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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
Financing Authority
Housing Authority
Public Financing Authority
Redevelopment Agency Successor Agency
City Hall Complex
915 I Street, Sacramento, CA 95814
Published by the Office of the City Clerk
(916) 808-7200
Tuesday, August 20, 2024
2:00 p.m.
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City of Sacramento
City Council - 2PM
City Hall Complex, 915 I Street, Sacramento, CA 95814
Regular Meeting DRAFT Minutes
Tuesday, August 20, 2024
2:00 PM
All items listed are heard and acted upon by the City Council unless otherwise noted.
Open Session
Regular session called to order by Vice Mayor Caity Maple at 2:04 p.m. Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at the Sacramento City Hall Council Chamber.
Members Present: Eric Guerra (until 4:03 p.m.), Rick Jennings, Lisa Kaplan, Caity Maple, Karina Talamantes, Shoun Thao, Katie Valenzuela, and Mai Vang.
Members Absent: Mayor Darrell Steinberg.
Land Acknowledgement – Led by Mayor Pro Tem Talamantes.
Pledge of Allegiance – Led by Mayor Pro Tem Talamantes.
Closed Session Report – None.
Special Presentation/General Communications
A. American Muslim Appreciation Month - Presented by Councilmember Valenzuela
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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 Valenzuela.
Yes: Members Eric Guerra, Rick Jennings, Lisa Kaplan, Caity Maple, Karina Talamantes, Shoun Thao, Katie Valenzuela, and Mai Vang.
Absent: 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: 2024-00178
Location: Citywide
Action: Passed Motion No. 2024-0235 approving City Council Meeting Minutes dated July 23, 2024 (City Council 2PM), July 23, 2024 (City Council 5PM) and July 30, 2024 (City Council 5PM).
Contact: Mindy Cuppy, MMC, City Clerk, (916) 808-5441,
[email protected], Office of the City Clerk
2. Resolution Re-Adopting the Executive Limitations: Treatment of Staff and Ends:
Global Ends Policies to Update Only the Policy Contact and Rescind Resolutions 2018-0209 and 2018-0467
File ID: 2024-01439
Location: Citywide
Action: Adopted Resolution No. 2024-0251 re-adopting the Executive Limitations:
Treatment of Staff and Ends: Global Ends policies to update the contact and rescinding resolutions 2018-0209 and 2018-0467.
Contact: Mindy Cuppy, MMC, City Clerk, (916) 808-5442,
[email protected], Office of the City Clerk
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3. Approval of Salary Range for Fire Investigator I and the Citywide Salary Schedule File ID: 2024-01374
Location: Citywide
Action: Item continued.
Contact: Armando Herrera, Administrative Analyst, (916) 808-5753, [email protected], Department of Human Resources
4. Fiscal Year 2024/25 Business Improvement District (BID) Annual Proceedings File ID: 2024-01328
Location: District 4, Represented by Councilmember Valenzuela and Citywide Action: Adopted: 1) Resolution No. 2024-0252 approving the Central Midtown Restaurant Business Improvement District Annual Report and confirming the annual budget and assessment for fiscal year (FY) 2024/25; 2) Resolution No. 2024-0253 approving the Handle Business Improvement District Annual Report and confirming the annual budget and assessment for FY2024/25; and 3) Resolution No. 2024-0254 approving the Sacramento Tourism Infrastructure District Annual Report and confirming the annual budget and assessment for FY2024/25.
Contact: Susanne Tam, Development Project Manager, (916) 808-7535, [email protected]; Eric Frederick, Special Districts Manager, [email protected], (916) 808-5129; Department of Finance.
