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Contents of Supplement: Public Comment emails
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Stand with Fresnans and pass rent control!
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Dear Fresno City Council Members,
behalf of Jennifer Arellano
I'm writing to urge you and your Council colleagues to enact rent control to protect renters in our city . Renters make up more than half of all households here, and we desperately need your support.
I'm a resident of Fresno and live in your district. My personal experiences as a renter in this city, navigating the increasing cost of housing and everything else, have been a real struggle for me and my loved ones. 1 in 3 of all renters in Fresno spend more than half of their income on rent.
This is unacceptable. There is no end in sight, with inflation continuing to rise and our rents continuing to increase. Our community is experiencing a housing crisis. We need you, our elected leaders, to prioritize us working families over profits for large, out-of-town landlords and corporate housing developers.
Pass rent control and tenant protections this budget season. It's a huge opportunity to invest resources into everyday Fresnans and protect thousands of families from eviction and homelessness. Thank you.
Sincerely,
Jennifer Arellano
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Dear Fresno City Council Members,
I'm writing to urge you and your Council colleagues to enact rent control to protect renters in our city. Renters make up more than half of all households here, and we desperately need your support .
I'm a resident of Fresno and live in your district. My personal experiences as a renter in this city, navigating the increasing cost of housing and everything else, have been a real struggle for me and my loved ones. 1 in 3 of all renters in Fresno spend more than half of their income on rent.
This is unacceptable. There is no end in sight, with inflation continuing to rise and our rents continuing to increase. Our community is experiencing a housing crisis. We need you, our elected leaders, to prioritize us working families over profits for large, out-of-town landlords and corporate housing developers.
Pass rent control and tenant protections this budget season. It's a huge opportunity to invest resources into everyday Fresnans and protect thousands of families from eviction and homelessness. Thank you.
Sincerely,
Macui-Xochitl Delgado
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Stand with Fresnans and pass rent control!
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Dear Fresno City Council Members,
I'm writing to urge you and your Council colleagues to enact rent control to protect renters in our city. Renters make up more than half of all households here, and we desperately need your support.
I'm a resident of Fresno and live in your district . My personal experiences as a renter in this city, navigating the increasing cost of housing and everything else, have been a real struggle for me and my loved ones. 1 in 3 of all renters in Fresno spend more than half of their income on rent .
This is unacceptable. There is no end in sight, with inflation continuing to rise and our rents continuing to increase. Our community is experiencing a housing crisis. We need you, our elected leaders, to prioritize us working families over profits for large, out-of-town landlords and corporate housing developers.
Pass rent control and tenant protections this budget season. It's a huge opportunity to invest resources into everyday Fresnans and protect thousands of families from eviction and homelessness. Thank you.
Sincerely,
Jamila Rice
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Thursday, June 08, 2023 10:39 AM
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Stand with Fresnans and pass rent control!
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Dear Fresno City Council Members,
I'm writing to urge you and your Council colleagues to enact rent control to protect renters in our city. Renters make up more than half of all households here, and we desperately need your support.
I'm a resident of Fresno and live in your district. Stable housing provides the foundation needed for our children, elders, families, lgbtq community members to focus on and improve their mental and physical health. 1 in 3 of all renters in Fresno spend more than half of their income on rent.
This is unacceptable. There is no end in sight, with inflation continuing to rise and our rents continuing to increase. Our community is experiencing a housing crisis. We need you, our elected leaders, to prioritize us working families over profits for large, out-of-town landlords and corporate housing developers.
Pass rent control and tenant protections this budget season. It's a huge opportunity to invest resources into everyday Fresnans and protect thousands of families from eviction and homelessness. Thank you.
Sincerely,
Marisa Moraza
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Dear Fresno City Council Members,
1 behalf of Sage Zephier-Hernandez
I'm writing to urge you and your Council colleagues to enact rent control to protect renters in our city. Renters make up more than half of all households here, and we desperately need your support.
I'm a resident of Fresno and live in your district. My personal experiences as a renter in this city, navigating the increasing cost of housing and everything else, have been a real struggle for me and my loved ones. 1 in 3 of all renters in Fresno spend more than half of their income on rent.
This is unacceptable. There is no end in sight, with inflation continuing to rise and our rents continuing to increase. Our community is experiencing a housing crisis. We need you, our elected leaders, to prioritize us working families over profits for large, out-of-town landlords and corporate housing developers.
