Hall of Records, Room 301  
2281 Tulare Street  
County of Fresno  
Action Summary - Final  
Board of Supervisors  
Fresno, California  
93721-2198  
Telephone: (559) 600-3529  
Toll Free: 1-800-742-1011  
www.fresnocountyca.gov  
Garry Bredefeld, 2nd District, Chairman  
Luis Chavez, 3rd District, Vice Chairman  
Brian Pacheco, 1st District  
Buddy Mendes, 4th District  
Nathan Magsig, 5th District  
Paul Nerland, County Administrative Officer  
Douglas Sloan, County Counsel  
Bernice E. Seidel, Clerk of the Board of Supervisors  
Tuesday, January 6, 2026  
9:30 AM  
Hall of Records  
Present: 5 -  
Chairman Garry Bredefeld, Vice Chairman Luis Chavez, Supervisor Nathan Magsig,  
Supervisor Buddy Mendes, and Supervisor Brian Pacheco  
Invocation and Pledge of Allegiance  
DAVID J. CRINER JR., PASTOR AT SAINT REST BAPTIST CHURCH, GAVE THE INVOCATION, AND  
BERNICE E. SEIDEL, CLERK OF THE BOARD, LED THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS IN THE PLEDGE OF  
ALLEGIANCE  
Designation of Officers and Remarks by Board Members  
1.  
2.  
DESIGNATED SUPERVISOR BREDEFELD AS CHAIRMAN AND SUPERVISOR CHAVEZ AS VICE CHAIRMAN.  
RECEIVED REMARKS FROM BOARD MEMBERS  
Approve Agenda  
A MOTION WAS MADE BY VICE CHAIRMAN CHAVEZ, SECONDED BY SUPERVISOR MAGSIG, THAT THIS  
AGENDA BE APPROVED. THE MOTION CARRIED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:  
5 - Bredefeld, Chavez, Magsig, Mendes, and Pacheco  
Ayes:  
Approve Consent Agenda - Item Numbers 15-49  
3.  
PRIOR TO THE APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA, THE CLERK ANNOUNCED A CORRECTION FROM  
THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE TO ITEM 26: THE FISCAL IMPACT SECTION OF THE AGENDA  
ITEM HAS BEEN REVISED TO INDICATE A BUDGET RESOLUTION WILL BE BROUGHT TO THE BOARD AT  
A LATER DATE TO ESTABLISH THE NECESSARY APPROPRIATIONS AND ESTIMATED REVENUES IN ORG  
0128 COLLABORATIVE APPLICANT HUD. A MOTION WAS MADE BY VICE CHAIRMAN CHAVEZ,  
SECONDED BY SUPERVISOR MAGSIG, THAT THIS CONSENT AGENDA BE APPROVED AS  
RECOMMENDED, WITH THE REVISION OF ITEM 26, AND WITH THE EXCEPTION OF ITEMS 17 AND 30  
WHICH WERE PULLED FOR DISCUSSION AND SEPARATE VOTE. THE MOTION CARRIED BY THE  
FOLLOWING VOTE:  
5 - Bredefeld, Chavez, Magsig, Mendes, and Pacheco  
Ayes:  
Supervisor Mendes  
Proclaim January 2026 as National Mentoring Month in the County of Fresno  
4.  
A MOTION WAS MADE BY SUPERVISOR MENDES, SECONDED BY VICE CHAIRMAN CHAVEZ, THAT THIS  
MATTER BE APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED. THE MOTION CARRIED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:  
5 - Bredefeld, Chavez, Magsig, Mendes, and Pacheco  
Ayes:  
Resolution No. 26-019  
4.1  
Adopt Resolution recognizing Pleasant Mattress, Inc. for its invaluable contribution to the NEO  
Program and its ongoing partnership, leadership, and dedication to supporting workforce  
development in the County of Fresno  
A MOTION WAS MADE BY SUPERVISOR MENDES, SECONDED BY VICE CHAIRMAN CHAVEZ, THAT THIS  
MATTER BE APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED. THE MOTION CARRIED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:  
5 - Bredefeld, Chavez, Magsig, Mendes, and Pacheco  
Ayes:  
Resolution No. 26-020  
Board of Supervisors  
5.  
Approve the Chairman’s 2026 Appointments of Board Members to various Boards,  
Commissions and Committees as presented in Exhibit A; and adopt 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  
PRIOR TO BOARD DISCUSSION, THE CLERK ANNOUNCED SUPERVISOR PACHECO WOULD LIKE TO  
BECOME THE ALTERNATE MEMBER OF THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY INSURANCE AUTHORITY RATHER  
THAN ONE OF THE PRIMARY MEMBERS. A MOTION WAS MADE BY SUPERVISOR MENDES, SECONDED  
BY SUPERVISOR PACHECO, THAT THIS MATTER BE APPROVED AS REVISED. THE MOTION CARRIED BY  
THE FOLLOWING VOTE:  
5 - Bredefeld, Chavez, Magsig, Mendes, and Pacheco  
Ayes:  
Administrative Office  
6.  
