Special City Council Meeting
Special MeetingLos Banos, CA · November 10, 2021
Minutes
CITY OF LOS BANOS
SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES
NOVEMBER 10, 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
6:07 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, Kenneth Lambert, Deborah Lewis, Refugio LLamas, Mayor Manuel Thomas Faria
III; Absent: None.
STAFF MEMBERS PRESENT: City Manager Pinheiro, City Clerk/Human Resources
Director Mallonee, City Attorney Vaughn, Police Commander Reyna, Finance Director
Williams
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 to speak; he then asked City Clerk Mallonee if she had received any
comments, for which City Clerk Mallonee stated that she received the following comment
by email: MICHELLE SANDOVAL, Executive Director of the Los Banos Chamber of
Commerce, wrote regarding the upcoming Christmas Parade on December 3, 2021 and
welcomed new business members, how they are always looking for new ambassadors.
No further comments were received and the public forum was closed.
CLOSED SESSION CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS, PURSUANT TO
GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54957.6, AGENCY DESIGNATED
REPRESENTATIVES: CITY MANAGER PINHEIRO, CITY ATTORNEY VAUGHN,
HUMAN RESOURCES DIRECTOR MALLONEE, FINANCE DIRECTOR WILLIAMS,
LEGAL COUNSEL TUFFO; EMPLOYEE ORGANIZATIONS: LOS BANOS POLICE
OFFICERS ASSOCIATION. No reportable action.
ADJOURNMENT. Mayor Faria thanked and recognized all the veterans for their sacrifice
and service in honor of Veterans Day tomorrow.
Motion by LLamas, seconded by Jones, the meeting was adjourned at 6:45 p.m. 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
LOS Banos
At the Crossroads of California
www.losbanos.org
NOTICE AND CALL OF A SPECIAL MEETING
OF THE LOS BANOS CITY COUNCIL
CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS
520 J Street
Los Banos, California
NOVEMBER 10. 2021 - 6:00 PM
AGENDA WORKSHEET
CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING AGENDA
CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS
520 J Street
Los Banos, California
NOVEMBER 10. 2021- 6:00 PM
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.
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:
AudioNideo Broadcast: This City Council Meeting can be accessed in real time from
your computer, tablet, or smartphone at the following links:
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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.
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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 u*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.
Ilf you have any questions prior to the meeting, please email City Clerk Lucy
Mallonee at citvclerk@losbanos.org or call (209) 827-2412.
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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.oTQ.
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Cualquier escritura 0 los documentos proporcionaron a una mayoria del Ayuntamiento respecto a cualquier
articulo en este orden del dla sera hecho disponlble para la
inspecci6n publica en la reuni6n 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
pueden ser anunciados en el website de la ciudad en www./osbanos.oro.
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1. CALL TO ORDER. November 10, 2021 6:00 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 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,
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limited to 250 words or less, 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. CLOSED SESSION - Conference with Labor Negotiators, Pursuant to
Government Code Section 54957.6, Agency Designated Representatives: City
Manager Pinheiro, City Attorney Vaughn, Human Resources Director Mallonee,
Finance Director Williams, Legal Counsel Tuffo; Employee Organizations: Los
Banos Police Officers Association.
7. ADJOURNMENT.
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