City Council - Regular Meeting

[GAVEL] OKAY GO AHEAD AND START TODAY'S OKAY GO AHEAD AND START TODAY'S MEETING. MEETING. WE ARE AT THE REGULAR CITY WE ARE AT THE REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING ON TUESDAY, COUNCIL MEETING ON TUESDAY, APRIL 7, 2026. APRIL 7, 2026. THANK YOU ALL FOR ATTENDING. THANK YOU ALL FOR ATTENDING. LET'S GO AHEAD AND START WITH LET'S GO AHEAD AND START WITH THE ROLL CALL. THE ROLL CALL. >> VICE MAYOR REED. VICE MAYOR REED. >> HERE. HERE. >> PRATTON. PRATTON. >> HERE. HERE. >> SANDHU. SANDHU. >> HERE. HERE. >> FARMER. FARMER. >> HERE. HERE. >> MAYOR RODRIGUEZ. MAYOR RODRIGUEZ. >> HERE, IF YOU PLEASE JOIN ME

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OKAY, MADAM CLERK COULD YOU READ THE REPLAY STATEMENT. READ THE REPLAY STATEMENT. THIS MEETING OF THE GALT CITY THIS MEETING OF THE GALT CITY COUNCIL WILL BE CLOSED CAPTIONED COUNCIL WILL BE CLOSED CAPTIONED ON METRO CABLE 14, THE LOCAL ON METRO CABLE 14, THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS CHANNEL ON GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS CHANNEL ON THE COMCAST AND DIRECTV U-VERSE THE COMCAST AND DIRECTV U-VERSE CABLE SYSTEMS. CABLE SYSTEMS. THE RECORDING VIDEO STREAMED AT THE RECORDING VIDEO STREAMED AT METRO14LIVE.SACCOUNTY.GOV. METRO14LIVE.SACCOUNTY.GOV. TODAY'S MEETING AIRS ONCE POSTED TODAY'S MEETING AIRS ONCE POSTED FRIDAY APRIL 10 AT 9 a.m. AND FRIDAY APRIL 10 AT 9 a.m. AND SATURDAY APRIL 11 AT 9 a.m. ON SATURDAY APRIL 11 AT 9 a.m. ON METRO CHANNEL 14. METRO CHANNEL 14. ONCE POSTED ONCE POSTED THIS MEETING CAN BE VIEWED ON THIS MEETING CAN BE VIEWED ON DEMAND AT DEMAND AT YOUTUBE.COM/METROCABLE14. YOUTUBE.COM/METROCABLE14. >> THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. MR. CITY MANAGER I SEE A NEW MR. CITY MANAGER I SEE A NEW FACE IN THE CROWD. FACE IN THE CROWD. >> GOOD EVENING MAYOR AND

GOOD EVENING MAYOR AND COUNCIL, YES, YOU DO, WE HAVE A COUNCIL, YES, YOU DO, WE HAVE A NEW MEMBER AT THE TABLE. NEW MEMBER AT THE TABLE. INTRODUCE OUR NEW INTERIM INTRODUCE OUR NEW INTERIM DIR DIR DIR DIR DIRECTOR BACHMAN AND THANK TRUNG DIRECTOR BACHMAN AND THANK TRUNG TRINH IN THE POSITION AND TRINH IN THE POSITION AND APPRECIATE THE EFFORT HE GAVE. APPRECIATE THE EFFORT HE GAVE. FRITZ COMES WITH A LOT OF FRITZ COMES WITH A LOT OF EXPERIENCE AND DIRECTOR AT SAN EXPERIENCE AND DIRECTOR AT SAN JOAQUIN AND HAD STOPS, JOAQUIN AND HAD STOPS, SACRAMENTO, ELK GROVE AND SAN SACRAMENTO, ELK GROVE AND SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY. JOAQUIN COUNTY. AND LAST NAME MAY SOUND FAMILIAR AND LAST NAME MAY SOUND FAMILIAR TO YOU, AND VICE MANAGER WITH TO YOU, AND VICE MANAGER WITH THE SAME NAME. THE SAME NAME. >> WELCOME MR. BUCKMAN.

WELCOME MR. BUCKMAN. >> THANK YOU MAYOR RODRIGUEZ AND THANK YOU MAYOR RODRIGUEZ AND COUNCIL MEMBERS, HAPPY TO BE COUNCIL MEMBERS, HAPPY TO BE HERE AND LOOK FORWARD TO WORK HERE AND LOOK FORWARD TO WORK WITH YOU. WITH YOU. >> GREAT, THANK YOU AGAIN. GREAT, THANK YOU AGAIN. YOU DIDN'T SAY MANITOGO THOUGH. YOU DIDN'T SAY MANITOGO THOUGH. >> IT WAS CLOSE. IT WAS CLOSE. >> OKAY, ANY ADDITIONS AND/OR

OKAY, ANY ADDITIONS AND/OR DELETIONS FOR THE AGENDA? DELETIONS FOR THE AGENDA? OKAY SEEING NONE. OKAY SEEING NONE. PRESENTATIONS, CALIFORNIA PRESENTATIONS, CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES. DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES. >> AND THE MIC IS OKAY?

AND THE MIC IS OKAY? WELL, THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME, WELL, THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME, MY NAME IS CHELSEA SPIER, AND I MY NAME IS CHELSEA SPIER, AND I AM WITH THE CALIFORNIA AM WITH THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES. DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES. WE HAVE FOUR REGION OFFICES AND WE HAVE FOUR REGION OFFICES AND I'M OUT OF OUR NORTH CENTRAL I'M OUT OF OUR NORTH CENTRAL REGION OFFICE BASED IN WEST REGION OFFICE BASED IN WEST SACRAMENTO AND WITHIN OUR OFFICE SACRAMENTO AND WITHIN OUR OFFICE WE HAVE POINTS OF CONTACT WE HAVE POINTS OF CONTACT ASSIGNED TO EVERY SINGLE ASSIGNED TO EVERY SINGLE GROUNDWATER BASIN WITHIN OUR GROUNDWATER BASIN WITHIN OUR REGION FROM UCIA TO STOCKTON, REGION FROM UCIA TO STOCKTON, AND I AM POINT OF CONTACT WITH AND I AM POINT OF CONTACT WITH CO CO COSUMNES BASIN AND OTHER GROUPS COSUMNES BASIN AND OTHER GROUPS IN DWR. IN DWR. FOR TODAY'S PRESENTATION I WILL FOR TODAY'S PRESENTATION I WILL GO OVER BRIEFLY WHAT THE GO OVER BRIEFLY WHAT THE SUSTAINABLE GROUNDWATER SUSTAINABLE GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT ACT IS, THE ROLES AND MANAGEMENT ACT IS, THE ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES. RESPONSIBILITIES. THERE IS A BIT OF A COMPLICATED THERE IS A BIT OF A COMPLICATED GOVERNANCE SYSTEM THERE. GOVERNANCE SYSTEM THERE. HOW SUCCESS IS MEASURED UNDER HOW SUCCESS IS MEASURED UNDER SGMA, A BRIEF TIMELINE AND SGMA, A BRIEF TIMELINE AND ASSISTANCE ROLE OF MY ASSISTANCE ROLE OF MY DEPARTMENT. DEPARTMENT. AND THERE WILL BE TIME FOR AND THERE WILL BE TIME FOR QUESTIONS AT THE END TOO. QUESTIONS AT THE END TOO. SO THE SUSTAINABLE GROUNDWATER SO THE SUSTAINABLE GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT ACT INVOLVES LOCAL MANAGEMENT ACT INVOLVES LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND TWO-STATE GOVERNMENT AND TWO-STATE AGENCIES. AGENCIES. KIND OF UNIQUE IN THAT RESPECT KIND OF UNIQUE IN THAT RESPECT FROM THE VERY BEGINNING WHEN FROM THE VERY BEGINNING WHEN ENACTED THE HEART OF SGMA IS TO ENACTED THE HEART OF SGMA IS TO BE LOCAL CONTROL UNLESS BE LOCAL CONTROL UNLESS SOMETHING GOES WRONG. SOMETHING GOES WRONG. THE TWO STATE AGENCIES INVOLVED, THE TWO STATE AGENCIES INVOLVED, MY AGENCY, DEPARTMENT OF WATER MY AGENCY, DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES HAS A DUAL ROLE, WE RESOURCES HAS A DUAL ROLE, WE REVIEW THE PLANS THAT LOCAL REVIEW THE PLANS THAT LOCAL AGENCIES PUT TOGETHER AND AGENCIES PUT TOGETHER AND EVALUATE THEIR PROGRESS TOWARDS EVALUATE THEIR PROGRESS TOWARDS IMPLEMENTATION OF THAT IMPLEMENTATION OF THAT SUSTAINABILITY AT REGULAR SUSTAINABILITY AT REGULAR INTERVALS. INTERVALS. AND THEN THE STATE WATER

