City of Fresno

2600 Fresno Street

Fresno, CA 93721

www.fresno.gov

Meeting Agenda - Final

Thursday, February 10, 2022

9:00 AM

Regular Meeting

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 White

City Attorney - Douglas T. Sloan

City Clerk - Todd Stermer, CMC

PUBLIC ADVISORY:

THE FRESNO CITY COUNCIL WELCOMES YOU TO CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS,

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

CALIFORNIA 93721.

You can also participate in the meeting on our City’s website click on the URL

https://fresno.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx and click on the “In progress” link under

“video” for the corresponding meeting. The Council meeting can also be viewed live

at 9:00 A.M. on Comcast Channel 96 and AT&T Channel 99.

The City Council Chambers are open for public participation. However, members of

the public are encouraged to participate electronically because of reduced capacity

of seating in the Chambers to allow for social distancing, and masks will be required

for the vaccinated and unvaccinated.

PUBLIC COMMENT: The following options are available for members of the public

who want to address City Council:

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a part of the official record. The User Agreement and Procedures document for

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b) eComments will be a maximum of 450 words.

2. You are invited to a Zoom webinar.

When: February 10, 2022 9:00 AM Pacific Time (US and Canada)

Topic: February 10, 2022 Regular Meeting

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the agenda date and item number you wish to speak on in the subject line of your

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c) All comments received will be distributed to Council prior and during the meeting

and will be a part of the official record.

Pursuant to Rule 11 (c) of the Rules of Procedure for the City Council of the City of

Fresno, 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.

All participants will be on mute until they are called upon at which point they will be

unmuted. To prevent participants from having their video on, we will remove the

option to show their video.

The City of Fresno’s goal is to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act, If you

need additional accommodations such as interpreters, sign language signers, or the

services of a translator, please contact the office of the City Clerk at (559) 621-7650

or clerk@fresno.gov. To ensure availability, you are advised to

make your request at least three business days prior to the meeting.

The City of Fresno thanks you in advance for taking all precautions to prevent

spreading COVID19 virus.

9:15 A.M. ROLL CALL

Invocation by Reverend Ana Maria Ten Bears Lopez from New Thought Community

Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag

APPROVE AGENDA

CEREMONIAL PRESENTATIONS

ID 22-240

Proclamation Honoring Central High Varsity Competition

Cheer “NCA National Champions”

Councilmember Soria

Sponsors:

ID 22-165

Proclamation for “World Day of Remembrance for Road

Traffic Victims”

Councilmember Karbassi

Sponsors:

ID 22-291

Proclamation for “Black History Month”

Council President Esparza

Sponsors:

ID 22-294

Announcement of Winter Employee of the Quarter (EOQ)

Recipients

Office of the City Clerk

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

1.-A. ID 22-260

Approval of the minutes of the January 27, 2022 Special City

Council Meeting and the January 27, 2022 Regular City

Council Meeting.

Office of the City Clerk

Sponsors:

1.-B. ID 22-224

Approve a one-year cooperative purchase agreement with

DLT Solutions using a Maricopa County, AZ contract with

DLT Solutions through OMNIA Partners in the amount of

$348,762.83 for support services for Oracle databases

Information Services Department

Sponsors:

1.-C. ID 22-247

***BILL No. 2 (Intro’d 1/27/2022) (For Adoption) - Amending

Administrative Abatement, FMC section 10-616, to clarify

limits on access to restricted areas where abatements are

taking place (Subject to Mayor’s Veto).

City Attorney's Office

Sponsors:

1.-D. ID 22-114

Approve an increase to the Requirements Contract with Air

Liquide U.S. LP, doing business as Alliance Gas Products,

for Bulk Liquid Oxygen to an annual amount of $275,000, and

extend the contract for an additional two years (Bid File 9452)

(Citywide).

