Visalia City Council
707 W. Acequia
Visalia, CA 93291
Visalia City Council
City Council
Meeting Agenda - Final
Mayor Brian Poochigian
Vice Mayor Brett Taylor
Council Member Steve Nelsen
Council Member Emmanuel Hernandez Soto
Council Member Liz Wynn
City Council Chambers7:00 PMMonday, December 19, 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. NEW EMPLOYEE INTRODUCTIONS:
Community Development:
Mark Cummins: Building Inspector
Enrique Luna: Building Inspector
Keyshawn Ford: Assistant Engineer
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2. Project Update - Fleet Building Repairs 22-0464
3. Receive a presentation of Caltrans’ Caldwell Avenue and SR-99 Interchange project and provide feedback regarding the full closure of Caldwell Avenue at the interchange during proposed
construction. Authorize the Mayor to sign a letter of concurrence for the full closure of Caldwell Avenue at the interchange. 22-0438
4. Continue discussion on the Civic Center Phase II: Public Safety Office Building (PSOB), Police Services Building
(Evidence/Training/Crime Lab), and City Council Chambers Project and consider providing further direction on overall building aesthetic and architectural style.
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5. Receive presentation from Thorn Run Partners on 2022 national legislative activity and authorize City Manager to extend annual contract with this firm for one additional term.
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Time permitting, item 4 will be presented during the Work Session, otherwise the item will be moved and presented during the Regular Session.
ADJOURN TO CLOSED SESSION - 6:00 PM (Or, immediately following Work Session)
CALL TO ORDER REGULAR SESSION - 7:00 PM
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
MOMENT OF SILENCE FOR FORMER MAYOR, BASIL PERCH
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. 22-0152
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2. Consideration and action related to Groundwater Recharge Basin G at the East Side Regional Park (ESRP) Site Project: 1. authorize the City Manager to award the construction contract for RFB 20-21-38, to Emmett’s Excavation, Inc., in the amount of $5,150,913.50; 2. approve Change Order Number One for
miscellaneous scope changes in the reduction amount of
($582,069.00); 3. authorize the City Manager to award the construction management services to Vanir Construction
Management, Inc., in the amount of $122,190; 4. Authorize the City Manager to award the material testing services to Moore Twining Associates, Inc., in the amount of $48,129.50 and 5. appropriate approximately $958,100.00 from the funds identified in this staff report. (CIP No.3010-72000/CP0185-999).
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3. Award RFP 22-23-25 to Self-Help Enterprises to administer a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Coronavirus Aid Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act (CDBG-CV)
Emergency Rental/Mortgage Assistance Program to working low-and moderate-income Visalia households who have been negatively financially impacted as a direct result of the Coronavirus Pandemic.
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4. Authorize the City Manager to enter into a purchase agreement with Motorola in the amount of $1,844,614 to replace radios and to perform software upgrades for Police, Fire, Code Enforcement, Animal Control, and Parks with encryption capabilities pursuant to State and Federal mandates; and appropriate an additional $427,614 which includes $20,000 for services required by Tulare County Information Technology Department. Motorola contract price made available through The Houston-Galveston Area Council (HGAC) RA05-21, a Cooperative Purchasing Program.
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5. Authorize the City Manager to execute a contract with the consulting firm of Griffin Structures, for construction management services for Phase 2 of the Visalia Civic Center Project for an amount not to exceed $1,469,834 and authorize the appropriation of $1.5M from the Civic Center Reserve Fund. (Project Number 3720-72000/CP0374-999).
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6. Adoption of Resolution 2022-63, the required biennial update of the list of City of Visalia designated employees and classifications for the purpose of compliance with Chapter 2.08 of the Ordinance Code of the City of Visalia specifying conflict of interest regulations. (Resolution 2022-63 required)
22-0437
7. Request authorization to file a notice of completion for Vista Del Sol subdivision containing 95 single-family residential lots located at the southeast corner of South Pinkham Street and East K Avenue.
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8. Authorize the City Manager to execute the reimbursement agreement associated with phase one of the YS Industries Industrial Park project, located on the south side of West Riggin Avenue, approximately 600-feet east of North Kelsey Street (APN:
000-014-626)
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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. Presentation on the Status of the Storm and Sewer Master Plan Updates and Introduction to the Nexus Study.
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2. Approve recommendation from Mayor Brian Poochigian regarding appointments of individuals to represent the Visalia City Council on various boards and committees.
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CLOSED SESSION REPORT
ADJOURNMENT
1. UPCOMING CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS:
Tuesday, January 17, 2023 @ 7:00 p.m., 707 W. Acequia
Monday, February 06, 2023 @ 7:00 p.m., 707 W. Acequia
Note: Meeting dates/times are subject to change, check posted agenda for correct details.
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Any written materials relating to an item on this agenda submitted to the Council after distribution of the agenda are available for public inspection in the Office of the City Clerk, 220 N. Santa Fe Street, Visalia CA 93292, during normal business hours. 22-0459