4:00 PM CALL TO ORDER STUDY AND CLOSED SESSION: ROLL CALL BY THE CITY CLERK : PUBLIC COMMENT: Comments from the public are limited to items on the agenda (GC 54954.3a). A maximum of three minutes is allowed for each speaker. Please begin your comments by stating your name and providing your city of residence.
A. Presentation of the Fiscal Year 2020 Audited Financial Statements for the City of Hanford from the City's independent external auditors Hudson, Henderson & Company, Inc. Certified Public Accountants. B. Discussion regarding Hidden Valley Park, the vacant City property located immediately West of the Park, and proposed uses and traffic options.
CLOSED SESSION FOR DISCUSSION OF THE FOLLOWING: CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATIONS (GC 54956.8): Property: 113 Court St. APN: 010-265-001 Agency Negotiators: Mario Cifuentez, Ty Mizote, and Brad Albert Council Members will meet in-person in the Council Chambers. The meeting will also be lived streamed on the City’s website: http://livestream.hanford.city/ Property: 266 Gilkey Ln. APN: 012-232-077-000 Negotiating Party: Kings Rehabilitation Center Agency Negotiators: Mario Cifuentez, Ty Mizote, and Brad Albert
RECOGNITIONS/PROCLAMATIONS: Proclamation Naming Penelope 'Penny' Saltray as an Honorary Firefighter for the City of Hanford Fire Department
PUBLIC COMMENT: This is the time for citizens to comment on subject matters not on the agenda and that are within the jurisdiction of the Hanford City Council. This is also the public’s opportunity to request an item from the Consent Calendar be pulled for discussion purposes or to comment on any item on the agenda. Comments related to Public Hearing items will be heard at the time the item is discussed. A maximum of three minutes is allowed for each speaker. Please begin your comments by stating your name and providing your city of residence.
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. A. PROCEDURAL WAIVER: Waive reading in full of resolutions and ordinances and approval and adoption of same by reading title the only. B. Council: Designation of Mayor Ramirez as the voting delegate and Council Member Morrow and Council Member Saltray as the alternate(s) for the League of California Cities Annual Conference. C. Administration: Approval of the full-time salary schedule for Fiscal Year 2021-22 D. Administration: Approval of a Letter of Support to Senators Feinstein and Padilla requesting that the definition of agricultural labor or services in the Farm Workforce Modernization Act of 2021 be modified to include employees who work in packing houses and processing plants and that legislation for Dreamers be passed concurrently. E. Community Development: Waive the second reading and adopt Ordinance 21-02, an ordinance of the City of Hanford City Council approving Prezone No. 2020-02, a request to prezone the Annexation 157 area as R-H High-Density Residential, R-M Medium-Density Residential, and R-L-5 Low-Density Residential, in accordance with the General Plan designation for the area. The project is located at the northwest corner of 12th Avenue and Fargo Avenue (APN 009-020-021, 009-020-023 through -026, 009-020-046, and 009-020-047) and the southwest corner of 12th and Fargo Avenues (APN 009-020-021, 009-020-023 through -026, 009-020-046, and 009-020-047). F. Community Development: Second Reading of Ordinance 21-03, approving Municipal Code Amendment No. 2020-03, a request to: a) Amend Title 5 by adding Chapter 5.68 to Title 5 of the Hanford Municipal Code, to establish standards and regulations for Commercial Hemp Activity and approving Zone Text Amendment No. 2020-03, a request to: b) Amend Title 17, Section 17.08.030 – Commercial, Office, and Industrial Zone Use Table of the Hanford Municipal Code by adding Commercial Hemp Business (e.g., cultivation, manufacture, distribution, transportation, and lab testing) as a conditionally permitted use in the I-L Light Industrial and I-H Heavy Industrial zone district, and to add Hemp retailers (5% or more of a retailer’s business or gross receipts is derived from CBD sales) as a permitted use in C-S Service Commercial, C-H Highway Commercial, MX-C Corridor Mixed Use, and MX-D Downtown Mixed Use, and as a conditionally permitted use in C-R Regional Commercial; and c) Amend Title 17 by adding Chapter 17.67, adding purpose and intent, definitions, and establishing the location of hemp retailers and commercial hemp businesses in the City of Hanford. G. Finance: Acceptance of the City of Hanford's Quarterly Investment Portfolio and Transactions Reports H. Public Works: Authorization for the Director of Public Works to send a letter to the Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO), requesting the Extension of Services to the existing dwelling unit in the County without annexation by the City of Hanford. (7138 11th Ave south of Flint Avenue) I. Public Works: Approval of a Notice of Completion for the FY 20/21 Pavement Resurfacing Project at a total construction cost of $161,946.20 and authorization for the Mayor to execute and the City Clerk to attest and file said Notice with the Kings County Recorder's Office. K. Public Works: Approval of a Notice of Completion for the FY 20/21 Sanitary Sewer Manhole Repair and Coating Project at a total construction cost of $85,932.00 and authorization for the Mayor to execute and the City Clerk to attest and file said Notice with the Kings County Recorder's Office.
