Yuba City City Council
January 20, 2026

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AGENDA
JANUARY 20, 2026

REGULAR MEETING

CITY COUNCIL

CITY OF YUBA CITY
6:00 P.M. REGULAR MEETING

COUNCIL CHAMBERS/VIRTUAL
MAYOR ● Marc Boomgaarden
VICE-MAYOR ● Michael Pasquale
COUNCILMEMBER ● Toni Cole
COUNCILMEMBER ● Wade Kirchner
COUNCILMEMBER ● Dave Shaw
CITY MANAGER ● Robert Bendorf
CITY ATTORNEY ● Shannon L. Chaffin
1201 Civic Center Blvd
Yuba City CA 95993
Wheelchair Accessible

AGENDA

REGULAR MEETING

CITY COUNCIL - CITY OF YUBA CITY
JANUARY 20, 2026
6:00 P.M. REGULAR MEETING

COUNCIL CHAMBERS/VIRTUAL
Materials related to an item on this Agenda submitted to the Council after distribution of the agenda packet are available for public inspection in the City Clerk’s office at 1201 Civic Center Blvd., Yuba City, during normal business hours. Such documents are also available on the City of Yuba City’s website at www.yubacity.net, subject to staff’s availability to post the documents before the meeting.

The Council Chambers will be open for public attendance and participation. The meeting will also be live-streamed for public viewing, but not participation, at the following link:
https://yubacity-net.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_y0Cz1dKURHS63TrHasYz5A. Emailed comments sent to [email protected] at least 24 hours before the meeting will be distributed to the City Council prior to the meeting. Please identify the Agenda item(s) addressed by the comments.

Public Comment:

Any member of the public wishing to address the City Council on any item listed on the closed session agenda, if any, will have an opportunity to present testimony to the City Council in the Council Chamber prior to the City Council convening into closed session. Comments from the public will be limited to three minutes. No member of the public will be allowed to be present once the City Council convenes into closed session.

Regular Meeting
Call to Order
Roll Call
__ Mayor Boomgaarden
__ Vice-Mayor Pasquale
__ Councilmember Cole
__ Councilmember Kirchner
__ Councilmember Shaw
Invocation/Inspiration
Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag
City Attorney's Report on Closed Session Items, City Attorney Shannon Chaffin

Agenda Modifications
Presentations

1. Introduction of Beale Air Force Base, Lieutenant Colonel Dominic Foglia, 9th Intelligence Squadron (9 IS) Commander and staff; Presentation of the Squadron's Mission

2. Introduction of Beale Air Force Base, Lieutenant Colonel Michael Barlow, 7th Space Warning Squadron (7th SWS) Commander and staff; Presentation of the Squadron's Mission

3. Yuba-Sutter Regional Safety Action Plan — Update by Fehr and Peers

4. Statewide Park Development and Community Revitalization Program presentation — Josh Wolffe, Public Works Director
Public Communication

5. Appearance of Interested Citizens
You are welcome and encouraged to participate in this meeting. Public comment is taken on action items appearing on the Consent Calendar or Business Items on the Agenda when they are called. Public comment on any other items within the scope of the City’s jurisdiction, including items not listed on the Agenda will be considered at this time. Public comment is limited to three minutes per speaker. Members of the public submitting written requests at least 24 hours prior to the meeting will be allotted five minutes to comment per speaker. Repetitive comments may be limited, and large groups are encouraged to select representatives to express the opinions of the group.

Consent Calendar
All matters listed under Consent Calendar are considered to be routine and can be enacted in one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items prior to the time that Council votes on the motion unless members of the City Council request specific items to be discussed or removed from the Consent Calendar for individual action.

6. Minutes of the December 2 and December 16, 2025 Regular Meetings of the City Council
Recommendation: Approve the Minutes of the December 2 and December 16, 2025 Regular Meetings of the City Council

7. Emergency Purchase of Grit Classifier for Wastewater Treatment Facility Recommendation: Receive and file report documenting the emergency purchase of a new grit classifier for the Wastewater Treatment Facility, in accordance with Municipal Code Section 2-6.15 and Public Contract Code Section 22050

8. Police Department MOU with the Sacramento County District Attorney's Office for alcohol and toxicology laboratory services
Recommendation: A. Adopt a Resolution Authorizing the Execution of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Sacramento County District Attorney’s Office and Sutter County Sheriff’s Office B. Authorize the City Manager to execute the MOU on behalf of the City of Yuba City
C. Authorize the Chief of Police to enter into a Master Service Agreement with Sacramento County District Attorney’s Office

9. Department of Water Resources Yuba Accord Dry Year Water Purchase Program

Agreement Amendment No. 7
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute the following agreements with the Department of Water Resources regarding the Dry Year Water Purchase Program:

A. Amendment No. 7 to Agreement for the Supply and
Conveyance of Water by the Department of Water
Resources of the State of California Under the Dry Year Water Purchase Program Between the Department of
Water Resources and the City of Yuba City, amending
the quantity and pricing of water to reflect the amended Yuba Water Purchase Agreement and extending program
participation through December 31, 2030
B. Any further amendments to the Dry Year Water Purchase Program Participation Agreement are subject to approval by the City’s water attorney

10. DWR Urban Drought Relief - Turf Replacement Project (24-02) Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution adopting a CEQA Class 4 Categorical Exemption pursuant to Section 15304(b), approving the plans and specifications, and authorizing advertisement for bids for the grant funded City Turf Replacement Project

11. Presentation of Investment Report – Quarter Ended September 30, 2025 Recommendation: Note & File Quarterly Investment Report

12. WWTF Liquid Oxygen Budget Adjustment
Recommendation: Authorize the Finance Director to record a supplemental budget appropriation and related transfers from unallocated wastewater funds to Account No. 8120-63732 in the amount of $275,000 for the Fiscal Year 25/26 due to an increase in the price of Oxygen for the wastewater treatment process

13. Market Street Traffic Calming and Safety Improvements Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution adopting a CEQA Class 1 Categorical Exemption as set forth in Section 15301(c), approving the plans and specifications, and authorizing advertisement for bids for the Market Street Traffic Calming and Safety Improvements Project

14. Award for Construction Agreement Shasta and Alturas Streets Bus Pad Improvements
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution which takes the following actions:

A. Awards a construction contract to All-American
Construction, Inc. of Sutter, CA in the amount of their total bid of $179,590.00
B. Authorizes the City Manager to execute the contract on behalf of the City, subject to review and approval as to legal form by the City Attorney
C. Authorizes the City Manager to execute a Cooperative Agreement between the City of Yuba City and the YubaSutter Transit Authority on behalf of the City, subject to review and approval as to legal form by the City Attorney

D. Authorizes the Finance Director to make a supplemental appropriation of $60,733.50 from unallocated Streets and Roads funds to CIP Account No. 921339. Additionally,
authorizes a supplemental appropriation of $16,733.50 to CIP Account No. 921339 for additional funds to be
received from YSTA

15. Homekey - Merriment Village Funding Supplemental Appropriation Recommendation: A. Adopt a Resolution Authorizing the Finance Director to make supplemental appropriation of $2,000,000 to Fund 211 Account 6041-62701 and $23,287,126.79 to Account 6041-65501 and;

B. Authorize the Development Services Director or designee to approve payment processing utilizing the Homekey Funding

16. Yuba-Sutter Regional Safety Action Plan
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution adopting the Yuba-Sutter Regional Safety Action Plan

17. Harter Estates North Subdivision (Acceptance of Public Improvements) Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution accepting certain street and related improvements pursuant to the Harter Estates North Subdivision Agreement with D.R. Horton CA2, Inc., a California corporation, and authorizing the Subdivider to file a Notice of Completion [Subdivision is located on the west side of the Harter Specific Plan Area, and south of Butte House Road]

18. Consideration of an Appeal of the Planning Commission’s approval of Use Permit 24-04, Tentative Parcel Map 24-01, Variance 24-01, and Environmental Assessment 24-06 located at 590 Colusa Avenue
Recommendation: Continue the item to a date certain of February 3, 2026, at 6pm or shortly thereafter
Business Items

19. Community Sponsorship Request - Girls on the Run
Recommendation: Consider a Community Sponsorship request; and if approved, Adopt a Resolution to approve a monetary
sponsorship request from Girls on the Run of the North State in the amount of $1,800.00 for a public purpose that provides a community benefit by investing in a future workforce and cultivating engaged citizens

20. Assignment of City Council to Regional Boards and Committees Recommendation: Approve the City Council Assignments to Regional Boards and Committees for Calendar Year 2026

21. Mobile, Open Air, and Sidewalk Vending Ordinance Update Recommendation: Initiate a Municipal Code amendment to Title 8, Chapter 5, Article 53 to update vending regulations including additional
enforcement for illegal pop-ups serving food, implementation of State law, and codifying protections for young entrepreneurs Future Agenda Items

22. Future Agenda Items
Reports and Communications
The following reports and communication items are provided for the Council’s information. No action can be taken on items under this section unless the Council agrees to include it on a subsequent agenda

23. City Manager's Report

24. City Council Reports
Adjournment

Beale Air Force Base
9 th Intelligence Squadron
Presentation by: Lt. Col. Dom Foglia

Beale Air Force Base
7 th Space Warning Squadron
Presentation by: Lt. Col. Michael Barlow

Yuba-Sutter Regional
Safety Action Plan
Update
Presentation by: Fehr and Peers

Statewide Park Development
and Community Revitalization
Program
Presentation by: Josh Wolffe
Public Works Director

CITY OF YUBA CITY

Public Communication
Members of the public may address the City Council on items of interest that are within the City’s jurisdiction. Individuals addressing general comments are encouraged to limit their statements.

Procedure
You are welcome and encouraged to participate in this meeting. Complete a Speaker Card located in the lobby and give to the Clerk, public comment is taken on action items appearing on the Consent Calendar or Business Items on the Agenda when they are called. Public comment on any other items within the scope of the City’s jurisdiction, including items not listed on the Agenda, will be considered at this time.

When a matter is announced, wait to be recognized by the Mayor to provide your comments to the Council. Comments should begin by providing your name and place of residence. A three minute limit is requested when addressing Council.

Request for additional time to address Council
Members of the public submitting written requests at least 24 hours prior to the meeting will be allotted 5 minutes to comment per speaker. Repetitive comments may be limited, and large groups are encouraged to select representatives to express the opinions of the group.

Procedure
When requesting to comment, please indicate your name and the topic and mail to:

City of Yuba City
Attn: City Clerk
1201 Civic Center Blvd
Yuba City CA 95993
Or email to:

Ciara Wakefield, City Clerk
[email protected]

Agenda Item 6

CITY OF YUBA CITY

STAFF REPORT
Date: January 20, 2026
To: Honorable Mayor & Members of the City Council;
From: Administration Department
Presentation By: Ciara Wakefield, City Clerk
Summary
Subject: Minutes of the December 2 and December 16, 2025 Regular Meetings of the City Council
Recommendation: Approve the Minutes of the December 2 and December 16, 2025 Regular Meetings of the City Council
Fiscal Impact: None
Attachments:

1. 12-02-2025 Regular Meeting Minutes (DRAFT)

2. 12-16-2025 Regular Meeting Minutes (DRAFT)
Prepared By: Submitted By:

Ciara Wakefield
City Clerk
Robert Bendorf
City Manager

ATTACHMENT 1

MINUTES (DRAFT)

REGULAR MEETING

CITY COUNCIL - CITY OF YUBA CITY
DECEMBER 2, 2025
4:15 P.M. CLOSED SESSION

SUTTER ROOM/VIRTUAL
6:00 P.M. REGULAR MEETING

COUNCIL CHAMBERS/VIRTUAL
Call to Order
The Closed Session Meeting of the City Council was called to order by Mayor Shaw at 4:15 PM Roll Call:

Present: Mayor Shaw and Councilmembers Boomgaarden, Cole, Kirchner and Pasquale

Absent: None
Jennifer Krikorian, Senior Associate Attorney, read the Closed Session items Closed Session
A. Public Employee Discipline/Dismissal/Release
(Government Code §§ 54954.5 and 54957(b)(1))
B. Liability Claim:

Claimant: Thomas M Deal, Claim 25-36
Agency Claimed Against: City of Yuba City
C. Liability Claim:

Claimant: Siddharth Agarwal, Claim 25-37
Agency Claimed Against: City of Yuba City
D. Liability Claim:

Claimant: Rajwinder Sandhu, Claim 25-38
Agency Claimed Against: City of Yuba City
No public comment received
Regular Meeting
Call to Order
The Regular Meeting of the City Council was called to order by Mayor Shaw at 6:00 PM Roll Call:

Present: Mayor Shaw and Councilmembers Boomgaarden, Cole, Kirchner, and Pasquale

Absent: None
Invocation/Inspiration
Pastor Ron Fortenberry, YCPD Chaplain

Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag
Vice-Mayor Boomgaarden
City Attorney's Report on Closed Session Items
City Attorney, Shannon Chaffin (virtually):

No report – Closed Session continued to after the Regular Meeting Agenda Modifications
No changes made
Ceremonial Presentations

1. Mayor's Appreciation Presentation to Clergy for 2025 City Council Meeting Invocations
Mayor Shaw presented Certificates of Appreciation to:

Bob Fischetti, YCPD Chaplain
Chris Finchum YCPD Chaplin, City Walk Church
Johnny Burke, Sutter Yuba Homeless Consortium
Dan Callaghan, Legacy Baptist Church
Greg Mansur - Adventure Church of Yuba City
Ron Fortenberry YCPD Chaplin
Michael Ciociola, Sr. – Calvary Christian Center
Wade Kirchner, Councilmember
Unable to attend:

Angela Fairbanks – Calvary Christian Center
Michael Ciociola, Jr. – Calvary Christian Center
Spencer Fennell, Youth Pastor - Calvary Christian Center Jeff Poppinga, Worship Leader, Adventure Church
Rick Daugherty Faith Christian High School Chaplin

2. Firefighters Burn Institute Presentation to Yuba City Firefighters Association Local 3793 Recognizing their successful Satellite Boot Drive Mayor Shaw presented a Fire Apparatus Operator Corey Jacobsen and members of Yuba City Firefighters Association Local 3793 with a Certificate
Joe Pick, Executive Director of the Firefighters Burn Institute presented FAO Jacobsen with an plaque and an award
Public Communication

3. Appearance of Interested Citizens
Tony Farley spoke

Consent Calendar
Councilmember Pasquale moved and Councilmember Cole seconded the motion to approve Consent Calendar items 4-13:

4. Minutes of the November 18, 2025, Special Closed Session Meeting of the City Council and the November 18, 2025, Regular Meeting of the City Council Approve the Minutes of the November 18, 2025, Special Closed Session Meeting of the City Council and the November 18, 2025, Regular Meeting of the City Council

5. Approve Local 1 Side Letter
Authorize the Interim City Manager and Interim Human Resources Director to execute a side letter agreement with Local 1 to allow Park Maintenance Worker I employees to receive merit step increases within their existing salary range

6. Salary Schedule Updates
Adopt Resolution 25-129 to amend the City's salary schedule to:

A. Comply with the new California wage requirements to increase minimum wage to $16.90 effective at the start of the pay period on December 27, 2025 B. Approve the adjustments to the Recreation Supervisor I/II and III classifications to comply with CA LC 515 effective at the start of the pay period on December 27, 2025 C. Retitle the POA classifications of Police Records Clerk and Public Safety Dispatcher II and Public Safety Dispatcher III
D. Retitle Park Maintenance Worker III to Senior Park Maintenance Worker, and Parks and Grounds Superintendent to Park Maintenance Superintendent

7. Submission of Recertification Application for Tree City USA Designation Adopt Resolution 25-130 authorizing the City to apply for recertification to the National Arbor Day Foundation for consideration of the City to continue its designation as a Tree City USA community

8. Butte Vista Estates East Subdivision (Annexation #11 of property in CFD 2021-1) Adopt Resolution 25-131 annexing a certain area, Butte Vista Estates East Subdivision, within the City Limits into an existing Community Facilities District (CFD No. 2021-1) to fund municipal services, and filing said Resolution, along with the Eleventh Amendment to the Notice of Special Tax Lien, in the office of County Recorder of the County of Sutter

9. Wastewater Treatment Facility (WWTF) Improvements Project - Project Acceptance Adopt Resolution 25-132 accepting the Wastewater Treatment Facility Improvements Project (Contract No. 17-09) as complete, in accordance with the contract documents

10. Butte Vista Estates East Subdivision – Subdivision Agreement and Final Map Approval
Adopt Resolution 25-133 approving the execution of a Subdivision Agreement with K.

Hovnanian Homes Northern California, Inc., a California Corporation providing for public improvements associated with the Butte Vista Estates East Subdivision Map, approving the Butte Vista Estates East Subdivision Final Map, accepting dedication of rights-of-way and easements shown thereon, and authorizing the filing of the map [Subdivision is located on West Onstott Frontage Road approximately 1,900 feet south of Pease Road]

11. City of Yuba City Advisory Board Appointment List
Note and File the 2025 Local Appointment List and Direct Staff to post on the City’s website

12. West Sanborn Estates Units 1 and 2 Subdivision – Subdivision Agreement Amendment
Adopt Resolution 25-134 authorizing the Public Works Director to amend Exhibit C of the Subdivision Agreements for the West Sanborn Estates Unit 1 and West Sanborn Estates Unit 2 Subdivisions based on actual costs, subject to approval as to legal form by the City Attorney

13. Purchase of Road Right-of-Way from Caltrans
Authorize the City Manager to execute a Purchase and Sale Agreement and accept a Grant Deed for the Real Property purchase of a 61-foot-wide strip of land, being the extension of Wild River Drive, from the State of California (APN 55-010-032) for $1.00 The motion was passed unanimously
Business Items

14. Citywide Signal Hardware Upgrades (Award Contract Agreement) Councilmember Kirchner moved and Councilmember Cole seconded the motion to:

Adopt Resolution 25-135 which takes the following actions:

A. Awards a construction contract to Bear Electrical Solutions, LLC of Alviso, CA in the amount of $804,035.00
B. Authorizes the City Manager to execute the contract on behalf of the City, subject to review and approval as to legal form by the City Attorney C. Authorizes the Finance Director to receive additional grant funds and make a supplemental appropriation to CIP Account No. 951314 or make a supplemental appropriation of unallocated Transportation Development Account funds to CIP Account No. 911314
The motion was passed unanimously

15. Classification and Position Changes in the City Manager’s Office Vice-Mayor Boomgaarden moved and Councilmember Pasquale seconded the motion to:

Adopt Resolution 25-136 taking the following actions:

A. Approving a new job description for City Clerk Administrator/Risk Manager and adding it to the Mid-Manager’s unit
B. Amending the salary schedule to add City Clerk Administrator/Risk Manager ($10,142 - $12,327 monthly)
C. Updating the authorized position resolution for Department No. 1305, City Manager, to delete 1.0 FTE City Clerk Administrator and adding 1.0 FTE City Clerk Administrator/Risk Manager and 1.0 FTE Administrative Analyst I/II-Confidential D. Reclassifying the incumbent City Clerk Administrator to City Clerk Administrator/Risk Manager effective December 13, 2025
E. Authorizing the Finance Director to transfer $120,000 from 6535-64311 (Insurance Expense) to 6535-61210 (Salaries & Wages)
F. Adopting Resolution 25-137 appointing the City Clerk Administrator/Risk Manager to

serve as the City’s Director on the NCCSIF Board of Directors and appointing the Administrative Analyst III in Human Resources to serve as the City’s Alternate Director in the absence of the Director
G. Approving a recruitment for a full-time Administrative Analyst I/II-Confidential with a regular, full-time appointment
The motion was passed unanimously

16. Public Works Department Vacancy Staffing Request – Public Works Maintenance Worker I/II
Councilmember Kirchner moved and Councilmember Cole seconded the motion to:

Authorize the Interim Human Resources Director to fill the vacancy for five full-time permanent Street Maintenance Workers I/II in the Public Works Department The motion was passed unanimously

17. Merriment Village Apartments Phase 2 — Homekey+ Grant Application John Nicoletti spoke
Johnny Burke spoke
Tanna Thomas spoke
Vice-Mayor Boomgaarden moved and Councilmember Kirchner seconded the motion to:

Adopt Resolution 25-138 of the City Council of the City of Yuba City authorizing a joint application with Habitat for Humanity Yuba-Sutter, Inc, to apply for Homekey+ funds through the State Department of Housing and Community Development for the remaining 139-unit affordable housing project located at 428 North Walton Avenue, which is Phase 2 of the proposed 218-unit Merriment Village Apartments The motion was passed unanimously
Future Agenda Items

18. Future Agenda Items
Mayor Shaw requested an Ordinance update for pop-up restaurants / illegal vendors on 1/20/26 Reports and Communications

19. City Manager's Report
Doug Libby, Acting City Manager, gave a report

20. City Council Reports
- Councilmember Cole
- Councilmember Kirchner
- Councilmember Pasquale
- Vice-Mayor Boomgaarden
- Mayor Shaw
Mayor Shaw closed in memory of Dean Estabrook at 7:10 PM. City Council returned to Closed

Session
Call to Order
The Regular Meeting of the City Council was called back to order by Mayor Shaw at 7:22 PM Roll Call:

Present: Mayor Shaw and Councilmembers Boomgaarden, Cole, Kirchner, and Pasquale

Absent: None
City Attorney's Report on Closed Session Items
Shannon Chaffin, City Attorney:

Item B – Deal (Claim 25-36): Authorized of Notice of Rejection Item C – Agarwal (Claim 25-37): Authorized payment of $6,410.95 Item D – Sandhu (Claim 25-38): Authorized payment of $2,777.11 Mayor Shaw adjourned the Regular Meeting of the City Council to Closed Session at 7:23 PM ________________________________________
Dave Shaw, Mayor
ATTEST:
_________________________________
Ciara Wakefield, City Clerk

ATTACHMENT 2

MINUTES (DRAFT)

REGULAR MEETING

CITY COUNCIL - CITY OF YUBA CITY
DECEMBER 16, 2025
5:00 P.M. CLOSED SESSION

SUTTER ROOM/VIRTUAL
6:00 P.M. REGULAR MEETING

COUNCIL CHAMBERS/VIRTUAL
Call to Order
The Closed Session Meeting of the City Council was called to order by Mayor Shaw at 5:01 PM Roll Call:

Present: Mayor Shaw and Councilmembers Boomgaarden, Cole, Kirchner, and Pasquale

Absent: None
Closed Session
A. Liability Claim:

Claimant: Rana Dhaliwal, Claim 25-39
Agency Claimed Against: City of Yuba City
B. Liability Claim:

Claimant: Janet Spalding, Claim 25-40
Agency Claimed Against: City of Yuba City
C. Liability Claim:

Claimant: Katie Baggett, Claim 25-41
Agency Claimed Against: City of Yuba City
No public comment received
Regular Meeting
Call to Order
The Regular Meeting of the City Council was called to order by Mayor Shaw at 6:00 PM Roll Call:

Present: Mayor Shaw and Councilmembers Boomgaarden, Cole, Kirchner, and Pasquale

Absent: None
Invocation/Inspiration
Pastor Bob Fischetti
Posting of the Colors
Joint YCPD & YCFD Color Guard

Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag
Josh Hubbard, Fire Chief
City Attorney's Report on Closed Session Items
Shannon Chaffin, City Attorney:

Item A – Dhaliwal (Claim 25-39): Authorized of Notice of Rejection Item B – Spalding (Claim 25-40): Settlement Authority Provided to Staff Item C – Baggett (Claim 25-41): Authorized of Notice of Rejection Agenda Modifications
Public Communication

1. Appearance of Interested Citizens
Tony Farley spoke
Presentations

2. Comments from Outgoing Mayor Dave Shaw
Mayor Shaw spoke

3. Presentations to Outgoing Mayor Dave Shaw
Vice-Mayor Boomgaarden presented Mayor Shaw with a proclamation and a ceremonial gavel Tasha Weaver and Isabella Morgan presented Mayor Shaw with a joint Certificate from Senator Megan Dahle and Assemblyman Gallagher
David Morgan presented Mayor Shaw with a Certificate from Congressman Doug LaMalfa Business from the City Council

4. Appointment of Mayor and Vice-Mayor
Shannon Chaffin, City Attorney, outlined the process for Mayor/Vice-Mayor appointments Marc Boomgaarden, as the Councilmember for District 2, accepted the nomination as Mayor of the City of Yuba City
Councilmember Pasquale, as the Councilmember for District 3, accepted the nomination as Vice-Mayor of the City of Yuba City
Mayor Shaw moved to nominate and appoint Marc Boomgaarden as the new Mayor of the City of Yuba City, Councilmember Kirchner seconded the motion The motion was passed with a unanimous vote

Councilmember Cole moved to nominate and appoint Michael Pasquale as the new Vice-Mayor of the City of Yuba City, Councilmember Shaw seconded the motion The motion was passed with a unanimous vote

5. Comments from City Council
- Councilmember Cole
- Councilmember Kirchner
- Councilmember Shaw
- Vice-Mayor Pasquale
- Mayor Boomgaarden
Adjournment
Mayor Boomgaarden adjourned the Regular Meeting of the City Council at 6:59 PM _____________________________
Marc Boomgaarden, Mayor
ATTEST:
____________________________
Ciara Wakefield, City Clerk

Agenda Item 7

CITY OF YUBA CITY

STAFF REPORT
Date: January 20, 2026
To: Honorable Mayor & Members of the City Council;
From: Utilities Department
Presentation By: Phil Marler, Utilities Director
Summary
Subject: Emergency Purchase of Grit Classifier for Wastewater Treatment Facility Recommendation: Receive and file report documenting the emergency purchase of a new grit classifier for the Wastewater Treatment Facility, in accordance with Municipal Code Section 2-6.15 and Public Contract Code Section 22050 Fiscal Impact: $124,240.00 – Account No. 981103-65501 (WWTF Recurring Plant Projects) Purpose:

To inform City Council of the prior emergency purchase of a new grit classifier at the Wastewater Treatment Facility (WWTF) as authorized by the City Manager, in accordance with Municipal Code 2-

6.15. – Emergency purchases and Public Contract Code Section 22050.

Council’s Strategic Goals:

This item addresses Council’s Strategic Goals of Infrastructure and Public Safety by ensuring uninterrupted wastewater treatment operations and compliance with regulatory requirements.

Background:

The City of Yuba City’s Wastewater Treatment Facility relies on grit removal equipment to protect downstream process units, reduce wear on mechanical components, and maintain reliable treatment performance. The existing grit handling system experienced a sudden and critical failure, rendering the grit classifier inoperable and creating an immediate risk to plant operations.

Without a functioning grit classifier, excessive grit accumulation can cause accelerated damage to pumps, channels, and other treatment infrastructure, increase maintenance costs, and jeopardize regulatory compliance. Due to the essential nature of this equipment and the inability to safely defer repairs or replacement, immediate action was required to prevent further system damage and potential operational disruptions.

Analysis:

Following the most recent equipment failure, staff evaluated repair options and determined that a longterm repair was not feasible within an acceptable timeframe or cost, and that replacement of the grit classifier was necessary. Given the critical role of the equipment and the operational risks associated

with delay, the situation met the definition of an emergency as outlined in Municipal Code Section 2-

6.15 and Public Contract Code Section 22050. The City Manager, acting as the Purchasing Officer, authorized the emergency procurement.

While the formal competitive bidding process was not practicable due to the immediate operational need and potential risk to public health and safety, staff was able to acquire three (3) quotes from known vendors. Staff selected SPIRAC (USA) INC. of Newnan, Georgia as they provided both the lowest cost proposal and the most advantageous delivery schedule (Attachment 1).

In accordance with Municipal Code Section 2-6.15, the Purchasing Officer is required to submit a written report to the City Council describing the circumstances of an emergency and the supplies or services procured. The emergency action taken precluded the formal bidding process and prior Council award typically required of purchases over $100,000.

Fiscal Impact:

The total cost for this item is $124,240.00, which includes tax and shipping, as well as a 20% contingency in case of any price changes during the design and manufacturing. There was sufficient funding allocated in the Wastewater Capital Improvement Program (Account No. 981103-65501 – WWTF Recurring Plant Projects) for this emergency purchase. This capital infrastructure acquisition was approved as part of the Capital Improvement Program budget adoption for FY 25/26.

Alternatives:

This item is informative only, as the purchase was completed as an emergency.

Recommendation:

Receive and file this report documenting the emergency purchase of a new grit classifier for the Wastewater Treatment Facility, in accordance with Municipal Code Section 2-6.15 and Public Contract Code Section 22050.

Attachments:

1. SPIRAC’s Proposal No. US254090 – SA320 Classifier with Cyclone Prepared By: Submitted By:

Mylaina McMurray
Administrative Analyst l
Robert Bendorf
City Manager

SPIRAC (USA) INC
75 Jackson Street, Suite 300
Newnan, Georgia 30263 USA
Tel: 770-632-9833
Fax: 770-632-9838
Email: [email protected] www.spirac.com
Date: 12/09/2025
SPIRAC’s® Proposal Number: US254090—SA320 Classifier with Cyclone

To: Joseph Santanna, WWTF Plant Senior Maintenance Mechanic City of Yuba City
302 Burns Drive, Yuba City CA 95991
Mr. Santanna:

SPIRAC (USA) INC. is pleased to provide this proposal for our Grit Classifying Equipment.

We believe you will find the remainder of our Proposal to be complete and selfexplanatory. Please review the attached scope and options in detail. If you have questions, please contact me.

We appreciate the opportunity to provide this information for your consideration. We look forward to your favorable reply, and another excellent SPIRAC® installation.

Best regards,
SPIRAC (USA) INC.

Ralph Whitesell, P.E.

Regional Sales Manager

SPIRAC (USA) INC, 75 Jackson Street, Suite 300, Newnan, Georgia 30263 USA, Tel: 770-632-9833 Fax: 770-632-9838 [email protected] I www.spirac.com

Proposed Scope of Supply
Item 1--SPIRAC® SANDSEP® - Grit Classifieer Model SA320 with Krebs Cyclone Design Information:
 Qty: 1
 Peak flow: 320 GPM.
 Water surface area: 30.8 ft².
 Solids lift rate: 1.6 yd3/hr.
 Material of Constructions: 304 stainless steel unless noted Description:
 Trough, Tank and Lids: 11ga stainless steel
 Leg Brackets and Supports: 1/4" stainless steel
 Liner: Hardox wear bars on 304 stainless steel backing  Spiral diameter and material:11” diameter High Tensile Micro Allow Steel (HTMAS)  Discharge height: Approximately 6 feet
 Inlet (Liquid): 6" diameter with plate flange.
 Outlet (Liquid): 8" diameter with plate flange.
 Service Drain: 2” pipe at lower end of trough with valve.  Drive: Direct coupled hollow shaft reducer (SEW)
 Motor: 1.0 HP, 460V, 3ph, 60Hz, Explosion Proof-NEMA 7  Driveshaft: K1040 steel
 Weight: Dry 1826 lbs., Full 5786 lbs.

Cyclone: Krebs D10LB
a. The grit hydro-cyclone shall be designed to accept quantities of grit and water pumped to the unit at a rate of up to 250 GPM and to operate at inlet pressures between 5 and 20 psi.
b. The inlet connection will be provided with a 1/2” NPT connection for mounting of a pressure gauge.
c. The unit shall be provided with an oil-filled, diaphragm protected, pressure gauge and hand valve to monitor the inlet pressure of the grit cyclone.
d. The hydro-cyclone shall remove at least 95% of those solids retained on a 100-mesh sieve with an s.g. > 2.65.

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e. The hydro-cyclone shall be comprised of three (3) basic components: the main body, the vortex finder and the spigot. The main body shall be fabricated from 304 stainless steel.
f. The hydro-cyclone shall be fitted with a replaceable liner. The liner shall be constructed of ½" thick urethane with a 90-shore durometer or Ni-hard with min 500 Brinnell hardness.
g. The inlet shall be fitted with a 4" ANSI 125/150# flange. The overflow shall be fitted with a 6" ANSI 125/150# flange. To eliminate possible siphoning from the unit and allow proper drainage, an air vent shall be fitted to the discharge drain line by the Contractor.
h. The hydro-cyclone shall be fitted with a replaceable, abrasion resistant vortex finder and discharge nozzle (Spigot).
i. The discharge of the hydro-cyclone shall be fitted with a baffle tube to accept the cyclone discharge. The baffle tube shall be sized with a volume to properly dissipate the energy of the cyclone discharge. j. The hydro-cyclone shall be supplied with a mounting flange for mounting in the vertical position for discharge to the grit classifier.

SCHEDULE - Based upon prevailing conditions, we estimate the following schedule following our receipt and acknowledgement of an acceptable Purchase Order:
 Submittal of Approval Drawings 2-3 weeks after order and all pertinent dimensional information is supplied to
complete the drawings.
 Submittal of O&M Manuals 2 to 4 weeks after submittal approval  Deliver to jobsite 16 weeks after submittal approval.

Special Note Regarding Schedules –The schedule presented above commences when SPIRAC® receives requested information, as may be required to prepare its

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documentation for approval prior to manufacturing. The Buyer is advised that delays in providing any requested information to SPIRAC® may cause disruption of the above schedule.

SERVICES
The price presented elsewhere in this proposal includes one (1) day of site service to ensure proper installation of the equipment.

COMMENTS AND SPIRAC® EXCLUSIONS TO SCOPE OF SUPPLY
1) Off-loading and handling at the delivery location.
2) Construction and /or installation work of any kind at the jobsite. 3) SPIRAC® shall provide lubricants for initial operation. Any additional lubricant will be by others
4) Site/field painting or touch up.
5) Controls including panels, PLCs, or VFDs not specifically listed above. 6) Anchor Bolts by others.
7) Stainless steel weather hood, wall enclosure, interconnecting piping or electrical wiring, etc. as may be required to connect the proposed equipment to the plant system. 8) Insulation or weather proofing.
9) Union labor for all field support services.
10) Video taping of the SPIRAC® training sessions.
11) Performance Bond(s) or sales taxes.
12) Anything not specifically stated in this Proposal.

TAXES
The price presented below in this Agreement exclude sales, and / or use taxes of any kind as may be applicable to this transaction. Any such taxes or governmental assessments of any kind shall be for the Buyer’s account unless otherwise agreed.

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FREIGHT & HANDLING

1. The price presented below in this Agreement is F.O.B. jobsite, with full freight allowed.

Freight to a PA location is included in the price.

2. If the Buyer cannot receive partial shipments or crates less than a full truck load (LTL) from a covered van and if Buyer requires that all SPIRAC® deliveries at site shall be by open flatbed truck, the Buyer shall pay any excess costs necessitated by this requirement, if any, at Seller’s actual cost.

3. The conveyors will be shipped to site assembled to the extent practical for shipping. For individual conveyors longer than twenty (20) feet, the conveyor will be delivered in maximum twenty (20) foot long sections pieces; trough sections will need to be bolted together; spiral pieces will need to be aligned and welded together at the site per instructions to be furnished by SPIRAC®. The Buyer will be responsible for these activities at the jobsite.

PRICES AND PAYMENT
A. Net price Items # 1 – …………………………………………………. $96,534.00 B. Terms of Payment

1. Thirty percent (30%) with submittal approval, sixty-five (65%) on shipment or offer to ship goods; whichever date occurs first, balance payable upon beneficial occupancy or final acceptance, whichever comes first. Five percent (5%) upon startup, not to exceed 60 days after shipment.

2. Unless otherwise agreed by the parties, if installation of the goods and startup are delayed more than three (3) months after the goods were first delivered to the location designated by the Buyer and provided that the delay was through no fault of SPIRAC®, SPIRAC® shall be entitled to invoice and be paid in full for any outstanding retainage.

3. All invoices shall be payable without discounts net 30 days or within 5 days after Buyer receives payment from the Owner, whichever date occurs first.

Non-payment or delayed payment by the end-user shall not be grounds for delayed payment by the Buyer of any amount when due under this Agreement.

4. Any site work performed by the Buyer more than this scope that shall impact the final payment terms or amount in any way must be agreed by an officer of SPIRAC® in advance of final payment by way of a Change Order.

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5. If the Buyer delays shipment of the goods after its receipt of notice that the goods are ready for shipment, SPIRAC® shall be entitled to invoice the Buyer the amount indicated in B.1 above. If the Buyer delays shipment for more than thirty (30) days, SPIRAC® shall be entitled to invoice Buyer for SPIRAC® costs associated with storage of the goods.

TERMS & CONDITIONS
This Proposal is based upon, and the parties agree that SPIRAC® Terms & Conditions of Sale (attached) are applicable to this transaction.

WARRANTY
Except as noted below, SPIRAC (USA) INC. warrants the goods offered for sale in this Proposal to be free from defects in materials and workmanship for a period of twelve (12) months from the date of final acceptance of the equipment or eighteen months from shipment, which shall come first. The screw and liner will have an extended wear warranty as specified.

Except for the term and details above, the standard SPIRAC® warranty applies, as stated in the Terms & Conditions of Sale enclosed.

FORCE MAJEURE
SPIRAC (USA) INC. is not liable for delays due to strikes, weather, fire, national holidays, acts of God, governmental action, embargo or any force majeure. In the event of any such occurrence, SPIRAC® will provide prompt notification of its commencement and termination.

PROPOSAL VALIDITY
Unless otherwise agreed, this Proposal is valid for written acceptance by the Buyer by no later than 30 days from bid date. In order for this Proposal to remain valid after that date, SPIRAC® shall have the right to modify or rescind its Proposal, as it considers necessary. “Price Changes. Prices quoted are subject to change to the prices in effect at the time of quotation and/or purchase order. Seller reserves the right to make any corrections to prices quoted due to material costs increases. In the event of any specific requirements (including without limitation any design, specification, ordered quantity, or shipment changes) representing a price increase, Buyer will be notified and afforded an opportunity to confirm.”

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On behalf of SPIRAC (USA) INC
Ralph Whitesell
Ralph Whitesell
Regional Sales Manager

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SPIRAC (USA) INC ("SPIRAC®”)

GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SALE
1) APPLICABILITY
a) The terms and conditions set forth below apply to all offers, sales and deliveries by SPIRAC USA Inc. (hereafter "SPIRAC®"). Any terms and conditions which have not been expressly accepted in writing by SPIRAC® shall not be binding, even if SPIRAC® has not expressly rejected such terms and conditions. 2) SCOPE OF CONTRACT
a) The written sales confirmation of SPIRAC® will be deemed conclusive in determining the provisions of the contract between SPIRAC® and the Purchaser. If, however, SPIRAC® submits an offer which is valid for a specified period of time, and the offer is accepted by the Purchaser within the time and in the manner specified by SPIRAC®, the offer will be deemed conclusive in determining the provisions of the contract between SPIRAC® and the Purchaser. No inconsistent or additional provisions, collateral agreements or amendments shall be effective unless accepted in writing by SPIRAC®. b) SPIRAC® reserves the right to make changes in design and construction of the goods to be supplied. The Purchaser shall accept the goods with such changes, unless the changes are of such nature as to alter the essential characteristics of the goods. SPIRAC® shall advise Purchaser prior to making any changes. 3) PRICE, PAYMENT AND DEFAULT
a) All quoted prices are for delivery ex-SPIRAC® shipping point, including loading, but excluding taxes, packing and other special fees, unless specifically noted otherwise.
b) Payment of the full purchase price shall be made by the Purchaser in cash, without any deductions, in strict accordance with the payment terms specified elsewhere in this contract. Following shipment of the goods to the Purchaser, all invoices submitted by SPIRAC® shall be payable net thirty (30) days. If any payment to SPIRAC® is not made when due, a late charge shall be paid by the Purchaser from the due date until the date of actual collection by SPIRAC®, at the rate of one and one-half percent (1-1/2%) per month or
the maximum permitted by law in the state where the contract is performed, whichever is less. c) In any instance where a portion of the full purchase price is withheld pending final acceptance of the equipment, such retainage shall be as agreed in writing in advance by SPIRAC® and the Purchaser. SPIRAC® shall have the express right to request for immediate payment the release of any such retainage if acceptance tests have not commenced within ninety (90) days after the equipment was first delivered to site, providing that SPIRAC® was not the sole cause of the delay. d) The Purchaser acknowledges that upon an event of Purchaser’s default, SPIRAC® may, without notice, declare all outstanding amounts owed by the Purchaser under the contract to be immediately due and payable, irrespective of the terms of sale. The happening of any one or more of the following events shall constitute an event of default: (1) default in the payment to SPIRAC® of any money due under the contract; (2) default in the performance of any other obligation of the Purchaser to SPIRAC®; (3) the filing of any petition or the commencement of proceedings by or against the Purchaser for relief, or the entry of any order of relief, under any bankruptcy or insolvency law, or any law relating to debtors, readjustment of indebtedness, reorganization, composition or extension; (4) the appointment of a trustee or receiver or other officer having similar powers for the Purchaser; (5) the suspension of the transaction of the business of the Purchaser; or (6) the issuance or filing of any levy, attachment, garnishment or lien against property or assets of the Purchaser, which is not bonded or vacated within ten (10) days thereof. SPIRAC® may, in addition, upon an "event of default", cancel the contract or any part thereof, as well as any and all other contracts with the Purchaser (the Purchaser remaining liable for damages), may defer delivery under any contract and may sell all or any part of any undelivered goods, without notice, at public or private sale, holding the Purchaser liable for the costs and expenses associated with such sale (including attorney's fees) and for any difference between the agreed purchase price of such goods and the amount realized from the sale thereof, SPIRAC® having the right to become the buyer of such goods at any such sale. The exercise of one right or remedy shall not be deemed to be an election and shall not preclude SPIRAC® from exercising any or all other rights or remedies available to it under the contract, at law, or in equity, shall not be deemed to be a waiver of any such right or remedy. 4) DELIVERY
a) Delivery will not be made prior to issuance by SPIRAC® of a sales confirmation and receipt by SPIRAC® of the documents, permits, and data that are required by SPIRAC®, by contract or law to be made available by Purchaser to SPIRAC®, nor before actual collection by SPIRAC® of any agreed down payment. Delivery shall be deemed to occur at the time the goods have arrived at the delivery address stipulated in the Contract. SPIRAC®'s obligation to deliver the goods on time is conditioned upon fulfillment by the Purchaser of all of the Purchaser's contractual obligations. b) Delivery shall be reasonably extended in case of any delay caused by an event, natural or otherwise, beyond the control of SPIRAC®, including but not limited to war, flood, acts of God, labor disputes, strikes, and lockouts. SPIRAC® will notify the Purchaser as soon as practicable about the commencement and termination of such delays.
c) In the event that the Purchaser sustains damages because of a delay for which SPIRAC® is solely responsible, the liability of SPIRAC® for such damages shall be limited to a maximum of 0.5% of the purchase price for every full week of delay but in no event shall exceed the monetary value of such damages actually incurred by the Purchaser. If a delay occurs which involves only a portion of the scope of supply then the aforementioned liability shall be pro-rated accordingly. In the event SPIRAC® causes a delay to the Purchaser for which liquidated damages are assessed against Purchaser, but where SPIRAC® is not solely responsible for the overall delay, the extent of SPIRAC®'s specific liability for the delay caused by it shall be determined in a reasonable and equitable manner, and Purchaser and SPIRAC® shall mutually agree in good faith on the exact amount of SPIRAC®'s responsibility. Purchaser may otherwise apportion its liquidated damages among any other parties that Purchaser reasonably determines have contributed to the delay. d) In case delivery is postponed at the request of the Purchaser, the Purchaser, beginning 30 days after notification is sent by SPIRAC® that the goods are ready for shipment, shall pay the expenses accruing as a result of storage. 5) RISKS OF LOSS AND ACCEPTANCE
a) The risk of loss passes to the Purchaser upon delivery of the goods, irrespective of whether SPIRAC® is required to render additional services under the contract. In the event of a delay in shipment for which the Purchaser is responsible, the risk of loss passes to the Purchaser as of the date the goods are ready for shipment. The Purchaser is required to accept goods with minor damage, subject to its rights pursuant to Article 8. The Purchaser shall receive, sign for, unload and inspect the goods upon delivery, and shall within 10 days give written notice to SPIRAC® of any claim that the goods do not conform or are otherwise unacceptable. Any attempted notice of revocation of acceptance by the Purchaser, to be effective, shall be in writing and made within 10 days after Purchaser discovers or should have discovered the ground for the revocation. Partial shipments shall be permitted and shall be accepted by the Purchaser. 6) SECURITY AGREEMENT, ASSIGNMENT AND DEFAULT
a) Until all amounts owed to SPIRAC® pursuant to the Contract are collected in full by SPIRAC®, SPIRAC® retains security title to the goods supplied and the Purchaser grants to SPIRAC® a purchase money security interest under the Uniform Commercial Code in and lien upon such goods, as well as all attachments and accessions thereto, all as security for the payment of all such amounts and the performance by the Purchaser of all its obligations to SPIRAC ®. The Purchaser acknowledges that this security interest continues in all proceeds of such goods, attachments, additions, and accessions, including cash, checks, notes, accounts receivable, proceeds of and unearned premiums on property insurance and other collections received by the Purchaser. b) The Purchaser hereby authorizes every present and future officer of SPIRAC® to execute in the Purchaser's name and on the Purchaser's behalf, any and all further security agreements, fixture filings, financial statements and other documents and instruments and to do and perform all other acts and things which SPIRAC® may consider necessary to establish, perfect or protect SPIRAC®'s security interest. All acts of such officers are hereby ratified and approved, and such officers shall not be liable for any acts of commission or omission, nor for any error of judgment or mistake of fact of law. This power, being coupled with an interest, is irrevocable while any of the Purchaser's obligations regarding such goods, attachments, additions and accessions or proceeds remain unperformed.

Such documents may also be filed without the signature of the Purchaser to the extent permitted by law. c) In addition to and not in lieu of the rights of SPIRAC® as specified in Article 3, upon the occurrence of an "event of default" SPIRAC® may take any and all legal steps to collect, repossess, and sell the property in which it has a security interest pursuant to this Article 6. SPIRAC® shall also have all the rights and remedies of a secured party under the Uniform Commercial Code, by any other laws or in equity. d) The Purchaser further acknowledges that SPIRAC®'s purchase money security interest continues notwithstanding any attachment or affixing of the goods, attachments, additions or accessions to real estate.

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7) FIELD SERVICE
a) If the contract includes a provision for SPIRAC® to provide field service for the inspection of equipment installation by others, instruction of plant operations personnel, start-up of the equipment and/or the conductance of acceptance tests, such field service shall be provided in accordance with SPIRAC®'s Field Assistance Policy. Any services at site that SPIRAC® has agreed to conduct shall be performed during normal working hours; weekends and legal holidays excluded. If such services are required at other times because of special circumstances, the Purchaser shall pay for such services as overtime work, against separate invoices. SPIRAC® personnel will not work overtime, except upon the Purchaser's express request and on the submission by the Purchaser to SPIRAC® or SPIRAC® personnel on site of a written Purchase Order or Change Order confirming such request. 8) LIMITED WARRANTIES AND REMEDIES
a) SPIRAC® warrants that if within 12 months after the goods supplied are put into operation, or within 18 months after the risk of loss has passed to the Purchaser, whichever occurs first, any component furnished by SPIRAC® is proved to SPIRAC®’s satisfaction to be unusable, or to be significantly impaired, by reason of a condition existing prior to the passing of risk of loss, resulting from defective construction, unsatisfactory material or poor workmanship, SPIRAC® will either repair or replace, at its option, such component provided that written notice of any such defect or deficiency is given to SPIRAC® promptly. SPIRAC® shall, for such repair or replacement, absorb the cost and transportation expenses of the replacement part, the reasonable expenses of disassembly and installation directly required for the repair or replacement, and the expenses of SPIRAC®'s personnel, if required, for such repair or replacement. The Purchaser shall pay all other repair or replacement expenses. All replaced components become the property of SPIRAC®. Any claim, action or suit based on any alleged defect or deficiency in the goods supplied shall be barred if not asserted or commenced within 12 months from the date timely notice is given by the Purchaser in accordance with Article 8(a). b) SPIRAC® shall be deemed to have fulfilled capacity guarantees, if any, unless the Purchaser gives SPIRAC® written notice to the contrary, supported by data satisfactory to SPIRAC®, which confirms that the feed material fully complies with the composition and characteristics for such material as defined in the detailed specifications. Any such notice shall be given to SPIRAC® promptly, but in any event within 30 days after the initial startup of the goods. SPIRAC® shall have a reasonable period from receipt of such notice within which to make adjustments. The Purchaser shall provide, at Purchaser's expense, sufficient quantities of applicable raw material or product, together with such power, light, workmen, and other materials as may be required by SPIRAC®. If necessary, SPIRAC® shall thereafter have an additional period to make further adjustments and to conduct further testing, upon notice to the Purchaser. If thereafter the goods fail to meet performance specifications, the Purchaser shall have the right to return the goods to SPIRAC® and thereafter shall be entitled to a refund of any portion of the purchase price paid by the Purchaser for such goods, less loss of value due to wear and tear which is shown not to have been the fault of SPIRAC®. The Purchaser shall have no further rights or remedies against SPIRAC® with respect to such goods or the contract. This is SPIRAC®'s sole and exclusive warranty and obligation with respect to performance of the goods. warranty work performed by SPIRAC® shall not be subject to loss of value.
c) SPIRAC®'s warranty and obligations do not cover defects or deficiencies due to or arising out of normal wear and tear; improper or negligent handling, operation, maintenance, overloading or use; defective or improper premises or equipment installation; chemical, electro-chemical or electrical influences; weather or influences of nature; or alteration or repair performed by the Purchaser or third parties without the prior written consent of SPIRAC®. d) The Purchaser shall grant SPIRAC® a reasonable time and opportunity after written notice for all repairs and replacement to be made pursuant to Article 8(a).

SPIRAC® shall not be deemed to be in default for so long as it actively pursues corrective action. SPIRAC® reserves the right to adjust and modify the goods if necessary to meet its warranties. The Purchaser shall not be entitled to reimbursement for correction of any defect or deficiency caused by itself or by any third party. The obligations of SPIRAC® pursuant to Article 8(a) shall also apply with respect to repaired or replaced components for the warranty period then remaining as to the goods supplied, or for a period of 12 months from the date of repair or replacement, whichever period expires last. The period specified in Article 8(a) shall be extended by the duration of any shutdown caused solely by repair or replacement work performed by SPIRAC® pursuant to Article 8(a). e) THE WARRANTIES AND OBLIGATIONS OF SPIRAC® AS SET FORTH IN THIS ARTICLE 8 ARE EXPRESSLY IN LIEU OF ANY AND ALL OTHER

WARRANTIES AND OBLIGATIONS, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE, WHICH ARE HEREBY DISCLAIMED.
9) RESPONSIBILITY OF SPIRAC® AND LIMITATION OF REMEDIES a) The remedies provided by Articles "4" and "8" are the exclusive remedies available to the Purchaser in the event that SPIRAC® fails to perform any obligation under the contract or the goods supplied cannot be used by the Purchaser in the manner agreed to by SPIRAC® under the contract, whether because SPIRAC® has failed to give any required instructions, recommendations or advise with respect to the operation or servicing of the goods, or otherwise. b) EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY PROVIDED IN ARTICLES "4" AND "8", SPIRAC® SHALL NOT BE LIABLE TO THE PURCHASER IN ANY MANNER FOR ANY

LOSSES OR DAMAGES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER SUCH DAMAGES OR LOSSES ARE GENERAL, DIRECT, IMMEDIATE, SPECIAL, INDIRECT,

INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY, PUNITIVE, OR OTHERWISE, AND PURCHASER EXPRESSLY ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT WAIVES AND IS NOT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES ENTITLED TO ANY SUCH DAMAGES OR LOSSES. 10) MISCELLANEOUS
a) If any term or provision of the contract should be held invalid or unenforceable for any reason, or held to violate any law of the United States or any country, state, territory or other political subdivision, or any code of regulation, it shall as to such country, state, territory or other political subdivision be ineffective and void to the extent of such prohibition or legality, without invalidating any of the remaining terms and provisions of the contract. b) The headings contained herein are for reference purposes only and shall not affect the meanings or interpretation of the terms, conditions and provisions hereof.
c) Any notice required or contemplated by the contract shall be addressed to SPIRAC® and the Purchaser at their respective offices indicated at the time of the contract, unless and until either party, by notice in writing to the other party shall specify, for itself, a different address for such notices. d) Unless otherwise agreed, the Contract is deemed to be entered into, finally accepted and performed in the State of Georgia. SPIRAC® and the Purchaser agree that the laws of the State of Georgia shall be applicable to the contract, its construction, interpretation, effect, performance and nonperformance and the consequences thereof, as well as to all transactions between the parties contemplated therein, and their construction, interpretation, effect, performance and nonperformance and the consequences thereof.
e) For all disputes which may arise in connection with the contract, the parties hereby consent to the jurisdiction and venue of the courts of the State of Georgia and of the federal courts sitting in the State of Georgia, and the Purchaser agrees that any and all process directed to it may be served outside of the State of Georgia with the same force and effect as if such service had been made within the State of Georgia. Such consent to jurisdiction and venue shall not limit the right of SPIRAC® to bring an action in any other court where jurisdiction over the Purchaser may be obtained. f) The contract contains the entire understanding governing the business relations that exist between the parties with respect to the subject matter thereof and cannot be substituted, varied or amended by either SPIRAC® or the Purchaser in any manner except by an express written amendment duly signed by the parties.

September 2013

Agenda Item 8

CITY OF YUBA CITY

STAFF REPORT
Date: January 20, 2026
To: Honorable Mayor & Members of the City Council;
From: Police Department
Presentation By: Michael Bullard, Police Lieutenant
Summary
Subject: Police Department MOU with the Sacramento County District Attorney's Office for alcohol and toxicology laboratory services
Recommendation: A. Adopt a Resolution Authorizing the Execution of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Sacramento County District Attorney’s Office and Sutter County Sheriff’s Office
B. Authorize the City Manager to execute the MOU on behalf of the City of Yuba City
C. Authorize the Chief of Police to enter into a Master Service Agreement with Sacramento County District Attorney’s Office
Fiscal Impact: There are no increased costs associated with this agreement Purpose:

Approving a regional Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that allows the Yuba City Police Department to utilize Sacramento County District Attorney’s Office Laboratory of Forensic Services for alcohol and toxicology testing, ensuring continuity of service, enhanced testing and fiscal responsibility.

Council's Strategic Goal:

This item supports the City Council's Strategic Goal of Public Safety.

Background:

The Yuba City Police Department currently utilizes Valley Toxicology for forensic alcohol and drug testing services. In coordination with the Sutter County Sheriff’s Office and the Sutter County District Attorney’s Office, the Department has participated in the development of a new regional Memorandum of Understanding with the Sacramento County District Attorney’s Office – Laboratory of Forensic Services.

Under this agreement, Sacramento County will provide forensic laboratory services including breath alcohol program support, alcohol testing, toxicology screening, and toxicology confirmation testing. The services will be administered through Sutter County, with costs proportionally shared among participating agencies, including the City of Yuba City.

The MOU becomes effective February 1, 2026, and includes a fiscal year cost cap, ensuring predictable and controlled expenditures.

Analysis:

The Sacramento County District Attorney’s Office – Laboratory of Forensic Services provides a broader and more comprehensive toxicology screening panel than the City’s prior vendor, enhancing evidentiary value in DUI and drug-related investigations. Services include breath alcohol program support, alcohol testing, toxicology screening, toxicology confirmation testing, expert testimony support, and access to test results via portal access by investigating and prosecuting agencies.

Training and setup requirements for the Dräger instrument are comparable to those previously required for the Intoxilyzer 5000 and are already anticipated within existing resources. No additional or unplanned expenses are expected.

Benefits:

1. Operational Efficiency: On-site breath alcohol testing reduces officer downtime and transport requirements.

2. Fiscal Responsibility: Elimination of per-test breath charges and anticipated cost savings.

3. Enhanced Testing Capabilities: Broader toxicology screening improves investigative outcomes.

4. Regional Collaboration: Coordinated services with Sutter County agencies.

5. Courtroom Reliability: Integrated laboratory reporting and expert testimony support Fiscal Impact:

The City of Yuba City currently spends approximately $24,000 annually on forensic alcohol and toxicology services.

Approval of this Memorandum of Understanding is not anticipated to result in any additional cost to the City. All services are already accounted for within the Police Department’s existing operating budget.

Based on projected case volume, the City anticipates that this agreement will maintain or reduce overall costs and may result in cost savings when compared to the prior service model.

Alternatives:

1. Decline approval of the Memorandum or Understanding and continue utilizing Valley Toxicology services.

2. Seek alternative forensic laboratory providers.

Recommendation:

A. Adopt a Resolution Authorizing the Execution of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Sacramento County District Attorney’s Office and Sutter County Sheriff’s Office.

B. Authorize the City Manager to execute the MOU on behalf of the City of Yuba City.

C. Authorize the Chief of Police to enter into a Master Service Agreement with Sacramento County District Attorney’s Office – Laboratory of Forensic Services.

Attachments:

1. RESOLUTION

2. MOU

Prepared By: Submitted By:

Michael Bullard
Police Lieutenant
Robert Bendorf
City Manager

Agenda Item
ATTACHMENT 1

RESOLUTION NO. ___

RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF YUBA CITY

AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH SACRAMENTO COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY’S OFFICE – LABORATORY OF

FORENSIC SERVICES FOR ALCOHOL AND TOXICOLOGY SERVICES
WHEREAS, the Yuba City Police Department requires reliable forensic alcohol and toxicology laboratory services to support criminal investigations and prosecutions; and

WHEREAS, the Sacramento County District Attorney’s Office – Laboratory of Forensic Services possesses the qualifications, equipment, and expertise to provide forensic alcohol testing, toxicology screening, toxicology confirmation testing, and related expert testimony; and
WHEREAS the Yuba City Police Department has proposed entering into a Memorandum of Understanding with the Sacramento County District Attorney’s Office – Laboratory of Forensic Services, in coordination with the Sutter County Sheriff’s Office and the Sutter County District Attorney’s Office, to provide these services; and WHEREAS under the prior service model, the City utilized Valley Toxicology for alcohol and toxicology services, which included per-test fees for breath alcohol analysis and required transportation of arrestees to an off-site facility; and WHEREAS, through a grant obtained by the Sutter County Sheriff’s Office, multiple Drager breath alcohol instruments have been purchased for regional use, including one instrument to be located at the Yuba City Police Department, improving operational efficiency and eliminating per-test breath alcohol charges; and WHEREAS, the Memorandum of Understanding provides broader toxicology screening capabilities, standardized laboratory reporting, and expert testimony support, with no anticipated increase in overall costs to the City; and WHEREAS the cost of services provided under the Memorandum of Understanding is already included within the Police Department’s approved operating budget, and the City anticipates maintaining or reducing overall annual expenditures for alcohol and toxicology services; and
WHEREAS the parties now desire to memorialize their respective responsibilities and obligations related to the provision of forensic alcohol and toxicology services.

NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Yuba City does resolve as follows:

1. Approves the Memorandum of Understanding with the Sacramento County District Attorney’s Office – Laboratory of Forensic Services, in coordination with Sutter County, as presented by the Yuba City Police Department.

2. Authorizes the City Manager to execute the MOU on behalf of the City of Yuba City

3. Authorizes the Chief of Police to proceed with the implementation of the MOU ensuring compliance with all legal and regulatory requirements.

BE IT FURTHER RESOVLED that the City Council of the City of Yuba City agrees to abide by the terms and conditions set forth by the Memorandum of Understanding The foregoing Resolution was duly and regularly introduced, passed, and adopted by the City Council of the City of Yuba City at a regular meeting thereof held on the 20th day of January 2026.

AYES:

NOES:

ABSENT:

Mark Boomgarden, Mayor
ATTEST:

Ciara Wakefield, Deputy City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:

COUNSEL FOR YUBA CITY:

Shannon Chaffin, City Attorney
Aleshire & Wynder, LLP

Agenda Item 9

CITY OF YUBA CITY

STAFF REPORT
Date: January 20, 2026
To: Honorable Mayor & Members of the City Council;
From: Utilities Department
Presentation By: Scarlett Harris, Utilities Administrative Manager Summary
Subject: Department of Water Resources Yuba Accord Dry Year Water Purchase Program Agreement Amendment No. 7
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute the following agreements with the Department of Water Resources regarding the Dry Year Water Purchase Program:

A. Amendment No. 7 to Agreement for the Supply and Conveyance of Water by the Department of Water Resources of the State of California Under the Dry Year Water Purchase Program Between the Department of Water Resources and the City of Yuba City, amending the quantity and pricing of water to reflect the amended Yuba Water Purchase Agreement and extending program participation through December 31, 2030 B. Any further amendments to the Dry Year Water Purchase Program Participation Agreement are subject to approval by the City’s water attorney
Fiscal Impact: None at this time. Water pricing established by the contract provisions would determine costs if emergency water supplies were needed Purpose:

To extend the Agreement for the Supply and Conveyance of Water by the Department of Water Resources of the State of California Under the Dry Year Water Purchase Program Between the Department of Water Resources and the City of Yuba City (Participation Agreement), which facilitates access to emergency water supply from Yuba County Water Agency for State Water Project (SWP) contractors.

Council’s Strategic Goal:

This item addresses Council’s Strategic Goals of Public Safety and Fiscal Responsibility by ensuring sufficient and reliable emergency water supply for the City’s utilities customers at equitable cost.

