Title
[Pass for Publication] Ordinance Amending Section 12.74.030 of the Sacramento City Code Relating to the City Hall Facilities
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FileID
File ID: 2025-01330
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Location
Location: Citywide
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Recommendation
Recommendation: 1) Review an Ordinance amending Section 12.74.030 of the Sacramento City Code relating to the City Hall Facilities; and 2) pass for publication the Ordinance title per City Charter 32(c) for the Ordinance to be considered by the City Council for adoption on July 22, 2025.
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Contact
Contact: Office of the City Manager, (916) 808-5704
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Presenter
Presenter: Office of the City Manager, (916) 808-5704
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Attachments
Attachments:
1-Description/Analysis
2-Ordinance (Redline)
3-Ordinance (Clean)
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Description/Analysis
IssueDetail
Issue Detail: The City Hall Facility ("Facility") is comprised of Historic City Hall, New City Hall, and the property encompassing those as bounded by H and I streets and 9th and 10th streets, including, but not limited to, Sa'Cumn'e Plaza ("Plaza"). The Facility is open to members of the community while conducting city business, attending public meetings, or engaging in expressive conduct. As the seat of city government, the City Council has ratified ongoing designation of the Facility as "critical infrastructure" within the meaning of chapter 8.140 of the Sacramento City Code since July 20, 2021.
Use of the Facility includes the ability for groups to obtain a permit to hold events in the Plaza. The Plaza also serves as a fire access road for firefighting apparatuses (e.g., fire engines, ladder trucks) to fight fires at the Facility in the front of New City Hall and the rear of Historic City Hall. The Facility has permanent benches for dedicated seating in several locations behind New City Hall, in the Plaza, and around New City Hall, whose locations do not hamper the access of firefighting apparatuses in the event of fire. Currently, Sacramento City Code section 12.74.030, su...
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