City of Fresno  
2600 Fresno Street  
Fresno, CA 93721  
Meeting Agenda - Final  
Thursday, February 27, 2025  
9:00 AM  
Regular Meeting  
Council Chambers  
City Council  
President - Mike Karbassi  
Vice President - Miguel Angel Arias  
Councilmembers:  
Annalisa Perea, Tyler Maxwell, District 5 - Vacant,  
Nick Richardson, Nelson Esparza  
City Manager - Georgeanne A. White  
City Attorney - Andrew Janz  
City Clerk - Todd Stermer, MMC  
THE FRESNO CITY COUNCIL WELCOMES YOU TO THE 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 by attending a meeting in the Council Chambers on the  
2nd floor of City Hall located at 2600 Fresno Street, Fresno, CA 93721.  
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the chamber) and place it in the speaker card collection basket at the front of the chamber.  
You may also approach the speaker podium upon the Council President’s call for any  
additional public comment.  
Unless otherwise announced, 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:  
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hours prior to the meeting start time [pursuant to Rule 11(c)].  
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the City Clerk at least 24 hours prior to the agenda item being heard, pursuant to Rule  
11(c).  
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GOVERNMENT CODE 84308 CONTRIBUTION PROHIBITIONS AND MANDATORY  
DISCLOSURES - The Political Reform Act of 1974 (Act) restricts campaign contributions  
over $500 to a decision-making public official from a party or participant, or their agent, in  
a proceeding involving a license, permit, contract, or entitlement for use. The Act requires  
disclosure of the contribution and creates a conflict where a decision-maker has received  
$500 or more from a party or participant to a proceeding in the prior 12 months. A  
decision-maker 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 $500  
within the preceding 12 months and the name(s) of the contributor(s). (See 2 CCR  
18438.8(a).) Parties to a proceeding are required to disclose on the record if they made  
contributions over $500 to a decision-maker within the prior 12 months, and are prohibited  
from making contributions to a decision-maker during the proceeding and for 12 months  
after the date a final decision is rendered on the proceeding.  
9:00 A.M. ROLL CALL  
Invocation by Pastor Kevin Foster of Lifebridge Community Church  
Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag  
APPROVE AGENDA  
CEREMONIAL PRESENTATIONS  
Proclamation for "Mid Valley’s Recycler of the Year"  
Council President Karbassi  
Sponsors:  
Proclamation “Community Media Access Collaborative” Day  
Office of Mayor & City Manager  
Sponsors:  
Fresno Animal Center presents “Pet of the Month”  
Animal Center Department  
Sponsors:  
COUNCILMEMBER REPORTS AND COMMENTS  
MAYOR/MANAGER REPORTS AND COMMENTS  
1. SCHEDULED COUNCIL HEARINGS AND MATTERS  
Joint Meeting of the City Council, The City in Its Capacity as  
Housing Successor to the Redevelopment Agency of the City of  
Fresno and The Fresno Revitalization Corporation  
9:05 A.M. JOINT MEETING  
Actions pertaining to the affordable residential housing  
project at 1241-1263 Broadway Plaza, Fresno, California  
commonly known as Hotel Fresno:  
1. Approve a Fifth Amendment to the Amended and Restated  
Owner Participation Agreement with Broadway Plaza Family  
Apartments, LP and the City of Fresno, in its capacity as  
Housing Successor to the Redevelopment Agency of the City  
of Fresno (District 3).  
Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency of the City  
of Fresno  
Sponsors:  
9:10 A.M. JOINT MEETING (CONTINUED TO MARCH 13, 2025, AT  
9:10 A.M.)  
***RESOLUTION - Repealing Resolution Number 2024-125  
and replacing it with language in support of a contribution of  
City and Housing Successor Agency land toward the Ventura  
Family Apartments project located on Cesar Chavez Blvd  
between Seventh and Eighth streets (City Council District 5)  
(Subject to Mayor’s Veto)  
Planning and Development Department and Successor  
Agency to the Redevelopment Agency of the City of Fresno  
Sponsors:  
9:15 A.M.  
HEARING for Consideration of Text Amendment Application  
No. P23-03410 and related Environmental Finding for  
Environmental Assessment No. P23-03410, amending  
Sections 15-2761 and 15-6802 of the Citywide Development  
Code, relating to Tobacco and Vapor Sales, Smoke Shops,  
and Definitions.  
