>> all right, good evening. I'm going to call the meeting to
order at 7:00 p.m. For july 7th, 2026.
at this time there is no disclosure pursuant to ection
5495.8.3. Roll call and declaration of
conflicts, please. [roll call]
thank you, we have a quorum. >> thank you.
please stand and joni for the pledge of allegiance.
>> I pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of
america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation,
under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.
>> now please remain standing for our indication from pastor
scott mcfarland from journey christian church.
>> father god, as we celebrated our 250 years as a nation, we
owe you a great debt of gratitude.
thank you, father, and for the forefathers who had the courage
to establish this country -- [inaudible]
thank you for working through all of our leaders,
first responders, military, and for inspiring us to stand as one
nation under god, using this nation to encourage freedom
everywhere. God, we know we are imperfect
and we fail at times, yet your steady hand continues to lead us
forward, so we honor you for that and thank you for it as a
country. Tonight we pray for our city
leaders, our families, and all that serve this city.
may you fill this room with your wisdom and peace so we can
continue to honor the legacy you started 250 years ago.
we ask this in your holy name. Amen.
>> thank you, pastor. Please be seated.
members of the public can participate in tonight's meeting
remotely t, using the informatin provided on the screen.
this is also available in writing here at city hall as
well as on the city website. At this time it takes us to
presentations and I will turn it over to our police chief.
>> good evening, everyone. That wasn't very welcoming.
good evening, everyone. I've got the honor of presenting
the employee of the month for te month of july.
it happens to be one of our own. Where is travis?
that he is. I wanted to make sure he was
here. It is my privilege, detective
alexander has been a stellar employee, and I want to share a
little bit about his background, what makes them so special.
he was born and raised here in the city of tracy or he's always
been committed to serving his home town and began well before
he was a police officer. He attended wanda hirsch elinor
driscoll and george kelly element to school, williams
middle school, and graduated from kimball high school class
of 2013. He later earned his associate's
degree in criminal justice from san joaquin county college.
his career with the tracy police department began at the age of
16 when he joined the police department explorer program back
in 2011. As an explorer -- I'm sorry, I
probably hould have introduced koda.
it's not just him. They are a dynamic deal.
I on't have koda's bio but I will share a small story about
her. As an explorer he participated
in right along's, community events and hands-on training.
that introduced him to the profession he fell in love with.
he learned from officers who eventually became his colleagues
and mentors. After aging out of the program
in 2016, he returned to the department in 2017 as a
community services officer, where he gained valuable
experience writing reports, assisting the public, and
responding to calls for service. In 2018 we hired him as a police
officer trainee and he attended the alameda county sheriff's
office police academy. As a member of the 163rd academy
class, since becoming a sworn officer he served in a variety
of assignments to include patrol, our special enforcement
team, we call it s.e.t., and erourspecial investigations unit
where he is a detective. Among many assignments he
considers serving as a detection k-9 handler to be his most
rewarding to date. He's part of the work alongside
his yellow lab here and our superstar retriever, k-9 koda,
and koda is a she. The name is unisex but I made
the mistake of referring to her as he after an amazing case
these last few days. I won't get into the details of
it but koda made a huge find and it was an amazing case.
so we appreciate all they collectively do.
in addition to his primary duties, detective alexander
remains actively involved throughout the department.
he serves as one one of the jur cadet advisors.
quick story about that, this past weekend or the weekend
after last, fourth of july, part of his instruction and
mentorship along with the other advisors allowed our junior
cadets to win multiple awards this past explorer competition.
it's a testament to his commitment having been in their
shoes, so he gives back. He's also a s.w.a.t. Sniper
operator, a treasurer for the tracy police k-9 association.
these roles reflect his commitment to mentorship not
only to the future officers we have here, that his fellow
employees and contributing both on the street and internally.
outside of work he enjoys fishing, hiking, mountain b
mountain biking, and spending time with his wife, amy, I
didn't want to not acknowledge her, and the three dogs, scout,
plato, and of course koda, who has been adopted into the family
as a little sister. Travis is also passionate
supporting the northern california special olympics, a
cause he he is especially fond of because of his mother,
sharon, who helped establish a new special olympics branch in
pleasanton. She inspired his dedication to
these incredible athletes and he gives back serving the
organization. He encourages everyone who is
able to support special olympics through donations or volunteer
service. Every contribution helps to
provide life-changing opportunities for athletes to
compete, build confidence, and experience the power of
inclusion. I know that was long but I want
to give a round of applause to captain alexander.
come on up. I will say this in closing, our
city manager couldn't be here but she called me before she
left and expressed appreciation for the conversation as she was
extremely moved by how committed you are.
thank you very much. A little shy today.
thank you. >> his sister is in the
audience. >> hi.
and his sister is in the audience.
>> we have a few more proclamations.
I will ask council to join me. >> congratulations again,
detective. We have a few certificates to
recognize our military enlistments so I'm going to ask
them to come up. They can say a word if they'd
like and we will do a group photo at the end.
with that, our first person is carina barrios godinez.
on behalf of the city of tracy, we have a certificate of
recognition on the occasion of your enlistment in the
united states air force. Next up we have miguel calderon.
we have a certificate of recognition presented to miguel
calderon on the occasion of your enlistment in the united states
air force. Next, martin adam soriano.
we have a certificate of recognition presented to martin
adam soriano on the occasion of your enlistment in the
united states air force. Next up, chastity lott.
juan florez. Alisalecia perez.
we have a certificate of recognition presented to alecia
perez on the occasion of your enlistment in the united states
army. Let's grab a photo for everyb
everybody. All right, another round of
applause for all our military enlistments.
[applause] next up we have a certificate
appointmofappointment and I wouo invite r. Powell.
we have a certificate of appointment to certify that
dr. Powell was appointed to the parks and community services
commission for a term commencing june 23rd, 2026, and expiring on
january 31st, 2028. Congratulations, commissioner.
>> good evening, everyone. First, let me just say happy
parks and rec month! Is an honor to be appointed in
this capacity. I look forward to serving our
community as they continue to do the great work that they are
doing and as we work to continue to ensure that the residents of
tracy are well. Thank you so much.
>> another round of applause for the commissioner.
and last but not least, we have a proclamation for parks and
recreation month, so I would like to invite commissioner todd
leleeberg and whoever else would like to join, as well.
come on up. Don't be shy.
come on up! As you can see we have a big
parks and recreation team in the city and they are going to
recognize july 2026 as parks and recreation month.
the city of tracy parks and recreation and community
services department is fundamental to our city's
identity, quality of life through innovative programming,
beautiful open spaces, and exceptional community services
for all ages and abilities. Whereas tracy's localized parks
and open green spaces serve as vital community acres providing
safe welcoming environments that foster social connection, active
outdoor play, and mental well-being for families and
neighbors. With our city's diverse
recreation programs they offer creative community experiences,
enriching activities, our adult softball league, all of which
promote healthy lifestyles and bring a sense of fun and
vitality to tracy. The public swimming pool, open
green spaces, and recreational facilities ensure had
opportunity to exercise, relaxation, and play, and
whereas they provide a crucial location ensuring residents have
an essential space to beat the heat, exercise, nd gather.
and whereas the department demonstrates an unwavering
commitment to community care through specialized spaces and
target initiatives including invaluable services at the
senior center as well as dedicated youth and teen
opportunities. And whereas our local park
system provides urban green spaces to support conservation,
foster civic pride, and build a more sustainable and resilient
environment for future generations.
whereas the national recreation of parks association and the
u.s. House of representatives recognize july as national parks
and recreation month, highlighting the transformer the
power of local parks and dedicated recreation staff and
building strong communities. Therefore be it resolved that
I'd, dan arriola, mayor of the city of tracy, on behalf of the
city council, to proclaim july 2026 as parks and
recreation month in tracy and urge our volunteers and
residents to make a positive difference in our community.
thank you. >> thank you, mr. Mayor, council
members. On behalf of the parks and
community services commission I am proud to accept this
proclamation. Parks make lives better.
that is something we see every day in the city of tracy.
parks are what make tracy special, it's where you take
your children for the first swing of the bat, the first pick
of the ball. When they are on the playground
where families gather or neighbors celebrate together,
residents of all races, ages, genders come together for
active, healthy, connected lifestyles.
our parks, our trails, our sports fields, recreation
programs, community events, they all contribute to what makes
tracy special. I would like to recognize first
our city of tracy staff. They really do a great job for
the parks, so thank them for all the amenities that you guys
enjoy, but also the staff, the volunteers, the young employees
here that are actively engaging with the youth to make this a
special place. I want to embarrass two of them
specifically, breanna and gillian, who are former tracy
high water polo players. I had the privilege of coaching
them. I just wanted to embarrass them
and call them out. As we celebrate parks and
recreation month, I encourage everyone to get outside to
explore our parks, participate in a program, register for a
class, swim in the pool. In a few years you will have the
opportunity to swim in our brand-new aquatic center.
I could not go without saying that.
thank you. Thank you for the proclamation.
I appreciate it. >> lets come onto the side.
[inaudible] >> can we kneel?
>> ready? One, two, three.
>> another round of applause. [applause]
>> all right. We will allow a minute for folks
to exit from the presentations. All right, thank you.
my understanding is that the mayor pro tem had a motion.
>> yes, please. I previously requested this item
but I would like to make a motion to object to the
consideration of 6c and have it killed and not move forward at
all. >> to suspend the rules of
naming of individual sports fields at the ballpark, at tracy
pioneer sports park? And then can you clarify any
procedural issues? >> yes, this is subject to the
rosenberg rules this counsel abcouncilabides by.
it is not a debate motion and it does require four fifths
approval tonight to do that. It would take the item off the
agenda for this evening. >> can you clarify, if the
motion fails, what happens? >> it would go as regularly
scheduled. >> understood.
the mayor pro tem has made a motion.
you have a second? >> second.
>> we have a priest and a second.
and that would be to kill the motion from the agenda.
roll call, please. >> mayor pro tem abercrombie?
>> yes. >> councilmember evans?
>> yes. >> councilmember bedolla?
>> yes. >> council member nygard?
>> yes. Mayor arriola?
>> yes. With that, the item dies and we
will not consider any change to that process.
so the process will continue normally for the naming process.
>> consistent with council direction with the last meeting
that addressed that item, yes. >> thank you, mayor pro tem.
that brings us to the consent calendar.
are there any members of the council who would like to pull
any consent items? >> yes, mary.
I have been requested to pull item 3w.
>> mayor, I request to pull 3l. >> all right.
a lot of items on his agenda. The second reading for oversized
vehicles, and 3l was related to the transit station's emergency
backup generator. Anything on the side?
did staff have any items to pull?
>> no items to pull. >> did any members of the public
want to pull an item? I understand there is a request
for item 3b? Is that correct?
was their speaker cards for a certain item?
3b will be pulled. Other than 3b, l, and w, are
there any items to be pulled? 3c.
3b was regarding maps for the tracy hills commerce center.
3c was related to the rocking horse development project, an
and 3q... Was related to the execution of
a fee credit reconciliation. Bclq, w.
where there any other items to be pulled?
we can go through them individually.
so those items will all be pulled, and other than that, I
will entertain -- is there anyone online?
>> no, no hands on line. >> with that, I will entertain a
motion. >> I make a motion to approve
the consent calendar minus items b, c, l, q, and w.
>> second. >> we have a first and second.
roll call, please. [roll call]
>> all right, we'll start with item 3b related to the final map
for the tracy hills commerce center.
>> good evening, council. I am al gali, associate
engineer. This couns council item is for m
south of the canal. The developer is ridgeline
property group. Its development is within the
tracy hills specific plan and it's called the tracy hills
commerce center. The purpose of this counsel item
is the approval of a subdivision agreement and the final map for
tract 4113. This would guarantee the
construction of required public improvements such as a widened
road and public street. This will create lots of record
for industrial lease and sale. This concludes my summary f the
project and I am available to answer any questions.
>> thank you. I will go to council for
preliminary questions. Is there any from council?
mayor pro tem? >> can you please
explain -- there was a process for objecting to this project, I
believe that time has expired. What would be the ramification
should we try to halt this at this time?
>> when the project is approved by city council and is no more
discretionary, as this project was on july 1st, 2025, the ime
period to challenge it is based on whether or not a notice of
decision is filed. In this case, it was.
so you would have 30 days from that, and therefore the
expiration to make a challenge vis-a-vis this project would
have been august 2025. If there was no notice of
decision filed, it would have been 180 days statute of
limitations period, but that would have also expired, as
well, since it has been a year since the project approval.
so at this point, unless there is any significant changes to
the project -- for instance, if the applicant was coming to make
expansions go beyond any other conditions of approval, that
would open it up for discretionary review by the
council, the deadline to file a challenge has since expired.