Pass rent control and tenant protections this budget season. It's a huge opportunity to invest resources into everyday Fresnans and protect thousands of families from eviction and homelessness. Thank you.
Sincerely,
Sage Zephier-Hernandez
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Subject: Stand with Fresnans and pass rent control!
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Dear Fresno City Council Members,
I'm writing to urge you and your Council colleagues to enact rent control to protect renters in our city. Renters make up more than half of all households here, and we desperately need your support.
I'm a resident of Fresno and live in your district. My personal experiences as a renter in this city, navigating the increasing cost of housing and everything else, have been a real struggle for me and my loved ones. 1 in 3 of all renters in Fresno spend more than half of their income on rent.
This is unacceptable. There is no end in sight, with inflation continuing to rise and our rents continuing to increase. Our community is experiencing a housing crisis. We need you, our elected leaders, to prioritize us working families over profits for large, out-of-town landlords and corporate housing developers.
Pass rent control and tenant protections this budget season. It's a huge opportunity to invest resources into everyday Fresnans and protect thousands of families from eviction and homelessness. Thank you.
Sincerely,
Rowan Bolton
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Stand with Fresnans and pass rent control!
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Dear Fresno City Council Members,
behalf of Casey Bishop
I'm writing to urge you and your Council colleagues to enact rent control to protect renters in our city. Renters make up more than half of all households here, and we desperately need your support.
I'm a resident of Fresno and live in your district. My personal experiences as a renter in this city, navigating the increasing cost of housing and everything else, have been a real struggle for me and my loved ones. 1 in 3 of all renters in Fresno spend more than half of their income on rent.
This is unacceptable. There is no end in sight, with inflation continuing to rise and our rents continuing to increase. Our community is experiencing a housing crisis. We need you, our elected leaders, to prioritize us working families over profits for large, out-of-town landlords and corporate housing developers.
Pass rent control and tenant protections this budget season. It's a huge opportunity to invest resources into everyday Fresnans and protect thousands of families from eviction and homelessness. Thank you.
Sincerely,
Casey Bishop
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Kaitlin Goerzen
Thursday, June 08, 2023 11:04 AM
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support for the ordinance to ban sitting, laying, or sleeping in the public right of way External Email: Use caution with links and attachments
Hello,
As a home owner in the Tower District, I wanted to reach out and voice my support for the ordinance to ban sitting, laying, or sleeping in the public right of way. I live on Safford, right around the corner from several homeless encampments. They frequently camp on the sidewalks or the handicap ramp right at Safford and Olive and at the businesses at Palm and Olive. I have seen open drug use, found needles in my yard, and seen people using my yard /driveway as a restroom. I am currently pregnant and there are several homes with children on the block. This is not a safe nor healthy area to let children play. l have talked to many of my neighbors, all whom voiced concerns over the growing homeless population at Palm/Olive and Olive/Safford. Thank you Councilmember Arias for working on this ordinance.
Kaitlin Goerzen, RD
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Wednesday, June 07, 2023 8:35 PM
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Public comment: budget hearings
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Mayor Dyer and Fresno City Council,
I am a deacon at St. James Episcopal Cathedral in Fresno. We are one of the faith communities that is proudly affirming of LGBTQ+ people. Unfortunately, our world and even our beloved city is not always a safe or welcoming place for LGBTQ+ people. Discrimination for housing and jobs, and even situations where people's physical and mental safety is at risk are all more common than they should be here.
We need our City Council and our Mayor to pay attention to this daily struggle and work to make things more equitable.
To this end, a liaison for LGBTQ+ people needs to be appointed and included in the budget . This was a commitment made by mayor Dyer during Pride month three years ago. The situation is even more urgent now than it was then.
Thank you for keeping your commitment to appointing a LGBTQ+ liaison.
Jessica
The Rev. Den. Jessica Harmon
Curate, St. James Cathedral
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Chris Estep <
Wednesday, June 07, 2023 9:16 PM
Clerk; Jerry Dyer; Georgeanne White; Miguel Arias; Nelson Esparza; Annalisa Perea; Tyler Maxwell; Luis Chavez; District6; District2
I Support these PARCS, Measure P, and City of Fresno FY23-24 Budget Prioritie External Email: Use caution with links and attachments
Dear Fresno City Council, Mayor Jerry Dyer, and City Manager Georganne White, I am writing to ask you to adopt all the budget requests made by Communities for a New California Education Fund- Fresno Parks Parks Advocates United committee.
