Agenda packet — Hanford City Council, September 1, 2026 (part 2 of 2)

5 Figure 1: Single Family Residential Sewer Bill Survey

Customer Base and Current Rate Revenues
July 1, 2026, the City implemented a rate increase which was previously approved through Resolution 24-03-R following the provisions of the Proposition 218 process. The monthly rate for each customer varies based on customer class. Residential customers pay a flat monthly charge on a per dwelling unit basis. The charge per dwelling unit for multi-family customers is lower than the charge per dwelling unit for single family customers, reflecting lower average sewer flows per unit.

Commercial customers are billed a volume rate based on metered monthly water use. There are four subcategories of commercial customers grouped according to strength of wastewater flow. Customers with higher strength wastewater flow such as restaurants are billed at a higher rate. Because sewer flow is not typically metered, water consumption is used as an approximation for sewer flow. It is assumed that any outdoor irrigation water use that does not flow into the sewer is separately metered through an irrigation-only connection that is not billed for sewer service.

Schools are billed annually based on a flat charge per student (measured using average daily attendance). Septage hauler customers are billed per thousand gallons according to metered flow.

Industrial customers are billed based on actual metered wastewater discharge (flow and pollutant loading).

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6 In total, it is estimated that the City will collect about $10.4 million in wastewater service charge revenues for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, estimated based on bills collected through May 21, 2026. The majority of the City’s customer base is single family residential homes, accounting for over 60% of the City’s total annual revenues collected from rates.

Cost of Service
Proposition 218 requires that agencies providing “property-related services” (including wastewater utility services) set rates and charges that are based on the cost of providing those services. The cost of service includes annual operating expenses, capital improvement projects, debt service payments on existing and future debt, and the accumulation of appropriate reserves.

Operating Expenses
The basis for projected expenses is the City’s FY 2025/26 and 2026/27 Budget. Beginning in FY2027/28, most operating expenses are projected to increase 5% annually based on direction from City staff. Based on projections prepared by Opterra, a net decrease in treatment operations is expected in FY2026/27 due to the energy-related upgrades at the WWTF. An operating expense projection for the five-year rate study period is provided in Table 2 on the following page.

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7 Table 2: Operating Expense Projection

Budget Escalation Projected
2025/26 2026/27 Factor 2027/28 2028/29 2029/30 2030/31

Treatment Division
Salaries and Benefits $1,477,500 $1,498,600 5% $1,573,500 $1,652,200 $1,734,800 $1,821,500 Supplies and Equipment $662,200 $667,200 5% $700,600 $735,600 $772,400 $811,000 Outside Services $278,900 $246,900 5% $259,200 $272,200 $285,800 $300,100 City Services Allocation $564,200 $564,200 5% $592,400 $622,000 $653,100 $685,800 POB $230,500 $223,600 [1] $223,600 $191,500 $189,100 $189,100 Chemicals $557,000 $585,000 5% $614,300 $645,000 $677,300 $711,200 Disposal $106,000 $117,000 5% $122,900 $129,000 $135,500 $142,300 Utilities $711,500 $721,500 5% $757,600 $795,500 $835,300 $877,100 Solar O&M Cost $0 $24,600 [2] $25,800 $27,100 $28,500 $29,900 Solar Project Savings $0 ($218,300) [2] ($230,300) ($242,900) ($256,200) ($270,200) Treatment O&M Savings $0 ($1,164,700) [2] ($1,229,000) ($1,297,000) ($1,368,700) ($1,444,400) Subtotal Treatment $4,587,800 $3,265,600 $3,410,600 $3,530,200 $3,686,900 $3,853,400

Collections Division
Salaries and Benefits $836,600 $846,100 5% $888,400 $932,800 $979,400 $1,028,400 Supplies and Equipment $287,900 $287,900 5% $302,300 $317,400 $333,300 $350,000 Outside Services $20,700 $20,700 5% $21,700 $22,800 $23,900 $25,100 City Services Allocation $452,600 $452,600 5% $475,200 $499,000 $524,000 $550,200 Chemicals $30,000 $30,000 5% $31,500 $33,100 $34,800 $36,500 Utilities $76,500 $76,500 5% $80,300 $84,300 $88,500 $92,900 Subtotal Collections $1,704,300 $1,713,800 $1,799,400 $1,889,400 $1,983,900 $2,083,100

Total Operating Expenses $6,292,100 $4,979,400 $5,210,000 $5,419,600 $5,670,800 $5,936,500 Annual % Change -20.9% 4.6% 4.0% 4.6% 4.7%

Note: Depreciation is not included as a cash expense.
1 - Expenses forecasted based on Wastewater Fund's share of 2022 Pension Obligation Bond debt service, which is secured by a General Fund pledge. The Wastewater Fund supports the General Fund by paying a portion of the debt service on the POB in proportion to its share of the Miscellaneous CalPERS UAL Liability. 2 - Forecasted by Opterra Energy Services.

Capital Expenses
Table 3 provides the City’s proposed rate-funded capital improvement plan (CIP) by year, totaling $25.8 million for the rate study period. The CIP was developed by City staff following a conscientious effort to fund the most critical capital needs of the wastewater system while mitigating rate impacts to customers to the extent possible. The CIP represents a significant investment in infrastructure to catch up on maintenance and replacements of existing infrastructure that has aged and is in need of improvement due to normal wear and tear. In addition to required contingencies for the WWTF upgrade project, major CIP projects to correct existing deficiencies include the rehabilitation of multiple sewer lift stations and the WWTF’s sludge drying beds. Projects funded by development impact fees are not included in this rate study because they mitigate growth-related issues and should be funded by new development rather than existing ratepayers.

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8 Table 3: Capital Improvement Plan

Budget Proposition 218 Period Total Prop 218
Period 2025/26 2026/27 2027/28 2028/29 2029/30 2030/31 Existing Deficiencies
LNTP $2,000,000 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Additional Contingency for WWTF ECM Project $0 $2,500,000 $0 $0 $0 $0 $2,500,000 Rehabilitate Lift Station 12-LS2 $0 $185,500 $650,000 $0 $0 $0 $835,500 Rehabilitate Lift Station 11-LS1 $0 $117,653 $0 $410,000 $0 $0 $527,653 IND-FM5 Force Main Replace $0 $0 $0 $0 $115,352 $403,688 $519,040 Rehabilitate Lift Station IND-LS5 $0 $0 $0 $111,132 $388,719 $0 $499,851

EQUIPMENT FOR CONSTRUCTION INSPECTORS AND
USA POSITION (MULTI-FUNDED) $7,500 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
UTILITY TRUCK FOR USA POSITION (MULTI-FUNDED) $10,750 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0

CHINA ALLEY - UTILITY REPLACEMENT
/RECONSTRUCTION (MULTI-FUNDED) $0 $30,000 $345,000 $0 $0 $0 $375,000 WWTP TRUCK 1-TON/ RPL 108 (MULTI-FUNDED) $0 $0 $0 $62,525 $0 $0 $62,525 WWTP TRUCK (EV)/ RPL 333 (MULTI-FUNDED) $0 $0 $44,346 $0 $0 $0 $44,346 WWTP TRUCK (EV)/ RPL 334 (MULTI-FUNDED) $40,546 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 WWTP LOADER/ RPL 258 $0 $0 $0 $0 $165,581 $0 $165,581

LACEY BLVD WIDEN/RECONST MAGNA CARTA TO
13TH (MULTI-FUNDED) $0 $0 $0 $400,000 $0 $0 $400,000
ANNUAL SEWER MAINT. IMPROVEMENT PROJECT $360,000 $0 $3,100,000 $378,000 $3,250,000 $396,900 $7,124,900

PUBLIC WORKS ENCLOSED WAREHOUSE (MULTI-
FUNDED) $0 $0 $101,000 $0 $0 $0 $101,000
COLLECTION PORTABLE INSPECTION CAMERA $15,000 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 CHLORINE INJECTION MANIFOLD REBUILD $25,000 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 SANITARY SEWER MANHOLE ROACH CONTROL $25,000 $26,250 $27,500 $28,900 $30,400 $32,000 $145,050 WASTEWATER FACILITY INLET MANHOLE COATING $0 $0 $0 $0 $60,000 $0 $60,000 WASTEWATER FACILITY BUILDING ROOF REPAIR $0 $0 $300,000 $0 $0 $0 $300,000 VACUUM TRUCK $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $1,040,000 $1,040,000
TRACTOR WITH LOADER BUCKET/ RPL 185 $0 $0 $250,000 $0 $0 $0 $250,000 TAILING DRYING BED RAMP $0 $0 $46,000 $0 $0 $0 $46,000
STORAGE POND FENCING $40,250 $50,000 $0 $0 $0 $0 $50,000 STANDARDIZE LIFT STATION GENERATOR HOOK-UPS $0 $0 $15,000 $0 $0 $0 $15,000 SLUDGE DRYING BED LINING $0 $0 $661,500 $695,500 $728,900 $764,500 $2,850,400 SANITARY SEWER MANHOLE RECOATING $100,000 $105,000 $110,000 $115,500 $121,500 $127,500 $579,500 PLANT HEADWORKS MCC ROOM A/C REPLACEMENT $35,000 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 WASTEWATER OPERATIONS STORAGE UNIT $0 $0 $10,000 $0 $0 $0 $10,000 LIFT STATION REHABILITATION $165,000 $390,000 $181,500 $429,975 $200,000 $677,211 $1,878,686 INTERNAL LIFT PUMP TUBE #2 $0 $0 $0 $1,500,000 $0 $0 $1,500,000 INTERNAL LIFT PUMP TUBE #1 $0 $1,050,000 $0 $0 $0 $0 $1,050,000

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9 Table 3: Capital Improvement Plan, Continued

Budget Proposition 218 Period Total Prop 218
Period 2025/26 2026/27 2025/26 2026/27 2025/26 2026/27 SLUDGE LAGOON DREDGE PUMP REPLACEMENT $40,000 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 FACILITY PICKUP TRUCK (EV)/ RPL 338 (MULTI-
FUNDED) $0 $0 $41,056 $0 $0 $0 $41,056
EFFLUENT PUMP STATION VALVE REHAB $15,000 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 COLLECTION STORAGE UNIT $10,000 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
COLLECTION SERVICE TRUCK $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $148,750 $148,750 COLLECTION PORTABLE FLOW METER $0 $0 $15,000 $0 $0 $0 $15,000 COLLECTION MAINTENANCE TRUCK $0 $0 $80,000 $0 $0 $0 $80,000 COLLECTION LIFT STATION PUMP REPLACEMENT $32,500 $34,100 $35,800 $37,900 $40,000 $42,200 $190,000

CHLORINE CONTACT CHAMBER VALVE
REPLACEMENT $0 $0 $40,000 $0 $0 $0 $40,000
CCTV INSPECTION SERVICES $60,000 $63,000 $66,200 $69,500 $72,900 $76,600 $348,200 (2) SECONDARY SEDIMENTATION BASIN COATING $0 $0 $240,000 $0 $0 $0 $240,000 SPARE BARSCREEN MOTOR $40,000 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Opterra Solar Array Maintenance $0 $150,000 $50,000 $0 $0 $150,000 $350,000 Additional Biosolid Disposal $0 $25,000 $27,500 $30,250 $33,275 $36,603 $152,628 Existing Deficiencies Project Total $3,021,546 $4,726,503 $6,437,402 $4,269,182 $5,206,627 $3,895,952 $24,535,666

Contingency (5%) $151,077 $236,325 $321,870 $213,459 $260,331 $194,798 $1,226,783 Total with Contingency $3,172,623 $4,962,828 $6,759,272 $4,482,641 $5,466,958 $4,090,750 $25,762,449

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10 Debt Service
A chief covenant for the City to secure loans, grants, or revenue bonds/Certificates of Participation (COPs) is to maintain a specific debt service coverage ratio. A debt service coverage ratio is a financial measure of an agency’s ability to repay outstanding debt. The City’s minimum required debt coverage ratio is 1.20, meaning that annual wastewater net revenues (gross revenues less operating and maintenance expenses) must be at least 1.20 times the combined annual debt service payments on all parity obligations. Failure to meet the debt service coverage ratio on an annual basis is considered to be technical default, thereby making the revenue bonds/COPs callable or payable upon demand. Thus, rates and fees must be set to meet this legal requirement.

The wastewater utility currently has two outstanding debt obligations—Wastewater Revenue Refunding Bonds Series 2012 and Series 2015—which count toward its debt service coverage requirements. In July 2012, the City issued the $13.165 million Wastewater Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 2012 bearing interest of 3.0% to 5.0% payable semi-annually to refund Indentures from 1999 and 2002. In January 2015, the City issued the $3.885 million Wastewater Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 2015 to refund Variable Rate Demand Sewer System Refunding Revenue Bonds, 1996 Series A. Interest of 2.0% to 4.0% is payable semi-annually.

One key aspect of the rate analysis is ensuring that projected net operating revenues will be sufficient to support the new debt financing necessary for the WWTF upgrade project. The project requires raising just under $60 million in project funds and is anticipated to be repaid over a 30-year term. Working in conjunction with City staff, the firm NHA Advisors analyzed multiple potential financing scenarios which were presented to the City Council for feedback. Based on the City Council’s selected financing scenario and accounting for estimated issuance costs and interest payments, the first debt payment is expected to occur in FY2026/27 and total $1.8 million. Following that initial payment, payments are expected to total $3.2 million over the next two fiscal years before settling at a total annual payment amount of $4.1 million beginning in FY2029/30 and remaining relatively constant at that amount through FY2056/57.

Reserves
The accumulation and maintenance of reasonable reserves is one additional factor to consider when determining the cost of service. Adequate fund reserves protect the City when faced with unforeseen financial challenges such as emergency expenses or revenue deficits. Fund reserves allow the City to maintain its financial health and positive credit ratings, especially during emergencies. Moreover, funding can be drawn from reserves to supplement rate revenues lost during drought conditions or other unexpected situations. The City can also choose to use reserves to smooth cash flows and mitigate impacts to ratepayers.

The City maintains two wastewater reserve funds – 1) an Operations and Capital Reserve Fund and 2) an Impact Fee Reserve. As of the beginning of 2025/26, the Operations and Capital Reserve Fund had approximately $1.5 million and the Impact Fee reserve had approximately $5.9 million. The recommended operating reserve target is 50 percent of annual operating costs plus one year’s total debt service payments. Current reserves are below the reserve target. However, with the proposed rate

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11 increases, it is projected the wastewater operations fund will meet the fund reserve target by the end of the fifth year of the rate plan.

Cash Flow Projection
The total cost of service is expressed in a cash flow table that illustrates revenue increases needed to keep up with expenses and maintain the financial health of the enterprise. The Wastewater Fund cash flow for the five-year rate study period beginning in FY2026/27 through FY2030/31 is provided in Table 4 on the following page. Rate revenue increases are proposed to take effect each year over the next five years to ensure the City covers operating and debt service costs, funds all proposed capital improvement projects, and builds adequate reserves. September 2, 2026, a rate increase of 20% over July 1, 2026 rates is proposed to take effect. Another 20% increase is proposed for July 1, 2027. July 1 of 2028, 2029, and 2030, rate increases are proposed to equal 15%, 7%, and 5%, respectively.

