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City of Fresno 2600 Fresno Street Fresno, CA 93721 www.fresno.gov Meeting Minutes - Final City Council President - Oliver L. Baines, III Vice President - Paul Caprioglio Councilmembers: Lee Brand, Steve Brandau, Clinton J. Olivier, Sal Quintero, Esmeralda Soria City Manager - Bruce Rudd City Attorney - Douglas T. Sloan City Clerk - Yvonne Spence, CMC Thursday, January 8, 2015 10:00 AM Council Chambers Regular Session The City Council met in regular session at the hour of 10:00 A.M. in the Council Chamber, City Hall, on the day above written. 10:10 A.M. ROLL CALL Outgoing District 1 Councilmember Xiong began the meeting on the dais and was present during roll call. Incoming District 1 Councilmember Soria was in the audience during roll call and took her seat at the dais after the swearing in ceremony. Present: 7 - President Oliver Baines Vice President Paul Caprioglio Councilmember Lee Brand Councilmember Steve Brandau Councilmember Clinton Olivier Councilmember Sal Quintero Councilmember Esmeralda Soria Invocation by Rev. Henry I Oputa, Ed. D. of the The Way Christian Fellowship Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag CEREMONIAL PRESENTATIONS ID#15-022 Honoring the 2014 Edison High School Tigers, Division 1 Valley Football Champions Sponsors: City Councilmember Baines City of Fresno *Subject to mayoral veto Page 1 City Council Meeting Minutes - Final January 8, 2015 Statements by Outgoing Councilmember Blong Xiong MADE - Councilmember Xiong commented on his two terms in office. Presentation to Outgoing Councilmember Blong Xiong PRESENTED - Councilmember Xiong was presented a watch by his fellow Councilmembers in appreciation of his service to the City. Installation and Administration of Oath of Office to Councilmember-elect Esmeralda Z. Soria, and Councilmembers Re-elect Oliver Baines, III, Sal Quintero, Clinton J. Olivier OATHS ADMINISTERED - at this time Councilmember Xiong left the District 1 seat on the dais which was then occupied by Councilmember Soria. Incoming Statements by the newly Elected Councilmember Soria, and re-elected Councilmembers Baines, Quintero and Olivier MADE APPROVE MINUTES ID#15-021 Approval of City Council minutes from December 18, 2014 City Clerk Spence announced the following changes to the draft minutes of December 18, 2014: on the first paragraph under Councilmember Reports and Comments on page two the word "awad" is corrected to read, "award;" on the third full paragraph on page 19 the phrase "Category B" is changed to read "Category A;" in the fourth full paragraph on page 19 the phrase "Category B" is changed to read "Category A;" in the fifth full paragraph of page 19 the phrase "This motion was later included under the 'Category B' motion as detailed in the supplemental staff report" is replaced with the following two sentences: The motion regarding 12"a" was later included under the "Category B" motion as detailed in the supplemental staff report. The motion regarding 12"c" was later included under the "Category A" motion as detailed in the supplemental staff report. APPROVED AS AMENDED On motion of Councilmember Caprioglio, seconded by Councilmember Olivier, the above MINUTES were adopted as amended. The motion carried by the following vote: City of Fresno *Subject to mayoral veto Page 2 City Council Meeting Minutes - Final January 8, 2015 Aye: 7 - Baines, Caprioglio, Brand, Brandau, Olivier, Quintero and Soria COUNCILMEMBER REPORTS AND COMMENTS President Brandau presented flowers to Assistant City Manager Smith and her office, City Attorney Sloan and his office and City Clerk Spence and her office, as tokens of appreciation for their hard work making the council meetings happen. He thanked the recipients for dealing with the curve balls he would occasionally throw after attending the weekly meetings. President Brandau stated he tried to make the most of his time as President by doing extras such as: arranging regional meetings with the City of Clovis; discussing regional meetings with the County of Fresno, and; inviting local superintendents to speak to Council about their school districts. President Brandau expressed his appreciation for his time as President and thanked everyone he worked worth as head of the Council. APPROVE AGENDA City Clerk Spence announced that the easements discussed in Consent Calendar items 1-A (File ID# 15-001), 1-B (File ID# 15-002) and 1-C (File ID#15-003) were located in Fresno County and should have been noted as such on the agenda. APPROVED AS AMENDED On motion of Councilmember Brand, seconded by Councilmember Olivier, the AGENDA was approved as amended. The motion carried by the following vote: Aye: 7 - Baines, Caprioglio, Brand, Brandau, Olivier, Quintero and Soria Election of Council President and Vice President President Brandau motioned to elect Vice President Baines as President of the Council and Councilmember Caprioglio as Vice President of the Council. Upon election, President Baines presented former President Brandau a framed picture of United