Meeting Details

Meeting Name: City Council/Public Finance and Economic Development Authority/Parking Authority Agenda status: Final-Amended
Meeting date/time: 12/4/2023 6:00 PM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: City Council Chamber, 2nd Floor, Merced Civic Center, 678 W. 18th Street, Merced, CA 95340
Published agenda: Amended Agenda Amended Agenda Published minutes: Minutes Minutes  
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Attachments: Amended Special Meeting Notice
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23-1076 1B.1. Closed Session ItemSUBJECT: CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS -- Agency Designated Representative: City Manager Scott McBride; Employee Organizations: Merced Police Officers’ Association (MPOA) and Merced Association of Police Sergeants (MAPS). AUTHORITY: Government Code Section 54957.6   Action details Not available
23-1077 1B.2. Closed Session ItemSUBJECT: CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS -- Agency Designated Representative: City Manager Scott McBride; Employee Organizations: International Association of Fire Fighters, Local 1479. AUTHORITY: Government Code Section 54957.6   Action details Not available
23-1078 1B.3. Closed Session ItemSUBJECT: CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS -- Agency Designated Representative: City Manager Scott McBride; Unrepresented Management AUTHORITY: Government Code Section 54957.6   Action details Not available
23-1079 1B.4. Closed Session ItemSUBJECT: CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS -- Agency Designated Representative(s): City Manager Scott McBride; Employee Organizations: American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Council 57 and Merced Association of City Employees (MACE). AUTHORITY: Government Code Section 54957.6   Action details Not available
23-1084 1B.5. Closed Session ItemSUBJECT: CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION Initiation of Litigation Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9 (d)(4): one (1) Potential Case   Action details Not available
23-748 1D.1. Study Session ItemSUBJECT: Study Session to Discuss Advance Life Support (ALS) Transport for the City of Merced and Merced County Emergency Medical Services Agency (MCEMSA) Request for Proposal (RFP) REPORT IN BRIEF Study Session to Discuss Advance Life Support (ALS) Transport for the City of Merced and Merced County Emergency Medical Services Agency (MCEMSA) Request for Proposal (RFP). RECOMMENDATION Provide staff direction.   Action details Not available
23-1015 1H.1. Ceremonial Matter ItemSUBJECT: Proclamation - Homeless Memorial Day REPORT IN BRIEF Accepted by Yamilet Valladolid - Director of Governmental and Community Affairs, Golden Valley Health Centers.   Action details Video Video
23-1082 1H.2. Ceremonial Matter ItemSUBJECT: Recognition of Mi Gente Motorcycle Club for the Community Service Work They Have Done in Merced for Years REPORT IN BRIEF Accepted by Mi Gente Motorcycle Club.   Action details Video Video
23-1013 1K.1. Consent ItemSUBJECT: 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.approvedPass Action details Not available
23-1035 1K.2. Consent ItemSUBJECT: Information Only Contracts for the Month of November 2023 REPORT IN BRIEF Notification of awarded Non-Public Works contracts under $37,000 and of Public Works contracts under $84,338.approvedPass Action details Not available
23-1027 1K.3. Consent ItemSUBJECT: Approval of City Council/Public Financing and Economic Development/Parking Authority/Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency Meeting Minutes of October 2, 2023 and October 13, 2023 REPORT IN BRIEF Official adoption of previously held meeting minutes. RECOMMENDATION City Council/Public Financing and Economic Development/Parking Authority/Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency - Adopt a motion approving the meeting minutes of October 2, 2023 and October 13, 2023.approvedPass Action details Not available
