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1. ROLL CALL 2. PLEDGE OF ALLIEGENCE 3. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA 4. COUNCIL/STAFF COMMENTS Winters Regular Council Meeting Tuesday, November 19, 2024 @ 6:30 PM AGENDA Members of the City Council Bill Biasi, Mayor Albert Vallecillo, Mayor Pro-Tempore Richard Casavecchia Jesse Loren Carol Scianna Meeting Information Winters City Council meetings are conducted in person at City Hall Council Chambers accessible via the Abbey St side entrance. As a courtesy, and technology permitting, members of the public may continue to participate virtually. However, the City cannot guarantee that the public’s access to teleconferencing technology will be uninterrupted, and technical difficulties may occur from time to time. Unless required by the Brown Act, City Council meetings will continue despite technical difficulties for participants using the teleconferencing option. Z o o m : https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89855949754? pwd=Y09JK1ZaRmt0ejJuazNsRmhvaDRXZz09 Meeting ID: 898 5594 9754 Passcode: 202614 1. If you are joining the meeting via Zoom and wish to make a comment on an item, press the “raise a hand” button. If you are joining the meeting by phone, press *9 to indicate a desire to make a comment. The chair will call you by name or phone number when it is your turn to comment. Speakers will be limited to 3:00 minutes. 2. If you choose not to observe the City Council meeting but wish to make a comment on a specific agenda item, please submit your comment via email by 5:00 p.m. on the Monday prior to the City Council meeting. Please submit your comment to the City Clerk at cityclerk@cityofwinters.org. All public comments submitted to the City Clerk will be summarized and read into record but will not be read verbatim due to time limitations 1 City of Winters

5. PUBLIC COMMENTS At this time, any member of the public may address the City Council on matters, which are not listed on this agenda. Citizens should reserve their comments for matters listed on this agenda at the time the item is considered by the Council. An exception is made for members of the public for whom it would create a hardship to stay until their item is heard. Those individuals may address the item after the public has spoken on issues that are not listed on the agenda. Presentations may be limited to accommodate all speakers within the time available. Public comments may also be continued to later in the meeting should the time allotted for public comment expire. 6. CONSENT CALENDAR All matters listed under the consent calendar are considered routine and noncontroversial, require no discussion and are expected to have unanimous Council support and may be enacted by the City Council in one motion in the form listed below. There will be no separate discussion of these items. However, before the City Council votes on the motion to adopt, members of the City Council, staff, or the public may request that specific items be removed from the Consent Calendar for separate discussion and action. Items(s) removed will be discussed later in the meeting as time permits. A. Resolution 2024-70 Approving a Claim of Transportation Development Act Funding from the Sacramento Area Council of Governments (SACOG) for $578,426. Staff_Report_for_2024-25_TDA_Claim__3_.doc Resolution_2024-70 (1).docx 2024-25 TDA Claim.docx B. Letter of support for the Winters Participation Gallery for the Arts application for the T-Mobile Hometown Grant to fund continuation of the Kate Humphrey Historical Mural Project Staff_Report_letter_of_support_mural_grant_application (2).doc T-Mobile Hometown Grant.docx City_Councilsupport_request_mural_grant.pdf C. Cooperative Agreement 2024-11 for the Winters Community Library between the Winters Joint Unified School District, the County of Yolo, and the City of Winters Staff_Report_library_agreement_.doc Cooperative_Agreement_Winters_Community_Library_2.docx D. Warrant Register for the Month of September 2024 11.19.24 Staff Report Warrant Register Reports for 09-2024.docx Affidavit of Administrative Services Director.pdf AP Register for 09-2024.pdf Payroll Registers for 09-2024.pdf E. Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Winters City Council Held on November 5, 2024 city-council_minutes_summary 11.5.2024.docx 7. PRESENTATIONS 2 City of Winters

