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Fresno, CA 93721
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City of Fresno
Meeting Minutes
City Council
President - Annalisa Perea
Vice President - Mike Karbassi
Councilmembers:
Miguel Angel Arias, Tyler Maxwell, Luis Chavez,
Garry Bredefeld, Nelson Esparza
City Manager - Georgeanne A. White
City Attorney - Andrew Janz
City Clerk - Todd Stermer, CMC
9:00 AM Council ChambersThursday, November 7, 2024
Special Meeting
The City Council met in regular session in the Council Chamber, City Hall, on the date and time above written.
NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FRESNO DATE: Thursday, November 7, 2024
TIME: 9:00 A.M., or as soon thereafter as it may be heard LOCATION: Council Chambers, City Hall
Please Take Notice the Council of the City of Fresno hereby calls a Special Meeting of the City Council pursuant to California Government Code section 54956 at the above stated time and place. The purpose of the special meeting is to meet and consider the following:
9:10 A.M. ROLL CALL
President Annalisa Perea
Vice President Mike Karbassi
Councilmember Miguel Angel Arias
Councilmember Tyler Maxwell
Councilmember Luis Chavez
Councilmember Garry Bredefeld
Councilmember Nelson Esparza
Present: 7 -
APPROVE AGENDA
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Bredefeld, the Agenda was APPROVED. The motion carried by the following vote:
Aye: Perea, Karbassi, Arias, Maxwell, Chavez, Bredefeld and Esparza
7 -
ID 24-1552 Notice of Special Meeting - Signed
OPEN SESSION
ID 24-1553 RESOLUTION - Requesting the California Air Resources Board Delay Hearings on Proposed Updates to the State Low Carbon Fuel Standard to Assess Fiscal Impact on Taxpayers.
Council President Perea called this item to order at 11:35 A.M. and cited concerns that there had been little to no transparency regarding the actual economic impact of the state proposed low carbon fuel standard updates.
The public had seen no clear cost impact analysis to determine how detrimental an increase taxpayers could expect. She noted any increase would disproportionately impact taxpayers in the Central Valley at a much greater rate given the high percentage of low and moderate income households.
Vice President Karbassi stated California was pushing hard to be responsible stewards but the solution should not make California's middle-class families pay for the irresponsibility of other nations. Increased fuel prices to combat greenhouse gases would be unfair and harmful to the local economy when the greenhouse gas emissions are primarily caused by industry in China.
RESOLUTION 2024-278 ADOPTED
On motion of President Perea, seconded by Councilmember Arias, that the above Action Item be ADOPTED. The motion carried by the following vote:
Aye: Perea, Karbassi, Arias, Maxwell, Chavez, Bredefeld and Esparza
7 -
ADJOURNMENT
The special meeting adjourned from open session at 11:48 A.M.
The above minutes were approved by unanimous vote of the City Council during the November 21, 2024, regular meeting.
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