REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA
City Hall - Council Chambers
4381 Broadway St., Suite 201, American Canyon
November 18, 2025
6:30 PM
1. Conference with Legal Counsel - Exis/ng Li/ga/on. Authorized pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1):
a. City of American Canyon v. City of Vallejo, et al. (Sacramento Superior Court Case No. 34-2022-00327471).
b. City of Vallejo v. City of American Canyon et al . (Third District Court of Appeal Case No. C102070; formerly Sacramento County Superior Court Case No. 23WM000055). c. City of Vallejo v. City of American Canyon et al . (Sacramento County Superior Court Case No. 24WM000078).
d. City of Vallejo v. City of American Canyon et al. (Marin County Superior Court Case No. CV0003752).
e. American Canyon 1, LLC and Napa Valley Ruins & Gardens, LLC v. City of American Canyon et al. (Napa County Superior Court Case No. 25CV002277)
2. Conference with Legal Counsel – An/cipated Li/ga/on. Authorized pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9 (d)(2). Two (2) Matters.
Mayor: Pierre Washington
Vice Mayor: Mark Joseph
Councilmembers: Brando Cruz, Melissa Lamattina, David Oro 4:30 P.M. – CLOSED SESSION
The mayor will call the meeting to order and conduct roll call. Council will immediately convene into Closed Session after hearing any public comment on Closed Session items. At 6:30 p.m. the Council will reconvene into Open Session and then resume Closed Session at the end of the meeting to address outstanding items, if necessary.
CALL TO ORDER - CLOSED SESSION
ROLL CALL - CLOSED SESSION
PUBLIC COMMENTS - CLOSED SESSION ITEMS
This time is reserved for members of the public to address the City Council on Closed Session Items only. Comments must be made in person and are limited to 3 minutes. Comments for items on the Open Session agenda will be taken when the item is called in Open Session. Comments for Items not on the Closed Session or Open Session agenda will be heard during the Open Session Public Comment period.
MEETING RECESS - COUNCIL TO CONVENE IN CLOSED SESSION
4:30 P.M. CLOSED SESSION ITEMS
6:30 P.M. OPEN SESSION - REGULAR MEETING
CALL TO ORDER - OPEN SESSION
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3. Polco Best in Governance Award
4. Minutes of November 4, 2025
Recommendation: Approve the minutes of the Regular City Council mee3ng held on November 4, 2025.
5. Closed Session Report - October 21, 2025
Recommendation: Approve the Closed Session Report form the Regular City Council Meeting of October 21, 2025
6. Closed Session Report - November 4, 2025
Recommendation: Approve the Closed Session Report form the Regular City Council Meeting of November 4, 2025.
7. Northampton and Silver Oak Park Restroom Projects (PR23-0400 and PR23-0500) Recommendation: Adopt a resolu3on 1) Awarding a construc3on contract to Benchmark Civil Construc3on in the amount of $257,032; and 2) Authorizing the Public Works Director to execute contract change orders up to the approved project budgets, in conjunc3on with the Northampton and Silver Oak Park Restroom Projects (PR23-0400 and PR23-0500).
8. American Canyon Building and Construction Codes Update Recommendation: Waive first reading, read by 3tle only, and adopt an Ordinance amending American Canyon Municipal Code Title 16 to repeal and replace the 2022 California Building Standards Code with the 2025 edi3on with local amendments; and repeal and replace the 2021 Interna3onal Property Maintenance Code with the 2024 edi3on and related model codes with appendices and amendments as iden3fied through express findings of local
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
ROLL CALL - OPEN SESSION
REPORT ON CLOSED SESSION/CONFIRMATION OF REPORTABLE ACTION
PROCLAMATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS
PUBLIC COMMENTS - ITEMS NOT ON CLOSED SESSION OR OPEN SESSION AGENDA This time is reserved for members of the public to address the City Council on items that are not on the Closed Session or Open Session agenda and are within the subject matter jurisdiction of the City Council. Comments are limited to 3 minutes. Comments for items on the Open Session agenda will be taken when the item is called in Open Session. The City Council is prohibited by law from taking any action on matters discussed that are not on the agenda, and no adverse conclusions should be drawn if the City Council does not respond to public comment at this time.
AGENDA CHANGES
The Mayor and Council may change the order of the Agenda or request discussion of a Consent Item. A member of the Public may request discussion of a Consent Item by making that request during Public Comment.
CONSENT CALENDAR
PUBLIC HEARINGS
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necessity.
9. Veterans Park Playground Replacement Project Contract Award Recommendation: Adopt a Resolu3on taking the following ac3on 1) realloca3ng funds by reducing the Northampton Park Shade Structure Project (PR23-0400) budget by $110,000 and increasing the Veterans Park Playground Replacement Project (PR25-0400) budget from $515,000 to $625,000 in the Parks Impact Fees Fund (Fund 310); 2) awarding a contract to Miracle Play Systems, Inc. in the amount of $499,974 for the Veterans Park Playground Replacement Project (PR25-0400) under Sourcewell Contract No. 010521-LTS; and 3) authorizing the Public Works Director to execute contract change orders up to the approved project budget.
10. Ratifying 2040 General Plan (Nov. 2025)
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolu3on ra3fying the 2040 General Plan (dated November 2025).
11. Draft Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Data Policy
Recommendation: Review and provide feedback on the draft Ar3ficial Intelligence (AI) and Data Policy.
12. City Council Committee Report - Mayor Pierre Washington
13. City Council Committee Report - Vice Mayor Mark Joseph
14. Future Agenda Items of Note
BUSINESS
MANAGEMENT AND STAFF ORAL REPORTS
MAYOR/COUNCIL COMMENTS AND COMMITTEE REPORTS
The Mayor and Council may comment on matters of public concern and announce matters of public interest; no collective council action will be taken.
FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
ADJOURNMENT
CERTIFICATION
I, Taresa Geilfuss, City Clerk for the City of American Canyon, do hereby declare that the foregoing agenda of the City Council was posted in compliance with the Brown Act prior to the meeting date. ______________________________________
Taresa Geilfuss, CMC, City Clerk
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
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meeting participants, whether they are present in person or remotely. Using offensive language or remarks that promote, foster, or perpetuate discrimination based on race, creed, color, age, religion, gender marital status, status regarding public assistance, national origin, physical or mental disability or sexual orientation/gender identification, as well as any other category protected by federal, state or local laws will not be tolerated. In the case of an occurrence, the speaker will be immediately disconnected from the microphone.
City Council and other public meetings will be conducted in person. This meeting is also available via Zoom, is broadcast live to residents on Napa Valley TV, on our website and on YouTube.
Zoom Link: Click here. Webinar ID: 847 1017 1711; Passcode: 123456. Phone in to Zoom: 408-638-0968 Oral comments, during the meeting: Oral comments can be made in person during Open and Closed Session or through Zoom in Open Session only. On Zoom use the "raise your hand" tool during any public comment period. To avoid confusion, hands raised outside of Public Comment periods will be lowered.
Written comments: Submit written comments by the eComments link, located on the Meetings & Agendas page of our website. eComments are available to council members in real time. To allow for Council review of comments, eComments will close at 3:00 pm on the day of the meeting.
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