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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
Financing Authority
Housing Authority
Public Financing Authority
Redevelopment Agency Successor Agency
City Hall Complex
915 I Street, Sacramento, CA 95814
Published by the Office of the City Clerk
(916) 808-7200
Tuesday, August 12, 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, August 12, 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 5:45 p.m. Tuesday, August 12, 2025, at the Sacramento City Hall Council Chamber.
Members Present: Roger Dickinson, Eric Guerra, Rick Jennings, Lisa Kaplan (at 5:48 p.m.), Caity Maple, Karina Talamantes, Mai Vang, and Mayor Kevin McCarty.
Member Absent: Phil Pluckebaum.
Land Acknowledgement – Led by Vice Mayor Talamantes.
Pledge of Allegiance – Led by Vice Mayor Talamantes.
Closed Session Report – City Attorney Susana Alcala Wood reported that there was nothing to report out from closed session at this time.
Special Presentation/General Communications
A. Community Development Department Employee of the Year Dan Lowther, Building Inspector IV - 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.
Action: Moved/Seconded: Member Vang / 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.
Members of the public provided public comments.
A motion passed to adopt the Consent Calendar in one motion except as indicated at each item.
Consent Calendar
All items listed under the Consent Calendar are considered and acted upon by one Motion.
1. Sacramento City Employees’ Retirement System’s (SCERS or System) Investment Policy
File ID: 2025-01057
Location: Citywide
Action: Adopted Resolution No. 2025-0215 approving the investment policy governing the investments and management of the Sacramento City Employees’ Retirement System’s funds.
Contact: Stacy Hussey, Chief Investment Officer, (916) 808-7746, [email protected]; John Colville, City Treasurer, (916) 808-8297, [email protected]; Office of the City Treasurer
2. City of Sacramento Investment Policy and Delegation of Investment Authority to City Treasurer
File ID: 2025-01058
Location: Citywide
Action: Adopted Resolution No. 2025-0216 approving the investment policy governing the investments and management of City of Sacramento pooled funds and delegating authority to the City Treasurer to manage the investment of pooled and non-pooled funds.
Contact: Stacy Hussey, Chief Investment Officer, (916) 808-7746, [email protected]; John Colville, City Treasurer, (916) 808-8297, [email protected]; Office of the City Treasurer
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3. Ordinance Amending Chapter 5.32 of the City Code Relating to Cardrooms [Passed for Publication 07/22/2025; Published 07/25/2025] File ID: 2025-01327
Location: Citywide
Action: Moved/Seconded: Member Vang / Member Talamantes.
Yes: Members Eric Guerra, Rick Jennings, Lisa Kaplan, Caity Maple, Karina Talamantes, and Mai Vang.
Recused: Member Roger Dickinson and Mayor Kevin McCarty.
Absent: Member Phil Pluckebaum.
Adopted Ordinance No. 2025-0022 amending Chapter 5.32 of the Sacramento City Code, relating to cardrooms.
Contact: Jackie Rice, Revenue Manager, (916) 808-5844, [email protected]; Peter Coletto, Director of Finance, (916) 808-5416, [email protected]; Department of Finance
4. Honorary Street Sign Topper for Pastor Itasker Hollins Sr.
File ID: 2025-01361
Location: Soul Alley between Broadway and Boyle Court, District 5 Action: Adopted Resolution No. 2025-0217: 1) approving content and placement of Honorary Street Sign Toppers for Pastor Itasker Hollins Sr., where street sign toppers will be installed at the entrances to Soul Alley between Broadway and Boyle Court.
Contact: Cesar Narvaez II, Assistant Engineer, (916) 808-7873, [email protected]; Ofelia Avalos, Engineering Services Manager, (916) 808-5054, [email protected]; Department of Public Works.
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5. Supplemental Contract with Los Rios Community College District - Early Childhood Education (ECE) Apprenticeship Cohort 2
File ID: 2025-00913
Location: Citywide
Action: Passed Motion No. 2025-0257 authorizing the Interim City Manager or designee to execute Supplemental Contract No. 1 to the City Professional Services Agreement No. PRC003156 with Los Rios Community College to: 1) extend the term of the Contract to May 31, 2027 and 2) increase the budget for the Early Childhood Education Apprenticeship Program in an amount not to exceed $222,239 bringing the total not-to-exceed amount for the Contract to $438,239.
