Meeting DRAFT Minutes
Tuesday, May 12, 2026
2:00 PM
Regular Meeting
City Hall Complex, 915 I Street, Sacramento, CA 95814
City Council - 2PM
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 Mayor Kevin McCarty at 2:06 p.m. Tuesday, May 12, 2026, at the Sacramento City Hall Council Chamber.
Members Present: Roger Dickinson, Eric Guerra, Rick Jennings, Lisa Kaplan (until 3:58 p.m.), Caity Maple, Phil Pluckebaum (until 4:15 p.m.), Karina Talamantes, Mai Vang, and Mayor Kevin McCarty.
Land Acknowledgement – Led by Councilmember Vang.
Pledge of Allegiance – Led by Mayor McCarty.
Closed Session Report – None.
Consent Calendar
All items listed under the Consent Calendar are considered and acted upon by one Motion.
Action: Moved/Seconded: Member Talamantes / 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. Confirmation of Board and Commission Appointments
File ID: 2026-01027
Location: Citywide
Action: Passed Motion No. 2026-0106 confirming the following board and commission appointment: 1) Sacramento Housing and Redevelopment Commission: Micah Swen - Seat A.
Contact: Jacob Bredberg, Administrative Analyst, (916) 808-6846, [email protected]; Mindy Cuppy, City Clerk, (916) 808-5442, [email protected]; Office of the City Clerk
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2. [Contract Amendment] Granicus Video Streaming and Agenda Management File ID: 2026-00891
Location: Citywide
Action: Passed Motion No. 2026-0107 authorizing the City Clerk or designee to execute Contract Amendment No. 2 to City Agreement No. PRC002211 with Granicus, LLC dba GRANICUS to renew existing services for an additional three years in an amount not-to-exceed $371,665.70, bringing the agreement’s total not-to-exceed amount to $653,268.90.
Contact: Kamie Southward, Council Clerk Operations Manager, (916) 808-7604, [email protected]; Mindy Cuppy, City Clerk, (916) 808-5442, [email protected]; Office of the City Clerk
3. [Contract] Homeless Housing Assistance and Prevention Round 5 (HHAP-5) Grant Funds Transfer to Sacramento Steps Forward for Homeless Management Information System (HMIS)
File ID: 2026-00643
Location: Citywide
Action: Passed Motion No. 2026-0108 authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute a contract with Sacramento Steps Forward for the transfer and management of Homeless Housing Assistance Prevention Program Rounds 5 (HHAP-5) Grant Funds in the amount of $270,532 to support the operations of the Homeless Management Information System (HMIS).
Contact: Brian Pedro, Director, (916) 808-7816, [email protected]; Rodolfo Davidson, Program Manager, (916) 808-3703,
[email protected]; Department of Community Response
4. Village Garden Landscape Maintenance District - Initiate Annual Proceedings for Fiscal Year (FY) 2026/27
File ID: 2026-00810
Location: District 1
Action: Adopted Resolution No. 2026-0105: 1) approving the Engineer’s Annual Report for Fiscal Year (FY) 2026/27; 2) declaring the intention to levy and collect assessments for maintenance of landscaping improvements for FY2026/27 for the Village Garden Landscape Maintenance District No. 2011-01; and 3) setting a time and place for a public hearing on June 9, 2026.
Contact: Sini Makasini, Senior Development Project Manager, (916) 808-7967, [email protected]; Eric Frederick, Special Districts Manager, (916) 808-5129, [email protected]; Department of Finance
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5. Power Inn Road Maintenance District - Initiate Annual Proceedings for Fiscal Year (FY) 2026/27
File ID: 2026-00811
Location: District 6
Action: Adopted Resolution No. 2026-0114: 1) approving the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026/27 Engineer’s Annual Report; 2) declaring the intention to levy and collect assessments for maintenance of landscaping improvements for FY2026/27 for the Power Inn Maintenance District No. 2003-01; and 3) setting a time and place for a public hearing on June 9, 2026.
Contact: Sini Makasini, Senior Development Project Manager, (916) 808-7967, [email protected]; Eric Frederick, Special Districts Manager, (916) 808-5129, [email protected]; Department of Finance
6. Neighborhood Lighting District No. 96-07 - Initiate Annual Proceedings for Fiscal Year (FY) 2026/27
File ID: 2026-00536
Location: District 2 and District 6
Action: Adopted Resolution No. 2026-0115: 1) approving the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026/27 Engineer’s Annual Report; 2) declaring the intention to levy and collect assessments for maintenance of lighting improvements for FY2026/27 for the Neighborhood Lighting District No. 96-07; and 3) setting a time and place for a public hearing for June 9, 2026.
