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City manager: The council approved Resolution No. 2025‑53 to employ Aaron Palmer as city manager, with minor contract edits noted by the city attorney. Motion by Council Member Sabrina Rodriguez; second by Council Member Kathy Solorio. Vote: 4 yes, 0 no, 1 absent. The council completed an on‑the‑record oath of office and swore in Aaron Palmer at the meeting.

Senior meals: The council approved Resolution No. 2025‑42, authorizing an agreement with the Fresno‑Madera Area Agency on Aging for senior meal funding and delivering new kitchen equipment at the Parlier Senior Center. Motion by Council Member Janie Molina; second by Council Member Cassie (last name not specified in the record). Vote: 4 yes, 0 no, 1 absent.

Swim lessons: The council approved Resolution No. 2025‑43, a swim lessons agreement with the Parlier Unified School District to provide summer school and community lessons (dates July 1–Aug. 8). The first session is for summer school students; a later session is open to community students. Motion by Council Member Sabrina Rodriguez; second by Council Member Kathy Solorio. Vote: 4 yes, 0 no, 1 absent.

Consent calendar: The consent calendar, including check warrants, was approved. Motion by Council Member Sabrina Rodriguez; second by Council Member Janie Molina. Vote: 4 yes, 0 no, 1 absent.

Grants and applications: The council authorized staff to apply for several grant programs (no council appropriation accepted at the meeting): a U.S. Department of Justice Law Enforcement Mental Health and Wellness Act grant (authorizing application), a DOJ COPS safer outcomes training grant, and a DOJ community policy development microgrant; it also accepted a mini‑grant of $5,232 from Sierra Kings Healthcare District for a senior community garden. All grant application authorizations passed 4–0 with one absence.

Community development fees and PD project: The council approved a reduced fee schedule for community development services to help the department (approximately a 15–20% reduction from the normal billing rate) and authorized phase 1 of the Parlier Police Department addition and remodel project to proceed. The council noted that phase 2 pricing is time‑limited and that federal appropriations are being pursued to fund the interior remodel.

Other routine actions: The council initiated the annual levy proceedings for Landscape Maintenance and Lighting District No. 1 and approved its SB 1 road repair project list for FY 2025–26 (planned work includes Mendocino from South of Progreso to the city limits). The council also tabled one agenda item to a future date.

Why this matters: The city manager appointment and contract set leadership and administrative direction. The senior meals and swim lessons agreements and the accepted mini‑grant fund direct services for seniors and youth. The PD project authorization and SB 1 list reflect near‑term capital spending priorities.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Parlier City Council Regular Meeting June 19, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","At its June 19 meeting the Parlier City Council approved the new city manager employment contract, agreements for senior meals and swim lessons, several grant application authorizations, and multiple administrative items; most votes were 4–0 with one member absent.","taxTitle","Parlier City, Fresno County, California","taxId",79554,"location","headline","shortSummary",{"_33":75,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":76,"_41":77,"_43":78,"_45":79,"_47":80,"_49":81,"_51":82,"_53":83,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":84,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":85,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":56,"_73":56},6515272,"Parlier Measure Q oversight committee reports average police salary above $90,000; urges economic growth plan",562,4388000,4950000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=4994061-8158728595ba7e603abb859be492cc3f&start=4388&end=4950","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/4994061-8158728595ba7e603abb859be492cc3f/thumbnail_4388000.jpg","/articles/6515272/Parlier-City/Fresno-County/California/Parlier-Measure-Q-oversight-committee-reports-average-police-salary-above-90000-urges-economic-growth-plan","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6515272-0f4702fcef5f23b0fabaf418cda994bf/orig.mp4?Expires=1775786019&Signature=k3wEdF3r7laxII8nTsPsa2QDw4WhvR9JQdrp90MgTj2Dl05h1QrbMyTOOZ48Rs5KlxQtXKrHkPktvqFmY15jFWdlAeADHchXCBNcitcsdGZmi8NaQY4mBA5NysWMxnrrRIU6Bb9GTq8Bh7jnA0YjzJgJGTyhpHiQuxPYOLsQy-LKC2uEiiEZ1m0KlSC1h1zTxMDGYEN98lqoAE9u15xAwMaM77CXccUJvLhTcCh1ad8zoJLBgevJPizI6fnPKBQG7CINUMS2p3Lz3A9GYM0KSWuQVK3pk3a8VJZilTPWgwWhfOyprjPEytN6dDPBdVyk6C7myFNYcKWzJVpe1WYGKQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Fernando Banuelos, a member of Parlier's Measure Q oversight committee, presented an annual update to the City Council on June 19 reporting the committee's findings on police salaries and the city's fiscal condition. The committee said the average police officer salary with benefits is \"over $90,000 per year,\" and that Parlier's compensation is roughly 15% higher than Central Valley averages.

