Woodland City Council
November 18, 2025

City of Woodland

Meeting Agenda

City Council
City Hall
Council Chambers
300 First Street
Woodland, CA 95695
November 18, 2025
6:00 PM

JOINT REGULAR CITY COUNCIL/WOODLAND FINANCE AUTHORITY MEETING 6:00 PM

A. CALL TO ORDER

B. ROLL CALL

C. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

Land Acknowledgment Statement - The City of Woodland acknowledges the land on which we live and work.

For thousands of years, this land has been the home of Patwin people. Today, there are three federally recognized Patwin tribes: Cachil DeHe Band of Wintun Indians of the Colusa Indian Community, Kletsel Dehe Wintun Nation, and Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation. The Patwin people have remained committed to the stewardship of this land over many centuries. It has been cherished and protected, as elders have instructed the young through generations. We are honored and grateful to be here today on their traditional lands.

D. COMMUNICATIONS - PUBLIC COMMENT

This is an opportunity for the public to speak to the Council on any item other than those listed on this agenda.

Speakers are requested to use the microphone in front of the Council and to begin by stating their name, whether they reside in Woodland and the name of the organization they represent if any. The Mayor may impose a time limit on any speaker depending on the number of people wanting to speak and time available for the rest of the agenda. In the event comments are related to an item scheduled on the agenda, speakers may be required to wait to make their comments until that item is considered. The option to submit a public comment via voicemail is no longer available. Written Public Comments Members of the public are welcome to submit written comments prior to the meeting. Comments should be submitted by email to [email protected]. Written Comments received at least two (2) hours prior to the scheduled start time of the City Council meeting will be provided to the City Council and posted to the City website as part of the official record of the meeting but will not be read into the record. Written Comments received within two (2) hours of the scheduled start time of the City Council meeting and during the City Council meeting will be provided to the City Council the day following the City Council meeting. If you are submitting written comments on a particular item on the agenda, please identify the agenda item number and letter. If you are submitting written comments on an item not listed on the agenda, please identify your e-mail/comment as a General Public Comment. Note: Public comments at special meetings are limited to items on the agenda only.

1. SUBJECT: General Public Comments

WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS: This section is reserved for "General" Public Comments emailed within two (2) hours prior to the Council Meeting. These comments will be provided to the City Council and incorporated into the meeting minutes. Any other written communications submitted for items specific to this agenda will be attached as a file to the associated agenda item.

E. COMMUNICATIONS - COUNCIL/STAFF STATEMENTS AND REQUESTS

This is an opportunity for the Council Members and Staff to make comments and announcements, to express concerns, or to request Council's consideration of any items a Council Member would like to have discussed at a future Council meeting.

2. SUBJECT: Long Range Calendar

RECOMMENDATION FOR ACTION: Staff recommends that the City Council receive the Long Range Calendar for informational purposes only.

F. PRESENTATIONS

3. SUBJECT: Woodland Public Library Annual Report FY 2024-2025

RECOMMENDATION FOR ACTION: Staff recommends that the City Council receive a presentation on the 2024-2025 Woodland Public Library Annual Report by Library Services Director Greta Galindo.

G. CONSENT CALENDAR

4. SUBJECT: Proclamation Recognizing the Honorees of the Yolo Philanthropy Awards

RECOMMENDATION FOR ACTION: Staff recommends that the City Council adopt a proclamation recognizing the honorees of the Yolo Philanthropy Awards.

5. SUBJECT: Proclamation Commemorating the Semiquincentennial Anniversary of the Founding of the United States.

RECOMMENDATION FOR ACTION: Staff recommends that the City Council adopt a proclamation commemorating the semiquincentennial celebration of the founding of the United States of America.

6. SUBJECT: City Council Meeting Minutes of October 7, 2025 and October 21, 2025.

RECOMMENDATION FOR ACTION: Staff recommends the City Council adopt the minutes of the Joint Regular City Council/Woodland Finance Authority Meetings of October 7, 2025 and October 21, 2025.

7. SUBJECT: Final Acceptance and Notice of Completion for CIP 14-02, Water Pollution Asset Replacement (Headworks Screw Pump No. 2)

RECOMMENDATION FOR ACTION: Staff recommends that the City Council adopt Resolution No. _____ to accept the Water Pollution Asset Replacement of Headworks Screw Pump No. 2, CIP 14-02, as complete and authorize the City Clerk to file a Notice of Completion.

8. SUBJECT: Agreement between the City of Woodland and the Community Care Car Organization

RECOMMENDATION FOR ACTION: Staff recommends that the City Council adopt Resolution No. ____, authorizing the City Manager to execute a License Agreement with the Community Care Car organization.

9. SUBJECT: Resolution Accepting the Public Improvements for Subdivision Final Map 5221 Ruby Estates.

RECOMMENDATION FOR ACTION: Staff recommends that the City Council adopt Resolution No. _____, accepting the public improvements for Subdivision Final Map 5221 Ruby Estates.

10. SUBJECT: 2025 Kevin & Lorie Haarberg Gymnasium Maintenance Project

RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends that the City Council adopt Resolution No. ____, authorizing the appropriation of $67,000 from the Recreation Enterprise Fund (Fund 2253) for the maintenance of the Kevin & Lorie Haarberg Gymnasium at the Woodland Community & Senior Center.

11. SUBJECT: Receive report on the WPCF 2025 West Levee Effluent Pipe Emergency Repairs and approve the emergency work, CIP 14-15

RECOMMENDATION FOR ACTION: Staff recommends that the City Council receive a report on emergency repairs and adopt Resolution No. _____ to:

1.) Approve the emergency work for the WPCF 2025 West Levee Effluent Pipeline Emergency Repair Project, CIP 14-15 up to the amount of $175,000, and

2.) Approve a construction contingency of up to $175,000 for a total contract not to exceed $350,000.

12. SUBJECT: Appropriating Project Funding for the WPCF Pond 9 Biosolids Drying and Removal Project, CIP 26-03

RECOMMENDATION FOR ACTION: Staff recommend that the City Council adopt Resolution No. _____, to:

1.) Approve the reallocation of $230,000 of Sewer Enterprise Funds from WPCF Biosolids, CIP 10-11, to WPCF Pond 9 Biosolids Drying and Removal, CIP 26-03 for a total budget of $810,000; and

2.) Approve additional construction contingencies of up to $251,664 (57%) for a total contract amount not to exceed $800,000 with Ariza Construction, Inc.

13. SUBJECT: Allocation of $5,000 from the Public Art Fund for a Painted Mural on the North Wall of 327 College Street, the Midtown Theater Building (former Porter Theater)

RECOMMENDATION FOR ACTION: Staff recommends that the City Council:

1.) Approve the allocation of $5,000 from the Public Art Fund to support the creation and installation of a new painted mural on the north façade of the former Porter Theater building on College Street (facing the adjacent City parking lot); and,

2.) Authorize the Community Development Director (or designee) to execute any related agreements and take all actions necessary to implement the project consistent with the Public Art Ordinance.

14. SUBJECT: Approve Contract with HdL Companies for Cannabis Compliance Audits

RECOMMENDATION FOR ACTION: Staff recommends that the City Council adopt Resolution No. ____, authorizing the City Manager to execute a two (2) year contract with HdL Companies for independent auditing services of Cannabis businesses operating within the City for fiscal years FY2023/24 through FY2025/26.

15. SUBJECT: Investment Report — June 30, 2025

RECOMMENDATION FOR ACTION: Staff recommends that the City Council accept the Treasurer’s Investment Report for the year ending June 30, 2025.

H. PUBLIC HEARINGS

16. SUBJECT: Public Hearing and Adoption of Ordinance Adopting the 2025 California Fire Code and Related Amendments

RECOMMENDATION FOR ACTION: Staff recommends that the City Council:

1. Conduct a public hearing.

2. Adopt an Ordinance amending chapter 8.20 of title 8 of the Woodland Municipal Code, adopting by reference the 2025 California Fire Code in its entirety (California Code of Regulations, title 24, part 9), based on the International Fire Code, 2024 edition, with errata, published by the International Code Council, together with the Administrative Chapters 1, 2, and Appendix b, Appendix c, Appendix d, Appendix e, Appendix g, and Appendix p, and certain additions, insertions, deletions and changes thereto, and amending section

15.04.030 of the Woodland Municipal Code amending certain sections of the 2025 California Building Code related to fire protection systems.

17. SUBJECT: Public Hearing and Adoption of an Ordinance amending Title 15 of the Woodland Municipal Code and adopting the California Building Standards Code and Uniform Codes

RECOMMENDATION FOR ACTION: Staff recommends that the City Council:

1. Hold a public hearing.

2. Adopt an ordinance of the City Council of the City of Woodland amending Chapter 15.04 of the Woodland Municipal Code and adopting by reference the 2025 California Building Standards Code (California Code of Regulations, Title 24), including the 2025 California Building Code, the 2025 California Residential Code, the 2025 California Electrical Code, the 2025 California Mechanical Code, the 2025 California Plumbing Code, the 2025 California Energy Code, the 2025 California existing Code, and the 2025 California Green Building Standards Code, and the 2024 International Property Maintenance Code, the 1997 edition of the uniform Housing Code, and the 1997 Edition of the Uniform Security Code, together with certain additions, insertions, deletions and changes thereto.

I. REPORTS OF THE CITY MANAGER

18. SUBJECT: Fiscal Year 2025/26 Quarterly Budget Update

RECOMMENDATION FOR ACTION: Staff recommends that the City Council receive an informational report representing the FY2025/26 First Quarter Budget Update.

J. ADJOURN

I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing Agenda for the Joint Regular City Council/ Woodland Finance Authority of the City of Woodland scheduled for November 18, 2025 was posted on November 14, 2025 in the outside display case at City Hall, 300 First Street, Woodland, CA, and was available to the public during normal business hours.

Marissa Kersey
City Clerk

Upon request, agendas and documents in the agenda packet will be made available in appropriate alternative formats to persons with a disability, as required by law. Any such requests must be made in writing to the Office of the City Clerk of the City of Woodland.

Requests will be valid for the calendar year in which the request is received, and must be renewed prior to January 1st.

Persons needing disability-related modifications or accommodations in order to participate in public meetings, including persons requiring auxiliary aids or services, may request such modifications or accommodations by calling the Office of the City Clerk (530-661-5806) at least 48 hours prior to the meeting.

TO: THE HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
AGENDA: City Council Regular Meeting
DATE: November 18, 2025
ITEM #: D.1
SUBJECT: General Public Comments

This section is reserved for "General" Public Comments emailed within two (2) hours prior to the Council Meeting. These comments will be provided to the City Council and incorporated into the meeting minutes. Any other written communications submitted for items specific to this agenda will be attached as a file to the associated agenda item.

Attachments:

1. General Public Comment 11.18.25

COMMENTS

RECEIVED
Prior to 4:00 PM
Public Comments
Number of emails received under each category:

General Public Comment - 1

1 Marissa Kersey
From: Mark Baker <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, November 6, 2025 9:31 PM
To: City Clerk
Cc: Lauryn Wiens
Subject: Request for Investigation - ADA Accommodation - Flashing Lights and Sirens Attachments: Woodland City Counil - Request for Investigation.pdf; Woodland - Flashing Lights ADA Accommodation Request.pdf; Mark Baker Accommodation Request_Response.pdf
Dear Woodland City Council,
This is a public comment.

Please find attached a request for investigation into the procedural errors by city staff which resulted in the city's denial of my ADA request for reasonable accommodation involving flashing lights and sirens on city vehicles.

Sincerely,
Mark Baker
President
Soft Lights Foundation
www.softlights.org
[email protected]
X: @softlights_org
Bluesky: @softlights-org.bsky.social

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Foundation

1520 E. Covell Blvd. Suite 5-467
Davis, CA 95616
November 6, 2025

BY EMAIL
Woodland City Council
Woodland, California
[email protected]
Re: Request for Investigation – Emergency Vehicle Flashing Lights and Sirens Dear Honorable Mayor and Members of the Woodland City Council, This letter constitutes a formal request that the City Council, exercising its supreme supervisory and legislative authority over City affairs and departments, investigate the procedural sufficiency and legality of the denial of my Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) accommodation request, issued by the City’s ADA Coordinator on October 21, 2025.

Background and Request for Accommodation
On September 20, 2025, I submitted a request for reasonable accommodation under the ADA, specifically seeking modifications to City emergency vehicle lights and sirens to ensure that the City's communications via these systems are "as effective as communications with others" (28 CFR § 35.160) as for me, an individual with autism spectrum disorder. The requested modifications included setting upper limits on the intensity and number of flashing lights, prohibiting digital on/off flashing, and reducing siren volume.

Procedural Failure and Legal Deficiency of the Denial
The City’s denial, dated October 21, 2025, is procedurally and legally deficient because it fails to meet the strict burden of proof and procedural requirements mandated by 28 CFR § 35.164. The City staff asserts that the requested modifications would:

1. Fundamentally alter the nature of the service (public safety/State law preemption).

2. Result in an undue financial and administrative burden.

Under 28 CFR § 35.164, when a public entity relies on these defenses, compliance is mandatory and non-discretionary:
"The decision that compliance would result in such alteration or burdens must be made by the head of the public entity or his or her designee after considering all resources available for use in the funding and operation of the service, program, or activity and must be accompanied by a written statement of the reasons for reaching that conclusion." (Emphasis added)

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The City’s denial fails to meet this mandatory standard in three critical areas:

1. Improper Decision Maker: The denial was issued by a "Management Analyst, ADA Coordinator" (Lauryn Wiens). This individual is not the "head of the public entity" (the City Manager or Mayor/Council) nor has the denial demonstrated she is the designated representative authorized to make this high-level, dispositive finding under the regulation.

2. Lack of Detailed Evidence: The denial fails to provide the detailed, written statement of reasons and specific evidence required, particularly the health and safety studies, technical data, and detailed cost analysis I requested. Asserting that re-engineering would "divert an unacceptable amount of funding" is a conclusory statement, not the required analysis of "all resources available" to the City.

3. Failure to Explore "Any Other Action": The regulation requires, "If an action required to comply with this subpart would result in such an alteration or such burdens, a public entity shall take any other action that would not result in such an alteration or such burdens but would nevertheless ensure that, to the maximum extent possible, individuals with disabilities receive the benefits or services provided by the public entity." The staff's suggestion of a map is entirely ineffective accommodation that fails to ensure equal access to city streets and does not meet the "maximum extent possible" standard.

Risk of Costly Litigation
The procedural deficiencies identified above create significant legal exposure for the City of Woodland. Federal courts and the Department of Justice have a long history of scrutinizing public entities that fail to adhere to the mandatory procedural requirements of 28 CFR § 35.164. By initiating an immediate and thorough investigation into these failures, the City Council can proactively address this non-compliance, demonstrating good faith and potentially preventing a finding of deliberate indifference that could lead to costly and protracted federal litigation, as well as the imposition of substantial attorneys' fees.

Request for Investigation and Corrective Action
As the governing body, the City Council has a duty to ensure that all City departments and personnel comply with federal law. The staff’s failure to adhere to the mandatory procedural requirements of 28 CFR § 35.164 constitutes a failure in the discharge of official duties.

I formally request the City Council to:

1. Investigate the Denial: Conduct an immediate review and investigation into why the City’s ADA Coordinator failed to follow the explicit procedural mandate of 28 CFR § 35.164, specifically regarding the proper authority and documentation required to claim "Fundamental Alteration" and "Undue Burden."

2. Vacate the Denial: Order the October 21, 2025 denial to be vacated on procedural grounds.

3. Mandate Compliance: Direct the City Manager to either: a) Approve a reasonable modification that ensures effective communication and equal access to City streets and sidewalks; OR b) If the City still insists on the "undue burden" defense, reissue a denial that fully complies with 28

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CFR § 35.164, including proper delegation of authority, a detailed analysis of all available resources, and supporting documentation (e.g., specific safety studies or engineering cost data).

I expect a formal response from the City Council regarding the scheduling of this investigative review within 30 calendar days.

Sincerely,
/s/ Mark Baker
Individual
/s/ Mark Baker
President
Soft Lights Foundation
[email protected]
CC:

Lauryn Wiens, Management Analyst ([email protected]) Enclosed:
- Request for ADA Accommodation
- Denial Letter

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Foundation

1520 E. Covell Blvd. Suite 5-467
Davis, CA 95616
September 20, 2025

BY EMAIL
Richard Perry, ADA Coordinator
Woodland, California
[email protected]
Re: ADA Accommodation Request – Auxiliary Firetruck Flashing Lights Dear Richard Perry,
On September 18, 2025, I was driving east on Main Street in Woodland, California, when I noticed LED flashing lights on an emergency vehicle in the distance. As you know, I am unable to tolerate the intensity and digital flashing characteristics of LED emergency vehicle flashing lights, so I prepared to turn right at the intersection to avoid the flashing lights.

However, before I could turn, two Woodland fire trucks appeared very near to me with dozens of red LED flashing lights and extraordinarily loud sirens that immediately overwhelmed me, causing me to close my eyes as tight as possible, put both fingers in my ears, and put my foot on the brake to stop the car. My heart began racing and panic set in. I feared for my life.

Eventually, the fire trucks left, and I was able to open my eyes. I pulled into a parking lot in an attempt to recover. However, the trauma from the event lasted for hours.

This letter is a request for accommodation and policy modification under the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”).

The stated purpose for the use of auxiliary vehicle flashing lights and sirens on emergency vehicles is for communicating with the public. The various colors of the flashing lights have different meanings, and purpose of the sirens is to communicate the presence of the emergency vehicles. Therefore, because the flashing lights and sirens are for the purpose of communication, the applicable ADA regulation is 28 CFR Part 35 - Subpart E - Communications.

As detailed in my report of the incident on September 18, 2025, the LED flashing lights are too intense, there are too many of them, the digital on/off is overwhelming, and the volume of the siren is incapacitating for me, as an individual with the qualified ADA disability of

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autism spectrum disorder. Because of the extreme intensity of the light and sound, the city’s communications via the fire trucks are not as effective with me as the communications are with individuals without disabilities because the flashing lights and sirens severely impair my ability to see, think, and concentrate.
28 CFR § 35.160(a)(1) states, “A public entity shall take appropriate steps to ensure that communications with applicants, participants, members of the public, and companions with disabilities are as effective as communications with others.” Under 28 C.F.R. § 35.130(7)(i), I request that the city of Woodland modify its policies, practices, and procedures, and take appropriate steps to reduce the intensity of the flashing lights, reduce the number of flashing lights, eliminate the digital on/off flashing, and reduce the volume of the sirens so that the city’s communications via the fire trucks are as effective with me as the communications with individuals without disabilities. 28 CFR § 35.164 states, “In those circumstances where personnel of the public entity believe that the proposed action would fundamentally alter the service, program, or activity or would result in undue financial and administrative burdens, a public entity has the burden of proving that compliance with this subpart would result in such alteration or burdens. The decision that compliance would result in such alteration or burdens must be made by the head of the public entity or his or her designee after considering all resources available for use in the funding and operation of the service, program, or activity and must be accompanied by a written statement of the reasons for reaching that conclusion.” Therefore, if the city denies my request for accommodation, the city must provide written statement that details the reason for the denial, including references to the health and safety studies that the city relied on to reach its conclusion that the intensity of the flashing lights and sirens cannot be reduced. 28 CFR § 35.164 also states, “If an action required to comply with this subpart would result in such an alteration or such burdens, a public entity shall take any other action that would not result in such an alteration or such burdens but would nevertheless ensure that, to the maximum extent possible, individuals with disabilities receive the benefits or services provided by the public entity.” Thus, the city is required to ensure my equal protection and ensure that I have full and equal access to city streets and sidewalks in all cases, and a denial of my request for accommodation does not relieve the city of its duty to find a solution for this issue.

I ask for a prompt response to this request.

Sincerely,
/s/ Mark Baker
Individual
/s/ Mark Baker

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President
Soft Lights Foundation
[email protected]

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APPENDIX A

RESEARCH STUDIES
November, 2024 – Securing the Perception of Advanced Driving Assistance Systems Against Digital Epileptic Seizures Resulting from Emergency Vehicle Lighting – LED flashing lights interfere with automated driving systems.

October 4, 2024 – International Guidelines for Photosensitive Epilepsy: Gap Analysis and Recommendations – Limit brightness difference between flashing states to a luminance of 20 cd/m2.

July 26, 2023 – Accidental macular injury from short-term exposure to a handheld high- intensity LED light – Short-term exposure to high-intensity LED light may cause damage to the retina.

February 7, 2022 – Visually sensitive seizures: An updated review by the Epilepsy Foundation – The abstract states that visually-induced seizures remain significant public health hazards so they warrant ongoing scientific and regulatory efforts and public education and that images with flashes brighter than 20 candelas/m2 at 3-60 (particularly 15-20) Hz occupying at least 10 to 25% of the visual field are a risk. This confirms that LED flashing lights will trigger epileptic seizures.

December, 2021 – Effects of Emergency Vehicle Lighting Characteristics on Driver Perception and Behavior – This study concludes that high intensity flashing lights put lives at risk.

June 30, 2021 – Study of Heart Rate and Blood Pressure Subject to Pulsed LED Lighting – The findings indicate that pulsed light will cause a deviation of heart rate and blood pressure from that under stable light. Results showed that after a short lighting period (20 min), heart rate and blood pressure were significantly higher under 40 Hz pulsed than that under stable light.

May 2, 2017 – Flashing Lights Induce Prolonged Distortions in Visual Cortical Responses and Visual Perception – A flashing light induces an anomalously delayed response in the primary visual cortex of mice, rats, and humans.

April 18, 2014 – Hazardous Effects of Light Stimulation in the Central Nervous System – High–temporal– frequency visual stimuli can yield hazardous responses in the central nervous system.

August 5, 2001 – Rear Lighting Configurations for Winter Maintenance Vehicles - Strobing lights are less effective than static lights for safety.

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APPENDIX B
REPORTS OF INJURY to MARK BAKER
The following reports of injury to Mark Baker have been submitted to US Food and Drug Administration by the Soft Lights Foundation.

September 18, 2025 – Woodland, CA – Autism
As I drove through town, I heard emergency vehicle sirens, and then I saw two fire trucks turn towards me with dozens of intense red LED flashing lights that overwhelmed my senses and caused me to stop my car in the middle of the road, close my eyes as tight as possible, and put my fingers in my ears. My heart rate increased dramatically and I went into a panic. I attempted to squint open my eyes, but it was impossible and terrifying. I waited for the sirens to fade and when I opened my eyes, I saw that traffic was backing up behind me. I pulled into a parking lot.

Afterwards, I was like a zombie and it took me hours to recover from the trauma.

September 15, 2025 – Sacramento, CA – Autism
I was traveling North on I-15 between Sacramento and Woodland, when the traffic slowed due to a crash. As we approached the crash driving slowly, a CHP motorcycle suddenly came into view that was using auxiliary blue LED flashing lights. The sudden impact of the extreme- luminance light knocked me backwards into my seat. I grunted in agony, and closed my eyes.

After several seconds, I squinted my eyes open again and kept my left eye closed to enable me to drive past the motorcycle.

September 9, 2025 – Woodland, CA – Autism
I went to the health clinic to have my eyes checked. The clinician had me put my chin on a chinrest in a device that they called an optomap. They then moved the machine around until a blue LED light entered my eye. I closed my eyes because it was too bright. The clinician told me that I had to open my eye. When I opened my eye, the blue LED light was aimed directly into my right eye from a few inches away.

The intensity of the blue LED light caused me to leap out of my chair, yell profanity, wander down the hallway, fall to the floor and start crying.

The health clinic then told me that the eye doctor refused to see me and they sent up a security guard and I was kicked out of the clinic.

February 17, 2025 – Yolo County, CA – Autism
I was driving east on Hwy 16 towards Woodland, when I noticed intense amber LED flashing lights close to a mile ahead. I started to slow down. As I reached the LED flashing lights, the intensity and digital pulsing was unbearable. There were multiple vehicles. The panic started to set in. I covered my eyes with my hands and slowed to less than 20mph, basically trapped by the LED lights.

I crept forward in my car, blocking nearly everything from my sight except for a narrow sliver of

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road near the center line that I could see. Major panic started to set in as I passed the vehicles, which turned out to be about 3 Yolo County Sheriff’s vehicles. After I passed, I glanced back in my rear view mirror and was struck by red and blue LED flashing lights. I let out a scream of agony. I suffered significant emotional trauma from this event.

November 25, 2024 – Vacaville, CA – Autism
I was driving East on E. Monte Vista Ave. when I struck by the LED flashing lights on an RRFB.

Instead of the RRFB making me stop, I start yelling fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck as I tilted my head down and drove straight through to escape the LED assault and save my life.

November 23, 2024 – Sacramento, CA – Autism
I was driving in town when I was struck by a debilitating blue LED flashing light in a store window. I have previously notified the owner of this store twice that I cannot neurologically tolerate the intensity and digital pulsing of this light, but they haven’t acted to turn it off.

October 27, 2024 – Los Angeles, CA – Autism
My partner and I took turns driving from Sacramento to San Diego during the day. For the most part, the drive was without incident. At about 4pm, we were in the Los Angeles area.

First, we witnessed the result of a fatality crash, with about 6 emergency vehicles with red LED flashing lights. I was the passenger, and was forced to shield my eyes from the flashing LEDs.

Then I was struck at close range by the blue LED lights on a highway patrol car further down the freeway, causing me pain and anxiety.

Around 5pm, the blue-rich LED headlights started appearing, causing me to have to look out the passenger window. Then the blue-rich LED streetlights started turning on, causing me to flinch with each exposure. Then there were blue-rich LED wall packs and floodlights on my right and left which increased my agitation at each exposure.

As the sun set, we exited on a ramp, and tiny yellow LED flashing lights on multiple curve signs struck me directly at close range. After dark, we were inundated with blue-rich LED headlights, blue-rich LED streetlights, blue-rich flood lights, LED business signs, parking lot lighting, and intense LED red taillights. A commercial truck had red LEDs wrapped around the entire back of the truck.

When we arrived at my my mother’s house, a place I know well, I was hyper vigilant. Every light was now too bright. Every light was a danger. Everything was too bright. For the first time in my life, I was unable to greet my mother with enthusiasm. I was in shock.

My mother turned off all but one incandescent lamp, but when she asked me if she could turn on one more lamp, I broke down crying. I am now on edge. I am on hyper alert. Every light is an enemy.

October 12, 2024 – Esparto, CA – Autism
I was driving behind a vehicle when it suddenly pulled to the side of the road. Coming towards

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us was an ambulance with LED flashing lights. I felt like I was electrocuted and was going to go unconscious. I instantly closed my eyes and stopped my car. After a few seconds, a car behind me honked, and when I opened my eyes, the ambulance was already gone. Now I’m suffering the psychological after-effects.

October 11, 2024 – Yolo County, CA – Autism
I was driving East on a County road in the day when a vehicle came towards me with intense, rapidly flashing amber LED lights. I felt panic rushing in and put my arms up to block the assault.

Since I now couldn’t see the road, I came to a full stop. Then somebody honked a horn. I moved my arms, and saw that the lead truck had passed, but a wide-load mobile home on a truck was inches from the left side of my car. These LED flashing lights are a menace and violation of our civil rights. My anxiety ran high for 30 minutes after the encounter.

September 14, 2024 – Vacaville, CA – Autism
I was driving at dusk when a fire truck or ambulance suddenly appeared with LED lights flashing.

I immediately threw both of my arms in front of my face and hit the brakes to stop the car. I thought that this might be the end of my life. The LED flashing lights are sheer terror and I can’t function. After the fire truck/ambulance passed by, I felt like I was going to cry from the emotional trauma. My brain then feels like it’s dead even hours later.

August 28, 2024 – Esparto, CA – Autism
I was driving and encountered a utility truck with both sets of headlights turned on. I turned on my non-LED high beams in the hope that the driver would turn off the high beams. Instead, the driver turned on amber LED flashing lights that incapacitated me. I was unable to proceed forward and stopped my car. Instead of driving off, the driver of the utility truck stopped also.

My vision and cognitive abilities were severely impaired, with panic setting in. Finally, I started to inch forward, and then so did the utility truck. It seems like the driver was doing it on purpose. After he left, I spent several minutes simply stopped in the middle of the road, trying to breathe and let the panic subside.

August 6, 2024 – Winters, CA – Autism
I was driving on a country road in the daytime. Over 1 mile ahead of me was a utility truck on the side of the road with amber LED flashing lights. For the entire mile, I was either glued to these LED flashing lights, or forcing myself to look away. As I approached the truck, the LED strobe lights were overwhelming and I could not see through the lights. I stopped my car in the road and started to panic. I put my hand in front of my right eye, and then tried to use my left eye to navigate around the truck. It is impossible for me to think or see with these LED flashing lights blasting me and I suffer extreme anxiety and panic.

June 1, 2024 – Fairfield, CA – Autism
During the day, I was driving a vehicle on a freeway when I struck by an LED flashing light from a bicycle on a parallel road. I reactively closed my eyes and then suffered a seizure reaction,

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which I would describe as like an electrical shock and loss of cognitive functioning and vision. I then had to emotionally fight off a panic attack.
4/21/2024 – Beaverton, OR – Autism
LED flashing lights cause me to suffer severe anxiety, panic attacks, and fear.

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APPENDIX C

EMERGENCY VEHICLE ADA COMMUNICATIONS CHECKLIST
This is an Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) checklist to assist the city in determining the policies, practices, and procedures for the city’s use of auxiliary vehicle flashing lights and sirens.
28 C.F.R. § 35.130(7)(i) states, “A public entity shall make reasonable modifications in policies, practices, or procedures when the modifications are necessary to avoid discrimination on the basis of disability, unless the public entity can demonstrate that making the modifications would fundamentally alter the nature of the service, program, or activity.” One step in the ADA policy modification process is to determine if the request for policy modification is “reasonable”.

