CITY COUNCIL
Darrell Steinberg, Mayor
Lisa Kaplan, District 1
Shoun Thao, District 2
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, July 30, 2024
5:00 p.m.
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City of Sacramento
City Council - 5PM
City Hall Complex, 915 I Street, Sacramento, CA 95814
Regular Meeting DRAFT Minutes
Tuesday, July 30, 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 5:05 p.m. Tuesday, July, 30, 2024 at the Sacramento City Hall Council Chamber.
Members Present: Eric Guerra, Rick Jennings, Lisa Kaplan, Caity Maple, Karina Talamantes, Shoun Thao, Katie Valenzuela, Mai Vang, and Mayor Darrell Steinberg.
Land Acknowledgement – Led by Vice Mayor Maple.
Pledge of Allegiance – Led by Vice Mayor Maple.
Closed Session Report – None.
Special Presentation/General Communications
A. Recognized Parks and Recreation Month - Presented by Councilmember Kaplan
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 Talamantes / Member Maple.
Yes: Members Eric Guerra, Rick Jennings, Lisa Kaplan, Caity Maple, Karina Talamantes, Shoun Thao, 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. June 2024 Monthly Investment Transactions Report
File ID: 2024-01223
Location: Citywide
Action: Received and filed.
Contact: Stacy Hussey, Chief Investment Officer, (916) 808-7746, [email protected], Office of the City Treasurer
2. An Ordinance Amending Chapter 2.100 to the Sacramento City Code, Relating to the City of Sacramento Active Transportation Commission [Passed for Publication 07/23/2024; Published 07/26/2024]
File ID: 2024-01141
Location: Citywide
Action: Adopted Ordinance No. 2024-0018 amending Chapter 2.100 to the Sacramento City Code, to comply with Chapter 2.40 of the Sacramento City Code, relating to boards and commissions generally.
Contact: Katie Gresham, Program Specialist, (916) 808-8016, [email protected]; Mindy Cuppy, MMC, City Clerk, (916) 808-5442, [email protected]; Office of the City Clerk; Matthew Ruyak, Assistant City Attorney, (916) 808-5346, [email protected], Office of the City Attorney
3. An Ordinance Amending Chapter 2.112 to the Sacramento City Code, Relating to the City of Sacramento Ethics Commission [Passed for Publication 07/23/2024; Published 07/26/2024]
File ID: 2024-01285
Location: Citywide
Action: Adopted Ordinance No. 2024-0019 amending Chapter 2.112 to the Sacramento City Code, to comply with Chapter 2.40 of the Sacramento City Code, relating to the City of Sacramento Ethics Commission.
Contact: Katie Gresham, Program Specialist, (916) 808-8016, [email protected]; Mindy Cuppy, MMC, City Clerk, (916) 808-5442, [email protected]; Office of the City Clerk; Matthew Ruyak, Assistant City Attorney, (916) 808-5346, [email protected], Office of the City Attorney
4. An Ordinance Amending Chapter 2.126 to the Sacramento City Code, Relating to the City of Sacramento Youth Commission [Passed for Publication 07/23/2024; Published 07/26/2024]
File ID: 2024-01287
Location: Citywide
Action: Adopted Ordinance No. 2024-0020 amending Chapter 2.126 to the Sacramento City Code, to comply with Chapter 2.40 of the Sacramento City Code, relating to the City of Sacramento Youth Commission.
Contact: Katie Gresham, Program Specialist, (916) 808-8016, [email protected]; Mindy Cuppy, MMC, City Clerk, (916) 808-5442, [email protected]; Office of the City Clerk; Matthew Ruyak, Assistant City Attorney, (916) 808-5346, [email protected], Office of the City Attorney
5. An Ordinance Amending Sections 13.04.30 and 13.04.240 of the Sacramento City Code Relating to Cross Connection Control Standards, and Adding Section
13.03.245 Relating to Discontinuance of Water Service for Violation of Cross Connection Control Standards [Pass for Publication 07/23/2024; Published 07/26/2024]
File ID: 2024-00971
Location: Citywide
Action: Adopted Ordinance No. 2024-0021 amending Section 13.04.030 and Section
13.04.240 and adding Section 13.03.245 to the Sacramento City Code, relating to the enforcement of Cross Connection Control standards through the discontinuance of water service for violations of Cross Connection Control standards.