Banuelos said the committee understands the need to be competitive to retain officers but expressed concern about the burden on taxpayers — especially seniors and fixed‑income residents. \"We appreciate the police force who have kept our streets safe and maintained stability,\" Banuelos said, but he also urged the council to develop a business plan to expand the tax base with industry and housing to reduce long‑term reliance on bonds.

Council members praised the oversight committee and called for clearer annual expenditure reporting. Mayor Alma Beltran and council members asked that the oversight committee in future presentations provide a synopsis of expenditures (how Measure Q funds were spent), comparisons with peer cities and a clearer accounting of whether the measure's funds are being used as voters intended — notably to staff patrol positions. Banuelos and committee members said they will prepare a more detailed annual synopsis for the council and recommended closer coordination with the police chief on staffing and payroll details.

Why this matters: Measure Q revenue supports local public safety staffing. The committee report framed the question of balancing competitive police compensation with long‑term fiscal sustainability and called for strategic economic development to broaden the tax base.","An oversight committee for Measure Q told the council that average officer pay with benefits is over $90,000 and urged the new city manager to develop a 10–15 year business plan to grow the city's tax base rather than rely on bonds.",{"_33":87,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":88,"_41":89,"_43":90,"_45":91,"_47":92,"_49":93,"_51":94,"_53":95,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":96,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":97,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":56,"_73":56},6515277,"Consolidated Mosquito Abatement plans Wolbachia sterile‑male releases in north Parlier neighborhood",825,6225000,7050000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=4994061-8158728595ba7e603abb859be492cc3f&start=6225&end=7050","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/4994061-8158728595ba7e603abb859be492cc3f/thumbnail_6225000.jpg","/articles/6515277/Parlier-City/Fresno-County/California/Consolidated-Mosquito-Abatement-plans-Wolbachia-sterilemale-releases-in-north-Parlier-neighborhood","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6515277-b970b45ad7e4e9bfd8dd0dab1fde2a47/orig.mp4?Expires=1775786019&Signature=Ys~~0raS0aDBc9p-yDBgiDLG50XLBbqg1WvMO0J7ApLGkqomIs4SaZ~vW1ccM6jK~oJtMVt67sOaI~L3Y9nRYXv11nP82oHFDYpttlb4jT5jReQy-92yXsVyhD0kIUnUDg1mTcy~AFRg0bog7k-I-qVzB7GJc78RaN9ESwQCTjtDFHu3Kefjx~rNAeYrxaLp6aEpgkEtqN3PLoYteHqSzJ4xu6gH8xQCModX3bu3bMXHunWFZgZn3lJPQcsGoCvnck272yFVHYeytwx5btqtkAYs5m-eswaDmTx2hwIKmQ4mRlK7acZ4Te60Wp6dyllbHmKkM9wGdwLkt6N-yKW8oQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Jody Holman, district manager for the Consolidated Mosquito Abatement District, told the Parlier City Council on June 19 that the district will begin a targeted Wolbachia sterile‑male release program in a north Parlier neighborhood to reduce populations of the invasive Aedes aegypti mosquito.

Holman described the technique — releases of male mosquitoes infected with a naturally occurring bacterium called Wolbachia — and its prior use under experimental permits from 2016 to 2019 in Fresno and Clovis, where the district reported more than a 98% population reduction in trial areas. She said the Wolbachia strain used is now registered by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the California Department of Pesticide Regulation as a biological pesticide, allowing registered districts to purchase and apply Wolbachia males.

The planned intervention targets the neighborhood north of Manning, south of Tuolumne and between Madsen and Orritt avenues. Holman said releases would be twice a week at 15,000 males per release (30,000 males weekly) during a tentative 16‑week period from June through October, with the goal of domination of mating and progressive population decline. \"Male mosquitoes do not bite,\" Holman told the council; the method relies on cytoplasmic incompatibility so eggs laid by wild females mated with the released males will not hatch.

The district will complement releases with wide‑area larvicide applications as needed, and it will operate an extensive monitoring program of traps and weekly field checks. Holman said the district has already placed traps, run historical surveillance and is conducting door‑to‑door outreach and Spanish‑language engagement in the target area. She provided brochures, a QR code link to the district website and said staff member Anna Ramirez Perez — bilingual and connected to regional vector‑borne disease programs — is doing direct outreach.