1. Would it be reasonable for there to exist a policy that limits the intensity of auxiliary vehicle flashing lights? (Yes/No) _____________________

2. Would it be reasonable for there to exist a policy that establishes the requirements for the flashing characteristics of auxiliary vehicle flashing lights? (Yes/No) ________________

3. Is it reasonable to conclude that certain individuals with disabilities may require an intensity limit of a flashing light that is lower than the intensity limit required by individuals without disabilities? (Yes/No) ______________

4. Would it be reasonable for there to exist a policy that limits the intensity of the sirens on fire trucks? (Yes/No) ______________

5. Is it reasonable to conclude that certain individuals with disabilities may require an intensity limit of a siren that is lower than the intensity limit required by individuals without disabilities? (Yes/No) ______________
28 CFR § 35.160(a)(1) states, “A public entity shall take appropriate steps to ensure that communications with applicants, participants, members of the public, and companions with disabilities are as effective as communications with others.”

6. The stated purpose of auxiliary vehicle flashing lights is to communicate information to members of the public. Various colors and intensities have different meanings for the communications. The flashing light must be visible but not impair vision. The light must be bright enough, but not excessively bright. For certain individuals with disabilities, excessively bright light will reduce the effectiveness of the communication because it may cause a seizure, migraine, or panic attack.

In the table below, the column headings have the following meanings:

Visible: Visible from 50 meters at night. (Yes/No)

10 of 10
Impairs Equipment: Violation of 49 C.F.R. 571.108(S6.2.1). (Yes/No) Impairs Vision: Decreases visual performance. (Yes/No)
Seizure: Risk of seizure for individual with disability. (High/Medium/Low) Migraine: Risk of migraine for individual with disability. (High/Medium/Low) Panic Attack: Risk of panic attack for individual with disability. (High/Medium/Low) Luminance (cd/m2) Visible Impairs
Equipment
Impairs
Vision
Seizure Migraine Panic
Attack
0 - 20
20-40
40-60
60-100
100-200
200-300
300-500
500-1,000
1,000 – 10,000
10,000 – 50,000
50,000 – 100,000
100,000 – 1,000,000
1,000,000 –
1,000,000,000

7. Does increasing the number of flashing lights increase the risk of visual impairment, seizure, migraine, or panic attack? (Yes/No) ____________________

8. Does digital on/off flashing create a higher risk of visional impairment, seizure, migraine or panic attack than a traditional flashing light that glows? (Yes/No) _____________

9. Would it be reasonable to conclude that communicating with certain individuals with disabilities is not as effective as communicating with individuals without disabilities if the flashing lights are too intense or flash too rapidly? (Yes/No) _____________________

10. Would it be reasonable to conclude that communicating with certain individuals with disabilities is not as effective as communicating with individuals without disabilities if the siren is too loud? (Yes/No) _____________________

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300 FIRST STREET | WOODLAND, CA 95695 530-661-5850 | CITYOFWOODLAND.GOV Mark Baker
Soft Lights Foundation
1520 E. Covell Blvd., Ste. 5-467
Davis, CA 95616
[email protected]
October 21, 2025
Re: Americans with Disabilities Act Requests for Accommodation- Auxiliary Firetruck Flashing Lights and Sirens and Police Vehicle Flashing Lights Dear Mr. Baker,
The City of Woodland (“City”) is in receipt of your letter dated September 20, 2025, and your email dated October 14, 2025, in which you request reasonable accommodations related to the City’s use of flashing warning lamps and sirens on emergency vehicles. For the reasons set forth in this letter, your requests for reasonable accommodation are denied.

In your September 20, 2025, letter, you describe an incident which occurred on September 18, 2025, while you were driving in the City, wherein two Woodland Fire Department trucks passed by your vehicle. The fire trucks were responding to an emergency call with their emergency warning lamps and sirens activated. In your October 14, 2025, email, you describe another incident while you were driving in the City wherein you passed a City Police Department vehicle with its multi-colored warning lamps activated. Your submissions state that you were distressed during both of these encounters as you are unable to tolerate the intensity and digital flashing of LED lights due to your autism spectrum disorder. In your October 14 submission, you request that the City modify its emergency vehicles to reduce the intensity of emergency vehicle warning lamps and reduce the volume of emergency vehicle sirens.

The Americans with Disabilities Act
The City takes seriously its obligations under the Americans with Disabilities Act (“Act”) and it carefully considers all requests for reasonable accommodations/modifications. The Act generally provides that no individual with a disability may be denied the “benefits of the services, programs, or activities of a public entity” or discriminated against on the basis of their disability. (42 U.S.C.A. § 12132.) Under the Act’s implementing Regulations, local governments

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must make reasonable modifications to their policies and practices to accommodate people with disabilities, unless it can be shown that the requested modification would fundamentally alter the nature of the service, program or activity or impose an undue financial and administrative burden on the agency. (28 C.F.R. § 35.130, subd. (a); 28 C.F.R. § 35.164.) One such reasonable modification under the implementing Regulations is the requirement that local governments take “appropriate steps to ensure that communications with … members of the public … with disabilities are as effective as communications with others.” (28 C.F.R. § 35.160, subd. (a).) In your submissions, you ask the City for modifications to its emergency vehicles to ensure that the City engages in effective communication with you when emergency warning lights and sirens are used. You state that such warning lights and sirens are “communications”, and they are “not as effective with me as the communications are with individuals without disabilities because the flashing lights and sirens severely impair my ability to see, think, and concentrate.” Specifically, in your October 14 request, you ask that City emergency vehicles be subjected to reasonable modifications which involve the following: “set an upper limit on the intensity of the flashing lights, set an upper limit on the number of flashing lights per vehicle, prohibit the use of digital on/off flashing lights, and/or set an upper limit on the intensity of the sirens” and for the use of lower-volume sirens.

As explained further below, the City is unable to offer you the modifications to the warning lamps and sirens that you request in your submissions. However, as a reasonable accommodation of your disability of autism spectrum disorder, which renders you unable to tolerate flashing lights and sirens, the City is hereby offering to provide you with a map indicating the location of fire and police stations, and other sites such as medical centers where emergency vehicles typically originate from or travel to. This map will enable you to take alternative routes while driving. Accordingly, please provide the City with the locations and times you usually travel within the City. However, you should know that even with the ability to take such routes, the City cannot guarantee that you will never encounter emergency vehicles with activated warning lamps and sirens, since emergency vehicles will travel on any City street and to any place, sometimes with emergency warning systems activated, as public safety needs dictate. In addition to this accommodation offered by the City, the City is aware of certain steps you might consider taking of your own accord to reduce your exposure to bright lights and sounds, such as the use of glare-reducing glasses, side window tints on your vehicle, and hearing protection.

The California Vehicle Code Establishes Uniform Standards for Emergency Vehicles Operated by Local Agencies in California
Authorized emergency vehicles are regulated at the State level under the Vehicle Code (“Code”) and the Department of the California Highway Patrol’s Regulations. The City is bound by law to follow these standards. Accordingly, the issues you raise in your letter would be better directed to the State authorities which set these standards, rather than to the City which follows them by law.

An authorized emergency vehicle under the Code includes “[a]ny publicly owned vehicle” operated by “[a]ny local agency … employing peace officers as that term is defined in Chapter 4.5 (commencing with Section 830) of Part 2 of Title 3 of the Penal Code, for use by

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those officers in the performance of their duties” and “[a]ny … fire department of any public agency ... .” (Veh. Code § 165, subd. (b)(1)-(2).) This definition encompasses the fire trucks and police vehicles addressed in your submissions. Under Section 21 of the Vehicle Code, to ensure uniformity of traffic regulation across the State, local governments such as the City have limited powers to regulate matters covered by the Code, such as emergency vehicles and the traffic rules they operate under. (Veh. Code § 21.)
Under the Code, “every authorized emergency vehicle shall be equipped with at least one steady burning red warning lamp visible from at least 1,000 feet to the front of the vehicle to be used as provided in this code,” and in addition, “authorized emergency vehicles may display revolving, flashing, or steady red warning lights to the front, sides or rear of the vehicles.” (Veh.

Code §§ 25252, subds. (a)-(b); 25252.5, subds. (a)-(c).) Additionally, police vehicles may display: “steady burning or flashing white lights to either side mounted above the roofline of the vehicle” during the performance of their duties; “a flashing white light from a gaseous discharge lamp designed and used for the purpose of controlling official traffic control signals;” “a steady or flashing blue warning light visible from the front, sides, or rear of the vehicle”; and “flashing or revolving amber warning lights to the front, sides, or rear of the vehicle”. (Veh. Code §§ 25259, subd. (b); 25277; 25258, subds. (a)-(b); 25259.) Sirens may only be equipped on and used by authorized emergency vehicles. (Veh. Code § 27002.) The intent of this law is abundantly clear: sirens serve a vital public safety function in distinguishing emergency vehicles from others. The technical requirements for emergency vehicles sirens, including sound levels, are set forth in Title 13 of the California Code of Regulations, and these do not provide the City with the discretion to equip its emergency vehicles with an 80dB siren as you request. (13 Cal. Code Regs. § 1020 et seq.) By law, to be exempt from road rules during an emergency response, emergency vehicles must activate front warning lamps and sirens to alert other road users to yield the right of way. (Veh. Code §§ 21806, 21055; Monroy v. City of Los Angeles (2008) 164 Cal. App. 4th 248, 257.) Therefore, for City emergency vehicles to be able to make the fastest possible response when called to a critical incident, its vehicles must use such equipment to alert others to clear the roadway. The City cannot avoid this legal requirement of a front warning light and siren as an accommodation for your disability and still be able to respond to emergencies in an appropriate timeframe.

Furthermore, under the Code, the display of different-colored warning lights is integral to many police functions such as redirecting traffic, parking enforcement, signaling to vehicles, and engaging in law enforcement. (See e.g. Veh. Code §§ 30, 25258, 25259, 2800.1). In particular, by law, blue warning lamps may only be used on emergency vehicles operated by specified peace officers. Accordingly, blue lamps serve a particularly important function in distinguishing such vehicles from other emergencies and special hazard materials, which may display red, white or amber warning lamps. (Veh. Code § 25258.) Again, the City’s law enforcement responses would be hampered without the ability to alert other drivers to a law enforcement presence via a blue warning lamp.

The State has adopted further technical specifications for police and fire emergency vehicle sirens and warning lights, both mandatory and optional, in Division 2 of Title 13 of the

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California Code of Regulations, which the City also follows as required by law and as public safety needs dictate. These Regulations cover specifications such as the luminous intensity warning lights, color, and flash rates. (13 Cal. Code Regs. Div. 2.) Thus, whenever the City opts to incorporate warning systems permitted under state law, it must abide by these state-level standards. As suggested above, your concerns with the brightness of these warning lamps may therefore be better directed to the California Highway Patrol during the next update to these Regulations pertaining to emergency vehicles.

The Warning Lights and Sirens Used By the City’s Fire Vehicles Follow the National Fire Protection Association Best Practices and Yolo Emergency Communications Agency Policies on Use of Warning Lamps and Sirens
Further, in the interests in public safety, and within the parameters of the Regulations, the Department also follows the National Fire Protection Association’s (NFPA) Standard 1901 for warning lamps, which call for side lamps, designate flash rates, and other specifications. These standards were developed by the NFPA after exhaustive research and expert input. They are utilized nationwide and the NFPA standards are the nationally recognized best practices in fire emergency response. Accordingly, you may wish to communicate directly with the NFPA your concerns about the impact of warning lights and sirens on individuals with autism spectrum disorder as an issue for the NFPA to consider in updating its standards.

In addition to this, the Woodland Fire Department follows the procedures adopted by its dispatch agency, the Yolo Emergency Communications Agency (YECA), which utilizes industry’s best practices in determining whether an incident requiring emergency response is a code-3 (lights and siren) or code-2 (no lights and siren) response. The determination of a response’s code status is made based on the severity of the emergency as communicated by the 911 caller. By following the YCEA’s policy on utilization of warning systems, the Department has taken reasonable steps to reduce disturbances to other road users while ensuring the Department makes an appropriate emergency response to all call-outs.

The Requested Modification/s to the Warning Lights on the City’s Emergency Vehicles Would Reduce Public Safety
Even if State law allowed the City to deviate from State standards for its emergency vehicle warning equipment, the use of sirens and warning lights on emergency vehicles serve a vital public safety purpose and modifying them as you request would impose an undue safety risk. Sirens and warning lights are legally required to alert road users that an emergency vehicle will be passing by at speed and under an exemption from the usual rules of the road. In the Department’s view, adopting all permitted warning systems under State law in accordance with the NFPA standards represents the most effective way to make such an alert to other road users, and deviation from such standards would pose an unacceptable reduction in safety for the City’s residents.

Indeed, as a matter of public safety and of compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, the City must ensure effective communication with road users and pedestrians who may be deaf, hard of hearing, blind, or visually impaired. In the Department’s view, the

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standards currently followed by the City provide the best available mechanisms to engage in the effective communication of emergency responses to individuals with such disabilities.

The Requested Accommodations Would Impose an Undue Financial and Administrative Burden Upon the City
Finally, even if the law and public safety considerations allowed the City to modify its emergency warning vehicle systems in the ways you suggest, replacement or re-engineering of the City’s state-of-the-art vehicle equipment as an accommodation for your disability would pose an undue financial and administrative burden.

For example, the City’s fire vehicles come from manufacture pre-fitted with NFPA- compliant warning apparatuses. The warning light equipment is engineered to operate at a specified electrical load. Modification of this lighting equipment on the vehicles to reduce its brightness as you request email would require wholesale re-engineering the vehicle’s electrical system—at a significant cost. Re-engineering the City’s police vehicle fleet would pose similar technical and cost challenges. Accordingly, under the ADA’s undue burden standard, the City has determined that re-engineering the City’s police and fire vehicles would divert an unacceptable amount of funding and effort away from its emergency response functions, which protect the safety of Woodland’s residents.

This letter constitutes the City’s response to your request for accommodations and effective communication in relation to Department emergency vehicles. If this response does not satisfactorily resolve the concerns you have reported, you may appeal the decision within 15 calendar days after receipt of this response to the City Manager. If you wish to appeal, please send your appeal letter to:

City of Woodland
300 First Street
Woodland, CA 95695
Attn: City Manager
Please let me know if you have any questions.

Sincerely,
Lauryn Wiens
Management Analyst
ADA Coordinator
City of Woodland

TO: THE HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
AGENDA: City Council Regular Meeting
DATE: November 18, 2025
ITEM #: E.2
SUBJECT: Long Range Calendar

Recommendation for Action: Staff recommends that the City Council receive the Long Range Calendar for informational purposes only.

Attachments:

1. Council Long Range Calendar

CITY COUNCIL LONG RANGE CALENDAR

December 2nd (MEETING CANCELLED)

December 9th SPECIAL MEETING
Approving Consultant Agreement for SS4A Safety Action Plan, CIP 25-03 Approving Consultant Agreement for Main Street Complete Streets, CIP 22-13 Approving Consultant Agreement for 2027 Water and Sewer Replacement Project 2026 Council Reorganization
Yolo LAFCo Outreach Presentation

December 16th REGULAR MEETING
Approve 2026 Council Calendar
Approve 2026 Council Assignments
Second Amendment to Operating Agreement with the Woodland Opera House Annual AB 1600 Report
Measure R and F Annual Reports
Presentation on Woodland Cemetery

Future Topics / Study Sessions:

Yolo Active Transportation Corridors Project Presentation (January 2026) Sewer and Water Rate Study Presentations (Jan/Feb 2026) Solar PPA Buyout – Terra Verde (TBD)
Animal Services Governance Model (TBD)
Approving a Declaration of Surplus Property at 3 Well Sites (TBD) Updated 11/14/2025

TO: THE HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
AGENDA: City Council Regular Meeting
DATE: November 18, 2025
ITEM #: F.3
SUBJECT: Woodland Public Library Annual Report FY25

Recommendation for Action: Staff recommends that the City Council receive a presentation on the 2024-2025 Woodland Public Library Annual Report by Library Services Director Greta Galindo.

Prepared by: Greta Galindo, Library Services Director

Attachments:

1. Woodland Public Library Annual Report FY25

2025
Annual Report Woodland Public Library
An anonymous note discovered
in Square One reminds us of
the impact the library has on
the community.

Literacy Student Mira and her tutor Letha.

Executive
Summary
Woodland Public Library’s FY2024–25 centered on access, engagement, and partnerships. We celebrated 150 years as California’s oldest functioning Carnegie library while expanding services that meet people where they are—at the historic Carnegie building, in the Square One makerspace, across neighborhoods via the Bookmobile, and through literacy tutoring that changes lives. Summer Reading (Level ‑ UP: The Wizard’s Journey) unified our patrons in a playful, low ‑ barrier challenge for all ages. Children’s pop ‑ ups and grant ‑ funded early learning programs built family routines; teens co ‑ created a dedicated courtyard space and dove into life skills and culinary arts; and adults found after ‑ work offerings, from a fandom book launch to a growing romance book club and new community partnerships. Makerspace usage remained strong across trainings, open labs, field trips, and entrepreneurship. The Bookmobile’s first full year delivered materials, technology, and on ‑ board programming to schools, seniors, and recovery facilities, removing barriers and strengthening relationships. Overall, the library posted solid circulation and foot traffic, thousands of program interactions, and continued growth in new library cards—evidence that Woodland sees the library as both a trusted resource and a lively community hub.

Children’s
Table of
Contents
150th Anniversary
Summer Reading
Teens
WPL Annual Report
Adults
Bookmobile
Adult Literacy
Square One
Impact In Numbers
“Sparkles”
bookmobile character
*named by Gemma W.

150th Anniversary
To celebrate the sesquicentennial, we invited the community to put its own stamp on the library— literally. A citywide card ‑ design contest drew creative entries across age groups, with winning artwork printed on limited ‑ edition cards. In parallel, the year ‑ long “150th” reading challenge encouraged sustained engagement: readers logged books and activities over twelve months, earned milestones, and unlocked playful, locally flavored rewards. Together, these initiatives paired civic pride with everyday reading habits, keeping the anniversary visible and meaningful all year. 150 Anniversary Library Cardth
Sesquicentennial
The sesquicentennial also
provided a unifying thread
for programs and
partnerships, sparking
fresh pride in our Carnegie
legacy while highlighting
how today’s services—
from makerspace to
Bookmobile—carry that
legacy into the next
century.

Marking 150 years since
being established by a
group of civic-minded
women in 1874, Woodland
Public Library used this
milestone to connect past,
present, and future.
1905 Carnegie
The library’s founding women
held their first fundraiser—an
ice cream social—to support
the new institution.

Designed by Yoli S.

Designed by Sylvia L.

1361 Summer
Events
9,673 attendees
2,657 Lunches
Served
519.5 Teen
Volunteer
Hours
Teens Registered: 289
Minutes Read: 81,600
Teen weekly cadence:

Teen Craft Corner (Mon),
Volunteering and Secret
Society of Library Teens
(Tue), Hangouts (Wed),
Teens in the Kitchen
(Thu), Game and Grub
(Fri), M-F Volunteering
Kids Registered: 1,023
Minutes Read: 398,400
Children’s weekly
cadence: Tween Scene
(Mon), Performers (Tue),
Lego Club (Wed), Make &
Explore STEM (Thu), plus
Saturday Farmer’s Market
food ‑ literacy tie ‑ ins.

Adults Registered: 600
Minutes Read: 254,400
New Concert at the
Carnegie Series
$22,800 Grant from CA
State Library in support of
Lunch at the Library
Programming
Summer Reading
Summer 2025 brought patrons of all ages into a shared game of reading, play, and discovery. Under the Wizard’s Journey theme, families, teens, and adults tracked progress with simple paper logs, collected weekly stickers, and found something to do nearly every day—from Lunch at the Library and STEM “Make & Explore” to performer days, Farmer’s Market tie ‑ ins, and Bookmobile adventures. A centralized summer table made registration and questions easy, while coordinated schedules across Children’s, Teens, Adults, the Bookmobile, and Square One turned summer reading into a true, library ‑ wide campaign with clear goals, welcoming on ‑ ramps, and a celebratory feel.

Children’s
Children’s Services combined literacy ‑ rich
routines with big ‑ tent moments that made the
library a destination for families. Weekly
storytimes, Lego builds, and STEM exploration
anchored the calendar, while pop ‑ up events
themed to dinosaurs, Dog Man, and seasonal
holidays drew crowds and new card sign ‑ ups.

Partnerships deepened impact: teen ‑ facilitated
Kids Cooking Academy built practical skills and
confidence, and grant ‑ funded Messy Maker
Mondays and Stay & Play created welcoming
spaces for early learners and caregivers to
explore, connect, and access resources.

T h e l i b r a r y i s g r a t e f u l t o w e l c o m e h u n d r e d s o f s t u d e n t s e a c h y e a r , w h e t h e r t h e y v i s i t i n t h e l i b r a r y o r w e m e e t t h e m i n t h e i r c l a s s r o o m s .

Read, Rumble, and Rev gives
local children and adults a
chance to learn about the
vehicles and industries in
their community
Messy Maker Monday
The Library celebrates Dinovember each year, bringing dinosaurs to life with storytimes, crafts, and activities that spark curiosity and imagination in children of all ages.

Research confirms that reading
success starts with young children
enjoying library storytimes!
Preschoolers’ earliest experiences
with books and reading are
important; parent/caregiver
knowledge can build on those
experiences…
Highlights
Pop ‑ Up Programming (Dinosaurs,
Dog Man, Halloween, Winter):
regularly drew 200+; Halloween
party hosted about 330 attendees.

Kids Cooking Academy with CalFresh
Healthy Living (UC Cooperative
Extension)with teen ‑ led facilitation;
six ‑ week skill ‑ building series for 4th–
5th graders featuring make ‑ at ‑ home
recipes.

Save the Children Grant — $8,500:
launched Messy Maker Mondays
(ages 0–5) and sustained Stay & Play;
8–10 week sessions drawing 50–75
attendees weekly; focus on sensory
exploration, caregiver connection,
and resource distribution.

4,160 children and
caregivers attended
164 Storytimes
Pop ‑ Up Programming (Dinosaurs, Dog Man, Halloween, Winter): regularly drew 200+; Halloween party hosted about 330 attendees Library patrons
celebrating a Dog
Man event.

Teens
Being at the Library, makes
me want to become a
libararian
– Sam (Teen Advisory Board Member)
Teens took the lead this year—learning real ‑ world skills, trying new creative paths, and literally shaping their own space. County ‑ wide Adulting 101 sessions brought together local partners for finance, college and career readiness, cooking and more. Ongoing Teens in the Kitchen expanded culinary curiosity with staff and guest mentors. Most visibly, the new Secret Society of Library Teens transformed the courtyard into a weekly after ‑ school hangout built with teen input, giving Woodland youth a welcoming, identity ‑ affirming place to belong at the library.

T e e n s i n t h e K i t c h e n ( m o n t h l y ) : s t a f f ‑ l e d b y M a u r e e n L a d d w i t h g u e s t c h e f s / b a k e r s ( e . g . , C a s a d e l P a n ’ s M a r i a O l m e d o , c h e f ‑ o w n e r o f K u j i K a i ; s e a s o n a l d i s h e s f r o m s c o n e s t o t a m a l e s ) .

S e c r e t S o c i e t y o f L i b r a r y T e e n s : s t a t e ‑ f u n d e d c o u r t y a r d t r a n s f o r m a t i o n ; o p e n e d A p r i l 1 5 , 2 0 2 5 ; w e e k l y T u e s d a y h a n g o u t ; t e e n s c o ‑ c r e a t e d a n d p a i n t e d t h e s p a c e ; h o s t e d T A B G r a d u a t i o n P a r t y .

D a i l y a f t e r s c h o o l p r o g r a m m i n g f e a t u r i n g e v e n t s l i k e t h e W o o d l a n d T e e n H u b , G a m e s & G r u b , T e e n C r a f t C o r n e r , a n d m o r e t h a t i n s p i r e c r e a t i v i t y , l e a r n i n g , a n d c o n n e c t i o n .

Library teens walked downtown to Casa Del Pan,
where they made conchas from scratch, baking
and decorating them together.
“Grafitti” in the SSLT Courtyard
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Adulting 101: Life
Skills for Teens
Youth Empowered Through
Action (YCOE) grant:
countywide Adulting 101
series (financial literacy,
college/career readiness,
cooking, more) with 120
youth; keynote by Mychal
Threets; Teen Advisory Board
President delivered the
welcome.

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Learning to use basic tools with
Makerspace Librarian
Culinary Workshop with Woodland Community College
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“I am always excited to go to Adulting 101 because the event offers many professional courses that will help us later in life.

Not only that, but there are some sessions where we can learn to frost cupcakes with a professional baker or learn how to paint with one of our librarians!”
-Fatima, Teen Advisory Board Member

ADULTS
Adult programming entered a season of discovery focused on bringing enjoyable after-work experiences for adults in the community starting the 2025 year off with a fandom ‑ forward launch party. Romantasy readers (a new term for fantasy romance books) were invited to gather the evening of a much ‑ anticipated sequel to a series being released internationally.

Proving that the library can be the capstone to popular media culture, the event carried momentum into other desired programming such as a monthly weekend Romance Book Club and a partnership with the Woodland Silent Book Club.

Highlights
Onyx Storm Launch Party (January 2025):
a fandom ‑ forward evening that capped a
day of excitement for an international
book release. The event seeded ideas for
more ongoing programming intended for
adults with varied trending interests.

Happy Endings Romance Book Club (4th
Saturday of every month): a growing
group of avid romance readers. In this
nontraditional book club, members read a
book of a chosen trope or theme to share
their experience with the group building a
forum for community readers’ advisory.

Partnership: Woodland Silent Book Club
(spring season): providing pop ‑ up
browsing and on ‑ site library card sign ‑ ups
at rotating venues bridged casual social
reading with the depth of library
collections and services.

Concerts at the Carnegie (summer
season): 6 concerts; 486 total attendees;
collaborations with local vendors (e.g.,
Kona Ice, Cork & Co, Casa del Pan).

Participants at the Onyx Storm Book
Launch Party Competing in Trivia
Happy Endings is this year’s newest ongoing
book club for adults. Members of this group
highlight some of the best romance reads
for others to try.

A colorful array of community members gather to
enjoy music from a live metal band in front
of the library.

A TK class visits the
bookmobile during a
stop at Prairie
Elementary school.

Bookmobile
In its inaugural year, the Bookmobile made the library mobile—bringing materials, Wi ‑ Fi, sign ‑ ups, and interactive experiences to schools, neighborhoods, seniors, and recovery programs. With wheelchair ‑ accessible service and easy borrowing, each stop became a mini ‑ library that reflected its audience: hands ‑ on demos and games for students, curated large print for seniors, and personalized reader’s advisory for adults returning to reading. The approach strengthened relationships and reduced barriers, proving that access grows when the library meets people where they are.

The bookmobile visited multiple elementary schools,
both junior highs, and one high school, reaching
hundreds of students in classrooms and during lunch.

Each student received a tote bag, a book, and a
scented bookmark. Along the way, students enjoyed
free books, button-making activities, video games,
and hands-on exploration of our 3D printer, bringing
the library experience directly into the community.

The bookmobile has become a beloved presence at
local care facilities. Each month, it visits Cache Creek Lodge, a rehab facility in Woodland, connecting with
10–30 residents who are working on their sobriety.

Every resident now has a library card and eagerly
explores new books, places holds, and makes special
requests during visits. The bookmobile also visits
The Californian, a senior living facility, where
residents enjoy coming aboard with their walkers
and wheelchairs. It stocks large print books and has
quickly learned residents’ favorite authors and
genres. Many residents are regulars who look
forward to monthly visits and have their bookmobile
routines down to a science.

School Visits
New Partnerships
Grants
Woodland Public Library received a $40,000 grant
from the Yolo County Office of Education to support
the Adulting 101 program and bookmobile services for
youth. The funding allowed the library to purchase
books for the bookmobile, a smart telescope, a 3D
printer, a laser cutter, sewing machines, button
makers, an outdoor projector and screen, craft
supplies, healthy snacks, and more. Every dollar was
thoughtfully invested to enhance programs and
services that directly benefit youth in the community.
“This was the best day of school
EVER!” – middle school boy
after being at the bookmobile
all lunch

L a u n c h e d i n J u n e 2 0 2 5 a s a y e a r ‑ r o u n d r e a d i n g p r o g r a m o n t h e B o o k m o b i l e , R e a d i n g D r a g o n s w a s a d a p t e d f r o m t h e D o v e r P u b l i c L i b r a r y m o d e l a n d h a s q u i c k l y b e c o m e a c o m m u n i t y f a v o r i t e . O p e n t o a l l a g e s a n d f r e e t o j o i n , t h e p r o g r a m r e w a r d s r e a d e r s w i t h e x c l u s i v e d r a g o n t r a d i n g c a r d s t h a t c h a n g e w i t h t h e s e a s o n s . P a t r o n s e a r n a h a l f w a y p r i z e — a d r a g o n ‑ t h e m e d t o y o r t r i n k e t — a n d a f i n i s h i n g p r i z e o f t h e i r o w n m i n i a t u r e d r a g o n . T h e f u n , c o l l e c t i b l e n a t u r e o f t h e c a r d s h a s m a d e R e a d i n g D r a g o n s a t r u e s p a r k f o r y o u n g r e a d e r s a n d f a m i l i e s a l i k e .

S t a t i s t i c s
P a r t i c i p a n t s s i n c e l a u n c h : 1 7 3 B o o k m o b i l e i n t e r a c t i o n s t i e d t o R e a d i n g D r a g o n s : 1 , 3 8 3
“Thank you so much for all the
joy and imagination you
brought to the community
through the summer
bookmobile activities and the
Reading Dragons summer
reading challenge! The dragon
card game was such a creative
and fun way to keep our boys
engaged, and reading all
summer long. They looked
forward to each visit and loved
tracking their progress.”
- Bookmobile Patron
Create your own Dragon’s Egg
Reading Dragons

S q u a r e O n e
" Makerspace "
Square One continued to be a high ‑ energy workshop for all ages— part classroom, part studio, part community garage. Regular Basic Use & Safety trainings opened the door to hands ‑ on projects, while open labs, craft nights, and field trips welcomed newcomers to try tools with guidance. Workforce and entrepreneurship programs helped adults test ideas and build micro ‑ businesses; WorkAbility placements and K–12 visits linked students to career ‑ connected learning; and weekly sensory play gave our youngest patrons space to explore through making.

Averaged 500+ patrons per month
across open hours, classes, trainings,
craft nights, field trips, and events.

