AGENDA
REGULAR MEETING OF THE
DIXON CITY COUNCIL
March 17, 2026
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 Jim Ernest
Councilmember Thom Bogue
Councilmember Don Hendershot
Councilmember Kevin Johnson
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Elected City Clerk Kristin M. Janisch
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AGENDA
REGULAR MEETING OF THE
DIXON CITY COUNCIL
March 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=82984868588 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 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 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: 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 Presentation of Police Department Award.
Item Initiated By: Robert Thompson, Chief of Police
Authorized By: Melissa Eads, Assistant City Manager
Presented: Robert Thompson, Chief of Police
6.1 6.2
Presentation of the 2025 Police Department Annual Report.
Item Initiated By: Robert Thompson, Chief of Police
Authorized By: Melissa Eads, Assistant City Manager
Presented: Christina Garcia, Police Services Analyst
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 March 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 of the City Council of the City of Dixon authorizing the City Manager to execute Amendment No. 4 to the Professional Services Agreement (PSA) with TRB+ Associates (TRB+) as the sole source for continued building and fire inspection services of home construction at Homestead subdivision (Villages 6, 7, 9 and 10), on-call services throughout the city as needed, and extending the term to June 30, 2027.
Initiated By: Raffi Boloyan, Community Development Director Authorized By: Melissa Eads, Assistant City Manager
Prepared By: Sam Correll, Management Analyst
9.3 9.4
Adopt a Resolution declaring found, abandoned, and lost bicycles as surplus property and authorizing redistribution of the property.
Initiated By: Robert Thompson, Chief of Police
Authorized By: Melissa Eads, Assistant City Manager
Prepared By: Brooke Autry, Community Service Officer II
9.4 9.5
Adopt a Resolution authorizing City Staff to execute Task Order No. 25 of the City’s Professional Services Agreement (PSA) No. 20-051 with Civil Pacific Construction, Inc. (Civil Pacific) for sanitary sewer cleanout replacement and repair for an amount not to exceed $161,251.80.
Item Initiated By: Christopher Fong, P.E., City Engineer/Director of Utilities Authorized By: Melissa Eads, Assistant City Manager
Prepared By: Leland Markusen, Construction Project Manager
9.5 9.6
Adopt Resolutions authorizing:
1. City staff to execute a Professional Services Agreement (PSA) with DKS Associates (DKS) for CEQA Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) and Traffic Impact Analysis (TIA) review services for the proposed Dixon 89 Industrial Development (Project) for an amount not to exceed $22,100; and
2. A corresponding budget amendment with no net fiscal impact. Item Initiated By: Christopher Fong, P.E., City Engineer/Director of Utilities Authorized By: Melissa Eads, Assistant City Manager
Prepared By: Leland Markusen, Construction Project Manager
9.6 9.7
Adopt a Resolution authorizing:
1. City Staff to execute a Professional Services Agreement with DKS Associates (DKS) to complete an update of Dixon’s Local Roadway Safety Plan (LRSP) and provide Local Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) grant assistance for an amount not to exceed $150,000; and
2. A corresponding budget adjustment in the amount of $131,000 for project 100579 Local Roadway Safety Plan and $19,000 for project 100580 HSIP Grant Support. 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
9.7 9.8
Adopt a Resolution authorizing:
1. Contract Change Order #1; and
2. Accepting the HSIP Cycle 10 Pedestrian Improvements Project (Project) as complete and directing staff to file a Notice of Completion for the Project. 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
9.8 9.9
Adopt a Resolution directing the Public Works Department to prepare the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026-27 Engineer’s Report for the Dixon Landscaping and Lighting Maintenance District (“LLMD”).
Item Initiated By: Louren Kotow, Public Works Director
Authorized By: Melissa Eads, Assistant City Manager
Prepared By: Louren Kotow, Public Works Director
9.9 9.10
Adopt a Resolution updating the list of authorized City officials designated to execute financial documents and transactions on behalf of the City to include the Mayor, City Manager, and Assistant City Manager.
Item Initiated By: Kate Zawadzki, Finance Director
Authorized By: Melissa Eads, Assistant City Manager
Prepared By: Stephanie Frank, Finance Analyst II
9.10 10.
PUBLIC HEARINGS
None.
11. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
11.1 Waive second reading, read by title only, and adopt an Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Dixon approving a Development Agreement by and between the City of Dixon and M.E.H.C. Inc., a California corporation doing business as Dixon Wellness for the continued operation of a cannabis dispensary located at 1150 North First St., Units B and C.
Initiated By: Raffi Boloyan, Community Development Director Authorized By: Melissa Eads, Assistant City Manager
Prepared By: Raffi Boloyan, Community Development Director Douglas L. White, City Attorney
11.1 12.
NEW BUSINESS
12.1 Receive and accept the 2025 General Plan Annual Progress Report, Housing Element Annual Progress Report, and Housing Successor Agency Annual Report; and direct staff to file the Housing Element Annual Progress Report with the California Department of Housing and Community Development.
Item Initiated By: Raffi Boloyan, Community Development Director Authorized By: Melissa Eads, Assistant City Manager
Prepared By: Austin Forde, Associate Planner
Presented By: Raffi Boloyan, Community Development Director Austin Forde, Associate Planner
12.1 12.2
Adopt a Resolution approving appointment of Retired Annuitant Bruce Barrette as the Interim Public Works Director.
Item Initiated By: Rachel Ancheta, Human Resources Director Authorized By: Melissa Eads, Assistant City Manager
Prepared By: Rachel Ancheta, Human Resources Director
Presented By: Rachel Ancheta, Human Resources Director
12.2 12.3
Adopt a Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute two purchase agreements with Mobile Modular for the existing Police Department firing range training facility and the existing Finance Annex trailer. Funding for these purchases, if approved, will be provided through a FY26 budget adjustment to Parks and Building Maintenance Capital Outlay account 100-15200-560200-00000, Projects 100454 and 100455. The total cost for the Police Department firing range shall not exceed $84,500 and the total cost for the Finance Annex trailer shall not exceed $158,800, which includes estimated taxes and licensing fees.
Item Initiated By: Melissa Eads, Assistant City Manager Authorized By: Melissa Eads, Assistant City Manager
Prepared By: Amber Pratt, Finance Analyst II
Presented By: Kate Zawadzki, Finance Director
12.3 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 April 7, 2026.