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MINUTES OF THE DAVIS CITY COUNCIL
Meeting of February 18, 2025
The City Council of the City of Davis met in regular meeting session beginning at 6:32 p.m. in the Community Chambers, 23 Russell Boulevard, Davis, California. The meeting was called to order by Mayor Bapu Vaitla.
Roll Call: Councilmembers Present: Josh Chapman, Donna Neville, Gloria Partida , Bapu Vaitla
Councilmembers Absent: Linda Deos
Other Officers Present: City Manager Mike Webb , City Attorney Inder Khalsa, City Clerk Zoe Mirabile
Approval of
Agenda
D. Neville moved, seconded by J. Chapman, to approve the agenda. Mo- tion passed by the following vote:
AYES: Chapman, Neville, Partida, Vaitla
NOES: None
ABSENT: Deos
City Manager
Announce-
ments
M. Webb: February 18 -19—quarterly pressure washing of downtown sidewalks. February 18-22—temporary closure of County Road 105 for sewer line work. March 17—Thong Hy Huynh Award nominations due.
City Council
Announce-
ments and Li-
aison Reports
None.
Public Com-
ments
• Dr. Sarah Marsh Crowder, Bike City Theatre Company: Thank city for arts and culture grants. Bike City collaborated with Parks and Com- munity Services department to hold a pop-up event in September 2024. Looking forward to ongoing partnership.
• Amir Kol: A Human Relations Commission (HRC) member advertised book written by Palestinian woman that espouses hate. Need to be careful which ideas are promoted in public forums by public officials. • Dan Novaudi: Serious antisemitism problem in Davis and on UC Da- vis campus. Booth containing antisemitic material and hateful rhetoric present three times at Davis Farmers Market. HRC now has a sub- committee dealing with antisemitism.
• Dephna Rameal: Jewish community members have been speaking for many months about incidents in Davis community and UC Davis campus. HRC member is espousing hateful rhetoric. Jewish commu- nity is being targeted. City is not making situation better. • Laura Snodgrass, Davis Chorale: Group of singers with diverse rep- ertoire supported by Davis Arts & Cultural Affairs Program . Several 02/18/2025 City Council Minutes Page 2 of 5
youth choir groups collaborate w ith Davis Chorale several times a year with performances for the community.
• Alan Miller: Free speech is absolute and must be maintained. • Unnamed individual: Believe in religious freedom but not religious ex- tremism that can turn into hate. Islamic Center of Davis has a Youtube channel that features imam espousing hate.
• Connor Gorman: Consent calendar item Electric Vehicle Fleet Elec- trification Program—support city fleet electric vehicle transition. City should move away from PG&E dominance and toward municipal gov- ernance. Upcoming UC worker strike on February 26-27.
Consent Cal-
endar
On-Call Engineering Services Agreement Task Order for Design -Build Owner’s Advisor Services for Elevated Tank Replacement Project, CIP No. ET8290
Approve Resolution No. 25-014 – Authorizing the City Manager to Exe- cute a Task Order with Kennedy Jenks to Provide Design-Build Owner’s Advisor Services for Elevated Tank Replacement Project
F Street Parking Structure Elevator Modernization Project Contingency Increase and Budget Adjustment
Approve Resolution No. 25-015 – Approving and Authorizing the City Manager to Increase the Contingency and the Budget Adjustment for the F St. Parking Structure Elevator Modernization Project
Electric Vehicle Fleet Electrification Program with Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E)
Approve Resolution No. 25-016 – Authorizing the City Manager to Exe- cute an Agreement with PG&E to Participate in the PG&E EV Fleet Elec- trification Program and Enter Into an Agreement with Blair, Church and Flynn Consulting Engineers for Behind-the-Meter Design Service
Acquisition of “Tablet Command” Incident Management System for Fire and Dispatch Operations
Approve Resolution No. 25-017 – Authorizing the City Manager to Ac- quire the iOS-Based Software Application “Tablet Command” and Asso- ciated Software Requirements to Enhance Dispatch Efficiency, Incident Command, and Emergency Incident Resource Management
Acquisition of Stationary Ventilation Training Prop
Approve Resolution No. 25-018 – Authorizing the City Manager to Pur- chase a Stationary Ventilation Training Prop from Fire Vent and to Pay for Associated Costs to Install the Equipment
Acquisition of Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus Fill Station Approve Resolution No. 25-019 – Authorizing the City Manager to Pur- chase a Self -Contained Breathing Apparatus Fill Station from Bauer 02/18/2025 City Council Minutes Page 3 of 5
