Visalia City Council

City Council Chambers

Agenda — 47 items

1. 1 ROLL CALL
2. 1 Rollcall
3. 2 CALL TO ORDER WORK SESSION - 4:00 PM (Unless otherwise noted)
4. 3 SPECIAL PRESENTATION / RECOGNITION
5. 3 ROLL CALL
6. 4 PUBLIC COMMENTS
7. 5 Citizens are now invited to comment on issues within the jurisdiction of the Visalia City Council. 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.
8. 5 CALL TO ORDER WORK SESSION - 4:00 PM (Unless otherwise noted)
9. 6 WORK SESSION AND ACTION ITEMS (as described)
10. 1. Parks and Recreation Master Plan presentation - Receive a presentation on the Visalia Parks and Recreation Master Plan and Needs Assessment. 26-0125 Adopted Pass
11. 8 ADJOURN TO CLOSED SESSION - 6:00 PM (Or, immediately following Work Session)
12. 9 CALL TO ORDER REGULAR SESSION - 7:00 PM
13. 10 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
14. 11 INVOCATION LED BY PASTOR RENTERIA, HEART OF THE VALLEY CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP
15. 12 PUBLIC COMMENTS
16. 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.
17. 14 ITEMS OF INTEREST
18. 15 CONSENT CALENDAR
19. 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
20. 1. Authorization to read ordinances by title only. 26-0008
21. 2. Record final map - Request authorization to record the final map for Willow Springs Unit 3 subdivision located at the southeast corner of Santa Fe Street and Walnut Avenue; and the annexation into Landscape and Lighting Assessment District No. 18-05, Willow Springs (Resolution Nos. 2026-23 and 2026-24 required). APN: 123-080-034. 25-0782
22. 3. Record final map - Request authorization to record the final map for Elliott Subdivision Phase 2A, located at the southeast corner of Tulare Avenue and Shirk Road; approve an amendment to Landscape and Lighting District No. 25-07, “Elliott Subdivision,” to revise the district boundaries and maintenance responsibilities; and annex Elliott Subdivision Phase 2A into the district (Resolution Nos. 2026-56, 2026-57, and 2026-59 required). 26-0114
23. 4. Record final parcel map - Request authorization to record the final parcel map for Tentative Parcel Map No. 2025-15, located on the north side of Riggin Avenue between Shirk Street and Roeben Street. 26-0157
24. 5. Joint letter of support for comprehensive Tort Reform - Authorize the Mayor to sign a joint letter of support for comprehensive tort reform to protect California taxpayers, survivors, and essential public services. 26-0107
25. 6. PRISMHealth amended memorandum of understanding - Authorize the City Manager to execute the amended memorandum of understanding for the PRISMHealth Program. 26-0117
26. 7. Designate voting delegate and alternates for Annual Cal Cities conference and provide direction on resolution - Authorize and designate Vice Mayor Liz Wynn as the voting delegate, Assistant City Manager John Lollis as the first alternate voting delegate, and City Manager Leslie Caviglia as the second alternate voting delegate for the League of California Cities 2026 Annual Conference scheduled for September 25, 2026, in Anaheim, California, and provide direction regarding the City’s position in support of the resolution to be considered at the General Assembly. 26-0122
27. 8. Approve agreements for the 2026-2027 Land Fallowing Program - Authorize the City Manager to sign the Greater Kaweah Groundwater Sustainability Agency 2026-2027 Land Fallowing Program contracts for a combined 138.91 field acres in the total amount of $55,564 to be paid to the City of Visalia. 26-0123
28. 9. Award of landscape maintenance contract - Authorize the City Manager to sign a contract for the annual landscape maintenance contract for Landscape and Lighting Districts, Quadrant F, to Visalia Landscape and Tree Company in an annual amount not to exceed $91,577.88. 26-0126
29. 10. Purchase of John Deere 624 P-tier wheel loader - Approve the purchase of a replacement John Deere 624 P-tier wheel loader for the Water Reclamation Facility from Pape Machinery in the amount of $271,615.28. 26-0127
