Minutes — Sacramento City Council, May 24, 2022

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CITY COUNCIL
Darrell Steinberg, Mayor
Angelique Ashby, Vice Mayor, District 1
Sean Loloee, District 2
Jeff Harris, District 3
Katie Valenzuela, District 4
Jay Schenirer, District 5
Eric Guerra, Mayor Pro Tem, District 6
Rick Jennings, II, District 7
Mai Vang, District 8

CHARTER OFFICERS
Mindy Cuppy, City Clerk
Susana Alcala Wood, City Attorney
Jorge Oseguera, City Auditor
Howard Chan, City Manager
John Colville, City Treasurer

DRAFT Minutes
City Council
Financing Authority
Housing Authority
Public Financing Authority
Redevelopment Agency Successor Agency
Teleconference Meeting Only
City Hall Complex
Council Chamber, 915 I Street, 1st Floor
Sacramento, CA 95814
Published by the Office of the City Clerk
(916) 808-5163

Tuesday, May 24, 2022
5:00 p.m.

NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC
In compliance with AB361 and the Resolution Declaring the Existence of a Local Emergency Relating to the COVID-19 Pandemic, adopted by the City of Sacramento City Council, City Council and other public meetings are currently Teleconference Meetings Only to align with local and fed eral guidelines and social distancing recommendations for the containment of the coronavirus.

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View Agendas and Staff Reports Online : The agenda provides a general description and sta ff recommendation; however, legislative bodies may take action other than what is recommended. Full staff reports are available for public review on the City’s Upcoming Meetings website at https://meetings.cityofsacramento.org and include all attachments and exhibits. “To Be Delivered” and “Supplemental” reports will be published as they are received. Contracts subject to the 10 -day review period, as required by Sacramento City Code section 4.04.020 and the Council Rules of Procedure, can be found on the City’s website at: http://portal.cityofsacramento.org/Clerk/Contract-Posting Listen to or Watch the Legislative Body Online: City Council meetings are broadcast live on Me trocable Channel 14, AT&T Broadband Cable System and/or rebroadcast on the Saturday following the date of the meeting. The live meeting broadcast on Metro Cable channel 14 can also be heard free on KUBU radio, 96.5 FM. Live video streams and indexed ar chives of m eetings are available via the City’s Upcoming Meetings / Archived Meetings website at https://meetings.cityofsacramento.org.

City Code section 4.04.020(A) requires the agenda of each regular or adjourned regular meeting of a city legislative body (as defined in Government Code section 54952) be posted at least 120 hours prior or 24 hours prior to a special meeting in a location that is freely accessible to members of the public as required by the Ralph M. Brown Act Government Code 54950 (The Brown Act) including a brief description of each item to be transacted or discussed.

The City posts meeting agendas on the City website, at City Hall as well as offsite meeting locations. The order and estimated time for agenda items are listed for reference and may be taken in any order deemed appropriate by the legislative body.

If you require special assistance to participate in the meeting, notify the Office of the City Clerk at (916) 808-7200 at least 48 hours prior to the meeting.

Notice to Lobbyists: When addressing the legislative bodies you must identify yourself as a lobbyist and announce the client/business/organization you are representing (City Code 2.15.160).

Public Comment. The City provides opportunities for the public to address the legislative body as a whole in order to listen to the public’s opinions regarding non-agendized matters within the subject matter jurisdiction of the City during Regular meetings and regarding items on the Agenda at all other meetings. • Public comments should not be a ddressed to individual Members nor to City officials, but rather to the legislative body as a whole regarding City business.
• While the public may speak their opinions on City business, personal attacks on Members and City officials, use of swear words, and s igns or displays of disrespect for individuals are discouraged as they impede good communication with the legislative body.
• Consistent with the Brown Act, the public comment periods on the Agenda are not intended to be “Question and Answer” perio ds or convers ations with the Members and C ity o fficials. The limited circ umstances under which Members may respond to public comments are set out in Rule 8 D 2 of the Council Rules of Procedure. • Members of the public with que stions concerning Consent Calendar items may c ontact the staff person or the Member whose district is identified on the report prior to the meeting to reduce the need for discussion of Consent Calendar items and to better respond to the public’s questions.