P u b l i c a c c e s s & r e s e r v a t i o n s : M o s t e q u i p m e n t i s a v a i l a b l e f o r d r o p ‑ i n u s e a f t e r B a s i c U s e & S a f e t y ( B U S ) t r a i n i n g ; h i g h ‑ d e m a n d e q u i p m e n t ( l a s e r , 3 D p r i n t e r s , w o o d s h o p ) c a n b e r e s e r v e d i n 1 ‑ h o u r s l o t s .
m
Entrepreneurship cohort (with YCOE &
Sacramento SBDC): 9 ‑ week adult
education; alum now operates a
rare ‑ plant micro ‑ business using Square
One’s woodshop.

WorkAbility (WJUSD):
7 student placements for
job‑skill development
239 patrons participated in
basic use and safety classes at
Square One, learning about
design thinking and how to
operate the makerspace
equipment
Workability Graduates
Maker Camp
Typical Square One hours:

Mon–Tue 9am–3pm;
Wed–Thu 1–7pm; Sat 10am–4p

In the past year, our adult literacy program has made a profound difference in the lives of learners. One tutor connected her learner with a UC Davis professor in a field of interest, giving the learner the opportunity to conduct an informational interview and ask thoughtful questions about a potential career path. Another learner completed two ELL classes at Sacramento City College, earning final grades of 99%, demonstrating incredible dedication and progress.

For one refugee learner from a war-torn country, the tutoring relationship became more than academic support—it became friendship. He shared that his tutor was the only friend he had here, and the connection has made all the difference in his life. In another success, a tutor was able to hire a learner in our program at his workplace. Today, he continues to work there, gaining skills and confidence every day.

These stories highlight the transformative power of individualized support, mentorship, and community connections that our program provides.

ADULT

LITERACY

ADULT LITERACY
One ‑ to ‑ one adult tutoring (English reading/writing) with no ID required to enroll; Office hours Mon–Thu, 9am–3pm in the lower level across from Square One.

Phone (530) 661 ‑ 5986
Email [email protected]
9 learners met self‑set
goals (e.g., job
attainment, reading a
book, driver’s license,
workforce certificates)
The Literacy program delivered one ‑ to ‑ one, goal ‑ driven support that changes lives. Tutors and learners set practical milestones—like getting a job, earning a license, or finishing a first book—and worked steadily toward them in a welcoming, low ‑ barrier environment.

Flexible hours, simple enrollment, and close coordinator support made it easy to start; community connections opened doors to interviews, classes, and employment. The resulting stories of achievement underscore how foundational literacy fuels confidence, stability, and opportunity across Woodland.
9 learners met self ‑ set goals (e.g., job attainment, reading a book, driver’s license, workforce certificates). 22 volunteer tutors
contributed 713 hours
of one‑to‑one
instruction.

Our adult literacy services extend to Monroe County
Jail, providing inmates with literacy and GED
support to help build skills, confidence, and
opportunities for success. An additional 528 hours of
tutoring were accomplished at the jail.

107
6,281
In the Community
engagements out in the community
patrons connected through outreach
[email protected] 530-661-5980
2 2 3
6 , 9 3 5
Progams
0-5
C a r e g i v e r s a n d
C h i l d r e n
a t t e n d e d
366
11,200
Progams
6-11
Caregivers and
Children
attended
354
4,063
Progams
12-18
T e e n s
a t t e n d e d
388
2,750
Progams
19+
A d u l t s
a t t e n d e d
120
3,681
Progams
All Ages
Attended
262,186 136,897 28,629
We love this library! They get me books from other libraries when they don’t have them, and SO many activities for all ages-babies, toddlers, kids, teens, and adults. Especially enjoy getting to use the makerspace-Square One- and Adult Crafternoons. - Yelp 5 Star Review
20 25 Impact in
Numbers
total program attendancetotal circulation total library visits 39,646e-books checked out
Library Access at a Glance
37,300
Library Card Holders including all WJUSD Students
4,118 new library card
holders
https://cityofwoodland.gov/library
Participation by Age Group

Greta Galindo, Director of Library Services
S a r a V i c k e r s , L i b r a r y P r o g r a m M a n a g e r - C h i l d r e n ’ s S e r v i c e s S a r a D a y - M u r c h , L i b r a r y P r o g r a m M a n a g e r - T e e n S e r v i c e s T r i n a C a m p i n g , L i b r a r y P r o g r a m M a n a g e r - S q u a r e O n e K a c y W i l s o n , L i b r a r y P r o g r a m M a n a g e r - B o o k m o b i l e a n d A d u l t L i t e r a c y S e r v i c e s K a t r i n a L a w s - E w a l d , L i b r a r y P r o g r a m M a n a g e r - A d u l t S e r v i c e s S y l v i a M o r e n o , C i r c u l a t i o n S u p e r v i s o r S i l v i a D e S o t o , L i b r a r y A s s o c i a t e M a u r e e n L a d d , L i b r a r y A s s o c i a t e S h e r s t e n R o s e n f e l d , L i b r a r y A s s o c i a t e Library Leadership & Staff
Woodland Public Library Board of Trustees
C h r i s L a m b e r t u s , C h a i r
M a u r e e n K i n g , V i c e - C h a i r
D r . J o h n J a c k s o n
C a r o l B e c k h a m
M a r k S a l i n a s

“Brian the Lion”
bookmobile character
*named by Vita A.

TO: THE HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
AGENDA: City Council Regular Meeting
DATE: November 18, 2025
ITEM #: G.4
SUBJECT: Proclamation Recognizing the Honorees of the Yolo Philanthropy Awards

Recommendation for Action: Staff recommends that the City Council adopt a proclamation recognizing the honorees of the Yolo Philanthropy Awards.

Attachments:

1. Proclamation - Yolo Philanthropy Awards (002)

PROCLAMATION
RECOGNIZING THE 2025 YOLO PHILANTHROPY AWARDS HONOREES

WHEREAS, the Yolo Community Foundation was founded in 2001 and promotes impactful philanthropy by serving as a public foundation through which community members can pursue their own charitable goals, local nonprofits benefit from organized programs and events, and youth learn the meaning of community involvement and service; and

WHEREAS, on October 22nd, 2025, the Yolo Community Foundation hosted its annual Yolo Philanthropy Awards to honor local individuals and organizations who volunteer their time and resources to the community; and

WHEREAS, the Woodland-based honorees and the organizations honoring them include:

Jan Arnold, All Leaders Must Serve
Catherine Curtis, Center for Land-Based Learning
Nathan Barnes and Church on the Rock, Fourth and Hope
Friends of Meals on Wheels, Meals on Wheels
Corner Drug Co., NAMI
Tim Leathers, Scouting Associates
Jim Fuller, Woodland Host Lions
Brentne Rueda and Lorena Lopez, Woodland Food Closet; and

WHEREAS, we celebrate these honorees and all those who give their time and resources to make Woodland welcoming and vibrant.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Woodland hereby recognizes the honorees of the Yolo Philanthropy Awards and formally thanks them for their volunteered time, resources, and service to the community of Woodland.

DATED: November 4, 2025

_________________________________________
Rich Lansburgh, Mayor

Tom Stallard, Mayor Pro Tempore David Moreno, Council Member Tania Garcia-Cadena, Council Member Mayra Vega, Council Member

TO: THE HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
AGENDA: City Council Regular Meeting
DATE: November 18, 2025
ITEM #: G.5
SUBJECT: Proclamation Commemorating the
Semiquincentennial Anniversary of the Founding of
the United States.

Subject: Proclamation Commemorating the Semiquincentennial Anniversary of the Founding of the United States.

Recommendation for Action: Staff recommends that the City Council adopt a proclamation commemorating the semiquincentennial celebration of the founding of the United States of America.

Attachments:

1. Proclamation - Semiquincentential Anniversary

PROCLAMATION

COMMEMORATING THE SEMIQUINCENTENNIAL CELEBRATION OF THE FOUNDING OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

WHEREAS, On July 4, 2026, our nation will commemorate the Semiquincentennial anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence; and

WHEREAS, The journey toward this historic milestone is an opportunity to reflect on our nation’s past, honor the contributions of all Americans, and look ahead to the future generations who will carry forward the ideals of democracy and individual liberty that make the United States a unique nation in the world community; and

WHEREAS, Whereas the great State of California, comprising the major portion of the Pacific coast area of the United States of America, was originally settled by indigenous peoples more than 19,000 years ago, followed by Spanish colonizers in 1769 and Statehood on September 9, 1850; and

WHEREAS, The National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) is a non-political women’s service organization, established in 1890, whose members are lineally descended from Patriots of the American Revolution; and

WHEREAS, Through the President General’s leadership, over the next three years, all Daughters will “Illuminate Our Legacy” through commemorating the 250th anniversary of the United States of America with intention and purpose by reflecting on the values of liberty, democracy, and the sacrifices made by those who came before us; and

WHEREAS, From the 250th anniversary of the Boston Tea Party in 2023 until the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Paris in 2033, Daughters are celebrating our nation’s rich history and diversity of experience by honoring all men and women who achieved American independence. These Patriots, believing in the noble cause of liberty fought valiantly to establish a new nation; and

WHEREAS, Everman Memorial Park was gifted to the City of Woodland in 1974 by Lester and Florence Everman Koenitzer (she being a member of Yolo Chapter, NSDAR) in honor of Florence’s patriot ancestor, Michael Everman, with further dedications made in Everman Memorial Park by Yolo Chapter, NSDAR and DAR District II Daughters to celebrate the Bicentennial of the United States, and

WHEREAS, On November 22, 2025, Sacramento Chapter, NSDAR Daughters, founded in 1921, will dedicate an America 250! Patriots marker at Everman Memorial Park in Woodland, California to commemorate the 250th birthday of the United States, and the men and women who achieved American independence.

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Woodland does hereby commemorate the Semiquincentennial Celebration of the founding of the United States of America.

DATED: November 18, 2025
_________________________________________
Rich Lansburgh, Mayor
Tom Stallard, Mayor Pro Tempore David Moreno, Council Member Tania Garcia-Cadena, Council Member Mayra Vega, Council Member

TO: THE HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
AGENDA: City Council Regular Meeting
DATE: November 18, 2025
ITEM #: G.6
SUBJECT: City Council Meeting Minutes of October 7, 2025 and October 21, 2025.

Recommendation for Action: Staff recommends the City Council adopt the minutes of the Joint Regular City Council/Woodland Finance Authority Meetings of October 7, 2025 and October 21, 2025.

Attachments:

1. Draft Minutes for October 7, 2025

2. Draft Minutes for October 21, 2025

TO: THE HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
AGENDA: City Council Regular Meeting
DATE: November 18, 2025
ITEM #: G.7
SUBJECT: Final Acceptance and Notice of Completion for CIP 14-02, Water Pollution Asset Replacement
(Headworks Screw Pump No. 2)

Recommendation for Action: Staff recommends that the City Council adopt Resolution No. _____ to accept the Water Pollution Asset Replacement of Headworks Screw Pump No. 2, CIP 14-02, as complete and authorize the City Clerk to file a Notice of Completion.

Staff Contact:

Mark Miller, Associate Engineer, 530-661-5968, [email protected]

Fiscal Impact:

The City has an ongoing capital project, CIP 14-02, Water Pollution Asset Replacement, for the repair and replacement of major components of the City’s Water Pollution Control Facility (WPCF).

On August 19, 2025, the City Council approved Resolution No. 8557, which authorized an increase in construction contingency for a total contract amount of $1,190,939.72 for the replacement of WPCF Screw Pump No. 2 with Evoqua Water Technologies LLC. Construction is now complete and the contract with Evoqua can now be closed.

There is no impact to the City’s General Fund.

Background:

At the start of the Water Pollution Asset Replacement (Headworks Screw Pump No. 2) Project, CIP 14-02, the WPCF had a total of four (4) headworks screw pumps which lift raw sewage into the facility for treatment. Pumps No. 1 & 2 experienced cracking in the steel drive shaft and both were inoperable last year. Pump No. 3 has some minor cracking in the drive shaft but remains operable, and Pump No. 4 functions normally but is a larger pump than the other three and is too large to operate efficiently under dry weather and average flow rates. The facility can function during normal operations with just one headworks screw pump but requires two for high demands, or if a pump fails or is down for maintenance.

The WPCF Master Plan (CIP 14-07) investigated replacement of the current headworks screw pumps with more efficient submersible pumps in a phased approach. This phased approach resulted with an in-kind replacement of Screw Pump No. 2 and for Pump No. 1 to be replaced with submersible pumps under a separate engineering effort, the WPCF Grit System and Screw Pump Rehabilitation Project, CIP 24-12.

Discussion:

The City Council approved the project and authorized the construction contract with Evoqua Water Technologies LLC for replacement on July 16, 2024, via Resolution No. 8357. Evoqua subsequently began manufacturing the near 10-ton pump and delivered it to the WPCF on June 30, 2025. At that time, an installation crew and local crane operators were mobilized by the manufacturer who worked to remove the existing failed Screw Pump No. 2. While crews were on site, the City and Evoqua executed a change order to also remove the adjacent failed Screw Pump No. 1. Installation was completed on July 3, 2025 and, since then, the new Screw Pump No. 2 has been the WPCF’s

primary operating pump. City Utilities Engineering and WPCF Operations staff managed design and construction of the project in house and provided construction observation during installation.

Construction is now complete, and the project is ready for Council’s acceptance. A project cost breakdown is as follows:

Construction Contract Award $ 1,061,459.00
Change Order $ 129,480.72
Total Project Costs $ 1,190,939.72

Conclusion:

Staff recommends that the City Council adopt Resolution No. _____ to accept the Water Pollution Asset Replacement of Headworks Screw Pump No. 2, CIP 14-02, as complete and authorize the City Clerk to file a Notice of Completion.

Prepared by: Mark Miller, Associate Engineer

Reviewed by: Tim Busch, P.E., Principal Utilities Civil Engineer Brent Meyer, P.E., Community Development Director / City Engineer

Attachments:

1. Proposed Resolution - Final Acceptance CIP 14-02

RESOLUTION NO. ___

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WOODLAND

ACCEPTING AS COMPLETE AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY CLERK TO FILE A NOTICE OF COMPLETION FOR THE HEADWORKS SCREW PUMP NO. 2 REPLACEMENT PROJECT, CIP 14-02
WHEREAS, the City of Woodland adopted Resolution No. 8357 on July 16, 2024, to execute a construction contract in the amount of $1,061,459 with Evoqua Water Technologies LLC for replacement of damaged Screw Pump No. 2 at the Water Pollution Control Facility headworks under CIP 14-02, Water Pollution Asset Replacement; and

WHEREAS, the City of Woodland adopted Resolution No. 8557 on August 19, 2025, to approve an increase in construction contract contingency up to $129,480.72 for a total contract amount of up to $1,190,939.72 with Evoqua Water Technologies LLC; and

WHEREAS, the construction of the project began on July 22, 2024, and was completed on July 3, 2025.

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

SECTION 1. The City Council hereby accepts the Headworks Screw Pump No. 2 Replacement Project, CIP 14-02 as complete.

SECTION 2. The City Council hereby authorizes the City Clerk to file a Notice of Completion for construction of the Headworks Screw Pump No. 2 Replacement Project, CIP 14-

02. PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Woodland at a regular meeting held on the 4th day of November 2025, by the following vote:

AYES:

NOES:

ABSENT:

ABSTAIN:
______________________________
Rich Lansburgh, Mayor

ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM:

______________________________ ______________________________ Marissa Kersey, City Clerk Ethan Walsh, City Attorney

TO: THE HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
AGENDA: City Council Regular Meeting
DATE: November 18, 2025
ITEM #: G.8
SUBJECT: Agreement between the City of Woodland and the Community Care Car Organization

Subject: Agreement between the City of Woodland and the Community Care Car Organization

Recommendation for Action: Staff recommends that the City Council adopt Resolution No. ____, authorizing the City Manager to execute a License Agreement with the Community Care Car organization.

Staff Contact:

Dallas Tringali, Community Services Program Manager, (530) 661-2005, [email protected]

Fiscal Impact:

This License Agreement will not have direct costs associated with it. Under the Agreement, Community Care Car would pay the City of Woodland $1 per year for the use of the Community & Senior Center. Additionally, Community Care Car would pay $5 per month for the use of the senior center copy machine ($60 per year).

Background:

Community Care Car is a non-profit organization which provides rides for seniors to-and-from anywhere in the Woodland city limits. The City of Woodland has maintained a relationship with Community Care Car in providing office space for their dispatchers and drivers to organize the program at the Woodland Community & Senior Center. They also park their vehicles in the gated area of the parking lot at the Community & Senior Center.

Discussion:

The City had a license agreement with the Community Care Car organization for the use of office space and parking of vehicles at the Community & Senior Center. A new agreement has been drafted that includes provisions for office space, storage space, filing drawers, and parking spaces.

This agreement would be for 5 years. The Community Care Car board of directors approved the draft agreement at their regular meeting on Monday, October 27.

Conclusion:

Staff recommends that the City Council adopt Resolution No. ____, authorizing the City Manager to execute a License Agreement with the Community Care Car organization.

Prepared By: Dallas Tringali, Community Services Program Manager Reviewed By: Christine Ferrara, Community Services Director

Attachments:

1. WOODLAND_ License Agreement with Community Care Car

2. Proposed Resolution - 2025 Community Care Car

Care Car License Agreement
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1 LICENSE AGREEMENT
This License Agreement (“Agreement”) is entered into this day of , 2025, by and between the CITY OF WOODLAND, a municipal corporation of the State of California (“City”) and COMMUNITY CARE CAR, a California non-profit corporation (“Care Car”), each of whom shall be referred to as a “party” and together as the “parties.”

RECITALS

WHEREAS, Care Car, through its volunteers, provides door-to-door shuttle services for senior residents in the City of Woodland; and

WHEREAS, Care Car uses a work station at the City’s Community & Senior Center, located at 2001 East Street, to schedule appointments for pick-ups; and

WHEREAS, Care Car has relocated its vehicles from a location provided by Yolo County to the parking lot of the Community & Senior Center (“C&SC”); and

WHEREAS, City and Care Car now desire to set forth the terms and conditions regarding Care Car’s use of the Community & Senior Center.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the above facts and for the covenants and agreements contained herein, the parties hereto agree as follows:

1. Incorporation of Recitals. The recitals set forth above, and all defined terms set forth in such recitals and in the introductory paragraph preceding the recitals, are hereby incorporated into this Agreement as if set forth in full.

2. Grant of License. City hereby grants to Care Car a license for the purposes of (1) permitting Care Car to use a work station at the front desk area of the C&SC for the purpose of scheduling appointments; (2) the use of “Locker #21” and a file cabinet at the C&SC in the administration area of the C&SC; and (3) the use of four (4) parking spaces in the north parking lot of the C&SC, all as detailed further in this Agreement (collectively the “Licensed Premises”).

3. Term. The term of this Agreement shall be for five (5) years, commencing on , 2025, and ending on , 2030. Care Car has the option to renew this Agreement, on the same terms and conditions stated herein, for one (1) separate additional five (5) year term, at the expiration of this Agreement so long as Care Car is not in default of any term or condition stated in this Agreement. In order to exercise this separate five (5) year extension of this Agreement, Care Car must provide City notice of such election ninety (90) days prior to the expiration of the original five (5) year term.

Care Car License Agreement
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2 4. Rent. Care Car shall pay to City, in advance, on or before July 1 of each year for the duration of this Agreement, the sum of One Dollar ($1.00) per year for the use of the Licensed Premises for the term of this Agreement.

5. Use of Licensed Premises.

A. Purpose. The Licensed Premises shall be used for Care Car’s legitimate purposes only. Care Car shall not commit or cause to be committed any nuisance or waste upon the Licensed Premises. In using the Licensed Premises, Care Car shall, at its sole cost and expense, comply with all state and local laws, ordinances, and regulations.

B. Work Station Use. Care Car may use its mobile workstation, consisting of a desk and computer, at the front desk/welcome desk area of the C&SC. Care Car may also use designated drawer space and locking cabinet space at the front desk/welcome desk area of the in the welcome desk area of the C&SC. Care Car shall be and remain responsible for having its own telephone line and shall bear the sole cost and expense of its own telephone line and other office equipment and supplies. Care Car may use its mobile workstation at the front desk/welcome desk area of the C&SC during C&SC’s regular office hours of Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. through 4:00 p.m. Care Car may only use its work station space at the welcome desk during hours when the C&SC is open to the public (unless written authorization has been provided by the City’s Community Services Director or designee in advance).

C. Locker #21 and File Cabinet. The City shall permit Care Car to use “Locker #21” and a file cabinet in the Administration Area for Care Car to store its property, including its mobile work station, and City shall provide a key to Locker #21 and the file cabinet. All property stored by Care Car in Locker #21 and the file cabinet shall be and remain Care Car’s personal property and not the property or responsibility of City.

D. Parking Spaces. City shall grant to Care Car the use of four (4) designated and contiguous parking spaces in the gated parking lot of the C&SC. City shall mark the parking spaces with appropriate signs. City shall pay any costs associated with the marking and placement of such signs. If Care Car desires any additional modifications to the parking spaces or the parking lot, Care Car shall make such request in writing to the City’s Community Services Director. Any additional modifications shall be at the sole and complete expense of Care Car and will either require a separate agreement or an amendment to this Agreement. The Community Services Director shall review such request and respond in writing within a reasonable period of time to Care Car. Care Car understands that it will park its vehicles at the C&SC parking lot at its own risk and assumes all risk of theft, vandalism, or other damage to its vehicles.

E. Installation of Lights and Cameras. Should Care Car request additional lighting and/or the installation of security cameras, Care Car shall obtain advanced approval in writing from City. If City authorizes the additional lighting and/or security cameras, Care Car shall bear any and all costs associated with the purchase, installation, and maintenance of such additional lighting and/or security cameras. City shall provide, or cause to be provided, the

Care Car License Agreement
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3 installation and maintenance of the additional lighting and/or security cameras, at Care Car’s sole cost and expense. However, City shall pay any costs associated with additional utility expenses associated herewith. Furthermore, Care Car understands that the City shall not be responsible or liable for any damage or theft to the cameras and/or lights.

F. Copy Machine. City shall permit Care Car to use the City’s copy machine at the C&SC, and Care Car agrees to pay Five Dollars ($5.00) to City each month as reimbursement to City for use of the copy machine.

6. Insurance.

A. Minimum Limits of Insurance. Care Car shall maintain limits no less than (1) General Liability: ONE MILLION DOLLARS ($1,000,000.00) per occurrence for bodily injury, personal injury, and property damage (if Commercial General Liability Insurance or other form with general aggregate limit is used including, but not limited to, form CG 2503, either the general aggregate limit shall apply separately to this Agreement or the general aggregate limit shall be twice the required occurrence limit); and (2) Automobile Liability: ONE MILLION DOLLARS ($1,000,000.00) per accident for bodily injury and property damage. Care Car asserts that it has no employees; should that change, it will immediately obtain workers’ compensation coverage as required by State law and provide the City with a certificate of insurance to evidence compliance.

B. Insurance Endorsements. The insurance policies shall contain the following provisions, or Care Car shall provide endorsements on forms supplied or approved by the City to add the following provisions to the insurance policies:

i. General Liability. The general liability policy shall include or be endorsed (amended) to state that: (1) the City, its directors, officials, officers, employees, agents, and volunteers shall be covered as additional insured with respect to the use of the Licensed Premises performed by or on behalf of Care Car, including materials, parts, or equipment furnished in connection with such work; and (2) the insurance coverage shall be primary insurance as respects the City, its directors, officials, officers, employees, agents, and volunteers, or if excess, shall stand in an unbroken chain of coverage excess of Care Car’s scheduled underlying coverage. Any insurance or self-insurance maintained by the City, its directors, officials, officers, employees, agents, and volunteers shall be excess of Care Car’s insurance and shall not be called upon to contribute with it in any way.

ii. Automobile Liability. The automobile liability policy shall include or be endorsed (amended) to state that: (1) the City, its directors, officials, officers, employees, agents, and volunteers shall be covered as additional insureds with respect to the ownership, operation, maintenance, use, loading, or unloading of any auto owned, leased, hired, or borrowed by Care Car or for which Care Car is responsible; and (2) the insurance coverage shall be primary insurance as respects the City, its directors, officials, officers, employees, agents, and volunteers, or if excess, shall stand in an unbroken chain of coverage excess of Care Car’s scheduled underlying coverage. Any insurance of self-insurance maintained by the City, its directors,

Care Car License Agreement
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4 officials, officers, employees, agents, and volunteers shall be excess of Care Car’s insurance and shall not be called upon to contribute with it in any way.

C. All Coverages. Each insurance policy required by this Agreement shall be endorsed to state that: (A) coverage shall not be suspended, voided, reduced or cancelled except after thirty (30) days prior written notice by certified mail, return receipt requested, has been given to the City; and (B) any failure to comply with reporting or other provisions of the policies, including breaches of warranties, shall not affect coverage provided to the City, its directors, officers, officials, employees, agents, and volunteers.

D. Separation of Insureds; No Special Limitations. All insurance required by this Section shall contain standard separation of insureds provisions. In addition, such insurance shall not contain any special limitations on the scope of protection afforded to the City, its directors, officials, officers, employees, agents, and volunteers.

E. Deductibles and Self-Insurance Retentions. Any deductibles or self-insured retentions must be declared to and approved by the City. Care Car shall guarantee that, at the option of the City, either: (1) the insurer shall reduce or eliminate such deductibles or self-insured retentions as respects the City, its directors, officials, officers, employees, agents, and volunteers; or (2) Care Car shall procure a bond guaranteeing payment of losses and related investigation costs, claims, and administrative and defense expenses.

F. Acceptability of Insurers. Insurance is to be placed with insurers with a current A.M. Best’s rating no less than A:VIII, licensed to do business in California, and satisfactory to the City.

G. Verification of Coverage. Care Car shall furnish City with original certificates of insurance and endorsements effecting coverage required by this Agreement on forms satisfactory to the City. The certificates and endorsements for each insurance policy shall be signed by a person authorized by that insurer to bind coverage on its behalf, and shall be on forms provided by the City if requested. All certificates and endorsements must be received and approved by the City before work commences. The City reserves the right to require complete, certified copies of all required insurance policies, at any time.

H. Reporting of Claims. Care Car shall report to the City, in addition to Care Car’s insurer, any and all insurance claims submitted by Care Car that are related to Care Car’s use of City’s C&SC facilities or property.

7. Hold Harmless and Indemnity. Care Car shall indemnify, hold harmless, and defend (with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the City Attorney) City, its representatives, officers, officials, agents, and employees from and against all liability (including without limitation, court costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees), claims, losses, demands, or actions for injury to, or death of a person or persons, or damages to property relating to, arising out of, alleged to arise out of, or in consequence of Care Car’s possession of or activity on the Licensed Premises, to the extent such

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5 liability, claims, losses, demands, or actions are caused by or result from the negligent acts or omissions of Care Car, its representatives, officers, agents, employees, or volunteers or other activities on the Licensed Premises or in Care Car’s vehicles.

City shall indemnify, hold harmless, and defend (with counsel reasonably satisfactory to Care Car) Care Car’s representatives, officers, officials, agents employees, and volunteers against all Care Car liability (including without limitation, court costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees), claims, losses, demands or actions for injury to or death of a person or persons, or damages to property relating to, arising out of, alleged to arise out of, or in consequence of City’s possession of or activity on the Leased Premises, to the extent such liability, claims, losses, demands, or actions are caused by or result from the negligent acts or omissions caused solely by City, its representatives, officers, agents, employees, or volunteers.

8. Removal of Items From Licensed Premises. Upon expiration of this Agreement or sooner termination, Care Car, within sixty (60) days thereafter, shall remove from Licensed Premises all improvements erected or installed by Care Car, its predecessors, successors, or assigns, which have been installed by or on behalf of Care Car.

9. Surrender. Care Car shall, at the end of the term or on sooner termination of this Agreement, quietly and peaceably surrender possession of the Licensed Premises and give peaceable possession of the Licensed Premises to the City, in the same condition as the Licensed Premises were in at the commencement of this Agreement unless City desires to retain any improvements or modifications made to the Licensed Premises, as determined by the Community Services Director.

10. Termination. Care Car understands that the Licensed Premises is located within a public building and that a future use by City may become paramount to the use contemplated by this Agreement. If Care Car’s use of the Licensed Premises violates now, or in the future violates, any rules, regulations, or requirements of any regulatory agencies or any law, City shall have the right to terminate this Agreement without penalty, and Care Car shall surrender the Licensed Premises to City pursuant to Section 9 of this Agreement. Without limiting its ability to seek other remedies, either at law or in equity, either party may terminate this Agreement and all of the obligations herein, at its option, upon the other party’s breach of any of its obligations under this Agreement. Failure to cure such breach within sixty (60) days after receipt of written notice from the non-breaching party or, if such cure cannot be completed within sixty (60) days, the breaching party’s failure to commence such cure within sixty (60) days after its receipt of written notice and thereafter failing to diligently prosecute such cure to completion.

11. Assignment. Care Car agrees not to convey, assign, sublet, or encumber any interest in the Licensed Premises during the term of this Agreement without first obtaining the City’s prior written approval, which may be granted or refused in City’s sole and absolute discretion. Any attempted sale, conveyance, assignment, sublet, or encumbrance shall be void where prior written approval has not first been obtained from City. Any assignment or subletting approved by City shall not relieve Care Car of any of its obligations or liabilities under this Agreement for the term

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6 of this Agreement, and both Care Car and any subsequent assignor(s) shall be deemed bound by this Agreement.

12. Other Conditions.

A. Entire Agreement. This Agreement supersedes any prior agreements, negotiations, and communications, oral or written, and contains the entire agreement between City and Care Car as to the subject matter hereof. No subsequent agreement, representation, or promise made by either party hereto, or by or to any employee, officer, agent, or representative of either party shall be of any effect unless it is in writing and executed by the party to be bound thereby.

B. Interpretation and Venue. The title or headings to paragraphs shall have no effect on interpretation of provisions. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California, and any action to interpret or enforce this Agreement shall be brought and maintained exclusively in the courts of and for Yolo County.

C. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in multiple counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which, together, shall constitute one and the same instrument.

D. Attorney’s Fees. If any action or proceeding is brought by a party against the other under this Agreement, the prevailing party shall be entitled to recover for the fees of its attorneys in such action or proceeding, including costs of appeal, if any, in such amount as the court may adjudge reasonable as attorneys’ fees. In addition, should it be necessary for City to employ legal counsel to enforce any of the provisions herein, Care Car agrees to pay all attorneys’ fees and court costs reasonably incurred.

E. Amendments. This Agreement may not be amended, modified, altered, or changed in any respect whatsoever except by a further agreement in writing executed by the parties.

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7 13. Notices. All notices shall be in writing and delivered in person or transmitted by mail, postage prepaid as follows:

CITY: Community Services Director
City of Woodland
2001 East Street
Woodland, CA 95776

CARE CAR: Community Care Car
Janice Cardin, President
2001 East Street
Woodland, CA 95776
(530) 662-7800

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement this day of , 2025, and is effective as of .

CITY OF WOODLAND: COMMUNITY CARE CAR

BY: BY:

Ken Hiatt, City Manager Janice Cardin, President

RESOLUTION NO.

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WOODLAND

AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A FIVE-YEAR LICENSE

AGREEMENT WITH THE COMMUNITY CARE CAR ORGANIZATION

WHEREAS, the City of Woodland includes a thriving community of older individuals who desire to experience their lives independently; and

WHEREAS, the City of Woodland’s Senior Center provides a central location for older individuals to receive resources and have opportunities for leisure; and

WHEREAS, the Community Care Car organization provides transportation for older Woodland residents to-and-from anywhere within the city limits for over four decades; and

WHEREAS, the Woodland Senior Center and Community Care Car have an established working partnership in which Community Care Car utilizes the Senior Center as an office location; and
WHEREAS, the City had a license agreement with Community Care Car that expired; and

WHEREAS, the City Council wishes to approve the License Agreement and authorize its execution through the adoption of this resolution.

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

SECTION 1. The City Council authorizes the City Manager to execute the License Agreement with the Community Care Car organization related to use of the Woodland Community & Senior Center facility.

SECTION 2. A copy of the Agreement is available and on file in the City Clerk’s office and is incorporated herein by reference and made a part of this Resolution.

PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Woodland at a regular meeting held on the 18th day of November 2025, by the following vote:

AYES:

NOES:

ABSENT:

ABSTAIN:
________________________________
Rich Lansburgh, Mayor
ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM:

________________________________ ________________________________ Marissa Kersey, City Clerk Ethan Walsh, City Attorney

TO: THE HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
AGENDA: City Council Regular Meeting
DATE: November 18, 2025
ITEM #: G.9
SUBJECT: Resolution Accepting the Public Improvements for Subdivision Final Map 5221 Ruby Estates.

Recommendation for Action: Staff recommends that the City Council adopt Resolution No. _____, accepting the public improvements for Subdivision Final Map 5221 Ruby Estates.

Staff Contact:

Kendall Walker, Engineering Technician, (530) 661-5807, [email protected]

Fiscal Impact:

All infrastructure improvements to serve this subdivision were constructed using bond proceeds from the Spring Lake community facilities district (CFD) and/or Spring Lake Infrastructure Fees (SLIF), along with private funding from the developer. The intract public improvements constructed with this map include only water and sewer mains throughout the site. All other improvements (including roads and storm drainage) will be privately owned and maintained. Public landscape improvements include the addition of 9 street trees and a CMU soundwall fronting County Road 25A, with no new additional landscaping. The existing landscape improvements are accounted for in previous contracts and maintained by the Spring Lake Landscape & Lighting District (L&L). Therefore, there is no additional annual maintenance cost. These costs were anticipated during the formation of the L&L and will be included in the proposed annual assessments, which are typically presented to the Council in May each year.

The Governmental Accounting Standards Board Statement 34 (GASB 34) requires state and local governments to include valuation and depreciation information on public infrastructure assets for accounting purposes and financial reports. The total cost of public infrastructure in the GASB 34 categories that the City will acquire with these subdivisions is shown below.

Est. GASB34 category Ruby Estates
(SM #5221)
Road (Masonry Wall only) $264,200
Water $796,000
Sewer $557,000
Storm Drain $0

Background:

On July 19, 2022, the City Council approved the Tentative Map No. 5221 (Ruby Estates) for 87 multifamily lots and a Development Agreement. On December 17, 2024, the City Council approved Final Subdivision Map (SM) No. 5221 Ruby Estates, and the associated Subdivision Improvement Agreement with Lennar Homes of California, LLC.

The improvements constructed for Subdivision 5221 and currently being considered for acceptance are shown in the improvement plans entitled:
• "Civil Improvement Plans for Ruby Estates Subdivision 5221" — approved by the City Engineer on October 15, 2024, and
• "Landscape Improvements for Ruby Estates (Subdivision 5221)" — approved by the City Engineer on October 15, 2024, and
• "Landscape Improvement for Ruby Estates Offsite Renovation 25A Landscape Corridor" — approved by the City Engineer on January 27, 2025.

As of October, 30 2025, Lennar Homes of California, LLC has completed the infrastructure improvements to the satisfaction of the City Engineer, Public Works, and Community Development Departments.

Following Council acceptance, the City Clerk will file a Notice of Completion for the completed items initiating release of the developer’s performance securities for these improvements. The developer has provided warranty security to correct any defects identified during the warranty time frame of one year following the filing of the Notice of Completion.

Discussion:

This is the standard practice for obtaining infrastructure improvements for new subdivisions. The final map dedicated public utility easements to the city. The work was designed to City Standard Specifications and the improvements were inspected by the City during construction.

Conclusion:

Staff recommends that the City Council adopt Resolution No. _____, accepting the public improvements for Subdivision Final Map 5221 Ruby Estates.

Prepared by: Kendall Walker, Engineering Technician

Reviewed by: Brent Meyer, Community Development Director/City Engineer

Attachments:

1. Location Map

2. Proposed Resolution - Ruby Estates

RUBY ESTATESSM #5221
NSWE

RESOLUTION NO. ______

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WOODLAND

ACCEPTING THE PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS FOR SUBDIVISION FINAL MAP 5221 BY LENNAR HOMES OF CALIFORNIA, LLC

WHEREAS, On July 19, 2022, the City Council approved Tentative Map No. 5221 Ruby Estates for 87 multi-family lots and along with a Development Agreement; and

WHEREAS, on, December 17, 2024, the City Council approved the final map for Subdivision No. 5221 Ruby Estates, which created 87 multifamily lots in the Spring Lake Specific Plan (“Map”); and

WHEREAS, the conditions of approval for the Map required the subdivider, Lennar Homes of California, LLC, to enter into a Subdivision Improvement Agreement calling for the construction of infrastructure necessary to serve the development permitted by this Map (collectively, the “Improvements”), and furnish bonds or other securities to ensure the timely completion of the Improvements; and
WHEREAS, Lennar Homes of California, LLC has completed the Improvements; and WHEREAS, Lennar Homes of California, LLC has previously furnished a bond for subdivision 5221, identified as Bond No. SPA150818 008 and issued by Sirius Point America Insurance Company as surety (“Bond”), securing the completion of the Improvements; and WHEREAS, the Subdivision Map Act and the Woodland Municipal Code require the City to accept subdivision improvements which have been completed; and

WHEREAS, Lennar Homes of California, LLC has requested that the City accept those Improvements that have been completed;

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

SECTION 1. The City Council hereby accepts those Improvements constructed for Subdivision 5221 Ruby Estates and as shown on the civil improvement plans entitled, "Civil Improvement Plans for Ruby Estates Subdivision 5221" and "Landscape Improvements for: Ruby Estates (Subdivision 5221)" approved by the City Engineer October 17, 2024 and "Landscape Improvement for: Ruby Estates Offsite Renovation 25A Landscape Corridor" approved by the City Engineer on January 27, 2025
SECTION 2. The City Council hereby authorizes the City Clerk to file the Notice of Completion and release the developer’s performance and payment securities for Subdivision No. 5221 Ruby Estates.

SECTION 3. Through adoption of this resolution, the City of Woodland does not waive any of its rights, or obligations of Lennar Homes of California, LLC. or any other entity, under the

conditions of approval for the Map, any associated development agreement, reimbursement agreement, participation agreement, or under any other document, ordinance or applicable law.

SECTION 4. The adoption of this resolution shall not be deemed to cure any breach by Lennar Homes of California, LLC. or any other entity of its obligations under the Map or any other document, ordinance, or applicable law.

PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Woodland at a regular meeting held on the 18th day of November 2025, by the following vote:

AYES:

NOES:

ABSENT:

ABSTAIN:
______________________________
Rich Lansburgh, Mayor

ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM:

______________________________ ______________________________ Marissa Kersey, City Clerk Ethan Walsh, City Attorney

TO: THE HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
AGENDA: City Council Regular Meeting
DATE: November 18, 2025
ITEM #: G.10
SUBJECT: Kevin & Lorie Haarberg Gymnasium Court
Maintenance Project

Recommendation for Action: Staff recommends that the City Council adopt Resolution No. ____, authorizing the appropriation of $67,000 from the Recreation Enterprise Fund (Fund 2253) for the maintenance of the Kevin & Lorie Haarberg Gymnasium at the Woodland Community & Senior Center.

Staff Contact:

Dallas Tringali, Community Services Program Manager, (530) 661-2005, [email protected]

Fiscal Impact:

Recreation Enterprise Fund fees are collected from youth, adult, and senior programs implemented by the Community Services Department. Examples of programs include: youth and adult basketball leagues, summer camps, and senior programs. Registration fees for those that participate in the programs cover the program expenses. Any remaining revenue from these programs is held in the Recreation Enterprise Reserve. Funds from the reserve are being requested to be used to pay for the striping and surfacing of the courts in the Kevin & Lorie Haarberg Gymnasium at the Woodland Community & Senior Center. The expense to stripe and surface the courts is approximately $67,000.

Background:

The Woodland Community & Senior Center opened on March 3, 2007. The facility is over 55,000 square feet and includes meeting rooms, a gymnasium, and other spaces for public use. The Kevin & Lorie Haarberg Gymnasium features two basketball courts, two volleyball courts, and four badminton courts (overlayed on top of each other). The courts have received resurfacing treatment every 1 to 2 years since the building opened. It is recommended that sports courts have more extensive maintenance every 15 to 20 years.

Discussion:

After 18 years of heavy use, water damage, and broken wood panels, the courts need significant maintenance beyond the normal resurfacing treatment. The sports court in the Kevin & Lorie Haarberg Gymnasium needs to be stripped to the wood, sanded down, have damaged boards replaced, new sport lines painted, and the whole floor resurfaced. This approach will ensure maximum performance with continued maintenance for the next 15 to 20 years. Since the programs that provide revenue to the Recreation Enterprise Fund utilize the gymnasium, use of these funds to maintain the gymnasium floor is an appropriate use.

Conclusion: Staff recommends that the City Council adopt Resolution No. ____, authorizing the appropriation of $67,000 from the Recreation Enterprise Fund (Fund 2253) for the maintenance of the Kevin & Lorie Haarberg Gymnasium at the Woodland Community & Senior Center.

Prepared By: Dallas Tringali, Community Services Program Manager Reviewed By: Christine Ferrara, Community Services Director

Attachments:

1. Proposed Resolution - 2025 Gym Floor Resurfacing Project

RESOLUTION NO.

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WOODLAND

TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS FROM THE RECREATION ENTERPRISE FUND (FUND 2253) FOR A COURT MAINTENANCE PROJECT

WHEREAS, The Woodland Community & Senior Center opened in March 2007; and

WHEREAS, the facility contains the Kevin & Lorie Haarberg Gymnasium, a multi-sport facility that is utilized year-round; and

WHEREAS, the Kevin & Lorie Haarberg Gymnasium has been subject to heavy use over its 18-year life; and

WHEREAS, The Recreation Enterprise Fund is used to operate Community Service programs for all ages; and

WHEREAS, The Recreation Enterprise Fund has a reserve of revenue from those programs that utilize the Woodland Community & Senior Center heavily.

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

SECTION 1. The appropriation of $67,000 from the Recreation Enterprise Fund (Fund 2253) for the maintenance of the Kevin & Lorie Haarberg Gymnasium at the Woodland Community & Senior Center is hereby authorized.

PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Woodland at a regular meeting held on the 18th day of November 2025, by the following vote:

AYES:

NOES:

ABSENT:

ABSTAIN:
________________________________
Rich Lansburgh, Mayor
ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM:

________________________________ ________________________________ Marissa Kersey, City Clerk Ethan Walsh, City Attorney

TO: THE HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
AGENDA: City Council Regular Meeting
DATE: November 18, 2025
ITEM #: G.11
SUBJECT: Receive report on the WPCF 2025 West Levee
Effluent Pipe Emergency Repairs and approve the
emergency work, CIP 14-15

Recommendation for Action: Staff recommends that the City Council receive a report on emergency repairs and adopt Resolution No. _____ to:

1.) Approve the emergency work for the WPCF 2025 West Levee Effluent Pipeline Emergency Repair Project, CIP 14-15 up to the amount of $175,000, and

2.) Approve a construction contingency of up to $175,000 for a total contract not to exceed $350,000.

Staff Contact:

Tim Busch PE, Principal Utilities Civil Engineer, 530-661-5963 [email protected]

Fiscal Impact:

The emergency repair contract has a not to exceed limit of $175,000 on a time and materials basis.

The contractor tracks expenses each day of work and submits expenses to the City for approval. An additional $175,000 in construction contingency is requested due to the nature of the emergency work and because final costs will exceed $175,000. Final costs will be known at the completion of the work. The work is funded through the Large Diameter Wastewater Pipeline Repair, Replacement & Lining Project, CIP 14-15, which is funded in the Council-approved Capital Budget with approximately $3,700,000 of Sewer Enterprise Funds.

There is no impact to the General Fund.

Background:

City staff observed a failure of the effluent pipe on the discharge side of the West Levee Pump Station (WLPS) on October 30, 2025. The WLPS is located on the north side of County Road 22, immediately west of the Yolo Bypass West Levee. The WLPS pumps treated effluent over the levee and into the City’s effluent discharge channel located within the Yolo Bypass. The Water Pollution Control Facility (WPCF) is currently treating approximately 4 million gallons per day and discharges this water by gravity to the WLPS where it is pumped to the Yolo Bypass. The WPCF has been unable to discharge treated effluent due to the pipe failure and has been storing water in its emergency detention pond. The emergency detention pond has limited storage capacity and can accept water for only a few days.

There are 92 feet of 30-inch diameter, 53-year-old concrete pipe between the WLPS discharge steel pipe and steel pipe crossing the railroad and the Yolo Bypass West Levee. This same section of concrete pipe has failed four times in the past three years. City staff typically address these failures by sealing the failed pipe and backfilling with slurry. Given the repeated failures and multiple spot repairs on the defective section, another spot repair is not feasible and City staff cannot make the necessary repairs.

An emergency contract was initiated with McGuire and Hester to make emergency repairs to the effluent pipe on November 4, 2025. The emergency repair work generally includes: installation of a temporary pumping system to allow the WPCF to discharge treated effluent to the Yolo Bypass,

removal of the failed concrete pipe and replacement with new C900 PVC pipe, and installation of mechanical couplings to connect to the steel pipe at either end of the 92-foot repair. Emergency repair work began on November 5, 2025, with the installation of the temporary bypass pumping system and acquisition of pipe and mechanical couplers.

Subsequent to the completion of the emergency repair work, the City will provide sufficient burial depth for the pipe by adding aggregate base rock and grading the area.

Discussion:

An emergency is defined under Public Contract Code Section 1102 as “a sudden, unexpected occurrence that poses a clear and imminent danger, requiring immediate action to prevent or mitigate the loss or impairment of life, health, property, or essential public services.” This work qualifies as an emergency because the WPCF cannot discharge treated effluent without the effluent pipe and the WPCF has limited storage capacity for treated effluent at the current flow rate of approximately 4 million gallons per day.

The Public Contract Code Sections 22035 and 22050 along with City Code of Ordinances Section

3.32.130 define and regulate the use of emergency contracts for public projects. The City Manager has the authority to take immediate action required by the emergency up to a total of $175,000 and report on the emergency work at the next City Council meeting and request approval by a four-fifths vote of Council. Work shall be performed without the benefit of competitive bidding, either formal or informal, only so long as necessary under Sections 22035 and 22050.

The emergency work will conclude when the effluent pipe is repaired and can be placed into service and the temporary pumping system is dismantled. Final costs will be known after the work is completed.

Conclusion:

Staff recommends that the City Council receive a report on emergency repairs and adopt Resolution No. _____ to:

1.) Approve the emergency work for the WPCF 2025 West Levee Effluent Pipeline Emergency Repair Project, CIP 14-15 up to the amount of $175,000, and

2.) Approve a construction contingency of up to $175,000 for a total contract not to exceed $350,000.

Prepared by: Tim Busch, P.E., Principal Utilities Civil Engineer

Reviewed by: Brent Meyer, P.E., City Engineer / Community Development Director

Attachments:

1. Reso WPCF effluent pipe emergency work

RESOLUTION NO. ______

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WOODLAND APPROVING EMERGENCY WORK FOR THE WPCF 2025 WEST LEVEE EFFLUENT PIPELINE EMERGENCY REPAIR PROJECT, CIP 14-15

WHEREAS, the City Council delegated to the City Manager the power to declare a public emergency and take any related and immediate action required by the emergency up to a total of $175,000 pursuant to Sections 22035 and 22050 of the California Public Contract Code; and

WHEREAS, an emergency is defined under the California Public Contract Code Section 1102 as “ a sudden, unexpected occurrence that poses a clear and imminent danger, requiring immediate action to prevent or mitigate the loss or impairment of live, health, property, or essential public services”; and

WHEREAS, the Water Pollution Control Facility (WPCF) West Levee Pump Stations effluent pipeline failed on October 30, 2025; and

WHEREAS, the WPCF is unable to continue operation without the pipeline and is storing treated effluent in an emergency basin; and

WHEREAS, the WPCF emergency basin has only a few days of storage capacity; and

WHEREAS, the emergency repair work consists of installing a temporary pumping system, completing repairs to the effluent pipe, connecting to existing pipe on both ends, placing the effluent pipe back in operation, and dismantling the temporary pumping system; and

WHEREAS, the funding for the work is budgeted in the Large Diameter Wastewater Pipeline Repair, Replacement & Lining Project, CIP 14-15; and

WHEREAS, the City Manager entered into an Emergency Construction Contract with McGuire and Hester, Inc. for an amount up to $175,000, and the City Council wishes to authorize the continuation of the emergency work to completion through adoption of this resolution.

WHEREAS, the City Council wishes to allocate a construction contingency of up to $175,000 for a total maximum amount of $350,000; and

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WOODLAND AS FOLLOWS:

Section 1. The City Council hereby approves the continuation of the emergency work to its completion.

Section 2. The City Council hereby approves additional construction contingencies of up to $175,000 for a total contract amount not to exceed $350,000

Section 3. Copies of the Construction Contract are available and on file in the City Clerk’s office, and are incorporated herein by reference and made a part of this Resolution.

Section 4. The recitals above are adopted as true and correct and incorporated as if fully set forth herein.

PASSED AND ADOPTED this 18th day of November 2025, by the following vote:

AYES:

NOES:

ABSENT:

ABSTAIN:
______________________________
Rich Lansburgh, Mayor

ATTEST:
_____________________________
Marissa Kersey, City Clerk

TO: THE HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
AGENDA: City Council Regular Meeting
DATE: November 18, 2025
ITEM #: G.12
SUBJECT: Appropriating Project Funding for the WPCF Pond 9 Biosolids Drying and Removal Project, CIP 26-03

Recommendation for Action: Staff recommend that the City Council adopt Resolution No. _____, to:

1.) Approve the reallocation of $230,000 of Sewer Enterprise Funds from WPCF Biosolids, CIP 10- 11, to WPCF Pond 9 Biosolids Drying and Removal, CIP 26-03 for a total budget of $810,000; and

2.) Approve additional construction contingencies of up to $251,664 (57%) for a total contract amount not to exceed $800,000 with Ariza Construction, Inc.

Staff Contact
Dang Bui, Associate Engineer, (530) 661-5856, [email protected]

Fiscal Impact
The WPCF Pond 9 Biosolids Drying and Removal Project, CIP 26-03, is fully funded in the approved Capital Improvement Program (CIP) Budget. On May 20, 2025, the City Council approved the total project budget of $580,000 to cover the design and construction contract with Ariza Construction, Inc. in the amount of $438,669 with 25% construction contingency, construction management and inspection, and staff time.

Additional budget for the project is requested for the following reasons:

1. The City's Land Application Permit with the Regional Water Quality Control Board was delayed, resulting in all biosolids in the project being hauled to the Yolo County Central Landfill,

2. Biosolids quantities are higher than anticipated,

3. There was an unexpected leak of the capping water system, and

4. The cool summer and early rain required a portion of the biosolids to be winterized for hauling in 2026.

Construction is estimated to cost 50% more than originally estimated, with $589,347 forecasted to be spent by the end of 2025. An additional $230,000 is estimated to cover the hauling of the remaining winterized biosolids to the Yolo County Central Landfill, final hauled quantities in Pond 9, construction management and inspection, and staff time.

There is no impact to the General Fund.

Background
The City’s Water Pollution Control Facility (WPCF) generates biosolids as a result of the wastewater treatment process. The WPCF uses a series of ponds to accumulate and stabilize these biosolids over time. Typically, each biosolids pond is loaded for two years and then allowed to stabilize for one year. The frequency of loading within the two-year period varies depending on operational needs.

A 25% contingency was included at the time of project award. Higher-than-normal contingencies are often required for biosolids drying and removal projects due to variable loading schedules, weather conditions, and moisture content. This year’s project experienced several challenges, including an

unexpected leak in July and early rain events in October, which is typically the last good hauling month. The leak caused the biosolids to nearly revert to their original state after the pond’s water cap was removed. The subsequent rainfall further hindered the drying process, increasing the moisture content of the biosolids.

The project was initially planned to land-apply approximately half of the estimated biosolids, which contributed to the expectation that this year’s project would cost less than in previous years.

However, the Regional Water Quality Control Board postponed the land application pilot study, requiring all biosolids to be hauled to the landfill instead. In addition, an unexpected capping water leak, early rain events, and the end of the drying season prevented complete removal of the biosolids. As of November 1, 2025, 5,586 dry tons had been hauled to the landfill. Approximately one-third remains—about 2,400 wet tons—which will be winterized by the contractor and hauled during the first half of 2026.

The remaining biosolids will be winterized by stockpiling them at the west end of Pond 9, which sits at a higher elevation than the east end. This will help minimize precipitation absorption and allow any water runoff to be pumped out of the pond as needed.

Discussion
The 25% construction contingency previously authorized by City Council is not sufficient to cover the hauled biosolids nor the remaining biosolids in Pond 9. Staff is requesting an additional $230,000 to be reallocated from CIP 10-11 WPCF Biosolids to CIP 26-03 WPCF Pond 9 Biosolids Drying and Removal Project, as the remaining balance in CIP 26-03 is not sufficient to cover extra tonnage, construction management and inspection, and staff time (see cost breakdown below). Staff is also requesting an additional $251,664 in construction contingencies to the construction contract amount for an amount not to exceed $800,000. The number of working days for completion of the project will be extended to June 30, 2026.

Table 1. Project Cost
Original Construction Contract $438,669
Construction Contingency $109,667
Total Construction Cost $548,336
Project/Construction Management/Misc. $10,000
Original Total Project Cost $558,336
Original Total Project Budget $580,000
Revised Totals
Expenditures through 2025 $589,347
Project/Construction Management/Misc. $10,000
Estimated cost to winterize and haul in 2026 $200,000
Revised Total Project Cost $799,347
Additional Budget Required (rounded) $230,000
Revised Project Budget $810,000

Conclusion

Recommendation for Action: Staff recommend that the City Council adopt Resolution No. _____, to:

1.) Approve the reallocation of $230,000 of Sewer Enterprise Funds from WPCF Biosolids, CIP 10- 11, to WPCF Pond 9 Biosolids Drying and Removal, CIP 26-03 for a total budget of $810,000; and

2.) Approve additional construction contingencies of up to $251,664 (57%) for a total contract amount not to exceed $800,000 with Ariza Construction, Inc.

Prepared by: Dang Bui, Associate Engineer

Reviewed by: Tim Busch, Principal Utilities Civil Engineer, P.E.

Brent Meyer, CDD Director/City Engineer, P.E.

Attachments:

1. Proposed Resolution - WPCF Biosolids Removal

RESOLUTION NO. ______

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WOODLAND APPROPRIATING PROJECT FUNDING FOR THE WPCF POND 9 BIOSOLIDS DRYING AND REMOVAL PROJECT, CIP 26-03, AND INCREASING THE

CONSTRUCTION CONTINGENCY FOR A TOTAL CONTRACT AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $800,000 WITH ARIZA CONSTRUCTION, INC.

WHEREAS, the City Council approved the plans and specifications and authorized advertisement for bids on April 15, 2025, and the City of Woodland advertised for bids on April 16, 2025; and

WHEREAS, the City approved the reallocation of $580,000 of Sewer Enterprise Funds from WPCF Biosolids, CIP 10-11, to WPCF Pond 9 Biosolids Drying and Removal Project, CIP 26-03; and

WHEREAS, on May 20, 2025, the City Council approved the construction contract with Ariza Construction, Inc. in the amount of $438,669 with a construction contingency in the amount of $109,667; and

WHEREAS, the construction of the Project began on June 9, 2025; and

WHEREAS, an unexpected leak of the capping water system, cool summer weather, and early storm events in the drying season increasing the drying time of the Pond 9 biosolids; and

WHEREAS, permitting with the Regional Water Quality Control Board was delayed, resulting in all biosolids in the project being hauled to the Yolo County Central Landfill; and

WHEREAS, the Yolo County Central Landfill requires biosolids to be 50% dry weight minimum for acceptance and refused to accept the portion of remaining biosolids, which were below 50% dry weight as of November 1, 2025; and

WHEREAS, the actual quantity of biosolids is expected to exceed the bid quantity by more than 25% upon completion of the project due to higher moisture content recorded in the biosolids prior to hauling; and

WHEREAS, the City Council wishes to reallocate $230,000 of Sewer Enterprise from WPCF Biosolids CIP 10-11 to WPCF Pond 9 Biosolids Drying and Removal, CIP 26-03.

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

SECTION 1. The City Council hereby approves the reallocation of $230,000 of Sewer Enterprise Funds from WPCF Biosolids, CIP 10-11, to WPCF Pond 9 Biosolids Drying and Removal Project, CIP 26-03 for a total budget of $810,000.

SECTION 2. The City Council hereby approves additional construction contingencies of up to $251,664 (57%) for a total contract amount not to exceed $800,000 with Ariza Construction, Inc.

PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Woodland at a regular meeting held on the 18th day of November 2025, by the following vote:

AYES:

NOES:

ABSENT:

ABSTAIN:
______________________________
Rich Lansburgh, Mayor

ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM:

______________________________ ______________________________ Marissa Kersey, City Clerk Ethan Walsh, City Attorney

TO: THE HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
AGENDA: City Council Regular Meeting
DATE: November 18, 2025
ITEM #: G.13
SUBJECT: Allocation of $5,000 from the Public Art Fund for a Painted Mural on the North Wall of 327 College
Street, the Midtown Theater Building (former Porter
Theater)

Recommendation for Action: Staff recommends that the City Council:

1.) Approve the allocation of $5,000 from the Public Art Fund to support the creation and installation of a new painted mural on the north façade of the former Porter Theater building on College Street (facing the adjacent City parking lot); and,

2.) Authorize the Community Development Director (or designee) to execute any related agreements and take all actions necessary to implement the project consistent with the Public Art Ordinance.

Staff Contact:

Erika Bumgardner, Deputy Community Development Director, (530) 661-558, [email protected]

Fiscal Impact:

The action would allocate $5,000 from the Public Art Fund. Per Woodland Municipal Code §17.64.070, Public Art Fund dollars are restricted to acquisition, commissioning, design, installation, placement, improvement, and maintenance of public art. Sufficient funds are available and no impact to the General Fund beyond the designated Public Art Fund allocation is anticipated.

Discussion:

Local resident David Wilkinson proposes a historically themed mural (Attachment 1) honoring the Porter Theater and Woodland’s vibrant downtown nightlife during its heyday. The artwork would cover most of the blank north-facing façade, prominently visible from the City parking lot and pedestrian routes near Dead Cat Alley. To date, Mr. Wilkinson has secured $15,000 in private contributions—from roughly a dozen donors, including the Yolo County Historical Society, the building owner George Turner, and several local businesses—and requests the City’s partnership to close the $5,000 funding gap through the Public Art Fund.

The proposed artist is Gregory Shilling-Goins, a Yolo County-raised artist who now lives in Sacramento and works across oil painting, sculpture, muralism, graphic design, and tattooing. His practice centers on figurative storytelling, with nature and the human figure as recurring themes.

The City’s Public Art Ordinance identifies public art as “a critical element in providing for a diverse and culturally rich environment for Woodland residents and visitors,” noting that public art fosters economic development, promotes cultural tourism, and can enhance urban revitalization by enlivening public areas and expressing community heritage.

The ordinance establishes a Public Art Fund within the City’s General Fund to acquire, commission, design, install, place, improve, and maintain public art citywide. It further provides that the City Council reviews the fund as part of the annual budget and is the final approval authority for projects undertaken through the fund.

General Plan Consistency
The Land Use, Community Design, and Historic Preservation Element of the General Plan recognizes that public art plays an important role in relating the story and identity of the city, with examples that include murals. The proposal advances Goal 2.F (Distinctive and Memorable Places) of the Land Use Element by promoting design that reflects Woodland’s historic and architectural context and enriches community life, and emphasizes the City’s historic Downtown as the center of shopping, dining, entertainment, and employment. The proposed mural supports these policies by celebrating a historic cultural asset (the Porter Theater) and visually enhancing a visually prominent wall in the downtown.

Conclusion:

Staff recommends that the City Council:

1.) Approve the allocation of $5,000 from the Public Art Fund to support the creation and installation of a new painted mural on the north façade of the former Porter Theater building on College Street (facing the adjacent City parking lot); and,

2.) Authorize the Community Development Director (or designee) to execute any related agreements and take all actions necessary to implement the project consistent with the Public Art Ordinance.

