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Tamara Golan, Vacaville’s housing and community services director, briefed council on a funding modification the city approved last year and summarized the shelter’s output: “for the fiscal year 2023 through '20 starting July 1 of 20 23 and ending June thirtieth of 20 24, Vacaville Solano Services Corporations or VSSC reports, providing a little over 17,850 bed nights of service, 55,000 meals, and approximately 400 residents were served.”

Ashley Banta, executive director of Opportunity House, described program expansions and services: “On average we serve 2 times a week. We provide showers to any individual that wants to come in and we're providing at least 15 to 20 showers a week,” and summarized aftercare and housing‑navigation work that supports people after shelter exit. Banta said Opportunity House’s exit outcomes include roughly 48% of exits to permanent housing (own rental, section 8, shared housing) while other exits include temporary arrangements, institutions or returns to homelessness.

Council members asked about the point‑in‑time count and youth services. Golan and Banta said Vacaville coordinated the county point‑in‑time count this year (reported around 250–260) and confirmed Opportunity House operates a transitional‑age‑youth program (My Friend's House) with capacity to house eight youth; funding for that unit was in transition but staff expected the beds to be filled within months.

Council accepted the report by motion and voice vote; staff noted prior loans and a one‑time emergency funding arrangement and that the organization continues to rely on multiple funding streams and donations.

Why it matters: The report provides council and the public with utilization and outcome metrics for local homelessness services and documents expanded outreach and aftercare efforts that local officials cited as critical to keeping people housed and connected to services.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","1/28/2025 City Council Meeting","oneSentenceSummary","Council accepted the annual report from Opportunity House; the nonprofit reported about 17,850 bed nights, 55,000 meals and roughly 400 residents served in fiscal year 2023–24 and described expanded outreach and shower programs.","taxTitle","Vacaville City, Solano County, California","taxId",3924,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6327767,"Vacaville council approves 2.65% service fee for permitting payments via new TrackIt system",772,3368000,4140000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2322062-b5ab8ab685c873289866c3d543ca842a&start=3368&end=4140","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2322062-b5ab8ab685c873289866c3d543ca842a/thumbnail_3368000.jpg","/articles/6327767/Vacaville-City/Solano-County/California/Vacaville-council-approves-265-service-fee-for-permitting-payments-via-new-TrackIt-system","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6327767-4def8855f10bdfbd28e43cc3e4308b9b/orig.mp4?Expires=1771190864&Signature=mSSc8k-5yTdOAF5p~xAfmEN-xSXkuc0YTBwPvbhIhHv7XmOofqUk34UAp5g28KlDhwNpVV1UiovsVrc6DtF4hndj4a7o82k3hpCFohAEhRR1gEUHnVDqKgdfxt6NesuGSx1NNSMVHHxTF44yZIF-UtY7loKpNG4Nhe8CoENeHPvUwwz2Cxf7Tq6LJAtVoi6PswsHDG7MNRMwyXVeh909GuX7aC5aFm8FDPJRzCkC~s9ddfanZunGRrR2Trlm5MoBpPCDo21SIODvgG3IclLKWCLqWpeLGZpytlPql5WVA7ZLUe-mdByi8yEbL8VUOmIZXX5iELcWRCQE2dwJPI9gAw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Vacaville City Council on Jan. 28 adopted a resolution to implement an electronic payment service fee for TrackIt community‑development transactions. The fee will be 2.65% of the transaction for credit or debit cards and $1 for ACH/eCheck, and will be implemented when the updated TrackIt permitting software goes live (staff said that is expected with the March go‑live date).

Ken Matsamy, the city finance director, reviewed the rationale: “the proposed fee is based off of the amount that would be charged by the payment processor, and so that's 2.65% for credit card or debit card transactions or a dollar for ACH or eCheck transactions.” He told council the fee level is in the range used by other agencies and that state law permits passing the cost to the user; staff said the authority cited is “state government code section 6159h” in the presentation.

Matsamy said the city currently absorbs roughly $500,000 annually in merchant‑processing fees across all departments and that TrackIt’s card fees have averaged $30,000–$50,000 in prior years. Staff emphasized cash and check payments will continue to be accepted at City Hall with no fee.

Council members asked operational questions about whether American Express would be included, how the fixed ACH/eCheck fee would be applied, and whether the charge would vary by specific card merchant rate; staff said the 2.65% is a flat pass‑through for all card transactions and ACH/eCheck would be $1 regardless of amount. Matsamy told the council the city currently does not accept American Express because of higher rates but the new fee would cover it.

A member of the public warned of impacts on lower‑income residents and those who rely on bank transfers: “we'll be tacking on another tax for the convenience of that government agency because they don't wanna deal with the check, but, you know, you'll have to use a credit card and you will pay that 2.65% regardless.” Council members and staff said future proposals for other city payment systems (for utilities, business licenses, etc.) would return to council for discussion.