Public Works: Authorization to award contracts to 4Creeks of Visalia CA, in the amount of $119,293.00 and Peters Engineering Group of Clovis CA, in the amount of $35,035.00 for the design phase of FY 20/21 Traffic Signal at 12th Ave. & Hume Project and approve an additional appropriation of $104,328.00 from the Transportation Impact Fee fund to fully fund the design portion of this project.
PUBLIC HEARING: Parks and Community Services: Public Hearing to receive public testimony and input regarding the imposition of the proposed annual assessment for the City of Hanford’s Landscape Assessment Districts, per the Annual Engineer’s Report for the Fiscal Year 2021-2022, and adopt Resolution 21-35 confirming levy and collection of the annual assessments pursuant to Chapter 3 of the Landscape and Lighting Act of 1972.
GENERAL BUSINESS: A. Community Development: Consideration of Historic Resources Permit 2021-03: a request to change the existing façade at 104 N. Douty Street and add window signage, in excess of the typically allowed amount. The property is designated as a contributing building within the Historic Overlay Zone. The project is located at 104 N. Douty St. (APN 012-054-011) B. Parks and Community Services: Council consideration of the Parks and Recreation Commission's recommendation to remove the arbor and benches at Lacey park in an effort to address the growing homeless concerns for the neighborhood.
Council Future Agenda Meetings
COUNCIL FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS: Council Future Agenda Items Upcoming Important dates: September 4: Food Truck Takeover Civic Park 5:30 pm – 9:00 pm. September 6: National Holiday – City offices closed September 7: Regular City Council Meeting September 21: Regular City Council Meeting September 22-24 League of California Cities Annual Conference and Expo – Sacramento ADJOURNMENT:
Aug 17, 2021 City Council
4:00 PM CALL TO ORDER STUDY AND CLOSED SESSION: ROLL CALL BY THE CITY CLERK : PUBLIC COMMENT: Comments from the public are limited to items on the agenda (GC 54954.3a). A maximum of three minutes is allowed for each speaker. Please begin your comments by stating your name and providing your city of residence.
A. Presentation of the Fiscal Year 2020 Audited Financial Statements for the City of Hanford from the City's independent external auditors Hudson, Henderson & Company, Inc. Certified Public Accountants. B. Discussion regarding Hidden Valley Park, the vacant City property located immediately West of the Park, and proposed uses and traffic options.
CLOSED SESSION FOR DISCUSSION OF THE FOLLOWING: CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATIONS (GC 54956.8): Property: 113 Court St. APN: 010-265-001 Agency Negotiators: Mario Cifuentez, Ty Mizote, and Brad Albert Council Members will meet in-person in the Council Chambers. The meeting will also be lived streamed on the City’s website: http://livestream.hanford.city/ Property: 266 Gilkey Ln. APN: 012-232-077-000 Negotiating Party: Kings Rehabilitation Center Agency Negotiators: Mario Cifuentez, Ty Mizote, and Brad Albert
RECOGNITIONS/PROCLAMATIONS: Proclamation Naming Penelope 'Penny' Saltray as an Honorary Firefighter for the City of Hanford Fire Department
PUBLIC COMMENT: This is the time for citizens to comment on subject matters not on the agenda and that are within the jurisdiction of the Hanford City Council. This is also the public’s opportunity to request an item from the Consent Calendar be pulled for discussion purposes or to comment on any item on the agenda. Comments related to Public Hearing items will be heard at the time the item is discussed. A maximum of three minutes is allowed for each speaker. Please begin your comments by stating your name and providing your city of residence.
