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Meeting Name: City Council Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 7/20/2017 8:30 AM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Council Chambers
Regular Meeting
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ID17-993 1  Ceremonial ItemPresentation of Certificates to the Employees of the Summer Quarter 2017presented  Action details Not available
ID17-105 1  MinutesApproval of minutes from May 30, 2017 Joint Meeting with the Board of Supervisors, June 8, 2017, June 22, 2017 and June 26, 2017 City Council MeetingsapprovedPass Action details Not available
ID17-865 11-A Discussion ItemActions pertaining to the 2017/2018 Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) grant 1. RESOLUTION - Authorizing the Chief of Police to accept $100,000 in grant funding for the 2017/2018 ABC grant awarded to the Fresno Police Department from the State of California Alcoholic Beverage Control 2. Authorize the Chief of Police to execute the agreement and all related documents applicable to the 2017/2018 ABC grantadoptedPass Action details Not available
ID17-881 11-B Action ItemApprove the acquisition of 16,223 square feet for an easement on property owned by JoAnn DiRedo, as Successor of Trustee of the DiRedo Family Trust in the amount of $48,700.00 (APN 505-060-43) for the Veterans Boulevard project. (Council District 2)approved  Action details Not available
ID17-917 11-C Action ItemActions pertaining to the Orange Avenue Street Reconstruction from Lowe to Alta Avenue - Bid File 3549 (Council District 5) 1. Adopt a finding of Categorical Exemption per staff determination, pursuant to Section 15301(c) Class 1 of the California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines (CEQA) for the Orange Avenue Street Reconstruction from Lowe to Alta Avenue 2. Award a Construction Contract with Avison Construction, Inc., in the amount of $280,435 for the Orange Avenue Street Reconstruction from Lowe to Alta Avenue and authorize the Public Works Director or designee to sign a contract on behalf of the CityapprovedPass Action details Not available
ID17-927 11-D Action ItemAuthorize the Public Works Director to execute an Eighth Amendment to a Reimbursement Agreement with the California High-Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA) for the purposes of extending the contract end date by 24 months to December 31, 2019. (Council Districts 1, 2 & 3)approvedPass Action details Not available
ID17-976 11-E Action ItemActions Pertaining to Community Facilities District No. 9: 1. RESOLUTION - Of Intention to amend the City of Fresno Community Facilities District No. 9 Boundary Map for Final Tract Map No. 5717 (southeast corner of North Fowler and East Shields Avenues) (Council District 4) 2. RESOLUTION - Of Consideration to change the types of Services, change the rate and method of apportioning the special tax, and establishing a new maximum special tax for the amended boundaries of Final Tract Map No. 5717 of the City of Fresno Community Facilities District No. 9 (southeast corner of North Fowler and East Shields Avenues) (Council District 4)approvedPass Action details Not available
ID17-977 11-F Action ItemRESOLUTION - Of Intention to annex Final Tract Map No. 6110, Annexation No. 81, to the City of Fresno Community Facilities District No. 11 (southeast corner of North Bliss and East Shields Avenue) (Council District 4)approvedPass Action details Not available
ID17-987 11-G Action ItemApprove a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the City of Fresno and the State of California, San Joaquin River Conservancy, for Additional Environmental Impact Analysis on the River West Eaton Trail Extension (Council District 2)   Action details Not available
ID17-897 11-H Action ItemActions pertaining to awarding a sole source agreement to E.J. Ward, Inc., for a fuel management system upgrade 1. RESOLUTION - Award a sole source purchase contract in the amount of $270,000 to E.J. Ward, Inc., of San Antonio, TX, for the purchase of a fuel management system hardware upgrade 2. ***RESOLUTION - 2nd amendment to the Annual Appropriation Resolution (AAR) No. 2017-165 appropriating $270,000 into the Department of Transportation budget (Requires 5 affirmative votes)approvedPass Action details Not available
ID17-912 11-I Action ItemItems related to applying for and accepting state funding for Department of Transportation projects: 1. ***RESOLUTION - Authorizing the execution of certifications and assurances, and the annual filing of applications for, acceptance of, and execution of all documents and instruments related to state transportation assistance authorized and administered by the California Office of Emergency Services, the California State Transportation Agency, or the California Department of Transportation 2. ***RESOLUTION - Authorizing the application for and execution of documents related to the Low Carbon Transit Operations Program Project: Operating Support for FAX Extended Night Service (Citywide)approvedPass Action details Not available
ID17-979 11-J Action ItemActions pertaining to awarding a purchase contract to Quinn Company for backhoe loader: 1. Award a purchase contract in the amount of $162,165.54 to Quinn Company for the purchase of one Caterpillar Inc. Model 430F2 Backhoe Loader 2. ***RESOLUTION - 7th amendment to the Annual Appropriation Resolution (AAR) No. 2017-165 appropriating $162,200 in the Fleet Replacement fund (Requires 5 affirmative votes)approvedPass Action details Not available
