City Council and Concurrent Authorities

City Council/Successor City of Stockton Agency of the Redevelopment Agency/Public Financing Meeting Agenda - - Revised Authority/Parking Authority Concurrent Agenda City Council/Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency/Public Financing Authority/Parking Authority Concurrent Kevin J. Lincoln II, Mayor/Chair (At Large) Kimberly Warmsley, VIce Mayor (District 6) Michele Padilla (District 1) Daniel R. Wright (District 2) Michael Blower (District 3) Susan Lenz (District 4) Brando Villapudua (District 5) Thursday, June 27, 2024 1:00 PM Council Chamber, City Hall, 425 N. El Dorado Street, Stockton CA ** Special ** Special Closed Session 1:00 PM :: Special Session 1:30 PM Note: Councilmember Padilla will participate in the meeting via teleconference from the following location: Grand Fiesta Americana Los Cabos All Inclusive Golf and Spa, Carretera Transpeninsular, km 10.3 Col Cabo del Sol, Tourist Corridor, 23410 Cabo San Lucas, B.C.S., Mexico, 23410, Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, Mexico; Lobby Councilmember Lenz will participate in the meeting via teleconference from the following location: Sunnyside Lodge, 1850 West Lake Blvd. Tahoe City, 96145, Lobby 1. SPECIAL CLOSED SESSION CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL 2. ANNOUNCEMENT OF CLOSED SESSION 2.1 24-0651 CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION Number of Cases: Two Name of Case: John Doe v. Lodi Unified School District, et al, (San Joaquin County Superior Court Case No. STK-CV-UPI-2022-9405) Name of Case: Kurt Wilson v. City of Stockton, et al, (San Joaquin County Superior Court Case No. STK-CV-UWM-2019-12404) This Closed Session is authorized pursuant to section 54956.9(d)(1) of the Government Code to discuss matters pertaining to existing litigation. City of Stockton Page 1 Printed on 6/26/2024 City Council/Successor Agency to Meeting Agenda - - Revised June 27, 2024 the Redevelopment Agency/Public Financing Authority/Parking Authority Concurrent Department: City Attorney 2.2 24-0652 CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATOR Recommended Action: Agency Designated Representative: City Manager Harry Black Employee Organizations: Unrepresented Units, Stockton City Employees' Association, Operating Engineer's Local 3, Mid-Management/Supervisory Level Unit, Unrepresented Management/Confidential, Law Department, Stockton Police Management Association, Stockton Firefighters Local 456 International Association of Firefighters, Stockton Fire Management, Stockton Police Officers' Association (SPOA) This Closed Session is authorized pursuant to section 54957.6(a) of the Government Code. Department: City Attorney 3. SPECIAL CLOSED SESSION PUBLIC COMMENT* 4. RECESS TO CLOSED SESSION 5. SPECIAL SESSION CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL 6. REPORT OF ACTION TAKEN IN CLOSED SESSION 7. PUBLIC COMMENTS* 8. NEW BUSINESS 8.1 24-0448 APPROVE A RESOLUTION TO PLACE THE PROPOSED CHARTER AMENDMENT MEASURE ON THE 2024 GENERAL ELECTION BALLOT City of Stockton Page 2 Printed on 6/26/2024 City Council/Successor Agency to Meeting Agenda - - Revised June 27, 2024 the Redevelopment Agency/Public Financing Authority/Parking Authority Concurrent Recommended Action: RECOMMENDATION It is recommended that the Council approve a resolution: 1. Submitting to the qualified voters at the November 5, 2024, General Election a ballot measure proposing amendments to Articles XI and XI-A; 2. Requesting that the San Joaquin County Board of Supervisors add this charter amendment to the ballot for the November 5, 2024, General Election; 3. Directing the City Attorney to prepare an impartial analysis of the measure; 4. Authorizing arguments and the filing of rebuttal arguments for or against the measure; 5. Authorizing the City Manager to appropriate funds necessary to pay the City of Stockton's cost of placing the measure on the ballot; and 6. Directing the City Clerk to take steps necessary to place the measure on the ballot and cause the measure to be printed. Department: City Clerk Attachments: Proposed Resolution - Article XI and XI-A Exhibit 1 - Proposed Charter Amendment 8.2 24-0598 CITIZEN INITIATIVE CHARTER AMENDMENT MEASURE - TO PROVIDE BINDING ARBITRATION AND RELATED PROCEDURES FOR SWORN POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENT EMPLOYEES ON ALL MATTERS RELATED TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT City of Stockton Page 3 Printed on 6/26/2024 City Council/Successor Agency to Meeting Agenda - - Revised June 27, 2024 the Redevelopment Agency/Public Financing Authority/Parking Authority Concurrent Recommended Action: RECOMMENDATION It is recommended that the City Council: 1. Accept by motion, the City Clerk's Certificate of Sufficiency relative to the petition filed by the proponents pertaining to the Charter Amendment Measure to provide binding arbitration and related procedures for sworn police and fire department employees on all matters related to the terms and conditions of employment; and 2. Adopt a Resolution requesting consolidation from the San Joaquin County Board of Supervisors with other measures occurring at the November 5, 2024, General Election