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 15, 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:
Police Department:
Elizabeth Jones, Media & Communications Manager / Police & Fire PIO Benjamin Oakes, Officer
Pablo Rivera, Officer
Steve Vang, Officer
Erica Castillo, Records Specialist
Community Development:
Maricela Delgado, Permit Tech.
Sara MacLennan, Assistant Engineer
Josh Dan, Senior Planner
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2. Receive a presentation on the City of Visalia’s efforts and response to the Spring 2023 Flood Event to include a summary of the research, planning, and coordination of city staff and the City of Visalia’s unified command position with California Fire (Cal Fire) Incident Management Team 3.
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3. Receive the May 2023 Annual Operations Report for the Downtown Visalia Property and Business Improvement District (DTVPBID) as required by Property and Business Improvement District Law of 1994 (PBID Law) and the current agreement between the City and the Downtown Property Owner's Association and Approve
DTVPBID 5% assessment increase as proposed, or amended, to be included in the 2023/2024 tax roll, as required by the DTVPBID Management District Plan (MDP).
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4. Receive the Annual Operation Report for the Town-Center Business Improvement Area and approve amended agreement with Downtown Visalians Inc. to administer the revenues generated from the business tax override to support Downtown Visalia. 23-0153
5. Consideration of and direction on initiating potential Municipal Code Updates related to Allowing the Keeping of “Chickens” in Residential Zones.
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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
SPECIAL PRESENTATION / RECOGNITION
1. Proclamation Recognizing National Public Works Week 23-0198
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
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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. 23-0207
2. Request authorization to file a Notice of Completion for the Fleet Maintenance Settlement Repair Project. Project No.
(1420-72000/CP0250)
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3. Authorize the City Manager to file a Notice of Completion for; the Enhanced Crosswalk at Denton Street and Ferguson Avenue Project (CIP 3010-72000/CP0297-999) and the Linwood Street Pedestrian Pathway Project (CIP 3010-72000/CP0476-999) and an additional appropriation of $29,000 from the Measure R Local Fund to the Linwood Street Pedestrian Pathway Project.
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4. Consider for re-appoint two current commissioners for second term on the Parks and Recreation Commission.
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5. Authorize the City Manager to award a sole source purchase order for the repair and replacement of piping components of Digester #4 at the Water Reclamation Facility (WRF) to W .M. Lyles Company for a not to exceed amount of $284,000 and appropriate an additional $150,000 from the Wastewater Fund (431) to CIP Digester Cleaning & Equipment Repairs (CP9768).
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6. Authorize the City Manager to award Request for Bids (RFB) 22-23-37, an annual contract for On-Call Concrete
Repair/Replacement to Sierra Range Construction of Visalia, CA. for the not to exceed amount of $200,000, based on proposed unit pricing. 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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7. Second reading and adoption 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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8. Authorize the City Manager to execute a new sole source contract with Ruckstell California Sales Co. for service, repair, and parts for refuse truck bodies including Heil, Mammoth and Edge bodies, and Tommy Liftgates. This contract will be for one year, with 4 one-year optional renewals with a not to exceed amount of $400,000 per year, $2,000,000 over the life of the contract.
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9. Authorize the City Manager to execute a Restricted Grant Agreement between the City of Visalia and the California Department of Transportation, as well as any future amendments, for the North Visalia Beautification Project application to be submitted to the Clean California Local Grant Program and appropriate $3.1M, contingent upon grant award. Resolution No. 2023-16 required.
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10. Approve Resolution 2023-14, designating the positions of City Manager, Assistant City Manager, and Finance Director as authorized agents for official correspondence with FEMA and CalOES.
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11. Authorize changes to terms and conditions of employment with all represented and unrepresented City of Visalia employee
bargaining groups.
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12. Authorize for the City Manager to enter into a five (5) year Cooperative Agreement with the National Park Service (NPS) to continue in-park Sequoia Shuttle service, in conjunction with the City of Visalia’s Gateway Sequoia Shuttle service, for an annual contract amount received of $1,784,123, to be adjusted annually by Consumer Price Index (CPI), Producer Price Index (PPI), and any requested service adjustments and related costs.
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13. Request for Council to confirm the change of the Visalia and Hispanic Chambers of Commerce Measure N Oversight Board appointed member selection from Gil Jaramillo to Armondo Apodaca.
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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. Authorize Changes to Terms and Conditions of Employment by and between the City of Visalia and City Manager
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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: Francisco Acevedo Family L.P., a Limited Partnership APN: 126-670-002 & 126-670-004 (portion)
Purpose: Caldwell Widening Project - Santa Fe to Lovers Land Brief Description: Right of Way - 0.02 acres; TCE - 1,150 sq. ft.
Price: $7,700.00
Closing Date: 5/9/2023
Closed Session Council Date: N/A
Project Manager: Fred Lampe
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ADJOURNMENT
UPCOMING CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS
City Council Meeting Agenda - Final May 15, 2023
1. Upcoming City Council Meetings:
Monday, June 5, 2023 @ 7:00 p.m. at 707 W. Acequia
Monday, June 19, 2023 @ 7:00 p.m. at 707 W. Acequia
Note: Meeting dates/times are subject to change, check posted agenda for correct details.
In Compliance with the American Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance to participate in meetings call (559) 713-4512 48-hours in advance of the meeting. For Hearing Impaired - Call (559) 713-4900 (TTY) 48-hours in advance of the scheduled meeting time to request signing services.
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. 23-0206