Regular Meeting DRAFT Minutes
Tuesday, September 15, 2026
2:00 PM
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 Vice Mayor Karina Talamantes at 2:06 p.m. Tuesday, September 15, 2026, at the Sacramento City Hall Council Chamber.
Members Present: Roger Dickinson, Eric Guerra, Rick Jennings, Lisa Kaplan, Karina Talamantes, Mai Vang, and Mayor Kevin McCarty (at 2:09 p.m.).
Members Absent: Caity Maple and Phil Pluckebaum.
Land Acknowledgement – Led by Councilmember Dickinson.
Pledge of Allegiance – Led by Councilmember Dickinson.
Closed Session Report – None.
Special Presentation/General Communications
A. Director Matt Eierman Retirement - Presented by Councilmember Kaplan and 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 Guerra / Member Dickinson.
Yes: Members Roger Dickinson, Eric Guerra, Rick Jennings, Lisa Kaplan, Karina Talamantes, Mai Vang, and Mayor Kevin McCarty.
Absent: Members Caity Maple and 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.
1. Confirmation of Commission Appointment
File ID: 2026-01618
Location: Citywide
Action: Passed Motion No. 2026-0248 confirming the following commission appointment: 1) Measure U Community Advisory Commission: Sarah Soto-Taylor- Seat O.
Contact: Jacob Bredberg, Administrative Analyst, (916) 808-6846, [email protected]; Mindy Cuppy, City Clerk, (916) 808-5442, [email protected]; Office of the City Clerk
2. Approving Forgiveness of Debt for The Salvation Army’s Stockton Boulevard Anti-Displacement Program
File ID: 2026-01577
Location: Districts 5 and 6
Action: Adopted Resolution No. 2026-0238 authorizing the City Manager or designee to waive repayment of up to $149,758 in Stockton Boulevard Housing Stabilization ineligible costs incurred by The Salvation Army (TSA).
Contact: Ya-yin Isle, City Housing Manager, (916) 808-1869, [email protected]; Leslie Fritzsche, Economic Investment Manager, (916) 808-5450, [email protected]; Axel Magallanes, Housing Analyst, (916) 808-1844, [email protected]; Economic Development Department
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3. Authorize the Mayor to Sign a Response to the Grand Jury File ID: 2026-01582
Location: Citywide
Action: Passed Motion No. 2026-0249 authorizing the Mayor to sign a response to the Grand Jury report entitled "Sacramento Community Police Review Commission:
Window Dressing or Progressing.”
Contact: Brett Witter, Chief Assistant City Attorney, (916) 808-5346, [email protected], City Attorney’s Office
4. [Contract Supplement] Approval of Online Application Services File ID: 2026-01529
Location: Citywide
Action: Passed Motion No. 2026-0250 authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute a Supplemental Agreement with GovernmentJobs.com, Inc., dba NEOGOV, increasing the not-to-exceed (NTE) amount by $156,938.15 to extend online application services for an additional year.
Contact: Jennifer Wilkinson, Administrative Officer, (916) 808-5925, [email protected], Department of Human Resources
5. [Grant] Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC) Cohort 4 Public Health and Safety Grant Award
File ID: 2026-01592
Location: Citywide
Action: Adopted Resolution No. 2026-0239 authorizing the City Manager or designee to: 1) execute any and all necessary documentation, including an application and any subsequent standard form agreement, subject to the City Attorney’s approval as to form, for the Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC) Proposition 64 Public Health and Safety Grant Program Cohort 4 in the amount of $6 million and 2) establish the revenue and expenditure budgets for the BSCC Grant project (G06420100).
