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Meeting Name: City Council Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 5/11/2023 9:00 AM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Council Chambers (In Person and/or Electronic)
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ID 23-450 1  Ceremonial ItemProclamation for “Jewish American Heritage Month”PRESENTED  Action details Not available
ID 23-504 1  Action ItemProclamation for “Honoring Tourism Month”PRESENTED  Action details Not available
ID 23-627 1  Action ItemProclamation for “Historic Preservation Month”PRESENTED  Action details Not available
ID 23-581 1  Action ItemProclamation for “Anna Hun Day”PRESENTED  Action details Not available
ID 23-777 1  Action ItemPublic Comment Received for May 11, 2023, Regular Agenda   Action details Not available
ID 23-728 11.-A. Action ItemApproval of Minutes for April 20, 2023, and April 27, 2023, Regular Meeting and April 27, 2023, Special Meeting.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
ID 23-732 11.-B. Action Item***RESOLUTION - 44th Amendment to the Annual Appropriations Resolution (AAR) No. 2022-154 to Reappropriate $70,000 from the City Attorney/Code Department to the City Council Department (Requires 5 Affirmative Votes)(Subject to the Mayor’s Veto)ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
ID 23-716 11.-E. Action Item***RESOLUTION - Approving the reallocation of $500,000 from the Fleet Operations Fund contingency to pay fuel expenses (Subject to Mayor’s Veto)ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
ID 23-555 11.-G. Action ItemApproval of a Consultant Services Agreement in an amount not to exceed $97,500 with Moss Adams, LLP for a user fee study in accordance with the Mitigation Fee Act.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
ID 23-632 11.-I. Action ItemApprove an Agreement with Housing Authority of the City of Fresno to operate Journey Home emergency shelter in the total amount of $2,200,075 in Homeless Housing, Assistance, and Prevention funds (HHAP).ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
ID 23-650 11.-J. Action ItemApprove a $3,000,000 Local Housing Trust Fund Agreement with Avalon Commons Phase II, LP, for the proposed Avalon Commons Phase II project located at 7521 North Chestnut Avenue in northeast Fresno (District 6).ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
ID 23-700 11.-L. ResolutionActions pertaining to the City of Fresno Local Housing Trust Fund: ***RESOLUTION - Authorizing and directing submission of an application for funding under the State of California Local Housing Trust Fund Grant program to provide matching funds to the City of Fresno Local Housing Trust Fund (Subject to Mayor’s veto)ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
ID 23-457 11.-N. Action ItemApprove the First Amendment to a three-year On-Call Land Surveying Services Agreement with Blair, Church & Flynn Consulting Engineers, Inc. to increase the contract amount by $250,000 for a total amended contract amount of $550,000, to provide land surveying services to facilitate Citywide infrastructure projects (Citywide)ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
ID 23-690 11.-O. Action ItemApprove an agreement for professional engineering services with Provost & Pritchard, Inc. for $110,500, with a $10,000 contingency, for design and construction support services for the Manchester Splash Pad Project (Council District 7)ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
ID 23-691 11.-P. Action ItemActions pertaining to the Cedar Avenue and Teague Avenue Intersection Improvements Project - Bid File 12301630 (Council District 6) 1. Adopt a finding of Categorical Exemption per staff determination pursuant to Section 15301/Class 1 of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines 2. ***RESOLUTION - 40th Amendment to the Annual Appropriation Resolution (AAR) No. 2022-154 appropriating $425,000 for the Cedar Avenue and Teague Avenue Intersection Improvements project (Requires 5 Affirmative Votes) (Subject to Mayor’s Veto) 3. Award a construction contract in the amount of $828,450 to Avison Construction, Inc., of Madera, CaliforniaADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
ID 23-692 11.-Q. Action ItemActions pertaining to the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Corridor Pedestrian Improvements Project - Bid File 12301743 (Citywide) 1. Adopt a finding of Categorical Exemption per staff determination pursuant to Section 15301/Class 1, Section 15302/Class 2, and Section 15303/Class 3 of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines 2. ***RESOLUTION - 41st Amendment to the Annual Appropriation Resolution (AAR) No. 2022-154 appropriating $200,300 for the BRT Corridor Pedestrian Improvements project (Requires 5 Affirmative Votes) (Subject to Mayor’s Veto) 3. Award a construction contract in the amount of $1,469,097 to Pelagic Engineering, of Oxnard, CaliforniaADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
ID 23-694 11.-R. Action ItemReject all bids for the John Muir Elementary Safe Routes Project - Bid File 12301163 (Council District 3)TABLED  Action details Not available