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5. Establish Capital Improvement Projects (CIP) and Appropriation of Funds for Playground Replacement at Steve Jones Park and Mark Hopkins Park Projects File ID: 2024-01410
Location: District 8, Represented by Councilmember Mai Vang Action: Adopted Resolution No. 2024-0255: 1) establishing new Capital Improvement Projects (CIP) for: a) Steve Jones Park Playground Replacement Project (L19164100); and b) Mark Hopkins Park Playground Replacement Project (L19139500); 2) authorizing the City Manager or the City Manager’s designee to reduce the Fiscal Year (FY) 2024/25 Human Resources Department operating budget by $198,000 from the Risk Fund (Fund 6502) and increase the FY2024/25 Youth, Parks and Community Enrichment (YPCE) Department operating budget by $198,000 (General Fund, Fund 1001) to establish appropriate transfer between the two funds and transfer from YPCE operating budget: a) in the amount of $99,000 (Fund 1001) to Steve Jones Park Playground Replacement Project (L19164100); and b) in the amount of $99,000 (Fund 1001) to Mark Hopkins Park Playground Replacement Project (L19139500); 3) authorizing the City Manager or the City Manager’s designee to transfer from available fund balance (Park Impact Fee, Fund 3204): a) in the amount of $414,445 to Steve Jones Park Playground Replacement Project (L19164100); and b) in the amount of $235,370 to Mark Hopkins Park Playground Replacement Project (L19139500); and 4) make the appropriate budgetary adjustments necessary to return the Park Impact Fee funds to available fund balance upon receipt of third-party insurance reimbursements for the projects.
Contact: Jason Wiesemann, Park Planning, Design and Development Manager, (916) 808-7634, [email protected], Department of Youth, Parks, & Community Enrichment
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6. (City Council/Housing Authority) 2024 Federal Funding for the Meadowview Navigation Center
File ID: 2024-01362
Location: 2700 Meadowview Road, District 8, Represented by Councilmember Vang Action: Adopted: 1) City Council Resolution No. 2024-0256: a) directing the Sacramento Housing and Redevelopment Agency to take all actions necessary to allocate $286,318 of federal funds to the Meadowview Navigation Center (Meadowview Center), of which $223,318 are 2024 Emergency Solutions Grant funds (2024 ESG) and $63,000 is 2024 Community Block Grant funds (2024 CDBG); b) authorizing the City Manager, or City Manager’s designee, to amend the Grant Agreement (Agreement) entered into by and between the City and the Housing Authority of the City (Housing Authority) to oversee shelter operations, as amended from time to time; and c) making related findings; and 2) Housing Authority Resolution No. 2024-0008: a) authorizing the Executive Director, or her designee to accept $286,318 of federal funds, of which $223,318 are 2024 Emergency Solutions Grant funds (2024 ESG) and $63,000 is 2024 Community Block Grant funds (2024 CDBG) from the Sacramento Housing and Redevelopment Agency and any future ESG and CDBG entitlement or special designation funds for operations of the shelter; b) amending the Housing Authority’s budget in the amount of $286,318 of federal funds to Meadowview Center, of which $223,318 are 2024 ESG funds and $63,000 is 2024 CDBG funds; c) authorizing the Executive Director, or the Executive Director’s designee to amend any professional services contracts as necessary to continue operations at the site; d) authorizing the Executive Director, or Executive Director’s designee to amend the Agreement entered into by and between the City and the Housing Authority to oversee shelter operations, as amended from time to time; and e) make related findings.
Contact: Sarah O’Daniel, Director of Homeless Innovations & Intergovernmental Affairs, [email protected], (916) 440-1319, Sacramento Housing and Redevelopment Agency
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7. Sacramento Equitable and Resilient Urban Forest Program (G15252000): Grant Subaward Agreement and Budgetary Adjustments
File ID: 2024-01349
Location: Citywide
Action: Adopted Resolution No. 2024-0257 authorizing the City Manager or the City Manager’s designee to: 1) execute a subaward agreement with GreenLatinos to receive grant funding in an amount not to exceed $1,000,000 from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service 2023 Urban and Community Forestry grant program for the Sacramento Equitable and Resilient Urban Forest Program; 2) establish the USDA Urban Forest Grant Project (G15252000), also known as the Sacramento Equitable and Resilient Urban Forest Program, as a new Capital Improvement Project; and 3) increase the revenue and expenditure budgets in the USDA Urban Forest Grant Project (G15252000) by $1,000,000 (Federal Capital Grant, Fund 3703).
