Adjourned City Council Meeting
Regular MeetingLos Banos, CA · November 23, 2021
Minutes
CITY OF LOS BANOS
ADJOURNED CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES
NOVEMBER 23, 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 Faria called the City Council Meeting to order at the hour of
4:04 p.m.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: The pledge of allegiance was led by Police Chief Brizzee.
ROLL CALL – MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL PRESENT: Council Members Brett
Jones, Ken Lambert, Deborah Lewis, Refugio LLamas, Mayor Tom Faria; Absent: None.
STAFF MEMBERS PRESENT: City Clerk/Human Resources Director Mallonee, City
Manager Pinheiro, Police Chief Brizzee, Finance Director Williams, City Attorney Vaughn,
Fire Chief Hurley, Interim Public Works Director Bowersox, 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, LLamas, Mayor Faria; NOES: None; ABSENT: None.
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 and asked those participating in the meeting if they would like to speak and no one
came forward. Mayor Faria then asked City Clerk Mallonee if she had received any
comments, for which City Clerk Mallonee stated that she received no comments and the
public forum was closed.
WORKSHOP REGARDING THE CITY’S AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT (ARPA)
SPENDING PLAN. Finance Director Williams presented the staff report, which included
a PowerPoint presentation.
There was Council Member and staff discussion regarding ARPA and how the funds can
be sent on COVID related items only, the Public Opinion Survey conducted and results,
ideas for responding to public health emergency, RAD Card Program, invest in
equipment/technology for public safety, invest in parts in qualified census tract, upgrades
to City owned property, employee COVID testing program, Homeless Assistance
Program, Employee COVID Premium pay, Revenue Replacement, investing in water
infrastructure, wastewater infrastructure, broadband infrastructure, will bring back final
spending plan for Council approval, and initial report is due April 30, 2022.
Mayor Faria asked if those participating in the meeting if they would like to speak LAURIE
BALATTI proposed that a portion of the ARPA funds go towards building public pickle ball
courts in Los Banos; DAYNA VALADAO also proposed that a portion of the ARPA funds
go towards building public pickle ball courts in Los Banos; Mayor Faria then asked City
Clerk Mallonee if she had received any comments, for which City Clerk Mallonee stated
that she received the following comments: CYNDI ROELOFS stated that she would like
to see some ARPA funding go to THE ARTS in Los Banos, like a family concert series at
Henry Miller Plaza; TOM BALATTI proposed that a portion of the ARPA funds go towards
building public pickle ball courts in Los Banos.
Direction given to staff only with no reportable action.
ADJOURNMENT. Motion by Lambert, seconded by Lewis, the meeting was adjourned
at 6:00 PM. The motion carried by the following roll call vote: AYES: Jones, Lambert,
Lewis, LLamas, Mayor Faria; NOES: None; ABSENT: None.
APPROVED:
/s/ Manuel Thomas Faria III____
Manuel Thomas Faria III, Mayor
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
NOVEMBER 23, 2021 4:00 PM
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The City Hall Council Chambers remain closed to the public.
In accordance with Assembly Bill 361, all members of the City Council
and City staff will join the meeting via phone/video conference and
no teleconference locations are required.
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The following alternatives are available to members of the public who wish to
watch the meeting and/or provide comments to the City Council
before and during the meeting:
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HOW TO COMMENT DURING A PUBLIC MEETING
Public comments will be taken at the time of each eligible Agenda item.
If you would like to submit written comments: Please submit written comments by email
to cityclerk@losbanos.org or drop them off at City Hall, 520 J Street.
If you are a Zoom video Conference participant: To comment by Zoom video
conference, click the “Raise Your Hand” button to request to speak when Public
Comment is being taken on an eligible agenda item. You will then be unmuted during
your turn and allowed to make public comments. After the allotted time, you will then be
re-muted.
Instructions on how to join a Zoom meeting and “Raise Your Hand” are available at:
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If you are a phone participant: To comment by phone, please call on one of the above
listed phone numbers. You will be prompted to “Raise Your Hand” by pressing “*9” to
request to speak when Public Comment is being taken on an eligible agenda item. You
will then be unmuted during your turn and allowed to make public comments. Then,
press “*6” to unmute yourself in order to speak. After the allotted time, you will then be
re-muted.
Instructions on how to join a Zoom meeting by phone are available at:
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IMPORTANT THINGS TO REMEMBER DURING YOUR PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD
1. All attendees shall be muted upon entry to the meeting.
2. Please do not raise your hand if the item currently being heard is not the item you
wish to speak on. We will call for public testimony on each item individually. When
the item you are interested in is called and public speakers are invited to raise their
hands, raise yours then and we will call them all in the order they are raised.
3. You may of course speak on multiple items but your comments during each item
must address the item currently under discussion. Speakers attempting to speak
about items other than the item currently under consideration will be muted and
asked to wait for the item they’re here to speak about to be called.
If you have any questions prior to the meeting, please email City Clerk Lucy
Mallonee at cityclerk@losbanos.org or call (209) 827-2412.
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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 o participar en esta junta por favor llame a la oficina
de la Secretaria de la ciudad al (209) 827-7000 a lo menos de 48 horas previas de la junta.
La Cuidad de Los Banos cumple con la Acta de Americanos con Deshabilidad (ADA) de 1990.
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.org.
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Cualquier escritura o los documentos proporcionaron a una mayoría del Ayuntamiento respecto a cualquier
artículo en este orden del día será hecho disponible para la
inspección pública en la reunión y en la oficina de la Secretaria de la ciudad en City Hall, 520 J Street, Los Banos,
California durante horas de oficina normales. Además, tales escrituras y los documentos
pueden ser anunciados en el website de la ciudad en www.losbanos.org.
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 CITY’S AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT
(ARPA) SPENDING PLAN.
Recommendation: Receive staff report, discussion and direction from the City Council on how to
proceed.
7. ADJOURNMENT.
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