City Council Meeting
Agenda
April 7, 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. Annual Comparison of Hanford Police Department Operational Statistics – 2024 and 2025
B. Heroes Park update and funding discussion and potential action to decline the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) Grant from the National Park Service for approximately $1.9 million for Phase 1 of the Heroes Park project, which is $4 million less than the requested amount, saving the City approximately $4 million in unfunded construction costs
CLOSED SESSION FOR DISCUSSION OF THE FOLLOWING:
A. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL-PROPERTY NEGOTIATIONS (GC 54956.8) APNs: 012045001, 012045010, 012045004, 012045005, 012046019, 012046005, 012046006, 012046007, 012045001, 012045009, 012045008, 012045007, 012045006, 012045007
Negotiating Party: Solis Martin Vieyra & Araujo Fanny Castro, Miya Farms, PRE 4 LLC,
MCMASTER, WILLIAM T & KATHLEEN S H/W, EBERT JEANNINE, ALANIS, RICHARD &
LINDA TRUST,
Agency Negotiators: Chris Tavarez, Jason Waters, and Nick Matoian B. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL-PROPERTY NEGOTIATIONS (GC 54956.8) Address: 109 E. Eighth Street
Negotiating Party: Carnegie Museum of Kings County
Agency Negotiators: Chris Tavarez, Jason Waters, and Ty Mizote C. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL — EXISTING LITIGATION (GC 54956.9(d)(1)) Request for Settlement Authority for workers compensation claim HAN240012 D. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL-ANTICIPATED LITIGATION (54956.9 (d)(2)) 1 Case.
E. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL-ANTICIPATED LITIGATION (GC 54956.9(d)(4)) 1 Case.
CALL TO ORDER REGULAR SESSION:
ROLL CALL:
INVOCATION:
Dr. Pat Newton
FLAG SALUTE:
RECOGNITION:
A. Proclamation Celebrating Arbor Day and the planting of new trees at city parks.
B. Proclamation declaring April as Financial Literacy Month in the City of Hanford 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. Public Works: Purchase of one (1) 2026 Ford F-250 from Keller Ford of Hanford, CA in the amount of $58,888.29 and approval of appropriation of $58,889 from Fleet Reserves (0448) to fully fund the purchase.
C. Utilities and Engineering: Second reading and adoption of 26-03 for levying special taxes within the City of Hanford Community Facilities District No. 2025-2 (Public Maintenence Services)
D. Police: Authorization to apply for the Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC) Proposition 64 Public Health and Safety (PH&S) Grant Program for up to $1,000,000 to be used to fund the total compensation of a Cannabis Enforcement Officer (CEO) and related expenses for the full five-year grant term and to purchase a patrol vehicle for the CEO; and if awarded, approve Resolution 26-19-R for the acceptance of the grant, amend the budget to recognize the grant, appropriate up to $1,000,000 in the General Fund for the Police Department, and authorize the City Manager or Police Chief to execute the grant agreement.
PUBLIC HEARING:
A. Public Works: PUBLIC HEARING – To receive ballots and public testimony on proposed funding changes/assessment increases for 2026/27 of the Quail Run Estates Landscape and Lighting Maintenance Assessment District in the City of Hanford. Following close of Public Hearing, ballots will be opened and tabulated, with results certified and reported prior to the close of the City Council Regular Session. Authorization for staff to implement assessment changes based on certified results.
B. Public Works: PUBLIC HEARING – To receive ballots and public testimony on proposed funding changes/assessment increases for 2026/27 of the Cielo En Tierra Landscape and Lighting Maintenance Assessment District in the City of Hanford. Following close of Public Hearing, ballots will be opened and tabulated, with results certified and reported prior to the close of the City Council Regular Session. Authorization for staff to implement assessment changes based on certified results.
C. Public Works: PUBLIC HEARING – To receive ballots and public testimony on the proposed rate increase for the City of Hanford Refuse Division. Following the close of the Public Hearing, ballots will be opened and tabulated, with results certified and reported prior to the close of the City Council Regular Session. Authorization for staff to implement rate increases based on certified results.
GENERAL BUSINESS:
A. Utilities and Engineering: Authorize a Change Order for $565,000.00 to the existing Professional Engineering Services contract with QK for Complete Streets Design services on East Lacey Boulevard (10th Avenue to Sierra Drive) B. Administration: Authorization to apply for the Extreme Heat and Community Resilience Program (EHCRP) Round 2 Grant through the Governor’s Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation (LCI) for $2.5 to $4 million to enhance the East Lacey Corridor Improvement Project; and if awarded, amend the budget to recognize the grant and appropriate in the Gas Tax Fund.
C. Parks and Community Services: Receive the presentation of the proposed July 4th Hanford's Freedom Fest & Fireworks Show, adopt proposed fees as outlined in the report, and appropriate $77,000 from the General Fund to support the event and authorize the City Manager to execute the contract with Fireworks America 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 — MARCH 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:
April 17: Mother + Son Dance 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm Tickets and Information April 18: Father + Daughter Dance 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm Tickets and Information April 21: Regular City Council Meeting
2026 National Community Survey Now Available More Information and Survey 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}