Contact: Al Romero-Gibu, Cannabis Manager, (916) 808-4772, [email protected]; Lindsay Brown, Administrative Officer, (916) 808-5931, [email protected]; Office of Cannabis Management City Council - 2PM Regular Meeting DRAFT Minutes September 15, 2026 City of Sacramento Page 5
6. [Contract] Participation in the Rate Range Intergovernmental Transfer (IGT) program with the California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) and Medi-Cal Managed Care Plan Providers (MMCPP) [Two-Thirds Vote Required] File ID: 2026-01491
Location: Citywide
Action: Passed Motion No. 2026-0251 by two-thirds vote: 1) waiving the requirement for 10-day posting of agreements over $1 million, pursuant to City Code section
4.04.020(c) and Council Rules of Procedure Chapter 7, Section E.2.d.; 2) authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute: a) the Intergovernmental Transfer Agreement Regarding Transfer of Public Funds and Assessment Fee with the California State Department of Health Care Services (DHCS); and b) the Health Plan-Provider Agreements with participating Medi-Cal Managed Care Plan Providers; 3) authorizing transfer of funds up to approximately $5.2 million from the Fire Department’s operating budget to DHCS; 4) accepting reimbursement for Medi-Cal services of approximately $10.1 million, of which, approximately $5.2 million will reimburse the Fire Department’s operating budget; and 5) authorizing designation of the additional federal reimbursement of approximately $4.8 million to offset costs of providing Emergency Medical Services (EMS) to patients who are covered by Medi-Cal.
Contact: Chris Costamagna, Fire Chief, (916) 808-2200,
[email protected], Fire Department
7. [Contract] Grant Agreement with Visit Sacramento funding Due Diligence for Flat Sports Fields at Granite Regional Park [Published for 10-day Review on 09/04/2026]
File ID: 2026-01382
Location: Granite Regional Park, District 6
Action: Adopted Resolution No. 2026-0240: 1) establishing the Granite Flat Fields Project as a new Multi-Year Operating Project (I18270000); 2) authorizing the City Manager or designee to transfer $442,000 from the available fund balance of the 2006 Army Depot Redevelopment Tax-Exempt Fund (Fund 3803) and $1,158,000 from the available fund balance of the 2006 Army Depot Redevelopment Taxable Fund (Fund 3802) to the Granite Flat Fields Project (I18270000); and 3) authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute a Grant Agreement between the City of Sacramento and Visit Sacramento in an amount not-to-exceed $1,600,000 to fund Phase 1C of due diligence for proposed flat fields at Granite Regional Park.
Contact: Jason Wiesemann, Park Plan Design & Development Manager, (916) 808-7634, [email protected], Department of Youth, Parks and Community Enrichment; Denise Malvetti, Assistant Director, (916) 808-7064, [email protected], Economic Development Department City Council - 2PM Regular Meeting DRAFT Minutes September 15, 2026 City of Sacramento Page 6
8. [Contract] Mangan Park Walkway Improvements Project
File ID: 2026-01449
Location: District 5
Action: Passed Motion No. 2026-0252: 1) approving the construction plans and specifications for the Mangan Park Walkway Improvements Project (L19913700); 2) awarding the contract to TJR Resources, Inc. in the amount of $361,356; and 3) authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute the contract.
Contact: Tin-Wah Wong, Associate Landscape Architect, (916) 808-5540, [email protected]; Jason Wiesemann, Park Planning, Design and Development Manager, (916) 808-7634, [email protected]; Department of Youth, Parks, and Community Enrichment
9. [Contract Amendment] Wastewater System Flow Monitoring Fiscal Years 2026/27- FY2028/29
File ID: 2026-01388
Location: Citywide
Action: Passed Motion No. 2026-0253 authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute Contract Amendment No. 2 to City Agreement No. 2024-1394, a Professional Services Agreement with ADS Corp, to continue providing wastewater flow monitoring services for Fiscal Year (FY) 2026/27, FY 2027/28, and FY 2028/29 for the Flow Monitoring/Hydrology Program (I14610100, Fund 6006 & Fund 6011) for an amount not to exceed $430,000.This amendment will bring the agreement’s total not-to-exceed amount to $750,000 and extend the agreement through November 1, 2029.
