District 5 Council Member· 2025–2027
Brandon Vang
Fresno
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Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 36
- Total speaking time
- 5:08:18
- Avg per meeting
- 8:34
- Segments
- 4329
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Top issues during term (20)
Immigration Legal Defense Fund
$1 million in city funds redirected to immigration legal defense.
Sex Offender Housing Regulation (SHIELD Act)
Potential taxpayer cost of defending an anticipated lawsuit; no estimate given.
Residential Infill and Housing Development Across Fresno
Private investment project with no public subsidies or tax credits requested.
South SEDA Economic Analysis and Growth Plan
Requires approximately $72 million in upfront sewer infrastructure financing, projected to be repaid through special taxes and utility revenues over time.
Tobacco Retailer Licensing and Enforcement
Generates approximately $75,000 annually from license fees to help offset enforcement costs, heavily subsidized by a state/federal grant.
Tower District Public Safety and Vending Pilot Program
The pilot runs 90 days; costs include added lighting, cameras, mobile light towers, and police overtime, not itemized at the meeting.
Proposed Prohibition of Data Centers
Potential loss of speculative tech industrial investment countered by preservation of local water and power resources.
General Tax Measure Ballot Placement
Generates approximately $54 million annually to replace lost transportation funds with no net change to the overall sales tax rate.
Fiscal Year 2027 Proposed Budget
Total budget of $2.56 billion, featuring $546.41 million in General Fund expenditures and $1.12 billion in enterprise/internal service funds.
Water and Wastewater Rate Adjustments
Utility operating and capital budgets total approximately $490 million, with significant capital needs across water and wastewater divisions.
Barstow Avenue Property Rezone
None at this time, as no specific municipal project or funding is attached.
Central Southeast Area Specific Plan
Not specified in the agenda, but the development standards adopted here will shape private investment and infrastructure needs in southeast Fresno.
election candidates
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Traffic Congestion and Access Safety on Clovis Avenue
Developers will pay standard traffic and signal mitigation fees to offset travel impacts.
West Coast Waste Digester Project
Involves a projected 150 million to 250 million dollar capital investment with potential future rate adjustments.
Automated License Plate Readers (Flock Cameras) Controversy
The contract involves approximately $1.6 million.
Proposed FY 2027 City Budget
Involves a $2.5 billion overall budget with a general fund revenue and expenditure baseline of approximately $541.8 million.
Copper Avenue Residential Subdivision Proposal
Warming and cooling center policy
Historic Designation of Mount Pleasant Missionary Baptist Church
None directly impacting city funds.
Decisions during term (621)
Recorded while Vang was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
Consent Agenda Approval
Adoption of S.H.I.E.L.D. Act Resolution
Tower District Public Safety Pilot Program
Actions pertaining to approx. 0.18 acres of property located at 33 East Atchison Street (APN 477-121-13T)
HEARING to Adopt Resolutions and Ordinance to Annex Territory and Levy a Special Tax Regarding City of Fresno Community Facilities District No. 9, Annexation No. 77 (Territory known as Assessor’s Parcel No. 493-020-60S & 493-020-61S) (East…
HEARING to Adopt Resolutions and Ordinance to Annex Territory and Levy a Special Tax Regarding City of Fresno Community Facilities District No. 9, Annexation No. 75 (Final Tract Map No. 6172) (Northeast corner of North Riverside Drive and…
HEARING to consider the adoption of the Central Southeast Area Specific Plan and related Environmental Assessment. The following Plan Amendment and Rezone applications (collectively numbered as application P23-00400) have been filed by the…
HEARING to consider Plan Amendment Application No. P23-03006, Rezone Application No. P23-03006 and related Environmental Assessment pertaining to approximately 55.31 acres of property bounded by East Annadale Avenue to the north, State…
Approval of the Minutes for October 8, 2026, Regular Meeting
Actions pertaining to the Workers’ Rights Enforcement Grant Program
Approve the Second Amendment to the Support and Maintenance Agreement with Amadeus Airport IT Americas, Inc., (Amadeus) for the addition of Amadeus Biometric Solutions (ABS) support services for new equipment implemented, as a part of the…
Award a Consultant Service Agreement with Commune Communication Corp. for Marketing Support Services at Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT) and Fresno Chandler Executive Airport (FCH) for a term of three years through July 31,…
Approve the Fourth Amendment to the Airport Lease Agreement with Federal Express Corporation, for use of the cargo ramp located at the Fresno Air Terminal, extending the term for six (6) months, through June 30, 2027 and land rent revenue…
Approve the Third Amendment to the Airport Lease Agreement with United Parcel Services, Inc., for use of the cargo ramp located at the Fresno Air Terminal, extending the term for six (6) months, through June 30, 2027, and land rent revenue…
Actions related to soliciting proposals to manage and operate Vending Concessions at Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT) and the Airports Department Administrative Building (Bid File 12300068) (Council District 4)
Approve a Consultant Services Agreement with Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc. of Las Vegas, Nevada for the design and preparation of construction documents for the Fresno Chandler Executive Airport Hangar Development Project in the amount…
***RESOLUTION - Adopting the 20th Amendment to the Annual Appropriation Resolution No. 2026-159 to appropriate $51,700 for community service initiatives with the remaining grant funds previously accepted by Council from California for All…
Approve the Third Amendment to the Consultant Services Agreement with Provost & Pritchard Engineering Group Inc., dba Provost & Pritchard Consulting Group, of Fresno, California, to increase the total contract by an amount not to exceed…
Approve Amendment No. 1 to the Preliminary Engineering Services Agreement with BNSF Railway Company in the amount of $100,438.80, bringing the total contract to $300,000.00, to perform engineered design plan review and diagnostic…
Approve Contract Change Order No. 2 with Avison Construction, Inc. of Madera, California in the amount of $405,600.80 with fifty-nine (59) additional calendar days for the Blackstone Smart Mobility Project from State Route 180 to Pine…
Voting record (252)
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