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Meeting Name: City Council Agenda status: Final-revised
Meeting date/time: 3/21/2024 9:00 AM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Council Chambers (In Person and/or Electronic) https://www.fresno.gov/council-meeting
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ID 24-353 1  Action ItemProclamation for Fresno Elite Trypticon and Bombshell Cheer ChampionsPRESENTED  Action details Not available
ID 24-238 1  Action ItemProclamation for Special Olympics Northern California, Fresno Polar PlungePRESENTED  Action details Not available
ID 24-402 1  Action ItemFresno Animal Center presents “Pet of the Month”PRESENTED  Action details Not available
ID 24-393 1  Action ItemAppearance by Pete Lugo & Juana Iris Meza to discuss the petition for a request for public workshop on the affordable housing component of the One Fresno Housing Plan (District 5 Resident)PRESENTED  Action details Not available
ID 24-355 1  Action ItemHearing to consider Conditional Use Permit Application No. P23-00835, Planned Development Permit Application No. P23-02080, and related Environmental Assessment; regarding a phased, multi-tenant commercial community development project with Starbucks Café and drive-through located on approximately ± 2.98 acres of property located on the southwest corner of the intersection of South Martin Luther King Boulevard and East Church Avenue. (Council District 3) - Planning & Development Department. 1. ADOPT Environmental Assessment No. P23-00835/P23-02080 dated January 3, 2024, an Addendum to the Southwest Fresno Specific Plan Final Program EIR (the “Program EIR”), prepared in accordance with Section 15164 of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines. 2. DENY the appeal submitted by Councilmember Arias on January 17, 2024, and UPHOLD the action of the Planning and Development Department Director approving Conditional Use Permit Application No. P23-00835 and Planned Development Permit Application No. P23-02080 authorizing the construction of a ± 5,781 square foot multi-tenaCONTINUEDPass Action details Not available
ID 24-326 1  Action ItemHEARING to consider Rezone Application No. P23-03475, Development Permit Application No. P23-00186, and related Environmental Assessment No. P23-03475/P23-00186, pertaining to approximately 1.96 acres of property located on the north side of East Gettysburg Avenue between North First and North Second Streets (Council District 4) - Planning and Development Department. 1. ADOPT - Mitigated Negative Declaration as prepared for Environmental Assessment No. P23-03475/P23-00186, dated January 26, 2024, for the proposed project pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA); and, 2. BILL - (for Introduction and Adoption) Amending the Official Zoning Map of the City of Fresno to rezone the subject property from the O/cz (Office/conditions of zoning) zone district to the O (Office) zone district in order to remove conditions of zoning pursuant to Article 58, Chapter 15 of the Fresno Municipal Code; and, 3. APPROVE - Development Permit Application No. P23-00186, requesting authorization to construct an approximately 11,360 square foot medical office (clinic) building and one pad foADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
ID 24-359 1  Action ItemHEARING to receive public comment on the 2023 Housing Element and General Plan Annual Progress ReportsAPPROVEDPass Action details Not available
ID 24-394 12.-A. Action ItemApproval of the minutes for March 7, 2024, regular meeting and approval of the minutes for March 7, 2024, special meetingADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
ID 24-375 12.-B. Action ItemActions pertaining to the Litigation Unit in the City Attorney’s Office: 1. ***RESOLUTION - Adopt the 7th Amendment to the Position Authorization Resolution (“PAR”) No. 2023-184, adding one full-time Paralegal position in the City Attorney’s Office (Subject to Mayor’s Veto).ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
ID 24-379 12.-C. Action ItemApprove the appointment of Reynaldo Villarreal to the Disability Advisory Commission to a term ending June 30, 2024. Approve the reappointment of David Criner to the Planning Commission to a term ending June 30, 2027.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
ID 24-389 12.-D. Action ItemActions pertaining to the First Amendment to the Consultant Services Agreement with HdL Companies for Sales and Use Tax auditing, Information services, Quarterly sales tax reporting and Revenue projection analysis (Forecasting) and auditing sales tax records: 1. Approve the First Amendment to the Consultant Services Agreement with HdL Companies for Sales and Use Tax auditing, Information services, Quarterly sales tax reporting and Revenue projection analysis (Forecasting) and auditing sales tax records; 2. Authorize the City Manager, or designee, to sign the First Amendment to the Consultant Services Agreement with HdL Companies on behalf of the City.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