1) $600,000 to expand the Youth Fee Waiver/Voucher Program to also include youth-serving organizations. 2) $75,000 to conduct an annual Representative Sample Survey 3) $5,000,000 for a city-wide Participatory Budgeting engagement process 4) Formalize a partnership with the US Soccer Foundation and their Safe Places to Play initiative to create and resurface multi-sport possible facilities.
5) $450,000 in building an inclusive multi-use court that can accommodate Futsal (SvS soccer), Basketball, and Volleyball at Quigley, Lions, and Lafayette Parks.
6) Make all new playgrounds accessible and accommodated for all children regardless of abilities or disabilities . 7)$6,000 for new goal posts and nets at the hockey rink at Cary Park. Including goals for Futsal 8) PRAC's Recommendation to set $1 million aside for organizations 9) Expand Mayor Dyer's request for $1,746,500 exclusively for pickleball courts at Roeding Park to also include futsal, basketball, and volleyball Courts.
These proposals directly support my neighborhood, my family, and myself and would fix some of the issues in our neighborhood parks.
These proposals reflect and address the needs of constituents and fulfilling them successfully invests in our families, our future, and our city.
Invest in the future of Fresno, and adopt all the budget asks made by Communities for a New California-- Fresno Parks Advocates United committee.
Thank you .
Sincerely,
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Edwin Gonzalez <
Thursday, June 08, 2023 3:22 AM
Clerk; Jerry Dyer; Georgeanne White; Miguel Arias; Nelson Esparza; Annalisa Perea; Tyler Maxwell; Luis Chavez; District6; District2
I Support these PARC$, Measure P, and City of Fresno FY23-24 Budget Prioritie External Email: Use caution with links and attachments
Dear Fresno City Council, Mayor Jerry Dyer, and City Manager Georganne White, I am writing to ask you to adopt all the budget requests made by Communities for a New California Education Fund- Fresno Parks Parks Advocates United committee.
1) $600,000 to expand the Youth Fee Waiver/Voucher Program to also include youth-serving organizations. 2) $75,000 to conduct an annual Representative Sample Survey 3) $5,000,000 for a city-wide Participatory Budgeting engagement process 4) Formalize a partnership with the US Soccer·Foundation and their Safe Places to Play initiative to create and resurface multi-sport possible facilities.
5) $450,000 in building an inclusive multi-use court that can accommodate Futsal (SvS soccer), Basketball, and Volleyball at Quigley, Lions, and Lafayette Parks.
6) Make all new playgrounds accessible and accommodated for all children regardless of abilities or disabilities. 7)$6,000 for new goal posts and nets at the hockey rink at Cary Park. Including goals for Futsal 8) PRAC's Recommendation to set $1 million aside for organizations 9) Expand Mayor Dyer's request for $1,746,500 exclusively for pickleball courts at Reeding Park to also include futsal, basketball, and volleyball Courts.
These proposals directly support my neighborhood, my family, and myself and would fix some of the issues in our neighborhood parks.
These proposals reflect and address the needs of constituents and fulfilling them successfully invests in our families, our future, and our city.
Invest in the future of Fresno, and adopt all the budget asks made by Communities for a New California-- Fresno Parks Advocates United committee.
Thank you .
Sincerely,
1 Tina Your
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Thursday, June 08, 2023 4:58 AM
Clerk; Jerry Dyer; Georgeanne White; Miguel Arias; Nelson Esparza; Annalisa Perea; Tyler Maxwell; Luis Chavez; District6; District2
I Support these PARCS, Measure P, and City of Fresno FY23-24 Budget Prioritie External Email: Use caution with links and attachments
Dear Fresno City Council, Mayor Jerry Dyer, and City Manager Georganne White, I am writing to ask you to adopt all the budget requests made by Communities for a New California Education Fund- Fresno Parks Parks Advocates United committee.
1) $600,000 to expand the Youth Fee Waiver/Voucher Program to also include youth-serving organizations. 2) $75,000 to conduct an annual Representative Sample Survey 3) $5,000,000 for a city-wide Participatory Budgeting engagement process 4) Formalize a partnership with the US Soccer Foundation and their Safe Places to Play initiative to create and resurface multi-sport possible facilities.
