Monday, June 20, 2022
9:00 AM
City of Fresno
2600 Fresno Street
Fresno, CA 93721
www.fresno.gov
Council Chambers (In Person And/Or Electronic)
City Council
President - Nelson Esparza
Vice President - Tyler Maxwell
Councilmembers:
Esmeralda Z. Soria, Mike Karbassi, Miguel Angel Arias, Luis Chavez, Garry Bredefeld
City Manager - Georgeanne A. White
Interim City Attorney - Rina Gonzales
City Clerk - Todd Stermer, CMC
Meeting Minutes - Final
Budget Hearings Continued From June 15, 2022.
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Budget Hearings - Commencing on June 13, 2022, the budget hearings will be considered one continuous meeting.
The City Council for the City of Fresno convened in budget hearing session on June 20, 2022, at 9:00 A.M.
9:07 A.M. ROLL CALL
Councilmember Soria and Councilmember Kabassi were absent during roll call.
Councilmember Karbassi joined the meeting at 9:08 A.M. and Councilmember Soria joined the meeting at 9:10 A.M.
Council President Nelson Esparza
Vice President Tyler Maxwell
Councilmember Esmeralda Z. Soria
Councilmember Mike Karbassi
Councilmember Miguel Angel Arias
Councilmember Luis Chavez
Councilmember Garry Bredefeld
Present: 7 -
Monday, June 13, 2022 - 9:00 A.M.
ID 22-959 General Fund Overview by Budget and Management Studies Division ID 22-960 Fire Department
ID 22-962 Finance Department
ID 22-961 Convention Center / Stadium
ID 22-963 Parks, After School, Recreation and Community Services (PARCS) ID 22-965 Department of Public Utilities
Tuesday, June 14, 2022 - 9:00 A.M.
ID 22-966 Department of Transportation
ID 22-964 Information Services Department
ID 22-967 Planning and Development Department
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ID 22-968 Personnel Services Department
ID 22-969 Public Works Department
ID 22-970 General Services
Wednesday, June 15, 2022 - 9:00 A.M.
ID 22-971 Economic Development
ID 22-972 Office of the City Clerk / Copy Center
ID 22-973 City Attorney’s Office
ID 22-974 Office of Mayor & City Manager / General City Purpose ID 22-975 City Council Offices
JOINT MEETING OF THE FRESNO REVITALIZATION CORPORATION
AND CITY OF FRESNO IN ITS CAPACITY AS HOUSING SUCCESSOR
TO THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
ID 22-983 Receive Annual Report and Approve FY 2022-2023 Program Income Budget for the City of Fresno in its capacity as Housing Successor to the Redevelopment Agency of the City of Fresno
Thursday, June 16, 2022 - 9:00 A.M.
ID 22-1016 Continued Budget Hearings
Monday, June 20, 2022 - 9:00 A.M.
ID 22-982 Police Department
Police Chief Balderrama presented the Police Department budget for Fiscal Year 2022-2023.
Upon call, the following members of the public addressed Council: Mona Cummings, Sukania Hassain, Lisa Flores, Toni McNiel, Miz-Unique Slater, Professor Sudorohan Kapoor, Rev. Tim Kutzmark, Reza Nekumanesh, Rev.
Simon Biasell, BT Lewis, Gloria Hernandez, Andy Levine, Grisanti Avendario, Noelle Johnson, Aaron Foster, Kimberly McCoy, James Mendez, Brandi Nuse-Villegas, Alfredo Gonzalez, Rubin Espinoza, LaCandis Judge, City of Fresno ***Subject to Mayoral Veto Page 3
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Dez Martinez, Sherin Wiedenhoefer, Michael Kurnosoff, Pedro Navarro Cruz, Rev. Raygan Baker, Roger Brown, JV Villarreal, Terry Shelton Jr., Kiel Lopez-Schmidt, Adela Moreno, Nathan Velasco, Hashid Kasama, Cynthia Piombino, Alis Aleman, Yosef Aklilu, LaRon Ireland, Ana Cabrera, Andrea Newsome, Jessica Mahoney, Patrick Young, Traci Robertson, Nairdeep Singh, Allis Vallejo, Stephanie Adams-Mitchell, Jason Corburn, and Emilia Reyes.
City Council recessed for lunch at 12:00 P.M. and returned from lunch at 1:37 P.M.
