing to speak may do so during public comment. 5) Call (669) 900-9128 and enter Webinar ID: 815 4883 9858# to listen to the meeting. GALT CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REGULAR MEETING OF NOVEMBER 3, 2020 PAGE 2 A. CALL MEETING TO ORDER: 1. Roll Call: Lozano, Farmer, Campion, Lampson, Sandhu 2. Silent prayer 3. Flag Salute 4. Replay statement B. AGENDA APPROVAL, ADDITIONS AND/OR DELETIONS C. PRESENTATION(S) D. PUBLIC COMMENT: Under Government Code Section 54954.3, members of the public may address the City Council on non-agenda items. The public comments section is for the City Council to receive comments; except for brief responses to questions, no discussion or action may be taken on any item that is not listed on the agenda. Please limit comments to a maximum of five minutes. Due to the Statewide emergency and social distancing guidelines, public comments may be submitted via email to PUBCOM@CITYOFGALT.ORG and will be read out loud, subject to the customary 5-minute time limitation. Also, members of the public may participate electronically via https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81548839858 (Webinar ID: 815 4883 9858). E. REPORTS BY CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS ON REGIONAL BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES F. INFORMATION/CONSENT CALENDAR: It is recommended that Items 1 through 3 be acted on simultaneously unless a separate discussion and/or action is requested by a council member. 1. SUBJECT: Minutes of the Regular Meeting of October 20, 2020. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Accept the minutes as submitted. 2. SUBJECT: Receive and File Warrants for period ending October 21, 2020. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Receive and file warrants for the period ending October 21, 2020. 3. SUBJECT: Hauschildt Park Improvements Award of Bid. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt a Resolution: 1) Authorizing the City Manager to execute an agreement with Hardesty Excavating, Inc. in the amount of $92,876.62 for the Hauschildt Park Improvements, Capital Improvement Project (CIP) 521E; 2) Authorizing the increase of $41,808.62 to CIP 521E for construction costs, a 15% project contingency of $13,932, and project support of $10,000 for a total $116,808.62 project budget; 3) Authorizing transfer of CIP 521E to the Capital Reserve-Park Fund (012); 4) Authorizing the Public Works Director to execute contract change orders within the approved project contingency; and 5) Authorizing the Public Works Director to accept the improvements and issue the Notice of Completion upon satisfactory completion of the work. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve the consent calendar as presented. G. SCHEDULED MATTERS/NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING H. REGULAR CALENDAR: GALT CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REGULAR MEETING OF NOVEMBER 3, 2020 PAGE 3 TREASURER’S OFFICE: 1. SUBJECT: Treasurer’s Report for period ending September 2020. AGENDA REPORT: Farrell RECOMMENDED ACTION: Accept the Treasurer’s Report as submitted. CITY MANAGER’S OFFICE: 2. SUBJECT: Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update. AGENDA REPORT: Hines RECOMMENDED ACTION: Information only. PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT: 3. SUBJECT: Parks and Streetscape Concerns. AGENDA REPORT: Solis RECOMMENDED ACTION: Receive staff presentation regarding concerns, solutions, and potential mechanisms to support maintenance of the City’s parks. 4. SUBJECT: In-House Landscape Maintenance Services. AGENDA REPORT: Solis RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt a resolution approving 1) Proposed changes to budget appropriations; 2) Elimination of 1.0 FTE Recreation Supervisor position; 3) Addition of 1.0 FTE Senior Parks Maintenance Worker Position; 4) Addition of 2.0 PTE Parks Maintenance Worker I positions; and 5) Addition of 2.0 PTE Parks Worker II positions. I. COMMUNICATION J. ADJOURN GALT CITY COUNCIL AND CONVENE TO JOINT MEETING OF THE GALT SUCCESSOR AGENCY AND GALT CITY COUNCIL: 1. Roll Call: Board Members: Lozano, Farmer, Campion, Lampson, Sandhu 2. Public Comment 3. Information/Consent Agenda : a. SUBJECT: Minutes of meeting of the September 15, 2020 meeting. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Accept the minutes as submitted. 4. Departmental: b. SUBJECT: Authorize the City Finance Director to Write-Off Loans between the City and the Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency of the City of Galt which have been denied by the California Department of Finance as Part of the Dissolution of Redevelopment Process. AGENDA REPORT: Tyson RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt a resolution authorizing the Finance Director to write-off $6,859,719 in loans between the City of Galt and the Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency of the City of Galt which were denied through the Redevelopment Dissolution process by the Department of Finance. GALT CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REGULAR MEETING OF NOVEMBER 3, 2020 PAGE 4 K. ADJOURN THE JOINT MEETING OF THE GALT SUCCESSOR AGENCY AND GALT CITY COUNCIL AND RECONVENE TO THE GALT CITY COUNCIL L. CITY CLERK’S REPORT M. COMMENTS BY STAFF N. COMMENTS BY CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS/FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS ADJOURNMENT TINA HUBERT, ASSISTANT 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. GALT CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REGULAR MEETING OF NOVEMBER 3, 2020 PAGE 5 CALENDAR OF CITY MEETINGS AND EVENTS NOVEMBER November 2 Galt Youth Commission Meeting – 6:00 pm – City Council Chambers November 3 CITY COUNCIL MEETING – 6:00 pm – City Council Chambers November 11 Parks & Recreation Commission Meeting – 6:00 pm – City Council Chambers - CANCELLED November 12 Planning Commission Meeting – 6:00 pm - City Council Chambers November 17 CITY COUNCIL MEETING – 6:00 pm – City Council Chambers November 19 Beautification Committee Meeting – 10:00 am – Municipal Services Center November 23 Public Safety Meeting - 6:00 pm – Police Facility November 26 Commission on Aging Meeting – 10:00 am – Parks & Recreation Building – CANCELLED DECEMBER December 1 CITY COUNCIL MEETING – 6:00 pm – City Council Chambers December 7 Galt Youth Commission Meeting – 6:00 pm – City Council Chambers December 9 Parks & Recreation Commission Meeting – 6:00 pm – City Council Chambers December 10 Planning Commission Meeting – 6:00 pm - City Council Chambers December 15 CITY COUNCIL MEETING – 6:00 pm – City Council Chambers December 17 Beautification Committee Meeting – 10:00 am – Municipal Services Center December 24 Commission on Aging Meeting – 10:00 am – Parks & Recreation Building – CANCELLED 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.