City of Fresno  
2600 Fresno Street  
Fresno, CA 93721  
Meeting Agenda - Final  
Friday, December 13, 2024  
3:00 PM  
Special Meeting  
Council Chambers  
City Council  
President - Annalisa Perea  
Vice President - Mike Karbassi  
Councilmembers:  
Miguel Angel Arias, Tyler Maxwell, 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 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.  
To be called to speak during a meeting, please fill out a speaker card (located throughout  
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:  
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).  
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 six 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 interpretation  
should contact the office of the City Clerk at (559) 621-7650 or clerk@fresno.gov. The  
office of the City Clerk should also be contacted if spoken language translation is expected  
to be needed during a meeting. 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.  
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.  
NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FRESNO  
DATE:  
TIME:  
Friday, December 13, 2024  
3:00 p.m., or as soon thereafter as it may be heard  
LOCATION: Council Chambers, City Hall  
Please Take Notice the Council of the City of Fresno hereby calls a Special Meeting  
of the City Council pursuant to California Government Code section 54956 at the  
above stated time and place. The purpose of the special meeting is to meet and  
consider the following:  
3:00 P.M. ROLL CALL  
APPROVE AGENDA  
Notice of Special Meeting - Signed  
Council President Perea  
Sponsors:  
OPEN SESSION  
Actions pertaining to a Memorandum of Understanding  
between the City of Fresno and the County of Fresno  
(Sphere of Influence):  
1. Adopt a finding that the Memorandum of Understanding  
between the City of Fresno and the County of Fresno relating  
to property tax sharing, sales tax sharing, annexation, and  
development within the City’s sphere of influence is exempt  
from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)  
pursuant to the common sense exemption in that it can be  
seen with certainty that there is no possibility the  
Memorandum of Understanding will have a significant effect  
on the environment pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) of the  
California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines; and  
2. Approve a Memorandum of Understanding substantially in  
the form attached between the City of Fresno and the County  
of Fresno relating to property tax sharing, sales tax sharing,  
annexation, and development within the City’s sphere of  
influence.  
Council President Perea, Vice President Karbassi and  
Councilmember Maxwell  
Sponsors:  
ADJOURNMENT