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12 Table 4: Cash Flow Projection

Budget Proposition 218 Period
2025/26 2026/27 2027/28 2028/29 2029/30 2030/31
Rate Revenue Increase 20% 20% 15% 7% 5%
Rate Increase Effective Sept 2, 2026 July 1, 2027 July 1, 2028 July 1, 2029 July 1, 2030

BEGINNING OPERATIONS/CAPITAL FUND
BALANCE [1] $1,521,300 $1,852,100 $1,567,600 $1,929,900 $4,197,100 $6,519,200

REVENUES
Rate Revenues
Wastewater Service Charges [2] 10,433,200 12,780,600 15,775,000 18,141,300 19,411,200 20,382,000

Non-Rate Revenues
Penalties 15,000 15,000 15,000 15,000 15,000 15,000 Penalties-Late Payments 120,000 120,000 120,000 120,000 120,000 120,000 Sewer Farm Rent 167,200 167,200 167,200 167,200 167,200 167,200 Bad Debts 500 500 500 500 500 500
Inflation Reduction Act Direct Payment 0 758,500 0 0 0 0 Subtotal Non-Rate Revenues 302,700 1,061,200 302,700 302,700 302,700 302,700

Total Revenues 10,735,900 13,841,800 16,077,700 18,444,000 19,713,900 20,684,700

EXPENSES
Operating Expenses [3]
Treatment Division 4,587,800 3,265,600 3,410,600 3,530,200 3,686,900 3,853,400 Collections Division 1,704,300 1,713,800 1,799,400 1,889,400 1,983,900 2,083,100 Total Operating Expenses 6,292,100 4,979,400 5,210,000 5,419,600 5,670,800 5,936,500

Net Operating Revenue 4,443,800 8,862,400 10,867,700 13,024,400 14,043,100 14,748,200

Debt Service
Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 2012 926,400 925,600 933,200 924,400 923,100 630,000 Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 2015 292,500 290,800 292,700 293,100 293,100 292,700 2002 IBank Loan 558,200 558,000 558,000 558,000 558,000 558,000 2011 Bank of America Capital Lease 335,900 335,900 335,900 335,900 335,900 335,900 2026 Solar Energy Equipment Lease 0 197,700 187,600 197,800 208,600 220,000 2026 WWTF ECM Net Debt Service 0 1,838,900 3,198,000 3,198,000 4,152,300 4,154,400 Subtotal Debt Service 2,113,000 4,146,900 5,505,400 5,507,200 6,471,000 6,191,000

Transfer to Impact Fee Fund 2,000,000 5,000,000 5,000,000 5,250,000 5,250,000 5,250,000

Total Net Revenues 330,800 (284,500) 362,300 2,267,200 2,322,100 3,307,200

OPERATIONS/CAPITAL FUND ENDING FUND
BALANCE 1,852,100 1,567,600 1,929,900 4,197,100 6,519,200 9,826,400

Operations Reserve Fund Target [4] 5,259,100 6,636,600 8,110,400 8,217,000 9,306,400 9,159,300 Operating Reserve Target Met? no no no no no yes

Debt Service Coverage (Target = 1.20x) [5] 4.47 3.23 2.68 3.18 2.80 3.10 Target Met? yes yes yes yes yes yes

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13 Table 4: Cash Flow Projection, Continued

Budget Proposition 218 Period
2025/26 2026/27 2027/28 2028/29 2029/30 2030/31

IMPACT FEE BEGINNING FUND BALANCE 5,869,600 2,840,800 3,878,000 3,118,700 4,886,100 5,669,100

Revenues
Transfer from Operations/Capital Fund 2,000,000 5,000,000 5,000,000 5,250,000 5,250,000 5,250,000 Connections Fee 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 Subtotal Revenues 3,000,000 6,000,000 6,000,000 6,250,000 6,250,000 6,250,000

Capital Expenses
Existing Deficiencies 3,172,600 4,962,800 6,759,300 4,482,600 5,467,000 4,090,700 Development Driven Projects [6] 856,200 0 0 0 0 0
City Contribution for WWTF ECM Project 2,000,000 0 0 0 0 0 Subtotal Capital Expenses 6,028,800 4,962,800 6,759,300 4,482,600 5,467,000 4,090,700

Net Revenues (3,028,800) 1,037,200 (759,300) 1,767,400 783,000 1,159,300

IMPACT FEE RESERVE ENDING FUND
BALANCE 2,840,800 3,878,000 3,118,700 4,886,100 5,669,100 6,828,400

For financial planning purposes, all capital projects including existing deficiencies and development driven projects are sho wn in the Impact Fee Fund cash flows above. Impact fees or connection fees are not used to fund existing deficiencies. Transfers fr om the Operations/Capital Fund (rate revenues) are used to fund existing deficiencies. 1 - Estimated Wastewater Operations and Capital cash fund balance from City staff 2 - Estimated 2025/26 revenues are projected based on actuals collected through May 2026. Estimated 2026/27 wastewater service charge revenues are prorated based on the September 2 implementation date. It is estimated that the City will collect 2 months of revenues at July 1, 2026 previously approved rates and 10 months of revenue s at September 2, 2026 proposed rates. 3 - Does not include depreciation
4 - Recommended target is 6 months Operating Expenses plus annual debt service cost. 5 - Net Operating Revenue plus Connection Fees divided by 2012, 2015, and 2026 Debt Service 6 - 2025/26, about $860,000 in development driven projects are expected to be funded using existing connection fee reserves. Over the five-year rate study period, only projects related to correcting existing deficiencies are included in the proposed CIP.

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14 Proposed Rates
The proposed five-year rate plan is provided in Table 5. The proposed rates are calculated as the previous year’s rates escalated by the rate revenue increase proposed for each year in the cash flow projection (Table 4). As described in this technical memorandum, the rates have been calculated to produce rates that will be necessary to recover only the actual cost of wastewater service per parcel under the proposed rates. No rate structure adjustments are proposed for the next five year period. A detailed analysis of customer wastewater flows and pollutant loadings and a cost allocation between different customer classes is provided in the prior rate study report dated November 7, 2023. The first rate change is proposed to take effect on September 2, 2026, with subsequent increases each July 1 through 2030 to correspond with the City’s fiscal year. For any additional connections built out in the City, the rates in the table below will also apply to them.

Table 5: Current and Proposed Monthly Wastewater Rates

Current PROPOSED
Customer Class Rates 2026/27 2027/28 2028/29 2029/30 2030/31 Effective Date July 1, 2026 Sept 2, 2026 July 1, 2027 July 1, 2028 July 1, 2029 July 1, 2030 RESIDENTIAL (Per dwelling unit)
Single Family $32.50 $39.00 $46.80 $53.82 $57.59 $60.47 Multi-Family/Duplex $24.38 $29.26 $35.11 $40.38 $43.21 $45.37

NON-RESIDENTIAL
Metered Water (Per CCF)
Group A: Domestic $4.05 $4.86 $5.83 $6.70 $7.17 $7.53
Group B: Low Strength $3.71 $4.45 $5.34 $6.14 $6.57 $6.90 Group C: Medium Strength $5.20 $6.24 $7.49 $8.61 $9.21 $9.67 Group D: High Strength $7.04 $8.45 $10.14 $11.66 $12.48 $13.10

Schools (per student ADA) [1] $0.98 $1.18 $1.42 $1.63 $1.74 $1.83 Septage (per 1,000 gallons) $46.14 $55.37 $66.44 $76.41 $81.76 $85.85 Industrial
Flow (per mg) $3,289.07 $3,946.88 $4,736.26 $5,446.70 $5,827.97 $6,119.37 BOD (per lb) $0.733 $0.880 $1.056 $1.214 $1.299 $1.364
SS (per lb) $0.735 $0.882 $1.058 $1.217 $1.302 $1.367
ADA - average daily attendance
BOD - biological oxygen demand
CCF - hundred cubic feet; one CCF = 748 gallons
SS – suspended solids

Non-residential Sewer Customer Groups are defined as:

Group A: Mobile home parks, motels, public buildings, hospitals, nursing homes, churches, fraternal lodges, service stations and automotive centers Group B: Car washes, laundromats, retail, commercial and professional establishments Group C: Mixed use commercial centers including food services with single water service Group D: Restaurants, supermarkets, grocery stores, mortuaries

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15 Bill Impacts
Figure 2 provides a bill survey comparing the City’s current and proposed single family residential rate with the rates of other local sewer systems. September 2, 2026, it is proposed that the single-family residential monthly sewer rate will increase from $32.50 to $39.00. The City’s sewer rate is currently in the middle of all agencies surveyed and will remain in the middle following the proposed increase.

Figure 2: Single Family Residential Sewer Bill Survey

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1 City of Hanford
Utility Division
315 N Douty Street
Hanford, CA 93230

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON PROPOSED WASTEWATER RATE INCREASES Hearing Date & Time: September 1, 2026 at 7pm
Hearing Location:

Hanford City Council Chambers
400 N Douty Street
Hanford, CA 93230

Dear Customer or Property Owner,
You are receiving this notice as owner of property or ratepayer receiving wastewater (sanitary sewer) service from the City of Hanford (City). The City Council will hold a public hearing on September 1, 2026, at 7pm at 400 N Douty Street, Hanford, CA 93230 to hear public input and consider and po tentially approve increases in wastewater rates for the next five years, begi nning September 2, 2026. In compliance wi th article XIII D of the California Constitution, which was added to the Constitution pursu ant to Proposition 218, this notice provides you with information regarding the services provided by the City , the reasons for the propos ed changes in wastewater service rates, and the methods by which you can protest this rate increase if you so desire. The City’s sanitary sewer service is separate from storm drain service. The ra tes described in this notice only fund costs related to sewer service and do not fund increases for storm drain costs.

System Overview and Planned Upgrades
The City provides wastewater services to over 17,000 accounts including homes, businesses, schools, and industrial facilities. The City owns and operates a local wastewater treatment facility (WWTF) to treat and dispose of customer discharge. In addition to the WWTF, the City’s wastewater infrastructure includes the sewer collection system which consists of over 200 miles of pipelines as well as the related infrastructure necessary to convey wastewater flows to the WWTF for treatment. For the past several years, the City has been working on a potential project to increase energy efficiency at the WWTF. The WWTF is the City’s single largest energy user, in part because it currently relies on aging technology that is past its useful service life. The City spent over $780,000 on electricity costs at the facility during the most recent fiscal year alone.

In 2025, the City Council entered into a contract with Opterra Energy Services (Opterra) for the design and construction of a large-scale solar photovoltaic project (i.e ., installing solar panels) and a contract amendment in 2026 for additional energy-related upgrades at the WWTF . The contract with Opterra is in the amount of approximately $60 million. These improvements will offset the WWTF’s electrical demands and provide long-term utility cost savings in addition to upgrading the facility’s treatment processes. The solar panels alone are expected to save the City’s wastewater treatment plant $200,000 to $300,000 per year in electric costs that represents a significant cost savings to rate payers.

The non-solar WWTF upgrades are core treatment facility infrastructure work, not an optional enhancement. They include upgrading the existing oxidation ditch, adding a new oxidation ditch, adding two secondary clarifiers, replacing return and waste activated sludge pumps, imp roving chemical storage and treatment systems, modernizing controls, and retiring the older trickling filter process. The new oxidation ditch and clarifier will replace the trickling filter process, which currently cons umes 2/3 of the energy used at the plant. The Solar

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2 component in combination with the WTTF upgrades will contribute to the overall reduction of the electric bill; the treatment facility upgrades reduce de mand in energy, chemicals, emergenc y repair work, and future facility maintenance needed to treat wastewater. Together, the combined project will improve reliability and lower long- term operating costs.

Completing the work as one coordinated project is more cost-effective than completing isolated repairs over time because the treatment facility systems operate together as a single unit. A comprehensive approach helps control cost escalation, reduce disruption risk, and prepare the plant for future regulatory requirements and expansion.

A piecemeal approach would require repeated design, construction, shutdown, and mobilization costs while continuing to spend money on equipment that is beyond its useful service life.

Why are rate adjustments needed?
The wastewater utility relies entirely on rate revenues to fund its operations and is not funded by property tax or any other tax revenue. The wastewater utility is not a for-profit business. Rates are each customer's share of the cost to operate, maintain, repair, and finance the wast ewater system. Revenues must cover the full cost of providing service, which includes operating and maintena nce expenses, loan payments (payments used to repay money borrowed for wastewater projects), capital projects, and maintaining emergency reserves.

Aside from the WWTF upgrades, infrastructure repairs a nd improvements for other portions of the system are required over the next five years to ensure that the City can continue to deliver safe and reliable wastewater service. In the past, the City deferred projects to keep costs down for ratepayers. For example, the City had no proactive pipeline maintenance program. However, the City’s new capital improvement program (CIP) represents a significant investment in infrastructure to catch up on maintenance and replacements of existing infrastructure that has aged and is in need of improvement due to norm al wear and tear. Failure of pipelines or pump stations can have a detrimental effect on ratepayers in the form of sewage backups, overflows, and cost impacts. A proactive maintenance program is a more cost-effective strategy that will plan and implement projects to extend the service life of systems and/or replace worn or failed systems on a routin e basis. The proposed wastewater rates will allow the City to complete over $25 million of critical CIP projects over the next five years.

The five-year CIP includes work such as pipeline video inspection and rehabilitation, spot repairs and replacement of damaged sewer mains, pump station rehabilitation or replacement, replacement of the WWTF Headworks Internal Lift No. 2, and rehabilitation of sludge drying beds. These maintenance repairs protect customers from backups, odors, overflows, emergency repairs, and serv ice disruptions. Waiting until assets fail come at higher costs because emergency work cannot be planned, bid, or scheduled as efficiently as preventative maintenance.

Current and Proposed Monthly Wastewater Rates
Monthly rates are determined based on the cost to collect, treat, and dispose of the wastewater of each customer.

Residential customers are billed a flat charge per dw elling unit. Commercial customers are billed based on metered water use. Commercial customers pay a uniform vo lume rate that is the sa me rate per 100 cubic feet (CCF) of water consumed. One CCF equates to 748 gallons. Industrial customers are billed based on metered flows and for the amount of pollutants released into the wastewater system. Schools are billed annually based on a flat charge per student (measured using average daily attendance). The rates of each customer group are proportional to the amount of sewage flushed into the system (i.e. sewer flow) and the amount or concentration of pollution included in the sewer flow. For example, retail stores have lower concentrations of pollution in their sewage than restaurants that have high co ncentrations of fats, oils, and grease in their sewage. For this reason, the retail customer rate (Group B: Low Strength) is less than the restaurant rate (Group D: High Strength).

Current and proposed wastewater rates are provided in Table 1. September 2, 2026, it is proposed that the single family residential monthly sewer rate will increase from $32.50 to $39.00, an increase of $6.50. The single family and multi-family residential rates are fixed monthly ch arges based on the average sewer flow and pollutant concentration of residential customer s across the City. The bill impacts to non-residential customers will vary based on metered water usage. If you are a non-resident ial customer and would like additional information on how the proposed changes in sewer rates and charges will affect your bill, please contact the City.

