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Sacramento City Council Regular Meeting - April 1, 2025

City Council — Tuesday, April 1, 2025
BodySacramento, California
SessionCity Council
DateTuesday, April 1, 2025
StatusFILED
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Okay, thank you. It's called this meeting to order.

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By PM meeting, a sacrament of City Council, please call the roll.

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Thank you, Councilmember Kaplan.

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Councilmember Dickinson.

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Vice Mayor Talamontes.

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Councilmember Plucky-Bong.

0:30

Councilmember Maple is expected momentarily.

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Mayor Prattemgetta.

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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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And Mayor McCarty.

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Here.

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You have a gorm.

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Okay.

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Councilmember Garo, you do this in the pledge in the land.

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A acknowledgement.

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These rise for the opening acknowledgments in honor of Sacramento's indigenous people

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in tribal lands.

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To the original people of this land, the Nisanan people, the southern Maidu, the Vali and

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Plains, Miwok, the Putman-Winton people, and the people of the Wilton-Rainteria.

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Sacrament is only federally recognized tribe.

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And we acknowledge and honor the native people who came before us and still walked beside

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us today on these ancestral lands by choosing to gather together today in the active practice

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of acknowledgement and appreciation for Sacramento's indigenous peoples' history,

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contribution, and lives.

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Join us in the Pledge of Allegiance.

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Pledge, I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the

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Republic, stands one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.

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So City Attorney Ruyak, do we have any report out from closed session?

1:54

We have nothing to report Madam Clerk.

1:56

Thank you.

1:57

So Mary moved to special presentations.

2:00

I need to report that special presentation A, which was seek awareness month, will be

2:05

post-poned due to a scheduling conflict.

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So we'll move to special presentation B, and I'll turn it over to Vice Mayor Talimante.

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Thank you so much, Mindy.

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I am so excited today to give this resolution to Trustee Samiti Meta from the Natomas Unified

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School District.

2:24

You know, right now it's been living kind of dark times and when there's something exciting

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and historical happen, how that happens in our community, it's time to celebrate.

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So Trustee Samiti Meta made history by becoming the first Indian American woman elected to

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Trustee as an Natomas Unified School District.

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So we'll run a applause to her.

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Thank you.

2:42

Thank you.

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Thank you.

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So Samiti is first generation born and raised in India and moved in Natomas 14 years ago.

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She's super active in the community, whether it's Jive working on the different school bonds,

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working well as a student, you know, as a board member for NP3, the National Woman Policuls

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Caucus, and she was a former Parks Commissioner.

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So today we had the Parks Commissioners presenting and I just thought to myself like you got

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to start somewhere with your civic engagement and your involvement.

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And you're a perfect example of getting involved with local governance and seeing what

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your passion, your drive, and your love for the community can do.

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And so I'm just really excited for you and wanted to give you this special resolution

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on behalf of the Sacramento City Council to honor you and all your contributions to our

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community.

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So congratulations.

Discussion Breakdown — Share of Meeting
Homelessness████████████████████20%
Economic Development████████████████████20%
Affordable Housing███████████████15%
Community Engagement███████████████15%
Transportation Safety██████████10%
Parks and Recreation██████████10%
Technology and Innovation██████████10%
Summary of Proceedings

Sacramento City Council Regular Meeting - April 1, 2025

The Sacramento City Council held its regular meeting on April 1, 2025, from 5:05 PM to 7:39 PM at Sacramento City Hall. Mayor Kevin McCarty presided over the meeting with most council members present, except Councilmember Maple who was absent.

Opening and Introductions

  • Meeting called to order at 5:05 PM
  • Land Acknowledgement and Pledge of Allegiance led by Mayor Pro Tem Guerra
  • Special presentation recognizing Natomas Unified School Board Trustee Sumiti Mehta as the first Indian American woman elected to the position

Consent Calendar

  • 19 items approved on consent calendar covering various city operations and agreements
  • Notable items included:
    • February 2025 Monthly Investment Transactions Report
    • $1.65M agreement for City Motel Shelter Program
    • $4.2M in budgetary adjustments for Sacramento Valley Station projects
    • Multiple on-call professional services agreements for architecture, engineering, and construction services

Key Discussion Items

  • Adopted ordinance amending City Code Chapter 5.108 related to Entertainment Establishments, creating a new Limited Entertainment Permit for venues under 299 capacity
  • Approved $2.95M contract supplement for Old Sacramento deck replacement project over Sacramento River
  • Received presentation on Transient Occupancy Tax (TOT) revenues and uses:
    • Current TOT rate is 12% (2% general tax, 10% special tax)
    • FY2025 projected revenue: $42M total ($7M general fund, $35M community center fund)
    • Council provided direction for developing strategic framework for future TOT investments

Public Comments

  • Multiple speakers addressed various topics including homeless services, hotel development, and city infrastructure
  • Meeting adjourned at 7:39 PM

Meeting Transcript

Okay, thank you. It's called this meeting to order. By PM meeting, a sacrament of City Council, please call the roll. Thank you, Councilmember Kaplan. Councilmember Dickinson. Vice Mayor Talamontes. Councilmember Plucky-Bong. Councilmember Maple is expected momentarily. Mayor Prattemgetta. Here. Councilmember Jennings. Here. Councilmember Vang. And Mayor McCarty. Here. You have a gorm. Okay. Councilmember Garo, you do this in the pledge in the land. A acknowledgement. These rise for the opening acknowledgments in honor of Sacramento's indigenous people in tribal lands. To the original people of this land, the Nisanan people, the southern Maidu, the Vali and Plains, Miwok, the Putman-Winton people, and the people of the Wilton-Rainteria. Sacrament is only federally recognized tribe. And we acknowledge and honor the native people who came before us and still walked beside us today on these ancestral lands by choosing to gather together today in the active practice of acknowledgement and appreciation for Sacramento's indigenous peoples' history, contribution, and lives. Join us in the Pledge of Allegiance. Pledge, I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic, stands one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. So City Attorney Ruyak, do we have any report out from closed session? We have nothing to report Madam Clerk. Thank you. So Mary moved to special presentations. I need to report that special presentation A, which was seek awareness month, will be post-poned due to a scheduling conflict. So we'll move to special presentation B, and I'll turn it over to Vice Mayor Talimante. Thank you so much, Mindy. I am so excited today to give this resolution to Trustee Samiti Meta from the Natomas Unified School District. You know, right now it's been living kind of dark times and when there's something exciting and historical happen, how that happens in our community, it's time to celebrate. So Trustee Samiti Meta made history by becoming the first Indian American woman elected to Trustee as an Natomas Unified School District. So we'll run a applause to her. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. So Samiti is first generation born and raised in India and moved in Natomas 14 years ago. She's super active in the community, whether it's Jive working on the different school bonds,

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