Thursday, June 22, 2023
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 - Tyler Maxwell
Vice President - Annalisa Perea
Councilmembers:
Mike Karbassi, Miguel Angel Arias, Luis Chavez,
Garry Bredefeld, Nelson Esparza
City Manager - Georgeanne A. White
City Attorney - Andrew Janz
City Clerk - Todd Stermer, CMC
Meeting Agenda - Final
Regular Meeting/Budget Hearings Continued (Vote on Final Budget)
June 22, 2023City Council Meeting Agenda - Final
THE FRESNO CITY COUNCIL WELCOMES YOU TO CITY COUNCIL CHAMBER, LOCATED IN CITY HALL, 2ND FLOOR, 2600 FRESNO STREET, FRESNO, CALIFORNIA 93721.
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION – Public participation during Fresno City Council meetings is always encouraged and can occur in one of the two following ways:
1) Participate In Person: Council Chambers, City Hall, 2nd Floor, 2600 Fresno Street, Fresno, CA 93721
a) To speak during a City Council meeting in person: fill out a speaker card (available in the Council Chamber) and place it in the speaker card collection basket at the front of the Council Chamber. You may also approach the speaker podium upon the Council President’s call for public comment. 2) Participate Remotely via
Zoom:https://fresno-gov.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_76cqL6rfRGyM6rV25XgCpw a) The above link will allow you to register in advance for remote participation in the meeting via the Zoom platform. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing additional details about joining the meeting.
b) To speak during a City Council meeting while attending remotely: while in the Zoom application, click on the icon labeled “Participants” at the bottom of the screen. Then select “RaiseHand” at the bottom of the Participants window. Your digital hand will now be raised. You will be asked to “unmute” when your name is called to speak. You will not be visible via video and there will be no opportunity to share your screen.
All public speakers will have up to 3 minutes to address Council pursuant to Rule No. 10 of the Rules of Procedure for the City Council of the City of Fresno (available in the City Clerk’s Office).
SUBMIT DOCUMENTS / WRITTEN COMMENTS - Pursuant to Rule 11 (c) of the Rules of Procedure, no documents shall be accepted for Council review unless submitted to the City Clerk at least 24 hours prior to the Council Agenda item be heard. Documents / written comments related to an agenda item can be submitted by one of the following methods:
1) eComment – eComment allows the public to submit agenda related comments through a website prior to the meeting. Submitted comments are limited to 1440 characters and will be a part of the official record.
June 22, 2023City Council Meeting Agenda - Final
a) Submit an e-Comment by visiting https://fresno.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx and selecting the “eComment” link.
b) e-Comment is available for use upon publication of the agenda and closes 24 hours prior to the meeting start time [pursuant to Rule 11(c)]. c) e-Comment is not permitted for Land use or CEQA items d) The e-Comment Electronic User Agreement can be viewed at:
https://www.fresno.gov/cityclerk/
2) E-mail – Agenda related documents and comments can be e-mailed to the Office of the City Clerk at least 24 hours prior to the agenda item being heard, pursuant to Rule 11(c).
a) E-mail the Clerk’s Office at [email protected]
b) E-mails should include the agenda date, and the related agenda item number.
VIEWING CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS (non-participatory) - For your convenience, there are several ways to view Fresno City Council meetings live:
1) City of Fresno website: https://fresno.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx (click “In Progress” to view the live meeting).
2) Community Media Access Collaborative website: https://cmac.tv/ 3) YouTube - City of Fresno Council, Boards and Commissions Channel:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3ld83D8QGn1YBDw6aD5dZA/videos 4) Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FresnoCA/videos
5) Cable Television: Comcast Channel 96 and AT&T Channel 99 Should any of the five viewing methods listed above experience technical difficulties, the Council meeting will continue uninterrupted. Council meetings will only be paused to address verifiable technical difficulties for all users participating via Zoom or in the Council Chamber.
The City of Fresno’s goal is to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
Anyone requiring reasonable ADA accommodations, including sign language interpreters, or other reasonable accommodations such as language translation, should contact the office of the City Clerk at (559) 621-7650 or [email protected]. To help ensure availability of these services, you are advised to make your request a minimum of three business days prior to the scheduled meeting.
