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 PMTuesday, September 6, 2022
ROLL CALL
CALL TO ORDER WORK SESSION - No Work Session Scheduled
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)
ADJOURN TO CLOSED SESSION - 6:00 PM
CALL TO ORDER REGULAR SESSION - 7:00 PM
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
INVOCATION
ITEMS OF INTEREST
PUBLIC COMMENTS
City Council Meeting Agenda - Final September 6, 2022
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. 22-0328
2. Authorize the City Manager to file a Notice of Completion for the FY 21-22 Reclamite project (CIP 1410-72000/CP0248-999 & CIP 2730-72000/CP8358-999).
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3. Authorize the City Manager to file a Notice of Completion for the FY 21-22 Cape Seal Project (1410-72000/CP0247-999,
2530-72000/CP0214-999 & 2420-72000/CP0411-999).
22-0309
4. Authorization for the City Manager to utilize the Washington statewide contract for zero-emission transit buses to enter into a contract in the amount of $ 2,421,736.60 with Gillig LLC. of Livermore, CA for the purchase of two ( 2) 35' Battery Electric Buses (BEB) for fixed route service, including the purchase and installation of bus chargers (CIP VH0261).
22-0321
5. Authorize the City Manager to award a Purchase Order for RFB No. 21-22-51 to Allstar Fire Equipment for the purchase of 16 Scott 3M Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA) in the amount of $133,463.68.
22-0327
6. Authorize the City Manager to file a Notice of Completion for the Parking Lot Maintenance Project located at various locations identified within the report (1010-72000/CP8214-999).
22-0330
7. Authorize City Manager to execute appraisal services contract with Hopper Company for up to five annual terms with total “not to exceed limit” of $200,000.
22-0332
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8. Authorize and designate Councilmember Liz Wynn as the voting delegate for the 2022 League of California Cities Annual Conference and Councilmember Greg Collins as the alternate voting delegate.
22-0337
9. Authorize the City Manager to award an emergency contract to Telcion Communications Group, Inc., of Turlock, to purchase HewlettPackard Enterprise data storage arrays, for a total of $350,000.
22-0341
10. Confirmation of a letter of support for Kaweah Health’s request to the California Department of Health Care Services Behavioral Health Continuum Infrastructure Program Round 4: Children and Youth program.
22-0344
11. Authorization for the Mayor to sign a letter of support for Family Healthcare Network’s proposal to the California Department of Health Care Services Integrated Systems of Care Division to establish a program to serve frail seniors.
22-0345
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. First reading of Ordinance 2022-07 of proposed additions and revisions of Visalia Municipal Code chapter 8.28, Solid Waste Collection and Disposal. Additions incorporate recent Senate Bill (SB) 1383 regulations related to edible food recovery.
22-0175
2. Public Hearing of the City of Visalia’s intent to Adopt Resolution 2022-51 to Amend the Freeway Agreement for State Highway Route 198 from 0.2 Miles East of State Highway Route 99 to 1.5 Miles East of Lovers Lane, to incorporate recent freeway improvements including those at the Lovers Lane (State Route 216)/E. Mineral King Intersection, and changes to the City Limits. 22-0322
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3. Public Hearing and consideration of the following actions related to the project site located on two parcels situated between North Shirk Street and Road 88 (Clancy Street), 300 feet south of West Pershing Court (APN: 081-030-046, 080):
1. Certification of Initial Study / Mitigated Negative Declaration No . 2021-33 (Resolution No. 2022-52 required).
2. General Plan Amendment No. 2021-03: A request to amend the General Plan land use designations on two parcels totaling 50 acres, resulting in the removal of a Residential Very Low Density land use designation, addition to a Low Density Residential land use designation, and establishment of a Parks/Recreation land use designation. (Resolution No. 2022- 53 required).
3. Change of Zone No. 2021-04: A request to change the zoning on one parcel totaling 10 acres, resulting in the removal of a R- 1-20 (Single-family Residential 20,000 square foot minimum lot area) zone designation, addition to a R-1-5 (Single-family Residential 5,000 square foot minimum lot area) zone
designation, and establishment of a QP ( Quasi-Public) zone designation. (First reading of Ordinance No. 2022-12 required.) 22-0325
4. Approve the appointment of Kelli Kincaid as Parks and Recreation Director.
22-0347
CLOSED SESSION REPORT
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: Harold Dean Clements, Trustee of the Survivor’s Trust APN: 12-262-026 (portion)
Purpose: Temporary Construction Easement
Brief Description: Caldwell Widening Project
Price: $500.00
Closing Date: 8/31/2022
Project Manager: Fred Lampe
Buyer: City of Visalia
Seller: Doris M. Gillam
APN: 12-262-026 (portion)
Purpose: Temporary Construction Easement
Brief Description: Caldwell Widening Project
Price: $500.00
Closing Date: 8/31/2022
Project Manager: Fred Lampe
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ADJOURNMENT
City Council Meeting Agenda - Final September 6, 2022
1. Upcoming Council Meetings:
Monday, September 19, 2022 at 7:00 p.m. @ 707 W. Acequia Monday, October 3, 2022 at 7:00 p.m. @ 707 W. Acequia
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