Special City Council Meeting Minutes
May 5, 2026
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VALLEJO CITY COUNCIL
SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES
MAY 5, 2026
COUNCIL CHAMBERS
555 Santa Clara Street, Vallejo, California
1. CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order at 5:06 p.m.
2. ROLL CALL
Present: Mayor Sorce, Vice Mayor Matulac, Councilmembers Bregenzer, Gordon, Lediju (arrived at 5:45 p.m.), Matias, and Palmares
Absent: None
Staff present: Acting City Manager Conley, City Attorney Nebb and City Clerk Abrahamson
3. ACTION CALENDAR
A. RECEIVE AND ACCEPT A PRESENTATION OF THE CITY OF VALLEJO’S –
STRATEGIC PLAN ON MARITIME REVITALIZATION AND PROVIDE
FEEDBACK
Recommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council receive and accept the Strategic Plan for Maritime Revitalization and provide feedback and discuss potential next steps as Vallejo positions itself within a rapidly evolving national maritime landscape.
Contact: Nalungo Conley, Assistant City Manager
[email protected]
Acting City Manager Conley provided introductory comments.
Nathan Paukovits (The Roosevelt Group) provided a presentation on the Strategic Plan for Maritime Revitalization.
Staff and Mr. Paukovits responded to questions from Councilmembers.
Speakers: Sherianne Grimm, Anne Carr, and Jay.
Another question and answer period followed. Councilmembers provided comment.
The meeting recessed at 6:19 p.m. and reconvened at 6:36 p.m.
B. PRESENTATION OF OVERVIEW OF THE FISCAL YEAR 2026-2027 BUDGET DEVELOPMENT PROCESS AND BASELINE BUDGET;
DIRECTION TO STAFF RELATING TO BALANCING CONSIDERATIONS
AND REVENUE GENERATION OPTIONS
Docusign Envelope ID: 6157C508-2EF8-8BD2-831A-75B2D475EF48 Recommendation: Presentation of overview of the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 budget development process and baseline budget; direction to staff relating to balancing considerations and revenue generation options.
Contact: Nalungo Conley, Assistant City Manager/Interim Finance Director [email protected]
Acting City Manager Conley provided opening comments, an overview of the Budget Development Process, presented a baseline budget projection, reviewed budget deficit and balancing strategies and the Measure P fund status, including FY 2026-2027 staff requests, and concluded the presentation asking for Council direction on the following: expenditure reductions, use of reserves, property transfer tax, fee updates (PDS and Fire), Parking & Code Enforcement, and implementation pace.
Speakers: Sherianne Grimm, Rebekah Truemper, and Anne Carr.
Staff responded to questions from Councilmembers. Councilmembers provided comment and direction to staff related to balancing considerations and revenue generation options.
4. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting adjourned at 8:03 p.m.
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ANDREA SORCE, MAYOR
ATTEST:
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DAWN G. ABRAHAMSON, CITY CLERK
Docusign Envelope ID: 6157C508-2EF8-8BD2-831A-75B2D475EF48