Contact: Janine Cooper, Child Care Project Manager, (916) 808-5449, [email protected]; Denise Malvetti, Deputy Director, (916) 808-7064, [email protected]; City Manager’s Office of Innovation and Economic Development
6. City of Sacramento Disabilities Advisory Commission 2024 Annual Report and 2025 Work Plan
File ID: 2025-01358
Location: Citywide
Action: Received and filed.
Contact: Jesse Gothan, Supervising Engineer, (916) 808-6897, [email protected]; Ofelia Avalos, Division Manager, (916) 808-5054 [email protected] Engineering Services, Public Works Department
7. Renewal of 16th Street (Midtown Zone C) Property and Business Improvement District No. 2025-03 and Ballot Results
File ID: 2025-01400
Location: District 4
Action: Adopted Resolution No. 2025-0218 renewing the 16th Street (Midtown Zone C) Property and Business Improvement District (District) No. 2025-03 for a ten-year term, confirming and levying an assessment, and approving the District budget and assessment for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025/26.
Contact: Susanne Tam, Development Project Manager, (916) 808-7535, [email protected]; Eric Frederick, Special Districts Manager, (916) 808-5129, [email protected]; Department of Finance
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8. Approval of Hazardous Waste Management Services Supplemental Agreement File ID: 2025-01362
Location: Citywide
Action: Item withdrawn.
Contact: Sharneel Kumar, Environmental Health & Safety Manager, (916) 808-5872, [email protected], Human Resources Department
9. Contract: Martin Luther King Jr. (MLK) Library Renovation (C15000840) File ID: 2025-01411
Location: 7340 24th Street Bypass, District 8
Action: Passed Motion No. 2025-0258: 1) approving the use of the TIPS Cooperative Agreement No. 220303 to award a construction contract with Ross McDonald Co., Inc. to supply and install library stacks (shelving) in an amount not to exceed $290,796, for the MLK Library Renovation Project (C15000840); and 2) authorizing the Interim City Manager or designee to execute the contract specified above.
Contact: Nadia Melgoza, Senior Architect, (916) 808-2262, [email protected]; David Avila, Supervising Architect, (916) 808-7501, [email protected]; James Christensen, Facilities Manager, (916) 808-5863, [email protected]; Department of Public Works
10. Sublease Agreement with Crocker Art Museum Association at McClellan Park File ID: 2025-01442
Location: Sacramento County - Building 250, Bays N 5016 Luce Avenue, McClellan Action: Passed Motion No. 2025-0259 authorizing the Interim City Manager or designee to execute a Sublease Agreement with Crocker Art Museum Association in an amount not to exceed $10 for space to store the City’s art collections that are managed and cared for by the Crocker Art Museum Association.
Contact: Dustin Hollingsworth, Assistant Director, (916) 808-5538, [email protected]; Christopher Smith, Curator of History, (916) 808-7073, [email protected]; Convention and Cultural Services Department
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11. Approval of Learning Management System Supplemental Agreement File ID: 2025-01387
Location: Citywide
Action: Passed Motion No. 2025-0260 authorizing the Interim City Manager, or designee, to execute a Supplemental Agreement with Cornerstone OnDemand, Inc. increasing the Not-to-Exceed (NTE) amount by $311,615 to extend the subscription service for a hosted online learning management system for an additional two years.
Contact: Jennifer Wilkinson, Administrative Officer, (916) 808-5925, [email protected], Human Resources
12. Supplemental Agreements: Emergency Bridge Housing and X Street Navigation Center [Two-Thirds Vote Required]
File ID: 2025-01225
Location: 2787 Grove Avenue, District 2; 2970 X Street, District 5 Action: Passed Motion No. 2025-0261 by two-thirds vote waiving the requirement for 10-day posting of agreements over $1 million under City Code section 4.04.020(C) and Council Rules of Procedure Chapter 7, Section E.2.d; Passed Motion No. 2025-0262 1) authorizing the Interim City Manager or designee to execute Supplemental Agreement No. 3 to City Agreement No. 2023-0519, for the administration of operations of Emergency Bridge Housing at Grove Avenue, with the Housing Authority of the City of Sacramento (Housing Authority) in an amount not to exceed $266,866, for a total not to exceed amount of $4,257,963; and 2) authorizing the Interim City Manager or designee to execute Supplemental Agreement No. 2 to City Agreement No. 2023-1262, for the administration of operations at the X Street Navigation Center, with the Housing Authority, to extend through October 31, 2025.