>> thank you very much. Any additional preliminary
questions from council? Seeing none seeing --
>> I'll make a comment. I have no questions.
>> with that, we will go out for public comment.
are there any speaker cards? >> yes, mayor.
I have two speaker cards. >> we will start with those,
please. >> the first speaker is david
correa. >> sorry, before we begin, can I
please see hands raised for who would like to speak on this it
item? I am seeing three, so that means
each speaker will get 4 minutes. You can begin.
the microphone is right there in front of you, apologies.
>> good evening, mayor, city council.
my name is david correa and I am a proud sheet metal worker.
I am born and raised here in tracy and I am here tonight
because I continue to support the tracy hills project and the
opportunities it represents for our community.
responsible growth creates good local jobs, strengthens our
economy, and expands our tax base while providing the
services and businesses are residents rely on.
I proudly support this project moving to the next step and
thank you for your time, thank you for supporting our
local workers. >> thank you, mr. Correa.
next speaker card, please. >> our next speaker is liz
sutton. >> good evening, council.
>> can you pull the microphone a little closer to you?
>> yes. Is that better?
>> yes, thank you. >> I'm here epresenting sheet
metal workers, the business rep, and representing working
families that live here in tracy and also those families working
with the electricians, plumbers, pipe fitters, and ironworkers.
on july 1st the city council voted to approve this project
and bring good union paying jobs to the city of tracy.
im hoping we can keep moving forward with this and this
project will be built with water and building codes and high
standards because of using union labor.
I just want to thank the council for voting for this project.
thank you. >> thank you, ms. Sutton.
next speaker card, please. >> we have no more peaker
cards. >> we will open up to the rest
of the public. Anyone want to speak on this
item? Do you have a microphone for
mr. Healy? >> I am here representing an
abused tracy citizen. I have sent council a plethora
of unresolved issues I've had particularly with the
transportation department. >> I had to stop you, is this
for item 3b? >> I thought this was just
public comment. >> this is related to item 3b
only. I apologize.
we will make sure you get your time for items in the audience.
any other speakers who would like to speak specifically on
item 3b related to the tracy hills commerce center?
seeing none, do we have any online speakers for this item?
>> no, no hands-on line. >> with that I will close the
public comment portion for this item and e can return for the
discussion or motion. Councilmember evans, you had a
comment? >> just a quick comment on this
item. I was adamantly against this
item, not against building an industrial facility if it were
to be placed in one of our industrial zones.
this is not, as proposed, for corral hollow between our
largest neighborhoods in tracy. I disagree with the lacement of
this particular development in this area prayed for
consistency's sake, I'm going to vote no for this particular
item. >> understood.
any additional comment from council?
seeing none, with that I will entertain a motion.
>> a motion to approve 3b. >> I will second.
>> we have a first and second. Roll call, please.
[roll call] >> item 3b passes.
thank you, everyone who came to speak.
that brings us to item 3c, related to the rocking horse
development project. Staff report, please.
>> good evening again. This council item is for
residential development just north of the redbridge
residential development. The homebuilder is shea homes.
the purpose is to approve an agreement and bonds as well as a
small final map. The end result will allow future
home buyers to buy homes. This concludes my brief summary
of the project and I am available to answer any
questions. >> thank you.
do you have any preliminary questions?
seeing none, with that we will go for public comment.
can I please see hands raised for item 3c?
I see willnutes. Doave
no, mayo >> to thlic
d evening, council, staff. Pretty much I would like this
item to be pulled. There's a lot of information on
here so hopefully I can cover it in 4 minutes.
back in 2025 it went to the planning commission.
at that time the planning commission -- I was on that
commission. We had a lot of questions,
especially since 2016, the traffic impact.
as council members we approve so many developments down there,
and tracy hills continues growing and many of those
students go to kimball, which is a lot of traffic congestion.
at that time, planning said we will address that later, e want
to do an extension on the map, because there extension was
expired. What was supposed to come back
was more environmental information.
well, unfortunately the director at that time pulled a fast one
on us. There was a director meeting
upstairs in august 2025, which is not on the agenda.
this is a lot of information, a lot of dates.
he took it upon himself because he's the director, he went ahead
and this applicant is a new applicant.
it's no longer -- I think it was scott stringer, a very good
developer here in tracy. Long story short, in
september 2025, an off-site engineer did some approvals on
that which we never saw, and then it goes back to octob
october 2025, the application for the city, the final map.
the extension was just for the map.
any changes or improvements, since then we did a lot of
development. One of the sewer lines, they can
no longer use that direction. I know they're going to say it
doesn't have to go back to planning.
it does need to go to planning because there's a lot of
unanswered questions. There are some things being done
here, especially the ingress to rocking horse, the two -- I'm
sorry, there is so much on here. The two phases, that was not
part of the original thing. When we do approvals and
planning commissions, there's a lot of conditions that have to
be approved. It looks like it just went
through the engineer. It did not go to the planning
commission. There is also some other changes
on hearing, and they forgot to put the dates on the report, so
I don't understand why we are doing this, because on
october 22nd it went to the city for the final map, but then you
go again and you talk about -- they just did it
march 16th of 2026, so there is still additional changes that I
haven't seen that you haven't seen, so I would like to table
this. As council, we have to approve
and do the right thing for our environment, our streets, the
ingress to rocking horse is one way and in one way out, and with
the commute we have to adjust that map.
I know a lot of the commissi commissions -- I ask you to
table this so you can make it a good decision going forward.
only the map was approved. No changes, no anything is
supposed to be added to that. But the engineer reports keep
going and adding or changing things on here.
I would like for you guys to review that and go back to the
planning commission for further review.
thank you. There is more, but like I said,
the time -- there is some information that was not
provided to council prior to coming here.
thank you. >> thank you, ms. English.
next speaker, please. >> thank you.
my name is david best. I represent the developer ande h
ltiple approvalsgh l years, the most recent
of which was a development design review approval that
happened three or four months ago.
actually, a little bit longer ago than that.
but we have been through all the appropriate approvals and steps
associated with the project as it is currently design.
those have all been approved to the normal processes.
what is before you today is simply a subdivision improvement
agreement that allows us to move forward with installing
infrastructure on the project as it is urrently designed.
and I am here for any questions if you have them.
>> any additional speakers on this item?
to be have any online? Does item c need further review?
>> assistant city attorney. It actually falls under the same
approval we were just talking about with item 3b pursuant to
the guidelines. There's no additional
discretionary entitlements being sought tonight by the approval
of the subdivision mprovement. A different tract came before
council, 3855. It's two different items even
though it was the same development rince of this is
only proving the subdivision map for tract 4008.
and he agreement which would allow them to do the
improvements they were already conditioned to do and they were
approved planning commission and the entitlement originally went.
the conditions have already been approved.
this is the agreement by which we effectuate those improvem
improvements. The bonding requirements that
protect the city if the improvements are not done to
code within a year. And it allows the city also to
go after the bonds of the developer if the work doesn't
get done in time. That's what the subdivision
improvement agreement does. >> thank you.
any further questions, discussion from council?
councilmember evans? >> just to be sure everyone is
clear on record, there is no design changes, nothing added,
nothing deleted, nothing altered.
the development is the same as it always was, correct?
>> that is correct. >> the only thing that does
appear to have changed is the phased approach?
>> that is also correct. Staff actually needs to approve
the agreement only, and the bond itself.
so it will be allowing the construction of public
improvements for tract 4008. The final map will be an
approval in the future. Because of the reason this is
coming to council through consent now as opposed to allow
back, I guess, is because they are getting ready to construct
the basic infrastructure. Is that right?
>> that is correct, sir. >> thanks.
>> any additional questions? If not, I'll entertain a motion.
>> motion to approve item 3c. >> roll call, please.
[roll call] >> the item passes.
thank you, rocking horse development.
that brings us to item 3l related to the transit station
emergency backup generator. Staff report, please.
>> good evening. I am with the public works
department. Tonight we are looking to have
the approval of a contract for the installation of the backup
generator for the tracy transit station.
back in 2023 the city contracted with the k p.a. Group to
evaluate and look at potential generator options for the
transit stations and we looked at diesel, solar, natural gas, d
fueling options. It was determined in that
analysis that a diesel generator would be the most economical
decision given that the estimated cost for solar
battery backup generator would be approximately three times as
much cost as a diesel generator in the initial install in over
the 25-year life of the system it would be twice as much for a
battery and solar backup generator versus the diesel
system. With that, staff recommended to
move forward with a diesel option given the economical
advantages of that. The backup generator would be
used primarily for emergency situations in the summer and/or
the winter when the power goes out in order to keep operations
going. Given that it would only be
running for a few hours throughout the given year, we
estimated that it would be better to go with a diesel
generator than a solar and battery backup.
so tonight we are asking that the council appropriate some
additional funds that are needed within an existing cip now that
we have the bids in, and additional $736,000 from the
development act funds and $314,000 from the state of good
repair program, or the construction contract for
$1,675,535 to g c.j. Incorporated of tracy that
authorize the city manager to approve the change orders and
authorize an overall not to exceed project budget for
$2,095,067 and grant the authority of the city manager to
execute the permits in the agreement.
and I will take questions if you have them.
> thank you. Do you have any preliminary
questions? Councilmember nygard?
>> thank you, director, for your report.
is our city currently involved in the municipal energy audit?
I believe it is due to come back to us in august.
>> yes, I did speak with our public works director, and there
is going to be a report that's being brought back in august to
alk about the city widey upgrade program.
>> correct. Is not the transit center
included in this audit? >> the transit station is not
included as part of that. It's the other city facilities,
city hall, the service center, water treatment plant in the
wastewater treatment plant I believe are the main facilities.
>> I'm still kind of a little baffled.
if our transit center where to put solar with the appropriate
battery storage, that would run 24/7.
you would reduce your energy costs from pg&e and not have the
reliance on pg&e, therefore if a black outward to occur you
already have the confirmation to have energy consistency,
so would that not eliminate the need for a backup generator if
you had solar with the appropriate battery storage?
>> the solar option with the battery storage was one of the
options that was evaluated, but it was only evaluated in the
purpose of using it for backup energy, not for powering the
entire facility. >> but wouldn't that be the
purpose of putting solar on a building, to be able to bypass
pg&e and to have your own independent power source?
>> yes, that would be one of the outcomes.
>> yeah. So what I would like to request
from council consensus is that we pause or a month to wait for
the energy audit to come back, to be able to have it reviewed
before the council to see what our options are to look at being
more energy efficient on our municipal buildings.
if we could just look at this next month after we review the
energy audit, and how we can have more energy independence
from pg&e so we would not have to actually be subject to the
black outs the power outages that we see in our communities.
>> was that all your questions? >> yes.
>> mayor pro tem? >> just to clarify, the transit
station is not part of that audit.
is that correct sir? >> that's correct.
>> I'm not sure how... >> it doesn't necessarily mean
it could not be evaluated for the use of solar.
on that building. I mean, any municipal building
has an opportunity to look at whether or not it is capable of
the construction make up to have solar on their roof or in the
parking lot. So it is basically, how are we
looking at making sure we can have more resiliency again
pg&e's power outages and have more independence to have our
own power sources to supply power to our vital municipal
structures? >> mayor pro tem?
>> if we did postpone this for a month, what would be the
possible consequences? >> I would need to check with
our engineering team to see how long the bids are good for.
we did do a bid opening and bids are typically held for certain
period of time. I'm not sure what that is but I
can find out. >> what would be the impact to
the transit station not having that?
that's more of my concern. >> pausing a month won't have a
significant impact. Construction on this isn't
anticipated to start until august anyway if this was
approved tonight, and it wouldn't be up and running for
about a year. >> I have two questions very
similarly. Is this item sensitive
timeliness? >> if you give me two seconds I
can run and then ask how long the bids are being held for.
>> good evening. I'm the director of public
works. The bids are good for 30 days.
in august we are coming back to give you an update on the energy
program, but that project would not look at a solar system on
every building. >> that was going to be my next
question. My understanding of the audit
was that it was citywide. Is it not ossible to include --
>> I want to be clear that the audit is not the subject before
you all this evening. >> understood.
>> we can review this during council onsensus if you would
like to do that. The question tonight is on the
idea before you, whether you wish to approve it this evening
and/or continue the item out to the august 18th meeting.
to get clarification, with the bid -- if you waited until
august 18th, with the bid expired?
