a CITY OF WINTERS CA/OTAI Est.1875 Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Winters City Council on March 5, 2024 Mayor Biasi called the meeting to order at 6:30 PM Present: Absent: Staff: Council Members Richard Casavecchia, Jesse Loren, Carol Scianna, Mayor Pro Tem Albert Vallecillo, Mayor Bill Biasi None City Manager Jeremy Craig The pledge of allegiance was led by Tina Lowden APPROVAL OF AGENDA: Motion by Councilmember Loren, second by Councimember Scianna, to approve the agenda as amended. Motion carried with the following roll call vote: AYES: NOES: ABSTAIN: None COUNCIL/STAFF COMMENTS: Council Members provided verbal updates. PUBLIC COMMENTS: CONSENT CALENDAR: Council Members Richard Casavecchia, Jesse Loren, Carol Scianna, Mayor Pro Tem Albert Vallecillo, Mayor Bill Biasi None No public comments were given for outside agenda items. 6.A) Adoption of Resolution 2024-19 Declaring Certain Winters Police Department, Public Works, and Fire Department Vehicles Surplus and Authorizing the Sale andlor Disposal of Such Surplus Property. 6.B) Warrant Register for the Month of January 2024 6.C) Minutes from the Regular Meeting of the Winters City Council from February 20, 2024 Motion by Councimember Loren, seconded by Councilmember Scianna. AYES: Council Members Richard Casavecchia, Jesse Loren, Carol Scianna, Mayor Pro Tem Albert Vallecillo, Mayor Bill Biasi NOES:None ABSTAIN: None PRESENTATIONS: PUBLIC COMMENTS: Annual Crime Report to the City Council Winters Express - Residents are not reporting stolen items tot the police. What is your remedy or Mayor Biasi = asked questions about speed monitoring, stop signs for Neiman and one other street. Followed up about code enforcement; Chief Miller said it's more of a public works project. Councilmember Scianna = nuisance, loud cars. Chief Miller response: matter of observing the violation - right place, right time. Modified muffler / sound system is illegal (observed rarely compared to previous jurisdiction). The legislature introduced al bill to prohibit law enforcement to prohibit from pulling over for anything besides public safety. Thousands of bills introduced Councimember Vallecillo = Correlation between the sound of a car and the way it is perceived by Chief Miller = car modification is popular. Trained in speed estimation; most police officers are Mayor Biasi - Further comments about speeding and public observing police activity resulting in Councimember Loren - Expressed gratitude for crime report. Throughout last year, WPD did a loto of public outreach within the Winters community. What outreach is being done in 2024? Chief Miller = Trial and terror process. For example, taco with a cop. Next week: Coffee with a cop at Steady Eddy's with CSO in charge. Booths at festivals. "Popups" forthcoming. Still gameplan for that going forward? currently to state legislature. the public. not; 40m class in radar etc. 80 hours to certify. deterrence. experimenting. Winters Express - Gameplan for remedy incidents of theft? Chief Miller - Dealing with a major case of embezzlement. Shareholder cooperation difficult sO far. Tens of thousands of dollars stolen. Cannot compel them to cooperate. Mayor Biasi: Asked for online comment. No online comments were given. CITY MANAGERREPORT: City Manager Craig provided an update for two items: Last week's Joint Cannabis Workshop and presentation is on the City of Winters website and social media. Thanks to Winters Express & Crystal. We have been doing monthly coffee at Steady Eddy's with the community. Next one is on March 15, 2024. Last month we had Lucas, our county supervisor. Next one will feature WUSD Superintendent Dr. Rody Boonchouy. INFORMATIONONLY Councimember Vallecillo = Requested Support from Fellow Councilmembers to review city ordinances to see if there are were that may have targeted Japanese residents and if sO could they be brought back to Council to be repealed. Seconded by Councilmember Scianna. deliverable by May 2024. members of the Winters community. Councilmember Loren = recommends a resolution that supports the monument for April be Three councilmembers support reviewing and rescinding records and laws detrimental to Asian Mayor Biasi - referred this matter to Goal Setting session. Cassevechia - expand search/review to all such laws. Councilmember Vallecillo = expressed concern about the practicality of such an undertaking. Councilmember Cassevechia = Recommended April 2024, then put the remainder on the City Council goal setting session. Councilmember Vallecillo - wait and see approach. Mayor Biasi - confirmed inquiry / undertaking city ordinances and resolutions relating to Councilmember Loren = recommended second City Council meeting in April for this purpose. Japanese inhabitants. Mayor Biasi = adjourned meeting in honor Mary Hemenway. ADJOURNMENTE 07:18 PM ATTEST: Sterling City Clerk