States Senator Ted Cruz. On motion of President Brandau, seconded by Councilmember Caprioglio, Vice President Baines was elected President of the Council and Councilmember Caprioglio was elected Vice President of the Council. The motion carried by the following vote: City of Fresno *Subject to mayoral veto Page 3 City Council Meeting Minutes - Final January 8, 2015 Aye: 7 - Baines, Caprioglio, Brand, Brandau, Olivier, Quintero and Soria Election of Chair and Vice Chair of the Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency of the City of Fresno President Baines motioned to re-elect himself as the Chair of the Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency of the City of Fresno and re-elect Vice President Caprioglio as the Vice Chair. On motion of President Baines, seconded by Councilmember Brandau, President Baines was re-elected as the Chair of the Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency of the City of Fresno and Vice President Caprioglio was re-elected as the Vice Chair. The motion carried by the following vote: Aye: 7 - Baines, Caprioglio, Brand, Brandau, Olivier, Quintero and Soria 1. CONSENT CALENDAR APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT CALENDAR On motion of Councilmember Brand, seconded by Vice President Caprioglio, the CONSENT CALENDAR was adopted by the following vote: Aye: 7 - Baines, Caprioglio, Brand, Brandau, Olivier, Quintero and Soria 1-A ID#15-001 Approve the acquisition of permanent pipeline right-of-way easement and temporary construction easement from Amanda Tuel for APN 581-030-15s Sponsors: Department of Public Utilities The above item was approved on the Consent Calendar. 1-B ID#15-002 Approve the acquisition of permanent pipeline right-of-way easement and temporary construction easement from Christopher T. Lum for APN 580-020-43 Sponsors: Department of Public Utilities The above item was approved on the Consent Calendar. 1-C ID#15-003 Approve the acquisition of permanent pipeline right-of-way City of Fresno *Subject to mayoral veto Page 4 City Council Meeting Minutes - Final January 8, 2015 easement and temporary construction easement from Patrick V. Ricchiuti for APN 581-040-01S Sponsors: Department of Public Utilities The above item was approved on the Consent Calendar. 1-D ID#15-004 Approve the reappointment of Rodney Ashley to the Fresno-Madera Area Agency on Aging Sponsors: Mayor's Office The above item was approved on the Consent Calendar. 1-E ID#15-011 Approve the acquisition of permanent pipeline right-of-way easement and temporary construction easement from Scott Morris and Susan Morris for APN 581-030-01s Sponsors: Department of Public Utilities The above item was approved on the Consent Calendar. JOINT MEETING OF THE CITY OF FRESNO, THE SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF FRESNO AND THE FRESNO REVITALIZATION CORPORATION 1-F ID#15-027 Approve Exclusive Negotiation Agreement between the City, Successor Agency, The Noyan Company, and TFS Investments, LLC (Joint City and Successor Agency action) Sponsors: City Manager's Office and Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency The above item was approved on the Consent Calendar. CONTESTED CONSENT CALENDAR No Consent Calendar items were moved to the Contested Consent Calendar for further discussion. 2. GENERAL ADMINISTRATION No General Administration items were scheduled for this agenda. 3. CITY COUNCIL No City Council items were scheduled for this agenda. 4. CLOSED SESSION City of Fresno *Subject to mayoral veto Page 5 City Council Meeting Minutes - Final January 8, 2015 No Closed Session items were scheduled for this agenda. 5. SCHEDULED COUNCIL HEARINGS AND MATTERS No Scheduled Council Hearings and Matters were on the agenda. COUNCILMEMBER REPORTS AND COMMENTS CONTINUED Councilmember Quintero congratulated the administration for receiving an award from Housing and Urban Development ("HUD"). City Manager Rudd explained that the effort made by the Planning staff, Development and Resources Director Clark, Crystal Cooper and Assistant City Manager Smith was the reason for the award and that the City was headed down the path to become the example to all cities on how to administer HUD programs. Councilmember Quintero also asked the City Attorney what would be required to include the name of Alfonso Hernandez to the Dickey Youth Development Center. Councilmember Quintero noted that Mr. Hernandez recently passed away and had played an integral role in obtaining the grants for the Dickey playground and Development Center. City Attorney Sloan replied that adjusting the name would require a resolution by Council. UNSCHEDULED COMMUNICATION The following member(s) of the public addressed Council during Unscheduled Communication: Jamar - discussed a stolen docket report and pending appeal regarding his lawsuit with Clovis Unified School District. ADJOURNMENT Adjourned at 12:07 P.M. These minutes were approved by unanimous vote of the City Council during the January 15, 2015 Council meeting. City of Fresno *Subject to mayoral veto Page 6