City of Fresno  
2600 Fresno Street  
Fresno, CA 93721  
www.fresno.gov  
Meeting Minutes - Final  
Monday, June 5, 2023  
9:00 AM  
Budget Hearings - Commencing on June 5, 2023, the budget  
hearings will be considered one continuous meeting  
Council Chambers (In Person and/or Electronic)  
City Council  
President - Tyler Maxwell  
Vice President - Annalisa Perea  
Councilmembers:  
Mike Karbassi, Miguel Angel Arias, Luis Chavez,  
Garry Bredefeld, Nelson Esparza  
City Manager - Georgeanne A. White  
City Attorney - Andrew Janz  
City Clerk - Todd Stermer, CMC  
Budget Hearings - Commencing on June 6, 2023, the budget hearings will be  
considered one continuous meeting  
The City Council met in budget hearing open session in the Council Chamber, City  
Hall, on the date and time above written.  
9:11 A.M. ROLL CALL  
Present: 7 -  
Councilmember Nelson Esparza  
Council President Tyler Maxwell  
Vice President Annalisa Perea  
Councilmember Mike Karbassi  
Councilmember Miguel Angel Arias  
Councilmember Luis Chavez  
Councilmember Garry Bredefeld  
Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag  
Councilmember Bredefeld led the Pledge of Allegiance.  
Approve Agenda  
City Clerk announced a special meeting was separately noticed to discuss  
the following items:  
Open Session item A (ID 23-896) regarding 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 58  
(Final Parcel Map Number 2007-41) (Northeast and Southeast corners of  
East Tulare Avenue and North Clovis Avenue) (Council District 5).  
Open Session item B (ID 23-940) regarding Resolution - In Support of  
California Governor Gavin Newsom’s $250 Million Recommendation to  
Fund Downtown Fresno Infrastructure Projects.  
Monday, June 5, 2023 - 9:00 A.M.  
Council President Maxwell announced public comment would be taken at  
the beginning of each budget hearing for the departments to be discussed  
that day. Upon call, the following members of the public addressed Council:  
Lisa Flores, Debbie Darden, Brandi Nuse-Villegas, and Sam Frank.  
REQUEST FOR MORE INFORMATION WAS MADE DURING THE JUNE  
5, 2023, BUDGET OVERVIEW:  
Councilmember Arias requested information on the amount received from  
Measure P year-to-date, the amount set aside for the Cultural Arts Plan, and  
the rest of the programs.  
Councilmember Chavez requested a list of budgeted positions that were  
filled and not filled and asked the information be filtered by department.  
Vice President Perea requested a memo regarding the up-to-date list of all  
incomplete or not completely funded District 1 PARCs projects.  
Council President Maxwell requested the amount of allocation in Fiscal  
Year 2024 budget for the city's water conservation rebates in total and what  
the amount of the allocation is for each program and would also like to know  
where the allocation is referenced in the budget with the list of specific page  
numbers and sections.  
Council President Maxwell requested a reference of the budget page  
numbers where District 4's pending Department of Public Works projects are  
listed in the proposed Fiscal Year 2024 budget and a list of the funding  
amount for the Public Works Streets and Landscape Division projects.  
Council President Maxwell requested information on all Department of  
Public Works projects, and if any funding is leftover from Fiscal Year 2023  
will be carried over into Fiscal Year 2024.  
Council President Maxwell requested information regarding the project time  
frame to begin construction for the following projects, including a list of  
construction that is anticipated to begin in Fiscal Year 2023 in the following  
locations: Traffic signal at Fresno and Browning, Traffic Signal at Barstow  
and Bond, and Traffic signal scramble at Chestnut and Weldon Hawk, and  
Fresno Rapid Rectangular Flashing Beacon.  
Council President Maxwell requested the following information regarding  
the District 4 bicycle unit: Is the El Dorado Park/Shaw bike unit included in  
the Fiscal Year 2024 budget? If so, he requested a list of the page reference  
and funding amount, including how many officers will be dedicated to the El  
Dorado Park/Shaw bike unit.  
Council President Maxwell requested information regarding a list of projects  
anticipated to begin construction in Fiscal Year 2024, the construction cost,  
and if the project is funded or unfunded.  
General Fund Overview  
ID 23-782  
The above General Fund Overview was presented to Council by Director  
Fierro.  
Discussion was held between Council and the administration.  