1. ADOPTION of a finding set forth in Environmental  
Assessment No. P23-03410 dated January 15, 2025, that  
Text Amendment Application No. P23-03410 is exempt from  
the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to  
Section 15061(b)(3) of the CEQA Guidelines.  
2. BILL (for introduction) amending Sections 15-2761 and 15  
-6802 of the Citywide Development Code, relating to relating  
to Tobacco and Vapor Sales, Smoke Shops, and Definitions.  
Planning and Development Department  
Sponsors:  
9:20 A.M.  
HEARING to Consider Annexation Application No.  
P22-03846, Pre-zone Application No. P22-04069 and the  
related Environmental Assessment No.  
P22-03846/P22-04069 pertaining to approximately 20.23  
acres of property on the north and south sides of West  
Ashlan Avenue between North Polk and North Gregory  
Avenues (Council District 1)  
1. ADOPT - Negative Declaration prepared for  
Environmental Assessment No. P22-03846/P22-04069 dated  
December 6, 2024, for the proposed project pursuant to the  
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and Addendum  
dated January 15, 2025.  
2. RESOLUTION - Approving Annexation Application No.  
P22-03846 (for the Ashlan-Polk Nos. 3 and 4 Reorganization)  
proposing detachment from the Kings River Conservation  
District and North Central Fire Protection District and  
annexation to the City of Fresno.  
3. BILL - (For introduction and adoption) - Approving  
Pre-zone Application No. P22-04069 proposing to pre-zone  
approximately 9.54 acres of the subject property from the  
County of Fresno RR/NB (Rural Residential/Neighborhood  
Beautification) zone district to the City of Fresno RS-5/ANX  
(Single-Family Residential, Medium Density/Annexed Rural  
Residential Transitional Overlay) zone district; and  
approximately 9.78 acres of the subject property from the  
RR/NB (Rural Residential/Neighborhood Beautification) zone  
district to the City of Fresno RS-5/cz (Single-Family  
Residential, Medium Density/conditions of zoning) zone  
district.  
Planning and Development Department  
Sponsors:  
10:00 A.M.  
Appearance by Jerry Veliz regarding “Create Bus lanes”  
(District 7 Resident)  
Office of the City Clerk  
Sponsors:  
2. CONSENT CALENDAR  
Approval of the minutes for February 13, 2025  
Office of the City Clerk  
Sponsors:  
BILL - (For introduction) - Amending Subsection (a) of  
Section 7-504, and Subsection (a) of Section 7-505 of the  
Fresno Municipal Code relating to the local Sales and Use  
Taxes  
Budget and Management Studies Department  
Sponsors:  
Actions pertaining to the Habitat Restoration and  
Revegetation Plan in support of the River West Eaton Trail  
Extension Project:  
1. RESOLUTION - Adopting Findings Pursuant to California  
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Sections  
15091 and 15093 as Required by CEQA Guidelines Section  
15096 for the Habitat Restoration and Revegetation Plan in  
Support of the River West Eaton Trail Extension Project;  
2. ***RESOLUTION - Approving the Application and  
Acceptance of $172,000.00 in Grant Funds from the Wildlife  
Conservation Board and Authorizing Execution of Grant  
Related Documents for the Habitat Restoration and  
Revegetation Plan in Support of the River West Eaton Trail  
Extension Project. (Subject to Mayor’s Veto)  
Capital Projects Department and Public Works Department  
Sponsors:  
Approve Contract Change Order No. 02 in the amount of  
$149,515.21, with Twenty-Nine additional working days for  
the redesign of the First Street bridge canal liner and  
balancing of Contract Bid Item overruns and underruns with  
American Paving Company of Fresno, California for the  
Rebid Bridge Preventative Maintenance Program Phase II at  
Various Locations Project - Project ID PW00771. (Bid File  
12400024-1) (Council Districts 4 and 7)  
Capital Projects Department and Public Works Department  
Sponsors:  
Approve Third Amendment to the Consultant Services  
Agreement with BKF Engineers, a California Corporation in  
the amount of $107,376.00 for a total increased contract  
amount of $1,143,125.00, with $3,700.00 remaining  
