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LAW AND LEGISLATION COMMITTEE
Katie Valenzuela, Chair, District 4
Lisa Kaplan, District 1
Eric Guerra, District 6
Rick Jennings, II, District 7
COMMITTEE STAFF
Wendy Klock-Johnson, Assistant
City Clerk
Steve Itagaki, Supervising Deputy City
Attorney
Consuelo Hernandez, Director of
Governmental Affairs
Special Meeting
DRAFT Minutes
Law and Legislation
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, September 19, 2023
11:00 a.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
Special Meeting DRAFT Minutes
Tuesday, September 19, 2023
11:00 AM
All items listed are heard and acted upon by the City Council unless otherwise noted.
Open Session - 11:00 a.m.
Special session called to order by Chair Valenzuela at 11:01 a.m. Tuesday, September 19, 2023, at the Sacramento City Hall Council Chamber.
Members Present: Eric Guerra, Rick Jennings, Lisa Kaplan, and Chair Katie Valenzuela.
Land Acknowledgement – Led by Councilmember Guerra.
Pledge of Allegiance – Led by Councilmember Guerra.
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 Guerra.
Yes: Members Councilmember Guerra, Councilmember Jennings, Councilmember 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: 2023-01115
Location: Citywide
Action: Passed a Motion approving the Law and Legislation Committee meeting minutes dated August 15, 2023.
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Contact: Mindy Cuppy, MMC, City Clerk, (916) 808-5442,
[email protected], Office of the City Clerk
2. Law and Legislation Log
File ID: 2023-01178
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: 2023-01064
Location: Citywide
Action: Received and filed.
Contact: Consuelo Hernandez, Director of Governmental Affairs, (916) 808-7395, [email protected], Office of the City Manager
Discussion Calendar
4. Ordinance Amending Various Sections of Chapter 15.104 of the Sacramento City Code, Relating to Floodplain Management
File ID: 2023-01028
Location: Citywide
Action: Moved/Seconded: Member Kaplan / Member Guerra.
Yes: Members Councilmember Guerra, Councilmember Jennings, Councilmember Kaplan, and Chair Valenzuela.
1) Reviewed an Ordinance amending various sections of Chapter 15.104 of the Sacramento City Code, Relating to Floodplain Management; and 2) passed a Motion forwarding the Ordinance to City Council for consideration.
Contact: Rosa Millino, Senior Engineer, (916) 808-1451, [email protected]; Neal Joyce, Supervising Engineer, (916) 808-1912, [email protected]; Sherill Huun, Engineering & Water Resources Division Manager, (916) 808-1455, [email protected]; Pravani Vandeyar, Director, (916) 808-3765, [email protected]; Department of Utilities
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5. Ordinance Adding Section 13.16.125 to and Amending Section 18.52.010 of the Sacramento City Code Relating to a Storm Drainage Development Fee File ID: 2023-01134
Location: Citywide
Action: Moved/Seconded: Member Guerra / Member Kaplan.
Yes: Members Councilmember Guerra, Councilmember Jennings, Councilmember Kaplan, and Chair Valenzuela.
Members of the public provided public comments.
Action: 1) Reviewed an Ordinance adding section 13.16.125 to and amending section
18.52.010 of the City Code relating to a Storm Drainage Development Fee; and 2) passed a Motion forwarding the ordinance to City Council for approval.
Contact: Kelly Sherfey, Project Manager, (916) 808-1466, [email protected]; Sherill Huun, Engineering & Water Resources Division Manager, (916) 808-1455, [email protected], Pravani Vandeyar, Director, (916) 808-3765, [email protected]; Department of Utilities
6. Discussion on Social Consumption at Special Events and Onsite Consumption Lounges
File ID: 2023-01102
Location: Citywide
Members of the public provided public comments.
Action: 1) Discussed the topic of social consumption of cannabis, which is smoking or ingesting cannabis or cannabis products in a designated consumption area, whether within a designated consumption space operated by a permitted cannabis business or at a licensed cannabis special event, and 2) provided direction to staff.
Contact: Davina Smith, Cannabis Manager, 916-808-4772,
[email protected]; Zarah Cruz, Program Specialist, 916-808-8925, [email protected]; Office of Cannabis Management, Office of the City Manager
Committee Comments-Ideas, Questions and Meeting Reports
None.
Adjournment – 2:08 p.m.