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Javier said the city is finalizing inspections after installing carbon-filter tanks at multiple wells and that “most of the city now is running on filtered water.” He described six-filter installations at Well 8 and Well 9 and a 12-filter installation at Well 28 off Manning Avenue, and said the city is bringing three wells previously out of commission back online.

The update matters because it addresses both long-standing water-quality concerns and near-term safety and mobility projects. Council members and several residents asked for specifics about timelines, costs and follow-up inspections, and staff gave grant and schedule details that will affect work through 2026 and 2027.

Most important projects and funding explained

• Water filtration: Javier said the new carbon filtration tanks are in place and the city is finishing final inspections with the water board. “All of our water is being filtered through those tanks,” he said. Staff said the filtered system is analogous to a large-scale Brita filter and that the city has coordinated a meeting with the state water board to complete the process.

• Groundwater recharge and flood control: The city has opened bids for a groundwater banking project and is designing percolation basins to infiltrate canal water into aquifers. Javier said the city received a $5,200,000 grant for the Richard Flores Phase 2 groundwater recharge project, which also rebuilds Richard Flores Field and installs underground infiltration tanks beneath ballfields.

• Safe Routes and ‘Limitless Lanes’: Parlier won a competitive $6,000,000 award through COG/ATP funding for the Limitless Lane and Safe Routes-to-School improvements. Javier said the funding will pay for trail segments, elevated crosswalks and bulb-outs at school crossings, and showed drawings and temporary “quick-build” treatments used during design and grant applications.

• Zedekar and canal safety: The city was awarded approximately $1,020,000 through STBG funding to build sidewalks along Zedekar Avenue, reconstruct the road and add a safe trail; staff said design contracts with Caltrans are in place.

• Newmark/roundabout and Numark trail: Staff reported a $4,000,000 award to reconstruct Newmark Avenue (to connect trails and crosswalks to the school district) and said the Newmark (Numark) roundabout is expected to receive Caltrans approval by month’s end with construction targeted to start in November.

• Road maintenance and pavement condition: Javier said the city completed its 2025 road-rehab work and striping on roughly 15 streets and that Parlier ranked near the top in county pavement-condition indices compared with larger nearby cities.

Crash history and grant rationale

To justify some grant applications, staff presented 10-year crash data for a corridor targeted for safety work: about 160 crashes in that area over 10 years, 6 fatalities and 236 injuries; roughly 27 pedestrian and 3 bicyclist collisions were included in the sample. Javier said that data supported the competitive HSIP and other grant awards.

Community questions and next steps

Several residents asked technical questions about the groundwater tanks and the filtration system; staff replied that the underground tanks are open-bottom infiltration devices that both increase capacity for flood control and help percolate water into groundwater stores. Staff also committed to follow-up inspections and timelines: remaining final inspections for filtration, a meeting with the water board, and construction schedules for the roundabout and Limitless Lane segments. Several projects are in bidding or design phases and will return to council for contract awards when state approvals and bids are complete.

Ending

City staff said they will return to council with contract awards and schedule updates as grants are approved and final inspections conclude. Residents asked staff to continue posting timelines and construction notices on the city website and to maintain outreach for school-area safety improvements.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Parlier City Council Regular Meeting October 2, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","City staff updated the council on completed and upcoming public-works projects including a citywide carbon filtration system, groundwater recharge grants, road rehab and multiple Safe Routes and trail projects.","taxTitle","Parlier City, Fresno County, California","taxId",79554,"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},6541776,"At-a-glance: Parlier council votes Oct. 2 — consent items, claim denials and new city-attorney contract",449,4915000,5364000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5880392-8f9d80607604d0871ef16323a862e831&start=4915&end=5364","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5880392-8f9d80607604d0871ef16323a862e831/thumbnail_4915000.jpg","/articles/6541776/Parlier-City/Fresno-County/California/At-a-glance-Parlier-council-votes-Oct-2-consent-items-claim-denials-and-new-city-attorney-contract","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6541776-e424303d2eaee25c0c2144f0fe0634dd/orig.mp4?Expires=1775786020&Signature=l4SO2ormpotyEh6I2FLxj2zSo-pqh5EaJpMoChMv3Z99t9rQcqH0Yc~kkWDSHun322iokJU8JY1q0JHDHZ1xTfWodGn3LsedSdd1vY4iUEgEI4ErapEv3psGchXLbc~PCTST060otn8rHJwwpZDlpyKZvPddmkk~iQsI4IWGtKDHcQIMgHCDrS2VrW1Yo1Y~exs5cBKmGIj5s0--~lS-nON9DNtrk2lmEzYVHUmcrUjqhEHpEG-TCJC1mMsjDKuOI3qAzvTKDFFrphghr2wFTw2z7oiM20k8DaY9F3j7g~6VXYJutQ2B50tsAcsL4y8wpMXabgeZ65~RzQKmhwAc~g__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","This is a concise summary of formal votes taken by the Parlier City Council on Oct. 2, 2025. The actions below reflect motions recorded on the meeting agenda and the roll-call tallies read into the record.

Votes at a glance

1) Consent calendar (Items 1 & 2)
- Action: Approve consent calendar items 1 and 2. Motion by Council Member Diego Garza; second by Council Member Janie Molina.
- Outcome: Approved. Vote recorded as 5–0 (five ayes, no nos).
- Notes: Item 3 was pulled for separate consideration.

