Visalia City Council
707 W. Acequia
Visalia, CA 93291
Visalia City Council
Visalia City Council
Meeting Agenda - Final
Mayor Brett Taylor
Vice Mayor Liz Wynn
Council Member Steve Nelsen
Council Member Emmanuel Hernandez Soto
Council Member Brian Poochigian
City Council Chambers7:00 PMMonday, November 17, 2025
ROLL CALL
CALL TO ORDER WORK SESSION - 5:30 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 agenda. 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. Presentation by the Wastewater Collections Division - Presentation and updates from the Wastewater Collections Division.
25-0512
ADJOURN TO CLOSED SESSION - 6:00 PM (Or, immediately following Work Session)
CALL TO ORDER REGULAR SESSION - 7:00 PM
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
INVOCATION LED BY PASTOR EXECUTIVE PASTOR KELLY THOMAS,
NEIGHBORHOOD CHURCH
SPECIAL PRESENTATION / RECOGNITION
2025 California Crime and Intelligence Analysts Association Awards
PUBLIC COMMENTS
Visalia City Council Meeting Agenda - Final November 17, 2025 This is the time for general public comment on issues within the jurisdiction of the Visalia City Council. Each speaker tonight may speak for up to 3 minutes during this general comment period on a matter that is not on this agenda.
The public may also make one comment for up to 3 minutes prior to the consideration of the Consent Calendar, and immediately before any regular agenda item is heard. The Council asks that you keep you 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.
ITEMS OF INTEREST
CONSENT CALENDAR
Consent Calendar items are considered routine and will be enacted in one motion.
This is the time for members of the public to provide public comment on an item on the Consent Calendar. Comments will not be taken individually by the public if an item is pulled by a Council Member. Each speaker is allowed up to 3 minutes, and a timer will notify you when your time is expired. Please begin your comments by stating and spelling you name and providing your city of residence.
1. Authorization to read ordinances by title only. 25-0426
2. Facility Use Agreement - Execute agreement with the Rural Prosperity Center and project partners to operate and maintain the Community Garden at 222 NW 3rd Ave.
25-0339
3. Civic Center Specialty Equipment Purchase - Authorize the City Manager to enter into a purchase agreement with Systems & Space, Inc., to provide specialty storage equipment for the Civic Center Phase 2 Project, in the amount of $793,840.45.
25-0397
4. Goshen Avenue Right of Way Dedication - Request acceptance of a portion of City-owned property into the public street system as public right of way along the south side of Goshen Avenue, between Burke Street and Ben Maddox Way, across the existing Civic Center Phase 2 frontage (Resolution 2025-72 required). 25-0414
5. Authorization to Award a Contract with Lexipol - Authorize the City Manager to award a sole source five year contract with Lexipol LLC from Frisco, Texas not to exceed $260,000 to provide three software subscription services for (1) Law Enforcement Policy Management Updates/Training Bulletins (2) Managing Employee Training Records and (3) Law Enforcement Field Training Officer Management.
25-0436
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6. Award a Contract to Administer a Seasonal Low-Barrier Emergency Shelter - Award a contract to administer a seasonal low-barrier emergency shelter to the Visalia Homeless Center and authorize staff to negotiate and execute a 1-year agreement not to exceed 15% of Permanent Local Housing Allocation annual allocation estimated at $90,000 annually with 4 available extensions.
25-0442
7. Lease Agreement Authorization - Authorize the Visalia Homeless Center to lease the City building located at 701 East Race Avenue, to operate a seasonal low-barrier emergency shelter during the winter months for Fiscal Year 2025/26 through FY 2029/30 for an annual fee of $1.
25-0504
8. Award a Contract for 14 New Police Patrol Vehicles - Request authorization to award a purchase contract for fourteen (14) fully marked Police patrol units with National Auto Fleet Group located in Watsonville, CA, in the amount of $1,281,193 for 2026 Dodge Durango’s, appropriate $14,130 from General Fund, $106,395 from Measure T, and $122,674 from the Replacement Fund for total appropriations of $243,200.
25-0455
9. Award a Contract for 14 In-Car Radios - Request authorization to award a sole source purchase contract for fourteen (14) Motorola in-car radios in the amount of $83,660 to be installed into 14 new patrol vehicles.