AND THEN THE STATE WATER RESOURCE CONTROL BOARD, WHICH IS RESOURCE CONTROL BOARD, WHICH IS OUR SISTER AGENCY IF WE OUR SISTER AGENCY IF WE DETERMINE THAT PLANS ARE NOT DETERMINE THAT PLANS ARE NOT GOING AS THEY SHOULD, AND NOT IN GOING AS THEY SHOULD, AND NOT IN A PLACE WHERE THEY LOOK LIKE A PLACE WHERE THEY LOOK LIKE THEY WILL BE ABLE TO REACH THEY WILL BE ABLE TO REACH SUSTAINABILITY. SUSTAINABILITY. THEN THE STATE WATER RESOURCE THEN THE STATE WATER RESOURCE BOARD WILL STEP IN, THEY ARE BOARD WILL STEP IN, THEY ARE CONSIDERED THE BACKSTOP BUT CAN CONSIDERED THE BACKSTOP BUT CAN IMPLEMENT MEASURES SUCH AS IMPLEMENT MEASURES SUCH AS DEMAND REDUCTION AND RESTRICTED DEMAND REDUCTION AND RESTRICTED PUMPING AND MANDATORY PUMPING PUMPING AND MANDATORY PUMPING WITH LOTS OF FEES. WITH LOTS OF FEES. EVEN IN THE WORSE-CASE SCENARIO EVEN IN THE WORSE-CASE SCENARIO WHERE A SUBBASIN IS DETERMINED WHERE A SUBBASIN IS DETERMINED INELIGIBLE AND THEY GO UNDER INELIGIBLE AND THEY GO UNDER STATE WATER RESOURCE BOARD STATE WATER RESOURCE BOARD CONTROL, THE GOAL IS ALWAYS TO CONTROL, THE GOAL IS ALWAYS TO GET THAT BASIN BACK TO LOCAL GET THAT BASIN BACK TO LOCAL CONTROL AS SOON AS POSSIBLE ONCE CONTROL AS SOON AS POSSIBLE ONCE THEIR PLANS UPDATED AND SHOW THEIR PLANS UPDATED AND SHOW THEY ARE READY TO MANAGE. THEY ARE READY TO MANAGE. SO THE LOCAL ROLE IS REALLY TO SO THE LOCAL ROLE IS REALLY TO DEVELOP PLANS AND THEN TO DEVELOP PLANS AND THEN TO IMPLEMENT THEM. IMPLEMENT THEM. AND THE SUSTAINABLE GROUNDWATER AND THE SUSTAINABLE GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT ACT IS SET UP OVER A MANAGEMENT ACT IS SET UP OVER A 20-YEAR TIME FRAME. 20-YEAR TIME FRAME. SO THAT CLOCK STARTS--WELL I SO THAT CLOCK STARTS--WELL I HAVE ANOTHER SLIDE WITH HAVE ANOTHER SLIDE WITH TIMELINES BUT IT STARTED IN TIMELINES BUT IT STARTED IN 2022, FOR MOST BASINS. 2022, FOR MOST BASINS. SO WE HAVE UNTIL 2042 TO FULLY SO WE HAVE UNTIL 2042 TO FULLY REACH THOSE SUSTAINABILITY REACH THOSE SUSTAINABILITY GOALS. GOALS. AND THEN SGMA IS REALLY MEASURED AND THEN SGMA IS REALLY MEASURED THE SUCCESS OF LOCAL AGENCIES IN THE SUCCESS OF LOCAL AGENCIES IN THE GROUNDWATER BASINS MEASURED THE GROUNDWATER BASINS MEASURED BASED ON REAL-TIME RESULTS AND BASED ON REAL-TIME RESULTS AND MEASUREMENTS. MEASUREMENTS. NOT JUST ON MONO-PREDICTIONS. NOT JUST ON MONO-PREDICTIONS. MONITORING IS REALLY IMPORTANT MONITORING IS REALLY IMPORTANT TO THE EVALUATION WHETHER OR NOT TO THE EVALUATION WHETHER OR NOT BASINS ARE MEETING THEIR BASINS ARE MEETING THEIR METRICS. METRICS. IT'S REALLY THE LOT CENTERS IT'S REALLY THE LOT CENTERS AROUND SIX UNDESIRABLE RESULTS AROUND SIX UNDESIRABLE RESULTS AND AVOID THOSE UNDESIRABLE AND AVOID THOSE UNDESIRABLE RESULTS.

RESULTS. BASINS NEED TO AVOID LOWERING OF BASINS NEED TO AVOID LOWERING OF GROUNDWATER LEVELS AND STORAGE. GROUNDWATER LEVELS AND STORAGE. AND AVOID SEA WATER INTRUSION AND AVOID SEA WATER INTRUSION THAT DOESN'T APPLY IN THIS PART THAT DOESN'T APPLY IN THIS PART OF THE STATE SINCE NOT RIGHT ON OF THE STATE SINCE NOT RIGHT ON THE COAST. THE COAST. THEY NEED TO AVOID DEGRADED THEY NEED TO AVOID DEGRADED WATER QUALITY SPECIFICALLY DUE WATER QUALITY SPECIFICALLY DUE TO OVER PUMPING. TO OVER PUMPING. LAND SUBSIDENCE IS A HUGE ONE LAND SUBSIDENCE IS A HUGE ONE AND LUCKILY NOT TOO MUCH OF AND LUCKILY NOT TOO MUCH OF ISSUE WITH LAND SUBSIDENCE BUT ISSUE WITH LAND SUBSIDENCE BUT IN OTHER AREAS BILLIONS OF IN OTHER AREAS BILLIONS OF DAMAGE. DAMAGE. AND WHEN PUMPING WATER OUT OF AND WHEN PUMPING WATER OUT OF THE GROUND WITHIN PROXIMITY OF A THE GROUND WITHIN PROXIMITY OF A RIVER OR STREAM, PULL SOME OF RIVER OR STREAM, PULL SOME OF THAT WATER OUT OF RIVER AND THAT WATER OUT OF RIVER AND STREAM AND ECOSYSTEMS AND LOTS STREAM AND ECOSYSTEMS AND LOTS OF THINGS THAT DEPEND ON THAT OF THINGS THAT DEPEND ON THAT SURFACE WATER AS WELL. SURFACE WATER AS WELL. SO A QUICK TIMELINE, SGMA SO A QUICK TIMELINE, SGMA ENACTED IN 2014 UNDER GOVERNOR ENACTED IN 2014 UNDER GOVERNOR JERRY BROWN. JERRY BROWN. FOLLOWING THAT LOCAL AGENCIES FOLLOWING THAT LOCAL AGENCIES HAD UNTIL JUNE 30 OF 2017 TO HAD UNTIL JUNE 30 OF 2017 TO FORM BRAND-NEW AGENCIES CALLED FORM BRAND-NEW AGENCIES CALLED GROUNDWATER SUSTAINABILITY GROUNDWATER SUSTAINABILITY AGENCIES. AGENCIES. AND THERE CAN BE SEVERAL AND THERE CAN BE SEVERAL GROUNDWATER SUSTAINABILITY GROUNDWATER SUSTAINABILITY AGENCIES PER BASIN. AGENCIES PER BASIN. WHICH NEED TO COME TOGETHER AND WHICH NEED TO COME TOGETHER AND CREATE EITHER A SINGLE PLAN FOR CREATE EITHER A SINGLE PLAN FOR THE BASIN OR MULTIPLE PLANS WITH THE BASIN OR MULTIPLE PLANS WITH A COORDINATION AGREEMENT ON HOW A COORDINATION AGREEMENT ON HOW THEY REACH SUSTAINABILITY OF THEY REACH SUSTAINABILITY OF THEIR GROUNDWATER IN THAT THEIR GROUNDWATER IN THAT 20-YEAR TIME FRAME. 20-YEAR TIME FRAME. SO THOSE INITIAL PLANS FOR THE SO THOSE INITIAL PLANS FOR THE BASINS THAT WERE IN THE CRITICAL BASINS THAT WERE IN THE CRITICAL CONDITION AND ALREADY HAD SIGNS CONDITION AND ALREADY HAD SIGNS OF OVER DRAFT WERE DUE IN 2020, OF OVER DRAFT WERE DUE IN 2020, FOR ALL OTHER BASINS DUE IN FOR ALL OTHER BASINS DUE IN 2022. 2022. AND FOLLOWING THAT INITIAL PLAN

