City Council Meeting
Agenda
February 18, 2025
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:
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 Approval of the Application Ranking List for Measure H Oversight Board Interviews
B. Update on the "A Century of Memories" - Civic Auditorium's Centennial Celebration & Carnegie Car Show
C. Hanford Police Department Annual Report: Enhancing Community Safety Through Strategic Focus and Resource Reallocation
CALL TO ORDER REGULAR SESSION:
ROLL CALL:
INVOCATION:
Pastor Mark Curts
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).
A. INFORMATION REPORT - JANUARY WARRANT REGISTER
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. Waive reading in full of resolutions and ordinances and approval and adoption of same by reading the title only.
B. City Clerk: Approval of the Minutes of the December 17, 2024 Meeting C. Utilities and Engineering: Approval of an additional appropriation of $363,099 from the Storm Drain Capital Fund for the construction of the Sand Slough Interconnect project on Houston Avenue east of Alpine Street; and Approval of a reimbursement to Presidio JJR, the developer of Live Oak East Tract 881, Unit 1, in the amount of $461,681 to construct the project.
D. Finance: Acceptance and authorization for staff to File the City of Hanford's Quarterly Investment Portfolio and Transactions Reports as of 12/31/2024.
E. Finance: Adoption of Resolution 25-05-R to amend the appropriations limit (Gann Appropriations Limit) for the 2023/2024 fiscal year in the amount of $87,090,868 for the General Fund as required by Propositions 4 and 111, which creates a restriction on the amount of tax revenue which can be appropriated by a City in any fiscal year.
F. Fire: Appropriation of $62,250 from the General Fund to 16110000- 732000 – Communications, to approval for the Fire Department to enter into a contract for Technical Computer services with TABLET COMMAND Inc.
G. Police: Approval of the Military equipment inventory and usage report consistent with the requirements of AB 481.
GENERAL BUSINESS:
A. Parks and Community Services: Presentation to the City Council of the Draft Active Transportation Plan and direction from Council as warranted.
B. Administration: Approval to partner with Main Street Hanford for the annual contract with Hawk on Hand (previously Integrated Avian Solutions) to continue to provide Falconer services in Downtown Hanford and areas outside of the Business Improvement District, for an amount not to exceed $26,800, and appropriate the same amount for the City's portion for Calendar Year 2025 services.
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:
March 4: Regular City Council Meeting
March 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}