>> yes. >> okay.
>> is the intent of doing it at this time because of summer
blackouts? >> the intent is to have backup
power in case of energy loss. The transit center is a cooling
center, so if the power goes out, this would allow us to run
the building and be able to have the power to operate it.
>> but that wouldn't be until next year?
right? >> once the project is
completed, then it would be available as a backup, yes.
>> any additional questions from council?
>> can I just ask how many cooling centers we have in our
city? >> can you repeat that question?
>> how many cooling centers are there in tracy?
designated cooling centers? >> I believe the transit center
is the only one that we have which is a city-owned facility.
>> we don't use the community center anymore?
>> I have to double check that. >> and we do have the library
and the mall as well as two other backup cooling centers.
>> my recollection is that there are various throughout the city.
>> there are a number of them. >> the council member is
correct. We currently utilize the
shelter, the library, the transit center, city hall, to
straddling hem off the top of my head.
as the current cooling centers as well as warming centers when
they are necessary. >> any additional questions from
council? Any members of the public who
would like to speak on item 3l? Can I see hands raised, please?
seeing one. We will allow for minutes for
each comment. Could we please get a microphone
to mr. Healy? >> I'm not quite ure if
city hall is an official cooling center, but most importantly,
because I have addressed this issue, there are no cooling
centers in the city of tracy on sunday.
for reasons unbeknownst to me or anybody, the transportation
department does not open up the transit center on sunday, even
though they are offering nondemand bus service.
I live downtown, I have poor ventilation in my apartment, but
I can't go there on sundays. This last sunday there was an
unhouse person outside, it was only 83 degrees but with
humidity and all that, I made a suggestion and I hope you are
open to that, that when they do get this generator that they
actually utilize it on sunday. The cooling standards should be
a seven days a week option. >> thank you, mr. Healy.
seeing another one, please come up.
is that on? Can you push the button?
>> there we go. >> thank you.
>> I just wanted to agree with ms. Nygard.
I believe when we start spending millions of dollars, which this
is going to be over $2 million, then we need to start looking at
long term saving energy. What ms. Nygard was trying to
say, or at least what I heard, she was looking at putting solar
up there so it was saving money all year round, not just when we
need backup. If we are going to spend
$2 million, why don't we put that toward something that would
save us money year-round? That is my comment.
thank you. >> thank you, ms. Hill.
any other speakers on this item? Seeing none in chambers, any
online? >> no, mayor.
no hands raised online. >> we will close the public
comment portion for item 3l and returned to council with
additional discussion and/or motion.
>> anything else? >> I would like to request we
have council consensus on postponing this for a month to
allow us to review the energy audit and to see where we may
make other opportunities for energy savings and cost
efficiency for the city. >> thank you.
any additional comment? >> I just want to clarify it as
a motion to continue the item to bring back on august 18th, 2026.
>> I would like to bring it back after we are able to review the
energy audit update that comes to us on the 18th, to see if we
have an opportunity to utilize the transit center as a solar
facility with battery backup. >> mayor, members of the
council, I believe the director has said this already, but we
would need to rebid the project if it were to be delayed, and I
could increase the cost if we decided to maintain the
current -- >> I understood the energy audit
was not going to be inclusive of this building, correct?
did I understand that correctly? >> this item really is not about
the energy audit, but I want to give you a brief overview for
the meeting that is coming up. We are going to have a summary
o what we are planning to do, which is to do an investment
grade audit for all the city facilities to reduce energy
costs. The major component of that
project would be about solar, water and wastewater treatment
plants, where we can significantly reduce energy
consumption. We really cannot do that at the
transit center. So that would be part of the
investment grade audit that most likely would take about six
months. >> the reason I guess it is
germane to this topic, if I understood, if we are waiting
for the audit, the audit is not going to be inclusive of the
transit center is what I'm hearing.
>> but just to clarify, director, you just said for all
tracy facilities. So is not the transit center a
tracy facility? >> yes, it would include all of
the equipment inside the transit center, including hvac and
others, that could potentially be upgraded with this energy
program. >> if I may, director, are we
saying that the energy audit will look to replace appliances
but not necessarily add solar infrastructure?
the audit will look to add solar infrastructure to the wastewater
and water treatment facilities, and that is the distinction
you're making? >> yes, correct.
>> if I may, to the council and the mayor, just to reiterate,
the distinction he is making s the audit will look to add solar
arrays to wastewater and water but look to replace the major
appliances within all facilities to make them energy efficient
appliances the way you would a home.
>> got it. I'm open to entertaining this
idea. My point is I don't think it's a
good reason to wait for this audit.
if we are only looking at appliances within the transit
center, then it's not going to have an impact on the solar
option that is being discussed. That is all my point is.
we can wait, if that is council's will, but I don't see
waiting for the audit. >> thank you.
councilmember bedolla? >> is there another item either
on our plate or a quicker way to consider solar on the transit
center? Because I think -- I hope I'm
not misunderstanding what council is debating a peer
because maybe we can pass this. >> that could be added to that
roject, but most likely that would be about six months to a
year from now. >> but not stopping -- not
letting the current id expire? >> councilmember bedolla, as you
suggested, if council wills, it can pass this item and give
direction to staff to look at the possibility of adding solar
to the transit center as well. Through the audit or any other
means. >> I would leave it to council.
>> my question would be, in the pursuit of maintaining energy at
the transit facility, should there be solar battery storage,
would that mitigate the need to have an emergency generator?
>> adding solar would reduce the energy use.
however, it is not going to mitigate fully the backup
situation that we are trying to design and implement here.
>> so the batteries would be used for daily use but they
ould not be sufficin emergency situation?
is that what I'm hearing? >> it could be.
it has to be designed, looked at.
however, they would be an additional cost if we want to go
that direction. >> correct.
and the $2 million here could arguably be used for that cost.
>> it could be. >> understood.
>> that is kind of what I was going to clarify.
have we looked at what the cost would be to put solar on the
transit as opposed to this generator, backup generator?
>> as stated earlier, when we did the analysis on this, it was
only for the purpose of emergency backup power, not to
power the entire facility. The analysis at the time, back
in 2023 when this was done, estimated the cost of solar
being three times that of what the diesel generator would be.
>> does it take into consideration the long-term cost
savings with your pg&e bill, as well as diesel fuel?
because you're going to be using diesel for this generator, and
diesel continues to go up. Solar would eliminate both those
long-term costs. >> the long-term analysis was
done primarily on the maintenance cost of the backup
generator system. Since we weren't looking at
converting the entire facility over to solar power, we did not
look at what would be the overall long-term cost savings
of converting, and seeing if there was even enough space to
put solar to power the entire facility at that location.
>> could we? I think it would be -- it would
be a very wise decision to actually compare both, since we
haven't really compared both costs for the backup generator
versus solar and the full cost savings to our taxpayers.
how can we decide on the most effective and efficient system
for power outages? >> thank you, councilmember.
I will entertain a motion. >> I will make a motion to
approve 3l. >> second.
>> we have a first and a second. Roll call, please.
>> mayor pro tem abercrombie? >> yes.
>> councilmember evans? >> yes.
>> councilmember bedolla? >> yes.
>> councilmember nygard? >> no.
>> mayor arriola? >> no.
>> with that, the item passes. That would exist to the next
item, which is item 3q regarding see credit reconciliation for
pro logis. >> good evening, veronica child
with the engineering department. This is authorizing a fee credit
and reconciliation agreement that reconciles outstanding
development impact fee credits associated with infrastructure
improvements they have constructed.
this will increase their total credits from approximately
$68 million to $89 million. That concludes my brief summary.
I am happy to answer any questions you may have.
>> do you have any preliminary council questions?
>> what caused the substantial change in numbers?
>> the substantial change in numbers is due to a number of
factors. Unfortunately many of these fee
credits were put into agreements prior to current staff eing
here. From what I could tell, it seems
that there were some administrative errors.
some, there were changes maybe in the field that took place, so
something was built slightly differently than they were
intending to build when they first entered into the
agreements. So they may be kind of a number
of things. In addition, it looks like some
of the amounts put into these fee credit agreements or
estimates as opposed to actual numbers that were fully
calculated based on the linear feet of something that may have
been built. >> and staff is confident that
the new amendment are the correct numbers?
>> absolutely. We have discussed this at length
with developers as well and let them know there wouldn't be any
additional research into these numbers where agreed upon, and
this is the maximum they could receive for what they are
building. >> thank you.
if there is no additional questions, we will go for public
comment. Can I see hands raised for
speakers on this item? With that we will allow for
minutes. Go ahead.
>> thank you, council. Staff answered some of my
questions, but just to go on record, I know we are giving fee
credits, and the way water rates are going up goes back to what I
said in the beginning. The warehouse is industrial have
not been paying their fair share.
they haven't, and it's been proven.
now we are giving $24 million credit for the water
distribution. So I can recycle waste water but
$15 million for water distribution.
how that came to an agreement, I don't know.
I know that some of you weren't here, but for me, that is
disheartening, because this is just one of many.
even though the water rate and the fees for water usage, maybe
they brought it up but they have never paid their fair share
until recently when it was done. Before the flat rate, they are
actually getting credit for the next five years.
they craft it that way. That's one of the things I was
trying to explain to you, how they said it and how the
consultant we paid for, many of our consultants, we are throwing
our money down the drain. They are giving instructions,
crafting things -- they use the word "potential," or "this might
happen." if there is still $2 million out
there, somebody is researching that, I heard it's pretty close
to $100 million that wasn't used.
I think $15 million plus the recycled waste water,
$24 million credit fee. And I still don't think they
have paid their fair share. To this date.
that's all I wanted to say. >> do we have any additional
speakers on this item? Seeing none in chambers, do you
have any online? >> no hands raised.
>> we will close the public comment portion and I will turn
to council for motion. >> I think to staff, we are
talking $21 million. It's an awful lot of money.
I don't want to disagree with it.
I trust our staff come brothers in enough
I trust our staff, but there is not enough detail.
there's detail, there is amounts, but I can't really see
what it is. I see the categories, and there
is columns that kind of explain what they are, but I don't
understand how we got there. Is there any more granular
detail on what this is? Is there something I can see and
get my hands on? I'm a construction guy, so I
like drawings. I like to see actual diagrams
and things. What are we talking about here?
>> yeah, we do have all the plan sets on file for all these
improvements that have been approved by our city engineer.
in addition, specifically for two of the categories in
exhibits b and c to the agreement, you will have kind of
a breakdown of each item, the unit cost, linear feet, all of
that, to give you a really good detailed estimate and how we
came up with those numbers. >> where am I missing that?
I have looked at the attachments in the staff report.
I'm I missing it? >> it's part of the attachment
to the staff report nd it is an exhibit to that agreement.
it is page 12 and 13 of the agreement itself.
>> is there a table umber? >> if we go into the agreement
itself, there are tables listed, but this isn't a table number.
it is just exhibit b. Work completed pursuant to
inspection improvement agreements.
>> I see those. Those are some of the tables I'm
talking about. I see wrong numbers, and that's
good. It got me partway there, but I
didn't see any actual drawings. >> you are correct, we didn't
include any drawings in the staff report.
it would have been multiple sets of plans.
it would be a lot of pages, a lot of plan sets, really big
sheets. We have them all on file for
anyone who would like to see them.
>> I would like to see them. Is there any harm on waiting on
this a little bit or is time of the essence on this?
>> I don't think there's any harm in waiting on this.
>> I want to approve this. I want to be clear, I have no
issue with it overall, but being that we are talking a large sum
of money, I would like to see it and nderstand it a little bit
better than I do right ow. I see what staff is telling me,
I see the descriptions, but I'm having a hard time visualizing
what it is that was done. I would almost like to drive out
there and see it. It's a lot of money.
>> assistant city manager. We would rather council feel
comfortable with what staff is recommending if bringing back
plan sets and providing detailed information would make council
feel more comfortable with what they are proving.
approving. We are happy to provide that
detail information. This is related to the
infrastructure that prologis has built out in the specific plan
area. This is all infrastructure that
will eventually become part of the city related to -- I pressed
the button while I was speaking. Related to improvements that
will be dedicated eventually over to the city.
we are happy to provide the details.
it will be a very big packet of information.
it will not cause harm to the city.
I think the developer was hoping to be able to access the credits
sooner rather than later. We would have to come back in
august with the detailed information.
>> I would like to see it first, if council is okay with it.
I know mr. Nefouse and I discussed this earlier.
staff has put a lot of work into this but I feel like I can't
quite do my due diligence on this until I see more detail.
