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File #: 23-0205 Agenda Date: 6/19/2023 Agenda #: 6.

Agenda Item Wording:

Accept and authorize the appropriation of $2,000,000 from the Sustainable Groundwater Management Grant Program for the Cameron Creek Linear Recharge Project and appropriate $60,000 for staff indirect costs from the Ground Water Recharge Fund (224).

Deadline for Action: None
Submitting Department: Administration - CIP Engineering Contact Name and Phone Number:

Vikram Manke, Assistant Engineer, [email protected], (559) 713-4491 Dolores Verduzco, Financial Analyst, [email protected], (559) 713-4540 Frank Senteno, City Engineer, [email protected], (559) 713-4331 Nick Mascia, Assistant City Manager, [email protected], (559) 713-4323 Department Recommendation:

Staff recommends that the City Council accept and authorize the appropriation of $2,000,000 from the Sustainable Groundwater Management Grant Program for the Cameron Creek Linear Recharge (Check Structures) Project and appropriate $60,000 for staff indirect costs from the Ground Water Recharge Fund (224).

Background Discussion:

On February 7, 2022, the City Council adopted Resolution 2022-06 authorizing the Greater Kaweah Groundwater Sustainability Agency to submit an application for a grant on behalf of the City of Visalia for the Cameron Creek Check Structure project. The Department of Water Resources (DWR) administers the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) grant program, with funds authorized under the California Budget Act of 2021 and Proposition 68, for projects that address groundwater investments and drought to achieve regional sustainability, for investments in groundwater recharge projects and other conjunctive use projects.

The eligible applicants for the SGMA grant program were Groundwater Sustainability Agencies (GSAs), member agencies of GSAs, and entities that represent GSAs.

In the Kaweah subbasin, there are three GSAs: the Greater Kaweah GSA, the Mid-Kaweah GSA, and the East Kaweah GSA. City of Visalia is a member agency of the Mid-Kaweah GSA along with the Tulare Irrigation District (TID) and the City of Tulare. The SGMA Grant Program did not allow individual GSA members to submit grant applications. Therefore, the Greater Kaweah GSA was designated as the lead agency to submit applications on behalf of other GSAs and GSA member agencies, including City of Visalia.

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GSA, submitted grant applications for three projects: Cameron Creek Check Structures Project, Northern Cameron Basin Project, and Southern Cameron Basin Project. Out of the three submitted, Cameron Creek Check Structures project was awarded a grant by DWR in the amount of $2,000,000, while the other two projects were not selected for the grant Project Description and Scope:

The project goal is to increase groundwater recharge through linear water pools that will infiltrate over time to recharge the groundwater. The goal will be achieved through the construction of check structure facilities within Cameron Creek. The check structures will be equipped with automatic gates capable of passing high flows while maintaining high water levels in the channel making Cameron creek a linear recharge basin. The project location falls just outside the eastern boundary of City of Visalia. The section of the Cameron Creek to be utilized starts near the intersection of Road 148 (Tower Road) and Walnut Avenue, with the end location near Lovers Lane and Caldwell Avenue intersection
Project Roles:

Due to the state mandated regional approach to groundwater recharge, this project involves multiple agencies and requires substantial inter-agency coordination with partner agencies from the Greater Kaweah GSA, the Mid-Kaweah GSA, and the State DWR. The project roles among agencies were assigned and negotiated after the finalization of the grant agreement, which itself faced delays due to re-organization of agency roles at the GSA level. For the Mid-Kaweah GSA, that City of Visalia is part of, TID initially lead the project discussions with Greater Kaweah GSA and the State. Through subsequent project coordination among the City, TID and KDWCD, the City of Visalia was asked for assistance to lead the project.

City CIP Engineering staff will oversee the entire project and serve in a project management role ensuring all tasks are completed to acceptable standards, conduct administration, design engineering, permitting, environmental review, and construction. The City will coordinate this project with partner GSA agencies (TID and KDWCD). The City will also work in conjunction with Greater Kaweah GSA (grantee) for grant administration functions.

TID will assume the responsibility for post-construction operation and maintenance of the check structures. The City’sWater Resource Division will lead the discussion with TID to form an agreement for the post-construction operation and maintenance.

Fiscal Impact:

The grant agreement between the Department of Water Resources and the Greater Kaweah Groundwater Authority has been executed. The amount awarded specifically for the Cameron Recharge Linear Project is $2,000,000. Staff recommends the appropriation of $2,000,000 in grant funds to allow staff to begin project eligible activities.

This grant program will not reimburse for indirect costs that include but are not limited to staff indirect expenses, central services costs, costs of operating and maintaining facilities, and general overhead or markup. Therefore, staff recommends the appropriation of $60,000 from the Ground Water Recharge Fund (224) to cover indirect costs associated with the project that are not eligible for grant reimbursement. Fund 224 was established to improve groundwater levels and increase the supply of water to the City. Typically, this fund should be spent within the City limits, however through linear recharge, this project will accomplish that goal of the fund by increasing the water supply to the City Visalia City Council Printed on 6/16/2023Page 2 of 3
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recharge, this project will accomplish that goal of the fund by increasing the water supply to the City east of the city limits. Therefore, Fund 224 is an appropriate fund to utilize for covering indirect costs.

The City’scost share for the post-construction operation and maintenance will be negotiated as part of the agreement with TID. City’sWater Resources Division will lead that future negotiation with TID and it will be in place prior to the completion of construction.

The allocated breakdown of the project budget is as follows:

Budget Category Amount
Environmental/ Engineering/ Design $205,000
Implementation/ Construction $1,795,000
Total Grant Budget: $2,000,000
Indirect Costs (Fund 224) $60,000
Total Project Budget: $2,060,000
Staff will return to the City Council at a future date to request authorization to execute an agreement with an engineering firm to provide environmental, engineering, and design services along with a project update.

Prior Council Action:

February 7, 2022
The City Council adopted Resolution 2022-06 authorizing the Greater Kaweah Groundwater Sustainability Agency (GKGSA) to submit a grant application on behalf of the City of Visalia to the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) for the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) Call for Projects.

Recommended Motion (and Alternative Motions if expected):

I move to accept and authorize the appropriation of $2,000,000 from the Sustainable Groundwater Management Grant Program for the Cameron Creek Linear Recharge Project and appropriate $60,000 for staff indirect costs from Fund 224.

Environmental Assessment Status:

To be determined during preliminary engineering phase.

CEQA Review:

To be determined during preliminary engineering phase.

Attachments:

1. Project Location Exhibit

2. Resolution 2022-06
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RESOLUTION NO. 2022-06

AUTHORIZATION OF GREATER KAWEAH GROUNDWATER SUSTAINABILITY

AGENCY TO FILE AN APPLICATION FOR A GRANT ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF

VISALIA

WHEREAS, in September 2014, the Sustainable Groundwater Management Ac t (“SGMA”) was signed into law, with an effective date of January 1, 2015, and codified at California Water Code, Section 10720 et seq;

WHEREAS, the Greater Kaweah Groundwater Sustainability Agency (“GKGSA”) is a California groundwater sustainability agency f ormed t o implement SG MA in a portion of the Department of Water Resources Bulletin 118 Kaweah Subbasin;

WHEREAS, the Mid Kaweah Groundwater Sustainability Agency (MKGSA) is another GSA within the Kaweah Subbasin which includes the following members: The City of Visalia, The City of Tulare, and the Tulare Irrigation District (TID).

WHEREAS, there are currently grants available through the Department of Water Resources ( “DWR”) for specific types of projects to assist in meeting SGMA requirements, however DWR requires that all grant applications be submitted through one designated GSA in basins or subbasins with multiple GSAs.

WHEREAS, the G KGSA has been designated as the GSA that will submitting grant applications on behalf of other GSAs and G SA member agencies within the Kaweah Subbasin to DWR.

WHEREAS, the GKGSA and the City of Visalia , a member of the Mid Kaweah GSA desires to make and submit an application for Imp lementation grant funding to develop projects that are consi stent with overlying Groundwater Sustainability Plans for the region;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, the City Council of the City of V isalia hereby determine and order as follows:

1. To allow GKGSA submit a n application on behalf of the City of Visalia as a member of the Mid Kaweah GSA to the Cal ifornia Department of Water Resources to obtain a grant under the 2021 Sustainable Groundwater Management (“SGM”) Grant Program SGMA Implementation Round 1 Grant pursuant to the California Drought, Water, Parks, Climate, Coastal Protection, and Outdoor Access For All Act of 2018 (Proposition 68) (Pub. Resource Code, § 80000 et seq.) and the California Budget Act of 2021 (Stats. 2021, Ch. 240, § 80) and;

2. To allow GKGSA to enter into an agreement to receive a grant for t he projects included in the application on behalf of City of Visalia Mid Kaweah GSA. The 687
General Manager of the GKGSA, or designee, is hereby authorized and directed to prepare the n ecessary data, conduct investigations, file such application, and execute a gr ant agreement and any future ame ndments (if required), submit invoices, and submit any reporti ng requirements with the California Department of Water Resources.

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File #: 23-0209 Agenda Date: 6/19/2023 Agenda #: 7.

Agenda Item Wording:

Confirm acceptance of a $7,500 grant from the California Animal Welfare Funders Collaborative (CAWFC) for the Spay and Neuter of 175 Feral Cats and confirm the City Manager’s execution of the CAWFC grant agreement.

Deadline for Action: 6/5/2023
Submitting Department: Community Services
Contact Name and Phone Number:

Melody Murch, 559-713-4379, [email protected]
Kelli Kincaid, 559-713-4042, [email protected] Department Recommendation:

It is recommended that the City Council confirm acceptance of a $7,500 grant from the California Animal Welfare Funders Collaborative (CAWFC) for Spay and Neuter of 175 Feral Cats to be limited to eligible animals brought to the Visalia Animal Care Center (VACC); and confirm the City Manager’s authority to execute the grant agreement.

Background Discussion:

In March 2023, Animal Services staff were presented with an opportunity to apply for a CAWFC grant. The application submitted by staff requested a total of $15,000, which was divided between a request for $7,500 to fund low-cost Spay and Neuter services for animal owners, and a request for $7,500 to fund a total of 175 cat alterations through the City's Trap-Neuter-Release (TNR) Feral Cat Program. All funds requested were to provide services to citizens eligible for services through the Visalia Animal Care Center (VACC).

The City has been notified of an award for the proposed TNR program funding in the amount of $7,500. Due to timelines for acceptance, the agreement has been signed by the City Manager and submitted, but will be withdrawn should Council fail to approve acceptance of the grant. A copy of the required grant agreement is provided as Attachment A to this item.

Proposed Use of Grant Funds:

Rather than use this grant to pay for existing services, Animal Services staff contacted Tulare County Animal Services to discuss the possibility of expanding the number of TNR appointments available through a contract for the services of the TC staff Veterinarian one day per month for approximately 6 months. This proposed contract would provide for the spay and neuter of 175 Feral Cats. The grant would provide approximately $40 per animal for spay and neuter, which would pay the pricing available from Tulare County for low cost spay and neuter services. The proposed program is estimated to make an additional 30 TNR's available each month for 6 months. These appointments would be offered in the same manner as the City's current TNR program.

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If approved to move forward with grant acceptance, Visalia Animal Services will work with Tulare County Animal Services on the logistics of this program. Any contract for services between the City of Visalia and Tulare County resulting from this program would be for approximately $7,500 and fall under the purchasing authority of the Community Services Director, or the City Manager, and would not be brought back to Council. Should the City be unable to reach an agreement with Tulare County, Staff will pursue other sources of veterinary services to provide for low cost spay and neuter under this grant.

Fiscal Impact:

The grant awarded to the City of Visalia for TNR services will cover the cost of spay and neuter services for 175 feral cats. The operation of this program would use current City staff and would not result in any material increase in cost to the Animal Services Fund. No General Fund money is requested for this program.

Prior Council Action: None.

Other: N/A
Alternatives: To decline the $7,500 grant, and forego the opportunity to increase the number of TNR appointments available through the VACC.

Recommended Motion (and Alternative Motions if expected):

I move to confirm acceptance of a $7,500 grant from the California Animal Welfare Funders Collaborative (CAWFC) for Spay and Neuter of 175 Feral Cats; and confirm the execution of the contract by the City Manager.

Environmental Assessment Status: N/A
CEQA Review: N/A
Attachments:

Attachment A: CAWFC Grant Agreement 2023
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CALIFORNIAANIMALWELFAREFUNDERSCOLLABORATIVEGRANTAGREEMENT RECIPIENT: VisaliaAnimal Services
PROJECT: TNRfor contractedcities
AMOUNT: $7,500.00
GRANTTERM: July1, 2023-June30, 2024
DATE: May8th, 2023
Dear VisaliaAnimal Services,
TheCaliforniaAnimal WelfareFundersCollaborative(“Grantor”) ishonoredtoawardVisaliaAnimal Services(the“Grantee”) agrant of $7,500.00(the“Grant”). Thesefundsaredesignatedfor thepurposeset forthinyour grantapplicationandcomplywiththerequirementsoutlinedbelowinthisagreement (the“Agreement”).

1. TheGranteeisa501(c)(3) nonprofit animal welfarecharityor government shelter andhassubmittedagrantapplicationtotheCaliforniaAnimal WelfareFundersCollaborativerequestingtobeawardedagrant.

2. Granteewill utilizethegrant for thecharitablepurposeoutlinedinthegrant applicationandasstipulatedbelow:
a. Offer TNRto175catsfromcontractedcities.

3. Granteeswill participateinroutineprogrammaticcoachingsessionswithacollaborativepartner.

4. Granteewill informGrantor immediatelyof anyissuesrelatingtotheuseof thegrant fundsinrelationtothetermsoutlinedabove.

5. Granteeagreestofull transparencyinreportingof Grant detailsandstatisticsasrequestedbytheGrantor. a. Amount of grant fundsspentb. Number of animalsimpactedc. Summaryof progressincludingchallengesandsuccessesd. Additional shelter statsasrequested

6. Granteewill acknowledgefinancial support for theproject fromtheCaliforniaAnimal WelfareFundersCollaborativeontheir websiteand/or annual report

7. Granteeagreesnot touseanyof thegrant fundstoinfluencelegislation, toinfluencetheoutcomeof anyelection,or tocarryonanyvoter registrationdrives. Byacceptingthisgrant, youconfirmthat Granteeiscompliant withallrelevant laws, includingbusinesslicensinglawsandall employment andwage/hour laws.

ThisAgreement shall begovernedbyandinterpretedinaccordancewiththelawsof theStateof California. Anydisputesarisingout of or relatedtothisAgreement will beresolvedinaCaliforniaStateCourt of competent jurisdictioninLosAngelesCounty, California. Bysigningbelow, Granteeacknowledgesandagreestothetermsof thisAgreement.

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File #: 23-0213 Agenda Date: 6/19/2023 Agenda #: 8.

Agenda Item Wording:

Approve the Citizens Advisory Committee’s recommendation to re-appoint Rebecca Donabed, Kelly Pierce, Miguel Salgado and Glen Stewart to a voting position on the Citizens Advisory Committee.

Deadline for Action: 6/19/2023
Submitting Department: Police Department
Contact Name and Phone Number: Captain Luma Fahoum; ext. 4103, [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> ; Public Works Manager Jason Serpa, ext. 4533, [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> Department Recommendation:

Approve the Citizens Advisory Committee’s recommendation to re-appoint Rebecca Donabed, Kelly Pierce, Miguel Salgado and Glen Stewart to a voting position on the Citizens Advisory Committee. All four are currently voting members with expiring terms. Each extension would be for a period of two years, expiring in June 2025.

Summary:

The Citizens Advisory Committee (CAC) consists of 11 members. There is currently one vacancy on the committee. If these re-appointments are approved by the Council, Rebecca Donabed, Kelly Pierce, Miguel Salgado, and Glen Stewart would begin a new term that would end in June 2025. The member’s nominated have been active on the Committee and have all indicated an interest in serving another term.

Background Discussion:

The CAC meets monthly for a variety of purposes including:
· Annually review the City’s use of the Measure T Public Safety Sales Tax commenting on the City Manager’s certified budget and the outside auditor’s review of monies spent. · Provide two (2) members to sit on the Measure N Oversight Committee. · Annually conduct a public opinion survey of residents’ satisfaction with City Services. · Provide training, review, and recommendations to Council for the distribution of non-profit youth grants.
· Provide input on the City’s use of Community Development Block Grants (CDBG) and other programs from Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
· Provide Council feedback on an annual basis with regards to proposed new and/or increased fees and rates.

If the recommended extension of Rebecca Donabed, Kelly Pierce, Miguel Salgado and Glen Stewart is approved by Council, the 11 member committee will be made up of the following members:

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ADVISOR
Y

COMMITT
EE Acts as
a liaison
between the
general
public and
the City
Council
concerning
community
issues.

Meetings held
the 1st
Wednesday
of each
month at 5:30
p.m. at City
administration
Building, 220
N. Santa Fe
St. Staff Rep:

Jason Serpa
and Luma
Fahoum;
Members: 11
Members - 2-
year term
length/3 max.
terms.

1. Jones, Ed 1st term: 7/2022 - 6/2024

2. Johnson, Alana 1st term: 7/2023-6/2025

3. Stewart, Glen 1st term: 7/2021-6/2023

4. Donabed, Rebecca UET term: 7/2021-6/2023

5. Vacant (Need to Appoint w/ 2025 as date of term end)

6. Ruiz, Frank 1st term: 7/2018-6/2020; 2nd term: 7/2020-6/2022; 3

7. Pierce, Kelly 1st term: 10/2021-6/2023

8. Garza, Charles 1st term: 7/2022-6/2024

9. Prosser, Brian 1st term: 7/2022-6/2024

10. Salgado, Miguel UET: 5/2022-6/2023

11. Vacant (Need to Appoint w/ 2025 as date of term end) Visalia City Council Printed on 6/16/2023Page 1 of 3
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CITIZEN’
S

ADVISOR
Y

COMMITT
EE Acts as
a liaison
between the
general
public and
the City
Council
concerning
community
issues.

Meetings held
the 1st
Wednesday
of each
month at 5:30
p.m. at City
administration
Building, 220
N. Santa Fe
St. Staff Rep:

Jason Serpa
and Luma
Fahoum;
Members: 11
Members - 2-
year term
length/3 max.
terms.

1. Jones, Ed 1st term: 7/2022 - 6/2024

2. Johnson, Alana 1st term: 7/2023-6/2025

3. Stewart, Glen 1st term: 7/2021-6/2023

4. Donabed, Rebecca UET term: 7/2021-6/2023

5. Vacant (Need to Appoint w/ 2025 as date of term end)

6. Ruiz, Frank 1st term: 7/2018-6/2020; 2nd term: 7/2020-6/2022; 3

7. Pierce, Kelly 1st term: 10/2021-6/2023

8. Garza, Charles 1st term: 7/2022-6/2024

9. Prosser, Brian 1st term: 7/2022-6/2024

10. Salgado, Miguel UET: 5/2022-6/2023

11. Vacant (Need to Appoint w/ 2025 as date of term end) Fiscal Impact:

N/A
Prior Council Action: Council has historically affirmed the recommendations of the CAC related to Visalia City Council Printed on 6/16/2023Page 2 of 3
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the appointment of new members.

Other: All four applicants have expressed written interest in remaining on the Citizens Advisory Committee.

Alternatives: 1. To appoint some or all the of the recommendations. 2. To conduct another interview.

3. To interview the candidates before appointing.

Recommended Motion (and Alternative Motions if expected):

Approve the Citizens Advisory Committee’s recommendation to re-appoint Rebecca Donabed, Kelly Pierce, Miguel Salgado and Glen Stewart to a voting position on the Citizens Advisory Committee. All five are currently voting members with expiring terms. Each extension would be for a period of two years, expiring in June 2025. ..end
Environmental Assessment Status: N/A
CEQA Review: N/A
Attachments: None.

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File #: 23-0219 Agenda Date: 6/19/2023 Agenda #: 9.

Agenda Item Wording:

City Council approval of Resolution 2023-22 adopting the 2023-24 appropriations limit for the City of Visalia’s General Fund.

Deadline for Action: 6/30/2023
Submitting Department: Finance and Technology Services
Contact Name and Phone Number: Renee Nagel, Finance & Technology Director 713-4375, Amee Swearingen Financial Analyst 713-4170
Department Recommendation:

It is recommended that the City Council adopt Resolution 2023-22 establishing the appropriations limit for the 2023-24 fiscal year in the amount of $210,206,169 for the General Fund.

Background Discussion:

Annually, Council is required by the State to approve the appropriation limit for the City of Visalia. The appropriation limitation imposed by Propositions 4 and 111 creates a restriction on the amount of tax revenue which can be appropriated in any fiscal year. The limit is based on actual appropriations during the 1978-79 fiscal year and is increased each year by a factor comprised of the change in population combined with the change in California per capita personal income.

The General Fund is the only fund subject to the appropriation limit mandated by the State of California. Any challenge to the appropriations limit must be brought within 45 days from the effective date of the resolution.

The State of California provides the population and California per capita personal income change data for local jurisdictions to calculate their appropriations limit. Based on the following data received from the Department of Finance, a population change of 0.68% and per capita income change of

4.44%, the appropriations limit for Visalia is $210,206,169. The total General Fund appropriation subject to limitation for the fiscal year 23-24 is $85,374,800 which is well under the appropriations limit as shown in Table 1, Gann Appropriations Limit.

Appropriations Limit FY 2022-23 $199,910,765
Adjustment Factors:

Population Change (0.68+100/100=1.0068) 1.0068
Per Capita Income Change (4.44+100/100=0.0444) x 1.0444 Total Adjustment Factor 1.0515
Adjustment Amount 10,295,404
Appropriations Limit for FY 2023-24 210,206,169
Budgeted Expenditures Subject to Limit FY 2023-24 85,374,800 Amount of Unspent Authorized Appropriation $124,831,369 FY 2023-24
Gann Appropriations Limit
Table 1
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Appropriations Limit FY 2022-23 $199,910,765
Adjustment Factors:

Population Change (0.68+100/100=1.0068) 1.0068
Per Capita Income Change (4.44+100/100=0.0444) x 1.0444 Total Adjustment Factor 1.0515
Adjustment Amount 10,295,404
Appropriations Limit for FY 2023-24 210,206,169
Budgeted Expenditures Subject to Limit FY 2023-24 85,374,800 Amount of Unspent Authorized Appropriation $124,831,369 FY 2023-24
Gann Appropriations Limit
Table 1
Table 2, Calculation of Proceeds of Taxes, categorizes General Fund revenues. As shown in the table, the amount of taxes is equivalent to the budgeted expenditures subject to the 2023-24 limit.

Tax Non-Tax
Proceeds Proceeds Total
General Fund
Taxes $85,374,800 $0 $85,374,800
Licenses & Permits 0 181,500 181,500
Fines 0 807,800 807,800
Revenue From Use of Money & Property 0 360,800 360,800
Revenue From Other Agencies 0 2,205,900 2,205,900
Revenue for Current Services 0 3,457,900 3,457,900
Other Revenue 0 332,900 332,900
Subtotal 85,374,800 7,346,800 92,721,600
Interest 0 613,400 613,400
Total General Fund $85,374,800 $7,960,200 $93,335,000
FY 2023-24
Table 2
Calculation of Proceeds of Taxes
Fiscal Impact:

None
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Prior Council Action: N/A
Other: N/A
Alternatives: N/A
Recommended Motion (and Alternative Motions if expected):

I recommend that the City Council adopt Resolution No. 2023-22 establishing the appropriations limit for the 2023-24 fiscal year in the amount of $210,206,169 for the General Fund.

Environmental Assessment Status: N/A
CEQA Review: N/A
Attachments: Attachment 1 - Resolution No. 2023-22 Attachment 2 - CA Department of Finance Letter on Price and Population
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Attachment 1

RESOLUTION NO. 2023-___

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF VISALIA ESTABLISHING THE 2023-24 APPROPRIATIONS LIMIT

WHEREAS, in 1979, California voters approved Proposition 4 (Article XIII-B of the California State Constitution). Informally known as the “Gann Initiative,” Article XIII-B provides limits to the amount of tax proceeds state and local governments can spend each year.

WHEREAS, in 1980, the State Legislature added Section 9710 of the Government Code stating that the governing body of each City must establish, by resolution, an appropriations limit for the following year. The limit for any fiscal year is equal to the previous year’s limit, adjusted for population changes and the change in the U.S. Consumer Price Index (or California per capita personal income, if smaller). The necessary statistical information is provided by the California Department of Finance.

WHEREAS, Proposition 111 modified Article XIII-B. A City may choose which annual adjustments to use. The adjustment factors include the growth in the California Per Capita Income, or the growth in the non-residential assessed valuation due to construction within the City and the population growth within the City or county.

AND IT FURTHER provided for the 2023-24 fiscal year, any challenge to the appropriations limit must be brought within 45 days from the effective date of the resolution.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the appropriations limit as defined by Propositions 4 and 111 is set at $210,206,169 for 2023-24 fiscal using a percentage change growth factor of 0.68% and change in per capita income of 4.44% as established by the California Department of Finance.
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May 2023
Dear Fiscal Officer:

Subject: Price Factor and Population Information
Appropriations Limit
California Revenue and Taxation Code section 2227 requires the Department of Finance (Finance) to transmit an estimate of the percentage change in population to local governments. Each local jurisdiction must use their percentage change in population factor for January 1, 20 23, in conjunction with a change in the cost of living, or price factor, to calculate their appropriations limit for fiscal year 2023-24. Attachment A provides the change in California’s per capita personal income and an example for utilizing the price factor and population percentage change factor to calculate the 2023-24 appropriations limit. Attachment B provides the city and unincorporated county population percentage change. Attachment C provides the population percentage change for counties and their summed incorporated areas. The population percentage change data excludes federal and state institutionalized populations and military populations.

Population Percent Change for Special Districts
Some special districts must establish an annual appropriations limit. California Revenue and Taxation Code section 2228 provides additional information regarding the appropriations limit.

Article XIII B, section 9(C) of the California Constitution exempts certain special districts from the appropriations limit calculation mandate. The code section and the California Constitution can be accessed at the following website: http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes.xhtml.

Special districts required by law to calculate their appropriations limit must present the calculation as part of their annual audit. Any questions special districts have on this requirement should be directed to their county, district legal counsel, or the law itself. No state agency reviews the local appropriations limits.

Population Certification
The population certification program applies only to cities and counties. California Revenue and Taxation Code section 11005.6 mandates Finance to automatically certify any population estimate that exceeds the current certified population with the State Controller’s Office. Finance will certify the higher estimate to the State Controller by June 1, 2023.

Please Note: The prior year’s city population estimates may be revised. The per capita personal income change is based on historical data.

If you have any questions regarding this data, please contact the Demographic Research Unit at (916) 323-4086.

JOE SPEPHENSHAW
Director
By:

Erika Li
Chief Deputy Director
Attachment
700

May 2023
Attachment A
A. Price Factor: Article XIII B specifies that local jurisdictions select their cost of living factor to compute their appropriation limit by a vote of their governing body. The cost of living factor provided here is per capita personal income. If the percentage change in per capita personal income is selected, the percentage change to be used in setting the fiscal year 2023-24 appropriation limit is:

Per Capita Personal Income
Fiscal Year Percentage change
(FY) over prior year
2023-24 4.44
B. Following is an example using sample population change and the change in California per capita personal income as growth factors in computing a 2023-24 appropriation limit.
2023-24:

Per Capita Cost of Living Change = 4.44 percent
Population Change = -0.35 percent
Per Capita Cost of Living converted to a ratio: 4.44 + 100 = 1.0444 100
Population converted to a ratio: -0.35 + 100 = 0.9965
100
Calculation of factor for FY 2023-24: 1.0444 x 0.9965 = 1.0407 701

0.30 -0.38

1.06 0.15
-0.18
-1.25

0.66 -0.53
-1.10
-1.37
-0.66
-1.40
-1.32
76,030
21,524
123,188
71,148
12,478
229,122
160,081
85,870
47,150
421,806
10,913
77,524
88,075
67,702
148,943
75,880
21,401
123,562
70,879
12,610
229,467
159,800
84,793
47,459
419,556
10,793
76,459
87,497
66,754
146,976
77,287
21,401
123,562
71,750
12,610
229,467
159,800
84,793
47,459
419,556
10,793
76,459
87,497
66,754
147,006
County Total -0.47 1,641,554 1,633,886 1,636,194
*Exclusions include residents on federal military installations and group quarters residents in state mental institutions, state and federal correctional institutions and veteran homes. 702

0.80 -0.54

0.89 3.34

0.12 -0.71

2.11 3.48
-0.10
-0.71
-0.48

1.75 -0.23
-0.72
-0.22
-0.78
123,532
13,410
8,420
6,936
542,515
6,168
16,605
12,432
12,475
9,531
14,472
24,944
26,302
3,634
24,354
158,554
124,523
13,337
8,495
7,168
543,151
6,124
16,955
12,865
12,463
9,463
14,402
25,381
26,241
3,608
24,300
157,323
124,523
17,237
8,495
7,168
543,428
6,124
16,955
12,865
12,463
9,463
14,402
25,381
26,241
3,608
24,300
158,846
County Total 0.15 1,004,284 1,005,799 1,011,499
*Exclusions include residents on federal military installations and group quarters residents in state mental institutions, state and federal correctional institutions and veteran homes. 711

4.05 -1.46
-2.18
-0.22
-0.67
-1.39
-1.34
-1.00
17,960
1,163
26,552
1,374
12,339
3,307
298
71,525
18,688
1,146
25,972
1,371
12,256
3,261
294
70,813
18,688
1,146
26,139
1,371
12,256
3,261
294
70,892
County Total -0.53 134,518 133,801 134,047
*Exclusions include residents on federal military installations and group quarters residents in state mental institutions, state and federal correctional institutions and veteran homes. 713

2.94 0.11
-0.12

0.01 -0.58

0.70 -0.10

0.15 26,752
38,654
3,448
44,442
5,534
21,347
1,991
30,626
27,539
38,697
3,444
44,445
5,502
21,496
1,989
30,672
27,539
38,697
5,975
44,445
5,502
21,496
1,989
33,833
County Total 0.57 172,794 173,784 179,476
*Exclusions include residents on federal military installations and group quarters residents in state mental institutions, state and federal correctional institutions and veteran homes. 714

0.22 1.28

3.04 -0.79
-0.82
-0.75

4.32 -0.56
-0.58

0.61 -0.75
19,592
407,491
12,841
43,676
1,019
13,861
27,443
20,436
7,014
9,333
22,603
303,325
19,505
408,373
13,006
45,005
1,011
13,748
27,238
21,318
6,975
9,279
22,740
301,062
19,505
408,373
14,827
51,727
1,011
13,748
27,885
21,318
6,975
11,960
26,622
303,525
County Total 0.07 888,634 889,260 907,476
*Exclusions include residents on federal military installations and group quarters residents in state mental institutions, state and federal correctional institutions and veteran homes. 716

Fiscal Year 2023-24
Attachment B
Annual Percent Change in Population Minus Exclusions*
January 1, 2022 to January 1, 2023 and Total Population, January 1, 2023 Total
County Percent Change --- Population Minus Exclusions --- Population City 2022-2023 1-1-22 1-1-23 1-1-2023
Los Angeles
Agoura Hills -0.03 19,776 19,770 19,770
Alhambra -0.37 81,609 81,303 81,303
Arcadia -0.74 55,918 55,503 55,503
Artesia -0.82 16,139 16,007 16,093
Avalon -1.03 3,386 3,351 3,351
Azusa 0.06 49,453 49,483 49,483
Baldwin Park -0.63 70,815 70,368 70,368
Bell -0.72 33,612 33,370 33,370
Bellflower -0.92 77,638 76,924 76,924
Bell Gardens -0.84 38,774 38,447 38,447
Beverly Hills -0.90 31,945 31,658 31,658
Bradbury 0.34 886 889 889
Burbank -0.42 104,976 104,535 104,535
Calabasas -0.99 23,037 22,808 22,808
Carson -0.60 92,746 92,186 92,186
Cerritos -1.06 48,402 47,887 47,887
Claremont -0.74 37,034 36,759 36,759
Commerce -1.04 12,163 12,036 12,036
Compton -0.61 94,294 93,719 93,719
Covina -0.67 50,690 50,350 50,350
Cudahy -0.52 22,386 22,270 22,270
Culver City -0.73 39,972 39,682 39,682
Diamond Bar -1.03 53,935 53,381 53,381
Downey -0.73 112,078 111,261 111,261
Duarte 6.60 21,384 22,796 22,796
El Monte -0.84 107,279 106,377 106,377
El Segundo -0.67 17,042 16,928 16,928
Gardena -0.47 60,090 59,809 59,809
Glendale -0.82 192,870 191,284 191,284
Glendora -0.80 51,571 51,159 51,159
Hawaiian Gardens -0.94 13,675 13,546 13,546
Hawthorne -0.96 86,535 85,702 85,702
Hermosa Beach -0.98 19,206 19,018 19,018
Hidden Hills -0.80 1,745 1,731 1,731
Huntington Park -0.93 53,783 53,281 53,281
Industry -0.23 428 427 427
Inglewood -0.64 106,928 106,248 106,248
Irwindale -0.87 1,496 1,483 1,483
*Exclusions include residents on federal military installations and group quarters residents in state mental institutions, state and federal correctional institutions and veteran homes. 720

Fiscal Year 2023-24
Attachment B
Annual Percent Change in Population Minus Exclusions*
January 1, 2022 to January 1, 2023 and Total Population, January 1, 2023 Total
County Percent Change --- Population Minus Exclusions --- Population City 2022-2023 1-1-22 1-1-23 1-1-2023
La Canada Flintridge -0.65 20,060 19,930 19,930
La Habra Heights -1.06 5,564 5,505 5,505
Lakewood -0.92 80,900 80,154 80,154
La Mirada -1.00 48,384 47,899 47,899
Lancaster -0.54 170,660 169,742 173,376
La Puente -0.63 37,594 37,356 37,356
La Verne -0.89 32,344 32,056 32,056
Lawndale -0.93 31,171 30,882 30,882
Lomita -1.02 20,300 20,092 20,092
Long Beach -0.44 460,199 458,168 458,222
Los Angeles -0.97 3,800,240 3,763,328 3,766,109
Lynwood -0.55 66,595 66,228 66,228
Malibu -0.21 10,534 10,512 10,512
Manhattan Beach -1.24 34,713 34,284 34,284
Maywood -0.94 24,779 24,546 24,546
Monrovia -0.62 37,772 37,539 37,539
Montebello -0.26 61,804 61,645 61,645
Monterey Park -0.90 59,824 59,288 59,288
Norwalk -0.71 101,116 100,399 101,153
Palmdale -0.66 167,015 165,917 165,917
Palos Verdes Estates -0.90 13,052 12,935 12,935
Paramount -0.72 52,557 52,178 52,178
Pasadena -0.60 137,814 136,988 136,988
Pico Rivera -0.77 61,446 60,975 60,975
Pomona -0.12 149,908 149,721 149,721
Rancho Palos Verdes -1.02 41,434 41,013 41,030
Redondo Beach -0.97 69,078 68,407 68,407
Rolling Hills -1.13 1,688 1,669 1,669
Rolling Hills Estates -0.40 8,480 8,446 8,446
Rosemead -0.17 50,109 50,022 50,022
San Dimas -0.95 34,407 34,079 34,079
San Fernando -0.20 23,533 23,487 23,487
San Gabriel -0.58 38,690 38,466 38,466
San Marino -0.62 12,282 12,206 12,206
Santa Clarita 0.71 229,039 230,659 230,659
Santa Fe Springs -0.88 18,689 18,525 18,570
Santa Monica -0.02 91,739 91,720 91,720
Sierra Madre -0.81 10,909 10,821 10,821
Signal Hill -0.84 11,528 11,431 11,431
South El Monte -0.85 19,627 19,461 19,461
*Exclusions include residents on federal military installations and group quarters residents in state mental institutions, state and federal correctional institutions and veteran homes. 721

0.23 -0.39
-1.12
-0.47
-0.95
27,721
107,642
34,930
8,009
87,707
1,006,954
27,553
107,893
34,793
7,919
87,291
997,407
27,553
107,893
34,793
7,919
87,291
997,999
County Total -0.75 9,826,563 9,753,247 9,761,210
*Exclusions include residents on federal military installations and group quarters residents in state mental institutions, state and federal correctional institutions and veteran homes. 722

Fiscal Year 2023-24
Attachment B
Annual Percent Change in Population Minus Exclusions*
January 1, 2022 to January 1, 2023 and Total Population, January 1, 2023 County
City
Percent Change
2022-2023
--- Population Minus Exclusions ---
1-1-22 1-1-23
Total
Population
1-1-2023
Marin
Belvedere
Corte Madera
Fairfax
Larkspur
Mill Valley
Novato
Ross
San Anselmo
San Rafael
Sausalito
Tiburon
Unincorporated
-1.59
-0.82
-0.76
-1.23
-1.11
-1.05
-0.57
-0.88
-0.92
-1.29
-1.18
-1.21
2,078
9,967
7,410
12,728
13,817
51,648
2,280
12,515
60,237
6,955
8,903
63,474
2,045
9,885
7,354
12,571
13,664
51,104
2,267
12,405
59,681
6,865
8,798
62,709
2,045
9,885
7,354
12,571
13,664
51,392
2,267
12,405
59,681
6,865
8,798
66,032
County Total -1.06 252,012 249,348 252,959
*Exclusions include residents on federal military installations and group quarters residents in state mental institutions, state and federal correctional institutions and veteran homes. 724

1.14 3.71

2.51 -0.49
-0.16
-0.17

0.80 0.11

0.37 -0.52
3,048
1,545
8,351
19,693
13,323
21,527
23,869
14,765
159,745
373
27,647
19,262
104,324
3,033
1,540
8,300
19,917
13,817
22,068
23,753
14,741
159,475
376
27,678
19,333
103,785
3,033
1,540
8,300
19,917
13,817
22,068
26,845
14,741
159,475
376
29,790
26,230
104,236
County Total 0.08 417,472 417,816 430,368
*Exclusions include residents on federal military installations and group quarters residents in state mental institutions, state and federal correctional institutions and veteran homes. 730

Fiscal Year 2023-24
Attachment B
Annual Percent Change in Population Minus Exclusions*
January 1, 2022 to January 1, 2023 and Total Population, January 1, 2023 Total
County Percent Change --- Population Minus Exclusions --- Population City 2022-2023 1-1-22 1-1-23 1-1-2023
Orange
Aliso Viejo -0.49 51,016 50,766 50,766
Anaheim -2.19 335,929 328,563 328,580
Brea 2.63 46,947 48,184 48,184
Buena Park 0.19 83,359 83,517 83,517
Costa Mesa -0.42 111,649 111,183 111,183
Cypress -0.12 49,877 49,818 49,818
Dana Point 0.44 33,009 33,155 33,155
Fountain Valley 0.02 56,976 56,987 56,987
Fullerton -0.10 143,013 142,873 142,873
Garden Grove -0.01 171,195 171,183 171,183
Huntington Beach -0.38 196,469 195,714 195,714
Irvine -0.86 305,688 303,051 303,051
Laguna Beach -0.27 22,506 22,445 22,445
Laguna Hills -0.46 30,667 30,525 30,525
Laguna Niguel -0.47 65,010 64,702 64,702
Laguna Woods -0.49 17,536 17,450 17,450
La Habra -0.33 62,037 61,835 61,835
Lake Forest 0.59 86,614 87,127 87,127
La Palma -0.45 15,402 15,332 15,332
Los Alamitos 1.98 11,894 12,129 12,129
Mission Viejo -0.30 92,118 91,846 91,846
Newport Beach -0.29 83,653 83,411 83,411
Orange 0.66 138,155 139,063 139,063
Placentia 2.30 51,327 52,507 52,507
Rancho Santa Margarita -0.49 47,300 47,066 47,066
San Clemente -0.31 63,431 63,237 63,237
San Juan Capistrano 0.63 34,869 35,089 35,089
Santa Ana -1.52 304,258 299,630 299,630
Seal Beach 0.72 24,247 24,422 24,647
Stanton 0.25 38,986 39,084 39,084
Tustin -0.17 79,696 79,558 79,558
Villa Park -0.02 5,791 5,790 5,790
Westminster -0.18 90,660 90,498 90,498
Yorba Linda -0.32 67,284 67,068 67,068
Unincorporated -0.47 132,737 132,114 132,114
County Total -0.46 3,151,305 3,136,922 3,137,164
*Exclusions include residents on federal military installations and group quarters residents in state mental institutions, state and federal correctional institutions and veteran homes. 733

2.18 -1.61
-0.66

0.98 -0.79
13,596
2,038
51,199
6,715
71,655
151,450
112,788
13,365
2,016
52,313
6,607
71,179
152,928
111,897
13,365
2,016
52,313
6,607
71,179
152,928
111,897
County Total 0.21 409,441 410,305 410,305
*Exclusions include residents on federal military installations and group quarters residents in state mental institutions, state and federal correctional institutions and veteran homes. 734

Fiscal Year 2023-24
Attachment B
Annual Percent Change in Population Minus Exclusions*
January 1, 2022 to January 1, 2023 and Total Population, January 1, 2023 Total
County Percent Change --- Population Minus Exclusions --- Population City 2022-2023 1-1-22 1-1-23 1-1-2023
Riverside
Banning 1.28 30,856 31,250 31,250
Beaumont 4.12 54,349 56,590 56,590
Blythe -0.43 12,662 12,607 17,265
Calimesa 0.11 10,950 10,962 10,962
Canyon Lake -0.49 11,003 10,949 10,949
Cathedral City -0.37 51,590 51,400 51,433
Coachella 1.26 41,935 42,462 42,462
Corona -0.09 157,139 157,005 157,005
Desert Hot Springs 0.68 32,389 32,608 32,608
Eastvale -0.66 69,978 69,514 69,514
Hemet 0.84 89,170 89,918 89,918
Indian Wells -0.23 4,785 4,774 4,774
Indio 1.17 89,789 90,837 90,837
Jurupa Valley -0.16 105,154 104,983 104,983
Lake Elsinore -0.02 71,844 71,828 71,973
La Quinta 1.11 37,562 37,979 37,979
Menifee 2.44 107,411 110,034 110,034
Moreno Valley -0.01 208,302 208,289 208,289
Murrieta -0.54 110,592 109,998 109,998
Norco -0.52 22,345 22,228 25,037
Palm Desert -0.02 50,626 50,615 50,615
Palm Springs -0.17 44,165 44,092 44,092
Perris 0.60 78,474 78,948 78,948
Rancho Mirage 0.94 16,854 17,012 17,012
Riverside -0.36 314,759 313,617 313,676
San Jacinto -0.37 54,303 54,103 54,103
Temecula -0.52 109,468 108,899 108,899
Wildomar -0.28 36,438 36,336 36,336
Unincorporated 0.83 398,128 401,433 401,693
County Total 0.34 2,423,020 2,431,270 2,439,234
*Exclusions include residents on federal military installations and group quarters residents in state mental institutions, state and federal correctional institutions and veteran homes. 736

Fiscal Year 2023-24
Attachment B
Annual Percent Change in Population Minus Exclusions*
January 1, 2022 to January 1, 2023 and Total Population, January 1, 2023 Total
County Percent Change --- Population Minus Exclusions --- Population City 2022-2023 1-1-22 1-1-23 1-1-2023
San Bernardino
Adelanto 0.65 36,420 36,656 36,656
Apple Valley -0.37 75,277 74,996 74,996
Barstow -1.96 24,768 24,283 24,918
Big Bear Lake -0.43 4,935 4,914 4,914
Chino 0.69 88,564 89,171 93,137
Chino Hills -0.70 77,601 77,058 77,058
Colton -0.67 53,513 53,154 53,154
Fontana 0.58 212,616 213,851 213,851
Grand Terrace -0.73 12,908 12,814 12,814
Hesperia 0.19 99,855 100,041 100,041
Highland -0.53 56,283 55,984 55,984
Loma Linda -0.03 25,198 25,191 25,228
Montclair -0.51 37,688 37,494 37,494
Needles -0.77 4,793 4,756 4,756
Ontario 1.14 178,682 180,717 180,717
Rancho Cucamonga -0.31 174,090 173,545 173,545
Redlands -0.40 72,259 71,972 71,972
Rialto -0.41 103,406 102,985 102,985
San Bernardino 1.25 219,218 221,949 223,230
Twentynine Palms -0.94 15,687 15,539 25,929
Upland -0.50 78,771 78,376 78,376
Victorville 0.90 132,189 133,384 137,193
Yucaipa -0.46 54,242 53,991 53,991
Yucca Valley -0.35 21,712 21,635 21,635
Unincorporated -0.45 290,306 289,011 297,482
County Total 0.12 2,150,981 2,153,467 2,182,056
*Exclusions include residents on federal military installations and group quarters residents in state mental institutions, state and federal correctional institutions and veteran homes. 739

11.10 -0.02

2.33 -0.95
-0.68

0.83 -0.36
7,338
31,575
66,305
86,784
15,921
321,911
94,830
155,537
7,264
35,080
66,293
88,803
15,769
319,731
95,615
154,983
7,264
35,080
66,293
88,803
15,769
319,731
95,615
157,590
County Total 0.43 780,201 783,538 786,145
*Exclusions include residents on federal military installations and group quarters residents in state mental institutions, state and federal correctional institutions and veteran homes. 742

1.15 -0.77
18,140
29,255
31,009
12,623
10,415
7,958
47,247
118,814
17,922
29,161
30,692
12,467
10,275
7,865
47,788
117,901
17,922
30,206
30,692
12,467
10,275
7,865
47,788
121,133
County Total -0.50 275,461 274,071 278,348
*Exclusions include residents on federal military installations and group quarters residents in state mental institutions, state and federal correctional institutions and veteran homes. 743

0.21 0.57
-1.21
-1.00
-0.13
-0.44
-0.72
5,007
12,866
32,375
8,467
40,967
86,259
109,617
5,694
135,873
4,944
12,711
32,442
8,515
40,473
85,398
109,477
5,669
134,888
4,944
12,711
32,442
8,515
43,493
85,418
109,477
5,669
137,888
County Total -0.60 437,125 434,517 440,557
*Exclusions include residents on federal military installations and group quarters residents in state mental institutions, state and federal correctional institutions and veteran homes. 745

0.62 -0.76
-0.40
-0.20

0.25 1.09
-0.67
-0.30
-0.60
-0.47

1.54 -0.62
-0.03
-0.52
43,092
59,673
59,709
31,257
8,414
33,167
80,862
3,481
46,201
83,856
67,674
963,745
130,462
30,758
156,364
91,239
42,713
59,154
60,078
31,021
8,380
33,102
81,067
3,519
45,892
83,601
67,268
959,256
132,476
30,567
156,317
90,766
42,713
59,154
60,078
31,021
8,380
33,102
81,067
3,519
45,892
83,601
67,287
959,256
132,476
30,567
156,317
91,649
County Total -0.25 1,889,954 1,885,177 1,886,079
*Exclusions include residents on federal military installations and group quarters residents in state mental institutions, state and federal correctional institutions and veteran homes. 746

0.85 -0.45
-4.33

1.20 -0.28
843
1,672
671
681
1,208
3,188
882
2,815
7,732
23,905
839
1,663
668
678
1,203
3,215
878
2,693
7,825
23,837
839
1,663
668
678
1,203
3,215
878
2,693
7,825
23,886
County Total -0.22 43,597 43,499 43,548
*Exclusions include residents on federal military installations and group quarters residents in state mental institutions, state and federal correctional institutions and veteran homes. 750

0.22 0.18

0.73 -1.17
-0.28
-1.21
-0.81
26,500
18,977
114,553
9,916
28,809
95,894
123,154
17,484
26,180
19,018
114,756
9,988
28,471
95,630
121,658
17,343
26,180
19,018
119,526
9,988
28,471
100,806
121,658
18,102
County Total -0.52 435,287 433,044 443,749
*Exclusions include residents on federal military installations and group quarters residents in state mental institutions, state and federal correctional institutions and veteran homes. 751

Fiscal Year 2023-24
Attachment B
Annual Percent Change in Population Minus Exclusions*
January 1, 2022 to January 1, 2023 and Total Population, January 1, 2023 County
City
Percent Change
2022-2023
--- Population Minus Exclusions ---
1-1-22 1-1-23
Total
Population
1-1-2023
Sonoma
Cloverdale
Cotati
Healdsburg
Petaluma
Rohnert Park
Santa Rosa
Sebastopol
Sonoma
Windsor
Unincorporated
-0.92
-0.67
-0.72
-0.39
-0.02
-0.47
-1.14
-1.18
-1.07
-0.58
8,869
7,410
10,993
58,552
43,701
175,351
7,433
10,804
25,836
130,783
8,787
7,360
10,914
58,321
43,693
174,523
7,348
10,677
25,560
130,026
8,787
7,360
10,914
58,321
43,693
174,523
7,348
10,677
25,560
130,991
County Total -0.53 479,732 477,209 478,174
*Exclusions include residents on federal military installations and group quarters residents in state mental institutions, state and federal correctional institutions and veteran homes. 752

0.91 -0.32
-1.00
-1.12

0.72 0.10
-0.50

1.23 -1.11
48,207
7,497
217,699
12,162
23,241
24,142
24,670
71,214
8,932
110,955
47,729
7,565
216,995
12,040
22,980
24,317
24,695
70,856
9,042
109,720
47,729
7,565
216,995
12,040
22,980
24,317
24,695
70,856
9,042
109,720
County Total -0.51 548,719 545,939 545,939
*Exclusions include residents on federal military installations and group quarters residents in state mental institutions, state and federal correctional institutions and veteran homes. 753

0.98 -0.65
-0.68
-0.66
-0.10

0.32 0.68

0.84 -0.48
25,222
10,251
10,221
12,557
62,465
69,457
142,066
7,647
134,377
25,469
10,184
10,151
12,474
62,400
69,677
143,031
7,711
133,728
25,469
10,184
10,151
12,474
62,588
69,677
143,031
7,711
133,779
County Total 0.12 474,263 474,825 475,064
*Exclusions include residents on federal military installations and group quarters residents in state mental institutions, state and federal correctional institutions and veteran homes. 757

2.70 -0.65
-0.99
-1.18
-1.35
-0.15

0.89 -0.13
-1.18
-1.44
69,925
16,454
35,380
7,568
199,839
19,615
107,448
31,145
124,333
124,439
91,644
69,309
16,899
35,151
7,493
197,477
19,351
107,284
31,423
124,174
122,967
90,326
69,309
16,899
35,151
7,493
197,477
21,356
107,341
31,423
124,174
122,967
92,063
County Total -0.72 827,790 821,854 825,653
*Exclusions include residents on federal military installations and group quarters residents in state mental institutions, state and federal correctional institutions and veteran homes. 759

Fiscal Year 2023-24
Attachment C
Annual Percent Change in Population Minus Exclusions*
January 1, 2022 to January 1, 2023
County Percent Change
2022-23
--- Population
1-1-22
Minus Exclusions ---
1-1-23
Alameda
Incorporated
County Total
-0.38
-0.47
1,492,611
1,641,554
1,486,910
1,633,886
Alpine
Incorporated
County Total

0.00 -0.59
0 1,191
0 1,184
Amador
Incorporated
County Total
-0.62
-0.68
13,831
36,251
13,745
36,004
Butte
Incorporated
County Total

2.57 -0.48
141,844
206,582
145,483
205,592
Calaveras
Incorporated
County Total
-0.48
-0.23
3,559
44,949
3,542
44,844
Colusa
Incorporated
County Total

0.03 -0.22
11,993
21,819
11,996
21,771
Contra Costa
Incorporated
County Total
-0.27
-0.36
975,995
1,151,714
973,343
1,147,569
Del Norte
Incorporated
County Total
-0.57
-0.49
4,069
24,923
4,046
24,800
El Dorado
Incorporated
County Total
-0.69
-0.43
31,348
189,734
31,133
188,923
*Exclusions include residents on federal military installations and group quarters residents in state mental institutions, state and federal correctional institutions and veteran homes. 762

0.32 0.15
845,730
1,004,284
848,476
1,005,799
Glenn
Incorporated
County Total
-0.61
-0.49
14,737
28,778
14,647
28,636
Humboldt
Incorporated
County Total
-0.01
-0.53
62,993
134,518
62,988
133,801
Imperial
Incorporated
County Total

0.66 0.57
142,168
172,794
143,112
173,784
Inyo
Incorporated
County Total
-0.15
-0.16
3,878
18,862
3,872
18,832
Kern
Incorporated
County Total

0.49 0.07
585,309
888,634
588,198
889,260
Kings
Incorporated
County Total

0.39 0.22
107,837
132,609
108,261
132,905
Lake
Incorporated
County Total
-1.03
-0.96
21,553
67,379
21,331
66,731
Lassen
Incorporated
County Total
-2.27
-1.44
9,371
24,610
9,158
24,255
*Exclusions include residents on federal military installations and group quarters residents in state mental institutions, state and federal correctional institutions and veteran homes. 763

Fiscal Year 2023-24
Attachment C
Annual Percent Change in Population Minus Exclusions*
January 1, 2022 to January 1, 2023
County Percent Change
2022-23
--- Population
1-1-22
Minus Exclusions ---
1-1-23
Los Angeles
Incorporated
County Total
-0.72
-0.75
8,819,609
9,826,563
8,755,840
9,753,247
Madera
Incorporated
County Total

0.14 0.66
79,099
151,964
79,209
152,973
Marin
Incorporated
County Total
-1.01
-1.06
188,538
252,012
186,639
249,348
Mariposa
Incorporated
County Total

0.00 -0.26
0 16,923
0 16,879
Mendocino
Incorporated
County Total
-0.85
-0.53
28,482
89,581
28,240
89,102
Merced
Incorporated
County Total

0.82 0.40
193,147
283,103
194,723
284,225
Modoc
Incorporated
County Total
-1.01
-0.54
2,678
8,573
2,651
8,527
Mono
Incorporated
County Total

0.08 -0.03
7,267
13,028
7,273
13,024
Monterey
Incorporated
County Total

0.28 0.08
313,148
417,472
314,031
417,816
*Exclusions include residents on federal military installations and group quarters residents in state mental institutions, state and federal correctional institutions and veteran homes. 764

0.25 -0.26
33,423
100,926
33,506
100,667
Orange
Incorporated
County Total
-0.46
-0.46
3,018,568
3,151,305
3,004,808
3,136,922
Placer
Incorporated
County Total

0.59 0.21
296,653
409,441
298,408
410,305
Plumas
Incorporated
County Total
-1.64
-1.23
2,129
19,232
2,094
18,996
Riverside
Incorporated
County Total

0.24 0.34
2,024,892
2,423,020
2,029,837
2,431,270
Sacramento
Incorporated
County Total

0.44 -0.02
965,442
1,568,532
969,714
1,568,233
San Benito
Incorporated
County Total

0.53 0.19
44,674
65,543
44,913
65,666
San Bernardino
Incorporated
County Total

0.20 0.12
1,860,675
2,150,981
1,864,456
2,153,467
*Exclusions include residents on federal military installations and group quarters residents in state mental institutions, state and federal correctional institutions and veteran homes. 765

Fiscal Year 2023-24
Attachment C
Annual Percent Change in Population Minus Exclusions*
January 1, 2022 to January 1, 2023
County Percent Change
2022-23
--- Population
1-1-22
Minus Exclusions ---
1-1-23
San Diego
Incorporated
County Total
-0.15
-0.13
2,739,485
3,216,536
2,735,305
3,212,379
San Francisco
Incorporated
County Total
-0.64
-0.64
836,811
836,811
831,493
831,493
San Joaquin
Incorporated
County Total

0.62 0.43
624,664
780,201
628,555
783,538
San Luis Obispo
Incorporated
County Total
-0.30
-0.50
156,647
275,461
156,170
274,071
San Mateo
Incorporated
County Total
-0.42
-0.43
679,410
740,711
676,541
737,515
Santa Barbara
Incorporated
County Total
-0.54
-0.60
301,252
437,125
299,629
434,517
Santa Clara
Incorporated
County Total
-0.24
-0.25
1,798,715
1,889,954
1,794,411
1,885,177
Santa Cruz
Incorporated
County Total
-0.83
-1.09
135,707
264,870
134,584
261,995
Shasta
Incorporated
County Total
-0.68
-0.68
114,356
180,467
113,584
179,237
*Exclusions include residents on federal military installations and group quarters residents in state mental institutions, state and federal correctional institutions and veteran homes. 766

Fiscal Year 2023-24
Attachment C
Annual Percent Change in Population Minus Exclusions*
January 1, 2022 to January 1, 2023
County Percent Change
2022-23
--- Population
1-1-22
Minus Exclusions ---
1-1-23
Sierra
Incorporated
County Total
-0.93
-0.59
751
3,212
744
3,193
Siskiyou
Incorporated
County Total
-0.15
-0.22
19,692
43,597
19,662
43,499
Solano
Incorporated
County Total
-0.50
-0.52
417,803
435,287
415,701
433,044
Sonoma
Incorporated
County Total
-0.51
-0.53
348,949
479,732
347,183
477,209
Stanislaus
Incorporated
County Total
-0.35
-0.51
437,764
548,719
436,219
545,939
Sutter
Incorporated
County Total
-0.02
-0.14
79,012
99,090
78,993
98,952
Tehama
Incorporated
County Total
-1.34
-1.02
23,167
64,803
22,857
64,139
Trinity
Incorporated
County Total

0.00 -0.33
0 15,925
0 15,873
Tulare
Incorporated
County Total

0.36 0.12
339,886
474,263
341,097
474,825
*Exclusions include residents on federal military installations and group quarters residents in state mental institutions, state and federal correctional institutions and veteran homes. 767

Fiscal Year 2023-24
Attachment C
Annual Percent Change in Population Minus Exclusions*
January 1, 2022 to January 1, 2023
County Percent Change --- Population Minus Exclusions --- 2022-23 1-1-22 1-1-23
Tuolumne
Incorporated 0.28 5,053 5,067
County Total -0.16 52,255 52,171
Ventura
Incorporated -0.63 736,146 731,528
County Total -0.72 827,790 821,854
Yolo
Incorporated 0.03 185,648 185,699
County Total -0.34 221,639 220,880
Yuba
Incorporated 0.14 16,394 16,417
County Total 0.70 79,973 80,535
*Exclusions include residents on federal military installations and group quarters residents in state mental institutions, state and federal correctional institutions and veteran homes. 768
Visalia City Council
Staff Report
Visalia City Council
707 W. Acequia
Visalia, CA 93291
File #: 23-0229 Agenda Date: 6/19/2023 Agenda #: 10.