23-1002 1K.4. Consent ItemSUBJECT: Approval to Transfer $1,000,000 from the Public Facilities Financing Plan (PFFP) to the Fire Department’s Fire Station # 56 Capital Improvement Project REPORT IN BRIEF Considers approving to transfer $1,000,000 from the Public Facilities Financing Plan (PFFP) to the Fire Department’s Capital Improvement Project CP090007 for the design of a new Fire Station # 56 in the general vicinity of Bellevue Rd. / Barclay Ave. Project consists of designing a new fire station capable of housing one fire engine, one fire truck, one ambulance, and one command officer as well as an Emergency Operations Center. RECOMMENDATION City Council - Adopt a motion: A. Approving a $1,000,000 supplemental appropriation from the unencumbered, unreserved fund balance of Fund 3502-Facilities-Fire City, and transferring to Fund 5004-Public Safety CIP, and appropriating to project CP090007 Fire Station #56; and, B. Authorizing the Finance Officer to make the necessary budget transfers.approvedPass Action details Not available
23-1017 2K.5. Consent ItemSUBJECT: Approval of a Second Amendment with SDI Presence LLC. for Project Management Professional Services of the Enterprise Resource Planning Software Replacement Project, and Authorization to Increase the not to Exceed Spending Authority from $467,950 to $940,845 REPORT IN BRIEF Considers approving the second amendment with SDI Presence LLC. for project management services and increasing the not to exceed spending authority from $467,950 to $940,845. RECOMMENDATION City Council - Adopt a motion: A. Approving the Second Amendment with SDI Presence LLC.; and, B. Authorizing the not to exceed spending authority to SDI Presence LLC for $940,845; and, C. Authorizing the City Manager or the Deputy City Manager to execute the necessary Documents; and, D. Authorizing the Finance Officer to make the necessary budget adjustments.approvedPass Action details Not available
23-1041 1K.6. Consent ItemSUBJECT: Approval of an Early Site Access Agreement with the Merced County Regional Waste Management Authority (MCRWMA) for Early Morning Operations at the Highway 59 Landfill in the Amount of $51,000 REPORT IN BRIEF Considers approving an Early Site Access Agreement with the MCRWMA for conducting early morning operations at the Highway 59 Landfill in the amount of $51,000. RECOMMENDATION City Council - Adopt a motion: A. Approving an Early Site Access Agreement with the Merced County Regional Waste Management Authority in the Amount not to Exceed $51,000; and, B. Authorizing the City Manager or Deputy City Manager to execute the necessary documents; and, C. Authorizing the Finance Officer to make the necessary budget transfers.approvedPass Action details Not available
23-1044 1K.7. Consent ItemSUBJECT: Adoption of a Resolution Setting a Public Hearing on January 2, 2024, for the Annual Compliance Report for Development Impact Fees as Required by Government Code Section 66000 et. seq. and City Council Resolution 88-72 REPORT IN BRIEF Considers approving to set a Public Hearing for January 2, 2024, to accept public comment and consider approving the annual report regarding the collection and spending of Development Impact Fees. RECOMMENDATION City Council - Adopt a motion adopting Resolution 2023-90, a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Merced, California, establishing a date when the final annual report of development fees will be available for public review, and setting a Public Hearing thereon for January 2, 2024.approvedPass Action details Not available
23-1053 1K.8. Consent ItemSUBJECT: Introduction of an Ordinance Amending Sections 10.28.230 “No Parking Zones,” 10.28.231, “No Truck Parking Zones,” 10.28.275, “Disabled Persons - On-Street Parking,” And 10.28.295, “Limited Time Parking Zones - Three Hours” of the Merced Municipal Code REPORT IN BRIEF Introducing an Ordinance and considers approving recommendations from the Traffic Committee approving the following: “Additional no parking zone on both the north and south sides of 15th Street, from G Street to approximately 1030 feet east of G Street”, “Additional no truck parking zone on the west side of West Avenue from Eagle Street to Riggs Avenue”, “Additional disabled persons - on-street parking on the east side of B Street, approximately 460 feet north of Childs Avenue”, and “Additional limited time parking zones - three hours on the east side of B Street From Childs Avenue to the curve at 15th Street”. RECOMMENDATION City Council - Adopt a motion: A. Introducing Ordinance 2558, an Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Merced, California, Amending Sections 10.28.230 “No Parking Zones,” 10.28approvedPass Action details Not available
