City of Fresno  
2600 Fresno Street  
Fresno, CA 93721  
Meeting Agenda - Final  
Thursday, January 11, 2024  
9:00 AM  
Regular Meeting  
Council Chambers (In Person and/or Electronic)  
City Council  
President - Tyler Maxwell  
Vice President - Annalisa Perea  
Councilmembers:  
Mike Karbassi, Miguel Angel Arias, Luis Chavez,  
Garry Bredefeld, Nelson Esparza  
City Manager - Georgeanne A. White  
City Attorney - Andrew Janz  
City Clerk - Todd Stermer, CMC  
THE FRESNO CITY COUNCIL WELCOMES YOU TO CITY COUNCIL CHAMBER,  
LOCATED IN CITY HALL, 2ND FLOOR, 2600 FRESNO STREET, FRESNO,  
CALIFORNIA 93721.  
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION – Public participation during Fresno City Council meetings is  
always encouraged and can occur in one of the two following ways:  
1) Participate In Person: Council Chambers, City Hall, 2nd Floor, 2600 Fresno Street,  
Fresno, CA 93721  
a) To speak during a City Council meeting in person: fill out a speaker card  
(available in the Council Chamber) and place it in the speaker card collection  
basket at the front of the Council Chamber. You may also approach the speaker  
podium upon the Council President’s call for public comment.  
2) Participate Remotely via Zoom:  
a) The above link will allow you to register in advance for remote participation in  
the meeting via the Zoom platform. After registering, you will receive a  
confirmation email containing additional details about joining the meeting.  
b) To speak during a City Council meeting while attending remotely: while in the  
Zoom application, click on the icon labeled “Participants” at the bottom of the  
screen. Then select “RaiseHand” at the bottom of the Participants window. Your  
digital hand will now be raised. You will be asked to “unmute” when your name is  
called to speak. You will not be visible via video and there will be no opportunity to  
share your screen.  
All public speakers will have up to 3 minutes to address Council pursuant to Rule No. 10 of  
the Rules of Procedure for the City Council of the City of Fresno (available in the City  
Clerk’s Office).  
SUBMIT DOCUMENTS / WRITTEN COMMENTS - Pursuant to Rule 11 (c) of the Rules of  
Procedure, no documents shall be accepted for Council review unless submitted to the City  
Clerk at least 24 hours prior to the Council Agenda item be heard. Documents / written  
comments related to an agenda item can be submitted by one of the following methods:  
1) eComment – eComment allows the public to submit agenda related comments  
through a website prior to the meeting. Submitted comments are limited to 1440  
characters and will be a part of the official record.  
selecting the “eComment” link.  
b) e-Comment is available for use upon publication of the agenda and closes 24  
hours prior to the meeting start time [pursuant to Rule 11(c)].  
c) e-Comment is not permitted for Land use or CEQA items  
d) The e-Comment Electronic User Agreement can be viewed at:  
2) E-mail – Agenda related documents and comments can be e-mailed to the Office of  
the City Clerk at least 24 hours prior to the agenda item being heard, pursuant to Rule  
11(c).  
a) E-mail the Clerk’s Office at clerk@fresno.gov  
b) E-mails should include the agenda date, and the related agenda item number.  
VIEWING CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS (non-participatory) - For your convenience, there  
are several ways to view Fresno City Council meetings live:  
to view the live meeting).  
2) Community Media Access Collaborative website: https://cmac.tv/  
3) YouTube - City of Fresno Council, Boards and Commissions Channel:  
5) Cable Television: Comcast Channel 96 and AT&T Channel 99  
Should any of the five viewing methods listed above experience technical difficulties, the  
Council meeting will continue uninterrupted. Council meetings will only be paused to  
address verifiable technical difficulties for all users participating via Zoom or in the Council  
Chamber.  
The City of Fresno’s goal is to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).  
Anyone requiring reasonable ADA accommodations, including sign language interpreters,  
or other reasonable accommodations such as language translation, should contact the  
office of the City Clerk at (559) 621-7650 or clerk@fresno.gov. To help ensure availability  
of these services, you are advised to make your request a minimum of three business days  
prior to the scheduled meeting.  
