City of Sacramento
Personnel and Public Employees Committee Report
915 I Street Sacramento, CA 95814
www.cityofsacramento.org
File ID: 2025-00177 7/22/2025
Approval of Personnel and Public Employees Committee Meeting Minutes File ID: 2025-00177
Location: Citywide
Recommendation: Pass a Motion approving the Personnel and Public Employees Committee meeting minutes dated June 17, 2025.
Contact: Jacob Bredberg, Administrative Analyst, (916) 808-6846, [email protected]; Rosanna Montesinos, Administrative Analyst, (916) 808-7171, [email protected]; Office of the City Clerk
Presenter: None
Attachments:
1-Description/Analysis
2-June 17, 2025, Personnel and Public Employees Committee DRAFT Meeting Minutes Description/Analysis
Issue Detail: It is the best practice for the legislative body to approve the minutes for each meeting.
Policy Considerations: As a best practice, the City Clerk keeps a permanent record of the Personnel and Public Employees Committee proceedings showing all action considered and taken, motions and records, the text of ordinances and resolutions introduced or adopted, and all amendments thereto proposed or adopted, and the vote of each member regarding any matter before the Personnel and Public Employees Committee.
Economic Impacts: None.
Environmental Considerations: None.
Sustainability: None.
Commission/Committee Action: None.
File ID: 2025-00177 7/22/2025
Rationale for Recommendation: After each Personnel and Public Employees Committee meeting, the City Clerk composes the DRAFT Minutes noticing the action taken by the legislative body. Those DRAFT Minutes are presented to the Personnel and Public Employees Committee for its approval as a permanent record of the meetings’ actions.
Financial Considerations: None.
Local Business Enterprise (LBE): None.
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PERSONNEL AND PUBLIC EMPLOYEES COMMITTEE
Rick Jennings, Chair, District 7
Lisa Kaplan, Vice Chair, District 1
Karina Talamantes, District 3
Mai Vang, District 8
COMMITTEE STAFF
Mindy Cuppy, City Clerk
Jacob Bredberg, Administrative Analyst
Brett Witter, Assistant City Attorney
Tuesday, June 17, 2025
11:00 a.m.
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC
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DRAFT Minutes
Personnel and Public
Employees Committee
City Hall Complex
915 I Street Sacramento, CA 95814
Published by the Office of the City Clerk
(916) 808-7200
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City of Sacramento
Personnel and Public Employees Committee
City Hall Complex, 915 I Street, Sacramento, CA 95814
Regular Meeting DRAFT Minutes
Tuesday, June 17, 2025
11:00 AM
All items listed are heard and acted upon by the Personnel and Public Employees Committee unless otherwise noted.
Open Session
Regular meeting called to order by Chair Jennings at 11:03 a.m. Tuesday, June 17, 2025, at the Sacramento City Hall Council Chamber.
Members Present: Karina Talamantes, Mai Vang, and Vice Chair Lisa Kaplan.
Members Absent: Chair Rick Jennings.
Land Acknowledgement – Led by Member Talamantes.
Pledge of Allegiance – Led by Member Talamantes.
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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 Talamantes / Member Vang.
Yes: Members Karina Talamantes, Mai Vang, and Vice Chair Lisa Kaplan.
Absent: Chair Rick Jennings.
A motion passed to adopt the Consent Calendar in one motion except as indicated at each item.
1. Approval of Personnel and Public Employees Committee Meeting Minutes File ID: 2025-00176
Location: Citywide
Action: Passed a Motion approving the Personnel and Public Employees Committee meeting minutes dated April 1, 2025, and Special Meeting minutes dated May 13, 2025.
Contact: Jacob Bredberg, Administrative Analyst, (916) 808-6846, [email protected], Office of the City Clerk
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Discussion Calendar
2. Review of Applicants for the City of Sacramento Community Police Review Commission
File ID: 2025-01151
Location: Citywide
Action: Moved/Seconded: Member Talamantes / Vice Chair Kaplan.
Yes: Members Karina Talamantes, Mai Vang, and Vice Chair Lisa Kaplan.
Absent: Chair Rick Jennings.
1) Conducted interviews of applicants to the City of Sacramento Community Police Review Commission for Seat K: a member appointed in the manner provided by the Charter of the City of Sacramento for the appointment of members of City boards, commissions, and agencies; 2) discussed candidates’ eligibility; and 3) recommended Xochimilco Espinoza Salazar for appointment to Seat K to Mayor and Council.
Contact: Jacob Bredberg, Administrative Analyst, (916) 808-6846, [email protected], Office of the City Clerk
3. Review of Applicants for the City of Sacramento Housing Code Advisory and Appeals Board
File ID: 2025-01129
Location: Citywide
Action: Moved/Seconded: Member Vang / Member Talamantes.
Yes: Members Karina Talamantes, Mai Vang, and Vice Chair Lisa Kaplan.
Absent: Chair Rick Jennings.
1) Conducted interviews of applicants to the City of Sacramento Housing Code Advisory and Appeals Board for Seat B: a member appointed in the manner provided by the Charter of the City of Sacramento for the appointment of members of City boards, commissions, and agencies; 2) discussed candidates’ eligibility; and 3) recommended appointment of Clancy Taylor to Seat B to Mayor and Council.
Contact: Jacob Bredberg, Administrative Analyst, (916) 808-6846, [email protected], Office of the City Clerk
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4. Review of Applicants for the Sacramento Housing and Redevelopment Commission
File ID: 2025-01135
Location: Citywide
Action: 1) Conducted interviews of applicants to the Sacramento Housing and Redevelopment Commission for Seat B: a member appointed in the manner provided by the Charter of the City of Sacramento for the appointment of members of City boards, commissions, and agencies; 2) discussed candidates’ eligibility; and 3) continued the item to the July 22, 2025, meeting for additional discussion and recommendation for appointment.
Contact: Jacob Bredberg, Administrative Analyst, (916) 808-6846, [email protected], Office of the City Clerk
5. City of Sacramento Disabilities Advisory Commission 2024 Annual Report and 2025 Workplan
File ID: 2025-00563
Location: Citywide
Action: Moved/Seconded: Vice Chair Kaplan / Member Vang.
Yes: Members Karina Talamantes, Mai Vang, and Vice Chair Lisa Kaplan.
Absent: Chair Rick Jennings.
Members of the public provided public comments.
1) Reviewed and provided direction on the 2024 Annual Report and 2025 Workplan for the City of Sacramento Disabilities Advisory Commission; and 2) passed a Motion directing staff to forward the Annual Report and Workplan to the City Council for review.
Contact: Jesse Gothan, Supervising Engineer, (916) 808-6897, [email protected], Engineering Services, Public Works Department
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Committee Comments-Ideas, Questions and Meeting Reports
None.
Public Comments-Matters Not on the Agenda
Members of the public provided public comments.
Adjourned – 11:50 a.m.