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23-0187
| 1 | 1. | Work Session Item | NEW EMPLOYEE INTRODUCTIONS:
Police Department:
Elizabeth Jones, Media & Communications Manager / Police & Fire PIO
Benjamin Oakes, Officer
Pablo Rivera, Officer
Steve Vang, Officer
Erica Castillo, Records Specialist
Community Development:
Maricela Delgado, Permit Tech.
Sara MacLennan, Assistant Engineer
Josh Dan, Senior Planner | | |
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23-0180
| 1 | 2. | Work Session Item | Receive a presentation on the City of Visalia’s efforts and response to the Spring 2023 Flood Event to include a summary of the research, planning, and coordination of city staff and the City of Visalia’s unified command position with California Fire (Cal Fire) Incident Management Team 3. | | |
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23-0107
| 1 | 3. | Work Session Item | Receive the May 2023 Annual Operations Report for the Downtown Visalia Property and Business Improvement District (DTVPBID) as required by Property and Business Improvement District Law of 1994 (PBID Law) and the current agreement between the City and the Downtown Property Owner's Association and Approve DTVPBID 5% assessment increase as proposed, or amended, to be included in the 2023/2024 tax roll, as required by the DTVPBID Management District Plan (MDP). | | |
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23-0153
| 1 | 4. | Work Session Item | Receive the Annual Operation Report for the Town-Center Business Improvement Area and approve amended agreement with Downtown Visalians Inc. to administer the revenues generated from the business tax override to support Downtown Visalia. | approve as recommended | Pass |
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23-0191
| 1 | 5. | Work Session Item | Consideration of and direction on initiating potential Municipal Code Updates related to Allowing the Keeping of “Chickens” in Residential Zones. | deny the recommendation | Pass |
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23-0198
| 1 | 1. | Consent Item | Proclamation Recognizing National Public Works Week | | |
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23-0207
| 1 | 1. | Consent Item | Authorization to read ordinances by title only. | | |
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22-0454
| 1 | 2. | Consent Item | Request authorization to file a Notice of Completion for the Fleet Maintenance Settlement Repair Project. Project No. (1420-72000/CP0250) | | |
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23-0134
| 1 | 3. | Consent Item | Authorize the City Manager to file a Notice of Completion for; the Enhanced Crosswalk at Denton Street and Ferguson Avenue Project (CIP 3010-72000/CP0297-999) and the Linwood Street Pedestrian Pathway Project (CIP 3010-72000/CP0476-999) and an additional appropriation of $29,000 from the Measure R Local Fund to the Linwood Street Pedestrian Pathway Project. | | |
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23-0168
| 1 | 4. | Consent Item | Consider for re-appoint two current commissioners for second term on the Parks and Recreation Commission. | | |
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23-0171
| 1 | 5. | Consent Item | Authorize the City Manager to award a sole source purchase order for the repair and replacement of piping components of Digester #4 at the Water Reclamation Facility (WRF) to W.M. Lyles Company for a not to exceed amount of $284,000 and appropriate an additional $150,000 from the Wastewater Fund (431) to CIP Digester Cleaning & Equipment Repairs (CP9768). | | |
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23-0174
| 1 | 6. | Consent Item | Authorize the City Manager to award Request for Bids (RFB) 22-23-37, an annual contract for On-Call Concrete Repair/Replacement to Sierra Range Construction of Visalia, CA. for the not to exceed amount of $200,000, based on proposed unit pricing. This is a one (1) year contract that may be renewed for four (4) consecutive one (1) year periods upon mutually agreed upon terms. | | |
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23-0175
| 1 | 7. | Consent Item | Second reading and adoption of Ordinance No. 2023-02, a request by the City of Visalia to adopt a new title and chapter to the Visalia Municipal Code referred to as Title 18 “Agricultural Land Preservation”, Chapter 18.04 “Agricultural Land Preservation Program”, to create an agricultural preservation ordinance to implement Visalia General Plan Land Use Policy LU-P-34. The project applies citywide to properties within the Urban Growth Boundary Tiers II and III established by the Visalia General Plan. A Notice of Exemption was prepared for the new ordinance in accordance with State California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15183 (Public Resources Code §21083.3). Notice of Exemption No. 2023-23 disclosed that the Agricultural Land Preservation ordinance will have no additional environmental review based upon the ordinance implementing General Plan Land Use Policy LU-P-34, uniformly on development projects that convert prime farmland and farmland of statewide importance in Urban Growth Boundary Tier II and Tier III. | approve as recommended | Pass |
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23-0176
| 1 | 8. | Consent Item | Authorize the City Manager to execute a new sole source contract with Ruckstell California Sales Co. for service, repair, and parts for refuse truck bodies including Heil, Mammoth and Edge bodies, and Tommy Liftgates. This contract will be for one year, with 4 one-year optional renewals with a not to exceed amount of $400,000 per year, $2,000,000 over the life of the contract. | | |
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23-0178
| 1 | 9. | Consent Item | Authorize the City Manager to execute a Restricted Grant Agreement between the City of Visalia and the California Department of Transportation, as well as any future amendments, for the North Visalia Beautification Project application to be submitted to the Clean California Local Grant Program and appropriate $3.1M, contingent upon grant award. Resolution No. 2023-16 required. | | |
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23-0184
| 1 | 10. | Consent Item | Approve Resolution 2023-14, designating the positions of City Manager, Assistant City Manager, and Finance Director as authorized agents for official correspondence with FEMA and CalOES. | | |
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23-0203
| 1 | 11. | Consent Item | Authorize changes to terms and conditions of employment with all represented and unrepresented City of Visalia employee bargaining groups. | | |
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23-0177
| 1 | 12. | Consent Item | Authorize for the City Manager to enter into a five (5) year Cooperative Agreement with the National Park Service (NPS) to continue in-park Sequoia Shuttle service, in conjunction with the City of Visalia’s Gateway Sequoia Shuttle service, for an annual contract amount received of $1,784,123, to be adjusted annually by Consumer Price Index (CPI), Producer Price Index (PPI), and any requested service adjustments and related costs. | | |
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23-0186
| 1 | 13. | Consent Item | Request for Council to confirm the change of the Visalia and Hispanic Chambers of Commerce Measure N Oversight Board appointed member selection from Gil Jaramillo to Armondo Apodaca. | | |
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23-0204
| 1 | 1. | Regular Item | Authorize Changes to Terms and Conditions of Employment by and between the City of Visalia and City Manager | approve as recommended | Pass |
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23-0196
| 1 | 1. | Regular Item | For the purposes of reporting out, for the record, transactions that occurred as a result of Closed Session Real Property Negotiations:
Buyer: City of Visalia
Seller: Francisco Acevedo Family L.P., a Limited Partnership
APN: 126-670-002 & 126-670-004 (portion)
Purpose: Caldwell Widening Project - Santa Fe to Lovers Land
Brief Description: Right of Way - 0.02 acres; TCE - 1,150 sq. ft.
Price: $7,700.00
Closing Date: 5/9/2023
Closed Session Council Date: N/A
Project Manager: Fred Lampe | | |
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23-0206
| 1 | 1. | Regular Item | Upcoming City Council Meetings:
Monday, June 5, 2023 @ 7:00 p.m. at 707 W. Acequia
Monday, June 19, 2023 @ 7:00 p.m. at 707 W. Acequia
Note: Meeting dates/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 call (559) 713-4512 48-hours in advance of the meeting. For Hearing Impaired - Call (559) 713-4900 (TTY) 48-hours in advance of the scheduled meeting time to request signing services.
Any 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. | | |
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