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CITY COUNCIL
Kevin McCarty, Mayor
Lisa Kaplan, District 1
Roger Dickinson, District 2
Karina Talamantes, Vice Mayor, District 3
Phil Pluckebaum, District 4
Caity Maple, District 5
Eric Guerra, Mayor Pro Tem, District 6
Rick Jennings, II, District 7
Mai Vang, District 8
CHARTER OFFICERS
Mindy Cuppy, City Clerk
Susana Alcala Wood, City Attorney
Farishta Ahrary, City Auditor
Leyne Milstein, Interim City Manager
John Colville, City Treasurer
DRAFT Minutes
City Council
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Housing 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, June 24, 2025
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 Agenda
Tuesday, June 24, 2025
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 Kevin McCarty at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 24, 2025, at the Sacramento City Hall Council Chamber.
Members Present: Roger Dickinson (at 5:33 p.m.), Eric Guerra, Rick Jennings, Lisa Kaplan, Caity Maple, Phil Pluckebaum (at 5:39 p.m.), Karina Talamantes, Mai Vang, and Mayor Kevin McCarty.
Land Acknowledgement – Led by Vice Mayor Talamantes.
Pledge of Allegiance – Led by Vice Mayor Talamantes.
Closed Session Report – Mayor Kevin McCarty reported that no reportable action was taken in closed session.
Special Presentation/General Communications
A. Juneteenth Resolution - Presented by Councilmember Jennings
B. Planning Academy Graduation - Presented by Mayor Kevin McCarty
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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 Roger Dickinson, Eric Guerra, Rick Jennings, Lisa Kaplan, Caity Maple, Phil Pluckebaum, Karina Talamantes, Mai Vang, and Mayor Kevin McCarty.
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. Non-Professional Services Agreement: Stump Grinding Services File ID: 2025-01001
Location: Citywide
Action: Passed Motion No. 2025-0201 authorizing the Interim City Manager or designee to execute a two-year non-professional services agreement for stump grinding services with West Coast Arborists, Inc. for an amount not to exceed $500,000.
Contact: Kevin Wasson, Operations General Supervisor, (916) 808-8074, [email protected]; Jose Sanchez, Streets Manager, (916) 808-2254, [email protected], Department of Public Works
2. Cooperative Purchasing Agreement: Emergency Medical, Safety and Rescue Equipment
File ID: 2025-01075
Location: Citywide
Action: Passed Motion No. 2025-0202: 1) approving the use of Houston-Galveston Council (H-GAC) cooperative purchase agreement for emergency medical, safety and rescue equipment with Allstar Fire Equipment (Contract # EE11-24) for an amount not to exceed $500,000; 2) authorizing the Interim City Manager to execute a cooperative/piggybacking agreement with Allstar Fire Equipment; and 3) issuing the required purchase order(s) for equipment through October 31, 2028.
Contact: Jakob Pelk, Assistant Chief, (916)808-2280, [email protected], Fire Department
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3. Rejection of Bids, Suspension of Competitive Bidding, and Award of Construction Contract for the North Laguna and Jacinto Creek Trail Resurfacing Project (K15222100) (Two-Thirds Vote Required)
File ID: 2025-01099
Location: North Laguna and Jacinto Creek Trail spanning east to west from Franklin Boulevard to US 99, and south to Big Horn Boulevard, District 8 Action: Passed Motion No. 2025-0203 by two-thirds vote suspending competitive bidding in the best interests of the City for the North Laguna and Jacinto Creek Trail Resurfacing Project (K15222100); Passed Motion No. 2025-0204: 1) approving the Plans and Specifications for the North Laguna and Jacinto Creek Trail Resurfacing Project (K15222100); 2) rejecting all bids received for the North Laguna and Jacinto Creek Trail Resurfacing Project (K15222100); 3) awarding a construction contract to VSS International, Inc. for the North Laguna and Jacinto Creek Trail Resurfacing Project (K15222100); and 4) authorizing the Interim City Manager or designee to negotiate and execute the construction contract for the North Laguna and Jacinto Creek Trail Resurfacing Project (K15222100) with VSS International, Inc. for an amount not to exceed $306,211.
