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City Manager Marissa Trejo said the request came at Cruz’s suggestion after he attended several advisory‑board meetings and found them focused on building the Salvation Army’s presence rather than producing material benefits for the city. Cruz told the council he believed the Salvation Army would be better served by participation in city events and the consent calendar for community partnerships, rather than a formal city seat on its advisory board.

Council Member Cruz moved to withdraw the city from the advisory board; Council Member Brewster seconded. The council approved the withdrawal 4‑0. Trejo and staff will take necessary administrative steps to notify the Salvation Army and amend any listings of city representation.

No public comment was offered on the item during the meeting. Council members did not indicate further action to replace the seat or to reassign representation elsewhere.

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Preston, identified at the meeting as a representative of Lamar College, said the college is building a two‑story Visual Arts and Applied Sciences building scheduled to open in spring 2026. The lower floor will house information-technology programs such as cyber networking and programming and art, while the top floor will be devoted to health‑care programs, including expanded nursing, paramedic/EMT and certified nurse assistant training.

Preston said the new building will allow the college to relocate programs from older facilities and convert those spaces into support services, including enlarging the Golden Eagle Pantry into a full basic‑needs center and providing dedicated space for the Rising Scholars program and a separate military services center.

He told the council that, through a partnership with California State University, Fresno (Fresno State), Lamar College received a federal Title V grant to offer two Fresno State bachelor’s degrees on the Lemoore campus beginning this fall: a bachelor’s in sociology and a bachelor’s in criminology. In addition, Preston announced an integrated teacher‑education bachelor’s program (liberal studies with a multiple‑subject teaching credential) co‑offered by Fresno State and Lamar College, starting fall 2025 as a daytime, cohort‑based program with 21 students in the inaugural cohort.

Lamar College and Fresno State are also in conversation about a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) to serve students who complete an associate degree in nursing locally and prefer to pursue a BSN without leaving the region; those talks target a fall 2026 start date.

Preston said the college conferred more than 2,000 degrees and certificates this year — a college record — with more than 1,000 graduates and over 500 participating in ceremonies. He called the region recognition in the Fresno Bee — a gold award in \"best trade and technical school\" and a prior award as \"best college and university\" in the Central Valley — as community wins. The college invited city officials to a likely ribbon cutting in December.

Council members asked about athletics and facilities; Preston said the college recently added women's volleyball and men's basketball, will likely add women's wrestling in the spring, and that baseball, softball and football would require facilities partnerships with the city and budgetary work before they could be considered.

The council thanked Preston for the update and expressed interest in attending future campus events.

(No formal council action was taken; the presentation was informational.)","Lamar College told the Lemoore City Council it will open a two‑story Visual Arts and Applied Sciences building in spring 2026, expand nursing and health careers, and offer Fresno State bachelor’s programs on campus beginning fall 2025 under a Title V grant partnership.",{"_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},6214586,"Lemoore council adopts $61.4 million budget for 2025–26, keeps general fund structurally balanced",743,3582000,4325000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3666387-6253f7439a76ff6b2d3259b22937fc91&start=3582&end=4325","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3666387-6253f7439a76ff6b2d3259b22937fc91/thumbnail_3582000.jpg","/articles/6214586/Lemoore-City/Kings-County/California/Lemoore-council-adopts-614-million-budget-for-202526-keeps-general-fund-structurally-balanced","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6214586-213ccc5c605f45e96215e9b9538961cf/orig.mp4?Expires=1771175255&Signature=TDyNaOFLXXaMTHwVzPKlg8qV86YGCrERemofBIqPqr7hGW8EOEPhmXhpN48Ua0FaEi8o28ZYlGWS5whJcnls~jJFhwZoqiAs5Zu4UExSCtoCHs9pcMef1hm~r2r841uuGNFtcz6RU1X~TP8b8XRYt8a4DHE7WFnvr~T-MUGcJRFMV5kX415GQTdhCfrOAUCwsG06JdH-g6UKovR8IpxvNrzKE0A3qv3wMDiD9loKJaKsa4oYALnTTL0AXhfQwwD53g03~UHNWPi0gfBDuDONaywHtkg2OfTnCrG70zTInNqKuJooHdAv5ehvQLu-M~wzpqFBqwguvUH5I57qAFjeEg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Lemoore City Council adopted its fiscal year 2025–26 operating budget on June 3, voting to approve Resolution 2025‑21 after a series of five budget workshops.

Finance Director Jocelyn Valdez presented the recommended budget, saying the proposed citywide budget includes $49.6 million in revenue and $61.4 million in expenditures. Valdez told the council the general fund — the city’s primary operating fund — was projected to bring in $18.4 million and to expend about $18.1 million in 2025–26, leaving the general fund structurally balanced in the coming fiscal year. She reported an estimated unaudited reserve of $13.1 million and projected the reserve to be $13.46 million at fiscal‑year end.

Valdez highlighted budget priorities that include public-safety investments (additional block cameras, equipment and fair wages for officers), infrastructure and capital improvements (road rehabilitation, water and sewer upgrades, facility maintenance), economic development and expanded community services. She noted the largest general-fund revenue sources are property tax ($3.7 million) and other taxes ($2.7 million) including sales and the new Measure S 1% transaction tax passed by voters in November 2024; the city expects the first Measure S distribution in July 2025.

The presentation incorporated negotiated labor items, a 2% cost‑of‑living adjustment across the board, and reallocation of two truck leases from general fund to the wastewater enterprise fund. Valdez said personnel and operating changes left a positive balance of about $316,000 in the general fund for fiscal 2025–26.

