The Citrus Heights City Council will meet Thursday night to hold a study session on transportation safety, followed by a regular meeting to address organics recycling, a $10,000 sponsorship of the Chamber of Commerce, and consideration of what to name a future 2.9-mile trail in the city.
The Nov. 12 council meeting will be held at City Hall, with live-streaming and Zoom options for the public. Below is a short summary from the 65-page agenda packet.
Study Session. (6 p.m.) Multi Modal Transportation Safety Program (MMTSP) overview and update. The program includes development of a tool for prioritizing numerous safety-related requests the city receives from residents each year. Learn more: Citrus Heights continues development of new tool to address speeding, safety requests
Speed limits. A routine second reading will be held prior to adoption of a revised ordinance, updating speed limits on several sections of roadway. The council voted 5-0 in favor of the revision during its meeting last month. See more: Speed limits on these 4 roads will soon be increased in Citrus Heights. Here’s why
Organics recycling. The City Council will consider adopting an agreement with the County of Sacramento Environmental Management Department to “provide commercial inspection services related to business recycling and business organics recycling.” The cost would be around $50,000 per year and is necessary to assist with compliance with several new state laws (AB 341, AB 1826 and SB 1383), according to a staff report.
Tree removal grant funding. Council members will consider approving an agreement with the California Urban Forests Council and West Coast Arborist to access $50,000 in funds from a Cal Fire Urban Forest Community Grant. The agreement will allow the city to access funds to “assist with the removal of city-owned trees as a result of disease, death or declining health, or posing a risk to the public.”
Quarterly Treasurer’s Report. The council will consider routine receipt and filing of the quarterly treasurer’s report, for the quarter ending Sept. 30, 2020. The report shows the market value of the city’s cash and investments at $15.1 million, down from $17.78 million at the end of the prior quarter.
Salary table update. The City Council will consider adoption of an amended salary table to reflect salary changes for the current fiscal year, as required by the California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) to be made available for public review. Among salaries listed, the table shows the city manager’s minimum annual salary at $267,903 and the police chief at $174,506. Both remain unchanged compared to the existing salary table. A staff report says “no compensation changes will occur,” following the adoption of the new table.
$10k sponsorship. The City Council will consider a $10,000 sponsorship request from the Citrus Heights Chamber of Commerce. Funds are proposed to go to the chamber from the city’s $150,000 Economic Development Support Fund, and the city would receive an extensive list of sponsorship benefits in return. The city has approved Chamber sponsorships for the same amount in prior years.
Trail naming. Council members will review name ideas submitted for the city’s new 2.9-mile multi-use trail, commonly referred to as the Electric Greenway project. A list of three top names were selected by a trail naming committee out of several dozen name ideas submitted by the public. The council is recommended by staff to pick a name from the top three.
The Nov. 12 council 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, see links posted in the council’s agenda packet. (click here)
