West Sacramento City Council
June 4, 2025

WEST SACRAMENTO CITY COUNCIL AND WEST SACRAMENTO REDEVELOPMENT SUCCESSOR

AGENCY & WEST SACRAMENTO FINANCING AUTHORITY
City Council Regular Meeting
JUNE 4, 2025 AGENDA
Martha Guerrero, Mayor
Verna Sulpizio Hull, Mayor Pro Tem
Quirina Orozco, Council Member
Norma Alcala, Council Member
Dawnté Early, Council Member
Aaron Laurel, City Manager
Jeffrey Mitchell, City Attorney
6:00 PM Closed Session Call to Order
7:00 PM Regular Meeting Call to Order
Pledge of Allegiance
Land Acknowledgment
The meeting will be held at City Hall, City Council Chambers, 1110 West Capitol Avenue, West Sacramento GENERAL ADMINISTRATION FUNCTION – PART I

1. PRESENTATIONS BY THE PUBLIC ON MATTERS NOT ON THE AGENDA WITHIN THE

JURISDICTION OF THE COUNCIL
The Council is prohibited from discussing issues not on the agenda brought to them at this time.

According to State Law (the Brown Act), items must first be noticed on the agenda before any discussion or action.

PRESENTATIONS

2. City Manager's Office
PROCLAMATION OF THE WEST SACRAMENTO CITY COUNCIL RECOGNIZING JUNE 2025 AS

PRIDE MONTH
Objective: The purpose of this proclamation is to formally support the principle of equal rights for all individuals, including Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Questioning, Intersex, Asexual, Ally, and other sexual and gender minorities (LGBTQIA+), by recognizing June 2025 as Pride Month in the City of West Sacramento.

Recommendation: Staff respectfully recommends that the City Council adopt a proclamation recognizing June 2025 as Pride Month and approve the flying of the Rainbow Flag at City Hall throughout the month of June 2025.

Anyone wishing to address the Council, or any agenda item, may fill out the Request to Speak card and present it to the City Clerk prior to the completion of staff presentation. Items on the Consent Agenda will be considered in one motion and the Request to Speak card should be turned in prior to the first item on Consent.
1 3. City Manager's Office
CITY COUNCIL PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING JUNE 6, 2025 AS NATIONAL GUN VIOLENCE

AWARENESS DAY
Objective: The purpose of this report is to present and request approval of a proclamation recognizing June 6, 2025, as National Gun Violence Awareness Day in the City of West Sacramento.

Recommendation: Staff respectfully recommends the City Council to approve the attached proclamation recognizing June 6, 2025, as National Gun Violence Awareness Day.

CONSENT AGENDA

4. Capital Projects
CONSIDERATION OF ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION 25-62 SUPPORTING THE SUBMISSION

OF AN APPLICATION TO THE SACOG FOUR-COUNTY STATE FUNDING PROGRAM FOR THE NORTH 5TH STREET COMPLETE STREETS AND CONNECTIVITY PROJECT (CIP 16013) Objective: The objective of this report is to provide the City Council with sufficient information for adoption of Resolution 25-62, supporting the submission of an application to the SACOG FourCounty State Funding Program, for the North 5th Street Complete Streets and Connectivity Project (CIP 16013).

Recommendation: Staff respectfully recommends that the City Council adopt Resolution 25-62 to indicate to SACOG the City’s firm commitment to deliver the North 5th Street Complete Streets and Connectivity Project (CIP 16013) on time, and to ensure accountability and alignment with SACOG program goals, timelines, and commitments.

5. Capital Projects

CONSIDERATION OF REJECTION OF ALL BIDS FOR THE HIGH SERVICE MANIFOLD

REPAIR/REPLACEMENT/VAULT INSTALLATION PROJECT
(CIP 21041)
Objective: The objective of this report is to provide the City Council with sufficient information to reject all bids for the High Service Manifold Repair/Replacement/Vault Installation Project (CIP 21041) at the George Kristoff Water Treatment Plant (25-004-ITB).

Recommendation: Staff respectfully recommend that the City Council reject all bids for the High Service Manifold Repair/Replacement/Vault Installation Project (CIP 21041) at the George Kristoff Water Treatment Plant (25-004-ITB).

6. Community Development

CONSIDERATION OF SETTING THE VISION ZERO ACTION PLAN A REDUCTION GOAL FOR

FATAL AND SERIOUS INJURY CRASHES
Objective: The purpose of this report is to provide the City Council information needed to set a goal for the reduction of fatal and serious injury crashes for the Vision Zero Action Plan, and to propose a goal for reduction in fatal and serious injury crashes. 2 Recommendation: Staff respectfully recommends that the City Council direct staff to prepare a draft Vision Zero Action Plan that will achieve a 50% reduction in fatal and serious injury crashes by 2035 and continuously reduce fatal and serious injury crashes thereafter.

7. Community Development
CONSIDERATION OF AWARD OF A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CONTRACT TO GHD, INC.

FOR DEVELOPMENT OF THE SACRAMENTO AVENUE CORRIDOR INFILL AND

INFRASTRUCTURE CAPACITY, NEEDS, AND FINANCING PLAN AND ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION 25-65 APPROVING RELATED BUDGET ADJUSTMENTS (CIP 10048) Objective: The purpose of this report is to provide the City Council with sufficient information to award a professional services contract for the development of the Sacramento Avenue Corridor Infill and Infrastructure Capacity, Needs, and Financing Plan.

Recommendation: Staff respectfully recommends that the City Council: 1) Award a contract for professional services with GHD, Inc. for the Sacramento Avenue Corridor Infill and Infrastructure Capacity, Needs, and Financing Plan; 2) Authorize the City Manager, or their designee, to execute a professional services contract with GHD, Inc. in the amount of $538,661 for the Sacramento Avenue Corridor Infill and Infrastructure Capacity, Needs, and Financing Plan; 3) Authorize the City Manager, or their designee, to make non-substantive changes or modifications to the Contract for Services, with approval from the City Attorney; 4) Authorize the City Manager, or their designee, to execute amendments up to 10% ($53,866.10) of the total contract amount; 5) Approve Resolution 25-65 authorizing the transfer of $108,866 from the Measure N Fund - Community Improvement Funds to support the project budget (CIP 10048); and 6) Delegate authority to the City Manager, or their designee, to execute amendments to extend the term of the contract, if necessary, and to approve and incorporate additional tasks.

8. Economic Development & Housing

WEST SACRAMENTO CHAMBER ANNUAL REPORT FOR CONTRACT SERVICES FROM JANUARY 1, 2024, THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 2024
Objective: The purpose of this report is to provide City Council with the West Sacramento Chamber’s Annual Report of business retention and event production services for the period of January 1, 2024, through December 31, 2024.

Recommendation: As this is an informational item, no action is required.

9. Economic Development & Housing

CONSIDERATION OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING AGREEMENT WITH SEECON FINANCIAL & CONSTRUCTION CO., INC., FOR THE NEWPORT 13 PROJECT
Objective: The objective of this report is to facilitate the Council’s consideration of an Affordable Housing Agreement with Seecon Financial & Construction Co., Inc., for a 59-unit market-rate residential development located in Southport.
3 Recommendation: Staff respectfully recommends that the Council: 1) Find that this proposal is Categorically Exempt from CEQA under Class 5 (Section 15305 of the CEQA Guidelines) and Class 32 (In-fill Development Projects) Categorical Exemptions as the appropriate level of review under CEQA; 2) Approve the Affordable Housing Agreement with Seecon Financial & Construction Co., Inc., in substantially the form included as Attachment 1 for the Newport 13 project (Agreement); and 3) Authorize the City Manager or his designee to execute the Agreement and make nonsubstantive changes, including extensions, corrections or modifications with the approval of the City Attorney.

10. City Manager's Office
CONSIDERATION OF APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF THE MARCH 5, 2025, MARCH 19, 2025, AND APRIL 9, 2025 REGULAR MEETINGS OF THE WEST SACRAMENTO CITY COUNCIL,

REDEVELOPMENT SUCCESSOR AGENCY, AND WEST SACRAMENTO FINANCING

AUTHORITY
Objective: The objective of this report is to provide the City Council with the draft minutes of the March 5, 2025, March 19, 2025, and April 9, 2025 Regular Meetings of the West Sacramento City Council, Redevelopment Successor Agency, and West Sacramento Financing Authority.

Recommendation: Staff respectfully recommends that the City Council approve the minutes of the March 5, 2025, March 19, 2025, and April 9, 2025 Regular Meetings of the West Sacramento City Council, Redevelopment Successor Agency, and West Sacramento Financing Authority.

PUBLIC HEARINGS

11. City Manager's Office
PUBLIC HEARING PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 3502.3 FOR REPORT ON

CITY OF WEST SACRAMENTO VACANCIES, AND RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION EFFORTS Objective: This item is a public hearing regarding the City of West Sacramento's workforce vacancies, and recruitment and retention efforts in compliance with Assembly Bill (“AB”) 2561 (Gov. Code § 3502.3).

Recommendation: Staff respectfully recommends that the City Council: 1) Conduct the public hearing; and 2) Receive the informational report on City of West Sacramento Vacancies, and Recruitment and Retention Efforts Pursuant to Government Code Section 3502.3.

12. Community Development
A PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDERATION OF FIRST READING OF ORDINANCE 25-7 REGARDING PROPOSED ANNUAL OMNIBUS ZONING CODE AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 17 (ZONING) OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE
Objective: The item is a public hearing regarding proposed amendments to Title 17 (Zoning) of the Municipal Code for the annual omnibus zoning code amendments. 4 Recommendation: Staff respectfully recommend the City Council: 1. Conduct public hearing; 2.

Find that the project is exempt from California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) review pursuant to §15305 (Minor Alterations in Land Use Limitations) and §15321 (Enforcement Actions by Regulatory Agencies) exemption of the CEQA Guidelines; and 3. Conduct the first reading of Ordinance 25-7, by title and number only, amending Title 17 (Zoning) of the Municipal Code for the annual omnibus code amendments.

REGULAR AGENDA

13. Community Development
CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION 25-49 ADOPTING THE CLIMATE ACTION AND

ADAPTATION PLAN
Objective: The purpose of this report is to seek City Council adoption of the Climate Action and Adaptation Plan (CAAP).

Recommendation: Staff respectfully recommends that the City Council: 1) Receive a presentation by staff on the proposed Climate Action and Adaptation Plan (CAAP) and take public comment; 2) Find that adoption of the CAAP is within the scope of the EIR and SEIR prepared for the 2035 General Plan and no new or substantially more adverse impacts would occur through implementation of the proposed project, pursuant to Sections 15168 of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA); and 3) Adopt Resolution 25-49 which will approve the CAAP.

GENERAL ADMINISTRATION FUNCTION – PART II

14. COUNCIL COMMUNICATIONS / ASSIGNMENTS
Bikeshare Policy Steering Committee --------------------------------------------Guerrero, Alternate - Early City/County 2x2 ----------------------------------------------------Guerrero/Orozco, Alternate – Sulpizio Hull City/School 2x2 ------------------------------------------------------Guerrero/Sulpizio Hull, Alternate - Alcala Executive Commission to Address Homelessness --------------------Sulpizio Hull, Alternate - Orozco EIFD Public Financing Authority-----------------------------------------------Guerrero, Alcala, Sulpizio Hull League of California Cities --------------------------------------------------- Alcala, Alternate – Sulpizio Hull Local Agency Formation Commission ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Alcala Port District Commission ---------------------------------------------------------Guerrero, Early, Sulpizio Hull Remote Access Network ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Guerrero River City Regional Stadium Financing Authority------------------------------------------Guerrero, Orozco Sacramento Area Council of Governments (SACOG) ------------------------Early; Alternate - Guerrero Sacramento Regional County Sanitation District Board --------------Orozco; Alternate - Sulpizio Hull West Sacramento Area Flood Control Agency JPA ----------------------------Alcala; Alternate - Orozco Yolo Animal Servies Planning Agency JPA----------------------------Guerrero; Alternate – Sulpizio Hull Yolo County Housing Authority-------------------------------------------------Early, Alternate - Sulpizio Hull Yolo Transportation District -----------------------------------------------------Early, Alternate - Sulpizio Hull Yolo Habitat Conservancy ------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sulpizio Hull Yolo-Solano Air Quality Management District ----------------------------Alcala; Alternate – Sulpizio Hull Yolo Subbasin Sustainable Groundwater Agency-------------------------Sulpizio Hull; Alternate - Early

COUNCIL INTERMEDIARY REPRESENTATIVES
Delta Protection Commission -------------------------------------------------------Vacant; Alternate - Vacant New Hope Community Development Corporation---------------------------------Early; Alternate - Alcala Yolo County Consolidated Redevelopment Successor Agency Oversight Board--------Sulpizio Hull 5 15. PART II
A. Council Calendar
B. City Manager Report
C. City Attorney Report
D. Staff Direction from City Council Members
E. Future Agenda Item Requests by Council
F. Adjourn
I, Jennifer Cusmir, City Clerk, declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing agenda for the June 4, 2025 regular and closed session meetings of the West Sacramento City Council, Redevelopment Successor Agency and Financing Authority was posted May 30, 2025 at the rear entrance at City Hall, 1110 West Capitol Avenue, West Sacramento, CA and was available for public review. __________________________________________
Jennifer Cusmir, City Clerk
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Los dispositivos de escucha asistida están disponibles en esta reunión. 6 CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT
MEETING DATE: June 4, 2025 ITEM # 2
SUBJECT:

PROCLAMATION OF THE WEST SACRAMENTO CITY COUNCIL RECOGNIZING JUNE 2025 AS PRIDE MONTH
INITIATED OR REQUESTED BY: REPORT COORDINATED OR PREPARED BY:
[ ] Council [ X ] Staff
[ ] Other
Paul Hosley, Public Information Officer
City Manager’s Office
ATTACHMENT [ X ] Yes [ ] No [ ] Information [ ] Direction [ X ] Action

OBJECTIVE
The purpose of this proclamation is to formally support the principle of equal rights for all individuals, including Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Questioning, Intersex, Asexual, Ally, and other sexual and gender minorities (LGBTQIA+), by recognizing June 2025 as Pride Month in the City of West Sacramento.

RECOMMENDED ACTION
Staff respectfully recommends that the City Council adopt a proclamation recognizing June 2025 as Pride Month and approve the flying of the Rainbow Flag at City Hall throughout the month of June 2025.

BACKGROUND
June is celebrated annually as Pride Month to honor the Stonewall Riots, which took place in June 1969 and are widely acknowledged as a pivotal event in the LGBTQIA+ Rights Movement. During Pride Month, LGBTQIA+ communities unite to celebrate the freedom to express their identities. These gatherings are rooted in the long history of minority groups striving to overcome prejudice and gain acceptance. Celebrations include pride parades, political marches, block parties, educational panels, and memorials for those lost to hate crimes or HIV/AIDS. Cities throughout California, including West Sacramento, have been at the forefront of advancing the civil rights of LGBTQIA+ citizens. Many residents, students, employees, and business owners in West Sacramento, who contribute significantly to the city's enrichment, are part of the LGBTQIA+ community.

ANALYSIS
City leaders, elected officials, and community members in West Sacramento celebrate Pride Month through various initiatives and events, such as the Sacramento Pride March and Pride Night at River Cats Stadium. West Sacramento's strength and vibrancy are derived from its rich diversity, encompassing various ethnic, cultural, racial, gender, and sexual identities. The City remains committed to being an inclusive and welcoming community for all, including the LGBTQIA+ community.

Environmental Considerations
N/A
Commission Recommendation
N/A
Strategic Plan Integration
N/A
Alternatives
N/A
Coordination and Review
N/A
Budget/Cost Impact
N/A

ATTACHMENT
Proclamation
7 PROCLAMATION

OF THE WEST SACRAMENTO CITY COUNCIL
RECOGNIZING JUNE 2025 AS

PRIDE MONTH
WHEREAS, the City of West Sacramento stands in solidarity with the LGBTQIA+ community, affirming the rights of all individuals to equality and freedom from discrimination; and
WHEREAS, we recognize the intrinsic worth of every person, regardless of age, gender identity, race, color, religion, marital status, national origin, sexual orientation, or physical abilities, deserving fair treatment and respect; and
WHEREAS, West Sacramento embraces diversity as a cornerstone of our community's vitality, fostering inclusivity and understanding among people of diverse backgrounds; and WHEREAS, the contributions of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Questioning, Intersexual, Asexual, Ally (LGBTQIA+) communities enrich our city culturally, socially, and economically; and
WHEREAS, the City of West Sacramento envisions a world where every member of the LGBTQIA+ family can live authentically, with liberty and equality guaranteed by the law; and WHEREAS, as society evolves in its understanding of sexuality and gender, education and awareness must remain essential to combat discrimination and prejudice; and WHEREAS, to honor the ongoing journey and raise awareness within the Pride movement, West Sacramento will proudly fly the Rainbow Flag, symbolizing light, healing, sun, tranquility, creativity, and spirit, at City Hall throughout June.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY PROCLAIMED by the West Sacramento City Council that June 2025 be designated as Pride Month in the City of West Sacramento, and we urge our residents to reflect on the ongoing struggle for equality faced by the LGBTQ communities and celebrate their invaluable contributions enriching our city.

PROCLAIMED THIS 4th day of June 2025.

ATTEST:

Martha Guerrero, Mayor Jennifer Cusmir, City Clerk
8 CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT
MEETING DATE: June 4, 2025 ITEM # 3
SUBJECT:

CITY COUNCIL PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING JUNE 6, 2025 AS NATIONAL GUN

VIOLENCE AWARENESS DAY
INITIATED OR REQUESTED BY: REPORT COORDINATED OR PREPARED BY:
[ X ] Council [ ] Staff
[ ] Other
Paul Hosley, Public Information Officer
City Manager’s Office
ATTACHMENT [ X ] Yes [ ] No [ ] Information [ ] Direction [ X ] Action

OBJECTIVE
The purpose of this report is to present and request approval of a proclamation recognizing June 6, 2025, as National Gun Violence Awareness Day in the City of West Sacramento.

RECOMMENDED ACTION
Staff respectfully recommends the City Council to approve the attached proclamation recognizing June 6, 2025, as National Gun Violence Awareness Day.

BACKGROUND
Gun violence remains a critical public health issue across the United States, with more than 125 people killed and over 260 wounded by firearms daily. In West Sacramento, the tragic impact of gun violence has been felt acutely in recent months following two separate shootings involving local teenagers—one of which resulted in the death of a 16-year-old at Summerfield Park. These events have galvanized local concern and reinforced the need for collective awareness and prevention efforts. National Gun Violence Awareness Day, observed annually on the first Friday in June, was inspired by the life of Hadiya Pendleton, a Chicago teen whose life was tragically cut short by gun violence. The City of West Sacramento continues to support evidence-based strategies to prevent gun violence while respecting the rights of responsible, law-abiding gun owners. Mayor Martha Guerrero’s participation in Mayors Against Illegal Guns and the local advocacy efforts of Moms Demand Action’s Yolo County chapter reflect our community's commitment to safety and compassion.

ANALYSIS
Issuing this proclamation aligns with city-wide values of public health, safety, and community solidarity. It provides a platform to acknowledge lives lost, support survivors, and promote awareness of efforts to prevent future tragedies.

Environmental Considerations
N/A
Commission Recommendations
N/A
Strategic Plan Integration
The adoption of this proclamation aligns with the City's strategic plan by reaffirming a commitment to public safety and security.

Alternatives
N/A
Coordination and Review
N/A
Budget/Cost Impact
N/A

ATTACHMENT
Proclamation
9 PROCLAMATION

OF THE WEST SACRAMENTO CITY COUNCIL
RECOGNIZING JUNE 6, 2025 AS

NATIONAL GUN VIOLENCE AWARENESS DAY
WHEREAS, more than 125 individuals are killed by gun violence every day in the United States, with over 260 more wounded and an average of over 19,000 gun homicides occurring annually, making this a national public health crisis; and WHEREAS, in recent months, West Sacramento has been deeply affected by two separate shootings—one at Summerfield Park that claimed the life of a 16-year-old, and second nearby that left another teen critically injured—demonstrating the urgent need for community-wide attention to gun violence prevention; and
WHEREAS, in response to these shootings, the City of West Sacramento stands united in condemning gun violence, recognizing that no child should pay the price for a culture of retaliation, and no family should be left grieving in the place they call home; and WHEREAS, cities like West Sacramento are working to implement evidence-based strategies to prevent gun violence, while supporting the rights of responsible, law-abiding gun owners; and
WHEREAS, Mayor Martha Guerrero is a member of Mayors Against Illegal Guns, and the City of West Sacramento is home to the Yolo County chapter of Moms Demand Action, a dedicated group working to prevent gun violence and promote safety and peace throughout our region; and
WHEREAS, National Gun Violence Awareness Day was inspired by the life of Hadiya Pendleton, a Chicago 15-year-old who was shot and killed in 2013, and whose friends began a movement to wear orange as a symbol of the value of every human life; and WHEREAS, on June 6, 2025, people across the United States will wear orange to honor the lives lost to gun violence, support survivors, and raise awareness about the need for action.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT PROCLAIMED that the West Sacramento City Council hereby designates June 6, 2025, as National Gun Violence Awareness Day, in the City of West Sacramento.

PROCLAIMED this 4th day of June 2025.

ATTEST:

Martha Guerrero, Mayor Jennifer Cusmir, City Clerk
10 CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT
MEETING DATE: June 4, 2025 ITEM # 4
SUBJECT:

CONSIDERATION OF ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION 25-62 SUPPORTING THE

SUBMISSION OF AN APPLICATION TO THE SACOG FOUR-COUNTY STATE FUNDING PROGRAM FOR THE NORTH 5TH STREET COMPLETE STREETS AND CONNECTIVITY PROJECT (CIP 16013)
INITIATED OR REQUESTED BY: REPORT COORDINATED OR PREPARED BY:
[ ] Council [ x ] Staff
[ ] Other
Christian Asuncion, Associate Civil Engineer
Capital Projects Department
ATTACHMENT [X ] Yes [ ] No [ ] Information [ ] Direction [X ] Action

OBJECTIVE
The objective of this report is to provide the City Council with sufficient information for adoption of Resolution 25- 62, supporting the submission of an application to the SACOG Four-County State Funding Program, for the North 5th Street Complete Streets and Connectivity Project (CIP 16013).

RECOMMENDED ACTION
Staff respectfully recommends that the City Council adopt Resolution 25-62 to indicate to SACOG the City’s firm commitment to deliver the North 5th Street Complete Streets and Connectivity Project (CIP 16013) on time, and to ensure accountability and alignment with SACOG program goals, timelines, and commitments.

BACKGROUND
Currently, 5th Street is a four-lane, divided arterial with Class II bike facilities between C Street and Fountain Drive/Watercolor Lane. There is on-street parking on 5th Street between A Street and C Street; however, this segment has a gap in bicycle infrastructure and features unsafe, unsignalized, pedestrian crossings. Additionally, there are sidewalk gaps along 5th Street and C Street.

The North 5th Street Complete Streets and Connectivity Project will include a traffic analysis to review a proposed road diet and intersection safety improvements on 5th Street/Lighthouse Drive between C Street and Fountain Drive. The road diet will include enhanced Class II parking-protected bike lanes and safe pedestrian crossings on 5th Street between A Street and C Street, and on C Street between 3rd Street and 6th Street. Additionally, a proposed bike/pedestrian connection from A & 5th Street to the Riverwalk Trail will be analyzed.

The City recently completed the North Riverwalk Trail Extension, which extended the Riverwalk Trail from E Street/2nd Street to the Broderick Boat Ramp at 4th Street. The connection at 5th Street and A Street to 4th Street/Broderick Boat Ramp will provide an ADA-accessible connection to the Riverwalk Trail. The City is also in the design phase and seeking construction funding for the I Street Bridge Deck Conversion Project, and the City of Sacramento will soon begin construction of the I Street Bridge Replacement Project. These regionally important projects may foster recreation opportunities, and it is important to develop a safe network to reach these destinations.

When constructed, the North 5th Street Complete Street and Connectivity Project will enhance safety, close gaps in the active transportation network, and provide people of all abilities with safe connections to walk or roll to their destinations. This project is located entirely within an SB 535-disadvantaged community and is adjacent to several senior and low-income housing developments. The project will establish a safe and low-stress active transportation network for residents, students, and visitors of all ages and abilities.

On June 28, 2023, the City was awarded a State Active Transportation Program (ATP) Cycle 6 grant in the amount of $638,000 for the Project Approval & Environmental Document (PA&ED), Plans, Specifications, and Estimate (PS&E), and Right-of-Way (ROW) phases. On March 14, 2024, the City requested a fund allocation for the PA&ED phase in the amount of $89,000. The California Transportation Commission (CTC) approved the allocation at its May 17, 2024, meeting.

On January 15, 2025, the City Council awarded a professional services contract for design to Wood Rodgers, Inc.
11 North 5th St. Complete Streets – Resolution 25-62
June 4, 2025

ANALYSIS
On March 17, 2025, SACOG officially released the Four-County State Funding Program Call for Projects. This program provides funding through the State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) to local governments and their partners for transportation projects that align with SACOG's performance goals, policies, and selection criteria.

City Staff will submit a final application package to SACOG in the amount of $2,939,300 for the construction phase of the project, which is due on June 6, 2025. As part of the application, project sponsors are required to submit an adopted agency resolution from their council or board to demonstrate a firm commitment to delivering the project on time and ensure accountability and alignment with the program goals, timelines, and requirements.

Environmental Considerations
The current action is not subject to CEQA because it is not an activity that may cause either a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment. (Pub. Resources Code, § 21065; CEQA Guidelines §§ 15060(c), 15378(a).)
Commission Recommendation
N/A
Strategic Plan Integration
N/A
Alternatives
The City Council may choose among the following alternatives:
1) Approve the recommended actions as stated above.
2) Amend the recommended actions.
3) Decline to approve the recommended actions or cancel the project.

Staff recommends Alternative 1 to fund the project and keep it on schedule. Alternatives 2 and 3 are not recommended because they would delay the project.

Coordination and Review
This report was prepared by the Capital Projects Department in coordination with and review by the Community Development Department.

Budget/Cost Impact
This project is included in the City’s current Capital Improvement Program (CIP) as CIP 16013: North 5th Street Complete Streets and Connectivity Project.

ATTACHMENTS
1) Vicinity Map
2) Resolution 25-62
12 Attachment 1
13 Attachment 2
RESOLUTION 25-62

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST SACRAMENTO

SUPPORTING THE SUBMISSION OF AN APPLICATION TO THE SACOG FOUR-COUNTY STATE FUNDING PROGRAM FOR THE NORTH 5TH STREET COMPLETE STREETS AND CONNECTIVITY PROJECT (CIP 16013)
WHEREAS, the City has created the North 5th Street Complete Streets and Connectivity Project (“Project”) to increase safety, close gaps in the active transportation system, and provide people of all abilities with safe connections to walk or roll to their destinations; and WHEREAS, on June 28, 2023, the City was awarded a State Active Transportation Program (ATP) Grant under Cycle 6 in the amount of $638,000 for the Project Approval & Environmental Document (PA&ED), Plans, Specifications, and Estimate (PS&E), and Right-ofWay (ROW) phases; and WHEREAS, on March 17, 2025, SACOG officially released the Four-County State Funding Program Call for Projects and provides funding through the State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) to local governments and their partners for transportation projects that align with SACOG's performance goals, policies, and selection criteria; and WHEREAS, City Staff will submit a final application package to SACOG in the amount of $2,939,3000 for the construction phase of the project on June 6, 2025.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of West Sacramento:

1. The City Council supports the submission of an application to the SACOG FourCounty State Funding Program for the North 5th Street Complete Streets and Connectivity Project.

2. The City will commit to deliver the project on time and ensure accountability and alignment with the project and program goals, timelines, and commitments.

PASSED AND ADOPTED by the West Sacramento City Council this 4th day of June 2025, by the following vote:

AYES:

NOES:

ABSENT:

Martha Guerrero, Mayor
ATTEST:

Jennifer Cusmir, City Clerk
14 CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT
MEETING DATE: June 4, 2025 ITEM # 5
SUBJECT:

CONSIDERATION OF REJECTION OF ALL BIDS FOR THE HIGH SERVICE MANIFOLD

REPAIR/REPLACEMENT/VAULT INSTALLATION PROJECT
(CIP 21041)
INITIATED OR REQUESTED BY: REPORT COORDINATED OR PREPARED BY:
[ ] Council [X] Staff
[ ] Other
Inambao Lifanu, Project Manager II
Capital Projects Department
ATTACHMENT [X] Yes [ ] No [ ] Information [ ] Direction [X] Action

OBJECTIVE
The objective of this report is to provide the City Council with sufficient information to reject all bids for the High Service Manifold Repair/Replacement/Vault Installation Project (CIP 21041) at the George Kristoff Water Treatment Plant (25-004-ITB).

RECOMMENDED ACTION
Staff respectfully recommend that the City Council reject all bids for the High Service Manifold Repair/Replacement/Vault Installation Project (CIP 21041) at the George Kristoff Water Treatment Plant (25- 004-ITB).

BACKGROUND
The High Service Pump Station (HSPS) is located at the George Kristoff Water Treatment Plant. It was originally built in 1987 and expanded in 2003–2004 to include space for up to 16 pumps. Over the years, the City has faced issues with leaking and corroding underground suction piping and valves, including a sodium hydroxide leak in 2013 that increased the risk of corrosion and made maintenance difficult due to limited access.

To address these concerns, City staff proposed constructing a new above-ground vault to expose the buried suction manifold, improve access for maintenance, and meet safety and security requirements.

In May 2023, the City contracted with Black & Veatch Corporation to design the vault and a new flow meter vault for the HSPS discharge line. Additionally, Blackburn Consulting, Inc. was hired to perform geotechnical and soils testing to inform the design and construction process.

The project aims to ensure long-term functionality, safety, and ease of maintenance for this vital infrastructure.

The project has reached 100% design milestone and is ready for construction.

On October 4, 2024, a Request for Qualifications was published to pre-screen qualified contractors for the completion (assessment and construction) of the HSPS Vault and Manifold Repair/Replacement Project. Seven (7) contractors responded, all of whom have been pre-screened, evaluated, reviewed, and deemed qualified to bid for the construction phase of the project.

ANALYSIS
The Capital Projects Department conducted a competitive bid to select a pre-qualified construction contractor for the High Service Manifold Repair/Vault Installation Project (25-004-ITB, CIP 21041). On February 12, 2025, an Invitation to Bid was posted on the City’s website and through OpenGov.com. On April 10, 2025, City Staff received four (4) bids. However, all four bids came in significantly higher than the engineer’s estimate and the project’s allocated budget.

To ensure compliance with the Public Contracting Code, staff recommends rejecting all bids, modifying the project scope, and rebidding the project through the competitive bidding process.

The four bid proposals received and publicly opened on April 10, 2025, are as follows:
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Rank Contractor Bid Amount
1 Myers & Sons Construction LLC. $8,108,108
2 GSW Construction Inc. $8,660,720
4 Shimmick Construction $9,781,400
3 GSE Construction Company Inc. $10,342,000
Environmental Considerations
This action is not a project that is subject to CEQA because it is not an activity that may cause either a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment. (Pub. Resources Code, § 21065; CEQA Guidelines §§ 15060(c), 15378(a).)
Commission Recommendation
N/A.

Strategic Plan Integration
N/A.

Alternatives
The City Council may decide to:
1) Approve the recommended action as described above;
2) Delay the recommended action and direct staff to return with alternative recommendations; or 3) Reject the recommended action or cancel the project.

Staff recommend Alternative 1 as the best way to move forward with the High Service Manifold Repair/Vault Installation Project in an efficient, effective, and fiscally responsible manner.

Coordination and Review
This report was prepared by the Capital Projects Department, in coordination with the Public Works Department, Finance Department, and the City Attorney’s Office.

Budget/Cost Impact
No budget actions are required at this time.

ATTACHMENT

1. Vicinity Map
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CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT
MEETING DATE: June 4, 2025 ITEM # 6
SUBJECT:

CONSIDERATION OF SETTING THE VISION ZERO ACTION PLAN A REDUCTION GOAL

FOR FATAL AND SERIOUS INJURY CRASHES
INITIATED OR REQUESTED BY: REPORT COORDINATED OR PREPARED BY:
[ ] Council [X] Staff
[ ] Other
Steven Rosen, Associate Transportation Planner
Community Development Department
ATTACHMENT [ ] Yes [ X ] No [ ] Information [ X ] Direction [ ] Action

OBJECTIVE
The purpose of this report is to provide the City Council information needed to set a goal for the reduction of fatal and serious injury crashes for the Vision Zero Action Plan, and to propose a goal for reduction in fatal and serious injury crashes.

RECOMMENDED ACTION
Staff respectfully recommends that the City Council direct staff to prepare a draft Vision Zero Action Plan that will achieve a 50% reduction in fatal and serious injury crashes by 2035 and continuously reduce fatal and serious injury crashes thereafter.

BACKGROUND
The United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) awarded the City of West Sacramento a grant to develop a “Comprehensive Safety Action Plan.” On January 17, 2024, the City Council awarded a professional services contract to Nelson\Nygaard Consulting Associates, Inc. to support the development of the Comprehensive Safety Action Plan.

To take advantage of worldwide momentum against traffic violence, the project has been publicly branded the West Sacramento Vision Zero Action Plan (VZAP). The purpose of the plan is to reduce fatal and serious injuries on West Sacramento’s streets by implementing the “Safe Systems Approach.” The Safe Systems Approach recognizes that fatal and serious injuries are unacceptable, people make mistakes, human bodies are vulnerable, responsibility is shared, safety is proactive, and redundancy is crucial. The Safe Systems Approach seeks to achieve reductions in fatal and serious injuries by improving equity, engineering, education, enforcement, and emergency response.

The Vision Zero Action Plan is being prepared in three broad phases. The first is to analyze existing conditions.

The second is to set a goal for FSI crash reduction based on possible countermeasures. The third is to create a plan to implement the possible countermeasures to achieve the goal.

ANALYSIS
Analysis of police crash data found that there were 101 fatal and serious injury (FSI) crashes in the study period 2017-2023. There was a mean of 14.43 FSI crashes per year, or 26.76 per 100,000 residents. The COVID-19 quarantine period did not have an unusually high or low number of FSI crashes. These FSI crashes resulted in 29 deaths and 117 serious injuries. Fifty-eight percent (58%) of the victims were vulnerable road users. The most common primary causes of FSI crashes were reported by police as “pedestrian violation,” “[failure to obey] traffic signals and signs,” and “driving under the influence.”
Seven-tenths (70%) of FSI crashes occur on 3.5% of West Sacramento’s streets. West Sacramento’s residents supplemented this analysis through face-to-face engagement and an online mapping survey to help the Vision Zero team identify additional locations where dangerous behavior and near-collisions occur. The Vision Zero team combined the quantitative and qualitative data to create a map of High-Injury Locations to be prioritized for improvements.

The concentration of FSI crashes in a small area means that, through investment in countermeasures targeted at these areas and at the specific behaviors linked to the causes of crashes at those locations, the goal of a 50% reduction by 2035 to fewer than 13.38 FSI crashes per 100,000 residents (7 FSI or fewer for the current population) in a year is possible, and the aspirational goal of continuing reduction beyond 2035 is achievable by continuing to invest in implementing the Vision Zero Action Plan. 18 Vision Zero Action Plan
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Priority Projects
The Vision Zero Action Plan will develop five priority projects/programs in greater detail to accelerate their implementation. These priorities will address the most dangerous situations and/or locations, or the situations/locations that expose our most vulnerable road users and populations to traffic danger. The details of these plans and programs are not yet developed. They are provided for review below.

The first priority project is a corridor plan on the part of Southport Parkway designated a High Injury Location. It is targeted for improvements to address excessive speed and the specific causes of crashes in the area. The dark blue segments indicate 1-2 FSI/VRU crashes in the study period; the light blue, 3-4 FSI/VRU crashes. The high speeds in this area result in notable crashes that have appeared on the news. The improvements would be combined with the Port Area Infrastructure Project, a capital project that will install bikeways and sidewalks on the Southport Parkways, Lake Washington Blvd, and Harbor Blvd.

The second priority project includes improvements to the intersection of Jefferson Blvd and Linden Road (north).

There will be a two-phase approach: A low-cost, short-term plan for quick implementation and a permanent plan.

This high-injury location is prioritized because of the frequency of FSI crashes (the yellow line indicates 5-6 FSI/VRU crashes in the study period) and the fact that all Washington Unified School District students will be daily users of this intersection before they finish their education.

The third will be a program to roll out quick-build intersection improvements. The program will include: 1) a sample intersection design; 2) the specifications for each element of the improvement to be followed when making the intersection improvement; 3) a rubric for when each element of the intersection improvements would be installed; 4) a rubric for when an intersection should be improved; and 5) a list of intersections that should be improved based on the VZAP’s crash data analysis alone.

The fourth and fifth will be selected from a list of programs currently under consideration. Currently, the Vision Zero team is considering:
 No Right on Red Policy: This would direct staff where and when right turns should be prohibited on red lights, include schematics for installing the necessary infrastructure, and have an enforcement plan. 19 Vision Zero Action Plan
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 Traffic Safety Education Campaign: This will help the City initiate a traffic safety education campaign tailored to the City based on the analysis phase of the VZAP.  Intersection Daylighting Law: This will guide the City on how to enforce the “intersection daylighting” law—the statewide ban on parking within 20 feet of intersections. Intersection daylighting improves visibility at intersections and reduces instances where crashes are caused by drivers not seeing vehicles, bicyclists, or pedestrians.
 Midblock Crossing Guidance: This program would establish where/when the City should install midblock crosswalks and provide the design standards to ensure that those midblock crosswalks are safe. West Sacramento has many major and minor streets with long distances between intersections. Pedestrians often cross not at designated intersections/crosswalks because walking to the nearest intersection could add over a quarter-mile to their trip.

Countermeasures List
The Vision Zero Action Plan will have an appendix containing a list of safety countermeasures. Each countermeasure will be described, a description of the unsafe road behavior that it would reduce, and a guide to where/when it should be implemented. Infrastructure countermeasures will include a schematic, example, or reference to aid design. The City’s engineers would refer to this list when responding to complaints generated by the Neighborhood Traffic Calming Program, beginning new projects, reviewing development applications, or repairing streets.

Implementation
The Vision Zero Action Plan will include implementation strategies developed with the Project Development Team. The Project Development Team’s members are representatives of the City departments that will have a role in implementing the VZAP countermeasures. Initiative must come from every department so that no opportunity to add a safety countermeasure is lost. To this end, safety countermeasures will be implemented as stand-alone capital projects, elements added to new projects, elements added to repairs to existing facilities, and reallocation of resources to VZAP programs. By making small design changes to every street repair, Vision Zero countermeasures can be installed everywhere at little additional cost.

Environmental Considerations
Not Applicable
Commission Recommendation
The High Injury Location analysis was presented to the Transportation, Mobility, and Infrastructure Commission for consideration of member and public feedback. The TMI Commission concurred with the analysis.

Strategic Plan Integration
This project advances the 2025 Strategic Plan Principles: “Mobility & Connectivity,” in support of providing convenient and sustainable choices for people to get where they are going, “Inclusive & Diverse,” in support of equitable investment and social/environmental justice in the city, and “Core Services & Infrastructure,” in support of sustaining a financially sound city in which everyone feels safe and secure, with quality services and wellmaintained infrastructure.

Alternatives
As an alternative to the recommended action, the City Council could:
1) Decline to set a goal for reduction in fatal and severe injury crashes; or 2) Direct Staff to set an alternative goal.

Declining to set a goal will mean that the Vision Zero team will prepare a draft Vision Zero Action Plan based on only its assumption of what goal the City Council would set. If, upon reviewing the draft plan, the City Council set a different goal, adoption of the plan would be delayed as the team redrafted the plan. This would put the City in jeopardy of exceeding the grant timeline. Therefore, staff recommends that the City Council direct the Vision Zero team to prepare a plan to achieve the goal of a 50% reduction in FSI crashes by 2035.

Coordination and Review
This project includes participation by the Vision Zero Project Development Team (PDT). The PDT consists of representatives of City departments that have responsibility for streets and traffic safety. The PDT includes representatives of Finance, Capital Projects, City Manager’s Office, Community Development, Economic Development and Housing, Fire, Parks & Recreation, Police, and Public Works Operations & Maintenance. 20 Vision Zero Action Plan
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Budget/Cost Impact
The project (CIP 16012) is funded by a $280,000 federal Safe Streets and Roads for All grant, with an approved match of $70,000 from the one-time General Fund. The City Council later adopted Resolution 24-13 adding $27,966 to the project budget to allow a 10% contingency for the project, bringing the project budget to $377,966.

This report provides an update on the project and has no impact on the budget. No additional funds are being requested at this time.

ATTACHMENT
None
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MEETING DATE: June 4, 2025 ITEM # 7
SUBJECT:

CONSIDERATION OF AWARD OF A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CONTRACT TO GHD, INC. FOR DEVELOPMENT OF THE SACRAMENTO AVENUE CORRIDOR INFILL AND

INFRASTRUCTURE CAPACITY, NEEDS, AND FINANCING PLAN AND ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION 25-65 APPROVING RELATED BUDGET ADJUSTMENTS (CIP 10048) INITIATED OR REQUESTED BY: REPORT COORDINATED OR PREPARED BY:
[ ] Council [X] Staff
[ ] Other
Stephanie Chhan, Senior Transportation Planner
Community Development Department
ATTACHMENT [X] Yes [ ] No [ ] Information [ ] Direction [ X ] Action

OBJECTIVE
The purpose of this report is to provide the City Council with sufficient information to award a professional services contract for the development of the Sacramento Avenue Corridor Infill and Infrastructure Capacity, Needs, and Financing Plan.

RECOMMENDED ACTION
Staff respectfully recommends that the City Council:
1) Award a contract for professional services with GHD, Inc. for the Sacramento Avenue Corridor Infill and Infrastructure Capacity, Needs, and Financing Plan;
2) Authorize the City Manager, or their designee, to execute a professional services contract with GHD, Inc. in the amount of $538,661 for the Sacramento Avenue Corridor Infill and Infrastructure Capacity, Needs, and Financing Plan;
3) Authorize the City Manager, or their designee, to make non-substantive changes or modifications to the Contract for Services, with approval from the City Attorney; 4) Authorize the City Manager, or their designee, to execute amendments up to 10% ($53,866.10) of the total contract amount;
5) Approve Resolution 25-65 authorizing the transfer of $108,866 from the Measure N Fund - Community Improvement Funds to support the project budget (CIP 10048); and 6) Delegate authority to the City Manager, or their designee, to execute amendments to extend the term of the contract, if necessary, and to approve and incorporate additional tasks.

BACKGROUND
On April 15, 2021, the City of West Sacramento (City) was awarded $273,000 in grant funding from the Sacramento Area Council of Governments (SACOG) for the 2021 Community Design Grant Program for the Sacramento Avenue Complete Streets Corridor Improvement Plan. SACOG designated Regional Surface Transportation Block Grant Program (STPL) funds, which are managed by the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans). In September 2024, the City adopted the Sacramento Avenue Complete Street Plan.

The Complete Street Plan seeks to expand and enhance non-motorized transportation modes and access to high-quality transit service, with the goal of minimizing the potential increase in vehicle miles traveled that would typically be associated with new development (Green Zone and Washington District) and a new bridge connecting to job and housing growth in Sacramento (Railyard District).

In conjunction with the development of the Complete Street Plan, the City sought and was awarded a Green Means Go grant (REAP 2.0 funds) in the Planning Category for the Sacramento Ave Corridor Infill & Infrastructure Capacity, Needs, and Financing Plan. The goal of the Infill and Infrastructure Plan is to identify planning activities that could reduce barriers to infill development and to understand the condition and capacity of utilities in relation to future infill development along Sacramento Avenue. The intent and need to complete the Infill and Infrastructure Capacity, Needs, and Financing Plan is to identify any improvements that can be coupled with the implementation of the Complete Street Project to reduce impacts to the community and consolidate expenses, if possible, by combining underground infrastructure improvements with transportation improvements.

Staff originally included the Infill and Infrastructure Capacity, Needs, and Financing Plan work with the Complete Street Plan due to the related nature of the work. Due to uncertainty in the state’s budget in 2024, REAP 2.0 funds were at risk of being cut and staff paused work while awaiting finalization of the state budget. The state budget was not fully resolved and finalized until summer 2024. During this period, staff continued with and completed the Complete Street Plan. In August 2024, the SACOG Board of Directors adopted a revised Green Means Go program budget, implementing an across-the-board 6.2% reduction to all REAP 2.0 expenditure 22 Contract Award for Sac Ave Infill and Infrastructure June 4, 2025

categories, resulting in a reduction of the Green Means Go award from $650,000 to $609,000. The City adopted Resolution 24-105 to backfill the grant reduction.

To close out the federal grant awarded for the Sacramento Avenue Complete Street Plan, Caltrans recommended that the City separate the federal funds (STPL) and state funds (REAP 2.0) in the City’s consultant contract. As such, the City released a new Request for Proposals for the Infill and Infrastructure Capacity, Needs, and Financing Plan.

ANALYSIS
On March 12, 2025, staff issued a Request for Proposals for the Sacramento Avenue Corridor Infill and Infrastructure Capacity, Needs, and Financing Plan (25-012-RFP) through the City’s online procurement system, OpenGov, to obtain proposals to study non-transportation related planning and infrastructure needs that would support or encourage infill housing development along Sacramento Avenue.

After extended outreach, the City received one proposal from GHD, Inc. The proposal was evaluated by a fourperson panel of City staff, consistent with the City’s purchasing policy. Proposals were evaluated based on qualifications, proven ability, technical approach, and cost. After reviewing GHD’s qualifications, experience, and proposed work plan, the staff selection panel determined that GHD has a strong understanding of the work to be performed and is qualified to complete the tasks.

The Contract for Services includes the negotiated scope and fees to complete the scope (Attachment 1).

Environmental Considerations
This action is not a project that is subject to CEQA because it is not an activity that may cause either a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment. (Pub. Resources Code, § 21065; CEQA Guidelines §§ 15060(c), 15378(a).)
Commission Recommendation
This is an administrative item and does not have new policy implications that would require Transportation, Mobility, and Infrastructure Commission input. As such, this item was not presented to the TMI Commission.

Strategic Plan Integration
This project advances the 2024 Strategic Plan Principles: Core Services & Infrastructure, Local Economic Development, Housing and Homelessness, and Climate & Energy Resiliency.

Alternatives
The City Council may choose among the following alternatives:
1) Approve the recommended actions as stated above;
2) Amend the recommended actions.
3) Decline to approve the recommended actions or cancel the project.

Staff recommends Alternative 1 in order to begin the project and keep it on schedule with the Green Means Go (REAP 2.0) grant award. Alternatives 2 and 3 are not recommended because they would delay the project and may put the REAP 2.0 funds at risk.

Coordination and Review
This report was prepared by the Community Development Department in coordination with and review by the Finance Department and City Manager’s Office.

Budget/Cost Impact
This project is included in the Capital Improvement Program as Sacramento Avenue Complete Street Plan (CIP 10048).

The breakdown of costs for CIP 10048 are as follows:

Project Revenues
2021 SACOG Funding Round – Community Design Funding Program (STPL funds) $ 273,000 2023 SACOG Green Means Go – REAP 2.0 Funds $ 609,000
Local Match – Measure N Community Improvements and Inclusive Economic Development $ 125,500 Total Revenues $1,007,500
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Project Costs
Sacramento Avenue Complete Street Corridor Improvement Plan (CDD22-305) $ 418,660 Sacramento Avenue Corridor Infill and Infrastructure Capacity, Needs, and Financing Plan $ 538,661 Contingency $ 53,866
Staff Time $ 105,179
Total Project Costs $1,116,366
Project Surplus/(Deficit) ($ 108,866)
Based on the information above, staff estimates that $108,866 of additional funding is necessary to cover the contract and staff time to complete this project. Resolution 25-65 requests the additional funding of $108,866 from Measure N – Community Investment.

ATTACHMENTS

1. Contract for Services – CDD25-012

2. Resolution 25-65
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CONTRACT FOR SERVICES
THIS CONTRACT is made on June, 4 2025, by and between the CITY OF WEST SACRAMENTO (“City”), and GHD, Inc. (“Consultant”).

WITNESSETH:

WHEREAS, the City desires to develop a Sacramento Avenue Infill and Infrastructure Capacity, Needs and Financing Plan; and
WHEREAS, the Consultant has presented a proposal for such services to the City, dated April 2, 2025, (attached hereto as Exhibit “A”) and is duly licensed, qualified and experienced to perform those services;
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto mutually agree as follows:

1. SCOPE OF SERVICES:

A. Consultant shall do all work, attend all meetings, produce all reports and carry out all activities necessary to completion of the services described in the Scope of Work, attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference as Exhibit “A”. This Contract and its exhibits shall be known as the “Contract Documents.” Terms set forth in any Contract Document shall be deemed to be incorporated in all Contract Documents as if set forth in full therein. In the event of conflict between terms contained in these Contract Documents, the more specific term shall control. If any portion of the Contract Documents shall be in conflict with any other portion, provisions contained in the Contract shall govern over conflicting provisions contained in the exhibits to the Contract.

B. Consultant enters into this Contract as an independent contractor and not as an employee of the City. The Consultant shall have no power or authority by this Contract to bind the City in any respect. Nothing in this Contract shall be construed to be inconsistent with this relationship or status. All employees, agents, contractors or subcontractors hired or retained by the Consultant are employees, agents, contractors or subcontractors of the Consultant and not of the City. The City shall not be obligated in any way to pay any wage claims or other claims made against Consultant by any such employees, agents, contractors or subcontractors, or any other person resulting from performance of this Contract. In the event that Consultant or any employee, agent, or subcontractor of Consultant providing services under this Agreement claims or is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction or the California Public Employees Retirement System (PERS) to be eligible for enrollment in PERS as an employee of the City, Consultant shall indemnify, defend, and hold harmless City for the payment of any employee and/or employer contributions for PERS benefits on behalf of Consultant or its employees, agents, or subcontractors, as well as for the payment of any penalties and interest on such contributions, which would otherwise be the responsibility of City. Notwithstanding any other agency, state or federal policy, rule, regulation, law or ordinance to the contrary, To the greatest extent permitted by law, Consultant and its employees, agents, and subcontractors shall not qualify for or become entitled to, and hereby agree to waive any claims to, any compensation, benefit, or any incident of employment by City, including but not limited to eligibility to enroll in PERS as an employee of City and entitlement to any contribution to be paid by City for employer contribution and/or employee contributions for PERS benefits.

Attachment 1
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C. The Consultant agrees it has satisfied itself by its own investigation and research regarding the conditions affecting the work to be done and labor and materials needed, and that its decision to execute this Contract is based on such independent investigation and research.

2. TERM OF CONTRACT
A. The services of Consultant are to commence upon receipt of written notice to proceed from the City, and shall be undertaken and completed in accordance with the Schedule of Performance attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference as Exhibit “B” and terminate on June 30, 2026.

B. Consultant’s failure to complete work in accordance with the Schedule of Performance may result in delayed compensation as described in Section 3.

C. The City Manager or his or her designee may, by written instrument signed by the Parties, extend the duration of this Contract for two (2) additional one-year extensions in the manner provided in Section 5, provided that the extension does not require the payment of compensation in excess of the Council approved budget.

3. COMPENSATION:

A. The Consultant shall be paid monthly for the actual fees, costs and expenses for all time and materials required and expended, but in no event shall total compensation exceed five hundred thirty eight thousand six hundred sixty one dollars ($538,661), without City’s prior written approval. Consultant's fees shall be as specified in the Schedule of Fees, which is attached hereto an incorporated herein as Exhibit "C".

