CITY OF DAVIS
CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA
COMMUNITY CHAMBERS, 23 RUSSELL BOULEVARD, DAVIS, CA 95616 TUESDAY, MARCH 18, 2025
6:30 P.M.
Members of the City Council:
Bapu Vaitla, Mayor
Donna Neville, Vice Mayor
Josh Chapman
Linda Deos Mike Webb, City Manager
Gloria Partida Inder Khalsa, City Attorney
PLEASE NOTE – The numerical order of items on this agenda is for convenience of reference; times listed are estimates. Items may be taken out of order upon request of the Mayor or Council Members. A 4/5 vote of the Council is required to begin consideration of a new item of business after 11:30 p.m.
Roll Call
Approval of Agenda
Item 1
6:30 Ceremonial Presentation: Proclamation in Recognition of Mike Webb for His Out- standing Service to the City and the Davis Community
Item 2
6:40 A. City Manager Brief Announcements
B. City Council Brief Announcements and Liaison Reports from Various 2x2 Meet- ings and Commission/Board/Inter-jurisdictional Assignments C. City Council Indication of Intent to Pull Item(s) from the Consent Calendar for Discussion
Item 3
6:50 Public Comments
The Public Comments section is for the City Council to receive comments; except for brief questions for clarification, no discussion or action may be taken on any item that is not listed on the agenda. Public comment may be continued to the end of the meeting if the time allotted for public comment expires.
IN PERSON PUBLIC COMMENTS:
Any member of the public may address the City Council on matters not listed on this agenda , or on matters listed on the consent calendar . If possible, citizens should reserve their comments for regular matters listed on this agenda until the time the item is considered by the Council.Speakers will be asked to line up at the podium and state their name for the record. Commentsare limited to no more than 2 minutes per speaker.
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WRITTEN AND VOICEMAIL PUBLIC COMMENTS:
1. Submit written public comments to [email protected].
Emails are distributed to City Council and staff. To ensure the City Council has the opportunity to review information prior to the meeting, send emails by 3:00 p.m. on the meeting date.
2. Submit comments by voicemail prior to the meeting: Call the city’s dedicated phone line (530) 757-5693 to leave a voicemail message for public comment.
Staff will play comments during the appropriate agenda item. Comments will be accepted from 12:00 noon until 4:00 p.m. on the day of the meeting.
Voicemail public comments will not be accepted after 4:00 p.m. Speakers will be limited to no more than two minutes.
Note: You must leave a separate voicemail for each item you wish to com- ment on. Please indicate your name and which item you are speaking about.
Item 4 Consent Calendar
7:05 All matters listed under the Consent Calendar are considered routine and non-controver- sial, require no discussion and are expected to have unanimous Council support and may be enacted by the Council in one motion in the form listed below. There will be no separate discussion of these items; however, before the Council votes on the motion to adopt, members of the Council, staff, or the public may request that specific items be removed from the Consent Calendar for separate discussion and action. Item(s) removed will be discussed later in the meeting as time permits.
A. Increase Funds to Construction Contract for Emergency Sewer Infrastructure Repair, CIP No. ET0034 (Assistant City Manager Stan Gryczko/Public Works Engineering & Transportation Director Dianna Jensen/Wastewater Division Manager John Alexander)
Recommendation: Approve Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to In- crease Funds to the Construction Contract with McGuire and Hester with a Not to Exceed Amount of$850,000 for Emergency Collections Infrastructure Repair B. Budget Adjustment for Phase 2 Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) Master Plan Implementations, CIP No. ET8310 (Assistant City Man- ager Stan Gryczko/Public Works Engineering & Transportation Director Dianna Jensen/Principal Civil Engineer Melissa Marshall/Senior Civil Engineer Terry Jue)
Recommendation: Approve Resolution Authorizing City Manager to Exe- cute a Budget Adjustment Allocating $475,000 to CIP No. ET8310 – Phase 2 Scada Master Plan Implementation
C. Wastewater Utility Annual Fund Review and Rate Adjustment ( Assistant City Manager Stan Gryczko/ Public Works Utilities & Operations Deputy Director Adrienne Heinig/Management Analyst Jeanette Hernandez)
Recommendation:
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1. Receive an informational report on the financial status of the City’s Wastewater Utility (collectively Funds 531, 532 and 533) for fiscal year 2023-2024.
2. Approve Resolution Enacting Modification to City of Davis Customer Rates for Wastewater Service Fees Effective June 1, 2024 to Implement Rate Adjustment on May 1, 2025.
