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LAW AND LEGISLATION COMMITTEE
Katie Valenzuela, Chair, District 4
Rick Jennings, II, Vice Chair, District 7
Lisa Kaplan, District 1
Eric Guerra, District 6
COMMITTEE STAFF
Wendy Klock-Johnson, Assistant City Clerk
Steve Itagaki, Supervising Deputy City Attorney
Consuelo Hernandez, Director of Governmental Affairs
DRAFT Minutes
Law and Legislation Committee
City Hall Complex
915 I Street
Sacramento, CA 95814
Published by the Office of the City Clerk
(916) 808-7200
Tuesday, May 16, 2023
1:00 p.m.
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City of Sacramento
Law and Legislation Committee
City Hall Complex, 915 I Street, Sacramento, CA 95814
Council Chamber, 1st Floor
Regular Meeting DRAFT Minutes
Tuesday, May 16, 2023
1:00 PM
All items listed are heard and acted upon by the Law and Legislation Committee unless otherwise noted.
Open Session
Regular session called to order by Chair Valenzuela at 1:03 p.m. Tuesday, May 16, 2023, at the Sacramento City Hall Council Chamber.
Members Present: Eric Guerra (at 1:04 p.m.), Rick Jennings, Lisa Kaplan, and Chair Katie Valenzuela.
Land Acknowledgement – Led by Councilmember Jennings.
Pledge of Allegiance – Led by Councilmember Jennings.
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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 Kaplan / Member Jennings.
Yes: Members Guerra, Jennings, Kaplan, and Chair Valenzuela.
A motion passed to adopt the Consent Calendar in one motion except as indicated at each item.
1. Law and Legislation Committee Meeting Minutes
File ID: 2023-00562
Location: Citywide
Action: Passed a Motion approving the Law and Legislation Committee meeting minutes dated April 18, 2023.
Contact: Mindy Cuppy, MMC, City Clerk, (916) 808-5442,
[email protected], Office of the City Clerk
2. Law and Legislation Log
File ID: 2022-02184
Location: Citywide
Action: Passed 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
3. Legislative Advocacy Correspondence
File ID: 2022-02231
Location: Citywide
Action: Received and filed.
Contact: Consuelo Hernandez, Director of Governmental Affairs, (916) 808-7395, [email protected], Office of the City Manager
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Discussion Calendar
4. Ordinance Amending Chapter 8.132 of the Sacramento City Code, Relating to the Cultivation of Cannabis
File ID: 2023-00490
Location: Citywide
Action: Moved/Seconded: Member Guerra / Member Jennings.
Yes: Members Guerra, Jennings, and Chair Valenzuela.
No: Member Kaplan.
1) Reviewed an Ordinance amending Chapter 8.132 of the Sacramento City Code relating to the cultivation of cannabis; and 2) passed a Motion forwarding the Ordinance to Council for consideration.
Contact: Davina Smith, Manager, Office of Cannabis Management, (916) 808-4772; Zarah Cruz, Program Specialist, Office of Cannabis Management, (916) 808-8925, Office of the City Manager
5. Sacramento Ethics Commission Recommendation - Modernize the City of Sacramento Lobbyist Registration and Reporting Code
File ID: 2023-00560
Location: Citywide
Action: Moved/Seconded: Member Guera / Member Kaplan.
Yes: Members Guerra, Jennings, Kaplan, and Chair Valenzuela.
Reviewed the Sacramento Ethics Commission five recommendations and passed a
Motion directing the City Clerk and/or City Attorney to bring back to the Law and Legislation Committee draft amendments to ordinance(s) per committee direction.
Contact: Mindy Cuppy, MMC, City Clerk, (916) 808-5442,
[email protected], Office of the City Clerk
Committee Comments-Ideas, Questions and Meeting Reports
Members asked questions and made comments.
Public Comments-Matters Not on the Agenda
None.
Adjourned – 1:49 p.m.