City Council Meeting
Agenda
February 3, 2026
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 from Thorn Run Partners to The City of Hanford City Council on federal legislative updates and outlook for 2026
B. Planning Commission Appointments – Interview of Finalist Candidates C. Receive an annual report presentation from Main Street Hanford CLOSED SESSION FOR DISCUSSION OF THE FOLLOWING:
A. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL-PROPERTY NEGOTIATIONS (GC 54956.8) APN: 010-270-021 330 N. Harris Street
Agency Negotiators: Chris Tavarez and Ty Mizote
Negotiating Party: Great Valley Holdings, LLC (Stu Clark) CALL TO ORDER REGULAR SESSION:
ROLL CALL:
INVOCATION:
Pastor Bobby Guerra
FLAG SALUTE:
CLOSED SESSION ACTION REPORT:
RECOGNITION:
A. Recognition of the Hanford PAL Boxing Club and its boxers, Nicolas Romo, Noel Mejia, David Vale, Adrian Arriloa, Leonardo Mendoza, and Aiden Avila, for achieving the highest win percentage and being honored by USA Boxing.
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: Approve Resolution 26-06-R authorizing the Mayor to sign letters of support for advocacy items identified by the League of California Cities C. Community Development: Waive the 2nd Reading and Adopt Ordinance No. 25-13, approving Prezone No. 0013-24, request to prezone 78.16 acres as R-M Medium- Density Residential and 5.45 acres as MX-N Neighborhood Mixed Use, consistent with General Plan Amendment No. 0009-24 and prezone 51.92 acres as R-L-5 Low-Density Residential and 6.32 acres as C-N Neighborhood Commercial, consistent with the General Plan Designation. The prezone pertains to property located north of Grangeville Boulevard, east of 9 1/4 Avenue (APNs 014-143-022, 014-143-069, 014-143-078, 014- 830-010, 014-830-011, and 014-830-013 through -018).
D. Utilities and Engineering: Approval of the establishment of a pre-qualified list of Materials Testing and Geotechnical Engineering Consultants to perform on-call professional services as needed, and authorization for the City Manager to execute professional services agreements with the selected firms for On-Call Materials Testing and Geotechnical Consultant Services (RFQ No. 2026-10).
E. Utilities and Engineering: Approval a contract with VANIR Construction Management, Inc. for On Call Construction Inspector Services for the months of February through April 2026 at a Not to Exceed cost of $85,500; and, Authorization for the City Manager to extend services for up to nine additional months at an estimated $29,380 per month if services are still required.
F. Public Works: Authorize the City Manager to award a construction contract for The Plunge Slide Pool Repairs to Burkett’s Pool Plastering, Inc, of Ripon, CA, in the amount of $58,152.00.
GENERAL BUSINESS:
A. Community Development: Authorization to award a contract to Rincon Consultants, Inc., for an amount not to exceed $189,277.00 for preparation of an Agricultural Mitigation Program and Feasibility Study
B. Finance: Presentation to the City Council regarding the timing of the Transient Occupancy Tax (TOT) ballot measure.
C. Community Development: Appointment of Planning Commission Members 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 — DECEMBER 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:
February 5: City Manager Swearing-in ceremony 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm at the Civic Auditorium Council Chambers
February 11: City/County Coordinating Meeting hosted by the City of Lemoore February 17: Regular City Council Meeting
February 16: City offices will be closed in observance of Presidents' Day 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}