23-1048 2L.1. Public Hearing ItemSUBJECT: Public Hearing - Vacation #23-03 - Initiated by Devonwood Apartments, Limited Partnership, for Devonwood 64, Limited Partnership, Property Owner, to Vacate a 64-Foot-Wide Public Utilities Easement (PUE) Located on the South Side of Devonwood Drive, Approximately 450 Feet West of Bannon Lane REPORT IN BRIEF Considers adopting a Resolution to order the vacation of a 64-foot-wide Public Utility Easement located on the south side of Devonwood Drive, approximately 450 feet west of Bannon Lane. RECOMMENDATION City Council - Adopt a motion adopting Resolution 2023-91, a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Merced, California, Ordering the Vacation of a 64-foot wide Public Utilities Easement on the South Side of Devonwood Drive Approximately 450 Feet West of Bannon Lane (Vacation #23-03).approvedPass Action details Video Video
23-1049 1L.2. Public Hearing ItemSUBJECT: Public Hearing - Vacation #23-04 - Initiated by Merced City School District, Property Owner, to Vacate a 15-Foot-Wide Public Utilities Easement (PUE) Located at 2111 Wardrobe Avenue, Generally Located on the North Side of Wardrobe Avenue, Approximately 1,360 Feet East of Thornton Road REPORT IN BRIEF Considers adopting a Resolution to order the vacation of a 15-foot-wide Public Utility Easement located at 2111 Wardrobe Avenue, generally located on the north side of Wardrobe Avenue, approximately 1,360 feet east of Thornton Road. RECOMMENDATION City Council - Adopt a motion adopting Resolution 2023-92, a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Merced, California, Ordering the Vacation of a 15-foot wide Public Utilities Easement Located at 2111 Wardrobe Avenue, Generally Located on the North Side of Wardrobe Avenue, Approximately 1,360 Feet East of Thornton Road (Vacation #23-04).approvedPass Action details Video Video
23-1057 1M.1. Report ItemSUBJECT: Report on the Merced Applegate Zoo and Adoption of a New Zoo Logo REPORT IN BRIEF Report on the Merced Applegate Zoo and the considers adopting a new zoo logo. RECOMMENDATION City Council - Adopt a motion adopting the new Merced Applegate Zoo logo.approvedPass Action details Not available
23-1062 1N.1. Business ItemSUBJECT: Direction on the Format and Dates for the 2024 Community Town Halls and Strategic Planning Session to Provide Input on the Development of the Fiscal Year 2024/25 Budget REPORT IN BRIEF Seeks direction on the format and dates for the 2024 Community Town Halls and Council Strategic Planning Session to provide input on the development of the fiscal year 2024/25 Annual Budget. RECOMMENDATION Provide staff with dates for three Community Town Hall meetings and direction on the format and preferred dates for the Strategic Planning Session.   Action details Video Video
23-1083 1N.2. Business ItemSUBJECT: Council Member Ornelas’ Request for an Update from the South Merced Subcommittee REPORT IN BRIEF Council Member Ornelas’ request for an update from the South Merced subcommittee. RECOMMENDATION Provide direction to staff on the next steps.   Action details Video Video
23-1009 1N.3. Business ItemSUBJECT: Request to Add Item to Future Agenda REPORT IN BRIEF Provides members of the City Council to request that an item be placed on a future City Council agenda for initial consideration by the City Council.   Action details Video Video
23-1011 1N.4. Business ItemSUBJECT: City Council Comments REPORT IN BRIEF Provides an opportunity for the Mayor and/or Council Member(s) to make a brief announcement on any activity(ies) she/he has attended on behalf of the City and to make a brief announcement on future community events and/or activities. The Brown Act does not allow discussion or action by the legislative body under this section.   Action details Video Video