June 22, 2023City Council Meeting Agenda - Final
9:00 A.M. ROLL CALL
Invocation by Pastor Brent Deffenbacher of Bethany Church Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag
APPROVE AGENDA
CEREMONIAL PRESENTATIONS
Proclamation for “Clovis Unified School District
Superintendent Dr. Eimear O’Brien”
ID 23-561
Sponsors: Councilmember Karbassi
Proclamation for “National Week of Making”ID 23-901
Sponsors: Vice President Perea
Proclamation for “Alzheimer’s & Brain Awareness Month”ID 23-999 Sponsors: Councilmember Bredefeld
COUNCILMEMBER REPORTS AND COMMENTS
MAYOR/MANAGER REPORTS AND COMMENTS
CITY CLERK AND CITY ATTORNEY REPORTS AND COMMENTS
UNSCHEDULED COMMUNICATION
PLEASE NOTE: UNSCHEDULED COMMUNICATION IS NOT SCHEDULED FOR A
SPECIFIC TIME AND MAY BE HEARD ANY TIME DURING THE MEETING
1. CONSENT CALENDAR
Approval of Minutes for June 8, 2023, Regular Meeting, June 14, 2023, Budget Hearing and June 15, 2023, Regular
Meeting.
ID 23-9761.-A.
Sponsors: Office of the City Clerk
June 22, 2023City Council Meeting Agenda - Final
Actions pertaining to the Parking Garage 4 High Priority Repairs located at 1919 Tulare Street:
1. Adopt finding a Categorical Exemption pursuant to Section 15301 Existing Facilities of the California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines
2. Award a construction contract with Ashron Construction and Restoration, Inc., of Galt, California, in the amount of $276,750 for the Parking Garage 4 High Priority Repairs project located at 1919 Tulare Street (Bid File 12300939) (District 3)
ID 23-9621.-B.
Sponsors: General Services Department
Approve a Grant Agreement with Bakman Water Company
allocating up to $2,700,000 in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding for the construction of water infrastructure necessary to meet safety standards and fire suppression requirements for the development of affordable housing at the Fancher Creek Town Center development.
ID 23-10071.-C.
Sponsors: Office of Mayor & City Manager and Finance Department Actions pertaining to temporary water service for fire
suppression within Fancher Creek Town Center:
1. Adopt a finding of Categorical Exemption pursuant to Section 15301/Class 1 (Existing Facilities) of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines.
2. Approve a Temporary Water Service Agreement with
Bakman Water Company
ID 23-10081.-D.
Sponsors: Office of Mayor & City Manager and Department of Public Utilities
June 22, 2023City Council Meeting Agenda - Final
Approve the appointment of Douglas Dart (District 3
Resident) to the Fresno Regional Workforce Development
Board for a term ending November 1, 2024. Approve the
appointment of Laura Ward (District 1 Resident) to the Parks, Recreation, and Arts Commission for a term ending July 1, 2025. Approve the reappointment of Susan L. Coulter
(District 6 Resident) to the Disability Advisory Commission for a term ending June 30, 2025.
ID 23-9801.-E.
Sponsors: Office of Mayor & City Manager
Approve a consultant agreement with Baker Tilly US, LLP in the amount of $256,443, plus a not-to-exceed contingency amount of $10,000, to provide consulting services on
development of an assessment - along with
recommendations for options - to improve the services and affordability of electricity in the City of Fresno; authorize the City Manager or designee to execute all related documents. (Citywide)
ID 23-10201.-F.
Sponsors: Office of Mayor & City Manager, Public Works Department, Council President Maxwell, Councilmember Chavez and
Councilmember Bredefeld
Actions pertaining to City-owned Assessor’s Parcel Number 456-030-34T and 456-030-44 (District 7)
1. *** RESOLUTION - Revoking the Declaration of
Accessor’s Parcel Number (APN) 456-030-34T (Subject to
Mayor’s Veto)
2. *** RESOLUTION - Declaring Property identified as
Assessor’s Parcel Numbers 456-030-34T and 456-030-44 to be exempt surplus land and initiating the open and
competitive request for proposals for an extended land lease of the property for permanent affordable and/or mixed income housing development (Subject to Mayor’s Veto)
ID 23-9301.-G.
Sponsors: Planning and Development Department
June 22, 2023City Council Meeting Agenda - Final
Approve a First Amendment to the professional public
information services contract for the Department of Public Utilities with Two Q, Inc. dba JP Marketing to extend the agreement through June 30, 2024, and increase the contract amount by $808,698 to fund continuity of services, for a revised total contract amount of $2,993,673.
ID 23-9561.-H.
Sponsors: Department of Public Utilities
Actions pertaining to the Roof Membrane Replacement at the Fresno-Clovis Regional Wastewater Reclamation Facility
Administration Building (Bid File 12302214) (Council District 3):
1. Adopt a finding of Categorical Exemption pursuant to Sections 15301/Class 1 and 15302/Class 2 of the California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines.
