City Council - Regular Meeting

good evening everyone and welcome to the special meeting of the madera city council wednesday july 22nd 2026 i call this meeting order at 6 00 p.m city clerk gonzalez the city council meetings are open to the public the meeting may also be viewed and accessed remotely by using the link located

Thank you if I could have everyone please stand for the invocation done by mayor pro, Tim Zachariah and the pledge of allegiance.

Thank you father God, we just always give you thanks and praise. We just ask for your continued guidance. And just leading this meeting, and let us do the goodwill of the city. We always ask this in your name. Amen.

Thank you for that. Moving right along, I would bring it to my colleagues for any questions or comments on approval of our agenda. I see none. I open it up for public comment. No one in the chamber. Anyone online or on Zoom? I will close public comment at this time and bring it back to my colleagues for a motion and a second. I have a motion and a second. All those in favor, say aye. Aye. Those opposed? Motion passes unanimously. No presentations and next item.

And then we will move to public comment. Anyone in the chamber? Anyone online or on Zoom? Okay. I will close public comment and move on to our next item.

Woo, it's a heat. That will be presented by our Parks and Rec Director, Abra. Welcome. Yay.

All right, thank you. I'll bring it back to my colleagues for any questions or concern. Council Member, Mayor Pro Tem Zachariah.

Just as I guess a quick You know, just looking at the map and more of just a question of why there's no facilities West of the 99. it seems like. East of the 99 is fully dotted with basketball facilities, but, um. The West side doesn't really see even 1. I know we don't have maybe as many parks and town country may not be ideal, but is there just. Is there a reason why we don't see 1 on the West side?

And I guess there's a question. I mean, is there, is there, um, issues of, like, uh, proximity to, like, housing? Like, I mean, is people usually not want a basketball court, for instance, across the street from them? Do they prefer that? And all the reason I'm asking, because we have the westward development happening. And is there is there I know typically we don't put in, like, our recommendations for how they build out their parks if they choose to, but is that something. that we can maybe advocate for as these newer housing developments tend to have a park element to them that maybe these

Because I mean, I mean, I agree that too. I mean, with Joe's thing, I mean, it's a low barrier to entry, but it's also a low barrier for maintenance. I mean, absolutely. Build it. You change the nets a couple of dollars, probably, you know, every so often. Then you're not mowing, you're not watering, you're not, you know, so I just would see what it would like to see a little bit more push for stuff like that. I agree. Thank you.

Thank you for your comment. Council Member Rodriguez.

Thank you council member rodriguez um at this time open it for public comment I see no one in the chamber anyone online or in zoom city clerk and so we have we have none mayor thank you I will close public comment and bring it back to my colleagues for a motion in a second so I could have a motion in a second all those in favor say aye aye those opposed motion passes unanimously Thank you, Parks Director Aber. And with that, I will adjourn this meeting at 6.24 and see everyone back Wednesday, August 5th, 2026. Thank you, everyone. Have a great evening.