City of Fresno

2600 Fresno Street

Fresno, CA 93721

www.fresno.gov

Meeting Agenda - Final

Thursday, June 15, 2023

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:

https://fresno-gov.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_-Urpr64qSi6IuH9-tZMtIg

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.

a) Submit an e-Comment by visiting https://fresno.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx and

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:

https://www.fresno.gov/cityclerk/

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:

1) City of Fresno website: https://fresno.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx (click “In Progress”

to view the live meeting).

2) Community Media Access Collaborative website: https://cmac.tv/

3) YouTube - City of Fresno Council, Boards and Commissions Channel:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3ld83D8QGn1YBDw6aD5dZA/videos

4) Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FresnoCA/videos

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 Scott MacNeil from CrossCity Christian Church

Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag

APPROVE AGENDA

CEREMONIAL PRESENTATIONS

ID 23-856

Proclamation for “Lee Ann Eager Day”

Vice President Perea, Office of Mayor & City Manager,

Councilmember Chavez and Councilmember Esparza

Sponsors:

ID 23-963

Proclamation Honoring Senior Community Revitalization

Specialist George Hobbs

Councilmember Arias and City Attorney's Office

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

1.-A. ID 23-941

Approval of the minutes for June 5, 2023, Budget Hearings,

June 5, 2023, Special Meeting, June 6, 2023, Budget

Hearings, June 7, 2023, Budget Hearings, and June 8, 2023,

Regular Meeting.

Office of the City Clerk

Sponsors:

1.-B. ID 23-874

Approve a consultant services agreement with Unison

Consulting, Inc., to provide professional financial services for

the completion of a Passenger Facility Charges Application to

supplement debt service for portions of the Fresno Yosemite

International Terminal Expansion Project. Not to exceed

$184,200. (Council District 4)

Airports Department

Sponsors:

1.-C. ID 23-898

Actions pertaining to a License Agreement with California

Interscholastic Federation (CIF) for use of Woodward Park for

the State Cross Country Championship Special Event:

1. Authorize a five (5) year License Agreement with California

Interscholastic Federation (CIF) for use of Woodward Park for

the State Cross Country Championship Special Event two

days per year

Office of Mayor & City Manager

Sponsors:

1.-D. ID 23-889

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:

1.-E. ID 23-735

Approve and authorize the Mayor or designee to execute the

Fresno Regional Workforce Development Board’s

(FRWDB’s) Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act

(WIOA) Two-Year Local Plan Modification for Program Years

2021-2024

Personnel Services Department

Sponsors:

1.-F. ID 23-736

Approve and authorize the Mayor to execute the Fresno

Regional Workforce Development Board’s (FRWDB’s)

application through the California Workforce Development

Board (State Board) for Local Board Certification for the

period of July 1, 2023, to June 30, 2025.

Personnel Services Department

Sponsors:

1.-G. ID 23-839

Approve the second amendment to an agreement with

Fresno Area Workforce Investment Corporation (Workforce)

to provide wrap-around services for additional Fellows in the

One Fresno Youth Jobs Corps program.

Personnel Services Department

Sponsors:

1.-H. ID 23-936

Approve an Agreement with Turning Point of Central

California to operate the Golden State Triage Center

emergency shelter in the total amount of $1,554,734 in

Homeless Housing, Assistance, and Prevention funds

(HHAP).

Planning and Development Department

Sponsors:

1.-I. ID 23-826

Approve a $1.9 million State and Local Fiscal Recovery

Funds (Part of the American Rescue Plan Act) Agreement

with Better Opportunities Builder, Inc., an affiliate of the

Housing Authority of the City of Fresno, for the conversion

and rehabilitation of the former Econo Inn Motel into a 25-unit

affordable multi-family affordable housing and workforce

housing project.