Agenda Item Wording:

Acceptance of the 2022 City of Visalia & Kaweah Delta Water Conservation District Water Management Plan submitted by the Visalia Water Management Committee.

Deadline for Action: 6/19/2023
Submitting Department: Administration
Contact Name and Phone Number: Rhett Anderson, Water Resource Manager, 559-713-4530 Department Recommendation:

It is recommended that the City Council accept the 2022 Annual Report.

Background Discussion:

In 2001, the City of Visalia (City) partnered with the Kaweah Delta Water Conservation District (KDWCD) for the purpose of water resources management, supplemental surface purchases, and necessary or opportunistic projects on behalf of the City’s benefit. The agreement was formed with regulatory intention, as a means to facilitate mutual benefit and contribution to conveyance and groundwater projects between the City of Visalia, Kaweah Delta Water Conservation District, and Tulare Irrigation District. The Contract (Contract) is valid for a term of 40 years, at which the end both parties have the option to re-negotiate terms.

According to the terms of this agreement, KDWCD will perform these tasks on behalf of the City in exchange for $100,000 annually at the time of the agreement, adjusted annually for inflation. The funds are designated for beneficial purchases and/or projects, when such purchases are considered economically feasible. As a result of unpredictable and alternating wet and dry years, opportunities to purchase additional water supplies is not constant and highly volatile. Years in which reasonable supplemental resources are unavailable, un-utilized funds are rolled over into the following year.

The year 2021 was the driest year in recorded history for Tulare County. As a result, supplemental surface supplies were not only scarce, but also in high demand. This high demand drove the price of water to remarkably high prices. In some areas within the Central Valley, the price per acre-foot of water peaked near $2,000. Dry conditions continued into 2022, and no additional water deliveries of water rights were purchased in 2022. The City and the District continued to work together to implement the Eastside Regional Park, a multi benefit project with a significant recharge and conveyance component.

As per the Contract, KDWCD is obligated to provide a management plan for the incoming year for the City Council to approve. Below is a description of the 2023 Visalia Water Management Plan (Plan). A copy of the Plan has been included as an attachment.

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The majority of the Plan is comprised of pre-existing goals outlined by the Management Committee and includes basic actions such as identification and purchase of supplemental surface supplies, further assessment of potential water recharge facilities, and investigation and pursuit of available water rights for the purposes of groundwater recharge. The Plan also includes a contingency for the KDWCD to be authorized to purchase a maximum of $300,000 worth of water supplies not to exceed $150 per acre-foot, for the benefit of the City with consent from by the District General Manager and the Visalia City Manager. This authorization is to prevent a delay of purchase when action is required sooner than the Management Committee has the ability to convene.

Fiscal Impact:

TBD
Prior Council Action: City Council approved the 2023 Visalia Water Management Plan in March, 2023. City Council approved the original Plan in December of 2002.

Other: N/A
Alternatives: N/A
Recommended Motion (and Alternative Motions if expected):

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Deadline for Action: N/A
Submitting Department: Administration
Department Recommendation:

Background Discussion:

The 2023 Water Management Plan was approved by Visalia City Council on March 6th, 2023.

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The Water Management Committee is comprised of Steve Nelsen representing the City of Visalia and Don Mills representing Kaweah Delta Water Conservation District.

Recommended Motion (and Alternative Motions if expected):

I move to accept the 2022 Annual Water Report submitted by the Visalia Water Management Committee.

Environmental Assessment Status
CEQA Review: TBD based on projects pursued.

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CITY OF VISALIA &

KAWEAH DELTA WATER

CONSERVATION DISTRICT

WATER MANAGEMENT PROGRAM

2022 Annual Report
Management Committee:

City of Visalia Kaweah Delta Water Conservation District Steve Nelsen – Council Member Don Mills – Director
Staff: Staff:

Leslie Caviglia, City Manager Mark Larsen – Manager
Rhett Anderson, Water Resources Mana ger Larry Dotson – Sr. Engineer Dennis Keller – Consultant
Submitted By:

Kaweah Delta Water Conservation District
May 11, 2023
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Water Management Program: 2022 Annual Report
Water Acquired
There was not any water acquired through the program during the 2022 calendar year.

Water Rights Acquired
There were not any water rights acquired through the program during the 2022 calendar year.

Actual Water Deliveries
There was not any water delivered through the program during the 2022 calendar year.

Planning Activities
During this reporting year there were no progress meetings of the Management Committee due to COVID restrictions and recognition that there were no critical subjects for the Committee to consider.

Planning activities for the year continued to focus on the feasibility of implementing groundwater recharge improvements to natural channels that flow through the City of Visalia. The program also investigated modifications to existing and proposed City storm water basins toward multi-operational use that would include groundwater recharge through possible interconnection to surface water supply systems
The other major goal that the plan addresses is the acquisition and delivery of available surface water for groundwater recharge to the benefit of the City. The Management Committee proposed an authorization of a predetermined expenditure limit of $100,000 at a maximum rate of $35.00 per acre-foot toward the purchase of imported surface water for the 2022 calendar year. Such authorization provides a means to respond in a timely manner to available opportunities to acquire water without being encumbered by the program’s committee meeting and consent procedure.

The program’s planning focus and goals for the 2022 calendar year were presented in an annual plan and approved by the District in March 2022and the City in April 2022. The document provides guidance to staff for implementation of action items that work toward achieving long and short term program goals. A copy of 2022 Annual Plan is included with this report as Attachment No. 1.

Engineering Activities
Engineering activities for the calendar year consisted primarily of cooperation between the District and the City in the development of improvement plans for the Eastside Regional Park Project and Peoples Basin Project. Both projects will function as multipurpose facilities with storm water layoff and groundwater recharge benefits. The projects are expected to start construction in 2022.

Facilities Acquired
There were not any facilities acquired through the program during the 2022 calendar year.

Facilities Constructed
There were not any facilities constructed through the program during the 2022 calendar year. 773
Water Management Program: 2022 Status Report
Activity Balance Activity Balance Activity Balance Activity Balance Beginning Balance 1,236,213.64 282,728.46 302,228.36 651,256.82 January Payment 12,483.29 1,248,696.93 1,248.33 283,976.79 2,496.66 304,725.02 8,738.30 659,995.12 January Disbursement 1,248,696.93 283,976.79 304,725.02 659,995.12 February Payment 12,483.29 1,261,180.22 1,248.33 285,225.12 2,496.66 307,221.68 8,738.30 668,733.42 February Disbursement 1,261,180.22 285,225.12 307,221.68 668,733.42 March Payment 12,483.29 1,273,663.51 1,248.33 286,473.45 2,496.66 309,718.34 8,738.30 677,471.72 March Disbursement 1,273,663.51 286,473.45 309,718.34 677,471.72 Jan/Feb/Mar Interest 993.46 1,274,656.97 223.45 286,696.90 241.58 309,959.92 528.43 678,000.15 April Payment 12,483.29 1,287,140.26 1,248.33 287,945.23 2,496.66 312,456.58 8,738.30 686,738.45 April Disbursement 1,287,140.26 287,945.23 312,456.58 686,738.45 May Payment 12,483.29 1,299,623.55 1,248.33 289,193.56 2,496.66 314,953.24 8,738.30 695,476.75 May Disbursement 1,299,623.55 289,193.56 314,953.24 695,476.75 June Payment 12,483.29 1,312,106.84 1,248.33 290,441.89 2,496.66 317,449.90 8,738.30 704,215.05 June Disbursement 1,312,106.84 290,441.89 317,449.90 704,215.05 Apr/May/Jun Interest 2,361.79 1,314,468.63 522.79 290,964.68 571.41 318,021.31 1,267.59 705,482.64 July Payment 13,257.26 1,327,725.89 1,325.73 292,290.41 2,651.45 320,672.76 9,280.08 714,762.72 July Disbursement 1,327,725.89 292,290.41 320,672.76 714,762.72 August Payment 13,257.26 1,340,983.15 1,325.73 293,616.14 2,651.45 323,324.21 9,280.08 724,042.80 August Disbursement 1,340,983.15 293,616.14 323,324.21 724,042.80 September Payment 13,257.26 1,354,240.41 1,325.73 294,941.87 2,651.45 325,975.66 9,280.08 733,322.88 September Disbursement 1,354,240.41 294,941.87 325,975.66 733,322.88 Jul/Aug/Sep Interest 4,062.72 1,358,303.13 884.82 295,826.69 977.93 326,953.59 2,199.97 735,522.85 October Payment 13,257.26 1,371,560.39 1,325.73 297,152.42 2,651.45 329,605.04 9,280.08 744,802.93 October Disbursement 1,371,560.39 297,152.42 329,605.04 744,802.93 November Payment 13,257.26 1,384,817.65 1,325.73 298,478.15 2,651.45 332,256.49 9,280.08 754,083.01 November Disbursement 1,384,817.65 298,478.15 332,256.49 754,083.01 December Payment 13,257.26 1,398,074.91 1,325.73 299,803.88 2,651.45 334,907.94 9,280.08 763,363.09 December Disbursement 1,398,074.91 299,803.88 334,907.94 763,363.09 Oct/Nov/Dec Interest 7,269.99 1,405,344.90 1,558.98 301,362.86 1,741.52 336,649.46 3,969.49 767,332.58 1,405,344.90 301,362.86 336,649.46 767,332.58 Kaweah Delta Water Conservation District / City of Visalia Program Funding (Calender Year 2022)
Design & ConstructionWater PurchaseWater Rights

GENERAL PROGRAM

INDIVIDUAL PROGRAMS

DESCRIPTION
Updated: 2/24/2023
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Water Management Program: 2022 Annual Report
Attachment No. 1
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VISALIA WATER MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE

2022 Annual Plan
Background
On December 31, 2001, the City of Visalia (“City”) and the Kaweah Delta Water Conservation District (“District”) entered into an Agreement (“Agreement”), a copy of which can be found attached to the Minutes of the October 2, 2001 meeting of the Board of Director’s for Kaweah Delta Water Conservation District. The Agreement provides that a Management Committee be formed. The Management Committee is to be comprised of representatives of the City and District. Specifically, the Management Committee is to be “comprised of one member from each of the governing boards and other staff and technical representatives of the City and the District.” The Management Committee is required to meet “as necessary.” Further, the Agreement directs that the Management Committee “shall each year develop an annual plan to achieve the purpose as specified in paragraph 1 which plan shall be mutually agreeable to the parties hereto.” This document is intended to fulfill the requirement for the Management Committee, which has become known as the Visalia Water Management Committee, to develop an annual plan.

Objectives
According to the Agreement, the primary purpose of the Agreement and the Management Committee “is to maintain existing water rights and acquire additional water supplies for the primary benefit of the residents of the City of Visalia.” Another purpose of the Agreement “is to provide funding mechanisms for the maintenance and acquisition of such water supplies and for the construction of facilities necessary to apply such water to the benefit of the residents of the City.” In the Agreement, the City and the District expressed their intent “that the activities undertaken pursuant to this program will result in maintenance and enhancement of groundwater levels in and around the City.” Finally, the document provides that “each year an annual plan will be developed to identify specific activities to meet these purposes.

Short Range Goals
In the near term, the Management Committee intends to continue to accumulate money in its funds as a result of the annual contributions by the City as required by the Agreement. Of the monies collected in the fund, it intends to spend approximately 70% toward water project design, construction and land rights, 20% toward water purchases and 10% toward the purchase of water rights.

Long Range Goals
The Water Management Committee’s long term objectives are to replenish and enhance the groundwater used by the City to provide water to the residents of the City.

By doing so it hopes to eventually achieve an ongoing and long-term balance between groundwater extractions and groundwater replenishment in the groundwater basin utilized to provide water to the residents of the City. 776
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Action Items
The City and the District, by their adoption of this 2022 Annual Plan, hereby authorize certain actions to be taken during 2022 as follows:
1) For both the District and the City to carry out the purposes as established by Section 1 of the Agreement to the benefit of groundwater utilized to provide water to the residents of the City.
2) For both the District and the City to participate in Management Committee meetings upon reasonable call and notice by either party. Regularly scheduled meetings shall occur semi-annually and be set for the third Tuesday of the months of May and November at 3:00 pm at the District’s office. 3) For the City to make the annual payment as required by Section 3 of the Agreement; and
4) For the District to administer program funds as directed by the Management Committee. The following funding objectives have been established so as to provide for a means to carry out the purposes of the Agreement. Funding objectives are presently set at 70 percent for groundwater improvement projects, 20 percent for surface water purchases for groundwater recharge and 10 percent for acquisition of available surface water rights; and
5) For the City and District to continue to investigate and pursue groundwater recharge improvement projects including studies for delivery system improvements and optimization. The program herein allocates $15,000 for preliminary investigation toward the research and development of possible future projects.
6) Upon mutual agreement by the District General Manager and the City Manager, without further approval from the Management Committee, to use the agreement’s program funds on deposit with the District to purchase up to $300,000 worth of water, at a rate of no more than $150 per acre foot, and import such water into the Kaweah Basin for recharge in basins, natural channels and artificial channels located either within the City or within close enough proximity to the City, on an annual basis; and
7) For the City and District to continue to survey, identify and acquire property rights for parcels of real property that might be available in or about the City for purchase and development as groundwater recharge basins; and 8) For the City and District to continue to survey, identify and acquire water rights that might be available for purchase in order to supply an ongoing source of water for groundwater recharge; and
9) For the District to complete and provide the City with an annual report detailing the accomplishment of the aforementioned action items.
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Approval
This 2022 Annual Plan shall be deemed approved and in effect once it has been reviewed and approved by a majority vote of the City Council of the City and by a majority vote of the Board of Directors of the District. 1) The Board of Directors of the District approved this 2022 Annual Plan during their regular meeting on March 1, 2022.
2) The City Council of the City approved this 2022 Annual Plan as herein presented at a regular meeting on April 4, 2022.
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2975 N. Farmer sville Blvd., Farmer sville, CA 93223 P 559-747-5601 F 559-747-1989 www.kdwcd.com Electronic Transmittal: [email protected]
May 10, 2023
Leslie Caviglia
City Manager
City of Visalia
220 North Santa Fe Street
Visalia, California 93291
Re: City/District Water Management Program
Enclosed with this letter is an electronic version in PDF format of the 2022Annual Report for the City of Visalia & Kaweah Delta Water Conservation District Water Management Plan . The report is hereby delivered in accordance with the provisions of the December 31, 2001 agreement between our two agencies. You have been provided the report for distribution to the City’s members, staff and consultant to the Management Committee.

The last meeting of Management Committee was on November 21, 2019 due to in person meeting restrictions. Semi-annual meetings are planned for this year to review and discuss program goals, action items and accomplishments. Please contact me if you have any questions/comments regarding this Water Management Program.

Respectfully,
Larry Dotson
Senior Engineer

Attachment
cc: Alex Peltzer, City Attorney ( [email protected]) Dennis Keller, District Consultant ( [email protected])

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VISALIA WATER MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE

2023 Annual Plan
Background
On December 31, 2001, the City of Visalia (“City”) and the Kaweah Delta Water Conservation District (“District”) entered into an Agreement (“Agreement”), a copy of which can be found attached to the Minutes of the October 2, 2001 meeting of the Board of Director’s for Kaweah Delta Water Conservation District. The Agreement provides that a Management Committee be formed. The Management Committee is to be comprised of representatives of the City and District. Specifically, the Management Committee is to be “comprised of one member from each of the governing boards and other staff and technical representatives of the City and the District.” The Management Committee is required to meet “as necessary.” Further, the Agreement directs that the Management Committee “shall each year develop an annual plan to achieve the purpose as specified in paragraph 1 which plan shall be mutually agreeable to the parties hereto.” This document is intended to fulfill the requirement for the Management Committee, which has become known as the Visalia Water Management Committee, to develop an annual plan.

Long Range Goals
The Water Management Committee’s long term objectives are to replenish and enhance the groundwater used by the City to provide water to the residents of the City.

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The City and the District, by their adoption of this 2023 Annual Plan, hereby authorize certain actions to be taken during 2023 as follows:
1) For both the District and the City to carry out the purposes as established by Section 1 of the Agreement to the benefit of groundwater utilized to provide water to the residents of the City.
2) For both the District and the City to participate in Management Committee meetings upon reasonable call and notice by either party. Regularly scheduled meetings shall occur semi-annually and be set for the third Tuesday of the months of May and November at 3:00 pm at the District’s office. 3) For the City to make the annual payment as required by Section 3 of the Agreement; and
4) For the District to administer program funds as directed by the Management Committee. The following funding objectives have been established so as to provide for a means to carry out the purposes of the Agreement. Funding objectives are presently set at 70 percent for groundwater improvement projects, 20 percent for surface water purchases for groundwater recharge and 10 percent for acquisition of available surface water rights; and
5) For the City and District to continue to investigate and pursue groundwater recharge improvement projects including studies for delivery system improvements and optimization. The program herein allocates $15,000 for preliminary investigation toward the research and development of possible future projects.
6) Upon mutual agreement by the District General Manager and the City Manager, without further approval from the Management Committee, to use the agreement’s program funds on deposit with the District to purchase up to $300,000 worth of water, at a rate of no more than $150 per acre foot, and import such water into the Kaweah Basin for recharge in basins, natural channels and artificial channels located either within the City or within close enough proximity to the City, on an annual basis; and
7) For the City and District to continue to survey, identify and acquire property rights for parcels of real property that might be available in or about the City for purchase and development as groundwater recharge basins; and 8) For the City and District to continue to survey, identify and acquire water rights that might be available for purchase in order to supply an ongoing source of water for groundwater recharge; and
9) For the District to complete and provide the City with an annual report detailing the accomplishment of the aforementioned action items.
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Approval
This 2023 Annual Plan shall be deemed approved and in effect once it has been reviewed and approved by a majority vote of the City Council of the City and by a majority vote of the Board of Directors of the District. 1) The Board of Directors of the District approved this 2023 Annual Plan during their regular meeting on March 7, 2023
2) The City Council of the City approved this 2023 Annual Plan as herein presented at a regular meeting on ________________.
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Visalia City Council
707 W. Acequia
Visalia, CA 93291
File #: 23-0235 Agenda Date: 6/19/2023 Agenda #: 11.

Agenda Item Wording:

Approval of Visalia Transit’sZero-Emission Bus Rollout Plan including approval of Resolution No. 2023-23 required, and authorize the City Manager to sign on behalf of Visalia Transit.

Deadline for Action: 7/1/2023 - Needs to be submitted to CARB (California Air Resource Board).

Submitting Department: Administration - Transit Division Contact Name and Phone Number:

Caleb Bowman, Transit Management Analyst,
[email protected], (559) 713-4794
Angelina DeRossett, Transit Manager,
[email protected], (559) 713-4591
Nick Mascia, Assistant City Manager,
[email protected], (559) 713-4323
Department Recommendation:

Staff recommends that the City Council approve Visalia Transit’sZero-Emission Bus Rollout Plan, approve the required Resolution No. 2023-23 and authorize the City Manager to review, approve, and sign future updates to the plan.

Summary:

Achieving compliance with the Innovative Clean Transit (ICT) regulation, Visalia Transit has developed the Zero-Emission Bus Rollout Plan (Rollout Plan). This is required by all transit agencies for future grant applications and provides a path for agencies to follow to meet the Advanced Clean Fleets (ACF) regulation as part of the California Air Resources Board's (CARB) overall approach to accelerate a large-scale transition to zero-emission medium- and heavy-duty vehicles. The attached plan shows a snapshot of the current transit fleet and infrastructure, as well as the path staff will follow to ensure 100% of the buses in the transit fleet are zero-emissions by 2040.

Background Discussion:

The Innovative Clean Transit (ICT) regulation became effective October 1, 2019, and requires all public transit agencies to gradually transition their bus fleets to zero-emission technologies. The ICT regulation applies to all transit agencies that own, operate, or lease buses with a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) greater than 14,000 pounds. It covers standard, articulated, over-the-road, double decker, and cutaway buses. The ICT regulation requires a percentage of new bus purchases to be zero-emission buses (ZEBs) which is electric or hydrogen technology. The ZEB purchase requirements begin in 2023 and 2026 for large and small transit agencies, respectively. The ICT regulation defines a “LargeTransit Agency”(13 CCR § 2023(b)(30)) as a transit agency that meets one of the following criteria: (1) It operates either in the South Coast or the San Joaquin Valley Air Basin and operates more than 65 buses in annual maximum service; or (2) It operates outside of these areas, but in an urbanized area with a population of at least 200,000 as last published by the Visalia City Council Printed on 6/16/2023Page 1 of 4
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these areas, but in an urbanized area with a population of at least 200,000 as last published by the Bureau of Census before December 31, 2017, and has at least 100 buses in annual maximum service. The ICT regulation defines a “Small Transit Agency” (13 CCR § 2023(b)(49)) as all other transit agencies that do not meet the definition of the “Large Transit Agency”.

Visalia Transit operates within the San Joaquin Valley Air Basin and operates 36 buses in annual maximum service making it a Small Transit Agency. Starting January 1, 2026 for Small Transit Agencies, 25% of the total number of new bus purchases in each calendar year must be ZEB.

Starting January 1, 2029, 100% of all transit agencies’new bus purchases must be ZEBs, with a goal of complete transition to ZEBs (all buses in each transit agency’sfleet to be ZEBs) by 2040. Per the ZEB plan, Visalia Transit will be solely electric technology at this time and will be regularly evaluated other ZEB technologies. Currently, there are only two ZEB technologies, hydrogen fuel cell electric and battery electric, available from bus manufacturers. Visalia Transit staff will look at alternative future ZEB technology as it is developed.

The ICT regulation requires each transit agency to submit a complete Zero-Emission Bus Rollout Plan (Rollout Plan) before ZEB purchase requirements take effect. The Rollout Plan should be a living document and is meant to guide the implementation of zero-emission bus fleets and help transit agencies work through many of the potential challenges and explore solutions. Transit agencies should provide estimated timelines based on best available information for their bus purchases, infrastructure upgrades, workforce training, or any other timelines in a Rollout Plan. Once the Rollout Plan is submitted and approved by CARB, a transit agency may update the Rollout Plan as it sees fit.

It is recommended, but not required, that updates be resubmitted to CARB.

The components of a Rollout Plan will provide the State with crucial information, such as the probable number of buses to be deployed by each transit agency, which will inform future policy and funding decisions, and other ways State agencies can support transit agencies through this transition. The Rollout Plans will also help fuel providers learn about transit agencies’infrastructure needs during different stages of transition and help inform decisions regarding what support would best help transit agencies as they develop and expand the needed charging infrastructure.

Information provided in the Rollout Plans is necessary to address barriers to implementation.

The Rollout Plan must include all of the required components to be considered complete and must be approved by the transit agency’s governing body through the adoption of a resolution, prior to submitting it to CARB. Small Transit Agencies must submit Rollout Plans by July 1, 2023 (13 CCR § 2023.1(d)(2)).

Required Sections:
· Section A: Transit Agency Information
· Section B: Rollout Plan General Information
· Section C: Technology Portfolio
· Section D: Current Bus Fleet Composition and Future Bus Purchases · Section E: Facilities and Infrastructure Modifications · Section F: Providing Service in Disadvantaged Communities · Section G: Workforce Training
· Section H: Potential Funding Sources
· Section I: Start-up and Scale-up Challenges
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Transit is required by the ICT regulations to have a CARB approved Rollout plan for future grant applications. The plan created by Transit staff addresses all required sections stated above and details outlined in the ICT regulations. Staff have also created a replacement schedule that will ensure compliance with the 100% ZEB requirement by 2040. Transit started purchasing only ZEB for the local fixed route, Visalia routes, fleet starting in 2018 and plans to start in 2026 for our cutaway fleet, Dial-A-Ride, with full fleet conversion to zero emission technology by 2038 depending on funding availability and other challenges. Visalia Transit staff will evaluate vehicle type and size before each order. With micro-transit being an option in the future and the need to reimagine transit within Visalia, there may be a need for small vehicles such as sedans, passenger vans, cutaways, or reducing bus sizes from 35-foot to 30-foots. If the type and size of vehicle needs changes, the project cost will change and this plan will be updated at that time.

Visalia Transit’sattached Rollout Plan shows the current fleet and infrastructure, potential funding sources, and technology to be used to comply with this regulation. Staff will replace buses that have met their useful life with battery electric buses (BEB). Currently BEB is the best path forward as the infrastructure at the bus maintenance facility has been installed for up to 17 BEBs and will be easily added to for future expansion of the BEB fleet. The replacement schedule in the rollout plan, depending on funding, will ensure that 84% of our fleet is ZEB by 2033 and 100% by 2038.

The current BEBs in the Visalia Transit fleet are getting less than 150 miles per charge, whereas the average Visalia Transit route is 237 miles per day. Only 14% of the routes Visalia Transit operates are less than 150 miles per day requiring additional vehicles to maintain the current level of service.

The schedule indicates expanding the fleet by 24 vehicles from 76 to 100 buses to account for the additional vehicles needed to maintain service throughout the day. BEB technology is improving over time, and Visalia Transit is looking into other manufacturers to evaluate their BEB performance. If the BEB technology improves to a level of performance that it becomes an equal one-to-one replacement compared to our conventional CNG buses, Visalia Transit will reduce the number of spares needed in its fleet.

The rollout plan also indicates potential grant funding to fund the bus replacement schedule and future infrastructure upgrades that will be needed to support the charging of the transit fleet when 100% BEB. Also, with new technology will come additional training to ensure the safety of the drivers, technicians, and the public. BEB increases the safety risk and requires technicians to have additional training to prevent serious injury. In the last two order, and included in the two current BEB orders, Visalia Transit has included technician training, driver training, and first responders training to ensure those working, operating, and responding to an emergency are aware of all the major components to safely interact with the buses and address any issue quickly to prevent harm to the public.

Please note that with Visalia Transit already utilizing battery electric buses, the City is ahead of the curve when compared to other agencies our size who have not yet begun to meet these requirements.

The rollout plan for Transit is intended to be a living document and is based on grant funding to achieve. Staff will be identifying funding sources and aggressively going after competitive grants to fund future bus purchases and facility infrastructure upgrades. This plan is not approving the bus purchases, but only setting a replacement schedule that will ensure Visalia Transit will meet the ICT’s 100% ZEB requirement by 2040. Staff will bring each order and infrastructure upgrade project back Visalia City Council Printed on 6/16/2023Page 3 of 4
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100% ZEB requirement by 2040. Staff will bring each order and infrastructure upgrade project back to Council for approval. Adherence with Transit’s replacement schedule in the rollout plan is dependent on funding. Finally, if hydrogen technology becomes more feasible as a choice for the City of Visalia, staff will return to City Council for additional discussion and direction. At that time the ZEB rollout plan may be updated.

Fiscal Impact:

Adopting this plan does not result in a fiscal impact at this time. However, Visalia Transit will have future fiscal impacts as Transit progresses through the plan. Transit Staff will bring bus purchases and infrastructure upgrade projects to Council for approval. These future purchases and projects will follow the Rollout Plan.

Prior Council Action:

None.

Other:

None.

Alternatives:

None.

Recommended Motion (and Alternative Motions if expected):
.recommendation
I move to approve Resolution No. 2023-23 approving Visalia Transit’sZero-Emission Bus Rollout Plan and authorizing the City Manager to review, approve, and sign future updates to the plan.

Environmental Assessment Status:

None.

CEQA Review:

None required.

Attachments:
1) Visalia Transit ‘s ZEB Rollout Plan
2) COV Bus Replacement Plan FY23
3) Resolution No. 2023-23.

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SECTION A: Transit Agency Information

1. Transit Agency's Name City of Visalia - Transit (Visalia Transit)

2. Mailing Address 425 E. Oak Ave., Ste. 301
Visalia, CA 93291

3. Name of Transit Agency's Air District San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District

4. Name of Transit Angency's Air Basin San Joaquin Valley Air Basin

5. Total Number of Buses in Annual
Maximum Service
36 Total (29 Fixed Route; 7 Demand
Response)

6. Population of Urbanized Area Transit
Agency Services
N/A

7. Contact Information
Angelina DeRossett
Transit Manager
425 E. Oak Ave., Ste. 301
Visalia, CA 93291
(559)713-4591
[email protected]

8. Is agency part of a Joint Group (13
CCR§2023.1 (d) (3))?
No, Visalia Transit is not part of a joint zero-
emission group.

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SECTION B: Rollout Plan General Information

1. Does your transit agency’s Rollout Plan have a goal of full transition to zero-emission technologies by 2040 that avoids early retirement of conventional transit buses (13 CCR § 2023.1(d)(1)(A))?
Yes, Visalia Transit’s plan will be 100% ZEB by 2040 without requiring early retirement of conventional transit buses.

2. The ICT regulation requires 100% ZEB purchase in 2029. Conventional transit buses that are purchased in 2028 could be delivered in or after 2029. Please explain how your transit agency plans to avoid potential early retirement of conventional buses in order to meet the 2040 goal.

The City of Visalia and Visalia Transit have strong commitments to carbon neutrality. As the City’s local public transit provider, Visalia Transit is committed to purchasing only zero-emission buses (ZEB) starting in 2018 for the local fixed route fleet and 2026 for our cutaway fleet. Visalia Transit plans on replacing each conventionally fueled bus with a ZEB at the end of their useful life. No early retirements are planned, and the entire fleet is scheduled to be zero-emission by 2033, except for the Sequoia Shuttle fleet that services inside the Sequoia National Park and 2 CNG trolley buses operated for special events, depending on funding availability and other challenges.

3. When did your transit agency's board or governing body approve the Rollout Plan? a. Rollout Plan's approval date: June 19, 2023
b. Resolution number: 2023-
c. Is a copy of the board approved resolution attached to the Rollout Plan submitted to CARB (13 CCR § 2023.1(d) (2))? TBD

4. Please provide contact information for CARB to follow up on details of the Rollout Plan, if needed.
a. Contact Name: Caleb Bowman
b. Title: Management Analyst
c. Phone Number: (559)713-4594
d. Email: [email protected]

5. Who has created the Rollout Plan? (My transit agency/A consultant) This ZEB Rollout Plan for Visalia Transit was created internally, not by a consultant.

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SECTION C: Technology Portfolio
Visalia Transit intends to deploy Battery Electric Buses (BEBs) as our selected zero -emission bus technology as of FY2022-2023. The transition to a full battery electric bus fleet will be dependent on battery power storage improvements and possible space and power infrastructure constraints. Currently, BEBs have a supposed fully charged range of over 240 miles. However, real-life experience from data on the BEBs Visalia Transit has already placed into service get less than 150 miles between charges. Most daily Visalia Transit vehicle assignments operate for less than 250 miles per day. Visalia Transit’s maximum vehicles in fixed route service, including V-Line, is 29 buses with 83% of vehicles ( 24 of 29 vehicle assignments) operating between 150-250 miles per day. The average daily mileage was 237 miles. The maximum Visalia Transit FY2022-2023 daily bus mileage is 513 miles which is not within the supposed range the real -life experienced range. Visalia Transit has included additional vehicles in its replacement plan, but battery technology and real -life experienced mileage does not improve over time, fuel cell electric buses or an alternative future ZEB technology or a mixed ZEB technology fleet may need to be considered in the outer years of the fleet replacement plan to ensure a 100% ZEB fleet transition.

Table 1: Vehicle Mileage Information (FY2022-2023)
Weekday Maximum Buses in Service 29
Average Milage per Vehicle Assignment 237
Maximum Daily Milage 513
# of Assignments 150 Miles or Less 4 14%
# of Assignments 175 Miles or Less 10 34%
# of Assignments 225 Miles or Less 18 62%
# of Assignments 250 Miles or Less 24 83%

This plan assumes that the battery technology will continue to evolve and improve over time and that future BEBs will be able to accommodate a real -life operating range of 200+ miles per charge. Visalia Transit does not plan on opportunity charging or on-route charging at this time.

In addition, the transition to 100% BEBs assumes that the Visalia Transit’s Operation and Maintenance facility power supply infrastructure will be upgraded over time to accommodate charging for the full Visalia Transit bus fleet and that Visalia Transit will be able to accommodate the charging infrastructure within the available facility footprint. Visalia Transit may be required to expand its current facility into the dirt lot owned by Visalia Transit but occupied by City of Visalia’s Solid Watse department to the southwest corner of the facility to accommodate charging infrastructure. If the facility’s power supply cannot accommodate charging needs or the facility footprint cannot support the charging infrastructure, Visalia Transit may need to consider fuel cell electric buses or future alternative ZEB technology.

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SECTION D: Current Bus Fleet Composition and Future Bus Purchases Table 2 presents Visalia Transit’s fleet as of spring 2023. The Visalia Transit bus fleet includes two trollies used for special events throughout the year and service as the Jolly Trolley between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day, which are not planned for replacement or retrofit with ZEB technology at this time.

Table 2: Individual Bus Information of Current Bus Fleet Bus
Model
Year
Engine
Model
Year
Number
of
Buses Fuel Type
Bus
Type
2004 2004 3 Diesel Standard
2007 2007 12 Gasoline Cutaway
2008 2008 2 Gasoline Cutaway
2008 2009 2 Gasoline Cutaway
2008 2008 10 CNG Cutaway
2009 2009 2 CNG Standard
2010 2010 7 CNG Standard
2011 2011 6 CNG Cutaway
2012 2012 6 Diesel Hybrid Standard
2013 2013 2 Gasoline Cutaway
2013 2013 6 CNG Standard
2015 2014 1 Gasoline Cutaway
2016 2016 3 CNG Cutaway
2016 2016 7 CNG Standard
2018 2018 4 CNG Cutaway
2018 N/A 3 BEB Standard
2018 2018 2 Diesel Hybrid Standard
2019 2019 2 CNG Standard
2021 N/A 4 Electricity Standard

As stated previously, Visalia Transit started purchasing only ZEB starting in 20 18 for the local fixed route fleet and 202 6 for our cutaway fleet with full fleet conversion to zero emission technology by 203 8, except for the Sequoia Shuttle fleet that services inside the Sequoia National Park and 2 CNG trolley buses operated for special events, depending on funding availability and other challenges.

Table 3 presents the Visalia Transit expected future bus purchases, including the number of buses expected to be purchased by calendar year. The future bus purchase table assumes a 12-year useful life for standard 35’-40’ buses and a 7-year useful life for cutaway vehicles. Note that Table 3 does include fleet expansion to compensate for reduced reliability and range as seen with our already deployed BEBs . The planned replacement year may not exactly correspond to the useful life to spread fleet purchases over many years to create a stable average fleet age. The replacement schedule used to populate to information in Table 3 and Table 4 assumes Visalia Transit will replace buses with like size buses. Visalia Transit staff will 790
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evaluate vehicle type and size before each order. With micro-transit being an option in the future and the need to reimagine transit within Visalia, there may be a need for small vehicles such as sedans, passenger vans, cutaways, or reducing bus sizes from 35 -foot to 30-foots. If the type and size of vehicle needs changes, the project cost will change and this plan will be updated at that time.

Table 3: Future Bus Purchases
Timeline
(year)
Total No.

Buses
Purchase
ZEB Purchases Conventional Bus Purchases
No.
% of
ZEB ZEB Bus Type(s)
ZEB Fuel
Type(s) No.
%
Conv.

Type(s) of
Conv. Buses
Fuel Type(s) of
Conv. Buses
CY2023 4 4 100% - 2 Standard
- 2 Passenger Van
- 4 Electricity
(Depot) 0 0%
CY2024 15 2 13% - 2 Standard - 2 Electricity
(Depot) 13 87% - 3 Standard
- 10 Cutaways
- 3 Deisel Hybrid
- 5 CNG
- 5 Unleaded
CY2025 19 10 53% - 6 Standard
- 4 Cutaways
- 10 Electricity
(Depot) 9 47% - 9 Cutaways - 1 CNG
- 8 Unleaded
CY2026 10 10 100% - 6 Standard
- 4 Cutaways
- 10 Battery
Electric
(Depot)
0 0%
CY2027 9 9 100% - 6 Standard
- 3 Cutaways
- 9 Electricity
(Depot) 0 0%
CY2028 10 10 100% - 6 Standard
- 4 Cutaways
- 10 Electricity
(Depot) 0 0%
CY2029 9 9 100%
- 6 Standard
- 2 Passenger Van
- 1 Cutaway
- 9 Electricity
(Depot) 0 0%
CY2030 6 6 100% - 6 Standard - 6 Electricity
(Depot) 0 0%
CY2031 8 8 100% - 6 Standard
- 2 Cutaway
- 8 Electricity
(Depot) 0 0%
CY2032 11 11 100% - 6 Standard
- 5 Cutaways
- 11 Electricity
(Depot) 0 0%
CY2033 7 7 100% - 6 Standard
- 1 Cutaways
- 11 Electricity
(Depot) 0%

Table 4 presents the e stimated cost per vehicle based on the most current vehicle cost information that Visalia Transit has available with an inflation assumption of 3% each year.

Table 4: Range and Estimated Costs of Future ZEB Purchases Timeline
(year)
No. of
ZEBs ZEB Bus Type(s) Estimated Cost of Each Bus
CY2023 4 - 2 Standard BEB
- 2 Passenger Van BEB
- $1,112,319
- $130,000
CY2024 2 - 2 Standard BEB - $1,240,429
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Timeline
(year)
No. of
ZEBs ZEB Bus Type(s) Estimated Cost of Each Bus
CY2025 10 - 6 Standard BEB
- 4 Cutaways BEB
- $1,227,642
- $321,028
CY2026 10 - 6 Standard BEB
- 4 Cutaways BEB
- $1,315,971
- $330,659
CY2027 9 - 6 Standard BEB
- 3 Cutaways BEB
- $1,355,450
- $340,579
CY2028 10 - 6 Standard BEB
- 4 Cutaways BEB
- $1,396,114
- $350,796
CY2029 9
- 6 Standard BEB
- 2 Passenger BEB
- 1 Cutaway BEB
- $1,437,997
- $155,228
- $361,320
CY2030 6 - 6 Standard BEB - $1,481,137
CY2031 8 - 6 Standard BEB
- 2 Cutaway BEB
- $1,525,571
- $383,325
CY2032 11 - 6 Standard BEB
- 5 Cutaways BEB
- $1,571,338
- $394,825
CY2033 7 - 6 Standard BEB
- 1 Cutaways BEB
- $1.618.478
- $406,670

Visalia Transit is not considering converting any of our conventional buses in service to ZEBs.

Visalia Transit plans to replace buses with ZEBs once they have met their useful life.

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SECTION E: Facilities and Infrastructure Modifications
Visalia Transit has one facility – our Operations and Maintenance Facility located at 525 N. Cain St., Visalia, CA 93292 . The facility is where all buses park and where all operations, maintenance, and fueling is performed.

The Visalia Transit facility has a parking capacity of up to 112 buses and has property to the west for expansion. As Visalia Transit prepares for a future 100% battery electric bus fleet, a consultant will be hired to provide conceptual parking plans and cost estimates for electric bus charging infrastructure. The conceptual plans will review how chargers and infrastructure could be arranged to accommodate a future full battery electric bus fleet in 2033. Based on the current facility footprint and infrastructure needs to accommodate electric chargers for each bus, the Visalia Transit facility footprint may need to be expanded or parking capacity may be reduced.

Based on the future fleet purchasing timeline and parking and infrastructure, the electric charging infrastructure construction plan is split into three phases.

Phase 1: Constructed and installed the chargers and infrastructure for an initial 17 battery electric bus roll-out. The underground and power infrastructure were completed in 2018 and the chargers are installed as buses were purchased. Currently Visalia Transit has 8 chargers installed with 4 more scheduled in CY2023/2024. This will accommodate the current Visalia Transit bus fleet and planned battery electric bus purchases through 2025.

The total project cost was $865,000.

Phase 2: Will be to expand the Visalia Transit facility infrastructure to accommodate 62- 65 additional bus charging stations. Phase 2 is contingent on the City of Visalia allowing Transit to expand into the dirt lot to the west of the bus storage yard that is currently being used by Solid Waste department . This plan would accommodate possible future fleet expansion and account for any parking loss from charging infrastructure in the main Visalia Transit bus parking area located in the southwest corner of the bus storage yard.

This phase is scheduled to start in CY2025 with completion in CY2027 to accommodate the arrival of new battery electric buses in CY2027. Visalia Transit will need to solicit a consultant to assess our current infrastructure and the future need for a 100% BEB fleet by 2025. No estimated project cost currently for this project.

Phase 3 : Expand charging infrastructure into the southwest half of the Visalia Transit facility and will support a full 100% battery electric bus fleet. This phase is planned for 2030-2033 when future fleet purchases require additional chargers. To reduce possible parking loss by chargers, Visalia Transit staff will be reviewing the feasibility of conductive charging.

In addition to the on -site improvements, Visalia Transit may need to upgrade other electrical infrastructure to accommodate the electrical load to charge the bus fleet.

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Table 5: Facilities Information and Construction Timeline Division/
Facility
Name Address
Main
Function(s)
Type(s) of
Infrastructure
Service
Capacity
Needs
Upgrade?
(Yes/No)
Estimated
Construction
Timeline
Visalia
Transit
Operations
& Bus Yard
525 N. Cain St,
Visalia, CA 93292
Bus
Operations,
Maintenance,
& Storage
Electric
Chargers
(Depot
Chargers
Only)
112
Buses Yes
Phase 1: Support
17 Buses
(Complete)

Phase 2: Support
62-65 Buses
(CY2025-
CY2027)

Phase 3:

Support Charging
for Remained of
Fleet (CY2030-
CY2032)

All buses dispatched from the Visalia Transit Operations and Maintenance Facility are currently gasoline, CNG, diesel, and battery electric. Future fleet purchases are planned to be 100% battery electric by 2033. However, Visalia Transit may still have three diesel hybrid conventional buses that operate our Sequoia Shuttle service inside the Sequoia National Park and 2 CNG trolley buses operated for special events.

The Visalia Transit service area is not located in an NOx Exempt Area.

Visalia Transit’s electric utility provider is Southern California Edison (SCE). The City of Visalia, Visalia Transit, and SCE coordinate as needed.

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Section F: Providing Service in Disadvantaged Communities Visalia Transit currently services 11 disadvantaged communities and will continue for the foreseeable future. Visalia Transit buses service all areas of Goshen, Visalia, Farmersville, and Exeter. As buses are replaced, they will service disadvantaged communities providing cleaner, quieter service to the local ridership.

The disadvantaged community’s Census Tracts located within Visalia Transit’s service area are:
 6107000900
 6107001003
 6107001004
 6107001100
 6107001200
 6107001302
 6107001701
 6107001602
 6107001601
 6107001502
 6107002304

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Section G: Workforce Training
The transition to an all-ZEB fleet will significantly alter Visalia Transit service and operations due to different maintenance needs, operational best practices, and the change in technology. The conversion to battery electric buses from the existing traditional internal combustion engine is logistically complicated and will impact all aspects of Visalia Transit’s transit service.

Visalia Transit and City of Visalia has and will continue to take advantage of training from the bus manufacturers and station suppliers, including maintenance and operations training, station operations and fueling safety, first responder training, and other trainings that the technology providers may offer. Original equipment manufacturer (OEM) training provides critical information on operations and maintenance aspects specific to the equipm ent model procured.

Additionally, many procurement contracts include train-the-trainer courses through which small numbers of agency staff are trained and subsequently train agency colleagues. This method provides a cost-efficient opportunity to provide w idespread agency training on new equipment and technologies. For initial battery electric bus roll-out, Proterra Inc. provided operator training materials and extensive hands-on maintenance training and materials. Visalia Transit utilized a train the trainer model.

For operations, training management developed, and trained staff based on OEM information and provide d familiarization training to all drivers. Types of internal driver training courses include Driver Refreshers, Bus Familiarization, New Operator, and New Bus Training. Bus driver training incorporates pre -trip inspections, door operation, emergency equipment operat ion, steering, operational concerns, DMV pre-trips, bus components and other related bus functions, and operations technology. Transit supervisors received additional troubleshooting training and emergency procedure training.

Maintenance mechanic training embodie d imperative technical bumper to bumper training focusing on preventive maintenance, high voltage hazar ds, personal protective equipment (PPE), component training, lock -out/tag-out inspections, diagnostic/troubleshooting, and charging source training. Proficiency in high voltage safety and proper use of PPE is required to minimize the risk of electrical shocks and arc flashes. Initial roll-out training by Proterra was a multi-day program that all career mechanics were required to attend. Student mechanics will be trained by Visalia Transit contractor career maintenance staff.

Charging infrastructure training incorporate d emergency shut off procedures and monitoring systems and was provided by the OEM ( Proterra). Transit supervisor training was focused on how to connect and disconnect buses safely from chargers and emergency procedures whereas maintenance training provide d more background on day -to-day charger operations and monitoring.

Visalia Transit staff will work with the OEM to provide City of Visalia first responders training on emergency procedures for the battery electric buses. Refresher training will occur as needed or requested by the City’s first responders.

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Section H: Potential Funding Sources
 Federal Highway Administration
o Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement (CMAQ) Program  Federal Transit Administration
o FTA 5307 Urbanized Area Formula Funds
o FTA 5339 Bus and Bus Facilities Formula Program
o FTA 5339(b) Bus & Bus Facilities
o FTA 5339(c) Low or No Emission Vehicle
o FTA 5307 Urbanized Area Formula Funding
 California Air Resources Board
o Hybrid and Zero-Emission Truck and Bus Voucher Incentive Project o State Volkswagen Settlement Mitigation
o Carl Moyer Memorial Air Quality Standards Attainment Program o Cap-and-Trade Funding
o Low Carbon Fuel Standard
 California Transportation Commission
o Solution for Congested Corridor Programs
 California Department of Transportation
o Low Carbon Transit Operations Program
o Transportation Development Act
o Transit and Intercity Rail Capital Program
o Transportation Development Credits
o Southern California Edison Ready Charge Program
o State Senate Bill 1 – State of Good Repair (SGR) Funding  California Energy Commission
 San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District

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Section I: Start-up and Scale-up Challenges
The most significant challenge facing transit agencies through the start-up and scale-up phases of the zero -emission transition is the financial requirements. ZEBs are more expensive to procure, and new infrastructure is required to operate and maintain the vehicles. Financial support from the federal, state, and local governments will be necessar y to achieve the targets in the Innovative Clean Transit (ICT) regulation targets. The price gap between ZEBs and CNG buses is expected to reduce over time as manufacturing scales up and technology improves, so financial incentives are particularly important in the near-to mid-term.

The per vehicle cost of buses is impacted by procurement volumes. With each agency placing orders individually over the next few years, this continues to pressure costs. It may be possible to reduce the per vehicle cost through a state-led bulk procurement of BEBs and/or FCEBs that could incorporate demand from many agencies.

Funding should also be made available for workforce training. To ensure a successful transition, agencies must prepare staff for the correct operation and maintenance of ZEBs. While ZEBs require less maintenance than conventional buses because they include fewer moving parts, they require new protocols and procedures to ensure safe and successful operation. The use of regenerative braking also alters ideal driving characteristics. Drivers must be adequately trained to ensure vehicles are operating at optimal performance.

A challenge facing long -term transition planning is the uncertainty around performance and availability of zero-emission paratransit. Little data is available to forecast vehicle performance or cost. Pilot scale deployment of FCEBs and BEBs in these transit applications would benefit the industry by providing key insights into vehicle operation.

It is imperative that CARB provide f unding to transit agencies across the state to support the transition to zero -emission vehicles. As fleets are transitioned, agency capital and operating budgets will increase, and funding will be required to maintain the level of service provided to residents. In addition to funding support for bus and infrastructure purchases, CARB should support training/educational programs as well as deployment of new bus platforms like paratransit vehicles.

As Visalia Transit implements future zero emission vehicles beyond Phase 1, Visalia Transit expects numerous challenges. Funding is the primary driver that may impact timeline however other challenges may impact our ability to rely solely on battery electric bus technology and may require Visalia Transit to consider fuel cell electric buses or future alternative zero emission technology.

Funding: Visalia Transit relies on a mix of formula and discretionary funding for capital programs. Implementation of a 100% zero emission bus fleet will require a signi ficant capital investment. Funding is often subject to economic conditions and as a result, can be unpredictable resulting in uncertainty in our ability to meet the timelines presented in this plan.

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Power Supply: Future charging demand and facility power needs may require upgrading Visalia Transit’s Operation & Maintenance facility power infrastructure. The feasibility of upgrading electrical infrastructure is unknown currently. If power supply in future years becomes an issue, alternatives to a 100% ba ttery electric bus fleet may need to be considered.