Speaker Time Limits. In the interest of facilitating the legislative body’s conduct of the business of the City, members of the public (speakers) who wish to address the legislative body during the meeting will have two (2) minutes per speaker for Consent Calendar Items, Public Hearing Items, Discussion Calendar Items, and Matters not on the Agenda for a maximum total of eight (8) minutes per speaker per meeting. Each speaker shall limit his/her remarks to the specified time allotment.
• The Pr esiding Officer shall consistently ut ilize the timing system which provides speakers w ith not ice of their remaining time to complete their comments. A countd own display of the allotted t ime will appear and flash red at the end of the allotted time.
• In the further interest of time, speakers may be asked to limit their comments to new materials and not repeat what a prior speaker said. Organized groups may choose a single spokesperson who may speak for the group but with no increase in time. Speakers shall not concede any part of their allotted time to another speaker. • The Presiding Officer may further limit the time allotted for public comments per speaker or in total for the orderly conduct of the meeting and such limits shall be fairly applied.

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City of Sacramento

City Council

City Hall Complex, 915 I Street, Sacramento, CA 95814
Council Chamber, 1st Floor
Teleconference Meeting Only

Regular Meeting DRAFT Minutes
Tuesday, May 24, 2022
5:00 p.m.

All items listed are heard and acted upon by the City Council unless otherwise noted.

Open Session – 5:00 p.m.

Regular session called to order by Vice Mayor Angelique Ashby at 5:02 p.m. Tuesday, May 24, 2022.

Members Present: Angelique Ashby, Eric Guerra, Jeff Harris, Sean Loloee, Rick Jennings, Jay Schenirer, Katie Valenzuela, and Mai Vang (all via teleconference).

Absent: Mayor Darrell Steinberg

Land Acknowledgement – Led by Councilmember Guerra.

Pledge of Allegiance – Led by Councilmember Guerra.

Closed Session Report – None.

Consent Calendar
All items listed under the Consent Calendar are considered and acted upon by one Motion. Anyone may request an item be removed for separate consideration.

Action: Moved/Seconded: Member Guerra / Member Valenzuela.

Yes: Members Angelique Ashby, Eric Guerra, Jeff Harris, Rick Jennings, Sean Loloee, Jay Schenirer, Katie Valenzuela, and Mai Vang.

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Absent: Mayor Darrell Steinberg.

Members of the public provided public comments.

A motion passed to adopt the Consent Calendar in one motion except as indicated at each item.

1. City Clerk’s Log of Councilmember Pending Requests
File ID: 2022-00086
Location: Citywide
Action: Passed Motion No. 2022-0149 approving the City Clerk’s Log of Councilmember Pending Requests.

Contact: Mindy Cuppy, MMC, City Clerk, (916) 808-5442,
[email protected], Office of the City Clerk

2. Supplement to Contract No. 2021-0127 for Legal Services File ID: 2022-01060
Location: Citywide
Action: Passed Motion No. 2022-0150 amending contract #2021-0127 by $256,680 and authorizing the City Attorney, or the City Attorney’s delegee, to execute a supplemental contract with Liebert, Cassidy & Whitmore in an amount not to exceed $306,680 for litigation support.

Contact: Kathleen Rogan, Senior Deputy City Attorney, (916) 808-5346, [email protected], Office of the City Attorney

3. Supplement to Contract No. 2021-0665 for Legal Services File ID: 2022-01066
Location: Citywide
Action: Passed Motion No. 2022-0151 supplementing contract #2021-0665 by $177,649.28 and authorizing the City Attorney, or the City Attorney’s delegee, to execute a supplemental contract with Martenson, Hasbrouck, & Simon, LLP, for a total amount not to exceed $307,000 for litigation support.

