Minutes — Sacramento City Council, January 31, 2023

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CITY COUNCIL
Darrell Steinberg, Mayor
Lisa Kaplan, District 1
Sean Loloee, District 2
Karina Talamantes, District 3
Katie Valenzuela, District 4
Caity Maple, District 5
Eric Guerra, Vice Mayor, District 6
Rick Jennings, II, District 7
Mai Vang, Mayor Pro Tem, 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
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City Hall Complex
Council Chamber, 915 I Street, 1st Floor
Sacramento, CA 95814
Published by the Office of the City Clerk
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Tuesday, January 31, 2023
5:00 p.m.

NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC
City Council Meetings are currently a hybrid of Teleconference and In-Person attendance. 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 may return to Teleconference Meetings only to align with local and federal guidelines and social distancing recommendations for the containment of the coronavirus.

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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.

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City Council - 5PM

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

Regular Meeting DRAFT Minutes
Tuesday, January 31, 2023
5:00 PM
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 Mayor Darrell Steinberg at 5:05 p.m. Tuesday, January 31, 2023 at the Sacramento City Hall Council Chamber.

Members Present: Eric Guerra, Rick Jennings, Lisa Kaplan, Sean Loloee, Caity Maple, Karina Talamantes, Katie Valenzuela, Mai Vang, and Mayor Darrell Steinberg.

Land Acknowledgement – Led by Councilmember Valenzuela.

Pledge of Allegiance – Led by Councilmember Valenzuela.

Closed Session Report – None.

Special Presentation/General Communications

A. Recognized NP3 Elementary School as 2023 CA Distinguished School- Presented by Councilmember Kaplan

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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 Jennings / Member Maple.

Yes: Members Eric Guerra, Rick Jennings, Lisa Kaplan, Sean Loloee, Caity Maple, Karina Talamantes, Katie Valenzuela, Mai Vang, and 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: 2022-02576
Location: Citywide
Action: Passed Motion No. 2022-0028 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. Establish Capital Improvement Project and Budgetary Adjustments: Truxel Bridge Concept and Feasibility Study (T15235000)
File ID: 2022-02456
Location: Sequoia Pacific Boulevard at Richards Boulevard, District 4, Represented by Mayor Steinberg; American River to Truxel Road at Garden Highway, District 3, Represented by Councilmember Talamantes.

Action: Adopted Resolution No. 2022-0022: 1) establishing the Truxel Bridge Concept and Feasibility Study (T15235000) as a new Capital Improvement Project; 2) authorizing the City Manager or the City Manager’s designee to establish revenue and expenditure budgets of $500,000 (Fund 3704, Other Capital Grants) in the Truxel Bridge Concept and Feasibility Study (T15235000); and 3) transferring $138,000 (Fund 2033, I-5 Subregional Corridor Mitigation) from available fund balance to the expenditure budget of the Truxel Bridge Concept and Feasibility Study (T15235000).

Contact: Fedolia“Sparky” Harris, Principal Planner, (916) 808-2996, [email protected]; David Edrosolan, Engineering Manager, (916) 808-5974, [email protected]; Department of Public Works

3. Environmental Protection Agency Brownfields Revolving Loan Fund Closeout Agreement
File ID: 2022-02317
Location: Citywide
Action: Passed Motion No. 2022-0029 authorizing the City Manager or the City Manager’s Designee to execute the Fiscal year 2022 Brownfield Revolving Loan Fund Closeout Agreement between the United States Environmental Protection Agency and the City of Sacramento.

Contact: Amanda Wallace, Development Project Manager, (916) 808-5453, [email protected], Office of Innovation and Economic Development; Denise Malvetti, Assistant Director, (916) 808-7064, [email protected], Office of Innovation and Economic Development
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4. Agreement: Lease of Winn Park Building and Establishment of a MYOP File ID: 2022-02249
Location: District 4, Represented by Councilmember Valenzuela Action: Adopted Resolution No. 2022-0023: 1) Finding that it is in the best interests of the City to lease the City building at Winn Park to a non-profit community organization per City Code Section 3.68.100 E without bidding; 2) Approving the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) and Lease with the Latino Center of Art and Culture (LCAC) for the lease of Winn Park Building at 1616 28th Street for an initial term of 10 years at the monthly rate of $1,600; 3) Authorizing the City Manager or the City Manager’s designee

to execute the Lease Agreement in the form attached to the MOU; and 4) Establishing the Winn Park Building Multi-Year Operating Project (I19101300) for allocation of the rent proceeds to fund the City’s building maintenance obligations under the Lease Agreement.

Contact: Shannon Brown, Assistant Director, (916) 808-6076, [email protected], Barbara Smith, Administrative Officer (916) 808-5762, [email protected], Department of Youth, Parks & Community Enrichment.

5. Change Order: Shasta Park Reservoir and Pump Station Project File ID: 2022-02343
Location: Citywide
Action: Passed Motion No. 2022-0030: 1) authorizing the City Manager or the City Manager’s designee to execute Change Order No. 23 to City Agreement No. 2016-1073 with Sierra National Construction, Inc., for an amount not-to-exceed $265,613.21, bringing the agreement’s total not-to-exceed amount to $15,579,988.95; and 2) resetting the City Manager’s authority to issue Change Orders for the Agreement.