Department of Public Utilities

Sponsors:

1.-E. ID 22-235

Actions pertaining to a requirements contract to Rehabilitate

Reclamation Wells at the Fresno-Clovis Regional

Wastewater Reclamation Facility (Bid File 9630) (Districts 3):

1. Adopt a finding of Categorical Exemption pursuant to

Section 15301/Class 1 (Existing Facilities) of the California

Environmental Quality Act Guidelines for the rehabilitation of

reclamation wells at the Fresno-Clovis Regional Wastewater

Reclamation Facility.

2. Award a requirements contract to Zim Industries, Inc., for a

term of one year in the amount not to exceed $493,080 per

year, with provisions for up to two one-year extensions.

Department of Public Utilities

Sponsors:

1.-F. ID 22-131

***RESOLUTION - Supporting FCTC Family, LP’s

submission of a Low-Income Housing Tax Credit application

for the construction of affordable housing at 200 N. Salma

and expressing the City’s intent to contribute to the Project in

an amount not to exceed $6,180,000 upon full award of tax

credit funding for the Project. (Subject to Mayor’s Veto)

Office of Mayor & City Manager

Sponsors:

1.-G. ID 22-231

***RESOLUTION - Authorizing the Director or Designee of

the Office of Neighborhood Safety and Community

Engagement Division (ONSCE) Within Parks, After School,

Recreation and Community Services (PARCS) to Submit a

Grant Application Totaling up to $2,200,000 to the California

Violence Intervention and Prevention Program to Fund

Violence Intervention Programming at Camp Fresno, Fresno

Summer Nights Programming, a Community Coordinator and

Street Outreach Coalition Training Modules, and Authorizing

Execution of the Grant Agreement with the Board of State

and Community Corrections by the PARCS Director or

Designee (Citywide)(Subject to Mayor’s Veto).

Parks, After School and Recreation and Community Services

Department

Sponsors:

1.-H. ID 22-171

Actions pertaining to the FY22 Position Authorization

Resolution No. 2021-179:

1: ***RESOLUTION - Adopt the 5th Amendment to Position

Authorization Resolution No. 2021-179, adding one hundred

seven (107) full-time and two (2) permanent part-time

positions Citywide. (Subject to Mayor’s Veto).

Personnel Services Department

Sponsors:

1.-I. ID 22-229

***RESOLUTION - Adopt the 13th Amendment to FY 2022

Salary Resolution No. 2021-176, amending Exhibit 4, Unit 4 -

Non-Management Police (FPOA); Exhibit 5, Unit 5 - Fire

Non-Management (IAFF); Exhibit 8, Unit 8, Non-Represented;

Exhibit 9, Unit 9 - Police Management; Exhibit 10, Unit 10 -

Fire Management; and Exhibit 16 - Benchmarked Deleted

Job Classifications or Deleted Pay Step, Since 1/28/16

(Subject to Mayor’s Veto).

Personnel Services Department

Sponsors:

1.-J. ID 22-201

Reject all bids for Ready Mix Concrete material requirements

contract (Bid File 9619)

Public Works Department

Sponsors:

1.-K. ID 22-234

Actions pertaining to Resolution of Intention Number 1146-D

to vacate the most northerly corner cut-off of M Street and

Inyo Street (Council District 3)

1. Adopt a finding of Categorical Exemption per

Environmental Assessment Number P21-04415 per staff

determination, pursuant to Section 15301/Class 1 of the

California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines

2. RESOLUTION - Adopt the attached Resolution of

Intention Number 1146-D to vacate the most northerly corner

cut-off of M street and Inyo Street

Public Works Department

Sponsors:

1.-L. ID 22-238

Actions pertaining to Resolution of Intention Number 1147-D

to vacate a portion of East Kaviland Avenue at South Rose

Avenue (Council District 3):

1. Adopt a finding of Categorical Exemption per

Environmental Assessment Number P21-00192 per staff

determination, pursuant to Section 15332/Class 32 of the

California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines

2. RESOLUTION - Adopt the attached Resolution of

Intention Number 1147-D to vacate a portion of East Kaviland

Avenue at South Rose Avenue

Public Works Department

Sponsors:

1.-M. ID 22-218

Actions pertaining to the PARCS and Public Safety facilities

energy efficiency savings and sustainability capital

improvement projects (Citywide):

