CITY OF DAVIS
CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA
COMMUNITY CHAMBERS, 23 RUSSELL BOULEVARD, DAVIS, CA 95616 TUESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2025
6:30 P.M.
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 in Honor of Robert Schulz for Over 33 Years of Service to the City of Davis
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:
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, residents 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
7:00 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. Professional Services Agreement for Audit and Compliance Review Services for Cannabis Businesses (Assistant City Manager Kelly Stachowicz/Interim Fi- nance Director – Budget & Operations Alexis Eastwood/Interim Finance Direc- tor – Accounting & Audits Kiran Sanghera)
Recommendation: Approve Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Enter Into an Agreement with Hinderliter, de Llamas and Associates (HdL Com- panies), for Financial Audit and Compliance Review for Cannabis Businesses Operating in the City
B. On Call Regulatory Compliance and Environmental Permitting Professional Services Agreement Task Order 3 for Design of Stormwater Core Area Pond Improvements (Assistant City Manager Stan Gryczko/Deputy Director Adrienne Heinig/Environmental Resources Divisi on Manager Sandra Ma- comb/Water Quality Compliance Specialist Danielle Moss) Recommendation: Approve Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Execute Task Order 3 Under the On Call Regulatory Compliance and Environ- mental Permitting Professional ServicesAgreement with West Yost Associates for the Design of the Core Area Pond Improvements
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C. Grant of Public Utility E asement for South Davis Library (Public Works Engi- neering & Transportation Director Ryan Chapman/City Engineer Melissa Mar- shall/Principal Civil Engineer Kevin Fong)
Recommendation: Approve Resolution Approving Grant of Public Util ity Easement for South Davis Library
D. On Call Transportation Planning and Engineering Services Agreement Task Order 4 for Transportation Development Impact Fee Program Nexus Study (Public Works Engineering & Transportation Director Ryan Chapman) Recommendation: Approve Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Is- sue Task Order 4 Under the On -Call Professional Services Agreement with Fehr & Peers for a Focused Nexus Study for a Transportation Development impact Fee Program for the Proposed Village Farms and Willowgrove Projects E. Approval to Continue with Construction Contract with Eaton Drilling for Emer- gency Cleaning and Rehabilitation of Potable Water Well #33 (Assistant City Manager Stan Gryczko)
Recommendation: Reaffirm that due to the necessity of ensuring potable water wells are available for use, there is not time to allow the utilization of public bidding, and the emergency cleaning and rehabilitation of potable water Well #33 can continue with Eaton Drilling.
F. Commission Minutes:
1. Planning Commission Meeting of September 24, 2025
2. Transportation Commission Meeting of November 10, 2025 Recommendation: Informational
Regular Calendar
*See above instructions for public comments*
Item 5
7:05 Public Hearing: On-Bill Financing Loan Agreement and Energy Conservation Agreement for City FacilityLED Lighting Replacement Project (Assistant City Man- ager Stan Gryczko/Parks & Community Services Assistant Director Tamiko Kwak) Recommendation: Approve Resolution Approving an On -Bill Financing Agree- ment with PG&E, and Energy Conservation Agreement with Eco-Green, for Provi- sion and Installation of LED Lighting Fixtures, and Making Findings in Support Thereof Pursuant to Government Code Section 4217.10, et seq.
Item 6
7:20 Workshop: Village Farms Davis Project – Pre-General Plan Amendment, Pre- zone/Preliminary Planned Development, Development Agreement, Annexa- tion/Sphere of Influence Amendment (Community Development Director Sherri Metzker/Principal Planner Dara Dungworth)
Recommendation:
1. Receive staff and applicant presentations on the proposed project.
2. Consider the project applications and documents and provide feedback:
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A. Pre-General Plan Amendment, including provisions for Baseline Project Features as required by Chapter 41 of the Davis Municipal Code B. Pre-Zoning and Preliminary Planned Development
C. Development Agreement (DRAFT)
Item 7
9:00 Designation of Mayor and Vice Mayor (City Manager Daryel Dunston) Recommendation:
1. Review process options to select Mayor and Vice Mayor positions.
2. Designate a member of City Council to serve as Mayor for calendar year 2026.
3. Designate a member of City Council to serve as Vice Mayor for calendar year 2026.
Item 8
9:30 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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