City Council
Regular MeetingFresno, CA · July 28, 2020
Minutes
City of Fresno
2600 Fresno Street
Fresno, CA 93721
www.fresno.gov
Meeting Minutes - Final
Tuesday, July 28, 2020
9:00 AM
Workshop with the County of Fresno
Fresno County Plaza 2220 Tulare Street (Ballroom)
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 July 28, 2020
City Council met in a Workshop with the County of Fresno, at Fresno County Plaza,
2220 Tulare Street, Ballroom, on the date and time written above.
Call to Order and Pledge of Allegiance
Fresno County Board of Supervisor, Chairman Buddy Mendes called the
meeting to order at 9:05 A.M. and led the Governing Bodies in the Pledge of
Allegiance.
The following were present from the City of Fresno:
Mayor Lee Brand
Council President Miguel Arias
Council Vice President Paul Caprioglio (Participated from a remote
location)
Councilmember Esmeralda Soria
Councilmember Mike Karbassi
Councilmember Luis Chavez
Councilmember Garry Bredefeld
Councilmember Nelson Esparza
The following were present from the County of Fresno Board of Supervisors:
Chairman Buddy Mendes
Vice-Chairman Steve Brandau
Supervisor Brian Pacheco
Supervisor Sal Quintero (Participated from a remote location)
Supervisor Nathan Magsig
Welcome and Introductions
Chairman Mendes welcomed and introduced the Fresno County Board of
Supervisors, City Councilmembers, Public Health Director David Pomaville
and Dr. Rais Vohra. Chairman Mendes briefly went over the procedures of
the Workshop.
JOINT WORKSHOP WITH THE COUNTY OF FRESNO TO DISCUSS CARES ACT
ALLOCATION STRATEGY
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A ID Department of Public Health Update (Director Pomaville and Dr. Vohra)
20-00973
Public Health Director Pomaville presented an update to the City and
County on the current situation, the response framework, and the building
capacity.
Dr. Vorha presented an update to the City and County on the brief timeline
for COVID-19 in the County of Fresno, the lessons learned, and the
Strategic Health Care Response for COVID-19.
B ID County Administrative Officer - CARES Act Overview
20-00974
County Administrative Officer Jean Rousseau presented the County of
Fresno CARES Act Overview to the City and County of Fresno regarding
Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act funding
expenditures.
C ID City of Fresno COVID-19 Response and CARES Act Overview
20-00975
Chief of Staff Tim Orman presented the City of Fresno COVID-19 Response
and Cares Act Overview to the City and County of Fresno.
Councilmember Chavez proposed three initiatives to the County: 1. for the
City Council to be brief on the hot spots, locations, facilities in the City of
Fresno. 2. City and County jointly purchase test equipment with a 24 hour
result turn around. 3. The County to consider the emergency plan and to
have a pandemic component built into the plan to formalize the protocols
and he suggested the City and County meet on a monthly basis.
D ID Discussion on Strategic Investments/Plan
20-00976
Chief of Staff Tim Orman presented the City of Fresno Strategic
Investments/Plan to the City and County of Fresno.
E ID PUBLIC COMMENT
20-00983
Upon call, the following members addressed the City and County: Mark
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Johnson, Leslie Martinez, Diana Laurout, Josh Fulfer, Gilbert Montelongo,
Jymme Foote, Elisco Gamino, Jim Franklin, Stan Santos, Grecia Elenes,
Pedro Hernandez and Brandi Villegas.
ADJOURNMENT
City Councilmembers and Fresno County Board of Supervisors adjourned
the Workshop at 11:47 P.M.
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Agenda
City of Fresno
2600 Fresno Street
Fresno, CA 93721
www.fresno.gov
Meeting Agenda - Final-revised
Tuesday, July 28, 2020
9:00 AM
Workshop with the County of Fresno
Fresno County Plaza 2220 Tulare Street (Ballroom)
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 Agenda - July 28, 2020
Final-revised
The Fresno City Council welcomes you to the Joint Workshop with the County of
Fresno, located at Fresno County Plaza, 2220 Tulare Street, (Ballroom), Fresno CA
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.
A Spanish translator will be available on site for those who need the services of a
translator.
*IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING PUBLIC PARTICIPATION DUE TO COVID-19*
Due to the current Shelter-in-Place Order covering the State of California and Social
Distance Guidelines issued by Federal, State, and Local Authorities, the County is
implementing the following changes for attendance and public comment at all Board
of Supervisors meetings until notified otherwise. The Fresno County Plaza
(Ballroom) will be open to the public. Any member of the Board of Supervisors or
City Councilmembers may participate from a remote location by teleconference
pursuant to California Governor Gavin Newsom’s Executive Order N-25-20.
• The meeting will be webcast. The public may observe the live stream of the
workshop at: https://fresnocounty.Legistar.com
• If you attend the Workshop in person, you will be required to maintain appropriate
social distancing, i.e., maintain a 6-foot distance between yourself and other
individuals. Due to Shelter-in-Place Order requirements, the number of people in the
Fresno County Plaza (Ballroom) will be limited. Members of the public who wish to
make public comments will be allowed in on a rotating basis even if seating in the
Plaza is limited.
• If you choose not to attend the Workshop but desire to make general public
comment, or comment on a specific item on the agenda, you may do so as follows:
Written Comments
• Members of the public may submit written comments as follows: by email to
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BOScomments@fresnocountyca.gov, by mail or by hand delivery at the Clerk of the
Board’s office in the Hall of Records at the above address. Comments should be
submitted as soon as possible but not later than 15 minutes before start of meeting.
You will need to provide the following information:
• Workshop Date
• Item Number
• Comments
• Please submit a separate e-mail for each item you are commenting on.
• Please be aware that public comments received that do not specify a particular
agenda item will be made part of the record of proceedings as a general public
comment.
• If a written comment is received after the start of the meeting it will be made part of
the record of proceedings, provided that such comments are received prior to the
end of the workshop.
• Written comments will be provided to the Board members or City Councilmembers.
Comments received during the meeting may not be distributed to Board members or
Councilmembers until after the meeting has concluded.
The Fresno County Board of Supervisors and City of Fresno Councilmembers
welcomes you to this workshop.
All supporting documentation is available online at http://fresnocounty.legistar.com
or https://fresno.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx
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Call to Order and Pledge of Allegiance
Welcome and Introductions
JOINT WORKSHOP WITH THE COUNTY OF FRESNO TO DISCUSS CARES ACT
ALLOCATION STRATEGY
A ID 20-00973 Department of Public Health Update (Director Pomaville and
Dr. Vohra)
B ID 20-00974 County Administrative Officer - CARES Act Overview
C ID 20-00975 City of Fresno COVID-19 Response and CARES Act
Overview
D ID 20-00976 Discussion on Strategic Investments/Plan
E ID 20-00983 PUBLIC COMMENT
ADJOURNMENT
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