Contact: Kathleen Rogan, Senior Deputy City Attorney, (916) 808-5346, [email protected], City Attorney

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4. Amendment to Citywide Infill Housing Design Standards to Address Historic Districts
File ID: 2022-00879
Location: Citywide
Action: Adopted Resolution No. 2022-0148: 1) determining the proposed amendments to the Citywide Infill Housing Design Standards to address historic districts are exempt from review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines section 15308, which exempts actions taken to assure the maintenance, restoration, enhancement, or protection of the environment and where the regulatory process involves procedures for the protection of the environment; and 2) adopting the amendments to the Citywide Infill Housing Design Standards to include the standards set forth in Exhibit A related to development in historic districts.

Contact: Bruce Monighan, Urban Design Manager, (916) 808-1241, [email protected]; Sean de Courcy, Preservation Director, 916-808-2796, [email protected], Community Development Department

5. Citywide Landscaping & Lighting Assessment District - Initiate Annual Proceedings Fiscal Year 2022/23
File ID: 2022-00300
Location: Citywide.

Action: Adopted Resolution No. 2022-0149: 1) approving the Fiscal Year (FY) 2022/23 Engineer’s Annual Report for the Citywide Landscaping and Lighting Assessment District (District); 2) declaring the intention to levy and collect assessments for FY2022/23 improvements for the District; and 3) setting a time and place for a Public Hearing for June 21, 2022.

Contact: Eric Frederick, Senior Development Project Manager, [email protected], (916) 808-5129; Sheri Smith, Special Districts Manager [email protected], (916) 808-7204, Department of Finance

6. Agreement: Citywide Pool Chemicals
File ID: 2022-00979
Location: Citywide
Action: Passed Motion No. 2022-0152: 1) awarding a three-year contract to National Aquatics Services, Inc. for the purchase of swimming pool chemicals in an amount not to exceed $1,983,674 for fiscal years 2023-25; 2) authorizing the City Manager or the City Manager's designee to extend the contract for up to two additional years for an amount not to exceed $3,306,123 for the potential five-year period; and 4) authorizing the City Manager or the City Manager's designee to execute the contract and amendments provided that sufficient funds are available in the budget adopted for the applicable fiscal year.

Contact: Sjon Swanson, Recreation Superintendent, (916) 808-6049, [email protected]; Jackie Beecham, Recreation Manager, (916) 808-3818, [email protected], Department of Youth, Parks, & Community Enrichment

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7. Approval to Apply for and Accept Local Housing Trust Funds from the California Department of Housing and Community Development
File ID: 2022-00935
Location: Citywide
Action: Adopted Council Resolution No. 2022-0150 authorizing: 1) the Sacramento Housing and Redevelopment Agency (SHRA) on behalf of the City to match, on a dollar- for-dollar basis, the Low Income Housing Trust Fund award pursuant to LHTF Guidelines Section 104; 2) SHRA to act as the manager in connection with the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) funds pursuant to HCD’s Notice of Funding Availability in an amount not to exceed $3,084,534 million; 3) SHRA to submit on behalf of the City an application to the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) for up to $3,084,534 million for funding under the Local Housing Trust Fund program; 4) execute a Standard Agreement for such funding when made available by HCD and execute any documents necessary to participate in the Local Housing Trust Fund Program, and any amendments thereto; and 5) amending the SHRA Budget to receive and expend the up to $3,084,534 million in Local Housing Trust Fund funds for the construction of new, affordable multifamily rental housing.

