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Meeting Name: City Council Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 11/19/2015 1:30 PM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Council Chambers
Regular Session
Published agenda: Agenda Agenda Published minutes: Minutes Minutes  
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ID#15-1057 1  Ceremonial ItemResolution of Commendation for Central High School Students Participation in 2015 National Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge in New York Citypresented  Action details Not available
ID#15-1049 1  Ceremonial ItemProclamation of “STANLEY L. MCDIVITT DAY”presented  Action details Not available
ID#15-929 1  Action ItemHEARING - Regarding the vacation of the Lorena-Geary Alley, E. Geary Avenue, and the Geary-Florence Alley, all between S. Plumas Street and S. Walnut Street (Council District 3) 1. RESOLUTION - Ordering the vacation of the Lorena-Geary Alley, E. Geary Avenue, and the Geary-Florence Alley, all between S. Plumas Street and S. Walnut StreetapprovedPass Action details Not available
ID#15-950 11-A Action ItemAuthorize the City Manager or designee to execute a grant deed for the sale of City of Fresno owned vacant property (APN 478-163-16T), located at the intersection of E. Lorena Avenue and S. Railroad Avenue, to the State of California for the amount of $103,000. (Council District 3)approvedPass Action details Not available
ID#15-951 11-B Action ItemAuthorize the City Manager or designee to execute a grant deed for the sale of City of Fresno owned vacant property (APN 478-102-19T and 478-102-20T), located at the southeast corner of Cherry Avenue and Railroad Avenue, to the State of California for the amount of $107,000. (Council District 3)approvedPass Action details Not available
ID#15-954 11-CTNPAction ItemActions related to the sale of a small abandoned water well parcel: 1. Adoption of a finding of no possibility of significant effect pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3) and Categorical Exemption pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15312 for the sale of a small abandoned water well parcel. 2. The sale of a small abandoned water well parcel know as APN 417-061-15T east of 5336 N. Roosevelt Avenue, to adjacent property owner William Urrutia and authorization to give the Public Works Director, or his designee, authority to sign all documents related to the sale of the property. (Fresno County)approvedPass Action details Not available
ID#15-969 11-D Action ItemApprove the acquisition of 37,505 square feet of easement on property owned by J Beast, LP, a California Limited Partnership in the amount of $62,600 (APN 330-021-24S & 25) for the construction of new sanitary sewer lines within E. Avenue, Orange Avenue, Cedar Avenue, Malaga Avenue and Central Avenue. (Council District 3)approvedPass Action details Not available
ID#15-986 11-E Action ItemReject all bids for the Cultural Arts District Park Project (Bid File No. 3384) (Council District 3)approvedPass Action details Not available
ID#15-1001 11-FRResolutionRESOLUTION - Of Intention to annex Final Tract Map No. 6036, Annexation No. 63, to the City of Fresno Community Facilities District No. 11 (west side of N. Grantland Avenue between W. Shaw and Barstow Avenues) (Council District 2)approvedPass Action details Not available
ID#15-1011 11-G Resolution***RESOLUTION - Authorizing City’s Parks, After School, Recreation and Community Services (PARCS) Department to enter into an agreement with the California Department of Housing and Community Development to receive a Housing-Related Parks Program (Proposition 1C) Grant (DISTRICTS 3,4,and 5)approvedPass Action details Not available
ID#15-1013 11-H Action ItemApprove a consultant services agreement with The Solís Group for an amount not to exceed $132,750 to provide Labor Compliance Monitoring Services for the Southeast Surface Water Treatment Facility projectapprovedPass Action details Not available
ID#15-1018 11-I Action ItemApprove a substitution of a listed subcontractor, Penguin Engineering for Emergency Generator Upgrade at City Hall Project - Project ID SC00003 (Council District 3)approvedPass Action details Not available
ID#15-1021 11-J Action ItemApproval of a three year agreement with Baptist Temple Church for lead agency responsibility for recreational programming at Granny’s Park (Council District 7)approvedPass Action details Not available
ID#15-1022 11-K Action ItemActions pertaining to the sale of excess property at L and Stanislaus Streets: 1. Adopt a finding of a categorical exemption pursuant to Section 15332/Class 32 of CEQA Guidelines 2. Approve a Disposition and Development Agreement with Upside Enterprises, LLC, for property located on 1517 L Street (466-142-15T) and 2139 Stanislaus (466-142-14T)approvedPass Action details Not available
ID#15-1027 11-L AppointmentApprove appointment of Esther Postgilione to the Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee (BPAC)approvedPass Action details Not available