Vehicle Range Expectations: While 14% of current Visalia Transit’s vehicle assignments are projected to be comfortably supported by today’s battery electric bus technology, the plan assumes battery range will improve over time. If this does not occur, Visalia Transit will need to consider fuel cell electric buses or other future technologies. 799

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Appendix I
10- Year (2023-2033) Replacement Schedule
Equip # Year Manufacturer Age Rplc. Yr. 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032 2033 Fixed Route Fleet
6270 2008 Orion 15 2020 $ 1,112,319
6272 2008 Orion 15 2020 $ 1,112,319
6287 2010 Orion 13 2022 $ 1,240,429
6288 2010 Orion 13 2022 $ 1,240,429
6274 2008 Orion 15 2020 $ 1,277,642
6268 2008 Orion 15 2020 $ 1,277,642
6289 2010 Orion 13 2022 $ 1,277,642
6283 2010 Orion 13 2022 $ 1,277,642
6276 2008 Orion 15 2020 $ 1,315,971
6273 2008 Orion 15 2020 $ 1,315,971
6269 2008 Orion 15 2020 $ 1,315,971
6271 2008 Orion 15 2020 $ 1,315,971
6284 2010 Orion 13 2022 $ 1,355,450
6286 2010 Orion 13 2022 $ 1,355,450
6293 2009 Orion 14 2021 $ 1,355,450
6292 2009 Orion 14 2021 $ 1,355,450
6267 2008 Orion 15 2020 $ 1,396,114
6285 2010 Orion 13 2022 $ 1,396,114
1302 2013 Gillig 10 2025 $ 1,396,114
1301 2013 Gillig 10 2025 $ 1,396,114
1303 2013 Gillig 10 2025 $ 1,396,114
1602 2016 Gillig 7 2028 $ 1,437,997
1304 2013 Gillig 10 2025 $ 1,437,997
1601 2016 Gillig 7 2028 $ 1,437,997
1604 2016 Gillig 7 2028 $ 1,437,997
1607 2016 Gillig 7 2028 $ 1,437,997
1603 2016 Gillig 7 2028 $ 1,481,137
1605 2016 Gillig 7 2028 $ 1,481,137
1606 2016 Gillig 7 2028 $ 1,481,137
1801 2018 Proterra 5 2030 $ 1,525,571 1803 2018 Proterra 5 2030 $ 1,525,571 1802 2018 Proterra 5 2030 $ 1,525,571 2103 2021 Proterra 2 2033 $ 1,618,478 2101 2021 Proterra 2 2033 $ 1,618,478 2102 2021 Proterra 2 2033 $ 1,618,478 2104 2021 Proterra 2 2033 $ 1,618,478 FR Add. 1 2025 35' BEB -2 2037 $ 1,277,642
FR Add. 2 2025 35' BEB -2 2037 $ 1,277,642
FR Add. 3 2026 35' BEB -3 2038 $ 1,315,971
FR Add. 4 2026 35' BEB -3 2038 $ 1,315,971
FR Add. 5 2027 35' BEB -4 2039 $ 1,355,450
FR Add. 6 2027 35' BEB -4 2039 $ 1,355,450
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Equip # Year Manufacturer Age Rplc. Yr. 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032 2033 FR Add. 7 2028 35' BEB -5 2040 $ 1,396,114
TOTAL 43
V-Line
1930 2019 Gillig 4 2031 $ 1,481,137
1931 2019 Gillig 4 2031 $ 1,481,137
VL Add. 1 2029 40' BEB $ 1,437,997
TOTAL 3
Sequoia Shuttle
6257 2004 Gillig 19 2016 $ 901,765
6258 2004 Gillig 19 2016 $ 901,765
6259 2004 Gillig 19 2016 $ 901,765
1201 2012 Gillig 11 2024 $ 1,571,338 1202 2012 Gillig 11 2024 $ 1,571,338 1203 2012 Gillig 11 2024 $ 1,571,338 1204 2012 Gillig 11 2024 $ 1,571,338 1205 2012 Gillig 11 2024 $ 1,571,338 1206 2012 Gillig 11 2024 $ 1,571,338 1820 2018 Gillig 5 2030 $ 1,618,478 1821 2018 Gillig 5 2030 $ 1,618,478 SEKI Add.1 2030 35' BEB -7 2042 $ 1,481,137 SEKI Add.2 2031 35' BEB -8 2043 $ 1,525,571 SEKI Add.3 2031 35' BEB -8 2043 $ 1,525,571 SEKI Add.4 2031 35' BEB -8 2043 $ 1,525,571 TOTAL 15
Count 61 Fixed Route Count 2 2 6 6 6 6 5 3 3 0 4
V-Line Count 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0
SEKI Count 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 6 2
Total Buses 2 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
Fixed Route Cost $ 2,224,637 $ 2,480,858 $ 7,665,851 $ 7,895,827 $ 8,132,702 $ 8,376,683 $ 7,189,986 $ 4,443,411 $ 4,576,714 $ - $ 6,473,914 V-Line Cost $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 1,437,997 $ 2,962,274 $ - $ - $ - SEKI Cost $ - $ 2,705,295 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 1,481,137 $ 4,576,714 $ 9,428,030 $ 3,236,957 Total Cost $ 2,224,637 $ 5,186,153 $ 7,665,851 $ 7,895,827 $ 8,132,702 $ 8,376,683 $ 8,627,983 $ 8,886,823 $ 9,153,427 $ 9,428,030 $ 9,710,871

Equip # Year Manufacture Ag
e
Rplc. Yr. 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032 2033 Dial-A-Ride
1106 2011 Elkhart
Coach
12 2018 $ 201,983 $ 394,825
1105 2011 Elkhart
Coach
12 2018 $ 201,983 $ 394,825
1102 2011 Elkhart
Coach
12 2018 $ 201,983 $ 394,825
1104 2011 Elkhart
Coach
12 2018 $ 201,983 $ 394,825
1101 2011 Elkhart
Coach
12 2018 $ 201,983 $ 394,825
1103 2011 Elkhart
Coach
12 2018 $ 208,042 $ 406,670
1951 2018 Strarcraft 5 2025 $ 350,796
1950 2018 Strarcraft 5 2025 $ 350,796
1952 2018 Strarcraft 5 2025 $ 383,325 1953 2018 Strarcraft 5 2025 $ 383,325 DAR Add. 1 2023 Pass. Van 0 2028 $ 130,000 $ 155,228 801

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Rplc. Yr. 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032 2033 DAR Add. 2 2023 Pass. Van 0 2028 $ 130,000 $ 155,228 TOTAL 12
V-Line
1502 2016 Strarcraft 7 2023 $ 330,659
1501 2016 Strarcraft 7 2023 $ 340,579
1503 2016 Strarcraft 7 2023 $ 350,796
VL Add. 1 2026 E450 -3 2033 $ 330,659
TOTAL 4
Sequoia Shuttle
124 2007 Strarcraft 16 2014 $ 153,882
123 2007 Strarcraft 16 2014 $ 153,882
122 2007 Strarcraft 16 2014 $ 153,882
110 2007 Strarcraft 16 2014 $ 153,882
121 2007 Strarcraft 16 2014 $ 153,882
106 2007 Strarcraft 16 2014 $ 158,498
114 2008 Strarcraft 15 2015 $ 158,498
113 2007 Strarcraft 16 2014 $ 158,498
116 2008 Strarcraft 15 2015 $ 158,498
107 2007 Strarcraft 16 2014 $ 158,498
115 2008 Strarcraft 15 2015 $ 158,498
111 2007 Strarcraft 16 2014 $ 158,498
108 2007 Elkhart
Coach
16 2014 $ 158,498
112 2007 Elkhart
Coach
16 2014 $ 330,659
117 2008 Strarcraft 15 2015 $ 330,659
109 2007 Glaval 16 2014 $ 350,796
118 2013 Glaval 10 2020 $ 340,579
119 2013 Glaval 10 2020 $ 340,579
120 2015 Glaval 8 2022 $ 361,320
SEKI Add. 1 2025 E450 -2 2032 $ 321,028
SEKI Add. 2 2025 E450 -2 2032 $ 321,028
SEKI Add. 3 2025 E450 -2 2032 $ 321,028
SEKI Add. 4 2025 E450 -2 2032 $ 321,028
TOTAL 23
Count 39 Fixed Route Count 2 5 1 0 0 2 2 0 2 5 1
V-Line Count 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
SEKI Count 0 5 12 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0
Total Buses 2 10 13 4 3 4 3 0 2 5 1
Fixed Route Cost $ 260,000 $1,009,915 $ 208,042 $ - $ - $ 701,592 $ 310,456 $ - $ 766,650 $1,974,125 $ 406,670 V-Line Cost $ - $ - $ - $ 661,318 $ 340,579 $ 350,796 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - SEKI Cost $ - $ 769,410 $2,552,096 $ 661,318 $ 681,158 $ 350,796 $ 361,320 $ - $ - $ - $ - Total Cost $ 260,000 $1,779,325 $2,760,138 $1,322,636 $1,021,737 $1,403,184 $ 671,776 $ - $ 766,650 $1,974,125 $ 406,670 802

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City of Visalia Council Resolution

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RESOLUTION NO. 2023-23

RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNIL OF THE CITY OF VISLAIA APPROVING THE

VISLIA TRANSIT AGENCY ZERO-EMISSION BUS (ZEB) ROLLOUT PLAN AND

AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO SUBMIT THE ZEB ROLLOUT PLAN TO

THE CALIFORNIA AIR RESOURCES BOARD IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE

INNOVATIVE CLEAN TRANSIT REGULATIONS

WHEREAS, the Innovative Clean Transit (ICT) regulations were adopted by California Air Resources Board (CARB) in December 2018 and became effective on October 1, 2019 ; and

WHEREAS, Title 13 of the California Code of Regulations § 2023 (13 CCR § 2023.1 through 2023.11) requires all public transit agencies to gradually transition their bus fleets to zero-emissions technologies; and

WHEREAS, beginning on January 1, 2023 for Small Transit Agencies, 25% of the total number of new bus purchases in each calendar year must be zero-emission buses (ZEB); and

WHEREAS, beginning on January 1, 2029, 100% of all transit agencies’ new bus purchases must be ZEBs, with a goal of complete transition to ZEBs (all bu ses in each transit agency’s fleet to be ZEBs) by 2040; and

WHEREAS, each transit agency must adopt and submit a complete ZEB Rollout Plan that is approved by its governing body; and

WHEREAS, the Federal Transit Administration (FTA), which provides signi ficant annual funding to Visalia Transit, requires public transportation operators including the City of Visalia to provide a zero -emission transition plan for the public transit fleet to maintain eligibility in federal discretionary funding programs through the FTA; and

WHEREAS, City of Visalia’s committed to reducing greenhouse gas emissions and transitioning the Visalia Transit fleet to zero-emission vehicles based on available funding; and

WHEREAS, the City of Visalia has approved Visalia Transit’s ZEB Rollout Plan as a foundation to guide the implementation of ZEBs and compliance with California Code of Regulation § 2023.2; and

WHEREAS, the City of Visalia wishes to delegate authorization to execute these documents a nd any amendments thereto to Leslie Caviglia , City Manager or h er Designee.

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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Visalia does hereby approve and adopt the Visalia Transit Angency’s Zero-Emission Bus Rollout Plan, attached hereto as Exhibit A, which achieves the following pursuant to the Innovative Clean Transit Regulations

NOW THEREFORE, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that Leslie Caviglia, City Manager or her Designee be authorized to execute all required documents of the Zero-Emission Bus Rollout Plan and any Amendments thereto with California Air Resources Board.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Visalia that it hereby authorizes the submittal of the following Zero-Emission Bus Rollout Pla n to California Air Resources Board.

PASSED AND ADOPTED THIS 19th day of June, 2023, by the City Council of the City of Visalia

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Agenda Item Wording:

Request authorization to record the final parcel map for Tentative Parcel Map No. 2022-04, located at 3307 East Houston Avenue on the southside of East Houston Avenue approximately 1,300 feet east of North Lovers Lane (APN: 103-330-100).

Deadline for Action: None
Submitting Department: Community Development
Contact Name and Phone Number:

Sarah MacLennan, Assistant Engineer, [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> (599) 713-4622
Jason Huckleberry Assistant Director, [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> (559) 713-4495
Paul Bernal, Community Development Director, [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> (559) 713-4025
Department Recommendation:

Staff recommends that City Council authorize the recordation of the final parcel map for Tentative Parcel Map No. 2022-04.

Background Discussion:

Tentative Parcel Map No. 2022-04 is subdividing 2.81-acres of R-1-5 (Single-Family Residential 5,000 square foot minimum site area) zoned property into three parcels. The project site is partially developed with three single-family homes as well as a workshop. The site is bounded by East Houston Avenue to the north and East Roosevelt Avenue to the south. The existing residential structures will remain on Parcel 1 as shown on the tentative parcel map with which has a lot area of 69,475 square feet. Parcel 1 will front Houston Avenue to the north while Parcels 2 and 3 will front Roosevelt Avenue to the south. Parcels 2 and 3 will each be 24,274 square feet in area.

The site is currently improved with curb, gutter, and sidewalk along Houston Avenue, but remains unimproved along Roosevelt Avenue. Future development of Parcels 2 and 3 will require new sidewalks and parkway landscaping along Roosevelt Avenue. The site currently has one drive approach along the Houston Avenue frontage, but there are no existing approaches along Roosevelt Avenue. A 20-foot dedication of right-of-way along the south side of the property fronting Roosevelt Avenue is part of the parcel map. This 20-foot dedication will accommodate future street widening to an ultimate width of 60 feet to be provided as part of future development along with a new sidewalk, parkway landscaping, and drive approaches along Roosevelt Avenue.

Pursuant to Title 16 (Subdivisions) of the Visalia Municipal Code, the City’sauthorization to record the final parcel map is a ministerial action. Specifically, Section 16.24.080 limits the City Council’s action to the specific determination that the final parcel map conforms substantially to the contents of the tentative map, Chapter 16, and the Subdivision Map Act, and provides in pertinent part that “ifthe Visalia City Council Printed on 6/16/2023Page 1 of 2
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the tentative map, Chapter 16, and the Subdivision Map Act, and provides in pertinent part that “ifthe Council determines that the map is in conformity with the requirements of this Chapter, the Council shall approve the map (emphasis added).” Disapproval based upon any other reasons would be outside the authority of the Council for this particular action. The Council may reject any and all offers of dedication in the final parcel map pursuant to Section 16.24.080 and require that the City Engineer so indicate on the map, however staff’srecommendation is that the City Council authorize recordation of the final parcel map and accept all offers of dedication as previously described in this report.

Fiscal Impact:

The recording of this final parcel map will have no fiscal impact. There are no shared landscapes or lighting improvements, or open space areas associated with the final map.

Prior Council Action: None
Other:

Tentative Parcel Map 2022-04 was approved by the Planning Commission on September 12, 2022.

Alternatives: None Recommended
Recommended Motion (and Alternative Motions if expected):

I move to authorize the recordation of the final parcel map for Tentative Parcel Map No. 2022-04.

Environmental Assessment Status: N/A
CEQA Review:

Categorically Exempt pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15315, Categorical Exemption No 2022-

31. Attachments:

1. Final Parcel Map

2. Location Map

3. Aerial Map

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Agenda Item Wording:

Authorization to execute a final Certificate of Cancellation for Williamson Act Land Conservation Contract No. 2735, covering approximately 2.36 acres and located outside of the area protested by the City of Visalia. The site is located on the north side of Ferguson Avenue, situated approximately 1,288 feet north of Ferguson Avenue and 789 feet west of Demaree Street, within the City of Visalia (APN: 077-190-007). Resolution 2023-24 required.

Deadline for Action: 6/19/2023
Submitting Department: Community Development
Contact Name and Phone Number:

Brandon Smith, Principal Planner, (559) 713-4636, [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>;
Paul Bernal, Community Development Director, (559) 713-4025, [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>
Department Recommendation:

Staff recommends that the City Council authorize the City Manager to execute and record the Final Certificate of Cancellation for Land Conservation Contract No. 2735, encompassing a portion of property located on the north side of Ferguson Avenue west of Demaree Street, based on staff’s determination that conditions and contingencies of the Tentative Cancelation as set forth by the Board of Supervisors of the County of Tulare have been met.

Tentative Cancellation under County Jurisdiction:

The subject parcel, 23.7 acres, was originally a portion of a County island located within the City of Visalia’sTier I Urban Development Boundary. Residential homebuilder D.R. Horton filed entitlements with the City of Visalia to subdivide the parcel into 117 single-family residential lots and a 2.02-acre park consistent with the underlying Low Density Residential and Parks/Recreation land use designations. The tentative subdivision map was approved by the Visalia Planning Commission on September 26, 2022, and the property proceeded to the Tulare County Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO) for approval of the annexation on March 1, 2023.

While the property was still located within County jurisdiction, the project applicant initiated a Williamson Act Land Contract Cancellation with the County of Tulare. On August 2, 2022, the Tulare County Board of Supervisors authorized issuance of a Certificate of Tentative Cancellation for the

23.7-acre parcel. As is standard practice with contract cancellations and the Williamson Act, the tentative approval was subject to certain conditions including the payment of a penalty fee for ending the contract (refer to Attachment 2 Recorded WAC 22-001). The applicant did not complete the cancellation process with the County of Tulare and instead chose to rely upon the valid protest issued by the City of Visalia in 1969 for the initial creation of the Williamson Act contract, which would allow the contract to be cancelled upon annexation without being subject to the penalty fees.

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Upon processing the annexation request, Tulare County LAFCO staff drew attention to a nuance wherein a 2.36-acre portion of the contract area was over one mile outside of the existing City limits at the time of protest. The Williamson Act allows for the cancellation of contracts that are within a one mile radius of the City limits at the time of protest. As a result, upon annexation, the majority of the site (21.34 acres) was successfully protested and not subject to cancelation fees, and the remaining

2.36 acres would remain under contract upon annexation and would be subject to completing the cancellation process.

The remaining 2.36 acres is therefore finishing out the contract cancellation process that was originally initiated in the County of Tulare. This can be done because, under State law (Government Code section 56754), when the City annexed the parcel, it succeeded to the “rights, duties, and powers” previously held by Tulare County. State law further allows for a landowner to request re- computation of the cancellation fee. The Tulare County Assessor issued a re-computation of the current fair market value for the 2.36-acre portion of land only, estimated to be $295,000 (refer to Attachment 4, Revised WA Cancellation Letter). The actual cancellation fee is equal to 12.5% of the current fair market value, which is calculated at $36,875.

Fulfillment of Conditions Established with the Tentative Cancellation:

All conditions of the Certificate of Partial Tentative Cancellation of Land Conservation Contract issued by the County of Tulare on August 2, 2022, have now been met. They are:

1. Payment in full to the County Treasurer for the amount of the cancellation fee, which is [$36,875], computed pursuant to the provisions of the California Government Code (GC) Section 51283, with such notices and statements as are required to be included by the provisions of California GC Section 51283.4. [Note: The amount of the cancellation fee has been re-computed to this amount based on a letter for the Tulare County Assessors office dated April 25, 2023.]
Staff has received a copy of a receipt verifying that this fee was paid in full on June 1, 2023. A copy of the receipt is attached as Attachment 3 Cancellation Fee Receipt.

2. Filing an application and paying fees for the diminishment of the Agricultural Preserve (No. 187) for the subject property.

The applicant has filed a request with fees for the diminishment with the City of Visalia. The request for diminishment of the Agricultural Preserve (No. 187), which includes a public hearing, will be processed at a subsequent City Council meeting.

3. Securing all applicable County permits necessary for the alternative use.

The applicable permits for the alternative use were filed and approved with the City of Visalia.

Specifically, the Victory Oaks Tentative Subdivision Map was approved by the Visalia Planning Commission on September 26, 2022.

4. Payment in full to the County Resource Manage Agency of any outstanding balance due for the cancellation application and report preparation costs.

This condition is no longer applicable, as the request is now being processed in the City and all applicable fees have been paid to the City.

Fiscal Impact:

None.

Prior Council Action:

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On November 7, 2022, after holding a public hearing, the City Council took actions that included initiating the proceedings for Annexation No. 2022-01, for annexation of the 23.7-acre subject site into the City limits.

Alternatives: None recommended.

Recommended Motion (and Alternative Motions if expected):

I move to adopt Resolution No. 2023-24, authorizing staff to execute and record the final Certificate of Cancellation for Land Conservation Contract No. 2735.

Environmental Assessment Status:

The Council previously certified Mitigated Negative Declaration No. 2022-04 on November 7, 2022.

This document is adequate for use with this proposal.

CEQA Review:

The Council previously certified Mitigated Negative Declaration No. 2022-04 on November 7, 2022.

This document is adequate for use with this proposal.

Attachments:

1. Resolution No. 2023-24

2. Recorded Certificate of Tentative Cancellation

3. Receipt of payment of Cancellation fees

4. Letter from Assessors Office pertaining to computation of fair market value

5. Map showing area to be removed from contract
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RESOLUTION NO. 2023-24

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF VISALIA,

AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF A CERTIFICATE OF CANCELLATION OF LAND CONSERVATION CONTRACT NO. 2735, COVERING APPROXIMATELY 2.36

ACRES, LOCATED ON THE NORTH SIDE OF FERGUSON AVENUE, SITUATED APPROXIMATELY 1,288 FEET NORTH OF FERGUSON AVENUE AND 789 FEET WEST OF DEMAREE STREET, WITHIN THE CITY OF VISALIA (APN: 077-190-007) WHEREAS, a request was made for the cancellation of Williamson Act Land Conservation Contract No. 2735, covering approximately 2.36 acres of land containing an orchard and designated for single -family residential use, located on the north side of Ferguson Avenue, situated approximately 1,288 feet north of Ferguson Avenue and 789 feet west of Demaree Street, wi thin the City of Visalia, as depicted in a map and legal description submitted with said request . The request was made by D.R. Horton for property owned by Keri Lea Cochran (SCSR TR); and

WHEREAS, the subject property is within Agricultural Preserve No. 187, established pursuant to the Williamson Act (California Government Code Section 51200 et seq.) and is subject to Land Conservation Contract No. 2735; and

WHEREAS, the Agricultural Preserve No. 187 and Land Conservation Contract No. 2735 were established and entered into between the County of Tulare and property owner in 1969; and

WHEREAS, the City of Visalia protested the establishment of the Land Conservation Contract in association with Agricultural Preserve No. 187 by a letter to the Tulare County Board of Supervisors dated January 7, 1969 and the passage of Resolution No. 686; and

WHEREAS, on May 14, 2015 the property owner at the time served a Notice of Nonrenewal for the entire area contained under said Contract to the City of Visalia; and

WHEREAS, in 2022 the project applicant initiated a Williamson Act Land Contract Cancellation with the County of Tulare and the Tulare County Board of Supervisors authorized issuance of a Certificate of Tentative Cancellation for the entire

23.7-acre parcel on August 2, 2022 based on certain findings and conditions; however upon annexation of the site by the City of Visalia, it succeeded to the “rights, duties, and powers” previously held by Tulare County which included the processing of the Contract Cancellation; and

WHEREAS, Initial Study No. 2022-04 was prepared by the City of Visalia which disclosed that no significant environmental impacts would result from this project with the inclusion of mitigation measures; and

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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that a Mitigated Negative Declaration was prepared consistent with the California Environmental Quality Act and City of Visalia Environmental Guidelines , and was previously adopted for the project that included the alternative land use.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Ci ty Council of the City of Visalia authorizes the execution of a Certificate of C ancellation for Land Conservation Contract No. 2735 on the subject property , in accordance with the terms of this resolution under the provisions of Sections 51280 through 51287 of the State Government Code. 818
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Visalia City Council
Staff Report
Visalia City Council
707 W. Acequia
Visalia, CA 93291
File #: 23-0243 Agenda Date: 6/19/2023 Agenda #: 14.

Agenda Item Wording:

Appoint Karen Ayala to a first two year term, and reappoint Jay Hohlbauch and Walter Deissler to a second two year term, on the Historic Preservation Advisory Committee.

Deadline for Action: 6/19/2023
Submitting Department: Community Development
Contact Name and Phone Number:

Walter Deissler, Chairperson, Historic Preservation Advisory Committee Cristobal Carrillo, Associate Planner, (559) 713-4443, [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>
Paul Bernal, Community Development Director, 713-4025 [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>
Department Recommendation:

Staff recommends that the City Council accept the recommendation of the Historic Preservation Advisory Committee (HPAC) and do the following:

1. Appoint Karen Ayala to the Committee for a first two-year term beginning July 1, 2023 and ending June 30, 2025. Please note the City Council appointed Karen Ayala to a partial six- month term on the HPAC to complete the remaining term of former Committee member Marilynn Mitchell, beginning January 17, 2023, and ending June 30, 2023

2. Reappoint Walter Deissler to the Committee for a second two-year term beginning July 1, 2023 and ending June 30, 2025.

3. Reappoint Jay Hohlbauch to the Committee for a second two-year term beginning July 1, 2023 and ending June 30, 2025.

Summary:

The HPAC currently has a fully seated seven-member panel. The reappointment of all three members will allow the Committee to retain a quorum and continue to pursue its mission to protect historical resources in the City of Visalia.

Background Discussion:

The HPAC is a seven-member committee which administers the Historic Preservation Ordinance and encourages property owners to maintain the historic character of their properties. The Committee meets on the second and fourth Wednesdays of the month.

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members will ensure that the Committee retains a fully seated membership, with sufficient numbers to bring the Historic District survey project to completion.

Information about each of the candidates is provided below:
· Karen Ayala is an elementary school physical education teacher with the Porterville Unified School District and has worked in the teaching profession for eight years. Ms. Ayala obtained a Bachelor of Science degree from California State University Fresno and received a teaching credential from Fresno Pacific University. Ms. Ayala is active as a member of Visalia Heritage, a local historical group, and volunteers her time with Valley Oak SPCA. Ms. Ayala is also fluent in Spanish and was influential in efforts to translate HPAC pamphlets and public notices to Spanish. Ms. Ayala also resides in a residence located within the Historic District. · Jay Hohlbauch has previously served a total of nine years on the HPAC from July 2013 to June 2019, and June 2020 to June 2023. Mr. Hohlbauch currently works in the construction trade and has a wide breadth of knowledge in the care and maintenance of historic structures.

Coupled with his extensive experience serving as a member of the HPAC, Mr. Hohlbauch’s continued service on the HPAC would be a boon for the Committee, as no other members currently work in construction. Mr. Hohlbauch is also a member of the HPAC Sub-Committee tasked with working with the Building Advisory Committee. · Walter Deissler is an architect recently retired from working with In-N-Out Burger. He graduated from the University of Southern California in 1975 and has a keen interest in historic architecture and the preservation of historic places in the City of Visalia. Mr. Deissler has served on the HPAC since August 2020, acting as Chair of the Committee since July 2021. Mr.

Deissler also serves on the City of Visalia Mural Panel, the Tulare County HOPE Building Committee, and is the Vice-President of Visalia Heritage. Mr. Deissler was previously involved in the restoration of the California Bungalow house located at 715 North Willis Street.

The current HPAC membership is as follows:

1. Walter Deissler, Chair - 2nd partial term

2. Tyler Davis, Vice-Chair - 2nd term

3. Patricia Kane - 3rd term

4. Michael Kreps - 3rd term

5. Jay Hohlbauch - 2nd partial term

6. Jordan Mulrooney - 1st term

7. Karen Ayala - 1st partial term
Due to recent changes made by the City Council, alternates positions are no longer available.

Fiscal Impact: None.

Prior Council Action:
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beginning January 17, 2023, and ending June 30, 2023.
· On June 20, 2022, the City Council appointed Walter Deissler and Jay Hohlbauch to a one- year term on the HPAC beginning July 1, 2022, and ending June 30, 2023. Both were appointed for one year as a result of a disproportionate number of HPAC members with terms expiring in even years. The one-year appointments assisted in reverting the HPAC to a 4/3 split, with three members terms expiring in odd years and four members terms expiring in even years.

Alternatives:

The City Council may direct staff to initiate the recruitment process for Historic Preservation Advisory Committee members immediately.

Recommended Motions (and Alternative Motions if expected):

I move to appoint Karen Ayala to a first two-year term beginning July 1, 2023 and ending June 30, 2025, and I move to reappoint Jay Hohlbauch, and Walter Deissler to a second two-year term beginning July 1, 2023 and ending June 30, 2025.

CEQA Review:

No environmental review is required for Committee appointments.

Attachments:

1. Historic Preservation Advisory Committee - 2023 Meeting Attendance

2. City of Visalia Committee and Commissions Handbook
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1 CITY OF VISALIA

COMMITTEES

AND

COMMISSIONS

HANDBOOK

“A Guide for Community Volunteers”

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2 Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................................ 3 THE COMMITTEE AND COMMISSION’S ROLE, AUTHORITY AND RESPONSIBILITIES ............ 4 COMMITTEE AND COMMISSION GUIDELINES .................................................................................. 5 Formation of a new Committee or Commission by the City Council........................................................ 5 Appointment of Citizens to Committees/Commissions ............................................................................. 5 Eligibility ................................................................................................................................................... 6 Term Limits and Replacement Process ...................................................................................................... 6 Attendance.................................................................................................................................................. 7 Compensation ............................................................................................................................................. 8 Removal ..................................................................................................................................................... 8 Meeting Notices ......................................................................................................................................... 8

ORGANIZATION ...................................................................................................................................... 10 Regular Meetings ..................................................................................................................................... 10 Adjourned Regular Meetings ................................................................................................................... 10 Special Meetings ...................................................................................................................................... 10 Agenda ..................................................................................................................................................... 10 Minutes ..................................................................................................................................................... 10 Annual Reports ........................................................................................................................................ 11 Parliamentary Procedure .......................................................................................................................... 11 Appointment of Officers .......................................................................................................................... 11 Role of the Chairperson and Vice Chairperson........................................................................................ 12 Role of the Secretary ................................................................................................................................ 12 Role of the Members ................................................................................................................................ 12 Role of the Alternate ................................................................................................................................ 12 Role of the Staff Representative .............................................................................................................. 12

GUIDELINES FOR RELATIONS WITH OTHERS ................................................................................. 14 Relations with Fellow Commission/Committee Members ...................................................................... 14 Relations with Council ............................................................................................................................. 14 Relations with Staff .................................................................................................................................. 14 Relations with Media and Public Statements ........................................................................................... 14

LIST OF ALL BOARDS/COMMITTEES/COMMISSIONS .................................................................... 15 APPLICATION FOR APPOINTMENT..................................................................................................... 17 831
3 INTRODUCTION

Dear Citizen,

This packet has been prepared to inform you of how you can be involved in local government through citizen advisory committees or commissions. It includes basic information about the purpose and responsibilities, qualifications for membership and how to apply for a city committee or commission.

By serving on a city advisory committee or commission, you can help plan Visalia's future. These committees and commissions are making recommendations that affect life in Visalia. It is important that prospective members understand the functions and responsibilities of membership before actively seeking appointment. A great deal of personal satisfaction can be received through public service, and the knowledge and experience gained will be invaluable to you.

If you are interested in serving on a committee or commission, please fill out the application included in this booklet. Feel free to include a resume or other information you feel would help the City Council to decide which committee or commission could best use your expertise. Information about specific vacancies is published annually by the City. For further information or additional application forms contact the City Clerk’s Office, 220 N. Santa Fe, Visalia, CA 93292 or call (559) 713-4512 or visit our website at www.visalia.city

We welcome your attendance at any of our committee or commission meetings. Please see a listing of all committees/commissions and their meeting schedules at the end of this document and feel free to contact the staff representative for further information.

The City Council also encourages your participation and involvement at City Council meetings. The City Council meets on the first and third Mondays at 7:00 p.m., located at the City Hall Council Chambers, 707 W. Acequia. The Council Members are as follows:

Steve Nelsen, Mayor
Brian Poochigian, Vice Mayor
Greg Collins, Council Member
Brett Taylor, Council Member
Liz Wynn, Council Member

We look forward to working with you to create a better Visalia.

Steve Nelsen, Mayor
City of Visalia

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4 THE COMMITTEE AND COMMISSION’S ROLE,

AUTHORITY AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The role of city committees and commissions is to advise the City Council in the determination of city policies and procedures. Committees/commissions facilitate public participation.

City committees and commissions are not involved in the administration or operation of city departments.

Committee/commission members may not direct administrative staff to initiate programs.

Committees/commissions may not conduct major studies or establish official policy without the approval of the City Council. City staff members are available to provide general staff assistance to committees/commissions.

Despite committees/commissions differing tasks, all share some basic responsibilities. Members need to stay informed on subjects of interest to the specific committee or commission.

Appointment to a commission or committee is an honor. It provides an opportunity for genuine public service. Each commission or committee member should be aware of the responsibilities that go along with officially serving the community. The specific duties of each commission or committee vary with the purposes for which it was formed. There are, however, many responsibilities common to all members.

1. Understand the role and responsibility of the commission or committee on which you serve. Be informed of its functions, work programs and relationship with other commissions/committees.

2. Represent the overall public good, not the exclusive point of view of a single group or interest.

3. Keep all lines of communication open. Each member serves as a communication link between the community, the City Council and the staff.

4. Do your homework and be prepared. Commission and committee members should become familiar with items under consideration prior to meetings in order to be fully prepared to discuss, evaluate, and act on matters scheduled for consideration. Feel free to seek staff’s advice and assistance in advance of a meeting.

5. Establish a good working relationship with fellow members, the Council, and your staff representative.

6. Understand the scope and authority of your responsibility and strive to work within that scope.

7. Be a participant, an active representative and be enthusiastic.

8. Commission/committee members should not approve projects that violate adopted City policies.

These bodies make recommendations to the Council about exceptions to or recommendations to change existing policies when appropriate.

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Formation of a new Committee or Commission by the City Council

Unless otherwise stated by Council, a committee or commission shall be formed initially for a period of one year with time extended at the request of the committee/commission and concurrence of the Council.

After a one-year evaluation and if the committee/commission is to continue, the length of terms will be increased, and the expiration of terms will be staggered.

A newly formed committee or commission will be convened by the city staff representative, and each committee/commission will elect a chairperson, a vice-chairperson, and a secretary once the members feel sufficiently acquainted with each other.

A staff representative will be assigned by the City Manager to work with each committee/commission to prepare agendas, keep minutes and furnish assistance.

The size of commissions and committees may vary from 5 to 15 members and is set for each body by the City Council. A committee or commission may decide that it is in the best interest of the committee/commission to modify the number of its members and may recommend a change to the Citizens Advisory Committee. After the Citizens Advisory Committee receives a recommendation from the committee/commission along with reason(s), a recommendation to modify the number of members will be made to the City Council.

Each Committee or Commission should have a mission statement. Ex: “It is the mission of the Citizens Advisory Committee to act as a liaison between the general public and the City Council concerning community issues.”

Commissions are provided for in the City of Visalia’s Charter and the duties of the Commissions are contained in the City’s Municipal Code. The formation of a new Commission requires a Charter Amendment. Revision to Commission duties and responsibilities require an Ordinance change.

Appointment of Citizens to Committees/Commissions
All appointments and reappointments require formal action of the Council. Every committee/commission serves in an advisory capacity to the City Council.

Names to be considered for appointment will be recommended to the Council by the respective committee or commission. The Council may choose, however, to fill some positions in other manners as needed.

Persons in the community wanting to serve on an advisory committee/commission should submit their name and resume to the City Clerk’s Office (a standard application form is available and included in this handbook). The City Clerk will annually publish a notice of the process and procedure to be followed by individuals wanting to serve the City.

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Eligibility

City advisory committees/commissions will reflect, to the extent possible, the community's geographic, ethnic, gender and age composition.

Appointees to committees/commissions should be 18 years of age or older, and live or work within the urban area of Visalia as defined by Visalia Unified School District’s boundary map. First consideration will be given to residents of the City of Visalia. Individuals under the age of 18 who indicate they are interested in participating are encouraged to attend meetings and participate as a member of the public.

Additional requirements may be applicable to a specific Committee or Commission.

No person should serve on more than one committee or commission at one time as a regular member or as an alternate. However, individuals with unique qualifications may be asked to serve on an additional committee/commission by the City Council.

Immediate family members may not concurrently serve on the same committee or commission; however, family members are encouraged to serve on different committees/commissions.

Employees of the City of Visalia may not serve on any committee/commission other than as a staff representative. Employees of companies who do business with the City of Visalia are encouraged to serve on committees/commissions other than those where the actions of the committee/commission may directly benefit the work of the member’s employer.

In accordance with Government Code Section 87200, planning commissioners are mandated to file Fair Political Practices Commission Form 700 Statement of Economic Interests upon assuming office, annually, and upon leaving office.

Government Code Section 53235 (AB 1234) requires that planning commissioners complete required ethics training within one year of assuming office and every two years thereafter.

Term Limits and Replacement Process
Term length for all members of Committees/Commissions is standardized to two-year terms. All terms begin on July 1st and end on June 30th.

Each committee member may serve three (3) two-year terms (for a total of six years). After serving for six years on a committee, a person must remain off for one year before reapplying to that same committee.

This does not prohibit the person from immediately applying to a different committee or commission.

Each commissioner (Planning and Parks and Recreation Commissions) may serve four (4) two-year terms (for a total of eight years). After serving for eight years on a commission, a person must remain off for one year before reapplying to that same commission. This does not prohibit the person from immediately applying to a different commission or committee.

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Appropriate recognition will be made of services when a term is completed, and a member leaves a committee or commission. This recognition will be made by the committee/commission with the help of the staff representative.

Scheduled Vacancies: To comply with the Maddy Act, on or before December 31st of each year, the City Clerk’s Office publishes the Local Appointment List informing the public of all scheduled vacancies for the upcoming year. The list is posted on the City’s website, at all City Hall posting boards, and at the public library.

Resignations: Members resigning from a committee or commission should submit a letter of resignation to the Mayor, City Clerk and the secretary of their committee or commission.

Reappointments: When a member is eligible for another term, the committee/commission will present a recommendation to the City Council asking for reappointment of the member. Reappointments are not automatic; the City Council makes the final determination on all appointments and reappointments.

Unscheduled Vacancies: The public will be informed regarding all unscheduled vacancies within 20 days after the vacancy occurs and at least 10 days before the vacancy is filled. Postings of unscheduled vacancies will be made by the City Clerk’s office by posting the vacancy on the City’s website, on the City Hall posting boards, the public library, through a press release, and an announcement included in the Inside City Hall newsletter.

Filling Unscheduled Vacancies with Alternates: For committees/commissions with membership under 12, a maximum of two (2) alternates may be, but are not required to be, appointed to a committee/commission by the Council and designated as alternate 1 and alternate 2. For committees/commissions with memberships of 12 or more, a maximum of four (4) alternates may be appointed and designated alternates 1, 2, 3, 4.

Once appointed as an alternate, the advance process can occur automatically, without any further confirmation by the Council, unless the Council specifically asks for a position to be brought before them for consideration. When an unscheduled vacancy occurs, alternate 1 may automatically advance to the voting position, and alternate 2 will become alternate 1. If an alternate serves more than half of an unexpired term, it will be considered a full term. If a committee/commission prefers to recommend a different approach to filling unscheduled vacancies with alternates, Council approval must be obtained.

Alternates do not automatically advance to a voting position at the end of a member’s term. When a term ends, the alternates and all other applicants are to be considered for appointment to the committee/commission and recommended to the City Council for final appointment.

Attendance

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Members are required to notify the staff liaison no later than 24 hours prior to any regular meeting of his/her intent not to attend said meeting.

Excessive absenteeism, which is defined to mean missing three consecutive regular meetings or four regular meetings in a 12-month period, shall constitute resignation of the member and the member shall be considered removed from the advisory body. In the event a meeting is cancelled because of a lack of quorum, the member(s) whose lack of attendance caused the cancellation will be counted, even though no meeting occurred.

Tardiness and early departure of more than 30 minutes in a meeting is considered an absence.

A Council sub-committee, comprised of the Mayor and Vice Mayor, may grant an exemption to the attendance policy or approve an extended leave of absence for members of City Committees/Commissions, based on individual circumstances.

The attendance policy becomes effective April 1, 2012, and April 2012 begins the first month in the 12- month attendance counting period.

Compensation

The members of the Planning Commission receive a $100 monthly stipend and paid conferences and training. Planning Commissioners do not receive city health benefits.

All other committee and commission members receive no compensation, stipend or benefits of any kind.

Actual and necessary expenditures incurred by members, while engaged in official commission or committee business, may be reimbursed to said members, provided such expenditures have been previously approved by the department head responsible for staffing the commission or committee.

Planning Commissioners and Parks and Recreation Commissioners will be provided business cards at the city’s expense at the request of the member. This is not available to committee members.

Removal

Commissioners and Committee members may be removed from office, upon the recommendation of any member of the City Council, and with the concurrence of a majority of the City Council, for breach of duty, for conduct unbecoming a public official of the city, for violation of the city’s code of ethics, or for any cause deemed warranted by a majority of the City Council.

Meeting Notices

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The City Council is to receive all notices of meetings, agendas and minutes.

These guidelines may be waived or changed at the discretion of the Council. The Council has the discretion to make appointments outside of this stated policy. Statutory committees and commissions are separate from these guidelines to the degree required by State Law, City Charter or Ordinance Code. 838
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Regular Meetings

Regular meetings are held for most of the city’s committees and commissions. An exception would be committees that meet as needed or “on-call” or committees that convene on an occasional basis.

Agendas of all regular meetings must be posted for public review at least 72 hours prior to the meeting.

The official posting place of agendas is at City Hall West (707 W. Acequia), and the city’s web page www.visalia.city . Notices may also be posted at City Hall East (315 E. Acequia) or Administration (220 N.

Santa Fe)
Adjourned Regular Meetings

If for any reason the business to be considered at the regular meeting cannot be completed, the committee or commission may then adjourn to a specified time and location. A notice announcing the adjournment must be posted within twenty-four hours after the time of adjournment.

Special Meetings

If it is necessary to meet at a time or date that is not the regular meeting schedule, a Special Meeting may be called by the advisory body. A Special Meeting may also be called in order to discuss an important issue that needs to be addressed immediately. Notice of special meetings must be received by members and posted at City Hall and on the City’s web page at least 24 hours in advance of the meeting. Only the business set forth in the agenda may be considered at the meeting.

Agenda

At least 72 hours before a regular meeting, an agenda shall be publicly posted which specifies the time and location of the meeting and contains a brief general description of each item of business to be transacted or discussed at the meeting.

Minutes

Minutes of all meetings must be kept as a permanent record by the committee/commission’s staff representative. The minutes should be taken and prepared by the committee/commission’s secretary with the assistance of the staff representative. Written minutes, upon approval by the committee or commission, constitute the official record of its activities. Additions and correction of the minutes may be made only in public meetings, with the approval of the body, and not by the private request of individual members. Minutes are not verbatim but are instead, action minutes, which record the essence of the decision made and significant action taken.

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Each Committee and Commission shall submit an annual report to the City Council. The annual report should include the number of meetings held, approximate number of citizens attending, accomplishments for the year, goals for the next year, and any other significant areas of which the Council should be aware.

Parliamentary Procedure

In order for a commission/committee to meet, conduct business and take action, a quorum must be present. A quorum is generally defined as a majority (one more than half) of appointed members to the particular advisory body. Meetings of commission/committees are generally operated according to parliamentary procedure using Roberts Rules of Order as a guideline. Each body may establish additional rules, limit debate and eject unruly persons if necessary.

The use of Parliamentary Procedure…

➢ Promotes cooperation and harmony so that people can work together more effectively to accomplish their goals.
➢ Guarantees each individual an equal right to propose motions, speak, ask questions and vote. ➢ Protects the rights of minority points of view and gives the minority the same consideration and respect as those in the majority.
➢ Encourages the full and free discussion of every motion presented. ➢ Ensures that the meeting is fair and conducted in good faith.

Commission/committee action is taken by motion. Motions go through the following general steps:

1. The member making the motion asks to be recognized by the chair;

2. The member makes the motion… “I move…”;

3. Another member seconds the motion (if there is no second, the motion dies and is not voted upon);

4. The chairperson states the motion or if he is not clear asks the member making the motion to re-state the motion;

5. The chairperson asks if there is any discussion on the motion;

6. When the chairperson determines that there is no more discussion on the motion, the debate is closed;

7. The chairperson puts the motion to a vote.

The vote on a motion may take the form of “all in favor” so state, “all opposed” so state, which is called a commission/committee vote. If members prefer, the vote may take the form of a voice or roll call vote.

The Brown Act prohibits voting or taking action by secret ballot.

Appointment of Officers

Annually, each Committee/Commission shall elect a Chairperson, Vice Chairperson, and Secretary from their members. Commissions may have a staff person appointed as secretary.

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12 Role of the Chairperson and Vice Chairperson

During meetings, the chairperson is responsible for overseeing the public debate in a manner that encourages input while facilitating the decision-making process.

The chairperson should limit the discussion and debate to the particular scope of responsibility of the group and should ensure that all individuals have the opportunity to speak. The chairperson should expedite the business of the commission/committee by making sure that the discussion does not go off- track or bog down on peripheral issues.

In the event that the chairperson is not present at the meeting, the meeting will be chaired by the vice- chairperson and all duties of the chairperson will transfer to the vice-chair during the chairperson’s absence.

Role of the Secretary

The secretary is responsible for recording the actions at the meeting and keeping the attendance record of the advisory body. A staff person may assist with this duty, if needed. The secretary should prepare the action minutes as soon after the meeting as possible and review them with the staff person prior to submitting to the committee for approval. The staff person is the “keeper” of the committee’s agendas, action minutes and attendance records.

Role of the Members

The committee/commission members serve as the “workers” by providing ideas, suggestions, and perspectives that may not have been considered by the City Council, chairperson and staff.

Role of the Alternate
Alternates are not regular members of the committee or commission, and while encouraged to attend, they are not voting members and should not be accorded the same rights and privileges as voting members.

Role of the Staff Representative

The City Manager appoints staff representatives to serve each of the committees and commissions. The staff representative provides information, support services and facilitates communication between the committee, the City Council and city management.

The duties of the staff representative shall include:

1. Reserve and prepare a meeting location that is available to the general public and accessible to the handicapped throughout the entire meeting.

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13 2. Secure the location when the meeting is completed.

3. Assure that the committee/commission maintains the established meeting schedule.

4. Monitor the committee/commission membership and assist members in filling open positions, notifying the City Clerk’s Office promptly when an unscheduled vacancy occurs and when an alternate is promoted to regular member status.

5. Act as a resource for questions or inquiries generated by members of the committee or commission.

6. Act as liaison between the committee/commission and the City of Visalia.

7. Make proper meeting notifications, in accordance with the Brown Act, and make certain that all meetings are conducted in accordance with all laws.

8. Make certain that all documents related to the committee/commission are current and reflect the present operational status of the committee or commission.

9. Assist the Secretary in preparation of the action minutes; the staff person is the official “keeper” of the agendas, back-up materials, and action minutes

10. Oversee preparation and presentation of the required year-end summary to the City Council.

11. Perform other duties as assigned by the City Manager, Department Head or City Council.

12. Maintain a list of terms of the committee/commission members. 842
14 GUIDELINES FOR RELATIONS WITH OTHERS

Relations with Fellow Commission/Committee Members

Cooperation among fellow commission/committee members plays an important role in the successful efforts of these groups. In order to build consensus around common goals and objectives, members should first show a willingness to objectively define the issues at hand and then work to reconcile opposing viewpoints. When commissioners/committee members interact positively, the group as a whole will be more effective. Important points to keep in mind in working with other commission/committee members:

1. Respect an individual’s viewpoint even though it may be different from your own;

2. Allow other members adequate time to present their view before making comments;

3. Be open and honest;

4. Welcome new commission/committee members and help them become acquainted with the commission/committee.

5. Accept responsibility, voice opinions and be fair and factual.

Relations with Council

The primary responsibility of commissions/committees is to advise and make recommendations to the Council. It is the Council’s role to absorb the advice and recommendations offered by numerous sources and to make decisions to the best of its ability. Because the Council is in such a position to see the broader context and is aware of other concerns, it may not always follow the recommendation offered by individual commissions/committees.

Relations with Staff

The staff representative’s role is valuable to the success of the commission/committee. They do research and provide relevant information that enhances a commission/committee’s ability to get things done. Staff is available to answer questions and follow-up on items brought before the commission/committee.

However, members should be aware that the staff representatives are there as liaisons, assisting the members of the commission/committee by gathering information when needed or requested, submitting recommendations of the commission/committee to the Council, etc. Staff representatives must sustain a balance between their role as a liaison and as a city employee. Commission/committee members must be sensitive to the unique and vital relationships that staff representatives must maintain.

Relations with Media and Public Statements
Commissioners and Committee members should not make public statements as a spokesperson for the City of Visalia or of their particular committee/commission. Any statement made reflects the opinion of that particular member only. Any inquiries regarding city committees or commission matters should be referred to the staff representative and/or the Community Relations Manager. 843
15 LIST OF ALL BOARDS/COMMITTEES/COMMISSIONS

Committee/
Commission
Composition Regular Meetings Summary Staff Representative Citizens Advisory
Committee

11 members

Held the first
Wednesday of each
month at 5:30 p.m. at
City Administration
220 N. Santa Fe
Acts as a liaison
between the general
public and the City
Council concerning
community issues.

Jason Serpa
713-4533
Luma Fahoum
713-4103
Historic Preservation
Committee

7 members

Held the second and
fourth Wednesdays at
5:30 p.m. at City
Administration 220
N. Santa Fe
Administers and
carries out standards
and specifications of
the Historic
Preservation
Ordinance. Promotes
historic preservation
including
encouraging building
owners to initiate
preservation efforts.

Develops funding
and/or incentive
options, conducts
tours, and oversees
building
identification.

Cristobal Carrillo
713-4443
Park and Recreation
Commission

5 members

Held the second
Tuesday of each
month at 5:30 p.m., at
City Hall Council
Chambers
707 W. Acequia
Advises the City
Council and City
staff in matters
pertaining to parks,
playgrounds and
recreation centers.

Laurissa
Roggenkamp
713-4042
Planning
Commission

5 members

Held the second and
fourth Monday of
each month at 7:00
p.m., at the City Hall
Council Chambers
707 W. Acequia
Makes recommenda-
tions to the City
Council concerning
land use, building and
subdivisions,
administers the
Zoning Ordinance
and handles matters
that affect the growth
and development of
Visalia

Paul Bernal
713-4025

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16 The following Boards have city appointees:

Committee/
Commission
Composition Regular Meetings Summary Staff Representative Delta Vector Control
Board

1 City representative On call. Monitors, controls
abate and otherwise
controls animals
which carry diseases

Leslie Caviglia
713-4332
Tulare Mosquito
Abatement District
Board

1 City appointee On call As a political
subdivision of the
State of California,
the district monitors,
inspects, abates and
otherwise controls
insects which carry
transmittable diseases

Visalia Civic
Facilities Authority

2 City appointees Obligated to meet
once a year.

Serves as the
governing body for
matters pertaining to
the Convention
Center, the L.J.

William’s Theater
and the Rotary
Theater. The
authority acquires
constructs, manages,
maintains, operates
and leases buildings.

Visalia Unified
School District lead
agency

Members of Committees may serve up to three (3) two-year terms (maximum 6 years)

Members of Commissions may serve up to four (4) two-year terms (maximum 8 years) 845
17 CITY OF VISALIA

APPLICATION FOR APPOINTMENT

TO CITY BOARD, COMMITTEE OR COMMISSION

Name of Board, Committee or Commission

Name _______________________________________________________________________________

Mailing/ _______________________________________________________________________________ Address ________________________________________________ Residence Phone _____________

__________________________ Zip Code ___________ Work Phone _________________

Email ________________________________________________ Facsimile ___________________

Resident of Visalia for _________ years Visalia Registered Voter: Yes __________ No __________

NOTE: Of the contact information provided, please indicate with an asterisk “*” which i s the best way to reach you.

TRAINING, EXPERIENCE and/or EDUCATION:
_____________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ __________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________

SCHOOL MAJOR GRADUATION DATE & DEGREE

Additional Pertinent Skills, Experience or Interests: ___________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________________

Community activities in which you are involved: ___________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________________

Current or prior service on a City Board, Committee or Commission: _________________________

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18 Employment Information:

Present Occupation:
______________________________________________________________________________________ __

Name of Firm: ___________________________________________________________

Address: ________________________________________________________________

Phone: ________________________________________________________________

Rules of law and ethics prohibit members from participating in and voting on matters in which they have a direct or indirect conflict of interest including a financial interest. Are you aware of any potential conflicts of interest which may develop from your occupation or financial holdings in relation to your responsibilities as a member of the Board, Committee or Commission to which you seek appointment?

(If yes, please explain in detail any potential conflicts)

YES ___________ NO _____________

(If you should have any questions about this matter or need further information as it relates to your situation, please advise the City Clerk’s Office prior to submitting your application.)
______________________________________________________________________________________

847
19 FIRST choice for Board/Committee/Commission appointment: ___________________

SECOND choice for Board/Committee/Commission appointment: __________________ _________________

THIRD choice for Board/Committee/Commission appointment: ___________________

Describe any qualifications, experience, and education, as well as any technical or professional background you may have relative to the duties of this position.

What are your goals in serving on this
Board/Committee/Commission?

Describe any qualifications, experience, and education, as well as any technical or professional background you may have relative to the duties of this position.

What are your goals in serving on this
Board/Committee/Commission?

Describe any qualifications, experience, and education, as well as any technical or professional background you may have relative to the duties of this position.

What are your goals in serving on this
Board/Committee/Commission?

848
20 When completed mail/submit original to: Office of the City Clerk – City of Visalia
220 N. Santa Fe St.

Visalia, California 93292
[email protected]

ON OCCASION, BOARD/COMMITTEE/COMMISSION MEMBERS, CITY STAFF, AND/OR THE

PUBLIC MAY HAVE NEED TO COMMUNICATE WITH YOU, PLEASE BE SURE TO NOTE ON YOUR APPLICATION THE BEST WAY TO CONTACT YOU (i.e., mailing address, phone number, or email address.)

I hereby certify that the information contained in this application and any accompanying documents is true and correct to the best of my knowledge.

_______________________________________________ ____________________________ Signature of Applicant Date

The following information will be used for statistical purposes only. This information is requested on a voluntary basis. If you have questions regarding this request, please contact the City Clerk’s Office. Your application will be processed whether or not you complete these questions. Thank you for your assistance.

⁭Male ⁭Female

Ethnic Category: check all categories that apply:

⁭White
(The category “White” includes White, Anglo-Saxons, Europeans, and person of Indo-European, North Africa or Middle Eastern origin.)
⁭Black
(The category “Black” includes Blacks, Afro-Americans, and persons of Jamaican, Trinidadian, and West Indian descent.)
⁭Hispanic
(The category “Hispanic” includes Mexican, Chicano, Latino, and all persons of Puerto Rican, Cuban Central or South American or Spanish descent.)
⁭American Indian
(The category “American Indian” includes persons who identify themselves, or a re known as such, by virtue of tribal associations, including Alaskan Native.) ⁭Asian
(The category “Asian” includes Asian-Americans and persons of Japanese, Chinese, Korean, Filipino descent, Pacific Islanders and Vietnamese.)

You are invited to attach additional pages, enclose a copy of your resume or submit supplemental information which you feel may assist the City Council in the evaluation of your application.

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Visalia City Council
Staff Report
Visalia City Council
707 W. Acequia
Visalia, CA 93291
File #: 23-0251 Agenda Date: 6/19/2023 Agenda #: 15.

Agenda Item Wording:

Adopt the revised salary schedule for full-time employees, City Manager, and City Council members of the City of Visalia.

Deadline for Action: 6/19/2023
Submitting Department: Administration
Contact Name and Phone Number: Diane Davis, 713-4575
Department Recommendation:

Adopt the revised salary schedule for full-time employees, City Manager, and City Council members of the City of Visalia effective the pay period that includes July 1, 2023.

Background Discussion:

CalPERS requires salary schedules to be duly approved and adopted by the employer’s governing body in accordance with the requirements of applicable public meeting laws. The City Manager and City Council salaries must also be included in the publicly available salary schedule.

The attached revised salary schedule reflects the following changes:

Ø A 2.5% salary increase for all full-time employees and the City Manager effective the pay period including July 1, 2023 as authorized in previous Council action on May 15, 2023.

Ø Any City Manager approved classification changes made throughout the 2022/2023 fiscal year due to the addition or reclassification of positions.

No changes have been made to City Council salaries at this time. City Council salaries and the formula for salary increases are set by the Municipal Code and are only modified at the beginning of a new term of office. City Council salaries were last modified in November 2022 for those newly elected Council members.

Fiscal Impact:

There is no further fiscal impact associated with adopting this document.

Prior Council Action: 05/15/2023, 05/01/2023
Other: n/a
Alternatives: n/a
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Recommended Motion (and Alternative Motions if expected):

I move to adopt the attached revised salary schedule for full-time employees, City Manager, and City Council members of the City of Visalia.

