RESOLUTION NO. ___-2024
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
PORTERVILLE APPROVING CITY MANAGER’S DESIGNATION OF SPECIFIED
LOCATIONS AS CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE FOR PURPOSES OF MUNICIPAL CODE CHAPTER 18, ARTICLE VII
WHEREAS, on April 16, 2024, the City Council of the City of Porterville adopted Ordinance No. 1905,, “An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Porterville Repealing Article VII of Chapter 18 (Sections 18-76 through 18-83) of the City of Porterville Municipal Code and Replacing it with Chapter 18, Article VII, Regulating Unsafe and Unauthorized Camping and Storage of Personal Property, the Protection of Critical Infrastructure, and Mitigation of Harm to the Public Health, Safety and Welfare;” WHEREAS, On January 30, 2024, the City Council held a study session to review and consider regulatory and administrative options to address homelessness within the City of Porterville, and as part of that process city staff presented a preliminary analysis of critical infrastructure and facilities within the city; WHEREAS, Pursuant to Porterville Municipal Code Section 18-77.D., ”Critical Infrastructure” is defined as “real property or a facility, whether privately or publicly owned, that the City Council by Ordinance or with recommendations from the City Manager by Resolution designates, from time to time, as being so vital and integral to the operation or functioning of the City or in need of protection that its damage, incapacity, disruption, or destruction would have a debilitating impact on the public health, safety, or welfare. Critical infrastructure may include, but is not limited to, government buildings, such as fire stations, police stations, jails, or courthouses; hospitals and health facilities; structures, such as antennas, bridges, roads, train tracks, drainage systems, or levees; or systems, such as computer networks, public utilities, electrical wires, natural gas pipes, telecommunication centers, or water sources;” WHEREAS, unless already subject to explicit restrictions set forth in the Ordinance, real property or a facility does not become “critical infrastructure” for the purpose of Chapter 18, Article VII of the Porterville Municipal Code, until so designated by the City Manager and subsequently approved by the City Council through a resolution; WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 18-78. B. of the Municipal Code, camping may be prohibited or restricted within certain additional distance boundaries or “buffers” of certain rights of way, facilities, waterways, zones, or other infrastructure; as shall be set forth by Resolution
WHEREAS, Pursuant to direction received by City Council, Staff brought together subject-
matter experts and stakeholders to recommend, justify, and validate key parcels and facilities in the City to be designated as critical infrastructure by the City Manager.
Stakeholders and key leaders included both internal city staff and external partnering agencies. The process also included consideration of publicly available reference materials of the United States Department of Homeland Security and the Federal Emergency Management Agency regarding federally designated critical infrastructure.
WHEREAS, The City Manager, in consultation with the impacted City Departments, deems the locations on the Critical Infrastructure List to be so vital and integral to the operation or functioning of the City of Porterville that their damage, incapacity, disruption, or destruction would have a debilitating impact on the public health, safety, or welfare.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED AS FOLLOWS:
1. The City Council acknowledges receipt of the Critical Infrastructure Summary dated March 5, 2024 including the attached Critical Infrastructure List which was updated on June 3, 2024, attached hereto as Exhibit “A” to this Resolution and fully incorporated herein
2. The City Council recognizes said Critical Infrastructure List as the complete listing of locations officially designated by the City Manager as “critical infrastructure” for purposes of Chapter 8 Article VII of the Porterville Municipal Code;
3. The City Council hereby approves any and all locations and distance boundaries, on said Critical Infrastructure List as critical infrastructure for purposes of Chapter 8 Article VII of the Porterville Municipal Code;