2) Resolution denying claims — Margaret Zamora and Anthony Garcia (Resolution No. 2025-76)
- Action: Deny claim(s) and grant settlement authority within city self-insured limits (per staff recommendation).
- Motion: Made by (council mover recorded on the record); second recorded. (Transcript records a motion; minutes list: motion carried.)
- Outcome: Approved. Vote recorded as 5–0.
- Notes: Staff stated they will work with the claimant in the event of litigation as an alternative to settlement.

3) City attorney contract (Resolution No. 2025-77)
- Action: Approve professional services contract with recommended public‑sector law firm (listed in agenda as firm from Fresno/Los Angeles offices; staff called it LSRI Winder in discussion). Interim city attorney and staff recommended the firm after interviews.
- Motion: Motion and second recorded on the agenda (mover Diego, second Janie as recorded in meeting).
- Outcome: Approved. Vote recorded as 5–0.
- Notes: Staff indicated the firm focuses on public-sector representation; outstanding personnel or real-estate matters still being closed with prior counsel.

Other formal items

• A budget amendment/resolution for the downtown façade project (Resolution No. 2025-75) passed to approve a change order for Buildings 1–8. Details are recorded in the separate downtown façade article.

Ending

Council recorded no reportable closed-session actions after the meeting. Several items were tabled or referred for follow-up, including committee assignment clarifications and additional ARPA accounting for future projects.","The council approved two consent items, denied two claims and selected a new city-attorney firm in separate votes; specifics and roll-call tallies listed for quick reference.",{"_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},6541781,"Parlier council approves downtown façade change order for Buildings 1–8; ARPA funding questioned",1388,2838000,4226000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5880392-8f9d80607604d0871ef16323a862e831&start=2838&end=4226","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5880392-8f9d80607604d0871ef16323a862e831/thumbnail_2838000.jpg","/articles/6541781/Parlier-City/Fresno-County/California/Parlier-council-approves-downtown-façade-change-order-for-Buildings-18-ARPA-funding-questioned","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6541781-8870f85937cee94892317b771dc77d69/orig.mp4?Expires=1775786021&Signature=HUwjyruUtGo~8LIRpMn6caF4Gw8888XxtqNlGcXpXUUIXBtMtEQn8Wzo0mftj0MWnpDG4xu4YyCIdFEtHCpgPgEdCNIMOgLyu-bm-3kaT4LPksUYFz1Un0Z-uNaZ7ptIq-l~cg8lPvKkPTIdhIpq58OwNgVZkcRRexlYJAaNX-XVXlrHd6-DopkiVdhuwAfus7PgeyEvEJK-JVNnMr9egLNSR8Gr0FgvZSS2eWKpMDxsiZ2raxd9Xg~W5VbL2tqRZjxiuA~vRFGoDwMxcthUPhG7-ywb3G699ApQfuzuZnzn02hUuZmzkC3kDodQKCj2VWy9yG~bAUY322N~tptz8w__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Parlier City Council voted 5–0 on Oct. 2, 2025, to approve a change order to extend the downtown façade improvements to Buildings 1–8, adopting the agenda item described as Resolution No. 2025-75. The motion to approve option 1 (a change order to Yana's Construction to apply the same façade treatment used in prior phases) was made by Mayor Pro Tem Sabrina Rodriguez and seconded by Council Member Diego Garza; the roll-call vote recorded five ayes.

The council debate focused on which portion of downtown to fund now and whether federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) money that had been moved into the general fund should pay the additional cost. Javier presented four options on the agenda: (1) change order to finish Buildings 1–8 to match Phase I; (2) extend the project to Buildings 9–11 (K Street to Newmark) using ARPA funds placed into the general fund; (3) rebid Buildings 9–11 as a separate contract; and (4) a budget amendment to repair the community center roof (estimated roughly $270,000). Staff estimated the combined fiscal impact of all three downtown options at about $941,500 to the general fund if all were selected.

Fiscal context and council concerns

Finance staff told the council that the budget previously showed an apparent ARPA “surplus” of roughly $530,000 in the adopted budget, but that the available ARPA-derived balance has since fallen because of year-end adjustments and other transfers. As stated in the meeting, the actual ARPA-derived balance available to repurpose was “no more than $300,000” at the time of the discussion; staff said exact numbers would rely on final closeout figures.

Several council members and residents objected to using ARPA dollars to cover recurring operating shortfalls. One council member reiterated that ARPA funds must be used for qualifying projects and said moving them to cover general overspending could require repayment to the federal government if auditors find non‑qualified uses. City staff responded that downtown façade work is an eligible capital project when documented to ARPA criteria and that using the funds for downtown improvements would avoid a later audit repayment.

Outcome and next steps

Council approved option 1 (change order for Buildings 1–8) by roll call. Staff will proceed with the change order to the current contractor for the downtown façade upgrades and return with contract paperwork and any required budget amendments. Council did not approve options 2–4 at this meeting; further action would require separate motions and additional budget review.

Ending

Council members requested staff post revised budget figures and ARPA-eligibility documentation before considering additional façade expenditures beyond Buildings 1–8.","After public debate about funding sources, the council voted 5–0 to approve a change order to extend façade upgrades on downtown buildings 1–8; finance staff and council members discussed available ARPA funds and fiscal constraints.","actionData","errors"]

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