Contact: Nick Ahantab, Assistant Engineer, (916) 808-1196, [email protected]; Judith-Matsui Drury, Supervising Engineer, (916) 808-7610, [email protected]; Ofelia Avalos, Engineering Services Manager, (916) 808-5054, [email protected]; Department of Public Works
4. Contract: Cooperative Purchasing Agreement Periodic Physical Exam/Health Screenings and Cancer Screening
File ID: 2025-01154
Location: Citywide
Action: Passed Motion: No. 2025-0205 1) approving the use of the City of Modesto cooperative purchase agreement with Life Extensions Clinic DBA Life Scan Wellness Center to provide periodic physical exam/health screenings and cancer screening for Sacramento Fire Department (SFD) sworn personnel through September 25, 2026, for a not-to-exceed amount of $663,975; and 2) authorizing the Interim City Manager, or designee, to execute the cooperative/piggybacking agreement and the cooperative purchase agreement’s Additional Terms and Conditions.
Contact: Tilden Billiter, Deputy Chief, (916) 808-2203, [email protected], Fire Department
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5. Establish Capital Improvement Project, Budgetary Adjustments, and Award Professional Services Agreement for Franklin Boulevard Complete Streets Phase 3 Project (T15255600) [Published for 10-Day Review 06/12/2025] File ID: 2025-00955
Location: Franklin Boulevard between Sutterville Road and 38th Avenue, District 5 Action: Adopted Resolution No. 2025-0190: 1) authorizing the Interim City Manager or designee to establish Franklin Boulevard Complete Streets Phase 3 (T15255600) as a new Capital Improvement Project; 2) authorizing the Interim City Manager or designee to increase the revenue and expenditure budget of the Franklin Boulevard Complete Streets Phase 3 Project (T15255600) by $1,157,000 (Other Capital Grants, Fund 3704); 3) authorizing the Interim City Manager or designee to increase the expenditure budget of the Franklin Boulevard Complete Street Phase 3 Project (T15255600) by transferring $640,000 (Major Street Construction, Fund 2007) from the State and Federal Grant Match Project (T15007200); 4) authorizing the Interim City Manager or designee to increase the expenditure budget of the Franklin Boulevard Complete Street Phase 3 Project (T15255600) by transferring $244,307 (Block Grant, Fund 2700) from the Franklin Boulevard Complete Street Project (T15165500); 5) awarding a Professional Services Agreement for an amount not to exceed $1,325,822 with Bennett Engineering Services, Inc. for the Franklin Boulevard Complete Street Phase 3 Project (T1525600); and 6) authorizing the Interim City Manager or designee to execute a Professional Services Agreement for an amount not to exceed $1,325,822 with Bennett Engineering Services, Inc for the Franklin Boulevard Complete Streets Phase 3 Project (T15255600).
Contact: Megan Johnson, Senior Engineer, (916) 808-1967, [email protected]; Judy Matsui-Drury, Supervising Engineer, (916) 808-7610, [email protected]; Ofelia Avalos, Engineering Services Manager, (916) 808-5054, [email protected]; Department of Public Works
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6. Non-Professional Services Agreement: Tree Pruning Services (Two-Thirds Vote Required) [Published for 10-Day Review 06/12/2025]
File ID: 2025-01002
Location: Citywide
Action: Passed Motion No. 2025-0206, by two-thirds vote to: 1) suspend competitive bidding, in favor of a Request for Proposal (RFP) process, for tree pruning services is in the best interest of the City; 2) suspending competitive bidding; 3) authorizing the Interim City Manager or designee to execute a two-year non-professional services agreement for tree pruning services with West Coast Arborists, Inc. for an amount not to exceed $4 million; and 4) authorizing the Interim City Manager or designee to exercise options to extend the agreement for up to three additional one-year terms, for a total amount not to exceed $10 million, provided there is sufficient funding available in the adopted budgets for the applicable fiscal years.
