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25-0727
| 1. | Approve Agenda | | |
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25-0728
| 2. | Approve Consent Agenda - Item Numbers 24-55 | | |
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25-0615
| 3. | Proclaim July 7-11, 2025, as Eligibility Workers, Job Specialists, and Appeals Specialists Appreciation Week in the County of Fresno | | |
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25-0701
| 4. | Adopt Resolution Recognizing Project First Step’s 20th Anniversary in Providing Free Legal Representation to Domestic Violence Survivors in the County of Fresno | | |
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25-0719
| 5. | Proclaim July 20-26, 2025, as Pretrial, Probation, and Parole Supervision Week in the County of Fresno | | |
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25-0744
| 6. | Adopt a Resolution to declare the Board of Supervisors' support for the Second Amendment of the United States Constitution | | |
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25-0702
| 7. | Conduct hearing on petition by Juan R. Sandoval to rescind the County’s sale of a 33.3% undivided interest of APN 360-180-30 suffix 02, described as “14.81 AC Par In Por Lot 11 Rico Colony,” open land, at the County’s March 27 through 28, 2025 sale of tax-defaulted properties | | |
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25-0582
| 8. | Receive update on the impacts of the State and Federal Budgets on the County Budget and provide direction to staff regarding Department Head presentations for the FY 2025-26 September Budget Hearings | | |
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25-0710
| 9. | Approve and Adopt Administrative Policy 80 - Department Contributions of Funds for Non-County Events or Causes | | |
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25-0626
| 10. | Establish and authorize the assignment of operational management for the Office of Information Security (OIS) under the County Administrative Office; and Approve Amendment to the Salary Resolution establishing the Information Security Analyst classification series and the Information Security Manager and Chief Information Security Officer classifications; reclassifying one Deputy Director of Information Services laterally to Chief Information Security Officer, one Information Technology Manager laterally to Information Security Manager; three Information Technology Analysts laterally to Information Security Analysts, and two Senior Network System Engineers laterally to Senior Information Security Analysts, transferring the positions from Org 8905 to Org 8909, and approve Amendments to the Salary Resolution, Section 100, effective July 7, 2025, as reflected in Appendix “F”; and Adopt Budget Resolution decreasing FY 2025-26 appropriations and estimated revenues for Information Technology Services Department (ITSD) Org 8905 in the amount of $726,081 for the period of July 1, 2025, throu | | |
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25-0733
| 11. | Conduct first hearing to amend the Master Schedule of Fees, Charges, and Recovered Cost Ordinance by amending Section 900 - Environmental Health, Subsections 901 through 904, waive reading of the Ordinance in its entirety, and set the second hearing for August 5, 2025; designate County Counsel to prepare a fair and adequate summary of the proposed Ordinance; and direct the Clerk of the Board to post and publish the required summary in accordance with Government code, Section 25124(b)(1) | | |
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25-0394
| 12. | Conduct public protest hearing, as required by Public Utilities Code section 6234, for the Board of Supervisors (“Board”) to receive, hear, and pass upon any timely written protests, including any timely written objections, made by any interested person against the Board granting a franchise, up to 25 years, on a non-exclusive basis (the “non-exclusive franchise”), by Ordinance, to RT Diversified, Inc. (“RTD”), upon annual payment of a franchise fee to County, to construct, maintain and use pipes and appurtenances for transmitting water and wastewater to service Clovis Unified School District’s (“CUSD”) Terry Bradley Education Center (“Bradley Center”), in, along, across, upon, and under approximately 4.8 miles of the following public streets and highways within unincorporated area of Fresno County: from existing City of Fresno water main at McKinley Avenue, east of Temperance Avenue, eastward on E. McKinley Avenue, and then Northward on N. Leonard Avenue, to Shields Avenue, westward on Shields Avenue to a Shields and Locan terminus where City is in process of installing water and se | | |
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25-0394
