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The motions were made and seconded from the dais; the meeting record shows that the votes on the consent items were carried with “aye” recorded and no nays.

Provenance: The votes are recorded in the meeting minutes and were executed at the start of the business portion of the meeting.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","City of Escalon Council Meeting February 3, 2025 7:00 PM","oneSentenceSummary","Council approved consent calendar items 2 and 4 together and later approved item 3 (minutes) with one abstention by Council member Jeremy Ingle; no nays were recorded for the votes presented at the meeting.","taxTitle","Escalon City, San Joaquin County, California","taxId",71475,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6356324,"Council affirms Bellaterra Estates engineer’s report despite resident concerns about added line items",4182,4351000,8533000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2216684-38452dc2c0aaf2aff7ae3066e83b15d6&start=4351&end=8533","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2216684-38452dc2c0aaf2aff7ae3066e83b15d6/thumbnail_4351000.jpg","/articles/6356324/Escalon-City/San-Joaquin-County/California/Council-affirms-Bellaterra-Estates-engineers-report-despite-resident-concerns-about-added-line-items","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6356324-e34fee6a2e116d02bc646d967c668e52/orig.mp4?Expires=1771191289&Signature=ZXSPN8YVipuVz6XVJt9t9ih1SEl3G~tiEzx-DkQIsZqOrfbCUCDC0jscWFnenSM7Guc0lPMUehCd1HesEp~8m8gfldqUQDtf0K1IYoO7aoDFAiash6fssJ~Yu3FRC8uP6q~rJ955UQ7cYqnO-Eaepzse96phkehjhEW62TUiviNPJZghlHXlJKufGYbFPDX33GY-eAvcXw3Ovo9wEwYQoKPznIsIhg-ZhGMWmIznaaWdqb~w1TLdVVkleM33oljMydQe06D1f2bm5FoDetdh6tsw62Ub7~zoxAZvgjwROBbHAK6zsm~vB6hZvcn~NLppcZt~46lusqivpNuPGG0yjA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Escalon City Council voted to adopt the final engineer’s report for the Bellaterra Estates Landscape and Maintenance District (LLD) with the additional line items and the assessment level as presented, after lengthy public comment and statutory explanation by staff and the district engineer.

Staff said the changes to the report included line-item clarifications — for example, masonry walls and wood and chain-link fencing — that staff and the consultant, Harrison Associates, believe were contemplated in the original formation documents but were not explicitly detailed in intermediate reports. City staff reported it had reviewed formation resolutions and past reports and concluded the items are consistent with what the district may maintain; the additions were presented, staff said, to reduce ambiguity in future maintenance decisions.

Harrison Associates’ representative explained that earlier versions of engineer reports across many jurisdictions had removed some language after evolving case law and guidance stemming from Proposition 218 litigation; the consultant said the language removed in earlier years tended to describe general benefits rather than special benefits and that the consultant refined the reports to reflect more precise definitions of special-benefit items.

Multiple Bellaterra residents objected during public comment and asked that the council restore the earlier language or provide clearer notice and voter opportunity. Residents said they were surprised by the changes and that the assessments and line-item descriptions affect property owners’ long-term obligations; one resident argued the city should give homeowners an opportunity to vote on substantive changes.

Council discussion touched on the legal framework: staff and the city attorney summarized that annual engineer’s reports are required by state LLD law, that formation involved a prior vote and that the annual report identifies the improvements and assessments for the coming year. The city attorney and the consultant explained the distinction between special benefit (which may be charged to district properties) and general benefit (which cannot be borne solely by district properties), and said the consultant’s refinements were intended to clarify that distinction.

Council member Jeremy Ingle moved to maintain the added line items and the assessment level reported for Bellaterra Estates; the motion was seconded and carried with a majority and one recorded nay. Staff said the report will be reflected in the tax roll for the district and that the annual notice and public-hearing procedures required by law were followed.

