City of Fresno  
2600 Fresno Street  
Fresno, CA 93721  
Meeting Agenda - Final  
Thursday, June 22, 2023  
9:00 AM  
Regular Meeting/Budget Hearings Continued (Vote on Final  
Budget)  
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  
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 Brent Deffenbacher of Bethany Church  
Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag  
APPROVE AGENDA  
CEREMONIAL PRESENTATIONS  
Proclamation for “Clovis Unified School District  
Superintendent Dr. Eimear O’Brien”  
Councilmember Karbassi  
Sponsors:  
Proclamation for “National Week of Making”  
Vice President Perea  
Sponsors:  
Proclamation for “Alzheimer’s & Brain Awareness Month”  
Councilmember Bredefeld  
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 June 8, 2023, Regular Meeting, June  
14, 2023, Budget Hearing and June 15, 2023, Regular  
Meeting.  
Office of the City Clerk  
Sponsors:  
Actions pertaining to the Parking Garage 4 High Priority  
Repairs located at 1919 Tulare Street:  
1. Adopt finding a Categorical Exemption pursuant to Section  
15301 Existing Facilities of the California Environmental  
Quality Act Guidelines  
2. Award a construction contract with Ashron Construction  
and Restoration, Inc., of Galt, California, in the amount of  
$276,750 for the Parking Garage 4 High Priority Repairs  
project located at 1919 Tulare Street (Bid File 12300939)  
(District 3)  
General Services Department  
Sponsors:  
Approve a Grant Agreement with Bakman Water Company  
allocating up to $2,700,000 in American Rescue Plan Act  
(ARPA) funding for the construction of water infrastructure  
necessary to meet safety standards and fire suppression  
requirements for the development of affordable housing at  
the Fancher Creek Town Center development.  
Office of Mayor & City Manager and Finance Department  
Sponsors:  
Actions pertaining to temporary water service for fire  
suppression within Fancher Creek Town Center:  
1. Adopt a finding of Categorical Exemption pursuant to  
Section 15301/Class 1 (Existing Facilities) of the California  
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines.  
2. Approve a Temporary Water Service Agreement with  
Bakman Water Company  
Office of Mayor & City Manager and Department of Public  
Utilities  
Sponsors:  
Approve the appointment of Douglas Dart (District 3  
Resident) to the Fresno Regional Workforce Development  
Board for a term ending November 1, 2024. Approve the  
appointment of Laura Ward (District 1 Resident) to the Parks,  
Recreation, and Arts Commission for a term ending July 1,  
2025. Approve the reappointment of Susan L. Coulter  
(District 6 Resident) to the Disability Advisory Commission for  
a term ending June 30, 2025.  
Office of Mayor & City Manager  
Sponsors:  
Approve a consultant agreement with Baker Tilly US, LLP in  
the amount of $256,443, plus a not-to-exceed contingency  
amount of $10,000, to provide consulting services on  
development of an assessment - along with  
recommendations for options - to improve the services and  
affordability of electricity in the City of Fresno; authorize the  
City Manager or designee to execute all related documents.  
(Citywide)  
Office of Mayor & City Manager, Public Works Department,  
Council President Maxwell, Councilmember Chavez and  
Councilmember Bredefeld  
Sponsors:  
Actions pertaining to City-owned Assessor’s Parcel Number  
456-030-34T and 456-030-44 (District 7)  
1. *** RESOLUTION - Revoking the Declaration of  
Accessor’s Parcel Number (APN) 456-030-34T (Subject to  
Mayor’s Veto)  
2. *** RESOLUTION - Declaring Property identified as  
Assessor’s Parcel Numbers 456-030-34T and 456-030-44 to  
be exempt surplus land and initiating the open and  
competitive request for proposals for an extended land lease  
of the property for permanent affordable and/or mixed income  
housing development (Subject to Mayor’s Veto)  
Planning and Development Department  
Sponsors:  
Approve a First Amendment to the professional public  
information services contract for the Department of Public  
Utilities with Two Q, Inc. dba JP Marketing to extend the  
agreement through June 30, 2024, and increase the contract  
amount by $808,698 to fund continuity of services, for a  
revised total contract amount of $2,993,673.  
Department of Public Utilities  
Sponsors:  
Actions pertaining to the Roof Membrane Replacement at the  
Fresno-Clovis Regional Wastewater Reclamation Facility  
Administration Building (Bid File 12302214) (Council District  
3):  
1. Adopt a finding of Categorical Exemption pursuant to  
Sections 15301/Class 1 and 15302/Class 2 of the California  
Environmental Quality Act Guidelines.  