contingency, for additional professional engineering services  
required for the design of plans and general construction  
documents for the Herndon Avenue Widening between Polk  
Avenue and Milburn Avenue Project. (Council District 2)  
Capital Projects Department and Public Works Department  
Sponsors:  
Actions pertaining to the disposition of a City owned,  
undeveloped parcel located on the east side of Broadway  
Avenue, north of Divisadero Street in Fresno, California  
(Council District 3):  
1. Adopt a Categorical Exemption per Environmental  
Assessment Number P23-01843, pursuant to Section  
15303/Class 3 of the California Environmental Quality Act  
(CEQA) Guidelines,  
2. RESOLUTION - Approving the Summary Vacation of  
those portions of the public street easements located on the  
east side of Broadway Avenue, north of Divisadero Street,  
3. ***RESOLUTION - Declaring a 475.3 square foot portion  
of public street right of way located on the east side of  
Broadway Avenue, north of Divisadero Street, Fresno,  
California to be exempt surplus land (Subject to Mayor’s  
Veto),  
4. ***RESOLUTION - Finding Good Cause and Clear and  
Convincing Benefit to the Public pursuant to Fresno  
Municipal Code section 4-204, relating to the disposition of  
real surplus property located on the east side of Broadway  
Avenue, north of Divisadero Street; (Requires 5 Affirmative  
Votes) (Subject to Mayor’s veto),  
5. Approve the execution of the Agreement for Purchase and  
Sale of Real Property and Escrow Instructions to sell a 0.011  
-acre (475.3 square feet) City owned, undeveloped portion of  
land, located on the east side of Broadway Avenue, north of  
Divisadero Street, adjacent to Assessor’s Parcel Number 459  
-304-01, in the amount of $1,238.00 to Margaret R. Boyajian  
Courtis and Jeffrey L. Boyajian, and authorize the City  
Manager or designee to execute the Purchase and Sale  
Agreement and associated Grant Deed and escrow  
documents on behalf of the City for the transfer of the subject  
property.  
Capital Projects Department and Public Works Department  
Sponsors:  
Action pertaining to the declaration of surplus personal  
property in support of the Blackstone McKinley BNSF Grade  
Separation Project: (Council Districts 1 and 7)  
1. ***Resolution - Declaring certain City-owned materials and  
equipment as surplus personal property and authorizing their  
sale at public auction to the highest bidder. (Subject to  
Mayor’s Veto)  
Capital Projects Department and Public Works Department  
Sponsors:  
Approve a Fifth Amendment to the Consultant Services  
Agreement with Blair Church & Flynn Consulting Engineers,  
Incorporated of Fresno, California, in the amount of $41,529,  
increasing the total contract amount to $251,559 with the  
remaining contingency amount not to exceed $8,000, for civil  
engineering design services and preparation of construction  
documents for the Southbound Polk Avenue Widening  
Project from Gettysburg Avenue to Shaw Avenue. (Council  
District 1)  
Capital Projects Department and Public Works Department  
Sponsors:  
Approve Contract Change Order No. 05 in the amount of  
$159,863.55, with no additional working days for price  
escalations and additional work items with Emmett’s  
Excavation, Incorporated of Clovis, California for the Traffic  
Signal Improvements and Construction of Storm Drainage  
Facilities at West Clinton Avenue and North Valentine  
Avenue Project - Project ID PW00678 / PW00944. (Bid File  
3751) (Council District 3)  
Capital Projects Department and Public Works Department  
Sponsors:  
Actions pertaining to the new Fire Station 12 Project: (Bid File  
No. 125000492) (Council District 1)  
1. Adopt a finding of Categorical Exemption per staff  
determination, pursuant to Section 15332/Class 32 of the  
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), Environmental  
Assessment No. XC00050;  
2. ***RESOLUTION - Adopt the 29th Amendment to the  
Annual Appropriation Resolution No. 2024-122 appropriating  
$14,300,000.00 for the Fire Station 12 Construction Contract  
(Requires 5 Affirmative Votes) (Subject to Mayor’s Veto);  
