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City of Tulare
City Council
AMENDED
Agenda
Tulare Public Library & Council Chamber
491 North M Street, Tulare
www.tulare.ca.gov
Tuesday, December 6, 2022
6:00 p.m. – Special Meeting
7:00 p.m. – Regular 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.
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Rules for Addressing Council
• Members of the public may address the City Council on matters within the jurisdiction of the City of Tulare.
• 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. Persons wishing to address Council concerning a non-agendized issue will be invited to address Council during the Citizen Comments portion of the meeting.
• 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 and Regular Meetings December 6, 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. STUDY SESSION - Comments at a special meeting are limited to items listed on the agenda only; therefore, public comment will be received during the City Council consideration of the item. Each speaker will be allowed three minutes per item.
2.1. Update and seek City Council input on the status of the Downtown Master Plan Update process. [Submitted by: T. Myers]
3. ADJOURNMENT OF SPECIAL MEETING
7:00 p.m. - REGULAR MEETING
4. CALL TO ORDER REGULAR MEETING
5. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND INVOCATION
PRESENTATION FROM CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE
6. PUBLIC COMMENTS - This is the time for the public to comment on matters within the jurisdiction of the Tulare City Council that are not on the agenda. The Council asks that comments are kept brief and positive. The Council cannot legally discuss or take official action on request items that are introduced tonight. This is also the time for the public to comment on items listed under the Consent Calendar or to request an item from the Consent Calendar be pulled for discussion purposes. Comments related to Public Hearing or General Business items will be heard at the time those items are discussed. In fairness to all who wish to speak, each speaker will be allowed three minutes with a maximum time of 15 minutes per item unless otherwise extended by Council. Please begin your comments by stating your name and providing your city of residence.
7. COMMUNICATIONS - Communications are to be submitted to the City Manager’s Office 10 days prior to a Council Meeting to be considered for this section of the agenda. No action will be taken on matters listed under communications; however, the Council may direct staff to schedule issues raised during communications for a future agenda. Public comments will be limited to three minutes per topic unless otherwise extended by Council.
8. COUNCIL REPORTS AND ITEMS OF INTEREST
9. CONSENT CALENDAR - All Consent Calendar items are considered routine and will be enacted in one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these matters unless a request is made, in which event the item will be removed from the Consent Calendar to be discussed and voted upon by a separate motion.
9.1. Authorization to read ordinances by title only.
6:00 p.m. – SPECIAL MEETING (STUDY SESSSION)
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9.2. Approve minutes of the November 15, 2022, special and regular meetings. [Submitted by: M. Hermann]
9.3. Second reading and adoption of Ordinance 2022-16 amending the Zoning Map of the City being a part of the Section 10.04.04 of said Code Zone Amendment No. 748. [Submitted by: M. Hermann]
9.4. Approve the final map for Fernjo Estates (Orchard 79) subdivision for recordation, and accept all easements and dedications offered to the City on the final map. [Submitted by: M. Miller]
9.5. Approve the final map for Phase 3 of the KCOK Ranch subdivision for recordation, and accept all easements and dedications offered to the City on the final map. [Submitted by: M. Miller]
9.6. Accept a grant of easement for slope grading purposes associated with the Oakcrest Subdivision and authorize the City Manager or his designee to sign a Certificate of Acceptance for the same. [Submitted by: M. Miller]
9.7. Authorize the City Manager to execute a preliminary oversize construction reimbursement agreement with Presido JJR Kensington II 100, LLC, a Delaware Limited Liability Company for construction costs associated with Phases 3 and 4 of the Kensington Estates subdivision that are eligible for reimbursement in accordance with Chapter 8.64 of the Municipal Code, subject only to minor conforming and clarifying changes acceptable to the City Attorney and City Manager. [Submitted by: M. Miller]
9.8. Approve the sale of APN 191-350-011 and APN 191-070-015 to Caltrans to construct the new interchange at International Agri-Center Way (formerly known as Commercial Avenue) on State Route 99 for the amount of $293,000. [Submitted by: J. McDonnell, M. Correa]
9.9. Adopt a resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute the Permanent Local Housing Allocation (PLHA) Program application, the PLHA standard agreement and any subsequent agreement and any amendments or modifications thereto, as well as any other documents which are related to the Program or PLHA grant award to the City of Tulare. [Submitted by: A. Costales]
10. PUBLIC HEARINGS - Comments related to Public Hearing items are limited to three minutes per speaker, for a maximum of 30 minutes per item, unless otherwise extended by the Council.
10.1. Pass to print an ordinance repealing and replacing Title 3 (Fire Regulations), adding Chapter 7.05 (Code Enforcement Officer) of Title 7, amending Section 7.28.030 of Chapter 7.28 (Nuisances Generally) of Title 7, and repealing Chapter 8.20 (Weed Abatement) of the Tulare Municipal Code. [Submitted by: R. Leonardo]
11. GENERAL BUSINESS - Comments related to General Business items are limited to three minutes per speaker, for a maximum of 30 minutes per item, unless otherwise extended by the Council.
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11.1. Receive a presentation by Caltrans District 6 staff regarding their efforts to prepare a Complete Streets Study for the Inyo Avenue (State Route 137) corridor between West Street and I Street. [Submitted by: M. Miller]
11.2. Review and consider a term sheet precedent to entering into an operating agreement with Spade Entertainment to serve as operator of the Zumwalt Park Amphitheatre. [Submitted by: J. Glick]
12. CONVENE JOINTLY AS TULARE CITY COUNCIL AND TULARE CITY COUNCIL ACTING
AS THE SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE TULARE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
12.1. Adopt a resolution of the Successor Agency to the former Tulare Redevelopment Agency approving and adopting the recognized obligation payment schedule for the July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024 period and the Fiscal year 2023-24 Administrative Budget. [Submitted by: D. Ibanez]
13. ADJOURN AS TULARE CITY COUNCIL ACTING AS THE SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO
THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY AND REMAIN SEATED AS THE TULARE CITY
COUNCIL
14. STAFF UPDATES
15. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS - None Submitted
16. ADJOURNMENT
The next regularly scheduled meeting of the Tulare City Council is Tuesday, December 20, 2022, at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chamber at the Tulare Public Library, 491 North M Street, Tulare, California.
AFFIDAVIT OF POSTING
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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 Friday, December 2, 2022, at City Hall, 411 E. Kern Avenue, as well as on the City’s website.
POSTED BY: Melissa Hermann, Chief Deputy City Clerk