City Council
Regular MeetingFresno, CA · June 18, 2019
Minutes
City of Fresno
2600 Fresno Street
Fresno, CA 93721
www.fresno.gov
Meeting Minutes - Final
Tuesday, June 18, 2019
9:00 AM
Budget Hearings
Council Chambers
City Council
President - Paul Caprioglio
Vice President - Miguel Angel Arias
Councilmembers:
Esmeralda Z. Soria, District 2 - Vacant, Luis Chavez, Garry Bredefeld,
Nelson Esparza
City Manager - Wilma Quan
City Attorney - Douglas T. Sloan
City Clerk - Yvonne Spence, MMC
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The City Council met in budget session in the Council Chamber, City Hall on the date
and time written above.
9:49 A.M. ROLL CALL
Councilmember Chavez was absent during roll call and joined the meeting
at 10:15 A.M.
Present: 6 - President Paul Caprioglio
Vice President Miguel Angel Arias
Councilmember Esmeralda Z. Soria
Councilmember Luis Chavez
Councilmember Garry Bredefeld
Councilmember Nelson Esparza
Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag
2. SCHEDULED COUNCIL HEARINGS AND MATTERS
Continued Budget Hearing
ID19-1914 Vote on Motions
Council President Caprioglio withdrew his motion to move $200,000 of
general fund dollars from Department of Public Works Fulton Mall Street
Maintenance to add two additional bike officers to District 4 to complete a
24 hour shift.
Councilmember Soria motioned to allocate $100,000 to update the Tower
District Specific Plan within the Departments Budget. Council Vice
President Arias seconded the motion.
Councilmember Soria motioned to allocate in Fiscal Year 2020, $2.5 million
out of the $3.5 million Redevelopment Agency (RDA) debt repayment; in the
next subsequent two years, to allocate the entire balance of the RDA debt
repayment in the Housing Trust fund. She stated, later there will be a
Council Housing Committee to determine how the funds will be spent for
affordable housing. Councilmember Esparza seconded the motion.
Councilmember Esparza withdrew his motion to add $1.2 million to
affordable housing fund with a total of $2.2 million with the $1 million
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already in place.
Council Vice President Arias amended his motion to reflect the City will
make available up to $1 million for new market tax credits to meet the
contract obligation for the Darling Plant re-location. Councilmember Soria
agreed to the amendment.
Council Vice President Arias amended his motion to reflect direction to the
Administration to fund $200,000 with one-time funding in the Fiscal Year
2020 budget for the administrative element of the Advance Peace Initiative
and return within 90 days with a full plan for Advance Peace.
Councilmember Esparza agreed to the amendment.
Council Vice President Arias motioned to direct staff to set aside $90,000 in
PARCs budget to fund the roof replacement at the Boys and Girls Club in
West Fresno. Councilmember Soria seconded the motion.
Councilmember Soria motioned to address concerns regarding the State
and Federal Lobbyist: 1) Request planning session ad hoc meeting with
Council for Federal and State lobbyist; 2) Receive monthly reports from
Federal and State lobbyist; 3) Water lobbyist to be paid by Department of
Public Utilities not General Fund, which will create cost savings.
Councilmember Chavez seconded the motion.
Upon call, the following members of the public addressed Council: Rev.
Simon Biasell, Dianne Hanzlicek, Rev. Tim Kutzmark, Jim Grant, Aaron
Foster, Gabriel Guajardo, Shen Moua, Gracie Anninis, Marisa Moraza and
Kimberley McCoy all spoke regarding the Advance Peace Program; Carmen
Navarro, Dr. Bill Daily and Vance Corrall spoke regarding the Senior
Center.
Council Vice President Arias spoke regarding page 109 Police budget -
Liability Self Insurance charges and the increase by $2 million for a total of
$4.7 million. He asked what happens to the money if the projections are not
needed. He asked Chief Dyer what is the total cost of shots spotter and who
pays for it. He asked about the recent Police audit and if there is a new
program for reporting time. Staff responded.
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Councilmember Bredefeld asked staff about page 59 regarding Professional
Consulting in the amount of $1 million related to the State and Federal
lobbyist and he requested a breakdown of special projects. Staff responded.
ID19-1905 Letter submitted by Fresno Barrios Unidos re: City of Fresno 2020
Proposed Budget
City Council adjourned at 10:36 A.M.
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Agenda
City of Fresno
2600 Fresno Street
Fresno, CA 93721
www.fresno.gov
Meeting Agenda - Final
Tuesday, June 18, 2019
9:00 AM
Budget Hearings
Council Chambers
City Council
President - Paul Caprioglio
Vice President - Miguel Angel Arias
Councilmembers:
Esmeralda Z. Soria, District 2 - Vacant, Luis Chavez, Garry Bredefeld, Nelson
Esparza
City Manager - Wilma Quan
City Attorney - Douglas T. Sloan
City Clerk - Yvonne Spence, MMC
City Council Meeting Agenda - Final June 18, 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
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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
Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag
2. SCHEDULED COUNCIL HEARINGS AND MATTERS
Continued Budget Hearing
ID19-1914 Vote on Motions
Sponsors: City Council
ID19-1905 Letter submitted by Fresno Barrios Unidos re: City of Fresno
2020 Proposed Budget
UPCOMING BUDGET HEARINGS
THURSDAY - JUNE 20, 2019 - 9:00 A.M.
VOTE ON FINAL BUDGET
THURSDAY - JUNE 27, 2019 A.M.
RESERVED IF NEEDED FOR FINAL BUDGET VOTE
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