5) $450,000 in building an inclusive multi-use court that can accommodate Futsal (SvS soccer), Basketball, and Volleyball at Quigley, Lions, and Lafayette Parks.
6) Make all new playgrounds accessible and accommodated for all children regardless of abilities or disabilities . 7)$6,000 for new goal posts and nets at the hockey rink at Cary Park. Including goals for Futsal 8) PRAC's Recommendation to set $1 million aside for organizations 9) Expand Mayor Dyer's request for $1,746,500 exclusively for pickleball courts at Roeding Park to also include futsal, basketball, and volleyball Courts.
These proposals directly support my neighborhood, my family , and myself and would fix some of the issues in our neighborhood parks.
These proposals reflect and address the needs of constituents and fulfilling them successfully invests in our families, our future, and our city.
Invest in the future of Fresno, and adopt all the budget asks made by Communities for a New California-- Fresno Parks Advocates United committee.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
1 Tina Your
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Thursday, June 08, 2023 7:32 AM
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Public comment, item 1-U
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Hello, I am writing in regards to the proposed "SIT, LIE, SLEEP" ORDINANCE", ITEM 1-U. >
Fresno can do so much to help the disabled and homeless community of Fresno but this will only criminalize and harm them. Without adequate resources, rent control, and safe shelters, the number of people experiencing homeless will continue to grow. People experiencing homelessness deserve compassion, support, and respect. Additionally, there are currently no safe spaces for the LGBT and especially transgender community to seek refuge when experiencing homelessness. No shelter in Fresno is explicitly welcoming and affirming of transgender people and this ordinance would make being a homeless trans person with nowhere to go a crime. It is for this and many other reasons that we also need an LGBT liaison for the city of Fresno to advocate for equity and liberation for all LGBT people in Fresno. 1 Tina Your
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Thursday, June 08, 2023 8:26 AM
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Sit, Lie,Sleep, Store Ordinance
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I believe you have an ordinance that is broad and that will further criminalize the poor and unhoused, that includes many veterans. That is unacceptable, these men and women have served our country. There must and is a better way to control this situation without being brutal and unkind. Please show some compassion to those less fortunate and to those who answered our nation's call .
Emily V Burnias
USN Veteran
Western Regional Vietnam Veterans Memorial Foundation
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Jessie Kanter •
Thursday, June 08, 2023 8:36 AM
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public comment, 1-U
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City Council,
I am a community member in district 1 and I strongly oppose the addition of Article 21 and 22 to Chapter 10 of the Fresno County Municipal Code. I don't believe this ordinance should be able to prohibit where people can "sit, lie, sleep, or store belongings".
We want safety in our city, but this is not the answer. The ordinance is broad/vague and when looked at carefully, there is a lot of room for open interpretation that can be harmful. These are human beings we are talking about and restricting our movement and ability to exist in certain spaces is a violation of our rights. Please do not let this pass.
This is not about enabling people to stay on the streets when there are not enough beds and housing for them in the first place. What we really need is harm reduction services, not criminalization. This includes safe camps and lots, harm reduction camps, Safe Use Sites, Resources for medical emergencies, and storage units for the unhoused.
Please vote no to the ordinance for the safety and shared humanity of the people in our city.
Best,
Jessie Kanter
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Thursday, June 8, 2023 9:53 AM
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Good Morning-
My name is Raquel M . Busani. I am a local attorney, and presently serve on the Board of Directors for Fresno Metropolitan Flood Control District as a City of Fresno appointee and am also Director of Programming for the Fresno Reel Pride LGBTQ+ Film Festival.
I write today to (1) support the creation of an LGBTQIA community liaison position in the mayors office; and {2) to oppose the sit, lie, sleep ordinance-- two issues that are not only dear to my heart, but that I believe will determine the future of Fresno.
LGBTQIA Commu nity Liaison: Supp ort
First, I write in support of the LGBTQIA community liaison in the mayor's office . This should not however simply be a symbolic position. While symbols and ceremony are appreciated and even necessary, they stop being calls to action when, as it seems to be the case here, action never happens. Three years ago when the City of Fresno for the first time raised the Pride flag, Mayor Dyer vowed to accompany this gesture with the appointment of an LGBTQI..O. community liaison officer, but has vet to come through . Of course, these things take time, but they also take effort - and that effort has not been put in since the Mayor's initial announcement. It is no surprise tha t it has taken the electio n and sweari ng in of the City's first openly queer City Counsel member to restart this conversation. All the more reason why this position is so important. Ms.
