City Council Meeting
Agenda
October 20, 2026
7:00 PM – Regular Meeting
Council Chambers
400 N. Douty St.
Council Members will meet in-person in the Council Chambers. Members of the public may participate either in-person in the Council Chambers or remotely through the City’s Public Input Platform. Any member of the public may address the City Council on matters within the Council’s jurisdiction during the applicable public comment periods. Comments are limited to a maximum of three (3) minutes per speaker.
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4:00 PM CALL TO ORDER STUDY SESSION AND CLOSED SESSION:
ROLL CALL BY THE CITY CLERK:
PUBLIC COMMENT:
Study Sessions are considered Special Meetings under the Brown Act. Accordingly, comments from the public are limited to items listed on the agenda (GC 54954.3a). Public Comment will be accepted during each agenda item. A maximum of three minutes is allowed for each speaker. Please begin your comments by stating your name and providing your city of residence.
STUDY SESSION AND ACTION ITEMS:
A. Authorize the City Manager to accept the Federal Grant "Fiscal Year 2025 Assistance to Firefighters Grant" (AFG) in the amount of $365,635.43 for personal protective equipment for the Hanford Fire Department. Amend the budget to recognize the grant, and appropriate $550,200.11, which includes $184,564.68 for a required 10% City match and the remaining amount necessary to cover the total cost, to be funded by the General Fund (Reserve).
CLOSED SESSION FOR DISCUSSION OF THE FOLLOWING:
A. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL-ANTICIPATED LITIGATION (GC 54956.9(d)(4)) 1 Case.
B. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION (GC 54956.9)(d)(1)) Anderson v. City of Hanford
Kings County Superior Court Case No. is 24CU0255
C. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL-PROPERTY NEGOTIATIONS (GC 54956.8) APN: 012-041-007
Negotiating Party: Craig Johnson
Agency Negotiators: Jason Waters and Ty Mizote
D. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL-PROPERTY NEGOTIATIONS (GC 54956.8) Property: 426 W. Lacey Blvd
APN: 010-253-001-000
Agency Negotiators: Jason Waters and Ty Mizote
Negotiating Party: Nick Warner for MSI Hanford
E. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL-PROPERTY NEGOTIATIONS (GC 54956.8) APNs: 028-240-018, 028-240-020, 028-310-008, 028-310-025, 028-310-005, 028-310-007, 028-240-008, 028-240-016, 028-240-021, and 028-240-019
Negotiating Party: Philip Verwey
Agency Negotiators: Jason Waters and Ty Mizote
CALL TO ORDER REGULAR SESSION:
ROLL CALL:
INVOCATION:
Tim Dinkins
FLAG SALUTE:
CLOSED SESSION ACTION REPORT:
PUBLIC COMMENT:
This is the time for citizens to comment on subject matters within the jurisdiction of the Hanford City Council. This is also the public’s opportunity to request an item from the Consent Calendar be pulled for discussion purposes or to comment on any item on the agenda. State law does not allow the Council to discuss or take action on issues not on the agenda, except that members of the Council or staff may briefly respond to statements made or questions posed by persons exercising their public testimony rights (Gov. Code sec. 54954.2). A maximum of three minutes is allowed for each speaker. Please begin your comments by stating your name and providing your city of residence.
CONSENT CALENDAR:
Consent Calendar items are considered routine and will be enacted in one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these matters unless a request is made and then the item will be removed from the Consent Calendar to be discussed and voted upon by a separate motion.
A. Waive reading in full of resolutions and ordinances and approval and adoption of same by reading the title only.
B. Community Development: Waive the 2nd reading and adopt Ordinance 26-07, approving Prezone 0016-26, a request to prezone the property proposed to be annexed under Annexation 167 as a combination of R-L-5 Low-Density Residential and R-M MediumDensity Residential, consistent with the General Plan designation for the area, LowDesnity Residential and Medium-Density Residential. The project is located south of Lacey Boulevard, west of 12 1/2 Avenue (Aquifer Drive). APNs 011-010-003, -004, -005, -006, -007, -008 and -009.
C. Public Works: Approve the purchase of one (1) used Jet Fuel tanker truck for the Hanford Municipal Airport from World Fuel Services, of Parish, NY, in the amount of $191,440.13 from the Airport Capital Fund (0301).
