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Folsom City Council Regular and Joint Meetings - September 26, 2023

City Council — Tuesday, September 26, 2023
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DateTuesday, September 26, 2023
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All right.

0:01

We will now call to order the city council regular and joint city council redevelopment successor agency, public financing authority, Folsom Ranch Financing Authority, South the 50 Parking Authority meeting on Tuesday, September 26th.

0:15

Will the clerk please call the roll?

0:16

Council members Chalam Chirla.

0:18

Here Koslowski.

0:19

Roarbah here, Aquino here.

0:21

And Rodriguez.

0:22

Here, let us stand for the Pledge of Allegiance.

0:34

For which it stands.

0:35

Our nation.

0:37

Intervisible with Lemacy and Justice Raw.

0:43

All right.

0:43

Are there any agenda updates?

0:46

Good evening, Madam Mayor.

0:47

No update for tonight.

0:49

All right.

0:49

We will now will the clerk please call the next item.

0:52

Your next item is business from the floor, and you have no request to speak under that item.

0:56

Okay, so we just move on.

0:57

Yep.

0:58

All right.

0:58

Will the clerk please call the next item?

1:00

Yeah, that takes us to scheduled presentations.

1:01

And your first item this evening is a presentation from the Folsom Tourism and Economic Development Corporation.

1:07

This will be their quarterly report.

1:11

Good evening.

1:12

Good evening, Mayor, City Council members, Joe Galliotti with Choose Folsom.

1:17

We thought we'd uh take the opportunity at this particular quarterly report to share with you a little bit about the study mission trip that we recently took to Austin, Texas.

1:27

You might ask uh why do we do study missions?

1:30

This is the 15th year that we have done a study mission trip.

1:34

We skipped one during COVID, but otherwise we started in 2008, and every year we have taken one.

1:40

Um the purpose of uh of a study mission is really to uh gauge, you know, kind of what our city is doing and what other cities are doing so we can compare ourselves.

1:50

It's also an opportunity for our leaders to collaborate together.

1:54

Um this year we're pleased to have uh the mayor and council member Mike Kozelowski along with us, along with the community development director, Pam Johns and Communications Director Christine Brainerd.

2:06

But also with us was uh Siri Pulapati, uh, the uh council member from Rancho Cordova, and we had two supervisors from El Dorado County, John Heidel and Wendy Thomas along with us.

2:19

But in addition, we have staff people, we had the economic development and tourism directors from those communities.

2:26

So as we continue to look at uh collaborating with those along the corridor, it was great to have all of them in addition to the people that work for the chambers.

2:35

So it really was um, you know, I think this particular year we hit every subject matter that we could ever have wished to uh embark upon.

2:45

Um to bring back these ideas on economic development and tourism is really incredible.

2:51

So why did we choose Austin, Texas?

2:53

So Austin, Texas, uh what you may or may not know sits on two lakes similar to Folsom, uh, one passive, one active.

3:00

One's Lake Austin, the other one is Ladybird Lake.

3:04

Um we also look because of our partners in El Dorado County, we look to urban and rural connectivity.

3:10

So we not only look at a larger city, but we also look like a city that's a ways away, similar to how we are to Sacramento to a metropolitan area.

3:19

This particular year we went to Cedar Park, uh, Texas, as the outbound city along with Georgetown, Texas, and each one had something that was a little bit different.

3:27

We had the opportunity in Cedar Park to look at some athletic facilities, um, and similar to what's being proposed south of 50.

3:35

But you know, really it's about they're a high-tech hub, they're a fast-growing city, all of those things contribute to what makes them an ideal place for us to go and study and see what they do.

3:47

I will tell you that when when we do this, sometimes we come back and say we're actually doing it better than that particular entity that we're going to visit.

3:55

But in any case, uh, I think it's we're really wealth worthwhile.

4:00

Um Austin has branded itself, and you'll learn a little bit more as our team uh presents their portion.

4:07

But they have used events as a way to brand themselves as a place as a destination, and I think that's an opportunity for us also.

4:15

They also took on public-private partnerships to a level that we've never seen here before.

4:21

So there's a lot to be learned, and and you'll hear more about that.

4:24

In this presentation today, we're gonna cover hospitality and tourism programs, we're gonna talk about sports and entertainment facilities, we're gonna talk about community solutions, and then we're also gonna talk about the public and private partnerships.

4:36

I've asked our choose fulsome team here, um, leading off with Sally Buchanan, who heads up our visitors authority, uh, Shannon Rob Boonalian, who's gonna also speak, and then Laura Fickles.

4:48

So, with that, here's Sally.

4:52

Hello, Sally.

4:54

Everybody, thank you for having us.

