City Council Meeting
Agenda
February 7, 2023
7:00 PM – Regular Meeting
Council Chambers
400 N. Douty St.
Council Members will meet in-person in the Council
Chambers. The meeting will also be lived streamed on the City’s website: http://livestream.hanford.city/
5:00 PM CALL TO ORDER STUDY SESSION AND CLOSED SESSION:
ROLL CALL BY THE CITY CLERK:
PUBLIC COMMENT:
Comments from the public are limited to items listed on the agenda (GC 54954.3a). A maximum of three minutes is allowed for each speaker. Please begin your comments by stating your name and providing your city of residence.
STUDY SESSION:
A. Community Development: Sustainable Transportation Grant for HSR Station Transit-Oriented Development and Connectivity Plan and Cross Valley Corridor Rail Service B. Administration: Council review of 2022 Federal Advocacy efforts and Discussion regarding the 2023 Federal Legislative Platform
CLOSED SESSION FOR DISCUSSION OF THE FOLLOWING:
A. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL-ANTICIPATED LITIGATION (GC 54956.9 (d)(4))
1 Potential Case.
B. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL-ANTICIPATED LITIGATION (GC 54956.9 (d)(2))
1 Potential Case.
CALL TO ORDER REGULAR SESSION:
ROLL CALL:
INVOCATION:
Pastor Bobby Guerra
FLAG SALUTE:
COUNCIL REPORTS/GENERAL REPORTS:
Brief information-only reports from City Council and/or Staff, including committee reports and reports by City Council related to meetings attended at City expenses (AB1234).
PUBLIC COMMENT:
This is the time for citizens to comment on subject matters within the jurisdiction of the Hanford City Council. This is also the public’s opportunity to request an item from the Consent Calendar be pulled for discussion purposes or to comment on any item on the agenda. State law does not allow the Council to discuss or take action on issues not on the agenda, except that members of the Council or staff may briefly respond to statements made or questions posed by persons exercising their public testimony rights (Gov. Code sec. 54954.2). A maximum of three minutes is allowed for each speaker. Please begin your comments by stating your name and providing your city of residence.
CONSENT CALENDAR:
Consent Calendar items are considered routine and will be enacted in one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these matters unless a request is made and then the item will be removed from the Consent Calendar to be discussed and voted upon by a separate motion.
A. PROCEDURAL WAIVER: Waive reading in full of resolutions and ordinances and approval and adoption of same by reading title the only.
B. City Attorney: Adoption of Resolution 23-01-R declaring the City-owned property located on Kensington Way, between Richardson Way and Leland Way (APN 008-192-011) to be surplus property and adoption of Notice of Exemption 2021-95.
C. Administration: Introduction of Ordinance No. 23-04, Amending Chapters 2.32 and 2.28 of the Municipal Code to create Alternate seats on both the Parks & Recreation and Parking & Traffic Commissions.
D. Community Development: Adoption of Resolution No. 22-03-R, Authorizing the City Manager to Apply For, Accept, And Appropriate CalHome Grant Funds, From the California Department Of Housing And Community Development's 2023 Homeownership Super Notice Of Funding Availability, in An Amount Not To Exceed $5 million.
E. Public Works: Approval of the Notice of Completion for the Mussel Slough Pump Installation Project, and Authorization for the mayor to execute and the City Clerk to attest and file said Notice with the Kings County Recorder's Office.
F. Public Works: Approval of the Notice of Completion for the Emma Lee Lane Reconstruction Project, and Authorization for the Mayor to execute and the City Clerk to attest and file said notice with the Kings County Recorders Office.
G. Public Works: Approval of a reimbursement to Lennar Homes for construction to complete the east side of Mustang Drive to the ultimate street width providing storm drainage improvements from Grangeville Boulevard north and along the frontage of the existing city basin located at the southeast corner of Mustang Drive and Berkshire Lane.
H. Finance: Authorization to execute a sub lease agreement, with Enterprise Fleet Management, for 11 Dodge Durangos for the Police Department use at approximate costs of $891,000 at $81,000 each ($56,000 for acquisition plus $25,000 for upfitting costs) with monthly lease payments for up to five years from vehicle replacement reserves.
I. Finance: Acceptance and authorization for staff to File the City of Hanford's Quarterly Investment Portfolio and Transactions Reports as of 12/31/2022 PUBLIC HEARING:
A. Community Development: Annexation No. 160, Part 4: A proposal to annex approximately
93.2 +/- acres into the City of Hanford from the Kings County jurisdiction. Prezone No. 2021- 09: A proposal to prezone Annexation 160 Area 4 a combination of R-L-5 Low-Density Residential and MX-C Corridor Mixed Use, in accordance with the General Plan designation for the area – Low-Density Residential and Corridor Mixed Use. CEQA Determination: The project has been determined to be exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), per Categorical Exemption Class 19 and CEQA Guidelines Section 15319(a). The project is generally located east of 10th Avenue, South of Florinda Street, North of Lacey Boulevard.
GENERAL BUSINESS:
A. Parks and Community Services: Council consideration of the Approval of the eighteen-month lease for of the Hanford Soccer Complex (Soc Com) and discussion on Youth Sports Organizations
COUNCIL COMMENTS AND COMMUNICATIONS::
At this time, any Council Member may ask a question for clarification, make an announcement, or report briefly on their activities. In addition, subject to Council Policies and Procedures, they may request staff to report back to the Council at a subsequent meeting concerning any matter or take action to direct staff to place a matter of business on a future agenda. (GOV. CODE SEC. 54954.2)
A. Council Future Agenda Items
B. Upcoming Events and Important Dates:
February 8: City/County Coordinating Meeting, Hosted by Kings County - Lake Bottom Brewery & Distillery 6:00 p.m.
February 11: Helping Hands Volunteer Program: Earl F Johnson Park 8:00 a.m - Noon: Sign up here
February 20:Holiday,city offices will be closed
February 21: Regular City Council Meeting
ADJOURNMENT:
Materials related to an item on this Agenda submitted to the City Council after distribution of the agenda packet are available to public inspection in the City Clerk’s Office located at 319 N. Douty Street, Hanford, California 93230, during normal business hours. Such agendas are also available at the city’s website, www.cityofhanfordca.com subject to staff’s ability to post the agenda before the meeting.
If you need a disability-related modification or accommodation, including auxiliary aids or services, to participate in this meeting, please contact the City Clerk’s office, 559-585-2515, 319 N. Douty Street, Hanford, California 93230, at least 2 days prior to the meeting {28 CFR 35.102.35.104 ADA Title II}