Provenance: Staff introduced the agenda item and Harrison Associates answered questions about legal reasoning and the report changes; several residents testified and asked for a different process or more notice before the changes were adopted. The council ultimately approved the engineer’s report as presented.","After extended public comment and questions from residents, the council voted to maintain the additions in the Bellaterra Estates annual engineer’s report and the assessment level; residents raised concerns about notice and the legal basis for changes.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6356328,"Council keeps Escalon Parks Foundation’s fireworks booth for 2025, agrees to revisit lottery in August",436,2900000,3336000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2216684-38452dc2c0aaf2aff7ae3066e83b15d6&start=2900&end=3336","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2216684-38452dc2c0aaf2aff7ae3066e83b15d6/thumbnail_2900000.jpg","/articles/6356328/Escalon-City/San-Joaquin-County/California/Council-keeps-Escalon-Parks-Foundations-fireworks-booth-for-2025-agrees-to-revisit-lottery-in-August","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6356328-7b4decee2a27afed2ff4c1a1d1f2b7e4/orig.mp4?Expires=1771191290&Signature=K33fgcKxmiQD9Cl1h3rsbj6ptkbyANVGrEZJUFNGCVMJV6NweJ88nYVCDY-TD0las-NyEihhN5f2ozggHqwzkvfBWNsJSvSErt2JSkgTcXm~vHiz26SsnhP8kVA4-2bb5G~9kZNOlHwzv8RfcmmaK~vhVqTUrLhf9SS9Fl2nBFZDZFwu0-6a77Y4rEuFdxL7lJsn4IE4b4YhodF3kPQ6c5jGpZrNJIk~LBQRvpKo9Ah8OfFEHpVRofWnQOZLifWGiZz24Lz2KWhMm16vVc8Kfj7BOvwujq2XpFANpQ0e-7KUhqwnyLqcCscsQgzBM2~FwHeamZI-nuTbBdNHeHCzsg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Escalon City Council voted to maintain the current fireworks-booth allocation for 2025 and to revisit the city’s lottery system in August 2025 after hearing from the Escalon Parks Foundation and local nonprofits.

Staff briefed the council on the existing process, which is codified in the municipal code and caps the number of fireworks booths within the city at four. The ordinance previously allocated one booth to the city recreation program and three via lottery to local nonprofits; over time the booth designated for recreation has been staffed by the Escalon Parks Foundation, which requested to operate the booth again in 2025 and said it needs the revenue to reach a fundraising goal for a skate-park project.

Mr. Leggero, representing the Escalon Parks Foundation, said the foundation raises roughly $10,000 annually through the booth and currently has about $115,000 toward a $125,000 fundraising goal for skate-park features. He asked to continue operating the booth for one more year and, if the council changes the allocation, to defer the change until 2026 so the foundation has one more season to fundraise.

Staff told the council the city’s ordinance limits booths to four and that the California state fire marshal does not set a jurisdictional limit. Staff also said a change to increase the number of booths would require a municipal code amendment and that the city typically begins the application process in March.

Council members debated whether to add a fifth booth to spread proceeds among additional nonprofits. Several council members said adding a fifth booth would split a finite amount of public spending and could reduce proceeds for groups close to their fundraising goals. Council member Jeremy Ingle (motion maker) proposed leaving the lottery system unchanged for 2025 and ensuring the Parks Foundation retains one of the four booths this year; the motion included a friendly amendment to revisit the policy in August 2025 so the council could review actual applications and receipts from the season. The motion passed with no recorded opposition.

