Agenda packet — Porterville City Council, July 16, 2024 (part 2 of 2)

RESOLUTION NO. ___-2024

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE

CITY OF PORTERVILLE AUTHORIZING THE FINANCE DIRECTOR

TO FILE A REGIONAL SURFACE TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM (RSTP) EXCHANGE FUND CLAIM FORM FOR FISCAL YEAR 2023-2024
WHEREAS: The Tulare County Association of Governments (TCAG) and the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) have entered into a Standard Agreement contract to exchange unobligated balances of federal Regional Surface Transportation Program (RSTP) funds with non-federal State Highway Account funds; and
WHEREAS: Caltrans Division of Programming releases a 5-year ESTIMATE of RSTP Exchange Program apportionments for inclusion in the Federal Transportation Improvement Program (FTIP) Programming document every 2 years to California Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs); and
WHEREAS: TCAG is the designated MPO for Tulare; and
WHEREAS: The Annual RSTP Exchange Program fund apportionment is an ESTIMATE and subject to change during the Fiscal Year 2023-2024 due to many Federal Surface Transportation Bill variables including the annual appropriations act as well as other Congressional actions (i.e., rescissions); and
WHEREAS: The FINAL RSTP Exchange apportionment amount is published at the end of Fiscal Year 2023-2024 and can be different than the ESTIMATE of RSTP Exchange apportionment figure; and
WHEREAS: Annually, Caltrans sends TCAG a Standard Agreement contract that includes an RSTP Exchange Program apportionment figure; and WHEREAS: TCAG applies a population-based distribution formula using current Department of Finance (DOF) population estimates (January 2024) to the RSTP apportionment to determine the amount of RSTP Exchange funds to be distributed to TCAG member jurisdictions; and
WHEREAS: The ESTIMATE of RSTP Exchange Program fund apportionment amount available to claim in Fiscal Year 2023-2024 for the City of Porterville is $389,025; and WHEREAS: Payment of the ESTIMATE of RSTP Exchange fund claim will be subject to all conditions specified in the fully executed standard contract agreement between TCAG and Caltrans, as well as the TCAG RSTP Exchange claim form requirements: Projects to be funded with this claim are only those projects that are defined under Sections 133(b) and 133(c) of Title 23 of the United States Code and Article XIX of the California State Constitution, implemented in accordance with the requirements of Section 182.6(d)(1) of the Streets and Highways Code; and Resolution No. ___-2024

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WHEREAS: If the FINAL RSTP Exchange apportionment figure is higher for Fiscal Year 2023-2024 than the ESTIMATE of RSTP Exchange apportionment figure, Caltrans would have to revise the RSTP Exchange Standard Agreement contract with the higher RSTP figure before TCAG could instruct the Tulare County Auditor-Controller’s Office to distribute a greater amount of RSTP Exchange Program funds to member agencies, than identified in this resolution; and WHEREAS: If the FINAL RSTP Exchange apportionment figure is lower for Fiscal Year 2023-2024 than the ESTIMATE of RSTP Exchange apportionment amount, Caltrans does not have to revise the RSTP Exchange contract with the lower amount before TCAG could recalculate the available RSTP Exchange Program funds using the same population-based formula and then instruct the Tulare County Auditor-Controller’s Office to distribute the lower Fiscal Year 2023- 2024 FINAL RSTP Exchange Program fund amount to member agencies; and WHEREAS: The City of Porterville has established special gas tax street improvement fund as a requirement to receive the RSTP Exchange Program funds; and WHEREAS: It is deemed in the best interest of the City of Porterville to authorize the Finance Director to sign the Fiscal Year 2023-2024 RSTP Exchange Program fund claim form and to submit said claim form to TCAG for processing.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED: That the City Council of the City of Porterville does hereby authorize and direct the Finance Director to sign and submit the above-described Fiscal Year 2023-2024 RSTP Exchange Program fund claim on behalf of the City of Porterville in the amount of $389,025.

PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 16th day of July, 2024. ____________________________________
Martha A. Flores, Mayor
ATTEST:

Patrice Hildreth, City Clerk
By: __________________________________
Fernando Gabriel-Moraga,
Acting Chief Deputy City Clerk
RSTP Claim form 2023-2024.doc
Claim to the Tulare County Association of Governments
for Regional Surface Transportation Program (RSTP) Funds in Exchange for State Highway Account Funds FY 2023/2024
Project Cost of
Project
Air
Quality
Exempt

1. Cold mix and AC pavement overlay program. $389,025  

2. $  

3. $  

4. $  
FY 2023/2024 Claim Amount: $389,025
Claimant: City of Porterville
Claim Guidelines:

Projects outlined in the table below to be funded with this claim are only those projects that are defined under Sections 133(b) and 133(c) of Title 23, United States Code and Article XIX of the California State Constitution, implemented in accordance with the requirements of Section 182.6(d)(1) of the Streets and Highways Code.

Claim Instructions:

1. List (print or type) each INDIVIDUAL project to be funded with this claim.

2. List the amount of funds to be used for each project.

3. If the project is not a capacity expanding project and is exempt from the air quality conformance analysis check the “Exempt” box. ()

4. If the project is a capacity expanding project and the “build” alternative of the air quality conformance analysis has been completed for the project as required check the “Air Quality” box. ()
RSTP Claim form 2023-2024.doc
Claim to the Tulare County Association of Governments
for Regional Surface Transportation Program (RSTP) Funds in Exchange for State Highway Account Funds FY 2023/2024
It is understood by City of Porterville, (claimant) that payment of this claim is subject to approval by the TCAG Governing Board and must be in accordance with the TCAG and Caltrans Agreement. Said monies (and the interest earned on such monies subsequent to allocation) will be used only for those purposes for which the claim is approved.

The undersigned claimant, by accepting these funds agrees to establish a special account for the purpose of depositing funds received from TCAG pursuant to this agreement:
a. For cities, within their Special Gas Tax Street Improvement Fund; or b. For the county, within their County Road Fund
The undersigned claimant, by accepting these funds, agrees to grant the State of California auditors access to their books and records for the purpose of verifying that funds paid hereunder are properly accounted for and proceeds are expended in accordance with the terms of this agreement. All documents will be available for inspection by authorized Caltrans agents at any time during the project development and for a four-year period from the date of completion of the project, or one year after the audit is completed or waived by Caltrans, whichever is later.

If the undersigned claimant fails to use funds received hereunder in accordance with the terms of the agreement, the claimant agrees to return the exchange funds to TCAG for credit to the special account described above.

Further, the Finance Director of the claimant certifies that the financial information contained herein, is reasonable and accurate to the best of his/her knowledge.

Authorized Representative:

Signature
Print Name
Title
Date
Executive Director, TCAG
Print Name
FY 2023/2024 Claim Amount: $389,025

Claimant: City of Porterville
Item No. 23.

CITY COUNCIL AGENDA – JULY 16, 2024
SUBJECT: Approving Resolution for Transportation Development Act (TDA) Claim FY 2024
SOURCE: Public Works
COMMENT: The Transportation Development Act (TDA) was passed in 1971 providing transit funding for local agencies from two sources: The Local Transportation Fund (LTF), derived through a 1/4 cent general sales tax collected statewide; and the State Transit Assistance (STA) Fund, derived from a statewide sales tax on gasoline and diesel fuels and augmented by funds received via Senate Bill 1 (SB 1).

The Tulare County Association of Governments (TCAG) approves the apportionments for transit services for each fiscal year (FY), accounting for transfer agreements between agencies. TCAG reviews the claims and instructs the County Auditor on the payment of funds to each respective agency.

Many requirements exist for approving claims, including items such as an adopted transit budget, farebox recovery ratios, vehicle safety inspection reports, and compliance with fiscal and performance audits. In addition, the 2024 update to the TDA Claims Manual requires agencies to: 1) submit a resolution for the proposed claim or a resolution of concurrence from the agency contributing to the proposed claim; 2) submit a draft Short Range Transit Plan (SRTP) by July 1, 2025; and 3) fully utilize available Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Section 5307 and STA funds before LTF can be used as a local match.

For FY 2024, staff prepared a draft resolution for operating and capital projects, which includes $1,022,347.91 in STA funds and $1,497,284 in LTF funds.

These funding amounts are based on the adopted FY 2024 transit budget.

RECOMMENDATION: That the City Council approve the draft resolution for Transportation Development Act (TDA) claim for fiscal year 2024.

ATTACHMENTS: 1. Draft Resolution 2024 TDA Claim
Appropriated/Funded:

Review By:

Department Director:

Item No. 23.

Richard Tree, Director of Transportation
Final Approver: Patrice Hildreth, City Manager
RESOLUTION NO. -2024

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORTERVILLE FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024-25 TRANSPORTATION DEVELOPMENT ACT CLAIM WHEREAS, pursuant to Government Code Section 66500 et seq., the Tulare County Association of Governments (“TCAG”) is the regional transportation planning agency for Tulare County; and
WHEREAS, the Mills-Alquist-Deddeh Act (“Transportation Development Act” or “TDA”), Public Utilities Code Section 99200 et seq., makes certain retail sales tax revenues available to eligible claimants for public transportation projects and purposes; and
WHEREAS, TCAG is responsible for the allocation of TDA funds to eligible claimants within the Tulare County region; and
WHEREAS, the City of Porterville is an eligible claimant of TDA funds; and WHEREAS, the City of Porterville’s fiscal year 2024-25 transit budget lists the amounts of and purposes for the fiscal year 2024-25 TDA allocations requested by the City of Porterville, and is from time-to-time revised.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED: That the Porterville City Council does hereby approve an allocation request of fiscal year 2024-25 TDA funds in the amounts of $1,022,347.91 in State Transit Assistance and $1,497,284 in Local Transportation funds allocated under this resolution, subject to the TCAG 2024 TDA Claims Manual.

PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 16th day of July 2024.

Martha A. Flores, Mayor
ATTEST:

Patrice Hildreth, City Clerk
By:____________________________
Fernando Gabriel-Moraga,
Acting Chief Deputy City Clerk
Item No. 24.

CITY COUNCIL AGENDA – JULY 16, 2024
SUBJECT: Renewal of HR Test Rental and Use Agreement Between City of Porterville and CPS HR Consulting
SOURCE: Administrative Services
COMMENT:

As a public agency, the City hires personnel via a merit-based civil service selection system, which generally includes a minimum qualification application review process, written examination, and panel interview. Protecting against adverse impact and ensuring the validity and reliability in this process is critical. In order to achieve this and maintain the integrity of its recruitment process, the City utilizes the services of CPS HR Consulting.

The City's contract with CPS HR Consulting expired in June 2024. The terms of the proposed two-year agreement remain the same with no annual fee, nor any increase in costs for the bank of tests that the City utilizes. It is important to note that the agreement requires that the City pay a rental fee for only those tests it uses. A copy of the proposed agreement is provided herein for City Council's consideration.

RECOMMENDATION: That the City Council authorize a two-year renewal of the Test Rental and Use Agreement with CPS HR Consulting, and
authorize the Administrative Services Director to sign on behalf of the City.

ATTACHMENTS: 1. CPS HR Agreement
Appropriated/Funded:

Review By:

Department Director:

Yuliana Andrade, Administrative Services Director
Final Approver: Patrice Hildreth, City Manager

Item No. 25.

CITY COUNCIL AGENDA – JULY 16, 2024
SUBJECT: Acceptance of the University of California, Davis, Grant for Spay/Neuter of Cats and Dogs
SOURCE: Police
COMMENT: In December 2022, the Porterville Animal Shelter was awarded a grant from the University of California, Davis, in the sum of $50,000 for the spaying/neutering of cats and dogs. The grant concluded in December 2023, with all funds expended. In June 2024, the Porterville Police Department was notified that an additional $89,740 was awarded to the Porterville Animal Shelter for spaying/neutering of cats and dogs, along with a small allocation of included funds to be utilized for the purchase of cat traps.

The Davis Campus School of Veterinary Medicine administers the grant on behalf of its Koret Shelter Medicine Program. The grant focuses on decreasing euthanasia, reducing the community cat population, and increasing pet adoptions. The proposed grant will fund the spay/neuter program through June 6, 2025.

RECOMMENDATION: That the City Council accept the grant from the University of California, Davis, in the amount of $89,740.00.

ATTACHMENTS: 1. UC Davis Grant for Spay and Neuter of Dogs and Cats Appropriated/Funded:

Review By:

Department Director:

Jake Castellow, Chief of Police
Final Approver: Patrice Hildreth, City Manager

Item No. 26.

CITY COUNCIL AGENDA – JULY 16, 2024
SUBJECT: Authorizing FY 2024 State of Good Repair (SGR) Project SOURCE: Public Works
COMMENT: The Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017, approved by the California State Legislature as Senate Bill 1 (SB1), provides transportation funding over the next decade to repair highways, bridges, and local roads and improve transit service. SB1 also provides approximately $105 million annually to transit operators in California for eligible transit maintenance, rehabilitation, and capital projects. The City's share of these funds, which is referred to as the SB1 State of Good Repair Grant Program, is $113,598.55 for FY 2024-25. The SB1 State of Good Repair Grant Program, which is administered by the California Department of Transportation, Division of Rail and Mass Transportation (Caltrans), is funded from a portion of a new Transportation Improvement Fee on vehicle registrations beginning in 2018.

If approved, staff will submit an application to Caltrans requesting $113,598.55 in FY 2024-25 SB1 State of Good Repair Grant Program funding to rehabilitate the Transit Center. Staff also intend to apply for additional funds in future years for the duration of the SB1 State of Good Repair Grant Program. Prior to receiving allocations of SB1 State of Good Repair Grant Program funding, the City must submit a Resolution authorizing the agent, Authorized Agent Form, and Grant Assurances Form to Caltrans.

RECOMMENDATION: That the City Council adopt the draft resolution authorizing the Director of Transportation to execute for and on behalf of the City any actions necessary for the purpose of obtaining SB1 State Transit Assistance State of Good Repair funds provided by the California Department of Transportation, Division of Rail and Mass Transportation, for transit infrastructure repair and service improvements, continually until the end of the State of Good Repair program, and authorizing the Mayor to execute the Authorized Agent Form required under the program.

ATTACHMENTS: 1. Draft Resolution

2. SGR Certifications and Assurances

3. Authorized Agent Form
Appropriated/Funded:

Review By:

Item No. 26.

Department Director:

Richard Tree, Director of Transportation
Final Approver: Patrice Hildreth, City Manager

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RESOLUTION NO. -2024

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORTERVILLE

AUTHORIZING THE DIRECTOR OF TRANSPORTATION TO EXECUTE ANY

ACTIONS NECESSARY FOR THE PURPOSE OF OBTAINING STATE TRANSIT

ASSISTANCE STATE OF GOOD REPAIR FUNDS FOR TRANSIT

INFRASTRUCTURE REPAIR AND SERVICE IMPROVEMENTS, AND

AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE THE AUTHORIZED AGENT FORM WHEREAS, the City of Porterville is an eligible project sponsor and may receive State Transit Assistance funding from the State of Good Repair Account (SGR) now or sometime in the future for transit projects; and WHEREAS, the statutes related to state-funded transit projects require a local or regional implementing agency to abide by various regulations; and WHEREAS, Senate Bill 1 (2017) named the Department of Transportation (Department) as the administrative agency for the SGR; and WHEREAS, the Department has developed guidelines for the purpose of administering and distributing SGR funds to eligible project sponsors (local agencies); and
WHEREAS, the City of Porterville agrees to comply with all conditions and requirements set forth in the Certifications and Assurances document and applicable statutes, regulations and guidelines for all SGR funded transit projects; and WHEREAS, the City of Porterville wishes to delegate authorization to execute these documents, any amendments thereto, and all other related, necessary instruments, to the Director of Transportation; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED: That the Porterville City Council does hereby approve and authorize the Mayor to execute the Authorized Agent form, and the Director of Transportation is hereby authorized to execute for and on behalf of the City of Porterville any actions necessary for the purpose of obtaining State Transit Assistance of Good Repair funds provided by the California Department of Transportation, Division of Rail and Mass Transportation, for transit infrastructure repair and service improvements, continually until the end of the State Transit Assistance (SB1) State of Good Repair program.

Resolution No. ____-2024

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PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 16th day of July 2024.

Martha A. Flores, Mayor
ATTEST:

Patrice Hildreth, City Clerk
By:

Fernando Gabriel-Moraga,
Acting Chief Deputy City Clerk
City of Porterville

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State Transit Assistance State of Good Repair Program
Recipient Certifications and Assurances
Recipient: City of Porterivlle .

Effective Date: July 16, 2024 .

In order to receive State of Good Repair Program (SGR) funds from the California Department of Transportation (Department), recipients must agree to following terms and conditions:

A. General
(1) The recipient agrees to abide by the State of Good Repair Guidelines as may be updated from time to time.
(2) The potential recipient must submit to the Department a State of Good Repair Program Project List annually, listing all projects proposed to be funded by the SGR program. The project list should include the estimated SGR share assigned to each project along with the total estimated cost of each project.. (3) The recipient must submit a signed Authorized Agent form designating the representative who can submit documents on behalf of the recipient and a copy of the board resolution authorizing the agent.

B. Project Administration
(1) The recipient certifies that required environmental documentation will be completed prior to expending SGR funds. The recipient assures that each project approved for SGR funding comply with Public Resources Code § 21100 and § 21150. (2) The recipient certifies that SGR funds will be used for transit purposes and SGR funded projects will be completed and remain in operation for the estimated useful lives of the assets or improvements.
(3) The recipient certifies that it has the legal, financial, and technical capacity to deliver the projects, including the safety and security aspects of each project.

City of Porterville

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(4) The recipient certifies that there is no pending litigation, dispute, or negative audit findings related to any SGR project at the time an SGR project is submitted in the annual list.
(5) Recipient agrees to notify the Department immediately if litigation is filed or disputes arise after submission of the annual project list and to notify the Department of any negative audit findings related to any project using SGR funds. (6) The recipient must maintain satisfactory continuing control over the use of project equipment and/or facilities and will adequately maintain project equipment and/or facilities for the estimated useful life of each project. (7) Any and all interest the recipient earns on SGR funds must be reported to the Department and may only be used on approved SGR projects or returned to the Department.
(8) The recipient must notify the Department of any proposed changes to an approved project list by submitting an amended project list.
(9) Funds will be expended in a timely manner.

C. Reporting
(1) Per Public Utilities Code § 99312.1 (e) and (f), the recipient must submit the following SGR reports:
a. Annual Expenditure Reports within six months of the close of the fiscal year (by December 31st) of each year.
b. The annual audit required under the Transportation Development Act (TDA), to verify receipt and appropriate expenditure of SGR funds. A copy of the audit report must be submitted to the Department within six months of the close of each fiscal year in which SGR funds have been received or expended.

D. Cost Principles
(1) The recipient agrees to comply with Title 2 of the Code of Federal Regulations Part 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements for Grants and Cooperative Agreements to State and Local Governments.
(2) The recipient agrees, and will assure that its contractors and subcontractors will be obligated to agree, that (a) Contract Cost Principles and Procedures, 48 CFR, Federal Acquisition Regulations System, Chapter 1, Part 31, et seq., shall be used to determine the allowability of individual project cost items and (b) those parties shall City of Porterville

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comply with Federal administrative procedures in accordance with 2 CFR, Part 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements for Grants and Cooperative Agreements to State and Local Governments.
(3) Any project cost for which the recipient has received payment that are determined by subsequent audit to be unallowable under 2 CFR, Part 200, are subject to repayment by the recipient to the State of California (State). Should the recipient fail to reimburse moneys due to the State within thirty (30) days of demand, or within such other period as may be agreed in writing between the Parties hereto, the State is authorized to intercept and withhold future payments due the recipient from the State or any third-party source, including but not limited to, the State Treasurer and the State Controller.

E. Record Retention
(1) The recipient agrees, and will assure that its contractors and subcontractors shall establish and maintain an accounting system and records that properly accumulate and segregate incurred project costs and matching funds by line item for the project.

The accounting system of the recipient, its contractors and all subcontractors shall conform to Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), enable the determination of incurred costs at interim points of completion, and provide support for reimbursement payment vouchers or invoices. All accounting records and other supporting papers of the recipient, its contractors and subcontractors connected with SGR funding shall be maintained for a minimum of three (3) years from the date of final payment and shall be held open to inspection, copying, and audit by representatives of the State and the California State Auditor. Copies thereof will be furnished by the recipient, its contractors, and subcontractors upon receipt of any request made by the State or its agents. In conducting an audit of the costs claimed, the State will rely to the maximum extent possible on any prior audit of the recipient pursuant to the provisions of federal and State law. In the absence of such an audit, any acceptable audit work performed by the recipient’s external and internal auditors may be relied upon and used by the State when planning and conducting additional audits.
(2) For the purpose of determining compliance with Title 21, California Code of Regulations, Section 2500 et seq., when applicable, and other matters connected with the performance of the recipient’s contracts with third parties pursuant to Government Code § 8546.7, the recipient, its contractors and subcontractors and the Department shall each maintain and make available for inspection all books, documents, papers, accounting records, and other evidence pertaining to the performance of such contracts, including, but not limited to, the costs of administering those various contracts. All of the above referenced parties shall make such materials available at their respective offices at all reasonable times during the entire project period and for three (3) years from the date of final payment. The State, the California State Auditor, or any duly authorized representative of the State, shall each have access to any books, records, and documents that are pertinent to a City of Porterville

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project for audits, examinations, excerpts, and transactions, and the recipient shall furnish copies thereof if requested.
(3) The recipient, its contractors and subcontractors will permit access to all records of employment, employment advertisements, employment application forms, and other pertinent data and records by the State Fair Employment Practices and Housing Commission, or any other agency of the State of California designated by the State, for the purpose of any investigation to ascertain compliance with this document.

F. Special Situations
(1) Recipient acknowledges that if a project list is not submitted timely, the recipient forfeits its apportionment for that fiscal year.
(2) Recipients with delinquent expenditure reports may risk future eligibility for future SGR funding.
(3) Recipient acknowledges that the Department shall have the right to perform an audit and/or request detailed project information of the recipient’s SGR funded projects at the Department’s discretion from SGR award through 3 years after the completion and final billing of any SGR funded project.. Recipient agrees to provide any requested project information.

I certify all of these conditions will be met.

CITY OF PORTERVILLE
BY:

Richard Tree, Director of Transportation
City of Porterville

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ATTACHMENT I
(INSERT Agency Board Resolution approving this document) STATE OF CALIFORNIA • DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Division of Rail and Mass Transportation
State Transit Assistance State of Good Repair Program
Authorized Agent Form
Authorized Agent
The following individual(s) are hereby authorized to execute for and on behalf of the named Regional Entity/Transit Operator, and to take any actions necessary for the purpose of obtaining State Transit Assistance State of Good Repair funds provided by the California Department of Transportation, Division of Rail and Mass Transportation. This form is valid at the beginning of Fiscal Year 2017-2018 until the end of the State of Good Repair Program. If there is a change in the authorized agent, the project sponsor must submit a new form. This form is required even when the authorized agent is the executive authority himself.

Richard Tree, Director of Transportation____________________________________ OR
(Name and Title of Authorized Agent)
__________________________________________________________________ OR
(Name and Title of Authorized Agent)
__________________________________________________________________ . (Name and Title of Authorized Agent)
AS THE ___________________MAYOR________________________ (Chief Executive Officer / Director / President / Secretary) OF THE ________CITY OF PORTERVILLE____________________
(Name of County/City Organization)
__Martha A. Fores_________________________________________________ _Mayor___________________________________ (Print Name) (Title)
__________________________________________
(Signature)
Approved this 16th day of July, 2024
FY 22-23 SB 1 STA State of Good Repair
Item No. 27.

CITY COUNCIL AGENDA – JULY 16, 2024
SUBJECT: Sewer Utility Districts Annual Assessments Fiscal Year 2024-2025 SOURCE: Engineering and Project Management
COMMENT: At its meetings on April 16, 2013, October 15, 2013, February 3, 2016, and September 4, 2018, the City Council conducted Public Hearings for the formal formation of the Sewer Utility Districts for Areas 458, 455 A, 459 A & C, and 456 A, B & C and E. Henderson Avenue respectively. These four districts were completed by the City and Resolutions were approved to send the annual assessments to the Tulare County Auditor-Controller/Treasurer-Tax Collector office for repayment to the City.

The assessments, once approved by the Council, are placed upon the tax bill benefiting property owners as a special assessment, and collected by Tulare County. The assessment process must be fully filed with Tulare County by August 12, 2024, for the 2024-2025 tax year. Tulare County requires annual Resolutions from the Council in order to accept the annual assessments.

Assessments are based on the final construction costs, sewer laterals and construction management.

Area 455 A Sewer Utility Districts Assessment includes 216 parcels at a total assessed cost of $42,435.32. This upcoming fiscal year is also the eleventh year of the 30-year Assessment period.

Areas 456 A, B, & C and E. Henderson Avenue Assessment includes 199 parcels at a total assessed amount of $62,549.08. This is the fifth year of the 30-year Assessment period.

Area 458 Sewer Utility District Assessment includes 381 parcels at a total assessed amount of $82,757.36. The upcoming fiscal year will be the eleventh of the 30-year Assessment period.

Areas 459 A & C Sewer Utility Districts Assessment includes 319 parcels at a total assessed amount of $56,621.12. This is the ninth year of the 30-year Assessment period.

The Districts were formed to allow property owners to reimburse the City over thirty (30) years at three percent (3%) interest. The total amounts received from prior year assessments as well as voluntary pre-payments are as follows:

Fiscal Year
Assessments
Assessment
Revenue
Voluntary PrePaymentsCurrent
Delinquencies
2014/2015 $126,276.45 $130,032.42 $0.00
Item No. 27.
2015/2016 $126,603.98 $69,048.43 $0.00
2016/2017 $185,168.18 $15,259.88 $0.00
2017/2018 $184,126.14 $21,973.81 $329.06
2018/2019 $182,802.54 $4,003.33 $451.20
2019/2020 $182,032.68 $69,693.20 $573.34
2020/2021 $242,809.69 $20,315.12 $2,129.16
2021/2022 $241,853.30 $6,431.26 $3,437.12
2022/2023 $241,278.85 $9,373.03 $4,007.33
2023/2024 $236,777.36 $4,871.09 $7,990.28
Totals: $1,949,729.17 $351,001.57 $18,917.49
Staff is recommending that the City Council adopt the attached draft Resolutions approving the annual assessments for the 2024-2025 tax year.

RECOMMENDATION: That the City Council adopt the draft Resolutions ordering the continued sewer district assessments for the 2024-2025 Tax Year.

ATTACHMENTS: 1. Attachment A - Direct Charge (Special Assessment) Control

2. Attachment B - Authority to Approve Direct Charge
(Special Assessment) Charges

3. Attachment C - Compliance Certification and Hold
Harmless Statement

4. Draft Resolution - Area 455 Special Assessments

5. Draft Resolution - Area 456 Special Assessments

6. Draft Resolution - Area 458 Special Assessments

7. Draft Resolution - Area 459 Special Assessments

8. Locator Map - Area 455

9. Locator Map - Area 456

10. Locator Map - Area 458

11. Locator Map - Area 459
Appropriated/Funded:

Review By:

Department Director:

Javier Sanchez, Engineering & Project Management Director Final Approver: Patrice Hildreth, City Manager
TULARE COUNTY AUDITOR-CONTROLLER Attachment A

DIRECT CHARGE (SPECIAL ASSESSMENT) CONTROL
DATE: ___________________________
TO: Tulare County Auditor-Controller
Property Tax Section
Courthouse, Room 101-E
Visalia, CA 93291
FROM: Agency ____________________________________________ Address ____________________________________________
City, State, Zip ______________________________________ Contact Person, Phone ________________________________
Hours Contact Person is available ________________________ E-mail (if available) ____________________________________ Check items included:
_____ 1. Resolution (s) stating compliance with code and that the charge is without regard to property valuation.
_____ 2. Change authorization sheet.
_____ 3. Parcel listing. (not required if submitting electronically) Fund/Charge Control
Tax Code Fund Name __ Parcel Count Amount________
______ _ ________ ____________ _______________
______ _ ________ ____________ _______________
______ _ ________ ____________ _______________
______ _ ________ ____________ _______________
______ _ ________ ____________ _______________
______ _ ________ ____________ _______________
Attach additional control sheets if necessary.

July 16, 2024
City of Porterville
291 N Main Street
Porterville, CA 93257
Daniel Cervantez, (559) 782-7462
M-F 8:00 am-5:00 pm
[email protected]
X
X
52531 PTV455SEWER 216 $42,435.32
52531 PTV456SEWER 199 $62,549.08
52531 PTV458SEWER 381 $82,757.36
52531 PTV459SEWER 319 $56,621.12
Attachment B

TULARE COUNTY AUDITOR-CONTROLLER

AUTHORITY TO APPROVE DIRECT CHARGE (SPECIAL ASSESSMENT)

CHANGES
DISTRICT/AGENCY ________________________________________________ The following persons are authorized to approve changes to our Agency’s Special Assessment:

TYPED NAME_______________________ SAMPLE SIGNATURE_________ ____________________________________ ______________________________ ____________________________________ ______________________________ ____________________________________ ______________________________ ____________________________________ ______________________________ ____________________________________ ______________________________ ____________________________________ ______________________________ ____________________________________ ______________________________ ____________________________________ ______________________________ ____________________________________ ______________________________ Agency Official Date
_____________________________________
Title
City of Porterville
Patrice Hildreth
Daniel Cervantez
City Engineer
7/16/2024
Attachment C
Compliance Certification and Hold Harmless Statement
The City of Porterville certifies the following:

I have read and am familiar with the requirements of Article XIIIC and XIIID of the State Constitution as revised by Proposition 218, including the articles cited below, and believe that all of the taxes, assessments, levies and fees accompanying this submission to the County Auditor-Controller for inclusion on the secured property tax roll are in compliance with the law.

Article XIIIC. Sec. 2 c. “Any general tax imposed, extended, or increased, without voter approval, by any local government on or after January 1, 1995, and prior to the effective date of this article, shall continue to be imposed only if approved by a majority vote of the voters voting in an election on the issue of imposition, which election shall be held within two years of the effective date of this article and in compliance with subdivision b.”
Article XIIIC. Sec. 2 d. “No local government may impose, extend, or increase any special tax unless and until that tax is submitted to the electorate and approved by a two-thirds vote. A special tax shall not be deemed to have been increased if it is imposed at a rate not higher than the maximum rate so approved.” Article XIIID. Sec. 5. “…this article shall become effective the day after the election unless otherwise provided. Beginning July 1, 1997, all existing, new, or increased assessments shall comply with this article.”
Article XIIID. Sec. 6 d. “Beginning July 1, 1997, all fees or charges shall comply with this section.” In addition, the City/District agrees that it shall be solely liable and responsible, and will defend and hold the County harmless from any liability as a result of claims or claims for refunds and related interest due filed by taxpayers against any assessments, fees, charges or taxes placed on the roll for the City/District by the County; and
The City/District shall be solely liable and responsible, and will defend and hold the County and the County Auditor harmless from any and all legal fees or other costs incurred related to such a claim.

Approved by the governing Board on _____________________________________________________ Date
_____________________________________________ ____________________________ Patrice Hildreth, City Manager Date
July 16, 2024

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RESOLUTION NO. __________

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORTERVILLE

CERTIFYING TO THE COUNTY OF TULARE THE VALIDITY OF THE LEGAL PROCESS

USED TO PLACE DIRECT CHARGES (SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS) ON THE SECURED

TAX ROLL
WHEREAS, the notices and election for special assessment fees for the purpose of sewer construction to be included on the regular County property tax bill for property owners of the Area 455 Sewer Utility District was completed on November 19, 2013; and WHEREAS, the City is placing the special assessments on the Tulare County secured property tax roll for collection; and
WHEREAS, the City has complied with all laws pertaining to the levy of the special assessments to be collected; and
WHEREAS, the monies collected are not in any way to be based on the assessed valuation of the properties involved; and
WHEREAS, the City agrees that it shall be solely liable and responsible, and will defend and hold the County of Tulare harmless from any liability as a result of claims or claims for refunds and related interest due filed by taxpayers against any assessments, fees, charges or taxes placed on the roll for the City by the County; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Porterville that the list submitted with parcel numbers and amount are certified as being correct, the City Manager, Patrice Hildreth, or City Engineer, Daniel Cervantez, are hereby authorized to sign any documents required and directed to give the list to the Tulare County Auditor on behalf of the City for placement on the secured tax roll for collection:

1. Parcel and Assessment listing

2. Direct Charge (Special Assessment) Control Sheet

3. Direct Charge (Special Assessment) Change Authorization Sheet

4. Compliance Certification and Hold Harmless Statement PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED, this 16h day of July, 2024. ____________________________________
ATTEST: Martha A. Flores, Mayor
Patrice Hildreth, City Clerk
By: __________________________________
Fernando Gabriel-Moraga, Chief Deputy City Clerk

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RESOLUTION NO. __________

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORTERVILLE

CERTIFYING TO THE COUNTY OF TULARE THE VALIDITY OF THE LEGAL PROCESS

USED TO PLACE DIRECT CHARGES (SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS) ON THE SECURED

TAX ROLL
WHEREAS, the notices and election for special assessment fees for the purpose of sewer construction to be included on the regular County property tax bill for property owners of the Area 456 A, B & C, and E Henderson Ave Sewer Utility District was completed on September 4, 2018; and
WHEREAS, the City is placing the special assessments on the Tulare County secured property tax roll for collection; and
WHEREAS, the City has complied with all laws pertaining to the levy of the special assessments to be collected; and
WHEREAS, the monies collected are not in any way to be based on the assessed valuation of the properties involved; and
WHEREAS, the City agrees that it shall be solely liable and responsible, and will defend and hold the County of Tulare harmless from any liability as a result of claims or claims for refunds and related interest due filed by taxpayers against any assessments, fees, charges or taxes placed on the roll for the City by the County; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Porterville that the list submitted with parcel numbers and amount are certified as being correct, the City Manager, Patrice Hildreth, or City Engineer, Daniel Cervantez, are hereby authorized to sign any documents required and directed to give the list to the Tulare County Auditor on behalf of the City for placement on the secured tax roll for collection:

1. Parcel and Assessment listing

2. Direct Charge (Special Assessment) Control Sheet

3. Direct Charge (Special Assessment) Change Authorization Sheet

4. Compliance Certification and Hold Harmless Statement PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED, this 16th day of July, 2024. ____________________________________
ATTEST: Martha A. Flores, Mayor
Patrice Hildreth, City Clerk
By: __________________________________
Fernando Gabriel-Moraga, Chief Deputy City Clerk

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RESOLUTION NO. __________

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORTERVILLE

CERTIFYING TO THE COUNTY OF TULARE THE VALIDITY OF THE LEGAL PROCESS

USED TO PLACE DIRECT CHARGES (SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS) ON THE SECURED

TAX ROLL
WHEREAS, the notices and election for special assessment fees for the purpose of sewer construction to be included on the regular County property tax bill for property owners of the Area 458 Sewer Utility District was completed on May 7, 2013; and WHEREAS, the City is placing the special assessments on the Tulare County secured property tax roll for collection; and
WHEREAS, the City has complied with all laws pertaining to the levy of the special assessments to be collected; and
WHEREAS, the monies collected are not in any way to be based on the assessed valuation of the properties involved; and
WHEREAS, the City agrees that it shall be solely liable and responsible, and will defend and hold the County of Tulare harmless from any liability as a result of claims or claims for refunds and related interest due filed by taxpayers against any assessments, fees, charges or taxes placed on the roll for the City by the County; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Porterville that the list submitted with parcel numbers and amount are certified as being correct, the City Manager, Patrice Hildreth, or City Engineer, Daniel Cervantez, are hereby authorized to sign any documents required and directed to give the list to the Tulare County Auditor on behalf of the City for placement on the secured tax roll for collection:

1. Parcel and Assessment listing

2. Direct Charge (Special Assessment) Control Sheet

3. Direct Charge (Special Assessment) Change Authorization Sheet

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RESOLUTION NO. __________

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORTERVILLE

CERTIFYING TO THE COUNTY OF TULARE THE VALIDITY OF THE LEGAL PROCESS

USED TO PLACE DIRECT CHARGES (SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS) ON THE SECURED

TAX ROLL
WHEREAS, the notices and election for special assessment fees for the purpose of sewer construction to be included on the regular County property tax bill for property owners of the Area 459A & C Sewer Utility District was completed on February 17, 2015; and WHEREAS, the City is placing the special assessments on the Tulare County secured property tax roll for collection; and
WHEREAS, the City has complied with all laws pertaining to the levy of the special assessments to be collected; and
WHEREAS, the monies collected are not in any way to be based on the assessed valuation of the properties involved; and
WHEREAS, the City agrees that it shall be solely liable and responsible, and will defend and hold the County of Tulare harmless from any liability as a result of claims or claims for refunds and related interest due filed by taxpayers against any assessments, fees, charges or taxes placed on the roll for the City by the County; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Porterville that the list submitted with parcel numbers and amount are certified as being correct, the City Manager, Patrice Hildreth, or City Engineer, Daniel Cervantez, are hereby authorized to sign any documents required and directed to give the list to the Tulare County Auditor on behalf of the City for placement on the secured tax roll for collection:

1. Parcel and Assessment listing

2. Direct Charge (Special Assessment) Control Sheet

3. Direct Charge (Special Assessment) Change Authorization Sheet

Item No. 28.

CITY COUNCIL AGENDA – JULY 16, 2024
SUBJECT: Consider Resolutions Pertaining to Engineer's Reports and the Setting of a Public Hearing for Inclusion Within Landscape and Lighting Maintenance Districts for the Establishment of Tax Assessments for Parcels Within Royal Oaks Phase Two Subdivision
SOURCE: Parks and Leisure Services
COMMENT: New subdivisions within the City are required to petition for the formation of a Maintenance Assessment District. The Districts are formed to secure funding from parcels within the subdivisions for operational and maintenance expenses of public lighting and any public landscape areas. The City utilizes the authority governed by the 1972 Landscape and Lighting Assessment Act to create a District for each subdivision. Thereafter, every year, a process must be followed of evaluating maintenance needs and establishing an assessment to be placed upon the tax rolls for every parcel within each District.

