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 Monday, November 1, 2021 7:00 PM Council Chambers ROLL CALL Present: Mayor Steve Nelsen, Vice Mayor Brian Poochigian, and Council Member Liz Wynn Absent: Council Member Greg Collins, and Council Member Brett Taylor CALL TO ORDER WORK SESSION - No Items Scheduled CLOSED SESSION - No Items Scheduled CALL TO ORDER REGULAR SESSION - 7:00 PM PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE INVOCATION ITEMS OF INTEREST Page 1 of 4 City Council Meeting Minutes - Final November 1, 2021 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. Maile Melkonian, Visalia, expressed her disappointment in the mapping workshops. None of the meeting participants were taught how to draw a map. Ms. Melkonian requested the time line be extended in order for the public to participate in the process. Luisa Vasquez, Visalia, also expressed her dissatisfaction with the maps and the process. Leslie Caviglia, City Manager, explained the public meetings will be extended in order for the public to participate in the process and attend a mapping workshop. 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 Agenda A motion was made by Vice Mayor Poochigian, seconded by Council Member Wynn, to approve the Consent Agenda. The motion carried by the following vote: Aye: Steve Nelsen, Brian Poochigian, and Liz Wynn Absent: Greg Collins, and Brett Taylor 1. Authorize staff to enter into an MOU for the purpose of 21-0458 collaborating on Cross Valley Rail efforts to provide thruway bus service and connectivity to the future High-Speed Rail. Approved as recommended. 2. Request authorization to record the final parcel map for Tentative 21-0548 Parcel Map No. 2020-06, located on the northwest corner of West Riggin Avenue and North Dinuba Boulevard. (APN: 078-120-050 and 078-120-031) Approved as recommended. Page 2 of 4 City Council Meeting Minutes - Final November 1, 2021 3. Approve Resolution 2021-57, renewing the position of City 21-0557 Manager and Assistant City Manager as authorized agents for official correspondence with FEMA and CalOES. Approved as recommended. 4. Request authorization to record the final parcel map for Tentative 21-0558 Parcel Map No. 2019-13, located on the southwest corner of West Visalia Parkway and South Mooney Boulevard. (APN: 126-960-001) Approved as recommended. 5. Request authorization to file a Notice of Completion for the 21-0561 completed construction work of the Visalia Transit Center Concrete Repair Project (4520-72000/CP0332-999) located at 425 E. Oak Avenue. Approved as recommended. 6. Request authorization to record the final map for “Greystone 21-0563 Phase 3” a subdivision located on the northeast corner of North Akers Street and West Sedona Avenue (63 lots), form Landscape and Lighting Assessment District No. 21-06 and ordering and levying the annual assessments for Landscape and Lighting Assessment District No. 21-06 “Greystone Phase 3” (Resolution Nos. 2021-60 and 2021-61 required). Approved as recommended. 7. Authorize the Visalia Airport to accept a federal grant in the 21-0579 amount of $307,461 to fund an Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) required updated Airport Layout Plan (ALP) and appropriate additional funds of $150,661 to increase the Capital budget to $307,461. Approved as recommended. 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. Page 3 of 4 City Council Meeting Minutes - Final November 1, 2021 1. Public Hearing: Authorization to accept and appropriate federal 21-0588 funding for the 2021 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program through the Bureau Justice Assistance (BJA) in the amount of $37,397. Candido Alvarez, Police Captain, requested for Council to continue the item to the November 15, 2021 City Council meeting. A motion was made by Vice Mayor Brian Poochigian, seconded by Council Member Liz Wynn, to continue the item. The motion carried by the following vote: Aye: Steve Nelsen, Brian Poochigian, and Liz Wynn Absent: Greg Collins, and Brett Taylor CLOSED SESSION REPORT - NONE ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 7:09 p.m. Page 4 of 4