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April 21, 2025 ·7:00 PM Final

City Council Chambers

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Agenda — 39 items

  1. 1 ROLL CALL
  2. 2 CALL TO ORDER WORK SESSION - 4:00 PM (Unless otherwise noted)
  3. 3 PUBLIC COMMENTS
  4. 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.
  5. 5 WORK SESSION AND ACTION ITEMS (as described)
  6. 1. New Employee Introductions: Recreation Department Scott Pyle, Lead Park Maintenance Worker Eduardo Valdespino, Lead Park Maintenance Worker Chris Godinez, Lead Custodial Service Worker 25-0125
  7. 2. Review of Draft City Council Workshop Priorities and Goals. Consider the draft City Council Workshop Priorities and Goals and adopt as presented or provide direction to Staff regarding revisions. 25-0127 adopt as amended Pass
  8. 8 ADJOURN TO CLOSED SESSION - 6:00 PM (Or, immediately following Work Session)
  9. 9 CALL TO ORDER REGULAR SESSION - 7:00 PM ▶ jump to 0:37
  10. 9 CALL TO ORDER REGULAR SESSION - 7:00 PM ▶ jump to 2:11
  11. 10 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ▶ jump to 2:22
  12. 11 INVOCATION LED BY PRIEST JARNAIL SINGH, GURDUWARA SINGH SABHA OF TULARE COUNTY ▶ jump to 2:51
  13. 12 SPECIAL PRESENTATION / RECOGNITION ▶ jump to 7:46
  14. 13 Gurduwara Singh Sabha of Tulare County ▶ jump to 7:53
  15. 14 PUBLIC COMMENTS ▶ jump to 11:22
  16. 15 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 11:23
  17. 16 ITEMS OF INTEREST ▶ jump to 18:23
  18. 17 CONSENT CALENDAR Adopted Pass ▶ jump to 18:51
  19. 18 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.
  20. 1. Authorization to read ordinances by title only. 25-0088
  21. 2. Award Contract, Transfer Funds & Appropriation Funds for Tulare Ave. Project: Authorize the City Manager to award the construction contract with Yarbs Grading & Paving for Tulare Avenue Major Road Rehabilitation from Demaree to Cotta in the amount of $5,202,396.00; authorize the transfer of $400,000 within the RMRA (SB1) Fund between projects; and authorize the additional appropriation of $3,065,000 from the RMRA (SB1) Fund. 25-0096
  22. 3. Authorization to Award On-Call Civil Engineering Services Contract - Award and authorize the City Manager to execute a one-year contract, with the option of up to four one-year extensions, with six (6) Civil Engineering Consultants to Peters Engineering Group, 4 Creeks, Inc., Provost & Pritchard Consulting Group, TRC Engineers, Inc., Lane Engineers, Inc., and CWE; and place these firms on an on-call list to provide civil engineering and related services in support of the City’s Capital Improvement Projects. The annual contract for each consultant shall not exceed $500,000 without additional authorization from the City Council. 25-0097
  23. 4. Riggin Avenue Project Award & Transfer of Funds: Authorize the City Manager to award the construction contract with Agee Construction Corporation for the Riggin widening project from Kelsey St. to Shirk St. in the amount of $8,098,281.00; authorize the transfer of Measure R Regional funds; and the amendment to Measure R Supplemental Agreements. 25-0101
  24. 5. Award Construction Material Testing Services: Authorize the City Manager to execute an agreement with Krazan & Associates to provide geotechnical material testing services for the Tulare Avenue Major Rehabilitation project from Demaree to Cotta in the amount of $72,500. 25-0121
  25. 6. Authorize the Purchase of Traffic Signal Poles: Authorize the purchase of traffic signal poles from Jam Services Inc., for $105,462.00, for the Riggin Ave. and Shirk St. intersection associated with the Riggin Avenue Widening Project from Kelsey St. to Shirk St. 25-0122
  26. 7. Award Construction Management Services: Authorize the City Manager to execute an agreement with 4 Creeks, Inc. to provide construction management services for Tulare Avenue Major Street Rehabilitation from Demaree to Cotta in the amount of $420,000. 25-0124
