Barstow — 2025-10-07
City Council
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1. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS\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
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10. RESOLUTION NO. XX- 2025 FOR A TEMPORARY STREET CLOSURE WITHIN THE CITY OF\nBARSTOW IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 21101(E) OF THE CALIFORNIA VEHICLE\nCODE FOR THE HALLOWEEN TRUNK-OR-TREAT\nRecommended Action:\nAdopt Resolution No. XX-2025 for a Temporary Street Closure Within the City of Barstow in\nAccordance with Section 21101(E) of the California Vehicle Code for the Halloween Trunk-OrTreat, a City event scheduled for Wednesday, October 29, 2025 from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. in\nfront of City Hall, and waive the full reading.
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11. RESOLUTION NO. XX- 2025 OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BARSTOW,\nCALIFORNIA, AMENDING THE FEE SCHEDULE AND ADOPTING FEES FOR EQUIPMENT\nRENTAL (FY 2025/2026)\nRecommended Action:\nStaff recommends that the City Council adopt the attached Resolution No. XX-2025 amending\nthe Fiscal Year 2025/2026 Fee Schedule and adopting fees for Equipment Rentals, and waive\nthe full reading.
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12. APPROVE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN BARSTOW FIRE\nPROTECTION DISTRICT (BFPD) AND VICTOR VALLEY COLLEGE (VVC) IN AN\nINSTRUCTIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT TO COST RECOVER EMPLOYEES’ DAILY\nTRAINING ACTIVITIES\nRecommended Action:\nApprove Memorandum of Understanding between Barstow Fire Protection District (BFPD) and\nVictor Valley College (VVC) in an Instructional Service Agreement to Cost Recover Employees’\nDaily Training Activities
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13. APPROVAL TO EXTEND CONTRACT AGREEMENT WITH KLEINFELDER INC. FOR FIRST\nAVE BRIDGE OVER MOJAVE RIVER\nRecommended Action:\nStaff recommends that the City Council approve the third amendment to the contract agreement\nwith Kleinfelder Inc.,(including any sub-consultants retained by Kleinfelder Inc. to complete\ncontracted work) for an additional five-year term, through January 4, 2030, and authorize the City\nManager to execute the contract amendment.
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14. CONSIDER THE ADOPTION OF A CITY POLICY PROHIBITING APPOINTED COMMITTEE\nAND COMMISSION MEMBERS AND THEIR AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS FROM\nRECEIVING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FROM THE CITY.\nRecommended Action:\nStaff recommends that the City Council consider whether to adopt the proposed policy.
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15. PROPOSED FUNDING AGREEMENT WITH SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY FOR BARSTOW\nCEMETERY DISTRICT\nRecommended Action:\nIt is recommended that the Mayor and City Council:\n1. Enter into a Funding Agreement with San Bernardino County to provide funding to the\nBarstow Cemetery District, in the amount of $26,667 from the City as a 25% match to the\nCounty's 75% contribution of $80,000; and\n2. Approve in-kind staffing services to provide project management of the Cemetery District\ncurbing project.
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16. ADOPT RESOLUTION XX-2025 ADOPTING COMMUNITY PROMOTIONAL FUND POLICY\nTHAT CONSOLIDATES AND SUPERSEDES THE EXISTING COMMUNITY PROMOTIONAL\nFUND POLICY (POLICY NO. 50-01) AND YOUTH COMMUNITY PROMOTIONAL FUND\nPOLICY (REV. 05.28.2024)\nRecommended Action:\nStaff recommends adopting the proposed resolution XX-2025 to adopt the CPF Policy to\nconsolidate the City’s two existing community promotional fund policies and to provide clear,\nconsistent guidelines for Community Promotional Fund administration while ensuring\naccountability, transparency, and maximum community benefit from Measure Q revenues\nallocated to the Community Promotional Fund.
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17. APPOINTMENT OF COMMUNITY BENEFIT COMMITTEE MEMBERS\nRecommended Action:\nBased upon the recommendation of the City Manager, the City Council appoints the following\nindividuals to the Community Benefit Committee:\n1. One (1) Cannabis Business Owner to the Community Benefit Committee\n2. One (1) City Resident to the Community Benefit Committee\nPUBLIC SAFETY UPDATES:\nCOUNCIL COMMITTEE REPORTS:\nBUSINESS OF THE COUNCIL:\nSTAFF REPORTS:\nCITY MANAGER'S REPORT:
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2. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATOR (GOV. CODE § 54956.8)\nConference with Real Property Negotiator (Gov. Code § 54956.8)\nProperty: 555 Melissa Ave, Barstow, CA 92311\nAgency Negotiators: Rochelle Clayton, City Manager\nNegotiating Party: Barstow Senior Citizen Center\nUnder Negotiation: Price and Terms of Agreement
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3. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATOR (GOV. CODE § 54956.8)\nConference with Real Property Negotiator (Gov. Code § 54956.8)\nProperties: 27745 Panamint Road & 28075 Rimrock Road, Barstow, CA 92311\nAgency Negotiators: Rochelle Clayton, City Manager\nNegotiating Party: Barstow Heights Community Services District\nUnder Negotiation: Price and Terms of Agreement
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4. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL; ANTICIPATED LITIGATION\nConference with Legal Counsel; Anticipated Litigation (gov. Code § 54956.9(d)(2) & (e)(1))\nA point has been reached where, in the opinion of the City Council on the advice of its legal\ncounsel, based facts and circumstances that might result in litigation but which the City believes\nare not yet known to potential plaintiff or plaintiffs, there is a significant exposure to litigation\nagainst the City.\nNumber of Potential Cases: 1
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5. PRESENTATION OF PROCLAMATION TO DESERT SANCTUARY, INC. IN RECOGNITION\nOF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH - OCTOBER 2025\nRecommended Action:\nPresent proclamation to Desert Sanctuary, Inc. in recognition of Domestic Violence Awareness\nMonth - October 2025.
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6. CERTIFICATE OF APPRECIATION TO MAIN STREET MURALS FOR THE MCLB MURAL\nDEDICATION\nRecommended Action:\nPresentation Only.
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7. MINUTES OF THE JOINT SPECIAL MEETING - AUGUST 5, 2025 AT 7:00 P.M.\nRecommended Action:\nApprove minutes as presented.
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8. MINUTES OF THE JOINT SPECIAL MEETING - AUGUST 19, 2025 AT 6:00 P.M.\nRecommended Action:\nApprove minutes as presented.\nACCOUNTS PAYABLE ALL AGENCIES:
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9. RATIFICATION OF ACCOUNTS PAYABLE EXPENDITURES FOR JULY AND AUGUST\nRecommended Action:\nApprove and ratify expenses, as audited, checks #100332-100751 totaling $10,715,172.02 and\nwires #1166-1198 totaling $2,337,355.79, per the Agency breakdown below:\nCity:\n$12,774,044.37\nFire:\n$278,483.47\nSuccessor Agency:\n$0.00\nGrand Total:\n$13,052,527.84\nCITY COUNCIL: