WEST SACRAMENTO CITY COUNCIL AND
WEST SACRAMENTO REDEVELOPMENT SUCCESSOR AGENCY AND
WEST SACRAMENTO FINANCING AUTHORITY
City Council Regular Meeting
OCTOBER 1, 2025 MINUTES
The meeting was called to order at 7:07 p.m.
Present
Mayor Martha Guerrero; Council Member Dawnte Early; Council Member Quirina Orozco; Council Member Norma Alcala; Mayor Pro Tem 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
PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING NATIONAL BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH AND
THRIVING PINK
City Council presented a proclamation recognizing October 2025 as National Breast Cancer Awareness Month and honoring Thriving Pink for its outreach and support services to breast cancer survivors and patients within the West Sacramento and Yolo County communities.
CONSENT AGENDA
Approved the Consent Agenda.
MOTION: Alcala SECOND: Early
Roll Call Vote
YES: Guerrero, Early, Orozco, Alcala, Sulpizio Hull; NO: (None); ABSTAIN: (None); ABSENT:
(None); RECUSED: (None); MOTION PASSED
3. Capital Projects
CONSIDERATION OF APPROVAL OF PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CONTRACTS FOR ONCALL PROPERTY MAINTENANCE SERVICES WITH CMD WEST- MAVERICK ALLIANCE
COMPANY AND LAGESTIC LLC
Approved professional services contracts with CMD West-Maverick Alliance Company and Lagestic LLC for on-call property maintenance services; delegated authority to the City Manager, 2 or his designee, to execute the contracts substantially in the form attached; authorized the City Manager to issue notices to proceed, approve minor amendments to the Scope of Services, and execute non-substantive changes and modifications with approval from the City Attorney; authorized the City Manager, or his designee, to execute amendments or change orders and adjust compensation within the Council-approved budget; and authorized the City Manager, or his designee, to execute amendments to extend the term of the contract and adjust compensation within the limits of the Council-approved budget.
4. Capital Projects
CONSIDERATION OF APPROVAL OF CONTRACT AMENDMENT NO. 6 FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES WITH DEWBERRY ENGINEERS, INC. FOR THE SYCAMORE TRAIL PHASE III PROJECT (CIP 14027)
Approved Amendment No. 6 to the professional services contract with Dewberry Engineers, Inc. for additional design and engineering support services for the Sycamore Trail Phase III Project (CIP 14027); authorized the City Manager, or designee, to execute Amendment No. 6; authorized execution of non-substantive changes or modifications with approval from the City Attorney; and authorized amendments to extend the contract term, if necessary.
5. Capital Projects
CONSIDERATION OF APPROVAL OF PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CONTRACT FOR
CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT SERVICES WITH PSOMAS FOR THE HIGH SERVICE VAULT PROJECT (CIP 21041)
Awarded the professional services construction management contract with Psomas for the High Service Manifold Repair/Replacement/Vault Installation Project; delegated authority to the City Manager, or his designee, to execute a professional services contract with Psomas in an amount not to exceed $780,922; authorized the City Manager, or his designee, to approve minor amendments to the Scope of Services and execute non-substantive changes or modifications with approval from the City Attorney; authorized the City Manager, or designee, to execute amendments within the 10% contingency amount; and authorized the City Manager, or designee, to execute amendments to extend the term of the contract, if necessary.
6. Capital Projects
CONSIDERATION OF ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION 25-104 REGARDING THE EMERGENCY
REPLACEMENT AND AWARD OF A CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT WITH ACCO ENGINEERED SYSTEMS, INC. FOR THE EMERGENCY SPLIT SYSTEM REPLACEMENT - HERITAGE OAKS PARK
Found that the Emergency Split System Replacement - Heritage Oaks Park is exempt from CEQA analysis under CEQA Guidelines 15269. According to the CEQA Guidelines, an emergency includes 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 fourfifths vote of the Council, Resolution 25-104, regarding the Emergency Contract with ACCO Engineered Systems, Inc. for the Emergency Split System Replacement - Heritage Oaks Park; approved the contract with ACCO Engineered Systems, Inc. to provide emergency HVAC replacement services at Heritage Oaks Park; authorized the City Manager or designee to execute an emergency contract for services in an amount not to exceed $21,659 with approval from the City Attorney; as amended, authorized the City Manager or designee to execute amendments or change orders up to 20% ($4,332) of the contract value; authorized the City Manager, or designee, to execute non-substantive changes and modifications, with approval from the City Attorney; and authorized the City Manager, or designee, to extend the contract term and adjust compensation, within the limits of the Council-approved budget.
