City Council Meeting
Agenda
November 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 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.
CLOSED SESSION FOR DISCUSSION OF THE FOLLOWING:
A. PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT (GC 54957(b)(1)):
Title: City Manager
B. PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION (GC 54957)
Title: City Attorney
STUDY SESSION:
A. Update and Presentation to the City Council for the East Lacey Corridor Project CALL TO ORDER REGULAR SESSION:
ROLL CALL:
INVOCATION:
Pastor Thomas King
FLAG SALUTE:
CLOSED SESSION ACTION REPORT:
RECOGNITION:
A. Recognition of the Hanford Police Department Explorers for Earning Top Placements at the CHP Bakersfield Competition:
• Lt. Explorer Armando Ornelas
• Sgt. Explorer Parker Halsey
• Sgt. Explorer Delila Izquierdo
• Cpl. Explorer Jasiah Zamaripa
• Explorer Inocente Luviano
• Explorer Issac Rosa
• Explorer Anthony Hernandez
B. Recognition of the founders of the Cinderella Project: Rachel Pepe, Gina Young, and Amy Leslie
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. Administration: Approval of the City of Hanford Full-time and Part-time Salary Schedule C. Utilities and Engineering: Approval of the Notice of Completion for Tract No. 902, near the Northwest corner of 12 Ave and Hume Ave., in the City of Hanford D. Utilities and Engineering: Adoption of Resolution No. 25-64-R Supporting a Joint Transit Grant for the Intercity Rail Capital Program (TIRCP) Grant Application for the East Lacey Corridor Improvement Project
E. Utilities and Engineering: Adopt Resolution No. 25-65-R authorizing the City Manager or his designee to issue Limited Notice to Proceed #2 (LNTP2) to Opterra Energy Services in the amount of $390,000 to continue the procurement of solar equipment and start of Solar Generation construction activities at the City of Hanford Wastewater Treatment Facility and appropriation in the amount of $590,000 from Wastewater Fund Balance (Funds 0361 & 362) to fund LNTP's 1 and 2.
GENERAL BUSINESS:
A. Utilities and Engineering: Youth Athletic Complex (Bob Hill Complex) Project Update and Approval of Additional Appropriations in the Amount of $35,000 for Concession Stand Interior Furnishings and Equipment and $75,000 for Additional Project Contingency B. Administration: Consider approval of an updated City Attorney Legal Services Contract with Griswold, LaSalle, Cobb, Dowd & Gin, L.L.P. and the City of Hanford and authorize the Mayor to execute an updated agreement for a flat monthly fee of $52,000 or consider alternatives, including issuance of a Request for Proposals.
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 - OCTOBER WARRANT REGISTER
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:
November 22: Winter Wonderland opens through January 11, 2026 Tickets and Information Tickets and Information
November 28: Hanford Christmas Parade 6:00 pm
November 27 & 28: City Offices will be closed in observance of Thanksgiving.
December 2: Regular City Council Meeting
December 16: Regular City Council Meeting
December 19: Hanford Police Department and Central California Blood Center's 2025 South Valley Battle of the Badges — 425 N. Irwin Street, 10 am to 2:00 pm 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}