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Consent Calendar:
1A) Approve the appointment of John McCracken to the Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Board by Councilmember Quintero (for complete list of boards and commissions you could join, see here)
1B) "The 2013 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Formula Program has allocated $282,250 for the Fresno County area. Based on this formula, the City of Fresno will receive $225,384. Fresno County will receive $56,866. These funds will assist in the acquisition of equipment, operational needs/supplies as well as essential support services."
1C) When Running Horse was to be developed, they applied to the City for the development to be included in the City's services. In order to do this, the developer needed to raise money to pay for the infrastructure that needed to be installed to be connected to the City. They were expecting to do this by creating a Communities Facilities District (CFD) and acquiring authorization to levy special tax bonds. Since Running Horse was not actually developed, the City is seeking to dissolve the CFD and return any deposit money for the issuance of bonds.
1D) Same as 1C, just another portion of the development.
1E) Lennar Fresno Inc. has two properties near Shields and Temperance (map) that were requiring a streetlight to be installed due to the traffic impact the development would cause. There is a State program that allows local partnerships to apply for match funds to help with development impact fees to pay for projects like this. Lennar and the City of Fresno applied to the program and was awarded for this project. Lennar will pay $215,000 in development impact fees for the project and the State will match $215,000 for a total estimated project cost of $430,000. But "Because Lennar's traffic signal impact fee obligation for the two tracts is fixed at $140,579.91, any eligible costs expended in excess of that amount become a future reimbursement to the developer from future Citywide Traffic Signal Mitigation Impact (TSMI) fees paid by other developers." So Lennar will be reimbursed any amount paid over $140,579.91 in the future.
1F) "The Department of Transportation/Fresno Area Express (FAX) is requesting Councils approval for the attached one-year Extended Maintenance Agreement, at a cost of $189,795, with four additional one-year renewal options, between Trapeze Software Group, Inc. (Trapeze) and the City of Fresno for the ongoing maintenance of the Department's Automatic Vehicle Locating System (AVL) and Global Positioning System (GPS). Trapeze Software Group, Inc. is the owner of the proprietary software and hardware which operates and controls the Department's radio communication system. The Department estimates that the minimum cost for time and material at Trapeze's current billing rate would be $194,310 annually, without any major hardware/software or internal changes (l.e. increase in our fleet). The Department is also requesting Councils approval of the reduced-cost time and materials contract between Trapeze and the City of Fresno, at a cost $134,847. This contract represents payment for eighteen months of service provided by Trapeze during the time period that contract negotiations were taking place and the maintenance contract had lapsed. Contract negotiations were lengthy due to company ownership changes and excessive costs that were initially included in the contract."
1G) WM Lyles Company for the North Fresno would like to replace a sub-contractor in their work agreement for the Wastewater Reclamation Facility Disinfection Replacement.
1H) Approve the appointment of Kim Jackson to the City of Fresno Deferred Compensation Board by City Manager’s Office (for complete list of boards and commissions you could join, see here)
1I) City Council operating and capital infrastructure funds were appropriated for various projects and purposes in FY 2013; however, all funds were not expended or encumbered by June 30, 2013. The Charter of the City of Fresno, Section 1206, provides that all appropriations shall lapse at the end of the fiscal year (June 30), meaning that unexpended funds at the end of a fiscal year cannot be used in the subsequent year without Council approval. The attached resolution will allow Council to budget the unexpended appropriations [$57,000 in Council department operating and capital infrastructure finds] for discretionary purposes in FY 2014.
1J) The Parks, After School, Recreation and Community Services Department (PARCS) received a donation from The Nueva School, located in the San Francisco Bay Area and founded in 1967, is a nationally recognized independent school serving gifted and talented students from prekindergarten through high school, for $99.15. The third grade class (now fourth grade class) ran a farmer's market earlier in 2013 and chose to send half of the proceeds to the City of Fresno PARCS Department in hopes of helping with sports equipment or park access for children.
