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Fresno, CA · June 14, 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 Wednesday, June 14, 2017 10:00 AM Council Chambers Budget Hearings The City Council met in the City Chamber, City Hall to continue budget hearings on the date and time written above. 10:12 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 Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag BUDGET HEARINGS Tuesday, June 6, 2017 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 City of Fresno ***Subject to Mayoral Veto Page 1 City Council Meeting Minutes - Final June 14, 2017 ID17-828 Parks, After School, Recreation and Community Services (“PARCS”) ID17-829 City Clerk’s Office Wednesday, June 7, 2017 ID17-832 Information Services Department ID17-834 Finance Department ID17-835 Personnel Services Department ID17-836 Convention Center Tuesday, June 13, 2017 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 ID17-842 Public Works Department Budget Manager Sumpter presented an overview of the proposed budget for Public Works Department. Upon call, the following members of the public addressed Council regarding the proposed budget for Public Works Department. The following concerned citizens spoke regarding funding for sidewalks, street cleaning, Butler and Eight Street, Orange and Lowe Street, Estner Postiglione, Esperanza Delgado, Grecia Elenes, Estela Ortega, Juan Castillo, Raquel Vargas, Araceli Sanabria, Gaberilla Mondez. Council discussed median island Maintenance for Fulton street; landscape maintenance division, gas tax funds, CDBG funds, slurry seal, Jane Addams, McKinley and Hughes sidewalk street repairs, street lights in District one, Active Transportation Plan (ATP) strategy, Highway City. City of Fresno ***Subject to Mayoral Veto Page 2 City Council Meeting Minutes - Final June 14, 2017 Councilmember Baines motioned to include the slurry seal sidewalk project in the five year CIP. Councilmember Chavez seconded the motion. Councilmember Baines motioned that any new revenue received from the new statewide gas tax (Senate Bill 1) be restricted to contingency and removed and spend only upon super majority vote of the Council, and such revenue be spent only on improvements to streets and roads, and that it be spent to supplement rather than supplant, planned or existing efforts and expenditures. Councilmember Soria seconded the motion. Councilmember Chavez motioned to include Lane Neighborhood street improvements in Fiscal Year 2018 projects. Councilmember Baines seconded the motion. Councilmember Caprioglio motioned to carry over unspent funds from Melody Park funds. Councilmember Baines seconded the motion. Councilmember Brandau requested the total budgeted for the Fulton Mall in the PARCS budget. Councilmember Brandau directed staff to determine if Senate Bill 1 can be used for maintenance. Councilmember Brandau directed staff to provide a heat map citywide that reflects where tree trimming, pothole funding, median island maintenance, slurry seal, etc. is taking place in the last year. Councilmember Brandau requested to meet with staff regarding Public Works budget. Councilmember Caprioglio directed staff to provide a map of projects. PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT DISCUSSED ID17-843 Department of Public Utilities Budget Manager Sumpter presented an overview of the proposed budget for Department of Public Utilities. Upon call, no member of the public addressed Council regarding the proposed budget for the Department of Public Utilities. City of Fresno ***Subject to Mayoral Veto Page 3 City Council Meeting Minutes - Final June 14, 2017 Council discussed employees on jobsites, Northwest Fresno purple pipes updates, recharge Fresno and low income, rebate program update, operation clean up once a year to twice a year, cameras at hotspots for illegal dumping, ouside consulting contracts and discolored water issues. Councilmember Soria directed staff to provide her district with flyers for Department of Public Utilities rebate program. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES DISCUSSED ID17-844 City Council Offices Budget Manager Sumpter presented an overview of the proposed budget for City Council Offices. Upon call, the following members of the public addressed Council regarding the proposed budget for City Council Offices. The following concern citizens expressed their support for funding of $200,000 for legal defence, Jess Fitzpatrick, Rafael Avitia, Patti Potter, James Alvarado, Stan Santos, Matthew Jendian, Tim Rios, Francisco Pineda, Okechukaiu Egbuziem, Rosemary Pineda, Adriana Navarro, Ellis Vance, Sam Molina, Norma Rubio, Saburo Masada, Alicia Alerman, Jose Ceana, Maria Romero, Ariana Loft, Camille Russel, Dan Yaseen, Reza Nekumanes, Maria Cervantes, James Mendez, Sukaina Hussain, David Rice, Anna Carmichael, Daniel O'Connell, Charles Aroldersamy, Jim Grant, Akiko Stoner, Art Gramaje, Emily Brandt, Amparo Cid, Alicia Jacobo, Genovela Islas, Aida Macedo, Guadalupe Gutierrez, Cinthia Quesada, Gloria Arias, Luis Oreda, Leoncio Vasquez, Thomas Wyler, Santos Garcia, Ben Berguam. Councilmember Soria motioned to appropriate $200,000 to create a legal defense fund. Councilmember Baines seconded the motion. Councilmember Bredefeld made comments to his reasons for not supporting the legal defense fund. Councilmember Baines stated his reason for seconding the motion. President Olivier requested the information on how many military vets were deported. City of Fresno ***Subject to Mayoral Veto Page 4 City Council Meeting Minutes - Final June 14, 2017 CITY COUNCIL DISCUSSED Council recessed for lunch at 12:43 Council returned from lunch at 2:06 Councilmember Baines joined the meeting at 2:18 Councilmember Soria joined the meeting at 2:20 Councilmember Bredefeld joined the meeting at 2:29 ID17-845 Mayor and City Manager’s Office Budger Manager Sumpter presented an overview of the proposed budget for Mayor and City Manager Office. Upon call, no members of the public addressed Council regarding the proposed budget for Mayor and City Manager Office. MAYOR AND CITY MANAGER OFFICE DISCUSSED ADJOURNMENT The above minutes were approved on June 22, 2017 on a motion by Councilmember Chavez, with a second by Councilmember Bredefeld. The motion passed on a 6-0 vote with Councilmember Baines III absent. 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 Wednesday, June 14, 2017 10:00 AM Budget Hearings 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 14, 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 14, 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 14, 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 14, 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 14, 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 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 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 14, 2017 Tuesday, June 13, 2017 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 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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