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Fresno City Council meeting this May 16,2019 afternoon! Accept State dollars (Prop 68) for 3 parks including new SE soccer park (possible City partnership with soccer park??) Declaring “The Origin of Certain Place Names” by Marisol Baca the Official Poem of Fresno ;inspection of

non-transient motels;Uber/Lyft agreement with Airport; $8 million in TCC dollars allocated for Downtown and West Fresno ;Looks like override of Mayor’s veto of Assigning Office/ parking spaces has been resolved ;

All Councilmembers are present. @MiguelArias_D3 thanks @MayorLeeBrand for working with Council on office space issues. Proclamation of “Alan Hofmann Day” by Mayor's Office. He is a long time Flood Control District employee as an engineer.

Proclamation of “Lyme Disease Awareness Month” Council President Caprioglio @PaulCaprioglio Tick bite took the life of Jodie’s daughter Alex Hudson at age 22. She was misdiagnosed.

Four school bus of kids Diagnosed with Lymes Disease. Moving on to Proclamation of “National Public Works Week” Department Head Scott Mozier says traffic signals , fleet services, recycling , streets etc. Many booths out in lobby with staff present.

Proclamation of “Teen Pregnancy Prevention Month” sponsored by @Esmeralda_Soria Councilmember Soria. “Reproductive Health is major focus by Planned Parenthood (including Pat Brown). Is an epidemic in Fresno. 32% teen pregnancy rate in County. Will work hard each day to educate.

“ It will take many avenues to solve this problem including support. Teens need accurate information ” says staff.

Proclamation of “Fresno Rainbow Pride Parade” sponsored by Councilmember Soria. Jeff Robinson & others here to receive proclamation. 29th year for pride parade. “Together” is theme this year. June 1st is day of parade.Largest gathering of LGBTQ+ in Central Valley.

Declaring “The Origin of Certain Place Names” by Marisol Baca the Official Poem who is Fresno’s Poet Laureate. @D7Esparza She reads it out loud to the Council and its audience.

@PaulCaprioglio Goodman Elementary this Saturday for families. First Macy’s low cost store in its history opens this weekend. Macy’s Backstage. Also Vietnam Veterans Flight Home. His brother served in Vietnam. Fresno State’s Women’s Rugby are National Club Champs! Grizzly Fest

was successful. He assures @GarryBredefeld that the music ended by 10 pm. Lobbying DC for dollars. @Esmeralda_Soria Quigley Park Luau this Friday 4-7. Wilson Island Historic District walking tour May 18 at Fresno High 9:30 am. Inspiration Park for Habitat for Humanity this week.

@MiguelArias_D3 Candidates for City Council want to meet with City Staff and asks for direction from City Attorney Doug Sloan. @D7Esparza Mural at Tulare and Cedar by Fresno State’s Arne Nixon Center. Fresno Art Museum had Mother’s Day Lunch.Ribbon Cutting at Innovative Flooring.

@District5Chavez Mosqueda has Senior Spring Fling. FPD and FFD bbq for them. Lobbied at DC for City of Fresno. Consent Calendar: Approve the NON-EXCLUSIVE Transportation Network Company Airport Permit and Agreement between City of Fresno and UBER and LYFT, for ground transport

-ion. Fee: $3 pick up /drop off to Airport Department. Think Lyft will generate more than Uber. Grows about 1000 trips more per month. Revenue will be used for Airport infrastructure, debt etc. @MiguelArias_D3 why not General Fund? FAA rule says it has to go to Airport only.

Gas Station on airport property? A: Long term Land lease. Arias says there has been some issues at that gas station. 1-R: Approve Agreement with Bell Memorials & Granite Works, Inc., in the amount of $83,854.46 for design, fabrication and installation services. $70,000 raised.

Other consent items passed: Approve the appointments of Naindeep Singh, Nancy Gray, DEBBIE DARDEN , JAN MINAMI, ROBERT FUENTES , America Hernandez and Ivanka Saunders to the District 3 Plan Implementation Committee. Approve the appointments of Geraldine Wong and Robin Katich to

District 6 Plan Implementation Committee

Approve the following appointments to the Immigration Affairs Committee (including Tom Hernandez
1. Nancy Key and Hugo Morales - District 1
2. Manuel Cunha and Deepak Ahluwalia - District 2
3. Naindeep Singh and America Hernandez -