Contact: Jessica Steinhauer, Senior Development Project Manager, (916) 808-8243 [email protected]; Eric Frederick, Special Districts Manager, (916) 808-5129, [email protected]; Department of Finance
7. Neighborhood Landscaping District - Initiate Annual Proceedings for Fiscal Year (FY) 2026/27
File ID: 2026-00819
Location: District 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, and 8
Action: Adopted Resolution No. 2026-0116: 1) approving the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026/27 Engineer’s Annual Report for the Neighborhood Landscaping District (District); 2) declaring the intention to levy and collect assessments for maintenance of landscaping improvements for FY2026/27 for the District; and 3) setting the time and place for a Public Hearing for 2:00 p.m. on June 9, 2026.
Contact: Brent Mueller, Senior Development Project Manager, (916) 808-5715, [email protected]; Eric Frederick, Special Districts Manager, (916) 808-5129, [email protected]; Department of Finance
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8. [Contract Supplement] Agreement and Budgetary Adjustments: Envision Broadway in Oak Park (T15225000)
File ID: 2026-00900
Location: Broadway between Franklin Boulevard and Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, District 5
Action: Adopted Resolution No. 2026-0117: 1) authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute Supplemental Agreement No. 8 to City Agreement No. 2023-0484 with Mark Thomas and Company, Inc. in an amount not-to-exceed $266,660; 2) resetting the City Manager’s or designee’s authority to issue supplemental agreements for City Agreement No. 2023-0484; 3) authorizing the City Manager or designee to increase the revenue and expenditure budgets of the Envision Broadway in Oak Park (T15225000) by $413,000 (Other Capital Grants, Fund 3704); 4) authorizing the City Manager or designee to increase the expenditure budget of the Envision Broadway in Oak Park (T15225000) by transferring $425,000 (Major Street Construction, Fund 2007) from the State and Federal Grant Match Project (T15007200); 5) authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute the Fund Transfer and Cooperative Agreement with EAH INC. and any agreements required to accept the Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities (AHSC) grant funding awarded for the Envision Broadway in Oak Park (T15225000) and the 34th Street - AHSC Reimbursement Project (T15265600); 6) establishing 34th Street - AHSC Reimbursement Project (T15265600) as a new Capital Improvement Project to recapture AHSC reimbursement funds; and 7) authorizing the City Manager or designee to increase the revenue and expenditure budgets of the 34th Street - AHSC Reimbursement Project (T15265600) by $1,001,500 (Other Capital Grants, Fund 3704).
Contact: Stephanie Saiz, Assistant Civil Engineer, (916) 808-6808, [email protected]; Jesse Gothan, Supervising Engineer, (916) 808-6897, [email protected]; Ofelia Avalos, Engineering Services Division Manager, (916) 808-5054, [email protected]; Department of Public Works
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9. [Contract Amendment] Del Paso Sewer Improvements
File ID: 2026-00901
Location: District 2
Action: Passed Motion No. 2026-0109: 1) authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute Change Order No. 3 to City Agreement No. 2025-0769 with Soracco, Inc., for an amount not to exceed $104,953, bringing the agreement’s total not-to-exceed amount to $3,673,876; and 2) resetting the City Manager or designee’s authority to issue contract amendments for the Agreement.
Contact: Kyle Beltran, Project Manager, (916) 808-3828, [email protected]; Sherill Huun, Engineering & Water Resources Division Manager, (916) 808-1455, [email protected]; Dalia Fadl, Director, (916) 808-3765, [email protected]; Department of Utilities
10. [Contract Supplement] Workers’ Compensation Cost Containment Services File ID: 2026-00928
Location: Citywide
Action: Passed Motion No. 2026-0110 authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute a Supplemental Contract with Allied Managed Care to increase the not-to-exceed (NTE) amount by $300,000 for an additional one year of service for Workers’ Compensation Cost Containment Services.
Contact: Natalie Dempsey, Risk Manager, (916) 808-8587, [email protected], Department of Human Resources
11. City Auditor’s Recommendation Follow-Up Report for the Six-Month Period Ending December 31, 2025
File ID: 2026-00887
Location: Citywide
Action: Passed Motion No. 2026-0111 approving the City Auditor’s Recommendation Follow-Up Report for the six-month period ending December 31, 2025.
