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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, November 12 , 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, November 12, 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 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, November 12, 2024 at the Sacramento City Hall Council Chamber.
Members Present: Eric Guerra (arrived at 11:06 a.m.), Rick Jennings, Caity Maple and Chair Katie Valenzuela.
Land Acknowledgement – Led by Member Maple.
Pledge of Allegiance – Led by Member 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 Maple / Member Jennings.
Yes: Members Rick Jennings, Caity Maple and Chair 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: 2024-00306
Location: Citywide
Action: Passed a Motion approving the Law and Legislation Committee meeting minutes dated October 15, 2024.
Contact: Mindy Cuppy, MMC, City Clerk, (916) 808-5442,
[email protected], Office of the City Clerk
2. Law and Legislation Log
File ID: 2023-01673
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. An Ordinance Amending Section 12.12.010 and Adding Section 12.12.180 to the Sacramento City Code, Relating to Excavations
File ID: 2024-01833
Location: Citywide
Action: Reviewed an ordinance amending Section 12.12.010 and adding Section
12.12.180 to the Sacramento City Code, relating to excavations; and 2) passed a Motion forwarding the ordinance to the City Council for consideration.
Contact: Gregory Smith, Senior Engineer, (916) 808-8364, [email protected]; Lucinda Willcox, Assistant Director, (916) 808-5052, [email protected]; Department of Public Works City of Sacramento Page 4
Discussion Calendar
4. Various Ordinances Related to Planning and Development: 1) An Ordinance Amending Section 15.148.600 and Various Provisions of Title 17 of the Sacramento City Code, Relating to Planning and Development; 2) an Ordinance Amending Title 17 of the Sacramento City Code to Rezone Various Parcels by Deleting the Ascot Overlay Zone and Labor Intensive (LI) Overlay from the Official Zoning Map; and 3) an Ordinance Deleting and Adding Chapter 17.704, Amending Section 17.860.040, and Deleting Section 17.860.050 of the Sacramento City Code, Relating to Density Bonuses (M24-010)
File ID: 2024-01741
Location: Citywide
Action: Moved/Seconded: Member Guerra / Member Maple.
Yes: Members Eric Guerra, Rick Jennings, Caity Maple and Chair Valenzuela.
1) Passed a Motion determining the ordinances presented in this report are exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guideline Sections15060(c)(3), 15061(b)(3), and 15378(b)(5); 2) reviewed an ordinance amending various portions of Titles 15 and 17 of the Sacramento City Code, related to planning and development; 3) reviewed an ordinance deleting the Ascot Avenue (AOL) Overlay Zone and Labor Intensive (LI) Overlay Zone from all affected parcels on the official zoning map; 4) reviewed an ordinance amending Chapter 17.704 and Sections 17.860.040 and 17.860.050 of Sacramento City Code, relating to density bonuses; and 5) passed a Motion forwarding the ordinances to City Council for consideration.
Contact: Jamie Mosler, Associate Planner, (916) 808-7875, [email protected]; Kevin Colin, Zoning Administrator, (916) 808-5260, [email protected]; Department of Community Development
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5. An Ordinance Amending Various Provisions of, and Adding Chapters 17.876 and
17.880 to, Title 17 of the Sacramento City Code, Relating to Housing Element Implementation Program H15: Permitting Requirements for Special Needs Housing (M24-011)
File ID: 2024-01745
Location: Citywide
Action: Moved/Seconded: Member Guerra / Member Jennings.
Yes: Members Eric Guerra, Rick Jennings, Caity Maple and Chair Valenzuela.
1) Reviewed an ordinance amending various provisions of, and adding Chapters 17.876 and 17.880 to, Title 17 of the Sacramento City Code, relating to special-needs housing; 2) passed a Motion determining the ordinance is a project within the scope of the Negative Declaration for the 2021-2029 Housing Element and will not have any additional project-specific significant environmental effects not previously examined in the Negative Declaration (CEQA Guidelines, §§ 15162 and 15164)); and 3) passed a Motion forwarding the ordinance to City Council for consideration.
Contact: Jamie Mosler, Associate Planner, (916) 808-7875, [email protected]; Kevin Colin, Zoning Administrator, (916) 808-5260, [email protected]; Department of Community Development City of Sacramento Page 6
6. Councilmember Proposal Request for Committee Consideration - Declaring a State of Emergency Regarding Traffic Deaths
File ID: 2024-01799
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.
Committee reviewed and provided direction on the attached councilmember proposal regarding Declaring a State of Emergency Regarding Traffic Deaths and passed a Motion directing the appropriate council appointive officer to commence work on the proposal with committee members and forwarding the item to the city council for consideration without further review by the committee.
Contact: Mayor Darrell Steinberg; Scott Whyte, Chief of Staff, (916) 808-5300, [email protected], Office of the Mayor; Vice Mayor Caity Maple; Ryan Brown, Chief of Staff, (916) 808-5500, [email protected], Office of Vice Mayor Maple, District 5; Mayor Pro Tem Karina Talamantes; Monika Lee, Chief of Staff, (916) 808-5300, [email protected], Office of Mayor Pro Tem Talamantes, District 3
Committee Comments-Ideas, Questions and Meeting Reports
None.
Public Comments-Matters Not on the Agenda
Members of the public provided public comments.
Adjourned – 12:02 p.m.