CITY COUNCIL AGENDA

REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL

 

CITY OF CERES, CALIFORNIA

City Council Chambers, 2701 Fourth Street

 

Monday, March 8, 2010 – 7:00 p.m.

 

Mailing Address:  Ceres City Hall, 2720 Second Street, Ceres, CA 95307-3292

Phone: (209) 538-5700                                                                     Fax:  (209) 538-5780

 

 

In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance to participate in this meeting, please contact the City Clerk, (209) 538-5731.  Notification 48 hours prior to the meeting will enable the City to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to this meeting.  (28 CFR 35.102-35.104 ADA Title II)

 

Members of the public are advised that all pagers, cellular telephones and any other communication devices are to be turned off upon entering the City Council Chambers.

 

 

CALL TO ORDER

 

ROLL CALL  Council Members Durossette, Lane, Ochoa, Vierra, Mayor Cannella

 

INVOCATION by Pastor Adrian Condit, Village Chapel Free Will Baptist Church,

 

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE to the flag led by Mayor Cannella.

 

PRESENTATIONS

 

A.      Stanislaus County Library Annual Report for FY 2008/09–Vanessa Czopek, County Librarian.

 

 

APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES of the regular meetings of January 25, February 8, and the Study Session of January 25, 2010.

 

APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES of the Study Session of February 18, 2010. (Vice Mayor Lane excused)

 

CITIZEN COMMUNICATIONS to the Council on matters not included on the agenda (five minutes).

 

PLEASE FILL OUT A SPEAKER CARD

 

While the City Council welcomes and encourages participation in City Council meetings, adopted rules allow no more than 5 minutes (Resolution No. 2007-106) for expression of non-agenda items.  Matters under the jurisdiction of the City Council, and not on the posted agenda, may be addressed by the general public; however, California law prohibits the City Council from taking action on any matter which is not on the posted agenda unless it is determined to be an emergency by the City Council.  Citizens are entitled to address the City Council on any agenda item subject to the 5 minute provision.

 

 

APPROVAL OF AGENDA AS POSTED (OR AMENDED) AND CERTIFICATION OF POSTING

 

APPOINTMENTS TO BOARDS/COMMISSIONS – None.

 

CONFLICT OF INTEREST DECLARATION

 

CONSENT CALENDAR

All matters listed on the consent calendar are considered routine in nature and will be enacted by one motion.  If discussion is required, that particular item will be removed from the consent calendar and will be considered separately.

 

1.      Register of Audited Demands for period covering February 12 – 22, 2010. (S. Cumberland)

 

2.      Set Public Hearing for March 22, 2010, for the adoption of a solid waste rate increase for community clean-up events and disposal of street sweeping debris, and to establish recycling rates for large recycling bins, and cleaning rates for large bins. (G. Gebhardt)

 

3.      Resolution No. 2010-_____ amendment the FY2009/10 City of Ceres General Fund Budget and reducing the Appropriations Budget in the amount of $302,611. (S. Cumberland)

 

4.      Resolution No. 2010-_____ adopting the State of California HCD HOME Short Sale Policy and authorizing the City Manager to execute all documents associated with property sales under this program and authorizing the Finance Director to make all necessary journal entries.  (B. Briggs)

 

5.      Approve Resolution No. 2010-_____ supporting a grant application with the Turlock Groundwater Basin Association (TGBA) for federal funding for a basin-wide monitoring program and authorizing submittal of a letter of support.  (J. Damas)

 

 

CONSIDERATION OF ITEM(S) REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR

 

 

UNFINISHED BUSINESS - None

 

 

PUBLIC HEARING - None

 

 

NEW BUSINESS

 

6.      Resolution No. 2010-_____ awarding the construction contract for the Service Road Sanitary Sewer Connections Project to Teichert Construction in the amount of $146,200.00 and amending the FY2009/10 Budget to appropriate funds. (G. Gebhardt)

 

 

COUNCILMEMBER REFERRALS (Council Members wishing to have an agenda item placed on a future agenda shall make a request under this section of the agenda.)

 

REPORTS

·         Mayor

·         City Council

·         City Manager

·         City Attorney

·         Departments

·         County Supervisor

 

CLOSED SESSION

 

CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL-EXISTING LITIGATION

Workers Comp Case: Millie Fisher vs. City of Ceres

Claim No.: FR070620

Pursuant to Gov’t Code Section 54956.9(a)

 

 

CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATOR

City Negotiator: Liebert, Cassidy, Whitmore

Employee Organization:  Miscellaneous Bargaining Unit

Employee Organization:  First Line Supervisors/Confidential Bargaining Group

Employee Organization:  Mid-Management Employees

Employee Organization:  Department Heads

Employee Organization:  Ceres Department of Public Safety Firefighters Association

Employee Organization:  Ceres Police Officers’ Association

Pursuant to Gov’t. Code Section 54957.6

 

 

 

 

 

 

ADJOURNMENT the next City Council Study Session and Regular Meeting will be held on

March 22, 2010 beginning at 5:30 p.m. in the City Council Chambers located at 2701 Fourth Street.

 

 

 

 

Any writings or documents provided to a majority of the City Council regarding any item on this agenda will be made available for public inspection at the City Clerk’s Counter at City Hall located at 2720 Second Street, Ceres, CA during normal business hours.  In addition, a complete agenda packet is available for review at the Public Library or on the City’s website at www.ci.ceres.ca.us