1K) Approve the appointment of Robin Goldbeck to the Historic Preservation Commission by Mayor’s Office (for complete list of boards and commissions you could join, see here)
General Administration:
2A) "The Council adopted the Better Business Act on May 28, 2009, to ensure uniform due diligence procedures and oversight for private sector applicants seeking City financing assistance. The Better Business Act applies to requests for loan write-offs or write-downs in excess of $1,000,000" (when a private entity would like a loan provided by the City to be forgiven). "Occasionally the City approves loans that are essentially grants, but structured as loans to ensure compliance with certain conditions." So Council would like to make an exception for this Act to be applied by super-majority vote when:
2C) Due to concerns over the impact that Bus Access and Transit (BAT) lanes would have on business located along the Ventura/Kings Canyon BRT corridor, staff was directed to conduct an analysis of removing the BAT lanes and the overall performance of the proposed BRT service. The analysis showed that removing the BAT lanes would not adversely impact the overall effectiveness of BRT, and therefore, were removed from the proposed project. While the BAT lanes have now been removed, the Council needs to approve the a revised CEQA analysis.
2D) "The FAX department follows the industry practice of leasing tires from a qualified tire leasing subcontractor to ensure tires are effectively and efficiently managed. The lease structure is based on the aggregate mileage accrued by the fleet. A multi-year contract is used to provide continuity of service and quality. A bid specification was therefore prepared, and advertised to perspective bidders on March 6, 2013. Copies of the specifications were requested and distributed to four (4) perspective bidders. Three (3) sealed responses were received and opened in a public meeting on May 9, 2013. Bridgestone American Tire Operations, LLC, of Nashville Tennessee submitted the lowest bid price in the amount of $1,599,911.13 and is considered the lowest responsive and responsible bidder. Staff recommends that the City Council award a five year requirements contract in the amount of $1,599,911.13 to Bridgestone American Tire Operations, LLC, located in Nashville Tennessee for the leasing of transit radial tires."
2F) "The City is proposing to overlay Van Ness Avenue from Inyo Street to Railroad Avenue (map). The proposed asphalt overlay will correct existing deteriorated pavement conditions, increase the life of the
pavement and provide a smooth riding surface for motorists at a reasonable cost. Staff recommends that City Council adopt the finding of a categorical exception, award a construction contract in the amount of $598,990 to A. Teichert and Son Inc. dba Teichert Construction Company of Fresno, California, as the lowest responsive and responsible bidder, for the Van Ness Avenue Pavement Overlay from Inyo Street to Railroad Avenue Project, and authorize the Public Works Director or his designee to sign the standardize contract on the City's behalf."
2G) "The widening of Willow Avenue to a six-lane divided arterial between Barstow Avenue and Escalon Avenue (map) has long been a goal of the City of Fresno. The project is now ready to proceed with construction. Staffs recommends that Council award a construction contract in.the amount of $1,798,725.60 to Jim Crawford Construction Inc., of Clovis, California for the Willow Avenue Street Improvement (Barstow Avenue to Escalon Avenue) Project, as the lowest responsive and responsible bidder, and authorize the Public Works Director or his designee to sign the standardized contract on City's behalf. The contract includes $1,693,725.60 for the base bid, and $105,000.00 for Additive Alternate No.1, which will provide for the installation of new street lights on both Willow Avenue and Bullard Avenue."
2H) "It is recommended that the City Council approve Master Fee Schedule Amendment #516 to allow Parking Services to provide monthly parking in the City owned Santa Fe parking located on the west side of Santa Fe Street near Ventura (map) at a rate of $35.00 per month per vehicle. Fee collection and permit issuance would be handled by the City's contracted parking facilities operator under the same process used for other City owned public parking lots with monthly users."
2I) "Approving honorary street name change designating Echo Avenue to also be known as Tom Seaver Lane by City Manager’s Office. Tom Seaver went from the playing fields in his Fresno High neighborhood to baseball's Hall of Fame in Cooperstown. N. Y.. and recognition as one of the game's greatest right-handed pitchers."