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3 Table 1: Current and Proposed Monthly Wastewater Rates

Current PROPOSED
Effective Date July 1, 2026
September
2, 2026 July 1, 2027 July 1, 2028 July 1, 2029 July 1, 2030 RESIDENTIAL (Per dwelling unit)
Single Family $32.50 $39.00 $46.80 $53.82 $57.59 $60.47 Multi-Family/Duplex $24.38 $29.26 $35.11 $40.38 $43.21 $45.37

Schools (per student ADA) $0.98 $1.18 $1.42 $1.63 $1.74 $1.83 Septage (per 1,000 gallons) $46.14 $55.37 $66.44 $76.41 $81.76 $85.85 Industrial
Flow (per million gallons) $3,289.07 $3, 946.88 $4,736.26 $5,446.70 $5,827.97 $6,119.37 BOD (per lb) $0.733 $0.880 $1.056 $1.214 $1.299 $1.364
SS (per lb) $0.735 $0.882 $1.058 $1.217 $1.302 $1.367
ADA - average daily attendance
BOD - biological oxygen demand
CCF - hundred cubic feet; one CCF = 748 gallons
SS – suspended solids

Non-residential Sewer Customer Groups are defined as:

Group A: Mobile home parks, motels, public buildings, hospitals, nursing homes, churches, fraternal lodges, service stations and automotive centers
Group B: Car washes, laundromats, retail, commercial and professional establishments Group C: Mixed use commercial centers including food services with single water service Group D: Restaurants, supermarkets, grocery stores, mortuaries

PROPOSITION 218 PROTEST PROCEDURES

How do I file a protest or participate in the public hearing? The provisions of Proposition 218 provide that certain ty pes of “Property Related Fees” such as the wastewater rates the City is proposing to adjust are subject to a “majority protest” process. Any property owner or customer of record may submit a written protest for the proposed increases; provided, however, that only one protest will be counted per identified parcel. If protests are filed on behalf of a majority of the parcels subject to the rates, the City cannot adopt the proposed rates.

How to Participate
The proposed rate increases are governed by section 6 of Article XIII D of the California Constitution (Proposition 218), Government Code sections 53750, et seq., and 53759, et seq., and related laws. Property owners subject to the proposed rates and ratepayers may participate in this ratemaking in a variety of ways. More information is available on the City’s website at https://www.ci.hanford.ca.us/ or you can call (559) 585-2500.

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4 The City will hold a public hearing on September 1, 2026, to receive public comment, including any written protests to the proposed rates. Any property owner or customer of record may submit one written protest per parcel.

Immediately following the close of the public hearing on September 1, 2026, protests will be counted and validated. If valid protests are submitte d for a majority (50% plus 1) of the parcels subject to the proposed rate increases, the City Council will not adopt the rates.

Every written protest MUST include ALL of the following to be counted:

1. A statement that it is a protest against the proposed wastewater rates;

2. Name of the property owner or customer of record who is submitting the protest;

3. Identification of assessor’s parcel number, street address (service address), or utility account number of the parcel with respect to which the protest is made; and

4. Original signature and legibly printed name of the record owner or customer of record who is submitting the protest.

Written protests may be submitted by:

1. Mail to - Prop 218 Protest, 315 N Douty Street, Hanford, CA 93230; or

2. In-person delivery during normal business hours to 315 N Douty Street, Hanford, CA 93230; or

3. In-person at the Public Hearing, prior to the conclusion of the Public Hearing.

Regardless of how the written protest is submitted, it must be received by the City prior to the conclusion of the public comment portion of the Public Hearing to be held on September 1, 2026, beginning at 7pm at 400 N Douty Street, Hanford, CA 93230. (Postmark dates will not be accepted.) To ensure protests are genuine, they will not be accepted by e-mail or other electronic means. Please identify on the front of the envelope for any written protest, whether mailed or submitted in person to the City, that the enclosed protest is for the Public Hearing on the Proposed Wastewater Rate Increases. Oral comments at the Public Hearing will not qualify as formal protests unless accompanied by a written protest, but the Council welcomes all public input.

At the conclusion of the Public Hearing, written protests will be counted and validated in public view. Only one written protest per parcel in the City’s service area (i.e. address/assessor parcel number) will be counted. If valid written protests are not submitted for a majority (50% pl us 1) of the properties subject to the fees, the Council may adopt the proposed rates. The first rate change, if approved, will take effect on or after September 2, 2026.

Pursuant to California Government Code 53759, a 120-day statute of limitations applies to any legal challenge to a new, increased, or extended fee adopted by the City Council pursuant to this notice. If you challenge this proposal in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you, or someone else raised, at the Public Hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the City Clerk at, or prior to, the Public Hearing.

Notice of a Public Hearing on Wastewater Rate Increases The City of Hanford will hold a Public Hearing on the proposed wastewater rates on Tuesday, September 1, 2026 at 7:00 p.m. in the Hanford City Council Chambers at 400 N Douty Street, Hanford, CA 93230

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13.B.

AGENDA

STAFF REPORT

MEETING DATE: 9/1/2026 AGENDA SECTION: PUBLIC HEARING

SUBJECT:

Municipal Code Amendment 13-26, a request by the City of Hanford to introduce and waive the first reading of Ordinance 26-05, amending Title 15 of the Hanford Municipal Code adding Section 15.57, in order to implement a new Expedited Electric Vehicle Charging Station Permitting Ordinance and create a streamlined EV charging station permitting process, in accordance with Assembly Bills 1236 and 970

RECOMMENDATION:

Recommendation: Introduce and waive the first reading of Ordinance No. 26-05, approving Zone Text Amendment No. 0013-26.

Recommended Motion: I move to introduce and waive the first reading of Ordinance No. 26-05, approving Zone Text Amendment No. 0013-26.

BACKGROUND:

The project is a request to amend Title 15 Buildings and Construction of the Hanford Municipal Code, by adding Chapter 15.57, in order to implement a new Electric Vehicle Charging Station Permit Expediting Ordinance and create a streamlined EV charging station permitting process, in accordance with Assembly Bills 1236 and 970.

Zone Text Amendment
Staff recommends adoption of the following ordinance:

Chapter 15.57

ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATION PERMIT EXPEDITING ORDINANCE Sections

15.57.010 Title, words, and phrases.

15.57.020 Expedited electric vehicle charging station permitting.

15.57.030 Expedited review process.

15.57.040 Electronic submittals.

15.57.050 Association approval.

15.57.060 Permit application processing.

15.57.070 Technical review.

15.57.080 Inconsistencies

15.57.090 Partial invalidity.

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15.57.010 Title, words, and phrases

This Ordinance shall be known as the City of Hanford Electric Vehicle Charging Station Permit Streamlining Ordinance. The purpose of this Ordinance is to establish an expedited, streamlined, and nondiscretionary permitting process for electric vehicle charging stations in accordance with Government Code Sections 65850.7 and 65850.71, as may be amended. Accordance with the definitions contained in Government Code Sections 65850.7 and 65850.71, except where specifically defined by the Ordinance.

15.57.020 Expedited electric vehicle charging station permitting.

Electric Vehicle Charging Stations applications qualifying for expedited administrative review pursuant to Government Code Sections 65850.7 and 65850.71, shall be subject to the administrative permitting procedures set forth in the City’s Electric Vehicle Charging Station Permit Expediting Ordinance.

15.57.030 Expedited review process.

Consistent with Government Code Section 65850.7, the Building Official shall implement an expedited administrative permit review process for electric vehicle charging stations, and adopt a checklist of all requirements with which electric vehicle charging stations shall comply with in order to be eligible for expedited review. The expedited administrative permit review process and checklist may refer to the recommendations in the checklist prescribed by the most current electric vehicle charging station permitting guidance or successor guidance published by the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO- Bix), California Building Officials (CALBO), or another applicable State agency.

15.57.040 Electronic submittals.

Consistent with Government Code Section 65850.7, the Building Official shall allow for electronic submittal of permit applications covered by this Ordinance and associated supporting documentation. In accepting such permit applications, the Building Official shall also accept electronic signatures on all forms, applications, and other documentation in lieu of a wet signature by any applicant.

15.57.050 Association approval.

Consistent with Government Code Section 65850.7, the Building Official shall not condition the approval for any electric vehicle charging station permit on the approval of such a system by an association, as that term is defined by Civil Code Section 4080.

15.57.060 Permit application processing.

A. A permit application that satisfies the information requirements contained in the City's adopted Electric Vehicle Charging Station Permit Checklist shall be accepted for review and processed in accordance with Government Code Sections 65850.7 and 65850.71. “A permit application that satisfies the information requirements contained in the City's adopted Electric Vehicle Charging Station Permit Checklist shall be accepted for review and processed in accordance with Government Code Sections 65850.7 and 65850.71.

B. Upon determining that a permit application and supporting documentation satisfy the requirements of the City's adopted checklist and comply with applicable provisions of state and local law, the Building Official shall administratively approve the application and issue all required permits. If the Building Official determines that the permit application is incomplete, the Building Official shall provide the applicant with one written correction notice identifying all known deficiencies in the application and any additional information required to complete the review.

Upon resubmittal, the Building Official shall review the revised application in accordance with the timeframes established by Government Code Sections 65850.7 and 65850.71.

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C. Issuance of a permit under this Ordinance does not authorize the charging station to be energized or placed into service until all required inspections have been completed and final approval has been granted by the Building Official.

15.57.070 Technical Review.

It is the intent of this Ordinance to encourage the installation of electric vehicle charging stations by removing obstacles to permitting for charging stations so long as the action does not supersede the Building Official’s authority to address higher priority life-safety situations. If the Building Official makes a finding based on substantial evidence that the electric vehicle charging station could have a specific adverse impact upon the public health or safety, as defined in Government Code 65850.7, the City may require the applicant to apply for a use permit. The City shall not require discretionary review unless specifically authorized by Government Code Section 65850.7 and 65850.71.

15.57.080 Inconsistencies.

Any provision of the City of Hanford Municipal Code or appendices thereto, inconsistent with the provisions of this Ordinance, to the extent of such inconsistencies and no further, are hereby repealed or modified to that extent necessary to affect the provisions of this Ordinance.

15.57.090 Partial invalidity.

If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase of this Ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by a decision of any court of any competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Ordinance. The City Council hereby declares that it would have passed this Ordinance, and each and every Section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase not declared invalid or unconstitutional without regard to whether any portion of the Ordinance would be subsequently declared invalid or unconstitutional.

The proposed ordinance is attached as Attachment 1.

Application Process
Utilizing the AB -1236/AB 970 Checklist for Permitting Electric Vehicle Service Stations (EVCS) for Residential and Non-Residential, staff integrated the checklist items into two separate applications (Residential and Non- Residential) to be accessed by the applicant through City of Hanford’s Citizen Self Service Portal. This portal is the existing system used by applicants for the permit application process. The new checklist and permitting timeline will bring Hanford into compliance with AB 1236 and AB 970.

The proposed checklist for permitting EV service stations is attached as Attachment 2.

PROJECT EVALUATION

The ordinance was developed based on AB 1236 Sample Ordinance Template – Small Jurisdictions. It was determined that the ordinance needed to be adopted in order to comply with AB 1236 and AB 970. The ZTA also establishes criteria that outline the new streamlined application process through the adopted checklist.

The adoption to Section 15.57 is consistent with the General Plan, specifically Policy T95, which states, “promote and encourage the installation and use of electric vehicle (EV) charging stations and remove obstacles to their use as well as minimizing costs of permitting.”

The proposed ordinance was presented to the City of Hanford Planning Commission on August 11, 2026.

There were three questions from the Commission:

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1. On page 5 of the packet, it states that the Building Official shall administratively approve the application and issue all required permits. There was a question of who will be the Building Official? Staff responded that the Building Official is Mitch Couch, who will be the one to administratively approve applications that are determined to satisfy the requirements of the City’s adopted checklist and comply with applicable provisions of state and local law.

2. On page 6 of the packet, it is stated that there are two separated permit applications, one for Residential and Non-Residential. There was a question regarding the number of charging stations at one site under the Non-Residential permit. Staff responded that often, Non-Residential projects will fall either above or below 26 EV charging stations, however, it is unlikely there will be a project requiring more than 26 EV charging spaces.

3. There was a question inquiring whether the adoption of this ordinance will bring us into compliance with AB 1236 and AB970. Staff responded that yes, the adoption of this ordinance will bring the City of Hanford into compliance with AB 1236 and AB 970.

There were no public comments related to the item.

The item was recommended for approval to the City Council by the Planning Commission on a 5, 0 vote by adoption of Resolution No. 2026-14.

ZONING ORDINANCE EXCERPTS

15.57.020 Expedited electric vehicle charging station permitting.

15.57.030 Expedited review process.

Consistent with Government Code Section 65850.7, the Building Official shall implement an expedited administrative permit review process for electric vehicle charging stations, and adopt a checklist of all requirements with which electric vehicle charging stations shall comply with in order to be eligible for expedited review. The expedited administrative permit review process and checklist may refer to the recommendations in the checklist prescribed by the most current electric vehicle charging station permitting guidance or successor guidance published by the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Bix), California Building Officials (CALBO), or another applicable State agency.

15.57.040 Electronic submittals.

17.86.030 Findings

1. Before a zone change or text amendment may be approved, all of the following findings shall be made by the reviewing authority identified in Chapter 17.70:

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1. The amendment is internally consistent with the goals, objectives, and policies of the General Plan and this title;

2. The amendment would not be detrimental to the public health, safety, or welfare of the community;

3. The amendment would maintain the appropriate balance of land uses within the City;

4. The anticipated land uses on the subject site would be compatible with existing and future surrounding uses.

2. A zone change or text amendment may be denied if the reviewing authority finds one (1) or more of the findings in this section cannot be made.

In accordance with Section 17.86.030, before a zone change or text amendment may be approved, all of the following findings shall be made by the reviewing authority:

1. That the amendment is internally consistent with the goals, objectives, and policies of the General Plan and Zoning Ordinance;

Analysis: That according to General Plan Policy T95, the City of Hanford shall promote and encourage the installation and use of electric vehicle (EV) charging stations and remove obstacles to their use as well as minimizing costs of permitting. The adoption of Section 15.57 of the Hanford Municipal Code is consistent with the policies of the General Plan, as it promotes and encourages the installation of EV charging stations and streamlines the permitting process.

2. That the amendment would not be detrimental to the public health, safety, or welfare of the community;

Analysis: That the adoption of Section 15.57 of the Hanford Municipal Code is not detrimental to the public health, safety, or welfare of the community. Specifically, Section 15.57 identifies the intent of the ordinance to encourage the installation of electric vehicle charging stations by removing obstacles to permitting for charging stations, so long as the action does not supersede the Building Official’s authority to address higher priority life-safety situations. If the Building Official makes a finding based on substantial evidence that the electric vehicle charging station could have a specific adverse impact upon the public health or safety, as defined in Government Code 65850.7, the City may require the applicant to apply for a use permit. The language ensures the amendment would not be detrimental to the public health, safety, or welfare of the community.

3. That the amendment would maintain the appropriate balance of land uses within the City; and

Analysis: That the amendment will not affect the balance of land uses within the City of Hanford. The

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zone text amendment pertains to EV permitting processes, only.

