AGENDA
REGULAR MEETING OF THE
DIXON CITY COUNCIL
February 17, 2026
CITY OF DIXON
600 EAST A STREET
COUNCIL CHAMBERS
7:00
P.M.
NOTICE TO PUBLIC
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AGENDA
REGULAR MEETING OF THE
DIXON CITY COUNCIL
February 17, 2026
CITY OF DIXON
600 EAST A STREET
COUNCIL CHAMBERS
07:00
P.M.
THIS MEETING WILL BE PHYSICALLY OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. ALL MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC MAY ALSO PARTICIPATE IN THE MEETING VIA VIDEO CONFERENCING AT https://us02web.zoom.us/j/9886211137?pwd=R2dxZ3RkbU9SQXdlUVllRkc0QlQwZz09&omn=88136051960 AND VIA TELECONFERENCE BY CALLING (669) 900-9128, MEETING ID: 988 621 1137, PASSCODE: 604754 AND WILL BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT. TO SPEAK DURING PUBLIC COMMENT VIA VIDEO CONFERENCING CLICK ON "RAISE HAND", VIA TELECONFERENCE PRESS *9.
0. Closed Session at 5:00 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 CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – ANTICIPATED LITIGATION Significant exposure to litigation pursuant to Gov. Code, § 54956.9(d)(2):
One (1) Potential Case
Item Initiated By: Rachel Ancheta, Human Resources Director Authorized By: Rachel Ancheta, Human Resources Director
0.4 CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – ANTICIPATED LITIGATION Significant exposure to litigation pursuant to Gov. Code, § 54956.9(d)(2):
Three (3) Potential Cases
Item Initiated By: Douglas L. White, City Attorney
Authorized By: Douglas L. White, City Attorney
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: Melissa Eads, Assistant City Manager
Presented By: Robert Thompson, Chief of Police
ITEM CONTINUED FROM THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE DIXON CITY COUNCIL ON FEBRUARY 3, 2026.
6.1 6.2
Presentation of Police Department Awards.
Item Initiated By: Robert Thompson, Chief of Police
Authorized By: Melissa Eads, Assistant City Manager
Presented By: Robert Thompson, Chief of Police
6.2 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 February 3, 2026 Regular Meeting of the Dixon City Council.
Item Initiated By: Jim Lindley, City Manager
Authorized By: Melissa Eads, Assistant 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: Melissa Eads, Assistant City Manager
Prepared By: Kate Zawadzki, Finance Director
9.2 9.3
Adopt a Resolution authorizing City Staff to execute a Professional Services Agreement (PSA) with Luhdorff & Scalmanini Consulting Engineers (LSCE) to prepare the City of Dixon’s Public Water System Risk and Resilience Assessment (RRA), including as-needed GIS/mapping support for an amount not to exceed $41,392.
Item Initiated By: Christopher Fong, P.E., City Engineer/Director of Utilities Authorized By: Melissa Eads, Assistant City Manager
Prepared By: Josh Hudson, Water Operations Supervisor
9.3 9.4
Adopt a Resolution awarding the on-call backflow prevention assembly testing and repair services for the Department of Engineering/Utilities to American River Backflow, the lowest responsive bidder, and authorize City Staff to execute a three (3) year Professional Service Agreement with American River Backflow for an amount not to exceed $60,750.
Item Initiated By: Christopher Fong, P.E., City Engineer/Director of Utilities Authorized By: Melissa Eads, Assistant City Manager
Prepared By: Josh Hudson, Water Operations Supervisor
9.4 9.5
Adopt a Resolution authorizing the City Manager to approve a quote from Bear Electrical Solutions (BES) to find and repair streetlight wire breaks at a not-to-exceed cost of $30,000.00, and a corresponding FY 25-26 budget adjustment.
Item Initiated By: Louren Kotow, Public Works Director
Authorized By: Melissa Eads, Assistant City Manager
Prepared By: Louren Kotow, Public Works Director
9.5 9.6
Adopt a Resolution approving the Public Works Director Classification Salary Range and authorize the City Manager to negotiate the employment agreement with the selected candidate.
Item Initiated By: Rachel Ancheta, Human Resources Director Authorized By: Melissa Eads, Assistant City Manager
Prepared By: Rachel Ancheta, Human Resources Director
9.6 9.7
Adopt a Resolution to authorize the City Manager to execute a Production Agreement “Agreement” with Pyro Spectaculars North, Inc. to provide a Fireworks Production for an amount of $30,000.
