City Council Meeting (Adjourned Regular Meeting of 12/4/18)

7909 ACTION MINUTES OF TULARE CITY COUNCIL, CITY OF TULARE December 11, 2018 An adjourned regular session meeting of the City Council, City of Tulare was held on Tuesday, December 11, 2018, at 7:00 p.m., in the Tulare Public Library & Council Chambers, 491 North “M” Street. COUNCIL PRESENT: David Macedo, Maritsa Castellanoz, Carlton Jones, Greg Nunley, Jose Sigala COUNCIL ELECT: Dennis Mederos, Terry Sayre STAFF PRESENT: Rob Hunt, Mario Zamora, Janice Avila, Matt Machado, Luis Nevarez, Steve Bonville, Josh McDonnell, Michael Miller, Darlene Thompson, Traci Myers, Roxanne Yoder I. CALL TO ORDER REGULAR SESSION Mayor Macedo called the regular meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. II. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND INVOCATION Interim Police Chief Matt Machado led the Pledge of Allegiance, and an invocation was given by Council Member Jones. III. CITIZEN COMMENTS Mayor Macedo requested those who wish to speak on matters not on the agenda within the jurisdiction of the Council, or to address or request a matter be pulled from the consent calendar to do so at this time. He further stated comments related to general business matters would be heard at the time that matter is addressed on the agenda. Ed Burkhardt addressed the Council regarding the City’s policies in recovering money owed. Finance Director Darlene Thompson briefly responded thereto. Donnette Silva-Carter address the Council regarding the Chamber’s upcoming Holiday Open House and introduced two of the Leadership Tulare Participants who reported on the Leadership fundraiser at the Agri-Center on March 23, 2019. Lionel Jefferson addressed the Council thanking them for their support of the homeless event held in Zumwalt. Pete VanderPoel addressed the Council thanking Mayor Macedo and Vice Mayor Castellanoz for their service and presented plaques of recognition.  7910 Steve Harrel addressed the Council regarding recent events and encouraged support for the Police Department. IV. CONSENT CALENDAR: It was moved by Council Member Sigala, seconded by Council Member Nunley, and unanimously carried that the items on the Consent Calendar be approved as presented. (1) Authorization to read ordinances by title only. (2) Approve minutes of November 20, 2018 regular meeting(s). (3) Adopt Ordinance 18-11 revising Title 7, adding Chapter 7.09 (Well Ordinance) establishing policies for the construction, modification, repair, abandonment, or destruction of wells in the City of Tulare in order to manage the safety, utilization and distribution of its groundwater supply. [Submitted by: T. Whitfield] (4) Adopt Ordinance 18-12 revising Title 10, Chapter 10.188, Section 10.188.050(J) regarding non-commercial signs. [Submitted by: T. Myers] V. ACTIONS RELATED TO NOVEMBER 8, 2016, GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION AND ADMINISTER OATH OF OFFICE TO ELECTED COUNCIL MEMBERS: a. Comments by Exiting Council Members: Mayor Macedo and Vice Mayor Castellanoz. Chief Deputy City Clerk Roxanne Yoder presented Vice Mayor Castellanoz and Mayor Macedo with plaques of in honor their service to the City and Community. Fire Chief Nevarez and Division Chief Rodnie Roberts presented Mayor Macedo with a plaque honoring his 20 years of service. b. Adopt Resolution 18-64 declaring the canvass of returns and results of the general municipal election. It was moved by Mayor Macedo, seconded by Vice Mayor Castellanoz and unanimously carried to adopt Resolution 18-64 as presented. Mayor Macedo asked Interim City Attorney Mario Zamora to chair the meeting until a Mayor has been selected. c. Administer Oath of Office to elected/appointed Council Members. Chief Deputy City Clerk Roxanne Yoder administered the Oath of Office to Council Members Elect Terry A. Sayre, District 2 and Dennis A. Mederos, District 4. d. Comments by elected/appointed Council Members. e. Reorganization of the City Council – Mayor and Vice Mayor Selection – Interim City Attorney Mario Zamora will oversee this section of the agenda for the nomination and selection of the Mayor. Council Member Jones  7911 nominated Council Member Nunley for Mayor, the