4. That the anticipated land uses on the subject site would be compatible with existing and future surrounding uses.

Analysis: That the zone text amendment applies to EV permitting processes in all zone districts. EV charging stations are allowed in all zone districts, in accordance with AB1236 and 970. The adoption of the ordinance ensures that the use will not create a significant adverse impact on public health and safety. Public health and safety impacts, as defined in Government Code 65850.7,will be considered when addressing land use compatibility.

ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW

The proposed zone text amendment is exempt under Section 15061(b) (3) because it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the activity in question may have a significant effect on the environment. The proposed project is a text amendment that is not associated with a physical development, therefore there are no physical impacts that will result from the project.

PUBLIC COMMENT

Noticing of the project was published in the newspaper on August 19, 2026. Since the zone text amendments affect the entire city, which would result in a mailout exceeding 1,000 property owners, individual notice was not mailed to property owners, in accordance with Section 17.70.100 Notice Requirements of the Hanford Municipal Code:

C. In the event that the number of owners of property to whom notice may be sent pursuant to subsection B of this section would result in more than one thousand (1,000) notices, notice may alternatively be given at least ten (10) days prior to the hearing by either of the following procedures:

1. By placing a display advertisement of at least one-fourth (1/4) page in a newspaper having general circulation within the area affected by the proposed ordinance or amendment; or

2. By placing a written notice with any generalized mailing sent by the City to property owners in the area affected by the proposed ordinance or amendment, such as billings for City services.

No comments have been received as of the date of preparation of this report.

STAFF RECOMMENDATION

Staff recommends that the City Council:

1. Introduce and waive the first reading of Ordinance No. 26-05, approving Zone Text Amendment No. 0013-

26. FISCAL IMPACT:

No Impact.

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ATTACHMENTS:

1. Electrical Vehicle Charging Station Permit Expediting Ordinance

2. Checklist for Permitting Electric Vehicle Service Station

3. Notice of Exemption 2026-46

4. Ordinance No. 26-05

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Attachment 1

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Chapter 15.57

ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATION PERMIT EXPEDITING ORDINANCE Sections

15.57.010 Title, words, and phrases.

15.57.020 Expedited electric vehicle charging station permitting.

15.57.030 Expedited review process.

15.57.040 Electronic submittals.

15.57.050 Association approval.

15.57.060 Permit application processing.

15.57.070 Technical review.

15.57.080 Inconsistencies.

15.57.090 Partial invalidity.

15.57.010 Title, words, and phrases.

This Ordinance shall be known as the City of Hanford Electric Vehicle Charging Station Permit Streamlining Ordinance. The purpose of this Ordinan ce is to establish an expedited, streamlined, and nondiscretionary permitting process for electric vehicle charging stations in accordance with Government Code Sections 65850.7 and 65850.71, as may be amended. Accordance w ith the definitions contained in Government Code Sections 65850.7 and 65850.71, except where specifically defined by the Ordinance.

15.57.020 Expedited electric vehicle charging station permitting.

15.57.030 Expedited review process.

Consistent with Government Code Section 65850.7, the Building Official shall implement an expedited administrative permit review process for electric vehi cle charging stations, and adopt a checklist of all requirements with which electric vehicle charging stati ons shall comply with in order to be eligible for expedited review. The expedited administrative pe rmit review process and checklist may refer to the recommendations in the checklist prescribed by the most current electric vehicle charging station permitting guidance or successor guidance published by the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Bix), California Building Officials (CALBO), or another applicable State agency.

15.57.040 Electronic submittals.

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Consistent with Government Code Section 65850.7, the Building Official shall allow for electronic submittal of permit applications covered by this Ordinance and assoc iated supporting documentation. In accepting such permit applications, the Building Official shall also accept electronic signatures on all forms, applications, and other documentation in lieu of a wet signature by any applicant.

15.57.050 Association approval.

Consistent with Government Code Section 65850.7, the Building Official shall not condition the approval for any electric vehicle charging station permit on the ap proval of such a system by an association, as that term is defined by Civil Code Section 4080.

15.57.060 Permit application processing
A. A permit application that satisfies the informati on requirements contained in the City's adopted Electric Vehicle Charging Station Permit Checklist shall be accepted for review and processed in accordance with Government Code Sections 65850.7 and 65850.71. “A permit application that satisfies the information requirements contained in the City's adopted Electric Vehicle Charging Station Permit Checklist shall be accepted for review and processed in accordance with Government Code Sections 65850.7 and 65850.71.

B. Upon determining that a permit application and supporting documentation satisfy the requirements of the City's adopted checklist a nd comply with applicable provisions of state and local law, the Building Official shall administratively approve th e application and issue all required permits. If the Building Official determines that the permit application is incomplete, the Building Official shall provide the applicant with one written correction notice identifying all known deficiencies in the application and any additional information required to complete the review. Upon resubmittal, the Building Official shall review the revise d application in accordance with the timeframes established by Government Code Sections 65850.7 and 65850.71.

C. Issuance of a permit under this Ordinance does not authorize the charging station to be energized or placed into service until all required inspecti ons have been complete d and final approval has been granted by the Building Official.

15.57.070 Technical review.

It is the intent of this Ordinance to encourage the installation of electric vehicle charging stations by removing obstacles to permitting for charging stations so long as the action does not supersede the Building Official’s authority to address higher priority life-safety situations. If the Building Official makes a finding based on substantial evidence that the electric vehicle charging station could have a specific adverse impact upon the public health or safety, as defined in Government Code 65850.7, the City may require the applicant to apply for a use permit. The City shall not require di scretionary review unless specifically authorized by Government Code Section 65850.7 and 65850.71.

15.57.080 Inconsistencies.

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Any provision of the City of Hanford Municipal C ode or appendices thereto, inconsistent with the provisions of this Ordinance, to the extent of such inconsistencies and no further, are hereby repealed or modified to that extent necessary to affect the provisions of this Ordinance.

15.57.090 Partial invalidity.

If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase of this Ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by a decision of any court of any competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Ordina nce. The City Council hereby declares that it would have passed this Ordinance, and each and every Section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase not declared invalid or unconstitutional without regard to whether any portion of the Ordinance would be subsequently declared invalid or unconstitutional.

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Attachment 2

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CITY OF HANFORD

RESIDENTIAL AND NON-RESIDENTIAL
AB -1236/AB 970 CHECKLIST FOR PERMITTING ELECTRIC VEHICLE

SERVICE STATIONS (EVCS)
Job Address: Permit No.
տ Single-Family տ Multi-Family (Apartment) տ Multi-Family (Condominium) տ Commercial (Single Business) տ Commercial (Multi-Businesses) տ Mixed-Use տ Public Right-of-Way
Location and Number of EVSE to be Installed:

Garage ______ Parking Level(s) _____ Parking Lot _____ Street Curb _____ Description of Work:

Applicant Name:

Applicant Phone & email:

Contractor Name: Lic ense Number & Type:

Contractor Phone & email:

Please complete the following information re lated to permitting and installation of Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment (EVSE) as a supplement to the application for a building permit. This checklist is limited to health and safety requirements only, in accordance with Government Code §§ 65850.7 and 65850.71.

Applications will be reviewed for completeness within 5 business days (1-25 stations) or 10 business days (26+ stations). A decision on the application will be issued within 20 business days (1-25 stations) or 40 business days (for 26+ stations, unless a specific adverse impact on public health or safety is identified.

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Owner Name:

Owner Phone & email:

EVSE Information:

EVSE Charging Level: տ Level 1 (120V) տ Level 2 (240V) տ Level 3 (480V)
Maximum Rating (Nameplate) of EV Service Equipment = ___________ kW Voltage EVSE = ______ V Manufacturer of EVSE:
___________________________
Mounting of EVSE: տ Wall Mount տ Pole Pedestal Mount տ Other _____________

Electrical Service Information

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Rating of Existing Main Service = __________ Amps
Rating of Panel Supplying EVSE (if not directly from Main Service) = ________ Amps
Proposed Circuit Rating for EVSE: __________ Amps / __________ Poles EVSE Continuous Load Calculation (Branch Circuit Sizing)

EVSE Rating _____________Amps X 1.25 = _____________Amps = minimum Ampacity of EVSE Conductors = # ___________ AWG or kcmil

Required Documents
տ Completed permit application
տ Manufacturer specifications and cut sheets for EVSE
տ Electrical plan or single-line diagram
տ Load calculation or panel schedule (per California Electrical Code Article 220) տ Site plan showing EVSE location
տ Accessibility documentation (if subject to CBC Chapter 11B)

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AIC Rating of EVSE Circuit Breaker (if not Single Family, 400A) = __________ A.I.C.
(or verify with Inspector in field)
Existing Electrical Load and Capacity
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Total Load (Existing plus EVSE Load) = __________ Amps I hereby acknowledge that the information presented is a true and correct representation of existing conditions at the j ob site and that any causes for concern as to life-safety verifications may require further substantiation of information.

Signature of Permit Applicant: ____________________ Date: _______________ 08/7/2026

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Attachment 3

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Notice of Exemption 2026-46
To: Office of Planning and Research
P.O. B
ox 3044, Room 212
Sacramento, CA 95812-3044
County Clerk
Co
unty of Kings
Kings County Government Center
Hanford, CA 93230
From:

City of Hanford
317 North Douty Street
Hanford, CA 93230
Proje
ct Title: Zone Text Amendment No. 0013-26
Project Location – City of Hanford
Project Location – City: Hanford Project Location – County: Kings County Description of Nature, Purpose and Beneficiaries of Project: Zone Text Amendment No. 0013-26: a request to amend Title 15 Buildings and Construction of the Hanford Municipal Code, by adding Chapter 15.57, in order to implement a new Expedited Electric Vehicle Charging Station Permitting Ordinance and create a streamlined EV charging station permitting process, in accordance with Assembly Bills 1236 and 970.

Name of
Public Agency Approving Project: Cit y of Hanford, Planning Division Nam
e of Person or Agency Carrying Out Project: City of Hanford Exem
pt Status: (check one)
Ministerial (Sec. 21080(b)(1); 152698);
Declared Emergency (Sec. 21080(b)(3); 15269 (a));
Emergency Project (Sec. 21080(b)(4); 15269(b)(c));
Categorical Exemption: State type and section number:

Statutory Exemption. State code number: 15061(b)(3) General Rule Reas
ons why project is exempt:

The proposed ordinance is exempt under Section 15061(b)(3) because it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the activity in question may have a significant effect on the environment. The proposed project is a text amendment that is not associated with a physical development; therefore, there are no physical impacts tha t will result from the project.

Lead Agency
Contact Person: Maddison Faria Area Code/ Telephone: (559) 415-7183 Signat
ure:

Signed by Lead Agency
Date: September 1, 2026 Title: Assistant Planner
Date received for filing at OPR:

Signed by Applicant

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ORDINANCE NO. 26-05

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HANFORD APPROVING ZONE TEXT AMENDMENT NO. 0013-26, A REQUEST TO ADOPT TITLE 17, CHAPTER 17.46

OF THE HANFORD MUNICIPAL CODE IN ORDER TO IMPLEMENT A NEW EXPEDITED

ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATION PERMITTING ORDINANCE AND CREATE A STREAMLINED EV CHARGING STATION PERMITTING PROCESS.

LOCATION: CITYWIDE
The City Council of the City of Hanford does ordain as follows:

SECTION 1: The Hanford Municipal Code Title 17, the Zoning Ordinance contain s regulations to ensure the public health, safety, peace, comfort, convenience, prosperity and general welfare of the citizens of Hanford, including zoning categories, allowed uses and development standards.

SECTION 2: The City Council has held a public hearing on the Zone Text Amend ment No. 0013 -26, to adopt Title 17, Ch apter 17.46 of the Hanford Municipal Code in order to implement a new Expedited Electric Vehicle Charging Station Permitting Ordinance and create a streamlined EV charging station permitting process. The proposed ordinance changes are attached as Exhibit A; SECTION 3: The City Council finds that the adoption of this ordinance is exempt from environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to the following section of the CEQA Guidelines, 14 Cal. Code of Regulations, Chapter 3. a) T
he ordinance is exempt under Section 15061(b) (3) because it can be seen with certainty that there i
s no possibility that the activity in question may have a significant effect on the environment.

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ECTION 4: The proposed amendment was evaluated for consistency with the General Plan and the Zoning Ordinance in accordance with Sections 17.86.030 and based on the following findings:

1. T
hat the amendment is internally consistent with the goals, objectives, and policies of the General Plan and Zoning Ordinance;
An
alysis: That according to General Plan Policy T95, the City of Hanford shall promote and encourage the installation and use of electric vehicle (EV) charging stations and remove obstacles to their use as well as minimizing costs of permitting. The adoption of Section 15.57 of the Hanford Municipal Code is consistent

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with the policies of the General Plan, as it promotes and encourages the installation of EV charging stations and streamlines the permitting process.

2. T
hat the amendment would not be detrimental to the public health, safety, or welfare of th e c
ommunity;
An
alysis: That the adoption of Section 15.57 of the Hanford Municipal Code is not detrimental to the public health, safety, or welfare of the community. Specifically, Section 15.57 identifies the intent of the ordinance to encourage the installation of electric vehicle char ging stations by removing obstacles to permitting for charging stations, so long as the action does not supersede the Building Official’s authority to address higher priority life-safety situations. If the Building Official makes a finding based on substantial evidence that the electric vehicle charging station could have a specific adverse impact upon the public health or safety, as defined in Government Code 65850.7, the City may require the applicant to apply for a use permit. The language ensures the am endment would not be detrimental to the public health, safety, or welfare of the community.

3. T
hat the amendment would maintain the appropriate balance of land uses within the City; and An
alysis: That the amendment will not affect the balance of land uses within the City of Hanford. The zone text amendment pertains to EV permitting processes, only.

4. T
hat the anticipated land uses on the subject site would be compatible with existing and future surrounding uses.

An
alysis: That the zone text amendment applies to EV permitting processes in all zone districts. EV charging stations are allowed in all zone districts, in accordance with AB1236 and 970. The adoption of the ordinance ensures that the use will not create a significant adverse impact on public health and safety. Public health and safety impacts, as defined in Government Code 65850.7,will be considered when addressing land use compatibility.

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ECTION 5: The City Council of the City of Hanford does ordain that Title 17 is hereby amended, as shown in Exhibit A.

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SECTION 6: That the ordinance shall take effect thirty (30) days after its passage, and shall be published once in the Hanford Sentinel within fifteen (15) days after its passage or a summary of this ordinance shall be published in the Hanford Sentinel in a manner consistent with the requirements of the California Government Code.

P
assed and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Hanford duly called and held on September 1, 2026, by the following roll call vote:

AYE
S:

NOE
S:

AB
STAIN:

A
BSENT:

AP
PROVED
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________________________
Mark Kairis
MAYOR of the City of Hanford
A
TTEST:
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Natalie Corral

CITY CLERK

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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF KINGS ) ss

CITY OF HANFORD )
I,
NATALIE CORRAL, City Clerk of the City of Hanford, do hereby certify the foregoing ordinance was duly introduced at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Hanford on the 1 st day of September, 2026, and it was duly passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Hanford held on the 1st day of September 2026.