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CITY OF VISALIA

JOB CLASSIFICATIONS AND SALARY RANGES
FY 2023-2024
Citywide Classification by Monthly Salary
M NE 31495 MAINTENANCE SERVICE WORKER 140.8 3231.10 4062.01 M NE 31960 WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT OPERATOR TRAINEE 140.8 3231.10 4062.01 M NE 31445 LEAD CUSTODIAL SERVICE WORKER 152.8 3642.83 4579.63 M NE 31510 OFFICE ASSISTANT 152.8 3642.83 4579.63
M NE 31540 PARKING ENFORCEMENT OFFICER 152.8 3642.83 4579.63 M NE 31595 POLICE RECORDS SPECIALIST 152.8 3642.83 4579.63 M NE 31053 ANIMAL CARE WORKER 157.8 3829.51 4814.31
M NE 31490 MAINTENANCE MECHANIC ASSISTANT 157.8 3829.51 4814.31 M NE 31535 PARK MAINTENANCE WORKER 157.8 3829.51 4814.31 M NE 31885 STREET MAINTENANCE WORKER 157.8 3829.51 4814.31 M NE 31915 TRAFFIC SAFETY WORKER 157.8 3829.51 4814.31
M NE 31935 WASTE WATER MAINTENANCE WORKER 157.8 3829.51 4814.31 M NE 31175 COMMUNITY SERVICE OFFICER 159.7 3902.93 4906.61 M NE 31055 ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICER 159.7 3902.93 4906.61 M NE 31001 ACCOUNTING ASSISTANT 164.7 4102.94 5158.05
M NE 31233 COMMUNITY OUTREACH COORDINATOR 164.7 4102.94 5158.05 M NE 31615 POLICE TECHNICIAN 164.7 4102.94 5158.05
M NE 31720 SENIOR ANIMAL CARE WORKER 164.7 4102.94 5158.05 M NE 31742 SENIOR ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICER 164.7 4102.94 5158.05 M NE 31795 SENIOR OFFICE ASSISTANT 164.7 4102.94 5158.05 M NE 31820 SENIOR POLICE RECORDS SPECIALIST 164.7 4102.94 5158.05 M NE 31060 ASSISTANT COMMUNICATIONS OPERATOR 167.7 4227.82 5315.05 M NE 31025 ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT 169.7 4313.19 5422.37 M NE 31050 AIRPORT MAINTENANCE WORKER 169.7 4313.19 5422.37 M NE 31046 AIRPORT OPERATIONS WORKER 169.7 4313.19 5422.37 M NE 31302 EQUIPMENT MECHANIC TRAINEE 169.7 4313.19 5422.37 M NE 31855 SOLID WASTE DELIVERY & MAINTENANCE WORKER 169.7 4313.19 5422.37 M NE 31865 SOLID WASTE OPERATOR 169.7 4313.19 5422.37
CONF NE 20025 ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT (Confidential) 171.4 4387.10 5515.29 M NE 31190 COMPUTER TECHNICIAN 172.7 4444.48 5587.42
M NE 31950 WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT OPERATOR I 172.7 4444.48 5587.42 M NE 31224 CRIME ANALYSIS TECHNICIAN 174.7 4534.22 5700.24 M NE 31280 DUTY OFFICER 174.7 4534.22 5700.24
M NE 31410 INVESTIGATION TECHNICIAN 174.7 4534.22 5700.24 M NE 31730 SENIOR ACCOUNTING ASSISTANT 174.7 4534.22 5700.24 M NE 31740 SENIOR ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT 174.7 4534.22 5700.24 CONF NE 20740 SENIOR ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT (Confidential) 176.4 4611.92 5797.92 M NE 31255 DIGITAL EVIDENCE TECHNICIAN 176.7 4625.77 5815.33 M NE 31455 LEAD POLICE RECORDS SPECIALIST 176.7 4625.77 5815.33 M NE 31825 SENIOR POLICE TECHNICIAN 176.7 4625.77 5815.33

MONTHLY
MAX

MONTHLY
MIN

BARGAIN
UNIT
CLASS

CODE JOB TITLE
SALARY
RANGE
FLSA
STATUS1
Citywide Classifications 1 of 5
Adopted: June 2023
Effective: July 2023 852

MONTHLY
MAX

MONTHLY
MIN

BARGAIN
UNIT
CLASS

CODE JOB TITLE
SALARY
RANGE
FLSA
STATUS1
M NE 31115 BUILDING MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN 177.7 4672.24 5873.75 M NE 31405 INDUSTRIAL WASTE INSPECTOR 177.7 4672.24 5873.75 M NE 31428 LANDSCAPE INSPECTOR 177.7 4672.24 5873.75
M NE 31530 PARK MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN 177.7 4672.24 5873.75 M NE 31741 SENIOR AIRPORT OPERATIONS WORKER 177.7 4672.24 5873.75 M NE 31744 SENIOR BUILDING MAINTENANCE WORKER 177.7 4672.24 5873.75 M NE 31805 SENIOR PARK MAINTENANCE WORKER 177.7 4672.24 5873.75 M NE 31835 SENIOR STREET MAINTENANCE WORKER 177.7 4672.24 5873.75 M NE 31840 SENIOR TRAFFIC SAFETY WORKER 177.7 4672.24 5873.75 M NE 31845 SENIOR WASTE WATER MAINTENANCE WORKER 177.7 4672.24 5873.75 M NE 31860 SOLID WASTE EQUIPMENT SERVICE WORKER 177.7 4672.24 5873.75 M NE 31953 WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT OPERATOR II 177.7 4672.24 5873.75 G NE 51340 FIREFIGHTER TRAINEE 178.5 4709.74 5920.90
G NE 51350 FIREFIGHTER PARAMEDIC TRAINEE 178.5 4709.74 5920.90 M NE 31010 ACCOUNTING TECHNICIAN 179.7 4766.57 5992.35
M NE 31040 ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES TECHNICIAN 179.7 4766.57 5992.35 M NE 31035 ADMINISTRATIVE TECHNICIAN 179.7 4766.57 5992.35 M NE 31130 C.A.D. TECHNICIAN 179.7 4766.57 5992.35
M NE 31160 COMMUNICATIONS OPERATOR 179.7 4766.57 5992.35 M NE 31300 EQUIPMENT MECHANIC 179.7 4766.57 5992.35
M NE 31305 EVENTS COORDINATOR 179.7 4766.57 5992.35
M NE 31380 HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATOR 179.7 4766.57 5992.35 M NE 31480 MAINTENANCE ELECTRICIAN 179.7 4766.57 5992.35 M NE 31485 MAINTENANCE MECHANIC 179.7 4766.57 5992.35
G NE 31522 PARAMEDIC 179.7 4766.57 5992.35
M E 31715 SALES REPRESENTATIVE 179.7 4766.57 5992.35
M NE 31910 TRAFFIC ENGINEERING SPECIALIST 179.7 4766.57 5992.35 M NE 31918 TRAFFIC SIGNAL TECHNICIAN 179.7 4766.57 5992.35 M NE 31460 LEAD SOLID WASTE OPERATOR 182.6 4906.76 6168.58 M NE 31470 LEAD STREET MAINTENANCE WORKER 182.6 4906.76 6168.58 M NE 31955 WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT OPERATOR III 182.6 4906.76 6168.58 E NE 30020 ADMINISTRATIVE ANALYST 184.3 4990.84 6274.29 M NE 31135 CODE ENFORCEMENT TECHNICIAN 184.6 5005.83 6293.13 M NE 31195 CONSERVATION TECHNICIAN 184.6 5005.83 6293.13 M NE 31430 LANDSCAPE AND IRRIGATION TECHNICIAN 184.6 5005.83 6293.13 M NE 31444 LEAD CONVENTION CENTER TECHNICIAN 184.6 5005.83 6293.13 M NE 31525 PARK RANGER 184.6 5005.83 6293.13
M NE 31544 PERMIT TECHNICIAN 184.6 5005.83 6293.13
M NE 31555 PLANNING TECHNICIAN 184.6 5005.83 6293.13
M NE 31710 REVENUE & CODE COMPLIANCE SPECIALIST 184.6 5005.83 6293.13 M NE 31745 SENIOR BUILDING MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN 184.6 5005.83 6293.13 M NE 31780 SENIOR INDUSTRIAL WASTE WATER INSPECTOR 184.6 5005.83 6293.13 M NE 31790 SENIOR MAINTENANCE MECHANIC 184.6 5005.83 6293.13 M NE 31800 SENIOR PARK MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN 184.6 5005.83 6293.13 E E 30680 RECREATION COORDINATOR 186.3 5091.61 6400.97
E NE 30165 COMMUNICATIONS AND MARKETING SPECIALIST 186.3 5091.61 6400.97 M NE 31295 ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN 186.6 5106.90 6420.20 M NE 31541 PAYROLL SPECIALIST 186.6 5106.90 6420.20
M NE 31635 PUBLIC WORKS INSPECTOR 186.6 5106.90 6420.20 M NE 31560 POLICE OFFICER RECRUIT 189.6 5262.35 6615.62 M NE 31750 SENIOR COMMUNICATION OPERATOR 189.6 5262.35 6615.62 Citywide Classifications 2 of 5
Adopted: June 2023
Effective: July 2023 853

MONTHLY
MAX

MONTHLY
MIN

BARGAIN
UNIT
CLASS

CODE JOB TITLE
SALARY
RANGE
FLSA
STATUS1
M NE 31310 FACILITIES SERVICES TECHNICIAN 191.6 5368.61 6749.20 M NE 31475 LEAD WASTE WATER MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN 191.6 5368.61 6749.20 M NE 31505 MECHANIC / WELDER 191.6 5368.61 6749.20
M NE 31765 SENIOR EQUIPMENT MECHANIC 191.6 5368.61 6749.20 M NE 31785 SENIOR MAINTENANCE ELECTRICIAN 191.6 5368.61 6749.20 M NE 31842 SENIOR TRAFFIC SIGNAL TECHNICIAN 191.6 5368.61 6749.20 M NE 31746 SENIOR C.A.D. TECHNICIAN 192.6 5422.53 6816.99 M NE 31760 SENIOR ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN 192.6 5422.53 6816.99 M NE 31453 LEAD EQUIPMENT MECHANIC 193.6 5477.00 6885.47 M NE 31850 SENIOR WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT OPERATOR 194.6 5532.02 6954.64 E NE 30080 ASSISTANT PLANNER 195.2 5565.30 6996.47
M NE 31105 BUILDING INSPECTOR 195.6 5587.59 7024.50
M NE 31133 CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER 195.6 5587.59 7024.50 M NE 31340 FIRE PREVENTION INSPECTOR 195.6 5587.59 7024.50 M NE 31545 PLAN CHECKER 195.6 5587.59 7024.50
CONF E 20430 HUMAN RESOURCES ANALYST 197.2 5677.67 7137.74 E NE 30575 POLICE SPECIALIST 197.2 5677.67 7137.74
E NE 30735 SENIOR ADMINISTRATIVE ANALYST 197.2 5677.67 7137.74 E NE 30665 PRETREATMENT PROGRAM COORDINATOR 197.2 5677.67 7137.74 E E 30455 INFORMATION SYSTEMS SPECIALIST 197.5 5694.72 7159.17 M NE 31815 SENIOR PAYROLL SPECIALIST 197.5 5694.72 7159.17 E E 30900 TRAFFIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS SPECIALIST 197.5 5694.72 7159.17 M NE 31477 LEAD WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT OPERATOR 199.6 5815.51 7311.03 M NE 31830 SENIOR PUBLIC WORKS INSPECTOR 202.6 5992.53 7533.57 E E 30170 COMMUNICATIONS SUPERVISOR 203.2 6028.57 7578.88 E E 30210 CONV CENTER OPERATIONS SUPERVISOR 203.2 6028.57 7578.88 E NE 30345 FLEET MAINTENANCE SUPERVISOR 203.2 6028.57 7578.88 E NE 30525 PARK MAINTENANCE SUPERVISOR 203.2 6028.57 7578.88 E NE 30925 PARKS & URBAN FORESTRY SUPERVISOR 203.2 6028.57 7578.88 E E 30670 POLICE RECORDS SUPERVISOR 203.2 6028.57 7578.88 E E 30700 RECREATION SUPERVISOR 203.2 6028.57 7578.88
E E 30720 SALES SUPERVISOR 203.2 6028.57 7578.88
E NE 30875 SOLID WASTE SUPERVISOR 203.2 6028.57 7578.88 E NE 30882 STREET MAINTENANCE & TRAFFIC CONTROL SUPERVISOR 203.2 6028.57 7578.88 E NE 30935 WASTEWATER COLLECTIONS SUPERVISOR 203.2 6028.57 7578.88 E NE 30940 WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT MAINT SUPERVISOR 203.2 6028.57 7578.88 E NE 30945 WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT OPERATIONS SUPERVISOR 203.2 6028.57 7578.88 E NE 30430 IDENTIFICATION TECHNICIAN 204.2 6089.13 7655.01 E NE 30560 PLANS EXAMINER 205.2 6150.30 7731.91
M NE 31140 COMBINED BUILDING INSPECTOR 205.5 6168.77 7755.13 E E 30051 ANIMAL SERVICES SUPERINTENDENT 207.2 6274.48 7888.02 E E 30295 FACILITIES MAINTENANCE SUPERINTENDENT 207.2 6274.48 7888.02 G NE 51335 FIREFIGHTER NR 6330.27 7942.99
Citywide Classifications 3 of 5
Adopted: June 2023
Effective: July 2023 854

MONTHLY
MAX

MONTHLY
MIN

BARGAIN
UNIT
CLASS

CODE JOB TITLE
SALARY
RANGE
FLSA
STATUS1
M NE 31748 SENIOR COMBINED BUILDING INSPECTOR 211.5 6550.02 8234.43 M NE 31775 SENIOR FIRE PREVENTION INSPECTOR 211.5 6550.02 8234.43 E NE 30820 SENIOR IDENTIFICATION TECHNICIAN 212.1 6589.42 8283.96 E E 30810 SENIOR PLANS EXAMINER 213.1 6655.61 8367.17
B NE 41585 POLICE OFFICER NR 6734.00 8419.21
E E 30065 ASSISTANT ENGINEER 215.1 6790.00 8536.12
E NE 30090 ASSOCIATE PLANNER 215.1 6790.00 8536.12
G NE 51345 FIREFIGHTER / PARAMEDIC NR 6963.28 8737.28
G NE 51330 FIRE ENGINEER NR 6986.33 8768.04
E NE 30890 SUPERVISING IDENTIFICATION TECHNICIAN 218.8 7045.80 8857.70 B NE 41565 POLICE AGENT NR 7263.64 9066.42
G NE 51333 FIRE ENGINEER - PARAMEDIC NR 7335.68 9206.46 CONF E 20300 COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER 224.1 7429.11 9339.58 E E 30310 FINANCIAL ANALYST 224.1 7429.11 9339.58
E E 30375 GIS ANALYST 224.1 7429.11 9339.58
E E 30400 HOUSING SPECIALIST 224.1 7429.11 9339.58
E E 30450 INFORMATION SYSTEMS ANALYST 224.1 7429.11 9339.58 E E 30500 MANAGEMENT ANALYST 224.1 7429.11 9339.58
E E 30505 MEDIA AND COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER 224.1 7429.11 9339.58 E E 30928 WATER RESOURCES ANALYST 224.1 7429.11 9339.58 CONF E 20250 CHIEF DEPUTY CITY CLERK 226.1 7579.11 9528.16 CONF E 20500 MANAGEMENT ANALYST - HR / RISK 226.1 7579.11 9528.16 E E 30085 ASSOCIATE ENGINEER 227.1 7655.24 9623.87
E E 30815 SENIOR PLANNER 227.1 7655.24 9623.87
E E 30150 CIVIL ENGINEER 232.0 8039.50 10106.93
E E 30320 FIRE MARSHAL 232.0 8039.50 10106.93
E E 30405 INFORMATION SECURITY ANALYST 233.1 8128.37 10218.67 E E 30600 POLICE SUPPORT SERVICES MANAGER 233.1 8128.37 10218.67 E E 30955 WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT SUPERINTENDENT 233.1 8128.37 10218.67 G NE 50315 FIRE CAPTAIN NR 8170.63 10271.18
A NE 40600 POLICE SERGEANT NR 8566.40 10695.30
G NE 50320 FIRE CAPTAIN -PARAMEDIC NR 8579.16 10784.71
CONF E 20410 FINANCE MANAGER 241.0 8796.21 11058.25
E E 30035 AIRPORT MANAGER 242.0 8884.57 11169.33
E E 30195 CONVENTION CENTER MANAGER 242.0 8884.57 11169.33 E E 30275 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT MANAGER 242.0 8884.57 11169.33 E E 30285 EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES COORDINATOR 242.0 8884.57 11169.33 CONF E 20435 HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGER 242.0 8884.57 11169.33 E E 30785 INFORMATION SYSTEMS SUPERVISOR 242.0 8884.57 11169.33 CONF E 20714 INSURANCE AND BENEFITS MANAGER 242.0 8884.57 11169.33 E E 30520 NEIGHBORHOOD PRESERVATION MANAGER 242.0 8884.57 11169.33 Citywide Classifications 4 of 5
Adopted: June 2023
Effective: July 2023 855

MONTHLY
MAX

MONTHLY
MIN

BARGAIN
UNIT
CLASS

CODE JOB TITLE
SALARY
RANGE
FLSA
STATUS1
E E 30530 PARKS & FACILITIES MANAGER 242.0 8884.57 11169.33 E E 30620 PRINCIPAL PLANNER 242.0 8884.57 11169.33
E E 30623 PROFESSIONAL LAND SURVEYOR 242.0 8884.57 11169.33 E E 30645 PUBLIC WORKS MANAGER 242.0 8884.57 11169.33
E E 30740 SENIOR CIVIL ENGINEER 242.0 8884.57 11169.33
E E 30920 TRANSIT MANAGER 242.0 8884.57 11169.33
E E 30930 WATER RESOURCES MANAGER 242.0 8884.57 11169.33 E E 30147 CITY PLANNER 250.0 9624.16 12099.11
CONF E 20090 ASSISTANT FINANCE DIRECTOR 254.0 10016.73 12592.63 CONF E 20145 FIRE BATTALION CHIEF 256.0 10218.98 12846.89 A E 40580 POLICE LIEUTENANT NR 10334.13 12924.87
E E 30410 INFORMATION SERVICES MANAGER 258.0 10425.31 13106.28 CONF E 40500 POLICE CAPTAIN NR 11333.05 14249.96
CONF E 20062 ASSISTANT COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR 267.9 11509.66 14469.49 CONF E 20255 CITY ENGINEER 267.9 11509.66 14469.49
DH E 10260 ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES DIRECTOR 275.9 12467.77 15673.98 DH E 10175 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR 275.9 12467.77 15673.98 DH E 10400 PARKS & RECREATION DIRECTOR 275.9 12467.77 15673.98 DH E 10320 FIRE CHIEF NR 14264.99 16512.17
DH E 10450 PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR NR 14407.38 16666.16
DH E 10310 FINANCE AND TECHNOLOGY SERVICES DIRECTOR NR 14407.38 16666.16 DH E 10575 CHIEF OF POLICE NR 14888.54 17528.79
DH E 10135 ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER NR 15778.77 17869.29
n/a E 02151 CITY MANAGER 2
NR 19513.26 19513.26
n/a E 01230 CITY COUNCIL3
NR 991.72 1031.52

FOOTNOTES
1 FLSA Status: Non-exempt (NE) and Exempt (E)
2 City Manager Salary set by contract approved by City Council 3 City Council Salary established by Visalia Municipal Ordinance Code Section 2.04.080 Citywide Classifications 5 of 5
Adopted: June 2023
Effective: July 2023 856
Visalia City Council
Staff Report
Visalia City Council
707 W. Acequia
Visalia, CA 93291
File #: 23-0255 Agenda Date: 6/19/2023 Agenda #: 16.

Agenda Item Wording:

Authorize the City Manager to enter into a sole source agreement with Telcion Communications Group to purchase Cisco hardware, software, and services, with competitive pricing utilizing the Merced County FOCUS Contract #2021106 in the amount of $1,554,788.

Deadline for Action: 7/17/2023
Submitting Department: Finance and Technology Services
Contact Name and Phone Number:

John Howison, IS Manager, 559-713-4122
Renee Nagel, Finance & Technology Director, 559-713-4375 Department Recommendation:

Background Discussion:

The City standardized on Cisco equipment for its core network, telephony, and infrastructure needs in 2001. Cisco equipment is the backbone of the City’s systems and is the devices that connect every building together, provide phones in every location, provide access to the internet, files, and applications, control the security of devices connecting to our network and filters malicious content coming from the outside. This infrastructure is essential for the City to operate and provide services to the public.

The Information Services Division has over 100 years of cumulative knowledge and experience with Cisco equipment. To leverage the City’s existing investment in equipment and staff expertise, and to maintain compatibility with equipment not being replaced, this proposed replacement is all Cisco equipment. Cisco does not sale direct and instead utilizes a preferred partner system to resell equipment and services. The City’s Cisco designated preferred partner is Telcion Communications Group. Telcion is located in Turlock, CA, and is located close enough to Visalia to respond in person for critical events and emergencies.

Core infrastructure is typically replaced every 6-7 years. A large portion of this project was last replaced in 2012. The City has received excellent value and longevity from the last Cisco purchase, but the current equipment has reached the end of its supported life and needs to be replaced.

As part of the project due diligence, IS staff evaluated solutions from Cisco competitors. Staff worked with those vendors to create a lab environment to test competitor switches and equipment. Staff tested equipment from Hewlett Packard, Brocade, and Aruba. Staff also requested pricing from these Visalia City Council Printed on 6/16/2023Page 1 of 2
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vendors and were surprised that there were little to no savings versus Cisco. The required interoperability with existing equipment, and the challenge in learning a new platform and syntax makes switching difficult and not cost effective. This is a complex and large project, involving the replacement of over 100 switches, 10 servers, multiple security devices, voice gateways and routers and it is key that we limit the total number of vendors, to minimize support issues, and take advantage of in-house knowledge.

This project is utilizing pricing from the Merced County FOCUS Contract #2021106, this is a competitively bid contract awarded to Telcion for Cisco equipment and services and managed by Merced County. As a customer for over 20 years, Cisco worked with IS department on the pricing to provide an additional discount of $147,000 on equipment and training.

This project is utilizing funding provided by the America Rescue Plan Act (ARPA). Telcion has agreed to follow all federal guidelines and has submitted certificates certifying their compliance. They have also provided the required bond for professional services.

Fiscal Impact:

Funds for this project were appropriated by Council on December 20, 2021. The following CIPs were established 6420-72000/EQ0186 (Replacement of City servers), 6420-72000/CP0506 (Network identity and security), 6420-72000/CP0508 (Replacement of all City network switches).

Prior Council Action:

On December 20, 2021, staff presented to Council the proposed ARPA funded projects, this included network security initiatives, server replacement, and switch replacement.

On January 17, 2012, Council authorized the purchase of Cisco network equipment.

Alternatives: Council could recommend an open bid or proposal procurement. This would delay the replacement of equipment by three to six months. The $147,000 in incentives provided by Cisco expire on July 31st.

Recommended Motion (and Alternative Motions if expected):

Attachments:

City of Visalia - Telcion Infrastructure Proposal - Signed.pdf City of Visalia - Telcion Infrastructure Labor Proposal - Signed.pdf City of Visalia - Telcion - SOW.pdf
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PREPARED FOR PREPARED BY
John Howison
[email protected]
(559) 713-4122
Lance Reid
[email protected]
(209) 656-5750
140 W. Main Street Turlock, CA 95380
859
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Cisco Switching
LINE # DESCRIPTION QTY UNIT PRICE EXT. PRICE
* Telcion will adhere to the federal guidelines and applicable federal clauses as included in the attachment to this proposal.

Cisco 9200 48 port Edge Switches- DNA Advantage,
NO Smartnet
1 C9200-48PXG-A Catalyst 9200 48-port 8xmGig PoE+, Network Advantage
35 $4,843.64 $169,527.40
2 PWR-C5-BLANK Config 5 Power Supply Blank 35 $0.00 $0.00 3 C9200-NW-A-48 C9200 Network Advantage, 48-port license 35 $0.00 $0.00 4 C9200-NM-
NONE
No Network Module Selected 35 $0.00 $0.00
5 CAB-TA-NA North America AC Type A Power Cable 35 $0.00 $0.00 6 C9200-DNA-A-48 C9200 Cisco DNA Advantage, 48-Port Term Licenses 35 $0.00 $0.00 7 C9200-DNA-A-48
-3Y
C9200 Cisco DNA Advantage, 48-Port, 3 Year Term
License
35 $2,179.06 $76,267.10
8 PI-LFAS-T Prime Infrastructure Lifecycle & Assurance Term - Smart Lic
35 $0.00 $0.00
9 PI-LFAS-AP-T-3Y PI Dev Lic for Lifecycle & Assurance Term 3Y 35 $0.00 $0.00 10 NETWORK-PNP-
LIC
Network Plug-n-Play Connect for zero-touch device
deployment
35 $0.00 $0.00
Section Subtotal $245,794.50
Cisco 9200 24 port Edge Switches- DNA Advantage,
NO Smartnet
11 C9200-24PXG-A Catalyst 9200 24-port 8xmGig PoE+, Network Advantage
24 $2,739.72 $65,753.28
12 PWR-C5-BLANK Config 5 Power Supply Blank 24 $0.00 $0.00 13 C9200-NW-A-24 C9200 Network Advantage, 24-port license 24 $0.00 $0.00 14 C9200-NM-
NONE
No Network Module Selected 24 $0.00 $0.00
15 CAB-TA-NA North America AC Type A Power Cable 24 $0.00 $0.00 16 C9200-DNA-A-24 C9200 Cisco DNA Advantage, 24-port Term Licenses 24 $0.00 $0.00 Page: 2 of 15Quote #TCG009261 v9 860
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LINE # DESCRIPTION QTY UNIT PRICE EXT. PRICE
17 C9200-DNA-A-24
-3Y
C9200 Cisco DNA Advantage, 24-Port, 3 Year Term
License
24 $1,161.78 $27,882.72
18 PI-LFAS-T Prime Infrastructure Lifecycle & Assurance Term - Smart Lic
24 $0.00 $0.00
19 PI-LFAS-AP-T-3Y PI Dev Lic for Lifecycle & Assurance Term 3Y 24 $0.00 $0.00 20 NETWORK-PNP-
LIC
Network Plug-n-Play Connect for zero-touch device
deployment
24 $0.00 $0.00
Section Subtotal $93,636.00
Cisco 9606 Chassis w/DNA Advantage- Core Switch w/
36 month Smartnet
21 C9606R Cisco Catalyst 9600 Series 6 Slot Chassis 1 $6,591.98 $6,591.98 22 CON-SNTP-
C9606R
SNTC-24X7X4 Cisco Catalyst 9600 1 $33,388.80 $33,388.80 23 C9600-NW-A Cisco Catalyst 9600 Network Advantage License 2 $0.00 $0.00 24 C9600-CAMPUS-
CORE
Catalyst 9600 Campus Core Deployment; For Tracking
Only
1 $0.00 $0.00
25 C9606-FAN Cisco Catalyst 9600 Series C9606 Chassis Fan Tray 1 $0.00 $0.00 26 C9606-SLOT-
BLANK
Cisco Catalyst 9600 Series Blank for Chassis Module
Slot
1 $0.00 $0.00
27 PI-LFAS-T Prime Infrastructure Lifecycle & Assurance Term - Smart Lic
3 $0.00 $0.00
28 PI-LFAS-AP-T-3Y PI Dev Lic for Lifecycle & Assurance Term 3Y 3 $0.00 $0.00 29 C9600-LC-48YL Cisco Catalyst 9600 Series 48-Port 25GE/10GE/1GE 1 $12,085.30 $12,085.30 30 NETWORK-PNP-
NONE
Network Plug-n-Play Opt Out SKU 1 $0.00 $0.00
31 C9600-LC-48YL Cisco Catalyst 9600 Series 48-Port 25GE/10GE/1GE 1 $12,085.30 $12,085.30 32 S9600UK9-178 Cisco Catalyst 9600 XE 17.8 UNIVERSAL 1 $0.00 $0.00 33 C9600X-SUP-2 Cisco Catalyst 9600 Series Supervisor 2 Module 1 $26,145.08 $26,145.08 34 C9K-F2-SSD-
240GB
Cisco Catalyst 9600 Series 240GB SSD Storage 1 $1,525.92 $1,525.92 Page: 3 of 15Quote #TCG009261 v9 861
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LINE # DESCRIPTION QTY UNIT PRICE EXT. PRICE
35 C9600X-SUP-2/2 Cisco Catalyst 9600 Series Redundant Supervisor 2 Module
1 $26,145.08 $26,145.08
36 C9K-F2-SSD-
240GB
Cisco Catalyst 9600 Series 240GB SSD Storage 1 $1,525.92 $1,525.92 37 C9600-DNA-A Cisco Catalyst 9600 DNA Advantage Term License 1 $0.00 $0.00 38 C9600-DNA-A-3Y Cisco Catalyst 9600 DNA Advantage 3 Year License 1 $12,716.02 $12,716.02 39 C9600-LC-48YL Cisco Catalyst 9600 Series 48-Port 25GE/10GE/1GE 1 $12,085.30 $12,085.30 40 C9600-PWR-
2KWAC
Cisco Catalyst 9600 Series 2000W AC Power Supply 4 $1,525.92 $6,103.68 41 CAB-C15-CBN Cabinet Jumper Power Cord, 250 VAC 13A, C14-C15 Connectors
4 $0.00 $0.00
Section Subtotal $150,398.38
2nd Cisco 9606 Chassis w/DNA Advantage- Core
Switch w/ 36 month Smartnet
42 C9606R Cisco Catalyst 9600 Series 6 Slot Chassis 1 $6,591.98 $6,591.98 43 CON-SNTP-
C9606R
SNTC-24X7X4 Cisco Catalyst 9600 1 $33,388.80 $33,388.80 44 C9600-NW-A Cisco Catalyst 9600 Network Advantage License 2 $0.00 $0.00 45 C9600-CAMPUS-
CORE
Catalyst 9600 Campus Core Deployment; For Tracking
Only
1 $0.00 $0.00
46 C9606-FAN Cisco Catalyst 9600 Series C9606 Chassis Fan Tray 1 $0.00 $0.00 47 PI-LFAS-T Prime Infrastructure Lifecycle & Assurance Term - Smart Lic
3 $0.00 $0.00
48 PI-LFAS-AP-T-3Y PI Dev Lic for Lifecycle & Assurance Term 3Y 3 $0.00 $0.00 49 C9600-LC-48YL Cisco Catalyst 9600 Series 48-Port 25GE/10GE/1GE 1 $12,085.30 $12,085.30 50 NETWORK-PNP-
NONE
Network Plug-n-Play Opt Out SKU 1 $0.00 $0.00
51 C9600-LC-48YL Cisco Catalyst 9600 Series 48-Port 25GE/10GE/1GE 1 $12,085.30 $12,085.30 52 S9600UK9-178 Cisco Catalyst 9600 XE 17.8 UNIVERSAL 1 $0.00 $0.00 53 C9600X-SUP-2 Cisco Catalyst 9600 Series Supervisor 2 Module 1 $26,145.08 $26,145.08 Page: 4 of 15Quote #TCG009261 v9 862
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LINE # DESCRIPTION QTY UNIT PRICE EXT. PRICE
54 C9K-F2-SSD-
240GB
Cisco Catalyst 9600 Series 240GB SSD Storage 1 $1,525.92 $1,525.92 55 C9600X-SUP-2/2 Cisco Catalyst 9600 Series Redundant Supervisor 2 Module
1 $26,145.08 $26,145.08
56 C9K-F2-SSD-
240GB
Cisco Catalyst 9600 Series 240GB SSD Storage 1 $1,525.92 $1,525.92 57 C9600-DNA-A Cisco Catalyst 9600 DNA Advantage Term License 1 $0.00 $0.00 58 C9600-DNA-A-3Y Cisco Catalyst 9600 DNA Advantage 3 Year License 1 $12,716.02 $12,716.02 59 C9600-LC-48YL Cisco Catalyst 9600 Series 48-Port 25GE/10GE/1GE 1 $12,085.30 $12,085.30 60 C9600-LC-48TX Cisco Catalyst 9600 Series 48-Port Copper 1 $12,085.30 $12,085.30 61 C9600-PWR-
2KWAC
Cisco Catalyst 9600 Series 2000W AC Power Supply 4 $1,525.92 $6,103.68 62 CAB-C15-CBN Cabinet Jumper Power Cord, 250 VAC 13A, C14-C15 Connectors
4 $0.00 $0.00
Section Subtotal $162,483.68
Cisco Compact Switches w/ DNA Advantage (36
month) and No Smartnet
63 C9200CX-12P-
2X2G-A
Catalyst 9000 Compact Switch 12 port PoE+, 240W,
Adv
33 $944.68 $31,174.44
64 C9200CX-NW-A-
12 C9200CX Network Advantage, 12-port license 33 $0.00 $0.00 65 CAB-TA-NA North America AC Type A Power Cable 33 $0.00 $0.00 66 C9200CX-DNA-A
-12
C9200CX Cisco DNA Advantage, 12-Port Term
Licenses
33 $0.00 $0.00
67 C9200CX-
DNAA12-3Y
C9200CX Cisco DNA Advantage, 3Y Term License, 12P 33 $356.09 $11,750.97 68 PI-LFAS-T Prime Infrastructure Lifecycle & Assurance Term - Smart Lic
33 $0.00 $0.00
69 PI-LFAS-AP-T-3Y PI Dev Lic for Lifecycle & Assurance Term 3Y 33 $0.00 $0.00 70 NETWORK-PNP-
LIC
Network Plug-n-Play Connect for zero-touch device
deployment
33 $0.00 $0.00
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Cisco Switching
LINE # DESCRIPTION QTY UNIT PRICE EXT. PRICE
71 SCAT9200CXUK
9-179
Cisco Catalyst 9200CX XE 17.9 UNIVERSAL 33 $0.00 $0.00
Section Subtotal $42,925.41
Cisco 9300 48 port 3 year DNA Advantage switches No
Smartnet
72 C9300X-48HX-A Catalyst 9300 48-port mGig UPoE+, Network Advantage 10 $7,593.95 $75,939.50 73 C9300-NW-A-48 C9300 Network Advantage, 48-port license 10 $0.00 $0.00 74 SC9300UK9-179 Cisco Catalyst 9300 XE 17.9 UNIVERSAL UNIVERSAL 10 $0.00 $0.00 75 PWR-C1-
1100WAC-P
1100W AC 80+ platinum Config 1 Power Supply 10 $0.00 $0.00 76 PWR-C1-
1100WAC-P/2
1100W AC 80+ platinum Config 1 Secondary Power
Supply
10 $966.42 $9,664.20
77 CAB-TA-NA North America AC Type A Power Cable 20 $0.00 $0.00 78 STACK-T1-50CM 50CM Type 1 Stacking Cable 10 $50.86 $508.60 79 CAB-SPWR-
30CM
Catalyst Stack Power Cable 30 CM 10 $48.32 $483.20
80 TE-C9K-SW TE agent for IOSXE on C9K 10 $0.00 $0.00
81 C9300-DNA-A-48 C9300 DNA Advantage, 48-Port Term Licenses 10 $0.00 $0.00 82 C9300-DNA-A-48
-3Y
C9300 DNA Advantage, 48-Port, 3 Year Term License 10 $1,917.58 $19,175.80 83 PI-LFAS-T Prime Infrastructure Lifecycle & Assurance Term - Smart Lic
10 $0.00 $0.00
84 PI-LFAS-AP-T-3Y PI Dev Lic for Lifecycle & Assurance Term 3Y 10 $0.00 $0.00 85 TE-EMBEDDED-
T
Cisco ThousandEyes Enterprise Agent IBN Embedded 10 $0.00 $0.00 86 TE-EMBEDDED-
T-3Y
ThousandEyes - Enterprise Agents 10 $0.00 $0.00
87 D-DNAS-EXT-S-T Cisco DNA Spaces Extend Term License for Catalyst Switches
10 $0.00 $0.00
88 D-DNAS-EXT-S-
3Y
Cisco DNA Spaces Extend for Catalyst Switching -
3Year
10 $0.00 $0.00
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Cisco Switching
LINE # DESCRIPTION QTY UNIT PRICE EXT. PRICE
89 C9300X-NM-8Y Catalyst 9300 8 x 10G/25G Network Module SFP+ /SFP28
10 $1,297.03 $12,970.30
90 NETWORK-PNP-
LIC
Network Plug-n-Play Connect for zero-touch device
deployment
10 $0.00 $0.00
91 SSD-240G Cisco pluggable USB3.0 SSD storage 10 $0.00 $0.00 Section Subtotal $118,741.60
Additional Modules and SFP's
92 C9200-NM-4X= Catalyst 9200 4 x 10G Network Module 55 $860.28 $47,315.40 93 SFP-10/25G-LR-
S=
10/25GBASE-LR SFP28 Module 2 $1,109.68 $2,219.36
94 SFP-H25G-
CU5M=
25GBASE-CU SFP28 Cable 5 Meter 60 $110.14 $6,608.40
95 C9200-NM-2Y= Cisco 2 x 25G Network Module - For Data Networking, Optical NetworkOptical Fiber25 Gigabit Ethernet -
25GBase-X - 2 x Expansion Slots
6 $1,096.86 $6,581.16
Stack Modules and SFP's
96 C9200-STACK-
KIT=
Cisco Catalyst 9200 Stack Module 28 $546.79 $15,310.12
97 C9200-STACK Catalyst 9200 Stack Module
Catalyst 9200 Stack Module
56 $0.00 $0.00
98 STACK-T4-50CM 50CM Type 4 Stacking Cable 28 $0.00 $0.00 99 SFP-10G-SR= Cisco 10GBase-SR SFP+ Transceiver - 1 x 10GBase-SR 2 $476.00 $952.00 100 SFP-10G-LR-S= 10GBASE-LR SFP Module, Enterprise-Class 2 $958.91 $1,917.82 101 STACK-T1-1M= 1M Type 1 Stacking Cable 10 $123.18 $1,231.80 102 PWR-C1-
1900WAC-P=
Cisco 1900 W AC Platinum Certified Power Supply
Module - 120 V AC, 230 V AC
1 $1,199.44 $1,199.44
Section Subtotal $0.00
Subtotal: $897,315.07
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Cisco Servers
LINE # DESCRIPTION QTY UNIT PRICE EXT. PRICE
Cisco Server with 3 Year Intersight and 3 Year
Smartnet
1 UCS-M7-MLB UCS M7 RACK MLB 1 $0.00 $0.00
2 DC-MGT-SAAS Cisco Intersight SaaS 1 $0.00 $0.00
3 DC-MGT-IS-

SAAS-AD
Infrastructure Services SaaS - Advantage 7 $1,564.20 $10,949.40 4 SVS-DCM-SUPT-
BAS
Basic Support for DCM 1 $0.00 $0.00
5 DC-MGT-UCSC-
1S
UCS Central Per Server - 1 Server License 7 $0.00 $0.00 6 UCSC-C240-
M7SX
UCS C240M7 Rack w/oCPU, mem, drv, 2Uw24SFF
HDD/SSD backplane
7 $2,515.78 $17,610.46
7 CON-SNTP-
UCSCPC34
SNTC-24X7X4 UCS C240M7 Rack w/oCPU, mem, drv,
2Uw24S, 3YR
7 $3,828.00 $26,796.00
8 UCS-M2-I240GB-
D
240GB M.2 Boot SATA Intel SSD 14 $241.20 $3,376.80
9 UCS-M2-

HWRAID-D
Cisco Boot optimized M.2 Raid controller 7 $84.60 $592.20 10 UCSX-TPM-002C
-D
TPM 2.0, TCG, FIPS140-2, CC EAL4+ Certified, for M6
servers
7 $21.29 $149.03
11 UCSC-RAIL-D Ball Bearing Rail Kit for C220 & C240 M7 rack servers 7 $86.55 $605.85 12 CIMC-LATEST-D IMC SW (Recommended) latest release for C-Series Servers.
7 $0.00 $0.00
13 UCSC-BBLKD-
M7
UCS C-Series M7 SFF drive blanking panel 168 $0.00 $0.00 14 UCS-DDR5-BLK UCS DDR5 DIMM Blanks 140 $0.00 $0.00
15 UCSC-HSHP-
C240M7
UCS C240 M7 Heatsink 14 $0.00 $0.00
16 UCSC-M2EXT-
240-D
C240M7 2U M.2 Extender board 7 $0.00 $0.00
17 UCSC-FBRS2-
C240-D
C240 M7 2U Riser2 Filler Blank 7 $0.00 $0.00
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LINE # DESCRIPTION QTY UNIT PRICE EXT. PRICE
18 UCSC-FBRS3-
C240-D
C240 M7 2U Riser3 Filler Blank 7 $0.00 $0.00
19 UCSC-RIS1A-
240-D
C240 M7 Riser1A; (x8;x16x, x8); StBkt; (CPU1) 7 $115.86 $811.02 20 UCSC-P-
I8Q25GF-D
Cisco-Intel E810XXVDA4L 4x25/10 GbE SFP28 PCIe
NIC
7 $880.07 $6,160.49
21 UCSC-P-
I8Q25GF-D
Cisco-Intel E810XXVDA4L 4x25/10 GbE SFP28 PCIe
NIC
7 $880.07 $6,160.49
22 UCSC-PSU1-
1600W-D
Cisco UCS 1600W AC Power Supply for Rack Server
Platinum
14 $263.74 $3,692.36
23 CAB-C13-CBN Cabinet Jumper Power Cord, 250 VAC 10A, C14-C13 Connectors
14 $0.00 $0.00
24 UCS-SID-INFR-
OI-D
Other Infrastructure 7 $0.00 $0.00
25 UCS-SID-WKL-
MSFTD
Microsoft 7 $0.00 $0.00
26 UCS-CPU-
I6426Y
Intel I6426Y 2.5GHz/185W 16C/37.5MB DDR5 4800MT/s 14 $1,704.48 $23,862.72 27 UCS-
MRX64G2RE1
64GB DDR5-4800 RDIMM 2Rx4 (16Gb) 84 $1,712.57 $143,855.88 Section Subtotal $244,622.70
Cisco Server with 3 Year Intersight and 3 Year
Smartnet
28 UCS-M7-MLB UCS M7 RACK MLB 1 $0.00 $0.00
29 DC-MGT-SAAS Cisco Intersight SaaS 1 $0.00 $0.00
30 DC-MGT-IS-

SAAS-AD
Infrastructure Services SaaS - Advantage 3 $1,564.20 $4,692.60 31 SVS-DCM-SUPT-
BAS
Basic Support for DCM 1 $0.00 $0.00
32 DC-MGT-UCSC-
1S
UCS Central Per Server - 1 Server License 3 $0.00 $0.00 33 UCSC-C240-
M7SX
UCS C240M7 Rack w/oCPU, mem, drv, 2Uw24SFF
HDD/SSD backplane
3 $2,515.78 $7,547.34
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Cisco Servers
LINE # DESCRIPTION QTY UNIT PRICE EXT. PRICE
34 CON-SNTP-
UCSCPC34
SNTC-24X7X4 UCS C240M7 Rack w/oCPU, mem, drv,
2Uw24S, 3YR
3 $3,828.00 $11,484.00
35 UCS-M2-I240GB-
D
240GB M.2 Boot SATA Intel SSD 6 $241.20 $1,447.20
36 UCS-M2-

HWRAID-D
Cisco Boot optimized M.2 Raid controller 3 $84.60 $253.80 37 UCSX-TPM-002C
-D
TPM 2.0, TCG, FIPS140-2, CC EAL4+ Certified, for M6
servers
3 $21.29 $63.87
38 UCSC-RAIL-D Ball Bearing Rail Kit for C220 & C240 M7 rack servers 3 $86.55 $259.65 39 CIMC-LATEST-D IMC SW (Recommended) latest release for C-Series Servers.
3 $0.00 $0.00
40 UCSC-BBLKD-
M7
UCS C-Series M7 SFF drive blanking panel 72 $0.00 $0.00 41 UCS-DDR5-BLK UCS DDR5 DIMM Blanks 72 $0.00 $0.00
42 UCSC-HSHP-
C240M7
UCS C240 M7 Heatsink 6 $0.00 $0.00
43 UCSC-M2EXT-
240-D
C240M7 2U M.2 Extender board 3 $0.00 $0.00
44 UCSC-FBRS2-
C240-D
C240 M7 2U Riser2 Filler Blank 3 $0.00 $0.00
45 UCSC-FBRS3-
C240-D
C240 M7 2U Riser3 Filler Blank 3 $0.00 $0.00
46 UCSC-RIS1A-
240-D
C240 M7 Riser1A; (x8;x16x, x8); StBkt; (CPU1) 3 $115.86 $347.58 47 UCSC-P-
I8Q25GF-D
Cisco-Intel E810XXVDA4L 4x25/10 GbE SFP28 PCIe
NIC
3 $880.07 $2,640.21
48 UCSC-P-
I8Q25GF-D
Cisco-Intel E810XXVDA4L 4x25/10 GbE SFP28 PCIe
NIC
3 $880.07 $2,640.21
49 UCSC-PSU1-
1600W-D
Cisco UCS 1600W AC Power Supply for Rack Server
Platinum
6 $263.74 $1,582.44
50 CAB-C13-CBN Cabinet Jumper Power Cord, 250 VAC 10A, C14-C13 Connectors
6 $0.00 $0.00
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Cisco Servers
LINE # DESCRIPTION QTY UNIT PRICE EXT. PRICE
51 UCS-SID-INFR-
OI-D
Other Infrastructure 3 $0.00 $0.00
52 UCS-SID-WKL-
MSFTD
Microsoft 3 $0.00 $0.00
53 UCS-CPU-
I6426Y
Intel I6426Y 2.5GHz/185W 16C/37.5MB DDR5 4800MT/s 6 $1,704.48 $10,226.88 54 UCS-
MRX64G2RE1
64GB DDR5-4800 RDIMM 2Rx4 (16Gb) 24 $1,712.57 $41,101.68 Section Subtotal $84,287.46
Subtotal: $328,910.16
Cisco ISE
LINE # DESCRIPTION QTY UNIT PRICE EXT. PRICE
Cisco ISE with subscription PRE-PAID 3YR Term
1 R-ISE-VMC-K9= Cisco ISE Virtual Machine Common PID 2 $2,439.60 $4,879.20 2 CON-ECMU-
RISE9KVM
SWSS UPGRADES Cisco ISE Virtual Machine Common
PID
2 $2,880.00 $5,760.00
3 L-ISE-TACACS-
ND=
Cisco ISE Device Admin Node License 2 $5,136.00 $10,272.00 4 ISE-SEC-SUB Cisco Identity Service Engine Subscription 1 $0.00 $0.00 5 ISE-P-LIC Cisco Identity Service Engine Premier Subscription 1000 $23.52 $23,520.00 6 SVS-ISE-SUP-B Basic Support for Identity Service Engine Subscription 1 $0.00 $0.00 7 ISE-A-LIC Cisco Identity Service Engine Advantage Subscription 1000 $15.55 $15,550.00 Section Subtotal $59,981.20
Subtotal: $59,981.20
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Cisco Router w/CUBE Licensing and ATA
LINE # DESCRIPTION QTY UNIT PRICE EXT. PRICE
Cisco Catalyst Router with 3YR SmartNet and DNA
Subscription
1 C8200-1N-4T Cisco Catalyst C8200-1N-4T Router 2 $2,608.26 $5,216.52 2 CON-SSSNT-
C82001N4
SOLN SUPP 8X5XNBD Cisco Catalyst C8200 2 $1,543.20 $3,086.40 3 MEM-C8200-8GB Cisco Catalyst 8200 Edge 8GB memory 2 $0.00 $0.00 4 M2USB-16G Cisco Catalyst 8000 Edge M.2 USB 16GB 2 $0.00 $0.00 5 C-RFID-1R Cisco Catalyst 8000 Edge RFID - 1RU 2 $0.00 $0.00 6 C8200-RM-19-1R Cisco Catalyst 8200 Rack mount kit - 19" 1R 2 $0.00 $0.00 7 NETWORK-PNP-
LIC
Network Plug-n-Play Connect for zero-touch device
deployment
2 $0.00 $0.00
8 C8200-NIM-
BLANK
Cisco Catalyst 8200 Edge NIM Blank 2 $0.00 $0.00
9 C8200-PIM-
BLANK
Cisco Catalyst 8200 Edge PIM Blank 2 $0.00 $0.00
10 TE-R-SW TE agent for IOSXE on Enterprise Routing 2 $0.00 $0.00 11 IOSXE-AUTO-
MODE
IOS XE Autonomous boot up mode for Unified image 2 $0.00 $0.00 12 SC8KBEUK9-176 UNIVERSAL 2 $0.00 $0.00
13 PWR-CC1-
150WAC
Cisco C8200 1RU AC 150W PoE Power supply 2 $780.70 $1,561.40 14 CAB-AC AC Power Cord (North America), C13, NEMA 5-15P,

2.1m
4 $0.00 $0.00
15 DNA-P-T0-A-3Y Cisco DNA Advantage On-Prem Lic 3Y - upto 25M (Aggr, 50M)
2 $1,869.91 $3,739.82
16 SVS-PDNA-T0-
A3Y
Solution Support for SW - DNA Advantage OnPrem Lic,
T0, 3Y
2 $364.81 $729.62
17 DSTACK-T0-A Cisco DNA Advantage Stack - upto 25M (Aggr, 50M) 2 $0.00 $0.00 18 NWSTACK-T0-A Cisco Network Advantage Stack - upto 25M (Aggr, 50M) 2 $0.00 $0.00 19 SDWAN-UMB-
ADV
Cisco Umbrella for DNA Advantage 2 $0.00 $0.00
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Cisco Router w/CUBE Licensing and ATA
LINE # DESCRIPTION QTY UNIT PRICE EXT. PRICE
20 DNAC-ONPREM-
PF
Cisco DNA Center On Prem Deployment Option for
WAN
2 $0.00 $0.00
Section Subtotal $14,333.76
CUBE Licensing - 3YR Subscription
21 A-FLEX-3 Collaboration Flex Plan 3.0 1 $0.00 $0.00
22 SVS-FLEX-SUPT
-BAS
Basic Support for Flex Plan 1 $0.00 $0.00
23 A-FLEX-STD-
CUBE
CUBE Standard Trunk Session License 200 $55.44 $11,088.00 Section Subtotal $11,088.00
Cisco ATA with 1 Year Smartnet
24 ATA191-K9 2-Port Analog Telephone Adapter 5 $212.00 $1,060.00 25 CON-SNT-
TAVK99V9
2-Port Analog Telephone AdapterSNTC-8X5XNBD 5 $16.80 $84.00 26 ATA191-CLIP-NA Power Clip for ATA191 and ATA192, North America 5 $0.00 $0.00 Section Subtotal $1,144.00
Subtotal: $26,565.76
Cisco DNA Appliance & Learning Credits
LINE # DESCRIPTION QTY UNIT PRICE EXT. PRICE
Seated in Hardware/Maint & Learning Credits -
$147,168.23 in List Products
Cisco Learning credits
1 TRN-CLC-001 100 Training credit. Expires in 1 yr. Team Captain required
2 $0.00 $0.00
SEATED IN Cisco DNA Appliance - Only Pay for Smartnet (3 year term) 2 DN2-HW-APL Cisco DNA Center Appliance (Gen 2) - 44 Core 1 $0.00 $0.00 3 CON-SSSNT-
DN2HWPL
SOLN SUPP 8X5XNBD DNA Center Appliance (Gen 2),
3YR
1 $0.00 $0.00
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Cisco DNA Appliance & Learning Credits
LINE # DESCRIPTION QTY UNIT PRICE EXT. PRICE
5 DN2-CPU-I6238 Intel 6238 2.1GHz/140W 22C/30.25MB DCP DDR4 2933 MHz
2 $0.00 $0.00
6 DN2-HW-APL-
LIC
DNAC Appliance License - 44 Core 1 $0.00 $0.00
7 DN2-RAID-M5 Cisco 12G Modular RAID controller with 2GB cache 1 $0.00 $0.00 8 DN2-SD19T6S1X
-EV

1.9TB 2.5 inch Enterprise Value 6G SATA SSD 8 $0.00 $0.00 9 DNA-SW-2.3.3 Cisco DNA Center SW 2.3.3 1 $0.00 $0.00
10 CAB-N5K6A-NA Power Cord, 200/240V 6A North America 2 $0.00 $0.00 11 DN2-PCIE-
IQ10GF
Intel X710 quad-port 10G SFP+ NIC 1 $0.00 $0.00
12 DN2-MR-
X32G2RW
32GB RDIMM DRx4 3200 (8Gb) 8 $0.00 $0.00
13 DN2-PCIE-
ID10GF
Intel X710-DA2 dual-port 10G SFP+ NIC 1 $0.00 $0.00
14 DN2-SD-64G-S 64GB SD Card for UCS Servers 1 $0.00 $0.00 15 DN2-
SD480G6I1X-EV
480GB 2.5 inch Enterprise Value 6G SATA SSD 2 $0.00 $0.00 16 DN2-TPM2-002 Trusted Platform Module 2.0 for UCS servers 1 $0.00 $0.00 17 DN2-PSU1-770W Cisco UCS 770W AC Power Supply for Rack Server 2 $0.00 $0.00 Section Subtotal $0.00
Subtotal: $0.00
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2023-6 City of Visalia - Network & Compute Infrastructure Refresh Prepared by: Prepared for: Ship To: Quote Information:

Telcion
Lance Reid
(209) 656-5750
[email protected]
City of Visalia
315 East Acequia
Visalia, CA 93291
John Howison
(559) 713-4122
[email protected]
City of Visalia
315 East Acequia
Visalia, CA 93291
John Howison
(559) 713-4122
[email protected]
TCG009261
Version: 9
Quoted Date: 06/13/2023
Expiration Date: 06/30/2023
Quote Summary

DESCRIPTION AMOUNT
Cisco Switching $897,315.07
Cisco Servers $328,910.16
Cisco ISE $59,981.20
Cisco Router w/CUBE Licensing and ATA $26,565.76
Cisco DNA Appliance & Learning Credits $0.00
Subtotal: $1,312,772.19
Estimated Tax: $89,015.18
Total: $1,401,787.37
The pricing on this proposal is valid for 30 days. All prices exclude freight and sales tax.

Payment Terms:

Payment due on equipment or services delivery, including partial shipments. Net 15 days.

Lease: All leasing terms subject to final approval by Cisco Capital. All leases require progress payments.

Terms and Conditions - https://bit.ly/telcionlegal
Pricing based Merced Focus Contract # 2021106 - https://www.countyofmerced.com/DocumentCenter/View/27685/6-8-21-Telcion-FOCUS- Contract?bidId=
Telcion City of Visalia
Signature:

Name: Lance Reid
Title: CEO, CCIE #14888
Date: 06/13/2023
Signature:

Name: John Howison
Date:

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2023-6 City of Visalia - Network & Compute Infrastructure Refresh Labor
Quote#TCG009774 v1

PREPARED FOR PREPARED BY
John Howison
[email protected]
(559) 713-4122
Lance Reid
[email protected]
(209) 656-5750
140 W. Main Street Turlock, CA 95380
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Network & Compute Infrastructure Refresh Pro Services
LINE # DESCRIPTION QTY UNIT PRICE EXT. PRICE
*Telcion will adhere to the federal guidelines and applicable federal clauses as included in the attachment to this proposal. 1 Telcion Professional Services 1 $150,000.00 $150,000.00 2 2% Performance Bid Bond 1 $3,000.00 $3,000.00
Subtotal: $153,000.00
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2023-6 City of Visalia - Network & Compute Infrastructure Refresh Labor Prepared by: Prepared for: Ship To: Quote Information:

Telcion
Lance Reid
(209) 656-5750
[email protected]
City of Visalia
315 East Acequia
Visalia, CA 93291
John Howison
(559) 713-4122
[email protected]
City of Visalia
315 East Acequia
Visalia, CA 93291
John Howison
(559) 713-4122
[email protected]
TCG009774
Version: 1
Quoted Date: 06/13/2023
Expiration Date: 07/05/2023
Quote Summary

DESCRIPTION AMOUNT
Network & Compute Infrastructure Refresh Pro Services $153,000.00 Total: $153,000.00
The pricing on this proposal is valid for 30 days. All prices exclude freight and sales tax.

Payment Terms:

Payment due on equipment or services delivery, including partial shipments. Net 15 days.

Lease: All leasing terms subject to final approval by Cisco Capital. All leases require progress payments.

Name: Lance Reid
Title: CEO, CCIE #14888
Date: 06/13/2023
Signature:

Name: John Howison
Date:

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Statement of Work
Network Infrastructure Refresh
Prepared for: City of Visalia

Authored by: Lance Reid
February 17, 2023

Client Contact Information
Client Name City of Visalia
Project Name City of Visalia Network Infrastructure Refresh Project Client Contact John Howison
Client Contact Email

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Project Description ..................................................................................................................... 3 Project Management ...................................................................................................................................................... 3 Key Assumptions ........................................................................................................................................................... 3 Out of Scope Services ................................................................................................................................................... 4 Detailed Scope of Services ........................................................................................................ 5 Cisco DNA Center ...................................................................................................................... 5 Planning Phase ................................................................................................................................................................ 6 Execution Phase ............................................................................................................................................................. 6 Telcion Responsibilities ................................................................................................................................................. 8 Client Responsibilities.................................................................................................................................................... 8 Out of Scope Services ................................................................................................................................................... 8 Caveats ............................................................................................................................................................................. 9 Core Switch Upgrade ................................................................................................................10 Responsibilities ............................................................................................................................................................. 10 Distribution and Access Switches..............................................................................................11 Responsibilities ............................................................................................................................................................. 11 Caveats ........................................................................................................................................................................... 11 Compute and Storage ...............................................................................................................12 Client Responsibilities.................................................................................................................................................. 12 Caveats: .......................................................................................................................................................................... 12 Cisco Identity Services Engine ..................................................................................................13 Planning Phase .............................................................................................................................................................. 16 Execution Phase ........................................................................................................................................................... 16 Outcomes and Deliverables ........................................................................................................................................ 19 Telcion Responsibilities ............................................................................................................................................... 19 Client Responsibilities.................................................................................................................................................. 20 Out of Scope Services ................................................................................................................................................. 20 Caveats ........................................................................................................................................................................... 21 Services Pricing ........................................................................................................................22

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PROJECT DESCRIPTION
City of Visalia is doing a complete refresh of their entire network and computing infrastructure. This covers two separate systems, City Hall and Police, each operating independently within the same data center and connected through a firewall.

The outcomes of the refresh are as follows:
• 2 core switches in the data center for both City Hall and PD will have been upgraded to new Cisco 9606 chassis switches with redundant supervisors, power supplies, and blades to allow for redundant paths from the server farm, storage system, and remote locations if available. • 9 distribution switches within the city network will have been upgraded to Cisco 9300 models, which then will connect to additional outlying switches. • 75 access layer switches within the city network will have been upgraded to Cisco 9200 models, connecting to local users at various sites.
• 10 servers will be replaced with Cisco M7 models and distributed among the City and PD server farm.
• New cloud management tool for servers, Cisco Intersight, has been implemented to manage the entire server farm.
• New network management tool, Cisco DNA, has been implemented to manage the entire network infrastructure.
• New security tool, the Cisco Identity Services Engine, has been implemented and is providing additional security by way of authenticating and verifying each user or device before they are allowed onto the network.
• 3 Cisco Voice Gateways have been replaced with newer models. • 10 analog voice gateways have been decommissioned.
• 6 weeks of Cisco IT training has been made available for the City staff.

