CITY COUNCIL
Mayor Edwin Okamura
Vice Mayor Rick Dolk
RIO VISTA CITY COUNCIL MINUTES
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2026
5:00 P.M. - SPECIAL MEETING
6:00 P.M. - REGULAR MEETING
CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS
1 MAIN STREET
RIO VISTA, CALIFORNIA 94571
Council Member Sarah Donnelly Council Member Lisa Duke Council Member Walt Stanish ZOOM* MEETING ID (CLICK TO JOIN): 986 3115 4749 5:00 P.M. SPECIAL MEETING -AMENDED TO ADD ITEM 4.1
1. CALL TO ORDER & ROLL CALL
Mayor Okamura called the special meeting to order at 5:00 p.m.
Roll call vote found Council Members Duke, Donnelly, Stanish, Vice Mayor Dolk and Mayor Okamura present.
2. PUBLIC COMMENT (Special Meeting Item Only - up to 3 minutes per speaker) There were no public comments.
3. CLOSED SESSION
City Council went into closed session at 5:01 p.m.
3.1 Conference with Legal Counsel - Significant Exposure to Litigation Pursuant to Gov. Code 54956.9(d)(2) (one potential case)
3.2 Real Property Negotiations Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.8 to discuss price and terms
Negotiating Parties: Brian Spradling
City Negotiator: Kristina Miller
178-230-270 (930 Airport Road, Rio Vista, CA 94571)
City Council resumed open session at 5:56 p.m.
4. PRESENTATION
4.1 Proclamation: Western Railway Museum Day
Rio Vista City Council Meeting Minutes - September 15, 2026 Page 1 of 7 Mayor Okamura welcomed Rio Vista resident Tony Provine to the dais to read the proclamation.
5. ADJOURN THE SPECIAL MEETING
The special meeting was adjourned at 6:04 p.m.
6:00 P.M. REGULAR MEETING
1. CALL TO ORDER, ROLL CALL & PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Mayor Okamura called the regular meeting to order at 6:04 p.m.
Roll call vote found Council Members Duke, Donnelly, Stanish, Vice Mayor Dolk and Mayor Okamura present.
Resident Tony Provine led the pledge of allegiance.
2. CLOSED SESSION REPORT
Mayor Okamura reported that City Council provided direction to staff on closed session item 3. 2.
Mayor Okarnura annuunced the passing of former Public Safety Commissione.'" Andrew Pestana and held a moment of silence in his honor PRfSF.NTATIOf\1$
3.1 Engineer Report on Sidewalks
Ernesto Martinez, on behalf of Precision Concrete Cutting, provided a presentation on their recently performed sidewalk infrastructure assessment and answered questions of City Council.
There were no public comments.
4. PUBLIC COMMENT (Time Limit- 3 minutes per speaker)
There was one µui.Jiic cu111,11e11i.
5. DISCLOSURE OF EX PARTE COMMUNICATIONS
City Council Members should disclose any communications they have had on applicable agenda items at this time.
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6. CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS
Mayor Okamura invited City Council, staff and the public to request removal of items for discussion. Items 6. 08 and 6. 10 were pulled.
6.01 Approve City Council Meeting Minutes - Approve the Minutes of the Regular City Council Meeting of August 18, 2026
6.02 Revenue & Expenditure Fund Balance Report - Receive and file report for August 2026
6.03 Budget v. Actual Status Report- Receive and file report for August 2026
6.04 Checks Register Report- Receive and file report for August 2026
6.05 Monthly Informational Report on Current Planning Projects and Properties with Code Enforcement and/or Building Issues - Consider and accept report for August 2026
6.06 Monthly Report - Receive and file August monthly report with July 2026 departmental data
6.07 Dispatch Agreements (Fire and Police) - 1) Adopt a Resolution approving the Second Amendment to the Memorandum of Agreement with the Solano County Sheriff's Office to provide fire dispatch services through June 30, 2027, and authorizing the City Manager to sign the amendment; and 2) Adopt a Resolution approving the Second Amendment to the Memorandum of Agreement with the Solano County Sheriff's Office to provide police dispatch services through June 30, 2027, and authorizing the City Manager to sign the amendment
6.08 Waste Collection Containers Ordinance V\laive the final reading by substitution of the title and adopt Ordinance 007 2026 which, if passed, would amend the Rio Vista Municipal Code Sections 8.12=.030 and 8.12.040 regarding the permissible placement of collection containers
6.09 Woodchipper Purchase - Adopt a Resolution authorizing the purchase of a woodchipper through the Sourcewell Public Procurement Purchasing Cooperative Agreement in an amount not to exceed $40,939.27
6.10 Measure K Oversight Committee and Airport Advisory Commission Appointments Approve the Mayor's recommendations to appoint Chandra Drury to an appointment on the Measure K Oversight Committee for the remainder of a term ending March 31 , 2028, and Dale Ann Springer to an appointment on the Airport Advisory Commission for the remainder of a term ending January 1, 2029
There were no public comments.
Rio Vista City Council Meeting Minutes - September 15, 2026 Page 3 of 7 Council Member Donnelly motioned to approve Consent Calendar items 6. 01 through 6.07, and 6.09. Council Member Duke seconded the motion. Roll call vote found all in favor. Motion carried 5-0.
Items pulled from Consent for Discussion: 6.08 Waste Collection Containers Ordinance - Waive the final reading by substitution of the title and adopt Ordinance 007-2026 which, if passed, would amend the Rio Vista Municipal Code Sections 8.12.030 and 8.12.040 regarding the permissible placement of collection containers Council Member Donnelly pulled the item to discuss specifics of the draft ordinance.
