Fresno, CA

Building Standards Appeals Board

The regular meeting of the Building Standards Appeals Board scheduled for November 3, 2026, was cancelled. The provided agenda contains only procedural boilerplate.

Commission on Family Affordability and Childcare Access

The Commission on Family Affordability and Childcare Access will meet to appoint alternate commissioners and members to three specific ad hoc subcommittees. The body will also review reports from existing subcommittees and approve previous meeting minutes.

• Appointment of alternate Commissioners to the Commission on Family Affordability and Childcare Access
• Appointment of Commissioners to the Childcare Policy, Land Use, Funding, and Regulatory Solutions Ad Hoc Subcommittee
• Appointment of Commissioners to the Childcare Workforce Development and Sustainability Ad Hoc Subcommittee
• Approval of October 7, 2026 meeting minutes

Planning Commission

The Planning Commission will meet to discuss a text amendment for the Fresno Municipal Code. The primary focus is a workshop regarding use regulations and development standards for the Southeast Development Area Specific Plan.

• Workshop on Text Amendment Application No. P26-03017 to establish Article 17 of the Fresno Municipal Code for the Southeast Development Area Specific Plan

Planning Commission

School Liaison Subcommittee

Fresno EIFD Public Financing Authority

Commission on Family Affordability and Childcare Access

Disability Advisory Commission - Transportation

The Disability Advisory Commission - Transportation will receive a presentation on Blackstone Smart Mobility. The commission is also scheduled to approve meeting dates and times for 2027.

• Blackstone Smart Mobility presentation by ADA Coordinator Joe Hinojosa
• Approval of 2027 meeting dates and times for Transportation Subcommittee Meetings
• Approval of minutes from the April 22, 2026 meeting

Active Transportation Advisory Committee

The Active Transportation Advisory Committee will discuss grant applications for the Caltrans Highway Safety Improvement Program and appoint a representative to the HEAL Coalition. The body is also holding hearings to establish task forces for the 2026 Biannual Report and Bike Month 2027.

• Request for letters of support for Caltrans Highway Safety Improvement Program Grant applications
• Appointment of a representative to the Central Valley Health Equity, Access & Longevity (HEAL) Coalition
• Hearing to adopt the 2027 ATAC Meeting Schedule and Calendar
• Hearing to establish the Biannual Report 2026 Task Force
• Hearing to establish the Bike Month 2027 Task Force

Council District 3 Project Review Committee

Historic Preservation Commission

The Historic Preservation Commission will hold hearings regarding modifications to historic homes and evaluate three requests for Mills Act historical property contracts.

• Solar permit application for J.R. Turner Home at 815 East Dudley Avenue
• Window replacement request for George and Adelphia Rowell Home at 153 North Effie Street
• Mills Act contract request for T.W. Patterson Building at 2014 Tulare Street
• Mills Act contract request for C.W. Harlow Residence at 986 North Roosevelt Avenue
• Mills Act contract request for Melba Apartments at 745 East Home Avenue

Parks, Recreation, and Arts Commission

The Parks, Recreation, and Arts Commission will hold hearings to gather public input on the FY 2028 budget build and the Expanded Access to Arts and Culture Grant Program. The body will make recommendations to the City Council regarding expenditures for capital projects, trails, and community services.

• FY 2028 budget recommendations for capital projects, after school, recreation, and community services
• Hearing on the establishment of an Ad Hoc Highest-Need Neighborhoods Subcommittee
• Public input on the Expanded Access to Arts and Culture Grant Program
• Public input on Measure P allocations and updates to the Parks Master Plan and Cultural Arts Plan
• Workshop update on the Expanded Access to Arts and Culture Grant Program

City Council

The City Council is holding a special meeting to consider a resolution regarding the Tower District. The proposal aims to improve public safety and coordinate sidewalk food vending by creating a Vendor Market Zone.

• Resolution to create a pilot program for public safety and a Vendor Market Zone for sidewalk food vending in the Tower District

City Council

The City Council will discuss the disposition of property at 33 East Atchison Street for affordable housing and the annexation of territory for Community Facilities District No. 9. The body is also reviewing several airport service contracts and infrastructure project amendments.

