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Fresno City Council approves multiple community facilities district annexations, infrastructure contracts, housing and utilities actions, and a street name change

FresnoApr 23, 20266 min read

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The Council adopted resolutions and ordinances to annex properties and levy special taxes for several Community Facilities Districts; approved multiple public-works and utilities contracts (water, sewer, fiber, groundwater recharge); accepted HHAP-6 homeless housing funding and amended appropriation resolutions; approved position additions for Airports, Public Utilities and Transportation; adopted a street name change; approved a contested lease amendment for Riverside Municipal Golf Course with conditions; and held closed-session labor and litigation discussions.

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Economic Development Leaky Acres Groundwater Recharge Facility Improvement Project Community Development

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LaborTransportationBudget & TaxPublic SafetyEnvironmentalHousingUtilities

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Adopted resolutions and ordinances to annex territory and levy special taxes for Community Facilities District No. 11 (Annexations No. 160 and No. 161) and Community Facilities District No. 18 (Annexations No. 006 and No. 007); related bills were introduced and ordinances adopted.
Approved Street Name Change Application No. P26-00936 to change Cesar Chavez Boulevard back to California Avenue, Ventura Street, and Kings Canyon Road (Resolution 2026-61 adopted).
Awarded construction and contract actions on multiple projects including: Leaky Acres Groundwater Recharge Facility to Floyd Johnston Construction Co., Inc. ($5,213,388); Fiber optic connection to DCL Technology, Inc. ($718,681); Grantland Water Main Extension to Cal Valley Construction Inc. ($1,159,574); First Street water main replacement to Walsh Montgomery Construction, Inc. ($1,193,060); North Granville Avenue safety improvements to Avison Construction, Inc. ($479,190).
Approved contract and procurement amendments for water services and airport security: increased Deol Data Corporation consultant amendment for FAT security integration (additional $817,000; total not to exceed $1,651,400) and increased annual polyethylene water service replacement contract by up to $1,200,000 (revised annual cap $2,853,770).
Declared urgent necessity and adopted a resolution authorizing emergency repair agreements for the sewer trunk main at East Jensen Avenue and South East Avenue (Resolution 2026-74 adopted).
Authorized acceptance of HHAP-6 funding as a regional applicant and adopted the 42nd amendment to the Annual Appropriation Resolution to appropriate $9,756,900 for interim housing (Resolutions 2026-70 and 2026-71 adopted).
Adopted the Fourth Amendment to the Position Authorization Resolution to add: 10 permanent full-time positions in the Airports Department; 4 permanent full-time positions in Public Utilities Water Division; and 2 permanent full-time plus 10 unfunded positions in Transportation/FAX (Resolution 2026-69 adopted).
Approved a First Amendment to the PARCS lease with Ebit Golf, Inc. for Riverside Municipal Golf Course; approval included Councilmember Karbassi’s conditions requiring staff meetings on capital improvement options and coordination to support First Tee facilities on site.
Adopted a technical amendment to Local Housing Trust Fund guidelines clarifying multifamily new construction remains eligible, and approved several Memoranda of Understanding to construct sustainable transportation infrastructure for specified housing developments.
Received the Vision Zero Action Plan presentation (workshop presented) and held Council discussion.
Council convened closed sessions on labor negotiations with multiple employee organizations and on existing/anticipated litigation; several legal items were continued or discussed and no open-session announcements were made regarding those items.

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