30. 11. Purchase of John Deere 5130ML tractor and attachments - Approve the purchase of one John Deere 5130ML Cab Low-Profile Utility Tractor with hydraulic disc and flail mower attachments from Lawrence Tractor Co. in the amount of $163,688.94 and approve a transfer of funds within the Wastewater Fund. 26-0138
31. 12. Designate City owned property into public right of way - Adopt Resolution 2026-63 designating a portion of City owned property located at the southeast corner of Caldwell Avenue and Ben Maddox Way into the public right of way system. 26-0128
32. 13. Contract Award - Authorize the City Manager to execute an appraisal services contract with Real Property Analysts for up to five annual terms for an annual “not to exceed limit” of $40,000. 26-0141
33. 14. Community Services Employment and Training Inc. agreement -Authorization to enter into an agreement between the City of Visalia and the Community Services Employment and Training for the California Violence Intervention and Prevention Grant. 26-0142
34. 15. Building Advisory Committee member appointment - Request to appoint Matt Seals to the Building Advisory Committee for a 2-year term. 26-0146
35. 16. Authorization to apply for the Federal Transit Administration Low or No Emission Grant Program and the Grants for Buses and Bus Facilities Program - Authorization for the City Manager to submit applications in partnership with the National Park Service to the FTA Low or No Emission Grant Program (Resolution No. 2026-64 required) and the FTA Grants for Buses and Bus Facilities Program (Resolution No. 2026-65 required) for the purchase of twelve (12) clean diesel cutaways, ten (10) diesel hybrid buses, and rehabilitation of eight (8) diesel hybrid buses for an estimated total amount of $16,120,000 pending further analysis of the responsibilities and impacts to the City. 26-0147
36. 17. Letter of support for Hanford (Kings County) High-Speed Rail Heavy Maintenance Facility site selection - Approve a draft letter of support for the selection of the Hanford (Kings County) site for the Central Valley High-Speed Rail Heavy Maintenance Facility. 26-0155
37. 34 REGULAR ITEMS AND PUBLIC HEARINGS
38. 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.
39. 1. Proposed elimination of Transit Fixed Route 17 - Conduct a public hearing and receive public comment and make a determination on the proposed elimination of Transit Fixed Route 17 that serves the Visalia Industrial Park. 26-0115 Adopted Pass
40. 2. 2025 Public Hearing and CAPER Approval. Public hearing and approval of the Program Year 2025/26 Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER) and Resolution No. 2026-58. 26-0097 Adopted Pass
41. 3. Prohousing Public Hearing - Conduct the first public hearing to review and comment on the proposed submission of an application to the State’s Prohousing Designation Program to designate the City of Visalia as a prohousing city, enabling access to additional state funding for critical housing and infrastructure projects in Visalia. 26-0129
42. 4. Urgency Ordinance - Consider adoption of Ordinance 2026-10, an interim urgency ordinance to be adopted as a temporary moratorium on the acceptance, processing, approval, or issuance of permits and entitlements for new data center development within the City of Visalia pursuant to California Government Code Section 65858 (4/5’s approval of the City Council is required for passage). 26-0136 Adopted Pass
43. 5. Public Hearing on development of the 5-Year PLHA Plan - Conduct a public hearing to allow City Council and citizens to provide input on identifying priorities and activity allocations for the City’s next 5-year (FY 2025/26 - FY 2029/30) Plan for the use of California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) Permanent Local Housing Allocation Program (PLHA) funds. 26-0096 Adopted Pass
44. 41 CLOSED SESSION REPORT
45. 42 ADJOURNMENT
46. 43 UPCOMING CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS
47. 1. Upcoming City Council Meetings Monday, September 21, 2026 @ 7:00 p.m. at 707 W. Acequia Monday, October 5, 2026 @ 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. 26-0031

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