City Council and Concurrent Authorities

City Council/Successor City of Stockton Agency of the Redevelopment Agency/Public Financing Meeting Agenda - Final Authority/Parking Authority Concurrent Agenda City Council/Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency/Public Financing Authority/Parking Authority Concurrent Christina Fugazi, Mayor/Chair (At Large) Jason Lee, Vice Mayor (District 6) Michele Padilla (District 1) Mariela Ponce (District 2) Michael Blower (District 3) Mario Enríquez (District 4) Brando Villapudua (District 5) Tuesday, February 4, 2025 4:00 PM Council Chamber, City Hall, 425 N. El Dorado Street, Stockton CA Closed Session 4:00 PM :: Regular Session 5:30 PM 1. CLOSED SESSION CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL 2. ADDITIONS TO CLOSED SESSION AGENDA 3. ANNOUNCEMENT OF CLOSED SESSION 3.1 25-0015 CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION Number of Cases: Two Name of Case: J.P., et al. v. City of Stockton, et al. (United States Eastern District Court Case No. 2:21:cv-00788 -WBS-AC) 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. Department: City Attorney 4. CLOSED SESSION PUBLIC COMMENT* 5. RECESS TO CLOSED SESSION City of Stockton Page 1 Printed on 1/29/2025 City Council/Successor Agency to Meeting Agenda - Final February 4, 2025 the Redevelopment Agency/Public Financing Authority/Parking Authority Concurrent 6. REGULAR SESSION CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL 7. INVOCATION/PLEDGE TO FLAG 8. REPORT OF ACTION TAKEN IN CLOSED SESSION 9. ADDITIONS TO REGULAR SESSION AGENDA*** 10. RECOGNITIONS, ANNOUNCEMENTS, OR REPORTS 11. PUBLIC COMMENTS* – MATTERS NOT ON THE AGENDA 12. CONSENT AGENDA 12.1 25-0107 APPOINTMENT OF INTERIM CITY MANAGER Recommended Action: RECOMMENDATION It is recommended that the City Council adopt a resolution: 1. Appointing Steve Colangelo as the Interim City Manager for the City of Stockton; and 2. Authorizing the Mayor, on behalf of the City Council, to execute an employment contract with Steve Colangelo setting forth the conditions of employment. Department: City Attorney Attachments: Proposed Resolution - Interim CM Exhibit 1 - Interim CM Contract.pdf 12.2 25-0112 MAYORAL APPOINTMENTS TO COUNCIL COMMITTEES AND COMMITTEE STRUCTURE/FUNCTION ROSTER AMENDMENT Recommended Action: RECOMMENDATION It is recommended that the City Council approve a resolution amending the Mayoral Appointments to Council Committees and Committee Structure/Function roster effective immediately. Department: City Clerk Attachments: Proposed Resolution Exhibit 1 - Mayoral Appointments 12.3 25-0096 ADOPT A RESOLUTION APPOINTING A MEMBER TO THE MEASURE W OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE City of Stockton Page 2 Printed on 1/29/2025 City Council/Successor Agency to Meeting Agenda - Final February 4, 2025 the Redevelopment Agency/Public Financing Authority/Parking Authority Concurrent Recommended Action: RECOMMENDATION It is recommended that the City Council adopt a resolution ratifying the appointment to the Measure W Committee of Gregory Bahr for a partial term commencing immediately and ending on January 31, 2027 Department: City Clerk Attachments: Attachment A - Redacted Application Proposed Resolution - Appointment.docx 12.4 25-0086 APPROVAL OF CITY COUNCIL MINUTES Recommended Action: RECOMMENDATION Approve the minutes from the City Council meetings of December 10, 2024 Department: City Clerk Attachments: Attachment A – 2024-12-10 12.5 25-0094 SECOND AMENDMENT TO THE 2025 CITY COUNCIL/SUCCESSOR AGENCY/STOCKTON PUBLIC FINANCING AUTHORITY/STOCKTON PARKING AUTHORITY MEETING CALENDAR Recommended Action: RECOMMENDATION It is recommended that the City Council, Successor Agency, Stockton Public Financing Authority, and Stockton Parking Authority adopt by motion the revised 2025 Concurrent City Council/Successor Agency/Stockton Public Financing Authority/Stockton Parking Authority Meeting Calendar. Department: City Manager Attachments: Attachment A - 2025 City Council Meeting Calendar (3rd version) 12.6 25-0078 ADOPT A RESOLUTION NAMING NORTHEAST LIBRARY & COMMUNITY CENTER AND THREE NEW PARK SITES City of Stockton Page 3 Printed on 1/29/2025 City Council/Successor Agency to Meeting Agenda - Final February 4, 2025 the Redevelopment Agency/Public Financing Authority/Parking Authority Concurrent Recommended Action: RECOMMENDATION It is recommended that the City Council adopt a resolution: 1. Authorizing the City Manager to process the naming of the "Northeast Library & Community Center" as "Ursula Meyer Library & Community Center"; 2. Authorizing the City Manager to process the naming of the park site