The attached draft Resolutions are necessary to initiate the process of annexing the Royal Oaks Phase 2 subdivision into District 56. The first draft Resolution is to order the annexation, appoint the City Engineer as the Engineer of Work, and order the preparation of the Engineer's Report. The Engineer's Report accompanies this staff report. The second draft Resolution is provided to give preliminary approval to the Report as the basis for creation of the proposed assessment. The final draft Resolution declares the intent to form the District, levy and collect tax assessments, and schedule a Public Hearing for August 6, 2024.

RECOMMENDATION: That the City Council:

1. Adopt the draft Resolution ordering the proceedings for the annexation of Royal Oaks Phase 2 into Landscape and Lighting Maintenance District Number 56, and ordering the preparation of the Engineer's Reports; and

2. Adopt the draft Resolution giving preliminary approval to the Engineer's Reports; and

3. Adopt the draft Resolution declaring the intent to annex Royal Oaks Phase 2 into District 56, levy and collect assessments, and setting a Public Hearing for August 6, 2024.

ATTACHMENTS: 1. Royal Oaks Subdivision Locator Map

2. Draft Resolution Declaring Intent to Levy

3. Draft Resolution Giving Preliminary Approval

4. Draft Resolution Ordering Proceedings
Item No. 28.

5. Royal Oaks Engineers Report
Appropriated/Funded:

Review By:

Department Director:

Donnie Moore, Parks and Leisure Services Director
Final Approver: Patrice Hildreth, City Manager
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RESOLUTION NO. -2024

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORTERVILLE,

COUNTY OF TULARE, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, DECLARING ITS INTENTION TO

FORM AN ASSESSMENT DISTRICT AND TO LEVY AND COLLECT

ASSESSMENTS IN THE LANDSCAPE AND LIGHTING MAINTENANCE
ASSESSMENT DISTRICT; DECLARING THE WORK TO BE OF MORE LOCAL THAN ORDINARY PUBLIC BENEFIT; SPECIFYING THE EXTERIOR BOUNDARIES

OF THE AREAS WITHIN THE LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE DISTRICT, THE COST

AND EXPENSE THEREOF, AND THE AMOUNT EACH PARCEL THEREIN IS INITIALLY TO BE ASSESSED; DESIGNATING SAID DISTRICT AS LANDSCAPE

AND LIGHTING MAINTENANCE DISTRICTS, DETERMINING THAT THESE

PROCEEDINGS SHALL BE TAKEN PURSUANT TO THE LANDSCAPING AND LIGHTING ACT OF 1972; OFFERING A TIME AND PLACE FOR HEARING OBJECTIONS THERETO; WITH SAID PROCEEDINGS PERTAINING TO DISTRICT 56 The City Council of the City of Porterville, pursuant to the provisions of the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972, being Division 15 of the Streets and Highways Code of the State of California, does resolve as follows:

SECTION 1. DESCRIPTION OF WORK
That the public interest and convenience requires it is the intention of the City Council of the City of Porterville, California, to order the following work be done, to wit:

1. Maintenance and servicing of facilities and landscaping as authorized by Section 22424 of the Streets and Highways code.

2. Any and all work and materials appurtenant thereto or which are necessary or convenient for the maintenance and servicing thereof.

SECTION 2. LOCATION OF WORK
The foregoing described work is to be located within the following areas:

1. Right-of-way, easements, and public lands within Royal Oaks Phase 2 Subdivision, more particularly described on maps which are on file in the City Clerk’s office entitled “Landscape and Lighting Maintenance District No. 56.”
SECTION 3. DESCRIPTION OF ASSESSMENT DISTRICT
That the contemplated work is of more local than ordinary public benefit, and the expense of said work is chargeable upon districts, which districts are to be assessed to pay the cost and expenses thereof, and said districts are described as follows:

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All that certain territory of the City of Porterville, included within the exterior boundary line shown upon respective Maps of Landscape and Lighting Maintenance District number 56, which Maps are on file in the Office of the City Clerk of said City.

SECTION 4. REPORT OF ENGINEER
The City Council of said City by Resolution has approved the reports of the Engineer of Work, which reports indicate the amount of the proposed assessment, the district boundary, detailed description of improvements, and the method of assessment. The Engineer’s Report for Landscape and Lighting Maintenance District No. 56, and Landscaping and Lighting Maintenance District No. 56 are on file in the Office of the City Clerk of said City, and were prepared for the 2024-2025 fiscal year in accordance with the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972. Reference to said reports is hereby made for all particulars for the amount and extent of the assessments and for the extent of the work.

SECTION 5. COLLECTION OF ASSESSMENTS
The assessment shall be collected at the time and in the same manner as County taxes are collected. The Engineer of Work shall file a report annually with the City Council of said City and said Council will annually conduct a hearing upon said report at a regular meeting held between March and June, at which time assessments for the next fiscal year will be determined
SECTION 6. TIME AND PLACE OF HEARING
Notice is hereby given that on the 6th day of August 2024, at the hour of 6:30 p.m. in the City Council Chambers at 291 North Main Street, in the City of Porterville, any and all persons having any objections to the work or extent of the assessment districts may appear and show cause why said work should not be done or carried out in accordance with Resolution of Intention. The City Council will consider all oral and written protests.

SECTION 7. LANDSCAPING AND LIGHTING ACT OF 1972
All the work herein proposed shall be done and carried through in pursuance of an act of the legislature of the State of California designated the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972, being Division 15 of the Streets and Highways Code of the State of California.

SECTION 8. PUBLICATION OF RESOLUTION OF INTENTION
Published notice shall be made pursuant to Section 6061 of the Government Code. The publication of the Notice of Hearing shall be completed at least 10 days prior to the date of hearing.

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SECTION 9. CERTIFICATION
The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution.

APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 16th day of July, 2024.
_______________________________
Martha A. Flores, Mayor
ATTEST:

Patrice Hildreth, City Clerk
By: ____________________________________________
Fernando Gabriel-Moraga,
Acting Chief Deputy City Clerk

Item No. 29.

CITY COUNCIL AGENDA – JULY 16, 2024
SUBJECT: Preliminary Annual Engineer's Report of Assessments for Landscape and Lighting Maintenance Districts and Setting a Public Hearing SOURCE: Parks and Leisure Services
COMMENT: The City has created seventy-seven (77) Landscape and Lighting Maintenance Districts (LLMD's) since 1989. A separate LLMD has been established for each new land development. Many of the LLMD's only contain street lighting, for which the assessment is to collect only a portion of the street lighting cost.

Other LLMD's have landscape improvements installed within public right-ofway or public properties, in addition to the street lighting. In these instances, landscaping has been established to provide a more aesthetic appearance and a healthier environment. Only the property owners who directly benefit from improvements are assessed for the maintenance. Annually, a process of evaluating maintenance needs and establishing an assessment for each LLMD must be followed. In an effort to facilitate the needs of each LLMD, staff analyzes fund balances and deficits for each LLMD, as well as projected expenditures and reserves. Based on the analysis, staff determined that not all LLMD's will be assessed this fiscal year.

The first attached Resolution is necessary to initiate the annual Engineer's Report, which will show the proposed assessments for the 2024-2025 Fiscal Year. The second Resolution provides preliminary approval to the Engineer's Report for the 2024-2025 Fiscal Year. The comprehensive annual Engineer's Report is provided as an attachment. Once the assessments are approved by the City Council, they are transmitted to the County of Tulare for placement upon the tax bill of the property owners and indicated as a special assessment. The third Resolution declares the intent of the Council to levy and collect the assessments for the 2024-2025 Fiscal Year, and sets a Public Hearing on the assessments for August 6, 2024.

RECOMMENDATION: That the City Council:

1. Adopt the draft resolution ordering the preparation of an Engineer's Report for the Landscape and Lighting Maintenance Districts for the 2024-2025 Fiscal Year;

2. Adopt the draft resolution giving preliminary approval to the Engineer's Report for the Landscape and Lighting Maintenance Districts for the 2024-2025 Fiscal Year;

3. Adopt the draft resolution declaring the intent to levy and collect assessments for the 2024-2025 Fiscal Year, and offering a time and place for hearing objections hereto; and
Item No. 29.

4. Schedule a Public Hearing for August 6, 2024, at 6:30 P.M., regarding the Engineer's Report and proposed assessment for the Landscape and Lighting Maintenance Districts for the 2024-2025 Fiscal Year.

ATTACHMENTS: 1. Draft Resolution Ordering the Preparation of the Engineer's Report

2. Draft Resolution of Preliminary Approval to Engineer's Report

3. Draft Resolution of Intent to Levy Taxes and Conduct Public Hearing

4. Engineers Report
Appropriated/Funded:

Review By:

Department Director:

Donnie Moore, Parks and Leisure Services Director
Final Approver: Patrice Hildreth, City Manager
RESOLUTION NO. _____-2024

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORTERVILLE ORDERING THE PREPARATION OF AN ENGINEER’S REPORT FOR LANDSCAPE AND LIGHTING MAINTENANCE DISTRICTS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024-2025 WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Porterville has determined that the public interest, convenience and necessity required the maintenance of lighting systems, landscape planting materials, irrigation systems and appurtenances in designated areas of the City; and
WHEREAS, the City has established assessment districts to recover the cost of maintenance work; and
WHEREAS, Section 22622 of the California Streets and Highways Code requires that an Engineer’s Report be prepared and filed annually, outlining the assessments to be levied against the properties within the assessment district.

NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved by the City Council of the City of Porterville that:

1. Javier Sanchez, Jr. is appointed “Engineer of Work” for preparation of the Engineer’s Report.

2. The Engineer of Work is ordered to prepare the report for Fiscal Year 2024- 2025 in accordance with Article 4, Division 15, of the Streets and Highways Code, “Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972” of the State of California.

PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 16th day of July 2024. __________________________
Martha A. Flores, Mayor
ATTEST:

Patrice Hildreth, City Clerk
By: ________________________
Fernando Gabriel-Moraga,
Acting Chief Deputy City Clerk

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RESOLUTION NO._____-2024

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORTERVILLE GIVING PRELIMINARY APPROVAL OF ENGINEER’S REPORT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024- 2025 FOR LANDSCAPE AND LIGHTING MAINTENANCE DISTRICTS
WHEREAS, on the 16th day of July 2024, said City Council did adopt a Resolution directing the Engineer of Work to make and file with the City Clerk of said City a report in writing for Fiscal Year 2024-2025 as required by the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972; and
WHEREAS, said Engineer of Work has made and filed with the City Clerk of said City a report in writing as called for in said Resolution and under and pursuant to said Act, which report has been presented to this Council for consideration; and WHEREAS, said Council has duly considered said report and each and every part thereof, and finds that each and every part of said report is sufficient, and that said report, nor any part thereof, requires or should be modified.

NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved by the City Council of the City of Porterville that:

1. The Engineer’s Estimate of the itemized costs and expenses of said work and of the incidental expenses in connection therewith, contained in said report be, and each of them are hereby, preliminarily approved and confirmed.

2. The diagram showing the Assessment Districts referred to and described in said report (the boundaries of the subdivision of land within each said Assessment District) are approved and confirmed as the same as existed at the time of passage of Resolution originally establishing each District.

3. The proposed assessments upon the subdivisions of land in said Assessment Districts are in proportion to the estimated benefit to be received by said subdivisions, respectively, from said normal and customary maintenance and of the incidental expenses thereof, as contained in said report, and are hereby preliminarily approved and confirmed.

4. Said report shall stand as the Engineer’s Report for the purposes of all subsequent proceedings, and pursuant to the proposed district.

Reference is hereby made to said maps for further, full and more particular description of said Assessment District, and the same maps so on file shall govern for all details as to the extent of each said Assessment District
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PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 16th day of July 2024. _________________________
Martha A. Flores, Mayor
ATTEST:

Patrice Hildreth, City Clerk
By: _____________________________
Fernando Gabriel-Moraga,
Acting Chief Deputy City Clerk
RESOLUTION NO.______-2024

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF

PORTERVILLE, COUNTY OF TULARE, STATE OF CALIFORNIA,

DECLARING ITS INTENTION TO LEVY AND COLLECT ASSESSMENTS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024-2025 IN LANDSCAPE AND LIGHTING
MAINTENANCE ASSESSMENT DISTRICTS; DECLARING THE WORK
TO BE OF MORE THAN LOCAL OR ORDINARY PUBLIC BENEFIT;

SPECIFYING THE EXTERIOR BOUNDARIES OF THE AREAS WITHIN

THE LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE DISTRICTS TO BE ASSESSED THE
COST AND EXPENSE THEREOF; DESIGNATING SAID DISTRICT AS
LANDSCAPE AND LIGHTING MAINTENANCE DISTRICTS;

DETERMINING THAT THESE PROCEEDINGS SHALL BE TAKEN
PURSUANT TO THE LANDSCAPING AND LIGHTING ACT OF 1972;

AND OFFERING A TIME AND PLACE FOR HEARING OBJECTIONS

THERETO
The City Council of the City of Porterville, pursuant to the provisions of the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972, being Division 15 of the Streets and Highways Code of the State of California, does resolve as follows:

DESCRIPTION OF WORK
SECTION 1. That the public interest and convenience requires it is the intention of the City Council of the City of Porterville, California, to order the following work be done, to wit:

1. Maintenance and servicing of facilities and landscaping as authorized by Section 22525 of the Streets and Highways Code.

2. Any and all work and materials appurtenant thereto or which are necessary or convenient for the maintenance and servicing thereof.

LOCATION OF WORK
SECTION 2. The foregoing described work is to be located within the following areas:

1. Right-of-way and easement along the Westwood Street frontage of Unit I and II of Westwood Estates, including landscape and lighting maintenance, more particularly described on maps which are on file in the City Clerk’s office entitled “Landscape and Lighting Maintenance District No. 1.”

2. Hillcrest Street right-of-way, fire access road, Jasmine Drive entries; south perimeter west of fire access road, west perimeter including the parcel on which the water tank is located, viewpoint look-out parcel at the northwest corner of Jasmine Ranch Subdivision, and the pedestrian access to each cul-de-sac from Hillcrest Street, including landscape and lighting maintenance, more particularly Resolution No. ____-2024

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described on maps which are on file in the City Clerk’s office entitled “Annexation No. 2 Landscape and Lighting District No. 1.”

3. Porter Creek Avenue right-of-way to the center line of the Porter Slough, median entry, 15' landscape area between Porter Creek Subdivision block wall to Westwood Street, the pedestrian access bridge over Porter Slough and all of the maintenance area to the center line of Porter Slough, more particularly described on maps which are on file in the City Clerk's office entitled "Annexation No. 3 to Landscape and Lighting Maintenance District No. 1."

4. La Vida Park Subdivision green belt includes street lighting and landscaping east on Plum Way Street and the entries east along Beverly Street, more particularly described on maps which are on file in the City Clerk's office entitled "Annexation No. 4 to Landscape and Lighting Maintenance District No. 1."

5. Westwood Estates #4 Subdivision, along the north and south entries adjacent to the block wall on Westwood Street and the median divider on White Chapel Lane including all trees in front yard planting strip, more particularly described on maps which are on file in the City Clerk's office entitled "Annexation No. 5 to Landscape and Lighting Maintenance District No. 1."

6. Northpointe includes Subdivision lighting located south of Westfield Avenue and east of Matthew Street, including landscape and lighting maintenance, more particularly described on maps which are on file in the City Clerk’s office entitled” Annexation No. 6 to Landscape and Lighting Maintenance District No. 1.

7. Westview Subdivision includes street lighting and landscaping on the east side of Cobb Street, including landscape and lighting maintenance, more particularly described on maps which are on file in the City Clerk's office entitled "Annexation No. 10 to Landscape and Lighting Maintenance District No. 1".

8. New Horizons Phase One Subdivision includes lighting, more particularly described on maps which are on file in the City Clerk’s office entitled “Annexation No. 11 to Landscape and Lighting Maintenance District No. 1”

9. Wisconsin Manor I Subdivision, includes landscape and lighting maintenance, more particularly described on maps, which are on file in the City Clerk’s office entitled “Annexation No. 14 to Landscape and Lighting District No. 1.”

10.New Horizons Phase Two Subdivision, includes lighting located on the corner of Indiana Street and Springville Avenue, more particularly described on maps which are on file in the City Clerk’s office entitled “Annexation No. 16 to Landscape and Lighting Maintenance District No. 1”

11. Castle Woods Phase 1 Subdivision, includes landscape and lighting maintenance, more particularly described on maps which are on file in the City Clerk’s office entitled “Annexation No. 19 to Landscape and Lighting District No.

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12. North Creek Estates located on Westwood north of Westfield, includes landscape and lighting maintenance, and more particularly described on maps which are on file in the City Clerk’s office entitled District No. 2.

13. New Expressions Phase One Subdivision, includes lighting only located along Indiana Street between Springville Avenue and Cleo Avenue, and more particularly described on maps which are on file in the City Clerk’s office entitled District No. 3.

14. River Springs Phase I Subdivision located along Newcomb Street, includes landscape and lighting maintenance, and more particularly described on maps which are on file in the City Clerk’s office entitled District No. 4.

15. Castle Woods Phase II Subdivision, located on Castle Avenue, Salisbury Street, and Median Avenue, includes landscape and lighting maintenance, and more particularly described on maps which are on file in the City Clerk’s office entitled District No. 5.

16.Creekview Estates Subdivision located between Porter Creek Avenue and the property line in Porter Slough, includes landscape and lighting maintenance, and more particularly described on maps which are on file in the City Clerk’s office entitled District No. 6.

17. Ford Estates located on the corner of Roby and Westwood Avenue, includes landscape and lighting maintenance, and more particularly described on maps which are on file in the City Clerk’s office entitled District No. 7.

18. River Breeze Subdivision, located on Newcomb Street, Patsy Street and Springs Street, includes landscape and lighting maintenance, and more particularly described on maps which are on file in the City Clerk’s Office entitled District No. 8.

19. Westwood Estates Unit 5, Phase 2 Subdivision, located along Henderson Avenue and Brandy Way, includes landscape and lighting maintenance, and more particularly described on maps which are on file in the City Clerk’s office entitled District No. 12.

20. Meadowood, Phase 1 Subdivision, located on Newcomb Street, Cheryl Avenue and York Street, includes landscape and lighting maintenance, and more particularly described on maps which are on file in the City Clerk’s office entitled District No. 15.

21. New Expressions Phase Two Subdivision, located on Lybarger Avenue Cul de Sac at the entry to the Tule River Parkway Trail, includes landscape and lighting Resolution No. ____-2024

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maintenance, and more particularly described on maps which are on file in the City Clerk’s office entitled District No. 16.

22. Orchard Ridge Phase Six Subdivision, located north of Westfield Avenue between Michael Street and Lombardi Street on Julieann Avenue and Michael Street, includes lighting, and more particularly described on maps which are on file in the City Clerk’s office entitled District No. 17.

23. Williams Ranch Phase One Subdivision, located south of Westfield Avenue on Silver Maple Street, Wall Court and San Lucia Court, includes landscape and lighting maintenance, and more particularly described on maps which are on file in the City Clerk’s office entitled District No. 19.

24. Riverview Estates Phase Three Subdivision, located on Roby Avenue, Belmont Street, Orange Avenue and Parkwest Street, includes lighting maintenance, and more particularly described on maps which are on maps which are on file in the City Clerk’s office entitled District No. 23.

25. Orchard Ridge, Phase Eight Subdivision, located on Mathew Street, Michael Street, Pamela Avenue, and Santa Maria Avenue, includes landscape and lighting maintenance, and more particularly described on maps which are on file in the City Clerk’s office entitled District No. 24.

26. Casas Del Rio Subdivision, located on Date Street, Casas Del Rio Avenue, Presidio Avenue, Rio Bonito Street, Alamo Court, Camellia Street, Tule Court and Rio Vista Avenue, includes landscape and recreation area maintenance, and more particularly described on maps which are on file in the City Clerk’s office entitled District No. 25

27. Orchard Ridge, Phase Nine Subdivision, located on Belmont Street, Pamela, Santa Maria and Pioneer Avenues, includes lighting maintenance, and more particularly described on maps which are on file in the City Clerk’s office entitled District No. 26.

28. Right-of-way, easements, and public lands within Williams Ranch, Phase 2 and 3 Subdivision, including landscape and lighting maintenance, more particularly described on maps which are on file in the City Clerk’s office entitled District No.

31. 29. Sunrise Villa, Phase One Subdivision, located at Cottage Street and Mulberry Avenue, including lighting maintenance, more particularly described on maps which are on file in the City Clerk’s office entitled District No. 32.

30.. Right-of-way, easements, and public lands within New Expressions, Phase Four Subdivision, including landscape and lighting maintenance, more particularly described on maps which are on file in the City Clerk’s office entitled District No. 33 Resolution No. ____-2024

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31. Right-of-way, easements, and public lands within Meadow Breeze, Phase Two Subdivision, including lighting maintenance, more particularly described on maps which are on file in the City Clerk’s office entitled District No. 34.

32. Right-of-way, easements, and public lands within Meadow Breeze, Phase One Subdivision, including lighting maintenance, more particularly described on maps which are on file in the City Clerk’s office entitled District No. 35.

33. Right-of-way, easements, and public lands within Ranch Victoria, Phase One Subdivision, located on the north side of Putnam Avenue and east of Mathew Street, including lighting maintenance, and more particularly described on maps which are on file in the City Clerk’s office entitled District No. 38.

34. Right-of-way, easements, and public lands within Amalene Estates Subdivision, located on Westwood between the Tule River and Olive Avenue, including Vine Avenue, Clare Avenue, Clare Court, and Dogwood Street, including landscape and lighting maintenance, and more particularly described on maps which are on file in the City Clerk’s office entitled District No. 40.

35. Sierra Meadows Phase Two Subdivision, located on Jaye Street and Gibbons Avenue and including Stacie, Yates, and Melinda Avenues and Nesa Oak and Pearson Streets, including landscape and lighting maintenance, and more particularly described on maps which are on file in the City Clerk’s office entitled District No. 43.

36. Summit Estates, Phase One Subdivision, located along Mathew Street and includes Orange Avenue and Lombardi and Argyle Streets, including landscape and lighting maintenance, and more particularly described on maps which are on file in the City Clerk’s office entitled District No. 44.

37. Moorea Manor Subdivision, located along Newcomb and includes San Lucia Lane, including landscape and lighting maintenance, and more particularly described on maps which are on file in the City Clerk’s office entitled District No.

46. 38. Chelsea Glen Subdivision, located along Shelly Lane, Kimberly Place within the subdivision, along with two on N Newcomb St., including landscape and lighting maintenance, and more particularly described on maps which are on file in the City Clerk’s office entitled District No. 47.

39. Right-of-way and easement along the Westwood Street frontage of Lots 1 and 17, as well as right-of-way along Bel Aire Court on Trooper Terrace, including landscape and lighting maintenance, more particularly described on maps which are on file in the City Clerk’s office entitled landscape and lighting maintenance District No. 53.

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40. Windsor Court Cambria Subdivision, located on the northwest corner of Henderson Avenue and Elderwood Street, includes landscape and lighting maintenance, more particularly described on maps which are on file in the City Clerk’s office entitled landscape and lighting maintenance District No. 54.

Reference is hereby made to said maps for further, full and more particular description of said assessment district, and the same maps so on file shall govern for all details as to the extent of said assessment district.

DESCRIPTION OF ASSESSMENT DISTRICT
SECTION 3. That the contemplated work, in the opinion of said City Council, is to be of more than local or ordinary public benefit, and the said City Council hereby makes the expense of the said work chargeable upon a district, which said district is described as follows:

1. All that certain territory of the City of Porterville, included within the exterior boundary line shown upon that certain "Map of Landscape and Lighting Maintenance District No. 1,” heretofore approved by the City Council of said City by Resolution No. 26-89, indicating by said boundary line the extent of the territory included within the assessment district and which map is on file in the Office of the City Clerk of said City.

2. All that certain territory of the City of Porterville, included within the exterior boundary line shown upon that certain "Map of Annexation No. 2 to Landscape and Lighting Maintenance District No. 1," heretofore approved by the City Council of said City by Resolution No. 42-92, indicating by said boundary line the extent of the territory included within the district and which map is on file in the Office of the City Clerk of said City.

3. All that certain territory of the City of Porterville, included within the exterior boundary line shown upon that certain "Map of Annexation No. 3 to Landscape and Lighting Maintenance District No. 1," heretofore approved by the City Council of said City by Resolution No. 69-93, indicating by said boundary line the extent of the territory included within the district and which map is on file in the Office of the City Clerk of said City.

4. All that certain territory of the City of Porterville, included within the exterior boundary line shown upon that certain "Map of Annexation No. 4 to Landscape and Lighting Maintenance District No. 1," heretofore approved by the City Council of said City by Resolution No. 100-93, indicating by said boundary line the extent of the territory included within the assessment district and which map is on file in the Office of the City Clerk of said City.

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5. Westwood Park Estates #4, along the north and south entries adjacent to the block wall on Westwood Street and the median divider on White Chapel Lane including all trees in front yard planting strip, more particularly described on maps which are on file in the City Clerk’s office entitled “Annexation No. 5 to Landscape and Lighting Maintenance District No. 1”.

6. All that certain territory of the City of Porterville, included within the exterior boundary line shown upon that certain “Map of Annexation No. 6 to Landscape and Lighting Maintenance District No. 1” heretofore approved by the City Council of said City by Resolution No. 54-94 indication by said boundary line the extent of the territory included within the assessment district and which map is on file in the Office of the City Clerk of said City.

7. All that certain territory of the City of Porterville, included within the exterior boundary line shown upon that certain "Map of Annexation No. 10 to Landscape and Lighting Maintenance District No. 1." heretofore approved by the City Council of said City by Resolution No. 46-95 indicating by said boundary line the extent of the territory included within the district and which map is on file in the Office of the City Clerk of said City.

8. All that certain territory of the City Of Porterville, included within the exterior boundary line shown upon that certain “Map of Annexation No. 11 to Landscape and Lighting Maintenance District No. 1” heretofore approved by the City Council of said City by Resolution No. 79-95 indicating by said boundary line the extent of the territory included within the district and which map is on file in the Office of the City Clerk of said City.

9. All that certain territory of the City of Porterville, included within the exterior boundary shown upon that certain “Map of Annexation No. 14 to Landscape and Lighting Maintenance District No. 1," heretofore approved by the City Council of said City by Resolution No. 24-96, indicating by said boundary line the extent of the territory included within the district and which map is on file in the Office of the City Clerk of said City.

10.All that certain territory of the City of Porterville, included within the exterior boundary shown upon that certain “Map of Annexation No. 16 to Landscape and Lighting Maintenance District No. 1," heretofore approved by the City Council of said City by Resolution No. 33-96, indicating by said boundary line the extent of the territory included within the district and which map is on file in the Office of the City Clerk of said City.

11.All that certain territory of the City Of Porterville, included within the exterior boundary shown upon that certain “Map of Annexation No. 19 to Landscape Resolution No. ____-2024

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and Lighting Maintenance District No. I heretofore approved by the City Council of said City by Resolution No. 56-96 indication by said boundary line the extent of the territory included within the district and which map is on file in the office of the City Clerk of said City.

12. All that certain territory of the City of Porterville, included within the exterior boundary shown upon that certain “Map of Landscape and Lighting District No. 2" heretofore approved by the City Council of said City by Resolution No. 126- 98 indicating by said boundary line the extent of the territory included with the assessment district and which map is on file in the office of the City Clerk of said City.

13. All that certain territory of the City of Porterville, included within the exterior boundary shown upon that certain “Map of Landscape and Lighting District No. 3" heretofore approved by the City Council of said City by Resolution No. 127- 98 indicating by said boundary line the extent of the territory included with the assessment district and which map is on file in the office of the City Clerk of said City.

14.All that certain territory of the City of Porterville, included within the exterior boundary shown upon that certain “Map of Landscape and Lighting District No. 4" heretofore approved by the City Council of said City by Resolution No. 128- 98 indicating by said boundary line the extent of the territory included with the assessment district and which map is on file in the office of the City Clerk of said City.

15. All that certain territory of the City of Porterville, included within the exterior boundary shown upon that certain “Map of Landscape and Lighting District No. 5," heretofore approved by the City Council of said City by Resolution No. 29- 2002, indicating by said boundary line the extent of the territory included with the assessment district and which map is on file in the Office of the City Clerk of said City.

16.All that certain “Map of Landscape and Lighting District No. 6" heretofore approved by the City Council of said City by Resolution No.89-99 indicating by said boundary line the extent of the territory included with the assessment district and which map is on file in the office of the City Clerk of said City.

17.All that certain “Map of Landscape and Lighting District No. 7" heretofore approved by the City Council of said City by Resolution No.67-99 indicating by said boundary line the extent of the territory included with the assessment district and which map is on file in the office of the City Clerk of said City.

18. All that certain “Map of Landscape and Lighting District No. 8" heretofore approved by the City Council of said City by Resolution No.120-99 indicating by Resolution No. ____-2024

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said boundary line the extent of the territory included with the assessment district and which map is on file in the office of the City Clerk of said City.

19. All that certain territory of the City of Porterville, included within the exterior boundary shown upon that certain “Map of Landscape and Lighting District No. 12," heretofore approved by the City Council of said City by Resolution No. 65- 2000, indicating by said boundary line the extent of the territory included with the assessment district and which map is on file in the Office of the City Clerk of said City.

20. All that certain territory of the City of Porterville, included within the exterior boundary shown upon that certain “Map of Landscape and Lighting District No.15” heretofore approved by the City Council of said City by Resolution No. 55-2001 indicating by said boundary line the extent of the territory included with the assessment district and which map is on file in the office of the City Clerk of said City.

21.All that certain territory of the City of Porterville, included within the exterior boundary shown upon that certain “Map of Landscape and Lighting District No.16” heretofore approved by the City Council of said City by Resolution No. 91-2001 indicating by said boundary line the extent of the territory included with the assessment district and which map is on file in the office of the City Clerk of said City.

22. All that certain territory of the City of Porterville, included within the exterior boundary shown upon that certain “Map of Landscape and Lighting District No.17” heretofore approved by the City Council of said City by Resolution No. 114-2001 indicating by said boundary line the extent of the territory included with the assessment district and which map is on file in the office of the City Clerk of said City.

23. All that certain territory of the City of Porterville, included within the exterior boundary shown upon that certain “Map of Landscape and Lighting District No. 19,” heretofore approved by the City Council of said City by Resolution No. 23- 2002 indicating by said boundary line the extent of the territory included with the assessment district and which map is on file in the Office of the City Clerk of said City.

24. All that certain “Map of Landscape and Lighting District No. 23" heretofore approved by the City Council of said City by Resolution No. 94-2002 indicating by said boundary line the extent of the territory included with the assessment district and which map is on file in the office of the City Clerk of said City.

25. All that certain territory of the City of Porterville, included within the exterior boundary shown upon that certain “Map of Landscape and Lighting District No. 24," heretofore approved by the City Council of said City by Resolution No. 191- 2002 indicating by said boundary line the extent of the territory included with the Resolution No. ____-2024

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assessment district and which map is on file in the Office of the City Clerk of said City.

26. All that certain “Map of Landscape and Lighting District No. 25" heretofore approved by the City Council of said City by Resolution No.58-2003 indicating by said boundary line the extent of the territory included with the assessment district and which map is on file in the office of the City Clerk of said City.

27. All that certain “Map of Landscape and Lighting District No. 26" heretofore approved by the City Council of said City by Resolution No. 59-2004 indicating by said boundary line the extent of the territory included with the assessment district and which map is on file in the office of the City Clerk of said City.

28. All that certain territory of the City of Porterville, included within the exterior boundary shown upon that certain “Map of Landscape and Lighting District No. 31," heretofore approved by the City Council of said City by Resolution No. 52- 2006 indicating by said boundary line the extent of the territory included with the assessment district and which map is on file in the Office of the City Clerk of said City.

29.All that certain territory of the City of Porterville, included within the exterior boundary shown upon that certain “Map of Landscape and Lighting District No.32” heretofore approved by the City Council of said City by Resolution No. 52-2006 indicating by said boundary line the extent of the territory included with the assessment district and which map is on file in the office of the City Clerk of said City.

30. All that certain territory of the City of Porterville, included within the exterior boundary shown upon that certain “Map of Landscape and Lighting District No. 33,” heretofore approved by the City Council of said City by Resolution No. 52- 2006 indicating by said boundary line the extent of the territory included with the assessment district and which map is on file in the Office of the City Clerk of said City.

31. All that certain “Map of Landscape and Lighting District No. 34" heretofore approved by the City Council of said City by Resolution No. 52-2006 indicating by said boundary line the extent of the territory included with the assessment district and which map is on file in the office of the City Clerk of said City.

32. All that certain territory of the City of Porterville, included within the exterior boundary Shown upon that certain “Map of Landscape and Lighting District No. 35," heretofore approved by the City Council of said City by Resolution No. 52- 2006 indicating by said boundary line the extent of the territory included with the assessment district and which map is on file in the Office of the City Clerk.

33. All that certain “Map of Landscape and Lighting District No. 38” heretofore Resolution No. ____-2024

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approved
by the City Council of said City by Resolution No. 38-2007 indicating by said boundary line the extent of the territory included with the assessment district and which map is on file in the office of the City Clerk of said City.

34. All that certain territory of the City of Porterville, included within the exterior boundary shown upon that certain “Map of Landscape and Lighting District No. 40," heretofore approved by the City Council of said City by Resolution No. 37- 2008 indicating by said boundary line the extent of the territory included with the assessment district and which map is on file in the Office of the City Clerk of said City.

35. All that certain “Map of Landscape and Lighting District No. 43" heretofore approved by the City Council of said City by Resolution No. 37-2008 indicating by said boundary line the extent of the territory included with the assessment district and which map is on file in the office of the City Clerk of said City.

36. All that certain “Map of Landscape and Lighting District No. 44" heretofore approved by the City Council of said City by Resolution No. 37-2000 indicating by said boundary line the extent of the territory included with the assessment district and which map is on file in the office of the City Clerk of said City.

37. All that certain territory of the City of Porterville, included within the exterior boundary shown upon that certain “Map of Landscape and Lighting District No. 46" heretofore approved by the City Council of said City by Resolution No.91- 2009 indicating by said boundary line the extent of the territory included with the assessment district and which map is on file in the office of the City Clerk of said City.

38. All that certain territory of the City of Porterville, included within the exterior boundary shown upon that certain “Map of Landscape and Lighting District No. 47" heretofore approved by the City Council of said City by Resolution No. 46- 2020 indicating by said boundary line the extent of the territory included with the assessment district and which map is on file in the office of the City Clerk of said City.

39. All that certain territory of the City of Porterville, included within the exterior boundary shown upon that certain “Map of Landscape and Lighting District No. 53" heretofore approved by the City Council of said City by Resolution No. 51- 2020 indicating by said boundary line the extent of the territory included with the assessment district and which map is on file in the office of the City Clerk of said City.

40. All that certain territory of the City of Porterville, included within the exterior boundary shown upon that certain “Map of Landscape and Lighting District No. 54" heretofore approved by the City Council of said City by Resolution No. 51- Resolution No. ____-2024

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202 indicating by said boundary line the extent of the territory included with the assessment district and which map is on file in the office of the City Clerk of said City.

SECTION 4. The City Council of said City has ordered preparation of the annual report of the Engineer of Work, which report indicates the amount of the proposed assessment, the district boundary, detailed description of improvements, and the method of assessment. The report titled "Engineer's Report, Landscape and Lighting Maintenance Districts 2024-2025 Fiscal Year” will be filed in the Office of the City Clerk of said City, and prepared for the 2024-2025 Fiscal Year in accordance with the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972. Reference to said report is hereby made for all particulars for the amount and extent of the assessments and for the extent of the work.

COLLECTION OF ASSESSMENTS
SECTION 5. The assessment shall be collected at the time and in the same manner as County taxes are collected.

TIME AND PLACE OF HEARING
SECTION 6. Notice is hereby given that on the 16th day of July 2024, at the hour of 6:30 p.m., or as soon thereafter as the matter may be heard, in the City Council Chambers at 291 North Main Street, in the City of Porterville, any and all persons having any objections to the work or extent of the assessment district, may appear and show cause why said work should not be done or carried out in accordance with this Resolution of Intention. The City Council will consider all oral and written protests.

LANDSCAPING AND LIGHTING ACT OF 1972
SECTION 7. All the work herein proposed shall be done and carried through in pursuance of an act of the legislature of the State of California designated The Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972, being Division 15 of the Streets and Highways Code of the State of California.

PUBLICATION OF RESOLUTION OF INTENTION
SECTION 8. Published notice shall be made pursuant to Section 6061 of the Government Code. The publication of the Notice of Hearing shall be completed at least 10 days prior to the date of hearing.

CERTIFICATION
SECTION 9. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution.

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PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 16th day of July, 2024. ________________________________
Martha A. Flores, Mayor
ATTEST:

Patrice Hildreth, City Clerk

By: ________________________________________________
Fernando Gabriel-Moraga,
Acting Chief Deputy City Clerk

CITY COUNCIL AGENDA – JULY 16, 2024
SUBJECT: Authorization of Street Closures for the National Night Out Community Event on August 6, 2024
SOURCE: Police
COMMENT: The 2024 Annual National Night Out is scheduled for Tuesday, August 6, 2024.

The Porterville Police Department is excited to participate in this wonderful community engagement campaign and invites residents in Porterville to come out and meet with us at our block party. Block parties are a way to instill a sense of community and safety between residents and our police officers. The Police Department will be grilling hot dogs and offering them for free to strengthen the bonds of community.

National Night Out is a great opportunity to meet the women and men of the Porterville Police Department who work hard to keep our community safe. This event will include many booths that will encompass multiple blocks on Main Street in the vicinity of Centennial Park and City Hall. In order to accommodate the booths, staff recommends the closure of Main Street from Thurman Avenue to Putnam Avenue and adjacent side streets to the alleys from 3:00 P.M. to 10:00 P.M. on August 6, 2024.

For additional consideration, last year, in support of the approval of the City's community civic event, the Council also authorized scheduling its regular meeting to begin at 3:00 PM.

RECOMMENDATION: That the City Council authorize the closure of Main Street from Thurman Avenue to Putnam Avenue and adjacent side streets to the alleys from 3:00 P.M. to 10:00 P.M. for the National Night Out community event on August 6, 2024.

