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LAW AND LEGISLATION COMMITTEE
Caity Maple, Chair, District 5
Roger Dickinson, District 2
Phil Pluckebaum, Vice Chair, District 4
Rick Jennings, II, District 7
COMMITTEE STAFF
Mindy Cuppy, 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, May 20, 2025
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, May 20, 2025
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 Maple at 11:04 a.m. Tuesday, May 20, 2025, at the Sacramento City Hall Council Chamber.
Members Present: Roger Dickinson, Rick Jennings, and Chair Caity Maple.
Member Absent: Phil Pluckebaum.
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 Jennings / Member Dickinson.
Yes: Members Roger Dickinson, Rick Jennings, and Chair Caity Maple.
Absent: Member Phil Pluckebaum.
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: 2025-00114
Location: Citywide
Action: Passed a Motion approving the Law and Legislation Committee meeting minutes dated April 8, 2025.
Contact: Mindy Cuppy, City Clerk, (916) 808-5442, [email protected], Office of the City Clerk
2. Law and Legislation Log
File ID: 2025-00519
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: 2025-00652
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. Business Operations Tax Overview
File ID: 2025-01006
Location: Citywide
Members of the public provided public comments.
Action: 1) Reviewed, discussed and provided direction on potential amendments to Chapter 3.08 of the Sacramento City Code, relating to the Sacramento Business Operations Tax.
Contact: Pete Coletto, Director of Finance (916) 808-5416, [email protected]; Jackie Rice, Finance Manager (916) 808-5844, [email protected]; Bryan Howard, Program Manager (916) 808-4847, [email protected]; Department of Finance
5. Councilmember Proposal Request for Committee Consideration - Ordinance Amending Chapter 8.48 of Sacramento City Code - Fireworks File ID: 2025-01013
Location: Citywide
Action: Moved/Seconded: Member Jennings / Member Dickinson.
Yes: Members Roger Dickinson, Rick Jennings, and Chair Caity Maple.
Absent: Member Phil Pluckebaum.
Members of the public provided public comments.
1) Reviewed and provided direction on the attached councilmember proposal regarding ordinance amending Chapter 8.48 of Sacramento City Code - Fireworks, and 2) Passed a Motion directing the appropriate council appointive officer to commence work on the proposal with committee members as an emergency ordinance and forwarding the item to the city council for consideration without further review by the committee.
Contact: Councilmember Lisa Kaplan, Misty Alafranji, Chief of Staff, (916) 808-7001, [email protected], Office of Councilmember Lisa Kaplan, District 1; Councilmember Rick Jennings, Dennis Rogers, Chief of Staff, (916) 808-7007, [email protected], Office of Councilmember Rick Jennings, District 7
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Committee Comments-Ideas, Questions and Meeting Reports
None.
Public Comments-Matters Not on the Agenda
None.
Adjourned – 12:18 p.m.