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Council District 4 Project Review Committee Meeting - May 20, 2026

City Council & Commissions — Wednesday, May 20, 2026
BodyFresno, California
SessionCity Council & Commissions
DateWednesday, May 20, 2026
StatusFILED
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Transcript — Verbatim
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All right, welcome to Council for Council District 4 Project Review Committee meeting agenda for Tuesday, May 19th, 2026, 5:30 p.m.

0:14

Do we have anyone on the Zoom joining us by Zoom?

0:20

No, okay.

0:22

All right.

0:25

Committee members that are present.

0:29

A roll call for roll call.

0:32

Vice Chair Sunnerball.

0:34

Present.

0:38

Committee member Padia.

0:40

Here.

0:41

Committee member Addington.

0:44

Committee member member Goodman.

0:46

Here.

0:48

Thank you for that.

0:49

And before we dive into the agenda for today, we do acknowledge our flag, and so we'll um stand in.

1:07

All right.

1:08

I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands undervisible with liberty and just for all.

1:22

Thank you all.

1:24

All right, so um agenda for today.

1:27

Um could anyone have any chance to review the agenda and if I think get a motion to approve the meeting agenda?

1:36

I did and I motion.

1:38

Second.

1:39

So I have the um all in favor, aye and then oppose.

1:45

All right, so um the meeting agenda is approved.

1:50

Um the attached is the draft minutes for April 21st.

1:54

Have you had a chance to review those um meeting previous meeting minutes?

2:03

Yes.

2:05

Any uh corrections at its discussion.

2:10

Hearing none, um, if I can get a motion to approve the uh draft meetings as submitted.

2:17

I motion.

2:19

Second, all right.

2:21

Um in favor, aye.

2:24

All right, any opposed.

2:28

All right.

2:29

Uh draft minutes for April 21st, 2026 have been approved.

2:34

Um we do have some projects before us.

2:37

That text amendment uh P2601326 proposed to amend the present municipal code.

2:47

Um I have project manager Ms.

2:51

Gilbert, is that you?

2:52

Yeah, that is not me.

2:53

Okay, good evening.

2:54

Um I am Ashley Atkinson, uh assistant director for planning and development.

2:58

I don't think I've had a chance to meet most of you before, so um happy to be here today on behalf of Adrian Asadurian Gilbert, who is not available tonight.

3:09

Um so I know that you have this uh memo in front of you.

3:14

I will try to um translate um the proposed text amendment into a little bit more plain language for your understanding.

3:21

Um this is an item presented just for your um review and really questions.

3:27

Um we're happy to um take any comments and feedback that you have, but we are um not necessarily asking for a recommendation because this is something we're required to do for a couple of reasons.

3:38

Um so I'll um get into that.

3:41

So um first um California state law requires all cities in California to adopt a document called a housing element.

3:50

Um you might be familiar with it, but I'll just go over the basics.

3:53

It's a part of our general plan, basically a chapter of the general plan.

3:57

Um, it's renewed um as required by law every eight years.

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Um of the things that it does is establish a list of sites where we think housing um will develop and and where it is zoned for housing, and that's called the housing element sites inventory.

4:16

So we have to designate enough sites within the city that are already zoned for housing where housing could be built today to meet a certain um amount of capacity, it's called the regional housing needs allocation.

4:31

That's a number the state gives us.

4:33

Um we call it the arena.

4:34

You might have heard of that.

4:36

Um so um, so basically we we have this document um right now the cycle we're in the eight years is 2023 to 2031.

4:45

Um we adopted our housing element at the end of 2024, um, and it was certified by the state.

4:51

Um so what we're working on now is implementing all of the programs in the housing element.

Discussion Breakdown — Share of Meeting
Affordable Housing████████████████████████████████████36%
Public Engagement█████████████████████████25%
Cannabis Regulation████████████████████20%
Procedural███████████████████19%
Summary of Proceedings

Council District 4 Project Review Committee Meeting - May 20, 2026

The Council District 4 Project Review Committee met on May 20, 2026 (the transcript indicates Tuesday, May 19, 2026; this discrepancy is noted) at 5:30 p.m. The committee reviewed a text amendment to the municipal code regarding housing element sites and a conditional use permit for a beer license at Fresno Indoor Soccer. Both items received committee approval as recommendations.

Consent Calendar

  • Approval of meeting agenda and draft minutes from April 21, 2026, were approved unanimously.

Discussion Items

  • Text Amendment P26-01326: Proposed amendment to the Fresno Municipal Code to comply with state law requiring ministerial approval for housing projects on sites that have been in the housing element sites inventory for one to two cycles (8–16 years) if the project includes at least 20% affordable units. Assistant Planning Director Ashley Atkinson presented, explaining the amendment affects about 180 sites citywide. Committee members discussed the number of sites in District 4 (unknown), reasons for lack of development (cost barriers), and the public availability of site inventory. A motion to recommend approval passed unanimously.
  • Conditional Use Permit P26-0106: Fresno Indoor Soccer, represented by owner Milton Blackle, requested a conditional use permit to sell beer at the facility. Blackle described his personal background and commitment to the community, noting renovations and security measures. The beer would be sold in a designated area, separate from youth activities, with limited hours and security. Committee members asked about hours, security, and community impact. A motion to approve the permit passed unanimously.

Key Outcomes

  • The committee voted to recommend approval of the text amendment (P26-01326) to the Planning Commission and City Council.
  • The committee approved the conditional use permit for Fresno Indoor Soccer (P26-0106) for a beer license.
  • Administrative reminders: committee members were reminded to complete net file forms (Form 700 and RDA form) and ethics training.

The meeting was adjourned at 5:59 p.m.

Meeting Transcript

All right, welcome to Council for Council District 4 Project Review Committee meeting agenda for Tuesday, May 19th, 2026, 5:30 p.m. Do we have anyone on the Zoom joining us by Zoom? No, okay. All right. Committee members that are present. A roll call for roll call. Vice Chair Sunnerball. Present. Committee member Padia. Here. Committee member Addington. Committee member member Goodman. Here. Thank you for that. And before we dive into the agenda for today, we do acknowledge our flag, and so we'll um stand in. All right. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands undervisible with liberty and just for all. Thank you all. All right, so um agenda for today. Um could anyone have any chance to review the agenda and if I think get a motion to approve the meeting agenda? I did and I motion. Second. So I have the um all in favor, aye and then oppose. All right, so um the meeting agenda is approved. Um the attached is the draft minutes for April 21st. Have you had a chance to review those um meeting previous meeting minutes? Yes. Any uh corrections at its discussion. Hearing none, um, if I can get a motion to approve the uh draft meetings as submitted. I motion. Second, all right. Um in favor, aye. All right, any opposed. All right. Uh draft minutes for April 21st, 2026 have been approved. Um we do have some projects before us. That text amendment uh P2601326 proposed to amend the present municipal code. Um I have project manager Ms. Gilbert, is that you? Yeah, that is not me. Okay, good evening. Um I am Ashley Atkinson, uh assistant director for planning and development. I don't think I've had a chance to meet most of you before, so um happy to be here today on behalf of Adrian Asadurian Gilbert, who is not available tonight. Um so I know that you have this uh memo in front of you. I will try to um translate um the proposed text amendment into a little bit more plain language for your understanding. Um this is an item presented just for your um review and really questions. Um we're happy to um take any comments and feedback that you have, but we are um not necessarily asking for a recommendation because this is something we're required to do for a couple of reasons. Um so I'll um get into that. So um first um California state law requires all cities in California to adopt a document called a housing element. Um you might be familiar with it, but I'll just go over the basics.

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