Special City Council Meeting
Special MeetingGalt, CA · December 6, 2021
Minutes
CITY OF GALT
MINUTES
SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING
Council Chambers, 380 Civic Drive, Galt, California
Tuesday, December 6, 2021
This meeting of the Galt City Council was conducted by video/teleconference in compliance with the
State and County Shelter at Home Orders, and as allowed by the Governor’s Assembly Bill (AB) 361,
which allowed for a deviation of teleconference rules required by the Brown Act. Council Members
and City staff attended in-person in the Council Chambers.
The Mayor called the meeting to order at 3:33 pm. Council Members present: Sandhu, Papineau, and
Farmer. Absent: Vandenburg and Lozano.
Staff members present: City Manager Hines, City Clerk Hubert, Interim City Attorney Splendorio,
Community Development Director Hoffman, Economic Development Manager Mendes, Human Resources
Director Van Steyn, Police Chief Kalinowski, Parks and Recreation Director Solis, and Public Works
Director Selling.
OPENING CEREMONIES: Silent prayer was observed and the flag salute was recited.
PUBLIC COMMENTS ON SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING: None.
1. SUBJECT: Strategic Plan.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Consider the strategic goals and objectives and provide direction
to staff.
Vandenburg entered the meeting at 3:42 pm.
Lozano entered the meeting at 4:30 pm.
ACTION: City Council reviewed strategic goals and objectives and provided edits accordingly.
Staff to present updated strategic goals and objectives to City Council at upcoming regularly
scheduled City Council meeting.
There being no further business to come before City Council, the Mayor adjourned the meeting at 5:28 pm.
Respectfully submitted,
Tina Hubert
City Clerk
Agenda
CITY OF GALT
Shawn Farmer, Mayor Lorenzo Hines Jr., City Manager
Paul Sandhu, Vice Mayor
Rich Lozano, Council Member Craig Hoffman, Community Development Director
Jay Vandenburg, Council Member Amie Mendes, Economic Development Manager
Kevin Papineau, Council Member Vacant, Finance Director
Stephanie Van Steyn, Human Resources Director
Tina Hubert, City Clerk Armando Solis, Parks & Recreation Director
Shaun Farrell, City Treasurer Brian Kalinowski, Police Chief
Michael Selling, Public Works Director
Frank Splendorio, Interim City Attorney
AGENDA
SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING
COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 380 CIVIC DRIVE, GALT, CALIFORNIA
MONDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2021, 3:30 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.
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CORONAVIRUS DISEASE (COVID-19) ADVISORY
The City Council has returned to in-person meetings. Pursuant to Sacramento County and Cal/OSHA
requirements, face coverings are required for all individuals in indoor public settings, including the
Council Chambers.
This meeting will also be held remotely via teleconference/electronically (AUDIO ONLY). Remote public
participation is available in the following ways:
1) Join the electronic meeting (AUDIO ONLY) at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88135416835 (Webinar
ID: 881 3541 6835). Members of the public participating electronically via this link, audio only, and
wishing to speak may do so during public comment by using the “raise hand” feature in the Zoom webinar.
2) Join the meeting via phone at (669) 900-9128 and enter Webinar ID: 881 3541 6835#. Members of
the public using this call-in feature and wishing to speak may do so during public comment by pressing
*9 at the applicable time.
3) 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.
GALT CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
SPECIAL MEETING OF DECEMBER 6, 2021
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A. CALL MEETING TO ORDER:
1. Roll Call: Sandhu, Papineau, Vandenburg, Lozano, Farmer
2. Silent prayer
3. Flag Salute
B. PUBLIC COMMENT PERTAINING TO SPECIAL MEETING: Due to the Statewide
emergency, public comments pertaining to this special meeting may be submitted as noted
above via the options listed on the first page of the agenda. Please limit live public
comments to a maximum of five minutes. Written public comment may be submitted via
email prior to the meeting to PUBCOM@CITYOFGALT.ORG by 4:00 pm on the day of
the meeting, which will be distributed to City Council, made part of the official minutes
and posted on the City’s website prior to the meeting, but will not be read out loud.
C. SUBJECT: Strategic Plan.
ACTION: Consider the strategic goals and objectives and provide direction to staff.
ADJOURNMENT
TINA HUBERT, ASSISTANT CITY CLERK: Agenda Report. The agenda for this Special
City Council Meeting was posted in the following listed sites before 3:30 am on the Friday
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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