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Rowan Scanlon addressed the council and described the organization's services, saying Cal Pride Stanislaus operates harm-reduction centers and offers peer support, HIV and hepatitis C testing, health education, trainings for community organizations and legal referrals. Scanlon said Cal Pride (also referred to in remarks as 'Cal Bridal' in parts of the transcript) began as a local effort led by Stanislaus County behavioral-health staff and grew into a multi-county organization that currently serves seven counties with three main offices.

\"LGBTQ centers like ours are more than just buildings. They are actual lifelines,\" Scanlon told the council, adding that the centers provide safe places for people to access care and support. Scanlon thanked the council \"for recognizing Pride Month and for the work that Cal Pride has done,\" and said that the proclamation sends a message that LGBTQ+ residents are \"valued and seen.\"

Council members received the proclamation and presented it to the Cal Pride representative without further council action. The event occurred during the ceremonial portion of the meeting and did not involve a vote beyond acceptance of the proclamation presentation.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","6/3/2025 - City of Modesto Council Meeting","oneSentenceSummary","The Modesto City Council read and presented a proclamation declaring June 2025 as Pride Month and received remarks from Cal Pride Stanislaus describing services the organization provides across seven counties.","taxTitle","Modesto City, Stanislaus County, California","taxId",3811,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6539360,"Vendors, residents urge outreach after alleged targeted enforcement of Black vendors; council offers loans and referrals",5964,2056425,8020625,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3650571-ae090d31fd081f57b6343440491264c2&start=2056&end=8020","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3650571-ae090d31fd081f57b6343440491264c2/thumbnail_2056425.jpg","/articles/6539360/Modesto-City/Stanislaus-County/California/Vendors-residents-urge-outreach-after-alleged-targeted-enforcement-of-Black-vendors-council-offers-loans-and-referrals","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6539360-412ce70166c1a6dd7f707526d76e3f70/orig.mp4?Expires=1770486583&Signature=SzgD2~ZT66fKyfxCnl52Wi9nMmrKYlAfuzSVPqhTsmFBGY749-ltvZRywyRwtW49bBI3B-pHz1eLb9GvSxXZUpTDVgaWTGUfyswt0eqsBiBhpESRZHCGX6eK7nKkzZoNHbS6FE7NtdyjlM21Bg0D0dbrMH9T34lySwzfBOQtMB9hwSECF9ytVxzihyejuJ6nBaPh7s1MRgEq5Vwf58VSmRjweBZlre6LRExhXXXHTAXOb5EMsQlsroo2Vi6EzMKxmxJOuZNDhCgqQm9a9ouK~TkyPAmXWQ4Lt6VK~XxuNs5bY~Oxxxc6gB09y2lzmqY4dfMJcJQoQF6sBjPSn2EGRw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Several residents and business owners used the Modesto City Council public-comment period on June 3 to say Black vendors and small Black-owned businesses face disproportionate enforcement and limited outreach from the city.

Speakers included Benjamin Neville, who said West Modesto small Black businesses receive less outreach and support, and Terrence Lane, a vendor who described an episode in which Modesto police stopped and questioned his food operation and asked for credentials. \"We want equality. We just wanna be treated fair from our city in which we were born and raised in,\" Lane said during public comment.

Other public commenters raised similar concerns about a pattern of enforcement targeted at specific vendors; one speaker who used an accommodation requested five minutes to describe repeated stops of a vendor he supports and urged disciplinary review of the officer involved.

Several council members and staff offered follow-up resources and outreach commitments. Vice Mayor Bavaro described a city revolving loan fund, administered in partnership with Valley First Union, that provides loans ranging from $2,500 to $75,000 with repayment terms of 12 to 60 months and rates described in council remarks as \"about 2.5% under prime\" in typical cases. Council member Alvarez and others offered to connect vendors with chambers of commerce and community resources, and Council member Williams said he would seek a briefing on the specific enforcement incident and whether code enforcement, CHAT (community assistance teams) or other city resources should have been available for follow-up.

