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Fresno, CA · January 10, 2019

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City of Fresno 2600 Fresno Street Fresno, CA 93721 www.fresno.gov Meeting Minutes - Final Thursday, January 10, 2019 10:00 AM Regular Meeting Council Chambers City Council President - Esmeralda Z. Soria Vice President - Steve Brandau Councilmembers: Oliver Banies III, Garry Bredefeld, Paul Caprioglio, Luis Chavez, Clint Olivier City Manager - Wilma Quan-Schecter City Attorney - Douglas T. Sloan City Clerk - Yvonne Spence, MMC City Council Meeting Minutes - Final January 10, 2019 The City Council met in regular session in the Council Chamber, City Hall on the date and time written above. 10:13 A.M. ROLL CALL Present: 7 - President Esmeralda Z. Soria President Steve Brandau Councilmember Oliver L. Baines III Councilmember Paul Caprioglio Councilmember Luis Chavez Councilmember Garry Bredefeld Councilmember Clinton Olivier The meeting was called to order by President Soria. Following the election of the Council President and Vice President (File ID 19-0133), Councilmember Brandau presided over the meeting as Council President. Invocation by Pastor Scott Gossenberger of the New Covenant Community Church Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag Entertainment by: 1. Viv Ncaus Koom Siab 2. Roosevelt’s Mariachi Band APPROVE AGENDA City Clerk Spence announced the following changes to the agenda: File ID19-0130 (3) Luis Chavez -District 5 the oath of office will be administered by Fresno County Board of Supervisor Sal Quintero On motion of Councilmember Caprioglio, seconded by Councilmember Chavez, the above item was approved. The motion carried by the following vote: Aye: 7 - Soria, Brandau, Baines III, Caprioglio, Chavez, Bredefeld and Olivier PLEASE NOTE: UNSCHEDULED COMMUNICATION IS NOT SCHEDULED FOR A SPECIFIC TIME AND MAY BE HEARD ANY TIME DURING THE MEETING UNSCHEDULED COMMUNICATION Upon call, the following members of the public addressed Council: Garry Doesekle, Brandi Nuse-Villegas, Robert Mitchell, Sidhu Sukhdeep, Sam City of Fresno ***Subject to Mayoral Veto Page 2 City Council Meeting Minutes - Final January 10, 2019 Frank, Margarita Rocha, Pastor DJ Criner, Bill Daily and Marina Magdaleno. APPROVE MINUTES ID18-1595 Approval of December 13, 2018 Council minutes On motion of Councilmember Caprioglio, seconded by Councilmember Chavez, that the above Action Item be approved. The motion carried by the following vote: Aye: 7 - Soria, Brandau, Baines III, Caprioglio, Chavez, Bredefeld and Olivier CEREMONIAL PRESENTATIONS ID19-0128 Presentation of Gifts to Outgoing Councilmember Baines and Councilmember Olivier PRESENTED ID19-0129 Statements by Outgoing Councilmember Baines and Councilmember Olivier Councilmember Baines and Councilmember Olivier each addressed the crowd as outgoing Councilmembers. STATEMENTS MADE ID19-0130 Installation and Administration of Oaths of Office to Councilmembers-elect 1) Esmeralda Z. Soria - District 1 Oath Administered by Terance Frazier 2) Miguel Arias - District 3 Oath Administered by Anaii Zamora-Arias and Diego Angel Zamora-Arias 3) Luis Chavez - District 5 Oath Administered by Fresno County Board of Supervisor, Sal Quintero City of Fresno ***Subject to Mayoral Veto Page 3 City Council Meeting Minutes - Final January 10, 2019 4) Nelson Esparza - District 7 Oath Administered by Sandra Garcia Terance Frazier administered the Oath of Office to Esmeralda Z. Soria for District 1. Anaii Zamora-Arias administered the Oath of Office to Miguel Angel Arias for District 3. Board of Supervisor Sal Quintero administered the Oath of Office to Luis Chavez for District 5. Sandra Garcia administered the Oath of Office to Nelson Esparza for District 7. Following the swearing in of Councilmembers elect, Couniclmember Baines of District 3 vacated the seat for Councilmember-elect Arias following the Oath of Office. Councilmember Olivier of District 7 vacated the seat for Councimember-elect Esparza following the Oath of Office. OATHS ADMINISTERED ID19-0131 Statements by the Newly Sworn In Councilmembers Councilmember Arias, Councilmember Esparza, Councilmember Chavez and Council President Soria addressed the crowd. ID19-0166 Presentation to Outgoing Council President Soria PRESENTED ID19-0133 Election of Council President and Vice President COUNCILMEMBER BRANDAU ELECTED COUNCIL PRESIDENT AND COUNCILMEMBER AIRAS ELECTED VICE PRESIDENT. On motion of Councilmember Soria, seconded by Councilmember Chavez, Councilmember Brandau was elected Council President and Councilmember Arias was elected Vice President. The motion carried by the following vote: Aye: 7- Arias, Bredefeld, Caprioglio, Chavez, Esparza, Soria and Brandau City of Fresno ***Subject to Mayoral Veto Page 4 City Council Meeting Minutes - Final January 10, 2019 ID19-0134 Election of Chair and Vice Chair to the Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency of the City of Fresno Council President Brandau made a motion to elect Councilmember Soria as Chair and Councilmember Caprioglio as Vice Chair. The motion was seconded by Councilmember Bredefeld. Councilmember Chavez requested the motion be amended to elect Councilmember Arias as Vice Chair. Council President Brandau and Councilmember Bredefeld accepted the amendment to the motion COUNCILMEMBER SORIA ELECTED CHAIR AND COUNCILMEMBER ARIAS ELECTED VICE CHAIR OF THE SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF FRESNO The amended motion carried by the following vote: Aye: 7- Arias, Bredefeld, Caprioglio, Chavez, Esparza, Soria and Brandau ADJOURNMENT City Council adjourned the meeting at 12:38 P.M. RECEPTION TO FOLLOW IN THE FOYER City of Fresno ***Subject to Mayoral Veto Page 5