Consider and take action on request for Determination of Public Convenience or Necessity in  
regard to application for an Alcoholic Beverage Control License Type 21 (off-sale general) filed  
by Hanjrah, Inc. to be used at 25430 W. Dorris Avenue, Coalinga, CA 93210  
A MOTION WAS MADE BY SUPERVISOR MENDES, SECONDED BY SUPERVISOR MAGSIG, THAT THIS  
REQUEST FOR DETERMINATION BE APPROVED. THE MOTION CARRIED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:  
5 - Bredefeld, Chavez, Magsig, Mendes, and Pacheco  
Ayes:  
General Services  
6.1  
Adopt and authorize the Chairman to execute Resolution finding and declaring the following  
under Government Code sections 25365(b) and 54221(f)(1)(C) for an exchange of real  
properties (4/5 vote): a. The County-owned real property located in the vicinity of 40315 Dunlap  
Road in Dunlap, California and which is approximately 0.735 acres of open land (“County  
Property”), is not necessary for use by the County; b. The County Property is exempt surplus  
land under Government Code section 54221(f)(1)(C); c. Your Board intends for the County  
Property to be exchanged as exempt surplus land under Government Code section 54221(f)(1)  
(C) of the Surplus Land Act with 0.735 acres of open land also located in the vicinity of 40315  
Dunlap Road in Dunlap, California, and owned by the Richard Don Hall and Susan I. Hall  
Revocable Living Trust of 2011 (“Trust Property”), which is land required for County use; d. The  
County Property and the Trust Property described above and depicted in Exhibits A and B in  
the Resolution, respectively, are of approximately equal value and the exchange shall be on an  
“as is” and “where is” and “with all faults” basis, which will involve no exchange of money or other  
consideration; Approve the form of the Real Property Exchange Agreement and the forms of  
both Grant Deeds (collectively, the form of the “Exchange Agreement”), which are on file with the  
Clerk of the Board; Authorize and direct County Counsel, or County Counsel’s designee, to  
provide a copy of the adopted Resolution and the Board-approved unexecuted form of the  
Exchange Agreement to the California Department of Housing and Community Development  
(“HCD”), and any such other information that County Counsel, or County Counsel’s designee,  
deems necessary or appropriate and in the best interest of the County, or that HCD may  
request from the County; and Authorize the Director of the Department of General Services  
(“Director”), on behalf of the County, to approve and execute the final Exchange Agreement and  
the final Grant Deed conveying the County Property to the Trust, including any changes to the  
Board-approved form of such documents, as the Director deems necessary or appropriate and  
in the best interest of the County, all subject to approval as to legal form by County Counsel, and  
approval as to accounting form by the Auditor-Controller/Treasurer-Tax Collector (as  
applicable), and such executions of such documents by the Director to be accomplished only  
after the proposed exchange is approved by HCD (4/5 vote); and Direct and authorize the  
Director of General Services to file with the Department of Public Works and Planning all  
necessary forms and applications required to address Williamson Act Contract No’s 5029 and  
6236 Accessor Parcel Number’s 190-480-11 and 190-080-46, prior to execution of  
Recommended Action No. 4  
PRIOR TO BOARD DISCUSSION, THE CLERK ANNOUNCED STAFF ADDED A FIFTH RECOMMENDED  
ACTION: DIRECT AND AUTHORIZE THE DIRECTOR OF GENERAL SERVICES TO FILE WITH THE  
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND PLANNING ALL NECESSARY FORMS AND APPLICATIONS  
REQUIRED TO ADDRESS WILLIAMSON ACT CONTRACT NOS. 5029 AND 6236, ASSESSORS PARCEL  
NUMBERS 190-480-11 AND 190-080-46, PRIOR TO EXECUTION OF RECOMMENDED ACTION NUMBER FOUR  
(4). A MOTION WAS MADE BY SUPERVISOR MAGSIG, SECONDED BY SUPERVISOR MENDES, THAT THIS  
MATTER BE APPROVED AS REVISED. THE MOTION CARRIED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:  
5 - Bredefeld, Chavez, Magsig, Mendes, and Pacheco  
Ayes:  
Resolution No. 26-021  
Public Works and Planning  
Discuss and provide direction regarding North Rio Vista Avenue  
7.  
DISCUSSED NORTH RIO VISTA AVENUE. A MOTION WAS MADE BY SUPERVISOR MAGSIG, SECONDED  
BY VICE CHAIRMAN CHAVEZ, TO DIRECT STAFF TO PROCEED WITH OPTION ONE (1), AS PRESENTED IN  
THE AGENDA ITEM: MAINTAIN THE STATUS QUO UNTIL THE DEPARTMENT COMPLETES AND YOUR  
BOARD APPROVES A TRUCK ROUTE STUDY AND IMPLEMENTING ORDINANCE; THE COUNTY GENERAL  
PLAN INCLUDES POLICIES THAT COMMITS THE COUNTY TO WORKING WITH THE CITIES AND  
PREPARING DESIGNATED TRUCK ROUTES THROUGH AREAS OF THE COUNTY, INCLUDING ROUTES FOR  
TRUCKS SERVING CERTAIN USES (E.G. SOLID WASTE, HAZARDOUS MATERIALS, INDUSTRIAL  
MATERIALS); ADDITIONALLY, THE STATE RECENTLY PASSED SB 415 AND AB 98 WHICH REQUIRES THE  
COUNTY TO PREPARE AND ADOPT A LOCAL ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING DESIGNATED TRUCK ROUTES  
BY JANUARY 1, 2028; PREPARATION OF A COUNTYWIDE TRUCK ROUTE PLAN PROVIDES THE  
OPPORTUNITY TO COMPREHENSIVELY REVIEW AND IDENTIFY APPROPRIATE ROUTES FOR TRUCKS  
WITHIN THE UNINCORPORATED AREAS OF FRESNO COUNTY; RIO VISTA AVENUE WOULD BE  
EVALUATED AS PART OF THIS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING EFFORT; DURING THE INTERIM,  
COMPLAINING RESIDENTS WOULD WORK DIRECTLY WITH THE CHP TO ENFORCE ALL SPEED LIMIT  
VIOLATIONS. THE MOTION CARRIED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:  
5 - Bredefeld, Chavez, Magsig, Mendes, and Pacheco  
Ayes:  
Board of Supervisors' Committee Reports and Comments  
8.  
