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Sacramento City Council Meeting - January 7, 2025: Interim City Manager Appointment and Routine Business

City Council — Tuesday, January 7, 2025
BodySacramento, California
SessionCity Council
DateTuesday, January 7, 2025
StatusFILED
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I'm ready when you are and I will unmute you.

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Good evening. We will call this meeting to order.

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This is the 7th of January.

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The Sacramento City Council. Happy New Year, everybody.

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Welcome back to your city hall.

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We will start tonight's meeting with our city clerk.

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Thank you. Councilmember Kaplan.

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Here. Councilmember Dickinson.

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Here. Here.

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Here. Pro Tem Telemante.

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Here. Councilmember Plecki-Bom.

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Here. Vice Mayor Maple.

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Here. Councilmember Gatta.

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Here.

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Councilmember Jennings.

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Here.

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Councilmember Vang.

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Here. And Mayor McCarty.

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Here.

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You have a quorum.

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Here.

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Here.

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Here.

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Here.

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Yes.

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OK.

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All right.

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Please rise if you are able.

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Please rise for the opening acknowledgments

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in honor of Sacramento's Indigenous people and tribal lands.

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To the original people of this land, the Nisanan people,

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the southern Maidu, Galiim Plains, Miwaq,

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Puttuin-Wintu and peoples, and the people of the Wilton

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Ranch Riyah, Sacramento's only federally recognized tribe.

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Maybe acknowledge and honor the native people

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who came before us and still walk beside us today

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on these ancestral lands, but choosing to gather today

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in the active practice of acknowledgment

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and appreciation for Sacramento's Indigenous people's history,

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contribution, and lives.

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For main standing, salute and pledge.

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I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America

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and to the Republic for which it stands,

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one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty, and justice

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for all.

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So, Madam City Attorney, do we have a report out

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from closed session?

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I think you have that as an item to report out later mayor,

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but other than that, there's nothing to report out

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of closed session.

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Thank you.

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And good evening and welcome to the Sacramento City Council

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meeting.

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Members of the public who wish to address the council

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should complete a speaker slip, which could be found

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at the back of the room.

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Speakers slips need to be turned into the clerk prior

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to the beginning of each item.

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We will no longer accept speaker slip after the item

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begins.

Discussion Breakdown — Share of Meeting
Homelessness████████████████████20%
Affordable Housing███████████████15%
Public Safety███████████████15%
Community Engagement██████████10%
Youth Programs██████████10%
Transportation Safety██████████10%
Economic Development██████████10%
Environmental Protection██████████10%
Summary of Proceedings

Sacramento City Council Meeting - January 7, 2025

The Sacramento City Council met for their first meeting of 2025, with newly elected Mayor Kevin McCarty presiding. The primary focus was appointing an interim City Manager while initiating a national search for a permanent replacement.

Opening and Introductions

  • Meeting called to order at 5:31 PM
  • Full council attendance confirmed
  • Land Acknowledgement and Pledge of Allegiance led by Vice Mayor Maple
  • New leadership positions announced: Karina Talamantes as Vice Mayor and Eric Guerra as Mayor Pro Tem

Consent Calendar

  • 20 routine items approved including:
    • Board and commission appointments
    • Contract amendments and agreements
    • Emergency operations plan adoption
    • Park naming and improvements
    • Grant acceptances and budget adjustments

Discussion Items

  • Main focus was the appointment of Interim City Manager
    • Motion passed to appoint Leyne Milstein as Interim City Manager
    • Mayor McCarty designated as negotiator for terms
    • Terms and conditions to be brought back next week
    • Vote passed with two opposing votes and one abstention

Public Comments

  • Multiple speakers raised concerns about:
    • Transparency in city manager selection process
    • Need for community input in permanent selection
    • Salary considerations for new city manager
    • Public comment procedures

Key Outcomes

  • Leyne Milstein appointed as Interim City Manager
  • National search process for permanent City Manager to begin
  • Multiple routine contracts and agreements approved
  • New park named "Crape Myrtle Park" in Panhandle Development
  • Meeting adjourned in memory of former President Jimmy Carter

Meeting Transcript

I'm ready when you are and I will unmute you. Good evening. We will call this meeting to order. This is the 7th of January. The Sacramento City Council. Happy New Year, everybody. Welcome back to your city hall. We will start tonight's meeting with our city clerk. Thank you. Councilmember Kaplan. Here. Councilmember Dickinson. Here. Here. Here. Pro Tem Telemante. Here. Councilmember Plecki-Bom. Here. Vice Mayor Maple. Here. Councilmember Gatta. Here. Councilmember Jennings. Here. Councilmember Vang. Here. And Mayor McCarty. Here. You have a quorum. Here. Here. Here. Here. Yes. OK. All right. Please rise if you are able. Please rise for the opening acknowledgments in honor of Sacramento's Indigenous people and tribal lands. To the original people of this land, the Nisanan people, the southern Maidu, Galiim Plains, Miwaq, Puttuin-Wintu and peoples, and the people of the Wilton Ranch Riyah, Sacramento's only federally recognized tribe. Maybe acknowledge and honor the native people who came before us and still walk beside us today on these ancestral lands, but choosing to gather today in the active practice of acknowledgment and appreciation for Sacramento's Indigenous people's history, contribution, and lives. For main standing, salute and pledge. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty, and justice for all. So, Madam City Attorney, do we have a report out from closed session? I think you have that as an item to report out later mayor, but other than that, there's nothing to report out of closed session.

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