Council adopted the resolution by motion and voice vote; individual roll‑call tallies were not recorded in the meeting transcript.

Why it matters: The decision shifts card processing costs for permitting and planning payments from the city budget to the individual payers of those services; staff framed the change as one tool to rein in deficit spending and to align with fees charged by peer agencies.","Council adopted a resolution to pass through payment-processing fees for the TrackIt permitting software: 2.65% for card transactions and $1 for ACH/eCheck, effective when the updated software goes live; council members and public commenters discussed economic impacts for low-income residents.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6327773,"Vacaville council opts into county C-PACE financing to advance Home2Suites hotel",1033,828000,1861000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2322062-b5ab8ab685c873289866c3d543ca842a&start=828&end=1861","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2322062-b5ab8ab685c873289866c3d543ca842a/thumbnail_828000.jpg","/articles/6327773/Vacaville-City/Solano-County/California/Vacaville-council-opts-into-county-C-PACE-financing-to-advance-Home2Suites-hotel","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6327773-d55372921a67423cc7bb3309cdadb615/orig.mp4?Expires=1771190864&Signature=YpZoolbr4veLJE3GdY1TuK4ThBujrnPbowQrWCTiGQxu9gMxViC5nP3hgcBNLgWXyu~FqHhgRe9gMiNj9jxSrXD0xSQFBEOZQKUYOkCpJBNkHg7Vbd5RDeuyPYf5fLAK3afHFL-ErzyhpXylMaZNFt0-wQKRqhOrj7vG2B3YbBLrhrEYh~vmeE1iGzzUAkgWLz6RoHpayn-sMa8N19V8UkEU2cfnTbgnc-u8TCSxjOX-11Hk6iSQ-KMW2w4Npa13am0-AyFpiP64zbb5uyx32VgKINrsb7vRWzo5GIr4peYGY5cJ~6aWt3Raa8rWzEQmOLr7~fbexc7ahm1LuHN~3Q__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","On Jan. 28 the Vacaville City Council voted to opt the city into Solano County’s commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy (C-PACE) program so the Home2Suites by Hilton hotel project can pursue about $9,000,000 in energy-efficiency financing. The council approved the resolution by voice vote after staff and the PACE administrator answered council and public questions.

Council members and staff said the action is limited to authorizing the financing pathway; it does not change planning or permitting authority. Don Burris, director of economic development services, told the council: “We are bringing, this resolution forward to the council, for energy efficiency, projects and financing for the Home 2 Suites, a hotel project… The purpose of the resolution is for the city to be able to opt in the county's program that already exists so that the hotel company can acquire financing to do those energy improvement projects for their new hotel project. We're looking at a total of $9,000,000, that the hotel developer would receive, in financing.”

John Kenny, founder and CEO of CleanFund and administrator for the joint-powers authority CETA, described commercial PACE as a public–private financing tool and contrasted it with residential PACE. “What PACE is, just to remind people, is it's a public private partnership enabled by state law,” Kenny said, and explained commercial transactions involve lender consent, longer underwriting and legal review.

Developers and their representative told council the lender support is critical to completing the project. Alan Haddix, project civil engineer for Home2Suites, read a letter from the developer and said, “We're only weeks away from starting vertical construction on that project,” and urged approval. Several members of the public asked whether authorizing C-PACE financing could indirectly encourage commercial battery-energy-storage projects; both Burris and Kenny answered that the opt-in is strictly a financing mechanism and “we cannot finance anything that's not approved.”

After public comment the council moved, seconded and approved the resolution by voice vote. Mayor Carley urged moving forward: “So let's get this hotel built.” Council did not record a roll-call tally in the meeting transcript.

Why it matters: The opt-in allows the hotel owner to pursue a low-cost, property-secured financing package intended to pay for energy-efficiency and resiliency upgrades. City staff said the program will be administered through the California Enterprise Development Authority (CETA) joint-powers authority and CleanFund as PACE administrator; bond counsel for the program is Kutak Rock.

The council action was limited to the financing opt-in; any land-use or permit approvals remain governed by existing local processes and were not changed by the vote.","The City Council voted to opt Vacaville into the county commercial PACE program so a developer can access about $9 million in financing for a Home2Suites by Hilton project; city staff and the PACE administrator said the financing is strictly a funding mechanism and does not change land-use approvals.","actionData","errors"]

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Vacaville accepts Opportunity House annual report; shelter reports 17,850 bed nights and expanded outreach

Vacaville council approves 2.65% service fee for permitting payments via new TrackIt system

Vacaville council opts into county C-PACE financing to advance Home2Suites hotel