CITY OF DAVIS
CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA
COMMUNITY CHAMBERS, 23 RUSSELL BOULEVARD, DAVIS, CA 95616 TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2026
6:30 P.M.
Members of the City Council:
Donna Neville, Mayor
Gloria Partida, Vice Mayor
Josh Chapman
Linda Deos Daryel Dunston, City Manager
Bapu Vaitla 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 February 2026 as Black History and Black Futures Month
B. Proclamation Recognizing the 50th Anniversary of Pence Gallery 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, 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 02-03-26 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.
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Item 4 Consent Calendar
7:05 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. Agreement for Tree Maintenance Services ( Assistant City Manager Stan Gryczko/Urban Forestry Program Manager Charles Murphy)
Recommendation: Approve Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Execute an Agreement Between West Coast Arborist, Inc. and City of Davis for Tree Maintenance Services.
B. Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs) between the City of Davis and Davis Police Officers Association and the Individual Police Managers (Assistant City Manager Kelly Stachowicz/Human Resources Director Christopher Bensch) Recommendation:
1. Approve Resolution Adopting a MOU with Davis Police Officers Association (DPOA).
2. Approve Resolution Adopting a MOU with Individual Police Management.
C. Establishing a Safe Parking Program (Police Chief Todd Henry) Recommendation: Introduce Ordinance Adding Article 26.12 to the Davis Municipal Code Regarding the Permitting of the Safe Parking Program. 02-03-26 City Council Meeting
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D. Davis Municipal Code Clean -Up Ordinance: Updates to the Davis Municipal Code to Clarify Provisions (City Clerk Zoe Mirabile)
Recommendation: Introduce Ordinance Amending Various Sections of the City of Davis Municipal Code to Clarify and Update Specified Provisions in Chapters 12, 13, 22, 24, 26, 27, and 39.
E. Second Reading of Ordinances Regarding the Village Farms Davis – Project Application # 23-14, Pre-Zone/Preliminary Planned Development #01 -23 (Z/PPD), Development Agreement #01-23 (DA) (Community Development Di- rector Sherri Metzker/Principal Planner Dara Dungworth):
1. Ordinance Amending Section 40.01.090 of Chapter 40 of the Davis Munic- ipal Code by Prezoning Approximately 497± Acres (Assessor’s Parcel Num- bers (APNs) 035-970-033 and a Portion of 042 -110-029) Located North- west of the Intersection of Covell Boulevard and Pole Line Road, to Planned Development (PD) #1-23 Upon Annexation to the City of Davis as Outlined in Section 40.01.110 of Chapter 40 of the Davis Municipal Code.
2. Ordinance Approving the Development Agreement for the Village Farms Project.
Recommendation: Adopt (Introduced 01/20/2026)
F. Approval to Continue Construction Contract with Eaton Drilling for Emergency 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.
G. Request Authorization for the Mayor to Support the Matter of State of Minne- sota v. Noem, 0:26 -cv-00190 (D. Minnesota), Jan. 12, 2026 (Council Legisla- tive Subcommittee—Neville and Deos)
Recommendation: Authorize the Mayor to sign on to any subsequent ap- pellate briefs in the matter of Minnesota v. Noem
H. Human Relations Commission Film Screening (Community Relations Program Manager Carrie Dyer)
Recommendation: Informational.
I. Commission Minutes: Climate & Environmental Justice Commission Meeting of November 24, 2025
Recommendation: Informational.
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Regular Calendar
*See above instructions for public comments*
Item 5
7:10 2025 General Plan Update (GPU) Task 9: Preliminary Land Use andMobility Con- cept Plan (Community Development Director Sherri Metzker/Principal Planner Dara Dungworth/Public Works Engineering & Transportation Director Ryan Chap- man)
Recommendation:
1. Receive report and presentation regarding Task 9: Preliminary Land Use and Mobility Concept Plan of the GPU.
2. Discuss further exploration of the Preliminary Land Use and Mobility Concept Plan in the GPU process.
Item 6
8:00 Human Relations Commission Sanctuary City Work Request (Assistant City Man- ager Kelly Stachowicz/ Community Relations Program Manager Carrie Dyer) Recommendation:
1. Receive and consider the Human Relations Commission’s request related to their Sanctuary City work.
2. Clarify the City Council direction given to the Commission to recommend up- dated language to the City’s Sanctuary City Resolution.
Item 7
8:30 City Council Liaison Assignments 2026 (Assistant City Manager Kelly Stachowicz) Recommendation: Review and approve updates to the Council liaison appoint- ments for the 2026 calendar year and an update to ad-hoc Council subcommittees, including a second representative for the DJUSD 2x2.
Item 8
8:40 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 February 3, 2026 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 Jan- uary 29, 2026, and made available to the public during normal business hours.
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