motion failed for lack of a second. Council Member Mederos nominated Council Member Sigala as Mayor, it was seconded by Council Member Sigala and carried 3 to 2 (Council Members Jones and Nunley voting no). Mayor Sigala nominated Council Member Mederos as Vice Mayor, it was seconded by Council Member Nunley and carried 4 to 1 (Council Member Jones voting no) to appoint Council Member Mederos as Vice Mayor. f. Review, discussion, selection and update of City Council Representation on outside agency Boards and Committees List. Board/Committee Representative Agri-Center Board Liaison Mederos Council of Cities Sayre Tulare County Association of Governments Castellanoz (appointment made xx/xx/xx) Meets 3rd Monday; 1 p.m. ____________ Macedo- 1st alternate _________ *Tulare County Local Agency Formation Jones (alternate board member as selected by Commission (City Selection Committee the City Selection Committee on 1/23/17 terms recommends; appointed by Board of expires May 2021 per TCAG) Supervisors) Meets 1st Wednesday, 2 p.m. - County Admin. Bldg, Tulare Downtown Association Meets 1st Wednesday, 7 a.m. – Chamber Office Nunley City Employee Health Insurance Committee Meets quarterly, 3rd Thursday, 10 a.m., City Hall Jones City Investment Committee Meets quarterly, 11 a.m., City Hall Sigala (Mayor) Teens on Board Liaison Jones Tulare Irrigation District Joint Committee Sigala & Jones South San Joaquin Valley Air Board N/A (Nominated by City Council, appointment by (Selection process made by Air Board selection selection committee, when a vacancy exists.) committee.) **Groundwater Sustainability Agency Board **Mederos & Stroman **Note: City Council & Board of Public Utilities Members are eligible to serve on the GSA Board. Jose Sigala and Howard Stroman are the Board Members; Jose Sigala and Jim Pennington are the Alternate Board Members for Tulare. Tulare County Homeless Taskforce Jones Note: Clarification of the TCAG, TID Joint Committee, Air Board Selection Committee, and Homeless Taskforce will be clarified at the December 18 meeting. g. Receive list of current Police Review Board Members for consideration of reappointment and or replacement at the December 18 City Council Meeting Board, Commission & Committee Interviews and Appointments. The Council discussed and will review for consideration at the meeting of December 18.  7912 h. Receive list of current Board, Committee, and Commission Term Ending List. The Council discussed and will review for consideration at the meeting of December 18. VI. COMMUNICATIONS Communications are to be submitted to the City Manager’s Office 10 days prior to a Council Meeting to be considered for this section of the Agenda. No action will be taken on matters listed under communications; however, the Council may direct staff to schedule issues raised during communications for a future agenda. Citizen comments will be limited to three minutes, per topic, unless otherwise extended by Council. VII. SCHEDULED CITIZEN OR GROUP PRESENTATIONS VIII. MAYOR’S REPORT IX. GENERAL BUSINESS Comments related to General Business Items are limited to three minutes per speaker, for a maximum of 30 minutes per item, unless otherwise extended by the Council. (1) General Business: a. Update to Council on attendance at 2018 International Council of Shopping Centers Conference October 9 – 10, 2018 in Los Angeles, California and consideration of Council attendance at 2019 RECon event May 19- 22, 2019 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Community Development Deputy Director Traci Myers provided a report for Council’s review and consideration. Following discussion, it was by consensus that Council Member Jones and Mayor Sigala will attend on behalf of the City. Ms. Myers and Ms. Yoder will coordinate travel arrangements. X. COUNCIL/STAFF UPDATES, REPORTS OR ITEMS OF INTEREST – GC 54954.2(3) XI. ADJOURN ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING Mayor Sigala adjourned the regular meeting at 8:40 p.m. _________________________________ President of the Council and Ex-Officio Mayor of the City of Tulare ATTEST: _____________________________ Chief Deputy City Clerk and Clerk of the Council of the City of Tulare