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Consent calendar: Councilmember moved and seconded the consent calendar as amended (item 1 moved to March 18). The mayor called for the vote and the consent calendar passed by voice vote with no recorded noes or abstentions.

Personnel resolution (item 5): Council repealed a prior February resolution and adopted corrected resolutions enabling retired annuitant Maria Alvarez to serve as senior advisor to the mayor at the corrected hourly rate; the motion passed by voice vote with no recorded opposition.

Informational items: The council received an informational briefing on the 102‑acre Meadowview site (item 6) — staff presented analysis and the item drew extensive public comment but no council action. The meeting also included status updates on a Planting Justice tree nursery project and other consent matters; those were handled administratively or as receive‑and‑file.

Votes recorded at the meeting matched the items above; where council used voice votes, no roll‑call tallies were recorded in the public transcript.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","City of Sacramento - 5:00 PM City Council - Mar 11, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The council approved the consent calendar and an administrative personnel resolution for a retired annuitant; multiple informational items, including the 102‑acre Meadowview briefing, were received without formal votes.","taxTitle","Sacramento , Sacramento County, California","taxId",2896,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":46,"_47":80,"_49":81,"_51":82,"_53":83,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":84,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":85,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6638860,"Council approves hire of retired annuitant Maria Alvarez as senior advisor to mayor",180,1250000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2567765-a6e99b1bf381c71e57d4bfc7781c8fbc&start=1250&end=1430","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2567765-a6e99b1bf381c71e57d4bfc7781c8fbc/thumbnail_1250000.jpg","/articles/6638860/Sacramento/Sacramento-County/California/Council-approves-hire-of-retired-annuitant-Maria-Alvarez-as-senior-advisor-to-mayor","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6638860-86f9ecfaa1433ee915ed510e46a6de99/orig.mp4?Expires=1771184368&Signature=IfHLGjBl~zjcRHf3I2b9l4HcqNHBIBn7jhnb9NWVOO77cnDY-DYqeB91juk3ZcAWb0xMKjfPty~qg0h5huLvRxb9IOGHqKDVCO7-YN5aE8xmtafIqGdOHc4-XdomuoVPJtrxTYdBZKtavrFgV4N9LhX7e7AXFnb-R~zQ9GmiOECczlUtC--dwy58EgO-TL18HjCHwhuOHU~P3i6qpKhzeN4UVquTBoHwYc8LpAzeH~ozts7s3iY19ahF6GyELydkdpy17jcWOTYbUz27CPTPBOcQZKIO5sE6sJTUKuBcb1wQQydMsFEqd3YahiPBMKm5oR4ZKxAibyOXU50~M9ySbg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Sacramento City Council voted to repeal an earlier February resolution and adopt corrected resolutions allowing retired annuitant Maria Alvarez to continue working for the mayor’s office with the corrected title senior advisor to the mayor and at a corrected hourly rate.

A public speaker asked the council to waive the CalPERS 180‑day waiting period in a related prior item; staff returned with a cleanup item and corrected documentation. At the meeting a representative seeking the update described the needed corrections: repeal of the prior resolution, a corrected job title and an hourly rate of $66.860826.

Councilmember Gera moved the repeal and replacement. After a motion and second, council members voted in favor; Mayor Mary McCarty announced the item passed with no votes against and no abstentions. No substantive debate occurred and staff noted Mayor’s office needs continued support.

