Minutes, second session — Sacramento City Council, March 12, 2024

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CITY COUNCIL
Darrell Steinberg, Mayor, District 2
Lisa Kaplan, District 1
Karina Talamantes, Mayor Pro Tem, District 3
Katie Valenzuela, District 4
Caity Maple, Vice Mayor, District 5
Eric Guerra, District 6
Rick Jennings, II, District 7
Mai Vang, District 8

CHARTER OFFICERS
Mindy Cuppy, City Clerk
Susana Alcala Wood, City Attorney
Farishta Ahrary, Interim City Auditor
Howard Chan, City Manager
John Colville, City Treasurer

DRAFT Minutes
City Council
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Housing Authority
Public Financing Authority
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City Hall Complex
915 I Street, Sacramento, CA 95814
Published by the Office of the City Clerk
(916) 808-7200

Tuesday, March 12, 2024
5:00 p.m.

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City of Sacramento
City Council

City Hall Complex, 915 I Street, Sacramento, CA 95814

Regular Meeting DRAFT Minutes
Tuesday, March 12, 2024
5:00 PM
All items listed are heard and acted upon by the City Council unless otherwise noted.

Open Session

Regular session called to order by Mayor Darrell Steinberg at 5:06 p.m. Tuesday, March 12, 2024, at the Sacramento City Hall Council Chamber.

Members Present: Eric Guerra, Rick Jennings, Lisa Kaplan, Caity Maple, Karina Talamantes, Katie Valenzuela, Mai Vang, and Mayor Darrell Steinberg (until 7:41 p.m.).

Land Acknowledgement – Led by Vice Mayor Maple.

Pledge of Allegiance – Led by Vice Mayor Maple.

Closed Session Report – None.

Special Presentation/General Communications

A. Girl Scout Troop 1089 - Presented by Vice Mayor Maple

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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, 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. Approval of City Council Meeting Minutes
File ID: 2024-00173
Location: Citywide
Action: Passed Motion No. 2024-0050 approving City Council Meeting Minutes dated February 6, 2024 (City Council 1PM), February 6, 2024 (City Council 5PM), February 13, 2024 (Housing Authority 1PM), February 13, 2024 (City Council 2PM), February 13, 2024 (City Council 5PM), February 20, 2024 (City Council 1PM), February 27, 2024 (City Council 2PM) and February 27, 2024 (City Council 5PM).

Contact: Mindy Cuppy, MMC, City Clerk, (916) 808-5441,
[email protected], Office of the City Clerk

2. Administrative Matter: Amend Resolution 2023-0349 to Increase SB 1383 Local Assistance Grant Award Not-to-Exceed Amount
File ID: 2024-00552
Location: Citywide
Action: Adopted Resolution No. 2024-0071 amending Resolution No. 2023-0349 in order to: authorize the City Manager or the City Manager’s designee to increase the SB 1383 Local Assistance Grant Program (OWR4: FY2022-23) Grant Project (G15003300) and related revenue and expenditure budgets from an amount not to exceed $864,034 to an amount not to exceed $1,349,680 (Solid Waste Grant Fund, Fund 6207) to implement regulation requirements associated with SB 1383.

Contact: Margaret Kashuba, Program Specialist, (916) 808-4806, [email protected]; John Febbo, General Manager, (916) 808-3797, [email protected], Department of Public Works

3. Supplement to Contract No. 2023-1275 with Murphy, Austin, Adams, Schoenfeld, LLP for Legal Services
File ID: 2024-00564
Location: Citywide
Action: Passed Motion No. 2024-0051 amending contract # 2023-1275 by $450,000 and authorizing the City Attorney to execute a supplemental contract with Murphy, Austin, Adams, Schoenfeld, LLP in an amount not-to-exceed $549,000 for litigation assistance.

Contact: Brett M. Witter, Assistant City Attorney, (916) 808-5346 [email protected], Office of the City Attorney

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4. Approval of the Personnel Resolution Covering Unrepresented Officers and Employees
File ID: 2024-00570
Location: Citywide
Action: Adopted a Resolution No. 2024-0072: 1) approving the Personnel Resolution Covering Unrepresented Officers and Employees (Unrepresented Resolution); and 2) authorizing the City Manager or the City Manager’s designee to make minor changes or adjustments to the Unrepresented Resolution in order to correct omissions and errors.

Contact: Jennifer Wilkinson, Senior Personnel Analyst, (916) 808-5295, [email protected], Human Resources Department

5. Active Transportation Commission 2023 Annual Report
File ID: 2024-00575
Location: Citywide
Members of the public provided public comments.

Item continued to a later meeting.

Recommendation: Receive and file.

Contact: Jennifer Donlon Wyant, Transportation Planning Manager, (916) 808-5913, [email protected]; Jeff Jelsma, Transportation Planner, (916) 808-5347, [email protected]; David Edrosolan, Engineering Manager, (916) 808-5974, [email protected], Public Works Department

6. Sacramento Disabilities Advisory Commission Annual Report File ID: 2024-00577
Location: Citywide

Action: Moved/Seconded: Member Vang / Member Talamantes.

