City Council Meeting
Regular MeetingGalt, CA · April 18, 2023
Agenda
CITY OF GALT
Jay Vandenburg, Mayor Lorenzo Hines Jr., City Manager
Paul Sandhu, Vice Mayor
Shawn Farmer, Council Member Craig Hoffman, Community Development Director
Rich Lozano, Council Member Matt Boring, Finance Director
Kevin Papineau, Council Member Stephanie Van Steyn, Human Resources Director
Armando Solis, Parks & Recreation Director
Tina Hubert, City Clerk Brian Kalinowski, Police Chief
Shaun Farrell, City Treasurer Michael Selling, Public Works Director
Frank Splendorio, Interim City Attorney
AGENDA
REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING
COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 380 CIVIC DRIVE, GALT, CALIFORNIA
TUESDAY, APRIL 18, 2023
CLOSED SESSION: 4:30 PM OPEN SESSION: 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. Unless otherwise noted, City Council actions include a determination that they are not a “Project”
within the meaning of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), and therefore, that CEQA does not apply to
such actions.
This meeting will also be held remotely via teleconference/electronically (AUDIO ONLY). Remote
public participation is available in the following ways:
1) Cable T.V. Broadcast on Metro Cable 14.
2) Livestream online at https://cityofgalt.org/WatchLiveCityCouncil.
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5) Submit a written public comment prior to the meeting: Public comments submitted to
pubcom@cityofgalt.org by 4:00 pm on the day of the meeting will be distributed to City Council, made
part of the official minutes, and posted on the City’s website prior to the meeting. In view of the other
public comment opportunities listed above, email/written comments will not be read out loud during the
meeting.
A. CALL MEETING TO ORDER
1. Roll Call: Sandhu, Papineau, Farmer, Lozano, Vandenburg
GALT CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
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B. PUBLIC COMMENT PERTAINING TO CLOSED SESSION
C. ADJOURN TO CLOSED SESSION:
1. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATOR pursuant to California Government
Code Section 54957.6.
Agency Designated Representative: City Manager
Unrepresented employees: Unrepresented Management Unit and
Unrepresented Galt Public Service Unit
D. REPORT FROM CLOSED SESSION
E. CALL MEETING TO ORDER:
1. Roll Call: Sandhu, Papineau, Farmer, Lozano, Vandenburg
2. Silent prayer
3. Flag Salute
4. Replay statement
F. AGENDA APPROVAL, ADDITIONS AND/OR DELETIONS
G. PRESENTATION(S)
1. SUBJECT: Presentation by: California Consortium of Addiction Programs and
Professionals.
H. 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.
Consistent with the City Council Procedural Guidelines, the Mayor reserves the right to shorten the
time limit for speakers to ensure the efficient and timely completion of all City business on the
agenda. Public comments may also be submitted as noted above via the options listed on the first
page of the agenda.
I. REPORTS BY CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS ON REGIONAL BOARDS, COMMISSIONS
AND COMMITTEES
1. SUBJECT: League of California Cities – City Leaders Summit Report – Lozano
J. INFORMATION/CONSENT CALENDAR: It is recommended that Items 1 thru 5 be acted on
simultaneously unless a separate discussion and/or action is requested by a council member.
1. SUBJECT: Receive and File Warrants for period ending April 5, 2023.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Receive and file warrants for the period ending April 5,
2023.
2. SUBJECT: Minutes of the Regular Meeting of April 4, 2023.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Accept the minutes as submitted.
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3. SUBJECT: Live Oak Pump Station Magnesium Hydroxide Facility, CIP 521B
Construction Contract Award, (CEQA Exempt – Section 15164).
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt a resolution: 1) Authorizing the City Manager to
execute a contract with TNT Industrial Contractors, Inc. in the amount of $2,088,040 for
the Live Oak Pump Station Magnesium Hydroxide Facility Project (Project), CIP 521B; 2)
Authorizing a 10% project contingency in the amount of $208,804; 3) Authorizing a
budget appropriation of $1,200,000 from the Wastewater Fund 007 available fund balance;
4) Authorizing the Public Works Director to execute contract amendments within the
approved contingency; and 5) Authorizing the Public Works Director to accept the
improvements and issue a Notice of Completion upon satisfactory completion of the work.
4. SUBJECT: Award of Construction Management and Inspection Services Agreement
Award and Amendment No. 2 to Design Services Agreement (CEQA Exempt – Sections
15301(c) and 15164).
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt a resolution: 1) Authorizing the City Manager to
execute a construction management and inspection services consultant agreement with
Kjeldsen, Sinnock, Neudeck (KSN) in the amount of $288,645 for three utility projects;
2) Authorizing a contingency of $28,864 for potential unanticipated costs associated with
the KSN agreement; 3) Authorizing the Public Works Director to execute contract
amendment No. 2 with Wood Rodgers in the amount of $55,131; 4) Authorizing a
contingency of $5,513 for potential unanticipated costs associated with the Wood Rodgers
agreement; and 5) Authorizing the Public Works Director to execute said agreements with
KSN and Wood Rodgers within the approved contingency.
5. SUBJECT: Designation of Authorized Official to Execute Land and Water Conservation
Grant Documents (CEQA Exempt – 15301(c)).
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt a resolution authorizing the City’s Public Works
Director to execute and submit periodic grant documents on behalf of the City of Galt for
all Land and Water Conservation Fund Grants for which the City is eligible.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve the consent calendar as presented.
K. SCHEDULED MATTERS/NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING:
1. SUBJECT: 2021-2029 Housing Element Site 18.
AGENDA REPORT: Hoffman
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Receive a presentation; 2) Open public hearing and
receive comments; 3) Upon closing the public hearing, adopt the resolution approving the
Initial Study, Mitigated Negative Declaration, and the Mitigation Monitoring and
Reporting Program for the 2021 – 2029 Housing Element Site 18 project; 4) Adopt the
resolution approving the General Plan Amendment of 9.9 acres from C to HDR; 5)
Introduce the ordinance approving the proposed rezoning of the 9.9 acres from HC to R4a;
and 6) Introduce and waive the first reading (by title only) of an ordinance amending
sections 18.16.020 and 18.16.040, of the Galt Municipal Code regarding high density
multiple-family residential dwellings.
GALT CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
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L. REGULAR CALENDAR:
TREASURER’S OFFICE:
1. SUBJECT: City of Galt Investment Policy for Fiscal Year 2023-2024.
AGENDA REPORT: Farrell
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Accept by motion the City of Galt Investment Policy as
submitted.
2. SUBJECT: Treasurer’s Report for Period ending March 2023.
AGENDA REPORT: Farrell
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Accept the Treasurer’s Report as submitted.
CITY MANAGER’S OFFICE:
3. SUBJECT: Discuss Proposed Measure Q Expenditure Plan.
AGENDA REPORT: Hines
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Discuss and provide direction regarding the proposed
Measure Q expenditure plan.
PARKS & RECREATION DEPARTMENT:
4. SUBJECT: City of Galt Special Event Sponsorship Application Review Fiscal Year 2023-
24.
AGENDA REPORT: Solis
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Review the Special Event Sponsorship requests for Fiscal
Year (FY) 2023-24 and provide direction on the approval of events, monetary amounts
and/or in-kind contributions.
M. COMMUNICATION
N. CITY CLERK’S REPORT
O. COMMENTS BY STAFF
P. 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 5:30 pm on the Thursday preceding the meeting:
1. City Hall Lobby, 380 Civic Drive
2. U.S. Post Office, 600 N. Lincoln Way
3. Marian O. Lawrence Library, 1000 Caroline Avenue
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