The measure is an administrative personnel action intended to ensure compliance with CalPERS retired annuitant rules and correct clerical errors in the prior resolution.","The council repealed and re‑adopted a prior resolution to permit retired annuitant Maria Alvarez to continue serving in a corrected title, senior advisor to the mayor, and at a corrected hourly rate; the motion passed unanimously with no recorded dissents.",{"_33":87,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":88,"_41":89,"_43":90,"_45":91,"_47":92,"_49":93,"_51":94,"_53":95,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":96,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":97,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6638863,"Planting Justice nursery in Sacramento delayed to December 2025 as nonprofit completes permitting",266,758000,1024000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2567765-a6e99b1bf381c71e57d4bfc7781c8fbc&start=758&end=1024","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2567765-a6e99b1bf381c71e57d4bfc7781c8fbc/thumbnail_758000.jpg","/articles/6638863/Sacramento/Sacramento-County/California/Planting-Justice-nursery-in-Sacramento-delayed-to-December-2025-as-nonprofit-completes-permitting","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6638863-314648fbfca8a5ecd58ceb47e93b731b/orig.mp4?Expires=1771184368&Signature=BO2YXVF0fHWGCfK6vIZwrbQU48o3y2WiVDK3wlOaUreayj8arJ4kW2lUIBPMwx1w7mU-7wOqNFI6Gi7aZ3cAW6Ieq-bghE4Xzn7rpcuzyhMcQtuydVSgct2jR51qL9XVuVDqGE8T4l3hrfwDbJGcp0Wrkw7qxt4cqze4BDTU8IUIM6IID0Rf3gqnHovPLQJZtl~ToDgd--18q~7GJ51Mnk5zSMNwQ0rFHcwHCmIVKTAwB-Czrk6Bg1f8sg~Hy82rM-dUQ~DowuKiv1t4Ip5DhQs0IA-aK8RIHE48XGUGLCavNSdD~iJwUdrWWjxsWy2Dg-GKOV2jp00FVMBQj0~7ww__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Sacramento City Council heard a brief update from staff on the tree nursery project at a city‑leased site, confirming the project's completion date has been moved to December 2025 after COVID‑related capacity constraints and permitting delays.

Councilmember Angelique Maple and Councilmember Alyssa Kaplan asked staff to summarize permitting setbacks and what constituents can do to support progress. Planning staff said the city leased the site to Planting Justice, a Bay Area nonprofit, which had capacity constraints during the pandemic and needed to hire additional consultants to complete city permit requirements. Staff said Planting Justice is now in a second round of building permit review for site improvements and expects a groundbreaking later this summer.

Staff noted changes already completed on site to prepare for construction, including a new pedestrian and vehicular entry and an improved gate. The amended schedule moves the project completion date from December 2024 to December 2025; staff said construction is not expected to be lengthy once the project obtains permits and finishes bidding for contractors.

Councilmember Maple underscored the project's community benefits — local jobs, fresh produce and partnerships with 3 Sisters Gardens — and asked staff and the nonprofit for continued public updates.","Council members were briefed that Planting Justice, the nonprofit awarded a lease for a tree nursery project, has faced pandemic‑era capacity and permitting delays; staff said the project is in second round of building permit review with a planned groundbreaking later this summer and a new completion target of December 2025.",{"_33":99,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":100,"_41":101,"_43":46,"_45":102,"_47":103,"_49":104,"_51":105,"_53":106,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":107,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":108,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6638868,"Sacramento council hears community-backed vision for 102‑acre Meadowview site, no decision taken",7666,9096000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2567765-a6e99b1bf381c71e57d4bfc7781c8fbc&start=1430&end=9096","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2567765-a6e99b1bf381c71e57d4bfc7781c8fbc/thumbnail_1430000.jpg","/articles/6638868/Sacramento/Sacramento-County/California/Sacramento-council-hears-community-backed-vision-for-102acre-Meadowview-site-no-decision-taken","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6638868-34a1b1201128472f0ffcd3458839770f/orig.mp4?Expires=1771184368&Signature=D2M8qSlrvsgmp3ysrP-i8M76SD0oEIDd9OQyvpu3z5RB0d0vPHWIvlRzH5d0MT7p9TtzndtGG7nsqpyU2Rnjv2RFO3-Mv9wv9pPm9FdL29PwsqcRObGwCU3YUwRC7e6kp0dUgdqR1QVM01bfAtQ7n~qXDQ7P1LYabl42DjuYL19S6OLRwk5U63wLoSiBGt8qjQuBHrs~VyOqEwNubaHrFoOCbKjYmuHX6bjXJW8KkgiIpQrzGRxtzrBFst4O7~Ro741YEzXpSjW-kcJK1CKgF-IHDR39qk3Q4bDnAFy90fF3~ziI-rOw6jAH0Gfe3HlDKvzGrkSUCCUzceV6Z7t88A__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Sacramento City Council received an informational briefing Tuesday on the 102‑acre city‑owned Meadowview site, hearing staff analysis of the property’s history, environmental constraints and preliminary development concepts, and extensive public testimony urging community‑driven affordable housing and economic development.

