Thursday, July 21, 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
Special Closed and Open Session
July 21, 2022City Council Meeting Minutes - Final
The City Council for the City of Fresno convened in special meeting on July 21, 2022, at 9:00 A.M. concurrently with the regular meeting.
Councilmember Soria was absent during roll call and joined the meeting at 9:30 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 -
APPROVE AGENDA
Special Consent Calendar item ID 22-1196 regarding a resolution amending the Council Communication Policy was moved to the Contested Consent Calendar by Councilmember Karbassi.
ID 22-1193 Notice of Special Closed Session Meeting - Signed On motion of Councilmember Chavez, seconded by Councilmember Arias, the Agenda was APPROVED AS AMENDED. The motion carried by the following vote:
Aye: Esparza, Maxwell, Karbassi, Arias, Chavez and Bredefeld6 -
Absent: Soria1 -
CLOSED SESSION
Upon call, there was no public comment for Closed Session items.
During open session, Interim City Attorney Gonzales announced the items to be discussed in Closed Session.
Council withdrew from Open Session to hear the Special Closed Session item at 10:13 A.M. to 10:52 A.M.
A. ID 22-1195 CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - POTENTIAL LITIGATION, Government Code Session 54956.9(d)(2); Nelson Esparza v. City of Fresno
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present for the discussion.
DISCUSSED
CONSENT CALENDAR
CONTESTED CONSENT CALENDAR
A. ID 22-1196 RESOLUTION - Amending the Council Communication Policy There was no staff presentation on the above item. Councilmember Karbassi read the following statement into the record:
"I do share the concerns of my colleagues not wanting the City Attorney's Office weaponized by Councilmembers, which is why I voted, last time, to put the policy into place for just 90 days - to see how it would pan out in practice. However, given recent events, I am very hesitant to extend this policy that can, in anyway, be abused or aide in criminal acts." RESOLUTION 2022-176 ADOPTED
On motion of Councilmember Arias, seconded by Councilmember Chavez, that the above Action Item be ADOPTED. The motion carried by the following vote:
Aye: Esparza, Maxwell, Soria, Arias, Chavez and Bredefeld6 - No: Karbassi1 -
ADJOURNMENT
City Council adjourned the Special meeting at 4:17 P.M.
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