Regular Meeting DRAFT Minutes
Tuesday, July 21, 2026
11:00 AM
City Hall Complex, 915 I Street, Sacramento, CA 95814
Law and Legislation Committee
LAW AND LEGISLATION COMMITTEE
Caity Maple, Chair, District 5
Phil Pluckebaum, Vice Chair, District 4
Roger Dickinson, District 2
Rick Jennings, II, District 7
COMMITTEE STAFF
Mindy Cuppy, City Clerk
Steve Itagaki, Supervising Deputy City
Attorney
Consuelo Hernandez, Director of
Governmental Affairs
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Open Session
Regular meeting called to order by Chair Maple at 11:02 a.m. Tuesday, July 21, 2026, at the Sacramento City Hall Council Chamber.
Members Present: Roger Dickinson, Rick Jennings, Phil Pluckebaum (at 11:06 a.m.), and Chair Caity Maple.
Land Acknowledgement – Led by Chair Maple.
Pledge of Allegiance – Led by Chair Maple.
Consent Calendar
All items listed under the Consent Calendar are considered and acted upon by one Motion.
Action: Moved/Seconded: Member Dickinson / Member Jennings.
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 Committee Meeting Minutes
File ID: 2026-01089
Location: Citywide
Action: Passed a Motion approving the Law and Legislation Committee meeting minutes dated May 12, 2026.
Contact: Mindy Cuppy, City Clerk, (916) 808-5442, [email protected], Office of the City Clerk
2. Law and Legislation Log
File ID: 2026-00299
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
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3. Legislative Advocacy Correspondence
File ID: 2026-00309
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
4. Councilmember Proposal Request for Committee Consideration - Update to the City’s Sidewalk Repair Program
File ID: 2026-01169
Location: Citywide
Action: Moved/Seconded: Member Dickinson / Member Jennings.
Yes: Members Roger Dickinson, Rick Jennings, Phil Pluckebaum and Chair Caity Maple
Members of the public provided public comments.
Reviewed and provided direction on the attached councilmember proposal regarding updating the city’s sidewalk repair program and take one of the following actions:
1) passed a Motion directing the appropriate council appointive officer to commence work on the proposal and bring it back to the committee for review and consideration; 2) passed a Motion directing the appropriate council appointive officer to commence work on the proposal with committee members and forwarding the item to the city council for consideration without further review by the committee; 3) passed a Motion sending the matter back to the sponsoring councilmember for additional information; 4) passed a Motion deferring the request and directing the appropriate council appointive officer to bring the proposal back to the committee at a later date; or 5) passed a Motion denying the proposal request.
Contact: Mayor Pro Tem Eric Guerra, Lianne Valera, Council Representative, (916) 808-7006, [email protected], Office of Councilmember Eric Guerra, District 6; Councilmember Roger Dickinson, Bryan DeBlonk, Chief of Staff, (916) 808-7002, [email protected], Office of Councilmember Roger Dickinson, District 2; Councilmember Rick Jennings, Dennis Rogers, Chief of Staff, (916) 808-7007, [email protected], Office of Councilmember Rick Jennings, District 7
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5. Update on State Budget Activity
File ID: 2026-01379
Location: Citywide
Action: Received and filed an oral report regarding state budget activity.
Contact: Consuelo Hernandez, Director of Governmental Affairs, (916) 808-7395, [email protected], Office of the City Manager
Committee Comments-Ideas, Questions and Meeting Reports
None.
Public Comments-Matters Not on the Agenda
None.
Adjourned – 11:31 a.m.
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