THE FRESNO CITY COUNCIL WELCOMES YOU TO THE COUNCIL CHAMBER,

LOCATED IN CITY HALL, 2ND FLOOR, 2600 FRESNO STREET, FRESNO,

CALIFORNIA 93721.

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GOVERNMENT CODE 84308 CONTRIBUTION PROHIBITIONS AND MANDATORY

DISCLOSURES - The Political Reform Act of 1974 (Act) restricts campaign contributions

over $250 from a party to or participant in a proceeding involving a license, permit,

contract, or entitlement for use before the City. The Act requires disclosure of the

contribution and creates a conflict where a decisionmaker has received $250 or more from

a party or participant to a proceeding in the prior 12 months. A decisionmaker must

disclose on the record during the proceeding that they have received contributions from a

party, participant, or agent of a party or participant, greater than $250 within the preceding

12 months and the name(s) of the contributor(s). (See 2 CCR 18438.8(a).) Parties and

participants to a proceeding are required to disclose on the record if they made

contributions over $250 within the prior 12 months, and are prohibited from making

contributions to a decisionmaker during the proceeding and for 12 months after the date a

final decision is rendered on the proceeding. Violations of these provisions are punishable

as a misdemeanor.

9:00 A.M. ROLL CALL

Invocation by Bhai Sarbjiet Singh with the Sikh Institute Fresno

Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag

APPROVE AGENDA

COMMENTS BY DEPARTING FORMER COUNCILMEMBERS

Former District 5 Councilmember, Luis Chavez

Former District 6 Councilmember, Garry Bredefeld

CEREMONIAL PRESENTATIONS

Installation and Administration of Oaths of Office for Mayor-Elect and

Councilmembers-Elect with Statements by those Newly Sworn

ID 25-52

Mayor Jerry Dyer

Oath Administered by Diane Dyer, Jeremy Dyer and Janelle

Hastings

Office of the City Clerk

Sponsors:

ID 25-49

Councilmember Mike Karbassi - District 2

Oath Administered by Interim Police Chief Mindy Casto

Office of the City Clerk

Sponsors:

ID 25-50

Councilmember Tyler Maxwell - District 4

Oath Administered by Fernanda Santiago

Office of the City Clerk

Sponsors:

ID 25-51

Councilmember Nick Richardson - District 6

Oath Administered by Thomas L. Richardson

Office of the City Clerk

Sponsors:

ID 25-53

Election of Council President and Vice President

Office of the City Clerk

Sponsors:

ID 25-65

Election of Chair and Vice Chair to the Successor Agency to

the Redevelopment Agency of the City of Fresno

Office of the City Clerk

Sponsors:

Closing Invocation by Rod Lowery, CEO of the Resiliency Center of Fresno

1:00 P.M. MEETING TO RESUME IN CHAMBERS

CEREMONIAL PRESENTATIONS (CONTINUED)

ID 25-34

Proclamation for “Manchester Gate Elementary and the

Fresno Unified Cross-Country Program Day”

Council President Perea and Councilmember Esparza

Sponsors:

COUNCILMEMBER REPORTS AND COMMENTS

MAYOR/MANAGER REPORTS AND COMMENTS

1. SCHEDULED COUNCIL HEARINGS AND MATTERS

9:10 A.M.

ID 25-22

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

152 (Final Tract Map Number 6360) (Located on the

northeast corner of East McKinley Avenue Alignment and

North Armstrong Avenue) (Council District 7)

1. ***RESOLUTION - to Annex Territory to Community

Facilities District No. 11 and Authorizing the Levy of a Special

Tax for Annexation No. 152 (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 2024-2025 and Future

Tax Years Within and Relating to Community Facilities

District No. 11, Annexation No. 152 (Subject to Mayor’s Veto)

Public Works Department

Sponsors:

9:15 A.M. 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

ID 25-35

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 25-26

Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency

Sponsors:

1:00 P.M.

ID 25-59

***RESOLUTION - Suspending the Labor Management Act

for 10 days (Subject to Mayor’s veto)

Personnel Services Department

Sponsors:

1:30 P.M.

