Saturday, January 11, 2014

January 16, 2014 City Council Agenda

Find complete agenda here.
Call (559) 621-8000 to speak to your council member on any one of these issues.

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Consent Calendar:

1A) The City of Fresno has 220 large water meters ranging from 15 to 20 years old left in the system that are in need of being replaced with meters that conform to the new automated meter reading system the City now employs. The old meters lack the necessary technology to be reused and have lost their accuracy. City staff recommends the award of a contract in the amount of 3,181.68 to Metron Farnier LLC for Single Jet Water Meters for an one-year contract with provisions for two one-year extensions, total amount not to exceed $429,545.04.

General Administration:

2A) Fresno County will receive $1,168,285 from the California Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC). Members of the Fresno Madera Counties Police Chiefs' Association (Association) and a representative of the Fresno County District Attorney's Office met to discuss the allocation of funds, various community needs, and the fiscal oversight of funds. It was agreed the Fresno Police Department will continue as the fiscal agent on behalf of the Association. Continuing discussions among representatives have collectively agreed to allocate the funds for electronic filing, regional data sharing & predictive analytic and hiring a countywide crime analyst.

2B) On December 5, 2013, the Fresno City Council approved an Amended and Restated Management Agreement between the City of Fresno and SMG for the Convention Center operations where the parties agreed to establish and reasonably participate in an Advisory Board to review facility operations.  This is a letter from the City Manager requesting a representative from each organization.

City Council:

3A) City council is agreeing on who will represent the City of Fresno on various boards and committees as follows:
1. Council of Governments - Swearengin-Ex-Officio (Olivier-Alternate)
2. Financial Audit Committee - Brand, Olivier, Xiong
3. Fresno Area Workforce Investment Corporation - Baines
4. Fresno County Transportation Authority (FCTA) - Swearengin, Brandau
5. Fresno Regional Workforce Investment Board - Baines, Renena Smith
6. Fresno County Zoo Authority - Swearengin (Baines-Alternate)
7. Fresno Madera Area Agency on Aging Board - Olivier
8. Joint Powers Financing Authority - Olivier
9. Leadership Council on Ending Homelessness - Swearengin, Baines
10. San Joaquin River Conservancy Board - Swearengin (Brandau-Alternate)
11. Association for the Beautification of Highway 99 - Baines
12. Upper Kings Basin Integrated Regional Water Management JPA - Xiong
13. Pension Reform Task Force - Brand, Xiong, (3rd Member vacant)
14. Economic Development Corporation Serving Fresno County - Brandau-Ex-Officio
15. Fresno/Clovis Convention & Visitors Bureau (CVB) - Amy Fuentes
16. League of California Cities (Annual Meeting) - Swearengin (Olivier-Alternate)
17. San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District - Baines
18. Infill Development Ad Hoc Subcommittee - Brand, Baines, Olivier
19. Litigation Exposure Reduction Ad Hoc Committee - Brandau, Caprioglio

Scheduled Council Hearings and Matters:

2:00PM) The landowner of the development near Armstrong and Pontiac (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 to the landscaping and irrigation systems within the street rights-of-way and landscape easements along North Armstrong Avenue and Outlot A, concrete curbs and gutters, valley gutters, traffic calming curbs and hardscaping, sidewalks, Outlot A walkway and curb ramps, interior street paving, street signage and street lighting associated with this subdivision. This item sets forth the public hearing for formal consideration. If adopted by the Council, the attached ordinance would levy the proposed Maximum Special Tax of $361.33 per residential lot (totaling $$33,603.58) 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.

2:15PM) The landowner of a development near Polk and Clinton Ave. (map) has petitioned the City of Fresno to be annexed into CFD No. 2 to provide funding for the maintenance services pertaining to the landscaping and irrigation systems located within the street rights-of-way and landscape easements, including the median island in North Polk Avenue, as associated with these subdivisions. This item is a declaration of its intention to annex. If adopted by the Council, the attached ordinance would levy the proposed Maximum Special Tax of $214.58 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.

2:20PM) A Plan Amendment Application from Lennar Homes proposes to change the planned land use designation of the 2025 Fresno General Plan and West Area Community Plan, for an approximately 5.74 acre portion of the subject property, from the Commercial Business Park planned land use designation to the Medium Density Residential (4.99-10.37 dwelling units/acre) planned land use designation located on the west side of North Grantland Avenue between West Shaw and West Barstow Avenues (map).

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