City Council - Special Meeting

Wednesday, August 12, 2026

The Fresno City Council's special meeting on August 12, 2026, was called to order but immediately adjourned because only three council members were present, preventing a quorum and the conduct of any city business.

About this meeting

Government Body
City Council
Meeting Type
City Council
Location
Fresno, CA
Meeting Date
August 12, 2026

Transcript

23 sections

1:11 – 9:44Speaker 1

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12:18Speaker 6

Testing, testing, welcome to City Hall.

13:25 – 33:49Speaker 1

So, Thank you. Thank you. Wow. Amen. so so Thank you. Thank you. ¶¶ Yeah. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.

34:29 – 34:45Miguel Arias

Thank you all for coming. Just no need to get up. We are not starting yet. We're just waiting for one more member of the body to attend so we can have officially a quorum to begin the proceedings. So once a fourth member shows up, we can begin the meeting.

35:59 – 44:41Speaker 1

so so ¶¶ Thank you. . . . Good evening, everyone. I just want to make a quick announcement at the request of the chair. Council rules of procedure rule number.

45:03 – 57:41Brandon Vang

to begin thank you very much uh cedar attorney again everybody thank you very much for coming we're waiting for one additional council member to be present so we can have quorum so i ask for your patience thank you very much Again, for those who are here as acting council president, we're waiting for quorum before we begin this special meeting, so thank you very much for your patience. Again, we're waiting for quorum, thank you.

1:15:10Miguel Arias

that didn't show up today.

1:15:41 – 1:15:57Brandon Vang

Again, for those who just joined us either in person or online as acting council president, we're waiting for a fourth member of the city council member to be here so we can have quorum. So I ask for your patience. Again, thank you very much for being here. Thank you.

1:17:12 – 1:35:29Speaker 1

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1:37:16Brandon Vang

Again, if you just join us, whether it is in person or online, as Acting Council President, we're waiting for a fourth member.

1:39:56 – 2:05:14Speaker 1

Amen. Amen. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Amen. you . . . Thank you. So, so so Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Amen. Thank you. Thank you. Let's pray. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.

2:06:05 – 2:06:23Brandon Vang

Good afternoon, everybody. Welcome to Fresno City Hall. I'm going to call to order the City of Fresno City Council special meeting to order. Let the minute reflect, the time is 4.55 p.m. City Clerk, would you please call the roll?

2:06:24Speaker 3

Yes, thank you. Council Member Perea. Council Member Karbasi. Council Member Arias.

2:06:35Speaker 3

Vice President Maxwell. Council Member Vang.

2:06:42Speaker 3

Council Member Richardson.

2:06:45Speaker 3

President Esparza. Three members being present, we do not have a quorum.

2:06:54 – 2:07:16Brandon Vang

Thank you, clerk. Ladies and gentlemen, as the clerk has recorded, we do not have a quorum today. Under the Brown Act, we cannot permit to conduct city business today without a quorum. So with that understanding, we will not be holding a special Fresno City Council meeting today. I want to thank each and every one of you for being here today. Thank you very much.

2:09:42Speaker 6

Testing, testing. Testing, testing, one, two, three, four.

2:10:05Brandon Vang

Good afternoon.

2:10:08Speaker 6

The city council meeting has adjourned due to no quorum.

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