2. Award a construction contract, in the amount of $353,233, to Nations Roof West, LLC., of Fresno, California.
ID 23-9571.-I.
Sponsors: Department of Public Utilities
Actions pertaining to the Laboratory Information Management System for the Environmental Laboratory at the
Fresno-Clovis Regional Wastewater Treatment Facility
(Council District 3):
1. Affirm the City Manager’s finding that Promium, LLC., is uniquely qualified to procure and install the Element
Laboratory Information Management System software into the environmental laboratory.
2. Approve a one-year Hosted Service Agreement in the
amount of $95,980 to Promium, LLC., with provisions for five one-year extensions at an annual cost of $33,700, to procure, install, and host the Element Laboratory Information
Management System software.
ID 23-9581.-J.
Sponsors: Department of Public Utilities
June 22, 2023City Council Meeting Agenda - Final
Approve a second amendment to a requirements contract
with SNF Polydyne, Inc., to increase the not-to-exceed
Contract amount for the purchase of Cationic Polymer by $1,106,000.00, for a total Contract value of $9,145,364.56 (Council District 3)
ID 23-9591.-K.
Sponsors: Department of Public Utilities
Award a construction contract in the amount of $2,649,222 to Emmett’s Excavation, Inc., of Clovis, California for the Blackstone Avenue and McKinley Avenue Transit Oriented
Development Sidewalk and Lighting Project - Bid File
12300361 (Council Districts 1 and 7)
ID 23-9271.-L.
Sponsors: Public Works Department
Actions pertaining to the Garage 9 Remodel Project (Council District 3)
1. Affirm the City Manager’s finding that
Temple-Andersen-Moore (TAM) Architects, LLP is uniquely qualified
2. Approve an agreement for professional architectural and engineering services with Temple-Andersen-Moore (TAM)
Architects, LLP of Fresno, California in the amount of
$196,400.00 with a contingency amount not to exceed
$40,000.00, for the design and construction support services for the Garage 9 Remodel Project
ID 23-9461.-M.
Sponsors: Public Works Department and Planning and Development Department
Approve an agreement for professional engineering services with Quad Knopf Inc., of Fresno, California for $118,650.00 with a $10,000.00 contingency, for design and construction support services for the Vinland Park Futsal and Pickleball Courts Project (Council District 4)
ID 23-9701.-N.
Sponsors: Public Works Department, Parks, After School and Recreation and Community Services Department
June 22, 2023City Council Meeting Agenda - Final
Approve Contract Change Order No. 30 in the amount of
$0.00 with Granite Construction Company for the Veterans Boulevard Grade Separation Project, Project ID PW00683
(Council District 2).
ID 23-9711.-O.
Sponsors: Public Works Department
RESOLUTION - Adopting a list of proposed Public Works
projects to receive Senate Bill 1 (SB 1) Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Account funding for City Fiscal Year 2024.
ID 23-10211.-P.
Sponsors: Public Works Department
Approval Donation Agreement between Olasunkanmi
Stephen Fagbule, M.D. and the City of Fresno and Accept Donation of Clement Renzi’s “A Day in the Park” Sculpture ID 23-10091.-Q.
Sponsors: Councilmember Esparza
***RESOLUTION - Directing City of Fresno Administration to Display Clement Renzi’s “A Day in the Park” Sculpture at the Fresno Yosemite International Airport (Subject to Mayor’s Veto)
ID 23-10101.-R.
Sponsors: Councilmember Esparza
***RESOLUTION - To name the Fresno Regional Fire
Training Center (Hayes and Central) as the “Chief Kerri Donis Training Center” (Subject to Mayor’s Veto)
ID 23-9851.-S.
Sponsors: Vice President Perea and Councilmember Arias
CONTESTED CONSENT CALENDAR
2. SCHEDULED COUNCIL HEARINGS AND MATTERS
9:00 A.M. - ACTION ON THE FISCAL YEAR 2024 BUDGET AND
RELATED ITEMS
***RESOLUTION - Adopt the FY 2024 Salary Resolution
(Subject to Mayor’s veto)
ID 23-984A.
Sponsors: Personnel Services Department
June 22, 2023City Council Meeting Agenda - Final
***RESOLUTION - Adopt the FY 2024 Position Authorization Resolution. (Subject to Mayor’s veto)
ID 23-992B.
