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City Council · Wed May 15, 2024

City Council · Regular meeting

Key decisions

PassedDistrict improvement plans

The council voted to approve all the improvement plans as written for all the neighborhood landscaping and lighting districts.

Motion 1Passed

Motion 2Passed

Yes
Ross, Malhi, McKillop, Zorn
Absent
Howard
Context

Why The city's eight landscaping and lighting districts fund street lighting and landscaping upkeep that state law treats as a special benefit to properties within each district, and each district pays an annual charge to cover it.

Proposed Describe improvements for the budget year from July 2024 to June 2025 in Landscaping and Lighting Assessment Districts; plan to collect yearly charges, set June 5, 2024 as the night anyone can speak before the vote, and have the clerk publish notices; and approve engineer's reports for Village Oaks Terrace, Muir Station Park, Vista Oaks, Center Martinez, Creekside, Brittany Hills, Terra Vista, and Alhambra Estates.

Motion 1
Ross, seconded by McKillop
Motion 2
Ross, seconded by McKillop

Reports and discussion, no vote

No voteCitywide zoning rules

The council was asked to take the final vote on a new zoning law updating allowed uses, definitions, setback, parking and accessory dwelling unit rules citywide, plus new rules for temporary uses such as mobile vendors (Temporary Use Permits); and rezone parcels: 45, six, four and 14 to Neighborhood Commercial, 11 to Residential, 12 to PA/RD zoning, one to ECD/SC zoning, and remaining Undesignated parcels in line with the General Plan.

Context

No voteSurface Seal project bid

The council was asked to reject the bid from Pavement Coatings Co. for the Surface Seal Project No. C1076-1 for the budget year from July 2023 to June 2024, and have city staff advertise the project again.

Context

Why The city's only bid, from Pavement Coatings Co., came in at $4,256,453.07, which was $1,070,000, or 34%, higher than the engineer's estimate.

No votePine Meadow Park project

The council was asked to pick Buhler Commercial as the winning bidder; let the city manager sign a contract for the Pine Meadow Park Project No. C5048, up to $2,710,000 including a 5% extra $130,104; and move $720,000 total into it from ten funds: fund 3432 ($151,122), fund 3437 ($23,831), C5002 ($26,197), C5017 ($26,197), C5027 ($21,027), C5035 ($35,000), C5037 ($8,372), the Drainage Study ($300,000), C5049 ($100,000), and C3014 ($40,928).

Context

Why The city advertised for bids on the new play structure and restroom building for Pine Meadow Park, and three bids were received and opened on April 24, 2024, with Buhler Commercial submitting the lowest bid.

No voteRoad funding street list

The council was asked to set the list of streets that get money from the Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Account for the budget year from July 2024 to June 2025.

Context

Why Under state Senate Bill 1, signed into law on April 28, 2017, the city receives a share of state fuel and vehicle fees for road repairs, and staff project $940,000 for the budget year from July 2024 to June 2025.

No voteMaze audit contract

The council was asked to let the city manager sign a first change to the consultant services contract with Maze & Associates (Maze) for audit services for the budget years ending June 30, 2024, and June 30, 2025.

Context

Why Maze & Associates has provided annual audits since 2008, and its proposal dated April 29, 2024, sets fees of $105,914 for the audit ending June 30, 2024, and $109,940 for the audit ending June 30, 2025.

No voteInvestment report, Sept 2022

The council was asked to hear the Quarterly Investment Report for the month ended September 30, 2022.

Context

Why The city presents this report to show the status of its investments and that it is following its investment policy, which puts safety first, then liquidity, then yield.

No voteInvestment report, Dec 2022

The council was asked to hear the Quarterly Investment Report for the month ended December 31, 2022.

Context

Why The city presents this report to show the status of its investments and that it is following its investment policy, which puts safety first, then liquidity, then yield.

No voteInvestment report, March 2023

The council was asked to hear the Quarterly Investment Report for the month ended March 31, 2023.

Context

Why The city presents this report to show the status of its investments and that they follow its investment rules.

No voteInvestment report, June 2023

The council was asked to hear the Quarterly Investment Report for the month ended June 30, 2023.

Context

Why The city presents this quarterly report to show the status of its investments and demonstrate that it is following its own investment policy.

No voteAnnual financial report

The council was asked to hear the city's Annual Comprehensive Financial Report for the budget year ended June 30, 2023.

Context

Why State and federal law requires the city's finances to be audited each year, and the resulting Annual Comprehensive Financial Report helps show the city's financial condition.

No voteEncampment and transit rules

The council was asked to talk about and tell city staff what to do next on a new law regulating encampments near critical infrastructure and transit.

Context

Why Encampments near critical infrastructure and places children gather, such as schools and playgrounds, raise health and safety concerns the city wants a new rule to address.

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