D. Final Report and Conceptual Plans for Fifth Street Transportation Improve- ments from L Street to Cantrill Drive (Public Works Engineering & Transporta- tion Director Dianna Jensen/PWET Assistant Director Ryan Chapman) Recommendation: Resolution Approving the Fifth Street Corridor Study, L Street to Cantrill Drive
E. California Department of Transportation ( Caltrans) Maintenance Agreements for Richards Boulevard / I-80 Interchange Project, CIP No. ET8730 (Public Works Engineering & Transportation Director Dianna Jensen/Principal Civil En- gineer Kevin Fong)
Recommendation: Approve Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Enter Into a Landscape Maintenance Agreement and a Freeway Maintenance Agreement with Caltrans for the Richards Boulevard/ I-80 Interchange Project F. California Office of Emergency Services (CalOES) Cybersecurity Grant (Infor- mation Technology Director Jason Best)
Recommendation: Approve Resolution Accepting the CalOES Cybersecu- rity Grant in the Amount of $250,000, Amending the FY25 Budget, and Author- izing the Information Technology Director to Accept and Manage the Grant G. Safety Enhancement Zone for Picnic Day 2025 (Police Chief Todd Henry) Recommendation: Approve Resolution Designating Safety Enhancement Zones for Picnic Day 2025 and Designating the Time During Which Certain Municipal Code Violations Committed Within the Designated Safety Enhance- ment Zone Will Result in Increased Fines
H. Legislative Subcommittee Update– 2025 Legislative and Regulatory Advocacy Platform (Vice Mayor Neville & Councilmember Deos)
Recommendation:
1. Approve Resolution Authorizing the Adoption of an Initial 2025 Legislative Platform.
2. Authorize Subcommittee to send a letter of support for Senate Bill 239 and take other actions consistent with the proposed legislative platform.
I. Second Reading: Ordinance Amending Various Sections of Article 40 (Zoning) of the Davis Municipal Code to Amend Regulations Regarding the Downtown Davis Form Based Code
Recommendation: Adopt (Introduced 03/04/25)
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J. Pacifico Update (Council Subcommittee on Pacifico Chapman & Partida/Assis- tant City Manager Kelly Stachowicz/Social Services & Housing Director Dana Bailey)
Recommendation:
1. Receive an informational status update.
2. Direct the City Manager to transmit to Yolo County the City’s commitment to funding the City share of the rehabilitation of two Pacifico buildings for the CalWorks program.
K. Economic Development Strategic Plan’s Subcommittees’ Assignments (Eco- nomic Development Director Katie Yancey)
Recommendation:
1. Affirm assignments of the two Economic Development Strategic Plan sub- committees, which occurred at the February 4, 2025, City Council meeting.
2. Assign new tasks to the two subcommittees previously formed to guide the development of the City’s Economic Development Strategic Plan.
3. Reaffirm Councilmember Deos to continue to serve as the board repre- sentative to the Greater Sacramento Economic Council.
L. Housing Element Annual Progress Report and Residential Development Status Report for Calendar Year 2024(Community Development Director Sherri Metz- ker/Senior Planner Eric Lee)
Recommendation:
1. City Residential Report: Receive the status report pursuant to Resolution No. 11.077.
2. Housing Element Report: Receive the progress report and submit to the Governor’s Office of Planning and Research (OPR) and State Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) as required by statute.
M. Climate Action and Adaptation Plan (CAAP) Implementation Update (Assistant City Manager Stan Gryczko/Economic Development Director Katie Yancey) Recommendation: Informational. Receive an update on CAAP Implemen- tation.
N. 2023-2024 Certified Local Government (CLG) Annual Report (Community De- velopment Director Sherri Metzker/Senior Planner Eric Lee) Recommendation: Informational. Receive the September 1, 2023 through October 31, 2024, CLG Annual Report which will be transmitted to the State of California Office of Historic Preservation.
O. One-Year Extension of Agreement for Public, Education, and Government (PEG) Access Funding for Fiscal Year 2026 (Assistant City Manager Kelly Stachowicz)
Recommendation: Approve Resolution Authorizing the Davis City Man- ager to Execute Amendment #1 to Extend the Agreement Between the City of 03-18-25 City Council Meeting
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Davis, Davis Joint Unified School District, and Davis Media Access for the Pro- vision of Educational and Public Access Cable Services and Community Media Services
P. Commission Minutes:
1. Planning Commission Meeting of January 22, 2025
2. Transportation Commission Meetings of December 9, 2024, and January 13 and February 10, 2025
Recommendation: Informational
Regular Calendar
*See above instructions for public comments*
Item 5
7:10 Homeless Services Discussion Follow -Up (Homelessness Subcommittee Chap- man & Partida/Social Services & Housing Director Dana Bailey/Police Chief Todd Henry)
Recommendation: Informational. If there is City Council interest in implementing one or more of the programs outlined, staff can return with the necessary budget adjustments for the current year budget or work to include the program(s) in the upcoming two-year budget (Fiscal Years 2026 and 2027). Council may also re- quest staff to return with additional services or more information related to pro- posed services regarding costs or operational service options.
Item 6
9:10 Initiate Process to Review Suitability of the City Corporation Yard at 1717 Fifth Street as a Site for Redevelopment (City Manager Mike Webb/Assistant City Man- ager Stan Gryczko)
Recommendation:
1. Receive an informational update on the next steps to study the City’s Corpora- tion Yard at 1717 Fifth Street as a potential for housing redevelopment.
2. Direct staff to prepare and issue a Request for Proposals (RFP) to conduct a feasibility assessment of the City property located immediately north of the city limits to the west of Pole Line Road (former Wastewater Treatment Plant an d Landfill site) for relocation of the City Corp Yard.
3. Direct staff to undertake preliminary sampling and background investigation for any potential environmental risks at the 1717 site that would impact redevelop- ment of the site.
Item 7
9:40 A. AB 1234 Reporting of Meetings Attended at City Expense B. City Council Long Range Calendar. The calendar is a fluid working document used to support efficient and effective meetings and is subject to change. At this time, Council may request items be placed on a future meeting agenda Adjournment.
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