City Council Meeting
Agenda
June 20, 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:
Study Sessions are considered Special Meetings under the Brown Act. Accordingly, comments from the public are limited to items listed on the agenda (GC 54954.3a). Public Comment will be accepted during each agenda item. 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. Update on the City’s efforts related to Homelessness including staff efforts to address the concerns of businesses and residents and efforts towards the development of a low barrier shelter
CLOSED SESSION FOR DISCUSSION OF THE FOLLOWING:
A. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL- REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATION (GC 54956.8) APN: 012-062-012
Negotiating Party: Kings County Area Public Transit Agency Agency Negotiators: Mario Cifuentez and Ty Mizote
B. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL- REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATION (GC 54956.8) APN: 014-230-030
Negotiation Party:Thomas G. Loogman, Robert A. Loogman, Colette M. Quinn, John M.
Loogman, Jr., Lisa M. Askins, and Trudy N. Simas
Agency Negotiators: Mario Cifuentez, Ty Mizote, and Brad Albert CALL TO ORDER REGULAR SESSION:
ROLL CALL:
INVOCATION:
Johnny Escalera
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. Administration: Approval of a Purchase and Sale Agreement with Great Valley Holdings, LLC and Authorization for the City Manager to execute the appropriate documents for the purpose of purchasing the property located at 330 N. Harris Street, more commonly known as the Social Security Building, for a purchase price of $4,450,000. And authorize a loan to the General Fund from the Fleet Replacement Reserve Fund for up to $4.6 million (to include closing costs) with terms and conditions as stated in this report.
C. City Attorney: Approval of the City's formal response to the 2022-23 Grand Jury Report on City of Hanford Parks
D. Community Development: Historic Resources Permit HRA0001-23: a request to replace the canopy of the existing shoe shine stand within Civic Park. The property is designated as a contributing building within the Historic Overlay Zone. The project is located at 323 N. Irwin St. (APN 010-265-001)
E. Parks and Community Services: Approve appropriation of $2,452,065 in the General Fund for the newly established Hanford Boys and Girls Club to be fully funded by the Proposition 64 Public Health and Safety Grant Program and authorization for the City Manager to execute an agreement with the Boys and Girls Club of the Sequoias to manage and operate the club.
F. Public Works: Request to Set July 18, 2023 as a public hearing and adoption of Resolution No. 23-12-R to establish a Rule 20A Underground Utility District on East Lacey Boulevard from Jessie Avenue to East of Wilson Lane.
G. Fire: Authorization for the City Manager to execute a Governing Body Authorization Letter, on behalf of the City Council, authorizing the City of Hanford to apply for grant funding, up to a maximum of $25,000, to fund the purchase of Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) for the Hanford Fire Department.
PUBLIC HEARING:
A. Finance: Public Hearing and Adoption of Resolution 23-15-R to approve the comprehensive Master Fee Schedule for Fiscal Year 2023-24 which includes proposed new fees, deletion of fees and increases/adjustments to existing fees.
B. Finance: Public Hearing to adopt Resolution 2023-19-R for the City of Hanford Fiscal Years 2023/2024 and 2024/2025 two-year budget
GENERAL BUSINESS:
A. Public Works: Approval of the Notice of Completion for the Police Department Parking Lot Expansion Project for a final project cost of $573,749.19, and Authorization for the Mayor to execute and the City Clerk to file said Notice with the Kings County Recorder Office.
B. Finance: Adoption of Resolution 23-16-R establishing the 2023/2024 appropriations limit of $88,428,441 for the City of Hanford's General Fund
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:
June 21: Kings County Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics - Kings County Government Center Click here for more info
June 23: Dive In Theater at the Plunge, doors open at 7:30 p.m. The movie begins at dusk: Strange World
July 4: Holiday-Cancelled City Council meeting/City offices will be closed July 7: Dive In Theater at the Plunge, doors open at 7:30 p.m. The movie begins at dusk:
Rumble
July 14: Movies in the Park, Hidden Valley Park. The movie begins at dusk: Puss and Boots
July15: Walk with a Doc at Freedom Park 9:00 a.m.- 10:00 a.m.
July 18: 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}