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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
DRAFT Minutes
Law and Legislation Committee
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, December 5, 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, December 5, 2023
11:00 AM
All items listed are heard and acted upon by the Law and Legislation Committee unless otherwise noted.
Open Session - 11:00 a.m.
Regular session called to order by Chair Valenzuela at 11:01 a.m. Tuesday, December 5, 2023, at the Sacramento City Hall Council Chamber.
Members Present: Eric Guerra, Rick Jennings, Lisa Kaplan, and Chair Katie Valenzuela.
Land Acknowledgement – Led by Council Member Kaplan.
Pledge of Allegiance – Led by Council Member 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 Kaplan / Member Guerra.
Yes: Members Eric Guerra, Rick Jennings, Lisa Kaplan, and Chair Katie 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: 2023-01284
Location: Citywide
Action: Passed a Motion approving the Law and Legislation Committee meeting minutes dated September 19, 2023, October 3, 2023, and October 17, 2023.
Contact: Mindy Cuppy, MMC, City Clerk, (916) 808-5442,
[email protected], Office of the City Clerk
2. Law and Legislation Log
File ID: 2022-02192
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
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Discussion Calendar
3. Vacancy Tax Proposal
File ID: 2023-01578
Location: Citywide
Action: Moved/Seconded: Chair Valenzuela/ Member Kaplan.
Yes: Members Eric Guerra, Rick Jennings, Lisa Kaplan, and Chair Katie Valenzuela.
Members of the public provided public comments.
1) Received a report on options for a potential Vacancy Tax; and 2) passed a Motion directing staff to conduct outreach and return to the Law and Legislation Committee.
Contact: Greta Soos, Associate Planner, (916) 808-2027, [email protected]; Matt Hertel, AICP, Long Range Planning Manager, (916) 808-7158, [email protected], Community Development Department
4. Review and Approval of City’s State and Federal Legislative Platform and Oral Report from State Lobbyists
File ID: 2023-01522
Location: Citywide
Action: Moved/Seconded: Member Guerra/ Member Jennings.
Yes: Members Eric Guerra, Rick Jennings, Lisa Kaplan, and Chair Katie Valenzuela.
Passed a Motion: 1) approving the City’s State and Federal Legislative Platform; and 2) forwarding the platform to City Council for approval.
Contact: Consuelo Hernandez, Director of Governmental Affairs, (916) 808-7395, [email protected], Office of the City Manager
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5. 2024 Planning and Zoning Work Program
File ID: 2023-01535
Location: Citywide
Action: Moved/Seconded: Member Jennings / Member Kaplan.
Yes: Members Eric Guerra, Rick Jennings, Lisa Kaplan, and Chair Katie Valenzuela.
1) Reviewed and commented on the 2024 Planning and Zoning Work Program; and 2) passed a Motion forwarding to City Council.
Contact: Greg Sandlund, Planning Director, (916) 808- 8931, [email protected], Community Development Department
6. ITEM CONTINUED TO 1/16 Councilmember Proposal Request for Committee Consideration - Prohibition of Camping Citywide During the Day Coupled with a Comprehensive and Low Barrier/Easy Access Storage Program for Storage of Personal Property and Rescind Resolution No. 2022-0286
File ID: 2023-01617
Location: Citywide
Recommendation: Item continued.
7. Update - Sacramento Forward Policy Package Stakeholder Process File ID: 2023-01620
Location: Citywide
Members of the public provided public comments.
Action: 1) Received an update on the stakeholder process for the Sacramento Forward policy package and 2) provided direction to staff prior to returning to the Law and Legislation Committee.
Contact: Michael Jasso, Assistant City Manager, (916) 808-1380, [email protected], Office of the City Manager
Committee Comments-Ideas, Questions and Meeting Reports
None.
Adjourned – 1:00 p.m.