>> understood. Thank you, councilmember evans.
anything else? With that, as per my comments,
staff has reiterated they are confident that this is the new
accurate numbers. With that, it is a priority of
mine that we ensure we are restoring the city's reputation
among the business community and I would hate for there to be any
undue delays to harm the reputation of the city giving we
have made such progress recently.
with that I will entertain the notion.
>> I make a motion to approve 3q.
>> I will second. >> we have a first and a second.
roll call, please. >> mayor pro tem abercrombie?
>> yes. >> councilmember nygard?
>> yes. >> councilmember bedolla?
>> yes. >> councilmember evans?
>> before I make my vote, I'll just say I have no issues
approving this but I would have preferred if council had
supported my ability to do further due diligence in this,
but clearly council is going to have the majority here.
I don't want to vote against it so I will support it and vote
yes. >> thank you.
>> mayor arriola? >> yes.
item 3q passes. That takes us to item 3w related
to the second reading for oversized vehicles ordinance.
>> good evening, council. Elva esquivel, assistant city
clerk. He brought this forward
consistent with our policies and procedures of second readings of
ordinances, but we would like to defer to the staff that
originally brought this item forth.
>> good evening, mayor, council members, and everyone tonight.
thank you for the opportunity to speak.
my name is dan garcia, a lieutenant with the bureau of
special operations at the tracy police department.
I would like to propose the city council adopt a new
ordinance, parking of oversized vehicles and trailers, to the
tracy municipal code. This ordinance is the result of
careful analysis which included reviewing ordinances from other
cities and gathering community input.
it addresses a growing concern in our city that unrelated
parking of oversized vehicles and trailers on our public
streets. The key concerns this ordinance
aims to address includes enhancing public safety.
the ordinance is designed to improve roadway visibility and
reduce safety risks for both pedestrians and motorists by
limiting the duration and location where oversized
vehicles and trailers may be parked, protecting public
health, it aims to prevent the improper disposal of waste from
these vehicles into our city storms and sanitary sewer
systems, thereby safeguarding our environment and community
health, improving quality of life by regulating parking we
enhance the accessibility of our neighborhoods in public spaces.
to ensure the clarity and fairness of this enforcement,
the ordinance provides a precise definition.
in oversized vehicles defined as any motor vehicle that exceeds a
half feet in width, or 22 feet in length.
this definition includes large recreational vehicles, buses,
and certain trucks that can obstruct visibility and create
hazards for other road users. A trailer is broadly defined to
include any camping trailer, camper, fifth wheel travel
trailer, house card, mobile home, or trailer coach as
specified in the vehicle code. Also encompasses recreational
vehi afety code. Ined in health & these definitions ensure that
all types of large toable vehicles are under the ordinance
preventing loopholes. The provisions of this ordinance
include parking restrictions, oversized vehicles and trailers
may not be parked in public streets, alleys, or city lots
for more than 72 consecutive hours.
after the 72 hours, the vehicle must be moved at least a
thousand feet and cannot return to the same location for at
least 24 hours. The ordinance provides
exceptions for emergencies, official government vehicles or
utility business vehicles, active loading and unloading,
service vehicles, wheelchair accessible vans, and special
events, among others. Enforcement includes citation,
telling, and escalated administrative penalties to
repeat violations, with a clear right to appeal.
this action is exempt from the california environmental quality
act as it does not result in any physical changes to the
environment. Additionally, there s no
physical impact as enforcement will be managed with the
existing city budgets. This ordinance directly supports
our strategic priority of public safety by providing a balanced
approach that considers both community needs and practical
realities for residences and businesses.
if approved by the city council, the police department will
conduct a 30-day educational campaign about the new ordinance
through its website and social media before commencing
enforcement. I respectfully request the
adoption of the new ordinance enacting chapter 3.60, two titll
code. Thank you for your time and I'm
happy to answer any questions. >> thank you.
do you have any preliminary questions rom council?
>> I have one question. Thank you.
just wondering if there would be any exception for families that
come to visit during holiday time.
do we have anything as far as issuing maybe a special permit,
or with that have to be another discussion at a later time?
>> that would be a different process.
that is why we are giving the individuals 72 hours and making
sure that we do that educational component first.
>> thank you. >> I just want to confirm, this
is merely a second reading. Where there any changes between
now and the second reading? >> no.
>> with that we will go out for public comment.
any speaker cards? >> no, they are.
no cards. >> can I see hands raised her
folks who would like to speak on this item?
seeing two, we will allow for 1. Anyone who would like to start?
>> hi, council. Good evening.
I emailed you all on this topic. I'm glad to see that it was
passed unanimously the first time it went around.
>> can you hold the microphone closer?
>> sorry. I'm also a little bit tired, so
I apologize. My only issue at this is that
the 72 hours rule and the 1000-foot movement approach.
I have some points I want to make clear.
I liked what you just mentioned in regards to having a permit.
I think it's a great idea. Other ordinances and other
cities adopt that as part of it. We want to go back to the
drawing board and add that, that could be a component, and I
think it's a great idea. That would provide an avenue.
we are a family-friendly community.
I get that. The problem that I have is that
an individual can bring an rv anywhere, parking for 72 hours,
move it a thousand feet, weight, and bring it right back and
continuously do this. Those oversized vehicles never
leave the street, though. They are going to remained on
the street. That's a problem.
if the ordinance is to remove or inhibit the behavior to say, we
need to put it on private property, or make sure that this
is a safe venue for residents, all the things mentioned in the
staff report, adopting a more restrictive ordinance model is
working well for other communities.
a 72-hour model does not solve the problem.
it simply allows oversized vehicles to move from one block
to another, shifting the burden from one resident to the next.
it is basically just moving the problem.
you are not really dealing with the problem.
the other side of it is that it is even weaker in practice
because the 72 hour clock doesn't happen until code
enforcement ppears on the scene, not when it is initially
reported. We don't have it on the
weekends, this means those rvs have maybe-2 weeks they might be
out there depending n staffing, then when they get there they
might move it and it'll be out for another week to two weeks.
which is why a permit system would actually be great.
I'm just trying to ask, why can't we do something like they
do? Why are we trying to do
something with the 1000 feet rule and the 72 hours?
we don't have the staffing. Why can't we model it after
something that's already proven and working for other
communities? We want to preserve our
communities. I don't want to see how these
vehicles just sitting out on the street.
it doesn't really resolve the problem.
I think the lieutenant and the city attorney's office mentioned
that this was brought orth by communities like fremont,
possibly stockton, that have these types of ordinances.
remember, this is not a strict rule.
our pd educates people for us. It's not like if we had a more
restrictive ordinance that it would be like, you have to move
now. They would still have an
opportunity to educate them. You want to make sure, maybe
educate them about a pass you can have.
I'm just hoping we can close this other oophole of the
individual bouncing on the community.
they may not even be residents. You might have rvs and
trailers in the community just kind of migrating around because
no other community allows that. But tracy will.
I don't know what that looks like in our single family
residency homes or outside our apartment communities.
you name it. Don't think people really
just wanting a stronger framework, like I said.
smething like mountain house would be great.
I've met with a lot of people on your staff and had some debates
about this. So it's really up to you uys
about the final decision on this.
thanks. >> next speaker?
>> what is the impetus of this ordinance?
is this coming from the public and feeding through the police?
can anybody answer? Can ask questions?
>> I would ask you to spend time to ask all your questions and
will answer after. >> I want to know him, is it
downtown only? My next question is, listening
to this man talk and listening to what he said, he's talking
about safety, but he's talking about how it looks.
so my question is, is this targeting the unhoused or is it
actually a safety issue? My last thing, I agree with him
100%. It's the stupidest thing I've
ever heard. You go one place for 72 hours
and move it, come back to the same place, and you only go
thousand feet? What exactly are you doing?
if it's a safety issue, you are one safety hazard to another
safety hazard? I don't understand.
if you could explain that, because I agree with this man.
the way it is written is a truly boggling to me.
>> thank you. Any additional speakers
connected to have any online? >> no hands raised online.
>> with that, I heard three questions I would like to answer
for us. First, what was the impetus of
implementing this particular ordinance?
and second, is this or a particular part of town, down
town or city wide? Finally, did staff evaluate
other options and assess their relevance or effectiveness from
other cities? >> this is a city wide
ordinance. It would not be a specific
downtown area or anything like that.
it covers the whole city. The next question is how this
came up. It is because of the community
and also the issues -- we have never had anything for trailers
or oversized vehicles in our books, so this gives us an extra
piece to enforce. Right now all we have is 72
hours. So this gives us extra to
educate and make sure that people are reasonably moving
heir vehicles when need. And the third piece was --
>> other cities. >> yes, we looked at different
cities, what their ordinances were, and when we looked at it,
the standard is 72 hours for most cities.
there are some that are stricter, four hours to 24 ho
24 hours. And the balance for our city, a
good model for our city. We want to make sure they are
also accessible to the individuals who want to get
their vehicle. >> thank you.
additional discussion or qestions?
mayor pro tem? >> can you also address the
concern about the bouncing back and forth?
>> yes, the extra piece to this, they do get moved 1000 feet, but
they are not supposed to come back in those 24 hours.
they are supposed to move to another area.
that is one of the pieces to this, to make sure they are not
returning to the same place, which we did not have before
ith the regular 72 r ordinance we have in place now.
>> what would be the penalty if that occurred, if a person moved
ounce back? Feet and then they would be towed?
>> we have the option to tell, educate, the option to cite, and
if it is an offender who keeps doing this, cease and desist.
>> another question, if we put this into play tonight, when
enforcement can start, it would also allow us or allow you to
evaluate and possibly come back -- people are abusing it,
to either extend or reduce the number of hours.
is that correct? >> we will analyze how it is
working, yes. Our goal first is the 30-day
education to make sure the residents know and then start
enforcing. We would start making sure that
they know what to do. >> if we requested changes
tonight, then nothing happens because you guys would have to
come back with a new ordinance and we would have to start the
process over, is that correct? >> that is correct.
>> thank you. >> any additional?
councilmember evans? >> I have met with mr. Mickey
and we talk this through, and I understand where you're coming
from now. I get it.
we have seen things happen in other cities, neighboring
cities, and I think we want to avoid that situation up front if
we can. Very much a proponent of that,
without getting into too many details.
looking at some other neighboring cities,
understanding they don't have a minimum distance, I guess I am
trying o determine, do you know what their thought process is on
that? We have a minimum distance of a
thousand feet, they have no minimum distance.
are they expecting the vehicle to move out of the city at that
point or onto private property? Is it one or the other?
or if somebody picks up and moves -- I'm asking a question
about other cities, but do we think somebody moves 100 feet,
that they are okay and they can stay there and move again?
is that how their ordinances are built?
>> I ca can't speak for other cities, but the goal for us is
giving an opportunity to make sure they are not having it in
one place as a storage area. That is our ultimate goal.
some cities are strict and they don't have any exception for any
trailers on streets, but I don't think that is fair for our city.
we thought the 72 hours, moving it to a certain location where
the resident still has access, especially if they've gone to
vacation or something were to happen in an emergency, it is
still in their area so they can move it.
>> thank you for that. I think the way I'm reading it,
I think our ordinance is a little more stringent than elk
grove or livermore. I think I like the thousand
feet. It's not going to catch
everything, it's not going to solve the problem.
I like the permit idea. I think we should take a look at
that, as well. But I think I am in support of
supporting this now and evaluating and returning with
potentially more robust ordinance.
but I would like to get this in play and get it done for now and
move forward. I think there is more that can
be done with this but it's a good start.
>> thank you, councilmember. Lieutenant, that would be my
comment, as well, similarly to how we assessed and amended the
fireworks prosecution ordinance. I would ask you implement this,
give it six months, then come back to council and see how it's
going and if there are additional requests for
stringency. Council, any additional
discussions? With that I'll entertain a
motion. >> a motion to approve 3w.
>> second. >> we have a first and second.
roll call, please. >> mayor pro tem abercrombie?
>> yes. >> council member evans?
>> yes. >> councilmember bedolla?
>> yes. >> councilmember nygard?
>> yes. >> mayor arriola?
>> yes. >> this passes.
this is for any item that is not on tonight's agenda.
just a highlight, the council is limited to how we can respond to
items that are not on the agenda from the government code.
can I please see hands raised for anyone who would like to
speak on a nonagenda item? Do you have any online?
>> no hands on line. >> with that, it will b
be 4 minutes for whoever would like to start.
