Sacramento City Council Regular Meeting – July 28, 2026

The Sacramento City Council met in joint session with the Sacramento City Financing Authority, Sacramento Housing Authority, Sacramento Public Financing Authority, and Sacramento Redevelopment Agency Successor Agency on Tuesday, July 28, 2026, at Sacramento City Hall. The meeting was called to order at 2:10 p.m. (agenda listed 2:00 p.m.) and adjourned at 2:39 p.m. Present were Mayor Kevin McCarty and Councilmembers Roger Dickinson, Eric Guerra, Rick Jennings, Lisa Kaplan, Caity Maple, Karina Talamantes, and Mai Vang; Councilmember Phil Pluckebaum was absent. The council approved the 10-item Consent Calendar in one motion and received and filed the Sacramento Housing and Redevelopment Agency (SHRA) audit update.

Consent Calendar

• Adopted Resolution No. 2026-0218 renewing the Oak Park Property and Business Improvement District No. 2026-03 for a ten-year term, confirming and levying an assessment, and approving the FY 2026/27 district budget and assessment.
• Passed Motion No. 2026-0205 (two-thirds vote) waiving the 10-day publication requirement and authorizing the City Manager to have Alliant Insurance Services, Inc. secure additional insurance policies for the Special Liability Insurance Program, Medical Malpractice Insurance, Deadly Weapon Crisis Response Insurance, and estimated broker fee, for a revised amount not-to-exceed $26,374,712.31.
• Passed Motion No. 2026-0206 approving a Sourcewell cooperative purchase with FAYAT Environmental Solutions Americas through Municipal Maintenance Equipment, Inc. for one narrow-width street sweeper for an amount not-to-exceed $257,228.
• Passed Motion No. 2026-0207 authorizing a Second Amendment to the Industrial Lease Agreement with the Jerrold H. Cook and Carmen M. Cook Revocable Trust for a warehouse at 6150 27th Street for a three-year term plus a three-year extension option, total not-to-exceed $485,793.13 if extended.
• Passed Motion No. 2026-0208 authorizing Supplemental Agreement No. 20 with WSP USA, Inc. for the Richards I-5 Interchange project for $154,000, making the new contract total $4,320,656.
• Passed Motion No. 2026-0209 authorizing Change Order No. 4 with Kone, Inc. for citywide elevator, escalator, and lift maintenance for $500,000, for a new total of $1,961,850, ratifying Change Orders 1-3, and resetting change-order authority.
• Passed Motion No. 2026-0210 authorizing Supplement No. 4 with Derotic LLC dba Derotic Emergency Equipment for vehicle response equipment and lighting installation/repair, increasing the contract by $700,000 to $1,600,000 and extending performance to January 22, 2029.
• Adopted Resolution Nos. 2026-0219 and 2026-0220 initiating Proposition 218 proceedings for updated water and wastewater rates, scheduling a public hearing, authorizing mailed notices, establishing objection procedures, rescinding Resolution No. 2021-0365, and readopting protest submission/tabulation guidelines.
• Passed Motion No. 2026-0211 authorizing annual FY 2026/27 payments to nine joint powers authorities and cost-sharing agreements, including Regional Water Authority ($110,500 and $49,000), Sacramento Groundwater Authority ($236,000), Northern California Water Association ($27,500), Sites Project Authority ($35,000), American River Joint Defense ($42,000), RiverArc ($100,000), Bay-Delta Common Interest Management ($55,000), and Biological Opinion Services and Support ($17,000).
• Passed Motion No. 2026-0212 authorizing goods agreements for jetting and rodding parts/supplies with Ferguson Enterprises LLC dba Pollardwater (not-to-exceed $500,000) and Municipal Maintenance Equipment Inc. (not-to-exceed $1,000,000), for up to five years and a combined not-to-exceed $1,500,000.

Public Comments & Testimony

• On the Consent Calendar, Sean Rooney, speaking on behalf of the Oak Park Business Association, expressed strong support for the Oak Park PBID renewal and thanked city staff and Councilmember Maple.
• Lambert Davis expressed concern about considering District 4's Richards I-5 Interchange supplemental agreement (Item 5) while Councilmember Pluckebaum was absent, asking that the item be pulled until he could vote on it.
• Annabelle Gonzalez, a 12-year North Natomas homeowner and 10-year daycare business owner, expressed concern about Item 4, the flood-fighting equipment warehouse lease renewal, saying the staff report does not disclose the condition/contents of the equipment. She also warned that Sacramento is at high flood risk and referenced 1,700 petition signatures opposing 3511 Arena Boulevard.
• No public speakers were present for the SHRA audit update (Discussion Item 11).
• During the final public comment period, youth participants from the Brother to Brother Summer Youth Leadership Program spoke in support of the program, thanking the Mayor and Council for funding it and describing skills they learned such as punctuality, leadership, communication, financial management, and self-confidence. Lambert Davis also spoke, praising the program and mentioning community connections and possible economic opportunities.

Discussion Items

• Kay Giunta, SHRA Assistant Director of Finance, presented the 2024 audit update. SHRA submitted the 2024 single audit and housing authority financial statements on December 3, 2025; Clifton Larson Allen presented results on February 10, 2026. The audit received an unmodified/clean opinion and identified one financial report finding and five federal award findings requiring corrective action. Staff provided this update within six months, consistent with the JPA requirement.
• Councilmember Kaplan asked whether corrective actions related to housing choice voucher clusters, eligibility, enforcement, housing quality, material weaknesses, and internal controls over compliance had been addressed; SHRA staff confirmed they had and that additional controls were in place.
• The item was received and filed.

Council Comments

• Councilmember Kaplan noted on Item 2 that the city's excess liability insurance increased by $3.59 million in one year and that total insurance costs rose 15% year over year, requiring $3.298 million more in budget considerations.
• Councilmember Kaplan also thanked Department of Utilities staff on Item 8 and explained that Proposition 218 requires mailed notices and a public hearing; rate increases can proceed if protests are received from less than 50% of property owners. She cited more than $2 billion in infrastructure needs and noted rates had not increased for seven to eight years.
• Councilmember Maple expressed support for the Oak Park PBID renewal, stating that business improvement districts keep corridors clean, safe, and welcoming for 10 more years.

City Manager's Report

• City Manager Maraskeshia Smith announced National Night Out on August 4; a Girls Rock Sacramento free showcase at Memorial Auditorium on August 1; a $31.9 million state Home Key award for the Rio Linda Senior Housing Project; recognition of the Parks Department for 243 parks, 17 aquatics facilities, and 15 community centers; and a Fire Station 8 open house on August 1 from 10 a.m. to noon.

Key Outcomes

• The Consent Calendar was approved by one motion with 8 yes votes (Dickinson, Guerra, Jennings, Kaplan, Maple, Talamantes, Vang, McCarty), no noes or abstentions; Pluckebaum was absent.
• Item 11, the SHRA 2024 audit findings and corrective action progress update, was received and filed.
• No items were pulled from the Consent Calendar; Item 5 was not pulled despite Lambert Davis's request.
• Meeting adjourned at 2:39 p.m.