<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>CITY OF MERCED - Meeting of City Council/Public Finance and Economic Development Authority/Parking Authority on 1/4/2016 at 7:00 PM</title><link>https://cityofmerced.legistar.com/Gateway.aspx?M=CalendarDetail&amp;From=RSS&amp;ID=401561&amp;GUID=18B698BC-4ABB-4995-BE5B-B4E895CD472B</link><description /><generator>Legistar</generator><ttl>15</ttl><atom:link href="https://cityofmerced.legistar.com/Feed.ashx?GUID=18B698BC-4ABB-4995-BE5B-B4E895CD472B&amp;ID=401561&amp;M=CalendarDetail&amp;Title=CITY+OF+MERCED+-+Meeting+of+City+Council%2FPublic+Finance+and+Economic+Development+Authority%2FParking+Authority%2FSuccessor+Agency+to+the+Redevelopment+Agency++on+1%2F4%2F2016+at+7%3A00+PM" rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" /><item><title>15-394</title><link>https://cityofmerced.legistar.com/Gateway.aspx?M=LD&amp;From=RSS&amp;ID=2541460&amp;GUID=6F017956-1D76-4F3A-A49B-9CD4F8A10F05</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6F017956-1D76-4F3A-A49B-9CD4F8A10F05-2025-08-14-21-57-45</guid><description>File #: 15-394&lt;br /&gt;Ver.: 1&lt;br /&gt;Agenda #: D.1.&lt;br /&gt;Type: Closed Session Item&lt;br /&gt;Title: SUBJECT: CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - Significant Exposure to Litigation: (1) Case; Authority: Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(2)&lt;br /&gt;Action: &lt;br /&gt;Result: </description><category>Closed Session Item</category><pubDate>Thu, 14 Aug 2025 21:57:45 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>15-393</title><link>https://cityofmerced.legistar.com/Gateway.aspx?M=LD&amp;From=RSS&amp;ID=2541459&amp;GUID=3419071F-8967-48EA-BAC9-073F11377B3A</link><guid isPermaLink="false">3419071F-8967-48EA-BAC9-073F11377B3A-2025-08-14-21-57-45</guid><description>File #: 15-393&lt;br /&gt;Ver.: 1&lt;br /&gt;Agenda #: J.1.&lt;br /&gt;Type: Consent Item&lt;br /&gt;Title: SUBJECT: Information Only Contracts&lt;br /&gt;Action: &lt;br /&gt;Result: </description><category>Consent Item</category><pubDate>Thu, 14 Aug 2025 21:57:45 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>15-386</title><link>https://cityofmerced.legistar.com/Gateway.aspx?M=LD&amp;From=RSS&amp;ID=2541454&amp;GUID=9C774226-F7AB-4CBC-A4D2-31A1DFA41601</link><guid isPermaLink="false">9C774226-F7AB-4CBC-A4D2-31A1DFA41601-2025-08-14-21-57-44</guid><description>File #: 15-386&lt;br /&gt;Ver.: 1&lt;br /&gt;Agenda #: J.2.&lt;br /&gt;Type: Consent Item&lt;br /&gt;Title: SUBJECT: City Council/Public Financing and Economic Development/Parking Authority Meeting Minutes of August 17, 2015

REPORT IN BRIEF 
Official adoption of previously held meeting minutes.

RECOMMENDATION 
City Council/Public Financing and Economic Development/Parking Authority - Adopt a motion approving the meeting minutes of August 17, 2015.&lt;br /&gt;Action: approved&lt;br /&gt;Result: Pass</description><category>Consent Item</category><pubDate>Thu, 14 Aug 2025 21:57:44 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>15-387</title><link>https://cityofmerced.legistar.com/Gateway.aspx?M=LD&amp;From=RSS&amp;ID=2541455&amp;GUID=D820E68D-D7DE-4E94-A041-D4542C8897E7</link><guid isPermaLink="false">D820E68D-D7DE-4E94-A041-D4542C8897E7-2025-08-14-21-57-44</guid><description>File #: 15-387&lt;br /&gt;Ver.: 1&lt;br /&gt;Agenda #: J.3.&lt;br /&gt;Type: Consent Item&lt;br /&gt;Title: SUBJECT: Reading by Title of All Ordinances and Resolutions

REPORT IN BRIEF 
Ordinances and Resolutions which appear on the public agenda shall be determined to have been read by title and a summary title may be read with further reading waived.