Contact: Luis Huerta, Cross Connection Control Specialist, (916) 808-4025, [email protected]; Cesar Limon, Utilities Construction Coordinator, (916) 808-6277, [email protected]; David Herrmann, Utilities Operations and
Maintenance Manager, (916) 808-5652, [email protected]; Pravani Vandeyar, Director of Utilities, (916) 808-3765, [email protected]; Department of Utilities
6. (Pass for Publication) Ordinance Listing 2025 P Street as a Landmark on the Sacramento Register of Historic and Cultural Resources (M24-003) File ID: 2024-01342
Location: 2025 P Street (007-0246-005-0000), District 4, Represented by Councilmember Valenzuela
Action:1) Reviewed an ordinance listing 2025 P Street as a landmark on the Sacramento Register of Historical and Cultural Resources; and 2) passed for publication the ordinance title per Sacramento City Charter section 32(c) for City Council consideration on August 13, 2024.
Contact: Sean de Courcy, Preservation Director, (916) 808-2796, [email protected], Community Development Department
7. (Pass for Publication) Ordinance Listing 1049 44th Street as a Landmark on the Sacramento register of historic and cultural resources (M24-004) File ID: 2024-01343
Location: 1049 44th Street (008-0151-011-0000), District 4, Represented by Mayor Steinberg
Action: 1) Reviewed an ordinance listing 1049 44th Street as a landmark on the Sacramento register of historical and cultural resources; and 2) passed for publication the ordinance title per Sacramento City Charter section 32(c) for city council consideration on August 13, 2024.
Contact: Sean de Courcy, Preservation Director, (916) 808-2796, [email protected], Community Development Department
8. Grant Application for the Sacramento Area Council of Governments Engage Empower Implement Funding Program
File ID: 2024-01366
Location: District 2, Represented by Councilmember Thao; District 3, Represented by Mayor Pro Tem Talamantes; and District 4, Represented by Councilmember Valenzuela Action: Passed Motion No. 2024-0220 authorizing the City Manager, or City Manager’s designee, to submit up to two grant applications to the Sacramento Area Council of Governments (SACOG) Engage Empower Implement Funding Program for up to $500,000 per application for the Food Literacy Center Proposed Community Engagement Project and the North Sacramento Community Capacity Building Project.
Contact: Mikel Davila, Senior Development Project Manager, (916) 808-8506,
[email protected], City Manager’s Office of Innovation and Economic Development; Fatima Malik, Associate Planner, (916) 808-7812, [email protected], Community Development Department; Shannon Brown, Assistant Director, 916-808-6076, [email protected], Youth Park and Community Enrichment
9. Agreement: Tree Inventory at DOU Facilities
File ID: 2024-01329
Location: Citywide
Action: Passed Motion No. 2024-0221 authorizing the City Manager or the City Manager’s designee to execute City Agreement PRC003024 with West Coast Arborists Inc. to conduct a tree inventory for City DOU facilities for an amount not-to-exceed $500,000.
Contact: Deanne Neighbors, Logistics Manager, (916) 808-3536, [email protected]; Doug Henry, Utilities Operations and Maintenance Superintendent, (916) 808-6955, [email protected]; Charley Cunningham, Utilities Operation and Maintenance Manager, (916) 808-5518, [email protected]; Pravani Vandeyar, Director, (916) 808-3765, [email protected]; Department of Utilities
10. Agreement: Emergency 5th Street Sinkhole Repair
File ID: 2024-01346
Location: District 4, Represented by Councilmember Valenzuela Action: 1) Reviewed City Agreement C2024-0966 with Steve P. Rados for the emergency repairs of the Sinkhole at the intersection of 5th Street and Crate Avenue in the amount of $249,999; and 2) passed Motion No. 2024-0222 authorizing the City Manager or City Manager’s designee to execute change orders up to $250,000.
Contact: Kyle Beltran, Project Manager, (916) 808-3828, [email protected]; Roxanne Dilley, Supervising Engineer, (916) 808-1458, [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
11. Agreement Amendment: Salvation Army Anti-Displacement Program File ID: 2024-01267
Location: Zip codes: 95817, 95820, 95824, 95828; District 5, Represented by Vice Mayor Maple; and District 6 Represented by Councilmember Guerra Action: Passed Motion No. 2024-0223 authorizing the City Manager or the City Manager’s designee to execute the attached second amendment to City Contract No. 2023-0154 with The Salvation Army, extending the contract through July 31, 2025, with an option to extend further through January 31, 2026, increasing the not-to-exceed amount under the contract by $500,000 for a total not-to-exceed amount of $1,000,000.