>> mine is real quick. I think chief middleton was
here, and I want to thank the police department.
a couple weeks ago, maybe three weeks ago, there was a big issue
with young boys riding their bikes through gwen o mcglynn
breyer, edgewood, and -- actually I was on my way
here when I saw all these police officers with the trailer, confg
the bikes. Which to me was a blessing in
disguise, because I would rather see that then -- I would rather
see a parent pickup a bike then go to the morgue or go to the
hospital with a child being hurt or killed.
just recently, last week I was coming home and I stopped right
there in front, and this whole group of kids came through
again. Right in the middle of the
street, no helmets. Luckily I always stopped, but if
it is somebody not from the city -- we have allowed people
to run stop signs, and we would have had a bad accident.
I mentioned it to the chief when he was here earlier, they're
going to continue -- we have to be consistent.
they're going to do it. So I'm really thankful for that.
I don't know the other parts of tracy where it still happening,
but I know it is starting up again, glenn breyer, edgewood,
and all the way back. They are going to continue doing
that, and I'm glad to see that, because a lot of them do not
have helmets and they are in the middle of the street.
so I want to thank the chief and our police officers for doing
their work. Thank you.
>> thank you, ms. English. Do we have the microphone for
mr. Healy? >> to the bike comment, I say to
the kids bike life and continue to rebel.
on the parking issue, that was clearly a targeting and not a
safety issue, and the answer to that is do what san jose does,
and other communities, and provide safe parking to the
unhouse and not found a way to clamp down on them.
be honest, it's not a safety issue.
I don't have a problem with what the thing was, but just be
honest with people. It was targeting and it's not a
safety issue. Don't let that guy b.s. You.
I was clowned because I was told it was dressed like abercrombie
night. Anyway, I offered him to make a
public apology to how his goons have treated me over the years
but he has declined so far. Let's get to what I want to talk
about. I have sent council a plethora
of unresolved issues I have had with particularly the
transportation department. I wish to thank councilmember
dan for acknowledging me and sitting down serendipitously
with me for a short discussion. I wish to thank the
councilmember who appears to have taken a proactive interest
in the plethora of issues I presented.
I wish to thank him, pretty myopic, for his message pay but
as citizen shepherd, asking the sheep for addressing
grievance from wolves is the wrong answer.
I got a lot of fish to fry. To the city management, hello,
does this work? >> it is working, mr. Healy.
>> you know, for years it bothered me that city never
hired upper management from within.
I was very optimistic when you hired him after the fiasco.
and the mess the city is in, as well as the lack of
acknowledgment of severe operational employee issues has
meet rethinking my previous belief.
I'm not going to repeat my issues.
I am asking the council to initiate an investigation, liver
does it. I also want to thank the new
leadership for reaching out to me, evaluate findings, produce
findings with transparency and accountability.
basically, if you leave it in the hands of the city employees,
it's going nowhere. I would like an investigation of
inappropriate behavior as a service provided to the city of
tracy, recommend his removal from transit here in tracy, a
contract review for violations and the highest, stiffest
penalty up to and including contract cancellation.
with an eye toward smooth, transparent transition, example
12/31/26. This irregularity to be
investigated. I can provide the mtm employees
involved. This should be transparent to
disclose where the missing gift went, they should be censured
for unprofessional conduct. And return the monetary value of
the gifts given to them. City employees, the recent
actions of these employees along with never-ending and continuous
nonverbal hate of city employees and demonstrated utter failure,
they have cultivated and enabled a hateful, unprofessional, and
terminally sick culture and tracy citizens.
this must be addressed by the council of parties completely
responsible and accountable to te council and people of tracy.
I have stated on numerous occasions I accept the city
judgment. I will not accept or tolerate
their hateful, disrespectful, and unfair actions.
the citizens of tracy -- to the citizens of tracy I say, no
more. You don't have to tolerate
unprofessional behavior or performance.
stick I'm sorry, your time has lapsed.
>> and don't let them try to ignore or outlast you.
we are the city and they re the hired help.
>> thank you, mr. Healy. Next speaker, please.
seeing no additional speakers, do you have any online?
>> no hands raised online, and they are.
>> we will close out items from the audience.
that brings us to public hearings.
we will begin with item 5a, related to compliance with state
requirements for the housing element.
staff report, please. >> slide presentation.
good evening, mayor and city council members.
kenny lipich. Tonight's item represents the
final major implementation step of the city's adopted housing
element. Staff is requesting approval of
the proposed rezones, plan amendments, and certification of
environment impact report. As discussed, this contains
related action tems, the rezoning of the opportunity
sites to high density residential and mixed-use as
well as updating the general plan to maintain consistency
with the proposed zoning and incorporate required state
mandated amendments. In addition we are amending
plans to eliminate conflicts with the element implantation
and certifying the report. Just to give a little bit of
background for the project, in july of 2025 city council
adopted the 2023 2031 housing element.
we issued a tentative compliance letter for the housing element,
identifying the completion as a remaining limitation require
requirement. Approval of tonight's eitan will
complete the rezone program and position the city to obtain
final determination of substantial compliance.
for step for the rezones, the proposed rezones of 187 parcels,
the majority of which were housing element inventory, these
are to become high density residential and ixed-use.
on the slide you can see the exhibit on the right-hand side,
grids 1, 2, 3, and 4. If we go on to the next slide
you'll see the areas zoomed in. Grid one is the northwest
portion of tracy, grid 2 is the northeast, and then
grid 3 being southwest tracy an. For the site inventory, these
help establish a residential developing capacity but they do
not approve any specific development projects.
so these naps are illustrating the geographic distribution of
the proposed rezone throughout the city.
the sites are located in multiple areas and include
vacant, underutilized, and redevelopment properties
identified during the housing element process.
looking forward to the general plan amendments, the proposed
general plan amended is to update the land use designations
to maintain consistency with the proposed rezonings for the 187
opportunity sites, consistent with proposed rezoning we saw
before. In addition, for the general
plan amendments, this includes updates to the land-use element,
circulation element, safety element, and environmental
justice element. For land use, it was proposed.
circulation, updates to senate bill 743 for vehicle miles
traveled, safety element, the state periodically requires us
to include policies related to flooding, wildfire, emergency
evacuation, and climate, and last but not least, the
environment of justice element. This is a new policy required
under sb1000 to address health equity, environmental impacts,
and community needs in disadvantaged areas.
for the specific plan amendments, we did these to
ensure that existing specific plan provisions do not conflict
with the proposed onings of the housing element implantation.
where inconsistencies exist, the general plan in the tracy
municipal code would govern future development.
for this project, and environmental impact report was
prepared in accordance with ceqa to identify the impossible in
marital effects. This is intended to nform
decision makers and inform the public of environmental impacts
and mitigation measures. That's a brief overview picture
of the process we go through, and we will go into more detail
on the next slide. For the environmental review for
this environment impact report, we started with the included
public scoping, circulation of the draft eir, public review,
response to comments, and preparation of the final eir.
we did go to planning commission public hearing on june 10th, and
city council public hearing for tonight.
topics that were studied in the 2026 draft eir, this is seven up
on the board. All required environment of
resource areas in accordance with ceqa, the technical study
support analysis is included in the final eir in the appendices.
for significant unavoidable impacts, there was one
identified as the project's only significant unavoidable impact,
and that is transportation. All feasible mitigation measures
have been incorporated and approval of the project requires
adoption of the findings of fact and a statement of overriding
consideration. Finally, the eir includes
responses to all comments received on the draft eir,
revisions where appropriate, and the final mitigation monitoring
and reporting program. Staff recommends that the
city council certified the environmental impact report and
adopt the associated ceqa findings, approve the general
plan amendments, waive the first reading, and introduce ordinance
rezoning per plan amendments. Collectively, these actions
maintain consistency among the city's planning documents and
enables the city to submit for housing element compliance
consideration by hcd. That concludes the presentation
and staff is available to answer any questions.
>> thank you. With that I will go ahead and
open the public hearing at 8:44 p.m.
do you have any pull preliminay questions?
seeing then, we'll go out for public comment.
would any members of the public like to speak on item 5a?
seeing none in chambers, any online?
>> we have one speaker card. >> go ahead and proceed.
>> dennis wilson? >> good evening, mayor arriola,
council members. Dennis wilson.
I am the principal lanner of horizon consulting in modesto,
california, and I represent maya vmf llc, developers and
operators of hispanic food markets.
in fact, they currently operate -- they have rehabbed
three existing buildings into supermarkets here in tracy.
so they are very familiar with tracy.
they purchased 3.2-acre parcel at the northwest corner of
macarthur and mount diablo. The broker brought them here to
the city of tracy to determine, do their due diligence, and find
out what the current zoning was for this site.
they understood it was neighborhood hopping, n.s., but
they wanted to make sure, which is part of the due diligence.
so, in september -- actually, they came in july of 2025, and
they were told that it was zoned neighborhood shopping.
in september, they went ahead and closed escrow on the
3.2 acres, and shortly after I was retained to help them
through the planning process, and learned that the project was
part of this 196-acre parcel rezones.
they purchased it without knowing that.
anyway, to make it short, we have been working very
diligently with planning staff, they have been a great help in
removing the two parcels they bought from the 196 parcels that
are being rezoned, and we are here tonight to just make sure
that council understood why we were being removed and widely
asked to be removed. And I am here to answer any
questions you might have. >> thank you, mr. Wilson.
do we have any additional speakers?
>> I have no hands raised online, and they are.
>> with that, I will close the public comment portion in the
public hearing at 8:47 p.m. Returning to council for
discussion and/or motion. >> I'm going to make a motion to
adopt resolution certifying an environmental impact report,
state clearinghouse number 202-406-0665, and adopting a
mitigation monitoring and reporting program, findings of
fact, and a statement of overriding considerations for
the housing element implementation project,
including rezoning, specific plan amendment, and general plan
amendment pursuant to the california environmental quality
act. >> second.
>> we have a first and second. Roll call, please.
>> mayor pro tem abercrombie? >> yes.
>> councilmember evans? >> yes.
>> councilmember bedolla? >> yes.
>> councilmember nygard? >> yes.
>> and mayor arriola? >> yes.
>> I make a motion to update land use designations for the
housing element opportunity sites, and approving a general
plan amendment to update the land use, safety, circulation,
and creation of a new environmental justice element.
>> second. >> we have a first and second.
roll call, please. >> mayor pro tem abercrombie?
>> yes. >> councilmember evans?
>> yes. >> councilmember bedolla?
>> yes. >> councilmember nygard?
>> yes. >> mayor arriola?
>> yes. Madame clerk, would you please
read the title of the proposed ordinance?
>> rezoning the housing element opportunity sites to implement
the 2023-2031 housing element and mending the industrial
areas specific plan, I-205 corridor specific plan, and
tracy hills specific plan. >> motion to waive the first
reading by substitution of the title and introduce the
ordinance? >> second.
>> we have a first and second. Roll call, please.
>> mayor pro tem abercrombie? >> yes.
>> councilmember evans? >> yes.
>> councilmember bedolla? >> yes.
>> the item passes. We look forward to be compliant
with the housing element and thank you to our businesses for
working with us. Next up, that brings us to
item 5b, which is related to policy on business-friendly
parking requirements. Staff report, please.
>> hello. Thank you for getting the
powerpoint up. My name is breanna alamilla, and
I am with the planning division in community and economic
development, and I'm here tonight to talk about the
shopping center parking amendments.
tonight we are proposing amendments to two articles in
the zoning code, article 2, definitions, and article 26,
off-street parking requirements. We are also proposing amendments
to three specific plans, the cordes ranch specific plan, the
I-205 corridor specific plan, and the residential areas
specific plan. The reason we are bringing this
project here tonight is to propose an amendment to reduce
the parking requirement to one parking space per 350 square
feet of gross floor area. Currently, commercial and office
uses require one space per 250 feet square area.
this change would apply in zones that allow commercial uses and
areas within the three specific plans.
the reason we are proposing this amendment is to implement the
sustainability action plan, measure t2, to reduce parking
requirements, and also to support the 2025-2027 strategic
priorities, specifically to enhance the city's reputation as
a business friendly city. The definition does not exist
currently in our municipal code for shopping centers, so staff
is proposing a new definition to ensure consistency in
implementing this new amendment. Staff is proposing the
definition of "a group of three or more consumer service and
retail trade establishments, including any other commercial
uses allowed in the zone, on a single or contiguous parcels,
developed with shared parking and vehicle/pedestrian access."
these amendments are exempt from ceqa pursuant to section 150-53,
and the staff and planning commission are recommending
city council introduce the ordinances amending the tracy
municipal code and specific plans and adopt resolution
determining that this is exempt from ceqa.
this concludes the presentation. Thank you.
