City of Fresno  
2600 Fresno Street  
Fresno, CA 93721  
Meeting Agenda - Final  
Thursday, December 1, 2022  
9:00 AM  
Regular Meeting  
Council Chambers (In Person And/Or Electronic)  
City Council  
President - Nelson Esparza  
Vice President - Tyler Maxwell  
Councilmembers:  
Esmeralda Z. Soria, Mike Karbassi, Miguel Angel Arias, Luis Chavez,  
Garry Bredefeld  
City Manager - Georgeanne A. White  
Interim City Attorney - Rina Gonzales  
City Clerk - Todd Stermer, CMC  
THE FRESNO CITY COUNCIL WELCOMES YOU TO CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS,  
LOCATED IN CITY HALL, 2ND FLOOR, 2600 FRESNO STREET, FRESNO,  
CALIFORNIA 93721.  
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When: December 1, 2022 9:00 AM Pacific Time (US and Canada)  
Topic: December 1, 2022 Regular Meeting  
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9:00 A.M. ROLL CALL  
Invocation by Rev. Mike Chastain, Pastor with New Covenant Community Church,  
Fresno  
Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag  
APPROVE AGENDA  
CEREMONIAL PRESENTATIONS  
Proclamation for “Dr. Lori Bennett, President of Clovis  
Community College”  
Councilmember Bredefeld and Office of Mayor & City  
Manager  
Sponsors:  
Proclamation for "Trans Day of Remembrance"  
Council President Esparza  
Sponsors:  
COUNCILMEMBER REPORTS AND COMMENTS  
MAYOR/MANAGER 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 the minutes for November 15, 2022, Special  
Meeting, November 17, 2022, Regular Meeting, and  
November 17, 2022, Special Meeting.  
Office of the City Clerk  
Sponsors:  
Approval of City Council Meeting Schedule for Calendar Year  
2023.  
Office of the City Clerk  
Sponsors:  
***RESOLUTION - Authorizing the Director of Aviation or  
other authorized representative to: execute all implicated  
documentation for pre-application and application to the  
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for Airport Improvement  
Program (AIP) grants for federal fiscal years 2023 and 2024  
for both Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT) and  
Fresno Chandler Executive Airport (FCH), accept FAA AIP  
grant(s) for FY 2023 and FY 2024 projects at both airports  
including all subsequent amendments thereto offered by the  
FAA; and apply for and accept grants and all subsequent  
amendments thereto offered by the California Department of  
Transportation Aeronautics Division for matching funds for  
FY 2023 and 2024 FAA grants for the Fresno Chandler  
Executive Airport. (Requires 5 votes) (Subject to Mayor’s  
Veto)  
Airports Department  
Sponsors:  
RESOLUTION - Declaring its official intent to use proceeds  
of indebtedness to reimburse the City for certain expenditures  
related to the Terminal Expansion Project at Fresno Yosemite  
International Airport (Requires 5 votes).  
Airports Department  
Sponsors:  
1. ***RESOLUTION: Adopt the Sixth Amendment to FY 2023  
Salary Resolution No. 2022-152, amending Exhibit 2, Unit 2 -  
Non-Represented Management and Confidential Classes, to  
create the new classification of Senior City Attorney  
Investigator (Subject to Mayor’s Veto)  
City Attorney's Office  
Sponsors:  
Approve the reappointments of Gerald Lee to the  
Fresno/Clovis Community Media Authority, and Michael  
McDonald to the Civil Service Board. Approve the  
appointments of Julie Federico and Elizabeth Laval to the  
Historic Preservation Commission, and Ruth F. Quinto, CPA  
to the City of Fresno Employees Retirement Board  
Office of Mayor & City Manager  
Sponsors:  
***RESOLUTION - Authorize the acceptance of 2021 Staffing  
for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grant  
award for $7,246,600 from the Federal Emergency  
Management Agency (FEMA) and authorize the Fire Chief to  
complete all required documents (Subject to Mayor’s Veto)  
Fire Department  
Sponsors:  
Award a construction contract with Bush Engineering  
Incorporated, of Fresno, California, in the amount of  
$811,122 for the construction of a new Park at North Van  
Ness Boulevard and East Weldon Avenue and authorize the  
Director of General Services or designee to sign and execute  
related documents (Bid File 12300704) (District 1)  
General Services Department  
Sponsors:  
Actions pertaining to adopting the ordinances related to  
compensation and benefits for city employees and charter  
officials  
1. ***Bill B-38 (Intro’d 11/17/2022) (For Adoption) -Amending  
Ordinance No. 2022-22 of the Fresno Municipal Code and  
Adopting an Ordinance Setting Forth the Compensation of  
Elective Officers (Subject to Mayor’s Veto)  
2. ***Bill B-39 (Intro’d 11/17/2022) (For Adoption) -Amending  
Ordinance No. 2017-10 of the Fresno Municipal Code and  
Adopting an Ordinance Related to Reimbursement of  
Expenses for Elected Officials (Subject to Mayor’s Veto)  
Personnel Services Department  
Sponsors:  
Actions Pertaining to the Bureau of Justice Assistance Grant:  
1. Authorize the PARCS Director or Designee to Accept  
$300,000 in Federal Grant Funding from  
Community Project/ Byrne Discretionary Grants Program and  
Enter into Grant Related Agreements Subject to Review as  
to Form by the City Attorney (Citywide).  
