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Meeting Name: City Council Agenda status: Final-revised
Meeting date/time: 10/20/2022 9:00 AM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Council Chambers (In Person and/or Electronic)
Regular Meeting
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ID 22-1610 1  Ceremonial ItemProclamation for “October Breast Cancer Awareness Month and Metastatic Breast Cancer Action Week”PRESENTED  Action details Not available
ID 22-1606 1  Ceremonial ItemProclamation for “Health Literacy Awareness Month”PRESENTED  Action details Not available
ID 22-1602 1  Ceremonial ItemAnnouncement of Fall Employee of the Quarter (EOQ) RecipientsPRESENTED  Action details Not available
ID 22-1601 11.-A. Action ItemApproval of the regular meeting minutes of October 13, 2022 and special meeting minutes of September 29, 2022.TABLED  Action details Not available
ID 22-1615 11.-C. Action ItemApprove agreement with Moss Adams, LLP for consultant services for agreed-upon procedures for $190,640 (RFP No. 10121)TABLED  Action details Not available
ID 22-1616 11.-D. Resolution***RESOLUTION - Authorize the acceptance of 2021 Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grant award for $7,246,600 from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and authorize the Fire Chief to complete all required documents (Subject to Mayor’s veto)TABLED  Action details Not available
ID 22-1509 11.-E. Action ItemAward a two-year Requirements Contract with three one-year extensions to West Star Environmental, Inc. of Fresno, California, for citywide fuel site maintenance, repair, and testing required to remain in compliance with the County of Fresno and San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District regulations not to exceed the five-year total amount of $280,162 plus CPI adjustments (Bid File 9636) (Citywide)ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
ID 22-1530 11.-I. Action ItemAction relating to repealing and adding Building Regulations in the Fresno Municipal Code 1. BILL (For Introduction) - Adopting express findings related to local climatic, topographical and geological conditions that make the City’s amendments to the California Mechanical Code and California Plumbing Code reasonably necessary and repealing Sections 11-101 through Section 11-109 of Article 1, Chapter 11 of the Fresno Municipal Code and adding Sections 11-101 through Section 11-109 of Article 1, of Chapter 11 to adopt and amend the California Building, Residential, Electrical, Mechanical, Plumbing, Energy and Green Building Standards CodesADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
ID 22-1457 11.-K. Action ItemAuthorize the Chief of Police to execute a services and facilities contract with the Fresno County Department of Behavioral Health (DBH) to enhance the Fresno Police Department’s response to calls involving individuals experiencing a mental health crisis by continuing our existing partnership with DBH and contract mental health service providersADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
ID 22-1543 11.-L. Action ItemRESOLUTION - Approve a grant application for the Blackstone Avenue and McKinley Avenue BNSF Grade Separation Project for formulaic grant funds in the amount of $1,904,000 from the Local Partnership Program (Council Districts 1 and 7)ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
ID 22-1544 11.-M. Action ItemApprove the Sixth Amendment to the Consultant Services Agreement with QK Consulting Engineers, Inc., of Clovis, CA in the amount of $5,928, for a total increased contract amount of $86,998, for professional civil engineering design services and preparation of construction documents for the Jensen Avenue Overlay Project from State Route 41 to Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard (Council District 3)ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
ID 22-1591 11.-N. Action ItemBILL - (For introduction) Amending the uncodified ordinance to adopt changes and additions to the official list of designated special speed zones for various streets within the City of Fresno pursuant to Section 14-1501 of the Fresno Municipal Code (Citywide) (Subject to Mayor’s veto)ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
ID 22-1618 11.-O. Action Item***BILL B-30 (Intro’d 10/13/2022) (For Adoption) - Amending Section 9-613 of the Fresno Municipal Code relating to Exceptions from the Pawnbrokers and Secondhand Dealers Ordinance. (Subject to Mayor’s Veto)ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
ID 22-1617 11.-P. Action Item***RESOLUTION - Adopting a program to incentivize job creation along the Ventura/Kings Canyon/Avenida Cesar Chavez corridor east of First Street (Subject to Mayor’s Veto)TABLED  Action details Not available
ID 22-1375 11.-Q. Action Item***RESOLUTION - Confirming emergency conditions continue to directly impact the ability of legislative bodies to meet safely in person and authorizing remote teleconference meetings of City legislative bodies for 30 days, pursuant to Brown Act provisions (Subject to Mayor’s Veto).ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
ID 22-1631 11.-R. Action ItemRESOLUTION - Amending Rule 6 of the Council Rules of Procedure Related to Sponsorship of Agenda Items.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
ID 22-1546 11.-B. Resolution***RESOLUTION - Adopting the 573rd Amendment to the Master Fee Schedule Resolution No. 80-420 to add and revise various fees for the Tower Theatre and move all Tower Theatre fees from the General Government Section to the Parks, After School, Recreation, and Community Services Section (Subject to Mayor’s Veto)APPROVEDPass Action details Not available
