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Votes at a glance: Tulare Council actions (study session items and regular meeting)
Summary
Council accepted the FY2024 audit, tabled Cross Avenue traffic studies for further analysis, authorized a Mooney Boulevard improvement agreement with San Joaquin Valley Homes, and approved a city manager employment agreement amendment; consent calendar items were adopted earlier in the meeting.
The Tulare City Council took several formal actions during the Oct. 7 meeting. Key outcomes listed below reflect motions and voice votes recorded in the public minutes.
- Consent calendar: Council adopted consent calendar items 11.1 through 11.7 by a recorded voice vote reported as "motion carries 3-0." (See staff transmittal.)
- Acceptance of FY2024 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report and Single Audit: Following presentation by Price Page & Company, council accepted the audit presentation and subsequently approved acceptance of the financial report. The motion to accept passed on a recorded 3-0 voice vote.
- Item 12.2 (Cross Avenue traffic studies): After extensive public comment and council discussion, Councilmember Maderos moved to table item 12.2 to allow staff to re-check collision data, consult with police and present alternative traffic-calming designs; the motion to table carried (voice vote reported 3-0).
- Item 12.3 (Mooney Boulevard improvement agreement): Council authorized the city manager to execute an improvement agreement with SJV Horizontal LLC (San Joaquin Valley Homes) for coordinated construction of frontage improvements on Mooney Boulevard, subject to final conforming edits. Staff indicated the city may apply approximately $1,760,000 in Local Transportation Funds to offset city costs. The motion carried 3-0.
- Item 12.4 (City manager employment agreement amendment): Council approved the fourth amendment to the city manager's employment agreement, extending the term to Sept. 27, 2027, adding a 5% base-salary increase to an annual base of $254,006.99 and increasing deferred compensation to $20,000 annually. Staff corrected an arithmetic error in the staff report; the net additional annual cost reported was $18,192.50. The motion passed 3-0.
All votes reported at the meeting were voice votes and recorded in the minutes as unanimous among those present (3-0).