Contact: Ya-yin Isle, City Housing Manager, (916) 808-1869, [email protected]; Leslie Fritzsche, Economic Investment Manager, (916) 808-5450, [email protected]; Axel Magallanes, Housing Analyst, (916) 808-1844, [email protected]; City Manager’s Office of Innovation and Economic Development
12. Department of Water Resources: Flood Maintenance Assistance Program Agreement (FMAP) Fiscal Year (FY) 2024/25
File ID: 2024-00998
Location: Citywide
Action: Adopted Resolution No. 2024-0245 authorizing the City Manager or City Manager’s designee to: 1) sign the Funding Agreement 2025-FMAP-NA5-01 with the State of California, Department of Water Resources (DWR) for the Flood Maintenance Assistance Program (FMAP); 2) sign the Operation, Maintenance, Repair, Replacement and Rehabilitation (OMRR&R) Assurance Agreement; 3) establish the Department of Utilities (DOU) Operating Grant Program (G14000000); 4) establish the revenue and expenditure budgets in the DOU Operating Grant Program (G14000000) in an amount not-to-exceed $825,000, or the amount awarded; 5) execute all documents related to the grant; and 6) adopt a Fiscal Year (FY) 2024/25 Local Maintaining Authorizing Agency Resolution for the Flood Maintenance Assistance Program under the State of California, Budget Act of 2024 between the City of Sacramento and the Department of Water Resources.
Contact: Pravani Vandeyar, Director (916) 808-3765,
[email protected]; Chuong (Ryan) Pham, Business Services Manager, (916) 808-8995, [email protected]; David Levine, Program Manager, (916) 808-1284, [email protected]; Alaina Jordan, Administration Analyst, (916) 808-5801, [email protected]; Department of Utilities
13. Supplemental Contract: Landscape Maintenance in City Parks File ID: 2024-01305
Location: Citywide
Action: Passed Motion No. 2024-0224 authorizing the City Manager or the City Manager’s designee to execute Supplemental Contract No. 1 to City Agreement No.
PRC002778 with Azevedo’s Landscape & Maintenance for landscape maintenance services in the amount of $302,831 and increasing the total not-to-exceed amount to $2,621,731 over the five-year term.
Contact: Shawn C. Aylesworth, Park Maintenance Manager, (916) 808-4070, [email protected], Youth, Parks and Community Enrichment Department (YPCE)
14. Change Order: Robertson Park Restroom Replacement Project File ID: 2024-01334
Location: District 2, Represented by Councilmember Thao Action: Passed Motion No. 2024-0225: 1) authorizing the City Manager or the City Manager’s designee to execute Change Order No. 2 to City Agreement No. C2023- 1299 with Saenz Landscape Construction Company for amount not-to-exceed $58,536 bringing the agreement’s total not-to-exceed amount to $449,194; and 2) resetting the City Manager’s authority to issue supplemental agreements for City Agreement No.
C2023-1299.
Contact: Jeff Nittka, Senior Landscape Architect, (916) 808-5996, [email protected]; Jason Wiesemann, Park Planning & Development Services Manager, (916) 808-7634, [email protected]; Department of Youth, Parks, and Community Enrichment
15. CalRecycle Curbside Supplemental Payment: Appropriation of Funds to the Curbside Supplemental Pay Project (G15312300)
File ID: 2024-01304
Location: Citywide
Action: Adopted Resolution No. 2024-0246 authorizing the City Manager or the City Manager’s designee to: 1) accept a CalRecycle Curbside Supplemental Payment in the amount of $131,564 for the City of Sacramento’s Curbside Registration Number CS0357 (the Payment); 2) execute all related documents necessary to implement and secure the Payment; and 3) establish the Curbside Supplemental Pay Project (G15312300) and related revenue and expenditure budgets in the amount of $131,564 (Solid Waste Grant Fund, Fund 6207) to implement activities relating to curbside recycling.
Contact: Yougnal Achari, Administrative Analyst, (916) 808-7645, [email protected]; Jesa David, Media and Communications Specialist,
(916) 808-4935, [email protected]; John Febbo, Integrated Waste General Manager, (916) 808-4949, [email protected]; Department of Public Works
Council Comments-Ideas, Questions, AB1234 Reports
1. Information Requests
a. Member Valenzuela
1. After the Grants Pass decision, asked that the City Manager report back on our enforcement protocols to discuss and deliberate.
2. AB1234 Reports
a. Member Valenzuela
1. Reported that she attended the Local Progress Conference in Oakland (July 25-27). Sheh connected with local officials from around the country on topics like immigrant resettlement strategies, best practices for housing efforts, and other great ideas for co-governance and transition planning as I prepare to leave office.
City Manager's Report
None.
Public Comments-Matters Not on the Agenda
Members of the public provided public comments.
Adjourned – 6:03 p.m.