Visalia City Council Regular Meeting Summary - September 8, 2026

The Visalia City Council convened on Tuesday, September 8, 2026, at 7:00 PM in the City Council Chambers at 707 W. Acequia, Visalia, CA. The meeting followed a work session at 4:00 PM and a closed session at 6:00 PM. The agenda included a parks and recreation master plan presentation, a 17-item consent calendar, and five regular items/public hearings. No minutes or transcript were provided, so this summary reflects the agenda only and does not record actual discussion, public comment, or council decisions.

Work Session

• Parks and Recreation Master Plan presentation (Item 26-0125): The Council received a presentation on the Visalia Parks and Recreation Master Plan and Needs Assessment.

Consent Calendar

The consent calendar comprised routine items considered for approval in one motion, including:

• Authorization to read ordinances by title only (Item 26-0008).
• Recording of the final map for Willow Springs Unit 3 subdivision, located at the southeast corner of Santa Fe Street and Walnut Avenue, and annexation into Landscape and Lighting Assessment District No. 18-05 (Resolutions 2026-23 and 2026-24) (Item 25-0782).
• Recording of the final map for Elliott Subdivision Phase 2A, located at the southeast corner of Tulare Avenue and Shirk Road, amendment to Landscape and Lighting District No. 25-07, and annexation into the district (Resolutions 2026-56, 2026-57, and 2026-59) (Item 26-0114).
• Recording of the final parcel map for Tentative Parcel Map No. 2025-15, located on the north side of Riggin Avenue between Shirk Street and Roeben Street (Item 26-0157).
• Authorization for the Mayor to sign a joint letter of support for comprehensive tort reform to protect California taxpayers, survivors, and essential public services (Item 26-0107).
• Authorization for the City Manager to execute the amended memorandum of understanding for the PRISMHealth Program (Item 26-0117).
• Designation of Vice Mayor Liz Wynn as voting delegate, Assistant City Manager John Lollis as first alternate, and City Manager Leslie Caviglia as second alternate for the League of California Cities 2026 Annual Conference, plus direction on a supporting resolution (Item 26-0122).
• Authorization for the City Manager to sign Greater Kaweah Groundwater Sustainability Agency 2026-2027 Land Fallowing Program contracts for a combined 138.91 field acres in the total amount of $55,564 to be paid to the City of Visalia (Item 26-0123).
• Award of an annual landscape maintenance contract for Landscape and Lighting Districts, Quadrant F, to Visalia Landscape and Tree Company in an annual amount not to exceed $91,577.88 (Item 26-0126).
• Approval of the purchase of a replacement John Deere 624 P-tier wheel loader for the Water Reclamation Facility from Pape Machinery in the amount of $271,615.28 (Item 26-0127).
• Approval of the purchase of one John Deere 5130ML Cab Low-Profile Utility Tractor with hydraulic disc and flail mower attachments from Lawrence Tractor Co. in the amount of $163,688.94, plus a transfer of funds within the Wastewater Fund (Item 26-0138).
• Adoption of Resolution 2026-63 designating a portion of City owned property at the southeast corner of Caldwell Avenue and Ben Maddox Way into the public right-of-way system (Item 26-0128).
• Authorization for the City Manager to execute an appraisal services contract with Real Property Analysts for up to five annual terms with an annual not-to-exceed limit of $40,000 (Item 26-0141).
• Authorization to enter into an agreement with Community Services Employment and Training for the California Violence Intervention and Prevention Grant (Item 26-0142).
• Appointment of Matt Seals to the Building Advisory Committee for a 2-year term (Item 26-0146).
• Authorization to apply for the Federal Transit Administration Low or No Emission Grant Program (Resolution 2026-64) and the Grants for Buses and Bus Facilities Program (Resolution 2026-65) for the purchase of twelve clean diesel cutaways, ten diesel hybrid buses, and rehabilitation of eight diesel hybrid buses, for an estimated total amount of $16,120,000, pending further analysis of responsibilities and impacts (Item 26-0147).
• Approval of a draft letter of support for the selection of the Hanford (Kings County) site for the Central Valley High-Speed Rail Heavy Maintenance Facility (Item 26-0155).

Public Comments & Testimony

The agenda provided for public comment periods at the start of the meeting, before consent calendar consideration, and before regular items. No comments were recorded in the available materials.

Regular Items and Public Hearings

• Proposed elimination of Transit Fixed Route 17 (Item 26-0115): Public hearing to receive comment and make a determination on eliminating the route serving the Visalia Industrial Park.
• 2025 Public Hearing and CAPER Approval (Item 26-0097): Public hearing and approval of the Program Year 2025/26 Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER) and Resolution No. 2026-58.
• Prohousing Public Hearing (Item 26-0129): First public hearing to review and comment on the proposed submission of an application to the State's Prohousing Designation Program to designate Visalia as a prohousing city, enabling access to additional state funding for housing and infrastructure projects.
• Urgency Ordinance (Item 26-0136): Consideration of Ordinance 2026-10, an interim urgency ordinance imposing a temporary moratorium on acceptance, processing, approval, or issuance of permits and entitlements for new data center development, requiring 4/5 approval of the City Council under California Government Code Section 65858.
• Public Hearing on the 5-Year PLHA Plan (Item 26-0096): Public hearing to provide input on priorities and activity allocations for the City's next 5-year (FY 2025/26 - FY 2029/30) Plan for use of California Department of Housing and Community Development Permanent Local Housing Allocation Program (PLHA) funds.

Key Outcomes

No outcomes, votes, or directions are available because no minutes or transcript were provided. This summary is based solely on the posted agenda.

Upcoming City Council Meetings

• Monday, September 21, 2026, at 7:00 PM
• Monday, October 5, 2026, at 7:00 PM Both meetings are scheduled at 707 W. Acequia, Visalia, CA.