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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
Financing Authority
Housing Authority
Public Financing Authority
Redevelopment Agency Successor Agency
City Hall Complex
Council Chamber, 915 I Street, 1st Floor
Sacramento, CA 95814
Published by the Office of the City Clerk
(916) 808-7200
Tuesday, March 21, 2023
5:00 p.m.
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City Council Regular Meeting DRAFT Minutes March 21, 2023
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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, March 21, 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 5:06 p.m. Tuesday, March 21, 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 (until 6:17 p.m.).
Land Acknowledgement – Led by Mayor Steinberg.
Pledge of Allegiance – Led by Mayor Steinberg.
Closed Session Report – None.
Special Presentation/General Communications
A. Recognized Women's History Month – Presented by Mayor Steinberg
B. Recognized Transgender Visibility Week – Presented by Councilmember Kaplan and Mayor Steinberg
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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 Guerra / 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. Direct Filing of Annual Reports for City of Sacramento Assessment Districts File ID: 2022-02521
Location: Citywide
Action: Adopted Resolution No. 2023-0072 directing the Supervising Engineer of the Department of Public Works or the Supervising Engineer’s designee to prepare and file annual reports for Fiscal Year 2023/24 with the City Clerk for the following assessment districts in accordance with the provisions of the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972 and City Code Chapter 3.124: Citywide Landscaping and Lighting District, Village Garden Landscape Maintenance District, Power Inn Road Maintenance District, Neighborhood Landscaping District, Neighborhood Lighting District, Willowcreek Maintenance Assessment District, Northside Subdivision Maintenance District, Laguna Creek Maintenance District, and Neighborhood Water Quality District.
Contact: Sheri Smith, Special Districts Manager, (916) 808-7204, [email protected], Department of Finance
2. Non-Professional Services Agreement: Tree Pruning Services (Two-Thirds Vote Required) [Published for 10-Day Review 02/15/2023]
File ID: 2023-00176
Location: Citywide
Action: Moved/Seconded: Member Valenzuela / Member Talamantes.
Yes: Members Eric Guerra, Rick Jennings, Lisa Kaplan, Sean Loloee, Caity Maple, Karina Talamantes, Katie Valenzuela, Mai Vang, and Mayor Darrell Steinberg.
Action: Passed Motion: No. 2023-0077 as amended 1) finding that suspending competitive bidding, in favor of a Request for Proposal (RFP) process, for tree pruning services is in the best interest of the City, 2) suspending competitive bidding, and 3) Authorizing the City Manager or the City Manager’s designee to execute a two-year non-professional services agreement for tree pruning services with West Coast Arborists, Inc. for an amount not to exceed $500,000, provided there is sufficient funding available in the adopted budgets for the applicable fiscal years.
Contact: Kevin Wasson, Operations General Supervisor, (916) 808-8074, [email protected]; Jose Sanchez, Streets Manager, (916) 808-2254, [email protected], Department of Public Works
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3. Contract: Sean Alexander Marine Services
File ID: 2023-00206
Location: Citywide
Action: Passed Motion No. 2023-0078 authorizing the City Manager, or the City Manager’s designee, to: execute a five (5) year contract with Sean Alexander Marine Services Inc. effective February 1, 2023 through January 31, 2028, for a total not-to exceed amount of $839,350. The contract is dependent on grant funding provided by the State of California Department of Parks and Recreation, Division of Boating and Waterways.
Contact: Ethan Hanson, Police Captain, Central Command, (916) 808-8125, [email protected], Police Department
4. (Redevelopment Agency Successor Agency) Purchase and Sale Agreement for RASA-Owned Property at 1022 and 1030 Del Paso Boulevard File ID: 2023-00181
Location: 1022 and 1030 Del Paso Boulevard, District 2 represented by Councilmember Loloee
Action: Passed Redevelopment Agency Successor Agency Motion No. 2023-0001:
a) approving a Purchase and Sale Agreement with Phoenix Enterprises, Inc. for the sale of the Redevelopment Agency Successor Agency-owned properties at 1022 and 1030 Del Paso Boulevard (Assessor Parcel Numbers 275-0163-005 and 275-0163-006) in the total amount of $420,000; and b) authorizing the City Manager or the City Manager’s designee to execute the attached Purchase and Sale Agreement and related documents and take any additional necessary actions to implement the Purchase and Sale Agreement.