>> I do have one preliminary question.
the staffing report stated the impetus behind this was
challenges with the application for dutch bros in the former
big lots parking center. Will this allow that to proceed
forward in addition to the site that has already been supported
downtown? >> the site downtown, the
parking is fine. The cement and cement is already
being brought forward, as you mentioned, because of the dutch
bros proposed in the big lots parking lot, and this change
will allow that to go forward. >> thank you.
council, do you have any prelimited questions?
I will open the public hearing at 8:52 p.m. And allow for
public comment. Any members of the public who
would like to speak on item 5b? Seeing none in chambers, do we
have any online? >> no hands raised online,
mayor. >> with that we will close
public comment and close the public hearing at 8:53 p.m.
we will return to council for further discussion or motion.
>> I would like to motion for an adoption of a resolution
reckoning the ordinances removing article 2 and article
26 requirements of chapter 10.08, zoning regulations, of
title 10, planning and zoning of the tracy municipal code, and
amending the cordes ranch specific plan, the I-205
corridor specific plan, and the residential areas specific plan,
two equirement for shopping cens of one space per 350 square feet
of gross floor area is exempt from the california
environmental quality act pursuant to ceqa guidelines
section 15061 subsection b, subsection 3, because it can be
seen with certainty to have no possibility of a significant
effect on the environment. >> second.
>> we have a irst and second. Roll call, please.
>> mayor pro tem abercrombie? >> yes.
>> councilmember evans? >> yes.
>> council member bedolla? >> yes.
>> councilmember nygard? >> before I vote, I have one
last question. I know you you jumped and really
fast there. >> my apologies.
>> does this parking also look at the increased use of e-bikes
and whatnot? Are be taking into consideration
e-bike parking at all in any of these newer shopping centers?
speak of this ordinance specifically is not looking at
e-bike parking. It's just for shopping center
parking requirements to allow the dutch bros, mostly, to come
in. >> so it is only looking at
vehicle parking? >> yes.
>> okay. We can bring this back at a
later time. Thank you.
>> did you have a vote? >> oh, yes.
I vote yes. [laughs]
thank you. >> and mayor arriola?
>> yes. Ith that -- my apol. Madame clerk, would you please
read the title of the close ordinance?
>> an ordinance amending existing articles, article 2,
definitions, and article 26, off-street parking requirements,
of chapter 10.08, zoning regulations, of title 10,
planning and zoning, of the tracy municipal code, and
amending the cordes ranch specific plan, the I-205
corridor specific plan, and the residential areas specific plan,
to add a minimum parking requirement for shopping centers
of one space per 350 square feet of gross floor area is exempt
from the california environmental quality act, ceqa,
pursuant to ceqa guidelines section 15061b3.
>> motion to waive the first reading by substitution of title
and introduce the ordinance. >> second.
>> we have a first and second. Roll call, please.
>> mayor pro tem abercrombie? >> yes.
>> council member evans? >> yes.
>> councilmember bedolla? >> yes.
>> councilmember nygard? >> yes.
>> and mayor arriola? >> yes.
with that, the item passes. I look forward to more business
friendly parking in the future. That brings us to item 5c,
regarding an update to notices of violation to the tracy
municipal code. Staff report, please.
>> hello, mayor, council. My name is lacey, and with the
city of tracy code enforcement unit.
this item is before you tonight because staff identified an
opportunity to improve and modernize the city's existing
notice of violation procedures. A notice of violation is an
important code enforcement tool that the city uses when
significant property violations remain unsolved -- I'm sorry,
and resolve. Once recorded, it provide notice
to potential purchasers, lenders, and other interested
parties that a property has outstanding code violations that
have not been corrected. Over time, staff found that
existing ordinances contained procedural ambiguities and no
longer reflected the city's current organizational
structure. The current code also places the
authority to record notices of violation with a position that
function. Oversees that as a result, staff worked with
the city attorney office to review the ordinance and develop
an amendment that provides greater clarity, consistency,
and transparency for both the city and property owners.
the proposed ordinance does several things: first, it
clearly outlines the steps that must occur before a notice of
violation can be recorded, including notice to the property
owner, a reasonable pportunity to correct the violation, and an
opportunity to appeal the city determination.
second, it establishes a clear procedure and timelines so
property owners better understand their rights and
responsibilities throughout the process.
retaining a notice of compliance after violations have been
corrected included completion of the any required permits and
resolution of outstanding administered fines or penalties
it updates the administered authority for them according to
city manager or designee this better aligns with current code
writing practices and rovides flexibility should
organizational responsibilities change in the future.
importantly, this ordinance does not create new violations,
increased penalties or expand the city's enforcement
authority. Instead it's the city's existing
procedures and ensures they are administered in a fair,
consistent, and legally defensible manner.
from a community standpoint, these amendments help promote
timely corrections of violations, improve transparency
in property transactions and productive future property
owners from unknowingly purchasing properties with
unresolved code issues. Overall, the proposed amendment
provides a clear process for the public, stronger due process
protections for property owners, and more effective compliance
tools for the city. Staff recommends the
city council conduct a public hearing, adopt the ceqa
exemption resolution, and introduce the ordinance.
>> the chair: we will go ahead and open the public hearing at
8:59:00 p.m. Any pulmonary questions from
counsel? Speak of this is rather legally
dense item, cleanup item we will go up to public comment on item
5c would any members of the public like to speak -- seeing
chambers, we have have any online.
we have public lament imposed the public hearing.
>> repealing 10.08 article 39 in its entirety at enacting chapter
1.36 notices of violation to the tracy municipal code, category
except to the california environmental quality pursuant
to ceqa guideline section 15378 subsection b, subsection two.
>> the chair: first and second, roll call please.
>> mayor pro-tem abercrombie. >> yes.
>> councilmember evans. >> yes.
>> councilmember bedolla. >> yes.
>> councilmember nygard. >> yes.
>> and mayor arriola. >> yes.
>> the chair: will you please read the ordinance.
>> violations, penalties, enacting chapter 1.36 "notices
of violation" of the tracy municipal code.
>> motion to waive the first reading and introduce the
ordinance. >> second.
>> the chair: we have first and second, will call please.
>> mayor pro-tem abercrombie. >> yes.
>> councilmember evans. >> yes.
>> councilmember bedolla. >> yes.
>> councilmember nygard. >> yes.
>> and mayor arriola. >> yes.
>> the chair: with that the item passes, thank you to ode
enforcement come appreciate the hard work.
that brings us to tem 5d which is regarding policy expending
after hours restrictions to the cemetery district property.
>> good evening, mayor, council members, thank you for the
opportunity to speak my is dan garcia, here to propose a
council member -- aims to extend 4.16.180 which addresses
unlawful acts in parks and public areas and 4.16.190 which
is establishing closing hours. The tracy cemetery district
provides a vital public space with a respectful and
environment to honor and honor our loved ones.
unfortunately properties within the tracy public cemetery
district have experienced ongoing issues including after
hours trespassing, vandalism, activities.nd other disruptive
currently our municipal code does not extend parking
regulations or enforceable after our restrictions to the cemetery
grounds which limits our ability to address these issues
effectively. The proposed ordinance would
extend existing part regulations to the tracy public cemetery
district property ensuring unlawful acts such as vandalism,
loitering, and alcohol consumption are clearly
prohibited and enforceable. Establishing a forcible after
hours restrictions for the tracy public cemetery district
property make it unlawful for any person to enter or remain on
the cemetery grounds outside of the posted operational hours
except for authorized personnel or those with written permis
permission. Promoted consistent enforcement
of rules cross all comparable public spaces within city limits
thereby supporting public safety and preserving this important
community areas part of the amendment will provide
law enforcement of clear authority to respond to
complaints and enforce violations on these properties.
applying the same standards used for city parks.
it would also support the public's expectations but
cemetery grounds remain safe, peaceful, and respectful
environments. There will be no significant
physical impact as enforcement will be managed within existing
police department resources. Additionally the action is
categorically exempt from the california environment equality
act as it does not result in any physical changes to the
environment. The tracy police -- the tracy
public cemetery district along with its legal counsel initiated
this request and has provided input on the proposed
amendments. The city attorney's office and
tracy police department have collaborated to ensure the
ordinance language is effective and consistent with our
regulatory framework. Tonight I respectfully request
the adoption of the amendment to chapter 4.16 to extend parked
regulations and after hours restrictions to the tracy public
cemetery district property. Thank you for your time and I'm
happy to answer any questions you have.
>> the chair: we will over the public earing at 9:05:00 p.m.
do we have luminary questions. Councilmember bedolla?
>> the closing is 8:00 p.m., with this change that?
>> we will work with the cemetery whatever hours they
have posted we will respect those and that will be part of
this ordinance. >> currently, is this going to
allow enforcement, currently is there no enforcement?
>> it's a private owned property, this would give us the
access because we don't have the authority unless they tell us
this is happening, right? This gives us the authority to
take proactive decisions when we are out there in the field.
>> okay, thank you. >> the chair: any additional
pulmonary questions. Seeing none, do we have any
public comment on item 5. D. Seeing them in chambers to we
have any online? >> no hands raised.
>> the chair: will close public comment and close public
hearing at 9:06:00 p.m. And return to counsel for discussion
and motion. >> I make a motion to adopt the
resolution determining the ordinance amending chapter 4.16
of the racy municipal code to extend that section 4.16.180
unlawful acts in parks and public areas to include property
owned by the tracy public cemetery district and amending
section 4.16.190 part closing hours to establish enforceable
after hours restrictions for tracy public cemetery district
property is categorically exempt from the california
environmental quality act pursuant to ceqa guidelines
section 15378 b2. >> the chair: first and second
will call please. >> mayor pro-tem abercrombie.
>> yes. >> councilmember evans.
>> yes. >> councilmember bedolla.
>> yes. >> councilmember nygard.
>> yes. >> and mayor arriola.
>> yes. >> the chair: will you please
read the title of the proposed ordinance.
>> amending chapter 4.16 of the tracy municipal code to extend
section 4.16.180 unlawful acts in parks and public areas to
include property owned by the tacy public cemetery district
and amending section .16.190 part closing hours to establish
enforceable after hours restrictions for tracy public
cemetery district property. >> motion to waive the first
reading by ubstitution of the title and introduce the
ordinance. >> second.
>> the chair: first and second, will call please.
>> mayor pro-tem abercrombie. >> yes.
>> councilmember evans. >> yes.
>> councilmember bedolla. >> yes.
>> councilmember nygard. >> yes.
>> and mayor arriola. >> yes.
>> the chair: thank you to the police department we look
forward to enforcement of the cemetery district.
that brings us to item -- regular agenda items and we have
item six.a. >> good evening mayors, council
members, members of the public thank you again for the app
tutor to speak -- dan garcia bureau special operations for
the tracy police department. I'm here to propose the
city council consider a resolution that will significant
lee ann hansen public safety and operational efficiency in our
city parks and throughout tracy this resolution aims to
establish strict compliance with standard procurement process
that's not in the city's best interest and to approve a master
service agreement with block group inc. To purchase
insulation operation and maintenance of camera technology
for a term of 44 months at a cost that does not exceed
$639,467. This resolution will chieve the
following. Modernizing public safety
infrastructure, our current park camera systems are outdated and
inadequate for today's public the tracy police department has
successfully utilized flock automated license plate readers
and pan-tilt zoom cameras since 2022 leading to a significant
success in solving crimes, locating missing persons and
recovering stolen property. Expanding this proven technology
into our parks will provide comprehensive real-time video
coverage and critical oversight. This contract ill result in the
installation of 33 fixed flock condor cameras and 16 flock ptc
cameras in our tracy city parks specifically at dr. Powers park,
gretchen talley park, legacy park, lincoln park, mcdonald
park, veterans park, and sanusi park.
flat annual lease rate per camera incorporating
installation, maintenance, cloud-based hosting an ongoing
software enhancements. This approach limits the burden
of costly equipment replacement at the end of the agreement and
ensures our technology remains current and reliable.
flock is the sole manufacturer and developer of this camera
technology and the tracy police department's real-time
information center is already fully integrated with their
system, transitioning o another vendor would require a complete
overhaul of our infrastructure leading to significant
additional costs in service and disruption.
the police department has established robust policies to
ensure the ethical use of video and a lpr technology including
strict guidelines of data collection, retention, and
privacy. The master service agreement
includes confidential clauses and complies with all state and
federal requirements including sb 34 a state privacy laws
enacted in 2015 that governs how our -- how public and private
entities collect, secure, and retain, and share data generated
by these systems pick of the cost of the agreement will not
exceed $639,467 over 44 months funded through the tpd annual
operating budgets. This investment will consolidate
and expand our camera etwork providing greater value and
safety to our community. This initiative directly
supports our strategic priorities for public safety by
leveraging technology to prevent and reduce crime, enhance
evidence-based enforcement, and improve the quality of life for
all tracy residents. Went december of 2025, flock
cameras help locate a missing elderly resident within hours,
ensuring her safe return. In february of 2026 the system
enabled police to identify and apprehend a shooting suspect who
fled the city. In may of 2026 a stolen vehicle
was quickly recovered and returned to its owner thanks to
the real-time tracking. Since january 1st there have
been approximately 206 instances where the real-time information
center was able to use the evidence from these cameras to
help in the reports. There were 660 instances where
they were able to use the system to make sure our officers
arrived at these locations safely and give them the
information they needed to. Since 2022, 240 incidents that
resulted in reports being taken that began with our a lpr hits
which meant either it's a felony vehicle, missing person, or some
type of dangerous people that was flagged by an agency or
ours. I request the adoption of this
resolution to approve the master agreement with flock inc.
