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City of Fresno 2600 Fresno Street Fresno, CA 93721 www.fresno.gov Meeting Minutes - Final Monday, March 23, 2020 1:00 PM Notice of Special Emergency Open and Closed Session Meeting Council Chambers City Council President - Miguel Angel Arias Vice President - Paul Caprioglio Councilmembers: Esmeralda Z. Soria, Mike Karbassi, Luis Chavez, Garry Bredefeld, Nelson Esparza City Manager - Wilma Quan City Attorney - Douglas T. Sloan City Clerk - Yvonne Spence, MMC City Council Meeting Minutes - Final March 23, 2020 City Council met in special session in the Council Chamber, City Hall on the date and time written above. 1:04 P.M. ROLL CALL Councilmember Chavez, Councilmember Esparza and Council Vice President Caprioglio attended the meeting by phone. Present: 7 - President Miguel Angel Arias Vice President Paul Caprioglio Councilmember Esmeralda Z. Soria Councilmember Mike Karbassi Councilmember Luis Chavez Councilmember Garry Bredefeld Councilmember Nelson Esparza APPROVAL OF AGENDA Council President Arias announced File ID 20-00424 - Open Session: Approve an amendment to the Annual Appropriation Resolution conerning emergency relief funding was removed from the agenda. On motion of Councilmember Soria, seconded by Councilmember Karbassi, the above Action were approved as amended. The motion carried by the following vote: Aye: 7 - Arias, Caprioglio, Soria, Karbassi, Chavez, Bredefeld and Esparza ID Closed Session: 20-00423 1. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - PUBLIC SECURITY - Government Code Section 54957(a): Matters posing a threat to the security of public buildings, the security of essential public services, and to the public’s right of access to public services and public facilities, and related actions pertaining to the Declaration by Governor Newsom of a State of Emergency to Help State Prepare for Broader Spread of COVID-19, and related local concerns. Upon call, the following member of the public addressed Council: Dez Martinez. City Council recessed into Closed Session at 1:10 P.M. and returned from Closed Session at 2:29 P.M. City of Fresno ***Subject to Mayoral Veto Page 2 City Council Meeting Minutes - Final March 23, 2020 There was no announcements after Closed Session and the above item was discussed. ID Open Session: 20-00424 2. Approve an amendment to the Annual Appropriation Resolution concerning emergency relief funding (requires 5 affirmative votes)(subject to veto). The above item was removed from the agenda. ADJOURNMENT City Council adjourned at 2:29 P.M. City of Fresno ***Subject to Mayoral Veto Page 3