9:00 A.M. ROLL CALL  
Invocation by Pastor Simon Biasell from The Big Red Church  
Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag  
APPROVE AGENDA  
9:00 A.M. 2024 CITY COUNCIL ELECTION  
Election of Council President and Vice President  
Election of Chair and Vice Chair to the Successor Agency to  
the Redevelopment Agency of the City of Fresno  
CEREMONIAL PRESENTATIONS  
Proclamation for “Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Unity  
Committee Day”  
Councilmember Arias  
Sponsors:  
Proclamation for “Haron Family Legacy Day”  
Office of Mayor & City Manager  
Sponsors:  
COUNCILMEMBER REPORTS AND COMMENTS  
MAYOR/MANAGER REPORTS AND COMMENTS  
CITY CLERK AND CITY ATTORNEY REPORTS AND COMMENTS  
UNSCHEDULED COMMUNICATION  
PLEASE NOTE: UNSCHEDULED COMMUNICATION IS NOT SCHEDULED FOR A  
SPECIFIC TIME AND MAY BE HEARD ANY TIME DURING THE MEETING  
1. CONSENT CALENDAR  
Approval of Minutes for December 7, 2023, Regular Meeting  
and December 14, 2023, Regular Meeting.  
Office of the City Clerk  
Sponsors:  
Approve the First Amendment to Master Equipment Lease  
Purchase Agreement to increase the borrowing capacity.  
Finance Department  
Sponsors:  
Actions pertaining to the Fresno Fire Department’s  
Scheduling, Evaluation and Learning Management systems:  
1. Affirm the City Manager's determination that Vector  
Solutions is uniquely qualified to provide software for  
Scheduling, Evaluations and Learning Management System  
2. Renew Vector Solutions software license for Scheduling,  
Evaluations and Learning Management System (LMS) in to a  
5-year contract, not to exceed $335,735  
Fire Department  
Sponsors:  
Award a professional consultant agreement to TRC  
Solutions, Inc of Windsor, Connecticut with offices in Fresno,  
California for $147,221, plus a not-to-exceed contingency  
amount of $10,000, to develop a zero-emission vehicle  
transition plan for the municipal fleet and facilitate compliance  
with the California Air Resources Board Advanced Clean  
Fleet Regulation  
General Services Department  
Sponsors:  
Reject all bids received for the purchase of two Intermediate,  
Mid-size, Four-door Unleaded Sedans on behalf of the  
Department of Transportation/Fresno Area Express (FAX)  
(Bid File 3879)  
General Services Department and Department of  
Transportation  
Sponsors:  
Approve a First Amendment to the Consultant Services  
Agreement with Kleinfelder Inc. for Environmental  
Engineering Services in the amount of $20,200 to provide  
additional services for the Maxie L. Parks site located at 2165  
South Elm Street, Fresno CA 93706, for a total amount not to  
exceed $60,770. (Council District 3)  
Parks, After School and Recreation and Community Services  
Department  
Sponsors:  
***RESOLUTION - Authorizing a Grant Application of up to  
$300,000 to the California Office of Traffic Safety (CA OTS)  
to Fund Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety Programming,  
Acceptance of Grant Funding, and Execution of Related  
Documents by the City Manager or Designee (Citywide)  
(Subject to Mayor’s Veto)  
Parks, After School and Recreation and Community Services  
Department  
Sponsors:  
Actions pertaining to allocation of One Fresno Youth Jobs  
Corps program funding to six organizations to provide  
meaningful work experience at their worksites:  
1. Approve six (6) Service Agreements allocating One Fresno  
Youth Jobs Corps grant program funding to local Community  
Based Organizations (CBOs) totaling $985,992.62 (RFP  
12302546) to the following organizations: (1) Career Nexus  
$50,000; (2) Community Media Access Collaborative  
$53,224; (3) Fresno County EOC $200,000; (4)  
Neighborhood Industries $200,000; (5) Poverello House,  
Naomi House, Amici Del $200,000; and (6) The Downtown  
Association $282,769.  