NAT ALIE CORRAL

CITY CLERK

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Exhibit A
Zone Text Amendment No. 0013-26

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14.A.

AGENDA

STAFF REPORT

MEETING DATE: 9/1/2026 AGENDA SECTION: GENERAL BUSINESS

SUBJECT:

Adoption of Resolution No 26-58-R approving a joint exercise of powers agreement forming the Hanford Financing Authority

RECOMMENDATION:

Recommendation:Staff recommends, by motion, adopt Resolution No 26-58-R approving the joint exercise of powers agreement with California Statewide Communities Development Authority (CSCDA) forming the Hanford Financing Authority.

Recommended Motion: I move to adopt Resolution No 26-58-R approving the joint exercise of powers agreement with CSCDA forming the Hanford Financing Authority.

BACKGROUND:

In connection with the upcoming planned long-term debt financing for wastewater system improvements, the City’s municipal advisor (NHA Advisors) has advised that there is a market preference for wastewater revenue bonds, rather than certificates of participation. Accordingly, utilizing revenue bonds should result in lower overall borrowing costs to the wastewater system. In order to issue revenue bonds, the City needs to form a “joint exercise of powers authority” (“JPA”) under the California Government Code, and the City has approached the California Statewide Communities Development Authority (“CSCDA”) to act as the other party to a joint exercise of powers agreement.

The members of the JPA will be the City and CSCDA, which is itself a JPA established to assist cities and other local agencies in the State with their bond financings. The board of the JPA will be the City Council and staff of the JPA will be City staff.

Creating the JPA requires the adoption of the attached resolution by the City Council and the governing board of CSCDA. The governing board of CSCDA is scheduled to approve the JPA agreement on September 3, at which time the Hanford Financing Authority will be formed. Final steps include filing certain documents with the California Secretary of State’s office. The City’s bond counsel, Jones Hall, has prepared the joint exercise of powers agreement and will handle the Secretary of State and other required filings.

FISCAL IMPACT:

CSCDA charges a one-time JPA formation fee of $10,000. This cost will be made a part of the planned long-term debt financing for the wastewater system.

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ATTACHMENTS:

1. Hanford Financing Authority JPA Agreement

2. Resolution 26-58-R

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JOINT EXERCISE OF POWERS AGREEMENT

by and between

the CITY OF HANFORD

and

CALIFORNIA STATEWIDE COMMUNITIES DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY

creating the

HANFORD FINANCING AUTHORITY

Dated as of SEPTEMBER 3, 2026

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Section 1. Definitions .............................................................................................................. 1 Section 2. Purpose .................................................................................................................. 2 Section 3. Term ....................................................................................................................... 2 Section 4. The Authority .......................................................................................................... 2 Section 5. Powers ................................................................................................................... 5 Section 6. Termination of Powers ........................................................................................... 6 Section 7. Fiscal Year ............................................................................................................. 6 Section 8. Disposition of Assets .............................................................................................. 6 Section 9. Contributions and Advances .................................................................................. 6 Section 10. Obligations ............................................................................................................. 6 Section 11. Agreement not Exclusive ....................................................................................... 7 Section 12. Accounts and Reports ............................................................................................ 7 Section 14. Conflict of Interest Code ........................................................................................ 8 Section 15. Breach .................................................................................................................... 8 Section 16. Notices ................................................................................................................... 8 Section 17. Withdrawals and Additions of Members ................................................................. 8 Section 18. Effectiveness .......................................................................................................... 8 Section 19. Severability ............................................................................................................ 8 Section 20. Successors; Assignment ........................................................................................ 8 Section 21. Amendment of Agreement ..................................................................................... 9 Section 22. Form of Approvals .................................................................................................. 9 Section 23. Waiver of Personal Liability .................................................................................... 9 Section 24. Notices ................................................................................................................... 9 Section 25. Section Headings ................................................................................................... 9 Section 26. Miscellaneous ........................................................................................................ 9

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JOINT EXERCISE OF POWERS AGREEMENT

THIS AGREEMENT, dated as ofSeptember 3, 2026, by and between the CITY OF HANFORD, a general law city and municipal corporation organized and existing under and by virtue of the laws of the State of California (the “City”), and CALIFORNIA STATEWIDE COMMUNITIES DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, a joint exercise of powers authority organized and existing under and by virtue of the laws of the State of California (“CSCDA”).

DECLARATION OF PURPOSE

A. Chapter 5 of Division 7 of Title 1 of the California Government Code (the “Act”) authorizes the City and CSCDA to create a joint exercise of powers entity which has the power to exercise any powers common to the City and CSCDA and to exercise additional powers granted to it under the Act. This Agreement creates such an agency, which shall be known as the “Hanford Financing Authority” (the “Authority”) for the purposes and to exercise the powers described herein.

B. The City is authorized to buy, sell, lease and use property and to incur indebtedness for public purposes pursuant to the California Government Code and other laws of the State of California.

C. CSCDA is authorized to buy, sell and lease property and to issue bonds, expend bond proceeds, and borrow and loan money for any of its corporate purposes pursuant to the Act and an Amended and Restated Joint Exercise of Powers Agreement forming the California Statewide Communities Development Authority, dated as of June 1, 1998, as amended, by and among the cities, counties, districts and other political subdivisions that are parties to that agreement.

D. Article 4 of the Act (known as the “Marks-Roos Local Bond Pooling Act of 1985”) authorizes and empowers the Authority to issue bonds and to purchase bonds issued by, or to make loans to, the City or CSCDA for financing public capital improvements, working capital, liability and other insurance needs, or projects whenever there are significant public benefits, as determined by the City or CSCDA. The Marks-Roos Local Bond Pooling Act of 1985 further authorizes and empowers the Authority to sell bonds so issued or purchased to public or private purchasers at public or negotiated sale.

TERMS OF AGREEMENT

Section 1. Definitions. Unless the context otherwise requires, the terms defined in this Section 1 shall for all purposes of this Agreement have the meanings herein specified.

“Act” means Articles 1, 2 and 4 of Chapter 5 of Division 7 of Title 1 of the California Government Code, as amended.

“Agreement” means this Joint Exercise of Powers Agreement, as it may be amended from time to time, creating the Authority.

“Authority” means the Hanford Financing Authority created by this Agreement.

“Board” means the governing board of the Authority.

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“Brown Act” means the Ralph M. Brown Act (Chapter 9 of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5 of the California Government Code), or any successor legislation hereafter enacted.

“City” means the City of Hanford, a general law city and municipal corporation duly organized and existing under and by virtue of the laws of the State.

“City Council” means the City Council of the City.

“CSCDA” means California Statewide Communities Development Authority, a joint exercise of powers authority, duly organized and existing under and by virtue of the laws of the State.

“Indenture” means each indenture, trust agreement, fiscal agent agreement, lease, sublease, loan agreement, or other instrument pursuant to which Obligations are issued or incurred.

“Member” or “Members” means the members of the Authority from time to time as may be modified in accordance with this Agreement. As of the date of this Agreement, the Members are the City and CSCDA.

“Obligations” means bonds and any other evidence of indebtedness of the Authority authorized and issued pursuant to the Act.

“State” means the State of California.

Section 2. Purpose. This Agreement is made pursuant to the Act for the purpose of assisting the financing and refinancing of capital improvement projects of the City and to finance working capital for the City by exercising the powers referred to in this Agreement.

Section 3. Term. This Agreement shall become effective as of the date hereof and shall continue in full force and effect until terminated by a supplemental agreement of CSCDA and the City; provided, however, that in no event shall this Agreement terminate while any Obligations of the Authority remain outstanding under the terms of any Indenture or other instrument pursuant to which such Obligations are issued or incurred.

Section 4. The Authority.

(a) Creation of the Authority. There is hereby created pursuant to the Act an authority and public entity to be known as the “Hanford Financing Authority.” As provided in the Act, the Authority shall be a public entity separate from the Members. The debts, liabilities and obligations of the Authority shall not constitute debts, liabilities or obligations of the Members.

Within 30 days after the effective date of this Agreement or any amendment hereto, the Authority will cause a notice of this Agreement or amendment to be prepared and filed with the office of the Secretary of State of the State in the manner set forth in sections 6503.5 of the Act.

Such notice shall also be filed with the office of the Controller of the State.

In addition, as required by Section 53051 of the California Government Code, within 70 days after the effective date of this Agreement, the Authority shall file with the Secretary of State on a form prescribed by the Secretary of State and also with the County Clerk of Kings County, a

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statement of the following facts: (1) the full, legal name of the Authority, (2) the official mailing address of the Board, (3) the name and residence or business address of each member of the Board, and (4) the name, title, and residence or business address of the Chair and Secretary of the Authority, and within 10 days after any change in the facts required to be stated pursuant to the foregoing, an amended statement containing such information shall be filed with the Secretary of State on a form prescribed by the Secretary of State and also with the County Clerk of Kings County.

(b) Governing Board. The Authority shall be administered by the Board which shall consist of the members of the City Council. The term of office as a member of the Board shall terminate when such member of the Board ceases to hold his or her respective seat on the City Council, and the successor to such seat on the City Council shall automatically become a member of the Board upon assuming such office.

Members of the Board shall not receive any compensation for serving as such, but shall be entitled to reimbursement for any expenses actually incurred in connection with serving as a member if the Board determines that such expenses shall be reimbursed and there are unencumbered funds available for such purpose.

(1) Time and Place. Initially, the Board shall conduct regular meetings on the same date, at the same time and at the same location as the regular meetings of the City Council. Such regular meetings may occur either during or after the regular meetings of the City Council, but may not commence earlier than the starting time for the regular meetings of the City Council. The time and place for holding regular meetings may be changed at any time by resolution of the Board. If the Secretary does not post an agenda for a regular meeting pursuant to the Brown Act, then such failure to post shall be deemed to be a determination by the Chair that no items required discussion and, therefore, that the regular meeting has been cancelled, except as otherwise provided in the Brown Act.

The Board may hold special meetings at any time and from time to time in accordance with law.

(2) Legal Notice. All regular and special meetings of the Board shall be called, noticed, held and conducted subject to the provisions of the Brown Act.

(3) Minutes. The Secretary of the Authority shall cause minutes of all meetings of the Board to be kept and shall, as soon as practicable after each meeting, cause a copy of the minutes to be forwarded to each member of the Board and to the Members.

(4) Quorum. A majority of the members of the Board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, except that less than a quorum may adjourn meetings from time to time.

(d) Officers; Duties; Bonds.

(1) The officers of the Authority shall be the Chair, Vice Chair, Executive Director, Secretary and Treasurer. The Chair shall be the person serving as the Mayor of the City; the Vice-Chair shall be the person serving as the Vice Mayor of the City; the Executive Director shall be the person serving as the City Manager of the City; the Treasurer shall be the person serving as the Finance Director (or person holding a similar position) of the

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City; and the Secretary shall be the person serving as the City Clerk of the City. The officers shall perform the duties normal to their respective offices and such other duties as may be impossed by the Board. The Executive Director shall sign all contracts on behalf of the Authority, and shall perform such other duties as may be imposed by the Board; provided that the Board may, by resolution, authorize other officers of the Authority to sign contracts on behalf of the Authority. The Vice Chair shall perform all of the Chair’s duties in the absence of the Chair. The Secretary shall perform such duties as may be imposed by the Board and cause a copy of this Agreement to be filed with the California Secretary of State pursuant to the Act. These officers shall have such additional powers and duties as may be determined by the Board from time to time by resolution. The City Attorney shall serve as the General Counsel of the Authority.

(2) Pursuant to Section 6505.6 of the Act, the Finance Director of the City is hereby designated as the Treasurer of the Authority. The Treasurer of the Authority is designated as the public officer or person who has charge of, handles, or has access to any property of the Authority, and such officer shall file an official bond in the amount of $25,000 as required by section 6505.1 of the Act; provided, that such bond shall not be required if the Authority does not possess or own property or funds with an aggregate value of greater than $500 (excluding amounts held by a trustee or other fiduciary in connection with any Bonds). The cost of the bond, if necessary, shall be paid by the City.

(3) So long as required by section 6505 and section 6505.5 of the Act, the Treasurer of the Authority shall prepare or cause to be prepared: (a) a special audit as required pursuant to section 6505 of the Act every year during the term of this Agreement; and (b) a report in writing on the first day of July, October, January and April of each year to the Board, the City and CSCDA which report shall describe the amount of money held by the Treasurer of the Authority for the Board, the amount of receipts since the last such report, and the amount paid out since the last such report (which may exclude amounts held by a trustee or other fiduciary in connection with any Obligations to the extent that such trustee or other fiduciary provides regular reports covering such amounts).

(4) The services of the officers shall be without compensation by the Authority. The City will provide such other administrative services as required by the Authority, and shall not receive economic remuneration from the Authority for the provision of such services.

(5) The Board shall have the power to appoint such other officers and employees as it may deem necessary and to retain independent counsel, consultants and accountants.

(6) All of the privileges and immunities from liability, exemptions from laws, ordinances and rules, all pension, relief, disability, worker’s compensation and other benefits which apply to the activities of officers, agents or employees of the Members when performing their respective functions within the territorial limits of their respective Member, shall apply to them to the same degree and extent while engaged in the performance of any of their functions and duties extraterritorially under the provisions of this Agreement.

(7) None of the officers, agents or employees, if any, directly employed by the Authority shall be deemed, by reason of their employment by the Authority, to be employed by any Member or, by reason of their employment by the Authority, to be subject to any of the requirements of any Member.

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(8) The Members hereby confirm their intent and agree that, as provided in Section 4(A) hereof and in the Act, the debts, liabilities and obligations of the Authority shall not constitute debts, liabilities or obligations of the City or CSCDA, and they do not intend by the following sentence to impair this provision. Notwithstanding Section 4(A) hereof and the Act, the City and the Authority shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless CSCDA and each of CSCDA’s officers, directors, employees, attorneys, Commission members and agents from and against any and all costs, expenses, losses, claims, damages and liabilities directly or indirectly arising out of or in connection with the activities of the Authority, including but not limited to any transaction or series of transactions undertaken by or for the benefit of the City. CSCDA may elect to defend itself in any such action with counsel of its choice, the reasonable fees of such counsel to be paid by the City. The Authority and the City shall be jointly and severally liable for any indemnity obligation owed to CSCDA or any other indemnified party under this paragraph. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 895.6 of the California Government Code, the City shall not have any right to contribution from CSCDA. This paragraph (8) shall survive the termination of this Agreement.

(9) In any event, the Authority or the City shall cause all records regarding the Authority’s formation, existence, operations, any Obligations issued or incurred by the Authority, obligations incurred by it and proceedings pertaining to its termination to be retained for at least six years following termination of the Authority or final payment of any Obligations issued or incurred by the Authority, whichever is later.

Section 5. Powers. The Authority shall have any and all powers which are common powers of the Members, and the powers separately conferred by law upon the Authority. All such powers, whether common to the Members or separately conferred by law upon the Authority, are specified as powers of the Authority except any such powers which are specifically prohibited to the Authority by applicable law. Except as otherwise set forth herein as permitted by law, the Authority’s exercise of its powers is subject to the restrictions upon the manner of exercising the powers of the City.

