Turlock City Council Agenda for March 24, 2009 at 7:00pm.
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Turlock City Council Meeting Agenda
March 24, 2009
7:00 p.m.
City of Turlock Yosemite Room
156 S. Broadway, Turlock, California
1. A. CALL TO ORDER
B. SALUTE TO THE FLAG AND INVOCATION:
2. PROCLAMATIONS, RECOGNITIONS, APPOINTMENTS, ANNOUNCEMENTS &
PRESENTATIONS
A. Appointment: CDBG Community Grant Selection Committee
3. A. TEEN ADVISORY COUNCIL BRIEFING
B. CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY STANISLAUS BRIEFING
C. COMMISSION BRIEFINGS
D. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE BRIEFING
4. A. MOTION WAIVING READING OF ALL ORDINANCES ON THE AGENDA, EXCEPT BY
TITLE
B. DECLARATION OF CONFLICTS OF INTEREST AND DISQUALIFICATIONS
5. CONSENT CALENDAR:
Information concerning the consent items listed hereinbelow has been forwarded to each Councilmember prior to this
meeting for study. Unless the Mayor, a Councilmember or member of the audience has questions concerning the
Consent Calendar, the items are approved at one time by the Council. The action taken by the Council in approving
the consent items is set forth in the explanation of the individual items.
A. Motion: Accepting Demands of 02/26/09 in the amount of $1,183,565.90; Demands of
03/05/09 in the amount of 1,203,672.29
B. Motion: Accepting Minutes of 4:00 p.m. Special Meeting of March 6, 2009, Minutes of
5:00 p.m. Special Meeting of March 10, 2009; Minutes of 6:00 p.m. Special Meeting of
March 10, 2009; Minutes of Regular Meeting of March 10, 2009
C. Motion: Accepting notification of Contract Change Order No. 3 in the amount of
($15,163) (Fund 140) for City Project No. 0681, “CNG Slow Fill Station,” bringing the
contract total to $201,379
D. 1. Motion: Authorizing Quantities Contract Change Order No. 1 (Final) for a credit in the
amount of $4,012.51 (Fund 129), with V. Lopez Jr. & Sons of Santa Maria, California, for
City Project No. 0850, “Trench Paving Repair FY 2008/09”
2. Motion: Accepting improvements for City Project No. 0850, “Trench Paving Repair
FY 08/09” and authorizing the City Engineer to file a Notice of Completion
E. Motion: Awarding bid and approving an agreement in the amount of $31,510.92 (Fund
190) with Machado & Sons Construction, Inc. of Stevinson, California, for City Project
No. 0900, “Columbia Play Park”
F. Resolution: Authorizing the submittal of an application, acceptance of an allocation of
funds, and execution of a grant agreement with the State of California for funding of Safe
Route to School (SR2S) projects, Eighth Cycle, City Project No. 0919
G. Resolution: Authorizing the submittal of an application, acceptance of an allocation of
funds, and execution of a grant agreement with the California Department of
Transportation, Division of Mass Transportation, in the amount of $1,053,022, from the
“Public Transportation Modernization, Improvement, and Service Enhancement Account”
(PTMISEA) – 2008/09 Regional Apportionment
H. Motion: Approving an agreement for special services with Associated Right of Way
Services, Inc. (ARWS, Inc.) in the amount of $11,600 (Fund 140) for the purpose of
conducting real estate appraisals for the real properties described as Stanislaus County
APN Nos. 042-010-003, 042-010-021, 042-010-022 and 042-010-023, City Project No.
0922
I. Motion: Approving the purchase of three (3) half-ton pickup trucks for Municipal
Services Public Facilities Maintenance Division from Hansel Ford of Santa Rosa in an
amount not to exceed $58,483.19
J. Resolution: Declaring equipment surplus and obsolete to City needs and authorizing the
sales of same at public auction by Roger Ernst and Associates; and authorizing the sale
of Nextel cellular phones to Sprint on a buy-back program or donation to a non-profit
organization; and declaring certain miscellaneous scrap and not to be sold at auction
and declaring other miscellaneous equipment to be sold to any interested parties at fair
market value
K. Resolution: Appropriating $37,000 to account number 110/466-01-19 “Off Track Camp
Staffing” to be funded by already budgeted revenue yet to be received in account
number 110/308-76-0 “Off Track Camp Revenue” for increased staffing expenses in the
Off Track Camp program
L. Motion: Approving an agreement between the City of Turlock Police Department and
the National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) for the lease and use agreement of a
vehicle assigned to the Turlock Police Department Detective working for the Stanislaus
Auto Theft Task Force
M. Resolution: Authorizing the retirement of Turlock Police Department canine “Jaz” and
selling the retired canine to her handler, Detective Jason Watson, in the amount of one
dollar ($1.00)
N. Resolution: Authorizing the retirement of Turlock Police Department canine “Robbie”
and selling the retired canine to his handler, Corporal Scott Ellis, in the amount of one
dollar ($1.00)
O. Motion: Authorizing the City Manager to execute an Agreement between the City of
Turlock and the California Dairies, Inc., for the purpose of conducting firefighter “Large
Area Search” training
P. Resolution: Approving the 2008 General Plan Implementation Report
Q. Resolution: Approving an amendment to the existing Confidential Schedule of Benefit
Plans and Policies, Resolution No. 2007-229, dated 09/11/07
R. Resolution: Approving an amendment to the existing Management Schedule of Benefit