1. Adopt findings of Categorical Exemptions pursuant to

Sections 15301(c), 15301(d), and 15301(e) of the California

Environmental Quality Action Guidelines

2. Award a Design Build contract to Alliance Building

Solutions, Inc. (ABS), for $17,947,480, for an Energy

Efficiency Program and equipment, including but not limited

to LED efficient lighting, HVAC upgrades and replacements,

system controls and monitoring, and transformer upgrades for

implementation of energy and sustainability services

3. Authorize the City Manager or designee to enter into an

On-Bill Financing (OBF) 0% loan agreement with Pacific Gas

and Electric (PG&E) not to exceed $1,757,712.19

4. Approve the Resolution authorizing the City Manager or

designee to enter into a 15-year financing agreement not to

exceed $17,947,480 with Alliance Funding Solutions, Inc., for

the energy efficiency projects at a rate not to exceed 2.62%

Public Works Department, Parks, After School and

Recreation and Community Services Department

Sponsors:

1.-N. ID 22-245

***RESOLUTION - Adopting the 46th Amendment to the

Annual Appropriation Resolution (AAR) No. 2021-178 to

appropriate $20,526,200 for operating programs and

previously approved capital improvement projects in the

Public Works Department (Citywide) (Requires 5 Affirmative

Votes) (Subject to Mayor’s Veto).

Public Works Department

Sponsors:

1.-O. ID 22-246

***RESOLUTION - To Pursue the Formation of a Veterans

Memorial District in the City of Fresno (Subject to Mayor’s

Veto).

Councilmember Chavez, Council President Esparza and

Councilmember Arias

Sponsors:

1.-P. ID 22-270

RESOLUTION - In support of Bryn Forhan’s reappointment to

the San Joaquin River Conservancy Board

Council President Esparza

Sponsors:

1.-Q. ID 22-226

Council Boards and Commissions Communications, Reports,

Assignments and/or Appointments, Reappointments,

Removals to/from City and non-City Boards and

Commissions.

1. Animal Center Sub-Committee

2. Budget Sub-Committee (Leadership)

3. Cannabis Ad Hoc Committee

4. CDBG Sub-committee - (Pertaining to Housing and

addressing the allocation of Funds)

5. Census/Redistricting Ad Hoc Committee

6. Council of Governments

7. COVID Program Subcommittee

8. Economic Development Corporation Serving Fresno

County

9. Enterprise & Construction Management

10. Finance and Audit Committee

11. Fresno Area Workforce Investment Corporation

12. Fresno County Transportation Authority (FCTA)

13. Fresno County Zoo Authority

14. Fresno EIFD Public Financing Authority

15. Fresno Madera Area Agency on Aging Board

16. Fresno Regional Workforce Development Board

17. Homeless (HEAP Funding Plan) Sub-Committee

18. Joint Powers Financing Authority

19. League of California Cities (Annual Meeting)

20. Lobbyist Committee

21. Measure P Sub-Committee

22. North Kings Groundwater Sustainability Agency (GSA)

Joint Powers Authority

23. PLA Sub-committee

24. San Joaquin River Conservancy Board

25. San Joaquin Valley Special City Selection Committee

26. School Liaison Sub-Committee

27. Street2Home Fresno County Board

28. The Local Mobile Food Vendor Association Committee

29. Transportation Sub-Committee

30. Upper Kings Basin Integrated Regional Water

Management JPA

Council President Esparza

Sponsors:

CONTESTED CONSENT CALENDAR

2. SCHEDULED COUNCIL HEARINGS AND MATTERS

10:00 A.M. #1

ID 22-215

Appearance by Sue Hague to discuss the “revision of current

parking permit fees in residential areas near FSU” (Resides

in District 1).

Office of the City Clerk

Sponsors:

10:00 A.M. #2

ID 22-210

Appearance by Jorge Zavala to discuss the lack of

communication from various City departments, as well as the

difficulties of obtaining records (Resides in District 4).

