AGENDA - Regular Meeting

Date: November 15, 2023

Time: Closed Session 6:00 p.m.

Regular Meeting 7:00 p.m.

LODI CITY COUNCIL

Carnegie Forum

305 West Pine Street, Lodi

Mayor Mikey Hothi

Mayor Pro Tempore Lisa Craig

Councilmember Alan Nakanishi

Councilmember Cameron Bregman

Councilmember Ramon Yepez

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.

**AMENDED DUE TO CLERICAL NUMBERING ERROR**

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C-2

Call to Order / Roll Call

Announcement of Closed Session

Threatened and Anticipated Litigation: Government Code §54956.9(b) (One Case).

Conference with Legal Counsel Regarding Response to EFF and ACLU on automated license

plate reader (ALPR) information disclosure (see attached email, pursuant to Fowler v. City of

Lafayette) (CA)

Conference with Adele Post, Human Resources Manager (Labor Negotiator), Regarding 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, International Brotherhood of

Electrical Workers, Confidential General Services, Confidential Mid-Managers, Executive

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

Public Employment – Regarding One Position (Government Code § 54957) – Conference with

Human Resources Manager Adele Post regarding City Manager Recruitment.

Prospective sale of real property located at: 219 S. School Street (APN 043-04-411);

negotiating parties are City of Lodi and the successful bidder F&M Bank in the Notice of Intent

to Sell dated August 30, 2023, per Government Code § 94956.8.(CM)

Prospective sale of real property located at: 18021 N. Kennison Lan (APN 049-130-02), and

17700 N. Guild Avenue (APN 049-130-47). Negotiating parties are City of Lodi and adjacent

property owners per Government Code § 94956.8.

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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

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

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.

Receive Register of Claims for October 13, 2023 through October 26, 2023 in the Total

Amount of $5,442,810.05 (FIN)

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Approve Minutes (CLK)

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a) August 2, 2023 (Regular Meeting)

b) September 12, 2023 (Shirtsleeve)

c) October 31, 2023 (Shirtsleeve)

d) November 7, 2023 (Shirtsleeve)

Res.

Adopt Resolution Accepting Hutchins Street Square Foundation’s Donation in Support

of Hutchins Street Square ($152,584) (PRCS)

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Res.

Adopt Resolution Approving Return of Artwork to Donor Hayden Goni Johnson (PRCS)

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C.5

Adopt Resolution Authorizing City Manager to Execute a Professional Services

Agreement with California Capital Small Business Financial Development Corporation,

a California Public Benefit Nonprofit Corporation, dba California Capital Financial

Development Corporation, to Implement Underwriting and Administration of the

Hometown Microloan Program, and to Further Authorize the Expenditure (Not to

Exceed $450,000) (CM)

Res.

Adopt Resolution Approving Purchase of Thirteen Dell Network Switches for Refresh of

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Equipment in City Data Center from SidePath, Inc., of Laguna Hills ($187,000) (ISD -

IT)

Comments by the Public on Non-Agenda Items

THE TIME ALLOWED PER NON-AGENDA ITEM FOR COMMENTS MADE BY THE PUBLIC

IS LIMITED TO FIVE MINUTES.

Public comment may only be made on matters within the Lodi City Council's jurisdiction

(Government Code Section 54954.3, Lodi City Council Protocol Manual Section 6.3l). The

Council cannot take action or deliberate on items that are not on this agenda unless there is an

emergency and the need to take action on that emergency arose after this agenda was posted

(Government Code Section 54954.2(b)(2)). All other items may only be referred for review to

staff or placement on a future Council agenda.

If you wish to address the Council, please refer to the Notice at the beginning of this agenda.

Individuals are limited to one appearance during this section of the Agenda.

Comments by the City Council Members on Non-Agenda Items

Comments by the City Manager on Non-Agenda Items

Public Hearings

Regular Calendar

Res.

Adopt Resolution Appointing Ricardo Garcia to the Position of Police Chief and

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Approving the Related Employment Agreement, effective December 30, 2023 (ISD -

HR)

Provide Council Direction to Interim City Manager on Formation of an Economic

Development Committee (CM)

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H.3

Receive a Presentation Requesting Council Direction Regarding the Downtown Specific

Plan Request for Proposals (CD)

Receive Presentation on Lodi GrapeLine Transit System (PW)

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H.5

Res.

Adopt Resolution Selecting the Lodi Energy Center Hydrogen Conversion Project as the

City’s One Voice Project; and Authorize Staff to Prepare Application for Nomination for

the 2023 San Joaquin Council of Governments’ One Voice Trip (PW)

Ordinances

Ord.

Adopt Ordinance No. 2019 Entitled, “An Ordinance of the Lodi City Council Amending

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Lodi Municipal Code Title 17 - Development Code - Related to Section 17.10.030,

“Zoning Map,” to Amend the Zoning Designation of Assessor Parcel Number 062-41-35

to General Commercial (GC) (Application No. P2023-025)” (CLK)

Adjournment

Pursuant to Section 54954.2(a) of the Government Code of the State of California, this agenda was

posted at least 72 hours in advance of the scheduled meeting at a public place freely accessible to the

public 24 hours a day.

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Olivia Nashed

City Clerk

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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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