Barstow — 2025-07-15

1. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL ; ANTICIPATED LITIGATION\nRecommended Action:\nPursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(2) & (e)(1), a point has been reached where,\nin the opinion of the City Council, on the advice of its legal counsel, based on the belowdescribed existing facts and circumstances, there is a significant exposure to litigation against the\nCity. Facts and circumstances that might result in litigation but which the City believes are not yet\nknown to potential plaintiff or plaintiffs. (Government Code Section 54956.9(e)(1))\nNumber of Potential Cases: 1

10. ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION NO. 5236-2025 - INTENTION TO DISESTABLISH PUBLIC\nIMPROVEMENT DISTRICT 83-1\nRecommended Action:\nStaff recommends the following actions:\n1. Discuss and adopt the attached Resolution No. 5236-2025 of Intention to Disestablish PID\n83-1 (Exhibit A)\n2. Direct staff to move forward with the disestablishment procedures and schedule a public\nhearing for the August 19, 2025, City Council meeting.

11. AMENDMENT TO PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH PLACEWORKS, INC.\nFOR CONSULTANT SERVICES, IN THE AMOUNT OF $327,435, ASSOCIATED WITH THE\nGENERAL PLAN UPDATE\nRecommended Action:\n1. Approval of the Professional Services Agreement Amendment with PlaceWorks (Attachment\nA) for the General Plan Update and associated tasks, in the amount of $327,435, of which\n$283,000 is reimbursable leaving a fiscal impact of $44,435 which is available in the adopted\nFY2025-26 budget; and\n2. Approval of Resolution 5237-2025 (Attachment B), increasing offsetting revenues and\nexpenditures in the amount of $283,000.\nPUBLIC SAFETY UPDATES:\nCOUNCIL COMMITTEE REPORTS:\nBUSINESS OF THE COUNCIL:\nSTAFF REPORTS:\nCITY MANAGER COMMENTS: PRESENTATION

2. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS\nRecommended Action:\nConference with Labor Negotiators (Gov. Code § 54957.6)\nCity & District Negotiators: City Manager/District Manager Rochelle Clayton\nEmployee Organizations:\nUnit 1 - Teamsters Local 1932\nUnit 2 - Teamsters Local 1932\nUnit 3 - Barstow Police Officers’ Association\nUnit 5 - Barstow Professional Firefighters Association\nUnit 6 - Barstow Management Employees’ Association\nUnit 8 - Barstow Police Department Management Association\nAll Unrepresented Employees

3. FIRST READING AND INTRODUCTION OF AN ORDINANCE ADDING CHAPTER 9.74, AND\nAMENDING SECTIONS 19.14.030, 19.16.020, AND 19.16.030 OF THE BARSTOW\nMUNICIPAL CODE REGARDING SMOKE SHOPS AND TOBACCO STORES – CONTINUED\nFROM JUNE 17, 2025\nRecommended Action:\nThat the City Council adopt Ordinance No. 1032-2025 limiting the proliferation of Smoke Shops\nand Tobacco Stores with the City of Barstow and amending the Barstow Municipal Code to add a\nnew chapter 9.74 and update sections 19.14.030, 19.16.020, and 19.16.030 of the Zoning\nOrdinance of the City of Barstow.

4. PUBLIC HEARING: LIEN PROTEST HEARING FOR DELINQUENT TRASH AND SEWER\nACCOUNTS\nRecommended Action:\nStaff recommends the City Council:\n1. Conduct a protest hearing and subject to testimony received, adopt Resolution No. 52312025 and waive further reading.\n2. Where necessary and relevant, direct staff to resolve any conflicts with protest owners before\nthe final lien and/or property tax assessment list is filed with San Bernardino County.\nAdditionally, authorize staff to remove any properties from the lien and assessment listings\nshould delinquent fees be paid prior to the filing of the final lien list with San Bernardino\nCounty.

5. PUBLIC HEARING: CONSIDERATION OF DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT TERMINATION\nFOR COMMERCIAL CANNABIS BUSINESS OPERATOR ZENGROW, INC. – CONTINUED\nFROM JUNE 17, 2025\nRecommended Action:\nThat the City Council adopt the Resolution No. 5232-2025 terminating the development\nagreement with Zengrow (Attachment 4)) and direct staff to take further steps to consummate the\ndevelopment agreement termination. If the development agreement is terminated, the City plans\nto assess its options for how to best use the property.

6. PUBLIC HEARING:\nANNUAL RENEWAL AND REAFFIRMATION OF ASSESSMENT\nDISTRICT #1 FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025/2026\nRecommended Action:\nStaff recommends that the City Council take the following actions:\n1. Adopt Resolution No. 5233-2025 (Attachment A), thereby approving the FY 2025/2026\nEngineer’s Report - Street Lighting, Flood Control, Landscape & Street Maintenance Benefit\nAssessment Districts No. 1, and waive the full reading.\n2. Adopt Resolution No. 5234-2025 (Attachment B), declaring the City’s intention to reaffirm the\nlevy and collection of annual assessment in Fiscal Year 2025/2026 via the property tax roll in\nconnection with Street Lighting, Flood Control, Landscape & Street Maintenance Benefit\nAssessment Districts No. 1, and waive the full reading.\n3. Approve the expenditure appropriations in the amount of $10,500 for FY 2025/2026 per the\nEngineer's Report, "Estimated Revenue and Expenditures

7. RATIFICATION OF ACCOUNTS PAYABLE EXPENDITURES\nRecommended Action:\nApprove and ratify expenses, as audited, checks #99626-99928 totaling $5,964,562.32 and wires\n#1141-1156 totaling $576,607.10, per the Agency breakdown below:\nCity:\n$6,265,586.75\nFire:\n$275,582.67\nSuccessor Agency:\n$0.00\nGrand Total:\n$6,541,169.42\nCITY COUNCIL:

8. SECOND READING AND ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE #1033-2025 OF THE CITY OF\nBARSTOW AMENDING SECTIONS 9.45.030 AND 9.45.060 TO REQUIRE TEMPORARY USE\nPERMITS FOR EVENTS WHERE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES WILL BE SERVED AND\nCONSUMED ON CITY PROPERTY OR FACILITIES FOR EVENT RENTAL AND USE\nRecommended Action:\nThat the City Council adopt Ordinance No. 1033-2025 amending sections 9.45.030 and 9.45.060\nof the Municipal Code.

9. RESOLUTION TO ADOPT PROJECTS FUNDED BY SENATE BILL 1 (SB 1), THE ROAD\nREPAIR AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT OF 2017, FOR FY 2025-2026\nRecommended Action:\nStaff recommends that the City Council approve Resolution No. 5235-2025, adopting the\nFY 2025-2026 projects list (Attachment A) funded by Senate Bill 1 (SB1) and waive the full\nreading.