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City of Tulare
City Council
Notice and Agenda
Tulare Public Library & Council Chamber
491 North M Street, Tulare
www.tulare.ca.gov
Tuesday, November 15, 2022
6:00 p.m. – Special Meeting
Mission Statement
To promote a quality of life making Tulare the most desirable community in which to live, learn, play, work, worship and prosper.
Attending and Participating in Meetings
Regular Council Meetings are held on the first and third Tuesdays of each month in the Council Chamber located in the Tulare Public Library at 491 North M Street, Tulare. Additional meetings of the City Council may be called as needed.
Attend meetings in person or access the meeting live via YouTube. For those that wish to provide public comment while not physically in attendance, call (559) 366-1849 during Citizen Comments and/or General Business items. Please note that there will be approximately a 20-second delay in broadcast for viewers. When calling in, please mute speakers if viewing the meeting via YouTube.
City of Tulare YouTube Channel:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdWZiv2o7do1JY0OvGe1_aw/videos Documents related to items on the agenda are accessible on the City’s website at www.tulare.ca.gov and available for viewing at the entrance of the Council Chamber.
Rules for Addressing Council During a Special Meeting
• Members of the public may address the City Council only on matters listed on the agenda. • If you wish to address Council, please complete one of the yellow speaker cards located at the entrance to the Council Chamber and provide to the Clerk. • Persons wishing to address Council concerning an agendized item will be invited to address the Council during the time that Council is considering that particular agenda item. • When invited by the Mayor to speak, please step up to the podium, state your name and city where you reside, and make your comments. Comments are limited to three minutes per speaker.
Americans with Disabilities Act
Pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act, persons with a disability who require a disability-related modification or accommodation in order to participate in a meeting, including auxiliary aids or services, may request such modification from the City Clerk’s Office at (559) 684-4200. Notification 48 hours prior to the meeting will enable the City to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to the meeting.
Agri-Center of the World
Mayor
Dennis A. Mederos, District 4
Vice Mayor
Terry A. Sayre, District 2
Councilmembers
Jose Sigala, District 1
Stephen C. Harrell, District 3
Patrick Isherwood, District 5
City Council Agenda – Special Meeting November 15, 2022 City of Tulare Page 2
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, pursuant to section 54956 of the California Government Code, that a special meeting of the City Council of the City of Tulare is hereby called.
1. CALL TO ORDER SPECIAL MEETING
2. PUBLIC COMMENTS PERTAINING TO CLOSED SESSION - Comments are limited to items to be discussed in closed session. Each speaker will be allowed three minutes.
3. RECESS TO CLOSED SESSION TO DISCUSS THE FOLLOWING
3.1. Conference with Legal Counsel – Anticipated Litigation Initiation of litigation pursuant to Gov. Code § 54956.9(c): 1 case
4. RECONVENE FROM CLOSED SESSION
5. CLOSED SESSION REPORT - This is the time for Council to publicly report specified closed session action and the vote taken on those actions, if any.
6. ADJOURN SPECIAL MEETING
AFFIDAVIT OF POSTING
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County of Tulare } ss.
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I, Melissa Hermann, Chief Deputy City Clerk for the City of Tulare, hereby certify, under penalty of perjury, that I caused the posting of this agenda before 5:00 p.m. on Monday, November 14, 2022 at City Hall, 411 E. Kern Avenue, as well as on the City’s website.
POSTED BY: Melissa Hermann, Chief Deputy City Clerk