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Consent Calendar:
1A) Fresno PD participates in a State Asset Forfeiture Program where departments around California share funds seized from criminal activity. Fresno PD is receiving a portion of $213,700 for the purpose of Skywatch program, buy funds, ballistic vests, homicide vehicle evidence, and other items directly related to law enforcement.
1B) During the October 4, 2012, a street light was approved for the intersection of Peach and Church Avenues. They put the project out to bid and because the lowest was bid was so low, the City can move $43,000 in savings to the preliminary engineering phase of the project.
1C) The City will be awarding a construction contract in the amount of $268,742.00 to Lee Wilson Electric Company, Inc. of Arroyo Grande, California, for the Traffic Signal installation project at the Intersection of Millbrook and Spruce Avenues (map).
1D) The City will be awarding a construction contract with Lee Wilson Electric Company, Inc. of Arroyo Grande, California in the amount of $248,396 for the Traffic Signal Installation Project at the Intersection of Champlain and Liberty Hill/Saybrook Avenues (map).
1E) Last week, a bill was introduced to Council and the public that will eliminate the mandatory retirement age of retirement at the age of 65 for Public Safety Service Employees. Council is now approving this bill.
1F) The City is creating a Downtown Corridor Parking District bounded by Divisadero to the north, H Street to the west, U Street to the east, and Ventura Street to the south. For an $80 annual fee, permits will be issued that specify the locations and/or blocks where they are valid. These passes will be color coded per location; they can only be used for the closest designated street parking area, and cannot be used in any other section of downtown or in metered stalls. Residential permit holders will be allowed to park on city streets that are signed appropriately and shall be subject to all California Vehicle Code and Fresno Municipal Codes except for those authorized by the permit.
General Administration:
2A) The City bought a house at 386 N. Park Avenue (map) for $70,000 in 2011 for the purpose of selling it to a low-income buyer. They are now partnering up with Habitat for Humanity Fresno by providing a $120,000 HOME loan to Habitat for rehabilitation cost and then when the property is transferred to the new low-income owner, the City will forgive the $70,000 and the rest of the loan will be a deferred second mortgage, meaning the owners will not pay the balance until the property is sold.
2B) City staff recommends that Council award a construction contract, in the amount of $1,119,830.50 to West Valley Construction Company of San Jose, California, for the water service connections from the aging, failing water mains in easements at the rear of properties to the newly constructed water mains within the street right-of-way in the vicinity of E. Bullard Avenue and N. Millbrook Avenue (map).
2C) The City will adopt a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the City of Fresno (City) and the City of Fresno Management Employees Association - Unit 14 (CFMEA), covering the period June 30, 2012 through June 30, 2015. There is no documentation at this time what this MOU says.
1A) Fresno PD participates in a State Asset Forfeiture Program where departments around California share funds seized from criminal activity. Fresno PD is receiving a portion of $213,700 for the purpose of Skywatch program, buy funds, ballistic vests, homicide vehicle evidence, and other items directly related to law enforcement.
1B) During the October 4, 2012, a street light was approved for the intersection of Peach and Church Avenues. They put the project out to bid and because the lowest was bid was so low, the City can move $43,000 in savings to the preliminary engineering phase of the project.
1C) The City will be awarding a construction contract in the amount of $268,742.00 to Lee Wilson Electric Company, Inc. of Arroyo Grande, California, for the Traffic Signal installation project at the Intersection of Millbrook and Spruce Avenues (map).
1D) The City will be awarding a construction contract with Lee Wilson Electric Company, Inc. of Arroyo Grande, California in the amount of $248,396 for the Traffic Signal Installation Project at the Intersection of Champlain and Liberty Hill/Saybrook Avenues (map).
1E) Last week, a bill was introduced to Council and the public that will eliminate the mandatory retirement age of retirement at the age of 65 for Public Safety Service Employees. Council is now approving this bill.
1F) The City is creating a Downtown Corridor Parking District bounded by Divisadero to the north, H Street to the west, U Street to the east, and Ventura Street to the south. For an $80 annual fee, permits will be issued that specify the locations and/or blocks where they are valid. These passes will be color coded per location; they can only be used for the closest designated street parking area, and cannot be used in any other section of downtown or in metered stalls. Residential permit holders will be allowed to park on city streets that are signed appropriately and shall be subject to all California Vehicle Code and Fresno Municipal Codes except for those authorized by the permit.