located at Westlake Drive and Scott Creek Drive as "Inspiration Park - in memory of Officer Jimmy Inn and Fire Captain Max Fortuna"; 3. Authorizing the City Manager to process the naming of the park site located at Valens Way and Orbison Lane as "Hadley Park - in memory of Carol Naomi Trujillo Hadley"; 4. Authorizing the City Manager to process the naming of the park site located at Parliament Street and Skynyrd Way as "Harmony Park"; 5. Authorizing the City Manager to take other actions which are necessary and appropriate to carry out the purpose and intent of this Resolution. Department: Community Services Attachments: Attachment A - Naming of Facilities Policy Proposed Resolution 12.7 24-0257 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE SUMMARY VACATION OF A PORTION OF RIGHT-OF-WAY AT “D” STREET AND RESERVING A PUBLIC UTILITY EASEMENT Recommended Action: RECOMMENDATION It is recommended that the City Council adopt a resolution: 1. Authorizing a summary vacation of a portion of the public right-of-way at "D" Street. 2. Authorizing the reservation of a public utility easement. 3. Authorizing the filing of Notice of Exemption No. 43-24 under the California Environmental Quality Act for the vacation of a portion of the public right-of-way at "D" Street. Authorizing the City Manager, or designee, to take all the necessary and appropriate actions to carry out the purpose and intent of this resolution. Department: Economic Development City of Stockton Page 4 Printed on 1/29/2025 City Council/Successor Agency to Meeting Agenda - Final February 4, 2025 the Redevelopment Agency/Public Financing Authority/Parking Authority Concurrent Attachments: Attachment A - Vicinity Map Attachment B - Aerial Map Proposed Resolution - D Street Abandonment Exhibit 1 - Legal Description - D Street Abandonment Exhibit 2 - Plat - D Street Abandonment Exhibit 3 - NOE 43-24 - D Street Abandonment 12.8 25-0082 ADOPT A RESOLUTION TO PARTICIPATE IN THE CENCAL FIRE EMS AUTHORITY, A JOINT POWERS AUTHORITY Recommended Action: RECOMMENDATION It is recommended that the City Council adopt a resolution to: 1. Authorize the City Manager to enter into an agreement with the City of Lodi and the South San Joaquin County Fire Authority to join and participate in The CENCAL Fire EMS Authority (CENCAL), a Joint Powers Authority (JPA); and 2. Authorize Mayor Christina Fugazi to serve as the City of Stockton's Primary Director on the CENCAL Board of Directors; and 3. Authorize Councilmember Michele Padilla to serve as the City of Stockton's First Alternate Director on the CENCAL Board of Directors in the absence of the Primary Director; and 4. Authorize Vice Mayor Jason Lee to serve as the City of Stockton's Second Alternate Director on the CENCAL Board of Directors in the absence of both the Primary Director and the First Alternate Director; and 5. Authorize the creation of a separate restricted fund (CENCAL EMS Fund) to track all revenues and expenditures associated with CENCAL; and 6. Authorize the transfer of $1,515,700 from the General Fund Reserves to the CENCAL Fund; and 7. Authorize the City Manager to transfer or expend $1,515,700 from the CENCAL EMS Fund as needed for startup costs associated with CENCAL; and 8. Authorize the City Manager to take all appropriate actions to carry out the purpose and intent of this resolution. Department: Fire Attachments: Attachment A - SJCEMSA EOA Map Attachment B - Memorandum of Agreement Proposed Resolution Exhibit 1 -JPA Agreement City of Stockton Page 5 Printed on 1/29/2025 City Council/Successor Agency to Meeting Agenda - Final February 4, 2025 the Redevelopment Agency/Public Financing Authority/Parking Authority Concurrent 12.9 25-0022 APPROVE A MOTION TO UTILIZE A VENDOR POOL OF COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS FOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS AND SERVICES Recommended Action: RECOMMENDATION It is recommended that the City Council approve a motion to: 1. Approve findings which support and justify an exception to the competitive bid process; 2. Authorize the execution of five (5) contracts, utilizing multiple cooperative agreements established through a formal competitive bidding process that meets City requirements and provides access to preferential pricing, terms and conditions for Information Technology Solutions and Services for a total estimated amount of $25,030,000 for the term of the contracts, which includes renewal option terms (Attachments A through F); and 3. Authorize the City Manager to take necessary and appropriate actions to carry out the purpose and intent of the motion. Department: Information Technology Attachments: