AGENDA
REGULAR MEETING OF THE
DIXON CITY COUNCIL
September 15, 2026
CITY OF DIXON
600 EAST A STREET
COUNCIL CHAMBERS
6:00
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
September 15, 2026
CITY OF DIXON
600 EAST A STREET
COUNCIL CHAMBERS
06:00
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=87805853581 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 LEGAL COUNSEL – ANTICIPATED LITIGATION Significant Exposure to Litigation Pursuant to Gov. Code, § 54956.9(d):
One Case
Item Initiated By: Melissa Eads, City Manager
Authorized By: Melissa Eads, City Manager
0.3 THREAT TO PUBLIC SERVICES OR FACILITIES (Gov. Code, § 54957) Consultation With: Robert Thompson, Police Chief
Douglas L. White, City Attorney
Item Initiated By: Melissa Eads, City Manager
Authorized By: Melissa Eads, City Manager
0.4 CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS:
Pursuant to Government Code § 54957.6
City Negotiators: Kate Zawadzki, Melissa Eads, 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: Melissa Eads, City Manager
Authorized By: Melissa Eads, 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 Proclamation Designating October 6, 2026 as National Night Out.
Item Initiated By: Robert Thompson, Chief of Police
Authorized By: Melissa Eads, City Manager
Presented By: Mayor Steve Bird
6.1 6.2
Receive a Presentation Regarding I-80/I-680/SR-12 Interchange Project: Package 5.
Item Initiated By: Christopher Fong, P.E., City Engineer/Director of Utilities Authorized By: Melissa Eads, City Manager
Presented By: Nick Burton, Solano Transportation Authority
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 September 1, 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 the City Manager to Execute the Solano Express Intercity Transit Funding and Cost Sharing Agreement in the Amount of $39,460, Representing the City of Dixon’s Proportional Cost Share for FY 2026-27.
Item Initiated By: Bruce Barrette, Interim Public Works Director Authorized By: Melissa Eads, City Manager
Prepared By: Brandon Thomson, STA, Senior Transit Mobility Coordinator
9.3 9.4
Adopt a Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Execute the Memorandum of Understanding with the Solano Transportation Authority (STA) to Establish the Terms and Conditions Under Which the City Will Make Available a Designated Parking Lot to the STA for the Parking and Staging of Vehicles Used in Connection with Solano Express Route 30 Pilot Program.
Item Initiated By: Bruce Barrette, Interim Public Works Director Authorized By: Melissa Eads, City Manager
Prepared By: Brandon Thomson, STA, Senior Transit Mobility Coordinator
9.4 9.5
Adopt a Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Execute the Surplus Auction of Vehicles and Equipment That Have Reached or Exceeded Their Usable Lifespan.
Item Initiated By: Bruce Barrette, Interim Public Works Director Authorized By: Melissa Eads, City Manager
Prepared By: Bruce Barrette, Interim Public Works Director Linda Babb, Senior Administrative Clerk
9.5 9.6
Adopt a Resolution Suspending the Competitive Bidding Process Pursuant to the City of Dixon Purchasing Policy, Section 3.5.4, and Approving a Sole-Source Award to Long Beach BMW Motorcycles for the Purchase of One 2026 BMW R1300RT-P Police Motorcycle in an Amount Not to Exceed $43,034.11; Authorizing the City Manager, or Designee, to Execute All Documents Necessary to Complete the Purchase; and Approving a Budget Amendment Increasing the Capital Outlay Appropriation in Police Grant Fund Account 560-00000-560200-00000 By $3,034.11, From $40,000.00 to $43,034.11.
Item Initiated By: Robert Thompson, Chief of Police
Authorized By: Melissa Eads, City Manager
Prepared By: Lex Egbert, Sergeant
9.6 9.7
Adopt a Resolution Authoring the Following Personnel Actions:
1. Establish the Payroll and Accounting Technician Job Classification and Approving the Associated Salary Schedule.
2. Retitle the Accounting and Payroll Analyst to Payroll and Accounting Analyst and Amend Corresponding Job Classification. Item Initiated By: Kate Zawadzki, Assistant City Manager Authorized By: Melissa Eads, City Manager
Prepared By: Kate Zawadzki, Assistant City Manager
Rachel Ancheta, Human Resources Director
9.7 9.8
Adopt a Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Execute Amendment No. 1 to the Professional Services Agreement (“PSA”) with AP Triton, LLC (“AP Triton”) to Update the Emergency Services Master Plans for Both Fire and Police and the Municipal Services Review (“MSR”) Associated with the General Plan Amendment, in the Amount of $93,521, and Approve a Corresponding Budget Amendment with No Net Fiscal Impact.