City staff and the mayor noted Brown Act limits on council responses during public comment for items not on the agenda and said staff would follow up when possible; council members and city staff provided business cards or suggested post-meeting follow-up for specific requests. The concerns were raised during the public-comment portion of the meeting and did not result in a council vote.","During public comment on June 3 several vendors and West Modesto residents said Black-owned vendors face targeted stops and enforcement. Speakers asked for outreach, vendor spaces and small-business support; council members pointed to a city revolving loan fund and offered to connect speakers to chambers and staff for follow-up.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6539362,"Modesto accepts AB 2561 workforce report; citywide vacancy rate reported at 9%",584,6019520,6604475,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3650571-ae090d31fd081f57b6343440491264c2&start=6019&end=6604","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3650571-ae090d31fd081f57b6343440491264c2/thumbnail_6019520.jpg","/articles/6539362/Modesto-City/Stanislaus-County/California/Modesto-accepts-AB-2561-workforce-report-citywide-vacancy-rate-reported-at-9","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6539362-861a65da1d804c0587edbd232e8481d6/orig.mp4?Expires=1770486583&Signature=GFqN6Xbmuc4pbubY668kWcKWRmTK6QaEW8xgO5NEHHQkpTYxcK1z3MKmE~TVRuO32dHWWQAgSUTTl-H~FTxzvOFmp3FaFeGuuDy4hHM7OzIFIutB5T-SCRtJmndiGvOSanM3DLbYkzE7QooXqhJxwpRPFv1WMSJAR94dTJKkCQgpDVX-ssQHIupENbxqmO3MVpQ5miU467rS3hwmCa2~AWV34hexzqSLoRrNR5awnOOikNTQ0RjaHMM9pimyUuELAZuCLsnzJF9DSeVxPASih5VjwKUFxnOkU1GCNVIQf9t8GmBGt-gL~swbKm3oR9g5HfX~QB71hRzPbJVdOlRQMQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Modesto City Council on June 3 accepted an informational report required by Assembly Bill 2561 on vacancies, recruitment and retention. The motion to accept the report was made by Council member Williams and seconded by Council member Escudia Brayton; the council approved the item on a 7-0 vote.

Human-resources staff (presentation by Christina Alger) told the council that the city began 2024 with 1,391 employees and ended the year with 1,435, an increase of 44 positions. Citywide vacancy rate at the time of the report was 9%, a figure staff described in the presentation as \"a very good number.\" Christina Alger said the city's turnover rate was about 9.7% and that retirements and voluntary resignations had declined compared with the prior year.

Key metrics provided in the presentation:

- Citywide vacancy rate: 9% (staff noted anything below 10% is considered good)
- Total employees (Jan 1, 2024): 1,391; year-end 2024: 1,435 (increase of 44)
- Time-to-hire (average from requisition to hire): 87.6 days
- Applications received in 2024: 16,682 (Modesto Police Department and administrative pools received the largest shares)
- Turnover rate: 9.7%
- Retention rate: 90.1% (average tenure ~8 years)
- Internal promotions in 2024: 79; unique employees who participated in training programs: ~560

Alger described tactical recruitment strategies the city used in 2024, including targeted job postings, incentive descriptions in job announcements, open-house events, job fairs at high schools and CSU Stanislaus, and partnerships with community organizations. The presentation also broke vacancy rates down by bargaining unit; staff said some smaller units show higher percentages because of smaller allocation counts. Staff noted that a pass-through set of allocations created for recruitment purposes (MPNSA) changes the apparent percentage when included; Alger said that excluding that pass-through group raises the comparable vacancy percentage to 17.2% for certain categories used in recruitment accounting.

Council members thanked staff for the work and noted the report will be part of the annual compliance with state law; the item was accepted as an informational report and no further action was required.","The City of Modesto presented and the council accepted an informational report required by Assembly Bill 2561 showing a citywide vacancy rate of 9%, an average time-to-hire of about 87.6 days, and other recruitment and retention metrics from 2024.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6539363,"Council approves $6.39 million amendment for tree pruning, removal contracts amid public questions",825,3953305,4778825,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3650571-ae090d31fd081f57b6343440491264c2&start=3953&end=4778","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3650571-ae090d31fd081f57b6343440491264c2/thumbnail_3953305.jpg","/articles/6539363/Modesto-City/Stanislaus-County/California/Council-approves-639-million-amendment-for-tree-pruning-removal-contracts-amid-public-questions","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6539363-5a1bb31250244373dc646a75b8320e2b/orig.mp4?Expires=1770486583&Signature=d8rp~rHJ6mL4L3YyG3ao3DQZQ1RUHRyM~MvVIr9cRKLq2M~vYtB4wWwQt0fEvICcZjQws6CM6f2IyRX9AVFA~vZ7Eos6y5YBoE59bKrmT3KdOdAO07-quccZRyZokXCj0kowQBcYivkDdavG88YYBtJmgeP9oDpAy-lthBCwpG9p~8Uwgiy8xkYGjRd1vTc~XM6L8q5G9kj4OP9o2gOO2FwHsPPfBoYRR6WbzGEPS5J9ST1w1huuneGTVF-TYh246YdT6SFf6vWqZ3dlqjo0L2Sit9VHckiWChRJkumivG8ZqoCalqiN1YRS7U-DEVHqnmsRknE2Bx7ocBwxDdBIlQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Modesto City Council voted 7-0 on June 3 to approve amendments increasing two existing contracts for tree pruning, removal and stump grinding, raising the combined five-year authorization to not exceed $6,389,350.

