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MINUTES OF THE DAVIS CITY COUNCIL
Meeting of February 20, 2024
The City Council of the City of Davis met in regular meeting session beginning at 6:36 p.m. in the Community Chambers, 23 Russell Boulevard, Davis, California. The meeting was called to order by Mayor Josh Chapman.
Roll Call: Councilmembers Present: Will Arnold, Donna Neville, Gloria Partida, Bapu Vaitla, Josh Chapman
Councilmembers Absent: None
Other Officers Present: City Manager Michael Webb, City Attorney Inder Khalsa, City Clerk Zoe Mirabile
Approval of
Agenda
G. Partida moved, seconded by B. Vaitla, to approve the agenda.
Motion passed unanimously.
Ceremonial
Presentation
Proclamation Recognizing February 2024 as Black History Month, pre- sented by Mayor Chapman
City Council recessed at 6:43 p.m. and reconvened at 6:44 p.m.
City Manager
Announce-
ments
M. Webb: March 18—Thong Hy Huynh Award nominations due. March 20—Environmental Recognition Award nominations due.
City Council
Announce-
ments and Li-
aison Reports
None
Public Com-
ments
• Brett Lee: Visited Sister City Uman, Ukraine. Brought back a letter to Davis City Council.
• Elaine Roberts Musser and Alan Miller: Oppose merging commis- sions. Need more public engagement.
• Alan Hirsch: Support providing copies of written public comments re- garding agenda items at Council meetings.
• Connor Gorman: Council should not meet on March 5 because is an election day. Consent calendar item body camera grant—city policy should coincide with grant policies.
• Gina Daleidon, First 5 Yolo: Consent calendar item Cannabis benefit Fund—Thanked Council for funding. Programs funded have pro- duced measurable incomes.
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Consent Cal-
endar
Civic Gym Roof Replacement Phase II, CIP No. ET8326
Approve Resolution No. 24-017 – Awarding Contract to I & A Contractor Inc. for the Civic Gym Roof Replacement Phase II, and Authorizing the City Manager to Execute the Contract, Allocating 1% of the Contract to the Municipal Arts Fund, and Approving Task Order 30 Under the Pro- fessional Services Agreement with WSP for Construction Management and Inspection Services
Purchase and Sale Agreements for Temporary Construction Easements and Permanent Easements for Two Separate Properties to Obtain Right of Way for the Upcoming Richards Boulevard / I-80 Interchange Project, CIP No. ET8730
Approve Resolution No. 24-018 – Approving Purchase and Sale Agree- ments for Two Temporary Construction Easements and Permanent Easements for Two Separate Properties to Obtain Right of Way for the Upcoming Richards Boulevard / I-80 Interchange Project
Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Program of Projects and Grant Ap- plication Submittal to the FTA for Section 5307/5339 Formula Funding Approve Resolution No. 24-019 – Approving the FTA Program of Pro- jects, Authorizing the City Manager to Submit an FTA Grant Application, and Execute a Subrecipient Agreement with the University of California- Davis for Operations and Capital Assistance of Unitrans
Grant Acceptance - US Department of Justice Body -worn Camera I m- plementation Project
Approve Resolution No. 24 -020 – Accepting Department of Justice Body-Worn Camera Policy and Implementation Program Grant Funds and Amending Fiscal Year 2023/24 Budget
J. Chapman recused due to spouse business interest conflict.
Renewal of Cannabis Benefit Fund Memoranda of Understanding Approve Resolution No. 24-021 – Authorizing the City Manager to Re- new Memoranda of Understanding with First Five Yolo and With Davis Joint Unified School District for Use of Cannabis Com munity Benefit Funds
Motion passed by the following vote:
AYES: Arnold, Neville, Partida, Vaitla
NOES: None
ABSENT: Chapman (recuse)
Revised Fiscal Year 2023/24 Authorized Position Listing and Revised Salary Table
1. Approve Resolution No. 24-022 – Approving Citywide Salary Table
2. Approve Resolution No. 24-023 – Amending the Authorized Posi- tion Listing for Fiscal Year 2023/24
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Second Reading: Ordinance Prezoning the Three Properties Compris- ing the City’s Wastewater Treatment Plant (APNS #042-140-009, -011, AND -013) to Public/Semi-Public (PSP) Upon Annexation to the City Adopt Ordinance No. 2655 (Introduced 01/30/2024)
Treasurer’s Report for the Quarter Ended June 30, 2022
Accept the report
Commission Minutes: Open Space and Habitat Commission Meeting of December 4, 2023
Informational
B. Vaitla moved, seconded by D. Neville, to approve consent calendar.
Motion passed unanimously.