and directing the City Attorney to prepare an impartial analysis; and 3. Authorize arguments and the filing of rebuttal arguments for or against the measure (deadline for direct arguments; July 29, 2024; deadline for rebuttal arguments; August 8, 2024); 4. Authorize the City Manager to appropriate the funds necessary to pay the City's cost of placing a measure on the ballot; and 5. Direct the City Clerk to take the steps necessary to place the measure on the ballot. Department: City Clerk Attachments: Attachment A - Ballot Title and Summary Attachment B - ROV Certificate of Signature Verification Attachment C - Clerk Certificate of Sufficiency Proposed Resolution - Keep Stockton Safe Exhibit 1 - Full Text of Proposed Charter Amendment 9. ADJOURNMENT CERTIFICATE OF POSTING I declare, under penalty of perjury, that I am employed by the City of Stockton and that I caused this agenda to be posted in the City Hall notice case on June 26, 2024, in compliance with the Brown Act. Katherine Roland, CMC, CPMC Interim City Clerk By: ________________________________ Deputy City of Stockton Page 4 Printed on 6/26/2024 City Council/Successor Agency to Meeting Agenda - - Revised June 27, 2024 the Redevelopment Agency/Public Financing Authority/Parking Authority Concurrent *Members of the public may only comment regarding items on this agenda The City of Stockton invites public comments in multiple forms. You provide your comments by using one of these methods: 1. Email - you may email your comments to city.clerk@stocktonca.gov 2. Voicemail - you can leave a voice message by dialing (209) 937-8459. 3. In-Person Comments - a) Speakers must submit "request to speak cards" to the Clerk prior to the Public Comment portion of the agenda. No speaker cards will be accepted after the close of Public Comment. Please redirect any inquiries to City.Clerk@stocktonca.gov. b) Address only issues over which the meeting body has jurisdiction. c) Each speaker will be limited to one 2-minute comment opportunity. Donating time is not authorized. d) Your time will be displayed on the speaker podium for convenience. *All written and voicemail public comments received by the Clerk's Office 90 minutes prior to the meeting start time will be forwarded to the meeting body members as correspondence and attached the minutes. All comments received after that time will be forwarded as correspondence the following business day. ***Additions to the Agenda - Government Code Section 54954.2(b)(2), allows members of the City Council present at the meeting to take immediate action, with either a two-thirds or unanimous vote, to place an item on the agenda that action must be taken and that the item came to the attention of the City subsequent to the agenda being posted. All proceedings before this meeting body are conducted in English. The City of Stockton does not furnish language interpreters and, if one is needed, it shall be the responsibility of the person needing one. In accordance with the Americans With Disabilities Act and California Law, it is the policy of the City of Stockton to offer its public programs, services and meetings in a manner that is readily accessible to everyone, including those with disabilities. If you are a person with a disability and require a copy of a public hearing notice, or an agenda and/or agenda packet in an appropriate alternative format; or if you require other accommodation, please contact the Office of the City Clerk located at 425 North El Dorado Street, Stockton, California 95202 during normal business hours or by calling (209) 937-8458, at least 5 days in advance of the hearing/meeting. Advance notification within this guideline will enable the City/Agency to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility. Materials related to an item on this agenda submitted to City Council after distribution of the agenda packet are available for public inspection in the City Clerk's Office at 425 North El Dorado Street, Stockton, California 95202, during normal business hours. Such documents are also available on the City's website at www.stocktongov.com subject to staff's ability to post the documents before the meeting. CHALLENGING CITY DECISIONS: The time limit within which to commence any lawsuit or legal challenge to any quasi-adjudicative decision made by the City is governed by Section 1094.6 of the Code of Civil Procedure, unless a shorter limitation period is specified by any other provision. Under Section 1094.6, any lawsuit or legal challenge to any quasi-adjudicative decision made by the City must be filed no later than the 90th day following the date on which such decision becomes final. Any lawsuit or legal challenge, which is not filed within that 90-day period, will be barred. If a person wishes to challenge the nature of the above section in court, they may be limited to raising only those issues they or someone else raised at the meeting described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the City of Stockton, at or prior to the meeting. In addition, judicial challenge may be limited or barred where the interested party has not sought and exhausted all available administrative remedies. City of Stockton Page 5 Printed on 6/26/2024