2. RESOLUTION - Granting Authority to the City Manager or  
designee to enter into agreements with Community Based  
Organizations to provide meaningful work experiences at  
their worksites funded by the One Fresno Youth Jobs Corps  
program.  
Personnel Services Department  
Sponsors:  
Approve the Seventh Amendment to the consultant services  
agreement with Ascent Environmental, Inc., extending the  
contract performance period to December 31, 2024, for the  
South-Central Specific Plan Environmental Impact Report  
(EIR).  
Planning and Development Department  
Sponsors:  
Approve the Second Amendment to the Professional  
Engineering Services Agreement with Quad Knopf, Inc, dba  
QK in the amount of $15,000, increasing the total contract  
amount to $83,400 with a remaining contingency of $500,  
due to increased scope of services for the Fink-White Park  
Splash Pad Project (Council District 3).  
Capital Projects Department, Parks, After School and  
Recreation and Community Services Department  
Sponsors:  
Approve an agreement for Professional Engineering Services  
with Peters Engineering Group, of Clovis, California, in the  
amount of $154,000, with a $10,000 contingency, for the  
design and construction support services for the Cedar  
Avenue Roadway Improvements between Herndon Avenue  
and Alluvial Avenue (Council District 6).  
Capital Projects Department and Public Works Department  
Sponsors:  
Approve the Agreement for Purchase and Sale of a  
Permanent Street Easement and Escrow Instructions to  
acquire a permanent easement for the construction of the  
widening of Ashlan Avenue between Bryan Avenue and  
Hayes Avenue as part of the Tract 6258 Offsite Right of Way  
Acquisition Project (Council District 1).  
Capital Projects Department and Public Works Department  
Sponsors:  
Actions pertaining to the Shields Avenue Paving Project from  
Parkway Drive to Brawley Avenue (Council District 1):  
1. Adopt a finding of Categorical Exemption per staff  
determination pursuant to Section 15301/ Class 1 and  
Section 15332/Class 32 of the California Environmental  
Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines.  
2. Approve the Agreement for Purchase and Sale of a  
Permanent Street Easement and Escrow Instructions to  
acquire a permanent easement and right of way for public  
street purposes on a 0.23-acre (10,450 square feet)  
unimproved portion of a 12.73-acre (554,519 square feet)  
parcel, located at 3051 North Mosswood Drive (Assessor’s  
Parcel Number (APN) 433-09-023S), owned by Green Acres  
MH, LLC, a California limited liability company, in the amount  
of $47,100.  
Capital Projects Department and Public Works Department  
Sponsors:  
Award a requirements contract to Metron-Farnier LLC, for the  
purchase of large diameter water meters for three years with  
two optional one-year extensions, in an amount not to exceed  
$156,332.80 per year, plus annual Consumer Price Index  
increases (Bid File 12400342) (Citywide).  
Department of Public Utilities  
Sponsors:  
Actions pertaining to the Replacement of Variable Frequency  
Drives at the Fresno-Clovis Regional Wastewater  
Reclamation Facility (Bid File 12400495) (Council District 3):  
1. Adopt a finding of Categorical Exemption pursuant to  
Class 2, Section 15302 (Replacement or Reconstruction) of  
the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines.  
2. Approve the award of a purchase contract to Allied Electric  
of Fresno, California, for the purchase of two (2)  
Allen-Bradley PF755TL 800 HP ND Type 1 Variable  
Frequency Drives in the amount of $383,311.25.  
Department of Public Utilities  
Sponsors:  
Approve a consultant services agreement with Water  
Systems Consulting, Inc., for an amount not to exceed  
$767,880, and a contingency amount of $70,000, to prepare  
a Water Reuse Master Plan for the City of Fresno. (Bid File  
12302738) (Citywide).  
Department of Public Utilities  
Sponsors:  
Actions pertaining to the summary vacation of a portion of the  
unused public utility easement located adjacent to North  
Alicante Drive and west of North Willow Avenue (Council  
District 6).  
1. Adopt a finding of Categorical Exemption per staff  
determination, pursuant to Section 15301/Class 1 and  
Section 15305/Class 5 of the California Environmental  
Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines, EA P23-02518.  
