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February 5, 2024 ·7:00 PM Final

City Hall Council Chambers

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Agenda — 34 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. State Legislative Presentation - Receive presentation from Nielsen, Merksamer, Parrinello, Gross & Leoni (NMPGL) on 2023 state legislative activity and a forecast of state legislative activity for 2024. 24-0027
  7. 2. Annual Measure T Compliance Audit - Review and acceptance of the Annual Measure T Compliance Audit for fiscal year ending 6/30/23.
  8. 3. Measure N Compliance Audit - Review and acceptance of the Annual Measure N Compliance Audit for fiscal year ending 6/30/23. approve Pass
  9. 4. Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR) - Receive the Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR) for the City of Visalia for the 2022-23 fiscal year.
  10. 10 ADJOURN TO CLOSED SESSION - 6:00 PM (Or, immediately following Work Session)
  11. 11 CALL TO ORDER REGULAR SESSION - 7:00 PM
  12. 12 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
  13. 13 INVOCATION
  14. 14 ITEMS OF INTEREST
  15. 15 SPECIAL PRESENTATION / RECOGNITION
  16. 1. CEREMONIAL SWEARING IN: Jason Huckleberry, Engineering and Building Department Director John Lollis, Assistant City Manager Michelle Speer, Administrative Services Director 24-0010
  17. 17 PUBLIC COMMENTS
  18. 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.
  19. 19 CONSENT CALENDAR
  20. 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
  21. 1. Authorization to read ordinances by title only. 24-0015
  22. 2. Change Order Request & Appropriation of Funds - Consideration and action related to Groundwater Recharge Basin G at the East Side Regional Park Site: 1. Approve Change Order No. 6 for Well Improvements in the amount of $265,065. 2. Appropriate $175,707 from the Park Impact Fund.
  23. 3. CMAQ/CRP Grant Funding Applications - Authorize submission of Congestion and Air Quality (CMAQ) Program and Carbon Reduction Program (CRP) funding applications to the Tulare County Association of Governments (TCAG) for multiple proposed capital improvement projects.
  24. 4. Design Contract for Improvements at Walnut Ave/Lovers Lane Intersection - Authorize the City Manager to award a professional design services contract to QK, Inc., for the design of the traffic signal modification and intersection improvements at Walnut Avenue and Lovers Lanee. 24-0017
  25. 5. Notice of Completion for Goshen Street Rehabilitation Project - Authorize the City Manager to file a Notice of Completion for the construction of the FY 19-20 Major Street Rehabilitation - Goshen Ave from Shirk Street to Mooney Blvd. (CIP 3010-72000/CP0490-999). 24-0018
  26. 6. Parking Agreement for Mayor’s Park - Second reading of Ordinance 2024-01, authorizing the City Manager to enter into an agreement with Dr. Christopher J. Wood, DDS, MS, for the use of 4 parking lot spaces at Mayor’s Park. 24-0019
  27. 7. Minter Harnish Development Standards Contract - Authorize the City Manager to award a sole source contract with Mintier Harnish in amount to not exceed $30,000 for the preparation of Objective Design Standards for Single-Family Development and appropriate up to $30,000 from the General Fund. 24-0021
  28. 8. Water Reclamation Facility (WRF) - Belt Filter Press Dewatering Unit Rental - Authorize the City Manager to award an emergency contract to Aspen Rentals of Angleton, TX in the amount of $349,868 for the 24-month rental of a belt filter press dewatering unit. Also, authorize the appropriation of $360,000 from the Wastewater Enterprise Fund (431). 24-0030
  29. 29 REGULAR ITEMS AND PUBLIC HEARINGS
  30. 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.
  31. 31 CLOSED SESSION REPORT
  32. 32 ADJOURNMENT
  33. 33 UPCOMING CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS
  34. 1. Upcoming Council Meetings: Tuesday, February 20, 2024 at 7:00 p.m. @ 707 W. Acequia Monday, March 4, 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 24-0033