Contact: Megan Thomas, Project Manager, (916) 808-1729; Michelle Carrey, Supervising Engineer, (916) 808-1438; Sherill Huun, Engineering & Water Resources Division Manager, (916) 808-1455; Department of Utilities

6. Confirmation of Public Representative Appointment to the Sacramento Employment and Training Agency (SETA) Governing Board
File ID: 2022-02514
Location: Citywide
Action: Passed Motion No. 2022-0031 confirming the recommendation of the SETA Governing Board and approve the reappointment of Ms. Sophia Scherman as a public representative to the SETA Governing Board for the current term ending in November 2024.

Contact: Monica Newton, Clerk of the Boards, Sacramento Employment and Training Agency, (916) 263-3753, [email protected]; Jennifer Hernandez, Executive Director, (916) 263-3800, [email protected]; Kevin Daniel, Workforce Development Project Manager, (916) 808-7845, [email protected], Office of Innovation and Economic Development, Office of the City Manager

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7. I Street Bridge Replacement and the I Street Bridge Deck Conversion Projects:

Establish Capital Improvement Project for the I Street Bridge Deck Conversion Project; Approve Cooperative Agreements with West Sacramento; and Make Budgetary Adjustments
File ID: 2022-02272
Location: District 4, Represented by Councilmember Valenzuela; District 4, Represented by Mayor Steinberg
Action: Adopted Resolution No. 2022-0024: 1) establishing the I Street Bridge Deck Conversion Project (T15235400) as a new Capital Improvement Project; 2) authorizing the City Manager or the City Manager’s designee to execute the cooperative agreements between the Cities of Sacramento and West Sacramento for the I Street Bridge Replacement Project (T15136000) and the I Street Bridge Deck Conversion Project (T15235400); 3) authorizing the City Manager or the City Manager’s designee to increase the expenditure budget for the I Street Deck Conversion Project (T15235400) by transferring $384,000 (New Measure A Safety, Streetscape, Pedestrian, and Bicycle, Fund 2039) from the State and Federal Grant Match Project (T15007200); 4) authorizing the City Manager or the City Manager’s designee to increase the revenue and expenditure budgets for the I Street Bridge Replacement Project (T15136000) by $1,600,000 (CIP Reimbursable Funds, Fund 3702); 5) authorizing the City Manager or the City Manager’s designee to increase the revenue and expenditure budgets for the I Street Bridge Replacement Project (T15136000) by $5,001,945 (Federal Capital Grants, Fund 3703); 6) authorizing the City Manager or the City Manager’s designee to transfer $1,000,000 (Major Street Construction, Fund 2007) from the expenditure budget in the State and Federal Grant Match Project (T15007200) to the expenditure budget of the I Street Bridge Replacement Project (T15136000); and 7) reset the City Manager’s authority to issue supplemental agreements for City Agreement No. 2014-0244.

Contact: Jesse Gothan, Supervising Engineer, (916) 808-6897, [email protected]; Ofelia Avalos, Engineering Manager, (916) 808-5054, [email protected]; Department of Public Works

8. Approve Master Agreement between City of Sacramento and California Department of Transportation, Division of Rail and Mass Transportation, for Transit and Intercity Rail Capital Program (TIRCP) Projects and Make Budgetary Adjustments to the Sacramento Intermodal Transportation Facility Project (T15029000) File ID: 2022-02464
Location: District 4, Represented by Mayor Steinberg
Action: Adopted Resolution No. 2022-0025 authorizing the City Manager or the City Manager’s designee: 1) to execute the Master Agreement with Caltrans and any Program Supplements and amendments; 2) to amend the revenue and expenditure budget of the Sacramento Intermodal Transportation Facility Project (T15029000) to add $1,229,000 (Fund 3704, Other Capital Grants); and 3) to negotiate agreements with Downtown Railyards Ventures, LLC for the delivery of the 5th Street Extension engineering pursuant to City and TIRCP requirements under the 2022 TIRCP grant award.

Contact: Greg Taylor, Supervising Architect (916) 808-5268, [email protected]; Ryan Moore, Director, (916) 808-6629, [email protected] ; Department of Public Works

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9. Approval of Salary Range for Assistant City Clerk and Adjustment to the Salary Schedule (Continued from 01/10/2023)
File ID: 2023-00005
Location: Citywide
Action: Adopted Resolution No. 2022-0026: a) revising the salary range for the Assistant City Clerk; b) approving the revised citywide salary schedule; and c) authorizing the City Manager or the City Manager’s designee to make minor changes or adjustments to the exhibit in order to correct omissions and errors.

Contact: Armando Herrera, Administrative Analyst, (916) 808-5753 [email protected], Human Resources

10. Suspend Competitive Bidding and Authorize Request for Proposals Process (RFP) for the Purchase of Bicycle Racks (Two-Thirds Vote Required) File ID: 2022-02342
Location: Citywide
Action: Adopted Resolution No. 2022-0027: 1) rescinding Resolution 2022-0394; 2) finding that suspending competitive bidding is in the best interest of the City; 3) suspending competitive bidding by a two-thirds vote; and 4) authorizing issuance of a Request for Proposals (RFP) to solicit vendors for the purchase of bicycle racks .