Background:

The SWP is one of the City’s four (4) Feather River surface water permits/contracts, an agreement with

the Department of Water Resources (DWR) which is in place through December 2085. To ensure adequate surface water supply for the SWP contractors during low precipitation years, DWR entered into a purchase agreement with Yuba County Water Agency in 2007 to create the Dry Year Water Purchase Program.

Subsequently, interested SWP contractors were required to enter into individual Participation Agreements with DWR to participate in the program; the City Council execution of this Agreement on March 18, 2008. While the overall Participation Agreement terminates on December 31, 2050, any amendment to DWR’s agreement with Yuba County Water Agency requires SWP contractors to reflexively amend their Participation Agreements to acknowledge and reflect the amended purchase agreement. DWR negotiates the quantity and pricing of the water with Yuba County Water Agency for the Dry Year Water Purchase Program every five (5) years.

Analysis:

The subject Amendment No. 7 to the Participation Agreement incorporates the eighth amendment of the purchase agreement between DWR and Yuba County Water Agency, which establishes the quantity and pricing of available emergency supply for the Dry Year Water Purchase Program for the next five years and extends the City’s participation through December 31, 2030 (Exhibit 1A). The City’s water attorney, Aaron Ferguson of Somach Simmons & Dunn, has reviewed Amendment No. 7 to verify its acceptability and benefit to the City.

As future quantity and pricing amendments to the Participation Agreement are anticipated on a regular five-year cycle and Council has already authorized overall participation through 2050, the Utilities Department recommends authorizing the City Manager to execute each future amendment through that period. The City’s water attorney will continue to review and approve each amendment prior to the City Manager’s execution.

Fiscal Impact:

While there are no immediate fiscal impacts with this action, use of any Dry Water Purchase Program water supply through the SWP will be charged at the rates established in Exhibit 1A during the subject period.

Alternatives:

Do not execute Amendment No. 7 and terminate the City’s participation in the Dry Year Water Purchase Program. This would eliminate valuable access to emergency water supply through the SWP during periods of low precipitation.

Recommendation:

Adopt a Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute the following agreements with the Department of Water Resources regarding the Dry Year Water Purchase Program:

1. Amendment No. 7 to Agreement for the Supply and Conveyance of Water by the Department of Water Resources of the State of California Under the Dry Year Water Purchase Program Between the Department of Water Resources and the City of Yuba City, amending the quantity and pricing of water to reflect the amended Yuba Water Purchase Agreement and extending program participation through December 31, 2030.

2. Any further amendments to the Dry Year Water Purchase Program Participation Agreement, subject to approval by the City’s water attorney.

Attachments:

1. Attachment 1 Resolution - DWR Yuba Dry Year Purchase Program Amendment No. 7

2. Exhibit 1A - Draft Yuba Tier 3 Amendment No. 7
Prepared By: Submitted By:

Scarlett O. Harris
Utilities Administrative Manager
Robert Bendorf
City Manager

ATTACHMENT 1

RESOLUTION NO. _________

RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF YUBA CITY AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AMENDMENT NO. 7 (AMENDMENT) TO THE

AGREEMENT FOR THE SUPPLY AND CONVEYANCE OF WATER BY THE

DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA UNDER

THE DRY YEAR WATER PURCHASE PROGRAM BETWEEN THE DEPARTMENT OF

WATER RESOURCES AND THE CITY OF YUBA CITY TO EXTEND PARTICIPATION IN THE PROGRAM TO DECEMBER 31, 2030 AND ANY FURTHER AMENDMENTS

TO SAID AGREEMENT
WHEREAS, on December 4, 2007, the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) entered into a purchase agreement with Yuba County Water Agency to enact the Dry Year Water Purchase Program (Yuba Water Purchase Agreement) to secure sufficient and reliable water surface water supply during drought years for State Water Project (SWP) Contractors, which is now entering its eighth amendment; and WHEREAS, in order to participate in the Dry Year Water Purchase Program as an SWP Contractor, the City Council authorized the execution of an Agreement for the Supply and Conveyance of Water by the Department of Water Resources of the State of California to the Participating State Water Project Contractors Under the Dry Year Water Purchase Program (Participation Agreement) on March 18, 2008, which is now under its sixth amendment; and
WHEREAS, while the overall Participation Agreement terminates on December 31, 2050, amendment to the Participation Agreement is a condition precedent of any amendments to the Yuba Water Purchase Agreement per Participation Agreement Section 4.B.3; and
WHEREAS, the City wishes to continue to participate in the Dry Year Water Purchase Program via Amendment No. 7 to the Participation Agreement, extending participation through December 31, 2030, and to consider subsequent amendments thereafter as necessary to address amendments to the Yuba Water Purchase Agreement regarding quantity and pricing of water; and
WHEREAS, the City has determined that the Amendment is beneficial to the City’s longterm water supply and fiscal responsibility, following the recommendation of its water attorney.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Yuba City that the City Manager is authorized to execute the following agreements with the Department of Water Resources regarding the Dry Year Water Purchase Program, which is incorporated herein and attached hereto as Exhibit 1A:

A. Amendment No. 7 to Agreement for the Supply and Conveyance of Water by the Department of Water Resources of the State of California Under the Dry Year Water Purchase Program Between the Department of Water Resources and the City of Yuba City (Exhibit 1A)
B. Any further amendments to the Participation Agreement, subject to approval by the City’s water attorney

The foregoing resolution was duly and regularly introduced, passed, and adopted by the City Council of the City of Yuba City at a regular meeting thereof held on the 20th day of January 2026.

AYES:

NOES:

ABSENT:

Marc Boomgaarden, Mayor
ATTEST:

Ciara Wakefield, City Clerk

APPROVED AS TO FORM
COUNCIL FOR YUBA CITY:

Shannon Chaffin, City Attorney
Aleshire & Wynder, LLP
Exhibits:

1. Amendment No. 7

EXHIBIT 1A

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State of California
The Resources Agency

DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES
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AMENDMENT NO. 7
TO

AGREEMENT FOR THE SUPPLY AND CONVEYANCE OF WATER

BY THE DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

UNDER THE DRY YEAR WATER PURCHASE PROGRAM

BETWEEN

THE DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES
AND
[AGENCY]
__________________________________
SWP #25-8__
THIS AMENDMENT 7 (Amendment) to the “Agreement for the Supply and Conveyance of Water by the Department of Water Resources of the State of California Under the Dry Year Water Purchase Program” (Participation Agreement) is entered into as of ______________, 2025 between the Department of Water Resources of the State of California (DWR), pursuant to the provisions of the California Water Resources Development Bond Act, the State Central Valley Project Act, and other applicable laws of the State of California, and the [AGENCY], a public agency in the State of California, herein referred to as the “AGENCY.” DWR and the AGENCY are herein referred to separately as the “Party” and collectively as the “Parties.” Unless otherwise provided in this Amendment, the definitions in the Yuba Water Purchase Agreement, and the exhibits to that agreement shall apply to this Amendment.

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RECITALS
A. The Yuba County Water Agency (Yuba) is engaged in the Yuba River Accord initiative (Yuba River Accord) to resolve issues associated with operation of the Yuba Project in a way that protects lower Yuba River fisheries and local watersupply reliability, while providing revenues for local flood control projects, water to use for protection and restoration of Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta (Delta) fisheries, and improvements in state-wide water supply management.

B. The Yuba River Accord includes three major elements, all of which must be in place for the Yuba River Accord to become effective: (1) the Fisheries Agreement (dated November 3, 2007) to provide higher flows for fish in the lower Yuba River under certain conditions, (2) Conjunctive Use Agreements between Yuba and its Member Units for implementing a conjunctive use and water use efficiency program; and (3) the “Agreement for the Long-Term Purchase of Water from Yuba County Water Agency by the Department of Water Resources” dated December 4, 2007 (Yuba Water Purchase Agreement), as amended.

C. Under the Yuba Water Purchase Agreement, Yuba makes surface water available for delivery and purchase by DWR, some of which is made available through substitution of groundwater for surface flows that would otherwise be used by its Member Units.

D. In 2007 and 2008, 21 State Water Project (SWP) Contractors and the San Luis & Delta-Mendota Water Authority (Authority) entered into agreements with DWR for the purchase and delivery of the water made available under the Yuba Water Purchase Agreement (cumulatively referred to as the Participation Agreements). The Participating SWP Contractors and the Authority are jointly referred to as “Participating Contractors.” In 2014, two additional Participating SWP Contractors entered into Participation Agreements; and in 2020, one Participating SWP Contractor declined to renew the Participation Agreements. As of 2025, there are a total of 23 Participating Contractors.

E. Since entering into the Participation Agreements, the Participating Contractors have approved Amendments 1 through 6.

F. The Parties desire to extend the term and other provisions of this water supply and conveyance agreement whereby DWR will purchase water under the Yuba River

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Accord to make available for purchase by the Participating Contractors, including the AGENCY, through this Amendment 7.

Now, therefore, in accordance with the Recitals and in consideration of the terms and conditions herein, the Parties agree to the following:

1. DEFINITIONS
When used in this Participation Agreement, the following definitions will apply:
“Amendment” means this Amendment 7 to this Participation Agreement. “Balanced Conditions” mean the hydrologic condition of the Delta as defined in the November 24, 1986 “Agreement between the United States of America and the State of California for Coordinated Operations of the Central Valley Project and the State Water Project” (COA), as amended.
“Banks Pumping Plant” means a SWP facility in the south Delta owned and operated by DWR.
“Carriage Water” means the water losses due to increased Delta outflow necessary to maintain baseline Delta salinity conditions as determined by DWR and Reclamation, that are associated with Storage Component Water and Net Accrued Groundwater Substitution Component Water that is exported by the Projects.
“Conference Year” means a Water Year for which the North Yuba Index is less than 500,000 acre-feet, calculated according to the procedures and formulas set forth in Exhibits 4 and 5 of the Fisheries Agreement, and using the latest available forecasts for the Water Year.
“Delivered Transfer Water” means Released Transfer Water from Yuba that is accounted as being exported by the Projects, or contributing to exports, as described in Section 5 of Exhibit 1 of the Yuba Water Purchase Agreement. “Final Classification” means the Water Year classification for the Sacramento Valley Index in the May issue of DWR’s Bulletin 120.
“Fisheries Agreement” means the agreement, which is part of the Yuba River Accord, among Yuba, the California Department of Fish and Game (now known as

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Department of Fish and Wildlife), and other parties, under which Yuba operates the Yuba Project to provide higher flows in the lower Yuba River under certain conditions to improve fisheries protection.
"Management Committee" means the committee, consisting of one representative each from Yuba, DWR, and Participating Contractors, established under Section 12 ("Technical Committee and Management Committee") of the Yuba Water Purchase Agreement.
“Member Unit” means a "Member Unit" as defined in Section 2(g) of the 1959 Yuba County Water Agency Act.
“Net Accrued Groundwater Substitution Component Water” is the net amount of water resulting from Yuba’s groundwater substitution pumping program that is made available to the Participating Contractors. The Net Accrued Groundwater Substitution Component Water will be released and delivered by Yuba to DWR in accordance with the Yuba Water Purchase Agreement.
“Participating Contractors” means all SWP Contractors and the Authority that have executed an agreement with DWR to purchase water originating from the Yuba Water Purchase Agreement.
“Participating SWP Contractors” means all Participating Contractors that are also SWP contractors.
“Participation Agreement” means the December 21, 2007 “Agreement for the Supply and Conveyance of Water by the Department of Water Resources of the State of California Under the Dry Year Water Purchase Program” as amended. “Projects” means the State Water Project (SWP) and the Central Valley Project (CVP).
“Purchased Water” means the supply of Storage Component Water and Net Accrued Groundwater Substitution Component Water that has been delivered by Yuba to DWR and is accounted for as Delivered Transfer Water in the manner set forth in Exhibit 1 (“Scheduling and Accounting Principles”) of the Yuba Water Purchase Agreement. Purchased Water includes Carriage Water, water used as Delta outflow when the Export/Inflow ratio is controlling in the time period of July 1 through January 31 pursuant to the Revised Water Right Decision 1641, evaporation, and other losses assessed by DWR.

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“Released Transfer Water” means the average daily flows measured at the Marysville Gage that are greater than the Baseline Flows and is further described in Section 4.2 of Exhibit 1 of the Yuba Water Purchase Agreement. “Storage Component Water” means the water supplies available to DWR pursuant to Section 6 of the Yuba Water Purchase Agreement. “SWP Long-Term Water Supply Contract” means the long-term water supply contract between the Parties, as amended.
"Technical Committee" means the committee, consisting of technical representatives from Yuba, DWR, and Participating Contractors, established under Section 12 ("Technical Committee and Management Committee") of the Yuba Water Purchase Agreement.
“Third Party” means an agency, entity or individual other than DWR, a Participating Contractor, a Member Unit, customer, landowner, or any other entity within the boundaries of a Participating Contractor, as defined in Section 9 (“Right of Yuba to Transfer Certain Quantities of Water to a Third Party”) of the Yuba Water Purchase Agreement.
“Third-Party Transfer” means a water transfer from Yuba to a Third Party as defined in Section 9 (“Right of Yuba to Transfer Certain Quantities of Water to a Third Party”) of the Yuba Water Purchase Agreement.
"Water Accounting Year" means the twelve-month period commencing January 1 through December 31.
“Water Year” means the twelve-month period from October 1 of one year through September 30 of the following year. For this Participation Agreement, each Water Year will be classified: (1) as "Wet," "Above Normal," "Below Normal," "Dry" or "Critical," based on the Sacramento Valley Water Year Hydrologic Classification in Figure 1 on page 188 of the State Water Resources Control Board's March 15, 2000, Revised Water-Right Decision 1641; or (2) as a "Conference Year." "Yuba Project" means the Yuba River Development Project, including New Bullards Bar Dam and Reservoir on the North Yuba River. “Yuba River Accord” means Yuba’s initiative as described in Recitals A and B of this Participation Agreement.

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“Yuba Water Purchase Agreement” means the Agreement for the Long-Term Purchase of Water from Yuba County Water Agency by the Department of Water Resources, which is attached hereto as Attachment A, and as amended.

2. EFFECT OF THIS AMENDMENT
After December 31, 2025, this Amendment supersedes the Participation Agreement in its entirety.

3. TERM OF PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT
A. This Participation Agreement will become effective upon execution by the Parties and will terminate on December 31, 2050.

B. The Parties may terminate this Participation Agreement on December 31, 2030, if the Parties fail to amend this Participation Agreement pursuant to Section

4.B.3 as necessary to address amendments made to the Yuba Water Purchase Agreement regarding the quantity and pricing of water pursuant to Section 10 thereof.

C. This Participation Agreement will remain in effect beyond the termination dates set forth above to the extent required to enable the Parties to satisfy all obligations then existing or outstanding.

4. PURCHASED WATER
A. METHODS FOR ESTABLISHING ALLOCATIONS AND SHARING OF WATER

1. DWR will make available to the Participating SWP Contractors, as a group, 50% of the following types of water: Storage Component Water and Net Accrued Groundwater Substitution Component Water.

2. DWR will make available to the Participating SWP Contractors, and the Participating SWP Contractors may accept and purchase, Storage Component Water and Net Accrued Groundwater Substitution Component Water that is made available to the Authority, if the Authority elects to not take said water.

3. All water made available to the Participating SWP Contractors shall be allocated among the Participating SWP Contractors as follows:

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a) DWR will allocate to the AGENCY its share of water that is made available to the Participating SWP Contractors based on the AGENCY’S maximum Table A amount in its SWP Long-Term Water Supply Contract as a proportion of the total Table A amounts provided under the LongTerm Water Supply Contracts of the Participating SWP Contractors. b) If any Participating SWP Contractor does not request some or any of its share of the water, the remaining Participating SWP Contractors have the first right to that water, and DWR will allocate that water among them, but excluding from the calculation the maximum Table A amount of the Participating SWP Contractors not requesting their full allocation. c) The above process will repeat until all water is allocated to all Participating SWP Contractors that requested Purchased Water.

4. DWR will offer to the Authority any Storage Component Water and Net Accrued Groundwater Substitution Component Water made available pursuant to this Section and remaining unrequested water after completing the above allocation process.

5. For Storage Component Water, if the AGENCY does not take some or all of the water made available to it after the May 22 initial allocation, DWR will make that water available first to the other Participating SWP Contractors and then to the Authority. If that water is not purchased by the Participating SWP Contractors or the Authority, then the AGENCY will be required to purchase the remaining amount.

B. TYPES AND PRICES OF PURCHASED WATER

1. STORAGE COMPONENT WATER
a) For Storage Component Water that is accounted for as Purchased Water and made available to the AGENCY from January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2030, the AGENCY will pay:
i) Wet Year. $75 per acre-foot in a Final Classification Wet Water Year. ii) Above Normal Year. $150 per acre-foot in a Final Classification Above Normal Water Year.

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iii) Below Normal Year. $225 per acre-foot in a Final Classification Below Normal Water Year.
iv) Dry Year. $300 per acre-foot in a Final Classification Dry Water Year (except as provided in subsection vi, below).
v) Critical Year. $450 per acre-foot in a Final Classification Critical Water Year (except as provided in subsection vi, below). vi) Consecutive Dry or Critical Years. $525 per acre-foot in two or more consecutive years with either a Final Classification of Dry or Critical Water Years.
b) Specified quantities of Storage Component Water in Dry and Critical Years (previously known as Component 2 Water) are subject to a price reduction. In 2004 during development of the Yuba River Accord, the Participating Contractors identified quantities of water they believed that the SWP and CVP would have received in Dry and Critical Years from the Yuba Project if alternative regulatory conditions of D-1644 had gone into effect (i.e., the long-term flow requirements). To address this concern, the DWR and Yuba agreed to discount pricing for a portion of the Storage Component Water delivered in these year types. As a result, the price for such discounted Storage Component Water in Dry and Critical Water Years is 80% of the price of Storage Component Water agreed to by the Parties for the following quantities.
i) In any Water Year that has a Final Classification as Dry, the first 15,000 acre-feet of Storage Component Water; and
ii) In any Water Year that has a Final Classification as Critical, the first 30,000 acre-feet of Storage Component Water.

2. NET ACCRUED GROUNDWATER SUBSTITUTION COMPONENT
WATER
The following provisions shall apply to Net Accrued Groundwater Substitution Component Water made available by Yuba, through DWR, to the AGENCY beginning on January 1, 2016 and continuing through the term of this Participation Agreement.

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a) Except as otherwise provided herein, Net Accrued Groundwater Substitution Component Water will be accounted for in accordance with the provisions of the Yuba Water Purchase Agreement.
b) In every year within the term of this Participation Agreement when one or more Participating Contractors desire to purchase Net Accrued Groundwater Substitution Component Water from Yuba through DWR, the Management Committee representatives of DWR, Yuba, and the Participating Contractors will convene by February 15 and conclude by March 31 to negotiate the price per acre-foot of Net Accrued Groundwater Substitution Component Water, any provisions for the Delta export priority for such water, and any other terms applicable to the transfer of Net Accrued Groundwater Substitution Component Water. c) In every Water Accounting Year when: (1) one or more Participating Contractors desire to purchase Net Accrued Groundwater Substitution Component Water; (2) the annual negotiations referenced in Section

4.B.2.b have reached a successful conclusion calling for the purchase of such water that year; (3) the Management Committee representatives have agreed as to the terms of, and each of these representatives has recommended in writing said terms and the approval of, a letter agreement between Yuba and DWR establishing the price per acre-foot and any modified terms that will be applicable to the Net Accrued Groundwater Substitution Component Water for that Water Accounting Year; and (4) DWR and Yuba have executed said letter agreement, DWR will offer in writing to the AGENCY the opportunity to purchase Net Accrued Groundwater Substitution Component Water at the price and terms as provided in the letter agreement between DWR and Yuba.

3. POSSIBLE FUTURE ADJUSTMENTS TO QUANTITIES
If the provisions of Section 10 or 20 of the Yuba Water Purchase Agreement require changes to the quantity of water available therein, the Parties agree that amendment of this Participation Agreement for such purposes will be a condition precedent of any amendment of the Yuba Water Purchase Agreement pursuant to Section 10 or 20 thereof. The Parties agree to meet and negotiate in good faith potential changes to this Participation Agreement.

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4. PRICE FOR FALL DELIVERED WATER
Storage Component Water and Net Accrued Groundwater Substitution Component Water that is accounted as Delivered Transfer Water in the months of October and November will be priced using the determination of Water Year that was in effect before September 30 of that year.

C. THIRD-PARTY TRANSFERS PURSUANT TO SECTION 9 OF THE YUBA

WATER PURCHASE AGREEMENT
The Yuba Water Purchase Agreement provides for the sale of water to Third Parties under the terms outlined in Section 9 (“Right of Yuba to Transfer Certain Quantities of Water to a Third Party”) of the Yuba Water Purchase Agreement. So long as a Third-Party Transfer is carried out consistent with the accounting provisions of Exhibit 1 for Released Transfer Water during Balanced Conditions in the Yuba Water Purchase Agreement, the AGENCY will not object based on the use of the transfer water accounting provisions of Exhibit 1 to such a transfer as not protective of DWR and the AGENCY as legal users of water during the time the AGENCY remains a Participating Contractor. The AGENCY also agrees that, as a Participating Contractor, it will not purchase water directly from Yuba other than through the Yuba Water Purchase Agreement.

5. REQUESTS, SCHEDULING, CONVEYANCE, AND STORAGE
Scheduling and conveyance of Purchased Water will be dependent on factors like releases by Yuba (including the flow schedule for the lower Yuba River as provided for in the Fisheries Agreement, the North Yuba Index, or the Yuba River Index), capacity of CVP and SWP facilities, and Bay-Delta conditions. To meet the goals of Section 7, the AGENCY may modify the requests in writing and DWR may update the allocation of Purchased Water without amending this Participation Agreement.

A. REQUESTS FOR STORAGE COMPONENT WATER

1. On or about April 11 of each Water Accounting Year, DWR will inform the AGENCY of the potential quantity of Storage Component Water that is available to the AGENCY.

2. On or before April 18, the AGENCY will submit an initial request to DWR for Storage Component Water.

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3. On or about May 22, DWR will notify the AGENCY of the quantity of Storage Component Water to be allocated to the AGENCY pursuant to Section 5.A.

DWR will continue to update the allocation to reflect the latest conditions.

4. In the event that Yuba wishes to conduct the First Type of Third-Party Transfer (as described in the Yuba Water Purchase Agreement) in the months of July through November during Balanced Conditions, and Yuba notifies DWR to not back a specified quantity of Released Transfer Water into Project storage, DWR will notify the AGENCY within 5 business days after Yuba issued the notice and provide an opportunity for the AGENCY to guarantee purchase of that portion of such water allocated to the AGENCY in accordance with Section 4.A at the current year pricing regardless of whether it becomes Delivered Transfer Water. Such water, when stored in Project storage, will be released in a subsequent year to the AGENCY provided it was stored in Project storage and not spilled by flood control releases before its scheduled release. The AGENCY will pay for this allocated amount at the current year pricing regardless of whether it becomes Delivered Transfer Water in the current year.

B. REQUESTS FOR NET ACCRUED GROUNDWATER SUBSTITUTION

COMPONENT WATER

1. On or about April 1 of each Water Accounting Year, DWR will notify the AGENCY of the quantity of Net Accrued Groundwater Substitution Component Water that Yuba will make available and the terms of such water, including the price per acre-foot, and any other applicable terms.

2. On or before April 11, the AGENCY will submit an initial request to DWR for the amount of Net Accrued Groundwater Substitution Component Water.

3. On or before May 14, the AGENCY may adjust the request quantity of Net Accrued Groundwater Substitution Component Water.

4. On or before May 14, the AGENCY will commit to the final quantity of Net Accrued Groundwater Substitution Component Water to be purchased during the Water Accounting Year, but such amount will not be less than the actual amount of Net Accrued Groundwater Substitution Component Water made available between April 1 and May 15 in accordance with the accounting provisions for Net Accrued Groundwater Substitution

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Component Water set forth in Exhibit 1 of the Yuba Water Purchase Agreement. If necessary, the dates herein may be adjusted if approved in writing by Yuba and DWR with written notice to the AGENCY to allow the Yuba Member Units to maximize the quantities of groundwater substitution pumping program water that could be made available during each year.

5. On or about May 22, DWR will notify the AGENCY of the final quantity of Net Accrued Groundwater Substitution Component Water to be allocated to the AGENCY.

6. DWR will provide Yuba not less than 72-hours’ notification for suspension or termination of groundwater pumping due to limitations on the ability to divert the Net Accrued Groundwater Substitution Component Water. In the event of such suspension or termination, the AGENCY will pay for its allocated quantity of Net Accrued Groundwater Substitution Component Water, including the amount incurred through the 72-hour notification period irrespective of whether DWR was able to divert the Net Accrued Groundwater Substitution Component Water.

7. The Parties acknowledge that Section 5.1.8 of the Yuba Accord Fisheries Agreement allows the River Management Team to schedule the release of a portion of Net Accrued Groundwater Substitution Component Water at a time when it might not be transferable. The AGENCY will not be required to pay for any portion of Net Accrued Groundwater Substitution Component Water that is released under Section 5.1.8 to the extent that it is not transferable under the accounting provisions set forth in Exhibit 1 of the Yuba Water Purchase Agreement.

8. The final allocated Net Accrued Groundwater Substitution Component Water can be reduced if Yuba Member Units pump less than the quantity in letter agreement between Yuba and DWR. The AGENCY will not be required to pay for this reduction.

C. SCHEDULING

1. The AGENCY shall submit monthly water delivery schedules and revised monthly schedules, if any, for approval to the Division of Operation and Maintenance, Office of the Division Manager, Water Deliveries Reporting Unit, indicating timing and point of delivery requested under this Agreement

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with reference to SWP #25-8xx. Monthly and revised schedules shall be sent by electronic mail to [email protected].

2. The AGENCY shall submit weekly water delivery schedules that indicate timing and point of delivery requested with reference to SWP #25-8xx, by electronic mail by 10:00 am, Wednesday, for Monday through Sunday of next week to the following:
a) Water Delivery Scheduling
[email protected]
b) Power Management and Optimization Section
[email protected]
c) Day-Ahead Scheduling Unit
[email protected]
d) Water Operations Scheduling Section
[email protected]
D. CONVEYANCE

1. Purchased Water is subject to deduction of Carriage Water and other losses assessed by DWR. The conveyance of the remaining Purchased Water to the AGENCY's turnouts from the SWP Delta facilities is subject to the terms and conditions of this Participation Agreement, Article 55 of the AGENCY’s SWP Long-Term Water Supply Contract, and applicable laws. Use of Purchased Water under this Participation Agreement shall be restricted to the AGENCY’s service area inside SWP place of use. Delivery priorities shall be determined in accordance with Article 12(f) of the AGENCY’s SWP Long-Term Water Supply Contract, with Purchased Water being classified as non-project water.

2. The AGENCY shall be responsible for, and shall bear all risks for, all conveyance losses and other water losses, if applicable. DWR shall deduct any losses, as determined by DWR, from the amount of Purchased Water.

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the AGENCY, reclassify the AGENCY’s Table A water to address any discrepancies.

E. STORAGE
The storage of Purchased Water under this Participation Agreement is subject to the terms and conditions of this Participation Agreement, Article 56(c) of the AGENCY’s SWP Long-Term Water Supply Contract, and applicable laws. AGENCY acknowledges that DWR solely determines the available storage capacity and such storage may not interfere with SWP operations or other SWP Contractor’s contractual rights. DWR will notify AGENCY of the risk of loss of the stored Purchased Water as soon as practicable. AGENCY acknowledges that stored Purchased Water is subject to spill, actual or theoretical, as determined by DWR. No power credit will accrue to AGENCY for storage of Purchased Water.

6. INVOICING AND PAYMENTS
DWR will invoice the AGENCY and the AGENCY will submit payment to DWR based on each invoice as provided below.

A. INVOICING FOR PURCHASED WATER

1. Initial Storage Component Water Invoice: On or about May 22 (or within 10 business days of the date that DWR receives an invoice from Yuba), DWR will invoice the AGENCY for 50% of the estimated amount of Storage Component Water allocated to the AGENCY.

2. Initial Net Accrued Groundwater Substitution Component Water Invoice: On or about May 22 (or within 10 business days of the date that DWR receives an invoice from Yuba) DWR will invoice the AGENCY for 50% of the amount of Net Accrued Groundwater Substitution Component Water allocated to the AGENCY.

3. Second Net Accrued Groundwater Substitution Component Water Invoice:

On or about August 30 (or within 10 business days of the date that DWR receives an invoice from Yuba) DWR will invoice the AGENCY for 40% of the allocated Net Accrued Groundwater Substitution Component Water allocated to the AGENCY.

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4. Final Invoice for Purchased Water: On January 17 of the next calendar year (or within 10 business days of the date that DWR receives an invoice from Yuba), DWR will invoice the AGENCY for the remaining unpaid cost for Purchased Water.

B. INVOICE FOR CONVEYANCE COSTS
DWR will invoice the AGENCY monthly for conveyance charges in accordance with Article 55 of the SWP Long-Term Water Supply contract. Specifically, the AGENCY shall pay the power resources (including on-aqueduct, off-aqueduct, and any other power) incurred in the conveyance of such water from the Delta for the year in which the Purchased Water is conveyed.

C. PAYMENTS FOR COSTS ATTRIBUTABLE TO YUBA WATER PURCHASE

AGREEMENT
The Parties agree that costs DWR is obligated to pay Yuba pursuant to the Yuba Water Purchase Agreement, and that have not been identified by this Participation Agreement, will be an obligation of the Participating Contractors. If necessary, the Parties will amend this Participation Agreement to provide for invoicing and payment of such costs if not provided for herein.

D. PAYMENT TERMS AND CONDITIONS

1. The AGENCY will pay DWR within 31 days after receiving an invoice.

2. DWR will assess on the AGENCY a 1% interest rate per month from the due date until paid in full.

3. If the AGENCY disputes an invoice, the AGENCY will still pay the full invoiced amount. The AGENCY will submit a notice to DWR identifying the dispute within 31 days of receipt of the invoice. Within 21 days after DWR receives the notice, the Parties will meet and, if appropriate, obtain assistance from the Technical Committee and Management Committee to resolve the dispute. If the Parties find that the AGENCY overpaid, DWR will apply a credit on the next invoice. If there is no resolution, the Parties will follow the dispute resolution process in Section 11.

4. Invoices will itemize any prior payments and credits, and the total due, less any additional credits.

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7. EFFORTS TO MAXIMIZE THE BENEFICIAL USE OF WATER
DWR will use all reasonable efforts to maximize the amount of Purchased Water available to the Participating Contractors. Those efforts will include, but are not limited to fully exercising its rights and obligations under the Yuba Water Purchase Agreement, coordinating with Reclamation on the operations of the SWP and CVP, and storing water in SWP facilities when Delta pumping is constrained, as provided in the Yuba Water Purchase Agreement.

