I'll go ahead and call this meeting to order the May 1st 2025 special meeting of the Sanger City Council. It's called the order at 510 p.m. under the Brown Act, government code section 54953 subsection C subsection 2, legislative body of a local agency, a public report, any action taken and the vote or abstention on that action of each member present or the action, correct? We'll go to item B, which is roll call. Council member Melendez. Council member Montolongo. Here. Council member Hurtado. Here. Mayor Proto and Martinez. Here. Mayor Gonzalez. We have a quorum. We'll go to item C agenda approval. It's a commotion to approve the agenda. Some of them. Second. Motion by Councilmember Montolato. Second by Councilmember Hurtado. All those favoristic and by by saying aye. Aye. Motion passes 3-0. Item D public form. or some units are for persons is hiring the justice council There's no one in the audience who wishes to address council. So we'll skip item D We'll go to item E closed session city attorney. Thank you mayor pro tem. Oh, there's two items on the agenda When is under government code section 54957.6 conference with labor negotiators agency designated representatives are Shaleem Bennett, Lee D'Nagochi, or Michelle Spear Assistency. Section 54957.6, conference with labor negotiators. Agency designated representatives are Shaline Bennett, the negotiator Michelle Spear Assistance City Manager, and the Mandage Champion HR Manager. Employee organizations are general employees, Sanger Middle Management, Sanger POA, Sanger Firefighters, Stationary Engineers, Local 39, and unrepresented confidential employees and executive employees. And secondly, there's a conference with real property negotiators under section government code 54956.8. Property is APN 315040-57, agency negotiator, city manager, and city engineer negotiating parties are James A. and to have a young young young young Agency Negotiator City Manager and City Engineer negotiating parties are James A. Yeah, Klee again and Deborah A. Yeah, Klee again has been a twice community property. Under negotiation or price and terms and second a second property. Same negotiating negotiators on behalf of the city. The properties APN 315021-18 negotiating parties. Nakatar is Dalaiwal and unmarried man is to an individual one third interest. Gurdjala is Dalaiwal, a married man is his sole and separate property is to an undivided one third. And Jack Tar is Dalaiwal and just winter. How are Dalaiwal husband and wife is joint tenants as to an undivided one third interest under negotiation price in terms. And these are the third property, APN 31504027 and 31504028, same agency negotiators and the parties are Linda P. Chavez. They married woman. S. Her stolen separate property under negotiation price in terms. We'll go to close session. We'll go ahead and get a city attorney report from close session. Thank you mayor pro tem the council met in close session. Mayor Cons Gonzales was absent for both items, so E1 and E2. And Council Member Melendez was absent for item 2, but was present and arrived to item 1 at 6.33 and there is no reportable action. All right. So we'll go ahead and adjourn the special meeting. And then I'm going to go ahead and call the order, the May 1st, 2025 regular meeting of the Sanger City Council. And it's called the order at 610 p.m. Under the Brown Act Government Code section 54953 subsection C subsection 2, to the legislative body of a local agency shall public report any action taken on the vote or abstention on that 5-3, subsection C, subsection 2, the legislative body of a local agency shall public report any action taken on the vote or abstention on that action of each member present for the action. With that, we're going to go to item B, which is our opening ceremonies. The invocation today will be conducted by Pastor Paul Kennedy. I'll leave the flag salute and then we'll have Rucal. Pastor Paul,, I'll leave the flag salute and then we'll have Ruckel. Best of all, we appreciate. Everyone, Father, we thank you for this day. We thank you for every day that you get to us, Lord. Help us not take any day for granted. Lord, we thank you for our city. We thank you for all those who helped to govern and help to oversee and protect our city God. We thank you for all of those who are receiving special recognition during tonight's meeting and ask for a special blessing upon them tonight. God, would you bless us in this meeting? Would you help everyone to feel heard and understood and all the concerns they bring forward tonight. God thank you for blessing the city of St. John and we pray it all in Jesus name, amen. Please join me in the flag salute, ready salute. I pledge to be just in the flag of the United States of America. And to be very public, or which stands, one occasion, and under God, indivisible, delivering whole delivery of the aims of this is for all. And now we'll have roll call. Councilmember Melinda's here, Councilmember Montelango. Here. Councilmember Hurtado. Mayor Gonzales and Mayor Pro Tem Martinez. Here. Mayor Gonzales is unable to join us today. He is in Washington DC with the one voice delegation from the Central Valley. What that is that's elected leaders and business leaders from the Central Valley who visit Washington DC and have meetings with congressional leaders and advocate for resources for our community. So with that we'll go ahead and go to item number C, which is agenda approval, additions and or deletions. I do have a motion to approve. motion. Motion for approval by Councillor Melendez and a second by Councillor Montolongo. All those in favor signify by saying aye. Aye. Aye. Motion passes five four zero. We'll go to item D ceremonial might. It matters. We have one item tonight. The recognition of Sanger high school military and public service academy. I'll go ahead and lead this one. All right. Tonight we are honoring the graduating seniors of the Sanger High School Military and Public Service Academy. For exemplary service and unwavering commitment to our community. The City of Sanger, its leadership and its residents here by express our deepest appreciation and admiration for remarkable contributions of the graduating seniors from the Sanger High School Military and Public Service Academy. Over the last four years, these exceptional young leaders have demonstrated an extraordinary level of dedication, selflessness, and civic pride. Qualities that are profoundly enriched our community and set a standard for service for generations to come. From the moment these students began their journey as freshmen, they embraced the Academy's core value of duty, honor, and service, not merely as principals to learn, but as a calling to live out. Their tireless efforts have touched countless lives through their participation in some of sangres most meaningful events. These events include honoring our heroes and their fast support of the Sanger military program, Memorial Day, and 9-11 ceremonies, and the American Legion. Celebrating our nation, their dedication to the Fourth of July's spectacular celebration in Heroes Night. Strengthening our community through collaborations with our Chamber of Commerce and local organizations, they played pivotal roles in the Toilamp raid, farmers market, trunk retreat, blossom days, and the trek to the nation's Christmas tree. Going above and beyond countless hours spent volunteering where the organizing events, assisting seniors or mentoring younger students, reveal the maturity and compassion far beyond their years. To the class of 2025, you have left an indelible mark on Sanger. Your leadership has strengthened our community's bonds, your humility has inspired your peers, and your patriotism has reminded us all what it means to be citizens of our great nation. For this we offer we offer not just our thanks but our deepest respect. City of Sanger will long remember your contributions and we eagerly anticipate that incredible impact you will continue to make in this world. It's sincere gratitude and best wishes uh, city of Sanger. And I do have a certificate. Yeah. We do have a certificate. Yeah. We do have certificates for our graduating seniors up here. When I call your name, you can go to the side here and we can type a basket up. The Gabriel Gomez Perez. Gabriel. Okay. Okay. Okay. All