B. Said amount shall be paid upon submittal of a monthly billing showing completion of the tasks that month. Consultant shall furnish City with invoices for all expenses as well as for all materials authorized by this Contract. The invoices shall be submitted with the monthly billings.

If Consultant’s performance is not in conformity with the Schedule of Performance, payments may be delayed or denied, unless the Consultant’s failure to perform in conformity with the Schedule of Performance is a documented result of the City’s failure to conform with the Schedule of Performance, or if the Schedule of Performance is extended pursuant to Section 5.

C. If the work is halted at the request of the City, compensation shall be based upon the proportion that the work performed bears to the total work required by this Contract, subject to Section 4.

4. TERMINATION:

A. This Contract may be terminated by either party, provided that the other party is given not less than 30 (thirty) calendar days’ written notice (delivered by certified mail, return receipt requested) of intent to terminate.

B. The City may temporarily suspend this Contract, at no additional cost to City, provided that the Consultant is given written notice (delivered by certified mail, return receipt requested) of temporary suspension. If City gives such notice of temporary suspension, Consultant shall immediately suspend its activities under this Contract. 26 GHD, Inc.

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C. Notwithstanding any provisions of this Contract, Consultant shall not be relieved of liability to the City for damages sustained by the City by virtue of any breach of this Contract by Consultant, and the City may withhold any payments due to Consultant until such time as the exact amount of damages, if any, due the City from Consultant is determined.

D. In the event of termination, the Consultant shall be compensated as provided for in this Contract, except as provided in Section 4C. Upon termination, the City shall be entitled to all work, including but not limited to, appraisals, inventories, studies, analyses, drawings and data estimates performed to that date in accordance with Section 7 hereof.

5. AMENDMENTS, CHANGES OR MODIFICATIONS:

Amendments, changes or modifications in the terms of this Contract may be made at any time by mutual written agreement between the parties hereto and shall be signed by the persons authorized to bind the parties hereto.

6. EXTENSIONS OF TIME:

Consultant may, for good cause, request extensions of time to perform the services required hereunder. Such extensions shall be authorized in advance by the City in writing and shall be incorporated in written amendments to this Contract or the attached Work Program in the manner provided in Section 5.

7. PROPERTY OF CITY:

A. It is mutually agreed that all materials prepared by the Consultant under this Contract shall become the property of the City, and the Consultant shall have no property right therein whatsoever. Immediately upon termination, the City shall be entitled to, and the Consultant shall deliver to the City, all data, drawings, specifications, reports, estimates, summaries and other such materials as may have been prepared or accumulated to date by the Consultant in performing this Contract which is not Consultant’s privileged information, as defined by law, or Consultant’s personnel information, along with all other property belonging exclusively to the City which is in the Consultant’s possession.

B. Additionally, it is agreed that the parties intend this to be a contract for services and each considers the products and results of the services to be rendered by Consultant hereunder (the “Work”) to be a work made for hire. Consultant acknowledges and agrees that the Work (and all rights therein, including, without limitation, copyright) belongs to and shall be the sole and exclusive property of the City.

8. COMPLIANCE WITH ALL LAWS:

A. Consultant shall comply with all applicable laws, ordinances, and codes of federal, State and local governments, and shall commit no trespass on any public or private property in performing any of the work authorized by this Contract.

B. Consultant warrants to the City that it is licensed by all applicable governmental bodies to perform this Contract and will remain so licensed throughout the progress of the Work, and that it has, and will have, throughout the progress of the Work, the necessary experience, skill and financial resources to enable it to perform this Contract. 27 GHD, Inc.

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9. WARRANTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES - CONSULTANT:

A. Consultant agrees and represents that it is qualified to properly provide the services set forth in Exhibit “A” in a manner which is consistent with the generally accepted standards of Consultant’s profession.

B. Consultant agrees and represents that the work performed under this Contract shall be in accordance with applicable federal, State and local law in accordance with Section 17A hereof.

C. Consultant shall designate a project manager who at all times shall represent the Consultant before the City on all matters relating to this Contract. The project manager shall continue in such capacity unless and until he or she is removed at the request of the City, is no longer employed by Consultant, or is replaced with the written approval of the City, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld.

D. Consultant shall provide corrective services without charge to the City for services which fail to meet the above professional and legal standards and which are reported to Consultant in writing within sixty (60) days of discovery. Should Consultant fail or refuse to perform promptly its obligations, the City may render or undertake performance thereof and the Consultant shall be liable for any expenses thereby incurred.

10. SUBCONTRACTING:

None of the services covered by this Contract shall be subcontracted without the prior written consent of the City, which will not be unreasonably withheld. Consultant shall be as fully responsible to the City for the negligent acts and omissions of its contractors and subcontractors, and of persons either directly or indirectly employed by them, as it is for the negligent acts and omissions of persons directly employed by Consultant.

11. ASSIGNABILITY:

Consultant shall not assign or transfer any interest in this Contract whether by assignment or novation, without the prior written consent of the City which will not be unreasonably withheld.

However, claims for money due or to become due Consultant from the City under this Contract may be assigned to a financial institution, or to a trustee in bankruptcy, without such approval.

Notice of any assignment or transfer whether voluntary or involuntary shall be furnished promptly to the City.

12. INTEREST IN CONTRACT:

Consultant covenants that neither it, nor any of its employees, agents, contractors, subcontractors has any interest, nor shall they acquire any interest, direct or indirect, in the subject of the Contract, nor any other interest which would conflict in any manner or degree with the performance of its services hereunder. Consultant shall make all disclosures required by the City’s conflict of interest code in accordance with the category designated by the City, unless the City Manager determines in writing that Consultant’s duties are more limited in scope than is warranted by the category designated by the City code and that a narrower disclosure category should apply. Consultant also agrees to make disclosure in compliance with the City conflict of interest code if, at any time after the execution of this Contract, City determines and notifies Consultant in writing that Consultant’s duties under this Contract warrant greater disclosure by 28 GHD, Inc.

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Consultant than was originally contemplated. Consultant shall make disclosures in the time, place and manner set forth in the conflict of interest code and as directed by the City.

13. MATERIALS CONFIDENTIAL:

All of the materials prepared or assembled by Consultant pursuant to performance of this Contract are confidential and Consultant agrees that they shall not be made available to any individual or organization without the prior written approval of the City, except by court order.

14. LIABILITY OF CONSULTANT-NEGLIGENCE:

Consultant shall be responsible for performing the work under this Contract in a manner which is consistent with the generally-accepted standards of the Consultant’s profession and shall be liable for its own negligence and the negligent acts of its employees, agents, contractors and subcontractors. The City shall have no right of control over the manner in which the work is to be done but only as to its outcome, and shall not be charged with the responsibility of preventing risk to Consultant or its employees, agents, contractors or subcontractors.

15. INDEMNITY AND LITIGATION COSTS:

Consultant shall protect, hold free and harmless, defend and indemnify the City, its consultants, and each of their officers, employees and agents, from any and all liability, penalties, costs, losses, damages, expenses, causes of action, claims or judgments, including attorney’s fees and expenses of litigation arising out of, pertaining to, or relating to the negligence, recklessness, or willful misconduct of the Consultant, its employees or anyone else employed by the Consultant in the performance of professional design services under this agreement, to the extent of the Consultant’s proportionate percentage of fault.

To the extent permitted by Civil Code section 2782.8, for all other claims unrelated to the provision of professional design services, the Consultant shall protect, hold free and harmless, defend and indemnify the City, its consultants, and each of their officers, employees and agents, from any and all liability, penalties, costs, losses, damages, expenses, causes of action, claims or judgments, including attorney’s fees and expenses of litigation, which arise out of or are in any way connected with the Consultant’s, or its subcontractors’ or suppliers’, performance under this agreement or failure to comply with any of the obligations contained in the agreement. This indemnity shall imply no reciprocal right of the Consultant in any action on the agreement pursuant to California Civil Code section 1717 or section 1717.5. To the fullest extent legally permissible, this indemnity, defense and hold harmless agreement by the Consultant shall apply to any and all acts or omissions unrelated to the provision of professional design services, whether active or passive, on the part of the Consultant or its agents, employees, representatives, or subcontractor’s agents, employees and representatives, resulting in claim or liability, irrespective of whether or not any acts or omissions of the parties to be indemnified hereunder may also have been a contributing factor to the liability, except such loss or damage which was caused by the active negligence, the sole negligence, or the willful misconduct of the City.

16. CONSULTANT TO PROVIDE INSURANCE:

A. Consultant shall not commence any work before obtaining, and shall maintain in force at all times during the duration and performance of this Contract, the policies of insurance specified in this Section. Such insurance must have the approval of the City as to limit, form, and amount, and shall be placed with insurers with a current A.M. Best’s rating of no less than A VII 29 GHD, Inc.

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(an NR rating is acceptable for Worker’s Compensation insurance written with the State Compensation Insurance Fund of California).

B. Prior to execution of this Contract and prior to commencement of any work, the Consultant shall furnish the City with certificates of insurance and copies of endorsements providing evidence of coverage for all policies required by the Contract. The Consultant and its contractors and subcontractors shall, at their expense, maintain in effect at all times during the performance of work under the Contract not less than the following coverage and limits of insurance, which shall be maintained with insurers and under forms of policy satisfactory to the City. The maintenance by Consultant and its contractors and subcontractors of the following coverage and limits of insurance is a material element of this Contract. The failure of Consultant or of any of its contractors or subcontractors to maintain or renew coverage or to provide evidence of renewal may be treated by the City as a material breach of this Contract. Approval of the insurance by the City shall not relieve or decrease any liability of Consultant.

1. Worker’s Compensation and Employer’s Liability Insurance

a. Worker’s Compensation - Insurance to protect the Consultant, its contractors and subcontractors from all claims under Worker’s Compensation and Employer’s Liability Acts, including Longshoremen’s and Harbor Worker’s Act (“Acts”), if applicable. Such coverage shall be maintained, in type and amount, in strict compliance with all applicable state and Federal statutes and regulations.

The Consultant shall execute a certificate in compliance with Labor Code Section 1861, on the form provided in the Contract Documents.
b. Consultant shall provide a Waiver of Subrogation endorsement in favor of the City, its officers, officials, employees, agents and volunteers for losses arising from work performed by the Consultant.

2. Commercial General Liability Insurance
a. The insurance shall be provided on form CG0001, or it’s equivalent, and shall include coverage for claims for bodily injury or property damage arising out of premises/operations, products/completed operations, contractual liability, and subconsultant’s work and personal and advertising injury resulting from actions, failures to act, or operations of the insured, or by its employees or agents, or by anyone directly or indirectly employed by the insured. The amount of insurance coverage shall not be less than $1,000,000 per occurrence and $2,000,000 general and products/completed operations aggregates. b. The commercial general liability insurance shall also include the following:
i. Endorsement equivalent to CG 2010 0714 naming the City, its officers, officials, employees, agents, and volunteers as additional insureds. The endorsement shall contain no special limitations on the scope of protection afforded to the City, its officers, officials, employees or volunteers.
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insurance or self insurance maintained by the City, its officers, officials, employees or volunteers shall be in excess of the Consultant’s insurance and shall not contribute with it, to the payment or satisfaction of any defense expenses, loss, or judgment.
iii. Provision or endorsement stating that the Consultant’s insurance shall apply separately to each insured against whom claim is made or suit is brought, except with respect to the limits of the insurer’s liability.

3. Commercial Automobile Insurance
a. The insurance shall include, but shall not be limited to, coverage for claims for bodily injury or property damage for owned, non-owned, and hired automobiles resulting from actions, failures to act, or operations of the insured, or by its employees or agents, or by anyone directly or indirectly employed by the insured. The amount of insurance coverage shall not be less than $1,000,000 per accident.
b. The commercial automobile insurance shall include the same endorsements required for the commercial general liability policy (see Section

16.B.2.b).

4. Professional Liability. The Consultant and its contractors and subcontractors shall secure and maintain in full force, during the term of this Contract and for five years thereafter, professional liability insurance policies appropriate to the respective professions and the work to be performed as specified in this Contract. The limits of such professional liability insurance coverage shall not be less than $1,000,000 per claim.

C. In addition to any other remedy the City may have, if Consultant fails to maintain the insurance coverage as required in this Section, the City may obtain such insurance coverage as is not being maintained, in form and amount substantially the same as is required herein, and the City may deduct the cost of such insurance from any amounts due or which may become due Consultant under this Contract.

D. No policy required by this Contract shall be suspended, cancelled, terminated by either party, or reduced in coverage or in limits unless Consultant has provided thirty (30) days prior written notice by certified mail, return receipt requested, to the City.

E. Any deductibles or self-insured retentions in excess of $10,000 must be declared to, and approved by, the City.

F. The requirement as to types, limits, and the City’s approval of insurance coverage to be maintained by Consultant are not intended to, and shall not in any manner, limit or qualify the liabilities and obligations assumed by Consultant under the Contract.

17. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS:

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observe and comply with, applicable federal, state, county and municipal laws, ordinances, regulations, orders and decrees which in any manner affect those engaged or employed on the work described by this Contract or the materials used or which in any way affect the conduct of the work.

B. Consultant shall not engage in unlawful employment discrimination. Such unlawful employment discrimination includes, but is not limited to, employment discrimination based upon a person’s race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical handicap, medical condition, marital status, gender, citizenship, or sexual orientation.

C. FOR WORK FUNDED IN WHOLE OR IN PART FROM GRANT FUNDS. This Contract is funded in whole in part through grant funds received under the following grant: Green Means Go (REAP 2.0 funds) Contract No. 230052 dated November, 1, 2023 and Amendment No. 1 to Contract No. 230052 dated September 25, 2024 (the “Grant”), the terms of which are incorporated herein. Copies of the Grant and any related materials have been made available to Consultant, and Consultant shall ensure that its performance under this Contract, and that of any subcontractors, conforms to the requirements of the Grant. These requirements include, but are not necessarily limited to, compliance with the terms set forth in Exhibit “E”.

D. Consultant shall maintain and make available for inspection by the City and its auditors accurate records of all of its costs, disbursements and receipts with respect to any work under this Contract. Such inspections may be made during regular office hours at any time until six (6) months after the final payments under this Contract are made to the Consultant.

E. This Contract constitutes the entire agreement between the parties relative to the services specified herein and no modification hereof shall be effective unless and until such modification is evidenced by a writing signed by both parties to this Contract. There are no understandings, agreements, conditions, representations, warranties or promises, with respect to this Contract, except those contained in or referred to in the writing.

F. All notices that are required to be given by one party to the other under this Contract shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been given if delivered personally or enclosed in a properly addressed envelope and deposited in a United States Post Office for delivery by registered or certified mail addressed to the parties at the following addresses:

City: City of West Sacramento
Attn to: Stephanie Chhan, Senior Transportation Planner 1110 West Capitol Avenue
West Sacramento, CA 95691
Email: [email protected]

Consultant: GHD, Inc.

Attn to: Todd Tregenza, Principal-in-Charge
2200 21st Street
Sacramento, CA 95818
Email: [email protected]

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G. This Contract shall be interpreted and governed by the laws of the State of California.

H. Any action arising out of this Contract shall be brought and maintained in Yolo County California, regardless of where else venue may lie.

I. In any action brought by either party to enforce the terms of this Contract, each party shall be bear responsibility for its attorney’s fees and all costs regardless of whether one party is determined to be the prevailing party.

J. ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION OF CONTRACT AND SIGNATURE. By electronically signing this document in electronic form, Parties agree that this Agreement may be transmitted and signed electronically by all Parties, and that such signatures shall have the same force and effect as original signatures, in accordance with California law and regulations, including but not limited to Civil Code Section 1633.7

CITY OF WEST SACRAMENTO
By: __________________________
Amanda Berlin, Assistant City Manager
ATTEST:

By: _______________________
Jennifer Cusmir, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:

By: _______________________
Jeffrey Mitchell, City Attorney
GHD, Inc.

By: _________________________
Todd Tregenza, Principal-In Charge
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EXHIBIT A
Scope of Work
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C. Technical Project Approach and Understanding
The Sacramento Avenue is a key corridor in the City of
West Sacramento (“City”) that runs east-west between
interstates 5 and 80. The corridor crosses a mix of
residential neighborhoods of varying density, providing access to primarily local-serving commercial uses, from a gas station and several auto repair stores to restaurants, churches, and supermarkets. Further west, where
Sacramento Avenue turns into Reed Avenue, the corridor
provides access to major retail centers anchored by big box stores, the California Highway Patrol Academy, and a large business park – combined, these locations host over 5,000 jobs. The more than 10,000 people that live along and north of the corridor, between Sacramento Avenue
and the Sacramento River, must travel or cross this
corridor for nearly any local or regional trip.

As one of the City’s major arterials, and most significant east-west transportation corridors, the roadway connects regional amenities such as West Sacramento’s
commercial anchors to the west and the developing
Sacramento River riverfront, the C Street Railyards Bridge, the I Street Bridge Deck Conversion for Active
Transportation Project, and Downtown Sacramento, to the east. As a local transportation route through primarily residential neighborhoods, the corridor also provides
access to community amenities, including trails and
outdoor recreation, schools, and lifestyle destinations.

In 2024, GHD completed the Sacramento Avenue
Complete Street Plan for the City of West Sacramento
which sought to:
✓ Provide safer and more comfortable transportation
options, including walking, biking, rolling, and driving, for people of all ages and abilities by incorporating
“complete street” infrastructure within the roadway
right-of way.
✓ Integrate placemaking strategies with multi-modal
mobility and infill development.

In association with the Sacramento Avenue Complete
Street Plan, the City was awarded a Green Means Go
(“GMG”) grant for development of the Sacramento Ave
Corridor Infill & Infrastructure Capacity, Needs, and
Financing Plan (“Plan”). The goal of the Plan is to
identify planning activities that could reduce barriers to infill development and to understand the condition and capacity of utilities in relation to future infill development along the Sacramento Avenue. The City envisions that the selected consultant will complete the Plan prior to the City
advancing with implementation of the Complete Street
Plan. We understand that this is to identify any
improvements that can be coupled with the implementation of the Complete Street Plan in an effort to reduce impacts to the community and consolidate expenses.

The multidisciplinary Project Team we have assembled is qualified and eager to meet the challenges of this plan.

Having developed the Sacramento Avenue Complete
Street Plan, we understand what is ultimately needed from the Plan – a cadre of legislative measures specifically aimed at increasing housing development, minimizing
costs and infrastructure hurdles facing affordable housing development, reducing VMT, and creating a safe,
accessible and enjoyable community asset.

PROJECT APPROACH
We have carefully tailored our approach to this project to meet the unique challenges of the Sacramento Avenue
corridor and to leverage our Project Team’s experience in urban design, land use planning, zoning regulations,
housing element preparation, housing policy and
implementation, and roadway infrastructure and utility
design. We have assembled a Team uniquely qualified to
complete this project successfully – our approach is
supported by the expertise of our proposed Team.

We have reviewed the included Scope of Work for the
Plan, and do not propose any modifications to the
identified tasks or deliverables.

Quality Control: All our deliverables are prepared
by our multidisciplined team of experienced
technical experts and are comprehensively
reviewed for quality assurance prior to final release
to the City.

Resource Allocation: Our professional staff meets
weekly to allocate resources and schedule
workload. Our capacity will be tailored to the city’s
needs and demands.

Project Monitoring: GHD will utilize its BST10
SmartClient software to continuously monitor staff
time and project budget to ensure budget
compliance and eliminate scope creep.
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SCOPE OF WORK
TASK 1: ZONING AND PLANNING UPDATES TO ENCOURAGE

HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AND/OR INFILL HOUSING
GHD and WRT will initiate the project with a
comprehensive review of the City’s planning documents,
including the 2035 General Plan, the 2021-2029 Housing
Element, the West Sacramento Municipal Code Title 17
(Zoning Code), the Washington Specific Plan, the 2024
Sacramento Avenue Complete Streets Plan, among
others, and propose amendments to encourage more infill housing and improve housing affordability.

Task 1A: Task Management, QA/QC, and Meetings
GHD will conduct project management efforts, including
meeting attendance, QA/QC, and team coordination as
well as sending monthly invoices and progress reports to the City.

Task 1A Deliverables:
• Monthly progress reports and invoices
Task 1B: Background Review
GHD and WRT will review background documents
including the city’s Standard Specification & Detail Update, General Plan, Zoning Code, Washington Specific Plan
Update, Mobility Action Plan, and most recent (within last five years) built projects and development proposals.

Task 1C: Evaluation of Current Development
Standards along the corridor and Recommendations
We will evaluate the development standards in
Washington Specific Plan and the current zoning code for zoning districts along the corridor to determine if they promote a diversity of housing options, achieve target
densities, and whether they achieve the desired scale,
character, and placemaking strategies appropriate for a multi-modal complete corridor.

To clarify needed actions, we will determine which
standards, guidelines, and procedures are objective
(independently verifiable) and which are subjective
guidelines (open to interpretation). To compare standards across districts, tables will summarize allowable uses, building envelope (setbacks, step-backs, & height),
residential density, floor area ratios, and parking ratios. We will also distinguish between subjective guidelines that be easily rewritten to be objective, versus subjective
guidelines that require interpretation by City staff or a decision-making body.

We will prepare a memo summarizing the findings of the
evaluation of standards, barriers to infill development, and recommend updates to the standards. The memo will be
accompanied by graphic illustrations and precedent
images showing massing, entry orientation, and parking
configurations illustrate. A total of two studies on up to four representative sites each are budgeted.

Task 1C Deliverables:
• Summary memo with evaluation of current standards,
and recommendations for code updates.

Task 1D: Draft Updates to Standards
WRT will discuss with staff the best approach to
incorporate updates to the existing development and
design standards, i.e. revisions to existing standards in a red-lined format, or a separate document with revised
standards.

Building on findings from Task 1C, these updates may
address a range of needs—from clarifying and enhancing
current standards to accommodating larger-scale housing developments. The updates may include, but are not
limited to, the following:
➢ District-Specific Standards: allowable use, residential density, floor area ratio, building envelope (height &
setback), parking ratios, building types, and streets with ground-floor commercial frontage required/allowed.
➢ Building Design Standards: commercial and residential street frontage, building entry and transparency
(window area), massing increments, façade elements &
articulation, block size limitations (for large sites), exterior finishes, cornice & roof form, and requirements specific to building types, etc.
➢ Site Design Standards: landscaping, vehicle
ingress/egress, private & semi-private opens space,
privately-owned public open space (for larger projects), paseos & plazas, walls & fences, etc.
➢ Public Right-of-Way Improvements by Developers:
sidewalk improvements, street trees, light standards,
etc.
➢ Parking & TDM: Recommended parking ratios, TDM
requirements, and integration of micro-mobility
infrastructure within new development.

Where necessary, we will include graphic illustrations and precedent images to illustrate revised development and
design standards. We will prepare 3D representation of
select locations along Sacramento Avenue corridor, to
illustrate the strategies for corridor activation, placemaking and community vitality through land use, urban form,
ground floor programming and treatment, transportation
and mobility enhancements, landscaping, and streetscape elements.
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Task 1D Deliverables:
• Recommendations for staff review, provided in the form of either draft updates to development and design
standards or strategies to support large-scale housing
development, as appropriate based on findings.

Task 1E: Administrative Draft
The administrative draft will address staff comments on the previous draft. The administrative draft is for review by project staff, the City Attorney, public works department, and other interested departments. For the Administrative Draft, graphics will be provided as a separate attachment.

City staff will be responsible for providing our team with a single consistent set of comments.

Task 1E Deliverables:
• Draft narrative using “track changes” and footnotes to reference source, “clean” administrative draft,
Washington Specific Plan administrative draft.
• City Clarifications and Final Direction. After we have had an opportunity to review City comments and list
concerns, WRT will meet with representatives from
interested departments and the City Attorney.

Task 1F: Public Review Draft
GHD and WRT will revise the standards/ODDS
administrative draft to address City comments and
clarifications. These will first be provided in Word. Staff will return this draft with edits and comments.

Task 1F Deliverables:
• Checkprint (or Screencheck) Draft. After edits are
received in Word, WRT address edits and layout text
and graphics in InDesign. After careful internal review, we will provide City staff with a check print draft to
provide the City with a final opportunity for revision. • Public Review Draft Document. WRT will make final
refinements. The public review draft will be provided in two PDF files (for viewing on the web and for printing).

Word, InDesign, and image files will also be provided
Task 1G: Community Workshop
GHD and WRT will attend one community workshop and
contribute relevant content to present recommended code updates.

Task 1G Deliverables:
• Attendance at up to one (1) community workshop.

Task 1H: Planning Commission and City Council
Study Sessions
Task 1H Deliverables:
• Attendance at up to one (1) in-person Planning
Commission and City Council study session per
approving body.

Task 1I: Public Hearings
GHD and WRT will attend one in-person public hearing
each, with Planning Commission and City Council to
present final code updates.

Task 1I Deliverables:
• Attendance at up to one (1) in-person Planning
Commission and City Council public hearing per
approving body.

OPTIONAL Task 1J: Preparation of Buildout Scenarios
GHD will assist with City staff in preparing two sets of buildout scenarios for the study corridor. These will be used to inform the needs assessments in Tasks 3, 4, and

5. The nature of the scenarios will be determined in
consultation but may include, for example, a “status quo” development forecast based on existing conditions and
regulations, and an “accelerated” development forecast
based on policies and programs developed to incentivize the production of affordable housing along the corridor.

These buildout scenarios will be consistent with the City’s Housing Element and General Plan.

OPTIONAL Task 1J Deliverables:
• Assist City staff with preparation of up to two (2) buildout scenarios.

TASK 2: SEWER, WATER, AND STORMWATER EXISTING

UTILITY DATABASE, CONDITIONS ASSESSMENT, AND UTILITY

NEEDS ASSESSMENT
This task includes the effort to perform the utility research and field survey component of the study. In addition, to performing the utility mapping, we will provide coordination with the utility providers. This will be required to request utility maps to verify utility facilities and to determine the capacity of the existing utilities and any future planned system upgrades. For example, we plan to determine
what, if any, upgrades will be required for the electrical and broadband networks along the corridor.

Task 2A: Task Management, QA/QC, Meetings
GHD will conduct project management efforts, including
meeting attendance, QA/QC, and team coordination as
well as sending monthly invoices and progress reports to the City.
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Task 1A Deliverables:
• Monthly progress reports and invoices
Task 2B: Topographic Survey
The GHS team will provide a planning level field survey along the corridor from Harbor Boulevard to 5th Street. Our survey scope will include This work will include the
creation of a Digital Terrain Model (DTM) in 40 scale that will be the basis for all of our mapping and exhibits. DTM materials to be provided in CAD .dwg format. This scope also includes:
➢ Survey of all visible existing utilities
➢ Topographic survey up to 200 feet on either side of
centerline of Sacramento Avenue
➢ Utility survey with manhole dips
➢ Traffic Control for survey work
➢ Aerial survey with targets
Task 2C: Utility Research and Locating
This task will focus on compiling data regarding the
existing utilities along the corridor. GHD will be assisted by our subcontractor, Badger. Their scope will include:
➢ Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) surface scan
➢ Inductive Sweep
➢ GPD Data Collection
➢ Potholes (25)
➢ Traffic control
The purpose of this effort is to identify all the underground and overhead utilities along the corridor to the extent possible. Our approach is to take more of a planning level utility research effort for the project in order to provide more cost-effective service. As a result, we are proposing to do fewer potholes than what would typically be required for an underground construction project. For future design and construction projects additional potholing would still be required but this effort will reduce the amount of work required later. The benefit of performing GPR scan for the entire corridor is that it provides a snapshot of the
horizontal utilities without having to do individual potholing.

Typically, GPR would not be sufficient by itself to perform a construction level utility survey, but it is adequate to determine a basic inventory of the underground utility
network. We have included 25 potholes for specific
locations along the corridor where positive location will be useful. Additional potholes can be provided for an
additional fee.

Task 2C Deliverables:
• Pothole sketches, in .pdf format
• Utility base map, in .dwg and .pdf formats
Task 2D: Sewer, Water, and Stormwater Conditions
Assessment
The GHD team will analyze the existing information
provided by the City regarding the water, sanitary sewer, and storm drain systems along the corridor. The purpose of this exercise is to determine the capacity of the existing systems (to the extent possible) and propose capacity
increases (if necessary) to support future development.

We will use the existing information from the City such as master plan studies, as-builts, maintenance data, etc. This effort will be performed for the water supply, sanitary sewer, and storm drain system in the project area.

However, this will not be a Master Plan type study. Our work will focus on the project corridor and specific
improvements or upgrades as applicable. The Wet Utilities Report will summarize the existing system capacities and provide recommendations for improvements.

Prepare conditions assessment memorandum(s) of utilities to understand existing capacity. This may require visual inspections, coordination with utility agencies, loadcapacity analysis of existing infrastructure, review of City’s documents/studies/models, etc. Identify estimate of
properties on septic to understand capacity needs if these properties switch to the public sewer system.

Prepare an infrastructure needs assessment for water,
sewer and stormwater sheds to meet City’s buildout
conditions and up to two (2) buildout scenarios to provide adequate public facilities for growth. This may require the development of water, sewer, and stormwater projections or the review and validation of City provided models to verify needed infrastructure findings. Include analysis of opportunities and challenges to achieve the buildout
scenarios.

Task 2D Deliverables:
• One (1) draft Sewer, Water, Stormwater Condition
Assessment Report, in .pdf format
• One (1) final Sewer, Water, Stormwater Condition
Assessment Report, in .pdf format.

Task 2E: Summary Report
The GHD team will prepare a summary report with
recommendations for utility and public infrastructure
improvements along with a preliminary Opinion of Probably Cost. This summary report will identify and define the
existing utility infrastructure along the corridor and an estimate of the improvements needed to support future
development based on zoning density assumptions. GHD
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Zoning densities will be used as a basis to determine the ultimate build-out requirements for individual parcels.

Task 2E Deliverables:
• One (1) draft Infrastructure Summary Report, in .pdf
format.
• One (1) final Infrastructure Summary Report, in .pdf
format.
• Opinion of Probable Cost, in .pdf format.

TASK 3: ELECTRIC AND GAS DISTRIBUTION GRID NEEDS

ASSESSMENT
Task 3A: Task Management, QA/QC, and Meetings
GHD will conduct project management efforts, including
meeting attendance, QA/QC, and team coordination as
well as sending monthly invoices and progress reports to the City.

Task 3A Deliverables:
• Monthly progress reports and invoices
Task 3B: Electric and Gas Distribution Grid Needs
Assessment
Using the information from Task 3 regarding the existing electric and gas distribution network, GHD will Compile information from Pacific Gas & Electric regarding existing distribution capacity, voltage support services, reliability services, and resiliency services. Conduct scenario
analysis and identify infrastructure needs to meet City’s buildout conditions and up to two (2) buildout scenarios to provide adequate public facilities for growth and in
alignment with the City’s planning and policies documents (i.e. General Plan, Mobility Action Plan, Mayors’
Commission on Climate Change, etc.) to support mobility hubs and electric vehicle supply equipment. Include
analysis of opportunities and challenges to achieve the buildout scenarios.

Task 3B Deliverables:
• One (1) draft Electric and Gas Summary Report, in .pdf format
• One (1) final Electric and Gas Summary Report, in .pdf format.

TASK 4: TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND BROADBAND NEEDS

ASSESSMENT
Task 4A: Task Management, QA/QC, and Meetings
GHD will conduct project management efforts, including
meeting attendance, QA/QC, and team coordination as
well as sending monthly invoices and progress reports to the City.

Task 4A Deliverables:
• Monthly progress reports and invoices
Task 4B: Telecommunications and Broadband Needs
Assessment
Using the City of West Sacramento’s Broadband
Infrastructure Assessment and Action Plan, GHD will
determine whether existing broadband assets meet City’s buildout conditions and up to two (2) buildout scenarios to provide adequate public facilities for future growth and in alignment the City’s planning and policies documents (i.e.

General Plan, Mobility Action Plan, Mayors’ Commission
on Climate Change, etc.) to support mobility hubs and
electric vehicle supply equipment. Identify appropriate minimum conduit specifications to support needs in the
buildout scenarios.

Task 4B Deliverables:
• One (1) draft Telecommunications and Broadband
Summary Report, in .pdf format.
• One (1) final Telecommunications and Broadband
Summary Report, in .pdf format.

ASSUMPTIONS AND EXCLUSIONS
➢ CCTV of sanitary sewer and storm drain pipelines is
not included but can be provided for an additional fee. ➢ This scope does not include masterplan analysis of the water, storm drain, and sanitary sewer systems.
➢ The topographic survey is intended for planning level use. For actual design and construction additional
supplemental survey will be required in specific
locations.
➢ The utility locating scope is intended for a planning level effort. For actual design and construction
additional potholing will be required in specific
locations.
➢ No geotechnical investigation is included but can be
provided for an additional fee.
➢ Final design plans and specifications are not included but can be provided for an additional.
➢ Condition assessments for all utilities is not included in this scope of work.
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EXHIBIT B
Schedule of Performance
Contract Start Date June 4, 2025
Contract End Date June 30, 2026
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EXHIBIT C
Schedule of Fees
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EXHIBIT D
CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE WITH LABOR CODE § 3700
[Labor Code § 1861]
I am aware of the provisions of Section 3700 of the Labor Code which require every employer to be insured against liability for workers’ compensation or to undertake self-insurance in accordance with the provisions of that code, and I will comply with such provisions before commencing the performance of the work of this contract.

CONSULTANTS
By:

Todd Tregenza, Principal-In Charge
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EXHIBIT E

COPY OF GRANT
45 Contract No.: 230052
Funding Source: State REAP 2
Project Billing Code: SAC229
2416727.1 7203.552

MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING

BETWEEN

SACRAMENTO AREA COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS
And the

CITY OF WEST SACRAMENTO
FOR THE GREEN MEANS GO PROGRAM:

SACRAMENTO AVENUE CORRIDOR INFILL AND INFRASTRUCTURE CAPACITY,

NEEDS AND FINANCING PLAN PROJECT
This Memorandum of Understanding (“MOU” or “Agreement”) is made effective ____________, 2023 (the “Effective Date”), by and between the Sacramento Area Council of Governments (“SACOG”) and the CITY OF WEST SACRAMENTO (“Local Agency”).

RECITALS:

WHEREAS, SACOG, as a council of governments and Metropolitan Planning Organization, provides and/or facilitates member services on behalf of the six counties and 22 cities in the greater Sacramento region; and
WHEREAS, SACOG is the recipient of funds from the State of California Housing and Community Development Department in connection with the Green Means Go funding program; and WHEREAS, Local Agency is a member of SACOG and is the recipient of SIX HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS ($650,000.00) of SACOG Green Means Go funds (the “Funds”); and
WHEREAS, the Funds will be used to pay for the SACRAMENTO AVENUE

CORRIDOR INFILL AND INFRASTRUCTURE CAPACITY, NEEDS AND FINANCING PLAN PROJECT as more particularly described in Exhibit “A” attached hereto and incorporated herein (the “Project”).

NOW, THEREFORE, SACOG and Local Agency agree as follows:

1. Recitals: the recitals above are hereby incorporated in this Agreement.

2. Compliance with Laws and Funding Agreement: Local Agency will comply with all applicable Federal, State, and local laws, codes, ordinances, regulations, orders, circulars, and directives, including, without limitation, all Federal regulatory requirements associated with the funding provided to Local Agency hereunder. Further, Local Agency will require the appropriate debarment certification form from all Local Agency contractors and Local Agency certifies that it will not knowingly enter into any transaction with a contractor, subcontractor, material supplier, or vendor who is debarred, suspended, declared ineligible, or voluntarily excluded from covered transactions by any Federal or State agency. 1 46
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Local Agency acknowledges that the Funds are being provided to SACOG via an agreement between SACOG and the Department of Housing and Community Development (“HCD”), a copy of which is attached hereto and incorporated herein as Exhibit “B” (the “Funding Agreement”). Local Agency agrees to comply with all applicable terms, conditions, and requirements of the Funding Agreement, as such terms relate to recipients or sub-recipients of funds under the Funding Agreement. In the event of any inconsistency or conflict between this MOU and the Funding Agreement, the terms of the Funding Agreement shall prevail.

3. Funding Amount: The amount to be paid to Local Agency for administration by Local Agency in accordance with Exhibit A will not exceed SIX HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS ($650,000.00) unless agreed to in advance by the parties pursuant to a written amendment signed by SACOG’s Executive Director or Deputy Executive Director. In no instance will SACOG be liable for any payments or costs for work in excess of this amount, nor for any unauthorized or ineligible costs.

4. Term: The term of this Agreement shall be from the Effective Date until JUNE 30, 2026, unless agreed to in advance by written amendment signed by SACOG’s Executive Director or Deputy Executive Director.

5. Independent Contractor: The Local Agency, and the agents and employees of the Local Agency, in the performance of this Agreement, will act as and be independent contractors and not officers or employees or agents of SACOG. Local Agency, its officers, employees, agents, and subcontractors, if any, will have no power to bind or commit SACOG to any decision or course of action, and will not represent to any person or business that they have such power. Local Agency has and will retain the right to exercise full control of the supervision of the work and over the employment, direction, compensation and discharge of all persons assisting Local Agency in the performance of work funded by this Agreement. Local Agency will be solely responsible for all matters relating to the payment of its employees and contractors including, but not limited to, compliance with all laws, statutes, and regulations governing such matters.

6. Accounting Records:
a. Local Agency, its staff, contractors and subcontractors shall establish and maintain an accounting system and reports that properly accumulate incurred project costs by line. The accounting system shall conform to Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), enable the determination of incurred costs at interim points of completion, and provide support for reimbursement payment voucher or invoices. b. Local Agency shall establish a separate ledger account for receipts and expenditure of the Funds and maintain expenditure details in accordance with the scope of work, project timeline and budget.
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c. Local Agency shall maintain documentation of its normal procurement policy and competitive bid process (including the use of sole source purchasing), and financial records of expenditures incurred during the course of the project in accordance with GAAP.
d. Local Agency agrees that SACOG and the State of California or their designated representative shall have the right to review and to copy any records and supporting documentation pertaining to the performance of this Agreement.

7. Reporting and Payment:
a. On a quarterly basis, Local Agency will provide SACOG with both a written report on the progress made on the Scope of Work (Exhibit “A”) and an invoice for reimbursement. Invoices for contractual work completed through June 30 of a fiscal year must be submitted by July 30. Local Agency shall submit written invoices by e-mail in to SACOG. Local Agency’s written progress report shall be completed as required by SACOG, and shall be for the periods ending March, June, September and December. Local Agency shall also provide a copy of Local Agency’s annual progress report that is submitted to the State of California Housing and Community Development Department annually in April.
b. Payments to Local Agency hereunder will be made in arrears. Local Agency will submit a detailed and properly documented invoice on its letterhead for reimbursement which invoice will include the following: (i) a description of the work performed, (ii) a detailed accounting of costs incurred, and (iii) evidence that Local Agency has already incurred costs for the Project. Attached as Exhibit “C” is SACOG’s matrix of required supporting documentation for Local Agency invoices. Invoices for expenditures incurred prior to July 1, 2021 will not be reimbursed.
c. The Local Agency shall not be entitled to reimbursement of indirect costs unless a copy of an applicable, approved indirect cost plan has been received by SACOG prior to submittal of the first invoice from the Local Agency. Indirect cost rates shall be submitted annually in accordance with SACOG requirements.
d. Local Agency will be notified within ten (10) business days following receipt of its invoice by SACOG of any circumstances or data identified by SACOG in Local Agency’s invoice that would cause withholding of approval and subsequent payment. Local Agency’s invoice will include documentation of reimbursable expenses and billed items sufficient for SACOG, in its opinion, to substantiate billings. SACOG reserves the right to withhold payment of disputed amounts. Local Agency’s failure to comply with any of the reporting requirements in this Agreement may impact Local Agency’s ability to receive future Green Means Go funds.
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8. Audit, Retention and Inspection of Records:
a. SACOG or its designee, including but not limited to any State or Federal agency, will have the right to review, obtain, copy, and audit all books, records, computer records, accounts, documentation and any other materials (collectively “Records”) pertaining to performance of this Agreement, including any Records in the possession of any contractors or subcontractors. Such Records shall include all records of employment, employment advertisements, employment application forms, and other pertinent employment data, as well as any records pertaining to compliance with Public Contract Code Sections 10115, et seq. and Title 21, California Code of Regulations, Chapter 21, Section 2500, et seq. (when applicable) and other matters connected with the performance of the contract pursuant to Government Code Section 8546.7.
b. Local Agency agrees to provide SACOG or its designee, the State, the California State Auditor or any duly authorized representative of the State or Federal government, with any relevant information requested and will permit SACOG or its designees access to its premises, upon reasonable notice, during normal business hours, for the purpose of interviewing employees and inspecting and copying such Records for the purpose of determining compliance with any applicable Federal and State laws and regulations. Local Agency further agrees to maintain such Records for a period of three (3) years after final payment under the Agreement or three (3) years from the conclusion or resolution of any and all audits or litigation relevant to this Agreement and any amendments, whichever is later. If any litigation, claim, negotiation, audit, monitoring, inspection or other action has been started before the expiration of the three (3) years after final payment under this Agreement, all records must be retained by Local Agency, its contractors and subcontractors until completion of the action and resolution of all issues which arise from it. Records related to any and all audits or litigation relevant to this Agreement shall be retained for five (5) years after the conclusion or resolution of the matter.

SACOG shall have the right to audit Local Agency records and interview employees.
c. If so directed by SACOG upon expiration of this Agreement, the Local Agency will cause all Records relevant to the Scope of Work to be delivered to SACOG as depository.
d. In addition to any other remedies available to SACOG in law or equity for breach of this Agreement, SACOG, may at its discretion, exercise a variety of remedies, including, but not limited to, requiring repayment of the Funds disbursed and expended under this Agreement.
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9. Third Party Contracts:
a. All procurements related to the expenditure of the Funds must be conducted using a fair and competitive procurement process. Local Agency may use its own procurement procedures as long as the procedures comply with all City/County laws, rules and ordinances governing procurement, and all applicable provisions of California law.
b. Any contract entered into as a result of this Agreement shall contain all the provisions stipulated in this Agreement and shall be applicable to Local Agency’s contractors and subcontractors. Copies of all agreements with contractors and subcontractors shall be submitted to SACOG’s project manager. c. Local Agency shall be responsible for monitoring and enforcement of all agreements with contractors and subcontractors to ensure compliance with the terms of this Agreement.

10. Termination:
a. Either party may terminate this Agreement for any reason, with or without cause, at any time, by giving the other party fifteen (15) days written notice. The notice will be deemed served and effective for all purposes on the date it is deposited in the U.S. mail, certified, return receipt requested, addressed to the other party at the address indicated in Section 17 below.
b. If either party issues a notice of termination, SACOG will reimburse Local Agency for work actually performed up to the effective date of the notice of termination, subject to the limitations in Section 6 and less any compensation to SACOG for damages suffered as a result of Local Agency’s failure to comply with the terms of this Agreement.
c. Local Agency will have the right to terminate this Agreement in the event SACOG is unable to make required payments, including, without limitation, a failure of the State to appropriate funds. In such event, Local Agency will provide SACOG with seven (7) days written notice of termination. The notice will be deemed served and effective on the date it is deposited in the U.S. mail, certified, return receipt requested, addressed to SACOG at the address indicated in Section 17. SACOG will make payment to Local Agency through the date of termination, subject to the provisions of Section 6 above.

11. Indemnity: Local Agency specifically agrees to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless SACOG, its directors, officers, members, agents, and employees (collectively the “Indemnitees”) from and against any and all actions, claims, demands, losses, costs, expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs, damages, and liabilities 5 50
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(collectively “Losses”) arising out of or in any way connected with the performance of this Agreement. Local Agency shall pay all costs and expenses that may be incurred by SACOG in enforcing this indemnity, including reasonable attorneys’ fees. The provisions of this Section shall survive the expiration, termination, or assignment of this Agreement.

12. Assignment: The parties understand that SACOG entered into this Agreement based on the Project proposed by Local Agency. Therefore, without the prior express written consent of SACOG, this Agreement is not assignable by the Local Agency either in whole or in part.

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14. Time: Time is of the essence in this Agreement and will follow the timeline set forth in the scope of work (Exhibit “A”), unless modified pursuant to Section 15.

15. Amendments: No alteration or variation of the terms of this Agreement will be valid unless made in writing and signed by the parties hereto, and no oral understanding or agreement not incorporated herein, will be binding on any of the parties hereto.

16. Contractors and Subcontractors: Local Agency will be fully responsible for all work performed by its contractors and subcontractors.
a. SACOG reserves the right to review and approve, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, any contract or agreement to be funded in whole or in part using funds provided under this Agreement.
b. Any contract or subcontract to be funded in whole or in part using funds provided under this Agreement will require the contractor and its subcontractors, if any, to:
(1) Comply with applicable State and Federal law requirements that pertain to, among other things, labor standards, Non-Discrimination, the Americans with Disabilities Act, Equal Employment Opportunity, the Drug-Free Workplace Act.
(2) Maintain at least the minimum State-required Workers’ Compensation Insurance for those employees who will perform the work or any part of it. (3) Maintain unemployment insurance and disability insurance as required by law, along with liability insurance in an amount that is reasonable to compensate any person, firm, or corporation who may be injured or damaged by the Local Agency or any subcontractor in performing work associated with this Agreement or any part of it.
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termination of this Agreement, or three (3) years from the conclusion or resolution of any and all audits or litigation relevant to this Agreement and any amendments, whichever is later.
(5) Permit SACOG and/or its representatives, upon reasonable notice, unrestricted access to any or all books, records, accounts, documentation, and all other materials relevant to this Agreement for the purpose of monitoring, auditing, or otherwise examining said materials.

17. Project Managers: SACOG’s Project Manager for this Agreement is Greg Chew, unless SACOG otherwise informs Local Agency. With the exception of notice of termination sent by certified mail pursuant to Section 10 above, any notice, report, or other communication required by this Agreement will be mailed by first-class mail to the SACOG Project Manager at the following address:

Greg Chew, Senior Planner
Sacramento Area Council of Governments
1415 L Street, Suite 300
Sacramento, CA 95814
Telephone: 916-798-0464
Email: [email protected]
Local Agency’s Project Manager for this Agreement is Stephanie Chhan. No substitution ofLocal Agency’s Project Manager is permitted without prior written agreement by SACOG, which agreement will not be unreasonably withheld. With the exception of notice of termination sent by certified mail pursuant to Section 10 above, any notice, report, or other communication to Local Agency required by this Agreement will be mailed by firstclass mail to:

Stephanie Chhan, Senior Transportation Planner
City of West Sacramento
1110 Capitol Avenue,
West Sacramento CA 95691
Telephone: 916-617-5300
Email: [email protected] 18. Successors: This Agreement will be binding on the parties hereto, their assigns, successors, administrators, executors, and other representatives.

19. Waivers: No waiver of any breach of this Agreement will be held to be a waiver of any prior or subsequent breach. The failure of SACOG to enforce at any time the provisions of this Agreement or to require at any time performance by the Local Agency of these provisions, will in no way be construed to be a waiver of such provisions nor to affect the validity of this Agreement or the right of SACOG to enforce these provisions. 7 52
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20. Litigation: Local Agency will notify SACOG immediately of any claim or action undertaken by it or against it that affects or may affect this Agreement or SACOG, and will take such action with respect to the claim or action as is consistent with the terms of this Agreement and the interests of SACOG.

21. Non-Liability of SACOG: SACOG shall not be liable to Local Agency or any third party for any claim for loss of profits or consequential damages. Further, SACOG shall not be liable to Local Agency or any third party for any loss, cost, claim or damage, either direct or consequential, allegedly arising from a delay in performance or failure to perform under this Agreement.

22. Amendments Required by State Agencies: If any State agency having jurisdiction, requires a change to the terms of this Agreement, the parties will amend this Agreement as necessary, or will terminate it immediately.

23. Counterparts and Electronic Signatures: This MOU may be signed in one or more counterparts, each of which will constitute an original and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument. Documents executed, scanned, and transmitted electronically and electronic signatures shall be deemed original signatures for purposes of this MOU and all matters related thereto, with such scanned and electronic signatures having the same legal effect as original signatures.

24. Authority: The persons signing on behalf of the parties to this MOU each warrant they have the legal authority to execute this MOU.

25. Entire Agreement: This MOU embodies the entire agreement of the parties in relation to the matters contained herein, and no other understanding, whether verbal, written, or otherwise, exists among the parties.

26. Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990; Accessibility: By signing this Agreement, Local Agency assures SACOG that it complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990 (42 U.S.C. § 12101, et seq.), which prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability, as well as all applicable regulations and guidelines issued pursuant to the ADA including, but not limited to, those found within the Code of Federal Regulations, Title 49, parts 27, 37, and 38. Local Agency also agrees that it will award no construction contract unless its plans and specifications for such facilities conform to the provisions of California Government Code Sections 4450 and 4454, if applicable.

27. Compliance with Non-discrimination and Equal Employment Opportunity Laws: It is SACOG’s policy to comply with State and Federal laws and regulations including Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) and other Federal discrimination laws and regulations, (including 49 CFR Part 21 through Appendix C, 23 CFR part 200, 23 CFR part 230, 49 U.S.C. 5332, 42 U.S.C. 12101, et seq., and the Title VI Assurance executed by California under 23 U.S.C. 324 and 29 U.S.C. 794), as 8 53
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well as the Unruh Civil Rights Act of 1959, the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (Government Code Section 12990, et seq.), and other California State discrimination laws and regulations. SACOG does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, religion (including religious dress and grooming practices) color, national origin, (includes use and possession of a driver’s license issued to persons unable to prove their presence in the United States is authorized under federal law), ancestry, disability, (including physical and mental, including HIV and AIDS) medical condition, (including genetic characteristics, cancer or a record or history of cancer), military or veteran status, marital status, sex/gender (includes pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, and/or related medical conditions), age (40 and above), gender identity, gender expression, or sexual orientation pursuant to Sections 12940 et seq. of the Government Code. SACOG prohibits discrimination by its employees, Local Agency's, contractors and consultants.

Local Agency hereby certifies, under penalty of perjury under the laws of California, that it complies with, and that Local Agency will require that its contractors and subcontractors comply with, the following non-discrimination and equal opportunity laws. Any failure by Local Agency to comply with these provisions shall constitute a material breach of this Agreement, which may result in the termination of this Agreement or such other remedy as SACOG may deem appropriate.
a. Local Agency and its contractors and subcontractors shall comply with all provisions prohibiting discrimination on the basis of race, color, or national origin of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, 42 U.S.C. §§ 2000d, et seq., with U.S. D.O.T. regulations, “Nondiscrimination in Federally-Assisted Programs of the Department of Transportation – Effectuation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act”, 49 C.F.R. Part 21, and with any applicable implementing Federal directives that may be issued. Title VI provides that the recipients of federal assistance will implement and maintain a policy of nondiscrimination in which no person shall, on the basis of race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion, religious creed, sex, age, or disability, be excluded from participation in, denied the benefits of, or subject to discrimination under any program or activity by the recipients of federal assistance or their assignees and successors in interest. b. Local Agency and its contractors and subcontractors shall comply with all applicable equal employment opportunity (EEO) provisions of 42 U.S.C. § 2000e, implementing Federal regulations, and any applicable implementing Federal directives that may be issued. Local Agency and its contractors and subcontractors shall ensure that applicants and employees are treated fairly without regard to their race, color, creed, sex, disability, age, or national origin. c. Local Agency and its contractors and subcontractors will act in accordance with Title VI and will not unlawfully discriminate, harass, or allow harassment, against any employee or applicant for employment because of sex, sexual orientation, race, color, ancestry, religion, religious creed, national origin, physical disability (including HIV and AIDS), mental disability, medical condition, age or marital 9 54
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status. Local Agency and its contractors and subcontractors will further ensure that the evaluation and treatment of their employees and applicants for employment are free from such discrimination and harassment, including the improper denial of family and medical care leave and pregnancy disability leave. Local Agency and its contractors and subcontractors will comply with all applicable Federal and State employment laws and regulations including, without limitation, the provisions of the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (Government Code § 12900, et seq.) and the applicable regulations promulgated thereunder (California Code of Regulations, Title 2, § 7285.0, et seq.), as well as Title 2, California Code of Regulations, Section 8103. The applicable regulations of the Fair Employment and Housing Commission implementing Government Code §§ 12990 (a-f), set forth in Chapter 5 of Division 4 of Title 2 of the California Code of Regulations, are incorporated into this Agreement by reference and made a part hereof as if set forth in full. Local Agency and its contractors and subcontractors will give written notice of their obligations under this clause to labor organizations with which they have a collective bargaining or other agreement.
d. Local Agency and its subcontractors shall also comply with the Older Americans Act, as amended (42 U.S.C. 6101), prohibiting discrimination on the basis of age, Section 324 of Title 23 U.S.C., prohibiting discrimination based on gender, and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794) and 49 CFR part 27 regarding discrimination against individuals with disabilities. e. Local Agency, with regard to the work performed by it during the Agreement, shall act in accordance with Title VI. Specifically, Local Agency shall not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion, religious creed, sex, age, or disability in the selection and retention of subcontractors, including procurement of materials and leases of equipment.
f. Local Agency and its contractors will include the provisions of this Section 27 in all contracts to perform work funded under this Agreement. Local Agency shall take such action with respect to any such contract as SACOG may direct as a means of enforcing such provisions, including sanctions for noncompliance. g. Sanctions for Noncompliance: In the event of the Local Agency's noncompliance with the nondiscrimination provisions of this Agreement, SACOG shall impose such contract sanctions as it or the State may determine to be appropriate, including, but not limited to:
i. Withholding of payments to the Local Agency under this Agreement until the Local Agency complies, and/or
ii. Cancellation, termination or suspension of the Agreement, in whole or in part.

