LAW AND LEGISLATION COMMITTEE
Katie Valenzuela, Chair, District 4
Caity Maple, District 5
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
915 I Street, Sacramento, CA 95814
Published by the Office of the City Clerk
(916) 808-7200
Tuesday, July 23, 2024
11:00 a.m.
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City of Sacramento
Law and Legislation Committee
City Hall Complex, 915 I Street, Sacramento, CA 95814
Regular Meeting DRAFT Minutes
Tuesday, July 23, 2024
11:00 AM
All items listed are heard and acted upon by the Law and Legislation Committee unless otherwise noted.
Open Session
Regular meeting called to order by Chair Valenzuela at 11:01 a.m. Tuesday, July 23, 2024 at the Sacramento City Hall Council Chamber.
Members Present: Rick Jennings, Caity Maple and Chair Katie Valenzuela.
Members Absent: Eric Guerra.
Land Acknowledgement – Led by Councilmember Maple.
Pledge of Allegiance – Led by Councilmember Maple.
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 Maple / Member Jennings.
Yes: Members Rick Jennings, Caity Maple and Chair Katie Valenzuela.
Absent: Member Eric Guerra.
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: 2024-01303
Location: Citywide
Action: Passed a Motion approving the Law and Legislation Committee meeting minutes dated June 18, 2024.
Contact: Mindy Cuppy, MMC, City Clerk, (916) 808-5442,
[email protected], Office of the City Clerk
2. Law and Legislation Log
File ID: 2023-01669
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: 2023-01679
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. Councilmember Proposal Request for Committee Consideration - Amend Chapter
5.82 of the Sacramento City Code to Make Revisions to the Shopping Carts Ordinance
File ID: 2024-01296
Location: Citywide
Action: Moved/Seconded: Member Valenzuela/ Member Jennings.
Yes: Members Rick Jennings, Caity Maple and Chair Katie Valenzuela.
Absent: Member Eric Guerra.
Members of the public provided public comments.
Committee reviewed and provided direction on the attached councilmember proposal regarding amending Chapter 5.82 of the Sacramento City Code to make revisions to the Shopping Carts Ordinance; and passed a Motion directing the appropriate council appointive officer to commence work on the proposal and bring it back to the committee for review and consideration and sending the matter back to the sponsoring councilmember for additional information.
Contact: Councilmember Kaplan; Mateo Ramirez-Mercado, District Director, (916) 808-7339, [email protected], Office of Councilmember Kaplan; Mayor Pro Tem Talamantes; Monika Lee, Chief of Staff, (916) 808-7235, [email protected], Office of Mayor Pro Tem Talamantes
5. Ordinance Repealing Ordinance No. 2023-0018 And Adopting a Military Equipment Use Policy
File ID: 2024-01345
Location: Citywide
Action: Moved/Seconded: Member Valenzuela / Member Jennings.
Yes: Members Rick Jennings, Caity Maple and Chair Valenzuela.
Absent: Member Eric Guerra.
Members of the public provided public comments.
1) Reviewed an Ordinance repealing Ordinance No. 2023-0018 and adopting a
renewed Military Equipment Use Policy; 2) reviewed and provided direction on the Annual Military Equipment Use Report; and 3) passed a Motion to bring the Ordinance and the Annual Military Equipment Use Report back to the committee for further review and consideration.
Contact: Clayton Buchanan, Police Captain, (916) 808-0824, [email protected], Police Department, Office of the Chief
Committee Comments-Ideas, Questions and Meeting Reports
None.
Public Comments-Matters Not on the Agenda
Members of the public provided public comments.
Adjourned – 11:41 a.m.