AGENDA
REGULAR MEETING OF THE
DIXON CITY COUNCIL
DIXON FINANCING AUTHORITY
September 1, 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
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AGENDA
REGULAR MEETING OF THE
DIXON CITY COUNCIL
DIXON FINANCING AUTHORITY
September 1, 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=83825179240 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.
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
3. ROLL CALL
4. CONFLICT OF INTEREST
5. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
6. PRESENTATIONS/PROCLAMATIONS/RECOGNITION
None.
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 August 18, 2026 Regular Meeting of the Dixon City Council.
Item Initiated By: Melissa Eads, City Manager
Authorized By: Melissa Eads, 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, Assistant City Manager Authorized By: Melissa Eads, City Manager
Prepared By: Kate Zawadzki, Assistant City Manager
9.2 9.3
Adopt a Resolution Authorizing City Staff to Execute a Professional Services Agreement with DKS Associates, Inc. to Develop Plans, Specifications, and Estimates for the 2026 Pavement Preservation Project with Project Management Services Through the Project Bidding and Construction Phase for an Amount Not to Exceed $159,560; And a Budget Adjustment.
Item Initiated By: Christopher Fong, P.E., City Engineer/Director of Utilities Authorized By: Melissa Eads, City Manager
Prepared By: Jordan Santos, Junior Engineer
9.3 9.4
Adopt a Resolution Authorizing City Staff to Execute Amendment No. 2 For Professional Services Agreement (PSA) 24-078 with DKS Associates, Inc. ("DKS") to Update the Project Site Plan and Corresponding Changes to the Travel Demand Modeling for the Harvest at Dixon Project for an Amount Not to Exceed $8,625; And a Corresponding Budget Amendment; Item Initiated By: Christopher Fong, P.E., City Engineer/Director of Utilities Authorized By: Melissa Eads, City Manager
Prepared By: Jordan Santos, Junior Engineer
9.4 9.5
Adopt a Resolution Authorizing City Staff to Execute a Professional Services Agreement (PSA) with DKS Associates, Inc. (DKS) for Evaluation, Refinement and Reallocation of the Traffic Analysis Zone (TAZ) System, for a Not-To-Exceed Amount of $80,000; And a Corresponding Budget Amendment Item Initiated By: Christopher Fong, P.E., City Engineer/Director of Utilities Authorized By: Melissa Eads, City Manager
Prepared By: Itzie Serrano, Administrative Assistant
9.5 9.6
Adopt a Resolution Authorizing City Staff to Execute a Professional Services Agreement with DKS Associates, Inc. for the Citywide Speed Zone Update, for an Amount Not to Exceed $126,055 with Acknowledgment that the Optional Task 5, Sign Placement and Design Drawings, Is Not Included and Would Require a Contract Amendment Authorization Before Optional Services Are Initiated; And A Corresponding Budget Adjustment Item Initiated By: Christopher Fong, P.E., City Engineer/Director of Utilities Authorized By: Melissa Eads, City Manager
Prepared By: Jordan Santos, Junior Engineer
9.6 9.7
Adopt a Resolution Authorizing City Staff to Execute a Professional Services Agreement with Brown & Caldwell to Provide Pilot Test Oversight and Support for an Amount Not to Exceed $63,576; Execute a Professional Services Agreement with ATEC Water Systems, LLC to Provide Pilot Testing Services and Equipment at the DW 55 Homestead Water Well, Following Suspension of the Competitive Bidding Process and Approval of Sole Source Award, for an Amount Not to Exceed $30,000; And Staff to Execute a Professional Services Agreement with Aqua Metrology Systems Limited to Provide Pilot Testing Services and Equipment at the DW 55 Homestead Water Well, Following Suspension of the Competitive Bidding Process and Approval of Sole Source Award, for an Amount Not to Exceed $43,350.
Item Initiated By: Christopher Fong, P.E., City Engineer/Director of Utilities Authorized By: Melissa Eads, City Manager
Prepared By: Jordan Santos, Junior Engineer
9.7 9.8
Adopt a Resolution Amending Resolution 26-164 to Include an Estimated Design and Construction Date for the FY 2026/27 Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Act (RMRA) Project List.
Item Initiated By: Christopher Fong, P.E., City Engineer/Director of Utilities Authorized By: Melissa Eads, City Manager
Prepared By: Jordan Santos, Junior Engineer
9.8 9.9
Adopt a Resolution Authorizing City Staff to Execute Amendment No. 1 Extending the Term of the City’s Professional Services Agreement (PSA) No. 23-062 with EcoFert, Inc. (“EcoFert”) Through June 30, 2029, for the Fertigation Services at Hall Park and Northwest Park, for an Amount Not to Exceed $134,400 for the Three-Year Term.