Council members and residents were told the district will adjust releases based on monitoring data and would stop releases if target populations fall to near zero. Holman asked the council and city staff to refer resident calls about the program directly to the district; she offered to staff outreach booths at community events and to bring educational materials and demonstration cages to show that male mosquitoes do not bite.

Why this matters: Aedes aegypti is a container‑breeding mosquito that can transmit dengue and other viruses; districts across California are testing and deploying new, species‑specific control methods. The program involves live insect releases, neighborhood-level monitoring, and public outreach to minimize confusion and increase acceptance.","The Consolidated Mosquito Abatement District told the council it will release Wolbachia‑infected male Aedes aegypti in a targeted Parlier neighborhood, aiming for suppression or elimination through twice‑weekly releases and intensive monitoring.",{"_33":99,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":100,"_41":101,"_43":102,"_45":103,"_47":104,"_49":105,"_51":106,"_53":107,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":108,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":109,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":56,"_73":56},6515282,"Parlier residents, city and Unwired Broadband address utility strikes during fiber‑to‑the‑home work",1108,5077000,6185000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=4994061-8158728595ba7e603abb859be492cc3f&start=5077&end=6185","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/4994061-8158728595ba7e603abb859be492cc3f/thumbnail_5077000.jpg","/articles/6515282/Parlier-City/Fresno-County/California/Parlier-residents-city-and-Unwired-Broadband-address-utility-strikes-during-fibertothehome-work","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6515282-1b1aa8f09c4a1595d9b25b8bdeecbd30/orig.mp4?Expires=1775786019&Signature=RdmIc4F9cyFvR9PNQ9ie0HUEhraRH3Z2uzBi5S9xJp08JwDUBfH-1fyIqzyLJotO8WrzoWVP9zgpDDYvccxCWLjZbLB05VDEhdn9qvFMzn1MPi63atv1sklC0F9n3uQHhHNyNi1~kvukRaN9XtNrOePoqm6xH-SI8cLiS5BFBTWfoOclGfiNFyHmLLeu5z4N0WXUinoZimWIROFICwYTzHyZ0ZE7dWuAi1kuMT~TQ5xbKDqvS-0C-nT~GEAtf0JTN6Cqzym-SUhlRn-Bg75a7bgAg0GzNWfJLm3gK52ub6MYw8arqW3YJGT4ufa2lqDxe0VgaJHUQ6UordENKUZAyw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Unwired Broadband representatives reported to the Parlier City Council on June 19 that the company's fiber‑to‑the‑home construction encountered utility strikes in older parts of the city and that the contractor has shifted to additional locating technology and process changes to reduce future incidents.

John Majors, vice president of operations for Unwired, said the firm identified shortcomings in ground‑penetrating radar (GPR) accuracy for the downtown, older neighborhoods and engaged Accurate Line Locating to run camera systems inside pipes to map both mains and laterals. \"We identified lines that would have resulted in strikes if we had built into those areas,\" Majors said. He said the company proactively deployed the camera technology and is using hard‑copy surveys and parcel‑level marking before drilling.

City Engineer Javier told the council the problem is compounded by incomplete or hand‑drawn utility records in older neighborhoods, where multiple mains and unpermitted laterals can be buried near one another. \"The majority of town is older than 10 years; in places that are 40 to 60 years old, some records are just a line down the middle of the road saying 'there's water in here somewhere,'\" Javier said.

Council members and residents described service interruptions from two recent ruptures that temporarily left some homes without kitchen water and backed up sewage. Majors acknowledged the two incidents prompted a temporary suspension of digging and said Unwired has been coordinating on repairs; he said the company has reimbursed some residents' costs when damage occurred and that a field supervisor meets weekly at city hall to help resolve claims.

Majors estimated about three weeks of underground construction remained in newer parts of town and said full restoration of streets would occur after fiber termination and testing; he gave an approximate 60‑day timeline from the restart of construction to full restoration. The company said the camera inspections will create a digital record that could assist future city projects.

Mayor Alma Beltran and council members asked Unwired to meet with the incoming city manager and the city engineer to develop a more robust plan for older neighborhoods, coordinate better resident notifications, and reduce the risk of future strikes. Multiple residents who spoke during public comment asked the company and city to prioritize restoring household water service and to communicate clearly when repairs would be complete.

