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 Emmanuel Hernandez Soto
Council Member Steve Nelsen
Council Member Liz Wynn
City Council Chambers7:00 PMMonday, May 1, 2023
ROLL CALL
CALL TO ORDER WORK SESSION - 4:00 PM (Unless otherwise noted)
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:
PUBLIC WORKS:
Jorge Maciel
Jeff Vandertuig
Jason Castro
David Kersey
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2. 2023 National Association of Letter Carriers Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive Day.
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3. Continued discussion on Phase 2 of the Visalia Civic Center Project (Public Safety Office Building (PS), Police Services Building (Evidence/Training/Crime Lab), and City Council Chambers).
Receive an update on the Schematic Design Phase of the Civic Center, including the latest building renderings and project cost estimates. Provide direction as appropriate.
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4. Consideration of and direction on initiating potential Municipal Code Updates related to Short-Term Rentals (STRs).
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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
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. 23-0156
2. Authorize City staff to initiate Measure N amendment process to increase the budget for the Police Department’s patrol vehicles and the body-worn camera program.
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3. Authorize City staff to initiate Measure N amendment process to convert one (1) FY 23/24 Measure N Police Officer allocation to two (2) Community Service Officer (CSO) allocations.
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4. Authorize the City Manager to file a Notice of Completion for the construction of the FY 18-19 Major Street Rehabilitation - Walnut & Murray Project (CIP 3010-72000/CP0289-999 &
2370-72000/CP0402-999).
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5. Authorize Resolution No. 2023-11, ordering the summary vacation and abandonment of the easement for storm drain pipeline maintenance purposes over Parcel 6 of Parcel Map No.4813, (APN: 081-100-070).
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6. Approval and appropriation of the Harrell Family Trust donation for the proposed enhancement project at Harrell Grove Park, to include the addition of outdoor fitness equipment and irrigation improvements.
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7. Authorize the City Manager to Award RFB 22-23-11 annual contract for Landscape Maintenance of Landscape and Lighting Districts within Quadrant K to JC’s Land Management of
Kingsburg, CA, $178,254.65 annually per specifications of RFB 22-23-11.
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8. 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 FY 2023/2024 in the amount of $ 230,000 from the Solid Waste Enterprise Fund.
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9. Authorize the City Manager to enter into a contract with Truxell & Valentino Landscape Development Inc. for the Houston
Roundabout Landscaping and Maintenance Access Project
(2520-7200/CP0307-999) in the amount of $298,450, and
appropriate $145,000 from the Transportation Impact Fund (241). 23-0142
10. Authorize the City Manager to amend and increase the existing Uniform and Laundry contract (C22056) awarded to Unifirst Corporation in the amount of $23,700 per year by $29,100, to a total not to exceed of $52,800 per year. The remaining term on the existing contract consists of four (4) one-year renewals. 23-0136
11. Authorize the City Manager to enter into a contract amendment with Brandley Engineering for Pavement Maintenance
Management Plan (PMMP) additional scope of work in the amount of $130,000 and appropriate an additional $15,000 for the upcoming Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) required PMMP CIP project (CP0572) increasing the project budget to $135,000. 23-0144
12. Continue Resolution 2023-05, ratified by Visalia City Council on March 20, 2023 proclaiming the local emergency that was declared on March 13, 2023, due to the threatened existence of conditions of extreme peril to the safety of persons and property within said city caused by excessive past and expected rainfall and snowfall, resulting in uncontrolled waters coming from local rivers and streams.
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13. Authorize City Manager to award a sole source contract for the Instrumentation and Electrical Services & Maintenance and Repair for the Water Reclamation Facility and Collection System to Telstar Instruments Company, Inc. for a not to exceed amount of $400,000 annually. This is a one ( 1) year contract that may be renewed for four ( 4) consecutive one ( 1) year periods upon mutually agreed upon terms.
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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.