ATTACHMENTS: 1. Thurman to Putnam Street Closure Plan
Appropriated/Funded:

Review By:

Department Director:

Jake Castellow, Chief of Police
Final Approver: Patrice Hildreth, City Manager

Item No. 31.

CITY COUNCIL AGENDA – JULY 16, 2024
SUBJECT: Authorization of Street Closure for KJUG Concert SOURCE: Parks and Leisure Services
COMMENT: The City is once again part of the KJUG free summer concert series. KJUG is working on finalizing a date for the concert after the initial date of July 15, 2024, had to be postponed. The concert is expected to begin at 6:30 PM and be finished by 8:00 PM. Similar to previous KJUG concerts and to ensure the safety of attendees, City staff is recommending the same street closure as in past years, as is proposed on the attached street closure and traffic plan.

RECOMMENDATION: That the City Council authorize the street closures for the KJUG concert on a date to be determined.

ATTACHMENTS: 1. KJUG Concert Traffic Plan
Appropriated/Funded:

Review By:

Department Director:

Donnie Moore, Parks and Leisure Services Director
Final Approver: Patrice Hildreth, City Manager

Item No. 32.

CITY COUNCIL AGENDA – JULY 16, 2024
SUBJECT: Approval of Community Civic Event - American Conservatory - Elite Night Lights - August 2, 2024
SOURCE: Finance
COMMENT: The American Conservatory is requesting approval to hold the "Elite Summer Nights" event on Friday, August 2, 2024, from 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM. The applicant is requesting closure and use of the public parking lot behind Keller Williams Elite Team Real Estate located at 109 North Main Street. This event is a benefit car show for the Elite Lift Foundation, which provides scholarships to high school seniors. The applicant is asking for the ability to park show cars within the parking lot behind Keller Williams Elite Realty, between Hockett Street and the alley.

This request is made under the Community Civic Events Ordinance No. 1326, as amended. The application has been routed according to the Ordinance regulations and reviewed by all City Departments involved. The requirements and restrictions are listed on the attached copy of the Application and Agreement, Exhibit A, and Exhibit B.

RECOMMENDATION: That the City Council approve the Community Civic Event application from the American Conservatory on August 2, 2024, located in the parking lot behind Keller Williams Elite Realty, between Hockett Street and the alley, subject to the requirements and restrictions contained in the Application and Agreement, Exhibit A, and Exhibit B.

ATTACHMENTS: 1. Application and Agreement, Map, Exhibit A, Exhibit B, and Outside Amplifier Permit
Appropriated/Funded:

Review By:

Department Director:

Janie Rodriguez, Finance Director
Final Approver: Patrice Hildreth, City Manager

Requirements for Community Civic Event
American Conservatory
Elite Summer Nights
August 2, 2024
City Engineer: No comments.

D. Cervantez
Community Development Director: No comments.

C. Calderon
Public Works Director: No comments.

M. Knight
Fire Marshal: No comments.

C. Dignam
Parks and Leisure Services Director: No comments.

D. Moore
Police Lieutenant: Please see Exhibit B.

A. Acevedo
Administrative Service Director: The certificate and endorsement Y. Andrade are sufficient for what is proposed
on the community civic event
application.

Field Services Superintendent: No comments.

B. Spry
Field Services Superintendent – Streets: No comments.

J. Baeza
Exhibit A, Page 1
Requirements for Community Civic Event
Sponsor: American Conservatory
Event: Elite Summer Nights
Event Chairman: Michelle Gibbons
Location: Parking Lot Behind 109 W. Main St., Porterville CA Date of Event: August 2, 2024 (4:00 p.m.- 8:00 p.m.)
RISK MANAGEMENT: Conditions of Approval
That American Conservatory provide a Certificate of Commercial General Liability Insurance Coverage evidencing coverage of not less than $2,000,000 per occurrence, and having the appropriate Endorsement naming the City of Porterville, its Officers, Employees, Agents and Volunteers as ‘Additional Insured’ against all claims arising from, or in connection with, the Permitted operation and sponsorship of the aforementioned Community Civic Event.

A. The Certificate shall be signed by an agent authorized to bind insurance coverage with the carrier, and the deductible, if any, shall not be greater than $1,000.

B. Said insurance shall be primary to the insurance held by the City of Porterville, be with a company having an A.M. Best Rating of no less that A: VII, and the insurance company must be an ‘admitted’ insurer in the State of California.

Exhibit A, Page 2

CITY OF PORTERVILLE/POLICE DEPARTMENT
Community Civic Event Application
Elite Summer Nights Car Show
August 2, 2024 / 4:00 PM—8:00 PM
Parking Lot Behind 109 West Main Street (between Hockett Street and Alleyway) Recommendations/Requirements:
 Any and all street closures in the city, if needed, require City Council approval.  If event organizers anticipate the need to have vehicles removed from the associated streets, alleys, or parking lots, the areas in question must be properly posted, in accordance with the California Vehicle Code, well in advance of the event. Event organizers shall contact Traffic Sergeant Jay Starling of the Porterville Police Department no less than 15 days prior to the event if vehicle removal is to be authorized. He can be contacted at 559-782-7400.
 Participant vehicles shall not be parked on any part of any sidewalk, or otherwise block traffic or pedestrian travel.
 Parking lot shall be properly closed to through traffic, and shall be posted accordingly to prevent the dangers of involving pedestrian and vehicular traffic.  An Outside Amplifier Permit has been requested and granted. However, event organizers shall not allow music to be played so loud as to unreasonably disturb the peace and good order of any residents or business establishments in the surrounding area.
 At conclusion of event, event organizers shall ensure streets, alleys, and parking lot are promptly cleared of any vehicles, equipment, booths or anything that could present a hazard to pedestrians or vehicles traveling through this area.

Mark Azevedo, Lieutenant
Porterville Police Department
Exhibit B

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Item No. 33.

CITY COUNCIL AGENDA – JULY 16, 2024
SUBJECT: Approval of Community Civic Event - Parenting Network - Porterville United Car Show - August 3, 2024
SOURCE: Finance
COMMENT: The Parenting Network is requesting approval to hold the Porterville United Car Show on Saturday, August 3, 2024, from 8:00 AM to 3:00 PM, at Veterans Park. The purpose of this event is to conduct a back-to-school shoe drive to donate to kids in need. The applicant is asking for the ability to park show cars and set up vendor booths on the grass area along Newcomb Street and Henderson Avenue within the park.

RECOMMENDATION: That the City Council approve the Community Civic Event application from the Parenting Network on August 3, 2024, at Veterans Park, subject to the requirements and restrictions contained in the Application and Agreement, Exhibit A, Exhibit B, and Exhibit C.

ATTACHMENTS: 1. Application and Agreement, Map, Exhibit A, Exhibit B, Exhibit C, Outside Amplifier Permit, and Certificate of Liability Insurance
Appropriated/Funded:

Review By:

Department Director:

Janie Rodriguez, Finance Director
Final Approver: Patrice Hildreth, City Manager

Requirements for Community Civic Event
Parenting Network
Porterville United Car Show
August 3, 2024
City Engineer: No comments.

D. Cervantez
Community Development Director: No comments.

C. Calderon

Public Works Director: No comments.

M. Knight

Fire Marshal: Please see Exhibit C.

C. Dignam
Parks and Leisure Services Director: Vehicles not involved in the event to D. Moore park in permitted parking areas.

Police Lieutenant: Please see Exhibit B.

A. Acevedo

Administrative Service Director: Risk management requires $2M in Y. Andrade Commercial General Liability coverage,
with the City of Porterville named as an
additional insured. Proof of this
coverage is required by way of a
Certificate of Insurance with the
attached Endorsement page.

Field Services Superintendent: No comments.

B. Spry

Field Services Superintendent – Streets: No comments.

J. Baeza
Exhibit A, Page 1
Requirements for Community Civic Event
Sponsor: Parenting Network
Event: Porterville United Car Show
Event Chairman: Flor Martinez
Location: Veterans Park, Porterville CA
Date of Event: August 3, 2024 (8:00 a.m.- 3:00 p.m.)
RISK MANAGEMENT: Conditions of Approval
That Parenting Network provide a Certificate of Commercial General Liability Insurance Coverage evidencing coverage of not less than $2,000,000 per occurrence, and having the appropriate Endorsement naming the City of Porterville, its Officers, Employees, Agents and Volunteers as ‘Additional Insured’ against all claims arising from, or in connection with, the Permitted operation and sponsorship of the aforementioned Community Civic Event.

A. The Certificate shall be signed by an agent authorized to bind insurance coverage with the carrier, and the deductible, if any, shall not be greater than $1,000.

Exhibit A, Page 2

CITY OF PORTERVILLE/POLICE DEPARTMENT
Community Civic Event Application
Porterville United Car Show
August 3, 2024 / 8:00 AM-3:00 PM
Veteran’s Park, Porterville
Recommendations/Requirements:
• There shall be no sales, possession or consumption of alcoholic beverages in the park during the event.
• Food vendors should provide inspection certificates from the Tulare County Health Department to members of the organizing committee, to ensure food product safety. • An Outside Amplifier Permit has been approved. However, event organizers shall not allow music to be played so loud as to unreasonably disturb the peace and good order of any residents or business establishments in the surrounding area. • At conclusion of the event, organizers shall ensure the park is promptly cleared of any vehicles, equipment, booths, or anything that could present a hazard to pedestrians or residents visiting the park.
• Participant vehicles shall not be parked on any part of any sidewalk, or otherwise block traffic or pedestrian travel.
• Event organizers shall contact Porterville Police Watch Commanders well in advance of the event for informational purposes and to identify any additional policing concerns/requirements. Contact may be made with Lieutenant Gurule or Lieutenant Hatch at (559) 782-7400.

Mark Azevedo, Lieutenant
Porterville Police Department
Exhibit B
City of Porterville/Fire Department
Community Civic Event Application
Porterville United Car Show
August 3, 2024 / 8:00 AM-3:00 PM
Veterans Park, Porterville
Recommendations/Requirements:

All spacing for tents, tarps and canopies shall comply with the attached requirements for spacing.

All booths using electricity, preparing food, or using a generator shall have at a minimum a 2A:10B,C fire extinguisher that is properly tagged for use.

All trailers shall be separated from the towing vehicle and levelled. There shall be a minimum of 12' between units.

All food truck/trailers with a fixed extinguishing system shall have a current inspection tag on the system and the required K series extinguisher, along with the 2A:10B,C fire extinguisher.

Clayton Dignam, Fire Marshal
Porterville Fire Department
Exhibit C, Page 1

PORTERVILLE FIRE DEPARTMENT

FIRE PREVENTION DIVISION
PORTERVILLE FIRE DEPARTMENT ∙ Fire Prevention Division ∙ 40 W Cleveland. Ave. (559) 782-7526 ∙ Fax (559) 791-7834 ∙ [email protected]

OUTDOOR FOOD BOOTH REQUIREMENTS
Authority cited: 2019 California Fire Code (CFC)
These standards apply to individual tents, temporary structures, or membrane structures less than 200 square feet in area, and canopies less than 400 square feet in area used as outdoor carnival and fair booths.

A permit is required before any tent or membrane structure larger than 400 square feet can be erected. (California Fire Code 3103.2)
Tents and membrane structures having an area in excess of 400 square feet shall not be erected, operated or maintained for any purpose without first obtaining a permit and approval from the building official and fire code official.

Exceptions:

1. Tents used exclusively for recreational camping purposes.

2. Tents open on all sides which comply with all the following:
a. Individual tents having a maximum size of 700 square feet. b. Aggregate area of multiple tents placed side by side without 12 feet clearance, not exceeding 700 square feet total. c. A minimum clearance of 12 feet to all structures and other tents.

Definitions
Cooking Booth – Booth where food is prepared by a heating or cooking process such as, but not limited to, grilling, frying, barbecuing, flambe′, deep fat frying, baking, warming, or boiling. Deep fat frying – Any cooking operation or process whereby the product floats or is submerged in hot oil during the cooking process.

Vendor Booth – Any booth other than a cooking booth.

Cooking Booth Construction and Location
• All fabrics or membranes covering cooking booths shall be California State Fire Marshal certified flame retardant and be labeled as such.
• Decorative materials shall be inherently fire resistive or shall be treated with a fire-retardant spray. • Flooring materials used within cooking booths and cooking equipment shall be non-combustible or California State Fire Marshal certified fire-retardant. (Exception 3/8” plywood or similar material.) • Each cooking booth shall have at least one exit-way, a minimum 3’ wide and 6’8” high. Booth frames shall not obstruct exit paths. • Cooking booths shall have a minimum clearance of 10’ on at least two sides with clearance of at least 10’ from any vendor booth. • Minimum 12’ separation required between cooking booths with an aggregate size of 400 sq.ft. with sides, or 700 sq.ft. without sides.

Cooking Equipment
• All interior cooking equipment shall be of an approved type, and open-flame cooking shall be located a minimum of 18” from booth back/side drop materials.
• Compressed gas (butane, propane, or natural) equipment shall conform to the following:
• Shut off valves shall be provided at each fuel source; • Cooking appliances shall have an ON-OFF valve located far enough away from the appliance to be safely shut off in case of fire; • Manufactured cooking appliances shall be equipped with a Thermocouple Valve to shut off fuel if flame is extinguished; • The booth operator shall test all connections for leaks with soap and water solution; • Fuel tanks shall be protected from damage and secured in an upright position; • Hoses shall be of a type approved for use with the equipment and fuel type; • Tanks not in use shall be turned off;
• Extra fuel tanks shall not be stored in booths;
• Unused fuel cylinders shall be stored in a secured position.

PORTERVILLE FIRE DEPARTMENT ∙ Fire Prevention Division ∙ 40 W Cleveland. Ave. (559) 782-7526 ∙ Fax (559) 791-7834 ∙ [email protected]

PORTERVILLE FIRE DEPARTMENT

FIRE PREVENTION DIVISION
Wood, Charcoal (Solid Fuels) Cooking
• Use only an electric starter or commercially sold lighter fluid. • Charcoal cooking and storage of lighter fluid is prohibited inside booths. • Charcoal cooking shall be located a minimum of ten 10’ away from booths and in areas away from public access. • Charcoal cooking shall be located at least ten 10’ away from combustible structures and parked vehicles. • Coals shall be disposed of in metal containers with lids approved by the Fire Marshal.

Deep Fat Frying, Flambé, and Wok
• Deep fat frying, flambé, and wok shall be located no closer than 18” from any combustible material. • Cooking areas shall not be accessible to the public.
• Deep fat frying equipment shall be equipped with a temperature regulating device or other method of regulating temperatures approved by the Fire Marshal.
• Separation shall be maintained with a minimum of 3’ clearance between deep fat frying and flambé or open flame cooking.

Vendor Booth Construction and Location
• Each vendor booth shall have at least one exit-way, a minimum of 3’ wide by 6’8” high. Booth frames shall not obstruct exit paths.
• Vendor booths shall have a minimum clearance of 20’ on at least one side, with clearance of at least 10’ from any cooking booth.

Electrical Power
• Generators shall be placed only in locations approved for festival use. • Generators shall not be refueled during event hours. Extra fuel shall not be stored during event hours. • Smoking and open flames shall be prohibited within 25’ of refueling operations. • Extension cords shall be of a grounded type and approved for exterior use.

Fire Extinguishers
• Each cooking booth shall be equipped with a fire extinguisher with a minimum rating of 2A: 10BC. Booths with deep fat frying or flambé cooking shall be equipped with an extinguisher rated for class “K” fires. • Cooking booths shall be equipped with visible and accessible fire extinguishers mounted adjacent to the exit. • For vendor booths, the maximum travel distance to a fire extinguisher with a minimum rating of 2A: 10BC shall not exceed 75’ • Each generator shall be provided with a fire extinguisher with a minimum 40BC rating. The extinguisher shall be located near the generator and accessible at all times.
• All fire extinguishers shall be serviced and tagged annually by a State-licensed contractor.

Miscellaneous
• The Porterville Fire Department shall be provided with a site plan showing emergency access. • All booths are subject to inspection by the Fire Department and any discrepancies will require immediate action. • All cooking areas shall be cleaned regularly to prevent the build-up of grease. • There shall be a competent adult in cooking booths at all times to ensure safety. • Seating shall be a minimum of 15’ from booths with open flame devices or cooking appliances. • The Fire Department shall be provided with a telephone number of the responsible party to contact in case of emergency on a 24 hour basis.

Fire Safety Tips
• Know where fire extinguishers are and how to use them. • Do not leave cooking unattended.
• Do not wear loose-fitting clothing while cooking.
• Remove trash accumulation regularly.
• Keep combustible materials away from heat sources.
• In case of an emergency dial 9-1-1.

The attached “Food Booth Vendor Agreement” must be on site at all times and presented upon request of any Porterville Fire Department Personnel.

PORTERVILLE FIRE DEPARTMENT

FIRE PREVENTION DIVISION
PORTERVILLE FIRE DEPARTMENT ∙ Fire Prevention Division ∙ 40 W Cleveland. Ave. (559) 782-7526 ∙ Fax (559) 791-7834 ∙ [email protected] Cooking Booth Vendor Agreement
Booth/Space # Business Name
On Site Contact Name Contact Phone #
Cooking Booth Construction and Location

1. Tents, canopies, and decorative material shall be inherently flame-resistive and proof of certification shall be on site at all times.

2. Cooking booth floors may be concrete, asphalt, or plywood over grass and dirt.

3. An emergency access of 36” shall be maintained between the back of each cooking booth and any fencing at all times. NO EXCEPTIONS.

Cooking Equipment

1. Cooking with charcoal, wood, or other solid fuel shall be located a minimum of 10’ away from booths, canopies, combustible material or any public access.

2. Deep fat frying shall be located a minimum of 3’ away from booths, canopies, open flame cooking, combustible material or any public access.

3. Any open flame cooking shall be located a minimum of 18” away from any vertical surface, combustible material or any public access.

4. Extra fuel tanks shall NOT be stored in booths or within 5’ of cooking equipment.

5. All cooking, gas powered, or electrically energized equipment shall meet manufacturer specifications and shall be free of excess cooking oils or any other combustible materials.

Miscellaneous

1. A visible and accessible, 2A:10BC fire extinguisher with a current (within the last 12 months) State Fire Marshall tag must be provided within 20’ of travel in all cooking areas.

2. A visible and accessible Class K portable fire extinguisher with a current (within the last 12 months) State Fire Marshall tag must be provided in all cooking areas with deep fat frying.

3. All cooking areas shall be cleaned regularly to prevent build-up of combustible substances.

4. Extension cords shall be of a grounded type, approved for exterior use, and in good working order.

5. Smoking is not allowed at any time within food booths or within 25’ of any fuel source.

6. Specialized cooking equipment is subject to approval by the Fire Marshal.

Additional Requirements:

The Porterville Fire Department has established these requirements in accordance with the California Fire Code. Your cooperation is required to maintain a high level of fire safety throughout the event. All booths are subject to fire department inspection prior to and at any time during the event. Any discrepancies to the above requirements or any conditions considered a threat to fire and life safety by the Fire Inspector may result in the immediate cessation of cooking.

By signing below, I acknowledge that I have read and agree to comply with all requirements of this contract.

Signature Date

PORTERVILLE FIRE DEPARTMENT

FIRE PREVENTION DIVISION
PORTERVILLE FIRE DEPARTMENT ∙ Fire Prevention Division ∙ 40 W Cleveland. Ave. (559) 782-7526 ∙ Fax (559) 791-7834 ∙ [email protected]

PORTERVILLE FIRE DEPARTMENT

FIRE PREVENTION DIVISION
PORTERVILLE FIRE DEPARTMENT ∙ Fire Prevention Division ∙ 40 W Cleveland. Ave. (559) 782-7526 ∙ Fax (559) 791-7834 ∙ [email protected]

Item No. 34.

CITY COUNCIL AGENDA – JULY 16, 2024
SUBJECT: Approval of Community Civic Event - Porterville Breakfast Rotary - Run For Life - September 7, 2024
SOURCE: Finance
COMMENT: The Porterville Breakfast Rotary is requesting approval of the "Run for Life" event on Saturday, September 7, 2024, from 8:00 AM until 11:00 AM. The event is a 5k Run/Walk and will take place at Granite Hills High School. The applicant is requesting the use of the surrounding streets and sidewalks, including portions of Putnam Avenue, Olive Avenue, Crestview Street, Morton Avenue, Conner Street, and Tulsa Street.

This request is made under the Community Civic Events Ordinance No. 1326, as amended. The application has been routed according to the ordinance regulations and reviewed by all City departments involved. The requirements and restrictions are contained in the attached Application and Agreement, Exhibit A and Exhibit B.

RECOMMENDATION: That the City Council approve the Community Civic Event application from Porterville Breakfast Rotary to hold the "Run for Life" event on September 7, 2024, subject to the requirements and restrictions contained in the Application and Agreement, Exhibit A and Exhibit B.

ATTACHMENTS: 1. Application and Agreement, Map, Exhibit A, Exhibit B, and Outside Amplifier Permit
Appropriated/Funded:

Review By:

Department Director:

Janie Rodriguez, Finance Director
Final Approver: Patrice Hildreth, City Manager
Setup time: 6:00am-12:00pm

Requirements for Community Civic Event
Porterville Breakfast Rotary
Porterville Breakfast Rotary Run for Life
September 7, 2024
City Engineer: No comments.

D. Cervantez
Community Development Director: No comments.

C. Calderon
Public Works Director: No comments.

M. Knight
Fire Marshal: No comments.

C. Dignam
Parks and Leisure Services Director:

D. Moore
Police Lieutenant:

A. Acevedo
Administrative Service Director:

Y. Andrade
Field Services Superintendent:

B. Spry
Field Services Superintendent – Streets:

J. Baeza
No comments.

Please see Exhibit B.

Risk management requires $2M in
Commercial General Liability coverage,
with the City of Porterville named as an
additional insured. Proof of this
coverage is required by way of a valid
Certificate of Insurance with the
attached Endorsement page. Also, all
participants or legal guardians if
applicable must sign a waiver of liability.

No comments.

Street department will provide
barricades and cones. Event
organizer needs to contact street
department to arrange drop off date
and location.

Exhibit A, Page 1
Requirements for Community Civic Event
Sponsor: Porterville Breakfast Rotary
Event: Porterville Breakfast Rotary Run for Life
Event Chairman: Shelley Cumming
Location: Granite Hills High School, Porterville CA
Date of Event: September 7, 2024 (8:00 a.m.- 11:00 a.m.) RISK MANAGEMENT: Conditions of Approval
That the Porterville Breakfast Rotary Club provide a Certificate of Commercial General Liability Insurance Coverage evidencing coverage of not less than $2,000,000 per occurrence, and having the appropriate Endorsement naming the City of Porterville, its Officers, Employees, Agents and Volunteers as ‘Additional Insured’ against all claims arising from, or in connection with, the Permitted operation and sponsorship of the aforementioned Community Civic Event.

A. The Certificate shall be signed by an agent authorized to bind insurance coverage with the carrier, and the deductible, if any, shall not be greater than $1,000.

Exhibit A, Page 2

CITY COUNCIL AGENDA – JULY 16, 2024
SUBJECT: Consideration of Appointment of CalTIP Board Member SOURCE: Administrative Services
COMMENT: On January 20, 2004, the City Council authorized the City's participation in the California Transit System Joint Powers Authority, which does business as the California Transit Indemnity Pool ("CalTIP") for liability coverage and vehicle physical damage coverage for the City's transit fleet. Through its participation in the JPA, the City has realized significant savings in premiums over coverage previously purchased in the open market.

Each member of CalTIP is represented on the Board of Directors and plays an active role in the organization. The Board meets twice yearly for study sessions to conduct business of the pool, as well as to keep Board Members informed of trends in transit, including operations, risk exposures, and effective loss control mechanisms to help prevent claims and manage losses.

All Board Members are staff members of the entities belonging to the pool, with majority being well-versed in transit, finance or risk management. The costs incurred by the Board Member attending the CalTIP meetings are reimbursed to the City of Porterville by CalTIP.

Currently, Public Works Director Michael Knight serves as the Board Member and Administrative Services Director Yuliana Andrade serves as the Alternate on the board. It is now proposed that the City Council appoint Transportation Director Richard Tree to serve as the Board Member, with Mr. Michael Knight serving as an Alternate. Ms. Yuliana Andrade shall continue to serve on the board as an additional Alternate Board Member.

RECOMMENDATION:

That the City Council:

1. Approve the draft resolution designating Transportation Director Richard Tree as the City's CalTIP Board Member, and Assistant City Manager Michael Knight and Administrative Services Director Yuliana Andrade as the Alternate Members; and

2. Authorize the Mayor to execute said Resolution for submission to CalTIP.

ATTACHMENTS: 1. Draft Resolution
Appropriated/Funded:

Review By:

Department Director:

Yuliana Andrade, Administrative Services Director
Final Approver: Patrice Hildreth, City Manager
RESOLUTION NO. _____ - 2024

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORTERVILLE DESIGNATING THE CITY’S REPRESENTATIVES TO THE CALIFORNIA TRANSIT

INDEMNITY POOL BOARD OF DIRECTORS
WHEREAS, the City Council acted on January 20, 2004, approving the City of Porterville’s membership in the California Transit Systems Joint Powers Authority, doing business as the California Transit Indemnity Pool (CalTIP); and
WHEREAS, the City of Porterville wishes to designate a representative of the City of Porterville to attend the CalTIP Board of Directors meetings and represent the City in its best interests; and
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED AND ORDERED that effective July 16, 2024, Richard Tree shall be designated as a CalTIP Representative for the City of Porterville and, as such, is hereby authorized to be the CalTip Board Member on behalf of the City of Porterville.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED AND ORDERED that effective July 16, 2024, Michael Knight shall continue to be designated as a CalTIP Representative for the City of Porterville and, as such, is hereby authorized to be the Alternate CalTIP Board Member on behalf of the City of Porterville. Yuliana Andrade shall continue to be designated as a CalTIP Representative for the City Porterville and, as such, shall continue to serve as an alternate CalTIP Board Member on behalf of the City of Porterville.

PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Porterville, State of California, at a regular meeting of said Council held on July 16, 2024. ______________________________
Martha A. Flores, Mayor
ATTEST:

Patrice Hildreth, City Clerk
By: _________________________________
Fernando Gabriel-Moraga,
Acting Chief Deputy City Clerk
Item No. 15.

CITY COUNCIL AGENDA – MAY 7, 2024
SUBJECT: Status and Review of Declaration of Local Flood Emergency SOURCE: City Manager's Office
COMMENT: On March 13, 2023, Mayor Martha A. Flores in conjunction with the Acting City Manager Patrice Hildreth declared the existence of a local emergency within the City of Porterville. Said Declaration was made pursuant to Chapter 9 of the Porterville Municipal Code, and in response to the increasing threat to life and property in the city caused by a series of storm systems striking California and in particular the Porterville area, impacting Success Lake and significantly increasing flows of the Tule River. Pursuant to the California Emergency Services Act (California Government Code 8558 et seq.), emergency declarations must be ratified by the governing body within seven days of being declared. At its Special Meeting on March 17, 2023, the City Council acted to ratify the Declaration of Local Emergency. The Act also requires that the emergency declaration be renewed every sixty (60) days to remain in effect, which at its meeting on April 16, 2024, the Council reviewed and acted to renew the emergency declaration. Staff continues to work with FEMA for resolution of the City's claims and will continue to work to identify a timeline and critical path forward.

Chronology:

On March 10, 2023, due to the volume of water added to Success Lake from significant storm activity, Tulare County Sheriff Mike Bourdreaux issued an Evacuation Warning for both the north and south sides of the Tule River, and the Tulare County Office of Emergency Services (TCOES) established a Temporary Evacuation Point (TEP) and Emergency Shelter in the gymnasium at Porterville College.

On March 15, 2023, due to the water level of Success Lake rising to the point of running over the spillway of the Richard L. Schafer Dam, Sheriff Boudreaux issued a Mandatory Evacuation Order for the residences, businesses and structures between Schafer Dam and Road 284, east of the city of Porterville.

On March 18, 2023, due to water levels dropping on the Tule River, Sheriff Boudreaux reduced the Mandatory Evacuation Order back to an Evacuation Warning.

On March 15, 2023, due to rising flood waters, Sheriff Boudreaux issued a Mandatory Evacuation Order for the area between Olive Avenue (Avenue 152) to Avenue 144 and the Friant-Kern Canal and the Tule River and Westwood Street, west of the city of Porterville. On March 25, 2023, Sheriff Boudreaux reduced the Mandatory Evacuation Order back to an Evacuation Warning.

Item No. 15.

On March 15, 2023, due to rising water levels of the Tule River, City Public Works Department staff took extraordinary measures to protect the neighborhood north of River Springs Drive, avoiding potentially catastrophic flooding of the area.

On March 16, 2023, due to the historic water levels and flows of the Tule River causing erosion to the river banks, Police Chief Jake Castellow issued a Mandatory Evacuation Order for eight residences along Rio Vista Avenue, providing information on the TEP and Emergency Shelter established at Porterville College. City Public Works Department staff took extraordinary measures over the next several days to mitigate and protect the river banks from affecting the residences. On March 24, 2023, Chief Castellow reduced the Mandatory Evacuation Order of the eight residences back to an Evacuation Warning.

On March 19, 2023, due to continued erosion of the banks of the Tule River and the performance of immediate necessary mitigation efforts by Public Works Department personnel, Chief Castellow issued a Mandatory Evacuation Order for both the north and south banks of the Tule River within City limits (not including permanent structures with a designated address), and provided information on the TEP and Emergency Shelter established at Porterville College. The Public Works Department continues to work diligently in shoring the banks of the Tule River.

To accommodate upcoming ceremonies and events in the gymnasium at Porterville College, the TEP and Emergency Shelter at the College closed at noon on April 11, 2023, and thirty (30) individuals were successfully transitioned to the new TEP at the Porterville Army National Guard Armory. A Special Meeting of the Council was scheduled for April 14, 2023, to consider a draft License agreement for the City's temporary use of the State facility. The American Red Cross continued to provide shelter services at the TEP, but transitioned out on May 5, 2023. With the authority granted to the City Attorney and City Manager at its meeting on April 18, 2023, the City and County drafted a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in an effort to continue TEP shelter services until May 5, 2023, while the Mandatory Evacuation Order remained in place along the banks of the Tule River in city limits. On April 14, 2023, the County transmitted a letter to the California Governor's Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES), requesting continued financial support for the Armory TEP, which the County reported that Cal OES did not approve. At its meeting on July 11, 2023, the County Board of Supervisors approved the MOU for TEP shelter services between the City and the County, retroactive from April 11, 2023 to May 5, 2023.

Given the lack of continued financial support by Cal OES, the County notified the City that it would discontinue its support of the Armory TEP at noon on May 5, 2023, and American Red Cross would vacate the facility as well, leaving the City alone to determine the function of the Armory TEP after noon on May 5th. The significant threat of local emergency continued to exist with Item No. 15.
the estimated over three hundred percent (300%) of normal snow pack in the Sierra Nevada mountains and the potential for a warm storm or heat wave this Spring to again inundate the Tule River, described as a "loaded locomotive at the top of the hill." Given the forecasts of potential widespread flooding damage to west Tulare County and significant portions of Kings County later this Spring and early Summer, Red Cross representatives strongly believe they will be returning to the Armory TEP and other Tulare County locations (e.g.

Porterville Developmental Center) to assist those displaced from homes due to flooding. Until such time that Cal OES makes the determination that emergency conditions again exist in Tulare County, the Council was left to determine if local emergency conditions existed to continue operating the Armory TEP, which expenditures would not be reimbursable given the lack of approval by Cal OES.

Given the continued mandatory evacuation order along the Tule River in city limits and the legal implications of the Martin v. Boise federal 9th Circuit Court of Appeals decision (2018), and the announced departure of the American Red Cross and County support at noon on May 5, 2023, City staff developed an operational plan for the Armory TEP, cognizant of the lack of federal and State reimbursement of costs. As of April 27, 2023, eighteen (18) individuals were receiving shelter services at the Armory TEP, with most individuals only at the facility in the evening. Given the limited daytime TEP population, and daily meal services provided at the nearby Porterville Welcome Center, staff recommended to limit the Armory TEP hours from 7:00 P.M. to 7:00 A.M. daily, providing temporary staffing of two individuals (including a security guard). Temporary staffing had been quoted at $25 per hour, for a daily expense of $600 (or $18,000 per month). At its meeting on May 2, 2023, the Council authorized the continued operation of the Armory TEP for a 12-hour operational period over the evenings, and also directed that the Armory restrooms and shower facilities be used by the individuals at the TEP, which although not ADA-compliant, are not required for non-reimbursable shelter activities while under a Declaration of Local Emergency. The contract for the on-site mobile shower and portable restroom facilities that are ADA-compliant expired on May 11, 2023, which the rental cost was approximately $18,000 per month. However, the City Attorney recommended maintaining a single ADAportable restroom at the facility. Beginning at noon on May 5, 2023, the City assumed administrative and financial responsibility for the Armory, which has established operational hours of 8:00 P.M. to 8:00 A.M. and averaged twenty (20) individuals each evening (please see attached daily census).

On May 4, 2023, the City received an updated draft License agreement for the use of the Armory, proposing a 1-year lease for exclusive use by the City effective May 5, 2023, through May 4, 2024. The draft agreement proposes no fee for the use of the facility, but that the City assume responsibility for the facility's utilities. On Monday, May 8th, the last remaining Army personnel left the facility, with the City now having complete exclusive use of the facility. At its meeting on May 16, 2023, the Council approved the updated draft License agreement for the 1-year exclusive use of the Armory.

Item No. 15.

On March 31, 2023, Governor Newsom issued Executive Order N-6-23 to support Tulare Lake Basin flood response, which streamlines State preparation, response and recovery actions and supports local flood response efforts and assist in preparing communities for the impacts of snowmelt runoff in the months ahead.

On April 3, 2023, President Biden granted a Major Disaster Declaration for the State of California, triggering the release of Federal funds to help individuals and communities recover from Severe Winter Storms, Straight-line Winds, Flooding, Landslides and Mudslides that occurred February 21, 2023, and continuing. Monterey and Tulare counties were designated in the Major Disaster Declaration for both Individual and Public Assistance, as well as Hazard Mitigation. On July 14, 2023, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) made the determination to close the incident period effective July 10, 2023. Although the incident period has been closed, businesses and individuals may still apply for federal disaster assistance through September 1, 2023.

On May 17, 2023, Governor Newsom issued Executive Order N-7-23 to support Tulare Lake Basin flood response, which extends flood diversion and groundwater recharge flexibilities implemented for the Tulare Lake Basin, including Kern River floodwater to be allowed into the California Aqueduct.

On August 4, 2023, Governor Newsom issued Executive Order N-10-23 to streamline levee repairs and debris removal to help local communities recover from flooding and prepare for the next wet season.

At its meeting on April 4, 2023, the Council approved Resolution No. 15-2023, which authorized the appropriation of funds from the Catastrophic/Emergency Reserve Fund for the costs associated with the response to the local emergency including personnel, equipment, services and other necessary expenditures. At its meeting on April 18, 2023, the Council approved two emergency expenditures that exceeded $5,000 in their acquisition, which included additional Water Rescue Equipment for the Fire Department ($6,417.70) and the 30-day rental of two mobile shower/restroom units ($13,151) for the Armory TEP due to the facility's restrooms and showers not being compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). At its meeting on May 2, 2023, the Council approved two additional emergency expenditures that exceeded $5,000 in their acquisition, which included a trailer-mounted 6" dewatering and sewage pump ($77,396.67), and local trucking services of riprap material ($5,436.00), both for the Public Works Department.

In support of two private personnel providing nightly security at the Armory as it continues to function as a temporary evacuation point and shelter, City staff has secured TopKnotch Security, Inc. as the security services provider.

TopKnotch provided an agreement for security services for approximately $18,000 per month (2 personnel at $25/hour for 12 hours per day for 30 days per month), which the Council approved at its meeting on June 6, 2023. Due to violations by TopKnotch Security of its agreement with the City for security services, City staff terminated the agreement effective immediately on Friday, Item No. 15.

July 14, 2023, causing the Police Department to provide security services at the Armory on Friday, July 14 through Sunday, July 16, 2023. Beginning on Monday, July 17, 2023, Good Guard Security, Inc. began providing security services, which at its meeting on July 18, 2023, the Council approved an agreement for security services for approximately $21,000 per month (2 personnel at $28.95/hour for 12 hours per day for 30 days per month).

RECOMMENDATION: That the City Council receive the report of status and review of the Declaration of Local Emergency and determine the need exists to continue said Declaration.

ATTACHMENTS: 1. Declaration of Local Emergency - March 13, 2023

2. Resolution No. 11-2023

3. Rio Vista Avenue Mandatory Evacuation Order - March 16, 2023

4. Tule River Banks Mandatory Evacuation Order - March 19, 2023

5. Governor Newsom Executive Order N-6-23

6. Governor Newsom Executive Order N-7-23

7. Governor Newsom Executive Order N-10-23

8. Federal Disaster Declaration Fact Sheet - April 3, 2023

9. License to Use State Military Property - April 14, 2023

10. City and County Memorandum of Understanding for
Shelter Support

11. County of Tulare CalOES Shelter Support Request Letter - April 14, 2023

12. License to Use State Military Property - May 16, 2023

13. Federal Disaster Declaration Notice - July 14, 2023

14. Resolution No. 15-2023

15. Rescue Source & Rescue 3 Invoice: Water Rescue
Equipment

16. Royal Restrooms Invoice: Mobile Shower-Restroom Units

17. Rain for Rent Pump Invoice

18. Mike Clark Trucking Invoice

19. TopKnotch Security, Inc. Agreement

20. Good Guard Security, Inc. Agreement

21. Municipal Code Chapter 9 - Civil Defense and Disaster

22. California Government Code 8558

23. Armory Daily Census
Appropriated/Funded:

Review By:

Department Director:

Patrice Hildreth, City Manager
Final Approver: Patrice Hildreth, City Manager

Police Department
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Porterville Police Department Mission Statement
Jake Castellow
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The members of the Porterville Police Department are committed to the safety and security of the community while providing quality service with excellence, honesty and integrity.

EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT

STATE OF CALIFORNIA
EXECUTIVE ORDER N-6-23
WHEREAS on March 1, 2023, March 8, 2023, March 12, 2023, March 14, 2023, and March 28, 2023, I proclaimed a State of Emergency to exist in 47 counties, cumulatively, as a result of a series of ongoing winter storms that initially struck California beginning in late February and continue to significantly impact the counties identified in my Proclamations; and WHEREAS the State has experienced over a dozen atmospheric rivers since December 2022, resulting in compounding and cumulative impacts across California, including what are expected to be record amounts of snow in the Sierra Nevada, in particular in the southern Sierra, and current and forecasted precipitation are expected to add to historic snowpack levels already composed of several million acre-feet of snow water content; and WHEREAS reservoirs into which the Sierra snowpack runoff would flow are already impacted by runoff, which is expected to greatly exceed available storage capacity in the reservoirs in and around the Tulare Lake Basin and the San Joaquin River Basin, and much of the ground in the area has reached saturation due to the series of ongoing winter storms; and WHEREAS the Tulare Lake Basin is the terminal point for the Kings, Kaweah, Tule, and Kern Rivers, and several smaller streams, meaning that water from additional expected rains and Sierra snowpack runoff that cannot be stored in reservoirs or absorbed into the ground will flow into the basin; and WHEREAS recent storms have already caused flooding in the Tulare Lake Basin, leading to emergency rescues and evacuation orders in Allensworth, Alpaugh, and other communities in Tulare and Kings Counties, and leading to dozens of levee breaks and local agencies directing strategic cuts to canals and levees to prevent further flooding of communities; and WHEREAS runoff from the snowpack caused by the winter storms could result in flood conditions in the Tulare Lake Basin resembling those last experienced in the historic floods of 1969 and 1983, following historic snowpacks in those years; and
WHEREAS local flood control districts and other local governments generally have flood control responsibility in the Tulare Lake Basin, but state agencies such as the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE), the California Department of Water Resources, and the Governor’s Office of Emergency Services are actively engaged in supporting this local effort, and state agencies will continue to provide technical advice and other resources and support as needed, with a particular priority on protecting the lives and health of local communities; and
WHEREAS stretches of the San Joaquin River have been or are at flood stage this spring, river stages are expected to stay high throughout the spring as snowpack melts, and multiple levee repairs are underway on the lower San Joaquin River; and
WHEREAS the Tulare Lake Basin is hydrologically connected to the San Joaquin River Basin and that connection has the potential to exacerbate the flood risk in the San Joaquin River Basin, and so further emergency response efforts may become necessary in the San Joaquin River Basin as well; and WHEREAS heavy accumulation of snowfall on the roof of Bear Valley Elementary School, located in Alpine County, currently renders instructional space unsafe for use; and
WHEREAS frequent flooding and flood evacuation orders have resulted in school closures and low student attendance in Pajaro Middle School, Hall District Elementary School and Ohlone Elementary, located in Pajaro Valley Unified School District in Santa Cruz County; and
WHEREAS it is critical that displaced students are back in school facilities as quickly as possible to ensure continuity in education; and WHEREAS the State of California and local governments, in collaboration with the Federal government, continue sustained efforts to respond to and mitigate the effects of these storms; and
WHEREAS on March 9, 2023, I requested a Presidential Emergency Declaration related to these late winter storms, which was expeditiously approved by President Joseph R. Biden, Jr.; and
WHEREAS on March 15, 2023, I requested the addition of 9 counties to the existing Presidential Emergency Declaration related to these late winter storms, which was expeditiously approved by the President; and
WHEREAS on March 28, 2023, I also requested the President issue a Major Disaster Declaration related to these late winter storms for counties that met the validated damage threshold; and
WHEREAS under the provisions of Government Code section 8571, I find that strict compliance with various statutes and regulations specified in this order would prevent, hinder, or delay the mitigation of the effects of these ongoing winter storms.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, GAVIN NEWSOM, Governor of the State of California, in accordance with the authority vested in me by the State Constitution and statutes, and in particular, Government Code sections 8567, 8571, and 8627, do hereby issue the following Order to become effective immediately:

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT:

1. All provisions contained in the above-referenced Proclamations of a State of Emergency shall remain in full force and effect.

2. To protect health, safety, and the environment, and to reduce the risks of local catastrophic flooding in the Tulare Lake Basin, Chapter 6 (commencing with section 1600) of Division 2 of the Fish and Game Code, and regulations adopted pursuant to that Chapter, are suspended for activities that meet all of the requirements in Paragraph

3. 3. The suspension created by Paragraph 2 shall apply to floodwater diversion, debris removal, and levee repair and breech in the Tulare Lake Basin, on the condition that the actions cease when the flood conditions have abated to the point there is no longer flooding outside of defined streambeds and levees. Additionally, the suspension created by Paragraph 2 shall apply to floodwater diversion only if all of the following additional conditions are met:
a. The diversion of floodwater from the Tulare Lake Basin or rivers or streams flooding the Tulare Lake Basin must occur between March 31, 2023, and August 1, 2023, for flood management purposes.
b. For diversions directly from rivers or streams, a local or regional flood control agency, city, or county has given notice via its internet website, electronic distribution list, emergency notification service, or another means of public notice that flows downstream of the point of diversion are at imminent risk of flooding and inundation of land, roads, or structures.
c. For diversion of floodwaters in the Tulare Lake Basin (that is, waters no longer contained within a defined streambed or levee), a local or regional flood control agency, city, or county has given notice via its internet website, electronic distribution list, emergency notification service, or another means of public notice that areas from which the floodwaters are diverted are either at imminent risk of flooding or already flooded, with potential or existing inundation of land, roads, or structures. d. Any water diverted is not diverted to and will not be applied to any area that has not been in active irrigated agricultural cultivation within the past three years, including grazing lands, annual grasslands, and natural habitats. This limitation does not apply to facilities already constructed for the purposes of groundwater recharge or managed wetlands.

4. In addition to the mandatory conditions set forth in Paragraph 3, any person conducting planned levee breaches or controlled inundation to prevent further catastrophic flooding pursuant to the suspension created by Paragraph 2 should take care, wherever feasible, to protect above-ground infrastructure and drinking water and wastewater infrastructure such as drinking water well field sites, wastewater discharge ponds, and other water resources that are necessary for the protection of human health and the recovery of impacted communities.

5. For purposes of conducting emergency flood preparation and response activities, for any (a) actions taken by state agencies, (b) actions taken by a local agency where the Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency concurs that local action is required, and (c) permits necessary to carry out actions under (a) and (b), Public Resources Code, Division 13 (commencing with Section 21000) and regulations adopted pursuant to that Division, are suspended to the extent necessary to address flood impacts in the Tulare Lake Basin.

6. To support adequate state staffing for all state agencies and departments with an assigned response and/or recovery role related to flooding in the Tulare Lake Basin, consistent with applicable federal law, work hour limitations for retired annuitants, permanent and intermittent personnel, and state management and senior supervisors are suspended. Furthermore, reinstatement and work hour limitations in Government Code sections 21220, 21224(a), and 7522.56(b), (d), (f), and (g), and the time limitations in Government Code section 19888.1 and California Code of Regulations, title 2, sections 300-303 are suspended. All other restrictions must be adhered to for retired annuitants. The Director of the California Department of Human Resources must be notified of any individual employed in state government pursuant to these suspensions. The suspension of statutes identified in this Paragraph shall also apply to local governments, as applicable, to ensure adequate staffing to appropriately respond to the flooding in the Tulare Lake Basin. Local governmental agencies shall notify the California Public Employees' Retirement System of any individual employed by an agency pursuant to this Paragraph.

7. The limitation for the period of employment for State Personnel Board emergency appointments, as provided in Government Code section 19888.1, is suspended for positions required for emergency response and/or recovery operations related to flooding in the Tulare Lake Basin.

The requirements and period of employment for such appointments will be determined by the Office of Emergency Services but shall not extend beyond the termination date of the State of Emergency.

8. To the extent the Alpine County Office of Education and Alpine County Unified School District are required to use temporary facilities such as the Alpine County Public Library due to extraordinary snowpack on the roof of Bear Valley Elementary School, rendering instructional space unsafe, the requirements of Education Code sections 17280, et seq., 17365, et seq., and Government Code sections 4453 and 14963 are suspended with respect to those temporary facilities. The requirements of the California Building Code (codified in Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations), as adopted and enforced by the local building and fire agencies with jurisdiction over the area, shall apply to these temporary facilities.

9. To the extent the Alpine County Office of Education and Alpine County Unified School District are required to temporarily use buildings, as defined in the California Building Code (California Code of Regulations, Title 24, Part 2, Chapter 2, section 202), such as the Alpine County Public Library due to extraordinary snowpack on the roof of the Bear Valley Elementary School, rendering instructional space unsafe, local planning and zoning regulations shall be suspended to allow immediate occupancy of such buildings for use as public school facilities. In addition, the requirements of the California Building Code, as adopted and enforced by the local building and fire agencies with jurisdiction over the area, shall apply, except that the requirements relating to Change of Use or Occupancy Classification in the California Building Code (California Code of Regulations, Title 24, Part 2, Chapter 1, section 111) shall not trigger immediate code upgrades, and a Certificate of Occupancy shall not be withheld for such immediate and temporary use of the facilities as a public school, as long as such facilities met building code requirements at the time of their construction, are accessible to individuals with disabilities, and are judged safe for use by the local building official.

10.Education Code section 60641(a) requiring that all pupils be administered academic assessments in mathematics, English language arts, and science, as provided for in Education Code section 60640, is suspended for the 2022-2023 school year for Pajaro Middle School, Hall District Elementary School and Ohlone Elementary School of the Pajaro Valley Unified School District, if a federal waiver is approved by the United States Department of Education.

I FURTHER DIRECT that as soon as hereafter possible, this Order be filed in the Office of the Secretary of State and that widespread publicity and notice be given of this Order.

This Order is not intended to, and does not, create any rights or benefits, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity, against the State of California, its agencies, departments, entities, officers, employees, or any other person.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF I have
hereunto set my hand and caused
the Great Seal of the State of
California to be affixed this 31st day
of March 2023.
________________________________

GAVIN NEWSOM
Governor of California
ATTEST:
________________________________
SHIRLEY N. WEBER, Ph.D.

Secretary of State

EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT

STATE OF CALIFORNIA
EXECUTIVE ORDER N-7-23
WHEREAS on March 1, March 8, March 12, March 14, March 28, April 20, and May 15, 2023, I proclaimed a State of Emergency to exist in 52 counties, cumulatively, as a result of a series of winter storms that initially struck California beginning in late February and continue to significantly impact the counties identified in my Proclamations; and
WHEREAS on March 31, 2023, I issued Executive Order N-6-23 to further bolster the emergency response to this Late Winter Storms event, particularly in the Tulare Lake Basin that continues to be plagued by historic flooding; and WHEREAS on April 21, May 10, July 8, and October 19, 2021, I proclaimed States of Emergency to exist due to drought conditions; and WHEREAS on March 10, 2023, I issued Executive Order N-4-23 to address evolving drought conditions due to the winter storms and to mitigate flooding by facilitating groundwater recharge; and
WHEREAS due to the complexity of the impacts from over a dozen Atmospheric River events since December 2022, including the accumulation of a record snowpack in the Sierra Nevada that is likely to yield record snowmelt runoff, especially in the Tulare Lake Basin, I previously issued Executive Orders identified herein to respond to and recover from the winter storms, and those orders now require updating in-light of the most recent runoff conditions and the State’s more robust and recent modeling of likely flood impacts; and WHEREAS the Tulare Lake Basin includes portions of Fresno, Kings, Tulare, and Kern counties and is the terminal point for the Kaweah, Tule, and Kern Rivers as well as a portion of the Kings River and several smaller streams, meaning that water from Sierra snowpack runoff that cannot be stored in reservoirs or absorbed into the ground will flow into the basin; and
WHEREAS the Tulare Lake Basin is hydrologically connected to the San Joaquin River Basin via the James Bypass and Fresno Slough and that connection has the potential to exacerbate the flood risk in the San Joaquin River Basin, and so further emergency response efforts may become necessary in the San Joaquin River Basin; and
WHEREAS stretches of the San Joaquin River, Chowchilla and Eastside Bypasses, San Joaquin River mainstem and tributaries (Fresno River, Chowchilla River, Merced River, Stanislaus River, and Tuolumne River, hereafter, San Joaquin River Tributaries), and Fresno Slough/James Bypass have been or are at flood stage this spring, river stages are expected to stay high or increase throughout the spring and summer as snowpack melts, and multiple levee repairs are underway on the lower San Joaquin River; and
WHEREAS the Kern River – California Aqueduct Intertie exists to move floodwaters safely from the Kern River into the California Aqueduct, and the Kern River Watermaster on May 10, 2023, requested the use of the Intertie to prevent Kern River floodwater from exacerbating flooding in the Tulare Lake Basin, and state agencies have begun actions to safely enable the diversion of these flood flows; and
WHEREAS under the provisions of Government Code section 8571, I find that strict compliance with various statutes and regulations specified in this Order would prevent, hinder, or delay the mitigation of the effects of these ongoing winter storms.

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT:

1. All provisions contained in the above-referenced Proclamations of a State of Emergency and Executive Orders shall remain in full force and effect except as modified in this Order.

2. Paragraph 2 of Executive Order N-6-23 is withdrawn and replaced by the following:

To protect health, safety, and the environment, and to reduce the risks of local catastrophic flooding in the Tulare Lake or San Joaquin River Basins, the following are suspended for activities that meet the requirements in Paragraph 3.
a. Chapter 6 (commencing with section 1600) of Division 2 of the Fish and Game Code, and regulations adopted pursuant to that Chapter; and
b. Division 13 (commencing with Section 21000) of the Public Resources Code, and regulations adopted pursuant to that division.

3. Paragraph 3 of Executive Order N-6-23 is withdrawn and replaced by the following, except that any diversion in the Tulare Lake Basin that is operational as of June 1, 2023, may continue to operate under Paragraph 3 of Executive Order N-6-23 until August 31, 2023:

The suspensions created by Paragraph 2 shall apply to floodwater diversion, floating vegetation and debris removal, and levee repair and breach, in the Tulare Lake or San Joaquin River Basins, on the condition that the actions cease when the flood conditions have abated to the point there is no longer a risk of, or existing, flooding causing inundation of land, roads, or structures at or downstream of the point of diversion.

4. Additionally, the suspensions created by Paragraph 2 shall apply to floodwater diversion only if all the following additional conditions are met:
a. Any diversion of floodwaters directly from the (i) Tulare Lake Basin or rivers or streams or bypasses flooding the Tulare Lake Basin or (ii) the San Joaquin River or San Joaquin River tributaries (including Fresno Slough and James Bypass) or San Joaquin River bypasses must occur between March 31, 2023, and August 31, 2023, for flood management purposes.
b. With respect to diversions of floodwaters directly from rivers or streams or bypasses, a local or regional flood control agency, city, or county has given notice via its internet website, electronic distribution list, emergency notification service, or another means of public notice, that flows downstream of the point of diversion are at imminent risk of flooding and inundation of land, roads, or structures.
c. With respect to diversions of floodwaters that are no longer contained within a defined streambed or levee, a local or regional flood control agency, city, or county has given notice via its internet website, electronic distribution list, emergency notification service, or another means of public notice that areas from which the floodwaters are diverted are either at imminent risk of flooding or already flooded, with potential or existing inundation of land, roads, or structures, or are on lands inundated as a result of actions within subparagraph (a). d. Any floodwater diverted is not diverted to and will not be applied to:
i. Any barn, ponds, or lands to which manure or waste from an animal facility that generates waste from the feeding and housing of animals for more than 45 days per year in a confined area that is not vegetated are applied;
ii. Any agricultural field where pesticide or fertilizer application has occurred in the prior 30 days or in the period prohibited by applicable law, whichever is longer; iii. Any area that could cause damage to critical levees, infrastructure, wastewater and drinking water systems,
drinking water wells or drinking water supplies, or
exacerbate the threat of flood and other health and
safety concerns; or
iv. Any area that has not been in active irrigated agricultural cultivation within the past three years including grazing lands, annual grasslands, and natural habitats. This
limitation does not apply to facilities already constructed for the purposes of groundwater recharge or managed
wetlands.
e. With respect to diversions of floodwaters from waters tributary to the Sacramento and San Joaquin River Delta as defined in Water Code section 12220 (Delta), water rights holders are not making releases of stored water or reoperating facilities to provide flow for the purposes of meeting water quality control plan or endangered species requirements in the Delta at the time of the diversion.
f. With respect to diversions of floodwaters directly from the San Joaquin River or San Joaquin River Tributaries, the diversion uses:
i. either existing diversion infrastructure or temporary pumps; ii. no new permanent infrastructure or permanent
construction; and
iii. simple screens installed on temporary pump intakes to minimize the impacts of diversion to salmon and other
aquatic life.

5. Paragraph 4 of Executive Order N-6-23 is withdrawn and replaced by the following:

In addition to the mandatory conditions set forth in Paragraph 3, any person conducting planned levee breaches or controlled inundation to prevent further catastrophic flooding pursuant to the suspensions created by Paragraph 2 should, wherever feasible, protect aboveground infrastructure and water sources that are necessary for the protection of human health and the recovery of impacted communities.

6. Paragraph 5 of Executive Order N-6-23 is withdrawn and replaced by the following:

For purposes of conducting emergency flood preparation and response activities beyond those provided for in Paragraphs 2 and 3, for any (a) actions taken by state agencies, (b) actions taken by a local agency where the Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency concurs that local action is required, and (c) permits necessary to carry out actions under (a) and (b), Public Resources Code, Division 13 (commencing with Section 21000) and regulations adopted pursuant to that Division, are suspended to the extent necessary to address flood impacts in the Tulare Lake or San Joaquin River Basins.

7. Paragraph 6 of Executive Order N-6-23 is withdrawn and replaced by the following:

To support adequate state staffing for all state agencies and departments with an assigned response and/or recovery role related to flooding in the Tulare Lake or San Joaquin River Basins, consistent with applicable federal law, work hour limitations for retired annuitants, permanent and intermittent personnel, and state management and senior supervisors are suspended. Furthermore, reinstatement and work hour limitations in Government Code sections 21220, 21224(a), and 7522.56(b), (d), (f), and (g), and the time limitations in Government Code section 19888.1 and California Code of Regulations, title 2, sections 300-303 are suspended. All other restrictions must be adhered to for retired annuitants. The Director of the California Department of Human Resources must be notified of any individual employed in state government pursuant to these suspensions. The suspension of statutes identified in this Paragraph shall also apply to local governments, as applicable, to ensure adequate staffing to appropriately respond to the flooding in the Tulare Lake Basin. Local governmental agencies shall notify the California Public Employees' Retirement System of any individual employed by an agency pursuant to this Paragraph.

8. Paragraph 6 of Executive Order N-6-23 is withdrawn and replaced by the following:

The limitation for the period of employment for State Personnel Board emergency appointments, as provided in Government Code section 19888.1, is suspended for positions required for emergency response and/or recovery operations related to flooding in the Tulare Lake or San Joaquin River Basins. The requirements and period of employment for such appointments will be determined by the Office of Emergency Services, but shall not extend beyond the termination date of the State of Emergency.

9. Paragraph 3 of Executive Order N-4-23 is withdrawn and replaced by the following, except that any diversion that is operational as of June 1, 2023, may continue to operate under Paragraph 3 of Executive Order N-4-23 until August 31, 2023:

The suspensions created by Paragraph 2 of Executive Order N-4-23 shall apply to diversions of floodwaters as to which all the following conditions are met:
a. Diversions of floodwaters directly from rivers, streams, or bypasses must occur between March 10, 2023, and August 31, 2023, for flood management and associated groundwater recharge.
b. Diversions of floodwaters no longer contained within a defined streambed must prevent imminent risk of flooding or relieve flooding pressure from land, roads, or structures, already inundated, including as a result of actions within subparagraph (a).
c. A local or regional flood control agency, city, or county has given notice via its internet website, electronic distribution list, emergency notification service, or another means of public notice, that waters at or downstream of the point of diversion are at imminent risk of flooding and inundation of land, roads, or structures.
d. The diversions cease when the flood conditions have abated to the point there is no longer a risk of, or existing, flooding causing inundation of land, roads, or structures at or downstream of the point of diversion.
e. Any floodwater diverted is not diverted to and will not be applied to:
i. Any barn, ponds, or lands, to which manure or waste from an animal facility that generates waste from the feeding and housing of animals for more than 45 days per year in a confined area that is not vegetated are applied;
ii. Any agricultural field where pesticides or fertilizer application has occurred in the prior 30 days or in the period prohibited by applicable law, whichever is longer; iii. Any area that could cause damage to critical levees, infrastructure, wastewater and drinking water systems,
drinking water wells or drinking water supplies, or
exacerbate the threat of flood and other health and
safety concerns; or
iv. Any area that has not been in active irrigated agricultural cultivation within the past three years, including grazing lands, annual grasslands, and natural habitats. This
limitation does not apply to facilities already constructed for the purpose of groundwater recharge or managed
wetlands.
f. With respect to diversions of floodwaters from waters tributary to the Sacramento and San Joaquin River Delta (Delta) as defined in Water Code section 12220 (Delta), water rights holders are not making releases of stored water or reoperating facilities to provide flow for the purposes of meeting water quality control plan or endangered species supporting regulatory requirements in the Delta at the time of the diversion.
g. The diversion uses:
i. Either existing diversion infrastructure or temporary pumps; ii. Existing groundwater recharge locations, where available; iii. No new permanent infrastructure or permanent
construction; and
iv. Simple screens installed on temporary pump intakes to minimize the impacts of diversion to salmon and other
aquatic life.
h. The person or entity availing itself of suspensions created by Paragraph 2 of Executive Order N-4-23 files a preliminary report with the Water Board and any applicable Groundwater
Sustainability Agency (GSA) or GSAs for the basin, no later than 14 days after initially commencing diversion of flood flows for groundwater recharge, and a final report with the Water Board and any applicable GSA or GSAs for the basin no later than September 15, 2023. The preliminary and final reports required by this subparagraph shall:
i. Identify the person or entity utilizing the suspensions created by Paragraph 2 of Executive Order N-4-23;
ii. Identify the triggering condition from subparagraph (c) of this paragraph;
iii. Provide the GPS coordinates for the point of diversion, a map identifying the approximate area inundated by the
flood flows, and the corresponding assessor parcel
number(s);
iv. Identify the time when diversions of floodwaters to groundwater recharge commenced, and for final reports,
when diversions ceased; and
v. Provide an estimate, as of the report's date, of the amount of floodwaters diverted utilizing the suspensions created by Paragraph 2 of Executive Order N-4-23.

The Water Board shall post on its internet website all reports received pursuant to this subparagraph.

10. To mitigate the effects of the Late Winter Storms, including by reducing the risks of local catastrophic flooding in the Tulare Lake Basin, Part 2 (commencing with section 1200) of division 2 of the Water Code, exclusive of section 1225, and regulations adopted pursuant to that part, are suspended for diversions of flood flows into the Kern Intertie and ultimately into the California Aqueduct until August 31, 2023, such that applications and permits for water rights shall not be required for such diversions, nor shall such diversions create new water rights or modify existing water rights, to the extent applications or permits would have been required or water rights would have been affected absent this suspension.

11. The Department of Water Resources and State Water Resources Control Board shall (i) communicate to water systems and others any additional information or actions necessary for those systems and others to monitor and be prepared for the addition of Kern River floodwater in the California Aqueduct, and (ii) collaborate on longterm actions that align water rights and flood response, including actions that maximize in-basin groundwater recharge.

I FURTHER DIRECT that as soon as hereafter possible, this Order be filed in the Office of the Secretary of State and that widespread publicity and notice be given of this Order.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF I have
hereunto set my hand and caused
the Great Seal of the State of
California to be affixed this 17th day
of May 2023.
_________________________

GAVIN NEWSOM
Governor of California
ATTEST:
_____________________________
SHIRLEY WEBER, PH.D
Secretary of State

EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT

STATE OF CALIFORNIA
EXECUTIVE ORDER N-10-23
WHEREAS the State has experienced over thirty atmospheric rivers since December 2022, resulting in compounding and cumulative impacts across California, including record or near record amounts of snow in the Sierra Nevada;and
WHEREAS on January 4, 2023, I proclaimed a State of Emergency to exist in California as a result of severe winter storms related to an atmospheric river event beginning on December 27, 2022; and
WHEREAS on March 1, March 8, March 12, March 14, March 28, April 20, May 15, and June 16, 2023, I proclaimed a State of Emergency to exist in 53 counties, cumulatively, as a result of a series of winter storms that initially struc k California beginning in late February and continue to significantly impact the counties identified in my Proclamations; and
WHEREAS on April 21, May 10, July 8, and October 19, 2021, I proclaimed States of Emergency to exist due to drought conditions, and on February 13, 2023, I issued Executive Order N-3-23 and on March 10, 2023, I issued Executive Order N-4-23, to address evolving drought conditions due to the 2022-2023 Winter Storm Events and mitigate flooding by facilitating groundwater recharge; and
WHEREAS on March 31, 2023, I issued Executive Order N-6-23 to bolster the emergency response to the 2022-2023 Winter Storm Events, particularly in the Tulare Lake Basin that continues to be affected by historic flooding; and WHEREAS on May 17, 2023, and on June 16, 2023, I issued Executive Order N-7-23 and N-9-23, respectively, to further bolster the emergency response to the 2022-2023 Winter Storm Events, in both the San Joaquin River and the Tulare Lake Basins; and
WHEREAS there remains a need for remova l of floating vegetation and debris throughout impacted counties, including stretches of the Salinas River mainstem and tributaries, stretches of the Pajaro River mainstream and tributaries, and coastal streams along the Central Coast region from Santa Cruz County to Ventura County, and that removal must expeditiously occur before the next rainy season begins in fall 2023 in order to mitigate th e risk of additional flooding and allow for continued recovery efforts; and
WHEREAS emergency repairs, debris removal, sediment removal, and vegetation management within waters of the United States are subject to federal approvals from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers pursuant to section 404 of the federal Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. § 1344), and the State Water Resources Control Board (Water Board) has previously issued state water quality certifications corresponding to the Corps Regional General Permits 8, 5, or 63 for Repair and Protection Activities in Emergency Situations and the Nationwide Permit 3 for Maintenance Part ( a) for repair, rehabilitation, or replacement of structure of fill (collectively Emergency or Repair Corps Orders), which provide a pathway for emergency activities in many instances (hereinafter referred to as Water Board Emergency or Repair 401 Certification Orders); and WHEREAS under the provisions of Government Code section 8571, I find that strict compliance with various statutes and regulations specified in this Order would prevent, hinder, or delay the mitigation of the effects of the 2022- 2023 Winter Storm Events.

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT:

1. All provisions contained in the above-referenced Proclamations of a State of Emergency and Executive Orders shall remain in full force and effect, except as modified or withdrawn in subsequent proclamations and orders.

2. To protect health, safety, and the environment, and to redu ce the risks of local catastrophic flooding, with respect to activities that _ take place in the San Joaquin River and tributaries, the Tulare Lake Basin and tributaries, including, but not limited to, the Kings, Tule, Kaweah, and Kern Rivers, the Salinas River and tributaries, the Pajaro River and tributaries, and other coastal streams between the Pajaro River (Santa Cruz/Monterey/San Benito Counties), to and including the Ventura River (Santa Barbara/Ventura County), but excluding tributaries to such other coastal streams, the following are suspended, subject to the conditions in Paragraphs 3 and 4, as applicable:
a. Chapter 6 (commencing with section 1600) of Division 2 of the Fish and Game Code, and regulations adopted pursuant to that Chapter.
b. Certain statutes, rules, and requirements applicable to activities under the jurisdiction of the Water Board and the California Regional Water Quality Control Boards (Regional Water Boards) as follows:
i. For an activity in a water of the United States that receives an authorization by the U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers pursuant to section 404 of the Clean Water
Act, any enrollment criteria that may limit the
permitting of the activity under a Water Board
Emergency or Repair 401 Certification Order, including
criteria limiting the scope to only the Emergency or
Repair Corps Orders, conditioned on compliance with
all other provisions set forth in the relevant Water Board Emergency or Repair 40 1 Certification Order.
ii. For an activity not covered by paragraph 2.b.i, sections 13260 and i 3263 of the Water Code, and regulations
adopted pursuant to those sections.
c. Division 13 (commencing with section 21000) of the Public Resources Code, and regulations adopted pursuant to that division.

3. The suspensions in Paragraph 2 apply only to (i) the repair or replacement of existing levees, weirs, and other conveyance and flood-control infrastructure, (ii) debris removal, (iii,) sediment removal, and (iv) vegetation management, provided that the activity meets all of the following conditions, as applicable:
a. The activity is necessary to respond to conditions caused by the 2022-2023 Winter Storm Events and is necessary to avoid future damage from high streamflow events in the upcoming rainy season.
b. Removal of sediment or vegetation or both serves to either reestablish a functional low flow channel or reestablish channel capacity, or clear sediment and debris from the river channel near structures such as bridges.
c. Removal of sediment or vegetation or both is carried out in a manner that (i) does not involve excavation resulting in the establishment of a new low flow channel that did not exist prior to the 2022-2023 Winter Storm Even-ts, (ii) maintains the natural contour of the stream, (iii) maintains the downstream slope of the stream flow line, and (iv) does not impede fish passage or cause fish stranding.
d. Removal of sediment or vegetation or both is limited to portions of the cha nnel that are dry.
e. No more than 30% of the total native vegetation within the stream channel and bank is removed from each river mile. f. Levees are either set back from their previous location (increasing channel capacity) or are rebuilt as configured prior to the 2022-2023 Winter Storm Events.
g. The activity does not involve disposal or placement of flooddelivered sediments into waters of the state or at locations or in a manner where sediments may be washed into waters of the state by rainfall or runoff.
h. The activity minimizes impacts.to beneficial uses of the water body.
i. The activity is completed by November 1, 2023.

4. The suspensions in Paragraph 2.b.ii apply only if the activity meets all of the following further conditions:
a. Th e project proponent shall provide notice to the appropriate Regional Water Board as· early as possible, and no less than forty- _eight (48) hours prior to initiating the project, that includes the scope and location of the activity, a description of the infrastructure, debris, sediment, and vegetation conditions relevant to the·activity, with representative photos, and,_as applicable, a description of how the activity serves to establish a functional low flow channel or reestablish channel capacity.
b. Following a ny accidental discharge of a reportable quantity of a hazardous material (as defined in Health and Safety Code section 25501), sewage, or an unk~own material, the project proponent shall follow the notification and reporting procedures set forth in condition A.3.c of Wafer Quality Order No.' 2019-0044-Exec Clean Water Act Section 401 Water · Quality Certification and Order.
c. The activity shall be undertaken so as to avoid causing a violation of any applicable water quality standards, including impairment of designated beneficial uses for receiving
waters, as adopted in any applicable Regional Water Board or Water Board water quality control plan or state policy for water quality control, but in the event of a violation of water quality standards, the project proponent shall eliminate the source of any such discharge as soon as practicable. Water diversion activities must not result in the degradation of beneficial uses or exceedances of water quality objectives of any of the receiving waters. Any temporary dam or other constructed obstruction must only be built from materials that will cause little or no siltation (e.g., clean gravel). Normal flows must be restored to the affected water immediately upon completion of work at that location.
d. If there is a violation of a water quality standard, the project proponent shall notify the applicable Regional Water Board of any event causing a violation of compliance with water quality standards. Notification may be via telephone, e-mail, delivered written notice, or other verifiable means. This notification must be followed within three (3) working days by submission of a written report that includes the cause of the violation; the location shown on a map; and the period of the noncompliance including exact dates and times. If the
noncompliance has not been corrected, include: the
anticipated time it is expected to continue; the steps taken or planned to reduce, eliminate, and prevent reoccurrence of the noncompliance; and a ny monitoring results.
e. If surface water is present, the project proponent shall conduct continuous visual surface water monitoring to detect accidental discharge of construction-related pollutants (e.g., oil and grease, turbidity plume, or uncured concrete).
f. Th e project proponent shall keep all repairs and construction to the minimum necessary to alleviate the emergency
caused by the 2022- 2023 Winter Storm Events and limited to in-kind replacement or refurbishment of on-site features, although the project may undertake minor upgrading if ' bioremediation or other environmentally sensitive solutions are used.
g. The project proponent shall impler:nent effective best management practices to control erosion and runoff from areas associated with the activity, including access roads. All areas of temporary impacts and all other areas of temporary disturbance that could result in a discharge or a threatened discharge to waters of the U.S. and/or state must be restored.

Restoration must include grading of disturbed areas to preproject contours and revegetation with native species. h. Notification of completion, including representative photos showing completion, shall be submitted to the appropriate Regiona l Water Board within 30 days of completion of the activity.

5. To support adequate state staffing for a ll state agencies assigned response and/or recovery role related to the 2022-2023 Winter Storm Events in coastal streams including and between the Pajaro River (Santa Cruz/Monterey/San Benito Counties) and the Ventura River (Santa Barbara/Ventura County), consistent with applicable federal law, work hour limitations for retired annuitants, permanent and intermittent personnel, and state management and senior s·upervisors are suspended. Fur·thermore, reinstatement and work hour limitations in Government Code sections 21220, 21224( a), and 7522.56(b), (d), (f), and (g), and the time limitations in Government Code section 19888.1 and California Code of Regulations, title 2, sections 300-303 are suspended. All other restrictions must be adhered to for retired annuitants. The Director of the California Department of Human_Resources must be notified of any individual employed in state government pursuant to these suspensions. The suspension of statutes identified in this Paragraph shall also apply to local governments, as applicable, to ensure adequate staffing to appropriately respond to the damage from the 2022-2023 Winter Storm Events in coastal streams including and between the Pajaro River (Santa Cruz/Monterey/San Benito Counties) and the Ventura River (Santa Barbara/Ventura County). Local governmental agencies shall notify the California Public Employees' Retirement System of any individual employed by an agency pursuant to this Paragraph.

6. The limitation for the period of employment for State Personnel _ Board emergency appointments, as provided in Government Code section 19888.1, is suspended for positions required for emergency response and/or recovery operations related to the 2022-2023 Winter Storm Events in coastal streams including and between the Pajaro River (Santa Cruz/Monterey/San Benito Counties) and the Ventura River (Santa Barbara/Ventura County). The requirements and period of employment for such appointments will be
determined by the Office of Emergency Services but shall not extend beyond the termination date of the State of Emergency.

I FURTHER DIRECT that as soon as hereafter possible, this Order be filed with the Office of the Secretory of State and that widespread publicity and notice be given to this Order.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF I hove hereunto set
my hand and caused the Great Seal of the
State of California to be affixed this 4th day
of August 2023.
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ATTEST:

SHIRLEY N. WEBER, PH.D.

Secretary of State

Office of Emergency Services
5957 South Mooney Boulevard, Visalia, California 93277
(559) 624-7495 Telephone (559) 737-4692 Facsimile
April 14, 2023
Ms. Nancy Ward
Director, Governor’s Office of Emergency Services
3650 Schriever Avenue
Mather, CA 95655
Dear Director Ward,
Tulare County appreciates the Office of Emergency Services’ tireless work to support the response to and recovery from DR-4699 in our County and the surrounding region.

Specifically, your negotiation of an ongoing incident period and the expeditious approval of individual assistance programs have been particularly valuable to the affected communities as we continue to recover from storm damages, repair distressed and weakened waterways, and prepare for the impending historic snowmelt runoff.

As current snow moisture content in local watersheds is estimated at over 300% of the historical average, total inflows to local reservoirs through April and July are expected to exceed three times the reservoir capacity. Local reservoir and waterway operators continue to aggressively release water at or near full capacity to make space for the anticipated inflows and prevent a return to spillway flows, while balancing needs of downstream operators to conduct emergency repairs. As a result, a number of homes, agricultural properties, and public spaces remain inundated with floodwater, and more homes may be affected because of the new snowmelt conditions. Specifically, we anticipate similar or worse conditions as a result of the snowmelt.

Tulare County is concerned that current sheltering for individuals affected by inundation and/or evacuation orders, including previously displaced individuals who remain under an evacuation order, may be limited in duration, especially during the current intervening period between storm and snowmelt-induced flooding incidents within the disaster.

Tulare County has entered into an agreement with the City of Porterville to maintain the last remaining emergency evacuation shelter site in the County. The California Department of Social Services and Volunteer Emergency Services Team have pledged support to provide staff and services for only two weeks at this shelter. Forty Tulare County residents who have been displaced due to flood activities are staying at this site. Because the support from CDSS and VEST is limited, the County is concerned that it may not be able to continually fund and staff the ongoing shelter projects. Our concern is the ongoing financial and logistical burden to the County and the incorporated cities therein.

As we are sure that you are aware, emergency protective measures, flood control activities, and damage assessments are being conducted because of the flood conditions in Tulare County. These efforts go hand-in-hand with ensuring that County residents are safe, Office of Emergency Services
5957 South Mooney Boulevard, Visalia, California 93277
(559) 624-7495 Telephone (559) 737-4692 Facsimile
fed, and warm. The State’s cooperation in keeping funding and support from the Department of Social Services and VEST beyond the initial two weeks available for emergency sheltering of Tulare County Residents is vital. Your support in ensuring ongoing funding and logistical support for these critical emergency protective measures is greatly appreciated.

Sincerely,
Andrew Lockman
Office of Emergency Services Manager

Calwen Inc. dba Rescue Source & Rescue 3
P.O. Box 1050
Wilton, CA 95693
Phone: 916-687-6556
Fax: 916-687-6717
Email: [email protected]
Calwen Inc. dba Rescue Source &
Rescue 3 Intl
Invoice
Order # Date
131282 03/20/2023

PORTERVILLE FIRE DEPARTMENT
40 W CLEVELAND
PORTERVILLE, CA 93257
Phone: 559-782-7526
Email: [email protected] Contact: JANIE RODRIGUEZ PO Number: 23-22733
Bill To: Ship To:

PORTERVILLE FIRE DEPARTMENT
40 W CLEVELAND
PORTERVILLE, CA 93257
Customer: PORTERVILLE FIRE DEPARTMENT
Sales Rep Payment Terms FOB Point Carrier Ship Service Date Scheduled MELISSA NET 30 Origin UPS Next Day Air 03/20/2023
Item
# Type Number Description Unit Price
Qty
Ordered Total Price
1 Kit KT2210 PFD TYPE V PACKAGE $250.00 20 ea $ 5,000.00 2 Sale PF4026R NRS 2022 RAPID RESCUER RED $0.00 20 ea $ 0.00 3 Sale KN2556OR NRS PILOT KNIFE ORANGE $0.00 20 ea $ 0.00 4 Sale WH7905 WHISTLE-RESCUE 3 LOGO WITH COIL $0.00 20 ea $ 0.00 5 Sale HL7050HVL/XL RQ3 STORM PRO HELMET HI VIS

LARGE/XLARGE
$32.00 20 ea $ 640.00
6 Shipping Freight Freight Out $256.00 1 ea $ 256.00
7 Sale Tax Expense Tax Expense $521.70 1 ea $ 521.70
Total:

Subtotal:

Sales Tax:
$6,417.70
$0.00
$6,417.70
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Thank you for your order.

