CITY OF DAVIS
CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA
COMMUNITY CHAMBERS, 23 RUSSELL BOULEVARD, DAVIS, CA 95616 TUESDAY, AUGUST 19, 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 August as Breastfeeding Month B. Proclamation Recognizing September as National Recovery Month 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
6:45 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 08-19-25 City Council Meeting
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podium and state their name for the record. Commentsare limited to no more than 2 minutes per speaker.
WRITTEN AND VOICEMAIL PUBLIC COMMENTS:
1. Submit written public comments to [email protected].
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Item 4 Consent Calendar
7:00 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. Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Program of Projects and Subrecipient Agreement for Operations and Capital Assistance of Unitrans (Public Works Engineering & Transportation Director Ryan Chapman/Senior Transportation Planner Jennifer Donofrio)
Recommendation: Approve Resolution Approving FTA Program of Pro- jects, and Authorizing the City Manager to Submit an FTA Grant Application, and Execute a Subrecipient Agreement with the University of California -Davis for Operations and Capital Assistance of Unitrans
B. Public Transportation Agency Safety Plans (PTASP) Annual Certification for Unitrans and Davis Community Transit (Public Works Engineering & Transpor- tation Director Ryan Chapman/Senior Transportation Planner Jennifer Donofrio/Davis Community Transit Supervisor Linda Alemania) Recommendation: Approve Resolution Certifying the PTASP for Davis Community Transit and Unitrans
C. Caltrans Master Agreement for Receipt of State and Federal Grant Funds for Various Projects and a Program Supplement Agreement for the Cowell Boule- vard Improvements Project, CIP No. ET0036 ( Public Works Engineering & 08-19-25 City Council Meeting
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Transportation Director Ryan Chapman/Senior Transportation Planner Jennifer Donofrio)
Recommendation: Approve Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Enter into a Master Agreement Allowing for the Receipt of State and Federal Grant Funds for Various Projects with the California Department of Transpor- tation (Caltrans) and a Supplemental Agreement for Cow ell Boulevard Im- provements Project, CIP No. ET0036
D. Caltrans Sustainable Communities Planning Grant Program Award and Re- stricted Grant Agreement for the Development of anActive Transportation Plan (Public Works Engineering & Transportation Director Ryan C hapman/Senior Transportation Planner Jennifer Donofrio)
Recommendation: Approve Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Enter into an Agreement with the California Department of Transportation (Cal- trans) for the Development of an Active Transportation Plan E. Traffic Impact Study Guidelines (Public Works Engineering & Transportation Director Ryan Chapman)
Recommendation: Approve Resolution Adopting the 2025 Traffic Impact Study Guidelines
F. Acceptance of Grant Funds from California Highway Patrol, Cannabis Tax Fund Grant Program (Police Chief Todd Henry)
Recommendation: Approve Resolution Accepting California Highway Pa- trol Cannabis Tax Fund Grant and Amending the F iscal Year 25-26 Budget to Incorporate Funding Received
G. Professional Service s Agreement for Update of the City’s Laboratory Infor- mation Management Systems (LIMS) (Assistant City Manager Stan Gryczko/Water Quality Compliance Specialist Josie Tellers) Recommendation:
1. Find that due to the need to comply with the new National Pollutant Dis- charge Elimination System (NPDES) Permit requirements for the City’s Wastewater Treatment Facility that became effective August 1, 2025, the City’s LIMS database needs i mmediate updating to comply with electronic reporting requirements, extensive re -configuration due to the increase in monitoring and reporting requirements by the new NPDES Permit , and to meet full LIMS capability for the day -to-day operation of the City’s Labora- tory.
