Adjourned City Council Meeting
Regular MeetingLos Banos, CA · February 10, 2025
Minutes
CITY OF LOS BANOS
ADJOURNED CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES
FEBRUARY 10, 2025
ACTION MINUTES – These minutes are prepared to depict action
taken for agenda items presented to the City Council. For detail of
this meeting refer to the electronic media (CD and/or audio) kept as
a permanent record.
CALL TO ORDER: Mayor Amabile called the City Council Meeting to order at the hour
of 5:00 p.m.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Acting Police Chief Melden led the pledge of allegiance.
ROLL CALL – MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL PRESENT: Council Members Evan
Sanders – District 2, Marcus Chavez – District 3, Deborah Lewis – District 4, Mayor
Michael Amabile, District 1 – vacant; ABSENT: None
STAFF MEMBERS PRESENT: Acting Police Chief Melden, City Clerk/Human
Resources Director Mallonee, City Treasurer Lawrence
CONSIDERATION OF APPROVAL OF AGENDA: Motion by Lewis, seconded by
Chavez to approve the agenda as submitted. The motion carried by the affirmative action
of all Council Members present.
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 Amabile invited the
public to come forward to speak. No one came forward to speak and the public forum
was closed.
CONSIDERATION OF INTERIM CITY MANAGER; CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION NO.
6874 – APPOINTING GARY M. BRIZZEE, JR. AS INTERIM CITY MANAGER AND
APPROVING INTERIM CITY MANAGER EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT. Mayor
Amabile invited the public to come forward to speak. No one came forward to speak.
Motion by Lewis, seconded by Sanders to adopt City Council Resolution No. 6874 –
Appointing Gary M. Brizzee, Jr. as Interim City Manager and Approving Interim City
Manager Employment Agreement. The motion carried by the affirmative action of all
Council Members present.
Mayor Amabile spoke to the process to appoint an Interim City Manager while the City
works through the recruitment process of finding a new permanent City Manager. He
thanked Gary Brizzee for coming to the City’s aid and accepting the Interim City Manager
appointment.
ADJOURNMENT. The meeting was adjourned at 5:03 p.m.
APPROVED:
__/s/ Michael S. Amabile________
Michael S. Amabile, Mayor
ATTEST:
__/s/ Lucille L. Mallonee___________
Lucille L. Mallonee, City Clerk
Agenda
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AGENDA
ADJOURNED CITY COUNCIL MEETING
CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS
520 J Street
Los Banos, California
FEBRUARY 10, 2025 - 5:00 PM
Live stream on YouTube at:
https:l/www.youtube.com/@losbanos406
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Si requiere asistencia especial para atender o participar en esta junta por favor flame a la oficina
de la Secretaria de la ciudad al (209) 827-7000 a lo menos de 48 horas previas de la junta.
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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.org.
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Cualquier escritura o los documentos proporcionaron a una mayorfa de/ Ayuntamiento
respecto a cua/quier artfcu/o en este orden def dia sera hecho disponible para la
inspecci6n publica en la reunion y en la oficina de la Secretaria de la ciudad en City Hall,
520 J Street, Los Banos,
California durante horas de oficina normales. Ademas, tales escrituras y los documentos
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'Please note: The Brown Act provides the public with an opportunity to make public
comment at any public meeting. As an alternative for in-person comments, written
public comment may be made by e-mail to cityclerk@losbanos.org or delivered to
the City Clerk at City Hall, 520 J Street three (3) hours prior to the scheduled time of
the meeting. Comments received will be duly noted at the meeting, distributed to the
City Council via e-mail, and added to the agenda packet on the City's website for
public review. Agenda packets can be found on the City's wep_site at the following
link: https://losbanos.orq/category/city-council/
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1. CALL TO ORDER - February 10, 2025 5:00 PM
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
3. ROLL CALL: (City Council Members)
__ [vacant] - District 1 Evan Sanders - District 2
Marcus Chavez - District 3 Deborah Lewis - District 4
__ Michael Amabile - Mayor
4. CONSIDERATION OF APPROVAL OF AGENDA.
Recommendation: Adopt the agenda as submitted.
5. 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 Council;
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.)
6. CONSIDERATION OF INTERIM CITY MANAGER.
A City Council Resolution No. 6874 -Appointing Gary M. Brizzee, Jr. as Interim
City Manager and Approving Interim City Manager Employment Agreement.
Recommendation: Receive staff report and adopt the resolution as submitted.
7. ADJOURNMENT.
I hereby certify under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing
agenda was posted on the City Hall bulletin board not less than 72 hours prior to the meeting.
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Lucille L. Mallonee, City Clerk Dated this 7th day of February 2025
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