Item Initiated By: Steve Peterson, Contract Planner, Kimley-Horn Authorized By: Melissa Eads, City Manager
Prepared By: Steve Peterson, Contract Planner, Kimley-Horn
9.8 9.9
Adopt a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Dixon Authorizing an Update to the City’s Conflict of Interest Code in Accordance with Provision of Law and Filing of the 2026 Local Agency Biennial Notice.
Item Initiated By: Melissa Eads, City Manager
Authorized By: Melissa Eads, City Manager
Prepared By: Lupe Ruiz, Administrative City Clerk
9.9 9.10
Adopt a Resolution Authorizing City Staff to Utilize the Agreement with Bureau Veritas for Fire Plan Review and Inspection Services for a Maximum, Not-To-Exceed Budget of $232,000 with a Term Thru July 31, 2027.
Item Initiated By: Randy Shafer, Fire Chief
Authorized By: Melissa Eads, City Manager
Prepared By: Emma McNeil, Fire Administrative Analyst
9.10 9.11
By Minute Action, Request City Council Approval of the Mayor’s Recommended Appointment to the Transportation Advisory Commission.
Item Initiated By: Melissa Eads, City Manager
Authorized By: Melissa Eads, City Manager
Prepared By: Lupe Ruiz, Administrative City Clerk
9.11 9.12
Adopt a Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Execute an Agreement with Indigo Hammond & Playle Architects, LLP, to Perform a Space Needs Assessment and Space Use Redesign for City Hall, Engineering and the Municipal Service Center, Not-To-Exceed Budget of $134,400.
Item Initiated By: Melissa Eads, City Manager
Authorized By: Melissa Eads, City Manager
Prepared By: Kate Zawadzki, Assistant City Manager
9.12 9.13
Issuance of the City Treasurer Quarterly Investment Report.
Item Initiated By: City Council
Authorized By: Melissa Eads, City Manager
Prepared By: City Treasurer Simon LeBleu
9.13 10.
PUBLIC HEARINGS
None.
11. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
None.
12. NEW BUSINESS
12.1 Adopt a Resolution to Close Certain Streets in Downtown Dixon for the Annual Dixon Christmas Tree Lighting Event on December 5, 2026; Establish Specific Use Conditions for the Event; Ratify Approval of a Contribution to the DDBA for Event Expenses in the Amount of $5,000 from the Community Support Fund; Authorize the Use of the City of Dixon Logo to Be Used on Event Staff Shirts and Any Published Material for the Event; and Approve a Corresponding Budget Amendment.
Item Initiated By: Bruce Barrette, Interim Public Works Director Authorized By: Melissa Eads, City Manager
Prepared By: Austin George, Recreation Manager
Presented By: Austin George, Recreation Manager
12.1 12.2
Receive an Annual Report on the City of Dixon’s Readi-Ride Golden Pass Program; Provide Staff Direction on Possible Program Adjustments; and Direct Staff to Report to City Council on the Program in Approximately One Year, as Fiscal Impacts May Arise.
Item Initiated By: Bruce Barrette, Interim Public Works Director Authorized By: Melissa Eads, City Manager
Prepared By: Zavier Bates, Transit Supervisor
Presented By: Zavier Bates, Transit Supervisor
12.2 12.3
By Minute Action, Designate a Voting Delegate and Alternate Delegate for the 2026 League of California Cities Annual Conference and Expo.
Item Initiated By: Melissa Eads, City Manager
Authorized By: Melissa Eads, City Manager
Prepared By: Lupe Ruiz, Administrative City Clerk
Presented By: Melissa Eads, City Manager
12.3 12.4
Receive an Overview of Scope of Topics for the Upcoming Amendment to the Dixon General Plan 2040 to be Considered in Conjunction with the Harvest Master Plan and Southeast Annexation, Including Expansion of City Sphere of Influence, Creation of Area of Interest/Planning Area, Consideration of an Urban Growth Boundary/Green Line, Refinement of Current General Plan Policies, and Simplification and Streamlining of the General Plan.
Item Initiated By: Raffi Boloyan, Community Development Director Authorized By: Melissa Eads, City Manager
Prepared By: Raffi Boloyan, Community Development Director Presented By: Raffi Boloyan, Community Development Director
12.4 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 October 20, 2026.