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)  
VICE CHAIRMAN CHAVEZ REPORTED MEETING WITH INDIVIDUALS INTERESTED IN PLACING A  
MEASURE C ITEM ON THE BOARD AGENDA, HOWEVER, HISTORICALLY, THE FIFTEEN (15) CITIES PLACE  
THE MEASURE ON THEIR COUNCIL AGENDAS FOR CONSIDERATION BEFORE IT COMES TO THE BOARD;  
URGED THOSE DEVELOPING COMPETING BALLOT MEASURES TO WORK TOGETHER ON A  
COMPROMISE; PROVIDED AN ESTIMATE OF $500,000 AS THE MINIMUM COST TO PLACE SUCH A  
MEASURE ON THE BALLOT; EXPRESSED CONCERN MEASURE C MAY NOT PASS, AND IF SO,  
ESTIMATES THE COUNTY COULD LOSE SIXTY (60) OR MORE EMPLOYEES, AND THE CITY OF FRESNO  
COULD LOSE MORE THAN 30% OF ITS TRANSPORTATION FUNDING. SUPERVISOR MAGSIG  
ANNOUNCED THE COUNTY IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS YEAR’S POINT-IN-TIME COUNT, WHICH IS USED  
TO INFORM AGENCIES OF THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE EXPERIENCING UNSHELTERED HOMELESSNESS IN  
THE REGION AND SCHEDULED FOR THE NIGHT OF JANUARY 27 AND THE DAY OF JANUARY 28; AND  
ENCOURAGED THOSE INTERESTED IN PARTICIPATING TO CONTACT DYLAN MCCULLY IN THE OFFICE  
OF HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS IN THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE. SUPERVISOR MAGSIG  
ALSO ANNOUNCED THE SUDDEN PASSING OF CONGRESSMAN DOUG LAMALFA, NOTING HIS  
DEDICATION TO RURAL COMMUNITIES IN CALIFORNIA AND THE UNITED STATES. SUPERVISOR  
MENDES EXPLAINED THE TYPICAL SEQUENCE OF MEASURE C GETTING ON THE BALLOT: THE CITIES  
VOTE, THE COUNTY VOTES, THE TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY APPROVES, AND THEN THE COUNTY  
VOTES TO PLACE THE MEASURE ON THE BALLOT; AND EXPRESSED CONCERN ABOUT DISHONESTY IN  
THE CURRENT PROCESS, BUT ABANDONING THE EFFORT AT THIS STAGE WOULD SET A POOR  
PRECEDENT, GIVEN THE AMOUNT OF PUBLIC FUNDS ALREADY SPENT. SUPERVISOR MENDES ALSO  
THANKED HIS WIFE FOR HER SUPPORT DURING HIS CHAIRMANSHIP AND YEARS ON THE BOARD.  
CHAIRMAN BREDEFELD EXPRESSED RESPECT FOR VICE CHAIRMAN CHAVEZ’S EFFORTS TO FIND  
COMMON GROUND ON MEASURE C; REPORTED THAT HE AND SUPERVISOR MENDES MET WITH THE  
CITY OF FRESNO RECENTLY IN AN ATTEMPT TO REACH A COMPROMISE, BUT THOSE EFFORTS WERE  
REJECTED; REPORTED THAT ROBERT PHIPPS, DIRECTOR OF THE FRESNO COUNCIL OF  
GOVERNMENTS (FCOG), INFORMED HIM THAT APPROXIMATELY $1.7 MILLION HAS BEEN ALLOCATED  
FOR THE MEASURE C PROCESS, WITH ABOUT $925,000 ALREADY SPENT; NOTED THAT MEASURE C  
WAS VOTED DOWN IN 2022 BY VOTERS IN NORTH FRESNO AND A SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF THE CITY  
OF CLOVIS; EMPHASIZED THAT CONSTITUENTS IN THESE AREAS WANT ROADS REPAIRED; AND  
STRESSED THE IMPORTANCE OF MEASURE C PASSING  
Board Appointments  
9.  
Receive Boards, Commissions, and Committees Vacancy Report; and Appoint Applicants as  
necessary  
RECEIVED VACANCY REPORT. A MOTION WAS MADE BY VICE CHAIRMAN CHAVEZ, SECONDED BY  
SUPERVISOR PACHECO, THAT THE NOMINATIONS FOR APPOINTMENTS AND REAPPOINTMENTS BE  
APPROVED AS FOLLOWS:  
AUDIT COMMITTEE  
REAPPOINT MANUEL VILANOVA (TERM TO EXPIRE 12/31/2027)  
COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN  
REAPPOINT GAIL GASTON (TERM TO EXPIRE 07/01/2027)  
EMERGENCY MEDICAL CARE COMMITTEE  
APPOINT AARON DWOSKIN TO THE POSITION PREVIOUSLY HELD BY DAVID BACCI (TERM TO EXPIRE  
01/08/2029)  
FRESNO MOSQUITO & VECTOR CONTROL DISTRICT  
REAPPOINT KEN MOORE (TERM TO EXPIRE 01/07/2030)  
PLANNING COMMISSION  
APPOINT KYLE CHANEY TO THE POSITION PREVIOUSLY HELD BY BLAKE ZANTE (TERM TO EXPIRE  
01/07/2030)  
APPOINT LAWRENCE GARCIA TO THE POSITION PREVIOUSLY HELD BY BRIAN WHELAN (TERM TO  
EXPIRE 01/03/2028)  
THE MOTION CARRIED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:  
5 - Bredefeld, Chavez, Magsig, Mendes, and Pacheco  
Ayes:  
Public Presentations  
10.  