After a brief public comment period and questions from council members, Council Member Brewster moved to adopt the budget and Council Member Cruz seconded. The council voted unanimously, 4‑0, to adopt Resolution 2025‑21.

Valdez told the council a comprehensive fee study for user fees is budgeted for the upcoming fiscal year and will be presented to the council in spring 2026, with any recommended fee changes effective July 1, 2026. The finance director emphasized a conservative revenue forecast and the city’s continued emphasis on healthy reserves and compliance with state and federal requirements.

The council's adoption authorizes the city manager and staff to implement the budget’s appropriations and capital projects for FY 2025–26.","The Lemoore City Council adopted the fiscal 2025–26 operating budget on June 3, approving a citywide plan with $49.6 million in projected revenue and $61.4 million in expenditures and a structurally balanced general fund projected to end the year with $13.46 million.",{"_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},6214590,"Lemoore council approves 3.7% user-fee increase, agrees to subsidize resident rentals for two rec-center rooms",3053,1002000,4055000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3666387-6253f7439a76ff6b2d3259b22937fc91&start=1002&end=4055","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3666387-6253f7439a76ff6b2d3259b22937fc91/thumbnail_1002000.jpg","/articles/6214590/Lemoore-City/Kings-County/California/Lemoore-council-approves-37-user-fee-increase-agrees-to-subsidize-resident-rentals-for-two-rec-center-rooms","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6214590-4d73fcf1d68775e31bd2714cdcf47ccd/orig.mp4?Expires=1771175255&Signature=Kcxz8rBJj93RiL8lpETCvTXIMeWNBtDeRphQL0ihl7lXN~txecNzag6V61i3L8SfI~mybtEpNCKcIGIbMeTzao5w9PvkJWQ4Wu3O9aw98-AQpRbm79PxTFu6i85M3QuSiSUbkrwHH-XKTWIHHuWb03KnMSeBfKd9Af3ZeRb73lUnBHwpkp9MyBmMdEv1jMt7G8Ap3rk8SIQEb9jQ2sHvJIvIYl9WdJowLRnGK7be1fJn6vHCzdkEY656hj~FJb83eBZ4em9Q6DaOKQiAcxgThk03bSHMFUd4U2EtO0WzsHfVDeubFypbZN8Td7baFtifnJ2eqf4S6hr8GShkOI0f8Q__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Lemoore City Council approved updates to the city’s master user-fee schedule on June 3, raising most fees 3.7% effective July 1, 2025, and directing a resident subsidy for two recreation-center rooms after concerns from regular renters.

City Manager Marissa Trejo told the council the increase implements a 2024 council resolution that required annual adjustments tied to the Consumer Price Index. She recommended rounding down some fees for convenience and subsidizing the resident rate for the day-camp/multipurpose room and the dance/meeting room to $189 for a three-hour block instead of the 3.7% adjusted amounts.

The vote followed extended public comment from regular room users and business operators who said the change would push established community programs out of the recreation center. Florence Colby, a longtime Zumba instructor at the recreation center, said she would be forced to stop teaching if the higher fee took effect: \"I only bring in $7.50 at the most a month,\" she said, adding she teaches largely for community benefit. Owners of the Movement Factory warned the hourly price under the new schedule would cost them roughly $4,032 per month and said that rate would be unsustainable for their business and for the community programs they provide.

Council members debated legal and policy constraints, including whether subsidizing a for-profit operator with public funds would create a prohibited \"gift of public funds.\" Council member Gornick summarized the legal limit: \"You can't subsidize a for-profit business only,\" and Trejo advised that a subsidy keyed to all residents would be legally defensible. The staff recommendation to apply the lower, subsidized resident rate to all residents — not just particular businesses — was presented as the compliant option that preserved equal treatment.

The council approved the updated master fee schedule with the city manager's suggested changes; the motion carried with four votes in favor and one member absent. The substantive changes were: (1) apply a 3.7% CPI increase to most fees, rounded down where administratively practical; and (2) set a subsidized resident rate of $189 for a three-hour block for the dance/meeting room and the day-camp/multipurpose room. Trejo said the city has budgeted for a comprehensive fee study in the upcoming fiscal year that would take effect July 1, 2026, and could reset rates based on cost-of-service calculations.

Advocates at the meeting urged city leaders to consider the public-health and equity implications of pricing out low-cost exercise and youth programs. Nurse and community member Cammy Rodriguez cited regional health disparities and told council members those indoor programs are necessary because outdoor exercise is often unsafe or unhealthy in the summer months. Rodriguez also cited California Assembly Bill 1482 (the tenant-protection law) when arguing that sudden rental hikes should be avoided for long-term users.

City staff told council members they have attempted informal work-arounds with current renters — for example, exploring part-time city employment to supply instructors, scholarship offsets through donations, or alternate rooms with lower rental rates — but said the fee schedule needed to be regularized to treat all users consistently. Staff also noted that the 2020 comprehensive fee study is now five years old and that the CPI-only adjustment is unlikely to fully cover long-term operating and maintenance costs.

Council members and staff said the fee schedule and the subsidized resident rates would be revisited after the fee study is completed in spring 2026 for implementation July 1, 2026. For now, the council affirmed the CPI increase and the resident subsidy to avoid forcing community programs to relocate immediately.

The decision preserves the rec center’s existing use by several established community instructors while setting a path for a deeper cost-of-service review next year.","The Lemoore City Council voted 4-1 to adopt a master user-fee schedule that raises most city fees by 3.7% effective July 1, 2025, while directing a resident subsidy for the dance room and day-camp/multipurpose room after public outcry from regular renters and instructors.","actionData","errors"]

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