Plans and Policies, Resolution No. 2007-230, dated 09/11/07
S. Resolution: Approving an amendment to the existing Memorandum of Understanding
between the City of Turlock and the Turlock Firefighters Local #2434, dated March 1,
2007 – June 30, 2009
T. Resolution: Approving an amendment to the existing Memorandum of Understanding
between the City of Turlock and the Turlock City Employees Association dated March 1,
2007 - June 30, 2009
U. Resolution: Approving an amendment to the existing Memorandum of Understanding
between the City of Turlock and the Turlock Associated Police Officers dated March 1,
2007 – September 30, 2008
V. Resolution: Reducing appropriations for Fiscal Year 2008/09 in the amount of
$2,459,387 for all funds and reducing General Fund revenue in the amount of
$2,632,000 to address the current economic downturn
W. Motion: Approving a hiring freeze applied City wide, thereby adopting existing staffing
levels for the remainder of Fiscal Year 2008/09 and Fiscal Year 2009/10 and specifically
eliminating funding for one (1) Emergency Services Dispatcher, four (4) Police Officers
and one (1) Firefighter
X. Motion: Appointing Mayor John Lazar and Vice Mayor Ted Howze as a City Council
subcommittee to assist staff in reviewing the Fiscal Year 2009/10 budget
6. FINAL READINGS:
A. Recommended Action:
Ordinance: Amending the Turlock Municipal Code Title 10, Chapter 1 regarding bike
parks as introduced at the March 10, 2009 meeting.
7. PUBLIC HEARINGS:
A. Request to amend Turlock Municipal Code Title 2, Chapter 2, Article 2, to establish
limitations on the terms of appointments for Alternate Members of the Planning
Commission and to rescind Resolution No. 2007-032 and adopt the Powers, Duties, and
Procedures for Conducting Turlock Planning Commission Business with amendments to
the Items and Order of the Planning Commission Agenda. (Whitmore)
Recommended Action
Ordinance: Amending Turlock Municipal Code Title 2, Chapter 2, Article 2, to establish
limitations on the terms of appointments for Alternate Members of the Planning
Commission
Resolution: Rescinding Resolution No. 2007-032 and adopting the Powers, Duties, and
Procedures for Conducting Turlock Planning Commission Business
8. CITIZEN PARTICIPATION:
This is the time set aside for citizens to address the City Council on issues within the Council jurisdiction. You will be
allowed five (5) minutes for your comments. If you wish to speak regarding an item on the agenda, you may be
asked to defer your remarks until the Council addresses the matter.
No action or discussion may be undertaken on any item not appearing on the posted agenda, except that Council
may refer the matter to staff or request it be placed on a future agenda.
9. SCHEDULED MATTERS:
A. Request to authorize the submittal of applications for financial assistance to the State
Water Resources Control Board for the Harding Drain Bypass Project and the Turlock
Regional Water Quality Control Facility Upgrade and Expansion Project; and the
reimbursement of certain expenditures paid prior to the issuance of obligations or
apprroval of the City’s application for financial assistance for the projects by the State
Water Resources Control Board; and designating the City Manager as the authorized
representative of the City of Turlock through funding designated by the American
Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009 signed into law on February 17, 2009
by President Obama. (Cooke)
Recommended Action:
Resolution: Authorizing the submittal of an application for financial assistance to the
State Water Resources Control Board for the Harding Drain Bypass Project and
designating the City Manager as the authorized representative of the City of Turlock
Resolution: Authorizing the reimbursement of certain expenditures for the Harding Drain
Bypass Project paid prior to the issuance of obligations or approval of the City’s
application for financial assistance for the project by the State Water Resources Control
Board
Resolution: Authorizing the submittal an application for financial assistance to the State
Water Resources Control Board for the Turlock Regional Water Quality Control Facility
Upgrade and Expansion Project and designating the City Manager as the authorized
representative of the City of Turlock
Resolution: Authorizing the reimbursement of certain expenditures for the Turlock
Regional Water Quality Control Facility Upgrade and Expansion Project paid prior to the
issuance of obligations or approval of the City’s application for financial assistance for
the project by the State Water Resources Control Board
B. Request to accept the report of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
(ARRA) and provide direction to staff. (French)
Recommended Action:
Motion: Accepting the report of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
(ARRA) and providing direction to staff
10. STAFF UPDATES
11. COUNCIL ITEMS FOR FUTURE CONSIDERATION
12. CLOSED SESSION
Conference with Labor Negotiators, Cal. Gov’t Code §54957.6
Agency Negotiators: Phaedra Norton
Employee Organization: Turlock Associated Police Officers
Conference with Real Property Negotiators, Cal. Gov’t Code §54956.8
Property: 291 West Olive Avenue, Turlock, APN 061-015-019
Agency Negotiator: Gary Hampton
Negotiating Parties: Robert E. and Carol Johnson
Under Negotiation: Price and Terms of Payment
13. ADJOURNMENT
