REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
August 9, 2018
FROM: SCOTT L. MOZIER, PE, Director
Public Works Department
BY: AARON A. AGUIRRE, Public Works Manager
Public Works Department, Landscape Maintenance Division
ANDREW J. BENELLI, PE, City Engineer/Assistant Director
Public Works Department, Traffic Operations and Planning Division
SUBJECT
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Actions related to introducing and adopting an Emergency Ordinance for public health, amending Fresno Municipal Code subsection 6-520(a) to allow watering public median islands serving a community purpose:
1. Adopt a finding of Categorical Exemption pursuant to Class 1 Section 15301 (existing facilities) of the California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines for the Emergency Ordinance;
2. ***BILL (For introduction and adoption) - Emergency Ordinance Of The City Of Fresno, California Amending Subsection (a) of Section 6-520 of the Fresno Municipal Code Relating to Regulations for Urban Water Conservation (Requires 5 affirmative votes) (Districts 1, 2 and 7).
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RECOMMENDATIONS
Staff recommends that the City Council adopt a finding of Class 1 Categorical Exemption, pursuant to Section 15301(c) of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines, and introduce and adopt the proposed Emergency Ordinance amending Fresno Municipal Code (FMC) Section 6-520, Water Conservation, subsection (a)(12), to allow watering public median islands serving a community purpose, to preserve public health in the City.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Introduction and adoption of the proposed Emergency Ordinance will allow ornamental turf on median islands serving a community purpose, including medians along Van Ness Boulevard, Emerson Avenue, Corona Avenue, Angus Avenue and Saginaw Avenue, to be irrigated and restored to their pre-drought conditions. These public medians serve community functions and provide recreational areas and green space. The turf will not be viable if not watered as soon as possible, resulting in loss of important r...
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