City of Fresno Airports Department
Properties Division
4995 E. Clinton Way
Fresno, CA 93727
NOTICE OF EXEMPTION
March 19, 2026
Project Name: Approve Amendments to the Service Facility Lease Agreements with Avis Rent A Car System, Inc., Budget Rent A Car System, Inc., Enterprise Rent -A-Car Company of Sacramento, LLC., and The Hertz Corporation.
Project Location: 5074 E. Andersen Ave , Fresno, CA 93727, Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT) Assessor’s Parcel Number s (APNs): 49420427T, 49420429T, 49420431T, 49420433T, 49420435T, 49420437T.
Description of Project: Avis, Budget, Enterprise, and Hertz (collectively referred to as “Industry”) each respectively have executed a Service Facility Lease Agreement (Lease) with the City of Fresno Airports Department (Airports). The leaseholds in these Leases are used to provide service and maintenance of rental car fleets used in connection with their respective On -airport Non -exclusive Rental Car Concessions Agreement (Concessions Agreement).
For the Industry to have a Lease, they must also have executed a Concessions Agreement with Airports. The Leases were executed in 2007 have an original termination date of January 1, 2029. The Concession Agreements awarded in connection with RFP# 12501615 have a termination date of March 31, 2031. These Amendments will extend the term of the Agreements to make them concurrent with the Concessions Agreements.
Name of Public Agency Approving Project: City of Fresno Airports Department
Name of Person or Agency Carrying Out Project: City of Fresno Airports Department, Properties Division
Exempt Status: State CEQA Guidelines Section 15301, “Existing Facilities” Exemption. Codified under California Code of Regulations Title 14, Article 5, Section 15301.
Reasons Why Project is Exempt: The proposed project is categorically exempt from the provisions of CEQA specifically by the State CEQA Guidelines as identified below. The project will not result in any specific or general exceptions to the use of the categorical exemption as detailed un der State CEQA Guidelines Section 15300.2. The project will not cause an impact to an environmental resource
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of hazardous or critical concern, nor would the project involve unusual circumstances that could potentially have a significant effect on the environment. The project would not result in impacts to scenic highways, hazardous waste sites, historic resources, or other sensitive natural environments, or have a cumulative effect to the environment. No significant environmental impacts are anticipated to occur with the Agreements, permitting continued use of an existing building.
• Section 15301 – Class 1 Existing Facilities Exemption: This categorical exemption includes the operation, repair, maintenance, leasing, or minor alteration of existing public or private structures or facilities, provided the exemption only involves negligible or no expansion of the previous site’s use. The project, as proposed, is limited to the amendments to existing Service Facility Lease Agreements for continued use of an existing airport facility and would include the continued maintenance and repairs of the facility to keep the airport functional. The use of the facility by the rental cars would be consistent with the current land use and would not require any expansion of public services and facilities; therefore, the pro ject is exempt as the project meets the scope and intent of the Class 1 Exemption identified in Section 15301, Article 19, Categorical Exemptions of the CEQA Guidelines.
Therefore, the City of Fresno Airports Department hereby concludes that no physical environmental impacts are anticipated to occur and the project as proposed is exempt under CEQA. No further environmental analysis is warranted.
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Francisco Partida, Interim Director of Aviation 03/19/2026 City of Fresno Airports Department