The Authority is hereby authorized, in its own name, to do all acts necessary or convenient for the exercise of its powers, including, but not limited to, any or all of the following: to sue and be sued; to make and enter into contracts; to employ agents, consultants, attorneys, accountants, and employees; to acquire, hold or dispose of property, whether real or personal, tangible or intangible, wherever located; to issue bonds or otherwise incur debts, liabilities or Obligations to the extent authorized by the Act or any other applicable provision of law and to pledge any property or revenues or the rights thereto as security for such Obligations.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Authority shall have any additional powers conferred under the Act or under applicable law, insofar as such additional powers may be necessary to accomplish the purposes set forth in Section 2 hereof.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the Authority shall not have the power or the authority to enter into any retirement contract with any public retirement system (as defined in Section 6508.2 of the California Government Code) for any reason. The provision in this paragraph is intended to benefit the Members and to be a confirming irrevocable obligation of the Authority which may be enforced by the Members, individually or collectively.

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Section 6. Termination of Powers. The Authority shall continue to exercise the powers herein conferred upon it until the termination of this Agreement in accordance with Section 3 hereof.

Section 7. Fiscal Year. Unless and until changed by resolution of the Board, the fiscal year of the Authority shall be the period from July 1 of each year to and including the following June 30, except for the first fiscal year which shall be the period from the date of this Agreement to June 30, 2027.

Section 8. Disposition of Assets. Upon termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 3 hereof, any surplus money in possession of the Authority or on deposit in any fund or account of the Authority shall be returned in proportion to any contributions made as required by section 6512 of the Act. The Board is vested with all powers of the Authority for the purpose of concluding and dissolving the business affairs of the Authority. After rescission or termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 3 hereof, all property of the Authority, both real and personal, shall be distributed to the City, subject to Section 9 hereof.

Section 9. Contributions and Advances. Contributions or advances of public funds and of personnel, equipment or property may be made to the Authority by the Members for any of the purposes of this Agreement. Payment of public funds may be made to defray the cost of any such contribution. Any such advance made in respect of a revenue-producing facility shall be made subject to repayment, and shall be repaid, in the manner agreed upon by the City or CSCDA, as the case may be, and the Authority at the time of making such advance as provided by section 6512.1 of the Act. It is mutually understood and agreed that neither the City nor CSCDA has any obligation to make advances or contributions to the Authority to provide for the costs and expenses of administration of the Authority, even though either may do so. The Members may allow the use of personnel, equipment or property in lieu of other contributions or advances to the Authority.

Section 10. Obligations.

(a) Authority to Issue or Incur Obligations. When authorized by the Act or other applicable provisions of law and by resolution of the Board, the Authority may issue or incur Obligations for the purpose of raising funds for the exercise of any of its powers or to otherwise carry out its purposes under this Agreement. Said Obligations shall have such terms and conditions as are authorized by the Board.

(b) Limited Obligations. The Obligations, including the principal and any purchase price thereof, and the interest and premium, if any, thereon, shall be special obligations of the Authority payable solely from, and secured solely by, the revenues, funds and other assets pledged therefor under the applicable Indenture(s) and shall not constitute a charge against the general credit of the Authority or any Member. The Obligations shall not be secured by a legal or equitable pledge of, or lien or charge upon or security interest in, any property of the Authority or any of its income or receipts except the property, income and receipts pledged therefor under the applicable Indenture(s). The Obligations shall not constitute a debt, liability or obligation of the State or any public agency thereof, including any Member, other than the special obligation of the Authority as described above. Neither the faith and credit nor the taxing power of the State or any public agency thereof, including the Members, shall be pledged to the payment of the principal or purchase price of, or the premium, if any, or interest on the Obligations nor shall the State or any public agency or instrumentality thereof, including the Members, in any manner be obligated to make any appropriation for such payment. The Authority shall have no taxing power.

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No covenant or agreement contained in any Obligation or Indenture shall be deemed to be a covenant or agreement of any director, officer, agent or employee of the Authority or any Member, in his or her individual capacity and no director or officer of the Authority executing a Obligation shall be liable personally on such Obligation or be subject to any personal liability or accountability by reason of the issuance of such Obligation.

Section 11. Agreement not Exclusive. This Agreement shall not be exclusive and shall not be deemed to amend or alter the terms of other agreements between the City and CSCDA, except as the terms of this Agreement shall conflict therewith, in which case the terms of this Agreement shall prevail.

Section 12. Accounts and Reports.

(a) Books and Records. All funds of the Authority shall be strictly accounted for in books of account and financial records maintained by the Authority, including a report of all receipts and disbursements. The Authority shall establish and maintain such funds and accounts as may be required by generally accepted accounting principles and by each Indenture for outstanding Obligations (to the extent such duties are not assigned to a trustee for owners of Obligations).

The books and records of the Authority shall be open to inspection at all reasonable times by the Members and their representatives.

(b) Indentures. The Authority shall require that each Indenture provide that the trustee appointed thereunder shall establish suitable funds, furnish financial reports and provide suitable accounting procedures to carry out the provisions of such Indenture. Said trustee may be given such duties in said Indenture as may be desirable to carry out the requirements of this Section

12. (c) Audits. The Treasurer of the Authority shall cause an independent audit to be made of the books of accounts and financial records of the Authority in compliance with the requirements of the Act. Any costs of the audit, including contracts with, or employment of, certified public accountants or public accountants in making an audit pursuant to this Section 12, shall be borne by the Authority and shall be a charge against any unencumbered funds of the Authority available for that purpose.

(d) Audit Reports. The Treasurer of the Authority, as soon as practicable after the close of each Fiscal Year but in any event within the time necessary to comply with the requirements of the Act shall file a report of the audit performed pursuant to this Section 12 as required by the Act and shall send a copy of such report to public entities and persons in accordance with the requirements of the Act.

Section 13. Funds. Subject to the provisions of each Indenture for outstanding Obligations providing for a trustee to receive, have custody of and disburse funds which constitute Authority funds, the Treasurer of the Authority shall receive, have the custody of and disburse Authority funds pursuant to accounting procedures approved by the Board and shall make the disbursements required by this Agreement or otherwise necessary to carry out the provisions and purposes of this Agreement.

Section 14. Conflict of Interest Code. The Authority shall, by resolution, adopt a Conflict of Interest Code to the extent required by law. Such Conflict of Interest Code may be the conflict of interest code of the City.

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Section 15. Breach. If default shall be made by the City or CSCDA in any covenant contained in this Agreement, such default shall not excuse either the City or CSCDA from fulfilling its obligations under this Agreement and the City and CSCDA shall continue to be liable for the performance of all conditions herein contained. The City and CSCDA hereby declare that this Agreement is entered into for the benefit of the Authority created hereby and the City and CSCDA hereby grant to the Authority the right to enforce by whatever lawful means the Authority deems appropriate all of the obligations of each of the parties hereunder. Each and all of the remedies given to the Authority hereunder or by any law now or hereafter enacted are cumulative and the exercise of one right or remedy shall not impair the right of the Authority to any or all other remedies.

Section 16. Notices. Notices and other communications hereunder to the parties shall be sufficient if delivered to the clerk or secretary of the governing body of each party.

Section 17. Withdrawals and Additions of Members.

(a) Withdrawals. Any Member may withdraw from the Authority by filing with the Board a certified copy of a resolution of the governing body of the Member expressing its desire to so withdraw, whereupon the withdrawing Member shall no longer be considered a Member for any reason or purpose under this Agreement and its rights and obligations under this Agreement shall terminate. The withdrawal of a Member shall not affect the existence of the Authority nor the effectiveness of any Obligations of the Authority.

(b) Additional Members. Any public agency may be added as a party to this Agreement, and become a Member, by filing with the Board a certified copy of a resolution of the governing body of such public agency whereby it agrees to the provisions of this Agreement and requests to become a Member. The Board may accept or reject any such proposal in its sole discretion, and if accepted, such public agency shall become a Member when (i) its admission is approved by a vote of a majority of the Board voting on the matter and (ii) such public agency agrees to share public agency’s future share of the costs and expenses incurred by the Authority in the course of its activities. Upon satisfaction of the provisions of this clause (b), such public agency shall be a Member for all purposes of this Agreement. The effectiveness of such membership shall not constitute an amendment or modification of this Agreement.

Section 18. Effectiveness. This Agreement shall become effective and be in full force and effect and a legal, valid and binding obligation of CSCDA and the City, as the initial Members, when each party has executed a counterpart of this Agreement.

Section 19. Severability. Should any part, term, or provision of this Agreement be decided by the courts to be illegal or in conflict with any law of the State, or otherwise be rendered unenforceable or ineffectual, the validity of the remaining parts, terms or provisions hereof shall not be affected thereby.

Section 20. Successors; Assignment. This Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the successors of the parties. Except to the extent expressly provided herein, neither party may assign any right or obligation hereunder without the consent of the other.

Section 21. Amendment of Agreement. This Agreement may be amended by supplemental agreement executed by the Members at any time; provided, however, that this Agreement may be terminated only in accordance with Section 3 hereof and, provided further,

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that such supplemental agreement shall be subject to any restrictions contained in any Obligations or documents related to any Obligations to which the Authority is a party.

Section 22. Form of Approvals. Whenever an approval is required in this Agreement, unless the context specifies otherwise, it shall be given, in the case of CSCDA, by resolution duly adopted by the board of directors of CSCDA, and, in the case of the City, by resolution duly adopted by the City Council, and, in the case of the Authority, by resolution duly adopted by the Board. Whenever in this Agreement any consent or approval is required, the same shall not be unreasonably withheld.

Section 23. Waiver of Personal Liability. No member, officer, employee, attorney, agent, and, with respect to CSCDA, Commission member of the Authority, the City or CSCDA shall be individually or personally liable for any claims, losses, damages, costs, injury and liability of any kind, nature or description arising from the actions of the Authority or the actions undertaken pursuant to this Agreement, and the City shall defend such members, officers, employees, attorneys, agents, or, with respect to CSCDA, Commission member, against any such claims, losses, damages, costs, injury and liability. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, no member, officer, employee, attorney, agent, or, with respect to CSCDA, Commission member, of the Authority or of any Member shall be personally liable on any Obligations or be subject to any personal liability or accountability by reason of the issuance of Obligations pursuant to the Act and this Agreement. To the full extent permitted by law, the Board shall provide for indemnification by the Authority of any person who is or was a member of the Board, or an officer, employee or other agent of the Authority, and who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to a proceeding by reason of the fact that such person is or was such a member of the Board, or an officer, employee or other agent of the Authority, against expenses, judgments, fines, settlements and other amounts actually and reasonably incurred in connection with such proceeding, if such person acted in good faith and in the course and scope of his or her office, employment or agency.

In the case of a criminal proceeding, the Board may provide for indemnification and defense of a member of the Board, or an officer, employee or other agent of the Authority to the extent permitted by law.

Section 24. Notices. Notices to the City hereunder shall be sufficient if delivered to the City Manager, and notices to CSCDA hereunder shall be sufficient if delivered to CSCDA staff.

Section 25. Section Headings. All section headings contained herein are for convenience of reference only and are not intended to define or limit the scope of any provision of this Agreement.

Section 26. Miscellaneous. This Agreement may be executed in several counterparts, each of which shall be an original and all of which shall constitute but one and the same instrument.

Where reference is made to duties to be performed for the Authority by a public official or employee, such duties may be performed by that person’s duly authorized deputy or assistant.

Where reference is made to actions to be taken by a Member, such action may be exercised through the officers, staff or employees of such Member, in the manner provided by law.

This Agreement is made in the State, under the Constitution and laws of the state and is to be construed as a contract made and to be performed in the State.

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This Agreement is the complete and exclusive statement of the agreement among the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof, which supersedes and merges all prior proposals, understandings, and other agreements, whether oral, written, or implied in conduct, between the parties relating to the subject matter of this Agreement.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed by their proper officers or officials thereunto duly authorized.

CITY OF HANFORD

By
City Manager

Attest:

City Clerk

CALIFORNIA STATEWIDE COMMUNITIES

DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY

By:

Authorized Signatory

[Joint Exercise of Powers Agreement - Hanford Financing Authority]

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RESOLUTION 26-58-R

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HANFORD

AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF A JOINT EXERCISE OF POWERS

AGREEMENT BY AND BETWEEN THE CITY OF HANFORD AND THE

CALIFORNIA STATEWIDE COMMUNITIES DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY TO

FORM THE HANFORD FINANCING AUTHORITY

At a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Hanford duly called and held on September 1, 2026, at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers of the Civic Auditorium, it was moved by Council Member ____________, and seconded by Council Member ____________, and duly carried, that the following resolution be adopted:

WHEREAS, under the Joint Exercise of Powers Act, comprising Articles 1, 2, 3 and 4 of Chapter 5 of Division 7 of Title 1 (commencing with section 6500) of the California Government Code (the “JPA Act”), a number of California cities, counties and special districts, entered into a joint exercise of powers agreement pursuant to which California Statewide Communities Development Authority (“CSCDA”) was organized; and

WHEREAS, CSCDA, acting pursuant to the JPA Act, may enter into a joint exercise of powers agreement with one or more public agencies pursuant to which such contracting parties may jointly exercise any power common to them and to exercise additional powers granted under the JPA Act; and

WHEREAS, CSCDA and the City of Hanford (the “City”) desire to create and establish the Hanford Financing Authority (the “Authority”) pursuant to the JPA Act; and

WHEREAS, there has been presented to this meeting a proposed form of Joint Exercise of Powers Agreement (the “Authority Agreement”), by and between CSCDA and the City, which creates and establishes the Authority; and

WHEREAS, under California law and the Authority Agreement, the Authority will be a public entity separate and apart from the parties to the Authority Agreement and the debts, liabilities and obligations of the Authority will not be the debts, liabilities or obligations of CSCDA, the City or any representative of the City serving on the governing body of the Authority or as an officer of the Authority; and

THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of Hanford as follows:

Section 1. Approval of Authority Agreement. The City Council hereby approves the Authority Agreement in substantially the form on file with the City Clerk, together with any changes therein or additions thereto approved by the City Manager (the “Authorized Officer”), with the concurrence of the City’s legal counsel. The Authorized Officer is hereby authorized and directed for and in the name and on behalf of the City to execute the final form of the Authority Agreement, and the City Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to attest to the final form of the Authority Agreement. Execution of the Authority Agreement by the Authorized Officer shall be conclusive evidence of the approval of any changes therein or additions thereto by the Authorized Officer.

Section 2. Effective Date. This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon its passage and adoption.

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PASSED, ADOPTED AND APPROVED at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Hanford duly called and held on September 1, 2026, by the following vote:

AYES:

NOES:

ABSTAIN:

ABSENT:

APPROVED: _________________________

MARK KAIRIS
MAYOR of the City of Hanford

ATTEST:

NATALIE CORRAL

CITY CLERK

STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF KINGS ) ss

CITY OF HANFORD )

I, NATALIE CORRAL, City Clerk of the City of Hanford, do hereby certify the foregoing Resolution was duly passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Hanford held on the 1st day of September, 2026.