right, we're going to get to get some photos here. Next we have Chris. Brady, why are you working? Gradient class. Go out. So, I am going to start with the first one. I am going to start with the first one. I'm going to start with the first one. I'm going to meeting any of the people. Do you mind that afternoon? I mentioned that on the dias, I appreciate't know how proud I am of these, we're actually my freshman I first started the program, when originally was the NDRRPC program, the school of infredition who had stuff through and created the program that you have now see today at the Military Public Service Academy. And so I could be more proud of this group of seniors who were willing to take a chance on me and a chance on the program. And I guess that what you see today is because of them and those who have from before them also. But well-deserved program is because of them. I just wanted a direction and they go. So they've been willing to do that. It's been an honor having them. And June 4th is going to be an incredibly emotional day for me. We may graduate, we may graduate from the ceremony yet. So I'm looking forward to it as a proud father. I can say as well and so this is well deserved. I appreciate the board and the city and chamber of commerce as well. It's our nominee. I'm having the come receive this well, the third of the board. And I look forward to everything they're gonna do to be able to bring back to support the community that they live in and have grown up in. And I know that they'll do great things to be the city sector problem. I'm going to go to the next floor. I'm going to go to the next floor. I'm going to go to the next floor. I'm going to go to the next floor. I'm going to go to the next floor. I'm going to go to the next floor. I'm going to go to the next floor. I'm going to go to the next floor. I'm going to go to the was told and I look forward to any more possibly a virtual community family, some good program and follow it to the legacy that they created. So thank you very much. Anyway. All right. We're going to go ahead and continue our meeting on to item E, which is our public forum. This portion of the meeting is reserved for members of the public who wish to address the council on any matters not listed on the agenda and within the subject matter jurisdiction of the city council. Each speaker is limited to three minutes. Speaker shall address all comments to the Mayor Pro Tem and the Council as a body and not to any particular council member or member of the staff. Speakers are asked but not required to state their name and address. The Council is prohibited by law from taking actions on items not on the agenda. Would anyone like to participate in the public forum? Please stop forward. Hello everyone my name is Austin Venturia one of the owners of St. Garfant's company and I'm back again to discuss our proposed new offices on L Street. Do the long turnover time during the planning part and plan check. We missed our chance for a pill for the gutter situation on L Street. It was suggested not required by the engineer to be redone, requesting some sort of a pill or amendment to that. Nathan, I look forward to working with you on that and getting that on a future agenda. Yeah, I'll give a brief update. I met with the engineer yesterday on site. We walked the curb gutter opportunity area and so I could get a good firm grasp understand before I give direction to council. So I would say in June we'll be bringing this forth. Okay, fantastic. Thank you. Thank you, Mr. Entry. Anyone else from the public? We address the council? I good afternoon. I got in because the other day I went to the park, a KF Park, sorry, KF Park. And some ladies, they come to me because they know I come here. I always told them to come, but they said, they don't speak Spanish as they do. You can speak Spanish, but they said they're in verse to come. They told me a lot of things about the park. One of the things, and I went to one of the things, the lights, the, where the kids play grounds, the kids play, the kids play the light. And another thing is the restroom. The restroom they close at three. I don't know who runs the restroom for the close at three. And I think it's not right because I go with my kids when you know, like around four or five. And we need the restroom. and I think they have to be at least cloth like a seven and the water you know where the kids play for the water they can wave get wet they told me they close at five so for me it's not correct because they have after school program and they get out 6.30 So if you can close like around 7 it's gonna be perfect Because some kids take it out like early at the after school program and it's gonna be perfect if you can close the water like a 7 around 7 it's gonna be perfect for the kids because they're gonna play and they're gonna get one. And in the morning, like when they get a spring break, I think it's gonna be good. Like right now, if you open the water in the morning, close the water in the morning, just open it like around two thirty and leave it open like a seven and you don't waste water. And I think it's going to be perfect. Like nobody's getting wet in the morning and the bathroom, the lights, please. And people, lights, well, the truck, cool lights in their place because there's a lot of old people walk there and there's a lot of dogs there too and I don't know if they're you know the dogs are from the streets and I just want to know that I put lights because I just I just the second or the third time that I come and say we don't have lights in in that park please I just want to say that thank you thank you for your comments and excellent. Sorry. Well, I Thank you. May I pretend console? I do have questions on a couple on the last payouts in in March, March the seventh and also on the 21st. There's a question. Some checks. I do kind of do kind of find glitter at Larry anyway. That's why I feel. And they're checked number nine, four, one, five, six. Oh, I'm sorry. Can you say to the numbers again? Okay. Did you get the numbers from the last council meeting? I'm just trying to follow along. I'm talking, Jan. This is the payoff when they did in March. I think it was, I think it was approved last month. Yeah. Yeah. And how would people solve 9-4-1-5-6? That was paid out to Crawford and Bowen, considering a bitmen hatchery. Okay. And on the 21st is the Swanson Farney, Check number 94229, 94230. Those four vehicles. It's a response and farney. Check number nine four two two nine nine four two three oh Those four vehicles the one was really concerning to me is 53,000 dollars 229 64 And the other one was nine four two three oh for a hundred thousand a hundred ten thousand eight hundred three Two down. I'm sorry. It one hundred ten thousand eight 110,832 cents. There are four vehicles. My question on this, since we are in the deficit, how come it came out to so much, we bought these vehicles, and what were the vehicles and were they on the agenda that they were supposed to be bought? That was my question, okay? And now so my pet TV, which is the house, the firehouse remodel, paid another 434,0963, 20 cents. When are we going to start collecting for them being late? That's my question, really. It's kind of surprising, it's gone this long now, and the due date has been since October. You know, that is also, and then my last question is, are the applications for the nonprofits been sent out? That's it. He says no. Okay, that's it. Thank you, Mr. Rubio. City manager,, do you have notes? So I'll have to get back to him on the checks. Okay. Vehicles were in a approved budget item. They did need council approval. Reason they're expensive is is the state mandates require us. With the days of buying a cheap gas engine or out the door, we're buying hybrid vehicles or all electric to be compliant with state mandates. So those vehicles aren't cheap. As far as the fire department, we did cover this once before. Any type of liquidated damages will be taken care of at final payment. We hold back so much money on the contract for things like punchless items and things like that. So we continue to pay the invoices as they come in. We won't collect on our liquidated damages till we do final payouts and close out the project. Getting