# City Council (Special Meeting) - 2PM 2/25/2025


**Body:** City of Sacramento
**Date:** February 24, 2025
**Jurisdiction:** SLED

**Tags:** Construction & Infrastructure, Public Safety, Physical Infrastructure, Grants & Funding


The Sacramento City Council held a special meeting on February 25, 2025, featuring a workshop on implementing Proposition 36 and informational presentations on municipal services. Police and District Attorney officials described enforcement, prosecution, and treatment approaches; county behavioral health reported tracking referrals and said recently initiated contracts may add residential treatment beds. The police chief said the department expects to return to Council in the coming weeks to seek approval to purchase a replacement reporting system; no cost or vendor was identified. Council members raised budget, staffing, treatment capacity, reporting, and equity concerns. No procurement vote or contract award occurred during the workshop.

City departments also outlined budgets, capital needs, and potential budget responses. Public Works reported more than $100 million in recently implemented capital improvement projects; Parks reported 72 active projects valued at $39 million, more than $130 million in deferred maintenance, and ongoing consideration of grants, donations, partnerships, and possible fee changes. Utilities estimated $2.1 billion in deferred maintenance across its systems and said future infrastructure work will depend on rate adjustments and other funding. The presentations were informational, with no vote taken; a possible park bond and grant-match funding were discussed but not acted upon.

**Source:** City of Sacramento