ID 23-697 11.-T. Action ItemRESOLUTION - Of Intention to Annex Final Tract Map No. 6276 as Annexation No. 144 to the City of Fresno Community Facilities District No. 11 and to Authorize the Levy of Special Taxes; and setting the public hearing for Thursday, June 22, 2023, at 10:00 am (located on the northwest corner of North Parc West Drive and North Grantland Avenue) (Council District 1)ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
ID 23-704 11.-U. Action ItemApprove Amendment No. 2 to the Measure C Agreement with the Fresno County Transportation Authority, to allocate the Construction funding for the widening of the Herndon Avenue/Burlington Northern Sante Fe (BNSF) overpass between Polk Avenue and Milburn Avenue (Urban Project, K-11), in the amount of $17,022,000.00 (Council District 2)ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
ID 23-705 11.-X. Action ItemAward a consultant services agreement to ­­Blair, Church & Flynn Consulting Engineers, Inc., in the amount not to exceed $207,683, inclusive of a $18,789 contingency, for the design, bidding support, and construction support services for the Water Main Replacements in the area bound by Clinton, Teilman, University, and West Avenues (Bid File 12302048) (Council District 1).ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
ID 23-708 11.-Y. Action ItemAward a Product Requirements Contract in the annual amount of $1,184,975.19, for three-years with provisions for two one-year extensions, for bulk sodium hydroxide to Univar USA, Inc, (Bid File 12301172) (Citywide)ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
ID 23-653 11.-Z. Action ItemApprove the award of a purchase contract to New Flyer of America Inc. for Two (2) 40’ Hydrogen Fuel Cell Electric Buses in the amount of $2,882,919.01ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
ID 23-727 11.-BB. Action Item***Bill B-12 (Intro’d 4/27/2023)(For Adoption) - Amending Chapter 9, Article 26 of the Fresno Municipal Code to add Section 9-2610, “Sideshows, Street Races, and Reckless Driving Exhibitions,” prohibiting the knowing participation as a driver, passenger, or spectator in sideshows, street races, or reckless driving exhibitions. (Subject to Mayor’s Veto)ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
ID 23-734 11.-CC. Action ItemActions pertaining to the 2023/2024 Women’s Recovery Response Grant 1. ***Authorize the City Manager to accept $100,000 in grant funding for the 2023/2024 Women’s Recovery Response grant awarded to the City of Fresno Women’s Commission from the California Commission on the Status of Women and Girls (CCSWG) through the State of California (Subject to Mayor’s veto) 2. Authorize the City Manager or her designee to execute the agreement, extensions, and all related documentation applicable to the 2023/2024 Women’s Recovery Response grant 3. ***RESOLUTION - Adopt the 43rd Amendment to the Annual Appropriation Resolution (AAR) No. 2022-154 appropriating $100,000 for the Fresno Women’s Commission Women’s Recovery Response grant (Requires 5 Affirmative Votes) (subject to Mayor’s Veto)ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
ID 23-759 11.-DD. Action Item***RESOLUTION - Conduct a Traffic Safety Assessment on Running Red Lights and Accidents to Address the Top 10 Intersections with Red-Light Runners in Honor of Amaya Suni Chenot (Subject to Mayor’s Veto)TABLED  Action details Not available
ID 23-693 11.-C. Action ItemActions related to the Lease Agreement with New Vision Aviation, Inc., a 501(C)3 Non-Profit Charitable Organization, that runs a training center for careers in aviation for residents and youth from disadvantaged communities at Fresno Chandler Executive Airport (FCH). (Council District 3) 1. Adopt a finding of Categorical Exemption pursuant to Section 15301 (Existing Facilities) of the California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines. 2. Approve the Lease Agreement (Lease) with New Vision Aviation, Inc., a 501(C)3 Non-Profit Charitable Organization, to continue operating a training center for careers in aviation for residents and youth from disadvantaged communities at FCH for a term of three (3) years. The amount of potential revenue generated by this Lease is $27,000.00, annually. Total anticipated revenue during the full term of the contract is approximately $81,000 plus annual CPI adjustments. (Council District 3)APPROVEDPass Action details Not available
ID 23-707 11.-D. Action ItemApprove a cooperative purchase agreement with Braun Northwest, Inc. of Chehalis, Washington, for the purchase of one NorthStar 267-5 mobile command vehicle in the amount of $444,740 for the Fresno Police Department to manage responses to emergency scenes and provide de-escalation support during critical incidentsADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
ID 23-696 11.-F. Action ItemApprove an Addendum to Order #419913 with Zencity Technologies US, Inc., in the amount of $217,500 for three years with three annual payments of $75,000 for data gathering and analytics, and authorize the Chief Information Officer, or designee, to sign and execute all related documents.RECOMMENDED FOR DENIALPass Action details Not available
