City Council - 6/30/2020

The City of Sacramento City Council meeting on June 30, 2020, included procurement and economic-recovery discussions. Council considered janitorial service contracts, including workers’ wages, health benefits, and proposed requirements related to state labor-code compliance and wage theft. Members debated whether to add those requirements to current or future contracts; a substitute motion to approve the staff recommendation without that additional direction was offered, but the transcript does not clearly capture the final vote on the contract item. No contract numbers or janitorial vendors are identifiable in the transcript.

Council approved an additional $5 million for the small-business loan program, bringing it to $15 million, and allocated $5 million in CARES Act funds for business technical assistance. The technical-assistance proposals are to be reviewed through procurement, with specific contracts to return to Council after its recess; no vendors were selected at this meeting. Council also approved an amendment to make qualifying home-based businesses eligible for $2,500 assistance, with the business serving as the owner’s primary income source. Separately, Council passed an emergency workplace-protection ordinance addressing COVID-19 safety requirements. The consent calendar also passed, including youth-programming contracts with school districts mentioned during discussion.