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Fresno City Council adopts municipal code changes, approves budget and public-safety items, and discusses labor and litigation in closed session

FresnoMar 26, 20264 min read

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At its March 26, 2026 regular meeting the Fresno City Council approved multiple ordinance amendments, accepted the FY2025 comprehensive financial and debt reports, authorized construction and equipment purchases (including a Sunnyside water main replacement contract and purchase of 30 marked patrol vehicles), adopted grant appropriations for the One Fresno Youth Jobs Corps Program, added three permanent PARCS positions, renewed the Police Department Military Equipment Use Report, and approved an emergency replacement resolution for a wastewater treatment air distribution pipeline. Council held extensive closed-session conferences on labor negotiations and existing litigation, including direction (7-0) to file a petition for review in Karen Micheli, et al. v. City of Fresno.

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Adopted multiple municipal code amendments (Bills B-4 through B-8) — Ordinances 2026-5 through 2026-9 (ID 26-368).
Adopted Ordinance B-9 (Ordinance 2026-10) amending the Sidewalk Vending Ordinance regarding vending of services (ID 26-369).
Adopted Resolution 2026-46 adding three permanent, full-time positions in the Parks, After School, Recreation, and Community Services (PARCS) Department, effective April 6, 2026 (ID 26-295).
Approved renewal of the Fresno Police Department Annual Military Equipment Use Report as required by AB 481 (ID 26-365).
Accepted the City of Fresno Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR) and Annual Comprehensive Debt Report (ACDR) for Fiscal Year 2025 (ID 26-361).
Authorized award of a construction contract for the Sunnyside (between Church and Jensen) Water Main Replacement Project to Dawson-Mauldin, LLC for $1,160,865 (ID 26-306).
Approved a purchase contract for 30 Dodge Durango marked patrol vehicles for the Police Department for $1,664,466 (ID 26-338).
Authorized acceptance of the 2025-2026 California Volunteers Youth Service Corps grant ($2,608,201) for the One Fresno Youth Jobs Corps Program and related appropriation amendments, and appropriated $946,500 of carryover funds (Resolutions 2026-43, 2026-44, 2026-45) (ID 26-299).
Adopted Resolution 2026-47 declaring urgent necessity and authorizing emergency agreements for replacement of the biological treatment process air distribution pipeline at the Fresno-Clovis Regional Wastewater Reclamation Facility (ID 26-370).
Approved a Side Letter of Agreement with the City of Fresno Management Employees Association (CFMEA) for Unit 14 (ID 26-388).
Approved appointment of Vincent Cosentino to the Fresno/Clovis Community Media Authority (term to June 30, 2027) (ID 26-350).
In closed session, held conferences with labor negotiators representing multiple employee organizations and discussed existing litigation matters; Council voted 7-0 to direct staff to file a petition for review in Karen Micheli, et al. v. City of Fresno (ID 26-387).

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