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 4th day of June, 2024. ___________________________
Martha A. Flores, Mayor
ATTEST:
Patrice Hildreth, City Clerk
BY __________________________________
Fernando Gabriel-Moraga,
Acting Chief Deputy City Clerk
FACILITY CATEGORY USE Address CITY LIMITS
ANIMAL SHELTER PRIMARY Facilities City Services 185 N D ST Y ANIMAL SHELTER SECONDARY Facilities City Services 165 N D ST Y ARMY NATIONAL GUARD Facilities Shelter 29 N PLANO ST Y
BARTLETT MIDDLE SCHOOL School School 335 N G ST Y
BELLEVIEW ELEMENTARY School School 197 W BELLEVIEW AVE Y BRIDGES Bridge Bridge CITY WIDE Y
BURTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL School School 2375 W MORTON AVE Y BURTON MIDDLE SCHOOL School School 1155 N ELDERWOOD ST Y BURTON SCHOOL DISTRICT School Office 264 N WESTWOOD ST Y BUTTERFIELD CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL School School 900 W PIONEER AVE Y CHILDRENS CENTER SCHOOL School Preschool 245 W WALNUT AVE Y CITRUS HIGH SCHOOL School School 261 E MULBERRY AVE Y
CITY HALL Facilities City Hall 291 N MAIN ST Y
CITY POOL Facilities Pool 97 N PARK DR Y
CORPORATION YARD Facilities City Services 555 N PROSPECT ST Y DA OFFICE Facilities Law 16 E OLIVE AVE Y
DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES Facilities Government Services 329 E Olive Ave Y ELKS LODGE Facilities City Services 386 N MAIN ST Y
FAMILY CRISIS CENTER Facilities Services 211 N MAIN ST Y FAMILY SERVICES OF TULARE COUNTY Facilities County Services 313 W HENDERSON AVE Y
FIRE HYDRANTS FIRE HYDRANTS FIRE HYDRANTS CITY WIDE Y
FIRE HYDRANTS Fire Hydrant Fire Hydrant CITY WIDE Y
GRANITE HILLS HIGH SCHOOL School School 1701 E PUTNAM AVE Y HAPPY HEARTS CHILDERNS CENTER School Preschool 111 N VILLA ST Y HOOPS PRESCHOOL School Preschool 265 W HENDERSON AVE Y
JIM MAPLES ACADEMY School School 252 N WESTWOOD ST Y
JUSTICE CENTER Facilities Law 300 E OLIVE AVE Y
KRAYOLA KORNER School Preschool 420 N E ST Y
LB HILL LEARNING CENTER School Special Education Center 1051 S PLANO ST Y LB HILL PRESCHOOL School Preschool 1061 S PLANO ST Y
LOS ROBLES ELEMENTARY School School 500 E MULBERRY AVE Y MONACHE HIGH SCHOOL School School 960 N NEWCOMB ST Y
MONTE VISTA ELEMENTARY School School 701 W WESTFIELD AVE Y OAK GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL School School 1873 W MULBERRY AVE Y OHV PARK Facilities Recreation 2701 W SCRANTON AVE Y
OLIVE STREET ELEMENTARY School School 255 W OLIVE AVE Y PARK RECREATION SITES Parks Parks CITY WIDE Y
PARK RECREATIONAL SITES PARK RECREATIONAL SITES PARK RECREATIONAL SITES CITY WIDE Y
EXHIBIT A - CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE
PARKS AND LEISURE SERVICES Facilities City Services 15 E THURMAN AVE #A Y PIONEER MIDDLE SCHOOL School School 225 E COLLEGE AVE Y PORTER SLOUGH Waterway Waterway CITY WIDE Y
PORTERVILLE 1ST BAP PRESCHOOL School Preschool 81 N G ST Y PORTERVILLE ADULT SCHOOL School Special Education Center 1414 W OLIVE AVE Y PORTERVILLE CALTRANS Facilities State Services 1331 S SECOND ST Y PORTERVILLE COLLEGE School College 100 E COLLEGE AVE Y
PORTERVILLE FAIRGROUNDS Facilities Fairgrounds 2700 W TEAPOT DOME AVE Y PORTERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL School School 465 W OLIVE AVE Y PORTERVILLE MILITARY ACADEMY School School 900 W PIONEER AVE Y PORTERVILLE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT Facilities Airport 1893 S NEWCOMB ST Y PORTERVILLE MUSEUM Facilities Museum 257 N D ST Y
PORTERVILLE NAVIGATION CENTER Facilities Shelter & Day Services 140 S C ST Y PORTERVILLE PD RANGE Facilities Government Services Services12261 ROAD 216 Y PORTERVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY Facilities Library 50 W OLIVE AVE UNIT B Y PORTERVILLE PUBLIC SAFETY FACILITIES Facilities City Services CITY WIDE Y PORTERVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT School Office 534 N E ST Y
PORTERVILLE SCHOOLS WAREHOUSE School Office 632 W GRAND AVE Y PORTERVILLE TRANSIT CENTER Facilities Transit 61 W OAK AVE Y PORTERVILLE UNIFIED SCHOOLS School Office 600 W GRAND AVE Y PORTERVILLE VETERANS MEMORIAL BUILDING Facilities City Services 1900 W OLIVE AVE Y PROSPECT EDUCATION CENTER School Special Education Center 645 N PROSPECT ST Y PUBLIC DEFENDER Facilities Law 14 N MAIN ST Y