Contact: Rachel Patten, Sustainability Program Specialist, (916) 808-5016, [email protected]; Lucinda Willcox, Assistant Director, (916) 808-5052, [email protected]; Department of Public Works
8. Grant: Fiscal Year (FY) 2023/24 California Natural Resources Agency Park and Community Improvement Projects
File ID: 2024-01336
Location: Citywide
Action: Adopted Resolution No. 2024-0258: 1) approving the California Natural Resources Agency (CNRA) Grant Form Resolution attached to the resolution as Exhibit A; 2) accepting a grant award of $1 million in state grant funds as authorized by the State of California’s Budget Act of 2023; 3) authorizing the City Manager, or the City Manager’s designee to, execute the FY2023/24 CNRA grant agreement in substantially the same form as set forth in Attachment 4 and any other documentation required; 4) authorizing the City Manager or the City Manager’s designee, to request that CNRA approve the use of the grant funding for the projects listed in Attachment 3; 5) approving the subrecipient grant agreement template in substantially the same form as set forth in Attachment 5; 6) authorizing the City Manager, or the City Manager’s designee, to execute subrecipient grant agreements with the specified subrecipient organizations listed in Attachment 6; 7) establishing the Citywide CNRA grant project (G02000450) along with the revenue and expenditure budgets in the amount of $1 million in the operating grant fund (2702); and 8) establishing the City-Owned Capital Improvement Project (CIP) and Multi-Year Operating Project (MYOP) along with the revenue and expenditure budgets as listed in Attachment 3.
Contact: Consuelo Hernandez, Director of Government Affairs, (916) 808-7395, [email protected], Office of the City Manager City of Sacramento Page 8
9. Agreement: On-Call Industrial Coating Specialist Support File ID: 2024-01395
Location: Citywide
Action: Passed Motion No. 2024-0236 authorizing the City Manager or the City Manager’s designee to execute a Professional Services Agreement with Farr Construction Corporation (dba. Resource Development Company) and Toledo Industrial Coatings to provide on-call industrial coating specialist support needs for the Department of Utilities (DOU) over a 5-year period, for an amount not-to-exceed $750,000 per contract.
Contact: Megan Thomas, Project Manager, (916) 808-1729, [email protected]; Michelle Carrey, Supervising Engineer, (916) 808- 1438, [email protected]; Sherill Huun, Engineering & Water Resources Division Manager, (916) 808-1455, [email protected]; Pravani Vandeyar, Director of Utilities, (916) 808-3765, [email protected]; Department of Utilities
10. Agreements: L.N. Curtis & Sons DBA Curtis Blue Line and Galls, LLC for Police Protective Vests
File ID: 2024-01423
Location: Citywide
Action: Passed Motion No. 2024-0237: 1) authorizing the City Manager or the City Manager's designee to execute agreements for police protective vests for three years with an additional two 1-year extensions, provided that sufficient funds are available in the budget adopted for each applicable fiscal year, with L.N. Curtis & Sons dba Curtis Blue Line for a not-to-exceed amount of $400,000, and Galls, LLC in the amount of $700,000; and 2) modifying the amount approved ($642,000) in council motion 2023- 0130 by increasing the total not-to-exceed amount by $233,000 to a new total of $875,000.
Contact: Matthew McPhail, Acting Police Lieutenant, Office of Investigations, (916) 808-8119, [email protected]; Ethan Hanson, Police Captain, Office of Investigations, (916) 808-0714, [email protected]; Police Department.
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11. Contract: Professional Services Agreements: On-Call Construction Inspection Services
File ID: 2024-01298
Location: Citywide
Action: Passed Motion No. 2024-0238 continuing the item for 1 week.
Recommendation: Pass a Motion: 1) awarding Professional Services Agreements for On Call Construction Inspection Services to the following four companies: a) NV5; b) Salaber & Associates; c) TRC Engineers; and d) HDR Construction Control Corporation for a not to exceed amount of $400,000 per agreement; and 2) authorizing the City Manager or the City Manager’s designee to execute a Professional Services Agreement for On Call Construction Inspection Services with a) NV5; b) Salaber & Associates; c) TRC Engineers; and d) HDR Construction Control Corporation, for a not to exceed amount of $400,000 per agreement.
Contact: Jamie McKinley, Program Specialist, (916) 808-5693, [email protected]; Brett Grant, Supervising Engineer, (916) 808-1413, [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
12. Sacramento Transportation Adaptation Plan (T15245300): Execute Consultant Services Agreement
File ID: 2024-01383
Location: Citywide
Action: Passed Motion No. 2024-0239 authorizing the City Manager or the City Manager’s designee to execute a Professional Services Agreement with WSP USA Inc. for the Sacramento Transportation Adaptation Plan (T15245300) for an amount not to exceed $699,521.
