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Council approves consent items, committee appointments and a mosquito-district nominee; votes at-a-glance
Summary
Council approved consent items, individual committee and commission appointments, a Sacramento Yellow Mosquito & Vector District appointment by roll call, and several other procedural items. This article lists the formal votes taken during the meeting.
The Galt City Council on Tuesday took a series of routine votes including approval of consent-calendar items, awarding several contracts and making multiple appointments to city commissions and committees.
Key formal votes and outcomes recorded during the meeting:
- Consent calendar (items J1–J7, excluding J4): Motion to approve moved by Vice Mayor Sandhu, seconded by Councilmember Reid. Roll call: Vice Mayor Sandhu — Aye; Councilmember Reid — Aye; Councilmember Rodriguez — Aye; Mayor Farmer — Aye. Outcome: Approved (4-0). Item J4 had been pulled for separate discussion and was approved separately.
- Item J4: Award of construction contract for the Gore Aquatic Center waterslide replacement project (and included ADA work) — Motion moved by Councilmember Rodriguez, seconded by Vice Mayor Sandhu. Roll call: Sandhu, Reid, Rodriguez, Farmer — Aye. Outcome: Approved (4-0).
- Item J8: Chipola Skatepark Enhancement Project engineering services award to Helix Environmental Planning — Motion moved by Councilmember Reid; second not specified on the record. Roll call: Sandhu, Reid, Rodriguez, Farmer — Aye. Outcome: Approved (4-0).
- Amendment with NHA Advisors for Liberty Ranch CFD bond issuance (Amendment No. 1, $67,500): Motion moved by Councilmember Rodriguez, seconded by Councilmember Reid. Roll call: Sandhu — Aye; Reid — Aye; Rodriguez — Aye; Mayor Farmer — No. Outcome: Approved (3-1).
- Sacramento Yellow Mosquito & Vector Control District appointment: Motion to appoint Marcia Mooney moved by Councilmember Rodriguez and seconded; roll call: Sandhu — Aye; Reid — Aye; Rodriguez — Aye; Farmer — Aye. Outcome: Approved (4-0).
- Multiple city committee and commission appointments were made by individual councilmembers for bodies including the Beautification Committee, Commission on Aging, Galt Youth Commission, Parks & Recreation Commission, Planning Commission and the Public Safety Committee. Those appointments were announced on the record; vacancies remain for several commissions and the Sacramento Environmental Commission seat (shared appointment with neighboring jurisdictions) and staff encouraged interested residents to apply.
The meeting minutes, staff reports and agenda packet contain the full list of consent items and the appointment roster; staff said additional vacancies would be posted and that applications remain open for specified commissions.