Why this matters: Utility strikes during underground work have a direct effect on residents' water and sewer service and raise questions about the accuracy of municipal utility records and how private contractors and the city coordinate locates and repairs.","Unwired Broadband and city staff discussed two recent water‑main and sewer lateral strikes in Parlier, the limits of existing utility maps in the older parts of town, and steps to reduce future strikes including video camera locates and staged restoration.",{"_33":111,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":112,"_41":113,"_43":114,"_45":115,"_47":116,"_49":117,"_51":118,"_53":119,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":120,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":121,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":56,"_73":56},6515287,"Fresno COG outlines Measure C renewal, highlights $66.8 million returned to Parlier since 2006",881,2523000,3404000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=4994061-8158728595ba7e603abb859be492cc3f&start=2523&end=3404","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/4994061-8158728595ba7e603abb859be492cc3f/thumbnail_2523000.jpg","/articles/6515287/Parlier-City/Fresno-County/California/Fresno-COG-outlines-Measure-C-renewal-highlights-668-million-returned-to-Parlier-since-2006","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6515287-8b14de90eeb121147fd3aa2bb9b5c7cc/orig.mp4?Expires=1775786019&Signature=Ld5RYoeUaIJ6Eab4uB78lfd7KY2IttoAPdFIAQJKLO7BJKrSq~obn67WjkHP2pFQtT8q0UFjyuaiF1mKrs2tPQtqEEhpDz2UqsLee~xsvwCakLmEHFIi~AiNgr~2hUYbXd2G-VZWG6bQxaQg~YmCTnrvEhy46dDF1mjtHk1BnMLigH85DTe0xDd6wNmiDWyhLMRoIXfeJxfnPOm9qKoev8g7lw7JDgjBZ7ehmKFEJoi11JP-lHVD6diZFZGqy68XmYVJPHBvhMHrKoIOALDtl2T60Wh2YhjE1nVYwR7CPet~z4prLqyxdU6zMCNYY7GzhETsE~ZJ08Xga~EbW3n9EQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Robert Phipps, executive director of the Fresno Council of Governments, told the Parlier City Council on June 19 that the region has begun public outreach for a proposed renewal of Measure C, the Fresno County transportation sales tax, ahead of a likely 2026 ballot. The presentation explained how the measure — first passed in 1986 and last proposed in 2022 — funds local streets and larger regional projects and helps leverage state and federal grants.

Phipps said Measure C is not a new tax but a renewal of a decades-old sales tax program. He told the council the measure has produced about $2 billion locally over its lifetime and helped leverage roughly $8 billion in state and federal matching funds for road and transit projects. \"The formula has been to use Measure C dollars up front and then turn to grant programs at the state and federal level,\" Phipps said.

Phipps noted the 2022 renewal effort received roughly 58% voter approval but fell short of the two-thirds threshold required for that type of expenditure plan. He said the new effort is in the early, \"blank slate\" stage: a steering committee is working on four questions — the length of the measure, the revenue allocation by category, the revenue allocation among agencies, and oversight and accountability. \"We're asking the people what they want the measure to look like,\" Phipps said.

Council members and staff pressed for local outreach. Phipps said the renewal project is using a multimodal outreach program — a measurec2026.com renewal website, virtual workshops, community workshops in several cities, door‑to‑door canvassing in Parlier (about 1,300 households contacted so far), Spanish‑language focus groups and pop‑up booths at community events. He described an online tool that lets residents divide a hypothetical budget among four major categories: local streets and roads, public transit, active transportation (bicycle/pedestrian), and regional capital projects.

Parlier Mayor Alma Beltran and council members emphasized the importance of local street maintenance funding for smaller cities, saying those jurisdictions lack bonding capacity and depend on Measure C and its matching leverage. Phipps highlighted that on the current measure Parlier itself has received $66,800,000 since the 2006 renewal in categories that included Manning Avenue improvements, Safe Routes to Schools work at local elementary schools, ADA curb upgrades, pavement striping and lighting. He also said the Fresno County Rural Transit Agency receives Measure C funds that support transit service to Parlier.

Phipps said, on average, Measure C costs households about $8 per month but that about 25% of revenue is paid by nonresidents who visit or pass through Fresno County. He asked the council to direct constituents to the website to record priorities and invited the council to request a dedicated workshop or a booth at local events such as National Night Out.

Why this matters: Measure C revenue supports immediate maintenance needs and is often used as local match to unlock larger state and federal construction grants. For small cities such as Parlier, losing Measure C funding would put both street maintenance and transit subsidies at risk, Phipps said.","Fresno Council of Governments presented the planning process for a proposed Measure C transportation sales tax renewal in 2026, emphasizing local street maintenance, leveraging of state/federal grants and outreach steps specific to Parlier.","actionData","errors"]

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