RECOMMENDATION 
City Council - Adopt a motion waiving the reading of Ordinances and Resolutions, pursuant to Section 412 of the Merced City Charter.&lt;br /&gt;Action: approved&lt;br /&gt;Result: Pass</description><category>Consent Item</category><pubDate>Thu, 14 Aug 2025 21:57:44 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>15-378</title><link>https://cityofmerced.legistar.com/Gateway.aspx?M=LD&amp;From=RSS&amp;ID=2541451&amp;GUID=09077348-001A-4387-84D2-0E92A68BB11C</link><guid isPermaLink="false">09077348-001A-4387-84D2-0E92A68BB11C-2025-08-14-21-57-44</guid><description>File #: 15-378&lt;br /&gt;Ver.: 1&lt;br /&gt;Agenda #: J.4.&lt;br /&gt;Type: Consent Item&lt;br /&gt;Title: SUBJECT: First Amendment to Agreement with National Demographics Corporation for Districting Consulting Services

REPORT IN BRIEF 
Consider approving an amendment to the agreement with National Demographics Corporation in the amount of $4,750.

RECOMMENDATION 
City Council - Adopt a motion approving an amendment to the agreement with National Demographics Corporation in the amount of $4,750; and, authorizing the City Manager to execute the necessary documents.&lt;br /&gt;Action: approved&lt;br /&gt;Result: Pass</description><category>Consent Item</category><pubDate>Thu, 14 Aug 2025 21:57:44 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>15-363</title><link>https://cityofmerced.legistar.com/Gateway.aspx?M=LD&amp;From=RSS&amp;ID=2541450&amp;GUID=EDED36C8-77B3-4B30-A45E-77B338F89760</link><guid isPermaLink="false">EDED36C8-77B3-4B30-A45E-77B338F89760-2025-08-14-21-57-44</guid><description>File #: 15-363&lt;br /&gt;Ver.: 1&lt;br /&gt;Agenda #: J.5.&lt;br /&gt;Type: Consent Item&lt;br /&gt;Title: SUBJECT: Request to Release Interest in Property Located at 1036 W. 10th Street to Allow a Short Sale

REPORT IN BRIEF 
Request by the Estate of Manuel Valle to release the City's interest in property that was provided a Homeowner Rehabilitation Loan to allow for a short sale.

RECOMMENDATION 
City Council - Adopt a motion authorizing the City of Merced Housing Division, second lien holder, to release interest in the property at 1036 W. 10th Street in order to allow a for short sale; and, authorizing the City Manager to execute the necessary documents.&lt;br /&gt;Action: approved&lt;br /&gt;Result: Pass</description><category>Consent Item</category><pubDate>Thu, 14 Aug 2025 21:57:44 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>15-388</title><link>https://cityofmerced.legistar.com/Gateway.aspx?M=LD&amp;From=RSS&amp;ID=2541456&amp;GUID=70E71846-230C-41BA-B6F3-9D9281B375EC</link><guid isPermaLink="false">70E71846-230C-41BA-B6F3-9D9281B375EC-2025-08-14-21-57-44</guid><description>File #: 15-388&lt;br /&gt;Ver.: 1&lt;br /&gt;Agenda #: J.6.&lt;br /&gt;Type: Consent Item&lt;br /&gt;Title: SUBJECT: Second Reading - Ordinance Dealing with No Parking Zones and Two-Hour Parking Zones

REPORT IN BRIEF 
Second reading of previously introduced Ordinance.

RECOMMENDATION 
City Council - Adopt Ordinance 2453, an Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Merced, California, Amending section 10.28.230, “No Parking Zones” and Section 10.28.300, “Two-Hour Parking Zones” of the Merced Municipal Code.&lt;br /&gt;Action: approved&lt;br /&gt;Result: Pass</description><category>Consent Item</category><pubDate>Thu, 14 Aug 2025 21:57:44 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>15-389</title><link>https://cityofmerced.legistar.com/Gateway.aspx?M=LD&amp;From=RSS&amp;ID=2541457&amp;GUID=C8DF540F-C7FD-4408-A2D4-BE2F7F1C3538</link><guid isPermaLink="false">C8DF540F-C7FD-4408-A2D4-BE2F7F1C3538-2025-08-14-21-57-44</guid><description>File #: 15-389&lt;br /&gt;Ver.: 1&lt;br /&gt;Agenda #: J.7.&lt;br /&gt;Type: Consent Item&lt;br /&gt;Title: SUBJECT: Second Reading - Ordinances Dealing with Changes to the Massage Establishment Regulations and Specific Zoning Provisions Relating to Massage Uses

REPORT IN BRIEF 
Second reading of previously introduced Ordinance.

