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AGENDA
AUGUST 18, 2026
REGULAR MEETING
CITY COUNCIL
CITY OF YUBA CITY
5:30 P.M. CLOSED SESSION
SUTTER ROOM/VIRTUAL
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
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AGENDA
REGULAR MEETING
CITY COUNCIL - CITY OF YUBA CITY
AUGUST 18, 2026
5:30 P.M. CLOSED SESSION
SUTTER ROOM/VIRTUAL
6:00 P.M. REGULAR MEETING
COUNCIL CHAMBERS/VIRTUAL
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https://www.yubacity.net/city_council/council_agenda___minutes.php 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.
Closed Session
A. Liability Claim
Claimant: Orchard Land Corporation, Claim 26-29
Agency Claimed Against: City of Yuba City
B. Liability Claim
Claimant: Rebecca Roger and Gary Ernest Morse II, Claim 26-31 Agency Claimed Against: City of Yuba City
C. Liability Claim
Claimant: Sherri Gonsalves Johnson, Claim 26-32
Agency Claimed Against: City of Yuba City
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. Proclamation - Dave Dillabo, Yuba Sutter Fair
2. Update on Annual Sikh Parade
Public Communication
3. 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.
4. SACOG 2026 Federal Funding Cycle Programs – System Performance Program and Next Generation Solutions & Clean Air Program – Grant Application Signature Authority
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution authorizing the Public Works Director to submit grant applications to SACOG requesting funding under the 2026 System Performance Program and the Next Generation Solutions & Clean Air Program
5. MOU for Yuba City Police Department Dispatchers to provide temporary dispatch relief services to Sutter County Sheriff's Office due to staffing shortages Recommendation: A. Ratify and approve the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the City of Yuba City and the County of Sutter for temporary dispatch services
B. Authorize the City Manager to execute and ratify the Memorandum of Understanding on behalf of the City of Yuba City
6. Road Facilities Development Impact Fee Implementation Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Yuba City amending Section 12 of Resolution 26-030 to extend the
deadline to record eight final maps until October 30, 2026, in order to allow additional time for processing of final maps that will be exempt from the City’s updated Road Facilities development impact fee and be required to pay the legacy Road Facility fee rate
7. Public Works Crafco Patcher 4 Equipment Capital Acquisition Award Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution awarding a purchasing contract to Crafco, Inc of Phoenix, Arizona for the purchase of one (1) Crafco, Inc Patcher 4 Mastic Melter and Applicator with accessories in the not to exceed amount of $125,398.80, including tax and freight, plus $9,000.00 contingency for a total of $134,398.80, by piggybacking on Sourcewell Open Contract #050625-CFC. Authorize the City Manager to execute the contract subject to review and approval as to legal form by the City Attorney, with the finding that it is in the best interest of the City
8. Annexation of Eight (8) Subdivisions into Community Facilities District 2021-1 Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution annexing certain areas within the City Limits into an existing Community Facilities District (CFD No. 2021-1) to fund municipal services, and authorizing filing said Resolutions, along with their associated Amendments to the Notice of Special Tax Lien, in the office of the County Recorder of the County of Sutter
9. Memoranda of Understanding (MOU) with Police Officers’ Association, Police First Level Managers, and Police Mid Managers
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution approving the Memoranda of Understanding with the Yuba City Police Officers’ Association, Police First Level Managers, and Police Mid Managers
10. Side Letter Agreements with Yuba City Firefighters’ Association-Local 3793 and Yuba City Fire Management Unit
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution approving side letter agreements with the Yuba City Firefighters’ Association - Local 3793 and Yuba City Fire Management unit to provide a one-time lump sum payment of $2,250 per employee in lieu of an ongoing salary increase
11. Wildewood West Landscaping District Budget Allocation Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution authorizing the Finance Director to appropriate $17,194.56 from available reserves in Wildewood West Landscaping District Fund 275 to Account No. 6196-63663 (Materials) for fence replacement
12. Verkada Citywide Security Hardware and Install Contract Award Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution which takes the following actions:
A. Awards the purchase to Monarch of San Francisco, CA and installation of Verkada security hardware in the not to exceed amount of $148,487.38 plus 10% contingency of $14,848.74 for a total of $163,336.12 utilizing the CMAS contract number 3-26- 01-1007, with the finding that it is in the best interest of the City B. Authorizes the Finance Director to transfer $19,062.07 from Account 941023 (City Hall Improvements) to Account 941028 (Improvements to Buildings & Grounds)
13. Side Letter Agreements with Yuba City First Level Managers Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution approving side letter agreements with the Yuba City First Level Managers unit to add supervisor classes eligible to work standby, extend the wage reopener to January 2027, and add provisions for supervisors assigned to work as relief operators at the Water Treatment Plant and the
Wastewater Treatment Facility
14. Tierra Buena Mobile Home Park Water Consolidation Project Award Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution taking the following actions:
A. Denies Newland Entities, Inc.’s request for relief based on a claimed clerical mistake pursuant to California Public Contract Code sections 5100 through 5107; evaluates the bid in accordance with the Proposal Documents at
$198,580.00; and finds that Ridgero Engineering, Inc. is the lowest responsive and responsible bidder
B. Awards a construction contract to Ridgero Engineering, Inc of Olivehurst, California, in an amount not to exceed $97,600.00 and 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 a construction contingency in an amount not to exceed $19,520.00, and authorizes the Public Works
Director to approve change order(s) addressing changes
in quantities, unforeseen field conditions, utility conflicts, design clarifications, and other circumstances arising
during construction, provided the cumulative value does not exceed the authorized contingency
D. Authorizes the Finance Director to execute a