Following discussion, City Council directed staff to make the following changes to the draft ordinance under section 8. 12. 040 Placement of containers:
B. Containers shall be placed for collection service no earlier than twe!v-e (12) twenty-four (24) hours prior to the scheduled collection day and shall be removed from the public right-of-way not later than twelve (12) twenty-four (24) hours after the scheduled collection day.
C. Except when containers are pf aced out for c0/!ection sen1icP in 2ccordanc8 with subsection B of this section. rc;:::;icJe11iic1i cuflii::1iflt11::, ::./1&!/ be stored out of vie vi/ from any street, sidewalk, or other public right-of-way by fence, landscaping, bwtcli11g, o: other ban ier approved by the Public Vvod,s Di1ecto1.
Thero ,vorc no pt:bi1c cornrncnts.
6.10 Measure K Oversight Committee and Airport Advisory Commission Appointments - Approve the Mayor's recommendations to appoint Chandra Drury to an appointment on the Measure K Oversight Committee for the remainder of a term ending March 31, 2028, and Dale Ann Springer to an appointment on the Airport Advisory Commission for the remainder of a term ending January 1, 2029
Council Member Duke pulled the item to request an extended application period for the / '. frpo.1 Acf1isory Cc ,'T'rri~sfcin 11a c 9 _n cy t0 a!fo1,t11 m n ri=C? :::irlvprli."ing ThwP WA.<, consensus c1u1ong £i1e Cily Cuuuc:ii.
Council Member Duke motioned to approve the Mayor's recommendation to appoint Chandra Drury to an appointment on the Measure K Oversight Committee for the remainder of a term ending March 31, 2028. Council Member Donnelly seconded the motion. Roll call vote found all in favor. Motion carried 5-0.
There were no public comments.
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7. ACTION ITEMS
7.01 Regulations for Bicycles, Electric Bicycles, and Motorized Scooters - Introduce and waive the first reading of an Ordinance which, if passed, would delete the existing Chapter 10.24 (Bicycles) and enact a new Chapter 10.24 (Bicycles and Motorized Scooters) Title 10 (Vehicles and Traffic) of the Rio Vista Municipal Code establishing regulations for the use of bicycles, electric bicycles, and motorized scooters throughout the City
City Attorney Mona Ebrahimi provided the staff report and answered questions of City Council.
There were no public comments.
Following discussion, Mayor Okamura motioned to introduce and waive the first reading of an Ordinance which, if passed, would delete the existing Chapter 10. 24 (Bicycles) and enact a new Chapter 10.24 (Bicycles and Motorized Scooters) Title 10 (Vehicles and Traffic) of the Rio Vista Municipal Code establishing regulations for the use of bicycles, electric bicycles, and motorized scooters throughout the City, with the following changes to the draft:
• Section 10.24.030 (A): change age from 12 to 10 years age or younger. • Section 10.24.040 (A): change the first violation to "subject to warning", the second violation punishable by a fine not to exceed $100, the third violation within one year is punishable by a fine not to exceed $200, and the fourth violation or subsequent violation within one year is punishable by a fine not to exceed $500.
Council Member Stanish seconded the motion. Roll call vote found all in favor.
Motion carried 5-0.
7.02 FAA Airport Infrastructure Grant Funding - Consider adoption of a Resolution accepting Fderal Aviation Administraion (FAA) Airport Infrastructure Grant Funding in the Amount of $498,868 for the Rio Vista Municipal Airport Terminal Parking Lot Rehabilitation and Terminal Restroom Renovation Project
Public Works Director Greg Malcolm provided the staff report.
There were no public comments.
Council Member Stanish motioned to adopt a Resolution accepting Fderal Aviation Administration (FAA) Airport Infrastructure Grant Funding in the Amount of $498,868 for the Rio Vista Municipal Airport Terminal Parking Lot Rehabilitation and Terminal Restroom Renovation Project. Council Member Duke seconded the motion. Roll call vote found all in favor. Motion carried 5-0.
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8. INFORMATION ITEMS
8.01 Measure O Informational Report
City Manager Kristina Miller and Finance Director Jen Lee provided the staff report and answered questions of City Council.
There were no public comments
8.02 Update(s) regarding California Forever, if any
City Manager Kristina Miller stated there was nothing to report.
There were no public comments.
9. REPORTS
9.01 City Manager
City Manager Kristina Miller reported on recent and upcommg events and activities.
There were no public comments.
9.02 City Council
Council Member Donnelly reported that she attended the joint Delta/Rio Vista Chamber of Commerce mixer, the Delta Recognition dinner, a Rio Vista High Schoo! f':>otba/1 a::ime Vlhere she volunteersd. :in event at the Community E 1ent Center with Assemblywoman Lori V'/i!son,· and that she would be attending the Rio Vista Chamber of Commerce board meeting, the CAP Solano JPA meeting, the Harvest Table Dinner, a ribbon-cutting at Aloha Fitness, and the League of California Cities annual conference.
Mayor Okamura reported that Solano County Water Agency would soon host a Healthy Rivers and Landscapes informational session.
Vice Mayor Dolk reported that he had attended Airport Day. and on his attendance at the Measure O presentation by City staff at Trilogy, Airport Day, and a Solano County Mosquito Abatement meeting; and that there would be a Breast Cancer Awareness Walk on October 10.
Council Member Duke reported that she had attended Airport Day, the 9/11 ceremony, and a Solano County Board of Supervisors meeting.
There were no public comments.
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