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1. Public hearing to consider the following items : 1. recommendation by the Visalia Planning Commission to approve General Plan Amendment No. 2022-01:
1. A recommendation by the Visalia Planning Commission to approve General Plan Amendment No. 2022-01: A request
by the Visalia Public Cemetery District to amend the General Plan Land Use Map to change the land use designation of 15 parcels totaling 3.33 acres from Residential Low Density to Public Institutional, and to change the land use
designation of one parcel totaling 0.24 acres from
Residential Medium Density to Public Institutional. The project sites are located at 919 West Allen Avenue, 618, 700, 706, 808, 918, 1010 North Rinaldi Street, 1410, 1420, 1430 West Sady Avenue, 816, 1004 North Turner Street
(APNs: 093-062-006, 007, 015, 016, 026, 027, 093-073-002, 010, 093-083-013, 014, 015, 016, 025, 093-102-001, 002, 093-112-021).
2. A recommendation by the Visalia Planning Commission to approve Change of Zone No. 2022-02: A request by the
Visalia Public Cemetery District to change the zoning
designation of 15 parcels totaling 3.33 acres from R-1-5 (Single Family Residential, 5,000 sq. ft. minimum site area) to QP ( Quasi-Public), and to change the zoning designation of one parcel totaling 0.24 acres from R-M-2 (Multi-Family Residential, 3,000 sq. ft. minimum site area per dwelling unit) to QP ( Quasi-Public) to QP ( Quasi-Public). The project sites are located at 919 West Allen Avenue, 618, 700, 706, 808, 918, 1010 North Rinaldi Street, 1410, 1420, 1430 West Sady Avenue, 816, 1004 North Turner Street (APNs: 093-
062-006, 007, 015, 016, 026, 027, 093-073-002, 010, 093- 083-013, 014, 015, 016, 025, 093-102-001, 002, 093-112- 021).
3. A review of Conditional Use Permit No. 2023-02: A request by the Visalia Public Cemetery District to amend Conditional Use Permit No. 2005-08, permitting the expansion of the Visalia Public Cemetery District master planned area,
encompassing 13 parcels totaling 2.8 acres. The project sites are located at 914 and 920 W. Allen Avenue, 1304 W.
Goshen Avenue, 916, 920, 1000, 1002, 1004, 1006, 1010,
1012, 1014, 1016, and 1020 N. Turner Street (APNs: 093- 083-035, 093-112-001, 002, 003, 004, 005, 006, 017, 018, 019, 020, 021, 022).
The requested actions are considered exempt under Section 15061(b)(3) of the State Guidelines for the California
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). A Notice of Exemption No . 2022-42 has been prepared for the project.
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2. A Public Hearing and First Reading of Ordinance No. 2023-02, a request by the City of Visalia to adopt a new title and chapter to the Visalia Municipal Code referred to as Title 18 “Agricultural Land Preservation”, Chapter 18.04 “Agricultural Land Preservation Program”, to create an agricultural preservation ordinance to implement Visalia General Plan Land Use Policy LU-P-34. The project applies citywide to properties within the Urban Growth Boundary Tiers II and III established by the Visalia General Plan. A Notice of Exemption was prepared for the new ordinance in accordance with State California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15183 (Public Resources Code §21083.3).
Notice of Exemption No. 2023-23 disclosed that the Agricultural Land Preservation ordinance will have no additional environmental review based upon the ordinance implementing General Plan Land Use Policy LU-P-34, uniformly on development projects that convert prime farmland and farmland of statewide importance in Urban Growth Boundary Tier II and Tier III.
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CLOSED SESSION REPORT - None
ADJOURNMENT
UPCOMING CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS
1. UPCOMING CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS:
Monday, May 15, 2023 @ 7:00 p.m., 707 W. Acequia
Monday, June 5, 2023 @ 7:00 p.m., 707 W. Acequia
Note: Meeting dates/times are subject to change, check posted agenda for 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. 23-0155