City Council Meeting
Agenda
September 17, 2024
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/
6:00 PM CALL TO ORDER CLOSED SESSION:
ROLL CALL BY THE CITY CLERK:
CLOSED SESSION FOR DISCUSSION OF THE FOLLOWING:
A. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL-EXISTING LITIGATION (GC 54956.9 (d)(1)):
1 Workers' Compensation Claim
CALL TO ORDER REGULAR SESSION:
ROLL CALL:
INVOCATION:
Sherri Winteround
FLAG SALUTE:
RECOGNITION:
A. Staff will be presented with the Proclamation for National IT Professionals Day.
B. Emily Carpenter from Golden Positivity will be presented with the Proclamation for Childhood Cancer Awareness Month.
C. Recognition of the Hanford All Stars 12U Baseball Team Coaches and Players for their World Series appearance.
Manager Jess Moran, Coaches Eric Maciel, Shane Hooper, and Joe Martinez. Players #22 Jo Jo Martinez, #3 Jonah Moran, #4 Ryan Mulanax, #6 Miles Maciel, #7 Urban Rodriguez, #8 Cannon Muir, #10 Noah Squire, #15 Trystan Hooper, #16 Bradley Fossett, #18 Jody Hernandez, #23 Braden Curtis, #27 Mason Gonzalez, #28 Andrew Ibarra, and #30 Chase Gogan.
CLOSED SESSION ACTION REPORT:
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 July 2, 2024, Meeting C. City Clerk: Approval of the Minutes of the July 16, 2024, Meeting D. City Attorney: Adoption of Resolution No. 24-36-R, declaring 1074 S. Jordan to be exempt surplus property under the Government Code.
E. Administration: Adoption of Resolution 24-38-R, Conflict of Interest Code, designating the filing obligations for designated employees.
F. Administration: Approval of Resolution No. 24-33-R, authorizing staff to submit an application for the California Department of Transportation Airport Improvement Program (AIP) Matching Grant to fund a Pavement Management Maintenance Plan for the Hanford Municipal Airport.
G. Community Development: Approval of an appropriation of $650,000 in the General Fund for the Kings-Tulare High-Speed Rail Station Transit-Oriented Development and Connectivity Plan, and Cross Valley Corridor Rail Service Planning project, funded by Sustainable Communities Transportation Planning Grant award.
H. Utilities and Engineering: Approve a reimbursement to Presidio JJR Sterling Oaks 104, LLC in the amount of $1,354,311.27 for the water main and street improvements on Houston Avenue and Alpine Street related to Tract No. 865, Unit No. 1; AND approve an appropriation of $1,408,862.39 to fulfill the reimbursement.
I. Utilities and Engineering: Authorization to award a contract to Akel Engineering to update the City’s Utility Master Plans for Water, Sanitary Sewer, and Storm Drain for a total amount not to exceed $705,925 and authorize an appropriation of $811,814 from various impact fee funds as described herein in this report.
J. Utilities and Engineering: Approval to enter into a professional services agreement with David Taussig and Associates (DTA) to provide a Comprehensive Update to the City’s Development Impact Fees and approval to appropriate $92,400 from various Impact Fee Funds.
PUBLIC HEARING:
A. Community Development: A public hearing to accept comments related to the Draft Multi-Jurisdictional Housing Element for 2024-2032 and direction to staff to submit the document to the California Department of Housing and Community Development for review.
GENERAL BUSINESS:
A. Finance: Presentation of Downtown Traffic and Pedestrian Improvement Project Status and Discussion of Project and Funding Alternatives, and Impacts B. Utilities and Engineering: Authorize the City Manager to enter into a contract amendment with Interwest Consulting Group for the Downtown Improvement Project additional scope of work.
C. Utilities and Engineering: Council reconsideraton of the Approval of a contract with 4Creeks Inc., to provide Construction Management and Inspection Services for the Downtown Traffic and Pedestrian Improvement Project in an amount not exceed $506,853.
D. City Attorney: Introduction of Ordinance No. 24-08, Amending Hanford Municipal Code Chapter 12.24 to severely restrict sitting, lying down, and sleeping on public and private properties and the addition of provisions to address camping on private property and prohibiting trespassing on business premises.
ITEMS FOR FUTURE AGENDAS:
At this time, any Council Member may ask a question for clarification or may request a matter, which is not otherwise scheduled on a City Council agenda, to be placed on a future agenda. The Council Member referring the item shall provide sufficient information as to the nature of the item. The City Council, by concurrence of a majority, may direct the City Manager to put the item on a future agenda. (GOV. CODE SEC. 54954.2) A. Council Future Agenda Items
B. Upcoming Events and Important Dates:
September 18: 3rd Quarter City/County Coordinating Meeting 6:00pm, Corcoran October 1: Regular City Council Meeting
October 1: Hanford Police Department's National Night Out, Civic Park 6:00pm-8:00pm October 5 & 6: 45th Annual Renaissance Faire, Civic Park More Info.
October 15: Regular City Council Meeting
October 16-18: League of Cal Cities 2024 Annual Conference and Expo in Long Beach 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}