Visalia City Council

City Hall Council Chambers

Agenda — 31 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. 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: 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 24-0055
7. 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
8. 3. Capital Improvement Program - Review select FY 2024/25 and 2025/26 Capital Improvement Program (CIP) Budgets and future capital plans.
9. 9 ADJOURN TO CLOSED SESSION - 6:00 PM (Or, immediately following Work Session)
10. 10 CALL TO ORDER REGULAR SESSION - 7:00 PM
11. 11 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
12. 12 INVOCATION
13. 13 ITEMS OF INTEREST
14. 14 SPECIAL PRESENTATION / RECOGNITION
15. 15 PUBLIC COMMENTS
16. 16 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.
17. 17 CONSENT CALENDAR
18. 18 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. Approve the Consent Calendar Pass
19. 1. Authorization to read ordinances by title only. 24-0057
20. 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. 24-0041
21. 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. 24-0045
22. 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. 24-0051 approve as recommended Pass
23. 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. 24-0056
24. 24 REGULAR ITEMS AND PUBLIC HEARINGS
25. 25 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.
26. 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. approve as recommended Pass
27. 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.) 24-0061 approve as recommended Pass
28. 28 CLOSED SESSION REPORT
29. 29 ADJOURNMENT
30. 30 UPCOMING CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS
31. 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 Michelle.Nicholson@visalia.city <mailto:Michelle.Nicholson@visalia.city>.