Visalia Administration  
707 W. Acequia  
Visalia City Council  
Meeting Agenda - Final  
Visalia, CA 93291  
and  
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number: 669-444-9171  
Meeting ID:  
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Mayor Brett Taylor  
Vice Mayor Liz Wynn  
Council Member Steve Nelsen  
Council Member Emmanuel Hernandez Soto  
Council Member Brian Poochigian  
Meeting online link:  
https://visalia.zoom.us/j/  
88516755867  
7:00 PM  
Monday, July 20, 2026  
City Council Chambers  
ROLL CALL  
CALL TO ORDER WORK SESSION - 5:00 PM (Unless otherwise noted)  
PUBLIC COMMENTS  
Citizens are now invited to comment on issues within the jurisdiction of the Visalia City Council  
and items listed on the Closed Session agenda. 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.  
WORK SESSION AND ACTION ITEMS (as described)  
1.  
Proposed elimination of Transit Fixed Route 17 - Consider the  
proposed elimination of Transit Fixed Route 17 that serves the  
Visalia Industrial Park and the scheduling of a 30-day public  
comment period and public hearing.  
26-0041  
26-0060  
2.  
City Department Fourth of July post report - Receive a report  
summarizing the 2026 activities related to community engagement  
and public safety.  
ADJOURN TO CLOSED SESSION - 6:00 PM (Or, immediately following  
Work Session)  
CALL TO ORDER REGULAR SESSION - 7:00 PM  
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE  
INVOCATION LED BY PAUL PASION -GONZALES, NEIGHBORHOOD  
CHURCH  
SPECIAL PRESENTATION / RECOGNITION  
PUBLIC COMMENTS  
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.  
ITEMS OF INTEREST  
CONSENT CALENDAR  
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.  
1.  
2.  
Authorization to read ordinances by title only.  
26-0005  
26-0038  
Ordinance Adoption - Second reading and adoption of Ordinance  
No. 2026-04 pertaining to the approval of Change of Zone No.  
2025-03: A request by the City of Visalia to change the zoning  
designation on a 21-acre parcel from QP (Quasi-Public) to CMU  
(Commercial Mixed Use). The site is located on the northwest  
corner of Akers Street and Riggin Avenue, within the City limits of  
Visalia (APN: 077-100-103).  
3.  
4.  
Record final map- Request authorization to record the final map  
for Belissa Phase 2 subdivision located at the northwest corner of  
North Demaree Street and West Pratt Avenue (108 lots); and the  
annexation of Belissa - Phase 2 into the Landscape and Lighting  
District No. 25-09 “Belissa” (Resolution Nos. 2026-51 and 2026-52  
required).  
25-0828  
25-0851  
Declare surplus City property and authorize disposition  
process - Request for Council to adopt Resolution No. 2026-41,  
declaring certain real property located on APN 077-100-103 (Akers  
and Riggin) as surplus property and authorize the property to be  
made available for purchase proposals and/or development  
proposals from qualified entities in accordance with California  
Government Code Section 54220. (Resolution 2026-41 required)  
5.  
Authorization to accept the Office of Traffic STEP grant -  
Authorize the Visalia Police Department to accept the Selective  
Traffic Enforcement Program grant in the amount of $189,525  
awarded by the California Office of Traffic Safety, appropriate  
$39,525 from the General Fund and authorize the Visalia Chief of  
Police to execute the grant agreement.  
26-0022  
6.  
7.  
Fire Department personal protective equipment (PPE) contract  
- Authorize the City Manager to enter a one-year contract with All  
Star Fire Equipment for structural firefighting turnout gear in an  
amount not to exceed $120,000 annually, with four additional  
one-year options to renew.  
26-0023  
26-0046  
Authorize the City Manager to issue a sole source purchase  
order to Cummins, Inc. - Authorize the City Manager to issue a  
sole source purchase order to Cummins, Inc., for the  
commissioning and startup of the renewable power generation  
system at the Visalia Water Reclamation Facility, in the amount of  
$251,757, and the appropriation of $260,000 from Wastewater  
Fund.  
8.  
9.  
Award Design Contract - Authorize the City Manager to execute a  
professional services agreement with 4Creeks, Inc. for design  
services for the fleet maintenance shop improvements and  
expansion project in the amount of $147,255.  
26-0028  
26-0032  
Authorization to Award Contract for Central Valley Regional  
Bomb Squad Vehicle Replacement - Authorization to award a  
contract to Lynch Diversified Vehicles in the amount $436,397 to  
replace the Central Valley Regional Bomb Squad Vehicle and  
appropriate $4,800 from Police Unclaimed Funds.  
10.  
Award Design Contract - Authorize the City Manager to award a  
professional design services contract to 4Creeks, Inc. in the  
amount of $667,446 to advance the 30% design to final plans,  
specifications and estimates for the widening of Shirk Street  
between Walnut Avenue and Noble Avenue and authorize the City  
Manager to execute a Measure R supplemental agreement with the  
Tulare County Transportation Authority in the amount of $726,600.  
