Adjourned City Council Meeting
Regular MeetingLos Banos, CA · July 20, 2021
Minutes
CITY OF LOS BANOS
ADJOURNED CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES
JULY 20, 2021
ACTION MINUTES – These minutes are prepared to depict action
taken for agenda items presented to the City Council. For greater
detail of this meeting refer to the electronic media (CD and/or audio)
kept as a permanent record.
SPECIAL NOTE: This meeting was also held by teleconference due
to the COVID-19 Pandemic.
CALL TO ORDER: Mayor Pro Tem Lewis called the City Council Meeting to order at the
hour of 4:02 p.m.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: The pledge of allegiance was led by Police Commander
Reyna.
ROLL CALL – MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL PRESENT: Council Members Brett
Jones, Ken Lambert, Deborah Lewis; Absent: Mayor Tom Faria.
STAFF MEMBERS PRESENT: City Clerk/Human Resources Director Mallonee, Acting
City Manager Brizzee, City Attorney Vaughn, Community & Economic Development
Director Elms
CONSIDERATION OF APPROVAL OF AGENDA: Motion by Lambert, seconded by
LLamas to approve the agenda as submitted. The motion carried by the affirmative action
of all City Council Members present. The motion carried by the following roll call vote:
AYES: Jones, Lambert, Lewis; NOES: None; ABSENT: Mayor Faria.
PUBLIC FORUM: MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC MAY ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL
MEMBERS ON ANY ITEM OF PUBLIC INTEREST THAT IS WITHIN THE
JURISDICTION OF THE CITY; INCLUDES AGENDA AND NON-AGENDA ITEMS. NO
ACTION WILL BE TAKEN ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS. SPEAKERS ARE LIMITED TO
A FIVE (5) MINUTE PRESENTATION. DETAILED GUIDELINES ARE POSTED ON
THE COUNCIL CHAMBER INFORMATIONAL TABLE. Mayor Faria opened the public
forum. City Clerk Mallonee stated that she received three emails as follows: BENJAMIN
FENTERS, Deputy General Manager Water Resources with Central California Irrigation
District (CCID), submitted a letter regarding concerns related to the Groundwater
Sustainability Agency (GSA) and the Groundwater Sustainability Plan (GSP) and
requesting a workshop with the City, CCID and Grassland Water District (GWD) prior to
any formal medication to the boundaries of its general plan; RICARDO ORTEGA, General
Manager with GWD submitted an email and a letter regarding how the City now has an
opportunity to affirm and strengthen its prior open space commitments and reserve
productive farmland, establishing growth boundaries and land use policies that make
sense for the City’s future while respecting the importance of surrounding land and water
resources; No additional comments were received and the public forum was closed.
WORKSHOP REGARDING THE GENERAL PLAN UPDATE GROWTH
BOUNDARY/SPHERE OF INFLUENCE (SOI) AND ANNEXATION POLICIES.
Community & Economic Development Director Elms present the staff report, which
included a PowerPoint presentation. She introduced Joanna Jansen, Principal with
Placeworks who spoke in more detail to the General Plan Update Boundary Map and
agricultural land preservations policies.
Direction given to staff only with no reportable action.
ADJOURNMENT. Motion by Lambert, seconded by LLamas, the meeting was adjourned
at 6:05 PM. The motion carried by the following roll call vote: AYES: Jones, Lambert,
Lewis; NOES: None; ABSENT: Mayor Faria.
APPROVED:
/s/ Deborah Lewis ____
Deborah Lewis, Mayor Pro Tem
ATTEST:
/s/ Lucille L. Mallonee_________
Lucille L. Mallonee, City Clerk
Agenda
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AGENDA
ADJOURNED CITY COUNCIL MEETING
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS
520 J Street
Los Banos, California
JULY 20, 2021 4:00 PM
Temporary Public Comment Email Established for the City of Los Banos
City Council Meeting of July 20, 2021 - emails must be received by 4:00 PM:
The City has established a temporary email address citizens can use to email public
comments on any agenda item, limited to 250 words or less. Any public comments
received by July 20. 2021 prior to 4:00 PM will be read aloud during the
appropriate time and agenda item.
The email address is cityclerk@losbanos.org
Public comment during Public Hearings will be taken in real time via email.
Once the Public Hearing is opened! the City Council will pause the meeting in order to
receive emails directed at the Public Hearil'lg (up to 250 words) and will read
~ommel)tsinto the record after resuming the meetingJ as time permits..
Please indicate that comments are for a particular Publi~ Hearing by putting
"Public Hearing" in the subject line of the email and the title of the Public Hearing.
The Council Chambers are closed to the public, those interested in viewing the
City Council meeting can do so on the City of Los Banos' Website at:
https:l/www.youtube.com/channel/UC3sy5 slYr3447mZsrql5Tg
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If you require special assistance to attend or participate in this meeting, please call the
City Clerk's Office @ (209) 827-7000 at least 48 hours prior to the meeting.
The City of Los Banos complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990.
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Si requiere asistencia especial para atender 0 participar en esta junta por favor lIame a la oficina
de la Secretaria de la ciudad al (209) 827-7000 a 10 menos de 48 horas previas de lajunta.
La Cuidad de Los Banos cumple con la Acta de Americanos con Deshabilidad (ADA) de 1990.
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Any writings or documents provided to a majority of the City Council
regarding any item on this agenda will be made available for public inspection at the meeting
and in the City Clerk's office located at City Hall, 520 J Street, Los Banos, California
during normal business hours. In addition, such writings and documents may be posted
on the City's website at www.losbanos.ofQ.
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Cua/quier escritura 0 los documentos proporcionaron a una mayoria de/ Ayuntamiento respecto a cualquier
artfculo en este orden del dia sera hecho disponible para la
inspecci6n publica en /a reuni6n y en /a oficina de la Secretaria de Is ciudad en City Hall, 520 J Street, Los Banos,
California durante horas de oficins normales. Ademas, tales escrituras y los documentos
{Jueden ser anunciados en el website de la ciudad en www.losbanos.orq.
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Los Banos City Council Agenda - July 20, 2021 Page 1 of2
1. CALL TO ORDER. 4:00 PM
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
3. ROLL CALL: (City Council Members)
Jones __, Lambert __' Lewis __, LLamas __, Faria __,
4. CONSIDERATION OF APPROVAL OF AGENDA.
5. PUBLIC FORUM. (Members of the public may address the City Council on any
item of public interest that is within the jurisdiction of the City Council; includes
agenda and non-agenda items. No action will be taken on non-agenda items. The
public may submit their comments by submitting a written statement by dropping it
off in the Utility Payment Box at City Hall, 520 J Street, by mail or emailing
cityclerk@losbanos.org. Comments received will be read into the record during the
City Council Meeting.)
6. WORKSHOP REGARDING THE GENERAL PLAN UPDATE BOUNDARY MAP
AND AGRICULTURAL LAND PRESERVATION POLICIES.
Recommendation: Receive staff report, discussion and direction from the City Council on how to
proceed.
7. ADJOURNMENT.
I hereby certify under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing
da was p o s ~~Ulletin board not less than 72 hours prior to the meeting.
Sara Blevins, Deputy City Clerk Dated this 14th day of July 2021
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