Environmental Assessment for the Service Agreement with Central California Food Bank for the provision of emergency food distribution
Summary
SCH Number
2025110259
Public Agency
City of Fresno
Document Title
Environmental Assessment for the Service Agreement with Central California Food Bank for the provision of emergency food distribution
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
11/7/2025
Document Description
The City of Fresno is appropriating $250,000 to the Central California Food Bank (CCFB) to provide food distribution from October 31, 2025 through February 28, 2026. CCFB will collect, package and distribute food from its existing facility.
Contact Information
Name
Brittany Martin
Agency Name
City of Fresno
Job Title
Planner II
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Address
Phone
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Fresno
Counties
Fresno
Regions
Citywide
Cross Streets
South Cedar Avenue and East Amendola Drive
Zip
93725
Total Acres
10.49
Parcel #
487-140-72
State Highways
Highway 99, Highway 41
Railways
Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe
Airports
N/A
Schools
Fresno USD - Calwa (EOC), Malaga Elementary,
Waterways
N/A
Township
14S
Range
20E
Section
23
Base
M.D.B.&M
Other Location Info
Located generally east of the intersection of South Cedar Avenue and East Amendola Drive, between East North Avenue and South Golden State Boulevard in Fresno, California.
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
CEQA Guidelines §15301/Class 1 (Existing Facilities)
Reasons for Exemption
The project is categorically exempt under Section 15301/Class 1 of the California Environmental Quality Act as follows:
Section 15301/Class 1 (Class 1/Existing Facilities) of the CEQA Guidelines exempts from the provisions of CEQA, projects that consist of the operation, repair, maintenance, permitting, leasing, licensing, or minor alteration of existing public or private structures, facilities, mechanical equipment, or topographical features, involving negligible or no expansion of existing or former use.
The project is exempt from CEQA because the City of Fresno is approving a Service Agreement (not construction or physical development) to provide $250,000 in funding to the Central California Food Bank for emergency food distribution services from October 31, 2025 to February 28, 2026. This is a continuation of an existing social service program, not a new facility or change in land use. The activity consists of administrative and logistical support including collecting, packaging, and distributing food from its existing facility for community assistance. The project does not involve new construction, ground disturbance, or increased capacity beyond existing facilities and previously approved operations. Accordingly, the project will not have a significant impact on the environment, as it involves the continued operation of the existing Central California Food Bank facility with negligible or no expansion of the existing use.
None of the exceptions to Categorical Exemptions outlined in the CEQA Guidelines, Section 15300.2 apply to the project. Furthermore, the proposed project is not expected to affect the environment significantly. A categorical exemption, as noted above, has been prepared for the project, and the area is not environmentally sensitive.
County Clerk
Fresno
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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