| 12. | Conduct public protest hearing, as required by Public Utilities Code section 6234, for the Board of Supervisors (“Board”) to receive, hear, and pass upon any timely written protests, including any timely written objections, made by any interested person against the Board granting a franchise, up to 25 years, on a non-exclusive basis (the “non-exclusive franchise”), by Ordinance, to RT Diversified, Inc. (“RTD”), upon annual payment of a franchise fee to County, to construct, maintain and use pipes and appurtenances for transmitting water and wastewater to service Clovis Unified School District’s (“CUSD”) Terry Bradley Education Center (“Bradley Center”), in, along, across, upon, and under approximately 4.8 miles of the following public streets and highways within unincorporated area of Fresno County: from existing City of Fresno water main at McKinley Avenue, east of Temperance Avenue, eastward on E. McKinley Avenue, and then Northward on N. Leonard Avenue, to Shields Avenue, westward on Shields Avenue to a Shields and Locan terminus where City is in process of installing water and se | | |
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25-0666
| 13. | Adopt Resolution to fill a Senior Engineering Tech position with Extra-Help retiree, William LaRue Goossen, effective July 21, 2025, finding pursuant to Government Code Section 7522.56(f)(1), that a 180-day separation period for retired employee returning to employment as Extra-Help is not applicable based on your Board’s certification that nature of employment and appointment is necessary to fill a critically needed position before 180-day separation period | | |
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25-0717
| 14. | Consider appeal of Planning Commission’s denial of Variance Application No. 4138 proposing to allow creation of a 2.0-acre parcel and an 18.0-acre parcel, from an existing 20-acre parcel, in AE-20 (Exclusive Agricultural, 20-acre Minimum Parcel Size) Zone District; and if your Board desires to grant Appeal and overturn Planning Commission’s denial of Variance Application No. 4138, it would be appropriate to: adopt Negative Declaration prepared for project based on Initial Study No. 8285; make required Findings specified in Section 860.5.060.D for approval of a variance stating basis for making four required findings; and approve Variance Application No. 4138, with Conditions of Approval contained within Staff Report to Planning Commission (subject parcel is located on east side of N. Biola Avenue, south of W. Ashlan Avenue, approximately 4 miles northeast of City of Kerman (APN: 016-110-07) (3488 N. Biola Avenue) (Sup. Dist. 1)) | | |
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25-0729
| 15. | Board of Supervisors' Committee Reports and Comments - Receive and provide direction (this item is reserved for committee reports by members of the Board of Supervisors) | | |
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25-0730
| 16. | Receive Boards, Commissions, and Committees Vacancy Report; and Appoint Applicants as necessary | | |
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25-0731
| 17. | Public Presentations - This portion of the meeting is reserved for persons desiring to address the Board on any matter not on this agenda - Pursuant to Administrative Policy No. 29, presentations are limited to 3 minutes per person and no more than 15 minutes total per topic | | |
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25-0539
| 18. | Conference with Labor Negotiator (Government Code, section 54957.6): Agency Negotiator: Hollis Magill; Employee Organization: All Bargaining Units and Management and Unrepresented Employees - Hours, Wages and Terms and Conditions of Employment | | |
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25-0598
| 19. | Public Employee Appointment or Employment, Government Code Section 54957 - Title: County Counsel | | |
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25-0642
| 20. | Conference with Legal Counsel - Initiation of Litigation; Government Code, section 54956.9(d)(4) (2 Cases) | | |
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25-0643
| 21. | Conference with Legal Counsel - Significant Exposure to Litigation; Government Code, section 54956.9(d)(2) (2 Cases) | | |
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25-0693
| 22. | Conference with Legal Counsel - Existing Litigation - Government Code, section 54956.9(d)(1) - County of Fresno, et al. v. Samuel Cobian-Gomez, Fresno County Superior Court Case No. 24CECG03722 | | |
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25-0748
| 23. | Conference with Legal Counsel - Existing Litigation - Government Code, section 54956.9(d)(1) - Klassen v. County of Fresno, Fresno County Superior Court, Case No. 24CECG052369 | | |
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25-0732
| 24. | Approve minutes for June 24, 2025 | | |
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25-0532
| 25. | Receive and file Community Outreach Expenditures which do not exceed $1,500, from March 11 through June 30, 2025, approved by County Counsel per Administrative Policy No. 75 | | |
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25-0762
| 25.1 | Approve the Revised Chairman’s 2025 Appointments of Board Members to various Boards, Commissions, and Committees, appointing Supervisor Bredefeld to the positions held by Supervisor Pacheco on the Fresno Council of Governments, Fresno County Rural Transit Agency, and Fresno County Regional Transportation Mitigation Fee Agency, as presented in Exhibit A; and Adopt the Revised California Form 806 (Agency Report of Public Official Appointments) as presented in Exhibit B, and direct the Clerk of the Board to post on the County’s website | | |
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25-0712
