RIO VISTA CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2025
6:00 P.M. - REGULAR MEETING
PORATIA DEC CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS
1 MAIN STREET
CITY COUNCIL
Mayor Edwin Okamura 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, Stanish, Vice Mayor Donnelly and Mayor Okamura present.
CLOSED SESSION REPORT
None.
PRESENTATIONS
None.
PUBLIC COMMENT (Time Limit - 5 minutes per speaker)
Two public comments were made.
5. DISCLOSURE OF EX PARTE COMMUNICATIONS
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 items) will be at the discretion of the Mayor.
Mayor Okamura invited City Council, staff, and the public to request removal of items for discussion. Council Member Stanish pulled item 6.02.
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6.01 Approve City Council Meeting Minutes - Approve the Minutes of the Regular City Council Meeting of October 21, 2025
6.02 Monthly Report - Receive and file November 2025 report with September 2025 departmental data
6.03 Air-lifting Bags Donation - Adopt a Resolution authorizing the City Manager to accept an in-kind donation from the Rio Vista Hot Shots of four (4) Maxiforce air-lifting bags with a monetary value of $5,238
6.04 Police Station Emergency Back-up Power Notice of Completion - Adopt a Resolution authorizing the filing of a Notice of Completion for the Police Station Emergency Backup Power Improvement Project and the subsequent project acceptance by the City Manager
6.05 Ordinance 022-2025 - Waive the final reading by substitution of the title and adopt Ordinance 022-2025, an ordinance amending title 2 of the Rio Vista Municipal Code by deleting sections 2.21.030, 2.23.040, 2.24.040, and 2.25.040 and amending sections 2.20.130 and 2.20.180 to establish the regular meeting schedules of Commissions by resolution and to require, at the City Council liaisons' or the Mayor's discretion, the roles of chair and vice chair to rotate annually
6.06 Commissions' Regular Schedules - Adopt a Resolution establishing the regular meeting schedules for the Airport Advisory Commission, Park & Recreation Commission, Planning Commission, and Public Safety Commission.
There were no public comments.
Vice Mayor Donnelly motioned to approve Consent Calendar items 6.01 and 6.03-
6.06. Council Member Duke seconded the motion. Roll call vote found all in favor.
Motion carried (5-0).
Items pulled from Consent for Discussion:
6.02 Monthly Report - Receive and file November 2025 report with September 2025 departmental data
Council Member Stanish asked a clarifying question of staff.
There were no public comments.
Council Member Stanish motioned to approve receipt and filing of the November 2025 report with September departmental data. Council Member Duke seconded the motion. Roll call vote found all in favor. Motion carried (5-0).
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ACTION ITEMS
7.01 City Logo - Receive a presentation unveiling the two final City logo designs by Chen Design Associates and consider adoption of a Resolution approving a new City logo
City Manager Kristina Miller provided some background information and introduced Chen Design Associates.
Casey Flaherty, Brand Strategist with Chen Design, and Josh Chen, Founder and Creative Director of Chen Design, gave a presentation regarding the final round of logo design concepts.
Five members of the review team spoke in support of Concept #2.
Three public comments were made.
Following discussion, Vice Mayor Donnelly motioned to move forward with City logo Concept #2. Council Member Dolk seconded the motion.
Roll call vote found Vice Mayor Donnelly, Council Member Dolk, Council Member Duke, and Mayor Okamura in favor, and Council Member Stanish opposed. Motion carried (4-1).
7.02 Security Cameras for City Facilities - Consider adoption of a Resolution approving a five-year service agreement with Safe House Corp for purchase and installation of Verkada security cameras and collection, storage, and management of video and related telemetry, for an amount not to exceed $57,396.90.
Public Works Director Greg Malcolm provided the staff report and answered clarifying questions of City Council. Greg Milligan of Safe House Corp also answered questions of City Council.
One public comment was made.
Following discussion, Vice Mayor Donnelly motioned to adopt a resolution approving a five-year service agreement with Safe House Corp for purchase and installation of Verkada security cameras and collection, storage, and management of video and related telemetry, for an amount not to exceed $57,396.90; and to direct the City Attorney to make changes necessary to reflect statutory requirements as they pertain to privacy. Council Member Stanish seconded the motion. Roll call vote found all in favor. Motion carried (5-0).
7.03 Caltrans Agreement for Bridge Closures - Consider approval of a contract with Caltrans for the City's reimbursement by Caltrans for additional fire and paramedic services within the Delta Fire District resulting Rio Vista City Council Meeting Minutes - November 4, 2025 Page 3 of 5 from the scheduled closures of the Rio Vista Bridge in 2025 Fire Chief Adam Pfenning provided the staff report.
There were no public comments.
Council Member Stanish motioned to approve contract with Caltrans for the City's reimbursement by Caltrans for additional fire and paramedic services within the Delta Fire District resulting from the scheduled closures of the Rio Vista Bridge in 2025. Council Member Duke seconded the motion. Roll call vote found all in favor. Motion carried (5-0).
INFORMATION ITEMS
8.01 Well 17 Update
Public Works Director Greg Malcolm provided an update on Well 17 and answered questions of City Council.
There were no public comments
8.02 Update(s) regarding California Forever, if any
City Manager Miller provided an update on meetings with California Forever and with Suisun City regarding a Memorandum of Understanding between the parties, a reimbursement agreement, and broad discussion of development locations.
There were two public comments.
REPORTS
9.01 City Manager
City Manager Miller reported on recent events and activities.
There were no public comments
9.02 City Council
Mayor Okamura reported on an upcoming meeting with Kaiser Permanente regarding their mobile unit.
Council Member Dolk complimented the City's Halloween on Main event.
Vice Mayor Donnelly reported that she has volunteered for the PIT (point-in-time) count on January 29, 2026; announced the Library's anniversary event happening Rio Vista City Council Meeting Minutes - November 4, 2025 Page 4 of 5 November 6, 2025; reported she will be attending an upcoming CAP Solano meeting; and provided clarifying comments about a recent social media post.
Council Member Stanish thanked poll workers and thanked everyone that attended the Karen Dozier Breast Cancer Awareness Walk on October 30.
Council Member Duke thanked Council Member Stanish for organizing the Karen Dozier Breast Cancer Awareness Walk, and reported that she had attended the CPR training provided by the Rio Vista Hot Shots.
There were no public comments
10. CITY COUNCIL FUTURE AGENDA ITEM REQUESTS
Council Member Stanish motioned to direct staff to prepare a future agenda item on beautification standards for gas tanks on public and private property. Council Member Dolk seconded the motion. Roll call vote found Council Members Stanish, Dolk, and Duke in favor, and Vice Mayor Donnelly and Mayor Okamura opposed Motion carried (3-2).
11. ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Okamura adjourned the meeting at 8:19 p.m.
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Jennifer Schultz, City Clerk
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