October 29,2020 Fresno City Council! Just a few items on the Consent Calendar plus finishing up any budget items. #Fresno watch on @CMACTV cmac.tv/gov/
On the Consent Calendar: 1-A Actions pertaining to the CARES Act Emergency Solutions Grant Round 2 (ESG-CV2) funding from the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD): 1.to program $8,845,443 in Emergency Solutions Grant Round 2 (ESG-CV2)
to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) and authorizing the City Manager to sign all necessary implementing documents and 2. Approve an Amendment to the HEARTH Emergency Solutions Grant (HESG) Agreement with the County of Fresno Department of Social
Services in the amount of $2,100,000 for a total award of $4,098,334.50 for implementation of the Joint COVID-19 Homeless Response Plan. 1-B Approve material terms of agreement between City of Fresno and Fresno Housing Authority related to HomeKey program
1-C Actions pertaining to the purchase of hotels to provide interim housing for at-risk residents due to COVID-19: 1. to appropriate $4,500,000 in CARES Act Funds to fund acquisition of interim housing
1-D BILL (for introduction) - Repealing the Money Back Guarantee/Business Streamlining Act
1-E *Actions pertaining to the installation of Immaculight-Illumipure ultraviolet disinfecting fixtures at various Exemption pursuant to sof the California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines 2. Approve a change order to construction contract with Alliance Building Solutions 
Inc. utilizing CARES funding in the amount of $991,000 to provide and install 200 Immaculight-Illumipure ultraviolet disinfecting fixtures at various Parks, After School, Recreation and Community Services facility locations
All Councilmembers are present with @LuisCha70215912 and @esparza_nelson zooming for the meeting. @GarryBredefeld pulls 1-D and recuses himself from 1-B and 1-C. @kmkarbassi pulls 1-E. Public:@LovesMercy thanks for efforts for homeless housing needs. 1-A&1-B wants to be sure
there are wraparound services provided along with housing such as at the new Villages at Dakota and Blackstone. @LisaYFlores1 when council pulls an item can the title of the item be said for those without an agenda. Consent Calendar approved 7-0
@MiguelArias_D3 thanks H. Spees and Housing Authority’s Preston Prince for cleaning up Red light District.
1-D BILL (for introduction) - Repealing the Money Back Guarantee/Business Streamlining Act. @GarryBredefeld complains about last meeting on noticing of this item regarding Neighborhood Grocery Stores as well as this item. Staff, Businesspeople didn’t have a chance to speak on
this. Glad it came back today. This item is an ongoing problem and City Hall is anti-business for years. Nearby cities are easier to work with say businesses. Three years ago Brandau and Bredefeld met with Darius Assemi, Zinkin, and others as well as city staff.
It was eventually adopted unanimously by everyone on the council that was present. If planning wasn’t met on time those fees would be returned. It was to assure timelines were met. It was a guarantee for businesses. Arias was quoted in GV Wire that governmental projects were
put at bottom of pile in favor of business. Planning Director Jennifer Clark says all projects are taken in order. This Act was to have items done in a timely manner which was always our goal. No money was ever returned due to a waiver during Covid as well we were always on time.
Bredefeld felt bureaucracy was gaming the system. City took the longest time possible. Lack of communication occurred. Additional cross training of staff. Accela had issues too. Phantom staff was assigned and took a while to figure that out. Clark:Charles Clark is new business
Manager and worked to solve problems with Accela. Increased notification to applicants. Planning Dept is not only participants but sometimes given all the focus. Bredefeld: attendee of Meeting said Chuck Clark promised to meet with applicants/industry. Clark and Will Takket did
Make it work better. Covid allowed staff to work from home which made it easier for staff to avoid contacting applicants. Bredefeld says there are problems with this program but it shouldn’t be ended. Rescinding it won’t solve any problems. I can’t support this. @LisaYFlores1
as a retired planner I think it should be rescinded and fixed. This can be brought back in 8 months at budget once it is improved. @LuisCha70215912 I worked on this item with Bredefeld. Everyone wants to fix system. What has been missing is sitting down with all the department
heads that touch a project. Staff is only responsible for a small part of each project. I don’t want to lose the accounting portion of this. A comprehensive overhaul is needed. I do want assurances of what happens if we rescind this today and how does this change workload of
staff? Clark: will not change workload. Still track projects. 2014 is when metrics were first tracked. 1.3% of projects were overdue and that was only during Covid. Chavez: time clock doesn’t begin when all paperwork is submitted. Clark: online worksheet is available as to what
paperwork is needed and where to get them. Chavez: 18 projects in my district. Economy is slowing down and may be more competitive next year. @kmkarbassi Keep eye on the ball. More housing helps keep cost down. Words that are incendiary are just opinion and not facts. Good pro-
-Jects are needed. It hasn’t worked. Applicants have all told him “failure “. We have lost highly trained planers to other entities who pay more in salary. Undo pressure on staff has hurt morale. I am excited about new mayor. He promised One Fresno and so hopefully he can get
Great projects built. This Money Back was well intentioned but failure. If more cross training , better morale or better pay we need to do fix those. Karbassi will vote to end this project. @GarryBredefeld duplicitous is not an opinion but public needs all the info. Maybe you
don’t care About that Karbassi. @kmkarbassi Bredefeld says he speaks for the people. We are told we did not have money for neighbor grocery by legal counsel. I would never tell Bredefeld he would sell his vote. I don’t like that. When you tell people Council is corrupt public
thinks Operation Rezone due to Bredefeld’s comments. If public has concerns go to our DA. (Karbassi is upset). @MiguelArias_D3 last week we spoke on this it was not misleading and done out in the open. Money Back guarantee was rejected by last council. We approved it to see how
it went. Motel Clean up, parklets, Community Center , two budgets were done all during Covid with kids online at home. Bredefeld did not do the work to improve his program during this time. Bredefeld: no one called Karbassi corrupt. The process was corrupt.