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with the requirements of the Drug-Free Workplace Act of 1990 (Government Code § 8350, et seq.) and will provide a drug-free workplace by taking the following actions:
a. Publish a statement notifying employees that unlawful manufacture, distribution, dispensation, possession, or use of a controlled substance is prohibited, and specifying actions to be taken against employees for violations. b. Establish a Drug-Free Awareness Program to inform employees about:
(1) The dangers of drug abuse in the workplace;
(2) The person’s or the organization’s policy of maintaining a drug-free workplace;
(3) Any available counseling, rehabilitation, and employee assistance programs; and
(4) Penalties that may be imposed upon employees for drug abuse violations. c. Every employee of Local Agency who works under this Agreement will:
(1) Receive a copy of Local Agency’s Drug-Free Workplace Policy Statement; and
(2) Agree to abide by the terms of Local Agency’s Statement as a condition of employment on this Agreement.

29. Union Organizing: By signing this Agreement, Local Agency hereby acknowledges the applicability of Government Code § 16645 through § 16649 to this Agreement, excluding § 16645.2 and § 16645.7.
a. Local Agency will not assist, promote, or deter union organizing by employees performing work on this Agreement if such assistance, promotion, or deterrence contains a threat of reprisal or force, or a promise of benefit. b. Local Agency will not meet with employees or supervisors on SACOG or State property if the purpose of the meeting is to assist, promote, or deter union organizing, unless the property is equally available to the general public for meetings.

30. Prohibition of Expending State or Federal Funds for Lobbying:
a. Local Agency certifies, to the best of his or her knowledge or belief, that:
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agency, a Member of the State Legislature or United States Congress, an officer or employee of the Legislature or Congress, or any employee of a Member of the Legislature or Congress in connection with the awarding of any State or Federal contract, the making of any State or Federal grant, the making of any State or Federal loan, the entering into of any cooperative agreement, and the extension, continuation, renewal, amendment, or modification of any State or Federal contract, grant, loan, or cooperative agreement.
(2) If any funds other than Federally appropriated funds have been paid or will be paid to any person for influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee of any Federal agency, a Member of Congress, an officer or employee of Congress, or any employee of a Member of Congress in connection with this Federal contract, grant, loan, or cooperative Agreement, the Local Agency will complete and submit Standard FormLLL, “Disclosure Form to Report Lobbying,” in accordance with its instructions.
b. This certification is a material representation of fact upon which reliance was placed when this Agreement was entered into. Submission of this certification is a prerequisite for making or entering into this Agreement imposed by Section 1352, Title 31, U.S. Code. Any person who fails to file the required certification will be subject to a civil penalty of not less than $10,000 and not more than $100,000 for each such failure.
c. Local Agency also agrees by signing this Agreement that he or she will require that the language of this certification be included in all lower tier contracts and subcontracts.

31. Prevailing Wage and Labor Requirements.
a. Should Local Agency award any construction contracts utilizing Federal funds under this Agreement, Local Agency agrees to comply with all applicable statutes, rules and regulations promulgated by the Federal government including, but not limited to, (i) prevailing wage requirements of the Davis Bacon Act (40 U.S.C. §276a, et seq.) and related regulations (29 CFR Part 5); (ii) anti-kick back and payroll records requirements of the Copeland “Anti-Kickback” Act (40 U.S.C. §276c and 18 U.S.C. §874) and related regulations (29 CFR Part 3); and (iii) workweek computation and overtime requirements of the Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act (40 U.S.C. §327-333) and related regulations (29 CFR Part 5).
b. Should Local Agency award any “public work” contract, as defined by California Labor Code Section 1720, utilizing State funds under this Agreement, Local Agency agrees to comply with all pertinent California statutes, rules, and regulations including, but not limited to, prevailing wage provisions of Labor Code 12 57
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Section 1771. Nothing in this section is intended to preclude any exemptions within Labor Code Section 1720 that may apply to Local Agency. If required by Civil Code sections 9550 et seq., any contractor or subcontractor shall be required to provide and maintain bonds to secure the payment of prevailing wages to workers. c. Any contract or subcontract entered into as a result of this Agreement will contain all of the provisions of this section.

33. Economic Sanctions:

Pursuant to California State Executive Order N-6-22 (Order) imposing economic sanctions against Russia and declaring support of Ukraine, SACOG shall terminate any contract with any individual or entity that is in violation of the Order or that is subject to economic sanctions therein and shall not enter a contract with any such individual or entity while the Order is in effect.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, THE PARTIES HAVE ENTERED INTO THIS MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING AS OF THE DATE FIRST ABOVE WRITTEN:

SACRAMENTO AREA COUNCIL

OF GOVERNMENTS
By:______________________________

JAMES CORLESS
Executive Director
APPROVED AS TO FORM: __________________________________ Sloan Sakai Yeung & Wong LLP Legal Counsel to SACOG

CITY OF WEST SACRAMENTO
By:______________________________

AARON LAUREL
City Manager
______________________________

JEFFREY MITCHELL
City Attorney
LIST OF EXHIBITS:

Exhibit “A”: Scope of Work
Exhibit “B”: Standard Agreement between State and SACOG regarding REAP 2 Grants Exhibit “C”: Required Supporting Documentation for Grant Recipients 14 59
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EXHIBIT “A”
Project Description
Jurisdiction: _City of West Sacramento__________________________________________________ Project Title: Sacramento Avenue Corridor Infill and Infrastructure Capacity, Needs and Financing Plan Project Location: _West Sacramento Green Zone__________________________________________ Project Housing Nexus:

Check all that apply.
_____ Reduce Time __ __ Impact on housing supply and/or affordability __X__ Reduce Development Costs _____ Increase approval certainty and/or streamlines entitlements
__ X__ Infrastructure Capacity _____Other: ____________ Project Location Type:

Check all that apply.
__X _Green Zone _____Community wide
_____Civic Lab Corridor _____Other: _______________
Project Goal Statement:

The Sacramento Avenue Corridor Infill and Infrastructure Capacity, Needs, and Financing Plan will support and encourage more infill housing production and improve housing affordability in the Sacramento Avenue Corridor by identifying zoning and development code changes and non transportation utility improvement needs and identifying existing utility infrastructure conditions and future needs to meet buildout growth.

Project Description:

The Plan will identify zoning and development code changes to support infill housing development and non transportation utility improvement needs. The Plan may include public engagement; field investigations and survey work; utility conditions and capacity assessments; capital improvement cost estimates; and an implementation, funding, and financing strategy. Based on funding received, the Plan will evaluate sewer, water, storm drain, electrical, gas, broadband, and/or telecommunications utilities in the Green Zone along and adjacent to Sacramento Avenue.

Implementation:

The City is underway with the Sacramento Avenue Complete Street Plan, which will identify mobility and urban form improvements for multi modal transportation and safety. Coordination of the Sacramento 15 60
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Avenue Complete Street Plan and the Corridor Infill and Infrastructure Capacity, Needs, and Financing Plan will allow the City to look for opportunities to integrate improvements under one project and reduce the construction impacts to the community. Otherwise, the Infill and Infrastructure Plan will reduce development costs by providing developers with information of existing infrastructure conditions and reducing uncertainty regarding the condition and capacity of utilities in the Green Zone. City staff will seek adoption of amendments to the General Plan and development and zoning codes to promote infill housing development by June 2026. Another advantage to this approach is that it will promote improvements on a corridor wide basis as opposed to addressing them on a parcel by parcel basis. 16 61
Contract No.: 230052 Funding Source: State REAP 2 Project Billing Code: SAC229 2416727.1 7203.552 SCOPE OF WORK Project Tasks, Deliverables, Timeline and Budget Grant Project Name: Sacramento Avenue Corridor Infill and Infrastructure Capacity, Needs and Financing Plan Task # Detailed Description of Tasks / Milestones Task Timeline (in months and year) Deliverable(s) including delivery date Total Budget Green Means Go Funds Other Funds (include source) 1 Regular reporting to SACOG (this is a required task for all projects) 1. Progress report and invoicing (quarterly) 2. Summary of potential housing units impacted by project (final deliverable upon project completion) $5,000 $0 $5,000 2 Zoning and Planning Updates to Encourage Housing Development and/or Infill Housing Amendments to the City’s planning documents to encourage more infill housing and improve housing affordability. This may involve Zoning Amendments or changes to development review processes. Develop two (2) buildout scenarios that are consistent with the City’s Housing Element and General Plan. 1. Updated , Zoning Code, Ordinances/Resolutions, or other Planning Documents and related environmental documentation for the proposed actions $190,000 $190,000 $0 3 Sewer, Water, and Stormwater Existing Utility Database, Conditions Assessment, and Utility Needs Assessment Prepare field survey and map utilities along the corridor. Verify existing data regarding utilities and utility 1. Sewer, Water, and Stormwater Infrastructure database(s) with shapefile(s) consistent with the City’s existing data $350,000 $350,000 $0 17 62 Contract No.: 230052 Funding Source: State REAP 2 Project Billing Code: SAC229 2416727.1 7203.552 accessories and update as needed for the Green Zone. This may include researching as built plans, following the ABC process, or reaching out to utility owners. Utility accessories include manholes, vaults, fire hydrants, water valves, etc. Review the existing Storm Drainage/Storm Water Master Plan Update to understand the storm drain system along the corridor and help identify proposed improvements. Prepare conditions assessment memorandum(s) of utilities to understand existing capacity. This may require the use of CCTV, visual inspections, coordination with utility agencies, load capacity analysis of existing infrastructure, review of City’s documents/studies/models, etc. Identify estimate of properties on septic to understand capacity needs if these properties switch to the public sewer system. Prepare an infrastructure needs assessment for water, sewer and stormwater sheds to meet City’s buildout conditions and up to two (2) buildout scenarios to provide adequate public facilities for growth. This may require the development of water, sewer, and stormwater projections or the review and validation of City provided models to verify needed infrastructure findings. Include analysis of opportunities and challenges to achieve the buildout scenarios. 2. Sewer, Water, and Stormwater Existing Conditions Report(s) 3. Sewer, Water, and Stormwater Future Scenario Needs Planning Memorandum(s) 18 63 Contract No.: 230052 Funding Source: State REAP 2 Project Billing Code: SAC229 2416727.1 7203.552 4 Electric and Gas Distribution Grid Needs Assessment Compile information from Pacific Gas & Electric regarding existing distribution capacity, voltage support services, reliability services, and resiliency services. Conduct scenario analysis and identify infrastructure needs to meet City’s buildout conditions and up to two (2) buildout scenarios to provide adequate public facilities for growth and in alignment with the City’s planning and policies documents (i.e. General Plan, Mobility Action Plan, Mayors’ Commission on Climate Change, etc.) to support mobility hubs and electric vehicle supply equipment. Include analysis of opportunities and challenges to achieve the buildout scenarios. 1. Electric and Gas Existing Conditions Report(s) 2. Electric and Gas Future Scenario Needs Planning Memorandum(s) $60,000 $60,000 $0 19 64 Contract No.: 230052 Funding Source: State REAP 2 Project Billing Code: SAC229 2416727.1 7203.552 5 Telecommunications and Broadband Needs Assessment Using the City of West Sacramento’s Broadband Infrastructure Assessment and Action Plan, determine whether existing broadband assets meet City’s buildout conditions and up to two (2) buildout scenarios to provide adequate public facilities for future growth and in alignment the City’s planning and policies documents (i.e. General Plan, Mobility Action Plan, Mayors’ Commission on Climate Change, etc.) to support mobility hubs and electric vehicle supply equipment. Identify appropriate minimum conduit specifications to support needs in the buildout scenarios. 1. Telecommunications and Broadband Future Scenario Needs Planning Memorandum(s) $50,000 $50,000 $0 TOTALS $655,000 $650,000 $5,000 20 65 21
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82 Contract #: 230052
Funding Source: Green Means Go – Regional Early
Action Planning (REAP)/FSAC236
Project Billing Code: SAC229-PASS THROUGH-REAP
1 AMENDMENT NO. 1

MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING

BETWEEN

SACRAMENTO AREA COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS
AND

CITY OF WEST SACRAMENTO

FOR THE

GREEN MEANS GO - PLANNING - SACRAMENTO AVENUE CORRIDOR INFILL & INFRASTRUCTURE

CAPACITY, NEEDS, AND FINANCING PLAN PROJECT
This Amendment No. 1 to the November 1, 2023, Memorandum of Understanding (“MOU” or “Agreement”) between the Sacramento Area Council of Governments (“SACOG”) and CITY OF WEST SACRAMENTO (“Local Agency”) is entered into and effective on _______________________. WHEREAS, SACOG and Local Agency wish to amend the Agreement as it relates to Consideration and Scope of Work; and
NOW, THEREFORE, SACOG and Local Agency agree as follows:

1. The first sentence of Section 3 of the Agreement is hereby amended to read as follows:
“The amount to be paid to Local Agency for administration by Local Agency in accordance with Exhibit A will not exceed Six Hundred Nine Thousand Dollars ($609,000.00) unless agreed to in advance by the parties pursuant to a written amendment signed by SACOG’s Executive Director or designee.

2. Exhibit “A” Scope of Work to the Agreement is hereby replaced in its entirety by the attached Exhibit “A”.

3. Except as expressly amended herein, all terms and conditions of the Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.
(Signature Page to Follow)
83 Contract #: 230052
Funding Source: Green Means Go – Regional Early
Action Planning (REAP)/FSAC236
Project Billing Code: SAC229-PASS THROUGH-REAP
2 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, THE PARTIES HAVE ENTERED INTO THIS AGREEMENT AS OF THE DATE HEREIN ABOVE APPEARING:

SACRAMENTO AREA COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS
________________________________________

JAMES CORLESS
Executive Director
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
________________________________________

SLOAN SAKAI YEUNG & WONG LLP
Legal Counsel to SACOG
RECOMMENDED BY:
________________________________________

GREG CHEW
Senior Planner

CITY OF WEST SACRAMENTO
________________________________________ AARON LAUREL
City Manager
________________________________________ JEFFREY MITCHELL City Attorney
84 Contract #: 230052
Funding Source: Green Means Go – Regional Early
Action Planning (REAP)/FSAC236
Project Billing Code: SAC229-PASS THROUGH-REAP
3 EXHIBIT “A”
Project Description
Jurisdiction: _City of West Sacramento__________________________________________________ Project Title: Sacramento Avenue Corridor Infill and Infrastructure Capacity, Needs and Financing Plan Project Location: _West Sacramento Green Zone__________________________________________ Project Housing Nexus:

Check all that apply.
_____ Reduce Time __ __ Impact on housing supply and/or affordability __X__ Reduce Development Costs _____ Increase approval certainty and/or streamlines entitlements
__ X__ Infrastructure Capacity _____Other: ____________ Project Location Type:

Check all that apply.
__X _Green Zone _____Community wide
_____Civic Lab Corridor _____Other: _______________
Project Goal Statement:

The Sacramento Avenue Corridor Infill and Infrastructure Capacity, Needs, and Financing Plan will support and encourage more infill housing production and improve housing affordability in the Sacramento Avenue Corridor by identifying zoning and development code changes and non transportation utility improvement needs and identifying existing utility infrastructure conditions and future needs to meet buildout growth.

Project Description:

The Plan will identify zoning and development code changes to support infill housing development and non transportation utility improvement needs. The Plan may include public engagement; field investigations and survey work; utility conditions and capacity assessments; capital improvement cost estimates; and an implementation, funding, and financing strategy. Based on funding received, the Plan will evaluate sewer, water, storm drain, electrical, gas, broadband, and/or telecommunications utilities in the Green Zone along and adjacent to Sacramento Avenue.

Implementation:

The City is underway with the Sacramento Avenue Complete Street Plan, which will identify mobility and urban form improvements for multi modal transportation and safety. Coordination of the Sacramento 85 Contract #: 230052
Funding Source: Green Means Go – Regional Early
Action Planning (REAP)/FSAC236
Project Billing Code: SAC229-PASS THROUGH-REAP
4 Avenue Complete Street Plan and the Corridor Infill and Infrastructure Capacity, Needs, and Financing Plan will allow the City to look for opportunities to integrate improvements under one project and reduce the construction impacts to the community. Otherwise, the Infill and Infrastructure Plan will reduce development costs by providing developers with information of existing infrastructure conditions and reducing uncertainty regarding the condition and capacity of utilities in the Green Zone. City staff will seek adoption of amendments to the General Plan, development codes, or zoning codes to promote infill housing development by June 2026. Another advantage to this approach is that it will promote improvements on a corridor wide basis as opposed to addressing them on a parcel by parcel basis. 86 Contract #: 230052 Funding Source: Green Means Go – Regional Early Action Planning (REAP)/FSAC236 Project Billing Code: SAC229-PASS THROUGH-REAP 5 SCOPE OF WORK Project Tasks, Deliverables, Timeline and Budget Grant Project Name: Sacramento Avenue Corridor Infill and Infrastructure Capacity, Needs and Financing Plan Task # Detailed Description of Tasks / Milestones Task Timeline (in months and year) Deliverable(s) including delivery date Total Budget Green Means Go Funds Other Funds (include source) 1 Regular reporting to SACOG (this is a required task for all projects) 7. Progress report and invoicing (quarterly) 8. Summary of potential housing units impacted by project (final deliverable upon project completion) $5,000 $0 $5,000 2 Zoning and Planning Updates to Encourage Housing Development and/or Infill Housing Amendments to the City’s planning documents to encourage more infill housing and improve housing affordability. This may involve Zoning Amendments or changes to development review processes. Develop two (2) buildout scenarios that are consistent with the City’s Housing Element and General Plan. 1. Updated Zoning Code, Ordinances/Resolutions, or other Planning Documents and related environmental documentation for the proposed actions $180,000 $147,226 $32,774 87 Contract #: 230052 Funding Source: Green Means Go – Regional Early Action Planning (REAP)/FSAC236 Project Billing Code: SAC229-PASS THROUGH-REAP 6 3 Sewer, Water, and Stormwater Existing Utility Database, Conditions Assessment, and Utility Needs Assessment Prepare field survey and map utilities along the corridor. Verify existing data regarding utilities and utility accessories and update as needed for the Green Zone. This may include researching as built plans, following the ABC process, or reaching out to utility owners. Utility accessories include manholes, vaults, fire hydrants, water valves, etc. Review the existing Storm Drainage/Storm Water Master Plan Update to understand the storm drain system along the corridor and help identify proposed improvements. Prepare conditions assessment memorandum(s) of utilities to understand existing capacity. This may require the use of CCTV, visual inspections, coordination with utility agencies, load capacity analysis of existing infrastructure, review of City’s documents/studies/models, etc. Identify estimate of properties on septic to understand capacity needs if these properties switch to the public sewer system. Prepare an infrastructure needs assessment for water, sewer and stormwater sheds to meet City’s buildout conditions and up to two (2) buildout scenarios to provide adequate public facilities for growth. This may require the development of water, sewer, and stormwater projections or the review and validation of City provided models to verify needed infrastructure findings. Include analysis of opportunities and challenges to achieve the buildout scenarios. 1. Sewer, Water, and Stormwater Infrastructure database(s) with shapefile(s) consistent with the City’s existing data 2. Sewer, Water, and Stormwater Existing Conditions Report(s) 3. Sewer, Water, and Stormwater Future Scenario Needs Planning Memorandum(s) $366,000 $361,702 $4,298 88 Contract #: 230052 Funding Source: Green Means Go – Regional Early Action Planning (REAP)/FSAC236 Project Billing Code: SAC229-PASS THROUGH-REAP 7 4 Electric and Gas Distribution Grid Needs Assessment Compile information from Pacific Gas & Electric regarding existing distribution capacity, voltage support services, reliability services, and resiliency services. Conduct scenario analysis and identify infrastructure needs to meet City’s buildout conditions and up to two (2) buildout scenarios to provide adequate public facilities for growth and in alignment with the City’s planning and policies documents (i.e. General Plan, Mobility Action Plan, Mayors’ Commission on Climate Change, etc.) to support mobility hubs and electric vehicle supply equipment. Include analysis of opportunities and challenges to achieve the buildout scenarios. 1. Electric and Gas Existing Conditions Report(s) 2. Electric and Gas Future Scenario Needs Planning Memorandum(s) $52,000 $50,036 $1,964 5 Telecommunications and Broadband Needs Assessment Using the City of West Sacramento’s Broadband Infrastructure Assessment and Action Plan, determine whether existing broadband assets meet City’s buildout conditions and up to two (2) buildout scenarios to provide adequate public facilities for future growth and in alignment the City’s planning and policies documents (i.e. General Plan, Mobility Action Plan, Mayors’ Commission on Climate Change, etc.) to support mobility hubs and electric vehicle supply equipment. Identify appropriate minimum conduit specifications to support needs in the buildout scenarios. 1. Telecommunications and Broadband Future Scenario Needs Planning Memorandum(s) $52,000 $50,036 $1,964 TOTALS $655,000 $609,000 $46,000 (City’s Measure N) 89 90
91 Attachment 2
RESOLUTION 25-65

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST SACRAMENTO AUTHORIZING THE TRANSFER OF $108,866 FROM THE MEASURE N FUND FOR THE

SACRAMENTO AVENUE COMPLETE STREETS CORRIDOR IMPROVEMENT PLAN (CIP 10048)
WHEREAS, on April 15, 2021 the City of West Sacramento was awarded $273,000 in grant funding from the Sacramento Area Council of Governments for the 2021 Community Design Grant Program for the Sacramento Avenue Complete Streets Corridor Improvement Plan; and WHEREAS, a Request for Proposal was publicly advertised for a professional services contract for the development of the Sacramento Avenue Complete Streets Corridor Improvement Plan, available on OpenGov (an online procurement system) on July 6, 2022; and WHEREAS, on October 19, 2022, the City Council awarded a contract for professional services with GHD, Inc. for the Sacramento Avenue Complete Streets Corridor Improvement Plan, and authorized the City Manager to submit a grant application for the Sacramento Area Council of Government’s Green Means Go program; and
WHEREAS, in March 2023, the Sacramento Area Council of Governments awarded the City $650,000 through the Green Means Go Program for the Sacramento Avenue Corridor Infill & Infrastructure Capacity, Needs, and Financing Plan; and WHEREAS, on November 1, 2023, the City Council approved Contract Amendment No. 1 to the professional services contract with GHD, Inc. to complete the Sacramento Avenue Corridor Infill & Infrastructure Capacity, Needs, and Financing Plan with the Sacramento Avenue Complete Street Plan; and
WHEREAS, on August 15, 2024, the Sacramento Area Council of Governments Board of Directors adopted a revised Green Means Go program budget, implementing an across-theboard 6.2% reduction to all REAP 2.0 expenditure categories, resulting in a reduction of the Green Means Go award from $650,000 to $609,000; and
WHEREAS, the California Department of Transportation recommended the City separate the federal and state funds; and
WHEREAS, the City released a Request for Proposals for the Infill and Infrastructure Capacity, Needs, and Financing Plan on OpenGov (an online procurement system) on March 12, 2025; and
WHEREAS, staff is recommending City Council to award a contract for professional services to GHD, Inc., in the amount of $538,661; and
WHEREAS,, additional funding of $108,866 is needed to fully support staff time and resources and the consultant contract; and
WHEREAS, staff is proposing to transfer an additional $108,866 of Measure N – Community Improvement Funds to fully support the completion of the Infill & Infrastructure Capacity, Needs, and Financing Plan; and
WHEREAS, there are sufficient funds available in the sources identified to fund the additional appropriations as requested for this project; and WHEREAS, the City Council has considered all information related to this matter, as presented at the public meetings of the City Council identified herein, including any supporting reports by City staff, and any other information provided during public meetings. 92 Resolution 25-65

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of West Sacramento as follows:

1. The City Council hereby approves amendments to the budget for the 2024-25 fiscal year as provided below:

SOURCES
$108,866 111-0000-3110 Measure N (Fund 111)
$108,866 400-9900-4990/10048-4990 Transfer In from Measure N-Comm Invest
$108,866 Total Sources
USES
$108,866 400-9900-5530/10048-5800
Sacramento Avenue Complete
Streets Corridor Improvement Plan
$108,866 111-9375-5950
Transfer Out to Sacramento Avenue
Complete Streets Corridor
Improvement Plan
$108,866 Total Uses
*Note – Interfund transfers are not included in funding sources and uses total to avoid duplication of total project budget and funding.

2. The City Council hereby finds that the facts set forth in the recitals to this Resolution are true and correct and establish the factual basis for the City Council’s adoption of this Resolution.

3. This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption.

PASSED AND ADOPTED by the West Sacramento City Council this 4th day of June, 2025 by the following vote:

AYES:

NOES:

ABSENT:

Martha Guerrero, Mayor
ATTEST:

Jennifer Cusmir, City Clerk
93 CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT
MEETING DATE: June 4, 2025 ITEM # 8
SUBJECT:

WEST SACRAMENTO CHAMBER ANNUAL REPORT FOR CONTRACT SERVICES FROM JANUARY 1, 2024, THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 2024
INITIATED OR REQUESTED BY: REPORT COORDINATED OR PREPARED BY:
[ ] Council [X ] Staff
[ ] Other
Meaghan Stiles, Economic Development Manager
Economic Development and Housing
ATTACHMENT [X] Yes [ ] No [X] Information [ ] Direction [ ] Action

OBJECTIVE
The purpose of this report is to provide City Council with the West Sacramento Chamber’s Annual Report of business retention and event production services for the period of January 1, 2024, through December 31, 2024.

RECOMMENDED ACTION
As this is an informational item, no action is required.

BACKGROUND
For over 40 years, the Chamber has been an essential City partner providing services and support to existing businesses licensed to operate in the City, as well as information and marketing collateral to prospective businesses. Additionally, the Chamber has played a key role in facilitating events for the City that offer our community information on City programs and projects, as well as promote civic pride.

In November of 2022, the City and the West Sacramento Chamber of Commerce entered into a 3-year contract for economic development and event production services. The scope of work includes business retention, outreach to new businesses, marketing, and event facilitation and production. As part of this contract, the Chamber is also required to provide annual reports to staff, the Economic Development and Housing Commission and City Council.

ANALYSIS
The Chamber’s annual report of activities completed between January 1, 2024, to December 31, 2024, is included as Attachment 1. Highlights of activities throughout 2024 include:
 Small Business Accelerator Program (SBAP) – The Chamber assisted with the development of the SBAP by facilitating multiple outreach efforts to the small business community to share information, solicit feedback, and serve as a liaison during the application process. On January 9, 2025, the Chamber hosted an event to promote the launch of the Small Business Accelerator Program. Outreach was conducted using the Cityprovided business license list, and any qualifying business was encouraged to attend. The event was well attended with over 50 attendees, which included business owners, banks, and local business leaders. The Chamber continues to support the SBAP by inviting staff to provide updates about the program through their Economic Development and Government Affairs Committee and connecting with businesses interested in the program. With the SBAP up and running, staff plans to incorporate the Chamber into more aspects of the program moving forward, including follow up visits with grantees.  State of the City – On June 25, 2024, the State of the City luncheon event was attended by over 250 businesses and community leaders. The newly formatted event provided an opportunity to celebrate community members and businesses, as well as showcasing City accomplishments and upcoming programs and projects. The City receives 70 seats as part of its contract for City staff, Commissioners and business guests. For 2024, 50 of those tickets were provided free of charge to members of the public who registered for the event.
 Winter Wonderland Christmas Tree Lighting – This popular event was held on December 6, 2024, and included local businesses, families and community organizations. More than 200 free photos with Santa were taken for members of the community and local and regional vendors were given an opportunity to advertise their goods and services.
 Heritage Oaks Park Concession Building Solicitation – The Chamber assisted the City with outreach to announce the opportunity for local businesses to consider opening a new or expanded business in the Heritage Oaks Park Concession Building. After completing a formal proposal solicitation and evaluation 94 West Sac Chamber Annual Report
June 4, 2025

process, the owners of Whitey’s Jolly Kone were selected to open a new business, Emile’s Café, in the building.
 Chamber/City Coordination - Economic Development staff and the Chamber CEO meet monthly to coordinate on business activity, new development, capital projects and proposed regulations. The Chamber is a friendly alternative to local businesses who wish to express concerns or issues about City services or processes.

The City’s current contract with the Chamber will expire on October 31, 2025. Staff plans to return to Council in early Fall with an updated scope of work and reporting requirements for consideration as part of a new contract.

Environmental Considerations
Not applicable
Commission Recommendation
Staff plans to share the Chamber’s Annual Report information with the Economic Development and Housing Commission at their next regularly scheduled meeting.

Strategic Plan Integration
The Chamber’s work continues to support a variety of Council Strategic Plan priorities. Over the years, these have included: Equitable Investment Strategy/Programs, Municipal Workforce & Management Diversity, COVID Resiliency, EIFD Formation, EIFD Implementation, Opportunity Zone Strategy, Riverfront Development Tools, Homelessness and Community Impacts, PBID/TID Feasibility Studies, and multiple master plan updates, to name a few.

Alternatives
Not applicable
Coordination and Review
This report was prepared by the Economic Development and Housing Department in collaboration with the West Sacramento Chamber of Commerce.

Budget/Cost Impact
Not applicable

ATTACHMENT
1) Annual Report
95 West Sacramento Chamber of Commerce
City of West Sacramento Contract
Annual Report
Reporting period- January 1, 2024, to December 31, 2024 BUSINESS ASSISTANCE AND RETENTION ACTIVITIES:

1. Business Visitations:

The West Sacramento Chamber of Commerce has a strong business retention presence and regularly reaches out to West Sacramento businesses through our newsletter, social media and visitations. It was a pleasure to work with and facilitate solutions for four existing West Sacramento businesses.

Referrals for support and assistance came from the City of West Sacramento Economic Development & Housing Department, elected officials, other businesses, residents, and Chamber members.
 The West Sacramento Chamber of Commerce selects one small business from the West Sacramento community annually for sponsored membership and business mentoring.
o River Song Coffee Roaster was referred by an elected official and selected for the 2024 calendar year. River Song is a home-based micro business. They have solid business practices based on a passionate commitment to the vision for their product. The West Sacramento Chamber was pleased to make introductions to potential coffee shop customers, provide tickets for in-person networking at our Annual Awards & Installation dinner event, increased exposure through the Chamber’s website directory and all the benefits of Chamber membership.
 The Chamber also met with and assisted two local restaurants. One was struggling to expand, and a second local restaurant suffered from repeated vandalism, theft and damage.
 A new business owner attempting to open a small business in Riverpoint Marketplace requested the Chamber assist with communication issues with the City of West Sacramento Planning Department. The business owner was frustrated by attempts to permit TI improvements.
 Complaints were forwarded to the department and introductions were made. The business successfully opened in January 2025.

Attachment 1
96 2. Outreach to New Businesses
 Manna Beverages acquired Nor-Cal Beverage in the fourth quarter of 2023. The Chamber was pleased to meet with the Manna Beverages’ leadership team in the second quarter of 2024 to welcome and acquaint them with the business resources available in West Sacramento and our city government. As requested by Manna Beverages, introductions were made to several city department Directors. Manna Beverages is leasing their current facilities and has approximately 300 employees in West
Sacramento.

3. Small Business Accelerator Program
 The Chamber is delighted to have been a resource in the Small Business Assistance Program for several years and now to be assisting with the revisioning of the original concept and implementation of the Small Business Accelerator Program.

Examples of Chamber engagement include:
o Two presentations for Chamber’s Economic and Govt Affairs Forum
 Preview and feedback- Newsletter recap (1200
subscribers)
 Roll out program specifics- Recap and links to City
Website
o Planning and production- Small Business Accelerator Program Launch -January 9, 2025
 Email blast to City of West Sacramento Business License list
 Screened for criteria
 494 opened
 Invitations to regional Chambers
 Invitation to regional SBDCs
 Repeated promotion in WSCC newsletter
 Promoted all WSCC social media platforms including
West Sacramento Community Discussion Board
 62 attendees
o Follow-up SBAP Luncheon – Second quarter 2025

4. Business Resource Seminars/Webinars:
 As requested by City
OTHER ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES:

1. Review of Business and Development Fees and Regulation  Anticipating Traffic Impact Fee review 2025
97 2. Advocacy for Economic Development Legislation
 By request of the City and after WSCC Advocacy process

3. Other Economic Development Activities
 Event production River Cats 25th Anniversary Parade May 2024 o RCHS Marching Band
o Media promotion
o Residents and Fans

4. Outreach for Special District Formation
 As requested

5. PBID Administration Analysis
 As requested

EVENT PRODUCTION

1. State of the City
 At the request of the City of West Sacramento, beginning in 2024 the State of the City dinner event was redesigned as a lunch event.

As requested, the event included seats with free admission, and free seats with the option of purchasing boxed lunch.
 Complete restructuring included redesigning the registration process, redesigning the table layout, restricting availability of sponsored tables and developing box lunch offering.
 Redesign the marketing and outreach
 Two hundred and fifty guests enjoyed celebrating Civic Award winners and hearing updates and insights from Mayor Martha Guererro.
o Seating included 50 free preregistered seats
o 30 seats for City of West Sacramento electeds, award
winners, Executive team including boxed lunch
o 40 free seats including boxed lunch purchase
o 13 sponsored tables of 10 including boxed lunch

2. Winter Wonderland Tree Lighting
 The 2024 Tree Lighting was held on Friday December 6, 2024: a beautiful crisp and clear evening on West Capitol Avenue and in the City Hall Galleria. Several thousand folks enjoyed food trucks, activities for kids, face painting and the traditional free hot cocoa and cookies for kiddos.

TREE LIGHTING CONTINUED
 The 2024 Winter Wonderland was sponsored by Yolo Federal Credit Union and also included:
o 200 free photos with Santa
98 o 20 eager local and regional vendors enjoying enthusiastic customers and great sales.
o Programing included:
 Dancers from the Community Center
 Frozen and Elf on the Shelf characters
 Lighthouse Charter primary grades Carolers
 WUSD Middle School Combined Band
 River City High School Marching Band
 River City High School Orchestra
 Greetings from the Mayor joined by City Council
members
 Santa arriving on a fire truck, escorted by Marching
Band
 Throw the Switch and Light the Tree!!
 The 2024 holiday season officially begins in West
Sacramento

CITY/CHAMBER MEETINGS
 Meaghan Stiles, Manager- Economic Development, and Denice Domke, CEO-West Sacramento Chamber of Commerce continue to meet at least once a month to discuss local and regional issues affecting the business community and to target outreach. Once a quarter this meeting includes Traci Michel, Director-Economic Development & Housing. Meetings also include updates for both organizations on upcoming policies, requests for support, events, and upcoming City Council and Economic& Govt Affairs agendas.
99 CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT
MEETING DATE: June 4, 2025 ITEM # 9
SUBJECT:

CONSIDERATION OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING AGREEMENT WITH SEECON FINANCIAL & CONSTRUCTION CO., INC., FOR THE NEWPORT 13 PROJECT INITIATED OR REQUESTED BY: REPORT COORDINATED OR PREPARED BY:
[ ] Council [X] Staff
[ ] Other
Tanya Flores, Assistant Community Investment Planner
Economic Development & Housing
ATTACHMENT [X] Yes [ ] No [ ] Information [ ] Direction [ X ] Action

OBJECTIVE
The objective of this report is to facilitate the Council’s consideration of an Affordable Housing Agreement with Seecon Financial & Construction Co., Inc., for a 59-unit market-rate residential development located in Southport.

RECOMMENDED ACTION
Staff respectfully recommends that the Council:

1. Find that this proposal is Categorically Exempt from CEQA under Class 5 (Section 15305 of the CEQA Guidelines) and Class 32 (In-fill Development Projects) Categorical Exemptions as the appropriate level of review under CEQA;

2. Approve the Affordable Housing Agreement with Seecon Financial & Construction Co., Inc., in substantially the form included as Attachment 1 for the Newport 13 project (Agreement); and

3. Authorize the City Manager or his designee to execute the Agreement and make non-substantive changes, including extensions, corrections or modifications with the approval of the City Attorney.

BACKGROUND
The City’s current Inclusionary Housing (IH) Ordinance (Ordinance 14-4) was adopted in 2014 and is codified in Chapter 15.40 of the Municipal Code. The IH Ordinance implements Program 1.2 of the Housing Element and requires new residential developments to make ten percent (10%) of total dwelling units affordable to low and very low-income households at an affordable price or rent. For a multifamily rental project, this requirement is satisfied by providing five percent (5%) of units affordable at fifty percent (50%) of Area Median Income (AMI); and five percent (5%) of units affordable at sixty percent (60%) of AMI. The rental restrictions for a one-bedroom unit at 50 and 60 percent AMI are currently $1,170 and $1,404 per month, respectively. For a for-sale project, the requirement is satisfied by providing 10% of units affordable at 70% of AMI. The for-sale restrictions for a three-bedroom unit at 70% AMI is currently $300,062.

As an alternative to providing affordable units the IH Ordinance allows developers to seek City Council approval for participation in the Housing Trust Fund Program (HTFP) through payment of an in-lieu fee. The in-lieu fee is a per-unit fee that is proportional to the amount determined by the City to be necessary to provide gap financing to an affordable housing project. The revenue received by the City from the in-lieu fee payment is deposited into the Housing Trust Fund to be used to promote and assist in the development of affordable housing projects. The HTFP effectuates several Housing Element goals including:
 Focusing on the City’s affordable housing efforts on the lower end of the income spectrum (i.e., 50 percent AMI and below);
 Reducing the IH Ordinance’s financial impact on market-rate housing production in the SACOG Blueprint urban infill areas;
 Reducing the IH Program’s impact on staff resources;
 Promoting urban densities consistent with the City’s Climate Action Plan; and  Incentivizing investment and residential development in the City’s urban infill areas.

ANALYSIS
The Newport Estates Vesting Tentative Subdivision (Map 4362) was originally approved in 1998, covering approximately 270 acres. Since then, several map modifications and a Development Agreement have been 100
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approved. This agreement addressed traffic impact fees, traffic improvements, and the establishment of Community Facilities Districts, all of which have played a role in facilitating the continued development of the area.

The Newport Estates Unit 13 Vesting Tentative Map was presented to the Planning Commission on March 18, 2021. The applicant sought approval of a vesting tentative subdivision map to subdivide one lot and a portion of another lot into 59 single-family lots, two lots for bike trail connections, and one remainder lot. The remainder lot was defined as a parcel not shown as a development area on the map. The proposed lots were planned to be served by public water and sewer, ensuring the necessary utilities would be available for the development.

Access to the project site was proposed to be from Village Parkway, through the Newport 12 subdivision.

The project site is identified by APNs 046-834-011 and 046-823-036 (Attachment 2, vicinity map) and is zoned for single-family residential (R1-B). The project site is bounded by vacant lots to the North, South and West also zoned R1B and a vacant lot to the West zoned for public open space (POS).

Under the IH Ordinance, Seecon Financial & Construction Co., Inc. is required to produce, within the development, Six (6) affordable units affordable to low (70% AMI) income households. Maximum income at 70% AMI for a 4-person household in Yolo County is $95,130. A copy of the Yolo County Income Limits is included in this report as Attachment 3. The developer has requested City Council approval to provide an in-lieu fee rather than produce affordable units in this development. If approved, the developer will be required to pay a total inlieu fee of $458,666 (see Attachment 4 for calculation). These funds are proposed to be programmed to support future affordable housing projects in Southport.

Environmental Considerations
Community Development staff determined that Class 5 (Section 15305 of the CEQA Guidelines) and Class 32 (In-fill Development Projects) Categorical Exemptions are the appropriate level of review under CEQA for this proposal. The Class 5 exemption consists of minor alterations in land use limitations in areas with an average slope of less than 20%, which do not result in any changes in land use or density. Class 32 urban in‐fill development would not have a significant effect on the environment.

Commission Recommendation
No commission recommendation was solicited for this staff report.

Strategic Plan Integration
The recommended action supports the Council’s 2024 Strategic Principle of “Housing and Homelessness by providing housing options for everyone and services for the most vulnerable members of society.” Alternatives
The Council’s primary alternatives are as follows:

1. Decline to approve the Affordable Housing Agreement; or

2. Propose a different alternative for the developer to meet its IH obligations.

Coordination and Review
The proposed Affordable Housing Agreement was coordinated with Planning Division staff and the City Attorney’s office.

Budget/Cost Impact
The net budget impact of approving the Agreement is additional revenue of $458,666 to the City Housing Trust Fund within 30 days of Council’s approval of the Affordable Housing Agreement.

ATTACHMENTS

1. AHA25-167 Seecon Financial Newport 13 Affordable Housing Agreement

2. Location Map

3. 2024 Yolo County Income Limits

4. In-Lieu Fee Calculation
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Attachment 1
Seecon Financial & Construction Co.

AHA25-167 Newport 13 Project

AFFORDABLE HOUSING AGREEMENT
NEWPORT 13 PROJECT
This AFFORDABLE HOUSING AGREEMENT (“Affordable Housing Agreement” or “Agreement”) is made and entered into this 18th day of June, 2025 (“Effective Date”) between the CITY OF WEST SACRAMENTO, a municipal corporation (“City”), and Seecon Financial & Construction Co., Inc., a California corporation (“Seecon”). City and Seecon are referred to collectively as “Parties” or individually as “Party.”

RECITALS
A. Seecon intends to develop a total of Fifty-Nine (59) market-rate residential units known as “Newport Estates Unit 13” (the “Project”). The Project property (the “Identified Property”) is located in the City of West Sacramento, County of Yolo, State of California, and is more particularly described in the legal description attached hereto as Exhibit “A” with APN’s 046-834- 011 and 046-823-036 and incorporated herein by this reference.

B. Chapter 15.40 of the West Sacramento Municipal Code ("Chapter 15.40"), which implements Program 1.2 of the City's Housing Element, requires that developers of new housing projects contribute to the production of affordable housing. Chapter 15.40 allows a developer to satisfy this "inclusionary housing" obligation by either making a percentage of new units affordable ("Inclusionary Units"), or, if approved by the City Council, through the payment of a fee in-lieu of producing affordable units ("Inclusionary Housing Payments"). Collectively, the policies, programs, and procedures governing the development, rental, and occupancy of affordable housing that are set forth in the City's Housing Element and Chapter 15.40, together with any amendments or revisions to the foregoing, are referred to herein as the City's “Affordable Housing Program.” C. Based on the Fifty-Nine (59) market-rate residential units proposed for the Project, Seecon is required to make Six (6) of the units in the project available at a housing cost affordable to Low- and Very Low-Income households (the "Inclusionary Obligation").

D. Seecon has requested that it be permitted to substitute the payment of fees pursuant to Chapter 15.40 in-lieu of producing the Inclusionary Units, and City has agreed to permit this substitution.

E. Providing Inclusionary Units pursuant to this Agreement is consistent with the Housing Element and in accordance with the public purposes and provisions of the Affordable Housing Program.

AGREEMENT
NOW, THEREFORE, based upon the foregoing Recitals, which are incorporated herein by this reference, and for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Parties hereby agree as follows:

1. Definitions. Every term used herein shall have the meaning ascribed to that term in Chapter 15.40 unless another meaning is apparent from the context in which the term appears, or the term is specifically defined in this Agreement.
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2 2. Inclusionary Obligation.

2.1 Project Inclusionary Obligation. Based on the Fifty-Nine (59) market-rate units to be constructed in the Project, the Inclusionary Obligation is Six (6) affordable units.

2.2 Satisfaction of Inclusionary Obligation for The Project.

2.2.1 Payment of Gap Financing Contribution for the Project. Seecon shall provide the City with an Inclusionary Housing Payment representing the amount determined by City to be necessary to provide gap financing for the construction of Six (6) Inclusionary Units required for the Project in lieu of Seecon’s construction of the Six (6) Inclusionary Units. Seecon shall provide the City with a lump sum Inclusionary Housing Payment in the amount of Four Hundred Fifty-Eight Thousand Six Hundred Sixty-Six Dollars ($458,666) no later than 30 days after the Effective Date of this Agreement. A table summarizing the Inclusionary Housing Payment is set forth in Exhibit “B” attached hereto and made a part hereof. City agrees to deposit these funds into the City’s Housing Trust Fund to be used for future affordable housing activities.

2.2.2 Satisfaction of Inclusionary Obligation. City acknowledges and agrees that, pursuant to the Affordable Housing Program, upon receipt by the City of Seecon’s Inclusionary Housing Payment pursuant to Section 2.2.1 above, the Inclusionary Obligation of the Project will be satisfied, and Seecon will be entitled to construct a total of Fifty-Nine (59) market-rate units on the Project Property.

2.2.3 Additional Inclusionary Housing Obligation. Notwithstanding the number of Units actually constructed within the Project, Seecon or its assignees (subject to Section 14 below), shall be entitled pursuant to Section 2.2.1 above to construct up to a total of Fifty-Nine (59) market-rate units on the Project Property; provided, however, if the number of market-rate units constructed on the Project Property exceeds Fifty-Nine (59) units, any additional Inclusionary Obligation with respect to the additional units must be satisfied in compliance with the Affordable Housing Program.

2.3 Compliance with Other Development Requirements. Compliance with the Inclusionary Housing Obligation requirements described in Sections 2.2 does not relieve Seecon or its assignees from the obligation to comply with City requirements related to the development of the Project other than the Inclusionary Obligation for the Project.

3. Time of the Essence. Time is of the essence in the performance of this Agreement.

4. Recordation of Memorandum of Agreement. Upon execution of this Agreement by all Parties, the Parties shall execute, notarize (where applicable), and record or cause to be recorded in the Office of the Yolo County Recorder against the Identified Property a Memorandum of Agreement substantially in the form attached herein as Exhibit “C.” Upon satisfaction of Seecon’s obligations under this Agreement, and at the request of Seecon, the City will execute a Quitclaim Deed or other instrument in a recordable form acceptable to Seecon’s title insurer confirming that Seecon has satisfied the obligations under this Agreement for the Project and extinguishing the Memorandum of Agreement from title to the Identified Property.

5. Covenants Run with the Land. This Agreement shall run with the land. The burdens of this Agreement bind, and the benefits of the Agreement inure to, the successors-in-interest of the Parties.
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3 6. Due Diligence. Seecon agrees to proceed in good faith and in a reasonable and diligent manner to implement the provisions of this Agreement.

7. Amendments. Except as otherwise provided herein, this Agreement may be amended only by mutual written consent of the Parties or their successors-in-interest. A memorandum of any such amendment shall be recorded against the Identified Property in the Office of the Yolo County Recorder.

8. No Waiver. The failure by a Party to exercise its rights under this Agreement does not waive any claim or defect in performance by any other Party.

9. Notices. All notices required by this Agreement or state law shall be in writing and delivered in person, delivered by overnight court service, or sent by U.S. mail, first class postage prepaid, return receipt requested, to the following addresses, which may be changed by giving notice in writing:

10. Attorneys’ Fees. If either Party brings legal action against the other Party for breach of this Agreement or to compel performance of this Agreement, the prevailing party shall be entitled to reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs as may be awarded by the court having jurisdiction.

11. Venue. Any action arising out of this Agreement shall be brought in Yolo County, California, regardless of where else venue may lie.

12. Non-Fault Termination. By mutual written consent of City and Seecon, this Agreement may be terminated for any reason other than a default hereunder. After a termination pursuant to this Section 12, any costs incurred by a Party in connection with this Agreement shall be completely borne by such Party and no Party shall have any rights against or liability to the others, except with respect to those provisions of this Agreement that recite that they survive termination of this Agreement.

Seecon:

With copy to:

Seecon Financial & Construction Co., Inc.

Address: 4021 Port Chicago Highway
Concord, CA 94520
Attn: Albert D. Seeno, Jr.

Seecon Financial & Construction Co., Inc.

Address: 4021 Port Chicago Highway
Concord, CA 94520
Attn: Doug Chen/Land Development
City: City of West Sacramento
Economic Development & Housing
1110 West Capitol Avenue
West Sacramento, CA 95691
Attn: Raul Huerta, Housing Manager
with copy to: Kronick, Moskovitz, Tiedemann & Girard
1331 Garden Hwy. 2nd Floor
Sacramento, CA 95833
Attn: Jeffrey Mitchell, City Attorney
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4 13. Integration. This is an integrated agreement, and contains all of the terms, considerations, understandings, and promises of the Parties. It shall be read as a whole.

14. Assignment. Seecon shall not assign or transfer any right or interest in or arising from this Agreement without the prior written consent of the City, which shall not be unreasonably withheld.

15. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by the Parties in separate counterparts (including copies sent to a Party by facsimile transmission or in portable document format (pdf)), each of which when executed and delivered will be deemed an original and all of which counterparts taken together will constitute one and the same instrument.

16. Exhibits. This Agreement contains the following exhibits, all of which are incorporated herein by this reference:

A. Legal Description of the Identified Property
B. Calculation of Inclusionary Housing Payment
C. Memorandum of Agreement
[SIGNATURES ON FOLLOWING PAGE]
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5 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Agreement to be executed by their authorized representatives, as of the date first above written.

CITY:

CITY OF WEST SACRAMENTO,
a municipal corporation
By:

Aaron Laurel, City Manager
Attest:

By:

Jennifer Cusmir, City Clerk
Approved as to form:

Jeffrey Mitchell, City Attorney
(Signature of Seecon on next page)
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6 Seecon:

Seecon Financial & Construction Co., Inc.,
a California corporation
By: _________________________________
Name: Albert D. Seeno, Jr.

Its: President
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EXHIBIT “A”

LEGAL DESCRIPTION(S) OF THE IDENTIFIED PROPERTIES
The land described herein is situated in the State of California, County of Yolo, City of West Sacramento, described as follows:

TRACT ONE:

Lot A, as said lot is shown and so designated on that certain Final Map entitled “Subdivision No. 5129 Newport Estates Unit 12, filed for record August 4, 2021, in Book 2021 of Maps, Page 50, Yolo County Records.

EXCEPTING THEREFROM fifty percent (50%) of all oil, minerals, gas and other hydrocarbons below a depth of five hundred feet (500 ft.) measured vertically from the surface of said land, but without the right-of-entry through the surface of said land or upper five hundred feet (500 ft.) thereof, as reserved in the deed from West Sacramento Port Center, Inc., a California corporation, recorded May 5, 1978 in Book 1305 of Official Records, Page 184.