• Disposition and Development Agreement with Habitat for Humanity Fresno, Inc. for 33 East Atchison Street
• Purchase of two Smeal heavy fire apparatuses for $3,028,906.92
• Marketing Support Services agreement for city airports not to exceed $600,000
• Appropriation of $900,000 for the FEOC Advance Peace Program
• Contract change order of $405,600.80 for the Blackstone Smart Mobility Project

Women's Commission

The regular meeting of the Women's Commission scheduled for October 21, 2026, has been cancelled. No other meetings are currently scheduled.

Planning Commission

The Planning Commission will review a proposal to allow more housing types on vacant or underutilized parcels in the Office Zone District. The body will also consider a residential subdivision project on East Nees Avenue.

• Text Amendment P26-02730 to permit additional housing types in the (O) Office Zone District
• Vesting Tentative Tract Map No. 6561 for a 17-lot residential development on 4.96 acres on East Nees Avenue
• Planned Development Permit P26-00807 to modify RS-3 zone standards and allow gated private streets on East Nees Avenue
• Environmental Assessment T-6561/P26-00807 for the East Nees Avenue project

Building Standards Appeals Board

The Building Standards Appeals Board will hold progress hearings on code enforcement violations and a hearing regarding an administrative citation. The board will also consider an appeal concerning alternate building methods for Waters Edge Apartments.

• Progress hearing for code enforcement case E25-16660 at 1347 E. Shields Ave.
• Progress hearing for code enforcement case E25-13830 at 3436 N Virginia Lane
• Appeal hearing for administrative citation case E26-04602 at 2220 N. Weber Ave. / 1827 W. Clinton Ave.
• Appeal of Building Official's determination on alternate means and methods for Waters Edge Apartments
• Approval of September 15, 2026 meeting minutes

Council District 4 Project Review Committee

Tower District Specific Plan Implementation Committee

Council District 6 Project Review Committee

Disability Advisory Commission

The Disability Advisory Commission will meet to conduct regular business and welcome new commissioners Nicholas Lutton and Sylvia Gonzalez. The commission will also receive a report from the Transportation Subcommittee.

• Introduction of new DAC Commissioners Nicholas Lutton and Sylvia Gonzalez
• Transportation Subcommittee report

Mobilehome Park Rent Review and Stabilization Commission

The regular meeting of the Mobilehome Park Rent Review and Stabilization Commission scheduled for October 13, 2026, was cancelled.

Parks, Recreation, and Arts Commission

The Parks, Recreation, and Arts Commission will hold hearings to gather public input on several funding and planning initiatives. The body will specifically make recommendations to the City Council regarding the FY 2028 budget for the PARCS Department.

• FY 2028 budget recommendations for capital projects, after school, recreation, and community services programs
• Public hearing on the Expanded Access to Arts and Culture Grant Program
• Public hearing on Measure P allocations
• Discussion on updates to the Parks Master Plan and Cultural Arts Plan
• Review of the San Joaquin River Parkway, trails, and beautification funding

The Fresno Parks, Recreation, and Arts Commission approved its meeting agenda and the minutes from the September 21, 2026, regular meeting. The commission also held public hearings on the PARCS Department FY 2028 budget build for capital projects and programs, the Expanded Access to Arts and Culture Grant Program, and Measure P allocations, but took no formal action on those items.

• Approved meeting agenda (6-0)
• Approved regular meeting minutes of September 21, 2026 (6-0)

Council District 1 Project Review Committee

City Council

The Fresno City Council meets Thursday, October 8, 2026, at 9:00 a.m. in Council Chambers at 2600 Fresno Street. Much of the substantive business sits on the consent calendar, including a $15 million federal loan application for affordable housing, a $6.96 million wastewater polymer contract, and a $14,488,900 appropriation for Pave More Now street projects. The council will also direct staff to start the Proposition 218 process for proposed water and wastewater rate increases and set a public hearing on those rates for December 3, 2026, at 5:00 p.m. A closed session on labor negotiations with 11 employee organizations is also listed.

