City Council Meeting

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, OCTOBER 3, 2023, 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 below, City Council actions include a determination that they are not a “Project” under Section 15378 within the meaning of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines. This meeting will also be held remotely via teleconference/electronically in the following ways: 1) Cable T.V. Broadcast on Metro Cable 14. 2) Livestream online at https://cityofgalt.org/WatchLiveCityCouncil. 3) Join the electronic meeting (AUDIO ONLY) at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85131961935 (Webinar ID: 851 3196 1935). Members of the public participating electronically may join via audio only (no public comment will be provided with this feature). 4) Join the meeting via phone at (669) 900-9128 and enter Webinar ID: 851 3196 1935#. (No public comment will be provided with this feature). 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 2. Silent prayer 3. Flag Salute 4. Replay statement GALT CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REGULAR MEETING OF OCTOBER 3, 2023 PAGE 2 B. AGENDA APPROVAL, ADDITIONS AND/OR DELETIONS C. PRESENTATION(S): 1. SUBJECT: Ostomy Proclamation Day. 2. SUBJECT: Galt Community of Character Coalition – Pride in Community Award. 3. SUBJECT: Planning Commission Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2022-2023. 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. 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. E. REPORTS BY CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS ON REGIONAL BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES: 1. SUBJECT: League of California Cities 2023 Annual Conference and Expo - Lozano. F. INFORMATION/CONSENT CALENDAR: It is recommended that Items 1 thru 7 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 September 20, 2023. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Receive and file warrants for the period ending September 20, 2023. 2. SUBJECT: Minutes of the Regular Meeting of September 19, 2023. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Accept the minutes as submitted. 3. SUBJECT: Treasurer’s Report for Period Ending August 2023. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Accept the Treasurer’s Report as submitted. 4. SUBJECT: Golden Heights Reservoir Recoating Project, CIP 519C Construction Contract Award (CEQA Exempt – 15301C). RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt a resolution: 1) Authorizing the City Manager to execute a contract with Unified Field Services Corporation in the amount of $1,046,582 for the Golden Heights Reservoir Recoating Project, CIP 519C; 2) Authorizing a 15% project contingency in the amount of $156,988; 3) Authorizing an appropriation of $637,500 from the Water Fund (Fund 005) 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. 5. SUBJECT: Approval of Participation in the California Federal Surplus Property Program. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt a resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute and submit application forms for the City of Galt to participate in the Department of General Services California Federal Surplus Property Program. . GALT CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REGULAR MEETING OF OCTOBER 3, 2023 PAGE 3 6. SUBJECT: Officer Grewal Memorial Agreement – Romo Studios LLC. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt a resolution authorizing the City Manager to enter into an agreement with Romo Studios LLC not to exceed $109,505 for services related to the Officer Grewal Memorial, and authorizing the appropriation of $59,505 General Fund (Fund 001) revenue and expenditures. 7. SUBJECT: Office of Traffic Safety Grant Award Acceptance. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt a resolution authorizing the City Manager or his designee to accept the grant award in the amount of $51,400 over a one-year period (10/1/2023 – 9/30/2024) from the State of California Office of Traffic Safety, Traffic Records Improvement Project Grant and appropriate $51,400 General Fund (Fund 001) revenue and expenditures for the purchase of a Complete Electronic Citation Data Collection System. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve the consent calendar as presented. G. SCHEDULED MATTERS/NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING H. REGULAR CALENDAR: CITY COUNCIL OFFICE: 1. SUBJECT: Beautification Committee Appointment. AGENDA REPORT: Hubert RECOMMENDED ACTION: Vice Mayor Sandhu appoint a community member to the Beautification Committee to fill a vacant position with a term ending December 2026. PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT: 2. SUBJECT: Elm Avenue Brick Wall Replacement Project Addition to Capital Improvements Program and Associated Actions (CEQA Exempt – Section 15302). AGENDA REPORT: Selling RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt a resolution 1) Authorizing addition of the Elm Avenue Brick Wall Replacement to the Capital Improvement Program including a construction budget of $530,000 for Fiscal Year 2023-2024 with funding provided from the General Fund (Fund 001) and the Water Fund (Fund 005); 2) Authorizing an appropriation of $450,000 from Fund 001; 3) Authorizing an appropriation of $80,000 from Fund 005; and 4) Authorizing the Public Works Department to prepare project construction documents. I. COMMUNICATION J. CITY CLERK’S REPORT K. COMMENTS BY STAFF L. COMMENTS BY CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS/FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS GALT CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REGULAR MEETING OF OCTOBER 3, 2023 PAGE 4 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; and 3. Marian O. Lawrence Library, 1000 Caroline Avenue.