Planning and Development Department

Sponsors:

1.-J. ID 23-827

Approve a $3.5 million State and Local Fiscal Recovery

Funds (part of the American Rescue Plan) Agreement with

Fresno Step Up at 99, LP for the proposed rehabilitation of

1240 and 1280 Crystal Avenue (the former Motel 99) and the

introduction of new construction to create 62 affordable

permanent housing units in west central Fresno. (Council

District 3)

Planning and Development Department

Sponsors:

1.-K. ID 23-835

Approve an Agreement with Turning Point of Central

California to operate the Bridge Point Triage Center

emergency shelter in the total amount of $888,385 in

Homeless Housing, Assistance, and Prevention funds

(HHAP).

Planning and Development Department

Sponsors:

1.-L. ID 23-837

Approve a Third Amendment to the Agreement with Fresno

County Economic Opportunities Commission to extend the

term of the contract to October 31, 2023, and increase the

contract amount by $42,567 for a total fee not to exceed

$526,872.52, to operate four beds at the Youth Bridge

Housing program.

Planning and Development Department

Sponsors:

1.-M. ID 23-846

***RESOLUTION - Adopting the 45th Amendment to the

Annual Appropriation Resolution (AAR) No. 2022-154

appropriating $132,600 in Emergency Solutions

Grant-Coronavirus (ESG-CV) (Subject to Mayor’s Veto)

Planning and Development Department

Sponsors:

1.-N. ID 23-845

Actions pertaining to supplemental Emergency Solutions

Grant funding provided by the U.S. Department of Housing

and Community Development Office of Community Planning

and Development (HUD CPD) to prevent, prepare for, and

respond to the Coronavirus:

1. Approve an Amendment to the Emergency Solutions Grant

- Coronavirus Agreement with Elevate Community Services to

increase the funding by $132,539.21 for a total award of

$385,805.42 for emergency shelter within the City of Fresno.

2. Approve the seventh revision of the Emergency Solutions

Grant - Coronavirus Activity Allocations to reallocate

$132,539.21 to fund emergency shelter operations

Planning and Development Department

Sponsors:

1.-O. ID 23-884

Approve a Second Amendment to the Agreement with

Turning Point of Central California to operate the Valley Inn

as a low-barrier emergency homeless shelter to extend the

contract term to June 30, 2023 and to increase the

compensation for property management and case

management services by $1,589,731 for a total contract

amount not to exceed $3,179,472, using Homekey 2.0

(Homekey) program funding.

Planning and Development Department

Sponsors:

1.-P. ID 23-357

Award service agreement to Partner’s in Control, Inc., dba

Enterprise Automation, in the amount of $1,045,914.00 for

the Groundwater System Citect Supervisory Control and

Data Acquisition, Wonderware Historian, Dream Reports

Upgrade and Configuration Integration (Bid File No. 3872)

(Citywide).

Department of Public Utilities

Sponsors:

1.-Q. ID 23-924

***RESOLUTION - Adopting the 33rd Amendment to the

Annual Appropriation Resolution (AAR) No. 2022-154

appropriating $988,000 for Permanent Asphalt Concrete

Pavement Repairs (Requires 5 Affirmative Votes) (Subject to

Mayor’s Veto).

Department of Public Utilities

Sponsors:

1.-R. ID 23-925

Approve a consultant services agreement with Michael K.

Nunley and Associates Inc., to provide engineering design

and construction support services for a manganese treatment

system at Pump Station 347 for an amount not to exceed

$136,500. (Bid File 10097) (Council District 7)

Department of Public Utilities

Sponsors:

1.-S. ID 23-425

Award service contract to Partners in Control, Inc., dba

Enterprise Automation for Department of Public Utilities,

Water Division On-Call Supervisory Control and Data

Acquisition System Integration Professional Services and

Support, in the amount of $149,919.00 (Bid File No. 3873)

(Citywide)

Department of Public Utilities

Sponsors:

1.-T. ID 23-945

Actions pertaining to the North Fresno Wastewater

Reclamation Facility (Council District 6):

1. Adopt a finding of Statutory Exemption pursuant to CEQA

Guidelines Section 15262 and a “common sense” exemption

under CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3).

2. Approve a consultant services agreement with Carollo

Engineers, Inc., a Delaware corporation, in the amount not to

exceed $176,034, inclusive of a $15,000 contingency, to

conduct a feasibility study for the expansion of the North

Fresno Wastewater Reclamation Facility.