Discussion was held between Council and the administration.
Presentation on Advance Peace by Berkeley Professor Jason Corburn with Global Healthy Cities.
REQUEST FOR MORE INFORMATION WAS MADE DURING THE POLICE DEPARTMENT BUDGET OVERVIEW:
Councilmember Soria requested staff return to Council within 60 days with a plan to strengthen recruitment efforts, increase pay, and incentives for retention of Emergency Dispatchers. She requested a coverage map for the bike unit in the Tower District and would like to see specific boundaries.
Councilmember Arias requested specific breakdown of what the facilities management charges for account 59309 in the line item consists of.
THE FOLLOWING MOTIONS WERE MADE DURING BUDGET
HEARINGS:
Councilmember Soria motioned to establish a police substation at the vacant City of Fresno property at the southwest corner of N Cornelia and W Swift Aves, or a comparable nearby location. Councilmember Chavez seconded the motion.
Councilmember Karbassi motioned to amend Motion 104 from Fiscal Year 2022 to allow rebates to be awarded citywide (Motion 104 from Fiscal Year City of Fresno ***Subject to Mayoral Veto Page 4
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2022 read: Motion to allocate $100,000 for a partnership with Central, Southeast, Southwest, and Northwest Police Districts for Rebate Program for security doorbell cameras for neighborhoods south of Shaw). Vice President Maxwell seconded the motion.
Councilmember Karbassi motioned to allocate $100,000 toward the purchase of a nest (mobile vehicle) for use by the Resiliency Center to provide real time support to trauma victims. Vehicle to be house at the Northwest Fresno Police District. Councilmember Bredefeld seconded the motion.
Council President Esparza motioned to allocate $300,000 to amplify Neighborhood Watch efforts. Vice President Maxwell seconded the motion.
ID 22-981 Airports Department (FYI)
Airports Director Thompson presented the Airports budget for Fiscal Year 2022-2023
Upon call, the following members of the public addressed Council: Eric Payne and Lisa Flores.
Discussion was held between Council and the administration.
REQUEST FOR MORE INFORMATION WAS MADE DURING THE
AIRPORTS DEPARTMENT OVERVIEW:
Vice President Maxwell requested a memo on the total budget and expenditures of the past two fiscal years of the Fresno Yosemite International Airport Residential Sound Insulation Program, as well as the extent and means of public outreach to educate the public on this program.
Councilmember Chavez requested information on how many Custom Officers are assigned to Airports, he would also like to know the capacity of the Custom Officers in place under SFO, currently, and what that would look like when the international terminal is in place.
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Commission Flight Pattern Study.
THE FOLLOWING DIRECTION WAS MADE DURING BUDGET HEARINGS:
Councilmember Arias requested all the vacancy rates for each department including the new proposed positions by each department.
THE FOLLOWING MOTIONS WERE MADE DURING BUDGET HEARINGS:
Councilmember Chavez left the meeting at 4:47 P.M.
Councilmember Arias motioned to make Advance Peace eligible for the $950,000 in the PARCs Department budget for gang prevention and that it is not expended on any programs until the City Council receives a proposal for allocation from the community and City staff within 30 days of budget adoption. Council President Esparza seconded the motion.
Councilmember Arias motioned to increase the Department of Public Works Traffic Calming Program by $400,000. Councilmember Chavez seconded the motion.
Councilmember Chavez motioned to acquire the northeast corner of Sunnyside and Church Avenues for a future park. Councilmember Arias seconded the motion.
Councilmember Chavez motioned to acquire the 11‐acre parcel located at 591. N. Fowler Avenue. Councilmember Arias seconded the motion.
Councilmember Soria motioned to add $4 million to begin the design, environmental plan, and construction of a renovated Quigley Park. Council President Esparza seconded the motion.
Councilmember Soria motioned to carryover the $1 million funding previously approved in Fiscal Year 2022 to
complete the design of and work necessary to convert the Emerson median island into a neighborhood linear park and walking trail. Councilmember Bredefeld seconded the motion.
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increased landscaping services for City of Fresno parks for a to‐be‐determined duration of time necessary to bring parks up to a basic level of acceptable maintenance. Council President Esparza seconded the motion.
Councilmember Soria left the meeting at 5:42 P.M.