Date: ___________

_________________________________________

NATALIE CORRAL

CITY CLERK

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14.B.

AGENDA

STAFF REPORT

MEETING DATE: 9/1/2026 AGENDA SECTION: GENERAL BUSINESS

SUBJECT:

Adopt Resolution No. 26-63-R initiating a long-range strategic planning process, including authorizing staff to return for the formation of a "Blue Ribbon Recreation Advisory Committee" to evaluate potential recreation projects and funding options and appropriate $20,000 from the General Fund (Reserve) for long-range strategic planning services.

RECOMMENDATION:

Recommendation: Adopt Resolution No. 26-63-R initiating a long-range strategic planning process, including authorizing staff to return for the formation of a "Blue Ribbon Recreation Advisory Committee" to evaluate potential recreation projects and funding options and appropriate $20,000 from the General Fund (Reserve) for long-range strategic planning services.

Recommended Motion: I move to Resolution No. 26-63-R initiating a long-range strategic planning process, including authorizing staff to return for the formation of a "Blue Ribbon Recreation Advisory Committee" to evaluate potential community recreation improvements and funding options, and appropriate $20,000 from the General Fund for long-range strategic planning services BACKGROUND:

The City Council has identified parks, recreation facilities, community gathering spaces, trails, and other quality-of-life improvements as important long-term priorities for the Hanford community.

Significant investments in these facilities require careful planning to identify community needs, establish project priorities, evaluate costs and long-term operating impacts, and determine whether sufficient public support exists for potential funding options. A professional poll done earlier in 2026 by FM3 affirmed that voters have a comprehensive outlook on the recreation projects desired in the community.

The City also owns approximately 18 acres of vacant property adjacent to the existing Hidden Valley Park. The property could potentially accommodate an expansion of the park but is currently designated Low Density Residential in the General Plan and zoned Low Density Residential (R-L-5).

Before the property could be developed as a public park, the City Council would need to separately consider a General Plan Amendment, Zoning Map Amendment, environmental review, and other required approvals.

The proposed resolution would establish a broader, community-driven process for evaluating Hidden Valley Park, a Multi-Generational Recreation Center and other potential recreation and quality-of-life improvements before the City Council makes decisions regarding specific projects or funding strategies.

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The proposed resolution would initiate a long-range strategic planning process to evaluate community recreation needs, potential capital improvements, and possible funding options. The process is intended to provide the City Council with the information and community input necessary to make future decisions regarding recreation investments.

As part of the process, the City Manager would return to the City Council with recommendations for establishing a Blue-Ribbon Advisory Committee representing a broad cross-section of the Hanford community. The committee would serve in an advisory capacity and may assist with evaluating recreation needs, reviewing potential projects, receiving public input, considering project priorities, reviewing the strategic plan, and providing recommendations to the City Council.

The resolution would also direct the City Manager to develop and return to the City Council with a strategic plan addressing, at a minimum:
• Recreation priorities;
• Potential capital improvement projects, including Hidden Valley Park, a multigenerational community center, and other quality-of-life improvements; • Estimated project costs and long-term operating impacts; • Community engagement and public opinion research;
• Financial and fiscal impacts;
• Potential funding strategies:
• Ballot Measure feasibility and timelines;
• Legal and project-readiness considerations; and
• Recommended implementation milestones for future Council consideration.

The City Manager may establish internal working groups, retain professional consultants, and conduct community outreach as necessary to prepare the strategic plan. Any expenditures associated with these activities would be limited to available appropriations or returned to the City Council for separate authorization, as necessary.

Hidden Valley Park would be evaluated as one potential project through this broader process. After completing the strategic plan and considering community input, the City Council could separately determine whether to initiate a General Plan Amendment changing the property’s land use designation from Low Density Residential to Public Facilities and a corresponding Zoning Map Amendment changing the zoning from R-L-5 to Public Facilities.

Adoption of the resolution would authorize planning activities only.

It WOULD:
• Approve staff to return for formation of a "Blue Ribbon Recreation Advisory Committee" in order to make a recommendation to City Council on recreation project priorities and potential funding measure(s);
• Authorize development of a formal strategic plan for a potential recreation measure; • Establish a path forward for City recreation priorities and potential funding source(s);

* It would NOT:

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• Approve the development or expansion of Hidden Valley Park; • Amend the General Plan or Zoning Map;
• Commit the City Council to a funding strategy; or
• Place a measure before the voters.

* Each of these actions, if pursued, would require separate consideration and approval by the City Council in accordance with applicable law.

The proposed resolution authorizes feasibility, planning, and community-engagement activities only.

It does not approve a physical project, land use amendment, funding measure, or other action that commits the City to a definite course of action. Appropriate environmental review is in the final stages and will need to be completed before the City Council considers any future General Plan Amendment, Zoning Map Amendment, park development project, or other action subject to the California Environmental Quality Act.

To assist in the development of a strategic plan, the City has received two proposals. One is for a Strategic Communications and Catalytic Action Plan proposal from Clifford-Moss (attached proposal and scope of work) in the amount of $15,000. The second proposal is from Peregrine Strategies for additional services to ensure stakeholder alignment, research and polling synthesis, ballot pathway and threshold exploration, and a two-phase communications roadmap (see attached proposal and scope of work), in the amount of $5,000. Collectively, the two proposals total $20,000. In addition, staff will continue partnering with the Trust for Public Land to receive guidance on moving this initiative forward.

FISCAL IMPACT:

Appropriates $20,000 for long-range strategic planning services, including $15,000 for CliffordMoss and $5,000 for Peregrine Strategies, from the General Fund, and authorizes the City Manager to execute the associated professional services agreements.

Adoption of the resolution would not appropriate funding or authorize construction of any capital improvement project. Staff time associated with the strategic planning process would be absorbed within existing departmental budgets. Staff estimates these costs to be below $10,000, primarily consisting of staff time. Should other non-staff costs be necessary, staff would bring back to City Council an appropriation request if the operating budget could not cover the costs.

The strategic planning process would include an evaluation of estimated capital costs, ongoing operating and maintenance expenses, and potential funding strategies for future recreation improvements.

ATTACHMENTS:

1. Resolution 26-63-R

2. Clifford Moss Strategic Communications and Catalytic Action Plan Proposal

3. Peregrine Strategies Scope of Work

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RESOLUTION NO. 26-63-R

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HANFORD INITIATING A

LONG-RANGE STRATEGIC PLANNING PROCESS TO EVALUATE COMMUNITY RECREATION IMPROVEMENTS AND POTENTIAL FUTURE FUNDING OPTIONS; APPROPRIATING $20,000 FOR STRATEGIC PLANNING SERVICES; AND AUTHORIZING

RELATED PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENTS

At a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Hanford, duly called to order and held on September 1, 2026 at 7:00 p.m., it was moved by Council Member , and seconded by Council Member , and duly carried that the following resolution be adopted:

WHEREAS, the City of Hanford is committed to enhancing the quality of life for current and future residents through strategic investments in parks, recreation facilities, community gathering spaces, trails, and other public infrastructure; and

WHEREAS, the City Council recognizes that significant recreation improvements require careful financial planning, extensive community engagement, and public outreach before policy or funding decisions are made; and

WHEREAS, the City Council has identified community recreation and quality-of-life needs that may be addressed through future capital improvements; and

WHEREAS, the City Council desires to undertake a transparent, community-driven planning process to evaluate recreation priorities, potential funding strategies, and the feasibility of a local ballot measure that could be considered at a future election; and

WHEREAS, the City owns approximately 18 acres of vacant property adjacent to the existing Hidden Valley Park that may be considered for future park expansion; and

WHEREAS, the property is currently designated Low Density Residential in the General Plan and zoned Low Density Residential (R-L-5), requiring future legislative action before it could be developed as a public park; and

WHEREAS, the City Council further recognizes that any future General Plan Amendment, rezoning, or ballot measure must be considered separately through all procedures required by State law, including environmental review, public hearings, and independent legislative action.

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NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council hereby finds that:

1. PURPOSE: The purpose of this Resolution is to initiate a long-range planning process to evaluate community recreation needs, prioritize future capital improvements, assess potential funding strategies, and determine whether sufficient community support exists to pursue future recreation improvements, including Hidden Valley Park and a potential local funding measure. This Resolution authorizes planning activities only and does not approve any project, amend the General Plan, rezone property, or place any measure before the voters.

2. BLUE-RIBBON ADVISORY COMMITTEE: The City Manager shall return to the City Council with recommendations for establishing a Blue-Ribbon Advisory Committee comprised of community members representing a broad cross-section of Hanford. The Committee shall serve in an advisory capacity to the City Council and may assist in:
• Evaluating community recreation needs;
• Reviewing potential capital improvement projects;
• Receiving public input;
• Considering project priorities;
• Reviewing the strategic plan; and
• Providing recommendations to the City Council.

3. STRATEGIC PLANNING PROCESS: The City Manager is directed to develop and return to the City Council with a strategic plan for evaluating future recreation investments. In preparing the strategic plan, the City Manager may establish internal working groups, retain professional consultants, conduct community outreach, and perform other activities necessary to provide the City Council with recommendations regarding future recreation investments and potential funding strategies. The strategic plan should, at a minimum, evaluate:
• Community recreation priorities;
• Potential capital improvement projects, including Hidden Valley Park, a multigenerational community center, and other quality-of-life improvements; • Estimated project costs and long-term operating impacts; • Community engagement and public opinion research;
• Financial and fiscal impact analysis;

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• Election feasibility and election timelines;
• Legal and project readiness considerations; and
• Recommendations and implementation milestones for future Council consideration.

Preparation of the strategic plan shall not obligate the City Council to implement any recommendation, construct any project, or pursue any funding measure.

4. HIDDEN VALLEY PARK: The City Council recognizes Hidden Valley Park as one of the projects to be evaluated through the strategic planning process. Upon completion of the strategic planning process and after considering the results of community outreach, the City Council may consider initiating:
• a General Plan Amendment redesignating the property from Low Density Residential to Public Facilities;
• a corresponding Zoning Amendment from R-L-5 to Public Facilities; and • all associated environmental review and public hearing requirements necessary for legislative consideration.

Nothing in this Resolution shall constitute approval of any land use amendment or development project. Any such action shall require separate public hearings and approval by the City Council in accordance with applicable law.

5. FUTURE COUNCIL ACTION: Nothing in this Resolution obligates the City Council to place any measure before the voters, develop Hidden Valley Park, amend the General Plan, approve a Zoning Map Amendment, or undertake any capital improvement project. Any future action shall require separate consideration and approval by the City Council in accordance with applicable law.

6. APPROPRIATION AND PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AUTHORIZATION: The City Council hereby appropriates $20,000 from the General Fund for long-range strategic planning services, consisting of $15,000 for services provided by CliffordMoss, LLC, and $5,000 for services provided by Peregrine Strategies.

The City Manager, or designee, is authorized to execute the associated professional services agreements and any related documents necessary to carry out the purposes of this Resolution,

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subject to approval by the City Attorney as to form. The Finance Director is authorized to make any necessary budget adjustments to implement this appropriation.

The total amount authorized by this section shall not exceed $20,000 without further approval by the City Council. Any future implementation services, public opinion research, election-related activities, or other work outside the approved scopes of services shall require separate authorization and funding, as applicable.

Passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Hanford, duly called and held on September 1, 2026, by the following vote:

AYES:

NOES:

ABSTAIN:

ABSENT:

MARK KAIRIS
MAYOR of the City of Hanford

Attest:

NATALIE CORRAL

CITY CLERK

STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF KINGS ) ss

CITY OF HANFORD )

I, Natalie Corral, City Clerk of the City of Hanford, do hereby certify the foregoing Resolution was duly passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Hanford held on the __ day of ___________, 2026.

Date:

City Clerk

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1 July 23, 2026 Bradley Albert Recreation and Community Services Director Sent via e-mail to [email protected] City of Hanford 315-321 North Douty Street Hanford, CA 93230 RE: Strategic Communications and Catalytic Action Plan Proposal Dear Mr. Albert: Thank you for the time that you have invested recently in reaching out to CliffordMoss and allowing us to explore with you how we can help the City of Hanford chart a course to strategically engage with the community. In taking this challenge on you will be enrolling your stakeholders more effectively in telling the City of Hanford story, defining future needs based on community desires, and deciding on solutions. CliffordMoss is not the typical communications strategy corporation. We are a boutique firm dedicated to bringing a spirit of innovation to the “strategic communications” space that helps our clients achieve their goals via the most direct, energizing and satisfying route possible. Our seasoned team members have deep, relevant communications experience – collectively, 50+ years working with cities and public agencies throughout the state. Assisting cities with complex communications initiatives is a primary practice and area of specialization for our firm. We are driven by a deep belief in three core principles: Every community is unique. | Listening is a lost art. | People support what they help create. We use these principles to get to the bottom of our clients’ communications challenges. We use them to help you engage and LISTEN in all directions. We use them to help you build interest and support from the outside in. We use them to help you tell your story in an honest, factual and compelling way. We use them to help you chart the way forward to a better end result. Our rallying cry is “Let us tell your story” because we think EVERYONE has a story worth telling that can build support and goodwill. Tailored approach. We avoid one-size-fits-all strategies, instead we listen closely and design approaches that reflect the unique needs of each client and community. Our passion is helping strengthen our communities—one project at a time. We are eager to bring our experience and energy to the City of Hanford.