Attachments:

1. Mural Rendering

2. Proposed Resolution - Public Art

MURAL PROPOSAL – GREGORY SHILLING

RESOLUTION NO. ______

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WOODLAND

ALLOCATING PUBLIC ART FUND DOLLARS FOR A DOWNTOWN MURAL ON THE NORTH FAÇADE OF THE FORMER PORTER THEATER AND AUTHORIZING

RELATED ACTIONS
WHEREAS, Woodland Municipal Code (WMC) Chapter 17.64 establishes the City’s public art program and WMC §17.64.070 sets forth the purpose of public art in Woodland, including enhancing public spaces, celebrating community identity and heritage, fostering civic pride, supporting cultural tourism, and contributing to economic vitality; and WHEREAS, the City maintains a Public Art Fund to acquire, commission, design, install, place, improve, and maintain public art consistent with WMC Chapter 17.64, and the City Council is the final approval authority for expenditures from the Public Art Fund for projects that further the purposes of the ordinance; and
WHEREAS, the City of Woodland 2035 General Plan—including the Land Use, Community Design, and Historic Preservation Element—supports creation of distinctive and memorable places, recognizes the role of public art (including murals) in expressing community character, and prioritizes enhancement of Downtown as a center of activity; and WHEREAS, local resident David Wilkinson has proposed a historically themed mural commemorating the Porter Theater and Downtown Woodland’s entertainment heritage, to be installed on the north-facing wall of the former Porter Theater building on College Street (facing the City parking lot just south of Dead Cat Alley); and WHEREAS, the project sponsor has raised private contributions toward the mural and requested a City contribution of Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000) to close the funding gap; and WHEREAS, the City Council finds the proposed mural advances the purposes of WMC §17.64.070 by celebrating Woodland’s cultural history, activating a prominent Downtown location, enhancing the visual environment, and supporting community identity.

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

SECTION 1: The City Council hereby authorizes and allocates $5,000 from the Public Art Fund to support the design, materials, preparation, installation, and protective coating of the mural on the north façade of the former Porter Theater.

SECTION 2: The City Council authorizes the Community Development Director (or designee) to execute a funding agreement and any related documents with the project sponsor, artist, and/or property owner; to approve the final design, schedule, and maintenance/protective coating plan; and to take all actions necessary or desirable to implement this Resolution.

PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Woodland at a regular meeting held on the 18th day of November 2025, by the following vote:

AYES:

NOES:

ABSENT:

ABSTAIN:

______________________________
Rich Lansburgh, Mayor

ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM:

___________________________________ ______________________________ Marissa Kersey, City Clerk Ethan Walsh, City Attorney

TO: THE HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
AGENDA: City Council Regular Meeting
DATE: November 18, 2025
ITEM #: G.14
SUBJECT: Contract for Independent Cannabis Auditing Services

Recommendation for Action: Staff recommends that the City Council adopt Resolution No. ____, authorizing the City Manager to execute a two (2) year contract with HdL Companies for independent auditing services of Cannabis businesses operating within the City for fiscal years FY2023/24 through FY2025/26.

Staff Contact:

Karie Farnham, Financial Services Manager, (530) 661-5846, [email protected]

Fiscal Impact:

The cost for audit services for cannabis businesses operating in FY2023/24 and FY2024/25 is $45,000 and the cost for services for businesses operating in FY2025/26 is $75,000. As the total contract amount of $120,000 exceeds the City Manager's purchasing authority, approval by the City Council is required under the City's purchasing policy. The cost of the annual audits is included in the General Fund baseline budget and is offset by revenues collected through Commercial Cannabis Renewal Permit fees. Therefore, there is no negative fiscal impact to the General Fund.

Background:

The City imposes a Cannabis Business Tax on gross receipts generated by various licensed cannabis businesses operating within its jurisdiction, and has the authority to conduct an audit to examine all books and records relating to gross receipts collected by each business as authorized under Woodland Municipal Code 3.36. Per the code, Cannabis businesses are required to accurately report gross receipts and remit corresponding taxes to the City on a monthly basis. These revenues help to support general municipal services for overall community benefit.

Discussion:

The purpose of this item is to seek City Council authorization to engage professional audit services to provide an objective assessment of the gross receipts reported by licensed cannabis businesses operating within the City. This review is intended to ensure compliance with the Woodland Municipal Code provisions governing cannabis business taxation, identify any potential underreported revenues, verify that all applicable taxes have been accurately calculated and remitted, and determine whether any additional tax liabilities are owed to the City. Such audits help protect the City’s financial interests by ensuring accurate reporting and equitable tax administration as well as reinforce transparency, accountability, and compliance within the local cannabis market. Additionally, the audit process will help identify any potential gaps in reporting practices, improve future compliance, and ensure that tax revenues appropriately support City services as intended.

Conclusion:

Staff recommends that the City Council adopt Resolution No. ____, authorizing the City Manager to execute a two (2) year contract with HdL Companies for independent auditing services of Cannabis businesses operating within the City for fiscal years FY2023/24 through FY2025/26.

Prepared by: Karie Farnham, Financial Services Manager

Reviewed by: Kimberly McKinney, Administrative Services Director

Attachments:

1. Proposed Resolution - FY24-26 Cannabis Audit Services

RESOLUTION NO. _____

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WOODLAND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A TWO (2) YEAR CONTRACT

WITH HDL COMPANIES FOR INDEPENDENT AUDITING SERVICES OF CANNABIS BUSINESSES FOR FY2023/24 THROUGH FY2025/26.

WHEREAS, the City of Woodland wishes to enter into a professional services agreement with HdL Companies for independent cannabis auditing services (“Letter Agreement”); and

WHEREAS, the City has the authority to conduct an audit to examine all books and records relating to gross receipts collected by each licensed cannabis business; and

WHEREAS, HdL Companies will perform revenue sales tax audits and regulatory compliance inspections to ensure all businesses are collecting and remitting the correct amount of revenue and are operating with the provisions of the operating agreement and City ordinances; and

WHEREAS, HdL Companies has represented and demonstrated that they are qualified to perform these audits; and

WHEREAS, the City Council wishes to approve the Letter Agreement and authorize its execution through the adoption of the Resolution.

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

SECTION 1. The City Council hereby approves the Letter Agreement, the City Manager is authorized and directed to execute the Letter Agreement, subject to City Attorney approval, and the City Attorney is authorized to make clarifying and confirming changes so long as the total dollar amount authorized in the Letter Agreement does not change.

PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Woodland at a regular meeting held on the 18th day of November 2025, by the following vote:

AYES:

NOES:

ABSENT:

ABSTAIN:
________________________________
Rich Lansburgh, Mayor
ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM:

________________________________ ________________________________ Marissa Kersey, City Clerk Ethan Walsh, City Attorney

TO: THE HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
AGENDA: City Council Regular Meeting
DATE: November 18, 2025
ITEM #: G.15
SUBJECT: Investment Report - June 30, 2025

Recommendation for Action: Staff recommends that the City Council accept the Treasurer’s Investment Report for the year ending June 30, 2025.

Staff Contact:

Kim McKinney, Administrative Services Director, (530) 661-5849, [email protected]

Fiscal Impact:

There is no impact on the City funds in association with the information contained herein. This report is for informational purposes only.

Background:

Staff is required to provide the City Council with a report from the City Treasurer on the status of investments. The purpose of this report is to provide the Council with information regarding liquidity, monthly cash flow, and expected cash disbursements.

The City manages its investment portfolio in accordance with the guidelines established by the Council-approved Investment Policy. In managing the city’s investment portfolio, preservation of principal is the primary objective, followed by liquidity and, finally, yield on investments.

The City primarily invests in the Local Agency Investment Fund (LAIF), California Asset Management Program (CAMP), and federal agency obligations because these are generally considered low risk investments. The City’s securities are held in custodial care by U.S. Bank N.A., which provides monthly statements to the City of Woodland. The source of valuations for the securities is marked to market by U.S. Bank N.A.

The City utilizes the services of the investment firm of Cantor Fitzgerald L.P. to implement its investment strategy with the objective of increasing yield and generating additional investment earnings while, at the same time, ensuring that the portfolio’s primary goal of providing safety and liquidity is preserved.

Discussion:

As of June 30, 2025, the City treasury consisted of investments with a total book value of $262,091,406. The City changed its investment strategy and began investing its readily available funds (liquid funds) in the California Asset Management Program (CAMP) instead of the Local Agency Investment Fund (LAIF) due to a higher yield. CAMP utilizes the seven-day yield method for estimating the annualized yield of their fund, which is the industry standard for money market funds.

The seven-day yield for CAMP was 4.40% as of June 2025. The yield on the LAIF balance for the year ending June 2025 was 4.269% and the average yield on the City of Woodland’s investments as of June 30, 2025, was 2.33%. This results in an overall portfolio yield, combining all investments, CAMP and LAIF, of 3.56%.

The City Investment Policy has established a benchmark equal to the 90-day U.S. Treasury bill, which for the year ending June 2025 was 4.16%. The City is below the benchmark by 0.6%. The

City’s investment strategy is to maintain 35% of the investment portfolio in highly liquid funds, achieve an overall effective duration for investments of 1.90 years, and achieve a market rate of return of 4.16% based on the parameter of allowable investments. As of June 30, 2025, the City maintained 59.3% of the investment portfolio in highly liquid funds, achieved an overall effective duration for investments of 1.90 years, and achieved a market rate of return of 3.56%. The City's target yield is below the market rate of return by 0.6% and is in the process of investing resources to get closer to the goal.

Over the last several years, the investment market has been very volatile. During 2020, in response to the pandemic, the Federal Reserve reduced its benchmark rate to a target range of 0%. As inflation climbed in the years after the pandemic, the Federal Reserve reversed course and began steadily increasing the target rate, until it reached a high of 5.14% in early 2024. Since that time, the Federal Reserve has made several more adjustments to begin lowering the rate again, with the target rate back down to a range of 3.75% to 4.0%, with additional reductions likely in the coming year. During times of declining investment rates, there are generally more "calls" on City investments.

An investment is “called” when the institution that issued the investment security redeems it (or cashes it out), typically at par value, plus accrued interest, prior to the maturity date. Investment calls are common and staff projects when we expect them to occur as part of our investment planning, but these calls occur much more frequently when investment rates are declining. These calls are factored into future planning of reinvestment of resources, with the continued goals of safety and return on investments.

Over the next quarter, the City will continue its focus on its objectives of safety, liquidity, and return on investment. The City will continue to invest in high-quality credit-worthy securities and will continue to implement and evaluate its investment strategy. The investments will be made with the goal of increasing the overall effective duration of investments to twenty-one months and increasing the City’s return on investment while maintaining compliance with the City’s adopted Investment Policy.

The attached report provides a summary of the City’s current investments, including the investment interest rates as they have matured and current rates for new investments. All activities comply with the existing Investment Policy approved by the City Council. Additionally, a glossary of investment terminology and a report titled “Cash with Fiscal Agent” is included which lists the most recent information available regarding investments for the assessment districts/bond reserve fund dollars.

The source of this information is monthly reports from the various district/bond trustees.

Conclusion:

Staff recommends that the City Council accept the Treasurer’s Investment Report for the year ending June 30, 2025.

Prepared by: Kim McKinney, Administrative Services Director

Attachments:

1. Investment Report - June 30 2025

CITY OF WOODLAND

INVESTMENT REPORT
June-25
SUMMARY OF INVESTMENTS % OF

TYPE OF INVESTMENT AMOUNT TOTAL
Local Agency Investment Fund (LAIF) $3,435,914 1.3%
California Asset Management Program (CAMP) $152,101,337 58.0% US Government Agency Securities $71,906,375 27.4%
Corporate Securities $34,647,780 13.2%
Municipal Securities $0 0.0%
TOTAL $262,091,406 100.0%
Maturity Date Interest Call Date PAR Amount Principal Amount Current Market Value Security ID Federal Farm Credit Bank 7/29/2025 0.580 N/A $2,000,000 $2,000,000 $1,993,503 3133ELZ80 Federal Farm Credit Bank 8/4/2025 0.680 N/A $2,000,000 $2,000,000 $1,992,369 3133EL2U7 Federal National Mortgage Association 8/26/2025 0.600 N/A $2,000,000 $2,000,000 $1,988,168 3136G4X32 Federal National Mortgage Association 10/20/2025 0.580 N/A $2,000,000 $2,000,000 $1,976,640 3135G06A6 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp 10/27/2025 0.540 N/A $2,000,000 $2,000,000 $1,975,204 3134GW4Z6 Federal National Mortgage Association 11/25/2025 0.580 N/A $3,000,000 $3,000,000 $2,953,738 3135GA5H0 Federal Farm Credit Bank 12/1/2025 0.560 N/A $2,000,000 $2,000,000 $1,968,809 3133EMJC7 Federal Farm Credit Bank 12/23/2025 0.500 N/A $2,000,000 $2,000,000 $1,964,857 3133EMLR1 Federal National Mortgage Association 12/30/2025 0.640 N/A $2,000,000 $2,004,000 $1,964,557 3135G06Q1 Federal Home Loan Bank 2/12/2026 0.520 N/A $2,000,000 $1,999,000 $1,954,928 3130AKWA0 Federal Home Loan Bank 2/23/2026 0.580 N/A $1,750,000 $1,745,625 $1,708,587 3130ALBX1 Federal Farm Credit Bank 3/9/2026 0.800 N/A $3,000,000 $3,000,000 $2,930,463 3133EMSU7 Federal Home Loan Bank 3/30/2026 1.030 N/A $3,000,000 $3,000,000 $2,930,160 3130ALV68 Federal Farm Credit Bank 5/4/2026 1.000 N/A $3,000,000 $3,000,000 $2,921,519 3133EMYE6 Federal Home Loan Bank 5/18/2026 1.000 N/A $3,000,000 $3,000,000 $2,918,937 3130AMFD9 Federal Home Loan Bank 6/16/2026 0.950 N/A $3,000,000 $3,000,000 $2,911,096 3130AMPJ5 Federal Home Loan Bank 6/29/2026 4.000 N/A $3,000,000 $2,964,000 $3,001,765 3130AT6Q51 Federal Home Loan Bank 6/30/2026 0.860 N/A $5,000,000 $5,000,000 $4,842,464 3130AMWB4 Federal Home Loan Bank 7/13/2026 1.020 N/A $5,000,000 $5,000,000 $4,845,320 3130ANL2L3 Federal Farm CR BKS Cons BD 7/27/2026 3.940 N/A $3,000,000 $2,937,750 $2,993,290 3133ENC99 Federal Home Loan Bank 8/20/2026 1.100 N/A $4,000,000 $3,516,000 $3,868,982 3130ANMH0 Federal Home Loan Bank 9/14/2026 0.930 N/A $2,000,000 $2,000,000 $1,926,785 3130ANU73 Federal Home Loan Banks 1/28/2027 1.750 N/A $2,250,000 $2,247,750 $2,173,833 3130AQKM4 Federal Home Loan Banks Cons 4/29/2027 3.000 N/A $5,000,000 $5,000,000 $4,925,039 3130ARMS7 Federal Home Loan Banks 2/14/2028 4.700 N/A $3,000,000 $2,983,500 $2,994,783 3130AUVE1 Federal Farm CR BKS Cons BD 7/17/2028 4.250 N/A $2,500,000 $2,508,750 $2,530,114 3133EPQD0 Total US Government Agency Securities $72,500,000 $71,906,375 $71,155,907 Bank of America 11/25/2025 0.650 N/A $1,000,000 $1,000,000 $985,934 06048WK41 JPMorgan Chase 12/22/2025 0.825 N/A $1,000,000 $1,000,000 $979,297 48128GY53 United Health Group 1/15/2026 1.250 N/A $1,000,000 $1,016,620 $982,038 91324PDW9 Public Storage 2/15/2026 0.875 1/15/2026 $2,000,000 $1,984,600 $1,957,643 74460WAA5 JP Morgan Chase 2/17/2026 0.500 N/A $1,000,000 $1,000,000 $980,304 46632FRV9 Caterpillar 3/2/2026 0.900 N/A $1,200,000 $1,195,920 $1,173,367 14913R2K2 United Health Group 5/15/2026 1.150 4/15/2026 $500,000 $501,660 $485,725 91324PEC2 Bank of America 8/26/2026 1.250 N/A $2,000,000 $2,000,000 $1,931,593 06048WN22 Apple Incorporated 9/11/2026 2.050 N/A $2,000,000 $2,057,960 $1,952,669 037833DN7 Deere John Capital Corp 10/23/2026 1.300 N/A $1,000,000 $993,670 $964,573 24422EVW6 Emerson Electric Company 10/15/2026 0.875 N/A $3,500,000 $3,352,930 $3,360,114 291011BP8 Bank of America Corp 11/19/2026 1.650 N/A $1,000,000 $1,000,000 $950,321 06048WQ29 JPMorgan Chase FINL CO LLC 11/30/2026 1.500 N/A $1,000,000 $1,000,000 $960,812 48130UZH1 IBM Corps SR GLBL NT3.3%27 1/27/2027 3.300 N/A $2,000,000 $1,936,420 $1,972,850 459200JR3 Comcast Corp SR GLBL NT3.3%27 2/1/2027 3.300 N/A $2,000,000 $1,933,020 $1,970,025 20030NBY6 TSMC Arizona Corp 4/22/2027 3.875 N/A $2,000,000 $1,989,240 $1,987,190 872898AF8

CITY OF WOODLAND

INVESTMENT REPORT
Maturity Date Interest Call Date PAR Amount Principal Amount Current Market Value Security ID TSMC Arizona Corp 4/22/2027 3.875 N/A $2,000,000 $1,888,300 $1,987,190 872898AF8 Qualcomm INC 5/20/2027 3.250 N/A $2,250,000 $2,096,100 $2,220,221 747525AU7 ATMOS Energy Corp 6/15/2027 3.000 N/A $2,000,000 $1,911,000 $1,957,944 049560AN5 Amazon Com Inc 8/22/2027 3.150 N/A $3,000,000 $2,804,340 $2,948,902 023135BC9 Meta Platforms Inc 5/15/2028 4.600 N/A $2,000,000 $1,986,000 $2,034,670 30303M8L9 Total Corporate Securities $35,450,000 $34,647,780 $34,743,382 Total of LAIF Funds & Investments Detail $262,091,406
Check Total (Should be zero) 0
CASH ACCOUNTS as of 06/30/2025

Bank Accounts with U.S. Bank $12,845,233
Petty Cash $2,778
Cash with Fiscal Agent $8,579,363
Funds Held By Section 115 Pension Trust $17,002,730

INTEREST SUMMARY
$2,725,488
$152,935
$5,648,951
Total Fiscal Year-to-Date Interest Received $8,527,375

Interest Earned - Investments
Interest Earned - LAIF
Interest Earned - CAMP
The interest received does not always represent the interest earned. LAIF records interest on a quarterly basis but does not report it until the 15th of the month following the end of the quarter. The interest received on Treasury Notes is received every six months either on the 15th or the last day of the month. Bond interest is posted every six months to the date of settlement.

The interest received does not always represent the interest earned. LAIF records interest on a The interest received does not always represent the interest earned. LAIF records interest on a quarterly basis but does not report it until the 15th of the month following the end of the quarter. The interest received on Treasury Notes is received every six months either on the 15th or the last day of the month. Bond interest is posted every six months to the date of settlement.

CITY OF WOODLAND

ACTIVITY REPORT

DATE DESCRIPTION DEBIT CREDIT BALANCE

LAIF TREASURER
07/01/24 Beginning Balance $3,282,979
07/15/24 Quarterly Interest $37,042 $3,320,021
10/15/24 Quarterly Interest $39,372 $3,359,393
01/15/25 Quarterly Interest $39,071 $3,398,463
04/15/25 Quarterly Interest $37,451 $3,435,914
06/30/25 Ending Balance $3,435,914
CAMP PFM Asset Management LLC
07/01/24 Month Beginning Balance $115,477,961
07/22/24 Transfer - Out $9,500,000 $105,977,961
07/31/24 Accrual Income Dividend Reinvestment $517,349 $106,495,311 08/30/24 Accrual Income Dividend Reinvestment $488,416 $106,983,727 09/05/24 Transfer - In $4,500,000 $111,483,727
09/30/24 Accrual Income Dividend Reinvestment $480,591 $111,964,318 10/31/24 Accrual Income Dividend Reinvestment $477,236 $112,441,554 11/29/24 Accrual Income Dividend Reinvestment $448,891 $112,890,445 12/23/24 Transfer - Out $5,000,000 $107,890,445
12/31/24 Accrual Income Dividend Reinvestment $446,273 $108,336,718 01/02/25 Transfer - Out $4,000,000 $104,336,718
01/28/25 Transfer - In $25,000,000 $129,336,718
01/31/25 Accrual Income Dividend Reinvestment $416,275 $129,752,992 02/25/25 Transfer - Out $5,000,000 $124,752,992
02/28/25 Accrual Income Dividend Reinvestment $446,692 $125,199,685 03/31/25 Accrual Income Dividend Reinvestment $475,150 $125,674,834 04/30/25 Accrual Income Dividend Reinvestment $459,587 $126,134,421 05/31/25 Accrual Income Dividend Reinvestment $473,815 $126,608,236 06/11/25 Transfer - In $24,974,424 $151,582,660
06/30/25 Accrual Income Dividend Reinvestment $518,677 $152,101,337 09/30/223 Ending Balance $152,101,337
Bonds and Other Investments
07/01/25 Beginning Balance $144,484,155
07/02/24 Federal Home Loan Banks- Called $4,000,000 $140,484,155 07/30/25 US Bancorp - Maturity $3,000,000 $137,484,155
08/15/24 Federal Home Loan Banks- Called $4,000,000 $133,484,155 08/22/24 Amazon, Inc - Maturity $500,000 $132,984,155
09/03/24 United Parcel Service - Maturity $1,500,000 $131,484,155 09/03/24 Los Angeles County GO Txbl Ser A - Maturity $1,000,000 $130,484,155 09/06/24 Coca Cola Company - Maturity $500,000 $129,984,155 12/02/24 Estee Lauder - Maturity $2,000,000 $127,984,155 12/02/24 California St Muni Fin Auth Rev Txbl Harvey Mudd College - Maturity $595,000 $127,389,155 01/13/25 Toyota Motor Corp - Maturity $1,000,000 $126,389,155 02/13/25 Toyota Motor Corp - Maturity $1,000,000 $125,389,155 02/18/25 WW Grainger Inc - Maturity $1,500,000 $123,889,155 02/24/25 Bank of New York Mellon Corp - Maturity $2,000,000 $121,889,155 02/24/25 Federal Home Loan Banks- Called $3,835,000 $118,054,155 03/07/25 John Deere Capital Corp - Maturity $1,500,000 $116,554,155 05/15/25 Univ of Cal Rev Txbl Limited Proj - Maturity $2,000,000 $114,554,155 06/04/25 Federal National Mortgage Assn - Maturity $3,000,000 $111,554,155 06/16/25 Precision Castpart Corp - Maturity $1,000,000 $110,554,155 06/17/25 Wells Fargo & Co - Maturity $1,000,000 $109,554,155 06/23/25 JP Morgan Chase - Maturity $1,000,000 $108,554,155 06/25/25 Federal National Mortgage Assn - Maturity $2,000,000 $106,554,155 END OF MONTH TOTAL DEBITS $262,091,406

Cash with Fiscal Agent
2014 Wastewater Revenue Bonds Beginning Balance Activity - Q1 FY25 Activity - Q2 FY25 Activity - Q3 FY25 Activity - Q4 FY25 Ending Balance Revenue fund $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 US Bank Mmkt 5 -Ct $0.00 Interest fund $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 US Bank Mmkt 5 -Ct $0.00 Principal Fund $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 US Bank Mmkt 5 -Ct $0.00 Redemption fund $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 US Bank Mmkt 5 -Ct $0.00 Rebate Fund $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 US Bank Mmkt 5 -Ct $0.00 2022 Wastewater Revenue Bonds
Revenue fund $126.16 $1.50 $86.38 $658.97 $447.89 US Bank Mmkt 5 -Ct $1,320.90 Interest fund $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 US Bank Mmkt 5 -Ct $0.00 Principal Fund $0.10 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 US Bank Mmkt 5 -Ct $0.10 CFD - Gibson Ranch
Revenue fund $11,095.99 ($5,600.78) $61.00 $1,107.91 $63.68 Cash Mgmt-1st Am Treasury $6,727.80 Interest fund $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 Cash Mgmt-1st Am Treasury 0.00 Principal Fund $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 Cash Mgmt-1st Am Treasury $0.00 Reserve fund $227,683.83 ($2,675.86) $2,438.52 ($4,436.05) $2,135.49 Cash Mgmt-1st Am Treasury $225,145.93 Redemption fund $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 Cash Mgmt-1st Am Treasury $0.00 Sinking Fund $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 Cash Mgmt-1st Am Treasury $0.00

Spring Lake 2013
Special Tax Fund $0.01 $247,488.47 $2,635.01 ($248,559.76) $67.93 Cash Mgmt-1st Am Govt Oblig $1,631.66 Interest Fund $146.81 ($49.80) $97.56 ($174.50) $19.22 Cash Mgmt-1st Am Govt Oblig $39.29 Principal Fund $7.06 $313.40 $326.09 $6.25 $6.26 Cash Mgmt-1st Am Govt Oblig $659.06 Reserve fund $2,222,415.29 ($220,696.65) $21,899.97 $19,566.01 $19,585.29 Cash Mgmt-1st Am Govt Oblig $2,062,769.91 Prepayment Fund $0.04 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 Cash Mgmt-1st Am Govt Oblig $0.04 Rebate Fund $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 Cash Mgmt-1st Am Govt Oblig $0.00 Spring Lake 2016
Special Tax Fund $0.48 $222,535.70 $2,369.35 $2,174.57 $2,176.71 Cash Mgmt-1st Am Govt Oblig $229,256.81 Interest Fund $187.04 ($63.27) $124.48 $100.70 $102.31 Cash Mgmt-1st Am Govt Oblig $451.26 Principal Fund $10.31 $18.42 $29.17 $0.56 $0.56 Cash Mgmt-1st Am Govt Oblig $59.02 Reserve Fund $1,110,026.00 ($209,154.52) $9,885.10 $8,805.95 $8,814.62 Cash Mgmt-1st Am Govt Oblig $928,377.15 Proceeds Fund $0.20 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 Cash Mgmt-1st Am Govt Oblig $0.20 Spring Lake 2019
Special Tax Fund $133.59 $178,379.30 $1,968.82 ($179,342.67) $10.76 Cash Mgmt-1st Am Govt Oblig $1,149.80 Interest Fund $62.82 $60.50 $125.02 ($197.90) $98.91 Cash Mgmt-1st Am Govt Oblig $149.35 Principal Fund $0.14 ($0.14) $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 Cash Mgmt-1st Am Govt Oblig $0.00 Reserve Fund $1,555,984.76 ($159,686.31) $15,277.84 $13,648.29 $13,661.73 Cash Mgmt-1st Am Govt Oblig $1,438,886.31 Capitalized Interest Fund $161,957.65 $1,952.45 $1,787.98 $1,602.10 $1,603.68 Cash Mgmt-1st Am Govt Oblig $168,903.86 Proceeds Fund $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 Cash Mgmt-1st Am Govt Oblig $0.00 Spring Lake 2021
Special Tax Fund $903.04 ($895.69) $0.32 $0.08 $0.07 Cash Mgmt-1st Am Govt Oblig $7.82 Interest Fund $290.38 ($129.88) $107.90 $170.65 $88.94 Cash Mgmt-1st Am Govt Oblig $527.99 Principal Fund $46.38 $53.67 $67.96 $1.62 $1.63 Cash Mgmt-1st Am Govt Oblig $171.26 Bond Reserve Fund $1,359,560.23 $16,389.87 $15,009.24 $13,448.94 $13,462.19 Cash Mgmt-1st Am Govt Oblig $1,417,870.47 Proceeds Fund $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 Cash Mgmt-1st Am Govt Oblig $0.00 Acquistion & Construction $46.74 $0.56 $0.51 $0.46 $0.47 Cash Mgmt-1st Am Govt Oblig $48.74 ARRA Loan
Payment Account $244,862.57 ($235,578.82) $101.04 $90.74 $90.82 US Bank Mmkt 5 -Ct $9,566.35 Reserve Account $495,794.68 $5,976.93 $5,473.46 $4,904.46 $4,909.29 US Bank Mmkt 5 -Ct $517,058.82 Safe Drinking Water State Revolving Fund 2014
Payment Fund $5.67 $0.11 ($5.78) $0.00 $0.00 US Bank Mmkt 5 -Ct $0.00 Reserve fund $1,567,724.12 $19.76 $19.54 ($53.41) $19.76 US Bank Mmkt 5 -Ct $1,567,729.77

Water Revenue Bonds 2021
Green Bonds $0.21 ($0.21) $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 US Bank Mmkt 5 -Ct $0.00 Interest Fund $107.27 ($31.15) $51.34 $82.03 $42.74 US Bank Mmkt 5 -Ct $252.23 Principal Fund $262.29 $3.17 $2.89 $218.65 $113.66 US Bank Mmkt 5 -Ct $600.66 Reserve Fund $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 US Bank Mmkt 5 -Ct $0.00 Redemption Fund $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 US Bank Mmkt 5 -Ct $0.00 Surplus Fund $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 US Bank Mmkt 5 -Ct $0.00 TOTAL $8,579,362.56

Investment Glossary

Call date - the date on which a bond can be redeemed before maturity. If the issuer feels there is a benefit to refinancing the issue, the bond may be redeemed on the call date at par or at a small premium to par.

Current market value (CMV) - the resale valuation attached to a security held long in an investor's margin account. The current market value is usually taken as the closing price for listed securities.

CUSIP (Security ID) - stands for Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures. Formed in 1962, this committee developed a system (implemented in 1967) that identifies securities, specifically U.S. and Canadian registered stocks, and U.S. government and municipal bonds. The CUSIP number consists of a combination of nine characters, both letters and numbers, which act as a sort of DNA for the security - uniquely identifying the company or issuer and the type of security. The first six characters identify the issuer and are assigned in an alphabetical fashion; the seventh and eighth characters (which can be alphabetical or numerical) identify the type of issue; and the last digit is used as a check digit.

Interest rate - the amount charged, expressed as a percentage of principal, by a lender to a borrower for the use of assets. Interest rates are typically noted on an annual basis, known as the annual percentage rate (APR).

