Mayor Steven C. Bird 600 East A Street
Vice Mayor Jim Ernest Dixon, CA 95620-3697
Council Member Thom Bogue (707) 678-7000
Council Member Don Hendershot Fax: (707) 678-1489
Council Member Kevin Johnson Website: www.cityofdixonca.gov Elected City Clerk Kristin M. Janisch E-mail: [email protected] City Treasurer Simon A. LeBleu
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Jim Lindley, City Manage!
Douglas White, City Attorne
REGULAR MEETING OF THE DIXON CITY COUNCIL
APPROVED MINUTES
Date Time Location
Meeting of September 1, 2026 7:00 pm Council Chambers
600 East A Street
Dixon. California
THIS MEETING WILL BE PHYSICALLY OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. ALL MEMBERS OF THE
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CALL TO ORDER
The Regular Meeting of the Dixon City Council was called to order at 7:00 p.m. by Mayor Bird.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Councilmember Bogue.
ROLL CALL
Present: Councilmembers Thom Bogue, Don Hendershot, Kevin Johnson Vice Mayor Jim Ernest, Mayor Steve Bird
Absent: None.
Staff Present: Melissa Eads, City Manager
Kate Zawadzki, Assistant City Manager
Nubia Goldstein, Deputy City Attorney
Lupe Ruiz, Administrative City Clerk
4. CONFLICT OF INTEREST
None.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
A motion was made by Vice Mayor Ernest, seconded by Councilmember Hendershot, to approve the agenda as presented.
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Roll call was taken as follows:
AYES: Bogue, Hendershot, Johnson, Ernest, Bird
NOES: None
ABSTAIN: None
ABSENT: None
PRESENTATIONS/PROCLAMATIONS/RECOGNITION
None.
PUBLIC COMMENT (NON-AGENDA ITEMS)
Kelly Pidgeon James, Dixon Community Theater, commented on the costs associated with using Dixon Unified School District facilities.
Allison Nagel, Sustainable Solano, provided information on the upcoming Solano Air Quality Summit.
8. ITEMS FROM THE CITY COUNCIL
Councilmember Hendershot attended and provided feedback from the Wine and Art Stroll and provided information on the upcoming Coastal Cleanup Day on September 19, 2026.
Mayor Bird attended and provided feedback from the League of California Cities Legislative Day and provided information regarding Assembly Bill (AB) 1383, Senate Bill (SB) 922, AB2296, AB1751, SB1117, AB1941, SB758; a League of California Cities event in American Canyon; the Meals on Wheels Give & Gather Gala; and Solano Transportation Authority (STA) Executive Board meeting. Mayor Bird also shared information from a conversation with Assemblymember Lori Wilson. Additionally, he conducted interviews for the Transportation Advisory Commission vacancy, and the recommended appointment will be presented at the next City Council meeting.
9. CONSENT CALENDAR
Councilmember Hendershot requested Item 9.5 to be pulled and heard separately.
Mayor Bird opened public comment on Consent Calendar items. There was no public comment.
A motion was made by Councilmember Johnson, seconded by Councilmember Bogue, to approve Items 9.1, 9.2, 9.3, 9.4, 9.6, 9.7, 9.8, 9.9, 9.10 and 9.11 as presented.
Roll call was taken as follows:
AYES: Bogue, Hendershot, Johnson, Ernest, Bird
NOES: None
ABSTAIN: None
ABSENT: None
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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
Action: Minutes approved.
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
Action: Resolution 26-169
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
Action: Resolution 26-170
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
Action: Resolution 26-171
ITEM PULLED AND HEARD SEPARATELY
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
Councilmember Hendershot requested clarification on the item.
Josh Pilachowski, DKS, answered questions from the Council.
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Mayor Bird opened public comment on the item. There was no public comment
A motion was made by Councilmember Hendershot, seconded by Councilmember Johnson, to approve the item as presented.
Roll call was taken as follows:
YES: Bogue, Hendershot, Johnson, Ernest, Bird
NOES: None
ABSTAIN: None
ABSENT: None
Action: Resolution 26-180
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
Action: Resolution 26-172
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
Action: Resolution 26-173, 26-174, 26-175
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
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Action: Resolution 26-176
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
Action: Resolution 26-177
9.10 Adopt A Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Execute a First Amendment to the Professional Services Agreement with Jacobs Administrative Services,
Approving a Sole-Source Award to Jacobs Administrative Services.
Prepared By: Iom Cordova,
Action: Resolution 26-178
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
Action: Resolution 26-179
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.