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2 Firm Overview CliffordMoss, LLC Primary Contact: 5111 Telegraph Avenue, No. 307, Oakland, CA 94609 Laura Crotty, Senior Vice President, CliffordMoss Office: 510-907-3195 | [email protected] 408-839-5556 |[email protected] About Us: CliffordMoss is a leading-edge California-based communications firm, specializing in the strategic services that the City of Hanford needs. We are based in Oakland, California and work throughout the state of California with large and small clients of all kinds. Our firm’s leadership team includes Bonnie Moss, Tom Clifford, Amanda Clifford, and Laura Crotty. To stay nimble and responsive, we employ 11 team members and engage a network of highly qualified associates throughout the state that join us on projects when needed. Our lens is completely local. Virtually 100% of our work is focused at the local community level. CliffordMoss principals and senior team members all got our start in community organizing and campaign work, in particular, cities and government agencies up and down the state prepare for and pass local measures. So that’s our first lens – as community strategists. The largest portion of our work today focuses on the public sector cities, counties, school, transportation, healthcare and park districts, and others prepare for local ballot measures. We also work with organizations on non-electoral communications. Some are private sector entities with a goal focused on effective community engagement or building broad public support; others are public sector organizations with long-term strategic communication goals. Regardless of the project focus, we bring to every project a deep bench of expertise – collectively 50+ years – and a passion for guiding our clients to achieve and even exceed their desired communications goals in the public arena. Our team is driven by three core principles: Every community is unique u Listening is a lost art u People support what they help create. We use these principles to help you tell your story in an honest and compelling way. We use them to help you engage, listen and build relationships – one conversation at a time. Most importantly, we use them to help you see opportunities through a win-win lens, so you inspire others to rise and champion your cause from the outside in. Our style employs a “FACILITATE, TRAIN & COACH” model to guide our clients successfully through a complex, organic, often uncertain process to achieve their big and ambitious goals. Our aim is to leave clients with clear and compelling WINS (however their “win” is defined), and earn their respect as raving fans. We make the effort to LISTEN in all directions. We work hard to get things right the first time. These are important commitments we bring to the job in a different way than others. TIME is our most valuable collective resource in this process – and you will see us use it wisely. We advocate for regular contact with you (some clients require meeting more often at certain times of the project, and we allow for that). We use the full spectrum of communications channels including conference calls, email, phone, etc. “FACILITATE TRAIN, & COACH”

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3 Proposed Project Architecture & Scope 1. Assessment Effective assessment starts by making the time to LISTEN. LISTENING is a lost art. Many firms will come in and tell you exactly what you should do without getting to know who you are and what makes your district unique. We won’t do that. We START by making time to meet with you and your team until we understand your situation, and in particular, City of Hanford’s reality and engagement needs now. Accurate assessment is essential to achieving your goals. Candor and honesty are virtues in this process. We do this work efficiently, together with our clients. Everything we do is customized to fit your unique needs and project goals. We use strategies, systems and tools featuring old school and new school optics. As we work with you, look for CliffordMoss to listen well and bring an extra creative edge, enhancing proven techniques with cutting edge technology and creative approaches to new media. Our diagnostic exercises help us understand your organization and community, and define who and what needs attention to significantly improve communications results. We may use a variety of CliffordMoss tools in our Assessment work. Some examples: • SWOT Analysis – Identifying Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities & Threats) • FM3 Poll Results Review and Take-aways • Communications Inventory • Community Network Mapping • Media / Online Communications and Social Media Literacy Assessment Example: Communications Inventory. A CliffordMoss Communications Inventory looks at how you communicate NOW. We ask you to walk us through every system, channel, and procedure and tool City of Hanford uses now to communicate – both internally and externally. Here are some examples of where we go in this specific exercise: Example: Stakeholder and Opinion Leader Mapping. We recommend an initial “brainstorming session” or working off an existing spreadsheet to define key opinion leaders, community groups, and organizations. • When they speak people listen (whether they have a title or not) • Organizations and Community Groups • Those who represent the City of Hanford unique micro communities • Park and Recreation Opinion Leaders

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4 2. Catalytic Action Plan Winning the hearts and minds of voters virtually always starts with a good story. In the case of the City of Hanford, you have a great story to tell. Recent polling with FM3 indicates your voters see a need for expanded parks and recreation. However, when it comes to local revenue measures, today’s turbulent economic and political climate is creating challenges for public agencies large and small. Like you, we know that exceeding California’s tough super-majority 66.7% threshold is possible. And yet, clearing the bar requires smart, strategic navigation – and months, even years of preparation. CliffordMoss will work with you to develop a “Catalytic Action Plan” to help you continue creating a transformative future for the City of Hanford and the community you serve. This plan can provide needed focus and direction as your team begins to “set the table” for a successful measure. Our experience shows time and again that to deliver lasting value, you cannot build a plan in a vacuum intended to strengthen your community position and relationships and expect it to be well received. Your Plan must vividly reflect the “People support what they help create” philosophy. The timing of the Catalytic Action Plan is meant to be concentrated action in a 6–8-month window, building a foundation for future strategies leading up to Summer 2028 (Council Action). Elements of your Catalytic Action Plan will include laying the foundation to kick-start or add new energy, and may include: • Roles and responsibilities • Developing and working with a Blue-Ribbon Advisory Committee (key communicators and ambassadors) • Defining options for 2028 a measure • Early Opinion Leader Conversations • Reviewing/Updating/Creating Detailed Master Plans (key expert due diligence showing well planned out uses for building out parks or building recreation buildings) • Messaging platform informed by FM3 poll results • Messaging tools: Talking points, facilitators best practices, early FAQs, etc. • Micro-target community profiles • Planning for future public opinion research • Planning for rigorous communication in 2027-2028 • Cultivating Future Resources • Timing and pacing leading up to Summer 2028

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5 “People support what they help create”: it’s important to note that we pay particular attention to involving and enrolling people where they can contribute to the greatest good. Our capacity building work often involves building and training teams to understand, internalize and operationalize the “People support what they help create” philosophy (example -à). Strategic Management - all the way through! CliffordMoss is your partner at all times. We will work with you every step of the way to make prudent and smart decisions. YOU are in the driver’s seat, and will look forward to making decisions with you, not for you. Our goal is to help make this process manageable and successful for you and your team. We understand your primary focus is on providing high-quality services and facilities each and every day. With that said, you are considering embracing a significant public engagement investment. We are here to facilitate, train and coach you and your team. Cost Proposal Our fee structure is specifically designed to show that we are prepared to bring the very best strategic guidance to you to achieve YOUR strategic and electoral objectives, while also meeting prudent cost control requirements. Our clients tell us the investment in CliffordMoss is well worth it given our track record. Here is our cost proposal: CliffordMoss Fee: $15,000 Flat Fee – Professional Service Fee for 2-3 months. Plus approved business expenses *Deliverables: Catalytic Action Plan and Complimentary Council deck PROGRAM Expenses. For this scope, we recommend no additional program expenses. If additional materials are created, they are included.

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6 Thank You! The CliffordMoss team is eager to assist the City of Hanford in achieving your strategic communications goals. Our experience has helped us prepare to effectively serve you. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Laura Crotty at CliffordMoss. On behalf of all of us on the CliffordMoss team, we appreciate the opportunity to submit this proposal and we hope you share our enthusiasm for joining forces. Thank you for your consideration. It all starts with a story – YOUR story. Our job is to help you bring your story to life. Let us put the CliffordMoss Promise to work for you. Let us tell your story. Thank you! Sincerely, Laura Crotty Senior Vice President, CliffordMoss LLC 408-839-5556 / [email protected]

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PEREGRINE STRATEGIES Scope of Work | City of Hanford
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Prepared For City of Hanford, California
Prepared By Peregrine Strategies — Nanette Farag, Founder & CEO Date June 30, 2026
Re: Scope of Work for Authorization to develop a 24–27 month strategic communications plan for a November 2028 local revenue measure Engagement Type Fixed-fee planning engagement (plan development only) Term Thirty (30) calendar days from Notice to Proceed

1. Background & Context

At its recent regular meeting, the Hanford City Council elected to defer placement of a local revenue measure to the November 2028 general election rather than pursue a near-term ballot date. The decision followed voter survey research conducted by FM3 Research and an accompanying analysis prepared by the Trust for Public Land, which together indicated approximately 63% initial voter support for a one-quarter-cent (¼¢) local sales tax.

Peregrine Strategies concurs that deferral is the prudent course. A 2028 target preserves the measure's early standing with voters while giving the City the runway it needs to build durable community understanding of local needs and to demonstrate measurable fiscal stewardship in advance of an election. What the Council now requires is a clear, sequenced roadmap that translates this decision into disciplined action — beginning with City staff-led public information and engagement, and culminating in an intensified messaging and content effort as the election approaches.

This Scope of Work authorizes the development of the strategic plan — not its implementation.

Execution of the multi-year plan, including any later-stage messaging support and any advocacy activity, would be addressed through one or more separate engagements, structured to preserve the public- funds and campaign-finance distinctions described in Section 3.

2. Engagement Objective

Develop a comprehensive, twenty-four to twenty-seven (24–27) month strategic communications plan that lays the groundwork for a successful local revenue measure at the November 2028 general election.

The plan will be built around a two-phase, two-track structure:

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• Phase 1 — City staff-led (approx. Months 1–18). Informational, education-and-engagement- focused activity executed by City staff to build awareness of community needs, transparency around the City's fiscal picture, and civic trust. Strictly informational in nature. • Phase 2 — Ramp-up (final 6–9 months before Nov. 2028). Peregrine intensifies messaging architecture, content production, and tactical cadence. As the measure nears the ballot, any advocacy components transition to an independently funded campaign committee, with the City's role narrowing to fair, factual public information.

3. Guiding Compliance Framework

Because the City of Hanford is a public agency, every communication produced or directed by City staff and City-funded consultants must remain strictly informational and may not advocate for the passage or defeat of a ballot measure. The plan is designed around this requirement from the outset, drawing the line between permissible public information and impermissible campaign activity, and recommending a clean handoff to an independent committee before any advocacy begins.

COMPLIANCE POSTURE
All Phase 1 work is built to satisfy the informational standard. Advocacy — message-testing for persuasion, “vote yes” content, and campaign field activity — is reserved for an independent committee using non-public funds and is expressly outside this Scope of Work. Final legal determinations rest with the City Attorney.

4. Scope of Services

Over the 30-day term, Peregrine will perform the following tasks to research, design, and deliver the strategic communications plan.

Task 1. Discovery & Stakeholder Alignment
Conduct a project kickoff with the City's designated point of contact and complete a structured discovery process to align on objectives, constraints, and the contemplated revenue measure. • Review of existing materials: the FM3 survey presentation, the Trust for Public Land analysis, the City's budget and capital improvement priorities, and any prior public-engagement or needs- assessment work.
• Definition of the City's measurable goals, risk tolerance, and the intended use(s) of the revenue, which inform both messaging and the threshold analysis.

Task 2. Research & Polling Synthesis
Translate the available research into an actionable foundation for the plan. • Synthesis of the FM3 and Trust for Public Land findings into a concise, plain-language research memo for City leadership.

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• Identification of base-of-support, persuadable, and opposition audiences, and the informational themes most likely to move understanding (as distinct from persuasion) during the staff-led phase. • A recommended research cadence for the plan window — including the optimal timing of any follow-on tracking survey to confirm readiness before Phase 2.

Task 3. Ballot Pathway & Threshold Exploration
Evaluate the available routes to the ballot and the voter-approval threshold that attaches to each — including the citizen-initiative pathway the Council asked us to explore. This task is conducted in coordination with, and subject to the determinations of, the City Attorney. • Special tax or bond measure.
• Citizen-initiative pathway.
• Plain-English options matrix weighing pathway, threshold, timeline, control, signature/qualification requirements, and risk — for the Council's deliberation, not as legal advice.

Task 4. Two-Phase Strategic Communications Roadmap
Author the core deliverable: a phased, milestone-driven roadmap spanning the full 24–27 month window.
• A month-by-month roadmap separating the City staff-led track (Phase 1) from the ramp-up track (Phase 2), with a clearly marked transition point.
• An audience map and a messaging architecture (overarching narrative, supporting pillars, and proof points) calibrated to the informational standard for Phase 1. • A channel and content strategy — owned, earned, and community-engagement tactics — with an indicative content calendar and production roles.
• Identification of where Peregrine ramps up in Phase 2, and the deliverables and cadence the City should anticipate at that stage (to be contracted separately).

Task 5. Compliance & Firewall Architecture
Embed the Section 3 framework into operational guidance staff can actually use. • A practical do/don't reference for staff-produced public information, with examples calibrated to the informational standard.
• A recommended structure and timeline for the handoff from City informational activity to an independently funded campaign committee, including triggers and responsibilities. • Review checkpoints with the City Attorney built into the calendar at the highest-risk transitions.

Task 6. Measurement Framework & Milestones
Define how progress will be tracked and reported to the Council across the plan window. • Key indicators for awareness, sentiment, engagement, and earned-media reach, with realistic targets by phase.
• A milestone calendar and a recommended Council reporting rhythm (e.g., periodic progress updates and go/no-go decision points).

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Task 7. Council Presentation
Prepare the City to bring the plan back to the Council for direction. • A Council-ready presentation (slide deck with speaker notes) and a concise executive summary. • One round of consolidated revisions following City staff review, and presentation-preparation support for the presenting staff lead.

5. Deliverables

Deliverable Description
Strategic Communications Plan Primary deliverable: the written 24–27 month plan — phased roadmap, audience map, messaging architecture,
channel/content strategy, milestone calendar, roles matrix, and compliance guardrails.

Research Synthesis Memo Plain-language integration of the FM3 and Trust for Public Land findings, with audience and theme implications.

Ballot Pathway & Threshold
Options Memo
Options matrix on measure type, threshold, and the citizen- initiative pathway.

Compliance & Firewall Guide Staff-facing do/don't reference and a recommended City-to- committee handoff structure and timeline.

Measurement Framework Indicators, phase targets, milestone calendar, and a recommended Council reporting rhythm.

Council Presentation Package Slide deck with speaker notes plus an executive summary; one consolidated revision round and presentation-prep support.

6. Thirty-Day Timeline

The engagement spans thirty (30) calendar days from Notice to Proceed and the City's delivery of the requested background materials.

Period Focus
Week 1 Kickoff; document and data request; stakeholder interviews scheduled and begun; review of FM3 and Trust for Public Land materials.

Week 2 Research synthesis; ballot-pathway and threshold exploration with the City Attorney; audience map and messaging architecture drafted.

Week 3 Draft full plan — phased roadmap, content strategy, compliance guide, and measurement framework.

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Period Focus
Week 4 Incorporate one consolidated round of City revisions; finalize the plan; prepare the Council presentation package; deliver the final package.

7. Roles & Responsibilities

Peregrine Strategies City of Hanford
• Lead all research synthesis, drafting, and plan
design.
• Facilitate discovery interviews and working
sessions.
• Produce all deliverables in Section 5.
• Prepare the presenting staff lead for Council.
• Designate a single point of contact for the
engagement.
• Provide background materials (FM3 deck, TPL
analysis, budget/CIP, prior engagement
work).
• Make staff available for interviews as needed.
• Provide one consolidated set of revisions and
place the item on the Council agenda.

8. Professional Fees

Peregrine will complete the Scope of Services for a fixed professional fee of $5,000, inclusive of all labor and routine expenses. The fee is invoiced 50% upon execution / Notice to Proceed and 50% upon delivery of the final plan and Council presentation package. Any work beyond the Scope of Services — including additional revision rounds, in-person presentations beyond presentation-prep support, or implementation of the plan — will be scoped and authorized separately.

9. Assumptions & Terms

• The 30-day term runs from Notice to Proceed and the City's delivery of the requested background materials; material delays in access or materials extend the term accordingly. • This engagement covers development of the plan only. Implementation — including any Phase 2 messaging support — is addressed under separate future engagement(s). • All work product is informational. No deliverable constitutes campaign advocacy, and none is intended to support or oppose a ballot measure.
• Legal determinations — including measure type, threshold, and the citizen-initiative pathway — are reserved to the City Attorney. Peregrine's pathway analysis is strategic, not legal advice. • Any advocacy or campaign services, if later desired, would be provided to and funded by an independent committee using non-public funds, and not by the City.

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10. Authorization

By signing below, the parties authorize the Scope of Work described herein.

CITY OF HANFORD

Name / Title Date

PEREGRINE STRATEGIES

Nanette Farag, Founder & CEO Date

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Council Future Agenda Items
Originated
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11/18/2025 RFP for City Attorney Services City Council Chris Tavarez Mid 2027 6/16/2026 Discussion of potential social media
policy amendments regarding
monetization of the Council’s social
media platforms
City Council Chris Tavarez
Ty Mizote
October 2026
7/21/2026 Overview of the Flock Safety Camera
Program
City Council Chief
Huddleston
9/15/2026

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