8. MEMBERSHIP ON COMMITTEES
DWR agrees that a representative of the Participating SWP Contractors will be a member of the Management Committee and Technical Committee.

9. CONFERENCE YEAR PRINCIPLES
During any Conference Year, DWR will meet with Yuba and the other parties to the Fisheries Agreement and the Conjunctive Use Agreements to: (1) determine how to address the circumstances, and (2) discuss the operation of the Yuba Project during that Water Accounting Year.

10.LIABILITY
A. DWR will not assert that the AGENCY, its directors, officers, agents or employees, are liable for damages of any nature whatsoever arising out of any actions or omissions by DWR, its Director, officers, agents or employees, related to DWR’s performance of this Participation Agreement, where such liability is caused by an act, error or omission of DWR, its Director, officers, agents or employees.

B. The AGENCY will not assert that DWR, its Director, officers, agents or employees, are liable for damages of any nature whatsoever arising out of any actions or omissions by the AGENCY, its directors, officers, agents or employees, related to the AGENCY’s performance of this Participation Agreement, where such liability is caused by an act, error or omission of the AGENCY, its director, officers, agents or employees.

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liabilities and losses (including without limitation, sums paid in settlement of claims, actual attorney’s fees paralegal fees, consultant fees, engineering fees, expert fees, and any other professional fees) that arise from or are related in any way to the AGENCY’s activities or performance under this Participation Agreement that are under the exclusive control of the AGENCY, including but not limited to the release, conveyance, use or distribution of water by the AGENCY for purposes of this Participation Agreement.

D. To the extent permitted by California law, DWR will indemnify, defend and hold the AGENCY, its directors, officers, agents and its employees safe and harmless from any and all, claims, judgments, damages, penalties, costs, liabilities and losses (including without limitation, sums paid in settlement of claims, actual attorney’s fees, paralegal fees, consultant fees, engineering fees, expert fees, and any other professional fees) that arise from or are related in any way to DWR’s activities or performance under this Participation Agreement that are under the exclusive control of DWR, including but not limited to the release, conveyance, use or distribution of water by DWR for purposes of this Participation Agreement.

11.DISPUTE RESOLUTION
A. Should any material disputes arise concerning any provision of this Participation Agreement, or the rights and obligations of the Parties hereunder, including those involving possible termination or those that might cause the initiation of any administrative or judicial proceeding to enforce or interpret this Participation Agreement, the Party that believes a dispute exists will notify the other Party, and the Parties will promptly meet and confer to attempt to resolve the perceived dispute.

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any delegated authority of the Director of DWR or the AGENCY under State law.

C. If mediation fails to resolve the dispute, and prior to commencing any legal action to resolve the dispute, the Party proposing to commence legal action will provide the other Party 30 days’ written notice of such action, provided that such notice will not be required where a delay in commencing an action would prejudice the interests of the Party that intends to file suit. During the 30-day notice period, the Parties will continue to attempt to resolve the dispute.

12.NOT A PRECEDENT
The terms and conditions set forth in this Participation Agreement are not intended to set a precedent for any future contractual arrangements for conveying non-SWP water by DWR to the AGENCY.

13.PAYMENTS, NOTICES, OR OTHER COMMUNICATIONS
The time for providing any payments, notices, or other communications specified in this Participation Agreement may be extended within the term of this Participation Agreement with the consent of the Parties, confirmed in writing, without requiring an amendment to this Participation Agreement. All payments, notices, or other communications required under this Participation Agreement will be in writing, and will be deemed to have been duly given upon the date of service, if: (a) served personally on the Party to whom notice is to be given; (b) sent by electronic mail, and the Party to whom notice is to be given confirms receipt; or (c) on the third day after mailing, if mailed to the Party to whom payment, notice or other communication is directed, by first-class mail, postage prepaid, and properly addressed to the designated representatives of the Party set forth below.

DWR:

Assistant Division Manager of Water Management
Department of Water Resources
P.O. Box 942836
Sacramento, CA 94236-0001
cc: [email protected]

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AGENCY:

General Manager
Address
A Party may notify the other Party in writing of a change in its designated representatives, without requiring an amendment to this Participation Agreement. When requested, unless other specified in this Participation Agreement, DWR will provide to the AGENCY copies of any and all communications it sends or receives pursuant to the terms of the Yuba Water Purchase Agreement. These communications will be shared as soon as possible, but not later than 14 days after DWR receives, or sends, such communications to Yuba, the Authority, and/or other Participating SWP Contractors.

14.SIGNATORIES’ AUTHORITY
The signatories to this Participation Agreement represent that they have authority to execute this Participation Agreement and to bind the Party on whose behalf they execute this Participation Agreement.

15.COUNTERPARTS OF THIS PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT
This Participation Agreement may be signed in any number of counterparts by the Parties, each of which will be deemed to be an original, and all of which together will be deemed to one and the same instrument. This Participation Agreement, if executed in counterparts, will be valid and binding on a Party as if fully executed all in one copy.

16.BINDING ON SUCCESSORS/ASSIGNMENT
This Participation Agreement will bind and inure to the benefit of the respective successors and assigns of the Party, except that, none of the obligations of the Parties set forth in this Participation Agreement will be assigned without the prior, written approval of the other Party, which approval will not unreasonably be withheld.

17.NO THIRD-PARTY BENEFICIARIES
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person or entity will be entitled to rely on or receive any benefit from this Participation Agreement or any of its terms.

18.AMENDMENTS
A. This Participation Agreement may be amended or modified only by written agreement approved and executed by the Parties.

B. Prior to any amendment of this Participation Agreement, the Parties will meet and confer with the other Participating SWP Contractors and the Authority. The Parties will not agree to any amendment to this Participation Agreement that would adversely affect the rights and obligations of the Participating SWP Contractors under each of their respective “Agreement for the Supply and Conveyance of Water by the Department of Water Resources of the State of California to the Participating SWP Contractors under the Dry Year Water Purchase Program” or the Authority under its “Agreement for the Supply and Conveyance of Water by the Department of Water Resources of the State of California to the San Luis & Delta-Mendota Water Authority under the Dry Year Water Purchase Program.”
C. Prior to any amendment of any “Agreement for the Supply and Conveyance of Water by the Department of Water Resources of the State of California to the Participating SWP Contractors Under the Dry Year Water Purchase Program”, DWR will meet and confer with the AGENCY. DWR will not agree to any amendments to any “Agreement for the Supply and Conveyance of Water by the Department of Water Resources of the State of California to the Participating SWP Contractors Under the Dry Year Water Purchase Program” or the “Agreement for the Supply and Conveyance of Water by the Department of Water Resources of the State of California to the San Luis & Delta-Mendota Water Authority under the Dry Year Water Purchase Program” that would adversely affect the rights and obligations under this Participation Agreement.

D. DWR will meet and confer with the AGENCY, the other Participating SWP Contractors and the Authority before agreeing to any proposed changes, amendments, or supplements to the Yuba Water Purchase Agreement. DWR will not agree to any changes, amendments, or supplements to the Yuba Water Purchase Agreement or its Exhibits that would be inconsistent with or adversely affect the Parties’ rights and obligations under this Participation Agreement, any other “Agreement for the Supply and Conveyance of Water by the Department

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of Water Resources of the State of California to the Participating SWP Contractors Under the Dry Year Water Purchase Program” or under the “Agreement for the Supply and Conveyance of Water by the Department of Water Resources of the State of California to the San Luis & Delta-Mendota Water Authority under the Dry Year Water Purchase Program.”

19.OPINIONS AND DETERMINATIONS
Where the terms of this Participation Agreement provide for action to be based upon the opinion, determination, approval or review of either Party, such terms are not intended to be, and will not be construed as permitting such actions to be arbitrary, capricious or unreasonable. Any opinion, determination, approval or review required of a Party under this Participation Agreement will be provided in a timely manner.

20.REASONABLE COOPERATION
The Parties will reasonably cooperate with each other, including the execution of all necessary documents and providing assistance in obtaining approvals and permits from regulatory agencies required to perform the obligations under this Participation Agreement and to carry out the purpose and intent of this Participation Agreement.

21.CONSTRUCTION AND INTERPRETATION
This Participation Agreement is entered into freely and voluntarily. This Participation Agreement has been arrived at through negotiation, and each Party has had a full and fair opportunity to revise the terms of this Participation Agreement. Consequently, the normal rule of construction that any ambiguities are to be resolved against the drafting party will not apply in construing or interpreting this Participation Agreement.

22.COMPLETE CONTRACT
This Participation Agreement constitutes the sole, final, complete, exclusive and integrated expression and statement of the terms of this Participation Agreement among the Parties concerning the subject matter, and supersedes all prior negotiations, representations or agreements, either oral or written, that may be related to the subject matter of this Participation Agreement, except as to those other agreements that are expressly referred to in this Participation Agreement.

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23.DETERMINATION OF UNENFORCEABLE PROVISIONS
If any term or provision of this Participation Agreement is deemed invalid or unenforceable by any court of final jurisdiction, the Parties will meet and attempt to address this situation pursuant to the provisions of Section 10 of this Participation Agreement.

24.WAIVER
The waiver at any time by a Party of its rights with respect to a default or other matter arising in connection with this Participation Agreement will not be deemed a waiver with respect to any other default or matter.

25.TIME
Time is of the essence in this Participation Agreement. Any date specified in this Participation Agreement may be changed with the written consent of the Parties.

26.APPLICABLE LAW
This Participation Agreement will be construed under and will be deemed to be governed by the laws of the State of California.

27.VENUE
Any appropriate County under California law will be venue for any state court litigation concerning the enforcement or interpretation of this Participation Agreement.

28.REMEDIES NOT EXCLUSIVE
The remedies provided in this Participation Agreement are cumulative and not exclusive, and are in addition to any other remedies that may be provided by law or equity. The exercise by the Party of any remedy under this Participation Agreement will be without prejudice to the enforcement of any other remedy.

29.OFFICIALS NOT TO BENEFIT
No member or delegate to Congress, Resident Commissioner, or Federal or State official will be admitted to any share or part of this Participation Agreement or to any benefit that may arise therefrom.

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30.STANDARD CLAUSES
With respect to the mutual obligations of the Parties under this Participation Agreement, the Parties will comply with the Standard Clauses as shown on Attachment B ("State of California Standard Clauses") to this Participation Agreement for the State of California, Contracts with Public Entities.

31.ATTACHMENTS INCORPORATED
Each attachment to which reference is made is deemed incorporated in this Participation Agreement, whether or not actually attached.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties hereto, by their authorized representatives, have executed this Participation Agreement on the last date set forth below. [Signature Page goes here]

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ATTACHMENTS:

Attachment A: Amendment 8 to the Agreement for the Long-Term Purchase of Water from Yuba County Water Agency by the Department of Water Resources (Insert by DocuSign)
Attachment B: DWR Standard Clauses

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ATTACHMENT A
AMENDMENT 8 TO THE AGREEMENT FOR THE LONG-TERM PURCHASE OF

WATER FROM YUBA COUNTY WATER AGENCY BY THE DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES (Insert by DocuSign)

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ATTACHMENT B

DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES STANDARD CLAUSES
FOR

AGREEMENT FOR THE SUPPLY AND CONVEYANCE OF WATER

BY THE DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES

OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

TO THE AGENCY
UNDER

THE DRY YEAR WATER PURCHASE PROGRAM
Worker's Compensation Clause. Contractor needs to be aware of the provisions which require every employer to be insured against liability for Worker's Compensation or to undertake self-insurance in accordance with the provisions, and Contractor affirms to comply with such provisions before commencing the performance of the work of this Agreement. (Labor Code Section 3700).

Nondiscrimination Clause. During the performance of this Agreement, Contractor and its subcontractors shall not deny the contract’s benefits to any person on the basis of race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, sexual orientation, or military and veteran status, nor shall they discriminate unlawfully against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, sexual orientation, or military and veteran status. Contractor shall insure that the evaluation and treatment of employees and applicants for employment are free of such discrimination. Contractor and subcontractors shall comply with the provisions of the Fair Employment and Housing Act (Gov. Code §12900 et seq.), the regulations promulgated thereunder (Cal. Code Regs., tit. 2, §11000 et seq.), the provisions of Article 9.5, Chapter 1, Part 1, Division 3, Title 2 of the Government Code (Gov. Code §§11135-11139.5), and the regulations or standards adopted by the awarding state agency to implement such article. Contractor shall permit access by representatives of the Department of Fair Employment and Housing and the awarding state agency upon reasonable notice at any time during the normal business hours, but in no case less than 24 hours’ notice, to such of its books, records, accounts, and all other sources of information and its facilities as said Department or Agency shall require to ascertain compliance with this clause. Contractor and its subcontractors shall give written notice of their obligations under this clause to

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labor organizations with which they have a collective bargaining or other agreement. (See Cal. Code Regs., tit. 2, §11105.)
Contractor shall include the nondiscrimination and compliance provisions of this clause in all subcontracts to perform work under the Agreement.

Compliance with Laws, Regulations, Permit Requirements. Contractor shall at all times comply with, and require its contractors and subcontractors to comply with, all applicable federal and State laws, rules and regulations, permits and all applicable local ordinances, specifically including but not limited to environmental, procurement and safety laws, rules, regulations, permits and ordinances.

Availability of Funds. Work to be performed under this contract is subject to the availability of funds through the State’s normal budget process.

Audit Clause. Contractor agrees that the awarding department, the Department of General Services, the Bureau of State Audits, or their designated representative shall have the right to review and to copy any records and supporting documentation pertaining to the performance of this Agreement. Contractor agrees to maintain such records for possible audit for a minimum of three (3) years after final payment, unless a longer period of records retention is stipulated. Contractor agrees to allow the auditor(s) access to such records during normal business hours and to allow interviews of any employees who might reasonably have information related to such records. Further, Contractor agrees to include a similar right of the State to audit records and interview staff in any subcontract related to performance of this Agreement. (Gov. Code §8546.7, Pub. Contract Code §10115 et seq., CCR Title 2, Section 1896).

Compensation. The consideration to be paid Contractor, as provided herein, shall be in compensation for all of Contractor's expenses incurred in the performance hereof, including travel, per diem, and taxes, unless otherwise expressly so provided.

Drug-Free Workplace Certification. Contractor will comply with the requirements of the Drug-Free Workplace Act of 1990 and will provide a drug-free workplace by taking the following actions:
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1) the dangers of drug abuse in the workplace;
2) the person's or organization's policy of maintaining a drug-free workplace;
3) any available counseling, rehabilitation and employee assistance programs; and,
4) penalties that may be imposed upon employees for drug abuse violations.
c. Every employee who works on the proposed Agreement will:
1) receive a copy of the company's drug-free workplace policy statement; and,
2) agree to abide by the terms of the company's statement as a condition of employment on the Agreement.

Failure to comply with these requirements may result in suspension of payments under the Agreement or termination of the Agreement or both and Contractor may be ineligible for award of any future State agreements if the department determines that any of the following has occurred: the Contractor has made false certification, or violated the certification by failing to carry out the requirements as noted above. (Gov. Code §8350 et seq.)
Americans with Disabilities Act. Contractor assures the State that it complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability, as well as all applicable regulations and guidelines issued pursuant to the ADA. (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.)
Conflict of Interest. Contractor needs to be aware of the following provisions regarding current or former state employees. If Contractor has any questions on the status of any person rendering services or involved with the Agreement, the awarding agency must be contacted immediately for clarification.

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interest and which is sponsored or funded by any state agency, unless the employment, activity or enterprise is required as a condition of regular state employment.
2) No officer or employee shall contract on his or her own behalf as an independent contractor with any state agency to provide goods or services.

Former State Employees (Pub. Contract Code §10411):
1) For the two-year period from the date he or she left state employment, no former state officer or employee may enter into a contract in which he or she engaged in any of the negotiations, transactions, planning, arrangements or any part of the decision-making process relevant to the contract while employed in any capacity by any state agency.
2) For the twelve-month period from the date he or she left state employment, no former state officer or employee may enter into a contract with any state agency if he or she was employed by that state agency in a policy-making position in the same general subject area as the proposed contract within the 12-month period prior to his or her leaving state service.

If Contractor violates any provisions of above paragraphs, such action by Contractor shall render this Agreement void. (Pub. Contract Code §10420) Members of boards and commissions are exempt from this section if they do not receive payment other than payment of each meeting of the board or commission, payment for preparatory time and payment for per diem. (Pub. Contract Code §10430 (e)) Child Support Compliance Act. For any Agreement in excess of $100,000, the contractor acknowledges in accordance with Public Contract Code 7110, that:
a. The contractor recognizes the importance of child and family support obligations and shall fully comply with all applicable state and federal laws relating to child and family support enforcement, including, but not limited to, disclosure of information and compliance with earnings assignment orders, as provided in Chapter 8 (commencing with section 5200) of Part 5 of Division 9 of the Family Code; and
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employees to the New Hire Registry maintained by the California Employment Development Department.

Air or Water Pollution Violation. Under the State laws, the Contractor shall not be: 1) in violation of any order or resolution not subject to review promulgated by the State Air Resources Board or an air pollution control district; 2) subject to cease and desist order not subject to review issued pursuant to Section 13301 of the Water Code for violation of waste discharge requirements or discharge prohibitions; or 3) finally determined to be in violation of federal law relating to air or water pollution.

Recycling Certification. The Contractor shall certify in writing under penalty of perjury, the minimum, if not exact, percentage of post-consumer material as defined in the Public Contract Code Section 12200, in products, materials, goods, or supplies offered or sold to the State regardless of whether the product meets the requirements of Public Contract Code Section 12209. With respect to printer or duplication cartridges that comply with the requirements of Section 12156(e), the certification required by this subdivision shall specify that the cartridges so comply (Pub. Contract Code §12205).

Agenda Item 10

CITY OF YUBA CITY

STAFF REPORT
Date: January 20, 2026
To: Honorable Mayor & Members of the City Council;
From: Public Works Department
Presentation By: Joshua Wolffe, Public Works Director
Summary
Subject: DWR Urban Drought Relief - Turf Replacement Project (24-02) Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution adopting a CEQA Class 4 Categorical Exemption pursuant to Section 15304(b), approving the plans and specifications, and authorizing advertisement for bids for the grant funded City Turf Replacement Project Fiscal Impact: $2,183,000 — Engineer’s Estimate - Account No. 1330 (Urban Community Drought Relief)
Purpose:

To remove approximately 154,000 square feet of turf from ten City-owned properties located within City limits and replace it with drought tolerant plants and water-wise irrigation controls for increased water conservation.

Council’s Strategic Goals:

This project addresses the City Council’s Strategic Goal of improving the City's infrastructure, while advancing water conservation and drought resiliency.

Background:

Recurring and anticipated droughts across California have required California water suppliers to prioritize conservation and long-term water use efficiency. Statewide initiatives under the "Making Water Conservation a California Way of Life," emphasize reductions in outdoor water use, particularly for "non-functional" turf on commercial, industrial, and public properties.

To support and reduce the financial burden of these efforts, the Department of Water Resources (DWR) has created grant programs for local agencies.

In June 2023, the City was awarded a total of $3.415 million as follows:
• $2,750,000 - City-Owned Property Turf Replacement Project (This staff report) • $575,000 - Commercial Property Turf Replacement Rebate Program • $90,000 - Grant Administration
• $30,000 - City Staff time

The City was granted a waiver of 25 percent local match requirement based upon the City's designation as a Disadvantaged Community. This will not include turf used for softball field and other community activities.

On April 1st, 2025, Council previously adopted Resolution 25-036 awarding a Professional Services Agreement to MSLA Landscape Architecture for Preliminary Engineering Services.

Non-functional turf will be replaced with drought-tolerant plants and walkways of decomposed granite or other permeable hardscapes. The following City-owned sites have been selected for strategic turf replacement.
• City Hall
• Water Treatment Plant
• Wastewater Treatment Facility
• Holly Tree Park
• Kingwood Park
• Greenwood Park
• Stabler/Butte Vista Roundabout
• Town Center Roundabout
• Bogue Road/Singh Way
• Fire Station 1
Analysis:

Public Works has prepared the project plans, specifications, and cost estimate for the DWR Urban Drought Relief - Turf Replacement Project. With Council approval of the plans and specifications and authorization to advertise for bids, staff anticipates the following schedule:

Advertise for Bid: January 2026
Award Contract: March 2026
Start of Construction: April 2026
Completion: September 2026
The plans and specifications for the project are on file in the Public Works Department at City Hall and at https://www.yubacity.net/public_works_plans/index.php for review.

Fiscal Impact:

The estimated project cost is $2,183,000. This estimate includes a 10% contingency and 3% for construction management allowance. This project is anticipated to be 100% funded through DWR Urban Community Drought Relief Grant Program encumbered through CIP Account No. 1330 (Urban Community Drought Relief). This account currently has a balance of approximately $2,594,000.

Detailed fiscal impacts will be presented to Council at the award of the contract based on the actual bid amounts.

Environmental:

Staff have performed a preliminary environmental assessment of this project and determined that it falls within Class 4 Categorical Exemption set forth in CEQA Guidelines Section 15304 (b), as it involves the new gardening or landscaping, including the replacement of existing conventional landscaping with

water efficient or fire-resistant landscaping. Further, none of the exceptions to Categorical Exemptions set forth in CEQA Guidelines 15300.2 apply to this project.

Alternatives:

Provide staff with direction regarding modifications to proposed locations.

Recommendations:

Adopt a Resolution adopting a CEQA Class 4 Categorical Exemption pursuant to Section 15304(b), approving the plans and specifications, and authorizing advertisement for bids for the DWR Urban Drought Relief - Turf Replacement Project (24-02).

Attachments:

1. Resolution - DWR Urban Drought Relief - Turf Replacement Project (24-02)

2. Exhibits - DWR Urban Drought Relief - Turf Replacement Project (24-02) Prepared By: Submitted By:

Bailey Goldby
Assistant Civil Engineer
Robert Bendorf
City Manager

ATTACHMENT 1

RESOLUTION NO.

RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF YUBA CITY ADOPTING A CEQA CLASS 4 CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION,

APPROVING THE PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS, AND

AUTHORIZING ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS FOR DWR URBAN
DROUGHT RELIEF – TURF REPLACEMENT PROJECT (24-02)
WHEREAS, the Public Works Department intends to solicit bids for construction of the DWR Urban Drought Relief – Turf Replacement Project.

NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved and ordered by the City Council of Yuba City as follows:

1. The City has performed a preliminary environmental assessment of this project relative to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) requirements and the City Council finds and determines that the project falls within Class 4 Categorical Exemption set forth in CEQA Guidelines Section 15304(b), as it involves the new gardening or landscaping, including the replacement of the existing conventional landscaping with water efficient or fire-resistant landscaping. Further, none of the exceptions to Categorical Exemptions set forth in CEQA Guidelines Section 15300.2 apply to this project.

2. The plans and specifications for the DWR Urban Drought Relief – Turf Replacement Project be approved.

3. The Public Works Department is hereby authorized and directed to advertise for bids for the DWR Urban Drought Relief – Turf Replacement Project.

4. This Resolution shall take effect immediately.

The foregoing resolution was duly and regularly introduced, passed, and adopted by the City Council of the City of Yuba City at a regular meeting thereof held on the 20th day of January, 2026.

AYES:

NOES:

ABSENT:

Marc Boomgarden, Mayor

ATTEST:

Ciara Wakefield, City Clerk

APPROVED AS TO FORM
COUNSEL FOR YUBA CITY:

Shannon L. Chaffin, City Attorney
Aleshire & Wynder, LLP

ATTACHMENT 2

CITY OF YUBA CITY

CITY-OWNED PROPERTY TURF REPLACEMENT PROJECT

PROJECT LOCATION MAP
SCALE: 1" = 3,250'

TURF REPLACEMENT LOCATIONS

1. STABLER / BUTTE VISTA ROUNDABOUT

2. WATER TREATMENT PLANT

3. GREENWOOD PARK

4. KINGWOOD PARK

5. CITY HALL

6. PERCY / PLUMAS ROUNDABOUT

7. HOLLY TREE PARK

8. WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY

9. BOGUE ROAD/ SINGH WAY

10. FIRE STATION 1
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Agenda Item 11

CITY OF YUBA CITY

STAFF REPORT
Date: January 20, 2026
To: Honorable Mayor & Members of the City Council;
From: Finance/IT Department
Presentation By: Diona Pope, Director of Finance
Summary
Subject: Presentation of Investment Report – Quarter Ended September 30, 2025 Recommendation: Note & File Quarterly Investment Report Fiscal Impact: Informational item only
Purpose:

To provide information regarding the investment of City funds.

Council's Strategic Goal:

This staff report addresses the City Council’s Strategic Goal of fiscal responsibility.

Background:

In accordance with the City’s adopted Investment Policies, staff prepared the attached investment report for City Council review for the previous quarter (July, August, and September 2025).

Analysis:

Portfolio Highlights:
• As of September 30, 2025, the City's overall investment portfolio (estimated market value) totaled $140,050,676, a decrease of $27,057,113 from the previous quarter. • Notable transactions during the quarter that affected cash flow included:
o Annual PERS UAL expense, $7.4 million;
o SBFCA project expenses, $8.5 million;
o Sales tax receipts, $4.0 million;
o General liability coverage expense, $3.4 million;
o Debt service payment from various funds, $1.6 million; o Transportation funds revenue, $1.0 million.
• The portfolio shows a “paper gain” of $2,184,832 as of September 30th. This represents the amount of value that the City could gain if it were to liquidate its entire portfolio at the end of the reporting period. However, such gains will not be realized if the investments are held until maturity (which is the City’s general investment strategy). • The City’s portfolio is starting to replace lower-yield instruments with higher yields with each

maturing investment in this fixed income market, but the overall portfolio yield increased compared to past quarters due to market values of longer maturity bonds in the portfolio increasing. The portfolio remains positioned for a declining yield environment by keeping the maturity dates of our purchases to a longer position, currently 1.58 weighted average years to maturity, while remaining watchful for signs of an economic shift. For the quarter ending 9/30/25, 22 investments matured, called or sold, partially, overall, with an average yield of

3.45%. Exclude asset-backed securities and 10 investments matured or sold with an average yield of 2.61%. These funds were invested in 10 instruments with an average yield of 3.59%.

The Weighted Average Yield to Maturity of the City’s total investment portfolio decreased from

4.06% to 4.00% for the quarter.
• The City’s cash flow needs will be met by $45,752,987 million in liquid assets as of September 30th (approximately 33.4% of the City Held Investments portfolio value) currently invested in LAIF, CAMP, First American money management funds, and in the City’s Wells Fargo checking account.

Outlook: Geopolitical tension and tariffs continue to cause uncertainty in the markets and the Fed is mixed on whether to leave rates the same or lowered by 25 basis points while the economy is growing at the fastest rate in two years. Expect to see longer durations and a focus on asset- and agencybacked securities, corporate bonds and US Treasuries over agency bonds due to reduced issuance and talk of privatization in the future.

Summary Overview: The City’s investment portfolio continues to remain safe and stable. Each investment complies with state law and the City’s formal Investment Policies. Our three primary objectives for the City’s portfolio are safety, liquidity, and then yield. Staff continue to conservatively look for opportunities in today’s marketplace while remaining focused on our primary objectives.

Fiscal Impact:

Informational item only.

Recommendation:

Note and file the Quarterly Investment Report for the period ending September 30, 2025.

Attachments:

1. 1st Qtr 25-26 Investment Report
Prepared By: Submitted By:

Diona Pope
City Treasurer
Diona Pope
City Treasurer

ATTACHMENT 1

City of Yuba City
Treasurer’s Quarterly
Investment Report
AS PRESCRIBED BY CALIFORNIA GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 53646 September 30, 2025

City of Yuba City – Month-By-Month Comparison Report
September 30, 2025
The following table provides a comparison of the portfolio for the quarter ending December, and the previous quarters ending July, August, and September 2025.

Portfolio Comparison
12/31/24 3/31/25 6/30/25 9/30/25
Cost Basis $143,686,457 $154,146,966 $165,166,083 $137,865,844 Estimated Market Value 144,354,427 155,700,043 167,107,789 140,050,676 Unrealized Gains/(Losses) (1) 667,970 1,553,077 1,941,696 2,184,832 Liquidity 40.58% 41.74% 45.74% 33.44%
Weighted Average Years:

Maturity of City Held Funds 1.51 years 1.39 years 1.30 years 1.58 years LAIF Interest Rate 4.434% 4.480% 4.269% 4.340%
CAMP Interest Rate 4.730% 4.470% 4.400% 4.360%
Portfolio: Weighted Average Yield
to Maturity at Market 4.10% 4.03% 4.06% 4.00%
CPI (Annualized) 2.9% 2.4% 2.7% 3.0%
Note: (1) This represents the amount of money that the City would gain (or lose) if it were to liquidate its entire portfolio at the end of the reporting period. However, such gains (or losses) will not be realized if the investments are held until maturity (which is the City’s historical investment strategy).

City of Yuba City – Quarterly Investment Report
September 30, 2025
Federal Home Loan Bank

3.55%
Federal Natl Mtg Assn

0.00% Federal Farm Credit Bank

2.79%
Federal Home Loan
Mortgage Corp

1.12%
US Treasury Notes

43.53%
City Held Assessment
Districts/Munis

1.00%
Corporate Bonds & AssetBacked Sec.