2. ***RESOLUTION - Adopting the 15th Amendment to  
the Byrne  
the Annual Appropriation Resolution No. 2022-154 to  
Appropriate $100,000 From the Bureau of Justice Assistance  
U.S. Department of Justice. (Requires five affirmative votes)  
(Subject to Mayor's Veto)  
Parks, After School and Recreation and Community Services  
Department  
Sponsors:  
RESOLUTION - Authorizing City Manager or Designee to  
Enter into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the  
American Red Cross (Red Cross) and any related Facility  
Use Agreements for Emergency Readiness and Response  
Activities Including Warming Center Operations (Citywide)  
Parks, After School and Recreation and Community Services  
Department  
Sponsors:  
Approve the Fifth Amendment to the consultant services  
agreement with Rami + Associates, Inc., extending the  
contract performance period to June 30, 2023. No additional  
funding is requested.  
Planning and Development Department  
Sponsors:  
***RESOLUTION - Adopting the 14th Amendment to the  
Annual Appropriation Resolution (AAR) No. 2022-154  
appropriating $3,500,000 in the City of Fresno Local Housing  
Trust Fund (requires 5 Affirmative Votes) (Subject to Mayor’s  
Veto)  
Planning and Development Department  
Sponsors:  
***RESOLUTION - Adopting the 16th Amendment to the  
Annual Appropriation Resolution (AAR) No. 2022-154  
appropriating $59,946,400 for Homekey Program related  
activities (requires 5 Affirmative Votes) (Subject to Mayor’s  
Veto)  
Planning and Development Department  
Sponsors:  
Approve the award of a cooperative purchase agreement to  
Lehr Auto of Sacramento, California for the purchase of 24  
Panasonic CF-33 Toughbook laptops in the amount of  
$161,900 to replace aging, out of date computers in Police  
vehicles.  
Police Department  
Sponsors:  
Authorize the Chief of Police to enter into a three-year  
contract with two one-year extensions with The Fresno Police  
Chaplaincy to provide chaplain services to the Fresno Police  
Department in an amount not to exceed $75,000 each year  
($375,000 over five years).  
Police Department  
Sponsors:  
Approve an agreement for Professional Engineering Services  
with Mark Thomas & Company, Inc. for $455,407.11, with a  
$45,000 contingency, for design and construction support  
services for the Midtown Trail Segment 1 (Phase II) Project  
(Council District 7)  
Public Works Department  
Sponsors:  
Annual Review and Acceptance of the FY 2022 Impact Fee  
Annual Report as Required by California Government Code  
Public Works Department  
Sponsors:  
Approve a substitution of a listed Subcontractor DeAnda  
Company, for Prefabricated Restroom at Hinton Park.  
(Council District 3)  
Public Works Department  
Sponsors:  
Actions pertaining to the Capital Improvement Projects within  
the City of Fresno street right of way (All Council Districts)  
1. Approve agreement in the amount of $958,000 with RMA  
GeoScience for materials testing and acceptance services  
2. Approve agreement in the amount of $958,000 with Salem  
Engineering Group Inc. for materials testing and acceptance  
services  
3. Approve agreement in the amount of $958,000 with  
Krazan & Associates, Inc. for materials testing and  
acceptance services  
4. Approve agreement in the amount of $117,000 with Moore  
Twining & Associates, Inc. for independent assurance testing  
5. Authorize the Public Works Director or designee to  
execute the agreements on behalf of the City  
Public Works Department  
Sponsors:  
Actions pertaining to Final Map of Tract No. 6201  
RESOLUTION - Approving the Final Map of Tract No. 6201,  
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  
Floradora Avenue (Council District 7)  
Public Works Department  
Sponsors:  
Approve a Cost Share Agreement with the Fresno Irrigation  
District, the City of Clovis, and the County of Fresno, for  
Consultant Services Related to Legislative Support for Big  
Dry Creek Reservoir Operational Changes in the amount of  
$15,000 for the time period from January 1, 2022, to  
December 31, 2022, with three optional one-year extensions  
in the amount of $15,000 per year, for a total of $60,000.  
