City of Merced, CA

08/12/2022 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 08/12/2022 18:40

City Council Agenda Items

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Jennifer Flachman, Public Information Officer

(209) 385-6232, [email protected]

City Council to accept $415,880 in Federal Aviation Administration grant funding for two airport improvement projects.

Merced, Calif. - The Monday, August 15, 2022, regular City Council meeting is scheduled to begin at 6 pm. To view the video (if available) or listen to the City Council meeting live, go to the City's website www.cityofmerced.org, Facebook Live, or Comcast Public Access Channel 96.

Members of the audience who wish to address the City Council are requested to complete a speaker card available at the podium in the back of the Council Chamber. Please submit the completed card to the City Clerk before the item is called, preferably before the meeting begins.

Please submit public comment to the City Council electronically no later than 1 pm on the day of the meeting. Comments received before the deadline will be sent to the City Council and will be part of the record and mentioned as part of the agenda's Written Petitions and Communications portion.

Material may be emailed to [email protected] and should be limited to 300 words or less. Please specify which portion of the agenda you are commenting on, for example, Public Hearing item #, Consent item #, or Oral Communications. Your comments will be mentioned to the City Council at the appropriate time. Any correspondence received after 1 PM will be distributed to the City Council and retained for the official record.

You may provide telephonic comments via voicemail by calling (209) 388-8688 by no later than 1 PM on the day of the meeting to be added to the public comment. Voicemails will be limited to a time limit of one (1) minute. Please specify which portion of the agenda you are commenting on, for example, Public Hearing item #, Consent item #, or Oral Communications. Your comments will be played during the City Council meeting at the appropriate time.

For Public Hearing items, if you wish to speak live during the meeting, please leave your callback information, and you will be contacted with further details.

Accommodation for individuals with disabilities may be arranged by contacting the City Clerk at (209) 388-8650. In addition, assisted hearing devices are available for meetings held in the Council Chamber.

On the agenda:

  • Council to approve a professional services agreement to conduct a pro-housing feasibility study
  • Council to award professional service agreements for ARPA funding to United Way of Merced County
  • Public hearing to consider amending various zoning ordinances

A link to the live meeting is on the City's website at https://cityofmerced.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx. Videos of previous meetings can be found at that link and are tied to each agenda item. In addition, the Council agenda is posted online at www.cityofmerced.org.

At least 72 hours before each regular City Council meeting, a complete agenda packet is available for review on the City's website at www.cityofmerced.org or the City Clerk's Office, 678 W. 18th St. All public records relating to an open session item distributed to a majority of the Council will be available for public inspection at the City Clerk's Office during regular business hours. Spanish and Hmong translation is available at every regular meeting.

The City Council meets the first and third Monday of the month, except when there is a holiday, then it meets the following day.

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