The presentation by Elizabeth Boyd, senior planner in the Community Development Department, summarized the city’s acquisition, prior council actions and planning work. Boyd said the site is landlocked, lacks permanent public roadway and contains about 10 acres of wetlands; staff estimated that mitigation, grading and temporary access would raise costs to develop the site and that building without private development partners would be “a huge cost for the city.”

The council and dozens of speakers concentrated on two recurring themes: using the site to prevent and end homelessness through long‑term affordable housing, and advancing economic development, civic amenities and youth programming directed by South Sacramento residents. “We have a chance to make this an economic catalyst for South Sacramento — affordable housing, civic amenities and an economic engine that builds generational wealth,” Councilmember Mai Vang said, summarizing the community’s priorities she has brought forward.

Community speakers and advisory‑committee members — including neighborhood association leaders, school officials and representatives of housing nonprofits — described years of outreach and advisory work. Jonathan Cook, executive director of the Sacramento Housing Alliance, urged the city to prioritize “affordable housing as the foundation alongside investments in permanent supportive housing and job creation.” Jessie Rees, president of the Meadowview Neighborhood Association and a member of the advisory committee, said the group had invested “time, dedication and commitment” and asked the council to honor committee work.

Developers and landowners also addressed council. Nick Advis, speaking for Taylor Builders and the Delta Shores development team, encouraged the city to consider public‑private partnerships to align private investment with community goals.

Staff outlined outstanding technical work: a biological consultant is completing multi‑year wetlands and special‑status species surveys that will affect mitigation cost and buffer requirements; a negotiated roadway connection with the adjacent Delta Shores development would require relocation of a water tank and is expected to begin construction in 2028; and the city is completing an appraisal and valuation analysis to report back in roughly 6–8 weeks. Assistant City Manager Michael Jasso said the $12.3 million purchase price reflected the auction price the city paid and that staff is preparing an appraisal of the property “as is” and for an entitled scenario.

Several council members emphasized that the site was purchased under a comprehensive siting plan aimed at addressing homelessness and that federal American Rescue Plan Act funds were used in the acquisition. Staff told the council the property was included in earlier siting analyses for temporary shelters and safe parking, but that earlier cost estimates and policy changes shifted the emphasis to prevention and permanent housing.

Councilmembers discussed options including adopting community‑informed guiding principles, pursuing a master developer through a public‑private partnership, surplus and partial sale of parcels subject to the Surplus Land Act, or pursuing interim uses after site improvements. Facilities staff explained that surplusing any portion of the property would require a council resolution, a 60‑day notice to affordable housing developers and a minimum 90‑day negotiation period, and estimated that selling a portion could take six to nine months.

Mayor Mary McCarty closed the item as a “receive and file” informational presentation; council did not take action or adopt guiding principles at the meeting. Several councilmembers requested staff return with a more concrete sequence of next steps — including the appraisal results, a recommendation on guiding principles informed by the advisory committee and community input, and options for disposition or partnership models — while others emphasized the need to preserve flexibility so any solicitation or deal could achieve community goals and long‑term financial viability.

The discussion underscored competing priorities across the city: speakers in support of rapid homeless interventions stressed urgency, while speakers focused on South Sacramento said long‑term community‑led development and economic investment are needed to prevent homelessness upstream. Staff and several councilmembers said both aims — addressing immediate shelter needs citywide and fostering community‑driven development at Meadowview — could be pursued through a combination of shorter‑term interventions elsewhere in the city and a longer timeline for the Meadowview site that relies on outside partners and mitigation planning.

Staff indicated the council would be offered options in a future meeting: (1) return with the staff‑recommended guiding principles for formal adoption; (2) start a solicitation process for a development partner; (3) pursue surplus‑land disposition for portions of the site; or (4) defer action pending final biological reports and appraisal. No timeline for a decision was adopted at the meeting.","City staff reviewed the history, environmental constraints and possible development scenarios for the 102‑acre Meadowview parcel; councilmembers and more than 30 public speakers urged community‑led affordable housing, economic development and youth amenities. Council treated the presentation as informational and did not vote.","actionData","errors"]

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