Contact: Farishta Ahrary, City Auditor, (916) 808-7266, [email protected], Office of the City Auditor
12. Sutter’s Landing Park ADA River Access Trail Project Concept Plan Approval File ID: 2026-00995
Location: District 4
Action: Continued to May 19, 2026.
Contact: Tin-Wah Wong, Associate Landscape Architect, (916) 808-5540, [email protected]; Jason Wiesemann, Park Planning & Development Services Manager, (916) 808-7634, [email protected]; Department of Youth, Parks, and Community Enrichment
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13. Fiscal Year (FY) 2026/27 Proposed Operating Budget and Interagency Cost-Sharing Agreement for the Water Forum
File ID: 2026-00813
Location: Citywide
Action: Continued to May 19, 2026.
Contact: Ashlee Casey, Executive Director, (916) 808-1995, [email protected]; Emily Lee, Administrative Analyst, (916) 808-1993, [email protected]; Water Forum; Kelly Sherfey, Supervising Financial Analyst, (916) 808-1466, [email protected], Department of Utilities
14. Renewal of Midtown Property and Business Improvement District No. 2026-01 and Ballot Results
File ID: 2026-00961
Location: District 4
Action: Adopted Resolution No. 2026-0118 renewing the Midtown Property and Business Improvement District (District) No. 2026-01 for a ten-year term, confirming and levying an assessment, and approving the District budget and assessment for Fiscal Year (FY) 2026/27.
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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Public Hearings
15. Housing and Dangerous Buildings Case Fees - Findings of Fact for Special Assessment [Noticed 01/14/2026 and 03/11/2026]
File ID: 2026-00946
Location: Citywide
Action: Moved/Seconded: Member Talamantes / Member Jennings.
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, adopted Resolution No. 2026-0119 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: Shawn Bartosh, Code Enforcement Manager, (916) 808-8673, [email protected], Community Development Department
16. Code Compliance Case Fees and Penalties - Findings of Fact for Special Assessment [Noticed 01/21/2026, 02/18/2026, and 03/18/2026] File ID: 2026-00947
Location: Citywide
Action: Moved/Seconded: Member Talamantes / Member Dickinson.
Yes: Members Roger Dickinson, Eric Guerra, Rick Jennings, Lisa Kaplan, Caity Maple, Phil Pluckebaum, Karina Talamantes, Mai Vang, and Mayor Kevin McCarty.
Conducted a public hearing and upon conclusion, adopted Resolution No. 2026-0120 as amended making the unpaid expenses incurred by the City in abating nuisances, in the amount listed on Exhibit A and Exhibit B, personal obligations of the respective property owners and special assessments against their properties.
Contact: Shawn Bartosh, Code Enforcement Manager, (916) 808-8673, [email protected], Community Development Department
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17. Fiscal Year 2026/27 Citywide Fees and Charges [Published 05/01/2026, 05/08/2026]
File ID: 2026-00923
Location: Citywide
Action: Moved/Seconded: Member Talamantes / 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, adopted Resolution No. 2026-0121 approving the Citywide Fee Schedule Updates.
Contact: Brian Martin, Principal Budget Analyst, (916) 808-1929, [email protected]; Mirthala Santizo, Budget Manager, (916) 808-5078, [email protected]; Pete Coletto, Director, (916) 808-5416, [email protected]; Department of Finance
Discussion Calendar
18. Update on Application of Budget Equity Tool (BET) on the Community Development Department (CDD) and the Finance Department Budget Reductions File ID: 2026-00943
Location: Citywide
Members of the public provided public comments.
Action: Reviewed, commented, and provided direction.
Contact: Aimée Zenzele Barnes, Diversity & Equity Manager (916) 808-1174, [email protected], Department of Human Resources
19. 2026-2031 Capital Improvement Program
File ID: 2026-00778
Location: Citywide
Members of the public provided public comments.
Action: Reviewed, commented, and provided direction for final budget adoption.
Contact: Peter Coletto, Director, (916) 808-5416, [email protected]; Carol Renix, Senior Budget Analyst, (916) 808-5079, [email protected]; Department of Finance
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Information Item
20. Notification of Parcel Map of 3448 Y Street (Z22-039/FPM 24-0007) File ID: 2026-00991
Location: District 5
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 – 4:21 p.m.
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