2. Award a construction contract, in the amount of $353,233,  
to Nations Roof West, LLC., of Fresno, California.  
Department of Public Utilities  
Sponsors:  
Actions pertaining to the Laboratory Information Management  
System for the Environmental Laboratory at the  
Fresno-Clovis Regional Wastewater Treatment Facility  
(Council District 3):  
1. Affirm the City Manager’s finding that Promium, LLC., is  
uniquely qualified to procure and install the Element  
Laboratory Information Management System software into the  
environmental laboratory.  
2. Approve a one-year Hosted Service Agreement in the  
amount of $95,980 to Promium, LLC., with provisions for five  
one-year extensions at an annual cost of $33,700, to procure,  
install, and host the Element Laboratory Information  
Management System software.  
Department of Public Utilities  
Sponsors:  
Approve a second amendment to a requirements contract  
with SNF Polydyne, Inc., to increase the not-to-exceed  
Contract amount for the purchase of Cationic Polymer by  
$1,106,000.00, for a total Contract value of $9,145,364.56  
(Council District 3)  
Department of Public Utilities  
Sponsors:  
Award a construction contract in the amount of $2,649,222 to  
Emmett’s Excavation, Inc., of Clovis, California for the  
Blackstone Avenue and McKinley Avenue Transit Oriented  
Development Sidewalk and Lighting Project - Bid File  
12300361 (Council Districts 1 and 7)  
Public Works Department  
Sponsors:  
Actions pertaining to the Garage 9 Remodel Project (Council  
District 3)  
1. Affirm the City Manager’s finding that  
Temple-Andersen-Moore (TAM) Architects, LLP is uniquely  
qualified  
2. Approve an agreement for professional architectural and  
engineering services with Temple-Andersen-Moore (TAM)  
Architects, LLP of Fresno, California in the amount of  
$196,400.00 with a contingency amount not to exceed  
$40,000.00, for the design and construction support services  
for the Garage 9 Remodel Project  
Public Works Department and Planning and Development  
Department  
Sponsors:  
Approve an agreement for professional engineering services  
with Quad Knopf Inc., of Fresno, California for $118,650.00  
with a $10,000.00 contingency, for design and construction  
support services for the Vinland Park Futsal and Pickleball  
Courts Project (Council District 4)  
Public Works Department, Parks, After School and  
Recreation and Community Services Department  
Sponsors:  
Approve Contract Change Order No. 30 in the amount of  
$0.00 with Granite Construction Company for the Veterans  
Boulevard Grade Separation Project, Project ID PW00683  
(Council District 2).  
Public Works Department  
Sponsors:  
RESOLUTION - Adopting a list of proposed Public Works  
projects to receive Senate Bill 1 (SB 1) Road Maintenance  
and Rehabilitation Account funding for City Fiscal Year 2024.  
Public Works Department  
Sponsors:  
Approval Donation Agreement between Olasunkanmi  
Stephen Fagbule, M.D. and the City of Fresno and Accept  
Donation of Clement Renzi’s “A Day in the Park” Sculpture  
Councilmember Esparza  
Sponsors:  
***RESOLUTION - Directing City of Fresno Administration to  
Display Clement Renzi’s “A Day in the Park” Sculpture at the  
Fresno Yosemite International Airport (Subject to Mayor’s  
Veto)  
Councilmember Esparza  
Sponsors:  
***RESOLUTION - To name the Fresno Regional Fire  
Training Center (Hayes and Central) as the “Chief Kerri  
Donis Training Center” (Subject to Mayor’s Veto)  
Vice President Perea and Councilmember Arias  
Sponsors:  
CONTESTED CONSENT CALENDAR  
2. SCHEDULED COUNCIL HEARINGS AND MATTERS  
9:00 A.M. - ACTION ON THE FISCAL YEAR 2024 BUDGET AND  
RELATED ITEMS  
A.  
***RESOLUTION - Adopt the FY 2024 Salary Resolution  
(Subject to Mayor’s veto)  
Personnel Services Department  
Sponsors:  
B.  
C.  
D.  
E.  
F.  