Contact: Kevin Wasson, Operations General Supervisor, (916) 808-8074, [email protected]; Jose Sanchez, Streets Manager, (916) 808-2254, [email protected]; Department of Public Works
7. Cooperative Agreement: Purchase of Parts and Continuation of the Inventory Program through NAPA Integrated Business Solutions for Facilities Maintenance [Published for 10-Day Review 06/12/2025]
File ID: 2025-01222
Location: Citywide
Action: Passed Motion No. 2025-0207 authorizing use of the Sourcewell Cooperative Purchase Agreement Number 090624-GPC with Genuine Parts Company dba NAPA Integrated Business Solutions, Inventory Management Services for the Facility Maintenance Supply Parts and Inventory Program to satisfy the competitive selection requirements; 2) awarding a five-year contract to Genuine Parts Company dba NAPA Integrated Business Solutions for the Facility Maintenance Supply Parts and Inventory Program in an amount not to exceed $10,500,000; and 3) authorizing the Interim City Manager or designee to execute the contract specified above provided sufficient funds are available in the budget adopted for the applicable fiscal year.
Contact: Norm Colby, Facilities & Real Property Superintendent, (916) 808-8335, [email protected]; Matt Winkler, Program Specialist, (916) 808-5579, [email protected]; James Christensen, Facilities Manager, (916) 808-5863, [email protected]; Department of Public Works
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8. Contracts: Authorizing City’s Insurance Broker to Renew the City’s Contracts for Insurance [Published for 10-day Review 06/13/2025]
File ID: 2025-01232
Location: Citywide
Action: Passed Motion No. 2025-0208 authorizing the Interim City Manager or their designee to authorize Alliant Insurance Services, Inc., the City's insurance broker, to secure insurance policies for Excess Liability, Excess Workers' Compensation, Property, Fine Arts, Aircraft, and other insurance including Crime, Pollution, Underground Storage Tank, Special Events, and Airport Liability, for an amount not-to-exceed $25,339,435, including $650,000 for unexpected increases in costs.
Contact: Patrick Flaherty, Risk Manager, (916) 808-8587, [email protected], Human Resources Department
9. Contracts: Apparatus Loose Equipment (Two-Thirds Vote Required) [Published for 10-Day Review 06/13/2025]
File ID: 2025-01238
Location: Citywide
Action: Passed Motion No. 2025-0209: 1) awarding five-year contracts for apparatus loose equipment with a) LN Curtis for not-to-exceed amount of $1,200,000, b) Bliss Power Equipment for a not-to-exceed amount of $110,000, c) Derotic for a not-to-exceed amount of $90,000 for a total not-to-exceed amount of $1,400,000; 2) suspension of competitive bidding by a two-thirds vote of the City Council as to both the Bliss Power Equipment and Derotic awards as being in the best interests of the City; and 3) authorizing the Interim City Manager or designee to execute the specified above and any and all extension(s).
Contact: Jakob Pelk, Assistant Chief, (916) 808-2280, [email protected], Fire Department
10. Contract: Medical Director (Two-Thirds Vote Required) File ID: 2025-01248
Location: Citywide
Action: Passed Motion No. 2025-0210: 1) suspending competitive bidding by a two-thirds vote of the City Council in the best interests of the city; 2) awarding a contract with Permanente Medical Group, Inc. with an initial term of two (2) years expiring June 30, 2027 with the option for three (3) one-year extensions for a total not-to-exceed amount of $936,000; and 3) authorizing the Interim City Manager or designee to execute the specified above and any and all extension(s).
