City of Marysville Regular Meeting Minutes 9/1/2026 Page 1 of 6 Minutes
Regular Meeting of the City Council
City of Marysville
***This meeting may be delayed due to the Special Meeting starting at 5:00 pm Tuesday, September 1, 2026, at 6:00 pm
Call to Order
The City of Marysville City Council meeting called to order by Mayor Branscum at 6:00 pm.
Roll Call
Present: Councilmembers: Councilmembers Rollins, Gilchrist, Hudson, Vice Mayor Buttacavoli and Mayor Branscum
Absent:
Pledge of Allegiance (Mayor)
Changes to the Agenda (City Manager/City Clerk) – Item #8 is pulled from the Agenda Closed Session Report (City Attorney) – None
Public Comment - None
Consent Calendar
All matters on the Consent Agenda are considered routine and are therefore approved by one motion, unless a Council Member, or the City Manager first requests that a matter be removed from the Consent Agenda for separate discussion and action.
Action: Moved/Seconded: Councilmember Gilchrist/Vice Mayor Buttacavoli Ayes: All
Noes: None
Abstained: None
Absent: None
1. Approval of Accounts Payable
Recommendation: Passed Motion 2026-038 approving accounts payable in the amount of $881,622.70 for the period of August 8, 2026, through August 21, 2026 , Contact: Anissa Leung, Finance Director, (530) 749-3901, [email protected]
2. Minutes Approval
Recommendation: Passed Motion 2026-039 approving the City Council meeting minutes from the August 20, 2026 Special Meeting.
Contact: Maggie Sanchez, City Clerk, (530) 749-3901, [email protected]
3. Appointment of CalPERS Retired Annuitant as Temporary Extra-Help Employee Recommendation: Adopted Resolution 2026-50 authorizing the appointment of John A. Perry, a California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) retired annuitant, as a temporary extrahelp Human Resources Special Consultant pursuant to Government Code Sections 21224, at an hourly rate of $79.33 and a total cost not to exceed $20,000, effective 8/17/2026, subject to all applicable CalPERS post-retirement employment requirements.
Contact: Donna Ruiz, Human Resources Director, (530) 749-3901, [email protected] City of Marysville Regular Meeting Minutes 9/1/2026 Page 2 of 6
4. Amend Marysville Municipal Code § 5.24.050 to Remove the $500 Surety Bond Requirement and Update Language to Include Digital Photography
Recommendation: Pass Motion 2026-040 to 1) to waive the second reading of Ordinance 1476 and approve an amendment to the Marysville Municipal Code § 5.24.050, to remove the requirement for resident studio photographers doing business within the City of Marysville to acquire a $500 surety bond as part of the business license process and 2) update the language to include digital photography.
Contact: Anissa Leung, Finance Director, (530) 749-3901, [email protected]
5. Authorize Participation in the California Department of Justice FY 2026 Consolidated National Criminal History Improvement Program Application
Recommendation: Adopted Resolution 2026-51 authorizing the City Manager or his designee to submit all required subrecipient application and partnership materials to the California Department of Justice for inclusion in the State’s FY 2026 Consolidated National Criminal History Improvement Program (NCHIP) application, requesting $462,500 in federal funding for the “Marysville Criminal History Records Modernization and Biometric Identification Project.” Contact: Vance Nabeta, Police Chief, (530) 749-3900, [email protected]
6. Authorize the City Manager to Submit an Application for Funding the Marysville Youth Services Unit and Marysville – Yuba Police Activities League
Recommendation: Adopted Resolution 2026-52 authorizing the City Manager or his designee to submit an application to the U.S. Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women, for funding of up to $500,000 under the FY 2026 Consolidated Grant Program to Assist Children and Youth Affected by and to Engage Men and Youth in Preventing Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking to fund the “Marysville Youth Services Unit (MYSU) and Marysville-Yuba Police Activities League (MYPAL)” project.
Contact: Vance Nabeta, Police Chief, (530) 749-3900, [email protected] Discussion & Action Calendar
All matters in this section of the Agenda are discussed, and will be acted on, individually. Members of the public may request to speak on any of these items for up to three minutes when the Mayor calls for public comment. . If you would like to comment, please complete a speaker’s card and return that to the City Clerk, when called upon, please go to the podium to address the Council and please give your name clearly for audio recording. If you have any documentation that you would like to be distributed to the Council, please mail it to the City Clerk at 526 C Street, Marysville, CA 95901.