3. Award a construction contract in the amount of  
$14,299,313.54 for the Base Bid plus all three (3) Add  
Alternates to Solpac Construction, Inc. dba Soltek Pacific  
Construction Company of San Diego, California, as the  
lowest responsive and responsible bidder for the Fire Station  
12 Project.  
Capital Projects Department and Fire Department  
Sponsors:  
Actions related to amending agreement #A211006364 with  
the California Office of Emergency  
Services (Cal OES):  
1. Approve Acceptance of Cal OES 8th Amendment for an  
additional $50,000 for Haz Mat Training Agreement  
#A211006364, and authorize the Fire Chief to compensate  
Fire personnel to staff vacancies caused by training  
attendance  
2. ***RESOLUTION - Adopting the 37th Amendment to the  
Annual Appropriation Resolution No. 2024-122 Appropriating  
$50,000 for Amendment Eight for Haz Mat Training  
Agreement A211006364 (Requires 5 Affirmative Votes)  
(Subject to Mayor’s Veto)  
Fire Department  
Sponsors:  
Actions pertaining to the lease of city-owned agricultural land  
at the Fresno-Clovis Regional Wastewater Reclamation  
Facility (Bid File #101824DN) (District 3):  
1. Adopt a finding of Categorical Exemption per staff  
determination pursuant to Sections 15301/Class 1 and  
15304/Class 4 of the California Environmental Quality Act  
(CEQA) Guidelines  
2. Approve a Lease Agreement between the City of Fresno  
and James F. Cook in the amount of $243,200 annually for  
lease of approximately 400 acres of City-owned agricultural  
land at the Fresno-Clovis Regional Wastewater Reclamation  
Facility (RWRF) for an initial term through December 31,  
2028, plus one optional four-year extension; and authorize  
the Director of General Services or designee to execute the  
Lease Agreement and subsequent extensions on the City’s  
behalf  
General Services Department and Department of Public  
Utilities  
Sponsors:  
Reject the proposal received for a requirements contract for  
uniform and linen services (Bid File 9687) (Citywide)  
General Services Department  
Sponsors:  
RESOLUTION - Authorizing the City Manager or designee to  
apply for a grant of up to $15 million from the National Park  
Service’s Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership (ORLP)  
Program to fund Phase II Development of South Peach  
Avenue Park located at 2155 South Peach Avenue and  
authorizing the City Manager or designee to sign all related  
documents on behalf of the City (District 5)  
Parks, After School and Recreation and Community Services  
Department  
Sponsors:  
Authorize the Chief of Police to enter a one-year agreement  
with options for two one-year extensions with County of  
Fresno for the reimbursement of five Fresno Police Officers,  
one Police Sergeant, and one Crime Analyst, which will be  
assigned to the Adult Compliance Team (ACT)/ Multi-Agency  
Gang Enforcement Consortium Team (MAGEC) in an amount  
of $5,820,225 for three years (or $1,940,075 on an annual  
fiscal year basis). This amount will vary for years two and  
three as it is dependent upon contractual agreements with  
the various bargaining groups.  
Police Department  
Sponsors:  
***RESOLUTION - Adopt a resolution authorizing an  
exception to formal bidding procedures and award of a sole  
source purchase agreement with Dooley Enterprises for the  
purchase of law enforcement ammunition for an amount not  
to exceed $282,400 annually for each budget year (Subject  
to Mayor’s Veto)  
Police Department  
Sponsors:  
Actions pertaining to a $50,000,000 Low-Interest Loan  
through the State Water Resources Control Board Clean  
Water State Revolving Fund for the Sidestream Nitrate  
Control Project at the Fresno-Clovis Regional Wastewater  
Reclamation Facility (Council District 3):  
1. Adopt a Mitigated Negative Declaration (SCH  
2024120578) dated December 2024, for the proposed  
Sidestream Nitrate Control Project, pursuant to California  
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines;  
2. ***RESOLUTION - Authorizing the Director of Public  
Utilities or designee(s) to prepare and submit grant  
applications, accept funds, and execute any financial  
assistance agreements and amendments with the California  
State Water Resources Control Board on behalf of the City of  
Fresno for the planning, design, and construction of the  
Sidestream Treatment System at the Fresno-Clovis  
Wastewater Reclamation Facility (Subject to Mayor’s Veto);  
3. ***RESOLUTION - The City of Fresno, California stating  
its intention to be reimbursed for expenditures incurred ahead  
of approval of the disbursement of Clean Water State  
Revolving Fund funds from the State Water Resources  
Control Board for the Sidestream Treatment System at the  
Fresno-Clovis Wastewater Reclamation Facility (Subject to  
Mayor’s Veto).  