APN: 046-834-011
TRACT TWO:

Lot B, as said lot is shown and so designated on that certain Final Map entitled "Subdivision No. 5129 Newport Estates Unit 12" filed for record August 4, 2021, in Book 2021 of Maps, Page 50, Yolo County Records.

EXCEPTING THEREFROM a portion of Lot B, as said lot is shown and so designated on that certain Final Map entitled "Subdivision No. 5129 Newport Estates Unit 12" filed for record August 4, 2021, in Book 2021 of Maps, Page 50, Yolo County Records, more particularly described as follows:

Beginning at the northwesterly corner of said lot; thence from the POINT OF BEGINNING, along the northerly line of said lot, South 80° 49' 38" East 91.26 feet; thence leaving said northerly line South 09° 10' 22" West 130.00 feet to a point on the westerly lines of said lot; thence along said westerly lines the following three (3) courses: (1) North 89° 49' 38" West 61.96 feet; (2) 29.35 feet along the arc of a tangent curve to the left, concave southerly, having a radius of 278.00 feet and through a central angle of 6° 02' 59"; (3) North 09° 10' 22" East 131.55 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING.

Description is pursuant to that certain Certificate of Compliance recorded February 6, 2023, as Series No. 2023-0001714, Official Records of Yolo County, wherein said land is designated as “Lot B-1”.

EXCEPTING THEREFROM fifty percent (50%) of all oil, minerals, gas and other hydrocarbons below a depth of five hundred feet (500 ft.) measured vertically from the surface of said land, but without the right-of-entry through the surface of said land or upper five hundred feet (500 ft.) thereof, as reserved in the deed from West Sacramento Port Center, Inc., a California corporation, recorded May 5, 1978 in Book 1305 of Official Records, Page 184.

APN: 046-823-036
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EXHIBIT “B”

CALCULATION OF INCLUSIONARY HOUSING PAYMENT
Project Market Rate Units (MRU) 59
Housing Trust Fund Program (HTFP) Fee per MRU $7,774
HTFP Payment (59 x $7,774) $458,666
Urban Infill Incentive (if applicable) Not Applicable
Total HTFP Payment $458,666
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EXHIBIT “C”
(SEE ATTACHED MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT)
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RECORDING REQUESTED BY AND
WHEN RECORDED RETURN TO:

City of West Sacramento
1110 West Capitol Avenue
West Sacramento, CA 95691
No recording fee required pursuant to
Government Code Section 27383.

SPACE ABOVE THIS LINE FOR RECORDER’S USE

MEMORANDUM OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING AGREEMENT
THIS MEMORANDUM OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING AGREEMENT is made this ___ day of June 2025, by and among the CITY OF WEST SACRAMENTO, a municipal corporation (“City”) and Seecon Financial & Construction Co., Inc., a California corporation (“Seecon”).

City and Seecon are parties to that certain Affordable Housing Agreement of even date herewith, the terms and conditions of which are hereby incorporated by this reference as if set forth in full herein. The Affordable Housing Agreement sets forth the Inclusionary Obligation of Seecon with respect to its Newport Estates Unit 13 residential project identified as the Identified Property or Project in the Agreement, situated in the City of West Sacramento, County of Yolo, State of California, and more particularly described in Attachment 1 attached hereto and made part hereof.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Memorandum as of the date first above written.

CITY:

City of West Sacramento,
a California municipal corporation
BY: __________________________________
Aaron Laurel, City Manager
Seecon:

Seecon Financial & Construction Co., Inc.,
a California corporation
By:_________________________________
Name:______________________________
Its:_________________________________
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A notary public or other officer completing this certificate verifies only the identity of the individual who signed the document to which this certificate is attached, and not the truthfulness, accuracy, or validity of that document.

ACKNOWLEDGMENT
State of California }
County of }
On , ________ before me, , Notary
Public, personally appeared , who proved to me on
the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the person(s) whose name(s) is/are subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that he/she/they executed the same in his/her/their authorized capacity(ies), and that by his/her/their signature(s) on the instrument, the person(s), or the entity upon behalf of which the person(s) acted, executed the instrument.

I certify under PENALTY OF PERJURY under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing paragraph is true and correct.

Witness my hand and official seal.
[SEAL]

NOTARY PUBLIC
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A notary public or other officer completing this certificate verifies only the identity of the individual who signed the document to which this certificate is attached, and not the truthfulness, accuracy, or validity of that document.

ACKNOWLEDGMENT
State of California }
County of }
On , ___________, before me, , Notary
Public, personally appeared , who proved to me on
the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the person(s) whose name(s) is/are subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that he/she/they executed the same in his/her/their authorized capacity(ies), and that by his/her/their signature(s) on the instrument, the person(s), or the entity upon behalf of which the person(s) acted, executed the instrument.

I certify under PENALTY OF PERJURY under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing paragraph is true and correct.

Witness my hand and official seal.
[SEAL]

NOTARY PUBLIC
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ATTACHMENT 1 TO MEMORANDUM OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING AGREEMENT

LEGAL DESCRIPTION
The land described herein is situated in the State of California, County of Yolo, City of West Sacramento, described as follows:

TRACT ONE:

Lot A, as said lot is shown and so designated on that certain Final Map entitled “Subdivision No. 5129 Newport Estates Unit 12, filed for record August 4, 2021, in Book 2021 of Maps, Page 50, Yolo County Records.

EXCEPTING THEREFROM fifty percent (50%) of all oil, minerals, gas and other hydrocarbons below a depth of five hundred feet (500 ft.) measured vertically from the surface of said land, but without the right-of-entry through the surface of said land or upper five hundred feet (500 ft.) thereof, as reserved in the deed from West Sacramento Port Center, Inc., a California corporation, recorded May 5, 1978 in Book 1305 of Official Records, Page 184.

APN: 046-834-011
TRACT TWO:

Lot B, as said lot is shown and so designated on that certain Final Map entitled "Subdivision No. 5129 Newport Estates Unit 12" filed for record August 4, 2021, in Book 2021 of Maps, Page 50, Yolo County Records.

EXCEPTING THEREFROM a portion of Lot B, as said lot is shown and so designated on that certain Final Map entitled "Subdivision No. 5129 Newport Estates Unit 12" filed for record August 4, 2021, in Book 2021 of Maps, Page 50, Yolo County Records, more particularly described as follows:

Beginning at the northwesterly corner of said lot; thence from the POINT OF BEGINNING, along the northerly line of said lot, South 80° 49' 38" East 91.26 feet; thence leaving said northerly line South 09° 10' 22" West 130.00 feet to a point on the westerly lines of said lot; thence along said westerly lines the following three (3) courses: (1) North 89° 49' 38" West 61.96 feet; (2) 29.35 feet along the arc of a tangent curve to the left, concave southerly, having a radius of 278.00 feet and through a central angle of 6° 02' 59"; (3) North 09° 10' 22" East 131.55 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING.

Description is pursuant to that certain Certificate of Compliance recorded February 6, 2023, as Series No. 2023-0001714, Official Records of Yolo County, wherein said land is designated as “Lot B-1”.

EXCEPTING THEREFROM fifty percent (50%) of all oil, minerals, gas and other hydrocarbons below a depth of five hundred feet (500 ft.) measured vertically from the surface of said land, but without the right-of-entry through the surface of said land or upper five hundred feet (500 ft.) thereof, as reserved in the deed from West Sacramento Port Center, Inc., a California corporation, recorded May 5, 1978 in Book 1305 of Official Records, Page 184.

APN: 046-823-036
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Attachment 2
Vicinity Map
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Attachment 3
Yolo County Income Limits – 2025
Household Size 1 – Person 2 – Person 3 – Person 4 – Person Very Low
(50% AMI) $44,100 $50,400 $56,650 $62,950
Low
(60% AMI) $57,090 $65,220 $73,380 $81,540
Low
(80% AMI) $70,500 $80,600 $90,650 $100,700
Median
(100% AMI) $95,150 $108,700 $122,300 $135,900
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Attachment 4

CALCULATION OF INCLUSIONARY HOUSING PAYMENT
Project Market Rate Units (MRU) 59
Housing Trust Fund Program (HTFP) Fee per MRU $7,774
HTFP Payment (59 x $7,774) $458,666
Urban Infill Area Incentive (if applicable) Not Applicable Total HTFP Payment $458,666
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CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT
MEETING DATE: June 4, 2025 ITEM # 10
SUBJECT:

CONSIDERATION OF APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF THE MARCH 5, 2025, MARCH 19, 2025, AND APRIL 9, 2025 REGULAR MEETINGS OF THE WEST SACRAMENTO CITY

COUNCIL, REDEVELOPMENT SUCCESSOR AGENCY, AND WEST SACRAMENTO

FINANCING AUTHORITY
INITIATED OR REQUESTED BY: REPORT COORDINATED OR PREPARED BY:
[ ] Council [X] Staff
[ ] Other
Jennifer Cusmir, City Clerk
City Manager’s Office
ATTACHMENT [X] Yes [ ] No [ ] Information [ ] Direction [X] Action

OBJECTIVE
The objective of this report is to provide the City Council with the draft minutes of the March 5, 2025, March 19, 2025, and April 9, 2025 Regular Meetings of the West Sacramento City Council, Redevelopment Successor Agency, and West Sacramento Financing Authority.

RECOMMENDED ACTION
Staff respectfully recommends that the City Council approve the minutes of the March 5, 2025, March 19, 2025, and April 9, 2025 Regular Meetings of the West Sacramento City Council, Redevelopment Successor Agency, and West Sacramento Financing Authority.

BACKGROUND
N/A

ANALYSIS
N/A
Environmental Considerations
N/A
Commission Recommendations
N/A
Strategic Plan Integration
N/A
Coordination and Review
N/A
Budget Cost Impact
N/A

ATTACHMENT(S)
1) Draft Minutes of the March 5, 2025, Regular Meeting of the West Sacramento City Council, Redevelopment Successor Agency, and West Sacramento Financing Authority 2) Draft Minutes of the March 19, 2025, Regular Meeting of the West Sacramento City Council, Redevelopment Successor Agency, and West Sacramento Financing Authority 3) Draft Minutes of the April 9, 2025, Regular Meeting of the West Sacramento City Council, Redevelopment Successor Agency, and West Sacramento Financing Authority 118

WEST SACRAMENTO CITY COUNCIL AND

WEST SACRAMENTO REDEVELOPMENT SUCCESSOR AGENCY AND

WEST SACRAMENTO FINANCING AUTHORITY
City Council Regular Meeting
MARCH 5, 2025 MINUTES
The meeting was called to order at 7:03 p.m.

Present
Mayor Martha Guerrero; Mayor Pro Tem Dawnte Early; Council Member Quirina Orozco; Council Member Norma Alcala; Council Member Verna Sulpizio Hull GENERAL ADMINISTRATION FUNCTION – PART I

1. PRESENTATIONS BY THE PUBLIC ON MATTERS NOT ON THE AGENDA WITHIN THE

JURISDICTION OF THE COUNCIL
The Council is prohibited from discussing issues not on the agenda brought to them at this time.

According to State Law (the Brown Act), items must first be noticed on the agenda before any discussion or action.

The City Council received public comment on items not on the agenda within the City's jurisdiction.

PRESENTATIONS

2. City Manager's Office
CONSIDERATION OF PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH AND

HONORING THE RIVER CITY HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS WRESTLING TEAM City Council presented a proclamation recognizing March as Women’s History Month and honoring the River City High School Girls Wrestling Team for their outstanding achievements.

PUBLIC HEARINGS

3. Community Development
PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING APPEALS OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION’S

CERTIFICATION OF THE LIBERTY EIR AND APPROVAL OF VESTING TENTATIVE SUBDIVISION MAP NO. 5112
Senior Planner Hardy provided a presentation to the City Council.

Mr. Goddard (Appellant) presented his argument and his appeal to the City Council.

Mr. Kevin Kemper, representing the applicant, presented the argument against the appeal.

Mayor Guerrero opened public comment.

Julie Tankerskey provided testimony in support of the appellant and spoke about emergency evacuation routes.

Sarah McKibbin provided testimony in support of the appellant and spoke about flooding. 119
2 Gay Reinhardt provided testimony in support of the appellant and spoke about flooding and emergency evacuation routes.

Scott Wagner provided testimony in support of the appellant and spoke about flooding and emergency evacuation routes.

Erin Whitsell provided testimony in support of the appellant and spoke about emergency evacuation routes.

Bob Schabert provided testimony in support of the appellant and spoke about traffic and emergency evacuation routes.

Thomas McDuffie provided testimony in support of the appellant and spoke about road infrastructure and the flood zone.

Denise Duncan provided testimony in support of the appellant and spoke about the increase in the City's population and ambulance and fire engine access to homes.

Robyn Davis provided testimony in support of the appellant and asked for additional public review of the development and spoke about emergency evacuation plans.

Mr. Goddard (Appellant) provided a response.

Mr. Kemper, representing the applicant, provided a response.

Staff responded to questions asked by the City Council.

Mayor Guerrero closed the Public Hearing.

Conducted the public hearing regarding two appeals of the Planning Commission’s certification EIR and approval of the Vesting Tentative Subdivision Map; adopted Resolution 25-31 finding that, pursuant to Section 15088.5 of the CEQA Guidelines, recirculation of the Liberty EIR is not required prior to its certification or approval of Vesting Tentative Subdivision Map No. 5112 because no “significant new information” (as that term is used in Section 15088.5) has been added to the EIR after notice of public review was provided pursuant to Section 15087 of the CEQA Guidelines; finding that the Planning Commission acted appropriately in determining that the Liberty EIR reflects the independent judgement of the City as lead agency, and acted appropriately in adopting the Findings of Fact, Statement of Overriding Considerations. and the Mitigation Monitoring Plan for the Liberty Project; finding that Vesting Tentative Subdivision Map No. 5112 is consistent with the West Sacramento General Plan and the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) based on the Environmental Impact Report (EIR) adopted on January 30, 2025, prepared for the Project; and denying the Goddard appeal (the Keasling appeal having been withdrawn) and confirming the Planning Commission’s certification of the EIR and its approval of Vesting Tentative Subdivision Map No. 5112, as amended by staff following the withdraw of the second Keasling appeal.

MOTION: Early SECOND: Orozco
Roll Call Vote
YES: Guerrero, Early, Orozco, Alcala, Sulpizio Hull; NO: (None); ABSTAIN: (None); ABSENT:
(None); RECUSED: (None); MOTION PASSED

CONSENT AGENDA
Approved the consent agenda.
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3 MOTION: Early SECOND: Alcala
Roll Call Vote
YES: Guerrero, Early, Orozco, Alcala, Sulpizio Hull; NO: (None); ABSTAIN: (None); ABSENT:
(None); RECUSED: (None); MOTION PASSED

4. Capital Projects
CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION 25-29 AMENDING THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM (CIP) BUDGET; APPROVE AMENDMENT 3 OF THE CONTRACT FOR SERVICES FOR TESCO CONTROLS INC.; AMENDMENT 1 TO VEOLIA WATER TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

AND CONTRACT FOR SERVICES AWARD TO XYLEM WATER SOLUTIONS USA INC. FOR THE

SUPERVISORY CONTROL AND DATA ACQUISITION (SCADA) SYSTEM UPGRADES PROJECT (CIP 22024)
Found that the Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) project is exempt from CEQA analysis under California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Division 6, Chapter 3, Section 15301 and that the Class 1 Categorical Exemption (interior or exterior alterations involving such things as interior partitions, plumbing, and electrical conveyances) and that the determination represents the independent judgment of the City; adopted Resolution 25-29, approving an amendment to the Capital Improvement Program (CIP) budget to fund the completion of the SCADA System Upgrade Project by reallocating funds from the Central Water Tank Rehabilitation/Recoating project (CIP 22076); approved and authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to execute Amendment No. 3 to the contract for services with Tesco Controls Inc., in the amount of $64,323.71 and approve additional contract contingency of $532,592.11; approved and authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to execute Amendment No. 1 to the contract for services with Veolia Water Treatment Technologies Inc. in the amount of $3,500 in substantially the form attached; approved and authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to execute Contract for Services with Xylem Water Solutions USA Inc., in the amount of $44,796, with contract contingency of $13,431 (30%); authorized the City Manager, or his designee, to execute contract amendments or change orders up to the approved contingency; authorized the City Manager, of his designee, to execute non-substantive changes or modifications to the services contracts, with approval from the City Attorney; and authorized the City Manager, or his designee, to execute amendments to extend the term of the contract, if necessary.

5. Capital Projects
CONSIDERATION OF APPROVAL OF CONTRACT CHANGE ORDER NO. 4 WITH MAXIMUS

DEVELOPMENT FOR THE HOMELESS EMERGENCY HOUSING FACILITY IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT (CIP 51047 & 51048)
Approved and authorized the City Manager, or his designee, to execute Change Order No. 4 to the construction contract with Maximus Development Inc., in the amount of $114,939.22; authorized the City Manager, or his designee, to execute amendments or change orders up to $30,000; authorized the City Manager to execute non-substantive changes or modifications, with approval from the City Attorney; and authorized the City Manager, or his designee, to execute amendments to further extend the term of the contract, if necessary.

6. Fire
CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION 25-21 ACKNOWLEDGING THE CITY OF WEST SACRAMENTO FIRE DEPARTMENT’S COMPLIANCE WITH SECTIONS 13146.2 AND 13146.3 OF THE CALIFORNIA HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE
Adopted Resolution 25-21 acknowledging the Fire Department’s efforts to comply with Sections 13146.2 and 13146.3 of the California Health and Safety Code.

REGULAR AGENDA
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GENERAL ADMINISTRATION FUNCTION – PART II

7. COUNCIL COMMUNICATIONS / ASSIGNMENTS
No reports.

8. PART II
A. Council Calendar
No report.

B. City Manager Report
No report.

C. City Attorney Report
No report.

D. Staff Direction from City Council Members
None.

E. Future Agenda Item Requests by Council
City Manager's Office
Request from Mayor Pro Tem Sulpizio Hull to present a City Council proclamation at the March meeting to commemorate Transgender Day of Visibility (TDOV) which is March 31 Agreed to include a proclamation to commemorate Transgender Day of Visibility (TDOV) which is March 31 to a March City Council meeting agenda.

MOTION: Sulpizio Hull SECOND: Early
Roll Call Vote
YES: Guerrero, Early, Orozco, Alcala, Sulpizio Hull; NO: (None); ABSTAIN: (None); ABSENT:
(None); RECUSED: (None); MOTION PASSED
City Manager's Office
Request from Councilmember Orozco to present a City Council proclamation in honor of Joyce Nazabal, who distributes the West Sacramento Town Planner each year, at a future meeting
A Mayoral proclamation in honor of Joyce Nazabal, who distributes the West Sacramento Town Planner each year to be presented at a future event.

F. Adjourn
The meeting was adjourned at 11:43 p.m.

MOTION: Orozco SECOND: Early
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5 Roll Call Vote
YES: Guerrero, Early, Orozco, Alcala, Sulpizio Hull; NO: (None); ABSTAIN: (None); ABSENT:
(None); RECUSED: (None); MOTION PASSED
Jennifer Cusmir, City Clerk
Minutes approved as presented by a majority
vote of the City Council on June 4, 2025.

Jennifer Cusmir, City Clerk
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WEST SACRAMENTO CITY COUNCIL AND

WEST SACRAMENTO REDEVELOPMENT SUCCESSOR AGENCY AND

WEST SACRAMENTO FINANCING AUTHORITY
City Council Regular Meeting
MARCH 19, 2025 MINUTES
The meeting was called to order at 7:01 p.m.

Present
Mayor Martha Guerrero; Mayor Pro Tem Verna Sulpizio Hull; Council Member Quirina Orozco; Council Member Norma Alcala; Council Member Dawnte Early GENERAL ADMINISTRATION FUNCTION – PART I

1. PRESENTATIONS BY THE PUBLIC ON MATTERS NOT ON THE AGENDA WITHIN THE

JURISDICTION OF THE COUNCIL
The Council is prohibited from discussing issues not on the agenda brought to them at this time.

According to State Law (the Brown Act), items must first be noticed on the agenda before any discussion or action.

PRESENTATIONS

2. City Manager's Office
PROCLAMATION OF THE WEST SACRAMENTO CITY COUNCIL RECOGNIZING MARCH 31, 2025 AS CÉSAR CHÁVEZ DAY
City Council presented a proclamation declaring March 31, 2025 as César Chávez Day in the City of West Sacramento.

3. City Manager's Office
PROCLAMATION OF THE WEST SACRAMENTO CITY COUNCIL RECOGNIZING MARCH 2025

AS AMERICAN RED CROSS MONTH
City Council presented a proclamation recognizing March 2025 as American Red Cross Month in the City of West Sacramento.

4. City Manager's Office
PROCLAMATION OF THE WEST SACRAMENTO CITY COUNCIL RECOGNIZING MARCH 31, 2025 AS TRANSGENDER DAY OF VISIBILITY (TDOV)
City Council presented a proclamation declaring March 31, 2025 as Transgender Day of Visibility (TDOV) in the City of West Sacramento.

CONSENT AGENDA
Approved the Consent Agenda.

MOTION: Early SECOND: Alcala
Roll Call Vote
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2 YES: Guerrero, Early, Orozco, Alcala, Sulpizio Hull; NO: (None); ABSTAIN: (None); ABSENT:
(None); RECUSED: (None); MOTION PASSED

5. Capital Projects
CONSIDERATION OF ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION 25-34 AMENDING THE CAPITAL

IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM BUDGET FOR THE SOUTHPORT LEVEE TRAILHEAD PROJECT (CIP 61005)
Adopted Resolution 25-34 amending the Capital Improvement Program Budget for the Southport Levee Trailhead Project (CIP 61005).

6. Capital Projects
CONSIDERATION OF APPROVAL OF CONTRACT AMENDMENT NO. 2 WITH VERDE DESIGN INC., FOR THE BRYTE PARK MASTER PLAN IMPLEMENTATION PROJECT (CIP 62138) Approved and authorized the City Manager, or his designee, to execute Amendment No. 2 to the professional services contract with Verde Designs Inc. in the amount of $446,425 and extend the term of the contract to June 30, 2029, for the Bryte Park Master Plan Implementation Project; 2) Authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to execute non-substantive changes or modifications, with approval from the City Attorney and authorized the City Manager, or his designee, to execute amendments to further extend the term of the contract, if necessary.

7. Capital Projects
CONSIDERATION OF CONTRACT AWARD WITH CABAR ELECTRIC INC. FOR THE

INSTALLATION OF ELECTRICAL POWER TO CONNEX STORAGE CONTAINERS FOR THE

CORPORATION YARD PHASE II OPERATIONS & MAINTENANCE TRANSITION PROJECT (CIP 51032)
Approved and authorized the City Manager, or his designee, to execute a Construction Contract with Cabar Electric Inc. for the installation of electrical power to the Connex storage containers in the amount of $68,698.00; authorized the City Manager, or his designee, to execute contract amendments or change orders up to 15% ($10,305) of the contract amendment value; authorized the City Manager, of his designee, to execute non-substantive changes or modifications to the services contract, with approval from the City Attorney; and authorized the City Manager, or his designee, to execute amendments to extend the term of the contract, if necessary.

8. Capital Projects

CONSIDERATION OF AWARD OF A CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT TO BEAR ELECTRICAL

SOLUTIONS, LLC FOR THE EMERGENCY VEHICLE PREEMPTION (EVP) PROJECT (CIP 12026)
Found that the Emergency Vehicle Preemption (EVP) project is exempt from environmental review under California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Division 6, Chapter 3, Section 15301 Class 1 (b) of the California Environmental Quality Act; approved a construction contract with Bear Electrical Solutions, LLC in an amount not to exceed $842,060 for the Emergency Vehicle Preemption (EVP) project (CIP 12026); authorized the City Manager, or his designee, to execute a construction contract with Bear Electrical Solutions, LLC, for an amount not to exceed $842,060; authorized the City Manager, or his designee, to execute non-substantive changes or modifications, amendments, change orders, agreements and/or purchases up to 20% ($168,412) of the contract amount; and authorized the City Manager, or his designee, to execute amendments to extend the term of the contract, if necessary.

9. Capital Projects
CONSIDERATION OF ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION 25-39 REGARDING THE EMERGENCY

CONTRACT WITH RESTORATION MANAGEMENT COMPANY FOR EMERGENCY REPAIRS AT

THE FORMER FLAMINGO MOTEL
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3 Found that former Flamingo Motel Emergency Repairs project is exempt from CEQA analysis under CEQA Guidelines 15269 for emergency repairs to public or privately owned service facilities necessary to maintain service essential to the public health, safety, or welfare; adopted, by a minimum four-fifths vote of the Council, Resolution 25-39 regarding the Emergency Contract with Restoration Management Company for the former Flamingo Motel Emergency Repairs. 3) Approve the contract with Restoration Management Company for the former Flamingo Motel Emergency Repairs; delegated authority to the City Manager or execute a contract for services in an amount not to exceed $52,050.93; authorized the City Manager or his designee to execute amendments or change orders up to 20% ($10,410) of the contract; authorized the City Manager or his designee to execute non-substantive changes and modifications, with approval from the City Attorney; and authorized the City Manager or his designee to execute amendments to extend the term of the contract if needed.

10. Economic Development & Housing
CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION 25-37 AUTHORIZING USE OF LIVE SCAN TECHNOLOGY

TO ASSIST THE CITY IN IMPLEMENTING ITS CANNABIS LICENSING PROGRAM Adopted Resolution 25-37 authorizing staff to request Live Scan access through the California Department of Justice for screening potential cannabis licensees.

11. Finance
CONSIDERATION OF THE TREASURER’S QUARTERLY FINANCIAL REPORT ON THE CITY’S INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO FOR THE PERIOD ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2024 Received and filed the Treasurer’s Quarterly Financial Report on the City’s investment portfolio for the period ending December 31, 2024.

12. Finance
FY 2023-24 SALES TRANSACTION AND USE TAX MEASURE ANNUAL REPORTS OF

REVENUES AND EXPENDITURES (MEASURES E, V, K, AND N)
Received the report of the Sales TUT Measure Revenue and Expenditures for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

13. City Manager's Office
CONSIDERATION OF APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF THE DECEMBER 4, 2024 REGULAR AND SPECIAL MEETINGS, JANUARY 15, 2025 REGULAR AND SPECIAL MEETINGS, FEBRUARY 6-7, 2025 SPECIAL MEETING, AND THE FEBRUARY 19 REGULAR MEETING OF

THE WEST SACRAMENTO CITY COUNCIL, REDEVELOPMENT SUCCESSOR AGENCY, AND

WEST SACRAMENTO FINANCING AUTHORITY
Approved the minutes of the December 4, 2024 Regular and Special Meetings, January 15, 2025 Regular and Special Meetings, February 6-7, 2025 Special Meeting, and February 19, 2025 Regular Meeting of the West Sacramento City Council, Redevelopment Successor Agency, and West Sacramento Financing Authority.

PUBLIC HEARINGS

14. Community Development
PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDERATION OF FIRST READING OF ORDINANCE 24-9 REGARDING AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 17 (ZONING) OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE TO

FACILITATE TINY HOMES ON WHEELS AS LEGAL DWELLINGS
Continued the public hearing to the April 9, 2025 regular meeting. 126
4 MOTION: Alcala SECOND: Sulpizio Hull
Roll Call Vote
YES: Guerrero, Early, Alcala, Sulpizio Hull; NO: (None); ABSTAIN: (None); ABSENT: Orozco; RECUSED: (None); MOTION PASSED

15. Economic Development & Housing
PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION 25-30 APPROVING THE

ISSUANCE BY THE CALIFORNIA STATEWIDE COMMUNITIES DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY

OF EXEMPT FACILITY BONDS FOR COURTYARD VILLAGE
Conducted a public hearing under the Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act (TEFRA) and, upon closing the hearing, approved Resolution 25-30 approving the issuance by the California Statewide Communities Development Authority of exempt facility bonds for Courtyard Village.

MOTION: Alcala SECOND: Early
Roll Call Vote
YES: Guerrero, Early, Alcala, Sulpizio Hull; NO: (None); ABSTAIN: (None); ABSENT: Orozco; RECUSED: (None); MOTION PASSED

REGULAR AGENDA

16. Finance
FY 2024/25 MIDYEAR BUDGET WORKSHOP AND CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION 25-41

ADOPTING AMENDMENTS TO THE OPERATIONS & MAINTENANCE (O&M) AND CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM (CIP) BUDGETS FOR FISCAL YEARS 2024/25 Reviewed the report and attachments on the proposed midyear amendments to the O&M and CIP budgets for FY 2024/25 and provide feedback and direction on the proposed amendments; adopted Resolution 25-41 approving amendments to the Operations & Maintenance and Capital Improvement Program (CIP) midyear budget amendments for FY 2024/25, and authorizing the Finance Director to take all actions necessary to close completed CIP projects; approved the amended Authorized Positions List (APL) for FY 2024/25; and approved the amended Salary Schedule for FY 2024/25.

MOTION: Orozco SECOND: Early
Roll Call Vote
YES: Guerrero, Early, Orozco, Alcala, Sulpizio Hull; NO: (None); ABSTAIN: (None); ABSENT:
(None); RECUSED: (None); MOTION PASSED
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION FUNCTION – PART II

17. COUNCIL COMMUNICATIONS / ASSIGNMENTS
Councilmember Early reported on the Yolo County Housing Authority, Yolo Transportation District, and Capitol Area Region Tolling Authority meetings.

Mayor Pro Tem Sulpizio Hull spoke about the Executive Commission on Homelessness meeting.

Councilmember Alcala reported on the meeting of the Yolo-Solano Air Quality Management District.

18. PART II
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5 A. Council Calendar
No updates.

B. City Manager Report
City Manager Laurel gave the City Manager's Report and spoke about opening day at Sutter Health Park.

C. City Attorney Report
No report.

D. Staff Direction from City Council Members
None.

E. Future Agenda Item Requests by Council
None.

F. Adjourn
Adjourned at 9:57 p.m.

MOTION: Alcala SECOND: Early
Roll Call Vote
YES: Guerrero, Early, Orozco, Alcala, Sulpizio Hull; NO: (None); ABSTAIN: (None); ABSENT:
(None); RECUSED: (None); MOTION PASSED
Jennifer Cusmir, City Clerk
Minutes approved as presented by a majority
vote of the City Council on June 4, 2025.

Jennifer Cusmir, City Clerk
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WEST SACRAMENTO CITY COUNCIL AND

WEST SACRAMENTO REDEVELOPMENT SUCCESSOR AGENCY AND

WEST SACRAMENTO FINANCING AUTHORITY
City Council Regular Meeting
APRIL 9, 2025 MINUTES
The meeting was called to order at 7:33 p.m.

Present
Mayor Martha Guerrero; Mayor Pro Tem Verna Sulpizio Hull; Council Member Quirina Orozco; Council Member Norma Alcala; Council Member Dawnte Early GENERAL ADMINISTRATION FUNCTION – PART I

1. PRESENTATIONS BY THE PUBLIC ON MATTERS NOT ON THE AGENDA WITHIN THE

JURISDICTION OF THE COUNCIL
The Council is prohibited from discussing issues not on the agenda brought to them at this time.

According to State Law (the Brown Act), items must first be noticed on the agenda before any discussion or action.

PRESENTATIONS

2. City Manager's Office
SACRAMENTO AREA COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS (SACOG) 2025 BLUEPRINT

PRESENTATION
Received a presentation by the Sacramento Area Council of Government (SACOG) of the Blueprint. The presentation was given following the proclamations.

3. City Manager's Office
PROCLAMATION OF THE WEST SACRAMENTO CITY COUNCIL RECOGNIZING APRIL 6-12, 2025 AS NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK
Presented a proclamation recognizing April 6-12, 2025 as National Library Week.

4. City Manager's Office
PRESENTATION OF PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING APRIL 2025 AS CHILD ABUSE

PREVENTION MONTH
Presented a proclamation recognizing April 2025 as Child Abuse Prevention Month.

CONSENT AGENDA
Approved the Consent Agenda with the exception of items 7, 9, and 13 which were voted on separately.

MOTION: Orozco SECOND: Alcala
Roll Call Vote
129
2 YES: Guerrero, Early, Orozco, Alcala, Sulpizio Hull; NO: (None); ABSTAIN: (None); ABSENT:
(None); RECUSED: (None); MOTION PASSED
Approved items 7, 9, and 13.

MOTION: Early SECOND: Sulpizio Hull
Roll Call Vote
YES: Guerrero, Early, Orozco, Alcala, Sulpizio Hull; NO: (None); ABSTAIN: (None); ABSENT:
(None); RECUSED: (None); MOTION PASSED

5. Capital Projects
CONSIDERATION OF AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO THE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CONTRACT WITH HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL, INC. FOR EQUIPMENT PURCHASE AND

INSTALLATION SERVICES FOR THE FIRE STATION EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEMS PROJECT (CIP 51041)
Approved Amendment No. 1 to the professional services contract with Honeywell International, Inc., in the amount of $451,871.83, for the equipment and installation Services for the Fire Station Emergency Alert Systems project (CIP 51041); delegated authority to the City Manager, or his designee, to execute Amendment No. 1 to the professional services contract with Honeywell International, Inc; authorized the City Manager, or his designee, to execute change orders or contract amendments up to an additional $8,000; authorized the City Manager or his designee to execute non-substantive changes and modifications, with approval from the City Attorney; and authorized the City Manager or his designee to execute amendments to extend the term of the contract, if needed.

6. Capital Projects

APPROVAL OF CONTRACT FOR SERVICES WITH JLR ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTANTS

FOR WESTMORE OAKS, PARK BLVD, JEFFERSON BLVD SEWER AND WATER

REHABILITATION PROJECT
Awarded a professional services contract with JLR Environmental Consultants for engineering design of the Westmore Oaks, Park Blvd, Jefferson Blvd Sewer & Water Rehabilitation Project; delegate authority to the City Manager, or his designee, to execute a professional services contract with JLR Environmental Consultants for an amount not to exceed $1,241,867; authorized the City Manager, or his designee, to make contract amendments up to 15% ($187,000) of the total contract value; authorized the City Manager, or his designee, to execute non-substantive changes or modifications to the professional services contract, with approval from the City Attorney; and authorized the City Manager, or his designee, to execute amendments to extend the term of the contract, if necessary.

7. Capital Projects

CONSIDERATION OF APPROVAL OF THIRD AMENDMENT TO COMMERCIAL LEASE OF POLICE DEPARTMENT FACILITY AT 1025 TRIANGLE COURT
Approved as to form, the third amendment to the City of West Sacramento Police Department commercial lease; authorized the City Manager, or his designee, to execute the third amendment to the commercial lease of the Police Department headquarters, in its final form, as shall be approved by the City Attorney; and authorized the City Manager, or his designee, to execute nonsubstantive changes or modifications to the commercial lease with the approval from the City Attorney.

8. Capital Projects
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CONTRACT WITH BENNETT ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR THE WASHINGTON PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT (CIP 15047)
Authorized the City Manager, or his designee, to execute Amendment No. 6 to the professional services contract with Bennett Engineering Services to extend the term of the contract to December 31, 2027; authorized the City Manager, or his designee, to execute non-substantive changes or modifications, with approval from the City Attorney; authorized the City Manager, or his designee, to execute amendments to further extend the term of the contract, if necessary; and adopted Resolution 25-48 amending the Capital Improvement Program budget for the Washington Pubic Infrastructure Improvement Project (CIP 15047).

9. Finance
CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION 25-40 AUTHORIZING THE SUBMISSION OF AN

APPLICATION TO THE CALIFORNIA INFRASTRUCTURE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (“IBANK”) FOR FINANCING BRYTE PARK IMPROVEMENTS AND INTENT TO REIMBURSE

CERTAIN EXPENDITURES FROM PROCEEDS
Approved Resolution 25-40 Authorizing Submission of an Application to IBank to finance improvements at Bryte Park; authorized the City Manager, or designee, to execute necessary documents; and authorized the City Manager, or designee, to execute non-substantive changes or modifications with approval from the City Attorney.

10. Fire
CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION 25-20 ADOPTING THE YOLO COUNTY OPERATIONAL

AREA MULTI-JURISDICTIONAL HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN UPDATE Adopted Resolution 25-20 approving the updated Yolo County Operational Area MultiJurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan.

11. Fire
CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION 25-35 DECLARING WEEDS GROWING ON CERTAIN

LOTS TO BE A PUBLIC NUISANCE AND SCHEDULING A PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER

OBJECTIONS TO WEED ABATEMENT
Adopted Resolution 25-35 declaring weeds growing on certain lots to be a public nuisance and initiating the 2025 weed abatement program. The Resolution further directs the Fire Department to begin the formal weed abatement process by notifying all affected property owners by mail of the intended action by April 10, 2025; and 2. Set a public hearing at its regular meeting of April 30, 2025, to consider objections to the proposed removal of weeds.

12. Police

CONSIDERATION OF POLICE DEPARTMENT MILITARY EQUIPMENT USE ANNUAL REPORT AFFIRMING RENEWAL OF ORDINANCE 22-16
Received for the Police Department military equipment use policy and annual report; and affirmed renewal of Ordinance 22-16.

13. City Manager's Office

CONSIDERATION OF AN AMENDMENT TO THE CONTRACT FOR FEDERAL GOVERNMENT

RELATIONS AND ADVOCACY SERVICES TO HOLLAND & KNIGHT LLP Approved the contract amendment with Holland & Knight to continue Federal Government Relations and Advocacy Services; delegated authority to the City Manager or his designee to execute an amendment to extend the term of the contract for two (2) years and increase compensation by $414,000; authorized the City Manager or his designee to execute non131 4 substantive changes and modifications, with approval from the City Attorney; and authorized the City Manager or his designee to execute amendments to extend the term of the contract or increase the total contract NTE up to the Council approved budget.

PUBLIC HEARINGS

14. Community Development
PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDERATION OF FIRST READING OF ORDINANCE 24-9 REGARDING AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 17 (ZONING) OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE TO

FACILITATE TINY HOMES ON WHEELS AS LEGAL DWELLINGS
Conducted the public hearing regarding the proposed amendments to Title 17 (Zoning) of the Municipal Code to facilitate tiny homes on wheels as legal dwellings; found that, pursuant to Section 15305 of the CEQA Guidelines, amendments are categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act pursuant to Title 14, Article 19 of the California Code of Regulations. The project is considered exempt from CEQA pursuant to Section 15305 (a) Minor Alteration to Land Use Limitations because the project consists of adding a new allowable residential housing type which is considered a minor land use change; and conducted the first reading of Ordinance 24-9, by title and number only, detailing amendments to Title 17 (Zoning) of the Municipal Code to accommodate tiny homes on wheels as legal dwellings.

MOTION: Alcala SECOND: Orozco
Roll Call Vote
YES: Guerrero, Early, Orozco, Alcala, Sulpizio Hull; NO: (None); ABSTAIN: (None); ABSENT:
(None); RECUSED: (None); MOTION PASSED

15. Community Development
PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDERATION OF FIRST READING OF ORDINANCE 25-6 REGARDING AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 17 (ZONING) OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE TO REVISE

PUBLIC NOTICING, ENGAGEMENT AND PARTICIPATION PROCEDURES IN THE REVIEW OF

LARGE DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS
Conducted the public hearing regarding the proposed amendments to Chapter 17.35 of the Municipal Code to establish enhanced procedures for the review of large development projects; found that the proposed ordinance is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) under Section 15061(b)(3) of the CEQA Guidelines as there is no possibility the activity may have a significant effect on the environment; and conducted the first reading of Ordinance 25-6, by title and number only, amending Chapter 17.35 of the Municipal Code to improve the public review process for large development projects.

MOTION: Alcala SECOND: Sulpizio Hull
Roll Call Vote
YES: Guerrero, Early, Orozco, Alcala, Sulpizio Hull; NO: (None); ABSTAIN: (None); ABSENT:
(None); RECUSED: (None); MOTION PASSED

REGULAR AGENDA
None.

GENERAL ADMINISTRATION FUNCTION – PART II

16. COUNCIL COMMUNICATIONS / ASSIGNMENTS
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5 Councilmember Early reported on the March 19 meeting of the Yolo County Housing Commission, the March 20 Sacramento Area Council of Governments Board meeting, and the April 3 Sacramento Area Council of Governments Transportation meeting.

Mayor Pro Tem Sulpizio Hull spoke about the Commission to Address Homelessness meeting, Councilmember Alcala reported on the April 9 Yolo-Solano Air Quality Management District meeting.

Mayor Guerrero spoke about listening sessions with WUSD and an event with the River City High School Black Student Union and West Sacramento Police Department.

17. PART II
A. Council Calendar
Assistant City Manager Berlin reviewed the Council Calendar.

B. City Manager Report
City Manager Laurel gave the City Manager Report.

C. City Attorney Report
None.

D. Staff Direction from City Council Members
None.

E. Future Agenda Item Requests by Council
City Manager's Office
Request from Mayor Pro Tem Sulpizio Hull to present a City Council proclamation at the April 30 meeting to recognizing May 4 as International Firefighters’ Day.

Approved the request to present a City Council proclamation at the April 30 meeting to recognizing May 4 as International Firefighters’ Day.

MOTION: Sulpizio Hull SECOND: Early
Roll Call Vote
YES: Guerrero, Early, Orozco, Alcala, Sulpizio Hull; NO: (None); ABSTAIN: (None); ABSENT:
(None); RECUSED: (None); MOTION PASSED
F. Adjourn
Adjourned at 10:18 p.m.

MOTION: Early SECOND: Alcala
Roll Call Vote
YES: Guerrero, Early, Orozco, Alcala, Sulpizio Hull; NO: (None); ABSTAIN: (None); ABSENT:
(None); RECUSED: (None); MOTION PASSED
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6 Jennifer Cusmir, City Clerk
Minutes approved as presented by a majority
vote of the City Council on June 4, 2025.

Jennifer Cusmir, City Clerk
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CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT.

MEETING DATE: June 4, 2025 ITEM # 11
SUBJECT:

PUBLIC HEARING PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 3502.3 FOR

REPORT ON CITY OF WEST SACRAMENTO VACANCIES, AND RECRUITMENT AND

RETENTION EFFORTS
INITIATED OR REQUESTED BY: REPORT COORDINATED OR PREPARED BY:
[ ] Council [ X ] Staff
[ ] Other
Kaitlyn Montez, Human Resources Supervisor
City Manager’s Office
ATTACHMENT [ ] Yes [ X ] No [ X ] Information [ ] Direction [ ] Action

OBJECTIVE
This item is a public hearing regarding the City of West Sacramento's workforce vacancies, and recruitment and retention efforts in compliance with Assembly Bill (“AB”) 2561 (Gov. Code § 3502.3).

RECOMMENDED ACTION
Staff respectfully recommends that the City Council:

1. Conduct the public hearing; and

2. Receive the informational report on City of West Sacramento Vacancies, and Recruitment and Retention Efforts Pursuant to Government Code Section 3502.3.

BACKGROUND
In September 2024, Assembly Bill (“AB”) 2561 was signed by the governor of California and went into effect on January 1, 2025. The legislation adds Government Code Section 3502.3 to the Meyers-Milias-Brown Act (“MMBA”), imposing new obligations on public agencies related to tracking and presenting information on job vacancies and recruitment and retention effort.

AB 2561 requires public agencies to present the status of their vacancies in a public hearing before their governing body at least once per fiscal year. The presentation must be made prior to the adoption of a final budget for the fiscal year. This report must also address the recruitment and retention efforts currently employed by the public agency. During this presentation, the public agency is also required to identify any changes to policies, procedures, or recruitment activities that negatively impact the entity’s efforts to reduce its vacancies.

Additionally, if the number of vacancies exceeds 20% of the total number of authorized full-time positions in a particular bargaining unit, the public agency shall include the following information in its presentation upon request of the recognized employee organization:

1. The total number of job vacancies within a bargaining unit.

2. The total number of applicants for vacant positions within the bargaining unit.

3. The average number of days to complete the hiring process from when a position is posted.

4. Opportunities to improve compensation and other working conditions.

AB 2561 requires that recognized employee organizations shall be entitled to make a presentation before the governing board of a public agency during the same public hearing in which the public agency makes its annual presentation on vacancies.

AB 2561 further provides that the new law may not prevent an agency’s government board from holding additional public hearings about vacancies.

ANALYSIS
As of December 31, 2024, there were 439.55 permanent positions in the City of West Sacramento. Of those, 46 were vacant, indicating an overall Citywide vacancy rate of 10.47%, and 7.43% for represented positions.

Vacancies within each of the City’s recognized employee organizations are under 20% and provided below:
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Bargaining
Unit/Employee Group
Authorized
Positions
Vacant
Positions
Vacancy Rate
BCA 4 0 0.00%
FFA 62 11* 17.74%
LOCAL 39 113 11 9.73%
POA 93** 9** 9.68%
POLMGT 5 0 0.00%
UNREPRESENTED 162.55 15 9.23%
Grand Total 439.55 46 10.47%
*11 Fire Recruits started the fire academy on January 13, 2025. **5 Police Officer vacancies were designated as unfunded. As of 3/19/2025, positions were refunded.

As of December 31, 2024, none of the City’s bargaining units had vacancy rates exceeding 20%, so the additional reporting is not required for this public hearing.

The City of West Sacramento has taken significant and proactive steps to modernize and strengthen its recruitment practices in order to attract a high-quality, diverse, and talented workforce. In response to ongoing labor market challenges and competitive hiring conditions, the City has implemented a range of initiatives designed to enhance visibility, improve efficiency, and promote equity in the hiring process.

Key recruitment initiatives include:
 Implementation of NEOGOV Attract: The City launched the NEOGOV Attract module to increase exposure of job postings and leverage advanced applicant tracking tools. This platform allows for more strategic outreach and analytics-driven recruitment.
 Reduced Time to Hire: The City has undertaken a comprehensive review and refinement of internal hiring workflows, resulting in a measurable reduction in time-to-hire for most classifications. This allows the City to respond more quickly to staffing needs and reduces the risk of losing qualified candidates to competing offers.
 Blind Screening of Personally Identifiable Information (PII): To support unbiased candidate evaluation, the City has implemented blind screening processes that remove personal identifiers—such as names, addresses, and educational institutions—from initial application reviews.  Enhanced Social Media Outreach: The City has expanded its digital presence by actively promoting job opportunities on multiple social media platforms. This effort has improved engagement with a broader and more diverse applicant pool.

Recognizing that competitive compensation and supportive work environments are key to retaining staff, the City has:
 Successfully negotiated and implemented multi-year collective bargaining agreements with three of our five represented employee groups: The remaining two of our five contracts expire after June 30, 2025.

These agreements reflect the City's ongoing commitment to fair compensation, workplace stability, and collaborative labor relations. By securing multi-year contracts, the City has created a predictable and secure employment environment that enhances our ability to retain top talent across all departments.

These agreements provide clarity and continuity for both management and employees, supporting longterm workforce planning and reinforcing the City’s reputation as an employer of choice in the region.  Invested in Employee Development: Encourage employees to attend professional training programs and resurrected the City leadership academy.
 Promoted Work-Life Balance: Offer remote work options and flexible scheduling where operationally appropriate.
 Focused on Engagement: Increased investment in employee recognition and wellness initiatives. 136
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These efforts are continuously evaluated for effectiveness, with adjustments based on measurable outcomes and feedback.

All exclusively recognized bargaining units have been informed of the Citywide vacancy rate and vacancy rates for their respective organizations and notified of the public hearing with an opportunity to present input and feedback to the City Council on the vacancy rates of their bargaining units.

Environmental Considerations
Not applicable
Commission Recommendation
Not applicable
Strategic Plan Integration
These recommendations support the City Council’s Mission to provide Quality Municipal Services and a City government that is financially sound with a superior workforce.

Alternatives
Not applicable
Coordination and Review
This report has been coordinated between the City Manager's Office and Human Resources Division.

Budget/Cost Impact
There is no fiscal impact associated with this item, which is being presented for informational purposes.

ATTACHMENT
None
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CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT
MEETING DATE: June 4, 2025 ITEM # 12
SUBJECT:

PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDERATION OF FIRST READING OF ORDINANCE 25-7

REGARDING PROPOSED ANNUAL OMNIBUS ZONING CODE AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 17 (ZONING) OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE
INITIATED OR REQUESTED BY: REPORT COORDINATED OR PREPARED BY:

Daniel Berumen, AICP, Senior Planner
Community Development Department
[ ] Commission [X] Staff
[ ] Other
ATTACHMENT [X] Yes [ ] No [ ] Information [ ] Direction [X] Action

OBJECTIVE
The item is a public hearing and consideration of first reading of Ordinance 25-7 regarding proposed amendments to Title 17 (Zoning) of the Municipal Code for the annual omnibus code amendments.

RECOMMENDED ACTION
Staff respectfully recommends that the City Council:

1. Conduct public hearing regarding proposed annual omnibus zoning code amendments to Title 17 (Zoning) of the Municipal Code; and

2. Find that the project is exempt from California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) review pursuant to §15305 (Minor Alterations in Land Use Limitations) and §15321 (Enforcement Actions by Regulatory Agencies) CEQA exemption of the CEQA Guidelines; and

3. Conduct the first reading of Ordinance 25-7 (Attachment 2), by title and number only, amending Title 17 (Zoning) of the Municipal Code for the annual omnibus code amendments.

BACKGROUND
The Zoning Code requires regular updates to keep up with ongoing changes in the city. There are existing regulations that are no longer applicable, that require updating due to changes in State law, or that require process improvements based on real-world experience.

On May 1, 2025, the Planning Commission held a public hearing on the annual omnibus zoning code amendments. There were no public comments on the item. There was a question by a commissioner for clarification on Table 17.08.030 regarding the inclusion of minimum unit densities per the General Plan. Staff agreed to make this change within Table 17.08.030 which was made part of the recommended action. Following the public hearing, the Planning Commission decided to vote 4-0 to approve staff recommendation with the noted revision (Attachment 1). The revision is now incorporated in the ordinance reflected Table 17.08.030 for amendment item 6. A summary list of the proposed amendments is described below:

1. Table 17.09.020 to allow multifamily projects with on-site affordable to be constructed in the MU-NC as a permitted use by right;

2. Chapter 17.08 (Residential Zones) to allow duplexes to be permitted in the R-1 zone;

3. Chapter 17.08 (Residential Zones) to remove Minimum Lot Depth to Width Ratio;

4. Section 17.08.030 correct grammatical error;

5. Zero Lot Line Finding D in 17.38.060;

6. Table 17.08.030 - Residential Zones include minimum unit densities per the General Plan;

7. Section 17.34.060 Summary of Review Authorities for Decisions and Appeals;

8. Section 17.35.060 (Public Notice) to establish increased noticing requirement based on AB2904;

9. Update Section 17.50 (Use Classifications) to revise Construction and material yard;

10. Update Section 17.51.020 (Definitions) for Lot area to clarify is gross acreage for size and density;

11. Update Section 17.51.020 (Definitions) for Outdoor storage and Parking lots and structures to exclude the parking of Semi-Trailer Trucks.

ANALYSIS
Staff have proposed changes to the Municipal Code summarized below. The Bold/underline text reflects proposed additions to the existing code, while language proposed for deletion is noted in strikeout text. A summary of the proposed change is also noted for each item. 138

1. Table 17.09.020: Allow multifamily projects with on-site affordable to be constructed in the MU-NC as permitted use by right.

TABLE 17.09.020: LAND USE REGULATIONS—COMMERCIAL AND MIXED-USE ZONES "P" = Permitted use "C" = Conditional Use Permit required "M" = Minor Use Permit required "-" Use not allowed
Use Classification CBD C CH MU-NC
Specific Limitations:
(1) Permitted on upper stories in a mixed-use development. Ground floor residential and residential-only development is allowed subject to Conditional Use Permit approval.
(2) Permitted on upper stories in a mixed-use development. (3) Permitted on upper stories and in the rear of the site where nonresidential space with a minimum depth of 45 feet is provided along the street frontage.