ID 24-264 12.-F. Action ItemAuthorize the Fire Chief to enter into a five-year instructional services reimbursement agreement with Fresno City College to collect state monetary reimbursement for City instructional training costsADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
ID 24-383 12.-G. Action ItemActions pertaining to American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding: 1. Approve an agreement with Fresno Police Neighborhood Watch (FPNW) allocating $100,000 in ARPA funding for operational costs to enhance capacity, training and general operations for the Neighborhood Watch program.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
ID 24-324 12.-H. Action ItemApprove the award of a citywide requirements contract to Pacific Storage Company of Fresno, California for two years with three optional one-year extensions for document storage and shredding services in an amount not to exceed $125,000 per year plus annual CPI increases (Bid File 9668)ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
ID 24-347 12.-J. Action ItemApprove a Consultant Services Agreement with Yao Engineering, Inc. of Pasadena, California, for the design of Fresno-Clovis Regional Wastewater Reclamation Facility Duct Bank at Primary Sludge Pump Station #1 in the amount of $59,135, with a $15,000 contingency (Council District 3)ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
ID 24-365 12.-K. Action ItemActions pertaining to the Roof Membrane Replacement at the Fresno-Clovis Regional Wastewater Reclamation Facility Warehouse and Maintenance Building and Digester-13 Heating and Mixing Building (Bid File 12401198) (Council District 3): 1. Adopt a finding of Categorical Exemption pursuant to Sections 15301/Class 1 and 15302/Class 2 of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines, 2. Award a construction contract to Nations Roof West, LLC, of Fresno, California, in the amount of $324,889.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
ID 24-270 12.-L. Action ItemApprove a consultant services agreement with Pcubed Associates Inc. of Buena Park, California, for the design of the Replacement of One Makeup Air Unit and Two Air Handling Units in the Headworks Building at the Fresno-Clovis Regional Wastewater Reclamation Facility in the amount of $128,195, with a $15,000 contingency. (Council District 3)ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
ID 24-345 12.-M. Action ItemRESOLUTION - A Resolution of the Council of the City of Fresno, California granting authority to the City Manager or designee to execute Uniform Relocation Act Rental Assistance Program packages for the tenants being relocated as a result of the Blackstone McKinley BNSF Grade Separation Project. (Council Districts 1 and 7)ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
ID 24-354 12.-N. Action ItemApprove the Agreement for Purchase and Sale of Real Property and Escrow Instructions to acquire fee interest from a portion of Assessor’s Parcel Number 477-040-58 for a total cost of $32,000 for the Southwest Fresno Trail Project. (Council District 3)ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
ID 24-369 12.-O. Action ItemApprove the Second Amendment to the Professional Engineering Services Agreement with Community Works Design Group of Riverside, California, in the amount of $21,860, increasing the total contract amount to $761,500, with a remaining contingency of $50, due to an increased scope of services for the Dolores Huerta Park (formerly Milburn and Dakota Park) Project. (Council District 1)ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
ID 24-331 12.-P. Action ItemRESOLUTION - Of Intention to Annex the Territory Known as Assessor’s Parcel Number 329-090-19 as Annexation Number 57 to the City of Fresno Community Facilities District Number 9 and to Authorize the Levy of Special Taxes; and setting the Public Hearing for Thursday, May 2, 2024, at 9:30 am (Southwest corner of East North Avenue and South East Avenue) (Council District 3)ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
ID 24-360 12.-R. Action ItemRESOLUTION - Of Intention to Annex Final Parcel Map Number 2004-36 as Annexation Number 59 to the City of Fresno Community Facilities District Number 9 and to Authorize the Levy of Special Taxes; and setting the Public Hearing for Thursday, April 18, 2024, at 10:00 am (East Belmont Avenue and North Laverne Avenue). (Council District 5)ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
ID 24-401 12.-S. Action ItemApprove the Second Amendment to the Plan Review and Construction Management Services Agreement, to extend the term of the agreement by three months from March 31, 2024 to June 30, 2024, with Tutor Perini/Zachry/Parsons, a Joint Venture. (Council Districts 1, 2 and 3)ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