closer, I think we're doing a, I think we're gonna do a grand opening in June still. Mid June, I think we're targeting. So we're getting close and then, no on the nonprofits for measure S, I still gotta get it in front of council. There's a couple of things on the reporting. I'd like to tighten up a little bit, but it's, uh, I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. If you have an answer for it, I believe I do. That one was to an I payment to Crawford. That is an environmental consultant firm. And the city contracts with the environmental consultant firms to conduct environmental review for any projects that come before the city. And however, the developer, whoever the developer is, in this case, Pittman Farms pays the city. So the reason it's done that way is so that it's very clear to the consultants that it's the city that's a client, and they provide neutral and independent advice and not, you know, the developer. So just wanted to clarify that. Thank you. Well, the council, this, I'm Rita Flores, and I had complained to Frank while back about J Street. They didn't finish it. They went up from Ed and a Dale to Edgar and the rest of it, they left it. We needed fix, you know. And also on Edger, there's been accidents and they want to 4-way stop there. You know, we need that. I went to the downtown and they said there's a lot of homeless people living in the alleys. They're making a mess, they're peeing and making their mess there. They would like to have you guys go and check it out. Get the homeless out away from town, you know, and that picks up the alleys there and down. At least all of the whole thing. Thank you. Thank you for your comments. Evan Carter, now I'm going to talk about the United States of America. And any change we're going to have in this country starts here in Sangre. It doesn't start in Washington. I call those guys in Washington. If you don't live in their district, they won't talk to you. That being said, we have this trade war going on. It started out with Mexico and Canada over fentanyl and the immigration. That was the smoke screen. Now we have the whole world is in a trade war. Now it's about power. Since it has nothing, but it's very little to do with fentanyl and immigration. Our leaders are right now in the process of changing the world order. The world order has been pretty stable since World War II. We're trying to get rid of NATO. Our allies since World War II have alienated almost all of them. We've certainly alienated Mexico and Canada, our two closest neighbors, who we've had a good relationship my whole life and We're cozying up to a not atheist authoritarian leaders. This is bad We're trying to take over Greenland we're trying to make Canada a state We're trying to take over Canada We're changing the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America. This is just BS. And then you come to ICE and immigration. There are not words that I want to say in public that can describe my feelings about ICE and immigration. And I'm not saying there are not people that don't deserve to be deported, but they deserve due process. We're going out and playing clothes and unmarked vehicles, rounding people up like we're kidnapping them. Did you ever read about the Gestoppos before World War II and Nazi Germany? Read about this. This is what's going on. We're deporting these people to a foreign country to jail. They'll probably never get out of. They deserve due process. I'm embarrassed. I'm embarrassed to be an American. I truly am. They're taking away student visas. They're here legally. They have visas. They're here. They check in. They're just arrested and taken away out of the way. This is wrong. And I think Sangre needs to protect our citizens. If ice comes to Sangre, our police department needs to know about it. And they need to be out there seeing that they're following the rules. They have proper paperwork to arrest these people. And if they do arrest them, we need to see that they have due process. In my opinion, democracy sliding away. Fast. About a month or two ago, I stood up and said, we are two steps away from fascism. We're a lot closer now. We got one foot right in the pot right now. It's close. We need to wake up. We need to all do something. And as far as I'm concerned, anybody that supports this behavior shame on you. Thank you. Thank you for your comments. All right, there you go. Just a concerned citizen here. Hey, today I opened up my mail and I get a flyer with the bill and it's to honor our water department and its employees the month of May is gonna be, I guess, a month for them to respect and honor them and recognize them. But just great. But that brought to mind that I think the city of San Gershkrutam, when they, I believe, violated their agreement. The memorandum of understanding, but the city against local 39 by having those contractors come in. I read part of the scope rule and it says when any other people coming in other than the union members, City was supposed to get with them 10 days prior to whenever they were going to do it and come up with some kind of solution. Then what I understand, what I think, they weren't even contacted. So that's a violation as far as I am for the union. And that's as much as I know about that. And I'm still trying to get into it. I'm trying to call it in the national people to find out for sure, because I kind of ask them of our guys and unfortunately our guys aren't two unions strong. They don't even know they're in a union. So that's not getting a lot out there. Some of them, the ones I talked to. Secondly, the suites that the city is renting here, or 400, or5,000 for the fifth year, which equates to over a quarter of a million dollars by the end of the five year contract. That's a lot of money. That's a whole lot of money we discussed it before, is that the end of the five year contract, where are these people going to go then? We have to open up a new contract for them. Why don't we just invest and get our own building or whatever the cost may be? If you're going to be paying these people this much money, I hope they're in their office every day. And if you go there and you try and call them, they're not there, that's a lot of money that you're spending for somebody to be wherever, but they better be there. And then the conflora situation, I bought that up before. That's a great, we have to recognize Tom Flora with some kind of statue banner or something. He contributed a lot to the city of Sanger, a whole bunch. He put Sanger on the map when he became one who won the Super Bowl and everything he's done for us. So we've done nothing. I know he said that we dropped the ball on that way back when, that you know what, this guy's not healthy. Like kind of normal kind of, he's not healthy. I would wish that we could have something before he passes on. Just whatever we have, take a picture of him, not you guys, not in front of it. Just the statue, whatever we have, the plaque, send it to him because he never come into Sangre again. And let him know that we still honor him for what he's done. But yeah, some should be done. Thank you for your comments. Good evening, city attorney, a manager, council members, and mayor pro temp. My name is Pedro Amizola, and I'm a resident of San Grinnell for 12, 13 years. I live in the DR Horn developing the CERNAED area. And I was walking my neighborhood, reminding individuals to vote further, HOA board members, and it was brought up to my attention, something I had not realized, and I got some support from Michael Montelango. I got some answers, not really any solutions to a charge on our utilities bill that includes a street sweeping charge. Sure, it's not a lot of money. It's a dollar and already something's sense. However, those services have not been rendered by the city, right? I believe the city manager mentioned that correct me if I'm wrong, that those services were supposed to be rendered by the developer. However, I don't believe that there has been any follow up with the developer. They seem to be, you know, believing that they are not required to honor their agreements with the city. So at this point there's you know maybe about 80 houses I already developed So it could add up to a medium amount, some of money, maybe not something that anybody