The motion to approve the first amendments was made by Council member Alvarez and seconded by Council member Chris Rickey; the roll call recorded ayes from Council members Rickey, Bavaro, Williams, Wright, Escudia Brayton, Alvarez and Mayor Sue Zwolens.

Staff described the contract amendment as an administrative adjustment to accommodate additional Measure H funding approved in the FY24-25 budget cycle. Bill Sandoval (presenting staff) told the council the contracts were originally approved by council in October 2023 and that the amendment covers continued trimming, stump grinding and removal work funded for the current fiscal year.

Bill Sandoval told the council the city's most recent inventory shows about 90,000 street trees and that, on a 5- to 7-year trimming cycle, the city needs to trim roughly 12,000 to 13,000 trees annually. He said the city previously had over 2,000 stumps in the ground and has reduced that count to under 1,000; as part of that work, the city uses stump grinding rather than chemical treatments. \"The recent inventory shows we have about 90,000 street trees,\" Sandoval said. \"At one point we had over 2,000 stumps in the ground. So I think we were down to under 1,000 stumps now.\" (presentation comments)

Members of the public asked questions before the vote. One resident asked how many stumps the added funds would cover and whether chemical alternatives or fewer-costly methods had been considered. Another public commenter raised concerns about one contractor's online presence and use of a PO box rather than a physical business address; the speaker said he had experienced missed appointments with that vendor in the past. Staff replied that both companies were selected through a competitive bidding process and that Rumble Tree listed a Modesto address in its bid packet. The city manager confirmed the bidding requirements include a physical address on bid documents.

The council packet and staff presentation itemized the amendment amounts: the proposed amendment increases Green Tech Services LLC (Oroville) by $300,000 to a new total of $3,475,000 and increases Rumble Tree Incorporated (Modesto) by $1,594,350 to a new total of $2,914,350, producing a combined not-to-exceed total for both agreements of $6,389,350 over five years. Council adopted the amendment and authorized the city manager or designee to execute the amendments.

Staff said the work is funded by Measure H allocations for urban forestry and that additional sites and work (water and wastewater sites) were being added to the agreement as capital and maintenance projects expanded. The public record includes requests from multiple speakers for the city to provide additional details about contractor bidding, actual stump counts covered by the amended amounts, and whether local-hire or preference policies apply; staff said the procurement process is governed by the city's bid rules and that Rumble Tree is a Modesto-based company according to the bid packet.