• Water and wastewater rate updates: staff directed to begin Proposition 218 process; public hearing set for December 3, 2026, 5:00 p.m.
• Section 108 Loan: resolution to apply to HUD for $15 million for a loan pool for nonprofit affordable housing developers
• Security services contract with Universal Protection Services (Allied Universal): annual increase up to $241,000 plus $300,000 for unforeseen needs, revised total up to $6,136,000; one-time increases of $81,000 (Clarion Pointe shelter), $500,000 (Blackstone & McKinley Grade Separation), $180,000 (Fresno Sanitary Landfill)
• SNF Polydyne, Inc. liquid cationic polymer purchase for Fresno-Clovis Regional Wastewater Reclamation Facility: total not-to-exceed $6,964,746.15 through June 30, 2029
• Pave More Now: 18th Amendment to Annual Appropriation Resolution No. 2026-159 appropriating $14,488,900 for previously approved capital projects (requires five affirmative votes)

The City Council approved several funding measures for public works and security services. A proposal to increase water and wastewater rates was tabled until after the general election. The council also approved various affordable housing agreements and appointments.

• Appropriated $14,488,900 for Pave More Now capital projects (5-0)
• Approved security contract increases for various facilities totaling $1,121,000 (7-0)
• Tabled water and wastewater rate increase process to Nov 5, 2026 (6-1)
• Approved $6,964,746.15 purchase agreement for wastewater reclamation polymer (5-0)
• Approved $210,943.91 contract with West Coast Waste, Inc. for compost product (5-0)
• Adopted Resolution 2026-225 for Parkway Terrace Homekey+ project (5-0)
• Rejected all bids for Maxie L. Parks Community Center HVAC project (7-0)
• Approved $175,000 outreach services agreement with Poverello House (5-0)

Commission on Family Affordability and Childcare Access

The Fresno Commission on Family Affordability and Childcare Access meets Wednesday, October 7, 2026 at 12:30 PM in Council Chambers at 2600 Fresno Street. The main business is three resolutions establishing ad hoc subcommittees on childcare policy/land use/funding/regulatory solutions, childcare workforce development and sustainability, and childcare supply, capacity, and affordability. The meeting also includes a Ralph M. Brown Act training workshop by the City Attorney's Office and approval of the September 2, 2026 minutes. The agenda otherwise consists of routine procedural items.

• Resolution establishing the Childcare Policy, Land Use, Funding, and Regulatory Solutions Ad Hoc Subcommittee (ID 26-1306)
• Resolution establishing the Childcare Workforce Development and Sustainability Ad Hoc Subcommittee (ID 26-1309)
• Resolution establishing the Childcare Supply, Capacity, and Affordability Ad Hoc Subcommittee (ID 26-1310)
• Workshop: Ralph M. Brown Act training by the City Attorney's Office (ID 26-1312)
• Approval of the Regular Meeting Minutes of September 2, 2026 (ID 26-1297)

Planning Commission

The Fresno Planning Commission meets October 7, 2026 to consider four land-use items, all of which are recommendations to the City Council rather than final decisions. Two continued matters involve a rezone and 53-lot subdivision near East Copper and North Portofino, and a car wash on East Copper Avenue. Two new matters involve an 87-lot subdivision at East California and South Clovis Avenues and a 187-lot subdivision at North Grantland and West Barstow Avenues. Each item includes a CEQA environmental assessment, and the public may comment in person or by email by 4:00 p.m. the day before.

• Continued rezone of 8.47 acres at East Copper Ave and North Portofino Dr from RS-4/CC to RS-5 for a 53-lot subdivision (ID 26-627)
• Continued conditional use permit for a ±3,500 sq ft automated car wash with ±2,813 sq ft canopy on East Copper Ave between North Maple and North Cedar Aves (ID 26-468)
• Tentative Tract Map 6534: 87-lot single-unit subdivision on 14.84 acres at East California and South Clovis Aves (ID 26-1258)
• Vesting Tentative Tract Map 6294 and Planned Development Permit: 187-lot subdivision on 27.34 acres at North Grantland and West Barstow Aves (ID 26-1265)
• All items are recommendations to the City Council; public comment limited to 3 minutes per speaker

Building Standards Appeals Board

The City of Fresno's Building Standards Appeals Board regular meeting scheduled for Tuesday, October 6, 2026 at 1:00 PM in City Hall Council Chambers, 2600 Fresno Street, is marked CANCELLED. The posted agenda contains only procedural and participation information, with no substantive items listed under continued matters, new matters, or the consent calendar. No appeals, contracts, or decisions are set for this meeting.

