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Councilmember Proposal Request for Committee Consideration - Update to the City’s Sidewalk Repair Program
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FileID
File ID: 2026-01169
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Location
Location: Citywide
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Recommendation
Recommendation: Review and provide direction on the attached councilmember proposal regarding updating the city’s sidewalk repair program and take one of the following actions: 1) pass a Motion directing the appropriate council appointive officer to commence work on the proposal and bring it back to the committee for review and consideration; 2) pass a Motion directing the appropriate council appointive officer to commence work on the proposal with committee members and forwarding the item to the city council for consideration without further review by the committee; 3) pass a Motion sending the matter back to the sponsoring councilmember for additional information; 4) pass a Motion deferring the request and directing the appropriate council appointive officer to bring the proposal back to the committee at a later date; or 5) pass a Motion denying the proposal request.
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Contact
Contact: Mayor Pro Tem Eric Guerra, Lianne Valera, Council Representative, (916) 808-7006, district6@cityofsacramento.org, Office of Councilmember Eric Guerra, District 6; Councilmember Roger Dickinson, Bryan DeBlonk, Chief of Staff, (916) 808-7002, district2@cityofsacramento.org, Office of Councilmember Roger Dickinson, District 2; Councilmember Rick Jennings, Dennis Rogers, Chief of Staff, (916) 808-7007, district7@cityofsacramento.org, Office of Councilmember Rick Jennings, District 7
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Presenter
Presenter: None
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Attachments
Attachments:
1-Description/Analysis
2-Councilmember Proposal Request Submission
3-Council Rules of Procedure
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Description/Analysis
IssueDetail
Issue Detail: Councilmembers may propose an item, ordinance, program, research, or initiative for council action by submitting a written request to the City Clerk. The process modulates the agenda requests of individual councilmembers by referring those requests to the relevant city council standing committee for review, as appropriate, and in so doing provides clear guidance to the council appointees that their work demands are serving the council as a whole. It also ensures councilmember requests are duly tracked and assigned, thus promoting transparency and accountability.
The attached proposal number 2026-004 was submitted by Mayor Pro Tem Eric Guerra, Councilmember Dickinson, and Councilmember Jennings, was reviewed by the mayor and is being referred to this city council standing committee for consideration.
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PolicyConsiderations
Policy Considerations: Council Rules of Procedure, Chapter 12.
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EconomicImpacts
Economic Impacts: See proposal.
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EnvironmentalConsiderations
Environmental Considerations: This action is not a project that is subject to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) because it is an administrative activity and relates to government fiscal activities that do not involve any commitment to any specific project that may result in a potentially significant physical impact on the environment. (CEQA Guidelines § 15378(b)(2) and (b)(4)).
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Sustainability
Sustainability: See proposal.
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Commission/Committee Action
Commission/Committee Action: Committee action is required to initiate staff work on any councilmember proposal request.
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RationaleforRecommendation
Rationale for Recommendation: Committee direction will provide clear guidance to the council appointees that their work demands are serving the council as a whole and are in alignment with council priorities.
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FinancialConsiderations
Financial Considerations: See proposal.
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LocalBusinessEnterprise
Local Business Enterprise (LBE): See proposal.
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