CITY OF DAVIS
CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA
COMMUNITY CHAMBERS, 23 RUSSELL BOULEVARD, DAVIS, CA 95616 TUESDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2025
6:30 P.M.
This meeting will include teleconference participation by one councilmember. The teleconference location, in addition to the address above, is: Kärntner Strasse 32-32 / 1, Vienna 1010, Austria
Members of the City Council:
Bapu Vaitla, Mayor
Donna Neville, Vice Mayor
Josh Chapman
Linda Deos Daryel Dunston, 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 Recognizing the 75th Anniversary of Yolo County Housing
Item 2
6:35 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
6:40 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:
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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.
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 de dicated 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
7:00 All matters listed under the Consent Calendar are considered routine and non - controversial, 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. Construction Contract for Emergency Cleaning and Rehabilitation of Potable Water Well #33 (Assistant City Manager Stan Gryczko)
Recommendation: Approve Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Execute a Construction Contract with Eaton Drilling with a Not to Exceed Amount of $500,000 for Emergency Potable Water Well Infrastructure Repair B. Construction Contract for Arroyo Pool Filters Replacement Project, CIP No.
ET0038 (Public Works Engineering & Transportation Director Ryan Chap- man/City Engineer Melissa Marshall/Principal Civil Engineer Melody Eldridge) Recommendation: Approve Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Execute a Contract for the Construction of Replac ement Filters for the Arroyo Pool Filters Replacement Project, and Finding the Project Exempt from Review Pursuant to CEQA Regulation Guidelines Section §15302 Replacement Struc- tures
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C. Amendment No. 1 to Agreement Allowing a Childcare Facility in Sycamore Park (Community Development Director Sherri Metzker/Real Property Manager Tracie Reynolds)
Recommendation: Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Execute a First Amendment to the Amended and Restated Use Agreement and License with Catalyst Family Inc., Doing Business as Catalyst Kids, to Allow Catalyst Kids to Continue Using a Portion of Sycamore Park for a Childcare Facility Serving Willett Elementary School
D. Amendment No. 3 to Professional Services Agreement for the Village Farms Davis Project Environmental Impact Report ( EIR) (Community Development Director Sherri Metzker/Principal Planner Dara Dungworth) Recommendation: Approve Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Execute a Third Amendment to the Professional Services Agreement with Raney Planning and Management for the Village Farms Davis Project EIR E. Funding Agreement for State of Good Repair Program Funds to Support Public Transportation Services (Public Works Engineering & Transportation Director Ryan Chapman/Senior Transportation Planner Jennifer Donofrio) Recommendation: Approve Resolution Approving the Funding Agreement Between the City of Davis and UC Davis for State of Good Re pair Program Funds to Support Public Transportation Services, Authorizing the City Manager to Execute an Agreement with the University of California, Davis , and Amend- ing the FY26 Budget
F. Budget Adjustment Amendment to Agreement for Active Transportation Pl an, CIP No. ET0043 (Public Works Engineering & Transportation Director Ryan Chapman/Senior Transportation Planner Jennifer Donofrio) Recommendation: Approve Resolution Amending Resolution No. 25-123 Authorizing the City Manager to Enter Into an Agreement with the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) for the Development of an Active Transportation Plan and Approving a Budget Adjustment Amendment G. Increase Budget and Contingency for Community Park Skatepark Replace- ment Project, CIP No. ET0027 (Public Works Engineering & Transportation Di- rector Ryan Chapman/City Engineer Melissa Marshall/Principal Civil Engineer Melody Eldridge)
Recommendation: Approve Resolution Authorizing a Budget Adjustment and Contingency Increase for Construction of Community Park Skatepark Re- placement Project
H. Commission Minutes:
1. Climate & Environmental Justice Commission Meeting of October 27, 2025
2. Open Space & Habitat Commission Meeting of November 3, 2025 Recommendation: Informational
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Regular Calendar
*See above instructions for public comments*
Item 5
7:05 Consideration of Measure J/R/D Amendments (D avis Municipal Code (D MC) Chapter 41, Citizens Right to Vote) (Assistant City Manager Kelly Stachow- icz/Community Development Director Sherri Metzker)
Recommendation: Receive report and discuss the amendment options pre- sented. Staff is seeking direction on which amendments to consider for further re- search and possible inclusion in a proposed ordinance amendment to provide ad- ditional exemptions t o the requirements for DMC Chapter 41. It should be noted that whichever amendment(s) are chosen, the resulting language will need to go to a vote of the electorate.
Item 6
8:30 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 December 9, 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 on De- cember 5 2025, and made available to the public during normal business hours.
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