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City Council/Public Finance and Economic Development Authority/Parking Authority

January 31, 2026 ·9:00 AM Final

Sam Pipes, 1st Floor, Merced Civic Center, 678 W. 18th Street, Merced, CA 95340

Agenda — 13 items

  1. 1 SPECIAL MEETING
  2. 2 CITY COUNCIL STRATEGIC PLANNING SESSION
  3. 3 PUBLIC COMMENT/ COMENTARIO PÚBLICO/ KEV PAB TSWV YIM NTAWM PEJ XEEM:
  4. 4 Please submit your public comment to the City Council electronically no later than 4 PM on the Friday before the meeting. Comments received before the deadline will be sent to the City Council and will be part of the record and part of the Meeting. Material may be emailed to cityclerk@cityofmerced.gov. Your comments will be presented to the City Council at the appropriate time. Any correspondence received after 4 PM will be distributed to the City Council and retained for the official record. To view video (if available) or listen to the City Council meeting live, go to the City’s website https://cityofmerced.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx Por favor envíe su comentario público al Concejo Municipal en forma electrónica a más tardar a las 4 pm del viernes anterior a la reunión. Los comentarios recibidos antes de la fecha límite serán enviados al Ayuntamiento y formarán parte del acta y parte de la junta del Ayuntamiento. El material puede enviarse por correo electrónico a cityclerk@cityofmerced.gov. Sus comentarios serán presentados al Ayuntamiento en el momento apropiado. Cualquier correspondencia recibida después de la 4 PM se distribuirá al Ayuntamiento y se conservará para el registro oficial.
  5. 5 Para ver el video (si está disponible) o escuchar la reunión del Concejo Municipal en vivo, visite el sitio web de la ciudad https://cityofmerced.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx. Thov xa koj cov lus pab tswv yim rau lub rooj sab laj hauv computer ua ntej 4 PM rau hnub Friday ua ntej lub rooj sib tham. Lub rooj sab laj mam txais cov lus pab tswv yim thiab tso rau hauv daim kom tswj thaum yog lub caij sab laj. Koj muaj feem siv computer xa koj cov lus tswv yim sau ntaub ntawv mus rau tus kws saib xyuas ntaub ntawv cityclerk@cityofmerced.gov.. Thaum lub caij tsim nyog, lub rooj sab laj mam li tshaj tawm koj cov lus pab tswv yim. Yog koj xav saib video (yog thaum muaj video) los sis mloog lub rooj sab laj sib tham, koj mus hauv computer https://cityofmerced.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx.
  6. A. CALL TO ORDER ▶ jump to 0:01
  7. B. ROLL CALL
  8. C. WRITTEN PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS
  9. D. PUBLIC COMMENT
  10. 10 Members of the public who wish to speak at the Strategic Planning Session will be allotted 3 minutes. State law prohibits the City Council from acting at this meeting on any matter raised during the public comment period.
  11. E. BUSINESS ▶ jump to 3:38
  12. E.1. SUBJECT: Discussion on the City Council’s Goals and Priorities Related to any and all City Departments and/or Subjects That Fall Within the Subject Matter Jurisdiction of the City Council Including, but not Limited to, Policy Discussion Related to the Following: Public Safety, Economic Development, Parks and Recreation, Housing and Homelessness, and City Beautification REPORT IN BRIEF Discussion on the City Council’s Goals and Priorities related to any and all City departments and/or subjects that will fall within the subject matter jurisdiction of the City Council, including, but not limited to, policy discussion related to the following: Public Safety, Economic Development, Parks and Recreation, Housing and Homelessness, and City Beautification as previously adopted by the City Council in FY 2025/2026. RECOMMENDATION For discussion only. 26-120
  13. F. ADJOURNMENT ▶ jump to 153:53