City Council Meeting
Agenda
September 19, 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/
4:00 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. Presentation from Lechowicz & Tseng Municipal Consultants on progress of a Rate Study for water, wastewater and storm drain rates and Council direction to staff and consultants to assist with the completion of the Study.
B. Preview of the Active Transportation Plan, including the scope of work, timeline, community outreach, and it’s relationship with the Reconnecting Communities Program CLOSED SESSION FOR DISCUSSION OF THE FOLLOWING:
A. PUBLIC EMPLOYEE APPOINTMENT (GC 54957)
TITLE: Police Chief
CALL TO ORDER REGULAR SESSION:
ROLL CALL:
INVOCATION:
Albert Toralez
FLAG SALUTE:
CLOSED SESSION ACTION REPORT:
RECOGNITION:
Oath of office and Badge Pinning Ceremony for Officer Robert Leist, Officer Michael Crawmer, Officer Dario Salazar, Officer Cyrena Lopez, and Officer Evan Gonzales
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 Clerk: Approval of the Minutes of the August 1, 2023 Meeting C. City Clerk: Approval of the Minutes of the August 15, 2023 Meeting D. Administration: Approval of a 5-year contract with Brandley Engineering, of Loomis, California, to provide Airport Engineering, Planning and Construction Management Services for State and Federally funded Airport Improvement Projects.
E. IT: Approval of the renewal of the three-year Microsoft software licensing from Dell Computer Corporation in the amount of $244,154.58
F. Public Works: Approval of the Notice of Completion, for a final project cost of $3,594,350.00, for the Drilling and Development of Water Wells 51 and 52 Project, by ZIM Industries, Inc., and Authorization for the Mayor to execute and the City Clerk to attest and file said Notice with Kings County Recorder’s Office.
G. Public Works: Approval of the Suggested Routes to School plans for Hanford Elementary School District and Saint Rose-Thomas McCarthy School for the upcoming 2023-2024 school year.
H. Public Works: Approval of the Suggested Routes to School plans for Frontier Elementary School, Pioneer Elementary School, and Pioneer Middle School for the upcoming 2023- 2024 school year.
I. Fire: Approval of the acceptance of an award from the 2022 State Homeland Security Grant Program (SHSGP) funding, in the amount of $49,115 for the Hanford Fire Department; Appropriation and Authorization to utilize the funding to purchase Unmanned Aircraft (Drones) and Incident Command Training.
PUBLIC HEARING:
A. Community Development: Public hearing to consider any comments received regarding the 2022-23 CDBG Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER) and Approval of the submittal of the Program Year 2022 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report.
GENERAL BUSINESS:
A. Public Works: Approval of a two-year contract, with three one year options for a total of five (5) years, with Sweeping Corporation of America (Visalia, CA) in the amount of $632,660.07 and approve designating four City owned street sweepers as surplus and authorizing their sale.
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:
September 20 & 21: Active Transportation Plan (ATP) Walk Assessment Open House in the Civic Auditorium More info
September 20-22: League of California Cities Annual Conference and Expo in Sacramento
September 23 & 30: Free Fitness Court Classes 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. at Hidden Valley Park
October 3: Regular City Council Meeting
October 3: Hanford Police Department 2023 National Night Out 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. in Civic Park
October 7 & 8: Renaissance Fair 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. in Civic Park 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}