Item Initiated By: Louren Kotow, Public Works Director
Authorized By: Melissa Eads, Assistant City Manager
Prepared By: Austin George, Recreation Manager
9.7 9.8
By Minute Action, approve Letter of Support for the City of Suisun City’s application to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Fiscal Year 2026 Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development (BUILD) Program for the SR-12 and SR-113 Suisun City Economic Growth Corridor Studies Project.
Item Initiated By: Mayor Steve Bird
Authorized By: Melissa Eads, Assistant City Manager
Prepared By: Brandi Alexander, Deputy Clerk
9.8 9.9
Adopt a Resolution authorizing City Staff to execute a construction agreement with Pacific Coast Well Drilling (“PCWD”) as a sole-source contractor for an amount of $833,410.00 to construct and develop a 2,500-foot-deep monitoring well at the Fitzgerald Water Operations site.
Item Initiated By: Christopher Fong, P.E., City Engineer/Director of Utilities Authorized By: Melissa Eads, Assistant City Manager
Prepared By: Jordan Santos, Junior Engineer
9.9 10.
PUBLIC HEARINGS
10.1 Adopt a Resolution amending:
1. Capital Facilities Fees (also known as Development Impact Fees or AB1600 Fees) to reflect the -.5% City Cost Index decrease for the City of San Francisco; and
2. The Agricultural Mitigation In-Lieu Fee by the 3.3% Consumer Price Index increase. 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 Itzie Serrano, Administrative Assistant
Presented By: Christopher Fong, P.E., City Engineer/Director of Utilities ITEM CONTINUED FROM THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE DIXON CITY COUNCIL ON FEBRUARY 3, 2026.
10.1 10.2
Hold a public hearing and adopt an Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Dixon forming the Dixon Industrial Development Authority.
Item Initiated By: Kate Zawadzki, Finance Director
Authorized By: Melissa Eads, Assistant City Manager
Prepared By: Vanessa S. Legbandt, Partner at Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth LLP, City of Dixon Bond Counsel Presented By: Kate Zawadzki, Finance Director
10.2 11.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
11.1 Consider 2nd reading of an Ordinance for amendments to the City of Dixon’s Zoning Ordinance in order to implement certain housing-related provisions and maintain consistency between the Dixon Municipal Code and California state law. These amendments will incorporate new provisions for affordable housing development on certain previously identified sites and align a number of City chapters related to Affordable Housing Density Bonuses and Accessory Dwelling Unit development with recent changes to California state law (File No: PA25-21, PDRZ25-0228).
Item Initiated By: Raffi Boloyan, Community Development Director Authorized By: Melissa Eads, Assistant City Manager
Prepared By: Austin Forde, Associate Planner
Presented By: Austin Forde, Associate Planner
11.1 12.
NEW BUSINESS
12.1 Issuance of the City Treasurer Quarterly Investment Report.
Item Initiated By: City Council
Authorized By: Jim Lindley, City Manager
Prepared By: City Treasurer Simon LeBleu
ITEM CONTINUED FROM THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE DIXON CITY COUNCIL ON FEBRUARY 3, 2026.
12.1 City Treasurer Report - February 2026
12.2 Adopt a Resolution approving the City of Dixon Community-Based Transportation Plan (CBTP).
Item Initiated By: Louren Kotow, Public Works Director
Authorized By: Melissa Eads, Assistant City Manager
Prepared By: Louren Kotow, Public Works Director
Presented By: Louren Kotow, Public Works Director
12.2 12.3
Adopt a Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute an amendment to the Professional Services Agreement ("PSA") with Tripepi Smith & Associates, Inc., to provide communication and outreach services for 2026 Development Outreach & Communications for an amount not to exceed $150,000.
Item Initiated By: Jim Lindley, City Manager
Authorized By: Melissa Eads, Assistant City Manager
Prepared By: Madeline Graf, Economic Development Manager/Public Information Officer Presented By: Madeline Graf, Economic Development Manager/Public Information Officer
12.3 12.4
Adopt a Resolution approving Employment Agreement for City Engineer/Director of Utilities Christopher Fong and authorize a Fiscal Year 2025-2026 budget amendment.
Item Initiated By: Jim Lindley, City Manager
Authorized By: Melissa Eads, Assistant City Manager
Prepared By: Rachel Ancheta, Human Resources Director
Presented By: Rachel Ancheta, Human Resources Director
12.4 12.5
Adopt a Resolution appointing Randy Shafer as Fire Chief for the City of Dixon and approve the associated Employment Agreement.
Item Initiated By: Jim Lindley, City Manager
Authorized By: Melissa Eads, Assistant City Manager
Prepared By: Rachel Ancheta, Human Resources Director
Presented By: Rachel Ancheta, Human Resources Director
12.5 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 March 3, 2026.