| 26. | Proclaim August 2025 as World Breastfeeding Awareness Month in the County of Fresno
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25-0667
| 27. | Approve community outreach expenditure of $5,000 to support the Fresno County Sheriffs Jeep Rescue Unit, per Administrative Policy No. 75 | | |
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25-0703
| 28. | Conduct second hearing and adopt the proposed Ordinance amending Title 9, relating to Dog and Cat Licensing and Control, to repeal sections 9.04.045, 9.04.047, 9.04.049; to amend sections 9.04.010, 9.04.030, 9.04.040, 9.04.115; and waive reading of the Ordinance in its entirety; and conduct second hearing and adopt the proposed Ordinance adding Chapter 9.05 to the Ordinance Code of Fresno County, Title 9, Relating to the Breeding, Transfer, and Sale of Dogs and Cats; and waive reading of the Ordinance in its entirety | | |
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25-0686
| 29. | Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute an Agreement with Vasquez and Company, LLP, to provide financial statement auditing services for Easton Community Services District (the “District”) for Fiscal Year 2017-18 through Fiscal Year 2021-22 (Covered Fiscal Years), total not to exceed $69,600 | | |
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25-0742
| 29.1 | Under Administrative Policy No. 34 for competitive bids or requests for proposals (AP 34), determine that an exception to the competitive bidding requirement under AP 34 is satisfied and a suspension of competition is warranted to obtain the services of special legal counsel to assist the County, and that the best interests of the County would be served by entering into an agreement with Best Best & Krieger LLP; and Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute an agreement with Best Best & Krieger LLP to act as special legal counsel in connection with specialized municipal litigation and general advisory matters, effective July 8, 2025 through June 30, 2026, with one optional one-year extension, total not to exceed $500,000 | | |
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25-0371
| 30. | Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute retroactive revenue Agreement with Central Valley Community Foundation (CVCF) for collaboration and participation in the Sierra San Joaquin Jobs (S2J2) coalition of California Jobs First, effective February 1, 2025, through January 31, 2026, total not to exceed $100,000 | | |
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25-0594
| 31. | Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute retroactive Amendment II to Agreement No. 18-538 with the Fresno City & County Historical Society (Historical Society) for operation and maintenance of the Kearney Mansion Museum Complex, which increases the annual compensation from $19,325 to $31,571, allows the Historical Society to host one event free of event compensation to the County, and provides four days of discounted tours to the public, effective upon execution with a change in current term by extending two additional years with an option to extend an additional five-year term to June 30, 2035, and increasing the maximum by $257,735 to a total of $452,154 | | |
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25-0700
| 32. | Adopt Resolution extending to July 31, 2025, and terminating on August 1, 2025, the Local Emergency proclaimed by the Director of Emergency Services to combat the Beet Leafhopper insect. Such Local Emergency was initially proclaimed on April 2, 2025, ratified by the Board of Supervisors on April 8, 2025, and extended by the Board of Supervisors on May 20, 2025 | | |
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25-0596
| 33. | Under Administrative Policy No. 34 for competitive bids or requests for proposals (AP 34), determine that an exception to the competitive bidding requirement under AP 34 is satisfied and a suspension of competition is warranted due to unusual or extraordinary circumstances as the Regents of the University of California on behalf of the University of California, San Francisco - Fresno, Medical Education Program as it is the only accredited University in Fresno County eligible to provide psychiatric residents; and Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute an Agreement with the Regents of the University of California on behalf of the University of California, San Francisco - Fresno, Medical Education Program for a psychiatry residency program provided at the Department of Behavioral Health facilities effective upon execution, not to exceed five consecutive years, which includes a one-year base contract and four optional one-year extensions, total not to exceed $1,637,502 | | |
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25-0678
| 34. | Under Administrative Policy No. 34 for competitive bids or requests for proposals (AP 34) determine that an exception to the competitive bidding requirement under AP 34 is satisfied and a suspension of competition is warranted due to unusual or extraordinary circumstances due to the noncompetitive nature of Master Agreements; and approve and authorize the Chairman to execute Amendment No. 1 to Master Agreement No. 25-321 for Individual and Group Providers for the Fresno County Behavioral Health Plan, to add 18 Providers to the Agreement as depicted within Exhibit A with no change to the term of July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2030, or maximum compensation of $45,000,000 | | |