Contact: Brian Pedro, Director, (916) 808-7816, [email protected]; Rodolfo Davidson, Program Manager, (916) 808-3703,
[email protected]; Department of Community Response
13. Authorization to Issue a Request for Proposals (RFP) for Performance Review Facilitation and Attorney-Investigator Services for Council-Appointed Officers File ID: 2025-01496
Location: Citywide
Action: Passed Motion No. 2025-0263 authorizing the Human Resources department to issue a Request for Proposals (RFP) to solicit qualified vendors or law firms to provide: 1) facilitation of performance review and goal-setting processes for City Council-appointed officers; and 2) independent attorney-investigator services for Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO), performance, and other personnel-related matters.
Contact: Jennifer Wilkinson, Administrative Officer, (916) 808-5295, [email protected], Human Resources
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14. Cooperative Purchasing Agreement: Fire Personal Protection & Fire Fighting Equipment
File ID: 2025-01374
Location: Citywide
Action: Passed Motion No. 2025-0264: 1) approving the use of the Public Procurement Authority/National Purchasing Partners Rescue GPO (NPPGov) cooperative purchase agreement for Personal Protective Equipment with a) Municipal Emergency Services (Contract No. PS20070) for an amount not to exceed $320,000; 2) approving the use of the NPPGov cooperative purchase agreement for Fire Fighting Equipment with LN Curtis & Sons (Contract No. PS20015) for an amount not to exceed $367,500; 3) approving the use of the NPPGov cooperative purchase agreement for Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBAs) with a) Municipal Emergency Services (Contract No. PS20120) for an amount not to exceed $320,000; 4) authorizing the Interim City Manager, or designee, to execute the cooperative/piggybacking agreement; and 5) issuing the required purchase orders for the not-to-exceed amount specific for the vendors under each cooperative purchasing agreement referenced above until June 30, 2026.
Contact: Masoumeh Ramazani, Administrative Officer, (916) 808-8065, Fire Department
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Public Hearings
15. Ordinance Listing 12 Landmark Properties and the New Helvetia Historic District on the Sacramento Register of Historic and Cultural Resources and Adopting the Historic District Plan for the New Helvetia Historic District (M23-003) [Passed for Publication 07/22/2025; Published 07/25/2025] [Noticed 08/01/2025 ] [Published 08/01/2025]
File ID: 2025-01315
Location: 2014 10th Street (009-0121-015-0000); 6390 South Land Park Drive (024-0297-002-0000); 4991 Warwick Avenue (022-0103-024-0000); 4322 4th Avenue (014-0163-057-0000); 4214-4216 Lotus Avenue (018-0031-003-0000); 4200 Broadway (014-0191-046-0000);3948 33rd Street (020-0043-008-0000); 3639 4th Avenue (010-0385-012-0000); 3555 3rd Avenue (010-0381-019-0000); 2710 X Street (010-0241-029-0000); 2685 26th Street (010-0355-014-0000); 2404 21st Street (010-0216-008-0000); Multiple Addresses, New Helvetia Historic District (009-0030-037-0000, 009-0030-038-0000, 009-0030-041-0000) - District 4, District 5
Action: Moved/Seconded: Member Kaplan / Member Dickinson.
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. 2025-0265 continuing the item to August 26, 2025.
Contact: Sean de Courcy, Preservation Director, (916) 808-2796, [email protected], Community Development Department
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16. Housing and Dangerous Buildings Case Fees - Findings of Fact for Special Assessment [Noticed 04/09/2025 and 06/11/2025]
File ID: 2025-01418
Location: Citywide
Action: Moved/Seconded: Member Talamantes / Member Jennings.
Yes: Members Roger Dickinson, Eric Guerra, Rick Jennings, Lisa Kaplan, Caity Maple, Karina Talamantes, Mai Vang, and Mayor Kevin McCarty.
