Visalia City Council Meeting - July 20, 2026\n\nThe Visalia City Council held a regular meeting on Monday, July 20, 2026, beginning with a work session at 5:00 PM and the regular session at 7:00 PM. The meeting included a work session on proposed elimination of Transit Fixed Route 17 and a Fourth of July post report, followed by a closed session, then the regular session with consent calendar and regular items. However, the provided transcript only contains a test call and no actual meeting proceedings, so the following summary is based solely on the agenda.\n\n### Work Session and Action Items\n- Proposed elimination of Transit Fixed Route 17 (Item 26-0041): The council considered eliminating the route serving the Visalia Industrial Park and scheduling a 30-day public comment period and public hearing.\n- City Department Fourth of July post report (Item 26-0060): The council received a report summarizing 2026 activities related to community engagement and public safety.\n\n### Consent Calendar\nThe consent calendar included 18 routine items, all considered for approval in one motion. Items included:\n- Authorization to read ordinances by title only.\n- Ordinance adoption for zone change on 21-acre parcel at Akers and Riggin.\n- Record final map for Belissa Phase 2 subdivision (108 lots) and annexation into Landscape and Lighting District.\n- Declare surplus city property (APN 077-100-103) and authorize disposition.\n- Accept Office of Traffic STEP grant ($189,525) and appropriate General Fund funds.\n- Fire Department PPE contract with All Star Fire Equipment (up to $120,000 annually, with four one-year renewals).\n- Sole source purchase order to Cummins Inc. for renewable power generation system at Water Reclamation Facility ($251,757).\n- Design contract with 4Creeks for fleet maintenance shop improvements ($147,255).\n- Contract for Central Valley Regional Bomb Squad Vehicle Replacement ($436,397).\n- Design contract for Shirk Street widening ($667,446) and Measure R supplemental agreement ($726,600).\n- Notice of completion for Evans Ditch culvert replacement.\n- Caltrans funding agreement for Mooney Avenue bus rapid transit segment of Cross Valley Corridor.\n- Appointment of Scott Feil to Citizens Advisory Committee.\n- Service agreement with Visalia Unified School District for after-school club at Manuel F. Hernandez Community Center.\n- Notice of completion for Riverway Sports Park Fencing Project.\n- Annual contract for landscape and irrigation repair services ($45,000).\n- Ordinance authorizing long-term lease of 408 acres to Correia Custom Farming Inc. (first reading).\n- Notice of completion for Carleton Acres Phase 1A subdivision (73 lots).\n\n### Regular Items and Public Hearings\n- Ordinance Adoption - Commercial Cannabis Activity (Item 25-0871): First reading and public hearing for Ordinance No. 2026-05 to add Chapter 4.04 on commercial cannabis activity, rescind Chapter 5.66, amend Chapter 8.64, and approve Zoning Text Amendment. Also adoption of Resolution No. 2026-42 establishing application and selection process for retail cannabis business licenses (storefront and non-storefront).\n- Appeal of Planning Commission Action (Item 26-0044): Appeal by D.R. Horton of the Planning Commission’s approval of Clements Ranch Tentative Subdivision Map, Tentative Parcel Map, and Conditional Use Permit, regarding conditions for curb, gutter, sidewalk along Lovers Lane and sidewalks within the proposed gated subdivision.\n- Consideration of General Plan amendment, prezone ordinance adoption, and annexation (Item 26-0019): Public hearing for D.R. Horton project on ±78.11 acres at South Lovers Lane and Caldwell Avenue. Actions included adoption of Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration, approval of General Plan Amendment No. 2025-04 to reconfigure land use designations and realign "K" Avenue Collector, initiation of annexation proceedings with prezone to R-1, R-M-2, R-M-3, and QP zones, and adoption of Resolution No. 2026-51 for annexation and detachment from County Service Area No. 1 and Consolidated Water District.\n\n### Key Outcomes\nNo actual votes or decisions are recorded in the provided materials. The transcript contains only a test call, and no minutes were available. Therefore, outcomes of the above agenda items are unknown based on the supplied information. The meeting included a closed session at 6:00 PM, but no report on closed session actions is available.