Maturity date - the date on which the principal amount of a note, draft, acceptance bond or another debt instrument becomes due and is repaid to the investor and interest payments stop.

Par - In its most common usage, par value applies to bonds. The term refers to the face value of the bond, that is, the value at which the issuer will redeem the bond at maturity.

Principal - is used to refer to the original amount of investment. A bond's principal is the amount of money the bond-issuer owes to the bondholder upon maturity.

TO: THE HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
AGENDA: City Council Regular Meeting
DATE: November 18, 2025
ITEM #: H.16
SUBJECT: Public Hearing and Adoption of Ordinance Adopting the 2025 California Fire Code and Related
Amendments

Recommendation for Action: Staff recommends that the City Council:

1. Conduct a public hearing.

2. Adopt an Ordinance amending chapter 8.20 of title 8 of the Woodland Municipal Code, adopting by reference the 2025 California Fire Code in its entirety (California Code of Regulations, title 24, part 9), based on the International Fire Code, 2024 edition, with errata, published by the International Code Council, together with the Administrative Chapters 1, 2, and Appendix b, Appendix c, Appendix d, Appendix e, Appendix g, and Appendix p, and certain additions, insertions, deletions and changes thereto, and amending section 15.04.030 of the Woodland Municipal Code amending certain sections of the 2025 California Building Code related to fire protection systems.

Staff Contact:

Matt Flint, Fire Marshal, 530-661-5855, [email protected]

Fiscal Impact
There is no net new fiscal impact to the City associated with this action. Implementation and staff training related to the 2025 California Fire Code will be accommodated within the existing fiscal year 2025–26 Fire Department budget.

Background
Every three years, the various State and National Fire Codes are revised to reflect the latest in building and fire safety standards. The Ordinance before the Council adopts the 2025 California Fire Code (California Code of Regulations, Title 24, Part 9), based on the International Fire Code, 2024 Edition, with errata, published by the International Code Council, including Administrative Chapters 1 and 2 and Appendices B, C, D, E, G, and P, for the purpose of prescribing regulations governing conditions hazardous to life and property from fire or explosion.

The Fire Code provides regulations necessary for the maintenance of fire prevention and life safety provisions for buildings and premises within the City of Woodland.

This meeting serves as the second reading, public hearing, and consideration of adoption of the Ordinance. In accordance with Government Code requirements, notice of the public hearing was published twice in a locally circulated newspaper, with the first notice appearing at least 14 days prior to tonight’s hearing. A copy of the 2025 California Fire Code has been available for public inspection in the Office of the City Clerk.

Discussion
While the City of Woodland and other communities are required by state law to utilize the newest State-adopted version of the codes for building permit reviews and inspections, adoption of the codes (by reference) by local jurisdictions provides greater consistency among agencies and allows for local amendments that reflect unique climatic, topographical, and geological conditions.

All amendments from the prior 2022 code cycle have been reviewed for applicability to the 2025 California Fire Code. Several amendments have been reformatted, clarified, or updated for consistency with the new model code, and several new local amendments and findings have been added to address evolving fire and life safety issues within the community. At the October 21, 2025 City Council meeting, additional findings were added to Exhibit A as a supplement to the Item 15 on that agenda to support the local amendments to the California Fire Code.

Notable new and revised amendments include:
• Micromobility Device Charging Safety – Establishes standards for the safe charging and storage of e-bikes and scooters in multi-unit and commercial occupancies. • Wrecking Yard Fire and Life Safety Requirements – Incorporates standards for emergency access, hazardous materials handling, and suppression systems in vehicle dismantling operations.
• Fire Control Rooms – Expands the requirement for centralized fire protection system control rooms in new commercial buildings, providing a single location for first responders to access fire alarms, sprinkler systems, and suppression equipment. • Residential Energy Storage Systems (ESS) – Adds requirements for exterior emergency disconnects and heat detection when systems are installed in or near commercial or mixed- use structures, improving firefighter and public safety.

All existing City amendments have been reviewed for consistency with the new 2025 California Fire Code. With this adoption, former amendments have been rewritten, deleted, or revised to reflect the most current needs of the City of Woodland. Woodland Municipal Code sections not specifically included within this Ordinance remain unchanged.

Conclusion
Staff recommends that the City Council:

1. Conduct a public hearing.

2. Adopt an Ordinance amending chapter 8.20 of title 8 of the Woodland Municipal Code, adopting by reference the 2025 California Fire Code in its entirety (California Code of Regulations, title 24, part 9), based on the International Fire Code, 2024 edition, with errata, published by the International Code Council, together with the Administrative Chapters 1, 2, and Appendix b, Appendix c, Appendix d, Appendix e, Appendix g, and Appendix p, and certain additions, insertions, deletions and changes thereto, and amending section 15.04.030 of the Woodland Municipal Code amending certain sections of the 2025 California Building Code related to fire protection systems.

Prepared by: Trista Kennedy, Community Risk Reduction Specialist II

Reviewed by: Matt Flint, Fire Marshal
Eric Zane, Fire Chief

Attachments:

1. Proposed Ordinance - 2025 Fire Code

1 ORDINANCE NO. ______

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
WOODLAND AMENDING CHAPTER 8.20 OF TITLE 8 OF THE

WOODLAND MUNICIPAL CODE, ADOPTING BY REFERENCE THE
2025 CALIFORNIA FIRE CODE IN ITS ENTIRETY (CALIFORNIA CODE OF REGULATIONS, TITLE 24, PART 9), BASED ON THE
INTERNATIONAL FIRE CODE, 2024 EDITION, WITH ERRATA,

PUBLISHED BY THE INTERNATIONAL CODE COUNCIL, TOGETHER
WITH THE ADMINISTRATIVE CHAPTERS 1, 2, AND APPENDIX B,

APPENDIX C, APPENDIX D, APPENDIX E, APPENDIX G, AND

APPENDIX P, AND CERTAIN ADDITIONS, INSERTIONS, DELETIONS AND CHANGES THERETO, AND AMENDING SECTION 15.04.030 OF

THE WOODLAND MUNICIPAL CODE AMENDING CERTAIN SECTIONS
OF THE 2025 CALIFORNIA BUILDING CODE RELATED TO FIRE

PROTECTION SYSTEMS

WHEREAS, pursuant to California Government Code Section 50022.1 et seq. the City of Woodland (“City”) may adopt by reference the 2025 California Fire Code, based on the International Fire Code, 2024 Edition, with errata, published by International Code Council (ICC), as adopted by the State of California pursuant to Title 24, Part 9 of the California Code of Regulations; and
WHEREAS, California Health & Safety Code Sections 17958.5 and 18941.5 authorize cities to adopt the codes contained in Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations with changes and modifications determined to be reasonably necessary because of local climatic, topographic, or geologic conditions; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 50022.1 and California Health & Safety Code Section 17958.5 and 18941.5, the City is considering the adoption of an ordinance on November 18, 2025, which proposes the adoption by reference of the 2025 California Fire Code with the proposed amendments as provided therein; and WHEREAS, the City desires to adopt the 2025 California Fire Code, based on the International Fire Code, 2024 Edition, with errata, published by the International Code Council (ICC), as adopted by Title 24, Part 9 of the California Code of Regulations (“Fire Code”) with necessary amendments to assure the Fire Code is tailored to the particular fire protection needs of the City as required by local climatic, topographic, and geologic conditions and assure that a maximum level of fire protection is provided to residents, businesses, and other occupants; and
WHEREAS, the City further desires to make additional necessary amendments to the 2025 California Building Code to assure that the maximum level of fire protection is provided to residents, businesses, and other occupants; and

2 WHEREAS, the City held a public hearing on November 18, 2025 at which time all interested persons had the opportunity to appear and be heard on the matter of adopting the Fire Code as amended herein; and
WHEREAS, the City published notice of the aforementioned public hearing pursuant to California Government Code Section 6066 on October 29, 2025 and November 5, 2025; and
WHEREAS, any and all other legal prerequisites relating to the adoption of this Ordinance have occurred;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Woodland does hereby ordain as follows:

SECTION1. Purpose. The purpose of this Ordinance is to amend Sections

15.04.030, and certain sections in Chapter 8.20 of Title 8 of the City of Woodland Municipal Code, adopting by reference the 2025 California Building Standards Code, Title 24, California Code of Regulations, Part 9, (California Fire Code) in its entirety, based on the International Fire Code, 2024 Edition, with errata, published by the International Code Council, together with Administrative Chapters 1, 2, and Appendix B, Appendix C, Appendix D, Appendix E, Appendix G, and Appendix P together with certain additions, insertions, deletions, and changes thereto, for the purpose of prescribing regulations governing conditions hazardous to life and property from fire or explosion; adopting and amending certain sections of the 2025 California Building Standards Code related to fire protection systems.

SECTION 2. Authority. The City Council enacts this Ordinance under the authority granted to the City as follows:
(a) California Government Code Section 50022.1 et seq. authorizes the City to adopt by reference the California Building Standards Code and authorizes the City to adopt other uniform codes by reference; and
(b) California Health & Safety Code Section 17958.7 and 18941.5 authorize the City to adopt the 2025 California Fire Code with modifications determined to be reasonably necessary because of local climatic, geological, or topographical conditions.

SECTION 3. Findings. The City Council hereby finds that the proposed amendments to the 2025 California Fire Code are more restrictive than the standards adopted by the California Building Standards Commission, and are reasonably necessary because of local climatic, geologic, or topographic conditions, based on the express findings and determinations, marked in relation to the respective amendments provided in this ordinance, described in “Exhibit A” attached hereto, and hereby adopted by the City Council as the findings to support the modifications to the 2025 California Fire Code SECTION 4. Amendment. Sections 8.20.010 through Section 8.20.040 of the Woodland Municipal Code are hereby amended to read in full as follows:

3 Sec. 8.20.010 California Fire Code – Adopted.

There is hereby adopted by the City for the purpose of prescribing regulations governing conditions hazardous to life and property from fire, explosion, or hazardous materials, those certain Codes and known as the 2025 California Building Standards Code, Title 24, California Code of Regulations, Part 9, (California Fire Code) in its entirety, based on the International Fire Code, 2024 Edition, with errata, published by the International Code Council together with Administrative Chapters 1, 2, and Appendix B, Appendix C, Appendix D, Appendix E, Appendix G, and Appendix P, save and except such portions as are deleted, modified, or amended by Section 8.20.040 of this Chapter, of which Codes one (1) copy has been and is now filed in the office of the City Clerk of the City of Woodland and the same are hereby adopted and incorporated as fully as if set out at length herein, and from the date on which this chapter shall take effect, the provision thereof shall be controlling within the limits of the City.

Sec. 08.20.020 Establishment and duties of the division of community risk reduction.

A. The California Fire Code as adopted and amended herein shall be enforced by the Division of Community Risk Reduction of the Fire Department of the City, which is hereby established and which shall be operated under the supervision of the Fire Marshal.

B. The Fire Marshal in charge of the Division of Community Risk Reduction shall be appointed by the Chief of the City on the basis of examination to determine his or her qualifications for the position.

C. The Chief of the City shall recommend to the City Manager the employment of technical staff members, who, when such authorization is made, shall be selected on the basis of examination to determine their qualifications for the position.

D. The Fire Marshal, members of the Community Risk Reduction Division, and personnel assigned as Fire Investigators shall be peace officers and have the powers as such as established in Section 830.37(a) of the California Penal Code.

Other members of the Fire Department shall be peace officers and have the powers as such as established in Section 830.37(b) of the California Penal Code.

Sec. 8.20.030 – Establishment of storage limits.

A. Establishment of limits of districts in which the storage of compressed natural gas is to be prohibited.

The limits referred to in Section 2308.3.2 and 5301.1.1 of the California Fire Code as added by the City of Woodland in which the storage of compressed natural gas storage is prohibited, are hereby established as follows: The storage of compressed natural gas is restricted in all zones except highway commercial,

4 service commercial and industrial zones in the city as defined in the zoning ordinance of the city.

B. Establishment of limits of districts in which the storage of stationary tanks of flammable cryogenic fluids are to be prohibited.

The limits referred to in Section 5806.2 of the California Fire Code in which the storage of flammable cryogenic fluids in stationary containers is prohibited is hereby established as follows: Restricted in all zones except that a use permit may be granted by the Chief for storage in those zones defined in the zoning ordinance of the city as general commercial, service commercial, highway commercial and industrial zones.

C. Establishment of limits in which storage of liquefied petroleum gases is to be restricted.

The limits referred to in Section 6104.2 of the California Fire Code, in which storage of liquefied petroleum gas is restricted, are hereby established as follows:

The storage of liquefied petroleum gas is restricted to the highway commercial, service commercial and industrial zones in the city as defined in the zoning ordinance of the city. The aggregate capacity of any one (1) installation shall not exceed two thousand gallons (2,000) water capacity; except that at the discretion of the Chief after consideration of special features such as topographical conditions, nature of occupancy and proximity to buildings, capacity of proposed tanks, degree of private fire protection to be provided and facilities of the fire department, a permit may be granted for such use.

D. Establishment of limits of districts in which storage of explosives and blasting agents to be prohibited.

The limits referred to in Section 5601.9 of the California Fire Code as added by the City of Woodland, in which storage of explosives and blasting agents is prohibited, are hereby established as follows: Prohibited in all zones defined in the zoning ordinance of the City except that a permit may be issued for installations in existence prior to the adoption of the ordinance codified in this chapter.

E. Establishment of limits of districts in which storage of flammable or combustible liquids in outside aboveground tanks; bulk plants or terminals; and bulk transfer operations is to be limited.

1. The limits referred to in Section 5704.2.9.6.1 of the California Fire Code in which storage of Class I and II liquids in outside aboveground tanks is limited, are hereby established as follows: Limited to two (2) tanks, not to exceed two thousand (2,000) gallons each, in all zones defined in the zoning ordinance of the city except that a permit may be issued for installations in existence prior to the adoption of the ordinance codified in this chapter.

5 2. The limits referred to in Section 5706.5.1 of the California Fire Code as amended by the City of Woodland in which bulk plants or terminals for flammable or combustible liquids are limited, are hereby established as follows:

Limited to two (2) tanks, not to exceed two thousand (2,000) gallons each, in all zones defined in the zoning ordinance of the city except that a permit may be issued for installations in existence prior to the adoption of the ordinance codified in this chapter.

3. The limits referred to in Section 5706.5.1.1.1 of the California Fire Code as added by the City of Woodland in which bulk transfer and process transfer operations of flammable or combustible liquids are limited, are hereby established as follows: Limited to two (2) tanks, not to exceed two thousand (2,000) gallons each, in all zones defined in the zoning ordinance of the city except that a permit may be issued for installations in existence prior to the adoption of the ordinance codified in this chapter.

Sec. 8.20.040 Amendments.

The California Fire Code, as described above and adopted by reference in Section

8.20.010, is hereby amended, modified and revised as set forth in this chapter.

A. Section 202 – General Definitions.

Section 202 is amended to add and amend the following definitions:

Building. Any Structure used or intended for supporting or sheltering any use or occupancy, including manufactured homes, mobile homes, modular, and multifamily manufactured housing.

Fire Marshal. Shall mean the Chief of the Division of Community Risk Reduction.

B. Section 307.1.1 – Prohibited Open Burning.

Section 307.1.1 is amended to read as follows:
307.1.1 Prohibited open burning. Open burning is prohibited in the City of Woodland. Any burning, open or otherwise, that constitutes a nuisance which is injurious to health, or is indecent or offensive to the senses, or is offensive, or objectionable because of smoke emissions or when atmospheric conditions or local circumstance make such fires hazardous shall be prohibited. The fire code official is authorized to order the extinguishment by the owner, occupant, other responsible person or the fire department of any burning that creates or adds to a hazardous or objectionable situation.

C. Section 322.6 – Multi-Unit Residential Building Micromobility Battery Charging and Storage Requirements. Section 322.6 is added to the California Fire Code to read as follows:

6 322.6 Multi-Unit Residential Building Micromobility Battery Charging and Storage Requirements.

1. Multi-Unit Residential Building Requirements. In all multi-unit residential buildings (e.g., apartments, townhomes, dormitories), the following additional requirements apply:
a. Common Charging Areas - If the property provides or permits battery charging in a shared garage or storage area, it must include:

1. Posted signage stating: “Micromobility Device Battery Charging Area – UL-Listed Equipment Required. No
Charging in Sleeping Rooms or Near Exits. Unattended
Charging Discouraged.”

2. At least one 10 lb. ABC fire extinguisher within 50 feet of the charging location
b. Tenant Notification - Property managers or landlords must notify residents of this section at lease signing or renewal, and display signage in common areas.
c. Inspection Authority - The Fire Department is authorized to inspect and enforce this section within any multi-family residential occupancy and may require removal of noncompliant batteries or equipment if deemed an immediate fire hazard.
d. The Fire Code Official may approve alternate methods or equipment that provide equivalent or greater levels of safety.

Exemption: This section does not apply to:

1. Devices powered solely by alkaline or sealed lead-acid batteries,

2. Medical mobility devices (e.g., electric wheelchairs) that comply with manufacturer safety standards

3. Short-term charging of emergency backup battery systems as permitted by the California Fire Code.

D. Section 324 – Fire and Life Safety Standards for Manufactured Homes and Tiny Homes Used as Primary Residences. Section 324 is added to the California Fire Code read as follows:

324 Fire and Life Safety Standards for Manufactured Homes and Tiny Homes Used as Primary Residences.

1. Applicability. To enhance fire and life safety protections for small-format dwellings, the City of Woodland adopts the following requirements for manufactured homes and tiny homes used as primary residences. These requirements address gaps in current building and fire codes by ensuring

7 consistent access, suppression, and construction standards for long-term residential use.

2. Definitions. For the purposes of this section, the following definition applies:
a. Primary residence means a dwelling unit used or intended to be used as the legal residence of the owner or occupant for more than 183 days in any calendar year. This includes any one- or two-family dwelling, manufactured home, or tiny home that serves as the main living quarters for the owner, a tenant, or a long-term occupant.
b. A tiny home is defined as a residential structure intended for permanent or semi-permanent occupancy, with a total floor area of 400 square feet or less, excluding lofts. Tiny homes may be site-built, prefabricated, manufactured, or converted from alternative materials such as shipping containers (Connex boxes), park model RVs, modular units, converted buses (skoolies), or tiny homes on wheels. Regardless of the construction type, the structure must be designed as a single housekeeping unit with permanent provisions for living, sleeping, eating, cooking, and sanitation.

3. Scope. This section applies to all new manufactured homes and tiny homes placed, constructed, installed, or relocated within the City of Woodland for use as a primary residence, regardless of foundation type, wheel status, or classification under state or federal housing regulations. These standards apply to:
a. All newly installed manufactured or tiny homes on wheels used as a primary residence.
b. Existing units that are relocated, newly connected to utilities, or undergoing an occupancy change.
c. Units in areas governed by local fire access and water supply regulations.

4. Fire Sprinkler Requirements. All manufactured and tiny homes defined as primary residences shall be protected by an automatic fire sprinkler system designed and installed in accordance with NFPA 13D.
a. Installation must be performed by a California State licensed C-16 contractor.
b. Plans shall be reviewed and approved by the Fire Department. c. The system must pass final inspection and functional testing before occupancy.

5. Exterior Materials. All exterior walls and roofing materials shall be constructed using non-combustible or ignition-resistant materials. Acceptable materials include, but are not limited to:
a. Fiber cement board, stucco, masonry, metal siding, treated wood, and other fire-resistant materials.
b. Roof coverings shall meet or exceed Class B fire rating.

8 6. Clearance and Site Safety. A minimum 5-foot clearance zone shall be maintained around the structure. Within this zone:
a. Combustible ground coverings (e.g., bark, mulch, straw) are prohibited. b. Dry vegetation and refuse shall be cleared and maintained. c. Wood fences must be separated from the building by noncombustible material or offset.

7. Addressing and Emergency Access.
a. All new buildings shall have clearly visible address numbers, contrasting with the background, with minimum character height of 4 inches and stroke width of 0.5 inches. Address numbers shall be internally or externally illuminated.

1. Buildings accessed from private driveways or not visible from a public street shall have additional address signage posted at the road entrance.
b. Driveways or fire access routes shall:

1. Be at least 16 feet wide with 13 feet 6 inches vertical clearance.

2. Be all-weather and support emergency vehicle loads of at least 80,000 pounds.

3. Remain clear of vegetation, fences, or other obstructions.

8. Homes Constructed on Permanent Wheels. To ensure consistent fire and life safety standards, the following requirements apply to all manufactured homes and tiny homes constructed on permanent wheels when used as primary residences within the City of Woodland:
a. Foundation Pad Requirement: All manufactured homes and tiny homes on wheels intended for permanent or long-term residential use shall be placed on a reinforced concrete pad no less than 4 inches thick, large enough to fully support the base of the structure. The pad must provide a stable, non- combustible, all-weather surface.
b. Skirting and Concealment: The underside of the unit, including wheels, axles, and chassis, shall be fully enclosed with approved skirting or perimeter screening to provide visual concealment and reduce fire hazards from accumulated debris and combustible materials.

1. Skirting shall allow for adequate ventilation as required by code but shall prevent entry of debris and combustible storage beneath the unit.

2. Access panels for maintenance must be included and properly secured.

3. Approved Skirting Materials. Skirting shall be constructed of durable, fire-resistant, or non-combustible materials, such as:
a. Cement fiberboard
b. Metal panels
c. Fire-rated treated wood
d. Other approved exterior-rated material

9 4. Vinyl or plastic skirting is not permitted unless specifically listed and approved for permanent residential use by the Building Official or Fire Marshal.

9. Defensible Space and Clearance. A minimum 5-foot defensible space must be maintained around the entire perimeter of the home. This area shall remain clear of:
a. Combustible vegetation;
b. Stored materials;
c. Open flame sources; and,
d. Any structure or enclosure that would obstruct fire access.

E. Section 325 - Wrecking Yard Fire and Life Safety Requirements

Section 325 is added to the California Fire Code read as follows:

Section 325 Wrecking Yard Fire and Life Safety Requirements. This section applies to all wrecking yards, vehicle dismantling facilities, and similar outdoor storage or processing operations involving vehicles, parts, or fluids, regardless of whether the operation is conducted under a business license or permit.

1. NFPA 1 Compliance. All wrecking yards shall comply and be subject to the applicable sections as determined by the Fire Code Official contained within the most current version of NFPA 1, Chapter 22 – Automobile Wrecking Yards.

2. Fire Department Access and Water Supply.
a. Emergency access roads shall be provided throughout the yard at intervals no greater than 150 feet apart in any direction. Roads shall be kept clear of debris, vehicles, or materials at all times and maintained to support the weight of fire apparatus (80,000 lbs. min.).
b. Fire department access gates shall be equipped with Knox® access systems and shall be a minimum of 20 feet wide.
c. Where required by the Fire Code Official, an on-site water supply capable of supporting fire-fighting operations (hydrants, water tanks, or standpipes) shall be provided.

3. Fire Hazards and Combustible Material Management.
a. Wrecking yards shall maintain a minimum 20-foot clearance between vehicle stacks or storage areas and all property lines, buildings, and public rights-of-way.
b. Open flame, hot work, or cutting torches shall not be used within 25 feet of combustible materials, stacked vehicles, or fuel- containing components, unless specifically permitted and protected by non-combustible shields and fire watch personnel.

10 c. Fuel tanks and other flammable or combustible liquid containers shall be drained and removed from vehicles prior to storage or processing.
d. Weed abatement and general yard maintenance shall be conducted year-round to prevent accumulation of dry vegetation, trash, or flammable debris.

4. Hazardous Materials and Waste Fluid Handling.
a. All fluids (fuel, oil, transmission, brake, antifreeze) shall be drained into approved secondary containment containers and disposed of per state hazardous waste laws.
b. Spills shall be cleaned up immediately and reported if quantities exceed reportable thresholds.
c. A Hazardous Materials Business Plan (HMBP) and appropriate permits shall be maintained on site if required by state law or Yolo County Environmental Health.
d. Outdoor fluid storage is prohibited, except in covered and secured containment areas approved by the Fire Code Official.

5. Fire Protection Systems and Signage
a. Fire extinguishers shall be provided throughout the yard at intervals not to exceed 75 feet of travel distance. Extinguishers shall be a minimum 4A:40BC rating and serviced annually. b. All hot work areas shall be posted with “NO SMOKING / HOT WORK IN PROGRESS” signage.
c. A yard diagram showing emergency access roads, extinguishers, fuel drain areas, fluid storage, and emergency shutoffs shall be kept posted and available for inspection.

6. Inspections. All wrecking yards are subject to annual fire inspections and may be inspected at any time for compliance with this section.

F. Section 504 – Access to Building Openings and Roofs
Section 504.5 is added to the California Fire Code to read as follows:

Section 504.5 Access Walkways. The Woodland Fire Department may require the construction of such walkways depending upon site conditions or project parameters. These conditions include, but are not limited to, building use or occupancy, topography, vegetation, and surface conditions. Design professionals must carefully consider these issues when developing a project site.

1. Access walkways must be provided to all required egress doors from a building, all firefighter access doorways in buildings with high-piled storage, and the area beneath each rescue window in “R” occupancies, at a minimum.

11 Access walkways will typically be required around the entire perimeter of a structure to facilitate control of a fire through any other available openings.

2. Access walkways must be a minimum of five feet in width.

3. Access walkways shall consist of a surface that lends itself to safe use during building evacuation, firefighting, and rescue efforts. Solid surface walkways such as concrete or asphalt are preferable, though alternative surfaces such as decomposed granite (DG), gravel, or grass may also be permissible. Ground covers and shrubs that prevent or impede laddering of structures are not permitted to be planted within access walkways.

4. Where the grade itself presents a slip or fall hazard, an access walkway with a slip-resistant surface and/or stairway must be provided.

Section 504.6 is added to the California Fire Code to read as follows:

Section 504.6 Floor Level Identification in Stairwells. All commercial structures with three (3) or more stories above or below grade, including office buildings, hotels, educational facilities, mixed-use occupancies, and similar uses as determined by the Fire Code Official, a reflective floor number shall be affixed to the bottom 18 inches of the stairwell side of each door, centered horizontally or as approved by the Fire Code Official, and visible to approaching firefighters from within the stairwell.

1. On the underside (hinge side) of every door leading from a stair enclosure into each floor level, the building owner shall install reflective floor level identification numbers that:
a. Minimum of six inches (6") in height.
b. Stroke width of at least ¾ inch.
c. Constructed of durable, weather-resistant, high-intensity reflective material.
d. Contrast sharply with the background color of the door surface. e. Clearly indicate the floor level using Arabic numerals (e.g., “1”, “2”, “3”, “B1”).

2. Floor identification markings shall be maintained in a clean, legible, and reflective condition at all times. Damaged or obscured markings shall be replaced immediately.

G. Section 505 – Premise Identification
Section 505.1 is amended to read as follows:
505.1 Address Identification. New and existing buildings shall be provided with approved address identification. Approved numbers or addresses shall be placed on the front elevation of all new or existing buildings in such a position that is plainly visible and legible from the street or road on which the property is addressed. Addresses shall not be located where they have the potential of being obstructed by signs, awnings, vegetation, or other building/site elements. Address

12 identification characters shall contrast with their background. Address numbers shall be Arabic numbers or alphabetical letters. Numbers shall not be spelled out.

Each character shall be not less than 4 inches high with a minimum stroke width of 1/2 inch for one- and two-family residential buildings. Each character shall be not less than 12 inches high with a minimum stroke width of 1/2 inch for commercial and multi-family buildings up to 25 feet in height. Address numbers must be a minimum of 24 inches when the building exceeds 25 feet in height.

Where required by the fire code official, address identification shall be provided in additional approved locations to facilitate emergency response. An address monument at the vehicle entrance or other location clearly visible and legible from the public road may be provided in lieu of an address on the structure where only a single building with a single street address is present and no other structures are accessible from the fire apparatus access road serving that structure.

Address identification shall be maintained.

Section 505.1.1 is added to read as follows:

Section 505.1.1 Internal or External Illumination. Numbers for new buildings shall be internally or externally illuminated, to be visible at night. This requirement also applies to monuments. Reflective type numbers may be acceptable for a single lot residential development project, when specifically approved by the Fire Marshal or Community Risk Reduction staff.

Section 505.1.2 is added to read as follows:

Section 505.1.2 Multi-Unit Building Addressing. Suite/apartment 6-inch numbers/ letters shall be placed on or adjacent to the primary entrance for each suite/apartment and any other door providing access to fire department personnel during an emergency. Multiple residential and commercial units having entrance doors not visible from the street or road shall, in addition, have approved numbers grouped for all units within each structure and positioned to be plainly visible from the street or road.

Section 505.1.3 is added to read as follows:

Section 505.1.3 Multi-Building Clusters Addressing. Approved numbers or addresses shall be placed on the front elevation(s) of all buildings that form the cluster. If all building addresses are not clearly visible or legible from the public road serving the structures, an address monument shall also be provided at the entry point(s) to the site indicating the range of addresses accessible from that entrance.

H. Section 506 – Key Boxes
Section 506.1.1.1 is added to read as follows:

Section 506.1.1.1 Manually Operated Gates and Barriers. Manually operated gates and barriers across fire apparatus access roads shall have Knox padlocks, or

13 weather-resistant Knox key boxes. The key box shall be placed four to five feet above the road surface at the right side of the access gate in a conspicuous location that is readily visible and accessible. The key box must be clearly labeled “FIRE DEPT.”
Section 506.1.1.2 is added to read as follows:

Section 506.1.1.2 Electrically Operated Gates and Barriers. The gate control for electronic gates across fire apparatus access roads shall be operable by a Knox emergency override key switch (with dust cover). The key switch shall be placed between 42” and 48” above the road surface at the right side of the access gate within two feet of the edge of the road. The key switch shall be readily visible and unobstructed from the fire lane leading to the gate. The key switch shall be clearly labeled “FIRE DEPT.”

1. Upon activation of the key switch, the gate shall open and remain open until returned to normal operation by means of the key switch. Where a gate consists of two leaves, the key switch shall open both simultaneously if operation of a single leaf on the ingress side does not provide for the width, turning radii, or setbacks necessary for fire apparatus to navigate the vehicle entry point. Note this requirement on the plan.