really notices, but still something that should not be happening. When we're receiving payment for services not rendered. So at this point, I don't know, maybe one of the solutions could be that the city reimburses the the households for the for the For the payment that they have received I don't know if whether or not it's legal or not to receive payment for services not rendered and then hold the developer accountable for or Proving that they have been sending out the streeter, which I'll tell you this, I saw it one time and one time only about last year around a year ago now. And we haven't seen it since. And I'm pretty sure if you if you were to have them show you proof of them paying for services, if you were to audit them or hold them accountable, that you may not get those receipts. So if you guys would follow up on that, I don't know who I have maybe the city attorney could speak on that as to whether or not receiving those types of payments. And my concern here now is not that it's happening to me currently. It's how many developments have we had in the past and that those services have been charged for and maybe not rendered. And then we have another development coming up here. I'm not sure if it's San Joaquin Valley homes over on the same side of town. And those constituents are going to be on the same boat. Thank you guys. Thanks. We can't have a flaws in the gallery. I appreciate it though, but we can't have that. And I'm sorry. Sir, that was the Greenwood and North. Is there any development by the R-Horn? Yes. I remember when I worked with the city manager and asked him the hard questions he asked. I agree with him. I mean, to the extent that, you know, what we need to do. I was so hopefully city manager could come clear you guys in what he told me. Yeah, so when I did public works did reach out to the developer to remind them. So typically, all works is anytime developer comes in. They sign into the local LLMD or PFMD So at that time all those empty lots are the responsibility of the developer. So they're paying those fees until the houses are sold and it transfers on to those that by those. When a house is when a subdivision is still in development stage, the fees are collected but the city doesn't take the responsibility to do those services until the final map's done. And it's signed off and the punch list is done. In the interim though, it is up to the developer to make sure that they're maintaining cleaning accessible roadways. So we reiterated that a week before last and I think again last week. So I should see a difference there. We'll make it a point to drive out there and check what staff can keep on top of it. But this is pretty typical in every development agreement that this is kind of how it goes. It's like $1.30 something I believe a month for street sweeping. But it is on the developer until we we finalize that and take acceptance, final acceptance of that neighborhood is when the city's services take over. But that interim step is're required to do it and we can't hold them accountable for that. Thank you. Very good. Yes, Mr. Veda. I was going to go there at the committee activist. Go for under a single buckton crop over 50 years ago. Our team was behind that. That library. And I want to thank you guys for supporting the single box club. We saved them many many kids and we did it free for 20 30 40 50 years. No pay. We had to be begging to take the kids to the tournament. No insurance on the van, no cash, no spare and as he had two or three brand new brand never, they say, take a event for the kids, no. But the old, he was the one. I just want to thank you guys for supporting this single boxing club brother. That's just doing a great job. to be my youth, the mañana Ramirez. In Saturday, canelo. Oh, yeah, thank you. The local boxer Jose Ramirez from Abedal will be fighting tomorrow night in Madison Square Garden or something. So anyone else was in to contribute and participate in public forum. You can come on up. Hello guys. Thank you for having this today. Thank you very much. I just wanted to come up here. My name is Oscar Flores, and chair about the police department. I just appreciate you guys responding to the article for an unhoused male officer bias, and I didn't get the other officers name treating the unhoused man with dignity, like a human being, someone that needs some help. And doing the best that you guys can with the resources you guys have, really appreciate that. And just talking to Officer Bice, he humanizes him, and he utilizes the whole department, also the fire department, doing the best to respond to all the calls. Nice fire station, by the way, appreciate that. And just, again, just thank you guys for doing what you guys do as well. Sometimes I know the criticism can be really tough, but doing what you guys can do with the resources you have is really appreciated. Thank you. Thank you very much. Anyone else who's seen the participating public forum? Seeing none, we're gonna go on to the next item, which is item F, consent calendar. Matters listed under the consent calendar are considered routine and will be enacted by one motion and one vote. There will be no separate discussion of these items. If discussion is desired, a member of the audience or a council member may request an item be removed from the consent calendar and it will be considered separately. I'll start out with council members. Are there any items you'd like to have removed from the consent calendar for a separate discussion? Are there any requests from the audience to remove an item? Seen none. I'm going to go ahead and accept a motion to accept the consent calendar as presented. I'll make a motion to approve. The motion by Councillor Monzalago. I'll second. And a second by Councillor Mullin, does all of the favor signify by saying aye? Aye. Aye. Motion passed with 4-0. All right, we're going to go to item G. This is a public hearing and this is a continuation of the public hearing from April 17th 2025 City Council meeting. I have. This is public hearing to discuss a zoning ordinance amendment to implement the city's six cycle housing element. Thank you Mayor Pro Tem. So the council, Derek Sylvester, Senior Planner for the city, pleasure to be here this evening. Or you, we've prepared a brief presentation. Item G1, which is zoning ordinance, text amendment 205-01, and this is the six cycle housing implementation. And before we get into the presentation, there is a correction to the attachments in the staff report, attachment three, being provided at your Dias. Resolution that was included in the staff report didn't have the votes from the Planning Commission recommendation resolution. So we provided an updated attachment three with the collecting So a little bit of summary and background. The housing element is a state mandated eight year policy document and in the right you can see the graphic there are seven different elements of the general plan, including the housing element. Housing element is a, again, is a policy document. It guides the housing framework for the city and staff, developers, and state as development is proposed within the city. The city council adopted the six cycle housing element on September 5th, 2024, and that 6th cycle housing element is from 2023 to 2031. Project proposal before you. this is zoning ordinance text amendment. It implements various housing element programs, specifically programs 5, 6, and 16 of the housing element. So we'll briefly go over those. The image on the right is attachment is a flip of attachment one in the staff report in this was prepared by our consultant place works who assisted staff with this zoning ordinance text amendment and it breaks down which program we're addressing as well as the action outlined in the housing element that was adopted, the amended article as well as the state law that's governing that mandated change. So programs five and 16 specifically are a variety of different mandated state text amendments. They modify chapter 90 of the zoning ordinance, which is the zoning ordinance, specifically the definitions. Sorry, chapter 82 is the service priority for utilities. Sorry, there's two chapters chapter 90 and 82 As well as density bonuses accessory dwelling units emergency shelters Low barrier navigation