City Council Meeting
Agenda
August 5, 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 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 to the City Council regarding the timing of Transient Occupancy Tax (TOT) ballot measure.
B. Update and Presentation to the City Council for adoption of the East Lacey Corridor Project and Design concept.
C. Presentation to City Council and Discussion related to City Setback Regulations CLOSED SESSION FOR DISCUSSION OF THE FOLLOWING:
A. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL-PROPERTY NEGOTIATIONS (GC 54956.8) APN: 012-151-001, 012-151-002, 012-151-006, 012-151-008, 012-151-009, 012-151-011, 012-151-014, 012-151-015, 012-162-003, 012-171-001, 012-171-002, 012-171-003 Negotiating Party: Valero Energy Corporation
Agency Negotiators: Chris Tavarez, Jason Waters, and Ty Mizote B. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL-ANTICIPATED LITIGATION (54956.9 (d)(2)) 1 potential case.
C. PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT (GC 54957)
Title: City Manager
CALL TO ORDER REGULAR SESSION:
ROLL CALL:
INVOCATION:
Kanye Waldon
FLAG SALUTE:
RECOGNITION:
A. Badge Pinning Ceremony and Oath of Office for Officer Mathew Novielli and new Sergeants Rolando Jaime and Chad Medeiros.
CLOSED SESSION ACTION REPORT:
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 June 4, 2025, Special Meeting C. City Clerk: Approval of the Minutes of the June 17, 2025 Meeting D. City Clerk: Approval of the Minutes of the June 19, 2025, Special Meeting E. City Clerk: Approval of the Minutes of the July 1, 2025, Meeting F. Human Resources: Approval of Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Hanford Professional Firefighters Local 3898, IAFF Professional Firefighters Unit with changes to wages, benefits, and other working conditions, effective July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2027.
G. Human Resources: Approval of Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Hanford Police Officers Association with the changes to wages, benefits, and other working conditions, effective July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2027.
H. Community Development: Approval of mural No. 0005-25, a request by Ladies Room Beauty Parlor to paint a mural onto the existing west-facing exterior wall of the Ladies Room Beauty Parlor. The property is located at 109 1/2 W. Eighth St. (APN 012-053- 004).
I. Community Development: Approval of the Second reading and Adoption of Ordinance 25-03, approving Prezone No. 0014-25 a request to prezone Annexation 166 as a combination of R-L-12 Low-Density Residential (12,000 sq. ft. minimum lot size) and R- L-5 Low-Density Residential (5,000 sq. ft. minimum lot size) consistent with the Low- Density Residential designation on the 2035 Hanford General Plan Land Use Map. The site is a substantially surrounded county island, totaling 93.56 acres, generally located south of Fargo Avenue, north of Leland Way, west of 9 ¼ Ave.
J. Public Works: Approval of a sole source purchase of 36 Carmanah R920-MX rapid flashing beacons (RFB), from JAM Services, for pedestrian safety improvements in the amount of $274,738.50
K. Public Works: Approval a sole source purchase of sixteen (16) Carmanah solar-powered radar feedback signs from JAM Services of Livermore, CA in the amount of $94,827.
L. Public Works: Approval of the purchase of ten (10) drinking fountains from Ferguson Enterprises LLC of Fresno CA, in the amount of $80,789.66, to be installed at various parks and a landscape assessment district located within the City of Hanford and utilize existing appropriation in Measure H and appropriate landscape assessment district funding of $8,079 from LAD 0403 (Vineyard)
M. Public Works: Approval of the purchase of thirty (30) video detection systems for $721,465.95, purchase of thirty (30) Cobalt controllers for $136,326.38 and the purchase of thirty-five (35) Zinc Blue battery backups for $328,522.86 from Econolite of Anaheim, CA in an effort to upgrade signalized intersections in the City of Hanford, for a grand total of $1,186,315.19
N. Public Works: Approval of the purchase of twenty-four (24) Internally Illuminated Street Signs (IISS) from JAM Services of Livermore, CA for the amount of $58,666.09.
O. Fire: Approval to purchase a replacement Battalion Chief Pick-up Truck from Keller Ford (Hanford, CA) and upfitting in the amount of $110,210.37, and appropriation of an additional $30,210.37 from the Fleet Replacement Reserve to cover the total cost.
P. Police: Authorization to accept the Homeland Security Grant, which was awarded through the County of Kings, in the amount of $39,500, amend the budget to recognize the grant, appropriate this amount in the General Fund for the Police Department, and authorize the City Manager to execute the grant agreement.
Q. Police: Approval of a 47-month contract with Axon Enterprises, Inc. for $148,568.32 to purchase (8) TASER 10s, (8) body-worn cameras, licensing for Axon software and Evidence.com and ongoing support and maintenance for new police officer positions funded through Measure H.
R. Finance: Adoption of Resolution Nos. 25-46-R and 25-47-R to update the authorized signatories on City bank checking accounts and investment accounts GENERAL BUSINESS:
A. Utilities and Engineering: Approval of a professional services agreement with Darden Architects Inc (Fresno, CA) for the full design of the City’s new Public Safety Building in the amount of $6,850,615, plus approval of a 10% contingency in the amount of $685,062 using Measure H Funds, and approval of a purchase order in the amount of $1,689,187 to begin Phase I for Planning and Project Assessment.
B. Community Development: Review and Discussion of Proposed Amendments to Feather Flag Provisions in the Sign Ordinance and Direction from Council as appropriate.
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).
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:
August 19: Regular City Council Meeting
September 1: City offices closed in observance of Labor Day September 2: Canceled Regular City Council Meeting
September 16: 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}