2. The key switch shall be labeled with a permanent red sign with not less than ½” contrasting letters reading “FIRE DEPT” or with a “Knox” decal. Note this requirement on the plan.

Section 506.1.1.3 is added to read as follows:

Section 506.1.1.3 Motorized Gates and Barriers. New motorized gates across fire apparatus access roads shall also be equipped with Click-To-Enter to allow emergency response personnel to remotely open the gate when the emergency vehicle approaches the gate. The receiver shall be located to maximize signal reception from an approaching Woodland Fire Department apparatus. Devices shall be compatible with Woodland Fire Department preemption devices. A functional test of the automatic opening equipment, witnessed by Woodland Fire Department is required prior to final acceptance.

Section 506.1.1.4 is added to read as follows:

Section 506.1.1.4 Pedestrian Gates. Electromagnetically or electromechanically locked pedestrian gates and doors shall be equipped either with a Knox box containing a key to open the lock or, if the door lock cannot be operated with a key from the exterior, a Knox key switch shall be provided adjacent to the door.

Where key switches are provided, the door or gate lock shall remain disengaged until the key switch is returned to the “normal” closed or locked position.

I. Section 506.3 – Key Access Requirements for Gated Residential Occupancies.

Section 506.3 is added to read as follows:

14 506.3 Key Access Requirements for Gated Residential Occupancies.

1. Applicability. To ensure prompt emergency access and minimize property damage during response, the following requirements apply to secured or gated residential occupancies, including licensed care facilities and accessory dwelling units (ADUs). This section applies to the following occupancy types where access to the primary entrance is restricted by a locked gate, fence, or other secured barrier:
a. Residential Care Facilities for the Elderly (RCFEs), including licensed Board and Care occupancies.
b. Licensed residential group homes or facilities under the authority of the California Department of Social Services.
c. ADUs or Junior ADUs on parcels where gated or fenced access prevents emergency personnel from reaching the unit’s main entrance without forcible entry.
d. Any residential property where locked vehicle or pedestrian gates serve as the only access to the dwelling or sleeping areas.

Exceptions. This requirement does not apply to:

1. Single-family homes without ADUs or care services.

2. Properties where access is not restricted by a locked gate or barrier.

3. ADUs that are accessible via the main house entrance or shared open yard.

2. Knox Box Requirements.
a. Installation. A residential Knox Box® key access box shall be:

1. Permanently mounted near the primary pedestrian access gate or point of entry.

2. Installed at a height of 5 feet above grade in a clearly visible, unobstructed location.

3. Accessible without requiring passage through additional locked or secured areas.
b. Contents. The box shall contain:

1. Labeled keys or gate access devices for any locked pedestrian or vehicle gate.

2. Any fob, remote, or keypad code needed to open automatic or electrically controlled gates.
c. Approval and Registration

1. The Knox Box model and placement shall be approved by the Fire Department prior to installation.

2. Owners shall register the box and access contents with the Woodland Fire Department at time of installation and update this information if changed.

15 d. Gate Compliance. Electrically operated gates must also meet UL 325 and ASTM F2200 standards and include a manual override device accessible through the Knox Box.

3. Enforcement. The Fire Code Official is authorized to order installation at any property where delayed access has impeded or could reasonably impede emergency response.

J. Section 508 – Fire Command Center
Section 508.2 is added to read as follows:
508.2 Fire control room for new commercial buildings. All new commercial buildings not addressed in 508.1 shall be provided with a Fire Control Room, conforming to the specifications set forth in 508.2.1 through 508.2.6. 508.2.1 Location and access. The location and access to the fire command center shall be approved by the Fire Code Official. 508.2.2 Equipment. Fire Control Rooms shall contain only fire system control valves, fire alarm control panels and other related fire system equipment. Storage of other materials is prohibited. “NO STORAGE” signs shall be posted.
508.2.3 Dimensions. Fire Control Rooms shall have minimum dimensions of five feet by seven feet. Fire Control Rooms housing fire pumps shall be a dedicated room/house that is large enough to house the fire pump and associated equipment.
508.2.4 Fire rating. Fire Control Rooms shall be constructed with a one- hour fire rating.
508.2.5 Access. Fire Control Rooms shall be provided with an exterior access door approved by the Fire Code Official. A Knox Box mounted on the exterior at 5 feet on center adjacent to Fire Control Room door is required.
508.2.6 Signage. Durable signage shall be provided on the exterior side of the access door. Full-size doors clearly marked “Fire Control Room” / “Fire Riser Room” in a contrasting color.

K. Section 511 – Fire Department Access and Water Supply for One- and Two- Family Dwellings. Section 511 is added to read as follows:
511 Fire Department Access and Water Supply for One- and Two-Family Dwellings.

16 1. Applicability. To ensure sufficient emergency response capability, the City of Woodland establishes the following minimum requirements for fire department access and fire protection water supplies for all new one- and two-family dwellings, additions thereto, and associated accessory structures. This section applies to the construction proposed on parcels containing no more than two buildings and no more than three dwelling units, including any number of accessory structures.

2. Fire Apparatus Access – New Dwellings.
a. Fire apparatus access roads shall extend to within 150 feet of all portions of the exterior walls of the first story of the structure, measured by an approved route.

1. For buildings protected by automatic fire sprinklers, this distance may be extended to 300 feet.
b. The minimum fire access driving surface shall be:

1. 12 feet wide, exclusive of shoulders

2. 14 feet total horizontal clearance, including 1 foot on each side

3. 13 feet 6 inches vertical clearance

4. Maximum grade: 16%

5. Maximum cross slope: 2.5%
c. Turnarounds:

1. Required for driveways exceeding 150 feet in length

2. Minimum turning radius: 38 feet outside or 80-foot hammerhead turnaround

3. Maximum cross slope in turnarounds: 5%
d. Turnouts:

1. Required if the driveway exceeds 150 feet

2. Additional turnouts every 400 feet for driveways over 800 feet

3. Turnout must be 12 feet wide by 30 feet long, with 25-foot tapers e. Bridges and Elevated Surfaces:

1. Must meet fire access load and safety standards and be properly maintained
f. Gates:

1. Minimum clear width: 14 feet

2. Gates shall be set back a minimum of 30 feet from the public right- of-way

3. Electric gates must be operable by a Knox® key switch

4. Manually operated gates must be secured with an approved Knox® lock or key box

3. Water Supply – New Dwellings
a. New one- and two-family dwellings shall comply with California Fire Code Section 507, including confirmation of available fire flow and hydrant placement per the adopted appendices.
b. Acceptable water sources include:

1. Existing public hydrants

2. Approved private water tanks

17 3. Other sources approved by the Fire Code Official

4. Additions to Existing Dwellings.
a. Access: Additions up to 1,000 square feet are exempt from additional fire access requirements provided:

1. The building and addition are protected by an approved automatic fire sprinkler system, or

2. The parcel will not exceed two total dwelling units
b. Water Supply:

1. Additions up to 600 square feet are exempt from fire flow confirmation

2. Additions up to 1,000 square feet are exempt if they do not increase the required fire flow and either:
a. There is an existing private water tank on site, or
b. A public or private hydrant is located within 1,000 feet of all exterior ground-floor walls

5. Accessory Structures.
a. Access:

1. Accessory structures up to 600 square feet are exempt from additional access if located within 150 feet of an existing approved driveway

2. Structures must maintain a minimum 10-foot separation from other buildings unless otherwise approved
b. Water Supply:

1. Structures up to 600 square feet are exempt from water supply confirmation

2. Structures up to 50% of the size of the largest building on the parcel are exempt from fire flow confirmation if either:
a. There is a private water tank, or
b. A hydrant is within 1,000 feet of all exterior walls

6. Fire Sprinkler Requirement for Accessory Structures
a. If the main residence or primary structure on the parcel is equipped with an automatic fire sprinkler system, then all additional and accessory structures constructed on the same parcel shall also be equipped with an approved NFPA 13-D fire sprinkler system, regardless of the size or intended use of the accessory structure.

7. Premises Identification
a. All new buildings shall have clearly visible address numbers, contrasting with the background, with a minimum character height of 4 inches and stroke width of 0.5 inches. Address numbers shall be internally or externally illuminated.
b. Buildings accessed from private driveways or not visible from a public street shall have additional address signage posted at the road entrance.

8. Plan Approval. All access and water supply plans must be reviewed and approved by the Fire Department. Final roadway construction plans, including grading, surfacing, and erosion control measures, must be stamped and signed by a California-licensed civil engineer.

18 L. Section 512 – Fire Lane Markings and Access Requirements for Multi-Unit Residential Lots. Section 512 is added to read as follows:
512 Fire Lane Markings and Access Requirements for Multi-Unit Residential Lots.

1. Applicability. To ensure emergency vehicle access and protect public safety, the following standards apply to all shared private roadways, drive aisles, and internal circulation roads serving multi-family residential or clustered residential developments. This section applies to all new or existing residential developments with:
a. Two or more dwelling units on a single parcel, or
b. Multiple parcels with shared access roadways or drive aisles, including apartments, duplexes, townhomes, mobile home parks, and clustered single-family homes.

2. Parking Restrictions Based on Roadway Width. The following parking restrictions shall apply based on the clear, unobstructed width of the shared access roadway:
a. Less than 28 feet wide

1. No parking allowed on either side

2. Both curbs (or roadway edges) shall be painted red and marked “FIRE LANE – NO PARKING” at intervals not exceeding 75 feet.

3. Signage stating "NO PARKING – FIRE LANE" shall be posted every 75 feet on both sides of the roadway.
b. 28 feet to 35 feet wide

1. Parking allowed on one side only

2. The non-parking side shall be painted red and marked “FIRE LANE – NO PARKING.”

3. Fire lane signage shall be posted every 75 feet on the restricted side.

4. The side on which parking is permitted shall be clearly designated by signage or curb markings.
c. 36 feet or greater

1. Parking allowed on both sides

2. No fire lane signage or red curbing required unless otherwise designated by the Fire Department.
d. Two-Lane, Two-Way Roadways

1. If parking is allowed on both sides, the roadway must be at least 40 feet wide measured curb to curb or edge to edge.

3. Unobstructed Access Width and Vertical Clearance
a. Unobstructed Width. Fire apparatus access roads shall be maintained free of obstructions, parked vehicles, or encroachments that reduce the clear width below the minimum required for emergency response.
b. Required clear widths must be always maintained, regardless of signage, striping, or parking patterns.

4. Vertical Clearance. An unobstructed vertical clearance of not less than 13 feet 6 inches shall be maintained on all fire access roads.

19 a. Trees, balconies, awnings, or other features shall not encroach into this vertical space.

5. Enforcement. The Fire Code Official is authorized to require fire lane markings on existing roadways where:
a. Access is frequently obstructed, or
b. Emergency response has been impaired due to limited roadway width.

M. Section 903.1 – Automatic Sprinkler Systems—General. Section 903.1 is amended to read as follows:

903.1 General. Automatic sprinkler systems shall comply with this section and the following:

An automatic sprinkler system shall be installed in the occupancies and locations set forth in this Chapter and in the locations and according to the conditions described below:

(1) In all buildings other than Group R, Division 2, 3 and 4 in which the total floor area of all floors is 3,599 square feet or more, or any building which are three or more stories regardless of height.

Exceptions:

1. Group U occupancies, not including private garages attached to R-3 Occupancies.

2. In storage and bulk handling facilities for grain, including grain elevators and flat storage buildings, automatic fire sprinklers shall not be required in areas where the grain is stored, provided:

a. An automatic fire extinguishing sprinkler system is not otherwise required for code compliance;

b. The floor area of the building or structure does not exceed the maximum basic allowable floor area permitted for specific types of construction as specified in Table 504.3 of the California Building Code and including the allowable increases for clear yard spaces as specified in the California Building Code; and

20 c. The construction of the building or structure complies with all other code provisions for the properly assigned group occupancy classification and type of construction.

(2) Notwithstanding other provisions of this section, the requirement described in this Section 903.1 shall be applied to alterations, repairs, additions and changes of occupancy of existing buildings as follows:

a. Where there is no change of occupancy, alterations or repairs not increasing fire area, total height, or number of stories of an existing building may be made without making the entire building comply with this section.

b. No change shall be made in the character of the occupancy or use of any existing building or structure unless the entire building or structure is made to comply with this section.

Exceptions:

1. The character of the occupancy of existing buildings may be changed subject to the approval of the building official and the approval of the fire chief, and the building may be occupied for purposes in other occupancy groups without conforming to all the requirements of this section or the California Building Code for those groups, provided the new or proposed use is not more hazardous, based on life and fire risk, than the existing use.

2. No change in the character of occupancy of a building shall be made without a certificate of occupancy, as required by California Building Code. The building official may issue a certificate of occupancy pursuant to the intent of the above exception without certifying that the building complies with all provisions of this section and provisions of the California Building Code.

(3) In other areas and occupancies as required in Section 903 of the California Building Code.

N. Section 903.3.1.3.1 – NFPA 13D Sprinkler Systems. Section 903.3.1.3.1 is added to read as follows:

21 903.3.1.3.1 NFPA 13D Sprinkler Systems.

1. Applicability. This section shall apply to all new one- and two-family dwellings, townhouses, and mobile homes constructed within the City of Woodland that are equipped with a residential fire sprinkler system in accordance with NFPA 13D.

2. Spare Head Box Requirements.
a. All residential fire sprinkler systems shall be provided with a listed spare sprinkler head box.
b. The box shall contain at least two (2) spare sprinkler heads of each type and temperature rating used in the installed system. c. A sprinkler head wrench compatible with the installed sprinkler heads shall be included in the box.
d. The spare head box shall be clearly labeled and installed in a readily accessible location near the main sprinkler riser, subject to approval by the Fire Department.

3. Owner Responsibility. Property owners shall be responsible for maintaining the spare head box in good condition. Any used or missing sprinkler heads shall be replaced without delay.

4. Enforcement. This section shall be enforced by the Fire Department at the time of final inspection and as part of any ongoing maintenance inspections, if applicable.

O. Section 903.4.3 – Alarms. Section 903.4.3 is amended to read as follows:

Section 903.4.3 – Alarms.

One exterior approved audible device, located on the exterior of the building in an approved location, shall be connected to each automatic sprinkler system. Such sprinkler waterflow alarm devices shall be activated by water flow equivalent to the flow of a single sprinkler of the smallest orifice size installed in the system.

Where a fire alarm system is installed, actuation of the automatic sprinkler system shall actuate the building fire alarm system. Visible alarm notification appliances shall not be required except when required by Section 907.

This section shall apply to all automatic fire sprinkler systems, including those installed in one- and two-family dwellings.

P. Section 903.4.3.1 – Residential Alarms. Section 903.4.3.1 is added to read as follows:
903.4.3.1 Residential Alarms.

22 1. Waterflow Alarm and Notification for NFPA 13D Residential Fire Sprinkler Systems. All NFPA 13D residential fire sprinkler systems installed within Group R-3 and R-3.1 occupancies shall include waterflow detection and local notification in accordance with the provisions outlined below:
a. A listed waterflow switch shall be installed and connected to the sprinkler system to detect the flow of water indicating sprinkler activation.
b. Activation of the waterflow switch shall trigger a local notification appliance consisting of a listed horn/strobe installed in a location approved by the Fire Department.
c. The horn/strobe shall meet all the following criteria:

1. Be listed by Underwriters Laboratories (UL).

2. Be approved by the California Office of the State Fire Marshal.

3. Be audible throughout the main living areas of the dwelling.

4. Be visible from an exterior access point, such as the front porch or garage, where approved by the Authority Having
Jurisdiction.
d. The notification appliance shall be powered by the building’s electrical system and equipped with a battery backup or other approved secondary power source.
e. A durable sign shall be posted at the riser location stating: “This residence is equipped with an automatic fire sprinkler system and local waterflow alarm. In the event of alarm activation, evacuate and call 911.”

2. The location of the waterflow switch, notification appliance, and signage shall be clearly shown on all plan submittals and verified during field inspection.

Q. Section 1207.11.2.1.2 – Disconnect Location. Section 1207.11.2.1.2 is added to read as follows:
1207.11.2.1.2 Disconnect Location.

1. All new residential energy storage system (ESS) installations shall include a clearly labeled, manually operated emergency disconnect switch that isolates the ESS from the electrical system prior to the batteries. This disconnect shall be installed in accordance with manufacturer specifications, the California Electrical Code, and California Fire Code, and shall meet the following requirements:
a. The emergency disconnect shall be located on the exterior of the structure and shall be easily and readily accessible to both occupants and first responders.

23 b. ESS disconnects to be installed at a safe distance from the battery itself, typically 10 to 15 feet away.
c. The disconnect shall interrupt power before the batteries to allow for complete system isolation during emergencies.
d. The disconnect shall be mounted at a height of 5 feet on center above finished grade, measured to the center of the operating handle.
e. The disconnect shall be in a clear and unobstructed path of travel from the front of the residence and shall not require people to pass by or through the ESS installation location to access it. f. The disconnect shall be clearly labeled with a durable sign stating:
g. "ESS EMERGENCY DISCONNECT – TURN OFF IN CASE OF
FIRE OR EMERGENCY" The sign shall have letters at least 1 inch in height, be reflective or contrasting in color, and be weather- resistant.
h. The location of the disconnect shall be shown on all plan submittals, including one-line diagrams and site plans, and shall be verified during field inspection. The mounted location of the ESS battery unit shall also be indicated on the diagram placard affixed to the electrical service panel or disconnect enclosure, as required by the California Fire Code and Fire Department standards.

Exception: This requirement does not apply to ESS units that incorporate an integral, clearly labeled, and readily accessible manual shutdown switch that isolates the battery from the electrical system—provided the switch is located on the exterior of the unit, meets the accessibility and labeling requirements of this section, and is approved by the Fire Code Official.

R. Section 1207.11.6.1 – Fire Detection. Section 1207.11.6.1 is added to read as follows:

1207.11.6.1 Fire Detection.

1. Energy storage systems (ESS) installed in unfinished and unconditioned spaces in Group R-3 and R-4 occupancies shall comply with the requirements of the California Fire Code Section 1207.11.6, as well as the additional provisions outlined below:
a. Rooms and areas within dwelling units, sleeping units, basements, permitted enclosed spaces, and attached garages in which ESS are

24 installed shall be protected by smoke alarms in accordance with Section 907.2.11 of the California Fire Code.
b. A listed heat alarm, interconnected to the smoke alarms, shall be installed in any location within dwelling units, sleeping units, or attached garages where smoke alarms cannot be installed based on their listing.
c. Heat alarms shall meet all of the following criteria:

1. Be listed by Underwriters Laboratories (UL).

2. Be approved by the California Office of the State Fire Marshal.

3. Be rated and permitted for the type of installation. In unconditioned and unfinished spaces, the ambient
temperature rating for the heat alarm shall be listed by the manufacturer as 135°F or higher.
d. The location of all required smoke alarms and heat alarms shall be shown on plan submittals and verified during field inspection.

S. Section 2306.2.3 – Above-ground tanks located outside, above grade.

Section 2306.2.3 is amended to the California Fire Code to read as follows:
2306.2.3 Above-ground tanks located outside, above grade.

Above-ground tanks used for automotive fuel dispensing stations open to the public for retail sales of Class I, II or IIIA liquid motor fuels shall not exceed two tanks totaling 2,000 gallons each..

T. Section 2308.3.2 – Established limits and maximum capacity.

Section 2308.3.2 is added to the California Fire Code to read as follows:
2308.3.2 Established limits and maximum capacity. The storage of compressed natural gases shall be limited to those zoning districts designated and authorized by the City through its zoning ordinances. Such storage is prohibited in all other zoning districts.

U. Section 5301.1.1 – Established limits and maximum capacity.

Section 5301.1.1 is added to the California Fire Code to read as follows:
5301.1.1 Established limits and maximum capacity. The storage of compressed natural gases shall be limited to those zoning districts designated and authorized by the City through its zoning ordinances. Such storage is prohibited in all other zoning districts.

25 V. Section 5601.9 – Prohibited and Limited Acts.

Section 5601.9 is added to the California Fire Code to read as follows:
5601.9 Prohibited and Limited Acts. Storage of explosive materials shall be limited to those zoning districts designated and authorized by the City through its zoning ordinances. Such storage is prohibited in all other zoning districts.

W. Section 5706.4.5.1 – Established limits.

Section 5706.4.5.1 is added to the California Fire Code to read as follows:
5706.4.5.1 Established limits. Bulk plants or terminals for receiving or storage of flammable or combustible liquids shall be limited to those zoning districts designated and authorized by the City through its zoning ordinances. Such facilities are prohibited in all other zoning districts.

X. Section 5706.5.1.1.1 – Established limits.

Section 5706.5.1.1.1 is added to read as follows:
5706.5.1.1.1 Established limits. Bulk transfer and process transfer operations for receiving or transferring flammable or combustible liquids shall be limited to those zoning districts designated and authorized by the City through its zoning ordinances. Such operations are prohibited in all other zoning districts.

Y. Appendix D – Fire Apparatus Access Roads
Section D102.1 of the California Fire Code is amended to read as follows:

D102.1 Access and loading. Facilities, buildings or portions of buildings hereafter constructed shall be accessible to fire department apparatus by way of an approved fire apparatus access road with an asphalt, concrete or other approved driving surface capable of supporting the imposed load of fire apparatus weighing up to 80,000 pounds.

Section D103.5 of the California Fire Code is amended as follows:

1. Item 1 is amended as follows: Where a single gate is provided, the gate width shall be not less than 24 feet. Where a fire apparatus road consists of a divided roadway, the gate width shall be not less than 14 feet.

Item 9 is added to read as follows:

9. For gates and barriers that are not used on a frequent basis or those that are located such that they have a reasonable likelihood of being blocked by vehicles, vegetation, furniture, or other obstructions (e.g., secondary fire department vehicle ingress/egress points, gates accessed from plazas), permanent signage

26 constructed of 18-gauge steel or equivalent shall be attached on each face of the gate or barrier that reads “FIRE LANE—NO PARKING.”
Section D106.1 of the California Fire Code is amended to read as follows:

D106.1 Projects having more than 36 dwelling units. Multiple-family residential projects having more than 36 dwelling units shall be equipped throughout with two separate and approved fire apparatus access roads.

Z. Division II – Administration.

Chapter 1, Division II - Administration is hereby amended as follows:

1. Section 101.1 is amended to read as follows:
101.1 Title. These regulations shall be known as the Fire Code of the City of Woodland, hereinafter referred to as “this code.”

2. Section 108.1 is amended to read as follows:
108.1 Fees. A permit shall not be issued until the fees have been paid, nor shall an amendment to a permit be released until the additional fee, if any, has been paid.

The Fire Marshal or their designee shall have the authority to issue late fee penalties for overdue fire operational permits, construction fire permits, and inspection-related invoices. Late fees shall be assessed based on the duration of nonpayment as follows: thirty (30) days past due = $30 late fee; sixty (60) days past due = an additional $60 late fee; ninety (90) days past due = an additional $90 late fee. For invoices one hundred twenty (120) days past due or greater, an additional $100 late fee shall be applied for every 30-day period that the invoice remains unpaid beyond 120 days. These fees are cumulative and shall continue to accrue until full payment is received. Failure to remit payment, including all applicable late fees, may result in suspension or revocation of active permits, withholding of future permit approvals or inspections, and initiation of administrative or legal enforcement actions as authorized under Chapter 9.20 of the Woodland Municipal Code.

Section 113.4 is amended to read as follows:
113.4 Violation penalties. Persons who shall violate any provision of this code or shall fail to comply with any of the requirements thereof or who shall erect, install, alter, repair or do work in violation of the approved construction documents or directive of the fire code official, or of a permit or certificate used under provisions of this code, shall subject the violator to any or all of the following: suit for civil remedy or criminal penalty, or the administrative penalties provided in Chapter 9.20 of the Woodland Municipal Code.

27 The criminal penalty for the first offense shall be punishable as an infraction as defined by the California Penal Code, as amended from time to time. The criminal penalty for a second offense or more, shall be punishable as a misdemeanor as defined by the California Penal Code, as amended from time to time. Each day that a violation continues after due notice has been served shall be deemed a separate offense. Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed as precluding the application of the administrative penalties provided in Chapter 9.20 of the Woodland Municipal Code.

SECTION 5. Amendment. Section 8.20.060 of the Woodland Municipal Code is hereby amended to read in full as follows:

Sec. 8.20.060. Citation Program - Issuance of Citations.

The Fire Marshal and designated members of the Community Risk Reduction Division of the Woodland Fire Department have the discretionary duty to enforce a statute or ordinance made pursuant to Sections 853.5 and 853.6 of the State Penal Code and subject to the provisions hereof.

A person may be arrested without a warrant whenever the Fire Marshal or designated members of the Community Risk Reduction Division have reasonable cause to believe that the person to be arrested has committed, in their presence, a violation of a statute or ordinance, which he or she has the discretionary duty to enforce. The Fire Marshal or designated members of the Community Risk Reduction Division may issue a notice to appear and to release such a person on his or her written promise to appear in court pursuant to Sections 853.5 or 853.6 of the State Penal Code, as applicable.

The Fire Marshal and designated members of the Community Risk Reduction Division will be the designated officers of the Woodland Fire Department to exercise such arrest and citation authority as to specified violations.

The Chief of the Woodland Fire Department shall establish and cause to be administered a special enforcement training program designed to instruct those members of the fire department who will exercise such arrest and citation authority, regarding the provisions of the statutes and ordinances to be enforced, the evidentiary prerequisites to proper prosecution for violation thereof, the appropriate procedures for making arrests or otherwise prudently exercising such arrest and citation authority and the legal and practical ramifications and limitation attendant thereto.

The Fire Marshal and designated members of the Community Risk Reduction Division shall be appropriately instructed to deposit executed citations or notices within the appropriate agency for filing with the court after review for legal sufficiency.

SECTION 6. Repeal of Conflicting Ordinances. All former ordinances or portions of ordinances conflicting or inconsistent with the provisions of this ordinance or

28 of the California Fire Code, including applicable portions of Ordinance No. 1650, and any other ordinance in conflict herewith are hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict.

SECTION 7. Superseding Ordinances. No ordinance adopted after the adoption of this ordinance shall implicitly supersede or repeal any provision of this ordinance unless that ordinance expressly indicates an intention to do so.

SECTION 8. Severability. If any section, subsection, subdivision, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase added by this Ordinance, or any part thereof, is for any reason held to be unconstitutional or invalid or ineffective by any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity or effectiveness of the remaining portions of this Ordinance or any part thereof. The City Council hereby declares that it would have passed each section, subsection, subdivision, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase thereof irrespective of the fact that any one or more subsections, subdivisions, paragraphs, sentences, clauses or phrases are declared unconstitutional, invalid or ineffective.

SECTION 9. Publication. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this ordinance and shall cause a summary thereof to be published in the Daily Democrat, a newspaper of general circulation, printed and published in the City of Woodland and County of Yolo, at least five (5) days prior to the meeting at which the proposed ordinance is to be adopted and shall post a certified copy of the proposed ordinance in the office of the City Clerk, and with fifteen (15) days of its adoption, shall cause a summary of it to be published, including the vote for and against the same, and shall post a certified copy of the adopted ordinance in the office of the City Clerk, in accordance with California Government Code Section 36933.

SECTION 10. CEQA. The City Council finds that the changes made to the Fire Code and Building Code are enacted to mitigate the threats posed to public peace, health and safety from earthquakes, high winds and fire. Therefore, it can be seen with certainty that adoption of this Ordinance will not have a significant adverse effect on the environment and is therefore exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) of the CEQA Guidelines, California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Chapter 3. Staff are directed to file a notice of exemption within five (5) days of the adoption of this Ordinance.

SECTION 11. Effective Date. This ordinance shall take effect upon the latter thirty days after its adoption or January 1, 2026.

INTRODUCED at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Woodland, California on the 21 st day of October 2025, and PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Woodland at a regular meeting held on the 18th day of November 2025 by the following vote:

AYES:

NOES:

29 ABSENT:

ABSTAIN:

Rich Lansburgh, Mayor

ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM:

Marissa Kersey, City Clerk Ethan Walsh, City Attorney

30 Exhibit A

Findings to Support Amendments to the
2025 Editions of the California Fire Code and California Building Code

This Exhibit A provides the express findings and determinations (where necessary pursuant to California Health & Safety Code Sections 17958, 17985.7 and/or 18941.5) justifying the City of Woodland’s amendments to the 2025 Edition of the California Fire Code and the 2025 Edition of the California Building Code (codified in Title 24 of the California Building Standards Code) as reasonably necessary because of local climatic, geologic or topographic conditions.

CITY OF WOODLAND – PROFILE

The City of Woodland, incorporated in 1871, lies near the heart of the Great Central Valley of California. It is situated 18 miles to the West of the State Capitol in Sacramento and 81 miles Northeast of San Francisco. Woodland is the County Seat of Yolo County.

The City of Woodland encompasses an area of approximately 15.3 square miles with a population in excess of 61,032 based upon 2020 U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program. The City of Woodland Fire Department, through a Contractual Agreement with the Springlake Fire Protection District, also provides fire protection for approximately 51 square miles of rural area surrounding the City, devoted principally to winter grain and summer row crop farming.

The City is the largest industrial area in Yolo County and has experienced a steady, well- planned growth. Woodland is also a key area for the many processing and service activities demanded by the extensive agricultural industries in the region.

Woodland is transcended by several major roadways including Interstate 5 and State Route 113. California Northern Railway maintains a major North-South rail link through Woodland while Yolo Shortline Railway also maintains a local spur line in town from Sacramento. Both rails and highways have created barriers within the town which have significantly affected emergency response routes.