Contact: Chris Costamagna, Fire Chief, (916) 808-2200,
[email protected], Fire Department
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11. [Pass for Publication] Ordinance Listing 5850 Freeport Boulevard as a Landmark on the Sacramento Register of Historic and Cultural Resources (M24-014) File ID: 2025-01199
Location: 5850 Freeport Blvd, APN: 035-0034-016-0000, District 5 Action: 1) Reviewed an Ordinance listing 5850 Freeport Boulevard as a landmark on the Sacramento register of historic and cultural resources; and 2) passed for publication the Ordinance title per Sacramento City Charter section 32(c) for City Council consideration on July 22, 2025.
Contact: Sean de Courcy, Preservation Director, (916) 808-2796, [email protected], Community Development Department
12. Agreement Sexual Assault Forensic Examinations
File ID: 2025-01292
Location: Citywide
Action: Passed Motion No. 2025-0211 authorizing the Interim City Manager, or designee, to execute Supplemental Agreement No.2 to City Agreement No. 2021-1075 with Sutter Valley Medical Foundation dba Sutter Medical Foundation to: 1) extend the agreement from June 30, 2025 to September 30, 2025; and 2) for an amount not-to-exceed $100,000, bringing the agreement’s total not-to-exceed to $350,000.
Contact: Ethan Hanson, Police Captain, (916) 808-0714,
[email protected], Police Department
13. Ordinance Adding Section 5.156.015 to the Sacramento City Code, Relating to the Tenant Protection Program [Passed for Publication 06/17/2025; Published 06/20/2025]
File ID: 2025-01192
Location: Citywide
Action: Adopted Ordinance No. 2025-0015 adding section 5.156.015 to the Sacramento City Code, relating to the Tenant Protection Program.
Contact: Peter Lemos, Code & Housing Enforcement Chief, (916) 808-8183, [email protected], Community Development Department
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Public Hearings
14. Cotton Lane Apartments Rezone (P24-022) [Noticed 06/13/2025; Passed for Publication 06/17/2025; Published 06/13/2025, 06/20/2025] File ID: 2025-01255
Location: Cotton Lane, APN: 117-0182-009-0000, District 8
Action: Moved/Seconded: Member Vang / Member Maple.
Yes: Members Roger Dickinson, Eric Guerra, Rick Jennings, Lisa Kaplan, Caity Maple, Phil Pluckebaum, Mai Vang, and Mayor Kevin McCarty.
Absent: Member Karina Talamantes.
Conducted a public hearing and upon conclusion, adopted: 1) Resolution No. 2025- 0191 adopting the Mitigated Negative Declaration and Mitigation Monitoring Plan; 2) Ordinance No. 2025-0016 rezoning ±1.63 acres from the Single-Unit Dwelling or Duplex Dwelling (R-1A) zone to the Multi-Unit Dwelling (R-3A) zone; and 3) Resolution No. 2025-0192 adopting findings of fact and conditions of approval for a Site Plan and Design Review entitlement to construct a 54-unit apartment complex and associated improvements.
Contact: Danny Abbes, Associate Planner, (916) 808-5873, [email protected]; Marcus Adams, Senior Planner, (916) 808-5044, [email protected]; Community Development Department
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15. Sacramento Urban Forest Plan [Published 06/13/2025] File ID: 2025-01274
Location: Citywide
Action: Moved/Seconded: Member Guerra / Member Dickinson.
Yes: Members Roger Dickinson, Eric Guerra, Rick Jennings, Lisa Kaplan, Caity Maple, Phil Pluckebaum, Karina Talamantes, Mai Vang, and Mayor Kevin McCarty.
Members of the public provided public comments.
Conducted a public hearing and upon conclusion: 1) adopted Resolution No. 2025- 0193 determining that the Sacramento Urban Forest Plan is 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. 2025-0194 as amended adopting the Sacramento Urban Forest Plan.