General Plan
Update Pro-
cess, 2024
Community Development Director Sherri Metzker: Current General Plan adopted in 2001; took approximately 7 years to complete. General Plan is a visionary policy document. State mandates each city to have a gen- eral plan that addresses 8 required elements: land use, circulation, housing, conservation, open space, noise, safety, environmental justice.
Environmental justice element is required for disadvantaged communi- ties, areas identified by California Environmental Protection Agency or an area that is low income disproportionately affected by environmental pollution and other hazard; Davis does not have any disadvantaged communities according to the legal definition . Process considerations include: brea dth of update, time to adoption, budget, community en- gagement, and council involvement.
Public comments:
• Heidi Kasseris: Should add student specific housing to the General Plan.
• Catherine Brinkley: Suggest Council use environmental justice as guiding factor, either standalone element or incorporated throughout plan. Need to include all perspectives in community.
• Alan Hirsch: Support commissions using subcommittees. • Alan Miller: Community input should be incorporate d into final ac- tions.
• Elaine Roberts-Musser: Consultants should advise on initial steps to take, then Council can seek feedback from commissions. No need to restructure commissions.
• Eileen Samitz and Nancy Price : Current General Plan only needs minor updates, not complete replacement. Important to have an open, democratic, and inclusive process including commissions and general public.
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• Ethan Stern: Support standalone environmental justice elemen t.
Should add a housing element to allow for higher density. • Connor Gorman: Support council involvement in development of General Plan and broad community outreach including to marginal- ized communities. Commissions should have at least one meeting with a General Plan item relating to their specialization. • Robert Otel: Oppose consolidating commissions. Oppose expanding city limits.
M. Webb: summarized council feedback from preliminary discussion at Council goal retreat on February 9:
• Breadth of Update : Focus on state required elements. Utilize and reference master and specific plans that city has developed—Down- town Plan, Housing Element, Urban Forest Master Plan, Homeless Strategic Plan, CAAP, etc. Analyze current General Plan for policies that are still relevant that require minimal updating and elimination.
Evaluate different methods of including environmental justice. • Timeframe: Strive for 2 years to develop general plan, 9-12 month EIR preparation.
• Budget: Keep costs to $1.5-2 million.
• Community engagement: Use consultant as extension of staff, help with design process, community engagement, and commission work including training necessary for success. Community engagement will be broad and robust citywide, leveraging avenues such as com- munity based organizations to go directly into the community. Coun- cil interested in discussing options related to a steering committee. • Council involvement: Strong and continual hands-on engagement.
Utilize Council subcommittees and regular agenda item discussions.
Council comments included:
D. Neville: Interested in foundational education such as land use prac- tices, sustainable communities, and transportation planning, and current rationales in each aspect . Suggest City website have a dedicated and comprehensive page with current plan, resources, commission activity, etc. Support public engagement with many perspectives and opinions contributing to discussions.
W. Arnold: Support staff identifying current General Plan areas that are ripe for update and referencing recently adopted plans.
G. Partida: Interested in a public engagement process similar to discus- sions prior to formation of Police Accountability Commission.
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B. Vaitla: Support an ambitious timeframe. Interested in including envi- ronmental justice and public health as elements. Support increased op- portunities for staff to provide input, prioritize staff resources, and play a leadership role the visioning process. Community engagement—should be intentional with what “inclusivity” really means. Support diverse per- spectives and people participating in process. Support the idea of going directly into the community , understand constraints to participating.
Commissions can assist with outreach and contributing to inclusive par- ticipation.
J. Chapman: Support defining “inclusivity” and related methodology.
D. Neville moved, seconded by B. Vaitla, to direct staff to prepare and issue an RFQ (Request for Qualifications) to solicit services of a con- sulting firm to help prepare a General Plan update, and associated com- munity outreach and engagement. Motion passed unanimously.
B. Vaitla moved, seconded by W. Arnold, to create a Council subcom- mittee of B. Vaitla and J. Chapman to focus on community engagement efforts. Motion passed unanimously.
B. Vaitla moved, seconded by D. Neville, to create a Council subcom- mittee of D. Neville and W. Arnold to focus on soliciting staff input. Mo- tion passed unanimously.
AB 1234 Re-
porting
W. Arnold, G. Partida, and D. Neville: Attended Chamber of Commerce dinner.
Long Range
Calendar
M. Webb: Move April 16 meeting to April 23. April 16 on call, April 23 regular meeting.
Public comment:
• Alan Hirsch: Should explain what long range calendar item titled sub- committee proposal for communication re garding state transporta- tion projects actually means.
• Alan Miller: Should ban purple gazoos.
• Connor Gorman: Consider expanding concept of community en- gagement to more community organizations based on their areas of expertise.
Adjournment Meeting was adjourned at 8:40 p.m.
Zoe Mirabile
City Clerk