Legislation
Matters, ordinances, and resolutions before the City of Fresno.
- 26-1414Hearing to Consider and make findings for the window replacement at the: 1. George and Adelphia Rowell Home (HP #268) located at 153 North Effie Street (APN 459-332-06T)Agenda Ready
- 26-1337CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL EXISTING LITIGATION Government Code Section 54956.9, subdivision (d)(1) Joy Robbins v. City of Fresno; Fresno County Superior Court Case No. 23CECG04963 Sponsor: City Attorney’s OfficeAgenda Ready
- 26-1216Proclamation for “Recognition of the Mobile Food Vendor Association”Agenda Ready
- 26-1384CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION Government Code Section 54956.9, subdivision (d)(2) Case Name: Walter Sickler, Dec’d v. City of Fresno, PSI Administered by Tristar Risk Management; Tristar Claim No.: 1010103945Agenda Ready
- 26-1387CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION Government Code Section 54956.9, subdivision (d)(2) Case Name: Mark Bishop v. City of Fresno, PSI Administered by Tristar Risk Management; Tristar Claim No.: 231089115Agenda Ready
- 26-1388CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION Government Code Section 54956.9, subdivision (d)(2) Case Name: Ronnie Pack v. City of Fresno, PSI Administered by Tristar Risk Management; Tristar Claim No.: 1010106458Agenda Ready
- 26-1369Actions pertaining to approx. 0.18 acres of property located at 33 East Atchison Street (APN 477-121-13T): 1. Adopt a finding of Categorical Exemption pursuant to Section 15303/Class 3 (New Construction or Conversion of Small Structures of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines. 2. ***RESOLUTION - Finding good cause and clear and convincing benefit to the public pursuant to Fresno Municipal Code Section 4-204 relating to the disposition of real property identified as assessor’s parcel number 477-121-13t (33 East Atchison Street) for the development of affordable housing. (Requires 5 Affirmative Votes) (Subject to Mayor’s Veto) 3. Approve a Disposition and Development Agreement between the City of Fresno, in its capacity as Housing Successor to the Redevelopment Agency of the City of Fresno and Habitat for Humanity Fresno, Inc., a California Corporation for property located at 33 East Atchison Street.Passed
- 26-1299Proclamation for “Greg and Dre Day”Agenda Ready
- 26-1364***RESOLUTION - Directing the City Manager or designee to issue a Request for Proposals for the Tower District Box Art Program (Subject to Mayor’s Veto)Agenda Ready
- 26-1397***RESOLUTION - to Initiate the Sex Offender Housing Inspection, Enforcement, Licensing and Disclosure Act (SHIELD Act) Directing City Attorney and Staff to Initiate Fee and Feasibility Studies in Support of Regulating For-Profit and Nonprofit Sex Offender Housing Operators and Facilities (Subject to Mayor’s Veto)Passed
- 26-1277***RESOLUTION - Exempting Applications for Speed Humps on Local Streets Adjacent to Public and Private K-12 School Campuses from Certain Requirements of Resolution No. 2022-035 (Residential Street Speed Hump Policy) (Subject to Mayor Veto)Passed
- 26-1318Proclamation for “Domestic Violence Awareness Month”Agenda Ready
- 26-1243HEARING to consider the adoption of the Central Southeast Area Specific Plan and related Environmental Assessment. The following Plan Amendment and Rezone applications (collectively numbered as application P23-00400) have been filed by the Fresno City Council and pertain to approximately 2,067 acres in the Southeast area of the City of Fresno (Council Districts 5 and 7) 1. ADOPT - Recirculated Mitigated Negative Declaration (SCH 2023020138) for Environmental Assessment No. P23-00400 dated December 19, 2025, and the associated Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program (MMRP) prepared pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Sections 15070 through 15075. 2. RESOLUTION - to repeal the Roosevelt Community Plan (Plan Amendment Application P23-00400). 3. BILL (for Introduction and Adoption) - to repeal of the Butler/Willow Specific Plan (Plan Amendment Application P23-00400). 4. ***RESOLUTION - to Adopt the Central Southeast Specific Plan (Plan Amendment Application No. P23-00400) (Subject to Mayor’s Veto) 5. RESOLUTION - Updating the Land Use Map (Figure LU-1) of the Fresno General Plan to Incorporate the Central Southeast Area Specific Plan (Plan Amendment P23-00400) 6. ***BILL (for Introduction and Adoption) - Approve Rezone Application No. P22-00400 to Amend the Official Zoning Map to Rezone Approximately 119 acres of Property within the Central Southeast Area Specific Plan area to be consistent with the Planned Land Use Map (Subject to Mayor’s Veto).Agenda Ready
- 26-1244HEARING to consider Plan Amendment Application No. P23-03006, Rezone Application No. P23-03006 and related Environmental Assessment pertaining to approximately 55.31 acres of property bounded by East Annadale Avenue to the north, State Route 41 to the east, South Elm Avenue to the west, and East Chester/East Samson Avenue (alignment) to the south (Council District 3) 1. DENY - Addendum to Final Program EIR (SCH No. 2017031012) for the Southwest Fresno Specific Plan, dated February 20, 2025, for the proposed project pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15164 2. DENY - Plan Amendment Application No. P23-03006 proposing to amend the Fresno General Plan and the Southwest Fresno Specific Plan to change the planned land use designation for the subject properties from Neighborhood Mixed-Use to Employment - Light Industrial and amendment to Policy LU-8.1 of the Southwest Fresno Specific Plan 3. DENY - Rezone Application No. P23-03006 proposing to rezone the subject properties from the NMX (Neighborhood Mixed-Use) zone district to the IL/cz (Light Industrial/conditions of zoning) zone district.Agenda Ready
- 26-1377***RESOLUTION - Creating a Pilot Program to Improve the Safety of and Establish Procedures for the Maintenance of Vacant Commercial Buildings in the Tower District (Subject to Mayor’s Veto)Passed
- 26-939RESOLUTION - Amending the Community Benefits Fund and Expenditure Plan Guidebook to establish Phase 4 and expand eligibility for the Reyes Coca-Cola Bottling Company (RCCB) project.Passed
- 26-1283***RESOLUTION - Adopting the 20th Amendment to the Annual Appropriation Resolution No. 2026-159 to appropriate $51,700 for community service initiatives with the remaining grant funds previously accepted by Council from California for All Animals funds, administered by The Regents of University of California, Davis (UC Davis) campus (Requires Five Affirmative Votes) (Subject to Mayor’s Veto)Passed
- 26-1288Approve an Agreement with Fresno County Superintendent of Schools (FCSS) to provide one Police Officer (Student Resource Officer) at .95 FTE, one sergeant at .15 FTE, operating and maintenance cost of one patrol vehicle, and administrative fees of $246,020 each year for a total amount of $738,059 for a three-year term through August 14, 2029, with the option of one (1) two-year extension, with the officer being housed at Violet Heintz Educational Academy.Passed
- 26-1294***RESOLUTION - In support of a contribution of City funds in the amount of $4,300,000 and contribution of a City-owned parcel along the Blackstone Avenue Corridor to Samuelian Group LLC for the development of the Senior Affordable, Modular, Factory-Built Housing Project (Subject to Mayor’s Veto) (Council District 4)Passed
- 26-1295Approve Amendment No. 1 to the Preliminary Engineering Services Agreement with BNSF Railway Company in the amount of $100,438.80, bringing the total contract to $300,000.00, to perform engineered design plan review and diagnostic evaluation, for the Blackstone Avenue and McKinley Avenue BNSF Grade Separation Project (Council Districts 1 and 7)Passed