Contact: Michele Miller, Project Manager, (916) 808-2024, [email protected]; Michelle Carrey, Engineering & Water Resources Division Manager, (916) 808-1438, [email protected]; Dalia Fadl, Director, (916) 808-3765, [email protected]; Department of Utilities City Council - 2PM Regular Meeting DRAFT Minutes September 15, 2026 City of Sacramento Page 7
10. [Contract] Combined Wastewater Treatment Plant Condition Assessment and Business Case Evaluation
File ID: 2026-01510
Location: Citywide
Action: Passed Motion No. 2026-0254 authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute a Professional Services Agreement with Carollo Engineers, Inc., to conduct a condition assessment of the Combined Wastewater Treatment Plan (CWTP) to identify structural, operational, and maintenance issues, followed by a Business Case Evaluation (BCE) to evaluate repair or upgrade options to extend asset life based on the assessment findings, for the Condition Assessment Program (I14010800), for an amount not to exceed $735,500.
Contact: Chad Ringlstetter, Project Manager, (916) 808-1412, [email protected]; Michelle Carrey, Engineering & Water Resources Division Manager, (916) 808-1438, [email protected]; Dalia Fadl, Director, (916) 808-3765, [email protected]; Department of Utilities
11. [Contract Amendment] Sump 89 Outfall Replacement Project File ID: 2026-01557
Location: District 8
Action: Passed Motion No. 2026-0255: 1) authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute Contract Amendment No. 15 to City Agreement No. 2020-1399 with Peterson Brustad, Inc. to provide additional engineering support services during construction for the Pump Outfalls Replacement Project - specific to the outfall replacement at Sump 89 (Drainage Sump Replacement/ Rehabilitation Program W14130600, Fund 6021), for an amount not to exceed $113,551, bringing the agreement’s total not-to-exceed amount to $2,104,976, and 2) ratifying all previous contract amendments executed pursuant to the City Manager’s delegated authority to execute contract amendments and thus resetting the City Manager’s or designee’s authority to issue contract amendments for City Agreement No. 2020-1399; and 3) authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute Contract Amendment No. 1 to City Agreement No. 2025-0642 with 4LEAF, Inc., for an amount not to exceed $117,798, bringing the agreement’s total not-to-exceed amount to $362,379; and 4) ratifying all previous contract amendments executed pursuant to the City Manager’s delegated authority to execute contract amendments and thus resetting the City Manager’s or designee’s authority to issue contract amendments for City Agreement No. 2025-0642.
Contact: Brett Grant, Supervising Engineer, (916) 808-1413, [email protected]; Michelle Carrey, Engineering & Water Resources Division Manager, (916) 808-1438, [email protected]; Dalia Fadl, Director, (916) 808-3765, [email protected]; Department of Utilities City Council - 2PM Regular Meeting DRAFT Minutes September 15, 2026 City of Sacramento Page 8
12. [Change Order] Power Inn Queue Cutter Project (T15186000) File ID: 2026-01525
Location: District 6
Action: Adopted Resolution No. 2026-0241: 1) authorizing the City Manager or designee to transfer $70,000 from the Major Streets Construction (Fund 2007) available fund balance to the expenditure budget of the Power Inn Queue Cutter Project (T15186000); 2) authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute Change Order No. 5 to City Agreement No. 2021-1237 with McGuire & Hester Inc, for an amount not-to-exceed $85,958, bringing the agreement’s total not-to-exceed amount to $1,743,539; and 3) resetting the City Manager’s administrative authority to issue Change Orders for City Agreement No. 2021-1237.
Contact: Avtar Banwait, Assistant Civil Engineer, (916) 808-6805, [email protected]; Matthew Johns, Supervising Engineer, (916) 808-5760, [email protected]; Ofelia Avalos, Engineering Services Division Manager, (916) 808-5054, [email protected]; Department of Public Works
13. [Contract] Martin Luther King Jr. Library Renovation Construction Contract (C15000840)
File ID: 2026-01650
Location: 7340 24th Street Bypass, District 8
Action: Passed Motion No. 2026-0256: 1) authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute Contract Amendment No. 7 to Contract No. 2024-0191 with Swinerton Builders, for an amount not-to-exceed $205,723 for a new total amount not-to-exceed $11,474,571; and 2) resetting the City Manager’s authority to issue change orders.
