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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 Z. Soria City Manager - Bruce Rudd City Attorney - Douglas T. Sloan City Clerk - Yvonne Spence, CMC Monday, November 30, 2015 9:00 AM Council Chambers Special Meeting The City Council met in special session in the Council Chamber, City Hall, on the date and time above written. 9:11 A.M. ROLL CALL Present: 6 - President Oliver Baines III Vice President Paul Caprioglio Councilmember Lee Brand Councilmember Clinton Olivier Councilmember Sal Quintero Councilmember Esmeralda Soria Absent: 1 - Councilmember Steve Brandau Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag 9:00 A.M.#1 CLOSED SESSION Following roll call and the Pledge of Allegiance, the City Council adjourned to closed session in Room 2125 from 9:12 A.M. to 11:00 A.M. to discuss the following: ID#15-110 CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - DECIDING 4 WHETHER TO INITIATE LITIGATION Government Code Section 54956.9, subdivision (d)(4) 1. City of Fresno v. Chris Henry (an individual) and 2103 N Angus Street, LLC, et al. City of Fresno ***Subject to Mayoral Veto Page 1 City Council Meeting Minutes - Final November 30, 2015 The above item was discussed during Closed Session. No open session announcement was made regarding this item. RECESSED 11:00 A.M. to 11:10 A.M. 9:00 A.M.#2 ID#15-110 ***RESOLUTION - proclaiming and ratifying a Local Emergency 0 as a result of the inoperable and dangerous gas line at 2103 N. Angus Street, Fresno, California ***RESOLUTION - Declaring an urgent necessity for the preservation of life, health, property, and authorizing the City Manager to contract for the repair of natural gas line at 2103 N. Angus Street, Fresno, California City Manager Rudd introduced the above item to Council. The following member(s) of the public spoke on this item: Blong Xiong, former Fresno City Councilmember; William Leifer, Legal Counsel for property owner Chris Henry; Zachary Darrah, Executive Director of Fresno Interdenominational Refugee Ministries ("FIRM"), and; Gary Jensen of Fresno Central Seventh Day Adventist Community Services. City Attorney Sloan recommended the following change to the resolution authorizing the City Manager to contract for the repair of natural gal lines: delete the words "at a cost not to exceed $_______" found at the end of numbered paragraph three. Councilmember Olivier motioned to approve the item with the modified language suggested by City Attorney Sloan. Councilmember Brand seconded the motion. President Baines asked Zachary Darrah of FIRM if his organization would try to determine if the families in the 41 units with interior gas leaks have relocated. As suggested by other Councilmembers, President Baines directed City Manager Rudd to contact the lender to discuss habitability covenants that could be in the lending documents. City of Fresno ***Subject to Mayoral Veto Page 2 City Council Meeting Minutes - Final November 30, 2015 President Baines directed City Manager Rudd to further evaluate the possiblity of relocating residents with organizations such as FIRM and to report back to the Council with suggested actions the City could take to support such efforts. President Baines directed City Manager Rudd to provide an updated timeline for repairs considering a best case and worst case scenario. RESOLUTION 2015-212 ADOPTED RESOLUTION 2015-213 ADOPTED AS AMENDED On motion of Councilmember Olivier, seconded by Councilmember Brand, the above item was adopted as amended to remove the words "at a cost not to exceed $_____ ". The motion carried by the following vote: Aye: 6 - Baines III, Caprioglio, Brand, Olivier, Quintero and Soria Absent: 1 - Brandau ADJOURNMENT Adjourned at 12:23 P.M. These minutes were approved by unanimous vote of the City Council, with Councilmembers Brand and Brandau absent, during the December 10, 2015 Council Meeting. City of Fresno ***Subject to Mayoral Veto Page 3