Visalia City Council
707 W. Acequia
Visalia, CA 93291
Visalia City Council
City Council
Meeting Minutes - Final
Mayor Steve Nelsen
Vice Mayor Brian Poochigian
Council Member Greg Collins
Council Member Brett Taylor
Council Member Liz Wynn
7:00 PM City Council ChambersMonday, November 7, 2022
ROLL CALL
Mayor Steve Nelsen, Vice Mayor Brian Poochigian, Council Member Greg Collins, Council Member Brett Taylor, and
Council Member Liz Wynn
Present:
CALL TO ORDER WORK SESSION - START TIME: 5:00 PM
The meeting was called to order at 5:00 p.m.
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. 22-0386NEW 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. 22-0362Receive a staff presentation on the proposed Bicycle Lane Enhancement as part of the County Center Drive Rehabilitation Project. (1410-72000/CP0599-999)
Diego Corvera, Civil Engineer, presented the proposed bicycle lane enhancement. In an effort to continue to fulfill the implementation and goals of the Active Transportation Plan, Complete Streets, and address Vehicle Miles Travel (VMT) reduction, this project presents an excellent opportunity to enhance the existing bicycle facility, save money on the project and embody a multi-modal corridor that can be appropriate for all ages and abilities.
A motion was made by Vice Mayor Brian Poochigian, seconded by Council Member Greg Collins, to approve as recommended. The motion carried by the following vote:
Steve Nelsen, Brian Poochigian, Greg Collins, Brett Taylor, and Liz Wynn
Aye:
ADJOURN TO CLOSED SESSION - 6:00 PM (Or, immediately following Work Session)
The meeting was adjourned to Closed Session at 5:27 p.m.
CALL TO ORDER REGULAR SESSION - 7:00 PM
The meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
INVOCATION
ITEMS OF INTEREST
PUBLIC COMMENTS
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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.
Irene Lapin, Visalia, expressed concern about parking at the Elderwood restaurant located in the Darling Hotel and the ADA compliance or lack thereof. Ms. Lapin spoke with one of the Elderwood restaurant owners and they do not plan to take steps to address the concerns she presented.
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.
A motion was made by Vice Mayor Brian Poochigian, seconded by Council Member Brett Taylor, to approve the Consent Calendar. No items were pulled for separate discussion. The motion carried by the following vote:
Steve Nelsen, Brian Poochigian, Greg Collins, Brett Taylor, and Liz Wynn
Aye:
1. 22-0077Amend 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.
2. 22-0388Christian 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.
3. 22-0381Authorize 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. 22-0398Request 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.
5. 22-0387Authorize 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).
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. 22-0383Public 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).
Mike Porter, Civil Engineer, requested Council to conduct a public hearing for the appropriation of measure N funds. In November of 2016, the voters of Visalia passed a ½ cent Sales Tax Override, Measure N - The Visalia Essential City Services Measure for city services such as police and fire, as well as maintenance of parks and roads. The current Fire Station 56 is shared with the Cal Fire site on the northeast corner of Lovers Lane and Walnut Avenue. The lease for this station will terminate at the end of 2023. Because of this, City staff identified the need to move fire equipment and personnel to a new Fire Station. As part of the measure, Council adopted an Accountability Ordinance when using Measure N funds. As a result, the following actions are necessary to amend the Measure N spending plan:
· City Manager makes a recommendation to City Council and makes changes as requested.
· Comments and recommendations received by Sales Tax Oversight Board.
· Two Public Hearings are held at regular Council Meetings to consider recommendations to amend the expenditure plan (tonight ’s 1 of 2 public hearings)
The Public Hearing was opened at 7:13 p.m. and closed. There were no public comments.
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2. 22-0364Public 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).
Paul Bernal, Community Development Director, provided the report to Council for the annexation of parcels totaling 23.7 acres located on the north side of Ferguson.
The annexation application is requesting to annex a property within the City’s Growth Tier I boundary to facilitate development of the Victory Oaks Tentative Subdivision Map, which was approved with conditions by the Planning Commission on September 26, 2022. Upon annexation, the Zoning designation for the 23.7-acre parcel will be R-1-5 (Single-family Residential 5,000 square foot minimum site area) and Q-P (Quasi-Public) for the project site.
The subdivision will be developed in two phases. Phase I will be approximately
12.18 acres in area and will include 63 lots. Phase II will be approximately 11.82 acres in area and will include 54 lots. The project site is currently undeveloped with an active pomegranate orchard that will continue to be farmed until the site is ready for development.
Melody Hague, DR Horton representative, expressed appreciation of the city staff and their collaboration.
A motion was made by Council Member Brett Taylor, seconded by Vice Mayor Brian Poochigian, to approve as recommended. The motion carried unanimously by the following vote:
Steve Nelsen, Brian Poochigian, Greg Collins, Brett Taylor, and Liz Wynn
Aye:
CLOSED SESSION REPORT
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1. 22-0391For 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
Ken Richardson, City Attorney reported out for the record the Closed Session report as listed on the agenda.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting adjourned 7:30 p.m.
1. 22-0407Upcoming 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