If you have any questions please call 800-457-3728
or e-mail [email protected].

Rain For Rent
Bakersfield
4001 State Rd
Bakersfield CA 93308
United States
661-399-1724
24/7 Emergency 800-742-7246
www.rainforrent.com
Your sales person

JESSE PINTOR
REMIT PAYMENTS TO:

RAIN FOR RENT
FILE 52541
LOS ANGELES, CA 90074-2541
INVOICE Rain for Rent
3/30/2023 23-22734
112354

CITY OF PORTERVILLE

PAYMENT
DUE
PO or JOB#
1854595 4/29/2023

PLEASE PAY

ADDRESS

ADDRESS
NAME
CUSTOMER #

CUSTOMER
CONTRACT # 1169502

CITY OF PORTERVILLE

NAME CITY OF PORTERVILLE
SHIPPED TO JOBSITE:
291 N MAIN ST
PORTERVILLE CA 93257
INVOICE# INVOICE DATE
Corporation Yard
555 N Prospect St
Porterville CA 93257
$77,396.67

PHONE PHONE
Notes:

Requested by: Michael Knight
PO Number: 23-22734
QTY UOM DESCRIPTION PRODUCT # STATUS DATE
OUT
BILLED
THRU

DAYS PRICE AMOUNT TAXABLE
BILLED

1.00 EA Pump BA150E D285 Tlr Mt Diesel 0.00 $65,685.06 Y Eng Hatz 4H50TIC
1022734 SALES $65,685.06

1.00 EA Shipping/Handling 0.00 $5,158.57 Y
Freight
M240 SERVICES $5,158.57
TOTAL RENTALS:

TOTAL SALES:

TOTAL SERVICES:

SUBTOTAL:
$65,685.06
$5,158.57
$70,843.63
$0.00
TOTAL OTHER: $0.00
TAX: $6,553.04
FOR PROPER CREDIT, PLEASE INCLUDE INVOICE NUMBER ON YOUR PAYMENT.

PAST DUE AMOUNTS ARE SUBJECT TO A SERVICE CHARGE OF 1.50% CUSTOMER, (RENTEE OR BUYER as context requires), shall be deemed to accept all terms, conditions and provisions hereof upon execution of this agreement; ordering; or delivery of equipment to customer, whichever comes first.

SIGNATURE: _____________________________ DATE: ___________________ TOTAL: $77,396.67
PAYMENT TERMS: NET 30
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5/5/23
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*Payment to be issued upon completion of a City of Porterville Business License Application AG
AG 5/5/23
5/5/23
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Client Service Address: 29 N Plano St, Porterville, CA 93257 Client Billing Address: 29 N Plano St, Porterville, CA 93257 Service Hours: 7 Day(s) / 07:30 PM - 08:30 AM / 13 Hours / Monday - Sunday Location Contact &
Telephone Number:

Email:

Amy Graybehl
559-782-7521
[email protected]
Rate (U.S. Dollars):

Holiday Rate
$28.95 (Per Hour Per Guard)
$43.45 (Per Hour Per Guard)
Service Commencement
Date:
07/17/2023
@ 07:30 PM
Payment Terms: Bi-weekly
Permanent/Temporary: Permanent 3 Month Minimum (30 Day Cancellation Notice) Uniform: Professional Security Uniform
Additional Charges: N/a
Security Service
Description:
2 Professional Unarmed Guard(s)
1 Guard will be intaking clients and the other guard will be patrolling the facility.

Note: Providing a visual deterrent to any outside danger. Security officers will make sure there isn’t anyone vandalizing the premises, or trying to break into the property. Loss prevention.

This SECURITY SERVICES AGREEMENT (“Agreement”) is entered into upon mutual execution hereof by and between GOOD GUARD SECURITY, a California corporation, Private Patrol Operator (PPO) License #120362 (hereinafter, “Company”) and City of Porterville (hereinafter, “Client”), with respect to the following:

1. RATES: Service Rates are subject to adjustment for any change in any law, causing a change in work hours, wage rates, working conditions or other costs to Company.

2. PAYMENT: Invoices will be submitted either bi-weekly or monthly, upon mutual agreement between Company and Client, and are payable on receipt at the address on the invoice. A late charge of 1 ½ % per month will be added to balances not paid within seven days.

3. EMPLOYEES: (a) Personnel supplied by Company are its employees and not Client’s. Company is solely responsible for social security, unemployment and similar taxes applicable to its employees.
(b) Company is a Federal Government Contractor and complies with Executive Order 11246, as amended: Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended: Section 402 of Vietnam era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974 and related regulations. Company’s employees will be assigned without regard to race, color, creed, sex, and national origin, handicap conditions that do not impair job performance or veteran status. (c) Client may reasonably remove any employee assigned provided such removal is not in violation of law. In the event any employee is removed at Client’s request, Client agrees to indemnify and hold Company harmless from any claims, demands, liabilities, judgments, losses, suits, damages, fines, penalties, and expenses including reasonable attorney’s fees and defense costs (hereinafter collectively “Claim(s)”) that may arise there from.

4. OVERTIME: Overtime rates shall apply to work on New Year’s Day, President’s Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas; work on any additional holidays listed and any extra hours exceeding 8-hours a day or 40-hours per week. Coverage for labor disputes, civil disorders or natural disaster, or special assignment or agreement is not included except as described in the Service Rate Classification. Additional overtime rates shall not apply to situations where an employee of Company already on-duty covers hours for a “called-off” employee and thus works over 8-hours in his/her shift.

5. PROPERTY/EQUIPMENT: All property and equipment furnished by Company for performance of its services under this Agreement, regardless of whether portable or stationary, shall be considered the personal property of Company, and shall remain the personal property of Company after termination of this Agreement. Upon the termination of this Agreement, the Company shall have reasonable access and time to remove its property from Client’s property. Client shall not be responsible for any of Company’s personal property which is stolen, damaged or missing from the property in the absence of Company’s supervision.

6. KEYS/ACCESS: Company shall not be provided a master key (or its equivalent) to the property or any portion thereof, except for such location(s) that are to be exclusively used by Company’s guards or other personnel. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, Company shall not be responsible for any damages including, without limitation, any costs incurred in re-keying or changing locks caused by the loss or theft of such key(s).

7. NON-COMPETITION: Client, its affiliates, agents, and other related persons or entities hereby agree not to hire any Company staff, employees, or personnel for a period of at least one (1) year after such person has terminated his/her employment with Company. Client further agrees not to prepare to engage in competition with Company, solicit, 2 | Page
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divert, poach, or encourage any of the Company staff, employees, or personnel to stop working with Company, or to solicit, divert, poach, encourage, or facilitate them to work with Client, any affiliate of Client, or any related person or entity of Client. Client recognizes that Company has a significant investment in the recruitment and training of it employees and guards to be providing services under this Agreement, and that these personnel are a valuable asset to Company. As it is impractical and extremely difficult to fix the actual damages which may result from the loss of such employees and guards, Client agrees that if Client (or its affiliates, agents, and other related persons or entities) is in breach of this section of the Agreement, then Client shall be required to pay to Company for each such employee (or former employee employed by Company) the sum of $7,500.00. Such fee is expressly agreed to be considered liquidated damages, and not a penalty.

8. LIABILITY AND INDEMNITIES: (a) Client agrees that Company is not an insurer and that the amounts payable hereunder are based upon the value of service offered and not the value of Client’s interests being protected or the property of Client or others located on Client’s premises. Accordingly, Company undertakes no liability to Client and makes no representation, express or implied, that its service will prevent occurrences or their consequences, which result in loss or damage. (b) Client agrees that Company shall not be liable for any claims incurred or asserted by Client, irrespective of origin, to persons or property, whether directly or indirectly caused by performance or nonperformance of obligations imposed by this agreement or by negligent acts or omissions, including those relating to the hiring, training, supervision or retention of personnel, of Company, its agents or employees. (c) The services provided under this Agreement are solely for the benefit of Client and neither this Agreement nor any services rendered hereunder confer any rights on any other party as a third-party beneficiary or otherwise and Client agrees to indemnify and hold Company harmless from and against any claims made by a third party(s), including, but not limited to, injury, death or damage or loss of property, arising from the negligent acts or omissions, including those relating to the hiring, training, supervision or retention of personnel, of Company, its agents or employees. (d) If, at Client’s request, Company employees undertake duties or are requested to use equipment or vehicles other than as agreed to in writing by Company, Client shall be solely responsible for and shall indemnify and hold Company harmless from and against any claims arising there from, including, but not limited to, claims arising from the negligent acts or omissions including those relating to the hiring, training, supervision or retention of personnel, of Company, its agents or employees. (e) Client hereby waives any and all rights of subrogation that any insurer of Client may have against Company. (f) Where Company is entitled to indemnification, Company shall have the right to tender defense of the claim to Client.

9. FORCE MAJEURE: The obligations of Company hereunder may be suspended during any period where performance is prevented by acts of God, civil or labor disturbances, or events beyond Company’s reasonable economic control.

10. HAZARDOUS OR DEFECTIVE CONDITIONS/MATERIALS: (a) Client agrees that it will comply with OSHA Hazard Communication Standards and will indemnify and hold Company harmless from all claims, including injuries to Company’s employees arising out of a condition existing at Client’s premises or Client’s violation of any safety or health related law or regulation. (b) Client further agrees to: (1) make available to Company the Material Safety Data Sheet for each hazardous chemical to which Company’s employees may be exposed at Client’s premises; (2) inform company of (A) precautionary measures that need to be taken to protect Company’s employees and (B) Client’s hazardous material labeling system.

11. INSURANCE: Client agrees to assume all risk of loss or damage to its premises, business and property of others on Client’s premises occurring as a result of fire, theft or other casualty and Client agrees that it will maintain insurance to fully protect Client against such loss or damage. Accordingly, Client waives its right of recovery against Company of any such loss or damage, however caused.

12. TERMINATION OF SERVICES: Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, this Agreement may be terminated for non-performance by either party, provided that such party has given the others reasonable time to correct any instances of such non- performance. If either party fails to correct such non-performance, the Agreement may be terminated, provided that such party has given the others at least thirty (30) days advance written notice of such intention. Notwithstanding the foregoing and for all other intentions, termination of services by Client must be preceded by at least thirty (30) days advance written notice of such intention to terminate services. Minimum 3-Month Service Agreement from start date.

13. ENTIRE AGREEMENT AND INTERPRETATION: This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement and understanding between the parties, and no representations, inducements, promises or agreements not embodied herein shall be of any force or effect. This Agreement shall be governed under the law of the State of its performance and if any provision shall conflict therewith, such provision shall be interpreted to remove such conflict, so that this Agreement and all its other provisions shall remain in full force and effect.

14. DEFAULT: Company may terminate this Agreement immediately and exercise such other rights and remedies as permitted by law, if Client fails to pay any amount when due or if any proceeding is commenced or threatened by or against Client under the Bankruptcy Code or any other Debtor’s law, or if Client makes or threatens to make an assignment for the benefit of creditors.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties by their duly authorized representatives have signed this Agreement as of the date first above written:

By GOOD GUARD SECURITY:
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ (Authorized Representative Signature) (Print Name & Title) By CLIENT:
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State of California

GOVERNMENT CODE
Section 8558
8558. Three conditions or degrees of emergency are established by this chapter:
(a) “State of war emergency” means the condition that exists immediately, with or without a proclamation thereof by the Governor, whenever this state or nation is attacked by an enemy of the United States, or upon receipt by the state of a warning from the federal government indicating that an enemy attack is probable or imminent. (b) “State of emergency” means the duly proclaimed existence of conditions of disaster or of extreme peril to the safety of persons and property within the state caused by conditions such as air pollution, fire, flood, storm, epidemic, riot, drought, cyberterrorism, sudden and severe energy shortage, electromagnetic pulse attack, plant or animal infestation or disease, the Governor’s warning of an earthquake or volcanic prediction, or an earthquake, or other conditions, other than conditions resulting from a labor controversy or conditions causing a “state of war emergency,” which, by reason of their magnitude, are or are likely to be beyond the control of the services, personnel, equipment, and facilities of any single county, city and county, or city and require the combined forces of a mutual aid region or regions to combat, or with respect to regulated energy utilities, a sudden and severe energy shortage requires extraordinary measures beyond the authority vested in the Public Utilities Commission.
(c) (1) “Local emergency” means the duly proclaimed existence of conditions of disaster or of extreme peril to the safety of persons and property within the territorial limits of a county, city and county, or city, caused by conditions such as air pollution, fire, flood, storm, epidemic, riot, drought, cyberterrorism, sudden and severe energy shortage, deenergization event, electromagnetic pulse attack, plant or animal infestation or disease, the Governor’s warning of an earthquake or volcanic prediction, or an earthquake, or other conditions, other than conditions resulting from a labor controversy, which are or are likely to be beyond the control of the services, personnel, equipment, and facilities of that political subdivision and require the combined forces of other political subdivisions to combat, or with respect to regulated energy utilities, a sudden and severe energy shortage or deenergization event that requires extraordinary measures beyond the authority vested in the Public Utilities Commission. (2) A local emergency proclaimed as the result of a deenergization event does not trigger the electric utility obligations set forth in Public Utilities Commission Decision 19-07-015 or its successor decisions as related to deenergization events. A local emergency proclaimed as the result of a deenergization event does not alter the electric utilities’ Public Utilities Commission-approved cost-recovery mechanisms for their own costs associated with deenergization events.
(Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 537, Sec. 1. (SB 468) Effective January 1, 2023.) Porterville Army National Guard Armory
Temporary Evacuation Point and Shelter
Daily Census
Date: Adults: Youth: Dogs:

Friday, May 5, 2023 12 0 1
Saturday, May 6, 2023 10 0 0
Sunday, May 7, 2023 10 0 0
Monday, May 8, 2023 15 0 1
Tuesday, May 9, 2023 12 0 0
Wednesday, May 10, 2023 8 0 0
Thursday, May 11, 2023 9 0 0
Friday, May 12, 2023 9 0 0
Saturday, May 13, 2023 7 0 0
Sunday, May 14, 2023 6 0 0
Monday, May 15, 2023 13 0 0
Tuesday, May 16, 2023 11 3 4
Wednesday, May 17, 2023 11 3 4
Thursday, May 18, 2023 16 3 4
Friday, May 19, 2023 11 0 3
Saturday, May 20, 2023 14 0 5
Sunday, May 21, 2023 12 0 4
Monday, May 22, 2023 14 0 3
Tuesday, May 23, 2023 14 5 3
Wednesday, May 24, 2023 16 3 3
Thursday, May 25, 2023 13 1 6
Friday, May 26, 2023 18 4 3
Saturday, May 27, 2023 16 5 5
Sunday, May 28, 2023 16 1 3
Monday, May 29, 2023 18 1 3
Tuesday, May 30, 2023 19 1 6
Wednesday, May 31, 2023 17 1 3
Thursday, June 1, 2023 19 1 7
Friday, June 2, 2023 17 1 7
Saturday, June 3, 2023 16 1 4
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Item No. 37.

CITY COUNCIL AGENDA – JULY 16, 2024
SUBJECT: Adoption of Annual Appropriation Limit
SOURCE: Finance
COMMENT: Article XIII-B of the California Constitution requires that each governmental agency must adopt an appropriation limit each fiscal year. This limit represents the maximum amount of tax revenue that can be appropriated during the fiscal year.

The State Department of Finance has provided the percentage change in population of the City of Porterville as well as the percentage change in per capita personal income for the 2024-2025 fiscal year calculation. Based on the information and guidelines established by the State, the appropriation limit for the Fiscal Year 2024-2025 is $97,384,301. With the proceeds of taxes estimated at $43,129,466 for the 2024-2025 Fiscal Year budget, the City continues to appropriate well beneath the maximum limit allowed by law.

RECOMMENDATION: That the City Council approve the draft Resolution adopting the appropriation limit of $97,384,301 for the 2024-2025 Fiscal Year.

ATTACHMENTS: 1. Draft Resolution

2. Appropriation Limit Calculation Worksheet
Appropriated/Funded:

Review By:

Department Director:

Janie Rodriguez, Finance Director
Final Approver: Patrice Hildreth, City Manager
RESOLUTION NO. ___-2024

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY

OF PORTERVILLE SETTING THE APPROPRIATION LIMIT FOR THE
2024-2025 FISCAL YEAR
WHEREAS: Article XIII – B of the California Constitution requires that each governmental agency adopt an appropriation limit each fiscal year; and WHEREAS: The State of California has presented the guidelines for the consumer price index, the per capita personal income and the population data for local governments to compute the appropriation limit.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED: That the City Council of the City of Porterville does hereby approve the appropriation limit of $97,384,301 for the 2024-2025 fiscal year as computed on the attached worksheet.

PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 16th day of July, 2024. ____________________________________
Martha A. Flores, Mayor
ATTEST:

Patrice Hildreth, City Clerk
By: __________________________________
Fernando Gabriel-Moraga,
Acting Chief Deputy City Clerk

SPECIAL TRAFFIC ZALUD SEWER SOLID GOLF WATER

GENERAL MEAS H MEAS I ARPA GAS TAX LTF SAFETY ESTATE CDBG TRANSIT COPS OPER WASTE AIRPORT COURSE OPER PROPERTY TAXES 9,395,000 6,300
SALES & USE TAXES 8,301,435 5,481,683 10,963,913
UTILITY USERS TAX 5,250,000
TRANSIENT OCCUPANCY TAX 800,000
BUSINESS LICENSE 1,015,000
OTHER TAXES 1,176,084
SPECIAL BENEFIT ASSESSMENTS 245,000
FRANCHISE FEES 1,861,134
PERMITS 721,000

REVENUE FROM STATE
VEHICLE LICENSE FEES IN EXCESS 77,000
HOMEOWNERS RELIEF 21,000
OTHER REV FR STATE 134,898 80,000 5,238,534 7,772,000 793,840 197,619 32,000 10,000 OTHER INTERGOVTAL REV 1,446,007 42,000 8,357,167 41,769,951 800,000 12,138,184 696,319

USE OF MONEY & PROPERTY
INTEREST 800,000 80,000 300,000 100,000 60,000 100,000 800 200 65,000 200 30,000 120,000 45,000 RENT 50,065 120,000 315,994
FINES & FORFIETURES 22,000 80,000
CHARGES FOR SERVICES 4,032,854 64,000 2,000 5,900 400,000 7,930,000 9,146,948 1,293,480 295,000 13,265,000 OTHER REVENUES 164,000 500 300 12,000 122,800 117,500 1,400 600 229,500 35,267,477 5,625,683 11,387,913 8,457,167 5,298,534 49,641,951 80,800 6,600 1,659,140 12,538,184 906,138 8,447,800 9,296,448 1,747,174 295,600 13,539,500

STORM GEN FUND AIRPORT GOLF EQUIP TOTAL

GEN GOV RISK EQUIP WATER SOLID SEWER TRANSPORT PARK WWTP DRAIN BLDG EQUIP REPL AND COURSE MAINT ESTIMATED

DEBT SERV MGMT MAINT LMD REPLACE WASTE RES REVOLV IMPACT DEVEL RESERVE DEVELOP CONSTR REPL DEVEL REPL REPL REVENUES PROPERTY TAXES 9,401,300
SALES & USE TAXES 24,747,031
UTILITY USERS TAX 5,250,000
TRANSIENT OCCUPANCY TAX 800,000
BUSINESS LICENSE 1,015,000
OTHER TAXES 1,176,084
SPECIAL BENEFIT ASSESSMENTS 186,000 431,000
FRANCHISE FEES 1,861,134
PERMITS 721,000

REVENUE FROM STATE
MOTOR VEHICLE IN LIEU 77,000
HOMEOWNERS RELIEF 21,000
OTHER REV FR STATE 3,000,000 50,000 150,000 17,458,891
OTHER INTERGOVTAL REV 2,331,000 67,580,628

USE OF MONEY & PROPERTY
INTEREST 2,500 400,000 125,000 220,000 25,000 100 150,000 40,000 2,500 150,000 4,000 5,000 20,000 2,845,300 RENT 25,000 511,059
FINES & FORFIETURES 102,000
CHARGES FOR SERVICES 9,450,000 4,740,000 845,000 860,000 319,000 145,000 50,000 705,000 200,000 2,070,000 96,000 51,000 168,000 56,134,182 OTHER REVENUES 200 155,162 45,000 125,000 25,000 998,962 2,500 9,450,200 4,765,000 186,000 4,400,162 985,000 584,000 170,000 50,100 980,000 240,000 2,500 2,295,000 2,581,000 56,000 188,000 191,131,571 * Source: City of Porterville 2024-2025 proposed Annual Budget.

CITY OF PORTERVILLE

APPROPRIATION LIMIT DOCUMENTATION
FISCAL YEAR 2024-2025

CITY OF PORTERVILLE

APPROPRIATION LIMIT DOCUMENTATION
FISCAL YEAR 2024-2025

PROCEEDS OF TAXES CALCULATION APPROPRIATION LIMIT CALCULATION [1] PROCEEDS TOTAL [2] [3]

PROCEEDS OTHER THAN ESTIMATED CALIFORNIA POPULATION

OF TAXES TAXES REVENUES YEAR PCPI CHANGE CHANGE LIMIT
PROPERTY TAXES $ 9,401,300 $ 9,401,300 1986-1987 BASE YEAR $ 10,422,371 SALES & USE TAXES 24,747,031 24,747,031 1987-1988 3.47% 1.75% 10,972,748 UTILITY USERS TAX 5,250,000 5,250,000 1988-1989 4.66% 2.27% 11,744,767 TRANSIENT OCCUPANCY TAX 800,000 800,000 1989-1990 5.19% 8.28% 13,377,258 BUSINESS LICENSE 1,015,000 1,015,000 1990-1991 4.21% 7.03% 14,920,454 OTHER TAXES 1,176,084 1,176,084 1991-1992 4.14% 3.79% 16,127,057 SPECIAL BENEFIT ASSESSMENTS $ 431,000 431,000 1992-1993 -0.64% 4.51% 16,746,519 FRANCHISE FEES 1,861,134 1,861,134 1993-1994 2.72% 4.26% 17,934,831 PERMITS 721,000 721,000 1994-1995 0.71% 3.63% 18,717,825 REVENUE FROM STATE 1995-1996 4.72% 2.40% 20,071,738
MOTOR VEHICLE IN LIEU 77,000 77,000 1996-1997 4.67% 2.85% 21,607,847 HOMEOWNERS RELIEF 21,000 21,000 1997-1998 4.67% 2.71% 23,229,852 OTHER REV FR STATE 17,458,891 17,458,891 1998-1999 4.53% 2.05% 24,779,949 OTHER INTERGOVTAL REV 67,580,628 67,580,628 1999-2000 4.91% 1.61% 26,415,190 USE OF MONEY & PROPERTY 2000-2001 7.82% 1.33% 28,859,653 INTEREST 642,051 2,203,249 2,845,300 2001-2002 -1.27% 2.07% 29,082,943 RENT 511,059 511,059 2002-2003 2.31% 2.56% 30,516,481
FINES & FORFIETURES 102,000 102,000 2003-2004 3.28% 2.43% 32,283,295 CHARGES FOR SERVICES 56,134,182 56,134,182 2004-2005 5.26% 2.45% 34,813,941 OTHER REVENUES 998,962 998,962 2005-2006 3.96% 2.18% 36,981,571 2006-2007 4.42% 14.26% 44,122,820
$ 148,002,105 43,129,466 $ 191,131,571 $ 2007-2008 4.29% 1.99% 46,931,401 2008-2009 0.62% 1.79% 48,067,656
2010-2011 -2.54% 1.98% 47,774,303
2011-2012 2.51% 1.47% 49,693,348
2012-2013 3.77% 1.28% 52,226,842
2013-2014 5.12% 0.92% 55,405,944
2014-2015 -0.23% 0.75% 55,693,099
2015-2016 3.82% 0.75% 58,254,230
2016-2017 5.37% 5.39% 64,690,998
2017-2018 3.69% 1.13% 67,836,078
2018-2019 3.67% 1.14% 71,127,375
2019-2020 3.85% 0.79% 74,449,319
2020-2021 3.73% 0.73% 77,790,030
2021-2022 5.73% 0.49% 82,650,411
2022-2023 7.55% 0.21% 89,077,187
2023-2024 4.44% 0.12% 93,143,853
2024-2025 3.62% 0.90% 97,384,301
PROCEEDS OF TAXES $ 43,129,466

PROCEEDS OF TAXES
UNDER APPROPRIATION LIMIT $ 54,254,835
[1] Per City of Porterville 2024-2025 proposed Annual Budget. [2] Per State Department of Finance (per capita personal income). [3] Per State Department of Finance (population growth of City or County, whichever is greater).

Item No. 38.

CITY COUNCIL AGENDA – JULY 16, 2024
SUBJECT: Consideration of Request by TCAG for Letter of Support of Cross Valley Express
SOURCE: City Manager's Office
COMMENT: The Tulare County Association of Governments (TCAG) is currently in the process of preparing state and federal grant applications to fund the implementation of the Cross Valley Express bus service which will provide service between communities in Tulare County and the Hanford Amtrak Station. TCAG staff has requested letters of support from regional stakeholders to bolster its applications. A draft letter is attached for Council's consideration, in addition to the Task 2 Existing Conditions and Market Assessment Report which contains further detail on the project.

RECOMMENDATION: That the City Council consider the request for a letter in support of TCAG's grant application to fund the implementation of the Cross Valley Express.

ATTACHMENTS: 1. Draft Letter of Support of Cross Valley Express

2. Final - Revised - Task 2 Existing Conditions & Market Assessment Report 2024-06-10
Appropriated/Funded:

Review By:

Department Director:

Patrice Hildreth, City Manager
Final Approver: Patrice Hildreth, City Manager

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Cross Valley Corridor Phase 1 Operating Plan
Task 2 Existing Conditions and Market Assessment
Reference: 296118-00
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Project title Cross Valley Corridor Phase 1 Operating Plan Document title Task 2 Existing Conditions and Market Assessment Job number 296118-00
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1 Sept 25, 2023 Description Existing conditions and market assessment of the proposed Cross Valley Corridor.

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Contents

1. Executive Summary 7

2. Introduction 7

3. Previous Studies 2

3.1 Cross Valley Corridor Plans and Studies 2

3.2 Transit Studies 5

4. Study Area and Phase 1 Community Profiles 7

4.1 Recommended Changes from the 2018 Cross Valley Corridor Plan 7

4.2 Overview of the Proposed Phase 1 Cross Valley Corridor 9

4.3 Community Profiles 11

5. Demographics and Employment 19

5.1 Purpose and Methodology 19

5.2 Corridor Findings 19

5.3 Summary of Findings 28

6. Disadvantaged Communities and Equity Considerations 30

6.1 Purpose and Methodology 30

6.2 Corridor Findings 30

6.3 Summary of Findings 33

7. Future Growth 34

7.1 Purpose and Methodology 34

7.2 Corridor Findings 34

8. Land Use 36

8.1 Purpose and Methodology 36

8.2 Considerations by Jurisdiction 36

8.3 Opportunity Areas 51

9. Existing Transit Service Evaluation 52

9.1 Systems Overview 52

9.2 Existing Service Evaluation 57

9.3 Opportunity Areas 69

10. Travel Market and Potential Future Demand 70

10.1 Purpose 70

10.2 Methodology 70

10.3 Stop Catchments 70

10.4 Baseline Total Travel Between Stations 71

10.5 2030 Growth 72

10.6 Potential Ridership 73

10.7 Transit Mode Split and Elasticities 75

10.8 Results by Catchment OD Pair 77
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Tables
Table 1: Recommended Changes from the 2018 Cross Valley Corridor Plan 8 Table 2: Proposed Phase 1 Cross Valley Corridor Bus Stop Locations 9 Table 3: NAS Lemoore Summary Information 11
Table 4: City of Lemoore Summary Information 12
Table 5: City of Hanford Summary Information 13
Table 6: Kings/Tulare HSR Summary Information 14
Table 7: City of Visalia Summary Information 15
Table 8: City of Tulare Summary Information 16
Table 9: City of Farmersville Summary Information 17
Table 10: City of Lindsay Summary Information 18
Table 11: City of Lemoore Land Use Designations 38
Table 12: City of Hanford Land Use Designations 40
Table 13: City of Visalia Land Use Designations 43
Table 14: City of Tulare Land Use Designations 44
Table 15: City of Farmersville Land Use Designations 47 Table 16: City of Lindsay Land Use Designations 49
Table 17: Overview of Existing Bus Services in the Cross Valley Corridor 52 Table 18: Overview of Existing Bus Routes in the Cross Valley Corridor 55 Table 19: Typical Characteristics of Existing CVC Transit Passengers 57 Table 20: Span of Service of Existing CVC Intercity Fixed Routes 60 Table 21: Cross Valley Corridor Existing Transit Service Quality 61 Table 22: Comparison of Auto and Transit Weekday Travel Times Along the Cross Valley Corridor 62 Table 23: Historical Ridership on the CVC Intercity Fixed Routes 63 Table 24: CVC Intercity Fixed Routes - FY 2021-22 Operations Data 65 Table 25: CVC Intercity Fixed Routes - FY 2021-22 Performance 67 Table 26: Fall 2022 Average Weekday Person Trips by Stop Catchment 72 Table 27: 2030 Person Trips Growth by Origin Catchment 72 Table 28: 2030 Person Trips Estimate 73
Table 31: Transfer Penalty 75
Table 32: Results by Catchment OD Pair 77
Figures
Figure 1: Proposed Cross Valley Corridor Full Operating Segment 10 Figure 2: NAS Lemoore Proposed Stops and Trip Catchments 11 Figure 3: City of Lemoore Proposed Stops and Trip Catchments 12 Figure 4: City of Hanford Proposed Stops and Trip Catchments 13 Figure 5: City of Visalia Proposed Stops and Trip Catchments 15 | | June 10, 2024 | Arup US Inc.

Figure 6: City of Tulare Proposed Stops and Trip Catchments 16 Figure 7: City of Tulare Proposed Stops and Trip Catchments 17 Figure 8: City of Lindsay Proposed Stops and Trip Catchments 18 Figure 9: Total Population at Proposed CVC Phase 1 Stops – 2010 and 2021 19 Figure 10: Population Change – 2010 to 2021 20
Figure 11: Population Change at Proposed CVC Phase 1 Stop Locations – 2010 to 2021 20 Figure 12: Percent of Population Hispanic Origins 21
Figure 13: Population Hispanic Origins & Race at Proposed CVC Phase 1 Stops 21 Figure 14: Percent of Households Making Less than $50,000 per year 22 Figure 15: Households Whose Median Household Income is Less than $50,000 at Proposed CVC Phase 1 Stops 22
Figure 16: Percent of Population Age 65+ Years Old 23
Figure 17: Population Age 65+ Years Old at Proposed CVC Phase 1 Stops 23 Figure 18: Percent of Households with 1 Or More Persons with a Disability at Proposed Phase 1 CVC Stops 24
Figure 19: Percent of Population with Veteran Status at Proposed Phase 1 CVC Stops 24 Figure 20: Percent of Population Without Vehicle Access 25 Figure 21: Percent of Households with Zero Vehicle at Proposed Phase 1 CVC Stops 25 Figure 22: Percent of Workers Who Commute by Public Transit 26 Figure 23: Means of Transportation to Work for Workers Age 16+ at Proposed Phase 1 CVC Stops 26 Figure 24: Existing Job Centers – 2020 27
Figure 25: Total Jobs at Proposed Phase 1 CVC Stop Locations 27 Figure 26: Industry of Employment for Workers Age 16+ at Proposed Phase 1 CVC Stop Locations 28 Figure 27: CalEnviroScreen 4.0 Scores 30
Figure 28: CalEnviroScreen 4.0 Scores & Percentile Scores of Proposed CVC Phase 1 Stop Locations 31 Figure 29: Number of SB-535 Disadvantaged Communities per Proposed CVC Phase 1 Stop Locations 31 Figure 30: Ozone Percentile Scores at Proposed CVC Phase 1 Stop Locations 32 Figure 31: Traffic Percentile Scores at Proposed CVC Phase 1 Stop Locations 32 Figure 32: Poverty Population Percentile Scores at Proposed CVC Phase 1 Stop Locations 33 Figure 33: Linguistic Isolation Population Percentile Scores at Proposed CVC Phase 1 Stop Locations 33 Figure 34: Population and Employment 2030 Forecasts 34
Figure 35: 2030 Population Forecasts for Tulare and Kings Counties 35 Figure 36: 2030 Employment Forecasts for Tulare and Kings Counties 35 Figure 37: NAS Lemoore Planned Land Uses 37
Figure 38: City of Lemoore Planned Land Uses 39
Figure 39: City of Hanford Planned Land Uses 41
Figure 40: City of Visalia Planned Land Uses 44
Figure 41: City of Tulare Planned Land Uses 46
Figure 42: City of Farmersville Planned Land Uses 48
Figure 44: Map of Existing Cross Valley Corridor Bus Services 56 Figure 45: Transit Connections Made by TCAT Passengers 58 | | June 10, 2024 | Arup US Inc.

Figure 46: CVC Intercity Fixed Routes FY 2021-22 Ridership 63 Figure 47: TCRTA CVC County Routes Average Daily Ridership – March 2023 64 Figure 48: San Joaquin Amtrak Rail Boardings and Alightings at Hanford Station 66 Figure 49: CVC Intercity Fixed Routes - Passenger-Trips per Vehicle Service Hour – FY 2021-2022 68 Figure 50: CVC Intercity Fixed Routes - Operating Cost per Passenger-Trip – FY 2021-2022 68 Figure 51: Walk and Transit Catchments for Hanford and Kings/Tulare HSR Stops 71 Figure 52: Average 2030 Daily Ridership Market Assessment 74 Pictures
Picture 1: Aerial view of NAS Lemoore base 11
Picture 2: West Hills College Lemoore 12
Picture 3: Aerial view of Downtown Hanford Civic Center Park 13 Picture 4: Conceptual rendering of Kings/Tulare HSR Station 14 Picture 5: Ongoing construction at Kings/Tulare HSR station 14 Picture 6: Visalia Fox Theatre 15
Picture 7: Aerial view of Downtown Tulare 16
Picture 8: Park located in Farmersville 17
Picture 9: Lindsay City Hall 18
Picture 10: Kings-Tulare Station Existing Land Use 42
Picture 11: City of Lindsay Planned Land Uses 50
Appendices
A.1 Appendix A: Travel Demand Methodology 75
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1. Executive Summary
This Existing Conditions and Market Assessment presents the background information and existing travel conditions in the proposed Cross Valley Corridor. Included is a summary of previous studies and policy documents, an analysis of current and forecast total travel, and an assessment of the services and usage of the current public transit systems in the corridor.

By 2030, more than 600,000 people will live in Kings and Tulare Counties. Total travel within reasonable catchments of the CVC stations currently exceeds 130,000 daily trips and will likely increase almost 10 percent by 2030.

Kings and Tulare Counties are connected to the statewide rail system at the San Joaquin Amtrak Station in Hanford. Pre-pandemic about 500 to 600 passengers boarded and alighted the trains daily at Hanford. The station is adjacent to the existing KART transit center, providing additional local access for train passengers. In addition, in pre-pandemic years, the dedicated Amtrak connecting Route 18 (Visalia to Santa Maria) was used by almost 15 percent of all Amtrak Hanford passengers. Current ridership on the Amtrak trains at Hanford is about half the 2019 total. Route 18 ridership is only 10 percent of the previous total.

Currently transit service is provided by three key intercommunity operators in the Corridor. Visalia Transit carries the most passengers annually and has a fleet of more than 50 buses. The Tulare County Regional Transit Authority has more than 62 buses operating in cities other than Visalia, and Kings Area Rural Transit uses about 25 buses to provide service in Hanford, Lemoore and to other Kings County locations. It should be noted that the Fresno County Rural Transit Agency provides service to Huron, but this is outside the initial corridor.

Most existing transit passengers (34 percent on average)1 in the two counties lack a car and have low wages. The pandemic resulted in ridership losses of almost two-thirds on each of the three primary systems, however over the last fiscal year ridership is starting to rebound. Key impediments to using transit at the current time are infrequent service, the limited connections between services and travel times that are two to four times greater than an automobile trip.

Future ridership potential is a key consideration for the CVC study and the corridor. A key consideration is the schedule 2030 start of California High Speed Rail at a new station three miles east of Hanford. The new HSR service will not only be faster but will run more frequently than the current Amtrak San Joaquins.

A fast, frequent Cross Valley bus service with regular, clock schedules may be able to provide a service that attracts additional potential customers and better connects with the new high-speed rail service, leverages the state’s investment in high-speed rail and positions the region to eventually upgrade a successful bus service to a high-quality rail service. Based on an initial review of other existing high-quality services and the study of existing and forecasted travel patterns, it is estimated future demand for the CVC initial bus service between Lindsay and Lemoore could range from about 700 passengers daily to about 6,500 daily riders by 2030.

2. Introduction
This Existing Conditions and Market Assessment presents the background information and existing travel conditions in the proposed Cross Valley Corridor. Included is a summary of previous studies and policy documents, a study of current and forecast total person trips, and an assessment of the service and usage of the current public transit systems in the corridor.
1 American Community Survey B08141Means of Transportation to Work by Vehicles Available 2022 1-Year Estimates Tulare County Association of Governments Cross Valley Corridor Phase 1 Operating Plan |June 10, 2024 | Arup US Inc. Task 2 Existing Conditions and Market Assessment Page 2 The report considers and analyzes the overall travel (total person trips) in the station catchments (areas that can reasonably expect people to access the CVC service) between and through each station to provide an understanding of the total current corridor travel. Demand elasticities related to transit service frequency and network coverage are then applied to this person trip demand to develop a range of ridership for the potential CVC Phase I bus service.