Project Management
Telcion will assign a project manager for the duration of the project to work closely with an assigned Client representative to ensure proper project coordination and planning. These activities will include:
• Project kickoff meeting to define project resources and timeline • Documentation of scheduled project activities
• Weekly Project Status meetings and documented updates as needed • Coordination of Telcion and The City schedules to ensure successful implementation • Project closure documentation to formalize the end of the project

Key Assumptions
The key assumptions for this project are:
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• All work will be performed during normal business hours, Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., except holidays unless otherwise agreed to in advance for maintenance windows. • All tasks will be performed over a consecutive timeframe unless otherwise agreed to by all parties.

Out of Scope Services
Telcion is responsible to perform only the Services described in this Statement of Work Agreement. Any additional services discussed or implied that are not defined explicitly by this SOW will be considered out of Scope. All services requested outside of this SOW as detailed above will require a “Change Order” before any services are performed. “Change Order” must be agreed upon by all parties and signed.

The City has approved a large block hour agreement to cover the hours needed to perform the services in this document. At the end of this document, each major sub-scope has been allocated a portion of these hours to accomplish the work described. It is very easy for scope creep to occur in this situation, to the extent that some sub-scopes get starved for time in lieu of other priorities. In order to help the City stay on track to accomplish the goals within this document, change orders will be issued to track changes from the original intentions of the scope and will have a potential impact on the hours required to accomplish the services described. Change this to reflect to milestones . . .

Examples:
• The compute stack has been implemented, and the City has requested additional services to migrate virtual machines. A change order will be issued to indicate the amount of additional time required over and above the original intention of the scope, and the impact this may have on the overall project.
• The access switch project is underway and the City requests additional help to roll-out sites beyond what was in the scope. A change order will be issued to indicate the amount of additional time required over and above the original intention of the scope, and the impact this may have on the overall project.

In all cases, it is Telcion’s desire to help the City accomplish it’s goals and achieve the outcomes of the scope of work described in this document, and to keep the available hours designated to each sub- scope.

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DETAILED SCOPE OF SERVICES
Cisco DNA Center
Cisco DNA Center is a complete management and control platform for your network, designed, created, and implemented by Cisco. This single, extensible software platform includes integrated tools for network management, automation, virtualization, analytics and assurance, security, and Internet of Things (IoT) connectivity and can also interface with your business-critical tools. Using the Cisco DNA network controller and APIs, Cisco DNA Center provides an open and extensible platform. With Cisco DNA Center, the days of time-consuming network provisioning and tedious troubleshooting tasks are over. Cisco DNA Assurance enables every point on the network to become a sensor, sending continuous, streaming telemetry on application performance and user connectivity in real-time. This capability, coupled with automatic path trace visibility and guided remediation, means network issues are resolved in minutes—before they become problems. Integration with Cisco security solutions such as Stealthwatch® and Cisco Umbrella™ provides DNS protection, detection, and mitigation of threats, even when they are hidden in encrypted traffic. Cisco DNA Center also provides an open, extensible platform with broad support for external applications and systems to exchange data and intelligence, building upon its native functions. And it is the only centralized network controller to bring all of this functionality into a single pane of glass.

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The Cisco DNA Center appliance will be deployed as the network controller at the The City offices to provide centralized enterprise network management. It will be upgraded to the latest release of DNA Center to provide the most up-to-date feature set from Cisco, in preparation for the addition of 9800 wireless controllers or other future components. DNA network deployment features such as golden image and configuration templates will be added to support future switch rollouts. DNA Assurance will be configured on the appliance and on the supported network devices to provide telemetry analysis and visibility on traffic flowing on the The City network. The selected Cisco access switches will be configured to send telemetry to the DNA Center appliance to leverage DNA Center's machine learning and root cause analysis toolset. A single DNA Center appliance will be connected to the The City network at 10Gbps.

Planning Phase

1. Cisco supplies the Cisco Digital Network Architecture (DNA) Center in a rack- mountable, physical appliance. The second-generation Cisco DNA Center appliance consists of a Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS) C220 small form-factor (SFF) chassis.
• Review the recommended cabling and switching requirements for standalone and cluster installations. Validate the customer has rack space and power for the DNA Center appliance. Identify the 10Gbps switch connections available to attach the Cisco DNA Center network interfaces.
• Gather the IP addressing, IP subnetting, and other IP traffic telemetry details required to complete the initial installation of the DNA Center appliance. Define the cluster virtual IP address. Identify the management network or VLAN used to access the new DNA Center appliance and confirm how to provide the DNA Center appliance with secure internet access.
• Identify the end-users that will receive training on how to access and operate the Cisco DNA Center main features. End-user training is not a substitute for Cisco Learning but will provide details on how to start accessing the network controller.

Execution Phase

1. Rack and Network Connections
o Rack and power the DNA Center appliance in the client data center. Connect the enterprise network interface, cluster network interface, management network interface (if required), the cloud network interface (if required), and the CIMC network interface.

2. Prepare Catalyst Switches for DNA
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o Review the Catalyst switches to be managed by Cisco DNA Center. Update the software versions running on the switches and attach the switches to the The City Smart Account for DNA Advantage license consumption.

3. Prepare Appliance for Installation
o Configure the CIMC settings to enable NTP and switch access port VLAN settings. Switch port trunk mode is not supported. Disable the Intel X710- DA4 card.

4. Initial DNA Center Configuration
o Using the information gathered from the planning phase, run the Maglev Configuration tool from Cisco IMC and configure the primary node in the DNA Center cluster.

5. Upgrade All Modules
o Confirm that the DNA Center can successfully access the internet. Upgrade all the Cisco DNA Center modules to the latest recommended versions. Resolve any routing or firewall issues that prevent Cisco DNA Center from accessing the internet so the upgrades are successful.

6. DNA Network Discovery Profiles
o Configure the site and area topology for the selected locations. Add credentials for device discovery. Upload and define golden images for network devices such as routers and switches. Configure onboarding templates and network profiles before building the network information database of the network endpoints (routers, switches, firewalls). Onboard the network devices into Cisco DNA Center.

7. DNA Assurance Telemetry Profiles
o Using the discovered devices, configure maximal telemetry profiles to enable syslog, netflow, and PoE collection from the The City network devices.

8. DNA Assurance Roll Out
o Confirm that selected devices have been discovered and claimed in Cisco DNA Center. Confirm that the streaming telemetry configuration has been enabled in the Catalyst switching and that data is now being collected by Cisco DNA Center. Enable Netconf to capture PoE usage data on the switches.

9. Network Infrastructure Upgrades for Image Management o Review the latest Cisco guidelines to confirm the IOS XE releases compatible with the Cisco DNA Center running version and upgrade the golden image to obtain the latest features and bug fixes across the enterprise for routers, switches, and access points.

10. Cisco ISE Integration
o Configure Cisco ISE integration with Cisco DNA Center via pxGrid. Validate that all endpoint information is flowing between the Cisco ISE nodes and Cisco DNA Center.
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11. DNA Center Feature Validation
o To validate the Cisco DNA Center operation, view application traffic to confirm network performance. View the "Application 360", "Device 360", and "Application Health" dashboards to validate legitimate data is being gathered from the network.

12. Admin Training
o Provide admin training on how to access Cisco DNA Center, view the "360" dashboards, view network inventory, and perform network troubleshooting.

This training is not a substitute for official Cisco Learning as Cisco DNA Center is a very broad topic.

Telcion Responsibilities
• Telcion will provide the engineering resources to install the new DNA Center appliance in the The City network, connecting it at 10Gbps in the network core. Telcion will upgrade the DNA Center appliance to the latest version for the newest feature set from Cisco. Telcion will upgrade the attached Cisco switching infrastructure to the recommended IOS-XE versions that work with DNA Center for features such as automated network deployment and DNA Assurance. Telcion will add the selected City network devices into DNA Center for management. Telcion will upload the recommended Cisco images into DNA Center and switch configuration templates for future deployments. Telcion will push out DNA Assurance configuration to the selected access switches to provide optimal visibility into the operations. Cisco ISE will be tied into Cisco DNA Center via pxGrid.

Client Responsibilities
• The City will need to provide access to the network core to install the DNA Center appliance via 10Gbps. The City will need to provide the rack space and power for the DNA Center appliance. The City will need to provide credentials for configuration changes to the selected access switches for DNA Center management and image upgrades. The City will need to provide maintenance windows for all the required software updates to the network infrastructure.

Out of Scope Services
Telcion is responsible to perform only the Services described in this Statement of Work Agreement. Any additional services discussed or implied that are not defined explicitly by this SOW will be considered out of Scope. All services requested outside of this SOW as detailed above will require a "Change Order" before any services are performed. "Change Order" must be agreed upon by all parties and signed.
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Examples:
• Software-defined network access requires Cisco ISE with TrustSec and is not included.

DNA Center feature sets on older non-IOS XE devices will be limited.

Caveats

The intention is to use a single DNAC deployment to manage devices in both City and PD entities. This requires traversing a firewall which will require configuration changes that may or may not be acceptable. A successful deployment on the PD side will be dependent on the level of connectivity that is allowed to exist through the firewall. The priority on the deployment will be on the City side, with remaining hours available going towards PD functionality across the firewall. There are no hours allocated for troubleshooting the firewall configuration, and Telcion will rely on City IT staff to configure the firewall per DNAC deployment guidelines.

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Core Switch Upgrade
The City and the PD each have a pair of existing Cisco Catalyst 6800 chassis switches. Each of these switch pairs will be replaced with a single Cisco Catalyst 9606 chassis switch with redundant supervisors, power supplies, and blades, with the goal of providing redundant paths wherever available. • All ports will be operating at 25G wherever available. • Some fiber optic modules are being purchased as new, and some optics will be reused from the existing deployment.
• The core chassis configurations will be transitioned from the old to the new. It is anticipated the core configuration will remain largely the same, with all layer 3 routing happening within the core, and multiple VLANs operating at the access edge. This is in large part due to the way traffic moves within the City and mostly terminates in the data center or out to the Internet.

There is minimal traffic within each site.
• The core switch environment includes advanced DNA licensing and 24x7x4hour Smartnet replacement coverage.
• When all connections to the old core have been transitioned, the old core will be decommissioned and removed from the rack.

Caveats that need to be considered prior to deployment:
• Power will likely need to be upgraded to support the multiple 220v connections from the new core.
• The new core and the old core may need to be interconnected for a time. This is to provide a smoother transition for devices and remote locations as they are swung over to the new core. • Spare 10G fiber optic modules are available from the City, but there are limited 25G optics being purchased. The City may purchase 3
rd party optics on their own to aid in this transition, however, careful planning prior to make sure the right connections get the right optics on the first try.

Responsibilities
• Telcion will install and configure this appliance, and bring it into production use. • The City will purchase additional 3rd party optics at their discretion.

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Distribution and Access Switches
There are two types of switches being deployed: Cisco Catalyst 9300 and 9200 series switches. The distribution layer will be handled by the Cisco 9300 at strategic aggregation points within the city that already exist and is limited to about 6 switches.
• The aggregation points today include switches such as a 3750-12 fiber switch which act as an MDF core switch for a given location in terms of fiber aggregation. All aggregation sites have less than 8 ports of fiber terminating into the switch. In the new design, we are eliminating a single fiber switch and combining that with a 9300 model that includes an 8-port fiber uplink module. The uplink module will facilitate the fiber aggregation, and the copper ports on the 9300 will facilitate the access devices within the MDF. The purpose here is to reduce the total number of switches required in each of these MDF aggregation points. • All other IDF locations will have new C9200 swithes installed to replace the existing models. In some cases, the port count has been increased or decreased to accommodate the current situation. Reference the design worksheet to see the allocation made. The City has confirmed the number of devices and ports being put into production. • There are 2 C9200 spares and 3 C9300 spares that have been purchased to accommodate hardware failures that may arise.
• Smartnet has not been purchased on these access switches. The intention is to leverage the limited life time warranty of the switches as a mechanism for replacement. All software updates and TAC assistance are covered under the DNA license.
• Deployment of these switches must include DNAC so that they are properly deployed at the start of the implementation for use with DNAC services.

Responsibilities
The City will be responsible for a large majority of the access switch implementations, with assistance from Telcion as needed for configuration help.

Generally speaking, Telcion will configure up to 5 sites with varying configurations to illustrate how the migration takes place and how to use DNAC to facilitate the implementation. The City will then deploy the remaining units on their own schedule. Telcion can be used for more of the deployment if needed, however the time allocation to the entire project needs to be mostly focused on other areas.

Caveats
Confirm what fiber optic modules will be needed with which sites.

Where possible, use switch stack configurations.

The DR Site will have a couple 9300 switches to facilitate redundant paths for compute and storage for both the City and PD. There is also an existing C6500 at this site acting as a layer 2 aggregation switch and will be replaced with a stack of C9200.

One site has a large number of camera’s using POE power and will require an additional power supply (in the BOM).
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Compute and Storage
The existing compute stack consists of servers dedicated to the City, PD, and DMZ and are part of separate VMware environments. The City has chosen to purchase the Cisco C240 M7 model servers to replace the existing compute stacks. The intention is to combine the DMZ into the City cluster of hosts for a total of 6 servers. The remaining 4 servers will be used for the PD cluster. One server from each cluster may be located at the DR site, but the final intentions here are yet to be determined. • At the primary site, the servers will be connected at 25G to the appropriate 9606 Core Switch. • Each server has two Quad 25G NICs to provide independent and redundant physical paths for production traffic, iSCSI, and replicaton. On board 10G ports will be used for management connectivity. Twinax cables have been supplied as part of the BOM to enable the various connections.
• Each of these servers has been licensed for Intersight with Advanced licensing. • Telcion will jointly work with IT to rack, connect, and prepare the hardware for VMware and iSCSI storage access.
• Telcion will jointly work with IT to deploy VMware images and add the new hosts to the cluster. • Telcion will jointly work with IT to move some virtual machines to the new hosts, as desired. • Telcion will jointly work with IT to decommission the old servers.

Client Responsibilities

• Provide physical access to the primary data centers for the duration of the project. • Provide remote access to primary data centers for the duration of the project. • Provide extended hours access to the data centers, physical or remote.

Caveats:
• Rack space during the migration, before the old hosts have been decommissioned. • Appropriate power.
• Need to verify which servers are going to the DR site, and how those are intended to be connected, given the dedicated paths that are being used for replication and other services.

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Cisco Identity Services Engine
Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) is a robust security product that can perform many roles in an enterprise environment. Cisco ISE has capabilities far beyond this scope of work, such as BYOD, device profiling, device posture compliance, and threat-centric network access control. These advanced features would be available after this initial project with additional configuration and licensing. The City of Visalia network infrastructure consists of Cisco switches of various models. The City would like to use the Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) and its RADIUS features as the central authentication source for its wired devices with 802.1x, eventually moving to utilize its more advanced policy, access control, and segmentation features in the future. This project will deploy a pair of redundant Cisco ISE virtual machines in the City data center and roll out authentication services to the wired networks to all locations.

Cisco ISE has many use cases in the enterprise. The City will benefit from deploying Cisco ISE for guest and secure WiFi, secure wired access, asset visibility, integrations with existing mobile device management platforms such as Microsoft Intune and JAMF, device administration of network devices, and much more.

Here are some of the overall use cases that make Cisco ISE so beneficial for the enterprise:
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Cisco ISE licensing is divided into three primary nested subscription tiers. With this flexible model, you can select the number and combination of licenses to get the features that best fit the City. The Bill of Materials that accompanies this scope includes 1000 Advantage and 1000 premium licenses.

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A license is required for each endpoint on the network. For 802.1x wired and wireless authentication, only "essentials" licensing is required. To provide enhanced information about each network endpoint and enable "bring your own device (BYOD)" capabilities, an "Advantage" license for the endpoint is required. "Advantage" licensing is also necessary for DNA Center or MDM integration. A "Premier" license is required to enable endpoint compliance and remediation. For TACACS+ device authentication on network devices, the additional "device administration" license is required. Because the City uses mobile device management solutions such as Microsoft Intune, Telcion recommends a mixture of "Advantage" and Premier licensing for all the endpoints. This will allow for the integration of the existing solutions and the eventual integration of Cisco DNA Center.

Below is a diagram of how ISE can integrate with supported EMM/MDM solutions:

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Planning Phase

1. Complete an ISE High-Level Design Document to identify the security policy and business objectives. The high-level design document will clearly state the desired solution capabilities, hardware, and software environment, any integrations and will quickly allow people to understand and configure ISE.

2. ISE Node design and deployment to include virtual machine sizing, licensing, Cisco Smart license provisioning, and following all Cisco pre-deployment checklists.

3. Confirm ISE 3.x virtual machine requirements for the deployment of the redundant virtual machine (small):

Execution Phase
• ISE - Base Installation
Subtasks include:
a. Install ISE as redundant Virtual Machines
o Install the Cisco ISE software package as primary and secondary virtual machines on a client-provided hypervisor (Hyper-V or VMware). Telcion is adding a second ISE node to the existing ISE installation at The City.
b. Install ISE licensing
o Provision a Cisco Smart Account for the Cisco ISE entitlements. Telcion will use the Cisco Smart Account to retrieve the new smart entitlements.
c. Test failover between ISE Virtual Machines
o Verify replication and failover functionality of the ISE virtual machines. d. LDAP Integration for Identity Store
o Integrate ISE with the directory of choice for user authentication and identification. Configure ISE to accept RADIUS authentication requests. City has multiple identity stores and will need local Active Directory and Microsoft Azure Active Directory configured as identity stores.

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• ISE - Secured Wired Access Implementation

Subtasks include:
e. Verify Cisco switch software loads at the City
o Confirm each switch model and software load is compatible with deployed ISE version.
f. Update Cisco software loads
o Perform Cisco switch IOS updates to get the highest firmware possible.
g. Build switch devices in ISE
o Configure each switch device in ISE. Configure switches for communication with the closest Cisco ISE virtual machine. Update switch configurations.
h. Configure 802.1x authentication
o Configure 802.1x authentication for wired devices on all ports. Initial Cisco ISE deployment will be in "monitor mode" to verify operational status before forcing new security standards across all users. This mode will also allow for visibility into devices that may need extra configuration or updates to support the use of 802.1x authentication. i. Create ISE user authentication policies
o Create ISE user authentication policies based on the ISE high-level design document that was created during the planning process. j. Create MAC bypass authentication policies
o For devices that are not associated with specific users, configure Cisco ISE with a list of MAC addresses that are allowed to access the network for authentication purposes (MAC authentication bypass).

Telcion will assist in gathering device MAC addresses in each site via ARP to generate a master list of all devices accessing the network for designated locations. Device authentication by MAC address will only be used for devices that do not support 802.1x and yet still have valid operational network requirements.
k. ISE Operations in "monitor" mode
o Operate Cisco ISE in "monitor" mode and validate how ISE sees each device connected to the switches to validate the configuration.

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• ISE – Device Authentication

Subtasks include:
l. Configure TACACS on Cisco Network Devices across all sites o Configure each Cisco network device to authenticate with ISE for device authentication for all Citysites.
m. Configure ISE to accept incoming TACACS Authentication Requests o Configure ISE to accept incoming authentication requests for device authentication. Confirm LDAP or identity configuration for the base ISE implementation to validate TACACS operations.

• ISE –Integrations

Subtasks include:
n. Configure Integration with Microsoft Intune
o Configure pxGrid integration with Microsoft Intune to pass endpoint data to the Microsoft service.
o. Configure Integration with DNA Center
o Configure pxGrid integration with Cisco DNA Center to pass endpoint telemetry to the Cisco management solution.

• ISE – Production Cutover in "Low Impact" or "Closed" Mode

Subtasks include:
p. Cutover ISE into production on the "low impact" or most secure "closed" mode
o Cutover Cisco ISE into production with the new 802.1x settings on the wired network by moving from "monitor mode." Choice of cutover mode will be based on operations impact and security goals of the City.
q. Day One support
o Provide day one support for wired ISE operations in production. r. Documentation and Training
o Provide training on the operation and administration of the Cisco ISE system to City technical staff. Provide documentation on the overall configuration of the Cisco ISE system.

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Outcomes and Deliverables
Telcion has completed its responsibilities to this Statement of Work when the deliverables below have been completed. These will be included in the Project Completion Certificate for the final project sign-off.

1. The base installation of the redundant Cisco ISE virtual machines has been tested and is ready for production with endpoints reporting to the policy nodes. The identity stores configured are for local Active Directory.

2. Cisco ISE has been configured for user authentication and authorization. It was initially installed in "monitor" mode to validate the endpoints on the network and policy configurations.

3. Cisco ISE has been configured for protecting the wired network at City locations and was moved into final production enforcing 802.1x authentication.

4. Cisco ISE has been integrated with Microsoft Intune to provide endpoint data.

5. Documentation will be provided to City on the overall operation and configuration of the Cisco ISE network access control system.

Telcion Responsibilities
• Telcion will provide the engineering and project management resources to install the Cisco ISE software package as redundant virtual machines, one running "active" and the second as "passive."
• Telcion will integrate Cisco ISE with the local City Active Directory for user authentication and identification.
• Telcion will configure all existing Cisco switches at the City locations to work with Cisco ISE using 802.1x authentication on all ports.
• The Cisco ISE deployment will initially be in "monitor mode" to verify operational status before forcing new security standards across the various IDF’s within the City. • For devices that are not associated with specific users, Telcion will configure Cisco ISE with a list of MAC addresses that are allowed to access the network for authentication purposes (MAC authentication bypass).
• Telcion will assist in gathering device MAC addresses in each site via ARP to generate a master list of all devices accessing the network within the City. Device authentication by MAC address will only be used for devices that do not support 802.1x and yet still have valid operational network access.
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• TACACS will be configured on the Cisco switches, routers, and other supported Cisco devices throughout the City network.
• Telcion will integrate the Cisco ISE system with the City’s Intune solution so the endpoint telemetry can flow between the solutions.
• Telcion will integrate Cisco ISE with Cisco DNA.
• Once devices are all classified, the Cisco ISE system will be put into "closed" mode for enhanced network security on the wired networks.

Client Responsibilities
• The City will need to provide the compute and storage resources to run the new Cisco ISE virtual machines in the data centers that meet the Cisco requirements. • The City will need to work with Telcion to schedule maintenance windows to test switch features and endpoint access.
• The City will need to provide credentials to the wired network devices that will integrate with Cisco ISE. Credentials will also be required to integrate with the local Microsoft Active Directory to provide end-user identities.
• The City data centers will always need to be reachable and provide response times under 300ms round trip for the ISE system to remain operational. • The City will need to provide access information and credentials for the MDM solutions to be integrated with Cisco ISE.

Out of Scope Services
Telcion is responsible to perform only the Services described in this Statement of Work Agreement.

Any additional services discussed or implied that are not defined explicitly by this SOW will be considered out of Scope. All services requested outside of this SOW as detailed above will require a "Change Order" before any services are performed. "Change Order" must be agreed upon by all parties and signed.

Examples:
• This scope is for secured wired access, device administration (TACACS), and features of the BYOD solution for MDM integration. Asset Visibility, Segmentation (TrustSec), Endpoint Compliance, and Threat Containment are not included but available with additional licensing and labor.
• Telcion will create ISE policies for Intune, but Intune configuration is not included in this scope.
• Wireless configuration or integration is not included. • Use of certificates on wired/wireless is not included.

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Caveats & Assumptions

The intention is to use a single ISE deployment to manage users in both City and PD entities. This requires traversing a firewall which will require configuration changes that may or may not be acceptable. A successful deployment on the PD side will be dependent on the level of connectivity that is allowed to exist through the firewall. The priority on the deployment will be on the City side, with remaining hours available going towards PD functionality across the firewall. There are no hours allocated for troubleshooting the firewall configuration, and Telcion will rely on City IT staff to configure the firewall per ISE deployment guidelines.

Assumptions:

PKI infrastructure is in place, or will be the responsibility of the IT staff to configure.

Intending to use Peap/mschap for AD authentication challenge on wired devices.

The City is using Intune as their MDM solution.

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SERVICES PRICING
This engagement is tied to a block of hours being purchased for the overall network refresh project.

• Total number of available block hours: 667 hours

The estimated hours assigned to each component of the project:

• DNA Center Project: 100 hours
• Core Switch Project: 80 hours
• Access Switch Project: 80 hours
• Compute Infrastructure: 100 hours
• ISE project: 200 hours
• Reserved for Project change orders: 107 hours

IN WITNESS HEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Statement of Work Agreement to be executed by their duly authorized representatives on the dates set forth below.

Accepted: Accepted:

By: City of Visalia By: TELCION COMMUNICATIONS GROUP
Name: Name:

Title: Title:

Date: Date:

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Staff Report
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File #: 23-0253 Agenda Date: 6/19/2023 Agenda #: 17.

Agenda Item Wording:

Authorize staff to develop an addendum to the Water Conservation Ordinance to address non-de minimis water users who operate their own well to voluntarily enroll with the Mid-Kaweah Groundwater Sustainability Agency as an alternative to the City’s water conservation irrigation requirements.

Deadline for Action: 6/19/2023
Submitting Department: Administration
Contact Name and Phone Number: Rhett Anderson, (559) 713-4530 Department Recommendation:

It is recommended that the Visalia City Council authorize staff to develop an amendment to the Water Conservation Ordinance to provide for an alternative to non-de minimis (more than 2 non-ag acres) users who operate their own well to comply with all the policies, requirements and fees of the Groundwater Sustainability Agency as a member of thatAgency in lieu of operating under the City’s Water Conservation Ordinance including an up to three-month transition period.

Background Discussion:

There are several public and private organizations within the City of Visalia that have large land parcels, have operate independent wells and are large water users. While these organizations have been required to comply with the City’s ordinance, the implementation of the Mid-Kaweah Groundwater Sustainability Agency (GSA) and the nature of their usage, will soon supersede the City’s Ordinance provisions for these type of users. However, it will be another 12-24 months before the GSA provisions are fully implemented in urban settings. There are some large water users who may find it more appropriate to their business to comply with the GSA voluntarily. Staff has assessed this option, and believes that it is congruent with the overall goal of water conservation, and will create a better business environment for some users thereby offering an alternative for early compliance with the GSA is a viable option. To do so would require an ordinance amendment. Staff is seeking that directive and will return to Council with an ordinance amendment if Council concurs with this recommendation.

As a groundwater dependent municipality, the condition of the groundwater aquifer is vital to the health and safety of the residents in Visalia. Whereas the majority of commercial and residential properties within the City are supplied water through the City’s primary water utility provider, California Water Service, there are users who own and operate independent wells and are large water users. In some cases, these entities may be irrigating 10 or more acres. Such entities have been required to operate under the Water Conservation Ordinance as there is currently no limitation to the amount of water that can be extracted from a non-ag private groundwater wells in the City of Visalia. Current limitations outlined in the conservation ordinance restrict irrigation days and times, Visalia City Council Printed on 6/16/2023Page 1 of 3
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and a provision to not waste water, but not specific volumes.

Due to extreme weather patterns, low allocations, and increased demand in water, the western United States has experienced low water supplies throughout recent decades, including depleting groundwater storage. Increased demand resulted in a dependance of groundwater supplies, and an increase in groundwater uptake resulted in a number of long-term negative effects. In 2014, governor Grown passed the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act, which set objectives for critically over drafted subbasins in order to prevent further damage to the areas that are affected by receding groundwater tables. The City of Visalia is one of three partner agencies within the Mid Kaweah GSA, responsible for ensuring the groundwater aquifer is protected within the region. Should Visalia, and the Mid Kaweah GSA fail to meet the objectives defined by the State of California, groundwater allocations will be determined by the State, which may conflict with local interests. Appropriate management of groundwater has historically been a top priority for the City, implementing the first water conservation ordinance in 1989. The ordinance includes different stages of restriction depending on drought conditions and is determined by the council on an annual basis. The City of Visalia is currently within stage 2 of the ordinance, as determined by the City Council in March, 2023.

Specific sections of the water conservation ordinance have been requested by entities for exemptions, but such exemptions may not lead to the appropriate water usage needed to reach sustainability as a Basin. A more comprehensive approach, that is based on actual water usage, appears to be a better solution for these entities and in reaching the overall goal.

As a part of the Mid Kaweah groundwater allocation program, groundwater is monitored for all groundwater users that occupy an ag parcel larger than two acres. At the moment, there is no regulation of groundwater users larger than two acres of non-ag land. The extent of restriction for groundwater users within the City of Visalia stops at the water conservation ordinance, which currently has no mechanism to limit actual groundwater consumption, rather the activities commonly associate with high water use. This regulation is effective at limiting unnecessary use of water for smaller, landscaped parcels, but larger landscapes can be difficult to manage under the regulation of the water conservation ordinance due to higher demand required from large irrigation systems, specifically being able to effectively irrigate while also abiding by time restrictions outlined in the conservation ordinance. By allowing private entities with higher water use to be regulated under the GSA, the volume of water used by those entities will be monitored via satellite imaging, known as evapotranspiration (ET) monitoring.

By enrolling within the GSA, approved entities would be enlisted in a comprehensive groundwater monitoring and regulatory program, in which accurate data water consumption can be quantified, and inversely debited from the water users groundwater allocation. Not only is this method of monitoring more effective, but this transfer of responsibility would be at no cost to the City. While the City of Visalia is currently capable of monitoring and limiting specific irrigation activities, there are no abilities to monitor actual water consumption of private wells within City limits.

Should any appropriate entity fail to enroll within a three-month transition period that would begin when the entity files a letter of request to join the GSA, Staff would propose implementing a fine structure that would be consistent with violations under the Conservation Ordinance.

Any entity enrolled with the GSA would still be required to comply with State laws and mandate, such as the requirement for commercial properties to not irrigate non-functional turf, etc.

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Fiscal Impact:

There is no direct fiscal impact as a result of this agreement.

Prior Council Action: None.

Other: None.

Alternatives: The City Council may choose to not direct staff to amend the water conservation ordinance.

Recommended Motion (and Alternative Motions if expected):

I move to authorize staff to return with an amendment to the Water Conservation Ordinance that would provide for non-de minimis users to join the Mid-Kaweah GSA as an alternative to complying with the Water Conservation Ordinance provisions.

Environmental Assessment Status: None.

CEQA Review: N/A
Attachments: None.

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WATER CONSERVATION
Sections:

13.20.010 Purpose.

13.20.020 Short title.

13.20.030 Authorization.

13.20.040 Application.

13.20.050 Definitions.

13.20.060 Permanent water conservation requirements--Prohibition against waste.

13.20.070 Water conservation stages.

13.20.080 Mandatory conservation phase implementation.

13.20.090 Enforcement.

13.20.100 Public nuisance--Definitions.

13.20.110 Enforcement officers.

13.20.120 Exceptions.

13.20.130 Severability.

13.20.010 Purpose.

It is the purpose and intent of this chapter to prevent waste or unreasonable use or unreasonable method of use of water in the city.
(Ord. 2019-11, 2019; Ord. 2015-07 § 2, 2015)

13.20.020 Short title.

This chapter shall be known as the “Water Conservation Ordinance of the City of Visalia.” (Ord. 2019-11, 2019; Ord. 2015-07 § 2, 2015)

13.20.030 Authorization.

The City Manager, or designee, is authorized and directed to implement the applicable provisions of this chapter upon their determination that such implementation is necessary to protect the public welfare and safety. (Ord. 2019-11, 2019; Ord. 2015-07 § 2, 2015)

13.20.040 Application.

A. The provisions of this chapter shall apply to all persons, customers, and property within the limits of the City.

B. The provisions of this chapter do not apply to uses of water where necessary to protect public health and safety or for essential government services such as police, fire, and other similar emergency services. (Ord. 2019-11, 2019; Ord. 2015-07 § 2, 2015)

13.20.050 Definitions.

For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms have the meanings set forth in this section. “Commercial nursery” means the use of land, buildings or structures for the growing and/or storing of flowers, fruit trees, ornamental trees, vegetable plants, shrubs, trees and similar vegetation for the purpose of transplanting, for use as stock or grafting, and includes the retail sale or wholesale distribution of such items directly from the premises/lot. “Drip irrigation system” means a non-spray, low-pressure, and low volume irrigation system utilizing emission devices with a precipitation or flow rate measured in gallons per hour (GPH), designed to slowly apply small volumes of water at or near the root zone of plants or other landscaping and, in no event, emits more than four (4) gallons of water per hour. “Irrigation system” means the components of a system meant to apply water to an area for the purpose of irrigation, including, but not limited to, piping, fittings, sprinkler heads or nozzles, drip tubing, valves, and control wiring. “Large Landscape Area” means an area of vegetation at least three (3) acres in size supporting a business necessity or 942
public benefit use such as parks, golf courses, schools, and cemeteries. “Measureable rainfall” means any amount of precipitation of more than one- quarter (1/4) inch (0.25”). “Ornamental landscape” means plants for the purpose of improving the aesthetic appearance of property, including but not limited to, trees, shrubs, bushes, flowers, ground cover, turf, lawns, and grass but, does not include crops or other agricultural products or special landscape areas.
“Person” means any natural person or persons, corporation, public or private entity, governmental agency or institution, or any other user of water within the limits of the City of Visalia. “Plumbing fixture” means a receptacle or device that is connected to a water supply system, including, but not limited to, pipes, toilets, urinals, showerheads, faucets, washing machines, water heaters, tubs, and dishwashers. “Potable water” means water which conforms to the federal and state standards for human consumption. “Runoff” means water which is not absorbed by the soil or landscape to which it is applied and flows from the landscape onto other areas.
“Sports Field” means a public or private facility improved with apparatus and/or striping supporting a public benefit use or business necessity that provides turf areas as playing surface for regularly scheduled (at least weekly) individual and team sports, and does not include a facility on a residential property. “Turf” means a ground cover surface of grass that can be mowed. “Water feature” means a design element where open, artificially supplied water performs an aesthetic or recreation function, including, but not limited to, ponds, lakes, waterfalls, fountains, and streams. “Overseeding” means the process of planting new cool climate tolerant grasses (Fescue, Ryegrass, Kentucky Bluegrass, etc.), to help combat growth and appearance when traditional turf grass goes dormant during the fall and winter months. (Ord. 2019-11, 2019; Ord. 2016-08 § 2 (part), 2016)

13.20.060 Permanent water conservation requirements--Prohibition against waste.

The following water conservation requirements are effective at all times and are permanent. Violations of this section shall be considered waste and an unreasonable use of water. The prohibitions shall apply to all persons year round unless modified by adoption of a more stringent water conservation stage.

Limits on watering hours.

Watering or irrigating of ornamental landscape, turf, or other vegetated area is prohibited between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. on any day, except by the use of a hand-held bucket or similar container, a hand-held hose fitted with a positive shut-off nozzle or device that causes it to cease dispensing water immediately when not in use, or for very short periods of time for the express purpose of adjusting or repairing an irrigation system.

No use of unattended hose without timer.

Irrigation utilizing an unattended hose sprinkler, soaker hose, or other irrigation system is prohibited unless the hose is fitted with a hose faucet timer.

No excessive water flow or runoff.

The use of water which causes water to flow or run off onto adjacent property, non- irrigated areas, sidewalk, driveway, street, parking lot, alley, gutter, ditch, or drain, etc., is prohibited. Every water user is deemed to have his/her water distribution lines and facilities under his/her control at all times and to know the manner and extent of his/her water use and runoff.

No watering during rain.

Irrigation of ornamental landscape or other vegetated areas is prohibited during and within 48 hours of measureable rainfall.

Limits on washing down paved surfaces and buildings.

The washing of building exteriors, sidewalks, driveways, parking areas, tennis courts, patios, or other paved areas is prohibited except where the hose is fitted with a positive shut-off nozzle or device that causes it to cease dispensing water immediately when not in use.

Obligation to fix leaks, breaks or malfunctions.

The excessive use, loss or escape of water through breaks, leaks or malfunctions in the water user's plumbing or distribution facilities for any period of time after such escape of water should reasonably have been discovered and corrected is prohibited. It shall be presumed that a period of forty-eight (48) hours after discovery is a reasonable time within which to correct such leak or break.

Recirculating water required for water features.

Operating a water feature that does not use recirculated water is prohibited.

Limits on washing vehicles.

Using water to wash or clean automobiles, trucks, motorcycles, trailers, boats, airplanes, or other types of mobile equipment is prohibited, except by use of a hand-held bucket or similar container or hand-held hose equipped with a positive self-closing water shut-off nozzle or device. This subsection does not apply to commercial car washing facilities.

Drinking water served upon request only.

Eating or drinking establishments, including but not limited to restaurants, hotels, cafes, cafeterias, bars, or other public places where food or dinks are sold, served, or offered for sale, are required to
serve drinking water only upon request.

Commercial lodging establishments must provide guests option to decline daily linen services.

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other commercial lodging establishments must provide customers the option of not having towels and linen laundered daily.

Commercial lodging establishments must prominently display notice of this option in each bathroom using clear and easily understood language.

No installation of single pass cooling systems.

Installation of single pass cooling systems is prohibited in new buildings.

No installation of non-recirculating water systems in commercial carwash and laundry systems.

Installation of non-
recirculating water systems is prohibited in new commercial conveyor carwash and new commercial laundry systems.

Restaurants required to use water conserving dish wash spray valves.

Food preparation establishments, such as
restaurants or cafes, are prohibited from using non-water conserving dish-wash spray valves.

N. The draining of swimming pools more than once every three years, except for structural repairs, chemical imbalance, or to comply with public health standards determined by the County Health Officer or City code enforcement officer, shall be prohibited. Any resident whose swimming pool is drained by order of the City or County for failure to maintain it properly will also be issued a notice of violation. The draining of pools for reasons of health and safety hazards as determined by a City officer or department of health is permitted. Pool drain permit applications due to structural repairs or chemical imbalance shall include the results of a pool water test conducted by an independent testing organization which shows a cyanuric acid level above 100 parts per million, total dissolved solids over 2,500 parts per million, or calcium over 450 parts per million, or a statement of repairs from a licensed pool contractor stating the nature and duration of repairs to be made and the date on which the pool will be drained.

New pools and spas required to have covers.

A cover must be installed when constructing a new pool or spa or when a City building permit is issued for repair or remodeling a pool or spa. (Ord. 2019-11, 2019; Ord. 2016-08 § 2 (part), 2016)

13.20.070 Water conservation stages.

A. Stage 1. Water Watch. Upon implementation by the City Manager and publication of notice, the following restrictions shall apply to all persons in addition to the prohibited uses in Section

13.20.060.

1. Irrigation of ornamental landscapes is limited to three (3) days per week in the months of March through November, and one (1) day per week in December, January, and February, as follows:
a. Locations bearing a street address ending in an odd number shall be permitted to irrigate only on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday in March through November, and only on Saturday in December, January and February. b. Locations bearing a street address ending in an even number shall be permitted to irrigate only on Wednesday, Friday and Sunday in March through November, and only on Sunday in December, January and February. c. The foregoing restrictions do not apply to:
i. Landscape irrigation zones that exclusively use drip irrigation systems. ii. Irrigation of ornamental landscapes with the use of an attended hand-held bucket or similar container, or an attended hand-held hose equipped with a positive self-closing shut-off nozzle or device. iii. Operation for very short periods of time for the express purpose of adjusting or repairing an irrigation system. A City of Visalia sign or equivalent must be displayed notifying the public of the repairs while the area remains wet.

2. Washing down hard or paved surfaces, including but not limited to sidewalks, walkways, driveways, parking areas, tennis courts, patios or alleys, is prohibited except when necessary to alleviate safety or sanitary hazards, and then only by use of a hand-held bucket or similar container, a hand-held hose fitted with a positive shut-off nozzle or device, or a low- flow high-pressure washer.

3. Overseeding of lawns is prohibited. Exception is provided for maintenance of Sports Fields and golf course greens and tees.

4. Stage 1 of this ordinance will be enforced by the issuance of one warning for violation before the issuance of a citation in accordance with Section

13.20.090. Citations will be issued without a warning for willful and egregious violations.

Willful and egregious violations include draining a pool without a permit or other violations as determined by the City Manager or designee.

B. Stage 2. Water Alert. Upon implementation by the City Manager, publication of notice, and ratification by resolution of the City Council, the following restrictions shall apply to all persons in addition to the prohibited uses in section

13.20.060.

Stage 2 shall terminate one (1) year after implementation unless reauthorized by the City Council by resolution.

1. Irrigation of ornamental landscapes is prohibited in the months of December, January and February, and is limited two (2) days per week in March through November, as follows:
a. Locations bearing a street address ending in an odd number shall be permitted to irrigate only on Tuesday and Saturday in March through November; no irrigation is allowed in December, January, or February. b. Locations bearing a street address ending in an even number shall be permitted to irrigate only on Wednesday and 944
Sunday in March through November; no irrigation is allowed in December, January, or February. c. The foregoing restrictions do not apply to:
i. Landscape irrigation zones that exclusively use drip irrigation systems. ii. Irrigation of non-turf ornamental landscapes with the use of an attended hand-held bucket or similar container, or an attended hand-held hose equipped with a positive self-closing shut-off nozzle or device. iii. Operation for very short periods of time for the express purpose of adjusting or repairing an irrigation system. A City of Visalia sign or equivalent must be displayed notifying the public of the repairs while the area remains wet. iv. Sports Fields and public and private golf course greens and tees may deviate from the mandatory irrigation day and time restrictions in order to maintain play areas and accommodated event schedules by submitting to the City Manager or designee an alternative watering schedule that reduces overall water use by 20% from the average used the year prior to Stage 2 (Stage 4 in prior ordinance) declaration. Applicants must reapply for the exception annually and provide documentation that the alternative watering schedule achieved the required water use reduction. Documentation may consist of water utility bills, pump electric utility bills, or other documentation that provides the required information. v. Large Landscape Areas may deviate from the mandatory irrigation day restrictions by submitting to the City Manager or designee an alternative watering schedule that reduces overall water use by 30% from the average used the year prior to the Stage 2 (Stage 4 in prior ordinance) declaration. Applicants must reapply for the exception annually and provide documentation that the alternative watering schedule achieved the required water use reduction. Documentation may consist of water utility bills, pump electric utility bills, or other documentation that provides the required information. vi. A plant establishment exception for new permanent landscapes is allowed by permit. The plant establishment exception allows for irrigation on non-watering days for a period of 21 days. Plant establishment permits are issued for new or rehabilitated landscape projects that have been approved by the Community Development Department in accordance with the State Model Water Efficient Landscape Ordinance, unless and until the City adopts a local Water Efficient Landscape Ordinance, in which case the local ordinance shall apply. Otherwise, the plant establishment exception does not apply to installation of turf or annual plants. and no more than one (1) plant establishment permit will be issued for an address per year.

2. Overseeding of lawns is prohibited. Exception is provided for maintenance of Sports Fields and golf course greens and tees.

3. Filling or re-filling ornamental lakes or ponds is prohibited, except to the extent needed to sustain aquatic life, provided that such animals are of significant value and have been actively managed within the water feature prior to implementation of Stage 2 or higher in this chapter.

4. The washing of sidewalks, driveways, parking areas, courts, patios, or other paved areas is absolutely prohibited, unless it is necessary for the
health and safety of the public, in which case a low-flow high-pressure washer must be used.

5. Washing of buildings is prohibited unless preparing the building for sale or for painting, in which case a low-flow high-pressure washer must be used.

6. All outdoor mist cooling systems related to human comfort are prohibited.

7. Use of temporary water slides is prohibited.

8. Stage 2 of this ordinance will be enforced by the issuance of one warning for violation before the issuance of a citation in accordance with Section

13.20.090. Citations will be issued without a warning for willful and egregious violations.

Willful and egregious violations include draining a pool without a permit or other violations as determined by the City Manager or designee.

C. Stage 3. Water Warning. Upon implementation by the City Manager, publication of notice, and ratification by resolution of the City Council, the following restrictions shall apply to all persons in addition to the prohibited uses in section

13.20.060.

Stage 3 shall terminate one (1) year after implementation unless reauthorized by the City Council by resolution.

1. Irrigation of ornamental landscapes is prohibited in the months of December, January and February, and is limited to one (1) day per week in March through November, as follows:
a. Locations bearing a street address ending in an odd number shall be permitted to irrigate only on Saturday in March through November; no irrigation is allowed in December, January, or February. b. Locations bearing a street address ending in an even number shall be permitted to irrigate only on Sunday in March through November; no irrigation is allowed in December, January, or February. c. The foregoing restrictions do not apply to:
i. Landscape irrigation zones that exclusively use drip irrigation systems. ii. Irrigation of non-turf ornamental landscapes with the use of an attended hand-held bucket or similar container, or an attended hand-held hose equipped with a positive self-closing shut-off nozzle or device. iii. Operation for very short periods of time for the express purpose of adjusting or repairing an irrigation system. A 945
City of Visalia sign or equivalent must be displayed notifying the public of the repairs while the area remains wet. iv. Sports Fields and public and private golf course greens and tees may deviate from the mandatory irrigation day and time restrictions in order to maintain play areas and accommodated event schedules by submitting to the City Manager or designee an alternative watering schedule that reduces overall water use by 50% from the average used the year prior to Stage 2 declaration, or 30% from the average used the year prior to the Stage 3 declaration. Applicants must reapply for the exception annually and provide documentation that the alternative watering schedule achieved the required water use reduction. Documentation may consist of water utility bills, pump electric utility bills, or other documentation that provides the required information.
v. Large Landscape Areas may deviate from the mandatory irrigation day restrictions by submitting to the City Manager or designee an alternative watering schedule that reduces overall water use by 60% from the average used the year prior to Stage 2 declaration, or 60% from the average used the year prior to the Stage 3 declaration. Applicants must reapply for the exception annually and provide documentation that the alternative watering schedule achieved the required water use reduction. Documentation may consist of water utility bills, pump electric utility bills, or other documentation that provides the required information.
vi. A plant establishment exception for new permanent landscapes is allowed by permit. The plant establishment exception allows for irrigation on non-watering days for a period of 21 days. Plant establishment permits are issued for new or rehabilitated landscape projects that have been approved by the Community Development Department in accordance with the State Model Water Efficient Landscape Ordinance, unless and until the City adopts a local Water Efficient Landscape Ordinance, in which case the local ordinance shall apply. Otherwise, the plant establishment exception does not apply to installation of turf or annual plants. and no more than one (1) plant establishment permit will be issued for an address per year.

2. The washing of automobiles, trucks, motorcycles, trailers, boats, airplanes, or other types of mobile equipment is permitted only on Saturday or Sunday. Exception. Washing may be done at any time on the immediate premises of a commercial carwash or fleet maintenance facility. Further, such washing may be exempted from these regulations if the health, safety and welfare of the public are contingent upon frequent vehicle cleanings, such as garbage trucks and vehicles to transport food and perishables.

3. Overseeding of lawns is prohibited. Exception is provided for maintenance of Sports Fields and golf course greens and tees.

4. Filling or re-filling ornamental lakes or ponds is prohibited, except to the extent needed to sustain aquatic life, provided that such animals are of significant value and have been actively managed within the water feature prior to implementation of Stage 2 or higher in this chapter.

5. The washing of sidewalks, driveways, parking areas, courts, patios, or other paved areas is absolutely prohibited, unless it is necessary for the health and safety of the public, in which case a low-flow high-pressure washer must be used.

6. Washing of buildings is prohibited unless preparing the building for sale or for painting, in which case a low-flow high-pressure washer must be used.

7. All outdoor mist cooling systems related to human comfort are prohibited.

8. Use of temporary water slides is prohibited.

9. Use of portable water for street cleaning with trucks, except for initial wash-down for construction purposes (if street sweeping is not feasible).

10. Use of potable water for construction purposes, such as consolidation of backfill, dust control, or other uses unless no other source of water or method can be used.

11. Stage 3 of this ordinance will be enforced by the issuance of one warning for violation before the issuance of a citation in accordance with Section

13.20.090. Citations will be issued without a warning for willful and egregious violations.

Willful and egregious violations include draining a pool without a permit or other violations as determined by the City Manager or designee.

D. Stage 4. Water Emergency. Upon implementation by the City Manager, publication of notice, and ratification by resolution of the City Council, the following restrictions shall apply to all persons in addition to the prohibited uses in section

13.20.060. Stage 4 shall terminate one (1) year after implementation unless reauthorized by the City Council by resolution.

1. Watering or irrigating lawn, landscape, or other vegetated area with potable water is prohibited. This restriction shall not apply to the following categories of use:
a. Maintenance of non-turf vegetation, including trees and shrubs, that are watered using a hand-held bucket or similar container or a hand-held hose equipped with a positive self-closing shut-off nozzle or device. b. Maintenance of existing landscape necessary for fire protection. c. Maintenance of existing landscape for soil erosion control. d. Maintenance of plant materials identified to be rare or essential to the well-being of protected species. e. Actively irrigated environmental mitigation projects. 946

2. Overseeding of lawns is prohibited.

3. Filling or re-filling ornamental lakes or ponds is prohibited, except to the extent needed to sustain aquatic life.

4. Washing of buildings is prohibited unless preparing the building for sale or for painting, in which case a low-flow high-pressure washer must be used.

5. All outdoor mist cooling systems related to human comfort are prohibited.

6. Use of temporary water slides is prohibited.

7. Draining and refilling of swimming pools is prohibited except that a pool may be drained by permit to comply with public health standards as determined by the County Health Officer or City code enforcement officer. Any resident whose swimming pool is drained by order of the City or County for failure to maintain it property will also be issued a notice of violation. The draining of pools for reasons of health and safety hazards as determined by a City officer or department of health is permitted. Drained pools may not be refilled.

8. Washing automobiles, trucks, trailers, boats, airplanes, and other vehicles is prohibited except at a commercial carwash or fleet vehicle washing facility.

9. Use of potable water for construction purposes, such as consolidation of backfill, dust control, or other uses is prohibited.

10. Stage 4 of this chapter will be enforced by the issuance of a citation in accordance with Section

13.20.090 without a
warning.
(Ord. 2019-11, 2019; Ord. 2016-08 § 2 (part), 2016)

13.20.080 Mandatory conservation phase implementation.

The City Manager or designee, with the assistance of any operator of a water utility having customers within the City, shall monitor the projected supply and demand for water within the City and shall recommend to the City Manager the extent of the conservation required through the implementation and/or termination of particular conservation stages in order to assure the water supply of the City.

Thereafter, the City Manager, as directed by administrative policies, may order that the appropriate phase of water conservation be implemented or terminated in accordance with the applicable provisions of this chapter. Said order shall be ratified by the City Council by resolution and made by public announcement and shall be published a minimum of one time in a daily newspaper of general circulation.
(Ord. 2019-11, 2019; Ord. 2015-07 § 2, 2015)

13.20.090 Enforcement.

A. It is one of the objectives of the City Council of the City that the citizens of Visalia be encouraged to voluntarily comply with the provisions of the chapter. Therefore, in furtherance of said objective, the enforcement of the chapter will permit the issuance of up to two warnings for violations of Sections

13.20.060 or

13.20.070, by way of written notices of violation to the violating water user, before the issuance of a citation for said violations B. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any person violating any provision of Sections

13.20.060 or

13.20.070 shall be deemed
guilty of an infraction and upon conviction thereof shall be punishable by a fine not to exceed six-hundred twenty-five dollars ($625.00). Each day that a violation continues shall be regarded as a new and separate offense. The fine for a first violation may be waived by attending a City water conservation class. (Ord. 2019-11, 2019; Ord. 2016-08 § 2 (part), 2016)

13.20.100 Public nuisance--Definitions.

A. In addition to any other remedies which may otherwise be available to the City, the City Council makes the following findings and declarations;
B. The waste of water, as that term is defined herein, on public or private property within the City, is found to contribute to and compound drought conditions which may, from time to time, exist in the City, to the detriment of one of our most precious and finite resources, to wit, water. Such conditions cause injury to the health, safety and general welfare of the citizens of Visalia. Therefore, the waste of water within the City, on private or public property, except as expressly permitted in this chapter, is declared to constitute a public nuisance which may be abated in an action brought on behalf of the people of the state of California, by the City attorney, in any court of competent jurisdiction. (Ord. 2019-11, 2019; Ord. 2015-07 § 2, 2015)

13.20.110 Enforcement officers.

A. All peace officers and persons authorized by law to issue citations within the City shall, in conjunction with duties imposed by the law, diligently enforce the provisions of this chapter.

B. Pursuant to the provisions of Section 836.5 of the Penal Code, the following officers and employees of the City are 947
designated as enforcement officers and authorized to issue citations for enforcement of this ordinance:

1. Director of public works;

2. City engineer;

3. Building official;

4. Industrial waste inspector;

5. Public works inspector;

6. Building inspector;

7. Neighborhood preservation manager;

8. Code enforcement officer, technician, or specialist;

9. Fire marshal;

10. Fire prevention inspector;

11. Natural resource conservation technician;

12. Water conservation education coordinator;

13. Natural resource conservation manager or designee.

C. Employees of any operator of a water utility having customers within the City, including California Water Service Company, are authorized by this chapter to issue written notices of violations of Sections

13.20.060 or

13.20.070, but are
not authorized by law to issue citations for said violations. (Ord. 2019-11, 2019; Ord. 2015-07 § 2, 2015)

13.20.120 Exceptions.

Consideration of written applications for exceptions regarding regulations and restrictions on water use not otherwise set forth in previous sections of this chapter shall be as follows:

A. Written application for exception may be granted by the City Manager or designee.

B. Exceptions may be granted if:

1. Compliance with this chapter would cause an unnecessary and undue hardship to the Applicant, including, but not limited to, adverse economic impacts, such as loss of production or jobs;

2. Compliance with this ordinance would cause a condition affecting the health, sanitation, fire protection or safety of the applicant or the public; or

3. Compliance with this chapter would prevent the use of recycled or reclaimed water which use would conserve the City's potable water supplies.
(Ord. 2019-11, 2019; Ord. 2015-07 § 2, 2015)

13.20.130 Severability.

If any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this chapter is for any reason held to be unconstitutional or invalid, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this chapter. (Ord. 2019-11, 2019; Ord. 2015-07 § 2, 2015)
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File #: 23-0248 Agenda Date: 6/19/2023 Agenda #: 1.

Agenda Item Wording:

Property owner appeal to revoke the approved Oak Tree Removal Permit #23-19 to remove a Valley Oak tree located at APN: 000-015-509 based on the City’s Arborist’s Tree Risk Assessment and applying the assessment/evaluation to the removal standards outlined in the City of Visalia’s Oak Tree Ordinance No.

12.24.035.

Deadline for Action: 6/19/2023
Submitting Department: Community Services
Contact Name and Phone Number: Alvin Dias, Parks and Facilities Manager 713-4564, [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> Department Recommendation:

It is the Community Services Department’s recommendation that the City Council deny the appeal and approve Oak Tree Removal Permit #23-19 for the removal of the 24-inch DBH (Diameter at Breast Height) Valley Oak tree located at APN: 000-015-509, Visalia CA, upholding Community Services written recommendations of approval, dated May 15, 2023.

Background Discussion:

The Community Services Department received an application for the removal of a Valley Oak tree located at APN 000-015-509 (see attached Oak Tree Removal Application). The request for the removal of two Valley Oak trees states the trees will be removed for the construction of a new block retaining wall, installation of public utilities, and street construction for the Sequoia Bend residential subdivision. A site inspection conducted by Community Services Department staff determined that the tree under appeal is located near the southeast corner of parcel APN: 000-015-509. The tree is near the property line and growing into the chain link fence.

Tree Inspection Findings: The Valley Oak tree is a 24-inch in Diameter at Breast Height (DBH) and is about 45 -feet in height and 25-feet in canopy spread. The Valley Oak tree appears to have never been pruned or maintained. The Valley Oak tree’s roots, root collar, and trunk appear to be healthy, but are encroaching directly in the area of future public utilities and local street. The Valley Oak trees crown appears to be healthy with normal growth with limbs overhanging into both properties.

