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Tania Garcia-Cadena

District 3 Council Member2022-2026

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At a glance

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Term ending Dec 31, 2026.

Voice

Meetings spoken in
18
Total speaking time
31:36
Avg per meeting
1:45
Segments
502

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Top issues during term (20)

critical↑Oct 2026[61]

ICE enforcement operation and hit-and-run incident

high↑Sep 2026[31]

Harmony Communities rent increase at Idlewheel mobile home park

Affected residents face rent roughly doubling, an 80% increase on fixed and low incomes.

high↑Jul 2026[27]

Flock surveillance camera usage by ICE and outside agencies

Could shave dollars off $100-200 monthly water bills if adopted, at unknown program cost to the city.

high→Aug 2026[20]

Comcast fiber-optic construction concerns

Residents fear property damage and devalued homes; the city says compensation will be pursued.

high↑Oct 2026[19]

Starlink equipment in emergency operations center

The grant is $10,000 with a city match of $4,438.71; alternatives may cost slightly more.

critical↑Jun 2026[14]

FY 2026/27 Budget Health

Stronger reserves ($18.9M) but the city cautions the windfall was one-time money it can't count on again.

high↑Jul 2026[12]

Lower Cache Creek Flood Risk Reduction Federal Advocacy

Up to $90,000 for another year of lobbying.

medium↓Jun 2026[12]

One-Year Labor Agreements with City Unions

Labor costs are built into the adopted $246.86 million budget.

medium↑Nov 2026[10]

Extended Retail Cannabis Hours of Operation

Longer hours could boost cannabis tax revenue the city is already seeing beat budget expectations.

medium↓Mar 2026[10]

Parks and Recreation Facility Improvements and Maintenance

$180,000 more in Measure F and water enterprise funds; total contract now $445,620.

medium↑Nov 2026[10]

Lindstrom's Auto Body Conditional Use Permit

medium↑Oct 2026[10]

Woodland drinking water quality and the 2026 Public Health Goals Report

Water is paid for by ratepayers through monthly bills, with grants like a $3 million Bureau of Reclamation award helping offset costs.

medium↑Nov 2026[10]

Nonfunctional Turf Irrigation Ban (AB 1572)

Property owners face conversion costs; the city hopes for state rebate funding and fines for noncompliance run $100–$500 locally.

medium↑Oct 2026[10]

Domestic Violence Awareness and Prevention Month

low↑Oct 2026[10]

Woodland Public Library annual report

Library services saved residents an estimated $5.9 million in borrowing costs last year.

medium↓Aug 2026[5]

Hate crime against Corner Drug pharmacy

medium↓Sep 2026[5]

College, Beamer, and Cross street rehabilitation

Up to $634,567 for design, with 20% ($126,914) amendment authority for the city manager.

low↓Aug 2026[5]

Valley Clean Energy update

Customers get a 5% discount (10% for CARE/FERA households); $10 million saved since 2018.

low↓Aug 2026[5]

Yolo bus service transition hiccups

medium↓Aug 2026[5]

CDBG funding for ADA ramps and local nonprofits

$443,278 in federal funds; allocation has been shrinking by $5,000-$10,000 a year.

Decisions during term (244)

Recorded while Garcia-Cadena was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.

approved5-0Nov 3, 2026

Consent Calendar (Items 3–6: Meeting Minutes, Parks Minutes, Ferguson Group Amendment #4, Conflict of Interest Code)

approvedAbstained4-0-1Nov 3, 2026

Introduction of Ordinance Amending WMCS 5.28.360 — Retail Cannabis Hours of Operation

approved5-0Nov 3, 2026

Introduction of Ordinance Regulating Nonfunctional Turf Irrigation (AB 1572)

approvedOct 20, 2026

Adopt consent calendar items 3-11 (except item 4)

approvedOct 20, 2026

FY2025 Homeland Security Grant Program EOC Laptop and Equipment (Item 4, as amended)

approvedOct 20, 2026

Proclamation: October 2026 as Domestic Violence Awareness and Prevention Month

approvedOct 20, 2026

Closed session: Martin Brothers Construction v. City of Woodland

approvedOct 20, 2026

SUBJECT: FY27 Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP) Grant Award Acceptance

approvedOct 20, 2026

SUBJECT: Appropriation of OTS Grant Funds for the Regional Crash Response and Extrication Improvement Program in the amount of $65,000.

