Visalia City Council Meeting – September 21, 2026

The Visalia City Council convened for a work session at 4:00 PM and a regular session at 7:00 PM on September 21, 2026. The agenda included presentations, consent calendar items, and public hearings. No transcript or minutes were available; the following summary is based solely on the published agenda.

Work Session (4:00 PM)

• Visalia Unified School District's Measure Z presentation – Presentation on the mission and vision of Measure Z for the November 2026 ballot.
• Short-Range Transit Plan/Reimagine Study – Update on current progress and preliminary recommendations.
• U.S. Department of Transportation Essential Air Service program – Informational overview of the program eligible to return to Visalia Municipal Airport in 2027.

Regular Session (7:00 PM)

Consent Calendar (items considered routine and enacted in one motion unless pulled)

• Authorization to read ordinances by title only.
• Award professional services contract for managed IT services at Manuel F. Hernandez Community Center computer lab (Valley Expetec, three-year contract with possible two one-year extensions).
• Accept the City of Visalia Cash and Investment Report (4th quarter FY2025-26).
• Reallocate $1,808,000 in Measure R Bike/Pedestrian Funds from Greenway Trail to Highland Community Connectivity infrastructure and non-infrastructure projects.
• Record final parcel map for Tentative Parcel Map No. 2025-10 (south side of Caldwell Avenue).
• Authorize Visalia Police Department to accept ABC-OTS grant ($30,000) and adopt Resolution 2026-69.
• Approve professional services agreement with Lawrence Engineering Group for Water Reclamation Facility lab HVAC and boiler replacement design services ($160,000) and appropriate additional $52,000 from Wastewater Fund.
• Approve Citizens Advisory Committee appointment of Patricia Kane to a vacant voting position.
• Approve sole source purchase of one high-speed turbo blower from APG-Neuros ($285,843.25) and appropriate $500,000 from Wastewater Fund.
• Request by Mayor Brett Taylor for future discussion and direction on city-owned temporary parking lot requirements.
• Award eight-month temporary emergency landscape maintenance contract for Landscape and Lighting Districts, Quadrant D, to Clean Cut Landscape of Clovis ($214,323.76).
• Authorize transition of State water conservation compliance implementation fully to California Water Service.

Regular Items and Public Hearings

• Short-Range Transit Plan public comments – Receive public comments on the current progress and preliminary recommendations of the Short-Range Transit Plan/Reimagine Study update.
• Ordinance 2026-11 – First reading and public hearing on amending Visalia Municipal Code Chapter 8.70 (Abandoned Shopping Carts).
• Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act Public Hearing – Conduct public hearing on proposed issuance of up to $75,000,000 in revenue bonds by California Municipal Finance Authority to finance a 306-unit multifamily rental project at northwest corner of E. Caldwell Ave. and S. Lovers Lane; adopt Resolution 2026-62.
• Prohousing 2nd Public Hearing – Second and final public hearing to review and comment on proposed application for State's Prohousing Designation Program; adoption of Resolution 2026-68 required.
• Permanent Local Housing Allocation Program (PLHA) 5-year Plan – Public hearing to adopt and submit the Plan to HCD, appropriate PLHA funding, and approve Resolution 2026-60.
• 2025 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant – Accept and appropriate $46,489 in federal funding for nine Flock Safety fixed mount automated license plate reader cameras.

Closed Session

• A closed session report was scheduled (no details provided).

Key Outcomes

• No votes, decisions, or public comments were recorded in the provided materials. The agenda items were presented for discussion and potential action, but without a transcript or minutes, specific outcomes cannot be confirmed.