This problem will go on. It is not my program. The anti-business of this council especially during pandemic. @kmkarbassi it was this council who tried to mitigate issues for small businesses during Pandemic. Facts. Are we being honest with public ? Bredefeld wasn’t. Not going
to press conference but not doing the work. Bredefeld wants to respond. Arias and wants to vote. Bredefeld asks Counsel if he can speak. Counsel says rule has to be made by President. Bredefeld has the right to speak but not unlimited times. Approved 6-1 with Bredefeld voting NO
1-E *Actions pertaining to the installation of Immaculight-Illumipure ultraviolet disinfecting fixtures at various Exemption pursuant to sof the California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines 2. Approve a change order to construction contract with Alliance Building Solutions,inc
utilizing CARES funding in the amount of $991,000 to provide and install 200 Immaculight-Illumipure ultraviolet disinfecting fixtures at various Parks, After School, Recreation and Community Services facility locations
Karbassi: is there proof it works to kill Covid ? If it does
Karbassi: is there proof it works to kill Covid ? If it does
not will we get reimbursed? Should we use it for fire stations only? Jim Schaad: this does kill viruses too new to tell if it kills Covid. Fresno State is looking to see if it can be used on public busses. Hard to tell what environment it works on though. How enclosed, air
circulation etc Fire Stations and Police Stations should be top priority as parks and city hall as they will be closed if resurgent of Covid occurs. Soria: will it be hard to buy this is we don’t purchase today? Scott Mozier:we cant guarantee it will be received by December 31
CARES dollars but then. Soria: expend dollars by December 31? Or installed by then? Mozier: if Congress doesn’t extend deadline we risk only purchase being paid for by delaying this to next meeting but not installation. Soria: community centers are needed as crime rate increases.
@kmkarbassi City Hall, Parks , Public safety. We are running out of Cares dollars. Fire Stations are lived in where Parks etc are not. $916,000 needed for Fire says Mozier. Approved to continue to next meeting November 5th.
Moving onto Budget. Arias: exhibit A @LovesMercy police budget reform needs to be looked at as we have been asking for years for those incarcerated as well as those marginalized.
@LisaYFlores1 Roeding Park Dog Park money to be moved. Also truck route study received? Arias: Yes. Next: Ivanka Saunders wants to thank efforts to study re route trucks. Arias: thanks Mayor and staff. Money for homeless, Parks and Fire Safety. Last night youth meeting was great.
It was sobering to hear their solutions. Since we have closed their parks can you at least pay us to clean the parks. They ask the bare minimum. For years we have defunded youth for years but we have funded adults. Youth have lost education, jobs, and family members to Covid.
Proud we have not had to lay off staff and fire fighters but ashamed we have ignored youth.the past few months I have had to ignore my own kids to do budget but last night showed we have ignored youth. We need to rectify a wrong. Adults will come to us in the next few months
with special interests Arias will ask” does this help youth?” Police Chief says be doesn’t have a solution for youth. Arias thanks Brand for looking out for all of Fresno. @MayorLeeBrand my 12th budget. Despite all that has happened this year Council got budget done. Mayor
thanks all the staff for getting budget done. We are probably in best shape of any large city in California. Hopefully we get federal dollars to help. I hope and pray we find a solution to Covid and we get back to normal. @LuisCha70215912 Thanked young people for their honest
conversation. They didn’t ask for bells and whistles. Just basics. He was encouraged in this first step. Policies will come out of this. This has been a toughest year Fresno has gone thru. In March we didn’t know what was coming. A resiliency not this city was proven. Essential
workers were shown who they actually are. When we work together we can improve our community. Next year will epic as rebuilding of our community begins. Youth are optimistic as to what our city will be. Thanks Mayor Brand and what the 13 fiscal commandments will be.
@esparza_nelson proud of this budget. His third since he has come on to Council. It has our stamp on it. Last night’s summit and listening event was helpful. Esparza will Dave his remarks for the Mayor for when he is actually leaving in January. @Esmeralda_Soria fund directly
into community. When she came on board 2015 we were recovering. Quigley Park was number one to be improved. Still there. Asked for $1 million for Parks. We didn’t get it. That administration did ask us to take RDA dollars. We built a reserve of $35 million but it was some on
the back of our poor. Youth are shooting youth today. We have created a Youth Commission. Jobs for youth. Council has done a good job. Grants to keep people in their homes, for small businesses. Open first neighborhood senior center on Mckinley/Blackstone. Basic infrastructure
like sidewalks etc for areas historically neglected. We have made profess from when I began. Mayor elect Dyer and Council needs to invest in youth. Her first paid job was as an intern in Lindsay. We need to give a hand up to kids. @kmkarbassi last night was a great event. Youth
were at first reluctant to speak but break out groups helped them open up. We want more support at schools. We have given youth choice of school safety Or counselors and nurses. Thanks Mayor Brand for helping him learn about budget. We can work together despite political differ-
ences. @PaulCaprioglio thanks for all the staff that worked on budget and his projects. @GarryBredefeld asks Fire Chief what is status on SAFR grant? A: It moves forward next year. Q: $5 million for parks. Woodward irrigation is poor. City Manager Quan says both regional
parks need irrigation improvements. @kmkarbassi we will automatically apply for SAFR grants going forward. Gets us 42 firefighters. Arias: Luis Chavez will take over as President next year. Budget Approved!
Next meetings NOVEMBER 5, 2020 - 9:00 A.M. NOVEMBER 19, 2020 - 9:00 A.M.
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