Department of Public Utilities  
Sponsors:  
Award a Requirements Contract to Univar Solutions USA  
LLC, for the purchase of bulk calcium hydroxide, for three  
years with an option for two one-year extensions, in the  
amount of $4,374,165.77. (Bid File 12402973) (Citywide)  
Department of Public Utilities  
Sponsors:  
***RESOLUTION - Authorizing the Submission of a Grant  
Application to the Fresno Council of Governments for the  
Measure "C" Transit Oriented Development Grant Program  
Cycle XIII in the amount not to exceed $1,520,000 for the  
Project(s) to support transit oriented development; and  
Authorizing the Execution of Grant Application and Grant  
Agreement Documents by the Public Works Director or  
Designee. (Council District 7) (Subject to Mayor’s Veto)  
Public Works Department  
Sponsors:  
***RESOLUTION - Adopting the 43rd Amendment to the  
Annual Appropriation Resolution No. 2024-122 to appropriate  
$849,900 for new capital improvement projects in the Public  
Works Department (Citywide) (Requires 5 Affirmative Votes)  
(Subject to Mayor’s Veto)  
Public Works Department  
Sponsors:  
RESOLUTION - Authorizing the Submission of Applications  
for Grant Funds for the 2025/2026 Congestion Mitigation and  
Air Quality Improvement Program and the Surface  
Transportation Block Grant Program Call for Projects from  
the Fresno Council of Governments and Authorizing the  
Execution of all Application Related Documents by the Public  
Works Director, the Transportation Director, or designees.  
(Citywide)  
Public Works Department and Department of Transportation  
Sponsors:  
Reject the proposal received for Fire Suppression and Fire  
Alarm Systems Services at Various locations (Bid File No.  
12500182).  
Department of Transportation  
Sponsors:  
Approve City Attorney Amended At-Will Agreement.  
Council President Karbassi  
Sponsors:  
CONTESTED CONSENT CALENDAR  
3. GENERAL ADMINISTRATION  
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  
WORKSHOP - Clovis Unified Partnership  
Council President Karbassi  
Sponsors:  
5. CLOSED SESSION  
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL-EXISTING  
LITIGATION  
Government Code Section 54956.9, subdivision (d)(1)  
Park 7, LLC., and LandValue Management LLC., v. City of  
Fresno; Fresno Superior Court Case No. 24CECG04298  
City Attorney's Office  
Sponsors:  
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:  
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL-EXISTING  
LITIGATION  
Government Code Section 54956.9, subdivision (d)(1)  
City of Fresno v. Fresno Building Healthy Communities Court  
of Appeal Case No.: F084662; and Fresno Building Healthy  
Communities v. City of Fresno Court of Appeal Case No.:  
F084666 (PARCS Department)  
City Attorney's Office  
Sponsors:  
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED  
LITIGATION  
Government Code Section 54956.9, subdivision (d)(4)  
Case Name: City of Fresno v. Kochar Vardanyan;  
(Code Enforcement case number E24- 01739)  
City Attorney's Office  
Sponsors:  
ADJOURNMENT  
UPCOMING SCHEDULED COUNCIL HEARINGS AND MATTERS  
March 13, 2025, 9:10 A.M. - RESOLUTION - Repealing Resolution Number  
2024-125 and replacing it with language in support of a contribution of City and  
Housing Successor Agency land toward the Ventura Family Apartments  
March 13, 2025, 9:15 A.M. - HEARING to adopt Resolutions and Ordinance to  
Annex territory and Levy a Special Tax regarding City of Fresno Community  
Facilities District Number 9, Annexation Number 65  
March 13, 2025, 10:05 A.M. - HEARING to consider the vacation of a portion of the  
public street easement on the north side of West Nees Avenue, east of West  
Audubon Drive  
UPCOMING EMPLOYEE CEREMONIES  
EMPLOYEE OF THE QUARTER - 10:00 A.M.  
• 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  
March 13, 2025 - 9:00 A.M. (Regular Meeting)  
March 27, 2025 - 9:00 A.M. (Regular Meeting)  
April 10, 2025 - 9:00 A.M. (Regular Meeting)  
April 24, 2025 - 9:00 A.M. (Regular Meeting)  
May 1, 2025 - 9:00 A.M. (Regular Meeting)  
May 15, 2025 - 9:00 A.M. (Regular Meeting)