13.80%
California Asset Mgmt Program

21.12%
Local Agency Investment
Fund

5.74%
Certificates of Deposit

0.78%
Cash/Money Market

6.57%
Supranationals

0.00%
Composition of City Held Investments

City of Yuba City – Quarterly Investment Report
September 30, 2025
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$10.00
$20.00
$30.00
$40.00
$50.00
$60.00
In Millions
City Held Investment Portfolio Maturity Distribution
Cash Equiv 0-6 Months 6-12 Months 1-3 Years 3+ Years

33.4%

35.7%

21.4%

4.6% 4.9%

City of Yuba City
Monthly Investment Statement
City Held Investments
CUSIP Maturity Coupon Yield Estimated Unrealized
No. Description of Security NO. Date Rate to Maturity Cost Basis Market Value Gain/(Loss) U.S. Consumer Price Index (Inflation) 09/30/25 3.000%
1 Local Agency Investment Fund (LAIF) N/A Daily 4.340% 4.340% $ 7,844,777 $ 7,859,914 $ 15,137 2 Calif. Asset Management Program (CAMP) N/A Daily 4.360% 4.360% $ 28,896,348 $ 28,896,348 - 3 Wells Fargo Money Market & Checking Accts. N/A Daily (Sweep) 4.208% 4.208% $ 6,283,090 $ 6,283,090 - 4 First American Institutional Prime 26200630S Daily 4.840% 4.840% $ 2,713,635 $ 2,713,635 - 5 United Health Group 91324PEN8 10/15/25 5.150% 5.150% $ 69,994 $ 70,015 22 6 National Rural Med Term Notes 63743HFF4 10/30/25 5.450% 5.500% $ 64,913 $ 65,038 125 7 Amazon.com Inc Corp Bonds 023135CN4 12/01/25 4.600% 4.600% $ 624,963 $ 625,438 475 8 US Treasury Notes 91282CBC4 12/31/25 0.380% 0.728% $ 368,965 $ 371,621 2,656 9 US Treasury Notes 9128285T3 12/31/25 2.625% 4.834% $ 526,176 $ 548,130 21,954 10 Morgan Stanley 61746BDZ6 01/27/26 3.875% 1.270% $ 224,686 $ 199,662 (25,024) 11 US Treasury Notes 91282CGL9 02/15/26 4.000% 4.190% $ 698,991 $ 700,112 1,121 12 Federal Farm Credit Bank 3133EPCF0 03/02/26 4.500% 5.060% $ 1,086,581 $ 1,102,387 15,806 13 US Treasury Notes 91282CKH3 03/31/26 4.500% 4.117% $ 2,606,500 $ 2,608,320 1,820 14 US Treasury Notes 91282CHB0 05/15/26 3.625% 3.730% $ 672,207 $ 674,075 1,868 15 Toyota Motor Credit Corp 89236TJK2 06/18/26 1.125% 1.204% $ 224,145 $ 220,471 (3,674) 16 US Treasury Notes 91282CKY6 06/30/26 4.625% 4.160% $ 1,014,688 $ 1,005,980 (8,708) 17 US Treasury Notes 91282CCP4 07/31/26 0.625% 3.030% $ 910,781 $ 986,477 75,696 18 US Treasury Notes 91282CCP4 07/31/26 0.625% 3.040% $ 1,274,984 $ 1,380,950 105,965 19 US Treasury Notes 91282CCP4 07/31/26 0.625% 3.330% $ 405,545 $ 439,250 33,705 20 US Treasury Notes 91282CCP4 07/31/26 0.625% 3.460% $ 807,785 $ 874,921 67,136 21 US Treasury Notes 91282CCP4 07/31/26 0.625% 3.930% $ 1,998,633 $ 2,164,742 166,109 22 Citibank NA Senior Notes 17325FBJ6 08/06/26 4.929% 4.165% $ 780,611 $ 775,675 (4,936) 23 Federal Home Loan Bank 3130AWTQ3 09/11/26 4.625% 4.750% $ 647,680 $ 655,174 7,495 24 TAOT 2022-B A3 89238FAD5 09/15/26 2.931% 2.931% $ 3,196 $ 3,194 (2) 25 Plumas Bank CD 269101799 09/17/26 0.000% 0.000% $ 1,066,512 $ 1,066,512 - 26 US Treasury Notes 91282CJK 11/15/26 4.625% 4.044% $ 856,179 $ 858,271 2,092 27 US Treasury Notes 912828U24 11/15/26 2.000% 1.939% $ 857,648 $ 907,582 49,934 28 Federal Home Loan Bank 3130AQF65 12/21/26 1.250% 4.122% $ 625,591 $ 679,868 54,277 29 John Deere Med Term Notes 24422EXF1 01/08/27 4.500% 4.110% $ 1,206,168 $ 1,209,456 3,288 30 Federal Farm Credit Bank 3133ERS93 01/13/27 4.250% 4.282% $ 999,480 $ 1,006,420 6,940 31 Target Corporation Notes 87612EBM7 01/15/27 1.950% 1.990% $ 39,932 $ 39,051 (881) 32 Microsoft Corp 594918BY9 02/06/27 3.300% 4.360% $ 673,813 $ 695,849 22,036 33 Berkshire Hathaway Financial Notes 084664CZ2 03/15/27 2.300% 2.690% $ 417,261 $ 416,156 (1,105) 34 US Treasury Notes 91282CEF4 03/31/27 2.500% 4.404% $ 795,716 $ 835,661 39,945 35 CARMAX 2022-3 A3 14318MAD1 04/15/27 0.000% 3.970% $ 42,173 $ 42,149 (24) 36 US Treasury Notes 91282CEN7 04/30/27 2.750% 3.730% $ 841,572 $ 862,934 21,361 37 UnitedHealth Group 91324PEG3 05/15/27 3.700% 3.710% $ 39,978 $ 39,846 (133) 38 NAROT 2022-B A3 65480JAC4 05/17/27 4.460% 4.460% $ 56,974 $ 57,041 67 39 US Treasury Notes 91282CEW7 06/30/27 3.250% 4.544% $ 478,810 $ 496,760 17,950 September 2025

City of Yuba City
Monthly Investment Statement
City Held Investments
CUSIP Maturity Coupon Yield Estimated Unrealized
No. Description of Security NO. Date Rate to Maturity Cost Basis Market Value Gain/(Loss) September 2025
40 US Treasury Notes 91282CFB2 07/31/27 2.750% 3.510% $ 2,523,016 $ 2,611,534 88,519 41 US Treasury Notes 91282CFB2 07/31/27 2.750% 4.060% $ 1,663,799 $ 1,722,172 58,373 42 US Treasury Notes 91282CFB2 07/31/27 2.750% 4.150% $ 2,463,805 $ 2,550,246 86,441 43 US Treasury Notes 91282CFB2 07/31/27 2.750% 4.420% $ 1,385,751 $ 1,434,369 48,618 44 US Treasury Notes 91282CFB2 07/31/27 2.750% 4.550% $ 1,568,873 $ 1,623,916 55,043 45 MBART 2022-1 A3 58768PAC8 08/16/27 5.210% 5.210% $ 99,529 $ 99,921 392 46 Buttes Vista 2002-1 AD, 2013 Refunding 09/02/27 2.730% 2.730% $ 83,097 $ 83,097 - 47 Apple Inc 037833DB3 09/12/27 2.900% 3.940% $ 286,863 $ 295,434 8,571 48 Apple Inc 037833DB3 09/12/27 2.900% 4.135% $ 473,730 $ 492,390 18,660 49 DCENT 2022-A4 A 254683CX1 10/15/27 0.001% 5.030% $ 239,969 $ 240,072 103 50 Pepsico 713448DY1 10/15/27 3.000% 4.238% $ 711,060 $ 738,510 27,450 51 US Treasury Notes 91282CFZ9 11/30/27 3.875% 4.770% $ 1,063,133 $ 1,082,323 19,190 52 US Treasury Notes 91282CFZ9 11/30/27 3.875% 4.200% $ 3,755,617 $ 3,823,408 67,791 53 US Treasury Notes 91282CFZ9 11/30/27 3.875% 4.060% $ 1,440,371 $ 1,466,371 26,000 54 US Treasury Notes 91282CFZ9 11/30/27 3.875% 3.983% $ 1,887,309 $ 1,921,376 34,067 55 US Treasury Notes 91282CGC9 12/31/27 3.875% 3.983% $ 747,044 $ 754,133 7,089 56 Federal Farm Credit Bank 3133EN5N6 01/06/28 4.000% 3.891% $ 433,099 $ 432,965 (134) 57 American Honda Finance 02665WED9 01/12/28 4.700% 4.341% $ 608,940 $ 607,434 (1,506) 58 Bristol Myers Squibb 110122DE5 02/20/28 3.900% 4.930% $ 334,380 $ 350,028 15,649 59 US Treasury Notes 91282CGP0 02/29/28 4.000% 4.200% $ 1,613,384 $ 1,652,665 39,281 60 US Treasury Notes 91282CGP0 02/29/28 4.000% 4.480% $ 1,351,421 $ 1,384,324 32,903 61 US Treasury Notes 91282CGP0 02/29/28 4.000% 4.680% $ 1,196,193 $ 1,225,317 29,124 62 Astrazeneca Finance 04636NAF0 03/03/28 4.875% 4.920% $ 324,344 $ 332,121 7,777 63 Mastercard 57636QAW4 03/09/28 4.875% 4.900% $ 324,685 $ 332,495 7,810 64 Federal Home Loan Bank 3130ATS57 03/10/28 4.500% 4.114% $ 1,017,260 $ 1,018,690 1,430 65 Nestle Holdings, Inc 641062BF0 03/14/28 5.000% 5.010% $ 674,825 $ 690,694 15,869 66 Home Depot Inc Corporate Notes 437076CE0 03/15/28 0.900% 4.193% $ 511,974 $ 559,536 47,562 67 JP Morgan Chase & Co 46647PDA1 04/26/28 4.323% 4.800% $ 466,289 $ 476,173 9,885 68 Merck & Co Inc Corp Notes 58933YBH7 05/17/28 4.050% 4.070% $ 139,887 $ 140,763 876 69 US Treasury Notes 91282CCE9 05/31/28 1.250% 3.991% $ 1,228,395 $ 1,316,112 87,717 70 DCENT 2023-A2 A 254683CZ6 06/15/28 0.000% 4.930% $ 349,953 $ 352,237 2,284 71 Target Corporation Notes 87612EBU9 06/15/28 4.350% 2.010% $ 74,999 $ 75,746 747 72 US Treasury Notes 91282CCH2 06/30/28 1.250% 4.490% $ 2,026,785 $ 2,113,184 86,398 73 US Treasury Notes 91282CCH2 06/30/28 1.250% 0.800% $ 773,179 $ 806,138 32,959 74 US Treasury Notes 91282CCH2 06/30/28 1.250% 0.800% $ 2,982,256 $ 3,109,384 127,129 75 Bank of America Medium Term Notes 06051GKW8 07/22/28 4.985% 4.970% $ 449,568 $ 456,480 6,912 76 US Bancorp MTNS Bank Notes 91159HJF8 07/22/28 4.548% 4.903% $ 988,920 $ 1,007,570 18,650 77 US Treasury Notes 912810FE3 08/15/28 5.500% 4.751% $ 722,504 $ 736,176 13,672 78 Citibank NA Senior Notes 17325FBB3 09/29/28 5.803% 4.850% $ 571,522 $ 576,901 5,379 79 US Treasury Notes 91282CJF9 10/31/28 4.875% 4.659% $ 680,906 $ 699,050 18,144 80 US Treasury Notes 9128285M8 11/15/28 3.125% 4.697% $ 515,004 $ 541,624 26,620 81 US Treasury Notes 91282CJR3 12/31/28 3.750% 4.009% $ 2,757,652 $ 2,813,562 55,910

City of Yuba City
Monthly Investment Statement
City Held Investments
CUSIP Maturity Coupon Yield Estimated Unrealized
No. Description of Security NO. Date Rate to Maturity Cost Basis Market Value Gain/(Loss) September 2025
82 US Treasury Notes 91282CJR3 12/31/28 3.750% 3.704% $ 1,175,250 $ 1,199,078 23,828 83 John Deere Med Term Notes 24422EXH7 01/16/29 4.500% 4.550% $ 399,036 $ 406,004 6,968 84 Eli Lilly & Co Bonds 532457CK2 02/09/29 4.500% 4.787% $ 987,780 $ 1,015,660 27,880 85 State Street Corp 857477CN1 02/20/29 4.530% 4.309% $ 375,000 $ 379,016 4,016 86 Cisco Systems Inc Bonds 17275RBR2 02/26/29 4.850% 4.862% $ 999,310 $ 1,026,130 26,820 87 Federal Home Loan Bank 3130AVBD3 03/09/29 4.500% 4.733% $ 1,484,835 $ 1,535,955 51,120 88 Federal Farm Credit Bank 3133EP5U5 03/20/29 4.125% 4.284% $ 1,241,138 $ 1,271,763 30,625 89 National Rural Med Term Notes 63743HFS6 06/15/29 5.150% 4.368% $ 467,576 $ 466,101 (1,475) 90 US Treasury Notes 91282CEV9 06/30/29 3.250% 3.576% $ 197,165 $ 197,008 (157) 91 US Treasury Notes 91282CEV9 06/30/29 3.250% 4.010% $ 1,401,855 $ 1,415,451 13,595 92 US Treasury Notes 91282CEV9 06/30/29 3.250% 3.824% $ 2,437,891 $ 2,461,534 23,643 93 US Treasury Notes 91282CEV9 06/30/29 3.250% 4.100% $ 1,347,124 $ 1,360,189 13,065 94 US Treasury Notes 91282CEV9 06/30/29 3.250% 4.100% $ 1,081,223 $ 1,091,709 10,486 95 Federal Home Loan Bank 3130ATHX8 09/14/29 4.125% 3.930% $ 957,990 $ 964,307 6,318 96 US Treasury Notes 91282CFL0 09/30/29 3.875% 4.108% $ 197,969 $ 201,368 3,399 97 US Treasury Notes 91282CMA6 11/30/29 4.125% 3.722% $ 533,246 $ 533,447 201 98 NAROT 2025-B A3 65481GAD7 12/15/29 4.490% 4.490% $ 634,878 $ 642,576 7,697 99 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp 3134HAW33 12/18/29 4.750% 4.226% $ 1,005,644 $ 1,005,530 (114) 100 Honda Auto Receivables Trust 2025-3 43813AQD1 02/21/30 0.000% 0.000% $ 514,989 $ 516,076 1,087 101 Toyota Auto Owner Trust 2025C CI A3 89238VAD0 03/15/30 4.110% 4.110% $ 369,961 $ 371,846 1,885 102 Hyundai Auto Receivables Owner Trust 2025C CI A3 44935JAD8 04/15/30 3.880% 3.880% $ 429,930 $ 429,510 (420) 103 Wells Fargo Card Issuance Trust 92970QAJ4 05/15/30 4.340% 4.340% $ 794,987 $ 803,499 8,512 104 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp 3134HBA50 07/23/30 4.740% 4.430% $ 525,420 $ 525,604 184 105 Staple/Ashley/Cornwell AD 09/02/30 6.000% 6.000% $ 52,299 $ 52,299 - 106 Capital One Multi-asset Execution Trust 14041NGF2 09/16/30 3.820% 3.820% $ 544,897 $ 544,717 (180) 107 WWTP Solar System (DS, June 30) 06/30/33 4.000% 4.000% $ 1,231,829 $ 1,231,829 - -
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Total City Held Investments $ 134,648,184.64 $ 136,833,016.59 $ 2,184,832

City of Yuba City Investment Report
Investments Held By Trustees
Description of Maturity Coupon Yield Estimated Unrealized No. Description of Debt Issuance Account Type Security Date Rate to Maturity Cost Basis Market Value Gain/(Loss) 108 2013 Water Rev COP Debt Service Blackrock T-Fund Daily 4.000% 4.000% $ 1,767 1,767 - 109 Interest Blackrock T-Fund Daily 0.000% 0.000% 0 0 - 110 TABs Refunding - 2015 Debt Service Blackrock T-Fund Daily 4.000% 4.000% 2,474 2,474 - 111 Interest Blackrock T-Fund Daily 4.000% 4.000% 32,195 32,195 - 112 Interest Blackrock T-Fund Daily 0.000% 0.000% - - - 113 Principal Blackrock T-Fund Daily 0.000% 0.000% - - - 114 Reserve Blackrock T-Fund Daily 4.000% 4.000% 109,139 109,139 - 115 Reserve Assured Guaranty Daily 0.000% 0.000% 1,870,568 1,870,568 - 116 Reserve Blackrock T-Fund Daily 4.000% 4.000% 480,166 480,166 - 117 Gauche Park Refunding - 2015 Debt Service Blackrock T-Fund Daily 4.000% 4.000% 833 833 - 118 Debt Service Blackrock T-Fund Daily 0.000% 0.000% - - - 119 Reserve Assured Guaranty Daily 0.000% 0.000% 650,031 650,031 - 120 CFD Refund 2015 Debt Service Blackrock T-Fund Daily 4.000% 4.000% 213 213 - 121 Reserve Blackrock T-Fund Daily 4.000% 4.000% 45,867 45,867 - 122 I-Bank Paymnt Blackrock T-Fund Daily 4.000% 4.000% 116 116 - 123 Wastewater Revenue Bonds (CREBS) - 2017 Bond Blackrock T-Fund Daily 4.000% 4.000% 497 497 - 124 Authority 2018 Wastewater Revenue Bonds Bond Blackrock T-Fund Daily 0.000% 0.000% - - 125 Bond Blackrock T-Fund Daily 0.000% 0.000% 1,300 1,300 126 Project First Am Treas Obl Daily 3.700% 3.700% 22,495 22,495 Total Trustee-Held Investments $ 3,217,660 $ 3,217,660 $ - TOTAL CITY & TRUSTEE-HELD INVESTMENTS $ 137,865,844 $ 140,050,676 $ 2,184,832 Signed: Date:

Diona Pope, City Treasurer
/s/ Diona Pope 1/6/2026
September 2025
I certify to the best of my knowledge: (i) That this statement reflecting all City investments is accurate and complete; (ii) That each investment conforms with the City's investment policies, as well as California's Government Code; and (iii) That sufficient cash flow liquidity is available to meet the next six months of estimated disbursements.

Balance Balance Period
Account Types 6/30/2025 9/30/2025 Activity
City Held Investments
Local Agency Investment Fund $ 34,198,005 $ 7,859,914 $ (26,338,091) California Asset Management Program 28,578,774 28,896,348 317,574 Cash/Money Market 12,178,542 8,996,725 (3,181,817)
Federal Agency Securities 12,244,666 10,198,663 (2,046,003) US Treasuries 55,610,556 59,562,953 3,952,397
Certificates of Deposit 1,058,014 1,066,512 8,498
Corporate Bonds and Asset Backed Sec. 18,390,077 18,884,677 494,600 City-held Assessment Districts & Municipals 1,625,556 1,367,225 (258,331) Supranationals - - 0
Total City Held Investments $ 163,884,190 $ 136,833,017 $ (27,051,173) Trustee Held Investments
Water Refunding 2013 $ 1,615 $ 1,767 $ 152
TABs Refunding - 2015 2,501,723 2,494,541 (7,182)
Gauche Park Refunding 650,792 650,864 72
Sunsweet CFD Refund 45,541 46,195 654
Wastewater Revenue Bonds - 2017 454 497 43
Wastewater Revenue Bonds - 2018 23,464 23,795 331
Total Trustee Held Investments 3,223,589 3,217,660 $ (5,929) Total $ 167,107,779 $ 140,050,676 $ (27,057,103)
City of Yuba City - Quarterly Investment Transaction Report September 2025 - Market Value Summary

Settlement Maturity Trade Activity Coupon Yield to
Description of Security Broker Date Date Date Type Rate Maturity Cost Basis US Treasury Notes 07/15/25 07/15/25 07/15/25 Matured 3.000% 5.000% 755,174 Toyota Auto Receivables Owners Trust 07/15/25 09/15/26 07/15/25 Paydown 2.930% 2.930% 3,448 Capital One Prime Auto Receivables Trust 07/15/25 09/15/26 07/15/25 Matured 0.770% 0.770% 1,557 Carmax Auto Owners Trust 07/15/25 04/15/27 07/15/25 Paydown 3.970% 3.970% 8,912 Mercedes Benz Auto Receivables Trust 07/15/25 08/16/27 07/15/25 Paydown 5.210% 5.210% 15,057 Nissan Auto Receivables Owners Trust 07/15/25 05/17/27 07/15/25 Paydown 4.460% 4.460% 7,039 JP Morgan Chase Corp Notes 07/15/25 07/15/25 07/15/25 Matured 3.900% 1.024% 450,500 GM Financial Consolidated Auto Receivables 07/16/25 09/16/26 07/15/25 Matured 0.680% 0.680% 277 International Business Machines Corp Notes 07/28/25 07/27/25 07/27/25 Matured 4.000% 4.000% 200,000 Fannie Mae 08/25/25 08/25/25 08/25/25 Matured 0.375% 0.410% 918,880 Toyota Auto Receivables Owners Trust 08/15/25 09/15/26 08/15/25 Paydown 2.930% 2.930% 3,427 Carmax Auto Owners Trust 08/15/25 04/15/27 08/15/25 Paydown 3.970% 3.970% 9,260 Mercedes Benz Auto Receivables Trust 08/15/25 08/16/27 08/15/25 Paydown 5.210% 5.210% 14,622 Nissan Auto Receivables Owners Trust 08/15/25 05/17/27 08/15/25 Paydown 4.460% 4.460% 8,317 Fannie Mae 08/25/25 08/25/25 08/25/25 Matured 0.375% 0.410% 499,070 Federal Farm Credit Bank Notes 09/30/25 09/30/25 09/30/25 Matured 4.250% 4.191% 1,101,808 Walmart Inc Corp Notes 09/09/25 09/09/25 09/09/25 Matured 3.900% 4.070% 563,045 Nissan Auto Receivables Owners Trust 09/15/25 05/17/27 09/15/25 Paydown 4.460% 4.460% 7,335 Mercedes Benz Auto Receivables Trust 09/15/25 08/16/27 09/15/25 Paydown 5.210% 5.210% 13,412 Toyota Auto Receivables Owners Trust 09/15/25 09/15/26 09/15/25 Paydown 2.930% 2.930% 3,136 Carmax Auto Owners Trust 09/15/25 04/15/27 09/15/25 Paydown 3.970% 3.970% 8,833 Citigroup Inc. Corp Notes 09/29/25 09/29/26 09/29/25 Full Call 5.610% 5.610% 150,000 4,743,110
US Treasury Notes Wells Fargo Securities Inc 07/07/25 05/15/26 07/03/25 Buy 3.625% 3.730% 672,207 US Treasury Notes BNP Paribas Paris 07/25/25 11/15/26 07/24/25 Buy 4.625% 4.044% 856,179 US Treasury Notes Citigroup Global Markets 07/03/25 06/30/29 07/01/25 Buy 3.250% 4.100% 1,347,124 Toyota Auto Receivables Owners Trust RBC Capital Markets 07/30/25 03/15/30 07/22/25 Buy 4.110% 4.110% 369,961 Freddie Mac Jefferies LLC 08/25/25 07/23/30 08/22/25 Buy 4.740% 4.430% 525,420 US Treasury Notes JP Morgan Securities LLC 08/25/25 11/30/29 08/22/25 Buy 4.125% 3.722% 533,246 US Treasury Notes Citigroup Global Markets 08/08/25 06/30/29 08/06/25 Buy 3.250% 4.100% 1,081,223 Honda Auto Receivables Trust Barclays Capital Inc. 08/12/25 02/21/30 08/05/25 Buy 0.000% 0.000% 514,989 Capital One Multi-asset Execution Trust Wells Fargo Securities Inc 09/16/25 09/16/30 09/09/25 Buy 3.820% 3.820% 544,897 Hyundai Auto Receivables Owners Trust Citigroup Global Markets 09/17/25 04/15/30 09/09/25 Buy 3.880% 3.880% 429,930 Total Purchases $ 6,875,175
Investment Activity
July, August, September 2025

SALES/REDEMPTIONS
Total Sales/Redemptions

PURCHASES

Agenda Item 12

CITY OF YUBA CITY

STAFF REPORT
Date: January 20, 2026
To: Honorable Mayor & Members of the City Council;
From: Utilities Department
Presentation By: Phil Marler, Utilities Director
Summary
Subject: WWTF Liquid Oxygen Budget Adjustment
Recommendation: Authorize the Finance Director to record a supplemental budget appropriation and related transfers from unallocated wastewater funds to Account No. 8120- 63732 in the amount of $275,000 for the Fiscal Year 25/26 due to an increase in the price of Oxygen for the wastewater treatment process Fiscal Impact: $275,000 - Requested supplemental budget appropriation to adequately fund the WWTP account 8120-63732 for the purchase of Oxygen throughout the Fiscal Year 25/26
Purpose:

To cost-effectively provide the essential chemicals for the wastewater treatment processes.

Council's Strategic Goal:

This item addresses the City Council's Strategic Goal of fiscal responsibility.

Background:

The treatment processes at the City’s Wastewater Treatment Facility (WWTF) require a reliable supply of oxygen to support the activated sludge process. The primary source of oxygen for the WWTF is liquid oxygen (LOX), which is supplied by Matheson under an existing vendor agreement. The facility is also equipped with a Pressure Swing Adsorption (PSA) oxygen system; however, the PSA system is primarily maintained as a backup in the event the LOX system requires critical repair and is not intended for continuous or increased routine operation.

The PSA system is nearing the final years of its service life and is operated only as necessary to provide operational redundancy and allow sufficient time to complete emergency repairs to the LOX system if needed. Operating the PSA system beyond its intended backup function is not recommended, as it does not provide a long-term or cost-effective alternative to LOX supply.

Upgrades to the PSA system, as well as broader process improvements to the activated sludge system that could reduce reliance on liquid oxygen, have been identified in the City’s Capital Improvement Program (CIP) and long-range master planning documents. However, due to competing infrastructure priorities and the significant capital costs associated with these upgrades, the improvements have not

yet been implemented. As a result, the WWTF remains dependent on LOX as its primary oxygen source and is subject to ongoing market conditions, including tariff-driven price increases.

In mid-December, the City received formal notification from Matheson of a unit price increase for bulk oxygen. Effective January 1, 2026, Matheson implemented a 15 percent increase in oxygen pricing for the City’s account, citing the need to continue investing in operational capabilities and to address recent cost increases. This adjustment reflects a change in pricing only, and staff does not anticipate a significant increase in liquid oxygen usage.

Because the FY 2025/26 budget was adopted prior to receipt of the updated pricing information, the increased oxygen costs were not incorporated into the approved budget. Consequently, the Wastewater Treatment Plant is projected to exceed its adopted oxygen budget for the fiscal year, demanding consideration of a supplemental budget appropriation to ensure uninterrupted treatment operations and continued regulatory compliance.

Analysis:

Oxygen is a critical input for the Wastewater Treatment Facility’s treatment process, and an uninterrupted supply is required to maintain regulatory compliance and operational stability. The recent 15 percent unit price increase for oxygen is projected to increase total annual costs from approximately $900,000 to $1,175,000 for FY 2025/26.

The resulting $275,000 funding shortfall is attributable solely to market-driven price escalation and not to increased usage. The Wastewater Treatment Plant received the updated pricing information after the FY 2025/26 budget had already been adopted, therefore, staff were unable to incorporate the increased cost into the adopted budget.

While long-term strategies to reduce reliance on liquid oxygen, including PSA system replacement or process upgrades, have been identified through the City’s CIP and master planning efforts, these capital improvements have not yet been implemented. In the near term, continued use of LOX remains necessary to maintain plant operations.

A supplemental budget appropriation of $275,000 is required to fully fund oxygen purchases for the remainder of Fiscal Year 2025/26 and ensure continued wastewater treatment operations.

Fiscal Impact:

FY 2025/26 Oxygen Cost Projection – WWTP Account 8120-63732 Adopted FY 2025/26
Oxygen Budget
$900,000 Approved as part of the FY 2025/26 adopted budget Projected Annual Oxygen
Cost (Pre-Increase)
~$900,000 Based on historical oxygen usage and prior unit pricing Projected Annual Oxygen
Cost (Post-Increase)
~$1,175,000 Reflects approximately 15% unit price increase based on updated vendor quotes received mid-December FY
2025/26
Increase Attributable to
Price Escalation
$275,000 Price increase applied to remaining months of the fiscal year; no change in usage assumptions
Projected FY 2025/26 $275,000 Amount required to fully fund oxygen purchases through

Funding Shortfall fiscal year end
Requested Supplemental
Budget Appropriation
$275,000 WWTP Account 8120-63732
Oxygen usage varies throughout the fiscal year based on treatment demands. Projections are based on historical usage trends and updated pricing information received after adoption of the FY 2025/26 budget. The projected increase is attributable solely to market-driven price escalation and not increased usage. A supplemental budget appropriation in the amount of $275,000 is needed to adequately fund the WWTP account 8120-63732 for the purchase of Oxygen throughout the Fiscal Year 25/26.

Alternatives:

1. Deny the requested supplemental budget appropriation to account 8120-63732 in the amount of $275,000 for Fiscal Year 2025/26 for oxygen. Staff to manage oxygen costs within existing appropriations, which may impact operational flexibility and could increase the risk of service disruptions or noncompliance.

2. Deny the requested supplemental budget appropriation and direct staff to develop and return to Council with a plan and cost estimate for accelerating upgrades to the PSA system and/or related treatment process improvements to reduce long-term reliance on liquid oxygen.

Recommendation:

Authorize the Finance Director to record a supplemental budget appropriation and related transfers from unallocated wastewater funds to Account No. 8120-63732 in the amount of $275,000 for the Fiscal Year 25/26 due to an increase in the price of Oxygen for the wastewater treatment process.

Attachments:

None
Prepared By: Submitted By:

Mylaina McMurray
Administrative Analyst I
Robert Bendorf
City Manager

Agenda Item 13

CITY OF YUBA CITY

STAFF REPORT
Date: January 20, 2026
To: Honorable Mayor & Members of the City Council
From: Public Works Department
Presented by: Joshua Wolffe, Public Works Director
Summary
Subject: Market Street Traffic Calming and Safety Improvements (Plans & Specifications)
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution adopting a CEQA Class 1 Categorical Exemption as set forth in Section 15301(c), approving the plans and specifications, and authorizing advertisement for bids for the Market Street Traffic Calming and Safety Improvements Project.

Fiscal Impact: $348,800.00 — Account No. 1343 (Bird and Market Street Improvements) $100,350.00 — Account No. 921343 (Streets and Roads)
$41,000.00 — Account No. 921343 (FRAQMD Blue Sky Grant) $207,450.00 — Account No. 951343 (HSIP State Fund)
Purpose:

The goal of the project is to enhance traffic calming and improve safety through the installation of rapid flashing beacons, updated pavement striping, and new bulb-out curb extensions.

Council’s Strategic Goal:

This project addresses the City Council’s Strategic Goal of improving the City’s infrastructure.

Background:

In June 2024, the City executed an agreement with the Feather River Air Quality Management District (FRAQMD) to secure $41,000 in grant funding, covering approximately 50% of the estimated cost of Phase 1 improvements, which is limited to the construction of the bulb-out curb extensions and updated pavement striping. The remaining funds for Phase 1 construction were programmed in the City's Fiscal Year 2024/25 Capital Improvement Program (CIP No. 921343).

City staff submitted a grant application to the Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) for $230,000 to fund Phase 2 of the project, which includes a pedestrian warning system and associated improvements. The application requested a state cost share of $207,450, with a local

match of $22,550. On February 21, 2025, Caltrans released the list of approved HSIP Cycle 12 applications, which includes funding for Phase 2 of this pedestrian safety project.

More recently, the City has prepared the Plans, Specifications, and Estimate and continues to work with Caltrans staff to secure the allocation of construction funds.

The proposed improvements are included in the construction plan (Attachment 2).

Analysis:

Public Works has prepared the project plans, specifications, and cost estimate for the Market Street Calming and Safety Improvements Project. With Council approval of the plans and specifications and authorization to advertise for bids, staff proposes the following schedule weather permitting:

Advertise for Bid: Winter 2026
Award Contract: Spring 2026
Start of Construction: Spring 2026
Completion: Summer 2026
The plans and specifications for the project are on file in the Public Works Department at City Hall and at http://www.yubacity.net/publicworksplans for review.