Contact: Jeff Jelsma, Transportation Planner, (916) 808-5347, [email protected]; Leslie Mancebo, (916) 808-5581, [email protected]; Jennifer Donlon-Wyant, Transportation Planning Manager, (916) 808-5913, [email protected]; David Edrosolan, City Traffic Engineer, (916) 808-5974, [email protected], Department of Public Works

11. Review and Approval of City’s State and Federal Legislative Platform File ID: 2022-02518
Location: Citywide
Action: Passed Motion No. 2022-0032 approving the City’s State and Federal Legislative Platform.

Contact: Consuelo Hernandez, Director of Governmental Affairs, (916) 808-7395, [email protected], Office of the City Manager.

12. Confirmation of Board and Commission Appointments
File ID: 2023-00007
Location: Citywide
Action: Passed Motion No. 2022-0033 confirming the following board and commission appointments: 1) Active Transportation Commission: Donald Gibson - Seat C; 2) Measure U Community Advisory Committee: Raul Macias - Seat D; 3) Parks and Community Enrichment Commission: Robbie Robbins - Seat C; 4) Sacramento Community Police Review Commission: Zachary Wayne Johnson - Seat C; 5) Sacramento Youth Commission: Helene Mariel Brown - Seat E, Lillian Grace Miller Segura - Seat F, Iqra Emaan Muqaddar - Seat P.

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

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13. Contract: Armored Multi-Terrain Loader (Two-thirds Vote Required) File ID: 2022-02197
Location: Citywide

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

Yes: Members Eric Guerra, Rick Jennings, Lisa Kaplan, Sean Loloee, Caity Maple, Karina Talamantes, and Mayor Darrell Steinberg.

No: Members Katie Valenzuela and Mai Vang.

Members of the public provided public comments.

Passed Motion No. 2022-0034: a) suspending competitive bidding in the best interest of the City for the purchase of one armored multi-terrain loader by a two-thirds vote; b) awarding a one-year contract with Ring Power Corporation in an amount not to exceed $439,894; and c) authorizing the City Manager and the City Manager’s designee to execute the contract specified above.

Contact: Norm Leong, Deputy Chief, (916) 808-0831, [email protected], Sacramento Police Department; Alison Kerstetter, Fleet Manager, (916) 808-1163, [email protected], Department of Public Works

Public Hearings

14. Third-Party Appeal: 7909 Bruceville Road - Proposed Storefront Dispensary (P22- 020) [Noticed 01/20/2023]
File ID: 2022-02448
Location: 7909 Bruceville Road, APN: 117-0330-007-0000, (District 8, represented by Councilmember Vang)

Action: Moved/Seconded: Member Vang / Member Kaplan.

Yes: Members Eric Guerra, Rick Jennings, Lisa Kaplan, Sean Loloee, Caity Maple, Karina Talamantes, Katie Valenzuela, Mai Vang, and Mayor Darrell Steinberg.

Passed Motion No. 2023-0035 continuing the item to February 21, 2023.

Recommendation: Conduct a public hearing and upon conclusion, adopt: 1) a Resolution determining the project is exempt from review under the California Environmental Quality Act (pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15301 - Existing Facilities); and 2) a Resolution adopting Findings of Fact and approving a) Conditional Use Permit to establish a cannabis dispensary (storefront with delivery) within a 2,644-square-foot tenant space of an existing 13,860-square-foot retail building, on

1.31 acres in the General Commercial Zone (C-2); and b) Site Plan and Design Review for minor exterior building renovations, thereby denying the third-party appeal.

Contact: Robert W. Williams, Associate Planner, 916-808-7686, [email protected], Kevin Colin, Principal Planner, 916-808-5260, [email protected], Community Development Department.

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Discussion Calendar
Discussion calendar items include an oral presentation including those recommending “receive and file”.

15. Language Access Policy Gap Analysis, Survey Results, and Recommendations File ID: 2022-02164
Location: Citywide.

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

Yes: Members Eric Guerra, Rick Jennings, Lisa Kaplan, Sean Loloee, Caity Maple, Karina Talamantes, Katie Valenzuela, Mai Vang, and Mayor Darrell Steinberg.

Members of the public provided public comments.

Passed Motion No. 2023-0036 approving the Language Access Policy Gap Analysis, Survey Results, and Recommendations and provide direction to City staff.

Contact: Jorge Oseguera, City Auditor, (916) 808-7270,
[email protected], Office of the City Auditor

Information Items
This item is for information only and is not eligible for action at this time.

16. Withdrawal of Council Call-Up Review: 1717 Kathleen Avenue - Cannabis Delivery & Manufacturing CUPs (P21-039)
File ID: 2022-02452
Location: 1717 Kathleen Avenue, APN: 265-0373-027-0000; (District 2, represented by Councilmember Loloee)
Action: Received and filed.

Contact: Robert W. Williams, Associate Planner, 916-808-7686, [email protected], Community Development Department

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