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Fresno, CA · January 5, 2017

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City of Fresno 2600 Fresno Street Fresno, CA 93721 www.fresno.gov Meeting Minutes - Final City Council President - Clinton J. Olivier Vice President - Esmeralda Z. Soria Councilmembers: Oliver L. Baines, III, Steve Brandau, Garry Bredefeld, Paul Caprioglio, Luis Chavez City Manager - Bruce Rudd City Attorney - Douglas T. Sloan City Clerk - Yvonne Spence, CMC Thursday, January 5, 2017 10:00 AM Council Chambers Oath of Office 10:00 A.M. ROLL CALL Present: 8 - President Clinton Olivier Vice President Esmeralda Soria Councilmember Oliver L. Baines III Councilmember Steve Brandau Councilmember Sal Quintero Councilmember Paul Caprioglio Councilmember Lee Brand Garry Bredefeld Absent: 1 - Luis Chavez The meeting was called to order by President Caprioglio. Following the Election of the Council President and Vice President (File ID 17-49), Councilmember Olivier presided over the meeting as Council President. Vice President Quintero of District 5 started the meeting on the dias but vacated the seat for Councilmember-elect Chavez folloiwng the Oaths of Office. Councilmember Brand of District 6 started the meeting on the dais but vacated the seat for Councilmember-elect Bredefeld following the Oaths of Office. Invocation by Rev. Michelle Racusin, St. James Episcopal Cathedral Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag by Dan Payne U.S.M.C. RET. Presentation of Star Spangled Banner by Brianna Padilla City of Fresno ***Subject to Mayoral Veto Page 1 City Council Meeting Minutes - Final January 5, 2017 President Caprioglio announced that incoming District Five Councilmember, Luis Chavez, sent him a statement which was read into the record as follows: Due to a family health emergency I am unable to attend today’s swearing in ceremonies. I want to congratulate our new Mayor, Lee Brand and Councilmembers Steve Brandau, Paul Caprioglio and Garry Bredefeld as they begin their new terms in office. I am looking forward to our first meeting on January 12, 2017 and to serving with all my fellow councilmembers as we begin our new year. APPROVE AGENDA APPROVED On motion of Councilmember Baines III, seconded by President Caprioglio, the Agenda was approved. The motion carried by the following vote: Aye: 5 - Olivier, Soria, Baines III, Brandau and Caprioglio Abstain: 2 - Quintero and Brand UNSCHEDULED COMMUNICATION Upon call, the following members of public addressed Council during Unscheduled Communication: Brandi Nuse-Villegas with Homeless in Fresno - urged the Mayor and City Council for continued support and protection of the homeless in the community. She noted there was a lack of warming centers and shelters during the colder months in comparison to the number of homeless in need. Ms. Nuse-Villegas said when homeless were asked to move their tents and sleeping bags were sometimes taken away. She implored city officials to protect the homeless and work with the groups dealing directly with the homeless. Philip Erro with Fresno Food Security Network - stated a consortium of food related organizations were drafting a resolution that would be presented to the Fresno City Council and the Fresno County Board of Supervisors for consideration and support. The resolution would ask President Trump to simplify the application and enrollment process for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, also known as CalFresh. The resolution would also ask for an increase in program funding. APPROVE CITY COUNCIL MINUTES City of Fresno ***Subject to Mayoral Veto Page 2 City Council Meeting Minutes - Final January 5, 2017 ID17-57 Approval of Minutes from December 15, 2016 APPROVED On motion of Councilmember Olivier, seconded by Councilmember Brandau, the above Minutes were approved. The motion carried by the following vote: Aye: 5 - Olivier, Soria, Baines III, Brandau and Caprioglio Abstain: 2 - Quintero and Brand CEREMONIAL PRESENTATIONS ID17-46 Presentation of Gifts to Outgoing Councilmembers PRESENTED ID17-47 Statements by Outgoing Councilmembers Vice President Quintero and Councilmember Brand each addressed the crowd as outgoing Councilmembers. STATEMENTS MADE ID17-62 Installation and Administration of Oaths of Office to Councilmembers-elect 1) Steve Brandau - District 2 Oath Administered by City Clerk Spence 2) Paul Caprioglio - District 4 Oath Administered by City Clerk Spence 3) Luis Chavez - District 5 Oath Administered by City Clerk Spence 4) Garry Bredefeld - District 6 Oath Administered by Judge David Kalemkarian City Clerk Spence administered the Oath of Office to Steve Brandau for District 2 and Paul Caprioglio for District 4. Judge David Kalemkarian administered the Oath of Office to Garry Bredefeld for District 6. Luis Chavez was absent due to a family health emergency and was not administered the Oath of Office during the meeting. City of Fresno ***Subject to Mayoral Veto Page 3 City Council Meeting Minutes - Final January 5, 2017 OATHS ADMINISTERED ID17-48 Statements by the Newly Sworn In Councilmembers Councilmember Brandau, Councilmember Bredefeld and President Caprioglio addressed the crowd. STATEMENTS MADE ID17-49 Election of Council President and Vice President COUNCILMEMBER OLIVIER ELECTED COUNCIL PRESIDENT AND COUNCILMEMBER SORIA ELECTED VICE PRESIDENT On motion of Councilmember Brandau, seconded by President Caprioglio, Councilmember Olivier was elected Council President and Councilmember Soria was elected Vice President. The motion carried by the following vote: Aye: 6 - Olivier, Soria, Baines III, Brandau, Caprioglio and Bredefeld Excused: 2 - Quintero and Brand Absent: 1 - Chavez ID17-50 Election of Chair and Vice Chair to the Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency of the City of Fresno COUNCILMEMBER BAINES III ELECTED CHAIR AND COUNCILMEMBER SORIA ELECTED VICE CHAIR OF THE SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF FRESNO On motion of Councilmember Brandau, seconded by Councilmember Caprioglio, Councilmember Baines III was elected Chair and Councilmember Soria was elected Vice Chair of the Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency of the City of Fresno. The motion carried by the following vote: Aye: 6 - Olivier, Soria, Baines III, Brandau, Caprioglio and Bredefeld Excused: 2 - Quintero and Brand Absent: 1 - Chavez ID17-51 Presentation to Spouses/Significant Others Flowers were presented to Lorna Brandau, Rhonda and Helen Caprioglio, Susan Bredefeld and Trish Brand. City of Fresno ***Subject to Mayoral Veto Page 4 City Council Meeting Minutes - Final January 5, 2017 Councilmember Brandau also recognized his father Barry, brother Jeff and niece Bethany. PRESENTED ID17-56 Presentation to Outgoing Mayor A presentation was made for outgoing Mayor Ashley Swearengin. PRESENTED ID17-52 Statement by Outgoing Mayor Outgoing Mayor Ashley Swearengin addressed the crowd. STATEMENT MADE ID17-53 Installation and Administration of the Oath of Office to Mayor-elect Lee Brand - Oath Administered by City Clerk Spence City Clerk Spence publicly administered the oath of office to Mayor-elect Lee Brand on January 3, 2016. OATH PREVIOUSLY ADMINISTERED ID17-54 Comments by Mayor Lee Brand Mayor Brand addressed the crowd. COMMENTS MADE ADJOURNMENT Adjourned at 12:03 P.M. The above minutes were approved by unanimous vote of the City Council during the January 26, 2017 City Council meeting with Councilmbmers Baines III and Brandau absent. 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Agenda

City of Fresno 2600 Fresno Street Fresno, CA 93721 www.fresno.gov Meeting Agenda - Final Thursday, January 5, 2017 10:00 AM Oath of Office Council Chambers City Council President - Clinton J. Olivier Vice President - Esmeralda Z. Soria Councilmembers: Oliver L. Baines, III, Steve Brandau, Garry Bredefeld, Paul Caprioglio, Luis Chavez City Manager - Bruce Rudd City Attorney - Douglas T. Sloan City Clerk - Yvonne Spence, CMC City Council Meeting Agenda - Final January 5, 2017 The Fresno City Council welcomes you to City Council Chambers, located in City Hall, 2nd Floor, 2600 Fresno Street, Fresno, California 93721. The City of Fresno’s goal is to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in all respects. The meeting room is physically accessible. If, as an attendee or participant at the meeting, you need additional accommodations such as interpreters, signers, assistive listening devices, or the services of a translator, please contact the Office of the City Clerk at (559) 621-7650 or clerk@fresno.gov. To ensure availability, you are advised to make your request at least 48 hours prior to the meeting. The agenda and related staff reports are available at www.fresno.gov, as well as in the Office of the City Clerk. The Council meeting can be viewed live on Comcast Channel 96 and AT&T Channel 99 from 9:00 a.m. and is re-played beginning at 8:00 p.m.. The meeting can also be viewed online at https://fresno.legistar.com. 