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. A. PROCEDURAL WAIVER: Waive reading in full of resolutions and ordinances and approval and adoption of same by reading title the only. B. Council: Designation of Mayor Ramirez as the voting delegate and Council Member Morrow and Council Member Saltray as the alternate(s) for the League of California Cities Annual Conference. C. Administration: Approval of the full-time salary schedule for Fiscal Year 2021-22 D. Administration: Approval of a Letter of Support to Senators Feinstein and Padilla requesting that the definition of agricultural labor or services in the Farm Workforce Modernization Act of 2021 be modified to include employees who work in packing houses and processing plants and that legislation for Dreamers be passed concurrently. E. Community Development: Waive the second reading and adopt Ordinance 21-02, an ordinance of the City of Hanford City Council approving Prezone No. 2020-02, a request to prezone the Annexation 157 area as R-H High-Density Residential, R-M Medium-Density Residential, and R-L-5 Low-Density Residential, in accordance with the General Plan designation for the area. The project is located at the northwest corner of 12th Avenue and Fargo Avenue (APN 009-020-021, 009-020-023 through -026, 009-020-046, and 009-020-047) and the southwest corner of 12th and Fargo Avenues (APN 009-020-021, 009-020-023 through -026, 009-020-046, and 009-020-047). F. Community Development: Second Reading of Ordinance 21-03, approving Municipal Code Amendment No. 2020-03, a request to: a) Amend Title 5 by adding Chapter 5.68 to Title 5 of the Hanford Municipal Code, to establish standards and regulations for Commercial Hemp Activity and approving Zone Text Amendment No. 2020-03, a request to: b) Amend Title 17, Section 17.08.030 – Commercial, Office, and Industrial Zone Use Table of the Hanford Municipal Code by adding Commercial Hemp Business (e.g., cultivation, manufacture, distribution, transportation, and lab testing) as a conditionally permitted use in the I-L Light Industrial and I-H Heavy Industrial zone district, and to add Hemp retailers (5% or more of a retailer’s business or gross receipts is derived from CBD sales) as a permitted use in C-S Service Commercial, C-H Highway Commercial, MX-C Corridor Mixed Use, and MX-D Downtown Mixed Use, and as a conditionally permitted use in C-R Regional Commercial; and c) Amend Title 17 by adding Chapter 17.67, adding purpose and intent, definitions, and establishing the location of hemp retailers and commercial hemp businesses in the City of Hanford. G. Finance: Acceptance of the City of Hanford's Quarterly Investment Portfolio and Transactions Reports H. Public Works: Authorization for the Director of Public Works to send a letter to the Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO), requesting the Extension of Services to the existing dwelling unit in the County without annexation by the City of Hanford. (7138 11th Ave south of Flint Avenue) I. Public Works: Approval of a Notice of Completion for the FY 20/21 Pavement Resurfacing Project at a total construction cost of $161,946.20 and authorization for the Mayor to execute and the City Clerk to attest and file said Notice with the Kings County Recorder's Office. K. Public Works: Approval of a Notice of Completion for the FY 20/21 Sanitary Sewer Manhole Repair and Coating Project at a total construction cost of $85,932.00 and authorization for the Mayor to execute and the City Clerk to attest and file said Notice with the Kings County Recorder's Office.
Public Works: Authorization to award contracts to 4Creeks of Visalia CA, in the amount of $119,293.00 and Peters Engineering Group of Clovis CA, in the amount of $35,035.00 for the design phase of FY 20/21 Traffic Signal at 12th Ave. & Hume Project and approve an additional appropriation of $104,328.00 from the Transportation Impact Fee fund to fully fund the design portion of this project.
PUBLIC HEARING: Parks and Community Services: Public Hearing to receive public testimony and input regarding the imposition of the proposed annual assessment for the City of Hanford’s Landscape Assessment Districts, per the Annual Engineer’s Report for the Fiscal Year 2021-2022, and adopt Resolution 21-35 confirming levy and collection of the annual assessments pursuant to Chapter 3 of the Landscape and Lighting Act of 1972.
GENERAL BUSINESS: A. Community Development: Consideration of Historic Resources Permit 2021-03: a request to change the existing façade at 104 N. Douty Street and add window signage, in excess of the typically allowed amount. The property is designated as a contributing building within the Historic Overlay Zone. The project is located at 104 N. Douty St. (APN 012-054-011) B. Parks and Community Services: Council consideration of the Parks and Recreation Commission's recommendation to remove the arbor and benches at Lacey park in an effort to address the growing homeless concerns for the neighborhood.
Council Future Agenda Meetings
COUNCIL FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS: Council Future Agenda Items Upcoming Important dates: September 4: Food Truck Takeover Civic Park 5:30 pm – 9:00 pm. September 6: National Holiday – City offices closed September 7: Regular City Council Meeting September 21: Regular City Council Meeting September 22-24 League of California Cities Annual Conference and Expo – Sacramento ADJOURNMENT: