City Council
Regular MeetingFresno, CA · August 23, 2018
Agenda
City of Fresno
2600 Fresno Street
Fresno, CA 93721
www.fresno.gov
Meeting Agenda - Final
Thursday, August 23, 2018
9:00 AM
Regular Meeting - CANCELLED
Council Chambers
City Council
President - Esmeralda Z. Soria
Vice President - Steve Brandau
Councilmembers:
Oliver L. Baines, III, Paul Caprioglio, Luis Chavez, Garry Bredefeld, Clinton J.
Olivier
City Manager - Wilma Quan-Schecter
City Attorney - Douglas T. Sloan
City Clerk - Yvonne Spence, MMC
City Council Meeting Agenda - Final August 23, 2018
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
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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 en un artículo de
la agenda, que estén presentes durante toda la junta para asegurar su presencia
cuando se presente ese artículo.
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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.
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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
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9:00 A.M. ROLL CALL
Invocation by Pastor Nick Minerva of the Ambassador Baptist Church
Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag
APPROVE AGENDA
1. CONSENT CALENDAR
All Consent Calendar items are considered to be routine and will be treated as one
agenda item. The Consent Calendar will be enacted by one motion. Public
comment on the Consent Calendar is limited to three (3) minutes per speaker.
There will be no separate discussion of these items unless requested by a
Councilmember, in which event the item will be removed from the Consent
Calendar and will be considered as time allows.
1-A ID18-0959 Approve adoption of federally-mandated Title VI Policies for
the City’s Department of Transportation regarding major
service change, disparate impact on minority populations,
and the disproportionate burden on low-income populations
Sponsors: Department of Transportation
1-B ID18-0975 Approve the reappointments of Lawrence Garcia to the
Planning Commission; C. Kristina Roper and Patrick Boyd to
the Historic Preservation Commission; and Heather Flores
and Jenelle Pitt to the Disability Advisory Commission
Sponsors: Mayor's Office
1-C ID18-0981 Approve the Third Amendment to the Granicus, Inc. Service
Agreement between Granicus, Inc. and the City of Fresno,
CA
Sponsors: City Clerk's Office
CEREMONIAL PRESENTATIONS
APPROVE MINUTES
18-0035 Approval of minutes from August 16, 2018.
Sponsors: City Clerk's Office
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COUNCILMEMBER REPORTS AND COMMENTS
CONTESTED CONSENT CALENDAR
2. SCHEDULED COUNCIL HEARINGS AND MATTERS
10:00 A.M.#1
ID18-0958 (CONTINUE TO AUGUST 30, 2018 AT 10:00 A.M.#1)
HEARING to adopt resolutions and ordinance to annex
territory and levy a special tax regarding City of Fresno
Community Facilities District No. 9, Annexation No. 32
(Assessor’s Parcel Number 458-270-01) (southwest corner of
South West Avenue and West Nielsen Avenue) (Council
District 3)
1. ***RESOLUTION - Annexing Territory to Community
Facilities District No. 9 and Authorizing the Levy of a Special
Tax (Subject to Mayor’s Veto)
2. ***RESOLUTION - Calling Special Mailed-Ballot Election
(Subject to Mayor’s Veto)
3. ***RESOLUTION - Declaring Election Results (Subject to
Mayor’s Veto)
4. ***BILL - (For introduction and adoption) - Levying a
Special Tax for the Property Tax Year 2018-2019 and Future
Tax Years Within and Relating to Community Facilities
District No. 9, Annexation No. 32 (Subject to Mayor’s Veto)
Sponsors: Public Works Department
10:00 A.M.#2
ID18-0960 (CONTINUE TO AUGUST 30, 2018 AT 10:00 A.M.#2)
HEARING to adopt resolutions and ordinance to annex
territory and levy a special tax regarding City of Fresno
Community Facilities District No. 9, Annexation No. 31
(Assessor’s Parcel Number 504-091-14S) (southeast corner
of North Riverside Avenue and West Herndon Avenue)
(Council District 2)
1. ***RESOLUTION - Annexing Territory to Community
Facilities District No. 9 and Authorizing the Levy of a Special
Tax (Subject to Mayor’s Veto)
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2. ***RESOLUTION - Calling Special Mailed-Ballot Election
(Subject to Mayor’s Veto)
3. ***RESOLUTION - Declaring Election Results (Subject to
Mayor’s Veto)
4. ***BILL - (For introduction and adoption) - Levying a
Special Tax for the Property Tax Year 2018-2019 and Future
Tax Years Within and Relating to Community Facilities
District No. 9, Annexation No. 31 (Subject to Mayor’s Veto)
Sponsors: Public Works Department
10:10 A.M.
ID18-0983 WORKSHOP - Citizens’ Public Safety Advisory Board 2018
2nd Quarter Report
Sponsors: Mayor's Office
10:15 A.M.
ID18-0992 Appearance by Gonzalo Arambula to discuss how the
authorities are ignoring transients and the homeless
3. GENERAL ADMINISTRATION
3-A ID18-0947 Actions pertaining to the International Association of Fire
Fighters (IAFF), Local 753 for Unit 5 - Fire Non-Management
1. ***Adopt a successor Memorandum of Understanding
between the City of Fresno and the International Association
of Fire Fighters (IAFF), Local 753 for Unit 5 - Fire
Non-Management (Subject to Mayor’s veto)
2. ***RESOLUTION - 4th Amendment to FY 2019 Salary
Resolution No. 2018-159, amending salaries in Exhibit 5, Unit
5 - Fire Non-Management (IAFF), as required by the adoption
of the successor Memorandum of Understanding between
the City of Fresno and the International Association of Fire
Fighters (IAFF), Local 753 for Unit 5 (Subject to Mayor’s veto)
Sponsors: Personnel Services Department
3-B ID18-0961 RESOLUTION - Approving the Application for Formulaic
Grant Funds from the California Transportation Commission’s
Local Partnership Program for the Veterans Boulevard
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Interchange and Extension Project and Authorizing the
Execution of Documents by the Public Works Director or
Designee (Council District 2)
Sponsors: Public Works Department
4. CITY COUNCIL
5. CLOSED SESSION
5-A ID18-0980 CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - PUBLIC
SECURITY - Government Code Section 54957(a)
1. Discuss security of City Hall and other City facilities
Sponsors: City Manager's Office
PLEASE NOTE: UNSCHEDULED COMMUNICATION IS NOT SCHEDULED FOR A
SPECIFIC TIME AND MAY BE HEARD ANY TIME DURING THE MEETING
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 three (3) 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.
