Incorporated July 1, 2000
Website: www.elkgrove.gov
Bobbie Singh-Allen, Mayor
Darren Suen, Vice Mayor Rod Brewer, Council Member
Sergio Robles, Council Member Kevin Spease, Council Member
ELK GROVE CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING
Wednesday, September 9, 2026
6:00 P.M.
Elk Grove City Hall – City Council Chambers
8400 Laguna Palms Way, Elk Grove, CA 95758
The Elk Grove City Council welcomes, appreciates, and encourages participation in the City Council Meeting. The City Council requests that you limit your presentation to three (3) minutes per person , per item, so that all present will have time to participate. The City Council reserves the right to reasonably limit the total time for public comment on any particular noticed agenda item as it may deem necessary.
FOR REMOTE PARTICIPATION:
The live meeting can be viewed via the City’s website at https://elkgrove.gov/city-council/council-meetings#agendas
Those viewing the meeting online may provide public comment during the meeting via the Zoom meeting platform. The platform may be accessed via any internet-capable device or by landline telephone.
Online via Internet-Capable Device Landline Telephone
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Individuals may also provide public comment ahead of the meeting by submitting those comments prior to the meeting by emailing such comments to the Clerk at [email protected]. Such comments must be received by 4:00 p.m. on the day of the City Council meeting to be provided to the full Council and staff, and to be posted on the City website. Written and audio comments will not be read or played back during the public comment period for a particular agenda item unless directed by the City Council. Members of the public are encouraged to submit their written and/or audio comments as far in advance of the meeting as reasonably practical.
Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957.5, a writing that is a public record relating to an agenda item for open session of a regular meeting distributed to a majority of the City Council less than 72 hours prior to the meeting will be posted on the City’s website, and physical copies of any such materials will be available for public inspection at the Office of the City Clerk, 8401 Laguna Palms Way, Elk Grove, CA during regular business hours.
REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
1. CALL TO ORDER / ROLL CALL
1.1 Roll Call
1.2 Land Acknowledgement
1.3 Pledge of Allegiance
1.4 Moment of Silence
2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
3. CLOSED SESSION
None.
4. PRESENTATIONS / ANNOUNCEMENTS
4.1 Presentation of a recognition to Elk Grove Youth Baseball's 10-year old and under All Star team for outstanding performance in the 2026 regional and World Series championships [p.1]
5. PUBLIC COMMENT
Members of the audience may comment on any item not on the agenda that is of interest to the public and within the subject matter jurisdiction of the City Council.
Each person will be allowed three minutes, or less if a large number of requests are received on a particular subject. The City Council cannot take action on non- agendized items raised under “Public Comment” until the matter has been specifically included on an agenda as an action item. Members of the public desiring a response to a specific question are encouraged to contact any member of the Council or the City Manager at any time. Those audience members who wish to address a specific agendized item are encouraged to offer their public comments during consideration of that item.
6. GENERAL ADMINISTRATION INFORMATION
Report by the City Manager.
7. CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS
The Consent Calendar items are those expected to be routine and non- controversial. They will be acted upon by the City Council after providing an opportunity for public comment.
PUBLIC COMMENT:
7.1 Approve City Council meeting minutes of the August 26, 2026 regular meeting [p. 1-10] (CITY CLERK)
7.2 Receive report on City Manager approved purchases and contracts authorized by Elk Grove Municipal Code Chapter 3.42 Contracts and Purchasing, and projects awarded under the Uniform Public Construction Cost Accounting Act, filed through September 1, 2026 [p. 1-4]
(CITY CLERK)
Elk Grove City Council
Regular Meeting, WEDNESDAY, September 9, 2026
7.3 Receive report on Requests for Proposals, Qualifications, and Bids [p. 1] (CITY CLERK)
7.4 Receive the Monthly Holdings and Investment Report for the month ending July 31, 2026 [p. 1-11] (FINANCE)
7.5 Adopt Ordinance No. 08-2026 finding the proposed moratorium is not a project as defined in State CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(5) and is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3) (Common Sense Exemption); and imposing a two (2) year moratorium on any new entitlement approvals for Personal Storage Facilities in the City of Elk Grove (Second Reading) [p. 1- 3]
(PLANNING)
7.6 Adopt resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute a grant agreement with the California Department of Parks and
Recreation for the 2025 Historic Preservation Fund Grant for a historic preservation program, and amending the Fiscal Year 2026-27 Budget for the Community Development Department in the amount of $10,500 [p. 1-17]
(COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT)
7.7 Adopt resolution dispensing with the formal request for proposal procedure pursuant to Elk Grove Municipal Code Section
3.42.188(B)(3) and authorizing the City Manager to execute the first amendment to the Goods and Services Contract with Changing Environments, Inc. (Contract No. C-21-632) for a term of five years through November 10, 2031, and authorizing two successive one-year renewals unless cancelled as provided, and adding $286,200, or other such amount as may be directed by the City Council (for a total contract amount not to exceed $535,200) [p. 1-40]
(PUBLIC AFFAIRS)
7.8 Adopt resolution authorizing the City Manager to dispense with the formal procurement procedures pursuant to Elk Grove Municipal Code Chapter 3.42, approving and ratifying prior payments and purchases, and authorizing the City Manager to execute all contracts and related documents or agreements for Citywide technology services and equipment, exempting such recurring operational maintenance agreements and related hardware purchases from standard contract authority thresholds, provided such amounts do not exceed the amounts approved by the City Council for such purposes in the annual budget [p. 1 -11] (INFORMATION SERVICES)
8. PUBLIC HEARINGS
None.
Elk Grove City Council
Regular Meeting, WEDNESDAY, September 9, 2026
9. REGULAR AGENDA ACTION ITEMS / RECOMMENDATIONS
9.1 SUBJECT: Receive a presentation of the Elk Grove Police Department’s Automated License Plate Reader technology
[p. 1]
STAFF REPORT:
Robert Davis, Chief of Police
Andrea Cortez, Real Time Information Center Manager
PUBLIC COMMENT:
RECOMMENDATION:
Receive a presentation of the Elk Grove Police Department’s Automated License Plate Reader technology.
10. COUNCIL COMMENTS / REPORTS / FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
1. Reports on Regional Boards, Commissions, Committees
2. T ravel/Training Expenditures Disclosure (in accordance with Resolution No. 2009-212 and Government Code § 53232.3(d))
11. ADJOURNMENT
NOTICE REGARDING ORDERLY CONDUCT AT PUBLIC MEETINGS
Any person who engages in unlawful disrupting behavior may, following warning by the presiding officer, be removed from the meeting. Any person engaging in a use of force or a true threat of use of force may be removed from the meeting without prior warni ng. (Government Code Sections 54957.95, 54957.96; Penal Code Section 403.)
NOTICE REGARDING CHALLENGES TO DECISIONS
Pursuant to all applicable laws and regulations, including without limitation, California Government Code Section 65009 and or California Public Resources Code Section 21177, if you wish to challenge in court any of the above decisions (regarding planning, zoning and/or environmental decisions), you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing(s) described in this notice/agenda, or in written correspondence delivered to the City at, or prior to, the public hearing.
ADA COMPLIANCE STATEMENT
In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance to participate in this meeting, please contact the Office of the City Clerk at (916) 478-3635 / TTY 888-435-6092. Notification 48 hours prior to the meeting will enable the City to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to this meeting.