Yes: Members Eric Guerra, Rick Jennings, Lisa Kaplan, Caity Maple, Karina Talamantes, Katie Valenzuela, Mai Vang, and Mayor Darrell Steinberg.

Members of the public provided public comments.

Passed Motion No. 2024-0052 to receive and file.

Contact: Jesse Gothan, Supervising Engineer, (916) 808-6897, [email protected]; Ofelia Avalos, Engineering Manager, (916) 808-5054, [email protected], Department of Public Works

7. Planning and Design Commission Annual Report
File ID: 2024-00576
Location: Citywide
Action: Received and filed.

Contact: Stacia Cosgrove, Principal Planner, (916) 808-7110, [email protected], Community Development Department

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8. Renewal of the Sacramento Tourism Marketing District No. 2024-01 File ID: 2024-00581
Location: Citywide
Members of the public provided public comments.

Action: Considered the proposed renewal of the Sacramento Tourism Marketing District No. 2024-01.

Contact: Susanne Tam, Development Project Manager, [email protected], (916) 808-7535; Sheri Smith, Special Districts Manager, [email protected], (916) 808-7204, Department of Finance

9. (Pass for Publication) Determining Mailed-Ballot Election Results and Adopting a Resolution of Change for the Greenbriar Community Facilities District No. 2018-03 (Improvements); and Pass for Publication an Ordinance to Levy a Special Tax and Supplementing and Amending Ordinance Nos. 2018-0052 and 2021-0033 File ID: 2024-00538
Location: District 1, Represented by Councilmember Kaplan Action: 1) Adopted Resolution No. 2024-0073 determining the results of the special mailed-ballot election (Resolution Determining Results) on proposals to:
a) annex territory to Improvement Area No. 2 (IA-2) of the City of Sacramento Greenbriar Community Facilities District No. 2018-03 (Improvements) (CFD); and b) to change the Rate and Method of Apportionment of Special Tax (RMA) for IA- 2 of the CFD; 2) adopted Resolution No. 2024-0074 enacting changes to the RMA for IA-2 as approved by the qualified electors (Resolution of Change); and 3) passed for publication the ordinance title required by City Charter section 32(c), with the ordinance to be considered by Council for adoption on March 19, 2024.

Contact: Eric Frederick, Senior Development Project Manager, (916) 808-5129, [email protected]; Sheri Smith, Special Districts Manager, (916) 808-7204, [email protected], Department of Finance

10. Confirmation of Appointment of the Sacramento Employment and Training Agency (SETA) Executive Director
File ID: 2024-00578
Location: Citywide
Item continued to the March 26, 2024 meeting.

Recommendation: Pass a Motion confirming the appointment of Anita Maldonado, Ph.D. to the position of Executive Director of the Sacramento Employment and Training Agency (SETA).

Contact: Michael Jasso, Assistant City Manager, (916) 808-1380, [email protected], Howard Chan, City Manager, (916) 808-7488, [email protected]; Office of the City Manager

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11. Professional Services Agreement with Berkeley Strategy Advisors, LLC for Economic Gardening 2.0 Program Administration [Published for 10-Day Review 02/29/2024]
File ID: 2023-01650
Location: Citywide
Action: Passed Motion No. 2024-0053 1) authorizing the City Manager or the City Manager’s designee to execute a professional services agreement with Berkeley Strategy Advisors, LLC (BSA) with an initial one-year term in the amount of $236,850 and up to four optional one-year extensions for a total not-to-exceed amount of $1,228,500 for the maximum five-year term; 2) authorizing the City Manager or the City Manager’s designee to execute each of the optional one- year extensions provided that sufficient funds are available in the budget adopted for each applicable fiscal year.

Contact: Lorrie Clark, Development Project Manager, 916-808-5448, [email protected]; Aubree Taylor, Development Project Manager, 916-808-7191, [email protected], City Manager’s Office of Innovation and Economic Development

The council took a brief recess at 6:03 p.m. The full council resumed at 6:24 p.m.

The council took a brief recess at 7:43 p.m. and Vice Mayor Maple directed the Seargeant-at-Arms to clear the chambers.

Vice Mayor Maple returned at 8:01 p.m. and adjourned the meeting as decorum in the chambers could not be established.

Public Hearings

12. Third-Party Appeal of Contemporary Commons (Z22-079) (Noticed 03/01/2024) File ID: 2024-00479
Location: APNs 295-0402-015-0000; 707 Commons Drive; District 6, Represented by Councilmember Guerra

Item was not heard.

Recommendation: Pass a Motion to continue to March 26, 2024.

Contact: Zach Dahla, Associate Planner, (916) 808-5584, [email protected]; Karlo Felix, Senior Planner, (916) 808-7183, [email protected], Community Development Department

Information Items
This item is for information only and is not eligible for action at this time.

13. Notification of Master Parcel Map Approval of Panhandle Phase 1 (P16-013/FPM23-0010)
File ID: 2024-00601
Location: District 1, Represented by Councilmember Kaplan Action: Received and filed.