Civil Service Board

The Fresno Civil Service Board meets on October 5, 2026, to approve minutes from July 14 and September 18, 2026, and to take up items in closed session. Old business includes review of hearing officer findings and review of findings under cited sections of the Fresno Municipal Code. New business includes scheduling meetings for public employee discipline appeal hearings. The agenda also allows limited public comment on items not listed.

• Approval of minutes for July 14, 2026 and September 18, 2026
• Closed session: review of hearing officer findings (ID 26-1221, Fresno Municipal Code Section 3-283)
• Closed session: review of findings (ID 26-1289, Fresno Municipal Code Section 3-241)
• Closed session: schedule public employee discipline appeal hearing(s) (ID 26-1219 and ID 26-1220, Fresno Municipal Code Section 3-284)
• Public comment limited to three minutes per person on unscheduled items

Historic Preservation Commission

The Fresno Historic Preservation Commission meets Monday, September 28, 2026, at 6:00 PM in City Hall Council Chambers, 2600 Fresno Street. The main item is a public hearing on whether the Peacock Building at 937-945 F Street and 942 Fagan Alley (APN 467-074-02, Council District 3) is eligible for the Local Register of Historic Resources. The commission will also vote to approve its August 24, 2026 draft minutes and the agenda, and hear staff and subcommittee updates. The rest of the agenda is routine procedural items.

• Public hearing on Local Register of Historic Resources eligibility for the Peacock Building, 937-945 F Street and 942 Fagan Alley (APN 467-074-02, Council District 3)
• Vote to approve the August 24, 2026 draft Historic Preservation Commission meeting minutes (ID 26-1233)
• Staff and subcommittee updates on regular monthly topics (ID 26-1234)
• Public comment: up to 3 minutes per speaker under Rule No. 13 of the commission bylaws
• Next meetings scheduled October 26, November 23, and December 28, 2026, all at 6:00 PM

The Historic Preservation Commission voted to approve staff's recommendation that the Peacock Building, located at 937-945 F Street and 942 Fagan Alley, is ineligible for listing on the Local Register of Historic Resources. Commissioners discussed the building's lack of historic integrity and its potential impact on a future Chinatown Historic District. The Commission also received updates on the Jose Garcia Adobe Brewer home and the ongoing Chinatown Historic Preservation Survey.

• Approved August 24, 2026 meeting minutes (5-0)
• Approved September 28, 2026 meeting agenda (5-0)
• Determined Peacock Building ineligible for Local Register (3-2)

Active Transportation Advisory Committee

The Active Transportation Advisory Committee will discuss capital projects, task force reports, and a traffic collision report. The committee will vote on a letter of support for the city's application to a state Sustainable Transportation Planning Grant and on additional event details for the World Day of Remembrance 2026.

• Approve letter of support for Caltrans Sustainable Transportation Planning Grant application
• Approve additional event details for World Day of Remembrance 2026 Task Force
• Discussion on Capital Projects (Public Works Department)
• Discussion on Protected Bicycle Parking Task Force
• Presentation on September's Traffic Collision Report

Council District 3 Project Review Committee

Parks, Recreation, and Arts Commission

The Parks, Recreation, and Arts Commission will hold workshops and public hearings on the Expanded Access to Arts and Culture Grant Program, Measure P allocations, updates to the Parks Master Plan and Cultural Arts Plan, and the PARCS Department budget for Fiscal Year 2027. The agenda also includes routine items like approving minutes and receiving public comments.

• Workshop on Expanded Access to Arts and Culture Grant Program (ID 26-1255)
• Workshop on Mayor's Parks, After School, Recreation and Community Services Department Budget for FY 2027 (ID 26-1256)
• Hearing on public input for Expanded Access to Arts and Culture Grant Program (ID 26-1253)
• Hearing on Measure P allocations, Parks Master Plan, Cultural Arts Plan, and PARCS budget (ID 26-1254)
• Approval of August 17, 2026 meeting minutes (ID 26-1252)

The Commission approved the agenda and the minutes from the August 17, 2026, meeting. The session included workshops on the Expanded Access to Arts and Culture Grant Program and the Fiscal Year 2027 budget, as well as public hearings for input on grants and Measure P allocations.