centers residential care facilities employee housing single-room occupancy facilities and transitional and supportive housing Program six specifically includes by-right development of sites meeting certain conditions and this is amended in the code as Sanger City code 90-894 subsection 8. And the bright graphic is the, but from the housing element program itself, that talks about the implementation responsibility, and below that, you can see subsection. But from the housing element program itself that talks about the implementation responsibility and below that we can see subsection 8, that residential projects located on sites 2, 3, 17 in table 1, n, dash 6 in site 52, table 1, and 7 of the 2023 to 2031 housing element, which are identified to meet the lower income arena at appropriate densities and a minimum 20% of the units in the development as affordable to lower income shall be allowed by right development. So that is program six, which is a little bit more specific. This is a continued public hearing, as mentioned. We received public comment on April 16th from the California Housing Defense Fund. That is attachment four to the staff report. Mainly their comments were concerning accessory dwelling units and junior accessory dwelling units. Staff along with the city attorney's office reviewed the comment letter and the ordinance presented before you this evening reflects the the edits to that and and in that ordinance the highlighted sections that are yellow are specifically addressing the comments and the yellow highlights will be removed if the first one is codified. There are also technical corrections made to the formatting of the ordinance. Also to a a clear miss Montois. Our reason for recommendation. State housing law mandates these tax amendments to bring city code into compliance and it updates the city housing framework to provide a range of housing needs and diverse options. So with that, staff's recommendation is that the city council wave the full reading and introduced by title only ordinance 2020 504. which approves zoning ordinance tax amendment 2020 5.01 to implement city of Sanger's six cycle housing element by mending chapters 82 and 90 of the Sanger City code and to find that the technical memorandum adopted by city council on September 5th for the six cycle housing element did consider these text amendments and found them exempt per sequel guideline section 1501, 15061 subsection B subsection three. That concludes that presentation available for any questions. All right, thank you, Derek. Councilor Martotto, you have any questions or comments comments? My turn. Only question I have, Derek, is what is a single-room occupancy unit? It sounds like we're going to have to come back as a council and determine which zoning districts single-room occupancy units are going to be allowed come by right. It's a single room occupancy unit. Yeah, so apologies in that technical memorandum. It did state that there wasn't a selection of the single room occupancy, but we did include those within two of the zone districts, within the CP, which is the administrative and professional zone district as well as the C1, which is the neighborhood commercial zone district. So it's going to allow someone to live in a commercial district? Yes. Yes. So the definition of single-room occupancy I mean, it almost sounds like maybe like the person working at the commercial unit can live in the back or something like that. Well, so the definition states that a facility operated, a single room occupancy, Shalmeen facility operated by provider with six or more dwelling units for persons of lower income where each unit has living space with a minimum floor area of 150 square feet and a maximum of 400 square feet restricted to occupancy by no more than two persons. Kitchen and bathroom facilities may be wholly or partially included in each living space or maybe fully shared. So when we were selecting when staff was working with the consultant to recommend the zone districts, we looked at some of the existing uses that were within the CP and within the C1. And I believe one of them had something that was referred to as apartment hotels which fit close to the definition here that it's essentially you could have just rooms, bedrooms with no kitchen or bathroom facilities but have a shared facility. Okay. I'm similar to that but they're more affordable. Oh yeah. Almost like a college dorm. You think about it. Yeah, they have the rooms on the college, so my brain like kids. But yeah, that's what it sounds like. But okay, I just never heard that term before. Yeah, so, um, and I was just curious what, what zone industry could have those in? Yeah, and again, the CP the CP and C1 C1 had the apartment hotels which is Similar to the definition they lined up fairly closely so we thought that that would be a good fit and then Also being neighborhood commercial. It's fairly integrated in with with residential the uses there aren't There more residential friendly in nature and not as and so that you see another commercial history so okay I appreciate it thank you for that insight um I'll go ahead and open it up to the public to the public have any this is a public hearing So the public have any comments regarding this item. Okay, I got a question for him about the single room also. I probably missed it when you said when you explained it or whatever, but how many of those units are you planning on or are planning on on being available? Is it a percentage of the units that you're making there or is it more or less, yeah, how many of these rooms, basically this is what they are. Are you guys planning to build? I don't build. So within those zone districts that single room occupancies are permitted. It would be up to whoever is coming to the city and proposing those developments. And based on the definition, it is. Six or more dwelling units for persons of lower income. And... So we're gonna get you in a bathroom facility as many people would be interested. Yeah, it would depend on the on the development proposal and whether or not they can meet the development standards of that that zone district that the single room occupancy units are permitted in. So, based on the constraints of the height in the lot area and how they can build it out that that was limited the number of units they can build on the site. I think it's all dependent on the developer actually wanting to do something like that. Okay. Anybody else in the public wishing to comment on this item? No? Mr. Rubio? Okay. We can send you the microphone. Like you, like, Van O'White. And Mayor, just a quick comment on this as we put it just just to say from a legal perspective, this is a big deal for your city because you're going to be a compliance with your housing element, which is really important. so that the state recognizes that and so that you continue to be eligible for grand fund, etc. You know, it does sound like a good idea, but yet what I have the question I have really, and all offense to the gentleman who did the presentation, how big are these units going to be because the fact that he mentioned dormitories and all offense to the gentleman who did the presentation. How big are these units gonna be because the fact that like he mentioned like dormitories and how big is the kitchen, how big is the living room? That's a good question really. Are we willing to do that as a city? Have that come in? I think it needs to be explained regarding zoning what exactly the item is, because someone take that, is that we're not building anything, and no one is proposing to build anything. This is allow someone who has this idea who would wish to do it and actually do it. But, can someone explain a little bit deeper? And the state has guidelines and elements we must meet for our housing elements. So again, as the city attorney just mentioned, this bypassing and not every city's past yet, a lot of cities are struggling to get to this result, which were required to get to. But again, it's no different than having a zoning downtown where people can come in and build and whether they put in a drive through or not, it really depends on the developer and what they think they can make money at and what they can sell. This just gives developers the ability to come in and have a specific