A. Presentation and Proclamation of the City Council of the City of Winters Honoring John Miller for his 8 years of service at the Winters Police Department Miller_Proclamation_.pdf B. Proclamation Recognizing the Month of November As Native American Heritage Month Staff_Report_November_Native_2024__1_.doc Native_American_Heritage_Month_Proclamation_November.pdf 8. DISCUSSION ITEMS 9. CITY MANAGER REPORT 10. INFORMATION ONLY 11. ADJOURNMENT I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing agenda for the regular meeting of the Winters City Council was posted on the City of Winters website at www.cityofwinters.org and Council Members were notified via e-mail of its’ availability. A copy of the foregoing agenda was also posted on the outside public bulletin board at City Hall, 318 First Street , and made available to the public during normal business hours. ______________________________________ Zorina Treat, Deputy City Clerk Winters City Council Agenda Questions about this agenda - Please call the City Clerk's Office (530) 794-6702. Agendas and staff reports are available on the city web page at http://www.cityofwinters.org/city-council-meetings_/ General Notes: Meeting facilities are accessible to persons with disabilities. To arrange aid or services to modify or accommodate persons with disability to participate in a public meeting, contact the City Clerk. Staff recommendations are guidelines to the City Council. On any item, the Council may take action, which varies from that recommended by staff. The city does not transcribe its proceedings. Anyone who desires a verbatim record of this meeting should arrange for attendance by a court reporter or for other acceptable means of recordation. Such arrangements will be at the sole expense of the individual requesting the recordation. How to obtain City Council Agendas and Agenda Packets: View on the internet: http://www.cityofwinters.org/city-council-meetings_/ City Council agenda packets and any attachments to the agenda that are not available online may be 3 City of Winters

viewed at the City Clerk's Office at City Hall - 318 First Street. Email Subscription: You may contact the City Clerk's Office to be placed on the list. An agenda summary is printed in the Winters Express newspaper. A recording of any streamed City Council meeting can be viewed later at http://www.cityofwinters.org/city-council-meeting-recordings/. 4 City of Winters

1. ROLL CALL 2. PLEDGE OF ALLIEGENCE 3. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA 4. COUNCIL/STAFF COMMENTS Winters Regular Council Meeting Tuesday, November 19, 2024 @ 6:30 PM AGENDA Members of the City Council Bill Biasi, Mayor Albert Vallecillo, Mayor Pro-Tempore Richard Casavecchia Jesse Loren Carol Scianna Meeting Information Winters City Council meetings are conducted in person at City Hall Council Chambers accessible via the Abbey St side entrance. As a courtesy, and technology permitting, members of the public may continue to participate virtually. However, the City cannot guarantee that the public’s access to teleconferencing technology will be uninterrupted, and technical difficulties may occur from time to time. Unless required by the Brown Act, City Council meetings will continue despite technical difficulties for participants using the teleconferencing option. Z o o m : https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89855949754? pwd=Y09JK1ZaRmt0ejJuazNsRmhvaDRXZz09 Meeting ID: 898 5594 9754 Passcode: 202614 1. If you are joining the meeting via Zoom and wish to make a comment on an item, press the “raise a hand” button. If you are joining the meeting by phone, press *9 to indicate a desire to make a comment. The chair will call you by name or phone number when it is your turn to comment. Speakers will be limited to 3:00 minutes. 2. If you choose not to observe the City Council meeting but wish to make a comment on a specific agenda item, please submit your comment via email by 5:00 p.m. on the Monday prior to the City Council meeting. Please submit your comment to the City Clerk at cityclerk@cityofwinters.org. All public comments submitted to the City Clerk will be summarized and read into record but will not be read verbatim due to time limitations City of Winters 1

