City Council Meeting
Agenda
November 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/
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 by the Carnegie Museum of Kings County regarding their 2023 Exhibits and Collections and ongoing efforts to restore the Historic Carnegie Library building.
B. Presentation to Council and review of measures that the City of Hanford can take to improve the City’s financial position and direction to staff as appropriate.
CLOSED SESSION FOR DISCUSSION OF THE FOLLOWING:
A. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL-PROPERTY NEGOTIATIONS (GC 54956.8) Property: 330 N. Harris Street
Agency Negotiators: Mario Cifuentez and Ty Mizote
Negotiating Party: Great Valley Holdings, LLC
B. PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION (GC 54957)
TITLE: City Manager
CALL TO ORDER REGULAR SESSION:
ROLL CALL:
INVOCATION:
Shannon Brown
FLAG SALUTE:
RECOGNITION:
A. Recognition of Officer Mark Carillo for creating trauma bags for all the local schools and training the school's staff on proper use of the bags.
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 October 3, 2023 Meeting C. City Clerk: Appointment of Judy Scott to the Parks and Recreation Commission's unscheduled vacancy with a term ending on 12/31/2024.
D. City Clerk: Adoption of Resolution 23-45-R, amending the city's email correspondence retention period from three (3) years to two (2) years.
E. Administration: Adoption of Resolution 23-46-R, amending the Handbook of Rules and Procedures to include various amendments as recommended by Council.
F. Administration: Approval of Amendment No. 3 of the License Agreement between the Carnegie Museum of Kings County and the City of Hanford to extend the term of the agreement until December 31, 2024.
G. Public Works: Approval of the Notice of Completion of the FY 23 Double Fiberized Micro Surface Treatment Project, for a total contract price of $484,753.00, by Pavement Coatings Company, and authorization for the Mayor to execute and the City Clerk to attest and file said Notice with Kings County Recorder’s Office.
H. Police: Approval of a contract with Janitorial Inc. at the rate of $42,036 for the remainder of 2023 and $43,176 for 2024 to provide janitorial services at the Police Department buildings.
I. Police: Authorization to accept the Homeland Security Grant from the County of Kings in the amount of $55,448, and an amendment to the Police Department's operating budget to recognize the grant, appropriation of $55,448 in the General Fund for the Police Department, and authorization for the City Manager to execute the grant agreement.
GENERAL BUSINESS:
A. Presentation from Lechowicz & Tseng Municipal Consultants on the Rate Study for water, wastewater and storm drain rates and Council direction to staff and consultants to commence with the Proposition 218 process and set the Hearing Date & Time for January 16, 2024 at 7pm for the proposed rate increases.
COUNCIL REQUESTS/REPORTS:
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:
November 8: Community Meeting with the Mayor and Vice Mayor, in the City Hall Training Room 6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. More info
November 10: Holiday, city offices will be closed
November 21: Regular City Council Meeting
November 23 & 24: Holiday, city offices will be closed
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}