Shafter City Council (2025-03-18)

336 Pacific Avenue, Shafter, CA 93263 Meeting Held In-Person and Via Zoom and Livestream on YouTube. AGENDA REGULAR MEETING SHAFTER CITY COUNCIL TUESDAY, MARCH 18, 2025 NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC: Any documents produced by the City and distributed to a majority of the City Council regarding any item on this agenda will be made available in the City Clerk’s Office during normal business hours at City Hall located at 336 Pacific Avenue, Shafter CA. In addition, such documents will be posted on the City’s website at www.shafter.com. CALL TO ORDER: 6:00 PM ROLL CALL: Mayor Givens Mayor Pro Tem Olvera Council Member Alvarado Council Member Espinoza Council Member Prout PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Mayor Pro Tem Olvera INVOCATION: Council Member Alvarado APPROVAL OF AGENDA: PRESENTATION: 1. Technologies Used For City Street Management and Improvements - Urban SDK PUBLIC COMMENT: Those persons wishing to speak on any item included on the agenda, or on any matter within the subject matter jurisdiction of the City Council, are invited to speak from the podium and address the City Council. Speakers are limited to five minutes unless additional time is needed for translation. Please state your name and address for the record before making your presentation. COUNCIL ANNOUNCEMENTS AND REPORTS: On their own initiative, Council Members may make a brief announcement or a brief report on their own activities. Council Members may ask a question for clarification, make a referral to staff, or take action to have staff place a matter of business on a

Shafter City Council Agenda March 18, 2025 Page 2 future agenda. No formal action by the Council will be taken unless an item is identified on the Agenda. CONSENT CALENDAR: All items on the consent calendar are considered routine and non-controversial by staff and will be approved by one motion if no member of the Council or public wishes to comment or ask questions. If comment or discussion is desired by anyone, the item will be removed from the consent calendar and will be considered in the listed sequence with an opportunity for any member of the public to address the Council concerning the item before action is taken. 1. Approve General Checks: February 28, 2025, March 7, 2025, March 12, 2025, March 13, 2025. 2. Approve Payroll: February 28, 2025, March 3, 2025, March 3, 2025, March 6, 2025, March 7, 2025. 3. Approve Minutes: December 3, 2024, December 17, 2024, December 17, 2024, January 7, 2025. 4. Council finds the action is not defined as a “project” per Section 15378(b)(5) of the CEQA Guidelines; adopt Resolution 3009, a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Shafter accepting the 2024 Housing Element Annual Progress Report attached as "Exhibit A"; and direct staff to submit to State Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation, State Department of Housing and Community Development, and Kem Council of Governments. 5. Council find the project is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act; conduct hearing and introduce for second reading, by title only, and waive reading, and adopt Ordinance No. 763, an Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Shafter, California, approving Amendment No. 1 of Development Agreement No. 23-21 for Revised Tentative Tract No. 7244 as set forth in Exhibit “A” of the Ordinance. 6. Council find that the approval of the final map is not defined as a “project” per Section 15378(b)(5) of the CEQA Guidelines; and approve the final map for Tract No. 6614 Phase 1. 7. Council approve the renewal of the Juniper annual support contract for the City’s core network switches in the amount of $11,214.44 8. Council find the action is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15301 of the CEQA Guidelines; and adopt Resolution 3010, a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Shafter limiting, prohibiting or restricting the stopping, parking, or standing of vehicles on certain portions of West Tulare Avenue. 9. Council find the subject activity is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act; approve a bid proposal submitted by AZCO Supply for the purchase of 29 replacement streetlight poles and 16 light head assemblies in the amount of $53,419.08; and authorize the Public Works Director to award purchase of said replacement streetlight poles and fixtures.