Fiscal Impact:

The estimated construction cost is $348,800.00 which includes 15% construction contingency and 10% construction management and inspection. The project will be funded through the funding sources:
• Streets and Roads funds — $100,350.00
• FRAQMD Blue Sky Grant funds — $41,000.00
• HSIP State Grant funds — $207,450.00
Detailed fiscal impacts will be presented to Council at the award of a contract based on the actual bid amounts.

Environmental:

Staff has performed a preliminary environmental assessment of this project and has determined that it falls within Class 1 Categorical Exemption set forth in CEQA Guidelines Section 15301(c), as the construction of curb ramp improvements and installation of striping, markers, markings within existing City facilities are defined as repairs, maintenance, or minor alterations of existing public facilities, involving negligible or no expansion of existing or former use. Further, none of the exceptions to Categorical Exemptions set forth in CEQA Guidelines 15300.2 apply to this project.

Alternatives:

A. Provide staff with alternative direction regarding the project scope.

B. Delay or cancel proposed project
Recommendation:

Adopt a Resolution adopting a CEQA Class 1 Categorical Exemption as set forth in Section 15301(c), approving the plans and specifications, and authorizing advertisement for bids for the Market Street Traffic Calming and Safety Improvements.

Attachments:

1. Attachment 1 – Resolution Approving the Plans and Specifications

2. Attachment 2 – Construction Plan
Prepared By: Submitted By:

Santiago Carrillo Robert Bendorf
Associate Civil Engineer City Manager

ATTACHMENT 1

RESOLUTION NO. _________

RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF YUBA CITY ADOPTING A CEQA CLASS 1 CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION (14 CCR
SECTION 15301(c)), APPROVING THE PLANS AND

SPECIFICATIONS, AND AUTHORIZING ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

FOR THE MARKET STREET CALMING AND SAFETY

IMRPOVEMENTS PROJECT
WHEREAS, the Public Works Department intends to solicit bids for construction of the Market Street Calming and Safety Improvements Project.

NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved and ordered by the City Council of Yuba City as follows:

1. The City has performed a preliminary environmental assessment of this project relative to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) requirements and the City Council finds and determines that the project falls within Class 1 Categorical Exemption set forth in CEQA Guidelines Section 15301(c), as the construction of curb ramp improvements and installation of striping, markers, and markings within existing City facilities are qualifying repairs, maintenance, or minor alteration of existing public facilities involving negligible or no expansion. Further, none of the exceptions to Categorical Exemptions set forth in CEQA Guidelines Section 15300.2 apply to this project.

2. The plans and specifications for the Market Street Traffic Calming and Safety Improvements Project be approved.

3. The Public Works Department is hereby authorized and directed to advertise for bids for the Market Street Traffic Calming and Safety Improvements.

4. This Resolution shall take effect immediately.

The foregoing resolution was duly and regularly introduced, passed, and adopted by the City Council of the City of Yuba City at a regular meeting thereof held on the 20th day of January, 2026.

AYES:

NOES:

ABSENT:

Marc Boomgaarden, Mayor
ATTEST:

Ciara Wakefield, City Clerk

APPROVED AS TO FORM
COUNSEL FOR YUBA CITY:

Shannon L. Chaffin, City Attorney
Aleshire & Wynder, LLP

ATTACHMENT 2

26'
1201 CIVIC CENTER BLVD.

YUBA CITY, CA 95993
(530) 822-3288
SUBMITTED BY: DESIGN BY:

DRAWN BY:

CHECKED BY:

DATE OF PLANS:

DRAWING NO.

SHEET ____
OF ____ SHEETS

CITY OF YUBA CITY
S. CARRILLO SC
SC
KEB
12/12/2025
4 17
5590-B
0 10' 20'
SCALE: 1" = 10'
CONSTRUCTION NOTES:

1. SIDEWALK SHALL BE CONSTRUCTED TO BEST-FIT EXISTING DRIVEWAYS, WHILE COMPLYING WITH YUBA CITY STANDARD DETAIL ST8 (ATTACHED SIDEWALKS CURB & GUTTER) . THE FACE OF SIDEWALK SHALL NOT BE LOWER THAN THE TOP BACK OF CURB IN ANY CASE. CONSTRUCTION SHALL CONSISTS OF CALTRANS MINOR CONCRETE. 4-INCH THICK CONCRETE ON 4-INCH BASE ROCK COMPACTED TO 95 PERCENT RELATIVE DENSITY.

2. TRUNCATED DOMES SHALL BE 3-FOOT WIDE AND CAST-IN-PLACE PER PLAN LAYOUT. DETECTABLE WARNING SURFACE PANELS SHALL BE SAFETY YELLOW COLOR.

3. CONTRACTOR SHALL COORDINATE WITH PG&E FOR ELECTRICAL CONNECTION AT POINT OF CONTACT AT POLE ID#469. CONTRACTOR SHALL COORDINATE WITH PG&E FOR EXACT LIMITS OF CONDUIT INSTALLATION AND CONDUIT SIZE (i.e. 3" MINIMUM DIAMETER) PRIOR TO CONTRACTOR BEGIN INSTALLATION WORK.

4. CONTRACTOR TO CONSTRUCT 42-IN DIAMETER CAST-IN-DRILLED-HOLE CONCRETE PIER FOUNDATION. FURNISH AND INSTALL POLE TYPE 24-3-100 IN BLACK COLOR. REFER TO THE CALTRANS REVISED STANDARD PLANS ES-7E FOR SIGNAL POLE STANDARD PLAN ON SHEET 14. CONTRACTOR TO FURNISH AND INSTALL BASE PLATE, ANCHOR BOLTS, AND NON-SHRINK GROUT. REBAR CAGE REQUIRED.

5. CONTRACTOR TO CONSTRUCT 30-IN DIAMETER CAST-IN-DRILLED-HOLE CONCRETE PIER FOUNDATION. FURNISH AND INSTALL POLE TYPE 1A (15') IN BLACK COLOR. REFER TO THE CALTRANS REVISED STANDARD PLANS ES-7B FOR SIGNAL POLE STANDARD PLAN ON SHEET 15. CONTRACTOR TO FURNISH AND INSTALL BASE PLATE, ANCHOR BOLTS, AND NON-SHRINK GROUT. REBAR CAGE REQUIRED.

6. INSTALLATION OF FOUR HIGH-INTENSITY ACTIVATED CROSSWALK (HAWK) SIGNALS, TWO FACING THE NORTH DIRECTION AND ONE FACING THE SOUTH DIRECTION), STREET LUMINAIRE, AND ACCESSIBLE PEDESTRIAN PUSH-BUTTON.

7. CONTRACTOR SHALL CONSTRUCT FOUNDATION WORK AND RAISED CONCRETE PAD FOR POWER SERVICE PEDESTAL AND CONTROLLER CABINET. FURNISH AND INSTALL ANCHOR BOLTS AND HARDWARE NECESSARY.

8. NEW CURB AND GUTTER SHALL MATCH THE EXISTING CURB AND GUTTER PROFILE AND DIMENSIONS SHOWN IN THE INCLUDED STANDARD DETAILS ON SHEET 13, UNLESS OTHERWISE DIRECTED BY THE ENGINEER.

9. REFER TO CALTRANS STANDARD PLAN ES-7N FOR CIDH FOUNDATION REINFORCING SCHEDULE.

REMOVE EXISTING SIDEWALK AND REPLACE WITH
BULB-OUT CURB RAMP WITH 5 FT WIDE LANDING
AREA = 602 SF

REMOVE EXISTING SIDEWALK

AND CURB RAMP, AND

REPLACE WITH BULB-OUT
CURB RAMP WITH 5 FT WIDE

LANDING
AREA = 654 SF

SYMBOL LEGEND
BIRD ST. MARKET ST.

SUTTER BUTTES LITTLE

LEAGUE FIELDS
EXISTING RESIDENTIAL FENCE.

PROTECT IN PLACE.

CONTRACTOR TO VERIFY OF REMOVAL

OF ADJACENT FENCE AND SIGNAGE
CONSTRUCTION OF 30-IN DIAMETER
CIDH PIER FOUNDATION. FURNISH
AND INSTALL TYPE 1-A POLE. SEE
SHEET 6 HAWK SIGNAL PLAN.

CONSTRUCTION OF 42-IN DIAMETER
CIDH PIER FOUNDATION. FURNISH AND
INSTALL TYPE 24-3-100 POLE. SEE
NOTES 4 AND 5.

POWER POLE
INSTALL CHRISTY N30
ELECTRICAL SERVICE BOX.

TRUNCATED DOMES

RFB BEACON POLE

CONSTRUCT POWER SERVICE PEDESTAL FOUNDATION
(16" x 16" x 8"). INSTALL 26-100 SINGLE METER
TESCOFLEX® PEDESTAL OR EQUIVALENT. SEE SIGNAL
PLAN

CONSTRUCT CONTROLLER CABINET FOUNDATION
(16" x 12" x 12"). FURNISH AND INSTALL CABINET AND
CONTROLLER.
1-1/2" SCHEDULE 40 PVC
PG&E P.O.C. SEE NOTE 3.
(2) 1-1/2" SCHEDULE
40 PVC.

ASPHALT CONCRETE RESTORATION
2' AC RESTORATION TYPICAL.

AREA= 115 SF
2' AC RESTORATION TYPICAL.

AREA= 145 SF
VALLEY GUTTER. SEE
CITY STANDARD ST7.

CONSTRUCTION PLAN

CONSTRUCTION OF OVERHEAD
RAPID FLASH BEACON SIGNAL. SEE
SHEET 6 HAWK SIGNAL PLAN.

INSTALL CHRISTY N30
ELECTRICAL SERVICE BOX. (E) 16" HP GAS
(E) GAS
(E) GAS (E) GAS (E) GAS

HAWK SIGNAL HEADS
1162
315
1185

3.5'
7'
23'
16'
30'
7'

33.75'
17'

5.0'

5.0'

14.5' 14.5'
CL

PROPOSED STREET WIDTH
17'

CROSSWALK

STOP ON
RED

PUSH OR WAVE AT BUTTON TO

TURN ON WARNING
LIGHTS
1201 CIVIC CENTER BLVD.

YUBA CITY, CA 95993
(530) 822-3288
SUBMITTED BY: DESIGN BY:

DRAWN BY:

CHECKED BY:

DATE OF PLANS:

DRAWING NO.

SHEET ____
OF ____ SHEETS

CITY OF YUBA CITY

ELEVATION PLAN - NORTH VIEW
S. CARRILLO SC
SC
KEB
12/12/2025
8 17
5590-B
SEE SHEET 10 FOR TYPE 1-A
POLE DETAILS.

TYPE 24-3-100 SIGNAL POLE

LED LUMINAIRE
EXISTING FENCE.

PROTECT IN PLACE.

FIELD ADJUST AS NEEDED.

LEVEL HEADS IN FIELD.

SEE DETAIL A ON SHEET 10
FOR APS DETAILS.

FLUORESCENT "CROSSWALK.

STOP ON RED" R10-23 SIGN
(28"X30"). TO BE VISIBLE BY
INCOMING TRAFFIC.

PEDESTRIAN SIGNAL HEAD
WITH 16" HOUSING. TO BE

VISIBLE BY PEDESTRIAN
CROSSING.

FURNISH AND INSTALL 2"

YELLOW RETRO-REFLECTIVE
STRIP AROUND EDGE.

TYPE T 12" 3-SECTION HAWK

SIGNAL HEAD WITH
BACKPLATE. POLE MOUNT.

TYPE T WITH PLUMBIZER 12"
3-SECTION HAWK SIGNAL
HEAD WITH BACKPLATE.

MAST ARM MOUNT.

FURNISH AND INSTALL 2"

YELLOW RETRO-REFLECTIVE
STRIP AROUND EDGE.

Agenda Item 14

CITY OF YUBA CITY

STAFF REPORT
Date: January 20, 2026
To: Honorable Mayor & Members of the City Council
From: Public Works Department
Presented by: Joshua Wolffe, Public Works Director
Summary
Subject: Shasta Street and Alturas Street Bus Pad Improvements (Contract Award) Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution which takes the following actions:

A. Awards the contract to All-American Construction, Inc. of Sutter, CA for Shasta Street and Alturas Street Bus Pad Improvement Project (Project) in the amount of $179,590.00, in accordance with the contractor’s submitted proposal
B. Finds that CEQA was previously assessed for the Project, a categorical exemption (Class 1,SCH #2025110857) was adopted, approval of this contract is within the scope of the previously approved Project, and no further environmental review is required under CEQA
C. Authorizes the City Manager to execute any agreements or contracts necessary to implement the Project, subject to review and approval as to legal form by the City Attorney, and to approve the necessary appropriations for the Project.

Fiscal Impact: $233,467.00 – Account No. 921339 (Shasta Street and Alturas Street Bus Pad Improvements)
$179,590.00 – Contract Award Amount
$35,918.00 – Construction Contingency (20%)
$17,959.00 – Construction Management/Inspection Contingency (10%) Purpose:

To facilitate the continued operation of a heavily utilized transit hub in a safe and equitable manner, encouraging the use of alternative modes of transportation in the Downtown Area.

Council’s Strategic Goal:

This project addresses the City Council’s Strategic Goals of improving the City’s infrastructure, while maintaining fiscal responsibility.

Background:

The bus stop located at Shasta and Alturas Street serves a high volume of transit activity, accommodating over 100 buses per day. This heavy use has resulted in significant deterioration of the existing roadway and pedestrian facilities. Following discussions between the City of Yuba City and the Yuba-Sutter Transit Authority (YSTA), and after reviewing the proposed improvements, the YSTA will contribute to the project by sharing construction costs, reimbursing up to $150,000. These upgrades will ensure the bus stop remains safe, functional, and accessible for transit riders and pedestrians.

The proposed improvements are included in the construction plan (Attachment 2) and include a concrete pad in the shoulder area long enough to accommodate multiple buses, ADA curb ramp improvements, curb and gutter drainage repairs, rehabilitation of deteriorated asphalt concrete, and striping improvements.

Analysis:

The Project was advertised for bids beginning November 18, 2025. On December 16, 2025, fifteen (15) bids were received and opened by the City Clerk. The fifteen bids received, and the Engineer's Estimate are shown below:

Company Bid Amount
All-American Construction, Inc. $179,590.00
B&M Builders, Inc. $182,560.00
FBD Vanguard Construction, Inc. $183,690.00
Newland Entities, Inc. $195,691.60
R&R Horn, Inc. $199,707.00
Hyatt Contracting, Inc. $214,690.00
North Star Construction and Engineering, Inc. $228,450.00 Quimu Contracting, Inc. $231,469.00
Central Valley Engineering and Asphalt, Inc. $232,242.00 Imperial Construction and Engineering, Inc. $248,660.00 Platinum General Engineering, LLC. $256,532.05
PBM Construction, Inc. $263,817.00
Zara Construction, Inc. $265,950.00
TCW Concrete, Inc. $271,032.88
Arrow Construction, Inc. $374,173.00
Engineer's Estimate: $264,932.00
All-American Construction, Inc. is the low, responsible, and responsive bidder.

Contract administration, construction management, and quality assurance inspection will be performed by Public Works Department staff. Project construction is expected to begin early 2026 and continue through Spring 2026, weather permitting.

Fiscal Impact:

The estimated total construction cost for the project is approximately $233,467.00, which consists of the following components:

Construction Contract $179,590.00
Construction Contingency (20%) $35,918.00
Construction Management and
Inspection (10%) $17,959.00
Project Cost: $233,467.00
Capital Improvement Program (CIP) Account No. 921339 (Shasta Street and Alturas Street Pad Improvements) currently has an available balance of approximately $156,000.00, consisting of $100,000.00 in YSTA funds and $56,000.00 in local Streets and Roads funds.

The YSTA issued a cost-sharing commitment letter dated October 16, 2025, identifying the project as an eligible location for 50/50 cost sharing of construction-related expenses. YSTA’s share of the construction cost is $116,733.50. A Cooperative Agreement between the City and the YSTA will be presented to the YSTA Board for final execution on Thursday, January 15, 2026. Staff is requesting authorization for the City Manager to execute the agreement subject review and approval as to legal form by the City Attorney.

Staff recommend authorizing the Finance Director to make the following supplemental appropriations;
• $60,733.50 from unallocated Streets and Roads funds to CIP Account No. 921339. • $16,733.50 to CIP Account No. 921339 for additional funds to be received from YSTA.

The City will be required to cover the full cost of construction prior to invoicing YSTA for reimbursement.

Environmental:

An environmental assessment has been conducted for this project in compliance with California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). Based on the environmental assessment, the project has been determined to be Categorically Exempt (Class 1 §15301(c)) from CEQA and a Notice of Exemption (SCH #2025110857) was filed on November 20, 2025. This action is within the scope of the previously approved Project for which a Categorical Exemption was adopted, and no further CEQA review is required.

Alternatives:

A. Provide staff with alternative direction regarding the project scope.

B. Delay or cancel proposed project.

Recommendation:

Adopt a Resolution which takes the following actions:

A. Awards a construction contract to All-American Construction, Inc. of Sutter, CA for Shasta Street and Alturas Street Bus Pad Improvement Project (Project) in the amount of $179,590.00, in accordance the contractor’s submitted proposal.

B. Finds that CEQA was previously assessed for the Project, a categorical exemption (Class 1, SCH#2025110857) was adopted, approval of this contract is within the scope of the previously approved Project, and no further environmental review is required under CEQA.

C. Authorizes the City Manager to execute any agreements or contracts necessary to implement the Project, subject to review and approval as to legal form by the City Attorney, and to approve the necessary appropriations for the Project.

Attachments:

1. Attachment 1 – Resolution

2. Exhibit A – Contract Agreement

3. Exhibit B – City-YSTA Cooperative Agreement

4. Attachment 2 – Construction Plan
Prepared By: Submitted By:

Santiago Carrillo Robert Bendorf
Associate Civil Engineer City Manager

ATTACHMENT 1

RESOLUTION NO.

RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF YUBA CITY AWARDING A CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT TO ALL-AMERICAN CONSTRUCTION, INC. FOR

THE SHASTA STREET AND ALTURAS STREET BUS - PAD IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT, AND TO APPROVE THE NECESSARY APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE PROJECT.

WHEREAS, the City of Yuba City (City) advertised for bids for the Shasta Street and Alturas Street Bus Pad Improvements Project (Project); and
WHEREAS, in response to the advertisement, the City received fifteen (15) bids for the Project in the following bid amounts:

All-American Construction, Inc. $179,590.00
B&M Builders, Inc. $182,560.00
FBD Vanguard Construction, Inc. $183,690.00
Newland Entities, Inc. $195,691.60
R&R Horn, Inc. $199,707.00
Hyatt Contracting, Inc. $214,690.00
North Star Construction and Engineering, Inc. $228,450.00 Quimu Contracting, Inc. $231,469.00
Central Valley Engineering and Asphalt, Inc. $232,242.00 Imperial Construction and Engineering, Inc. $248,660.00 Platinum General Engineering, LLC. $256,532.05
PBM Construction, Inc. $263,817.00
Zara Construction, Inc. $265,950.00
TCW Concrete, Inc. $271,032.88
Arrow Construction, Inc. $374,173.00; and

WHEREAS, the City Public Works Department has reviewed the fifteen (15) bids, and examined All-American Construction, Inc. and its bid response, found it to be both the lowest qualified responsive and responsible bidder, and has recommended it for award of this project; and WHEREAS, the City desires to award the bid to All-American Construction, Inc. and enter into an agreement with All-American Construction, Inc. to construct the Project.

NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved by the City Council of the City of Yuba City as follows:

1. The City Council finds that all of the facts set forth in the recitals above are true and correct and incorporated herein.

2. The City Council finds that CEQA was previously assessed for the project, a categorical exemption (Class 1, SCH#2025110857) was adopted, approval of this contract is within the scope of the previously approved project, and no further environmental review is required under CEQA.

3. The City Council of the City of Yuba City does hereby accept the fifteen (15) bids received as noted above, finds that All-American Construction, Inc. is the lowest responsive and responsible bidder, and awards the construction contract to All-American Construction, Inc. in the total amount bid of $179,590.00 for the Shasta Street and Alturas Street Bus Pad

Improvements Project. City Manager is authorized to execute the same and make any nonmaterial changes thereto subject to approval as to legal form by City Attorney.

4. The City Council of the City of Yuba City authorizes the City Manager approval to execute a Cooperative Agreement between the City of Yuba City and the Yuba-Sutter Transit Authority (YSTA) on behalf of the City, subject to review and approval as to legal form by the City Attorney.

5. The City Council of the City of Yuba City authorizes the Finance Director to make a supplemental appropriation of $60,733.50 from unallocated Streets and Roads funds to CIP Account No. 921339. Additionally authorizes a supplemental appropriation of $16,733.50 to CIP Account No. 921339 for additional funds to be received from YSTA.

6. This Resolution shall become effective immediately.

The foregoing resolution was duly and regularly introduced, passed, and adopted by the City Council of the City of Yuba City at a regular meeting thereof held on the 20th day of January 2026.

AYES:

NOES:

ABSENT:
_________________________
Marc Boomgaarden, Mayor

Ciara Wakefield, City Clerk

APPROVED AS TO FORM
COUNSEL FOR YUBA CITY:
_________________________
Shannon Chaffin, City Attorney
Aleshire & Wynder, LLP
Attachment(s):

A. Exhibit A – (Draft) Agreement for the Construction of the Shasta Street and Alturas Street Bus Pad Improvements Project
B. Exhibit B – City-YSTA Cooperative Agreement

EXHIBIT A

CONTRACT AGREEMENT

FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF

SHASTA STREET AND ALTURAS STREET BUS PAD IMPROVEMENTS
CONTRACT NO. 1339-CON-25
THIS AGREEMENT, made and concluded this ____ day of _________________ 2026, between the City of Yuba City, party of the first part, and All-American Construction, Inc., Contractor, party of the second part.

ARTICLE I. – WITNESSETH, that for and in consideration of the payments and agreements hereinafter mentioned to be made and performed by the said party of the first part under the conditions expressed in the two bonds bearing even date with these presents and hereunto annexed, the said party of the second part agrees with the said party of the first part, at his own proper cost and expense, to do all the work and furnish all the materials, except such as are mentioned in the specifications to be furnished by said party of the first part, necessary to construct and complete in a good, workmanlike and substantial manner and to the satisfaction of the Public Works Department, construction on various roads, all in accordance with the Special Provisions hereto annexed and also in accordance with the Standard Specifications of the State of California Department of Transportation dated 2024, the Standard Plans dated 2024, the “Labor Surcharge” and “Equipment Rental Rates” in effect on the date the work is accomplished, and the “General Prevailing Wage Rates” of the State of California Department of Transportation, which said Special Provisions, Standard Plans, Standard Specifications are hereby specially referred to and by such reference made a part hereof.

The Special Provisions for the work to be done are dated 09/15/2025

NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS

SPECIAL PROVISIONS

PROPOSAL

AND CONTRACT
FOR

SHASTA STREET AND ALTURAS STREET BUS PAD IMPROVEMENTS
CONTRACT NO. 1339-CON-25
Which are hereby made part of this contract.

ARTICLE II. – The said Contractor agrees to receive and accept the following prices as full compensation for furnishing all materials and for doing all the work contemplated and embraced in this Agreement; also for all loss or damage arising out of the nature of the work aforesaid, or from the action of the elements, or from any unforeseen difficulties or obstructions which may arise or be encountered in the prosecution of the work until its acceptance by the City of Yuba City and for all risks of every description connected with the work; also for all expenses incurred by or in consequence of the suspension or discontinuance of work and for well and faithfully completing the work, and the whole thereof, in the manner and according to the plans and specifications and the requirements of the Engineer under them, to wit.

ARTICLE III. – The said party of the first part hereby promises and agrees with the said Contractor to employ, and does hereby employ, the said Contractor to provide the materials and to do the work according to the terms and conditions herein contained and referred to, for the prices hereinafter set forth, and hereby contracts to pay the same at the time, in the manner and upon the conditions above set forth; and the said parties for themselves, their heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns, do hereby agree to the full performance of the covenants herein contained.

ARTICLE IV. – By my signature hereunder, as Contractor, I certify that I am aware of the provisions of Section 3700 of the Labor Code which requires every employer to be insured against liability for Workers Compensation or to undertake self-insurance in accordance with the provisions of that Code, and I will comply with such provisions before commencing the performance of the work of this contract.

ARTICLE V. – It is further expressly agreed by and between the parties hereto that should there be any conflict between the terms of this instrument and the bid or proposal of said Contractor, then this instrument shall control and nothing herein shall be considered as an acceptance of the said terms of said proposal conflicting herewith.

ARTICLE VI. – The City of Yuba City hereby employs Contractor to provide material and to do the work according to the terms and conditions herein contained and referred to for the following prices to be paid at the time, in the manner and upon the conditions hereinafter set forth.

ARTICLE VII. – The improvement contemplated in the performance of this contract is an improvement over which the City of Yuba City shall exercise general supervision.

ARTICLE VIII. – The statement of prevailing wages appearing in the General Prevailing Wage Rates is hereby specifically referred to and by this reference is made a part of this contract. It is further expressly agreed, by and between the terms of this instrument and the bid or proposal of said Contractor, that this instrument shall control and nothing herein shall be considered as an acceptance of the said terms of said proposal conflicting herewith.

Approved as to legal form:

City Attorney
City of Yuba City

CITY OF YUBA CITY
Robert Bendorf
City Manager
Date

CONTRACTOR
Company Name
Company Address
Phone Number
Signature
Name (Printed)
Title
Date

BID ITEM LIST
Bid
Item Item Description Quantity Unit
Unit
Price
Total
Price
1 Mobilization/Demobilization LS 1 $17,000.00 $17,000.00 2 Traffic Control Services, Traffic Control Plans,
Encroachment Permit Fees
LS
1 $9,500.00 $9,500.00
3 Remove Existing Striping LS 1 $1,000.00 $1,000.00
4 Remove Existing Sidewalk, Curb and Gutter SF 1000 $15.30 $15,300.00 5 Sawcut Pavement LF 500 $6.10 $3,050.00
6 Roadway Excavation (14” Depth) CY 123 $215.00 $26,445.00 7 3/4" Class 2 Aggregate Base TON 160 $146.00 $23,360.00 8 Adjust SDI Hood and Grate EA 2 $1,830.00 $3,660.00
9 Adjust Water Valve Cover to Grade EA 3 $1,830.00 $5,490.00 10 Minor Concrete Sidewalk and ADA Ramps SF 740 $16.50 $12,210.00 11 Minor Concrete Curb and Gutter (Match Existing) SF 450 $41.00 $18,450.00 12 Reinforced Concrete Pavement (8" Concrete Pad)
and all Appurtenant Work in Place
CY
35 $655.00 $22,925.00
13 Asphalt Restoration - Hot Mix Asphalt (Type A) 1/2" SF 1520 $9.50 $14,440.00 14 Monument Preservation and Reestablishment EA 1 $3,050.00 $3,050.00 15 12” White Thermoplastic Striping LF 100 $8.00 $800.00 16 Thermoplastic Stop Legend (22 SF) EA 1 $500.00 $500.00 17 Compressive Strength Testing for Concrete
Pavement
LS
1 $1,830.00 $1,830.00
18 Install Type BB (Blue Retro-Reflective Marker) EA 1 $20.00 $20.00 19 Curb Paint (2 Coats) SF 280 $2.00 $560.00
Total Contract Amount: $179,590.00

EXHIBIT B

COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT (“AGREEMENT”)

BETWEEN

CITY OF YUBA CITY
AND

YUBA-SUTTER TRANSIT AUTHORITY

FOR THE

SHASTA AND ALTURAS STREETS BUS PAD IMPROVEMENTS
THIS AGREEMENT is made and entered into this day of , 2026, by and between the YUBASUTTER TRANSIT AUTHORITY, a public transportation agency serving the Yuba-Sutter area in the State of California, hereinafter referred to as "YSTA", and the CITY OF YUBA CITY, a Municipal Corporation, located in the County of Sutter, State of California, hereinafter referred to as "CITY." CITY and YSTA are sometimes individually referred to hereinafter as “Party” and collectively as “Parties.” RECITALS:

1. YSTA and CITY are authorized to enter into a cooperative agreement for improvements to the Shasta and Alturas Streets Bus Stop Improvements, hereinafter referred to as “PROJECT”.

2. YSTA provided the CITY with a cost-sharing commitment letter dated October 16, 2025. The letter identifies the PROJECT as an eligible location for 50/50 sharing of construction costs, as set forth in the YSTA Corridor Enhancement Action Plan adopted by the Board of Directors in October 2018.

3. YSTA and CITY desire to partner for the improvements to be constructed on Shasta Street and Alturas Street, near the intersection of the same. The PROJECT will include

4. construction of a concrete-paved bus pad and associated ADA improvements. Work includes the removal of existing striping, concrete sidewalks, curb and gutter, and pavement. New construction will include a reinforced concrete bus pad, ADA-compliant curb ramps, concrete curb, gutter, and sidewalks, pavement restoration, and updated striping. The PROJECT construction plan, Exhibit 1, details the major components of the PROJECT.

5. CITY estimates that the construction cost of the PROJECT will be approximately $263,740.00, plus up to $39,561.00 for construction management/contingency.

6. YSTA will contribute a fifty percent (50%) share for all actual construction, construction management, and construction contingency costs for the PROJECT, up to $150,000.00.

7. Notwithstanding, YSTA and CITY acknowledge that the dollar amounts shown in Paragraph 4 for the PROJECT are based on the quantities from the current engineer’s estimate. Actual dollar amounts will be adjusted as necessary based on unit prices from the lowest responsive and responsible bidder that has been awarded a contract to construct the PROJECT and actual quantities installed, thereinafter.

CITY will notify YSTA in writing immediately upon determining that any adjustments are necessary.

8. YSTA AND CITY now define in this agreement the terms and conditions of their financial contribution.

CITY WILL:

1. Finalize bid documents based on its design of the PROJECT Plans, Specifications, and Estimate (PS&E), which were completed and approved by the City Council of the CITY on October 7, 2025.

2. Award and administer the construction contract for the PROJECT in accordance with the Public Contract Code, City Contracting Policies and the terms of this Agreement.

3. Require its contractor to obtain a City Encroachment Permit and oversee the construction and inspect the work in the CITY Right-of-Way for the PROJECT to proceed in a good and workman-like manner.

4. Provide coordination with the YSTA and its designated representative for the completion of the PROJECT.

5. Provide necessary quality assurance testing for work completed in the CITY Right-of-Way in compliance with the PS&E.

6. Prepare and negotiate Change Orders, as necessary, in the event unanticipated conditions are encountered during construction. All Change Orders must be approved by the City Public Works Director or his designated representative prior to extra work being done. Cost of the Change Order(s) will be paid from the PROJECT contingency amount.