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25-0682
| 35. | Under Administrative Policy No. 34 for competitive bids or requests for proposals (AP 34), determine that an exception to the competitive bidding requirement under AP 34 is satisfied and a suspension of competition is warranted due to unusual or extraordinary circumstances due to the non-competitive/emergency nature of inpatient psychiatric hospital referrals; and approve and authorize the Chairman to execute retroactive Amendment No. 1 to Master Agreement No. 25-271, to add Aurora Behavioral Healthcare - Santa Rosa LLC to the agreement, with no change to the term of July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2030, or compensation maximum of $140,000,000 | | |
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25-0641
| 36. | Adopt Budget Resolution increasing FY 2025-26 appropriations for General Services Department Fleet Services-Equipment Org 8911 in the amount of $11,100,720 for the purchase and replacement of light and heavy-duty vehicles, equipment for various departments, and for costs associated with building and improvements (4/5 vote) | | |
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25-0291
| 37. | Approve successor Memorandum of Understanding for Representation Unit 37 - represented by the Fresno Sheriff’s Correctional Sergeants Association, effective July 7, 2025; and approve the related Salary Resolution Amendment, as reflected on Appendix “B” | | |
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25-0650
| 38. | Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute an Agreement with USI Insurance Services, LLC, for consulting services related to the County’s Health and Benefits Plans, effective July 12, 2025, not to exceed five years, five months, and twenty days, which includes a three-year, five-month, and twenty-day base contract and two optional one-year extensions, total not to exceed $741,115 | | |
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25-0669
| 39. | Adopt Resolutions Rejecting Claims for Damages; and Adopt Resolution Denying Application for Leave to Present a Late Claim | | |
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25-0696
| 40. | Approve and authorize Chairman to execute Agreements to Defend Public Officers or Employees for; Kari Gilbert, Director of Child Support Services and Lisa Sprague, Deputy Director of Child Support Services; Prince Paul Raymond Williams v. California Department of Child Support Services, et al. | | |
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25-0706
| 41. | Approve successor Memorandum of Understanding for Representation Unit 11 - Deputy Probation Officers, represented by the Fresno County Deputy Probation Officers Association, effective July 7, 2025; and approve the related Salary Resolution Amendment, as reflected on Appendix “E” | | |
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25-0718
| 42. | Approve Addendum to the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for Representation Unit 12 - Clerical, Paramedical, Building & Service Employees, represented by Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 521, effective July 21, 2025; and approve the related Salary Resolution Amendment, as reflected on Appendix “D” | | |
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25-0340
| 43. | Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute a retroactive Personnel Cooperation Agreement with the City of Malibu, effective January 7, 2025, until terminated by either party with 30 days written notice ($0) | | |
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25-0521
| 44. | Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute a retroactive revenue Agreement with the City of Kingsburg, for dispatch services for the Kingsburg Fire Department through the Fresno County Emergency Medical Services Communications Center, effective July 1, 2025, through December 31, 2027 ($37,672); and approve and authorize the Chairman to execute a retroactive Agreement with K.W.P.H. Enterprises, d.b.a. American Ambulance, for Kingsburg Fire Department dispatch services through the Fresno County Emergency Medical Services Communications Center, effective July 1, 2025, through December 31, 2027 ($32,626) | | |
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25-0557
| 45. | Under Administrative Policy No. 34 for competitive bids or requests for proposals, determine that an exception to the competitive bidding requirement is satisfied and a suspension of competition is warranted due to unusual or extraordinary circumstances, and that the best interests of the County would be served by adding United Health Centers of the San Joaquin Valley to the Master Agreement given the noncompetitive nature of Master Agreements; and approve and authorize the Chairman to execute Amendment No. 2 to Master Agreement to add United Health Centers of the San Joaquin Valley as a contracted provider with no change to the term of September 10, 2019, through September 9, 2029, or maximum compensation of $22,793,197 | | |
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25-0573
