CITY OF DAVIS
CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA
COMMUNITY CHAMBERS, 23 RUSSELL BOULEVARD, DAVIS, CA 95616 TUESDAY, APRIL 1, 2025
6:30 P.M.
Members of the City Council:
Bapu Vaitla, Mayor
Donna Neville, Vice Mayor
Josh Chapman
Linda Deos Kelly Stachowicz, Interim 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 Presentations:
A. Proclamation Recognizing April 12, 2025 as the Oddest Day of the Year B. Proclamation Recognizing April as Arab American Heritage Month C. Proclamation Recognizing April as Child Abuse Prevention Month D. Proclamation Recognizing April as National Donate Life Month Item 2
6:55 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
7:05 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 04-01-25 City Council Meeting
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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. Comments are limited to no more than 2 minutes per speaker.
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
7:20 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 formlisted 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 disc ussion and action. Item(s) removed will be discussed later in the meeting as time permits.
A. Increase Funds in 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 to a Not to Exceed Amount of $1,900,000 for Emergency Collections Infrastructure Re- pair
B. Design-Build Contract for the Community Park Skatepark Replacement Pro- ject, CIP No. ET0027 (Public Works Engineering & Transportation Director Di- anna Jensen/Principal Civil Engineer Melissa Marshall/Senior Civil Engineer Melody Eldridge)
Recommendation: Approve Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Execute a Design-Build Contract for the Construction ofa Replacement Skate- park with Grindline Skateparks for the Community Park Skatepark Replace- ment Project, and Finding the Project Exempt from Review Pursuant to CEQA Regulation Guidelines Section §15302 Replacement Structures 04-01-25 City Council Meeting
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C. On-Call Landscape Architecture Professional Services Agreement Task Order for Playfields Park Inclusive Playground Design (Parks & Community Services Director Deanne Machado)
Recommendation: Approve Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Execute a Task Order with GHD Engineering for Design Services and Establish a Capital Improvement Project for the Playfields Park InclusivePlayground Pro- ject
D. Professional Services Agreement for School Crossing Guard Services from July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2028 (Public Works Engineering & Transportation Di- rector Dianna Jensen/PWET Assistant Director Ryan Chapman/Senior Trans- portation Planner Jennifer Donofrio)
Recommendation:
1. Approve Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Execute an Agreement with Safesite Guard Services, LLCfor Operating the School Crossing Guard Program
2. Approve Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Execute a Reimburse- ment Agreement with the Davis Joint Unified School District (DJUSD) to Share Expenses of the School Crossing Guard Program
E. Expand Pilot Effort of Increased Frequency of Tree Assessments Around Higher Occupancy Zones (Assistant City Manager Stan Gryczko/Urban For- estry Program Manager Charles Murphy)
Recommendation: Approve Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Amend the Fiscal Year 2024-25 Urban Forestry Program Operating Budget F. Extend Approval of Final Map 5216 and Subdivision Agreement for 715 Pole Line Road (Public Works Engineering & Transportation Director Dianna Jen- sen/Principal Civil Engineer Kevin Fong)
Recommendation: Approve Resolution Extending Approval of Final Map 5216 for 715 Pole Line Road and Authorizing the City Manager to Execute the Subdivision Agreement with 715 East, LLC, a California Limited Liability Com- pany
G. Appointment of City Manager on an Interim Basis and Amendment No. 1 to Employment Agreement with Current Assistant City Manager (Human Re- sources Director Christopher Bensch)
Recommendation: Approve Resolution Approving the Appointment of and Amendment to the Employment Agreement with the Interim City Manager and Authorizing Mayor to Execute Same
H. Weed Abatement 2025 – Setting a Public Hearing on May 13, 2025 for Owners to Object to Proposed Removal of Weeds (Fire Chief Joseph Tenney) Recommendation: Approve Resolution Declaring Weeds Growing Upon Private Property within the City of Davis to be a Public Nuisance: Directing the 04-01-25 City Council Meeting
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Chief of the Fire Department to Post or Mail Notice to Destroy Weeds, and Providing Notice of Hearing on Objections Thereto Pursuant to California Gov- ernment Code, Article 2, Section 39560 Through 39588
I. Development Impact Fee Annual AB1600 Report for F iscal Year 2023/24 (Community Development Director Sherri Metzker/Management Analyst Mari- cela Vidales)
Recommendation: Unfortunately, certain numbers were inadvertently transposed in the March 4, 2024 version of this staff report. This is the corrected staff report. Receive the Annual Development Impact Fee Report which has been prepared for the public and City Council review, pursuant to the require- ments of Government Code Section 66006(b) and Government Code Section 66001(d) for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024
J. Commission Minutes:
1. Historical Resources Management Commission Meeting of September 16, 2024
2. Police Accountability Commission Meetings of November 4 and December 2, 2024, and January 6, 2025
Recommendation: Informational
Regular Calendar
*See above instructions for public comments*
Item 5
7:25 Davis Joint Unified School District (DJUSD) Presentation: Boundaries and Plan- ning – The Housing-Schools Connection (Interim City Manager Kelly Stachowicz) Recommendation: Informational presentation from DJUSD Superintendent Matt Best and Chief Strategy Officer Maria Clayton.
Item 6
7:55 Fiscal Year (FY) 2024/25 Mid-Year Budget Update and Mid-Year Budget Amend- ments (Finance Director Elena Adair/Financial Analyst Lewis Clarke-Wardle) Recommendation:
1. Accept the mid -year report as informational, which reflects revenue and ex- penditure results through the second quarter of FY 2024/25
2. Approve Resolution Amending the FY 2024/25 Budget and Authorized Posi- tions Listing
Item 7
8:40 General Plan Update: Preliminary Mobility Element Network Concept (Community Development Director Sherri Metzker/Public Works Engineering & Transportation Assistant Director Ryan Chapman)
Recommendation: Approve Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Execute a Professional Services Contract Amendment with Raimi+Associates for the Prep- aration of a Preliminary Mobility Concept for the General Plan Update 04-01-25 City Council Meeting
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Item 8
9:10 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.
The foregoing agenda for the April 1, 2025 meeting of the Davis City Council was delivered to each Coun- cilmember and posted on the outside public bulletin board at City Hall, 23 Russell Boulevard on March 28, 2025, and made available to the public during normal business hours.
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