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
Special Meeting
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, August 20, 2024
9:00 a.m.
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City of Sacramento
Law and Legislation Committee
City Hall Complex, 915 I Street, Sacramento, CA 95814
Special Meeting DRAFT Minutes
Tuesday, August 20, 2024
9:00 AM
All items listed are heard and acted upon by the Law and Legislation Committee unless otherwise noted.
Open Session
Special meeting called to order by Chair Valenzuela at 9:04 a.m. Tuesday, August 20, 2024, at the Sacramento City Hall Council Chamber.
Members Present: Eric Guerra, Rick Jennings (at 9:06 a.m.), Caity Maple and Chair Katie Valenzuela.
Members Absent:
Land Acknowledgement – Led by Councilmember Maple.
Pledge of Allegiance – Led by Councilmember 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 Guerra / Member Maple.
Yes: Members Eric Guerra, Rick Jennings, Caity Maple and Chair 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: 2024-00303
Location: Citywide
Action: Passed a Motion approving the Law and Legislation Committee meeting minutes dated July 23, 2024.
Contact: Mindy Cuppy, MMC, City Clerk, (916) 808-5442,
[email protected], Office of the City Clerk
2. Law and Legislation Log
File ID: 2023-01670
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: 2023-01680
Location: Citywide
Action: Received and filed.
Contact: Consuelo Hernandez, Director of Governmental Affairs, (916) 808-7395, [email protected], Office of the City Manager
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Discussion Calendar
4. Ordinance Repealing Ordinance No. 2023-0018 And Adopting a Military Equipment Use Policy
File ID: 2024-01345
Location: Citywide
Action: Moved/Seconded: Member Guerra / Member Jennings.
Yes: Members Eric Guerra, Rick Jennings, Caity Maple and Chair Valenzuela.
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 the Annual Military Equipment Use Report; and 3) passed a Motion forwarding the Ordinance and the Annual Military Equipment Use Report to City Council for consideration.
Contact: Clayton Buchanan, Police Captain, (916) 808-0824, [email protected], Police Department, Office of the Chief
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5. An Interim Ordinance Broadening the Range of Housing Types Permitted within the Single-Unit and Duplex Dwelling Zones (Missing Middle Housing Interim Ordinance)
File ID: 2024-01211
Location: Citywide
Action: Moved/Seconded: Member Guerra / Chair Valenzuela.
Yes: Members Eric Guerra, Rick Jennings, Caity Maple and Chair Valenzuela.
Members of the public provided public comments.
1) Reviewed a Resolution determining that the interim ordinance broadening the range of housing types permitted by right within the single-unit and duplex dwelling residential zones (Missing Middle Housing Interim Ordinance) is a subsequent project within the scope of the Master Environmental Impact Report for the 2040 General Plan, that the Missing Middle Housing Interim Ordinance will not result in any additional project-specific significant environmental effects not previously examined in the Master EIR, and that no new mitigation measures or alternatives are required (California Public Resources Code §21157.1; CEQA Guidelines §15177); 2) reviewed the Missing Middle Housing Interim Ordinance; and 3) passed a Motion forwarding the Resolution and the Missing Middle Housing Interim Ordinance to City Council for consideration.
Contact: Nguyen Nguyen, Associate Planner, (916) 808-1964, [email protected]; Matt Hertel, AICP, Assistant Director, (916) 808-7158, [email protected]; Community Development Department
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6. Ordinance Amending Section 5.150.350 of the Sacramento City Code to Add 20 Additional Storefront Cannabis Dispensary Permits
File ID: 2024-01338
Location: Citywide
Action: Moved/Seconded: Chair Valenzuela/ Member Jennings.
Yes: Members Eric Guerra, Rick Jennings, Caity Maple and Chair Valenzuela.
Members of the public provided public comments.
1) Reviewed and provided direction on an Ordinance amending Section 5.150.350 of the Sacramento City Code, relating to Storefront Cannabis Dispensaries and increasing the number of permits; and 2) passed a Motion to bring back the Ordinance to the Law and Legislation Committee for further consideration.
Contact: Leyne Milstein, Assistant City Manager, [email protected], (916) 808-8491, [email protected], Office of the City Manager; Fiona Mattson, Program Specialist, (916) 808-8925, [email protected]; Nhan Pham, CORE Liaison, (916) 808-4775, [email protected]; Office of Cannabis Management
7. Workshop on City Code Title 17 (Planning & Development Code) Amendments Related to Comprehensive Cannabis Study
File ID: 2024-01427
Location: Citywide
Members of the public provided public comments.
Action: Conducted a workshop and provided direction on staff’s oral presentation of preliminary recommendations relating to Title 17 cannabis amendments.
Contact: Kirk Skierski, Senior Planner, (916) 808-7933, [email protected]; Kevin Colin, Zoning Administrator, (916) 808-5260, [email protected]; Community Development Department
Committee Comments-Ideas, Questions and Meeting Reports
None.
Adjourned – 12:27 p.m.