D. Public Works: Award of a contract to Mattos Underground Construction Inc, of Laton, CA, in the amount of $48,879.55, for the Courthouse Water Service Separation Project, and appropriate $48,879.55, from the Accumulated Capital Outlay (ACO) Fund (0004), to be reimbursed $6,315 from Esteem Land Co, the owner of the Courthouse.
E. Utilities and Engineering: Adopt Resolution 26-72-R, Awarding a Professional Services Agreement to A&M Consulting Engineers, Inc. of Visalia, CA for Interim City Engineer and Municipal Engineering Services for a Two-Year Term for a total Amount Not to Exceed $360,000, to be offset by salary savings and allocated to CIP projects and Authorizing the City Manager to Execute the Agreement
F. Utilities and Engineering: Adopt Resolution 26-72-R authorizing submittal of Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) Cycle 13 grant applications for three safety projects seeking $1,980,000 in grant funds; approve an immediate appropriation of $40,000 from the TDA Fund (0050) for grant writing and application support services by A&M Consulting Engineers, Inc.; and, contingent upon grant award, amend the budget to recognize the grant revenue and appropriate the remaining $2,210,000 for the projects from the TDA Fund (0050), including a local match not to exceed $230,000.
G. Finance: Authorization to reimburse Consolidated Electrical Distributors, Inc., DBA Medallion Supply Hanford, lessee of City-owned property at 426 W. Lacey Boulevard, in the amount of $127,347 for building system repairs as required under the existing lease agreement and appropriate $127,347 from the Accumulated Capital Outlay Fund (0004) H. Finance: Authorize the City Manager to execute an agreement with NTM Productions of Visalia, CA for Council Chambers audio and video system replacements/upgrades in the amount of $61,284.32, and approve an additional appropriation of $11,284.32, to be funded by the IT Services Fund (0415), an internal service fund, with annual cost savings of approximately $63,000 yearly allocated to all operational departments GENERAL BUSINESS:
A. Public Works: Introduce the first reading of Ordinance 26-09 amending Chapter 13.04 of the Hanford Municipal Code relating to Water Service System B. Utilities and Engineering: Adopt Resolution 26-64-R (1), authorizing the execution of the First Amendments to the Subdivision Agreements associated with Tract 915-Unit 1 and Tract 915-Unit for completion of the subdivision improvements; or Adopt Resolution No. 26-64-R (2) causing the incomplete sewer improvements that are obligation of Enclave 66, LLC (Developer) for Tract 915-Unit I and Tract 915-Unit II, to be completed by allowing the City Manager and his designees to undertake all necessary and appropriate action to complete the sewer improvements.
C. Community Development: Hidden Valley Park – Project Update and Direction to Initiate General Plan and Zoning Amendments Regarding Approximately 18 Acres Adjacent to the Existing Park
COUNCIL REPORTS/GENERAL REPORTS:
Brief information-only reports from City Council and/or Staff, including committee reports and reports by City Council related to meetings attended at City expenses (AB1234).
ITEMS FOR FUTURE AGENDAS:
At this time, any Council Member may ask a question for clarification or may request a matter, which is not otherwise scheduled on a City Council agenda, to be placed on a future agenda. The Council Member referring the item shall provide sufficient information as to the nature of the item. The City Council, by concurrence of a majority, may direct the City Manager to put the item on a future agenda. (GOV. CODE SEC. 54954.2) A. Council Future Agenda Items
B. Upcoming Events and Important Dates:
November 3: Regular City Council Meeting
November 11: City offices closed in observance of Veterans Day November 17: Regular City Council Meeting
November 21: Winter Wonderland begins More Information
November 26 & 27: City Offices closed in observance of Thanksgiving December 1: Canceled Regular City Council Meeting
December 15: Regular City Council Meeting
ADJOURNMENT:
Materials related to an item on this Agenda submitted to the City Council after distribution of the agenda packet are available to public inspection in the City Clerk’s Office located at 319 N. Douty Street, Hanford, California 93230, during normal business hours. Such agendas are also available at the city’s website, www.cityofhanfordca.com subject to staff’s ability to post the agenda before the meeting. If you need a disability-related modification or accommodation, including auxiliary aids or services, to participate in this meeting, please contact the City Clerk’s office, 559-585-2515, 319 N. Douty Street, Hanford, California 93230, at least 2 days prior to the meeting {28 CFR 35.102.35.104 ADA Title II}