City of Fresno  
2600 Fresno Street  
Fresno, CA 93721  
Meeting Agenda - Final-revised  
Thursday, October 20, 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.  
You can also participate in the meeting on our City’s website click on the URL  
“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.  
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When: October 20, 2022 9:00 AM Pacific Time (US and Canada)  
Topic: October 20, 2022 Regular Meeting  
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Fresno, no documents shall be accepted for Council review unless submitted to the  
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9:00 A.M. ROLL CALL  
Invocation  
Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag  
APPROVE AGENDA  
CEREMONIAL PRESENTATIONS  
Proclamation for “October Breast Cancer Awareness Month  
and Metastatic Breast Cancer Action Week”  
Councilmember Soria  
Sponsors:  
Proclamation for “Health Literacy Awareness Month”  
Office of Mayor & City Manager  
Sponsors:  
Announcement of Fall 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  
Approval of the regular meeting minutes of October 13, 2022  
and special meeting minutes of September 29, 2022.  
Office of the City Clerk  
Sponsors:  
***RESOLUTION - Adopting the 573rd Amendment to the  
Master Fee Schedule Resolution No. 80-420 to add and  
revise various fees for the Tower Theatre and move all  
Tower Theatre fees from the General Government Section to  
the Parks, After School, Recreation, and Community Services  
Section (Subject to Mayor’s Veto)  
Office of Mayor & City Manager  
Sponsors:  
Approve agreement with Moss Adams, LLP for consultant  
services for agreed-upon procedures for $190,640 (RFP No.  
10121)  
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 two-year Requirements Contract with three one-year  
extensions to West Star Environmental, Inc. of Fresno,  
California, for citywide fuel site maintenance, repair, and  
testing required to remain in compliance with the County of  
Fresno and San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District  
regulations not to exceed the five-year total amount of  
$280,162 plus CPI adjustments (Bid File 9636) (Citywide)  
General Services Department  
Sponsors:  
Actions pertaining to the Local Agency Technical Assistance  
(LATA) grant:  
1. Authorize the Chief information Officer to accept $496,874  
in grant funding for the LATA grant awarded to the City of  
Fresno from the California Public Utilities Commission  
(CPUC).  
2. ***RESOLUTION - Adopt the 13th Amendment to the  
Annual Appropriation Resolution (AAR) No. 2022-154  
appropriating $496,874 for the LATA grant (Requires five  
affirmative votes) (Subject to Mayor’s veto).  
Information Services Department  
Sponsors:  
Actions pertaining to the allocation of funding for the Violence  
Intervention and Prevention Initiative Grant Program:  
1. Approve the recommendation of grant proposals allocating  
$950,000 from American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) and  
$550,000 in General funding to local Community Based  
Organizations totaling $1,500,000 to the following  
organizations: Boys & Girls Club of Fresno County  
($165,000); Every Neighborhood Partnership ($75,000);  
Focus Forward ($50,000); Fresno Economic Opportunities  
Commission/Advance Peace ($375,000); Fresno Police  
Activities League ($75,000); HandsOn Central  
California/Fresno Street Saints ($75,000); Hope Now for  
Youth ($130,000); Live Again Fresno ($150,000); Take a  
Stand Committee ($50,000); The Resiliency Center  
($50,000); Trauma Research and Education Foundation of  
Fresno ($130,000); West Fresno Health Care Coalition dba  
West Fresno Family Resource Center ($150,000) and  
Integral Community Solutions Institute ($25,000) for  
evaluation services.  
2. RESOLUTION - Granting Authority to the Parks, After  
School, Recreation and Community Services (PARCS)  
Director or their Designee to Enter Into Agreements with  
Community Based Organizations For One Year With The  
Option of One, One-Year Extension and Amendment to  
Provide Programs and Services Funded by the American  
Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) and General Fund to Aid in the  
COVID-19 Recovery Effort. (Citywide)  
Parks, After School and Recreation and Community Services  
Department  
Sponsors:  
Actions pertaining to the use of Parking Garage 7:  
1. Adopt a finding of Categorical Exemption pursuant to  
Section 15301 (Existing Facilities) of the California  
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines.  
