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City of Tulare
City Council
Meeting Agenda
Tulare Public Library & Council Chamber Friday, March 21, 2025 491 North M Street, Tulare CA 93274 8:00 a.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.
Regular City Council meetings are held on the first and third Tuesdays of the month in the Council Chamber located in the Tulare Public Library at 491 North M Street, Tulare, subject to cancellation.
Additional meetings of the City Council may be called as needed.
Members of the public may attend meetings in person or access the meeting live via YouTube. For those that wish to provide public comment while not physically in attendance, you may call (559) 366-1849 during Public Comment. 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.
Members of the public may address the City Council on matters within the jurisdiction of the City of Tulare.
A person desiring to address the City Council is encouraged to complete a public comment card and provide to the city clerk prior to the start of the meeting. Comments are limited to three minutes per speaker unless extended by the Council. Depending upon the extent of the agenda and number of persons desiring to speak on an issue, the mayor may, at the beginning of the item, limit the time for individual comments. When invited by the mayor to speak, please approach the lectern and begin your comments by stating your name and city of residence.
• All remarks shall be addressed to the Council as a body and not to any member thereof. • No person, other than the City Council and person having the floor, shall be permitted to enter into any discussion, either directly or through a member of the City Council, without the permission of the mayor.
• No question shall be asked of a councilmember or a member of City staff except through the mayor.
• Questions and comments from the public shall be limited to the subject under consideration, except for those items introduced under Public Comment. • No person shall engage in disorderly or boisterous conduct which disturb, disrupt, impede, or otherwise render the orderly conduct of the meeting infeasible. Persons engaging in such conduct may be subject to ejection of the meeting pursuant to Government Code Sections 54954.3 and 54957.95.
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.
City of Tulare YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@cityoftulare3805 Documents related to items on the agenda are accessible on the City’s website at www.tulare.ca.gov. Copies are also available for public inspection at the City Clerk’s Office located at City Hall, 411 E. Kern Avenue, Second Floor, during normal business hours.
Councilmembers
Patrick Isherwood, Mayor
Steve Harrell, Vice Mayor
Jose Sigala
Terry A. Sayre
Dennis A. Mederos
City Council Meeting Agenda Friday, March 21, 2025
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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a special meeting of the City Council of the City of Tulare is hereby called pursuant to section 54956 of the California Government Code.
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. PUBLIC COMMENT - 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.
3. STRATEGIC PLANNING SESSION
3.1 Review Past Three Years, Review Fiscal Year 2024/25 Strategic Plan, and Discuss Challenges Ahead.
3.2 Presentations on How to Approach the Challenges.
• Potential Entertainment District
o Indoor Sports Recreation Facility
• Municipal Financial Advisor
• Potential Sales Tax Measure
3.3 City Council Projects and Initiatives.
Recommended Action: Provide input and direction to staff in regard to City Council projects and initiatives.
4. ADJOURNMENT
The next regularly scheduled meeting of the Tulare City Council is Tuesday, April 1, 2025, 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, March 14, 2025 Melissa Hermann, Chief Deputy City Clerk