Contact: Rachel Patten, Sustainability Program Manager, (916) 808-5016, [email protected]; Kevin Hocker, City Urban Forester, (916) 808-4996, [email protected]; Jennifer Donlon Wyant, Planning Director, (916) 808-5913, [email protected]; Lucinda Willcox, Assistant Director, (916) 808-5052, [email protected]; Department of Public Works
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Discussion Calendar
Discussion calendar items include an oral presentation including those recommending “receive and file”.
16. Ordinance Amending Sections 9.04.050, 9.04.055, and 12.48.120 of, and Adding Chapter 12.50 to the Sacramento City Code Relating to Entertainment Zones [Passed for Publication 06/17/2025; Published 06/20/2025] File ID: 2025-01134
Location: Citywide
Action: Moved/Seconded: Member Pluckebaum / Member Maple.
Yes: Members Roger Dickinson, Eric Guerra, Rick Jennings, Lisa Kaplan, Caity Maple, Phil Pluckebaum, Karina Talamantes, Mai Vang, and Mayor Kevin McCarty.
Members of the public provided public comments.
Adopted Ordinance No. 2025-0017 amending sections 9.04.050, 9.04.055, and
12.48.120 of, and adding chapter 12.50 to the Sacramento City Code relating to Entertainment Zones.
Contact: Tina Lee-Vogt, Nighttime Economy Manager, (916) 808-2679, [email protected], City Manager’s Office of Innovation and Economic Development; Dustin Hollingsworth, Assistant Director, (916) 808-5538, [email protected], Convention & Cultural Services
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17. Audit of the City’s Homeless Response: City Motel Program [Two-Thirds Vote Required]
File ID: 2025-01275
Location: Citywide
Action: Moved/Seconded: Member Maple / Member Talamantes.
Yes: Members Roger Dickinson, Eric Guerra, Rick Jennings, Lisa Kaplan, Caity Maple, Karina Talamantes, Mai Vang, and Mayor Kevin McCarty.
Absent: Member Phil Pluckebaum.
Passed Motion No. 2025-0212 by two-thirds vote to temporarily suspend (Ch. 1, D.) Council Rules of Procedure Chapter 15, B. 1. to bypass the Budget and Audit Committee.
Action: Moved/Seconded: Member Guerra / Member Talamantes.
Yes: Members Roger Dickinson, Eric Guerra, Rick Jennings, Lisa Kaplan, Caity Maple, Phil Pluckebaum, Karina Talamantes, Mai Vang, and Mayor Kevin McCarty.
Passed Motion No. 2025-0213 approving the Audit of the City’s Homeless Response:
City Motel Program.
Members of the public provided public comments.
Contact: Farishta Ahrary, City Auditor, (916) 808-7266, [email protected]; Kevin Christensen, Assistant City Auditor, (916) 808-4743, [email protected]; Office of the City Auditor
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18. Audit of the Sacramento Police Department’s Military Equipment Use Policy and Inventory Practices
File ID: 2025-01217
Location: Citywide
Action: Moved/Seconded: Member Kaplan / Mayor McCarty.
Yes: Members Roger Dickinson, Eric Guerra, Rick Jennings, Lisa Kaplan, Caity Maple, Phil Pluckebaum, Karina Talamantes, Mai Vang, and Mayor Kevin McCarty.
Members of the public provided public comments.
Passed Motion No. 2025-0214 approving the Audit of the Sacramento Police Department’s Military Equipment Use Policy and Inventory Practices.
Contact: Farishta Ahrary, City Auditor, (916) 808-7266, [email protected]; Kevin Christensen, Assistant City Auditor, (916) 808-4743, [email protected]; Office of the City Auditor
Council Comments-Ideas, Questions, AB1234 Reports
1. Information Requests
None.
2. AB1234 Reports
None.
City Manager's Report
None.
Public Comments-Matters Not on the Agenda
Members of the public provided public comments.
Adjourned – 8:45 p.m.