9:00AM) Moses Mencha will address the City Council regarding student revitalization efforts surrounding Fresno State and to publicly thank District 4 and Councilmember Caprioglio for supporting National Night Out.
10:00AM) "The landowner of Final Tract Map No. 6037 (map) has petitioned the City of Fresno to be annexed into Community Facilities District No. 11 to provide funding for the operation and reserves for maintenance ("Services") pertaining the landscape and irrigation systems, trees, concrete curbs and gutters, traffic calming, sidewalks and curb ramps, interior local street paving, street name signage and street lighting associated with this subdivision. If adopted by the Council, the ordinance would levy the proposed Maximum Special Tax of $841.54 per residential lot to provide Services for FY13-14. The Maximum Special Tax will be adjusted upward annually by 3% plus the rise, if any, in the Construction Cost Index for the San Francisco Region."
10:15AM) "The landowner of T5358 has petitioned the City of Fresno to amend Annexation No. 31 of CFD No. 11 by adding certain public improvements not included with the previous annexation process. This increases the area to be maintained and requires additional financing for the operation and reserves for maintenance ("Services") pertaining to the additional public improvements associated with T5358. If adopted by the Council, the attached ordinance would levy the proposed changed Maximum Special Tax of $340.21/Lot for Lots 1 to 86 and $149.15/Lot for Lots 87 to 230 annually to provide Services for FY13-14. The changed Maximum Special Tax will be adjusted upward annually by 3% plus the rise, if any, in the Construction Cost Index for the San Francisco Region.
10:30AM) Rezone Application No. R-12-009 proposes the removal of conditions of zoning. The specific conditions requested to be removed include;
10:45AM) Workshop relating to the Lowell Neighborhood Community
11:00AM) Workshop relating to advocates for the Homeless
1A) Approve the appointment of John McCracken to the Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Board by Councilmember Quintero (for complete list of boards and commissions you could join, see here)
1B) "The 2013 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Formula Program has allocated $282,250 for the Fresno County area. Based on this formula, the City of Fresno will receive $225,384. Fresno County will receive $56,866. These funds will assist in the acquisition of equipment, operational needs/supplies as well as essential support services."
1C) When Running Horse was to be developed, they applied to the City for the development to be included in the City's services. In order to do this, the developer needed to raise money to pay for the infrastructure that needed to be installed to be connected to the City. They were expecting to do this by creating a Communities Facilities District (CFD) and acquiring authorization to levy special tax bonds. Since Running Horse was not actually developed, the City is seeking to dissolve the CFD and return any deposit money for the issuance of bonds.
1D) Same as 1C, just another portion of the development.
1E) Lennar Fresno Inc. has two properties near Shields and Temperance (map) that were requiring a streetlight to be installed due to the traffic impact the development would cause. There is a State program that allows local partnerships to apply for match funds to help with development impact fees to pay for projects like this. Lennar and the City of Fresno applied to the program and was awarded for this project. Lennar will pay $215,000 in development impact fees for the project and the State will match $215,000 for a total estimated project cost of $430,000. But "Because Lennar's traffic signal impact fee obligation for the two tracts is fixed at $140,579.91, any eligible costs expended in excess of that amount become a future reimbursement to the developer from future Citywide Traffic Signal Mitigation Impact (TSMI) fees paid by other developers." So Lennar will be reimbursed any amount paid over $140,579.91 in the future.
1F) "The Department of Transportation/Fresno Area Express (FAX) is requesting Councils approval for the attached one-year Extended Maintenance Agreement, at a cost of $189,795, with four additional one-year renewal options, between Trapeze Software Group, Inc. (Trapeze) and the City of Fresno for the ongoing maintenance of the Department's Automatic Vehicle Locating System (AVL) and Global Positioning System (GPS). Trapeze Software Group, Inc. is the owner of the proprietary software and hardware which operates and controls the Department's radio communication system. The Department estimates that the minimum cost for time and material at Trapeze's current billing rate would be $194,310 annually, without any major hardware/software or internal changes (l.e. increase in our fleet). The Department is also requesting Councils approval of the reduced-cost time and materials contract between Trapeze and the City of Fresno, at a cost $134,847. This contract represents payment for eighteen months of service provided by Trapeze during the time period that contract negotiations were taking place and the maintenance contract had lapsed. Contract negotiations were lengthy due to company ownership changes and excessive costs that were initially included in the contract."
