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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, September 16, 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, September 16, 2025
11:00 AM
Open Session
Regular meeting called to order by Chair Caity Maple at 11:03 a.m. Tuesday, September 16, 2025, at the Sacramento City Hall Council Chamber.
Members Present: Roger Dickinson, Rick Jennings, Phil Pluckebaum (at 11:04 p.m.), and Chair Caity Maple.
Land Acknowledgement – Led by Councilmember Dickinson.
Pledge of Allegiance – Led by Councilmember Dickinson.
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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 Jennings / Member Pluckebaum.
Yes: Members Roger Dickinson, Rick Jennings, Phil Pluckebaum, and Chair Caity Maple.
A motion passed to adopt the Consent Calendar in one motion except as indicated at each item.
1. Law and Legislation Log
File ID: 2025-00525
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
2. Legislative Advocacy Correspondence
File ID: 2025-00656
Location: Citywide
Action: Received and filed.
Contact: Consuelo Hernandez, Director of Governmental Affairs, (916) 808-7395, [email protected], Office of the City Manager
Discussion Calendar
3. Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) Construction and Finance Workshop File ID: 2025-01262
Location: Citywide
Action: Reviewed, discussed, and provided comments.
Contact: Ryan Brown, Chief of Staff, (916) 808-7005, [email protected], Office of Councilmember Caity Maple, District 5
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4. Discussion of a Vacant Property Tax Measure (LR25-004) and a Discussion of an Enhanced Vacant Lot and Vacant Building Monitoring and Enforcement Program File ID: 2025-01303
Location: Citywide
Members of the public provided public comments.
Action: Moved/Seconded: Member Pluckebaum / Member Dickinson.
Yes: Members Roger Dickinson, Phil Pluckebaum, and Chair Caity Maple
Abstain: Member Rick Jennings.
1) Received a report on existing City programs and incentives related to vacant properties and results from March 2024 voter polling on a potential vacant property tax measure; 2) received a report on the City’s existing vacant lot program and proposed enhancements; and 3) passed a Motion directing staff to prepare an ordinance for an enhanced vacant lot and vacant building monitoring and enforcement program.
Action: Moved/Seconded: Member Dickinson / Member Jennings.
Yes: Members Roger Dickinson, Rick Jennings, and Chair Caity Maple
No: Member Phil Pluckebaum.
Passed a Motion directing staff to conduct additional voter polling and outreach on a vacant property tax measure and return to this Committee with a draft ballot measure or other mechanism for consideration
Contact: Greta Soos, AICP, Senior Planner, (916) 808-2027, [email protected]; Remi Mendoza, Long Range Planning Manager, (916) 808-5003, [email protected]; Peter Lemos, Code and Housing Enforcement Chief, (916) 808-8183, [email protected]; Community Development 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 – 1:26 p.m.