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CITY OF TULARE
CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES
Tulare Public Library & Council Chamber
491 North M Street, Tulare
Tuesday, September 16, 2025
6:00 p.m. Special Meeting
7:00 p.m. Regular Meeting
Proper notice of this meeting was given pursuant to Government Code Section 54954.2 and 54956.
COUNCIL PRESENT: Mayor Patrick Isherwood
Vice Mayor Steve Harrell
Councilmember Jose Sigala
Councilmember Terry A. Sayre
Councilmember Dennis A. Mederos
STAFF PRESENT: City Manager Marc Mondell; City Attorney Mario U. Zamora; Chief Deputy City Clerk Melissa Wilcox; Assistant City Manager Thomas W. Gaffery IV; Deputy City Manager/Chief Technology Officer Jason Bowling; Chief Financial Officer Mark Roberts; City Engineer Michael Miller; Public Works Director Trisha Whitfield; Community Services Director Chris Orr; Police Chief Fred Ynclan; Fire Chief Michael Ott; General Services Director Manny Correa; Community Development Director Mario Anaya; Executive Director of Economic Development & Redevelopment Jennifer Gomez
1. CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Isherwood called to order the special meeting of the Tulare City Council at 6:04 p.m. in the Council Chamber located at 491 North M Street.
2. STUDY SESSION
2.1 Adventure Park Operations and Elk Bayou Nature Preserve Master Plan RFP.
Recommended Action: Receive a presentation and provide direction to staff thereto.
Presented By: City Manager Mondell; Dylan Burt of Applied Adventure Public Comment: Nathaniel Holmes expressed his support for the idea of adding an adventure park to the City.
Council Action: Councilmember Sigala requested an additional public input meeting to be held at the Council Chamber to be added in addition to the meetings indicated in the Elk Bayou Nature Preserve Master Plan Request for Proposals (RFP). Councilmember Sigala also inquired whether the $50,000 for the Parks and Recreation Master Plan implementation that was part of the budget would be used for this purpose as he had hoped to use that for a feasibility study for a softball complex in West Tulare. City Manager Mondell stated there will be a meeting to discuss the regional sportsplex, and the project’s source is different from that of the regional sportsplex. The RFP will be issued on Wednesday, September 17. There was no action taken by Council.
3. ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Isherwood adjourned the special meeting at 7:03 p.m.
4. CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Isherwood called to order the regular meeting of the City Council at 7:13 p.m. in the Council Chamber located at 491 North M Street.
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5. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND INVOCATION
Vice Mayor Harrell led the Pledge of Allegiance, and an invocation was given by Ty Davis, Pastor at Tulare Community Church.
6. PUBLIC COMMENT
Lacey Perryman, on behalf of their neighbor, read a letter concerning ongoing issues with Scott’s Social Services who is operating a group home in Del Lago.
Elise addressed the Council regarding the group home issue in Del Lago and the detrimental effect the screaming and violence from the residents in the home is having on her child.
Donnette Silva-Carter, Tulare Chamber of Commerce CEO, provided Chamber updates.
7. COMMUNICATIONS
City Manager Marc Mondell advised there were no communications.
8. COUNCIL REPORTS AND ITEMS OF INTEREST
Council reported on recent events and discussed items of interest.
9. CONSENT CALENDAR
Item 9.10 was removed from the Consent Calendar.
It was moved by Councilmember Mederos, seconded by Councilmember Sayre, and unanimously carried to approve the items on the Consent Calendar as presented except for item 9.10.
9.1 Waive the reading of ordinances and approve reading by title only.
Recommended Action: Approve the reading by title only of all ordinances and that further reading of such ordinances be waived.
9.2 Approval of City Council Meeting Minutes.
Recommended Action: Approve the minutes of the special and/or regular meeting of September 2, 2025. [M. Wilcox]
9.3 Second Reading and Adoption of Ordinance 2025-13.
Recommended Action: Adopt Ordinance 2025-13 repealing and replacing Section
1.16.010 (Time, place of regular meetings) of Chapter 1.16 (Council Meetings) of the Tulare Municipal Code to change the start time of regular City Council meetings to 5:30 p.m. [M. Mondell]
9.4 Monthly Investments Report.
Recommended Action: Accept the monthly investments report for June 2025. [M.
Roberts]
9.5 Water Line Easement – McDonalds (Vineyard Commercial Center).
Recommended Action: Accept a Grant of Easement for water line purposes from F & C Farming, a California Liability Partnership, for the repair and maintenance of a water line and associated appurtenances to provide city water service a parcel located within The Vineyard Commercial Center at the northwest corner of Prosperity Avenue and Mooney Boulevard; and authorize the City Manager or his designee to sign the Certificate of Acceptance for the same. [M. Miller]
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9.6 Grant of Easement to SCE for Utilities in Landscaping Outlots.