Shafter City Council Agenda March 18, 2025 Page 3 10. Council find the action is not defined as a “project” per Section 15378(b)(4) of the CEQA Guidelines; pass and adopt Ordinance No. 764, an Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Shafter, California, Amending Section 2.04.120 of the Shafter Municipal Code Relating to City Council Salary and Benefits. PUBLIC HEARINGS: Should anyone challenge any proposed action which is the subject of a public hearing listed on this agenda, that person challenging any action taken after the public hearing may be limited to raising only those issues addressed at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the City Council at or prior to this public hearing. 1. COMMUNITY FACILITIES DISTRICT NO. 0816 PUBLIC HEARING AND ELECTION: Council find the action is not defined as a “project” per Section 15378(b)(4) of the CEQA Guidelines; open and conduct a public hearing on the subject matter; take public testimony; close the public hearing; and then complete the following: adopt Resolution 3011, a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Shafter Establishing the City of Shafter Community Facilities District No. 0816, County of Kern, State of California, and the Boundaries Thereof; adopt Resolution 3012, a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Shafter Calling a Special Election and Submitting to the Voters of the City of Shafter Community Facilities District No. 0816 a Proposition With Respect to the Annual Levy of Special Taxes Within Said Community Facilities District to Pay the Costs of Certain Services to be Provided by the Community Facilities District and a Proposition With Respect to Establishing an Appropriations Limit for Said Community Facilities District; adopt Resolution 3013, a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Shafter Declaring the Results of the Special Election for the City of Shafter Community Facilities District No. 0816, County of Kern, State of California, on the Propositions With Respect to (I) the Annual Levy of Special Taxes to Pay the Costs of Certain Services to be Provided by the Community Facilities District and (II) Establishing an Appropriations Limit; and conduct a first reading of Ordinance 765, an Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Shafter Acting in its Capacity as the Legislative Body of the City of Shafter Community Facilities District No. 0816, County of Kern, State of California, Authorizing the Levy of a Special Tax in Such Community Facilities District. ROLL CALL MANAGEMENT REPORT: 1. FISCAL YEAR 2023/2024 FINANCIAL RESULTS: Council find this item is informational only and does not trigger CEQA review; receive the Finance Director’s presentation on the FY 2023/2024 financial results. ROLL CALL 2. UTILITY SERVICE RATE PLAN UPDATE: Council find the action is not defined as a “project” per Section 15378(b)(5) of the CEQA Guidelines; and receive a presentation from City Staff covering recommendations for future water and wastewater monthly service rates. ROLL CALL

Shafter City Council Agenda March 18, 2025 Page 4 CITY MANAGER COMMENTS AND REPORTS: DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR COMMENTS AND REPORTS: RECESS: CLOSED SESSION: 1. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – EXISITING LITIGATION: Pursuant to California Government Code, Section 54956.9(a). Name of Case: California Department of Tax and Fee Administration Petitions of the Cities of Alameda, et al (Williams-Sonoma DTC, Inc. Case IDs: 757063, 284-450, 20127075. ADJOURNMENT: Pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance to participate in a City Council Meeting, please contact the City Clerk at (661) 746-5000 at least three (3) days prior to the meeting or time the special services are needed to allow City staff in making reasonable arrangements to provide you with access to the meeting. Any public record, relating to an open session agenda item, that is distributed within 72 hours prior to the meeting is available for public inspection in the City Clerk’s Office at Shafter City Hall, 336 Pacific Ave., Shafter, CA 93263. This is to certify that this Agenda notice was posted at City Hall and Police Dept. by 5:00 p.m., March 13, 2025. Yazmina Pallares, S/S, City Clerk REMOTE PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IS ALLOWED IN THE FOLLOWING WAYS, SEE BELOW FOR INSTRUCTIONS. 1. You are strongly encouraged to observe the City Council meetings live via YouTube https://www.youtube.com/user/CityofShafter/ 2. If you wish to make a comment on a specific agenda item or public comment, please submit your comment via email by 6:00 PM on March 18, 2025 to the City Clerk at CityClerk@shafter.com 3. If you wish to make a written comment to the City Clerk, 336 Pacific Avenue, Shafter, CA 93263. 4. If you wish to make a comment during the live meeting, callers must first register with the City Clerk at 661-746-5012 before the meeting begins to receive instructions and the call- in number and code. Please call by 5:00pm on the Monday prior to the City Council meeting to allow ample time for sign up. You will need to provide your name, phone number and the item number you wish to address. 5. All public comments are provided to the City Council and applicable Staff, for review and consideration by the Board prior to taking action on any matters listed on the agenda and are incorporated into the official record of the City Council meeting.