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 City Council - 2PM Regular Meeting DRAFT Minutes September 15, 2026 City of Sacramento Page 9
14. [Change Order] On Call Contractor Services List
File ID: 2026-01580
Location: Citywide
Action: Passed Motion No. 2026-0257: 1) authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute Change Orders to the On-Call Master Contractor Services List with the vendors listed in Exhibit A in an amount not to exceed $300,000 to $600,000 per contract; 2) authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute the contract change orders specified above; and 3) resetting the City Manager's authority to issue change orders for the contracts listed in Exhibit A.
Contact: Norm Colby, Facilities & Real Property Superintendent, (916) 808-8335, [email protected]; James Christensen Facilities Manager, (916) 808-5863, [email protected]; Department of Public Works
15. [Contract Supplement] Parking Access and Revenue Control System Upgrade [Published for 10-Day Review 09/04/2026]
File ID: 2026-01228
Location: Citywide
Action: Passed Motion No. 2026-0258 authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute Supplemental Agreement No. 8 to City Agreement No. 2015-1775 with Amano McGann, Inc. to modernize the City’s existing parking access and revenue control system for an amount not to exceed $1,776,914.
Contact: Staci Kranitz, Parking Services Manager, (916) 808-5849, [email protected], Department of Public Works
16. [Contract Supplement] Sacramento County Parking Access and Revenue Control System Network Hosting
File ID: 2026-01322
Location: Citywide
Action: Passed Motion No. 2026-0259 authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute Supplemental Agreement No. 2 to City Agreement No. 2016-0945 with the County of Sacramento for Parking Access and Revenue Control System network hosting services, extending the term an additional five years through June 30, 2031.
Contact: Staci Kranitz, Parking Services Manager, (916) 808-5849, [email protected], Department of Public Works City Council - 2PM Regular Meeting DRAFT Minutes September 15, 2026 City of Sacramento Page 10
Discussion Calendar
17. Approval of the Revised Citywide Salary Schedule
File ID: 2026-01527
Location: Citywide
Action: Moved/Seconded: Member Dickinson / Member Guerra.
Yes: Members Roger Dickinson, Eric Guerra, Rick Jennings, Mai Vang, and Mayor Kevin McCarty.
Absent: Members Lisa Kaplan, Caity Maple, Phil Pluckebaum, and Karina Talamantes.
Members of the public provided public comments.
Adopted Resolution No. 2026-0242: 1) approving the revised citywide salary schedule; 2) approving the salary adjustments for certain unrepresented classifications; and 3) authorizing the City Manager or designee to make minor changes or adjustments to the exhibit in order to correct omissions and errors.
Contact: Jennifer Wilkinson, Administrative Officer, (916) 808-5295, [email protected], Department of Human Resources
18. Sacramento Housing and Redevelopment Agency Draft Annual Comprehensive Financial Report for the Year Ended December 31, 2025
File ID: 2026-01586
Location: Citywide
Action: Received and filed.
Contact: Kay Giunta, Assistant Director of Finance, (916) 449-6325, [email protected], Sacramento Housing and Redevelopment Agency
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19. Ordinance Amending Sacramento City Code Section 12.50 Relating to Entertainment Zones [Passed for Publication 09/01/2026; Published 09/04/2026] File ID: 2026-01256
Location: Citywide
Action: Moved/Seconded: Member Guerra / Member Talamantes.
Yes: Members Roger Dickinson, Eric Guerra, Rick Jennings, Lisa Kaplan, Karina Talamantes, Mai Vang, and Mayor Kevin McCarty.
Absent: Members Caity Maple and Phil Pluckebaum.
Members of the public provided public comments.
Adopted Ordinance No. 2026-0021 amending Sacramento City Code section 12.50 relating to Entertainment Zones.
Contact: Tina Lee-Vogt, Nighttime Economy Manager, (916) 808-2679, [email protected], Economic Development Department Council Comments-Ideas, Questions, AB1234 Reports
1. Information Requests
1. Mayor McCarty requested that city staff study potential policies to guide Sacramento on data center proposals. He asked staff to take into account possible consequences for energy, water, infrastructure and neighborhoods, and study what safeguards we may need if such a proposal is forwarded to the city of Sacramento for consideration.
2. AB1234 Reports
None.
City Manager's Report
None.
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Public Comments-Matters Not on the Agenda
Members of the public provided public comments.
Adjourned – 4:08 p.m.
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