2. Approve the Second Amendment to the License  
Agreement between the City of Fresno, and T-Mobile West,  
LLC., to license use of certain real property, together with  
access and utility rights located at the Fresno City Parking  
Garage 7 (801 Van Ness Avenue, Fresno, CA 93721) for four  
(4) five-year terms and total contract revenue of $436,920  
(District 3)  
Planning and Development Department  
Sponsors:  
Action relating to repealing and adding Building Regulations  
in the Fresno Municipal Code  
1. BILL (For Introduction) - Adopting express findings related  
to local climatic, topographical and geological conditions that  
make the City’s amendments to the California Mechanical  
Code and California Plumbing Code reasonably necessary  
and repealing Sections 11-101 through Section 11-109 of  
Article 1, Chapter 11 of the Fresno Municipal Code and  
adding Sections 11-101 through Section 11-109 of Article 1,  
of Chapter 11 to adopt and amend the California Building,  
Residential, Electrical, Mechanical, Plumbing, Energy and  
Green Building Standards Codes  
Planning and Development Department  
Sponsors:  
RESOLUTION - Of Intention to Establish a Community  
Facilities District (Community Facilities District No. 18 - Public  
Safety Services) and future annexation area and to Authorize  
the Levy of a Special Tax; and setting the public hearing for  
Thursday, December 1, 2022 at 10:10am (T-6310, near the  
northwest corner of Dakota and Polk Avenues; T-6234,  
southwest corner of Dakota & Hayes Avenues; future  
annexation area encompasses entire City of Fresno)  
(Citywide)  
Public Works Department  
Sponsors:  
Authorize the Chief of Police to execute a services and  
facilities contract with the Fresno County Department of  
Behavioral Health (DBH) to enhance the Fresno Police  
Department’s response to calls involving individuals  
experiencing a mental health crisis by continuing our existing  
partnership with DBH and contract mental health service  
providers  
Police Department  
Sponsors:  
RESOLUTION - Approve a grant application for the  
Blackstone Avenue and McKinley Avenue BNSF Grade  
Separation Project for formulaic grant funds in the amount of  
$1,904,000 from the Local Partnership Program (Council  
Districts 1 and 7)  
Public Works Department  
Sponsors:  
Approve the Sixth Amendment to the Consultant Services  
Agreement with QK Consulting Engineers, Inc., of Clovis, CA  
in the amount of $5,928, for a total increased contract amount  
of $86,998, for professional civil engineering design services  
and preparation of construction documents for the Jensen  
Avenue Overlay Project from State Route 41 to Martin Luther  
King Jr. Boulevard (Council District 3)  
Public Works Department  
Sponsors:  
BILL - (For introduction) Amending the uncodified ordinance  
to adopt changes and additions to the official list of  
designated special speed zones for various streets within the  
City of Fresno pursuant to Section 14-1501 of the Fresno  
Municipal Code (Citywide) (Subject to Mayor’s veto)  
Public Works Department  
Sponsors:  
***BILL B-30 (Intro’d 10/13/2022) (For Adoption) - Amending  
Section 9-613 of the Fresno Municipal Code relating to  
Exceptions from the Pawnbrokers and Secondhand Dealers  
Ordinance. (Subject to Mayor’s Veto)  
Councilmember Bredefeld  
Sponsors:  
***RESOLUTION - Adopting a program to incentivize job  
creation along the Ventura/Kings Canyon/Avenida Cesar  
Chavez corridor east of First Street (Subject to Mayor’s Veto)  
Councilmember Chavez  
Sponsors:  
***RESOLUTION - Confirming emergency conditions  
continue to directly impact the ability of legislative bodies to  
meet safely in person and authorizing remote teleconference  
meetings of City legislative bodies for 30 days, pursuant to  
Brown Act provisions (Subject to Mayor’s Veto).  
Council President Esparza  
Sponsors:  
RESOLUTION - Amending Rule 6 of the Council Rules of  
Procedure Related to Sponsorship of Agenda Items.  
Vice President Maxwell  
Sponsors:  
CONTESTED CONSENT CALENDAR  
2. SCHEDULED COUNCIL HEARINGS AND MATTERS  
10:00 A.M.  
Appearance by Mary Padilla to discuss Returning Rightful  
Living to America. (Speaker Resides in District 2)  
Office of the City Clerk  
Sponsors:  
10:05 A.M.  