Sponsors: Budget and Management Studies Department
***RESOLUTION - Adopt the FY 2024 Annual Appropriation
Resolution. (Subject to Mayor’s veto)
ID 23-994C.
Sponsors: Budget and Management Studies Department
***RESOLUTION - FY 2024 GANN Appropriation Limit
Resolution (Subject to Mayor’s veto)
ID 23-993D.
Sponsors: Budget and Management Studies Department
***RESOLUTION - To Adopt an Investment Policy for Public Funds for Fiscal Year 2023-2024 (Subject to Mayor’s veto) ID 23-1014E.
Sponsors: Finance Department
***BILL - (For introduction and adoption) - Adoption of Property Tax Override Ordinance (Subject to Mayor’s veto) ID 23-991F.
Sponsors: Budget and Management Studies Department
10:00 A.M.
HEARING to adopt Resolutions and Ordinance to Annex
territory and Levy a Special Tax regarding City of Fresno Community Facilities District Number 11, Annexation Number 144 (Final Tract Map Number 6276) (located on the
northwest corner of North Parc West Drive and North
Grantland Avenue) (Council District 1)
1. ***RESOLUTION - to Annex Territory to Community
Facilities District No. 11 and Authorizing the Levy of a Special Tax for Annexation No. 144 (Subject to Mayor’s Veto)
2. ***RESOLUTION - Calling Special Mailed-Ballot Election (Subject to Mayor’s Veto)
3. ***RESOLUTION - Declaring Election Results (Subject to Mayor’s Veto)
4. ***BILL - (For introduction and adoption) - Levying a Special Tax for the Property Tax Year 2022-2023 and Future Tax Years Within and Relating to Community Facilities
District No. 11, Annexation No. 144 (Subject to Mayor’s Veto) ID 23-928
Sponsors: Public Works Department
June 22, 2023City Council Meeting Agenda - Final
10:05 A.M. (CONTINUED TO JUNE 29, 2023, AT 10:05 A.M.)
Hearing - To consider the adoption of the Central Southeast Area Specific Plan and related Environmental Assessment, State Clearinghouse (SCH No. 2023020138), and related
actions:
1. ADOPT the Subsequent Mitigated Negative Declaration, Environmental Assessment No. P22-00400 dated February 1, 2023 (Exhibit I), prepared pursuant to CEQA Guidelines
Section 15162 and 15070 et. Seq. and the Mitigation
Monitoring and Reporting Program prepared pursuant to
CEQA Guidelines Section 15097.
2. APPROVE Plan Amendment Application P22-00400 which
proposes to:
a. RESOLUTION - Approving repeal of the Roosevelt
Community Plan, pertaining to approximately 15,721 acres (Exhibit N)
b. BILL - Approving the repeal of the Butler/Willow Specific Plan, pertaining to approximately 563 acres (Exhibit O) c. RESOLUTION - Approving adoption of the Central
Southeast Area Specific Plan and accompanying Planned
Land Use Ma (Exhibit P)
d. RESOLUTION - Approving adoption of the Planned Land
Use Map (Figure LU-1) of the Fresno General Plan to
incorporate the land use changes proposed in the Central Southeast Area Specific Plan (Exhibit Q)
e. BILL - Approving the rezone of approximately 136 acres of property within the Central Southeast Area Specific Plan area to be consistent with the planned land uses proposed in the Plan (Exhibit R)
3. RESOLUTION - Authorizing the Planning Department
Director or her designee to correct any typographical errors and update the text, policies, maps, tables, and exhibits contained in the Central Southeast Area Specific Plan, the Fresno General Plan, and the Development Code to reflect the final action taken by the Council, to the extent that such updates are necessary to maintain consistency (Exhibit S).
ID 23-978
Sponsors: Planning and Development Department
June 22, 2023City Council Meeting Agenda - Final
10:10 A.M. (CONTINUED TO JUNE 29, 2023, AT 10:10 A.M.)
HEARING to Consider Plan Amendment and Rezone
Application No. P22-00507, Development Permit Application No. P22-00505, and related Environmental Assessment No.
P22-00507/P22-00505 pertaining to ±1.23 acres of property located on the west side of North Sugar Pine Avenue
between West Fir Avenue and West Beechwood Avenues.
(Council District 2) - Planning & Development Department.