Department of Public Utilities

Sponsors:

1.-U. ID 23-921

RESOLUTION - Approving the Final Map of Tract No. 6299,

and accepting dedicated public uses offered therein except

for dedications offered subject to City acceptance of

developer installed required improvements - located near the

southeast corner of East Belmont Avenue and North

Armstrong Avenue (Council District 5)

Public Works Department

Sponsors:

1.-V. ID 23-857

Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee (BPAC)

Semi-Annual Report (November 2022 through April 2023)

(Citywide)

Public Works Department

Sponsors:

1.-W. ID 23-853

Actions pertaining to approval of an On-Call Land Surveying

Services Agreement for the Department of Public Works Land

Planning Section with Willdan Engineering, in the amount of

$480,000 (Citywide).

Public Works Department

Sponsors:

1.-X. ID 23-947

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:

1.-Y. ID 23-961

RESOLUTION - Approving the Final Map of Tract No. 6212,

and accepting dedicated public uses offered therein except

for dedications offered subject to City acceptance of

developer installed required improvements - located near the

southwest corner of North Parc West Drive and North

Grantland Avenue (Council District 1)

Public Works Department

Sponsors:

1.-Z. ID 23-948

***RESOLUTION - Authorizing the Examination of Sales or

Transactions and Use Tax Records by the City Attorney and

the City Attorney’s Retained Legal Analyst (Subject to

Mayor’s Veto).

Councilmember Arias and Councilmember Chavez

Sponsors:

ID 23-954

***RESOLUTION - To name the Fresno Regional Fire

Training Center (Hayes and Central) as the “Chief Kerri

Donis Training Center” (Subject to Mayor’s Veto)

-AA.

Vice President Perea and Councilmember Arias

Sponsors:

CONTESTED CONSENT CALENDAR

2. SCHEDULED COUNCIL HEARINGS AND MATTERS

10:00 A.M.

ID 23-937

Tax Equity and Financial Responsibility Act (TEFRA) public

hearing.

TEFRA HEARING - To hear and consider information

concerning the proposed issuance of tax-exempt bonds by

the California Municipal Finance Authority (“CMFA”) for the

purpose of financing the acquisition, construction, installation

and equipping of Hotel Fresno Apartments (the Project), a

multifamily rental housing project located at 1241-1263

Broadway Plaza, Fresno, California 93721. Proceeds of the

Bonds will be loaned to Broadway Plaza Family Apartments,

LP (the “Borrower”) in partnership with APEC International,

LLC (the “Developer”).

1. ***RESOLUTION - Approving the issuance by the

California Municipal Finance Authority of multifamily housing

revenue bonds in an aggregate principal amount not to

exceed $20,000,000 for the purpose of financing or

refinancing the acquisition, construction, improvement and

equipping of Hotel Fresno Apartments and certain other

matters relating thereto. (Subject to Mayor’s Veto)

Finance Department

Sponsors:

10:05 A.M. (CONTINUED TO JUNE 22, 2023, AT 10:05 A.M.)

ID 23-929

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 22, 2023, AT 10:10 A.M.)

ID 23-641

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

3.-A. ID 23-960

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.

Finance Department

Sponsors:

4. CITY COUNCIL

4.-A. ID 23-973

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

5.-A. ID 23-953

CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - PUBLIC

SECURITY - Government Code Section 54957(a): Discuss

security of City Hall.

Councilmember Esparza

Sponsors:

5.-B. ID 23-955

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 22, 2023

10:00 A.M. -HEARING to adopt resolutions and ordinance to annex territory and

levy a special tax regardingaCity of Fresno Community Facilities District No.

11,aAnnexation No. 144 (Final Tract Map No. 6276) (located on the northwest

corner of North Parc West Drive and North Grantland Avenue) (Council District 1)

JUNE 29, 2023

10:05 A.M. - HEARING to consider the proposed Annual Assessment for the City

of Fresno Landscaping andaLighting 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,aAnnexation 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 22, 2023 - 9:00 A.M./Final Budget Vote

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.