Drew Bessinger
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- Meetings spoken in
- 18
- Total speaking time
- 52:39
- Avg per meeting
- 2:56
- Segments
- 567
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Top issues during term (15)(Development)
State Route 168 Decorative Overpass Feature
Potential future capital expenditure for design and construction, estimated preliminarily up to $5 million if done through Caltrans, with lower expected internal costs.
Residential Subdivision at Baron and Perrin Avenues
Private investment by Lennar Homes with associated development impact fees paid to the city.
Outpatient Pharmacy Drive-Through at Clovis Community Medical Center
Private commercial investment with undetermined municipal administrative costs.
CDBG 2025-2026 CAPER Report and Housing Programs
$706,825 in federal CDBG entitlement funds plus $87,951 in carryover funds.
Chuze Fitness 24-Hour Operation at Sierra Pavilions
Private commercial investment in the Sierra Pavilions shopping center.
Crossover Church of God ADA Accessibility Expansion
Private funding for church building improvements.
Williamson Act Contract Cancellation for Residential Development
State cancellation fee of $47,125 paid by the property owner.
Shaw Avenue closure and developer fees
Developers will be responsible for timing their required infrastructure investments earlier based on project phasing.
Tentative Tract Map 6550 Residential Development
The developer will pay standard park impact fees to contribute to future park and trail improvements.
Adult Day Care Center at Shaw Avenue Plaza
Generates private investment and economic activity in an existing commercial center with no direct city capital outlay.
Dutch Bros Drive-Through Development on Shaw Avenue
Private commercial investment creating jobs and generating sales and property tax revenues for the city.
Mixed-Use Infill Development at 319 Bullard Avenue
Generates new private investment and property tax revenue on a long-vacant infill parcel.
Implementation of Mixed Income Zoning Ordinance (MISO)
Developers will face set-aside requirements or in-lieu fee payments of $2.80 per square foot of net livable space, which will fund the city's housing trust fund.
Old Town Mixed-Use Development Appeal (CUP2025-006)
Private investment in an infill commercial and residential property.
Local Enforcement of Tenant Habitability and Retaliation Laws
Potential allocation of code enforcement staff resources.
Decisions during term (22)
Recorded while Bessinger was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
Planning and Development Services – Approval – Final Acceptance and Authorization to Record the Notice of Completion for Final Map for Tract 6154, located at the northwest corner of Fowler Avenue and Teague Avenue (Woodside 06N, LP) and…
Planning and Development Services – Approval – Final Acceptance and Authorization to Record the Notice of Completion for CIP 25-04 Teague Avenue Street Improvements for a Final Contract Cost of $960,300.02.
Planning and Development Services – Approval – Final Acceptance and Authorization to Record the Notice of Completion for CIP 25-14 Osmun Senior Apartments Sidewalk Project for a Final Contract Cost of $150,912.00.
Planning and Development Services – Approval – Bid Award for CIP 26-18 Minnewawa Avenue Fresno Irrigation District (FID) Improvements to Agee Construction in the amount of $393,420.00; and Authorize the City Manager to execute the contract…
Planning and Development Services – Approval – Final Acceptance and Authorization to Record the Notice of Completion for CIP 26-01 Rubberized Cape Seal 2026 for a Final Contract Cost of $1,875,435.00
Planning and Development Services – Approval – Res. 26-___, Submittal of a Rubberized Pavement Grant for the maintenance of various City streets, under the CalRecycle Program; and Authorizing the City Engineer to execute all related grant…
Administration – Receive and File – Economic Development Corporation Serving Fresno County Quarterly Report, Q4 April - June 2026.
Administration - Authorize the City Manager to execute the FY 2026-27 Agreement up to an amount of $50,000, between the City of Clovis and the Economic Development Corporation Serving Fresno County (EDC).
Planning and Development Services – Approval – Final Acceptance and Authorization to Record the Notice of Completion for CIP 26-02 ADA Curb Return Ramps for a Final Contract Cost of $210,466.83.
Consider Introduction - Ord. 26-___, OA2026-002, An ordinance amending section 9.32.040 of the City’s Development Code to modify the parking requirements for multifamily dwellings.
Planning and Development Services – Approval – Bid Award for CIP 25-16 Herndon Avenue Street Improvements to Avison Construction in the amount of $1,465,398; and Authorize the City Manager to execute the contract on behalf of the City.
Planning and Development Services – Approval – Res. 26-___, Approving a First Amendment to the Consultant Service Agreement between the City of Clovis and FCS International, Inc., for the preparation of a revised Environmental Impact…
Planning and Development Services – Approval – Res. 26-___, Annexation of Proposed Tract 6458, located near the northeast corner of Shepherd Avenue and N. Sunnyside Avenue to the Landscape Maintenance District No. 1 of the City of Clovis.…
Planning and Development Services – Approval – Bid Award for CIP 24-17 Gettysburg and Leonard Bike Lane & Sidewalk to Asphalt Design by Juan Gomez in the amount of $611,928.00; and Authorize the City Manager to execute the contract on…
Planning and Development Services – Approval – Bid Award for CIP 25-14 Osmun Senior Apartments Sidewalk Project to M4 Concrete and Drywall, Inc., in the amount of $148,194.00; and Authorize the City Manager to execute the contract on…
Administration - Approval - Res. 26-___, Approving a Resolution revising the City of Clovis' application to the California State Department of Housing and Community Development, for funding under the HOME Program for First-Time Homebuyer…
Approval of Planned Development Permit 2025-001
Planning and Development Services – Approval – Various actions related to the Bid Award for CIP 25-04 Teague Avenue Street Improvements to Asphalt Design by Juan Gomez in the amount of $944,000: a) Authorize the City Manager to execute the…
Planning and Development Services – Approval – Final Acceptance and Authorization to Record the Notice of Completion for Final Map for Tract 6393, located at the southeast area of Herndon Avenue and Temperance Avenue (Gill Gaheer…
Planning and Development Services – Approval – Various actions related to the purchase of an underpass structure for Capital Improvement Program (CIP) 22-04 (Shaw Avenue Widening Phase 2): a) Authorize the City Manager to sign a purchase…
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