RESIDENTIAL ZONES Residential Residential CITY WIDE Y
ROCHE AVENUE ELEMENTARY School School 388 N ROCHE ST Y
SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY COLLEGE School College 314 N MAIN ST Y SANTA FE DEPOT Facilities City Services 280 N FOURTH ST Y SANTA FE ELEMENTARY School School 286 E ORANGE AVE Y
SEQUOIA MIDDLE SCHOOL School School 1450 W CASTLE AVE Y SEQUOIA NATIONAL FOREST HEADQUARTERS Facilities Government Services Services220 E MORTON AVE Y
SEWER LIFT STATIONS SEWER LIFT STATIONS SEWER LIFT STATIONS CITY WIDE Y SKATE PARK Facilities Recreation 700 N NEWCOMB ST Y
SOUTH COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY TULARE COUNTY Facilities County Services 1960 W SCRANTON AVE Y ST ANNES PRESCHOOL School Preschool 331 N F ST Y
ST ANNES SCHOOL School School 385 N F ST Y
STORM BASINS STORM BASINS STORM BASINS CITY WIDE Y
SUMMIT CHARTER ACADEMY LOMBARDI CAMPUS School School 1509 N LOMBARDI ST Y SUMMIT CHARTER ACADEMY MATHEW CAMPUS School School 175 S MATHEW ST Y TULARE COUNTY CHILD CARE EDUCATION PROGRAM School Special Education Center 254 W ORANGE AVE Y TULARE COUNTY CHILD SUPPORT SERVICES Facilities County Services 259 N MAIN ST Y TULARE COUNTY GOVERNMENT PLAZA SOUTH Facilities County Services 1055, 1061, 1063 W HENDERSON AVE Y TULARE COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE Facilities Government Services Services1839 S NEWCOMB ST Y TULE RIVER Waterway Waterway CITY WIDE Y
US FOREST SERVICE Facilities Government Services 480 N HENRAHAN ST Y US POST OFFICE Facilities Post Office 65 W MILL AVE Y
US SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION Facilities Government Services 890 W MORTON AVE Y VANDALIA ELEMENTARY School School 271 E COLLEGE AVE Y
VINE COMMUNITY DAY SCHOOL School Special Education Center 822 W PIONEER AVE Y WASTE WATER TREATMENT FACILITY Facilities City Services 1333 W GRAND AVE Y WATER WAYS Waterway Waterway CITY WIDE Y
WATER WELLS Water wells Water wells CITY WIDE Y
WEST PUTNAM ELEMENTARY School School 1345 W PUTNAM AVE Y WESTFIELD ELEMENTARY School School 1151 W PIONEER AVE Y WILLIAM R BUCKLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL School School 2573 W WESTFIELD AVE Y ZALUD HOUSE Facilities Museum 393 N HOCKETT ST Y
City of Porterville
UNSAFE CAMPING
Porterville Municipal Code - Chapter 18, Article VII
OVERVIEW • •
The City of Porterville's Unsafe Camping Ordinance, approved in April 2024, established new regulations prohibiting encampments around critical infrastructure and codifying how, when and where the City may abate or conduct enforcement related to violations of the regulations. Enforcement of the ordinance will begin May 16, 2024.
This document is meant to provide an overview of Porterville Municipal Code - Ch. 18, Article VII. To read the full ordinance, please visit ci.porterville.ca.us If you are experiencing homelessness and would like to access shelter or services, please dial 2-1-1 or visit 2lltularecounty.org
IMPLEMENTATION
The City of Porterville is implementing the Unsafe Camping Ordinance in a way that is coordinated across all City departments.
Outreach: For weeks leading up to the start of enforcement, the City will work to educate individuals living in encampments near schools and parks that the ordinance was passed and enforcement may begin soon thereafter.
Scaled Approach: Enforcement of the ordinance will be a scaled approach - starting first near schools and parks most impacted by encampments.
Signage: Per the ordinance, the City may install signage in several locations citywide identified as being sensitive areas impacted by homeless encampments that may cause a risk to public health and safety near schools and parks. These locations will be addressed first, then additional locations throughout the city will be evaluated for signage.
If shelter is available, officers mayenforce for violations ofPorterville Municipal Code - Ch. 18, ArticleVII, onany person camping on public property. Regardless of shelter availability, officers may enforceviolations in the following locations:
• 200 ft from K-12 schools.
• 200 ft from a shelter.
• Along trails and transportation hubs.
• In City parks, where a substantial public health and safety risk is determined. • In any open space, waterway or banks of a waterway.
How do I report an
Encampment?
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