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  
HELD; RECEIVED  
Closed Session  
PRIOR TO RECESSING FOR CLOSED SESSION, COUNTY COUNSEL REPORTED OUT: AT THE DECEMBER  
9, 2025, MEETING, THE BOARD IN CLOSED SESSION UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED SETTLEMENT OF ERIC  
MAJOR V. THOMAS SIRE AND THE COUNTY, AN EASTERN DISTRICT FEDERAL COURT CASE, FOR  
PAYMENT OF $65,000 TO THE PLAINTIFF IN EXCHANGE FOR A FULL RELEASE OF ALL CLAIMS AND  
PARTIES; THE RELEASE WAS FULLY EXECUTED ON DECEMBER 15, 2025; COPIES OF THE SETTLEMENT  
WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE THROUGH THE OFFICE OF COUNTY COUNSEL  
11.  
12.  
13.  
Conference with Legal Counsel - Initiation of Litigation; Government Code, section 54956.9(d)  
(4) (2 Cases)  
HELD; NO REPORTABLE ACTION  
Conference with Legal Counsel - Significant Exposure to Litigation; Government Code, section  
54956.9(d)(2) (2 Cases)  
HELD; NO REPORTABLE ACTION  
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  
HELD; NO REPORTABLE ACTION  
14.  
Conference with Real Property Negotiators - Government Code, section 54956.8; Properties  
associated: 3109, 3115, 3119, 3121, 3127, 3133, 3147, 3151, and 3155 N. Millbrook Avenue  
and 3676 and 3708 E. Shields Avenue, Fresno, CA 93726. Negotiator: Paul Nerland or  
designee. Negotiating Parties: Heritage Center. Instructions to County's negotiator may concern  
sale, lease, escrow terms and conditions including price  
HELD; NO REPORTABLE ACTION  
Adjourn  
A MOTION WAS MADE BY SUPERVISOR MAGSIG, SECONDED BY VICE CHAIRMAN CHAVEZ, THAT THIS  
MEETING BE ADJOURNED FOLLOWING CLOSED SESSION. THE MOTION CARRIED BY THE FOLLOWING  
VOTE:  
5 - Bredefeld, Chavez, Magsig, Mendes, and Pacheco  
Ayes:  
APPROVED:  
/s/ Garry Bredefeld  
GARRY BREDEFELD, CHAIRMAN OF THE  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE  
COUNTY OF FRESNO  
ATTEST:  
BY: /s/ Bernice E. Seidel  
BERNICE E. SEIDEL  
CLERK OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
COUNTY OF FRESNO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA  
APPROVED ON JANUARY 27, 2026  
CONSENT AGENDA  
PRIOR TO THE APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA, THE CLERK ANNOUNCED A CORRECTION FROM  
THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE TO ITEM 26: THE FISCAL IMPACT SECTION OF THE AGENDA  
ITEM HAS BEEN REVISED TO INDICATE A BUDGET RESOLUTION WILL BE BROUGHT TO THE BOARD AT  
A LATER DATE TO ESTABLISH THE NECESSARY APPROPRIATIONS AND ESTIMATED REVENUES IN ORG  
0128 COLLABORATIVE APPLICANT HUD. A MOTION WAS MADE BY VICE CHAIRMAN CHAVEZ,  
SECONDED BY SUPERVISOR MAGSIG, THAT THIS CONSENT AGENDA BE APPROVED AS  
RECOMMENDED, WITH THE REVISION OF ITEM 26, AND WITH THE EXCEPTION OF ITEMS 17 AND 30  
WHICH WERE PULLED FOR DISCUSSION AND SEPARATE VOTE. THE MOTION CARRIED BY THE  
FOLLOWING VOTE:  
5 - Bredefeld, Chavez, Magsig, Mendes, and Pacheco  
Ayes:  
Board of Supervisors  
Approve minutes for December 9, 2025  
15.  
APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED  
5 - Bredefeld, Chavez, Magsig, Mendes, and Pacheco  
Ayes:  
16.  
Receive a copy of Chapter 9 of Title 5, Division 2, Part 1 of the California Government Code,  
also known as the Ralph M. Brown Act, per Government Code Section 54952.7  
APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED  
5 - Bredefeld, Chavez, Magsig, Mendes, and Pacheco  
Ayes:  
Supervisor Bredefeld, Supervisor Pacheco, and Sheriff/Coroner/Public Administrator  
17.  
Conduct second hearing to add Chapter 10.80, “Prevention of Contribution to Over  
Concentration of Sex Offenders in Single Family Dwellings Utilized as Documented Transitional  
Living Facilities” to Title 10 of the Ordinance Code of Fresno County; waive reading of the  
Ordinance in its entirety, and adopt the proposed Ordinance  
A MOTION WAS MADE BY CHAIRMAN BREDEFELD, SECONDED BY SUPERVISOR PACHECO, THAT THIS  
MATTER BE APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED. THE MOTION CARRIED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:  
5 - Bredefeld, Chavez, Magsig, Mendes, and Pacheco  
Ayes:  
Ordinance No. 26-001  
Auditor-Controller/Treasurer-Tax Collector  
Receive and file the Fresno County Audit Committee Minutes from the July 16, 2025, meeting  
18.  
APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED  
5 - Bredefeld, Chavez, Magsig, Mendes, and Pacheco  
Ayes:  
Sheriff/Coroner/Public Administrator  
19.  
Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute a Retroactive Revenue Agreement with the  
California Health and Recovery Solutions, P.C. for administering Early Access and Stabilization  
Services, effective July 1, 2022, through June 30, 2026, total not to exceed $1,636,000  
APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED  
5 - Bredefeld, Chavez, Magsig, Mendes, and Pacheco  
Ayes:  
Agreement No. 26-006  
20.  
Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute the Memorandum of Understanding between  
Big Sandy Rancheria of Western Mono Indians of California for participation in the Missing and  
Murdered Indigenous People (MMIP) Grant Program with the California Board of State and  
Community Corrections (BSCC) to provide essential law enforcement collaboration and  
investigation support, effective from January 6, 2026, through September 30, 2028 ($100,000);  
retroactively authorize execution by Sheriff-Coroner-Public Administrator or their designee of  
Key Partner Commitment form required by the BSCC as part of the Request for Proposal for  
the MMIP Grant; and authorize the Sheriff-Coroner-Public Administrator or their designee to  
sign any required documents related to the Missing and Murdered Indigenous People (MMIP)  
Grant Program at any time during the term of the recommended agreement  
APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED  
5 - Bredefeld, Chavez, Magsig, Mendes, and Pacheco  
Ayes:  
Agreement No. 26-007  
21.  
Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute a retroactive Cooperation and Shared  
Responsibility Revenue Agreement with Fresno County Superintendent of Schools to provide  
high school students with entry-level dispatch training, effective September 15, 2025, through  
June 30, 2026, total not to exceed $10,000  
APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED  
5 - Bredefeld, Chavez, Magsig, Mendes, and Pacheco  
Ayes:  
Agreement No. 26-008  
22.  
Adopt Budget Resolution increasing FY 2025-26 appropriations for the Sheriff-Coroner-Public  
Administrator Fund 0095, Subclass 17665, Federal Asset Forfeiture Org 1466 in the amount of  
$100,000 (4/5 vote); and Adopt Budget Resolution increasing FY 2025-26 appropriations and  
estimated revenues for Sheriff-Coroner-Public Administrator Org 31116313 in the amount of  
$100,000 to purchase two vehicles (4/5 vote)  
APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED  
5 - Bredefeld, Chavez, Magsig, Mendes, and Pacheco  
Ayes:  
Resolution No. 26-001, Resolution No. 26-002  
County Counsel  
23.  
Approve Amendment to the Salary Resolution to delete a footnote limiting Chief Deputy County  
Counsel and Assistant County Counsel positions to three, without increasing total positions  
allocated to the Department, effective January 19, 2026, as reflected in Appendix C  
APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED  
5 - Bredefeld, Chavez, Magsig, Mendes, and Pacheco  
Ayes:  
Salary Resolution No. 26-001  
Administrative Office  
24.  
Adopt a Resolution authorizing Hinderliter, de Llamas and Associates (HdL), the County  
Administrative Officer (CAO), Chief Operating Officer, County Budget Director, or other officer  
or employee of the County as designated by the CAO, to access and examine confidential  
sales and use tax records of the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration (CDTFA)  
pertaining to sales and use taxes collected by the CDTFA for the County of Fresno pursuant to  
Revenue and Taxation Code 7056  
APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED  
5 - Bredefeld, Chavez, Magsig, Mendes, and Pacheco  
Ayes:  
Resolution No. 26-003  
25.  
Adopt Resolution proclaiming continuation of the local emergency status relating to the  
extremely high levels of tree mortality and hazardous conditions created by the drought and  
request that the Governor continue to provide resources and support to mitigate risk of falling  
trees and increased fire hazard  
APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED  
5 - Bredefeld, Chavez, Magsig, Mendes, and Pacheco  
Ayes:  
Resolution No. 26-004  
26.  
Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute a retroactive Agreement with the U.S.  
Department of Housing and Urban Development for the Fiscal Year 2024 Continuum of Care  
Program Planning Grant, effective January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2026, total not to  
exceed $680,105  
APPROVED AS REVISED  
5 - Bredefeld, Chavez, Magsig, Mendes, and Pacheco  
Ayes:  
Agreement No. 26-009  
Behavioral Health  
27.  
Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute an Amendment No. 1 to Agreement No. 23-626  
with the California Department of Health Care Services and Advocates for Human Potential, for  
the Non-Competitive Flex Pool allocation and increasing the maximum compensation by  
$125,000 to a total of $21,958,333, with no change to the term of September 5, 2023, through  
June 30, 2027  
APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED  
5 - Bredefeld, Chavez, Magsig, Mendes, and Pacheco  
Ayes:  
Agreement No. 26-010  
28.  