Attachment A - Cooperative Agreements Summary Attachment B - Cooperative Purchase Agreement with CDW Attachment C - Cooperative Purchase Agreement with NWN Attachment D - Cooperative Purchase Agreement with ePlus Attachment E - Cooperative Purchase Agreement with Zones Attachment F - Cooperative Purchase Agreement with Carahsoft 12.10 25-0032 APPROVE AGREEMENT WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF THE PACIFIC FOR THE OPERATION OF RADIO COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS Recommended Action: RECOMMENDATION It is recommended that the City Council approve a motion to: 1. Award a Lease Agreement to the University of the Pacific for a term of Twenty (20) years with the option of an additional five-year renewal for radio communications systems. The total contract amount is $806,111.23 for the first twenty years, with optional renewals estimated at a 3% increase each year for a total of $287,666.70. The total amount of the contract shall not exceed $1,093,777.93; 2. Approve findings pursuant to Stockton Municipal Code section 3.68.070 in support of an exception to the competitive bidding process; and 3. Authorize the City Manager to take necessary and appropriate actions to carry out the purpose and intent of this motion. City of Stockton Page 6 Printed on 1/29/2025 City Council/Successor Agency to Meeting Agenda - Final February 4, 2025 the Redevelopment Agency/Public Financing Authority/Parking Authority Concurrent Department: Information Technology Attachments: Attachment A - Lease - UOP - Burns Tower Radio Antenna Placement 12.11 25-0060 APPROVE FINDINGS AND RATIFY FINAL EXPENSES FOR TEMPORARY PUMPING SERVICES AT THE 14-MILE SANITARY SEWER PUMP STATION Recommended Action: RECOMMENDATION It is recommended that the City Council adopt a resolution to: 1. Approve findings pursuant to Stockton Municipal Code section 3.68.070 which justify and support an exception to the competitive bidding process. 2. Ratify final expenses of Western Oil Field Supply Company of Bakersfield, California, doing business as Rain4Rent, in the amount of $835,534.88 for all costs related to the rental of wastewater pumping equipment to mitigate a breakdown in pumping capacity at the 14-Mile Sanitary Sewer Pump Station. It is also recommended that the Acting City Manager be authorized to take appropriate and necessary actions to carry out the purpose and intent of this resolution. Department: Municipal Utilities Attachments: Proposed Resolution 12.12 25-0044 APPROVE MOTION TO EXECUTE AN AMENDMENT TO THE STANDARD AGREEMENT WITH HILL’S PET NUTRITION SALES, INC. IN THE AMOUNT OF $195,000 Recommended Action: RECOMMENDATION It is recommended that the City Council approve a motion to: 1. Authorize the City Manager to approve Amendment No. 1 with Hill's Pet Nutrition Sales, Inc., in the amount of $195,000, and; 2. Authorize the City Manager to take actions appropriate and necessary to carry out the purpose and intent of this motion. Department: Police Attachments: Attachment A - Hill's Pet Nutrition Sales Inc. Amendment 1 - Signed by Vendor.pdf 12.13 25-0061 ADOPT A RESOLUTION TO AUTHORIZE APPROPRIATION OF $2,000,000 TO LIGHT UP STOCKTON PROJECT City of Stockton Page 7 Printed on 1/29/2025 City Council/Successor Agency to Meeting Agenda - Final February 4, 2025 the Redevelopment Agency/Public Financing Authority/Parking Authority Concurrent Recommended Action: RECOMMENDATION It is recommended that the City Council adopt a resolution authorizing the transfer of $2,000,000 from FY 2023-24 Year End Discretionary Funds - City Council Priority Project to the Light Up Stockton, Project No. WD25046. It is also recommended that the City Manager be authorized to take appropriate and necessary actions to carry out the purpose and intent of this resolution. Department: Public Works Attachments: Attachment A - Vicinity Map Attachment B - Location List Proposed Resolution 12.14 24-1254 ADOPT RESOLUTION TO ACCEPT AND APPROPRIATE GRANT FUNDS FROM THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY AIR POLLUTION CONTROL DISTRICT FOR THE SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL SAFETY AND CONNECTIVITY IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT Recommended Action: RECOMMENDATION It is recommended that the City Council adopt a resolution to: 1. Appropriate grant funds from the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District in the amount of $500,000 to the Safe Routes to School Safety and Connectivity Improvements, Project No. WT19005. 2. Authorize the City Manager to accept grant funds from the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District in the amount of $500,000 for the Safe Routes to School Safety and Connectivity Improvements, Project No. WT19005. 