Department of Public Utilities  
Sponsors:  
Designate alternates to serve as the City of Fresno’s  
representative on the Board of Directors of the Upper Kings  
Basin Integrated Regional Water Management Joint Powers  
Authority (Citywide)  
Department of Public Utilities  
Sponsors:  
Actions pertaining to an Extraterritorial Service and Offsite  
Infrastructure Agreement with State Center Community  
College District for the First Responders Campus Project  
(County):  
1. Resolution - Adopting findings pursuant to California  
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Sections  
15091 and 15093 as required for Responsible Agencies by  
CEQA Guidelines Section 15096 for the First Responders  
Campus Project  
2. Approve an Extraterritorial Service and Offsite  
Infrastructure Agreement with State Center Community  
College District to provide for connections to the City of  
Fresno’s municipal water and sewer systems  
Department of Public Utilities  
Sponsors:  
Approve the Title VI Fare Equity Analysis for the Department  
of Transportation/Fresno Area Express (FAX) for reduced  
student fares.  
Department of Transportation  
Sponsors:  
***RESOLUTION - Adopting the 574th Amendment to the  
Master Fee Schedule Resolution No. 80-420 to Add and  
Adjust Various Fees in the Transportation/FAX Department.  
(Subject to Mayor’s Veto)  
Department of Transportation  
Sponsors:  
1.  
Authorize the Department of Transportation Director or their  
Designee to execute revenue agreements with the State  
Community Center College District and California State  
University, Fresno, subsidizing transit fares on Fresno Area  
Express buses  
-AA.  
Department of Transportation  
Sponsors:  
Approve At-Will Employment Agreement of City Attorney  
1.  
-BB.  
Council President Esparza  
Sponsors:  
CONTESTED CONSENT CALENDAR  
2. SCHEDULED COUNCIL HEARINGS AND MATTERS  
10:00 A.M. #1  
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. 134  
(Final Tract Map No. 6325) (Northwest corner of East Clinton  
Avenue 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. 134 (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. 134 (Subject to Mayor’s Veto)  
Public Works Department  
Sponsors:  
10:00 A.M. #2  
HEARING to consider the vacation of a portion of the  
southeasterly side of North State Street between West  
Mission Avenue and Golden State Boulevard (Council District  
1)  
1. ***RESOLUTION - Ordering the vacation of a portion of  
the southeasterly side of North State Street between West  
Mission Avenue and Golden State Boulevard (Subject to  
Mayor’s Veto)  
Public Works Department  
Sponsors:  
10:05 A.M. #1  
HEARING to consider the vacation of a portion of the North  
Glenn Avenue-North Blackstone Avenue Alley, between East  
Simpson Avenue and East Cornell Avenue (Council District  
7):  
1. ***RESOLUTION - Ordering the vacation of a portion of  
the North Glenn Avenue-North Blackstone Avenue Alley,  
between East Simpson Avenue and East Cornell Avenue  
(Subject to Mayor’s Veto)  
Public Works Department  
Sponsors:  
10:05 A.M. #2  
HEARING to obtain public comments regarding community  
needs for consideration in the development of the 2023-2024  
Annual Action Plan for federal funding through the U.S.  
Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Office of  
Community Planning and Development (HUD CPD).  
Planning and Development Department  
Sponsors:  
10:10 A.M. #1  
Appearance by Mary Padilla to discuss Renewing Values and  
Morals. (Speaker Resides in District 2)  
Office of the City Clerk  
Sponsors:  
10:10 A.M. #2  
HEARING to adopt resolutions and ordinance to establish a  
Community Facilities District (Community Facilities District  
No. 18 - Public Safety Services), future annexation area, and  
Authorizing the Levy of a Special Tax (T6234, southwest  
corner of Dakota and Hayes Avenues; T6310, near the  
northwest corner of Dakota and Polk Avenues; future  
annexation area encompasses entire City of Fresno) (new  
Citywide district; projects located in District 1)  
1. ***RESOLUTION - to Establish a Community Facilities  
District (Community Facilities District No. 18 - Public Safety  
Services), future annexation area and Authorizing the Levy of  
a Special Tax (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. 18 (Subject to Mayor’s Veto)  
Public Works Department  
Sponsors:  
10:10 A.M. #3  
Presentation regarding “Community Choice Energy” by  
Destiny Rodriquez.  