ID17-898 11-K Action ItemApprove the First Amendment to the Professional Consultant Services Agreement with Provost and Pritchard Engineering Group, Inc., in the amount of $65,946 for the design of well head treatment improvements at Pump Stations 117 and 284. (County Island within Council District 2)approvedPass Action details Not available
ID17-903 11-L Action ItemActions pertaining to a Waterless Fire Suppression System for the Data Recovery Room at the Fresno/Clovis Wastewater Reclamation Facility (Council District 3) 1. Adopt a finding of Categorical Exemption of Class 1, pursuant to Section 15301(b) (Existing facilities) of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines 2. ***RESOLUTION - 4th amendment to the Annual Appropriation Resolution (AAR) No. 2017-165 appropriating $200,000 to install a Waterless Fire Suppression System for the Data Recovery Room at the Fresno/Clovis Wastewater Reclamation Facility (Requires 5 affirmative votes) 3. Award a Design-Build contract for $187,500 to Fire System Solutions of Fresno, California - Bid File 3541approvedPass Action details Not available
ID17-904 11-M Action ItemReject sole bid received for the Fresno Sanitary Landfill Phase 3 Groundwater Remedial Design/Remedial Action Operable Unit 2 (Bid File No. 3546) (Council District 3)approvedPass Action details Not available
ID17-914 11-N Action ItemApprove a consultant services agreement with CSHQA, Inc., to provide professional architectural and engineering consulting services for a new Terminal Concourse Passenger Boarding Bridge and rehabilitation of the Gate 6 & 8 Hold Room at Fresno Yosemite International Airport in an amount not to exceed $110,017.79 (Council District 4)approvedPass Action details Not available
ID17-921 11-O Action ItemApproval of a consulting services agreement with John C. Martin Associates, LLC, to conduct an Economic Impact Study for Fresno Yosemite International Airport in the amount of $82,000 (Council District 4)approvedPass Action details Not available
ID17-922 11-P Action Item***RESOLUTION - 536th amendment to Master Fee Schedule (MFS) Resolution No. 80-420 to apply a Consumer Price Index adjustment to Green Fees at Airways Golf Course (Council District 4)approvedPass Action details Not available
ID17-946 11-Q Action ItemApprove Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Four (4) Year Regional and Local Plans for Program Years 2017-2020   Action details Not available
ID17-871 11-R Action ItemActions pertaining to the Environmental Protection Agency’s Brownfields Area-Wide Planning Grant: 1. ***RESOLUTION - 5th Amendment to the Annual Appropriation Resolution (AAR) No. 2017-165 appropriating $175,000 for the Environmental Protection Agency Brownfields Area-Wide Planning Grant (Requires 5 affirmative votes). 2. Approve a consultant services agreement with Wallace, Roberts and Todd, LLC., in the amount of $134,915, and a contingency of $10,085, to prepare the Elm Avenue Area-Wide Brownfields Plan and Implementation Strategy (Council District 3). 3. Authorize the City Manager, or designee, to sign the agreement on behalf of the City of Fresno.approvedPass Action details Not available
ID17-991 11-S AppointmentApprove the appointments of Debra McKenzie and Raj K. Sodhi-Layne to the Planning Commission; and the reappointment of Brad Hardie to the Housing and Community Development CommissionapprovedPass Action details Not available
ID17-963 11-T OrdinanceAction relating to marijuana cultivation within the City of Fresno 1. Adopt a finding of No Possibility pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines 2. ***BILL NO. B-35 - (Intro. 6/22/2017) (For adoption) - The adoption of an amendment to sections 12-2104 and 12-2105 of the Fresno Municipal Code relating to the cultivation of marijuana.   Action details Not available
ID17-987 11-G Action ItemApprove a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the City of Fresno and the State of California, San Joaquin River Conservancy, for Additional Environmental Impact Analysis on the River West Eaton Trail Extension (Council District 2)approvedPass Action details Not available
ID17-946 11-Q Action ItemApprove Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Four (4) Year Regional and Local Plans for Program Years 2017-2020approvedPass Action details Not available
ID17-992 1  Discussion ItemDiscuss ordinance changes to strengthen penalties for illegal fireworks and negligent discharge of firearms, and enforcement efforts   Action details Not available
ID17-989 1  Action ItemHEARING to consider the proposed Annual Assessment for the City of Fresno Landscaping and Lighting Maintenance District No. 1 (Citywide) 1. RESOLUTION - Confirming the diagram and assessment and levy of annual assessment, 2017-2018, for Landscaping and Lighting District No. 1approvedPass Action details Not available