Provenance: Staff introduced the municipal-code item and the Parks Foundation’s request (staff report and Mr. Leggero’s remarks). Council debated notice and the code requirement to cap booths at four; a motion preserving the current arrangement for 2025 with a scheduled review in August 2025 was approved.","The council voted to keep one fireworks booth reserved for the Escalon Parks Foundation for the 2025 season and to revisit the city’s four-booth lottery system in August 2025; staff said changing the cap in code would require a code amendment.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6356333,"Unwired Broadband previews privately funded $8 million fiber build for Escalon",300,136000,436000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2216684-38452dc2c0aaf2aff7ae3066e83b15d6&start=136&end=436","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2216684-38452dc2c0aaf2aff7ae3066e83b15d6/thumbnail_136000.jpg","/articles/6356333/Escalon-City/San-Joaquin-County/California/Unwired-Broadband-previews-privately-funded-8-million-fiber-build-for-Escalon","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6356333-929c43fbc9cd9b8d5db54f62ff53aa51/orig.mp4?Expires=1771191290&Signature=ZB5tZZIZ~nq6jvdO0gbt4rLgGM0U4ERzQTLwgOEnKGyLZxHbJFzV0CVcC2i2AgKT6Pwnj54luZvCj33X1Rcslp6TumEQra8-tA19zSrjnWWJSZLwfMtRiq~GMxshj-QomilSSBd08jiPPSPIKIvaSDFJ~XtA4mZg9fG7NjKVJiJ0ykY~4Aiovx-GmtPn7ngHkFDMsdfMG24SlRg2DsoiGLbTHO~fvfAlUGJk9h3KvNo7DcnigT-OERi0LIaRKJE-FX0dBtZQUYy9Hp~DdNXWwpkJHVbqpwaSyD1BfMIvd97cJAk3R7yEPt-DOnSdKc39RNnpQDzucPoccvGpXpr-pA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Unwired Broadband representatives presented a proposal to the Escalon City Council to build a citywide fiber-optic network funded by the company at no cost to the city.

The presentation, delivered by Mark Peterson of Unwired Broadband, outlined a project the company estimates will serve about 3,347 potential customer connections in Escalon — roughly 2,700 single-family homes, 851 commercial buildings and 266 multiple-dwelling units — with an initial project cost Unwired estimated at about $8,000,000. Peterson said the company would fully fund the build for Escalon and would begin construction only after coordinating permits and a master encroachment agreement with the city.

Unwired said service tiers would start at $69.99 per month for a 250 Mbps residential plan with unlimited data and run up to multi-gigabit offerings. John Majors, Unwired’s vice president of operations, described a phased build that would divide the city into distribution areas; service in each distribution area would be activated as that phase is completed. Majors estimated the build timeline at about 10 months once permits, a master encroachment agreement and utility coordination are complete.

City staff framed the session as informational; no council direction, consensus or vote was requested or taken. Council members and residents asked technical questions about construction methods, right-of-way impacts and restoration. Unwired said the majority of work would be underground directional boring or “missile” boring to minimize disruption, that any necessary trenching would be used only as a last resort, and that the company and its contractors would perform restorations and expected to complete them within about five business days of finishing a cut. Peterson and Majors also described small fenced enclosures and neighborhood cabinets for network equipment and said enclosures would be minimal in size and appearance.

Unwired representatives noted they had previously deployed fixed wireless service in parts of the San Joaquin Valley and have completed or are building fiber projects in other nearby cities. Nathan Vosberg, a Kalinga city council member who appeared in a short recorded testimonial included in the presentation, said fiber in his city materially improved download times, streaming and latency for online gaming.

The council did not act on the proposal. City staff said they would coordinate follow-up conversations if council desired and indicated any formal next step would include drafting a master encroachment agreement and submitting design plans to the city for permit review.

Provenance: City staff introduced the presentation and turned it over to Unwired; Mark Peterson spoke starting with an introduction of Unwired’s proposal and project scope; John Majors and Sal Acevedo described deployment phases, permitting and construction details. No formal action or vote was recorded on this item.","Unwired Broadband gave an informational presentation to the Escalon City Council proposing a roughly $8 million, privately funded fiber-optic network to reach about 3,347 premises in the city; no council action was taken.","actionData","errors"]

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