Informational Meeting

AGENDA TULARE CITY COUNCIL TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2016 Special Study Session 5:30 p.m. Regular Session 7:00 p.m. (Or, immediately following Special Study Session) TULARE PUBLIC LIBRARY & COUNCIL CHAMBERS 491 North “M” Street MISSION STATEMENT TO PROMOTE A QUALITY OF LIFE MAKING TULARE THE MOST DESIRABLE COMMUNITY IN WHICH TO LIVE, LEARN, PLAY, WORK, WORSHIP AND PROSPER. Meeting audio will be uploaded to the City’s website www.tulare.ca.gov, no later than the Friday following the meeting, barring any technical difficulties, accessible by selecting the appropriate meeting date on the City Meeting Calendar page. 5:30 p.m. I. CALL TO ORDER SPECIAL STUDY SESSION II. CITIZEN COMMENTS - Comments from the public are limited to items listed on the agenda (GC 54954.3a). Speakers will be allowed three minutes. Please begin your comments by stating and spelling your name and providing your city of residence. III. SPECIAL SESSION STUDY (1) Study Session regarding presentation and discussion of alternatives for the South Tulare Interchange project. IV. ADJOURN SPECIAL STUDY SESSION 7:00 p.m. (Or, immediately following Special Study Session) V. CALL TO ORDER REGULAR SESSION VI. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND INVOCATION VII. CITIZEN COMMENTS This is the time for citizens to comment on subject matters, not on the agenda within the jurisdiction of the Tulare City Council. The Council Members ask that you keep your comments brief and positive. Creative criticism, presented with appropriate courtesy, is welcome. The Council cannot legally discuss or take official action on citizen request items that are introduced tonight.  AGENDA TULARE CITY COUNCIL November 1, 2016 Page 2 __________________________________________________________________ This is also the time for citizens to comment on items listed under the Consent Calendar or to request an item from the Consent Calendar be pulled for discussion purposes. Comments related to general business/city manager items or public hearing items will be heard at the time the item is discussed or at the time the Public Hearing is opened for comment. In fairness to all who wish to speak, each speaker will be allowed three minutes, with a maximum time of 15 minutes per item, unless otherwise extended by Council. Please begin your comments by stating and spelling your name and providing your city of residence. VIII. COMMUNICATIONS Communications are to be submitted to the City Manager’s Office 10 days prior to a Council Meeting to be considered for this section of the Agenda. No action will be taken on matters listed under communications; however, the Council may direct staff to schedule issues raised during communications for a future agenda. Citizen comments will be limited to three minutes, per topic, unless otherwise extended by Council. (1) Notification of Municipal Information Services Association of California (MISAC) Quality in IT Practices Award. IX. CONSENT CALENDAR All 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, in which event the item will be removed from the Consent Calendar to be discussed and voted upon by a separate motion. (1) Authorization to read ordinances by title only. (2) Approve minutes of October 18, 2016 special/regular meeting(s). (3) Review and authorize the City Manager to sign a contract with TischlerBise, LLC in the amount of $77,730 for a comprehensive Development Impact Fee (DIF) study in order to compute proposed rates and methodologies for financing public facilities necessitated by further development projects. (4) Adopt Ordinance 16-11 approving Zone Amendment 717 (Willow Glen Partnership) to rezone approximately 15.9 acres from Retail Commercial (C-3) to R-1-6 (SFR, minimum 6,000 sf lot area); and approximately 4 acres from R-1-7 (SFR, minimum 7,000 sf lot area) to R-M-2 (MFR 1 until/3,000 sf of site area) on a vacant parcel located at the northwest corner of Mooney Boulevard and Cartmill Avenue.  AGENDA TULARE CITY COUNCIL November 1, 2016 Page 3 __________________________________________________________________ (5) Receive, review, and file the Monthly Investment Report for September 30, 2016. (6) Adopt Ordinance 16-12 amending Title 3 of the Tulare Municipal Code to remain current with the latest edition of the California Fire Code. (7) Award Bid 17-598 to Giant Chevrolet in the amount of $78,764.49 for the purchase of Two (2) New 2017 Chevrolet Tahoe Special Service Vehicles. (8) Adopt Resolution 16-56 adding the one (1) classification of Senior Project Manager and establishing the salary range at $7,292.62 to $8,864.22 and salary code #2217; and, change the classification of Field Services Manager to Project Manager (no change in salary). (9) Adopt Resolution 16-57 ratifying Board of Public Utilities (BPU) Resolution 16- 18 to suspend the Drought Surcharge until further notice. X. SCHEDULED CITIZEN OR GROUP PRESENTATIONS XI. MAYOR’S REPORT XII. STUDENT REPORTS VI. CONVENE JOINTLY AS TULARE CITY COUNCIL AND TULARE CITY COUNCIL ACTING AS THE SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE TULARE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY – (material related to these items are available for review in the City Clerk’s Office) (1) Successor Agency: a. Adopt Resolution 2016-02 of the Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency of Tulare (the “Successor Agency”) authorizing the form of various documents required for the issuance of 2016 Tax Allocation Refunding Bonds, Series A (Tax-Exempt) and Series B (Taxable) (together, the “2016 Refunding Bonds”). The bonds are being issued to refinance all or a portion of the outstanding Redevelopment Agency of the City of Tulare Merged Tulare Redevelopment Projects 2010 Tax Allocation Bonds, Series A (Tax- Exempt), Series B (Taxable), and 2010 Tax Allocation Housing Bonds, Series C (Taxable) (together, the “2010 Tax Allocation Bonds”) for debt service savings. [Documents related to this item, due to the voluminous nature, are on file in the Office of the City Clerk for public review and posted on the City’s website.] VII. ADJOURN AS TULARE CITY COUNCIL ACTING AS THE SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY AND REMAIN SEATED AS THE TULARE CITY COUNCIL –  AGENDA TULARE CITY COUNCIL November 1, 2016 Page 4 __________________________________________________________________ XIII. GENERAL BUSINESS Comments related to General Business Items are limited to three minutes per speaker, for a maximum of 30 minutes per item, unless otherwise extended by the Council. (1) Economic Development: a. Consideration and approval of a one-year Consultant Services Agreement between the City of Tulare and Retail Strategies, with an option to extend services for one additional year, for retail attraction and recruitment services, and to grant authorization to the Interim City Manager to execute documents in substantial form necessary to effectuate the Agreement. (2) Engineering: a. Consideration of and provide direction related to a request by Greg Nunley to enter into a reimbursement agreement for improvements to Mooney Boulevard (State Route 63), and a request to authorize release of all remaining lots in the Bella Oaks subdivision and approval for issuance of building permits upon execution of said agreement and receipt of required securities. XIV. COUNCIL/STAFF UPDATES, REPORTS OR ITEMS OF INTEREST – GC 54954.2(a)(2) XV. ADJOURN REGULAR MEETING In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities and Brown Act, if you need special assistance to participate in the meeting, including the receipt of the agenda and documents in the agenda package in an alternate format, please contact the City Manager’s Office (559) 684-4200. Notification 48 hours prior to the meeting will enable the city to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to this meeting (28 CFR 35.102-35, 104 ADA Title II), and allow for the preparation of documents in the appropriate alternate format. [Note: Pursuant to Government Code 54957.5 - Effective 7/1/08 Documents produced and distributed less than 72 hours prior to or during an open session of a regular meeting to a majority of the legislative body regarding any item on the agenda will be made available for public inspection at the meeting and at the City Clerk’s Office at City Hall located at 411 East Kern Avenue during normal business hours.]