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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
Kate Zawadki, Assistant City Manager, introduced the item.
Ken Dieker, Del Rio Advisors, LLC, provided a presentation on the item and answered questions from the Council.
Kate Zawadzki, Assistant City Manager, answered questions from the Council.
Mayor Bird opened public comment on the item.
Public comment by Tiffany Fabiani and Michael Ceremello were received.
Mayor Bird closed public comment on the item.
A motion was made by Councilmember Ernest, seconded by
Councilmember Hendershot, to approve the first resolution for the item.
Roll call was taken as follows:
AYES: Bogue, Hendershot, Johnson, Ernest, Bird
NOES: None
ABSTAIN: None
ABSENT: None
Action: Resolution 26-181
A motion was made by Councilmember Ernest, seconded by
Councilmember Hendershot, to approve the second resolution for the item.
Roll call was taken as follows:
AYES: Bogue, Hendershot, Johnson, Ernest, Bird
NOES: None
ABSTAIN: None
ABSENT: None
Action: DPA Resolution
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 September 1, 2026 6
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 (Loning lext 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
Austin Forde, Associate Planner, provided a presentation on the item and answered questions from the Council.
Kelley Evans, Valley of the Sacred Heart Academy Board Member, provided information on the item and answered questions from the Council.
Mayor Bird opened public comment on the item.
Public comment from Jerry Castañon, Nancy Wells, Christina Cerna, Gil Vega, Tiffany Fabiani, Sue O'Connor, Herb Cross, Mayte Gudiño, Jack Batchelor, James Ward, Cookie Powell, Terry Doane, Martin De Venuta, Rebecca Robinson, Jill Orr, Lourdes Gonzalez, Mark Cooley, Michael Ceremello, Anina Puccio, Matt Kett, Andrew Mudge, Karstin Stranger, and four unknown speakers was received.
Mayor Bird closed public comment on the item.
Kelley Evans, Valley of the Sacred Heart Academy Board Member, answered questions from the Council.
Chris Simpson, Valley of the Sacred Heart Academy Director, answered questions from the Council.
Nubia Goldstein, Deputy City Attorney, answered questions from the Council.
Raff Boloyan, Community Development Director, answered questions from the Council.
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A motion was made by Councilmember Johnson, seconded by Mayor Bird, to table the item and direct staff to discuss alternative options with the applicant that would support the applicant's future growth while also supporting the City's downtown goals.
Roll call was taken as follows:
AYES: Bogue, Hendershot, Johnson, Ernest, Bird
NOES: None
ABSTAIN: None
ABSENT: None
Action: The was item tabled.
The City Council recessed at 9:30 p.m.
The City Council reconvened at 9:36 p.m.
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
Jordan Santos, Junior Engineer, provided a presentation on the item and answered questions from the Council.
Mayor Bird opened public comment on the item. There was no public comment.
A motion was made by Councilmember Hendershot, seconded by Vice Mayor Ernest, to approve the item as presented.
Roll call was taken as follows:
AYES: Bogue, Hendershot, Johnson, Ernest, Bird
NOES: None
ABSTAIN: None
ABSENT: None
Action: Resolution 26-182
11. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
None.
12. NEW BUSINESS
None.
13. PUBLIC COMMENT (NON-AGENDA ITEMS)
James Ward wished Councilmember Bogue an early happy birthday.
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14. ITEMS FROM THE CITY COUNCIL
Mayor Bird stated that the meeting was very productive considering the item at hand. He commended the audience for being respectful and expressed his appreciation for the calm and constructive community discussion. He stated that he feels honored to serve such a community.
15. ITEMS FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY
16. ITEMS FROM THE CITY MANAGER
17. INFORMATIONAL ITEMS - Upcoming Meetings (30-day Calendar) 09/08/2026 07:00 p.m.
CANCELED Pacavile Dixon Greenbelt Authority
09/09/202605:30 p.m.
09/15/2026 07:00 p.m. City Council
09/22/2026 07:00 p.m. Parks and Recreation
CANCELED 10/06/2026 07:00 p.m.
Lupe Ruiz, Administrative City Clerk, stated that the October 6, 2026, meeting was cancelled due to National Night Out.
18. ADJOURNMENT
The Regular Meeting of the Dixon City Council adjourned at 9:43 p.m. isten M anusch
Kristin M. Janisch Steve Bird
Elected City Clerk of the City of Dixon Mayor of the City of Dixon September 1, 2026