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Council Filed Tue, Nov 10 8:39 PM · Updated 8:42 PM

Sacramento County to weigh airport parking fees, tax rates and contracts

The Board of Supervisors is scheduled to consider higher airport parking rates, new tax rates and a long list of contracts and agreements.

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

The short version
  1. Airport parking at Sacramento International would go up $1 each January from 2028 through 2031, plus a one-time market adjustment when the new Garage 2 opens. (Agenda, item 43)
  2. The board would approve property tax rates for fiscal year 2026-27 and could withhold partial reimbursement of county costs. (Agenda, item 7)
  3. A change to the county's transient occupancy tax rules would be introduced and continued to September 22 for adoption. (Agenda, item 8)
  4. Contracts on the consent calendar include $700,000 for 988 suicide prevention services and $180,000 for programs supporting fathers. (Agenda, items 27, 28)
  5. The board would respond to a 2025-26 grand jury report about foster youth. (Agenda, item 44)
Item 43 · Hearing matter

Airport parking rates would rise yearly

What
A one-time market adjustment to garage and surface parking rates when the new Parking Garage 2 opens, plus a $1 increase on January 1 each year for four years starting January 1, 2028
Also
Rates would be set for a new parking reservation system
Where
Sacramento International Airport, District 1
Source
Agenda, item 43

The Board of Supervisors is scheduled to consider raising public parking rates at Sacramento International Airport. Under the proposal, rates would go up by $1.00 on January 1 each year for four years, starting January 1, 2028.

The item also calls for a one-time market adjustment to garage and surface parking rates when the new Parking Garage 2 opens. It would also set rates for a new parking reservation system.

The item is listed as a hearing matter for District 1.

Items 7 and 8 · Finance

Tax rates and a transient occupancy tax change

Item 7
Approval of tax rates for fiscal year 2026-27 and authority to withhold partial reimbursement for county costs
Item 8
Introduce an ordinance amending Sacramento County Code Chapter 3.08 on the transient occupancy tax, waive full reading, and continue to September 22, 2026, for adoption
Source
Agenda, items 7 and 8

Supervisors are scheduled to approve tax rates for fiscal year 2026-27. The item also asks for authority to withhold partial reimbursement for county costs.

A separate item would introduce an ordinance changing the county's transient occupancy tax rules, which apply to lodging stays. The board would waive a full reading and continue the item to September 22, 2026, for adoption.

Items 27 and 28 · Health Services

Contracts for father support programs and 988 services

Item 27
Retroactive agreement with Strategy Media, Inc., for $180,000 from July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027, for structured education, community-building and support for fathers
Item 28
Retroactive contract with WellSpace Health for $700,000 from July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027, for 988 Suicide Prevention Services
Source
Agenda, items 27 and 28

Two consent items would fund health services through June 30, 2027. One is a $180,000 retroactive agreement with Strategy Media, Inc. for programs that provide education, community-building and ongoing support for fathers.

The other is a $700,000 retroactive contract with WellSpace Health for 988 Suicide Prevention Services. Both agreements start July 1, 2026.

Item 44 · County Executive

Response to grand jury report on foster youth

What
Response to the 2025-26 Grand Jury report regarding foster youth
Where
Countywide
Source
Agenda, item 44

The board is scheduled to give its response to the 2025-26 Grand Jury report on foster youth. The item is listed as a morning timed matter at 10:00 AM and applies countywide.

Consent calendar · Items 6–41

Routine contracts, appointments and proclamations

Water
Contract with Atlas Disposal for sludge hauling and disposal, up to $250,000 a year, with renewal options for up to five years (item 24)
Airports
Retroactive $61,265 payment to EPIC Restoration, LLC for emergency sewage remediation (item 12); webmaster consulting agreement with Transform Studios, LLC increased from $216,000 to $360,000 (item 13)
Public safety
Revenue-neutral agreements for law enforcement rotational tow services from November 1, 2026 through October 31, 2028 (item 34)
Appointments
A director appointed to the Sacramento Suburban Water District, Division 4, due to an unfilled vacancy (item 6)
Source
Agenda, items 6–41

Most of the agenda is a long consent calendar, which is usually approved in one vote. It includes contracts, appointments and proclamations.

Among the contracts: a sludge hauling and disposal contract with Atlas Disposal for up to $250,000 a year with renewal options up to five years; a retroactive $61,265 payment to EPIC Restoration, LLC for emergency sewage remediation at the Department of Airports; and an increase from $216,000 to $360,000 for webmaster monitoring consulting with Transform Studios, LLC at Sacramento International Airport.

The calendar also includes revenue-neutral agreements for law enforcement rotational tow services from November 1, 2026 through October 31, 2028, and an appointment to the Sacramento Suburban Water District, Division 4, to fill an unfilled vacancy.

Other items include a $584,317 agreement with Nacht & Lewis for construction design services and an increase in contract authority for the Warren E. Thornton Youth Center remodel project from $2,839,292 to $3,295,790.

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