Approve and authorize the Department of Behavioral Health to recognize and celebrate Mental  
Wellness Month and National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month as described in  
Attachments A and B, for five years or until approval is rescinded by your Board, per  
Administrative Policy No. 81  
APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED  
5 - Bredefeld, Chavez, Magsig, Mendes, and Pacheco  
Ayes:  
28.1  
Adopt Resolution authorizing the Chairman, or designee, to be the signatory on behalf of the  
Board of Supervisors on all grant documents associated with the Bond Behavioral Health  
Continuum Infrastructure Program, including Program Funding Agreements which would be  
substantially similar to the form attached to this item, subject to the review and approval of  
County Counsel as to legal form and the Auditor-Controller/Treasurer-Tax Collector as to  
accounting form  
APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED  
5 - Bredefeld, Chavez, Magsig, Mendes, and Pacheco  
Ayes:  
Resolution No. 26-005  
General Services  
29.  
Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute Mechanical Job Order Contracting Agreements  
with ACCO Engineered Systems, Inc., Mesa Energy Systems, Inc., and Strategic Mechanical,  
Inc., for mechanical repair, remodeling, or other repetitive work to be done according to unit  
prices, effective January 23, 2026, for a term of one year, with each Agreement total not to  
exceed $5,000,000 (4/5 vote); and Approve and authorize the Director of the General Services  
Department, or their designee, to use annual Mechanical Job Order Contracting Agreements for  
the implementation of the proposed projects described in Attachment A, or projects of a similar  
scope, with no increase to the maximum compensation  
APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED  
5 - Bredefeld, Chavez, Magsig, Mendes, and Pacheco  
Ayes:  
Agreement No. 26-011, Agreement No. 26-012, Agreement No. 26-013  
30.  
Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute a Lease Agreement with Fig Garden Offices,  
LLC, for approximately 38,968 square feet of office space at 5260 North Palm Avenue, Suites  
300 and 321, Fresno, California 93704 to be occupied by the Department of Behavioral Health,  
effective January 15, 2026, which includes a three-year base term and two optional one-year  
extensions, total not to exceed $6,331,982  
PRIOR TO BOARD DISCUSSION, SUPERVISOR MAGSIG RECUSED HIMSELF UNDER THE LEVINE ACT. A  
MOTION WAS MADE BY VICE CHAIRMAN CHAVEZ, SECONDED BY SUPERVISOR PACHECO, THAT THIS  
MATTER BE APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED. THE MOTION CARRIED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:  
4 - Bredefeld, Chavez, Mendes, and Pacheco  
1 - Magsig  
Ayes:  
Recuse:  
Agreement No. 26-027  
31.  
Approve and authorize the Director of General Services to execute and deliver the County’s  
Purchase Sale Agreement (“Purchase Agreement”) with Craig A. Davis and Cynthia D. Davis,  
Trustees of the Craig and Cynthia Davis Family Trust dated April 23, 2015 (“Seller”) for the  
County’s purchase of 2126-2140 Merced Street, Fresno, CA 93721 (APN 466-152-01),  
including the building and improvements (“Property”) for the sum of $1,912,500 with an  
expected close of escrow date of April 30, 2026; Authorize and direct the Director of General  
Services, or their designee, to take any action as deemed necessary or appropriate, all of  
which shall be consistent with the Purchase Agreement, and the foregoing Board approvals and  
actions to: Open, carry out, and close escrow for the County’s purchase of the Property from  
Seller; deliver the County’s refundable $50,000 deposit into escrow; deliver the County’s  
acceptance of Seller’s Grant Deed; and obtain title insurance in favor of the County for the  
Property in the amount of the purchase price of the Property at the close of escrow; Review,  
approve, execute, and/or deliver any agreements, documents, certificates, notices, instruments,  
and any amendments to any of the foregoing (subject to prior review as to legal form by County  
Counsel, and, as applicable, as to accounting form by the Auditor-Controller/Treasurer-Tax  
Collector, and to take any other actions to initiate, carry out, and finalize the County’s purchase  
of the Property from the Seller; Adopt Budget Resolution increasing the FY 2025-26  
appropriations for Hall of Records Improvements Org 8861 in the amount of $1,950,750 (4/5  
vote); and Adopt Budget Resolution increasing the FY 2025-26 appropriations and estimated  
revenues for County Buildings Org 0131 in the amount of $1,950,750 (4/5 vote)  
APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED  
5 - Bredefeld, Chavez, Magsig, Mendes, and Pacheco  
Ayes:  
Resolution No. 26-006, Resolution No. 26-007  
Human Resources  
Adopt Resolutions Rejecting Claims for Damages  
32.  
APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED  
5 - Bredefeld, Chavez, Magsig, Mendes, and Pacheco  
Ayes:  
Resolution No. 26-008, Resolution No. 26-009, Resolution No. 26-010, Resolution No. 26-011, Resolution  
No. 26-012, Resolution No. 26-013, Resolution No. 26-014  
33.  
Approve the successor Memorandum of Understanding for Representation Unit 31, represented  
by the Professional Association County Employees, effective January 5, 2026; and approve the  
related Salary Resolution Amendment, as reflected on Appendix “B”  
APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED  
5 - Bredefeld, Chavez, Magsig, Mendes, and Pacheco  
Ayes:  
Salary Resolution No. 26-002  
Library  
34.  
Approve designation and placement of Liberty Cemetery on the County’s Register of Centennial  
Places; and authorize the Chairman to execute the certificate for a Centennial Place  
APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED  
5 - Bredefeld, Chavez, Magsig, Mendes, and Pacheco  
Ayes:  
35.  
