Special City Council Meeting
Special MeetingLos Banos, CA · January 11, 2023
Minutes
CITY OF LOS BANOS
SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES
JANUARY 11, 2023
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 Llanez called the City Council Meeting to order at the hour of
4:02 p.m.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: The pledge of allegiance was led by Police Sergeant Mendez.
ROLL CALL – MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL PRESENT: Council Members Doug
Begonia, Brett Jones, Kenneth Lambert, Deborah Lewis, Mayor Paul Llanez; Absent: None.
STAFF MEMBERS PRESENT: City Attorney Vaughn, City Clerk/Human Resources
Director Mallonee, Interim City Manager Souza Elms.
CONSIDERATION OF APPROVAL OF AGENDA: Motion by Jones, seconded by Lambert
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. Mayor Llanez opened the public forum and invited the
public to come forward to speak. ANN McCAULEY, 26 year resident of Los Banos, spoke
regarding an item that is going to be in your closed session and she feels that the
requirement should be a 4-1 vote to terminate the City Manager to have the requirement to
be 5-0 vote for City Manager explaining why she feels that way and that it is a dereliction of
duty if it is not 5-0 vote to remove the City Manager; MARK FAHEY, Los Banos, stated that
he lives in the Racquet Club development area and spoke regarding the duplexes being
proposed off of San Luis Drive and how he feels there needs to be stricter requirement
regarding the wall and landscaping along the frontage and sidewalk, how the current wall is
getting tagged and repainted and looks bad, the road condition on San Luis Drive is in terrible
condition, there have been a great deal of things developed in that area that creates heavy
traffic, he has been told that the road is scheduled for repair as soon as possible or in the
summer 2023 or it is not on any list to be repaired, and suggested before you approve new
14 duplexes take care of San Luis Drive. Mayor Llanez asked if there were any written
comments received and City Clerk Mallonee stated that she had received no comments. No
one else came forward to speak and the public forum was closed.
CONDUCT INTERVIEWS FOR THE CITY TREASURER VACANCY AND MAKE A
SELECTION TO FILL THE VACANCY; CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION NO. 6603 –
APPROVING AN APPOINTEE TO FILL THE VACANCY IN THE OFFICE OF THE CITY
TREASURER. Interim City Manager Souza Elms presented the staff report, which included
the process the City Council will go through to interview and select a new City Treasurer.
City Clerk Mallonee pulled the first name out of the box to be interview which was Roy Todd
and then Lucy Lawrence will be interviewed second.
Mayor Llanez welcomed Mr. Todd and started the interview process which included two set
questions from each Council Member.
Mayor Llanez welcomed Ms. Lawrence and started the interview process which included
two set questions from each Council Member.
There was Council Member and staff discussion regarding how it seems like there wasn’t a
good understanding of what the job duties of the city treasurer for which staff elaborated on,
inquired as to if the investment policy was provided to them, how some of the questions
were phrased it would probably be better asked who was in that position than someone new
to the position, feels that some of the questions were unfair, moving forward we need to be
mindful of asking questions that can be answered, the more expectation we can give them
the better, and what pay and benefits the City Treasurer will receive.
City Clerk Mallonee tallied the votes: Lucy Lawrence received four (4) votes: Council
Member Lambert, Council Member Begonia, Council Member Jones, Mayor Llanez; Roy
Todd received one (1) vote: Council Member Lewis.
Motion by Jones, seconded by Lambert to adopt City Council Resolution No. 6603 –
Approving an Appointee to Fill the Vacancy of City Treasurer with Lucy Lawrence. The
motion carried by the affirmative action of all Council Members present.
CLOSED SESSION: CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – ANTICIPATED
LITIGATION, SIGNIFICANT EXPOSURE TO LITIGATION PURSUANT TO
GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54956.9(B): ONE POTENTIAL CASE. No reportable
action.
CLOSED SESSION: PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT – CITY MANAGER (RECRUITMENT),
PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54957. No reportable action.
CLOSED SESSION: CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – ANTICIPATED
LITIGATION, SIGNIFICANT EXPOSURE TO LITIGATION PURSUANT TO
GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54956.9(B): ONE POTENTIAL CASE. On a 5-0 vote,
the City Council has approved the Tolling Agreement with the Central California Irrigation
District and has authorized the Mayor to execute the agreement.
ADJOURNMENT. Motion by Lambert, seconded by Begonia to adjourn the meeting. The
motion carried by the affirmative action of all Council Members present.
APPROVED:
/s/ Paul Llanez_____________
Paul Llanez, Mayor
ATTEST:
/s/ Lucille L. Mallonee_________
Lucille L. Mallonee, City Clerk
Agenda
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NOTICE AND CALL OF A SPECIAL MEETING
OF THE LOS BANOS CITY COUNCIL
CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS
520 J Street
Los Banos, California
JANUARY 11, 2023-4:00 PM
Please take notice that Mayor Paul Llanez hereby calls a Special Meeting of the Los
Banos City Council Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.
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CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING AGENDA
CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS
520 J Street
Los Banos, California
JANUARY 11, 2023 - 4:00 PM
Live stream on YouTube at:
https://www.youtube.com/@losbanos406
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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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 las documentos proporcionaron a una mayorfa def Ayuntamiento respecto a cua/quier
artfculo en este orden def dia sera hecho disponible para la
inspecci6n publica en la reunion yen 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 las documentos
pueden ser anunciados en el website de la ciudad en www.losbanos.org.
Los Banos City Council Agenda - January 11, 2023 Page 1 of 2
1. CALL TO ORDER. 4:00 PM
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
3. ROLL CALL: (City Council Members)
Kenneth Lambert - District 1 Brett Jones - District 3
__ Douglas Begonia, Jr. - District 2 Deborah Lewis - District 4
Paul Llanez - Mayor
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 are limited to a five (5) minute presentation. Detailed guidelines
are posted on the Council Chamber informational table.)
6. CONDUCT INTERVIEWS FOR THE CITY TREASURER VACANCY AND MAKE A
SELECTION TO FILL THE VACANCY.
A. City Council Resolution No. 6603 - Approving an Appointee to fill the Vacancy
in the Office of the City Treasurer.
Recommendation: Receive the staff report, approve the interview and voting process, and select
an applicant to fill the vacancy by adopting the resolution.
7. CLOSED SESSION .
A. Conference with Legal Counsel - Anticipated Litigation, Significant Exposure
to Litigation Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(b): One
Potential Case.
B. Public Employment - City Manager (Recruitment), Pursuant to Government
Code Section 54957.
C. Conference with Legal Counsel - Anticipated Litigation, Significant Exposure
to Litigation Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(b): One
Potential Case.
8. ADJOURNMENT.
I hereby certify under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing
Special Meeting agenda was posted on the City Hall bulletin board not less than 24 hours prior to
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Lucille L. Mallonee, City Clerk Dated this 10th day of January 2023
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