Visalia City Council
707 W. Acequia
Visalia, CA 93291
Visalia City Council
City Council
Meeting Agenda - Final
Mayor Steve Nelsen
Vice Mayor Brian Poochigian
Council Member Greg Collins
Council Member Brett Taylor
Council Member Liz Wynn
City Council Chambers7:00 PMMonday, May 16, 2022
ROLL CALL
Government Code Section 54953(b) provides the rules for teleconferencing for City Council meetings. Vice Mayor Brian Poochigian and Councilmember Brett Taylor will participate in the May 16, 2022 Visalia City Council meeting via teleconference. The addresses of the teleconference sites are as follows: 5901 West Beech Ct., Visalia, CA 93277 and 1007 W.
Monte Vista, Visalia, CA 93277. The public can attend and participate from the teleconference locations.
CALL TO ORDER WORK SESSION - 4:00 PM
PUBLIC COMMENTS
Citizens are now invited to comment on issues within the jurisdiction of the Visalia City Council. The Council asks that you keep your comments concise and positive. Creative criticism, presented with appropriate courtesy, is welcome.
Each speaker will be allowed three minutes and a timer will notify you when your time is expired. Please begin your comments by stating and spelling your name and providing your city of residence.
WORK SESSION AND ACTION ITEMS (as described)
1. New employee introductions: Community Development: Jason Huckleberry - Assistant Director and Jennifer Wu - Plans Examiner 22-0201
2. Receive a tutorial video produced for the new High-Intensity Activated Crosswalk (HAWK) pedestrian hybrid beacon at Lovers Lane and Packwood Creek crossing.
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3. Continue to review and discuss the proposed 2022/23 and 2023/24 budget.
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4. Receive the May 2022 Annual Operations Report for the Downtown Visalia Property and Business Improvement District (DTVPBID); and approve the 5% annual assessment increase as proposed, or amended, to be included in the 2022/23 tax roll, as required by the DTVPBID Management District Plan (MDP).
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ADJOURN TO CLOSED SESSION - 6:00 PM (Or, immediately following Work Session)
CALL TO ORDER REGULAR SESSION - 7:00 PM
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
INVOCATION
ITEMS OF INTEREST
PUBLIC COMMENTS
This is the time for citizens to comment on subject matters that are not on the agenda and within the jurisdiction of the Visalia City Council. The Council asks that you keep your comments brief and positive. Creative criticism, presented with appropriate courtesy, is welcome.
This is also the time for citizens to request an item from the Consent Calendar be pulled for discussion purposes. Public comments related to all pulled Consent Calendar items and Regular or Public Hearing items listed on the agenda will be heard at the time that item is discussed or when the Public Hearing is opened.
Each speaker will be allowed three minutes, and a timer will notify you when your time is expired. Please begin your comments by stating and spelling your name and providing your city of residence.
CONSENT CALENDAR
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 and then the item will be removed from the Consent Calendar to be discussed and voted upon by a separate motion.
1. Authorization to read ordinances by title only. 22-0145
2. Authorize the acceptance of the 2020 State Homeland Security Grant Program (SHSGP) award and appropriate funding from the General Fund in the amount of $87,860 to put five Visalia Fire personnel through field-based training for Hazardous Materials Technician and Specialist class series.
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3. Authorize City Manager to award a contract to purchase two (2) diesel solid waste trucks to E.M. Tharp of Porterville, CA. through Sourcewell Cooperative contract for a total purchase price of $682,226 (VH0031, VH0037).
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4. Authorize the City Manager to execute a sole source contract with Environmental and Lubrication Solutions for the purchase of F-500 Encapsulator Agent (EA). The contract limit will be $22,000 per year for one year with the option to renew annually for up to four consecutive years for a maximum of 5 years.
22-0129
5. Adopt Resolution 2022-33 authorizing the City Manager to execute Southern California Edison (SCE) Utility Agreement No .
CP0473-SCE2592 for the Riggin Widening project between
Mooney Blvd to Conyer Street.
22-0139
6. Authorize the City Manager to submit a funding appliciation to the Environmental Enhancement and Mitigation (EEM) Program for landscaping of the Caldwell Avenue Improvement Project from Akers Street to Shady Street. (Resolution 2022-34 required). 22-0168
7. Authorize the City Manager to submit funding applications for the 2023 Active Transportation Program (ATP) Cycle 6 to the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) and the Tulare County Association of Governments (TCAG).
22-0185
8. Authorize City Manager to approve the Memorandum of
Understanding (MOU) between the City of Visalia and Visalia Unified School District (VUSD) for Visalia Police Department Youth Services Officers (YSOs) assigned as campus officers at VUSD middle school and high school campuses.
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9. Authorization to accept and appropriate funding for a State of California Housing and Community Development Regional Early Action Planning (REAP) Grant for the City of Visalia’s Housing Element update in an amount to not exceed $241,000.00.
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10. Request by Councilmember Greg Collins for the Council to approve adding an agenda item to a future City Council meeting to discuss directing staff to bring back information related to the potential for permitting cannabis dispensaries in the City of Visalia. 22-0198
11. Consider the process for appointing Planning Commissioners for the three terms expiring June 30, 2022 including direct appointment of current Commissioners or a full recruitment process. 22-0200
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12. Adoption of resolutions relating to the regular municipal election to be held on Tuesday, November 8, 2022. Approval of Resolution 2022-31 requesting and consenting to consolidation of elections and specifications of the election order and approval of Resolution 2022-32 requesting the Tulare County Board of Supervisors authorize the County Registrar of Voters to render specific services to the City of Visalia. (Resolutions 2022-31 and 2022-32 required). 22-0202
REGULAR ITEMS AND PUBLIC HEARINGS
Comments related to regular Items and Public Hearing Items are limited to three minutes per speaker, for a maximum of 30 minutes per item. The Mayor may reasonably limit or extend the public comment period to preserve the Council's interest in conducting efficient, orderly meetings.
1. Introduce and conduct the first reading of Ordinance No. 2022-09 an ordinance to approve the adoption of Visalia Police Department Military Equipment Policy #708 per California Assembly Bill (AB) 481. Schedule a second reading and adoption on June 20, 2022, for City Council approval of the proposed Ordinance and Visalia Police Department Military Equipment Policy #708.
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2. Conduct a Public Hearing (the second of two) to appropriate $2.7M of Measure N Funds for the Downtown Streetlight Project, appropriate $2,700,000 from Measure N (141) Fund in additional funding and authorize the City Manager to execute an agreement with A-C Electric Company for the Downtown Streetlight and Pavement Rehabilitation Projects in the amount of $8,853,574.15 (CIP 1410-72000/CP0345-999 & CIP 2390-72000/CP0373-999). 22-0160
CLOSED SESSION REPORT
ADJOURNMENT
UPCOMING COUNCIL MEETINGS
1. Upcoming Visalia City Council Meetings:
Monday, June 06, 2022 - Regular Meeting @ 7:00 PM - 707 W.
Acequia
Monday, June 20, 2022 - Regular Meeting @ 7:00 PM - 707 W.
Acequia
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