26-0033  
11.  
12.  
Notice of completion - Authorization to file the notice of  
completion for the Evans Ditch culvert replacement on Conyer  
Street project.  
26-0034  
26-0037  
Consider the Tulare six-lane and Paige Avenue Interchange  
Caltrans mitigation agreement - Approve Caltrans funding  
agreement for operation of the Mooney Avenue bus rapid transit  
segment of the Cross Valley Corridor project.  
13.  
14.  
Citizens Advisory Committee Appointment - Approve the  
Citizens Advisory Committee’s recommendation to appoint Scott  
Feil to fill vacant position on the Citizens Advisory Committee for a  
term ending June 2028.  
26-0040  
26-0043  
Service Agreement for after school club for Visalia Unified  
School District - Authorize City Manager to execute an agreement  
with Visalia Unified School District to provide an after-school club  
for Crowley elementary school students at the city operated Manuel  
F. Hernandez Community Center.  
15.  
16.  
Notice of completion - Request authorization to file a notice of  
completion for the Riverway Sports Park Fencing Project.  
26-0054  
26-0055  
Award annual contract for landscape and irrigation repair  
services at various City owned locations - Authorize the City  
Manager to award a contract to JC Land Management for an  
annual amount not to exceed amount of $45,000.  
17.  
18.  
Ordinance authorizing the City Manager to award a contract  
and approve a long-term lease agreement for 408 acres of  
open ground to Correia Custom Farming Inc. - First reading of  
Ordinance No. 2026-08 to authorize the City Manager to award a  
contract and approve a long-term lease agreement for 408 acres of  
open ground to Correia Custom Farming  
26-0029  
25-0829  
Notice of Completion - Request authorization to file a notice of  
completion for Carleton Acres Phase 1A subdivision, located on the  
north side of Riggin Avenue between Shirk Street and Denton  
Street; containing 73 residential lots.  
REGULAR ITEMS AND PUBLIC HEARINGS  
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.  
1.  
Ordinance Adoption - First reading and public hearing for  
Ordinance No. 2026-05, adding Chapter 4.04, “Commercial  
Cannabis Activity” to the Visalia Municipal Code, rescinding  
Chapter 5.66, amending Chapter 8.64, and approving Zoning Text  
Amendment No. 2026-01, and adoption of Resolution No. 2026-42,  
establishing the application and selection process for both  
storefront and non-storefront retail cannabis business license  
applications.  
25-0871  
2.  
Appeal of Planning Commission Action - An appeal of the  
Planning Commission’s approval of Clements Ranch Tentative  
Subdivision Map No. 5606, Tentative Parcel Map No. 2025-13, and  
Conditional Use Permit No. 2025-24, with respect to conditions  
regarding curb, gutter, sidewalk, and related frontage  
26-0044  
improvements along Lovers Lane and sidewalks within the  
proposed gated subdivision. The project applicant and appellant is  
D.R. Horton. The project is located on a ±78.11-acre site located  
on the east side of South Lovers Lane Avenue, north of Caldwell  
Avenue (APN: 127-020-020 and -021).  
3.  
Consideration of General Plan amendment, prezone ordinance  
adoption, and annexation - A public hearing and consideration for  
the following actions requested by D.R. Horton related to the  
project located on ±78.11 acres on the east side of South Lovers  
Lane Avenue, north of Caldwell Avenue (APN: 127-020-020 and  
-021):  
26-0019  
1. Adoption of Initial Study / Mitigated Negative Declaration  
prepared for General Plan Amendment No. 2025-04, and  
Annexation/Prezone No. 2025-04 (Resolution No. 2026-46);  
2. Approval of General Plan Amendment No. 2025-04, a  
request to reconfigure the land use designations on the  
parcels, in addition to amending the Circulation Element to  
realign the “K” Avenue Collector alignment to follow the  
Sunnyside Avenue alignment between Lovers Lane and  
Road 148 (Resolution No. 2026-50);  
3. Initiation of Proceedings for Annexation No. 2025-04,  
consisting of:  
a. Introduction and First Reading of Ordinance No. 2026-  
07, a request to prezone the subject property to R-1  
(Single-Family Residential zone), R-M-2 (Multi-family  
residential zone - 3,000 square foot minimum site area),  
R-M-3 (Multi-family residential zone - 1,200 square foot  
minimum site area), and QP (Quasi-public zone) to be  
consistent with the land use designation changes  
proposed in General Plan Amendment No. 2025-04; and,  
b. A request to annex said parcels into the City limits of  
Visalia and detach from County Service Area No. 1 and  
the Consolidated Water District and authorizing the City  
Manager to sign and enter into a Pre-Annexation  
Agreement (Resolution No. 2026-51).  
CLOSED SESSION REPORT  
ADJOURNMENT  
UPCOMING CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS  
Upcoming City Council Meetings  
1.  
26-0018  
Monday, August 3, 2026 @ 7:00 p.m. at 707 W. Acequia  
Monday, August 17, 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.