>> the chair: we will open the public hearing at 9:12:00 p.m. I
want to start really quickly just given concerns we have
heard related to data collection and retention, data sharing,
surveillance concerns, confidentiality, can you give us
a little more detail on what the city or flock is doing to
prevent misuse of automated license plate readers and data.
>> arbor attention period's for 30 days, we make sure we have
that. If any officer or anyone from
our department is using the system, we make sure there's a
case number involved and the reason why they are doing the
search or looking through the system itself.
we have policies in place that take care of that.
we control the system and we decide who we share that system
with. We only share in state partners
and law enforcement but there's a reason why they are sharing
with them. That's kind of where we re at
with the policy and retention in the system.
>> point of clarification, this is a regular discussion of the
public hearing. >> the chair: my apologies.
>> do have any additional preliminary questions?
>> the chair: will there be any public comment related to
item six-point a? Scene and in chambers we online?
>> one moment, mayor. >> in case there was questions.
>> no speakers on line. >> the chair: we will go ahead
and close out public comment related to six-po six.a.
>> I wanted to thank you officer garcia and a chief millington
for being so proactive in using the technology we need to be
more visible if that's a good word to locate and be able to
apprehend crime in progress. I think this is a true example
of being able to use technology in real time to our best
advantage. I just have one quick question,
he answered a lot of what I was thinking -- one of the numbers
we are looking at that you have been able to apprehend suspects
with the use of these devices. I think you stated in your
report quite a bit of data which was great.
I did want to see if you could touch on privacy.
I know that comes up a lot in public about what are we doing
to help protect privacy when we are using these devices in
public? >> our goal is to use the system
ethically and by doing that, we are lways doing analysis and
data runs to make sure we are using it properly.
we are training our officers on how to use it, making sure they
are related to a crime, related to any police functions that we
do and they are not misused. We are making sure we are not
sharing with out-of-state partners or any federal
agencies -- we control the sstem.
we make sure we are creating audits on it monthly.
>> I wanted to conclude by saying I am surprised and
grateful that flock uses solar-powered cameras out there.
I'm grateful we are able to look at cost savings had not have to
hardwire all these and because they do come with the solar
capability, thank you again. >> the chair: any additional
discussion? Briefly I want to thank chief
millington because flock cameras were utilized to locate my
stolen vehicle a few months ago outside of the city of tracy but
I've seen it firsthand how effective this can be.
thank you chief nd thank you to your team for incredible work.
and I will entertain a motion. >> motion to adopt the
resolution determining compliance with standard
procurement processes not of the best interests of the city
pursuant to tracy municipal code 2.20.180 subsection b,
subsection three and dispensing such requirements for the action
herein two, proving a master service agreement with flock
group inc. For the purchase, installation, operation, and
maintenance of new equipment and technology for a 44 month term
and for a total not to exceed amount of $639,467.
>> second. >> the chair: we have a first
in a second. Roll call please.
>> mayor pro-tem abercrombie. >> yes.
>> councilmember nygard. >> yes.
>> councilmember bedolla. >> yes.
>> councilmember evans. >> yes.
>> and mayor arriola. >> yes.
>> the chair: thank you to the tracy police department we look
forward to stronger enforcement. That brings us to tem six.b
lived a short term rental regulations.
staff report please. >> thank you mayor ed council
members, christina delgadillo associate planner.
we are providing information on short-term rentals and asking
direction from the city council in addressing them.
a short-term rental as a rental of a dwelling or portion thereof
by the owner to another person or group of persons for
occupancy, dwelling, lodging or sleeping purposes for a period
of less than 30 consecutive da days.
also known as vacation rentals, transient rentals, bed and
breakfast, et cetera. There are two types of
short-term rentals. Hosted an unposted figure hosted
meets the owner, agent or full-time mentor lives on the
property during the guests they usually usually a short-term
renter will rent out a broom. On hosted is the owner not
residing on the property and the whole house or unit is rented
out to. The state allows cities to
collect transient occupancy tax from short-term rentals under
revenue and taxation codes section 72-80.
popular companies that help facilitating rentals or air be
and, verbal, homeaway, and flip key.
currently the medicinal code does not have any definition for
short-term rentals. There is a section .08.1070
which states any use not explicitly stated in title x is
prohibited. In the past, staff has used the
definition and zoning centers for boarding and grooming houses
to include short-term rentals as well.
boarding and grooming houses are currently allowed in meeting up
density and high density zones. Short-term rentals are not a
perfect fit and issues have arisen.
according to our research there are roughly 88 currently
operating in the city. Our records show only one has a
business license and is still attempting to be the parking
requirements for boarding houses.
the code enforcement division has had multiple cases involving
short-term rental complaints. In 2024 there were 1 16 cases,
2025 there were five cases, nd so far in 2026 there have been
seven cases. The city is losing out on the
tot the state allows us to collect.
many cities throughout california allowed regulate
short-term rentals picked out some cities such as manteca,
merced, and fresno I have a short-term perfect.
clovis has operating standards. There are also many cities that
do not permit them. Up to macula larkspur.
now it's discussed and cons. One but if it would be the
increase in transient occupancy tax.
the city's tot rate is currently 10% of rent charged by the
operator, the 23 have a 24 fiscal year of the city made
approximately 1,931,000, $16 in tot for hotels and motels.
increased the tot to $2,020,484. Theoretically with approximately
88 operating illegally in the city ith an average of $184 per
night rented out approximately 223 days per year, we could
potentially earn another $361,082 per fiscal year.
on top of that we would receive approximately $4,716 from the
business tax revenue. Another potential effect would
be economic opportunity. If we allow him in downtown it
can assist in revitalizing the area.
there are many older homes in the area.
we predict allowing short-term rentals may encourage property
owners to invest n those older neighborhoods closer to downtown
to use the most short-term rentals.
this would in turn create a tourist top of the downtown area
along with the added offense that already take place there.
tourism also supports the local businesses because many
short-term mentors and vacationers will be spending
money at local shops and restaurants again generating
revenue. Short-term rentals allow for a
more diverse lodging options. We have multiple construction
projects that bring hundreds of workers.
they along with other tourists and travelers can benefit from a
diversity of lodging options especially with needing a longer
stay, this could benefit them. There are some potential
negative effects. When negative effect it would
have is on her housing supply. It may decrease long-term rental
and home buying opportunities. Can also become a nuisance in
neighborhoods. Excessive noise if there is an
unruly group of guests. Also an increase in vehicles and
vehicle trips. Many of cases I mentioned
earlier were initiated due to complaints of excessive cars in
a residential neighborhood. Staff has provided the following
options the council could move forward on but please keep in
mind these are not the only options.
option one to be clearly and firmly not permit them in the
city. The city could amend title ten
of the tracy municipal code to add a line in the definition of
boarding and grooming houses to state that does not include
short-term rentals. This would get rid of ambiguity.
city council could also choose to clarify the definition of
boarding and grooming houses but it must be rented longer than 30
days. Option 2 would be to permit and
conditionally permit short-term rentals in certain zones.
this could entail a new use group or adding to an existing
use group. Some zones to allow for
conditional use permit could be residential, state, low density
residential and medium density residential pick of the city
could allow by wright and central business to district or
in general highway commercial zone.
option 3 would be to create a zoning overlay for short-term
rentals. Overlay zone is an additional
layer of zoning -- sorry, additional specialized layer of
zoning rules apply to specific geographic area that it already
has a base zoning district. Some examples for the overlay
could be downtown area or around legacy fields.
option 4 would be to create a new ordinance for short-term
rentals that would include regulations for operations.
we could include a specific short-term rental apartment much
like other cities I mentioned in a previous slight prickle some
examples of regular agents could include maximum occupancy
limits, place a cap on the number of short-term rentals in
the city and can't host or hold events on short-term rental
properties. Continue with option 4 we could
include other restrictions such as lube short-term rentals
within a certain distance from one another, limit the number of
rooms available to rent, or acquire primary residence to
maintain the housing market -- meaning t can't be a second
home or an investment home. Limit the number of vehicles per
visitor, limit the number of permits citywide, and mandate a
local contact in the area during the stay.
to summarize there is no clear definition in the tracy
municipal code to. We could earn tot but we could
potentially lose housing stock. Some options are not to remit in
the city, permit or conditionally permit, create an
overlay, or created new ordinance with the option to
create a new permit. At this point we can look to
turn it over to the city council to discuss the options provided
to direct the staff for a path forward and short-term rentals.
>> the chair: I have a quick question regarding slide 17
about requiring the primary residence to maintain the
housing market. Could you provide more detail
and with that framework would look like?
speaker when I mentioned early, this would be an example of
that. We would require somebody to
permanently live in the ouse. >> other cities also for
instance if you have people who are retired and travel a lot, as
their primary residence that would have certain requirements
they be at the home a minimum of 180 days out of the gear and if
they are traveling they could do it otherwise but ultimately just
to make sure it's not a second home so people are just buying
investment homes and renting them out for purposes of a
short-term rental two usually what they will say is primary
residence with a minimum occupancy of so many nights per
year so he could make that determination.
>> the chair: okay. Are there restrictions, are
their abilities to restrict on who could enter the market?
for example are there ways to permissibly allow small local
folks from doing it to prevent out-of-state corporations from
doing it et cetera, or no? >> if your question is if a
company purchased the home, we can look into that vehicle I
imagine that's something -- again the company would have to
live there if you put a certain limit, make a primary residence,
even though a corporation is a "person" I don't think you could
technically say they're living there.
there ways to preclude corporations buying homes if you
do have some type of host requirement as christina was
saying among other things. There's ways we could look into
that crypto I know a lot of cities have tried to do that
especially because of housing crunch in the states they don't
want these homes to be investment properties, if you
will. >> the chair: understood.
with regard to the 88 that are operating illegally currently,
are they geographically distributed in certain areas,
what does that look like? >> they are throughout the city.
we met with air dna which is an analytical company who
specializes in the short-term rentals.
from what they provided it was scattered throughout the area
and there are more outside of the city limits of tracy but
they would not give us more information as to where exactly.
>> the chair: do you have any preliminary questions?
councilmember nygard. >> this is for less than 30 day
rental? >> correct.
>> just kind of curious. You talk about construction
workers or other professionals that come in for job
opportunities here or job transfers, what if it takes 90
days or whatever? Or even longer?
we are only looking at those that are 30 days or less?
speak of the definition of a short-term rental is less than
30 days if it's at 30 days or more you get certain rights as a
tenant you wouldn't get otherwise pickle for these
purposes the short-term rentals are considered less than 30
days, otherwise the individual staying there starts to get
certain rights and it has led to issues on evictions and
everything else there to what they can do is either moved from
property to property or reup so long as it's a new term they are
doing and they are not -- it's not consistent that makes sense.
>> the chair: any additional preliminary questions.
with that we will go out for public comment, what any members
of the public like to speak on item six.b.
signa and tempest we have any online?
will closely comment for item 6.b.
four options looking to put some type of's consensus.
would like o start. >> I like option four.
I think looking at it as a potential another revenue source
but I like some of the different things you have put in there
with possible restrictions. I would like to have something
come back a little more details regarding option 4 and how we
could put that into ordinance and move forward.
>> the chair chair: councilmember evans.
