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City Council Meeting Agenda July 14, 2026 6:00 PM City of Turlock Yosemite Room 156 S. Broadway, Turlock, California Mayor Amy Bublak Council Members City Manager Kevin Bixel Erika Phillips John J. Murphy Cassandra Abram Rebecka Monez City Clerk (Vice Mayor) Nichole Fiez City Attorney Katie O. Lucchesi PUBLIC PARTICIPATION: Members of the public can participate in City Council meetings in the following ways: 1. Attending in person • City Hall Yosemite Room located at 156 S. Broadway, Turlock, California at 6:00 p.m. 2. Attending through zoom (Instructions below) • Webinar Link: https://www.zoom.us/join • Meeting ID: 867 6255 3296 Passcode: 092083 • Call In: 1-669-444-9171 and press pound (#) PUBLIC COMMENT: The public may address the City Council in person by completing the speaker cards and providing to the Police Officer. To address the City Council remotely, follow the Instructions for Public Comment using Zoom. Public comment will begin with speakers attending in-person first, followed by those attending via remote participation. NOTICE REGARDING NON-ENGLISH SPEAKERS: The Turlock City Council meetings are conducted in English and translation to other languages is not provided. Please make arrangements for an interpreter if necessary. EQUAL ACCESS POLICY: If you have a disability which affects your access to public facilities or services, please contact the City Clerk’s Office at (209) 668-5540. The City is committed to taking all reasonable measures to provide access to its facilities and services. Please allow sufficient time for the City to process and respond to your request. GOVERNMENT CODE § 84308 REGULATIONS: To promote transparency and fairness in the governmental decision-making process, there are rules to prevent public officials from being unfairly influenced by contributors to their campaigns. The type of activity these laws were enacted to limit is often referred to as “pay-to-play,” and is governed in California by Government Code section 84308. Parties to any proceedings involving a “license, permit, or other entitlement for use,” as that term is defined in the Political Reform Act, pending before the City Council must disclose any campaign contribution over $500 (aggregated) within the preceding 12 months made by the party, their agent, and those required to be aggregated with their contributions under Gov. Code § 82015.5. The disclosure must include the amount contributed and the name(s) of the contributor(s).  CITY OF TURLOCK CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING AGENDA Tuesday, July 14, 2026 Next City Council Resolution: 2026-088 Next Ordinance: 1350-CS INSTRUCTIONS FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS USING ZOOM Follow these steps to log into Zoom from your computer or smart device (Your device must have audio capability to participate.): Go To: www.zoom.us/join Enter Meeting ID: 867 6255 3296 Passcode: 092083 Follow these steps to call into Zoom from your telephone: Dial 1-669-444-9171 and press pound (#) Enter Meeting ID: 867 6255 3296 and press pound (#) Passcode: 092083 1. Use the “raise hand” function to join the queue to speak on the current agenda item when the Chair calls the item for discussion. Computer / Smart Device Users: You can find the raise hand option under your participant’s name. Telephone Users: Press star-nine (*9) on your phone to raise your hand. Press star-six (*6) to unmute when it is your turn to address City Council. *Lower your hand if you choose not to speak or after you have made your comments by unchecking the raise hand option online. 2. Staff will call your name or the last four digits of your phone number when it is your time to speak. 3. You may state your name and city of residence at the beginning of your remarks for the minutes. 4. Speakers will have up to three minutes to make their remarks. 5. You may log off or hang up after making your comments. DISCLAIMER: Participant names and/or phone numbers may be visible to all participants. The City records all public meetings.  CITY OF TURLOCK CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING AGENDA Tuesday, July 14, 2026 Next City Council Resolution: 2026-088 Next Ordinance: 1350-CS 1. CALL TO ORDER 2. SALUTE TO THE FLAG 3. ROLL CALL AND DECLARATION OF CONFLICTS 4. APPROVAL OF AGENDA AS POSTED OR AMENDED This is the time for the City Council to remove items from the agenda or to change the order of the agenda. Matters may be taken up out of order of the established agenda by a four-fifths vote of the City Council. 