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February 20, 2024 ·7:00 PM Final

City Hall Council Chambers

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Agenda — 43 items

  1. 1 ROLL CALL
  2. 2 CALL TO ORDER WORK SESSION - 4:00 PM (Unless otherwise noted)
  3. 2 CALL TO ORDER WORK SESSION
  4. 3 PUBLIC COMMENTS
  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. 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)
  7. 5 WORK SESSION AND ACTION ITEMS (as described)
  8. 1. New Employee Introductions Finance Department: Gladys Ruiz, Administrative Analyst Roxanna Plasencia, Accounting Assistant Parks & Recreation: Daniel Scott Rhea, Landscape Inspector Katrina Bond, Accounting Assistant Stephany, Soto, Recreation Coordinator 24-0035
  9. 2. Capital Improvement Program - Review select FY 2024/25 and 2025/26 Capital Improvement Program (CIP) Budgets and future capital plans
  10. 3. Overview of Visalia Animal Services and the Municipal Code Title 6 changes - Review of proposed changes to the Municipal Code relating to the regulation of animals, consider potential updates, and direct staff to return with a proposed ordinance to enact such updates, and direction to explore options for feral cats. approve as recommended Pass
  11. 4. Water Reclamation Facility (WRF) - Condition Assessment and Facility Plan Update - Receive a report and update presentation on the Condition Assessment, Facility Plan and Master Plan Update for the Water Reclamation Facility. 24-0025
  12. 5. Short-Term Rental Regulation Discussion - Discussion and direction on potential recommended changes to the Zoning Ordinance Section 17.32.166 Short-term rental permits. 24-0040 approve as recommended Pass
  13. 11 ADJOURN TO CLOSED SESSION - 6:00 PM (Or, immediately following Work Session)
  14. 12 CALL TO ORDER REGULAR SESSION - 7:00 PM
  15. 13 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
  16. 14 INVOCATION
  17. 15 ITEMS OF INTEREST
  18. 16 SPECIAL PRESENTATION / RECOGNITION
  19. 17 PUBLIC COMMENTS
  20. 18 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.
  21. 19 CONSENT CALENDAR
  22. 20 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
  23. 1. Authorization to read ordinances by title only. 24-0011
  24. 2. Authorization to Accept the Officer Wellness and Mental Health Grant - Authorize and accept the State of California Officer Wellness and Mental Health Grant from The Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC) and appropriate $102,504 to enhance and support the physical, mental, and emotional health of police officers.
  25. 3. Consultant Services Contract with Provost & Pritchard - Authorize the City Manager to enter into a contract with Provost & Pritchard for professional consulting services for the Cameron Creek Linear Recharge Project in the amount not to exceed $236,259.00.
  26. 4. Authorization to Apply for the CHP Cannabis Tax Fund Grant - Authorize the Visalia Police Department to apply for the California Highway Patrol Cannabis Tax Fund Grant Program for up to $200,000 and submit the application by the February 23, 2024, deadline.
  27. 5. Notice of Completion for Houston Roundabout Landscaping - Request authorization to file a Notice of Completion for the Houston Roundabout Landscaping Project and the appropriation of an additional $5,000 from the Transportation Impact Fee Fund. 24-0022 approve as recommended Pass
  28. 6. Ponding Basin Change Order Request - Consideration and action related to Groundwater Recharge Basin G at the East Side Regional Park Site: 1. Approve Change Order No. 8 for an HDPE Bore related to Landscape & Irrigation Improvements, in the amount of $188,228. 24-0028
  29. 7. Award of L&L Contract - Authorize the City Manager to Award RFB 22-23-06 annual contract for Landscape Maintenance of Landscape and Lighting Districts within Quadrant E to JC’s Land Management, Inc., not to exceed $72,453.22. 24-0036
  30. 8. Authorization for TRATT Software Licenses - Authorize the City Manager to accept and appropriate $40,205 from the Tulare County AB286 Auto Theft Fund and award a 46-month sole source contract with Axon Enterprise Inc. to provide the Tulare Regional Auto Theft Task Force (TRATT) with four (4) software licenses for Automatic License Plate Readers (ALPR). 24-0039
  31. 9. Alley Abandonment North of Meadow Ave - Request authorization to adopt Resolution No. 2024-03, ordering the summary vacation and abandonment of the alleyway owned by the City of Visalia dedicated under the subdivision map, Beverly Glen and reserving a public utility easement (APNs: 096-023-031 & 096-023-023). 24-0042
  32. 10. Purchase of Five (5) CNG-Powered Solid Waste Trucks Authorize the City Manager to award a purchase order to E.M. Tharp of Porterville, CA for the purchase of five (5) CNG-powered solid waste trucks through the Sourcewell Cooperative contract in the amount of $2,466,220 and appropriate an additional $558,720 from the Solid Waste Enterprise Fund (441). 24-0044
  33. 11. Request to appropriate funding for Independence Day Celebration - Request for the City Council to review event options for 2024 Independence Day Celebrations, appropriate additional funding up to $55,700 from the General Fund for the fiscal year 2023/2024 Independence Day Celebration Capital Project, request to authorize staff to apply for grant funding and confirm funding through the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District Clean Alternative to Fireworks Pilot Incentive Program 24-0046
  34. 12. Approval of Agricultural Conservation Easement - A request by Sequioa Riverlands Trust to have their agricultural conservation easement form and content approved as required per the City’s adopted Agricultural Preservation Ordinance. 24-0047
  35. 13. Fire Department Grant Application Authorization - Authorize staff to submit a grant application for the 2023 Assistance to Firefighter Grant (AFG) in the amount of $86,542.75 to replace seven (7) base station radios and purchase seven (7) vehicular repeaters. 24-0050
  36. 34 REGULAR ITEMS AND PUBLIC HEARINGS
  37. 35 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.
  38. 1. Authorize a resolution to receive Homekey funds - Approve a resolution authorizing a joint application with RHCB Development LP and Visalia Homekey LP for Homekey Round 3.0 not to exceed $15 million for the Majestic Gardens Project; the Mayor to be named as the authorized signer for Homekey documents; and the City Manager to sign Resolution 2024-02. 24-0048 approve as recommended Pass
  39. 2. Business Regulations Amendment - Open Public Hearing and continue the item for an ordinance 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. 24-0054 continue the item Pass
  40. 38 CLOSED SESSION REPORT
  41. 39 ADJOURNMENT
  42. 40 UPCOMING CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS
  43. 1. Upcoming Council Meeting: Upcoming Council Meetings: Monday, March 04, 2024 at 7:00 p.m. @ 707 W. Acequia Monday, March 18, 2024 at 7:00 p.m. @ 707 W. Acequia 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 Michelle.Nicholson@visalia.city 24-0031