Recommended Action: Authorize the City Manager to execute a Grant of Easement and Certificate of Conveyance to Southern California Edison Company (SCE) for installation and maintenance of SCE utilities located within Landscaping Outlot D and Outlot E of the Farrar Estates No. 2 subdivision, subject only to minor conforming and clarifying changes acceptable to the City Attorney and City Manager. [M. Miller]
9.7 Purchase of 2026 Ford Police Interceptors.
Recommended Action: Award the purchase of three new/unused 2026 Ford Police Interceptor Utility (K8A) AWD vehicles to National Auto Fleet Group of Watsonville, CA using Sourcewell Contract No. 091521-NAF in the amount of $173,107.98. [T. Whitfield]
9.8 Pavement Management System Update Contract.
Recommended Action: Award and authorize the city manager to execute an agreement with International Cybernetics Company, LP (d.b.a. IMS Infrastructure Management Services), of Largo, FL in the amount of $78,480.00 for the 2025 Pavement Management System Update subject to minor, conforming and clarifying changes acceptable to both the city attorney and the city manager. [J. Bowling]
9.9 All-Way Stop Designation for Intersection of Inyo Avenue and O Street.
Recommended Action: Adopt a resolution designating the intersection of Inyo Avenue and O Street as an all-way stop intersection and authorizing the installation of corresponding stop control. [M. Miller]
9.11 Economic Development Updates.
Recommended Action: Receive an update on economic development activities in the City of Tulare. [J. Gomez]
ITEM(S) PULLED FROM CONSENT CALENDAR
9.10 Settlement and Release Agreement.
Recommended Action: Approve the Settlement and Release Agreement in the matter of City of Tulare v. Carolina Gamero de Garnica, Tulare County Superior Court Case No.
VCU322185. [M. Zamora]
Council Action: Councilmember Sigala pulled this item to receive an update on the project. City Engineer Miller provided a response thereto. It was moved by Councilmember Sigala, seconded by Vice Mayor Harrell, and unanimously carried to approve the item as presented.
10. PUBLIC HEARING
10.1 Proposed 2024 Consolidated Annual Performance Evaluation Report.
Recommended Action: Adopt a resolution as presented approving the 2024 Consolidated Annual Performance Evaluation Report (CAPER); and authorize the City Manager or his designee to submit the CAPER to HUD on behalf of the City of Tulare.
Presented By: Housing and Grants Specialist Brar
Public Comment: The public hearing was opened at 7:47 p.m. Receiving no public comment, the hearing was closed at 7:47 p.m.
Council Action: It was moved by Councilmember Sigala, seconded by Vice Mayor Harrell, and unanimously carried to approve the item as presented.
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11. GENERAL BUSINESS
11.1 Voting Delegate Selection for Annual CalCities Conference.
Recommended Action: Select a voting delegate and alternate for the General Assembly at the League of California Cities Annual Conference; and authorize the city clerk to execute and submit the voting delegate form.
Presented By: Chief Deputy City Clerk Wilcox
Public Comment: There were no public comments.
Council Action: It was moved by Councilmember Mederos, seconded by Councilmember Sayre, and unanimously carried to approve the item as presented, appointing Councilmember Sigala as the voting delegate and Councilmember Mederos as the alternate.
12. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS - NONE SUBMITTED
13. STAFF UPDATES
Staff provided updates on department activities.
14. RECESS TO CLOSED SESSION TO DISCUSS THE FOLLOWING ITEMS
14.1 Conference with Labor Negotiators (Gov. Code § 54957.6) Agency Designated Representatives: City Attorney Zamora, City Manager Mondell, Assistant City Manager Gaffery, Deputy City Manager/CTO Bowling Unrepresented Employee(s): Fire Battalion Chiefs
14.2 Public Employee Performance Evaluation (Gov. Code § 54957) Title: City Manager
Council recessed to closed session at 7:57 p.m.
15. RECONVENE FROM CLOSED SESSION
Council reconvened from closed session at 9:45 p.m.
16. CLOSED SESSION REPORT
City Attorney Zamora advised there was no reportable action.
17. ADJOURNMENT
Seeing no further business to discuss, Mayor Isherwood adjourned the regular meeting at 9:45 p.m.
This is to certify that the foregoing is a true and
correct copy of the minutes of September 16, 2025,
as approved by the Tulare City Council.
Marc Mondell, City Clerk
By Melissa Wilcox, Chief Deputy City Clerk
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