Meeting Name: City Council/Public Finance and Economic Development Authority/Parking Authority/Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 1/4/2016 7:00 PM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Council Chambers, 2nd Floor, Merced Civic Center, 678 W. 18th Street, Merced, CA 95340
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15-394 1D.1. Closed Session ItemSUBJECT: CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - Significant Exposure to Litigation: (1) Case; Authority: Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(2)   Action details Not available
15-393 1J.1. Consent ItemSUBJECT: Information Only Contracts   Action details Not available
15-386 1J.2. Consent ItemSUBJECT: 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.approvedPass Action details Not available
15-387 1J.3. 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
15-378 1J.4. Consent ItemSUBJECT: 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.approvedPass Action details Not available
15-363 1J.5. Consent ItemSUBJECT: 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.approvedPass Action details Not available
15-388 1J.6. Consent ItemSUBJECT: 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.approvedPass Action details Not available
15-381 1J.8. Consent ItemSUBJECT: 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.approvedPass Action details Not available
15-389 1J.7. Consent ItemSUBJECT: 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.approvedPass Action details Not available
15-392 1K.1. Public Hearing ItemSUBJECT: 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 approved with conditionsPass Action details Video Video
15-383 1L.1. Business ItemSUBJECT: 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.approved with conditionsPass Action details Not available