AND FOLLOWING THAT INITIAL PLAN SUBMISSION BASINS ARE REQUIRED SUBMISSION BASINS ARE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT PLAN EVALUATIONS AND TO SUBMIT PLAN EVALUATIONS AND IF THEY WANT AMEND THEIR PLANS IF THEY WANT AMEND THEIR PLANS AT THE SAME TIME EVERY FIVE AT THE SAME TIME EVERY FIVE YEARS. YEARS. MY DEPARTMENT REVIEWS THOSE MY DEPARTMENT REVIEWS THOSE PLANS, THE INITIAL PLANS AND PLANS, THE INITIAL PLANS AND EITHER ARE APPROVED OR IF FOUND EITHER ARE APPROVED OR IF FOUND INADEQUATE, THE BASINS HAVE SIX INADEQUATE, THE BASINS HAVE SIX MONTHS TO REVISE THOSE. MONTHS TO REVISE THOSE. AND IF STILL INADEQUATE THEY GO AND IF STILL INADEQUATE THEY GO TO THE STATE BOARD PROCESS. TO THE STATE BOARD PROCESS. AND THAT SAME EVALUATION HAPPENS AND THAT SAME EVALUATION HAPPENS EVERY FIVE YEARS WITH THOSE EVERY FIVE YEARS WITH THOSE UPDATES. UPDATES. AND THEN IN ADDITION TO THAT, AND THEN IN ADDITION TO THAT, THERE IS DATA REPORTING REQUIRED THERE IS DATA REPORTING REQUIRED EVERY YEAR. EVERY YEAR. WHICH IS DUE APRIL 1 OF EVERY WHICH IS DUE APRIL 1 OF EVERY YEAR AND THE DEPARTMENT LOOKS AT YEAR AND THE DEPARTMENT LOOKS AT THAT. THAT. AND THEN THIS CONTINUES FOR THAT AND THEN THIS CONTINUES FOR THAT 20-YEAR TIME FRAME. 20-YEAR TIME FRAME. AND HOPEFULLY THE END GOAL AND HOPEFULLY THE END GOAL WITHIN THAT 20-YEAR TIME FRAME WITHIN THAT 20-YEAR TIME FRAME THAT BASINS WILL HAVE MET THEIR THAT BASINS WILL HAVE MET THEIR SUSTAINABILITY GOALS THAT THEY SUSTAINABILITY GOALS THAT THEY OUTLINED. OUTLINED. AND THEN MY LAST SLIDE, I WANTED AND THEN MY LAST SLIDE, I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT SOME ASSISTANCE TO HIGHLIGHT SOME ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS THAT MY DEPARTMENT HAS. PROGRAMS THAT MY DEPARTMENT HAS. BECAUSE WE HAVE THE DUAL ROLE OF BECAUSE WE HAVE THE DUAL ROLE OF REGULATORY ROLE OF REVIEWING THE REGULATORY ROLE OF REVIEWING THE PLANS AND A LOT OF ASSISTANCE PLANS AND A LOT OF ASSISTANCE OUT THERE. OUT THERE. WE HAVE A LOT OF GRANT PROGRAMS. WE HAVE A LOT OF GRANT PROGRAMS. I WOULD SAY IN THE LAST FIVE I WOULD SAY IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS WE HAVE ADMINISTERED OVER YEARS WE HAVE ADMINISTERED OVER HALF A BILLION DOLLARS IN HALF A BILLION DOLLARS IN PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION GRANTS FOR SGMA AND PROPOSITION GRANTS FOR SGMA AND PROPOSITION 24 WAS PASSED THAT HAS STATEWIDE 24 WAS PASSED THAT HAS STATEWIDE CLIMATE RESILIENCE AND I WANT TO CLIMATE RESILIENCE AND I WANT TO SAY 280 MILLION--MIGHT HAVE BEEN SAY 280 MILLION--MIGHT HAVE BEEN 380 MILLION FOR SGMA SPECIFIC 380 MILLION FOR SGMA SPECIFIC PROJECTS. PROJECTS. THOSE GRANTS WILL BE COMING OUT

THOSE GRANTS WILL BE COMING OUT IN 2027, BUT IF YOU ARE IN 2027, BUT IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN THAT, THEY'RE INTERESTED IN THAT, THEY'RE STARTING SCOPING MEETINGS AND STARTING SCOPING MEETINGS AND THE FIRST OF THOSE WILL BE APRIL THE FIRST OF THOSE WILL BE APRIL 30. 30. WE ALSO HAVE TECHNICAL WE ALSO HAVE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, WE DO A LOT OF DATA ASSISTANCE, WE DO A LOT OF DATA COLLECTION IN THE DEPARTMENT. COLLECTION IN THE DEPARTMENT. GROUNDWATER LEVEL MONITORING. GROUNDWATER LEVEL MONITORING. WATER QUALITY. WATER QUALITY. SURFACE WATER. SURFACE WATER. A REALLY GOOD WEBSITE IF YOU ARE A REALLY GOOD WEBSITE IF YOU ARE NOT LIKE SUPER TECHNICAL PERSON, NOT LIKE SUPER TECHNICAL PERSON, IT'S DESIGNED TO BE EASY FOR THE IT'S DESIGNED TO BE EASY FOR THE LAYPERSON IS CAL GROUNDWATER LAYPERSON IS CAL GROUNDWATER LIVE AND I PUT FLIERS ON THE LIVE AND I PUT FLIERS ON THE BACK SHELF AND ON THE BACK OF BACK SHELF AND ON THE BACK OF THE BROCHURE THERE IS A LINK TO THE BROCHURE THERE IS A LINK TO IT. IT. THAT'S FUN TO LOOK AT YOUR LOCAL THAT'S FUN TO LOOK AT YOUR LOCAL CONDITIONS AND SEE WHAT THE CONDITIONS AND SEE WHAT THE GROUNDWATER LEVELS ARE, WHAT THE GROUNDWATER LEVELS ARE, WHAT THE SUBSIDENCE HAS BEEN. SUBSIDENCE HAS BEEN. HOW MANY WELLS ARE GOING IN. HOW MANY WELLS ARE GOING IN. HOW MANY DRY WELLS THERE HAVE HOW MANY DRY WELLS THERE HAVE BEEN. BEEN. AND IT'S EASY TO SELECT LIKE BY AND IT'S EASY TO SELECT LIKE BY COUNTY OR WHATEVER TIME FRAME COUNTY OR WHATEVER TIME FRAME YOU ARE INTERESTED IN. YOU ARE INTERESTED IN. SO I WOULD RECOMMEND CHECKING SO I WOULD RECOMMEND CHECKING THAT OUT. THAT OUT. AND WE ALSO HAVE TECHNICAL AND WE ALSO HAVE TECHNICAL SUPPORT SERVICES THAT HAVE SUPPORT SERVICES THAT HAVE DRILLED SEVERAL HUNDREDS OF DRILLED SEVERAL HUNDREDS OF MONITORING WELLS THROUGHOUT THE MONITORING WELLS THROUGHOUT THE STATE OVER THE LAST 10 YEARS. STATE OVER THE LAST 10 YEARS. TO HELP WITH THE MONITORING TO HELP WITH THE MONITORING REQUIRED UNDER SGMA. REQUIRED UNDER SGMA. WE HAVE FACILITATION REPORT WE HAVE FACILITATION REPORT SERVICES AND A LOT OF GUIDANCE SERVICES AND A LOT OF GUIDANCE DOCUMENTS AND EDUCATIONAL DOCUMENTS AND EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES. RESOURCES. MOST RECENTLY WE PUT OUT A MOST RECENTLY WE PUT OUT A BEST-MANAGEMENT PRACTICE ON BEST-MANAGEMENT PRACTICE ON MANAGING SUBSIDENCE. MANAGING SUBSIDENCE. AND WE SHOULD BE HAVING AN AND WE SHOULD BE HAVING AN INTERCONNECTED SURFACE WATER INTERCONNECTED SURFACE WATER DOCUMENT BEING FINALIZED IN THE DOCUMENT BEING FINALIZED IN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS. NEXT FEW MONTHS. ALL I HAD, BUT IF ANY QUESTIONS, ALL I HAD, BUT IF ANY QUESTIONS, I AM HAPPY TO ANSWER THAT AND I I AM HAPPY TO ANSWER THAT AND I LEFT SOME CARDS BACK HERE IF YOU LEFT SOME CARDS BACK HERE IF YOU GUYS THINK OF QUESTIONS LATER. GUYS THINK OF QUESTIONS LATER. >> ALL RIGHT, COUNCIL, ANY

ALL RIGHT, COUNCIL, ANY QUESTIONS? QUESTIONS? >> I DO. I DO. >> I DON'T--WELL I DO. I DON'T--WELL I DO. NOT FOR PUBLIC. NOT FOR PUBLIC. >> I WANT TO THANK CHELSEA FOR I WANT TO THANK CHELSEA FOR COMING OUT. COMING OUT. >> THANKS FOR HAVING ME. THANKS FOR HAVING ME. >> IT'S GOOD INFORMATION, THE IT'S GOOD INFORMATION, THE GROUNDWATER THING IS SOMETHING GROUNDWATER THING IS SOMETHING THAT WE ARE GETTING MORE AND THAT WE ARE GETTING MORE AND MORE INTO. MORE INTO. SO I WILL BE REPORTING OUT ON IT SO I WILL BE REPORTING OUT ON IT MORE AS I LEARN MORE, SO THANK MORE AS I LEARN MORE, SO THANK YOU. YOU. >> MY QUESTION IS TO BETTER

MY QUESTION IS TO BETTER UNDERSTAND. UNDERSTAND. SO MAT IS OUR DESIGNATED SO MAT IS OUR DESIGNATED REPRESENTATIVE, SO FOR OUR BASIN REPRESENTATIVE, SO FOR OUR BASIN HOW MANY--YOU SAID SOME BASINS HOW MANY--YOU SAID SOME BASINS HAVE MORE THAN ONE BOARD THAT'S HAVE MORE THAN ONE BOARD THAT'S FORMED. FORMED. RIGHT? RIGHT? >> IT'S REALLY VARIABLE WHATEVER

IT'S REALLY VARIABLE WHATEVER LOCAL AGENCIES WERE INTERESTED LOCAL AGENCIES WERE INTERESTED IN IT AT 2017 WHEN FIRST FORMED. IN IT AT 2017 WHEN FIRST FORMED. IN THE COSUMNES BASIN THERE IS IN THE COSUMNES BASIN THERE IS SEVEN GSA'S AND IN SOME SEVEN GSA'S AND IN SOME SUBBASINS AND ONE GSA AND SUBBASINS AND ONE GSA AND MULTIPLE AGENCIES AND A LOT OF MULTIPLE AGENCIES AND A LOT OF DIFFERENT STRUCTURES. DIFFERENT STRUCTURES. EASTERN SAN JOAQUIN IS 16. EASTERN SAN JOAQUIN IS 16. LUCKILY ALL OF THE BASINS IN OUR LUCKILY ALL OF THE BASINS IN OUR AREA DECIDED TO COME TOGETHER AREA DECIDED TO COME TOGETHER AND DO A SINGLE PLAN FOR THE AND DO A SINGLE PLAN FOR THE BASIN. BASIN. WHICH MAKES IT A LOT SIMPLER. WHICH MAKES IT A LOT SIMPLER. SOME AREAS LIKE IN SAN JOAQUIN SOME AREAS LIKE IN SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY WHERE IT'S COMPLICATED COUNTY WHERE IT'S COMPLICATED AND FIVE OR SIX DIFFERENT PLANS AND FIVE OR SIX DIFFERENT PLANS AND HAVE TO COORDINATE AND HAVE TO COORDINATE EVERYTHING MAKES IT MORE EVERYTHING MAKES IT MORE DIFFICULT. DIFFICULT. >> OUR BOARD FOR OUR BASIN.