approvedOct 20, 2026

SUBJECT: Letter of Support for the Revitalize Rural America Act

approvedOct 20, 2026

SUBJECT: Reallocate Project Funding for the WPCF Pond 9 Biosolids Drying and Removal Project, CIP 26-03

approvedOct 20, 2026

SUBJECT: Award contract for the Lemen Avenue Utility Improvements Project, CIP 26-15

approvedOct 20, 2026

SUBJECT: Accepting a Project CalRecycle Zone Incentive Fund 5 Grant from the Recycling Market Development Zone Grant Program

approvedOct 20, 2026

SUBJECT: Quarterly Investment Report — September 30, 2026

approvedOct 6, 2026

Adoption of Consent Calendar (Items 3-10)

approvedOct 6, 2026

2026 Triennial Public Health Goals Report for Water Quality (Item 11)

approvedOct 6, 2026

SUBJECT: Childhood Cancer Awareness Month

approvedOct 6, 2026

SUBJECT: Proclaim October 2026 as Breast Cancer Awareness Month

approvedOct 6, 2026

SUBJECT: Proclamation for Fire Prevention Week 2026

approvedOct 6, 2026

SUBJECT: City Council Meeting Minutes of September 1, 2026 and September 15, 2026.

Voting record (24)

22 yes1 no1 abstained

Oldest to newest — hover a bar for the item.

AbstainedNov 3, 2026

Introduction of Ordinance Amending WMCS 5.28.360 — Retail Cannabis Hours of Operation

Voted yesSep 15, 2026

Council Members approved consent calendar items numbers 4 through 15, with the exception of item H.5.

Voted yesSep 15, 2026

Council Members held a public hearing to receive community input on the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025/26 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER),

Voted yesSep 15, 2026

Consent Calendar Items 4-15 (except H.5)

Voted yesSep 15, 2026

FY 2025/26 CDBG CAPER (Item 16)

Voted yesAug 18, 2026

City Council held a public hearing and adopted Resolution No.8728 to; 1) approve the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026/2027 CDBG Annual Action Plan with the funding allocations provided in the staff report and Re

Voted yesAug 18, 2026

Council Members approved consent calendar items numbers 5 through 16

Voted noJul 7, 2026

Appeal of Notice of Violation and Stop Work Order: 652 4th Street

Voted yesJul 7, 2026

Council Members approved consent calendar items 4 through 13, and item 15.

Voted yesJul 7, 2026

Council Members determined to uphold the Community Services Director's issuance of a Notice of Violation and Stop Work Order dated June 18, 2026.

Voted yesJul 7, 2026

Council Members directed the City Attorney to memorialize the City Council's determination and supporting findings to reach the determination, in a resolution for the City Council's consideration and

Voted yesJun 16, 2026

Council Members 1. Adopted Resolution No. 8677, calling for the placement of a general tax measure on the ballot for the November 3, 2026 General Municipal Election for the submission to the qualified

Voted yesJun 16, 2026

Council Members 1) Held a Public Hearing to receive testimony regarding the City Council's intention to continue the Woodland Tourism Business Improvement District; 2) Determined that no legally suffi

Voted yesJun 16, 2026

Council Members approved Consent Calendar items No. 3 through 17.

Voted yesJun 16, 2026

Council Members adopted Resolution No. 8676, approving the Fiscal Year 2026/27 Annual Budget of $246.86 million, and authorizing 323 full-time equivalent positions by classification.

Voted yesJun 2, 2026

Council Members conducted a public hearing to receive comments on the proposed update to the City of Woodland Water Shortage Contingency Plan (WSCP) and adopted Resolution No. 8663, approving the upda

Voted yesJun 2, 2026

Council Members approved consent calendar items 4 through 11.

Voted yesJun 2, 2026

Council Members conducted a Public Hearing and adopted Resolution No. 8662, adopting the 2025 Urban Water Management Plan.

Voted yesJun 2, 2026

Council approved the Annual Report from the Advisory Board for the Woodland Tourism Business Improvement District; and adopted Resolution No. 8664, with the intention to levy the annual assessment for

Voted yesMay 19, 2026

Council Members held a Public Hearing and took the following actions: 1) Adopted Resolution No. 8653 (Att 1) Certifying the Supplemental Environmental Impact Report (SEIR) prepared pursuant to CEQA fo

Voted yesMay 19, 2026

Council Members adopted Resolution No. 8656, approving the Fiscal Year 2026/27 Measure R Spending Plan.

Voted yesMay 19, 2026

Council Members approved Consent Calendar items 5 through 9

Voted yesMay 19, 2026

Council Members 1) Adopted Resolution No. 8654 (Att 5) approving the proposed General Plan Amendment to Policy 2.A.1 to allow a limited exception for the extension of sewer, potable water, and recycle

Voted yesMay 19, 2026

Council Members adopted Resolution No. 8655, approving the Fiscal Year 2026/27 Measure F Spending Plan.