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City of Fresno 2600 Fresno Street Fresno, CA 93721 www.fresno.gov Meeting Agenda - Final Thursday, November 20, 2014 2:00 PM Special Meeting 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 November 20, 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. AGENDA ITEMS MARKED WITH AN ASTERISK (*) ARE SUBJECT TO MAYORAL VETO OR RECONSIDERATION City of Fresno Page 2 Printed on 11/19/2014 City Council Meeting Agenda - Final November 20, 2014 ID#14-625 RESOLUTION - Amending Better Business Act to Incorporate Provisions of the Redevelopment Improvement Act Applicable to the City in its Capacity as Housing Successor City of Fresno Page 3 Printed on 11/19/2014