YSTA WILL:

7. Reimburse CITY for YSTA’s share of the construction cost of PROJECT. Reimbursement by YSTA to CITY will be made within 60 days of YSTA’s receipt of CITY’s invoice, provided that CITY provides evidence reasonably satisfactory to YSTA that CITY has paid the Construction Amount to the contractor that performed the work for the PROJECT.

Payments shall be sent to:

Finance Department - Accounts Receivable
1201 Civic Center Boulevard
Yuba City, CA 95993

8. Provide coordination with CITY and its designated representative for the completion of the PROJECT, including modification of bus stop locations deemed necessary by YSTA to facilitate construction at the locations shown on Exhibit 1.

GENERAL:

1. This Agreement shall be in effect as of the date executed and shall remain in effect until the terms of this Agreement are completed or amended.

2. Modifications or amendments affecting the terms and conditions contained in this Agreement shall be in writing and approved and executed by both parties.

3. This Agreement, all exhibits attached hereto, all other terms or provisions incorporated herein by reference, constitutes the understanding between CITY and YSTA as to the subject matter contained herein.

4. Neither YSTA nor any officer or employee thereof is responsible for any injury, damage, or liability occurring by reason of anything done or omitted to be done by CITY under or in connection with any work, authority, or jurisdiction conferred upon CITY under this agreement. It is understood and agreed that, CITY will fully defend, indemnify, and save harmless YSTA and all of its officers and employees from all claims, suits, or actions of every name, kind and description brought forth under, including, but not limited to, tortuous, contractual, inverse condemnation, or other theories or assertions of liability occurring by reason of anything done or omitted to be done by CITY under this agreement.

AGREEMENT:

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises and covenants made by the Parties and contained herein and other consideration, the value and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the Parties agree as follows:

1. RECITALS. The above Recitals are incorporated by reference to the same extent and with the same force and effect as if fully set forth herein and shall constitute a part of this Agreement.

2. ENTIRE AGREEMENT. This Agreement together with the exhibits hereto, each of which are incorporated herein by this reference, constitutes the entire agreement of the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior oral or written agreements with respect to same.

3. INTERPRETATION/GOVERNING LAW/VENUE. This Agreement shall be construed according to its fair meaning and as if prepared by both Parties. This Agreement shall be construed and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of California in effect at the time it is recorded. Venue for any action arising out of this Agreement shall be within the California Superior Court, County of Sutter or Federal District Court, Eastern District of California, Sacramento Division.

4. VOLUNTARY AGREEMENT. The Parties each represent that they have read this Agreement in full and understand and voluntarily agree to all provisions herein. The Parties further declare that prior to signing this Agreement they each had the opportunity to apprise themselves of relevant information, through sources of their own selection, including consultation with legal counsel of their choosing if desired, in deciding whether to execute this Agreement.

5. MODIFICATION OR AMENDMENT. This Agreement may only be amended or modified in writing executed by the CITY and YSTA.

6. OBLIGATION. Nothing in this Agreement shall obligate or require the Parties to commence any of the projects described, referenced or identified within this Agreement.

7. ATTORNEY’S FEES. In the event of any litigation or other legal proceeding including, but not limited to, arbitration or mediation between the Parties arising from this Agreement, the prevailing Party will be entitled to recover, in addition to any other relief awarded or granted, its reasonable costs and expenses (including attorney’s fees) incurred in the proceeding.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the day and year first written above.

CITY OF YUBA CITY, a Municipal Organization
By: ___________________________________
Marc Boomgaarden, Mayor
ATTEST:

By: ___________________________________
Ciara Wakefield, City Clerk

APPROVED AS TO FORM
By: ___________________________________
Shannon L. Chaffin, City Attorney
"CITY"
YUBA-SUTTER TRANSIT AUTHORITY, a public transportation
agency
By: ___________________________________
Matthew Mauk, Executive Director
for the Yuba-Sutter Transit Authority
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
________________________
Brant Bordsen, Legal Counsel
ATTEST:
______________________
Lisa O’Leary, Board Clerk
"YSTA"

Agenda Item 15

CITY OF YUBA CITY

STAFF REPORT
Date: January 20, 2026
To: Honorable Mayor & Members of the City Council;
From: Development Services Department
Presentation By: Doug Libby, Development Services Director Summary
Subject: Homekey - Merriment Village Funding Supplemental Appropriation Recommendation: A. Adopt a Resolution Authorizing the Finance Director to make supplemental appropriation of $2,000,000 to Fund 211 Account 6041-62701 and $23,287,126.79 to Account 6041-65501 and;

B. Authorize the Development Services Director or designee to approve payment processing utilizing the Homekey Funding
Fiscal Impact: $25,287,126.79 from the California Deptartment of Housing and Community Development Homekey 3.0 funding will be available for disbursement Purpose:

To provide a supplemental appropriation of $2,000,000 to account 6041-62701 and $23,287,126.79 to account 6041-65501 to make Homekey funding available for disbursement for the Merriment Village Affordable Housing project.

Council's Strategic Goal:

This project addresses Council’s goals of fiscal responsibility and infrastructure.

Background:

On September 19, 2023, the City Council approved Development Plan 23-02 for the Merriment Village Apartment project located at 428 North Walton Avenue. The project provides for a 218-unit incomebased apartment complex at 428 North Walton Avenue.

Since project approval, the applicant, Habitat for Humanity (Habitat), has been working to secure project financing to construct the project and in 2024, the project received significant funding from the State Department of Housing and Community Development Department (HCD) through a joint application between the City and Habitat in the form of a Homekey 3.0 Grant in the amount of $24,632,331 consisting of $22,632,331 for construction with the remaining amount to be dedicated to operating expenses.

On July 11, 2024, the City entered a Covenant and Loan Agreement with Habitat for Humanity Yuba/Sutter for Phase 1 of the Merriment Village project.

On November 18, 2025, City Council approved a Supplemental Loan Agreement to the Covenant and

Loan Agreement.

Analysis:

The Covenant and Loan Agreement and Supplemental Loan Agreement define the conditions for the City to disburse loan (grant) funding by an outside third-party, City approved Disbursement Control agent, that will be paid for by Habitat for Humanity, for project construction. Disbursements will first be made from accrued interest, accumulated since the City received the Homekey grant funding. The Agreements define insurance requirements, representation and warranties, and hazardous materials disclosure requirements.

Habitat has met the requirements for disbursement and has broken ground on the Merriment Village project. City staff is finalizing an Agreement with Fidelity National Fund Control to act as the disbursement control agent.

Staff recommends and requires a supplemental appropriation of the Homekey funding to allow for disbursement.

Fiscal Impact:

If approved, the supplemental appropriations make available $25,287,126.79 in Homekey funding for the construction of Merriment Village – Phase 1. None of the funding to be utilized comes from the City General Fund.

Alternatives:

Do not approve the appropriation of the Homekey funding at this time and provide staff with direction on how to move forward with disbursement.

Recommendation:

A. Adopt a Resolution Authorizing the Finance Director to make supplemental appropriation of $2,000,000 to Fund 211 Account 6041-62701 and $23,287,126.79 to Account 6041-65501 and;

B. Authorize the Development Services Director or designee to approve payment processing utilizing the Homekey Funding
Attachments:

1. Resolution - Homekey Merriment Supplemental Appropriation Prepared By: Submitted By:

Shannon Sardo
Administrative Analyst II
Robert Bendorf
City Manager

ATTACHMENT 1

RESOLUTION NO. _____

RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF YUBA CITY TO APPROVE A SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION OF $25,287,126.79 IN HOMEKEY

GRANT FUNDING FROM THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FOR THE MERRIMENT VILLAGE AFFORDABLE HOUSING

PROJECT
WHEREAS, on September 19, 2023, Council approved Development Plan 23-02, Merriment Village Apartments, subject to conditions of approval, for the development of a 218- unit income-based (affordable) apartment complex located on a 7.7-acre parcel at 428 North Walton Avenue; and
WHEREAS, on February 20, 2024, Council authorized a joint application with Habitat for Humanity Yuba/Sutter, Inc. to apply for Homekey 3.0 funds through the State Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) for Phase 1 of the project, consisting of 79 units and;
WHEREAS, the joint application was approved and a Standard Agreement from HCD awarded $24,632,331 in funding for Phase 1 of the Merriment Village project; and WHEREAS, The City and Habitat for Humanity entered into a covenant and Loan Agreement on July 11, 2024, and a Supplemental Loan Agreement on November 18, 2025, both of which outline the requirements of disbursement; and
WHEREAS, the requirements for disbursement have been met by Habitat for Humanity and Merriment Village Phase 1 is beginning construction; and WHEREAS, a supplemental appropriation of the Homekey – Merriment Village funding is required for the City to be able to make disbursements for the project.

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

1. The City Council finds that all of the facts set forth in the recitals above of this Resolution are true and correct and incorporated herein.

2. The City Council authorizes the Finance Director or designee to make a supplemental appropriation of $25,287,126.79 to Fund 211 for the disbursement of Homekey funding.

3. The City Council authorizes the Development Services Director or designee to approve the necessary documents for processing the payment of invoices for the Merriment Village project.

4. This Resolution shall become effective immediately.

The foregoing Resolution was duly and regularly introduced, passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of Yuba City at a regular meeting thereof held on January 20, 2026 by the following vote:

AYES:

NOES:

ABSENT:
___________________________
Marc Boomgaarden, Mayor
ATTEST:
________________________________
Ciara Wakefield, Deputy City Clerk

APPROVED AS TO FORM

COUNSEL FOR YUBA CITY
________________________________
SHANNON CHAFFIN, City Attorney
Aleshire & Wynder, LLP

Agenda Item 16

CITY OF YUBA CITY

STAFF REPORT
Date: January 20, 2026
To: Honorable Mayor & Members of the City Council;
From: Public Works Department
Presentation By: Joshua Wolffe, Public Works Director
Summary
Subject: Yuba-Sutter Regional Safety Action Plan
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution adopting the Yuba-Sutter Regional Safety Action Plan Fiscal Impact: None with this action. The recommended action positions the City for future safety-related transportation grant funding
Purpose:

To adopt the Yuba-Sutter Regional Safety Action Plan and position the City for future transportation grant funding.

Council’s Strategic Goal:

This plan addresses the City Council’s Strategic Goal of providing services that serve and protect the residents, visitors, and businesses in the community.

Background:

In September 2022, Yuba County submitted a grant application to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Safe Streets for All (SS4A) program for the purpose of preparing a Regional Safety Action Plan (RSAP) covering all of Yuba and Sutter Counties. Yuba City, Sutter County and the Cities of Live Oak, Marysville, and Wheatland were all co-applicants on this grant application. The goal of the RSAP is to eliminate traffic fatalities, including a vision for zero deaths and serious injuries by 2050, by comprehensively addressing safety for people walking, biking, driving, and using public transit.

In June 2023, Yuba County, acting as the lead agency, executed a grant agreement for $800,000 in SS4A grant funding with a local share of $200,000 split among the 6 local agencies. Yuba City committed $61,667 towards the local share.

Yuba County subsequently issued a request for proposals and, through a competitive process, selected Fehr and Peers, a Sacramento-area-based transportation consulting firm Yuba City has worked extensively with in the past, to prepare the RSAP. Fehr and Peers commenced work on the RSAP in April 2024.

Analysis:

Over the last couple of years, representatives from the six local agencies, SACOG, and Caltrans have coordinated with Fehr and Peers to collect data and develop the RSAP. Through this process, significant public outreach has been made to solicit comments from the public, including the use of an interactive map for community feedback. Public comments have been taken into consideration in the final RSAP. The plan identifies the following safety corridors throughout the City:
• State Route 20 from Western Parkway to Feather River
• State Route 99 from Butte House Road to Franklin Avenue • Stabler Lane from State Route 20 to Queens Avenue
• Walton Avenue from State Route 20 to Lincoln Road
• Gray Avenue from State Route 20 to Franklin Avenue
• Bridge Street from State Route 99 to Shasta Street
• El Margarita Road from Franklin Road to State Route 20 The final RSAP (Attachment 2) provides specific policies, projects, and performance metrics recommended to address high-risk areas, allowing the City to qualify for and pursue safety-related transportation grants to address these areas.

Fiscal Impact:

There are no direct fiscal impacts associated with adopting the RSAP. Adopting the plan will assure the City is positioned to receive future grant funding.

Environmental:

Adoption of the RSAP is not a project under CEQA pursuant to CEQA Guidelines §15378, as it is a policy and planning document that does not commit the City to any specific physical changes. In addition, the RSAP is exempt under CEQA Guidelines §15262 as a planning study evaluating potential future actions, none of which are approved or funded through adoption of the plan. Any future projects identified in the RSAP will be subject to separate CEQA review as appropriate.

Alternatives:

Do not adopt the RSAP, which would forfeit potential HSIP grant funding opportunities, and provide direction to staff.

Recommendation:

Adopt a Resolution adopting the Yuba-Sutter Regional Safety Action Plan.

Attachments:

1. Attachment 1 - Resolution

2. Yuba-Sutter Regional Safety Action Plan
Prepared By: Submitted By:

Kevin Bradford
Deputy Public Works Director - Engineering
Robert Bendorf
City Manager

ATTACHMENT 1

RESOLUTION NO. _______

RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF YUBA CITY

ADOPTING THE YUBA-SUTTER REGIONAL SAFETY ACTION PLAN

WHEREAS, a Regional Safety Action Plan (RSAP) provides a framework for eliminating traffic fatalities, including a vision for zero deaths and serious injuries by 2050, by comprehensively addressing safety for people walking, biking, driving, and using public transit; and
WHEREAS, Yuba City has partnered with the Counties of Yuba and Sutter and the Cities of Live Oak, Marysville, and Wheatland to prepare the Yuba-Sutter RSAP by utilizing a federal Safe Streets for All grant; and
WHEREAS, adopting the RSAP will allow the City to be eligible for upcoming federally funded, safety-related transportation grants.

NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Yuba City resolves as follows:

1. The City Council finds that all the facts set forth in the recitals above are true and correct and incorporated herein.

2. The City Council hereby approves and adopts the Yuba-Sutter Regional Safety Action Plan dated January 2026.

The foregoing resolution was duly and regularly introduced, passed, and adopted by the City Council of the City of Yuba City at a regular meeting thereof held on the 20th day of January 2026.

AYES:

NOES:

ABSENT:

Marc Boomgaarden, Mayor
ATTEST:

Ciara Wakefield, City Clerk

APPROVED AS TO FORM
COUNSEL FOR YUBA CITY:

Shannon Chaffin, City Attorney
Aleshire & Wynder, LLP

YUBA-SUTTER
Regional Safety Action Plan
Final Draft January 2026
Made possible by a Safe Streets 4 All Planning Grant

CHAPTER 1 Introduction
A: Policy Benchmarking & Additional Policy Considerations B: Community Engagement Materials & Feedback
C: Safety Corridor Background & Technical Methodology
D: Safety Countermeasure Toolbox
Acknowledgments What’s In This Plan
CHAPTER 2 Community Engagement
CHAPTER 3 Regional Crash Analysis
CHAPTER 4 Regional Implementation Plan

APPENDICES
Yuba County City of Marysville City of Wheatland
Sutter County City of Yuba City City of Live Oak
This study applies a systemic safety approach that identifies certain features on particular roadways that are correlated with specific crash types and frequencies. This broad approach is necessitated by the inherent nature of covering an entire region’s facilities in one study and the limited scope/budget available to prepare roadway safety plans. Limited time is available to perform field observations throughout the study area to contextualize the data, and therefore, it is beyond the scope of work to perform in-depth “hot spot” evaluations at all locations.

The analysis and recommendations in this report are conceptual in nature based upon limited information, and before implementing any changes, or using any of its information for design or construction, more detailed analysis should be conducted to make sure that the design or construction documents reflect specific, detailed, local, and field conditions.

Adrian Engel, P.E.

Registered Professional Engineer
CHAPTER 5 Yuba County Safety Analysis
CHAPTER 6 Marysville Safety Analysis
CHAPTER 7 Wheatland Safety Analysis
CHAPTER 8 Sutter County Safety Analysis
CHAPTER 9 Yuba City Safety Analysis
CHAPTER 10 Live Oak Safety Analysis
Note: Chapters 5 through 10 serve as standalone documents.

Regional Safety Action Plan 5
CHAPTER 1
Introduction This Plan and Our Region
Yuba and Sutter Counties and four incorporated cities, Marysville, Wheatland, Yuba City, and Live Oak, are committed to prioritizing transportation safety and eliminating traffic-related deaths and serious injuries on their roadways.

The development of this Regional Safety
Action Plan (RSAP) was led by a joint effort
of County, City, and partner agencies in the
Yuba-Sutter region. By combining efforts, the
Yuba-Sutter region can provide leadership in
roadway safety and more effectively spearhead
the implementation of roadway safety policy,
projects, and programs. This RSAP covers the
two counties and four incorporated cities in
them: Yuba County, Marysville, Wheatland,
Sutter County, Yuba City, and Live Oak.

Yuba County and Sutter County are situated
in the Sacramento Valley. The counties have
a combined total population of over 180,000,
with people concentrated in Yuba City and
Marysville. Roadway safety is a pressing issue
facing the region today. In 2021, the Office of
Traffic Safety ranked Yuba County eighth of 58
counties statewide based on the total number
of crashes resulting in injury and fatality, third
for crashes involving pedestrians, and fifth for
crashes involving motorcycles. Sutter County
ranked sixth for total number of crashes
resulting in injury and fatality, third for crashes
involving bicyclists under the age of 15, and
seventh for crashes where a party involved had
been drinking.

The beginning chapters of the document
cover the regional aspects of the plan,
including project vision and goals, potential
countermeasures, and a Safety Action Plan
that will act as a roadmap for Yuba-Sutter and
its member agencies to implement this RSAP.

The second portion of the plan contains six
jurisdiction-specific chapters, each of which
includes crash analysis, focus areas, priority
projects, and project lists.

Project team conducting walk audits

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1. Introduction
Regional Safety Action Plan
Safe System Approach
The Safe System Approach acknowledges
that mistakes are inevitable while also
asserting that severe injuries and fatalities
are avoidable on our roadways. According to
the World Health Organization, the goal of a
Safe System is to ensure that if crashes occur,
they “do not result in serious human injury.”1
The Safe System Approach to road safety
started internationally as part of the Vision Zero
proclamation that death and serious injury on
the roadway system is unacceptable.2 3
As shown in Figure 1.1, the Safe System
Approach is founded on several principles,
including acknowledging that humans make
mistakes and humans are vulnerable. As a
result, a proactive, redundant system is needed
to prevent death and serious injuries.4 Countries
that have adopted the Safe System Approach
have had success reducing highway fatalities,
with reductions in fatalities between 50%
and 70%.5 The Safe System Approach is the
foundation for the National Safety Strategy
released by the United States Department
of Transportation (USDOT) in 2022. In 2022,
Caltrans also adopted both a Safe System
Approach and a Vision Zero goal as part
of their Strategic Highway Safety Plan to
eliminate all traffic fatalities and serious injuries
by 2050.

1. World Health Organization (2011). Decade of Action for Road Safety 2011-2020. Retrieved from https://www.who.int/roadsafety/ decade_of_action/plan/plan_en.pdf, p. 9

2. Johansson, R. (2009). Vision Zero - Implementing a policy for traffic safety. Safety Science, 47, 826-831

3. Tingvall, C., & Haworth, N. (1999). An Ethical Approach to Safety and Mobility. Paper presented at the 6th ITE International Conference Road Safety and Traffic Enforcement. 6-7 September 1999, Melbourne, Australia

4. Belin, M.-Å., Tillgren, P., & Vedung, E. (2012). Vision Zero - a road safety policy innovation. International Journal of Injury Control and Safety Promotion, 19, 171-179.

5. World Resources Institute (2018). Sustainable and Safe: A Vision and Guidance for Zero Road Deaths. Retrieved from https:// www.wri.org/publication/ sustainable-and-safe-vision-and-guidance-zero-road-deaths.

6. Institute of Transportation Engineers, Road to Zero Coalition, Road to Zero Safe System Working Group. Retrieved from https:// www.ite.org/technical-resources/topics/safe-systems.

7. World Health Organization (2011). Decade of Action for Road Safety 2011-2020. Retrieved from https:// www.who.int/ roadsafety/decade_of_action/plan/ plan_en.pdf.

8. Federal Highway Administration (2020). Integrating the Safe System Approach with the Highway Safety Improvement Program.

Report No. FHWA-SA-20-018. Retrieved from https://safety.fhwa.dot.gov/hsip/docs/fhwasa2018.pdf.

To anticipate human mistakes, a Safe System
seeks to6:
• Separate users in a physical space (e.g.,
sidewalks, dedicated bicycle facilities)
• Separate users in time (e.g., pedestrian
scramble, dedicated signal turn phases)
• Alert users to potential hazards
• Accommodate human injury tolerance
through interventions that reduce speed
and/or impact force
Creating a Safe System means shifting a
major share of the responsibility for preventing
crashes from road users to those who design
the road transport system. “Individual road
users have the responsibility to abide by laws
and regulations”7 and do so by exhibiting
due care and proper behavior on the
transportation system. While road users are
responsible for their own behavior, this is a
shared responsibility with those who design,
operate, and maintain the transportation
network including the automotive industry, law
enforcement, elected officials, and government
bodies.8 In a Safe System, roadway system
designers and operators take on the highest
level of ethical responsibility.

WHAT
A Safe System aims to eliminate fatal and
serious injuries for all road users.

WHY
A Safe System acknowledges the vulnerability
of the human body.

WHO
A Safe System requires a partnership between
cities, counties, Caltrans, police, and road
users.

References
Figure 1.1: Safety System Elements and Principles
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Regional Safety Action Plan
Guiding Principles: Safety Is Our Highest Priority.

Existing Policy Landscape
In recent years, leaders at the federal and state
levels have taken bold and consistent steps to
acknowledge the persistent and unacceptable
level of severe injuries and fatalities on our
roadways, commit to eliminating these
occurrences, and follow international best
practices and public health fundamentals to
form a new safety paradigm in the US. This
has specifically involved embracing the Vision
Zero goal of safe mobility for all and adopting
the Safe System Approach as the way to
get there. The Safe System Approach is a
significant evolution in how roadway safety is
conceptualized.

This Safety Action Plan has been developed
to align with the pivot to the Safe System
Approach. This chapter summarizes the
primary reference documents and policy
considerations that influenced the direction,
decisions, and priorities in this RSAP.

This Plan focuses on addressing crash risk
through an assessment of vehicle speed, mass,
and exposure that is inherently proactive
and systemic. This Plan presents a holistic
assessment of the needs and opportunities for
enhancing safety consistent with a systemic
risk factors, from systematically addressing
socioeconomic and land use, features of the
built environment, and passive and active
safety tools. Finally, this Plan aspires to make
safety the default choice: the easy choice
for people as they move about and the easy
choice for roadway design decisions. This
Plan identifies the opportunities to streamline
decision making to prioritize safety and improve
internal alignment in programs, practices,
and policies consistent with the Safe System
Approach.

National Roadway Safety Strategy
The United States Department of
Transportation (USDOT) incorporated the Safe
System Approach as part of its most recent
National Roadway Safety Strategy (NRSS),
adopted in January 2022. This NRSS is the
first national commitment to the goal of zero
fatalities on America’s roadways, and names
the Safe System Approach as the way to
accomplish that goal. Federal transportation
officials have since unveiled a number of
policies and programs geared towards the
application and implementation of the Safe
System Approach at the state and local levels.

Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A)
The Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) grant
program was established by the Bipartisan
Infrastructure Law in 2022, centered around
USDOT’s National Roadway Safety Strategy
and its goal of zero deaths and serious injuries
on America’s roadways. It provides $5 billion
in grant funding over its five-year duration
(2022 - 2026) to develop and implement safety
plans and projects. The SS4A grant program
provides funding for local agencies to create
Comprehensive Safety Action Plans (CSAPs).

It also provides funding to implement safety
projects, but only to those agencies that have
an adopted CSAP or equivalent.

Federal Policy Considerations

1. Traffic deaths and serious injuries are a preventable public health issue that must be addressed.

2. Safety is a shared responsibility.

3. Actions towards Vision Zero will be data-driven based on available crash data and risk factors (e.g., exposure, likelihood, and severity).

4. Evaluation will be ongoing. Regular data collection and analysis will help measure performance against Regional Safety Action Plan objectives.

Commitment & Vision
Our Commitment
The Yuba-Sutter Region will work collaboratively to
eliminate traffic fatalities and serious injuries by 2050.

Our Vision
The Yuba-Sutter Region will have a multimodal and
sustainable transportation system where users of all ages and abilities can travel conveniently, reliably, and free from harm.

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Regional Safety Action Plan
Safe System Roadway Design Hierarchy
The Safe System Roadway Design Hierarchy,
created by the Federal Highway Administration
(FHWA) in 2024, provides guidance in
contextualizing and assessing infrastructurebased countermeasures and strategies on their alignment with the principles of the Safe
System Approach.

The Hierarchy classifies countermeasures into
four tiers, from most to least aligned with Safe
System principles. Crucially, the Hierarchy
prioritizes improvements and countermeasures
that make physical changes to the system for
the whole population as more effective than
measures that rely on roadway users and
individual decisions.

Safe System Approach for Speed Management
The FHWA’s 2023 report on the Safe System
Approach for Speed Management provides
targeted recommendations around speed
management. The report notes the need for
agencies to place safety and the prevention
of injury crashes (as opposed to throughput
or travel times) as the highest priority when
it comes to speed setting on roadways, and
highlights the need to change the physical
design and context of the roadway beyond
merely changing regulatory speed limits in
order to achieve target speeds. The report
outlines a five-stage framework to speed
management consistent with the Safe System
Approach.

More Effective
Easier To Implement

1. Remove Severe Conflicts
Removing severe conflicts, by separating
users with different speeds or directions,
such as using separated bike lanes.

2. Manage Vehicle Speeds
Reducing vehicle speeds and thereby
reduces the severity of crashes that do
occur. Countermeasures that reduce
prevailing speeds can include lane
narrowing and median islands.

3. Manage Conflicts In Time
Managing conflicts in time, which would
separate users in time at shared spaces,
like giving pedestrians a head start at
intersections.

4. Increase Attentiveness and Awareness
Increasing attentiveness and awareness,
which involves alerting users to conflicts
and potential risks, can involve such
countermeasures as intersection
daylighting and warning signage.

Primer on Safe System Approach for Pedestrians
and Bicyclists
The Primer, released by the FHWA in 2021,
emphasizes the importance of protecting
pedestrians and bicyclists, as vulnerable
users, under the Safe System Approach. The
Primer details the considerations surrounding
pedestrians and bicyclists under each of the
five elements of the Safe System Approach
and provides strategies and actions that
can be taken at the federal, state, and local
levels towards implementing the Safe System
Approach. Also included is an appendix on
benchmarking policies, programs, and practices
for Safe System consistency.

If struck by a person driving at... Percent of people struck who will survive... 20mph 90%
30mph 60%
40mph 20%
Speed Management and Roadway Safety

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Regional Safety Action Plan
Regional and Local Policy
Considerations
Fully committing to Vision Zero and following
the Safe System approach requires a
fundamental pivot that involves infusing safety
into all programs, policies, and practices within
the agency as well as reconsidering existing
agency approaches, budgets, and priorities
where they conflict with Safe System principles.

The Project Team developed a benchmarking
tool for Federal Highway Administration as part
of the Primer on the Safe System Approach
for Pedestrians and Bicyclists where agencies
can assess their standing on current safety
policy and work against industry best practices.

A combination of General Plans, Local Road
Safety Plans, Standard Plans & Specifications,
and Active Transportation Plans/Bicycle Master
Plans were reviewed for the six jurisdictions
to identify opportunities to improve how
processes prioritize safety.

Safety as A Public Health Concern
This RSAP draws from emerging best practices
which identifies and prioritizes strategies
focused on addressing the potential for
injury from the force generated by moving
vehicles or individuals in a crash. The Safe
Systems Pyramid, shown below, draws
from public health principles to emphasize
that interventions with the broadest reach
and lowest individual effort are the most
effective. This framework serves as a guide for
prioritizing roadway design and operational
Pedestrians in Live Oak City
The General Plans include policies to prioritize
safety in roadway projects or enhance safety
while making other transportation system
improvements. General Plans also bolster a
Safe System by addressing the socioeconomic
factors that have an impact on roadway
safety. Older Improvement Standards and
Specifications for some jurisdictions should be
updated to focus on reducing the likelihood and
severity of crashes (e.g., speed management).

Over half of the jurisdictions have Active
Transportation Plans/Bicycle Master Plans
that identify recommendations for facilities
with physical separation between vehicles and
bicyclists/pedestrians. Yuba City, Marysville, and
Yuba County already have Local Road Safety
Plans. Many safety planning benchmarks are
current efforts with this RSAP, but others will
require additional work beyond the plan. For
a detailed listing of relevant local policies, see
Appendix A.
strategies that maximize safety impacts while
fostering collaboration beyond traditional
safety-focused efforts. It highlights the role of
agency partners and community stakeholders
in the RSAP and addresses upstream, systemic
issues to tackle root causes more holistically.

The Safe System Pyramid guided the selection
and prioritization of implementation strategies
in Chapter 4.

Safe System Pyramid

1. Education
Driver Education Programs, Slow Down Campaigns

2. Active Measures
Signals and signs, in-vehicle crash warnings, seatbelts, helmets

3. Latent Safety Measures
Signal timing, leading pedestrian intervals, air bags, automated emergency braking

4. Built Environment
Roundabouts, curb extensions, raised crosswalks, sidewalks, bikeways

5. Socioeconomic Factors
Affordable housing near transit, zoning reform
Population
Health
Impact
Individual
Effort

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2. Community Engagement
Regional Safety Action Plan
CHAPTER 2
Community Engagement
The project team engaged with organizational partners around the region and the community at large, seeking insight to ensure that the resulting Regional Safety Action Plan (RSAP) creates a vision for improving the region’s roadways that aligns with the community’s values.

Our Community Engagement Journey Towards Vision Zero

1. United for Vision Zero
Establish a multi-agency task force
to align strategies, share data, and
guide Vision Zero efforts.