| 46. | Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute a retroactive revenue Agreement with the California Emergency Medical Services Authority for multi-county emergency medical services coordination, effective July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026 ($960,447) | | |
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25-0583
| 47. | Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute Amendment No. 3 to Agreement with Centro Binacional para el Desarrollo Indigena Oaxaqueño to continue providing health intervention activities for Fresno County’s Community Health Worker Network, effective upon execution, extending the term by seven months from June 1, 2026, through December 31, 2026, which includes two optional one-year extensions, and increasing the maximum compensation by $430,737 to a total of $1,180,737 | | |
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25-0593
| 48. | Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute a Memorandum of Understanding with the Central California Animal Disaster Team (CCADT), to assist with animal evacuation and sheltering services during emergencies and disasters in Fresno County, effective upon execution, not to exceed five consecutive years, which includes a three-year base contract and one optional two-year extension ($0) | | |
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25-0632
| 49. | Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute a retroactive Agreement with the California Department of Health Care Services to allow the Department of Public Health to participate in the Intergovernmental Transfer program for the local Medi-Cal Managed care plans, effective January 1, 2024, through June 30, 2027, with Blue Cross of California Partnership Plan dba Anthem Blue Cross ($500,185) and CalViva Health ($4,542,292) plus assessment fee ($1,008,495) | | |
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24-1389
| 50. | Approve and authorize Chairman to execute Amendment I to Agreement No. 24-496 with City of Selma Sidewalk Connectivity, Phase III, Community Development Block Grant Project No. 24651, effective upon execution with no change in term through March 20, 2026, increasing maximum Community Development Block Grant funds provided by $68,461, due to increased construction costs, to a total Community Development Block Grant funding amount not to exceed $301,257 | | |
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24-1464
| 51. | Approve and authorize Chairman to execute retroactive Amendment I to Agreement No. 22-433 with AmeriNational Community Services LLC, with no change in term effective November 1, 2022, to October 31, 2027, not to exceed five years, which includes a three-year base contract and two optional one-year extensions, and increasing maximum compensation by $168,328, from $375,000 to $543,328 | | |
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25-0492
| 52. | Adopt plans and specifications for Contract 25-02-C El Porvenir Community Road Improvements; and award to lowest bidder, Cal Valley Construction, Inc., 5125 N. Gates Avenue #102, Fresno, CA 93722, in total amount of $1,574,954 | | |
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25-0525
| 53. | Retroactively authorize and ratify Director’s execution of “Consent by Lender/Lienholder” on December 20, 2021, which was used to execute a Facilities Use Agreement for Mendota RAD property (recorded on April 17, 2024 as Document No. 2024-0034756, Original Records Fresno County) on behalf of Housing Authority of Fresno County, California and its affiliates Mendota RAD, LP and Mendota Esperanza Commons, LP, and benefitting residents of Mendota Esperanza Commons property by enabling them to utilize Community Room on Mendota RAD property for 15 years ($0); approve and authorize Chairman to execute “Omnibus Agreement Restating Legal Description” to revise legal description of Mendota Esperanza Commons property in multiple previously executed and/or recorded documents including Mendota RAD to consent to Facilities Use Agreement, modify the legal description of the land to include only the parcel of property occupied by the Mendota Esperanza Commons project’s buildings, and remove from project’s legal descriptions two non-project parcels ($0); approve and authorize Chairman to execute “Sub | | |
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25-0725
| 54. | Adopt Budget Resolution decreasing FY 2024-25 appropriations for Org 43601250 (Misc. Passthroughs) in amount of $100,000 (4/5 vote); adopt Budget Resolution decreasing FY 2024-25 appropriations and estimated revenues for Org 43651500 (Support Serv-Human Resources) in amount of $50,000 (4/5 vote); and adopt Budget Resolution increasing FY 2024-25 appropriations by $150,000 and estimated revenues by $50,000 for Org 7910 (Parks and Grounds) (4/5 vote) | | |
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25-0681
| 55. | Adopt Resolution approving the County of Fresno, through the Department, on behalf of the Fresno Madera Continuum of Care, to apply for Emergency Solutions Grants funding administered by the California Department of Housing and Community Development; and approve and authorize the Vice Chairman to execute the Resolution as required by the California Department of Housing and Community Development | | |
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