Vice President Maxwell motioned to zero out the carryover balance of each council district’s dedicated Public Works infrastructure dollars and begin with a new balance of $500,000 per council district commencing July 1, 2022. Councilmember Karbassi seconded the motion.
Vice President Maxwell motioned to create an ad hoc committee of three Councilmembers, consisting of Councilmember Bredefeld, Councilmember Karbassi, and Vice President Maxwell, for the limited purpose of creating policy direction and appointment recommendations to the Fresno Metropolitan Flood Control District and work with them to formulate an agreement to use its basins as parks. Councilmember Bredefeld seconded the motion.
Vice President Maxwell motioned to allocate $21,000 in ARPA funds to EPU Children’s Center for a
security fence which benefits the city by providing support and therapy services to children with special needs and their families. The fence would improve their outdoor space and security. EPU has been impacted due to the pandemic’s increased demand for services and changing operational needs, as well as declines in revenue sources such as donations and fees.
Councilmember Bredefeld seconded the motion.
Vice President Maxwell motioned to allocate $50,000 towards a feasibility study of adding a dedicated bus lane on Shaw Ave. Council President Esparza seconded the motion.
Councilmember Karbassi motioned to instruct the PARCS department to apply for a grant through Kaboom for a tot lot within the Trails End Mobile Home Park Community. If the City is not awarded a grant, the funding source will be the General Fund. Vice President Maxwell seconded the City of Fresno ***Subject to Mayoral Veto Page 7
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motion.
Councilmember Karbassi motioned to allocate $500,000 and instruct the Public Works Department to begin
work on the realignment of Beechwood Ave and securing additional parking for Orchid Park. Vice President Maxwell seconded the motion.
Councilmember Karbassi motioned to allocate $20,000 towards the purchase of speed radar signs or
similar technology for use in Council District 2. Council President Esparza seconded the motion.
Councilmember Karbassi motioned to allocate $20,000 for the purchase and installation of cameras
at Palm/Nees to be accessible to the Real Time Crime Center. Vice President Maxwell seconded the motion.
Council President Esparza motioned to continue the two‐person District 7 litter clean‐up crew. Cost of
the personnel minus the cost of the capital that was purchased last year.
Vice President Maxwell seconded the motion.
Council President Esparza motioned to replicate the motion from last fiscal year that allocated dollars for the Blackstone PBID. Councilmember Karbassi seconded the motion.
Council President Esparza motioned to continue the senior citizen online fitness programming on a
year‐round basis. Vice President Maxwell seconded the motion.
Council President Esparza motioned for $75,000 to provide LGBTQ+ anti‐discrimination training to all
of the staff in the city homeless shelters. Councilmember Karbassi seconded the motion.
Council President Esparza motioned for $150,000 for Manchester Park improvements based on the
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community feedback and surveys received by the PARCS department. Vice President Maxwell seconded the motion.
Council President Esparza motioned to repave First St. between Tulare and Olive Ave. Vice President Maxwell seconded the motion.
Council President Esparza motioned to repave Peach Ave between Olive and McKinley Ave. Vice President Maxwell seconded the motion.
Council President Esparza motioned to repave Chestnut Ave between Kings Canyon and Highway 180. Vice President Maxwell seconded the motion.
Council President Esparza motioned to repave Fresno St. between McKinley and Divisadero. Vice President Maxwell seconded the motion.
Council President Esparza motioned to repave the neighborhood bordered by Dakota on the north, Shields on the south, First Ave. on the east and Fresno Street on the west. Vice President Maxwell seconded the motion.
Council President Esparza motioned to repave the neighborhood north of Tulare south of highway 180, west of Chestnut and east of Peach, minus the county islands. Councilmember Karbassi seconded the motion.
Council President Esparza motioned to install a shade structure at the playground at Lafayette Park. Councilmember Karbassi seconded the motion.
Council President Esparza motioned to install additional field lights at Lafayette Park. Councilmember Karbassi seconded the motion.
City Council recessed the June 20, 2022, Budget Hearings at 5:55 P.M. The next Budget Hearings is scheduled for Thursday, June 23, 2022.
Thursday, June 23, 2022 - 9:00 A.M. (Vote on Council Motions will be a part of the regular Council Meeting)
ID 22-984 Vote on Council Motions
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Thursday, June 30, 2022 - 9:00 A.M. (Vote on Budget will be a part of the regular Council Meeting)
ID 22-985 Vote on Budget
ADJOURNMENT
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