5. PUBLIC COMMENTS At this time, any member of the public may address the City Council on matters, which are not listed on this agenda. Citizens should reserve their comments for matters listed on this agenda at the time the item is considered by the Council. An exception is made for members of the public for whom it would create a hardship to stay until their item is heard. Those individuals may address the item after the public has spoken on issues that are not listed on the agenda. Presentations may be limited to accommodate all speakers within the time available. Public comments may also be continued to later in the meeting should the time allotted for public comment expire. 6. CONSENT CALENDAR All matters listed under the consent calendar are considered routine and noncontroversial, require no discussion and are expected to have unanimous Council support and may be enacted by the City Council in one motion in the form listed below. There will be no separate discussion of these items. However, before the City Council votes on the motion to adopt, members of the City Council, staff, or the public may request that specific items be removed from the Consent Calendar for separate discussion and action. Items(s) removed will be discussed later in the meeting as time permits. A. Resolution 2024-70 Approving a Claim of Transportation Development Act Funding from the Sacramento Area Council of Governments (SACOG) for $578,426. Staff_Report_for_2024-25_TDA_Claim__3_.doc Resolution_2024-70 (1).docx 2024-25 TDA Claim.docx B. Letter of support for the Winters Participation Gallery for the Arts application for the T-Mobile Hometown Grant to fund continuation of the Kate Humphrey Historical Mural Project Staff_Report_letter_of_support_mural_grant_application (2).doc T-Mobile Hometown Grant.docx City_Councilsupport_request_mural_grant.pdf C. Cooperative Agreement 2024-11 for the Winters Community Library between the Winters Joint Unified School District, the County of Yolo, and the City of Winters Staff_Report_library_agreement_.doc Cooperative_Agreement_Winters_Community_Library_2.docx D. Warrant Register for the Month of September 2024 11.19.24 Staff Report Warrant Register Reports for 09-2024.docx Affidavit of Administrative Services Director.pdf AP Register for 09-2024.pdf Payroll Registers for 09-2024.pdf E. Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Winters City Council Held on November 5, 2024 city-council_minutes_summary 11.5.2024.docx 7. PRESENTATIONS City of Winters 2

A. Presentation and Proclamation of the City Council of the City of Winters Honoring John Miller for his 8 years of service at the Winters Police Department Miller_Proclamation_.pdf B. Proclamation Recognizing the Month of November As Native American Heritage Month Staff_Report_November_Native_2024__1_.doc Native_American_Heritage_Month_Proclamation_November.pdf 8. DISCUSSION ITEMS 9. CITY MANAGER REPORT 10. INFORMATION ONLY 11. ADJOURNMENT I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing agenda for the regular meeting of the Winters City Council was posted on the City of Winters website at www.cityofwinters.org and Council Members were notified via e-mail of its’ availability. A copy of the foregoing agenda was also posted on the outside public bulletin board at City Hall, 318 First Street , and made available to the public during normal business hours. ______________________________________ Zorina Treat, Deputy City Clerk Winters City Council Agenda Questions about this agenda - Please call the City Clerk's Office (530) 794-6702. Agendas and staff reports are available on the city web page at http://www.cityofwinters.org/city-council-meetings_/ General Notes: Meeting facilities are accessible to persons with disabilities. To arrange aid or services to modify or accommodate persons with disability to participate in a public meeting, contact the City Clerk. Staff recommendations are guidelines to the City Council. On any item, the Council may take action, which varies from that recommended by staff. The city does not transcribe its proceedings. Anyone who desires a verbatim record of this meeting should arrange for attendance by a court reporter or for other acceptable means of recordation. Such arrangements will be at the sole expense of the individual requesting the recordation. How to obtain City Council Agendas and Agenda Packets: View on the internet: http://www.cityofwinters.org/city-council-meetings_/ City Council agenda packets and any attachments to the agenda that are not available online may be City of Winters 3

viewed at the City Clerk's Office at City Hall - 318 First Street. Email Subscription: You may contact the City Clerk's Office to be placed on the list. An agenda summary is printed in the Winters Express newspaper. A recording of any streamed City Council meeting can be viewed later at http://www.cityofwinters.org/city-council-meeting-recordings/. City of Winters 4