area in town they can look at and say, oh yeah, if I wanted to do this type of building it would, passing this allows it to happen. It doesn't mean it's gonna happen. Chances are somebody will come in at some point and build something, but you just don't know. So until we get the first ones coming through, is that then we'll take it up against the ordinance and this. any other members of the public have any comments? Seeing none, I'll close the public portion of this item and bring it back to council for any final comments or questions, Council Member Toddler. Council Member Toddler. So I get what you guys are saying because it's actually true. Somebody can come in and that do we really want to. And I'm having a hard time grasping this by, no, we got to do it. It could be with the states requiring. But if you look at some of the things that they're telling us that we have to do and why we have to put them in here It's all going to be done minister or waste. In other words is it's not going to be city council approved It's not going to be planning commission approved It's not going to even let you as the public know what we're doing. That's what this is about. It's truly about that. It's taken away everything that everybody wants to know, and we're not going to know. The only time the council is going to know is when staff approves it. And then we're going to get told these are these are the units are going to be going and where they're going to be doing. We've already had some that had been built or anner being built that never came through the planning nor the council. And so it is interesting. I mean, you could put a lot in one lot. and it is okay with the state of California. Just like they said, you know, just a room, something that's partial with a kitchen. It doesn't have to be a full kitchen. And how many of these could go and where, like our staff says, where they're going to be zoned at, I mean, it all has to be planned in there. So that's my thought. It's just that. It takes away the ability to vote on things. It does allow our staff, though, to use some of our standards. But most of the standards that I'm reading comes from the state of California. And the reason why they're asking is do this, because the city attorney is right. If we don't do this, then whatever grant we get for something else will be denied. So if we were to vote no. to do this because the city turn is right. If we don't do this, then whatever grant regift for something else will be denied. So if we were to vote no, we'll get penalties. So if regards how we feel, we got to do it. And I think that's why City Manjer said some studies are having our time because it ticks away a lot. It ticks away our hands from looking to see what we want to see in our city and our different areas. And so those are my thoughts. I went through this. There's just it's a lot up to eight detached units. It could be a that has ability to be an existing multi-family dwelling. So within that dwelling you could also include eight units top of that in one lot. Those are just some of the examples. It can exceed a number of existing units on the lot. Well, you're giving them eight, but they could have more. Just depends like he says. If it's approved and it's okay by the state of California. And so there's more housing elements and more things coming down the pipe from the state. That's going to limit us even more. So that's my take as Juan to clue what I've been reading up on our this information resolution that we have before us today. But Derek, thank you. You did a great job on giving everything to us and what you had to do and it takes a lot of effort so I appreciate it. All right, I'm seeing no further comments. I'm going to go ahead and make the motion. Let me see how many to say this correctly. Wave the full reading and introduced by title only by title only ordinance number 2 0 25-04 in order to the city council see this I think wave the pool reading and introduced by title only by title only ordinance number 2 0 25-04 in ordinance of the city council City of Sanger approving zoning ordinance text amendment 2 0 2 5-01 to implement the city of Sanger 6 housing 6 cycle housing element by mending chapters 82 and 90 of the Sanger city code and Find the technical murmur random adopted by the going to go ahead and find the second item. I'm going to go ahead and find the second item. I'm going to go ahead and find the second item. I'm going to go ahead and find the second item. I'm going to go ahead and find the second item. I'm going to go ahead and find the second item. I'm going to go. I got second, I got council member Tato. All those in favor are seeking by by saying aye. Aye. Aye. Motion passes for zero. And that closes that public hearing. So we're going to go to item number. Well, there's an item number two. There's also the public hearing. Public hearing to consider annexation number six, which is track 6431 phase one into the community facilities is in 2005-1. Does that in this one I believe will be SB or is it going to be Raymond? For the CFD? Thank God. You're taking this one? We're going to, are we Oh, this is the continuous. Okay, go ahead. You can just read the recommendation. Yeah. Okay. Thank you. Thank you, City Manager. Members of the Council staff recommends that this item be continued to the next public hearing scheduled for May 15,. All right. I have to have the public comment or no. Isn't that really presenting? Yeah. All right. We're going to consider requesting a motion to move this public hearing to make 15. So remember the public. Anybody wish the comment? We're going to bring it back to council for motion. All right. See none. We'll bring it back to council. Um, I'm going to go ahead and introduce a motion. Oh, you want to talk? Sorry, I didn't see you. I looked up to you. But yeah, once again, this item is to consider annexation is number six. And um, we're considering the top and the motion to continue the public hearing to May 15th. Yeah, just a question on that. It says to consider annexation number six, track six, four, three, one, phase one. Is that a location? What is that? Sorry, I don't know what that means, but can you explain it please? No, Mr. King. Adirc, do you know the track number? Where that is? That is an approved tenendive map or the San Joaquin Valley Home Subdivisional. Ethel in South. South East Corner, southeast corner of Bethel in North. Okay. Any other comments from the public? All right, see you now, and we'll bring it back to council. All right, I go ahead and make a motion to continue this public hearing to the May 15, 2025 regular City Councilman regular City Council meeting that commences at 6 p.m. Can I get a second? Thank you. Second, second by Council Member Melendez. All over the favor, second by by saying aye. Aye. Aye. We'll see you pass the four-zero. And with that, we're going to go to item H, which is city manager and staff communication. Good evening, Mayor Pro Tem and Council members. So just a few updates, the city and mid-valley held the biennial cleanup. 