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MINUTES OF THE DAVIS CITY COUNCIL
Meeting of April 9, 2024
The City Council of the City of Davis met in regular meeting session beginning at 6:31 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 D. Neville, to approve the agenda.
Motion passed unanimously.
Ceremonial
Presentations
Proclamations Recognizing:
A. April 14-20 as National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week, presented by G. Partida
B. April as Child Abuse Prevention Month, presented by D. Neville C. April as National Donate Life Month, presented by B. Vaitla
City Council recessed at 6:47 p.m. and reconvened at 6:53 p.m.
City Manager
Announce-
ments
M. Webb: City was awarded $24 million grant for cool pavement project.
Congressman Thompson secured $850,000 funding for South Davis Walnut Library. City hired new Economic Development Director, Katie Yancey. May24—nominations for new Poet Laureate due.
City Council
Announce-
ments and Li-
aison Reports
None.
Public Com-
ments
• Daniel and Anika Overwell , ASUCD External Affairs Commission :
Suggestions for council priorities—accessibility improvements at fa- cilities, infrastructure, and lighting improvements. Include students in public engagement.
• Beth Bourne: Many youths are identifying as transgender or receiv- ing gender surgery.
• Dorte Jensen: Rescheduled event this weekend at Yolo County Li- brary.
• Todd Edelmann: Website needs to be updated with Transportation Commission name change.
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• Unnamed individual: Have been targeted by a hate campaign. • Dillan Horton: Ceremonial proclamations—support recognitions. • Joshua Smith, Transportation Advocacy Committee: Council should provide input on proposed legislation AB2785, AB2801, AB3116, and SB 312.
• Connor Gorman: Upcoming events this weekend —Annual Cesar Chavez Celebration, UCD Annual Powwow.
• Alan Hirsch: Oppose I-80 Managed Lanes project and recent up- dates to project.
• Connor Gorman: Consent calendar item Huynh Awards —awardees should meet criteria in diverse ways.
• Deema Tamimi: Consent calendar Huynh awards—support nomina- tion for Annie. Support social justice work.
Consent Cal-
endar
Community Park Shade Structure Rehabilitation Project, CIP No. 8339 Approve Resolution No. 24 -034 - Awarding Construction Contract to Torres Project Management Inc. for the Community Park Shade Struc- ture Rehabilitation Project, Authorizing the City Manager to Execute Contract, and Finding Project Exempt from Review Pursuant to CEQA Regulation Guidelines Section §15301 Existing Facilities
Amendment No. 2 to Extend the Professional Services Agreement for Independent Audit Services
Approve Resolution No. 24-035 - Authorizing the City Manager to Exe- cute Agreement Amendment No. 2 with Maze & Associates for Inde- pendent Annual Audit Services
Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Cool Davis
Approve Resolution No. 24-036 - Authorizing City Manager to Complete and Execute MOU with Cool Davis
Amendment No. 1 to Fire Protection Services Agreement with East Da- vis County Fire Protection District
Approve Resolution No. 24-037 - Approving the Proposed First Amend- ment to Agreement Betwe en the City of Davis and the East Davis County Fire Protection District for Fire Protection Services
Safety Enhancement Zone for Picnic Day 2024
Approve Resolution No. 24 -038 - Designating Safety Enhancement Zones for Picnic Day 2024 and Designating the Time During which Cer- tain Municipal Code Violations Committed within the Designated Safety Enhancement Zone Will Result in Increased Fines
National Park Service Project to Place Signs Marking Pony Express Na- tional Historic Trail Route in Four Locations in Davis
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Approve Resolution No. 24-039 - Accepting Signs Marking the Pony Ex- press National Historic Trail Route in Davis
Authorize Unitrans to Act on Behalf of the City for Obtaining and Admin- istering Low Carbon Transit Operations Program (LCTOP) Funding Approve Resolution No. 24-040 - Authorizing the Unitrans General Man- ager to Act as Authorizing Agent on Behalf of the City of Davis for the Purpose of Obtaining and Administering FY 2023/24 LCTOP Funding, and to Execute All Documents Related Thereto
Grant Applications to the Governor’s Office of Planning and Research Integrated Climate Adaptation and Resiliency Program (ICARP)
1. Extreme Heat and Community Resilience Program (EHCRP), Co - Applicant with The Climate Center: Develop Roadmaps for Municipal Owned Electrical Utilities to Own/Operate Community Microgrid Approve Resolution No. 24-041 - in Support of the Climate Center Municipal Utility Grant Application
2. Extreme Heat and Community Resilience Program (EHCRP) – Re- silient Streets: Stormwater Infrastructure and Tree Planting in Disad- vantaged Community Areas at Risk of Localized Street Flooding Approve Resolution No. 24-042 - in Support of the Resilient Streets Grant Application
Revised Fiscal Year 2023/24 Autho rized Position Listing and Revised Salary Table
1. Approve Resolution No. 24-043 - Approving Citywide Salary Table
2. Approve Resolution No. 24-044 - Amending the Position Allocation Authorization Listing for FY 2023/24
2024 Weed Abatement – Setting a Public H earing on May 7, 2024 for Owners to Object to Proposed Removal of Weeds
Approve Resolution No. 24-045 - Declaring Weeds Growing Upon Pri- vate Property within the City of Davis to be a Public Nuisance: Directing the Chief of the Fire Department to Post or Mail Notice to Destroy Weeds, and Providing Notice of Hearing on Objections Thereto Pursu- ant to California Government Code, Article 2, Section 39560 Through 39588
Second Reading: Ordinance Revising Locations on Public Streets Where Parking is Prohibited, and Amending Chapter 22 of the Davis Municipal Code
Adopt Ordinance No. 2656 (Introduced 03/19/2024)
Administratively Approved Budget Adjustments – Fiscal Year 2022/23 Fourth Quarter & FY 2023/24 First Quarter
Informational
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2024 Thong Hy Huynh Awards Recipient Recommendations
Ratify nominations from the Human Relations Commission for the 2024 Huynh Awards. The awards will be presented on May 7, 2024.
