City Council

336 Pacific Avenue, Shafter, CA 93263 Meeting Held In-Person and Via Zoom and Livestream on YouTube. AGENDA REGULAR MEETING SHAFTER CITY COUNCIL TUESDAY, AUGUST 4, 2026 NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC: Any documents produced by the City and distributed to a majority of the City Council regarding any item on this agenda will be made available in the City Clerk’s Office during normal business hours at City Hall located at 336 Pacific Avenue, Shafter CA. In addition, such documents will be posted on the City’s website at www.shafter.com. CALL TO ORDER: 6:00 PM ROLL CALL: Mayor Givens Mayor Pro Tem Olvera Council Member Alvarado Council Member Espinoza Council Member Prout PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Council Member Espinoza INVOCATION: Council Member Alvarado APPROVAL OF AGENDA: PUBLIC COMMENT: Those persons wishing to speak on any item included on the agenda, or on any matter within the subject matter jurisdiction of the City Council, are invited to speak from the podium and address the City Council. Speakers are limited to five minutes unless additional time is needed for translation. Please state your name and address for the record before making your presentation. COUNCIL ANNOUNCEMENTS AND REPORTS: On their own initiative, Council Members may make a brief announcement or a brief report on their own activities. Council Members may ask a question for clarification, make a referral to staff, or take action to have staff place a matter of business on a future agenda. No formal action by the Council will be taken unless an item is identified on the Agenda. Shafter City Council Agenda August 4, 2026 Page 2 CONSENT CALENDAR: All items on the consent calendar are considered routine and non-controversial by staff and will be approved by one motion if no member of the Council or public wishes to comment or ask questions. If comment or discussion is desired by anyone, the item will be removed from the consent calendar and will be considered in the listed sequence with an opportunity for any member of the public to address the Council concerning the item before action is taken. 1. Approve General Checks: June 30, 2026, June 30, 2026, June 30, 2026, July 2, 2026, July 10, 2026, July 16, 2026, July 17, 2026, July 20, 2026, July 23, 2026, July 24, 2026, July 29, 2026. 2. Approve Payroll: July 10, 2026, July 17, 2026, July 20, 2026, July 24, 2026. 3. Council find the action is not defined as a “project” per Section 15378(b)(4) of the CEQA Guidelines; and accept the Treasurer’s Report for May 2026. 4. Council find the action is not defined as a “project” per Section 15378(b)(4) of the CEQA Guidelines; and accept the Treasurer’s Report for June 2026. 5. Approval of Minutes: April 21, 2026, April 27, 2026. 6. Council find the action is not a “project” as defined by Section 15378(b)(4) of the CEQA Guidelines; and authorize the GIS Coordinator to approve the annual renewal payment of City's Small Government Enterprise License Agreement in the amount of $42,200 by way of Quote #26358463, dated June 8, 2026, to Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. (ESRI) for continued use of citywide mapping resources. 7. Council find the action is not a “project” as defined by Section 15378(b)(4) of the CEQA Guidelines; approve the annual payment to Smart Fiber Networks for operating services related to the Partnership Agreement dated July 21, 2025; and authorize the Deputy IT Director to make the annual payment in the amount of $99,000. 8. Council find the action is not a “project” as defined by Section 15378(b)(4) of the CEQA Guidelines; accept the proposal submitted by California Turf Equipment & Supply, Inc. for the purchase of one (1) Exmark 96-inch Lazer Diesel commercial mower though the OMNIA Partners Cooperative Purchasing Program in the total amount of $49,076.53; and authorize the Public Works Director to execute all necessary purchase documents. 9. Council find the action is not a “project” as defined by Section 15378(b)(5) of the CEQA Guidelines; accept one (1) dedication of easement for street and public utility purposes for Express Avenue and Resnick Way from Wonderful Real Estate Development LLC and Lot 29 Property LLC; and authorize the City Engineer to execute and record the easement document and any necessary and related items. PUBLIC HEARINGS: Should anyone challenge any proposed action which is the subject of a public hearing listed on this agenda, that person challenging any action taken after the public hearing may be limited to raising only those issues addressed at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the City Council at or prior to this public hearing. Shafter City Council Agenda August 4, 2026 Page 3 1. TENTATIVE TRACT MAP NO. 7498: Council find the action has already complied with the California Environmental Quality Act; conduct a public hearing; and adopt Resolution 3106, a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Shafter finding that no further environmental review is required pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15162 because the project is within the scope of the previously adopted Mitigated Negative Declaration (SCH No. 2026020740), and none of the conditions requiring a subsequent or supplemental environmental document have occurred, and approving Tentative Tract Map No. 7498, as depicted in Exhibit “A” with Conditions of Approval as shown in Exhibit “B”, to allow the residential subdivision of an approximate 40-acre site into 177 lots located to the southeast and southwest of the intersection of E Los Angeles Avenue and S Mannel Avenue (APNs 028-290-03 and 028-290-04). ROLL CALL MANAGEMENT REPORT: 1. RESOLUTION APPROVING “GENERAL SHAFTER PARK” AS THE NAME FOR THE COMMUNITY PARK LOCATED AT FRESNO AVENUE AND CENTRAL VALLEY HIGHWAY: Council find that the action is not a “project” as defined by Section 15378(b)(5) of the CEQA Guidelines; and adopt Resolution 3107, a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Shafter approving "General Shafter Park" as the name for the community park located at Fresno Avenue and Central Valley Highway. ROLL CALL 2. CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL CANNABIS TAX FUND GRANT PROGRAM AGREEMENT AND ACCEPT A GRANT AWARD IN THE AMOUNT OF $298,500: Council find the action is not a “project” as defined by Section 15378(b)(4) of the CEQA Guidelines; adopt Resolution 3108, a Resolution of the City Council ofhte City of Shafter authorizing the City Manager to execute the California Highway Patrol Cannabis Tax Fund Grant Program Agreement; and accept a grant award in the amount of $298,500 for fiscal year 2026-2027 Impaired Driving Enforcement and Public Education Activities. 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