2. Approve Resolution Authorizing the City Manager toExecute a Professional Services Agreement with LABWORKS for Updates to the City’s LIMS H. Sewer System Management Plan Update (Assistant City Manager Stan Gryczko/Wastewater Division Manager John Alexander)
Recommendation: Approve Resolution Adopting Updates to the Sewer System Management Plan for the City of Davis
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I. Reimbursement Agreements for Water Main and Storm Drain Pump Station Improvements at the Bretton Woods Subdivision (Public Works Engineering & Transportation Director Ryan Chapman/City Engineer Melissa Marshall/Princi- pal Civil Engineer Kevin Fong)
Recommendation: Approve Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Execute Reimbursement Agreements with Denova Homes for Water Main and Storm Drain Pump Station Improvements at the Bretton Woods Subdivision J. Agreement for Specialized Legal Services Related to Labor Negotiations, Pay- roll, Benefits and Payroll Taxation (Finance Director Elena Adair) Recommendation: Approve Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Execute an Agreement with Best Best & Kreiger for Specialized Legal Services K. Amendment to Professional Services Agreement for Management of the City’s Investment Portfolio (Finance Director Elena Adair)
Recommendation: Approve Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Execute Amendment #2 to the Professional Services Agreement with US Ban- corp Asset Management (Previously PFM Asset Management) L. Amendment to Professional Services Agreement for Accounting Services ( Fi- nance Director Elena Adair)
Recommendation: Approve Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Execute Amendment #2 with SRYAN Consulting LLC to Extend Contract for Accounting Services
M. Revised Fiscal Year 2025/26 Authorized Position Listing and Salary Table Ef- fective August 19, 2025 ( Interim City Manager Kelly Stachowicz/Human Re- sources Director Christopher Bensch/Finance Director Elena Adair) Recommendation:
1. Approve Resolution Approving Citywide Salary Table
2. Approve Resolution Amending the Authorized Positions Listing for Fiscal Year 2025/26
N. City Council Meeting Schedule for Legislative Year 2025 -2026 (Interim City Manager Kelly Stachowicz/City Clerk Zoe Mirabile)
Recommendation: Approve Resolution Establishing Meeting Dates for Legislative Year 2025-2026
O. Second Reading: Ordinance Amending Article 39.04 “Cross-Connection Con- trol” of Chapter 39, “Water,” of the Davis Municipal Code, Related to Changes in Program Regulations, and Making a Determination of Exemption Under CEQA Pursuant to Sections 15061(B)(3) and 15308
Recommendation: Adopt (Introduced 07/01/2025)
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P. City Response to 2025 Yolo Grand Jury Report on Homelessness(Interim City Manager Kelly Stachowicz/Social Services & Housing Director Dana Bailey/Po- lice Chief Todd Henry)
Recommendation: Approve City response to the Yolo County Gr and Jury for the report titled Homelessness: Our Local American Tragedy , and direct staff to transmit responses to the Grand Jury
Q. Affordable Housing Bond Act of 2026 ( Council Legislative Subcommittee — Donna Neville & Linda Deos)
Recommendation: Authorize Mayor to sign letter of support for the Afford- able Housing Bond Act of 2026
R. City Manager Purchasing and Approval Authorization During Council Recess– Summary of Actions (Interim City Manager Kelly Stachowicz/Deputy City Clerk Lisa Dominguez)
Recommendation: Informational to receive accounting of actions taken by City Manager with additional approval authority granted via Resolution 25-119 during summer 2025 Council recess.
S. Update on Implementation of Camping Ordinance (Police Chief Todd Henry) Recommendation: Informational
T. Commission Minutes:
1. Recreation and Park Commission Meeting of May 21, 2025
2. Transportation Commission Meeting of May 12, 2025
Recommendation: Informational
Regular Calendar
*See above instructions for public comments*
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7:05 City Manager Appointment and Employment Agreement– Daryel R. Dunston (Hu- man Resources Director Christopher Bensch/Council Subcommittee on City Man- ager Recruitment—Donna Neville & Gloria Partida)
Recommendation: Approve Resolution Approving the Appointment of and Em- ployment Agreement with City Manager and Authorizing Mayor to Execute Said Agreement
Item 6
7:25 2025 General Plan Update ( Community Development Director Sherri Metzker/ Principal Planner Dara Dungworth):
A. Environmental Justice Considerations
Recommendation:
1. Receive a presentation from Raimi and Associates to gain a better under- standing of the State requirements for environmental justice as they pertain to the General Plan Update.
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2. Discuss the type of environmental justice issues that should be included in the General Plan Update.
B. General Plan Committee Formation
Recommendation: Approve process for creating and convening the Gen- eral Plan Committee
Item 7
8:25 Unmet Maintenance Needs for City Trees and Sidewalks: Short -Term Program Adjustments and Review of Long-Term Changes for Council Discussion (Assistant City Manager Stan Gryczko)
Recommendation:
1. Receive informational report on short -term reallocation of resources to estab- lish a sidewalk inspection program within the City’s Streets Division, and short- term operational changes in the Urban Forestry Division.
2. Provide direction to staff to return with more information on key areas of focus for any long-term programmatic changes for either or both divisions.
Item 8
10:00 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 August 19, 2025 meeting of the Davis City Council was delivered to each Councilmember and posted on the outside public bulletin board at City Hall, 23 Russell Boulevard onAugust 15, 2025, and made available to the public during normal business hours.
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