Contact: Christine Weichert, Director, 916-440-1353, [email protected]; Sacramento Housing and Redevelopment Agency

8. Agreement: Eleventh Amendment to Sacramento Zoological Society Partnership Agreement
File ID: 2022-00989
Location: Sacramento Zoo, 3930 W. Land Park Drive, District 7 Action: Passed Motion No. 2022-0153: 1) finding that special circumstances make the use of the bid procedure inappropriate and it is in the best interest of the City to lease without bidding pursuant to City Code section 3.68.110(F); and 2) authorizing the City Manager or the City Manager’s designee to execute the Eleventh Amendment to City Agreement No. 97-021 with the Sacramento Zoological Society to extend the Agreement for three years through June 30, 2025 for the operation and management of the Sacramento Zoo.

Contact: Rebecca Bitter, Administrative Analyst, (916) 808-8052, [email protected]; Jody Ulich, Director, (916) 808-5105, [email protected], Department of Convention and Cultural Services

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9. Choice Neighborhood Implementation (CNI) Grant Agreement Amendment and Addendum and Indemnity Agreement Amendment
File ID: 2022-00988
Location: River District-Railyards, District 3
Action: Passed Motion No. 2022-0154 authorizing the City Manager or the City Manager’s designee to: 1) execute the First Amendment to City Agreement 2015-2230, the Choice Neighborhood Implementation Grant Agreement with the Housing Authority of the County of Sacramento and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (CNI Grant Agreement), extending the period of performance from September 30, 2022, to September 30, 2023; 2) execute the Addendum to the CNI Grant Agreement authorizing the Housing Authority of the County of Sacramento to establish and administer the Endowment Trust Account; 3) execute the First Amendment to City Agreement 2015-2231, the Indemnity Agreement with the Housing Authority of the County of Sacramento, to expand the Housing Authority’s indemnity obligation; and 4) execute all CNI Grant Agreement-related contracts and amendments, subject to the City Attorney’s approval as to form.

Contact: Amanda Wallace, Development Project Manager, (916) 808-5453, [email protected]; and Denise Malvetti, Deputy Director, (916) 808-7064, [email protected], City Manager’s Office of Innovation and Economic Development

10. Change Order No. 2: Parking Support Center Modernization Project (V15210000) File ID: 2022-01051
Location: 1126 11th Street, District 4
Action: Passed Motion No. 2022-0155: 1) authorizing the City Manager or the City Manager’s designee to execute Change Order No. 2 to Contract No. 2021-0564 with Jones & Lamberti Builders in the amount of $397,854 for a new not-to-exceed amount of $1,027,160 for the Parking Support Center Modernization Project (V15210000); and 2) resetting the City Manager’s authority to issue change orders.

Contact: Mark C. Brown, Supervising Engineer (916) 808-7118, [email protected]; James Christensen, Facilities Manager, (916) 808-5863, [email protected], Department of Public Works

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11. Confirmation of Board and Commission Appointments
File ID: 2022-01099
Location: Citywide
Action: Passed Motion No. 2022-0156 confirming the following board and commission appointments: 1) Parks and Community Enrichment Commission: Gordon Lew (Seat B - A member from the public at large, recommended for appointment by the District 2 Councilmember).; and 2) Active Transportation Commission: Melissa Harris (Seat B- Member with a demonstrated history of community involvement or interest in walking or bicycling issues, recommended for appointment by the District 2 Council member).

Contact: Mindy Cuppy, MMC, City Clerk, (916) 808-5442, [email protected], Office of the City Clerk, Wendy Klock-Johnson, MMC, Chief Assistant City Clerk, (916) 808-7509, [email protected], Office of the City Clerk