3. Authorize the City Manager to execute all required grant documents, including but not limited to, agreements, amendments, and requests for payment necessary to secure grant funds, and implement the approved grant funded project. It is also recommended that the City Manager be authorized to take appropriate and necessary actions to carry out the purpose and intent of this resolution. Department: Public Works Attachments: Attachment A - Vicinity Map Proposed Resolution 12.15 24-1291 ADOPT RESOLUTION TO AUTHORIZE THE AIRPORT WAY BRIDGE OVER MORMON SLOUGH FIRE REPAIR PROJECT City of Stockton Page 8 Printed on 1/29/2025 City Council/Successor Agency to Meeting Agenda - Final February 4, 2025 the Redevelopment Agency/Public Financing Authority/Parking Authority Concurrent Recommended Action: RECOMMENDATION It is recommended that the City Council adopt a resolution to: 1. Appropriate funds in the amount of $20,000 from the Municipal Utilities Department Stormwater Fund to the Airport Way Bridge Over Mormon Slough Fire Repair, Project No. WT19009. 2. Transfer funds in the amount of $300,000 from the Citywide Bridge Slope Protection, Project No. WT22039, to the Airport Way Bridge Over Mormon Slough Fire Repair, Project No. WT19009. 3. Transfer funds in the amount of $483,000 from the Bridge Maintenance Program, Project No. WT23010, to the Airport Way Bridge Over Mormon Slough Fire Repair, Project No. WT19009. 4. Approve the Notice of Exemption No. NOE50-23 under the California Environmental Quality Act for the Airport Way Bridge Over Mormon Slough Fire Repair, Project No. WT19009. 5. Approve the plans and specifications for the Airport Way Bridge Over Mormon Slough Fire Repair, Project No. WT19009. 6. Award a Construction Contract in the amount of $908,369 to Valentine Corporation of San Rafael, CA, for the Airport Way Bridge Over Mormon Slough Fire Repair, Project No. WT19009. It is also recommended that the City Manager be authorized to take appropriate and necessary actions to carry out the purpose and intent of this resolution. Department: Public Works Attachments: Attachment A - Vicinity Map Proposed Resolution Exhibit 1 - Notice of Exemption Exhibit 2 - Construction Contract 12.16 24-1295 APPROVE MOTION TO AUTHORIZE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CONTRACT AMENDMENT NO. 2 FOR THE LINCOLN ROAD SEWER TRUNK REHABILITATION PROJECT City of Stockton Page 9 Printed on 1/29/2025 City Council/Successor Agency to Meeting Agenda - Final February 4, 2025 the Redevelopment Agency/Public Financing Authority/Parking Authority Concurrent Recommended Action: RECOMMENDATION It is recommended that the City Council approve a motion to: 1. Authorize the City Manager to execute Professional Services Contract Amendment No. 2 in the amount of $200,673 with Siegfried Engineering, Inc. for additional design services and to extend the contract expiration date to June 30, 2026, for the Lincoln Road Sewer Trunk Rehabilitation, Project No. UW21018. It is also recommended that the City Manager be authorized to take appropriate and necessary actions to carry out the purpose and intent of this motion. Department: Public Works Attachments: Attachment A - Vicinity Map Attachment B - Amendment No. 2 13. ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS 14. UNFINISHED BUSINESS 15. NEW BUSINESS 15.1 24-1265 COMMUNITY WELL-BEING PROJECT UPDATES: MOBILE COMMUNITY RESPONSE TEAM, OPIOID SETTLEMENT AGREEMENTS, AND CARE SOLACE COORDINATION HUB SERVICES Recommended Action: RECOMMENDATION Informational only; no action to be taken. Department: City Manager Attachments: PPT 15.1 - Community Well-Being Updates 15.2 25-0028 RESOLUTION TO ADOPT THE 2024 EASTERN SAN JOAQUIN GROUNDWATER SUSTAINABILITY PLAN AMENDMENT AND AUTHORIZE THE SUBMITTAL OF THE 2025 PERIODIC EVALUATION FOR THE EASTERN SAN JOAQUIN SUBBASIN TO THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES City of Stockton Page 10 Printed on 1/29/2025 City Council/Successor Agency to Meeting Agenda - Final February 4, 2025 the Redevelopment Agency/Public Financing Authority/Parking Authority Concurrent Recommended Action: RECOMMENDATION It is recommended the City Council, acting as the City of Stockton Groundwater Sustainability Agency, adopt a resolution to: 1. Approve and adopt the 2024 Groundwater Sustainability Plan Amendment for the Eastern San Joaquin Subbasin. 