Adopt Resolution accepting and expressing gratitude to the Elizabeth Vines Living Trust for a  
monetary donation in the amount of $45,000 for the Library’s Reedley branch; adopt Budget  
Resolution increasing FY 2025-26 appropriations and estimated revenues in County Library  
Book Fund Org 7521 in the amount of $45,000 (4/5 vote); and authorize the County Librarian to  
execute all documents required to receive and finalize distribution of the trust assets, including,  
but not limited to, Receipt (in substantially the form as attached), subject to review and approval  
as to legal form by County Counsel and review as to accounting form by the  
Auditor-Controller/Treasurer-Tax Collector  
APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED  
5 - Bredefeld, Chavez, Magsig, Mendes, and Pacheco  
Ayes:  
Resolution No. 26-015, Resolution No. 26-016  
36.  
Adopt Resolution accepting and expressing gratitude to the Friends of the Fresno County  
Public Library for the non-monetary donation to the Library for furniture valued at $9,934 to be  
utilized in the Library’s Sanger branch meeting room during FY 2025-26  
APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED  
5 - Bredefeld, Chavez, Magsig, Mendes, and Pacheco  
Ayes:  
Resolution No. 26-017  
Probation  
37.  
Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute a retroactive First Amendment to Agreement  
A-24-515 with the Superior Court of California, County of Fresno (Court) for the provision of  
pretrial services, resulting in a decrease of $500,260 effective July 1, 2025, with no change to  
the term of July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2029, for a maximum agreement amount of  
$8,435,665  
APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED  
5 - Bredefeld, Chavez, Magsig, Mendes, and Pacheco  
Ayes:  
Agreement No. 26-014  
38.  
Approve and authorize Chairman to execute an Agreement with Turning Point of Central  
California, for adult reentry employment readiness services for adults on probation, effective  
February 1, 2026, not to exceed five consecutive years, which includes a three-year base  
contract and two optional one-year extensions, total not to exceed $1,750,000; and Approve  
and authorize Chairman to execute an Agreement with Turning Point of Central California, for  
adult reentry employment readiness services for individuals participating in the Edward Byrne  
Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Adult Re-Entry Planning Program, effective February 1,  
2026, not to exceed five months, total not to exceed $28,849  
APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED  
5 - Bredefeld, Chavez, Magsig, Mendes, and Pacheco  
Ayes:  
Agreement No. 26-015, Agreement No. 26-016  
Public Health  
39.  
Accept termination letter from Laton Community Services District for fire dispatch services  
revenue Agreement No. 24-320, effective January 1, 2026; and Retroactively authorize the  
Department of Public Health Interim Director’s submission of a written notice to K.W.P.H, dba  
American Ambulance to terminate Agreement No. 24-321 for fire dispatch service for Laton  
Volunteer Fire Department, pursuant to the Without Cause provision of the Agreement, effective  
January 1, 2026  
APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED  
5 - Bredefeld, Chavez, Magsig, Mendes, and Pacheco  
Ayes:  
40.  
Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute Amendment No. 2 to Agreement No. 24-337  
with Health Management Associates, Inc. to provide additional consultation and assistance to  
the Department of Public Health with completing development of the 10-year Strategic Plan,  
with no change to the term of June 18, 2024, through December 31, 2026, and increasing the  
maximum by $14,000 to a total of $331,843  
APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED  
5 - Bredefeld, Chavez, Magsig, Mendes, and Pacheco  
Ayes:  
Agreement No. 26-017  
41.  
Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute a retroactive revenue Agreement with the  
California Department of Public Health, Sexually Transmitted Disease Control Branch, to  
expand, train, and sustain a response-ready disease intervention specialist workforce, effective  
July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2030, total not to exceed $1,136,871; and approve and authorize  
the Director of the Department of Public Health to execute the State Contractor’s Release for  
the final invoices  
APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED  
5 - Bredefeld, Chavez, Magsig, Mendes, and Pacheco  
Ayes:  
Agreement No. 26-018  
Public Works and Planning  
42.  
Approve and authorize Chairman to execute a 35-year Reclamation Agreement, including  
reclamation plan, Exhibit A thereto, with CalPeak Power Panoche, LLC and Midway BESS,  
LLC, project applicants (collectively, the Applicant), to implement project mitigation measures  
and specific conditions of approval placed on Unclassified Conditional Use Permit (CUP) Nos.  
3800 and 3801 for two Battery Energy Storage facilities (the Project) encompassing  
approximately 25.4 acres, project sites are located on south side of W. Panoche Road,  
approximately three-quarters of a mile from its intersection with S. Fairfax Avenue, and  
approximately twelve miles southwest of the City of Mendota in unincorporated Fresno County;  
and if your Board approves Recommended Action 1 above, approve and authorize the  
Chairman to execute Escrow Agreement with United Security Bank, as the Escrow Agent to  
accept a cash deposit of $1,768,731.95 as Applicant’s initial security to the County for  
Reclamation Agreement, and to identify the County’s initially designated representatives who  
are authorized on behalf of the County to initiate and approve transactions of all types for the  
escrow account established under the Escrow Agreement (each, a County Representative); and  
authorize Director of Public Works and Planning (Director) to give any notice on behalf of the  
County, under the Escrow Agreement, including providing any revised Form of Sight Draft  
(Exhibit A-1 to the Escrow Agreement) and/or any revised Certificate as to Authorized  
Signatures-County of Fresno (Exhibit A-2 to the Escrow Agreement) (Revised Form of  
Authorized Signatures), as applicable, to the Escrow Agent with respect to any County  
Representatives having a title change or erroneous signature, or to identify any replacement  
County Representative or any County Representative who has been replaced, as the case may  
be; and authorize each County Representative who may be identified by the Director in any  
notices given to Escrow Agent, and any related Revised Form of Sight Draft and/or Revised  
Form of Authorized Signatures, in Recommended Action 3, to execute any supplemental  
certificate substantially in the form of the Revised Form of Authorized Signatures, and to provide  
any of their identifying information, including any updated or corrected information, as the case  
may be; and authorize Director, following your Board’s approval of Recommended Action 1, to  
accept the grant of limited access easement to the County from the owners of the property upon  
which the Project will be situated for purposes of any Reclamation (defined in Reclamation  
Agreement) by the County including its contractors, officers, agents, employees, and  
representatives, if and to the extent the County elects to do so  
APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED  
5 - Bredefeld, Chavez, Magsig, Mendes, and Pacheco  
Ayes:  
Agreement No. 26-019, Agreement No. 26-020  
43.  