REQUEST FOR MORE INFORMATION WAS MADE DURING THE  
GENERAL FUND BUDGET OVERVIEW:  
Councilmember Karbassi requested that property taxes and cannabis  
revenue be shared quarterly with the Budget subcommittee.  
Councilmember Arias requested information on the Fiscal Year 2023  
estimate and the year-to-date actuals for cannabis receipts.  
Councilmember Arias requested the comparison of actual property taxes  
receipts from April 2023 to a year ago.  
General Services Department  
ID 23-783  
The above General Services Overview was presented to Council by Director  
Barr.  
Discussion was held between Council and the administration.  
REQUEST FOR MORE INFORMATION WAS MADE DURING THE  
GENERAL SERVICES BUDGET OVERVIEW:  
Councilmember Arias requested information on how many new vehicles are  
being funded in the Fiscal Year 2024 budget, and would like the information  
by department, how many are new, and which vehicles are associated with  
past purchases.  
Councilmember Arias requested the percentage of new purchases/vehicles  
that are EVs.  
Councilmember Arias requested additional information on the electric  
update and asked if any of the upgrades facilitate the transition to  
electrification.  
Councilmember Arias requested additional options for alternative financing  
for electrical updates apart from ARPA funding.  
Information Services Department  
ID 23-784  
The above Information Services Department overview was presented to  
Council by Director Horn.  
Discussion was held between Council and the administration and there  
were no motions or directions made at this time.  
Finance Department  
ID 23-785  
The above Finance Department Overview was presented to Council by  
Director Danisi.  
Discussion was held between Council and the administration.  
REQUEST FOR MORE INFORMATION WAS MADE DURING THE  
FINANCE DEPARTMENT BUDGET OVERVIEW:  
Councilmember Arias requested the following information regarding  
Bitwise: Where has their past revenue been reflected over the past few  
years, and where is it in the proposed budget.  
Councilmember Arias requested confirmation that the bonding would be an  
appropriate use to fund telecommunication infrastructure for public safety.  
Councilmember Arias requested a list of public facilities that have been  
bonded against and the amounts.  
Councilmember Arias requested an audit of cannabis companies to ensure  
tax revenue is accounted for and asked to exercise the right to perform its  
audit by the City.  
Councilmember Arias requested staff to confirm when "no neighborhood left  
behind" bonds were paid off.  
Councilmember Esparza requested information on the budget account for  
the outgoing revenue for Fresno Enhanced Infrastructure Financing District  
(EIFD).  
Councilmember Esparza requested what amount of General Fund is going  
towards debt service.  
Councilmember Esparza requested a memo informing if the City has the  
collateral capacity to enter into $1 billion worth of bond(s) to address public  
works differed maintenance and the resulting debt service requirement from  
said bond(s).  
Vice President Perea requested Finance to work with Tower District mobile  
vendors and work towards compliance.  
Budget & Management Studies Department  
ID 23-786  
The above Budget & Management Studies Department Overview was  
presented to Council by Director Fierro.  
Discussion was held between Council and the administration.  
REQUEST FOR MORE INFORMATION WAS MADE DURING THE  
BUDGET & MANAGEMENT STUDIES DEPARTMENT BUDGET  
OVERVIEW:  
Councilmember Arias requested staff provide details on the error for  
Measure P revenues.  
Airport Department  
ID 23-787  
The above Airport Department Overview was presented to Council by  
Director Thompson.  
Discussion was held between Council and the administration.  
REQUEST FOR MORE INFORMATION WAS MADE DURING THE  
AIRPORT DEPARTMENT BUDGET OVERVIEW:  
Council President Maxwell requested information on the average for federal  
grants every year for noise abatement, how many households it allows  
Airports to assist per fiscal year, and how many it has served so far.  
Council President Maxwell requested the following information regarding  
noise abatement: Who does the city contract with, what is the system used  
to administer, was it a competitive bid, when was the last time Airports bid  
out that service, the terms of the contract, the terms of eligibility for  
residents, and specification on the noise mitigation measures provided to  
homes.  
THE FOLLOWING MOTION WAS MADE DURING BUDGET OVERVIEW:  
Council President Maxwell motioned to allocate $500,000 toward the noise  
mitigation project. Councilmember Esparza seconded the motion.  
Adjournment  
City Council recessed the June 5, 2023 Budget Hearings at 2:50 P.M. The  
next Budget Hearings is scheduled for Tuesday, June 6, 2023.  
The above minutes were approved by unanimous vote of the City Council during the  
June 15, 2023, regular meeting.