Based on staff’ssite inspection of the Valley Oak tree, the tree growing into the chain link fence, and the Valley Oak trees location that precludes the construction of a new block retaining wall, installation of public utilities, and future street construction for the Sequoia Bend residential subdivision, staff issued the permit thereby permitting the removal of the Valley Oak tree.

As a result of issuing the Valley Oak tree removal permit, on May 23, 2023, the City Clerk received an email and letter from Gonzalo Landaverde, an attorney with Williams, Brodersen, Pritchett, Burke, and Ruiz LLP representing Mr. David C. Wendt appealing the removal of the Valley Oak tree. Per the attached appeal letter, Mr. Landaverde states the Valley Oak tree was improperly noticed with the Intent to Remove posting and that the Appellants were not provided documentation regarding the City of Visalia’sapproval of the tree removal Visalia City Council Printed on 6/16/2023Page 1 of 3
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application (see attached letter dated May 23, 2023).

Removal Standards for Valley Oak Trees:

The removal of Valley Oak tress is clearly defined in Chapter 12.24 Oak Tree Preservation ordinance. Under Sections 12.24.030 and 12.24.035, the City Manager or their designee, may issue the approval of the permit if substantial evidence supports one of the findings as outlined in this section. As defined in Section 12.24.035 (Removal Standards), “No removal permit shall be granted pursuant to section 12.24.030 of this Chapter unless the city manager determines that substantial evidence supports one of the following four findings.”The four findings as defined in Section 12.24.035 are provided in the attached Oak Tree Ordinance.

The findings to support the removal of the valley oak tree is based on Section 12.24.035.C.2 and

12.24.035.C.3, which states:

C. Urban forestry or land management practices warrant removal of the oak tree. An oak tree may be removed based on urban forestry or land management practices if one of the following conditions exist:

2. Removal of the oak tree will not be detrimental to the general public because the number, species, size, and location of existing trees in the area offset the removal of the oak tree, and the removal will not have an adverse effect on shade areas, air pollution, historic values, scenic beauty, and the general welfare of the city as a whole.

3. Removal of the oak tree is consistent with good urban forestry practices such as, but not limited to, the number of healthy trees the subject parcel of land will support.

Staff determined that the findings under Section 12.24.035.C.2 and 12.24.035.C.2 are met, and Oak Tree Removal Permit #23-19 can be issued. The basis for this is due to the number of Valley Oak Trees present in the area along Mill Creek, and that the applicant will be installing several Valley Oak Trees as part of the development’slandscaping along Mill Creek to mitigate the loss of the valley oak tree to be removed per the request.

Based on the information contained in the report, and the findings being met to issue the oak tree removal permit, staff recommends the City Council deny the appeal.

Visalia Municipal Code section 12.24.020 Definitions:

As used in this chapter, the following terms are defined in this section:
“City Manager” means the city manager of the city or his or her designated representative.

Visalia Municipal Code section 12.24.035 Removal Standards:

No removal permit shall be granted pursuant to section 12.24.030 of this Chapter unless the city manager determines that substantial evidence supports one of the following four findings:

3. Removal of the oak tree is consistent with good urban forestry practices such as, but not limited to, the number of healthy trees the subject parcel of land will support.

Based on the aforementioned reasons and applicable sections of the Oak Tree Ordinance, staff recommends denial of the appeal.

Fiscal Impact:

N/A
Prior Council Action: None
Other: N/A
Alternatives: Approve the appeal by Mr. Wendt to deny Valley Oak tree removal permit #23-19 of the Valley Oak tree at APN 000-015-509.

Recommended Motion (and Alternative Motions if expected):

I move to deny the appeal and approve Valley Oak Tree Removal Permit #23-19 to remove the Valley Oak tree located at APN: 000-015-509 based on the City’s Arborist’s Tree Risk Assessment and applying the assessment/evaluation to the removal standards as outlined in the City of Visalia’s Oak Tree Ordinance Sections 12.24.035.C.2 and 12.24.035. C.3.

Environmental Assessment Status: N/A
CEQA Review: N/A
Attachments:
· Copy of the Valley Oak Tree Removal Permit #23-19,
· Oak Tree Ordinance, Oak Tree Removal Application,
· Letter from Mr. Ladaverde attorney at law,
· Site Map,
· Posting Photos.

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Chapter 12.24

OAK TREE PRESERVATION
Sections:

Article 1. Purpose and Definitions

12.24.010 Purpose.

12.24.020 Definitions.

Article 2. Destruction Prohibition - Removal Permit Requirements

12.24.025 Willful destruction of oak trees prohibited.

12.24.030 Oak tree removal permit required.

12.24.035 Removal standards.

12.24.037 Mitigation requirements.

12.24.040 Notice of action and appeals.

12.24.050 Emergencies.

Article 3. Pruning Standards and Requirements

12.24.060 Pruning notice required.

12.24.070 I.S.A. pruning standards.

12.24.080 Copies of standards on file.

12.24.090 Enforcement.

12.24.100 Public assistance for property owners.

12.24.110 Oak maintenance fund.

Article 4.

Development Proposals; Protection of Oak Trees

12.24.120 Encroachment into drip-line of oak trees during construction.

12.24.130 Building permits.

12.24.140 Willful destruction of oak trees.

12.24.150 City projects.

Article 5. Enforcement

12.24.155 Enforcement.

12.24.160 Nuisances.

12.24.170 Abatement.

12.24.180 Notice of hearing to abate.

12.24.190 Form of proper service of notice.

12.24.200 Hearing by city council.

12.24.210 Service on owner of resolution to abate.

12.24.220 Record of cost for abatement.

12.24.230 Hearing and proceedings.

12.24.240 Assignment of costs against property--Lien.

12.24.250 Authority.

12.24.260 Penalties.

12.24.270 Severability.

Article 1.

Purpose and Definitions

12.24.010 Purpose.
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A. In order to promote the public health, safety and general welfare, to enhance the beauty of Visalia and to complement and strengthen zoning, subdivision and land use standards and regulations, while at the same time recognizing individual rights to develop private property, the city council finds it necessary to establish basic standards, measures and compliance requirements for the preservation and protection of native Valley oak trees and landmark trees.

B. The provisions of this chapter are enacted to:

1. Enhance natural scenic beauty;

2. Assist in the overall goal of preservation, maintenance and regeneration of a healthy urban forest and tree cover;

3. Promote the conservation of energy resources and regulation of temperature through the provision of shade, evaporative cooling and wind break provided by trees;

4. Improve the quality of air, water, and soil resources;

5. Sustain and enhance property values;

6. Promote the well-being of the community;

7. Provide for recreational settings, wildlife habitat, and ecological balance;

8. Provide for safety through responsible and safe standards for the trimming and/or removal of oak trees;

9. Promote Visalia's unique identity.
(Ord. 2007-02 § 2 (part), 2007; Ord. 9907 § 2 (part), 1999)

12.24.020 Definitions.

As used in this chapter, the following terms are defined in this section:
“City Manager” means the city manager of the city or his or here designated representative. "Crown-drip-line" means the outer perimeter of an oak tree's canopy. "Oak tree" means Valley Oak Tree (Quercus lobata). "Oak tree" may also mean a "landmark tree." "Landmark tree" means any native or non-native tree recognized by city council resolution for its age, size, location, outstanding habitat value, superior beauty, historical, and/or cultural significance. "Person" means individuals, associations, corporations, public agencies, joint ventures, partnerships, independent contractors, and other agents and employees.
"Pruning standards" means those pruning standards established by the Western Chapter of the International Society of Arboriculture dated 1995, as revised by the Society from time to time, and as amended by this chapter. (Ord. 2021-03 § 2, 2021; Ord. 2007-02 § 2 (part), 2007; Ord. 2003-07 § 1, 2003; Ord. 9907 § 2 (part), 1999) Article 2.

Destruction Prohibition - Removal Permit Requirements

12.24.025 Willful destruction of oak trees prohibited.

It is unlawful for any person to willfully remove, destroy, damage, mutilate, poison, or attempt to kill an oak tree in the city, except as may be allowed pursuant to a removal permit as provided for in Section

12.24.030 of this Chapter, or as
designated in a notice to prune an oak tree that satisfies of Article 3 of this Chapter.

As used in this section, the term
"damage" shall include the pruning of an oak tree in a manner that is inconsistent with the pruning standards as established by section

12.24.070.
(Ord. 2007-02 § 2 (part), 2007)

12.24.030 Oak tree removal permit required.

A. Any person desiring to destroy or remove an oak tree with a trunk diameter of eighteen (18) inches or greater at a point 4.5 feet above the root crown (also referred to as "18 inches Diameter Breast Height (D.B.H.)") on private or public property must first apply for and obtain a removal permit. Such application shall be in writing to the city clerk, who shall
forward such application to the city manager of the city or their designee. The application shall contain the number, size and location of the oak trees and a brief statement of the reason of the requested action.

Within five calendar days of receipt of such application, the city manager or their designee shall post a notice on the subject tree, in a manner reasonably intended to inform the general public, stating that an application for removal of the tree has been filed and is pending with the city manager or their designee.

Within fourteen calendar days of receipt of such
application, the city manager or their designee shall inspect the premises whereon such oak trees are located, and shall issue an intended decision in writing as to whether or not the application will be approved, and if so, what mitigation shall be required as a condition to approval, consistent with Section

12.24.035 below; provided, however, that failure to render an intended decision within such period shall not be deemed approval.

C. The city manager or their designee shall not grant a removal permit unless one of three findings enumerated in Section

12.24.035 can be made based on substantial evidence and, where necessary, expert advice of a certified arborist.

The
applicant may submit his or her own supporting material, including a report of an independent certified arborist, for consideration by the city manager.

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the weight and value to be given to such independent reports.

D. Upon determination that one of the three findings enumerated in Section

12.24.035 can be met and a removal permit
may be granted, the city manager or their designee shall establish mitigation requirements in a manner consistent with the policy to be developed and implemented pursuant to Section

12.24.037. No mitigation shall be required for oak trees removed pursuant to subsections A. or C. of section

12.24.035, unless the city manager or their designee determines that the applicant's negligence or willful conduct contributed to the decline of the health of the oak tree.

The mitigation
requirements established by the city manager or their designee shall attach to the permit as conditions, and shall be enforceable as a lien against the applicant's real property.

In no event shall the availability of mitigation measures, or the willingness of the applicant to agree to such measures, be a factor in determining whether removal of the tree is warranted. (Ord. 2021- 03 § 2, 2021; Ord. 2007-02 § 2 (part), 2007; Ord. 9907 § 2 (part), 1999)

12.24.035 Removal standards.

No removal permit shall be granted pursuant to section

12.24.030 of this Chapter unless the city manager determines that substantial evidence supports one of the following three findings:

A. The general health of the oak tree warrants removal.

A removal permit may be granted based on the health of the tree only if one of the following tests can be satisfied:

1. The oak tree is in danger of falling or is deemed to be structurally unsound, according to generally accepted arboricultural standards, and is in proximity to existing or proposed structures; or

2. The oak tree is a host for plant, pest, or disease endangering other species of trees or plants with infection or infestations.

3. Protection of pre-existing improvements that have been interfered with by the oak tree, or otherwise allow the reasonable enjoyment of private property.

4. The oak tree is causing damage to a dwelling, building or structure, including foundational support for same, and/or damaging the essential utilities servicing the dwelling, building or structure. A professional evaluation by a certified arborist, licensed plumber, landscape architect or structural engineer detailing the damage being caused shall be required as part of the application for removal permit identified in Section

12.24.030.

B. Removal of the oak tree is necessary to allow construction of new improvements or the repair or protection of pre- existing improvements that have been interfered with by the oak tree, or otherwise allow the reasonable enjoyment of private property.

The city manager shall apply the following factors in determining the necessity of removal of an oak tree for purposes of this subsection:

1. The size and age of the oak tree to be removed, and its historic, aesthetic or cultural value; a larger, older and more historically, aesthetically, or culturally valuable tree may be removed only if each of the other factors weigh heavily in favor of removal.

2. The necessity of the removal of the oak tree for new construction or expansion of existing improvements.

3. The lack of any reasonable alternative to the proposed improvement that does not require removal of the oak tree.

The availability of funds from the Oak Tree Maintenance Fund to assist the property owner in repairing or reconfiguring improvements in a manner to save an oak tree should be taken into account in determining whether reasonable alternatives to removal exist such that a permit on this grounds should not be granted.

C. Urban forestry or land management practices warrant removal of the oak tree.

An oak tree may be removed based on
urban forestry or land management practices if one of the following conditions exist:

1. Removal of the oak tree will substantially benefit the topography of the land and the soil retention, water retention, and diversion or increased flow of surface waters.

3. Removal of the oak tree is consistent with good urban forestry practices such as, but not limited to, the number of healthy trees the subject parcel of land will support.

4. The property owner proposing to remove the tree can establish by adequate proof that the subject tree did not exist prior to the current owner's purchase of the property; this provision shall only apply to trees with a DBH of six (6) inches or less.
(Ord. 2021-03 § 2, 2021; Ord. 2007-02 § 2 (part), 2007)

12.24.037
Mitigation requirements.

In recognition and furtherance of the purposes of this Chapter, as enumerated in Section

12.24.010, it is the policy of the
City of Visalia that property owners who are granted a permit to remove an oak tree pursuant to Subparagraph B. of section

12.24.035 offset the loss of the oak tree by either replacing the oak tree removed with new oak trees on the same property 958
(in-kind mitigation) or by paying mitigation fees intended to be used for the establishment of new oak trees on other property or on public property for the benefit of the general public (in-lieu mitigation).

In furtherance of this policy, the city manager
shall develop an Oak Tree Mitigation Policy establishing in-kind and in-lieu mitigation measures to be required for oak tree removals.

The Oak Tree Mitigation Policy, and any subsequent amendment thereto, shall be submitted to the city council for approval by resolution.
(Ord. 2007-02 § 2 (part), 2007)

12.24.040 Notice of action and appeals.

A. Notice of the city manager’s
intended decision on a permit application submitted pursuant to section

12.24.030 shall be
given by personal delivery or first class mail to the applicant and to any person filing a written request with the city manager
for notice of all permit approvals under this ordinance.

Further, notice of the intended decision shall be posted on the subject tree in a manner reasonably intend to inform the general public of the decision, and the right to appeal.

B. Any person aggrieved or affected by the city manager’s intended decision, or any member of the city council, may appeal the intended decision to the city council by filing a written notice of appeal with the city clerk within ten business days, excluding weekends and holidays, after the delivery or mailing of the notice. Any such notice of appeal shall be accompanied by an appeal fee in the amount specified by the city council.

C. If no appeal is filed within such time, the city manager shall promptly implement the intended decision by denying or issuing the permit, with or without conditions. An appeal automatically stay execution of the implementation of the intended decision until the appeal has been considered and decided by the city council. (A member of the city council shall be exempt from the requirement of an appeal fee).

D. The city clerk shall place all such appeals on the agenda of the next regular council meeting and shall give notice to the applicant and/or appellant. The city council shall consider and decide all issues raised in the appeal, and the decision of the council shall be final. (Ord. 2007-02 § 2 (part), 2007; Ord. 9907 § 2 (part), 1999)

12.24.050 Emergencies.

A. In the case of emergency caused by the dangerous condition of an oak tree requiring immediate action for the protection of life or property, a tree may be cut down in whole or in part on the order of the city manager or any on-duty public works or public safety personnel.

B. Public utilities subject to the jurisdiction of the Public Utilities Commission of the state of California may also take such action as may be necessary to maintain a safe operation for their facilities. (Ord. 2007-02 § 2 (part), 2007; Ord. 9907 § 2 (part), 1999)
Article 3.

Pruning Standards and Requirements

12.24.060 Pruning notice required
A. Except in cases of emergencies as described in Section

12.24.050, no person shall prune or cause to be pruned any oak tree with a trunk diameter of ten (10) inches or greater at a point 4.5 feet above the root crown (also referred to as "10 inches Diameter Breast Height (D.B.H.)") within the city without first submitting a completed oak tree intent to prune notice with the city manager, as provided herein.

B. The notice shall be delivered to the city manager prior to the start of the work to be performed.

C. The notice shall be in a form as provided by the city manager and shall include the following information:

1. The name, address and telephone number of the property owner.

2. The name, address and telephone number of the person(s) intending to prune the tree.

3. The date(s) of the pruning.

4. A description of the tree(s) to be pruned including the approximate size and location of the tree with sufficient specificity to enable the city manager to precisely locate and identify the subject tree(s).

5. If the work is to be performed in any public right-of-way, proof of insurance coverage for general liability, property damage, and workers' compensation in case of injury or damage to person or property.

6. Proof of the possession of a valid city business license.

D. A copy of the notice must be in the possession of the person pruning the oak tree at all times during the course of the work being performed.
(Ord. 2021-03 § 2, 2021; Ord. 2007-02 § 2 (part), 2007; Ord. 9907 § 2 (part), 1999)

12.24.070 I.S.A. pruning standards.

That certain document known and designated as ANSI A300 Pruning Standards and the International Society of Arboriculture Best Management Practices for Tree Pruning, as amended from time to time, is adopted by the council of the city as the standards for pruning trees located within the city to all intents and purposes and to the same effect as if each and every section, paragraph, sub-paragraph, word, phase, clause or illustration contained therein were fully set forth herein 959
except for the deletion of any provisions as provided for in the chapter. A copy of such standards shall be on file with the city clerk and shall be available for purchase in the office of the city clerk. (Ord. 2007-02 § 2 (part), 2007; Ord. 9907 § 2 (part), 1999)

12.24.080 Copies of standards on file.

Reference is made to three copies of said standards filed in the office of the city clerk of the city which are now so filed for full particulars of said pruning standards. (Ord. 9907 § 2 (part), 1999)

12.24.090 Enforcement.

Except as otherwise provided herein, the provisions of this chapter shall be administered and enforced by the director in his or her capacity as enforcement officer. In the enforcement of this chapter such enforcement officer and his or her deputies may enter upon private or public property to examine any oak tree, and may issue citations for any violations of this chapter. (Ord. 9907 § 2 (part), 1999)

12.24.100 Public assistance for property owners.

A. If the city manager determines that a property owner, who has submitted a notice of intent to prune or remove an oak tree, cannot properly prune or remove his or her oak tree without the assistance of a professional tree trimmer, and that said property owner cannot afford to hire a professional tree trimmer because he or she does not have the financial resources to pay for such services, the city manager may provide financial assistance to said property owner for the purpose of pruning or removal of the tree or trees, if all the following conditions are met and funds are available:

1. The property owner uses the property where the tree(s) is located as his or her principal place of residence;

2. The aggregate gross income of all persons eighteen (18) years of age or older residing on the property does not exceed the minimum amount as may be set from time to time, by resolution of the city council, pursuant to this subdivision; and

3. The city manager determines that it is necessary to prune or remove the tree to remove hazardous conditions, remove disease, rot, pests, other harmful conditions, or promote healthy growth of the tree(s).

B. Such financial assistance may include, but not be limited to, low interest loans, work done by the city with the cost borne in part or in whole by the property owner, work done by the city with the cost borne by the city to be repaid by the property owner upon such terms as the city and property owner shall agree, or any combination thereof. (Ord. 2021-03 § 2, 2021; Ord. 2007-02 § 2 (part), 2007; Ord. 9907 § 2 (part), 1999)

12.24.110 Oak maintenance fund.

For purposes of providing such financial assistance as described in Section

12.24.100, and for accomplishing the oak tree
mitigation goals as described in the Oak Tree Mitigation Policy developed pursuant to Section

12.24.037, it is established
the "oak maintenance fund" which shall be funded either in part or in whole by those portions of fines which may be assessed by the courts, or through the administrative penalty process, known as "civil penalty assessments" for violations of this chapter, and by mitigation fee payments ordered pursuant to the Oak Tree Mitigation Policy established pursuant to Section

12.24.037.

The Oak Tree Maintenance Fund shall be managed as described in the Oak Tree Mitigation Policy. (Ord. 2007-02 § 2 (part), 2007; Ord. 9907 §2 (part), 1999)
Article 4.

Development proposals; protection of oak trees

12.24.120 Encroachment into drip-line of oak trees during construction.

A. With respect to any application for a building or development permit, all encroachment by permanent structures into the crown drip-line of a Valley Oak is prohibited unless approved by the City Manager or his/her designee.

If encroachment
into the crown drip line is approved, the city shall require special construction techniques to be employed, as determined by the city manager.

B. The existing ground surface within crown-drip-line (measured horizontally) of the trunk of any oak tree shall not be cut, filled, compacted or paved without the consent of the city manager. Tree wells may be used when advisable. Excavation adjacent to any oak tree shall not be permitted where material damage to the root system will result.

C. The city council shall, by resolution adopt guidelines for commercial, industrial, and residential development and construction on property within the city, and city-initiated projects, where any oak tree is located. Such guidelines adopted pursuant to this subsection shall be made a part of this subsection and shall be enforced as hereinafter set forth. (Ord. 2007-
02 § 2 (part), 2007; Ord. 2003-07 § 2, 2003; Res. 2003-61 (part), 2003; Ord. 9907 § 2 (part), 1999)

12.24.130 Building permits.

A. When any building permit, grading permit, or development permit is applied for pursuant to the city code and a proposed structure or construction project would require the destruction, removal, or pruning of an oak tree, or encroachment into the crown-drip-line of an oak tree, said permit shall not issue until the city manager has confirmed that all requirements of this chapter, including the obtaining of a removal or pruning permit or the imposition of encroachment conditions, can be met
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the crow-drip-line be allowed until all requirements of the chapter are met and a building permit with appropriate conditions and oak tree removal permit are issued.

The issuance of a building permit notwithstanding this section shall in no event serve as a defense to a violation of any provision of this Chapter.

B. In the event a permit to destroy or remove an oak tree is issued in order to enable the applicant to carry out some project of development or improvement of the property, such permit shall be valid and effective only in connection with the actual accomplishment of such project.

C. In the event conditions related to removal or pruning of oak trees, or encroachment into the crown-drip-line, are attached to a building, grading or development permit, a minimum $10,000 deposit (or amount deemed necessary by the city manager) shall be posted and maintained to ensure compliance with such conditions.

The deposit shall be posted in a form
approved by the City Attorney prior to any grading or movement of heavy equipment onto the site or issuance of any permits.

Each violation of any condition regarding tree preservation shall result in forfeiture of a portion or the entirety of the deposit, at the discretion of the city manger.

No deposit shall be required where the potential impacts to oak trees, and the required conditions to avoid such impacts, although present, are minimal. (Ord. 2007-02 § 2 (part), 2007; Ord. 9907 § 2
(part), 1999)

12.24.140 Willful destruction of oak trees.

It is unlawful for any person to willfully destroy, mutilate, poison, or attempt to kill an oak tree in the city. Exceptions to this section are to be found in Section

12.24.050 which provides for emergency destruction, removal, or pruning of an oak tree. (Ord. 9907 § 2 (part), 1999)

12.24.150 City projects.

City-initiated projects should comply with standards referred to in Section

12.24.120. (Ord. 2007-02 § 2 (part), 2007; Ord.
9907 § 2 (part), 1999)
Article 5.

Enforcement

12.24.155 Enforcement.

Except as otherwise provided herein, the provisions of this chapter shall be administered and enforced by the city manager in his or her capacity as enforcement officer. In the enforcement of this chapter such enforcement officer and his or her deputies may enter upon private or public property to examine any oak tree, and may issue citations for any violations of this chapter.
(Ord. 2007-02 §
2 (part), 2007)

12.24.160 Nuisances.

A. It is declared a public nuisance for any person owning, leasing, occupying or having charge of any premises in the city which has one or more oak trees located thereon to intentionally, negligently accidentally, or otherwise maintain said premises in such a manner so as to cause harm to and of said oak trees, by reason of any of the following conditions:

1. Water saturation or deprivation;

2. Nailing, screwing, stapling, bolting, or otherwise attaching boards, fences, signs, placards, posters, or other material which might cause injury to the oak tree;

3. Neglect in the pruning or trimming of overgrown, diseased, decaying, dead, or rotting limbs, branches and foliage.

B. In addition to enforcing provisions of this code that constitute a public nuisance through criminal citations, civil action or administrative enforcement, the city manager may enforce against and abate any and all nuisances declared pursuant to this section in a manner consistent with applicable provisions of the Visalia Municipal Code pertaining to the procedure for abatement of nuisances, or absent such provisions, in a manner consistent with the laws of the State of California pertaining to abatement of nuisances. (Ord. 2007-02 § 2 (part), 2007; Ord. 9907 § 2 (part), 1999)

12.24.170 Abatement.

All premises or oak trees declared to be such public nuisances and ordered to be abated may be abated by watering, conditioning the soil, constructing berms, pruning or trimming, or removing offending materials affixed to the tree which might cause injury to said tree, pursuant to the procedures set forth in this code. (Ord. 9907 § 2 (part), 1999)

12.24.180 Notice of hearing to abate.

A. Within thirty (30) days of the passage of said resolution, the city clerk shall cause to be conspicuously posted on the premises, where the oak tree(s) are located, a certified copy of the resolution of the city council, which said notices shall be titled: "NOTICE OF HEARING" in letters of not less than one inch in height and shall be substantially in the following form:

NOTICE OF HEARING

TO ABATE NUISANCE
Notice is hereby given that on the

day of

, the City Council of the City of Visalia passed a resolution declaring that certain Oak Tree(s) located or standing upon that certain lot, piece or parcel of land, situated in the City of Visalia, State 961
of California, known and designated as, in said City, and more particularly described as Lot No., Tract No., or name of subdivision in said City, constitutes a public nuisance and must be abated by the rehabilitation of such premises by the watering, pruning, trimming, or other methods; otherwise said nuisance will be abated by the municipal authorities of the City, in which case the cost of such rehabilitation, watering, pruning or trimming will be assessed upon the land on which said Oak Tree(s) is or are located and such cost will constitute a lien upon such land until paid. (Reference is hereby made to said resolution for further particulars.)
B. The city clerk shall cause to be served upon the owner of each of the oak tree(s) declared to be a public nuisance and sought to be rehabilitated by watering, pruning or trimming one copy of said notice and a certified copy of the resolution of the city council, in accordance with these provisions.

C. Said notices and resolutions must be posted and served as aforesaid, at least thirty (30) days before the time fixed for the hearing before the city council and proof of posting and service of such notices and resolutions shall be made by affidavit which shall be filed with the city council. (Ord. 9907 § 2 (part), 1999)

12.24.190 Form of proper service of notice.

Proper service of said notice and resolution shall be by personal service upon the person owning the property as such person's name and address appears on the last equalized assessment roll, if he is found within the city limits, or if he is not to be found within the city limits, by depositing a copy of said notice and resolution in the U.S. post office properly enclosed in a sealed envelope and with the posting thereon fully prepaid. Said mail shall be registered or certified and addressed to said owner at the last known address of said owner. The service is complete at the time of deposit. (Ord. 9907 § 2 (part), 1999)

12.24.200 Hearing by city council.

A. At the time stated in the notices, the city council shall hear and consider all objections or protests, shall receive testimony and other evidence from owners, witnesses and parties interested relative to such alleged public nuisance and as to rehabilitation of such premises by the watering, pruning or trimming, or by other abatement thereof, and may continue the hearing from time to time.

B. Upon the conclusion of said hearing, the city council shall allow or overrule any or all of said protests. If the city council finds that good and sufficient cause does exist why said premises should be rehabilitated, or oak tree(s) should be watered pruned, trimmed, or treated, the city council shall prepare and file a report of such findings with the city clerk.

C. Following said public hearing, the city council may by resolution order the director to abate said nuisance, after a period of thirty (30) days, by having the oak tree(s) watered, pruned, trimmed, treated, or the nuisance otherwise abated, and the director and his or her authorized representatives are hereby expressly authorized to enter upon private property for that purpose. (Ord. 9907 § 2 (part), 1999)

12.24.210 Service on owner of resolution to abate.

A copy of said resolution ordering the director to abate said nuisance shall be served upon the owner of said property in accordance with the provisions of this chapter and shall contain a detailed list of needed corrections. Any property owner shall have the right to have any such oak tree(s) watered, pruned, trimmed, treated, or the nuisance otherwise abated at his or her own expense, provided the same is completed prior to the expiration of the time set forth in said resolution. (Ord. 9907 § 2 (part), 1999)

12.24.220 Record of cost for abatement.

The director shall keep an account of the cost (including incidental expenses) of abating such nuisance on each separate lot, or parcel of land where the work has been done and shall render an itemized report in writing to the city council showing the cost of watering, pruning, trimming, or treating said oak tree(s), and incidental expenses, on each separate lot or parcel of land; provided, that before said report is submitted to the city council, a copy of the same shall be posted for at least five days upon the premises or property upon which such oak tree(s) are situated, or the nuisance committed, together with a notice of the time when said report shall be submitted to the city council for confirmation; and a copy of said report and notice shall be served upon the owner of said property, in accordance with the provisions of this chapter at least five days prior to submitting the same to the council; proof of said posting and service shall be made by affidavit and filed with city clerk. The term "incidental expenses" shall include, but not be limited to the expenses and costs of the city in the preparation of notices, specifications and contacts, and in inspecting the work, and the costs of printing and mailing required hereunder. (Ord. 9907 § 2 (part), 1999)

12.24.230 Hearing and proceedings.

At the date and time fixed for receiving and considering said report the city council shall hear and pass upon the report of the director, together with any objection or protests which may be raised by any of the owners of property liable to be assessed for the work of abating such nuisance any other interest persons. Thereupon, the city council may make such revision, correction or modification in the report as it may deem just, after which by resolution the report, as submitted, or as revised, corrected or modified, shall be confirmed; provided that said hearing or consideration may be continued from time to time. The decision of the city council on all protests and objections which may be made, shall be final and conclusive. (Ord. 9907 § 2 (part), 1999)
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12.24.240 Assignment of costs against property--Lien.

The amount of the costs of abating such nuisance upon any lot or parcel of land, as confirmed by the city council, shall constitute a special assessment against the respective lot or parcel of land, and as thus keep a lien on said property for the amount of such assessment. After the confirmation of said report, a copy shall be turned over to the assessor and the tax collector of the county of Tulare, acting on behalf of the city, whereupon it shall be the duty of said assessor and tax collector to add the amounts of the respective assessments to the next regular bills of taxes levied against the said respective lots and parcels for land for municipal purposes, and thereafter said amounts shall be collected at the same time and in the same manner as other municipal taxes are collected, and shall be subject to the same penalties and the same procedure under foreclosure and sale in case of delinquency as provided for other municipal taxes. (Ord. 9907 § 2 (part), 1999)

12.24.250 Authority.

Any and all nuisances declared and abated hereunder shall be processed pursuant to the authority set forth in Sections 38771 et seq., of the Government Code of the state of California, in the manner described herein above. (Ord. 9907 § 2 (part), 1999)

12.24.260 Penalties.

A. Unless otherwise noted herein, a violation of any provision of this Chapter shall constitute a misdemeanor.

B. Any violation of any provision of Sections

12.24.060 and

12.24.070 shall be deemed an infraction and be punishable upon conviction as hereinafter set forth.

C. Any person convicted of a misdemeanor under this chapter shall be punished by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) and/or six months in the county jail. Each day that a violation continues shall be regarded as a separate offense.

D. Any person convicted of an infraction of this chapter shall be punished by a fine not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500.00). Each day the violation continues shall be regarded as a new and separate offense.

E. Upon a person being convicted of any violation under this chapter, the court shall, in addition to, or in lieu of, the above penalties, or any other penalty provided and imposed under this chapter, order the defendant to pay a civil penalty assessment to the City of Visalia to be used in the manner described in the Oak Tree Maintenance Fund, as described in Section

12.24.110 herein, which Civil Penalty is designed as restitution to compensate the city and the community for the loss or diminution of economic, aesthetic, environmental, and property values resulting from the loss of any oak tree or portion thereof, and for the city's costs and attorney's fees in prosecuting the matter. In cases of un-permitted removal of an oak tree in violation of Section

12.24.025, such civil penalty shall be calculated by doubling the in-lieu mitigation amount as indicated in the Oak Tree Mitigation Policy implemented pursuant to Section

12.24.037, which would have been imposed for
the specific tree had a permit been obtained. In cases of purposeful damage to an oak tree in violation of Section

12.24.025,
the civil penalty imposed shall be calculated by multiplying one half times the in-lieu mitigation amount as indicated in the Oak Tree Mitigation Policy implemented pursuant to Section

12.24.037, which would have been imposed for the specific tree had a removal permit been obtained.

F. Any violation of any provision of this chapter may result in the immediate suspension of any permit previously issued for the construction and/or development of property upon which said violation occurred, until compliance with all mitigation measures required by this ordinance is demonstrated to the satisfaction of the city manager. (Ord. 2007-02 § 2 (part), 2007; Ord. 9907 § 2 (part), 1999)

12.24.270 Severability.

A. If any section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause, or phrase of this chapter is held to be unconstitutional or invalid or ineffective by any court or tribunal of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity or effectiveness of the remaining portions of this chapter, or any part thereof.

B. If the application of any provision of this chapter or any person, property, or circumstance is found to be unconstitutional or invalid or ineffective in whole or in part by any court or tribunal of competent jurisdiction, the effect of such decision shall be limited to the person, property, or circumstance immediately involved in the controversy, and the application of any such provision to other persons, properties or circumstances shall not be affected. (Ord. 2007-02 § 2 (part), 2007; Ord. 9907 § 2 (part), 1999)
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Staff Report
Visalia City Council
707 W. Acequia
Visalia, CA 93291
File #: 23-0244 Agenda Date: 6/19/2023 Agenda #: 2.

Agenda Item Wording:

Authorization to allow the City of Visalia to place items contested during the June 5, 2023, public hearing on the Miscellaneous Special Assessments on the Tulare County secured property tax roll.

Deadline for Action: 6/19/2023
Submitting Department: Finance and Technology Services
Contact Name and Phone Number: Ruth Pena, 713-4327
Department Recommendation:

After holding a Public Hearing on June 5, 2023, it is recommended that two of the three contested items be placed on the Miscellaneous Special Assessments of the Tulare County secured property tax roll for collection.

Payments can be made by June 30, 2023 to avoid the assessment being placed on the tax roll.

Background Discussion:

In general, the current process of holding a public hearing for determining whether to place certain assessments, fines and delinquent costs on the tax roll is a limited process. The only issue to be determined by the Council is whether the assessment or fine is owed and the code procedure followed, not whether the assessment or fine was properly assessed in the first instance. In all cases, an administrative appeal hearing process has been provided to determine the substance of the issue, and there is no further appeal to the City Council.

Pursuant to Visalia Municipal Code Sections 15.44.040 and 8.40.060, administrative costs associated with overseeing the abatement of the conditions constituting a public nuisance (including the cost of inspections) may be assessed and made a lien on the real property where the public nuisance exists or existed.

The City has put in place an administrative enforcement procedure (Visalia Municipal Code Chapter

1.13) that allows property owners to appeal both the determination that a nuisance exists as well as the assessment of inspection fees through an administrative process, culminating in a hearing before an Administrative Hearing Officer, which results in a final Administrative Enforcement Order. Under this process, if the appellant disagrees with the Hearing Officer’s decision, the appellant has 90 days to appeal the decision to the Superior Court - there is no appeal to the City Council.

Only after all administrative and court appeals periods have expired is the City authorized to place unpaid fines and abatement fees (including inspection fees) on the Tulare County property tax roll for collection.

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File #: 23-0244 Agenda Date: 6/19/2023 Agenda #: 2.

Following this process, the Finance Department presented the Council with a resolution on June 5, 2023, to place unpaid fees on the Tulare County property tax roll for collection. All of these fees are from cases for which the property owner has not appealed within the statutory time frame.

During the Public Hearing held on June 5, 2023, two individuals objected to three of the proposed tax roll assessments. Of the three contested items, two are being recommended to be placed on the Miscellaneous Special Assessments of the Tulare County secured property tax roll for collection and one has been resolved and placement on the tax roll is no longer necessary.

Recommended to Place on Tax Roll:

1. Property Owner: Dave Rampey
Property Address: 2445 S Hall Street
APN: 122-071-017
Lien Amount: $351.42
The Finance Department and Utility Billing have determined that the property at 2445 S Hall is still owned by Dave Rampey. Services were rendered at this property which gets charged to the property owner. If the property owner is deceased these charges will need to be paid before the property is sold. This typically happens during the close of escrow. Staff recommends placing the 2022 charges of $351.42 on the property taxes. Attachment 2 provides additional information on the details of the procedures that were followed.

2. Property Owner: Dave Rampey
Property Address: 2507 S Hall Street
APN: 122-071-018
Lien Amount: $255.16
The Finance Department and Utility Billing have determined that the property at 2507 S Hall is still owned by Dave Rampey. Services were rendered at this property which gets charged to the property owner. If the property owner is deceased these charges will need to be paid before the property is sold. This typically happens during the close of escrow. Staff recommends placing the 2022 charges of $255.16 on the property taxes. Attachment 3 provides additional information on the details of the procedures that were followed.

Not Recommended to Place on Tax Roll:

3. Property Owner: Alfred Barajas
Property Address: 1707 W Whitendale
APN: 122-320-015
Lien Amount: $12,300.00
The property owner submitted verification that the property is now in compliance per his compliance agreement with Code Enforcement. Fines and fees in the amount of $12,300.00 will be removed from the tax lien process. There is no attachment for this item.

Fiscal Impact:

Without placement on the Tax Roll, these charges for services are unlikely to be recovered.

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File #: 23-0244 Agenda Date: 6/19/2023 Agenda #: 2.

Prior Council Action: City Council Public Hearing on June 5, 2023.

Other: N/A
Alternatives: Do not authorize the Finance Department to place parcel 122-071-017 and 122-071- 018 on the Miscellaneous Special Assessment of the Tulare County secured tax roll.

Recommended Motion (and Alternative Motions if expected):

Adoption of Resolution 2023-___ that allows the City of Visalia to place the assessment for parcels 122-071-017 and 122-071-018 on the miscellaneous assessments of the Tulare County secured tax roll for collection.

Environmental Assessment Status: N/A
CEQA Review: N/A
Attachments: Attachment 1: Resolution No. 2023- ; Attachment 2: 122-071-017 (2445 S Hall St); Attachment 3: 122-071-018 (2507 S Hall St)
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ATTACHMENT 1

RESOLUTION NO. 2023-

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF VISALIA

CERTIFYING TO THE COUNTY THE VALIDITY OF THE LEGAL PROCESS USED TO

PLACE MISCELLANEOUS SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS ON THE SECURED TAX ROLL

WHEREAS, Sections 38771-38775 of the Government Code authorizes cities to declare what constitutes a nuisance, establish a procedure for the abatement of a nuisance, and make the cost of abatement of a nuisance a special assessment against the parcel; and

WHEREAS, the written notices have been mailed to all delinquent accounts, and the required public hearing has been held as specified by the Visalia Ordinance Code; and

WHEREAS, a public hearing was held on June 5, 2023; and

WHEREAS, the City is placing miscellaneous special assessments on the Tulare County secured property tax roll for collection; and

WHEREAS, the City has complied with all laws pertaining to the levy of the special assessments to be collected; and

WHEREAS, the matter of the outstanding delinquent utility billing fees, with Dave Rampey, 2445 S Hall Street, 122-071-017, $351.42, has been confirmed to be correct, and the fee assessment is recommended to be placed on the tax roll for collection; and

WHEREAS, the matter of the outstanding delinquent utility billing fees, with Dave Rampey, 2507 S Hall Street, 122-071-018, $255.16, has been confirmed to be correct, and the fee assessment is recommended to be placed on the tax roll for collection.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Visalia that the following items be added to the certified list of Miscellaneous Special Assessments, and direct the Finance Director to give the updated list to the Tulare County Auditor for placement on the secured tax roll for collection:

1. The delinquent utility billing special assessment,
Dave Rampey, 2445 S Hall Street, 122-071-017, $351.42

2. The delinquent utility billing special assessment,
Dave Rampey, 2507 S Hall Street, 122-071-018, $255.16

PASSED AND ADOPTED:

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File #: 23-0092 Agenda Date: 6/19/2023 Agenda #: 3.

Agenda Item Wording:

Public Hearing and Adoption of Resolution 2023-04 to authorize proposed new fees, increases, and adjustments to the City’s Rates and Fees schedule for Fiscal Year 2023-24.

Deadline for Action: 6/19/2023
Submitting Department: Finance and Technology Services
Contact Name and Phone Number: Kari Williams 559-713-4298 Department Recommendation:
• That the City Council conduct a Public Hearing to receive public testimony on additions/changes/deletions to the City’s Rates and Fees Schedule. • Adopt Resolution 2023-04 to amend the City’s fee document for the FY 2023-24; and • Take action on specific fees, if Council desires, such as:
o Fees increased by CPI;
o Fees increased by ENRCCI; and/or
o Individual fees
Background Discussion:

Proposed new fees, increases, and adjustments to the fees include, but are not limited to, the following services: geographic informational systems, business tax, public safety, airport, transit, building safety, community development, engineering, code enforcement, impact fees, parks and recreation, and public works.

Annually all Fees are recommended for cost-of-living adjustments for the next fiscal year. City ordinances limit annual Impact fee and Business Tax adjustments to specific CPI indexes. Annual inflationary adjustments help Departments cover costs and lessen the burden on the General Fund so that the fund will be available to cover critical operations including Public Safety.

Staff requests that Council adopt the adjustments after taking input at the Public Hearing.

Fee increases are mainly based on established indexes, such as the Consumer Price Index (CPI). The City uses the California Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CCPI-U) as the basis for most fee adjustments. Impact Fees are required by City ordinance to use a building industry CPI index known as the Engineering News Record Construction Cost Index (ENRCCI). In a like manner, City ordinance dictates the Business Tax will be adjusted by the CPI using the US City Average for All Items (USCPI-U) using the average for the last 3 years. Both Impact Fees and Business Taxes are adjusted annually as directed by ordinance. Each Index and the fee effective date are listed in Table 1: Index Period Changes.

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Fiscal Impact:

Proposed increases of various City rates and fees will help Departments cover costs and lessen the impact on the General Fund.

Prior Council Action: Council reviewed and discussed new fees and adjustments to the Rates and Fees on June 5, 2023.

Other: The following committees and commissions have reviewed the proposed rate and fee adjustments and recommend to City Council adoption of the adjustments to the City’s Rates and Fees for Fiscal Year 2023-24. The Transit Advisory Committee met on April 26, 2023 and reviewed and approved the Transit Fees. The Planning Commission met on March 27, 2023 and they reviewed and approved the Planning fees. The Park and Recreation Commission met on April 11, 2023 and they reviewed and approved the Park and Recreation fees. The CAC met on June 7, 2023 where they reviewed and recommended the proposed Rates and Fees Schedule for Fiscal Year 2023-24.

Alternatives: Partially amend or do not amend the proposed fees.

Recommended Motion (and Alternative Motions if expected):

I move to adopt Resolution 2023-04 to amend the City’s Fee document for Fiscal Year 2023-24 as presented.

Or
I move to adopt Resolution 2023-04 to amend the City’s Fee document for Fiscal Year 2023-24; with, as needed, changes to reflect specific Council desires that may vary from, or not be included in, the staff recommendation.

Environmental Assessment Status: N/A
CEQA Review: N/A
Attachments: A) Resolution No. 2023-04
B) Rates and Fees Document C) June 5,
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ATTACHMENT A

RESOLUTION NO. 2023-04

A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF VISALIA, APPROVING THE NEW FEES AND FEE INCREASES AND DECREASES TO AMEND THE CITY’S RATES AND FEES FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2023-24.

WHEREAS, the adjustments to the City’s Rates and Fees include, but are not limited to the following charges: city -wide administrative services, general government services, community development services, public safety services, public works services, engineering and transportation services, airport, convention center, solid waste collection, sewer and wastewater services, storm, transit, golf course, animal services, special assessment district services, business tax, and all impact fees (fire protection facilitie s, police facilities, northeast area development, park and acquisition and development, treatment plant connection, trunk line connection, storm drainage, transportation, waterways acquisition and parking in lieu); and

WHEREAS, Resolution No. 92-123 established a policy and procedure for the annual review and approval of the City fees and charges which is compiled in a document entitled: City of Visalia Administrative Policy on Fees and Charges; and

WHEREAS, the City of Visalia has complied with its fee a djustment policy and procedures, its ordinances related to fee adjustment, the California Constitution, and California statutes relating to the adoption and amendment of fees and charges; and

WHEREAS, the fees and charges related to ministerial projects a re statutorily exempt from the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act pursuant to CEQA Guidelines section 15268; and

WHEREAS, the rates, tolls, fares, and charges related to impact and connection fees are statutorily exempt from the provis ions of the California Environmental Quality Act pursuant to CEQA Guidelines section 15273 as same are adopted and adjusted to meet operating expenses, purchase or lease supplies, to meet financial reserve requirements, and in furtherance of capital projects necessary to maintain services provided by the City; and

WHEREAS, adoption of the Transportation Impact Fees, Storm Drainage Impact Fees, Park Acquisition & Development Fees, Northeast Development Impact Fees, Waterways Acquisition Fees, Trunk Line Capacity Charge, Treatment Plant Connection Capacity Charges and Sewer Main Facilities Charges are consistent with, and addressed in, the individual master plans and General Plan elements, and their respective environmental documents in accordance with CEQA as follows:

a) Transportation Impact Fee - 1989 Circulation Element and Environmental Impact Report (EIR) (Resolution No. 89-63);
b) Storm Drainage Impact Fee - 1994 Storm Water Master Plan Update and EIR (Resolution No. 94-170);
c) Park Acquisition & Development Fee, and Waterways Acquisition Fee - 1989 Conservation, Open Space, Recreation & Parks and Negative Declaration (Resolution Nos. 89-59 & 97-10);
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d) Northeast Development Impact Fee - 1988 Northeast Specific Plan and EIR (Resolution No. 88-19);
e) Waterways Acquisition Fees – General Plan Amendment No. 96 -28 (Resolution No. 97-10);
f) Trunk Line Capacity Charge – Sanitary Sewer Master Plan and EIR (Resolution No. 94-64 & 94-65);
g) Treatment Plant Connection Capacity Charges and Sewer Mai n Facilities Charges – 1987 Wastew ater Treatment Plant Master Plan and EIR (Resolution No. 92-157).

WHEREAS, the Charter of the City of Visalia authorizes the imposition and adjustment of fees for city services including city -wide administrative services , general governmental services, community development services, community services, public safety services, public works services and engineering and transportation services, and directs the City Council to establish fees by resolution to provide for their adjustment; and

WHEREAS, Visalia Municipal Code (“VMC”) section 8.28.140, authorizes the imposition of refuse fees and directs the City Council to establish fees by resolution to provide the sum of money necessary to pay the estimated total cost based on findings enumerated in the Code; and

WHEREAS, VMC section 8.28.020 permits the revisions to fees and charges for refuse service by City Council; and

WHEREAS, VMC section 13.04.020, authorizes all laws and ordinances of the City shall be applicable to Visalia Municipal Airport; and

WHEREAS, VMC section 16.44.060, et seq., authorizes the imposition of transportation impact fees and directs the City Council to establish fees by resolution to provide the sum of money necessary to pay the estimated total cost based on findings enumerated in the Code; and

WHEREAS, VMC section 16.44.070 permits the adjustment of adopted fee resolutions annually subject to the current Engineering News Record Construction Cost Index (ENRCCI) or, alternatively, if such index adjustment is insufficient to meet the actual costs of planned facilities, the City Engineer may compute a new schedule of fees for adoption; and

WHEREAS, VMC section 16.40.010, et seq., authorizes the imposition of drainage impact fees and directs the City Council to establish fees by resolution to provide the sum of money necessary to pay the estimated total cost based on findings enumerated in the Code; and

WHEREAS, VMC section 16.40.030 permits the adjustment of adopted fee resolutions annually subject to the current Engineering News Record Construction Cost Index (ENRCCI) or, alternatively, if such index adjustment is insufficient to meet the actual costs of planned facilities, the City Engineer may compute a new schedule of fees for adoption; and

WHEREAS, VMC section 12.36.010, et seq., authorizes the imposition of park and recreation acquisition and development impact fees by resolution to provide the sum of money necessary to pay the estimated total cost based on findings enumerated in the Code; and

WHEREAS, VMC section 12.36.060 permits the adjustment of adopted fee resolutions annually subject to the current Engineering News Record Construction Cost Index (ENRCCI) or, 989
alternatively, if such index adjustment is insufficient to meet the actual co sts of acquisition and development of planned facilities, the City Engineer may compute a new schedule of fees for adoption; and

WHERAS, VMC section 16.48.030, et seq., authorizes the imposition of fire protection facilities and police facilities by resolution to pay for the capital costs of fire protection and police facilities reasonably related to the needs of new development in the City; and

WHEREAS, VMC section 16.48.040, et seq., permits the adjustment of adopted fee resolutions annually subject to the current Engineering News Record Construction Cost Index (ENRCCI); and

WHEREAS, VMC section 13.08.750, et seq., authorizes the imposition of treatment plant connection charges by resolution for connection to the sanitary sewer system and provides that review and amendment of such fees may be initiated by the Council from time to time as necessary to meet increasing costs or changed conditions of providing trunk sewer or oversize service and adjusted by resolution; and

WHEREAS, VMC section 13.08.840, authorizes by resolution of the City Council the imposition of sewer service charges and any required adjustments also to be set by resolution of the City Council; and

WHEREAS, the sewer connection, water connection, and capacity charges identified above are being adjusted in accordance with Government Code section 66013 such that such fees and charges do not exceed the estimated reasonable cost of providing the services for which the fee or charge is imposed; and

WHEREAS, in compliance with California Government Code Section 66016, et seq., notice of the time and place for the hearing on adjustment of the fees outlined herein has been given; and

WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Visalia has reviewed the proposed City of Visalia Rates and Fees proposal for Fiscal Year 20 23-24 regarding the adjustments to the City’s Rates and Fees Schedule for the fees and charges enumerated therein; and

WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Visalia did conduct a public hearing on the proposed 2023-24 Rates and Fees Schedule on June 19, 2023.

NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Visalia finds:

1. The fee and charge adjustments proposed herein comply with the City of Visalia Administrative Policy on Fees and Charges; or

2. The fee and charge adjustments proposed herein comply with the adjustment requirements required by the authorizing ordinances; or

3. The fee and charge adjustments proposed comply with the increase requirements contained in Government Code section 66016, et seq.

4. The fees and charge adjustments are statutorily exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act either as fees and charges related to ministerial projects or that meeting operating expenses, financial reserve needs, further capital projects for services, or the purchasing or leasing of supplies; and

5. The findings required by authorizing ordinances enumerated herein to adopt fees have been made as a part of the respective original adopting resolutions of the Council.
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6. Adoption of the Transportation Impact Fees, Storm Drainage Impact Fees, Park Acquisition and Development Fees, Northeast Development Impact Fees, Waterways Acquisition Fees, Trunk Line Capacity Charge, Treatment Plant Connection Capacity Charges and Sewer Main Facilities Charges are consistent with, and addressed in, the individual master plans and General Plan elements, and their respective environ mental documents in accordance with CEQA as outlined herein.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED , that the City Council of the City of Visalia adopts the adjustment of the Rates and Fees for the Fiscal Year 2023-24. Unless otherwise indicated in the Rates & Fees document (attached hereto as Attachment “A”), these rates and fees go into effect on July 1, 2023. Impact fees shall not be effective until 60 days after the adoption thereof (August 19, 2023).

PASSED AND ADOPTED: June 19, 2023 LESLIE CAVIGLIA, CITY CLERK

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I, Leslie Caviglia, City Clerk of the City of Visalia, certify the foregoing is the full and true Resolution 2023-04 passed and adopted by the Council of the City of Visalia at a regular meeting held on June 19, 2023.

Dated: LESLIE CAVIGLIA, CITY CLERK

By Michelle Nicholson, Chief Deputy City Clerk

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Agenda Item Wording:

Receive, review, and discuss proposed new fees, increases, and adjustments to the City’s Rates and Fees Schedule for Fiscal Year 2023-24.

Deadline for Action: 6/5/2023
Submitting Department:Finance and Technology Services
Contact Name and Phone Number: Kari Williams 559-713-4298 Department Recommendation:

It is recommended that the City Council receive, review, and discuss the proposed new fees, increases, and adjustments to the City’s Rates and Fees Schedule for Fiscal Year 2023-24.

Background Discussion:

Annually all Fees, except Impact Fees and Business Tax, are reviewed for annual cost of living adjustments for the next fiscal year. City ordinances limit annual Impact Fee and Business Tax adjustments to specific CPI indices and are adjusted accordingly. Annual inflationary adjustments help Departments cover costs and lessen the burden on the General Fund so that the fund will be available to cover critical operations including public safety.

There will be two meetings to review the Rates and Fees for Fiscal Year 2023-24. The first meeting, on June 5, is for presentation and discussion only - to receive, review, and discuss the proposed changes to the City’s Rates and Fees Schedule. The second meeting, on June 19, is to conduct a public hearing and take action to adopt the City’s Rates and Fees Schedule for Fiscal Year 2023-24. If approved, the effective date is July 1 for all rates and fees, except for Impact Fees which require a 60-day notice, thus making the effective date for these fees August 19, 2023.

Fee increases are mainly based on established indexes. The City uses the California Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CCPI-U) as the basis for most fee adjustments. Impact Fees are required by City ordinance to use a building industry index known as the Engineering News Record Construction Cost Index (ENRCCI). In a like manner, City ordinance dictates that the Business Tax will be adjusted by the CPI using the US City Average for all items (USCPI-U) using the average for the last 3 years. Both Impact Fees and Business Taxes are adjusted annually as directed by ordinance. Each Index and the fee effective date are listed inTable 1: Proposed Index Period Changes.

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CPI Rate FY
Time Effective 23-24
Period Date Rate Fee
C.C.P.I. - U.

Jan. - Dec. 2022 Jul 1, 2023 7.35% All Other Fees
E.N.R.C.C.I.

May 2022 - Apr. 2023 Aug 19, 2023 0.83% Impact Fees
U.S.C.P.I. - U.

Jan. - Dec. 2022 8.00%
Jan. - Dec. 2021 4.70%
Jan. - Dec. 2020 1.23%
Three Year Average Jul 1, 2023 4.64%Business Tax Fees
Table I
Proposed Index Period Changes
This report explains in detail the following fee changes:
• New Fees
• Fee Increases Exceeding CPI
• Adjusted Fees
• Existing Fees - Previously Not Listed in the Document • Deleted Fees
All existing rates and fees that are only increasing by CPI, ENRCCI (Impact Fees), and USCPI-U (Business Taxes) are not listed in the staff report.These rates and fees are listed in the Proposed Rates and Fees Document FY 2023-24 which is attached. For comparison purposes, the document includes the current year’s rates and fees.

Throughout the Rates and Fees Document there are times where some or all of the departments’ Rates and Fees are not increased for specific circumstances and reasons. The following are instances of when rates and fees might not be increased.
• Ordinance and Fees set by other Governmental Agencies - Some fees may require an ordinance change in order to change them as in the case of Code Enforcement Fees. Some fees may be set by other governmental agencies and therefore may not be changed as in the case of some Police Fees and the Passport Application Fee (located in General Government and Finance Fees). • Legal Requirements (Prop. 218 Fees) - Some fees may require the Department to go through a Prop. 218 notification process before they can be increased as in the case of Solid Waste and Sewer Fees. • Contracted - Some fees are based on contracted services charged at contracted prices and therefore, are not being increased as in the case of Street Improvement Fees, Banking Fees (return check charge, stop payments), and Convention Center Fees (contracted services, catering). • Minor Administrative Fees - Some fees are for minor administrative tasks that are minimal and/or rarely occur and are therefore not being increased as in the case of copy fees, payroll fees, and report fees.
• Department - Some fees are not being increased per the department’s recommendation. For instance, a department may want to remain competitive within their industry so an increase in fees may be detrimental to their business.
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adjusted fees listed below.