Retroactively approve and adopt a Resolution authorizing the Director of Public Works and  
Planning or his or her designee (Director) to a previous submittal of a funding application with  
the State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) for Operations and Maintenance grant  
funding assistance for County Service Area 49 - Five Points, and subject to the review and  
approval of County Counsel as to legal form and the Auditor-Controller/Treasurer-Tax Collector  
as to accounting form, any required assurances, certifications, and commitments, and execute  
any agreement and amendments that the Director deems necessary for the consummation and  
continuing administration of the Project  
APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED  
5 - Bredefeld, Chavez, Magsig, Mendes, and Pacheco  
Ayes:  
Resolution No. 26-018  
44.  
Approve and authorize Chairman to execute Agreement with Tranquillity Public Utility District for  
Tranquillity Emergency Generator, Community Development Block Grant Project No. 25711,  
which consists of installation of an emergency generator and associated modifications to site,  
such as surface restoration and adding a chain link fence to accommodate new equipment at  
Silveria Avenue Sewer Lift Station, effective upon execution through March 19, 2027, total  
Community Development Block Grant funding amount not to exceed $300,000; and approve  
and authorize Director of Public Works and Planning to evaluate and grant timeline extensions  
and scope modifications for completion of Project, as requested by Tranquillity Public Utility  
District, in compliance with Federal Community Development Block Grant regulations, and so  
long as modifications do not change fundamental nature of project  
APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED  
5 - Bredefeld, Chavez, Magsig, Mendes, and Pacheco  
Ayes:  
Agreement No. 26-021  
45.  
Approve and authorize Chairman to execute Agreement with City of Sanger for the Sanger  
Medrano Park Improvements Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Project No. 24611,  
which consists of installation of landscaping, park benches, and related improvements to  
amenities in existing Medrano Park, effective upon execution through August 31, 2027, total  
CDBG funding amount not to exceed $441,724; and approve and authorize Director of Public  
Works and Planning to evaluate and grant timeline extensions and scope modifications for  
completion of Project, as requested by City of Sanger, in compliance with Federal CDBG  
regulations, and so long as modifications do not change fundamental nature of project  
APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED  
5 - Bredefeld, Chavez, Magsig, Mendes, and Pacheco  
Ayes:  
Agreement No. 26-022  
46.  
Approve and authorize Chairman to execute Amendment I to Agreement No. 25-468 with City of  
Fowler for Fowler Pazak Park ADA Improvements Project, Community Development Block  
Grant (CDBG) Project No. 24231, effective upon execution with no change in term through May  
20, 2026, increasing the maximum CDBG funds provided by $212,408, to reduce City’s local  
financial contribution, to a total CDBG funding amount not to exceed $978,408  
APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED  
5 - Bredefeld, Chavez, Magsig, Mendes, and Pacheco  
Ayes:  
Agreement No. 26-023  
Social Services  
47.  
Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute Amendment I to the Memorandum of  
Understanding, A-21-200, with Fresno County Superintendent of Schools and Central Valley  
Regional Center for system of care collaboration for youth and family services, effective upon  
execution ($0)  
APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED  
5 - Bredefeld, Chavez, Magsig, Mendes, and Pacheco  
Ayes:  
Agreement No. 26-024  
48.  
Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute Amendment No. 1 to Master Agreement No.  
24-592 with Aspiranet, Inc. and Central Star Behavioral Health, Inc. to align with the  
state-mandated High Fidelity Wraparound model, with no change to the term of November 5,  
2024, through June 30, 2029, or compensation maximum of $44,784,643  
APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED  
5 - Bredefeld, Chavez, Magsig, Mendes, and Pacheco  
Ayes:  
Agreement No. 26-025  
49.  
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,  
and that the best interests of the County would be served by entering into an Agreement with  
Good Guard Security Inc. as there is no feasible way to transition to a new vendor on such short  
notice without disrupting essential operations; and approve and authorize the Chairman to  
execute an Agreement with Good Guard Security Inc. for security services at the Department of  
Social Services’ Coalinga, Kerman, Reedley, and Selma buildings effective January 7, 2026,  
not to exceed one year, which includes a six-month base contract and one optional six-month  
extension, total not to exceed $355,544 (4/5 vote)  
APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED  
5 - Bredefeld, Chavez, Magsig, Mendes, and Pacheco  
Ayes:  
Agreement No. 26-026