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RIO VISTA CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING - BY TELECONFERENCE AND IN PERSON
MAYOR EDWIN OKAMURA
VICE MAYOR SARAH DONNELLY
COUNCIL MEMBER RICK DOLK
COUNCIL MEMBER LISA DUKE
COUNCIL MEMBER WALT STANISH
605-10-960 REGULAR MEETING
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2025
6:00
P.M. - REGULAR MEETING
CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS
ONE MAIN STREET
RIO VISTA, CALIFORNIA 94571
1. CALL TO ORDER, ROLL CALL & 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 specifically agendized. 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. Members of the audience wishing to address a specific agendized item are encouraged to offer their public comment during consideration of that item. 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.
5. DISCLOSURE OF EX PARTE COMMUNICATIONS City Council Members should disclose any communications they have had on applicable agenda items at this time.
6. 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 will 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.
6.01 Approve City Council Meeting Minutes - Approve the Minutes of the Regular City Council Meeting of August 19, 2025
6.01 Draft August 19, 2025, Meeting Minutes
6.02 Monthly Report - Receive and file September 2025 report with June and July 2025 departmental data
6.02 Monthly Report
6.03 Public Safety Commission Appointment - Approve the Mayor’s nomination of Judy Gascoyne to the Public Safety Commission to complete a term ending January 1, 2026
6.03 Staff report and attachment(s)
6.04 Designate LOCC Voting Delegate and Alternate - Designate Mayor Okamura as the City’s voting delegate and Vice Mayor Donnelly as the alternate voting delegate for the 2025 League of California Cities (LOCC) Annual Conference
6.04 Staff report and attachment(s)
7. ACTION ITEMS
7.01 Wayfinding Grant - Consider adoption of Resolution 2025-xxx, accepting a grant award in the amount of $10,000 from Solano Transportation Authority through the Solano Countywide Wayfinding Sign Program Year 3
7.01 Staff report and attachment(s)
Resolution No. 2025-064 Wayfinding Sign Program Year 3
7.02 Commemorative Flag Display Policy - Consider approving and adopting a Commemorative Flag Display Policy
7.02 Staff report and attachment(s)
7.03 Building Code Update - Introduce by title only and waive the first reading of Ordinance 2025-xxx, updating the Rio Vista Municipal Code to adopt the 2025 California Building Standards Code with existing local amendments
7.03 Staff report and attachment(s)
7.04 Letter to Solano County Board of Supervisors - Consider approval of a letter to the Solano County Board Of Supervisors regarding additional safety measures at Sandy Beach to prevent drownings, educate beachgoers, and save lives
7.04 Staff report and attachment(s)
8. INFORMATION ITEMS
8.01 Update(s) regarding California Forever, if any
9. REPORTS
9.01 City Manager
9.02 City Council
10. CITY COUNCIL FUTURE AGENDA ITEM REQUESTS
11. ADJOURNMENT
The next regularly scheduled City Council meeting is Tuesday, September 16, 2025 at 6:00 p.m.
Disclosable public records related to an open session item on a meeting agenda distributed by the City of Rio Vista to the Rio Vista City Council are available on the city's website & at City Hall for public review at 72 hours prior to a regular meeting and 24 hours prior to a special meeting or, in the event information is delivered to the Council less than 72 or 24 hours prior to an open meeting, as soon as it is so delivered. To arrange for alternative agenda document format or to arrange aid or services to modify or accommodate persons with a disability to participate in a public meeting contact the City Clerk 48 hours in advance of the meeting date by calling 707/374-6451. Pursuant to 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 (including any action 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.
CERTIFICATION OF POSTING: I, Jennifer Schultz, City Clerk, declare that the foregoing agenda for the September 2, 2025 Regular Meeting of the Rio Vista City Council was posted and available for review on August 29, 2025 on the city's website and at City Hall, One Main Street, Rio Vista, California, in accordance with Government Code §54954.2(a).