Street fronting residential and residential-only development is allowed subject to Conditional Use Permit approval.
(4)
(5)
Only as accessory to a fueling station.

Allow multi-unit residential projects only with at least 10% on-site affordable to be permitted by right in the MU-NC zone.

Summary Analysis: As it currently stands, multi-unit residential-only is not permitted in the Mixed-Use Neighborhood Commercial Zoning District without a conditional use permit. To promote additional affordable housing options in more areas of the city, staff request multi-unit residential-only with at least 10% on-site affordable housing (no in lieu fees) to be permitted by right in the MU-NC zone. To qualify, the project shall be at the max density as described in the Zoning Code and General Plan.

2. Chapter 17.08 (Residential Zones): Allow duplexes (two-unit dwelling) in the R-1 zone.

TABLE 17.08.020: LAND USE REGULATIONS—RESIDENTIAL ZONES "P" = Permitted use "C" = Conditional Use Permit required "M" = Minor Use Permit required "-" Use not allowed
Use Classification RE RRA R-1 R-2 R-2.5
R3 Additional Regulations
Residential Uses
Residential Housing Types See subclassifications below
Single-Unit Dwelling, Detached P P P P M C
Single-Unit Dwelling, Attached - - P P P M
Two-Unit Dwelling - - P P P C
Multi-Unit Residential - - - P P P
Accessory Dwelling Unit P P P P P P See §17.30.040, Accessory Dwelling Units
Residential Facility, Assisted
Living
- - - P P P
Single-Room Occupancy C C C C P P See §17.30.200, Single-Room Occupancy
Summary Analysis: This amendment is dictated by State law. Effective 2022, SB 9 allows for the ministerial (or staff-level) approval of residential development projects containing up to two (2) residential units (i.e. two-unit dwellings) on single-family zoned parcels. Currently, only one primary dwelling unit is allowed in the R-1 zoning district. The change would allow up to two (2) primary dwellings along with an Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) in R-1. 139

3. Chapter 17.08 (Residential Zones): Remove Minimum Lot Depth to Width Ratio.

TABLE 17.08.030: DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS—RESIDENTIAL ZONES Standard RE RRA R-1 R-2 R-2.5 R-3 Additional Regulations Lot and Density Standards
Maximum Density (units/acre) 0.4 1 6 12 20 50
Minimum Lot Size (square
feet, unless otherwise
indicated)

2.5 acres
(A)
1 acre
R1A:
5,000
R1B:
6,000
5,000 10,000 20,000 In the R-1, R-2, R-2.5, and
R-3 Zones, smaller lots
may be allowed through
Conditional Use Permit
approval pursuant to
§17.08.040.C, Small Lot
Single-Unit Development
Minimum Lot Width (feet) 100 100 50 50 80 100
Corner Lot (feet) 110 110 60 60 90 110
Minimum Lot Depth to Width
Ratio
3:1 3:1 3:1 3:1 3:1 3:1
Maximum Lot Coverage (% of
lot)
25 25 50 50 60 70
Summary Analysis: Based on staff feedback, a minimum lot depth to width ratio should not be primarily used to evaluate the basis of a proposed lot. City staff recognize that the other noted standards, including minimum lot size and minimum lot width, are sufficient standards to maintain orderly development of newly created lots. Minimum lot depth to width ratio should be removed.

4. Section 17.38.060 (C): Correct grammatical error.

17.38.060 (C ) - The proposed use will not be averse adverse to the public health, safety, or general welfare of the community, nor detrimental to surrounding properties or improvements.

Summary Analysis: Fixing minor grammatical error.

5. 17.08.030 Development Standards for Zero Lot Line Agreements d. Zero Lot Lines shall be recorded to be considered executed. Applicants shall submit all completed documents ready for recordation to the City.

Summary Analysis: The City has experienced cases where zero lot line agreements have gone through the process of approval both from the City and residents, but not officially recorded with the County. It is in the City’s interest that zero lot lines be recorded to be considered executed. Applicants should submit all completed documents ready for recordation to the City, and staff will deliver or have a title company send over to the county recorder.

6. Table 17.08.030: Residential Zones to include minimum unit densities per the General Plan.

TABLE 17.08.030: DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS—RESIDENTIAL ZONES Standard RE RRA R-1 R-2 R-2.5 R-3
Additional
Regulations
Lot and Density Standards
Minimum/ Maximum Density
(units/acre)

0.4 1 1.1 - 6 6.1 - 12 12.1 - 20 20.1 - 50
Summary Analysis: For further clarity for staff and the public, staff proposes the addition of minimum densities for residential zones to match the minimum densities in the General Plan. The minimum densities would be reflected in Table 17.08.030. Residential Zones RE (Rural Estates) and RRA (Residential Rural Agricultural) would not have minimum density standards since the density is currently less than 1 dwelling unit per acre in each of those zoning districts. The changes would be as follows: RE (-), RRA (-), R-1 (1.1-6 du/acre), R-2 (6.1-12), R-2.5 (12.1-20), R-3 (20.1-50).

7. Section 17.34.060: Summary of Review Authorities for Decisions and Appeals. 140

17.34.060 - When a proposed project requires more than one (1) permit with more than one (1) approving authority, all project permits shall be processed concurrently, and final action shall be taken by the highest-level designated approving authority for all requested permits.

Summary Analysis: Currently, 17.34.060, reads, where a land use project requires more than one type of application, all permit requests shall be reviewed and decided on by the highest Review Authority established for any of the applications. This amendment is meant to clarify which review body is responsible for holding the review hearing where a land use project requires more than one type of application.

8. Section 17.35.060 – Public Noticing Requirements.

G. The City shall require notice of a Planning Commission’s hearing on a proposed zoning ordinance or amendment to a zoning ordinance, if the proposed ordinance or amendment to a zoning ordinance affects the permitted uses of real property, to be published, posted, mailed, delivered, advertised, as applicable, at least 20 days before the hearing.

Summary Analysis: Per existing Municipal Code, if the proposed ordinance or amendment to a zoning ordinance affects the permitted uses of real property, it requires notice of the hearing to be, among other things, mailed or delivered at least 10 days prior to the hearing to the owner of the subject real property. Based on AB2094, a city must provide at least 20 days’ notice of any zoning ordinance or amendment to zoning ordinance that affects permitted uses of real property, an increase of 10 days.

9. Section 17.50 (Use Classifications) to revise Construction and material yard definition.

New Definition: Construction and materials yard: A designated area used for the outdoor storage and maintenance of construction equipment, materials, and supplies. This area may also include accessory structures including but not limited to offices or other structures related to the construction process.

Summary Analysis: The current definition of construction and material yards is limited because it does not include buildings and structures that would normally be permitted for this type of land use.

Staff requests revision of the current definition which reads: storage of construction materials or equipment on a site other than a construction site.

10. Section 17.51.020 (Definitions) for Lot area to clarify is gross acreage.

Lot area. The gross area of a lot measured horizontally between bounding lot lines.

Summary Analysis: To clarify the lot area definition, staff are adding that lot size is gross acreage for size and density calculations not net acreage.

11. Update Section 17.51.020 (Definitions) for Outdoor storage and Parking lots and structures to exclude the parking of semi-trailer trucks.

New Definition: Outdoor storage. Storage of commercial goods in open lots. Parking of tractor trailers or semi-trucks is not permitted.

New Definition: Parking lots and structures. Surface lots and structures offering parking for a fee when such use is not incidental to another on-site activity. Parking of tractor trailers or semitrucks is not permitted.

Summary Analysis: Staff is amending the land use category for tractor trailer/ semi-truck in employment zones excluding BP (Business Park) zone. The amendment would add that tractor trailers/ semi-trucks would not be permitted in outdoor storage or parking lots and structure.

Currently, parking of tractors and semi-trucks would be permitted via a conditional use permit in the M-2 and M-3 zoning districts under Freight/ trucking facilities.

Environmental Considerations
This project is exempt from CEQA review pursuant to §15305 (Minor Alterations in Land Use Limitations) and §15321 (Enforcement Actions by Regulatory Agencies) CEQA exemption of the CEQA Guidelines.

Strategic Plan Integration
This project advances the City Council’s 2024 Strategic Management Priorities: Development Services Enhancements.
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Alternatives
The City Council’s primary alternatives are summarized below.

1. Adopt Ordinance 25-7 amending Title 17 (Zoning) of the Municipal Code; or

2. Deny adoption of Ordinance 25-7 at this time; and/or

3. Continue the item to a future date and request additional information be provided at that time.

Alternative #1 is the staff’s recommendation. While not recommended, staff is prepared to effectuate Alternatives #2 or #3 at the City Council’s discretion.

Coordination and Review
The project was coordinated with staff from the City Attorney’s Office and Community Development Department.

Budget/Cost Impact
There is minimal budget impact associated with the recommended actions.

ATTACHMENTS

1. PC Resolution 25-7PC

2. Ordinance 25-7
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Attachment 1
RESOLUTION 25-7PC

A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION

OF THE CITY OF WEST SACRAMENTO

RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF PROPOSED CHANGES
TO TITLE 17 (ZONING)

OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE
WHEREAS, the City of West Sacramento desires to promote and protect the public health, safety, comfort, convenience, and general welfare; to provide a plan for sound and orderly development, and to ensure social and economic stability through adoption of a Zoning Code; and
WHEREAS, the proposed revisions to amend Title 17 (Zoning) of the Municipal Code include: Table 17.09.020 to allow multifamily projects with on-site affordable housing units to be constructed in the MU-NC as a permitted use by right; Chapter 17.08 (Residential Zones) to allow two-unit dwellings to be permitted in the R-1 zone; Tables 17.07.030 (Agricultural Zone),

17.08.030 (Residential Zones), 17.09.030 (Commercial and Mixed-Use Zones), and 17.10.030 (Employment Zones) to remove Minimum Lot Depth to Width Ratio; Fix grammatical error in Finding C in Section 17.08.030; Zero Lot Line Finding D in 17.08.030(C) (2); Table 17.08.030 - Residential Zones include minimum unit densities per the General Plan; Section 17.34.060 Summary of Review Authorities for Decisions and Appeals; Section 17.35.060 (Public Notice) to establish increased noticing requirement based on AB2904; Update Section 17.50 (Use Classifications) to revise Construction and material yard definition; Update Section 17.51.020 (Definitions) for Lot area; Section 17.51.020 (Definitions) for Outdoor storage and Parking lots and structures to exclude the parking of Semi-Trailer Trucks.

WHEREAS, the proposed changes to Title 17 (Zoning) of the Municipal Code are exempt from CEQA review pursuant to §15305 (Minor Alterations in Land Use Limitations) and Class 21 (Enforcement Actions by Regulatory Agencies) CEQA exemption of the CEQA Guidelines; and
WHEREAS, at a duly noticed public hearing on May 1, 2025, the Planning Commission considered public comments as part of a duly noticed public hearing; and NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Planning Commission recommends that the City Council take the following action:

1. Find that the project is exempt from California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) review pursuant to §15305 (Minor Alterations in Land Use Limitations) and §15321 (Enforcement Actions by Regulatory Agencies) CEQA exemption of the CEQA Guidelines; and

2. Adopt the proposed changes to Title 17 (Zoning) of the Municipal Code for the annual omnibus zoning code amendments as recommended by the Planning Commission.

PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Planning Commission of the City of West Sacramento on this 1
st day of May 2025, by the following vote:

AYES: Jackson, Olivarez, Sablan, Wong
NOES: None
ABSTAIN: None
ABSENT: Andersen, Delgado, Linker, Squires
Docusign Envelope ID: 1BE8117D-4AB0-43AF-9C13-008C142B9FF4 143
_____
Dolores Olivarez,
Acting Planning Commission Chairperson
ATTEST:

Seamus Laffey, Secretary
Docusign Envelope ID: 1BE8117D-4AB0-43AF-9C13-008C142B9FF4 144
Attachment 2
ORDINANCE 25-7

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE

CITY OF WEST SACRAMENTO
AMENDING TITLE 17 OF THE

WEST SACRAMENTO MUNICIPAL CODE
The City Council of the City of West Sacramento does ordain as follows:

Section 1. Purpose and Authority. The purpose of the Ordinance is to make amendments to Title 17 (Zoning) including the following: This item is a public hearing regarding proposed amendments to Title 17 (Zoning) of the Municipal Code. The proposed sections to be amended in the Zoning Code are as follows:

Section 2. Amendments. The following sections of the West Sacramento Municipal Code are hereby amended to read as follows:

1. Table 17.09.020: Allow multifamily projects with on-site affordable to be constructed in the MU-NC as a permitted use by right;

2. Chapter 17.08 (Residential Zones): Allow two-unit dwellings to be permitted in the R-1 Zone;

3. Tables 17.07.030 (Agricultural Zone), 17.08.030 (Residential Zones), 17.09.030 (Commercial and Mixed-Use Zones), and 17.10.030 (Employment Zones): Remove Minimum Lot Depth to Width Ratio.

4. Section 17.38.060 Finding C: Correct grammatical error;

5. Section 17.08.030 (C) (2) Zero Lot Line Agreement;

6. Table 17.08.030 (Residential Zones): Include minimum unit densities per the General Plan;

7. Section 17.34.060: Amend Summary of Review Authorities for Decisions and Appeals;

8. Section 17.35.060 (Public Notice): Establish increased noticing requirement based on AB2904;

9. Section 17.50 (Use Classifications): Revise definition for Construction and material yard;

10. Section 17.51.020 (Definitions): Revise definition for Lot area;

11. Section 17.51.020 (Definitions): Revise definitions for Outdoor storage and Parking lots and structures.

Zoning Code Amendments

1. Amend Table 17.09.020 to allow multifamily projects with on-site affordable to be constructed in the MU-NC as a permitted use by right.

TABLE 17.09.020: LAND USE REGULATIONS—COMMERCIAL AND MIXED USE ZONES "P" = Permitted use "C" = Conditional Use Permit required "M" = Minor Use Permit required "-" Use not allowed
Use Classification CBD C CH MU-NC
Specific Limitations:
(1) Permitted on upper stories in a mixed-use development. Ground floor residential and residential-only development is allowed subject to Conditional Use Permit approval. (2) Permitted on upper stories in a mixed-use development. (3) Permitted on upper stories and in the rear of the site where nonresidential space with a minimum depth of 45 feet is provided along the street frontage. Street fronting residential and residential-only development is allowed subject to Conditional Use Permit approval.
(4) Only as accessory to a fueling station.
(5) Allow multi-unit residential projects only with at least 10% on-site affordable to be permitted by right in the MU-NC zone

2. Chapter 17.08 (Residential Zones) - allow two-unit dwellings in the R-1 zone. 145
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TABLE 17.08.020: LAND USE REGULATIONS—RESIDENTIAL ZONES "P" = Permitted use "C" = Conditional Use Permit required "M" = Minor Use Permit required "-" Use not allowed
Use Classification RE RRA R-1 R-2 R-2.5 R-3 Additional Regulations Residential Uses
Residential Housing Types See subclassifications below
Single-Unit Dwelling, Detached P P P P M C
Single-Unit Dwelling, Attached - - P P P M
Two-Unit Dwelling - - P P P C
Multi-Unit Residential - - - P P P
Accessory Dwelling Unit P P P P P P See §17.30.040, Accessory Dwelling Units Residential Facility, Assisted Living - - - P P P
Single-Room Occupancy C C C C P P See §17.30.200, Single-Room Occupancy

3. Tables 17.07.030 (Agricultural Zone), 17.08.030 (Residential Zones), 17.09.030 (Commercial and Mixed-Use Zones), and 17.10.030 (Employment Zones): Remove Minimum Lot Depth to Width Ratio.

TABLE 17.07.030: DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS—AGRICULTURAL ZONE Standard AG Additional Regulations
Lot and Density Standards
Minimum Lot
Depth to Width
Ratio
4:1
TABLE 17.08.030: DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS—RESIDENTIAL ZONES Standard RE RRA R-1 R-2 R-2.5 R-3 Additional Regulations Lot and Density Standards
Minimum Lot
Depth to Width
Ratio
3:1 3:1 3:1 3:1 3:1 3:1
TABLE 17.09.030: DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS—COMMERCIAL AND MIXED USE ZONES Standard CBD C CH MU-NC MU-C WF Additional Regulations
Lot, Density, and Open Space
Maximum Lot
Depth to Width
Ratio
4:1 4:1 4:1 4:1 4:1 4:1
TABLE 17.10.030: DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS—EMPLOYMENT ZONES Use Classification M-L M-1 M-2 M-3 B-P Additional Regulations Lot and Density Standards
Minimum Lot Depth to Width
Ratio
4:1 4:1 4:1 4:1 4:1

4. Update the wording of Finding C in 17.38.060.

17.38.060 (C): The proposed use will not be averse adverse to the public health, safety, or general welfare of the community, nor detrimental to surrounding properties or improvements.

5. Update 17.08.030 Development Standards for Zero Lot Line Agreements. 146
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D. Zero Lot Lines shall be recorded to be considered executed. Applicants shall submit all completed documents ready for recordation, staff will deliver or have a title company send to the county recorder.

6. Table 17.08.030 - Residential Zones to include minimum unit densities per the General Plan.

TABLE 17.08.030: DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS—RESIDENTIAL ZONES Standard RE RRA R-1 R-2 R-2.5 R-3 Additional Regulations Lot and Density Standards
Minimum/ Maximum Density
(units/acre)

0.4 1 1.1 - 6 6.1 - 12 12.1 - 20 20.1 - 50

7. 17.34.060 - Summary of Review Authorities for Decisions and Appeals

17.34.060 - When a proposed project requires more than one (1) permit with more than one (1) approving authority, all project permits shall be processed concurrently, and final action shall be taken by the highest-level designated approving authority for all requested permits.

8. Section 17.35.060 – Public Noticing Requirements
G. The City shall require notice of a planning commission’s hearing on a proposed zoning ordinance or amendment to a zoning ordinance, if the proposed ordinance or amendment to a zoning ordinance affects the permitted uses of real property, to be published, posted, mailed, and delivered, or advertised, as applicable, at least 20 days before the hearing.

List of Terms and Definitions:

9. Section 17.50 (Use Classifications) to revise Construction and material yard definition. (New Definition) Construction and material yard: A designated area used for the outdoor storage and maintenance of construction equipment, materials, and supplies. This area may also include accessory structures including but not limited to offices or other structures related to the construction process.

10. Section 17.51.020 (Definitions) for Lot area to clarify is gross acreage; Lot area. The gross area of a lot measured horizontally between bounding lot lines.

11. Section 17.51.020 (Definitions) for Outdoor storage and Parking lots and structures to exclude the parking of semi-trailer trucks.

Outdoor storage. Storage of commercial goods in open lots. The parking of tractor trailers/ semitrucks is not permitted.

Parking lots and structures. Surface lots and structures offering parking for a fee when such use is not incidental to another on-site activity. The parking of tractor trailers/ semi-trucks is not permitted.

Section 3. Severability. If any provision of this chapter, or the application of any such provision to any person or circumstance shall be held invalid, the remainder of this chapter, to the extent it can be given effect, or the application of those provisions to persons or circumstances other than those as to which it is held invalid, shall not be affected thereby, and to this end the provisions of this chapter are severable. 147 Ordinance 25-7

Section 4. Effective Date and Publication. This ordinance shall take effect 30 days after its adoption, and pursuant to Resolution 99-46 was published in summary format prior to adoption, and a summary will be published within 15 days after adoption in a paper of general circulation published and circulated within the City of West Sacramento.

PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of West Sacramento this th day of 2025, by the following votes:

AYES:

NOES:

ABSENT:

ABSTAIN:

Martha Guerrero, Mayor
ATTEST:

APPROVED AS TO FORM:

Jennifer Cusmir, City Clerk Jeffrey Mitchell, City Attorney CODIFY _X UNCODIFY
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CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT
MEETING DATE: June 4, 2025 ITEM # 13
SUBJECT:
. CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION 25-49 ADOPTING THE CLIMATE ACTION AND

ADAPTATION PLAN
INITIATED OR REQUESTED BY: REPORT COORDINATED OR PREPARED BY:
[ ] Commission [ X ] Staff
[ ] Other
Seamus Laffey, AICP Senior Planner
Ryan Burnett, Sustainability Manager
Community Development Department
ATTACHMENT [X] Yes [ ] No [ ] Information [ ] Direction [ X ] Action

OBJECTIVE
The purpose of this report is to seek City Council adoption of the Climate Action and Adaptation Plan (CAAP).

RECOMMENDED ACTION
Staff respectfully recommend that the City Council:
1) Receive a presentation by staff on the proposed Climate Action and Adaptation Plan (CAAP) and take public comment;
2) Find that adoption of the CAAP is within the scope of the EIR and SEIR prepared for the 2035 General Plan and no new or substantially more adverse impacts would occur through implementation of the proposed project, pursuant to Sections 15168 of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA); and 3) Adopt Resolution 25-49 which will approve the CAAP.

BACKGROUND
Climate change is a long-term shift in average weather patterns that is and has been occurring for the last several decades. The earth is warming due to human activities through the emissions of greenhouse gases (GHG) that trap heat in the Earth’s atmosphere. This effect, formerly referred to as global warming, is causing the Earth to overheat, leading to more severe wildfires, droughts, floods, sea level rise, and more. Vulnerable communities who have historically contributed the least to climate change are disproportionately affected by these impacts such as not having the resiliency that more affluent communities have. According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Sixth Assessment Report, global average surface temperatures reached 1.1°C above preindustrial levels (1850–1900) during the 2011–2020 time period; and are on track to reach 1.5°C on average by 2040 if the current rate of warming continues. The consensus among climate scientists is that warming should be limited to no more than 1.5°C above preindustrial levels in order to significantly reduce the impacts of climate change. Every increment of warming above that level increases the probability of severe impacts and the likelihood of crossing climate tipping points. Moving beyond these tipping points will result in abrupt and irreversible changes in the climate system. Per the State’s 4th Climate Change Assessment, climate risks for the Sacramento region include more extreme heat days, longer duration heatwaves, reduced air quality from wildfires and shifting precipitation that brings about longer and more intense droughts and storms with less predictability.

The draft CAAP serves as the policy framework to reduce GHG emissions and strengthen climate adaption and resiliency within the city of West Sacramento (see Attachments 1-5, Draft CAAP and Appendices). The CAAP demonstrates the City’s commitment to addressing climate change and includes a series of local actions (designed with input from residents, businesses, and elected officials) that, when implemented, will reduce the community’s GHG emissions; and will demonstrate how West Sacramento is doing its part to face the global challenge of climate change. It also includes resiliency measures in response to changes to the climate that are already happening. The CAAP sets a target date of 2045 to reach carbon neutrality, consistent with state targets.

Carbon neutrality means that the net GHG emissions associated with the City are zero. Under this scenario, some residual emissions may be produced by the community each year but can be fully balanced through investing in activities and partnering with other organizations outside the community for carbon removal and sequestration, or through the purchase of carefully selected carbon offsets, which will be considered as a “last resort” to meeting the City’s carbon neutrality goal if the city cannot directly remove emissions. This goal aligns with AB 1279, which established a statewide carbon neutrality target by 2045. To achieve this target, the City 149
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and its residents and businesses will need to significantly reduce municipal and community emissions as much as possible through the actions identified in the CAAP, further described below in the Analysis section of this report.

History & Outreach
The CAAP is not the City’s first step toward addressing the causes and impacts of climate change. It builds upon ambitious land use, transportation, flood protection and sustainability policy decisions made by City leadership going back to the City’s incorporation. The City has implemented numerous GHG reduction measures over the years even without an adopted CAP including the organics program launched recently pursuant to SB 1383. In 2018, the City of West Sacramento and Sacramento established the Mayors’ Commission on Climate Change.

The goal of the Commission was to develop recommendations to achieve carbon neutrality in the cities by 2045 and inform development of each city’s CAAP. The Commission’s final report, Achieving Carbon Zero in Sacramento and West Sacramento by 2045, helped establish a vision for climate action in the region, and West Sacramento’s CAAP was designed to implement this vision.

On October 16, 2019, the City Council approved a contract with AECOM Technical Services, Inc. for work on the CAAP. During the summer of 2021, City staff held multiple public outreach events at Sal’s Tacos, with informational flyers on the CAAP provided in Russian and Spanish. COVID-19 greatly impacted outreach efforts at the time. In the fall of 2021, City staff held workshops with the City’s commissions on the CAAP and draft greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction strategies. On April 5, 2023, the City Council approved a contract amendment with AECOM to include an adaptation and resiliency chapter in the CAAP as well as a funding and financing matrix to identify funding sources to implement the actions identified in the CAAP. Staff has also promoted the CAAP effort at previous Earth Day events.

State Climate Action
Local government efforts to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are critical to achieve the State’s longterm climate goals noted below. Per the California Air Resource Board’s 2022 Scoping Plan, a substantial portion of California’s GHG reduction potential comes from activities over which local governments have authority or influence, such as the built environment, transportation networks, and provision of local services. West Sacramento is not acting alone on this front as many neighboring jurisdictions, including the City’s of Sacramento, Davis, Elk Grove, Woodland, Yolo County and Sacramento County have already adopted a CAP or CAAP and are working towards implementation. Below are key legislative actions taken by the State to push cities toward GHG emission reductions.
 2006 – Assembly Bill (AB) 32 Global Warming Solutions Act sets California’s first statewide GHG target (return to 1990 emissions levels by 2020). CA adopts first-in-the-nation mandatory statewide green building standards code (CALGreen) in response.
 2008 – SB 375 directs California Air Resources Board (CARB) to set regional targets for reducing GHGs  2016 – SB 32 Global Warming Solutions Act establishes California's second statewide GHG target – 40% below 1990 levels by 2030
 2018 – SB 100 establishes a goal of 100% renewable and zero-carbon electricity by 2045  2022 – AB 1279 codifies state’s 2045 carbon neutrality target  2022 – SB 1020 sets interim renewable and zero carbon electricity targets of 90% by 2035 and 95% by 2040
 2022 – CARB Scoping Plan update presents a pathway to achieving carbon neutrality no later than 2045

ANALYSIS
The first step in a CAAP development process is evaluating what causes GHG emissions within the community and, from there, creating a GHG inventory as well as identifying the local hazards. Data from 2018 was selected as the CAAP inventory analysis year because it represented the most up-to-date and complete set of inventory data at the time of CAAP development. It also represents pre-pandemic community activity levels, providing a more accurate baseline for local GHG emissions analysis than an inventory from 2020 or 2021 which would have had bad data due to COVID-19 pandemic impacts on important emissions sectors, such as on-road travel or non-residential building energy use. There are many different GHGs, but community GHG inventories typically 150
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focus on three important and relevant ones: carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4) and nitrous oxide (N2O). In an inventory, the amount of each greenhouse gas is converted into a common unit of measurement called carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e). This reflects the fact that greenhouse gases contribute differently to global warming depending on how powerful each gas is at trapping solar radiation and heating the atmosphere.

The City’s 2018 emissions totaled approximately 395,800 Metric Tons (MT) CO2e. The majority of these emissions came from the transportation sector (64%) (emissions from vehicles), followed by the building energy sector (30%) (heating and cooling). The remaining 6% of the City’s GHG emissions came from the waste sector.

This shows that local GHG actions need to focus heavily on transportation and building energy use in order to achieve the City’s ambitious goal. Emissions by subsector are shown in the Figure below and additional information on the GHG inventory is provided in Chapter 2 of the CAAP.

GHG Reduction Targets
GHG targets serve as aspirational metrics. These metrics clarify local actions and guide emissions reductions goals. Establishing clear and attainable targets can also motivate the community and help guide long-term strategies, as well as increase transparency and accountability. The CAAP establishes a mass emissions target of carbon neutrality by 2045, consistent with state targets. Carbon neutrality means that the net GHG emissions associated with the City are zero. Under this scenario, some residual emissions may be produced by the community each year but can be fully balanced through investing in activities and partnering with other organizations outside the community for carbon removal and sequestration, or the purchase of carefully selected carbon offsets. This goal aligns with AB 1279 that established a statewide carbon neutrality target by 2045.

An interim 2030 GHG reduction target has also been included in the CAAP. West Sacramento’s interim target was selected to align with the SB 32 GHG reduction target of 40% below 1990 levels by 2030. The City’s 2030 target is based on guidance from the CARB 2017 Scoping Plan and OPR’s General Plan Guidelines, which recommends choosing multiple target years. West Sacramento’s 2030 GHG target is a minimum reduction of

5.28 MT CO2e/capita/yr. This represents a 25% emissions intensity reduction from 2018 levels of 7.0 MT CO2e/capita. This target was selected in a manner consistent with CEQA Guidelines Section 15183.5(b)(1)(B) to demonstrate the City’s fair share contribution toward statewide GHG reduction targets and support future 151
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project CEQA streamlining as described in Chapter 1 of the CAAP and further below in the Environmental Considerations section of this report.

GHG Actions
The CAAP includes seven overarching climate goals that outline the vision of a sustainable, resilient, and carbonneutral community, which can be found in Chapter 3. There are 26 climate actions that will help meet these goals, contribute toward meeting the 2030 and 2045 GHG reduction targets, and enhance community quality of life. Each action includes a description, anticipated GHG reductions, equity impacts and solutions, and implementation tactics and metrics. The actions provide an overall roadmap for follow-up implementation measures that may require separate programs, funding and code amendments. Table 3.2 in the CAAP identifies each of the CAAP actions, along with the anticipated annual GHG reductions in 2030 and 2045. Some actions support the implementation of others, and these connections are identified. Another set of actions are presumed to already be included within the travel demand forecasts provided by SACOG and have not been separately quantified in this CAAP to avoid double counting emissions reductions. A final category of actions has not yet been quantified because the details of the action are currently unknown. While it is the City’s goal to achieve carbon neutrality by 2045, the current set of CAAP actions are unlikely to achieve that goal on their own without additional implementation support, development of new technologies, etc. If all of the CAAP actions are followed on time, then there would be a 79% reduction in per capita emissions below 2018 levels. The remaining reductions would need to come from carbon removal opportunities. Future CAAP monitoring and updates will be critical to maintaining a trajectory towards reaching the CAAP GHG reduction targets and future updates will include revised emissions forecasts demonstrating the magnitude of carbon removal needed.

Implementation and Monitoring
The CAAP reflects the community GHG emissions, local vulnerabilities, and relevant actions at a specific moment in time. The success of these actions will depend on a variety of factors, including community support, participation, available funding, market forces, and state and national policies. To help maximize climate impact and enhance equity, the City will monitor action implementation, update the CAAP periodically, and continue to receive community feedback on CAAP implementation. The Sustainability Division in Community Development will lead these efforts.

Chapter 4 of the CAAP includes implementation recommendations, including which actions to implement first.

The actions were selected because they offer the most impactful reductions to GHG while being the easiest to implement. CAAP implementation will focus on promoting voluntary actions with education, outreach and incentives. Concurrently, the City can implement proof-of-concept pilot projects that demonstrate the feasibility of such actions. Lastly, new requirements will be needed to reach the GHG reduction goals, such as requiring new buildings to not use natural gas, which many are doing already. Existing building stock will also need to decarbonize to the maximum extent possible. To successfully implement the key actions identified in the CAAP, the City needs a strategic approach to mobilize funding and financing for climate investments. A funding and financing matrix is included as Appendix D and it identifies state and federal grants that can potentially fund the draft CAAP actions. Assuming the CAP is ultimately adopted by the City Council, staff anticipates the implementation measures identified in Table 4.1 (Phase 1 and Phase 2 Recommendations) to be undertaken within the first the first two years.

Residents and businesses can continue to reduce emissions and enhance their efforts in many ways and do not need the CAP to be formally adopted. These measures include reducing driving, more efficient energy use, planting shade trees, putting organics in the green waste carts, reducing water use, etc. The upside to the climate change discussion, which can be very grim, is that everyone can do something to help regardless of neighborhood, income level, etc.

Environmental Considerations
The CAAP is an implementation measure of the 2035 General Plan and is thus within the scope of the General Plan Environmental Impact Report. A technical memo with additional analysis is provided as Attachment 6. As explained in the Technical Memo, the CAAP is within the scope of the EIR and SEIR prepared for prepared for the General Plan and no new or substantially more adverse impacts will occur through implementation of the proposed project, pursuant to Sections 15168 of the California Environmental Quality Act.

CEQA streamlining
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impacts (CEQA Guidelines § 15064.4). One of the goals of the CAAP is to establish it as a qualified GHG emissions reduction plan for which future projects subject to CEQA within the City can use it to tier from, thereby streamlining the environmental analysis necessary for CEQA. Adoption of a CEQA qualified CAAP provides advantages for both the City and developers by streamlining environmental review processes for new projects, providing regulatory certainty, and reducing the risk of legal challenges.

Commission Consideration
The Planning Commission unanimously adopted Resolution 25-8PC on May 1, 2025 (see Attachment 7), that recommends the City Council adopt the CAAP and find adoption is within the scope of the EIR prepared for the 2025 General Plan and no new or substantially more adverse impacts would occur through implementation of the proposed project, pursuant to Sections 15168 of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).

As part of the motion the Planning Commission requested that Action 8 (Active Transportation & Micro Mobility) be included in either Phase 1 or 2 recommendations identified in Table 4.1. The CAAP has been updated to reflect this request. Action 8 allocates funding to expand and connect the active transportation and micromobility network and it includes improving the pedestrian and bicycling infrastructure. Table 4.1 of Chapter 4 (Implementation) identifies recommended actions to pursue implementing within the first few years of adoption.

These actions were selected because they offer the most impactful reductions to GHG while being the easiest to implement.

City staff also received feedback from the Planning Commission, Environment and Utilities Commission and Transportation and Mobility Commission in the fall of 2021 on the draft greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction strategies as well as the Environment and Utilities Commission earlier this year on the entire document. Input from each opportunity, as well as other public engagement and outreach was incorporated in the plan development process.

Strategic Plan Integration
The City Council conducts an annual strategic planning workshop to review progress and establish the direction for the coming year. The process involves articulating a vision of where an organization wants to go, creating a plan for how to get there and identifying how to carry out the strategic plan. The 2024 Strategic Plan identifies climate and energy resiliency as a strategic principle and climate action plan implementation as a policy priority.

Adoption of the CAAP advances the 2024 Strategic Plan principles and policy priorities.

Alternatives
If the Council decides not to approve Resolution 25-49 (see Attachment 8), the Council could decide to continue this item to a later date for reasons specified by the Commission.

Coordination and Review
The CAAP was reviewed by staff from all departments within the City.

Budget/Cost Impact
Funding allocated towards the CAAP (CIP #54017) was $257,580. The sources of this funding included $50,000 from Measure G, $2,660 from the General Fund, $174,570 from the One-Time General Fund, and $30,350 from the Housing Trust Fund. The total compensation awarded to AECOM Technical Services for the CAAP scope of services was $207,580.

ATTACHMENTS

1. Climate Action & Adaptation Plan

2. Appendix A CAAP Greenhouse Gas Reduction Action Implementation Targets

3. Appendix B Greenhouse Gas Inventory and Forecast Data

4. Appendix C Adaptation Analysis and Policy Recommendations Memo

5. Appendix D Funding and Financing Memo

6. CEQA Technical Memo

7. Resolution 25-8PC

8. Resolution 25-49
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Preface
The City of West Sacramento (City)1 Climate
Action and Adaptation Plan (CAAP) serves as
the community’s roadmap to reduce
greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions toward
carbon neutrality by 2045 and strengthen
climate adaptation and resiliency in an
equitable manner. The city’s baseline GHG
inventory and forecasts show that substantial
action is needed to meet these reduction
targets, especially in the transportation and
building energy sectors. Additionally,
California’s Fourth Climate Change
Assessment shows that the region will
experience greater climate risks from hazards
such as extreme heat or drought. To address
this context, the CAAP includes 7 overarching
goals and 26 actions to drive local GHG
emissions reductions, support carbon
removal and sequestration, and increase local
resiliency. The CAAP’s GHG reduction actions
are primarily focused on meeting the nearterm 2030 GHG target of a 25% per capita emissions intensity reduction from 2018, and
additional or enhanced actions are likely to be
needed in the future to meet the 2045 carbon
neutrality target. The climate adaptation
actions are primarily focused on reducing the
impact presented by local climate hazards.

This CAAP is a living document that will benefit
from updates over time to reflect new
information and future technologies and
policies to maximize the City’s climate impact
and enhance community climate equity. The
CAAP serves as a foundation and roadmap to
reduce GHG emissions and many of the
1 Capitalized “City” will be used when referring to the City government as an entity. Lowercase “city” will be
used when referring to the geographic area that is the
City of West Sacramento.
actions and implementation tactics identified
in this document will require follow-on
Municipal Code updates with additional public
outreach, analysis, and City Council approval.

The Mayors’ Commission on Climate Change
report Achieving Carbon Zero in Sacramento
and West Sacramento by 2045 set the
foundation for creating this Climate Action
Plan and provides significant information and
other resources that will be helpful in the
ongoing CAAP implementation process. West
Sacramento’s CAAP was also informed by
input from residents and interested parties,
City staff, and the City Commissions and
Council to provide a roadmap toward carbon
neutrality that reflects the city’s unique local
context, opportunities, and constraints.

Equity impacts were considered throughout
CAAP development and potential solutions to
equity issues are highlighted in the actions
and integrated throughout the plan’s
implementation and monitoring framework.

CAAP actions are also anticipated to provide
additional community co-benefits when
implemented, such as increasing green jobs,
reducing costs of living, and enhancing public
health. A discussion of how equity was
integrated in the CAAP can be found in the
“Equity Considerations and CAAP Development”
section in Chapter 1. In achieving the CAAP
goals, West Sacramento is doing its part to
combat global climate change and create a
more resilient, equitable, and prosperous city.
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Table of Contents
Preface ................................................................................................................................................................... i Chapter 1 Introduction ...................................................................................................................................... 1 Mayors’ Commission on Climate Change........................................................................................................ 2 CAAP Content and Organization ....................................................................................................................... 3 Outreach, Engagement, and Equity.................................................................................................................. 4 Climate Change – Cause and Effect.................................................................................................................. 7 West Sacramento Context.................................................................................................................................. 8 Relationship to General Plan............................................................................................................................13 Relationship to CEQA.........................................................................................................................................14 Chapter 2 City Greenhouse Gas Context and Targets .............................................................................. 15 2018 GHG Inventory ..........................................................................................................................................16 Emissions Forecasts – 2030 and 2045 ..........................................................................................................21 GHG Targets and Reductions Needed...........................................................................................................23 2045 Carbon Neutrality Outlook .....................................................................................................................25 Chapter 3 CAAP Actions ................................................................................................................................. 29 How to Read Actions..........................................................................................................................................31 Action Co-Benefits ..............................................................................................................................................31 GHG Summary Table .........................................................................................................................................34 Goal 1: Promote cleaner vehicles and equipment in our community....................................................38 Goal 2: Reimagine how we move people and goods .................................................................................48 Goal 3: Design a future with zero carbon power sources.........................................................................60 Goal 4: Plan for all-electric buildings city-wide.............................................................................................66 Goal 5: Create a waste-free city.......................................................................................................................79 Goal 6: Build carbon negative and livable communities............................................................................86 Goal 7: Create a resilient community and protect our most vulnerable residents from climate hazards....................................................................................................................................................93 Chapter 4 Implementation and Monitoring ............................................................................................... 108 Phase 1 and 2 Recommendations................................................................................................................109 Implementation Monitoring Approach........................................................................................................112 CAAP Implementation Support......................................................................................................................114 CAAP Funding and Financing .........................................................................................................................117 What You Can Do..............................................................................................................................................122 157
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Appendices
Appendix A: CAAP Greenhouse Gas Reduction Action Implementation Targets Appendix B: Greenhouse Gas Inventory and Forecast Data
Appendix C: Adaptation Analysis and Policy Recommendations Appendix D: Funding and Financing Matrix
Tables
Table 2.1 – West Sacramento’s GHG Emissions Sources and Causes............................................................17 Table 2.2 – 2018 Greenhouse Gas Inventory .......................................................................................................20 Table 2.3 – West Sacramento GHG Targets..........................................................................................................24 Table 2.4 – Carbon Neutrality Barriers Table........................................................................................................26 Table 3.1 – Action List with Co-benefits .................................................................................................................33 Table 3.2 – CAAP Actions GHG Reductions Table................................................................................................35 Table 4.1 – Phase 1 and Phase 2 Recommendations.......................................................................................109 Table 4.2 – Plan Monitoring Approaches.............................................................................................................112 Table 4.3 – Top-Down Emissions Monitoring – GHG Inventory and Activity Data .....................................113 Table 4.4 – Bottom-Up Emissions Monitoring Examples – Action Progress ...............................................114 Table 4.5 – Actions with Greatest 2045 GHG Reduction Potential................................................................116 Table 4.6 – Summary of Grant Totals by CAAP Goal .........................................................................................119 Figures
Figure 1.1 – Greenhouse Effect...................................................................................................................................7 Figure 1.2 – City of West Sacramento 2018 Population by Race ........................................................................8 Figure 2.1 – 2018 GHG Emissions by Sector.........................................................................................................19 Figure 2.2 – 2018 GHG Emissions by Subsector..................................................................................................19 Figure 2.3 – GHG Emissions Forecasts 2018-2045 .............................................................................................22 Figure 3.1 – Overarching CAAP Goals.....................................................................................................................30 Figure 3.2 – West Sacramento GHG Emissions Forecast, Targets, and Action Implementation Trajectories ...........................................................................................................................................37 Figure 4.1 – Action Implementation Approach...................................................................................................116 158
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Acronyms
°C degrees Celsius
°F degrees Fahrenheit
AB Assembly Bill
ACS American Community Survey
AQI Air Quality Index
ARCCA Alliance of Regional Collaboratives for Climate Adaptation ATP Active Transportation Program
BayREN Bay Area Regional Energy Network
BRIC Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities
CAISO California Independent System Operator
CalEPA California Environmental Protection Agency
CALGreen California green building standards code
CalSTRS California State Teachers’ Retirement System
CAAP Climate Action and Adaptation Plan
CARB California Air Resources Board
CBOs community-based organization
CCA community choice aggregation
CEC California Energy Commission
CEJST Climate and Economic Justice Screening Tool
CEQA California Environmental Quality Act
CFCs chlorofluorocarbons
CH4 methane
City City of West Sacramento
CNAP County Nutrition Action Partnership
CO2 carbon dioxide
COVID-19 coronavirus disease
CRCRC Capital Region Climate Readiness Collaborative
CRD climate resilience districts
DAC disadvantaged communities
DIY do-it-yourself
EMFAC CARB’s mobile emissions model
EO Executive Order
ESG environmental, social, and governance
ETC equitable transportation community
EUI energy use intensity
EVs electric vehicles
EVSE electric vehicle supply equipment
FEMA Federal Emergency Management Agency
GHG greenhouse gas
GPC Global Protocol for Community-scale Greenhouse Gas Emission Inventories GWP global warming potential
HCFCs hydrochlorofluorocarbons
HFCs hydrofluorocarbons
HVAC heating, ventilation and air conditioning
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ICE internal combustion engine
ICLEI Local Governments for Sustainability
IIJA Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
IPCC International Panel on Climate Change
IRA Inflation Reduction Act
ISRF Infrastructure State Revolving Fund
kW kilowatt
kWh kilowatt hours
LRT light rail transit
MCCC Mayor’s Commission on Climate Change
MT CO2e metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent
MTP Metropolitan Transportation Plan
MWELO Model Water Efficient Landscape Ordinance
N2O nitrous oxide
NDWA North Delta Water Agency
NF3 nitrogen trifluoride
NOx Nitrogen oxides
OPR Governor’s Office of Planning and Research
PFCs perfluorocarbons
PG&E Pacific Gas & Electric Company
PHEV plug-in-hybrid electric vehicle
RAISE Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity RECO Residential Energy Conservation Ordinance
Regional San Sacramento Regional County Sanitation District RRGP Regional Resilience Planning and Implementation Grant SB Senate Bill
SCS Sustainable Communities Strategy
SF6 sulfur hexafluoride
sq. ft. square feet
SVI social vulnerability index
TAC Technical Advisory Committee
TDM transportation demand management
TIFIA Transportation Infrastructure and Innovation Act
TOD transit-oriented development
TRUE Total Resource Use and Efficiency
UC University of California
UHI urban heat island
USDOT U.S. Department of Transportation
VCE Valley Clean Energy
VMT vehicle miles travelled
VOCs volatile organic compounds
YCTD Yolo County Transportation District
YSAQMD Yolo-Solano Air Quality Management District
ZEV Zero-emissions vehicle
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Chapter 1
Introduction
The City of West Sacramento (City)
Climate Action and Adaptation Plan
(CAAP) serves as the community’s
roadmap to reduce greenhouse gas
(GHG) emissions and local climate
vulnerability and strengthen community
adaptation and resiliency in an equitable
manner. The CAAP builds upon the
collective efforts of local climate
champions – the many residents, local
businesses, and other community
members who have already taken
personal action to save and reduce
energy consumption in their homes and
businesses, install renewable energy
systems, reduce their vehicle use, or divert
waste from landfills by reusing, recycling,
and composting, for example. The CAAP
also builds upon the City’s broader longterm planning vision for the future, established in General Plan 2035 and
other plans, to continue growing a
sustainable metropolitan downtown,
surrounded by vibrant neighborhoods
that provide a range of housing choices
and support a regional jobs center with a
diverse economy.
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This CAAP demonstrates the City’s
commitment to addressing the threat of
climate change and its impacts that are
already being felt locally, including extended
heat waves, water restrictions from droughts,
worsening outdoor air quality from wildfires,
increased flood risk from extreme
precipitation events, and energy reliability
issues due to utility company actions. The
CAAP includes a series of local strategies,
designed with input from residents,
businesses, and elected officials, that when
implemented will reduce the community’s
GHG emissions and climate vulnerability and
demonstrate how West Sacramento is doing
its part to face this global challenge.

Mayors’ Commission on Climate
Change
In 2018, West Sacramento and Sacramento
established the Mayors’ Commission on
Climate Change. The goal of the Commission
was to develop recommendations to achieve
carbon neutrality in the cities by 2045 and
inform development of each city’s CAP. The
Commission’s carbon neutrality goal aligns
with the state’s 2022 Assembly Bill (AB) 1279
that established a statewide carbon neutrality
target by 2045, and with the United Nations
International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
2018 report that presents multiple pathways
to keep global warming levels below a 1.5-
degree Celsius (
o C) or 2.7 degrees Fahrenheit
(
o
F) threshold.

Through its process, the Commission included
participation from local and regional leaders
and convened numerous public meetings to
develop priority strategies that could achieve
carbon neutrality in the region while also
building political support for action and
advancing social equity and economic
prosperity. The Commission’s final report,
Achieving Carbon Zero in Sacramento and West
Sacramento by 2045, helped establish a vision
for climate action in the region, and West
Sacramento’s CAAP was designed to
implement this vision. The City built upon the
framework established by the Mayors’
Commission, developing its own detailed
actions and implementation steps that
demonstrate how carbon neutrality can be
achieved within West Sacramento’s unique
context while remaining aligned with this
regional effort.

Local Climate Champions
West Sacramento is full of climate
champions – residents, local
businesses, City departments,
agencies and organizations – that are
already leading the charge on
climate change to reduce emissions,
enhance resiliency and build a local
green economy. Throughout
Chapter 3, readers will find call-out
boxes with short stories that
introduce different climate
champions and highlight their
actions and impact.

The CAAP is intended to be useful
and actionable to all members of the
community because our ambitious
targets can only be achieved through
collective efforts. These short stories
acknowledge the good work that has
already occurred and will hopefully
inspire others to act.
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CAAP Content and Organization
The CAAP is organized into four chapters that
present an overview of the CAAP and its
planning process, GHG emissions
information, the City’s actions, and an
implementation and monitoring framework to
ensure the City is on track to achieve its
targets. The contents of each chapter are
further summarized below.
• Chapter 1 – Introduction gives an
overview of the CAAP purpose and
relationship to other City planning efforts.

It provides background information on
climate change and its local impacts and
describes the West Sacramento context
that informed plan development.
• Chapter 2 – City Greenhouse Gas
Context and Targets introduces the
community’s GHG emissions from its 2018
GHG inventory, showing the source and
magnitude of emissions in the city. Future
emissions projections are included to
illustrate how emissions could change if
no further local action is taken, and the
City’s GHG targets for 2030 and 2045 are
introduced. The emissions context
information is helpful to understand
where opportunities exist for GHG
reductions and what level of local action is
required to achieve the City’s targets.
• Chapter 3 – Climate Action Plan
Strategies presents the set of local GHG
reduction and climate adaptation actions
the city will implement toward its targets.

The actions support the regional and state
carbon neutrality framework established
in the Mayors’ Climate Commission and
state legislation while reflecting the local
community context and what it will take to
implement these actions in West
Sacramento. The actions are organized by
goal which cover green vehicles,
alternative transportation, electric
buildings, zero-carbon electricity, waste
reduction, carbon removal, and resiliency.

The chapter also summarizes how these
actions contribute to the GHG targets.
• Chapter 4 – Implementation and
Monitoring sets a process for consistent
progress tracking to ensure that the City is
on track toward its GHG targets. The
chapter describes the role of regular GHG
inventory updates to provide a holistic
view of community emissions as well as
interim data tracking that can provide
annual feedback on the most important
emissions sources. A process for
evaluating individual action
implementation success is also outlined.

The CAAP reflects the City’s long-term strategy
for how all residents can participate in and
benefit from a low-carbon and resilient
COVID-19 Uncertainty
In January 2020, the first case of the novel
coronavirus disease (COVID-19) was found in
the United States, and a subsequent
pandemic was declared in March 2020. The
pandemic represented a time of uncertainty,
and this Climate Action Plan was written
during that uncertainty. COVID-19 had
implications to emissions which will not fully
be understood for some time. This Climate
Action Plan includes the best available data at
its creation including emissions data prior to
COVID-19. Addressing climate change will
require continual evaluation and flexibility.
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economy, and highlights the health, social,
economic, and environmental benefits of local
climate action.

Outreach, Engagement, and
Equity
CAAP Outreach and Engagement
CAAP development coincided with the COVID
pandemic, causing the City to take a flexible
and adaptative approach to engagement
based on the continually evolving public
health landscape at the time. Ultimately, the
CAAP development process included a range
of outreach and engagement approaches,
including a virtual workshop, an online
questionnaire, two Earth Day events (one
virtual and one in person), a series of virtual
meetings with the Chamber of Commerce, a
community-based organization virtual
roundtable, and two in-person community
conversation events to discuss the draft CAAP
actions. CAAP informational materials were
printed to share at the second Earth Day event
and provided in Spanish, Russian, and English
versions. Similarly, advertisements for the
community conversations were provided in
the same three languages and distributed
throughout the community in print and digital
formats. Input from each opportunity was
incorporated along the way through the plan
development process.

