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Thu, Apr 23, 2020 · 9:00 AMFinal

Meeting details

Meeting name: City Council
Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: Thu, Apr 23, 2020 · 9:00 AM
Minutes status: Final
Location: Council Chambers Notice of Special Open Session Meeting
Published minutes: Minutes
eComment: Not available
Meeting video: Not available

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Agenda 14

- City Council met in special open session in City Hall on the date and time written above.
- 20-00572eComments received for the Special Open Session Meeting.
  Documents 1
  Final eComment for Special Open Session Meeting 4232020.pdf
- eComments
- NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FRESNO
- DATE: Thursday, April 23, 2020
- TIME: 9:00 A.M., or as soon thereafter as it may be heard
- LOCATION: City Hall - Electronic Meeting Only
- Please Take Notice the Council of the City of Fresno hereby calls a Special Open and Closed Session Meeting of the City Council at the above stated time and place for the following purposes:
- 20-00534Notice of Special Open Session Meeting - SIGNED
  Documents 1
  Signed Notice 4-23-2020.pdf
- 20-00531***RESOLUTION - Directing appropriations to the COVID-19 Emergency Response Fund to create a Consumer Grant Program to assist Fresno families impacted by job loss or reduction in working hours, and directing appropriations to the Save our Small Business Program (Subject to Mayor’s Veto)
  On motion of Councilmember Soria, seconded by Councilmember Esparza, that the above Action Item be adopted as amended. The motion carried by the following vote:
  Documents 1
  RESO - D1 grant program 4.23.20_ESoriaEdits.docx
  VoteAye 4No 3
  - Esmeralda Z. SoriaAye
  - Garry BredefeldNo
  - Luis ChavezAye
  - Miguel Angel AriasAye
  - Mike KarbassiNo
  - Nelson EsparzaAye
  - Paul CaprioglioNo
  ADOPTED AS AMENDED
- 20-00532RESOLUTION - Honoring and acknowledging frontline workers providing essential services and who risk their own lives to make sure the people in our community are supported and taken care of during the COVID-19 pandemic.
  On motion of Councilmember Soria, seconded by Vice President Caprioglio, that the above Action Item be adopted. The motion carried by the following vote:
  Documents 2
  RESO - Ovation For Our Frontline Workers 4.23.20.docxSpecial Open Session Meeting File ID 2020-00532-Re Frontline Worker Final Resolution 4-22-2020.pdf
  VoteAye 7
  - Esmeralda Z. SoriaAye
  - Garry BredefeldAye
  - Luis ChavezAye
  - Miguel Angel AriasAye
  - Mike KarbassiAye
  - Nelson EsparzaAye
  - Paul CaprioglioAye
  ADOPTED
- 20-00533RESOLUTION - Directing the City Manager to return to Council with an agreement to bring additional energy savings to the City of Fresno.
  Documents 1
  RESO - Energy Efficiency Projects 042320.docx
  TABLED
- ADJOURNMENT

Agenda summary

2Sections

13Items

General9
APPROVE AGENDA4

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