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Meeting Name: Visalia City Council Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 10/19/2026 7:00 PM Minutes status: Draft  
Meeting location: City Council Chambers
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26-0203 11.Work Session ItemNew employee introductions Alberto Carrillo-Hernandez, Solid Waste Operator Rafael Gaitan, Solid Waste Operator Manuel Ceja-Lopez, Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator III   Not available Not available
25-0663 12.Work Session ItemVisalia Tourism Marketing District Annual Report - Receive the 2025 Annual Report.   Not available Not available
26-0111 13.Work Session ItemReserve Area Planning work session - Receive an update and provide direction regarding the Planning Commission’s and staff recommended land use plan, circulation plan, development tier boundaries, and scope of design standards for the proposed Industrial Specific Plan area.   Not available Not available
26-0199 14.Work Session ItemTemporary parking lot requirements - Discuss and provide direction regarding regulations, requirements and options for city owned temporary parking lots.   Not available Not available
26-0217 15.Work Session ItemGeneral Fund Surplus Policy - Review current General Fund surplus policy and consider making revisions to the policy.   Not available Not available
26-0011 11.Consent ItemAuthorization to read ordinances by title only.   Not available Not available
26-0035 12.Consent ItemAuthorization to submit allocation request for V-LINE transit service - Authorization to submit two (2) allocation requests in the total amount of $489,061 to the California Department of Transportation Low Carbon Transit Operations Program for operating funds to continue funding the V-LINE operations and approve the funds to be appropriated when the grant is awarded (Resolution No. 2026-71).   Not available Not available
26-0133 13.Consent ItemAward contract and appropriation of funds - Authorize the City Manager to award the construction contract to Power Design Electric, for traffic signal improvements at the intersection of W. Ferguson Ave. and N. Mooney Blvd., in the amount of $610,660 and authorize an additional appropriation of Measure R Local funds in the amount of $30,000.   Not available Not available
26-0162 14.Consent ItemAward construction contract for pedestrian bridge- Authorize the City Manager to award the construction contract with Cen-Cal Construction for the Plaza Park pedestrian bridge project in the amount of $283,382.   Not available Not available
26-0168 15.Consent ItemCorporation Yard security cameras - Authorize the purchase and installation of security cameras at the City Corporation Yard from NTM Productions in the amount of $84,530.75 and appropriate a total of $92,990 from the General Fund, Wastewater Fund, and Solid Waste Fund.   Not available Not available
26-0173 16.Consent ItemCorporation Yard Master Plan contract award - Authorize the City Manager to execute a professional services agreement with Griffin Structures for the Corporation Yard Master Plan in the amount of $275,000 and appropriate an additional $152,500.   Not available Not available
26-0174 17.Consent ItemPecan processing services - Approve an agreement with HNH Nut Company for processing, cleaning, dehydrating, and marketing of the City’s 2026 pecan crop.   Not available Not available
26-0180 18.Consent ItemAward annual contract for pest control services - Authorize the City Manager to award a contract to Clark Pest Control of Visalia, California, for an annual amount not to exceed $33,418.   Not available Not available
26-0181 19.Consent ItemAward annual contract - Authorize City Manager to execute contract documents for an annual contract with Horizon Distribution for a not to exceed annual amount of $95,700 for Toro DXi irrigation controllers, parts, equipment, and technical support.   Not available Not available
26-0192 110.Consent ItemExtend Consultant Services Contract - Authorize the City Manager to extend the contract for building safety plan check, inspection and related services to Interwest Consulting Group Inc for an amount not to exceed $300,000 for an additional six months ending April 7, 2027.   Not available Not available
26-0195 111.Consent ItemGrant submittal authorization - Council authorization to submit a grant proposal for the Prop. 4 Statewide Park Development and Community Revitalization Program through the State of California to design and build park improvements in a portion of the master planned Eastside Regional Park and Ground Water Recharge Project. Approval of Resolution 2026-75 required.   Not available Not available
26-0223 112.Consent ItemRecord final parcel map - Request authorization to record the final parcel map for Tentative Parcel Map No. 2026-01, located on the north side of Riggin Avenue between Roeben Street and Akers Street, within the Carleton Acres Specific Plan area.   Not available Not available
26-0193 11.Public Hearing ItemUrgency Ordinance extension - Consideration of extending Ordinance No. 2026-10, an interim urgency ordinance adopted as a temporary moratorium on the acceptance, processing, approval, or issuance of permits and entitlements for new data center developments and communications equipment buildings within the City of Visalia pursuant to California Government Code Section 65858 for an additional ten (10) months and fifteen (15) days (4/5’s approval of the City Council is required for passage of Ordinance No. 2026-12).   Not available Not available
26-0213 12.Regular ItemPresentation by Cal Water - Presentation regarding Cal Water’s transition to assuming responsibility for water conservation, pursuant to State requirements, in the City of Visalia, including the full implementation of the State Water Resources Control Board’s required “Making Conservation a California Way of Life,” implementation of AB 2572, and compliance with Cal Water’s Urban Water Management Plan and other company plans and policies. - Postponed by Cal Water (No staff report attached).   Not available Not available
26-0202 11.Regular ItemUpcoming City Council Meetings Monday, November 2, 2026 @ 7:00 p.m. at 707 W. Acequia Monday, November 16, 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.   Not available Not available