7. Approval of Application for a Caltrans Sustainable Transportation Planning Grant for Preliminary Development of the 14th Street Bicycle and Pedestrian Railroad Undercrossing; Approval of Task Order No. 2 with Peterson Consulting Advantage; Increase in the Consulting Agreement; and Amendment of the Fiscal Year 2026-27 Budget Action: Moved/Seconded: Councilmember Hudson/Vice Mayor Buttacavoli Ayes: All
Noes: None
Abstained: None
Absent: None
Public Comment: Ricky Samayoa and Ben Deal
Recommendation: Passed Motion 2026-041 to adopt Resolution No. 2026-53 to: 1) authorize submission of a Caltrans FY 2027-28 Sustainable Transportation Planning Grant application for up to $700,000 for preliminary development of the 14th Street bicycle and pedestrian railroad undercrossing; 2) acknowledge that a maximum grant request would require an estimated cash local City of Marysville Regular Meeting Minutes 9/1/2026 Page 3 of 6 match of approximately $90,700, with no commitment or appropriation of the match at this time; 3) authorize the City Manager or designee to execute and submit the application and related documents; 4) approve Peterson Consulting Advantage Task Order No. 2 for grant preparation in an amount not to exceed $11,000 and authorize the City Manager to execute it, subject to approval as to form by the City Attorney; 5) authorize the City Manager to execute an amendment increasing the agreement's total not-to-exceed amount from $25,000 to $50,000, subject to approval as to form by the City Attorney; and 6) amend the FY 2026-27 adopted budget to appropriate an additional $25,000 for services under the agreement. Acceptance of any grant award, execution of a grant agreement, and commitment and appropriation of the local match will return to the City Council for separate consideration and will be contingent upon funding availability at that time.
Contact: Jim Schaad, City Manager, (530) 749-3901, [email protected]
8. Award of Contract for City Hall Window Retrofit Project – Pulled from Agenda Action: Moved/Seconded:
Roll call voteAyes:
Noes:
Abstained: None
Absent:
Recommendation: : Pass a Motion to: 1) Determine that the bid submitted by American Window and Door Systems, Inc. is nonresponsive because the bidder did not demonstrate compliance with the installer qualification requirements of the bid documents; 2) Award the City Hall Window Retrofit Project to Buttacavoli Window & Door, Inc. in the amount of $235,201.71 as the lowest responsive and responsible bidder; 3) Approve a 10% construction contingency in the amount of $23,520.17, for a total project authorization of $258,721.88; 4) Authorize the City Manager to execute the construction contract and related documents, subject to approval as to form by the City Attorney; and 5) Authorize the City Manager to approve contract change orders within the approved project authorization and minor, non-substantive changes as necessary for project implementation.
Contact: Jeramy Chapdelaine, Public Works Director, (530) 749-3902, [email protected]
9. Ellis Lake Park Enhancement Project - 25-10 - Contract Award Action: Moved/Seconded: Councilmember Gilchrist/Vice Mayor Buttacavoli Roll call vote- N/A
Ayes: All
Noes: None
Abstained: None
Absent: None
Recommendation: Passed Resolution 2026-54 to award a contract in the amount of $2,983,858.81 to TJR Resources, Inc. for the construction of the improvements around Ellis Lake under the Clean California Local Grant Program (State) Agreement No. CCL-5009-034-A2 for the Enhancement of Ellis Lake Park, based on Contract Number No. 25-01, Ellis Lake Park Enhancement Project, Improvement Plans / Contract Documents and Contractor’s submitted bid package.
Contact: Jeramy Chapdelaine, Public Works Director, (530) 749-3902, [email protected] City of Marysville Regular Meeting Minutes 9/1/2026 Page 4 of 6
10. Award of Contract for Wilson Sports Complex Field Lighting Replacement Project Action: Moved/Seconded: Vice Mayor Buttacavoli/Councilmember Rollins Roll call vote-N/A
Ayes: All
Noes: None
Abstained: None
Absent: None
Recommendation: Passed Motion 2026-42 to: 1) Award the Wilson Sports Complex Field Lighting Replacement Project to Ledbetter Electric in the amount of $216,150 as the lowest responsive and responsible remaining bidder; 2) Approve a 10% construction contingency in the amount of $21,615, for a total project authorization of $237,765; 3) Authorize the City Manager to execute the construction contract and related documents, subject to approval as to form by the City Attorney; and 4) Authorize the City Manager to approve minor, non-substantive changes as necessary for project implementation.
