REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: DENIX D. ANBIAH, PE, Director
Capital Projects Department
JENNIFER CLARK, AICP, Director
Planning & Development Department
FROM: PHILIP SKEI, Assistant Director
Planning & Development Department, Development Admin Division
JANESSA SELZER, Business Manager
Capital Projects Department, Capital Administration Division
SUBJECT
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***RESOLUTION - Adopt the 10th Amendment to the Annual Appropriations Resolution (AAR) No. 2025-179 appropriating $100,000,000 in Downtown Fresno and Chinatown Infrastructure Grant funding (Requires 5 Affirmative Votes) (Subject to Mayor's Veto).
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the City Council adopt the 10th Amendment to the Annual Appropriations Resolution (AAR) No. 2025-179 appropriating $100,000,000 in Downtown Fresno Infrastructure Grant funds, with $80,000,000 allocated to the Capital Projects Department for the implementation of infrastructure projects and $20,000,000 allocated to the Planning & Development Department for the implementation of a revolving loan fund.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The State's FY 2025-26 budget includes an award of $100 million to the City for Downtown Fresno and Chinatown Infrastructure funding. While funding has not been received by the City at the time the staff report was written, the proposed action will appropriate the anticipated $100 million in the City's 2025-26 budget. The recommended appropriations will allow the City to maintain momentum on infrastructure timelines and implement a new revolving loan fund to provide necessary gap financing to accelerate the construction of housing in the downtown area.
BACKGROUND
In 2023, the City Council approved acceptance of $250 million in Downtown Fresno and Chinatown Infrastructure Grant funding from the State of California to support catalytic infrastructure and economic development projects. The funding plan, discussed during the f...
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