OUR BOARD FOR OUR BASIN. >> YOU GUYS HAVE SEVEN. YOU GUYS HAVE SEVEN. >> SO WE COME UP WITH A PLAN AND SO WE COME UP WITH A PLAN AND YOU OVERSEE TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU OVERSEE TO MAKE SURE THAT PLAN IS--DOABLE OR JUST TRYING PLAN IS--DOABLE OR JUST TRYING TO THINK. TO THINK. >> YOU GUYS SUBMITTED YOUR YOU GUYS SUBMITTED YOUR INITIAL PLAN IN 2022. INITIAL PLAN IN 2022. AND THEN WITH EACH OF THOSE AND THEN WITH EACH OF THOSE SUBMISSIONS THE DEPARTMENT HAS SUBMISSIONS THE DEPARTMENT HAS UP TO TWO YEARS TO REVIEW IT. UP TO TWO YEARS TO REVIEW IT. SO WE APPROVED IT. SO WE APPROVED IT. AND SAID THAT IT LOOKS ADEQUATE. AND SAID THAT IT LOOKS ADEQUATE. ALL OF THE APPROVED PLANS COME ALL OF THE APPROVED PLANS COME WITH RECOMMENDED CORRECTIVE WITH RECOMMENDED CORRECTIVE ACTIONS THAT THERE'S EXPECTED TO ACTIONS THAT THERE'S EXPECTED TO BE PROGRESS ON BY THAT NEXT FIVE BE PROGRESS ON BY THAT NEXT FIVE YEAR UPDATE. YEAR UPDATE. >> JUST FOR AUDIENCE OR SOMEONE

JUST FOR AUDIENCE OR SOMEONE WATCHING THIS BACK. WATCHING THIS BACK. WHAT WOULD BE AN EXAMPLE OF SOME WHAT WOULD BE AN EXAMPLE OF SOME OF THE THINGS IN OUR PLAN FOR OF THE THINGS IN OUR PLAN FOR OUR BASIN? OUR BASIN? WHAT WERE SOME THINGS OR MAYBE WHAT WERE SOME THINGS OR MAYBE YOU DON'T KNOW OR MAT CAN YOU DON'T KNOW OR MAT CAN COMMENT. COMMENT. THOSE THINGS LIKE WE'RE SAYING THOSE THINGS LIKE WE'RE SAYING WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO TO, YOU WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO TO, YOU KNOW, CONTROL THE USE--I MEAN KNOW, CONTROL THE USE--I MEAN GIVE ME AN IDEA OF THINGS IN GIVE ME AN IDEA OF THINGS IN THAT PLAN THAT WE SUBMIT THAT THAT PLAN THAT WE SUBMIT THAT YOU GUYS APPROVE. YOU GUYS APPROVE. GIVE ME AN EXAMPLE FOR OURS. GIVE ME AN EXAMPLE FOR OURS. WHAT WOULD BE SOME OF THOSE WHAT WOULD BE SOME OF THOSE THINGS. THINGS. LIKE WE'RE GOING-- LIKE WE'RE GOING-- >> FIRST YOU HAVE TO REMEMBER FIRST YOU HAVE TO REMEMBER I'VE ONLY BEEN TO ONE MEETING. I'VE ONLY BEEN TO ONE MEETING. >> SORRY. SORRY. >> NO, THERE IS A NEW PLAN AND

NO, THERE IS A NEW PLAN AND SUBMITTED AND MY BIGGEST TAKE SUBMITTED AND MY BIGGEST TAKE AWAY SO FAR, IT DIDN'T FEEL TO AWAY SO FAR, IT DIDN'T FEEL TO ME LIKE THEY HAD A GREAT PLAN ME LIKE THEY HAD A GREAT PLAN BEFORE. BEFORE. IT LOOKS LIKE THEY ARE GATHERING IT LOOKS LIKE THEY ARE GATHERING MORE INFORMATION NOW. MORE INFORMATION NOW. I THINK THEY WERE AFRAID TO GO I THINK THEY WERE AFRAID TO GO OUT AND, YOU KNOW, OVERSEE A LOT OUT AND, YOU KNOW, OVERSEE A LOT OF FARMERS AND STUFF IN THE OF FARMERS AND STUFF IN THE AREA. AREA. SOME OF THEM GET GRUMPY YOU KNOW SOME OF THEM GET GRUMPY YOU KNOW WHEN GOVERNMENT IS OVERLOOKING WHEN GOVERNMENT IS OVERLOOKING THEIR SHOULDERS. THEIR SHOULDERS. BUT IT'S FOR THEM. BUT IT'S FOR THEM. THE INTENT IS NOT TO CONTROL THE INTENT IS NOT TO CONTROL THEM. THEM. IT'S MORE TO FIND OUT WHAT IS IT'S MORE TO FIND OUT WHAT IS GOING ON IN THE BASIN. GOING ON IN THE BASIN. AND YOU CAN'T DO THAT WITHOUT AND YOU CAN'T DO THAT WITHOUT GOOD DATA. GOOD DATA. >> SO WE ASSESS. SO WE ASSESS. >> THAT'S THE BIGGEST PIECE OF

THAT'S THE BIGGEST PIECE OF WHAT I SEE. WHAT I SEE. >> SO WE ASSESS THE DATA AND SO WE ASSESS THE DATA AND DETERMINE BASED ON THAT DATA DETERMINE BASED ON THAT DATA WHAT POSSIBLE PROBLEMS ARISE IN WHAT POSSIBLE PROBLEMS ARISE IN THE FUTURE. THE FUTURE. SAY THAT THERE IS MASSIVE SAY THAT THERE IS MASSIVE DEVELOPMENT, NEW HOUSING DEVELOPMENT, NEW HOUSING DEVELOPMENT IN A CERTAIN PART OF DEVELOPMENT IN A CERTAIN PART OF BASIN. BASIN. AND BASED ON THE DATA AND MIGHT AND BASED ON THE DATA AND MIGHT BE AT CRITICAL LEVEL AND THAT IS BE AT CRITICAL LEVEL AND THAT IS A CONCERN AND COME UP WITH A A CONCERN AND COME UP WITH A PLAN HOW WE MITIGATE THAT PLAN HOW WE MITIGATE THAT IMPACT, SOMETHING LIKE THAT? IMPACT, SOMETHING LIKE THAT? >> YEAH, THAT MAKES SENSE BUT

YEAH, THAT MAKES SENSE BUT ALSO THERE'S JUST, YOU KNOW, ALSO THERE'S JUST, YOU KNOW, AGAIN SOME OF THE STUFF THAT I AGAIN SOME OF THE STUFF THAT I WAS LEARNING WHERE IS THE WATER, WAS LEARNING WHERE IS THE WATER, HOW IS IT ACTUALLY FLOWING UNDER HOW IS IT ACTUALLY FLOWING UNDER THE GROUND. THE GROUND. THEY ARE GETTING A BETTER AND THEY ARE GETTING A BETTER AND BETTER PICTURE OF THAT. BETTER PICTURE OF THAT. AQUIFERS AND STUFF LIKE THAT ARE AQUIFERS AND STUFF LIKE THAT ARE IN THE FUTURE. IN THE FUTURE. I DON'T KNOW WHERE THAT COMES I DON'T KNOW WHERE THAT COMES FROM. FROM. BUT THE GRANT PIECE AND STUFF BUT THE GRANT PIECE AND STUFF THAT SHE WAS TALKING ABOUT HELPS THAT SHE WAS TALKING ABOUT HELPS THE FARMERS OUT. THE FARMERS OUT. GOING TO REPORT OUT LATER TODAY GOING TO REPORT OUT LATER TODAY THEY HAD A BARBECUE RECENTLY THEY HAD A BARBECUE RECENTLY THAT WAS OPEN TO ANYBODY THAT WAS OPEN TO ANYBODY INTERESTED IN COMING. INTERESTED IN COMING. AND I WAS SURPRISED QUITE A FEW AND I WAS SURPRISED QUITE A FEW FARMERS THERE THAT TOOK AN FARMERS THERE THAT TOOK AN INTEREST IN THE ONES THAT I INTEREST IN THE ONES THAT I TALKED TO, THE ONES THAT I KNEW TALKED TO, THE ONES THAT I KNEW THEY WERE EXCITED TO BE ABLE TO THEY WERE EXCITED TO BE ABLE TO GET THE INFORMATION. GET THE INFORMATION. AND THE HELP FROM OUR CGA. AND THE HELP FROM OUR CGA. >> SO CHELSEA TWO MORE QUESTIONS