supplemental appropriation in the amount of $126,880 to CIP Account No. 951092-65501, Water Line Extension &
Distribution Piping Enhancements, for the Tierra Buena
Mobile Home Park Water System Improvement Project,
and to process a corresponding budget adjustment to
recognize grant revenue in Account No. 951092-43126
(State Revolving Fund Grant Revenue)
E. Finds that the Project is categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act pursuant to CEQA
Guidelines Section 15304, that the actions authorized
herein are within the scope of the previously approved
Project, and that no further environmental review is
required
15. WWTF Septage Receiving Station Project Award
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution taking the following actions:
A. Rejects the bid submitted by Golden State Excavating, Inc. as nonresponsive for failure to provide the original bidder’s bond required by the Contract Documents and
separately consents to withdrawal of the bid without
forfeiture of bid security based on the bidder’s
demonstrated material clerical error pursuant to California Public Contract Code sections 5100 through 5107
B. Awards a Base Bid construction contract to GSE
Construction Company of Livermore, California, in an
amount not to exceed $1,056,400 and 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 a construction contingency in an amount not to exceed $158,460, and authorizes the Public Works
Director to modify the scope of work through change
order(s) to address changes in quantities, unforeseen
field conditions, coordination with existing operating
facilities, design clarifications, and other circumstances arising during construction, provided the cumulative value of such change orders does not exceed the authorized
contingency amount
D. Awards a professional services agreement to HERWIT
Engineering of Clayton, California, for engineering
services during construction and supplemental
construction inspection in an amount not to exceed
$72,460 and authorizes the City Manager to execute the
agreement on behalf of the City, subject to review and
approval as to legal form by the City Attorney
E. Authorizes the Finance Director to execute a budget
transfer in the amount of $556,730 from the Unallocated Wastewater Fund to CIP Account No. 981329-65501
(Septic Station), utilizing available balances within the Unallocated Wastewater Fund
F. Finds that CEQA was previously assessed for the Project, a Class 1 Categorical Exemption was adopted, the
actions recommended herein are within the scope of the
previously approved Project, and no further
environmental review is required under CEQA
16. Utilities Department Laboratory Capital Acquisition Request Recommendation: A. Adopt a Resolution awarding the purchase of one (1) Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometer (ICP-MS) and one (1) Inductively Coupled Plasma Optical Emission
Spectrometer (ICP-OES) to PerkinElmer U.S. LLC of Shelton, CT in the total amount of $194,755.08, including tax and freight, with the finding that it is in the best interest of the City. Council waives the competitive bidding requirements set forth in Municipal Code Section 2.6.14 in favor of a sole source purchase, as authorized therein.
B. Authorize a contingency in an amount not to exceed of $15,244.92 for a total of $210,000.00, with the finding that it is in the best interest of the City.
17. Letter of Support for Assembly Bill 1821 – California Public Records Act: Agency Response Time
Recommendation: Authorize the Mayor to sign a letter in support of Assembly Bill (AB) 1821, which would amend the California Public Records Act by calculating specified agency response deadlines using business days rather than calendar days
18. Authorization to Join the California Public Entity Tort Reform Coalition Recommendation: Authorize the Mayor to approve the City of Yuba City's participation in the California Public Entity Tort Reform Coalition by allowing the City's name and logo to be added to the coalition support letter
Business Items
19. Agreement Between the City of Yuba City and the Downtown Business Association (DBA)
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the City of Yuba City and the Downtown Business Association (DBA) to establish a collaborative framework for downtown economic development, event coordination, tourism, and beautification
20. Office of Traffic Safety - Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP) Grant Recommendation: A. Adopt a Resolution authorizing the Chief of Police to accept $90,000 in grant funding from the 2026/2027 Selective Traffic Enforcement Program and approve expenditure
recommendations
B. Authorize the Finance Director to make the following supplemental appropriations to Account No. 2164-61430
($85,472) for personnel overtime costs, No. 2164-62801
($3,398.00) for travel and training, 2164-63801 ($1130.00) for direct costs associated with the grant. Reimbursement revenues will be recorded through Account No. 2164-43409
21. FY26/27 Cannabis Tax Fund Grant Program (CTFGP) from the California Highway Patrol (CHP)
Recommendation: A. Adopt a Resolution authorizing the Chief of Police to accept $269,666.80 in grant funding from the 2026/2027 Cannabis Tax Fund Grant Program and approve expenditure
recommendations
B. Authorize the Finance Director to make the following supplemental appropriations to Account No. 2162-61430
($61,210.80) for personnel overtime costs, No. 2162-63801 ($12,000.00) for tools, supplies and equipment, No. 2162-62801 ($15,456.00) for travel and training expenses, and No. 2162- 69401 ($181,000.00) for equipment expenses. Reimbursement revenues will be recorded through Account No. 2162-69401
22. Rezone (RZ) 23-05 for Calvary Christian Center
Recommendation: A. Conduct a Public Hearing; then
B. Introduce, by title only, an Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Yuba City approving Rezone (RZ) 23-05 and Rezoning Assessor’s Parcel 63-010-145 from a Office Commercial Zoned District Combined with the X19 Zone District (C-O X19) by Removing the X19 Zone District resulting in the property being rezoned to the Office Commercial (C-O) Zone District, on a 12 acre parcel located at the southeast corner of El Margarita Road and State Route 10 (Colusa Highway)
23. WWTF Outfall Diffuser Relocation Project – Resolution Authorizing Execution of Final Form of Agreement
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution approving the final form of the Agreement with the State Water Resources Control Board’s Clean Water State Revolving Fund Loan Program for the WWTF Effluent Outfall Diffuser Relocation Project and authorizing execution and delivery thereof
Future Agenda Items
24. 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
25. City Manager's Report
26. City Council Reports
Adjournment