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Consent Calendar:
1A) City staff recommends awarding a contract in the amount of $108,500.00 to Floyd Johnston Construction Company, Inc. of Clovis, California, for constructing four new manhole access sewer structures within the City of Fresno.
1B) The landowner of property near Barstow & Garfield (map) wishes to be annexed to a Community Facilities District where the City will be responsible for the operation and maintenance of to concrete curbs and gutters, valley gutters, traffic calming curbs and hardscaping, sidewalks, curb ramps, interior street paving, street signage and street lighting. The cost for these services will be covered by a property tax assessed at $554.50/lot annually. This Resolution of Intention begins the process and sets the required public hearing for March 27, 2014 at 10:30am.
1C) Gary Giannetta Engineering on behalf of Gary McDonald Homes is requesting the vacation of the existing ten foot wide public utility easement (PUE) along the north side East Clubhouse Drive, east of North Alicante Drive (map). The purpose of the vacation is to eliminate the unnecessary PUE that is encumbering the affected lots.
1D) City staff has developed a cooperative agreement with the County of Fresno to install bicycle lanes on Cedar Avenue between McKinley Avenue and Clinton Avenue (map). The addition of bicycle lanes will be accomplished by narrowing the existing lanes without removing any travel lanes or parking areas. The estimated total project cost is $254,100 and the City's contribution is not to exceed $106,700, which will be paid by the Measure "C" Bicycle Lane annual allocation. Construction is scheduled to begin in Fiscal Year 2015.
1E) In order to remain compliant with current NFIP and FEMA requirements for flood insurance, staff is introducing the attached revisions to the current Flood Plain Ordinance to be considered for adoption which repeals current sections 11-601 and 11-607 of the Fresno Municipal Code Flood Plain Management Ordinance and adds new sections 11-601 and 11-607, and amends sections 11-625 and 11-632.
General Administration:
2A) A workshop relating to Measure "C" Transit Oriented Development (TOD) funding and downtown projects will be given by the City Manager.
2B) City Staff recommends that the City Council adopt a resolution authorizing the City to apply for $533,457 from the Measure "C" Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) program to fund capital improvement projects related to proposed development in the Cultural Arts District at the "Met block" as well as along Broadway between Calaveras and San Joaquin Streets.
2C) The Department of Transportation/Fresno Area Express (FAX) is looking to award a consulting contract of $303,277 for the development of a Facility Assessment and Capital Master Plan for its facility located at 2223 "G" Street, Fresno California (map) where they park and maintain all of the city buses. FAX's operation and maintenance facilities are more than 30 years old and are in need of repair due to deferred maintenance. An overall facilities assessment will be conducted to determine current and future capital improvements, upgrades to technology and changes to physical layout that could improve the overall operational efficiencies and/or the use of space.
2D) The Department of Transportation/Fresno Area Express (FAX) is looking to award a contract of $148,869 with Siegfried Engineering Inc., for design and engineering services for new transit bus stop shelters to replace prefabricated transit shelter units at key locations in the downtown area. Additional shelters will be constructed outside the Downtown area will be constructed as grant funding becomes available.
2E) The City of Fresno seeks to construct planting and irrigation improvements along various downtown streets. The project will replace existing diseased or missing trees in existing tree wells, install new tree wells and trees and install new irrigation to tree wells. Staff recommends Council approve award of a construction contract for the Base Bid, plus Additive Alternate Numbers 1 and 3, to Naturescapes of San Jose, California in the amount of $549,978.25 as the lowest responsive and responsible bidder for the Downtown Planting and Irrigation Project.
2F) The City of Fresno has prepared an application to the State of California Strategic Growth Council's Sustainable Communities Planning Grant and Implementation Program (Proposition 84) in the amount of $1,000,000 for two grants: an Environmental Justice grant to support development of a South West Area Specific Plan; and creation of an Infill Development Pattern Book to assist in streamlining new investments in existing neighborhoods.
2G) A new Fresno Municipal Code (FMC) text amendment is being introduced that proposes to allow for the expansion and use of outdoor dining areas, including within street easements and rights-of-way (i.e. sidewalks), without requiring a special permit for certain uses. Currently, the FMC only allows outdoor dining in conjunction with a restaurant. The approval of the proposed text amendment would allow for outdoor dining at Restaurants, Taverns, Delicatessens, Ice Cream Stores, Cafeterias, Banquet Hails, Bakeries, Micro-breweries, Nightclubs and other similar uses.
