CITY OF DAVIS
CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA
COMMUNITY CHAMBERS, 23 RUSSELL BOULEVARD, DAVIS, CA 95616 TUESDAY, AUGUST 18, 2026
6:30 P.M.
This meeting will include teleconference participation by one councilmember. The tele- conference location, in addition to the address above, is: Mannerheimintie 1132, Helsinki, Uusimaa 00270, Finland
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
This meeting will be conducted as a hybrid meeting with both in person and remote par- ticipation.
Public Participation Options:
1. In person at the meeting location listed above.
2. Remote participation via Zoom Webinar:
a. From a computer or mobile device with audio and high-speed internet:
Click the following link to join the webinar:
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/84060312475
b. By phone: Webinar ID: 840 6031 2475
Dial: 1-669-444-9171
or 1-720-707-2699
3. Remote viewing (observe only):
a. Livestream at https://cityofdavis.org/city-hall/city-council/city-council-meet- ings/meeting-videos
b. Televised live on City of Davis Government Channel, Comcast Channel 21 or AT&T U-verse Channel 99 (available to those who subscribe to cable television)
Closed captions are available - to view, activate captions on your viewing device.
Public Comments:
Public comments will be facilitated by the Presiding Officer. Opportunities will be pro- vided for public comments at the following times: “General” public comments will include an opportunity to speak on items not listed on the agenda and/or on consent calendar items. Each regular discussion item will have a separate opportunity to speak. Finally, 08-18-26 City Council Meeting
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the “Long Range Calendar” will provide an opportunity to speak on potential future agenda items. Comments will be limited to no more than 2 minutes per speaker per item. Speakers will be asked to state their name for the record.
1. In person public comment: Speakers will be asked to line up at the podium.
2. Remote public comment via Zoom:
a. Computer or mobile device: Click “Raise Hand” feature to request to speak b. Phone: Press *9 to request to speak
3. Written public comment: Submit email to [email protected].
Emails will be distributed to City Council and staff. To ensure the City Council has the opportunity to review information prior to the meeting, please send written public comments by 3:00 p.m. on the meeting date.
• Agenda packet materials are available online at http://cityofdavis.org/city-hall/city- council/city-council-meetings/agendas. Hard copy available for review during Council meetings: rear of Community Chambers.
• By request, alternative agenda document formats are available to persons with disa- bilities. To arrange an alternative agenda document format or to arrange aid or ser- vices to modify or accommodate persons with a disability to participate in a public meeting, con tact the City Clerk by calling 530 -757-5648 (voice) or emailing Clerk- [email protected].
• Assisted listening devices for the hearing impaired are available in the Chambers prior to the meeting, and are to be returned at the conclusion of the meeting. • Staff recommendations are guidelines to the City Council. On any item, the Council may take action which varies from that recommended by staff.
PLEASE NOTE – The numerical order of items on this agenda is for convenience of ref- erence; times listed are estimates. Items may be taken out of order upon request of the Mayor or Councilmembers. A 4/5 vote of the Council is required to begin consideration of a new item of business after 11:30 p.m.
Item 1
6:30 A. Roll Call
B. Time reserved for any Councilmember to announce remote participation under the “Just Cause” provision of Government Code Section 53953.8.3 C. Approval of Agenda
Item 2
6:30 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
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Item 3
6:35 General Public Comments: Items Not Listed on the Agenda and/or Consent Calendar Items
Any member of the public may address City Council on matters not listed on this agenda and/or on the consent calendar. Comments on regular discussion items or the long range calendar should be reserved until those items are heard. This item is for the City Council to receive comments; except for brief questions for clarifica- tion, 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.
Item 4 Consent Calendar
6:55 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. However, City Coun- cilmembers may pull item(s) from the consent calendar for separate discussion and action. Item(s) removed will be discussed later in the meeting as time permits and include a separate public comment opportunity on those specific items.