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And um, bear with me.

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And bear with me, I am learning that I should have tripled the size of my font on my sheet here.

Discussion Breakdown — Share of Meeting
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Community Engagement████████████12%
Engineering And Infrastructure████████████12%
Public Private Partnerships███████████11%
Procedural█████████9%
Technology and Innovation██████6%
Homelessness█████5%
Public Safety████4%
Community Facilities Districts███3%
Summary of Proceedings

Folsom City Council Regular and Joint Meetings - September 26, 2023

The Folsom City Council held a regular meeting on Tuesday, September 26, 2023, at 6:30 PM in the City Council Chambers, 50 Natoma Street. The meeting included a joint session with the Redevelopment Successor Agency, Public Financing Authority, Folsom Ranch Financing Authority, and South of 50 Parking Authority. All council members were present: Mayor Rosario Rodriguez, Vice Mayor YK Chalamcherla, Councilmembers Sarah Aquino, Mike Kozlowski, and Anna Rohrbough. The meeting featured two scheduled presentations, unanimous approval of consent calendars, and council requests for future agenda items.

Scheduled Presentations

  • Folsom Tourism and Economic Development Corporation (TEDCorp) Quarterly Report: Joe Galliotti and team presented findings from the 15th annual study mission to Austin, Texas, attended by the mayor and councilmember Kozlowski, along with regional partners. Highlights included Austin's branding strategies ("Keep Austin Weird"), public-private partnerships, waterfront development, sports and entertainment facilities (e.g., HEB Center, Crossover Athletic Facility), and the Community First Village homelessness solution (100% privately funded, 1,200 homes). Councilmembers expressed enthusiasm for applying lessons learned to Folsom, particularly regarding the central business district, river district, and rodeo grounds. Vice Mayor Chalamcherla requested that the upcoming economic development consultant incorporate these ideas into their final report.
  • Folsom Plan Area Semi-Annual Report: Community Development Director Pam Johns and City Engineer Steve Cron provided an update on development activity within the Folsom Ranch specific plan. Key data: 55 new single-family home permits issued in September; 3 new applications (freeway-oriented signs, parcel 61 subdivision, Alder Creek Marketplace—the first grocery store in the area); 6 entitlements approved by the planning commission; over 3,200 single-family permits and 400 multifamily units approved to date. Aerial photos showed progress on Mangini Ranch, Alder Creek Elementary School, fire station, and other infrastructure. Councilmembers thanked Steve Cron for his years of service, noting this was his final semi-annual report before retirement.

Consent Calendar

  • City Council Consent Calendar (Items 3-8): Approved unanimously by roll call vote (5-0). Items included: approval of meeting minutes, a professional services agreement with Habitat for Humanity for the SACOG Green Means Go grant, an amendment to landscape maintenance agreements, a construction agreement for pavement striping, and acceptance of a $110,000 Selective Traffic Enforcement Program grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety.
  • Joint Meeting Consent Calendar (Items 9-10): Approved unanimously by roll call vote (5-0). Items included: approval of May 23, 2023 joint meeting minutes and receipt of monthly investment reports for June 2023.

Public Comments & Testimony

  • No public comments were made during Business from the Floor.

Discussion Items (Council Requests for Future Agenda Items)

  • Courtyard Relocation: Councilmember Kozlowski requested an informational item on the timeline and costs for relocating the city's corporate yard (courtyard). Staff agreed to bring back a report, including a broad cost estimate, and noted that the discussion could be bundled with relocation of operations off the Y property. Councilmember Rohrbough suggested postponing until the river district committee meets, but Kozlowski emphasized the need to start planning, especially given upcoming electrical upgrades for electric vehicles. Staff also agreed to explore federal and state grants for moving facilities away from the Lake Natoma area.
  • Public-Private Partnership Framework: Vice Mayor Chalamcherla requested a presentation on the city's existing public-private partnership policies, past examples, and future opportunities (e.g., park sponsorships, naming rights). Councilmember Aquino noted that such partnerships are already widespread and asked for narrowing the scope. The mayor agreed to work with the vice mayor and city manager offline to refine the request.
  • Procurement Contingency Spending: Vice Mayor Chalamcherla requested a workshop on how the 10% contingency on city contracts is tracked and spent, noting that cumulative contingencies could exceed $10 million. Councilmember Rohrbough expressed familiarity with the process and did not need a workshop, but the vice mayor said the education would benefit him and the public. Staff offered to provide information.