Contact: Sarah Kolarik, Sustainability Analyst, (916) 808-1421, [email protected]; Rachel Patten, Sustainability Program Specialist, (916) 808-5016, [email protected]; Jeff Jelsma, Transportation Planner, (916) 808-5347, [email protected]; Jennifer Donlon Wyant, Transportation Planning Manager, (916) 808-5913, [email protected]; Lucinda Willcox, Assistant Public Works Director, (916) 808-5052, [email protected]; Department of Public Works City of Sacramento Page 10
13. Contract Supplement No. 2: Park Maintenance Mowers
File ID: 2024-01372
Location: Citywide
Action: Passed Motion No. 2024-0240 authorizing the City Manager or the City Manager’s designee to execute Contract Supplement No. 2 to Contract No. 2023-1149 with Horizon Distributors for the purchase of four (4) Exmark 144” Yanmar Mowers and two (2) Exmark 72” Yanmar Mowers in an amount not to exceed $345,677 for a revised total contract not-to exceed amount of $547,841.
Contact: Alison Kerstetter, Fleet Manager, (916) 808-1163, [email protected], Department of Public Works
14. Supplemental Agreement: Freeport Reservoir Pump Replacement and Improvements Project
File ID: 2024-01378
Location: District 7, Represented by Councilmember Rick Jennings Action: Passed Motion No. 2024-0241: 1) authorizing the City Manager or the City Manager’s designee to execute Supplemental Agreement No. 7 to City Agreement PRC000757 with Kennedy Jenks Consultants (Kennedy Jenks) to provide engineering services during construction for the Freeport Reservoir Pump Replacement and Improvements Project (Z14130500, Fund 6005), for an amount not-to-exceed $96,159, bringing the agreement’s total not-to-exceed amount to $1,281,980; and 2) resetting the City Manager's authority to issue supplemental agreements for City Agreement PRC000757.
Contact: James Yorita, Project Manager, (916) 808-1911, [email protected]; Michelle Carrey, Supervising Engineer, (916) 808-1438, [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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15. Supplemental Contract: Weed Abatement Services in City Parks and Open Spaces File ID: 2024-01430
Location: Citywide
Action: Passed Motion No. 2024-0242: 1) authorizing the City Manager or the City Manager’s designee to execute Supplemental Contract No. 2 to City Agreement No.
PRC002738 with Elite Service Experts for weed abatement services in the amount of $34,265 and increasing the total not-to-exceed amount to $713,004 over the five-year term; and 2) resetting the City Manager’s authority to execute contract supplements.
Contact: Shawn C. Aylesworth, Park Maintenance Manager, (916) 808-4070, [email protected], Youth, Parks & Community Enrichment Department (YPCE)
16. Approval of a Resolution to Initiate the CalPERS Contract Amendment Process to include Retirement Cost Sharing for Unrepresented Classic Employees and Officers
File ID: 2024-01465
Location: Citywide
Action: Adopted Resolution No. 2024-0259 approving the initiation of the CalPERS contract amendment process to include retirement cost sharing under Government Code Section 20516 by Unrepresented classic employees and officers.
Contact: Samantha Hardy, HR Manager, (916) 808-7657,
[email protected], Department of Human Resources
17. Contract Supplement No. 1: Replacement Vac-Con Combination Sewer Cleaner [Published for 10-Day Review 08/08/2024]
File ID: 2024-01370
Location: Citywide
Action: Passed Motion No. 2024-0243 authorizing the City Manager or the City Manager’s designee to execute Supplement No. 1 to Contract No. 2023-1414 with Municipal Maintenance Equipment, Inc. for the purchase of one (1) replacement Vac- Con Combination Sewer Cleaner in amount not to exceed $765,491 for a revised total contract not-to exceed amount of $1,545,110.
Contact: Alison Kerstetter, Fleet Manager, [email protected], (916) 808-1163, Department of Public Works
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18. Contract: Ford Police Interceptor Utility Vehicles [Published for 10-Day Review 08/08/2024]
File ID: 2024-01371
Location: Citywide
Action: Passed Motion No. 2024-0244: 1) awarding an initial one-year contract with four one-year renewal options to Downtown Ford Sales for the purchase of Ford Police Interceptor Utility Vehicles in an amount not to exceed $10,742,595 for the potential five-year term; and 2) authorizing the City Manager or the City Manager’s designee to execute the contract and renewal options specified above.