538 residents participated, 24 pallets of compost was given away that day. As far as well updates, well 12, pre rehab was pumping at 150 or 150 gallons per minute. They pumped tested yesterday and it was pumping about 400 gpm at 50 hertz, but it was pulling in quite a bit of air. So the next step is now where to lower the bulls about another 90 feet and then we'll restart up the pump test and hopefully get out of that area. We're sucking air and we should get more GPM out of that well. So that work will continue into next week. Well 14, the hydro jetting was complete. They're now airlifting the debris out of the well and the pump test will start as soon as they're done. Pump test in well 12, they'll jump over to well 14. So we're still on track for our preventive maintenance on those two wells. All other wells and tanks are operational without any issues in the city. And then staff's working on isolation of a water repair in downtown on the alley between seven seven street between Academy and N. So we have a leak through that we need to isolate and take care of so they'll be working on that over the next week too. And then we're still receiving quotes on the clarifier work and the digester for the coding but we're getting ready to go on that as far as wastewater goes and met with the engineer again yesterday and talked about a few things but they're currently in design on all the we were awardeded crosswalks, and I believe this is already knowledge, but in case it's not people, if we forgot, but Jensen and West is getting new lighted crosswalks, Jensen and Tate and Jensen and Lions. Those are in process met with a vendor today that does solar street lights. So on that intersection over on lines and gents and their annual street lights on that corner, we do have an empty lot with enough right of way already. So we're going to propose I'll be coming to council to bring in a solar light to put there and test it. Their claim is it'll illuminate the whole crosswalk just fine. We won't't have any issues with it, but kind of the thought and some other cities in our area are doing it. Like Kalinga, they're going all solar and residential areas. They're one of the first cities to adopt a full standard that solar only and residential. So kind of looking at what they're doing, kind of keep that, but I wanted to bring in a light to test. So working on that and then I will be out of the office tomorrow but available by phone. That's it. Thank you. Sorry. Thank you city manager. We'll go and go to item I reports and matters initiated by council members. I'll go and start to my right with top. I just had a couple follow up items. The first one being the Jensen Avenue. Quarter project. I know that Josh was working on that. And it was a previous agenda item. But I believe it got pulled. So I wanted to see if there was an update on that specifically. Or if there it's been moved to a future meeting and if so, what date will that be presented on? So just wanted to get clarification there. Also going back to the concerns citizens comment regarding the Tom Flores. Iument I believe it was that he was requesting. I think it'd be great for the downtown revitalization committee and maybe listening to some of the ideas that you have coming together and coming up with a proposal to see how we can work together and highlighting I think some of the things that he's given back to our community. So I think it's important to continue that and highlight those achievements. And then there was another one, but I will follow up via email. Other than that, actually, there is one more. I did want to give a report on the center point district. We met, we had a meeting last week, I believe, in Parlier, but we didn't have Korum. However, one of the presenters was from, I believe, the University of the Pacific, here in Fres Fresno regarding some of their programs and cohort programs. I know they've been working with the Chamber of Law and providing small business workshops and etc. I'd like to see if we can get them agendas. That way you guys can see what they have to offer at that level, at that board we're discussing how we can collaborate and hopefully in the future also be what to provide waivers for the cohorts that they have for the training. They train basically anybody who has an idea with the business, they go to this cohort and they teach them how to create their plan, their business plan, and how to maintain it. So these cohorts, I believe, the next ones in September. So we're looking at potentially having some type of funding to be able to waive some of the fees. And I believe it's 75 that they charge her individual. So I've heard a lot of great stories. I know the chamber has a couple here in town already that have either in in the cohort or have completed it already. So I'm looking forward to, you know, hopefully funding some of the future cohort class. Other than that, I don't have any other reports. I also attended the air district pollution meeting too because I know the mayor mayor was out. And since I was alternate, I was asked to be there. We just voted on basically appointing, I believe it was a small city representative to the board. So we did do that. And it was another committee that I was happy to assist with. Thank you. They chose the mayor pro tem of Madera, Mayor pro tem Rodriguez. Yeah. All right, thank you. Now the council member Montolango, how many items? Just want to see a follow-up on the Bethel and Chery on the crosswalks on Save It You Guys gone information yet or when we're going to get information on how we're going to fix that area. And then thank you for helping with the are hoarding the issue with the street sweeping. But like the resident, I was also not satisfied and I want to see what best we could do to make sure that if it's their response play that they continue to make sure that they're doing their due diligence out there and keeping the place nice and clean until we go and I have my opinion on why we're I know it's a dollar thirty but why we haven't people pay when we're not doing the services, but that's my pain. I think we should, but I understand what you told me, but those are my concerns. I want to see for next week, we get a next councilman, get a consensus and bring in Sanger High School FFA welding team. They are the agriculture welding state champions for 2025. And I want to see if you could just present them with resolution or something. If you're still keeping through, guys. Yeah, yeah. I did a fantastic job. They're out there. You probably read it from the Sanger saying them Sanger High School. So I'll say this, that worked the butts off. It's been three years in the making that they've been doing this. And as a team, they're all seniors as well, pretty much. And they're going to leave and they have a big legacy. And the people that are actually coming next, it's going to be hard to fill to the welding shop. So it'll be great to have them here the next week and just present them with something. Do you have a point of contact that I can get with to get names and stuff like that for sure? Yeah, I'll get the information to be used. Thank you. Yeah. But it'll be great to have him here the next week and just present them with something. Do you have a point of contact that I can get with to get names and stuff like that for sure? Yeah, I'll get the information to the x big yeah, and then there was another one. Let's see. We're gonna have a look at it. It's Washington academic school. It's a student paid Soto. So she is actually a soloist trumpet. It's in academic school. It's a student paid Soto. She is actually a soloist trumpet. It's a fairly second, but what's unique about the responsibility is she gets... She's will be doing it all over the place. I mean, she'll be the only one. She's the popular one. She's from our city. And she's from our school district. And she's also a daughter, one of our officers. So I wanna see if we could put something with her too. Also, you could read more about her in the Sanger scene and the Bibley Wams has a golden on her as well. And then I did let the police chief know and I'll let city manager know but this coming Monday, May 5th, I'm going to have Sheriff Zoni with me at Sanger High School will be doing two presentation to assemblies on Fetna. So I'm not sure you guys are aware of what has taken place with Fetna around the valley but there's been some close cities nearby as they had two fatalities on overdoses And I believe there's been like six that were close to being passing as well. And they're all on the age of 21. And so I think it's important to still get it out there to our students as well. And then on May 12th, I'll be having Deborah Rush from Breaking the Chains. we'll be speaking to students on human trafficking too. And that'll be inside the campus where our students as well out of the chief note too that we, and he could be invited to be there with us as well. And that is about it. Thank you. The council member Melendez. Okay, so I wanted to follow up public comment regarding the restrooms, not just that JFK, I assume all the parks, do they have a schedule city manager for the restrooms to be closed at a certain time? So last word I received is they go through at 330 every day in clean them. So I'm assuming they're locked them after they clean them, but I've already requested a meeting for next week with public works to discuss parks in hours and the operation and things like that. Okay, so if I can get an update after that meeting please. Also