3. Previous Studies
Studies concerning the reuse or re-envisioning of the San Joaquin Valley Railroad corridor from Porterville to Huron span almost 30 years. Recently adopted transit studies describe both short- and long-term recommendations for how to improve the management, operations, and quality of existing bus services operating in the CVC. The following summaries focus on the elements of each study most relevant to the CVC Phase 1 Operations Plan.

3.1 Cross Valley Corridor Plans and Studies

3.1.1 Cross Valley Rail Feasibility Study (1995, Korve) This first study considering re-establishment of rail passenger service in the Huron to Hanford to Visalia to Porterville corridor occurred in 1995. No passenger rail service has operated along the corridor for almost 100 years. The study divided the corridor up into three implementation options (East Side, Central, and Full Corridor) and developed preliminary ridership estimates, along with operating and capital costs.

The full corridor ridership, with trains operating every 30 minutes in peak periods and hourly at other times, was estimated to range between 5,000 daily passengers at startup to more than 25,000 daily passengers by 2020.

Operating costs ranged from $8 million annually ($16 million in 2023) to $11 million (about $25 million in current dollars). Farebox recovery ranged from 30 percent to about 60 percent. Capital costs were estimated at about $57 million (about $150 million in current construction dollars).

3.1.2 Cross Valley Rail Feasibility Study Phase II (1997, Korve) The 1995 Korve study’s rail plan was considered by Kings and Tulare stakeholders to be infeasible due to “the estimated cost of upgrading the rail corridor and the operating subsidy required, combined with the overall transportation funding shortage situation.” As a result, the Phase II study focused on “preserving and acquiring the rail corridors for future public use and to plan for future passenger rail service by developing appropriate land use policies for implementation by local jurisdictions.” The Phase II study recommended an Action List of 12 items, with a focus on right-of-way preservation, consideration of active trail use along the right-of-way, and land use changes that would be supportive of an eventual rail corridor. In addition, the study identified four thresholds for consideration of rail transit implementation:
• Doubling of highway peak vehicular volumes
• Traffic triggering major highway investments
• New funding
• Air quality regulations that require changes in travel behavior.

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3.1.3 Cross Valley Rail Corridor Passenger Rail Study (2004, RL Banks) Following up on the 1997 study, this study considered the costs and benefits of a revised service and capital plan. Under this plan, the service would operate every 90 minutes throughout the day and have an annual operating cost of about $4.7 million ($7.7 million in current dollars). However, ridership was very low with only about 300 daily passengers projected to use the service. Total capital costs were estimated at $65 million (about $150 million today). Notable capital items included a new signaling system, and a flyover of the Union Pacific at Goshen Junction.

3.1.4 Cross County Path Plan (2006, TPG Consulting)
This study identified a multi-use pedestrian/bicycle path route alignment from West Hills Community College in Lemoore to SR 43 east of Hanford. The total distance was about 13 miles, and the path followed streets in urban areas and the SJVR right-of-way in rural locations. Total right-of-way and construction costs were estimated at about $5 million in 2006 dollars.

3.1.5 Cross Valley Corridor Plan (2018, Mott MacDonald) The most recent detailed study of the Lemoore to Visalia/Porterville high-quality transit service, the effort considered six modes (bus rapid transit, light rail, heavy rail, diesel or electric multiple unit trains, commuter rail, as wells as other more niche modes). Service was considered to operate from Huron to Porterville using the existing SJVR alignment with connections to the current Amtrak service in Hanford and the future high speed rail service east of Hanford. Notably, the plan used California Department of Finance population estimates that increased the service area population by almost 90 percent.

The study was comprehensive, and included considerations of economic and commercial development, impacts on real estate markets, financing options, and a comprehensive assessment of connecting transit services and improvements to the urban and street environment. As a result of this analysis the diesel rail multiple unit mode (DMU) was chosen for further study and development. The study found DMU service possessed the greatest potential to provide an efficient and flexible transit service at moderate costs relative to the other modes considered. A key consideration was DMU compatibility with the existing rail infrastructure, future stop cadence, and existing and future freight operations.

The anticipated service plan called for 30-minute service in the peak periods and 60-minute service at other times, with trains operating from 6am to 11pm 7 days a week. Total annual operating costs were estimated at $36 million. While a phasing plan was identified (with bus service as the initial phase), the total capital cost to implement a DMU rail service in the entire corridor ranged from $350 to $490 million.

The high priority next steps recommended:
• Right-of-way and station site preservation,
• Enacting transit friendly land use changes near station locations, • Improving urban design and providing public realm improvements, • and making street, bike, and pedestrian physical improvements.

A phasing plan was developed: Phase 1 Bus Service plan recommended a coordinated bus service coincident with the opening of high-speed rail, effectively extending the reach of HSR to Huron and Porterville via Hanford and Visalia.

After successful bus service implementation, rail service would begin between Lemoore and Visalia, with bus feeders on either end of the corridor, and the final phase would provide rail service from Huron to Porterville.

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3.1.6 Final South of Merced Integration Study Report (2021, SJJPA/AECOM) As part of the phased implementation of high-speed rail service into the Central Valley, the South of Merced Study identifies how rail services will be integrated and connected and considers alternatives for communities that lose rail services when HSR begins. The study also considers connections to the new HSR stations, and for the Kings-Tulare Station summarizes the findings of the 2018 Cross Valley Study. The South of Merced Study makes the following recommendations related to the Cross Valley service:
• Execute an MOU to commit to work in partnership with TCAG and KCAG to plan, secure funding, and implement Cross Valley Rail.
• In the MOU, identify the following steps for the implementation of Cross Valley Rail:
− Phase 1 will secure environmental clearance and right-of-way protection, conduct site selection, negotiate with freight railroads, and begin transit stations in communities without existing transit centers. − Phase 2 will implement passenger rail service between Lemoore and Visalia (with stations at Hanford and Kings/Tulare HSR Station).
− Phase 3 will extend passenger rail service to Huron and Porterville with additional intermediate stations at NAS Lemoore, Farmersville, Exeter, and Lindsey.
• In the MOU, identify SJJPA as a potential operating agency for Cross Valley Rail. • Acknowledge that additional and more detailed agreements will be needed and that parties would agree to work together toward achieving common agreed upon goals.

It is noted that in 2021, the MOU was executed between TCAG, KCAG, KART, the City of Visalia (Transit Department), TCRTA and the SJJPA. A key takeaway from the MOU is the agreement that SJJPA intends to partner with the following existing local/regional transit operators: KCAPTA, Visalia Transit, and Tulare County Regional Transit Agency regarding feeder bus service to Hanford, Corcoran, and Visalia. SJJPA intends to request state funds to contribute to a larger, more frequent, and coordinated bus service that will coincide with the opening of Merced Bakersfield HSR Interim Service. This partnership to enhance bus service will be key towards the implementation of Phase 1 of 2018 TCAG Cross-Valley Corridor Plan.

3.1.7 San Joaquins Stations Connectivity/Strategies & Recommendations Study, 2022 (SJJPA/AECOM) The Stations Connectivity Study considered connectivity to San Joaquins stations, particularly focusing on improving access to disadvantaged communities. In reference to the existing Hanford station, the study recommended:
• Supporting the development of the Cross Valley Corridor (first for bus service and then rail) and the Corcoran-Hanford Bus Service.
• Requesting funding in the 2022 SJJPA Business Plan for additional Kings County Area Public Transit Agency and/or Visalia Transit bus service between Hanford and Visalia.

3.1.8 California State Rail Plan 2023 (Draft, Caltrans) As an update to the previous 2018 SRP, the new 2023 draft identifies the Cross Valley Corridor bus phase implementation as a near-term project, with hourly service between Porterville and Lemoore. The text notes that the “Cross Valley is a vital link to the existing east-west rail corridor between the cities of Huron and Porterville in the Central San Joaquin Valley. With a proposed California High-Speed Rail Station located in the middle of the Corridor, there is an opportunity to improve connectivity and mobility throughout the communities and cities in Tulare, Kings, and southwest Fresno Counties.” In the long-term vision, the CVC is transitioned into a full rail service.

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3.2 Transit Studies

3.2.1 County of Tulare 2015-2020 Transit Development Plan (2015, TCAG) The County of Tulare 2015-2020 Transit Development Plan (Tulare County TDP) presented service, capital, and financial recommendations for Tulare County Area Transit (TCAT). Prior to the formation of TCRTA, TCAT consisted of nine fixed routes (four intercity and five local circulator routes), paratransit, and a public dial-a-ride service.

The primary objectives of the Tulare County TDP were to evaluate TCAT operations, identify opportunities for service improvements, design a five-year service plan, and identify capital and financial requirements for the proposed service plan. Fixed route recommendations included:
• Increase fares.
• Add additional weekend service on the County Route 30 (Northeast County). • Increase weekday service frequencies on County Route 10 (North County). • Increase weekday service frequencies on County Route 40 (South County). • Procure and install electronic fare payment technology. • Purchase new buses annually.

3.2.2 Tulare County Long Range Transit Plan (2017, Nelson\Nygaard) The Tulare County LRTP was adopted in 2017 and presents a long-term vision for public transit that can be used to guide future investments. The LRTP identifies ten transit priorities to be implemented from 2019 to 2032.

These priorities are as follows:
• Implement a simplified countywide fare structure.
• Develop countywide transit materials, including a system map, interactive transit guide, and Google Transit information.
• Develop a multi-agency, 20-year vehicle acquisition plan that emphasizes low/no emissions buses. • Simplify and expand intercity fixed routes.
• Improve headways of TCAT and Porterville Transit routes. • Implement regional fare collection technology and mobile ticketing. • Implement rapid transit along Mooney Boulevard.
• Offer real-time information for all fixed-route services using one app. • Establish and/or expand the region’s transit centers, including in Exeter and Lindsay. • Work towards a JPA between Tulare County transit providers and eventual consolidation of providers.

Some of these priorities have since been implemented, such as the formation of the TCRTA JPA and the development of the TCRTA Zero-Emission Bus Rollout Plan (2023). Project recommendations from the Tulare County LRTP were incorporated into the 2022 RTP as well.

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3.2.3 Tulare County Regional Transit Coordination Study (2019, SBLB with Multimodal Solutions) To improve the provision of transit services in Tulare County, TCAG initiated the Tulare County Regional Transit Coordination Study (RTC Study) to assess how to best consolidate the multiple county transit systems into a single regional network. The resulting study served to advance one of the Tulare County LRTP’s priority strategies of working towards a Joint Powers Agency (JPA) between the Tulare County transit providers.

The transit systems reviewed in the study were Tulare County Area Transit, Visalia Transit, Porterville Transit, Dinuba Area Regional Transit, Tulare Intermodal Express, and the Woodlake Dial-a-Ride. The RTC Study ultimately recommended a One Region model that would start with the formation of a JPA. The RTC Study then outlined key implementation steps to ensure fair governance, adequate funding, and streamlined operations under the new management structure. Since the completion of the RTC Study, all the Tulare County transit systems have been consolidated into the Tulare County Regional Transit Authority (TCRTA) with the exception of Visalia Transit.

3.2.4 Kings County Transit Development Plan (2021, LSC) The Kings County TDP was adopted in 2021 and provides short-term service recommendations for KART. The study was initiated right at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic; therefore, the TDP presents options to either increase or to reduce service levels depending on the pace of ridership recovery. KART service recommendations were as follows:
• Eliminate the Hanford Flex Route.
• Reinstate later Saturday service in Hanford and Lemoore (by one to two hours). • Reinstate later weekday fixed route and complementary paratransit services (by one to two hours). • Based on survey feedback generated by Fresno passengers, begin providing on-call service midday on the KART Fresno Route, and eliminate poorly performing off-peak one-way runs. • Develop a pilot volunteer driver program with mileage reimbursement. • Offer a Medi-Van service to bring passengers from Avenal and Kettleman City into Hanford and Lemoore for medical appointments.

3.2.5 Tulare County Regional Transportation Plan (2022, TCAG) The most recent update of the Tulare County Regional Transportation Plan (RTP) was adopted in 2022 and identifies projects and strategies to be implemented through 2046. Countywide goals included in the RTP related to transit are to:
• Integrate transit into growth and development
• Identify transit-friendly corridors and arterials
• and continue to work towards implementing express bus service and bus rapid transit where feasible.

The RTP reiterates the recommendation included in the Tulare County Long Range Transit Plan (LRTP) to further coordinate transit services in the county. It also recommends that Tulare County stakeholders continue to promote transit services which improve connectivity along the CVC. Similar to the CVC Plan (2018), the RTP recommends first investing in increased bus service along the corridor before later initiating rail service. The objective of the CVC Phase 1 Operations Plan is to guide this first stage of transit service improvements.

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3.2.6 Kings County Regional Transportation Plan (2022, KCAG) KCAG adopted the most recent update of the Kings County RTP in 2022. The current RTP describes strategies and projects to be implemented through 2046. Three public transit operators are discussed within the plan: Kings Area Rural Transit (KART), Corcoran Area Transit (CAT), and Amtrak San Joaquins. Some of the transit projects recommended in the RTP are as follows:
• Install bus shelters across Kings County.
• Construction of the new KART Intermodal Station in Hanford. The Station will include a Transit Center, bus bays, electric vehicle (EV) chargers, a bike station, and solar panels. • Convert KART fleet to zero-emissions buses (ZEBs) through new vehicle purchases.

The Kings County RTP also discusses the anticipated impacts of the California Central Valley HSR, the Cross Valley Rail, and eventual termination of the San Joaquin rail service in Merced. The RTP emphasizes KCAG’s commitment to providing bus services which ensure connectivity to the region’s rail network and maximize the benefits of the HSR (once available).

4. Study Area and Phase 1 Community Profiles

4.1 Recommended Changes from the 2018 Cross Valley Corridor Plan The Existing Conditions Report also includes a Market Assessment of the CVC Corridor. To provide a reasonable consideration of actual travel in the corridor that could use an upgraded Cross Valley Bus Service, it was necessary to identify and review the proposed rail stops from the 2018 study and develop prudent updates.

As part of this process, the consultant team reviewed the bus routing and updated the stop locations. This process was reviewed by the Steering Committee. The purpose of these changes was to balance respecting the recommendations of 2018 Study on stops and routings while taking advantage of the bus route’s greater flexibility to serve larger traffic generators not directly on the rail line. A further consideration was to develop the most potentially successful initial route – balancing operating cost with potential ridership and overall operability.

The expectation is that these routing changes would lead to successful implementation and relatively high passenger use, which, in turn, leads to greater momentum for the eventual rail service.

Phasing of the CVC service was identified in Task 4 of the CVC Phase 1 Implementation Study which specifically identified interim focused routings (and is consistent with the SJJPA-local agencies MOU). After discussions with TCAG and the stakeholders, the initial service focuses on service frequency improvements to the existing Hanford-Visalia route, while the most reasonable initial express bus routing coincident with HSR implementation considered spanned 62 miles from NAS Lemoore to Lindsay, serving limited numbers of stops.

This routing was chosen as the best balance between demand, cost and operating feasibility and includes considerations on the ability to provide enroute charging at the NAS Lemoore and Exeter terminals.

Most of the CVC rail stops were maintained, however there were some routing and stop alterations that were considered and reviewed by the stakeholders. These can generally be summarized as follows:

Downtown Visalia Routing: The CVC Rail service would use the existing tracks on Oak Street and serve the Visalia Transit Center. After some discussion, two changes were recommended and advanced:
• Due to conflicts between buses and freight trains, the bus route was removed from Oak Street; Tulare County Association of Governments Cross Valley Corridor Phase 1 Operating Plan |June 10, 2024 | Arup US Inc. Task 2 Existing Conditions and Market Assessment Page 8 • The bus route was changed based on feedback from the transit operators to service the College of the Sequoias and the Kaweah Health Medical Center.

Additional stops were added for the College of the Sequoias and the Medical Center, and also for the residential area centered on North Akers and West Goshen.

Hanford Routing: The Hanford routing initially uses the existing KART transit center adjacent to the Amtrak Station and adds a stop at the new transit center on Brown and 8th Street, and then moves the Amtrak stop to the new HSR station in 2030.

NAS Lemoore: The CVC Rail Study recommended a stop midway between the NAS administrative area and the airfield. There is nothing in this location. The most optimal location for a terminal is within the administrative area and adjacent to a Navy electrical substation, allowing for an important enroute charging location. Since the bus service requires this charging location, it was reasonable to provide direct access through the base with a local stopping pattern as it does not impact any through passengers and provides good access for the Navy, an important stakeholder.

The 2018 Cross Valley Corridor Plan proposed 14 stop locations for bus and rail service along the Cross Valley Corridor. Table 1 summarizes the consultant team’s recommended changes from the CVC Plan for Phase 1 stop locations.

Table 1: Recommended Changes from the 2018 Cross Valley Corridor Plan Jurisdiction: 2018 Cross Valley Corridor Plan: Proposed Changes:

Huron Bus Deferred during proposed Phase 1 Cross
Valley Corridor
Naval Air Station Lemoore Bus Keep, propose 7 stop locations Lemoore Bus phased to future rail Keep, propose 2 stop locations Hanford Bus phased to future rail Keep, propose 2 stop locations Kings-Tulare High Speed Rail Station Bus phased to future rail Keep, stop will be operational once HSR begins
Goshen Bus Keep, propose 1 stop location
Dinuba Bus Remove from proposed Phase 1 Cross
Valley Corridor
Visalia Bus phased to future rail Keep, propose 4 stop locations Tulare Bus Deferred during proposed Phase 1 Cross
Valley Corridor
Farmersville Bus Keep
Exeter Bus Remove from proposed Phase 1 Cross
Valley Corridor
Woodlake Bus Remove from proposed Phase 1 Cross
Valley Corridor
Lindsay Bus Keep
Porterville Bus Deferred during proposed Phase 1 Cross
Valley Corridor
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4.2 Overview of the Proposed Phase 1 Cross Valley Corridor The proposed Phase 1 Cross Valley Corridor Service includes a total of 19 stops between Lemoore and Lindsay in each direction, and additional local stops within NAS Lemoore as in Table 2 and Figure 1. These stops are preliminary recommendations based on the Existing Conditions and Market Assessment findings outlined in this report; stop locations will be finalized as part of the Task 5 Service and Operating Plan.

Table 2: Proposed Phase 1 Cross Valley Corridor Bus Stop Locations Jurisdiction: Number of Proposed Stops: Stop Location(s):

NAS Lemoore 7 Lemoore Airfield Gate (peak only)
Franklin Avenue & Enterprise
Franklin Avenue & Hancock Avenue
U.S. Naval Hospital (Franklin Medical Center)
Franklin Avenue & Ticonderoga Avenue
Franklin Avenue & Rhino Street
Franklin Avenue & Orion Avenue
City of Lemoore 2 West Hills College Lemoore
Train Station
City of Hanford 2 Hanford Amtrak Station at 7th Street (Until CAHSR)
Hanford Transit Center at E 8th Street & N Harris
Street
Unincorporated Kings County 1 Kings-Tulare High Speed Rail Station (upon initiation)
City of Visalia 4 W Goshen Avenue & Alta Avenue
W Goshen Avenue & Akers Street
W Oak Avenue & N Floral Street
E Oak Avenue & N Bridge Street
City of Tulare 1 K Street at Greyhound Bus Stop
City of Farmersville 1 Transit Center
City of Lindsay 1 Transit Center
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4.3 Community Profiles

4.3.1 Naval Air Station Lemoore
Naval Air Station (NAS) Lemoore is a U.S. Navy
base located at the convergence of northwestern
Kings and Fresno counties. Lemoore Station, a
census-designated place within the base and Kings
County, was the geography selected for analysis
since the base’s boundaries extend across two
counties. NAS Lemoore is the U.S. Navy’s largest
Master Jet Base and houses more than half of the
U.S. Navy’s aircraft fleet. It is a significant
employment and economic driver for the San
Joaquin Valley. In 2019, the base generated $947
million for Kings County and provides almost 8,500
jobs. The base serves approximately 6,400 military
members, 1,300 civilians, and 10,900 dependents.

Seven total stops are proposed for the base for
Phase 1 of the Cross Valley Corridor. The proposed
stops are predominantly located along Franklin
Avenue, with a terminal location adjacent to the
base electrical substation. A peak period only stop is
proposed at the airfield gate.

Table 3: NAS Lemoore Summary Information
Lemoore Station
CDP
Total Population – 2021 6,692
Total Population – 2010 7,890
Population Change – 2010 to 2021 -15.2%
Population Density – 2021 1,580.7 people per
square mile
Number of Jobs2 – 2020 514
Table Sources: ACS 2010 & 2021 5-Year Estimates, Total Jobs by Work Area, LEHD 2020
2 LODES only contains information on civilian jobs, therefore military jobs are not included. The US Navy estimates that NAS Lemoore provides about 8,500 jobs as of 2019.

Picture 1: Aerial view of NAS Lemoore base
Image Credit: U.S. Navy (N.d.)
Figure 2: NAS Lemoore Proposed Stops and Trip
Catchments
Maps made by Arup
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4.3.2 City of Lemoore
Lemoore is an incorporated city in northern Kings
County located at the intersection of Highway 41
and Highway 198. The nearby Naval Air Station
Lemoore serves as a large employment center for
city residents. Lemoore is also known for the
presence of West Hills College Lemoore, a local
community college with more than 4,000 students3
.

Two stops are proposed within the City of Lemoore
for Phase 1 of the Cross Valley Corridor: one at E
Street near Follett Street and the second to serve
West Hills College Lemoore.

Table 4: City of Lemoore Summary Information
City of Lemoore
Total Population – 2021 26,631
Total Population – 2010 23,901
Population Change – 2010 to 2021 +11.4%
Population Density – 2021 3,021.4 people per
square mile
Number of Jobs – 2020 3,876
Table Sources: ACS 2010 & 2021 5-Year Estimates, Total Jobs by Work Area, LEHD 2020
3 West Hills College-Lemoore in Lemoore, CA | US News Education Picture 2: West Hills College Lemoore
Image Credit: West Hills College Lemoore (N.d.)
Figure 3: City of Lemoore Proposed Stops and Trip
Catchments
Maps made by Arup
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4.3.3 City of Hanford
Hanford is an incorporated city in northeastern
Kings County and the county seat. It is the most
populous city in Kings County with almost 59,000
residents as of 2021. Hanford is bound by State
Route 198 to the south and State Route 43 to the
northeast. The city is home to a diverse economy,
including large activity centers such as the Hanford
Municipal Airport and the Kings County
Fairgrounds.

Two stops within the City of Hanford are proposed
for Phase 1 of the Cross Valley Corridor: one at the
existing Hanford Amtrak station and a second at the
intersection of East 8th Street and North Harris
Street which will be the location of the future
Hanford Transit Center (when operational). After
HSR initiation, the Amtrak stop will be
discontinued.

Table 5: City of Hanford Summary Information
City of Hanford
Total Population – 2021 57,359
Total Population – 2010 52,315
Population Change – 2010 to 2021 +9.6%
Population Density – 2021 3,296.5 people per
square mile
Number of Jobs – 2020 14,579
Table Sources: ACS 2010 & 2021 5-Year Estimates, Total Jobs by Work Area, LEHD 2020
Picture 3: Aerial view of Downtown Hanford Civic Center Park
Image Credit: Main Street Hanford (N.d.)
Figure 4: City of Hanford Proposed Stops and Trip
Catchments
Maps made by Arup
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4.3.4 Kings/Tulare High Speed Rail Station
The Kings/Tulare High speed rail station is a
planned high-speed rail hub with connections
throughout California. Located in unincorporated
Kings County near the intersection of State Route
198 and State Route 43, the station will serve as a
critical regional hub for both Kings and Tulare
counties.

The proposed station includes facilities to provide
regional transit connectivity to feed the statewide
high-speed rail corridor that will be operational
beginning in 2030-2033.

Table 6: Kings/Tulare HSR Summary Information
Kings-Tulare HSR
Total Population – 2021 3,004
Total Population – 2010 3,740
Population Change – 2010 to 2021 -19.7%
Population Density – 2021 30.5 people per
square mile
Number of Jobs – 2020 2,284
Table Sources: ACS 2010 & 2021 5-Year Estimates, Total Jobs by Work Area, LEHD 2020
Picture 4: Conceptual rendering of Kings/Tulare HSR
Station
Image Credit: California High Speed Rail Authority (2022) Picture 5: Ongoing construction at Kings/Tulare HSR
station
Image Credit: Arup (2023)
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4.3.5 City of Visalia
Visalia is an incorporated city in northwestern
Tulare County and the county seat. It is the most
populous city in Tulare County and the Cross
Valley Corridor study area with about 143,000
residents as of 2021. In addition to serving as the
county seat, Visalia plays an important role as a
major agricultural, logistics and economic center for
Tulare/Kings County area with more than 50,000
jobs, the largest in the Cross Valley Corridor study
area. Visalia is also regarded as a tourism hub for
visitors traveling to Yosemite, Sequoia, and Kings
Canyon National Parks.

Five stops within the City of Visalia are proposed
for Phase 1 of the Cross Valley Corridor: one in
West Visalia, another at Goshen and Akers, and
three in Downtown Visalia.

Table 7: City of Visalia Summary Information
City of Visalia
Total Population – 2021 143,000
Total Population – 2010 119,312
Population Change – 2010 to 2021 +17.4%
Population Density – 2021 3,763.6 people per
square mile
Number of Jobs – 2020 53,790
Table Sources: ACS 2010 & 2021 5-Year Estimates, Total Jobs by Work Area, LEHD 2020
Picture 6: Visalia Fox Theatre
Image Credit: Downtown Visalia (N.d.)
Figure 5: City of Visalia Proposed Stops and Trip
Catchments
Maps made by Arup
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4.3.6 City of Tulare
Tulare is an incorporated city in western Tulare
County located at the intersection of SR-99 and SR137. The city has a diverse economy including major employers in food processing, logistics and
distribution centers, and agriculture. Tulare is also
home to the World Ag Expo, the world’s largest
agricultural exposition.

While Tulare is not proposed for inclusion in Phase
1 of the Cross Valley Corridor, Tulare would be
served by Visalia Transit/TCRTA service that is
coordinated with CVC service.

Table 8: City of Tulare Summary Information
City of Tulare
Total Population – 2021 68,395
Total Population – 2010 56,938
Population Change – 2010 to 2021 +20.1%
Population Density – 2021 3,427.7 people per
square mile
Number of Jobs – 2020 12,759
Table Sources: ACS 2010 & 2021 5-Year Estimates, Total Jobs by Work Area, LEHD 2020
Picture 7: Aerial view of Downtown Tulare
Image Credit: California.com (2023)
Figure 6: City of Tulare Proposed Stops and Trip
Catchments
Maps made by Arup
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4.3.7 City of Farmersville
Farmersville is an incorporated city in western
Tulare County located east of Visalia along SR-198.

With about 10,000 residents as of 2021,
Farmersville is one of the smallest cities in the
Cross Valley Corridor study area.

One stop within the City of Farmersville is proposed
for Phase 1 of the Cross Valley Corridor.

Table 9: City of Farmersville Summary Information
City of Farmersville
Total Population – 2021 10,441
Total Population – 2010 10,283
Population Change – 2010 to
2021
+1.5%
Population Density – 2021 4,743.3 people per
square mile
Number of Jobs – 2020 670
Table Sources: ACS 2010 & 2021 5-Year Estimates, Total Jobs by Work Area, LEHD 2020
Picture 8: Park located in Farmersville
Image Credit: City of Farmersville Facebook (2023)
Figure 7: City of Tulare Proposed Stops and Trip
Catchments
Maps made by Arup
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4.3.8 Lindsay
Lindsay is an incorporated city in western Tulare
County directly east of SR-65. It is one of the
smallest cities within the Cross Valley Corridor
study area with about 12,000 residents as of 2021.

One stop within the City of Lindsay is proposed for
Phase 1 of the Cross Valley Corridor. This stop
includes provision for enroute charging.

Table 10: City of Lindsay Summary Information
City of Lindsay
Total Population – 2021 12,581
Total Population – 2010 11,768
Population Change – 2010 to 2021 +6.9%
Population Density – 2021 4,944.2 people per
square mile
Number of Jobs – 2020 5,585
Table Sources: ACS 2010 & 2021 5-Year Estimates, Total Jobs by Work Area, LEHD 2020
Picture 9: Lindsay City Hall
Image Credit: City of Lindsay (2015)
Figure 8: City of Lindsay Proposed Stops and Trip
Catchments
Maps made by Arup
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5. Demographics and Employment

5.1 Purpose and Methodology
The purpose of this section is to identify any socioeconomic population indicators that may influence ridership and inform service planning considerations for the proposed Cross Valley Corridor Phase 1 locations.

Findings are based on information from the American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates and the Longitudinal Employer-Household Dynamics (LEHD) job totals reported by Work Area. For stops within an incorporated city, an aggregation of all census tracts within the city limits was used to summarize results. Census tracts with boundaries that extend outside city limits were assigned to the unincorporated county; because of this, the results below may vary slightly from totals collected by each city. For NAS Lemoore, the Lemoore Station census-designated place was used for the geography of analysis, and for the King-Tulare High Speed Rail Station, Census Tract 1 was used.

5.2 Corridor Findings
Population Change
The City of Visalia has the largest population within the Cross Valley Corridor initial study area with about 143,000 residents as of 2021, while the cities of Farmersville and Lindsay are the smallest. Population growth from 2010 to 2021 within the Cross Valley Corridor has been highest in census tracts near Lemoore and western Hanford. Note that Porterville, which has been previously identified as the rail terminal, has a population of about 63,000.

Figure 9: Total Population at Proposed CVC Phase 1 Stops – 2010 and 2021 Source: Table B03002, ACS 2010 & 2021 5-Year Estimates
Note: Values rounded to the nearest thousand
NAS
Lemoore
City of
Lemoore
City of
Hanford
Kings-Tulare
HSR Station
City of
Visalia City of Tulare City of
Farmersville
City of
Lindsay
2010 8,000 24,000 52,000 4,000 119,000 57,000 10,000 12,000 2021 7,000 27,000 57,000 3,000 140,000 68,000 10,000 13,000 0 20,000
40,000
60,000
80,000
100,000
120,000
140,000
160,000
# of People
Tulare County Association of Governments Cross Valley Corridor Phase 1 Operating Plan |June 10, 2024 | Arup US Inc. Task 2 Existing Conditions and Market Assessment Page 20 Figure 10: Population Change – 2010 to 2021
Source: Table B03002, ACS 2010 & 2021 5-Year Estimates
Maps made by Arup
Figure 11: Population Change at Proposed CVC Phase 1 Stop Locations – 2010 to 2021 Source: Table B03002, ACS 2010 & 2021 5-Year Estimates
-15.2%

11.4%

9.6%
-19.7%

17.4%

20.1%

1.5%

6.9%
NAS Lemoore City of Lemoore City of Hanford Kings-Tulare HSR Station
City of Visalia City of Tulare City of
Farmersville
City of Lindsay
Percent Change
Tulare County Association of Governments Cross Valley Corridor Phase 1 Operating Plan |June 10, 2024 | Arup US Inc. Task 2 Existing Conditions and Market Assessment Page 21 Population Characteristics – Hispanic Origins and Race
For most jurisdictions, more than half of the population residing in census tracts within the Cross Valley Corridor study area are Hispanic. In nearly all jurisdictions, more than 50 percent of the population identifies as a race other than White.

Figure 12: Percent of Population Hispanic Origins
Source: Table B03002, ACS 2021 5-Year Estimates
Maps made by Arup
Figure 13: Population Hispanic Origins & Race at Proposed CVC Phase 1 Stops Source: Table B03002, ACS 2021 5-Year Estimates
Note 1: Sum of percentages may exceed 100% since the data reflects both Hispanic and non-Hispanic respondents of any race.

Note 2: “Hispanic or Latino” includes respondents of any race. Other categories are non-Hispanic. 0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
120%
Other
Hispanic or Latino
Native Hawaiian and Other
Pacific Islander alone
Asian alone
American Indian and Alaska
Native alone
Black or African American
alone
White alone
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For most jurisdictions, one third of the total households have median annual incomes below $50,000. Lowincome populations are highest in census tracts near Downtown Hanford and Visalia as well as the cities of Farmersville and Lindsay.

Figure 14: Percent of Households Making Less than $50,000 per year Source: Table B19001, ACS 2021 5-Year Estimates
Maps made by Arup
Figure 15: Households Whose Median Household Income is Less than $50,000 at Proposed CVC Phase 1 Stops Source: Table B19001, ACS 2021 5-Year Estimates

32.8%

38.3% 36.4%

27.9%

35.7%

40.9%

57.4% 55.7%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
NAS Lemoore City of
Lemoore
City of Hanford Kings-Tulare
HSR Station
City of Visalia City of Tulare City of
Farmersville
City of Lindsay
Percent of Households
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Figure 16: Percent of Population Age 65+ Years Old
Source: Table B01001, ACS 2021 5-Year Estimates
Maps made by Arup
Figure 17: Population Age 65+ Years Old at Proposed CVC Phase 1 Stops Source: Table B01001, ACS 2021 5-Year Estimates

0.3%

12.1% 11.8%

14.9%

13.3%

9.3%

7.4%

12.6%
0%
2%
4%
6%
8%
10%
12%
14%
16%
NAS Lemoore City of
Lemoore
City of Hanford Kings-Tulare
HSR Station
City of Visalia City of Tulare City of
Farmersville
City of Lindsay
Percent of Population
Tulare County Association of Governments Cross Valley Corridor Phase 1 Operating Plan |June 10, 2024 | Arup US Inc. Task 2 Existing Conditions and Market Assessment Page 24 Population Characteristics – Persons with Disabilities
Nearly one-third of the total population for each jurisdiction within the proposed Phase 1 Cross Valley Corridor has a disability.

Figure 18: Percent of Households with 1 Or More Persons with a Disability at Proposed Phase 1 CVC Stops Source: Table B22010, ACS 2021 5-Year Estimates
Population Characteristics – Persons with Disabilities
The veteran population within the proposed Phase 1 Cross Valley Corridor is highest at NAS Lemoore and the City of Lemoore.

Figure 19: Percent of Population with Veteran Status at Proposed Phase 1 CVC Stops Source: Table B210003, ACS 2021 5-Year Estimates

14.4%

30.9%

26.5%

19.5%

27.3%

31.6%

33.5%

37.0%
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
35%
40%
NAS Lemoore City of
Lemoore
City of Hanford Kings-Tulare
HSR Station
City of Visalia City of Tulare City of
Farmersville
City of Lindsay
Percent of Households

26.3%

12.3%

10.0%

3.8%

6.9%

5.6%

2.5% 2.3%
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
NAS Lemoore City of
Lemoore
City of Hanford Kings-Tulare
HSR Station
City of Visalia City of Tulare City of
Farmersville
City of Lindsay
Percent of Population
Tulare County Association of Governments Cross Valley Corridor Phase 1 Operating Plan |June 10, 2024 | Arup US Inc. Task 2 Existing Conditions and Market Assessment Page 25 Population Characteristics – No Vehicle Access
Citywide vehicle access rates are relatively high, however several census tracts near the cities of Farmersville and Lindsay have lower household vehicle access.

Figure 20: Percent of Population Without Vehicle Access Source: Table B08201, ACS 2021 5-Year Estimates
Maps made by Arup
Figure 21: Percent of Households with Zero Vehicle at Proposed Phase 1 CVC Stops Source: Table B08201, ACS 2021 5-Year Estimates

1.0%

3.9%

6.2%

0.5%

4.4%

6.2%

7.9%

8.4%
0%
1%
2%
3%
4%
5%
6%
7%
8%
9%
NAS Lemoore City of
Lemoore
City of Hanford Kings-Tulare
HSR Station
City of Visalia City of Tulare City of
Farmersville
City of Lindsay
Percent of Households
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Citywide public transit usage for commuting to work is about 1 percent, however several census tracts in Hanford, Downtown Visalia, and Tulare have higher transit usage ranging from 8 to 13 percent.

Figure 22: Percent of Workers Who Commute by Public Transit Source: Table B08006, ACS 2021 5-Year Estimates
Maps made by Arup
Figure 23: Means of Transportation to Work for Workers Age 16+ at Proposed Phase 1 CVC Stops Source: Table B08006, ACS 2021 5-Year Estimates
72%
74%
76%
78%
80%
82%
84%
86%
NAS Lemoore City of
Lemoore
City of
Hanford
Kings-Tulare
HSR Station
City of Visalia City of Tulare City of
Farmersville
City of Lindsay
Percent of Workers Age 16+
Drove alone Public transportation (excluding taxicab):

Tulare County Association of Governments Cross Valley Corridor Phase 1 Operating Plan |June 10, 2024 | Arup US Inc. Task 2 Existing Conditions and Market Assessment Page 27 Existing Job Centers and Industries
Jobs within the proposed Phase 1 Cross Valley Corridor are concentrated along SR-198 in Hanford and Visalia as well as in Tulare and Porterville. The City of Visalia has the highest number of civilian jobs while Farmersville has the lowest. Jobs within the Cross Valley Corridor are highest within the educational services/health care, agriculture, and retail industries.

