Visalia City Council Meeting – December 15, 2025

On Monday, December 15, 2025, the Visalia City Council convened a work session at 4:00 PM, a closed session at 6:00 PM, and a regular session at 7:00 PM in the City Council Chambers, 707 W. Acequia, Visalia, CA. The agenda included staff presentations, 21 consent calendar items, and a public hearing on the 2025 Building Code. No transcript or minutes were provided, so this summary reflects the published agenda only and cannot report actual discussion, testimony, or vote outcomes. Note: the agenda lists the regular session at 7:00 PM, while the meeting timestamp provided was 2025-12-15 19:15:00+00:00.

Work Session and Action Items

• New employee introductions: Pamela Davila Lopez, Administrative Assistant (promotion); Rachel Archer, Management Analyst; Bret Adams, Project Manager; Daniel Luna, SWEEP Maintenance Service Worker; Ricardo Perez, SWEEP Maintenance Service Worker; Joshua Martin, Solid Waste Operator; Frank Lawrence II, Solid Waste Operator; Ivan Nicar, Parks and Facilities Manager; Nichol Ritchie, Finance Manager.
• Presentation by the Fleet Maintenance Division on its annual tasks and accomplishments.
• Federal Lobbyist presentation by Thorn Run Partners on 2025 national legislative activity, with a request to authorize extending the annual contract for the one remaining year.
• Arts Consortium presentation on 2025 activities performed under the city contract, with a request to approve a contract for services from January 2026 through December 2027, effective January 1, 2026.
• Review and discussion of the Conditional Use Permit process for Live Entertainment, conditions applied to those uses, and potential City Council direction on a Live Entertainment Ordinance.
• Sequoia Shuttle 2025 Season report and direction for the 2026 Season fare structure; the agenda noted this item could be moved to the regular session if time was limited.

Public Comments & Testimony

• The agenda included public comment periods (three minutes per speaker), but no comments are available without the transcript.

Consent Calendar

The agenda sought approval of the following routine items:

• Authorization to read ordinances by title only.
• Award of a professional design services contract to 4Creeks Inc in the amount of $264,114 for design of Modoc Basin and the Linwood Embankment; appropriation of $50,800 from the 221 Storm Construction Fund and $35,100 from the 261 Waterways Fund; and authorization for the City Manager to execute a Measure R Supplemental Agreement with the Tulare County Transportation Authority (TCTA).
• Receipt, review, and filing of the 2024/25 AB 1600 Impact Fee Report as required by state law.
• Award of purchase of three Iteris Vector/Next Hybrid Video/Radar Detection systems to Jam Services in the amount of $114,087.75.
• Second reading of Ordinance 2025-14 adopting the 2025 California Fire Code as published by the International Code Council and amended by the State of California and the City of Visalia.
• Consideration of a fee waiver request from Visalia Gadabouts to use the Visalia Senior Center at a reduced rate for senior programs and services.
• Award of a design contract with Kimley-Horn & Associates for the signal interconnect project along various corridors in the amount of $488,430; acceptance of $5,956,000 in Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality funds; and appropriation of an additional $2,716,000 from Fund 281 State Transportation.
• Authorization for a five-year memorandum of understanding with the Putignano Sister City Committee for use, projects, and assigned maintenance of the Truli Building at Memorial Park.
• Purchase of a Multihog compact bike lane sweeper from Municipal Maintenance Equipment Company of Sacramento through the Sourcewell Cooperative Contract in the amount of $190,750, with appropriation of $200,000 for purchase and up-fitting.
• Award of a contract to Graymar Environmental Services for removal and replacement of Sulfatreat 156 media at the Visalia Water Reclamation Facility: one-year term, four annual renewal options, annual not-to-exceed $60,000, total contract limit $300,000.
• Authorization to file the Final Notice of Completion for the Greenway Trail Phase 1 project from Mineral King Ave to Mill Creek.
• Approval of change order no. 1 with Aerzen Rental Solutions in the amount of $56,680 for extended rental of an aeration basin blower at the Water Reclamation Facility, with transfer of $56,680 from the Wastewater Fund.
• Authorization of a sole source five-year maintenance contract with Motorola Solutions, effective July 1, 2026, for Computer Aided Dispatch/Records Management Software totaling $1,212,020.
• Adoption of Resolution 2025-79 ordering closure and vacation of a portion of public alleyway and right-of-way south of Main Street from Martin Street to Giddings Street, and authorization for the City Manager to execute documents.
• Extension of the emergency contract for engineering plan review and related services to Interwest Consulting Group, not to exceed $200,000 for one year ending December 31, 2026.
• Second reading and adoption of Ordinance No. 2025-15 (Zoning Text Amendment No. 2025-04) implementing Program 2.7 (Missing Middle Housing), Program 3.17 (Planning for Large Sites), and Program 5.2 (Emergency Shelters) from the 6th Cycle Housing Element; categorically exempt under CEQA Section 15061(b)(3).
• Approval of construction change order #1 in the amount of $346,736 to Agee Construction Corp for the Riggin Avenue Widening Project, Kelsey St to Shirk St.
• Authorization for the Visalia Police Department to apply for the Selective Traffic Enforcement Program Grant for Fiscal Year 2026-27 in an estimated amount of $230,000, with application deadline of 1/31/2026.
• Authorization to continue aquatics facility discussions to a date to be determined, but no later than February 17, 2026.
• Consent to assignment and assumption of lease of the City-owned stadium between the current owner and a potential new owner for the Rawhide baseball team.
• Authorization to apply for a Federal Aviation Administration Airport Terminal Program grant of up to $4,000,000 for the Airport Terminal Replacement Project, a California Jobs First Grant of up to $5,000,000 for the Hydrogen Plant and Bus Fueling Station Project, and appropriation of $20,000 for grant writing services.

Regular Items and Public Hearings

• Public Hearing and Introduction of Ordinance No. 2025-16 for adoption of the 2025 Building Code.

Closed Session

• The agenda scheduled a closed session at 6:00 PM; no closed session report is available from the provided materials.

Key Outcomes

• No actual motions, votes, or directional decisions can be reported because the transcript and minutes were not provided.
• The agenda’s proposed actions are summarized above exactly as listed; final outcomes remain unknown.
• Discrepancy: the agenda lists the regular session at 7:00 PM, while the supplied meeting timestamp is 2025-12-15 19:15:00+00:00.