10:00AM) Continued to 1:30PM
10:10AM) Continued to 1:40PM
1:30PM) A proposed project, filed by Brent McCaffrey, on behalf of The McCaffrey Group, pertains to approximately 17.56 net acres of property located on the northwest and northeast corners of North Hayes and West Herndon Avenues (map). The applicant proposes to amend the 2025 Fresno General Plan and the Bullard Community Plan from the neighborhood commercial planned land use to the medium density residential planned land use designation for 13.26 net acres and from the office commercial planned land use to the medium-low density residential planned land use designation for 4.30 net acres. The applicant also proposes to reclassify the 13.26 net acres from Neighborhood Shopping Center zone district and the 4.30 net acres from the Administrative and Professional Office zone district to the Single Family Residential zone district. These applications have been filed in order to facilitate approval of two single family residential development subdivisions with modified property development standards, one with 95 lots and the other with 15 lots.
1:40PM) A proposed project on the East side of North Polk Avenue between West Corona and North Dante Avenues (map), filed by Brent McCaffrey, on behalf of the McCaffrey Group, has filed multiple applications to amend the 2025 General Plan and Bullard Community Plan from the Medium High Density Residential planned land use designation to the Medium Density Residential planned land use designation; and to reclassify the subject property from Low Density Multiple Family Residential zone district to Single Family Residential which would allow modified property development standards, private streets, a gated club house with a pool and a series passive pocket parks in order to create a 69-lot single family subdivision on 9.27 net acres.
5:00PM) The Fulton Mall Reconstruction Project proposes the creation of a complete street on 11 city blocks in Downtown Fresno’s central business district by reintroducing vehicle traffic lanes to the existing pedestrian mall. City Council action is requested for several facets of the Fulton Mall Reconstruction Project:
1A) City staff recommends awarding a contract in the amount of $108,500.00 to Floyd Johnston Construction Company, Inc. of Clovis, California, for constructing four new manhole access sewer structures within the City of Fresno.
1B) The landowner of property near Barstow & Garfield (map) wishes to be annexed to a Community Facilities District where the City will be responsible for the operation and maintenance of to concrete curbs and gutters, valley gutters, traffic calming curbs and hardscaping, sidewalks, curb ramps, interior street paving, street signage and street lighting. The cost for these services will be covered by a property tax assessed at $554.50/lot annually. This Resolution of Intention begins the process and sets the required public hearing for March 27, 2014 at 10:30am.
1C) Gary Giannetta Engineering on behalf of Gary McDonald Homes is requesting the vacation of the existing ten foot wide public utility easement (PUE) along the north side East Clubhouse Drive, east of North Alicante Drive (map). The purpose of the vacation is to eliminate the unnecessary PUE that is encumbering the affected lots.
1D) City staff has developed a cooperative agreement with the County of Fresno to install bicycle lanes on Cedar Avenue between McKinley Avenue and Clinton Avenue (map). The addition of bicycle lanes will be accomplished by narrowing the existing lanes without removing any travel lanes or parking areas. The estimated total project cost is $254,100 and the City's contribution is not to exceed $106,700, which will be paid by the Measure "C" Bicycle Lane annual allocation. Construction is scheduled to begin in Fiscal Year 2015.
1E) In order to remain compliant with current NFIP and FEMA requirements for flood insurance, staff is introducing the attached revisions to the current Flood Plain Ordinance to be considered for adoption which repeals current sections 11-601 and 11-607 of the Fresno Municipal Code Flood Plain Management Ordinance and adds new sections 11-601 and 11-607, and amends sections 11-625 and 11-632.
General Administration:
2A) A workshop relating to Measure "C" Transit Oriented Development (TOD) funding and downtown projects will be given by the City Manager.
2B) City Staff recommends that the City Council adopt a resolution authorizing the City to apply for $533,457 from the Measure "C" Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) program to fund capital improvement projects related to proposed development in the Cultural Arts District at the "Met block" as well as along Broadway between Calaveras and San Joaquin Streets.