Absent: Member Phil Pluckebaum.
Conducted a public hearing and upon conclusion, adopted Resolution No. 2025-0219 as amended making the unpaid expenses incurred by the City in abating nuisances, in the amount as listed on Exhibit A, personal obligations of the respective property owners and special assessments against their properties.
Contact: Peter Lemos, Code and Housing Enforcement Chief, (916) 808-8183, [email protected], Community Development Department
17. Code Compliance Case Fees and Penalties - Findings of Fact for Special Assessment [Noticed 04/16/2025, 05/21/2025, & 06/18/2025] File ID: 2025-01420
Location: Citywide
Action: Moved/Seconded: Member Maple / Member Guerra.
Yes: Members Roger Dickinson, Eric Guerra, Rick Jennings, Lisa Kaplan, Caity Maple, Karina Talamantes, Mai Vang, and Mayor Kevin McCarty.
Absent: Member Phil Pluckebaum.
Conducted a public hearing and upon conclusion, adopted Resolution No. 2025-0220 as amended making the unpaid expenses incurred by the City in abating nuisances, in the amount listed on Exhibit A, personal obligations of the respective property owners and special assessments against their properties.
Contact: Peter Lemos, Code and Housing Enforcement Chief, (916) 808-8183, [email protected], Community Development Department
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18. Agreements Pertaining to 2025 Refunding Revenue Bonds (Master Lease Program Facilities), Sacramento City Financing Authority, City of Sacramento, County of Sacramento, State of California and Authorization of the Issuance of the 2025 Refunding Revenue Bonds (Master Lease Program Facilities) [Two-thirds vote required] [Published 08/01/2025]
File ID: 2025-01485
Location: Citywide
Action: Moved/Seconded: Member Talamantes / Member Kaplan.
Yes: Members Roger Dickinson, Eric Guerra, Rick Jennings, Lisa Kaplan, Caity Maple, Karina Talamantes, Mai Vang, and Mayor Kevin McCarty.
Absent: Member Phil Pluckebaum.
1) Passed Motion No. 2025-0266 by two-thirds vote waiving the 10-day posting requirement of City Code section 4.04.020.C for the agreements pertaining to the 2025 Refunding Revenue Bonds (Master Lease Program Facilities), Sacramento City Financing Authority, City of Sacramento, County of Sacramento, State of California (the “2025 Bonds”); 2) Conducted a Public Hearing and upon conclusion, 3) Adopted City Council Resolution No. 2025-0221 authorizing a) the execution and delivery of an amendment to a Master Project Lease with the Sacramento City Financing Authority; b) approving the execution and delivery of a Bond Purchase Contract for the 2025 Bonds; c) authorizing the execution and delivery of a Continuing Disclosure Certificate for the 2025 Bonds; d) approving the distribution of a Preliminary Official Statement and a Final Official Statement for the 2025 Bonds; e) approving, for purposes of 26 U.S.C. §147(f), the Sacramento City Financing Authority’s issuance and sale of the 2025 Bonds; and f) authorizing certain other actions in connection with the 2025 Bonds; and 4) Adopted a Sacramento City Financing Authority Resolution No. 2025-0001 a) authorizing the issuance, sale, and delivery of the 2025 Bonds in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $67,000,000; b) authorizing the execution and delivery of an amendment to a Master Project Lease with the City; c) authorizing the execution and delivery of an Indenture for the 2025 Bonds; d) authorizing the execution and delivery of a Bond Purchase Contract for the 2025 Bonds; e) approving the distribution of a Preliminary Official Statement and a Final Official Statement for the 2025 Bonds; f) authorizing the execution and delivery of an Escrow Agreement in connection with the 2025 Bonds; and g) authorizing certain other actions in connection with the 2025 Bonds.
Contact: Claudia Lara, Debt Analyst, (916) 808-2267, [email protected]; Brian Wong, Debt Manager, (916) 808-5811, [email protected]; Office of the City Treasurer
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19. Appeal: Crocker Village Residential Development (P24-028) [Noticed 08/01/2025; Published 08/01/2025]
File ID: 2025-01535
Location: 2325 10th Avenue and 2341 Omaha Beach Avenue, APN(s):
013-0010-046-0000 & 013-0490-110-0000, District 7
Action: Continued to September 2, 2025.
