Sacramento County Board of Supervisors Meeting – March 2, 2026
Sacramento County Board of Supervisors Meeting – March 2, 2026
Note: The meeting transcript indicates a date of February 24, 2026, but the official meeting date is March 2, 2026 as provided. This summary uses the official date.
The Board of Supervisors convened on March 2, 2026, with all five members present. The meeting included presentations, public comments, consent calendar approvals, and action on appeals, development projects, housing element amendments, and a homeless system partnership update.
Consent Calendar
- Items 4 through 33 were approved as a block (items 15 and 18 were dropped earlier). Notable among them were acceptance of $350,000 from the estate of Robert W. Steger and $19,000 from the Ilfeld family for animal care services.
Public Comments & Testimony
- Peter Frederick warned against issuing proclamations to organizations like the Hindu American Foundation, alleging they lobby to block public safety legislation such as SB 509 (vetoed).
- Joe Barr (Exec. Dir., Access Sacramento) requested a transparent review before any defunding by the Sacramento Metropolitan Cable Television Commission, warning that a March 5 vote could end nearly 40 years of public access media.
- Denise Lipscomb (Elders in the Community) demanded a response within 10 business days to letters of intent for surplus land as black land reparations.
- Ted Samara (Labor advocate) urged improved communication between county management and employees, noting that an item had been hidden on the consent calendar.
Presentations
- Item 1 – Resolution Recognizing SAC DOT Bridge Section: Honored the team for emergency repairs on Clay Station Road Bridge at Browns Creek, completed under significant time constraints. The work included dewatering and stabilizing the structure.
- Item 2 – Resolution Recognizing Folsom High Bulldog Football Team: Recognized the team's 2025 CIF Division 1-A State Championship (14–1 season), with junior quarterback Brody Rudinicki throwing 6 touchdowns in the title game.
- Introduction of New SHRA Executive Director: Chris Warren was introduced, bringing 25 years of affordable housing and housing authority experience.
Discussion Items
- Item 34 – Airport Short-Term Financing Facility: Approved a $50 million revolving line of credit with PNC to support capital improvements at Sacramento International Airport. The TEFRA hearing was closed; the vote was 5-0.
- Item 35 – SHRA Audited Financial Statements (FY 2024): A clean opinion with two qualified opinions (Public Housing and Housing Voucher programs) due to material weaknesses. Findings included untimely annual certifications and inspections. The board received and filed the report.
- Item 36 – Neighborhood Traffic Management Program 2026: Approved traffic plans for California Avenue (71% support) and 20th Street (hearing requested; 83% support). Jacob Lane could not proceed due to lack of consensus on device location. Vote 5-0.
- Item 37 – Appeal of Sunset Avenue Subdivision Map (7948 Sunset Ave): The Fair Oaks CPAC appealed the Planning Commission's approval of a 7-lot subdivision on a 1.77-acre RD5-zoned parcel. Neighbors raised concerns about traffic, tree removal, lot size compatibility, and CEQA exemption. The board denied the appeal (5-0), affirming the project’s consistency with zoning and general plan, and noting state housing mandates. The developer had failed to attend earlier community meetings.
- Item 38 (first) – Bar Nun Auction Site (6190 Bradshaw Rd): Approved a general plan amendment, rezone, use permit, and design review to allow a heavy equipment auction business on 46.7 acres. The project was determined to have less-than-significant impacts with mitigation. Vote 5-0 (general plan amendment held for later action).
- Item 38 (second – actually numbered 38) – Housing Element Amendment 1 & Zoning Code Update: Formalized the countywide rezone program (Program A1) and added the state's use-by-right definition (Program A2). No new rezonings; this ensures continued HCD compliance. The board adopted the amendment and zoning code update (5-0), directing submittal to HCD for final certification.
- Item 40 – Homeless & Housing System Partnership Model Update: Staff reported that four of six cities support the county’s preferred model (reconstituted Continuum of Care board with elected officials). The City of Sacramento opted for a Joint Powers Authority. The board voted unanimously (5-0) to send a letter to the COC requesting the model be agendized for a vote in April 2026.