>> being a rental property owner myself I've never had short-term
properties but it had long-term properties and have developed an
opinion set on this and I've had one in close proximity to my
home. Mostly it's managed responsibly
and I think these are a net benefit in most cases for
communities. But they do have their problems
that I have seen it firsthand. In reviewing these, I agree,
option 4 was the one that made the most sense to me but I would
alter it or recommend alterations, read to get through
quickly -- adopt the new ordinance that would allow and
regulate short-term rentals, this could include creating a
new permit type -- yes I agree on the ermit.
probably annual permits? This option should include
choosing zones? I could be talked out of this
but I'm not sure we need a zoning layer for this or not to.
I guess I would like to hear staff's opinion on why
potentially a new zoning layer would be necessary or
advantageous. You can hold that to the end I
would be happy to hear your opinion on it.
however instead of the conditional use permit
potentially a short-term permit -- agree, mickey daniel,
something like that. Conditional use permits require
a planning commission or approval I would not see this as
something it would be a good use for planning commission
personally pickle long-term rental properties don't go to
planning commission so I wouldn't think that a short-term
rental -- again, I could be talked out of that position but
it didn't seem like a good use for planning commission.
permit for short-term rentals could streamline the process by
providing simple standards to follow and permitting authority,
likely community and economic development director which I
thought was interesting. I'm not sure that makes sense on
who would be issuing the permit but I think I'll leave that to
staff decide on that. This goes on to say this is
similar to what other cities have done grading ordinance that
provides egulations and ensures short-term rentals will not
become a nuisance to surrounding areas.
I would dd to it that I would expect robust language to be
included in the permits and strong educational policy for
the landlords to understand hat our ordinances are, noise
ordinance, et cetera. We have strict language around
noise and things. I would recommend those
alterations or adjustments to option 4, but also you listed
some potential restrictions -- limit short-term rentals with a
certain distance of one another -- I think that would be
good and that may help ensure the market doesn't get saturated
with too many of these. I would love to staff some
recommendations there but I like that idea.
it also says we could potentially limit the number of
rooms in short-term rental -- it in a short-term rental available
to rent. I think that idea has some merit
I would be curious to hear about that.
require primary residence or hosting short-term rentals
maintain housing arkets. I guess I would say if you are
saying -- requiring primary residence, that I think in
essence is saying require owners to have a presence in tracy,
right? Is that what I'm reading?
I would agree, that may lend to what -- the concerns voiced
earlier large conglomerates buying from out of state or even
out of country and managing mass numbers of properties here, I
wouldn't want to see that hap happen.
I think that would be advantageous in limit number of
vehicles per visitor -- I've seen that issue a couple of
times where we have lots of random vehicles that show up and
come and go. Limit the number of permits
citywide, I would favor that as well.
mandate local contact in the area for sure I agree with that.
that's where I stand on those ideas, I would support this but
I would like to see 4 come back with some of the alterations
that I recommended and some additional recommendations from
staff and I wanted to hear your thoughts on a couple things that
I mentioned, primarily -- which one was at?
zoning, potential to have a zoning layer.
>> to your question a lot of times those zones you might
exclude for example high them at high density rentals, people
renting an apartment they apply, the next think you know the
property owner is calling us, why did you do this?
there are certain restrictions in terms of zoning we can look
at other times, certain cities have said for whatever
neighborhood we just don't want it to the neighborhood
association or hoa has said we don't want it so we respect that
as well. Those will be some restrictions
if you will. I think every city is different
and I trust our planning department to look through and
recommend to you wall but I just wanted to give you some examples
as to why there ight be certain restrictions one way or the
other. >> I would presume hoas and
aartment complex rules or condominium complex rules would
govern if there was an issue there, correct?
>> we can't enforce those rules but if you're asking why for
instance we would say we one to allow a hdr mostly because those
are renters and they would not be allowed to do that otherwise.
you were just asking for certain zoning restrictions, that could
be it. Otherwise it could be an area
ultimately the city for whatever reason wants to encourage
natural growth and doesn't want to do that.
fr instance as christina was saying limited to downtowns, get
more people there. Those are examples of it, that
you can visualize, that's all. >> the chair: thank you
councilmember. Councilmember nygard.
>> I also support option 4 and I like the recommendations that
councilmember evans has put forward.
I would like to see that kind of information come back.
>> the chair: councilmember bedolla.
>> I'm good with option 4. >> the chair: as per my
comments initially I was concerned with ramifications of
the housing market that I to mike and I was leaning towards
not permitting however, given what staff has provided come I
think I'm open to it. The question I have is if we
determine that this becomes more problematic in the future, is
there a particular trigger, will there be an ability to easily
pipit should we identify if it doesn't work for our community?
>> that gets more complicated in the sense that someone has a
vested right at that point in time.
you to have an annual with dual process, you will.
generally speaking if they've met all the requirements, you
can't do that. That's why it's good to be
proactive at the beginning and try to take your time and
envision what those problems could be which I think staff
that a great job of talking about the restrictions you can
put into place. I would advise it's uch better
to be really restrictive at first and then peel off a
certain restrictions than being a bit more open and then to take
that away from people. That's when you get someone to
say I'm suffering because of these other people versus if you
restrict it and allow some certain circumstances with the
limits, it's much easier that way instead of a more
free-for-all approach. >> the chair: with that I'll
be supporting option 4. I definitely want to highlight
the distance between one another.
I think for example we want to develop our downtown, we want to
encourage people to live downtown, have it be a walkable
downtown and I would hate for it to be only short-term rentals.
want to make sure people are living their part of the
community and providing opportunity come I think it will
be important. Did you have a comment?
>> we would actually look at that.
the other thing is throughout the central valley -- or full
disclosure I worked on this ordinance in manteca which is
why you should be popping up a lot tonight.
they realized a lot of people were buying homes on the same
block in same cul-de-sac and if there would be a big wedding
they would rent out all four homes at the same time and it
would be party central which is why you can put certain distance
requirements in there to make it first come serve but you don't
have an entire block, and tyler street, and tar cul-de-sac of
short-term rental units. >> the chair: that would be by
request. Secondly as I brought up before
if we put in particular restrictions to prohibit these
big conglomerate corporations from taking over, I really
support our local folks having investments, that's fine.
but I would not be in support of having huge corporations come in
and take over our city. Those would be my requests.
build consensus around option 4. Does staff need any additional
direction? >> one thing that would be good
just to confirm with counsel is your stance on hosted versus
unhosted I think I heard comments tonight that seem to
indicate there was support for acquiring hosted but I want to
make sure everyone understands what that means and just to be
clear it would mean someone can only have a short-term rental
such as airbnb if they're going to be present in the house.
if any of you have ever rented airbnb -- for me personally when
I've stayed at those my house was empty my whole family
occupied it. I want to make sure you know in
the 88 examples that we probably have roughly in the city, I'm
guessing but I think most of them probably are where you are
not there and they are renting the whole house.
just so we want to make sure we are aware if we are seeing yes
to this come I want to make sure you understand that piece of it.
and we are clear on your direction.
>> the chair: I concur, that was not my intent.
>> yet, none hosted to. >> the chair: we have
consensus on that. Do you need a motion?
>> motion to proceed with optiof the ones that were highlighted
by counsel. >> first and
>> mayor pro-tem abercrombie. Second, will call please.
>> yes. >> councilmember evans.
>> yes. >> councilmember bedolla.
>> yes. >> councilmember nygard.
>> yes. >> and mayor arriola.
>> yes. >> the chair: thank you steph
we look forward to additional work on this.
with regards to item six-point see that was killed by motion
earlier tonight, will not be looking at that item.
that brings us to item 6.d related to a merit increase for
city attorney. Staff, please.
>> good evening mayor and council, kimberly murdaugh your
human resources director and the item before you tonight is a
reflection of direction that counsel has provided for the
amendment to an at will employment agreement to city
attorney -- he was appointed by city council on july 14th 2025.
annually the contract allows for the city council to conduct a
performance evaluation which was completed on june 23rd 2026.
because he received a satisfactory performance
evaluation, counsel discussed with egotiators at amendment to
mr. Nefouse's employment agreement to reflect a merit
increase which was determined by counsel to be 5%.
the item before you tonight is simply an amendment to his
contract to reflect modification of subsection a to my base
salary of section three from compensation benefits to
increase his base salary from $12,163.21 to $12,771.37
biweekly. In addition this item would
amend the master salary schedule to reflect the increase for
mr. Nefouse effective july 122026.
that concludes my report I'm happy to answer any questions.
>> the chair: do we have any preliminary questions?
do we have any members of the public would like to speak on
item 6.d. Singh none on chambers, do we
have any online? >> no hands on line.
>> the chair: close-up public comment for item 6.d.
ive told you privately I will say public I think you've done
an excellent job we've changed the culture of this organization
we could have not done it without your assistance I think
the merit increases well-deserved, keep up the good
work. Anything additional?
>> I echo the mayor's sentiments and I would make a motion to
adopt a resolution 1 amending at will employment agreement
between david nefouse and city of tracy effective july 122026
reflect a merit increase of 5% for a biweekly increase from
$12,163.21 to $12,771.37 and 2 amended the master salary
schedule to reflect the salary increase for the city attorney
effective july 122026. >> second.
>> the chair: we have first and second.
roll call please. >> mayor pro-tem abercrombie.
>> yes. >> councilmember evans.
>> yes. >> councilmember bedolla.
>> yes. >> councilmember nygard.
>> yes. >> and mayor arriola.
>> yes. >> the chair: congratulations,
mr. Nefouse. That brings us to items from the
audience would any members of the public like to speak on an
item that is not n tonight's agenda?
singh on a chambers to we any online?
>> no hands online. >> the chair: I will close out
items from the audience and that brings us to staff items.
>> I have a few brief announcements before we go on
summer recess. This is the final city council
meeting before the summer recess, council meetings will
resume on tuesday august 18th. We look forward to seeing
everyone then, have a wonderful rest of your summer.
join us on friday july 10th from 6:00 to 9:00 for the downtown
block party at front street plaza, enjoy a free evening of
live music, featuring the rn to be been patently fair dumb
academic along with food and friendly fun, there will be a fe
event at the boyd service center, residents nd local
business can safely recycle unwanted electronic devices,
free document shredding will be happening saturday july 18th
from 8:00 a.m. To 12:00 p.m. In the north city hall, residents
can trade up to three banker boxes of confidential documents
for more information please visit recycle inside a
triangle.com. Join us for movies in the plaza
at civic center plaza the featured film is "spongebob: the
movie." bring your long chairs and
blankets and enjoy a free movie night under the stars the movie
begins at 7:30:00 p.m. Jin us, join the tracy police
department on tuesday august 4th for a national night out a
citywide celebration at briggs neighbors, law enforcement, and
community partners together to promote crime prevention and to
strengthen our community to go visit our website for more
information, that finishes staff announcements.
>> the chair: that brings us to council items.
any on the side? Councilmember bedolla.
>> wanted to make a brief comment.
june 26th of this year there was a sad loss of life in front of
the target department store. This family grieving that loss
of life, another family grieving the other part -- I think for
one more day there is a fund-raiser for the family who's
trying to raise some funds for end-of-life costs.
if you would like to support they are located at 647 palm
circle here in tracy from 11:30:00 a.m. To 6:30:00 p.m.
and this is for mr. Andy who lost his life.
>> the chair: any on the side? Councilmember evans.
>> I want to thank he community for some great celebrations a
lot of patriotism here last weekend.
I saw the mayor at the flag raising at the southside
community organization. That had a flag pole there for
many years and it had never been utilized but they raised an
american flag over the guadalupe center and it flies proudly they
are now. It was very cool celebration and
that was followed by our fourth of july parade.
the amount of patriotism and community that I saw there, it
was a lot of fun and I want to thank everybody for all their
efforts they put into that, celebrating I'm going to try to
say it; centennial -- I'm proud to be a tracyite and american.
>> the chair: I would echo that, thank you staff,
community, downtown association for incredible 250 celebration
for the fourth of july. It was a great celebration and I
very much encourage folks to join us for national night out
and we look forward to a break and seeing everyone at the next
regular council meeting on august 18th.
I just wish everyone a happy summer and especially to our
staff who have worked so diligently throughout the year.
please enjoy your recess. With that I will take a motion
to adjourn. Speak a motion to adjourn.
>> second. >> the chair: first and
second, will call >> mayor pro-tem abercrombie.
>> yes. Please.
>> councilmember evans. >> yes.
>> councilmember bedolla. >> yes.
>> councilmember nygard. >> yes.
>> and mayor arriola. >> yes.
>> the chair: we are adjourned at 9:50:00 p.m., good night,
everyone.