ID#15-961 11-M Action ItemApprove the acquisition of 39,536 square feet of easement on property (APN 330-021-03) owned by Joe Rebella Jr. and Kathleen R. Rebella in the amount of $66,700 for the construction of new sanitary sewer lines within East Avenue, Orange Avenue, Cedar Avenue, Malaga Avenue and Central Avenue. (Council District 3)approvedPass Action details Not available
ID#15-1007 11-N OrdinanceBILL - (For introduction) - Amending Section 2-1105, Subsections (a) and (b) of the Fresno Municipal Code to revise the Local Campaign ContributionadoptedPass Action details Not available
ID#15-1012 11-O Ordinance***BILL NO. B-41 - (Intro. 11/5/15) (For adoption) - Adding Section 11-112 to Article 1, Chapter 11 of the Fresno Municipal Code, entitled “Model Water Efficient Landscape Ordinance.”adoptedPass Action details Not available
ID#15-993 12-A Action ItemAward a construction contract in the amount of $158,766,000 to WM Lyles Company for the City of Fresno’s 80-Million Gallon Per Day Southeast Water Treatment Facility, Bid File No. 3369 (Citywide)approvedPass Action details Not available
ID#15-980 12-B Action ItemApprove Fourth Amendment to the Professional Engineering Consulting Services Agreement with Carollo Engineers, Inc., in the amount of $8,897,052 to provide Construction Phase and General Construction Contract Administration Services for the City of Fresno’s 80-million gallon per day Southeast Surface Water Treatment Facility (Citywide).approvedPass Action details Not available
ID#15-1010 12-C Action ItemActions Pertaining to the Recycled Water Transmission Main, Southwest Quadrant, Project SW1B (Bid File 3413) (Council District 3 and Fresno County) 1. ***RESOLUTION - 20th amendment to the Annual Appropriation Resolution (AAR) No. 2015-104 appropriating $19,348,700 for the Southwest Recycled Water Distribution System (Requires 5 affirmative votes) 2. Award a construction contract in the amount of $9,341,491 to Garney Construction of Livermore, California 3. Award a professional services contract to BSK Associates in the amount of $174,519 for materials testing and Special Inspection for Project SW1A 4. Award a professional services contract to BSK Associates in the amount of $189,960 for materials testing and Special Inspection for Project SW1BapprovedPass Action details Not available
ID#15-1024 12-D Action Item***RESOLUTION - 21st amendment to the Annual Appropriation Resolution (AAR) No. 2015-104 to appropriate $5,081,900 for operating programs and previously approved capital improvement projects in the Public Works Department (Citywide) (Requires 5 affirmative votes)approvedPass Action details Not available
ID#15-917 12-E Action ItemAuthorize the Fire Chief or designee to execute a contract with Pinnacle Training Systems for the Annual Wellness, Fitness and Physicals Program.approvedPass Action details Not available
ID#15-1047 13-A ResolutionRESOLUTION - Encouraging Congress and the President of the United States to pass Comprehensive Immigration Reformwithdrawn  Action details Not available
ID#15-1053 13-B ResolutionRESOLUTION - To initiate an amendment to Fresno General Plan Policy RC-9-C pursuant to Fresno Municipal Code Section 12-607-A   Action details Not available
15-1171 13-C OrdinanceBILL - (for introduction) - Adding Article 4.15 to Chapter 12 of the Fresno Municipal Code relating to the exemption of development impact fees for the replacement or reconstruction of existing commercial structures   Action details Not available
ID#15-1044 1  Closed Session ItemCONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL-EXISTING LITIGATION - Government Code Section 54956.9, subdivision (d)(1) 1. Minerva Espinoza-Romero, et al., v. Rene Rodriguez, City of Fresno; Fresno County Superior Court Case No. 14CECG02288 (Lead Case)   Action details Not available
ID#15-1032 1  Action ItemCONTINUED HEARING to consider Text Amendment Application No. TA-15-001, Plan Amendment Application No. A-15-003, related environmental finding for adoption of the Citywide Development Code, and four resolutions related to finalization and implementation of the Citywide Development Code. Text Amendment Application No. TA-15-001proposes to add Chapter 15 to the Fresno Municipal Code, repeal Chapter 12, Articles 1-4, 5, 6, 9-14, 17, 18 and 22, repeal Chapter 10, Article 12; and amend Chapter 1, Section 1-203, Chapter 9, Articles 6, 9-2602 and 1; Chapter 10, Articles 2 and 3; and Chapter 13, Article 3. Plan Amendment Application No. A-15-003 proposes to update tables that reference the Citywide Development Code in Chapter 3: Urban Form, Land Use, and Design (Tables 3-1 and 3-3); Chapter 11: Housing Element Consistency (Tables 11-3, 11-4, 11-5, 11-7, 11-8, 11-9, 11-10, 11-11, 11-12 and 11-13); and Chapter 12: Implementation (Table 12-1). (Public testimony closed) 1. ADOPT the environmental findings of Environmental Assessment No. TA-15-001/A-15-003, an Addendum to Final Master Environapproved as amendedPass Action details Not available