  27. 8. Award a Contract for FY 24-25 Reclamite Project - Authorize the City Manager to award a contract with Talley Oil in the amount of $1,284,747.34 for the construction of the FY 24-25 Reclamite Project. 25-0132
  28. 9. Authorize staff to apply for grant for Independence Spectacular community event - Grant is through the San Joaquin Valley Air District for Clean Alternative to Fireworks. 25-0137
  29. 10. Conditional Authorization to Engage Stripe for Microtransit Credit Card Payment Processing Services - Authorize the City Manager, upon completion of the staff vetting of the terms and conditions, to enter into a contract with Stripe to act as a third party credit card processing services provider for the microtransit pilot program for one year with the option of up to four one-year renewals, and up to $30,000 annually. 25-0143
  30. 29 REGULAR ITEMS AND PUBLIC HEARINGS ▶ jump to 19:06
  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. ▶ jump to 19:10
  32. 1. Adopt FY 2025/26 -2029/30 Consolidated Plan and FY 2025/26 Action Plan - Public Hearing to adopt 1) Fiscal Year (FY) 2025/26 - FY 2029/30 Consolidated Plan (ConPlan), Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice (AI), Citizens Participation Plan (CPP), and FY 2025/26 Annual Action Plan for the use of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and HOME Investment Partnership Program (HOME) Funds; and 2) FY 2024/25 CDBG Action Plan Amendment. 25-0039 Adopted Pass ▶ jump to 30:56
  33. 2. Annexation and General Plan Amendment - Public hearing and consideration for the following actions related to the project located at the northwest corner of North Dinuba Boulevard and West Riverway Court (APN: 078-110-021, 078-110-006): 1. Adopt Initial Study / Negative Declaration No. 2024-61 for Annexation No. 2024-04 and General Plan Amendment No. 2024-05 (Resolution No. 2025-24); and 2. Initiation of Proceedings for Annexation No. 2024-04, a request by the City of Visalia to annex two parcels totaling 10.4 acres into the City limits of Visalia; and 3. Authorize the detachment from County Service Area No. 1 in accordance with State and County requirements (Resolution No. 2025-22); and 4. Approval of General Plan Amendment No. 2024-05, a request by the City of Visalia to expand the Urban Development Growth Boundary by annexing two parcels into the City limits, and to change approximately a quarter acre of the site from Residential Very Low Density land use designation to Parks/Recreation land use designation (Resolution No. 2025-23). 25-0102 Adopted Pass ▶ jump to 46:57
  34. 3. Ordinance Adoption - Public hearing and first reading of Ordinance No. 2024-16 to adopt Zoning Text Amendment No. 2024-03: A request by the City of Visalia to add and amend regulations within the Visalia Municipal Code Title 17 (Zoning Ordinance) pertaining to Single-Family Residential Objective Design standards and Planned Residential Development standards applicable to new single-family residential developments. The regulations will apply Citywide to properties within the city limits of the City of Visalia. 25-0108 Adopted Pass ▶ jump to 85:38
  35. 4. Land Use License with Downtown Visalians - Approve a land use license with Downtown Visalians for the storage of property and equipment at 701 E. Race Avenue for a term of (1) year, with (2) additional 1-year terms upon mutual agreement of the two parties. 25-0133 Adopted Pass ▶ jump to 89:59
  36. 35 CLOSED SESSION REPORT ▶ jump to 90:24
  37. 36 ADJOURNMENT ▶ jump to 90:27
  38. 37 UPCOMING CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS
  39. 1. Upcoming City Council Meetings Monday, May 5, 2025 @ 7:00 p.m. at 707 W. Acequia Monday, May 19, 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. 25-0123