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Mike Karbassi

District 2 Council MemberDistrict 2, 2024-cohort seat (second full term; GV Wire 2024 District 2 preview). Current term official start 2025-01-07; ceremonial oath Jan 9 2025 (abc30). Rule: Fresno City Charter Art. III s.305, as quoted in the City of Fresno council report for Bill B-37 (agendas.fresno.gov ID 15-886, Oct 8 2015): a successor Councilmember 'officially assumes office' on the 'first Tuesday following the first Monday in January'; council resolution 22-947 applies it to the 2022 winners (2023-01-03). A four-year term therefore ends on the first Tuesday after the first Monday of January four years later. End = 2029-01-02. Earlier oaths (2019, 2021, council agenda 21-060) are prior service, not this term's start.

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At a glance

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Term ending Jan 2, 2029.

Voice

Meetings spoken in
5
Total speaking time
40:11
Avg per meeting
8:02
Segments
537

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Top issues during term (8)

Decisions during term (39)

Recorded while Karbassi was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.

approved5-0Oct 21, 2026

Vesting Tentative Tract Map No. 6561 and Planned Development Permit P26-00807

approved5-0Oct 21, 2026

Text Amendment Application No. P26-02730 (Office Zone Housing)

approved6-0Oct 7, 2026

Plan Amendment, Rezone, and Vesting Tentative Tract Map No. 6419 (Copper & Portofino)

approved6-0Oct 7, 2026

General Plan Amendment, Rezone, and CUP for Car Wash on Copper Ave

approved6-0Oct 7, 2026

Tentative Tract Map No. 6534 (Clovis & California)

approved5-0-1Oct 7, 2026

Vesting Tentative Tract Map No. 6294 & Planned Development Permit (Grantland & Barstow)

approvedVoted yes7-0Jun 16, 2026

Approval of Budget Motions Package

approved7-0Jun 16, 2026

Approval of Meeting Agenda

approvedVoted yes7-0Jun 4, 2026

Approval of the Consent Calendar

approved5-0Jun 4, 2026

Award Construction Contract for Well Site Improvements at Pump Station 208-2

tabled5-0Jun 4, 2026

Table Amendment to Fresno Municipal Code Regarding Publication of Legal Notices

approvedVoted yes7-0Jun 4, 2026

Reintroduce Bill B-18 Establishing Entertainment Zones

approved5-0Jun 4, 2026

Approve Contract for Fresno Police Department Helicopter 'Skywatch' Unit

tabledVoted yes7-0Jun 4, 2026

Table Caltrans Freeway Maintenance Agreement

approved5-0Jun 4, 2026

Establish PRAC Guidelines Ad Hoc Committee

approved7-0Jun 4, 2026

Approval of the Minutes for May 21, 2026, Regular Meeting

approved7-0Jun 4, 2026

Actions related to the Parking Lot Management Agreement at Fresno Yosemite International Airport: 1. Adopt a finding of Categorical Exemption pursuant to Class 1/Section 15301 (Existing Facilities) of the California Environmental Quality…

approved7-0Jun 4, 2026

Approve Contract Change Order No. 2 with Ashron Construction and Restoration, Inc. of Galt, California in the amount of $441,195.98 with twenty-six (26) additional working days for the Parking Garage 8 High Priority Repairs Project (Bid…

approved7-0Jun 4, 2026

Reject all bids for the Shaw Avenue Roadway Improvements from Fruit Avenue to Palm Avenue Project (Bid File No. 12601498) (Council Districts 1 and 2)

approved7-0Jun 4, 2026

Actions related to the lease of the Fresno Water Tower located at 2444 Fresno Street between the City of Fresno and Downtown Development Group, LLC, DBA Frida Café (District 3): 1. Adopt a finding of Categorical Exemption pursuant to…