City of Sacramento
Law and Legislation Committee Report
915 I Street Sacramento, CA 95814
www.cityofsacramento.org
File ID: 2022-02176 2/7/2023 Consent Item 2.
Law and Legislation Log
File ID: 2022-02176
Location: Citywide
Recommendation: Pass a Motion approving the Law and Legislation Log.
Contact: Consuelo Hernandez, Director of Governmental Affairs, (916) 808-7395, [email protected], Office of the City Manager Presenter: None
Attachments:
1-Law and Legislative Log 2.1.23
Item Requester & date Bill/Author/Subject Description of Issue Status Notes 28 Guerra 1/10/23 Planning Digital flag workshop L&L 3/7/23 27 Planning Planning and Zoning Work Program L&L 2/7/23 26 Valenzuela 11/16/22 Planning
entertainment venues to lower the definition of
eligible venues to those with at least a capacity of
2,000 seats within a single auditorium, arena, or
stadium.
TBD
25 IT
Ordinance amendments relating to the Sacramento
Metropolitan Cable Television Commission L&L 11/15/22
Heard at L&L 11/15/22. Passed at Council
12/6/22.
24 Valenzuela 8/23/22 CDD Modernize the amplified sound ordinance TBD Staff will work with a consultant to address all
sound and noise regulations and produce an
updated Ordinance. To address the
immediate need for the current code to be
enforceable, CDD will bring forward minor
code changes. Target date to bring a draft to
L&L is February 2023.
23 Valenzuela Cannabis Cannabis lounges L&L 8/30/22
Heard at L&L 8/30/22. OCM is planning
community meetings to elicit input to assist in
developing a social consumption framework
to bring back to L&L.
22 Planning New Building Electrification Ordinance L&L 9/20/22 Heard at L&L 8/16/22 and 9/20/22. Council
adopted ordinance on 11/29/22 and provided
direction to return in early 2024 for a
workshop the feasibility of technology.
21 Planning & DOU
Dual Plumbing Ordinance & Onsite Water Reuse
Findings & Preliminary Recommendations L&L 9/20/22
Heard at L&L 7/19/22, 9/20/22 and 11/15/22.
Adopted by Council on 12/13/22. Effective
7/1/23. DOU to bring forward Phase 2
recommendations to Council in 2025.
Law and Legislation Committee Log
20 Guerra 2/15/22 CDD
Policy or structure for creating a gradient fee
structure to help incentivize development. Explore
options in the Stockton Blvd area. TBD
Staff presented recommendations and options
to the City Council on 8/9/22. City Council
funding Reduced Impact Fee Program for
Affordable Housing on 12/6/22. Staff will
return to L&L to discuss program revisions in
March or April 2023.
19 Finance
Ordinance to add the Panhandle Development
Impact Fee to Chapter 18.56 TBD
Heard at L&L on 5/17/22. To be heard at
Council.
18 Valenzuela 1/18/22 PW/CDD/ED
Discuss current processing requirements for disposal
of surplus properties and potential changes, including
requirements for potentially more affordable housing
and workforce standards like local hire,
apprenticeship, and healthcare standards on future
transactions of surplus land.
TBD
Memo sent to L&L committee members on
5/25/22. Staff to bring item to L&L.
17 Econ Dev Aggie Square Community Benefit Ordinance L&L 3/29/22 Heard at L&L 3/29/22. Direction provided to
staff. Will return to L&L.
16 Guerra 10/19/21 CAO Gun storage ordinance TBD
15 Harris 7/20/21 Fire
Ordinance to prohibit use of any fireworks in any
year when Governor has declared a drought
emergency in the County. TBD
work with non-profits who rely on income
from fireworks sales. To be removed from
log.
14 Valenzuela 6/1/21 CAO/PD Ordinance relating to privacy and surveillance TBD Memo sent to Council July 2022. 13 Ashby 4/20/21 Planning
Request for options to update the Title 17 home
occupation restrictions to potentially allow massage
businesses to see clients in their homes TBD
Planning & Design Commission 6/24/21.
Working with Police and Finance on
additional Title 5 changes. Will brief new
Councilmember.
12 Guerra 4/20/21 Cannabis
Workforce development and worker safety issues in
cannabis industry TBD
OCM met with representatives from unions,
as well as the Labor & Workforce
Development Agency, to further discuss
worker issues in the cannabis industry. OCM
met with state and local apprenticeship
operators to discuss opportunities in the
cannabis field. OCM continues to search for
potential partners to set up a workforce
development program.
11 Valenzuela 4/20/21 Planning Consideration of CUPs for cannabis in C3 zone TBD Planning and Design workshop to discuss
Council direction held on 8/25/22.
10 Schenirer 3/2/21
Convention &
Cultural Services Develop policy on monuments in public space. TBD Staff from CCS, Public Works, YPCE, CAO,
and CDD have formed a working group to
deliver this policy, with CCS as the lead. Staff
is working on an RFP for assistance with this
and related work.
9 Loloee February 2021 Planning
Ordinance to prohibit cannabis production and
dispensaries within District 2 if the use is within
1,000 feet of a residential zone or 1,500 feet of a
school, park, or church/place of worship. L&L August 2021 Heard at L&L 8/17/21. On hold to combine
efforts with comprehensive citywide study
completed by EPS.
8 Schenirer 10/13/20 Econ Dev Anti-displacement policies TBD Adopted City Housing element incorporates
anti-displacement programs. Housing and
Planning staff also coordinating on
implementation of Aggie Square specific
programs.
7 Guerra 8/18/20 CDD Outdoor interactive digital media policy L&L 11/15/22 Discussed at L&L on 11/15/22. Return to L&L
in March 2023 with consultants' findings in
March 2023.
6 Steinberg 11/19/19 Cannabis Bring an omnibus/clean-up cannabis package. TBD Omnibus clean-up was brought and approved
by Council in February 2022.
5 Schenirer 4/16/19 Econ Dev Disposal of Surplus Properties TBD Heard at L&L 6/4/19. Return to L&L. 4 Guerra 4/16/19 Cannabis
Ban high THC products/explore packaging
requirements TBD
Ordinance on high THC restrictions on adult
use cannabis put on hold per L&L direction
on cannabis code changes. OCM working
with CAO on these options.
3 Guerra 10/9/18 Cannabis
Using fees collected to fund enforcement, education
and mitigation TBD
OCM has partnered with the Office of Youth
Development and committed its youth drug
prevention funding to a multi-year youth drug
prevention education and mentoring program
that is administered by OYD.
2 Hansen 2/13/18 Planning
Review sign code to allow for vinyl window
treatments TBD
Amendment will be part of overall sign code
update currently being drafted. Will return to
L&L.
1 Guerra 4/4/17 &
Schenirer Code Enforcement Vacant lots property owner information 6/13/17 and 4/10/18
L&L
Partially passed at Council May 22. Vacant lot
registration item heard on 1/4/22 at L&L.
Passed at L&L 5/17/22. Passed at Council
12/12/22.