CITY COUNCIL STAFF REPORT TO: Honorable Mayor and Councilmembers DATE:November 19, 2024 FROM: Cathy Mathews, Director of Administrative Services SUBJECT: Resolution 2024-70 Approving a Claim of Transportation Development Act Funding from the Sacramento Area Council of Governments for $578,426 RECOMMENDATION: Adopt Resolution 2024-70 approving a claim for Transportation Development Act funding from the Sacramento Area Council of Governments (SACOG) for $578,426. BACKGROUND: The City of Winters receives funding from SACOG from the Local Transportation Fund (LTF) and the State Transit Assistance Fund (STA) for local transportation needs each year. The City must file an annual claim with SACOG to receive the funding. All the STA funds and a portion of the LTF funds received are used to pay for the public transportation services provided by the Yolo County Transportation District (YCTD) to the Winters community. YCTD prepares a budget each year for the cost of the transportation services to be provided to the City of Winters, and any LTF funds not used for transportation services may be used for certain street and road expenditures. DISCUSSION: The total LTF and STA allocation for 2024-25 is $578,426, of which $174,892 will be expended for public transportation services provided by YCTD, $14,677 will be expended for SACOG planning expenses, and the balance of $388,857 will be available for street and road work. 5

2 FISCAL IMPACT: 1. Funding for public transportation provided by the Yolo County Transportation District in the amount of $174,892 for the period of July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2025. Funds of $388,857 to combine with the Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Account (RMRA provided by SB1) for street maintenance as proposed by the Public Works department. ATTACHMENT: Resolution 2024-70 TDA Claim Form 6

Resolution No. 2024-70 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WINTERS APPROVING A CLAIM OF TRANSPORTATION DEVELOPMENT ACT FUNDING FROM THE SACRAMENTO AREA COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS FOR $578,426 WHEREAS, Section 99260 of the Public Utilities Code requires a local agency to file an estimated claim of transportation needs for each fiscal year; and WHEREAS, the Sacramento Area Council of Governments (SACOG) is designated as the Transportation Planning Agency for the City of Winters to receive such claims for approval; and WHEREAS, SACOG has adopted finding of apportionment of Local Transportation Funds and State Assistance Funds for Fiscal Year 2024-2025; and WHEREAS, surplus funds may be used for certain street and road expenditures. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Winters that the Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Annual Project and Expenditure Plan and the Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Transportation Development Act Claim included as Attachment A, be hereby approved and that the City Manager and/or his designee be authorized to execute the attached claims and forward to SACOG. DULY AND REGULARLY ADOPTED this 19 th day of November 2024 by the following vote: AYES: NOES: ABSENT: ABSTAIN: CITY OF WINTERS Bill Biasi, Mayor ATTEST: Jeremy Craig, City Clerk 7

TRANSPORTATION DEVELOPMENT ACT CLAIM PACKET Sacramento Area Council of Governments 1415 L Street. Suite 300 Sacramento, CA 95814 8

TRANSPORTATION DEVELOPMENT ACT CLAIM CHECKLIST Please check the following, items as being either included with the attached TDA claim package or are on file at SACOG. Item Claimant Attached On file  TDA-1 Annual Transportation Development Claim All claimants ☐ N/A  TDA-2 Project and Expenditure Plan (for the fiscal year of this claim and the prior fiscal year) All claimants ☐ N/A  TDA-3 Status of Previously Approved Projects All claimants ☐ N/A  TDA-4 Statement of Conformance All claimants ☐ N/A  TDA-5 TDA Claim Certification All claimants ☐ N/A  Resolution by governing body that authorized the claim All claimants ☐ N/A If Claimant is a Transit Agency or Jurisdiction is Contracting for Transit Service  CHP Safety Compliance Report (Completed within the past 13 months) Claimants for transit service ☐ ☐  Adopted or proposed budget for the fiscal year of the claim Claimants for transit service ☐ ☐  Signed copy of transit service contract Claimants for transit service ☐ ☐  Area wide transfer agreement, resolution Claimants that allow inter- system transfers ☐ ☐  Information establishing eligibility under efficiency criteria – STA Operator Qualifying Criteria calculation based on Section 99314.6 Claimants for revenue-based STA funds ☐ ☐  Certification that claim is consistent with Capital Improvement Program Claimants for bike/ped facilities ☐ ☐  Compliance with PUC Sec. 99155 & 99155.5 Claimants for transit service ☐ ☐  Copy of Ten Year Capital & Operations Program Claimants for transit service ☐ ☐ 9