Compressors and to Amend the FY25 Budget General Fund (001) and Equipment Replacement Fund (628)
2025 On-Call Transportation Planning and Engineering Services Agree- ments
Approve Resolution No. 25-020 – Authorizing the City Manager to Exe- cute Professional Services Agreements for On-Call Transportation Plan- ning and Engineering Services , with the fol lowing engineering firms:
HDR Engineering, Kimley-Horn, Fehr & Peers, Consor, and GHD
Second Reading: Ordinance Designating a New Stop Intersection, Amending Chapter 22 of the Davis Municipal Code, and Making a CEQA Exemption Determination
Adopt Ordinance No. 2673 (Introduced 02/04/2025)
J. Chapman moved, seconded by D. Neville, to approve consent calen- dar. Motion passed by the following vote:
AYES: Chapman, Neville, Partida, Vaitla
NOES: None
ABSENT: Deos
Yolo County
Housing Draft
5-Year Strate-
gic Plan
Yolo County Housing (YCH) Executive Director Ian Evans: Overview of on Yolo County Housing’s Draft 5-Year Strategic Plan. Summarized pro- grams, services, and affordable housing/county partnerships. Upcoming opportunities for Davis: potential homeownership opportunities with Per- manent Local Housing Allocation (PLHA) grant funding, workforce hous- ing models, and potential partnership for Urban Capital Leonardo South Davis project.
Public comment:
• Connor Gorman: Government bodies should strive to provide social housing, accessible for different needs and demographics, and at dif- ferent levels of affordability. Support voucher system.
I. Evans: Local funding often increases YCH leverage and makes pro- jects more competitive for state tax credit financing. Opportunity for vol- unteer community navigators to help voucher recipients during the pro- cess of finding a site and qualifying/paperwork, contacts, etc.
City Council recessed at 7:50 p.m. and reconvened at 7:56 p.m.
Community
Needs As-
sessment and
Strategic Plan
Parks & Community Services Director Deanne Machado: Last needs as- sessment was conducted in 2012. Current plan reflects current wants and needs, provides strategic framework for future investments and pro- gramming. Key takeaways: prioritize maintaining parks, shade structures, lighting improvements and better restroom facilities. Expand youth, teen, 02/18/2025 City Council Minutes Page 4 of 5
and senior programming. Prioritized 20 of 41 parks in inventory for full assessment, majority of remaining parks are smaller scale. Estimated $14.7 million needed for park maintenance and improvements over 10 years. Need for inclusive playgrounds and accessible equipment/sur- faces.
City Manager Mike Webb: Needs Assessment illustrates decision mak- ing with data driven and evidence based approach.
J. Chapman moved, seconded by D. Neville, as follows:
1. Approve Resolution No. 25 -021 – Adopting the 2024 Community Needs Assessment and Strategic Plan and Authorizing the City Man- ager to Take Necessary Steps, Including Preparing and Executing Agreements, to Initiate Design and Secure Grants Supporting the De- velopment of an Inclusive Playground at Playfields Park.
2. Direct staff to utilize the Community Needs Assessment and Strategic Plan to prioritize related budget actions, capital projects and program- ming.
Motion passed by the following vote:
AYES: Chapman, Neville, Partida, Vaitla
NOES: None
ABSENT: Deos
AB 1234 Re-
porting
G. Partida: attended Davis Firefighters Crab Feed
Long Range
Calendar
M. Webb: February 25—annual city/county/UCD town gown meeting.
D. Neville: March 4 meeting includes Climate Action & Adaptation Plan implementation update. When approving General Plan update contract, noted the need to coordinate CAAP and GP update efforts.
M. Webb: Will discuss with staff team how and when to return to Coun- cil.
D. Neville: Homelessness Strategic Plan next steps. Status of updates? Would like regular updates.
M. Webb: March 18 item follow up on homelessness will include some level of updates.
G. Partida: Survey of potential city sites for development of low income housing.
J. Chapman: Infill subcommittee working on topic. Would lik e to get an idea from staff on timing of infill strategy.
M. Webb: Will confer at staff level.
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B. Vaitla: Municipal Electric Utility feasibility
M. Webb: Conferring with VCE staff. Possible April 8 meeting date.
Adjournment Meeting was adjourned at 8:49 p.m.
Zoe Mirabile
City Clerk