SO CHELSEA TWO MORE QUESTIONS FOR YOU. FOR YOU. IS ONE OF YOUR ROLES AS A IS ONE OF YOUR ROLES AS A DEPARTMENT TO OVERSEE FOR DEPARTMENT TO OVERSEE FOR EXAMPLE DISPUTES? EXAMPLE DISPUTES? I DON'T KNOW I AM TRYING TO I DON'T KNOW I AM TRYING TO FIGURE HOW TO PHRASE THIS. FIGURE HOW TO PHRASE THIS. A WHILE BACK WE HAD ANOTHER A WHILE BACK WE HAD ANOTHER CITY--NOT ANOTHER CITY BUT I CITY--NOT ANOTHER CITY BUT I FORGET, SOMEBODY CAME TO US AND FORGET, SOMEBODY CAME TO US AND WE WERE REDOING SOME WELLS SOME WE WERE REDOING SOME WELLS SOME PEOPLE UPSET SAYING THAT WE PEOPLE UPSET SAYING THAT WE WEREN'T GIVE HEADS UP THAT WE WEREN'T GIVE HEADS UP THAT WE WERE REDIGGING ONE OF OUR WELLS WERE REDIGGING ONE OF OUR WELLS AND NOT SUFFICIENT. AND NOT SUFFICIENT. AND REDOING AN EXISTING WELL AND AND REDOING AN EXISTING WELL AND THAT SOMETHING THAT IS DISPUTE? THAT SOMETHING THAT IS DISPUTE? >> NO, THAT DOESN'T FALL IN

NO, THAT DOESN'T FALL IN SGMA, SGMA IS BROADER BASIN SGMA, SGMA IS BROADER BASIN SKILLS AND WOULDN'T BE LOOKING SKILLS AND WOULDN'T BE LOOKING AT ONE WELL GOING IN HERE AND AT ONE WELL GOING IN HERE AND THERE. THERE. UNLESS A MASSIVE ONE WHERE IT'S UNLESS A MASSIVE ONE WHERE IT'S DEWATERING ALL THE DOMESTIC DEWATERING ALL THE DOMESTIC WELLS NEARBY. WELLS NEARBY. AND TO ADD MORE TO YOUR LAST AND TO ADD MORE TO YOUR LAST QUESTION, I HAVE BEEN WITH THIS QUESTION, I HAVE BEEN WITH THIS BASIN SINCE 2019. BASIN SINCE 2019. BUT THE ORIGINAL PLAN IS LIKE BUT THE ORIGINAL PLAN IS LIKE VERY STRUCTURED WHAT SECTIONS VERY STRUCTURED WHAT SECTIONS NEED TO BE INCLUDED. NEED TO BE INCLUDED. BUT LIKE THE MONITORING DATA BUT LIKE THE MONITORING DATA THAT YOU MENTIONED IS A BIG ONE THAT YOU MENTIONED IS A BIG ONE THAT IS A CORRECTIVE ACTION FOR THAT IS A CORRECTIVE ACTION FOR ALMOST ALL BASINS TO FILL IN ALMOST ALL BASINS TO FILL IN DATA GAPS. DATA GAPS. NOBODY IS GOING TO HAVE, LIKE NOBODY IS GOING TO HAVE, LIKE THE SIX DIFFERENT THINGS THAT THE SIX DIFFERENT THINGS THAT YOU ARE MONITORING FOR, IT'S A YOU ARE MONITORING FOR, IT'S A LOT OF MEASUREMENTS WE ARE LOT OF MEASUREMENTS WE ARE LOOKING FOR. LOOKING FOR. ANOTHER BIG CORRECTIVE ACTION IS ANOTHER BIG CORRECTIVE ACTION IS MAKING SURE THAT ALL OF THE MAKING SURE THAT ALL OF THE THRESHOLDS THAT ARE SET ARE TIED THRESHOLDS THAT ARE SET ARE TIED TO THE BENEFICIAL USES AND USERS TO THE BENEFICIAL USES AND USERS AND SHOWING THE LINKAGE OF HOW AND SHOWING THE LINKAGE OF HOW THOSE THRESHOLDS ARE PROTECTIVE THOSE THRESHOLDS ARE PROTECTIVE OF SAY OF DOMESTIC WELLS. OF SAY OF DOMESTIC WELLS. OR HOW PROTECTIVE OF SAY OR HOW PROTECTIVE OF SAY WETLANDS THAT RELY ON WETLANDS THAT RELY ON INTERCONNECTED WATER. INTERCONNECTED WATER. >> DOES YOUR DEPARTMENT REPORT

DOES YOUR DEPARTMENT REPORT TO HIGHER--WHO DO YOU REPORT TO? TO HIGHER--WHO DO YOU REPORT TO? >> UNDER THE NATURAL RESOURCE UNDER THE NATURAL RESOURCE AGENCY. AGENCY. WHEREAS--AND STATE WATER BOARD WHEREAS--AND STATE WATER BOARD WHO IS THE BACKSTOP IS UNDER CAL WHO IS THE BACKSTOP IS UNDER CAL EPA. EPA. >> IS YOUR DEPARTMENT INVOLVED

IS YOUR DEPARTMENT INVOLVED IN POLICY AT ALL? IN POLICY AT ALL? DO YOU GUYS HAVE INPUT AT POLICY DO YOU GUYS HAVE INPUT AT POLICY AT STATE LEVEL? AT STATE LEVEL? DO LEGISLATORS LOOK TO YOU GUYS DO LEGISLATORS LOOK TO YOU GUYS TO GET INFORMATION TO SET TO GET INFORMATION TO SET POLICY. POLICY. IS THERE A CHANCE, SAY THERE IS IS THERE A CHANCE, SAY THERE IS A NEW PIECE OF LEGISLATION A NEW PIECE OF LEGISLATION COMING OUT INVOLVING WATER, DO COMING OUT INVOLVING WATER, DO THEY LOOK TO YOU FOR INPUT OR DO THEY LOOK TO YOU FOR INPUT OR DO YOU GUYS GO AND PUT YOUR HAND YOU GUYS GO AND PUT YOUR HAND UP, HEY THIS IS CONCERNING UP, HEY THIS IS CONCERNING BECAUSE OF XYZ, DOES THAT HAPPEN BECAUSE OF XYZ, DOES THAT HAPPEN OR NO? OR NO? >> THAT IS BEYOND ME, I THINK

THAT IS BEYOND ME, I THINK THERE IS CERTAIN SITUATIONS THERE IS CERTAIN SITUATIONS WHERE THEY DO ASK FOR OUR WHERE THEY DO ASK FOR OUR ADVICE, AND THERE IS A LOT OTHER ADVICE, AND THERE IS A LOT OTHER SITUATIONS WHERE WE ARE LIKE SITUATIONS WHERE WE ARE LIKE STRICTLY PROHIBITED ON TAKING A STRICTLY PROHIBITED ON TAKING A SIDE ONE WAY OR ANOTHER AND NOT SIDE ONE WAY OR ANOTHER AND NOT SURE EXACTLY WHERE THAT LINE IS. SURE EXACTLY WHERE THAT LINE IS. >> THAT LET'S ME TO MY LAST

THAT LET'S ME TO MY LAST QUESTION, I'M VERY CURIOUS ABOUT QUESTION, I'M VERY CURIOUS ABOUT THE SUBJECT, BECAUSE THERE IS A THE SUBJECT, BECAUSE THERE IS A QUESTION THAT I GET A LAST SEVEN QUESTION THAT I GET A LAST SEVEN YEARS IN OFFICE AND THIS IS ME YEARS IN OFFICE AND THIS IS ME WATCHING THIS AND WHAT A GENERAL WATCHING THIS AND WHAT A GENERAL CITIZEN OR FARMER ASK FOR THE CITIZEN OR FARMER ASK FOR THE AUDIENCE. AUDIENCE. THE ONE THAT I COME UP WITH, THE ONE THAT I COME UP WITH, PEOPLE ALWAYS ASK ME WHY IS IT PEOPLE ALWAYS ASK ME WHY IS IT THAT WE HAVE THESE GUIDELINES THAT WE HAVE THESE GUIDELINES AND PLANS PER SE AND SO ON AND AND PLANS PER SE AND SO ON AND SO FORTH TO MAKE SURE THAT WE SO FORTH TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CONTROL HOW MUCH WATER WE USE. CONTROL HOW MUCH WATER WE USE. IN GALT WE HAVE METERED WATER IN GALT WE HAVE METERED WATER AND WATER YOUR YARDS CERTAIN AND WATER YOUR YARDS CERTAIN DAYS OF THE YEAR, ETC. DAYS OF THE YEAR, ETC. AND ALL THAT AND MAKES SENSE AND ALL THAT AND MAKES SENSE CONCERNED ABOUT THE LAKES AND CONCERNED ABOUT THE LAKES AND WATER SUPPLY. WATER SUPPLY. AND AT THE SAME TIME WE HAVE A AND AT THE SAME TIME WE HAVE A STATE THAT IS MOST AGGRESSIVE OF STATE THAT IS MOST AGGRESSIVE OF HOUSING AND PUTTING PRESSURE ON HOUSING AND PUTTING PRESSURE ON THAT AND WHAT WOULD SAY TO THAT? THAT AND WHAT WOULD SAY TO THAT? >> THERE IS A LOT OF CONFLICTING

