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September 15, 2025 ·7:00 PM Final

City Council Chambers

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Agenda — 37 items

  1. 1 ROLL CALL
  2. 1 ROLL CALL ▶ jump to 0:10
  3. 2 CALL TO ORDER WORK SESSION - 5:30 PM (Unless otherwise noted) ▶ jump to 2:48
  4. 3 PUBLIC COMMENTS ▶ jump to 3:12
  5. 4 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.
  6. 5 WORK SESSION AND ACTION ITEMS (as described) ▶ jump to 3:45
  7. 1. Building Safety Division Presentation – Staff to provide an overview and update of the Building Safety Division including a summary of current operations, key programs, and recent permit statistics. 25-0324 ▶ jump to 3:49
  8. 7 ADJOURN TO CLOSED SESSION - 6:00 PM (Or, immediately following Work Session) ▶ jump to 30:49
  9. 8 CALL TO ORDER REGULAR SESSION - 7:00 PM ▶ jump to 31:29
  10. 9 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ▶ jump to 31:52
  11. 10 INVOCATION LED BY PASTOR CHRIS ARCHER, NAZARENE CHURCH ▶ jump to 32:19
  12. 11 SPECIAL PRESENTATION / RECOGNITION
  13. 12 PUBLIC COMMENTS ▶ jump to 33:23
  14. 13 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. ▶ jump to 33:25
  15. 14 ITEMS OF INTEREST
  16. 15 CONSENT CALENDAR ▶ jump to 70:13
  17. 16 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. Adopted Pass ▶ jump to 74:14
  18. 1. Authorization to read ordinances by title only. 25-0390
  19. 2. Designate Voting Delegate - Authorize and designate Vice Mayor Liz Wynn as the voting delegate for the 2025 League of California Cities Annual Conference and Council Member Emmanuel Hernandez Soto as the alternate voting delegate. 25-0344
  20. 3. Award Design Contract - Authorize the City Manager to award a professional design services contract to TRC Engineers, Inc. for the North West Quadrant At-Grade Railroad Crossing Project in the amount of $874,797.80, and authorize an additional appropriation of $311,000 from the Measure R Local Fund (131). 25-0358 Adopted Pass ▶ jump to 77:16
  21. 4. Award Stonebrook Street Culvert construction project – Authorize the City Manager to award the construction contract to Synergy Construction & Development Corp. for Stonebrook Street Culvert at Packwood Creek Project, in the amount of $1,203,278, and authorize an additional appropriation of $690,000 from the Transportation Impact Fund 241. 25-0365
  22. 5. Authorization to Accept the ABC Grant - Confirm the Visalia Police Department’s grant submission on September 12, 2025, and authorize the City of Visalia to accept, and if awarded appropriate, $30,000 and authorize Resolution 2025-68 for the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) Grant Program. 25-0384
  23. 6. Abandonment of Easements – Adopt Resolution No. 2025-67 ordering the summary vacation and abandonment of a public utility easement and pedestrian access easement within Parcels 2 and 3 of Parcel Map No. 5438; and, further authorize the City Manager to execute the necessary documents to complete the abandonment. 25-0386
  24. 7. Accept the City of Visalia Cash and Investment Report - Accept the City of Visalia Cash and Investment Report for the fourth quarter of the fiscal year which consists of months April, May, and June 2025. 25-0389
  25. 8. Approve a contract amendment with Aquafix, Inc. – Approve an amendment to the contract with Aquafix, Inc. to increase the annual not-to-exceed amount from $18,960 to $55,000 to supply Aquafix DeFoam 3000 to the Visalia Water Reclamation Facility. 25-0393
  26. 9. Award Contract to replace Visalia Police Department Handguns – Authorize the City Manager to enter into a contract with ProForce, not to exceed $241,187.22, to replace Visalia Police Department handguns and associated equipment, and appropriate $271,000 from the General Fund. 25-0398
  27. 10. Accela Automation Permit System - Digital Plan Review Upgrade - Authorize the City Manager to execute the contract with Accela Inc for services and annual maintenance related to the configuration and implementation of Accela’s Cloud based E-Permit Hub Digital Plan Room application at a cost not to exceed $57,000, enter into a seven-year maintenance agreement at a cost not to exceed $372,083.33 over the seven-year period; and appropriate $73,333.33 for FY 25/26. 25-0404
  28. 11. Award of an Emergency Repair Contract - Authorize the City Manager to award an emergency repair contract to RLH Fire Protection Inc, of Bakersfield for a not to exceed amount of $196,275.00. 25-0407
  29. 12. Approve Change Order For Riverway Sports Park Fencing Project – Approve a change order for the upgrade of galvanized chain-link fencing materials to vinyl coated chain-link fencing materials and reduced height of the inside fences. 25-0420 Adopted Pass ▶ jump to 83:08
  30. 29 REGULAR ITEMS AND PUBLIC HEARINGS
  31. 30 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.
  32. 1. 2024 Public Hearing and CAPER Approval - Public hearing and approval of the 2024/25 Program Year Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report and adoption of Resolution No. 2025-63. 25-0323 Adopted Pass ▶ jump to 90:54
  33. 2. General Plan Amendment and Change of Zone – A Public Hearing and First Reading of Ordinance Nos. 2025-10 and 2025-11 pertaining to the following actions related properties located at the Derrel’s Mini Storage project site located at 1700 East Goshen Avenue (APN: 098-050-038) and the Housing Authority of Tulare County site located on the northwest corner of East Goshen Avenue and North Lovers Lane (APN(s): 098-050-013, 098-050-060, 098-050-062, and 098-050-061): 1. Adoption of Initial Study / Negative Declaration No. 2024-25 (Resolution No. 2025-70 required) 2. General Plan Amendment No. 2024-02: A request by Derrel’s Mini Storage to change the land use designation on APN: 098-050-038 from High Density Residential (RHD) to Commercial Service (CS) for a 9.42-acre parcel, and the change of land use designation on APN(s): 098-050-013, 098-050-060, 098-050-061, and 098-050-062 from Low Density Residential to High Density Residential for parcels measuring a total of 11.89-acres (Resolution No. 2025-69 required). 3. Change of Zone No. 2024-03: A request by Derrel’s Mini Storage to change the zoning designation on APN: 098-050-038 from Multi-family Residential (R-M-3) to Service Commercial (C-S) for a 9.42-acre parcel, and the change of zoning on APN(s): 098-050-013, 098-050-060, 098-050-061, and 098-050-062 from R-1-5 (Single-Family Residential 5,000 sq. ft. minimum site area) to Multi-family Residential (R-M-3) for parcels measuring a total of 11.89-acres (Ordinance No. 2025-10 required). 4. Conditional Zoning Agreement No. 2024-04: A request by Derrel’s Mini Storage to establish conditions for a storage facility on APN: 098-050-038; and, for the Housing Authority of Tulare County to establish conditions for a multi-family development of at least 238 dwelling units on APN(s): 098-050-013, 098-050-060, 098-050-061, and 098-050-062 (Ordinance No. 2025-11 required). 25-0370 Adopted Pass ▶ jump to 108:33
  34. 33 CLOSED SESSION REPORT ▶ jump to 108:51
  35. 34 ADJOURNMENT ▶ jump to 108:52
  36. 35 UPCOMING CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS
  37. 1. Upcoming City Council Meetings Monday, October 6, 2025 @ 7:00 p.m. at 707 W. Acequia Monday, October 20, 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. 25-0391