The Citrus Heights City Council will meet Thursday night to consider formal acceptance of a grant to purchase tasers and other police equipment, as well as consider a change in the rules regarding how items can be put on the council meeting agenda.
The Oct. 8th council meeting will be held at City Hall at 7 p.m., with live-streaming and Zoom options for the public. Below is a short summary from the 188-page agenda packet.
$72k roadway safety contract. The council will consider a staff recommendation to award a $72,000 contract with Kimley-Horn to develop a Local Road Safety Program. Funding is provided through a Caltrans grant. A staff report says development of the program will include a system review, crash history assessment, countermeasure development, and an implementation program.
Contract trouble. Councilmembers will consider a staff recommendation to approve a $1.8 million five-year contract with California Landscape Associates, Inc., for landscape, irrigation and vegetation maintenance around the city. The move comes after city staff terminated a contract with BrightView Landscape Services due to “recurring concerns related to non-performance,” according to a staff report.
Great Plates extension. The council will consider approving an extension of an existing contract with restaurants to allow funding for the Great Plates Delivered program to continue through Oct. 9, 2020. It is unclear whether FEMA will extend the program beyond that date.
Council voting rights. Councilmembers will consider a recommendation from the assistant city manager and city clerk to revise the City Council handbook to require a majority of council members to agree to put an item on an upcoming agenda. The change would make it more difficult for council members to put an item on the agenda, as current policy requires only two of the five members to agree.
Public Hearings:
- CDBG grant. The council will hold a public hearing to receive input on draft allocations for an estimated $600,000 the city is expected to receive in federal Community Development Block Grant funds. Proposed allocations to community organizations are: $8,698 to Single Mom Strong, $14,000 to Campus Life Connection, $14,000 to Meals on Wheels, $16,000 to Sacramento Self-Help Housing for housing counseling and the city’s navigator, $22,871 to Sac Self Help Housing’s renter’s helpline, $7,215 to Sunrise Christian Food Ministry, and $7,216 to W.E.A.V.E. Remaining funds would go towards the city’s Accessibility and Drainage Project, and administration.
Police grant. The council will consider formal acceptance of a 2020 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant for $22,942. Funds would go towards purchasing tasers, load bearing vests and suspenders, and training, according to a staff report.
Sayonara Park. The council will consider approving a staff recommendation to transfer ownership of Sayonara Neighborhood park to the Sunrise Recreation and Park District. A staff report says the city “does not have the financial resources or staffing to continue to maintain” the park.
The Oct. 8th meeting will be held online via Zoom, with members of the public able to comment by using the “hand raise” function or dialing *9 if joining by telephone. Written comments up to 250 words can also be submitted by email to cityclerk@citrusheights.net and will be read aloud during the meeting.
To join the public Zoom meeting, use the following link (click here), or see link posted in the council’s agenda packet.