1. ADOPT the Mitigated Negative Declaration as prepared for Environmental Assessment No. P22-00505/P22-00507,
dated December 9, 2022, for the proposed project pursuant to the State of California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA); and,
2. RESOLUTION - Approving Plan Amendment Application
No. P22-00507, requesting authorization to amend the
Fresno General Plan to change the planned land use
designation for the subject property from Residential - Medium Density (±1.23 acres) to Commercial - General (±
1.23 acres); and,
3. BILL - (For introduction and adoption) - Approving Rezone Application No. P22-00507, requesting authorization to
amend the Official Zoning Map of the City of Fresno to
rezone the subject property from the RS-5 (Residential Single Family, Medium Density) (±1.23 acres) zone district to the CG (Commercial - General) (±1.23 acres) zone district in
accordance with the Plan Amendment Application; and,
4. APPROVE - Development Permit Application No. P22-
00505, requesting authorization to construct an 11,664
-square-foot medical clinic and associated parking,
circulation, and infrastructure improvements on the
approximately 1.23-acre site, subject to compliance with Conditions of Approval dated March 1, 2023.
ID 23-979
Sponsors: Planning and Development Department
3. GENERAL ADMINISTRATION
June 22, 2023City Council Meeting Agenda - Final
4. CITY COUNCIL
Resolution - Naming the Fresno Police Department Regional Training Center the “Jerry P. Dyer Regional Police Training Center”
ID 23-10224.-A.
Sponsors: Councilmember Bredefeld, Council President Maxwell and Councilmember Karbassi
5. CLOSED SESSION
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED
LITIGATION
Government Code Section 54956.9, subdivision (d)(2):
Case Name: Cipriano Perez, et. al v. City of Fresno; Claim No: RM2023044330.
ID 23-9755.-A.
Sponsors: City Attorney's Office
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED
LITIGATION
Government Code Section 54956.9, subdivision (d)(4): 1
potential case
ID 23-9965.-B.
Sponsors: City Attorney's Office
CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS -
Government Code Section 54957.6
City Negotiators: TJ Miller
Employee Organizations:
1. International Union of Operating Engineers, Stationary Engineers, Local 39 (Local 39); 2. Fresno City Employees Association (FCEA); 3. Fresno Police Officers Association (FPOA Basic), Unit 4; 4. International Association of
Firefighters, Local 753, Unit 5 (Fire Basic); 5. Amalgamated Transit Union, Local 1027 (ATU); 6. International
Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 100 (IBEW); 7.
Fresno Police Officers Association (FPOA Management); 8.
International Association of Firefighters, Local 753, Unit 10 (Fire Management); 9. City of Fresno Professional
Employees Association (CFPEA); 10. City of Fresno
Management Employees Association (CFMEA); 11.
ID 23-9975.-C.
June 22, 2023City Council Meeting Agenda - Final
Operating Engineers, Local Union No. 3, Fresno Airport
Public Safety Supervisors (FAPSS); 12. Operating
Engineers, Local Union No. 3, Fresno Airport Public Safety Officers (FAPSO)
Sponsors: Office of Mayor & City Manager
ADJOURNMENT
UPCOMING SCHEDULED COUNCIL HEARINGS AND MATTERS
JUNE 29, 2023
10:05 A.M. - HEARING to consider the proposed Annual Assessment for the City of Fresno Landscaping and Lighting Maintenance District No. 1 (Citywide) JULY 20, 2023
10:00 A.M.-HEARING to adopt resolutions and ordinance to annex territory and levy a special tax
regarding City of Fresno Community Facilities District No. 11, Annexation No. 145 (Final Tract Map No. 6283) (located on the southeast corner of North Fowler Avenue and East Dakota Avenue) (Council District 4
UPCOMING EMPLOYEE CEREMONIES
EMPLOYEE OF THE QUARTER - 9:00 A.M.
• July 19, 2023 (Wednesday) - Employee of the Summer Quarter • October 18, 2023 (Wednesday) - Employee of the Fall Quarter EMPLOYEE SERVICE AWARDS - 10:00 A.M.
• November 15, 2023 (Wednesday) - Employee Service Awards 2023 CITY COUNCIL MEETING SCHEDULE
June 29, 2023 - 9:00 A.M./Reserved for Final Budget Vote July 20, 2023 - 9:00 A.M.
August 10, 2023 - 9:00 A.M.
August 24, 2023 - 9:00 A.M.
September 14, 2023 - 9:00 A.M.
September 28, 2023 - 9:00 A.M.
October 5, 2023- 9:00 A.M.
October 19, 2023 - 9:00 A.M.
June 22, 2023City Council Meeting Agenda - Final
November 2, 2023 - 9:00 A.M.
November 16, 2023 - 9:00 A.M.
December 7, 2023 - 9:00 A.M.
December 14, 2023 - 9:00 A.M.