ADJOURNMENT
UPCOMING SCHEDULED COUNCIL HEARINGS AND MATTERS
(Date and time to be determined)
CONTINUED HEARING to consider Supplemental Environmental Impact Report
(SEIR) No. 10151 (State Clearinghouse (SCH) No. 2017031030), Rezone
Application No. R 17 021, Development Permit No. D 16 088 and Variance
Application No. V 17 01 for the Producers Dairy Project located on the south side
of E. Belmont Avenue between N. Ferger and N. Roosevelt Avenues in the City of
Fresno. (Council District 3)
August 30, 2018
10:00 AM#1 - CONTINUED HEARING to adopt resolutions and ordinance to annex
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territory and levy a special tax regarding City of Fresno Community Facilities
District No. 9, Annexation No. 32 (Assessor’s Parcel Number 458-270-01)
(southwest corner of South West Avenue and West Nielsen Avenue) (Council
District 3)
August 30, 2018
10:00 AM#1 - CONTINUED HEARING to adopt resolutions and ordinance to annex
territory and levy a special tax regarding City of Fresno Community Facilities
District No. 9, Annexation No. 31 (Assessor’s Parcel Number 504-091-14S)
(southeast corner of North Riverside Avenue and West Herndon Avenue) (Council
District 2)
August 30, 2018
10:15 AM - CONTINUED HEARING to consider the Official Plan Line (OPL) for the
North Temperance Avenue alignment from State Route 180 to East Clinton
Avenue, and, related Environmental Assessment No. EA-17-018. (Council District
4, Council District 5)
August 30, 2018
10:20 A.M. - HEAIRNG to consider Plan Amendment Application No. A-18-004;
Rezone Application No. R-18-005; Annexation Application No. ANX-18-003;
Vesting Tentative Tract map No. 6214/UGM; and, related Environmental
Assessment No. A-18-004/R-18-005/ANX-18-003/T-6214 for approximately 77.48
acres of property located on the east side of North Fowler Avenue between East
Clinton Avenue and the East McKinley Avenue alignment (Council District 4) –
Development and Resource Management Department.
SEPTEMBER 6, 2018 - NO MEETING
SEPTEMBER 13, 2018 - NO MEETING
SEPTEMBER 20, 2018
10:00 A.M. #1- HEARING to adopt resolutions and ordinance to annex territory and
levy a special tax regarding City of Fresno Community Facilities District No. 11,
Annexation No. 89 (Final Tract Map No. 6216) (southwest corner of North
Temperance and East Dakota Avenues) (Council District 4)
SEPTEMBER 20, 2018
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10:00 A.M. #2 - HEARING to adopt resolutions and ordinance to annex territory
and levy a special tax regarding City of Fresno Community Facilities District No.
11, Annexation No. 93 (Final Tract Map No. 6217) (a portion of the southeast
corner of North Bryan and West Gettysburg Avenues) (Council District 1)
SEPTEMBER 20, 2018
10:00 A.M. #3 - HEARING to adopt resolutions and ordinance to annex territory
and levy a special tax regarding City of Fresno Community Facilities District No. 9,
Annexation No. 33 (Assessor’s Parcel Number 326-160-41) (south side of West
Nielsen Avenue west of South Marks Avenue) (Council District 3)
SEPTEMBER 20, 2018
10:00 A.M. #4 - HEARING to adopt resolutions and ordinance to annex territory
and levy a special tax regarding City of Fresno Community Facilities District No. 9,
Annexation No. 34 (Assessor’s Parcel Number 408-062-07 and 27) (southeast
corner of East Herndon Avenue (Frontage) and North Howard Avenue) (Council
District 6)
SEPTEMBER 20, 2018
10:05 A.M. - HEARING - Regarding the vacation of a street, pipeline and utility
easement in Lot 8 of Tract No. 4043. (Council District 1).
SEPTEMBER 20, 2018
10:10 A.M. - CONTINUED HEARING to consider adoption of resolution related to
the designation of the Herndon Substation Control Building located at 7430 N
Weber Avenue, Fresno, California to the Local Register of Historic Resources
(Council District 2)
SEPTEMBER 20, 2018
10:15 A.M.#1 - WORKSHOP re: CAPER (annual report)
SEPTEMBER 20, 2018
10:15 A.M.#2 - HEARING re: CAPER (annual report)
UPCOMING EMPLOYEE CEREMONIES
OCTOBER 18, 2018 - Employee of the Fall Quarter
NOVEMBER 7, 2018 (Wednesday) - Employee Service Awards
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2018 CITY COUNCIL MEETING SCHEDULE
AUGUST 30 - 2018 - 9:00 A.M. MEETING
SEPTEMBER 6, 2018 - NO MEETING
SEPTEMBER 13, 2018 - NO MEETING
SEPTEMBER 20, 2018 - 9:00 A.M. MEETING
SEPTEMBER 27, 2018 - 9:00 A.M. MEETING
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