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Council Filed Sun, Nov 8 9:45 PM · Updated 8:11 PM

Elk Grove council to weigh library lease, Old Town streetscape contract

The Oct. 28 agenda includes a new library lease, an $8.2 million Old Town paving contract, new speed limits and a plan for two former city buildings.

Unofficial until the minutes are approved. We will update this page when they are posted.

The short version
  1. The council would approve a lease with the Sacramento Public Library Authority to keep the Elk Grove Public Library at 9260 Elk Grove Boulevard, a city-owned site (Agenda, item 7.13).
  2. A construction contract worth about $8.2 million for the Old Town Streetscape Phase 2 project is on the consent calendar (Agenda, item 7.18).
  3. An ordinance would set speed limits on various city roads and fix an administrative error in the Hampton Oak Drive limits (Agenda, item 7.19).
  4. The council would get community feedback on what to do with the former library and former teen center on Elk Grove Boulevard and give direction on next steps (Agenda, item 9.1).
  5. Several police and city contracts would grow, including traffic enforcement grant funding of up to $295,500 (Agenda, items 7.10, 7.11, 7.12).
Item 7.13 · Consent calendar

Library lease at 9260 Elk Grove Boulevard

Where
9260 Elk Grove Boulevard (APN 134-0050-001), a city-owned property
What
Lease with the Sacramento Public Library Authority to operate the Elk Grove Public Library
CEQA
Exempt
Source
Agenda, item 7.13

The council would find that leasing the city-owned property at 9260 Elk Grove Boulevard to the Sacramento Public Library Authority is consistent with the General Plan.

The resolution would also let the City Manager sign the lease so the library authority can keep running the Elk Grove Public Library there. The item is listed as exempt from CEQA, the state environmental review law.

Item 7.18 · Consent calendar

$8.2 million contract for Old Town Streetscape Phase 2

Contract
$8,159,196.40 with Bay Cities Paving & Grading, Inc.
Change orders
Up to $1,225,000, approved by the Public Works Director
Project
Old Town Streetscape Phase 2 (WTR012), Federal Project STPL-5479(048)
Source
Agenda, item 7.18

The council would approve the Old Town Streetscape Phase 2 project and award a construction contract to Bay Cities Paving & Grading, Inc. for $8,159,196.40.

The Public Works Director could also approve change orders up to $1,225,000. The agenda says no further CEQA or NEPA environmental review is required.

Item 7.19 · Consent calendar

New speed limits on city roads

What
Ordinance amending Elk Grove Municipal Code Section 10.48.020
Also
Administrative correction to speed limits on Hampton Oak Drive
Source
Agenda, item 7.19

An ordinance would set speed limits on various roads in the city. It would also make an administrative correction to the speed limits on Hampton Oak Drive.

The item is listed as an introduction of the ordinance, the first step before a final vote at a later meeting.

Item 9.1 · Regular agenda

What to do with the former library and teen center

Buildings
8900 Elk Grove Boulevard (former Elk Grove Library) and 8978 Elk Grove Boulevard (former Elk Grove Teen Center)
Staff
Jaqui Guzmán, Assistant City Manager; Aishwarya Kumar, Senior Management Analyst
CDBG
Staff would begin repaying the Community Development Block Grant share of the 8978 Elk Grove Boulevard property
Source
Agenda, item 9.1

The council would receive a report on what the community said about possible uses for two city-owned buildings: the former Elk Grove Library at 8900 Elk Grove Boulevard and the former Elk Grove Teen Center at 8978 Elk Grove Boulevard.

Based on those findings, the council would give direction on preferred uses and on a feasibility study of those uses and the features residents want.

The council would also direct staff to start repaying the Community Development Block Grant share of the property at 8978 Elk Grove Boulevard.

Items 7.10–7.12 · Consent calendar

Police grants and contract increases

Traffic grant
Up to $295,500 from the California Office of Traffic Safety for concentrated traffic enforcement
Software
Versaterm Public Safety US, Inc. contract up by $85,791, to a total not to exceed $275,401, through January 25, 2030
Counseling
Veronica Kennedy Therapy contract up by $573,755, to a total not to exceed $958,755, through October 31, 2029
Source
Agenda, items 7.10, 7.11, 7.12

The council would accept a California Office of Traffic Safety grant for concentrated traffic enforcement and amend the police budget to appropriate up to $295,500. The City Manager could also sign future grant applications and agreements under the program.

Two police contracts would grow. The Versaterm Public Safety US, Inc. software licensing contract would rise by $85,791, to a total not to exceed $275,401, and run through January 25, 2030.

The contract with Veronica Kennedy Therapy for law enforcement counseling and therapy would rise by $573,755, to a total not to exceed $958,755, and run through October 31, 2029. Both items would skip the formal request for proposal process under the city code.

Items 7.5–7.9, 7.14–7.17 · Consent calendar

Other contracts, budget changes and reports

Investment services
Five-year contract with one optional one-year extension with Chandler Asset Management, Inc., not to exceed $990,000 over six years
Chamber program
Up to $50,000 for the Elk Grove Chamber of Commerce New Membership Reimbursement and Capacity Building Program
Auto Mall plan
Field States, LLC contract up by $35,520, to a total not to exceed $135,520
Kammerer Rd
Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc. contract up by $313,169.38, to a maximum total of $8,826,519.27
Pet clinic
$10,000 Boost Grant from the Dave & Cheryl Duffield Foundation for a wellness clinic for underserved pet owners
Source
Agenda, items 7.5–7.9, 7.14–7.17

The council would approve a five-year investment management contract with Chandler Asset Management, Inc., with one optional one-year extension, for no more than $990,000 over six years.

Other items would fund an Elk Grove Chamber of Commerce membership program at up to $50,000 and add $35,520 to the Field States, LLC contract for the Auto Mall:NEXT Master Plan, for a total not to exceed $135,520.

The Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc. contract for the Kammerer Rd Two-Lane Extension project would rise by $313,169.38, to a maximum total of $8,826,519.27, with the term extended to December 31, 2030.

The council would also accept a $10,000 Boost Grant from the Dave & Cheryl Duffield Foundation for a wellness clinic serving underserved pet owners, grant SMUD an easement for underground electrical facilities, and receive the first-quarter Capital Improvement Program status report.

Items 7.1–7.4 · Consent calendar

Minutes, purchasing reports and September payments

Minutes
Oct. 14, 2026 special and regular meetings
Payments
Monthly disbursement summary and AP check register for September 1–30, 2026
Source
Agenda, items 7.1–7.4

These routine items would approve the minutes of the Oct. 14 meetings and receive reports on purchases, contracts, requests for proposals and bids, and the city's September payments.

Items 4.1–4.2 · Presentations

Proclamations for Hindu Heritage and Filipino American History months

Hindu Heritage Month
Proclamation recognizing October 2026
Filipino American History Month
Proclamation recognizing October 2026
Source
Agenda, items 4.1, 4.2

The council is scheduled to issue proclamations recognizing October 2026 as Hindu Heritage Month and as Filipino American History Month, and to introduce new city hires.

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