Civic Minute: What’s going on in Citrus Heights City Hall? (March 12)

By Sara Beth Williams–
The Citrus Heights City Council on Wednesday will hear presentations on several arts programs, a mid-year budget forecast and budget amendments, vote on approving a block grant report, and hear an update on organized retail theft grant implementation.

The City Council meeting will take place on Wednesday, March 12, at 6 p.m. at Citrus Heights City Hall.

Consent Calendar: The City Council will be asked Wednesday to ratify Alan Utzig as an appointee to the Planning Commission to fill a vacancy left by Commissioner Natalee Price, who notified the city on Jan. 28 that she would resign from the Planning Commission, effective March 1.

The Council will also consider approving a grant request from REACH for Andrew Grant, Vice President of Neighborhood Area 4 (Arcade Creek), to attend the 2025 Neighborhoods USA (NUSA) conference as a representative of Citrus Heights. Additionally, the City Council will consider approving a Community Development Block Grant report and an Economic Development Support Fund grant request by Sunrise Marketplace to sponsor an upcoming Backyard Bash event at the Sunrise Mall.

Items on the consent calendar are voted on together as a block and will not include a staff presentation, unless individual items are pulled by council members prior to the vote.

Arts programs: The City Council will hear a presentation on implementing a traffic signal control cabinet art program, an objective identified at a March 2024 strategic planning meeting. This item was brought back after being postponed during the prior City Council meeting.

Also on Wednesday, the city is expected to propose several steps to support arts and culture in Citrus Heights, including:

• Developing an Arts & Culture Interest Group
• Establishing a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) or informal partnership agreement with Citrus Heights Arts or other interested arts organizations
• Incorporating public art into city projects
• Creating an Arts and Culture Resource Hub

There is no immediate fiscal impact associated with the arts and culture program. However, there may be opportunities to use Community Projects Grant, History and Arts Grant, or Neighborhood Improvement Partnership Grant funding to support local arts, culture, and public art initiatives, according to the city.

Mid-year financial forecast: City Council members are scheduled to receive a report and consider approval of amendments to General Fund revenues and expenditures for the first seven months of Fiscal Year 2024-25, along with an updated Ten-Year Financial Forecast.

Organized retail theft grant: The Citrus Heights Police Department is set to provide an update on the implementation progress of organized retail theft operations, funded through a $2.7 million grant awarded to the police department from the Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC) under the Organized Retail Theft (ORT) Grant Program.

Read the full agenda packet here.

Those wishing to make a public comment during the meeting can do so by attending the council meeting on Wednesday, March 12, at 6 p.m. at City Hall or by submitting a written comment beforehand via the city’s website. The deadline to submit comments online is 4 p.m. on the day of the meeting. City Hall is located at 6360 Fountain Square Drive.