Contact: Alison Kerstetter, Fleet Manager, (916) 808-1163, [email protected], Department of Public Works
19. Supplemental Contract: Tree Pruning and Removal Services in Parks [Published for 10-Day Review 08/08/2024]
File ID: 2024-01379
Location: Citywide
Action: Passed Motion No. 2024-0245: authorizing the City Manager or the City Manager’s designee to execute Supplemental Contract No. 5 to City Agreement No.
PRC001957 with West Coast Arborists, Inc. for tree pruning and removal services in parks, in the amount of $301,000 and increasing the total not-to-exceed amount to $4,801,000 over the three-year term.
Contact: Shawn C. Aylesworth, Park Maintenance Manager, (916) 808-4070, [email protected], Youth, Parks & Community Enrichment Department (YPCE)
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Public Hearings
20. Parks Plan 2040 [Noticed 08/09/2024]
File ID: 2024-00461
Location: Citywide
Action: Moved/Seconded: Member Guerra / Member Kaplan.
Yes: Members Eric Guerra, Rick Jennings, Lisa Kaplan, Caity Maple, Karina Talamantes, Shoun Thao, Katie Valenzuela, and Mai Vang.
Absent: Mayor Darrell Steinberg.
Members of the public provided public comments.
Conducted a public hearing and upon conclusion: 1) adopted Resolution No. 2024- 0260 approving the Parks Plan 2040 as a Subsequent Project under the Master Environmental Impact Report for the 2040 General Plan and Climate Action and Adaptation Plan; and 2) adopted Resolution No. 2024-0261 adopting the Parks Plan 2040.
Contact: Dana Repan, Senior Planner, (916) 808-2762, [email protected]; Jason Wiesemann, Parks Planning, Design and Development Manager, (916) 808- 7634, [email protected]; Department of Youth, Parks, & Community Enrichment
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Discussion Calendar
Discussion calendar items include an oral presentation including those recommending “receive and file”.
21. Diversity Review of City Employment Applications, Hires, and Separations:
February 1, 2021, through January 31, 2024
File ID: 2024-01350
Location: Citywide
Action: Moved/Seconded: Member Valenzuela / Member Talamantes.
Yes: Members Eric Guerra, Rick Jennings, Lisa Kaplan, Caity Maple, Karina Talamantes, Shoun Thao, Katie Valenzuela, and Mai Vang.
Absent: Mayor Darrell Steinberg.
Members of the public provided public comments.
Passed Motion No. 2024-0246 approving the City Auditor’s Diversity Review of City Employment Applications, Hires, and Separations: February 1, 2021, through January 31, 2024.
Contact: Farishta Ahrary, Interim City Auditor, (916) 808-7266, [email protected]; Jordan Sweeney, Principal Fiscal Policy Analyst, (916) 808-2310, [email protected]; Office of the City Auditor
Information Items
This item is for information only and is not eligible for action at this time.
22. Notification of Final Map Approval of TCDC (Z21-113/FPM22-0039) File ID: 2024-01466
Location: District 2, Represented by Councilmember Thao Action: Received and filed.
Contact: David Veasey, Supervising Surveyor, (916) 808-6364, [email protected], Department of Public Works
23. Notification of Parcel Map Approval of 2015 12th Street (Z21-031/FPM22-0025) File ID: 2024-01516
Location: District 4, Represented by Councilmember Valenzuela Action: Received and filed.
Contact: David Veasey, Supervising Surveyor, (916) 808-6364, [email protected], Department of Public Works City of Sacramento Page 15
Council Comments-Ideas, Questions, AB1234 Reports
1. Information Requests
None.
2. AB1234 Reports
a. Member Jennings
1. Reported that he traveled to Texas to explore alternative/affordable housing options to help address the homelessness crisis in Sacramento.
He toured Community First! Village in Austin and Cotton Groves in McKinney.
City Manager's Report
None.
Public Comments-Matters Not on the Agenda
Members of the public provided public comments.
Adjourned – 4:29 p.m.