Councilmember Chavez  
Sponsors:  
10:10 A.M. #4  
Update on State Center Community College District Projects  
by Chancellor Dr. Carole Goldsmith  
Councilmember Arias  
Sponsors:  
10:15 A.M.  
JOINT MEETING WITH THE FRESNO JOINT POWERS FINANCING  
AUTHORITY (JPFA). MEMBERS OF JPFA BOARD: MAYOR DYER,  
CHAIR BREDEFELD, COUNCILMEMBER KARBASSI  
JPFA ACTION  
A.  
HEARING to adopt Resolution designating and authorizing  
certain Finance Officers of the City of Fresno (“City”) to take  
certain actions as required for prudent financial  
administration and safekeeping of Fresno Joint Powers  
Finance Authority (“JPFA”) funds and property  
Finance Department  
Sponsors:  
B.  
HEARING to adopt Resolution designating and authorizing  
certain Finance Officers of the City of Fresno to deposit and  
withdraw funds into and out of the Local Agency Investment  
Fund (“LAIF”) in the custody of the State Treasurer  
Finance Department  
Sponsors:  
CITY ACTION  
C.  
RESOLUTION - Authorizing certain Finance Officers of the  
City of Fresno (“City”) to sign City checks and various  
investment and commercial banking documents, and to  
provide verbal instruction required for the prudent financial  
administration and safekeeping of City funds  
Finance Department  
Sponsors:  
D.  
RESOLUTION - Consenting to and authorizing investment of  
monies in the Local Agency Investment Fund (“LAIF”) in the  
custody of the State Treasurer for purposes of investment,  
and authorizing certain Finance Officers in connection  
therewith  
Finance Department  
Sponsors:  
3. GENERAL ADMINISTRATION  
4. CITY COUNCIL  
***RESOLUTION - Naming the Park Located at Dakota and  
Milburn Avenues “Dolores Huerta Park” (Subject to Mayor’s  
Veto)  
Councilmember Soria  
Sponsors:  
5. CLOSED SESSION  
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED  
LITIGATION  
Government Code Section 54956.9, subdivision (d)(2)  
Case Name: Graves Family Trust v. City of Fresno  
City Attorney's Office  
Sponsors:  
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL-EXISTING  
LITIGATION  
Government Code Section 54956.9, subdivision (d)(1)  
Case Name: Pismos of Fresno, LLC, et al. v. City of Fresno,  
et al. Fresno Superior Court Case No. 20CECG03646  
City Attorney's Office  
Sponsors:  
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL-EXISTING  
LITIGATION  
Government Code Section 54956.9, subdivision (d)(1)  
Gianna Provenzano v. City of Fresno, et al.  
Fresno Superior Court Case No. 21CECG01263  
City Attorney's Office  
Sponsors:  
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - POTENTIAL  
LITIGATION, Government Code Section 54956.9, subdivision  
(d)(2);  
Nelson Esparza v. City of Fresno  
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING  
LITIGATION, Government Code Section 54956.9, subdivision  
(d)(1);  
People v. Nelson Esparza (F22905037)  
Sponsors: Special Counsel Meyers Nave  
ADJOURNMENT  
UPCOMING SCHEDULED COUNCIL HEARINGS AND MATTERS  
December 15, 2022  
10:05 A.M. Hearing to consider Plan Amendment and Rezone Application No.  
P19-05950 and related Environmental Assessment No. P19-05950, for  
approximately 1.73 acres of property located on the south side of West Nees  
Avenue, between North Blackstone and North Ingram Avenues (Council District 2)  
UPCOMING EMPLOYEE CEREMONIES  
2022 CITY COUNCIL MEETING SCHEDULE  
DECEMBER 8, 2022 - NO MEETING  
DECEMBER 15, 2022 - 9:00 A.M.  
DECEMBER 22, 2022 - NO MEETING  
DECEMBER 29, 2022 - NO MEETING