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, November 7, 2022
ROLL CALL
CALL TO ORDER WORK SESSION - START TIME: 5:00 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:
POLICE DEPARTMENT
Martin Aguilar, Police Officer
Alexander Cruz, Police Officer
Gabriel Prieto, Police Officer
Eric Duanes-Mejivar, Community Service Officer
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2. Receive a staff presentation on the proposed Bicycle Lane Enhancement as part of the County Center Drive Rehabilitation Project (1410-72000/CP0599-999).
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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
City Council Meeting Agenda - Final November 7, 2022
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. Amend budget for Fiscal Year (FY) 2022-23 (Year 3) Permanent Local Housing Allocation (PLHA) funding amount awarded and amend prior year appropriations carried forward for unspent and uncommitted PLHA funds in years 1-2 of the 5-year PLHA plan to increase construction funding for the Visalia Navigation Center. 22-0077
2. Christian Church Homes (CCH) is seeking a letter of support for the development of a 70-unit senior affordable housing project located at 2439 North Dinuba Boulevard in Visalia and the application to the State of California’s Multifamily Finance Super Notice of Funding Availability (Super NOFA) that includes the Infill Incentive Grant (IIG) program.
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3. Authorize the City Manager to enter into a contract with Odell Engineering for professional consulting services for the Bridging Horizons Inclusive Park Project in the amount not to exceed $545,328.00.
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4. Request authorization to file a Notice of Completion for Maddox at Caldwell 7 subdivision, containing 41 single-family residential lots, located on the northeast corner of South Ben Maddox Way and East Monte Verde Avenue.
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5. Authorize the City Manager to approve two separate contract amendments for additional construction support with Quad Knopf (QK) for each of the following projects; Amendment Number 2 of 2 in the amount not to exceed $44,326 for the Downtown Streetlight Project (CP0345) and Amendment Number 4 of 4 in the amount not to exceed $55,215 for the Downtown Pavement Rehabilitation Project (CP0373). 22-0387
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. Public hearing (the first of two) to appropriate $4.3M of Measure N Funds for the Construction of Visalia Fire Station No. 56 (No. 1410-72000/CP0346-999).
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2. Public hearing and consideration of the following actions:
1. Conduct a Public Hearing and consider the following actions related to the project site located on the north side of West Ferguson Avenue, approximately 800 feet west of
North Demaree Street (APN: 077-190-007).
2. Adopt Initial Study / Mitigated Negative Declaration No. 2022 -04 for Annexation No. 2022-01 and Victory Oaks Tentative Subdivision Map No. 5586 (Resolution No. 2022-57
required); and
3. Initiation of Proceedings for Annexation No. 2022-01 a request by D.R. Horton, to annex a 23.7-acre parcel into the City Limits of Visalia; and
4. Authorize the detachment from County Service Area No. 1 in accordance with State and County requirements; and
5. Authorize the City Manager to sign and enter into a
Pre-Annexation Agreement (Resolution No. 2022-58
required).
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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: Carmen R. McElmurry
APN: 085-560-021 (portion)
Purpose: Shirk Widening Project
Price: $32,200.00
Closing Date: 10/18/2022
Closed Session Council Date: 3/1/2021
Project Manager: Chantha Chap
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ADJOURNMENT
1. Upcoming City Council Meetings:
Monday, November 21, 2022 at 7:00 p.m., 707 W. Acequia
Monday, December 05, 2022 at 7:00 p.m., 707 W. Acequia
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