General Administration:
2A) The City bought a house at 386 N. Park Avenue (map) for $70,000 in 2011 for the purpose of selling it to a low-income buyer. They are now partnering up with Habitat for Humanity Fresno by providing a $120,000 HOME loan to Habitat for rehabilitation cost and then when the property is transferred to the new low-income owner, the City will forgive the $70,000 and the rest of the loan will be a deferred second mortgage, meaning the owners will not pay the balance until the property is sold.
2B) City staff recommends that Council award a construction contract, in the amount of $1,119,830.50 to West Valley Construction Company of San Jose, California, for the water service connections from the aging, failing water mains in easements at the rear of properties to the newly constructed water mains within the street right-of-way in the vicinity of E. Bullard Avenue and N. Millbrook Avenue (map).
2C) The City will adopt a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the City of Fresno (City) and the City of Fresno Management Employees Association - Unit 14 (CFMEA), covering the period June 30, 2012 through June 30, 2015. There is no documentation at this time what this MOU says.
Scheduled Council Hearings and Matters:
10:00AM) Trenway, Inc. is requesting the vacation of a portion of North Jeanne Avenue southeast of West Sierra Avenue (map) to eliminate excess public street right-of-way and incorporate it into the development consisting of 32 townhouses and multi-level residential units with attached garages on 4.05 acres.
10:15AM) City staff recommends the Successor Agency Board (aka the old RDA) reject all bids for the Requirements Contract Property Maintenance &Weed Control Bid based on deficiencies in both bids received as identified by the Purchasing Department.
10:30AM) A workshop or presentation will be provided relating to Bus Rapid Transit (BRT).
3:00PM) There is a 430 acre planned development called the “Westlake” Development Project bounded by W. Gettysburg, W. Shields, N. Garfield and N. Grantland Avenues located in Council District 1 (map). The developer is requesting changes to the planned land use within the proposed project boundary as follows:
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10:15AM) City staff recommends the Successor Agency Board (aka the old RDA) reject all bids for the Requirements Contract Property Maintenance &Weed Control Bid based on deficiencies in both bids received as identified by the Purchasing Department.
10:30AM) A workshop or presentation will be provided relating to Bus Rapid Transit (BRT).
3:00PM) There is a 430 acre planned development called the “Westlake” Development Project bounded by W. Gettysburg, W. Shields, N. Garfield and N. Grantland Avenues located in Council District 1 (map). The developer is requesting changes to the planned land use within the proposed project boundary as follows:
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- Medium Low Density Residential:
- ±194 ac. -> ±82.42 ac.
- Medium Density Residential:
- ±102 ac. -> ±207 ac.
- Medium High Density Residential:
- ±61 ac. -> ±38.83 ac.
- Office Commercial:
- ±11 ac. -> N/A
- Neighborhood Commercial:
- ±19 ac. -> ±7.45 ac.
- Community Commercial:
- N/A -> ±22.87 ac.
- Public Facility (Elementary School):
- ±17 ac. -> ±15.75 ac.
- Open Space:
- ±19 ac. -> ±55.68 ac.
- Ponding Basin:
- ±7 ac. -> N/A
- R-1/UGM (Single Family Residential District / Urban Growth Management):
- ±262 ac. -> ±305.17 ac.
- R-2/UGM (Low Density Multiple Family Residential District / Urban Growth Management)
- ±40 ac. -> ±38.83 ac.
- C-1/UGM (Neighborhood Shopping Center District / Urban Growth Management)
- ±19 ac. -> ±7.45 ac.
- C-2/UGM (Community Shopping Center District / Urban Growth Management)
- N/A -> ±22.87 ac.
- O/UGM (Open Space District / Urban Growth Management)
- N/A -> ±55.68 ac.
- AE-5/UGM (Exclusive Five-Acre Agricultural District / Urban Growth Management)
- ±19 ac. -> N/A
- AE-20 (County) (Exclusive 20-Acre Agricultural District)
- ±90 ac. -> N/A
5:00PM) Joseph Guagliardo, on behalf of Jim and Isabel Medina, has filed a rezone application and Conditional Use Permit application pertaining to approximately 0.19 acres of property located on the southeast corner of North Van Ness Boulevard and East Princeton Avenue (map). The applicant requests to modify the existing conditions of zoning of the subject property to allow an auto repair garage which it is currently limited to Tire, Battery, and Accessory Parts, Retail Sales Services. The permit has been amended to address where specific work can be completed and the hours of operation which shall be from 7:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Monday through Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Saturday, with the business being closed on Sundays.
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