Special City Council Meeting

CITY OF LOS BANOS SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES JULY 14, 2015 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. CALL TO ORDER: Mayor Villalta called the City Council Meeting to order at the hour of 10:02 A.M. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: The pledge of allegiance was led by Police Commander Reyna. ROLL CALL – MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL PRESENT: Council Members Deborah Lewis, Scott Silveira, Elizabeth Stonegrove, Mayor Michael Villalta; Absent: Council Member Tom Faria. STAFF MEMBERS PRESENT: City Clerk/Human Resources Director Mallonee, Police Commander Reyna, Finance Director Williams, Fire Chief Marrison, City Treasurer/Accountant I Brazil, Information Technology Director Spalding, Public Works Director/City Engineer Fachin. CONSIDERATION OF APPROVAL OF AGENDA: Motion by Stonegrove, seconded by Lewis to approve the agenda as submitted. The motion carried by the affirmative action of all City Council Members present, Faria absent. 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 Villalta opened the public forum. No one came forward to speak and the public forum was closed. CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION NO 5678 – APPROVING A TENTATIVE AGREEMENT / MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BY AND BETWEEN THE CITY OF LOS BANOS AND THE LOS BANOS FIRE FIGHTERS ASSOCIATION (LBFFA). Motion by Silveira, seconded by Stonegrove to approve City Council Resolution No. 5678 – Approving a Tentative Agreement/Memorandum of Understanding by and between the City of Los Banos and the Los Banos Fire Fighters Association. The motion carried by the affirmative action of all City Council Members present, Faria absent. CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION NO. 5679 – AMENDING DIVISION 4, SALARY SCHEDULE – EMPLOYEE CLASSIFICATIONS RELATING TO CHANGES TO SECTION F – FIRE & BUILDING AND SECTION G – POLICE AS IT PERTAINS TO APPROVED AGREEMENTS WITH THE LOS BANOS FIRE FIGHTERS ASSOCIATION (LBFFA), THE LOS BANOS POLICE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION (LBPOA) AND LOS BANOS POLICE SERGEANTS ASSOCIATIONS (LBPSA). Motion by Lewis, seconded by Silveria to approve City Council Resolution No. 5679 – Amending Division 4, Salary Schedule – Employee Classifications Relating to Changes to Section F – Fire & Building and Section G – Police as it Pertains to Approved Agreements with the LBFFA, LBPOA and LBPSA. The motion carried by the affirmative action of all City Council Members present, Faria absent. CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION NO. 5680 – DESIGNATING EMPLOYEES’ CONTRIBUTIONS TOWARD EMPLOYER PENSION COSTS AS AN EMPLOYER PICK-UP PER SECTION 414(H)(2) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AS IT PERTAINS TO POLICE AND FIRE CALPERS SAFETY MEMBERS. Motion by Silveira, seconded by Stonegrove to approve City Council Resolution No. 5680 – Designating Employees’ Contributions Toward Employer Pension Costs as an Employer Pick-up Per Section 414(h)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code as it Pertains to Police and Fire CalPERS Safety Members. The motion carried by the affirmative action of all City Council Members present, Faria absent. ADJOURNMENT. The meeting was adjourned at the hour of 10:06 A.M. APPROVED: /s/ Michael Villalta__________ Michael Villalta, Mayor ATTEST: /s/ Lucille L. Mallonee__________ Lucille L. Mallonee, City Clerk