As part of the community conversation events,
participants were asked to prioritize the draft
CAAP GHG reduction actions based on their
urgency for implementation following small
group discussions about each action and the
city’s potential opportunities and constraints
for implementation; climate adaptation
actions had not been drafted at the time and
therefore are not reflected in the participants’
priorities. The following list reflects the top 8
action priorities from participants, with each
action receiving at least 3 priority votes:
• Action 20: Develop and implement an
urban forest master plan
• Action 13: Develop and adopt a building
electrification program and incentives for
existing buildings
• Action 12: Incentivize local solar
photovoltaic systems and enhanced
energy storage, and promote participation
in community solar programs
• Action 11: Enhance utility coordination
and advocate for the City’s utility provider
to provide access to carbon-free electricity
and additional building efficiency/retrofit
rebates and funding
• Action 7: Prioritize transit-oriented
development and center/corridor
community growth through land use
planning
• Action 4: Establish an electric vehicle
carshare program with free or subsidized
rates for low-income residents
• Action 18: Expand the food recovery
network to collect edible food from
businesses
• Action 17: Expand commercial and
multifamily organic waste programs
While this input may not define the
implementation priorities the City ultimately
pursues, it provides useful guidance to City
staff about the community’s expectations and
preferences regarding the CAAP’s actions. The
full set of CAAP actions are presented in detail
in Chapter 3.
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Equity Considerations and CAAP
Development
The effects of climate change will not be felt
equally across all community groups, and
historically marginalized communities are
likely to bear a disproportionate amount of
future impact. These residents may lack
adequate resources to adapt to climate
impacts like prolonged heat events or to
participate fully in the GHG reduction actions
identified in this plan without additional
support. As part of the CAAP development
process, the City leveraged work from the
Mayors’ Commission on Climate Change
Equity Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) to
help ground the CAAP implementation
approach within the West Sacramento
context. The City’s goal is to respond to the
challenges of climate change in a manner that
benefits all residents and community groups
while providing the necessary support and
safeguards to ensure a just transition toward
a lower-emissions future.

The Mayors’ Commission on Climate Change
TAC was formed to ensure equitable
strategies were developed across all sectors.

The Equity TAC developed a set of equity
recommendations to guide the cities in
putting in place principles and practices that
incorporate equity in planning and decisionmaking processes, conducting inclusive community engagement, and building
community capacity. These recommendations
include:
• Operationalize equity by providing
education, ensuring shared decisionmaking, and allocating resources that address historical and current disparities.
• Authentically and inclusively involve
marginalized communities and
populations that have been historically left
out of the policymaking and governance
process as co-creators in all planning and
implementation phases to ensure fair,
equitable outcomes.
• Expand the capacities of cultural brokers
and community-based organization (CBO
• s) that have established relationships with
marginalized communities, leveraging
existing community engagement efforts
when possible.

These recommendations were integrated
throughout West Sacramento’s CAAP
development process through the following
steps:

1. Equity considerations for climate
strategies in the Mayor’s Commission on
Climate Change’s (MCCC’s) Technical
Equity Definition
The Mayors’ Commission on Climate
Change Equity Technical Advisory
Committee defined equity to mean:
“Making decisions and allocating
resources in a manner that addresses
historical and current disparities and
holds the largest greenhouse gases (GHG)
emitters accountable.”
We use the term “equity” instead of
“equality” because equality means
everyone is given the exact same
resources or opportunities, while
equity recognizes that each person has
different circumstances and must be
given the resources and opportunities
needed to reach an equal outcome.
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Report were used to inform CAAP action
language, identify equity issues and
solutions, and develop targeted
implementation tactics.

2. Additional equity issues and solutions
were identified through research on other
city CAPs and current local conditions.

3. To inform the CAAP action development
process, the City reached out to 30 CBOs
to gather feedback, establish
relationships, and identify community
leaders. These organizations ranged
across the geography of West
Sacramento, and included religious
organizations, educational institutions,
and non-profits. The relationships
established or reinforced with these CBOs
during the CAAP development process
serve as a starting point for communitycentered plan implementation that will be based on continued collaboration with the
City CAAP team.

4. Community leaders were identified from
the CBO outreach process. These leaders
were interested in providing feedback on
the CAAP, sharing information within their
organization and with the communities
they serve, and collaborating with the City
for future planning processes.

5. Draft CAAP actions were sent to the
community leaders to review and
distribute to their organizations for
feedback. A community leader roundtable
was held to discuss feedback, primarily on
equity issues and solutions.

6. The CAAP outreach table at the City’s 2022
Earth Day event provided outreach and
materials in Spanish and Russian.

7. Two in-person CAAP community
conversation events were held on
different days (one weekday and one
weekend) and at different hours (one
evening and one lunchtime) to hear
resident feedback and CAAP-related
priorities. Advertising for the events was
provided in Spanish and Russian and free
food was provided.

8. Draft actions were posted on the City’s
website for the community to review and
provide feedback on equity
considerations. Community leader and
other public feedback on equity was
integrated into the CAAP.

Through this process, the City identified equity
considerations for each action, including
potential equity issues and solutions, which
are included in call-out boxes in the Chapter 3
action descriptions. These potential issues
and solutions are not exhaustive lists but will
provide early direction to the City team when
developing action-specific implementation
programs; impacts on and benefits to the
city’s marginalized communities will remain a
primary factor in implementation program
development.
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Climate Change – Cause and Effect
Climate change is a long-term change in the
average global or regional weather patterns.

Since the mid-20th century, our climate has
been warming at an increasing rate. Scientists
attribute this global warming trend to human
expansion of the "greenhouse effect" —
warming that occurs when the atmosphere
traps heat radiating from Earth toward space.

Certain greenhouse gases in the atmosphere,
like carbon dioxide (CO2), block heat from
escaping and act like a blanket around Earth,
trapping energy in the atmosphere and
causing it to warm (see Figure 1.1). Scientific
evidence has shown that human activities like
burning fossil fuels have greatly increased the
amount of GHGs in our atmosphere. These
higher GHG levels cause the planet to warm,
and also contribute to rising sea levels,
extreme weather events, extended droughts,
and frequent wildfires. Trend projections
estimate that atmospheric concentrations of
GHG emissions will continue to increase
throughout this century. If these projections
become reality, climate change will threaten
our economic well-being, public health, and
environment. This CAAP presents the city’s
GHG reduction strategies designed to help
mitigate West Sacramento’s contribution to
climate change.

Figure 1.1 – Greenhouse Effect
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West Sacramento Context
Community Context
West Sacramento is defined by its diverse
collection of neighborhoods and
communities, and this diversity informed plan
development to help make the plan
actionable for all residents. As of 2018, there
were approximately 52,800 residents in the
city within 18,174 households. Approximately
25% of the city’s residents were born outside
of the United States, and greater than 40%
speak a language other than English at home.

Figure 1.2 shows the city’s 2018 population
breakdown by race.

Figure 1.2 – City of West Sacramento 2018 Population by Race
Source: 2018 ACS Demographic and Housing Estimate, 5-
Year Estimates, Table DP05
The city’s residents live in approximately
19,200 housing units, of which 55% are
owner-occupied and 45% are renteroccupied, according to the 2018 American Community Survey. Nearly 71% of West
Sacramento’s housing units are single-family
residential homes, followed by 12% in
buildings with 10 or more units, 11% in
buildings with 3-9 units, and 6% mobile home
units. More than one-third of the city’s
housing units were constructed prior to the
1970’s and the enactment of California’s
building energy code, and nearly 70% of the
city’s housing uses natural gas for space
heating, while most of the remainder uses
electricity (27%).

West Sacramento is also bifurcated by the
Deep-Water Ship Channel, I-80/US 50, and
Union Pacific Railroad, with most of the
neighborhoods north of the channel identified
as Disadvantaged Communities by the state.

At the time of CAAP development, the annual
median household income north of the ship
channel was $50,424 with a median net worth
of $30,346. In comparison, the median
household income in Southport was $106,888
and the median net worth was $270,790.

Understanding the city’s resident and building
stock profiles is important when developing
CAAP actions to ensure the city’s strategies
address the local sources of emissions and
opportunities for reductions, and that
successful implementation programs can be
designed for diverse audiences.

Local Climate Hazards
According to California’s Fourth Climate
Change Assessment - Sacramento Valley
Regional Report, impacts from climate change
are already occurring in the Sacramento Valley

46.5%

31.0%

9.4%

4.5%

1.8%

6.8%
White alone
Hispanic or Latino
Asian alone
Black or African American alone
Other race alone
Two or more races
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and are projected to worsen throughout this
century. Local climate change impacts are
wide ranging, from agricultural productivity to
infrastructure and transportation, energy
reliability to human health and natural
ecosystems.

As part of the CAAP development process, the
project team developed a Climate Adaptation
Analysis and Policy Recommendations memo
to:
• summarize results from the Delta
Stewardship Commission’s regional
vulnerability assessment and Draft West
Sacramento Vulnerability Report,
• review the City’s existing General Plan and
related documents for policies that
address key climate vulnerabilities to
identify policy gaps, and
• recommend actions that could be
included in the General Plan update to
address those gaps.

During CAAP development, the Delta
Stewardship Council was simultaneously
undertaking an initiative called Delta Adapts:

Creating a Climate Resilient Future, which
included a climate change vulnerability
assessment and adaptation plan for the
Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta and Suisun
Marsh. A CivicSpark Climate Fellow at the
Delta Stewardship Council synthesized results
from the Delta-wide project to provide
information on vulnerability and climate
change specific to the City of West
Sacramento. Based on that report, climate
projections for West Sacramento primarily
anticipate:
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• Higher temperatures and a greater
average number of extreme heat days per
year
• Decreased snowpack
• More frequent and severe droughts
• Increased risk of smoke and air quality
impacts due to an increase in size,
frequency, and intensity of wildfires.
• Increased risk of catastrophic flooding
• Increased variability in precipitation
• Increased intensity of extreme storms
The vulnerability assessment also included a
social vulnerability index (SVI) to identify
concentrations of residents who have a
heightened sensitivity to climate change
impacts. Based on the Climate Adaptation
Analysis and Policy Recommendations memo,
a summary of the city’s key impacts and
vulnerabilities are presented below:
• Extreme heat – consequences include
direct health impacts, wear and tear on
infrastructure, increased energy bills from
air conditioning demand, and power
outages from energy demand spikes.

Exposure to extreme heat will be greater
in areas that have concentrations of
impervious surfaces, which have a strong
overlap in the city with sensitive
populations.
• Poor air quality during wildfire seasons –
wildfires in other areas of the state will
result in periods of poor local air quality.

Populations that are especially sensitive
include those with pre-existing respiratory
conditions, those who live in substandard
housing or lack the resources to purchase
air filtration systems, and outdoor
agricultural workers and other workers
who do not have the option of remaining
indoors.
• Threatened water supply – changing
snowpack and precipitation patterns in
the Sacramento River watershed will
threaten the city’s water supply, which will
impact the local environment and regional
agricultural economy. This vulnerability
applies throughout the city uniformly,
though vulnerable populations, especially
agricultural workers, are more sensitive to
the economic impacts.
• Increased risk of flooding – climate change
will likely result in an increased frequency
of severe storms and increases in sea level
which increases stress on levees and
stormwater drainage systems that can
result in flooding. Though recent levee
system upgrades reduce risks in near- and
mid-term, increased water levels increase
the potential consequences of levee or
pump failure. Impacts may initially
manifest as local flooding, ponding, or
increased pumping costs and energy
requirements due to groundwater table
rise. The SVI identified concentrations of
populations that are more sensitive and
are less likely to have the resources to
cope with potential flood impacts.

For further information on the results of the
vulnerability assessment, see the full Climate
Adaptation Analysis and Policy
Recommendations memo included as an
appendix.

While anybody can be impacted by the
adverse effects of climate change, the effects
will likely not be felt equally among the city’s
different communities because certain
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populations are more sensitive to these
outcomes. The relationship between a
community’s socio-economic characteristics
and sensitivity to climate impacts is due to
many factors, such as access to transportation
options, access to economic resources,
linguistic or cultural isolation, historic and
current structural racism, and preexisting
physical or mental health conditions. The
CAAP considers climate inequality in its
implementation approach with the goal of
providing a balanced approach to local action
that allows benefits of the plan to be shared
equitably. While the CAAP does include
several actions that can help reduce local
climate hazards (see Chapter 3), the City’s
primary approach to addressing climate
change impacts is expressed through the
various General Plan Elements and
corresponding goals and policies.

Timeline of Climate Action
This CAAP is not the City’s first step toward
addressing the causes and impacts of climate
change, nor is the city acting alone. Both the
City of West Sacramento and the state of
California have developed a framework of
supporting policy regulations that address
GHG emissions sources and climate threats.

The overarching frameworks are developed to
reduce GHG emissions and are aligned with
AB 12792, which sets the state’s 2045 carbon
neutrality target; many other local
governments are now also planning for their
own carbon neutrality pathways. The following
timelines identify major milestones in climate
planning at the local, state, and federal levels.
2 AB 1279,
https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xht ml?bill_id=202120220AB1279
Timeline of Local Climate Action
• 1993 – City urban planning efforts to
deindustrialize the Sacramento River
waterfront and create a walkable, urban
mixed-use district (Triangle Specific Plan,
now Bridge District Specific Plan)
• 2007 – City of West Sacramento joins ICLEI
– Local Governments for Sustainability, an
international association of local
governments that have made a
commitment to sustainable development
• 2008 – City undertakes levee
improvement project(s) to increase future
flood protection
• 2008 – I Street levee rehabilitation project
completed through state and local funds
• 2009 – City develops its first Draft Climate
Action Plan
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• 2016 – West Sacramento Levee Project is
Authorized by Congress
• 2016 – General Plan 2035 is adopted and
designed to be consistent with
Sacramento Area Council of Governments
(SACOG's) regional planning framework
Metropolitan Transportation
Plan/Sustainable Communities Strategy
(MTP-SCS)
• 2018 – CARB updates regional GHG
reduction targets for passenger vehicles.

Metropolitan planning organizations must
prepare a sustainable communities
strategy (SCS) to reach targets every four
to five years
• 2018 – City introduces new programs to
increase community-wide mobility options
(Jump, Via)
• 2018 – WSAFCA completes Southport
Setback Levee Project
• 2018 – Mayors’ Commission on Climate
Change, including City of West
Sacramento, launches to identify
strategies for carbon neutrality in West
Sacramento and Sacramento
• 2018 – City establishes a residential food
waste collection program
• 2019 – City begins CAAP update process
• 2020 – Mayors' Climate Commission
adopts regional carbon neutrality target
for 2045
• 2021 – Mobility Action Plan is adopted
• 2025 – West Sacramento CAAP is adopted
• 2030 – West Sacramento GHG target year
– 5.28 metric tons of carbon dioxide
equivalent (MT CO2e) per capita
• 2045 – West Sacramento and California
carbon neutrality target year
Timeline of State and Federal Climate Action
• 2006 – Assembly Bill (AB) 32 Global
Warming Solutions Act sets California’s
first statewide GHG target – return to 1990
emissions levels by 2020. CA adopts firstin-the-nation mandatory statewide green building standards code (CALGreen) in
response.
• 2007 – Senate Bill (SB) 97 required
Governor’s Office of Planning and
Research (OPR), now the Office of Land
Use & Climate Innovation, to develop, and
the California Natural Resources Agency to
adopt, amendments to the California
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
Guidelines addressing the analysis and
mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions.
• 2008 – SB 375 directs California Air
Resources Board (CARB) to set regional
targets for reducing GHGs
• 2016 – SB 1383 adopted to address shortlived climate pollutants including reducing statewide organic waste disposal by 75%
by 2025 and rescuing 20% currently
disposed edible food by 2025
• 2016 – SB 32 Global Warming Solutions
Act establishes California's second
statewide GHG target – 40% below 1990
levels by 2030
• 2018 – SB 100 establishes a goal of 100%
renewable and zero-carbon electricity by
2045
• 2018 – AB 178 requires solar panels for
newly constructed low-rise residential
buildings
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• 2021 – Federal Infrastructure Investment
and Jobs Act (IIJA) authorizes funding for
transportation and infrastructure
spending
• 2022 – Title 24 California Building
Standards Code updated
• 2022 – CARB approves Advanced Clean
Cars II rule for 100% of new cars and light
trucks sold in California will be zeroemission vehicles (ZEVs) by 2035 • 2022 – AB 1279 codifies state’s 2045
carbon neutrality target
• 2022 – SB 1020 sets interim renewable
and zero carbon electricity targets of 90%
by 2035 and 95% by 2040
• 2022 – CARB Scoping Plan update
presents a pathway to achieving carbon
neutrality no later than 2045
• 2022 – Federal Inflation Reduction Act
invests $370 billion in spending and tax
credits in low-emission forms of energy to
fight climate change
Relationship to General Plan
West Sacramento’s General Plan 2035 is a
long-term planning framework that guides the
city’s future development by specifying
locations for different land uses,
transportation improvements, and other
public infrastructure. General Plan 2035 was
developed based on sustainability concepts,
such as complete streets that are safe and
accessible to different modes of travel, green
buildings that reduce resource consumption
and improve building occupant health and
comfort, and transit-oriented high-density
development along the city’s riverfront that
helps reduce car dependency in the
community. Importantly, these concepts also
reinforce the CAAP’s objectives to reduce GHG
emissions and climate risk, and
implementation of both plans support goals of
the other.

Various policies and programs address GHG
emission reduction and climate adaptation
concerns throughout General Plan 2035. The
Safety Element specifically addresses climate
issues with an outline for GHG reduction
targets and policy goals, including Goal S-4.3
that states the City, in collaboration with
interested parties, shall implement policies
and measures to reduce GHG emissions from
the community consistent with their
established reduction targets. Additionally,
Goal S-4.7 states that the City should monitor
the local impacts of climate change and use
adaptive management techniques in
response to those impacts. The City has
prepared this CAAP to provide a
comprehensive strategy for reducing local
GHG emissions, adapting and building
resileincy to climate change, and achieving the
objectives of General Plan Goals S-4.3 and S4.7. Since GHG emissions and adaptation are cross-cutting issues addressed by many
General Plan elements, the CAAP is generally
considered an implementation measure for
the General Plan. This structure allows the City
to update the CAAP on an ongoing, as-needed
basis to ensure that its climate protection
efforts reflect current legislation and
emerging best practices.

During CAAP development, the City completed
the Housing Element update and was in the
process of completing the Environmental
Justice and Safety Element to comply with SB
379, which requires all cities and counties to
include climate adaptation and resiliency
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strategies in the Safety Element. For further
information on the climate vulnerability policy
-gap analysis, see the full Climate Adaptation
Analysis and Policy Recommendations memo
included as an appendix.

Relationship to CEQA
Local governments may prepare a
greenhouse gas reduction plan that can be
used for CEQA review of subsequent plans
and projects that are consistent with the GHG
reduction strategies and targets in the plan.

This approach allows jurisdictions to:
• Address GHG emissions at a communitywide level to determine the most effective and efficient methods to reduce GHG
emissions,
• Identify the reduction measures that
would promote the goals of the General
Plan, and
• Implement the reduction measures that
have the most co-benefits (for example,
improving mobility and access, local
economic development, reducing
household and business utility and
transportation costs, improving public
health, etc.).

This CAAP was developed consistent with
state guidelines that pertain to local plans “for
the reduction or mitigation of GHG emissions”
(pursuant to SB 97 and CEQA Guidelines
Section 15183.5). West Sacramento’s CAAP
has been developed consistent with CEQA
Guidelines Section 15183.5, allowing the City
to use the CAAP rather than project-level
analysis for GHG emissions impact
assessment for future projects. CEQA
Guidelines Section 15183.5 establishes the
criteria for GHG reduction plans, which in
general must:
• Quantify GHG emissions within a defined
area,
• Establish a level where GHG emissions are
not cumulatively considerable,
• Identify emissions from activities covered
by the plan,
• Specify measures to achieve the emissions
reduction goal,
• Monitor progress and amend if necessary,
and
• Be adopted in a public process following
environmental review.

Section 15183.5(b)(1)(B) establishes that a
GHG reduction target will “[e]stablish a level,
based on substantial evidence, below which
the contribution to [GHG] emissions from
activities covered by the plan would not be
cumulatively considerable.” The CAAP
describes development of the City’s 2030 and
2045 reduction targets, detailing their
consistency with state legislation and
executive orders and establishes that meeting
the reduction targets would avoid
cumulatively considerable effects.
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Chapter 2
City Greenhouse
Gas Context and
Targets
The primary purpose of the CAAP is to
reduce the city’s GHG emissions, which
contribute to global climate change. To
identify local GHG reduction strategies,
the city evaluated what causes GHG
emissions in the community using data
from 2018 to show the sources and scale
of community GHG emissions. The city
then estimated how emissions could grow
in the future if no further action is taken
to limit their growth. These forecasts also
help to frame opportunities for local
actions to ensure the CAAP addresses the
most important future emissions sources.

Near-term GHG targets were then set to
serve as a steppingstone on the path
toward achieving the City’s commitment
to carbon neutrality by 2045. This
chapter presents the results from these
various analyses and sets the stage for
CAAP actions that are introduced in
Chapter 3.
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2018 GHG Inventory
A GHG inventory estimates the amount of
GHG emission generated in a community
during the chosen analysis year. There are
many different GHGs, but community GHG
inventories typically focus on three important
and relevant ones: CO2, methane (CH4), and
nitrous oxide (N2O).

In an inventory, the amount of each
greenhouse gas is converted into a common
unit of measurement called carbon dioxide
equivalent (CO2e). This reflects the fact that
greenhouse gases contribute differently to
global warming depending on how powerful
each gas is at trapping solar radiation and
heating the atmosphere.

To make this conversion, each GHG pollutant
is multiplied by its relative heat-trapping ability
factor, called “global warming potential.” For
example, methane (CH4) is 28 times more
potent than CO2 in its heat-trapping ability;
therefore, a unit of CH4 has a CO2e value 28
times greater than that of a unit of CO2. The
common standard for expressing GHG
emissions in an inventory is MT CO2e.

In climate action planning, a baseline
inventory is typically established for which the
key GHGs are calculated and reported
according to their generation source or
emissions sector. West Sacramento’s 2018
baseline emissions inventory provides a
snapshot of the sources and amount of GHG
emissions over the 2018 calendar year.

Baseline inventories can serve as a reference
point to help determine appropriate
emissions reduction targets and indicate the
types of actions to pursue to make meaningful
progress toward those targets.

The baseline inventory organizes emissions
into categories, or sectors, based on the
source of emissions. The sectors and
subsectors included in West Sacramento’s
baseline inventory are listed in Table 2.1.
2018 was selected as the CAAP inventory
analysis year because it represented the most
up-to-date and complete set of inventory data
at the time of CAAP development. It also
represents pre-pandemic community activity
levels, providing a more accurate baseline for
local GHG emissions analysis than an
inventory from 2020 or 2021 would have due
to COVID-19 pandemic impacts on important
emissions sectors, such as on-road travel or
non-residential building energy use.

The GHG inventory was completed following
current best practices and in alignment with
the Global Protocol for Community-scale
Greenhouse Gas Emission Inventories (GPC).
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Table 2.1 – West Sacramento’s GHG Emissions Sources and Causes Emissions Sector Emissions Subsector What Causes These Emissions? Transportation On-Road Transportation Fuel consumption from vehicle travel within the city (includes all trips that start and end in
the city, one-half of trips that start or end in
the city and excludes pass-through trips)
Waterborne Navigation Fuel consumption from harbor craft and ocean-going vessels operating at and visiting
the Port of West Sacramento, including atberth emissions from vessels’ auxiliary engine and boiler use
Off-Road Transportation Fuel consumption from vehicles that are designed for travel on unpaved terrain (e.g.,
construction machinery and agricultural
equipment)
Energy Residential Buildings
Natural gas and electricity consumption for
heating, cooling, cooking, appliances, etc. Commercial Buildings Institutional Buildings
Natural Gas Fugitive
Emissions
Natural gas leaks from the distribution
system
Waste Solid Waste Decomposition of landfilled waste
Compost Decomposition of composted waste
Wastewater Treatment and discharge of wastewater
Note: No individual facilities operating in West Sacramento in CY2018 reported GHG emissions more than 10,000 MT CO2e/yr per CARB’s GHG Mandatory Reporting Rule; sources emitting 10,000 MT CO2e/yr or more would have been listed in CARB’s annual GHG Emissions Data reports. The City will continue to monitor these reports over time as listed facilities/entities can change from year to year. 177
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The City’s 2018 emissions totaled
approximately 395,800 MT CO2e. As shown in
Figure 2.1, most of this came from the
transportation sector (64%), followed by the
energy sector (30%). The remaining 6% of the
city’s GHG emissions came from the waste
sector. This shows that local GHG actions
need to focus heavily on transportation and
building energy use to achieve the City’s
ambitious goal.

Figure 2.2 provides detail on the 2018 GHG
emissions showing the results by emissions
subsector. On-road vehicles are the single
largest contributor, generating 58% of total
GHG emissions. The on-road vehicle emission
inventory model showed that passenger
vehicles traveled roughly 87% of total vehicle
miles in the region with the remaining 13%
primarily traveled by light- and heavy-duty
commercial trucks. On-road vehicles
emissions are followed by commercial
building (18%), and residential building (12%)
emissions. These three sources produce 88%
of the city’s GHG emissions and therefore
receive most of the focus for CAAP action
within this plan so that the city can make
meaningful progress on its targets in the nearterm. Table 2.2 shows the numerical results of the 2018 GHG inventory.

Though most of West Sacramento's GHG
emissions are directly occurring within the
city’s boundaries (e.g., combusting natural gas
to heat buildings), some of the city’s emissions
occur outside the city boundary because of
activities taking place within the boundary,
such as electricity use. While residents and
businesses may use electricity within the city’s
boundaries, the emissions associated with
that electricity come from power plants
outside of the city boundary. Because PG&E
provides electricity to the city, they have
developed a CO2 emissions factor that reflects
the mix of energy sources used to generate
this electricity. The emissions factor, along
with the total amount of electricity used in the
city, was used to calculate city-wide electricity
emissions.

Additionally, transportation emissions were
estimated by using vehicle miles traveled
(VMT) estimates from SACOG. West
Sacramento VMT includes 100% of all trips
that start and end in the city and 50% of all
inbound or outbound trips (pass-through
trips that do not stop in the city are excluded).

For any inbound or outbound trips, only the
portion of the VMT inside the SACOG planning
area is counted (this area includes the
counties of Yolo, Sacramento, Sutter, Yuba,
Placer, and El Dorado but excludes the Tahoe
basin).

Emissions calculations were completed
following guidance in the GPC inventory
protocol. Further discussion of how electricity,
transportation, and other sector emissions
were calculated is in Appendix B: Greenhouse
Gas Inventory and Forecast Data.
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Figure 2.1 – 2018 GHG Emissions by Sector
Figure 2.2 – 2018 GHG Emissions by Subsector
64%
30%
6%
Transportation
Energy
Waste
58%
1%
4%
12%
18%
<1%
<1% 5% 1% 1%
On-Road Vehicles
Waterborne
Off-Road Vehicles/Equipment
Residential Buildings
Commercial Buildings
Institutional Buildings
Fugitive Emissions
Landfilled Waste
Composted Waste
Wastewater
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Table 2.2 – 2018 Greenhouse Gas Inventory
Sector MT CO2e/yr %
Transportation 251,712 64%
On-Road Transportation 230,552 58%
Waterborne Navigation 4,796 1%
Off-Road Transportation 16,364 4%
Energy 119,377 30%
Residential Buildings 47,038 12%
Natural Gas 36,331 9%
Electricity 10,707 3%
Commercial Buildings 69,337 18%
Natural Gas 44,599 11%
Electricity 24,738 6%
Institutional Buildings 1,517 <1%
Natural Gas 520 <1%
Electricity 997 <1%
Fugitive Emissions (natural gas) 1,485 <1%
Waste 24,727 6%
Solid Waste 21,103 5%
Composting 1,811 <1%
Wastewater 1,813 <1%
Total 395,815 100%
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Emissions Forecasts – 2030 and
2045
The 2018 base year inventory was used to
estimate future GHG levels for 2030 and 2045.

Forecasting emissions provides insight about
the scale of GHG reductions needed to
achieve the City’s targets. The 2030 forecast
year corresponds with the state’s 2030 GHG
target from SB 32 while the 2045 forecast year
corresponds with the City’s carbon neutrality
goal as well as the state’s 2045 carbon
neutrality target established in AB 1279.

These forecasts represent a “business-asusual” scenario, or a scenario in which emissions will change over time in the
absence of any further mitigation actions
beyond those in place as of the 2018 base
year. Emissions-producing activities (fuel
consumption, waste generation, etc.) were
forecasted using anticipated growth in
population, employment, and local vehicle
miles traveled to reflect how a growing West
Sacramento contributes to increased GHG
emissions. SACOG’s MTP/SCS was the primary
source for growth indicators used to develop
the city’s GHG emissions forecasts.

Importantly, the on-road vehicle emissions
forecasts were developed using SACOG’s
travel demand forecasts for West Sacramento
with future vehicle emission factor estimates
from the CARB mobile emissions model
(EMFAC). These future vehicle emissions
factors assume implementation of important
statewide programs affecting vehicle fuel
efficiency and a shift toward electric vehicles.

Perfectly forecasting GHG emissions is not
possible given the many underlying variables
that influence them, so the city will need to
periodically update its GHG inventory and
forecasts to compare progress against GHG
targets and revise estimates of what future
changes may occur. Regularly monitoring
GHG inventory sectors and subsectors will
also help the City stay on track toward its GHG
targets and illustrate opportunities for future
CAAP strategy revisions too.

Figure 2.3 illustrates West Sacramento’s
“business-as-usual” GHG emissions forecasts
from 2018 through 2045. Emissions are
forecast to increase by approximately 24,500
MT CO2e/yr (+6%) between 2018 and 2030
and increase by about 78,300 MT CO2e/yr
(+20%) between 2018 and 2045. The
forecasted increase in emissions is a result of
population and employment growth within
the city, which in turn impacts building energy
use, solid waste generation, and wastewater
treatment demand. Off-road and waterborne
emissions are also expected to increase
based on CARB models. Only on-road
emissions are forecasted to decrease during
these timeframes due to statewide actions to
improve transportation efficiency.
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Figure 2.3 – GHG Emissions Forecasts 2018-2045
+6%
+20%
-
50,000
100,000
150,000
200,000
250,000
300,000
350,000
400,000
450,000
500,000
2018 2030 2045
MT CO2e/yr
Transportation Energy Waste
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GHG Targets and Reductions
Needed
GHG targets serve as aspirational metrics to
help focus local actions to achieve emissions
reductions goals. Establishing clear and
attainable targets can also motivate the
community, help guide long-term strategies
and increase transparency and accountability
regarding the CAAP’s objectives.

This CAAP establishes a mass emissions target
of becoming carbon neutral by 2045,
consistent with state targets. Carbon
neutrality means that the net GHG emissions
associated with the City are zero. Under this
scenario, some residual emissions may be
produced by the community each year, but
they can be fully balanced through investing in
activities and partnering with other
organizations outside the community for
carbon removal and sequestration, or the
purchase of carefully selected carbon offsets.

This goal aligns with AB 1279 that established
a statewide carbon neutrality target by 2045.

West Sacramento’s interim target was
selected to align with the SB 32 GHG
reduction target of 40% below 1990 levels by
2030. The City’s 2030 target is based on
guidance from the CARB 2017 Scoping Plan
that recommends “local governments
evaluate and adopt robust and quantitative
locally appropriate goals that align with the
statewide per capita targets” and that
“emissions inventories and reduction goals
should be expressed in mass emissions, per
capita emissions, and service population
emissions.” The Scoping Plan also states that
local governments should develop a
community-wide GHG emissions target
consistent with the accepted protocols as
outlined in the Office of Land Use & Climate
Innovation’s General Plan Guidelines, which
also recommend choosing multiple target
years and analyzing both mass emissions and
emissions intensity to support a fuller
understanding of the issue.

The 2017 Scoping Plan identifies a 2030
emissions intensity target of 6.0 tons per
capita per year, based on the full statewide
GHG inventory, the state’s 2030 GHG
reduction target, and statewide population
forecasts. Based on the CARB 2017 Scoping
Plan guidance, the city derived its own locally
appropriate per capita GHG target using a
GHG Target Options
GHG targets can be expressed as
mass emissions or emissions
intensity targets. Mass emissions
targets establish an absolute
emissions level to be achieved by a
target year, such as 100,000 metric
tons of carbon dioxide equivalent
per year (MT CO2e/yr) by 2030.

Typically, mass emissions targets are
expressed as a percent below the
emissions level of some base year,
such as 80% below 1990 emissions
by 2050. Emissions intensity targets
set a target level of emissions per
capita, for example, such as 4.0 MT
CO2e per capita per year (MT
CO2e/capita/yr) by 2030. Intensity
thresholds demonstrate a
community’s ability to grow
population and employment, while
emissions shrink on a per-unit basis.
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comparison of the GHG emissions evaluated
for the city and those included in the
statewide inventories. Since West Sacramento
does not include all statewide emissions
sources in its local GHG inventory, the CAAP’s
actions are only designed to address a sub-set
of statewide emissions. Therefore, the city’s
local GHG emissions intensity target is lower
than the overall statewide per capita target.

West Sacramento’s 2030 GHG target is 5.28
MT CO2e/capita/yr. This represents a 25%
emissions intensity reduction from 2018
levels of 7.0 MT CO2e/capita. This is also equal
to an absolute GHG target of 392,070 MT
CO2e/yr in 2030 based on the population
forecasts that underpin the city’s GHG
emissions forecasts. This target was selected
in a manner consistent with CEQA Guidelines
Section 15183.5(b)(1)(B) to demonstrate the
city’s fair share contribution toward statewide
GHG reduction targets and support future
project CEQA streamlining as described in
Chapter 1. However, the city has an ambitious
carbon neutrality target for 2045 and
following an evaluation of the impact of
potential CAAP actions, including community
and other collaborator input on draft actions,
the city is setting a secondary ambitious
interim target to achieve GHG emissions levels
of 4.0 MT CO2e/capita/yr by 2030. This would
represent a 43% emissions intensity reduction
from 2018 levels (see Table 2.3).

Table 2.3 – West Sacramento GHG Targets
Year Emissions Intensity Target Mass Emissions Target
2030
Minimum: 5.28 MT CO2e/capita/yr (25%
emissions intensity reduction from 2018
levels)
Minimum: 392,070 MT CO2e/yr (1% mass
emissions reduction from 2018 levels)
Ambitious: 4.0 MT CO2e/capita/yr (43%
emissions intensity reduction from 2018
levels)
Ambitious: 297,023 MT CO2e/yr (25% mass
emissions reduction from 2018 levels)
2045 Carbon neutrality Carbon neutrality
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2045 Carbon Neutrality Outlook
The focus of this CAAP is on achieving the
2030 target of 5.28 MT CO2e/capita/yr, at a
minimum, and making progress toward the
secondary and more ambitious target of 4.0
MT CO2e/capita/yr by 2030 to set the city on a
path toward long-term carbon neutrality.

However, it is important to keep the 2045
carbon neutrality context in mind when
implementing this CAAP, including the likely
barriers to achievement and how future CAAP
updates should re-evaluate the path to
carbon neutrality.

Potential Barriers to Carbon Neutrality
The CAAP strives to directly reduce GHG
emissions to the maximum feasible extent by
focusing on the largest emissions sources
through policies, incentives, and partnerships.

However, there are currently technological,
regulatory, and financial barriers that will
inhibit the City from directly reducing all
emissions by 2045. These barriers, as well as
potential solutions the city can pursue are
presented in Table 2.4.
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Table 2.4 – Carbon Neutrality Barriers Table
Barrier Barrier Description Potential Solutions
Building natural
gas use
Unlike other emissions sources, there are
currently no industry commitments to
decarbonize natural gas use in existing
buildings from things like space and
water heating or cooking. Further,
incentives currently primarily come from
utility companies and not all providers
offer the same incentive values.

Continue to evaluate the city’s utility provider
options considering a range of factors,
including their commitment to supporting
communitywide decarbonization in the
building sector. Mirror the efforts of local
government leaders in the state, including the
City of Sacramento, regarding their building
decarbonization policies.

Owners versus
renters
Roughly 50% of homes in West
Sacramento are owner-occupied while
50% of homes are rented. Renters
typically do not have control over their
unit’s major energy-consuming systems
(e.g., HVAC) but are stuck paying the utility
bills. This limits the ability of renters to
make energy- or emissions-efficient
upgrades and provides little incentive for
landlords to act.

Develop a dialogue with landlords and
homeowners to understand their needs and
promote climate action. Evaluate policy
options that would require landlords or
homeowners to make upgrades to their units.

Public transit
authority
West Sacramento does not control the
Yolobus or Sacramento Regional Transit
District (SacRT) transit systems.

Continue to collaborate with the Yolo County
Transportation District and SacRT to expand
and optimize transit within the city and make
transit-supportive land use planning
decisions through the City’s General Plan.

Zero emission
vehicle (ZEV)
purchasing
West Sacramento has no regulatory
power over private vehicle purchasing
decisions. Additionally, industry forecasts
do not anticipate 100% electric vehicle
(for example) adoption by 2050.

Tailor outreach around implementation of the
CARB Advanced Clean Cars II rule that
mandates all new cars and light trucks sold in
California to be ZEVs by 2035. Additionally,
aim to reduce single occupancy vehicle use
through increased transit and supportive
land use development patterns to help
reduce the total number of vehicles that
would need to be electrified in the future.

Off-road vehicles/
equipment use
Like ZEVs, West Sacramento cannot
mandate that residents and local
businesses use zero-emissions off-road
vehicles and equipment. Additionally,
new statewide programs are not
currently estimated to achieve 100%
decarbonization from these emissions
sources by 2045.

Advocate for CARB to adopt and implement
GHG standards in new Tier 5 emissions
regulations for off-road engines and develop
aggressive supporting programs to convert
the full inventory of off-road equipment
statewide by 2045.
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Barrier Barrier Description Potential Solutions
Wastewater
treatment
Wastewater treatment processes are out
of the City’s direct control and
wastewater emissions only generate

0.5% of total emissions in 2018. Further,
fully reducing all process-related
emissions from wastewater treatment is
technologically challenging and
potentially cost prohibitive. No actions
have been included to address
wastewater emissions in this current
version of the CAAP.

Continue to advocate for high-efficiency
wastewater treatment processes and
statewide programs aimed at helping local
wastewater treatment facilities in their
decarbonization efforts.

Sunk Costs in
Transportation
Network and
Urban Form
The transportation network and urban
form make driving single-occupancy
vehicles more convenient at the expense
of convenience, comfort, and safety of all
other transportation modes. The
investments in infrastructure will not
depreciate to needing replacement
before the plan horizon, so changing the
form will mean removing vehicle lanes,
parking lots, gas stations, and garages
before their expected end of life.

Change regulations on the built environment
to accommodate population growth within
the existing developed area. Plan based on
"retrofitting suburbia” and “sprawl repair”
concepts developed by the real estate
development industry on how to profitably
turn obsolete car-oriented space into humanoriented places. Other solutions include creating a network of EV charging
infrastructure, implementing parking fees,
and utilizing joint use agreements to allow for
efficient use of resources.
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Achieving Carbon Neutrality
As described above, carbon neutrality means
that emissions are reduced as much as
possible and any remaining emissions are
removed through processes such as natural
sequestration from tree planting or
regenerative agriculture, industrial carbon
removal and storage practices, or purchasing
carefully selected carbon offsets from a
verified global marketplace. Due to the
barriers previously mentioned, reaching
carbon neutrality will be difficult for the city to
achieve in 2045 without additional support at
the regional, state, and national level. Future
CAAP monitoring and updates as described in
Chapter 4 will be critical to maintaining a
trajectory toward this overarching target. If
these barriers cannot be overcome, and the
city cannot fully reduce its GHG emissions,
carbon removal or offsetting practices would
be necessary for the city to demonstrate
carbon neutrality by 2045 at the local level.

Through this CAAP update, the city has
prioritized actions that directly reduce local
GHG emissions as much as possible while
setting a framework to explore future carbon
removal opportunities. As presented next in
Chapter 3, local sequestration options like
tree planting (see Action #20) and
regenerative agriculture will be the primary
focus in the short term. Action #21 outlines
the first steps to tracking and implementing
industrial carbon removal options as this
industry continues to develop. Purchasing
carbon offsets will be considered as a “last
resort” to meeting the City’s carbon neutrality
goal if the city cannot directly remove
emissions. Future CAAP updates will include
revised emissions forecasts demonstrating
the magnitude of carbon removal needed and
re-evaluate industrial carbon removal
feasibility, sequestration, and offset options,
considering the City’s and state’s ongoing
efforts.
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Chapter 3
CAAP Actions
The city has established seven
overarching climate goals that outline the
CAAP’s vision of a sustainable, resilient,
and carbon-neutral community. There
are 26 climate actions that will help meet
these goals, contribute toward meeting
the 2030 and 2045 GHG reduction
targets, and enhance community quality
of life. The actions were informed by the
Mayors’ Commission on Climate Change
Report, feedback from interested parties,
and research on effective local climate
actions (see Chapter 4 for more on the
CAAP action development process). Each
action is intended to support a CAAP goal
and address the city’s primary emissions
sources as described in Chapter 2.
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The CAAP’s 26 actions are organized within
the 7 overarching goals illustrated in Figure

3.1. The GHG reduction actions are intended
to work together to enable the emissions
reductions necessary to meet the city’s GHG
targets. The climate resiliency actions are
intended to reduce the impact of local climate
hazards. Some actions provide both GHG
reduction and climate adaptation benefits.

Most of this chapter presents the details of
each action, and the sections below on “How
to Read Actions” and “Action Co-benefits”
provide helpful information about what
readers will see throughout this chapter.

A GHG summary table is also provided to
show the estimated GHG reductions from
each quantified GHG reduction action and
how those totals compare to the 2030 and
2045 targets. Finally, the chapter includes
interviews featuring some of West
Sacramento’s climate champions to
demonstrate actions already taken to help
reduce GHG emissions and provide other
important climate and community benefits.

Figure 3.1 – Overarching CAAP Goals
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How to Read Actions
Each action was assessed for its GHG
reduction potential, climate hazard
addressed, co-benefits, and equity impacts.

The climate actions presented throughout this
chapter include information describing:
• GHG Reductions / Climate Hazard
Addressed – estimated potential GHG
emissions reduced in target years and/or
climate hazard addressed by the action
• City’s Authority Level – the level of
authority the City has in implementing the
action, including:
o Direct: The City can directly implement
the action through ordinances or
policies that require the action to take
place.
o Indirect: The City can encourage the
adoption of the action through
education, outreach, and incentives.
o Partnership: The City must partner
with an external entity to implement
the action.
• Co-benefits – additional beneficial
outcomes from action implementation are
indicated with icons; see section below for
co-benefits list and definitions
• What You Can Do – ideas for actions you
can take in your home or business to
reduce GHG emissions or increase climate
resiliency are listed in colored call-out
boxes
• Equity Considerations – potential equity
issues and solutions are listed in gray callout boxes and will be used to inform the action implementation design phase
• Action Description – context information
about the proposed action
• Implementation Tactics – high-level
strategies for approaching action
implementation
• Implementation Metrics – potential
options for tracking action
implementation success in the future
Where relevant, implementation tactics and
equity considerations were leveraged from
the Mayors’ Commission on Climate Change
to provide support for a regional approach to
climate action.

Action Co-Benefits
Each action was also analyzed for the potential
co-benefit associated with its implementation.

Action pages show the relevant co-benefit
icons, including:

Public Health: Improves public
health through improved air
quality (indoor and outdoor),
increased resilience to heat,
reduced local pollution,
increased healthy food/nutrient
access, or active transportation
Environmental Stewardship:

Considers impacts on natural
resources, improving the
environment, and/or promoting
greenspace conservation,
creation, or regeneration
Local Economy: Increases
opportunities for local
businesses and/or increases the
number of local jobs
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Cost of Living: Reduces upfront
costs and provide savings (e.g.,
utility costs, travel costs, etc.) to
residents
Racial Equity and Social Justice:

Addresses historical and current
disparities and holds the largest
GHG emitters accountable
Regional Approach: Serves as a
model for regional municipalities
to follow to ensure that the
policies adopted, and strategies
implemented become part of a
larger regional effort
GHG Reduction & Adaptation:

Reduces GHG emissions and
climate risk
Table 3.1 lists all 26 actions and illustrates the
co-benefits provided by each action.
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Table 3.1 – Action List with Co-benefits
Action 1: EV charging network ○ ○ ○
Action 2: Warehouse and distribution centers ZEVs ○ ○ ○ Action 3: Low-/zero-emissions off-road equipment ○ ○
Action 4: EV carshare ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
Action 5: ZEV municipal fleet ○ ○
Action 6: Telecommuting ○ ○ ○ ○
Action 7: Transit-oriented development ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
Action 8: Active transportation ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
Action 9: Enhanced public transit ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
Action 10: Freight rail impact reduction ○ ○
Action 11: Utility coordination ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
Action 12: Local solar and storage ○ ○ ○
Action 13: Building electrification program ○ ○ ○ ○
Action 14: Energy performance standard ○ ○
Action 15: All-electric new construction ○ ○ ○ ○
Action 16: Home energy audit program ○ ○ ○
Action 17: Organic waste programs ○ ○ ○
Action 18: Food recovery network ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
Action 19: Unnecessary material consumption ○ ○
Action 20: Urban forest master plan ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
Action 21: Carbon removal ○ ○
Action 22: City processes & response ○ ○ ○
Action 23: Extreme heat ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
Action 24: Flooding ○ ○ ○
Action 25: Drought ○ ○ ○
Action 26: Air quality ○ ○
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GHG Summary Table
Table 3.2 lists the estimated annual GHG
reductions from each action in 2030 and
2045. It was not possible to separately
estimate reductions from all actions for
various reasons. Some actions support
implementation of others, and these
connections are identified. Another set of
actions are presumed to already be included
within the travel demand forecasts provided
by SACOG and have not been separately
quantified in this CAAP to avoid double
counting emissions reductions. A final
category of actions has not yet been
quantified because the details of the action
are currently unknown (e.g., Action 21 carbon
removal processes). The total GHG reductions
in each target year are tallied at the bottom of
Table 3.2 with a comparison to the city’s GHG
targets and a summary of the resulting GHG
metrics after CAAP implementation.
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Table 3.2 – CAAP Actions GHG Reductions Table
Action
2030 GHG
Reductions
(MTCO2e/year)
2045 GHG
Reductions
(MTCO2e/year)
Goal 1: Promote cleaner vehicles and equipment in our community 1 Expand the electric vehicle charging network through zoning code requirements and installations of public charging infrastructure 29,600 77,850
2 Partner with warehouse and distribution centers to facilitate a ZEV transition
1,100 37,600
3 Specify low- or zero-emissions off-road vehicles and equipment in City contracts
2,700 8,600
4 Establish an electric vehicle carshare program with free or subsidized rates for low-income residents
Included in
Action 1
Included in
Action 1
5 Establish ZEV targets for the municipal fleet Included in Action 1
Included in
Action 1
Goal 2: Reimagine how we move people and goods
6 Provide more telecommuting opportunities for City staff 1,800 3,100 7 Prioritize transit-oriented development and center/corridor community growth through land use planning
_
a
_
a
8 Allocate funding to expand and connect the active transportation and micro-mobility network
_
a
_
a
9 Extend regional transit services and allocate funding to increase the accessibility, frequency, and reliability of public transit _
a
_
a
10 Reduce the impact of the freight rail system _
b
_
b
Goal 3: Design a future with zero carbon power sources
11 Enhance utility coordination and advocate for the City’s utility provider to provide access to carbon-free electricity and additional building efficiency/retrofit rebates and funding
41,850 67,400
12 Incentivize local solar photovoltaic systems and enhanced energy storage, and promote participation in community solar programs 450 0
c
Goal 4: Plan for all-electric buildings city-wide
13 Develop and adopt a building electrification program and incentives for existing buildings
4,300d 77,400d
14 Establish energy performance standards and GHG emissions limits for existing commercial buildings
2,300 42,900
15 Mandate all-electric new construction in a phased approach to eliminate on-site fossil fuel use
10,150 39,450
16 Create a home energy audit program and minimum efficiency thresholds
2,000 34,500
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Action
2030 GHG
Reductions
(MTCO2e/year)
2045 GHG
Reductions
(MTCO2e/year)
Goal 5: Create a waste-free city
17 Expand commercial and multifamily organic waste programs 14,050 19,100 18 Expand the food recovery network to collect edible food from businesses
Included in
Action 17
Included in
Action 17
19 Reduce unnecessary material consumption _
e
_
e
Goal 6: Build carbon negative and livable communities
20 Develop and implement an urban forest master plan 700 5,600 21 Evaluate carbon removal opportunities from industrial processes and direct air capture
0 _
f
Total Emissions Reductions below Target Year Forecasts 106,700 336,100 Remaining Emissions 313,598 138,002
MT CO2e/capita Target 5.28 0.0
MT CO2e/capita with Actions 4.22 1.45
Per Capita Emissions Reduction below 2018 Levels 40% 79% a Vehicle travel reduction that would occur from implementing this action are conservatively assumed to be included within SACOG’s regional travel demand model which informed the city’s GHG emissions forecasts; no additional GHG reductions are stated here to avoid double counting the impacts of this action. b Potential GHG reductions from this action are not included because the CARB off-road model did not assign any rail GHG emissions to Yolo County in 2018 and therefore the city should not include GHG reductions from rail actions in its CAAP accounting; co-benefits that could still result from action implementation are shown in the Action 10 summary page. c Local solar development shows zero GHG reductions in 2045 because the electric grid will be 100% zero carbon based on California’s Renewables Portfolio Standard; this action would still contribute the other co-benefits identified in the Action 13 summary page, but no additional GHG reductions would accrue. d Reductions from Action 13 cannot be combined with Actions 14 or 16 since they offer overlapping implementation pathways; Action 13 represents the total reductions estimated from this action, but the city’s specific implementation approach could include a combination of Actions 13, 14, and/or 16. e Reductions from Action 19 are not quantified in the CAAP because the action addresses the upstream and/or lifecycle GHG emissions from goods/services consumed in the community, which are not represented in the 2018 GHG inventory based on the standard community GHG inventory methodologies followed during its development. However, this action supports important environmental benefits, such as upstream GHG reductions. f Potential GHG reductions from this action are not included because further research is needed into carbon removal opportunities the city might pursue to demonstrate carbon neutrality in 2045, including monitoring and participating in discussions for carbon removal programs in Yolo County and elsewhere in the region.

While it is the City’s goal to achieve carbon
neutrality by 2045, the current set of CAAP
actions are unlikely to achieve that goal on
their own without additional implementation
support, development of new technologies,
etc. (see Figure 3.2). AB 1279 aims to directly
reduce statewide emissions by 85% and
remove the remaining 15% of emissions to
reach carbon neutrality by 2045. Following the
state’s lead, the City’s 2045 emissions
reduction gap could be partially addressed
through carbon removal strategies. The state
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is currently developing a program to evaluate,
demonstrate, and regulate carbon removal
strategies that can contribute toward claiming
carbon neutrality. In future CAAP updates, the
City will evaluate how to fully address
remaining emissions following state guidance.

Additionally, it is difficult to accurately predict
what the City’s GHG emissions could be in
2045, which is why the implementation and
monitoring framework presented in Chapter 4
is important to track long-term progress
toward the carbon neutrality goal and identify
opportunities for improved action, where
possible.

Figure 3.2 – West Sacramento GHG Emissions Forecast, Targets, and Action Implementation Trajectories -
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Goal 1: Promote cleaner
vehicles and equipment
in our community
Though many West Sacramento residents and
businesses will be able to shift to active and
public transport modes, some trips may still
require a vehicle. For these remaining trips,
ZEVs should be used as much as possible.

ZEVs, such as battery electric vehicles (EVs)
and hydrogen fuel cell vehicles, produce zero
tailpipe pollution and reduce GHG emissions
compared to conventional gas vehicles. If the
electricity used to charge a ZEV is produced by
100% carbon-free sources, then operating
that vehicle will produce zero GHG emissions.

To achieve the city’s carbon neutrality goal, all
public, private, and shared fleet purchases will
need to be ZEV starting in approximately the
2030 interim target year. Currently, the CARB
Advanced Clean Cars II rule stipulates that all
in-state sales of new passenger cars and light
trucks will be ZEVs by 2035. Exceeding this
timeline will be challenging for West
Sacramento as the City has no regulatory
power over private vehicle purchasing
decisions. However, the City can promote the
transition to ZEVs by building charging and
fueling infrastructure, promoting the use of
ZEVs for residents and businesses, and
switching municipal fleets to ZEVs.

