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Fresno City Council (Nov 6, 2025): VMT mitigation fee adopted; housing conversion rules amended; Fulton Street affordable housing DDA approved; emergency food funding allocated

FresnoNov 6, 20256 min read

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Council adopted the Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) Reduction Program, Nexus Study, associated EIR actions, and a VMT mitigation fee; approved disposition and a development agreement for city-owned Fulton Street parcels for affordable housing; amended zoning to allow office-to-residential conversions with ministerial approvals and height limits; approved $250,000 to the Central California Food Bank; and approved multiple consent items including a tobacco retailer ordinance and a successor MOU for airport public safety officers. Closed session covered labor negotiations and existing litigation.

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Adopted the Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) Reduction Program, Nexus Study, Capital Improvement Plan, certified the related EIR, and adopted the VMT mitigation fee and implementing ordinance (Resolutions 2025-313, 2025-314, 2025-315; Ordinance B-43/2025-43).
Declared 815 Fulton Street surplus and approved disposition for affordable housing and related dispositions for 829 & 835 Fulton Street; approved Disposition and Development Agreement with The Park Partners, LLC (Resolutions 2025-316, 2025-317, 2025-318).
Adopted amendments to land‑use policy to permit office-to-dwelling conversions and ministerial approval for certain multi-unit residential developments (final motion adopted as amended under ID 25-930).
Allocated $250,000 to the Central California Food Bank for emergency food distribution during the federal SNAP disruption and approved a service agreement (Resolution 2025-312).
Adopted a tobacco retailer ordinance and added a per-package fine to the Master Fee Schedule (Resolution 2025-319; Ordinance 2025-48).
Adopted a successor Memorandum of Understanding and corresponding FY2026 salary amendment for the Fresno Airports Public Safety Officers’ Association (FAPSOA) (Resolution 2025-322).
Adopted support for allocation of harness and thoroughbred racing dates at the Big Fresno Fair (Contested Consent, Resolution 2025-311).
Rescinded prior approvals for the proposed Costco project by decertifying the Project EIR and setting aside project approvals (Resolution 2025-325; Bill B-49/Ordinance 2025-49 introduced/adopted).
Conducted closed‑session discussions on labor negotiations with multiple employee organizations and on existing litigation (Josephine Eva Dwelshauvers v. City of Fresno).

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