Perea, while openly queer, was not voted in as a representative of the LGBTQIA community, and therefore , while I have no doubt that she will champion its causes, her duty is to her constituents-most of which are not members of the LGBTQIA community, and some of which may altogether be antagonistic to the community.
It is unfortunately , because of the antagonism that still exists against the LGBTQIA community, why an LGBTQIA liaison is necessary. However, as stated, the position must be more than symbolic, and the person appointed would be expected by the community to:
• Advocate for policies and practices that make every department (police, transportation , planning, parks, etc.) in the City of Fresno a safer place for LGBTQ+ individuals. • Form and/or oversee an LGBTQ+ community advisory group that represents the diversity of the LGBTQ+ community and its multiple identities and districts • Represent the needs and desires of the Fresno LGBTQ+ community directly with the Mayor and each city-wide department
• Be a point of contact for LGBTQ+ community members who might not feel safe to reach out directly to city officials .
1 This ordinance is not only badly thought out, but it is cruel and a continued sign of the City's disregard for those at the bottom . Please vote to oppose this senseless and dangerous ordinance.
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Thursday, June 8, 2023 9:27 AM
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This approach to ban homeless from occupying sidewalks and other public areas does nothing to relieve homelessness or to solve the problem of safe access to buildings. Instead, it simply heaps more criminalization on a group of the public which has been failed by every single public service.
These types of restrictions, rather than solutions to problems, simply increase, not only the trauma to the victims, but the workload of the enforcers . It defies the logic of community policing, and it treats people in most cases who do not have the mental and physical health to manage their own Location. You are simply pushing people into the landscaping and the bushes around the city. City has received millions and millions of dollars to provide real solutions for the problems. We face with homelessness in Fresno. We know that homelessness has been increasing due to low wages, expensive and very small, housing inventory . If the City of Fresno would take seriously an approach to solving those problems by providing a raise in minimum wage to $18 an hour and two single payer healthcare, we would solve this problem quickly . Rather than spend those funds on bitwise and garlic festivals. We should be spending the money on addressing the needs of the unhoused Community.
If the City of Fresno really wants to improve the business culture attracting clean businesses, rather than the constant influx of polluting businesses, we need to address these concerns, and we need to drip dramatically demonstrate that we are not San Francisco or Oakland or San Jose. We care and we can solve these in ways that they are not.
I urge you to vote against this measure today .
Emily Brandt
At-Large Member, Measure C Citizen Oversight Committee, District 1 Salut!
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Thursday, June 8, 2023 9:53 AM
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Fresno Bee: confirming vote on consent calendar of 1-U
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Good morning,
Just wanted to confirm that item 1-U passed today on the consent calendar? 1-U ***Bill B-16 - (lntro'd 5/25/2023){For Adoption) Adding Article 21 and Article 22 to Chapter 10 ofthe Fresno Municipal Code, Prohibiting Impeding on Sidewalks Within 500 Feet from Sensitive Areas Including Schools, Childcare Facilities, Public Parks, Public Libraries, Warming and Cooling Centers, and City-Permitted Shelters for the Unhoused {Subject to Mayor's Veto) 1.-U. ID 23-919 Sponsors: Councilmember Bredefeld and Councilmember Arias I understand the vote was 6-1, with Councilmember Annalisa Perea as the sole no vote. Is that correct? I didn't hear anyone pull the item for consent calendar, but just wanted to double check.
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Melissa
Melissa Montalvo
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Thursday, June 8, 2023 11 :21 AM
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No on Sit Lie Sleep
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Appose 1-U, Article 21-22 "sit, lie, sleep ordinance,,
- Fresno has consistently experienced the 4th largest rent hike in top 100 largest cities since July of last year. this ordinance criminalize our residents who are becoming increasingly more vulnerable to our Valley-wide housing crisis. Not to mention the unintended attack against our Black and Brown community who has been consistently degraded using stop and frisk like policies similar to this. • instead of instituting a policy that will target those who are ho useless and will put our Black and Brown communities at risk, please look to alternatives that will cap rent and address this housing crisis
I would also like to support a motion to allocate funding to support an lgbtq+ liaison that will be selected through a community process, as well as funding to support the lgbtq+ community, its community-based organizations, and businesses.