2. RESOLUTION - Ordering the summary vacation of a  
portion of the unused public utility easement located adjacent  
to North Alicante Drive and west of North Willow Avenue.  
Public Works Department  
Sponsors:  
Actions pertaining to the summary vacation of a portion of a  
public watermain easement on Parcel N of Parcel Map  
Number 2008-13, lying southwest of North Riverside Drive,  
between West Herndon Avenue and North Veterans  
Boulevard (Council District 2):  
1. Adopt a finding of Categorical Exemption per  
Environmental Assessment Number P23-01378 per staff  
determination, pursuant to and Section 15305, Class 5 Minor  
Alteration in Land Use Limitations of the California  
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines.  
2. RESOLUTION - Ordering the summary vacation of a  
portion of a public watermain easement on Parcel N of Parcel  
Map Number 2008-13, lying southwest of North Riverside  
Drive, between West Herndon Avenue and North Veterans  
Boulevard.  
Public Works Department  
Sponsors:  
Submission for informational purposes of the Annual  
Comprehensive Financial Reports (“ACFR”) regarding the  
Financial Activities of the City of Fresno Retirement Systems  
for the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2023  
Retirement Department  
Sponsors:  
RESOLUTION - Renaming the Van Ness and Weldon Pocket  
Park to “Trolley” Park  
Vice President Perea  
Sponsors:  
***BILL B-36 - (Intro’d December 14, 2023)(For Adoption)  
Repealing Article 22 of Chapter 14 of the Fresno Municipal  
Code, relating to Cruising (Subject to Mayor’s Veto)  
Councilmember Chavez  
Sponsors:  
JOINT MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL, THE CITY OF FRESNO IN  
ITS CAPACITY AS HOUSING SUCCESSOR TO THE  
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF FRESNO, THE  
SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF  
THE CITY OF FRESNO, AND FRESNO REVITALIZATION  
CORPORATION  
Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency of the City  
of Fresno and Fresno Revitalization Corporation (FRC)  
consider adopting:  
1. RESOLUTION - Approving the Recognized Obligation  
Payment Schedule 24-25  
Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency  
Sponsors:  
CONTESTED CONSENT CALENDAR  
2. SCHEDULED COUNCIL HEARINGS AND MATTERS  
10:00 A.M.  
HEARING to consider Development Permit Application No.  
P21-02699, Vesting Tentative Parcel Map No. 2021-09, and  
related Final Environmental Impact Report (FEIR), State  
Clearinghouse (SCH) No. 2022050265, regarding an  
Office/Warehouse Project located on approximately ± 48.03  
acres of property at the northeast intersection of North Marks  
and West Nielsen Avenues (Council District 3)  
1. CERTIFY Final Environmental Impact Report (SCH No.  
2022050265), apply the Council's independent judgment and  
analysis to the review, and then adopt the resolution  
certifying the FEIR as having been completed in compliance  
with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) on the  
proposed Final EIR and comments thereon; and;  
a. ADOPT the Water Supply Assessment (WSA) attached to  
the FEIR as Appendix K in compliance with Section 10910 of  
the California Water Code and Section 15155 of the CEQA  
Guidelines, and adopt the WSA as a technical addendum to  
the Environmental Impact Report; and,  
b. ADOPT Findings of Fact pursuant to CEQA Guidelines  
Section 15091; and,  
c. ADOPT a Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program  
(MMRP) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines section 15097; and,  
2. DENY the appeal and UPHOLD the action of the Planning  
Commission in the approval of Development Permit  
Application No. P21-02699 which requests authorization to  
construct four office/warehouse buildings with a total gross  
floor area of approximately ± 901,438 square feet, subject to  
compliance with the Conditions of Approval dated October 4,  
2023; and,  
3. DENY the appeal and UPHOLD the action of the Planning  
Commission in the approval of Vesting Tentative Parcel Map  
No. 2021-09 which requests authorization to subdivide the  
subject property into four parcels: Parcel A ± 11.68 acres,  
Parcel B ± 5.38 acres, Parcel C ± 5.14 acres, Parcel D ±  
26.15 acres, subject to compliance with the Conditions of  
Approval dated October 4, 2023.  