The CAAP references many important pieces
of legislation, information sources, programs,
and collaborators in the climate planning
space, but is not an exhaustive reference
document. Therefore, each Goal introduction
page also includes a short, bulleted list of
additional resources relevant to the topic area
that readers can explore.

Supportive programs, policies, and potential
partners for vehicle decarbonization include:
• Plug-In Partnership Program
• Federal IIJA funding
• Federal EV and plug-in-hybrid electric
vehicle (PHEV) Tax credits
• California ZEV Incentives and Financing
• Pacific Gas & Electric Company (PG&E) EV
Fleet and EV Fast Charge Program
• CARB Advanced Clean Truck Program: ZEV
medium and heavy-duty trucks by 2045
• CARB Advanced Clean Cars II rule: ZEV cars
and passenger trucks by 2035
• EO-B-16-12: State agency employee ZEV
charging stations
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Action 1: Expand the electric
vehicle charging network
through zoning code
requirements and installations of
public charging infrastructure
GHG Reductions
• 29,600 MT CO2e/yr (2030)
• 77,850 MT CO2e/yr (2045)
City’s Authority Level: Direct
Co-benefits
What You Can Do
• Ensure your home is EV-Ready.
• Advocate for your workplace or landlord to
install EV chargers.
• Purchase a ZEV when you are considering
buying a new vehicle
Equity Issues
• EV charging equipment can be costly for
building owners to install, especially if they
must update their electrical panel or
integrate extensive wiring—and can be
even more costly if construction of an
access point, driveway, or apron within the
property is needed.

Equity Solutions
• Ensure public EV charging is distributed
throughout the city in an equitable
manner.
• Focus on vulnerable groups that may need
full or partial subsidies, especially
households whose income depends on
driving (for example, taxi drivers).
• Explore mechanisms to facilitate sharing
residential charging equipment by groups
of neighbors to help bring down
installation costs.
• Provide information on rebates, utility
programs, and other EV infrastructure
financing resources.

Action Description
A large barrier to transitioning to EVs is the
lack of convenient and regular access to
charging infrastructure. Increasing the
accessibility and speed of both private and
public charging stations will help reduce range
anxiety and encourage the use of EVs in the
community. By creating a strategic network of
affordable public charging stations, including
the installation of chargers at workplaces,
multifamily housing developments and
community hubs, West Sacramento can build
confidence among drivers to purchase EVs
instead of internal combustion engine (ICE)
vehicles. The City can continue to expand the
Plug-In Partnership Program, where they have
committed to install public EV chargers across
the city. Additionally, the City previously
amended the zoning code to require 20% of
new parking spaces on a building site to
include access to a charging station. As a large
barrier to residential EV adoption is the lack of
proper charging infrastructure in multi-unit or
rental properties, this code could be
enhanced to require the installation of
additional EV charging equipment at rental
properties in the future. As marginalized
people are more frequently located in areas of
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high tailpipe emissions, increasing EV uptake
can reduce negative air quality impacts on
these communities.

Implementation Tactics
• Develop public-private partnerships and
accelerate public deployments to expand
the city’s network of affordable public
charging and hydrogen fueling stations.

Prioritize public EV chargers in areas of the
city where residents (on average) do not
have the economic means to buy a private
charger and provide funding to subsidize
charging rates for those in vulnerable
households with lower incomes.
• Develop an EV-Readiness Master Plan to
identify how to overcome barriers to
broad installation of electric vehicle supply
equipment (EVSE), including expanding
grid capabilities and strategies to
incentivize EVSE installation, setting
targets for the number of public and
private charging stations, and
coordinating with utilities.
• Prioritize EV charging stations to increase
connectivity to other clean transportation
options, including near transit hubs,
mobility hubs, community centers, and
multifamily housing complexes. This can
help to address first/last mile connection
concerns and provide a suite of seamless
options for travelers to meet their daily
needs in a cost-effective manner.
• Coordinate with adjacent cities and
counties to ensure that EV charging is
available for City residents crossing
jurisdictional lines.
• Create charging stations that can be used
by shared mobility providers to charge
electric bikes and scooters, by residents to
charge powered wheelchairs, and by
building owners to support energy
storage.
• Work with major employers, including the
State of California, to encourage ZEV
adoption and sustainable commute habits
through Transportation Demand
Management (TDM) programs,
management of parking privileges, and by
providing workplace charging options,
where possible.
• Continue to support and expand the Plugin Partnership Program to install more EV chargers.
• Update the Zoning Code to require
additional EV chargers at the time of
development.
• Consider integrating e-bike charging
opportunities.

Implementation Metrics
• EV charging installation permit data
(Building Department)
• # of public EV chargers installed
• # of public EV chargers installed in
disadvantaged communities
• # of subsidized EV chargers provided and
% of public EV chargers used by customers
receiving a subsidy
• # of EV chargers installed citywide
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• % of new parking spots developed with EV
chargers
• % of new developments built with EV
chargers
• # of EV chargers installed in new
developments
• % registered EVs in the City
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Action 2: Partner with warehouse
and distribution centers to
facilitate a ZEV fleet transition
GHG Reductions
• 1,100 MT CO2e/yr (2030)
• 37,600 MT CO2e/yr (2045)
City’s Authority Level: Partnership
Co-benefits
What You Can Do
• Advocate for the transition of local fleets to
ZEV options.

Equity Issues
• Providing fleet charging/refueling stations
in warehouse/distribution areas would
maintain current trucking traffic impacts in
these neighborhoods.

Equity Solutions
• Ensure strategic placement of
charging/refueling areas to reduce truck
traffic impact on marginalized
communities.

Action Description
Warehouse and distribution centers can
generate a large amount of GHG emissions
and local pollutants due to the vehicle fleets
serving them. The City can partner with these
entities to facilitate the transition to ZEV fleets.

Through this partnership, the City can help
businesses identify barriers, such as ZEV
model availability and space constraints, and
offer incentives and assistance to help
overcome them, such as by providing charging
infrastructure in public areas adjacent to the
properties. Implementing ZEV fleets can
decrease local air pollution around
warehouse and distribution centers for both
residents and workers.

Implementation Tactics
• Explore pooling procurement for bulk ZEV
purchases across multiple organizations.
• Depending on space limitations at
warehouse/distribution areas, evaluate
opportunities for off-site ZEV truck
charging/refueling yards in locations that
do not exacerbate traffic impacts on
marginalized communities.
• Align actions with CARB’s 2020 Mobile
Source Strategy, including the 2025
Transportation Refrigeration Unit
emissions regulation, as well as CARB’s
Advanced Clean Trucks regulation.
• Use utility rebate programs, such as the
PG&E EV Fleet Program.
• Continue to implement and expand the
Plug-in Partnership Program.

Implementation Metrics
• # of businesses participating in
partnership discussions
• # of ZEV fleet vehicles purchased by
partners
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Action 3: Specify low- or zeroemissions off-road vehicles and equipment in City contracts
GHG Reductions
• 2,700 MT CO2e/yr (2030)
• 8,600 MT CO2e/yr (2045)
City’s Authority Level: Direct
Co-benefits
What You Can Do
• Replace your fossil fuel off-road vehicles or
equipment with low- or zero-emissions
options.
• Choose to hire contractors that use low- or
zero-emissions off-road equipment (e.g.,
landscaping, construction, etc.).

Equity Issues
• Off-road equipment electrification
requirements may increase operating
costs and create logistical challenges
around equipment charging, which would
be particularly burdensome for small
businesses.

Equity Solutions
• Provide subsidies or extended time for
compliance for small to medium
businesses that fall under specific revenue
thresholds to phase in off-road
vehicles/equipment – and possibly
required landscape equipment – over
time.

Action Description
Off-road equipment such tractors, forklifts,
landscaping equipment, construction
equipment and generators produce 4% of
total community emissions. Off-road
equipment can be difficult to electrify as it
consists of complex machinery and is
primarily used for heavy, physical tasks other
than transport. The City could require that
projects benefitting from public funds use the
best commercially available but still financially
feasible clean off-road vehicle technologies
and adopt the goal of full off-road vehicle
decarbonization.

Implementation Tactics
• Incentivize businesses to convert off-road
equipment/vehicle fleets to ZEVs and
enable employers to use business
assistance loans and incentives to
purchase ZEV fleet vehicles and install ZEV
infrastructure. Identify solutions to
address challenges in converting
medium/heavy-duty vehicles to ZEVs.
• Partner with the California Mobility Center,
Plug-In Partnership, and similar initiatives
to incentivize innovation to deploy ZEV
pilots for medium/heavy-duty, goods
movement, and autonomous vehicles.
• Engage industry to identify the needs and
barriers of adopting electrified, automated
transportation beyond CARB regulatory
requirements.
• Establish medium/heavy- duty ZEV zones
to promote accelerated adoption.
• Prioritize an ordinance that requires the
use of zero emission landscaping
equipment first, followed by an ordinance
for zero emission hand tools for municipal,
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residential, and private properties,
identifying plans for early adoption
through education and incentives; include
implementation flexibility to minimize
impacts on small- and medium-sized
businesses.
• Research hydrogen fueling options for
large vehicles and pursue federal grant
opportunities (e.g., U.S. Department of
Transportation’s [USDOT’s] Rebuilding
American Infrastructure with Sustainability
and Equity [RAISE] Grants) for hydrogen
fuel cell fueling site and vehicle acquisition.

Implementation Metrics
• % of publicly funded projects that use ZEV
technologies for off-road vehicles
• Quantity of clean fuel use for publicly
funded projects
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Action 4: Establish an electric
vehicle carshare program with
free or subsidized rates for lowincome residents
GHG Reductions
• Included within Action 1 reductions
City’s Authority Level: Partnership
Co-benefits
What You Can Do
• Use car-share and electric car-share
programs.
• Advocate for the creation of local/regional
EV car-share programs.

Equity Issues
• EV charging infrastructure is scarce,
especially in low-income areas.

Equity Solutions
• Ensure public EV charging is distributed
throughout the City in an equitable
manner.

Action Description
Though transitioning to all-electric or other
zero emissions vehicles is essential to
reaching the 2045 carbon neutrality target,
EVs are currently not accessible to everyone.

High upfront costs, limited familiarity in some
communities, and limited public charging
access and/or charging opportunities at rental
properties are all barriers to higher EV
adoption. An EV car-sharing program would
allow individuals to use EVs on a short-term,
as-needed basis, paying only for the time they
use the car and the mileage they drive. Gig
carshare has electric options but is not
currently subsidized for low-income residents.

Providing free or subsidized rates for lowincome residents would help introduce EVs into communities with very little access to or
familiarity with such technology and could
encourage future EV purchases as vehicle
purchase costs reach parity with internal
combustion engine options.

Implementation Tactics
• Partner with Yolo-Solano Air Quality
Management District to develop a ZEV car
share program like Sacramento
Metropolitan Air Quality Management
District’s Our Community Carshare
program – a free, membership-based
transportation service where residents
can reserve ZEVs.
• Leverage the program to create pathways
for ZEV ownership by providing rebates
and assistance with financing and
insurance.
• Seek funding to support the expansion of
ZEV carshare programs, such as
California’s Clean Mobility Options
program.
• Expand carshare “homezones” in
disadvantaged and low-income
communities.

Implementation Metrics
• # of EVs available
• # of car share parking spots available and
location
• # of car share homezones in
disadvantaged and low-income
communities.
• # of miles driven in EVs
• # of rides in ZEV carshare programs
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Action 5: Establish ZEV targets
for the municipal fleet
GHG Reductions
• Included within Action 1 reductions
City’s Authority Level: Direct
Co-benefits
Action Description
A municipal ZEV procurement policy would
direct City departments to purchase ZEVs
when feasible and develop a plan to transition
the City’s passenger and light-duty vehicle
fleets to ZEVs in accordance with CARB
requirements, while forging partnerships to
pilot medium/heavy-duty ZEVs (pending
technology availability) and promoting school
bus electrification. Widespread adoption of
medium- and heavy-duty ZEVs can yield
substantial air quality benefits, particularly for
communities near major goods movement
corridors. City garages and refueling facilities
will need to be retrofitted with the proper EV
charging or other refueling infrastructure to
promote widespread decarbonization. The
effect on City operations should also be
considered with any ZEV requirement.

Implementation Tactics
• Complete a municipal ZEV procurement
policy and develop a plan to transition the
City’s vehicle fleet to ZEVs in accordance
with CARB requirements including
necessary infrastructure and support
facilities.
• Partner with the California Mobility Center,
Plug-In Partnership, and similar initiatives
to incentivize innovation to deploy ZEV
pilots for medium-/heavy-duty, goods
movement, and autonomous vehicles.
• Engage industry to identify the needs and
barriers of adopting electrified, automated
transportation beyond CARB regulatory
requirements.
• Research hydrogen fueling options for
large vehicles and pursue federal grant
opportunities (e.g., USDOT’s RAISE Grants)
for hydrogen fuel cell fueling site and
vehicle acquisition.

Implementation Metrics
• % of vehicle fleet that is ZEV (by fuel type)
• Annual mileage from fossil fuel vehicles
and annual mileage from ZEVs
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Climate Champion Spotlight
Joe Wood, Resident
As a former middle school science
teacher, Joe Wood has always understood
the importance of combating climate
change, from an environmental
perspective and on behalf of the future
generations that will inherit the climate
consequences of our actions. Fighting
climate change also made financial sense
to Joe and his husband, Kelly – reducing
your energy consumption reduces your
GHG emissions and can save a great deal
on your energy bills. That’s why Joe and
Kelly decided to install a 24-panel solar
photovoltaic system on their West
Sacramento home in 2015. Through
SunPower, a California-based solar power
company, Joe and Kelly acquired a 20-year
prepaid lease for a 7.2-kilowatt (kW)
system. This system produces roughly
11,000 kilowatt (kWh) annually, or 80% of
their household’s typical electricity
consumption. It has saved Joe and Kelly
roughly $2,500-3,000 a year on their
energy bills with a payback period of only
7 years. Additionally, generating their own
electricity and saving money on their utility
bill was a huge benefit during COVID when
Joe and his husband were more frequently
at home. The next step for Joe and Kelly is
to purchase a battery backup system,
which would be advantageous during
power outages or if local utility rates go up.

One fact may surprise you about this
Climate Champion – he’s a huge fan of
cars! Joe has always kept an eye out for the
latest and greatest in vehicle technologies.

When gas prices shot up in 2008, Joe
purchased a hybrid vehicle just as they
were growing in popularity. He is currently
leasing his second EV – a Chevy Bolt. Joe
typically saves 13 cents a mile or $1,000 a
year on gas from driving an EV (he typically
drives 7,800 miles a year). He also saves
from avoided vehicle maintenance, oil
changes, smog checks, and other services.

Joe typically drives 200 miles before he
needs to charge his car and has never had
issues finding rapid charging stations on
longer trips. The overall reduced cost of
ownership of the Bolt even has Kelly
considering replacing his truck with an
electric version in the next year or so. Joe
primarily meets all his charging needs at
home through a dryer outlet plug in his
garage that was installed by a local
electrician. Though he has no issue
charging his vehicle at home, Joe is a huge
supporter of installing more public EV
charging stations, especially for people in
apartments who cannot install their own
charger.

Besides their climate impacts, Joe and
Kelly’s EV and solar systems are providing
local benefits, such as reducing local air
pollutants and providing clean energy to
the local grid. These systems have worked
without fail and they have not identified a
downside for anyone pursuing these
financially smart climate solutions. As Joe
and Kelly were the first in their
neighborhood to own an EV and install
solar panels, this encouraged their
neighbors to follow in their footsteps and
ultimately begin writing their own Climate
Champion stories.
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Goal 2: Reimagine how
we move people and
goods
On-road vehicle travel generates 58% of the
city’s total emissions, with the majority coming
from single-occupancy vehicle trips. The first
step to reducing these emissions involves
shifting these trips to accessible, low-emission
modes of transport such as walking, biking,
and rolling (also known as active
transportation), public transit, or shared
mobility (such as pooled car sharing or ride
hailing). This shift from private vehicle trips to
other modes of transport is also known as
mode shifting. We can promote mode shifting
to cleaner modes of transport through landuse planning, improving the active transportation and public transit network, and
promoting telecommuting. Solutions can
include both micro-transit, or technologyenabled on-demand service for multipassenger vehicles, and micro-mobility, or small, low-speed, human- or electric-powered
transportation devices, such as bicycles,
scooters, and electric-assist bicycles/scooters.

Supportive programs, policies, and potential
partners in active transportation, micromobility, and travel mode shifting include:
• Federal IIJA funding, Statewide Active
Transportation Program (ATP) funding,
Caltrans Sustainable Communities
Program, and other state and federal
programs
• SACOG’s 2020 MTP/SCS, Regional ATP,
and other regional funding programs
• SACOG sustainable communities strategy
(SCS) to meet CARB GHG reduction targets
for passenger vehicles
• West Sacramento micro-mobility
operators (e.g., shared bikes and scooters)
• Mass transit and micro-transit providers
(e.g., YTD, Via, SacRT)
• West Sacramento Bicycle, Pedestrian, and
Trails Master Plan (2018) and subsequent
updates
• City of West Sacramento Mobility Action
Plan (2021) and subsequent updates
• Local business and property owners,
private land developers
• Active transportation equity and advocacy
groups
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Action 6: Provide more
telecommuting opportunities for
City staff and work with local
businesses to increase
telecommuting options citywide
GHG Reductions
• 1,800 MT CO2e/yr (2030)
• 3,100 MT CO2e/yr (2045)
City’s Authority Level: Direct/Partnership
Co-benefits
What You Can Do
• If your employer offers the option of
working from home, participate as much
as possible to minimize your work-related
travel.
• Advocate for your employer to implement
telecommuting policies.

Equity Issues
• Low-income residents may not have the
at-home home resources to telecommute
productively.

Equity Solutions
• Increase access to high-quality internet
connectivity for low-income residents/
households and areas of the city where
broadband internet is not easily
accessible.

Action Description
Telecommuting, also known as “work from
home”, has become much more
commonplace following the COVID-19
pandemic. Allowing for telecommuting can
drastically reduce commuting trips, which
typically represent a quarter of all vehicle
miles traveled. Telecommuting can also lead
to greater productivity and company cost
savings through reduced office space and
operational costs. The City of West
Sacramento should reassess its
telecommuting policies to allow more staff to
work remotely or increase flexible working
hours to encourage work-life balance and
reduce the need to travel, even as pandemic
restrictions are reduced. Additionally, the City
should partner with the Chamber of
Commerce to encourage local employers to
continue or expand telecommuting programs.

Implementation Tactics
• Develop a comprehensive package of
incentives, disincentives, and policies to
reduce inbound/outbound VMT between
neighboring jurisdictions. The savings
from these programs should be
reinvested in transit and shared mobility.
• Partner with Chamber of Commerce to
identify telecommuting potential and
resource needs.
• Develop a broadband infrastructure
action plan that prioritizes providing
broadband to areas of the city that lack
high speed internet.

Implementation Metrics
• % of all employees that telework
• % of residents with access to high-speed
internet
• % of employees eligible for telework and %
of those eligible who are partially or fully
teleworking
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Action 7: Prioritize transitoriented development and
center/corridor community
growth through land use
planning
GHG Reductions
• Included within on-road travel emission
forecasts
City’s Authority Level: Direct
Co-benefits
What You Can Do
• Advocate for infill projects.
• If you are planning on moving, prioritize
transit-oriented design (TOD) areas.
• Advocate for eliminating parking
minimums.
• Advocate for replacing parking lots with
homes and walkable villages.

Equity Impacts
• Increased development has the potential
to increase property values, rents and
displacement of existing residents.

Pursuing reinvestment without
protections can result in negative
outcomes for existing communities if
residents can no longer afford to live in the
neighborhoods in which they grew up.

Equity Solutions
• Develop a comprehensive antidisplacement strategy with the community and implemented in tandem with
neighborhood improvements. Antidisplacement policies must take priority and formal and transparent processes
must be implemented to foster and
enforce these policies.
• Maintain affordable housing requirements
or incentives in TOD areas.
• Review existing inclusionary housing
policies and programs to identify
opportunities to achieve more equitable
results and create racially and
economically integrated, inclusive, and
diverse communities.
• Ensure equity policies do not hinder
housing production.
• Target incentives and low-cost financing to
landlords and low-income consumers to
overcome capital cost barriers and ensure
that all communities receive clean energy
benefits.
• Support missing middle housing and a mix
of housing types and unit sizes that could
provide housing to a balanced range of
income levels.
• Promote accessibility and universal design
principles in design of communities and
buildings that are available to all people,
regardless of age, ability, or other factors.
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Action Description
Transit-oriented development maximizes the
amount of residential, business, and leisure
space within walking distance of public
transport. Compact, mixed-use TOD spaces
reduce the need for passenger vehicles and
promote the use of public and active
transport options. Residential units in these
dense areas also use less energy per square
foot than single family homes. Centering
development in infill areas can also preserve
natural spaces and reduce the amount of
energy, materials, and money needed to build
and maintain new infrastructure. TOD
ordinances can be used to require and/or
incentivize quality development near transit
hubs to increase transit use, typically within a
quarter mile or half-mile radius of transit
stops. Examples include decreasing or
removing minimum parking requirements,
increasing floor area ratio, reducing minimum
lot area per unit, and increasing maximum
building height. The City can also provide a
range of incentives to encourage TOD, such as
subsidies, fast track processing, tax
abatements, fee waivers, fee reductions, and
deferrals. Additionally, through future land
use planning and zoning, the City can prioritize
more climate-friendly or energy-efficient land
uses, such as multifamily developments near
transit, over other types of high-emission
development types. TOD developments can
help increase access to amenities and jobs for
low-income populations who cannot afford
private vehicles.

Implementation Tactics
• Introduce and advocate for state, regional,
and local regulations that clearly limit new
development to existing developed areas
in the region, while promoting accessibility
and adopting anti-displacement policies
for residents and small businesses. Work
with private sector partners to facilitate
and expand infill development.
• Accommodate and facilitate new living
wage jobs and construction of new
housing units in areas that can be
accessed without private automobiles,
prioritizing the construction of affordable
housing through strategic infrastructure
investments, expansion of by-right zoning,
TOD ordinances, financial incentives, and
modification of single-family dwelling
designations, all coupled with accessibility,
universal design, and anti-displacement
policies with a commitment to affordable
workforce housing.
• Explore opportunities to work with the
Sacramento Community Land Trust or
other organizations to preserve affordable
housing in West Sacramento.
• Prioritize public investment in low
emission development areas using a
locational efficiency metric such as a city
average VMT limit, additional building
siting and efficiency requirements, and/or
others. The public investment will promote
accessibility, universal design, and antidisplacement. • Leverage existing research, best practices,
and tools to inform the development of a
locational efficiency metric, such as those
available through the Center for
Neighborhood Technology’s Location
Efficiency Hub.
• Eliminate parking requirements in TODs
and within a half-mile of mobility hubs,
fixed transit routes, mixeduse/neighborhood hub/village cores, and Class I trails.
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• Allow for missing middle housing
(triplexes, fourplexes etc.) in built out
single family neighborhoods that are in
infill areas (see SB 9 for supporting
legislation).
• Utilize the provisions of SB 10 to zone any
parcels in transit-rich or urban infill sites
for up to 10 units of residential density.
• Continue long-range land use planning
through the General Plan and other
documents that moves the city toward
energy-efficient and climate-friendly
development patterns.

Implementation Metrics
• Density of new development
• Walkscore
• # of residences within ½-mile of a transit
stop; # of affordable housing units within
½-mile of a transit stop
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Action 8: Allocate funding to
expand and connect the active
transportation and micromobility network
GHG Reductions
• Included within on-road travel emission
forecasts
City’s Authority Level: Direct
Co-benefits
What You Can Do
• Use active transportation and micromobility such as Lime, Bird, Razor, or others for daily trips.
• Advocate for additional funding for active
transportation and micro-mobility
infrastructure.

Equity Issues
• Lower-income residents are twice as likely
to be killed while walking to their
destinations compared to higher-income
residents.
• People participating in human-powered
and micro-mobility transportation are
subject to harm from air pollutants and
noise pollution imposed on them by
people operating private vehicles.
• Newer and more affluent neighborhoods
have better sidewalk and trail access.

Equity Solutions
• Prioritize active transportation
infrastructure safety improvements in lowincome communities. • Accommodate the disability community in
planning, design, and operations of these
bicycle/pedestrian and micro-mobility
projects.
• Sidewalk and Transportation Equity
Program will identify sidewalk gaps
throughout the city and develop a list of
priority projects.
• Continue to encourage operations to
provide micro-mobility discounts to lowincome and underserved populations. • Provide for longer crosswalk time
allowance.
• Provide low-stress bikeways and as many
air-filtering, shade-providing trees
between active transportation paths and
roads as possible.

Action Description
On-road transportation in West Sacramento
generates 58% of total community emissions.

For many residents, driving alone is the most
convenient and feasible option to accomplish
daily tasks. Expanding the active
transportation and micro-mobility network
can transition residents out of cars by
providing attractive, convenient, and safe
routes to multiple destinations. This can be
done through improvements to pedestrian
and bicycle infrastructure, such as added or
improved sidewalks, pedestrian/bike
crossings, protected bikeways, bike storage
facilities, efficient street lighting, covered rest
areas, drinking fountains and wayfinding
signs. Micro-mobility encompasses a range of
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shared lightweight vehicles such as bicycles, ebikes, and e-scooters. Micro-mobility operators in West Sacramento currently
include Lime bikes and scooters, Bird
scooters, and Razor scooters. Establishing
additional bike paths that are separated from
vehicular traffic can increase safety and
promote the use of active transport and
longer trips. Expanding active transport
options can also improve public health
through reduced air pollution and increased
physical activity. As marginalized populations
are more likely to use alternative
transportation options, improving the active
transportation network can increase equity in
the community.

Implementation Tactics
• Adopt a policy to prioritize pedestrian
travel at the top of the modal hierarchy.

Additionally, adopt a policy to prioritize
projects that provide connections to
commercial/downtown/mixed-use areas.

Funding should be proportionally
allocated to make possible the mode shift
targets.
• As part of the Implement Sidewalk and
Transportation Equity Program and in
coordination with community leaders and
residents, conduct a comprehensive
neighborhood-level audit to identify
deficient active transportation
infrastructure, including sidewalk gaps,
and develop and implement a staged plan
to address issues. Project priorities should
include addressing deficiencies in
disadvantaged communities and high
injury portions of the network. Pursue
Vision Zero measures that make it safer
(and more attractive) for residents to walk
and roll.
• Adopt a policy to accept traffic congestion
for passenger vehicles to prioritize other
modes and develop a TDM policy/program
with incentives to help drivers shift to
walking and rolling for short distance trips.

The TDM program should be informed by
proven strategies.
• Continue to support the Active
Transportation Wayfinding Program
where signage will be installed to
encourage short, non-discretionary trips.
• Update design criteria and street design
standards to prioritize pedestrian-centric
design that enable all residents to easily
and safely walk or roll to meet their daily
needs. Identify at least one area in the city
to pilot roadway conversions to support
placemaking efforts. Create and promote
a standard process to convert on street
parking spaces for other public uses and
activating uses.
• Develop and implement a green
connections strategy to create a seamless
network of low-stress, multi-use paths and
trails and increase access to parks and
open spaces. Implement pilots that
promote greater use of active
transportation modes and incentivize
behavior change.
• Explore car-free districts on weekend
nights in areas that offer local commerce,
recreation, and arts and culture.
• Prioritize installation of green
infrastructure to increase active
transportation safety and comfort, such as
green center dividers and tree-lined
sidewalks.
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• Prioritize active transportation
infrastructure improvements identified in
the Bike, Pedestrian, Trails Master Plan.
• Eliminate parking minimums. Consider
parking maximums citywide.
• Expand and support the Safe Routes to
School program to include all schools.

Implementation Metrics
• Miles of bike lanes or improved bike lanes
citywide and in disadvantaged
communities
• Miles of sidewalk or improved sidewalk
citywide and in disadvantaged
communities
• % of commuting trips by bike (SOURCE:

American Community Survey [ACS] 5-year)
• # of micro-mobility vehicles available
• # of micro-mobility trips taken
• # of docking stations
• Bike counts
• Pedestrian counts (automatic camera)
• Private vehicle traffic counts
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Action 9: Extend regional transit
services and allocate funding to
increase the accessibility,
frequency, and reliability of
public transit
GHG Reductions
• Included within on-road travel emission
forecasts
City’s Authority Level: Partnership
Co-benefits
What You Can Do
• Use public transit whenever possible. Pair
with active transport or micro-mobility
options for commuting or other daily
activities.
• Advocate for dedicating car lanes to buses
and for rail service.

Equity Issues
• Transit may not be accessible and
affordable to low-income populations.
• Vulnerable communities are typically
served by unreliable transportation.

Equity Solutions
• Identify the mobility needs of a specific
low-income or underserved community,
conduct the mobility equity analysis to
prioritize transportation modes that best
meet those needs while maximizing
benefits and minimizing burden, place
decision-making power in the hands of the
local community.
• Encourage the use of transit among lowincome and underserved populations by working with communities to identify new
transit stops, increasing route frequency,
providing discounts to low-income riders,
seniors, and people with disabilities, and
partnering with community organizations
to highlight alternative mobility choices.
• Promote expanding bus transit service
timing throughout the day to meet the
needs of workers with hours outside of the
typical 9-5 job schedule.

Action Description
In West Sacramento, only about 4% of total
trips are currently completed by transit. For
longer trips where active transportation may
not be feasible, regional public transit options
should be prioritized. Yolobus serves West
Sacramento and the surrounding region and
is administered by the Yolo County
Transportation District. West Sacramento can
collaborate with Yolo County Transportation
District (YCTD) to help enhance bus services to
meet the needs of residents. The City can
promote strategies, such as increasing the
number of transit stops and frequency of
trips, decreasing wait time for transfers,
streamlining routes and connections, and
increasing bus shelters, benches, and lighting.

West Sacramento can offer funding to help
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with physical infrastructure improvements,
such as at bus stops, and financial incentives,
such as with discounted transit passes.

Improving transit can also increase access to
jobs for those who lack other means of
transport. As marginalized populations are
more likely to use alternative transportation
options, improving the public transit network
and alternatives such as Via can increase
equity in the community.

Implementation Tactics
• Adopt a transit first policy in arterial
corridors and any new highway
expansions to direct funding and capacity
to expand and electrify mass transit.

Funding should be proportionally
allocated to make possible mode shift
targets.
• Help create integrated mobility hubs near
transit stops, prioritizing under-resourced
communities, to address first/last mile
connections. The pilot hubs can showcase
innovative mobility solutions while
supporting community placemaking
efforts by serving as a destination for
travelers and residents to meet their daily
needs, incorporating new technology as it
becomes available.
• Encourage the use of transit among lowincome and underserved populations by working with communities and YCTD to
identify new transit stops, increase route
frequency, provide discounts to lowincome riders, seniors, and people with disabilities, and partner with community
organizations to highlight alternative
mobility choices.
• Collaborate with SacRT to complete the
Downtown Riverfront Streetcar Light Rail
Transit (LRT) service expansion into West
Sacramento to connect the city with
Sacramento Valley Station and Amtrak
service, along with other Downtown
Sacramento destinations, including
Capitol Mall, Golden 1 Center, and Kaiser
Permanente Medical Offices.
• Study, plan, and construct fixed-route
mass-transit infrastructure, including
SacRT LRT service to Southport Town
Center; dedicated bus transit priority
lanes that allow buses, on-demand
rideshare, emergency response vehicles,
and paratransit services to pass
congested roadways and intersections
during peak commute hours; bus bulb-out
stops that allow buses to serve a stop
without leaving the travel lane so that they
do not have to wait to reenter the travel
lane and resume their route; real-time
passenger information systems; and
transit time-saving strategies including
timed transfers between Yolobus and
SacRT transit stops.

Implementation Metrics
• Transit infrastructure miles constructed
• Transit ridership
• Transit route frequency
• # of transit stops
• Fixed-route transit frequency
• Fixed-route transit ridership
• Fixed-route transit reliability
• Private vehicle traffic counts
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Action 10: Reduce the impact of
the freight rail system
GHG Reductions
• Not quantified
City’s Authority Level: Partnership
Co-benefits
What You Can Do
• Contact local, regional, and national
elected leaders to advocate for the use of
cleaner rail fuels to improve local air
quality and reduce GHG emissions.

Equity Issues
• Biofuel combustion, such as biodiesel,
produces similar levels of local air
pollution as the combustion of its fossil
fuel counterpart.

Equity Solutions
• Provide subsidies for air filters, ventilation
retrofits, or window upgrades for lowincome communities living near dieselfueled rail lines.

Action Description
West Sacramento is served by freight rail.

Though the tracks run through the city, the rail
system is outside of the City’s control and its
emissions are not included in the community
GHG inventory. Therefore, West Sacramento
cannot directly enforce the use of alternative
fuels in the locomotives serving the city.

However, more actionable opportunities may
arise in the future and the City is interested in
understanding where it can influence all
emissions sources in the community to
develop a holistic response to climate change.

The City’s immediate opportunity can be
advocacy-based through lobbying rail
authorities (e.g., USDOT Federal Railroad
Administration, California Public Utilities
Commission – Railroad Operations and Safety
Branch) to transition to cleaner freight fuels
such as 100% renewable diesel or hydrogen
fuel cells. The City can partner with rail
operators to understand their fueling needs
and provide the necessary resources locally
such as proper fueling stations. Identifying
sustainable fuel sources locally could also lead
to local or regional job creation.

Freight rail in West Sacramento also
frequently uses street crossings, which
increases local traffic and vehicle emissions.

Through its ongoing land use planning and
zoning efforts, the City can support future
development patterns that prioritize more
climate-friendly or energy-efficient land uses
to reduce freight transportation impacts on
community travel and connectivity, local air
quality, and residents’ quality of life.

Implementation Tactics
• Actively pursue implementation of the
Yolo Rail Relocation project.
• Work with diesel-fueled rail operators to
collect fuel use data.
• Work with the Yolo-Solano Air Quality
Management District to evaluate potential
air quality impacts in homes and
businesses along railway corridors in the
city, and identify joint mitigation programs,
such as air filter subsidies or ventilation
retrofits.
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• Establish partners for collaboration,
including identifying nearest communities
with rail fueling stations.

Implementation Metrics
Data sources for the following implementation
metrics are not currently known, however the
metrics represent the type of information the
City would want to track to evaluate progress
toward decarbonizing rail emissions.

Alternative tracking metrics or new data
sources may be available in the future as CAAP
implementation progresses.
• Gallons of alternative fuel supplied to
trains traveling through the city
• % of freight cars passing through West
Sacramento that use alternative fuels
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Goal 3: Design a future
with zero carbon power
sources
Electricity consumption generates 9% of the
city’s total emissions. However, as building and
transportation electrification increases, the
proportion of total electricity emissions will
also increase. If the electricity consumed in
the city is produced with zero-carbon energy
sources, then the GHG reduction impact from
electrification can be maximized. California’s
Renewables Portfolio Standard program
mandates 100% zero-carbon electricity
statewide by 2045, which would neutralize the
city’s electricity-related emissions. Meeting
this target is essential for both West
Sacramento and the state to achieve carbon
neutrality. To meet the 2030 interim target,
the City can promote a rapid zero-carbon
transition by enhancing utility coordination
and incentivizing local solar and energy
storage installations, furthering strengthening
energy resilience in a changing future climate.

Supportive programs, policies, and potential
partners for renewable energy development
include:
• SB-100: 100% carbon-free electricity by
2045
• AB 178: Residential solar mandate
• Federal Investment Tax Credit for Solar
Photovoltaics
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Action 11: Enhance utility
coordination and advocate for
the City’s utility provider to
provide access to carbon-free
electricity and additional
building efficiency/retrofit rebates
and funding
GHG Reductions
• 41,850 MT CO2e/yr (2030)
• 67,400 MT CO2e/yr (2045)
City’s Authority Level: Partnership
Co-benefits
What You Can Do
• Utilize utility programs and incentives that
promote electrification and energy
efficiency.
• Enroll in PG&E’s Solar Choice, Regional
Renewable Choice, or Green Saver
programs, which allow you to purchase up
to 100% of your electricity from a
community renewable program
generating renewable power within
California.
• Advocate for climate-friendly utility
practices in energy procurement, rebates,
and incentives.

Equity Issues
• PG&E green power purchasing comes at a
premium cost.

Equity Solutions
• Consider additional ways to offset the cost
premium for low-income residents or
promote enrollment in the PG&E Green
Saver program.

Action Description
As PG&E provides electricity and natural gas
to West Sacramento, which combined
generate 30% of total emissions, it is essential
for the City to collaborate with its utility
provider to meet GHG reduction goals. PG&E
currently provides rebates for electric heat
pump water heaters, smart thermostats, and
refrigeration, as well as green power
purchasing options that West Sacramento
could promote through outreach campaigns.

Additionally, the City could work with PG&E to
adopt a rate-based fixed infrastructure charge
to better incentivize low energy use and solar
installations. That revenue could help fund
necessary infrastructure improvements to
support full-scale electrification.

Alternatively, West Sacramento could
participate in a Community Choice
Aggregation (CCA) program. CCAs allow
municipalities to pool (or aggregate) their
community’s electricity load to purchase clean
energy and develop local projects and
programs on behalf of their residents and
businesses while still receiving distribution
service from their existing utility provider.

There are over 20 CCAs in California, which
offer varying levels of renewable electricity to
customers. Valley Clean Energy (VCE) serves
unincorporated Yolo County and the cities of
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Davis, Winters, and Woodland, and currently
offers 45% and 100% renewable power
options, with a goal to provide 100% carbon
free electricity to all customers by 2030.

Through a CCA, PG&E would still deliver the
electricity through their transmission and
distribution system, as well as provide the
meter-reading, billing, maintenance, and
outage response services. Participating in a
CCA could help West Sacramento achieve
100% clean electricity sources before the
2045 RPS deadline to further reduce the
community’s contribution to total global GHG
emissions.

Implementation Tactics
• Evaluate how PG&E can address
challenges in electricity service, reliability,
cost competitiveness, infrastructure, rates,
and local climate investments to help the
City meet its GHG reduction goals.
• Determine over the long-term how and if
the City could transition to another utility
service that would help facilitate the City’s
proposed climate actions and be more
equitable to residents and businesses.
• Connect contractors to utility direct-install
programs.
• Work with PG&E to incentivize early
retirement of gas appliances and to
electrify accounts instead of upgrading
deficient fossil fuel gas infrastructure.
• Work with PG&E to expand the Green
Saver program, which helps some incomequalified residential customers in select communities save 20% on their electricity
bill by subscribing to 100% solar energy.
• Coordinate with the California Energy
Commission (CEC) and California
Independent System Operator (CAISO) to
determine the progress of grid
modernization.
• Collaborate with neighboring jurisdictions
to develop a regional program to provide
additional rebates and incentives, like the
Bay Area Regional Energy Network
(BayREN).

Implementation Metrics
• # of households participating in PG&E
Solar Choice, Regional Renewable Choice,
and Green Saver programs
• Participation in CCA clean electricity tiers
• % of utility electricity generation coming
from clean energy sources
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Action 12: Incentivize local solar
photovoltaic systems and
enhanced energy storage, and
promote participation in
community solar programs
GHG Reductions
• 450 MT CO2e/yr (2030)
• 0 MT CO2e/yr (2045)*
* Local solar development shows zero GHG reductions
in 2045 because the electric grid will be 100% zero
carbon based on California’s Renewables Portfolio
Standard; this action would still contribute the other cobenefits identified on this action summary page, but no additional GHG reductions would accrue
City’s Authority Level: Indirect/Partnership
Co-benefits
What You Can Do
• Install solar on your property or advocate
for your landlord to install solar, while also
respecting the existing tree canopy;
include battery storage, if possible.
• Enroll in PG&E’s Solar Choice, Regional
Renewable Choice, or Green Saver
programs, which allow you to purchase up
to 100% of your electricity from a
community renewable program
generating renewable power within
California.

Equity Solutions
• Create incentives such as tax credits and
grants to support small commercial
installations and battery storage, focusing
on minority-owned businesses and lowand moderate-income households. • Promote solar installation programs (such
as Grid Alternatives) that provide solar
panels to low-income homeowners.

Action Description
Electricity consumption in West Sacramento
generates 9% of community emissions. As
PG&E must comply with SB-100 which calls for
100% zero-carbon electricity by 2045, West
Sacramento will ideally be provided with clean
electricity by 2045, reducing its electricity
consumption-related emissions to zero.

However, to support progress toward West
Sacramento’s ambitious secondary 2030
target, it is necessary for the City to quickly
transition to a zero-carbon grid to ensure that
buildings and transportation are powered by
zero-emission sources. Developing financial
and policy incentives for local solar and
battery storage installations will help spur this
transition. Additionally, local solar with battery
storage can support the creation of
microgrids, which help to enhance energy
resiliency during power outages. The City can
also work with PG&E to develop distributionlevel solar PV on the customer-side of the meter, including community solar projects. By
providing local clean energy resources, West
Sacramento can meet its interim targets,
enhance local resiliency, increase grid
capacity, and help PG&E and the state meet
the zero-carbon electricity goals.
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Implementation Tactics
• Evaluate remaining potential for solar
installation on municipal buildings,
facilities, and properties.
• Identify and implement tactics to
streamline solar permitting process.
• Identify areas/buildings with high solar
potential, engage with property owners.
• Map solar and battery storage installations
using permit data to determine where
more resources are needed in an
equitable manner.
• Develop an outreach campaign for
existing solar PV owners to provide
information about battery storage.
• Encourage and streamline battery storage
with construction of new solar
installations.

Implementation Metrics
• Funds dedicated to solar incentives
• # of solar installations, total kW installed,
and location of installations in the city from
the Buildings Division’s solar installation
permit data or Project Sunroof
• # of households participating in PG&E
Solar Choice, Regional Renewable Choice,
and Green Saver programs
• kW of community solar developed and
kWh of community solar purchased by
residents
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Climate Champion Spotlight
John Bissell, Origin Materials
Origin Materials, headquartered in West
Sacramento, is the world’s leading carbon
negative materials company. When John
Bissell and Ryan Smith co-founded Origin
Materials in 2008, their vision was to
develop a better way of making materials.
45% of global carbon emissions come
from material production, with more than
ten million barrels of oil per day consumed
to create them. Their idea was to replace
this oil with non-food feedstocks, like
wood residue, and capture carbon in the
process. Origin Materials’ innovative
process begins with collecting sustainable
wood residue feedstock. The wood can
then be transformed into PET plastic – a
strong, lightweight material – that is used
in many different consumer and industrial
applications like food and beverage
containers, fabrics, and automotive
textiles. As the plant-based PET is
chemically identical to fossil fuel-based
PET, it can be used and recycled just like
any typical PET material. Origin Materials’
product can produce a significantly lower
carbon footprint than petroleum-based
plastic, reduce dependence on foreign oil,
and help to limit supply chain risk that
might affect the traditional petrochemical
industry given its concentration in
relatively few geographic locations.

The company’s first manufacturing plant in
Canada was recently completed and a
larger plant is scheduled for completion
mid-2025. In the future, Origin Materials
plans to produce a plastics intermediate
that can be turned into other products –
many of which are expected to be carbon
negative when produced at commercial
scale. The company’s forecasts project
that its products can achieve price parity
with other fossil-fuel based materials. By
2030, the company’s operating plants are
expected to avoid 8.3 million metric
tonnes of CO2e per year – equal to using
19,000 barrels of oil or producing 20 years’
worth of West Sacramento’s greenhouse
gas emissions! Origin Materials is
disrupting the materials industry with
innovative, economical, and climateforward processes, all right here in West Sacramento.
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Goal 4: Plan for allelectric buildings citywide
Buildings in West Sacramento use a
combination of natural gas and electricity to
power heating and cooling equipment,
lighting, and other appliances. Natural gas
generates 70% of the city’s total building GHG
emissions and is primarily used to provide
space and water heating. Converting natural
gas equipment and appliances to electric
options as well as mandating all-electric new
construction will drastically reduce emissions
from buildings. Additionally, if the electric grid
is powered by 100% carbon-free sources,
then any buildings that are fully electric will
produce zero GHG emissions. To meet the
2045 carbon neutrality goal, the city will need
to replace 100% of gas equipment with
electric or other decarbonized technology
options, and given the lifespan of this
equipment, the city will need to make
significant progress by the 2030 interim
target. While the state’s increasingly stringent
building code updates are pushing new
construction closer to zero-emissions design,
decarbonizing existing buildings presents a
significant challenge that requires a
combination of public education, incentives,
pilot projects, and code requirements to meet
the city’s GHG targets.

Supportive programs, policies, and potential
partners related to building decarbonization
include:
• PG&E Energy Efficiency Programs
• California GoGreen Financing for energy
efficiency projects
• State Energy Code, including Title 24
• Building Decarbonization Coalition
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Action 13: Develop and adopt a
building electrification program
and incentives for existing
buildings
GHG Reductions
• 4,300 MT CO2e/yr (2030)
• 77,400 MT CO2e/yr (2045)
City’s Authority Level: Direct
Co-benefits
What You Can Do
• Plan ahead to convert to all-electric
equipment and appliances at or near end
of useful life (e.g., stoves, water heaters,
furnaces, etc.). This includes budgeting for
equipment replacement and any
necessary electric panel upgrades and
researching applicable financial incentives.

Equity Issues:
• Electrification requirements may place a
disproportionate cost burden on lowincome households and small/minorityowned businesses without dedicated funding sources to mitigate new costs.
• Increase in electrification is subject to grid
failures, blackouts, and power shut-offs
during extreme weather events. Fully
electric buildings present no energy
alternative other than onsite stored
energy via batteries, which comes at an
additional cost.
• Households and businesses that cannot
afford to electrify may bear increased
natural gas costs as wealthier customers
transition toward all-electric buildings and
the cost to upkeep the natural gas
infrastructure is paid for by a decreasing
number of customers.
• Rental unit/property electrification costs
may be passed on to renters.
• Costs associated with electrification may
impact the availability or price of
affordable housing.
• Electrification could create additional
challenges for restaurants, including small
and minority-owned restaurants,
regarding preferences and practices
associated with gas cooking techniques/
culinary styles.

Equity Solutions:
• Provide financial support (such as partial
or full subsidies) for low-income
households and small/minority-owned
businesses to lead the way in the
electrification process; pilot projects focus
on these areas first.
• Coordinated action should include steps
to prepare low-income households for
electrification, such as by expediting the
decommissioning of natural gas
infrastructure in lower-income
neighborhoods to avoid potential utility
cost increases associated with a
decreasing customer base left to fund the
infrastructure.
• Implement training programs/knowledgesharing opportunities (e.g., demonstration kitchen classes) to facilitate transition to
electric cooking equipment.
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Action Description
Natural gas use in existing buildings generates
20% of total community emissions.

Commercial buildings generate most of the
city’s natural gas emissions (55%), followed by
residential units (45%) and institutional
buildings and facilities (<1%). Also, most of the
city’s residential units (71%) are single family
homes, which typically use more natural gas
than multifamily homes. Reducing natural gas
consumption in these buildings presents a
unique challenge.

The city can encourage voluntary building
electrification by providing educational and
outreach materials that include information
on financing and incentive options. The city
can develop new incentives for electric
equipment such as heat pumps or induction
cooktops. PG&E also provides varying levels of
incentives for equipment replacements and
will be a key partner in promoting widespread
electrification.

While it is relatively simple to adopt measures
regulating equipment types and fuel sources
in new construction, there are relatively few
policy mechanisms that can directly influence
fuel systems in existing buildings. Examples of
such policies include mandating electrification
at end of useful life, implementing point of
sale/point of lease electrification
requirements, and requiring electrification
during major renovations. These mechanisms
can be further explored if a voluntary
electrification program is unsuccessful.

As poor indoor air quality disproportionately
impacts low-income households, this action
can increase equity by improving indoor air
quality through the electrification of
combustion appliances.

Implementation Tactics
• Lead by example and implement end of
useful life electrification policies for all
municipal appliances and equipment.
• Prioritize education and voluntary action
in the community prior to establishing any
new building electrification mandate.
• Establish a comprehensive electrification
and energy efficiency program to reduce
the energy burden of low-income
residents while expediting the
decommissioning process of aging natural
gas infrastructure in marginalized
communities.
• Advocate for CalGreen to require electric
space and water heating in equipment
replacements by forming a diverse
coalition to lead advocacy efforts.
• Explore opportunities to track and
administer fines to heating, ventilation and
air conditioning (HVAC) contractors who
fail to pull permits, with collected fines
used to establish an electrification
incentives fund.
• Work with PG&E to conduct a building
electrification capacity study and
roadmap.
• Coordinate with the California Energy
Commission and CAISO to track grid
modernization progress and understand
current and future potential to expand
grid capacity and reliability in a changing
climate.

Implementation Metrics
• Building permit data with equipment
replacement and fuel switching
information
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• Average energy use intensity (EUI) or
emissions intensity before and after
improvements for all participating
buildings
• Average energy savings per $ invested
over all participating buildings
• Targeted financial support and incentives
provided to low-income households and
small and minority owned business to
address equity impacts
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Action 14: Establish energy
performance standards and
GHG emissions limits for existing
commercial buildings
GHG Reductions
• 2,300 MT CO2e/yr (2030)
• 42,900 MT CO2e/yr (2045)
City’s Authority Level: Direct
Co-benefits
What You Can Do
• Review utility bills to determine areas of
high energy consumption.
• Plan ahead to convert to high-efficiency or
all-electric equipment and appliances.

Equity Issues:
• Energy performance standard
requirements may place a
disproportionate cost burden on many
small and minority-owned businesses if
additional assistance is not provided.

Equity Solutions:
• Target larger buildings/highest emitters
first to develop a streamlined compliance
process before requiring smaller
businesses and buildings to comply.
• Provide financial support (for example,
partial or full subsidies) to small and
minority-owned businesses to replace
fossil fuel appliances with electric options.
• Provide small and minority-owned
businesses with information on the
availability of grant funding and lowinterest financing programs.

Action Description
Commercial buildings in West Sacramento
generate 59% of total building emissions.

Implementing an energy performance
standard would require property owners to
track and disclose energy use and GHG
emissions using standardized metrics. The
program will also require buildings to undergo
a periodic energy audit to determine if they
meet set energy efficiency or GHG standards.

The stringency of the standard could increase
over a set time, aligning properties on the path
to carbon neutrality by 2045. Property owners
not complying with the standard would pay
into a fund for energy efficiency and
electrification programs. To ease the reporting
and compliance burden on smaller buildings
or businesses, the standard can target larger
commercial buildings at first (e.g., >50,000
square feet [sq. ft.]) with the size compliance
requirement decreasing over time.

Implementation Tactics
• Incentivize property owners to install
electric appliances when replacing natural
gas appliances, prioritizing education and
voluntary action prior to establishing a
mandate, and begin implementation with
larger and/or highest emitting buildings to
refine streamlined compliance process.
• Work with building owners to review
energy audit results to determine
upgrades that can yield the fastest or
highest return on investment.
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• Partner with manufacturers and
developers to identify ways to reduce the
cost of materials, such as through joint
procurement efforts.
• Engage labor unions and organizations to
identify opportunities to increase
efficiencies, such as through advanced
contractor training.
• Identify CEC-approved certifications to
provide clear pathways to help building
owners meet performance standards,
such as Leadership in Energy and
Environmental Design (LEED), Passive
House, Living Building and WELL Building.
• Identify implementation point-person,
either internally at the city or through a
contracted service.

Implementation Metrics
• % commercial square feet participating in
program
• % commercial square feet complying with
program performance standards
• Changes in energy use intensity of all
participating buildings
• Targeted incentives and financial support
provided to small minority-owned
businesses to address equity impacts
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Action 15: Mandate all-electric
new construction in a phased
approach to eliminate on-site
fossil fuel use
GHG Reductions
• 10,150 MT CO2e/yr (2030)
• 39,450 MT CO2e/yr (2045)
City’s Authority Level: Direct
Co-benefits
What You Can Do
• Advocate for all-electric new construction
and supporting utility rebates.