Contact: Jeramy Chapdelaine, Public Works Director, (530) 749-3902, [email protected] Public Hearing
All matters in this section of the Agenda are formal public hearings and will be acted on individually. When the Mayor calls for public comments, members of the public may request to speak prior to action on each item. When you are called on by the City Clerk, you may approach the podium and address the Council.
11. Public Hearing - Urgency Ordinance Amending Section 18.64.093(e) of the Marysville Municipal Code to Authorize the Replacement of Three Static Billboards with Two Electronic Billboards on State Route 70 in Connection with the State Route 70 Safety Improvement Project; and Direction to Negotiate a Billboard Relocation and Financial Agreement with Outfront Media, LLC
Action: Moved/Seconded: Councilmember Gilchrist/Councilmember Hudson Roll call voteCouncilmember Rollins – Yes
Councilmember Gilchrist – Yes
Councilmember Hudson – Yes
Vice Mayor Buttacavoli – Yes
Mayor Branscum - Yes
Ayes: All
Noes: None
Abstained: None
Absent: None
Public Comment: None
Recommendation: It is recommended that the City Council:
1. Conduct the public hearing and receive public testimony;
2. Find that adoption of the urgency ordinance is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3) and Sections 15301 and 15302, and direct staff to file a Notice of Exemption;
3. Adopted, by a four-fifths (4/5) vote pursuant to Government Code Section 36937(b), Urgency Ordinance No. 1477 (Attachment 1) amending Section 18.64.093(e) of the Marysville Municipal Code to authorize, on a strictly limited basis, the replacement of three existing static off-site advertising displays on Union Pacific Railroad property along State Route 70 with not more than City of Marysville Regular Meeting Minutes 9/1/2026 Page 5 of 6 two electronic off-site advertising displays at two designated locations, effective immediately upon adoption; and
4. Direct staff to process a companion non-urgency ordinance containing the identical amendment to Section 18.64.093(e) (Attachment 2) through the regular zoning amendment procedure – including a duly noticed Planning Commission public hearing and recommendation pursuant to Government Code Sections 65353 and 65854, followed by first and second readings before the City Council – so that the amendment remains in effect in the event of any legal challenge to, or expiration of, the urgency ordinance; and
5. Direct staff and the City Attorney to negotiate a billboard relocation and financial agreement with Outfront Media, LLC consistent with California Business and Professions Code Section 5412 and the framework described in this report, and to return to the City Council on September 15, 2026, with (a) the billboard relocation and revenue-sharing agreement – structured as a percentagebased revenue share with quarterly or semi-annual reconciliation, and including the City’s revenue-share percentage, audit rights, City advertising and public service announcement time, commencement and construction milestones, term, and a reopener provision requiring review of actual revenue performance and adjustment of the agreement terms at two (2) years following the first display’s operational date and every five (5) years thereafter – for City Council approval, and (b) the use permit for the two electronic displays required under Section 18.64.093(e), with all required findings and conditions of approval, for City Council approval following a duly noticed public hearing conducted by the City Council as the approval authority designated by the urgency ordinance.
Contact: Dan Flores, Community and Economic Director, [email protected] Mike Luken, Planning Consultant
Committee Reports and Comments/Requests (Councilmembers) Councilmember Rollins – Committee Reports: None
Comments/Requests: Attended Stand Down, looking forward to events coming up.
Councilmember Gilchrist – Committee Reports: None
Comments/Requests: Thanked Staff
Councilmember Hudson – Committee Reports: LAFCO moved back Comments/Requests: Thanked Staff
Vice Mayor Buttacavoli – Committee Reports: None
Comments/Requests: Thanked Staff
Mayor Branscum – Committee Reports: None
Comments/Requests: Attended Bethel AME Anniversary
Council Correspondence (City Clerk) - None
City Manager’s Report (City Manager Schaad) – Update on Uriz/331 A Street and mentioned new Lieutenant, Chris Shippen
Assistant City Manager’s Report – Freebirds season ending. Confluence walking trail. New Uptown Sports doing a great job with the softball fields down at the river bottoms.
City of Marysville Regular Meeting Minutes 9/1/2026 Page 6 of 6 Next Meeting Announcement (Mayor)
The next regular City Council Meeting is Tuesday, September 15, 2026, at 6:00 pm.
Adjournment (Mayor) at:7:05 pm