City Council

Name: City Council — Fresno, CA
Start: 2017-06-06
End: 2017-06-06
Location: Fresno, CA

Regular Meeting

Fresno, CA · June 6, 2017

Minutes

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 Tuesday, June 6, 2017 10:00 AM Council Chambers Budget Hearings - "Commencing on June 6, the budget hearings will be considered one continuous meeting." The City Council met in the budget hearing sessions in the Council Chamber, City Hall on the date and time above written. 10:06 A.M. ROLL CALL Present: 7 - President Clinton Olivier Vice President Esmeralda Soria Councilmember Oliver L. Baines III Councilmember Steve Brandau Councilmember Garry Bredefeld Councilmember Paul Caprioglio Councilmember Luis Chavez BUDGET HEARINGS ID17-824 General Fund Overview by Budget and Management Studies Division Budget Manager Sumpter discussed the budget hearing procedures and presented an overview of the General Fund for the Council. There was a big discussion regarding using salary savings and money that is not paid to the Health and Welfare fund due to unfilled positions. Using this money is a double edge sword because if the City ends up filling all of the positions we will be negative going into the next budget year. So this is a risk we are taking. No member of the public addressed Council regarding the General Fund City of Fresno ***Subject to Mayoral Veto Page 1 City Council Meeting Minutes - Final June 6, 2017 Overview. ID17-825 City Attorney’s Office City Attorney Sloan clarified that motions by councilmembers can be made at anytime from now all the way through final adoption. All motions must have a second, then it is put in the hopper and added to the list. Budget reconciles what would happen if that motion was approved. Motions are voted on in sequence on June 20th, and then final adoption on June 22nd. City Attorney Sloan gave a presentation to the Council on the City Attorney Office budget. The presentation included an organizational chart, we also have the Charter responsibilities to enforce the Charter and Municipal Code, highlights from last year, increasing volume of PRA's, requests for legal service are increasing, there are 38 authorized positions, a picture of our budgets from 2013 through 2016. Contract Counsel has been kept to 2.5 million dollars and internally we can do the work for half the cost of sending it out. The last page contains items that were submitted to the Mayor for the budget proposal. It is a policy call to add these things except for item 1, which is a legal investigator that we have discussed before. There are two positions at $85,000 each. There was no one from the public who wanted to speak on this item when called. Councilmember Baines made a motion to add $50,000 to the City Attorney's budget for Law Clerks, the motion was seconded by Vice President Soria. If it is determined that the funds exist in the DARM budget, the motion will be withdrawn. Councilmember Brandau made a motion to add a total of $170,000 for two Legal Investigators position, the motion was seconded by Council President Olivier. ID17-826 Police Department Budget Manager Sumpter gave an overview of the Police Department Budget. This is a general fund department with a substantial number of grants. The total budget for this department is $175.8 million dollars, which is a 3.9% increase from last year. There was discussion regarding the funding for the report writing station in District 4. Councilmember Caprioglio made a motion to add $25,000 to City of Fresno ***Subject to Mayoral Veto Page 2 City Council Meeting Minutes - Final June 6, 2017 continue report writing station in District 4. The motion was seconded by Vice President Soria. Chief Dyer spoke about the positions for Fax to give a overview of what these position will be doing. There was discussion about crime, the beds the City rents from Fresno County Sheriff's Office, attrition in the Police Department and hiring issues, and Community Service Officers vs Police Officers. No one from the public spoke on this agenda item when called. ID17-827 Fire Department Budget Manager Sumpter gave an overview of the Fire Department which is general fund department with a budget of $69.6 million next year. There is also funding from Safer grants. There was no one from the public to comment on this agenda item when called. There was discussion on the Safety Officer position where Chief Donis provided additional information. There was also discussion on the 26 vacancies at the North Central Fire District. ID17-828 Parks, After School, Recreation and Community Services (“PARCS”) Budget Manager Sumpter provided an overview of the PARCS Department. PARCS is a general funded department, they are also have funds from Safer grants. Their total budget is $23.7 million dollars. Council President Olivier called for public comments on this item. The speakers are as follows: Carmen spoke on senior community center and senior classes. Lucille spoke on the 2018 budget and the reduction of funds for the PARCS department. He wants to see the council support more maintenance. Venice Curry spoke in support of increasing the PARCS budget. Look at returning the PARCS budget to the pre-recession level. City of Fresno ***Subject to Mayoral Veto Page 3 City Council Meeting Minutes - Final June 6, 2017 City Manager Rudd, Acting Parks Director made the following comments before taking questions from the City Council.. The budget for Parks is flat and pretty much the same as last year. He would love to have more resources. There is basic maintence, we should be spending three times the amount we are currently spending on maintenance. There was discussion regarding the homeless camping out at Rodeing Park. Councilmember Brandau requested to get a copy of the criteria for spending Cap and Trade dollars from City Manager Rudd. Council Chavez spoke about revenue generating ideas and exploring them more. There was also discussion regarding the PARCS Master Plan. ID17-829 City Clerk’s Office City Clerk Spence gave an overview to the changes to the City Clerk's Office budget in 2018. She also went over the accomplishments in 2017 and upcoming goals in 2018. There was no comments from the public on this item. There was no questions from the City Council. The meeting adjourned at 3:10 p.m. Wednesday June 7, 2017 - 8:30 A.M. ID17-832 Information Services Department ID17-834 Finance Department ID17-835 Personnel Services Department ID17-836 Convention Center Tuesday, June 13, 2017 - 8:30 A.M. ID17-838 Transportation Department (FAX) ID17-839 Airports Department ID17-840 Development and Resources Management (“DARM”) Department City of Fresno ***Subject to Mayoral Veto Page 4 City Council Meeting Minutes - Final June 6, 2017 ID17-841 General City Purpose Wednesday, June 14, 2017 - 10:00 A.M. ID17-842 Public Works Department ID17-843 Department of Public Utilities ID17-844 City Council Offices ID17-845 Mayor and City Manager’s Office ADJOURNMENT Adjourn at 3:10 p.m. The above minutes were approved on June 15, 2017 on a motion by Councilmember Brandau and a second by Councilmember Caprioglio on a vote of 7-0. UPCOMING BUDGET HEARINGS JUNE 20, 2017 - 8:30 A.M. Vote on Motions JUNE 22, 2017 - 8:30 A.M. (if needed) City of Fresno ***Subject to Mayoral Veto Page 5

