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Wed, Mar 25, 2020 · 1:00 PMFinal

Meeting details

Meeting name: City Council
Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: Wed, Mar 25, 2020 · 1:00 PM
Minutes status: Final
Location: Council Chambers Notice of Special Emergency Open and Closed Session Meeting
Published minutes: Minutes
eComment: Not available
Meeting video: Not available

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Agenda 16

- City Council met in special emergency session in the Council Chamber, City Hall on the date and time written above.
- NOTICE OF SPECIAL EMERGENCY OPEN AND CLOSED SESSION MEETING OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FRESNO
- DATE: Wednesday, March 25, 2020
- TIME: 1:00 p.m., or as soon thereafter as it may be heard
- LOCATION: Council Chambers, City Hall, 2600 Fresno Street, Fresno, CA
- Please Take Notice the Council of the City of Fresno hereby calls a Special Emergency Closed and Open Session Meeting of the City Council pursuant to California Government Code section 54956.5 at the above stated time and place. One or more Councilmembers may be participating telephonically. The purpose of the special emergency meeting is to meet and consider the following:
- 1:01 P.M. ROLL CALL
- APPROVE AGENDAOn motion of Councilmember Soria, seconded by Councilmember Karbassi, the above Action was approved. The motion carried by the following vote:
  VoteAye 5Absent 2
  - Esmeralda Z. SoriaAye
  - Garry BredefeldAye
  - Luis ChavezAbsent
  - Miguel Angel AriasAye
  - Mike KarbassiAye
  - Nelson EsparzaAbsent
  - Paul CaprioglioAye
  APPROVED
- 20-00445Notice of Special Open and Closed Session Meeting-SIGNED
  Documents 1
  SIGNED NOTICE
- Closed Session:
- 20-00446CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - PUBLIC SECURITY - Government Code Section 54957(a): Matters posing a threat to the security of public buildings, the security of essential public services, and to the public's right of access to public services and public facilities, and related actions pertaining to the Declaration by Governor Newsom of a State of Emergency to Help State Prepare for Broader Spread of COVI D-19, and related local concerns.
- Open Session:
- 20-00447Consider emergency amendments to FMC Article 5, Emergency Services Ordinance (requires 5 affirmative votes).
  On motion of Councilmember Soria, seconded by Councilmember Karbassi, that the above Action Item be adopted as amended. The motion carried by the following vote:
  Documents 1
  20; 3-26 Emergency Ord COVID19 amendment 8.30am final.docx
  VoteAye 7
  - Esmeralda Z. SoriaAye
  - Garry BredefeldAye
  - Luis ChavezAye
  - Miguel Angel AriasAye
  - Mike KarbassiAye
  - Nelson EsparzaAye
  - Paul CaprioglioAye
  ADOPTED AS AMENDED
- 20-00448Consider actions and/or give direction to staff concerning programs to provide relief assistance to small businesses affected by the COVID-19 epidemic.
  On motion of Councilmember Karbassi, seconded by Councilmember Soria, that the above Action Item be adopted as amended. The motion carried by the following vote:
  Documents 1
  20; 3-25 RESO - Small Business Disaster Resiliency Act Revised 4.00pm.docx
  VoteAye 7
  - Esmeralda Z. SoriaAye
  - Garry BredefeldAye
  - Luis ChavezAye
  - Miguel Angel AriasAye
  - Mike KarbassiAye
  - Nelson EsparzaAye
  - Paul CaprioglioAye
  ADOPTED AS AMENDED
- 20-00449Approve an amendment to the Annual Appropriation Resolution concerning emergency relief funding for small businesses (requires 5 affirmative votes)(subject to veto).
  On motion of Councilmember Soria, seconded by Councilmember Karbassi, that the above Action Item be adopted as amended. The motion carried by the following vote:
  Documents 1
  Reso 41st Amendment AAR.pdf
  VoteAye 7
  - Esmeralda Z. SoriaAye
  - Garry BredefeldAye
  - Luis ChavezAye
  - Miguel Angel AriasAye
  - Mike KarbassiAye
  - Nelson EsparzaAye
  - Paul CaprioglioAye
  ADOPTED AS AMENDED
- ADJOURNMENT

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Members of the public may comment in person at the address above. To request an interpreter or accessibility accommodation, call (559) 621-7650 at least three business days before the meeting.

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Written comment
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Under California SB 707, agendas and participation instructions are published in every applicable language for the meeting, and free interpretation is provided at the meeting on request. Applicable languages currently include Spanish, Hmong, and Punjabi. Real-time captions are available in English and Spanish during the meeting through Wordly, and American Sign Language (ASL) interpretation is provided live on the Zoom feed. For CART captioning, interpretation in another language, or other disability accommodations, contact the City Clerk at least three business days before the meeting.

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