Key Outcomes
- Consent Calendar and financial items approved 5-0.
- Appeal denied (5-0) – Sunset Avenue subdivision map to proceed as conditioned.
- Housing Element Amendment and Zoning Code Update adopted (5-0) – ensures state compliance for the 6th cycle.
- Letter to Continuum of Care authorized (5-0) – to resolve homeless system governance model.
- Nominations – Several appointments continued to later dates; Mike Rokenstein appointed to Planning Commission.
- Adjournment – Adjourned in memory of Warren and Janet McWilliams of Fair Oaks.
Meeting Transcript
Good morning, everyone. We will now call to order the Sacramento County Board of Supervisors meeting for Tuesday, February 24th. Will the clerk please call the roll? Supervisor Kennedy. Here. Supervisor Desmond. Here. Supervisor Hume. Here. Supervisor Cerna. Here. And Chair Rodriguez. Here. We have a quorum. Will the uh clerk please read the Metro statement? This meeting of the Sacramento County Board of Supervisors is live and recorded with closed captioning. It is cable cast on Metro Cable Channel 14, the local government affairs channel on the Comcast and Direct TV Uverse Cable Systems. It is also live streamed at Metro14Live.sackCounty.gov. Today's meeting replays Friday, February 27th at 6 o'clock p.m. on Metro Cable Channel 14. Once posted, the recording of this meeting can be viewed on demand at YouTube.com forward slash Metro Cable 14. The Board of Supervisors fosters public engagement during the meeting and encourages public participation, civility, and use of courteous language. The Board does not condone the use of profanity, vulgar language, gestures, or other inappropriate behavior, including personal attacks or threats directed towards any meeting participant. Seating is limited and available on a first come, first served basis. Each speaker will be given two minutes to make a public comment and are limited to making one comment per agenda off agenda item. Please be mindful of the public comment procedures to avoid being interrupted while making your comment. Comments made by the public during Board of Supervisors meetings may include information that could be inaccurate or misleading, particularly concerning topics related to public health, voter registrations, and elections. The County of Sacramento does not endorse or validate the accuracy of public statements made during these open public forums. The recordings are shared to provide transparency and access to the proceedings of public meetings. To make a comment in person, please fill out a speaker request form and hand it to clerk staff. The chairperson will open public comments for each agenda off agenda item and direct the clerk to call the name of each speaker. When the clerk calls your name, please come to the podium and make your comment. If a speaker is unavailable to make comment prior to the closing of public comments, the speaker waives their request to speak, and the clerk will file the speaker request form in the record. The clerk will manage the timer and allow each speaker two minutes to make a comment. Off agenda public comments will take place for a maximum of 30 minutes. The remainder of the agenda comments will take place at the conclusion of the timed matters in the afternoon. As a reminder, rule of procedure 10B allows the chair to establish uniform time limits for people addressing the board in relation to a particular matter. Such limits may be announced at the beginning of each matter, posted on the agenda, and can include setting specific amount of time devoted to public comment for a particular item, announcing cutoff times for receipt of request to speak forms, reducing the amount of time per speaker or other reasonable and content neutral measures. You may send written comments by email to Board Clerk at SACCounty.gov. Your comment will be routed to the board and filed in the record. Accommodation. If you need an accommodation pursuant to the Americans with Disability Act or for medical or other reasons, please see clerk staff for assistance or contact the clerk's office at 916-874-5451 or by email at Board Clerk at SAC County.gov. Thank you in advance for your courtesy and understanding of the meeting procedures. Thank you. Let us stand for the Pledge of Allegiance. And to the Republic for which stands one undervisal libertarian justice fraud. All right. I have one announcement that item number 15 will be dropped from the calendar from the schedule. And um are there any other announcements? Yes, uh, I do have several announcements for our consent calendar here.
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