The Fresno City Council makes decisions on the scope, direction and financing of city services, such as water, sewer, police and fire protection. It also establishes policy that is administered and implemented by city staff, as well as establishing land-use policies through the General Plan and zoning regulations.
Meetings usually occur at 9 a.m. on Thursdays at the Fresno City Hall, 2600 Fresno Street. They are also available to participate in via Zoom and are webcast.
In Fresno, the city clerk and the city attorney serve the council, not the mayor.
Who are the Fresno City Council Members:
Tyler Maxwell, President, District 4
Annalisa Perea, Vice President, District 1
Mike Karbassi, District 2
Miguel Arias, District 3
Luis Chavez, District 5
Garry Bredefeld, District 6
Nelson Esparza, District 7
(As of January 2023)
Meeting Notes
Fresno needs childcare. And better parks. There’s one fight brewing over both issues
Even the critics of Tyler Maxwell’s effort to create affordable childcare in Fresno think it’s a pretty good idea. They just want to know how he’s going to pay for it. And though the funding remains in limbo, lines are already being drawn in the sand. During the hectic rush of Fresno’s budget season at…
Fresno City Council passes legislation to make it easier to build affordable housing
The Fresno City Council on Thursday approved a policy to help streamline the building approval process for proposed developments that set aside at least one-fifth of their housing units to lower-income households. In short, developers who present the city with a housing proposal with at least 20% of their total units priced for low-income rental…
Fresno City Council adopts massive $2.56 billion budget
The Fresno City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved a balanced budget of about $2.56 billion for the next fiscal year. The budget plan, another record-breaking amount for Fresno Mayor Jerry Dyer and his administration, comes on the heels of the last 18 months worth of federal policies putting strains on local governments and organizations across…
Southwest Fresno warehouse rezone delayed again, now bound to a bigger development plan
A $50-million warehouse rezone in southwest Fresno was delayed again Thursday, pulled from the City Council agenda by Councilmember Mike Karbassi and pushed to August alongside a sweeping neighborhood development plan it has become legally tied to. The Elm Rezone — roughly 55 acres of industrial property whose owners have spent years trying to undo…
Will Fresno’s Tower District get a library? Councilmember’s support increases momentum
More than three years ago, Brooke Payton began a grassroots effort to establish a library in the Tower District. On Tuesday, the work gained momentum when a city councilmember backed the effort, and also put money toward it. During the final day of budget hearings, Councilmember Annalisa Perea issued a budget request to put $50,000…
Is homelessness on the decline in Fresno? Here’s why it’s hard to answer
%%excerpt%% Preliminary results from this year’s federally mandated Point-in-Time count found 3,254 people experiencing homelessness in the Fresno-Madera region, but officials cautioned against comparing the figures to previous years because of changes to the counting methodology.
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