Agenda

City of Fresno 2600 Fresno Street Fresno, CA 93721 www.fresno.gov Meeting Agenda - Final Tuesday, June 6, 2017 10:00 AM Budget Hearings - "Commencing on June 6, the budget hearings will be considered one continuous meeting." 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 June 6, 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 June 6, 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 June 6, 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 June 6, 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 June 6, 2017 PLEASE NOTE: Department budgets will be discussed Tuesday, June 6, Wednesday, June 7, Tuesday, June 13, and Wednesday, June 14. Budget hearings will begin at 10:00 a.m. on June 6 and June 14. On June 7 and June 13 the budget hearings will begin at 8:30 a.m. If needed, June 20 and June 22 will be used as overflow days to further discuss department budgets. Department budgets will generally be considered as listed below starting with the initial public hearing and continuing until Council adopts the budget. Members of the public will be allowed to address the Council regarding the budget and will be allowed two (2) minutes. Please be advised consideration of some departments may be continued to the next scheduled hearing date if discussions run long, and other departments may be considered in advance of the date and time listed. 10:00 A.M. ROLL CALL Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag BUDGET HEARINGS Tuesday, June 6, 2017 - 10:00 A.M. ID17-824 General Fund Overview by Budget and Management Studies Division ID17-825 City Attorney’s Office ID17-826 Police Department ID17-827 Fire Department ID17-828 Parks, After School, Recreation and Community Services (“PARCS”) ID17-829 City Clerk’s Office Wednesday June 7, 2017 - 8:30 A.M. ID17-832 Information Services Department ID17-834 Finance Department ID17-835 Personnel Services Department ID17-836 Convention Center City of Fresno ***Subject to Mayoral Veto Page 6 City Council Meeting Agenda - Final June 6, 2017 Tuesday, June 13, 2017 - 8:30 A.M. ID17-838 Transportation Department (FAX) ID17-839 Airports Department ID17-840 Development and Resources Management (“DARM”) Department ID17-841 General City Purpose Wednesday, June 14, 2017 - 10:00 A.M. ID17-842 Public Works Department ID17-843 Department of Public Utilities ID17-844 City Council Offices ID17-845 Mayor and City Manager’s Office ADJOURNMENT UPCOMING BUDGET HEARINGS JUNE 20, 2017 - 8:30 A.M. Vote on Motions JUNE 22, 2017 - 8:30 A.M. (if needed) City of Fresno ***Subject to Mayoral Veto Page 7

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