Office of the City Clerk

Sponsors:

10:00 A.M. #3

ID 22-236

HEARING to consider the vacation of a portion of Stanislaus

Street and L Street adjacent to Block 89 of the Town (now

City) of Fresno, and a portion of an alley in Block 89 of the

Town (now City) of Fresno (Council District 3)

1. ***RESOLUTION - Ordering the vacation of a portion of

Stanislaus Street and L Street adjacent to Block 89 of the

Town (now City) of Fresno, and a portion of an alley in Block

89 of the Town (now City) of Fresno (Subject to Mayor’s

Veto)

Public Works Department

Sponsors:

3. GENERAL ADMINISTRATION

3.-A. ID 22-225

***RESOLUTION - Adopting a Residential Speed Hump

Policy (Citywide) (Subject to Mayor’s Veto).

Public Works Department

Sponsors:

3.-B. ID 22-237

WORKSHOP - SB 1383 Updates

Department of Public Utilities

Sponsors:

3.-C. ID 22-94

WORKSHOP - Proposed ARPA Expenditure Plan

Office of Mayor & City Manager

Sponsors:

3.-D. ID 22-273

WORKSHOP - FY2022 Mid-Year Budget Review

Office of Mayor & City Manager

Sponsors:

4. CITY COUNCIL

5. CLOSED SESSION

5.-A. ID 22-296

CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING

LITIGATION Government Code 54956.9(d)(1);

Existing Litigation: J & A Mash & Barrel, LLC. v. Superior

Court of Fresno County.

City Attorney's Office

Sponsors:

5.-B. ID 22-298

CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING

LITIGATION Government Code 54956.9(d)(1); Existing

Litigation: South Fresno Community Alliance v. City of Fresno

City Attorney's Office

Sponsors:

5.-C. ID 22-297

CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATOR -

Government Code Section 54956.8; Property: 809 E Olive

Ave; Negotiating Parties: City Manager, Lawrence Abbate;

Under Negotiation: Terms and Conditions of Property

Acquisition.

City Attorney's Office

Sponsors:

5.-D. ID 22-283

CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATOR -

Government Code Section 54956.8

Property: 1343 E. Barstow;

Negotiating Parties: City Manager, Wesley United Methodist

Church;

Under Negotiation: Price and terms of sale or lease.

Vice President Maxwell

Sponsors:

5.-E. ID 22-303

CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATOR -

Government Code Section 54956.8

Property: APN 468-400-54T

Negotiating Parties: City Manager, Prosperous Terra, LLC

(Ruelas, Inc.)

Under Negotiations: Price and terms of sale

Councilmember Arias

Sponsors:

5.-F. ID 22-285

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); 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)

Personnel Services Department

Sponsors:

ADJOURNMENT

UPCOMING SCHEDULED COUNCIL HEARINGS AND MATTERS

March 10, 2022

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, Annexation No. 131 (Final Tract Map No. 6187) (northeast

corner of East Annadale Avenue and South Ivy Avenue) (Council District 3).

March 10, 2022

10:05 A.M. #1 - Proposed vacation of the most northerly corner cut-off at M Street

and Inyo Street.

March 10, 2022

10:05 A.M. #2 - Proposed vacation of a portion of East Kaviland Avenue at South

Rose Avenue.

UPCOMING EMPLOYEE CEREMONIES

April, 20, 2022 (Wednesday) - Employee of the Spring Quarter

July 20, 2022 (Wednesday) - Employee of the Summer Quarter

October 19, 2022 (Wednesday) - Employee of the Fall Quarter

April 27, 2022 - Employee Service Awards

November 16, 2022 -Employee Service Awards

2022 CITY COUNCIL MEETING SCHEDULE

FEBRUARY 17, 2022 - 9:00 A.M.

FEBRUARY 24, 2022 - NO MEETING

MARCH 3, 2022 - NO MEETING

MARCH 10, 2022 - 9:00 A.M.

MARCH 17, 2022 - NO MEETING

MARCH 24, 2022 - 9:00 A.M.

MARCH 31, 2022 - NO MEETING

APRIL 7, 2022 - NO MEETING