For a seventh consecutive year, the Building Safety division has reviewed and completed an analysis of its fees and is not recommending a fee increase for permit fees for FY 2023-24 as the Building Safety Division continues to maintain a positive fund balance. The Building Safety division has recently hired an Assistant Director who will oversee the division. With the hire of the Assistant Director, the division will now look to issue an RFP for a consultant to conduct a comprehensive fee study. The comprehensive fee study will evaluate the current fee structure and determine if adjustments to the rates and fees are necessary. Any study will be done in coordination with the development community to determine which permit fees can be consolidated, removed, or edited. It is important to note that while fees have been frozen for many years, the Division is operating at optimum levels and is not in a budget deficit condition. As such, a comprehensive fee study is not anticipated to suggest excessive fee increases. In all cases, any future fee adjustments will ensure appropriate annual increases so as not to negatively impact the community.

NEW FEES
The following is a listing of proposed new fees beginning in the upcoming fiscal year, effective July 1, 2023.Note: The page numbers referenced for each fee refer to the page number in the Proposed Rates & Fees Document, which is attached.

Enterprise Fees - Solid Waste
A new fee forReplacement of Damaged/Burnt Cans/Binsfor30 and 40 yard bins(page 70) has been added.

These fees are the actual replacement cost to the City.

Replacement of Damaged/Burnt Bins FY 22-23FY 23-24
30 Yard Bin Per Bin N/A $7,466.00
40 Yard Bin Per Bin N/A $9,761.00
Enterprise Fees - Building Safety Fund
New tiered fees forCommercial Power Wall System(aka battery storage) (page 50) have been added for plan check and inspection to include a tier for 1 to 2 systems and 3 to 6 systems. Plan check fees for commercial including a 1 to 2 power wall system is $121.00 and for a 3 to 6 power wall system is $181.50 and inspection fees for commercial including a 1 to 2 power wall system is $157.00 and for a 3 to 6 power wall system is $314.00. The 2022 CA Building Code expands upon the use of power wall systems into commercial applications. The new fees are consistent with the EV Charger system rates using the same fee structure methodology that Building Safety uses throughout their plan check and inspection fees while reflecting on the amount of time anticipated to be spent on the slightly larger commercial power wall systems.

Power Wall System (aka battery storage)FY 22-23FY 23-24 Plan Check Fee:

Commercial - Including 1 to 2 N/A 121.00$
Commercial - Including 3 to 6 N/A 181.50$
Inspection Fee:

Commercial - Including 1 to 2 N/A 157.00 $
Commercial - Including 3 to 6 N/A 314.00 $
Enterprise Fees - Animal Services (Animal Control Fund) A new fee for1stReturn to Owner of Animal Licensed w/COV and Return to Owner - All Other(page 47) have been added. When animals are found running at large, Animal Control Officers (ACO) use license, chip, and collar tag information to return them to their owner(s) whenever possible rather than impounding them.

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staff follow up with billing for unlicensed animals, and any citations issued. The City has not previously set or charged a “return” fee however, each return takes an average of 45 minutes of an ACO’s time to accomplish.

This new $70.00 fee represents the cost to the City for 45 minutes of an ACO’s time to reflect the direct rate (salary and benefits) and the indirect rate (overhead costs). For animals properly licensed with the City of Visalia, this fee will be waived for the first return of each licensed animal and is limited to onetime per owner.

An overwhelming majority of stray animals are unlicensed, so the waiver of first returns for licensed animals will not represent a significant number at first. The purpose of waiving this fee for first licensed returns is to add value to animal licenses for Visalia citizen’s and encourage compliance with licensing laws.

FY 22-23 FY 23-24
1st Return to Owner of Animal Licensed w/COV N/A No Charge Return to Owner - All Other N/A 70.00$
Enterprise Fees - Transit
New fees forVLINE Advertising - Buses(page 77) for the service have been added. The VLINE service started in November of 2016 and provides shuttle service from Visalia to Fresno and back. The shuttle is operated daily from 4:00am to 9:15pm and has stops at the Visalia Airport, Fresno Airport, Fresno State and the Fresno Courthouse (one of Fresno’s main transit transfer centers). Until recently, advertisements were only allowed on the Fixed Route and Dial-A-Ride buses. This was strategically done so that the VLINE service was solely advertised while on route. However, ridership has grown exponentially since the start of the service.

Therefore, as of July 1, 2023 it is recommended to give businesses, non-profits, etc., the opportunity to advertise their products and services on the VLINE buses. Due to the additional exposure market (Fresno, Hwy 99), these rates are higher than similar sized ads on the Fixed Route and DAR buses.

ADVERTISING - BUSES FY 22-23FY 23-24
VLINE
1 Month ContractVLINE King N/A 623.00$
VLINE Full King (no header)N/A 1,078.00$
VLINE Queen N/A 533.00$
VLINE Full Queen (no header)N/A 948.00$
VLINE Interior Ad N/A 20.00$
3 Month ContractVLINE King N/A 598.00$
VLINE Full King (no header)N/A 1,042.00$
VLINE Queen N/A 510.00$
VLINE Full Queen (no header)N/A 919.00$
VLINE Interior Ad N/A 20.00$
6 Month ContractVLINE King N/A 577.00$
VLINE Full King (no header)N/A 1,015.00$
VLINE Queen N/A 496.00$
VLINE Full Queen (no header)N/A 890.00$
VLINE Interior Ad N/A 20.00$
12 Month ContractVLINE King N/A 560.00$
VLINE Full King (no header)N/A 986.00$
VLINE Queen N/A 479.00$
VLINE Full Queen (no header)N/A 865.00$
VLINE Interior Ad N/A 20.00$
Parks and Recreation - (General Fund)
New fees forPicnic Areas, Park Athletic Courts & Miscellaneous Facilitieshave been added to include; Special Event Alcohol Permit w/ Special Event Reservation, Special Event Use Permit w/required Facility Reservation, and Park Staff fee(page 24 & 26). The prior standard “Alcohol Permit” was used for rentals that were classified as Special Events. However, special events alcohol usage differs from a general arbor rental with alcohol permit, for example alcohol to be sold. For this reason, there is a new fee for the Special Event alcohol permit of $40.00. The Park Athletic Courts & Miscellaneous Facilities areas can be used Visalia City Council Printed on 6/1/2023 Page 4 of 11
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to host special events, for example, skate competitions and pickleball tournaments. Park Staff fee is required when staff must perform tasks specifically for the reservation, for example unlocking drop gate and marking irrigation for turf access.

Picnic Areas, Park Athletic Courts & Miscellaneous Facilities Additional Fees FY 22-23FY 23-24
Special Event Alcohol Permit w/ Special Event Reservation - distribution or sale of alcohol at an event that has been determined to be a Special Event. Organizer must also obtain any required County or State permits. Excludes events held at Riverway Sports Park.

N/A $40.00
Special Event Use Permit w/ required Facility Reservation - use of facility open space for an event, rentals over capacity of an arbor space, and/or events open to the public.

N/A $32.00
Park Staff Fee - required when staff must perform tasks specifically for reservation e.g. unlocking drop gate, marking irrigation for turf access. N/A $32.00

FEE INCREASES EXCEEDING CPI
Business Tax - (General Fund)
The annual increases, authorized by City ordinances, are based on the three-year average of the Consumer Price Index forAll Urban Consumers (CPI-U) - U.S. City Average which is 4.64%.The followingBusiness Tax Fees(pages 13-15) have been increased above the CPI due to rounding to the nearest dollar for cash handling purposes. The rate increases range from 4.66% to 5.00% and amounts over CPI range from $0.14 to $0.48.

FY 22-23 FY 23-24
Fixed Businesses/Professionals Per individual prof. participating within the entity, max annual business tax
$254.00 $266.00
Fixed Businesses/Retail-Landlords Per entity, maximum annual business tax $1,908.00 $1,997.00 State Licensed Contractors Per State Licensed General Contractor $211.00 $221.00 State Licensed Contractors Per State Licensed Sub-Contractor $120.00 $126.00 Delivery (and Pick Up) VehiclesPer Vehicle, Per Year - For The First Vehicle$162.00 $170.00 Cultural Performance Per Month $622.00 $651.00
Enterprise Fees - Airport
The fees forOvernight Parking Single/Twin/Jet(page 46) is recommended to be increased above the CPI due to the fee not being increased in eleven years for Single and Twin and the last four years (since inception) for Jet. In order to bring the fees current, Staff is proposing to increase the fees ranging from $2.00 to $5.00.

This increase includes not only this year’s CPI increase but also the missed years of CPI increases, which is a combined total ranging from 20.00% to 42.86%. These fees are rounded to the nearest dollar for cash handling purposes.

FY 22-23FY 23-24
Overnight Parking - SinglePer Night 7.00$ 10.00$
Overnight Parking – TwinPer Night 10.00$ 12.00$
Overnight Parking - JetPer Night 25.00$ 30.00$
The fees forWest Side Ramp and Conference Room Rental Per Day/Half Day(page 46) have been increased above the CPI due to rounding to the nearest dollar for cash handling purposes. The rate increases range from 7.39% to 7.48% and amounts over CPI range from $0.06 to $0.14.

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FY 22-23FY 23-24
West Side Ramp Per Half Day 107.00$ 115.00$
Conference Room Rental Per Half Day 100.50$ 108.00$
Conference Room Rental Per Day 176.00$ 189.00$
Community Development - Engineering (General Fund)
The following Engineering fee (page 20) has been increased above the CPI. TheExpedited Parking Lot Plan Check and Inspection Fee iscalculated at 1.5 times the regular parking lot plan check and inspection fee rounding to the nearest cent. The rate increase is 16.67% and the amount over CPI is $0.01.

Expedited Parking Lot Plan Check and Inspection Fee: FY 22-23FY 23-24 sq. ft. over 100,000 sq. ft. + $0.12 $0.14

ADJUSTED FEES
The following is a listing of proposed fees where fees have been adjusted by less than the annual CPI, have been reduced or increased to better reflect service and cost, or have increased or decreased based on the City’s historical MOU changes.

Community Development - Engineering (General Fund)
Special Services Fee/Inspections(page 20) has been adjusted to include the Direct Rate (Salary & Benefits) and the Indirect Rate for the per hour calculation to be charged for Special Services instead of listing fees by position/title. These fees are for requested for work such as preliminary engineering information, evaluation, calculations, overtime inspection, etc., for proposed development above and beyond the normal engineering services provided as part of the standard project review and inspection.

Special Services Fee/Inspections: FY 23-24
Direct Rate (Salary & Benefits) and Indirect Rate Per Hour Enterprise Fees - Building Safety Fund
The fees for fire plan check and inspection fees forFire & Hood Suppression/Alarm System/Detection System(page 49) have been adjusted to create a proportionate scaling fee reflective of cost of service.

Scaling of 0 to 10,000 square feet decreased from $0.10 per square foot to $0.04 per square foot for fire plan check fees and from $0.16 per square foot to $0.06 per square foot for inspection fees. Scaling of 10,001 to 100,000 square feet decreased from $0.04 per square foot to $0.02 per square foot for fire plan check fees and from $0.10 per square foot to $0.04 per square foot for inspection fees. Scaling over 100,001 square feet decreased from $0.04 per square foot to $0.02 per square foot for inspection fees. There were no changes to the fire plan check fee for the over 100,01 square feet category.

FY 22-23FY 23-24
Fire & Hood Suppression/Alarm System/Detection System 0 - 10,000 sq. ft Fire Plan Check Fee 0.10 0.04
Inspection Fee 0.16 0.06
Fire & Hood Suppression/Alarm System/Detection System 10,001 to 100,000 sq. ft Fire Plan Check Fee 0.04 0.02
Inspection Fee 0.10 0.04
Fire & Hood Suppression/Alarm System/Detection System Over 100,001 sq. ft Inspection Fee 0.04 0.02
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Parks and Recreation - (General Fund)
TheAthletic Field Lights at Riverway Sports Park for Baseball and Softball(page 26) have been adjusted to better reflect the cost of service. These fees have not been increased in over 10 years.

Athletic Field Lights FY 22-23FY 23-24
Riverway Sports Park - BaseballPer Hour $15.00 $19.00
Riverway Sports Park - Softball Per Hour $15.00 $22.00
Enterprise Fees - Animal Services (Animal Control Fund) The followingDog & Cat License Fees(page 47) have been adjusted to realign the fees to better reflect an established fee structure. There is no increase in the price of 1-year dog or cat license. The new fee structure includes a discount of 20% for each year paid for a 2-year or 3-year license. Due to the new established fee structure, some fees did not increase and some fees were increased or decreased. In future years if the 1- year animal license fees increases the established fee structure would be used to calculate the multi-year rates.

FY 22-23FY 23-24% Change Increase
Dogs:Altered Dog 1 Year License $18.00 $18.00 0.00%
2 Year License $26.00 $28.00 7.69%
3 Year License $39.00 $43.00 10.26%
Unaltered Dog 1 Year License $88.00 $88.00 0.00%
2 Year License $149.00 $140.00 -6.04%
3 Year License $196.00 $211.00 7.65%
Cats: Altered Cat 1 Year License $8.00 $8.00 0.00%
2 Year License $11.00 $12.00 9.09%
3 Year License $18.00 $19.00 5.56%
Unaltered Cat 1 Year License $28.00 $28.00 0.00%
2 Year License $41.00 $44.00 7.32%
3 Year License $61.00 $67.00 9.84%
TheCremation Fee & DOA Disposal Fee(page 47) have been adjusted to better reflect the cost of service.

The cost of cremation has increased mainly due to increases in the cost of natural gas, which is used by the City’s crematorium. These fees have also been increased to include maintenance of the crematorium, which underwent a full renovation in the 2022/23 fiscal year, and requires regular maintenance to ensure proper operation and extend the useful life. In addition to the costs driving this year’s increase, these fees include staff time and materials for the loading, operation, and cleaning of this equipment. The cremation fee also includes the return of ashes to the owner, which requires special attention and additional staff time and supplies.

FY 22-23FY 23-24
Cremation Fee $88.00 $98.00
DOA Disposal Fee $46.00 $60.00
TheReplacement Tag Fee(page 47) for lost or damaged license tags has been calculated based upon the cost of the replacement tag and the actual staff time spent to issue and record the new tag number. The actual cost has been determined to be $7, which is an increase of 40% from the former $5 fee.

FY 22-23FY 23-24
Replacement Tag $5.00 $7.00
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Enterprise Fees - Transit
The following fees forTrolley/Busrental (page 75) for City use and non-City use have been adjusted. The City Rateis calculated based upon the actual cost of operating a single bus for one hour, including Visalia Transit (VT) overhead and excluding VT cost not directly related to the provision of lease services (mainly marketing, advertising, and depreciation). The fee does include a small amount of depreciation based upon the estimated grant match needed for bus replacement since most VT’s bus purchases are grant funded. The Non-City Rateis calculated the same manner however it includes the full cost of vehicle replacement (depreciation). This difference is based upon the need to prevent passing the benefits of any capital grant funding received by the City through to private business entities. The fee forRentals that exceed Visalia Transit General service hours and result in additional expenses - a surcharge will apply to the General Rate - Per Hourhas been adjusted to reflect the current rate the City pays our contractor, rounded to the nearest dollar.

TROLLEY/BUS FY 22-23 FY 23-24
City Rate - Per Hour 97.54$ 118.03$
Non City Rate - Per Hour 114.07$ 134.61$
Rentals that exceed Visalia Transit general service hours and result in additional expenses-a surcharge will apply to the General Rate-Per Hour

30.00$ 40.00 $
TheEV Chargersfee (page 77) has been adjusted to clarify the language of the fee. Previously, the fee was $0.45 per kwh, or actual cost whichever is higher. Unfortunately, the fee does not recover the cost of offering the EV chargers due to repair and maintenance of the chargers. To remain within industry standards the fee will be reviewed quarterly and adjusted based on average cost plus $0.25 to help recover some but not all costs.

FY 23-24
EV Chargers
The charge fee per KWH is based on actual cost plus $0.25, to help recover costs.

Bargaining Unit MOU Changes - The following hourly rates are associated with a specific job position and have been adjusted based on historical salary and benefit increases and budget assumptions for the next budget year.

Enterprise Fees - Solid Waste
Special Haul Service/Special Billing Service,fees forFull Time Employee LaborandFull Time Employee Overtime Labor(page 69) have been adjusted to reflect the direct rate (salary and benefits). The hourly fee is $53.27, and the overtime rate is calculated at time and a half which is $79.91. The hourly fee of $9.98 for theVehicle Timehas been adjusted to reflect the cost calculation for one hour of time based on fuel costs, parts/labor, and depreciation.

Special Haul Service/Special Billing Service: FY 22-23FY 23-24 Full Time Employee Labor Per Hour $53.56 $53.27
Vehicle Time Per Hour $8.22 $9.98
Full Time Employee Overtime Labor Per Hour $80.34 $79.91 Replacement Cost of Miscellaneous Items,fees forCommercial Bin Lid Replacementfor one and two lids (page 70) have been adjusted to $36.32 and $72.64. Fees reflect a base rate of $23.00 and $46.00 and include 15 min for one lid and 30 min for two lids of the Full Time Employee Labor fee listed on page 69.

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Replacement Cost of Miscellaneous Items (Including Staff Time):FY 22-23FY 23-24 Commercial Bin Lid Replacement $33.39 $36.32
Commercial Bin Lid Replacement - Two Lids $66.78 $72.64

EXISTING FEES - PREVIOUSLY NOT LISTED IN THE DOCUMENT
Finance - General Government and Finance (General Fund) The fee forVisalia Tourism Marketing District Tax(page 11) is a current fee charged but not listed in the document. The fee of 2% per room night is collected by the City of Visalia and passed through to Visalia Tourism Marketing District. The City retains 1% of their fee to cover costs of collection and administration.

FY 22-23 FY 23-24
Visalia Tourism Marketing District Tax (Pass Through)2% 2% Enterprise Fees - Convention Center
The equipment rental fee forVCR or DVD and 86” monitor(page 60) is a current fee being charged but is not listed in the document. In Fiscal Year 2022-23 an 86” monitor was purchased and added to the list of available equipment for rental.

EQUIPMENT RENTAL: FY 22-23 FY 23-24
VCR or DVD and 86" monitor Each/Day $192.00 $206.00
Enterprise Fees - Transit
The fee for TPASS (page 75) is the current fee being charged but is not listed in the document. This fee is set and administered by TCAG. The pass can be used on the Visalia Transit and TCRTA buses.

FY 22-23 FY 23-24
TPASS Per pass 55.00$ 55.00$
Enterprise Fees - Animal Services (Animal Control Fund) The fees forLitter Surrender - Weened<3 months (1-3 animals) and (4+, each additional)(page 47) are current fees being charged but are not listed in the document. The surrender by owners of multiple puppies or kittens requires health assessments, vaccinations, deworming, parvo sampling, and the creation of records to track the individual animals. The cost of these items includes both staff time spent, and veterinary supplies (vaccines, needles, tests, etc.). This fee acknowledges the increase in effort and expense that comes with each additional puppy or kitten and is meant to discourage owners from allowing their unaltered animals to have multiple litters. The fee is set at $77 for the first 3 puppies/kittens to cover 30 minutes of an Animal Control Workers time, along with the cost of veterinary supplies for intake. The fee of $20 for each additional animal covers these same costs in a pro-rated manner to address the surrender of larger litters. The additional $20 per puppy/kitten is a little less than a full 1/3 of the initial fee to acknowledge the economies of scale that come with repeated actions.

FY 23-24
Litter Surrender - Weened < 3months (1-3 animals) 77.00$ Litter Surrender - Weened < 3months (4+, each additonal)20.00$

DELETED FEES
Geographic Information System - (General Fund)
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FY 22-23FY 23-24

BLACK & WHITE MAPS

8.5 X 11 ea copy 5.50$ $0.00
11 X 17 ea copy 6.20$ $0.00
18 X 24 ea copy 12.00$ $0.00
24 X 36 ea copy 24.60$ $0.00
36 X 60 ea copy 61.50$ $0.00
42 X 70 ea copy 87.30$ $0.00
COLOR MAPS and DIGITAL ORTHOPHOTO

8.5 X 11 ea copy 10.50$ $0.00
11 X 17 ea copy 12.00$ $0.00
18 X 24 ea copy 24.60$ $0.00
24 X 36 ea copy 50.50$ $0.00
36 X 60 ea copy 122.90$ $0.00
42 X 70 ea copy 173.40$ $0.00
Parks and Recreation - (General Fund)
TheIce Rink at Garden Street Plazafees (page 26) are being deleted as they are no longer available. The City has not offered the Ice Rink since the winter of 2019, pre-covid. The decision not to offer the seasonal ice rink was not taken lightly. Data has shown that the fees for the ice rink did not cover the expenses. Starting in 2021 there have been other real ice rinks that have opened in the surrounding community; Vossler Farms here in Visalia as well as the City of Hanford offer a seasonal real ice rink. Unfortunately, the City’s rink is plastic which does not offer the same experience as real ice making it less desirable to the community.

Amount of time >50 people 51-100 people 101-150 people 151-200 people 2 hour rental $150.00 $185.00 $225.00 $275.00

2.5 hour rental $175.00 $215.00 $265.00 $315.00
3 hour rental $200.00 $250.00 $300.00 $350.00
Ice Rink at Garden Street Plaza
Additional Costs: Rentals requesting alcohol, $25 alcohol permit, and cost of security guards (amount of guards will be determined by number of guests).

The following arbor areas/amenity are no longer being offered. ThePlaza Park Island & Pond Areas(page 23-24)are under construction as the retaining wall is being repaired and therefore not available for rental. The Lincoln Oval Picnic Arbor Area #1is no longer available as the arbor and picnic table were removed in February of 2021 due to the structurally unsound condition of the arbor and picnic tables. TheRiverway Sports Park Picnic Arbor Areas A-Kare no longer available to be reserved. These fees for areas A-K are specific to the Easter weekend and due to the BBQ’s being removed, the areas are less desirable to reserve and have not had any reservations.

ANNUAL ADJUSTMENTS - AUTHORIZED BY ORDINANCE
The following is a listing of proposed fees where fee increases are required by ordinance.

Business Tax
The annual increases are based on the three-year average of the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) - U.S. City Average as previously approved by Council and authorized by City Ordinance.

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it, not when the fee takes effect. An inflationary adjustment to a levy, charge or exaction including a fee is merely a fee category set to begin at a certain future effective date. The fee is not considered an increase when it is adjusted for inflation (see Government Code Section 53750(h) (2) (A).The index applicable to Fiscal Year 2023-24 is 4.64%. These fees will be in effect on July 1, 2023.

Impact Fees
The ordinance approved, cost of living increase for impact fees is based upon the Engineering and News Record Construction Cost Index (ENRCCI).The index applicable to Fiscal Year 2023-24 is 0.83%. These fees require a sixty day notice and will be in effect on Aug 19, 2023.

Fiscal Impact:

Proposed increases of various City rates and fees will help Departments cover costs and lessen the impact on the General Fund.

Prior Council Action:Council reviewed and approved new fees and adjustments to the Rates and Fees on June 20, 2022 for Fiscal Year 2022-23.

24. Committee or Commission RecommendedFees
Planning Commission March 27, 2023 Planning Fees – recommended Park and Recreation Commission April 11, 2023Park & Rec Fees - recommended Transit Advisory Committee April 26, 2023 Transit Fees - recommended Citizen Advisory Committee June 7, 2023 All Fees - TBD
Alternatives: N/A
Recommended Motion (and Alternative Motions if expected):

Review and discussion only; Council comments and direction are requested. Action will be taken following the public hearing at the June 19th Council meeting.

Environmental Assessment Status: N/A
CEQA Review: N/A
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PROPOSED

RATES AND FEES
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PROPOSED INFLATIONARY

CHANGES
California CPI – General Rate Changes
• 7.35%
ENRCCI – All Impact Fees
• 0.83%
USCPI (3 year avg.) – Business Tax Fees
• 4.64%
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Reviewed and Discussed:
• New Fees
• Fee Increases Exceeding CPI
• Adjusted Fees
• Existing Fees- Previously Not Listed
• Deleted Fees
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• Conduct the required Public Hearing
• Adoption of resolution 2023-04 to amend
the City’s fee document for the fiscal year
2023-24
• If approved the effective dates will be the following Impact Fees – August 19, 2023 (60 day notice required) All other Fees July 1, 2023
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Agenda Item Wording:

Receive the FY 2023/24 mid-cycle financial report.

Deadline for Action: 6/30/2023
Submitting Department: Finance and Technology Services
Contact Name and Phone Number: Renee Nagel, Finance Director x4475, [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> Amee Swearingen, Financial Analyst x4170, [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> Department Recommendation:

Receive the FY 2022/23 mid-cycle financial report.

Background Discussion:

In April 2023, staff presented to Council budget projections for FY 2022/23 and 2023/24 for all operating funds. On off budget years, staff brings a Mid-Cycle report in June which reports any updates to the current fiscal year and the upcoming fiscal year. No significant changes have been made to the budget projections since the Mid-Year presentation to Council in April 2023 for FY 2022/23. The projection for FY 2023/24 builds upon the 2022/23 budget forecast and expected growth in revenues and expenditures. The growth projection for the General Fund’s two primary revenue sources (79% of total revenues) for FY 2023/24 is the following:

Budget Projection
· Sales Tax 2.0% 1.0%
· Property Tax 2.0% 3.0%
Sales Tax revenue is the most volatile because it is based on consumer spending. This projection is also being conservative due to the continued rise in inflation. The continued splurge spending that is occurring has been good for the economy and is one of the biggest reasons that a recession has not begun. However, economists predict this extra spending will have to slow down as the cost of living continues to rise and disposable income becomes less.

The expenditure forecast for FY 23/24 assumes the following:
· Wages - 2.5% increase (this increase was approved by Council on 5/15/23) · Salaries and Benefits - Assumes zero vacancies for full time employees and hourlies. · PERS - The Employer Contribution rate plus the Unfunded Liability Payment assumes a projected increase of 9% for 23/24.
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increase. The total health insurance increase is projected to be 5% for FY 23/24 (2.5% City /

2.5% Employees). The budget assumption included a 4% increase for the City share (total increase 8%). The annual increase is provided to the City in May of each year and is effective January 1st.
· Capital - Assumes $1.3 million for capital projects which was approved in the budget.

Table I
General Fund Forecast
Actuals
Revenues 2021/22 2022/23 2023/24 2024/25 2025/26 2026/27 (All Amounts in Millions)
Sales Tax 45.8 46.7 47.1 48.0 49.0 50.0 Property Tax 29.7 31.2 31.9 32.9 33.8 34.9 Transient Occupancy Tax 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.3 3.3 3.4 Franchise Tax 4.6 4.6 4.6 4.6 4.7 4.7 Business License Fees 2.9 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.1 3.1 All Other Revenues 11.2 9.9 8.6 8.8 8.9 9.1 Total 97.4 98.6 98.4 100.6 102.9 105.2

Expenditures
Full-time Employee Wages 31.5 32.6 34.2 35.9 37.6 39.4 Group Health Insurance 5.8 5.8 5.9 6.2 6.4 6.7 Misc & Public Safety PERS 4.1 4.2 4.4 4.7 5.1 5.5 PERS Unfunded Liability 7.2 8.2 9.0 9.9 10.3 10.7 Other Expenditures 37.4 41.2 43.4 45.1 46.9 48.8 Total 86.0 92.0 96.9 101.8 106.4 111.2 Less:Reimbursments (15.7) (15.8) (15.8) (16.3) (16.8) (17.3) Total Operating 70.3 76.2 81.1 85.6 89.6 93.9 Transfer Out/Debt 9.7 6.0 6.0 6.2 6.5 6.7 Capital Program 1.6 1.6 1.4 1.5 1.5 1.5 Prior Period Adjustments
Projected Surplus/(Deficit) 15.8 14.8 9.9 7.3 5.2 3.0 Projected
The adopted budget for FY 2023/24 included a deficit of $6.2 million. Since Sales Tax and Property Tax has increased, the projection for FY 2023/24 is higher from budget for both revenues. Based on these assumptions, the projected surplus for FY 2023/24 is $9.9 million. The surplus for FY 2023/24 assumes zero vacancies for full-time employees and hourlies. In the past the City has seen savings from vacancies and is safe to assume there will be savings of $1.0 to $2.0 million. This savings has not been included in the projection.

Future Projections:

Although the General Fund is projected to have a surplus in both FY 2022/23 and FY 2023/24, the surplus decreases each year due to expenditures increasing more than revenues, as shown in Table 1, General Fund Forecast. Most of this increase is due to employee costs rising along with operational costs such as utilities, technology service agreements, and costs of goods (chemicals, fuel, parts, etc). This is an optimistic forecast and does not include any recession or slowdown in Visalia City Council Printed on 6/16/2023Page 2 of 6
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revenue growth.

Staff has prepared a second projection that assumes a slight recession that starts in FY 23/24. In this forecast, operating expenditures are the same as shown in Table 1 above. The difference in these two forecasts is in the revenue assumption. The revenues in this projection assumes:
· Sales Tax (FY 23/24 (-3%), FY 24/25 (-2%), remaining years (1% growth)) · Property Tax (FY 23/24 (0%), FY 24/25 (0%), remaining years (1% growth)) · Franchise Tax (all years 1%)
· All Other Revenues (FY 23/24 (-3%), FY 24/25 (-2%), remaining years (1% growth)) Table 2
General Fund Forecast- slight recession
Actuals Projected
Revenues 2021/22 2022/23 2023/24 2024/25 2025/26 2026/27 (All Amounts in Millions)
Sales Tax 45.8 46.7 45.3 44.4 44.8 45.3 Property Tax 29.7 31.2 31.2 31.2 31.5 31.8 Transient Occupancy Tax 3.2 3.2 3.1 3.0 3.1 3.1 Franchise Tax 4.6 4.6 4.6 4.7 4.7 4.8 Business License Fees 2.9 3.0 2.9 2.9 2.9 2.9 All Other Revenues 11.2 9.9 9.6 9.4 9.5 9.6 Total 97.4 98.6 96.8 95.6 96.5 97.5

Expenditures
Full-time Employee Wages 31.5 32.6 34.2 35.9 37.6 39.4 Group Health Insurance 5.8 5.8 5.9 6.2 6.4 6.7 Misc & Public Safety PERS 4.1 4.2 4.4 4.7 5.1 5.5 PERS Unfunded Liability 7.2 8.2 9.0 9.9 10.3 10.7 Other Expenditures 37.4 41.2 43.4 45.2 47.0 48.9 Total 86.0 92.0 97.0 101.9 106.4 111.2 Less:Reimbursments (15.7) (15.8) (15.8) (16.3) (16.8) (17.3) Total Operating 70.3 76.2 81.2 85.6 89.7 93.9 Transfer Out/Debt 9.7 6.0 6.0 6.2 6.5 6.7 Capital Program 1.6 1.6 1.4 1.5 1.5 1.5 Prior Period Adjustments
Projected Surplus/(Deficit) 15.8 14.8 8.2 2.3 (1.1) (4.7) This forecast is considered slight recession because revenues do not decline dramatically and revenues only decrease for two years. During the Great Recession, Sales Tax decreased for three years (2008 - 2010) for a total reduction of 26%.

With a slight recession starting next year, the forecast has a surplus for the next two years with it turning into a deficit on year three. This is only a projection and it is staff’sintent to bring a balanced budget to Council each year. In order to balance the budget, staff will look at ways to reduce operating costs, evaluate all vacant positions, defer capital, and review current fees to ensure fees are aligned appropriately.

Emergency Reserves:

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At Council’sdirection, the City maintains a reserve equal to 25% of operating expenditures. The balance of this reserve was $17.4 million at June 30, 2022. As the City’soperating budget grows, so must the reserve in order to maintain the 25% level. Staff is projecting a transfer of approximately $1.5 million at year end to maintain the 25% level for FY 22/23 bringing the reserve to $18.9 million as shown in Table 3: GF Emergency Reserve Fund.

Balance as of 6/30/22 17.4$
Additional amount required for 25% 1.5
Projected Balance at 6/30/23 18.9$
Table 3: GF Emergency Reserve Fund
(Amount in Millions)
Surplus Policy:

Once the emergency reserve has been funded, any remaining surplus at year-end will be deposited to the Civic Center/Public Safety Reserve Fund (003) per Council’s Emergency Reserve/Surplus Policy. The year-end surplus is projected to be $14.8 million. After the transfer of $1.5 million to the Emergency Reserve, the remaining surplus of $13.3 million will be transferred to the Civic Center/Public Safety Reserve Fund. A summary of these projected changes is shown below in Table 4: Future Building Reserve Fund. The numbers shown here are projected. The amount transferred at year-end will depend upon the actual ending fund balance as of June 30, 2023.

Table 4
Projected GF Surplus 6/30/23 14.8$
GF Emergency Reserve Transfer (1.5)
Projected GF Surplus at 6/30/23 13.3$
Fund Balance as of 7/1/22 46.9$
Projected Fund Balance at 6/30/23 60.2$
Future Building Reserve Fund
(Amount in Millions)
The $60.2 million is currently earmarked for the new Public Safety Office Building which is currently being designed.

PERS Prepayment
As discussed on many occasions, the annual California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) contributions required to fund the City’spension obligations are increasing significantly.

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Instead of making regular bi-weekly payroll contributions and unfunded liability payments, CalPERS offers all public agencies the option to prepay the annual employer contribution and the annual unfunded liability payment in lump sums at the beginning of each fiscal year. The advantage of this option is the increased earnings on the contributions during the additional time they are included in the PERS portfolio. The City is limited in the type of investments which it can make and with the additional flexibility of investments in PERS, these funds are likely to earn more, and as a result, help to increase the City’s pension funding.

The prepayment of PERS contributions is evaluated on an annual basis, taking into account the current investment opportunities available to the City. The prepayment saves the City approximately $400,000 which is a greater return than if it was invested in the City’s account. Based on this analysis, staff plans to take advantage of this prepayment option for the 2023/24 fiscal year.

FY 2024/25 & 2025/26 Budget Process
The budget process for FY 2024/25 & 2025/26 will be starting in October of this year. The current budget is the first budget that was completed with the recent changes that the GFOA has made for the budget award. The City was awarded the GFOA award for the current biannual budget. Staff will be bringing the survey results and the current strategic goals to Council in October for review. Table 5: Budget Process Calendar, shows the new calendar for the budget.

Table 5
Budget Process Calendar
Budget Activity Month Due
Citizen Input - survey/forum October
Council Strategic Goals Workshop (work sessions) October Budget Kick Off/Baseline Budgets created October-
November
Departments submit capital and budget requests December Finance review departments budget submittals January
Finance prepares mid-year numbers February
Budget and Capital Workshops with Council February -
May
Mid Year Presentation May
Budget Document Adoption June
Conclusion
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however, we must recognize that other foreign and domestic factors (i.e. inflation, housing prices, supply chain disruptions, etc.) could negatively impact the growth and expansion of our local economy. Any of these factors could also cause another economic downturn. The City should continue to hold a conservative and watchful course to be ready if and when a recession begins.

Staff is optimistic, but acknowledges must also be fiscally responsible by having sufficient reserves, balanced budgets, and prudent spending policies.

Fiscal Impact:

None
Prior Council Action: N/A
Other: N/A
Alternatives: None
Recommended Motion (and Alternative Motions if expected):

Receive the FY 2023/24 mid-cycle financial report. ..end Environmental Assessment Status: N/A
CEQA Review: N/A
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6/19/23
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BUDGET CYCLE
• Adopt 2 Year Budget – FY 22/23 & 23/24 (June 2022)
 22/23 surplus – ($6.9)
 23/24 surplus– ($6.2)
• 1st Budget Review – FY 22/23 (Mid Year - April 2023)
 Project Revenues & Expenditures for both budget years  Request revisions for Year 1 (FY 22/23)
• 2nd Budget Review – FY 23/24 (Mid Cycle - June 2023)
 Report revenue/expenditure changes from Mid-Year
 Request revisions for Year 2 (FY 23/24)
• 3rd Budget Review – FY 23/24 GF Only (Mid Year - May 2024)  Re-project GF Revenues & Expenditures for Year 2 (FY
23/24)
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5 YEAR PRELIMINARY GF FORECAST - Conservative
• Revenue forecast :
23/24 24/25-26/27
• Sales Tax: 1.0% 2.0%
• Property Tax: 3.0% 3.0%
• Expenditure forecast:
• Wages: 2.5% 4.0% (position changes)
• Vacancies: 0 0
• PERS: 9.0% Per Schedule
• Health Ins: 2.5% 4.0%
• Capital: $1.4m $1.5m annually
79% of GF
Revenues
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22/23 – 26/27 GF PROJECTION
Conservative Forecast:
- No Recession
- Continued Growth in
revenues
- No additional PERS
increases
- No changes in wages
- No new State/Fed
mandates
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5 YEAR PRELIMINARY GF FORECAST – Slight Recession
• Revenue forecast :
23/24 24/25 25/26 &26/27
• Sales Tax: -3.0% -2.0% 1%
• Property Tax: 0% 0% 1%
• Franchise Tax: 1% 1% 1%
• All Other Revenues: -3.0% -2.0% 1%
• Expenditure forecast:
• Wages: 2.5% 4.0% (position changes)
• Vacancies: 0 0
• PERS: 9.0% Per Schedule
• Health Ins: 2.5% 4.0%
• Capital: $1.3m $1.5m annually
79% of GF
Revenues
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22/23 – 26/27 GF PROJECTION
Slight Recession Forecast:
- No Recession
- Continued Growth in
revenues
- No additional PERS
increases
- No changes in wages
- No new State/Fed
mandates
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BUDGET CALENDAR
Budget Process Calendar
Budget Activity Month Due
Citizen Input - survey/forum October
Council Strategic Goals Workshop (work sessions) October Budget Kick Off/Baseline Budgets created October-
November
Departments submit capital and budget requests December Finance review departments budget submittals January
Finance prepares mid-year numbers February
Budget and Capital Workshops with Council February -
May
Mid Year Presentation May
Budget Document Adoption June
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QUESTIONS
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Staff Report
Visalia City Council
707 W. Acequia
Visalia, CA 93291
File #: 23-0218 Agenda Date: 6/19/2023 Agenda #: 5.

Agenda Item Wording:

Annual Recertification of the Measure T (Sales Tax) Plan for FY 2023/24.

Deadline for Action: 6/19/2023
Submitting Department: Finance and Technology Services
Contact Name and Phone Number: Renee Nagel, 713-4375 [email protected] Amee Swearingen, 713-4170 [email protected]
Department Recommendation:

It is recommended that the Council recertify the Measure T expenditure plan for the new budget year July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2024 (FY 2023/24) as required per the plan.

Background Discussion:

In 2004, City of Visalia voters approved a measure to increase sales tax by ¼ cent. This was known as Measure T and the sales tax revenues generated by the voter-approved measure are earmarked for public safety. The sales tax is shared 60% police and 40% fire. Thus, the City maintains two funds: Measure T - Fire and Measure T - Police. The measure uses a detailed, 20-year plan which includes hiring of personnel, construction of capital projects, and equipment purchases. The plan requires each fund to have an economic uncertainty fund of 25% of sales tax revenues collected.

This is to be used if revenues do not cover expenditures. However, the plan elements should be funded before the economic uncertainty fund is fully funded. Annually the plan is required to get recertified by Council. For the recertification, staff brings all the completed elements and a projection of both the funds revenues and expenditures.

Plan elements implemented to date are as follows:
· Two Police substations built
· 23 Police Officers hired and vehicles purchased (reduced from 28 due to revenue shortfalls and as directed by the City Council at their June 20, 2011 meeting) · 13 Firefighters hired (reduced from the original plan of 18) · Built Fire Station 55 and Training Facility
· Built Fire Station 53
· Purchased 2 New Fire Trucks
· Built Visalia Emergency Communication Center
In addition, the plan requires both police and fire portions of the funds to contribute towards the future construction of a Public Safety building.

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included a structural deficit. The original Measure T plan was adopted with a deficit after the first 20 years. The plan anticipated that the solution for the deficit would be funded by 1) greater than expected revenues, 2) less than expected costs; or 3) addition General Fund revenues. In reality, Measure T had several years of revenues being lower than the plan and higher expenditures due to increased personnel costs (PERS and health), construction, and vehicle costs. In addition, the General Fund has had limited available resources due to the same increased costs.

To keep the Measure T funds from going negative, the City has taken several remedial actions over the years, specifically:
· Reduced Police Officers allocation by 6 (3 through attrition & 3 transferred to the General Fund). In July 2014, an officer was added back. The current number of officers is 23 reduced from 28.
· Reduced Fire position allocation from 18 to 13. Three positions were never filled and in June 2019, moved the Battalion Chief and Administrative Captain to Measure N bringing the total Fire position allocation to 13.
· Declared a fiscal emergency for fiscal years 09/10, 10/11, 11/12, and 12/13 · Maximum of 1 vacancy is allowed in each fund
Sales Tax
Measure T does not receive any of the general 1% sales tax. It only receives the additional ¼ cent tax. Measure T sales tax continues to grow but at a slower rate than the General Fund sales tax rate.

This slower growth rate is due to how district sales taxes are applied compared to general sales taxes in two main areas: car sales and business to business sales. District sales tax is applied to the City the car is registered in, not the City it is sold in. Therefore, for Visalia to receive the district sales tax for a purchase of a vehicle, that vehicle would have to be registered in Visalia. If a resident from Dinuba purchases a vehicle in Visalia, Visalia would receive their local 1% share of the State sales tax but would not receive any of the district taxes (Measure T & N). Likewise, Business to Business sales tax works the same way. One of the areas that Visalia has seen a large sales tax growth is in Business to Business sales. These transactions do not help Measure T as they do our General Sales Tax.

Measure T has also seen a large rise in sales tax like the General Fund over the past couple of years. Staff is projecting sales tax to continue to grow but at a much smaller pace of 1%. This growth is building upon the inflated sales tax numbers from the past few years. These projections do not include an economic downturn which would result in less revenue. Chart 1 - Measure T Revenues, shows the projected sales tax to be well above the amended plan needs.

Chart 1 - Measure T Revenues & Expenditures
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Fire Measure T
The majority of expenditures for the Fire Measure T fund are for salary and benefits, as shown in Table 1: Fire Measure T Projections. The fund balance is projected to be $7.2 million at the end of the fiscal year. The surplus is projected to decrease each year due to the increase in benefits costs.

In addition, the Measure T Fire plan is to contribute towards the Public Safety Building that is currently under design. The larger fund balance will help with this fund’sshare of the public safety building as outlined in the plan. Once the Public Safety final building cost has been established, staff will return to potentially add back fire staff.

Table 1: Fire Measure T Projections:

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Measure T - Police
Police Measure T revenues have exceeded the expenditures since FY 2012/13 due to the reduction in police officers. This reduction, as well as reducing the VECC contribution, has allowed the fund to have a surplus at the end of each year. Like Fire, the majority of the expenditures are for salary and benefits for 23 officers. Staff is projecting a smaller surplus in the future years, starting in FY 23/24, due to PERS increases as shown in Table 2: Police Measure T Projection. In addition, the Measure T Police plan is to contribute towards the Public Safety Building that is currently under design. The surpluses will help with this fund’sshare of the public safety building as outlined in the plan. Once the Public Safety final building cost has been established, staff will return to potentially add back police officers.

Table 2: Police Measure T Projections:

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Measure T Recertification and Maintenance of Effort Requirement Measure T is required to complete an annual recertification and maintenance of effort (MOE) calculation. The MOE is to ensure that the General Fund monies budgeted for Police and Fire operations does not fall below the previous years’ service level. In the event of an economic emergency, the City Council may only alter this provision by a supermajority (4/5th’)vote. The City meets this calculation for FY 2022/23 as shown in Table 3: FY 2022/23 MOE Calculation.

Table 3 FY 2022/23 MOE Calculation
General Fund 22/23 Budget 23/24 Budget
Budget
Increase/
(Decrease)
Fire Operating Expenditures 16,038,300$ 16,487,900$ 449,600$ Police Operating Expenditures 39,076,600$ 40,248,000$ 1,171,400$ Total 55,114,900$ 56,735,900$ 1,621,000$
Conclusion
Measure T has implemented the majority of the components of the expenditure plan. Previously, the City has taken steps to reduce ongoing operational costs as expenditures have exceeded revenues.

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City has taken steps to reduce ongoing operational costs as expenditures have exceeded revenues.

The 5-year projection shows revenues exceeding expenditures which results the cash balances increasing each year. This projection does not include an economic downturn, which would result in less revenues. At this time, staff recommends continuing with the plan and its amendments and will continue to monitor revenues and expenditures to assure that the funds remain in balance and can contribute to the public safety building. If the projection continues to be met, staff will return with recommendations to add to the plan.

Fiscal Impact:

N/A
Prior Council Action: Measure T Reauthorization 1/4/21
Other: None
Alternatives: N/A
Recommended Motion (and Alternative Motions if expected):

I move to recertify the Measure T expenditure plan for the new budget year, including continuing to modify the Measure T plan elements..end
Environmental Assessment Status: N/A
CEQA Review: N/A
Attachments: None
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MEASURE T
FY 23/24 Annual Recertification & Maintenance of Effort • ¼ cent Sales Tax for enhanced police and fire services. • Sales Tax is split – 40% Fire and 60% Police.
• Measure uses a detailed 20 year plan for:
• Hiring Personnel;
• Construction of Facilities; and
• Equipment Purchases.
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MEASURE T – ANNUAL REQUIREMENTS
Annual Recertification:

Measure T is required to be recertified annually by City Council.

Annual Maintenance of Effort (MOE) calculation:

The MOE is to ensure that the GF monies budgeted for Police and Fire operations does not fall below the previous years’ service level.

In the event of an economic emergency, the City Council may only alter this provision by a supermajority (4/5th’) vote.
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PLAN ELEMENTS IMPLEMENTED
• Built 2 Police precincts
• Hired 23 Police Officers and purchased vehicles
• Hired 13 Firefighters
• Built Fire Station 53, 55, and Training Facility
• Purchased 1 new Fire engine + 1 new Fire Ladder
Truck
• Contributed towards the VECC
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CURRENT AMENDED PLAN ELEMENTS
Since June 2011, Council has amended the plan due to
revenue shortfalls and higher expenditures.
• Reduced Police Officers allocation by 6 (3 through attrition & 3 transferred to the General Fund). In July 2014, an officer was added back. The current number of officers is 23 reduced from 28. • Reduced Fire position allocation from 18 to 13. Three positions were never filled and in June 2019, moved the Battalion Chief and Administrative Captain to Measure N bringing the total Fire position allocation to 13.
• Declared a fiscal emergency for fiscal years 09/10, 10/11, 11/12, and 12/13
• Maximum of 1 vacancy is allowed in each fund
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SALES TAX REVENUES
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POLICE MEASURE T – 6 YR FORECAST
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FIRE MEASURE T – 6 YR FORECAST
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Tonight’s Recommended Motion:
• Recertify the Measure T expenditure plan for the
new budget year (23/24), including continuing to
modify the Measure T plan elements

QUESTIONS
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Staff Report
Visalia City Council
707 W. Acequia
Visalia, CA 93291
File #: 23-0242 Agenda Date: 6/19/2023 Agenda #: 6.

Agenda Item Wording:

Conduct the first of two Public Hearings to amend the Measure N 10-year plan to convert one (1) Measure N Police Officer position for FY 2023/24 into two (2) Community Service Officer positions.

Deadline for Action: 6/15/2023
Submitting Department: Police Department
Contact Name and Phone Number: Chief Jason Salazar, ext. 4215, [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> ; Captain Dan Ford, ext. 4151, [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> ; Financial Analyst Liz Ybarra, ext.4250, [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>
Department Recommendation:

Conduct the first of two Public Hearings to amend the Measure N 10-year plan to convert the Measure N Police Officer position for FY 2023/24 into two (2) Community Service Officer (CSO) positions.

Summary:

Measure N, the ½ cent sales tax that began April 1, 2017, requires the City to conduct two Public Hearings before amending the ten-year plan related to police officer position allocations. On May 1, 2023, City Council unanimously approved a request by staff to initiate the Measure N Amendment process to convert one (1) police officer position in to two (2) CSO positions. On May 18, 2023, staff met with the Measure N Committee and presented this request, including a detailed summary of the proposal and the anticipated cost savings. Upon conclusion of the presentation, the Measure N Committee was provided with the opportunity for comments. Upon accepting the motion, the committee recommended approving the conversion of one (1) police officer position into two (2) CSO positions.

Background Discussion:

In 2016, the citizens of Visalia approved Measure N which provided additional staffing for the Police Department. This increased staffing allocations for police officer, administrative, and support positions. The City is currently in year seven of the 10-year Measure N spending plan, and will enter year eight at the beginning of FY2023/24. Through Measure N, the Department is slated to receive one (1) police officer position, which includes a patrol vehicle, all associated equipment for the police officer, and police officer salary and benefits. The total cost (S&B + vehicle + equipment) to staff this position is estimated at $273,752.

CSOs are an important support function for patrol officers. CSOs respond to a wide array of calls for service and significantly reduce the response burden for police officers, reduce response times for the Department, and reduce wait times for citizens of Visalia. CSOs are also trained to handle most Visalia City Council Printed on 6/16/2023Page 1 of 3
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the Department, and reduce wait times for citizens of Visalia. CSOs are also trained to handle most traffic accident investigations, conduct traffic control for small and large scenes, and conduct abandoned vehicle abatement. Because CSOs are able to handle non-emergency calls for service and take reports for a large range of cold or minor crime offenses, police officers are able to focus on higher priority calls, with active criminal and public safety threats. Police officers are also able to better address concerns related to public safety and quality of life by being available to conduct proactive enforcement.

Finally, CSOs often gain a lot of experience through their day-to-day activities and observations, and are able to be observed by members of the Department. CSOs often become excellent candidates for police recruit positions and eventual police officer positions. The Department has a significant amount of members that began their career with the Department as a CSO and have become very successful within the Department (including Chief Jason Salazar and Captain Luma Fahoum). In a time when law enforcement organizations are struggling to fill police officer positions and competing from the same pool of officer candidates, the addition of CSOs provides the Department with an edge in recruitment, development of quality candidates, and multiple benefits from a public safety and community outreach perspective.

Fiscal Impact:

By converting this police officer position, the Department would be able to fund two (2) CSO positions and still have a cost savings. CSO salaries and benefits are nearly half of a police officer. The total salary and benefits for one police officer is $171,000 compared to $91,000 for a CSO. For two CSO positions, the total salary and benefits would be $182,000. Despite a salary & benefits cost increase of $11,200 through this conversion, the Department is able to obtain cost savings of $5,900 for equipment cost, and an estimated $20,000 in cost savings for a vehicle. This provides a total overall savings of $14,700 as shown in the table below.

Cost Comparison for One Police Officer to Two Community Service Officers
Position Salary & BenefitsVehicle Equipment Total
One Police
Officer
$ 171,000.00 $ 80,000.00 $ 16,000.00 $ 267,000.00
Two CSOs $ 182,200.00 $ 60,000.00 $ 10,100.00 $ 252,300.00 Cost Savings $ 14,700.00
Prior Council Action: May 1, 2023 - Council approved Staff to enter into the Measure N Process.

Other: Measure N Committee reviewed and recommended approval of both items.

Alternatives: N/A
Recommended Motion (and Alternative Motions if expected):

Conduct the first of two Public Hearings to amend the Measure N 10-year plan to convert one (1) Measure N Police Officer position for FY 2023/24 into two (2) Community Service Officer positions. enter text.

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Environmental Assessment Status: N/A
CEQA Review: N/A
Attachments: N/A
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Staff Report
Visalia City Council
707 W. Acequia
Visalia, CA 93291
File #: 23-0147 Agenda Date: 5/1/2023 Agenda #: 3.

Agenda Item Wording:

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.

Deadline for Action: 5/1/2022
Submitting Department: Police Department
Contact Name and Phone Number: Chief Jason Salazar, ext. 4215, [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>; Captain Dan Ford, ext. 4151, [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>; Financial Analyst Liz Ybarra, ext. 4250, [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>
Department Recommendation:

Authorize City staff to initiate Measure N amendment process to convert one (1) FY23/24 Measure N Police Officer allocation to two (2) Community Service Officer (CSO) allocations.

Summary:

Community Service Officers (CSOs) have been an important resource for the Police Department for several decades. CSOs are responsible for mitigating the number of non-emergency calls for service that police officers respond to, freeing those police officers to be available for higher priority calls for service and reducing response times. CSOs accomplish this goal by handling non-emergency calls for service such as, traffic collision investigations, abandoned vehicle abatements, parking concerns, and taking reports for minor cold crimes. In addition to minimizing the number of lower priority calls for service handled by police officers, CSO responses also free up police officers to handle higher priority incidents, calls that present a threat to public safety, reduce police officer response times, engage in community outreach events, and conduct proactive enforcement. Staff have concluded that converting one police officer position into two CSO positions will provide a higher level of service to the community by improving response times, allowing for more effective deployment of police officers, and providing a cost savings.

Background Discussion:

In 2016, the citizens of Visalia approved a tax measure (Measure N) that provided additional staffing for the Police Department. This increased staffing allocations for police officer, administrative, and support positions. The City is currently in year seven of the 10-year Measure N spending plan, and will enter year eight at the beginning of the FY2023/24 budget cycle. Through Measure N, the Department is slated to receive one police officer position, which includes a patrol vehicle and all associated equipment for the police officer. The total cost (salary/benefits + vehicle + equipment) to staff this position is estimated at $267,000.

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service and significantly reduce the response burden for police officers, reduce response times for the Department, and reduce wait times for citizens of Visalia. CSOs are also trained to handle most traffic accident investigations, conduct traffic control for small and large scenes, and conduct abandoned vehicle abatement. Because CSOs are able to handle non-emergency calls for service and take reports for a large range of cold or minor crime offenses, police officers are able to focus on higher priority calls, with active criminal and public safety threats. Police officers are also able to better address concerns related to public safety and quality of life by being available to conduct proactive enforcement.

Finally, CSOs often gain a lot of experience through their day-to-day activities and observations, and are able to be observed by members of the Department. CSOs often become excellent candidates for police recruit positions and eventual police officer positions. The Department has a significant number of members that began their career with the Department as a CSO and have become very successful within the Department (including Chief Jason Salazar and Captain Luma Fahoum). In a time when law enforcement organizations are struggling to fill police officer positions and competing from the same pool of officer candidates, the addition of CSOs provides the Department with an edge in recruitment, development of quality candidates, and multiple benefits from a public safety and community outreach perspective.

Fiscal Impact:

By converting this police officer position, the Department would be able to fund two (2) CSO positions and still have a cost savings. CSO salaries and benefits are nearly half of a police officer. The total salary and benefits for one police officer is $171,000 compared to $91,100 for a CSO. For two CSO positions, the total salary and benefits would be $182,200. Despite a salary & benefits cost increase of $11,200 through this conversion, the Department is able to obtain cost savings of $5,900 for equipment cost, and an estimated $20,000 in cost savings for a vehicle. This provides a total overall cost savings of $14,700 as shown in the table below.

Position Salary & Benefits Vehicle Equipment Total
One Police Officer 171,000$ 80,000$ 16,000$ 267,000$ Two CSOs 182,200$ 60,000$ 10,100$ 252,300$ Cost Savings 14,700$
Cost Comparison for One Police Officer to Two Community Service Officers Prior Council Action: N/A
Other: N/A
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Alternatives: Deny the motion to direct staff to move forward with the Measure N amendment process.

Recommended Motion (and Alternative Motions if expected):

Authorize City staff to initiate the Measure N amendment process to convert one (1) FY 23/24 Measure N Police Officer allocation to two (2) Community Service Officer (CSO) positions with associated equipment.

