City Council Meeting
Agenda
October 3, 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:
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. Council review and direction to staff on the proposed goals and policies for Community Facilities Districts for all future subdivisions and authorization for Staff to engage a consultant to establish a program to finance improvements via Community Facilities Districts.
CALL TO ORDER REGULAR SESSION:
ROLL CALL:
INVOCATION:
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 Clerk: Approval of the Minutes of the September 19, 2023 Meeting C. Administration: Approval of an In-Kind contract with the Hanford Chamber of Commerce, consistent with the recommendation of the Council Ad-Hoc subcommittee, that memorializes the services to be offered in exchange for office space in the Courthouse.
D. Administration: Approval of a Facility Lease Agreement with MSI, Inc. for the City property located at 426 W. Lacey Blvd, more commonly referred to as the Former Goodwill building, for an initial rent of $3,600 per month increasing by 5% annually.
E. Community Development: Authorization for the City Manager to execute documents and enter into a contract with Caltrans for the Kings-Tulare High-Speed Rail Station Transit- Oriented Development and Connectivity Plan and Cross Valley Corridor Rail Service Planning project to be funded through a $650,000 Sustainable Communities grant.
PUBLIC HEARING:
A. Community Development: Annexation 162: A request to annex 12.17 acres into the City of Hanford from the Kings County jurisdiction and cancel the Williamson Act Contract for the property. Prezone No. 0001-23: A request to prezone the land proposed to be annexed as R-L-5 Low-Density Residential, in accordance with the General Plan designation for the territory, Low-Density Residential. Tentative Tract 940 (Stonehaven):
A request, by D.R. Horton, to subdivide the 12.17 acres proposed to be prezoned R-L-5 Low-Density Residential into 82 single-family residential lots. Planned Unit Development No. 13-23: A request to deviate from the standards of the Hanford Municipal Code, in order to utilize the small lot provisions of Section 17.10.100 to allow:
1. Reduced lot sizes between 3,600 – 4,999 square feet
2. Reduced lot widths
3. Reduced lot depths
4. Reduced setbacks
5. Exception: No limitation on the width of the garage (standard regulation limits garage width to no more than 50% of the residence’s frontage) The Project is located south of Hanford Armona Road, between 12th and 13th Avenues (APN011-040-030) GENERAL BUSINESS:
A. Community Development: Approval of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the City of Hanford and Kings County, pertaining to the annexation of the remaining "substantially surrounded islands" within the City of Hanford.
B. Parks and Community Services: Presentation regarding the Council-supported formation of the Field Sports Advisory Committee and Approval of the Field Permitting Process and Adoption of the City of Hanford Athletic Field Use Policy and associated permit fees.
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:
October 3: HPD 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 October 14: Oktoberfest 5:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. in Civic Park-Benefit For the Hanford Police K9 Foundation: Get tickets here
October 17: 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}