2C) The Department of Transportation/Fresno Area Express (FAX) is looking to award a consulting contract of $303,277 for the development of a Facility Assessment and Capital Master Plan for its facility located at 2223 "G" Street, Fresno California (map) where they park and maintain all of the city buses. FAX's operation and maintenance facilities are more than 30 years old and are in need of repair due to deferred maintenance. An overall facilities assessment will be conducted to determine current and future capital improvements, upgrades to technology and changes to physical layout that could improve the overall operational efficiencies and/or the use of space.
2D) The Department of Transportation/Fresno Area Express (FAX) is looking to award a contract of $148,869 with Siegfried Engineering Inc., for design and engineering services for new transit bus stop shelters to replace prefabricated transit shelter units at key locations in the downtown area. Additional shelters will be constructed outside the Downtown area will be constructed as grant funding becomes available.
2E) The City of Fresno seeks to construct planting and irrigation improvements along various downtown streets. The project will replace existing diseased or missing trees in existing tree wells, install new tree wells and trees and install new irrigation to tree wells. Staff recommends Council approve award of a construction contract for the Base Bid, plus Additive Alternate Numbers 1 and 3, to Naturescapes of San Jose, California in the amount of $549,978.25 as the lowest responsive and responsible bidder for the Downtown Planting and Irrigation Project.
2F) The City of Fresno has prepared an application to the State of California Strategic Growth Council's Sustainable Communities Planning Grant and Implementation Program (Proposition 84) in the amount of $1,000,000 for two grants: an Environmental Justice grant to support development of a South West Area Specific Plan; and creation of an Infill Development Pattern Book to assist in streamlining new investments in existing neighborhoods.
2G) A new Fresno Municipal Code (FMC) text amendment is being introduced that proposes to allow for the expansion and use of outdoor dining areas, including within street easements and rights-of-way (i.e. sidewalks), without requiring a special permit for certain uses. Currently, the FMC only allows outdoor dining in conjunction with a restaurant. The approval of the proposed text amendment would allow for outdoor dining at Restaurants, Taverns, Delicatessens, Ice Cream Stores, Cafeterias, Banquet Hails, Bakeries, Micro-breweries, Nightclubs and other similar uses.
Scheduled Council Hearings and Matters:
10:00AM) Continued to 1:30PM
10:10AM) Continued to 1:40PM
1:30PM) A proposed project, filed by Brent McCaffrey, on behalf of The McCaffrey Group, pertains to approximately 17.56 net acres of property located on the northwest and northeast corners of North Hayes and West Herndon Avenues (map). The applicant proposes to amend the 2025 Fresno General Plan and the Bullard Community Plan from the neighborhood commercial planned land use to the medium density residential planned land use designation for 13.26 net acres and from the office commercial planned land use to the medium-low density residential planned land use designation for 4.30 net acres. The applicant also proposes to reclassify the 13.26 net acres from Neighborhood Shopping Center zone district and the 4.30 net acres from the Administrative and Professional Office zone district to the Single Family Residential zone district. These applications have been filed in order to facilitate approval of two single family residential development subdivisions with modified property development standards, one with 95 lots and the other with 15 lots.
1:40PM) A proposed project on the East side of North Polk Avenue between West Corona and North Dante Avenues (map), filed by Brent McCaffrey, on behalf of the McCaffrey Group, has filed multiple applications to amend the 2025 General Plan and Bullard Community Plan from the Medium High Density Residential planned land use designation to the Medium Density Residential planned land use designation; and to reclassify the subject property from Low Density Multiple Family Residential zone district to Single Family Residential which would allow modified property development standards, private streets, a gated club house with a pool and a series passive pocket parks in order to create a 69-lot single family subdivision on 9.27 net acres.
5:00PM) The Fulton Mall Reconstruction Project proposes the creation of a complete street on 11 city blocks in Downtown Fresno’s central business district by reintroducing vehicle traffic lanes to the existing pedestrian mall. City Council action is requested for several facets of the Fulton Mall Reconstruction Project:
- Certification of the Final Environmental Impact Report
- Approval of Plan Amendment A-13-008 redesignating the Fulton Mall as a local street and amending the 2025 Fresno General Plan and Central Area Community Plan accordingly
- Amendments to the Fresno Municipal Code for consistency with the plan amendments;
- Selection of Project Option 1 as the City’s preferred build alternative
- Authorization for the Public Works Director to take steps necessary to secure construction funding
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