Yours truly,
D'Aungillique Jackson
Community Justice Fellow
Faith in the Valley, Fresno
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Subject: Stand with Fresnans and pass rent control!
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Dear Fresno City Council Members,
I'm writing to urge you and your Council colleagues to enact rent control to protect renters in our city. Renters make up more than half of all households here, and we desperately need your support.
I'm a resident of Fresno and live in your district. My personal experiences as a renter in this city, navigating the increasing cost of housing and everything else, have been a real struggle for me and my loved ones. 1 in 3 of all renters in Fresno spend more than half of their income on rent.
This is unacceptable. There is no end in sight, with inflation continuing to rise and our rents continuing to increase. Our community is experiencing a housing crisis. We need you, our elected leaders, to prioritize us working families over profits for large, out-of-town landlords and corporate housing developers.
Pass rent control and tenant protections this budget season. It's a huge opportunity to invest resources into everyday Fresnans and protect thousands of families from eviction and homelessness. Thank you .
Sincerely,
Marissa Corous
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Mary Yang <1
Thursday, June 8, 2023 2:20 PM
Clerk; Jerry Dyer; Georgeanne White; Miguel Arias; Nelson Esparza; Annalisa Perea; Tyler Maxwell; Luis Chavez; District6; District2
I Support these PARCS, Measure P, and City of Fresno FY23-24 Budget Prioritie Follow up
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Dear Fresno City Council, Mayor Jerry Dyer, and City Manager Georganne White, I am writing to ask you to adopt all the budget requests made by Communities for a New California Education Fund- Fresno Parks Parks Advocates United committee.
1) $600,000 to expand the Youth Fee Waiver/Voucher Program to also include youth-serving organizations. 2) $75,000 to conduct an annual Representative Sample Survey 3) $5,000,000 for a city-wide Participatory Budgeting engagement process 4) Formalize a partnership with the US Soccer Foundation and their Safe Places to Play initiative to create and resurface multi-sport possible facilities.
5) $450,000 in building an inclusive multi-use court that can accommodate Futsal {SvS soccer), Basketball, and Volleyball at Quigley, Lions, and Lafayette Parks.
6) Make all new playgrounds accessible and accommodated for all children regardless of abilities or disabilities. 7)$6,000 for new goal posts and nets at the hockey rink at Cary Park. Including goals for Futsal 8) PRAC's Recommendation to set $1 million aside for organizations 9) Expand Mayor Dyer's request for $1,746,500 exclusively for pickleball courts at Roeding Park to also include futsal, basketball, and volleyball Courts.
These proposals directly support my neighborhood, my family, and myself and would fix some of the issues in our neighborhood parks.
These proposals reflect and address the needs of constituents and fulfilling them successfully invests in our families, our future, and our city .
Invest in the future of Fresno, and adopt all the budget asks made by Communities for a New California-- Fresno Parks Advocates United committee .
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Dear Fresno City Council, Mayor Jerry Dyer, and City Manager Georganne White, I am writing to ask you to adopt all the budget requests made by Communities for a New California Education Fund- Fresno Parks Parks Advocates United committee.
1) $600,000 to expand the Youth Fee Waiver/Voucher Program to also include youth-serving organizations . 2) $75,000 to conduct an annual Representative Sample Survey 3) $5,000,000 for a city-wide Participatory Budgeting engagement process 4) Formalize a partnership with the US Soccer Foundation and their Safe Places to Play initiative to create and resurface multi-sport possible facilities.
S) $450,000 in building an inclusive multi-use court that can accommodate Futsal (SvS soccer), Basketball, and Volleyball at Quigley, Lions, and Lafayette Parks.
6) Make all new playgrounds accessible and accommodated for all children regardless of abilities or disabilities. 7)$6,000 for new goal posts and nets at the hockey rink at Cary Park. Including goals for Futsal 8) PRAC's Recommendation to set $1 million aside for organizations 9) Expand Mayor Dyer's request for $1,746,500 exclusively for pickleball courts at Roeding Park to also include futsal, basketball, and volleyball Courts.
These proposals directly support my neighborhood, my family, and myself and would fix some of the issues in our neighborhood parks.