• Approved agenda (7-0)
• Approved August 17, 2026, meeting minutes (7-0)

City Council

The Fresno City Council will hold hearings on the Central Southeast Area Specific Plan, which would repeal the Roosevelt Community Plan and Butler/Willow Specific Plan and rezone about 119 acres, and on a separate plan amendment and rezone for 55.31 acres near State Route 41. The council will also consider several consent calendar items, including accepting Proposition 64 grants for the City Attorney's Office and Police Department, and various contracts and resolutions. The agenda includes multiple proclamations and a hearing to vacate right of way for Dolores Huerta Park.

• Hearing to adopt Central Southeast Area Specific Plan (P23-00400) covering ~2,067 acres, including rezone of ~119 acres
• Hearing to deny plan amendment and rezone (P23-03006) for 55.31 acres near State Route 41 and East Annadale Avenue
• Accept $1,440,788 Prop 64 grant for City Attorney's Office and $6,000,000 for Police Department
• Approve $561,370 consultant agreement for airport sound insulation and $1,196,236 amendment for groundwater contamination services
• Award $1,173,537 construction contract to American Paving Co. for traffic signal modification at Clinton and Van Ness

The City Council accepted over $7.4 million in Proposition 64 grants for the Police Department and City Attorney's Office. The council also approved several airport-related service contracts and a $1.17 million traffic signal project. Additionally, a property at 207 E San Joaquin Street was added to the Local Register of Historic Resources.

• Accepted $6M Prop 64 grant for Police Department
• Accepted $1.44M Prop 64 grant for City Attorney's Office
• Approved $1.17M traffic signal contract for Van Ness Blvd and Clinton Ave
• Designated 207 E San Joaquin Street as a Local Register of Historic Resource
• Approved $243,000 Poverello House agreement for mobile showers/restrooms
• Approved $1.19M groundwater contamination contract for Fresno Yosemite International Airport
• Approved $561,370 noise abatement contract for Fresno Yosemite International Airport
• Supported Proposition 1 Veterans and Affordable Housing Bond Act of 2026 (5-1)

• Vacate portions of City-owned right of way for Dolores Huerta Park — approved
  northeast corner of North Milburn Avenue and West Dakota Ave
• Annexation No. 75 and Special Tax for Community Facilities District No. 9 — deferred
  Northeast corner of North Riverside Drive and West Palo Alto
• Designating Property to the Local Register of Historic Resources — approved
  207 E San Joaquin Street
• Central Southeast Area Specific Plan and related Environmental Assessment — continued
  Southeast area of the City of Fresno (Council Districts 5 an · 2067 ac
• Southwest Fresno Specific Plan Rezone — continued
  bounded by East Annadale Avenue to State Route 41 to South E · 55.31 ac
• Consultant Services Agreement with CSDA Design Group for noise abatement — approved
  $561,370
• Amendment to Agreement with ERM-West, Inc. for engineering services — approved
  Fresno Yosemite International Airport · $736,750
• Construction Contract for Van Ness Boulevard and Clinton Avenue Traffic Signal Modification Project — approved
  intersection of Clinton Avenue and Van Ness Boulevard · $1.2M

Tower District Specific Plan Implementation Committee

Planning Commission

The September 16, 2026 Planning Commission meeting is cancelled, and all agenda items are continued to October 7, 2026. The agenda includes two continued matters: a residential subdivision and a car wash proposal, both to be considered at the rescheduled date.

• Meeting cancelled; all items continued to 10/07/2026
• Plan Amendment/Rezone P24-00452: 8.47 acres at East Copper Ave & North Portofino Dr, 53-lot residential subdivision
• Plan Amendment/Rezone P22-02694: 0.84 acres on East Copper Ave, 3,500 sq ft automated car wash with canopy

Civil Service Board

The Civil Service Board is holding a special meeting with a single new business item: a closed session to review a Director Review Response under Fresno Municipal Code Section 3-241. The meeting also includes time for public comment on unscheduled items within the board's jurisdiction, followed by adjournment. The agenda is marked as subject to mayoral veto.

• Closed session review of Director Review Response (ID 26-1248)
• Public comment period limited to 3 minutes per person
• Special meeting with roll call at 1:30 P.M.
• Agenda marked 'Subject to Mayoral Veto'

The board met for a special meeting to conduct a closed session review of a Director Review Response. No other substantive actions were taken.

• Discussed ID 26-1248: Closed Session Review of Director Review Response