TDA-1 TRANSPORTATION DEVELOPMENT ACT CLAIM TO: Sacramento Area Council of Governments 1415 L Street, Suite 300 Sacramento, CA 95814 FROM: Claimant City of Winters Address 318 First Street City Winters, CA Zip Code 95694 Contact Person Shery Reyes, Senior Accountant Phone 530-794-5704 Email shery.enos@cityofwinters.org The above claimant hereby requests, in accordance with authority granted under the Transportation Development Act and applicable rules and regulations adopted by the Sacramento Area Council of Governments (SACOG), that its request for funding be approved as follows: LTF $489,226 (FY2024/2025) (FY / ) (FY / ) STA $89,200 (FY2024/2025) ____________________________________________ (FY / ) STA-SGR (FY / ) (FY / ) (Specify STA and/or STA-SGR) Submitted By Cathy Mathews Title Director of Administrative Services Date__________________ 10

TDA-2 ANNUAL PROJECT AND EXPENDITURE PLAN Claimant: City of Winters Fiscal Year: 2024-2025 Project Title and TDA Article Number SOURCES OF FUNDING TDA LTF TDA STA TDA STA- SGR Transit Fares Measure A Road Fund Developer Fees/Const. Tax Federal/ State Other TOTAL Article 8 Section 99400(C) Yolo Bus Operations 85,692 89,200 174,892 Article 8 Section 99400 (a) Street and Roads 388,857 388,857 SACOG Planning 14,677 14,677 TOTAL REQUEST $489,226 $89,200 $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $578,426 11

TDA-3 STATUS OF PREVIOUSLY APPROVED PROJECTS Instructions: Describe the status of all prior fiscal year TDA claim projects and any projects from previous years, which are still active.  Include both operating and capital projects  Approved amounts should he as specified in TDA claims approved by SACOG  Expenditures should be to date  Project status should be either "Complete" or "Active" Fiscal Year Project Title Amount Approved Expenditures Project Status 18-19 Streets and Roads Roundabout $139,315 139,315 complete 19-20 Streets and Roads 388,957 388,957 Complete 20-21 Bus Service $104,940 $104,940 Complete 20-21 Streets and Roads $347,026 $347,026 Complete 21-22 Bus Service $127,810 $127,810 Complete 21-22 Streets and Roads $342,353 $342,353 Complete 22-23 Bus Service $156,000 $156,000 Complete 22-23 Streets and Roads $437,664 $293,372 Active 23-24 Bus Service $180,958 $180,958 Complete 23-24 Streets and Roads $427,733 $0 Active TOTAL $2,652,756 $2,061,155 12

TDA-4 STATEMENT OF CONFORMANCE Form TDA-4 must be completed and signed by the Administrative Office of the submitting claimant. The City of Winters hereby certifies that the Transportation Development Act claim for fiscal year(s) 2024-2025 in the amount of $ 489,226 (LTF), $ 89,200 (STA) and $___0___(STA-SGR) for a total of $ 578,426 conforms to the requirements of the Transportation Development Act and applicable rules and regulations. (See Attachment A for listing of conformance requirements) Certified by Chief Financial Officer Cathy Mathews Title Director of Administrative Services Date 13

