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Fresno, CA · December 22, 2022

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City of Fresno 2600 Fresno Street Fresno, CA 93721 www.fresno.gov Meeting Minutes City Council President - Nelson Esparza Vice President - Tyler Maxwell Councilmembers: Annalisa Perea, Mike Karbassi, Miguel Angel Arias, Luis Chavez, Garry Bredefeld City Manager - Georgeanne A. White City Attorney - Andrew Janz City Clerk - Todd Stermer, CMC Thursday, December 22, 2022 10:00 AM Council Chambers (In Person and/or Electronic) Special Meeting The City Council met in special session in the Council Chamber, City Hall, on the date and time above written. 10:03 A.M. ROLL CALL Councilmember Chavez was absent during roll call but joined the meeting at 10:19 A.M. Present: 6 - Councilmember Nelson Esparza Council President Tyler Maxwell Vice President Annalisa Perea Councilmember Mike Karbassi Councilmember Miguel Angel Arias Councilmember Luis Chavez Absent: 1 - Councilmember Garry Bredefeld APPROVE AGENDA City Clerk Stermer announced that Councilmembers Perea, Arias and Council President Esparza were each co-sponsors of agenda item A (ID 22-1951). On motion of Vice President Maxwell, seconded by Councilmember Perea, the agenda was APPROVED AS AMENDED. The motion carried City of Fresno ***Subject to Mayoral Veto Page 1 City Council Meeting Minutes December 22, 2022 by the following vote: Aye: 5 - Esparza, Maxwell, Perea, Karbassi and Arias Absent: 2 - Chavez and Bredefeld ID 22-1950 Special Meeting Notice - Signed OPEN SESSION: A. ID 22-1951 ***RESOLUTION - Emergency Expansion of City of Fresno Warming Centers Councilmember Arias provided an overview of the item. Upon call for public comment, the following people addressed Council: Dez, Mary Mason, Brandi Nuse-Villegas, Davante, Cindy Piomino, Alex Sanchez, Robert McCloskey, Lisa Flores and Trisha B. Councilmember Arias motioned to approve the item with amendments to keep all four warming centers open for the next thirty days from 6 P.M. to 8: A.M. City Manager White clarified that City staff had already been given direction to open all four warming centers the previous night and to keep them open through January 31, 2023. She also noted the adjusted opening and closing times for warming centers would conflict with some recreational, senior and youth programming scheduled for the community centers. Councilmembers were in agreement that warming center functions would take priority but requested an assessment of impacted programs. In discussion with the Council President, City Manager White clarified the intent was for funding to come from existing appropriations in the PARCS Department. Council discussion included: the need to update criteria for triggering warming centers; how many possessions an unhoused individual would be allowed to bring to a warming center on a FAX bus; whether or not pets would be allowed to travel to warming centers on FAX busses, and; the possibility of rotating the mobile shower units at the warming centers. City of Fresno ***Subject to Mayoral Veto Page 2 City Council Meeting Minutes December 22, 2022 RESOLUTION 2022-307 ADOPTED AS AMENDED On motion of Councilmember Arias, seconded by Councilmember Chavez, that the above Action Item be APPROVED AS AMENDED. The motion carried by the following vote: Aye: 6 - Esparza, Maxwell, Perea, Karbassi, Arias and Chavez Absent: 1 - Bredefeld ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 10:44 A.M. The above minutes were approved by unanimous vote of the City Council during the January 5, 2023, regular meeting. City of Fresno ***Subject to Mayoral Veto Page 3

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City of Fresno 2600 Fresno Street Fresno, CA 93721 www.fresno.gov Meeting Agenda - Final Thursday, December 22, 2022 10:00 AM Special Meeting Council Chambers (In Person and/or Electronic) City Council President - Nelson Esparza Vice President - Tyler Maxwell Councilmembers: Annalisa Perea, Mike Karbassi, Miguel Angel Arias, Luis Chavez, Garry Bredefeld City Manager - Georgeanne A. White City Attorney - Andrew Janz City Clerk - Todd Stermer, CMC City Council Meeting Agenda - Final December 22, 2022 THE FRESNO CITY COUNCIL WELCOMES YOU TO CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS, LOCATED IN CITY HALL, 2ND FLOOR, 2600 FRESNO STREET, FRESNO, CALIFORNIA 93721. You can participate in the meeting on our City’s website click on the URL https://fresno.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx and click on the “In progress” link under “video” for the corresponding meeting. The Council meeting can also be viewed live at 9:00 A.M. on Comcast Channel 96 and AT&T Channel 99. PUBLIC COMMENT: The following options are available for members of the public who want to address City Council: 1. eComment at https://fresno.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx. a) eComments is a tool for citizens to comment on agenda items and those comments will become part of the official record. eComments will be available as soon as the agenda is published and will close 24 hours prior to the start of the meeting. The User Agreement and Procedures document for eComment can be accessed by the URL https://www.fresno.gov/cityclerk/ b) eComments will be a maximum of 450 words. OR 2. You are invited to a Zoom webinar. When: December 22, 2022, 10:00 AM Pacific Time (US and Canada) Topic: December 22, 2022, Special Meeting a) Register in advance for this webinar: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_9nzIVEr_QqGEl2ouGGGyDQ After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. b) If you do not wish for your name to appear on the screen, then use the drop down menu and click on “rename” to rename yourself. c) If you wish to address Council during the public comment portion of the agenda, click on the icon labeled “Participants” at the bottom center of your PC or Mac screen. At the bottom of the window on the right side of the screen, click the icon labeled “RaiseHand”. Your digital hand will now be raised. d) Those addressing Council must state their name for the record. City of Fresno ***Subject to Mayoral Veto Page 2 City Council Meeting Agenda - Final December 22, 2022 e) To facilitate electronic access, no person shall speak until recognized by the Presiding Officer. OR 3. Email: to clerk@fresno.gov a) Residents may also email comments to be read during the meeting. Please include the agenda date and item number you wish to speak on in the subject line of your email. b) Emails will be a maximum of 450 words. c) All comments received will be distributed to Council prior and during the meeting and will be a part of the official record. Pursuant to Rule 11 (c) of the Rules of Procedure for the City Council of the City of Fresno, no documents shall be accepted for Council review unless submitted to the City Clerk at least 24 hours prior to the Council Agenda item be heard. All participants will be on mute until they are called upon at which point they will be unmuted. To prevent participants from having their video on, we will remove the option to show their video. The City of Fresno’s goal is to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act, If you need additional accommodations such as interpreters, sign language signers, 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 three business days prior to the meeting. City of Fresno ***Subject to Mayoral Veto Page 3 City Council Meeting Agenda - Final December 22, 2022 NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FRESNO DATE: Thursday, December 22, 2022 TIME: 10:00 a.m., or as soon thereafter as it may be heard LOCATION: City Hall and Electronic Meeting Please Take Notice the Council of the City of Fresno hereby calls a Special Meeting of the City Council pursuant to California Government Code section 54956 at the above stated time and place for the following purpose: 10:00 A.M. ROLL CALL APPROVE AGENDA ID 22-1950 Special Meeting Notice - Signed Sponsors: Council President Esparza OPEN SESSION: A. ID 22-1951 ***RESOLUTION - Emergency Expansion of City of Fresno Warming Centers Sponsors: Council President Esparza Members of the public shall have an opportunity to address the City Council concerning this matter. ADJOURNMENT City of Fresno ***Subject to Mayoral Veto Page 4

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