AGENDA - Regular Meeting

Date: August 6, 2025

Time: Closed Session - 5:00 p.m.

Regular Session - 7:00 p.m.

LODI CITY COUNCIL

Carnegie Forum

305 West Pine Street, Lodi

Mayor Cameron Bregman

Mayor Pro Tempore Ramon Yepez

Councilmember Lisa Craig-Hensley

Councilmember Mikey Hothi

Councilmember Alan Nakanishi

Notice Regarding Public Comments

Public Comment may be submitted in the following ways:

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In-person

Email – councilcomments@lodi.gov

> Received no later than two hours prior to the meeting

Mail – City Clerk’s Office, P.O. Box 3006, Lodi, CA 95241

Hand delivered to: City Clerk’s Office, 221 W. Pine Street, Lodi, CA 95240

> Received no later than two hours prior to the meeting

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Public comment received via email, mail, or hand delivery will be provided to the City Council and

included in the official minutes record of the meeting, but will not be read aloud at the meeting.

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Call to Order / Roll Call

Announcement of Closed Session

CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – ANTICIPATED LITIGATION, Significant

Exposure to Litigation pursuant to California Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(2)

(On April 12, 2025 an attorney representing City Manager Scott Carney sent the City’s

outside Legal Counsel an email making legal arguments concerning certain alleged

whistle blowing, and potential retaliation relating to it. The email directed the City to

place a “litigation hold” on potentially related documents. This correspondence is a

normal step prior to initiation of litigation and is a threat of litigation under Government

Code Section 54956.9. The email is available for inspection upon request.)

CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – ANTICIPATED LITIGATION, Significant

Exposure to Litigation pursuant to California Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(2)

CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL — EXISTING LITIGATION pursuant to

Government Code section 54956.9(d)(1). Name of case: Christopher Bennitt v. City of

Lodi, et. al, San Joaquin County Superior Court Case No. STK-CV-UCP-2025-1701

(CA)

CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL — ANTICIPATED LITIGATION Consider

initiation of litigation pursuant to Government Code section 54956.9(d)(4): 1 potential

case (CA)

CONFERENCE ON LABOR NEGOTIATIONS – Regarding International Brotherhood of

Electrical Workers, Lodi City Mid-Management Association, AFSCME General Services

and Maintenance & Operators, Police Mid-Managers, Lodi Police Officers Association,

Lodi Police Dispatchers Association, Lodi Professional Firefighters, Lodi Fire

Mid-Management, Confidential General Services, Confidential Mid-Managers, Executive

Managers, and Appointed Employees, Pursuant to Government Code § 54957.6 (HR)

CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS – Prospective Sale of Real

Property Located at 350 N. Washington St. (APN 041-240-28); the Negotiating Parties

are James Lindsay, Acting City Manager, for the City of Lodi and Cody Diede, Diede

Construction, Inc., per Government Code 54956.8.

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Adjourn to Closed Session

6:55 p.m. Invocation/Call to Civic Responsibility.

Invocations/Calls may be offered by any of the various religious and non-religious organizations within

and around the City of Lodi. These are voluntary offerings of private citizens, to and for the benefit of

the Council. The views or beliefs expressed by the Speaker have not been previously reviewed or

approved by the Council, and the Council does not endorse the beliefs or views of any speaker.

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NOTE: THE FOLLOWING ITEMS WILL COMMENCE NO SOONER THAN 7:00 P.M.

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Return to Open Session / Disclosure of Action

Call to Order / Roll Call

Presentations

Present “Firefighter of the Year 2024” Plaque to Fire Engineer Tony Moore (FD)

Consent Calendar (Reading; Comments by the Public; Council Action)

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All matters listed on the consent calendar are considered to be routine and will be acted upon by one

motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items. If a member of the public would like a

consent calendar item pulled and discussed separately, refer to the Notice at the beginning of this

agenda.

Approve Minutes

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a) April 16, 2025 (Regular Meeting)

Attachment 1 - April 16, 2025 Regular Meeting Minutes

Attachments:

Approve Plans and Specifications and Authorize Advertisement for Bids for the Lodi

Police Department Training Facility (Phase 1) and Approve and Authorize the Acting

City Manager to Execute a Letter of Intent with San Joaquin Delta College to Partner on

the Training Facility (PW & PD)

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Attachment 1 - Site Map

Attachments:

Attachment 2 - Draft Letter of Intent Public Safety Facility

Appoint Council Member Hothi as Voting Delegate and Council Member Craig-Hensley

as Alternate Voting Delegate to Represent the City of Lodi at the 2025 League of

California Cities Annual Conference and Expo (CLK)

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Attachment 1 - 2025 Cal Cities Voting Delegate Information Packet

Attachments:

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All staff reports or other written documentation relating to each item of business referred to on the agenda are on

file in the Office of the City Clerk, located at 221 W. Pine Street, Lodi, and are available for public inspection.

Agendas and staff reports are also posted on the City’s website at www.lodi.gov. If requested, the agenda shall be

made available in appropriate alternative formats to persons with a disability, as required by Section 202 of the

Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. Sec. 12132), and the federal rules and regulations adopted in

implementation thereof. To make a request for disability-related modification or accommodation contact the City

Clerk’s Office as soon as possible and at least 72 hours prior to the meeting date. Language interpreter requests

must be received at least 72 hours in advance of the meeting to help ensure availability. Contact Olivia Nashed at

(209) 333-6702. Solicitudes de interpretación de idiomas deben ser recibidas por lo menos con 72 horas de

anticipación a la reunión para ayudar a asegurar la disponibilidad. Llame a Olivia Nashed (209) 333-6702.

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webcasts of regular City Council meetings. The webcasts can be found on the City's website at www.lodi.gov by

clicking the meeting webcasts link. Members of the public may view and listen to the open session of this meeting

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