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 ***Subject to Mayoral Veto Page 2 City Council Meeting Agenda - Final January 5, 2017 El Consejo de la Ciudad de Fresno da la bienvenida al City Council Chambers, ubicado en la Alcaldía (City Hall), do piso, 2600 Fresno Street, Fresno, California 93721. El objetivo de la Ciudad de Fresno es cumplir con la Ley de Americanos con Discapacidades (ADA) en todo aspecto. La sala para juntas es físicamente accesible. Si usted, como asistente o participante de la junta, necesita acomodaciones adicionales coma intérpretes, lenguaje de señas, aparatos auditivos, o los servicios de un traductor, por favor comuníquese con la Oficina del Secretario Municipal llamando al (559) 621-7650 o al clerk@fresno.gov. Para asegurarse de la disponibilidad, se le recomienda llamar y hacer su petición por lo menos 48 horas antes de la junta. La agenda y los reportes de personal correspondientes están disponibles en el www.fresno.gov, o en la Oficina del Secretario Municipal. Las juntas del Municipio se pueden ver en el Canal 96 de Comcast y el Canal 99 de AT&T a las 9:00 a.m. y otra vez empezando a las 8:00 p.m. La junta también se puede ver en el internet en el https://fresno.legistar.com PROCESO: Por cada asunto que escuche el Consejo Municipal, habrá una presentación del personal seguida por una presentación de los individuos involucrados, si están presentes. El testimonio de los presentes se escuchará entonces. Todo testimonio se limitará a tres minutos por persona. Si usted desea hablar, Ilene la hoja para pedir hablar disponibles en la oficina del Secretario Municipal y en la Sala Consistorial. Las tres luces en el atril junto al micrófono indicarán cuanto tiempo le queda al orador. La luz verde en el atril se prenderá cuando el orador comience. La luz amarilia se prenderá cuando quede un minuto. El orador debería estar concluyendo su testimonio cuando la luz roja prenda y ci sonido indique que se acabo su tiempo. La cantidad del tiempo que queda también aparecerá en la pantalla grande atrás del Consejo Municipal. No se aceptarán documentos para que repase el Consejo Municipal a menos que se sometan al Secretario Municipal por lo menos 24 horas antes de que se escuche la Agenda del Consejo Municipal. Este es el horario general de temas para la consideración y acción del Consejo Municipal. El consejo Municipal pudiera considerar y tomar acción en un artículo de la Agenda en el orden que considere adecuado. Artículos con una hora fijada se pueden escuchar después de la hora indicada pero no antes de la hora indicada en la agenda. Se les recomienda a las personas que estén interesadas City of Fresno ***Subject to Mayoral Veto Page 3 City Council Meeting Agenda - Final January 5, 2017 en un artículo de la agenda, que estén presentes durante toda la junta para asegurar su presencia cuando se presente ese artículo. LOS ARTICULOS MARCADOS CON TRES ASTERISCOS (***) ESTAN SUJETOS A UN VETO POR PARTE DEL ALCALDE O UNA RECONSIDERACION Tso Fresno City Council tos txais koj rau City Council Chambers, nyob rau hauv City Hall, 2nd Floor, 2600 Fresno Street, Fresno, California 93721. Lub hom phiaj ntawm nroog Fresno yuav ua kom tau txhua yam raw li txoj cai American with Disabilities Act (ADA) kom fwm txhua tus. Lub rooj sab laj txhua tus yuav tsum muaj feem koom kom tau, txawm yog cov tuaj koom, cov muaj feem rau lub rooj sab laj, yuav tsum kom muaj kev pab rau sawv daws xws li txhais lus, piav tes, tej twj mloog pob ntseg los yog ib tug txhais lus, thov hu rau Office of the City Clerk ntawm (559) 621-7650 los sis clerk@fresno.gov. Yuav kom paub tseeb tias npaj tau rau koj, koj yuav tsum tau hais ua ntej 48 xuab moos ntawm lub rooj sab laj. Daim ntawv kom tswj thiab tej ntaub ntawv cov ua dej num yuav coj los ceeb tshaj muaj nyob rau ntawm www.fresno.gov, los sis ntawm Office of the City Clerk. Council lub rooj sab laj saib pom rau hauv Comcast tshooj 96 thiab AT&T tshooj 99 thaum 9:00 teev sauv ntxoov thiab rov tso