1G) WM Lyles Company for the North Fresno would like to replace a sub-contractor in their work agreement for the Wastewater Reclamation Facility Disinfection Replacement.
1H) Approve the appointment of Kim Jackson to the City of Fresno Deferred Compensation Board by City Manager’s Office (for complete list of boards and commissions you could join, see here)
1I) City Council operating and capital infrastructure funds were appropriated for various projects and purposes in FY 2013; however, all funds were not expended or encumbered by June 30, 2013. The Charter of the City of Fresno, Section 1206, provides that all appropriations shall lapse at the end of the fiscal year (June 30), meaning that unexpended funds at the end of a fiscal year cannot be used in the subsequent year without Council approval. The attached resolution will allow Council to budget the unexpended appropriations [$57,000 in Council department operating and capital infrastructure finds] for discretionary purposes in FY 2014.
1J) The Parks, After School, Recreation and Community Services Department (PARCS) received a donation from The Nueva School, located in the San Francisco Bay Area and founded in 1967, is a nationally recognized independent school serving gifted and talented students from prekindergarten through high school, for $99.15. The third grade class (now fourth grade class) ran a farmer's market earlier in 2013 and chose to send half of the proceeds to the City of Fresno PARCS Department in hopes of helping with sports equipment or park access for children.
1K) Approve the appointment of Robin Goldbeck to the Historic Preservation Commission by Mayor’s Office (for complete list of boards and commissions you could join, see here)
General Administration:
2A) "The Council adopted the Better Business Act on May 28, 2009, to ensure uniform due diligence procedures and oversight for private sector applicants seeking City financing assistance. The Better Business Act applies to requests for loan write-offs or write-downs in excess of $1,000,000" (when a private entity would like a loan provided by the City to be forgiven). "Occasionally the City approves loans that are essentially grants, but structured as loans to ensure compliance with certain conditions." So Council would like to make an exception for this Act to be applied by super-majority vote when:
- For legal or factual reasons, the City does not reasonably expect repayment under the terms and conditions of a loan; or
- A loan was essentially a grant, but structured as a loan to ensure compliance with certain conditions
2B) The Supplemental Law Enforcement Services Fund (SLESF) program is used forfront-line law enforcement operations. The award amount is based on estimated allocations and prior year funding of $615,200. The department has become reliant upon the award of grant funds to cover various expenses not funded by the general fund. Consistent with past spending plans, we request to continue funding the following:
- Ammunition and Weapons.
- DNA analysis kits, which are vital in determining if a crime was committed and identifying those responsible;
- MAGEC Lease
- Transcriptionist costs to transcribe statements of witnesses and suspects;
- Skywatch helicopter operational costs that provide forcontinued air patrol through the purchase of fuel, maintenance and repairs, as needed
- K-9 costs, such as veterinary careand related K-9equipment; and
- Leads online subscription costs
2D) "The FAX department follows the industry practice of leasing tires from a qualified tire leasing subcontractor to ensure tires are effectively and efficiently managed. The lease structure is based on the aggregate mileage accrued by the fleet. A multi-year contract is used to provide continuity of service and quality. A bid specification was therefore prepared, and advertised to perspective bidders on March 6, 2013. Copies of the specifications were requested and distributed to four (4) perspective bidders. Three (3) sealed responses were received and opened in a public meeting on May 9, 2013. Bridgestone American Tire Operations, LLC, of Nashville Tennessee submitted the lowest bid price in the amount of $1,599,911.13 and is considered the lowest responsive and responsible bidder. Staff recommends that the City Council award a five year requirements contract in the amount of $1,599,911.13 to Bridgestone American Tire Operations, LLC, located in Nashville Tennessee for the leasing of transit radial tires."