ID 23-630 11.-H. Action ItemApprove an agreement with Poverello House to operate the Clarion Pointe as a low-barrier emergency homeless shelter and bridge housing site in the total amount of $2,799,997.48.APPROVEDPass Action details Not available
ID 23-679 11.-K. Action ItemApprove a $1.5 million Permanent Local Housing Allocation Agreement with Broadway Plaza Family Apartments, LP for its Hotel Fresno Apartments currently underway and located at 1241-1263 Broadway Plaza in downtown FresnoAPPROVEDPass Action details Not available
ID 23-616 11.-M. Action ItemApprove the renewal of the Fresno Police Department Annual Military Equipment Use Report as originally required by Assembly Bill 481, codified under Government Codes § 7070-7075APPROVEDPass Action details Not available
ID 23-695 11.-S. Action ItemAward a construction contract in the amount of $2,168,547.75 to A-C Electric Company, of Fresno, California for the Fresno Street Corridor Project - Bid File 12301137 (Council Districts 3, 4, 6, and 7)APPROVEDPass Action details Not available
ID 23-709 11.-V. Action ItemApprove 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)CONTINUEDPass Action details Not available
ID 23-714 11.-W. Action ItemReject all bids for the Fresno Street and Browning Avenue Intersection Improvements Project - Bid File 12301325 (Council District 4)APPROVEDPass Action details Not available
ID 23-725 11.-AA. Action Item***RESOLUTION - Adopting a pilot program to incentivize job creation within portions of the Tower District located within Districts 1 and 3 and the portion of the area west of Highway 99 between Clinton Avenue and Shaw Avenue located within District 1. (Subject to Mayor’s Veto)ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
ID 23-643 1  Action ItemConsideration of Plan Amendment and Rezone Application No. P22-01086, Development Permit Application No. P21-06232, and related Environmental Assessment No. P22-01086/P21-06232 pertaining to ±2.20 acres of property located on the west side of North Chestnut Avenue, between East Shepherd and East Teague Avenues (Council District 6) - Planning & Development Department. 1. ADOPT - Mitigated Negative Declaration as prepared for Environmental Assessment No. P22-01086/P21-06232, dated March 28, 2023, for the proposed project pursuant to the State of California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). 2. RESOLUTION - approving Plan Amendment Application No. P22-01086, requesting authorization to amend the Fresno General Plan and Woodward Park Community Plan to change the planned land use designation for the subject ±2.20 acre property from Residential - Medium Low Density to Residential - Medium High Density. 3. BILL - (For introduction and adoption) Rezone Application No. P22-01086, requesting authorization to amend the Official Zoning Map of the City of Fresno to rezone the ±2.20 acre subjectADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
ID 23-717 1  Action ItemAppearance by Derek Cahill to discuss potholes and the surrounding streets negatively affecting business and local communities at large. (District 1 Resident)   Action details Not available
ID 23-718 1  Action ItemAppearance by Mary Padilla to discuss who are we representing. (District 2 Resident)   Action details Not available
ID 23-719 1  Action ItemAppearance by Shirley Jackson to discuss homelessness. (District 2 Resident)   Action details Not available
ID 23-720 1  Action ItemAppearance by Jorge Zavala to discuss interference and damages with DBE Contract. (District 4 Resident)   Action details Not available
ID 23-726 13.-A. Action ItemWORKSHOP - Annual Review of the Community Workforce Agreement (Project Labor Agreement)PRESENTED  Action details Not available
ID 23-745 13.-B. Action ItemWORKSHOP - On Status of Negotiations Concerning Cleaner and Greener Neighborhood Industry Overlay District and Elm AvenuePRESENTED  Action details Not available
ID 23-721 15.-A. Action ItemCONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL-ANTICIPATED LITIGATION Initiation of litigation pursuant to paragraph (4) of subdivision (d) of Section 54956.9: 1 potential case   Action details Not available
ID 23-743 15.-B. Action ItemCONFERENCE 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. 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)   Action details Not available
ID 23-722 15.-C. Closed Session ItemPUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION 1. Government Code Section 54957(b): consider the appointment, employment, evaluation of performance, discipline, or dismissal of a public employee. Title: City Clerk 2. Government Code Section 54957.6: conference with labor negotiator. City Negotiator: Council President Tyler Maxwell. Unrepresented Employee: City Clerk   Action details Not available
ID 23-724 15.-D. Closed Session ItemPUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION 1. Government Code Section 54957(b): consider the appointment, employment, evaluation of performance, discipline, or dismissal of a public employee. Title: City Attorney 2. Government Code Section 54957.6: conference with labor negotiator. City Negotiator: Council President Tyler Maxwell. Unrepresented Employee: City Attorney   Action details Not available