THERE IS A LOT OF CONFLICTING STUFF AND I HAVE HEARD THAT ONE STUFF AND I HAVE HEARD THAT ONE A LOT. A LOT. PERSONALLY I WON'T SPEAK FOR THE PERSONALLY I WON'T SPEAK FOR THE DEPARTMENT, THAT FEELS LIKE A DEPARTMENT, THAT FEELS LIKE A GAP IN SGMA WHERE THEY DIDN'T GAP IN SGMA WHERE THEY DIDN'T TIE IN LAND USE TO IT. TIE IN LAND USE TO IT. THAT'S A BIG--I THINK THERE WAS THAT'S A BIG--I THINK THERE WAS LIKE A LOT OF NEGOTIATION WHEN LIKE A LOT OF NEGOTIATION WHEN THEY CREATED IT. THEY CREATED IT. SO THAT WAS JUST LIKE ONE PIECE SO THAT WAS JUST LIKE ONE PIECE THEY DIDN'T COME IN, BUT I HAVE THEY DIDN'T COME IN, BUT I HAVE SEEN THAT COME UP IN LOTS OF SEEN THAT COME UP IN LOTS OF BASINS WHERE LIKE, WHAT DO YOU BASINS WHERE LIKE, WHAT DO YOU DO IF ANOTHER HUGE HOUSING DO IF ANOTHER HUGE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AND YOU ARE REQUIRED DEVELOPMENT AND YOU ARE REQUIRED TO TRY TO EXPAND YOUR HOUSING. TO TRY TO EXPAND YOUR HOUSING. >> RIGHT, I AM SORRY NOT PUTTING RIGHT, I AM SORRY NOT PUTTING YOU ON THE SPOT WITH THE YOU ON THE SPOT WITH THE QUESTION, JUST CURIOUS IF YOU QUESTION, JUST CURIOUS IF YOU HEARD THAT BEFORE. HEARD THAT BEFORE. >> I DEFINITELY HAVE HEARD IT

I DEFINITELY HAVE HEARD IT AND A GAP. AND A GAP. >> IT'S SOMETHING THAT I DON'T IT'S SOMETHING THAT I DON'T HAVE AN ANSWER FOR, I WISH I HAVE AN ANSWER FOR, I WISH I COULD GIVE YOU A GOOD ANSWER AND COULD GIVE YOU A GOOD ANSWER AND FRUSTRATING AND PEOPLE OF GALT FRUSTRATING AND PEOPLE OF GALT TOLD NOT TO WATER YOUR LAWNS AND TOLD NOT TO WATER YOUR LAWNS AND HOUSES BUILT ACROSS THE STREET, HOUSES BUILT ACROSS THE STREET, REALLY? REALLY? >> YEAH, NO TIE IN AND YEAH, NO TIE IN AND GROUNDWATER SUSTAINABLE AGENCIES GROUNDWATER SUSTAINABLE AGENCIES CAN GO TO REQUIRE PUMPING OR CAN GO TO REQUIRE PUMPING OR RESTRICT PUMPING. RESTRICT PUMPING. BUT THERE IS NO NEXUS FOR BUT THERE IS NO NEXUS FOR RESTRICTING LAND USE WITH THAT. RESTRICTING LAND USE WITH THAT. >> ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU FOR ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU FOR ANSWERING MY QUESTIONS. ANSWERING MY QUESTIONS. >> OH, YEAH. OH, YEAH. >> THANKS. THANKS. >> THAT TRIGGERED A QUESTION AND

THAT TRIGGERED A QUESTION AND NOW JUST LEFT MY MIND-- NOW JUST LEFT MY MIND-- LAND USE, I CAN SEE WHY THE LAND USE, I CAN SEE WHY THE LEGISLATORS WOULDN'T WANT THAT LEGISLATORS WOULDN'T WANT THAT PART OF IT NOT JUST RESIDENTIAL PART OF IT NOT JUST RESIDENTIAL BUT ALL INDUSTRIAL, PROBABLY THE BUT ALL INDUSTRIAL, PROBABLY THE HEAVIEST WATER USERS THAN HEAVIEST WATER USERS THAN ANYONE. ANYONE. BUT--SHOOT-- BUT--SHOOT-- >> YOU WANT ME TO GO. YOU WANT ME TO GO. >> GO AHEAD. GO AHEAD. >> I KIND OF PIGGYBACK WHAT MR.

I KIND OF PIGGYBACK WHAT MR. FARMER SAID WAS THAT IS ONE OF FARMER SAID WAS THAT IS ONE OF THE BIGGEST COMPLAINTS THAT WE THE BIGGEST COMPLAINTS THAT WE GET IN THE OTHER GSA'S IN OUR GET IN THE OTHER GSA'S IN OUR GROUP. GROUP. IS THAT WE JUST KEEP BUILDING IS THAT WE JUST KEEP BUILDING HOUSING. HOUSING. AND THEY ARE TOLD BY THE STATE AND THEY ARE TOLD BY THE STATE THAT THEY NEED TO RESTRICT WATER THAT THEY NEED TO RESTRICT WATER AND THE CITY OF GALT KEEPS AND THE CITY OF GALT KEEPS BUILDING HOUSES. BUILDING HOUSES. AND ON THE FLIP SIDE OF THAT I AND ON THE FLIP SIDE OF THAT I WANT TO GIVE KUDOS TO OUR PUBLIC WANT TO GIVE KUDOS TO OUR PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT BECAUSE WE ARE WORKS DEPARTMENT BECAUSE WE ARE THE ONLY WATER ENTITY IN THAT THE ONLY WATER ENTITY IN THAT GROUP THAT CAN TELL YOU EXACTLY GROUP THAT CAN TELL YOU EXACTLY HOW MUCH WATER ITS PUMPING OUT HOW MUCH WATER ITS PUMPING OUT OF THE THE GROUND AND EXACTLY OF THE THE GROUND AND EXACTLY WHERE IT'S GOING AND HOW MUCH WHERE IT'S GOING AND HOW MUCH WATER BACK IN THE STREAM. WATER BACK IN THE STREAM. AND WHEN IT COMES OUT IT'S A AND WHEN IT COMES OUT IT'S A VERY LITTLE WATER USE COMPARED VERY LITTLE WATER USE COMPARED TO MOST OTHER PEOPLE. TO MOST OTHER PEOPLE. THAT'S BECAUSE OF THE GREAT WORK THAT'S BECAUSE OF THE GREAT WORK THAT OUR PUBLIC WORKS PEOPLE THAT OUR PUBLIC WORKS PEOPLE HAVE DONE. HAVE DONE. THAT'S ALL. THAT'S ALL. >> MR. SANDHU.

MR. SANDHU. >> NO, I DON'T HAVE QUESTION BUT NO, I DON'T HAVE QUESTION BUT THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION. THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION. >> AND IT'S STILL GONE SO--MUST AND IT'S STILL GONE SO--MUST NOT HAVE BEEN IMPORTANT. NOT HAVE BEEN IMPORTANT. BUT THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR BUT THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR PRESENTATION. PRESENTATION. >> WE DO HAVE PUBLIC COMMENT. WE DO HAVE PUBLIC COMMENT. >> TAKE PUBLIC COMMENT. TAKE PUBLIC COMMENT. >> BOB WILSON. BOB WILSON. >> Ms. SPIER YOU CAN STEP ASIDE. Ms. SPIER YOU CAN STEP ASIDE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. >> HELLO, I AM BOB WILSON, I

