Visalia City Council

City Council Chambers City of Visalia 707 W. Acequia Ave. Visalia, CA City Council Meeting Minutes - Final Mayor Steve Nelsen Vice Mayor Brian Poochigian Council Member Greg Collins Council Member Brett Taylor Council Member Liz Wynn Tuesday, September 7, 2021 7:00 PM Council Chambers ROLL CALL Present: Mayor Steve Nelsen, Vice Mayor Brian Poochigian, Council Member Greg Collins, Council Member Brett Taylor, and Council Member Liz Wynn ADJOURN TO CLOSED SESSION - 6:00 PM CALL TO ORDER REGULAR SESSION The meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE INVOCATION SWEARING IN OF CITY MANAGER, LESLIE B. CAVIGLIA ITEMS OF INTEREST PUBLIC COMMENTS This is the time for citizens to comment on subject matters that are not on the agenda and within the jurisdiction of the Visalia City Council. The Council asks that you keep your comments brief and positive. Creative criticism, presented with appropriate courtesy, is welcome. This is also the time for citizens to request an item from the Consent Calendar be pulled for discussion purposes. Public comments related to all pulled Consent Calendar items and Regular or Public Hearing items listed on the agenda will be heard at the time that item is discussed or when the Public Hearing is opened. 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. Page 1 of 5 City Council Meeting Minutes - Final September 7, 2021 CONSENT CALENDAR 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 and then the item will be removed from the Consent Calendar to be discussed and voted upon by a separate motion . Approval of the Consent Calendar A motion was made by Vice Mayor Poochigian, seconded by Council Member Taylor, to approve the Consent Calendar except items 8 and 10. The motion carried by the following vote: Aye: Steve Nelsen, Brian Poochigian, Greg Collins, Brett Taylor, and Liz Wynn 1. Authorization to read ordinances by title only. 21-0496 Approved 5-0 2. Approve recommendation from Mayor Steve Nelsen regarding 21-0448 appointments of individuals to represent the Visalia City Council on various boards and committees including the City’s nomination for a position on Local Area Formation Commission. Approved 5-0 3. Authorize the City Manager or their designee to execute a letter 21-0449 of support for Self-Help Enterprises development of affordable housing within the City of Visalia. Approved 5-0 4. Amend annual contract with Interwest Consulting Group to 21-0451 increase annual not to exceed amount to $600,000 for the Building Safety Division Plan Review and Related Services and appropriate an additional $565,000 from the Building Safety Enterprise Fund. Approved 5-0 5. Authorization for the City Manager to execute a contract with 21-0453 Central Valley Striping for RFB No. 20-21-40 in an amount not to exceed $235,000 annually, that provides annual traffic striping & pavement markings (CP9226), bike lane implementation (CP9923), and stop sign installations with associated pavement markings (CP0037). This is a yearly contract with four one-year extensions. Approved 5-0 Page 2 of 5 City Council Meeting Minutes - Final September 7, 2021 6. Authorize the City Manager to enter into an agreement between 21-0459 the City of Visalia Transit Division and Tulare County Regional Transit Agency to provide grant management functions on behalf the Tulare County Regional Transit Agency to support the City of Tulare. Approved 5-0 7. Authorize the City Manager to execute an agreement with 21-0463 4Creeks, Inc. to provide construction management services for the Caldwell Avenue Improvement Project from Akers Street to Shady Street in the amount of $410,100. (3010-72000/CP9485) Approved 5-0 9. Authorize and designate Councilmember Greg Collins as the 21-0475 voting delegate and Councilmember Liz Wynn as the alternate delegate for the 2021 League of California Cities Annual Conference. Approved 5-0 11. Update regarding Council District Decennial Redistricting 21-0492 process. Approved 5-0 12. Adopt Resolution 2021-47, a resolution to summarily vacate and 21-0446 to authorize the transfer of excess right of way along Pinkham Street near East Seeger Avenue. Approved 5-0 13. Approve the Council subcommittee recommendation to appoint 21-0493 Edgardo Monroy to the Parks and Recreation Commission for a two-year term through June 30, 2023. Approved 5-0 14. Adopt the revised salary schedule for full-time employees, City 21-0495 Manager, and City Council members of the City of Visalia. Approved 5-0 15. Authorization to execute a month-to-month lease agreement with 21-0513 the Arts Consortium for use of the Oval Park Service Center building at 808 N. Court. Approved 5-0 Page 3 of 5 City Council Meeting Minutes - Final September 7, 2021 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. 8. Request by Councilmember Greg Collins for the Council to 21-0473 approve adding an agenda item for a presentation on a pool concept at the October 4, 2021 City Council meeting. Councilmember Collins provided a brief overview regarding his request to add a presentation on a pool concept to the October 4, 2021 City Council meeting agenda. A motion was made by Vice Mayor Brian Poochigian, seconded by Council Member Brett Taylor, to deny the recommendation. The motion carried by the following vote: Aye: Steve Nelsen, Brian Poochigian, and Brett Taylor No: Greg Collins, and Liz Wynn 10. Approve the Council subcommittee recommendation to appoint 21-0484 Mark Wall and Kelly Pierce to the Citizen Advisory Committee and reappoint Darin McCall and Jon Bueno to the Citizens Advisory Committee for a two-year term through June 30, 2023. Vice Mayor Brian Poochigian pulled item number 10 from the Consent Calendar to abstain from voting. A motion was made by Council Member Brett Taylor, seconded by Council Member Liz Wynn, to approve as recommended. The motion carried by the following vote: Aye: Steve Nelsen, Greg Collins, Brett Taylor, and Liz Wynn Abstain: Brian Poochigian CLOSED SESSION REPORT Page 4 of 5 City Council Meeting Minutes - Final September 7, 2021 1. For the purposes of reporting out, for the record, transactions 21-0494 that occurred as a result of Closed Session Real Property Negotiations: Buyer: City of Visalia Seller: First Church of the Nazarene of Visalia, California APN: 126-030-043 (portion) Purpose: Caldwell Improvement Project-Akers to Shady Price: $16,500.00 Closing Date: 8/19/2021 Project Manager: Fred Lampe ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 7:24 p.m. Page 5 of 5