ID 22-1608 11.-F. Action ItemActions pertaining to the Local Agency Technical Assistance (LATA) grant: 1. Authorize the Chief information Officer to accept $496,874 in grant funding for the LATA grant awarded to the City of Fresno from the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC). 2. ***RESOLUTION - Adopt the 13th Amendment to the Annual Appropriation Resolution (AAR) No. 2022-154 appropriating $496,874 for the LATA grant (Requires five affirmative votes) (Subject to Mayor’s veto).APPROVEDPass Action details Not available
ID 22-1599 11.-G. Action ItemActions pertaining to the allocation of funding for the Violence Intervention and Prevention Initiative Grant Program: 1. Approve the recommendation of grant proposals allocating $950,000 from American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) and $550,000 in General funding to local Community Based Organizations totaling $1,500,000 to the following organizations: Boys & Girls Club of Fresno County ($165,000); Every Neighborhood Partnership ($75,000); Focus Forward ($50,000); Fresno Economic Opportunities Commission/Advance Peace ($375,000); Fresno Police Activities League ($75,000); HandsOn Central California/Fresno Street Saints ($75,000); Hope Now for Youth ($130,000); Live Again Fresno ($150,000); Take a Stand Committee ($50,000); The Resiliency Center ($50,000); Trauma Research and Education Foundation of Fresno ($130,000); West Fresno Health Care Coalition dba West Fresno Family Resource Center ($150,000) and Integral Community Solutions Institute ($25,000) for evaluation services. 2. RESOLUTION - Granting Authority to the Parks, After School, Recreation and Community Services (PARCS) Director orAPPROVEDPass Action details Not available
ID 22-1547 11.-H. Action ItemActions pertaining to the use of Parking Garage 7: 1. Adopt a finding of Categorical Exemption pursuant to Section 15301 (Existing Facilities) of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines. 2. Approve the Second Amendment to the License Agreement between the City of Fresno, and T-Mobile West, LLC., to license use of certain real property, together with access and utility rights located at the Fresno City Parking Garage 7 (801 Van Ness Avenue, Fresno, CA 93721) for four (4) five-year terms and total contract revenue of $436,920 (District 3)APPROVED AS AMENDEDPass Action details Not available
ID 22-1623 11.-J. Action ItemRESOLUTION - Of Intention to Establish a Community Facilities District (Community Facilities District No. 18 - Public Safety Services) and future annexation area and to Authorize the Levy of a Special Tax; and setting the public hearing for Thursday, December 1, 2022 at 10:10am (T-6310, near the northwest corner of Dakota and Polk Avenues; T-6234, southwest corner of Dakota & Hayes Avenues; future annexation area encompasses entire City of Fresno) (Citywide)ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
ID 22-1603 1  Action ItemAppearance by Mary Padilla to discuss Returning Rightful Living to America. (Speaker Resides in District 2)PRESENTED  Action details Not available
ID 22-1604 1  Action ItemAppearance by Steve Markus to discuss alley gate breaches. (Speaker Resides in District 7)PRESENTED  Action details Not available
ID 22-1626 13.-A. Action ItemWORKSHOP - Fresno Chaffee Zoo Master Plan - presented by Fresno Chaffee Zoo Chief Executive Officer & Zoo Director, Jon Forrest Dohlin.PRESENTED  Action details Not available
ID 22-1534 15.-A. Action ItemCONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL-EXISTING LITIGATION Government Code Section 54956.9, subdivision (d)(1) Case Name: City of Fresno v. Fresno Building Healthy Communities Court of Appeal Case No.: F084662; and Case Name: Fresno Building Healthy Communities v. City of Fresno Court of Appeal Case No.: F084666 (PARCS Department)DISCUSSED  Action details Not available
ID 22-1613 15.-B. Closed Session ItemCONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL-EXISTING LITIGATION Government Code Section 54956.9, subdivision (d)(1) Gianna Provenzano v. City of Fresno, et al. Fresno Superior Court Case No. 21CECG01263DISCUSSED  Action details Not available
ID 22-1614 15.-C. Action ItemCONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATOR - Government Code Section 54956.8 Property: 937-945 F Street; APN 467-07-402 Negotiating Parties: City Manager, Wilson and Yolanda Wong Under Negotiation: Terms and conditions of saleDISCUSSED  Action details Not available
ID 22-1612 15.-D. Closed Session ItemCONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATOR - Government Code Section 54956.8 Property: APN 468-400-54T Negotiating Parties: City Manager White, Prosperous Terra, LLC., (Ruelas, Inc.) Under Negotiation: Price and terms of saleDISCUSSED  Action details Not available
ID 22-1627 15.-E. Action ItemCONSIDER PUBLIC EMPLOYEE APPOINTMENT - Government Code Section 54957(b): Consider the appointment, employment, evaluation of performance, discipline, or dismissal of a public employee. Title: City AttorneyDISCUSSED  Action details Not available
ID 22-1620 15.-F. Closed Session ItemCONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - POTENTIAL LITIGATION, Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(4) - City Council is considering whether to initiate litigation: One (1) potential caseDISCUSSED  Action details Not available
ID 22-1629 15.-G. Closed Session ItemCONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - POTENTIAL LITIGATION, Government Code Section 54956.9, subdivision (d)(2); Nelson Esparza v. City of Fresno CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION, Government Code Section 54956.9, subdivision (d)(1); People v. Nelson Esparza (F22905037)DISCUSSED  Action details Not available
ID 22-1633 15.-H. Closed Session ItemCONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - POTENTIAL LITIGATION, Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(4) - City Council is considering whether to initiate litigation: One (1) potential caseDISCUSSED  Action details Not available