Exhibit J – Neighborhood Meeting Information
Busseto Foods hosted our neighborhood meeting on Thursday evening, 15 October 2020, via Zoom video-conference. The zoom video-conference was initiated at 6:00 pm, and the meeting was scheduled to commence at 6:15 pm.
The meeting date, time and notice text was submitted to the City of Fresno, and we received approval from the Development Director prior to scheduling and mailing out the notices.
The meeting notices were sent via USPS regular mail on September 30, 2020 – 15 days prior to the meeting date. The meeting notices were mailed out to 17 different individuals or entities, who represented the legal owners of 27 parcels of land within 1000’ of the perimeter of the parcel we wish to develop. A large, poster notice containing the same information was posted at the project site on September 30, 2020 as well. A photo of the posted notice at the site is included.
Participating on the call were:
• Mike Grazier, Busseto Foods
• Randy Hergenroeder, Busseto Foods
• David Work, Busseto Foods
• Armen Devejian, Associated Design and Engineering, Inc. • Bonique Emerson, Precision Engineering, Inc.
• Phillip Siegrist, City of Fresno
The meeting began on time at 6:15 pm. We had prepared a PowerPoint presentation with exhibits to present during the meeting (a PDF version of the presentation is included with our submittal). We waited until 6:45 pm, and as no neighbors, residents or the general public called in or joined the video conference, the City of Fresno representative stated that is it was acceptable to end the call.
Attachments to this report:
• Meeting Notice
• Postmarked Envelope
• List of Noticed Neighbors / Residents
• Posted Notice
• Photograph of posted notice at site
• PDF of PowerPoint presentation
Respectfully submitted,
Armen Devejian, AIA
C-26573
September 30, 2020
Dear Neighbor,
PLEASE NOTE: You are receiving this notice because you live or own property within 1,000 feet of the proposed development project described below. The City of Fresno requires the Developer to conduct a Neighborhood Meeting to introduce the project to neighbors and answer any questions you may have. If you have no concerns regarding this project, no response is needed.
Per Fresno Municipal Code Section 15-5006, you are invited to attend the meeting via video- conference, as follows:
Project: New Food Processing Facility
Project Location: 2325 S. West Avenue / 995 W. Church Avenue Fresno CA 93706
APNs 477-030-20 / 477-030-21
Owner/Developer: Fratelli Beretta USA, Busseto Foods Division, Inc.
DATE: THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2020
TIME: 6:15 PM
LOCATION: https://zoom.us/
Meeting ID: 945 4257 3884
Passcode: 031122
Audio Only: +1 408 638 0968 US
URL: https://zoom.us/j/94542573884?pwd=L2ZqZ3VIVS9DZWdidnFoc1J3b2gvUT09
If you are unable to participate via video-conference, an audio-only telephone option is available. For additional information regarding this project, contact:
Randy Hergenroeder, Busseto Foods, 559-485-9882 / [email protected] Armen Devejian, Associated Design & Engineering, Inc., 559-431-2389 / [email protected]
We look forward to seeing you on the call.
September 30, 2020
NOTICE
The City of Fresno requires the Developer of a new food processing facility to conduct a Neighborhood Meeting to introduce the project to neighbors and answer any questions you may have. If you have no concerns regarding this project, no response is needed.
Per Fresno Municipal Code Section 15-5006, you are invited to attend the meeting via video- conference, as follows:
Project: New Food Processing Facility
Project Location: 2325 S. West Avenue / 995 W. Church Avenue Fresno CA 93706
APNs 477-030-20 / 477-030-21
Owner/Developer: Fratelli Beretta USA, Busseto Foods Division, Inc.
DATE: THURSDAY , OCTOBER 15, 2020
TIME: 6:15 PM
LOCATION: https://zoom.us/
Meeting ID: 945 4257 3884
Passcode: 031122
Audio Only: +1 408 638 0968 US
URL: https://zoom.us/j/94542573884?pwd=L2ZqZ3VIVS9DZWd
idnFoc1J3b2gvUT09
If you are unable to participate via video-conference, an audio-only telephone option is available. For additional information regarding this project, contact:
Randy Hergenroeder, Busseto Foods, 559-485-9882 / [email protected] Armen Devejian, Associated Design & Engineering, Inc., 559-431-2389 / [email protected]
Busseto Foods Neighborhood Meeting #2
Summary Report
Busseto Foods hosted our second neighborhood meeting on Wednesday evening, 26 January 2022, via Zoom video-conference. The zoom video-conference was initiated at 6:00 pm, and the meeting was scheduled to commence at 6:15 pm.
The meeting date, time and notice text was submitted to the City of Fresno, and we received approval from the Development Director prior to scheduling and mailing out the notices.
The meeting notices, dated 11 January 2022, were sent via USPS regular mail on 11 January 2022 – 15 days prior to the meeting date. The meeting notices were mailed out to 72 different individuals or entities, who represented the legal owners and/or residents of parcels of land within 1500’ of the perimeter of the parcel we wish to develop. The meeting notice was also posted on the Busseto Foods website with a prominent link for more information.
Two (2) large posters containing the same notice information was posted at the project site on 11 January 2022 as well. Photos of the posted notices at the site are included.
Participating on the call were:
• Mike Grazier, Busseto Foods
• Armen Devejian, Associated Design and Engineering, Inc. • Bonique Emerson, Precision Engineering, Inc.
• Jose Benavides, JLB Traffic Engineering, Inc.
• Representatives of the City of Fresno
• Southwest Fresno residents, stakeholders, and members of the community at large
The meeting began on time at 6:15 pm. We had prepared a PowerPoint presentation with exhibits to present during the meeting (a PDF version of the presentation is included with our submittal). The number of attendees fluctuated; however, the average number of participants was +/- 20 individuals.
Following the prepared presentation, participants on the call asked various questions regarding the project scope, environmental impact and mitigation factors, traffic impact and mitigation factors, effects of consolidation of existing Busseto sites, aesthetics and landscaping, electrification of vehicles and machinery used on site, electrification of infrastructure to be used in the future, mitigation of dust and noise during construction, community partnership ideas for job opportunities and youth programs, and the scheduling of small groups of interested parties to tour the existing Busseto Foods facility.
The meeting concluded at 8:00 pm. All questions that were raised during the meeting were either immediately answered or via email within 24 hours.
Attachments to this report:
• Meeting Notice
• Postmarked Envelope
• List of Noticed Neighbors / Residents
• Posted Notice on Busseto Foods website
• Photograph of posted notices at site
• PDF of PowerPoint presentation
Respectfully submitted,
Armen Devejian, AIA
C-26573