Figure 24: Existing Job Centers – 2020
Source: Total Jobs by Work Area, LEHD 2020
Maps made by Arup
Figure 25: Total Jobs at Proposed Phase 1 CVC Stop Locations Source: Total Jobs by Work Area, LEHD 2020
Note: The above data only represents civilian jobs, therefore the total number of jobs may be higher. 514
3,876
14,579
2,284
53,790
12,759
670
5,585
0 10,000
20,000
30,000
40,000
50,000
60,000
NAS Lemoore City of
Lemoore
City of Hanford Kings-Tulare
HSR Station
City of Visalia City of Tulare City of
Farmersville
City of Lindsay
# of Civilian Jobs
Tulare County Association of Governments Cross Valley Corridor Phase 1 Operating Plan |June 10, 2024 | Arup US Inc. Task 2 Existing Conditions and Market Assessment Page 28 Figure 26: Industry of Employment for Workers Age 16+ at Proposed Phase 1 CVC Stop Locations Source: Table B08126, ACS 2021 5-Year Estimates

5.3 Summary of Findings
Population Size and Growth
The cities of Visalia, Tulare, and Hanford have the largest populations while the cities of Farmersville and Lindsay are the smallest. Tulare and Hanford experienced the greatest population growth between 2010 and 2021, while NAS Lemoore experienced a population decrease of 15 percent. It is unclear how much the 0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
120%
Armed forces
Public administration
Other services (except public administration)
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services Educational services, and health care and social assistance Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing Information
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities
Retail trade
Wholesale trade
Manufacturing
Construction
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining
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Population Hispanic Origins & Race
The cities of Farmersville and Tulare have the largest Hispanic populations with more than 60 percent of the total populations. Lemoore and NAS Lemoore have the largest Asian populations with about 7 percent of the total populations. For most cities, the American Indian and Alaska Native population is about 1 percent. The nearest tribal lands are the Tule River Indian Reservation east of Porterville; no tribal lands are within the proposed Cross Valley Corridor. Outreach materials and engagement activities in Task 3, as well as future transit service advertisements, should be produced in a variety of languages representative of the proposed CVC Phase 1 stop locations and in compliance with relevant federal and state requirements.

Household Income, Senior Population, Disability, and Veteran Status The cities of Farmersville and Lindsay have the largest number of households with income below $50,000 annually with over 50 percent each. The Kings-Tulare High Speed Rail Station census tract and Visalia have the largest senior population at roughly 14 percent each. Farmersville and Lindsay also have the largest populations with disabilities. NAS Lemoore and Lemoore have the largest veteran populations. These findings should inform recommended fare pricing and pricing schemes for CVC service.

Vehicle Access and Means of Transportation to Work
The cities of Farmersville and Lindsay have the highest number of households without a vehicle at 8 percent each. Tulare has the largest number of commuters who rely on public transportation at about 1 percent.

Jobs and Economic Characteristics
The City of Visalia has the largest number of jobs – more than 54,000 – followed by Hanford at about 15,000.

Jobs within the Cross Valley Corridor are highest within the educational services/health care, agriculture, and retail industries.

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6. Disadvantaged Communities and Equity
Considerations

6.1 Purpose and Methodology
The purpose of this section is to identify socioeconomic and environmental indicators across the proposed Cross Valley Corridor Phase 1 locations to ensure that transit service investments are equitable and targeted to communities in high need of improved transportation.

Findings are based on information from the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment’s California Communities Environmental Health Screening Tool (CalEnviroScreen 4.0). For stops within an incorporated city, an aggregation of all census tracts within the city limits was used to summarize results. Census tracts who boundaries extend outside city limits were assigned to the unincorporated county; because of this, the results below may vary slightly from totals collected by each city. For NAS Lemoore, the Lemoore Station census-designated place was used for the geography of analysis, and for the King-Tulare High Speed Rail Station, Census Tract 1 was used.

6.2 Corridor Findings
All of the census tracts within the Cross Valley Corridor study area have CalEnviroScreen 4.0 scores that are in the upper 50th percentile of statewide averages. Visalia, Hanford, and Tulare also have a high number of census tracts that are considered disadvantaged communities per SB-535 criteria. Ozone exposure, traffic levels, poverty, and linguistic isolation were some of the environmental burdens evaluated in relation to proposed stops locations.

Figure 27: CalEnviroScreen 4.0 Scores
Source: CalEnviroScreen 4.0
Maps made by Arup
Tulare County Association of Governments Cross Valley Corridor Phase 1 Operating Plan |June 10, 2024 | Arup US Inc. Task 2 Existing Conditions and Market Assessment Page 31 Figure 28: CalEnviroScreen 4.0 Scores & Percentile Scores of Proposed CVC Phase 1 Stop Locations Source: CalEnviroScreen 4.0
Figure 29: Number of SB-535 Disadvantaged Communities per Proposed CVC Phase 1 Stop Locations Source: California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment, 2022

40.7 32.3

40.9 33.5 36.3

42.3 40.3 43.2

76.1 62.1

71.2 67.4 68.1

76.7 75.5

79.6 0
10 20
30 40
50 60
70 80
90 NAS Lemoore City of
Lemoore
City of Hanford Kings-Tulare
HSR Station
City of Visalia City of Tulare City of
Farmersville
City of Lindsay
Score
CES 4.0 Score CES Statewide Percentile
1 0
5 1
6 4
1 4
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2 3
4 5
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NAS Lemoore City of
Lemoore
City of Hanford Kings-Tulare
HSR Station
City of Visalia City of Tulare City of
Farmersville
City of Lindsay
# of SB-535 DACs
Tulare County Association of Governments Cross Valley Corridor Phase 1 Operating Plan |June 10, 2024 | Arup US Inc. Task 2 Existing Conditions and Market Assessment Page 32 Figure 30: Ozone Percentile Scores at Proposed CVC Phase 1 Stop Locations Source: CalEnviroScreen 4.0
Figure 31: Traffic Percentile Scores at Proposed CVC Phase 1 Stop Locations Source: CalEnviroScreen 4.0

80.0 82.5 82.5

84.6 89.4 88.7

93.6 88.7
70 75
80 85
90 95
NAS Lemoore City of
Lemoore
City of Hanford Kings-Tulare
HSR Station
City of Visalia City of Tulare City of
Farmersville
City of Lindsay
Statewide Percentile Score

9.8 20.9

16.2 17.7

30.7 28.0

9.4 15.8
0 5
10 15
20 25
30 35
NAS Lemoore City of
Lemoore
City of Hanford Kings-Tulare
HSR Station
City of Visalia City of Tulare City of
Farmersville
City of Lindsay
Statewide Percentile Score
Tulare County Association of Governments Cross Valley Corridor Phase 1 Operating Plan |June 10, 2024 | Arup US Inc. Task 2 Existing Conditions and Market Assessment Page 33 Figure 32: Poverty Population Percentile Scores at Proposed CVC Phase 1 Stop Locations Source: CalEnviroScreen 4.0
Figure 33: Linguistic Isolation Population Percentile Scores at Proposed CVC Phase 1 Stop Locations Source: CalEnviroScreen 4.0

6.3 Summary of Findings
All of the proposed CVC Phase 1 stop locations have CalEnviroScreen 4.0 scores that are in the upper 60th or higher state percentiles. The cities of Visalia and Hanford have the highest number of SB-535 disadvantaged communities (DACs), while Lemoore is the only city to not have any designated DACs.

All of the proposed CVC Phase 1 stop locations have ozone concentrations that are in the upper 80th or higher state percentiles, with Farmersville and Lindsay scoring the highest at above the 90th percentiles each, indicating poor air qualities and high ozone exposure levels. Traffic percentile scores are highest in the City of Visalia, with scores in the 30th percentile; this indicates that poor air quality may not be attributed to local traffic congestion.

67.7 60.1 61.5

19.6 62.9

76.7 98.3

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Lemoore
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HSR Station
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Farmersville
City of Lindsay
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50.7 78.0

45.5 72.0

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City of Lindsay
Statewide Percentile Score
Tulare County Association of Governments Cross Valley Corridor Phase 1 Operating Plan |June 10, 2024 | Arup US Inc. Task 2 Existing Conditions and Market Assessment Page 34 All locations except the Kings-Tulare High Speed Rail census tract have population poverty scores in the 60th or higher state percentiles, with Farmersville and Lindsay scoring the highest above 90th percentiles respectively.

Farmersville has the largest limited English-speaking population at the 93rd percentile.

7. Future Growth

7.1 Purpose and Methodology
To better understand the future growth in Kings and Tulare counties, which has implications for the amount of ridership anticipated, the consultant team analyzed and reviewed TCAG and KCAG travel model inputs to better understand this rate of change.

TCAG and KCAG forecast and plan for employment and population growth in their counties by 2030. Travel demand model outputs include population, employment, and household projections for a 2046 forecast year. The consultant team interpolated a 2030 horizon year for population and employment using a linear growth rate between each model’s baseline year and 2046.

7.2 Corridor Findings
2030 population and employment forecasted growth is concentrated near proposed CVC Phase I stop locations.

Kings County population is anticipated to grow by 13,500 by 2030, and employment is anticipated to grow by 5,100 by 2030. This represents an 11 percent increase for both population and employment in Kings County.

Tulare County population is anticipated to grow by just under 32,000 people by 2030, and employment is anticipated to grow by 10,000 by 2030. This represents a 5 percent and 11 percent increase, respectively by 2030. Employment growth is accelerated for Tulare County compared to Kings County – notably with a higher proportion of growth in industrial areas on the Visalia/Goshen border.

Figure 34: Population and Employment 2030 Forecasts
Source: KCAG and TCAG Travel Demand Model Inputs
Maps made by Arup
Tulare County Association of Governments Cross Valley Corridor Phase 1 Operating Plan |June 10, 2024 | Arup US Inc. Task 2 Existing Conditions and Market Assessment Page 35 Figure 35: 2030 Population Forecasts for Tulare and Kings Counties Source: KCAG and TCAG Travel Demand Model Inputs
Figure 36: 2030 Employment Forecasts for Tulare and Kings Counties 436,145
122,286
468,128
135,872
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188,434
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Employment - Tulare County Employment - Kings County
2030 Employment Forecasts
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8. Land Use

8.1 Purpose and Methodology
This section summarizes the latest land use information for the proposed CVC Phase 1 stop locations. Findings will inform the potential CVC ridership market by outlining key residential and employment areas, as well as identifying opportunity areas for higher densities if served by high-frequency transit service.

Findings were informed by land use GIS files provided by jurisdictions within the proposed Cross Valley Corridor. Where not available, publicly available land use GIS files and jurisdiction general plan documents supplemented calculations.

8.2 Considerations by Jurisdiction

8.2.1 NAS Lemoore
There is limited public information available about existing and planned land uses within NAS Lemoore. Data from the U.S. Navy indicates that the existing land uses fall within six categories:
• Air operations
• Administrative uses
• Family housing
• Recreation
• Wildlife, and
• Agriculture.

About 75 percent of the total land area belonging to NAS Lemoore is leased out to local farmers for agriculture uses4
. While NAS Lemoore is a federal entity, the 2035 Kings County General Plan adopted in 2010 provides guidance on development within and surrounding the base. The immediate vicinity surrounding the base is within unincorporated Kings County and is designated by the county as Exclusive Agriculture. In 2011, the NAS Lemoore Joint Land Use Study established overlay zones to ensure development is compatible with military uses.
4 Environmental Support (navy.mil)
Tulare County Association of Governments Cross Valley Corridor Phase 1 Operating Plan |June 10, 2024 | Arup US Inc. Task 2 Existing Conditions and Market Assessment Page 37 Figure 37: NAS Lemoore Planned Land Uses
Source: 2035 Kings County General Plan (2010)
Maps made by Arup
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8.2.3 City of Lemoore
The City of Lemoore 2030 General Plan was adopted in 2008 with revisions in 2012. The predominant land uses within Lemoore are Agriculture, Low Density Residential, and Industrial. Both of the proposed CVC Phase 1 stops in Lemoore are surrounded by parcels designated as Mixed Use within the Downtown District, which permits a maximum residential density of 20 units per gross acre.

Table 11: City of Lemoore Land Use Designations
General Plan Designation Total Acres Percent of Planning Area Total
Agriculture 3,352 41%
Low Density Residential 1,111 13%
Industrial 715 9%
Wetlands 655 8%
Very Low Density Residential 515 6%
Business, Technology and Industrial Reserve 398 5%
Agriculture/Rural Residential 213 3%
Parks/Recreation 208 3%
Community Facilities 218 3%
Low-Medium Density Residential 200 2%
Commercial 170 2%
Greenway/Basin 198 2%
Medium Density Residential 74 1%
Mixed Use 118 1%
Neighborhood Commercial 48 1%
Professional Office 78 1%
High Density Residential 0 0%
Total: 8,270 100%
Source: Table 2.1, City of Lemoore 2030 General Plan (2012) Tulare County Association of Governments Cross Valley Corridor Phase 1 Operating Plan |June 10, 2024 | Arup US Inc. Task 2 Existing Conditions and Market Assessment Page 39 Figure 38: City of Lemoore Planned Land Uses
Source: City of Lemoore 2030 General Plan (2012)
Maps made by Arup

8.2.4 City of Hanford
The City of Hanford 2035 General Plan was adopted in 2017. The predominant land uses in Hanford are Low Density Residential, Heavy Industrial, and Medium Density Residential. Both proposed stops in Hanford are surrounded by parcels designated as Downtown Mixed Use, which permits up to 20 units per acre. The proposed Hanford Transit Center stop is also located within the boundaries of the Hanford Downtown East Precise Plan adopted in 2013.

Tulare County Association of Governments Cross Valley Corridor Phase 1 Operating Plan |June 10, 2024 | Arup US Inc. Task 2 Existing Conditions and Market Assessment Page 40 Table 12: City of Hanford Land Use Designations
General Plan Designation Total Acres Percent of Planning Area Total
Low Density Residential 5,633 34%
Heavy Industrial 3,690 22%
Medium Density Residential 1,033 6%
Light Industrial 912 5%
Airport Protection 799 5%
Public Facilities 865 5%
Open Space 592 4%
Interest Area 601 4%
Corridor Mixed Use 514 3%
Educational Facilities 509 3%
Regional Commercial 380 2%
Service Commercial 282 2%
High Density Residential 219 1%
Highway Commercial 147 1%
Office Residential 114 1%
Office 120 1%
Downtown Mixed Use 123 1%
Neighborhood Commercial 74 0%
Neighborhood Mixed Use 75 0%
Total: 16,684 100%
Source: Table 3-2, City of Hanford 2035 General Plan (2017) Tulare County Association of Governments Cross Valley Corridor Phase 1 Operating Plan |June 10, 2024 | Arup US Inc. Task 2 Existing Conditions and Market Assessment Page 41 Figure 39: City of Hanford Planned Land Uses
Source: City of Hanford 2035 General Plan (2017)
Maps made by Arup

8.2.5 Kings-Tulare High Speed Rail Station
The Kings-Tulare High Speed Rail Station is under construction in unincorporated Kings County. The parcels surrounding the station are predominantly agricultural and uses with some low density residential. No development plans for the station area have been published as of August 2023, however future high speed rail service may present an opportunity for increased residential and/or employment density.

Tulare County Association of Governments Cross Valley Corridor Phase 1 Operating Plan |June 10, 2024 | Arup US Inc. Task 2 Existing Conditions and Market Assessment Page 42 Picture 10: Kings-Tulare Station Existing Land Use
Image Source: Figure 3.13-3, Fresno to Bakersfield Section California HSR Project Final EIR/EIS (2022) Map produced by the California High Speed Rail Authority Tulare County Association of Governments Cross Valley Corridor Phase 1 Operating Plan |June 10, 2024 | Arup US Inc. Task 2 Existing Conditions and Market Assessment Page 43

8.2.6 City of Visalia
The City of Visalia General Plan was adopted in 2014. The predominant land uses in Visalia are Agriculture, Residential Low Density, and Industrial. The four stops proposed for Visalia are surrounded by a variety of land uses: Industrial, Low Density Residential, and Downtown Mixed Use. The two stops in Downtown Visalia are surrounded by parcels with the highest permitted residential densities, Downtown Mixed Use, which permits a minimum of 20 units per acre and a maximum floor-area ratio of 5.0.

Table 13: City of Visalia Land Use Designations
General Plan Designation Total Acres Percent of Planning Area Total Agricultural 31,991.2 48.9%
Low Density Residential 15,363.8 23.5%
Industrial 3,859.0 5.9%
Public/Institutional 2,618.2 4.0%
Parks/Recreation 1,665.2 2.5%
Conservation 1,541.2 2.4%
Medium Density Residential 1,554.1 2.4%
Very Low Density Residential 1,413.1 2.2%
Commercial Mixed Use 1,189.4 1.8%
Reserve 1,059.6 1.6%
Commercial Regional 560.7 0.9%
Commercial Service 554.9 0.8%
High Density Residential 541.9 0.8%
Office 474.8 0.7%
Light Industrial 392.3 0.6%
Downtown Mixed Use 230.4 0.4%
Commercial Neighborhood 226.6 0.3%
Business Research Park 160.6 0.2%
Total 65,397.2 100.0%
Source: City of Visalia General Plan (2014)
Note: Goshen is not included in the above calculations.

Tulare County Association of Governments Cross Valley Corridor Phase 1 Operating Plan |June 10, 2024 | Arup US Inc. Task 2 Existing Conditions and Market Assessment Page 44 Figure 40: City of Visalia Planned Land Uses
Source: City of Visalia General Plan (2014)
Maps made by Arup

8.2.7 City of Tulare
The City of Tulare General Plan was adopted in 2014. The predominant land uses in Tulare are Low Density Residential, Public/Quasi-Public, and Village. The proposed Tulare stop location for the off-line service is in Tulare’s Central Business District, which permits a maximum residential density of 29 units per acre. The proposed Tulare stop location is also within the Downtown Plan Area of the city’s 2013 Transit-Oriented Development Plan.

Table 14: City of Tulare Land Use Designations
General Plan Designation Total Acres Percent of Planning Area Total Low Density Residential 5,105.2 27.7%
Public/Quasi-Public 2,319.2 12.6%
Village 1,735.7 9.4%
Light Industrial 1,587.7 8.6%
Heavy Industrial 1,290.2 7.0%
Open Space/Agriculture 1,201.7 6.5%
Tulare County Association of Governments Cross Valley Corridor Phase 1 Operating Plan |June 10, 2024 | Arup US Inc. Task 2 Existing Conditions and Market Assessment Page 45 General Plan Designation Total Acres Percent of Planning Area Total Service Commercial 1,089.9 5.9%
Rural Residential 821.2 4.5%
Community Commercial 651.9 3.5%
Medium Density Residential 627.7 3.4%
Residential Estate 529.8 2.9%
Regional Commercial 503.2 2.7%
COS North TOD 454.5 2.5%
Parks & Recreation 276.9 1.5%
Central Business District 127.3 0.7%
Central Business District 127.3 0.7%
High Density Residential 102.4 0.6%
Office Commercial 16.2 0.1%
Total: 18,440.6 100.0%
Source: City of Tulare General Plan (2014)
Tulare County Association of Governments Cross Valley Corridor Phase 1 Operating Plan |June 10, 2024 | Arup US Inc. Task 2 Existing Conditions and Market Assessment Page 46 Figure 41: City of Tulare Planned Land Uses
Source: City of Tulare General Plan (2014)
Maps made by Arup
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8.2.8 City of Farmersville
The City of Farmersville 2025 General Plan was adopted in 2002. The predominant land uses in Farmersville are Agriculture/Urban Reserve, Medium Density Residential, and Public Facilities. The proposed Farmersville stop location would be surrounded by parcels designated as Medium Density Residential and Medium-High Density Residential, which would permit a maximum residential density of 15 units and 20 units per acre respectively. Since the adoption of the 2018 Cross Valley Corridor Plan, the city began drafting the Downtown Farmersville Specific Plan. If adopted, the proposed Farmersville stop would be located within the specific plan boundaries. No updates on the status of the plan since 2022 were identified.

Table 15: City of Farmersville Land Use Designations
General Plan Designation Total Acres Percent of Planning Area Total Agriculture/Urban Reserve 1,228.6 24.6%
Medium Density Residential 755.0 15.1%
Public Facilities 396.3 7.9%
Industrial 184.1 3.7%
Open Space 79.9 1.6%
Medium-High Density Residential 74.0 1.5%
General Commercial 77.3 1.5%
Service Commercial 54.9 1.1%
Highway Commercial 48.2 1.0%
Low Density Residential 48.3 1.0%
General Commercial 20.2 0.4%
Central Commercial 14.3 0.3%
Total: 4,992.8 100.0%
Source: City of Farmersville 2025 General Plan (2002)
Tulare County Association of Governments Cross Valley Corridor Phase 1 Operating Plan |June 10, 2024 | Arup US Inc. Task 2 Existing Conditions and Market Assessment Page 48 Figure 42: City of Farmersville Planned Land Uses
Source: City of Farmersville 2025 General Plan (2002)
Maps made by Arup
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8.2.9 City of Lindsay
The City of Lindsay General Plan was adopted in 1989. The predominant land use in Lindsay is Low Density Residential. The proposed Lindsay stop location is surrounded by parcels designated as Central Commercial.

Table 16: City of Lindsay Land Use Designations
General Plan Designation Total Acres Percent of Planning Area Total Very Low Density Residential 59.4 4.7%
Low Density Residential 412.4 32.5%
Medium Density and High Density
Residential 42.3 3.3%
Office 15.6 1.2%
Retail Commercial 25.0 2.0%
Highway Commercial 5.2 0.4%
Service Commercial 34.8 2.7%
Light Industrial 72.2 5.7%
Heavy Industrial 39.0 3.1%
Parks and Recreation 36.0 2.8%
Schools 83.1 6.5%
Other public 80.1 6.3%
Vacant land 130.1 10.2%
Vacant buildings 1.9 0.2%
Total: 1,270.3 100.0%
Source: City of Lindsay General Plan (1985)
Tulare County Association of Governments Cross Valley Corridor Phase 1 Operating Plan |June 10, 2024 | Arup US Inc. Task 2 Existing Conditions and Market Assessment Page 50 Picture 11: City of Lindsay Planned Land Uses
Source: City of Lindsay General Plan (1989)
Map excerpt taken from the City of Lindsay General Plan, in lieu of publicly available GIS data Tulare County Association of Governments Cross Valley Corridor Phase 1 Operating Plan |June 10, 2024 | Arup US Inc. Task 2 Existing Conditions and Market Assessment Page 51

8.3 Opportunity Areas
Increased building height limits, floor-area ratios, and updates to local zoning code can support increased development that is compatible with high quality transit service serving the corridor. Updates to the city and county general plan could support increased residential and employment density and identify key priorities with local stakeholders. Most of the general plans reviewed within the proposed Phase 1 Cross Valley Corridor locations have not been updated since the early 2000s. In lieu of a general plan update, corridor- or neighborhood-focused specific plans can also incentivize development in areas surrounding stop locations.

Finally, cities should use the finalized Phase 1 stop locations to identify underutilized parcels within the stop vicinity that can accommodate increased densities. Parcels may be identified as part of developing updated general or specific plans as well through housing element site inventories.

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9. Existing Transit Service Evaluation
As previously mentioned, multiple transit systems already operate bus services in the CVC. Evaluating these systems provides valuable insight regarding existing transit operations and ridership in the study area. Findings from the following existing transit service evaluation will be used to inform service design for the CVC Phase 1 Bus Service to ensure the operating plans are reasonable and lead to productive and efficient service that is attractive to potential riders.

9.1 Systems Overview
The main bus systems within the CVC are summarized in Table 17 and described further below. The specific fixed route services which operate within the CVC are summarized in Table 18. Key fixed routes are mapped in Figure 44 as well. The existing routes are considered in two categories: (1) those that provide service along the corridor (i.e., primary purpose of the routes is to connect communities directly along the CVC), and (2) those Table 17: Overview of Existing Bus Services in the Cross Valley Corridor Agency Service Area Number of Fixed
Routes
Fleet Size One-Way Fare FY 2021-22
Ridership
Tulare County
Regional Transit
Authority
(TCRTA) 1
Tulare County
Dinuba
Porterville
26 Fixed Route: 62
Paratransit: 14
Microtransit: 23
$2.00 654,503
Kings Area Rural
Transit (KART)
Kings County
Hanford
14 Fixed Route: 24
Paratransit: 10
Microtransit: 2
Flex Route: 1
Local: $1.25
Intercity: $1.75
490,225
Visalia Transit Visalia 13 Fixed Route: 49
Paratransit: 11
Commuter: 5
$1.75 528,592
Fresno County
Rural Transit
Agency (FCRTA)
–
Coalinga and
Huron Transit 2
Coalinga
Huron
Fresno
3 Fixed Route: 2
Paratransit: 3
Local:
$0.50 -$0.75
Intercity:
$2.00-$6.75
15,839
Amtrak San
Joaquins Thruway
Bus Service 3, 4
Visalia to Santa
Maria, With
Stop in Hanford
1 Fixed Route: 1 Hanford to Visalia:
$10.00
Santa Maria to Visalia:
$42.00
3,086
Note 1: TCRTA recently consolidated Dinuba Area Regional Transit (DART), Porterville Transit, Tulare County Area Transit (TCAT), Tulare Intermodal Express (TIME), and the Woodlake Dial-a-Ride services. In FY 2022-23 all services were operated under one contractor.

Note 2: The Cities of Coalinga and Huron have inter-agency service agreements with FCRTA to operate general public transportation within the respective Cities.

Note 3: Amtrak San Joaquins operates multiple Thruway Bus routes. The Thruway Route 18 bus is the only route serving Kings and Tulare Counties.

Note 4: Amtrak San Joaquins ridership represents only Thruway Route 18 boardings within Kings and Tulare Counties.

Tulare County Association of Governments Cross Valley Corridor Phase 1 Operating Plan |June 10, 2024 | Arup US Inc. Task 2 Existing Conditions and Market Assessment Page 53 Note 4: Note that pandemic responses significantly impacted ridership; as an example, Visalia Transit is carrying about one-third of its 2018 ridership. that provide connecting services that feed into the CVC. Note that while KART Route 12 and TCRTA Route C90 both provide incidental connections between CVC communities, these two services largely serve to provide connections into the corridor and are thus included in the latter category. The overview presented in this section is broad in scope; later sections will present a more detailed analysis of the existing intercity fixed routes in the CVC.

9.1.1 Tulare County Regional Transit Authority
The Tulare County Regional Transit Authority (TCRTA) is a Joint Powers Agency (JPA) comprised of the County of Tulare, the Cities of Dinuba, Exeter, Farmersville, Lindsay, Porterville, Tulare, and Woodlake, and the Tule River Tribe. TCRTA was formed in August 2020 through the consolidation of multiple local service providers; TCRTA assumed transit management responsibilities from the Cities of Dinuba, Tulare, and Woodlake in Fiscal Year (FY) 2021-22, and from the City of Porterville and County of Tulare in FY 2022-23.

In all, TCRTA now provides services throughout a large portion of Tulare County, operating twenty-six fixed routes, five ADA paratransit zones, one general public dial-a-ride service, and one on-demand microtransit service. Weekday fixed route service is generally between 6:00 AM and 8:00 PM, and weekend fixed route service is generally between 9:00 AM and 6:00 PM. TCRTA passengers are able to transfer to KART and Visalia Transit. TCRTA Route C40 (Visalia – Porterville) is further analyzed in subsequent sections of this study, as it provides intercity bus services to the CVC.

9.1.2 Kings Area Rural Transit
Kings Area Regional Transit (KART) is the largest public transit operator in Kings County, operating fourteen fixed routes, one flex route, two ADA paratransit zones, and one on-demand microtransit service. KART also partners with Enterprise to provide a vanpool service for local workers. KART’s fixed route service consists of eight local Hanford Routes, one intercity route between Hanford and Lemoore, and five out-of-town routes that travel to Visalia, Fresno, Avenal, Corcoran, and Laton. Weekday fixed route service is generally between 6:00 AM and 7:00 PM, and Saturday service is generally between 9:30 AM and 5:00 PM. KART passengers can transfer to TCRTA, Corcoran Area Transit (CAT), Visalia Transit, the Fresno County Rural Transit Agency, and the Fresno Area Express. KART Routes 15 and 20 both provide intercity bus services between CVC communities, therefore both routes are further analyzed in later sections of this report.

9.1.3 Visalia Transit
Visalia Transit operates thirteen fixed routes, ADA paratransit, and general public dial-a-ride service within a service area encompassing the Cities of Visalia, Farmersville, Exeter, and Goshen. Visalia Transit also jointly operates Route 11x (the Visalia Express) with TCRTA between the Cities of Visalia and Tulare. Weekday fixed route service is generally provided between 6:00 AM and 9:00 PM, while weekend service is provided primarily between 9:00 AM and 7:00 PM. Visalia Transit provides transfer opportunities to TCRTA and KART. Three routes (Routes 9, 12 and 15) provide intercity service to other communities along the rail corridor and are therefore further analyzed in subsequent sections of this report.

9.1.4 Fresno County Rural Transit Agency – Coalinga and Huron Transit The Fresno County Rural Transit Agency (FCRTA) operates twenty-five individual services that provide both intra- and intercity transit services throughout rural Fresno County, which lies to the north of Tulare and Kings Counties. Two FCRTA subsystems, Coalinga Transit and Huron Transit, provide bus service either intra- or intercity services to the City of Huron. As Huron is located at the far western end of the proposed Cross Valley Rail, both Coalinga and Huron Transit are therefore considered to operate partially within the CVC.

Tulare County Association of Governments Cross Valley Corridor Phase 1 Operating Plan |June 10, 2024 | Arup US Inc. Task 2 Existing Conditions and Market Assessment Page 54 Coalinga Transit consists of an intercity fixed route and a general public dial-a-ride service. The Coalinga intercity fixed route operates one round-trip daily, Monday through Saturday, from Coalinga to the City of Fresno via Huron. Huron Transit also consists of an intercity fixed route and a general public dial-a-ride service.

The Huron fixed route provides three roundtrips between Huron and Coalinga daily. The fixed route operates Monday through Friday between 9:00 AM and 5:00 PM. Coalinga and Huron residents can transfer to other local Fresno County services via the Coalinga intercity route. The Coalinga intercity route also allows for other transfer opportunities in Fresno, including to the Fresno Area Express, KART, and Amtrak San Joaquins.

9.1.5 Amtrak San Joaquins Service
Amtrak operates passenger rail service from Bakersfield, through the Central Valley to the East Bay. This essential service connects the Central Valley to California, serving communities including Fresno, Stockton, and Sacramento.

In addition to the rail service, Amtrak San Joaquins offers an extensive Thruway Bus service. Thruway Route 18 serves the CVC, routed from Santa Maria to Visalia via Hanford. The Thruway Route 18 bus completes one roundtrip daily. The westward bound bus departs Visalia at 1:00 PM and then Hanford at 1:30 PM. The eastbound bus arrives in Hanford at 12:10 PM and in Visalia at 12:30 PM. Thruway Route 18 passengers can transfer at the Hanford station to a southbound train at 12:24 PM and a northbound train at 1:39 PM.

Tulare County Association of Governments Cross Valley Corridor Phase 1 Operating Plan |June 10, 2024 | Arup US Inc. Task 2 Existing Conditions and Market Assessment Page 55 Table 18: Overview of Existing Bus Routes in the Cross Valley Corridor Note 1: KART Route 17 operates on only Mondays and Wednesdays.

Note 2: TCRTA Route 11x is jointly operated by TCRTA and Visalia Transit Service Corridor Weekday Saturday Sunday Weekday Saturday Sunday 15 Hanford - Visalia 7:15 AM - 5:40 PM -- -- 3 Round Trips/Day -- -- 1 20 Hanford - Lemoore 6:05 AM - 7:15 PM 9:35 AM - 4:30 PM -- 30 Min. 30 Min. -- 3 TCRTA C40 Visalia - Tulare - Lindsay - Porterville 5:25 AM - 7:53 PM 9:45 AM - 6:40 PM 9:45 AM - 6:40 PM 65 Min. 4 Round Trips/Day 4 Round Trips/Day 1 9 Visalia - Farmersville - Exeter 6:00 AM - 8:47 PM 8:37 AM - 6:17 PM 8:37 AM - 6:17 PM 45 Min. 90 Min. 90 Min. 2 12 Visalia - Farmersville 6:00 AM - 9:37 PM 7:57 AM - 6:37 PM 7:57 AM - 6:37 PM 60 Min. 60 Min. 60 Min. 1 15 Visalia - Goshen 6:00 AM - 10:20 PM 7:30 AM - 6:35 PM 7:30 AM - 6:35 PM 45 Min. 45 Min. 45 Min. 2 Amtrak Thruway 18 Santa Maria - Visalia 8:45 AM - 5:00 PM 8:45 AM - 5:00 PM 8:45 AM - 5:00 PM 1 Round Trip/Day 1 Round Trip/Day 1 Round Trip/Day 1 12 Hanford-Lemoore-Avenal2 6:15AM - 7:10 PM 8:45 AM - 4:50 PM -- 5 Round Trips/Day 2 Round Trips/Day -- 2 13 Hanford-Corcoran 6:40 AM - 5:10 PM -- -- 3 Round Trips/Day -- -- 1 14 Hanford-Laton 8:40 AM - 3:20 PM -- -- 2 Round Trips/Day -- -- 1 17 1 Hanford-Fresno 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM -- -- 2 Round Trips/Day -- -- 1 Hanford Local Routes Hanford 6:30 AM - 7:30 PM 9:30 AM - 5:30 PM -- 60 Min. 60 Min. -- 10 C10 Visalia - Dinuba 6:15 AM - 7:05 PM 10:25 AM - 5:47 PM 10:25 AM - 5:47 PM 60 Min. 60 Min. 4 Round Trips/Day 2 C30 Visalia - Ivanhoe - Woodlake - Lemon Cove 5:15 AM - 8:15 PM 8:50 AM - 6:00 PM 8:50 AM - 6:00 PM 35 Min. 60 - 120 Min. 60 - 120 Min. 2 C90 Lindsay - Porterville 6:20 AM - 6:30 PM -- -- 4 Round Trips/Day -- -- 1 11x 2 Visalia - Tulare 6:30 AM - 9:30 PM 8:30 AM - 6:30 PM 8:30 AM - 6:30 PM 30 Min. 30 Min. 30 Min. 2 Porterville Local Routes Porterville 7:00 AM - 7:37 PM 7:00 AM - 7:37 PM 8:00 AM - 5:37 PM 30 - 40 Min. 30 - 40 Min. 30 - 40 Min. 6 Visalia
Transit Other Visalia Transit Routes Visalia 6:00 AM - 10:00 PM 7:00 AM - 7:00 PM 7:00 AM - 7:00 PM 15 - 60 Min. 30 Min. - 90 Min. 30 Min. - 90 Min. 18 Coalinga Transit Coalinga - Huron - Fresno 8:00 AM - 5:45 PM 8:00 AM - 5:45 PM -- 1 Round Trip/Day 1 Round Trip/Day -- 1 Huron Transit Coalinga - Huron 9:00 AM - 5:04 PM -- -- 3 Round Trips/Day -- -- 1 FCRTA
Other Services Connecting to the CVC
TCRTA
Peak Vehicles in
Operation
Span of Service Frequency of Service
KART
Visalia
Transit
KART
Route
Key Services Along the CVC
Tulare County Association of Governments Cross Valley Corridor Phase 1 Operating Plan |June 10, 2024 | Arup US Inc. Task 2 Existing Conditions and Market Assessment Page 56 Figure 43: Map of Existing Cross Valley Corridor Bus Services Note: Not all KART, Visalia Transit, and TCRTA routes are shown. Focused routes, include KART Route 20 and 15, Visalia Transit Route 9, 12, and 15, and TCRTA Route 40 were the focus of this analysis and are shown in bold.

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9.2 Existing Service Evaluation
The following evaluation focuses specifically on the existing intercity fixed routes serving the CVC study area more than once per day. These include the following routes: KART Routes 15 (Hanford-Visalia) and 20 (Hanford-Lemoore), TCRTA Route C40 (Southeast County), and Visalia Transit Routes 9 (Visalia – Farmersville – Exeter), 12 (Visalia – Farmersville), and 15 (Visalia – Goshen).

9.2.1 Passenger Characteristics
Previous onboard surveys conducted on KART, TCAT (now TCRTA), and Visalia Transit services generated data regarding typical passenger characteristics. Key findings from these survey efforts are summarized in Table

19. All three survey efforts found the majority of passengers on each of the respective services are likely transit reliant; nearly 90 percent of TCAT passengers and 80 percent of KART and Visalia Transit passengers reported they did not have access to a functioning vehicle, and two-thirds of KART passengers reported they did not have their driver’s license. Additionally, 90 percent of TCAT and 38 percent of Visalia Transit passengers reported living in households with annual incomes of $24,999 or less, which is far below the median household income in California.5 KART, TCAT, and Visalia Transit passengers reported riding the bus for a variety of different reasons, with the top trip purposes cited being work, shopping, and medical appointments.

The TCAT survey in particular asked passengers what other transit systems they connect to via TCAT. These results are summarized in Figure 45. The top answer was Visalia Transit (37 percent of all surveyed passengers), followed by Porterville Transit and the Tulare Intermodal Express, both of which are now operated by TCRTA.

Table 19: Typical Characteristics of Existing CVC Transit Passengers Note 1: TCRTA recently consolidated Dinuba Area Regional Transit (DART), Porterville Transit, Tulare County Area Transit (TCAT), Tulare Intermodal Express (TIME), and the Woodlake Dial-a-Ride services. In FY 2022-23 all services were operated under one contractor.

Sources: Kings County Transit Development Plan (2021), Tulare County Area Transit 2015-2020 Transit Development Plan (2015), Visalia Transit Short Range Transit Plan (2022).
5 US Census Bureau. (2021). QuickFacts: California. US Census Bureau. https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/CA/BZA210221 KART TCAT 1 Visalia Transit
$25,000 or More -- 12% 62%
$24,999 or Less -- 88% 38%
Licensed 34% -- --
No License 66% -- --
Yes 21% 11% 21%
No 79% 89% 79%
Work 23% 19% 26%
Shopping 28% 19% 19%
School / College 4% 19% 16%
Medical 12% 18% 20%
Social 3% 11% 13%
Other 30% 14% 6%
Driver's License
Status
Automobile Access
Trip Purpose
Agency
Characteristic
Annual Household
Income
Tulare County Association of Governments Cross Valley Corridor Phase 1 Operating Plan |June 10, 2024 | Arup US Inc. Task 2 Existing Conditions and Market Assessment Page 58 Figure 44: Transit Connections Made by TCAT Passengers
Note 1: TCRTA recently consolidated Dinuba Area Regional Transit (DART), Porterville Transit, Tulare County Area Transit (TCAT), Tulare Intermodal Express (TIME), and the Woodlake Dial-a-Ride services. In FY 2022-23 all services were operated under one contractor.

Source: Tulare County Area Transit 2015-2020 Transit Development Plan (2015).

9.2.2 Existing Transit Service Quality
Whether or not someone chooses to use transit often relates to how the person perceives the service quality. One of the top service characteristics which influences bus ridership is the span of service, or the hours a specific bus is available. Table 20 details the span of service and service frequency for the six existing CVC intercity fixed routes.

