City Council Meeting March 25, 2025 – Closed Session & Regular Meeting

CITY OF CORNING

SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL

CLOSED SESSION AGENDA

TUESDAY, MARCH 25, 2025

CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS

794 THIRD STREET

CALL TO ORDER: 5:00pm.

ROLL CALL:

Council: Dave Demo, Chuy Valerio, Shelly Hargens, and Lisa Lomeli

Mayor: Robert Snow

The Brown Act requires that the Council provide the opportunity for people in the audience to briefly address the Council on the subject(s) scheduled for tonight’s closed session.  Is there anyone wanting to comment on the subject(s) the Council will be discussing in closed session?  If so, please come to the podium, identify yourself and give us your comments.

PUBLIC COMMENTS:

REGULAR AGENDA:

1. Conference with Real Property Negotiations (54956.8)

Property: APN 073-120-082

Agency Negotiator: City Manager Brant Mesker

Under Negotiation: Lease

2. Conference with Real Property Negotiations (54956.8)

Property: APN 075-020-023

Agency Negotiator: City Manager Brant Mesker

Under Negotiation: Lease

ADJOURN TO REGULARLY SCHEDULED CITY COUNCIL MEETING AND REPORT ON CLOSED SESSION:

CITY COUNCIL

REGULAR MEETING AGENDA

TUESDAY, MARCH 25, 2025

CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS

794 THIRD STREET

This is an Equal Opportunity Program. Discrimination is prohibited by Federal Law. Complaints of discrimination may be filed with the Secretary of Agriculture, Washington, D.C. 20250.

In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and Title VI.  If you need special assistance or translation services to participate in this meeting, please contact the City Clerk’s Office at (530) 824-7033 or via email at rordaz@corning.org. Notification in advance of the meeting will enable the city to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to this meeting.

CALL TO ORDER: 5:30 p.m.

ROLL CALL:

Council: Dave Demo, Chuy Valerio, Shelly Hargens, and Lisa Lomeli

Mayor: Robert Snow

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Led by the City Manager.

INVOCATION: Led by Councilor Hargens.

PROCLAMATIONS, RECOGNITIONS, APPOINTMENTS, PRESENTATIONS:

PUBLIC COMMENTS AND BUSINESS FROM THE FLOOR: If there is anyone in the audience wishing to speak on items not already set on the agenda, please come to the podium, and briefly identify the matter. To ensure that all members of the public have an equal opportunity to address the City Council, public comments during the designated comment period will be limited to three (3) minutes per speaker. Council will then determine if such matter will be placed on the agenda for this meeting, scheduled for a subsequent meeting, or recommend other appropriate action.

CONSENT AGENDA: It is recommended that items listed on the Consent Agenda be acted on simultaneously unless a Councilmember or members of the audience request separate discussion and/or action.

1. Waive reading, except by title, of any Ordinance under consideration at this meeting for either introduction or passage, per Government Code Section 36934.
2. Waive the reading and approve the Minutes of March 11, 2025, regular and closed session City Council meeting with any necessary corrections.
3. March 19, 2025, Claim Warrant in the amount of $ 159,795.09
4. March 19, 2025, Business License Report

ITEMS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA:

PUBLIC HEARINGS AND MEETINGS:

1. Public Hearing: Approve the proposed Disposal Service CPI rate increase of 2.06% to become effective April 1, 2025.

REGULAR AGENDA:

1. Presentation and acceptance of annual city audit for the fiscal year 2023/2024
2. Approve waiver of special event permit fee for the annual Corning Community Egg Hunt and approve a $500 donation request to support the event.
3. Approve municipal airport ground lease transfer to Rachelle Lima for Hangars #3 and #10
4. Approve the agreement with Telstar Instruments for the Wastewater Treatment Plant chlorine analyzer project.
5. Approve the easement agreement with the Health Care District for parcel 3 of parcel map number 07-20

ITEMS PLACED ON THE AGENDA FROM THE FLOOR:

COMMUNICATIONS, CORRESPONDENCE, AND INFORMATION:

REPORTS FROM MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS: City Councilmembers will report on attendance at conferences/meetings reimbursed at City expense (Requirement of Assembly Bill 1234).

ADJOURNMENT:

Posted: Friday, March 21, 2025