Visalia City Council
707 W. Acequia
Visalia, CA 93291
Visalia City Council
Visalia City Council
Meeting Agenda - Final
Brian Poochigian, Mayor
Brett Taylor, Vice Mayor
Steve Nelsen, Council Member
Emmanuel Hernandez Soto, Council Member
Liz Wynn, Council Member
City Hall Council Chambers7:00 PMMonday, March 4, 2024
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 and items listed on the Closed Session. The Council asks that you keep your comments concise and positive. Creative criticism, presented with appropriate courtesy, is welcome.
Each speaker will be allowed three minutes, and a timer will notify you when your time is expired. Please begin your comments by stating and spelling your name and providing your city of residence.
WORK SESSION AND ACTION ITEMS (as described)
1. New Employee Introductions:
Administrative Services:
Ashley Cook, Human Resources Analyst
POLICE DEPARTMENT:
Police Officers:
Michael Allen
Ezra Bryant
Daisy Garcia
Ezekiel Moreno
Johan Velasco
Parking Enforcement Officers:
Jeshua Contreras
Fernando Valenzuela
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Visalia City Council Meeting Agenda - Final March 4, 2024
2. Caltrans Update of Lovers Lane Roadway Rehabilitation and Operational Improvements Project - Receive a presentation and provide comments regarding the Caltrans Lovers Lane Roadway Rehabilitation and Operational Improvements Project, concluding the Project Development Phase and Commencing the Construction Phase.
24-0029
3. Capital Improvement Program - Review select FY 2024/25 and 2025/26 Capital Improvement Program (CIP) Budgets and future capital plans.
23-0439
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
PUBLIC COMMENTS
This is the time for people to comment on matters 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 the opportunity to address the Council on any matter of interest, whether on the agenda or not, other than the Consent Calendar. People may comment one time during the evening for up to three minutes unless additional time is authorized by the Council. Each speaker will be allowed three minutes, and a timer will notify you when your time is expired. Please begin your comments by stating and spelling your name and providing your city of residence.
CONSENT CALENDAR
Consent Calendar items are considered routine and will be enacted in one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these matters unless a request is made by a City Council Member 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. 24-0057
2. Notice of Completion for Wood Ranch Unit 3 - Request authorization to file a notice of completion for Wood Ranch Unit 3 located along E Noble Ave, east of McAuliff St and north of Kaweah Ave, containing 11 private residential lots.
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Visalia City Council Meeting Agenda - Final March 4, 2024
3. Partial Notice of Completion for East Side Regional Park Basin G - Request authorization to file a Partial Notice of Completion for RFB 20-21-38, Groundwater Recharge Basin G at the East Side Regional Park (ESRP) site.
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4. Certified Entity Request - A request by Great Valley Land Trust to be certified as an entity for the purposes of holding agricultural conservation easements in accordance with the City of Visalia Agricultural Preservation Ordinance.
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5. CAC Appointment - Approve the Citizens Advisory Committee’s recommendation to appoint Jim Reeves to fill a vacant voting position on the Citizens Advisory Committee.
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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. Business Regulations Amendment - First reading and public hearing for Ordinance 2024-02 to amend Visalia Municipal Code Chapters 5.04 and 5.28 to include general updates and to address changes required for compliance with other sections of the Visalia Municipal Code.
23-0466
2. Urgency Ordinance - Consider adoption of Ordinance 2024-03, an interim ordinance to be adopted as an emergency measure to regulate the location and operational requirements for massage establishments, Citywide. (4/5’s approval of the City Council is required for passage.)
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CLOSED SESSION REPORT
ADJOURNMENT
UPCOMING CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS
1. Monday, March 18, 2024 at 707 W. Acequia @ 7:00 p.m.
Monday, April 1, 2024 at 707 W. Acequia @ 7:00 p.m.
If you have a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to fully participate in the meeting, please contact Michelle Nicholson, to discuss your accessibility needs: 559-713-4512 or email at [email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>.
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