in regards to this flash pad do we have a summer schedule or has a pattern already been available for use? Did the county sign off on the splash party? I know we could go over here waiting on the county. We have a county inspection on the not this upcoming Monday, but the following Monday and the usual schedule for the splash pad starts Memorial Day weekend and through Liberty. And do we have a schedule for that once we have approval? You mean like hours of operation? Yes, it's kind of I we work with the recreation department on that. So. Okay. I would like to make a request that we can please add that to the. What is it the monthly newsletter that we put out to a resident that we can add that schedule on there as well, that way it's bilingual, English and Spanish please. Also, can I have an update? I had a tour with City Manager and one of our co-denforcement officers during the week. I wasn't very pleased with the condition of JFK park and I wanted to know if City Manager can provide an update if there have been any improvements. Not since we're still we're still up to meet with staff on it and go over logistics and a plan but it's on the radar but we haven't made it since last week. Okay. Forward to here. To hearing something different. Also do we have an update on the homeless homelessness ordinance that we were going to be working on? City Attorney can you help me out? Are we ready to bring it? I believe we're close right? I think yes, I sent it to you know we are we ready to bring it I believe we're close right? Yes, I sent it to you and I think you were going to be reviewing it with the former police chief and then the internment and the other interim and I think now. I said. So I think it and it also, as you know, everything's fluid with a state and they keep coming up with potentially new laws. So we're trying to stay on top of that as well. But there is a draft in existence. And we'll we can talk about it maybe next week. Okay, and that's all my end. Thank you. Thank you for the updates. All right. I just have a few items. I'm first that you had mentioned the restroom schedule. When you're considering the hours of city manager, taking consideration at Veterans Park also has some restrooms there. And if you adjust any schedules, I'd like to be kind of disinformed. Just let me know. What else do I have? And then City Manjure, thanks for mentioning the solar of the solar lights. When we go to the League of Cities events, we these conferences occasionally have vendors and they introduce new technology at a you know, Phil Potholes faster with this new device or something like that. But one of the vendors I actually spoke with in October, last year was a solar powered street light. And the technology is really far along. I mean, it's extremely bright. They had them on display and everything. And I think he had mentioned that his company worked with Selma too. So Selma may have some as well. Maybe not the same guy you're talking to. Right. No, this is the same individual came out today. It's probably going to fund Roche. I think fund Roche is an, I don't know if I'm an unsan't it right, but yes, they do have the polls very good. And we did talk about parks because I know park lightings a big issue and they have a standalone solar unit that they can place 150 feet apart and illuminate all the walking path, which just lights at 150 foot increments. So I'm starting to talk about that and find ways to pay for projects like that to light up the parks. Exactly. We had someone mention just earlier today about JFK not having enough lights to set. This is a perfect solution, you know, if it works out well. No the light there and it works so anyways that's very encouraging so thank you for that and and while I'm mentioning the League of Cities the mayor and myself did go to League of Cities event last week it's called Cities Week in Sacramento where it gives all the elected officials from cities throughout California on opportunity to attend sessions and seminars but also meet with our legislative staff there as well. And what the lead does is it's kind of a group of city elected officials who kind of come together and and the lead is really good at you know supporting local control and defending cities against these unfunded mandates that come out of Sacramento. So when we're all there together, we're a unified voice putting pressure on these legislators that, hey, some of these laws you're passing are kind of not going to help us out. And I'm going to give you an example. There's a Senate assembly bill 647 that the league we went minute they're and opposed. This bill allows you to basically demolish a house in a residential neighborhood and allows you to build eight units where that house once stood. And I'm reading this verbatim. It says AB647 disregards environmental review and public input and ignores existing height, density and parking standards. There's an actual assembly bill in Sacramento right now that our legislators are writing that says, I can knock down my house and build eight units on it. Can you imagine what that's going to do in our neighborhoods? So it just really kind of blows your mind sometimes and you really look at some of these bills and when you're wondering what people are thinking. You know, also, we also went there to advocate for more funding because voters overwhelmingly passed a proposition in November addressing retail crime. Remember with the Proposition 47, how people can steal all the stuff from stores and basically get a slap on the wrist? Every county in November voted in support of this proposition. It's the numbers 36. 36. I'm almost 35. Proposals in 36, which increased penalties for these offenders. We all voted for it overwhelmingly. Governor Newsom is not given a dime extra to help cities and law enforcement implement what the voters want. So we're also there advocating for that and, come on man, you guys gotta help us out. And then another item that I'm gonna leave you with this is according to CalCities survey data of city officials, eight in 10 cities are using general fund dollars to address homeless encampments in their communities. So not only us, the citizens paying state taxes that is supposed to address homelessness, our cities general funds, or eight and 10 cities general funds, are actually using our own money to address these encampments as well. So it's kind of a lot to digest when you get up there and you really try to advocate and fight for what's right. And the League of Cities is doing a great job trying to support cities like ourselves navigate through this stuff. So with that, I'll get off my cell box there. I do want to announce a couple of events. I serve on the Fresno EOC Board at the Fresno Economic Opportunities Commission. These two programs such as WIC, which is Women and Children and Infants, the Head Start programs, and a lot of various programs to help people and families. They're doing a CEO search. We have an interim CEO right now, Mr. Brian Angus, and they're going to do a listening session here in Sanger next Wednesday at the community center and they want to get citizens input as far as what we're looking for in a new CEO to help run that organization. Additionally next week on Tuesday we're scheduled to be a veterans park to discuss space two and some of the neat exciting items that are coming to that park. So I I'm by two all out, check our social media pages and you can get more information there. And last but not least, I do need to add an item for the next agenda. I do need a consensus. It's regarding our city attorney. We need to talk about adding an item or a city attorney has decided that she's in a. I don't know how much more I could say but it's public. Yeah. My, I gave notice last week that after this wonderful tenure here and this opportunity to serve Sanker that I've decided to resign from the city of Sanker and it'll it's affected July 1. Yes, so that's a council we need to get on the process as far as what we want to do for in-term in the process. So it'll be a closed session item, obviously I assume. So we just need to consent to make sure we put that on the next item and get on that. We agree on that. Okay, I think that is going to be it. So with that, I'm going to go ahead and join the meeting. Thank you all.