Item Initiated By: Bruce Barrette, Interim Public Works Director Authorized By: Melissa Eads, City Manager
Prepared By: Linda Babb, Senior Administrative Clerk
9.9 9.10
Adopt A Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Execute a First Amendment to the Professional Services Agreement with Jacobs Administrative Services, Increasing the Total Not-To-Exceed Compensation From $15,000 To $30,000, Subject to Approval as to Form by the City Attorney; and Suspending the Competitive Bidding Process Pursuant to the City of Dixon Purchasing Policy, Section 3.5.4, and Approving a Sole-Source Award to Jacobs Administrative Services.
Item Initiated By: Robert Thompson, Chief of Police
Authorized By: Melissa Eads, City Manager
Prepared By: Tom Cordova, Police Captain
9.10 9.11
Adopt a Resolution Approving the Mayor’s Appointment of Chief Robert Thompson as the City of Dixon’s Alternate Representative to the Solano Animal Control Authority (SACA) Board of Directors.
Item Initiated By: Robert Thompson, Chief of Police
Authorized By: Melissa Eads, City Manager
Prepared By: Tom Cordova, Police Captain
9.11 10.
PUBLIC HEARINGS
10.1 Adopt a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Dixon (the “City”) Authorizing the Execution and Delivery by the City of a Ground Lease, Lease Agreement, Indenture, Continuing Disclosure Certificate, and Bond Purchase Agreement in Connection with the Issuance of Dixon Financing Authority Lease Revenue Bonds, Series 2026 (the “2026 Bonds”), Approving the Issuance of Such Bonds in an Aggregate Principal Amount of Not to Exceed $15,000,000, Authorizing the Distribution of an Official Statement in Connection with the Offering and Sale of Such Bonds and Authorizing the Execution of Necessary Documents and Certificates and Related Actions.
Adopt a Resolution of the Board of Directors of the Dixon Financing Authority (the “Authority”) Authorizing the Execution and Delivery by the Authority of a Ground Lease, Lease Agreement, Indenture, Assignment Agreement, and Bond Purchase Agreement in Connection with the Issuance of Dixon Financing Authority Lease Revenue Bonds, Series 2026. Authorizing the Issuance of Such Bonds in an Aggregate Principal Amount of Not to Exceed $15,000,000, Authorizing the Distribution of an Official Statement in Connection with the Offering and Sale of Such Bonds and Authorizing the Execution of Necessary Documents and Certificates and Related Actions.
Item Initiated By: Kate Zawadzki, Assistant City Manager Authorized By: Melissa Eads, City Manager
Prepared By: Ken Dieker, Municipal Advisor
Presented By: Kate Zawadzki, Assistant City Manager
10.1 - PART 1
10.2 - PART 2
10.2 Vacant Lot at NE Corner of East A St./North 2nd St. (Valley of the Sacred Heart Academy Project) – Continued from April 21, 2026 City Council meeting. Request for Zoning Text Amendment, Design Review, Lot Merger, and Conditional Use Permit for the Development of a New, Two-Story, 11,539-Square Foot Educational Center Building with Associated Surface Parking and Landscaping Improvements Upon a 0.517-Acre Property Located at 209-231 East A Street, Dixon CA 95620. The Property Comprises Three Parcels to be Merged into One as a Component of the Project. The Educational Center Building Would Serve as a Relocation and Expansion of the Existing Valley of the Sacred Heart Academy Located to the South of the Project Site at 105 South 2nd Street. Local Vehicular Access to the Project Site Would be Provided Via a New One-Way Driveway Off North 2nd Street, with an Exit Proposed Along East A Street. The Zoning Text Amendment Component of the Project Proposes a Revision to Zoning Code Table 18.05.020, Land Use Regulations – Commercial and Mixed-Use Districts, to Conditionally Allow Private Schools within Specific Areas of the DMX District; APNs: 0115-084-070, 0115-084-080, and 0115-084-090; Downtown Mixed Use (DMX) Zoning District; File No’s: PLAPP25-0181, DR25-0182 (Design Review), PDRZ25-0183 (Zoning Text Amendment), SUBD25-0184 (Lot Merger), UP25-0185 (Conditional Use Permit).
Item Initiated By: Raffi Boloyan, Community Development Director Authorized By: Melissa Eads, City Manager
Prepared By: Austin Forde, Associate Planner
Presented By: Austin Forde, Associate Planner
10.2 10.2 Addendum #1
10.3 Adopt a Resolution Approving the Five-Year Capital Improvement Program for Fiscal Years 2026/27 through 2030/31.
Item Initiated By: Christopher Fong, P.E., City Engineer/Director of Utilities Authorized By: Melissa Eads, City Manager
Prepared By: Jordan Santos, Junior Engineer
Presented By: Jordan Santos, Junior Engineer
10.3 11.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
None.
12. NEW BUSINESS
None.
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 September 15, 2026.