City Council Meeting
Regular MeetingLos Banos, CA · December 16, 2020
Agenda
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AGENDA
CITY COUNCIL MEETING
CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS
520 J Street
Los Banos, California
DECEMBER 16, 2020 - 4:00 PM
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1. CALL TO ORDER. 4:00 PM
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
3. ROLL CALL: (City Council Members)
Faria _ ' Johnson-Santos __, Jones __' Lewis __, Villalta _
4. CONSIDERATION OF APPROVAL OF AGENDA.
5. CONSIDERATION OF CERTIFICATION OF VOTES OF MUNICIPAL ELECTION,
NOVEMBER 3, 2020.
A. City Council Resolution No. 6290 - Certifying Results of the Merced County
General Election Held in the City of Los Banos on November 3, 2020 as it
Pertains to the Election of the Mayor and City Council Members for Districts 1
and 4.
Recommendation: Adopt the resolution as submitted.
6. ADMINISTRATION OF OATH OF OFFICE TO ELECTED OFFICIALS.
A. Mayor Manuel Thomas Faria III, Council Members Kenneth Lambert - District
1 and Deborah Lewis - District 4.
7. ROLL CALL: (City Council Members)
Jones __' Lambert __, Lewis __, Faria __
8. PRESENTATIONS.
A. City Council Resolution No. 6291 - A Resolution of Commendation to
Daronica Johnson-Santos.
Recommendation: Adopt the resolution as submitted.
B. City Council Resolution No. 6292 - A Resolution of Commendation to Michael
Villalta.
Recommendation: Adopt the resolution as submitted.
9. REORGANIZATION OF CITY COUNCIL - SELECTION OF MAYOR PRO TEM.
Recommendation: Selection made by the consensus of the City Council.
10. 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 may submit their comments by submitting a written statement,
limited to 250 words or less, by dropping it off in the Utility Payment Box at City
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Hall, 520 J Street, by mail or emailing cityclerk@losbanos.org. Comments received
will be read into the record during the City Council Meeting.)
11. CONSIDERATION OF APPROVAL OF CONSENT AGENDA. (Items on the
Consent Agenda are considered to be routine and will be voted on in one motion
unless removed from the Consent Agenda by a City Council Member.)
A. Check Register for #224824 - #224981 in the Amount of $750,440.49.
Recommendation: Approve the check register as submitted.
B. Minutes for the December 2,2020 City Council Meeting.
Recommendation: Approve the minutes as submitted.
C. Measure P Oversight Committee Report.
Recommendation: Accept the report as submitted.
D. City Council Resolution No. 6293 - Accepting Public Improvements for
Southpointe at Regency Park, Phase 1 (Stonefield Home, Inc.).
Recommendation: Adopt the resolution as submitted.
E. City Council Resolution No. 6294 - Accepting Public Improvements for
Mission Village South, Phase 5A (Stonefield Home, Inc.).
Recommendation: Adopt the resolution as submitted.
F. City Council Resolution No. 6295 - Approving and Adopting Final Tract Map
No. 2015-04 Racquet Club Estates and Accompanying Subdivision
Improvement Agreement (Hassan Ahmadi).
Recommendation: Adopt the resolution as submitted.
12. PUBLIC HEARING. (If you challenge the proposed action as described herein in
court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised
at the pUblic hearing described herein or in written correspondence delivered to the
City at, or prior to, the public hearing.)
A. Public Hearing - To Receive Public Comment and Consideration of a
Categorical Exemption from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
and Conditional Use Permit #2020-04 to Allow the Use of Type 47 Alcohol
License for the On-sale of General Alcohol in Conjunction with a Bona-fide
Eating Establishment for Jams @ 209 Sports Bar & Grill Located at 516 I
Street, APN 025-191-017.
1) City Council Resolution No. 6296 - Finding the Proposed Project to be
Categorically Exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act
Pursuant to Section 158301, Existing Facilities and Approving
Conditional use Permit #2020-04 to Allow for the On-Sale of General
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Alcohol Under a Type 47 Alcohol License at 516 I Street, More
Specifically Identified as Assessor's Parcel Number 025-191-017.
Recommendation: Receive staff report, open the public hearing, receive public comment,
close the public hearing and adopt the resolution as submitted.
13. CITY OF LOS BANOS COUNCIL MEMBER VACANCY - DISTRICT 2.
Recommendation: Receive staff report and direction on how to proceed.
14. CONSIDERATION OF APPROVAL OF CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION NO. 6297
- AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE AMENDMENT TO
THE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT FOR SOLID WASTE
CONSULTING SERVICES WITH R3 CONSULTING GROUP, INC. IN THE
AMOUNT OF $39,140 WITH A 10% CONTINGENCY OF $3,900 AND ADOPT A
REVISED BUDGET FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2020/2021 AS IT PERTAINS TO
THE SOLID WASTE FUND ACCOUNT.
Recommendation: Receive staff report and adopt the resolution as submitted.
15. APPOINTMENT OF COUNCIL MEMBERS TO SERVE ON THE SELECTION
COMMITTEES FOR THE FOLLOWING COMMISSIONS/COMMITTEES:
A. Airport Advisory Commission - Three (3) Vacancies
Three (3) Two (2) Year Terms - Expiring December 31, 2022
B. Economic Development Advisory Commission - Three (3) Vacancies
Three (3) Two (2) Year Terms - Expiring December 31,2022
C. Parks & Recreation Commission - Four (4) Vacancies
One (1) Unexpired Term - Expiring December 31,2021
Three (3) Two (2) Year Terms - Expiring December 31,2022
D. Planning Commission - Five (5) Vacancies
District 1 - One (1) Four (4) Year Term - Expiring December 31, 2024
District 2 - One (1) Two (2) Year Term - Expiring December 31,2022
District 3 - One (1) Two (2) Year Term - Expiring December 31,2022
District 4 - One (1) Four (4) Year Term - Expiring December 31,2024
At-Large - One (1) Two (2) Year Term - Expiring December 31,2022
E. Tree Commission - Two (2) Vacancies
Two (2) Two (2) Year Terms - Expiring December 31, 2022
Recommendation: Appoint Council Member(s) to serve with the Mayor on the Selection
Committee(s) for each.
16. APPOINTMENT OF COUNCIL MEMBER TO SERVE ON THE LOS BANOS
DOWNTOWN PROPERTY AND BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT BOARD
(LBPBID), TWO (2) YEAR TERM - EXPIRING DECEMBER 31, 2022.
Recommendation: Appoint Council Member to serve on the LBPBID.
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17. REPUBLIC SERVICES PRESENTATION.
Recommendation: Informational item only, no action to be taken.
18. COVID-19 STATUS UPDATE.
Recommendation: Informational item only, no action to be taken.
19. ADVISEMENT OF PUBLIC NOTICES. (One report)
Recommendation: Informational item only, no action to be taken.
20. CITY MANAGER REPORT.
21. REPORT/UPDATE ON MERCED COUNTY ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENTS
(MCAG), PENINSULA CLEAN ENERGY (PCE), AND MEASURE V COMMIITEE.
Recommendation: Informational item only, no action to be taken.
22. CITY COUNCIL MEMBER REPORTS.
A. Brett Jones
B. Kenneth Lambert
C. Deborah Lewis
D. Mayor Tom Faria
23. ADJOURNMENT.
I hereby certify under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing
agenda was pos~all bulletin board not less than 72 hours prior to the meeting.
C~ .
Sara Blevins, Deputy City Clerk Dated this 11 th day of December 2020
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