CITY OF DAVIS
CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA
COMMUNITY CHAMBERS, 23 RUSSELL BOULEVARD, DAVIS, CA 95616 TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 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
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/87470884314
b. By phone: Webinar ID: 874 7088 4314
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 thePresiding Officer. Opportunities will be provided 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, 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.
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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 availablein the Chambersprior 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
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
6:35 General Public Comments: Items Not Listed on the Agenda and/or Consent Calendar Items
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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. Emergency Repair for Traffic Signals at Wright B oulevard and East Covell Boulevard (ET0053) (Public Works Director Ryan Chapman/City Engineer Melissa Marshall/PW Deputy Director Eric Spann)
Recommendation: Approve Resolution Affirming Emergency Traffic Sig- nal Infrastructure Repair at Covell Boulevard and Wright Boulevard B. On-Call General Engineering Services Agreement Task Order 3 for Sewer Lift Station No. 1 Force Main Re-Design, CIP No. ET8166 (Public Works Director Ryan Chapman/City Engineer Melissa Marshall)
Recommendation: Approve Resolution Approving Task Order 3 with Hy- droscience Engineers for Sewer Lift Station No. 1 Force Main Re-Design C. Public Transportation Agency Safety Plans (PTASP) Annual Certification for Unitrans and Davis Community Transit (Public Works Director Ryan Chap- man/Senior Transportation Planner Jennifer Donofrio)
Recommendation: Approve Resolution Certifying the PTASP for Davis Community Transit and Unitrans
D. City of Davis/Unitrans Title VI Program and Language Assistance Plan (Public Works Director Ryan Chapman/Senior Transportation Planner Jennifer Donofrio)
Recommendation: Approve Resolution Approving the 2026 City of Da- vis/Unitrans Title VI Program and Language Assistance Plan and Authorizing Unitrans to Submit the Plan to the Federal Transit Authority E. City of Davis Program of Projects for Federal andState Transit Funding (Public Works Director Ryan Chapman/Senior Transportation Planner Jennifer Donofrio)
Recommendation: Approve Resolution Approving the Federal Fiscal Year 2026 Program of Projects, Authorizing the City Manager to Submit a Federal 09-01-26 City Council Meeting
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Transit Administration Grant Application, and to Execute a Subrecipient Agree- ment with the University of California -Davis for Operations and Capital Assis- tance of Unitrans
F. Summary Vacation of a Portion of Right of Way at 1121 Mesquite Drive(Public Works Director Ryan Chapman/City Engineer Melissa Marshall/Principal Civil Engineer Kevin Fong)
Recommendation: Approve Resolution Approving the Summary Vacation of a Portion of Right of Way Easement at 1121 Mesquite Drive (APN 071-041- 047)
G. Amendment 8 to Lease for Varsity Theater; Public Purpose Findings (Real Property Manager Tracie Reynolds/Economic Development Director Katie Yancey)
Recommendation: Approve Resolution Making Certain Findings and Au- thorizing the City Manager to Execute an Eighth Amendment to the City’s Lease with Fenske/Novakovic, Inc. for the Varsity Theater That (A) Sets a New Monthly Rental Rate and (B) Makes Other Housekeeping Modifications H. Second Reading: Ordinance Amending and Updating Article 40 of the Davis Municipal Code to Clarify the Accessory Dwelling Unit Provisions of the Zoning Ordinance
Recommendation: Adopt (Introduced 08/18/2026)
I. Social Services Commission (SSC) Proposal for Additional Workplan Task(So- cial Services and Housing Director Dana Bailey)
Recommendation: Authorize the SSC to add the following proposal to their 2026/27 workplan:
1. 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.
J. Agreement for Reserved Emergency Shelter Beds and Supportive Services (City Manager Daryel Dunston)
Recommendation: Approve Resolution Approving an Agreement with Yolo Wayfarer Center Christian Mission, Doing Business as Fourth & Hope, for Re- served Emergency Shelter Beds and Supportive Services
Regular Calendar
Item 5
7:00 Continued Public Hearing: Downtown Outdoor Dining Program – Amending Vari- ous Sections of the Davis Municipal Code to Support the Outdoor Dining Program, and Furnishings Standards and Guidelines (Community Development Director 09-01-26 City Council Meeting
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Sherri Metzker/ Principal Planner Dara Dungworth/Assistant Planner Samantha Bailey)
Recommendation:
1. Introduce Ordinance 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. Approve Resolution Amending and Superseding the Downtown Outdoor Dining Furnishing Standards and Guidelines
Item 6
7:30 Solid Waste Hauling Contract Options(Assistant City Manager Stan Gryczko/Pub- lic Works Director Ryan Chapman, Assistant PW Director Adrienne Heinig/Envi- ronmental Resources Manager Sandra Macomb/Conservation Coordinator Jen- nifer Gilbert)
Recommendation:
1. Provide staff with feedback on the type of information City Council would need in order to decide on whether to negotiate a new solid waste hauling contract with the existing contract hauler, Recology Davis or release a request for pro- posals for a solid waste hauling contractor; or
2. Should no additional information be required, direct staff to initiate a process to develop a new solid waste hauling contract, via renegotiation or a request for proposals
Item 7
8:15 Unmet Maintenance Needs for City Trees: Next Steps for Potential Long -Term Programmatic Changes for Council Discussion (Assistant City Manager Stan Gryczko/Public Works Director Ryan Chapman)
Recommendation:
1. Receive informational report with updates on short -term operational changes and further detailing potential long -term programmatic changes for the City’s Urban Forestry Division for City Council consideration
2. Consider implementing policy changes to reduce planting of City -owned trees on private property
3. Direct staff to return with potential necessary updates to the Urban Forest Man- agement Plan Goals and/or Municipal Code Chapter 37 (Tree Planting, Preser- vation and Protection) pending direction on how to move forward with the Urban Forestry program
Item 8
9:00 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.
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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 27, 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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