CITY OF DAVIS
CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA
COMMUNITY CHAMBERS, 23 RUSSELL BOULEVARD, DAVIS, CA 95616 TUESDAY, MAY 13, 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 of Proclamations:
A. Recognizing May 18-24 as National Public Works Week
B. Recognizing May 18-25 as Hepatitis B Awareness Week
C. Recognizing May as Affordable Housing Month
D. Recognizing May as Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
E. Recognizing May as Bike Month
F. Recognizing May as Jewish American Heritage Month
G. Recognizing May as National Mental Health Awareness Month Item 2
7:15 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
7:20 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. 05-13-25 City Council Meeting
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IN PERSON PUBLIC COMMENTS:
Any member of the public may address the City Council on matters not listed on this agenda , o ron 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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Item 4 Consent Calendar
7:35 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. Donation of Habitat Conservation Easement on the City’s Los Rios Properties to the Yolo Habitat Conservancy (YHC) (Community Development Department Sherri Metzker/Real Property Manager Tracie Reynolds)
Recommendation: Approve Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to (1) Direct Staff to Work With the YHC to Prepare a Habitat Conservation Ease- ment and Site -Specific Management Plan for Three of the City’s Properties Along the South Fork of Putah Creek, AlsoKnown as The City’s Los Rios Prop- erties, (2) Direct Staff to Donate the Habitat Conservation Easement to the YHC and Ensure That it Allows for Efforts to Enhance and Restore the Riparian Hab- itat, Compatible Public Access, and Wildlife -Friendly Agriculture, and (3) Exe- cute, in Consultation With the City Attorney, Any and All Related Documents, as Necessary, to Complete the Habitat Conservation Easement and Enroll the Los Rios Properties in the Reserve System for the Yolo Habitat Conservation Plan/Natural Community Conservation Plan (Yolo HCP/NCCP) 05-13-25 City Council Meeting
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B. Amendment No. 2 to Professional Services Agreement for the Village Farms Davis Environmental Impact Report (EIR) ( Community Development Depart- ment Sherri Metzker/Principal Planner Dara Dungworth)
Recommendation: Approve Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Execute a Professional Services Contract Amendment with Raney Planning and Management for the Village Farms Davis Project EIR
C. 2025 On-Call General Engineering Services Agreements (Public Works Engi- neering & Transportation Director Dianna Jensen/Principal Civil Engineer Melissa Marshall/Management Analyst Sandi Butterfield)
Recommendation: Approve Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Execute Professional Services Agreements for On-Call General Engineering Services with the following firms: Psomas; Brown and Caldwell ; Coastland/ DCCM; Kennedy Jenks; NCE; Willdan; W-Trans; HDR ;Coar; WSP; HydroSci- ence Engineers ; Rolls, Anderson, and Roll ; Ghirardelli Associates ; Kimley Horn; West Yost; BKF Engineers
D. Recommended Projects for Fiscal Year 2025 -26 Funded by SB1: The Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017 (Public Works Engineering & Transpor- tation Director Dianna Jensen/Principal Civil Engineer Melissa Marshall) Recommendation: Approve Resolution Adopting a List of Projects for Fis- cal Year 2025-26 Funded by SB 1
E. Natalie’s Corner Splash Pad and Natalie Corona Committee Update (Parks & Community Services Director Deanne Machado)
Recommendation: Approve Resolution Establishing a Dedicated Repair and Replacement Fund for the Natalie Corona Memorial Splash Pad F. Fire Department Report of State Mandated Building Inspections (Fire Chief Jo- seph Tenney/Fire Marshal Patrick Sandholdt)
Recommendation: Approve Resolution Acknowledging Receipt of a Re- port Made by the Fire Chief of the Davis Fire Department Regarding the In- spection of Certain Occupancies Required to Perform Annual Inspections in Such Occupancies Pursuant to Sections 13146.2 and 13146.3 ofthe California Health and Safety Code
G. Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs) Between the City of Davis and the Pro- gram Administrative and Support Employees Association, Individual General Management Employees, Davis Firefighters Local 3494 General and Manage- ment Units, the Davis Police Officers Association and the Individual Police Managers (Interim City Manager Kelly Stachowicz/Human Resources Director Christopher Bensch)
Recommendation: Approve Resolutions Adopting New MOUs for the fol- lowing:
1. Program Administrative and Support Employees Association (PASEA)
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3. Davis Firefighters Local 3494 - General Unit
4. Davis Firefighters Local 3494 - Management Unit
5. Davis Police Officers Association (DPOA)
6. Individual Police Managers
H. 2025 Golden Heart Awards Recipient Recommendations(Community Services Program Coordinator Kellie Vitaich)
Recommendation: Ratify recommendations from the selection committee for the following recipients of the 2025 Golden Heart Awards:
Community Service: Jonah Spang
Personal Challenge: Camila Pastor
I. Commission Minutes:
1. Open Space and Habitat Commission Meeting of April 7, 2025
2. Police Accountability Commission Meetings of March 3 and April 7 Recommendation: Informational
Regular Calendar
*See above instructions for public comments*
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7:40 Public Hearing: 2025 Weed Abatement Proceedings – Removal of Weeds and Grasses to Eliminate Potential Fire Hazards (Fire Chief Joseph Tenney) Recommendation: Conduct a public hearing for property owners who wish to pro- test the abatement of weeds on their property
Item 6
7:45 Valley Clean Energy Presentation: Municipal Electric Utility (Interim City Manager Kelly Stachowicz)
Recommendation: Receive informational presentation from VCEChief Executive Officer Mitch Sears and Energy Consultant Don Dame
Item 7
8:15 Safety Improvements Pilot Project on Fifth Street at I Street, J Street, and K Street (Public Works Engineering & Transportation Director Dianna Jensen/PWET Assis- tant Director Ryan Chapman
Recommendation: Approve Resolution Establishing a Pilot Project for Safety Im- provements on Fifth Street at the Intersections of I Street, J Street and K Street Item 8
8:35 Measure J/R/D Amendment and Major Projects Election Timing (Subcommittee on Long Range Growth—Chapman & Vaitla/Community Development Director Sherri Metzker)
Recommendation: Provide direction on two topic areas:
1. Consider the proposed concepts for a draft amendment to Chapter 41 of the Davis Municipal Code to alter Measure J/R/D.
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2. Consider the election timeline information provided herein and direct staff as to when to place each item needing an election on a Yolo County election for consideration by the voters.
Item 9
9:35 2025 General Plan Update Kickoff(Community Development Director Sherri Metz- ker/Principal Planner Dara Dungworth)
Recommendation:
1. Hold a kick-off meeting regarding the General Plan Update
2. Discuss pressing issues for the plan to address and project outcomes Item 10
10:05 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 theMay 13, 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 May 9, 2025, and made available to the public during normal business hours.
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