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, June 20, 2022
ROLL CALL
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. Presentation of the Short Range Transit Plan by consultant Moore & Associates on behalf of Visalia Transit for consideration of adoption by the Visalia City Council.
22-0040
2. Review and accept the 2021 Annual Report from the City of Visalia Historic Preservation Advisory Committee.
22-0194
3. Presentation on pro-active efforts being undertaken to deter the use of illegal fireworks.
22-0245
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
City Council Meeting Agenda - Final June 20, 2022
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. 22-0151
2. Authorize the City Manager to award a sole-source professional design services contract to CWE for design of the East Side Regional Park’s (ESRP) Basin D for an amount not to exceed $275,265.18, and approve an appropriation of $324,070 from the various funds outlined within this report. (3010-72000/CP0396-999) 22-0166
3. Adopt resolutions 2022-39 and 2022-40, designating a portion of City owned property located within 2 parcels of two different subdivisions; Lot “A” of Highland Park Estates subdivision and Lot “A” of Highland Park, Unit No. 2 subdivision as part of the public City Street System respectively.
22-0199
4. Authorization for the City Manager to approve an agreement with Workforce Investment Board of Tulare County to continue the Environmental Clean-Up Opportunities (ECO) Transitional Jobs Program through FY2022/2023 in the amount of $ 221,847 from the Solid Waste Enterprise Fund.
22-0212
5. Adopt Resolution No. 2022-41 to designate various road projects for Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Account (RMRA) 2022/23 funding from the State of California Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017 (Senate Bill SB1) as outlined within this report. 22-0215
City Council Meeting Agenda - Final June 20, 2022
6. Authorization for staff to appropriate $100,000 from the Airport Enterprise Fund to pay expenses generated by the recently approved lease between the Federal Express Corporation and the City of Visalia.
22-0225
7. Authorization to execute annual service agreement with Visalia Economic Development Corporation (VEDC) for $60,000 and appropriate $40,000 ($20,000 for FY 22/23 and $20,000 for FY 23/24) from the General Fund to fund the increase in requested services.
22-0228
8. Accept the City of Visalia Cash and Investment report for the third quarter of the fiscal year which consists of months January, February, and March 2022.
22-0229
9. Approve annual membership in the Tulare County Economic Development Corporation (TCEDC) for FY 22/23 in the amount of $50,000.
22-0230
10. Authorize the City Manager to award a construction contract to Bush Engineering, Inc. for two locations; Enhanced Crosswalk at Denton Street and Ferguson Avenue and the Linwood Street Pedestrian Pathway Projects, in the amount of $282,322 (CIP 3010-72000/CP0297-999 & CIP 3010-72000/CP0476-999) and
appropriate $50,200 from the Measure R Local Fund.
22-0234
11. Approve Resolution Number 2022-37 adopting the City of Visalia’s annually updated Investment Policy and delegating authority to invest funds for the City to the Finance Director/Treasurer for fiscal year 2022/23.
22-0235
12. Consideration of a Mural Application request from Habitat for Humanity of Tulare / Kings Counties for one mural proposed on the east and north-facing facades of the commercial building located at 637 S. Lovers Lane.
22-0240
13. Appoint Walter Deissler and Jay Hohlbauch to a second one-year term, appoint Tyler Davis to a second two-year term, and appoint Patricia Kane and Michael Kreps to a third two-year term on the Historic Preservation Advisory Committee.
22-0243
14. Selection of Visalia’s recommendation to represent the Council of Cities as the Transit Representative on the Tulare County Association of Governments.
22-0244
15. Authorize the City Manager to extend the emergency contract for Engineering Plan Review and Related Services to lnterwest Consulting Group, not to exceed $200,000, for one year ending June 30, 2023.
22-0248
16. Adopt the revised salary schedule for full-time employees, City Manager, and City Council members of the City of Visalia
22-0250
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17. City Council approval of Resolution 2022-42 adopting the 2022-23 appropriations limit for the City of Visalia’s General Fund. 22-0253
18. Reappointment of Lisa Walsh to a two-year term and authorization to open recruitment for one vacant position on the Parks and Recreation Commission.
22-0254
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. Conduct the second public hearing and approve the proposed Fiscal Years 2022/23 & 2023/24 Measure N budget.
22-0251
2. Annual Recertification of the Measure T (Sales Tax) Plan for FY 2022/23.
22-0252
3. Public Hearing on, and adoption of, the City of Visalia 2022/23 and 2023/24 multi-year budget. Resolution 2022-43.
22-0255
4. Authorization to allow the City of Visalia to place the item contested during the June 6, 2022 public hearing on the Miscellaneous Special Assessments on the Tulare County secured property tax roll. 22-0246
5. Public Hearing and adoption of resolution 2022-30 to authorize proposed new fees, increases, and adjustments to the City’s Rates and Fees schedule for Fiscal Year 2022-23.
22-0075
6. Introduce and conduct the second 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.
22-0257
7. Public Hearing and consideration of the following actions related to the project site located on the southeast corner of East Cherry Avenue and South Lovers Lane (APN: 127-030-018):
1. Certification of Initial Study / Negative Declaration No. 2021-49 for Annexation No. 2021-03, Higgins Ranch Tentative Subdivision Map No. 5585, and Tentative Parcel Map No . 2022-01 (Resolution No. 2022-38 required); and2. Initiation of Proceedings for Annexation No. 2021-03 a request by Quest Equity, LLC to annex a 32.35-acre parcel into the City Limits of Visalia; and3. Authorize the detachment from County Service Area No. 1 in accordance with State and County requirements; and4. Authorize the City Manager to sign and enter into a Pre-Annexation Agreement (Resolution No. 2022-35 required) 22-0214
CLOSED SESSION REPORT
City Council Meeting Agenda - Final June 20, 2022
1. For the purposes of reporting out, for the record, transactions that occurred as a result of Closed Session Real Property Negotiations:
Buyer: City of Visalia
Seller: Buhl Properties, LLC a California limited liability company APN: 119-340-012 (portion)
Purpose: Caldwell Widening Project - Akers to Shady
Brief Description: Temporary Construction Easement
Price: $3,100.00
Closing Date: 6/13/2022
Project Manager: Fred Lampe
***************************************************************** Buyer: City of Visalia
Seller: Buhl Properties, LLC a California limited liability company APN: 119-340-012 (portion)
Purpose: Caldwell Widening Project - Akers to Shady
Brief Description: Temporary Construction Easement
Price: $3,100.00
Closing Date: 6/13/2022
Project Manager: Fred Lampe
22-0249
ADJOURNMENT
1. Upcoming Visalia City Council Meetings:
Monday, July 18, 2022 at 7:00 PM: Regular Meeting, City Hall, 707 W. Acequia
Monday, August 1, 2022 at 7:00 PM; Regular Meeting, City Hall, 707 W. Acequia
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