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January 12, 2026 ·6:00 PM Final

City Council Chamber, 2nd Floor, Merced Civic Center, 678 W. 18th Street, Merced, CA 95340

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Agenda — 17 items

  1. 1 Special Meeting
  2. 2 NOTICE TO PUBLIC/AVISO AL PÚBLICO/CEEB TOOM RAU PEJ XEEM
  3. 3 WELCOME TO THE MEETING OF THE MERCED CITY COUNCIL/BIENVENIDO A LA REUNIÓN DEL CONCILIO DE LA CIUDAD DE MERCED/ZOO SIAB TXAIS TOS KOJ TUAJ RAU HAUV CITY COUNCIL LUB ROOJ SAB LAJ
  4. 4 At least 24 hours prior to a scheduled Special Meeting, a complete agenda packet is available for review on the City’s website at www.cityofmerced.gov or at the City Clerk’s Office, 678 W. 18th Street, Merced, CA 95340. All public records relating to an open session item that are distributed to a majority of the Council will be available for public inspection at the City Clerk’s Office during regular business hours. Spanish and Hmong translations are available as well as hearing devices for meetings held in the Council Chamber. At every special meeting, the legislative body shall provide the public with an opportunity to address the body on any item described in the notice before or during consideration of that item. Al menos 24 horas antes de una Reunión Especial programada, un paquete completo de la agenda estará disponible para revisión en el sitio web de la ciudad en www.cityofmerced.gov o en la Oficina del Secretario Municipal, 678 W. 18th Street, Merced, CA 95340. Todos los registros públicos relacionados con un tema de sesión abierta que se distribuyan a la mayoría del Consejo estarán disponibles para inspección publica en la Oficina del Secretario Municipal durante el horario laboral regular. También están disponibles traducciones al español y hmong, así como dispositivos de audición para las reuniones que se celebren en la Cámara del Consejo. En cada reunión especial, el órgano legislativo deberá brindar al publico la oportunidad de dirigirse a el sobre cualquier tema descrito en el aviso antes o durante la consideración de dicho tema.
  5. 5 Yam sij hawm tsawg kawg 24 teev ua ntej Lub Rooj Sib Tham Tshwj Xeeb uas tau teem tseg, cov ntsiab lus yuav sib tham tiav ua ntej thiab mus saib tau ntawm lub vev xaib www.cityofmerced.gov lossis ntawm Chaw Ua Haujlwm ntawm Tus Tuav Ntaub Ntawv hauv nroog, 678 W. 18th Street, Merced, CA 95340. Txhua cov ntaub ntawv pej xeem qhib rooj sib tham rau pej xeem uas tau muab faib cov Council yuav muaj rau pej xeem tshuaj xyuas ntawm Chaw Ua Haujlwm ntawm Tus Tuav Ntaub Ntawv hauv nroog thaum lub sijhawm ua haujlwm ib txwm muaj. Muaj kev txhais lus Mev thiab lus Hmoob nrog rau cov khoom siv hnov lus rau cov rooj sib tham uas muaj nyob hauv Council Chamber.Ntawm txhua lub rooj sib tham tshwj xeeb, lub koom haum tsim cai lij choj yuav muab sijhawm rau pej xeem los hais lus rau lub koom haum txog txhua yam khoom uas tau piav qhia hauv daim ntawv ceeb toom ua ntej lossis thaum lub sijhawm txiav txim siab txog cov khoom ntawd.
  6. 6 PUBLIC COMMENT: OBTAIN SPEAKER CARD FROM THE CITY CLERK/COMENTARIO DEL PÚBLICO / KEV HLOOV RAU TEJ PEJ XEEM TXOG KEV TAWM SUAB, NCAUS LUS:
  7. 7 Members of the audience who wish to address the City Council are requested to complete a speaker card available at the podium in the back of the Council Chamber. Please submit the completed card to the City Clerk before the item is called, preferably before the meeting begins. Material may be emailed to cityclerk@cityofmerced.gov no later than 1 PM on the day of the meeting. Please specify which portion of the agenda you are commenting on. Material received before the deadline will be sent to the City Council and will be part of the record and will be mentioned as part of the Written Petitions and Communications portion of the agenda. Any emails received by the 1PM deadline will be posted on the City's website at www.cityofmerced.gov/ government/city-council/council-meetings. Any correspondence received after the 1PM deadline 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 www.cityofmerced.gov, Facebook Live, or Comcast Public Access Channel 96. Los miembros de la audiencia que deseen dirigirse al Ayuntamiento deben completar una tarjeta de orador disponible en el podio en la parte de atrás de la Cámara del Concejo. Envíe la tarjeta completa al secretario de la ciudad antes de que se llame al artículo, preferiblemente antes de que comience la reunión. El material puede enviarse por correo electrónico a cityclerk@cityofmerced.gov a más tardar a la 1 p.m. del día de la reunión.
