City Council
Regular MeetingFresno, CA · December 22, 2022
Minutes
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
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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.
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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.
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Agenda
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.
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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.
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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
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