These proposals reflect and address the needs of constituents and fulfilling them successfully invests in our families, our future, and our city.
Invest in the future of Fresno, and adopt all the budget asks made by Communities for a New California-- Fresno Parks Advocates United committee .
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District?; Districts; District4; District3; District2; District1; Clerk; Mike Karbassi Comment Letter Re: LGBTQ Funding Request
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Hello Councilmember Perea and members of Fresno City Council, Please see the attached letter regarding today's public comments advocating for funding for a potential LGBTQ Liaison and formation of a LGBTQ commission or taskforce.
Together with my colleagues who have signed on to the letter attached, we are in support of this potential funding to help amplify the voice of the LGBTQ+ community. However, we feel that more needs to be done in identifying the liaison, including a continued community engagement effort to outline its roles and responsibilities.
We hope that you reflect on the proposals in the letter to ensure that this is a true community-led process.
In community,
Augie Blancas
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2600 Fresno Street, Room 2097
Fresno, CA 93721
Dear Council Vice President Annalisa Perea and Members of the Fresno City Council, First, we would like to extend our gratitude to bring together the LGBTQ+ Local Leaders Roundtable on June 6, 2023. Having an open dialogue with members from across the community is needed now more than ever as the LGBTQ+ community is continuously attacked, silenced and are being historically and systematically erased from our nation's history, as well as denied basic and fundamental rights that are afforded to others.
As such, a cohort of leaders in attendance expressed concern regarding the appointment of an LGBTQ+ Community Liaison within the City of Fresno's Mayor's Office of Community Affairs. The methodology in which other organizers who were present, including the petition of approximately 400 signatures - albeit a great start - is not reflective of the community as a whole. In addition, there is a lack of transparency and community input to define the prospective appointees role, scope of work, and representation on behalf of the City and community. There is also concern the new liaison would be selected and appointed in an unfair or biased process. Lastly, in regards to the established "task force," we feel there is a lack of clarity with respect to the scope of work and composition of the task force, which more input is needed to establish.
In the spirit of solidarity and community representation, we should continue to work together to fully define the recommended proposals to include the following:
1. Holding community meetings to garner feedback on the role and responsibilities of the LGBTQ+ Task Force or Commission and LGBTQ+ Liaison within the City of Fresno;
2. Upon securing funding in the upcoming 2023-24 budget, establish an 11 member LGBTQ+ Task Force or Commission to help advise the Fresno City Council on the needs and concerns of the LGBTQ+ community of all races, religions, ethnic and cultural backgrounds, among others. Members would be comprised of appointees from all seven (7) Council districts along with two (2) members identified and appointed from Fresno youth-serving organizations, one (1) member identified and appointed from a local community-based organization, and one (1) at-large member appointed by the Mayor's office. Should a Councilmember be unable to identify an appointment, or choose not to participate, that appointment would be an additional at-large member appointed by the District 1 councilmember or Mayor's office. Members should be over the age of 18 at time of the appointment, and each member will be confirmed by a majority vote of the Council.
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Dear Fresno City Council Members,
I'm writing to urge you and your Council colleagues to enact rent control to protect renters in our city. Renters make up more than half of all households here, and we desperately need your support.
I'm a resident of Fresno and live in your district. My personal experiences as a renter in this city, navigating the increasing cost of housing and everything else, have been a real struggle for me and my loved ones. 1 in 3 of all renters in Fresno spend more than half of their income on rent.
This is unacceptable. There is no end in sight, with inflation continuing to rise and our rents continuing to increase. Our community is experiencing a housing crisis. We need you, our elected leaders, to prioritize us working families over profits for large, out-of -town landlords and corporate housing developers.
Pass rent control and tenant protections this budget season. It's a huge opportunity to invest resources into everyday Fresnans and protect thousands of families from eviction and homelessness. Thank you.
Sincerely,
Emilio Garcia
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I am The Right Reverend David Rice, the Bishop of The Episcopal Diocese of San Joaquin. I write in opposition to the ordinance amendment, which would limit where people, presumably, our houseless sisters and brothers, can find respite. I find this amendment inhumane not to mention counter to the very basis of "faithful responsibility for all" on which the community I lead and serve, is built.
I hope you will give every consideration to my concern, and the concern of Episcopalians throughout my Diocese, in particular, in the area in Fresno.
Peace
Bishop David Rice
The Rt Rev David Rice
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