ID 24-346 12.-T. Action ItemApprove a consultant services agreement with Partners in Control Inc., dba Enterprise Automation, for a total amount not to exceed $450,000 to provide on-call Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition support services for a three-year period. (Bid File 12401128) (Citywide)ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
ID 24-378 12.-U. Action Item***RESOLUTION - Adopt the 43rd Amendment to the Annual Appropriation Resolution No. 2023-185 appropriating $50,000 for the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery 2023-2024 Household Hazardous Waste Discretionary Grant Agreement in the Solid Waste Management Division of Public Utilities. (Requires 5 Affirmative Votes) (Subject to Mayor’s Veto) (Citywide)ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
ID 24-386 12.-V. Action ItemActions pertaining to an Extraterritorial Service and Offsite Infrastructure Agreement between Sandra R. Deazevedo and David M. Lantis and the City of Fresno (City of Fresno Sphere of Influence and County of Fresno): 1. Adopt a finding of Categorical Exemption pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines section 15301(c)/Class 1, 2. Approve an Extraterritorial Service and Offsite Infrastructure Agreement between Sandra R. Deazevedo and David M. Lantis and the City of Fresno.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
ID 24-371 12.-W. Action ItemActions pertaining to the Supplemental Law Enforcement Services Account (SLESA) Grant program and Acquisition of new Military Equipment as required by Government Code sections 7070-7075: 1. ***RESOLUTION - Adopt the 47th Amendment to the Annual Appropriations Resolution (AAR) No. 2023-185 appropriating $1,400,000 in the Supplemental Law Enforcement Services Account (SLESA) to continue supporting front line law enforcement operations in FY 2024 (Requires 5 Affirmative Votes)(Subject to Mayor’s Veto) 2. Approve the acquisition of several new pieces of military equipment as required by Government Code sections 7070-7075 in an amount not to exceed $279,000, to enhance the safety of officers and the community and authorize the Chief of Police or designee to execute all related and necessary documents.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
ID 24-384 12.-X. Action Item***BILL B-4 (Intro’d March 7, 2024)(For Adoption) - Amending Section 4304 of Chapter 15 of the Fresno Municipal Code relating to the language of the required findings for approval of tentative map amendments from “and” to “or.” (Subject to Mayor’s Veto)ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
ID 24-267 12.-Y. Action ItemApprove a one year agreement with Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC) for the renewal of Assure Claims, MEASA (formerly known as RiskMaster) in the amount of $27,698 for licensing and support services.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
ID 24-406 12.-Z. Action ItemBILL (for introduction) - Adding Article 6 to Chapter 1 of the Fresno Municipal Code, Relating to City Attorney Subpoena PowerADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
ID 24-363 12.-AA. Action ItemApprove the Appointment of Edna Pedroza to the Active Transportation Advisory Committee (ATAC) for a three year term ending March 21, 2027.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
ID 24-416 12.-BB. Action Item***Resolution - Declaring Outdoor Warming Fires to be a Health and Safety Hazard and a Public Nuisance and Direct the City Manager to Cause Them to be Extinguished (Subject to Mayor’s Veto).TABLED  Action details Not available
ID 24-328 12.-E. Action Item***RESOLUTION - Adopting the 578th Amendment to the Master Fee Schedule Resolution No. 80-420 to revise the Fireworks Administrative Citation Fees in Compliance with FMC 10-55602.11 (Subject to Mayor’s Veto)ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
ID 24-281 12.-I. Action ItemReject all proposals received for a citywide requirements contract for elevator maintenance and repair services at various City locations (Bid File 9618)APPROVEDPass Action details Not available
ID 24-306 12.-Q. Action ItemApprove the Second Amendment to the Consultant Services Agreement with Dudek extending the consultants performance period by three months to June 30, 2024, to continue professional services related to the development of the Urban Forest Management Plan. (Citywide)APPROVEDPass Action details Not available
ID 24-373 13.-A. Action ItemWORKSHOP - 5-Year Budget ForecastPRESENTED  Action details Not available
ID 24-295 13.-B. Discussion ItemWORKSHOP - Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy   Action details Not available
ID 24-388 15.-A. Closed Session ItemCONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION Government Code Section 54956.9, subdivision (d)(2): 1 potential case   Action details Not available
ID 24-403 15.-B. Action ItemPUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION Government Code Section 54957(b): consider the appointment, employment, evaluation of performance, discipline, or dismissal of a public employee. Title: City Attorney   Action details Not available