City of Fresno  
Ted C Wills  
770 N. San Pablo Ave.  
Fresno, CA 93728  
Meeting Agenda - Final  
Tuesday, January 14, 2025  
5:30 PM  
Special Meeting  
City Hall, Room 2165  
Tower District Specific Plan Implementation Committee  
Chairperson - Christopher Johnson  
Vice Chair - Janay Conley  
Board Member - Annie Lokrantz  
Board Member - Michael Birdsong  
Board Member - Myra Coble  
Board Member - James Kitch  
Board Member - Joseph Catania  
THE COMMITTEE WELCOMES YOU TO FRESNO CITY HALL, LOCATED AT 2600  
FRESNO STREET, FRESNO, CALIFORNIA 93721, ROOM 2165.  
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION  
Any interested person may appear at the public  
hearing and present written testimony or speak in favor or against the matters  
scheduled on the agenda. Public participation during Tower District Specific  
Plan Implementation Committee meetings is always encouraged and can occur  
by attending a meeting in City Hall room 2165 located at  
Fresno, California 93721.  
2600 Fresno Street,  
When called to speak during a meeting, you may approach the speaker podium  
upon the Chair's call for any additional public comment. Unless otherwise  
announced, all public speakers will have up to 3 minutes to address the  
Committee.  
SUBMIT DOCUMENTS / WRITTEN COMMENTS –  
Email – Agenda related documents and comments can be emailed to the Long  
Range Planning Division. Unless otherwise required by law to be accepted by  
the City at or prior to a Committee meeting, no documents shall be accepted for  
Committee review unless they are submitted to the Long Range Planning  
Division at least 24 hours prior to the commencement of the meeting at which  
the associated agenda item is to be heard.  
a. Email comments to LongRangePlanning@fresno.gov  
b. Emails should include the agenda date and item number you wish to speak  
on in the subject line of your email. Include your name and address, for the  
record, at the top of the body of your email.  
c. Emails will be a maximum of 450 words.  
VIEWING MEETINGS (non-participatory) – For your convenience, there are ways  
to view Tower District Specific Plan Implementation Committee meetings live:  
2. Cable Television: Comcast Channel 96 and AT&T channel 99  
3. Zoom:  
https://fresno-gov.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_taAP1qgNRGGeXj2cB5mzQQ  
Webinar ID: 951 8694 8275  
a) Register in advance for this webinar: After registering, you will receive a  
confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.  
b) If you do not wish for your name to appear on the screen, then use the  
drop down menu and click on “rename” to rename yourself.  
Should any of these viewing methods listed above experience technical  
difficulties, the Committee meeting will continue uninterrupted. Committee  
meetings will only be paused to address verifiable technical difficulties for all  
users participating in Zoom or in person.  
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 accommodation such as language  
translation, should contact the Planning Department, 559 621 8277 within 48  
hours of the meeting.  
I. Call to Order & Roll Call  
II. Approve Agenda  
III. Approve Meeting Minutes  
October 15, 2024, Tower District Specific Plan Implementation  
Committee Regular Meeting Minutes  
Planning and Development Department  
Sponsors:  
Attachments:  
IV. Council District Updates  
V. Chair's Report  
VI. Staff Updates  
VII. Continued Matters  
VIII. New Matters  
Consideration of the Tower District Specific Plan Implementation  
Committee Meeting Schedule for Calendar Year 2025  
Planning and Development Department  
Sponsors:  
Update on the Tower District Design Guidelines  
Attachments:  
Planning and Development Department  
Sponsors:  
Attachments:  
IX. Unscheduled Oral Communications  
X. Adjournment