A. Construction Contract for Amtrak Station Repairs , CIP No. ET0048 (Public Works Director Ryan Chapman/City Engineer Melissa Marshall/Assistant Civil Engineer Dillon Meicke)
Recommendation: Approve Resolution Awarding the Construction Con- tract for the Amtrak Repairs Project, and Finding the Project Exempt from Re- view Pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15301 and 15331
B. Maintenance Service Agreement to Clean Digester #2 at the Wastewater Treat- ment Plant (Assistant City Manager Stan Gryczko/Wastewater Division Man- ager John Alexander)
Recommendation: Approve Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Execute a Maintenance Service Agreement with a Not to Exceed Amount of $100,000 for Digester Cleaning at the Wastewater Treatment Plant
C. Civic Gym Facility License Agreement (Interim Deputy City Manager Deanne Machado)
Recommendation: Approve Resolution Awarding the Civic Gym Facility Activation and Operations License to Five Starz Volleyball Club
D. Safe Streets and Roads for All Grant Program (SS4A) Grant Agreement and Cost Share Agreement Between the Regents of the University of California and the City of Davis (Public Works Director Ryan Chapman/Management Analyst Sandi Butterfield)
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Highway Administration (FWHA) as a Recipient of the 2024 SS4A and Author- izing the City Manager to Enter Into a Cost Share Agreement Between the Re- gents of the University of California and the City of Davis for the SS4A Grant
E. Authorization to Accept 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 Fiscal Year 2026-27 Budget to Incorporate Funding Received
F. Authorization to Increase Funds for WWTP Sedimentation Basin No. 3, Distri- bution Channel and Grit Basin Concrete Resurfacing , Stormwater Replace- ment Project, G Street Drainage Improvements, and Playfields Park ADA Im- provements (Public Works Director Ryan Chapman/City Engineer Melissa Mar- shall/Management Analyst Sandi Butterfield)
Recommendation: Approve Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Execute Budget Adjustments to the Construction Contracts for WWTP Sedi- mentation Basin No. 3, Distribution Channel and Grit Bason Concrete Resur- facing, CIP No. ET0018; Stormwater Replacement Project, CIP No. ET0024; G Street Drainage Improvements, CIP No. ET0029; and Playfields Park ADA Improvements, CIP No. ET0003
G. Fire Department Report of State Mandated Building Inspections ( Fire Marshal Patrick Sandholdt)
Recommendation: Approve Resolution Acknowledging Receipt of a Re- port Made by the Fire Chief of the Davis Fire Department Regarding the In- spection of Certain Occupancies Required to Perform Annual Inspections in Such Occupancies Pursuant to Sections 13146.2 and 13146.3 of the California Health and Safety Code
H. Approve Extended Absences of City Commissioners (City Clerk Zoe Mira- bile/Deputy City Clerk Lisa Doming uez/Staff Liaisons to Commissions Tracie Reynolds & Barbara Archer)
Recommendation:
1. Approve an extended absence for Open Space and Habitat Commissioner Ramiro Cabanillas-Ledesma.
2. Approve an extended absence for Police Accountability Commissioner Mo- hammad Sadoghi.
I. Police Accountability Commission Minutes and 2025 Auditor Review (Public Information Officer & Staff Liaison to Commission Barbara Archer) Recommendation:
1. Accept the June 1, 2026 Police Accountability Commission (PAC) minutes as informational.
2. Receive the PAC’s 2025 annual evaluation of the Independent Police Audi- tor.
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J. Police Accountability Commission Proposal for Additional Workplan Tasks (Public Information Officer & Staff Liaison to Commission Barbara Archer) Recommendation: Authorize the PAC to add the following proposals to their 2026/27 workplan:
1. Enforcement of E-scooter laws: Receive Police Department presentation on how Davis PD is handling the enforcement of state laws regarding e-scoot- ers and other mobile mobility devices.
2. Crimes Against Youth : Receive Police Department presentation on crime statistics related to crimes against youth in our community.
3. Homelessness and Law Enforcement : Receive presentation from Zacha- riah Oquenda, acting in his capacity as an individual and not as a commis- sioner, on his report Out of Sight, Out of Community: A Report on Home- lessness and Law Enforcement in Davis. This report is intended to be infor- mational only.
K. Transportation Commission Minutes: June 8, 2026
Recommendation: Informational
L. Treasurer’s Report for the Quarter Covering Period Between April 1, 2026 and June 30, 2026 (Finance Director Alberto Preciado/Finance Manager Kiran Sanghera-Rutherford)
Recommendation: Accept the report
M. Amendment #1 to Professional Services Agreement to Extend Accounting Ser- vices for Review of Fiscal Years Ending June 30, 2025 and June 30, 2026 (Finance Director Alberto Preciado)
Recommendation: Approve Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Execute Amendment #1 with Macias Gini & O’Connell, LLP to Extend Contract for Accounting Services
Regular Calendar
Item 5
7:00 Public Hearing: Downtown Outdoor Dining Program – Ordinance Amending Vari- ous Sections of the Davis Municipal Code to Support the Outdoor Dining Program (Principal Planner Dara Dungworth/Assistant Planner Samantha Bailey) Recommendation:
1. Introduce Ordinanc e Amending Various Sections of Chapter 27 (Parks and Open Spaces), Chapter 35 (Streets and Sidewalks), and Chapter 40 (Zoning) of the Davis Municipal Code to Make Conforming Edits to Support the Down- town Outdoor Dining Program
2. Find that this Ordinance is not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15060(c)(3) because it is not a “pro- ject” as defined by Section 153678
3. Approve Resolution Amending and Superseding the Downtown Outdoor Dining Furnishing Standards and Guidelines
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Item 6
7:45 Public Hearing: Zoning Ordinance Amendment – 2026 Accessory Dwelling Unit Ordinance Amendment (Community Development Director Sherri Metzker/Princi- pal Planner Dara Dungworth/Senior Planner Eric Lee)
Recommendation: Introduce Ordinance Amending and Updating Article 40 of the Davis Municipal Code to Clarify the Accessory Dwelling Unit Provisions of the Zon- ing Ordinance
Item 7
8:15 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.
General Notes:
• This agenda was delivered to each Councilmember; posted on the outside public bulletin board at City Hall, 23 Russell Boulevard; posted online at https://www.cityofdavis.org/city-hall/city-council/city-coun- cil-meetings/agendas, and an email was sent to individuals who subscribe to receive notice of the agenda via the city’s enotification platform on August 13, 2026 and made available to the public during normal business hours.
• The City does not transcribe its proceedings. Anyone who desires a verbatim record of this meeting should arrange for a court reporter or for other acceptable means of recordation. Such arrangements will be at the sole expense of the individual requesting the recordation. • For questions about this agenda, call the City Clerk’s Office 530-757-5648 or email Clerkweb@cityofda- vis.org.
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