Appearance by Steve Markus to discuss alley gate breaches.  
(Speaker Resides in District 7)  
Office of the City Clerk  
Sponsors:  
3. GENERAL ADMINISTRATION  
WORKSHOP - Fresno Chaffee Zoo Master Plan - presented  
by Fresno Chaffee Zoo Chief Executive Officer & Zoo  
Director, Jon Forrest Dohlin.  
Councilmember Arias  
Sponsors:  
4. CITY COUNCIL  
5. CLOSED SESSION  
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL-EXISTING  
LITIGATION  
Government Code Section 54956.9, subdivision (d)(1)  
Case Name: City of Fresno v. Fresno Building Healthy  
Communities  
Court of Appeal Case No.: F084662; and  
Case Name: 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-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 REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATOR -  
Government Code Section 54956.8  
Property: 937-945 F Street; APN 467-07-402  
Negotiating Parties: City Manager, Wilson and Yolanda  
Wong  
Under Negotiation: Terms and conditions of sale  
Councilmember Arias  
Sponsors:  
CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATOR -  
Government Code Section 54956.8 Property: APN  
468-400-54T Negotiating Parties: City Manager White,  
Prosperous Terra, LLC., (Ruelas, Inc.) Under  
Negotiation: Price and terms of sale  
Office of Mayor & City Manager  
Sponsors:  
CONSIDER PUBLIC EMPLOYEE APPOINTMENT -  
Government Code Section 54957(b):  
Consider the appointment, employment, evaluation of  
performance, discipline, or dismissal of a public employee.  
Title: City Attorney  
Council President Esparza  
Sponsors:  
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - POTENTIAL  
LITIGATION,  
Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(4) - City Council is  
considering whether to initiate litigation: One (1) potential  
case  
Office of Mayor & City Manager  
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)  
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - POTENTIAL  
LITIGATION,  
Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(4) - City Council is  
considering whether to initiate litigation: One (1) potential  
case  
ADJOURNMENT  
UPCOMING SCHEDULED COUNCIL HEARINGS AND MATTERS  
November 17, 2022  
10:00 A.M. - Located on East Tulare Ave between South Clovis Avenue and North  
Fowler Avenue  
December 1, 2022  
10:00 A.M.#1 - Located on the northwest corner of North Armstrong Avenue and  
East Clinton Avenue  
December 1, 2022  
10:00 A.M. #2 - PROPOSED VACATION A PORTION OF THE SOUTHEASTERLY  
SIDE NORTH STATE STREET BETWEEN WEST MISSION AVENUE AND  
GOLDEN STATE BOULEVARD  
December 1, 2022  
10:00 A.M. #3 - HEARING to adopt resolutions and ordinance to Consider the  
Formation of a Community Facilities District (Community Facilities District No. 18  
– Public Safety Services) and future annexation area and to Authorize the Levy of  
a Special Tax; (T6310, near the northwest corner of Dakota and Polk Avenues;  
T6234, southwest corner of Dakota and Hayes Avenues; future annexation area  
encompasses entire City of Fresno) (Districts 1-7)  
December 1, 2022  
10:05 A.M. - PROPOSED VACATION A PORTION OF THE NORTH GLENN  
AVENUE-NORTH BLACKSTONE AVENUE ALLEY, BETWEEN EAST SIMPSON  
AVENUE AND EAST CORNELL AVENUE  
UPCOMING EMPLOYEE CEREMONIES  
November 16, 2022 -Employee Service Awards  
2022 CITY COUNCIL MEETING SCHEDULE  
OCTOBER 27, 2022 - NO MEETING  
NOVEMBER 3, 2022 - 9:00 A.M.  
NOVEMBER 10, 2022 - NO MEETING  
NOVEMBER 17, 2022 - 9:00 A.M.  
NOVEMBER 24, 2022 - NO MEETING  
DECEMBER 1, 2022 - 9:00 A.M.  
DECEMBER 8, 2022 - NO MEETING  
DECEMBER 15, 2022 - 9:00 A.M.  
DECEMBER 22, 2022 - NO MEETING  
DECEMBER 29, 2022 - NO MEETING