***RESOLUTION - Adopt the FY 2024 Position Authorization  
Resolution. (Subject to Mayor’s veto)  
Budget and Management Studies Department  
Sponsors:  
***RESOLUTION - Adopt the FY 2024 Annual Appropriation  
Resolution. (Subject to Mayor’s veto)  
Budget and Management Studies Department  
Sponsors:  
***RESOLUTION - FY 2024 GANN Appropriation Limit  
Resolution (Subject to Mayor’s veto)  
Budget and Management Studies Department  
Sponsors:  
***RESOLUTION - To Adopt an Investment Policy for Public  
Funds for Fiscal Year 2023-2024 (Subject to Mayor’s veto)  
Finance Department  
Sponsors:  
***BILL - (For introduction and adoption) - Adoption of  
Property Tax Override Ordinance (Subject to Mayor’s veto)  
Budget and Management Studies Department  
Sponsors:  
10:00 A.M.  
HEARING to adopt Resolutions and Ordinance to Annex  
territory and Levy a Special Tax regarding City of Fresno  
Community Facilities District Number 11, Annexation Number  
144 (Final Tract Map Number 6276) (located on the  
northwest corner of North Parc West Drive and North  
Grantland Avenue) (Council District 1)  
1. ***RESOLUTION - to Annex Territory to Community  
Facilities District No. 11 and Authorizing the Levy of a Special  
Tax for Annexation No. 144 (Subject to Mayor’s Veto)  
2. ***RESOLUTION - Calling Special Mailed-Ballot Election  
(Subject to Mayor’s Veto)  
3. ***RESOLUTION - Declaring Election Results (Subject to  
Mayor’s Veto)  
4. ***BILL - (For introduction and adoption) - Levying a  
Special Tax for the Property Tax Year 2022-2023 and Future  
Tax Years Within and Relating to Community Facilities  
District No. 11, Annexation No. 144 (Subject to Mayor’s Veto)  
Public Works Department  
Sponsors:  
10:05 A.M. (CONTINUED TO JUNE 29, 2023, AT 10:05 A.M.)  
Hearing - To consider the adoption of the Central Southeast  
Area Specific Plan and related Environmental Assessment,  
State Clearinghouse (SCH No. 2023020138), and related  
actions:  
1. ADOPT the Subsequent Mitigated Negative Declaration,  
Environmental Assessment No. P22-00400 dated February 1,  
2023 (Exhibit I), prepared pursuant to CEQA Guidelines  
Section 15162 and 15070 et. Seq. and the Mitigation  
Monitoring and Reporting Program prepared pursuant to  
CEQA Guidelines Section 15097.  
2. APPROVE Plan Amendment Application P22-00400 which  
proposes to:  
a. RESOLUTION - Approving repeal of the Roosevelt  
Community Plan, pertaining to approximately 15,721 acres  
(Exhibit N)  
b. BILL - Approving the repeal of the Butler/Willow Specific  
Plan, pertaining to approximately 563 acres (Exhibit O)  
c. RESOLUTION - Approving adoption of the Central  
Southeast Area Specific Plan and accompanying Planned  
Land Use Ma (Exhibit P)  
d. RESOLUTION - Approving adoption of the Planned Land  
Use Map (Figure LU-1) of the Fresno General Plan to  
incorporate the land use changes proposed in the Central  
Southeast Area Specific Plan (Exhibit Q)  
e. BILL - Approving the rezone of approximately 136 acres of  
property within the Central Southeast Area Specific Plan area  
to be consistent with the planned land uses proposed in the  
Plan (Exhibit R)  
3. RESOLUTION - Authorizing the Planning Department  
Director or her designee to correct any typographical errors  
and update the text, policies, maps, tables, and exhibits  
contained in the Central Southeast Area Specific Plan, the  
Fresno General Plan, and the Development Code to reflect  
the final action taken by the Council, to the extent that such  
updates are necessary to maintain consistency (Exhibit S).  
Planning and Development Department  
Sponsors:  
10:10 A.M. (CONTINUED TO JUNE 29, 2023, AT 10:10 A.M.)  
HEARING to Consider Plan Amendment and Rezone  
Application No. P22-00507, Development Permit Application  
No. P22-00505, and related Environmental Assessment No.  
P22-00507/P22-00505 pertaining to ±1.23 acres of property  
located on the west side of North Sugar Pine Avenue  
between West Fir Avenue and West Beechwood Avenues.  
(Council District 2) - Planning & Development Department.  