2. Authorize the Eastern San Joaquin Groundwater Authority, its consultants, and the Plan Manager to take such other actions as may be reasonably necessary to submit the 2024 Groundwater Sustainability Plan Amendment to the Department of Water Resources and implement the plan. 3. Authorize the Municipal Utilities Department to work in collaboration with other local agencies to implement the projects and programs developed in the 2024 Groundwater Sustainability Plan in compliance with the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act. 4. Authorize the submittal of the first Periodic Evaluation. 5. Authorize Eastern San Joaquin Groundwater Authority, its staff, and its consultants to take such other actions as may be reasonably necessary to submit the 2025 Periodic Evaluation to the Department of Water Resources. It is recommended that the City Manager be authorized to take appropriate actions to carry out the purpose and intent of this resolution. Department: Municipal Utilities Attachments: Proposed Resolution Exhibit 1 - 2024 GSP Amendment Exhibit 2 - 2025 Periodic Evaluation PPT - 15.2 - 2024 GSP Adoption 15.3 25-0101 YOUTH PROGRAMMING FOR SUMMER 2025 Recommended Action: RECOMMENDATION Information only; no action to be taken. Department: City Manager Attachments: PPT - 15.3 - Youth Programming for Summer 2025 15.4 25-0067 COMPLAINT AND REQUEST FOR CENSURE HEARING REGARDING ALLEGED VIOLATION OF COUNCIL POLICIES 3.13 AND 4.07 City of Stockton Page 11 Printed on 1/29/2025 City Council/Successor Agency to Meeting Agenda - Final February 4, 2025 the Redevelopment Agency/Public Financing Authority/Parking Authority Concurrent Recommended Action: RECOMMENDATION This Complaint and Request for Censure Hearing is presented to the City Council for its review and consideration of whether the censure process will move forward regarding an alleged violation of Council Policies 3.13 and 4.07. Department: City Clerk Attachments: Attachment A - Letter Attachment B - Council Policy 4.08 Attachment C - Council Policy 3.13 Attachment D - Council Policy 4.07 PPT - Complaint and Request for Censure Hearing 15.5 25-0062 ESTABLISHMENT AND APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS TO THE AD HOC COMMITTEE FOR CITY MANAGER SELECTION Recommended Action: RECOMMENDATION It is recommended that the Council adopt a resolution establishing an Ad Hoc Committee for City Manager Selection to choose a recruiter and recommend candidates to interview before the full Council. Department: City Clerk Attachments: Proposed Resolution - CM Selection Council Ad Hoc 15.6 25-0098 APPOINTMENTS TO THE STOCKTON CIVIL SERVICE/EQUAL EMPLOYMENT COMMISSION Recommended Action: RECOMMENDATION Adopt a resolution appointing two members to the Civil Service Commission/Equal Employment Commission for terms commencing immediately and ending December 31, 2027. Department: City Clerk Attachments: Attachment A - Redacted Applications Proposed Resolution - CSC Appointments 16. HEARINGS** 17. CITY MANAGER'S UPDATE 18. COUNCIL COMMENTS 19. ADJOURNMENT INFORMATIONAL ITEMS City of Stockton Page 12 Printed on 1/29/2025 City Council/Successor Agency to Meeting Agenda - Final February 4, 2025 the Redevelopment Agency/Public Financing Authority/Parking Authority Concurrent 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 January 29, 2025 in compliance with the Brown Act. Katherine Roland, CMC, CPMC City Clerk By: ________________________________ Deputy City of Stockton Page 13 Printed on 1/29/2025 City Council/Successor Agency to Meeting Agenda - Final February 4, 2025 the Redevelopment Agency/Public Financing Authority/Parking Authority Concurrent PUBLIC COMMENTS *Citizens may comment on any subject within the jurisdiction of the City Council/Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency/Public Finance Authority/Parking Authority, including items on the Agenda. The time limit for public comment is four (4) minutes and remains at the discretion of the presiding officer and changes shall be set at the start of the meeting. Speakers must submit “Request to Speak” cards to the City Clerk, and be prepared to speak when called. No speaker cards will be received after the close of the Citizen’s Comments portion of the meeting. **Speakers should hold comments on items listed as a Hearing until the Hearing is opened. 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) The time limit for public comment is at the discretion of the presiding officer and shall be set at the start of the meeting. 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 to the minutes. All comments received after that time will be forwarded as correspondence the following business day. Written and voicemail comments will not be read into the record. Council Policy Manual Chapter 4.07 DECORUM § 4.07.010 Policy. 