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City of Fresno 2600 Fresno Street Fresno, CA 93721 www.fresno.gov Meeting Agenda - Final Thursday, January 10, 2019 10:00 AM Regular Meeting 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 January 10, 2019 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 10, 2019 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. City of Fresno ***Subject to Mayoral Veto Page 3 City Council Meeting Agenda - Final January 10, 2019 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 10, 2019 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 10, 2019 10:00 A.M. ROLL CALL Invocation by Pastor Scott Gossenberger of the New Covenant Community Church Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag Entertainment by: 1. Viv Ncaus Koom Siab 2. Roosevelt’s Mariachi Band APPROVE AGENDA 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. APPROVE MINUTES ID18-1595 Approval of December 13, 2018 Council minutes Sponsors: City Clerk's Office CEREMONIAL PRESENTATIONS ID19-0128 Presentation of Gifts to Outgoing Councilmember Baines and Councilmember Olivier ID19-0129 Statements by Outgoing Councilmember Baines and Councilmember Olivier ID19-0130 Installation and Administration of Oaths of Office to Councilmembers-elect City of Fresno ***Subject to Mayoral Veto Page 6 City Council Meeting Agenda - Final January 10, 2019 1) Esmeralda Z. Soria - District 1 Oath Administered by Terance Frazier 2) Miguel Arias - District 3 Oath Administered by Anaii Zamora-Arias and Diego Angel Zamora-Arias 3) Luis Chavez - District 5 Oath Administered by Estrella Chavez and Esther Chavez 4) Nelson Esparza - District 7 Oath Administered by Sandra Garcia ID19-0131 Statements by the Newly Sworn In Councilmembers ID19-0166 Presentation to Outgoing Council President Soria Sponsors: Vice President Brandau ID19-0133 Election of Council President and Vice President ID19-0134 Election of Chair and Vice Chair to the Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency of the City of Fresno ADJOURNMENT RECEPTION TO FOLLOW IN THE FOYER City of Fresno ***Subject to Mayoral Veto Page 7 City Council Meeting Agenda - Final January 10, 2019 UPCOMING SCHEDULED COUNCIL HEARINGS AND MATTERS JANUARY 17, 2019 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. 90 (Final Tract Map No. 6165, Assessor’s Parcel Number 404-500-62, and 404-500-63) (north side of East Church Avenue between South Fowler and Sunnyside Avenues) (Council District 5) JANUARY 17, 2019 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. 98 (Final Tract Map No. 6162) (northeast corner of North Hayes Avenue and East Ashlan Avenue) (Council District 1) FEBRUARY 14, 2019 10:00 A.M. - HEARING regarding the proposed Substantial Amendment, 2018-01 to the 2018 - 2019 Action Plan . February 28, 2019 10:00 AM #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. 99 (Final Tract Map No. 5913) (northeast corner of South Armstrong Avenue and the California Alignment) (Council District 5) February 28, 2019 10:00 AM #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. 37 (Final Tract Map No. 6156) (northwest corner of North Millbrook and East Nees Avenues) (Council District 6) UPCOMING EMPLOYEE CEREMONIES January 31, 2019 – Employee of the Winter Quarter April 10, 2019 (Wednesday) – Employee Service Awards May 9, 2019 – Employee of the Spring Quarter July 25, 2019 - Employee of the Summer Quarter October 24, 2019 – Employee of the Fall Quarter City of Fresno ***Subject to Mayoral Veto Page 8 City Council Meeting Agenda - Final January 10, 2019 November 13, 2019 (Wednesday) – Employee Service Awards 2016 CITY COUNCIL MEETING SCHEDULE January 17 - 9:00 A.M. MEETING JANUARY 24 - NO MEETING JANUARY 31 - 9:00 A.M. MEETING FEBRUARY 7 - NO MEETING FEBRUARY 14 - 9:00 A.M. MEETING FEBRUARY 21 - NO MEETING FEBRUAY 28 - 9:00 A.M. MEETING City of Fresno ***Subject to Mayoral Veto Page 9

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