The council approved the amendment on a 7-0 roll call. Following the vote, council members and staff reiterated that the city would continue to track urban forestry workload and report back through appropriate channels as work progresses.","Modesto City Council on June 3 approved first amendments to two tree-services contracts — Green Tech Services and Rumble Tree — increasing combined authorization to not exceed $6,389,350 over five years. Staff said Measure H funded the work; public speakers asked about stump counts, alternatives and contractor locality.",{"_33":112,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":113,"_41":114,"_43":115,"_45":116,"_47":117,"_49":118,"_51":119,"_53":120,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":121,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":122,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6539364,"Modesto Council adopts $639 million FY25-26 budget, approves $53 million Measure H spending plan",1618,6575495,8194425,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3650571-ae090d31fd081f57b6343440491264c2&start=6575&end=8194","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3650571-ae090d31fd081f57b6343440491264c2/thumbnail_6575495.jpg","/articles/6539364/Modesto-City/Stanislaus-County/California/Modesto-Council-adopts-639-million-FY25-26-budget-approves-53-million-Measure-H-spending-plan","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6539364-36a19f35197780c510a3a6d44aceaf1d/orig.mp4?Expires=1770486583&Signature=AUAVQYcarPc-JakLGVHnz49RajaSw0rlsxFBI~-KIiNSCFJzg2TQLZvwGobEqfyFVU9TDWpmWxccjii4ykeHpOxcKWQQTlD5qRbZ8utgqjbhtItCKmE~yvxuzonMjYGf~XJokDI9ctmu7IOabcQLC-N8JBV7PPr4VRs~l2ZJ2kdN7ffeFy1aozzbsXxzmQnMtOD4u1LMwbebj9sN-4kKoqMy0mKmY2-vW4sVvlyf6Wx8uBzXeiG~zspEaeLyHjCzd-NSG3XaiVDYAdIZbrmCWTRhYQ3xEYjCV7b0v1omxqIWG2Sq1oekgGS5dZyzMbJ1mVQSb6yeN718kPRfWP52Qg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Modesto City Council voted unanimously on June 3 to adopt the city's fiscal year 2025-26 operating and capital improvement budgets and related position changes, approving four resolutions that together implement the proposed $639,000,000 citywide spending plan.

Council approved the package on a 7-0 roll call. The motion to adopt the resolutions was made by Council member Escudia Brayton and seconded by Vice Mayor Bavaro. The roll call recorded ayes from Council members Rickey, Bavaro, Williams, Wright, Escudia Brayton, Alvarez and Mayor Sue Zwolens.

The adopted budget package includes: a general fund operating budget (total revenues shown in staff materials at approximately $199,900,000), the Measure H spending plan, amendments to the city's position classification plan, and position allocations for the new year. City staff described the full citywide operating and capital budget total as approximately $639,000,000.

Council and staff highlighted several Measure H priorities included in the adopted plan. Measure H spending for FY25-26 was shown in staff materials at $53,000,000 in total programmatic funding, including about $13,600,000 in transfers from Measure H to the general fund (a combination of ongoing and prior commitments) and approximately $10,900,000 in one-time Measure H expenditures. Major Measure H investments called out during the presentation include continued funding for urban forestry work and contractors, remaining funding for Cesar Chavez Park projects and a multi-million-dollar renovation for Martin Luther King Park cited in staff slides at $7,800,000. Staff also listed public safety equipment items (wildland gear, replacement armored vehicle), a rentable community stage for parks, and funding to move five police officer positions into Measure H-funded programs.

Budget staff and the city manager emphasized that sales-tax projections had been revised downward since earlier drafts. Staff showed a multi-year sales-tax projection in which previously projected general-fund sales tax that had been forecast to reach about $42,600,000 by FY26-27 is now projected at roughly $36,200,000, a multi-year reduction staff quantified on the slide as about $17,000,000 over that forecast horizon. Measure H sales-tax projections also showed a decline in the materials presented, with staff estimating roughly a $9,000,000 reduction over the same multi-year window compared with earlier projections. Council and staff said the city will continue to monitor revenues and return for midcycle adjustments as needed.

City staff noted several non-general-fund and capital items in the plan: the water and wastewater funds, solid waste, storm drain and capital support accounts are included in the multi-fund presentation; staff stated the proposed Water Fund budget at about $78,500,000 and Wastewater at about $55,000,000 for FY25-26. The capital improvement program (CIP) as presented includes 186 projects with approximately $279,000,000 of available budget across multiyear projects; seven new CIP projects increase the adopted CIP by about $11,870,000, staff said.

Council members thanked budget staff for the multi-month process of workshops and committee briefings. The formal adoption consisted of four resolutions read on the record and approved together: the operating and CIP adoption; adoption of budget principles and the final proposed budget; amendments to classification specifications; and amendments to position allocations. All four passed on the same 7-0 vote.

Looking ahead, staff said the council will revisit second-year projections under the city's two-year budgeting framework during the midcycle update next year and in upcoming finance committee meetings.","On June 3 the Modesto City Council unanimously adopted the city's fiscal year 2025-26 operating and capital budgets, approving four resolutions that together set a $639 million citywide spending plan and a Measure H spending program that includes $53 million in planned expenditures.","actionData","errors"]

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