31 Sec 8.20.040 Amendments to California Fire Code

Amendment
Section,
pursuant to
Ord. No.
___XXXX__
Fire Code
Section
Impacted
Subject of Amendment Justification
(see below
key to
justifications)

8.20.030 2308.3.2,
5301.1.1,
5806.2, 6104.2,
5601.9,
5704.2.9.6.1,
5706.5.1,
5706.5.1.1.1
Establish limits for storage, receiving, and
storage of hazardous materials

A, B, C

8.20.040(A) 202 Adds and amends definitions A, D

8.20.040(B) 307.1.1 Prohibits open burning A, D

8.20.040(C) 322.6 Multi-Unit Residential Building
Micromobility Battery Charging and Storage
Requirements
A

8.20.040(D) 324 Fire and Life Safety Standards for
Manufactured Homes and Tiny Homes Used
as Primary Residences
A, B

8.20.040(E) Add 325 Wrecking Yard Fire and Life Safety
Requirements A, C

8.20.040(F) Adds 504.5,
Adds 504.6
Access to Building Openings and Roofs –
Access Walkways, Floor Level Identification
in Stairwells
C

8.20.040(G) 505.1,
adds 505.1.1,
adds 501.1.2,
adds 505.1.3
Amends address Identification, adds Internal
or External Illumination, Multi-Unit Building
Addressing, and Multi-Building Clusters
Addressing
C

8.20.040(H) 506,
adds 506.1.1.1,
adds 506.1.1.2,
adds 506.1.1.3,
adds 506.1.1.4,
Amends Key Boxes, adds Manually
Operated Gates and Barriers across Fire
Apparatus Access Roads, adds Electrically
Operated Gates and Barriers across Fire
Apparatus Access Roads, adds Motorized
Gates and Barriers across Fire Apparatus
Access Roads, adds Pedestrian Gates
C

8.20.040(I) 506.3 Key Access Requirements for Gated
Residential Occupancies A, B, C

8.20.040(J) 508.2 Fire Command Center A, B, D

32 8.20.040(K) 511 Fire Department Access and Water Supply for One- and Two-Family Dwellings A, C, D

8.20.040(L) 512 Fire Lane Markings and Access
Requirements for Multi-Unit Residential
Lots
C, D

8.20.040(M) 903.1 Regulations regarding installation of automatic sprinkler systems A, B, C

8.20.040(N) 903.3.1.3.1 NFPA 13D Sprinkler System – spare head box requirement B

8.20.040(O) 903.4.3 Removes fire sprinkler alarm exemption in one- and two- family dwellings A

8.20.040(P) 903.4.3.1 Residential Alarm Requirements C

8.20.040(Q) 1207.11.2.1.2 Residential ESS Disconnect Locations A, C

8.20.040(R) 1207.11.6.1 Residential ESS Fire Detection for unconditioned, unfinished spaces A, C

8.20.040(S) 2306.2.3 Use of above-ground tanks A, C

8.20.040(T) Add 2308.3.2 Establish location limits for storage of compressed natural gases A, C

8.20.040(U) Add 5301.1.1 Establish location limits for storage of compressed natural gases A, C

8.20.040(V) Add 5601.9 Establish limits regarding location and quantity of explosive materials stored A, B, C

8.20.040(W) Add 5706.4.5.1 Establish location limits for receiving and storing of flammable or combustible liquids A, C

8.20.040(X) Add
5706.5.1.1.1
Establish location limits for bulk and process
transfer operations of flammable or
combustible liquids
A, C
6112 Mobile Food Vendors Stored at Residential
Properties A, C

8.20.040(Y) Appendix D:

D102.1, D103.5,
D106.1
Amends Appendix D – Fire Apparatus
Access Roads C

8.20.040(Z) 101.1, 108.1,
112.4
Administration and Fees D

33 Justifications KEY: Findings to Support Amendments to California Fire Code and California Building Code

A. CLIMATIC CONDITIONS

The climate within the City of Woodland is characteristic of California’s Central Valley and creates conditions that significantly increase fire risk. Woodland receives an average of 20.7 inches of annual rainfall, with 89 percent of precipitation falling between November and April.

Winter storms produce the heaviest rainfall and are often accompanied by strong southerly winds with gusts reaching 45 miles per hour. During the summer months, the region experiences extended dry periods, including intermittent north winds that lower humidity to less than ten percent. These conditions, when combined with combustible construction such as non-rated wood shake and shingle roofs, create a heightened conflagration hazard.

Woodland averages 95 percent of possible daylight hours during the summer, contributing to consistently high summer temperatures in the mid- to upper-90s, and occasional record-setting highs such as 114°F recorded in June of 1961. Winters are mild, with lows in the mid-30s, though heavy fog may persist for days or weeks at a time, impacting visibility and emergency operations. Summer conditions are frequently accompanied by gusty winds, increasing the probability of rapidly spreading fires. These factors, when coupled with the use and storage of flammable and combustible liquids in the community, necessitate limiting high-hazard activities and requiring additional fire safety measures to reduce risk.

Vegetative growth in Woodland is another critical climatic factor. Following the rainy season, vegetation grows extensively during the spring and dries out each summer, creating a widespread source of fuel. Woodland is surrounded by farmland, and during the early summer grain harvest season, agricultural burning and stubble fires often occur at the very edge of residential neighborhoods. This agricultural-urban interface greatly increases the chance of a major conflagration if Red Flag conditions exist, such as low humidity and high winds. To address this risk, stronger requirements for vegetation management, restrictions on hazardous materials, and higher fire protection standards are necessary to prevent fuel accumulation and reduce the chance of fire spread.

The need for reduced fire area thresholds due to climatic conditions within Yolo County is also justified. Buildings located in portions of the City where combustible vegetation is present are at an increased risk of ignition and fire spread. Lowering the threshold for requiring automatic sprinkler systems in new construction and expanding requirements to include modular, mobile, manufactured, or multifamily manufactured homes provides additional life safety and property protection in Woodland’s unique climate. These systems are necessary because prolonged summer heat, high winds, and dry vegetation create conditions where fire growth is rapid and suppression resources may be delayed.

Finally, Woodland’s water supply adds another factor to its climatic conditions. The City relies primarily on treated Sacramento River water provided by the Woodland-Davis Clean Water Agency. In most years, this supply meets one hundred percent of demand; however, in dry years the allocation may be reduced, requiring supplemental groundwater pumping from

34 aquifer storage and recovery wells. This reliance on limited and potentially reduced water supply during drought conditions makes fire suppression more difficult. Fire safety measures that reduce fuel hazards and require enhanced protection are therefore directly tied to the need to conserve limited water resources during fire events.

For all of these reasons — extreme summer heat, strong winds, extended droughts, rapid vegetation growth, agricultural interface, combustible construction, and limited water supply — the City of Woodland finds that stricter fire protection requirements are reasonably necessary to address local climatic conditions.

B. GEOLOGICAL CONDITIONS

he City of Woodland lies in the heart of California’s Central Valley, approximately 18 miles west of the State Capitol in Sacramento. The region is one of the fastest growing in the state, and Woodland itself encompasses 15.3 square miles. Through a contractual agreement with the Springlake Fire Protection District, the Woodland Fire Department is also responsible for an additional 51 square miles of rural area. Because the agreement requires equal levels of service in both the City and the District, staffing and resources are heavily stressed when multiple incidents occur at the same time.

The 2018 Woodland Community Profile, prepared in partnership with the Yolo County Office of Emergency Services as part of the Multi-jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan, identified flooding, earthquakes, and wildfire as the City’s top three risks. Woodland is located within an active seismic area and is subject to moderate to severe shaking and surface ruptures from earthquake faults within or near the city. The Dunnigan Hills Fault lies along the eastern edge of the Coast Range-Sierran Block Boundary and has the potential to cause severe damage to life, property, and infrastructure. In 2016, a magnitude 2.5 earthquake shook Woodland, even though it originated seven miles west of the city in an area where no active faults were previously identified. The Midland Fault, southwest of Davis, is another nearby source of potential shaking, similar to that which caused widespread damage after the 1892 Vacaville- Winters Earthquake.

A major earthquake from any of these sources could grind local infrastructure to a halt by damaging roadways, water supplies, and access routes, all of which are critical for timely fire response. Much of Woodland’s downtown is comprised of historic buildings constructed in the late 1800s and early 1900s. These structures were built with balloon-frame construction, lack modern seismic retrofitting, and are closely spaced, creating a significant risk of fire extension following seismic activity.

In addition to the downtown core, Woodland has experienced tremendous growth in its industrial areas. Several large distribution centers, many exceeding 500,000 square feet, have been built in recent years. The sheer size of these buildings and the variety of commodities they contain create additional risks. A fire caused by seismic activity in one of these large facilities could easily overwhelm the fire department’s available resources, particularly when combined with the likelihood of multiple simultaneous emergencies throughout the City and District.

35 These geological conditions—active faulting, seismic shaking, historic and vulnerable construction, growth of large industrial occupancies, and limited emergency resources— demonstrate the need for enhanced fire safety measures in Woodland. More restrictive standards are necessary to mitigate the increased risk of fire following earthquakes and to ensure that life and property are adequately protected when local infrastructure and resources are strained.

C. TOPOGRAPHICAL CONDITIONS

The City of Woodland is subject to a range of topographical and environmental conditions that directly affect the delivery of fire and emergency services. Summertime temperatures regularly exceed 100 degrees Fahrenheit and are often accompanied by strong south winds. These conditions create an elevated potential for dangerous fire behavior. Amendments limiting the amount of explosive materials stored and transferred within the City reduce the risk associated with these extreme weather conditions.

Traffic congestion is another topographical concern, particularly given the City’s ongoing growth and development. Increasing vehicle traffic continues to impact emergency response times. The City is also traversed by a major interstate highway and serves as the junction with another state highway, while also being crossed by a railroad line running north and south. These transportation corridors are used for the shipment of flammable liquids and hazardous materials, presenting additional fire and life safety challenges within City limits.

The roadway system itself presents further concerns. Many surface streets are accompanied by alleyways at the rear of properties. These alleyways are narrow, often overgrown with vegetation, and lack fire hydrant coverage. This makes access for fire apparatus extremely difficult and limits available water supply. In recognition of these conditions, amendments requiring fire sprinklers in modular and manufactured homes, and lowering the sprinkler thresholds for other occupancies, ensure a higher level of fire protection within structures. These requirements also align the City of Woodland with neighboring jurisdictions, promoting consistency across the region.

Woodland also faces vulnerabilities related to water supply. The City relies heavily on the Sacramento River for drinking water, but availability is limited by drought conditions that can lead to curtailment of water rights. During prolonged droughts, the City must depend on wells as backup sources. Limited water availability during such conditions emphasizes the importance of local amendments that ensure sufficient built-in fire protection within buildings.

Flooding further complicates fire response in Woodland. The City is essentially flat, with Cache Creek forming its northern boundary. Storm drain systems, particularly in older parts of the City, are undersized and unable to handle large volumes of runoff, leading to localized street flooding that can last for several hours. Typical flood hazards involve

36 shallow sheet flooding of up to two feet, but major storms and events along Cache Creek or the Yolo Bypass can result in widespread flooding of streets, neighborhoods, and roadways critical to emergency access. Historical floods in 1995 and 2019 demonstrated the very real risk of overtopping and flooding that hampers emergency access and damages infrastructure. Many streets are intentionally used for flood control during major storms, further restricting emergency response and mobility.

Taken together, these topographical conditions—including extreme heat and winds, hazardous materials transport routes, constrained roadway access, water supply limitations, and localized and regional flooding—require the City to adopt local amendments to the Fire Code to ensure adequate fire protection, mitigate risks, and preserve the ability of the Woodland Fire Department to respond effectively to emergencies.

D. ADMINISTRATIVE/PROCEDURAL/PUBLIC SAFETY AMENDMENTS.

1. This amendment is necessary for administrative and procedural clarification and to establish clear standards for the effective enforcement of the fire and building codes within the City of Woodland. These provisions ensure consistency in application, provide guidance to the public and regulated community, and establish enforcement mechanisms tailored to the City’s needs. They do not alter or modify a building standard but rather provide the framework by which those standards are applied, consistent with California Health & Safety Code Sections 17958, 17958.7, and 18941.5.

2. These amendments provide the City with necessary tools to ensure compliance with adopted codes and to safeguard life and property. Local enforcement depends on clearly defined procedures, including administrative citation authority, plan check requirements, inspection protocols, and record-keeping processes.

Without such procedures, the City would lack the ability to enforce building and fire codes consistently and effectively, leaving gaps in public safety protection.

3. The administrative amendments also account for Woodland’s unique community risk profile. The City contains a mix of historic downtown structures, industrial facilities, residential developments, and major transportation corridors, all of which present different hazards and regulatory challenges. The amendments provide staff with the authority to adapt enforcement to these conditions, ensuring that code requirements are implemented in a way that directly addresses local risks.

4. These provisions are also necessary to promote regional consistency and to support coordination with neighboring jurisdictions. Aligning administrative and procedural amendments ensures that developers, contractors, and property owners encounter predictable processes across agencies. This reduces confusion, improves compliance, and enhances the overall effectiveness of fire prevention efforts.

37 5. In sum, these administrative and procedural amendments do not modify a building standard pursuant to California Health & Safety Code Sections 17958, 17958.7, or 18941.5. They are reasonably necessary to safeguard life and property within the City of Woodland by providing clear, enforceable, and locally relevant processes to implement state-adopted building and fire safety standards.

All proposed local amendments to the 2025 California Fire Code relate to home hardening are necessary as emergency standards to protect health and safety. For the administrative changes marked as “D,” those changes result in alterations to a local agency’s postentitlement fee schedule or establish, alter, or remove local programs related to enforcement of building code violations or complaints alleging building code violations.

1. Administrative/Enforcement (HSC §17958(b)(6)(E)), Home Hardening (HSC §17958(b)(3)

These items govern how the Fire Department enforces access and life-safety, not how to design or construct a residential building.

A. Section 506.3 – Key Access for Gated Residential Occupancies • Action: Keep the requirement as an administrative emergency- access program (hardware type, location, programming/hold-open time, and maintenance) enforced by the Fire Code Official as a condition of ongoing occupancy and complaint-based inspections. • Justification: Locked/malfunctioning gates at residential properties create measurable response delays that jeopardize life safety.

Woodland has numerous narrow residential streets that bottleneck with on-street parking, further magnifying any gate delay. As an administrative practice, the City requires approved emergency bypass (e.g., keyed switch/fob) and maintenance so responders are not delayed at the point of entry.

B. Section 512 – Fire Lane Markings and Access for Multi-Unit Residential Lots
• Action: Keep as administrative enforcement: designation, signage/striping, and maintenance of clear width and vertical clearance on shared private drives.
• Justification: These rules are not building-fabric requirements; they are post-entitlement operational access controls to ensure emergency vehicles can reach patients and fires in complexes with constrained geometry and chronic on-street parking. The Exhibit A table identifies Section 512 under “multi-unit residential lots,” which we will re-title and place in an enforcement/operations section of the local fire code.

C. Section 6112 – Mobile Food Vendors Stored at Residential Properties • Action: Mark as administrative enforcement in the Fire Code (storage of LPG, disconnection, extinguishers) with complaint-

38 based inspections.

Local Data: Nov 2024, Lincoln Ave — propane from a vendor unit stored at a residence ignited and damaged the rear of the home. • Justification: This regulates use and storage of hazardous materials at homes, not building design. Relocating to enforcement/nuisance authority satisfies §17958(b)(6)(E). See current 6112 text for direct carryover.

2. Home Hardening (HSC §17958(b)(3), Emergency Standards (HSC §17958(b)(2))

For the following new residential provisions, the City justifies the amendments based on changes or modifications that relate to home hardening and emergency standards necessary to protect life and safety based on recent, local incidents (2024–2025) and specific, well-documented state and national risk trends.

A. Section 322.5 – Micromobility Battery Charging & Storage in Multi-Unit Residential Buildings
• Local Incidents: Woodland experienced 6 lithium-ion battery fires in the last year. On 3/9/2025 , an e-scooter battery underwent thermal runaway in an apartment, causing a total loss and narrowly avoided fatalities (five residents nearly escaped).
• Gap: The base code lacks specific shared-space charging controls for multifamily garages and common areas.
• Applies to: Section 322.5 (posting, listed equipment, local notification, and Fire Department removal authority for imminently hazardous devices). Exhibit A table lists 322.5 and subject.

B. Sections 1207.11.2.1.2 (ESS Disconnect) & 1207.11.6.1 (ESS Detection) — Residential
• Local Incidents: 5/14/2025 a tool-battery fire damaged home/garage; 9/25/2025 a RC boat battery thermal runaway damaged an exterior shed. Woodland has also seen park-area scooter fires near playgrounds.
• Gap: Residential ESS provisions do not consistently require a readily accessible external disconnect ahead of the batteries and listed heat/smoke alarm coverage in unconditioned spaces where ESS commonly reside (garages/utility rooms).
• Justification: Allows safe isolation and early detection, reducing firefighter and occupant risk. See 1207.11.2.1.2 and 1207.11.6.1 text for the exact measures.

C. Section 435.8.3.2.1 – Exterior Doors Required for Sleeping Rooms in RCFEs Housing Bedridden Clients
• Local Conditions: Woodland has numerous RCFEs. Given
staffing/spacing realities, unsprinklered or legacy layouts plus long

39 travel distances for responding units increase the risk that bedridden residents cannot be evacuated quickly.
• Gap: State code does not universally require direct exterior egress from sleeping rooms in every such RCFE configuration.
• Justification: Address high-consequence, low-margin evacuations for non-ambulatory residents.

D. Residential Gate Access Delays — Cross-support for 506.3 & 512 • Operational Evidence: Manually defeating a motorized/locked gate typically adds ~7–10 minutes when no approved emergency operation is present. With NFPA 1710 first-unit benchmarks in the 4–5 minute range, this delay is consequential. Woodland’s narrow residential streets exacerbate the effect when cars park both sides, bottlenecking engines attempting to reach addresses.
• Justification: While we are treating 506.3/512 as administrative, this evidence also supports home hardening and emergency necessity .

E. Sections 903.1, 903.3.1.3.1, 903.4.2, and 903.4.3.1 – Residential Sprinkler Spares and Alarm Notification Requirements
• Local Conditions: Woodland is a commuter-based bedroom community, with many residents traveling daily to Sacramento or the Bay Area for work. Because homes are often unoccupied during the day, fires that occur while residents are away may go unnoticed until significant damage has occurred. In homes equipped with sprinklers, systems can operate for an extended period without notifying neighbors or the fire department, allowing fires to grow and spread before emergency response begins. • Local Example: On July 15, 2023, a fourth-alarm fire on Lincoln Avenue destroyed nearly half a city block of residential structures.

While the affected homes did not have sprinklers, the incident illustrates how quickly fires can grow and spread through densely built neighborhoods when there is a delay in detection or notification.
• Gap in the State Code: Current provisions for NFPA 13D systems in one- and two-family dwellings do not require an external water flow alarm, remote monitoring, or spare sprinkler heads to facilitate quick system restoration. In a community where homes are close together and often unoccupied, the absence of local alarm notification creates a substantial risk of extended fire growth and fire spread to adjacent properties.
• Justification: Requiring exterior audible water flow alarms, local notification capability, and a minimum spare-head inventory is a necessary measure to ensure timely detection of sprinkler activation, earlier fire department notification, and prompt restoration of system readiness. These enhancements directly address documented risk factors in Woodland and are essential to

40 protect life and property in closely spaced residential neighborhoods.

3. Enforcement & Program Notes (for the above Section 1 &2) The City’s Community Risk Reduction Division is the AHJ for permits, inspections, and code enforcement. Complaint-driven enforcement will continue for open burning, micromobility batteries, and mobile food vendors at residences; plan-review and construction inspections will apply to tiny/manufactured homes, gated access hardware location, access/lanes, sprinklers/alarms, and ESS where retained within allowable AB 130 pathways.

TO: THE HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
AGENDA: City Council Regular Meeting
DATE: November 18, 2025
ITEM #: H.17
SUBJECT: Public Hearing and Adoption of an Ordinance
amending Title 15 of the Woodland Municipal Code
and adopting the California Building Standards Code
and Uniform Codes

Recommendation for Action: Staff recommends that the City Council:

1. Hold a public hearing.

2. Adopt an ordinance of the City Council of the City of Woodland amending Chapter 15.04 of the Woodland Municipal Code and adopting by reference the 2025 California Building Standards Code (California Code of Regulations, Title 24), including the 2025 California Building Code, the 2025 California Residential Code, the 2025 California Electrical Code, the 2025 California Mechanical Code, the 2025 California Plumbing Code, the 2025 California Energy Code, the 2025 California existing Code, and the 2025 California Green Building Standards Code, and the 2024 International Property Maintenance Code, the 1997 edition of the uniform Housing Code, and the 1997 Edition of the Uniform Security Code, together with certain additions, insertions, deletions and changes thereto.

Staff Contact:

Joel Luevano, Chief Building Official - (530) 661-5825; [email protected]

Fiscal Impact:

There is no net new fiscal impact to the City associated with this amendment. Costs for purchasing three sets of the 2025 California Codes at an approximate cost of $6,000 and staff training will be covered within the FY 2025/2026 department budget.

Report in Brief:

This adoption of portions of the 2025 California Building Standards Code (California Code of Regulations, Title 24), including the Building, Plumbing, Mechanical, Electrical, Residential, Existing Building, Energy, and Green Codes, along with other Uniform Codes, that apply to construction under Title 15 of the Woodland Municipal Code for the City of Woodland. Code adoption is a two-step process: first, the Council introduces the ordinance, adopting the codes by reference, and sets a public hearing, second, at a following Council meeting (this meeting), a duly noticed public hearing is held, and the ordinance is adopted. The Fire Code will be adopted by reference as a separate item.

Background:

Every three years, the various State and National Building Codes are revised to reflect the latest in building and fire safety standards. In 2025, the California Building Standards Commission approved for adoption the following codes: 2025 California Building Code, 2025 California Residential Code, 2025 California Electrical Code, 2025 California Mechanical Code, the 2025 California Plumbing Code, 2025 Energy Code, 2025 California Existing Building Code, and 2025 California Green Building Code. Other codes being adopted by the City are the 1997 Uniform Housing Code, the 1997 Uniform Security Code, the 1997 Uniform Code for the Abatement of Dangerous Buildings, and the 2024 International Property Maintenance Code with amendments.

According to California law, the 2025 California Building Standards Code applies to a building permit application submitted on or after the effective date to all occupancies throughout the state. The

revised code will go into effect on January 1, 2026. The full text of all code material is available for public inspection in the Building Officials' office.

Discussion:

While the City of Woodland and other communities are required by state law to utilize the newest State-adopted version of the codes, adoption of the codes (by reference) by local jurisdictions provides greater consistency among jurisdictions. This adoption process also allows for minor modifications (amendments) to the codes to reflect local conditions.

State Building Standards Law does not limit the authority of a City to establish more restrictive building standards than those contained in the code that are reasonably necessary because of local climatic, geological, or topographical conditions. The Council may add amendments as it sees fit, if the findings for the amendments comply with modifications based on local climatic, geological, or topographical conditions.

Each separate amendment is composed of two parts: the findings and the text of the amendment.

The findings are local justification for needing the amendment. These findings are sent to the Building Standards Commission and kept on file. The findings must be based upon local topographic, climatic, or geologic conditions. See Exhibit “A” to the Ordinance for findings to support amendments to the Standards.

All current City amendments have been reviewed for applicability with the new codes. With this adoption, all former amendments have been rewritten, deleted, or revised to reflect the most current needs of the City of Woodland. Some of the most substantive amendments are:
• Concrete Slabs: Minimum thickness is 4 inches, with a 5-sack mix, and reinforced with #4 rebar 18 inches on center each way. Soils having a Plasticity Index (PI) of 15 or greater shall be considered expansive, requiring floor slabs to be designed for expansive soils. • Concrete Driveways: Minimum thickness is 4 inches, with a 5 sack mix, reinforced with #3 bar 18 inches on center each way, with a 3-inch gravel base. • Asphalt Paving: 3 inches of asphalt over an 8-inch Class II aggregate base. • Water piping in or under Concrete Slabs: Not permitted unless specific conditions are met. • Residential roof mount solar: Pigeon proofing of roof mounted residential solar shall be required on all new residential developments. (Does not apply to existing residential developments or infill housing).

Every effort is being made to keep the amendments to a minimum; this makes for consistency among jurisdictions and helps streamline the building plan checking process.

Public Contact
The formal adoption action takes place at the following Council meeting after a public hearing is held.

Prior to this hearing, two notices were published. Copies of the 2025 California Building Standards Code, Uniform Codes, and Proposed Ordinance will be available for public inspection in the Office of the Building Official. Information on the new codes will be posted on the City’s website. Many classes and seminars are being taught around the State on the new codes and are available to architects, contractors, and the general public. Links to classes and seminars on the new codes will be posted on the City website.

Conclusion:

Staff recommends that the City Council:

1. Hold a public hearing.

2. Adopt an ordinance of the City Council of the City of Woodland amending Chapter 15.04 of the

Woodland Municipal Code and adopting by reference the 2025 California Building Standards Code (California Code of Regulations, Title 24), including the 2025 California Building Code, the 2025 California Residential Code, the 2025 California Electrical Code, the 2025 California Mechanical Code, the 2025 California Plumbing Code, the 2025 California Energy Code, the 2025 California existing Code, and the 2025 California Green Building Standards Code, and the 2024 International Property Maintenance Code, the 1997 edition of the uniform Housing Code, and the 1997 Edition of the Uniform Security Code, together with certain additions, insertions, deletions and changes thereto.

Prepared by: Joel Luevano, Chief Building Official

Reviewed by: Brent Meyer, Community Development Director

Attachments:

1. Proposed Ordinance - Building Codes

ORDINANCE NO. ____

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WOODLAND AMENDING CHAPTER 15.04 OF THE WOODLAND MUNICIPAL CODE AND ADOPTING BY REFERENCE THE 2025 CALIFORNIA BUILDING
STANDARDS CODE (CALIFORNIA CODE OF REGULATIONS, TITLE 24), INCLUDING THE 2025 CALIFORNIA BUILDING CODE, THE 2025 CALIFORNIA RESIDENTIAL CODE, THE 2025 CALIFORNIA ELECTRICAL CODE, THE 2025 CALIFORNIA MECHANICAL CODE, THE 2025 CALIFORNIA PLUMBING CODE, THE 2025 CALIFORNIA ENERGY CODE, THE 2025 CALIFORNIA EXISTING CODE, AND THE 2025 CALIFORNIA GREEN BUILDING STANDARDS CODE, AND THE 2024 INTERNATIONAL PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE, THE
1997 UNIFORM CODE FOR THE ABATEMENT OF DANGEROUS BUILDINGS, THE 1997 EDITION OF THE UNIFORM HOUSING CODE, AND THE
1997 EDITION OF THE UNIFORM SECURITY CODE, TOGETHER WITH CERTAIN

ADDITIONS, INSERTIONS, DELETIONS AND CHANGES THERETO
WHEREAS, pursuant to California Government Code Section 50022.1 et seq. the City of Woodland (“City”) may adopt by reference the California Building Standards Code, 2025 Edition as provided in Title 24 and 25 of the California Code of Regulations and other codes, including, without limitation, the Uniform Code for the Abatement of Dangerous Buildings, the Uniform Housing Code, and the Uniform Security Code; and WHEREAS, the California Building Standards Commission (“Commission”) recently adopted the 2025 Edition of the California Building Standards Code; and WHEREAS, California Health and Safety Code Section 17958.7 and 18941.5 authorize cities to adopt the California Building Standards Code with modifications determined to be reasonably necessary because of local climatic, geological or topographical conditions; and
WHEREAS, the City desires to adopt the California Building Standards Code with the necessary amendments to assure the Codes are tailored to the particular safety needs of the City as required by its unique climatic, geological and topographical conditions and such amendments are substantially equivalent to changes or modifications that were previously filed by the City Council and were in effect as of September 30, 2025; and
WHEREAS, the City held a public hearing on November 18, 2025 at which time all interested persons had the opportunity to appear and be heard on the matter of adopting the Codes as amended herein; and
WHEREAS, the City published notice of the aforementioned public hearing pursuant to California Government Code Section 6066 on October 29, 2025 and November 5, 2025.

WHEREAS any and all other legal prerequisites relating to the adoption of this

Ordinance have occurred.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Woodland does hereby ordain as follows:

SECTION 1. Purpose. The purpose of this Ordinance is to amend Chapter 15.04 of the Woodland Municipal Code, adopting by reference the 2025 Edition of the California Building Standards Code as provided in Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations (“California Building Standards Code”), including the California Building Code, 2025 Edition (California Code of Regulations, Title 24, Part 2), which incorporates and amends the International Building Code, 2024 Edition; the California Residential Code, 2025 Edition (California Code of Regulations, Title 24, Part 2.5), which incorporates and amends the International Residential Code, 2024 Edition; the California Electrical Code, 2025 Edition (California Code of Regulations, Title 24, Part 3), which incorporates and amends the National Electrical Code, 2017 Edition; the California Mechanical Code, 2025 Edition (California Code of Regulations, Title 24, Part 4), which incorporates and amends the Uniform Mechanical Code, 2024 Edition; the California Plumbing Code, 2025 Edition (California Code of Regulations, Title 24, Part 5), which incorporates and amends the Uniform Plumbing Code, 2024 Edition; the California Energy Code, 2025 Edition California Code of Regulations, Title 24, Part 6); the California Existing Building Code, 2025 Edition (California Code of Regulations, Title 24, Part 10), which incorporates and amends the International Existing Building Code, 2014; the California Green Building Standards Code, 2025 Edition (California Code of Regulations, Title 24, Part 11); and adopting by reference the Uniform Code for the Abatement of Dangerous Buildings, 1997 Edition, the Uniform Housing Code, 1997 Edition, and the Uniform Security Code, 1997 Edition, together with certain additions, insertions, deletions and changes thereto, to regulate the erection, construction, enlargement, alteration, repair, moving, removal, demolition, conversion, occupancy, equipment, use, height, area, electrical, plumbing, mechanical, and maintenance of all buildings or structures in the City of Woodland; provide for the issuance of permits and collection of fees set forth in the City of Woodland Comprehensive Fee Schedule; and provide for penalties for the violation of the codes adopted herein.

SECTION 2. Authority. The City Council enacts this Ordinance under the authority granted to the City as follows:
(a) California Government Code Section 50022 et seq. authorizes the City to adopt by reference the California Building Standards Code and authorizes the City to adopt other uniform codes by reference; and
(b) California Health & Safety Code Section 17958.7 and 18941.5 authorize the City to adopt the California Building Standards Code with modifications determined to be reasonably necessary because of local climatic, geological or topographical conditions.

SECTION 3. Findings. The City Council hereby finds that the proposed amendments to the 2025 California Building Standards Code are more restrictive than the