2. Map the Insights
Launch a project website and web
map to gather location-based
public input.

4. From Talk to Action
Translate data and public feedback
into targeted strategies and
implementation priorities.

3. Listen to Communities
Host pop-ups and listening sessions
to collect community insights and
ground-truth safety needs.
1 2
3 4

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Regional Safety Action Plan
Project Website & Interactive Web Map
A website was developed for the Plan to
collect public feedback, consisting of project
information, an interactive web map, and a
project calendar. In the web map, visitors could
identify specific locations within the region
where they had roadway safety concerns by
leaving comments and tag them by mode of
travel (i.e. walking, biking, driving, etc.). The
web map was open for public response from
November 2024 to June 2025, and made
available in English, Spanish, and 10 other
languages. The web map received a total of 49
comments. A map and log of all comments are
included in Appendix B.
49 Total Comments
Vision Zero Task Force
A Task Force was convened for the
development of this Regional Safety
Action Plan (RSAP) which comprised staff
representatives from the partner jurisdictions’
agencies as well as community organizations
such as Blue Zones and the Yuba Area Bike
Advocates. The Task Force is responsible for
the Action Plan’s development, implementation,
and monitoring phases.

Over the course of the development of this
RSAP, the Task Force met three times. The
first meeting included an introduction on the
Safe System Approach and Vision Zero and
preliminary discussions on funding, regional
coordination, and how best to address the
needs of the public. During the second meeting,
the Task Force discussed results of the crash
data analysis along with the locations with
disproportionately high injuries and fatalities
and suggested other locations to consider
based on their local knowledge. They also
shared information about ongoing safety
related projects or policies taking place within
their jurisdiction or by their organization.

During the third meeting, the groups discussed
the results of the public facing community
engagement along with focus areas…and
choosing solutions to fit the contexts of the
Yuba-Sutter region.

United for Vision Zero Map the Insights
14 Walking Safety Comments
Unsafe crossings, poor lighting,
and no ADA access.
15 Biking Safety Comments
Unsafe crossings, poor lighting,
and no ADA access.
20 Driving Safety Comments
Unsafe crossings, poor lighting,
and no ADA access.

The Task Force included staff or members
from the following agencies and
organizations: • Yuba County Public Works • City of Wheatland Engineering Department
• Sutter County Public Works • Yuba City Public Works • City of Yuba City Public Works • Marysville Joint Unified School District • Yuba County Sheriff • Sutter County Police Department • Yuba City Police Department • Sacramento Area Council of Governments
• Yuba Area Bike Advocates • Blue Zones Yuba-Sutter
Task Force meeting

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2. Community Engagement
Regional Safety Action Plan
In-Person Outreach
Task Force and online engagement were supplemented with in-person events around the region to raise awareness and gather public input. At each pop-up event and listening session, project staff was available to inform the public about this Plan and its purpose. Residents were encouraged to share their safety concerns through interactive activities, direct conversations with the project team, and add comments on the web map. Lawn signs and posters that directed community members to project resources were strategically posted in high-traffic areas throughout the community.

Pop-Ups
To meet people where they are and optimize
engagement, project staff participated at three
community events. These events provided the
opportunity for the engagement of a broader
cross-section of the public than that which
would attend a typical project-specific public
meeting. At the first pop-up event in January
2025, the team distributed informational
takeaway cards and engaged attendees in
conversations about the project while they
were in line for food at a Yuba-Sutter Food
Bank distribution site. The outreach team later
joined a Group Walking event with Blue Zones,
a community-based organization, where they
discussed the project and safety concerns with
other attendees. During the third event, the
team shared project information and gathered
input at the Family Skate Night, which took
place at the Tri-Counties Community Center.

From Talk to Action
Speeding is a primary concern.

Residents consistently identified vehicle speeding as a top safety issue across neighborhoods.

Pedestrian crossing safety is a major theme.

Many comments focused on the need for safer crossings, particularly near schools.

Infrastructure improvements are widely requested.

Community members called for enhanced sidewalks, traffic calming measures, and improved lighting—especially in residential and downtown areas.

Listening Session
In May, the team hosted four listening sessions,
one in each of the four partner cities during
evenings. These meetings were conducted in
an open-house style, with informational and
interactive boards set up around the room for
attendees to interact with. For each jurisdiction,
one board displayed crash trends and crash
hotspot maps and a second board listed the
safety corridors identified by the project team
for potential improvements and again solicited
feedback on the community’s agreement on
those corridors being given higher priority,
as well as provide an opportunity for them
to propose other locations. All boards were
translated into Spanish. Boards utilized are in
Appendix B.

Food bank pop up
Project team distributing flyers
Project team collecting feedback
Marysville listening session
Wheatland listening session
United for Vision Zero
Key Takeaways

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3. Regional Safety Analysis
Regional Safety Action Plan
CHAPTER 3
Regional Safety Analysis
This chapter summarizes key findings from the region’s crash data, including the identification of high-injury safety corridors and region-wide focus areas.

Together, these components highlight crash trends across the Yuba-Sutter region and inform the systemic safety strategies presented in Chapter 4.

About the Data
Crash analysis for 2018 to 2023
for Yuba-Sutter Region was carried
out using crash data obtained
from the California Highway
Patrol’s Statewide Integrated
Traffic Records System (SWITRS)
database. The analysis includes
all crashes that led to injury and
excludes property-damage-only
crashes. Data collected includes the
type of crash, primary cause, and
at-fault party, etc.

While crash databases such as
the SWITRS, accessed through
the Transportation Injury Mapping
System (TIMS), remain the best
source of crash data, they have
been found to have certain reporting
biases, including:
• Crashes involving people
walking, on bicycles, or on
motorcycles are less likely to
be reported than crashes with
people driving.
• Younger victims are less likely to
report crashes.
• Alcohol-involved crashes may
be underreported.

Bicyclist using crosswalk at signalized intersection

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3. Regional Safety Analysis
Regional Safety Action Plan
About KSI Crashes
Severe injuries resulting from a traffic crash
can result in a number of catastrophic impacts,
including permanent disability, lost productivity
and wages, and ongoing healthcare costs.

These injuries can include: • Broken or fractured bones • Dislocated or distorted limbs • Severe lacerations • Severe burns • Skull, spinal, chest or abdominal injuries • Unconsciousness at or when taken from the crash scene
Throughout this analysis, the acronym KSI is used to
denote crashes where someone was killed or severely
injured.

Summary of KSI Crashes
886 of the region’s 5,362 crashes resulted in
a victim being Killed or Severely Injured (KSI).

There was a disproportionately greater share
of KSI crashes that involved pedestrians when
compared to all crashes. 101 (11 percent of
KSI crashes compared to 6 percent) involved
pedestrians, and 48 KSI crashes (5 percent)
involved bicyclists.
4881
186 295
Injury Crashes
737
48 101
KSI Crashes
Vehicle-Only Crash
Bicycle-Involved Crash
Pedestrian-Involved Crash
Figure 3.3
Crash Mode Share by Severity

KSI CRASHES IN THE YUBA-SUTTER REGION
Distracted Driving: The Safe System
Approach addresses human mistakes such
as loss of attention, distracted driving,
and aggressive driving by designing road
infrastructure and traffic systems that anticipate
these errors. The goal is to minimize their
consequences by creating multiple layers of
protection that prevent severe crashes even
when mistakes occur. These protections include
improved visibility, in-vehicle technology, traffic
calming measures, lane departure warnings, and
physical barriers that separate traffic flows.

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1. Introduction
Crash Data Fact Sheet
What are the different crash types?
Broadside: also known as a T-bone crash, occurs when the front of one vehicle strikes the side of another. These crashes can be severe due to limited protection on vehicle sides. It is the most common type of crash in the Yuba-Sutter region.

Rear End: happens when one vehicle hits the back of another, typically due to sudden stops or following too closely at an unsafe speed. It is the second most common type of crash in the region.

Vehicle/Pedestrian: involves a vehicle striking a pedestrian. In the YubaSutter region, this crash type had the highest rate of KSI outcomes, due to the vulnerability of pedestrians.

Hit Object: occurs when a vehicle collides with a fixed object like a tree, pole, or barrier. These crashes often involve just one party. Hit object crashes make up the largest share of KSI crashes in the region.

Head-On: occurs when two vehicles collide front-to-front, usually on undivided roads. These are among the most dangerous crash types and represent the second highest share of KSI crashes in the region.

Overturned: occurs when a vehicle flips onto its side or roof, often due to sharp turns or high speeds. Overturned crashes can be especially hazardous for occupants.

Sideswipe: occurs when two vehicles traveling in the same or opposite directions brush against each other, often during lane changes or merging.

Primary Crash Factor
Determining the cause of a crash is not always
straightforward, as multiple contributing factors
may be involved. The primary crash factor
(PCF), is the element identified by the reporting
officer as most responsible for the incident.

Below are some of the most common crash
factors observed in the Yuba- Sutter region: • Unsafe Speed: refers to motorists operating a vehicle at a speed that
exceeds what is considered safe given
roadway conditions, including weather,
traffic volume, and road characteristics.

Even when it is not cited as the primary
cause of a crash, speed contributes to the
resulting severity of crashes.
• Improper Turning: refers to any turn
made that violates traffic regulations or
safety guidelines. This includes executing
an illegal turn, failing to use a turn signal,
or making a turn that interrupts traffic
flow.
• Vehicle Right-of-Way Violation: occurs
when a driver fails to properly yield to
another vehicle who has the legal right to
proceed.
• Driving or Bicycling Under the Influence:
involves operating a motor vehicle or
bicycle while impaired by alcohol or drugs.

Impaired driving significantly increases
collision risk by reducing reaction time,
impairing judgment, and affecting motor
coordination.
• Traffic Signals and Signs: indicates
failure to comply with traffic control
devices, including stop signs and traffic
signals. Typical violations include running
red lights and failing to stop at limit lines.
• Wrong Side of Road: involves a vehicle
driving on the incorrect side of the road.
• Following Too Closely: indicates
tailgating or not maintaining a safe
distance from the vehicle ahead.
• Pedestrian Violation: refers to when
pedestrians fail to follow traffic laws,
such as crossing outside of designated
pedestrian crosswalks or against signals.

Pedestrian violations sometimes indicate
inadequate pedestrian infrastructure
surrounding the crash area.

Who’s at fault?
The “at-fault” party refers to the individual
determined to be primarily responsible for
the crash. In most instances, it is the operator
of a motor vehicle making the driving error.

In vehicle/pedestrian crashes, it could be a
pedestrian who violated rules of the road by
walking in areas not designated for pedestrian
use. However, pedestrian violations may
be overrepresented due to a lack of clear
information related to crash circumstance,
such as a lack of crosswalks and the increased
likelihood that the pedestrian party may be
unable to provide their side of the incident at
the time of the crash.

Time of Day and Lighting Conditions
Crashes are divided into four categories based
on lighting conditions: • Daylight • Dusk and dawn • Dark/nighttime, working streetlights present
• Dark/nighttime, streetlights not present or
working.

Knowing the lighting condition of crashes helps
reveal where improvements such as increased
lighting can help with reducing crash risks.

Driving Under the Influence
This category summarizes the share of crashes
that involved a driver or bicyclist impaired by
alcohol and/or drugs.

The region’s crash history includes several categories, as explained below.

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Regional Crash Analysis
Figure 3.1 Injury Crashes by Year
Figure 3.2 KSI Crashes by Year
814 837 791 864 747 828
33 26 19
26 39
43 53 42 38
46 56
60 0
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
800
900
1000
2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
116 116 125 138 127 115
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8 10 13 16 14 18
17 18 18
0 20
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120
140
160
180
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5,362

INJURY CRASH TOTAL
886

KSI CRASH TOTAL
Crash Summary
Between 2018 and 2023, the Yuba-Sutter
region (encompassing Yuba County and Sutter
County) saw 5,362 crashes that led to some
degree of injury. 186 crashes (3 percent)
involved bicyclists and 295 (5 percent) involved
pedestrians.
886 of the region’s 5,362 crashes resulted in
a victim being Killed or Severely Injured (KSI).

A disproportionately greater share of KSI
crashes involved pedestrians when compared
to all crashes. 101 (11 percent of KSI crashes
compared to 6 percent of all crashes) involved
pedestrians, and 48 KSI crashes (5 percent)
involved bicyclists. Broadside crashes emerged
as the most common type of crash, with
speeding as the top primary cause of crashes.

CRASH HEAT MAP OF THE YUBA-SUTTER REGION
Vehicle-Only Crashes
Bicycle-Involved Crashes
Pedestrian-Involved Crashes

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Figure 3.4
Share of Injury Crashes by Crash Type, 2018 - 2023
Figure 3.5
Share of Injury Crashes by Primary Crash Factor (PCF), 2018 - 2023 Injury Crash
KSI Crash
Crashes by Crash Type
Broadside (27 percent), rear end (24 percent),
and hit object (19 percent) emerged as the
most common types of crashes throughout the
region, accounting for 70 percent of crashes.

Crashes by Primary Crash Factor (PCF)
Unsafe speed (25 percent), improper turning
(22 percent), vehicle right of way violation (16
percent), and driving or bicycling under the
influence (12 percent) were the most common
reported primary causes of crashes, accounting
for 75 percent of crashes.

Figure 3.6
Crashes by Time of Day & Lighting, 2018 - 2023
Dusk - Dawn
Daytime
Night Time, Streetlights Working
Night Time, Streetlights Not
Present or Not Working
Figure 3.7
DUI Crashes, 2018 - 2023
Other Crash
DUI Crash
67%
4%
14%
15%
Injury Crashes
13%
87%
Injury Crashes
54%
4%
16%
26%
KSI Crashes
25%
75%
KSI Crashes
Crashes by Time of Day and Lighting Condition
Overall, most crashes occurred in the daylight
(67 percent), 4 percent occurred during dusk
and dawn, 14 percent occurred in the dark
where streetlight was present, and 15 percent
in the dark with no lighting. 54 percent of KSI
crashes happened in the daytime, 4 percent
occurred during dusk and dawn, and 16
percent occurred in the dark with streetlight
present. A disproportionately greater share of
KSI crashes occurred during nighttime in areas
that lacked lighting, at 26 percent compared to
15 percent of all injury crashes.

Driving Under the Influence (DUI)
13 percent of all crashes involved a DUI charge.

Notably, this share was larger for KSI crashes,
at 25 percent.
27%
24%
19%
9% 7% 7%
5%
1%
19%
11%
26%
13%
5%
14%
10%
1%
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
Broadside Rear End Hit Object Overturned Sideswipe Head-On Vehicle/ Pedestrian
Other
25%
22%
16%
12%
7%
4% 2% 2%
10%
17%
25%
9%
23%
3%
7%
2%
6%
8%
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
Unsafe
Speed
Improper
Turning
Vehicle
Right of
Way
Violation
Driving or
Bicycling
Under the
Influence
Traffic
Signals and
Signs
Wrong Side
of Road
Other Than
Driver (or
Pedestrian)
Pedestrian
Violation
Other

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Railroad Crash Summary RAILROAD-RELATED CRASHES IN THE YUBA-SUTTER REGION The railroad crash data analyzed covers the same time span as the roadway crash data: 2018 through 2023. There were eight railroad crashes that occurred in the same time period. Six crashes were within unincorporated Yuba County, five of them being on private roads and one being on Virginia Road southeast of Ostrom. There were two crashes within unincorporated Sutter County, one on Paseo Road and the other one on Clark Road south of Live Oak.

Of the crashes reported, two resulted in fatalities, two involved serious injuries, and two involved no injuries. Each crash report includes a narrative field that provides additional context. In six of the eight cases, the narrative stated: “Stopped on Crossing.” The remaining two crashes also attributed fault to the road user, though with different wording.

About the Data
Railroad crash data was sourced from the
U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal
Railroad Administration (FRA), from the
Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Incident Data.

According to the USDOT, a highway-rail
grade crossing crash is defined as any impact
between on-track railroad equipment and a
highway user (e.g., automobile, pedestrian,
etc.) occurring at a designated highwayrail grade crossing. These incidents are documented by FRA personnel when such
crashes occur.

Incident information captured includes:
• Crash cause category (e.g., human factors,
track issues, signal failures, mechanical
problems)
• Casualty data (total killed and injured)
• Damage estimates
• Crash type (e.g., derailment)
• Track type (e.g., main line, yard)
• Track characteristics including
signalization and method of operation
(e.g., direct train control, yard/restricted
limits)
Rail Crossing Rules and Regulations
The California Manual on Uniform Traffic
Control Devices provides standards and
specifications for all official traffic control
devices in California (California MUTCD Part
8, Traffic Control for Rail and Light Rail Transit
Crossings, https://dot.ca.gov/programs/safetyprograms/camutcd).

The California Public Utilities Commission,
which oversees the design, construction,
and maintenance of rail crossings, hosts
a webpage with the rules, guidance, and
references for these high-risk areas: https://
www.cpuc.ca.gov/crossings/
The CPUC also recently updated their
Guidance on Pedestrian Treatments for
Rail Crossings, which includesgeometric
design considerations and design elements
such as markings, signage, channelization,
and warning devices.

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Safety Corridors
Safety corridors are defined as the roadways with the highest number and risk of crashes resulting in severe injury or death. This section discusses the methodology used to identify them.

Policy Background: Assembly Bill 43
Assembly Bill (AB) 43 is state traffic safety
legislation aimed at reducing road fatalities
by giving local governments more flexibility in
setting speed limits. AB 43 enables jurisdictions
to consider pedestrian and cyclist safety, school
zones, and crash history when setting speed
limits. If a jurisdiction, after completing an
engineering and traffic survey, finds that the
speed limit on a roadway segment is higher
than reasonable or safe, they may declare a
default speed limit that has been reduced an
additional five miles per hour if that segment
is designated as a safety corridor. A safety
corridor is a roadway segment within an overall
roadway network where the highest number
of serious injury and fatality crashes occur; AB
43 stipulates that a jurisdiction’s set of safety
corridors must account for at least 25 percent
of all killed or seriously injured (KSI) crashes and
must comprise 20 percent of its streets or less.

More information on AB 43 can be found in
Appendix A.

Methodology
The methodology developed for this safety
corridor identification is based on best practices
identified from a review of Safe Systemfocused Vision Zero programs, as well as the recent California Manual on Uniform Traffic
Control Devices definition of Safety Corridors.

Safety corridors were designated based on
crash frequency and contextual risk factors
such as crash severity and mode, proximity to
schools, the presence of vulnerable populations,
etc. This methodology adopts a proactive,
systemic safety analysis rather than relying
solely on historical crash data. It incorporates
known risk factors from national and statelevel research. A network of safety corridors was developed using the 5-year crash dataset
for 2018-2023 from the Transportation Injury
Mapping System (TIMS), Safe Transportation
Research and Education Center database.

Other data sources such as the USDOT
Equitable Transportation Community (ETC) and
Wejo speed data were used to incorporate
contextual data into the network. For a full
description of the technical methodology, see
Appendix B.

YUBA-SUTTER REGIONAL SAFETY CORRIDORS

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Focus Areas
Focus areas were identified to represent the most significant patterns behind injury crashes—especially KSI crashes—in the region. Six such focus areas, denoted ‘A’ through ‘F’, were identified across the region, with each one applicable to several or all of the jurisdictions covered by this RSAP.

The following pages contain
cutsheets that present each
focus area, along with the
following information: • Description and
associated information
about each focus area
• Number of crashes
associated, including
number of KSI crashes
among those (note
that focus areas are
not mutually exclusive;
crashes can fall under
multiple, and totals will
exceed 100%)
• A map identifying
locations of crashes
within the focus area
Engineering countermeasures
that can potentially
address these crashes are
also presented in each
jurisdictions’ chapter.

Yuba-Sutter Region Focus Areas:

FOCUS AREA A
Crashes on State Highways Serving as Main Streets

FOCUS AREA B
Right-of-Way Issues at Intersections

FOCUS AREA C
Driving Under the Influence

FOCUS AREA D
Crashes Involving People Walking and Biking

FOCUS AREA E
Improper Turning Away from Intersections

FOCUS AREA F
Hit Object

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State Routes 20, 49, 65, 70, 99, and 113
traverse through the region and serve as
key corridors within Yuba and Sutter County
jurisdictions. Due to their high volumes
and travel speeds, these highways present
elevated safety risks and are frequently the
sites of crashes. 39 percent of all crashes and
42 percent of KSI crashes in the Yuba-Sutter
region occurred on state highways. Sections of
highways that function as Main Streets in more
populous areas often see conflicts between
829 (15%) Total Crashes 80 (9%) KSI Crashes

INJURY CRASH STATISTICS

FOCUS AREA A
Crashes on State Highways Serving as Main Streets
different modes of transportation—40 percent
of all highway crashes (16% overall) occurred
in such areas throughout the region. Speeds
exceeding 60 mph were a factor in 40 percent
of “main street” highway crashes, and in 10
percent of bicycle- and pedestrian-related
incidents on these highways.

Countermeasures that can improve
safety along highway main streets focus on
slowing vehicle speeds, organizing traffic flow,
and reducing conflict points between drivers,
pedestrians, and bicyclists.

STATE HIGHWAYS AS MAIN STREET CRASHES
Wheatland

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Complete Streets on the State Highway System
Caltrans Complete Street Contextual Design Guidance (DIB94) The Yuba-Sutter region includes a mix of rural communities, suburban neighborhoods, and semi-urban downtown centers, many of which are bisected by state highways. These state routes frequently serve as community main streets in areas with growing residential development, schools, transit use, and walkable town centers. However, these corridors often lack adequate facilities for people walking, biking, or accessing transit, leading to serious safety risks, particularly for vulnerable road users.

Through the published Complete Streets Contextual Design Guidance (Design Bulletin 94), Caltrans has provided new flexibility in the design of complete streets projects on the State Highway system.

The guidance includes considerations for changing speed limits, constructing appropriate bike facilities, and increasing shoulder widths – all context-sensitive solutions appropriate to better serving travelers of all ages and abilities.

Project Criteria
A project must meet the following criteria to follow this new guidance:
• Located in an urban area, suburban area, or rural main street • Posted speed limit does not exceed 45 MPH
• Includes a bike, pedestrian, or transit facility.

Suggested Guidance
Some of the guidance suggested by DIB 94 is as follows:
• Design Contexts: Reallocate roadway space to enhance safe and efficient connectivity for communities, regardless of travel mode. To accommodate bicycle and pedestrian facilities, use strategies such as narrowing or removing travel lanes, adjusting median or turn lane widths, and reducing or eliminating on-street parking.
• Vehicle Speeds: Traffic calming and speed management strategies are tools to achieve safe and predictable speed transitions. Proposed speed limits should be based on place type, helping avoid sharp accelerations or decelerations along transitions such as from a rural area into a commercial district where pedestrians are more likely to be present. • Roadway Cross-sections: Cross-sectional design should consider factors such as place type, operating speed, and current and potential users when establishing or modifying lane widths and preferred sidewalk and bikeway widths. Considering the community context and place type is key to aligning the class and location of treatments such as bicycle facilities for optimal safety and connectivity.
• Crosswalks: The placement and frequency of crosswalks should support pedestrian safety and visibility, particularly near schools, transit stops, and community destinations.

Where does this apply in Yuba-Sutter?
Several corridors in the region not only meet the DIB 94 eligibility criteria but also reflect ongoing safety concerns and latent demand for safer multimodal travel, particularly for non-motorized users.

Examples include:

SR 20 through Marysville and Yuba City
This route traverses central business districts
and neighborhoods with significant pedestrian
activity. Speed limits are typically 35–45 MPH,
and these corridors serve local bus routes but
lack safe crossing opportunities and continuous
bike facilities.

SR 70 through Linda and Olivehurst
This route serves as a main spine for residential
communities and local schools. SR 70 has
multiple driveways, cross streets, and transit
stops—features typically found in a rural main
street context. Current roadway geometry
and traffic volumes, however, present safety
challenges especially for pedestrians and
cyclists, especially at uncontrolled crossing
points.

SR 99 in Yuba City
This route is a key corridor with significant
pedestrian activity, transit stops, and adjacent
commercial and residential areas. It lacks
consistent or protected bicycle facilities, often
depending on narrow shoulders or intermittent
bike lanes. This route also experiences land
use transitions that would benefit from more
predictable speed profiles.

SR 99 in Live Oak
This state highway cuts through small-town
centers where pedestrian activity is high,
but facilities are lacking or outdated and are
candidates for safety enhancements, including
sidewalk improvements, safer crossings, and
improved visibility for vulnerable road users.

In each of these locations, existing land use, speed profiles, and community access needs, make the roadway a good candidate for design treatments as outlined in DIB 94. Several sites identified in this plan’s crash analysis have shown repeated collisions on these highway segments, underscoring the need for safety improvements catered towards low-speed, multimodal infrastructure.

The design flexibilities provided under DIB 94 offer local agencies and Caltrans a valuable opportunity to modernize transportation infrastructure in a way that is both efficient and responsive to local context. Designing with this guidance in mind allows for rural and suburban settings like Yuba and Sutter Counties to design solutions that better match the context of the communities they serve.

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Improper turning is one of the primary causes
of crashes and accounts for 1,153 crashes
(nearly 22 percent) of all and 223 (25 percent)
of KSI crashes in the Yuba-Sutter region. Of
those 1,153 crashes,
740 occurred away from the intersection of
two roadways, accounting for 14 percent of
the region’s crashes. Crashes with a primary
collision factor of improper turning that aren’t
occurring at intersections of roadways include a
wide range of actions, such as mis-attributing a
turn into a driveway. In the moments leading up
to these collisions, 43 percent of at-fault parties
made an unsafe turning action (e.g. making
abrupt lane changes) and 25 percent ran off
1,005 (20%) Total Crashes 94 (11%) KSI Crashes

INJURY CRASH STATISTICS

FOCUS AREA B
Right of Way Issues at Intersections
the road. This crash type is strongly related to
roadway departure on highways and county
roads where speeds exceed 55 MPH.
32 percent of this crash category led to an
object being hit and 17 percent to the vehicle
overturning, the majority of which occur
outside of city limits in more rural parts of the
region. Countermeasures for this focus area
include a combination of signage, roadway
enhancements, and visibility improvements
such as rumble strips, curve warning signs,
guardrails, and additional shoulder space,
which can help prevent dangerous turning
maneuvers and roadway departures by guiding
drivers and providing recovery space.

RIGHT OF WAY ISSUES AT INTERSECTIONS CRASHES

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Driving under the influence (DUI) is a significant
contributor to injury crashes, especially and
disproportionately to KSI crashes. 26 percent
of KSI crashes involves alcohol impairment.

Friday, Saturday, and Sunday see higher crash
frequency from 6pm to 3am, compared to other
times of day and days of the week.

Within cities, there are higher concentrations
of DUI crashes on arterial and collector roads
along commercial areas, where there is also a
707 (13%) Total Crashes 227 (26%) KSI Crashes

INJURY CRASH STATISTICS

FOCUS AREA C
Driving Under the Influence
higher share of DUI crashes involving bicyclists
and pedestrians—even with crosswalks
present. In the unincorporated areas, 63
percent of DUI crashes occurred on rural roads,
and 44 percent resulted in a hit object crash.

Narrow two-lane corridors such as SR-113,
and curved road segments also host sites
of DUI crashes. Countermeasures for DUIs
are typically programs that target education
and enforcement rather than engineering or
infrastructure changes.

DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE CRASHES

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People walking and riding bicycles are
considered vulnerable roadway users. Although
crashes involving bicyclists and pedestrians
make up less than nine percent of all crashes,
they account for nearly seventeen percent of all
KSI crashes in the region.

Sutter County’s KSI crashes are concentrated
within Yuba City, while Yuba County’s crashes
are dispersed throughout Marysville and
the unincorporated communities of Linda
and Olivehurst. There are higher rates of KSI
crashes involving bicylists and pedestrians
on wide four-lane arterials along commercial
480 (9%) Total Crashes 149 (17%) KSI Crashes

INJURY CRASH STATISTICS

FOCUS AREA D
Crashes Involving People Walking and Biking
areas, sometimes with two-way left turn
medians or median islands. Mid-block crashes
occurred more often in areas where pedestrian
crossings are sparse, mainly in unincorporated
areas. Additionally, 24 percent of KSI crashes
involving bicyclists and pedestrians occurred
within a quarter-mile of a school and 25
percent ran off the road. Countermeasures for
crashes involving bicyclists and pedestrians
that occurred within a quarter-mile of a school
typically offer vulnerable road users with
dedicated, protected space and increased
visibility, like bikeways and lighting.

CRASHES INVOLVING PEOPLE WALKING AND BIKING

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Improper turning is one of the primary causes of
crashes and accounts for 1,153 crashes (nearly
22 percent) of all and 223 (25 percent) of KSI
crashes in the region. Of those 1,153 crashes,
740 occurred away from an intersection,
accounting for 14 percent of the region’s
crashes. In addition, 32 percent of crashes with
improper turning as the primary factor and
occurring away from intersections led to hit
object and 17 percent to overturned, both crash
types happening almost exclusively outside of
city limits. This indicates roadway departure
on highways and county roads where speeds
exceed 55MPH. In the moments leading up to
this focus area, 43 percent of at-fault parties
740 (14%) Total Crashes 172 (19%) KSI Crashes

INJURY CRASH STATISTICS

FOCUS AREA E
Improper Turning Away from Intersections
made an unsafe turning action (e.g. making
abrupt lane changes) and 25 percent ran off
the road.

A combination of signage, roadway
enhancements, and visibility improvements,
such as rumble strips, curve warning signs,
guardrails, and delineators, can help prevent
unsafe turning and mitigate roadway
departures by guiding drivers and providing
recovery space. Pairing these countermeasures
with speed limit reductions can reduce
crash severity by lowering the kinetic energy
transferred during high-speed impacts, helping
prevent serious injuries.

IMPROPER TURNING AWAY FROM INTERSECTIONS CRASH MAP

IMPROPER TURNING AWAY FROM INTERSECTION CRASHES

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Overall, 1,004 of crashes resulted in hit object,
making up 19 percent of the region’s crashes.

However, this type of crash accounted for 26
percent of KSI crashes. 95 percent of all hit
object crashes involved only one party.
896 crashes, or 89 percent, of hit object crashes
occurred outside of city limits. Out of those,
68 percent occurred on non-state facilities. In
unincorporated Sutter County, many of these
hit object crashes occurred on two-lane rural
county roads—typically narrow lanes without
shoulders, most of which have posted speed
limits of 55MPH and up. In unincorporated Yuba
County, many non-state-highway hit object
crashes occurred in and near residential areas,
mainly Linda and Olivehurst, where some roads
range from two- to four-lanes and often have
on-street parking.
1,004 (19%) Total Crashes 229 (26%) KSI Crashes

INJURY CRASH STATISTICS

FOCUS AREA F
Hit Object
Most of the objects hit were fixed objects (83
percent), such as trees and utility poles, nine
percent were other objects such as items
dropped from a vehicle, and two percent were
animals.

Countermeasures like clear zone improvements
and widened shoulders help prevent crashes
with objects and provide recovery space, while
rumble strips and reflectors enhance driver
awareness and guidance, especially in lowvisibility conditions. Speed limit reductions are especially critical, as lower speeds directly
reduce the kinetic energy transferred during a
crash, which in turn lowers the risk of severe
injury or fatality.

HIT OBJECT CRASHES