ID 25-48

Appearance by Kamryn A. Rodriguez regarding “Gun

violence in schools” (District 4 Resident)

Office of the City Clerk

Sponsors:

1:33 P.M.

ID 25-8

Appearance by Susan Monet regarding “Animal

shelter/reopen stray intake” (District 7 Resident)

Office of the City Clerk

Sponsors:

1:36 P.M.

ID 25-68

Appearance by Matilda Garcia regarding “Emergency Rental

Assistance Application” (District 5 Resident)

Office of the City Clerk

Sponsors:

2. CONSENT CALENDAR

2.-A. ID 25-9

Approval of the minutes for December 5, 2024, Regular

Meeting, December 12, 2024, Regular Meeting and

December 13, 2024, Special Meeting

Office of the City Clerk

Sponsors:

2.-B. ID 25-12

***RESOLUTION - Adopting the 585th Amendment to the

Master Fee Schedule Resolution No. 80-420 to Add, Adjust,

Move, Revise or Delete Various Fees (Subject to Mayor’s

Veto).

Budget and Management Studies Department

Sponsors:

2.-C. ID 25-10

Actions pertaining to the Jaswant Singh Khalra and Regional

Sports Complex Cricket Pitch Project (Bid File No. 12500870)

(Council District 3):

1. Adopt a finding of Categorical Exemption per staff’s

determination pursuant to section 15301/Class 1 of the

California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines for

the Jaswant Singh Khalra Cricket Pitch Project;

2. Adopt a finding of Categorical Exemption per staff’s

determination pursuant to section 15301/Class 1 of the

California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines for

the Regional Sports Complex Cricket Pitch Project;

3. Award a construction contract in the amount of

$165,785.00, to Juarez Brothers General Engineering, Inc. of

Madera, California as the lowest responsive and responsible

bidder for the Jaswant Singh Khalra and Regional Sports

Complex Cricket Pitch Project.

Capital Projects Department, Parks, After School and

Recreation and Community Services Department

Sponsors:

2.-D. ID 25-18

Actions pertaining to the Garage 9 Renovation Project (Bid

File No. 12500982) (City Council District 3):

1. Adopt a finding of Categorical Exemption per staff’s

determination pursuant to section 15301/Class 1 of the

California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines,

Environmental Assessment No. HG00020, for the Garage 9

Renovation Project;

2. Approve substitution of the listed subcontractor Door

Masters, Inc. with Katch Environmental Inc. dba Katch

General to self-perform the work associated with doors,

frames and hardware;

3. Award a construction contract in the amount of

$3,462,279.00, to Katch Environmental Inc. dba Katch

General of Fresno, California as the lowest responsive and

responsible bidder for the Garage 9 Renovation Project.

Capital Projects Department and Planning and Development

Department

Sponsors:

2.-E. ID 25-21

Actions pertaining to the acquisitions of fee title interest of

parcels to benefit the Blackstone McKinley BNSF Grade

Separation Project (Council Districts 1 and 7);

1. Approve the Agreement for Purchase and Sale of Real

Property and Escrow Instructions to acquire fee title interest

of seven (7) improved parcels, collectively 3.0-acres (130,716

square feet), identified as Assessor’s Parcel Numbers 451-

071-07, 451-071-08, 451-071-09, 451-071-10, 451-071-23,

451-071-25, and 451-071-38, owned by Rocking Rail LLC, a

California limited liability company for an amount of

$4,500,000.00, for the construction of the Blackstone

McKinley BNSF Grade Separation Project.

2. Approve the Agreement for Purchase and Sale of

Improvements Pertaining to the Realty and Business

Furniture, Fixtures, and Rolling Stock and Escrow

Instructions to acquire all improvements, business fixtures

and rolling stock as identified in the associated Bill of Sale,

owned by Jet Black Logistics, Inc., a California corporation,

doing business as E-Z Haul Ready Mix and Star Building

Supplies for an amount of $2,872,250.00 for the construction

of the Blackstone McKinley BNSF Grade Separation Project.