Environmental Assessment Status: N/A
CEQA Review: N/A
Attachments: N/A
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Staff Report
Visalia City Council
707 W. Acequia
Visalia, CA 93291
File #: 23-0245 Agenda Date: 6/19/2023 Agenda #: 7.

Agenda Item Wording:

Conduct the second of two Public Hearings to amend the Measure N Spending Plan to appropriate $45,100 for the FY 2022/23 and $18,200 for FY 2023/24 to address cost increases related to patrol vehicle purchases and upfitting; and renew the five-year contract with Axon Enterprise Inc., totaling $1,738,749.49 and appropriate $128,112 for FY 2023/24.

Deadline for Action: 6/19/2023
Submitting Department: Police Department
Contact Name and Phone Number: Chief Jason Salazar, ext. 4215, [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> ; Captain Dan Ford, ext. XXX, [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> ; Financial Analyst Liz Ybarra, ext.4250, [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>
Department Recommendation:

Conduct the second of two Public Hearings to amend the Measure N Spending Plan to appropriate $45,100 for the FY 2022/23 and $18,200 for FY 2023/24 to address cost increases related to patrol vehicle purchases and upfitting; and renew the five-year contract with Axon Enterprise Inc., to fund the Body-Worn Camera (BWC) Program, totaling $1,738,749.49 and appropriate $128,112 for FY 2023/24.

Upon completion of the Public Hearing:
· Appropriate $45,100 for FY 2022/23 and $18,200 for FY 2023/24, from the Measure N (141) Fund to address cost increases related to patrol vehicle purchases and upfitting. · Authorize the City Manager to execute an agreement with Axon Enterprise Inc. in the amount of $1,738,749.49 for a term of five (5) years, and appropriate $128,112 for FY 2023/24 from the Measure N (141) Fund.

Summary:

Measure N, the ½ cent sales tax that began April 1, 2017, requires the City to conduct two Public Hearings before amending the 2023/24 Spending plan to fund vehicle purchases for 2022/23 and 2023/24 totaling $63,300; and renewing the contract with Axon Enterprise Inc. to fund the BWC Program. The cost of renewal for the BWC program is $1,738,749.49, spread out over five years, and requiring an additional appropriation of $128,112 for FY 2023/24.

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and to renew the contract with Axon Enterprise Inc. This renewed contract would require an additional appropriation of $128,112 for FY 2023/24.

On May 18, 2023, City Staff met with the Measure N Committee and presented these two amendments, including a detailed summary of items being requested, the anticipated budget for each item, and why the cost had increased for each item. Upon being presented with each option, the committee was provided with an opportunity for comments. Upon accepting the motion, the committee recommended approving both the increased appropriations related to Measure N vehicle purchases, and renewing the contract with Axon Enterprise Inc.

Background Discussion:

The Measure N 10-year plan outlines the personnel to be funded. This includes equipment for each new position. These positions are added during the two-year budget along with the equipment which includes vehicles. In FY 21/22 a Police Officer position was included in the budget and during that time staff was unable to locate any vendors to purchase a patrol vehicle due to low inventory as a result of pandemic shutdowns and a microchip shortage. This vehicle was rolled into the FY 22/23 budget which includes another new officer/vehicle bringing the total to two (2) vehicles for this current fiscal year. In addition, next year’s (FY 23/24) budget includes another position and vehicle. Due to vehicle shortages and high inflation, the vehicle cost and equipment to upfit the vehicle (radios, lights, MDT’s, etc.) has increased significantly. For example, the total cost of a new patrol vehicle in FY 20/21 was $57,277 ($36,918 vehicle + $20,359 vehicle upfit) compared to the City’s last purchase in October 2022 of $75,464 ($50,459 vehicle + $25,005 vehicle upfit). This represents an overall cost increase of 31.75%.

In order to purchase these vehicles, staff is requesting an additional $63,300 from Measure N to cover the cost of these three vehicles and allocate funding at $80,000 for all Measure N vehicles moving forward.

Fund CIP Qty Unit Cost Budget Budget
Available
FY
141 VH0214 1 $80,000 $56,000 ($24,000) 21/22
141 VH0253 1 $80,000 $58,900 ($21,100) 22/23
141 VH0253 1 $80,000 $61,800 ($18,200) 23/24
Funds Needed ($63,300)
The Department is also requesting to renew the five-year contract with Axon Enterprise Inc. in the amount of $1,738,750 for the BWC program. The Department began their BWC Program in 2018 and will reach the end of the current contract on June 30, 2023. The new five-year BWC contract will be more than the current contract which means the annual budget for the BWC will need to be increased as well.

The new contract increase is due to several factors. First, the base price of Axon services has grown significantly (estimated at over $250,000) since the deployment of the Department’sfirst contract in 2018. Second, the new contract requires an annual increase of four percent in years two through five as opposed to the previous fixed rate. This is an additional $61,053. Third, Axon now bundles their Officer Safety Plan (OSP) packages differently than the previous contract. Through the Department’s review, staff have selected the most basic and cost-efficient bundle offered by Axon and included Visalia City Council Printed on 6/16/2023Page 2 of 6
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review, staff have selected the most basic and cost-efficient bundle offered by Axon and included additional options for approval.

The Department selected The Officer Safety Plan 7, which includes the following:
· Axon Body-Worn Camera
· BWC Docking Stations
· Technology Certification Assurance Plan
· Taser 7
· Taser Certification Bundle
· Taser 7 Docking Stations
· Axon Signal Sidearm
· Axon Standards
· Axon Respond
In addition to the Officer Safety Plan 7, the Department also selected the following options to improve and support the BWC program, Department training, and digital evidence and criminal investigations:
· Axon Migrate (no additional cost)
· Axon Investigate Pro (no additional cost)
· Axon Air (no additional cost)
· Axon Performance
· Axon Virtual Reality (includes Technology Certification Assurance Plan) The table below reflects the costs associated with the Officer Safety Plan 7 and proposed options.

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7.52 **A discount was provided in this contract through negotiations to offset this cost.

The no cost items listed below in table 2, have a value of $95,205 and will only cost the City taxes on the equipment of $2,261.97 if purchased with the items listed in table 1 above.

As indicated in the table below, staff request an additional appropriation of $45,100 in FY 22/23 and $18,200 in FY 23/24 to address a $63,300 budget shortfall for the purchase of three patrol vehicles.

Fund CIP Qty Unit Cost Budget Budget
Available
FY
141 VH0214 1 $80,000 $56,000 ($24,000.00) 21/22
141 VH0253 1 $80,000 $58,900 ($21,100.00) 22/23A
141 VH0253 1 $80,000 $61,800 ($18,200.00) 23/24
Funds Needed ($63,300.0
0)
Body-Worn Camera
As indicated in the Table below, staff requests a total allocation of $1,738,750 with payment schedule described below:

Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Total
Equipment
& Services
$301,599 $326,687 $337,608 $348,965 $360,777 $1,675,636 Tax $13,513 $11,693 $12,152 $12,630 $13,126 $63,114
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Staff is requesting an additional appropriation of $128,112 for FY 23/24.

Prior Council Action: June 5, 2023 - City Staff presented the first of two Public Hearings May 1, 2023 - Council approved Staff to enter into the Measure N Process. June 18, 2018 - Council awarded $815,618 for BWC program with Axon Enterprise
Other: Measure N Committee reviewed and recommended approval of both items.

Alternatives: Deny the recommended motion.

Recommended Motion (and Alternative Motions if expected):

I move to appropriate $45,100 for FY 2022/23 and $18,200 for FY 2023/24 from the Measure N (141) Fund to address cost increases associated with vehicle purchases; and authorize the City Manager to execute an agreement with Axon Enterprise Inc. in the amount of $1,738,749.49 for a term of five (5) years and appropriate $128,112 for FY 2023/24 from the Measure N (141) Fund.

Environmental Assessment Status: N/A
CEQA Review: N/A
Attachments: Attachment A: June 5, 2023, Staff Report (File Number 23-0214/Public Hearing Number 2) Attachment B: May 1, 2023, Staff Report (File Number 23-0148/Agenda Number 2) Attachment C: Axon Enterprise Contract
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Agenda Item Wording:

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.

Deadline for Action: 5/1/2023
Submitting Department: Police Department
Contact Name and Phone Number: Chief Jason Salazar, ext. 4215, [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>; Captain Dan Ford, ext. 4151, [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>; Financial Analyst Liz Ybarra, ext. 4250, [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>
Department Recommendation:

Authorize staff to initiate Measure N amendment process to increase the budget for patrol cars and the body-worn camera (BWC) program due to cost increases. Staff recommends appropriating an additional $63,300 to address increased vehicle and equipment costs shortfall for patrol vehicles budgeted in this fiscal year and next year. In addition, staff is recommending to renew the five year contract with Axon Enterprise Inc. for a total of $1,738,749.49 for the Police Department’s BWC Program and appropriate an additional $128,112 for FY 23/24 (Year 1 of the new contract).

Summary:

On October 17th, 2022, City Council approved the purchase of 12 Dodge Chargers for the Police Department. This purchase did not include the Measure N vehicles due to the budget shortfall. The current fiscal year (22/23) budget includes two new patrol vehicles with a total budget of $114,900. In addition, next year’s budget which becomes effective July 1, 2023, includes an additional patrol vehicle which was budgeted for $61,800. The current cost for a fully equipped patrol vehicle is approximately $75,000. Staff is requesting up to $80,000 per vehicle to cover any further price increases.

Measure N also funds the Police Department’s BWC Program. The BWC program began in 2018 and consisted of a five-year contract that expires on June 30th, 2023. The total cost for the five-year contract was $904,233.80. Included in this contract was 130 Officer Safety Plans (including a BWC, Taser, and User License), Signal Sidearm sensors, 23 Pro-User Licenses, 15 Basic-User Licenses, and unlimited digital storage. The contract provided a fixed rate during the period of the contract and was not subject to cost associated with inflation or maintenance.

Over the past four months, staff has worked with Axon to prepare for the next five-year contract. The new 5-year contract has a substantial increase in cost due to several factors including inflation increases since 2018 and a 4% annual increase built into years two through five. Also, this contract includes additional services needed for monitoring and supporting the Department’s current use of Visalia City Council Printed on 4/28/2023Page 1 of 8
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Axon equipment and training. As a result of these changes, staff anticipates the allocation from Measure N to increase from $904,233.80 to $1,738,749.49 in order sustain the Police Department’s BWC program over the next five years.

Background Discussion:

The Measure N 10-year plan outlines the personnel to be funded. This includes equipment for each new position. These positions are added during the two-year budget along with the equipment which includes vehicles. In FY 21/22 a Police Officer position was included in the budget and during that time staff was unable to locate any vendors to purchase a patrol vehicle due to low inventory as a result of pandemic shutdowns and a microchip shortage. This vehicle was rolled into the FY 22/23 budget which includes another new officer/vehicle bringing the total to two vehicles for this current fiscal year. In addition, next years (FY 23/24) budget includes another position and vehicle. Due to vehicle shortages and high inflation, the vehicle cost and equipment to upfit the vehicle (radios, lights, MDT’s,etc) has increase significantly. For example, the total cost of a new patrol vehicle in FY 20/21 was $57,277 ($36,918 vehicle + $20,359 vehicle upfit) compared to the City’s last purchase in October 2022 of $75,464 ($50,459 vehicle + $25,005 vehicle upfit). This represents an overall cost increase 31.75%.

Fund

CIP

Qty

Unit Cost

Budget

Budget
Available

141

VH0214

1 $80,000

$56,000

($24,000.00)

21/22

141

VH0253

1 $80,000

$58,900

($21,100.00)

22/23

141

VH0253

1 $80,000

$61,800

($18,200.00)

23/24

Funds Needed

($63,300.00)

The Department is also requesting to renew the five-year contract with Axon Enterprise Inc in the amount of $1,738,750 for the BWC program. The Department began their BWC Program in 2018 and will reach the end of the current contract on June 30, 2023. The new 5 year BWC contract will be more than the current contract which means the annual budget for the BWC will need to be increased as well.

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The OSP7 bundle will include the new Taser 7. The Taser 7 has redesigned darts with Smart Probes which improve accuracy, increase target retention, and improve attainment. There will now be two cartridge types contained in each Taser including Close Quarter Cartridges and Standoff Cartridges which provide different angles of separation to achieve optimal probe spreads at varying distances.

The redesigned probes, cartridge types, and targeting device increases the likelihood of an effective Taser deployment in dynamic, critical situations which makes this a more effective less-lethal use of force option, reduces the potential need for other levels of force, and minimizes risk of injury to all involved. The Taser 7 is also equipped with a louder warning arc that serves as an additional audio/visual deterrent for noncompliant behavior and increasing the likelihood of safely de-escalating critical incidents while minimizing risk of injury to all involved. The Taser 7 is able to upload data automatically and will have removable/rechargeable batteries. Axon will also provide the Department taser cartridges throughout the five-year contract and include certification courses for instructors, targeting systems, and training suits that will allow staff to integrate tasers into weaponless defense training programs.

The OSP7 bundle will also provide the Department with new BWCs and include an automatic upgrade or replacement camera, with no additional cost, at the midpoint of the contract. This is an important feature4 in the contract due to the significant wear and tear that BWCs go through.

Because they are expected to operate in extreme conditions and inclement weather, having this replacement schedule reduces the likelihood of a BWC failing when it is needed most. This replacement feature for the BWCs was also included in the existing Axon contract. Axon will also provide new docking stations, include Signal Sidearm (a sensor that activates the BWC upon a firearm being unholstered), and provide the GPS location of the BWC when powered on. Finally, the bundle will include Axon Standards which is a use of force reporting system that is integrated with Axon’s cloud storage (Evidence.com). This will allow for an improved means of tracking and reviewing use of force incidents in accordance with Department polices and best practices.

The additional services that staff are seeking include Axon Air, Axon Migrate, Axon Investigate, Axon Performance, and Axon VR Training. Axon Air is a software/licensing system that will better manage the Department’sUnmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) program by tracking all flight patterns, weather conditions, pilot flight time and camera direction for all drones and drone operators. It will also provide streamlined evidence processing by uploading all UAS footage directly into evidence.com and provide live streaming for incident command. This service is being provided at no cost in the contract.

Axon Migrate will be a one-time service that will transfer the Department’shistoric digital evidence to evidence.com. The Department’solder digital evidence is currently being housed on City servers through the software/hardware Digital Image Management Systems (DIMS). The City is no longer entering new evidence into DIMS due the antiquated storage methods and age of the equipment.

The hardware associated with DIMS has reached its end of life and is due for replacement (estimated cost of $35,000) and cost the Department $6,000 annually for service. Axon Migrate would use Axon staff to transfer the data to evidence.com and ensure that all retention time requirements are met.

This service is being provided at no cost in the contract and will require no ongoing maintenance costs.

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Axon Investigate Pro is a forensic digital media software program (which integrates with Evidence.com) that provides several resources for the Investigative staff in relation to video evidence. Video surveillance has become a common and significant factor in criminal investigations, but the processing and review of this evidence is time-consuming and complicated due to the different video formats used by the various surveillance companies. Axon Investigate provides several tools that will help improve the efficiency of these processes all in one program. It has access to the thousands of different video formats (referred to as codecs) that allow staff to examine videos of all types in one program. Axon Investigate also provides the ability to convert these videos into a standard format without diminishing the quality of the evidence. This service will also minimize risk to MIS systems due the potential of viruses being attached to codecs and is included at no cost in the contract.

Axon Performance automates BWC policy reviews and provides actionable, up to date compliance information, such as camera use during calls for service, with an intuitive metrics dashboard and shareable reporting capabilities. This service extracts patterns of behavior from Evidence.com data to improve the Department’s review processes, guide policy updates, and identify opportunities for officer training and development. Axon Performance would provide a cost-effective way to assign audits and ensure compliance with audit procedures. It would also make the audit process much easier and less time consuming to manage. The Department currently has over 9.3 Terabytes of digital evidence contained in Evidence.com. This is the equivalent of 46,504 standard definition two- hour movies. Axon Performance will provide the Department an essential tool in conducting thorough and timely audits of this BWC footage.

Axon VR training prepares officers for complex, real-world situations through immersive training that enhances performance, critical thinking and de-escalation skills. Developed in partnership with a cross disciplinary network of first responders, subject matter experts and community leaders, Axon’s expansive library integrates with state-of-the-art technology and can be used in multiple settings. As staff continue to improve the Department’sinternal training (Perishable Skills, built in training days, and incorporation of a training center with the new Public Safety Office Building and Evidence Building), this tool will be a significant addition to our training curriculum. It will allow staff to provide better and more realistic training to deescalate potentially violent situations. Furthermore, the digital “range”that is provided will allow for training related to Taser, and firearms without the cost of munitions.

The common purpose behind all of the proposed options presented above, and in the Department’s BWC program as a whole, is risk management. Through the use of BWCs, a level of accountability is provided both for the community and departmental staff. The review of this evidence often clears officers of misconduct while ensuring the preservation of evidence in the rare cases misconduct does occur. BWC evidence can also have substantial effects on mitigating the cost of litigation related to civil actions. Studies indicate that in cases where there is a complete video evidence of the entire contact, federal courts will provide summary judgement (cases are decided based on evidence without going to trial) over 70% of the time. This provides significant relief in litigation costs.

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demonstrate this transparency.

Risk management surrounding this program must also be applied to the administrative functions of a BWC program. Civil litigation will often target organizations with failing to train or adequately supervise their staff. In cases such as this, it is incumbent on the organizations to show that tools were put in place to ensure adequate training and supervision. As it relates to training, Axon VR is able to provide a mechanism to address training to prevent use of force incidents, where possible, by improving staff’s ability to deescalate incidents. Axon Performance addresses concerns on supervision. Because the large amount of digital evidence produced through the Department’sBWC program, staff must have the tools needed to conduct random audits, review usage metrics, and ensure that the BWC program is functioning properly. The Department’sBWC program has been successful in mitigating civil claims and providing savings for the City in the past and these tools will continue to aide the City moving forward.

Upon researching and selecting the previously described options, staff began negotiations with Axon.

The following charts reflect the negotiated costs. Table 1 describes the most basic plan with no additional services added on. Table 2 describes the Department’spreferred package, including the additional options previously discussed. Finally, Table 3 includes all of the items or services that the Department will receive for free, with an exception to the $2,261.97 required for taxes, if a contract with the options listed in Table 2 is approved.

Table 1
Axon Officer Safety Plan - Basic Bundle
Package OptionsList Price Net Price Qty Term Subtotal Tax Total OSP Plan 7*$183.07 $180.07 130 60 $1,404,468.00$62,588.45 $1,467,056.45 BWC Camera
Bundle
$749.00 $27.79 130 $3,612.70 $307.07 $3,919.77
10 GB Storage$0.55 $0.55 50 60 $1,650.00 - $1,650.00
Basic License$15.00 $13.00 11700 60 $11,700.00 - $11,700.00 Pro License $23.00 $39.00 23 60 $46,644.00 - $46,644.00 Inactive Channel$5,000.00 $2,087.50 1 $2,087.50 - $2,087.50 Evidence.com
Channel Services
$5,000.00 $5,000.00 1 $5,000.00 - $5,000.00
Total $62,895.52 $1,538,057.
72 *OSP Plan includes Taser 7 (including training supplies), Axon Respond, and Axon Standards and Technology Assurance Plan.

Table 2
Axon Officer Safety Plan - Basic Bundle with requested addition on VC and Performance, and Additional Services at no cost.

Package OptionsList Price Net Price Qty Term Subtotal Tax Total OSP Plan 7* $183.07 $170.13 130 60 $1,327,014.00$59,796.86 $1,386,801.86 VR Headset TAP
Bundle
$41.38 $41.38 2 60 $4,965.60 $369.70 $5,335.30
VR Tablet TAP
Bundle
$23.39 $23.39 2 60 $2,806.80 $210.60 $3,017.40
VR Controller Kit$2,434.69 $2,789.38 2 $5,578.76 $474.20 $6,052.96 Performance
License
$9.00 $8.33 130 60 $64,935.00 - $64,935.00
VR User License$20.00 $20.00 130 60 $156,000.00 156,000.00 VR User License-
Additional
$21.70 $17.36 25 60 $26,040.00 - $26,040.00
Basic License $15.00 $13.00 15 60 $11,700.00 - $11,700.00 Pro License $39.00 $33.80 23 60 $46,644.00 $46,644.00
Standards
Implementation**
$30,000.00 $29,952.00 1 $29,952.00 $29,952.00
Total $60,851.36 $1,736,487.5
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Table 2
Axon Officer Safety Plan - Basic Bundle with requested addition on VC and Performance, and Additional Services at no cost.

Package OptionsList Price Net Price Qty Term Subtotal Tax Total OSP Plan 7* $183.07 $170.13 130 60 $1,327,014.00$59,796.86 $1,386,801.86 VR Headset TAP
Bundle
$41.38 $41.38 2 60 $4,965.60 $369.70 $5,335.30
VR Tablet TAP
Bundle
$23.39 $23.39 2 60 $2,806.80 $210.60 $3,017.40
VR Controller Kit$2,434.69 $2,789.38 2 $5,578.76 $474.20 $6,052.96 Performance
License
$9.00 $8.33 130 60 $64,935.00 - $64,935.00
VR User License$20.00 $20.00 130 60 $156,000.00 156,000.00 VR User License-
Additional
$21.70 $17.36 25 60 $26,040.00 - $26,040.00
Basic License $15.00 $13.00 15 60 $11,700.00 - $11,700.00 Pro License $39.00 $33.80 23 60 $46,644.00 $46,644.00
Standards
Implementation**
$30,000.00 $29,952.00 1 $29,952.00 $29,952.00
Total $60,851.36 $1,736,487.5
2 *OSP Plan includes Taser 7 (including training supplies), Axon Respond, and Axon Standards and Technology Assurance Plan.
**A discount was provided in this contract through negotiations to offset this cost.

The no cost items listed below in table 3, have a value of $95,205 and will only cost the City taxes on the equipment of $2,261.97 if purchased with the items listed in table 2 above.

Table 3
No Cost Additional Items for Table 2
Package OptionsList Price Net Price Qty Term Subtotal Tax Total VR Headset $1,935.00 $1,935.00 6 $11,610.00 $986.00 $12,596.00 Extra Left-Handed
Holster
$91.25 $27.79 2 $182.50 $15.51 $198.01
Extra Right-Handed
Holster
$91.25 $91.25 2 $182.50 $15.51 $198.01
Taser Target Frame$85.55 $85.55 4 $342.20 $29.09 $371.09 Taser Conductive
Target
$171.05 $171.05 4 $684.20 $58.16 $742.36
Axon Camera
Bundle
$749.00 $27.79 130 $3,612.70 $307.70 $3,919.77
Axon Investigate
License
$250.00 $250.00 3 60 $45,000.00 - $45,000.00
Axon Air Data
License
$32.55 $32.55 10 60 $21,330.00 - $21,330.00
Axon Migrate
Channel Service
$10,000.00 $10,000.00 1 $10,000.00 $850.00 $10,850.00
Total $2,261.97 $95,205.24
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Fiscal Impact:

Patrol Vehicle
As indicated in the table below, staff request an additional appropriation of $45,100 in FY 22/23 and $18,200 in FY 23/24 to address a $63,300 budget shortfall for the purchase of three patrol vehicles.

Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Total
Equipment
& Services
$301,599 $326,687 $337,608 $348,965 $360,777 $1,675,636 Tax $13,513 $11,693 $12,152 $12,630 $13,126 $63,114
Total $315,112 $338,380 $349,760 $361,595 $373,904 $1,738,750 Staff is requesting an additional appropriation of $128,112 for FY 23/24.

Prior Council Action: June 18, 2018 - Council awarded $815,618 for BWC program with Axon Enterprise.

Other: N/A
Alternatives: Deny motion directing staff to enter into Measure N amendment process.

Recommended Motion (and Alternative Motions if expected):

Authorize City staff to initiate the Measure N amendment process to increase the budget for patrol vehicles and body-worn cameras.

Environmental Assessment Status: N/A
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CEQA Review: N/A
Attachments: Axon Enterprise Quote.

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Agenda Item Wording:

Conduct the first of two Public Hearings to amend the Measure N Spending Plan to appropriate $45,100 for the FY 2022/23 and $18,200 for FY 2023/24 to address cost increases related to patrol vehicle purchases and upfitting; and renew the five-year contract with Axon Enterprise Inc., totaling $1,738,749.49 and appropriate $128,112 for FY 2023/24.

Deadline for Action: 6/5/2023
Submitting Department: Police Department
Contact Name and Phone Number: Chief Jason Salazar, ext. 4215, [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> ; Captain Dan Ford, ext. 4151, [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> ; Financial Analyst Liz Ybarra, ext.4250, [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>
Department Recommendation:

Conduct the first of two Public Hearings to amend the Measure N Spending Plan to appropriate $45,100 for the FY 2022/23 and $18,200 for FY 2023/24 to address cost increases related to patrol vehicle purchases and upfitting; and renew the five-year contract with Axon Enterprise Inc., to fund the Body-Worn Camera (BWC) Program, totaling $1,738,749.49 and appropriate $128,112 for FY 2023/24. The second public hearing is scheduled for the June 19, 2023, City Council meeting.

Summary:

On May 1, 2023, City Council voted unanimously to allow City Staff to initiate the Measure N amendment process to increase the budget for the vehicle purchases related to Measure N positions and to renew the contract with Axon Enterprise Inc. This renewed contract would require an additional appropriation of $128,112 for FY 2023/24.

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Background Discussion:

The Department selected The Officer Safety Plan 7, which includes the following:
· Axon Body-Worn Camera
· BWC Docking Stations
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· Technology Certification Assurance Plan
· Taser 7
· Taser Certification Bundle
· Taser 7 Docking Stations
· Axon Signal Sidearm
· Axon Standards
· Axon Respond
In addition to the Officer Safety Plan 7, the Department also selected the following options to improve and support the BWC program, Department training, and digital evidence and criminal investigations:
· Axon Migrate (no additional cost)
· Axon Investigate Pro (no additional cost)
· Axon Air (no additional cost)
· Axon Performance
· Axon Virtual Reality (includes Technology Certification Assurance Plan) The table below reflects the costs associated with the Officer Safety Plan 7 and proposed options.

Table 1
Axon Officer Safety Plan - Basic Bundle with requested addition of VR and Performance Package
Options
List Price Net Price Qty Term Subtotal Tax Total
OSP Plan 7 $183.07 $170.13 130 60 $1,327,014 $59,796.86 $1,386,801.86 VR Headset TAP
Bundle
$41.38 $41.38 2 60 $4,965.60 $369.70 $5,335.30
VR Tablet TAP
Bundle
$23.39 $23.39 2 60 $2,806.80 $210.60 $3,017.40
VR Controller Kit$2,434.69 $2,789.38 2 $5,578.76 $474.20 $6,052.96 Performance
License
$9 $8.33 130 60 $64,935 - $64,935
VR User License$20 $20 130 60 $156,000 $156,000
VR User License
-Additional
$21.70 $17.36 25 60 $26,040 - $26,040
Basic License$15 $13 15 60 $11,700.00 - $11,700
Pro License $39 $33.80 23 60 $46,644.00 $46,644
Standards
Implementation**
$30,000 $29,952 1 $29,952.00 $29,952
Total $60,851.36 $1,736,487.
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Axon Officer Safety Plan - Basic Bundle with requested addition of VR and Performance Package
Options
List Price Net Price Qty Term Subtotal Tax Total
OSP Plan 7 $183.07 $170.13 130 60 $1,327,014 $59,796.86 $1,386,801.86 VR Headset TAP
Bundle
$41.38 $41.38 2 60 $4,965.60 $369.70 $5,335.30
VR Tablet TAP
Bundle
$23.39 $23.39 2 60 $2,806.80 $210.60 $3,017.40
VR Controller Kit$2,434.69 $2,789.38 2 $5,578.76 $474.20 $6,052.96 Performance
License
$9 $8.33 130 60 $64,935 - $64,935
VR User License$20 $20 130 60 $156,000 $156,000
VR User License
-Additional
$21.70 $17.36 25 60 $26,040 - $26,040
Basic License$15 $13 15 60 $11,700.00 - $11,700
Pro License $39 $33.80 23 60 $46,644.00 $46,644
Standards
Implementation**
$30,000 $29,952 1 $29,952.00 $29,952
Total $60,851.36 $1,736,487.
52 **A discount was provided in this contract through negotiations to offset this cost.

The no cost items listed below in table 2, have a value of $95,205 and will only cost the City taxes on the equipment of $2,261.97 if purchased with the items listed in table 1 above.

Table 2
No Cost Additional Items for Table 2
Package
Options
List Price Net Price Qty Term Subtotal Tax Total
VR Headset $1,935 $1,935 6 $11,610 $986 $12,596
Extra Left-Handed
Holster
$91.25 $27.79 2 $182.50 $15.51 $198.01
Extra Right-
Handed Holster
$91.25 $91.25 2 $182.50 $15.51 $198.01
Taser Target
Frame
$85.55 $85.55 4 $342.20 $29.09 $371.09
Taser Conductive
Target
$171.05 $171.05 4 $684.20 $58.16 $742.36
Axon Camera
Bundle
$749 $27.79 130 $3,612.70 $307.70 $3,919.77
Axon Investigate
License
$250 $250 3 60 $45,000 - $45,000
Axon Air Data
License
$32.55 $32.55 10 60 $21,330 - $21,330
Axon Migrate
Channel Service
$10,000 $10,000 1 $10,000 $850 $10,850
Total $2,261.97 $95,205.24
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No Cost Additional Items for Table 2
Package
Options
List Price Net Price Qty Term Subtotal Tax Total
VR Headset $1,935 $1,935 6 $11,610 $986 $12,596
Extra Left-Handed
Holster
$91.25 $27.79 2 $182.50 $15.51 $198.01
Extra Right-
Handed Holster
$91.25 $91.25 2 $182.50 $15.51 $198.01
Taser Target
Frame
$85.55 $85.55 4 $342.20 $29.09 $371.09
Taser Conductive
Target
$171.05 $171.05 4 $684.20 $58.16 $742.36
Axon Camera
Bundle
$749 $27.79 130 $3,612.70 $307.70 $3,919.77
Axon Investigate
License
$250 $250 3 60 $45,000 - $45,000
Axon Air Data
License
$32.55 $32.55 10 60 $21,330 - $21,330
Axon Migrate
Channel Service
$10,000 $10,000 1 $10,000 $850 $10,850
Total $2,261.97 $95,205.24
Fiscal Impact:

Fund CIP Qty Unit Cost Budget Budget
Available
FY
141 VH0214 1 $80,000 $56,000 ($24,000.00) 21/22
141 VH0253 1 $80,000 $58,900 ($21,100.00) 22/23A
141 VH0253 1 $80,000 $61,800 ($18,200.00) 23/24
Funds Needed ($63,300.00)
Body-Worn Camera
As indicated in the Table below, staff requests a total allocation of $1,738,750 with payment schedule described below:

Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Total
Equipment &
Services
$301,599 $326,687 $337,608 $348,965 $360,777 $1,675,636 Tax $13,513 $11,693 $12,152 $12,630 $13,126 $63,114
Total $315,112 $338,380 $349,760 $361,595 $373,904 $1,738,750 Staff is requesting an additional appropriation of $128,112 for FY 23/24.

Prior Council Action: May 1, 2023 - Council approved Staff to enter into the Measure N Process.

June 18, 2018 - Council awarded $815,618 for BWC program with Axon Enterprise Other: Measure N Committee reviewed and recommended approval of both items.

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Recommended Motion (and Alternative Motions if expected):

Environmental Assessment Status: N/A
CEQA Review: N/A
Attachments: Attachment A: May 1, 2023, Staff Report (File Number 23-0148/Agenda Number 2) Attachment B: Axon Enterprise Contract
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This Master Services and Purchasing Agreement (“Agreement”) is between Axon Enterprise, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Axon”), and the agency listed below or, if no agency is listed below, the agency on the Quote attached hereto (“Agency”). This Agreement is effective as of the later of the (a) last signature date on this Agreement or (b) signature date on the Quote (“Effective Date”). Axon and Agency are each a “Party” and collectively “Parties”. This Agreement governs Agency’s purchase and use of the Axon Devices and Services detailed in the Quote Appendix (“Quote”). It is the intent of the Parties that this Agreement act as a master agreement governing all subsequent purchases by Agency for the same Axon Devices and Services in the Quote, and all such subsequent quotes accepted by Agency shall be also incorporated into this Agreement by reference as a Quote. The Parties agree as follows:

1. Definitions.

1.1. “ Axon Cloud Services ” means Axon’s web services for Axon Evidence, Axon Records, Axon Dispatch, and interactions between Axon Evidence and Axon Devices or Axon client software. Axon Cloud Service excludes third-party applications, hardware warranties, and my.evidence.com.

1.2. “ Axon Device” means all hardware provided by Axon under this Agreement.

1.3. “ Quote” means an offer to sell and is only valid for devices and services on the quote at the specified prices.

Any terms within Agency’s purchase order in response to a Quote will be void. Orders are subject to prior credit approval. Changes in the deployment estimated ship date may change charges in the Quote. Shipping dates are estimates only. Axon is not responsible for typographical errors in any offer by Axon, and Axon reserves the right to cancel any orders resulting from such errors.

1.4. “ Services” means all services provided by Axon under this Agreement, including software, Axon Cloud Services, and professional services.

2. Term. This Agreement begins on the Effective Date and continues until all subscriptions hereunder have expired or have been terminated (“Term”).

2.1. All subscriptions including Axon Evidence, Axon Fleet, Officer Safety Plans, Technology Assurance Plans, and TASER 7 plans begin on the date stated in the Quote. Each subscription term ends upon completion of the subscription stated in the Quote (“Subscription Term”).

2.2. Upon completion of the Subscription Term, the Subscription Term will automatically renew for an additional 5 years (“Renewal Term”) unless Agency provides Axon with written notice of nonrenewal at least 60 days prior to the end of the Subscription Term or Renewal Te rm. For purchase of TASER 7 as a standalone, Axon may increase pricing to its then-current list pricing for any Renewal Term. For all other purchases, Axon may increase pricing on all line items in the Quote up to 3% at the beginning of each year of the Renewal Term.

New devices and services may require additional terms. Axon will not authorize services until Axon receives a signed Quote or accepts a purchase order, whichever is first.

3. Payment. Axon invoices upon shipment, or on the date specified within the invoicing plan in the Quote. Payment is due net 30 days from the invoice date. Payment obligations are non-cancelable. Unless otherwise prohibited by law, Agency will pay interest on all past-due sums at the lower of one-and-a-half percent (1.5%) per month or the highest rate allowed by law. Agency will pay invoices without setoff, deduction, or withholding. If Axon sends a past due account to collections, Agency is responsible for collection and attorneys’ fees.

4. Taxes. Agency is responsible for sales and other taxes associated with the order unless Agency provides Axon a valid tax exemption certificate.

5. Shipping. Axon may make partial shipments and ship Axon Devices from multiple locations. All shipments are EXW (Incoterms 2020) via common carrier. Title and risk of loss pass to Agency upon receipt. Agency is responsible for any shipping charges in the Quote.

6. Returns. All sales are final. Axon does not allow refunds or exchanges, except warranty returns or as provided by state or federal law.

7. Warranty.

7.1. Limited Warranty; Disclaimer . Axon warrants that Axon-manufactured Devices are free from defects in workmanship and materials for 1 year from the date of Agency’s receipt, except Signal Sidearm and Axon- manufactured accessories, which Axon warrants for 30 months and 90 days, respectively, from the date of Agency’s receipt. Used conducted energy weapon (“CEW”) cartridges are deemed to have operated properly.

Extended warranties run from the expiration of the 1-year hardware warranty through the extended warranty term. All software and Axon Cloud Services, are provided "AS IS," without any warranty of any kind, either express or implied, including without limitation the implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose and non-infringement. Axon Devices, software, and services that are not manufactured, published or performed by Axon (“Third-Party Products”) are not covered by Axon’s 1139

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warranty and are only subject to the warranties of the third-party provider or manufacturer.

7.2. Claims. If Axon receives a valid warranty claim for an Axon-manufactured Device during the warranty term, Axon’s sole responsibility is to repair or replace the Axon-manufactured Device with the same or like Axon- manufactured Device, at Axon’s option. A replacement Axon-manufactured Device will be new or like new.

Axon will warrant the replacement Axon-manufactured Device for the longer of (a) the remaining warranty of the original Axon Manufactured Device or (b) 90-days from the date of repair or replacement.

7.2.1. If Agency exchanges a device or part, the replacement item becomes Agency’s property, and the replaced item becomes Axon’s property. Before delivering an Axon-manufactured Device for service, Agency must upload Axon-manufactured Device data to Axon Evidence or download it and retain a copy. Axon is not responsible for any loss of software, data, or other information contained in storage media or any part of the Axon-manufactured Device sent to Axon for service.

7.3. Spare Axon Devices. At Axon's reasonable discretion, Axon may provide Agency a predetermined number of spare Axon Devices as detailed in the Quote (“ Spare Axon Devices”). Spare Axon Devices are intended to replace broken or non-functioning units while Agency submits the broken or non-functioning units, through Axon’s warranty return process. Axon will repair or replace the unit with a replacement Axon Device. Title and risk of loss for all Spare Axon Devices shall pass to Agency in accordance with shipping terms under Section

5. Axon assumes no liability or obligation in the event Agency does not utilize Spare Axon Devices for the intended purpose.

7.4. Limitations. Axon’s warranty excludes damage related to: (a) failure to follow Axon Device use instructions; (b) Axon Devices used with equipment not manufactured or recommended by Axon; (c) abuse, misuse, or intentional damage to Axon Device; (d) force majeure; (e) Axon Devices repaired or modified by persons other than Axon without Axon’s written permission; or (f) Axon Devices with a defaced or removed serial number.

Axon’s warranty will be void if Agency resells Axon Devices.

7.4.1. To the extent permitted by law, the above warr anties and remedies are exclusive. Axon disclaims all other warranties, remedies, and conditions, whether oral, written, statutory, or implied. If statutory or implied warranties cannot be lawfully disclaimed, then such warranties are limited to the duration of the warranty described above and by the provisions in this Agreement.

7.4.2. Axon’s cumulative liability to any Party for any loss or damage resulting from any claim, demand, or action arising out of or relating to any Axon Device or Service will not exceed the purchase price paid to Axon for the Axon Device, or if for Services, the amount paid for such Services over the 12 months preceding the claim. Neither Party will be liable for direct, special, indirect, incidental, punitive or consequential damages, however caused, whether for breach of warranty or contract, negligence, strict liability, tort or any other legal theory.

7.5. Online Support Platforms . Use of Axon's online support platforms (e.g., Axon Academy and MyAxon) is governed by the Axon Online Support Platforms Terms of Use Appendix available at www.axon.com/sales- terms-and-conditions.

7.6. Third-Party Software and Services . Use of software or services other than those provided by Axon is governed by the terms, if any, entered into between Agency and the respective third-party provider, including, without limitation, the terms applicable to such software or services located at www.axon.com/sales-terms-and- conditions, if any.

7.7. Axon Aid . Upon mutual agreement between Axon and Agency, Axon may provide certain products and services to Agency, as a charitable donation under the Axon Aid program. In such event, Agency expressly waives and releases any and all claims, now known or hereafter known, against Axon, and its officers, directors, employees, agents, contractors, affiliates, successors, and assigns (collectively, "Releasees"), including but not limited to, on account of injury, death, property damage, or loss of data, arising out of or attributable to the Axon Aid program whether arising out of the negligence of Axon or any Releasees or otherwise. Agency agrees not to make or bring any such claim against Axon or any other Releasee, and forever release and discharge Axon and all other Releasees from liability under such claims. Agency expressly allows Axon to publicly announce its participation in Axon Aid and use its name in marketing materials. Axon may terminate the Axon Aid program without cause immediately upon notice to the Agency.

8. Statement of Work. Certain Axon Devices and Services, including Axon Interview Room, Axon Channel Services, and Axon Fleet, may require a Statement of Work that details Axon’s Service deliverables (“SOW”). In the event Axon provides an SOW to Agency, Axon is only responsible to perform Services described in the SOW. Additional services are out of scope. The Parties must document scope changes in a written and signed change order. Changes may require an equitable adjustment in fees or schedule. The SOW is incorporated into this Agreement by reference. 1140

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9. Axon Device Warnings. See www.axon.com/legal for the most current Axon Device warnings.

10. Design Changes. Axon may make design changes to any Axon Device or Service without notifying Agency or making the same change to Axon Devices and Services previously purchased by Agency.

11. Bundled Offerings . Some offerings in bundled offerings may not be generally available at the time of Agency’s purchase. Axon will not provide a refund, credit, or additional discount beyond what is in the Quote due to a delay of availability or Agency’s election not to utilize any portion of an Axon bundle.

12. Insurance. Axon will maintain General Liability, Workers’ Compensation, and Automobile Liability insurance. Upon request, Axon will supply certificates of insurance.

13. IP Rights . Axon owns and reserves all right, title, and interest in Axon-manufactured Devices and Services and suggestions to Axon, including all related intellectual property rights. Agency will not cause any Axon proprietary rights to be violated.

14. IP Indemnification. Axon will indemnify Agency Indemnitees against all claims, losses, and reasonable expenses from any third-party claim alleging that the use of Axon-manufactured Devices or Services infringes or misappropriates the third-party’s intellectual property rights. Agency must promptly provide Axon with written notice of such claim, tender to Axon the defense or settlement of such claim at Axon’s expense and cooperate fully with Axon in the defense or settlement of such claim. Axon’s IP indemnification obligations do not apply to claims based on (a) modification of Axon-manufactured Devices or Services by Agency or a third-party not approved by Axon; (b) use of Axon-manufactured Devices and Services in combination with hardware or services not approved by Axon; (c) use of Axon Devices and Services other than as permitted in this Agreement; or (d) use of Axon software that is not the most current release provided by Axon.

15. Agency Responsibilities. Agency is responsible for (a) Agency’s use of Axon Devices; (b) breach of this Agreement or violation of applicable law by Agency or an Agency end user; (c) a dispute between Agency and a third-party over Agency’s use of Axon Devices; (d) to ensure Axon Devices are destroyed and disposed of securely and sustainably at Agency’s cost; and (e) any regulatory violations or fines, as a result of improper destruction or disposal of Axon Devices.

16. Termination.

16.1. For Breach. A Party may terminate this Agreement for cause if it provides 30 days written notice of the breach to the other Party, and the breach remains uncured at the end of 30 days. If Agency terminates this Agreement due to Axon’s uncured breach, Axon will refund prepaid amounts on a prorated basis based on the effective date of termination.

16.2. By Agency. If sufficient funds are not appropriated or otherwise legally available to pay the fees, Agency may terminate this Agreement. Agency will deliver notice of termination under this section as soon as reasonably practicable. In addition, and separately from the right of termination for lack of funds, Agency may terminate this Agreement at its discretion without cause by providing Axon with 12 months prior written notice of termination.

16.3. Effect of Termination . Upon termination of this Agreement, A gency rights immediately terminate. Agency remains responsible for all fees incurred before the effective date of termination. If Agency purchases Axon Devices for less than the manufacturer’s suggested retail price (“MSRP”) and this Agreement terminates before the end of the Term, Axon will invoice Agency the difference between the MSRP for Axon Devices received, including any Spare Axon Devices, and amounts paid towards those Axon Devices. Only if terminating for non- appropriation, Agency may return Axon Devices to Axon within 30 days of termination. MSRP is the standalone price of the individual Axon Device at the time of sale. For bundled Axon Devices, MSRP is the standalone price of all individual components.

17. Confidentiality. “Confidential Information” means nonpublic information designated as confidential or, given the nature of the information or circumstances surrounding disclosure, should reasonably be understood to be confidential. Each Party will take reasonable measures to avoid disclosure, dissemination, or unauthorized use of the other Party’s Confidential Information. Unless required by law, neither Party will disclose the other Party’s Confidential Information during the Term and for 5 years thereafter. To the extent permissible by law, Axon pricing is Confidential Information and competition sensitive. If Agency receives a public records request to disclose Axon Confidential Information, to the extent allowed by law, Agency will provide notice to Axon before disclosure. Axon may publicly announce information related to this Agreement.

18. General.

18.1. Force Majeure. Neither Party will be liable for any delay or failure to perform due to a cause beyond a Party’s reasonable control.
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18.2. Independent Contractors. The Parties are independent contractors. Neither Party has the authority to bind the other. This Agreement does not create a partnership, franchise, joint venture, agency, fiduciary, or employment relationship between the Parties.

18.3. Third-Party Beneficiaries. There are no third-party beneficiaries under this Agreement.

18.4. Non-Discrimination. Neither Party nor its employees will discriminate against any person based on race; religion; creed; color; sex; gender identity and expression; pregnancy; childbirth; breastfeeding; medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth, or breastfeedi ng; sexual orientation; marital status; age; national origin; ancestry; genetic information; disability; veteran status; or any class protected by local, state, or federal law.

18.5. Export Compliance. Each Party will comply with all import and export control laws and regulations.

18.6. Assignment. Neither Party may assign this Agreement without the other Party’s prior written consent. Axon may assign this Agreement, its rights, or obligations without consent: (a) to an affiliate or subsidiary; or (b) for purposes of financing, merger, acquisition, corporate reorganization, or sale of all or substantially all its assets.

This Agreement is binding upon the Parties respective successors and assigns.

18.7. Waiver. No waiver or delay by either Party in exercising any right under this Agreement constitutes a waiver of that right.

18.8. Severability. If a court of competent jurisdiction holds any portion of this Agreement invalid or unenforceable, the remaining portions of this Agreement will remain in effect.

18.9. Survival. The following sections will survive termination: Payment, Warranty, Axon Device Warnings, Indemnification, IP Rights, and Agency Responsibilities.

18.10. Governing Law. The laws of the state where Agency is physically located, without reference to conflict of law rules, govern this Agreement and any dispute arising from it. The United Nations Convention for the International Sale of Goods does not apply to this Agreement.

18.11. Notices. All notices must be in English. Notices posted on Agency’s Axon Evidence site are effective upon posting. Notices by email are effective on the sent date of the email. Notices by personal delivery are effective immediately. Notices to Agency shall be provided to the address on file with Axon. Notices to Axon shall be provided to Axon Enterprise, Inc., Attn: Legal, 17800 North 85th Street, Scottsdale, Arizona 85255 with a copy to [email protected].

18.12 Entire Agreement . This Agreement, including the Appendices and any SOW(s), represents the entire agreement between the Parties. This Agreement supersedes all prior agreements or understandings, whether written or verbal, regarding the subject matter of this Agreement. This Agreement may only be modified or amended in a writing signed by the Parties.

Each Party, by and through its respective representative authorized to execute this Agreement, has duly executed and delivered this Agreement as of the date of signature.

AXON: AGENCY:

Axon Enterprise, Inc. Visalia Police Department

Signature:

N a m e : N a m e :

T i t l e :

D a t e :

Date:

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Axon Cloud Services Terms of Use Appendix

1. Definitions.

1.1. “Agency Content” is data uploaded into, ingested by, or created in Axon Cloud Services within Agency’s tenant, including media or multimedia uploaded into Axon Cloud Services by Agency. Agency Content includes Evidence but excludes Non-Content Data.

1.2. “ Evidence” is media or multimedia uploaded into Axon Evi dence as 'evidence' by an Agency. Evidence is a subset of Agency Content.

1.3. “ Non-Content Data” is data, configuration, and usage information about Agency’s Axon Cloud Services tenant, Axon Devices and client software, and users that is transmitted or generated when using Axon Devices. Non- Content Data includes data about users captured during account management and customer support activities.

Non-Content Data does not include Agency Content.

1.4. “ Personal Data” means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person. An identifiable natural person is one who can be identified, directly or indirectly, in particular by reference to an identifier such as a name, an identification number, location data, an online identifier or to one or more factors specific to the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural or social identity of that natural person.

2. Access. Upon Axon granting Agency a subscription to Axon Cloud Services, Agency may access and use Axon Cloud Services to store and manage Agency Content. Agency may not exceed more end users than the Quote specifies. Axon Air requires an Axon Evidence subscription for each drone operator. For Axon Evidence Lite, Agency may access and use Axon Evidence only to store and manage TASER CEW and TASER CAM data (“TASER Data”).

Agency may not upload non-TASER Data to Axon Evidence Lite.

3. Agency Owns Agency Content. Agency controls and owns all right, title, and interest in Agency Content. Except as outlined herein, Axon obtains no interest in Agency Content, and Agency Content is not Axon’s business records.

Agency is solely responsible for uploading, sharing, managing, and deleting Agency Content. Axon will only have access to Agency Content for the limited purposes set forth herein. Agency agrees to allow Axon access to Agency Content to (a) perform troubleshooting, maintenance, or diagnostic screenings; and (b) enforce this Agreement or policies governing use of the Axon products.

4. Security. Axon will implement commercially reasonable and appropriate measures to secure Agency Content against accidental or unlawful loss, access or disclosure. Axon will maintain a comprehensive information security program to protect Axon Cloud Services and Agency Content including logical, physical access, vulnerability, risk, and configuration management; incident monitoring and response; encryption of uploaded digital evidence; security education; and data protection. Axon agrees to the Federal Bureau of Investigation Criminal Justice Information Services Security Addendum.

5. Agency Responsibilities . Agency is responsible for (a) ensuring Agency owns Agency Content; (b) ensuring no Agency Content or Agency end user’s use of Agency Content or Axon Cloud Services violates this Agreement or applicable laws; and (c) maintaining necessary computer equipment and Internet connections for use of Axon Cloud Services. If Agency becomes aware of any violation of this Agreement by an end user, Agency will immediately terminate that end user’s access to Axon Cloud Services.

5.1. Agency will also maintain the security of end usernames and passwords and security and access by end users to Agency Content. Agency is responsible for ensuring the configuration and utilization of Axon Cloud Services meet applicable Agency regulation and standards. Agency may not sell, transfer, or sublicense access to any other entity or person. Agency shall contact Axon immediately if an unauthorized party may be using Agency’s account or Agency Content, or if account information is lost or stolen.

5.2. To the extent Agency uses the Axon Cloud Services to interact with YouTube®, such use may be governed by the YouTube Terms of Service, available at https://www.youtube.com/static?template=terms.

6. Privacy. Agency’s use of Axon Cloud Services is subject to the Axon Cloud Services Privacy Policy, a current version of which is available at https://www.axon.com/legal/cloud-services-privacy-policy. Agency agrees to allow Axon access to Non-Content Data from Agency to (a) perform troubleshooting, maintenance, or diagnostic screenings; (b) provide, develop, improve, and support current and future Axon products and related services; and (c) enforce this Agreement or policies governing the use of Axon products. 1143
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7. Axon Body 3 Wi-Fi Positioning . Axon Body 3 cameras offer a feature to enhance location services where GPS/GNSS signals may not be available, for instance, within buildings or underground. Agency administrators can manage their choice to use this service within the administrative features of Axon Cloud Services. If Agency chooses to use this service, Axon must also enable the usage of the feature for Agency’s Axon Cloud Services tenant. Agency will not see this option with Axon Cloud Services unless Axon has enabled Wi-Fi Positioning for Agency’s Axon Cloud Services tenant. When Wi-Fi Positioning is enabled by both Axon and Agency, Non-Content and Personal Data will be sent to Skyhook Holdings, Inc. (“ Skyhook”) to facilitate the Wi-Fi Positioning functionality. Data controlled by Skyhook is outside the scope of the Axon Cloud Services Privacy Policy and is subject to the Skyhook Services Privacy Policy.

8. Storage. For Axon Unlimited Device Storage subscriptions, Agency may store unlimited data in Agency's Axon Evidence account only if data originates from Axon Capture or the applicable Axon Device. Axon may charge Agency additional fees for exceeding purchased storage amounts. Axon may place Agency Content that Agency has not viewed or accessed for 6 months into archival storage. A gency Content in archival storage will not have immediate availability and may take up to 24 hours to access.

For Third-Party Unlimited Storage the following restrictions apply: (i) it may only be used in conjunction with a valid Axon’s Evidence.com user license; (ii) is limited to data of the law enforcement agency that purchased the Third- Party Unlimited Storage and the Axon’s Evidence.com end user or Agency is prohibited from storing data for other law enforcement agencies; and (iii) Agency may only upload and store data that is directly related to: (1) the investigation of, or the prosecution of a crime; (2) co mmon law enforcement activities; or (3) any Agency Content created by Axon Devices or Evidence.com.

9. Location of Storage . Axon may transfer Agency Content to third-party subcontractors for storage. Axon will determine the locations of data centers for storage of Agency Content. For United States agencies, Axon will ensure all Agency Content stored in Axon Cloud Services remains within the United States. Ownership of Agency Content remains with Agency.

10. Suspension. Axon may temporarily suspend Agency’s or any end user’s right to access or use any portion or all of Axon Cloud Services immediately upon notice, if Agency or end user’s use of or registration for Axon Cloud Services may (a) pose a security risk to Axon Cloud Services or any third-party; (b) adversely impact Axon Cloud Services , the systems, or content of any other customer; (c) subject Axon, Axon’s affiliates, or any third-party to liability; or (d) be fraudulent. Agency remains responsible for all fees incurred through suspension. Axon will not delete Agency Content because of suspension, except as specified in this Agreement.

11. Axon Cloud Services Warranty. Axon disclaims any warranties or responsibility for data corruption or errors before Agency uploads data to Axon Cloud Services. Service Offerings will be subject to the Axon Cloud Services Service Level Agreement, a current version of which is available at https://www.axon.com/products/axon-evidence/sla.

12. Axon Records. Axon Records is the software-as-a-service product that is generally available at the time Agency purchases an OSP 7 bundle. During Agency’s Axon Records Subscription Term, if any, Agency will be entitled to receive Axon’s Update and Upgrade releases on an if-and-when available basis.

12.1. The Axon Records Subscription Term will end upon the completion of the Axon Records Subscription as documented in the Quote, or if purchased as part of an OSP 7 bundle, upon completion of the OSP 7 Term (“Axon Records Subscription”)

12.2. An “Update” is a generally available release of Axon Records that Axon makes available from time to time. An “Upgrade” includes (i) new versions of Axon Records that enhance features and functionality, as solely determined by Axon; and/or (ii) new versions of Axon Records that provide additional features or perform additional functions. Upgrades exclude new products that Axon introduces and markets as distinct products or applications.

12.3. New or additional Axon products and applications, as well as any Axon professional services needed to configure Axon Records, are not included. If Agency purchases Axon Records as part of a bundled offering, the Axon Record subscription begins on the later of the (1) start date of that bundled offering, or (2) date Axon provisions Axon Records to Agency.

12.4. Users of Axon Records at the agency may upload files to entities (incidents, reports, cases, etc) in Axon Records with no limit to the number of files and amount of storage. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Axon may limit usage should the Agency exceed an average rate of 100 GB per user per year of uploaded files. Axon will not bill for overages.
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Master Services and Purchasing Agreement for Agency
Title: Master Services and Purchasing Agreement between Axon and Agency Department: Legal
Version: 15.0
Release Date: 8/31/2022 Page 7 of 19

13. Axon Cloud Services Restrictions . Agency and Agency end users (including employees, contractors, agents, officers, volunteers, and directors), may not, or may not attempt to:

13.1. copy, modify, tamper with, repair, or create derivative works of any part of Axon Cloud Services;

13.2. reverse engineer, disassemble, or decompile Axon Cloud Services or apply any process to derive any source code included in Axon Cloud Services, or allow others to do the same;

13.3. access or use Axon Cloud Services with the intent to gain unauthorized access, avoid incurring fees or exceeding usage limits or quotas;

13.4. use trade secret information contained in Axon Cloud Services, except as expressly permitted in this Agreement;

13.5. access Axon Cloud Services to build a competitive device or service or copy any features, functions, or graphics of Axon Cloud Services;

Visalia City CouncilJune 19, 2023

Visalia City Council
June 19, 2023