1) COUNCILMEMBERS The City Council will practice civility and decorum in their discussions and debate. Councilmembers will value each other's time and will preserve order and decorum. A member shall neither, by conversation or otherwise, delay or interrupt the proceedings of the Council, use personal, impertinent or slanderous remarks, nor disturb any other member while that member is speaking or refuse to obey the orders of the presiding officer or the Council, except as otherwise provided herein. A) All Councilmembers have the opportunity to speak and agree to disagree but no Councilmember shall speak twice on any given subject unless all other Councilmembers have been given the opportunity to speak. B) The Mayor has the affirmative duty to maintain order. The City Council will honor the role of the Mayor in maintaining order. If a Councilmember believes the Mayor is not maintaining order, the Councilmember may move that the Vice-Mayor enforce the rules of decorum and otherwise maintain order. If that motion receives a second and is approved by a Council majority, the Vice-Mayor shall enforce the rules of decorum and maintain order. C) Any Councilmember who violates the rules repeatedly shall be sanctioned by the City Council, including, but not limited to, barring the Councilmember from further participation (other than voting) on the subject. 2) PERSONS ADDRESSING THE CITY COUNCIL Persons addressing the Council shall not make personal, impertinent, unduly repetitive, slanderous or profane remarks to the Council, any member of the Council, City staff or the general public, nor utter loud, threatening, personal or abusive language, nor engage in any other conduct that disrupts, disturbs or otherwise unreasonably impedes the orderly conduct of the Council meeting. Any person who makes such remarks, who utters loud, threatening, personal or abusive language, who is unduly repetitious or engages in extended discussion of City of Stockton Page 14 Printed on 1/29/2025 City Council/Successor Agency to Meeting Agenda - Final February 4, 2025 the Redevelopment Agency/Public Financing Authority/Parking Authority Concurrent irrelevancies, or who engages in any disorderly conduct that disrupts, disturbs or otherwise unreasonably impedes the orderly conduct of any Council meeting shall, at the discretion of the presiding officer or a majority of the Council, be barred from further audience before the Council during that meeting. 3) ENFORCEMENT The rules of decorum set forth above shall be enforced in the following manner: Warning. The presiding officer shall request that a person who is breaching the rules of decorum be orderly and silent. If, after receiving a warning from the presiding officer, a person persists in disturbing the meeting, the presiding officer shall order him or her to leave the Council meeting. If such person does not remove himself or herself, the presiding officer may order any law enforcement officer who is on duty at the meeting to remove that person from the Council Chambers. 4) RULES PERTAINING TO SIGNS, OBJECTS, SYMBOLIC MATERIALS, AND FIRE SAFETY WITHIN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS DURING COUNCIL MEETINGS A) Objects and symbolic materials such as signs which do not have sticks attached or otherwise create any fire or safety hazards will be allowed within the Council Chamber during Council meetings provided that they are not so large as to infringe upon the space of those in adjacent areas, and are no wider on their longest side than the audience chairs. B) Persons with objects and symbolic materials such as signs must remain seated when displaying them except when making an oral presentation to the Council and must not raise them above shoulder level or otherwise use them to obstruct vision or passage or disturb the conduct of the Council meeting. Such materials may not be placed on or against the walls, doors or furniture or in the aisles. C) Exits shall not be obstructed in any manner. Obstructions, including storage, shall not be placed in aisles or other exit ways. Hand carried items must be stored so that such items do not inhibit passage in aisles or other exit ways. D) Exit ways shall not be used in any way that will present a hazardous condition. E) Overcrowding and admittance of persons beyond the approved capacity of a place of assembly are prohibited. F) The Fire Marshal may establish designated areas for media equipment. 5) PERSONS AUTHORIZED WITHIN RAIL No person except City officials and City staff shall be permitted within the rail in front of the City Council dais without the express consent of the presiding officer. City of Stockton Page 15 Printed on 1/29/2025