Capital Projects Department and Public Works Department

Sponsors:

2.-F. ID 25-23

Actions pertaining to Job Order Contracting for General

Construction contracts for the Capital Projects Department on

City of Fresno capital improvement projects for a term of

three years with two one-year optional extensions (Bid File

12500543) (Citywide):

1. Award a Job Order Contracting contract with Ardent

General, Inc., of Fresno, California in an amount not to

exceed $6,000,000 per year;

2. Award a Job Order Contracting contract with Newton

Construction & Management, Inc., of San Luis Obispo,

California in an amount not to exceed $6,000,000 per year;

3. Award a Job Order Contracting contract with Aventus NV,

Inc., of Boulder City, Nevada in an amount not to exceed

$6,000,000 per year;

4. Award a Job Order Contracting contract with Puma

Construction, of Fresno, California in an amount not to

exceed $6,000,000 per year;

5. Award a Job Order Contracting contract with Walsh

Montgomery Construction, Inc., of Clovis, California in an

amount not to exceed $6,000,000 per year.

Capital Projects Department

Sponsors:

2.-G. ID 25-56

***RESOLUTION - Adopting the 32nd amendment to the

Annual Appropriation Resolution (AAR) No. 2024-122

appropriating $484,600 for the Tobacco State Grant in Fiscal

Year 2025 (Requires Five Affirmative Votes) (Subject to

Mayor’s veto)

City Attorney's Office

Sponsors:

2.-H. ID 25-16

***RESOLUTION - Adopting the 30th Amendment to the

Annual Appropriation Resolution No. 2024-122 to appropriate

$1,136,000 to the FY 2025 Fire Department budget for out of

county responses under the California Firefighters Assistance

Agreement (Requires 5 Affirmative Votes) (Subject to Mayor’s

Veto).

Fire Department

Sponsors:

2.-I. ID 25-13

***RESOLUTION - Authorizing the City Manager or designee

to apply for a grant of up to $100,000 from the California

Coastal Conservancy Explore the Coast grant program to

provide experiences at the California Coast to older adults,

and authorizing the City Manager or designee to accept grant

funds and sign all related documents on behalf of the City

(Citywide) (Subject to Mayor’s Veto)

Parks, After School and Recreation and Community Services

Department

Sponsors:

2.-J. ID 25-14

***RESOLUTION- Authorizing the submission of a grant

application of up to $400,000 to the State of California Office

of Traffic Safety to fund bicycle and pedestrian safety

programming and authorizing the City Manager or designee

to accept grant funds and sign all related documents on

behalf of the City (Citywide) (Subject to Mayor’s Veto)

Parks, After School and Recreation and Community Services

Department

Sponsors:

2.-K. ID 25-15

***RESOLUTION - Authorizing the submission of a proposal

to Fresno Unified School District requesting reimbursement of

up to $400,000 for providing aquatics programming at up to

seven high schools during Summer 2025 and authorizing the

City Manager or designee to accept reimbursement funds

and sign all related documents on behalf of the City

(Citywide) (Subject to Mayor’s Veto)

Parks, After School and Recreation and Community Services

Department

Sponsors:

2.-L. ID 25-54

Actions pertaining to the Fresno City Firefighters Association,

IAFF-Basic for Unit 5

1. ***Adopt a successor Memorandum of Understanding

between the City of Fresno and Fresno City Firefighters

Association (Non-Management Fire - Unit 5) (Subject to

Mayor’s veto)

2. ***RESOLUTION - Adopt the Ninth Amendment to FY 2025

Salary Resolution No. 2024-120, amending Exhibit 5, Unit 5 -

Non-Management Fire (IAFF), to provide a salary increase for

respective classes as required by the Memorandum of

Understanding between the City of Fresno and Fresno City

Firefighters Association (Non-Management Fire - Unit 5)

(Subject to Mayor’s veto)

Personnel Services Department

Sponsors:

2.-M. ID 25-55

Actions pertaining to the Fresno City Firefighters Association,

IAFF-Management for Unit 10

1. ***Adopt a successor Memorandum of Understanding

between the City of Fresno and Fresno City Firefighters

Association (Fire Management - Unit 10) (Subject to Mayor’s

veto)

2. ***RESOLUTION - Adopt the Tenth Amendment to FY

2025 Salary Resolution No. 2024-120, amending Exhibit 10,

Unit 10 - Fire Management (IAFF), to provide a salary

increase for respective classes as required by the

Memorandum of Understanding between the City of Fresno

and Fresno City Firefighters Association (Fire Management -

Unit 10) (Subject to Mayor’s veto)

Personnel Services Department

Sponsors:

2.-N. ID 25-19

Approve a Consultant Services Agreement between the City

of Fresno and Beacon Integrated Professional Resources

Incorporated, dba Hamner Jewell & Associates, in the amount

of $125,000 to perform Professional Relocation and Real

Estate Acquisition Consultant Services on an as-needed

basis for various projects and real estate acquisitions with a

contract performance period through January 31, 2028; and

authorize the City Manager or designee to sign the

agreement on behalf of the City.

Planning and Development Department

Sponsors:

2.-O. ID 25-20

Actions pertaining to Master Planning Services for the

Department of Public Utilities Operations and Maintenance

Facility at 1626 E Street (Bid File 12400574) (Council District

3):

1. Approve a consultant services agreement with William

Duff Architects, for an amount not to exceed $164,816.00,

inclusive of a contingency amount of $15,000.00, for Master

Planning Services for the Department of Public Utilities

Operations and Maintenance Facility at 1626 E Street.

2. ***RESOLUTION - Adopt the 31st Amendment to the

Annual Appropriation Resolution No. 2024-122 to appropriate

$136,500.00 for Master Planning Services for the Department

of Public Utilities Operations and Maintenance Facility at

1626 E Street. (Requires 5 Affirmative Votes) (Subject to

Mayor’s Veto)

Department of Public Utilities

Sponsors:

2.-P. ID 25-5

Approve the First Amendment to Consultant Services

Agreement with Southwest Strategies LLC., to extend the

agreement to December 31, 2026, and increase the contract

amount by $128,693.00 to continue education and outreach

services for organics and food waste recycling, for a revised

total contract amount of $428,437.00. (Citywide)

Department of Public Utilities

Sponsors:

2.-Q. ID 25-57

Approval of $271,066.59 of additional funding for Sodium

Hypochlorite Requirements Contract with Univar USA, Inc. to

cover outstanding invoices, for a total contract amount of

$1,670,488.59 that incurred during vendor transition. (Bid File

9487) (Citywide)

Department of Public Utilities

Sponsors:

2.-R. ID 25-25

RESOLUTION - Approving the Final Map of Tract No. 6360,

and accepting dedicated public uses offered therein except

for dedications offered subject to City acceptance of

developer installed required improvements - located on the

northeast corner of North Armstrong Avenue and East

McKinley Avenue. (Council District 7)

Public Works Department

Sponsors:

2.-S. ID 25-26

RESOLUTION - Approving the Final Map of Tract No. 6410,

and accepting dedicated public uses offered therein except

for dedications offered subject to City acceptance of

developer installed required improvements - located near the

northeast corner of South Peach Avenue and East Church

Avenue (Council District 5)

Public Works Department

Sponsors:

2.-T. ID 25-69

***RESOLUTION - Authorizing the submission of all

subaward agreements from Alliance for Renewable Clean

Hydrogen Energy Systems (ARCHES) and authorizing the

City Manager, or designee, to execute all subaward

agreements, including all necessary documents, to accept

funds for fuel cell electric buses (FCEB) and planning,

engineering, and construction of hydrogen fueling

infrastructure, on behalf of the City (Subject to Mayor’s Veto).

Department of Transportation

Sponsors:

2.-U. ID 25-64

Approve the reappointment of Wyatt Meadows to the Fresno

Regional Workforce Development Board with a term ending

November 1, 2026.

