Visalia City Council Work Session and Regular Meeting - June 1, 2026

The Visalia City Council met on Monday, June 1, 2026, beginning with a work session at 4:00 PM and reconvening for the regular session at 7:00 PM. The meeting covered a range of routine approvals, budget discussions, policy direction, and public hearings.

Work Session Items

• Town-Center Business Improvement Area annual report (25-0846): The Council accepted and approved the annual report and renewed the management agreement with Downtown Visalians for an additional one-year term beginning July 1, 2026.
• Fiscal Year 2026/27 and 2027/28 Proposed Budget (25-0802): Staff presented the two-year proposed budget; the Council received and discussed the budget, with no final adoption at this meeting.
• Fiscal Year 2026-27 Rates and Fees (25-0641): The Council reviewed proposed new fees, increases, and adjustments to the City’s rate schedule and provided staff direction.
• Narrow lot subdivision discussion (25-0839): The Council provided staff direction on establishing objective subdivision design standards, amending the Planned Residential Development ordinance, and updating engineering and street tree standards.
• Civic Center phase 3 scope of work (25-0806): After receiving a presentation on scope options, the Council approved one of the listed options, awarded a sole source design contract to Darden Architects for $5,720,609, and appropriated $5,721,000 from the Civic Center Reserve Fund.

Consent Calendar

All 13 consent calendar items were approved by a single motion. Items included:

• Authorization to read ordinances by title only (25-0822)
• Design contract award for Highland Community connectivity project ($674,983) and appropriation of $703,000 from Measure R Local Fund (25-0618)
• Purchase of traffic signal poles from JAM Services Inc. ($190,960) for Ferguson and Mooney intersection project (25-0651)
• MOU with Visalia Unified School District for youth service officers on school campuses (25-0744)
• Lease agreement with Tulare County Office of Education for early childhood education program space (25-0766)
• Anthony Community Center gymnasium HVAC improvement contract to BDM ($169,785) with additional appropriation of $138,325 (25-0778)
• Construction change order #7 for Riggin Avenue widening project ($189,175.75) (25-0810)
• Heavy vehicle towing contract with Prime Towing (not to exceed $30,000 annually) (25-0825)
• Acceptance of third quarter cash and investment report (25-0834)
• Adoption of Resolution 2026-35 updating the City’s Investment Policy (25-0835)
• Resolution 2026-36 exchanging federal funds for State Highway Account Funds ($1,008,740) for the Stevenson Mill Creek culvert replacement project (25-0840)
• Recording of final map for Santa Fe Tract subdivision (6 lots) (25-0841)
• Resolution 2026-34 authorizing consolidation of the November 3, 2026 municipal election with Tulare County (25-0843)

Public Hearings & Regular Items

• Miscellaneous Special Assessments (25-0769): The Council adopted Resolution 2026-18 authorizing placement of special assessments on the Tulare County secured property tax roll for various districts and delinquencies.
• Ordinance 2026-04 (25-0837): After a public hearing, the Council approved the first reading of an ordinance to amend Municipal Code Title 16 (Subdivisions) to streamline small and simple maps.
• Revised salary schedule (25-0844): The Council adopted a revised salary schedule for full-time employees, the City Manager, and Council members, and authorized changes to terms of employment for the City Manager.
• Senate Bill 707 implementation (25-0824): The Council received a presentation on SB 707, adopted a disruption policy, and provided direction on outreach strategies to enhance public access to meetings.

Key Outcomes

• The Council renewed the TCBIA management agreement for one year.
• Staff direction was provided on the FY 2026-27/2027-28 budget and on narrow lot subdivision standards.
• The Civic Center phase 3 design contract was awarded to Darden Architects for $5,720,609 with $5,721,000 appropriated.
• All consent calendar items and public hearing items were approved as described, with votes reflecting unanimous consent (no roll call votes recorded for individual items).
• The meeting adjourned following completion of the regular session.