ID17-937 1  Action ItemActions pertaining to the City of Fresno 2017-2018 Annual Action Plan: 1. CONTINUED HEARING to obtain public comments regarding implementation of the City’s proposed activities with federal grant funding; and 2. RESOLUTION - Adopting the 2017-2018 Annual Action Plan; approving submission to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for application of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), Home Investment Partnerships (HOME), Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG), and Housing Opportunities for Persons With Aids/HIV (HOPWA) Program Funds; and providing for sub recipient agreements. 3. ***RESOLUTION - 8th amendment to the Annual Appropriation Resolution (AAR) No. 2017-165 appropriating $162,700 in additional funding consistent with the FY 2017-2018 HUD allocation (Requires 5 affirmative votes)   Action details Not available
ID17-918 1  Action Item***RESOLUTION - 535th amendment to the Master Fee Schedule (MFS) Resolution No. 80-420 increasing certain entrance fees and adding a discounted student rate to the Shinzen Japanese Garden feesapprovedFail Action details Not available
ID17-943 1  Discussion ItemAppearance by Mary Esther Correa to express the importance of helping the homeless and veterans with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (P.T.S.D.) (Speaker resides in District 7)   Action details Not available
ID17-965 1  Discussion ItemAppearance by John Fino to express concern with the dust created by City workers and the water waste when irrigating City islands (Speaker resides in District 2)   Action details Not available
ID17-1015 1  Discussion ItemAppearance by Zoyer Zyndel to extend an invitation to a ceremony to bring awareness to the 2 year anniversary of Casey Haggard, a transwoman who was murdered. (Speaker resides in Clovis CA)   Action details Not available
ID17-900 13-A Action ItemActions related to purchasing six Elgin CNG Broom Bear street sweepers: 1. Approve purchase contract in the amount of $1,104,705.63 to Haaker Equipment Co Inc. for the purchase of three new Elgin CNG Broom Bear street sweepers for FY2017 2. Approve purchase contract in the amount of $1,104,705.63 to Haaker Equipment Co Inc. for the future purchase of three new Elgin CNG Broom Bear street sweepers in FY2018 3. ***RESOLUTION - 6th amendment to the Annual Appropriation Resolution (AAR) 2017-165 appropriating $1,104,800 in the Fleet Replacement fund (Requires 5 affirmative votes)approvedPass Action details Not available
ID17-950 13-B Action ItemActions pertaining to the Clovis Avenue overlay from Jensen Avenue to the Union Pacific Railroad (California Avenue Alignment) - Bid File No. 3547 (Council District 5) 1. Adopt a finding of Categorical Exemption per staff determination, pursuant to Section 15301(c) Class 1 of the CEQA guidelines for the Clovis Avenue overlay from Jensen Avenue to the Union Pacific Railroad (California Avenue Alignment) 2. Award a construction contract in the amount of $989,878 to Cal Valley Construction of Fresno, California for the Clovis Avenue overlay from Jensen Avenue to the Union Pacific Railroad (California Avenue Alignment)adoptedPass Action details Not available
ID17-833 13-C Action ItemBILL - (For introduction) Adding Article 32 to Chapter 9 of the Fresno Municipal Code, relating to Pedicabs which allow alcohol to be consumed onboard.   Action details Not available
ID17-935 14-A Action ItemCouncil Boards and Commissions Communications, Reports, Assignments and/or Appointments, Reappointments, Removals to/from City and non-City Boards and Commissions: 1. Council of Governments - Mayor Brand-Ex-Officio (Olivier-Alternate) 2. Finance and Audit Committee - Bredefeld, Olivier, Brandau 3. Fresno Area Workforce Investment Corporation - Baines 4. Fresno County Transportation Authority (FCTA) - Mayor Brand-Ex-Officio, (Brandau-Alternate) 5. Fresno Regional Workforce Development Board - Baines 6. Fresno County Zoo Authority - Mayor Brand-Ex-Officio, (Baines-Alternate) 7. Fresno Madera Area Agency on Aging Board - Olivier 8. Joint Powers Financing Authority - Baines, Brandau, Mayor Brand 9. San Joaquin River Conservancy Board - Mayor Brand-Ex-Officio, (Brandau-Alternate) 10. Association for the Beautification of Highway 99 - Baines 11. Upper Kings Basin Integrated Regional Water Management JPA - Brandau (Olivier, Georgeanne White and Thomas Esqueda - Alternates) 12. Economic Development Corporation Serving Fresno County - Brandau-Ex-Offapproved  Action details Not available
ID17-974 14-B Action ItemApprove designation of Council President Olivier as a voting delegate, and Councilmember Caprioglio and Vice President Soria as voting alternates for the League of California Cities annual business meeting on Friday, September 15, 12:30 P.M.approvedPass Action details Not available
ID17-854 15-A Closed Session ItemCONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL-EXISTING LITIGATION - Government Code Section 54956.9, subdivision (d)(1) 1. Tellalian vs. City of Fresno; Fresno Superior Court Case No.: 17CECG00275.   Action details Not available
ID17-1019 15-B Closed Session ItemCONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL-EXISTING LITIGATION - Government Code Section 54956.9, subdivision (d)(1) 1. April Stillwell v. City of Fresno, et al.; Superior Court Case #16CECG00388.   Action details Not available
ID17-942 15-CClosed SessionClosed Session ItemCONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATOR - Government Code Section 54957.6 City Negotiator(s): Jeffrey Cardell, Ken Phillips Employee Organizations: 1. Fresno Police Officers Association (FPOA Basic) 2. Fresno Police Officers Association (FPOA Management) 3. City of Fresno Management Employees Association (CFMEA)   Action details Not available