MINUTES
RIO VISTA CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA
CITY COUNCIL
Mayor Edwin Okamura
TUESDAY, AUGUST 19, 2025
6:00 P.M. - REGULAR MEETING
CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS
1 MAIN STREET
RIO VISTA, CALIFORNIA 94571 Vice Mayor Sarah Donnelly Council Member Rick Dolk Council Member Lisa Duke
Council Member Walt Stanish ZOOM* MEETING ID (CLICK TO JOIN): 986 3115 4749
1. CALL TO ORDER, ROLL CALL & PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Mayor Okamura called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m.
Roll call vote found Council Members Dolk, Duke, and Stanish, and Mayor Okamura present; and Vice Mayor Donnelly absent.
Mayor Okamura Jed the pledge of allegiance.
2. CLOSED SESSION REPORT
None
3. PRESENTATIONS
None
4. PUBLIC COMMENT (Time Limit - 5 minutes per speaker)
Members of the audience may comment on any item of interest to the public within the subject matter jurisdiction of the City Council and any item that is not on the agenda. Each person will be allowed five minutes, or less, if a large number of requests are received on a particular subject, all subject to the Mayor's direction. With certain exceptions, the City Council may not discuss or take action on items that are not on the agenda. If you wish to offer public comment or speak on any item on the agenda, please complete a speaker form (voluntary) and deliver it to the City Clerk prior to the discussion of the item or otherwise indicate your desire to speak to an item. When your name is called or you are recognized by the Mayor, please stand, make your way to the podium, and present your comments.
Three public comments were made.
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5. DISCLOSURE OF EX PARTE COMMUNICATIONS
6. City Council Members should disclose any communications they have had on applicable agenda items at this time.
None CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS
The purpose of the Consent Calendar is to group items together which are routine or have been discussed previously and do not require further discussion. They may be approved by a single motion and roll call vote. Any member of the City Council, City Staff, or the Public may request removal of an item for discussion; rescheduling of the item(s) will be at the discretion of the Mayor.
Mayor Okamura invited Council, staff, and the public to pull items from the Consent Calendar for discussion. There were no such requests.
6.01 Approve City Council Meeting Minutes - Approve the Minutes of the Regular City Council Meeting of August 5, 2025
6.02 Revenue & Expenditure Fund Balance Report- Receive and file report for July 2025
6.03 Budget v. Actual Status Report- Receive and file report for July 2025
6.04 Checks Register Report - Receive and file report for July 2025
6.05 Monthly Informational Report on Current Planning Projects and Properties with Code Enforcement and/or Building Issues - Consider and accept report for July 2025
6.06 Joint Exercise of Powers Agreement for Emergency Ambulance Services - A Resolution approving the Joint Exercise of Powers Agreement (JEPA) for the provision and management of Emergency Ambulance Services in substantial form with any changes approved by the City Attorney There were no public comments.
Council Member Duke motioned to approve Consent Calendar items 6. 01 - 6. 06.
Council Member Stanish seconded the motion. Roll call vote found all in favor.
Motion carried (4-0).
7. ACTION ITEMS
7.01 Easement Agreement for Use in Connection with the Wastewater Treatment Plant Consolidation Project - Consider a Resolution approving an Easement Agreement with the Trigueiro Trusts for acquistion of pipeline, access, construction, and lift station easements for use in connection with the Wastewater Treatment Plant Consolidation Project Rio Vista City Council Meeting Agenda -August 19, 2025 Minutes Page 2 of 4 r.
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City Manager Kristina Miller provided the staff report. City Engineer Cecil Dillon answered a clarifying question of City Council.
One public comment was made.
Council Member Stanish motioned to adopt the resolution approving an Easement Agreement with the Trigueiro Trusts for acquistion of pipeline, access, construction, and lift station easements for use in connection with the Wastewater Treatment Plant Consolidation Project, including approval of any necessary adjustments approved by legal counsel. Council Member Duke seconded the motion. Roll call vote found all in favor. Motion carried (4-0).
7.02 EV Charging Station - Provide direction to staff on whether to retain or remove the existing electric vehicle (EV) charging station currently located outside City Hall
Public Works Program Manager Krystine Ball provided the staff report.
City Council asked clarifying questions of staff and held discussion.
One public comment was made. Council Member Stanish motioned to remove the charging station from City Hall, authorize staff's discretion to either install the charger at the Corp Yard or decommission it and purchase a new charger for installation at the Corp Yard; and direct staff to provide email update(s) to City Council on the status including cost(s). Council Member Duke seconded the motion. Roll call vote found all in favor. Motion carried (4-0).
8. INFORMATION ITEMS
8.01 Update(s) regarding California Forever, if any
City Manager Kristina Miller reported there was no update.
There were six public comments.
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9. REPORTS
9.01 City Manager
City Manager Kristina Miller reported on recent events and activities.
No public comments were made.
9.02 City Council
Mayor Okamura announced the upcoming Farmers Market and the augmented service hours of the Delta Breeze.
Council Member Stanish reported that he had attended a Solano County Mosquito Abatement District meeting on August 11, and that West Nile Virus was detected recently in Vacaville and in Davis.
10. CITY COUNCIL FUTURE AGENDA ITEM REQUESTS
There was City Council consensus to request the following future agenda items:
• Discuss ways to ways to promote safety at Sandy Beach, in response to past and recent drownings, including a draft letter to the County for City Council's consideration.
• Presentation regarding the City's tap water quality/taste
11. ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Okamura adjoured the meeting at 7:23 p.m.
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