RECOMMENDATION 
City Council - Adopt Ordinance 2451, an Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Merced, California, Amending Chapter 5.44, “Massage Establishments,” of the Merced Municipal Code; and, adopt Ordinance 2452, an Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Merced, California Amending Sections 20.20.020, “Permitted Uses,” 20.20.040, “Conditional Uses,” 20.22.020, “Permitted Uses,” 20.22.050, “Conditional Uses,” 20.24.020, “Permitted Uses,” 20.24.040, “Conditional Uses,” 20.26.040, “Conditional Uses,” and 20.28.040, “Conditional Uses,” of the Merced Municipal Code Regarding the Zoning of Massage Establishments as Conditional Uses Subject to Specific Conditions.&lt;br /&gt;Action: approved&lt;br /&gt;Result: Pass</description><category>Consent Item</category><pubDate>Thu, 14 Aug 2025 21:57:44 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>15-381</title><link>https://cityofmerced.legistar.com/Gateway.aspx?M=LD&amp;From=RSS&amp;ID=2541452&amp;GUID=96CBC76D-5F7F-4BD5-A1A2-0CA38EE6DF1B</link><guid isPermaLink="false">96CBC76D-5F7F-4BD5-A1A2-0CA38EE6DF1B-2025-08-14-21-57-45</guid><description>File #: 15-381&lt;br /&gt;Ver.: 1&lt;br /&gt;Agenda #: J.8.&lt;br /&gt;Type: Consent Item&lt;br /&gt;Title: SUBJECT: Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Community March and Celebration

REPORT IN BRIEF 
Authorizes the use of City streets for the Annual Martin Luther King Parade.

RECOMMENDATION 
City Council - Adopt a motion approving the request by Tamara Cobb and The Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Committee to close Martin Luther King Jr. Way from West 24th Street to West 8th Street on Monday, January 18, 2016; in order to hold a march and parade as part of a community celebration.&lt;br /&gt;Action: approved&lt;br /&gt;Result: Pass</description><category>Consent Item</category><pubDate>Thu, 14 Aug 2025 21:57:45 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>15-392</title><link>https://cityofmerced.legistar.com/Gateway.aspx?M=LD&amp;From=RSS&amp;ID=2541458&amp;GUID=30E7FAA7-DF9B-4837-825A-E9B1D32F5326</link><guid isPermaLink="false">30E7FAA7-DF9B-4837-825A-E9B1D32F5326-2025-08-14-21-57-45</guid><description>File #: 15-392&lt;br /&gt;Ver.: 1&lt;br /&gt;Agenda #: K.1.&lt;br /&gt;Type: Public Hearing Item&lt;br /&gt;Title: SUBJECT: Public Hearing Regarding Proposed Amendments to the City of Merced’s Zoning Ordinance Relating to Medical Marijuana, Medical Marijuana Dispensaries, Delivery of Medical Marijuana and Cultivation of Medical Marijuana

REPORT IN BRIEF 
Consider the adoption of an ordinance relating to medical marijuana that would either allow or ban medical marijuana dispensaries, allow or ban the delivery of medical marijuana under specific circumstances, and either allow the cultivation of small amounts of medical marijuana under specific circumstances or ban the cultivation of all medical marijuana within the City’s boundaries.

RECOMMENDATION 
City Council - Adopt a motion approving one of the three following options:

A.  Adopt a Categorical Exemption and Introduce Ordinance 2455 (as recommended by the Planning Commission) that would allow medical marijuana dispensaries in specific commercial zones, allow delivery of medical marijuana under specific circumstances and allow limited growth of medical marijuana (12 plants or less per lot) for a qualified patient:

“An Ordinance of &lt;br /&gt;Action: approved with conditions&lt;br /&gt;Result: Pass</description><category>Public Hearing Item</category><pubDate>Thu, 14 Aug 2025 21:57:45 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>15-383</title><link>https://cityofmerced.legistar.com/Gateway.aspx?M=LD&amp;From=RSS&amp;ID=2541453&amp;GUID=B24A2E64-6E1B-4ECA-BD30-E751BAF6BC9D</link><guid isPermaLink="false">B24A2E64-6E1B-4ECA-BD30-E751BAF6BC9D-2025-08-14-21-57-44</guid><description>File #: 15-383&lt;br /&gt;Ver.: 1&lt;br /&gt;Agenda #: L.1.&lt;br /&gt;Type: Business Item&lt;br /&gt;Title: SUBJECT: Confirmation of the Use of Action Minutes as the Official Record of City Council

REPORT IN BRIEF 
Considers the confirmation of action minutes as the official record of City Council for regular meetings and brief summary minutes for meetings such as town halls and budget sessions where Council policy direction may be given but no official actions are taken.

RECOMMENDATION 
City Council - Adopt a motion confirming action minutes as the official record of City Council for regular meetings and brief summary minutes for City Council meetings when no official actions are taken; and, adding section C-5 City Council Minutes to the City Council Administrative Policies.&lt;br /&gt;Action: approved with conditions&lt;br /&gt;Result: Pass</description><category>Business Item</category><pubDate>Thu, 14 Aug 2025 21:57:44 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>