Visalia City Council
707 W. Acequia
Visalia, CA 93291
Visalia City Council
City Council
Meeting Agenda - Final
Mayor Brian Poochigian
Vice Mayor Brett Taylor
Council Member Emmanuel Hernandez Soto
Council Member Steve Nelsen
Council Member Liz Wynn
City Council Chambers7:00 PMMonday, June 19, 2023
ROLL CALL
CALL TO ORDER WORK SESSION - 4:00 PM (Unless otherwise noted)
PUBLIC COMMENTS
Citizens are now invited to comment on issues within the jurisdiction of the Visalia City Council. The Council asks that you keep your comments concise and positive. Creative criticism, presented with appropriate courtesy, is welcome.
Each speaker will be allowed three minutes and a timer will notify you when your time is expired. Please begin your comments by stating and spelling your name and providing your city of residence.
SPECIAL PRESENTATION / RECOGNITION
1. NEW EMPLOYEE INTRODUCTIONS:
PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT:
Karee Virrey, Recreation Coordinator
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT:
Juan De Loza Munoz, Solid Waste Operator
Vincent Gomez, Solid Waste Operator
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2. Proclamation to recognize July as Parks & Recreation Month 23-0250 WORK SESSION AND ACTION ITEMS (as described)
1. Continued discussion on Phase II of the Visalia Civic Center Project (Public Safety Administration Building (PS), Police Services Building (Evidence/Training/Crime Lab), and City Council Chambers). Receive an update on the Landscaping and Site Plans and approve Landscape Options. Provide additional direction as appropriate (Project Number 3720-72000/CP0374-999).
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City Council Meeting Agenda - Final June 19, 2023
2. Receive a presentation on the Oak Avenue Extension Project and provide direction regarding the proposed change in the design. The project is located between Tipton Street and Burke Street along the proposed extension of Oak Avenue, Visalia, CA. (Project No. 3010-72000/CP9924-999).
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3. Discussion of and request to solicit input on the Public Review Draft Housing Element of the Visalia General Plan, and a request for the City Council to authorize submitting the Housing Element to the State Department of Housing and Community Development for the mandated 90-day review period.
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4. Presentation on pro-active efforts being undertaken to deter the use of illegal fireworks and information on fun activities in the community to celebrate the holiday weekend.
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ADJOURN TO CLOSED SESSION - 6:00 PM (Or, immediately following Work Session)
CALL TO ORDER REGULAR SESSION - 7:00 PM
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
INVOCATION
ITEMS OF INTEREST
SPECIAL PRESENTATION / RECOGNITION
1. Commemoration of Juneteenth: Happy Juneteenth! The first observed day of when African Americans first officially heard of their legally enforceable emancipation back on June 19, 1865. 23-0249
PUBLIC COMMENTS
This is the time for citizens to comment on subject matters that are not on the agenda and within the jurisdiction of the Visalia City Council. The Council asks that you keep your comments brief and positive. Creative criticism, presented with appropriate courtesy, is welcome.
This is also the time for citizens to request an item from the Consent Calendar be pulled for discussion purposes. Public comments related to all pulled Consent Calendar items and Regular or Public Hearing items listed on the agenda will be heard at the time that item is discussed or when the Public Hearing is opened.
Each speaker will be allowed three minutes, and a timer will notify you when your time is expired. Please begin your comments by stating and spelling your name and providing your city of residence.
CONSENT CALENDAR
City Council Meeting Agenda - Final June 19, 2023
Consent Calendar items are considered routine and will be enacted in one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these matters unless a request is made and then the item will be removed from the Consent Calendar to be discussed and voted upon by a separate motion.
1. Authorization to read ordinances by title only. 23-0018
2. Authorize one-time lump sum discretionary payment for active hourly employees.
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3. Authorize the City Manager to file a Notice of Completion for the construction of the FY 22-23 Reclamite Project (CIP
1410-72000/CP0248-999 & CIP 2730-72000/CP8358-999).
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4. Authorize the Visalia Police Department to apply for a $280,000 three (3) year Grant from the State of California Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC) Organized Retail Theft Prevention Grant Program and submit the application by July 7, 2023. 23-0185
5. Authorize the City Manager to execute the existing Kaweah Delta Water Conservation District “Restated Basin Agreement” for Oakes, Oakes West Expansion (Andrade), and Peoples Basins as required by the California Natural Resources Agency (CNRA) Grant Requirements and funding source.
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6. 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).
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7. 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.
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8. 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.
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9. City Council approval of Resolution 2023-22 adopting the 2023-24 appropriations limit for the City of Visalia’s General Fund. 23-0219
10. Acceptance of the 2022 City of Visalia & Kaweah Delta Water Conservation District Water Management Plan submitted by the Visalia Water Management Committee.
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11. Approval of Visalia Transit’s Zero-Emission Bus Rollout Plan including approval of Resolution No. 2023-23 required, and authorize the City Manager to sign on behalf of Visalia Transit. 23-0235
City Council Meeting Agenda - Final June 19, 2023
12. 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).
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13. 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. 23-0241
14. 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.
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15. Adopt the revised salary schedule for full-time employees, City Manager, and City Council members of the City of Visalia.
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16. 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. 23-0255
17. 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.
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REGULAR ITEMS AND PUBLIC HEARINGS
Comments related to regular Items and Public Hearing Items are limited to three minutes per speaker, for a maximum of 30 minutes per item. The Mayor may reasonably limit or extend the public comment period to preserve the Council's interest in conducting efficient, orderly meetings.
1. 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.
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2. 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.
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City Council Meeting Agenda - Final June 19, 2023
3. 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.
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4. Receive the FY 2023/24 mid-cycle financial report. 23-0220
5. Annual Recertification of the Measure T (Sales Tax) Plan for FY 2023/24.
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6. 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. 23-0242
7. 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.
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CLOSED SESSION REPORT
ADJOURNMENT
UPCOMING CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS
1. UPCOMING CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS:
Monday, July 17, 2023 at 7:00 p.m. @ 707 W. Acequia
Monday, August 7, 2023 at 7:00 p.m. @ 707 W. Acequia
Note: Meeting dates/times are subject to change, check posted agenda for correct details.
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Any written materials relating to an item on this agenda submitted to the Council after distribution of the agenda are available for public inspection in the Office of the City Clerk, 220 N. Santa Fe Street, Visalia CA 93292, during normal business hours. 23-0193