Overall, the intercity routes are all available weekdays from 6:00 AM to 7:00 PM, with some operating more extended hours. All of the routes but KART Route 15 are also available on Saturdays, generally between 8:00 AM and 6:00 PM. TCRTA and Visalia Transit operate on Sundays as well. KART Route 20 and Visalia Transit Routes 9 and 15 operate on 30-to-45-minute frequencies, while the other three routes operate on frequencies of 60-minutes or longer. KART Route 15 does not operate continuously throughout the day, rather it provides a limited number of roundtrips each day.

Other important service quality factors include travel time and transfer requirements. Table 21 reviews current travel times between the proposed Cross Valley Rail station locations using existing bus services. This analysis assumes passengers could use other services in addition to the six key routes to complete their trip. Travel times to NAS Lemoore were not calculated due to there being no existing services to the base.

Based on the travel matrix shown, the average travel time between the various destinations is more than three hours. The travel time obviously varies depending on the proximity of each of the proposed station locations; for instance, it takes only 18 minutes to travel from Farmersville to Exeter on the bus, but it takes more than nine 6%
24%
11%
38%
0%
2%
2%
0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40%
Percent of TCAT Passengers
Percent of TCAT Passengers
Tulare County Association of Governments Cross Valley Corridor Phase 1 Operating Plan |June 10, 2024 | Arup US Inc. Task 2 Existing Conditions and Market Assessment Page 59 hours to travel from Huron to Porterville (via Fresno) The only trips with service frequencies of 60-minutes or less are the trips which require only one bus to complete (i.e., no transfers).

As shown, 23 percent of trips can be completed with only one bus service. Another 21 percent require one transfer (as indicated by the letter “T”), resulting in longer travel times. The remaining 56 percent of the trips require two to four transfers to complete via existing bus services. In all, the travel time analysis shown in Table 21 suggests many residents are likely hindered from using existing transit services to travel between the CVC communities due to the long travel times and infrequent service options. The high number of transfers required to complete longer trips also likely deters riders due to the uncertainty associated with making transfers.

These findings are supported by comparing the transit travel times shown in Table 21 to the typical auto travel times for the same trips. This comparison is shown in Table 22. As evidenced in the table, some of the transit travel times are relatively comparable to the corresponding auto travel time, such as for trips between Visalia and Farmersville or between Porterville and Lindsay. In other cases, however, completing the trip using existing transit services takes much longer than completing the trip by car, such as between Huron and Lemoore. A standard often used in transit planning is to strive to provide transit service that requires no more than 2 to 3 times the auto travel time. Using this as a guide, existing bus services provide a marginally acceptable alternative to cars in the key corridor between Hanford, Visalia, and Lindsay.

Tulare County Association of Governments Cross Valley Corridor Phase 1 Operating Plan |June 10, 2024 | Arup US Inc. Task 2 Existing Conditions and Market Assessment Page 60 Table 20: Span of Service of Existing CVC Intercity Fixed Routes Sources: KART, TCRTA, and VT published schedules.

Less than 60 Min. 60 Min. or More
TCRTA
15 20 C40 9 12 15
HanfordVisalia
HanfordLemooreVisalia -
Porterville
Visalia -
Farmersville -
Exeter
Visalia -
Farmersville
Visalia -
Goshen
5:00 AM
6:00 AM
7:00 AM
8:00 AM
9:00 AM
10:00 AM
11:00 AM
12:00 PM
1:00 PM
2:00 PM
3:00 PM
4:00 PM
5:00 PM
6:00 PM
7:00 PM
8:00 PM
9:00 PM
10:00 PM
11:00 PM
7:00 AM
8:00 AM
9:00 AM
10:00 AM
11:00 AM
12:00 PM
1:00 PM
2:00 PM
3:00 PM
4:00 PM
5:00 PM
6:00 PM
7:00 PM
7:00 AM
8:00 AM
9:00 AM
10:00 AM
11:00 AM
12:00 PM
1:00 PM
2:00 PM
3:00 PM
4:00 PM
5:00 PM
6:00 PM
7:00 PM
Visalia Transit
Service Frequency
Saturday Sunday Weekday
KART
Time of Day
Tulare County Association of Governments Cross Valley Corridor Phase 1 Operating Plan |June 10, 2024 | Arup US Inc. Task 2 Existing Conditions and Market Assessment Page 61 Table 21: Cross Valley Corridor Existing Transit Service Quality Weekday Travel Times, Frequency, and Transfers
Source: LSC Transportation Consultants, Inc. (Based on printed schedules and travel times per Google Maps).

Travel Time in Minutes
T = Transfer Required
290 248 444 520 538 553 575

TT T T TT TT TTT TTT
345 52 123 148 166 256 283

TT TT TT TT TTT TTT
223 37 45 81 103 183 205

T T T TT TT
273 82 39 21 39 88 101
T T T
337 165 125 26 18 123 145

TT TT T TT TT
360 158 108 49 23 191 213

TT TT T TT TT
377 180 137 86 129 146 29

TTT TTT TT T TT TT
400 205 173 110 154 166 26

TTT TTT TT T TT TT
Huron Lemoore Hanford Visalia Lindsay Porterville
Service Frequency
30 Min. or
Less 31 - 60 Min. 61 Min. or More
Farmersville Exeter
Destination Station
Origin Station
Huron
Lemoore
Visalia
Farmersville
Exeter
Lindsay
Porterville
Hanford
Tulare County Association of Governments Cross Valley Corridor Phase 1 Operating Plan |June 10, 2024 | Arup US Inc. Task 2 Existing Conditions and Market Assessment Page 62 Table 22: Comparison of Auto and Transit Weekday Travel Times Along the Cross Valley Corridor Source: LSC Transportation Consultants, Inc. (Based on printed schedules and travel times per Google Maps).

9.2.3 Recent Ridership Trends and Operations Data
Historic ridership on the key existing CVC intercity bus routes is summarized in Table 23 and Figure 46.

Overall, the six routes carried 200,677 passenger-trips in FY 2021-22, with KART Route 20 (HanfordLemoore), TCRTA Route C40 (Visalia-Porterville), and Visalia Transit Route 9 (Visalia-Farmersville-Exeter) serving the most passenger-trips (Figure 46). KART Route 15 (Hanford-Visalia), and Visalia Transit Route 12 (Visalia-Farmersville) carried less passenger-trips compared to the other four routes during the five years analyzed; it is possible this trend may be attributed in part to those two routes’ slower service frequencies and shorter span of services, as discussed in the previous section.

The COVID-19 pandemic significantly impacted transit ridership worldwide, and this impact was also evident in transit ridership along the CVC. Ridership on the six intercity fixed routes decreased by 58 percent from FY 2017-18 to FY 2020-21; Visalia Transit Route 9 experienced the smallest decrease in ridership (-43 percent) while KART Routes 15 and 20 and Visalia Transit Routes 12 and 15 all experienced greater decreases (-70 percent or more). Ridership recovery was evident in FY 2021-22, however, with ridership on the six intercity fixed routes increasing by 23 percent over the previous year. The rate of ridership recovery observed in FY 2021-22 varied depending on the service, with TCRTA Route C40 and KART Route 20 experiencing the greatest recoveries year-over-year (+102 and +48 percent, respectively).

Huron Lemoore Hanford Visalia Farmersville Exeter Lindsay Porterville 27 31 51 54 59 70 82

10.7 8.0 8.7 9.6 9.1 7.9 7.0
27 12 32 36 41 51 63

12.8 4.3 3.8 4.1 4.0 5.0 4.5
31 12 22 26 31 41 54

7.2 3.1 2.0 3.1 3.3 4.5 3.8
51 31 22 11 16 26 39

5.4 2.6 1.8 1.9 2.4 3.4 2.6
56 37 28 12 8 19 31

6.0 4.5 4.5 2.2 2.3 6.5 4.7
60 40 31 15 8 14 27

6.0 4.0 3.5 3.3 2.9 13.6 7.9
70 51 42 26 19 14 16

5.4 3.5 3.3 3.3 6.8 10.4 1.8
85 63 56 38 31 26 16

4.7 3.3 3.1 2.9 5.0 6.4 1.6

Origin Station
Huron
Lemoore
Hanford
Lindsay
Porterville
Visalia
Farmersville
Exeter
Destination Station
Typical Auto Travel Times in
Minutes
LEGEND
51 2.0 Ratio of Transit Travel Time
to Auto Travel Time
Tulare County Association of Governments Cross Valley Corridor Phase 1 Operating Plan |June 10, 2024 | Arup US Inc. Task 2 Existing Conditions and Market Assessment Page 63 Table 23: Historical Ridership on the CVC Intercity Fixed Routes Sources: KART, TCRTA, Visalia Transit.

Figure 45: CVC Intercity Fixed Routes FY 2021-22 Ridership Sources: KART, TCRTA, Visalia Transit.

Figure 47 shows average daily ridership during March 2023 on all of the TCRTA County Routes that operate either partially or fully within the CVC (Routes C10, C30, C40, and C90). Weekday ridership on the four routes averaged 451 passenger-trips per day, while weekend ridership averaged 104 passenger-trips per day. Thursday 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20 2020-21 2021-22
15 17,609 17,452 13,479 4,662 6,062
20 190,991 195,663 145,449 53,833 79,820
TCRTA C40 37,275 34,476 31,566 18,615 37,533
9 82,760 88,081 72,965 47,086 41,059
12 45,463 21,641 17,553 12,282 11,181
15 15,762 12,960 21,592 27,129 25,022
389,860 370,273 302,604 163,607 200,677
-- -5% -18% -46% 23%
-- -5% -22% -58% -49%
% Change in Total From
Previous Year
% Change in Total from
2017-18
Total
Fiscal Year
Route
KART
Visalia
Transit
6,062
79,820
37,533
41,059
11,181
25,022
0 10,000
20,000
30,000
40,000
50,000
60,000
70,000
80,000
90,000
Number of Passenger-Trips
FY 2021-22 Ridership
Tulare County Association of Governments Cross Valley Corridor Phase 1 Operating Plan |June 10, 2024 | Arup US Inc. Task 2 Existing Conditions and Market Assessment Page 64 saw the highest average daily ridership in the month considered compared to any of the other days of the week (488 passenger-trips). It should be noted that ridership levels were nearly identical on Saturdays and Sundays, which is actually rather atypical; most transit services observe significantly less ridership on Sundays compared to Saturdays.

Table 24 summarizes additional FY 2021-22 operations data for the six subject routes. In sum, the six routes operated 42,049 vehicle service hours and 819,935 vehicle service miles in FY 2021-22 at a cost of $4.4 million.

These service levels required ten buses to be in service at peak times. TCRTA did not require fares in FY 2021- 22, therefore Route C40 did not generate any fare revenue. Service levels varied among the different routes considered in part due to the different spans of service, but also due to different route lengths. For instance, one round-trip on KART Route 20 is much shorter than a roundtrip on TCRTA Route C40, therefore TCRTA Route C40 operated more vehicle service miles over the course of FY 2021-22 despite not completing as many actual roundtrips. Operating costs varied due to the respective service levels operated by each route, but also due to the routes being operated by different agencies and contractors.

Figure 46: TCRTA CVC County Routes Average Daily Ridership – March 2023 Note 1: The average daily ridership calculations only include data for Routes C10, C30, C40, and C90.

Source: TCRTA
479
392
473
488
415
104 104
0 100
200
300
400
500
600
Number of Passenger-Trips
Tulare County Association of Governments Cross Valley Corridor Phase 1 Operating Plan |June 10, 2024 | Arup US Inc. Task 2 Existing Conditions and Market Assessment Page 65 Table 24: CVC Intercity Fixed Routes - FY 2021-22 Operations Data Note 1: TCRTA Route 11x is jointly operated by TCRTA and Visalia Transit.

Note 2: TCRTA did not charge fares in FY 2021-22. The Free Fare Ridership Campaign was funded by the CalTrans Low Carbon Transit Operations Program (LCTOP).

Sources: KART, TCRTA, Visalia Transit.

9.2.4 San Joaquins Service
Amtrak operates passenger rail service from Bakersfield, through the Central Valley to Sacramento and the East Bay, as well as thruway bus service connecting San Luis Obispo to Hanford and Visalia. This essential service connects the Central Valley to California, serving communities including Fresno, Stockton, and Sacramento. In FY 2018-19, the Hanford San Joaquins station served more than 94,000 boarding passengers, and 89,000 alighting passengers. Current post-pandemic Amtrak ridership at Hanford is about half the 2019 totals.

The Amtrak Thruway Route 18 provides daily connecting bus service from the Hanford San Joaquins station east to Visalia and west to San Luis Obispo, Santa Maria and other stops. Annual total boardings and alightings at the Hanford station in recent years are as follows:

FY 2018/19 29,971
FY 2019/20 17,661
FY 2020/21 2,570
Fy 2021/22 3086
Passenger-Trips Vehicle Service
Hours
Vehicle Service
Miles Operating Costs Fare Revenue
15 6,062 815 31,751 $88,108 $18,557
20 79,820 9,839 164,803 $1,064,199 $67,737
TCRTA
C40 37,533 7,709 207,759 $557,619 --
9 41,059 8,201 151,526 $943,990 $40,776
12 11,181 5,175 75,255 $588,889 $10,230
15 25,022 10,311 188,841 $1,186,618 $21,672
200,677 42,049 819,935 $4,429,423 $158,973
Route
KART
Total
Service Characteristic
Visalia Transit
Tulare County Association of Governments Cross Valley Corridor Phase 1 Operating Plan |June 10, 2024 | Arup US Inc. Task 2 Existing Conditions and Market Assessment Page 66 Figure 47: San Joaquin Amtrak Rail Boardings and Alightings at Hanford Station

9.2.5 FY 2021-22 Performance
The relative performance of transit services is often assessed with measures such as the cost per vehicle service hour or the cost per passenger-trip. The FY 2021-22 operations data shown in Table 25 was used to calculate multiple performance metrics for the six subject routes. This performance analysis is summarized in Table 25.

The first two metrics, passenger-trips per vehicle service hour and vehicle service mile assess the productivity of each route. Altogether, the six CVC intercity fixed routes carried 4.8 passenger-trips per vehicle service hour in FY 2021-22. KART Route 20 (8.1 passenger-trips per vehicle service hour), KART Route 15 (7.4), and Visalia Transit Route 9 (5.0) were the three most productive services based on this metric. Passenger-trips per vehicle service hour data is also summarized in Table 26. The total number of passenger-trips carried per vehicle service mile on all six routes was 0.2, with KART Route 20 carrying the most passenger-trips per vehicle service mile (0.5), followed by Visalia Transit Route 9 (0.3).

The operating cost per passenger-trip can be used to assess the cost effectiveness of transit services. The total operating cost per passenger-trip across all six routes was $22.07, however this metric varied significantly depending on the service. Generally, the routes with greater ridership had lower operating costs per passengertrip. KART Routes 15 and 20 and TCRTA Route C40 all had operating costs per passenger-trip below $15. The three Visalia Transit routes all generated more than $20 in operating costs per passenger-trip, with Routes 12 and 15 each generating closer to $50 in operating costs per passenger-trip. This information is summarized in both Table 25 and Table 26.

The subsidy per passenger-trip represents the public investment in each passenger-trip. This metric is calculated by first determining the operating cost per passenger-trip, then subtracting fare revenues. KART Routes 15 and 20 had the lowest subsidies per passenger-trip in FY 2021-22 (less than $13), while Visalia Transit Routes 12 and 15 had the highest (more than $46). TCRTA did not charge fares in FY 2021-22, therefore the subsidy per passenger-trip on Route C40 was the same as the operating cost per passenger-trip.

The operating cost per vehicle service hour in FY 2021-22 across all six intercity routes was $105.34. The KART services had an operating cost per vehicle service hour of about $108.15, TCRTA Route C40 had a cost 183,753
129,645
50,252
93,439
-
20,000
40,000
60,000
80,000
100,000
120,000
140,000
160,000
180,000
200,000
2018-19 2019-20 2020-21 2021-22
Boardings and Alightings
Tulare County Association of Governments Cross Valley Corridor Phase 1 Operating Plan |June 10, 2024 | Arup US Inc. Task 2 Existing Conditions and Market Assessment Page 67 of $72.33 per vehicle service hour, and the Visalia Transit Routes costs about $114 per vehicle service hour.

These costs were influenced by the agreements each agency adopted with their respective operations contractors.

It is important to note that FY 2021-22 operations were still significantly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, which began in March 2020. The pandemic also coincided with a multi-year period of high inflation rates, which caused transit agencies’ operating costs to greatly increase in a short amount of time. Available data suggests that transit ridership on the six key CVC intercity routes increased in FY 2022-23 over the previous year. Data from the federal and state governments has also indicated that inflation rates have slowed in FY 2022-23, which may have had a positive impact on the cost effectiveness of each of the specific routes. Therefore, it is likely that most, if not all, of the routes being evaluated performed better in FY 2022-23 compared to the previous year.

Table 25: CVC Intercity Fixed Routes - FY 2021-22 Performance Note 1: TCRTA Route 11x is jointly operated by TCRTA and Visalia Transit.

Note 2: TCRTA did not charge fares in FY 2021-22. The Free Fare Ridership Campaign was funded by the CalTrans Low Carbon Transit Operations Program (LCTOP).

Sources: KART, TCRTA, Visalia Transit.

Passenger-Trips
per Vehicle Service
Hour
Passenger-Trips
per Vehicle Service
Mile
Cost per PassengerTripSubsidy per PassengerTripCost per Vehicle Service Hour
Cost Per Vehicle
Service Mile
15 7.4 0.2 $14.53 $11.47 $108.11 $2.77
20 8.1 0.5 $13.33 $12.48 $108.16 $6.46
TCRTA
C40 4.9 0.2 $14.86 $14.86 $72.33 $2.68
9 5.0 0.3 $22.99 $22.00 $115.11 $6.23
12 2.2 0.1 $52.67 $51.75 $113.80 $7.83
15 2.4 0.1 $47.42 $46.56 $115.09 $6.28
Total 4.8 0.2 $22.07 $21.28 $105.34 $5.40
Performance Indicator
Route
KART Visalia Transit
Tulare County Association of Governments Cross Valley Corridor Phase 1 Operating Plan |June 10, 2024 | Arup US Inc. Task 2 Existing Conditions and Market Assessment Page 68 Figure 48: CVC Intercity Fixed Routes - Passenger-Trips per Vehicle Service Hour – FY 2021-2022 Note 1: TCRTA Route 11x is jointly operated by TCRTA and Visalia Transit.

Sources: KART, TCRTA, Visalia Transit.

Figure 49: CVC Intercity Fixed Routes - Operating Cost per Passenger-Trip – FY 2021-2022 Note 1: TCRTA Route 11x is jointly operated by TCRTA and Visalia Transit.

Note 2: TCRTA did not charge fares in FY 2021-22. The Free Fare Ridership Campaign was funded by the CalTrans Low Carbon Transit Operations Program (LCTOP).

Sources: KART, TCRTA, Visalia Transit.

7.4 8.1

4.9 5.0

2.2 2.4
0 1
2 3
4 5
6 7
8 9
Number of Passenger-Trips
Passengers per VSH
$14.53 $13.33 $14.86
$22.99
$52.67
$47.42
$0
$10
$20
$30
$40
$50
$60
Cost
Cost per Passenger
Tulare County Association of Governments Cross Valley Corridor Phase 1 Operating Plan |June 10, 2024 | Arup US Inc. Task 2 Existing Conditions and Market Assessment Page 69

9.3 Opportunity Areas
The CVC is currently served by multiple transit operators, many of which in turn operate multiple different subsystems. The six intercity fixed routes evaluated in this section play a distinctly important role in enhancing regional mobility, collectively carrying more than 300,000 passenger-trips per year pre-COVID. Previous survey data indicates that passengers rely on these existing intercity services to get to work, commercial centers, and school, as well as to transfer to other local transit systems, demonstrating the importance of the regional connections provided by these intercity routes. While the existing services address basic inter-community mobility needs, additional trips could enable discretionary ridership. While limited options for commuting are available, existing services do not serve commuting to Kings County from Tulare County and accessing many jobs in the region require multiple transfers and long travel times. Using existing transit routes to travel along the CVC in most instances requires longer travel times compared to traveling by car (for some trips by a factor of 4 or more), and many times will require passengers to transfer, which can be confusing and expensive. Some services are also operated on a more limited frequency, meaning the bus may not be available when people actually need to ride. In addition, many San Joaquin train service times at the Hanford Station are not well served for travel to/from Tulare County.

The evaluation of existing intercity bus services makes it clear that the ultimate CVC bus service will be entirely different from current service offerings in the CVC. With implementation of full CVC service, transit ridership between the CVC communities will likely increase if the resulting Phase 1 bus service has the following impacts:
• Reduced travel times over existing services.
• Reduced need to transfer over existing services.
• More frequent service opportunities.
• Ability to use existing services as feeders and connectors into CVC. • Provide a service that is easier to understand.
• One fare payment system to travel along the CVC.
• Better timing of connections to San Joaquin rail service prior to HSR implementation.

Tulare County Association of Governments Cross Valley Corridor Phase 1 Operating Plan |June 10, 2024 | Arup US Inc. Task 2 Existing Conditions and Market Assessment Page 70

10. Travel Market and Potential Future Demand

10.1 Purpose
The purpose of the market assessment is to evaluate the demand between station and city pairs to estimate the potential range of future ridership in 2030. Ridership estimates are preliminary rough order of magnitude, subject to change, and should not be used for any financial forecasting. Furthermore, access/egress trips forecasted by the California High Speed Rail Authority are in the process of updates with new population forecasts from the California Department of Finance and Caltrans Economic Branch and are anticipated to change.

10.2 Methodology
Given the boundary limitations of TCAG and KCAG’s travel demand models, Replica data was used to evaluate the potential future travel demand for CVC stop catchments. Replica is a big data vendor that builds and maintains megaregional scale activity-based travel demand models. The California Megaregion model includes the entire state of California and Nevada. Replica is updated annually and seasonally to represent a typical weekday or weekend in either a Fall or Spring season. It is calibrated and validated with GPS and location-based services (LBS) data, highway vehicle counts, transit ridership data, and other demographic and economic data like credit card transactions.

Arup queried baseline travel demand data from Replica for all person trips within the California megaregion for a typical weekday in Fall 2022. The market assessment included the following steps:

1. Query baseline Fall 2022 average weekday person trip data from Replica.

2. Generate station catchment areas for a 15 min walk and 30 min transit trip from proposed stops.

3. Identify block groups that are located within each catchment area.

4. Summarize origin-destination person trips by catchment area and mode.

5. Evaluate TCAG and KCAG travel demand model outputs.

6. Interpolate 2030 condition based on linear growth rates between model horizon years.

7. Estimate growth rate by each origin location from TCAG and KCAG’s model.

8. Apply growth rate for cross-county trips to Replica baseline travel demand.

9. Estimate low-range transit mode split based on existing transit mode split and baseline access/egress transit trips to the Kings/Tulare HSR station from the CAHSR authority’s model.

10. Estimate high-range transit mode split based on demand elasticities for improvements to transit service including transit service coverage and transit frequency.

11. Apply transit mode split assumptions to estimate a high and low-end ridership estimate for CVC Phase 1 bus service.

10.3 Stop Catchments
Using accessibility modeling with OpenTripPlanner that is based on an existing Open Street Map network and scheduled transit service through agencies’ General Transit Feed Specification (GTFS), catchments were drawn around future stop locations that visualize how far people can travel by different modes in a given time. Figure 51 shows the output of this accessibility modeling for the Hanford and Kings/Tulare HSR stops.

Tulare County Association of Governments Cross Valley Corridor Phase 1 Operating Plan |June 10, 2024 | Arup US Inc. Task 2 Existing Conditions and Market Assessment Page 71 Figure 50: Walk and Transit Catchments for Hanford and Kings/Tulare HSR Stops Maps made by Arup

10.3.1 Managing Overlapping Catchments
Many of the proposed CVC stop locations have overlapping catchment areas (e.g., 2 adjacent stops in Hanford).

To avoid double counting existing demand between these catchments, GIS post-processing (Thiessen polygon splitting) was required to adjust catchment boundaries so there are no overlapping features.

10.3.2 Catchment Areas to Census Block Groups
The smallest geographical unit for the Replica Fall 2022 trip tables was origin and destination locations at the US Census block group level. Block groups are statistical divisions of census tracts and are defined to contain between 600 and 3,000 people. Block groups were assigned to catchment areas based on the centroid of the block group boundary. This enables Replica trips to be aggregated by catchment area to assign demand to bus stops.

10.4 Baseline Total Travel Between Stations
There is significant travel between stop catchments within and between Kings and Tulare counties. According to Replica model outputs, on an average weekday in Fall 2022, there were more than 131,000 person trips between stop catchments along the corridor. The greatest share of travel occurs between Tulare and Visalia, with about 17,000 person trips. Other catchments with significant travel include Lemoore to Hanford (12,000 trips), Visalia Tulare County Association of Governments Cross Valley Corridor Phase 1 Operating Plan |June 10, 2024 | Arup US Inc. Task 2 Existing Conditions and Market Assessment Page 72 to Farmersville (10,000 trips), Kings/Tulare HSR to Hanford (4,000 trips), and Hanford to Visalia (3,400 trips).

Stops were aggregated by stop city given granularity of Replica outputs at the block group level.

Table 26: Fall 2022 Average Weekday Person Trips by Stop Catchment Fall 2022 Average Weekday
Person Trips
Destination Catchments
Lindsay Farmers
ville
Visalia/
Goshen Hanford
Kings
Tulare
HSR
Lemoore NAS
Lemoore Tulare Visalia Total
Origin Catchments
Lindsay 425 75 50 - - 175 975 1,400 3,100
Farmersville 375 650 200 25 25 - 1,025 9,650 11,950
Visalia/
Goshen 50 650 425 50 125 - 1,675 4,825 7,800
Hanford 50 200 475 4,075 12,250 1,825 1,125 3,400 23,400 Kings Tulare HSR - 25 50 4,050 600 75 125 400 5,325
Lemoore 25 25 100 12,225 650 1,725 300 800 15,850
NAS Lemoore 175 - - 1,675 25 1,875 25 200 3,975
Tulare 875 1,125 1,800 1,175 100 300 25 17,000 22,400
Visalia 1,400 9,675 4,575 3,425 375 750 150 16,525 36,875 Total 2,950 12,125 7,725 23,225 5,300 15,925 3,975 21,775 37,675 130,675 Source: Replica

10.5 2030 Growth
TCAG and KCAG travel demand models assume growth between their baseline years and 2046. Arup summarized the transportation analysis zones (TAZs) within the station catchments from each model and analyzed the growth in person trips by origin catchment. Results were interpolated to a 2030 forecast year using a linear growth rate between 2022 and 2046. The Kings/Tulare HSR transit catchment represents the greatest growth between 2022 and 2030, or a 40 percent increase according to KCAG’s travel model. Other walk and transit catchments are anticipated to grow at a modest rate, with an average growth rate in person trips of 9 percent between 2022 and 2046. These growth rates were applied to baseline person trips from Replica’s model to estimate 2030 person trips travel demand.

Table 27: 2030 Person Trips Growth by Origin Catchment
CVC Stop Catchment
Name
County Origin in 30-min Walkshed Origin in 30-min Transit-shed Trips 2022 Trips 2030 % Change Trips 2022 Trips 2030 % Change Lindsay TCAG 18,988 20,496 7.9% 32,520 35,742 9.9%
Farmersville TCAG 17,562 18,479 5.2% 142,913 154,933 8.4% Visalia/Goshen TCAG 3,159 3,745 18.6% 105,196 112,175 6.6% Tulare TCAG 25,965 28,882 11.2% 212,676 222,047 4.4%
Visalia TCAG 15,054 15,663 4.0% 99,926 106,973 7.1%
Hanford KCAG 19,935 21,369 7.2% 73,606 79,388 7.9%
Kings Tulare HSR KCAG 321 321 0.0% 3,414 4,779 40.0%
Lemoore KCAG 17,765 18,391 3.5% 31,319 32,919 5.1%
NAS Lemoore KCAG 19,684 19,664 -0.1% - - -
Tulare County Association of Governments Cross Valley Corridor Phase 1 Operating Plan |June 10, 2024 | Arup US Inc. Task 2 Existing Conditions and Market Assessment Page 73 Table 28: 2030 Person Trips Estimate
2030 Person Trips
Estimate (Source:

Replica, TCAG, KCAG)
Destination Catchments
Lindsay Farmersv
ille
Visalia
Goshen Hanford
Kings
Tulare
HSR
Lemoore NAS
Lemoore Tulare Visalia Total
Origin Catchments
Lindsay 475 75 50 - - 200 1,050 1,500 3,350
Farmersville 425 675 200 25 25 - 1,125 10,375 12,850
Visalia/Goshen 50 700 475 50 125 - 1,800 5,150 8,350
Hanford 75 200 525 4,400 13,200 1,975 1,225 3,650 25,250 Kings Tulare HSR 25 25 75 5,675 850 100 175 550 7,475
Lemoore 25 25 125 12,775 700 1,800 325 850 16,625
NAS Lemoore 175 - - 1,675 25 1,875 25 200 3,975
Tulare 925 1,200 1,900 1,225 100 325 25 17,925 23,625
Visalia 1,475 10,300 4,875 3,650 400 800 175 17,600 39,275 Total 3,175 12,925 8,250 25,725 5,700 17,200 4,275 23,325 40,200 140,775 Sources: Replica, KCAG, TCAG

10.6 Potential Ridership
Given the unique planned service, connecting rural communities across county lines, traditional modeling methods were deemed infeasible to estimate potential ridership along the corridor. Further, COVID-19 has impacted travel behavior, reducing the certainty of future forecasts as telecommute and relocation rates stabilize.

In order to estimate potential transit ridership of the CVC Phase I corridor, a low-range and high-range transit mode split was assumed by station catchment type (walk to walk, walk to transit, transit to transit) based on existing transit mode splits (generally less than 1 percent). Ridership potentials represent a rough order of magnitude estimate and are not appropriate for use in future service planning or financial modeling of CVC Phase I. Informed by academic literature, demand elasticities were applied to the low-range transit mode split to account for increases in transit use based on improvements to transit frequency, transit network coverage, and the inclusion of transit-oriented development and intensification of land uses adjacent to transit stops. These elasticities are described in more detail in Appendix A. Low-range estimates represent a 2030 person-trip demand between station catchments with an existing transit mode split (less than 1% today). The high-range estimates apply demand elasticity functions that factor that baseline ridership estimate, assuming higher ridership from increases in service network coverage and frequency, and assuming additional transit oriented development patterns adjacent to future station locations.

Additionally, access/egress trips from the California High Speed Rail Authority’s travel demand model were analyzed for the TAZs that are adjacent to proposed CVC Phase I stops. Model outputs from CAHSR represent a 2030 condition which includes the Central Valley Alignment of the high-speed rail project with stations in Merced, Fresno, Kings/Tulare, and Bakersfield. By 2030-2033, CAHSR service will replace existing San Joaquins rail service, connecting Hanford to communities north and south of the proposed CVC alignment.

Therefore, access/egress trips in the HSR travel model to the Kings/Tulare station are representative of anticipated north/south travel demand. CAHSR model outputs are undergoing updates to align with the California Department of Finance and Caltrans’ Economic Branch’s new population forecasts and are anticipated to change. The CAHSR 2030 model zones that were within a transit catchment of a proposed CVC stop were included, and access trips were doubled to account for return trips. Access/egress trips were divided by an annualization factor of 254 to estimate average weekday HSR access/egress trips via transit. For the lowrange, raw outputs from the HSR model were used, assuming all transit trips modeled in 2030 for access for zones adjacent to CVC Phase I stops would be assigned to the CVC Phase I corridor. For the high-range estimate, an increase in transit mode split was applied to total access/egress trips to account for improvements in transit service frequency, network coverage, and TOD potential. Given the timeline for updates of CAHSR Tulare County Association of Governments Cross Valley Corridor Phase 1 Operating Plan |June 10, 2024 | Arup US Inc. Task 2 Existing Conditions and Market Assessment Page 74 model outputs and the primary driver of demand along the corridor consisting of intercity travel, CAHSR access/egress trips were not included in 2030 daily ridership estimates for either the low or the high range in this deliverable. It should be noted that the proposed CVC alignment enables transformational transit connectivity, not just for the proposed station catchments on the CVC alignment, but better connecting Kings and Tulare counties to the rest of the state, and that this knock-on effect for transit ridership should be studied further with the potential to both increase HSR ridership at 1) the Kings/Tulare station and 2) along the CVC.

Figure 51: Average 2030 Daily Ridership Market Assessment 710
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Tulare County Association of Governments Cross Valley Corridor Phase 1 Operating Plan |June 10, 2024 | Arup US Inc. Task 2 Existing Conditions and Market Assessment Page 75 A.1 Appendix A: Travel Demand Methodology

10.7 Transit Mode Split and Elasticities
Transit mode split represents the percentage of trips made using transit for each catchment pair type. The lowend transit mode split is the existing mode split of current transit services which represents the baseline mode split with proposed CVC Phase I bus route. The high-end transit mode split represents the higher potential mode split with ridership elasticities that are applied to the low-end transit mode split.

Ridership elasticities represent how transit ridership responds to changes in factors introduced by the development of a new bus route. The factors considered for this analysis were transfer penalties, transit-oriented development, increase in service miles, and increase in transit service frequencies.

Catchment Type Low-End Transit Mode Split High-End Transit Mode Split Transit to Transit 0.5% 3.3%
Transit to Walk 0.5% 4.9%
Walk to Transit 0.5% 5.8%
Walk to Walk 1% 15.3%

10.7.1 Transfer Penalty
Transfers have an important influence on whether trip makers find transit an attractive option.6 Transfer penalty is the decrease in transit mode split for specific origin-destination pairs when one or more transfers are required to make the journey by transit.

Transfer penalty is shown in Table 30 ranging from a 25 percent decrease to 75 percent decrease in transit ridership. Transfer penalty was applied to transit to transit and transit to walk catchment types, assuming two transfers for transit to transit, and one for transit to walk or walk to transit.

Table 29: Transfer Penalty
# of Transfers Required by Trip % Decrease in Transit Mode Split 0 0.0%
1 -25.0%
2 -50.0%
3 -75.0%

10.7.2 Transit Oriented Development
Transit Oriented Developments (TOD) are developments that maximize residential, retail, and office developments within walking distance of high-quality transit. 6 Modeling Effects of Transit System Transfers on Travel Behavior: Case of Commuter Rail and Subway in Downtown Boston, Massachusetts, Guo, 2007.

Tulare County Association of Governments Cross Valley Corridor Phase 1 Operating Plan |June 10, 2024 | Arup US Inc. Task 2 Existing Conditions and Market Assessment Page 76 In a 2004 paper by Lund et. al., it is estimated that on average, transit shares for TOD residents exceed the surrounding city by a factor of 4.97
.

Catchment areas around the proposed bus stops are assumed to be TODs with new and frequent bus service. For catchment pair types that begin and/or end with walking, the baseline transit mode share is multiplied by 4.9.

This analysis assumes an increase in TOD activity and intensification of land use adjacent to stop locations.

10.7.3 Increase in Service Miles
When transit service is expanded, there is an increase in transit mode share. In a 2022 paper by Litman, it is estimated that for each 1% increase in transit vehicle-miles, there is a 1 percent increase of the existing transit mode share8
.

The existing transit services in this service area include Amtrak’s thruway service from Visalia to Hanford, KART Route 15 and 20, and Visalia Transit Routes 9 and 11 with a combined service of 178 miles. With the CVC Phase I bus alignment, service miles increase to 256 miles which is a 79 percent increase.

Therefore, there is a 79 percent increase of the existing transit mode share.

10.7.4 Increase in Transit Frequency
When transit frequency increases, there is an increase in transit mode share. Existing transit services are on an irregular or daily headway, with frequencies ranging from every hour to daily. With the proposed bus alignment, a 30-minute headway is assumed, resulting in a 2400% increase in service frequency.

In a 2022 paper by Litman, it is estimated that for each 1 percent increase in service frequency, there is a 0.05 percent increase of the existing transit mode share9
.

Therefore, there is a 2400 percent increase of the existing transit mode share applied to baseline transit mode splits.
7 Travel Characteristics of Transit-Oriented Development in California, Lund, 2004. 8 Understanding Transport Demands and Elasticities, Litman, 2022. 9 Understanding Transport Demands and Elasticities, Litman, 2022.

Tulare County Association of Governments Cross Valley Corridor Phase 1 Operating Plan |June 10, 2024 | Arup US Inc. Task 2 Existing Conditions and Market Assessment Page 77

10.8 Results by Catchment OD Pair
Table 30: Results by Catchment OD Pair
2030 Low End estimate
by Catchment OD Pair
Destination Catchment
Lindsay Farmersv
ille
Visalia/
Goshen Hanford
Kings
Tulare
HSR
Lemoore NAS
Lemoore Tulare Visalia Grand Total
Origin Catchment
Lindsay - - - - - - 10 10 20
Farmersville - - - - - - 10 60 70
Visalia/Goshen - - - - - - 10 30 40
Hanford - - - 20 70 10 10 20 130
Kings Tulare HSR - - - 30 - - - - 30
Lemoore - - - 70 - 10 - 10 90
NAS Lemoore - - - 10 - 10 - - 20
Tulare - 10 10 10 - - - 90 120
Visalia 10 50 20 20 - - - 90 190
Grand Total 10 60 30 140 20 80 20 130 220 710
2030 High End estimate
by Catchment OD Pair
Destination Catchment
Lindsay Farmersv
ille
Visalia/
Goshen Hanford
Kings
Tulare
HSR
Lemoore NAS
Lemoore Tulare Visalia Grand Total
Origin Catchment
Lindsay 30 - - - - 20 50 80 180
Farmersville 20 30 10 - - - 50 480 590
Visalia/Goshen - 30 20 - 10 - 60 180 300
Hanford 10 10 20 170 710 140 60 160 1,280
Kings Tulare HSR - - - 210 30 10 10 20 280
Lemoore - - 10 690 30 150 20 40 940
NAS Lemoore 10 - - 130 - 170 - 10 320
Tulare 40 50 70 60 - 20 - 730 970
Visalia 70 460 180 160 10 40 10 710 1,640
Grand Total 150 580 310 1,280 210 980 330 960 1,700 6,500

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