Planning and Development Department  
Sponsors:  
10:05 A.M.  
HEARING to consider the vacation of a portion of excess  
public street right of way on the northeast side of North  
Weber Avenue, northwest of West Herndon Avenue (Council  
District 2):  
1. ***RESOLUTION - Ordering the vacation of a portion of  
excess public street right of way on the northeast side of  
North Weber Avenue, northwest of West Herndon Avenue  
(Subject to Mayor’s Veto).  
Public Works Department  
Sponsors:  
10:10 A.M.#1  
HEARING to consider Text Amendment Application No.  
P23-02443 and related Environmental Finding for  
Environmental Assessment No. P23-02443 amending  
Subsection U to Section 3804 of Chapter 15 of the Fresno  
Municipal Code pertaining to the deferral of certain  
subdivision improvements (all Council Districts):  
1. ADOPT a finding set forth in Environmental Assessment  
No. P23-02443, dated July 26, 2023, that Text Amendment  
Application No. P23-02443 is exempt from the California  
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to the  
commonsense exemption that it can be seen with certainty  
that there is no possibility of significant adverse effect on the  
environment pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 1506(b)  
(3).  
2. BILL (for Introduction) Text Amendment Application No.  
P23-02443 adding Subsection U to Section 3804 of Chapter  
15 of the Fresno Municipal Code relating to the deferral of  
certain sidewalk construction, driveway approaches and  
street trees in subdivisions until prior to occupancy of  
single-family homes.  
Public Works Department  
Sponsors:  
10:10 A.M. #2  
HEARING to consider Text Amendment Application No.  
P23-02808 and related Environmental Finding For  
Environmental Assessment No. P23-02808 amending  
Subsection E of Section 3314 of Chapter 15 of the Fresno  
Municipal Code related to tentative map appeal hearings -  
Planning & Development Department.  
1. ADOPT a finding set forth in Environmental Assessment  
No. P23-02808 dated September 13, 2023, that Text  
Amendment Application No. P23-02808 is exempt from the  
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to the  
commonsense exemption that it can be seen with certainty  
that there is no possibility of significant adverse effect on the  
environment pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)  
(3)  
2. BILL (for introduction) Approve Amending Subsection E to  
Section 3314 of Chapter 15 of the Fresno Municipal Code  
relating to the language of the required tentative map appeal  
hearing date from 30 days to 45 days.  
Planning and Development Department  
Sponsors:  
10:20 A.M.  
Appearance by Jorge Zavala to discuss City of Fresno failure  
to support, assist, and accommodate disability rights (District  
4 Resident)  
Office of the City Clerk  
Sponsors:  
10:25 A.M.  
Appearance by Ana Rodriguez to discuss mail and identity  
theft in the City of Fresno (District 5 Resident)  
Office of the City Clerk  
Sponsors:  
3. GENERAL ADMINISTRATION  
4. CITY COUNCIL  
5. CLOSED SESSION  
PUBLIC 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  
Council President Maxwell  
Sponsors:  
PUBLIC 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  
Council President Maxwell  
Sponsors:  
ADJOURNMENT  
UPCOMING SCHEDULED COUNCIL HEARINGS AND MATTERS  
UPCOMING EMPLOYEE CEREMONIES  
EMPLOYEE OF THE QUARTER - 10:00 A.M  
• January 17, 2024 (Wednesday) - Employee of the Winter Quarter  
• April 10, 2024 (Wednesday) - Employee of the Spring Quarter  
• July 17, 2024 (Wednesday) - Employee of the Summer Quarter  
• October 16, 2024 (Wednesday) - Employee of the Fall Quarter  
EMPLOYEE SERVICE AWARDS - 10:00 A.M.  
• April 17, 2024 (Wednesday) - Employee Service Awards  
• November 20, 2024 (Wednesday) - Employee Service Awards  
2024 CITY COUNCIL MEETING SCHEDULE  
January 18, 2024 - 9:00 A.M.  
February 1, 2024 - 9:00 A.M.  
February 22, 2024 - 9:00 A.M.  
March 7, 2024 - 9:00 A.M.  
March 21, 2024 - 9:00 A.M.