Equity Issues:
• All-electric new construction can increase
the initial cost of construction for some
building types given the current state of
building practices. These costs may be a
burden to buyers with limited incomes.
• Electrification could create additional
challenges for restaurants, including small
and minority-owned restaurants,
regarding preferences and practices
associated with gas cooking
techniques/culinary styles.
• As old building stock is demolished or
electrified and new construction is allelectric, there will be fewer natural gas customers and remaining customers will
bear increased costs.

Equity Solutions:
• Identify appropriate and effective antidisplacement measures with the community.
• Evaluate the need for financial incentives
or financing to help overcome increased
initial costs associated with building under
an all-electric code when applied to certain
building types.
• Implement training programs/knowledgesharing opportunities (e.g., demonstration kitchen classes) to facilitate transition to
electric cooking equipment.

Action Description
As electrification is a primary pathway to
reaching net-zero building emissions, an allelectric new construction mandate is essential to minimizing new fossil fuel infrastructure
and avoiding “carbon lock-in”, or the
commitment to emitting GHGs over the
lifetime of the installed system. Requiring new
buildings to be fully electrified (or otherwise
fully decarbonized) enhances energy
resiliency by supporting localized energy
systems, avoids future retrofit costs, and helps
the market mature. Other cities in California
have implemented all-electric ordinances or
reach codes (i.e., a local building code that
requires more stringent standards than those
imposed at the state level), including over 50
jurisdictions within PG&E territory as well as
Sacramento and Los Angeles. As it is difficult
for some building types and associated
operations to electrify, many of these
communities have exempted affordable
housing, commercial kitchens, labs and even
restaurants. As poor indoor air quality
disproportionately impacts low-income
households, this action can increase equity by
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improving indoor air quality through the
electrification of combustion appliances.

Electrification mandates for new greenfield
development would be phased in first as it
largely will comprise single-family homes and
garden style apartments. Building
electrification requirements for infill
development in areas of the city that have
lower VMT would be in later phases ensuring
that the cost of all electric buildings is
comparable to traditional construction. In
addition, exemptions may be considered for
those buildings whose occupants rely on
natural gas for critical operations, including
laboratory space associated with research
and development.

Implementation Tactics
• Implement all-electric requirement in new
municipal buildings to demonstrate
leadership.
• Prioritize new greenfield single-family, lowrise multifamily, and commercial buildings under 4 stories in the first phase of new
building electrification requirements.
• Move to include all new buildings in
electrification requirements provided that
the costs to go all-electric are costeffective, including the incremental costs of electrical infrastructure upgrades and
technology that has shown to be feasible.

Provide flexibility and a phased approach
for targeted industries that have a greater
need for natural gas such as restaurants,
manufacturing, and labs.
• Partner with regional affordable housing
advocates, developers, community land
trusts, etc. to define anti-displacement
tactics while facilitating a community-wide
transition to building decarbonization.
• Identify large-scale development projects
in progress to encourage electrification
and serve as community pilot projects for
future development.
• Evaluate and develop legal pathways to
impose GHG mitigation fee for emissions
associated with natural gas and prohibit
gas infrastructure or appliances in
development projects subject to CEQA
review.

Implementation Metrics
• % of new buildings and square footage
that is all-electric; % of new affordable
housing units that are all-electric
• # of new natural gas equipment or
infrastructure permits
• # of new natural gas equipment permits
for affordable housing projects
• Permits for all-electric new construction
and permits for mixed-fuel new
construction
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Action 16: Create a home energy
audit program and minimum
efficiency thresholds
GHG Reductions
• 2,000 MT CO2e/yr (2030)
• 34,500 MT CO2e/yr (2045)
City’s Authority Level: Direct
Co-benefits
What You Can Do
• Advocate for utilities to provide home
energy upgrade financial assistance.
• Conduct your own energy audit using
online tools such as PG&E’s Home Energy
Checkup or the Department of Energy
Home Energy Assessment Guidance.

Equity Issues
• Efficiency upgrade requirements may
place a disproportionate cost burden on
low-income households.
• Efficiency upgrade costs in rental units
may be passed on to renters.
• Costs associated with efficiency upgrades
may impact the availability or price of
affordable housing.

Equity Solutions
• Targeted incentives for multifamily
buildings can also ensure that lowerincome residents benefit from energy efficiency and electrification measures.
• Provide financial support (such as partial
or full subsidies) to low-income
households to replace fossil fuel
appliances and equipment with electric
options.

Action Description
Residential energy audits can help residents
identify areas of energy inefficiency and
substantial emissions as well as provide
solutions on building upgrades or personal
behaviors that can reduce their energy bills
and climate impact. The City could create a
subsidized home energy audit program for
residents and property owners. Subsequently,
the City could establish a Residential Energy
Conservation Ordinance (RECO) to require
that homes meet certain energy and water
efficiency requirements and establish a
process for verifying that such standards have
been satisfied. Property owners can comply
with a RECO by meeting a prescriptive
checklist of energy efficiency and water
conservation measures and undergoing a
verification inspection by a certified inspector.

A RECO can be designed to establish different
actions that initiate the compliance process,
such as sale of the property, the rental license
inspection process, safety inspection process,
or when the property undergoes significant
renovation. San Francisco’s RECO program
requires residential property owners to
implement certain energy and water
conservation measures for their buildings
prior to sale, during major renovations, or
during metering or condominium
conversions. As the percent of gross
household income spent on energy costs is
much higher for low-income households, this
action can increase equity by reducing
household energy burden.
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Implementation Tactics
• Incentivize property owners to install
electric appliances when replacing natural
gas appliances, prioritizing education and
voluntary action prior to establishing any
new mandates.
• Work with building owners to review
energy audit results to determine
upgrades that can yield the fastest or
highest return on investment.
• Partner with manufacturers and
developers to identify ways to reduce the
cost of materials, such as through joint
procurement efforts.
• Engage labor unions and organizations to
identify opportunities to increase
efficiencies, such as through advanced
contractor training.
• Establish a comprehensive electrification
and energy efficiency program to reduce
the energy burden of low-income
residences while expediting the
decommissioning of aging natural gas
infrastructure in marginalized
communities.
• Identify implementation point-person,
either internally at the City or through a
contracted service.

Implementation Metrics
• Number of home energy audits and/or
RECO inspections
• % of homes that have undergone a home
energy audit and/or RECO inspection
• Average EUI or emissions intensity before
and after improvements for all
participating buildings
• Average energy savings per $ invested
over all participating buildings
• Targeted incentives and financial support
to low-income households
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Climate Champion Spotlight
CalSTRS
The California State Teachers’ Retirement
System (CalSTRS) was established by law in
1913 to provide retirement benefits to
California’s public-school educators from
pre-kindergarten through community
college. With an investment portfolio
market value of more than $320 billion as
of November 2021, CalSTRS is the largest
educator-only pension fund in the world
and the second largest public pension
fund in the U.S.

CalSTRS has historically used its influence
as a significant global investor to promote
long-term sustainable public policies and
business practices, including successfully
integrating environmental, social, and
governance (ESG) principles into its
operations and investment strategies.

CalSTRS’ commitment to be an active
investor organization fosters its duty to
protect and grow the assets that
educators have entrusted to the agency.

Accomplishing that means being good
stewards of the businesses they invest in,
with assurances that those businesses are
also focused on risks that could impact
their long-term value.

In 2021, CalSTRS adopted a pledge to
achieve net zero greenhouse gas
emissions across its investment portfolio
by 2050 or sooner, aligning with the
science-based targets of the Paris
Agreement, an international treaty on
climate change. CalSTRS also approved an
implementation framework to chart its
path to net zero, which includes
developing a Net Zero Action Plan.

CalSTRS’ 17-story, 409,000-square-foot
headquarters building was built along the
West Sacramento waterfront in 2009 and
exemplifies the agency’s commitment to
sustainability. The building received LEED
Platinum certification for building
Operations and Maintenance, TRUE (Total
Resource Use and Efficiency) Zero-Waste
certification, and an ENERGY STAR score of
100 out of 100. CalSTRS sends annual
reports on the greenhouse gas emissions
of its headquarters building to the Climate
Registry and has reduced combined direct
(Scope 1) and indirect (Scope 2) emissions
every year since 2012.
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All new hires receive training on how to
operate efficiently within the building,
including using window-blind schedules
for daylight harvesting and operating
underfloor air vents. CalSTRS’ Green
Ranger program establishes a volunteer
ambassador on every staff-occupied floor
of its headquarters building to help
integrate operational sustainability into
the agency’s workplace culture.

The building’s janitorial staff were the first
in the Sacramento area to become
certified in the national Green Janitor
Education Program. In addition, ten
members of the janitorial staff completed
the Infectious Disease Certification
Program to adapt cleaning and
maintenance practices to rapidly evolving
health and safety measures. The
headquarters building also demonstrates
how the broader West Sacramento
community can prepare for the impacts of
climate change through native and
drought-tolerant landscaping, waterefficient irrigation systems, heat-islandreducing materials, and rainwater infiltration design features, such as
permeable pavers.

CalSTRS has expanded its headquarters
building by adding a 510,000-square-foot
tower (a five-level office tower atop a fivestory parking structure). To finance this expansion, CalSTRS issued its first taxexempt green bonds in 2019, which were certified as meeting the vigorous Climate
Bond Initiative standard. The bonds were
oversold in 20 minutes, demonstrating
their high demand. The goal for the new
tower is to meet Zero Net Energy
standards and receive LEED Platinum,
Living Building Challenge, and WELL
Building Standard certifications. The tower
features an activated pedestrian plaza
with public amenities, including a café,
childcare center, and assembly space.

As a significant international investor with
a long-term investment horizon, CalSTRS’
success is linked to global economic
growth and prosperity. Focusing on
climate change issues and increasing
global sustainability are integral to
CalSTRS’ mission. Also of great importance
to the agency is its commitment to be a
positive presence in the West Sacramento
community—now and for many years to
come.

Learn more at CalSTRS.com.
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Goal 5: Create a wastefree city
Solid waste generates 6% of total community
emissions, primarily due to organic waste sent
to landfills. West Sacramento can reduce
waste by decreasing unnecessary material
consumption, recycling appropriate waste
materials, redirecting edible food from
landfills, and composting non-edible organics.

SB 1383 requires local governments to
implement food recovery and organic waste
collection programs, which will greatly reduce
waste-related emissions if enforced.

Redirecting edible food will not only reduce
landfill and food-related transport emissions
but also address food insecurity in the region.

Additionally, compost can be used as a soil
amendment or a natural fertilizer, which can
reduce the need for synthetic fertilizers. By
implementing SB 1383 and helping the
community reduce unnecessary purchasing,
West Sacramento can reduce waste while
enhancing community health and resiliency.

Supportive programs, policies, and potential
partners for waste reduction, recycling, and
organic material diversion include:
• SB 1383: Reduce statewide disposal of
organic waste 75% by 2025; rescue 20%
currently disposed edible food by 2025
• Yolo Food Security Coalition
• County Nutrition Action Partnership
• West Sacramento Urban Farms Program
• Center for Land-based Learning
• West Sacramento Environmentally
Preferable Purchasing Policy
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Action 17: Expand commercial
and multifamily organic waste
programs
GHG Reductions
• 14,050 MT CO2e/yr (2030)
• 19,100 MT CO2e/yr (2045)
City’s Authority Level: Indirect
Co-benefits
What You Can Do
• Obtain a compost and recycling bin for
your household.
• Educate yourself on what materials can be
recycled and composted in your area.
• If you have a garden, create and use your
own compost.

Equity Issues:
• Outreach and education materials
historically exclude non-English speakers.

Equity Solutions:
• Provide various communication channels
and outreach materials in multiple
languages.

Action Description
Solid waste disposal, including food waste,
generates a large amount of methane
emissions in landfills, primarily due to its
organic content. In West Sacramento, solid
waste generates 6% of total community
emissions. SB 1383 requires local
governments to provide organic waste
collection to all residents and businesses and
conduct outreach on organic waste disposal
to all affected parties. Some businesses and
multifamily housing complexes do not
currently participate in organic waste
collection programs, and those that do
typically end up contaminating their organic
waste with other items. By expanding the
organic waste collection program to more
business and multifamily complexes,
providing education on proper composting
and recycling practices, and providing
resources such as indoor organic waste bins,
the city can reduce its waste-related
emissions and meet the requirements of SB
1383.

Implementation Tactics
• Conduct a waste audit of multifamily
complexes.
• Promote participation in Waste
Management’s organic and mixed
recycling services which are provided to all
multifamily properties at no additional
cost to trash services through
communication materials provided in
multiple languages.
• Connect urban farms with local
restaurants and food banks to provide
local produce and use food waste as
compost.

Implementation Metrics
• Tons of waste composted
• # of languages used in communication
materials
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Action 18: Expand the food
recovery network to collect edible
food from businesses
GHG Reductions
• Included within Action 17 reductions
City’s Authority Level: Direct/Partnership
Co-benefits
What You Can Do
• Participate in a food recovery network.

Donate or purchase edible food waste.
• Support businesses that actively reduce
food waste.
• Volunteer with food waste diversion or
delivery programs.

Equity Issues
• A mobile app designed to connect
residents with donated food would
require vulnerable populations to have
access to smart phones.
• Restaurants and businesses are afraid of
potential legal action for donating
contaminated/expired food.

Equity Solutions
• Include a website/phone number for food
delivery to supplement a mobile app.
• Investigate the possibility of using a waiver
system so that food collectors assume
liability for food quality.

Action Description
Food waste is the largest waste stream in
California. Yet 11% of Yolo County residents
experienced food insecurity at some point
during 2019, with the projected 2020 rate
rising to 13%. Redirecting perfectly edible food
from landfills to feed those in need can help
alleviate food security issues and reduce
organic waste emissions. A food recovery
network connects places with excess food,
such as restaurants, grocery stores, and
catering companies, to residents and
organizations in need of food. SB 1383
required local governments to establish an
edible food recovery program that recovers
edible food from the waste stream by 2022.

Expanding the local food recovery network will
help West Sacramento comply with these
requirements, avoid emissions related to food
transport and landfilling, and increase food
security by driving down food costs and
enhancing accessibility. Developing a mobile
app can support this program by establishing
an easy, accessible way for residents to find
donated and recovered food.

Implementation Tactics
• Partner with institutions that have existing
local food procurement and food waste
programs (e.g., Yolo Food Bank) to develop
clear metrics and pilot a methodology for
gathering data and tracking progress;
evaluate barriers to program access based
on community communication
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preferences (e.g., websites, phone
numbers, smart phone apps).
• Create a network of community food hubs
that provide food distribution and
compost collection services, as well as
trainings on composting, reducing food
waste, gardening, and healthy cooking.

Establish one hub in each neighborhood
by leveraging existing community centers
and partners, starting first with historically
marginalized communities and food
deserts.
• Utilize existing food share apps in use
locally to connect residents with donated
food.
• Collaborate with county departments and
other interested parties to develop a food
system impact assessment that includes
evaluation of emissions tied to the food
system and a socioeconomic risk
assessment of climate change impacts to
the food system.
• Join the Yolo Food Security Coalition and
County Nutrition Action Partnership
(CNAP).

Implementation Metrics
• Pounds of food recovered
• # of business participating
• # of residents participating
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Action 19: Reduce unnecessary
material consumption
GHG Reductions
• Not quantified for CAAP analysis, action
reduces upstream GHG emissions
City’s Authority Level: Direct
Co-benefits
What you can do
• Calculate your own personal/household
emissions inventory by using tools such as
the CoolClimate Network Carbon
Footprint Calculator.
• Work to reduce consumption of single-use
materials in your daily life with reusable
shopping bags, selecting food products
with minimal packaging, carrying reusable
utensils, etc.
• If you need to purchase goods, shop at
secondhand or thrift stores, yard sales, or
local online marketplaces to reduce
emissions associated with purchasing new
products.

Equity Issues
• Increased costs for local businesses to
switch to other materials.

Equity Solutions
• Connect businesses to alternative
packaging vendors.
• Develop financial incentives for
businesses to switch from single use
plastic to alternative packaging.

Action Description
Purchasing fewer unnecessary goods can
decrease global emissions associated with
material production and transport. These
emissions occur “upstream” from West
Sacramento and are typically not included in a
local GHG inventory and are difficult to track
and calculate for every resident. To better
understand the community’s primary
upstream emission sources, the City can
develop a city-wide consumption-based
inventory as better data and tracking tools
become available.

The City can also take immediate action to
reduce unnecessary material consumption
(and avoid the related upstream emissions),
while simultaneously providing local benefits
to the community. One strategy is to decrease
consumption of single-use plastics and
polystyrene foam containers. The use and
disposal of these materials is not reflected in
the city’s GHG inventory, but their use does
generate upstream emissions from
production, transport, and the use of fossil
fuels as raw materials. Both materials are also
difficult to recycle, do not biodegrade, and can
become microplastic pollution that is harmful
to people and animals. The COVID-19
pandemic led to increased demand for these
materials and other packaging materials as
consumption patterns shifted more heavily
toward to-go food orders and at-home
product delivery. The City had previously
surveyed local restaurants to find out how
many use polystyrene foam to-go packaging,
researched the costs of the alternative
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packaging, and consulted with City staff in the
Economic Development Department. Building
off this previous work to reduce unnecessary
material consumption, the City of West
Sacramento can follow the lead of other
communities to ban single-use plastics and
polystyrene foam containers.

Implementation Tactics
• Develop an ordinance to ban single-use
plastics and Styrofoam containers in the
community with an outreach and
education phase providing information on
alternative materials to precede ordinance
implementation.
• Work with local businesses to determine
impact and implementation phasing of
single-use plastic and polystyrene foam
ban.
• Continue to research affordable packaging
alternatives and encourage businesses to
voluntarily switch through existing
outreach campaign.
• Improve enforcement of the City of West
Sacramento Environmental Preferable
Purchasing Policy, which bans the use of
Styrofoam and encourages staff to reduce
single-use items.
• Research methodologies and applications
for developing a city-wide consumptionbased inventory. • Investigate materials and processes that
contribute to the release of high global
warming potential (GWP) gases, such as
chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs),
hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs),
hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs),
perfluorocarbons (PFCs), sulfur
hexafluoride (SF6), nitrogen trifluoride
(NF3), etc., and develop strategies to
address these emission sources, such as
developing a prohibition on their use in
West Sacramento.

Implementation Metrics
• Recycling rate
• # of local businesses engaged through
education/outreach program to advertise
alternative materials
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Climate Champion Spotlight
Shea Robinson, Nugget Markets
Shea Robinson is the Sustainability
Coordinator at Nugget Markets. She
directs a team of “Green Gurus,” or storelevel sustainability specialists, across 16 stores to ensure that the sustainable best
practices for waste reduction, water
conservation, and energy efficiency are
properly implemented. Like many grocery
stores, Nugget sees food waste as a major
sustainability issue. In the US, food waste
is estimated at between 30-40% of the
total food supply and, when that food
waste is landfilled, it accounts for 14% of
the US’s total methane emissions – a
potent GHG. In addition, nearly 1 in 5
people in California are identified as food
insecure or not knowing where their next
meal will come from. While non-edible
food is composted at Nugget, the
company’s rigorous quality standards
means that not all edible food is fit to be
sold, creating an additional source of
potential food waste. So, what can be
done?
Shea and her team strengthened Nugget’s
Food Recovery Program in 2018. Through
this program, Nugget works with food
banks and agencies throughout Northern
California, including West Sacramento, to
ensure that all edible food that it not sold
is donated to community members in
need. The team prioritizes food banks
within the City or County to ensure
Nugget’s efforts benefit the local
community and reduce vehicle emissions
from transporting food long distances. In
2019, the program donated 500,000
pounds of food to area food banks. This
increased to 800,000 pounds in 2020 –
providing a significant benefit during the
COVID-19 pandemic when out-of-work
families lacked access to healthy foods.

Nugget’s Food Recovery Program also
contributes to a circular economy in which
all edible food is consumed, and any waste
is composted to help grow more food. By
providing community members with
highly nutritious food and keeping food
waste out of landfills, Shea and her team
at Nugget Markets have become local
champions of social responsibility,
environmental stewardship, and
economic vitality in West Sacramento.
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Goal 6: Build carbon
negative and livable
communities
Though the City may be able to directly reduce
most of the community’s emissions, some
emission sources, such as industrial
processes or large equipment, will be difficult
to address through electrification or other
means. Therefore, the City will need to
participate in carbon removal to reach its
carbon neutrality goal. Carbon removal is the
process of removing carbon dioxide or other
GHGs from the atmosphere. This can be done
through natural processes such as forest
restoration and soil management, or
industrial mechanisms such as direct air
capture (from the atmosphere). Green
infrastructure, such as trees, parks, and
natural areas, not only removes or
“sequesters” carbon, but can also provide a
range of community health and resilience
benefits as well as supporting the ambitious
CAAP active transportation goals. Other
industrial carbon removal mechanisms are
still in early phases of development but will
most likely be necessary to meet the City’s and
state’s 2045 target, or to become a “carbonnegative” city.

Supportive programs, policies, and potential
partners for carbon removal include:
• Yolo County Climate Action Commission
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Action 20: Develop and
implement an urban forest
master plan
GHG Reductions
• 700 MT CO2e/yr (2030)
• 5,600 MT CO2e/yr (2045)
City’s Authority Level: Direct
Co-benefits
What You Can Do
• Plant trees on your property or encourage
your property manager or landlord to
plant trees, especially building shade trees
to reduce air conditioning demand.
• Educate yourself on tree maintenance and
care.
• Advocate for the development of an urban
forest management plan.

Equity Issues
• Green infrastructure may lead to
increases in property values and rent.
• A lack of space for tree planting in
marginalized communities is a challenge in
increasing the baseline canopy and
helping to ensure green infrastructure
benefits communities equitably.
• Trees require maintenance which is an
added expense.

Equity Solutions
• Prioritize tree planting in historically
marginalized communities and treedeficient neighborhoods.

Action Description
Maintaining and expanding the urban forest is
an effective strategy for the City to directly
sequester carbon. In additional to acting as
carbon sinks, shade from trees can regulate
building temperature, providing thermal
insulation to decrease cooling and heating
demands for buildings and thereby reducing
energy use and associated costs as well as
reducing the urban heat island effect which
makes active transportation (walking and
rolling) more comfortable and pleasurable.

Developing and implementing an urban forest
master plan would help the City evaluate the
ideal locations for tree canopy expansion,
considering the added benefits of climate
resiliency, air quality improvements,
promotion of physical activity, and mental
health. As West Sacramento’s current tree
canopy coverage is approximately 9%, the City
could set a goal of achieving higher levels of
baseline canopy while prioritizing historically
marginalized communities for canopy
expansion. As marginalized communities
typically suffer disproportionately from poor
air quality and the urban heat island effect,
increasing strategic tree plantings can
increase community equity.

Implementation Tactics
• Prepare an urban forest master plan.
• Update tree preservation ordinance.
• Engage with property owners to
encourage tree planting on private
property along sidewalks and connecting
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them to tree planting incentives and
stewardship resources.
• Guide investments to retrofit streetscapes
that lack parkways for tree planting, such
as reclaiming currently paved spaces for
trees and green space, which may allow
for additional residential density.
• Identify communities without access to
green space within a quarter mile and
expand green infrastructure to ensure
that all neighborhoods, starting with
historically marginalized communities,
have access to parks and open space.
• Partner with organizations to plant trees in
front yards and along key transportation
corridors. Prioritize planting trees in
marginalized communities and leverage
workforce development programs, such
as community college urban forestry
programs.
• Maintain the health of existing trees by
promoting community stewardship
programs that support tree management,
care, and removal through education,
volunteerism, and workforce
development.
• Implement water conservation measures
that prioritize tree growth and survival,
including leak detection programs and
guidelines for mulching of all city street
and park trees. Partner with local
organizations to host educational
workshops and develop and implement a
comprehensive greywater ordinance for
residential landscapes and gardens.
• Enforce parking lot shade ordinances and
retrofit existing barren parking lots with
shade trees, or with solar shading where
trees are not feasible, to meet urban heat
island reduction goals and stormwater
quality goals.
• Implement Complete Streets Plans to
increase street trees to shade roads,
transit stops, and active transportation
corridors, prioritizing tree-deficient areas
with transit-dependent populations and
locations in need of safety improvements.
• Collaborate with regional agencies to
create and adopt a Regional Open Space
and Biodiversity Plan that establishes
shared goals and a funded program to
preserve, restore, expand, and maintain
open space.

Implementation Metrics
• # of trees planted
• Square footage of green space created
• Tree canopy cover citywide and
improvement in historically marginalized
communities
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Action 21: Evaluate carbon
removal opportunities from
industrial processes and direct
air capture
GHG Reductions
• Not quantified
City’s Authority Level: Direct/Partnership
Co-benefits
What You Can Do
• Advocate for local/regional industrial
carbon capture and removal projects.

Equity Issues
• Using carbon removal allows polluters to
maintain operations, and these large
emissions sources are often in at-risk
communities.

Equity Solutions
• Prioritize direct carbon reduction in at-risk
communities before implementing carbon
removal.

Action Description
For the City to reach carbon neutrality, it will
likely need to participate in some type of
carbon removal processes. Carbon removal is
the process of removing carbon dioxide or
other GHGs from the atmosphere. This can be
done through natural processes, such as
forest restoration and soil management, or
industrial mechanisms, such as direct air
capture (from the atmosphere). Captured
carbon from industrial mechanisms can be
used by industries as a feedstock or
geologically stored. Industrial carbon removal
is still in its early phases of development, and
there are currently few examples of
commercial-scale deployment to serve as
roadmaps for local communities. However,
the technology is rapidly developing, and the
CAAP’s long timeframe suggests a potential
role for this option in the future. On an annual
basis, the City can monitor the progress of
industrial carbon removal processes, reach
out within the region on collaboration
opportunities, and promote local
implementation where politically and
economically feasible.

Additionally, as Yolo County is aiming to
achieve a carbon negative footprint by 2030,
its efforts could promote regional
collaboration where the City might identify
ways to help the County implement its
strategies for carbon removal and share in the
carbon accounting benefits from reductions.

Such a program could also create local jobs
and establish the region as a leader in carbon
capture and removal.

Implementation Tactics
• Identify potential future partners including
capture technology companies and
industry that may be interested in use of
captured carbon.
• Continue to monitor state and regional
actions around carbon capture
opportunities.
• Partner with regional agencies, such as the
Yolo County Climate Action Commission,
to track technology development.
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• Partner with the Yolo-Solano Air Quality
Management District to evaluate
permitted operations within the city to
determine their on-site GHG emissions
sources (if any), and work with facility
operators to identify best management
practices and/or low-GHG alternatives.

Implementation Metrics
• # of local firms working in industrial
carbon capture
• Metric tons of CO2e removed
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Climate Champion Spotlight
Alfred Melbourne, Three Sisters
Gardens
Alfred Melbourne exemplifies what it
means to be a climate and community
champion. Born and raised in West
Sacramento, Alfred is a community
advocate, artist, and the Founder and
Director of Three Sisters Gardens, a nonprofit urban farming organization.

Something that may surprise you about
Alfred – he was incarcerated for 18 years
of his life. Having spent most of his youth
behind bars, Alfred knew he had to do
something to prevent other youth in his
community from falling into the criminal
justice system. As a Native American,
Alfred looked toward his roots for
guidance. His solution came in the form of
Mother Earth and the Three Sisters
legend. The Three Sisters, or corn, beans,
and squash, are the main agricultural
crops of various indigenous peoples and
act as companion plants that support
each other’s growth. This practice would
form the foundation for Alfred’s nonprofit: the Three Sisters Gardens.

Founded in 2018, the Three Sisters
Gardens is an urban farm program that
aims to give back to the community by
inspiring and empowering youth through
gardening. Like the Three Sisters legend of
companionship planting, Three Sisters
Gardens believes that communities can
begin to heal and thrive when all
components, the youth, adults, and elders
are working together as one. The Gardens’
program takes in youth on probation or
with experience in the criminal justice
system and mentors, trains, and pays
them to care for the urban farms, connect
with the community, and enhance local
resiliency. Their work supports the
Gardens’ Community Supported
Agriculture (CSA) program where
subscribers receive a box of freshly
harvested seasonal vegetables from the
farms each week. Additionally, as there are
multiple food deserts in West Sacramento,
or places with limited access to affordable
and nutritious food, the Three Sisters
Gardens holds weekly farm stands to
provide free fruits and vegetables to the
community. The program also donates
hundreds of pounds of food to the Yolo
County Food bank weekly. Through these
services, the Three Sisters Gardens aims
to provide a food oasis to increase the
community’s physical and mental health
and allow residents to reach their full
potential.

Alongside supporting the community, the
Three Sisters Gardens also aims to
enhance its positive impact on the climate
and environment. The Gardens only use
organic farming methods with no
chemicals or pesticides, water-efficient
irrigation systems, cover crops for soil
enrichment, and compost its green waste.

Most of their work, including low till
gardening, is done with manual garden
tools to minimize impact on the land. Such
practices enhance carbon sequestration
of the soil – allowing it to pull carbon
emissions out of the air for storage in the
earth. These local urban farms reduce the
carbon footprint of foods we purchase –
whether it be from plastic packaging, longrange transportation, or the chemicals used.
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Three Sisters Gardens is a participant in
the West Sacramento Urban Farm, a
program of the Center for Land-Based
Learning, California Farm Academy Farm
Business Incubator. There are currently
four Three Sisters urban farms in West
Sacramento, but Alfred’s vision is to
extend the Gardens to 50 small farms. The
COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the need
to expand such a program. When shelves
went bare in stores, people panicked.

Residents withdrew to their homes and
were shut off from their neighbors.

Programs like Three Sisters Gardens help
the city become self-sustainable, provide
open spaces for people to gather safely,
and form a community safety net to
ensure all residents are cared for. By
establishing local farms for nutritious food
production and providing spaces for the
community to connect, grow, and heal, the
Three Sisters Gardens increases
community resiliency to both physical and
emotional hazards.

The Three Sisters Gardens has many
goals: promoting urban farming,
enhancing local food security, providing
education, developing youth leadership,
and reforming the criminal justice system.

An old proverb says, “a society grows great
when people plant trees in whose shade
they know they shall never sit.” The Three
Sisters Gardens has planted not just seeds
but ideas, and the City of West
Sacramento will benefit from the fruits of
its labor for generations to come.
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Goal 7: Create a
resilient community
and protect our most
vulnerable residents
from climate hazards
Climate change is already affecting life in West
Sacramento, with hotter summers, warmer
winters, drought, reduced air quality from
wildfires and stronger storms. These impacts
are likely to grow in severity through at least
mid-century, and possibly the end of the
century without significant reductions to global
GHG emissions. To protect its residents, the
City must adapt and increase resiliency to
climate change by taking action to reduce
current and future damage, impacts, and risks
from climate change. Climate adaptation
includes physical adjustments (such as
strengthening levees or opening a cooling
center) and changes to operational practices or
processes (such as developing a heat response
plan and alert system). Adapting to climate
change means anticipating future hazards, but
it can also present opportunities to address
past inequities, uplift under-served
communities, and increase overall resilience. A
resilient community can prepare for, anticipate,
respond to, and recover from climate impacts
and other hazards. Through an inclusive,
science-informed process, West Sacramento
can enhance its resilience and readiness to
face the future.

The key climate impacts likely to affect West
Sacramento include extreme heat, drought,
flooding, and wildfire smoke. Actions to
address these hazards are presented here.

Supportive programs, policies, and potential
partners for enhancing resiliency include:
• Governor’s Office of Planning and
Research’s Integrated Climate Adaptation
and Resiliency Program (ICARP) grants,
technical assistance, guidance – including
the Adaptation Planning Guide – and the
Adaptation Clearinghouse.
• Strategic Growth Council
• California Climate Adaptation Strategy
• California’s Fifth Climate Change
Assessment
• SB 852 (2022)
• AB 2645 (2022)
• Yolo Climate Compact
• Capital Region Climate Readiness
Collaborative (CRCRC) and the Alliance of
Regional Collaboratives for Climate
Adaptation (ARCCA)
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Action 22: Integrate climate
adaptation actions across City
operations, processes, and
policies
Climate Hazard Addressed: Extreme heat,
flooding, drought, wildfire smoke & air quality
City’s Authority Level: Direct/Partnership
Co-benefits
What You Can Do
• Volunteer with local community groups and
get to know your neighbors.
• Check on vulnerable neighbors during
climate events.
• Sign up for emergency alerts from Yolo
County.
• Advocate for utility practices that increase
grid resiliency, such as undergrounding
electrical infrastructure, preventative tree
maintenance, and other grid-hardening
projects.

Equity Issues:
• Across all hazards, climate change is likely
to have a greater toll on disadvantaged,
low-income, and unhoused communities,
who will have fewer resources to respond
and recover.
• Indirect consequences, such as higher food
prices, will also be a more significant
financial burden for low-income families.

Equity Solutions:
• Develop an equity-first approach across all
climate adaptation programs and
strategies that evaluates adaptation
strategies through an equity lens to
understand how they may benefit or
impact disadvantaged communities (DAC),
works with community groups to develop
community-driven strategies to address
specific needs of DACs, and/or lowers
barriers for DAC participation in programs.

Action Description
Climate change is likely to have increasingly
profound impacts on all aspects of life in West
Sacramento, and city departments will need to
be prepared to respond to a range of
simultaneous and interrelated hazards (e.g.,
extreme heat will exacerbate drought, wildfire
smoke, and accelerate pavement
deterioration). By integrating climate
adaptative actions and considerations across
City operations, processes, and policies, the
City can develop a comprehensive, holistic
response to climate hazards. This can include
evaluating all City operations to understand
their exposure to climate risks and how they
can be improved to address climate impacts
proactively and increase community and
infrastructure resilience (e.g., providing robust
battery backup at city facilities and building
additional shade structures or water fountains
in parks and bike trails). This can also include
updating policies and processes to incorporate
climate adaptation strategies (e.g., all road
maintenance and construction projects should
consider additional stormwater management
features and high reflectivity pavement
options) and identifying and mitigating climate
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vulnerabilities for new capital projects and
investments.

Additionally, the City can continue to update
the Emergency Operation Plan to address
acute climate hazards and safeguard the
health and safety of residents, especially
underserved and disadvantaged communities.

The plan can streamline and coordinate the
City’s response for heat waves, wildfire smoke
events, flooding, and other climate hazards,
and enable the City to develop a shared
strategy for community outreach and CBO
partnerships across all hazards. It can also
identify key departments, staff, and resources
to be activated for each hazard. For heat and
smoke, the plan should outline specific actions
and communication strategies at various
temperature and air quality thresholds, which
can be determined in coordination with the
local public health department and the YoloSolano Air Quality Management District (YSAQMD). To prioritize equity, the plan should
consider the needs of disadvantaged and lowincome communities and the unhoused.

Finally, the plan can help coordinate the
development of resilience centers to provide
refuge across all hazards, in partnership with
CBOs and other trusted community groups.

Existing cooling centers are often underutilized, due to their limited hours, lack of programming and activities, restrictions
against pets, and for residents, a distrust of
government services. CBOs, schools, and faithbased organizations may serve as trusted organizations to host resilience hubs in
locations already familiar to and frequented by
members. At a minimum, resilience hubs
should be equipped with efficient cooling and
heating systems and air filters or air cleaners;
they can be further enhanced with back-up
power (e.g., solar and storage) to provide
services during power outages.

The City can also partner with neighboring
communities in Yolo County and the greater
Sacramento region to approach climate
resilience from a regional perspective. Senate
Bill 852 (2022) allows cities, counties, and
special districts to establish climate resilience
districts (CRD) to raise and allocate funding for
eligible climate mitigation, adaptation, or
resilience projects. CRDs are a relatively new
tool in climate financing and implementation
for local governments, and the City will monitor
other instances of their use and evaluate for
local application during CAAP implementation.

Additionally, the City can participate in and
coordinate regionally with cross-jurisdiction
partnerships such as the Capital Region
Climate Readiness Collaborative and the Yolo
Climate Compact.

Implementation Tactics
• Evaluate City operations, policies, and
guidance to identify areas where climate
adaptation strategies can be incorporated
to increase resilience of city assets or
provide additional protections for residents
and businesses.
• Dedicate City staff and resources for long
term climate adaptation and resiliency
needs and pursuing and managing grant
funding opportunities.
• Assess and mitigate climate vulnerabilities
of planned capital projects, including roads,
City facilities, and other infrastructure.
• Work with the County Office of Emergency
Services and County Department of Public
Health to update a community hazard
response plan (e.g., the City’s Severe
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Weather Hazard Annex and the Yolo
County Hazard Mitigation Plan) that will be
activated during climate hazard events. The
plan should address resilience needs of
people who are elderly or low-income,
speak a language other than English, live
alone, have access and functional needs,
face mobility challenges, or have other
conditions that increase their
vulnerabilities.
• Develop resilience hubs serving
disadvantaged communities in locations
that are accessible and already utilized by
residents, such as schools or places of
worship. Resilience hubs can provide clean
filtered air, cooling, heating, and power
during heat waves, wildfire smoke events,
power outages, and other emergency
events. Resilience hubs should be
developed in conjunction with community
groups to create attractive spaces where
residents feel comfortable and safe.
• Create a “one-stop-shop” to help residents
find and access community resources, such
as programs, community events,
workshops, and funding and incentives. To
support equity, consult with CBOs and
community representatives to understand
how community members would use the
platform and how it can be designed to
maximize accessibility.
• Track and apply for state, federal, and local
funding to support the development of
resilience hubs, including upgrading
heating and cooling systems, purchasing air
cleaners, installing solar and battery
storage, and conducting energy efficiency
updates.

Implementation Metrics
• Number of policies, operational areas, and
processes updated to incorporate climate
adaptation actions and considerations
• Number of capital projects that have
mitigated their climate vulnerabilities
• Number of resilience hubs serving
disadvantaged communities
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Action 23: Adopt a comprehensive
approach to reduce effects of
extreme heat
Climate Hazard Addressed: Extreme heat
City’s Authority Level: Direct
Co-benefits
What You Can Do
• Check on elderly neighbors or people living
alone during heat waves, as they are more
vulnerable to heat-related health impacts.
• Understand the symptoms of heat
exhaustion and heat stroke – which
requires immediate emergency care – and
learn ways to protect you and your family
from extreme heat.
• Install a cool roof on your house or paint
exterior walls with special cool paints that
reflect heat.
• Plant shade trees on the west- or southfacing sides of your home. • Make energy efficiency and building
envelope upgrades to your home to reduce
building cooling demands.

Equity Issues:
• Disadvantaged and low-income
communities are more vulnerable to
extreme heat due to housing conditions,
lack of healthcare access, lack of airconditioning, and electricity costs. • People who work outdoors or in
unconditioned spaces (e.g., warehouses)
are more vulnerable to heat impacts.
• Vulnerable populations such as the elderly,
unhoused, infants and children under five,
and those on medical equipment or with a
disability are more vulnerable to heat
impacts.
• Disadvantaged communities, such as
people with mobility challenges or who are
linguistically isolated, may be reluctant or
unable to access cooling centers and
resilience hubs. People who rely on public
transit or active transportation are also at
greater risk to heat.
• Extreme heat worsens air quality by
accelerating ozone formation, which is
likely to have a greater impact on
disadvantaged community members, who
are likely to have higher asthma rates and
greater exposure to air pollution in their
work, travel, and homes.

Equity Solutions:
• Prioritize implementation strategies in
disadvantaged and vulnerable
communities.
• Partner with CBOs to provide outreach and
education to enhance reach and
effectiveness.
• Identify and address barriers that prevent
people from accessing cooling centers.
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Action Description
Extreme heat is one of the most serious climate
impacts for West Sacramento and is already
affecting residents today. As climate change
intensifies, West Sacramento will experience a
growing number of extreme heat days, heat
waves, and warm nights each summer, posing
risks to public health and infrastructure.

Extreme heat is typically defined as the 98th
percentile of historical temperatures, which is
103.4 degrees Fahrenheit (°F) for West
Sacramento based on the 1961-1990 period.

However, people can experience health
impacts at lower temperature thresholds
depending on humidity and their age, level of
activity, existing health conditions, and access
to cooling, water, and rest.

The City will develop a comprehensive program
to address extreme heat that includes
strategies to cool neighborhoods and protect
public health. Increasing the urban tree canopy
in West Sacramento can lower temperatures
and reduce the urban heat island (UHI) effect –
in which urban areas are hotter than their
nearby rural areas. Implemented at scale, cool
roofs reduce heat islands, and for individual
buildings, they lower electricity costs by
reducing indoor temperatures. Replacing dark
pavements – which absorb and radiate heat –
with green infrastructure (landscaping,
bioswales, urban gardens, urban greening) and
cool pavements can also help to cool
neighborhoods. By reducing air-conditioning
needs, many of these strategies may also help
to reduce GHG emissions and reduce utility
costs.

Additionally, as part of Action #22, the City will
update the Emergency Operation Plan and
Severe Weather Annex to guide its response
during extreme heat events, such as opening
cooling centers and activating emergency
response staff. Partnerships with CBOs will be
critical to develop community-driven, nontraditional strategies to protect residents from extreme heat impacts, such as do-it-yourself
(DIY) workshops, or the development of mutual
aid networks to support vulnerable residents.

For example, workshops can provide toolkits
and tutorials to help residents to weatherize
their homes and seal doors and windows,
reducing air leaks and improving energy
efficiency. This can also protect against air
pollution, which is exacerbated by extreme
heat.

Implementation Tactics
• Develop an urban forestry management
plan and strategy to increase urban tree
canopy, including a pilot program focusing
on disadvantaged communities and
neighborhoods with low existing tree
canopy, high climate vulnerability, and high
percentages of paved surfaces. Work with
community groups and tree foundations to
develop community-initiated tree-planting
projects and provide tree education.

Develop options and programs for existing
businesses with high pavement percentage
to plant more trees. During the critical
initial 1-to-5-year establishment phase,
provide City-led tree care and maintenance
and coordinate and train community
members (e.g., youth groups) to provide
ongoing tree care.
• Reduce pavements, dark roofs, and other
surfaces that increase urban heat islands
by updating building codes to require the
use of cool roofs and/or cool pavements in
new and existing development. Provide
educational outreach to builders,
developers, and residents on the benefits
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of cool roofs and pavements. Enforce the
City’s existing Heat Island Reduction
requirement in its Parking Area Design
Standards (Zoning Code Section

17.27.090).
• Update pavement design and maintenance
manuals to address increased pavement
deterioration due to extreme heat (e.g.,
update binders and coatings used, pilot
cool pavements).
• Explore opportunities to increase cool
surfaces, green spaces, urban gardens,
shade structures, tree canopy, and water
fountains in places like parks, school yards
and parking lots or neighborhoods with
high amounts of paved surfaces.
• Provide support and technical assistance to
help residents apply for state, federal, and
other funding for heat pumps, air
conditioners, cool roofs, and other building
upgrades. Host workshops to teach DIY
strategies for simple home repairs and
staying cool.
• Amend the Severe Weather Hazard Annex
and partner with CBOs to develop and
open cooling centers in accessible,
inclusive locations that residents are
comfortable accessing. Expand cooling
center and public pool hours into the
evening to allow for outdoor temperatures
to drop. Partner with Yolobus and Via to
provide free or low-cost transportation to
cooling centers and the public pool.

Implementation Metrics
• Number of urban trees planted and
maintained annually
• Area of tree canopy coverage
• Number or square footage of cool roofs
permitted each year
• Square footage of paved surfaces
converted to parks, green space, or cool
pavements each year
• Number of workshops and incentive
applications supported annually
• Number of cooling centers opened and
users annually
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Action 24: Reduce vulnerability to
flooding
Climate Hazard Addressed: Flooding
City’s Authority Level: Direct
Co-benefits
What You Can Do
• Understand your flood risk by looking up
your address online at Federal Emergency
Management Agency’s (FEMA’s) Flood Map
Service Center.
• Prepare for storms by clearing gutters and
storm drains around your home and on
your street.
• Create electronic copies of important
documents, and store them in a waterproof
box or, if possible, on the second floor.
• Identify evacuation routes and prepare a
backup emergency kit.
• Share warnings, evacuation orders, and
other information with neighbors who may
lack car access or are linguistically isolated.

Equity Issues:
• Low-income and disadvantaged
communities are more likely to live in
neighborhoods exposed to localized
flooding. Manufactured homes are more
vulnerable to flooding.
• Residents who are linguistically isolated
may be unaware of flood warnings, while
residents with access or functional needs
and those who lack transportation access
may face challenges in evacuating.
• Flooding will have a more significant impact
on low-income residents, who are likely to
have fewer resources to support
evacuation and recovery.

Equity Solutions:
• Prioritize flood protection improvements
(e.g., storm drains, pump stations, green
infrastructure, and berms) in
disadvantaged communities and around
manufactured home parks.
• Ensure that emergency warning systems
are set up to provide warnings in multiple
languages across all media and have
accessibility options. Provide or coordinate
evacuation assistance for people facing
mobility challenges, including coordination
with transit providers, such as Yolobus and
Via.
• Work with CBOs to make sure resources
and assistance can reach communities with
the greatest need.

Action Description
Flooding is a familiar risk for West Sacramento,
which is protected by levees on all sides. The
2018 Yolo Operational Area Multi-Jurisdictional
Plan ranks riverine and tidal flooding as the top
hazard for West Sacramento. Climate change is
likely to exacerbate flood risk further by
increasing the intensity and frequency of
extreme precipitation events and raising sea
levels. Increasing temperatures could also
accelerate the rate and timing of spring
snowmelt and result in more rain-on-snow
events. These factors can increase the risk of
levee failure or overtopping.
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The City of West Sacramento is protected by an
extensive system of levees, pump stations,
weirs, and bypasses. To meet updated state
requirements by 2025, the City, the West
Sacramento Area Flood Control Agency, and
the Army Corps of Engineers have completed
multiple levee improvement projects to
achieve a 1-in-200-year level of flood risk
protection, with more projects planned or
underway. Additional strategies can help to
supplement this system and reduce the city’s
vulnerability to short- and long-term flooding.

Green infrastructure and low-impact
development, for example, can help to manage
stormwater and improve drainage within the
city, which will be critical with increasing
urbanization and development. These
solutions can also help to recharge
groundwater, reduce heat islands, and support
biodiversity. Similarly, long-term studies should
evaluate the impact of flooding and sea level
rise on critical infrastructure, such as pump
stations.

Implementation Tactics
• Develop green stormwater infrastructure,
permeable pavements, and other lowimpact development features to manage and reduce stormwater run-off, focusing
on areas that have experienced poor
drainage or localized flooding and
neighborhoods with high percentages of
paved surfaces. In locations where the
stormwater system has known capacity
issues, update system to handle higher
flows.
• Regularly inspect and maintain pump
stations and evaluate their capacity to
handle severe precipitation events.
• Convert under-utilized publicly owned
spaces and empty lots to interim green
spaces to increase permeability and
support stormwater management and
groundwater recharge.
• Develop a study to evaluate long-term
resilience to flooding, sea level rise, and a
100-year storm event for critical
infrastructure, the Port of West
Sacramento, and the Sacramento River
Deep Water Ship Channel.
• Develop and implement a robust levee
inspection and management program in
conjunction with the Sacramento Area
Flood Control Agency and Army Corps of
Engineers.
• Evaluate the vulnerability of critical Citymanaged infrastructure to flooding, such as the water treatment plant.
• Map and assess vulnerability to sea level
rise through various “what-if” scenarios to
estimate potential vulnerability to develop
sea level rise mitigation priorities.

Implementation Metrics
• Square footage of green infrastructure,
permeable pavement, and other projects
implemented
• Number of parks, gardens, and green
spaces created
• Number of levees and pump stations
inspected and maintained
• Completion of study on long-term flood
resilience
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Action 25: Increase water
resilience and prepare for
extended drought
Climate Hazard Addressed: Drought
City’s Authority Level: Direct/Partnership
Co-benefits
What You Can Do
• Inspect home for water leakages and install
low-flow water fixtures.
• Collect graywater from showers or
precipitation in rain barrels for irrigation.
• Only run dishwashers and washing
machines when full and take shorter
showers.
• Replace landscaping with native drought
tolerant landscaping.

Equity Issues:
• Drought-related water rate surcharges are
likely to be a greater financial burden for
low-income residents.
• Renters and low-income residents may not
have resources or ability to upgrade their
water fixtures/appliances or irrigation
systems or convert their landscaping to
low-water designs.
• The Bryte-Broderick neighborhood, one of
West Sacramento’s disadvantaged
communities, has no backup surface water
supply.

Equity Solutions:
• Prioritize water conservation rebates and
programs for disadvantaged communities.
• Partner with CBOs to provide outreach and
technical assistance on drought-related
incentives, rebates, and other programs.
• Explore backup water supply options for
the Bright-Broderick neighborhood.

Action Description
Climate change is likely to increase periods of
severe, multi-year droughts for the
Sacramento Region. During these periods, the
City’s water allocation from the Sacramento
River may be curtailed, and the City would rely
instead upon backup water from the North
Delta Water Agency (NDWA). However, the
NDWA service area does not cover the entire
city and excludes the Bryte-Broderick
neighborhood, leaving this area without
reliable surface water backup. Although the
City has access to groundwater wells, their use
is currently limited to conserve groundwater as
future backup. Adopting actions to reduce
water use will help West Sacramento and its
residents and businesses integrate water
conservation into long-term practices and
reduce reliance on groundwater.

A study of long-term climate impacts on
hydrological conditions in the Sacramento
River and Delta can help the City to understand
the availability and reliability of its future water
supply. This study can then inform planning
and coordination around actions such as water
banking, groundwater recharge, and recycled
water use. These projects will likely be more
efficient when planned at the watershed or
groundwater basin-scale in partnership with
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the Regional Water Authority, Water Forum, or
Yolo Subbasin Groundwater Agency.

By offering incentive and design assistance
programs, the City can help residents and
businesses convert their lawns to droughttolerant or native-plant landscaping that can benefit biodiversity while reducing water use.

The City can explore partnerships with the
University of California (UC) Master Gardener
Program, for example, to give out free droughttolerant plants or develop a demonstration garden. Outreach and communications on
water conservation should continue to
emphasize the importance of continuing to
water trees due to their significant
environmental benefits and provide tips and
strategies on best ways to water and care for
trees during droughts. Additionally, incentives
to support water-efficient appliances and lowflow irrigation systems and fixtures can help to automate water-savings, without significant
changes in user behavior. Finally, encouraging
developers to exceed requirements for water
use can help to limit water use in new
developments and lock-in conservation best
practices.

Implementation Tactics
• Partner with the Bureau of Reclamation or
other agencies to conduct a study to
evaluate how reduced flows from a
diminishing Sierra Nevada snowpack could
affect surface water supply for Sacramento
River water users. The study should
consider extended drought scenarios and
saltwater intrusion into groundwater
supplies.
• Partner with the Regional Water Authority
on projects to increase local water storage
and improve water supply reliability, such
as the Sacramento Region Water Bank
program.
• Explore options to bring recycled water
from the Sacramento Regional County
Sanitation District (Regional San) for nonpotable uses, such as irrigation for city parks.
• Explore potential back-up water supplies
for the Broderick-Bryte neighborhood,
which is outside of the North Delta Water
Agency’s service territory, such as through
an intertie to bring in purchased water or
water transfers.
• Develop an incentive and design assistance
program to support graywater installations
and lawn conversion to drought-tolerant
landscaping.
• For indoor and outdoor water use, provide
rebates for low-flow fixtures, water-efficient
appliances, and low-flow irrigation systems,
and develop a program to assist with water
leakage inspections. Prioritize incentives
and rebates for appliances and fixtures for
disadvantaged and low-income
communities.
• Support developers to exceed the
Department of Water Resources’ Model
Water Efficient Landscape Ordinance
(MWELO) for new development.