Vice President Karbassi

Sponsors:

CONTESTED CONSENT CALENDAR

3. GENERAL ADMINISTRATION

3.-A. ID 25-61

Actions pertaining to the City of Fresno Professional

Employees Association, Inc., CFPEA for Unit 13

1. ***Adopt a successor Memorandum of Understanding

between the City of Fresno and City of Fresno Professional

Employees Association, Inc. (Exempt Supervisory and

Professional and Non-Exempt Professional - Unit 13)

(Subject to Mayor’s veto)

2. ***RESOLUTION: Adopt the Eleventh Amendment to FY

2025 Salary Resolution No. 2024-120, amending Exhibit

13-1, Exempt Supervisory and Professional, and Exhibit 13-2,

Non-Exempt Professional, to provide a salary increase for

respective classes as required by the Memorandum of

Understanding between the City of Fresno and City of Fresno

Professional Employees Association, Inc. (Exempt

Supervisory and Professional and Non-Exempt Professional -

Unit 13) (Subject to Mayor’s veto)

Personnel Services Department

Sponsors:

UNSCHEDULED COMMUNICATION

PLEASE NOTE: UNSCHEDULED COMMUNICATION IS NOT SCHEDULED FOR A

SPECIFIC TIME AND MAY BE HEARD ANY TIME DURING THE MEETING

4. CITY COUNCIL

5. CLOSED SESSION

5.-A. ID 25-70

CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS -

Government Code Section 54957.6

City Negotiators: Jennifer Misner; Sumeet Malhi

Employee Organization(s): 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 202, 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) Unit 10; 8. International Association of

Firefighters, Local 202, Unit 10 (Fire Management); 9. City of

Fresno Professional Employees Association (CFPEA); 10.

City of Fresno Management Employees Association

(CFMEA); 11. Fresno Airports Public Safety Officers

Association (FAPSOA)

Office of Mayor & City Manager

Sponsors:

5.-B. ID 25-11

CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED

LITIGATION

Government Code Section 54956.9, subdivision (d)(2)

Significant Exposure to Litigation:

Josie Rodriguez v. City of Fresno, Risk File No.

RM2022043424 (Police Department)

City Attorney's Office

Sponsors:

5.-C. ID 25-17

CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL--EXISTING

LITIGATION

Government Code Section 54956.9, subdivision (d)(1):

City of Fresno v. United States Department of Interior,

Bureau of Reclamation; US Court of Federal Claims

1:16-cv-01276

City Attorney's Office

Sponsors:

5.-D. ID 25-24

CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL-EXISTING

LITIGATION

Government Code Section 54956.9, subdivision (d)(1)

Emmett’s Excavation, Inc. v. City of Fresno; Case Number:

22CECG01106

City Attorney's Office

Sponsors:

ADJOURNMENT

UPCOMING SCHEDULED COUNCIL HEARINGS AND MATTERS

JANUARY 30, 2025, 9:15 A.M. - HEARING for Consideration of Text Amendment

Application No. P23-03410 and related Environmental Finding for Environmental

Assessment No. P23-03410

UPCOMING EMPLOYEE CEREMONIES

EMPLOYEE OF THE QUARTER - 10:00 A.M.

• January 15, 2025 (Wednesday) - Employee of the Winter Quarter

• April 2, 2025 (Wednesday) - Employee of the Spring Quarter

• July 16, 2025 (Wednesday) - Employee of the Summer Quarter

• October 15, 2025 (Wednesday) - Employee of the Fall Quarter

EMPLOYEE SERVICE AWARDS - 10:00 A.M.

• April 16, 2025 (Wednesday) - Employee Service Awards

• November 19, 2025 (Wednesday) - Employee Service Awards

2025 CITY COUNCIL MEETING SCHEDULE

January 30, 2025 - 9:00 A.M. (Regular Meeting)

February 13, 2025 - 9:00 A.M. (Regular Meeting)

February 27, 2025 - 9:00 A.M. (Regular Meeting)

March 13, 2025 - 9:00 A.M. (Regular Meeting)

March 27, 2025 - 9:00 A.M. (Regular Meeting)