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May 28, 2025 ·4:00 PM Final ·Budget Study Session

Carnegie Forum 305 W. Pine Street, Lodi

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Agenda — 15 items

  1. A. Call to Order / Roll Call
  2. B. Regular Calendar
  3. 2 The Special City Council meeting of May 28, 2025, was called to order by Mayor Bregman at 4:01 p.m. Present: Council Member Craig Hensley, Council Member Hothi, and Mayor Bregman Absent: Council Member Nakanishi and Mayor Pro Tempore Yepez, Also Present: City Manager Carney, City Attorney Lucchesi, and City Clerk Nashed NOTE: Council Member Nakanishi arrived at 4:24 p.m.
  4. B.1 Receive Presentation Regarding Fiscal Year 2025/26 Enterprise, Special Revenue, Capital Outlay and Vehicle/Equipment Replacement Funds (ISD - BUD) 25-227
  5. C. Announcement of Closed Session (Announcement by City Attorney; Comments by the Public)
  6. C.1 CONFERENCE ON LABOR NEGOTIATIONS - Regarding International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Lodi City Mid-Management Association, AFSCME General Services and Maintenance & Operators, Police Mid-Managers, Lodi Police Officers Association, Lodi Police Dispatchers Association, Lodi Professional Firefighters, Lodi Fire Mid-Management, Confidential General Services, Confidential Mid-Managers, Executive Managers, and Appointed Employees, Pursuant to Government Code § 54957.6 (HR)
  7. 5 Budget Manager Jennelle Baker provided a presentation regarding Fiscal Year 2025/26 Enterprise, Special Revenue, Capital Outlay and Vehicle/Equipment Replacement Funds. Specific topics of discussion included overview; Electric Utility - overview, revenue highlights, expenditure highlights, staffing request, Capital projects, vehicles and equipment, five-year Capital forecast, and Hydrogen Hub project; Water Utility - overview, revenue highlights, expenditure highlights, requested positions, Capital projects, five-year Capital forecast, and equipment and vehicle requests; Wastewater Utility - overview, revenue highlights, expenditure highlights, staffing request, Capital projects, five-year Capital forecast, and equipment and vehicle requests; Transit - overview, revenue highlights, expenditure highlights, reclassification request, and Capital - equipment and vehicle requests; Special Revenue funds; Streets - overview, operational vs. restricted funds, revenue highlights, expenditure highlights, utility Capital projects - FY 26 appropriations, planned pavement resurfacing, planned street repavement/maintenance map, and completed street repavement/maintenance map; Community Development - overview, revenue highlights, and expenditure highlights; Parks, Recreation & Cultural Services (PRCS) - overview, revenue highlights, expenditure highlights, and maintenance (Hutchins Street Square, restrooms, playgrounds, service based budget, and summary); Library - overview, revenue highlights, and expenditure highlights; Fleet Services fund - internal services fund, requested Heavy Equipment Operator position, funded from department contributions, revenue, expenses, inclusion in Public Works budget; Capital Outlay - overview, explanation of fund, revenue, and FY 26 appropriations; and Vehicle and Equipment Replacement fund - overview, explanation of fund, revenues, expenses, and breakdown by department. In response to Council Member Craig-Hensley, Budget Manager Baker and Assistant Electric Utility Director Melissa Price provided information regarding Electric Utility's outstanding revenue. Assistant Electric Utility Director Price provided information regarding the loss of a key account. Electric Utility Director Jeff Berkheimer provided information regarding the Hydrogen Hub project, including proposed timelines, project and funding challenges, and Northern California Power Agency (NCPA) placing the project on hold. In response to Council Member Craig-Hensley, Electric Utility Director Berkheimer provided information regarding the City's natural gas plant facility. In response to Council Member Hothi, Electric Utility Director Berkheimer provided information regarding the peaker plant. In response to Council Member Nakanishi, Electric Utility Director Berkheimer provided information regarding potential funding opportunities for the Hydrogen Hub project. In response to Council Member Craig-Hensley, Public Works Director Charlie Swimley provided information regarding PCE/TCE oversight. In response to Council Member Hothi, Public Works Director Swimley provided information regarding stormwater drainage into Woodbridge Irrigation District (WID). In response to Mayor Bregman, Transportation Manager Julia Tyack provided information regarding Transit funding. In response to Council Member Nakanishi, Transportation Manager Julia Tyack and Council Member Craig-Hensley provided information regarding San Joaquin Council of Governments (SJCOG) funding. In response to Council Member Nakanishi, Budget Manager Baker clarified that Council is responsible for setting Transit's spending limit, in order to receive funding. In response to Council Member Craig-Hensley, Transportation Manager Tyack provided information regarding the State sustainable planning grant and the parking structure repairs. In response to Council Member Nakanishi, Transportation Manager Tyack provided information regarding State and Federal funding. In response to Mayor Bregman, Public Works Director Charlie Swimley provided information regarding Downtown maintenance. Council Member Hothi and Mayor Bregman advocated for inclusion of alleyway cleaning in the Downtown street cleaning. In response to Council Member Nakanishi, Public Works Director Swimley provided information regarding street maintenance funding. In response to Council Member Hothi, Deputy Public Works Director/City Engineer Sean Nathan provided information regarding Harney Lane widening and the Harney Lane/Highway 99 off-ramp improvements. Council Member Craig-Hensley spoke regarding the need to evaluate Measure K priority projects. In response to Council Member Nakanishi, Public Works Director Swimley and Deputy Public Works Director Nathan provided information regarding pavement maintenance and striping on Lodi Avenue. Community Development Director John Della Monica spoke in response to questions asked by Council at the May 27 Special Meeting regarding homeless and homeless-related expenses. In response to Council Member Nakanishi, Community Development Director Della Monica provided information regarding funding for homeless-related expenses and the Access Center. In response to Council Member Hothi, Community Development Director Della Monica provided information regarding Proposition 1 funding. In