Contact: Danny Abbes, Associate Planner, (916) 808-5873, [email protected]; Marcus Adams, Senior Planner, (916) 808-5044, [email protected]; Department of Community Development
Discussion Calendar
20. Ordinance Repealing Ordinance No. 2024-0024 and Adopting Military Equipment Use Policy [In Lieu of Passing for Publication the Ordinance will be Published in its Entirety]
File ID: 2025-01407
Location: Citywide
Action: Moved/Seconded: Member Guerra / Mayor McCarty.
Yes: Members Roger Dickinson, Eric Guerra, Rick Jennings, Lisa Kaplan, Caity Maple, Karina Talamantes, Mai Vang, and Mayor Kevin McCarty.
Absent: Member Phil Pluckebaum.
Members of the public provided public comments.
1) Approved Ordinance No. 2025-0023 rescinding Ordinance No. 2024-0024 and adopted a renewed Military Equipment Use Policy, to be published in full pursuant to Sacramento City Charter, § 32(d); and 2) Received and Filed the Annual Military Equipment Use Report (AMEUR).
Contact: Clayton Buchanan, Captain, Office of Strategy and Compliance, (916) 808-0824, [email protected], Police Department
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21. Homeless Housing, Assistance and Prevention Program Round 6 (HHAP-6) Application, City HHAP-6 Budgetary Approvals, and Updated All In Sacramento - Sacramento’s Regionally Coordinated Framework and Action Plan to Prevent and End Homelessness
File ID: 2025-01416
Location: Citywide
Action: Moved/Seconded: Member Guerra / Member Maple.
Yes: Members Roger Dickinson, Eric Guerra, Rick Jennings, Lisa Kaplan, Caity Maple, Karina Talamantes, Mai Vang, and Mayor Kevin McCarty.
Absent: Member Phil Pluckebaum.
Adopted Resolution No. 2025-0222 to (1) approve the updated “All In Sacramento - Sacramento’s Regionally Coordinated Framework and Action Plan to Prevent and End Homelessness”; (2) approve the City of Sacramento’s Homeless Housing, Assistance and Prevention Program Round 6 (HHAP-6) funding budget; (3) authorize the Interim City Manager, or designee, to execute and submit all required documents for City participation in the Sacramento region’s joint application to the State of California for HHAP-6 funding, with the City’s requested funding allocation as $16,120,619.10 and each entity in the region receiving and administering their own funding allocation; (4) authorize the Interim City Manager, or designee, to establish the HHAP-6 Grant Project (G02001110); (5) if the HHAP-6 application for the Sacramento region is approved, authorize the Interim City Manager, or designee, to accept the State allocation of $16,120,619.10 in grant funds to the City; (6) authorize the Interim City Manager, or designee, to establish the revenue and expenditure budget in the HHAP-6 Grant Project (G02001110), Operating Grant Fund (Fund 2702) once the State funding is received; (7) if the HHAP-6 application for the Sacramento region is approved, authorize the Interim City Manager, or designee, to execute the State’s Standard Agreement for the City’s receipt of HHAP-6 funding (in an amount not to exceed $16,120.619.10 and with a term running through June 30, 2029) per City Code section
3.04.010(A)(5), and any other documents required by the State to secure the HHAP-6 funding, with approval as to form by the City Attorney’s Office; and (8) specify that agreements for expenditure of the City’s HHAP-6 funding will be brought to the City Council for approval if necessary per the City Code, City ordinances and resolutions, and City procurement policies.
Contact: Ya-yin Isle, City Housing Manager, (916) 808-1869, [email protected], City Manager’s Office of Innovation & Economic Development; Brian Pedro, Director, (916) 808-7816, [email protected], Department of Community Response
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Information Items
This item is for information only and is not eligible for action at this time.
22. Notification of Parcel Map of Sacramento Bee South Townhomes (Z24-098/FPM 25-0019)
File ID: 2025-01493
Location: District 4
Action: Received and filed.
Contact: David Veasey, Supervising Surveyor, (916) 808-6364, [email protected], Department of Public Works
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 – 7:51 p.m.