HELLO, I AM BOB WILSON, I LIVE IN GALT. LIVE IN GALT. WHAT SHE IS SAYING IS REALLY WHAT SHE IS SAYING IS REALLY CRITICAL FOR US IN THE UPCOMING CRITICAL FOR US IN THE UPCOMING GENERATIONS. GENERATIONS. WE DON'T WANT TO GET TO THE WE DON'T WANT TO GET TO THE POINT WHERE WE HAVE TO, YOU POINT WHERE WE HAVE TO, YOU KNOW, HAVE WATER COME IN A KNOW, HAVE WATER COME IN A TRUCK, LIKE SOME COUNTRIES DO. TRUCK, LIKE SOME COUNTRIES DO. AND THE SITUATION HERE IS NOT AND THE SITUATION HERE IS NOT GOOD BECAUSE NOT ONLY COSTLY BUT GOOD BECAUSE NOT ONLY COSTLY BUT MIGHT BE CONTAMINATED WATER. MIGHT BE CONTAMINATED WATER. AND YOU CAN IMAGINE IF FAMILY IS AND YOU CAN IMAGINE IF FAMILY IS WAITING FOR DELIVERY WATER AND WAITING FOR DELIVERY WATER AND WHEN IT'S GOING TO COME. WHEN IT'S GOING TO COME. AND DON'T WANT TO GET TO THE AND DON'T WANT TO GET TO THE POINT THAT WE HAVE TO BE TIED POINT THAT WE HAVE TO BE TIED INTO PLANT ON THE COAST AND INTO PLANT ON THE COAST AND WATER PUMPED HERE. WATER PUMPED HERE. AS YOU KNOW THOSE ARE VERY AS YOU KNOW THOSE ARE VERY EXPENSIVE, THERE IS A GOOD EXPENSIVE, THERE IS A GOOD TECHNOLOGY BUT THE FILTRATION TECHNOLOGY BUT THE FILTRATION PROCESS TAKES A LOT OF ENERGY. PROCESS TAKES A LOT OF ENERGY. AND CONTAMINANTS TO RETURN BACK AND CONTAMINANTS TO RETURN BACK TO THE OCEAN. TO THE OCEAN. AND THAT'S HAPPENING IN SOUTHERN AND THAT'S HAPPENING IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. CALIFORNIA. AND ANOTHER THING IS WE DON'T AND ANOTHER THING IS WE DON'T WANT TO HAVE TO PUMP IN WATER WANT TO HAVE TO PUMP IN WATER FROM ANOTHER STATE. FROM ANOTHER STATE. SO BY DOING THESE MEASURES AS SO BY DOING THESE MEASURES AS SHE IS TALKING AND OTHER THINGS, SHE IS TALKING AND OTHER THINGS, WE WILL HELP TO GET TO A BETTER WE WILL HELP TO GET TO A BETTER LEVEL OF CONTROL. LEVEL OF CONTROL. AND ALSO YOU AWARE IN OTHER AND ALSO YOU AWARE IN OTHER STATES THE FARMLAND HAS BEEN STATES THE FARMLAND HAS BEEN SHUTDOWN IN CASES AND THEY BUY SHUTDOWN IN CASES AND THEY BUY THE WATER RIGHTS. THE WATER RIGHTS. AND WHEN THIS OCCURS THERE IS A AND WHEN THIS OCCURS THERE IS A LOT OF LEGAL ACTIVITY THAT CAN LOT OF LEGAL ACTIVITY THAT CAN GO ON FOR YEARS. GO ON FOR YEARS. SO AS YOU KNOW THE COLORADO SO AS YOU KNOW THE COLORADO RIVER BASIN HAS EXPERIENCED RIVER BASIN HAS EXPERIENCED THIS. THIS. AND IN ORDER TO SET A GOOD AND IN ORDER TO SET A GOOD EXAMPLE TO TALK ABOUT THIS, MY EXAMPLE TO TALK ABOUT THIS, MY WIFE AND I, WHAT WE DID IS TAKE WIFE AND I, WHAT WE DID IS TAKE OUT ALL OF OUR LAWN, FRONT AND OUT ALL OF OUR LAWN, FRONT AND BACK. BACK. AND A LOT OF NEIGHBORS SAID WE AND A LOT OF NEIGHBORS SAID WE ARE CRAZY, WHAT ARE YOU DOING, ARE CRAZY, WHAT ARE YOU DOING, THIS WILL LOOK BAD. THIS WILL LOOK BAD. LET'S GIVE IT A TRY. LET'S GIVE IT A TRY. AND WHAT HAPPENED WE REPLACED AND WHAT HAPPENED WE REPLACED THE LAWN IN FRONT AND PUT IN ALL THE LAWN IN FRONT AND PUT IN ALL ROCK EXCEPT BY THE PORCH. ROCK EXCEPT BY THE PORCH. AND TOOK A WHILE FOR THE PLANTS AND TOOK A WHILE FOR THE PLANTS TO GO AND GOT NATIVE PLANTS THAT TO GO AND GOT NATIVE PLANTS THAT TAKE LESS WATER AND DROUGHT TAKE LESS WATER AND DROUGHT RESISTANCE. RESISTANCE. AND AT FIRST, EVERYBODY GOES,

AND AT FIRST, EVERYBODY GOES, THIS LOOKS LIKE ROCK. THIS LOOKS LIKE ROCK. GUESS WHAT, SEVERAL YEARS AGO GUESS WHAT, SEVERAL YEARS AGO LATER AND PEOPLE COME BY THE LATER AND PEOPLE COME BY THE HOUSE AND HOW NICE IT LOOKS AND HOUSE AND HOW NICE IT LOOKS AND NOT BORING LIKE GREEN GRASS AND NOT BORING LIKE GREEN GRASS AND LOOK AT THOSE NICE FLOWERS. LOOK AT THOSE NICE FLOWERS. ANOTHER THING, DOING READING AND ANOTHER THING, DOING READING AND ADDITION TO INDUSTRIAL PARK. ADDITION TO INDUSTRIAL PARK. I READ THAT IF YOU WANT TO GO I READ THAT IF YOU WANT TO GO MORE ADVANCED AND THIS YOU MAY MORE ADVANCED AND THIS YOU MAY HAVE TO HAVE TWO PIPELINES TO HAVE TO HAVE TWO PIPELINES TO WATER TREATMENT PLANT. WATER TREATMENT PLANT. YOU HAVE ONE BROWN PIPELINE AND YOU HAVE ONE BROWN PIPELINE AND OTHER WATER PIPELINE. OTHER WATER PIPELINE. WHY CAN'T YOU HAVE THE OTHER WHY CAN'T YOU HAVE THE OTHER WATER PIPELINE GO FROM YOUR WATER PIPELINE GO FROM YOUR HOUSE INTO THE GARDEN. HOUSE INTO THE GARDEN. BUT THAT IS NOT RECOMMENDED BUT THAT IS NOT RECOMMENDED BECAUSE THE WATER SHOULD BE BECAUSE THE WATER SHOULD BE TREATED MORE EXTENSIVELY. TREATED MORE EXTENSIVELY. FOR THE FUTURE AND FOR FOR THE FUTURE AND FOR INDUSTRIAL PARK OR TO BE CLOSER INDUSTRIAL PARK OR TO BE CLOSER TO SEWER WATER TREATMENT PLANT TO SEWER WATER TREATMENT PLANT THAT'S ANOTHER CONSIDERATION TO THAT'S ANOTHER CONSIDERATION TO CONSIDER AS TIME MOVES ON. CONSIDER AS TIME MOVES ON. ANOTHER BIG THING, SHE TALKED ANOTHER BIG THING, SHE TALKED ABOUT THE WELLS. ABOUT THE WELLS. AS YOU KNOW IF THE WELL GOES AS YOU KNOW IF THE WELL GOES DEEPER AND DEEPER IT GETS MORE DEEPER AND DEEPER IT GETS MORE AND MORE EXPENSIVE. AND MORE EXPENSIVE. AND THE MAINTENANCE IS ALSO AND THE MAINTENANCE IS ALSO INCREASED. INCREASED. AND THAT OF COURSE CAN CAUSE AND THAT OF COURSE CAN CAUSE MORE ISSUES AND THINGS LIKE MORE ISSUES AND THINGS LIKE THAT. THAT. BUT NOW THERE IS A LOT MORE BUT NOW THERE IS A LOT MORE TECHNOLOGY NOW FOR DRIP SYSTEMS. TECHNOLOGY NOW FOR DRIP SYSTEMS. IT'S BETTER AND SENSORS OVER THE IT'S BETTER AND SENSORS OVER THE YEARS. YEARS. SO BIG THING TOO IS WATER SO BIG THING TOO IS WATER QUALITY, SHE MENTIONED THAT AND QUALITY, SHE MENTIONED THAT AND LESS STRAIN ON THE AQUIFER. LESS STRAIN ON THE AQUIFER. AND ALSO AS YOU KNOW SOME CITIES AND ALSO AS YOU KNOW SOME CITIES HAVE PROGRAMS WHERE THEY PAY HAVE PROGRAMS WHERE THEY PAY MONEY FOR PEOPLE TO TAKE OUT MONEY FOR PEOPLE TO TAKE OUT LAWNS. LAWNS. SO MUCH FOR SQUARE FOOT. SO MUCH FOR SQUARE FOOT. AND OTHER THINGS INSIDE THE AND OTHER THINGS INSIDE THE HOUSE, APPLIANCES AND REDUCING HOUSE, APPLIANCES AND REDUCING THE TOILET FLOW AND THINGS LIKE THE TOILET FLOW AND THINGS LIKE THAT. THAT. THERE SHOULD BE A PROBLEM, WE THERE SHOULD BE A PROBLEM, WE HAVE OUR OWN WATER DISTRICT AND HAVE OUR OWN WATER DISTRICT AND LOOK INTO THAT, IN THE FUTURE. LOOK INTO THAT, IN THE FUTURE. AND ANY WAY THAT WE LOOK AT IT,

AND ANY WAY THAT WE LOOK AT IT, UNFORTUNATE THE BILLS ARE GOING UNFORTUNATE THE BILLS ARE GOING TO GO UP. TO GO UP. REGARDLESS OF WHAT WE DO. REGARDLESS OF WHAT WE DO. SO ANYWAY, JUST KIND OF FOOD FOR SO ANYWAY, JUST KIND OF FOOD FOR THOUGHT AND THIS IS A HUGE THOUGHT AND THIS IS A HUGE TOPIC, THANKS VERY MUCH FOR TOPIC, THANKS VERY MUCH FOR LISTENING TODAY, APPRECIATE YOUR LISTENING TODAY, APPRECIATE YOUR TIME AND ATTENTION. TIME AND ATTENTION. >> THANK YOU MR. WILSON. THANK YOU MR. WILSON. >> GAVIN BOYD. GAVIN BOYD. >> MINE WILL BE SHORTER, GOOD