5. PROCLAMATIONS, RECOGNITIONS, ANNOUNCEMENTS, PRESENTATIONS, AND BRIEFINGS A. Recognition of Harry Boucher for Being Selected as Grand Marshal of the Independence Day Parade B. Turlock Partnership Incentive Program Check Presentation: Spa REM (Economic Development) C. Turlock Partnership Incentive Program Check Presentation: Gorilla Coatings (Economic Development) 6. CONSENT CALENDAR All matters listed under the Consent Calendar are considered routine and will be enacted by one motion with no separate discussion. Any item may be removed from the Consent Calendar and considered separately at the request of the Mayor or any Councilmember. Prior to Council action, members of the public may address the Council on the Consent Calendar. If during their Consent Calendar comments, a member of the public requests removal of an item for separate consideration, the Mayor or a Councilmember may do so. Public comment on the Consent Calendar is limited to one (1) minute per speaker, regardless of the number of items addressed by the speaker. A. Accepting the Weekly Demands of June 5, 2026 through June 11, 2026 in the Amount of $2,655,261.16, Payroll EFT March 1, 2026 through March 31, 2026 in the Amount of $2,313,505.95, Weekly Demands of June 12, 2026 through June 18, 2026 in the Amount of $865,348.72, Weekly Demands of June 19, 2026 through June 25, 2026 in the Amount of $1,998,866.64 and Accounts Payable EFT April 1, 2026 through April 30, 2026 in the Amount of $283,922.53. B. Accepting the Minutes of the June 23, 2026, Regular City Council Meeting C. In the Matter of Making Certain Findings and Determinations in Compliance with Section XIII.B of the California Constitution and Section 7910 of the California Government Code and Setting the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Appropriation Limit for the City of Turlock (Finance) D. Awarding Bid and Approving an Agreement for $252,843 with California Building Structures Inc. for City Project No. 25-049 "Animal Control Facility Improvements" (Engineering)  CITY OF TURLOCK CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING AGENDA Tuesday, July 14, 2026 Next City Council Resolution: 2026-088 Next Ordinance: 1350-CS E. Approving the Final Map and Subdivision Improvement Agreement with Torre Reich Construction, Inc., Conditioned Upon Construction of Improvements for the Atherton Estates Subdivision (VTSM 2025-01, Development Project No. 25-054), Developed by Torre Reich Construction, Inc. (Engineering) F. Authorize the City Manager to Approve Payment to Winton-Ireland Strom & Green Insurance Agency, Inc., to Procure Insurance Coverage and Execute Insurance Agreements on Behalf of the City for Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Annual Insurance Renewals (Risk Management) G. Authorize the Police Department to over hire one (1) Additional Police Officer Position, Effective July 15, 2026 (Human Relations) H. Authorizing the City Manager to Approve Payment to the Central San Joaquin Valley Risk Management Authority (CSJVRMA) for the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Annual Renewals of the Pooled Liability Program, Low Value Vehicle Coverage, Employee Assistance Program, and General Administration Costs (Risk Management) I. Approving the Purchase of Five (5) Ford Police Interceptor AWD Utility Vehicles from Folsom Lake Ford Pursuant to the State of California Contract No. 1-22-23-14C, for a Total Amount Not to Exceed $315,741.10 (Fleet) J. Awarding a Contract to Trane U.S. Inc. in the Amount of $1,480,297.50 for Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Repair and Maintenance (Maintenance) K. Authorizing the Submission of a Measure L Rail Services Grant Application to StanCOG for Fiscal Year 2026-27 and 2027-28 for an On-Demand Rail Connectivity Project ($1,250,000) (Transit) L. Reaffirming the Emergency Declaration and Determining the Construction of City Project No. 26-041 "Animal Control Freezer Evaporator and Condenser Replacement” is Exempt from Provisions of CEQA (Engineering) 7. FINAL READINGS 8. PUBLIC HEARINGS A. First Reading of an Ordinance Amending Turlock Municipal Code Title 5 (Public Welfare, Morals, and Conduct) Chapter 17 (Itinerant Vendors) and Adding Turlock Municipal Code Title 5 (Public Welfare, Morals, and Conduct) Chapter 29 (Sidewalk Vendors) (City Attorney) 9. ACTION ITEMS A. Awarding Bid and Approving Agreements with Ensure Utility Inc. dba Phoenix Water Solutions in the Amount of $1,603,290 and Willdan Engineering in the Amount of $317,713 for City Project No. 25-057 “System Wide AMI and Water Meter Installation – Phase 1” (Engineering) 10. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION Pursuant to California Government Code Section 54954.3(a), this portion of the meeting is set aside for members of the public to address the City Council on matters that are not listed on tonight’s agenda but are within the subject matter jurisdiction of the City Council. Speakers will be  CITY OF TURLOCK CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING AGENDA Tuesday, July 14, 2026 Next City Council Resolution: 2026-088 Next Ordinance: 1350-CS allowed up to three (3) minutes for their comments. The total time allotted for this public comment period shall not exceed thirty (30) minutes. Comments on matters outside the Council’s subject matter jurisdiction may be ruled out of order by the presiding officer and not permitted to continue. Pursuant to Government Code Section 54954.2(a)(3), the City Council may not take action or engage in substantive discussion on items not listed on the posted agenda. However, the Council or staff may briefly respond to public comments, refer matters to staff, or request that a topic be placed on a future agenda. 11. CITY MANAGER REPORTS/UPDATES City Manager reports/updates are provided for informational purposes only and no action or discussion may be undertaken. The City Manager may direct department heads to provide reports/updates at the City Manager’s request. A. Monthly Department Reports 12. CLOSED SESSION 13. COUNCILMEMBER COMMENTS, ANNOUNCEMENTS AND FUTURE ITEMS 14. ADJOURNMENT