Making policy public for all Central San Joaquin Valley residents.
Kerman City Council
The Kerman City Council makes decisions for the scope, direction and financing of city services. It also establishes policy that is administered and implemented by city staff, as well as establishing land-use policies through the General Plan and zoning regulations.
Meetings usually occur at 6 p.m. on the second and fourth Wednesday of each month at Kerman City Hall, 850 S. Madera Avenue. It is also accessible through Zoom.
The council approved $140,000 in CDBG funds to replace the restroom facilities at Plaza Veterans Park and reviewed an initial study for a new police station.
The council approved agreements with Caltrans to receive up to $488,747 in Clean California grant funds for the Downtown Corridor revitalization project, a compensation study and contract for a new city website.
In response to a letter from the California State Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control stating that the city’s licenses are “over concentrated,” City Attorney Hilda Montoy recommended that the city council put liquor license restrictions in place.
The council approved supporting the Fresno Council of Governments expenditure plan and implementing guidelines, a contract for the creation of a new city website and a landscape maintenance agreement with the Department of Transportation.
The council approved a resolution to claim Measure C funds for the fiscal year, the city’s Urban Water Management Plan and Water Shortage Contingency Plan and the design and refurbishment of a roundabout with a monumental gateway sign located at State Route 145 and West Jensen Avenue.
The council adopted a list of projects funded by SB-1, approved a 10% Transient Occupancy Tax for the November ballot and the final budget, which showed a General Fund deficit of $3.7 million.