TDA-5 TDA Claim Certification Form I, Cathy Mathews, Chief Finance Officer for the City of Winters, do hereby attest, as required under the California Code of Regulations, Title 21, Division 3, Chapter 2, Section 6632, to the reasonableness and accuracy of the following: (a) The attached budget or proposed budget for FY 2024 /2025 . (b) The attached certification by the Department of the California Highway Patrol verifying that N/A is in compliance with Section 1808.1 of the Vehicle Code, as required in Public Utilities Code Section 99251. (c) The estimated amount of FY 2024/2025 maximum eligibility for moneys from the local transportation fund and the state assistance fund, as defined in Section 6634, is $_578,426_. __________________________________ (Signature ) Chief Financial Officer City of Winters (Agency Name) __________________________________ (Date ) 14

ATTACHMENT A CONFORMANCE - TDA CLAIMANTS Standard Assurances 1) 180-Day Certified Fiscal Audit (Applies to all claims; SACOG administers fiscal audits for all operators in the region, with the exception of the Sacramento Regional Transit District) -Assurance that the claimant has submitted a satisfactory independent fiscal audit, with required certification, to SACOG and to the State Controller not more than 180 days after the end of the prior fiscal year (Sections 99245 and 6664). 2) 90-Day Annual State Controller Report (Applies to all transit claims) – Assurance that claimant has submitted this report to the State Controller in conformance with the uniform system of accounts and record not more than 90 days after the end of the prior fiscal year (110 days for electronically submissions) (Section 99243). Claimant should also supply a copy of the State Controller report (SCR) to SACOG no more than 120 days after the end of the prior fiscal year. 3) Use of Federal Funds (Applies to all Article 4 claims) –  Claimant filing a claim for TDA funds for capital intensive projects pursuant to Section 99268.7 certifies that is has made every effort to obtain federal funding for any project which is funded pursuant to Section 99268.7.  Claimant qualifying for funds pursuant to Section 99268.1 and tiling a claim for TDA funds in excess of the amount allowed by Section 99268 certifies that such funds are required in order to obtain maximum federal operating funds in the year such funds are claimed pursuant to Section 6633.1. 4) Elderly/Disabled (Applies to all transit claims) – That the transit operator is question is in compliance with Section 99155 pertaining to reduced transit fares for elderly and disabled persons and Section 99155.5 pertaining to dial-a-ride and paratransit services. 5) Farebox Recovery Ratio Requirements (Applies to all transit claims) – Claimant filing a claim for LTF or STA funds certifies that it will maintain for the project that ratio of fare revenues and local support to operating cost required under Sections 99268 (including all subparts), 99270.1, 99270.2, 99270.6, and under the “Farebox Requirements for Urbanized and Non-Urbanized Service’ adopted by the SACOG Board of Directors on March 18, 1982, whichever is appropriate. Exceptions: 6) 50% Expenditure Limitation (Applies only to claims for LTF) – Claimant certifies that it 15

was in compliance with Section 99268 certifying that it (the claim) will not exceed 50% of the amount required to meet operating, maintenance, capital and debt service costs of the transit system after deduction of approved federal grants and STA funds estimated to be received for the system. (A claimant can received up to 100% of capital costs for grade- separated mass transit projects under Section 99268 and 99281, for capital intensive transit-related projects under Section 99268.7. and for extension of services under Section 6619.1 and 6633.8) 7) Extension of Services (Applies only to LTF claims) - Claimant who received an allocation of LTF funds for extension of service pursuant to Section 99268.8 certifies that it will file a report of these services pursuant to Section 6633.8(b) within 90 days after close of the fiscal year in which that allocation was granted. 8) Retirement System (Applies only to LTF claims) - Claimant certifies that (1) the current cost of its retirement system is fully funded with respect to the officers and employees of its public transportation system; or (2) the operator is implementing a plan approved by SACOG which will fully find the retirement system for such officers and employees within 40 years; or (3) the operator has a private pension plan which sets aside and invests, on a current bases, funds sufficient to provide for the payment of future pension benefits and which is fully compliant with the requirements stated in Section 99272 and 99273. 9) Maximum Use of Local Transportation Funds (Applies only to Sacramento Regional Transit District STA claim) - That the operator is receiving the maximum allowable amount from the Local Transportation Fund. 10) Part-Time Employees (Applies only to claims for STA) - Claimant certifies that it is not precluded by any contract entered into on or after June 28, 1979 from employing part-time drivers or contracting with common carriers of persons operating under a franchise or license. Claimant further certifies that no person who was a full-time employee on June 28, 1979 shall have his/her employment terminated or his/her regular hours of employment, excluding overtime, reduced as a result of it employing part-time drivers or contracting with such common carriers. 11) Conformance with the Metropolitan (Regional) Transportation Plan (Applies only to claims for STA) - Claimant certifies that all of the purposes for claim expenditures are in conformance with the current Short Range Transit Plan, which is an appendix to the Metropolitan (Regional) Transportation Plan. 12) Full Use of Federal Funds (Applies only to STA claims) - Claimant certifies that it is making full use of federal funds available under the Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964, as amended. 16

