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City of Fresno 2600 Fresno Street Fresno, CA 93721 www.fresno.gov Meeting Agenda - Final Thursday, July 31, 2014 3:00 PM Special Closed Session Council Chambers City Council Council President - Steve Brandau Acting President - Oliver Baines, III Councilmembers: Lee Brand, Paul Caprioglio, Clinton J. Olivier, Sal Quintero, Blong Xiong City Manager - Bruce Rudd City Attorney - Douglas T. Sloan City Clerk - Yvonne Spence, CMC City Council Meeting Agenda - Final July 31, 2014 The meeting room is accessible to the physically disabled. If you require special assistance to participate in the meeting, notify the Office of the City Clerk at 559-621-7650 at least three business days prior to the meeting. Please keep the doorways, aisles and wheelchair seating areas open and accessible. If you need assistance with seating because of a disability, contact Security. The City Council welcomes you to the Council Chambers, located in City Hall, 2nd Floor, 2600 Fresno Street, Fresno CA 93721. The agenda and related staff reports are available on (www.fresno.gov) as well as in the Office of the City Clerk. The Council meeting can also be heard live at the same web site address, and viewed live on Comcast Channel 96 and AT&T Channel 99 from 8:30 a.m. and re-played beginning at 8:00 p.m. PROCESS: For each matter considered by the Council there will first be a staff presentation followed by a presentation from the involved individuals, if present. Testimony from those in attendance will then be taken. All testimony will be limited to three minutes per person. If you would like to speak fill out a Speaker Request Form available from the City Clerk’s Office and in the Council Chambers. The three lights on the podium next to the microphone will indicate the amount of time remaining for the speaker. The green light on the podium will be turned on when the speaker begins. The yellow light will come on with one minute remaining. The speaker should be completing the testimony by the time the red light comes on and tones sound, indicating that time has expired. A countdown of time remaining to speak is also displayed on the large screen behind the Council dais. No documents shall be accepted for Council review unless they are submitted to the City Clerk at least 24 hours prior to the Council Agenda item being heard. Following is a general schedule of items for Council consideration and action. The City Council may consider and act on an agenda item in any order it deems appropriate. Actual timed items may be heard later but not before the time set on agenda. Persons interested in an item listed on the agenda are advised to be present throughout the meeting to ensure their presence when the item is called. 3:00 P.M. SPECIAL CLOSED SESSION Please Take Notice that the President of the Council of the City of Fresno hereby calls a Special Meeting of the City Council on Thursday, July 31,2014, at 3:00 p.m. or as soon thereafter as it may be heard, in the Council Chambers, Second Floor, City Hall, 2600 Fresno Street, Fresno, California. The purpose of the closed session is to meet and consider the following: City of Fresno Page 2 Printed on 7/30/2014 City Council Meeting Agenda - Final July 31, 2014 ID#14-239 CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION - Government Code Section 54956.9, Subdivision (d)(1) 1. City of Fresno et al. v. Doug Vagim, et al.; Fresno Superior Court No. 13CECG03080, 5th District Court of Appeal No. F069296 Related Matter: Doug Vagim, et al. v. City of Fresno, et al.; Fresno Superior Court No. 13CECG03206 3:00 P.M. Actions Pertaining to Initiative Measure to Repeal the Four Year Water Rate Plan and Required Council Action a. Presentation of Report to Council pursuant to Elections Code Section 9212 b. Take one of the following actions: 1. BILL - (for introduction) - Adopting the Initiative Measure Repealing Resolution No. 2013-143 that adopted the Four Year Water Rate Plan and Resolution No. 2013-144 that amended the Master Fee Schedule adjusting the water rates; or 2. RESOLUTION - Submitting to City voters the ballot measure relating to Resolution Nos. 2013-143 and 2013-144 that adopted the Four Year Water Rate Plan, for the November 4, 2014 general election. Members of the public shall have an opportunity to address the City Council concerning this matter. DATED this 30th day of July, 2014 _________________________________ STEVE BRANDAU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT City of Fresno Page 3 Printed on 7/30/2014 City Council Meeting Agenda - Final July 31, 2014 Sponsors: City Attorney's Office Attachments: Special Meeting Notice.pdf 8:30 A.M. ROLL CALL City of Fresno Page 4 Printed on 7/30/2014