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City of Tulare
City Council
Meeting Agenda
Tulare Public Library & Council Chamber Monday, June 24, 2024 491 North M Street, Tulare CA 93274 5:00 p.m. Special Meeting www.tulare.ca.gov
Mission Statement
To promote a quality of life making Tulare the most desirable community in which to live, learn, play, work, worship and prosper.
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Additional meetings of the City Council may be called as needed.
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Councilmembers
Terry A. Sayre, Mayor
Patrick Isherwood, Vice Mayor
Jose Sigala
Stephen C. Harrell
Dennis A. Mederos
City Council Meeting Agenda Monday, June 24, 2024
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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
2. GENERAL BUSINESS - Comments at a special meeting are limited to items listed on the special meeting agenda. Each speaker will be allowed three minutes per item. For those that wish to provide public comment while not physically in attendance, you may call (559) 366-1849. Please note that there will be approximately a 20-second delay in broadcast for viewers. When calling in, mute the device used for viewing the meeting.
2.1 Demolition of Historic Advance Building Downtown.
Recommended Action: Discuss the imminent demolition of the historic Advance building downtown; discuss recommendations provided by Councilmember Harrell which includes placing a 6-month moratorium on the issuance of demolition permits (for non-life safety issues) in downtown, requiring staff to notify Council immediately of any demolition permit applications received, and raising the cost of demolition permits; and provide direction to staff thereto.
3. ADJOURNMENT
The next regularly scheduled meeting of the Tulare City Council is Tuesday, July 2, 2024, at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chamber, 491 North M Street, Tulare.
AFFIDAVIT OF POSTING AGENDA
I hereby certify, in conformance with Government Code Sections 54956, this agenda was posted in the kiosk at the front of City Hall, 411 E. Kern Avenue, as well as on the City of Tulare’s website at www.tulare.ca.gov.
POSTED: Friday, June 21, 2024 Melissa Hermann, Chief Deputy City Clerk City of Tulare
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COUNCIL ITEM REQUEST FORM
The Council Item Request Form is for members of the City Council to submit written requests to the City Clerk’s Office for inclusion of an item on a future City Council meeting agenda. At the meeting where the initial written request is heard, discussion shall be limited to whether the item should be added to an agenda and a date, not the merit of the item. A majority vote of the City Council is required for the item to be added to a future Council meeting agenda for action. No more than 10 items may be submitted collectively for consideration by all councilmembers at any regular meeting of the Council, and in that regard, no individual councilmember may submit more than three items for consideration at any regular meeting of the Council. In the event more than 10 items are submitted collectively, no more than two items shall be accepted for consideration from any one councilmember.
NAME OF REQUESTING COUNCILMEMBER TODAY’S DATE AGENDA DATE
ITEM TITLE
BRIEF DESCRIPTION/BACKGROUND INFORMATION OF ITEM
Item #: 2.1
General Business
Stephen Harrell June 21, 2024 June 24, 2024
Emergency meeting to discuss the emanate demolition of historic Advance building downtown.
We as a council previously determined that historic preservation, when feasible, is in the city's best interest.
Given that the city is in the process of trying to establish a downtown historic district as a means to encourage historic preservation, I therefore recommend the following:
1. Council place a 6 month moratorium on the issuance of demolition permits( for non life safety issues) in downtown.
2. Staff shall immediately notify city council of any demolition permit applications received in order to provide council time to work with the property owner and community to determine if there are any feasible alternatives to demolition.
3. At the end of the 6 month period if no feasible alternatives have been found the demolition permit shall be issued upon permit fee payment.
4. Also consider raising the cost of demolition permits.