13) Implementation of Productivity Improvements (Applies only to STA claims) - Claimant certifies that the operator has made a reasonable effort to implement the productivity improvements recommended pursuant to Section 99244. 17

CITY COUNCIL STAFF REPORT TO: Honorable Mayor and Councilmembers DATE: November 19, 2024 FROM: Jeremy Craig, City Manager SUBJECT: Approve a letter of support for the Winters Participation Gallery for the Arts application for the T-Mobile Hometown Grant to fund continuation of the Kate Humphrey Historical Mural Project RECOMMENDATION: Approve a letter of support for the Winters Participation Gallery for the Arts application for the T-Mobile Hometown Grant to fund continuation of the Kate Humphrey Historical Mural Project BACKGROUND: The Winters Participation Gallery for the Arts operated the Kate Humphrey Historical Mural Project completing a large mural on the Mariani building that faces Railroad Avenue near downtown. The group is applying for a T-Mobile Hometown Grant of $50,000 to fund continuation of the mural and hire a videographer to document the process. The project would still use student artists and have a review process from the Gallery and the Mariani’s prior to the mural being painted. DISCUSSION: The Winters Participation Gallery of the Arts is requesting a letter of support from the city which is a necessary item for the grant application. Staff has prepared such a letter for Council review, and it is attached to the staff report. FISCAL IMPACT: The City is making no financial obligation towards the project, merely a letter of support for the grant application, so the fiscal impact is zero. ATTACHMENTS: 1. Request for a Letter of Support 2. Letter of Support 18

318 First Street Winters, CA 95694 Phone.530.795.4910 Fax. 530.795.4935 C O U N C I L M E M B E R S J e s s e L o r e n C a r o l S c i a n n a R i c h a r d C a s a v e c c h i a M A Y O R B i l l B i a s i M A Y O R P R O T E M A l b e r t V a l l e c i l l o Dear Members of the Grant Review Committee, On behalf of the Winters City Council, I am writing to express our wholehearted support for the Winters Participation Gallery for the Arts’ application for the T-Mobile Hometown Grant. We have seen firsthand the remarkable success of the Kate Humphrey Mural Project, which was recently recognized by the Winters Joint Unified School District and the Yolo County Board of Supervisors. This community-driven initiative has been a positive impact to our community, and we are eager to see it continue to thrive and expand. The City of Winters is proud to join in support of this project for several key reasons: 1. Enhancing Local Architecture: The murals have beautified individual buildings, adding artistic value and a unique character to the city’s landscape. 2. Celebrating Local History: Each mural vividly represents our city’s rich history, serving as an artistic and educational tool for residents and visitors alike. 3. Promoting Tourism and Community Engagement: The mural trail draws people to our historic downtown, fostering greater connection with the heart of our community and encouraging exploration. 4. Engaging Local Youth: The design and painting of the murals involve youth in the creative process, providing an opportunity for them to contribute to a meaningful community project and fostering a sense of ownership and pride. 5. Annual Community Celebration: The annual mural signing event invites both participants and the public to come together, cele