2F) "The City is proposing to overlay Van Ness Avenue from Inyo Street to Railroad Avenue (map). The proposed asphalt overlay will correct existing deteriorated pavement conditions, increase the life of the
pavement and provide a smooth riding surface for motorists at a reasonable cost. Staff recommends that City Council adopt the finding of a categorical exception, award a construction contract in the amount of $598,990 to A. Teichert and Son Inc. dba Teichert Construction Company of Fresno, California, as the lowest responsive and responsible bidder, for the Van Ness Avenue Pavement Overlay from Inyo Street to Railroad Avenue Project, and authorize the Public Works Director or his designee to sign the standardize contract on the City's behalf."
2G) "The widening of Willow Avenue to a six-lane divided arterial between Barstow Avenue and Escalon Avenue (map) has long been a goal of the City of Fresno. The project is now ready to proceed with construction. Staffs recommends that Council award a construction contract in.the amount of $1,798,725.60 to Jim Crawford Construction Inc., of Clovis, California for the Willow Avenue Street Improvement (Barstow Avenue to Escalon Avenue) Project, as the lowest responsive and responsible bidder, and authorize the Public Works Director or his designee to sign the standardized contract on City's behalf. The contract includes $1,693,725.60 for the base bid, and $105,000.00 for Additive Alternate No.1, which will provide for the installation of new street lights on both Willow Avenue and Bullard Avenue."
2H) "It is recommended that the City Council approve Master Fee Schedule Amendment #516 to allow Parking Services to provide monthly parking in the City owned Santa Fe parking located on the west side of Santa Fe Street near Ventura (map) at a rate of $35.00 per month per vehicle. Fee collection and permit issuance would be handled by the City's contracted parking facilities operator under the same process used for other City owned public parking lots with monthly users."
2I) "Approving honorary street name change designating Echo Avenue to also be known as Tom Seaver Lane by City Manager’s Office. Tom Seaver went from the playing fields in his Fresno High neighborhood to baseball's Hall of Fame in Cooperstown. N. Y.. and recognition as one of the game's greatest right-handed pitchers."
Scheduled Council Hearings and Matters:
9:00AM) Moses Mencha will address the City Council regarding student revitalization efforts surrounding Fresno State and to publicly thank District 4 and Councilmember Caprioglio for supporting National Night Out.
10:00AM) "The landowner of Final Tract Map No. 6037 (map) has petitioned the City of Fresno to be annexed into Community Facilities District No. 11 to provide funding for the operation and reserves for maintenance ("Services") pertaining the landscape and irrigation systems, trees, concrete curbs and gutters, traffic calming, sidewalks and curb ramps, interior local street paving, street name signage and street lighting associated with this subdivision. If adopted by the Council, the ordinance would levy the proposed Maximum Special Tax of $841.54 per residential lot to provide Services for FY13-14. The Maximum Special Tax will be adjusted upward annually by 3% plus the rise, if any, in the Construction Cost Index for the San Francisco Region."
10:15AM) "The landowner of T5358 has petitioned the City of Fresno to amend Annexation No. 31 of CFD No. 11 by adding certain public improvements not included with the previous annexation process. This increases the area to be maintained and requires additional financing for the operation and reserves for maintenance ("Services") pertaining to the additional public improvements associated with T5358. If adopted by the Council, the attached ordinance would levy the proposed changed Maximum Special Tax of $340.21/Lot for Lots 1 to 86 and $149.15/Lot for Lots 87 to 230 annually to provide Services for FY13-14. The changed Maximum Special Tax will be adjusted upward annually by 3% plus the rise, if any, in the Construction Cost Index for the San Francisco Region.
10:30AM) Rezone Application No. R-12-009 proposes the removal of conditions of zoning. The specific conditions requested to be removed include;
- the requirement to install a new signal at Belmont and Sunnyside Avenues
- the requirement to design and construct one additional westbound lane on East Belmont Avenue between North Fowler Avenue and North Clovis Avenue
10:45AM) Workshop relating to the Lowell Neighborhood Community
11:00AM) Workshop relating to advocates for the Homeless
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