12. Approval of California Natural Resources Agency Grant Agreements and Subrecipient Agreements for Community Reinvestment Projects and Lower American River Parkway Public Access Improvements Projects, and Establishing Revenue and Expenditure Budgets and Capital Improvement Projects File ID: 2022-00167
Location: Citywide
Action: Adopted Resolution No. 2022-0151: 1) approving the California Natural Resources Agency (CNRA) grant form resolution attached to the resolution as Exhibit A; 2) approving two CNRA grant agreements in the amount of $13.5 million for the Community Reinvestment Projects and $10 million for the Lower American River Parkway Improvement Projects in the form set forth in Attachment 5; 3) authorizing the City Manager or City Manager’s designee to execute the CNRA grant agreements; 4) approving the subrecipient grant agreement in substantially the same form as set forth in Attachment 6; 5) authorizing the City Manager or City Manager’s designee to execute subrecipient grant agreements with the specified organizations based on the projects and programs scopes of work and budgets listed in Attachment 7; 6) establishing the capital improvement projects and the revenue and expenditure budgets in the amount of $23.5 million to be allocated to the projects for the CNRA grant funded Community Reinvestment Projects and Lower American River Parkway Projects in the Other Capital Grants Fund (Fund 3704) Contact: Consuelo Hernandez, Director of Government Affairs, [email protected], (916) 808-7395, Office of the City Manager; Janelle Oishi, Program Specialist, (916) 808-1016, [email protected], Department of Youth, Parks & Community Enrichment

13. Third Quarter Financial Report - Fiscal Year (FY) 2021/22 File ID: 2022-00931
Location: Citywide.

Action: Received and filed.

Contact: Mirthala Santizo, Budget Manager, (916) 808-5078, [email protected], Department of Finance

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14. (Council) First Amendment to Master Funding Agreement for Aggie Square Phase 1 File ID: 2022-00980
Location: Districts 5 and 6
Action: Passed Motion No. 2022-0157 authorizing the City Manager or City Manager’s designee to execute the First Amendment to the Master Funding Agreement for Aggie Square Phase 1 with The Regents of the University of California; Wexford Development, LLC assignees - AS LSTE East Owner, LLC, AS MUIR Owner, LLC, AS LSTE West Owner, LL, AS P6 Owner, LLC and AS LLL Owner, LLC; the City of Sacramento Aggie Square Enhanced Infrastructure Financing District and the City of Sacramento.

Contact: Leslie Fritzsche, Economic Investment Manager, (916) 808-5450, [email protected], Office of Innovation and Economic Development; Eric Frederick, Senior Development Project Manager, (916) 808-5129, [email protected]; Sheri Smith, Special Districts Manager, (916) 808-7204, [email protected], Department of Finance

Public Hearings

15. Ordinance Listing 2911 Riverside Boulevard (Starks-Saucerman House) as a Landmark on the Sacramento Register of Historic and Cultural Resources (M22- 001) [Passed for Publication 05/10/2022; Published 05/13/2022; Noticed 05/13/2022] File ID: 2022-00951
Location: 2911 Riverside Boulevard (012-0113-020-0000), District 7

Action: Moved/Seconded: Member Valenzuela / Member Jennings.

Yes: Members Angelique Ashby, Eric Guerra, Jeff Harris, Rick Jennings, Sean Loloee, Jay Schenirer, Katie Valenzuela, and Mai Vang.

Absent: Mayor Darrell Steinberg.

Conducted a public hearing and upon conclusion: 1) passed Motion No. 2022-0158 determining the listing of 2911 Riverside Boulevard as a landmark on the Sacramento Register of Historical and Cultural Resources is exempt from review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines section 15308, which exempts actions taken to assure the maintenance, restoration, enhancement, or protection of the environment and where the regulatory process involves procedures for the protection of the environment; and 2) adopted Ordinance No. 2022-0013 listing 2911 Riverside Boulevard as a landmark on the Sacramento Register of Historic and Cultural Resources.

Contact: Sean de Courcy, Preservation Director, (916) 808-2796, [email protected], Community Development Department

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Council Comments-Ideas, Questions, AB1234 Reports, and JPA/Board and Commission Appointments

1. Information Requests
a. Member Valenzuela

1. Asked that we continue conversations regarding side shows after the cruising ordinance is updated.
b. Member Harris

1. Asked that the City Manager report back on the Evergreen site that was recently surplused by RT and whether this is a purchase that we should consider.

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