7. Community Development
CONSIDERATION OF FIRST READING OF ORDINANCE 25-10 AMENDING CHAPTERS 15.12 AND 15.14 OF THE CITY OF WEST SACRAMENTO MUNICIPAL CODE TO ADOPT BY 3 REFERENCE THE 2025 CALIFORNIA BUILDING STANDARDS CODE WITH LOCAL
AMENDMENTS
Found that the adoption of the 2025 Building and Fire Codes with local amendments is exempt from review under the California Environmental Quality Act pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Sections 15061(b)(3) and 15308; waived the first reading and read by title and number only Ordinance 25-10 amending Chapters 15.12 and 15.14 of the City of West Sacramento Municipal Code to adopt by reference the 2025 California Building Standards Code with local amendments; and informed the audience that the second reading and adoption of Ordinance 25-10 was scheduled for November 5, 2025.
8. City Manager's Office
CONSIDERATION OF ADOPTION OF THE TOTAL TENTATIVE AGREEMENT ON ECONOMIC
TERMS FOR THE SUCCESSOR MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE CITY OF WEST SACRAMENTO AND THE WEST SACRAMENTO BATTALION CHIEFS’ ASSOCIATION AND ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION 25-105 APPROVING AMENDMENTS TO THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025/26
Approved the total tentative agreement on economic terms for a successor three-year Memorandum of Understanding between the City of West Sacramento and the West Sacramento Battalion Chiefs’ Association; and adopted Resolution 25-105 approving amendments to the approved biennial budget for Fiscal Year 2025/26 to fund the proposed salary and benefit changes.
PUBLIC HEARINGS
9. Community Development
PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING AN APPEAL OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION’S VARIANCE DENIAL REGARDING A SETBACK VARIANCE FOR AN RV COVER AT 1512 MICHIGAN BLVD Mayor Guerrero opened the public hearing and outlined hearing procedures, including ex parte disclosures and testimony procedures. Councilmember Alcala disclosed prior email communications with the applicant and Mayor Guerrero disclosed prior contact from the applicant before the matter was agendaized.
Following the staff presentaion and appellant's testimony, the City Council heard public testimony.
Maria Grajalva spoke against the staff recommendation and in favor of the appellant.
Gloria Reyes spoke against the staff recommendation and in favor of the appellant.
Linda Pullman spoke against the staff recommendation and in favor of the appellant..
Hannelore Kutsch spoke is favor of the staff recommendation and against the appellant.
Matt Weaver spoke against the staff recommendation and in favor of the appellant.
Following deliberation, Mayor Guerrero closed the public hearing, the City Council certified review of the Statutory Exemption pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15270 and adopted Resolution 25-103 denying the requested appeal and affirming the Planning Commission’s denial of the variance request based on the inability to make the required variance findings.
Conducted the public hearing; certify that the City Council has reviewed and considered the Statutory Exemption (projects which are disapproved, CEQA Guidelines Section 15270) and approved the Statutory Exemption; and adopted Resolution 25-103, denying the requested 4 Appeal and confirming the Planning Commission’s decision to deny the requested Variance based on the inability to meet the required variance findings.
MOTION: Sulpizio Hull SECOND: Early
Roll Call Vote
YES: Guerrero, Early, Orozco, Sulpizio Hull; NO: Alcala; ABSTAIN: (None); ABSENT: (None); RECUSED: (None); MOTION PASSED
10. Parks & Recreation
PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDERATION OF ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION 25-99 AMENDING
THE BOOK OF FEES FOR THE PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT AND ADOPTION OF
THE COST RECOVERY POLICY FOR PARKS AND RECREATION FEES
Conducted a public hearing regarding the proposed revisions to the Book of Fees; adopted Resolution 25-99 amending the Book of Fees for the Parks & Recreation Department; adopted Cost Recovery Policy (Attachment 2) for the Parks and Recreation Fees; and authorized the City Manager to amend the Cost Recovery Policy, as needed.
MOTION: Orozco SECOND: Early
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
11. COUNCIL COMMUNICATIONS / ASSIGNMENTS
Mayor Pro Tem Sulpizio Hull spoke about the Yolo Subbasin Sustainable Groundwater Agency meeting.
12. PART II
A. Council Calendar
Assistant City Manager Berlin reported on the Council Calendar.
B. City Manager Report
No report.
C. City Attorney Report
No report.
D. Staff Direction from City Council Members
None.
5 E. Future Agenda Item Requests by Council
F. Adjourn
Adjourned at 10:56 p.m.
Jennifer Cusmir, City Clerk
Minutes approved as presented by a majority
vote of the City Council on June 3, 2026.
Jennifer Cusmir, City Clerk