City Manager Reports & Council Comments

  • City Manager Reports: Elaine Andersen (City Manager) announced a new pilot program for reporting abandoned shopping carts (text/call 800-913-5639, removal within 48 hours), a reminder about e-bike and e-scooter regulations, and updates on the Traders Lane parking lot improvement project and the Folsom Public Library's free test preparation software. The Folsom City Zoo Sanctuary celebrated its 60th anniversary.
  • Council Comments:
    • Councilmember Aquino highlighted an upcoming Air Quality Management District workshop on hydrogen technology.
    • Councilmember Rohrbough reported on Community Service Day (volunteering at Powerhouse Ministries), upcoming discussions on homelessness (October 10) and a sales tax measure (October 24), and the Mayor's Cup golf tournament (her team took second in co-ed division).
    • Councilmember Kozlowski thanked sponsors of the Mayor's Cup (fundraiser for the Cave after-school program) and noted a presentation at SAC Regional Transit on fare-free transit.
    • Vice Mayor Chalamcherla discussed a SAC Regional Transit app for real-time bus tracking, consolidation of transit apps, cable commission news (mobile recording unit), and paid tribute to volunteer Marilyn who recently passed away.
    • Mayor Rodriguez announced the Soapbox Derby on October 7 in the Historic District.

Key Outcomes

  • Consent calendars for both the regular meeting and joint meeting were approved unanimously.
  • Council directed staff to prepare an informational report on courtyard relocation, including timeline, cost estimates, and potential grant opportunities.
  • Council agreed to further discuss the public-private partnership framework offline, with the mayor and city manager collaborating with the vice mayor.
  • Staff will provide information on procurement contingency spending to the vice mayor.
  • The meeting was adjourned at 7:46 PM.

Meeting Transcript

All right. We will now call to order the city council regular and joint city council redevelopment successor agency, public financing authority, Folsom Ranch Financing Authority, South the 50 Parking Authority meeting on Tuesday, September 26th. Will the clerk please call the roll? Council members Chalam Chirla. Here Koslowski. Roarbah here, Aquino here. And Rodriguez. Here, let us stand for the Pledge of Allegiance. For which it stands. Our nation. Intervisible with Lemacy and Justice Raw. All right. Are there any agenda updates? Good evening, Madam Mayor. No update for tonight. All right. We will now will the clerk please call the next item. Your next item is business from the floor, and you have no request to speak under that item. Okay, so we just move on. Yep. All right. Will the clerk please call the next item? Yeah, that takes us to scheduled presentations. And your first item this evening is a presentation from the Folsom Tourism and Economic Development Corporation. This will be their quarterly report. Good evening. Good evening, Mayor, City Council members, Joe Galliotti with Choose Folsom. We thought we'd uh take the opportunity at this particular quarterly report to share with you a little bit about the study mission trip that we recently took to Austin, Texas. You might ask uh why do we do study missions? This is the 15th year that we have done a study mission trip. We skipped one during COVID, but otherwise we started in 2008, and every year we have taken one. Um the purpose of uh of a study mission is really to uh gauge, you know, kind of what our city is doing and what other cities are doing so we can compare ourselves. It's also an opportunity for our leaders to collaborate together. Um this year we're pleased to have uh the mayor and council member Mike Kozelowski along with us, along with the community development director, Pam Johns and Communications Director Christine Brainerd. But also with us was uh Siri Pulapati, uh, the uh council member from Rancho Cordova, and we had two supervisors from El Dorado County, John Heidel and Wendy Thomas along with us. But in addition, we have staff people, we had the economic development and tourism directors from those communities. So as we continue to look at uh collaborating with those along the corridor, it was great to have all of them in addition to the people that work for the chambers. So it really was um, you know, I think this particular year we hit every subject matter that we could ever have wished to uh embark upon. Um to bring back these ideas on economic development and tourism is really incredible. So why did we choose Austin, Texas? So Austin, Texas, uh what you may or may not know sits on two lakes similar to Folsom, uh, one passive, one active. One's Lake Austin, the other one is Ladybird Lake. Um we also look because of our partners in El Dorado County, we look to urban and rural connectivity. So we not only look at a larger city, but we also look like a city that's a ways away, similar to how we are to Sacramento to a metropolitan area. This particular year we went to Cedar Park, uh, Texas, as the outbound city along with Georgetown, Texas, and each one had something that was a little bit different. We had the opportunity in Cedar Park to look at some athletic facilities, um, and similar to what's being proposed south of 50. But you know, really it's about they're a high-tech hub, they're a fast-growing city, all of those things contribute to what makes them an ideal place for us to go and study and see what they do. I will tell you that when when we do this, sometimes we come back and say we're actually doing it better than that particular entity that we're going to visit. But in any case, uh, I think it's we're really wealth worthwhile. Um Austin has branded itself, and you'll learn a little bit more as our team uh presents their portion.

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