response to Council Member Craig-Hensley, Community Development Director Della Monica and Economic Development Director Luis Aguilar provided information regarding Brownfields Act funding. Council Member Craig-Hensley spoke regarding General Fund money used for homeless-related expenses and future funding of the Access Center operations. In response to Mayor Bregman, PRCS Director Christina Jaromay provided information regarding funding for the parking lot overlay projects and potential Hutchins Street Square Foundation funding for projects. In response to Council Member Craig-Hensley, Budget Manager Baker and PRCS Director Jaromay provided information regarding the immediate unfunded maintenance projects. Council Member Craig-Hensley spoke regarding spending the $745,000 originally planned in 2023 for a new skate park to be spent on the immediate unfunded maintenance projects. In response to Council Member Hothi, Council Member Craig-Hensley verified that the County funding of $25,000 is able to be spent on the immediate unfunded needs. Council Member Hothi stated he would support Council Member Craig-Hensley's suggestion. PRCS Director Jaromay spoke regarding grant opportunities for the skate park. Council Member Craig-Hensley spoke regarding the need to fund immediate needs and consider the skate park for future funding. PRCS Director Jaromay spoke regarding the need for improvements at the Kofu Skate Park in order to keep the facility safe and open for the public. Council Member Craig-Hensley stated she would support the needed improvements with the remainder of the appropriated funds going towards the immediate needs. Council Member Hothi and Council Member Nakanishi concurred with Council Member Craig-Hensley. Mayor Bregman spoke regarding the need to make the needed improvements to the Kofu Skate Park as that is the only place available to skateboard within the City. Council Member Hothi stated he would like to have recommendations from PRCS and the Parks and Recreation Commission on priorities for project funding, noting that funding was pulled from the cricket fields to fund Salas Park repairs so some consideration should be given to that. Council Member Craig-Hensley concurred. In response to Mayor Bregman and Council Member Craig-Hensley, Interim City Manager Lindsay and City Attorney provided information regarding the reallocation of the skate park funds. In response to Council Member Nakanishi, Deputy Public Works Director/CityEngineer Sean Nathan and Interim City Manager Lindsay provided information regarding the allocation of funds in Capital Outlay. In response to Council Member Craig-Hensley, Budget Manager Baker and Interim City Manager Lindsay provided information regarding fund balances in Capital Outlay fund and department recommendations. Public Works Director Charlie Swimley provided information regarding the Waste Management contribution and the establishment of a set of projects to present to Council. In response to Mayor Bregman, Interim City Manager Lindsay provided information regarding surplus funds, Waste Management funds, and a comprehensive review of the Capital Expenditure Plan for the use of discretionary funds. Mayor Bregman spoke regarding projects for consideration, including Maple Street Square, the Grape Bowl, and Main Street. In response to Council Member Craig-Hensley, Public Works Director Swimley provided information regarding the use of development impact fees. Council Member Craig-Hensley spoke regarding the need for the implementation of the Downtown Specific Plan and its priority projects and the funding of the unfunded park project needs and Downtown alleyway improvements, and Art in Public Places' funding for art in the parks. In response to Council Member Nakanishi, Budget Manager Baker provided information regarding fund transfers from departments and straight line depreciation calculations. Interim City Manager Lindsay asked for clarification of Council direction of appropriation of the extra Capital funds and suggesting that a budget amendment at the first Regular Meeting in July, following the June 10 Special Meeting at which Public Works will present a four-year plan of the needs of the departments. In response to Council Member Craig-Hensley, Interim City Manager Lindsay clarified that the budget amendment would be for appropriation of unallocated Capital funds. Council concurred with Interim City Manager Lindsay's suggestion.
  8. D. Adjourn to Closed Session
  9. E. Return to Open Session / Disclosure of Action
  10. F. Adjournment
  11. 9 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- All staff reports or other written documentation relating to each item of business referred to on the agenda are on file in the Office of the City Clerk, located at 221 W. Pine Street, Lodi, and are available for public inspection. Agendas and staff reports are also posted on the City’s website at www.lodi.gov. If requested, the agenda shall be made available in appropriate alternative formats to persons with a disability, as required by Section 202 of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. Sec. 12132), and the federal rules and regulations adopted in implementation thereof. To make a request for disability-related modification or accommodation contact the City Clerk’s Office as soon as possible and at least 24 hours prior to the meeting date. Language interpreter requests must be received at least 24 hours in advance of the meeting to help ensure availability. Contact Olivia Nashed at (209) 333-6702. Solicitudes de interpretación de idiomas deben ser recibidas por lo menos con 24 horas de anticipación a la reunión para ayudar a asegurar la disponibilidad. Llame a Olivia Nashed (209) 333-6702. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Meetings of the Lodi City Council are telecast on SJTV, Channel 26. The City of Lodi provides live and archived webcasts of regular City Council meetings. The webcasts can be found on the City's website at www.lodi.gov by clicking the meeting webcasts link. Members of the public may view and listen to the open session of this meeting at www.facebook.com/CityofLodi/. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  12. 9 At 6:00 p.m., Mayor Bregman adjourned the meeting to a Closed Session to discuss the above matters. The Closed Session adjourned at 6:30 p.m.
  13. 11 At 6:34 p.m., Mayor Bregman reconvened the City Council meeting, and City Attorney Lucchesi disclosed that there was no reportable action.
  14. 13 There being no further business to come before the City Council, the meeting was adjourned at 6:34 p.m.
  15. 14 ATTEST: Olivia Nashed City Clerk

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