4. Jessica Smith Bobadilla and Maggie Thao - District 4
5. Samuel Molina and Evelyn Gonzalez - District 5
6. Guillermo Moreno and Elizabeth Heng - District 6
7. TOM HERNANDEZ and Margarita Rocha - District 7
8. Pao Yang - Mayor’s Office

Transformative Climate Communities (TCC) Grant and Transform Fresno Plan projects#2,9,20:Low income weatherization $3.2 million, Urban Greening at Mariposa Plaza $3.9 million , and vehicle replacement incentives $530,000. Chavez recused himself for conflict. Bredefeld asks who

and which homes are selected. Passes 5-0-0. Appoint a member and an alternate to the San Joaquin Valley Special City Selection Committee. This committee makes appointments to SJ Valley Air Board. Arias named.

adopting a non-transient motel inspection program. @MiguelArias_D3 leads Presentation PowerPoint. Epicenter for human Trafficking and Drug Trade. Significant safety violations. Generates Police calls for service but little Tourist Trade. TOT revenue is generated. Default for

very poor now. Hope to improve management including Common security along Motel Drive. Also convert old motels to permanent affordable housing Could be emergency housing too. Sale by Owner or Sale by City (receivership) to create affordable housing. Next steps is to create plan

and then to Planning Commission and City Council for approval. Need to turn these motels into affordable and safe housing. Some residential neighborhoods have had prostitution pushed into their neighborhoods. Need to rectify that problem. @Esmeralda_Soria lack of affordable

housing is a serious problem. Unveil a proposal to get resources to build new affordable housing. @D7Esparza agrees with others comments. Living conditions are often atrocious. Need to fix but also not displace current residents. @GarryBredefeld commends his Councilmembers on

this positive effort. Asks regarding inspection process? A: Code Enforcement will run this. Cost of inspection will Be Developed by staff over the next few months says Arias. Lots of social problems and it is a complicated issue. Bredefeld will Be in favor.@kieltls thanks Council

for addressing this and wants to be sure to be careful on displacement. He is part of group that can help fund affordable housing. Anti- Human Trafficking advocate says 80% of trafficked intersect with these motels. Public asks what assistance could current property owners get ?

Arias says many people will be engaged by City over the next few months. Passes 6-0. RESOLUTION - Supporting Senate Bill 18 - Keep Californians Housed Act. Passes 6-0.

Request for City partnership in development and filing of a $4.9 million dollar Prop 68 Parks Grant Application, and a $400,000 Cal Fire Grant Application. @District5Chavez calls up Jose Barraza of SEFCEDA speaks. There is 49 acres available in SE Fresno for primarily soccer.

US National Park donated the acreage 12 years ago. Would like City of Fresno to partner in building this park. Been working on agreement with City since February 2018. 1945 hours have been donated by volunteers so far to clean the property. @District5Chavez has been very helpful

along with @LincolnSeward Supervisor Magsig. Sunnyside High’s Principal Tim Liles and Valerie Davis. A Wellness Trail will be built along with the soccer fields. Arias asks about soccer fields location. Four fields plus four Futsal Courts. Community Garden will remain. Future

phases could provide shower and locker facilities as well as community center. Prop 68 $4.9 million and Cal-Fire Grant of $400,000 (mainly to plant trees). Possibly ask Park Development Fees to help pay for initial environmental and design costs. Waive City fees. Peach widening.

Have City help review joint grant applications/administering. Maintenance of park will be annually $420,000. Possible revenue generating sources are soccer tournaments. Prop 68 application is due August 5,2019. It also requires a partnership agreement. Future funding opportunity

is likely too. Ask City to be partner for prop 68 grant and possibly waive fees for initial environmental permits. This is a Workshop so No Public Comments will be taken. @District5Chavez thanks Me Barraza and Gabriel Lozano. Chavez says City is discussing insurance for Park.

Chavez asks about timeline. August 5 Is grant deadline. Arias: is supportive. Would like auditors to discuss this and other projects that may use Prop 68. Assistant City Manager Jim Schaad says tight deadline with August 5 especially with other Park items voted on earlier today.

@Esmeralda_Soria is supportive. Capacity to submit more grant applications may be an issue. Fresno needs to get its fair share of Park dollars. Thanks public for its continued support. Schaad cautions that we need capacity to execute the grants too. Arias suggests we add that

capacity in the Budget hearings next month. End of council meeting. June 13 will be hearing for West Area Specific Plan initiation. @threadreaderapp unroll