Meeting DRAFT Minutes
Tuesday, May 12, 2026
5:00 PM
Regular Meeting
City Hall Complex, 915 I Street, Sacramento, CA 95814
City Council - 5PM
This is a joint meeting of the Sacramento City Council, the Sacramento City Financing Authority, the Sacramento Housing Authority, the Sacramento Public Financing Authority, and the Sacramento Redevelopment Agency Successor Agency.
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
Gustavo Limón Martinez, City Attorney
Farishta Ahrary, City Auditor
Maraskeshia Smith, City Manager
John Colville, City Treasurer
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Open Session
Regular session called to order by Vice Mayor Karina Talamantes at 5:06 p.m. Tuesday, May 12, 2026, at the Sacramento City Hall Council Chamber.
Members Present: Roger Dickinson (at 5:07 p.m.), Eric Guerra, Rick Jennings, Lisa Kaplan, Caity Maple, Phil Pluckebaum, Karina Talamantes, Mai Vang, and Mayor Kevin McCarty (at 5:08 p.m., until 8:17 p.m.).
Land Acknowledgement – Led by Councilmember Pluckebaum.
Pledge of Allegiance – Led by Councilmember Pluckebaum.
Closed Session Report – None.
Special Presentation/General Communications
A. Sacramento the Entrepreneurial - Presented by Councilmember Pluckebaum
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Discussion Calendar
1. Fiscal Year 2026/27 Proposed Budget Deliberation and Council Direction File ID: 2026-00779
Location: Citywide
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.
Deliberated and passed Motion
No. 2026-0112 to provide Council direction regarding the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026/27 Proposed Budget (Budget):
Direction to restore top 3 identified Councilmember restorations with identified funding strategies as shown on slide 20. Restoring Violence Prevention – GPIT Grants to Community-Based Organizations (one-time restoration to provide bridge to potential Measure L funding), Wading Pools, and Recreation Swim Hours. Financing sources identified as shift of HHAP-6 from FY28 to FY27 and Parking Enforcement Vacancies.
Action: Moved/Seconded: Member Guerra / Member Maple.
Yes: Members Roger Dickinson, Eric Guerra, Rick Jennings, Caity Maple, Phil Pluckebaum, and Mayor Kevin McCarty.
No: Members Lisa Kaplan, Karina Talamantes, and Mai Vang,
Deliberated and passed Motion
No. 2026-0113 providing Council direction regarding the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026/27 Proposed Budget (Budget):
Direction to include one-time restorations of the North Sacramento Economic Development Project, North Sacramento Code Enforcement Project, Hart Senior Center, Park Maintenance Worker positions, Summer at City Hall, Violence Prevention grant funding, and YPCE Workforce Development positions and for staff to return with a financing plan for those restorations from Parks Maintenance contracts savings, freezing community ambassador stipends, reducing commission meetings (aside from Planning Commission), Department of Community Response savings, and reducing the contribution to the Economic Uncertainty Reserve.
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Members of the public provided public comments.
Contact: Peter Coletto, Director, (916) 808-5416, [email protected]; Mirthala Santizo, Budget Manager, (916) 808-5078, [email protected]; Department of Finance
Council Comments-Ideas, Questions, AB1234 Reports
1. Information Requests
a. Member Guerra
1. Asked the City Manager to make sure we have adequate outreach and education regarding parking restrictions in McKinley Park.
2. AB1234 Reports
None.
City Manager's Report
None.
Public Comments-Matters Not on the Agenda
Members of the public provided public comments.
Adjourned – 9:02 p.m.
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