AGENDA
REGULAR MEETING OF THE
DIXON CITY COUNCIL
November 4, 2025
CITY OF DIXON
600 EAST A STREET
COUNCIL CHAMBERS
7:00
P.M.
NOTICE TO PUBLIC
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Mayor Steven Bird
Vice Mayor Thom Bogue
Councilmember Jim Ernest
Councilmember Don Hendershot
Councilmember Kevin Johnson
City Treasurer Simon A. LeBleu
Elected City Clerk Kristin M. Janisch
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AGENDA
REGULAR MEETING OF THE
DIXON CITY COUNCIL
November 4, 2025
CITY OF DIXON
600 EAST A STREET
COUNCIL CHAMBERS
07:00
P.M.
0. Closed Session at 6:00 p.m.
0.0 ROLL CALL
0.1 PUBLIC COMMENT (CLOSED SESSION AGENDA ITEMS ONLY)
0.2 CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS:
Pursuant to Government Code § 54957.6
City Negotiators: Jim Lindley, Kate Zawadzki, Rachel Ancheta, Douglas L. White, Jack Hughes
Employee Organizations: Dixon Professional Firefighters Association Dixon Police Officers Association
Public Employees Union, Local One
Non-Represented Management Unit
Non-Represented Non-Management Unit
Dixon Mid-Manager’s and Supervisor’s Association
Dixon Public Safety Mid-Manager’s Association
Item Initiated By: Jim Lindley, City Manager
Authorized By: Jim Lindley, City Manager
0.3 LIABILITY CLAIMS (Gov. Code, § 54956.95)
Claimant: Del Strasbourg
Agency claimed against: City of Dixon
Item Initiated By: Rachel Ancheta, Human Resources Director Authorized By: Rachel Ancheta, Human Resources Director
0.4 LIABILITY CLAIMS (Gov. Code, § 54956.95)
Claimant: Jamika C. Rodriguez-Brown on behalf of a minor claimant Agency claimed against: City of Dixon
Item Initiated By: Rachel Ancheta, Human Resources Director Authorized By: Rachel Ancheta, Human Resources Director
0.5 LIABILITY CLAIMS (Gov. Code, § 54956.95)
Claimant: Myra Arreola
Agency claimed against: City of Dixon
Item Initiated By: Rachel Ancheta, Human Resources Director Authorized By: Rachel Ancheta, Human Resources Director
0.6 CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – ANTICIPATED LITIGATION Significant exposure to litigation pursuant to Gov. Code, § 54956.9(d)(2): One (1) potential matter Item Initiated By: Jim Lindley, City Manager
Authorized By: Jim Lindley, City Manager
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
3. ROLL CALL
4. CONFLICT OF INTEREST
5. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
6. PRESENTATIONS/PROCLAMATIONS/RECOGNITION
6.1 Swearing in of Police Department Personnel.
Item Initiated By: Robert Thompson, Chief of Police
Authorized By: Jim Lindley, City Manager
Presented By: Robert Thompson, Chief of Police
6.1 7.
PUBLIC COMMENT (NON-AGENDA ITEMS)
8. ITEMS FROM THE CITY COUNCIL
9. CONSENT CALENDAR
(All matters listed under the Consent Calendar are considered by the Council/Agency to be routine and will be acted upon in a single motion. There will not be separate discussions of these items unless a request is made prior to the time the Council/Agency considers the motion to adopt.)
9.1 Approve the Minutes from the October 21, 2025 Regular Meeting of the Dixon City Council.
Item Initiated By: Jim Lindley, City Manager
Authorized By: Jim Lindley, City Manager
Prepared By: Lupe Ruiz, Administrative City Clerk
9.1 9.2
Adopt a Resolution approving the Enumeration of Claims.
Item Initiated By: Kate Zawadzki, Finance Director
Authorized By: Jim Lindley, City Manager
Prepared By: Kate Zawadzki, Finance Director
9.2 9.3
Adopt a Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute a three-year Professional Services Agreement (“PSA”) with Tripepi Smith & Associates, Inc., to assist the Economic Development Manager/Public Information Officer with emergency communications and on-call communication services for an amount not to exceed $75,000.
Item Initiated By: Jim Lindley, City Manager
Authorized By: Jim Lindley, City Manager
Prepared By: Madeline Graf, Economic Development Manager/ Public Information Officer
9.3 9.4
Adopt a resolution approving the Credit and Reimbursement Agreement for Capital Facilities Fees Between the City of Dixon and JEN California 6, LLC, related to Phase 3 and 4 Improvements for the Homestead project within the Southwest Dixon Specific Plan.
Item Initiated By: Christopher Fong, P.E., City Engineer/Director of Utilities Authorized By: Jim Lindley, City Manager
Prepared By: Leland Markusen, Construction Project Manager Josh Varinksy, White Brenner LLP
9.4 9.5
Adopt a resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute the surplus and auction of vehicles in the Engineering/Utilities fleet that have reached or exceeded their usable life span.
Item Initiated By: Christopher Fong, P.E., City Engineer/Director of Utilities Authorized By: Jim Lindley, City Manager
Prepared By: Josh Hudson, Water Operations Supervisor
9.5 9.6
Adopt a resolution authorizing City Staff to execute:
1)
Change order No.2 for Construction Agreement 24-059 with Bartley Pump, PM. LLC (“PumpMan”) for changes identified during the emergency repairs to the Valley Glen well (“Project”) and estimated repairs for an amount not to exceed $54,401; and 2)
Amendment No. 1 for Professional Service Agreement 24-058 with Luhdorff & Scalmanini Consulting Engineers (LSCE) for continued project management and support services for an amount not to exceed $31,511.00, and 3)
Corresponding budget amendment with no net fiscal impact. Item Initiated By: Christopher Fong, P.E., City Engineer/Director of Utilities Authorized By: Jim Lindley, City Manager
Prepared By: Josh Hudson, Water Operations Supervisor
9.6 10.
PUBLIC HEARINGS
None.
11. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
None.
12. NEW BUSINESS
12.1 City Treasurer Quarterly Investment Report (verbal).
Item Initiated By: City Council
Approved By: Jim Lindley, City Manager
Presented By: City Treasurer Simon LeBleu
12.1 2025.11.04 City Treasurer Report
12.2 Waive first reading, read by title only, and introduce an ordinance of the City Council of the City of Dixon amending Chapter 6.12, Cannabis Business Pilot Program, of Title 6, Business Licenses and Regulations, of the Dixon Municipal Code.
Item Initiated By: Jim Lindley, City Manager
Authorized By: Jim Lindley, City Manager
Prepared By: Douglas L. White, City Attorney
Presented By: Douglas L. White, City Attorney
12.2 13.
PUBLIC COMMENT (NON-AGENDA ITEMS)
14. ITEMS FROM THE CITY COUNCIL
15. ITEMS FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY
16. ITEMS FROM THE CITY MANAGER
17. INFORMATIONAL ITEMS - Upcoming Meetings (30-day Calendar)
INFORMATIONAL ITEMS
18. ADJOURNMENT
Adjourn to the Regular Meeting of the Dixon City Council on November 18, 2025.