1. ADOPT the Mitigated Negative Declaration as prepared  
for Environmental Assessment No. P22-00505/P22-00507,  
dated December 9, 2022, for the proposed project pursuant  
to the State of California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA);  
and,  
2. RESOLUTION - Approving Plan Amendment Application  
No. P22-00507, requesting authorization to amend the  
Fresno General Plan to change the planned land use  
designation for the subject property from Residential -  
Medium Density (±1.23 acres) to Commercial - General (±  
1.23 acres); and,  
3. BILL - (For introduction and adoption) - Approving Rezone  
Application No. P22-00507, requesting authorization to  
amend the Official Zoning Map of the City of Fresno to  
rezone the subject property from the RS-5 (Residential Single  
Family, Medium Density) (±1.23 acres) zone district to the CG  
(Commercial - General) (±1.23 acres) zone district in  
accordance with the Plan Amendment Application; and,  
4. APPROVE - Development Permit Application No. P22-  
00505, requesting authorization to construct an 11,664  
-square-foot medical clinic and associated parking,  
circulation, and infrastructure improvements on the  
approximately 1.23-acre site, subject to compliance with  
Conditions of Approval dated March 1, 2023.  
Planning and Development Department  
Sponsors:  
3. GENERAL ADMINISTRATION  
4. CITY COUNCIL  
Resolution - Naming the Fresno Police Department Regional  
Training Center the “Jerry P. Dyer Regional Police Training  
Center”  
Councilmember Bredefeld, Council President Maxwell and  
Councilmember Karbassi  
Sponsors:  
5. CLOSED SESSION  
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED  
LITIGATION  
Government Code Section 54956.9, subdivision (d)(2):  
Case Name: Cipriano Perez, et. al v. City of Fresno; Claim  
No: RM2023044330.  
City Attorney's Office  
Sponsors:  
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED  
LITIGATION  
Government Code Section 54956.9, subdivision (d)(4): 1  
potential case  
City Attorney's Office  
Sponsors:  
CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS -  
Government Code Section 54957.6  
City Negotiators: TJ Miller  
Employee Organizations:  
1. International Union of Operating Engineers, Stationary  
Engineers, Local 39 (Local 39); 2. Fresno City Employees  
Association (FCEA); 3. Fresno Police Officers Association  
(FPOA Basic), Unit 4; 4. International Association of  
Firefighters, Local 753, Unit 5 (Fire Basic); 5. Amalgamated  
Transit Union, Local 1027 (ATU); 6. International  
Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 100 (IBEW); 7.  
Fresno Police Officers Association (FPOA Management); 8.  
International Association of Firefighters, Local 753, Unit 10  
(Fire Management); 9. City of Fresno Professional  
Employees Association (CFPEA); 10. City of Fresno  
Management Employees Association (CFMEA); 11.  
Operating Engineers, Local Union No. 3, Fresno Airport  
Public Safety Supervisors (FAPSS); 12. Operating  
Engineers, Local Union No. 3, Fresno Airport Public Safety  
Officers (FAPSO)  
Office of Mayor & City Manager  
Sponsors:  
ADJOURNMENT  
UPCOMING SCHEDULED COUNCIL HEARINGS AND MATTERS  
JUNE 29, 2023  
10:05 A.M. - HEARING to consider the proposed Annual Assessment for the City  
of Fresno Landscaping and Lighting Maintenance District No. 1 (Citywide)  
JULY 20, 2023  
10:00 A.M.-HEARING to adopt resolutions and ordinance to annex territory and  
levy a special tax  
regarding City of Fresno Community Facilities District No. 11, Annexation No. 145  
(Final Tract Map No. 6283) (located on the southeast corner of North Fowler  
Avenue and East Dakota Avenue) (Council District 4  
UPCOMING EMPLOYEE CEREMONIES  
EMPLOYEE OF THE QUARTER - 9:00 A.M.  
• July 19, 2023 (Wednesday) - Employee of the Summer Quarter  
• October 18, 2023 (Wednesday) - Employee of the Fall Quarter  
EMPLOYEE SERVICE AWARDS - 10:00 A.M.  
• November 15, 2023 (Wednesday) - Employee Service Awards  
2023 CITY COUNCIL MEETING SCHEDULE  
June 29, 2023 - 9:00 A.M./Reserved for Final Budget Vote  
July 20, 2023 - 9:00 A.M.  
August 10, 2023 - 9:00 A.M.  
August 24, 2023 - 9:00 A.M.  
September 14, 2023 - 9:00 A.M.  
September 28, 2023 - 9:00 A.M.  
October 5, 2023- 9:00 A.M.  
October 19, 2023 - 9:00 A.M.  
November 2, 2023 - 9:00 A.M.  
November 16, 2023 - 9:00 A.M.  
December 7, 2023 - 9:00 A.M.  
December 14, 2023 - 9:00 A.M.