25-0498
10. Authorization to Adopt Resolution No. 2025-75 Accepting Grant Subawards to Replace Bomb Squad Vehicle- Adoption of Resolution No. 2025-75 accepting a grant subaward in the amount of $271,512 from the Tulare County Office of Emergency Services for fiscal year 2024 State Homeland Security Grant Program and a grant subaward from Kings County Office of Emergency Services in the amount of $160,159 and appropriate a total of $431,671 for phase one of the project to replace the Central Valley Regional Bomb Squad Vehicle.
25-0476
11. Award the Purchase and Installation of Cellular Radios - Authorize the City Manager to award the sole source purchase and installation of 13 cellular radios at the City’s sanitary sewer lift stations in the amount of $112,278 to Telstar Instruments and the transfer of funds within the Wastewater Fund.
25-0478
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12. Award East Side Regional Park Basin D Construction Project - Authorize the City Manager to award the construction contract to Avison Construction for the East Side Regional Park Recharge Basin D Project in the amount of $2,608,150; approve Change Order Number One for a scope change in the reduction amount of ($89,800); and appropriate an additional $831,530 from the funds identified in this report.
25-0485
13. Record Final Map - Request authorization to record the final map for Carleton Acres MDR subdivision, located on the east side of Shirk Street, one-quarter mile north of Riggin Avenue (50 lots). 25-0495
14. Award Contract for Aviation Engineering Design Services - Authorize the City Manager to award a contract to Brandley Engineering for aviation professional architectural and design/engineering services for airport development projects at Visalia Municipal Airport for a not to exceed amount of $2,163,000 for a five-year period.
25-0497
15. Authorize Contract for Security Services - Authorize the City Manager to enter into a contract for security services for Transit, Parks and Facilities, Convention Center, Water Reclamation Facility, and other miscellaneous City needs or special events. 25-0499
16. Award a Sole Source Installation of a Sludge Collection System - Authorize a sole source contract for the installation of a sludge collection system at the Visalia Water Reclamation Facility to W.M. Lyles Co. in the amount of $218,842; and appropriate $215,000 from the Wastewater Fund.
25-0507
17. Award the Sole Source Purchase of a Replacement Membrane Bioreactor Train - Authorize the City Manager to approve the sole source purchase of replacement membrane and cassette upgrades at the Visalia Water Reclamation Facility to Veolia Water Technologies & Solutions in the amount of $981,240 and
appropriate $245,000 from the Wastewater Fund.
25-0509
18. Approve and Adopt the 2025 Sewer System Management Plan - Approve and adopt the 2025 Sewer System Management Plan in compliance with State Water Resources Control Board Order. 25-0510
19. Approval of Fiscal Year 2025/2026 Transportation
Development Act Claim - Approve Resolution No. 2025-76 for the Transit Division’s Fiscal Year 2025/2026 Transportation Development Act Claim in the amount of $12,058,805.60.
25-0516
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20. Accept the City of Visalia Cash and Investment Report - Accept the City of Visalia Cash and Investment Report for the first quarter of the fiscal year which consists of months July, August, and September of 2025.
25-0518
21. Notice of Completion for Fiscal Year 2024-25 Reclamite Project - Authorize the City Manager to file a Notice of Completion for the FY 24-25 Reclamite Project.
25-0522
22. Authorize an Amendment and Extension to Airport Lease Agreement and Ordinance Adoption - Second reading and
adoption of Ordinance No. 2025-08 authorizing the City Manager to execute an amendment and extension to the Airport Lease Agreement between the City of Visalia and Aircraft Mechanical Services, Inc. for its location at the Visalia Municipal Airport. 25-0523
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. Council Presentation for Tulare Avenue Project Bike Lane Configuration- Receive a presentation for the Tulare Avenue Major Road Rehabilitation from Demaree to Cotta outlining the project bike lane configuration and provide direction to staff on final configuration of bike lanes along Tulare Avenue.
25-0526
2. Ordinance Adoption - Public hearing and first reading of ordinance 2025-14 to adopt the 2025 California Fire Code as published by the International Code Council and amended by the State of California and the City of Visalia.
25-0479
CLOSED SESSION REPORT
ADJOURNMENT
UPCOMING CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS
Visalia City Council Meeting Agenda - Final November 17, 2025
1. Upcoming City Council Meetings
Tuesday, December 2, 2025 @ 6:00 p.m. at 707 W. Acequia Monday, December 15, 2025 @ 7:00 p.m. at 707 W. Acequia Note: Meeting dates and times are subject to change, check posted agenda for correct details. In compliance with the American Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance to participate in meetings contact 713-4512.
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.
25-0432