Tower District Specific Plan Implementation Committee
Regular MeetingFresno, CA · May 16, 2023
Agenda
City of Fresno
Tower Theater
815 E Olive Ave., Fresno, CA 93728
Meeting Agenda - Final
Tuesday, May 16, 2023
5:30 PM
Tower Theater & Zoom
815 E Olive Ave., Fresno, CA 93728
Tower District Specific Plan Implementation Committee
Chairperson - Christopher Johnson
Vice Chair - Michael Birdsong
Board Member - Annie Lokrantz
Board Member - Janay Conley
Board Member - Myra Coble
Board Member - James Kitch
Tower District Specific Plan Meeting Agenda - Final May 16, 2023
Implementation Committee
THE COMMITTEE WELCOMES YOU TO THE TOWER THEATRE, LOCATED AT 815 E
OLIVE AVENUE, FRESNO, CA 93728
The meeting can also be viewed live at 5:30 P.M. on Comcast Channel 96 and AT&T
channel 99.
Pursuant to the Executive Order, and in compliance with the Americans with
Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance to participate in the Commission
meeting, please contact the City Clerk’s Office, 559-621-7650 within 48 hours of the
meeting.
PUBLIC COMMENT:
The following options are available for members of the public who want to address
Tower District Specific Plan Implementation Committee:
1. You are invited to a Zoom webinar.
a) Register in advance for this webinar:
https://fresno-gov.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_taAP1qgNRGGeXj2cB5mzQQ
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) Those addressing Commission must state their name for the record.
OR
2. Join by phone: 1-669-900-9128
Webinar ID: 914 6492 2057
a) Those addressing the Commission must state their name and address for the
record.
3. Email: LongRangePlanning@fresno.gov
a) Attendees 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. Include your name, and address for the record, at the top of the body of your
email.
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Tower District Specific Plan Meeting Agenda - Final May 16, 2023
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b) Emails will be a maximum of 450 words.
c) All comments received will be distributed to the Tower District Specific Plan
Implementation Committee prior and during the meeting and will be a part of the
official record.
d) Notwithstanding subsection c) above, unless otherwise required by law to be
accepted by the City at or prior to a Tower District Specific Plan Implementation
Committee meeting, no documents shall be accepted for review unless they are
submitted to Long Range Planning at least 24 hours prior to the commencement of
the meeting at which the associated agenda item is to 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.
Pursuant to the Executive Order, and in compliance with the Americans with
Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance to participate in the Planning
Commission meeting, please contact the Planning Division, 559-621-8277 within 48
hours of the meeting.
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Tower District Specific Plan Meeting Agenda - Final May 16, 2023
Implementation Committee
I. Call to Order & Roll Call
II. Approve Agenda
III. Approve Meeting Minutes
ID 23-828 Approval of Minutes for November 16, 2022, and February 28, 2023
Sponsors: Planning and Development Department
Attachments: Meeting Minutes - November 16, 2022
Meeting Minutes - February 28, 2023
IV. Council District Updates
V. Report on Outreach and Engagement Activities
ID 23-830 Staff will share a report on recent outreach and engagement activities
as well as how to get involved.
Sponsors: Planning and Development Department
Attachments: PowerPoint Presentation
ID 23-831 Staff will review the updated project schedule for the Specific Plan
Update and announce upcoming events. There will also be a
discussion on the first public workshop.
Sponsors: Planning and Development Department
Attachments: PowerPoint Presentation
Handouts
VI. Unscheduled Oral Communications
VII. Closing and Next Steps
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