Contact: Leslie Fritzsche, Economic Investment Manager, (916) 808-5450, Office of Innovation and Economic Development; Bill Sinclair, Real Property Agent, (916) 808-1905, Public Works Department
5. Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Grant Application for Youth Employment and Training Program
File ID: 2023-00216
Location: Citywide
Action: Adopted Resolution No. 2023-0073: 1) authorizing the City Manager or City Manager’s designee to submit a grant application for up to $400,000 annually for F iscal Year (FY) 2024-2028 to the Sacramento Employment and Training Agency (SETA) and the Sacramento Works Youth Committee on behalf of Sacramento Works, Inc. to fund the Youth Employment and Training Program under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA); and 2) authorizing the City Manager or City Manager’s designee to execute all agreements necessary to accept grant funds, and establish a grant project and related revenue and expenditure budgets for the grant funds, contingent upon receipt of grant award.
Contact: Monica Blanco, Youth Services Division Manager (916) 808-6308; Kris Wimberly, Recreation Superintendent, (916) 808-6172, Department of Youth, Parks, & Community Enrichment
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6. (Pass for Publication) An Ordinance Amending Various Sections of Sacramento City Code Chapter 2.13, Relating to Campaign Contribution Limitations File ID: 2023-00182
Location: Citywide
Action: 1) Reviewed an Ordinance amending Sacramento City Code Chapter 2.13, relating to Campaign Contribution Limits; and 2) passed for publication the Ordinance title per Sacramento City Code section 32(c) for consideration on March 28, 2023.
Contact: Wendy Klock-Johnson, MMC, Assistant City Clerk, [email protected], (916) 808-7513; Monica Lindholm, Council/Clerk Operations Manager, (916) 808-3745, Office of the City Clerk.
7. Cooperative Agreement: Public Safety Supplies and Equipment File ID: 2023-00270
Location: Citywide
Item postponed.
Recommendation: Pass a Motion: 1) authorizing the use of a BuyBoard National Purchasing Cooperative agreement BuyBoard (Contract # 603-20) with Galls, LLC for the purchase of Paraclete Omega protective plates in the amount of $600,000; and 2) authorizing the City Manager or the City Manager’s designee to execute the purchase specified above.
Contact: Rudy Chan, Police Captain, Office of Investigations, (916) 808-3783, [email protected], Police Department
Public Hearings
8. 2023 Weed and Rubbish Abatement (Noticed 03/10/2023) File ID: 2023-00259
Location: Citywide
Action: Moved/Seconded: Member Kaplan / Member Maple.
Yes: Members Eric Guerra, Rick Jennings, Lisa Kaplan, Sean Loloee, Caity Maple, Karina Talamantes, Katie Valenzuela, and Mai Vang.
Absent: Mayor Darrell Steinberg.
Members of the public provided public comments.
Conducted a public hearing to consider all objections to the proposed removal of weeds, rubbish, and/or refuse and upon conclusion, adopted Resolution No. 2023-0074 as amended authorizing the Community Development Department Director to abate the nuisances by having the weeds, rubbish, and/or refuse removed from the parcels of the property constituting a public nuisance.
Contact: Jose Mendez, Code Enforcement Manager, (916) 808-5947, [email protected], Community Development Department
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Council Comments-Ideas, Questions, and AB1234 Reports
1. Information Requests
a. Member Vang
1. Requested that the City Manager report back on Measure L/Sacramento Children’s Fund and submit an implementation plan with timeline and budget.
2. AB1234 Reports
a. Member Valenzuela
1. Traveled to Asilomar to attend the Policymakers Conference hosted by CivicWell.
City Manager's Report
None.
Public Comments-Matters Not on the Agenda
Members of the public provided public comments.
Adjourned – in memory of Dr. Curtis J. Mitchell at 7:03 p.m.