Commission Minutes:
1. Human Relations Commission Meetings of October 26, November 16, December 13, 2023, and January 25 and February 23, 2024
2. Planning Commission Meetings of September 27, October 11, No- vember 8, December 13, 2023, and January 10, 2024
Informational
B. Vaitla moved, seconded by G. Partida, to approve the consent calen- dar. Motion passed unanimously.
City Council recessed at 7: 36 p.m. and reconvened at 7:45 p.m.
City Council
Goals
2024/2025
Consultants Bill Mueller and Jerry Azevedo, Integrated Communications Strategies: Overview of goal document, including objectives and strate- gies. Six objectives:
1. Striving for Fiscal Resilience
2. Strengthening Climate Resilience
3. Shoring up the Housing Continuum
4. Improving Social Services for Vulnerable Populations
5. Maintaining High Quality Infrastructure and Services
6. Stepping Up Economic Development Activities
Conducted session with council to review and revise goal document, with discussion of each objective and strategy.
Public comments:
• Beth Bourne: Many youths identifying as transgender.
• Isadore Briscoe Skowfield, ASUCD: Support sustainability and hous- ing objectives. Should involve students in local government. • Dillan Horton: Objective 6, economic development activities —Sup- port strategies to enhanced jobs-housing balance and harnessing business connections with UCD.
• Alan Hirsch: Concerned about economic resilience. Should engage residents in dialogue.
• Connor Gorman: Support city investing in infrastructure. Should pri- oritize increasing housing availability, affordability, and accessibility. • Christina Smith: Housing, homelessness, accessibility, and trans- portation issues should involve student engagement and input.
M. Webb: Staff interested in discussion of balancing priorities with re- sources.
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J. Azevedo: Will go through document and identify if there are any addi- tional metrics that can be added. However, many tasks just need to get started or identify funding/staff availability.
B. Vaitla moved, seconded by W. Arnold, to approve the 2024/2025 City Council Objectives/goal document, with the following revisions:
1. Add a preamble with a focus on diversity, equity, and inclusion as well as community engagement
2. Modify language for Objective 2, replace vision to become carbon “neutral” with carbon “negative”
3. Add a reference to urban forestry within Objective 5, Maintaining High Quality Infrastructure and Services
4. Objective 6, Stepping Up Economic Development Activities: Include sustainability language, and opportunities for small businesses in un- derrepresented populations
5. Modify language for Objective 1 from “Striving” for Fiscal Resilience to “Achieving Greater” Fiscal Resilience
W. Arnold moved Friendly Amendment: Modify language regarding car- bon neutral in Objective 2: “Support Davis’ commitment to become car- bon neutral by 2040 with a vision to achieve carbon negative”.
Accepted by mover.
D. Neville moved Friendly Amendment: Objective 1, Strategy 1.1, Task 1—Add language: Pass a balanced budget….”that maximizes use of city resources”. Accepted by mover and second.
D. Neville moved Friendly Amendment: Objective 3, Shoring Up the Housing Continuum —Request routine updates on housing continuum strategy 3.1, Improve diversity of housing types at various price points.
Staff clarification: Staff can develop a housing dashboard for city website with routine progress updates.
Friendly Amendment modified: Ensure regular progress reports on housing goals. Add to Objective 3, Strategy 3.1, Task 1: ….Housing El- ement with an annual progress report “and regular updates to housing dashboard” to measure results… Accepted by mover and second.
Motion passed unanimously.
City Council recessed at 9:13 p.m. and reconvened at 9:20 p.m.
Fiscal Year
2023/2024
Mid-Year
Finance Director Elena Adair : Summarized mid-year budget report of revenue and expenditure results through the second quarter of F iscal Year 2023/24, and proposed amendments to the budget.
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Budget Up-
date and Mid-
Year Budget
Amendments
Public comment:
• Connor Gorman: Should reduce police staffing levels and evaluate police training, focus on reducing harm. Redirect police budget funds to programs and infrastructure for most vulnerable and most margin- alized.
G. Partida moved, seconded by D. Neville, to a pprove Resolution No. 24-046 - Amending the FY 2023/24 Budget. Motion passed unani- mously.
AB 1234 Re-
porting
None
Long Range
Calendar
M. Webb: Next council meeting is April 23.
Public comment:
• Connor Gorman: City should consider passing a trans sanctuary city resolution.
G. Partida: Request affirmation of sanctuary city status. Council consen- sus.
Adjournment Meeting was adjourned at 10:15 p.m.
Zoe Mirabile
City Clerk