The Citrus Heights City Council will convene Thursday evening to hold a special study session regarding short-term rental regulations, followed by a regular council meeting to consider approving the purchase of body-worn cameras for police and authorizing actions related to a trail project and police grant funding.
Below is a brief summary of what’s included in the City Council’s 130-page agenda packet for Sept. 9, 2021. The meeting will begin with a closed session at 5:30 p.m. to discuss undisclosed “anticipated litigation,” followed by the study session at 6 p.m. and the regular meeting at 7 p.m. The meetings will be held at City Hall, as well as streamed online.
Study Session. The council will meet at 6 p.m. to give staff direction regarding short-term rental regulations. No further information is listed in the agenda, butother cities have adopted regulations for short-term rentals in order to address concerns with Airbnb and other rental arrangements of 30 days or less.
Presentations. The city is slated to issue a pair of proclamations, one recognizing local resident and homeless advocate Alfred Sanchez and the other proclaiming September as Prostate Cancer Awareness Month. SacRT will also give a presentation on its short range transit plan.
$205k police grant. The council will consider accepting $205,000 in grant funding from the California Office of Traffic Safety, along with authorizing its use to be put towards DUI and driver license checkpoints, saturation patrols, and other traffic-related enforcement operations.
$150k contract. The council will consider approving a 3-year contract with Dokken Engineering and Mark Thomas & Company, Inc., to provide structural engineering on-call services. The not-to-exceed contract is for $150,000 per year.
Arcade-Cripple Creek Trail Project. The city’s engineer is recommending the council approve a $61,000 contract amendment with GHD, Inc., for the planning phase of the 2.9-mile Arcade-Cripple Creek Trail Project. If approved, the amount spent on the planning phase will have totaled just over $1 million.
Public Hearing. The council will hold a public hearing prior to considering whether to accept a $24,698 grant to go towards staff training and purchase of ballistic shields for the Police Department’s SWAT team.
Tobacco sales. The council will consider approving a recommendation from the Police Department to update the city’s code to reflect recent changes in federal and state law regarding the purchase, sale and distribution of tobacco to persons under the age of 21. Proposed changes replace the age 18 with 21 in the city code.
Body cameras. Council members will consider a recommendation from the Police Department to approve a $570,000 contract with LensLock, Inc., to equip the department with body worn cameras for all sworn police officers. The purchase includes a minimum of 90 cameras, 24-hour technical support and automatic replacement every 30 months.
Public comments for the council’s Sept. 9 meeting can be submitted to cityclerk@citrusheights.net, with up to 250 words, or emailed directly to the city council as a whole at citycouncil@citrusheights.net.
Those interested in joining the council meeting in person can now do so at City Hall, located at 6360 Fountain Square Drive. Virtual attendance is also allowed via Zoom, with links posted in the council’s agenda packet. (click here)