  8. 8 El material recibido antes de la fecha límite se enviará al Concejo Municipal y formará parte del registro y se mencionará como parte de la parte de Peticiones y Comunicaciones Escritas de la agenda. Todos los correos electrónicos recibidos antes de la fecha límite de la 1 p.m. se publicarán en el sitio web de la Ciudad en www.cityofmerced.gov/ government/city-council/council-meetings. Cualquier correspondencia recibida después de la 1 p.m. se distribuirá al Concejo Municipal y se conservará para el registro oficial. Para ver el video (si está disponible) o escuchar la reunión del Concejo Municipal en vivo, visite el sitio web de la ciudad www.cityofmerced.gov, Facebook Live o Comcast Public Access Canal 96. Cov pej xeem los koom lub rooj sib tham uas xav tawm suab rau lub nroog cov Nom Tswv (City Council) muaj feem los sau ntawv hauv daim ntawv tawm suab nyob ntawm lub sam thiaj hais lus sab xis ntawm Council Chamber. Thov xa daim ntawv tawm suab no rau tus City Clerk ua ntej lub sij hawm rooj sab laj pib. Cov ntaub ntawv tuaj yeem xa email tau rau ntawm cityclerk@cityofmerced.gov tsis pub dhau li 1 PM rau hnub lub rooj yuav sib tham. Txhua qhov email tau txais 1 PM ntawd yuav muab tso rau hauv Lub Nroog qhov website ntawm www.cityofmerced.gov /government/city-council/council-meetings. Txhua tsab ntawv uas tau txais tom qab 1 PM lawm yuav muab xa rau cov Nom Tswv City Council thiab yuav khaws tseg rau hauv cov ntaub ntawv cai. Yog koj xav saib video (thaum muaj) los sis mloog cov Nom Tswv (City Council) kev sib tham, mus saib hauv City’s website www.cityofmerced.gov, Facebook Live, los sis Comcast Public Access Channel 96.
  9. A. CALL TO ORDER ▶ jump to 0:25
  10. A.1. Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag
  11. B. ROLL CALL ▶ jump to 0:50
  12. C. PUBLIC COMMENT ▶ jump to 32:02
  13. 13 Members of the public who wish to speak on the listed agenda item may speak during this portion of the meeting and will be allotted 3 minutes. The Mayor may propose a further limit to the time available for all speakers at the discretion of the City Council, in order to accommodate as many speakers as possible. Los miembros del publico que deseen hablar sobre el punto del orden del día listado pueden hacerlo durante esta parte de la reunión y se les asignaran 3 minutos. El Alcalde puede proponer un limite adicional al tiempo disponible para todos los oradores a discreción del Consejo Municipal, con el fin de dar oportunidad a la mayor cantidad posible de personas.
  14. 14 Cov pej xeem uas xav hais lus thaum lub rooj sib tham no thiab yuav muaj 3 feeb rau nws tham. Tus kav nroog yuav muaj cai tshaj tawm kom muaj sijhawm txwv ntxiv rau txhua tus neeg hais lus raws li City Council Hauv Nroog lub siab nyiam, kom thiaj li muaj sij hawm rau neeg hais lus tau ntau li ntau tau.
  15. D. ACTION ITEMS ▶ jump to 3:36
  16. D.1. SUBJECT: High Speed Rail Project Update - Merced Station Presented by the High Speed Rail Authority and Staff is Requesting Direction from the Merced City Council REPORT IN BRIEF Representatives from the High Speed Rail team will provide an update to Council regarding the Merced Station Project. Staff is then inquiring of Council if they desire to provide action and response to the High Speed Rail Authority. RECOMMENDATION Staff is seeking direction from the City Council based on the presentation and update provided by the High Speed Rail Authority. Council may select from the following options or provide alterative direction: A. Vote to support or oppose the proposed conceptual High Speed Rail Station relocation from Downtown Merced to Southeast Merced upon consideration of the presentation; or, B. Direct staff to provide an analysis of relocating the High Speed Rail Station from Downtown Merced to Southeast Merced for consideration by Council before providing a response to the High Speed Rail Authority; or C. Direct staff to call a meeting of the Council Transportation/High Speed Rail Subcommittee to further discuss, consider, and prepare a letter of response to the High Speed Rail Authority with consent by the City Council; or, D. Other direction as provided by the City Council. 26-076 ▶ jump to 79:13
  17. E. ADJOURNMENT ▶ jump to 142:33