City Council - Regular Meeting

Tuesday, July 21, 2026Official site

The Patterson City Council introduced new Fire Chief Jeff Hakola and adopted the 2025 Urban Water Management Plan and Water Shortage Contingency Plan. Public comments focused on the need for public tennis and pickleball courts, concerns about sidewalk accessibility, and transparency regarding public information requests and a proposed AI data center.

About this meeting

Government Body
City Council
Meeting Type
City Council
Location
Patterson, CA
Meeting Date
July 21, 2026

Published excerpts

Only published remarks appear here. The full transcript is not published.

18 sections

0:03 – 5:52•Michael Clauzel

Good evening, everyone. Welcome to your Patterson City Council meeting Tuesday, July 21st, 2026, report from closed session. Your City Council is returning from closed session and providing the following report on items A and B. Direction has been provided to staff and your City Council will be on recess from the closed session and will reconvene at the end of the open session. Public meeting guidelines. City of Patterson City Council meetings are conducted in person at City Hall Council Chambers. As a courtesy and technology permitting, members of the public may continue to participate virtua

7:10 – 7:55•Michael Clauzel

Another round of applause for Golden Valley. And now we're gonna have the Deputy of the Year Award presentation by Police Chief Hill.

15:33 – 17:18•Michael Clauzel

All right, continuing on. Item five, items from the public. Any member of the audience who wishes to address the council on a matter not listed on the agenda may do so by raising their hand and stepping to the podium. If you're joining the meeting through Zoom, please use the raise hand feature. If you're calling in by phone, you may press nine when the mayor announces the item. Council will take no action other than referring the item to staff for study and analysis and may place the item on a future agenda. In order that all interested parties have an opportunity to speak, each individual ma

24:51 – 25:06•Carlos Roque

Thank you. Sorry, I got a quick question. Go ahead. This is for Fernando. What's that solar, that inverter, really quick, just costing us, because I wasn't aware about that, to rebuild it?

26:32•Michael Clauzel

Does anyone else in the council chambers wish to provide a public comment?

51:16•Michael Clauzel

Thank you. Is there anyone else present in the council chambers? Step forward, ma'am.

54:36 – 54:51•Michael Clauzel

Thank you. Hello, sir, sir. You've already provided some public comment this evening. And so if you could please provide me an email.

54:55•Michael Clauzel

And I understand that. But you can feel free to send me an email and you can provide that information to me. But I can't have you come up a second time. I apologize.

58:37 – 58:54•Carlos Roque

Sir? Coach? Coach. I do have a quick question. Maybe when you're done, if you could get my number, I'll get your number. And I might have an idea, but it's a little different, more of a private sector. It could be a lot quicker and faster. If there's something you're interested in, we could definitely talk. We've got some options. Thank you.

1:00:27 – 1:00:45•Michael Clauzel

Thank you. Is there anyone else present in the council chamber who wishes to provide a public comment? All right, seeing none, we will now close the in-person public comment period. Madam Clerk, oh, hold on. I'll let you come forward.

1:03:06 – 1:03:28•Michael Clauzel

Okay, just want to double check that there's no more in person public comment before I transition to the online going once going twice. Sold alright madam clerk is there anyone online who should write a public comment.

1:18:53 – 1:19:25•Michael Clauzel

All right so seeing there's no further comments online council chambers part of the public comment session is closed and I'll close the public comment period right moving on. The consent calendar all items are approved by a single action any item may be removed from the consent calendar for separate discussion upon request remember the public staff or council member consent calendar item 6.1 to 6.1 6 are open for consideration for approval are there any items people for discussion by council members.

1:19:31•Michael Clauzel

Are there any items to be pulled for discussion by staff or members of the public.

1:19:50 – 1:23:29•Michael Clauzel

All right therefore do I have a motion to approve consent calendar item 6.1 to 6.16 with the exception of 6.11 and 6.16. subject move all right we have a motion do we have a second second all right we have a second requires a roll call count from the council mayor pro tem roque I council member mora I can't remember Hernandez I your mayor votes I the motion to approve consent calendar item six point one to six point one six with the exception of six point one one and six point one six passes with a four zero vote presentation We want to review what happened this morning in our beautiful town c

1:25:11 – 1:26:42•Michael Clauzel

Are there any members of the public present in the council chambers with comments on item eight one. All right seeing none we now close the in person public comment madam clerk is anyone online who has any public comment on item eight one. There are no comments on my mayor all right so seeing no one in person or online who is by the public comment will close the public comment period and bring the item back to council for any final thoughts or comments in their direction and action. Any final thoughts or comments before we move forward. All right seeing none do I have a motion to adopt resolut

1:26:46•Michael Clauzel

Alright Council member more than to report Mayor Pro Tem.

1:26:51•Carlos Roque

Then I was out of the country when we met with data, so we're going to be rescheduling to think next two months for the next meeting. Yes Sir, and I have nothing to report as well. Other matters.

1:27:01 – 1:27:20•Michael Clauzel

no all right seeing none i will go ahead and move for adjournment may the lord protect our sheriffs our firefighters our ambulance services and all first responders may the lord bless you your families and our beautiful city and now we will re-adjourn to the closed session

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