CITY OF DAVIS
CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA
COMMUNITY CHAMBERS, 23 RUSSELL BOULEVARD, DAVIS, CA 95616 TUESDAY, MARCH 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. Proclamations
1. Recognizing March 7-14 as Arbor Week
2. Recognizing March as Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month
3. Recognizing March as National Nutrition Month
4. Recognizing Cathie Bullis, Winner of The Brinley Community Volunteer Award
5. Recognizing Brodie Hamilton and Sharon Schauer , Citizens of the Year Award Winners
6. Honoring Davis Community Special Recognition Award Winner Dr. John Lofland
B. Break for Photos
C. Presentation from Sister City of Sangju, South Korea
Item 2
7:00 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
7:05 Public Comments
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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. Comments are 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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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
7:25 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. On Call Geotechnical Engineering and Materials Testing Services Task Order
8.1 for Chiles Ranch Subdivision (Public Works Engineering and Transporta- tion Director Ryan Chapman/Civil Engineer Melissa Marshall/Principal Civil En- gineer Kevin Fong)
Recommendation: Approve Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Execute Task Order 8.1 with Terracon Consultants, Inc. for Materials Testing and Geotechnical Services for Chiles Ranch Subdivision.
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B. Safety Enhancement Zones and Temporary Suspension of Exceptions for Al- cohol Consumption in Parks for Picnic Day 2026 (Police Chief Todd Henry) Recommendation:
1. Approve Resolution Designating Safety Enhancement Zones for Picnic Day 2026 and Designating the Time During Which Certain Municipal Code Vio- lations Committed Within the Designated Safety Enhancement Zone Will Result in Increased Fines.
2. Approve Resolution Temporarily Suspending the Park Exception to the Pro- hibition on Alcohol Consumption and Open Containers in Public Spaces for Specified Dates.
C. Second Reading: Ordinance Amending Various Sections of the City of Davis Municipal Code to Clarify and Update Specified Provisions in Chapters 12, 13, 22, 26, 27, 28, and 39
Recommendation: Adopt (Introduced 02/17/2026).
D. 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.
E. Commission Minutes: Climate and Environmental Justice Commission Meeting of January 26, 2026
Recommendation: Informational.
Regular Calendar
*See above instructions for public comments*
Item 5
7:30 Economic Development Strategic Plan (Economic Development Director Katie Yancey)
Recommendation:
1. Receive a presentation from staff and approve the Economic Development Strategic Plan; and
2. Provide feedback to assist staff in implementing the Economic Development Strategic Plan.
Item 6
8:45 Amendments to Affordable Housing Code – Land Dedication Options (City Man- ager Daryel Dunston)
Recommendation: Consider introduc ing an Ordinance Amending Section
18.05.050 of Article 18.05 (Affordable Housing) of Chapter 18 (Housing) Regard- ing Ownership Development Affordable Housing Standards
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Item 7
9:15 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 March 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 Feb- ruary 26, 2026, and made available to the public during normal business hours.
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