tawm thaum 8:00 teev tsaus ntuj. Lub rooj sab Iaj kuj saib tau online at https://fresno.legistar.com. TXUAS NTXIV: Txhua nqe laj txheej yuav tau pom zoo los ntawm cov council ua ntej thiab yuav tau muaj ib tug staff los cej luam dhau ntawd cov uas muaj feem cuam mam los cej luam ib tug zuj zus, yog tuaj nyob rau ntawd. Dhau ntawd yuav tso rau sawv daw los tawrn suab, ib leeg twg yuav los tawm suab tsuas pub peb(3) nas this xwb. Yog koj xav los tawm suab, mus sau rau daim ntawv (Speaker Request Form) muaj nyob rau hauv City Clerk's Office thiab nyob rau huav Council Chambers. muaj peb(3) lub teeb nyob rau ntawm lub podium uas puab rau ntawm lub (microphone) qhia tias tus neeg hais lus muaj sij haum ntev Ii cas xwb. Lub teeb ntsuab ntawm lub podium yuav cig thaum tus hais lus pib hais. Lub teeb daj yuav cig thaum tshuav ib(1) nas this. Tus hais lus yuav tsum hais kom tas rau thaum lub teeb liab cig thiab lub tswb nrov, qhia tias sij haum tas lawm. lb qhov ntxiv nyob rau saum daim (screen) loj loj dai rau tom cov council nrob qaurn yuav pom lub sij hawm dhia qis zuj zus los mus. City of Fresno ***Subject to Mayoral Veto Page 4 City Council Meeting Agenda - Final January 5, 2017 Cov council yuav tsis txais ib yam ntaub ntawv los saib ntxiv tshwj tsis yog twb muab xa rau City Clerk 24 teev thiab muab tso rau hauv daim kom tswj ua ntej council yuav los mloog tej xwm txheej. Dhau ntawd yuav muab sij hawm rau cov council los soj ntsuam thiab ua tes dej num, Coy tswv zos (City Council) yuav los ntsuam xyuas thiab leg raws tej nqe hauv daim kom tswj yog pom tias yam twg yuav tsim nyog. Mam muab lub sij hawm los xyuas raws tej txheej txheem tom qab tiam si yuav tsis yog ua ntej raws Ii daim kom tswj tau teev tseg. Cov uas txaus siab rau tei laj txheej uas tau teev tseg rau hauv daim kom tswj, xav kom nyob kom dhau lub rooj sab laj kom thaum hu txog nws thiaj nyob rau ntawd YOG QHOV MUAJ PEB LUB HNUB QUB (***) NYOB RAU HAUV DAIM KOM TSWJ YUAV RAUG MAYORAL VETO LOS SIS ROV SOJ NTSUAM DUA City of Fresno ***Subject to Mayoral Veto Page 5 City Council Meeting Agenda - Final January 5, 2017 10:00 A.M. ROLL CALL Invocation by Rev. Michelle Racusin, St. James Episcopal Cathedral Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag by Dan Payne U.S.M.C. RET. Presentation of Star Spangled Banner by Brianna Padilla APPROVE AGENDA UNSCHEDULED COMMUNICATION Members of the public may address the Council regarding items that are not listed on the agenda and within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Council. Each person is limited to a two (2) minute presentation. Anyone wishing to be placed on an agenda for a specified topic should contact the City Clerk’s Office at least ten (10) days prior to the desired date. Council action on unscheduled items, if any, shall be limited to referring the item to staff for a report and possible scheduling on a future Council agenda. APPROVE CITY COUNCIL MINUTES ID17-57 Approval of Minutes from December 15, 2016 CEREMONIAL PRESENTATIONS ID17-46 Presentation of Gifts to Outgoing Councilmembers ID17-47 Statements by Outgoing Councilmembers ID17-62 Installation and Administration of Oaths of Office to Councilmembers-elect 1) Steve Brandau - District 2 Oath Administered by City Clerk Spence 2) Paul Caprioglio - District 4 Oath Administered by City Clerk Spence 3) Luis Chavez - District 5 Oath Administered by City Clerk Spence City of Fresno ***Subject to Mayoral Veto Page 6 City Council Meeting Agenda - Final January 5, 2017 4) Garry Bredefeld - District 6 Oath Administered by Judge David Kalemkarian ID17-48 Statements by the Newly Sworn In Councilmembers ID17-49 Election of Council President and Vice President ID17-50 Election of Chair and Vice Chair to the Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency of the City of Fresno ID17-51 Presentation to Spouses/Significant Others ID17-56 Presentation to Outgoing Mayor ID17-52 Statement by Outgoing Mayor ID17-53 Installation and Administration of the Oath of Office to Mayor-elect Lee Brand - Oath Administered by City Clerk Spence ID17-54 Comments by Mayor Lee Brand PLEASE NOTE: UNSCHEDULED COMMUNICATION IS NOT SCHEDULED FOR A SPECIFIC TIME AND MAY BE HEARD ANY TIME DURING THE MEETING ADJOURNMENT City of Fresno ***Subject to Mayoral Veto Page 7

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