MINE WILL BE SHORTER, GOOD EVENING MAYOR AND COUNCIL, I EVENING MAYOR AND COUNCIL, I MAINLY HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT THE MAINLY HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT THE MONITORING OR METERING OF OUR MONITORING OR METERING OF OUR WELLS AND IF FEES ARE GOING TO WELLS AND IF FEES ARE GOING TO BE ATTACHED TO PROPERTIES THAT BE ATTACHED TO PROPERTIES THAT HAVE EXISTING WELLS. HAVE EXISTING WELLS. I WOULD LIKE EXPLANATION OF THAT I WOULD LIKE EXPLANATION OF THAT FEE STRUCTURE AND IF PER ACRE FEE STRUCTURE AND IF PER ACRE AND HOW OFTEN THE FEES ARE TO BE AND HOW OFTEN THE FEES ARE TO BE PAID AND WHO SETS THAT AMOUNT. PAID AND WHO SETS THAT AMOUNT. IF THAT'S SOMETHING THAT THE IF THAT'S SOMETHING THAT THE CITY OF GALT IS DETERMINEING AND CITY OF GALT IS DETERMINEING AND KEEP IN MIND THAT WE HAVE KEEP IN MIND THAT WE HAVE CITIZENS ON WELLS ON FIXED CITIZENS ON WELLS ON FIXED INCOMES AND SMALL FARMS WORKING INCOMES AND SMALL FARMS WORKING IN TIGHT, MARGINAL LIMITS AND IN TIGHT, MARGINAL LIMITS AND THIS WOULD DIRECTLY IMPACT THEIR THIS WOULD DIRECTLY IMPACT THEIR PROFITS OF THAT WHOLE PROFITS OF THAT WHOLE PRODUCTION. PRODUCTION. SO THAT'S MY MAIN QUESTION. SO THAT'S MY MAIN QUESTION. AND IF WE'RE GOING TO START AND IF WE'RE GOING TO START IMPLEMENTING LANDSCAPING THAT IMPLEMENTING LANDSCAPING THAT CALLS FOR LESS WATER, I THINK CALLS FOR LESS WATER, I THINK THAT SHOULD START WITH THESE NEW THAT SHOULD START WITH THESE NEW DEVELOPMENTS BEFORE THEY GET DEVELOPMENTS BEFORE THEY GET IMPOSED ON THE EXISTING IMPOSED ON THE EXISTING RESIDENTS. RESIDENTS. AND THAT'S REALLY ALL I HAD, IF AND THAT'S REALLY ALL I HAD, IF I CAN MORE INFORMATION ON WHAT I CAN MORE INFORMATION ON WHAT FEE STRUCTURES ARE COMING AND IF FEE STRUCTURES ARE COMING AND IF SOMETHING THAT WE ARE VOTING ON. SOMETHING THAT WE ARE VOTING ON. OR JUST A FEE THAT WE HAVE TO BE OR JUST A FEE THAT WE HAVE TO BE ASSIGNED TO AND WHEN THAT IS ASSIGNED TO AND WHEN THAT IS PROPOSED TO START, THANK YOU. PROPOSED TO START, THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. I BELIEVE JUST REALLY QUICK TO I BELIEVE JUST REALLY QUICK TO ANSWER THAT QUESTION IS NOT THE ANSWER THAT QUESTION IS NOT THE CITY OF GALT, IT IS THE GSA. CITY OF GALT, IT IS THE GSA. SO I THINK--MR. PRATTON WILL SO I THINK--MR. PRATTON WILL PROBABLY HELP IN THAT. PROBABLY HELP IN THAT. >> YEAH I BROUGHT UP AT THE LAST YEAH I BROUGHT UP AT THE LAST MEETING TO MAKE PEOPLE AWARE MEETING TO MAKE PEOPLE AWARE THAT IT'S COMING BUT NOT RIGHT THAT IT'S COMING BUT NOT RIGHT AWAY. AWAY. WE'RE IN TALKS WITH THEM RIGHT WE'RE IN TALKS WITH THEM RIGHT NOW AND TRY TO GET THAT NOW AND TRY TO GET THAT INFORMATION OUT TO THE PUBLIC. INFORMATION OUT TO THE PUBLIC. YOU COULD ATTEND A MEETING. YOU COULD ATTEND A MEETING. >> THAT'S WHAT I RECOMMEND, I THAT'S WHAT I RECOMMEND, I RECOMMEND BRINGING THAT ISSUE UP RECOMMEND BRINGING THAT ISSUE UP TO GSA ITSELF AND ATTEND A BOARD TO GSA ITSELF AND ATTEND A BOARD MEETING, AND ASK THOSE MEETING, AND ASK THOSE QUESTIONS. QUESTIONS. THEY HAE CONTROL OF IT AND THE THEY HAE CONTROL OF IT AND THE CITY DOESN'T. CITY DOESN'T. >> OKAY, AND I REACHED OUT TO

OKAY, AND I REACHED OUT TO OTHER PEOPLE I HEARD WERE PAYING OTHER PEOPLE I HEARD WERE PAYING THESE FEES. THESE FEES. THEY TOLD ME THEY WERE NOT AND THEY TOLD ME THEY WERE NOT AND PROVIDED WITH EXEMPTION FORMS. PROVIDED WITH EXEMPTION FORMS. IF YOUR WELL IS TRY OR NOT IN IF YOUR WELL IS TRY OR NOT IN USE, OR DON'T IRRIGATE CERTAIN USE, OR DON'T IRRIGATE CERTAIN PORTIONS OF YOUR LAND AND EXEMPT PORTIONS OF YOUR LAND AND EXEMPT FROM THOSE FEES. FROM THOSE FEES. AND AS RESIDENTS GET HELP ON AND AS RESIDENTS GET HELP ON THAT INFORMATION IF PASSED ON TO THAT INFORMATION IF PASSED ON TO US AND MAKE MY BEST EFFORT TO US AND MAKE MY BEST EFFORT TO ATTEND THAT MEETING, THANK YOU. ATTEND THAT MEETING, THANK YOU. AND GREAT DO HAVE INSIDER AND GREAT DO HAVE INSIDER INFORMATION ON ANY OF THOSE INFORMATION ON ANY OF THOSE TYPES OF PROGRAMS. TYPES OF PROGRAMS. >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU. >> I WILL ADD THAT THE FEES HAVE

I WILL ADD THAT THE FEES HAVE TO BE IMPLEMENTED PER PROP 218, TO BE IMPLEMENTED PER PROP 218, SO THERE WOULD BE A NOTICE SO THERE WOULD BE A NOTICE PERIOD JUST LIKE WE DO FOR PERIOD JUST LIKE WE DO FOR REGULAR RESIDENTIAL WATER USERS REGULAR RESIDENTIAL WATER USERS THEY GET THEIR FEES AND RATES THEY GET THEIR FEES AND RATES AND ALL AFFECTED PROPERTY OWNERS AND ALL AFFECTED PROPERTY OWNERS WILL RECEIVE THAT NOTICE. WILL RECEIVE THAT NOTICE. AND THERE IS A MAJORITY PROTEST AND THERE IS A MAJORITY PROTEST PROCEEDING UNDER THAT AND ALLOW PROCEEDING UNDER THAT AND ALLOW YOU TO VOTE NO. YOU TO VOTE NO. THAT IS A PUBLIC NOTICE AND THAT IS A PUBLIC NOTICE AND PUBLIC HEARING ON THAT. PUBLIC HEARING ON THAT. THE PUBLIC WILL DEFINITELY HAVE THE PUBLIC WILL DEFINITELY HAVE OUTREACH AND NOTICE AND OUTREACH AND NOTICE AND OPPORTUNITY TO RESPOND. OPPORTUNITY TO RESPOND. >> I DON'T KNOW IF MAT KNOWS THE

I DON'T KNOW IF MAT KNOWS THE ANSWER BUT MAYBE YOU DO, MR. ANSWER BUT MAYBE YOU DO, MR. REED. REED. ARE THE OTHER MEMBERS INSIDE ARE THE OTHER MEMBERS INSIDE THE--FORGOOD WHAT IT IS, GSAA THE--FORGOOD WHAT IT IS, GSAA ARE THEY PAYING WELL FEES AND ARE THEY PAYING WELL FEES AND JUST INSIDE GALT RESIDENT ARE JUST INSIDE GALT RESIDENT ARE NOT? NOT? >> AMORA COUNTY DOES. AMORA COUNTY DOES. >> THEY FOR OUR GSA. THEY FOR OUR GSA. >> PROBABLY SHOULD CLARIFY THE

PROBABLY SHOULD CLARIFY THE STRUCTURE, I JUST LEARNED THIS STRUCTURE, I JUST LEARNED THIS MYSELF, THE GSA IS COSUMNES MYSELF, THE GSA IS COSUMNES GROUNDWATER AUTHORITY AND THE GROUNDWATER AUTHORITY AND THE REPRESENTATION, SEVEN MEMBERS OF REPRESENTATION, SEVEN MEMBERS OF THAT JPA ARE EACH IN THEIR OWN THAT JPA ARE EACH IN THEIR OWN GSA AND SHE'S NODDING HER HEAD GSA AND SHE'S NODDING HER HEAD YES. YES. SO WE ARE A GSA UNDER THE SGMA SO WE ARE A GSA UNDER THE SGMA THAT SHE OUTLINED. THAT SHE OUTLINED. SO EACH OF THOSE MEMBERS WILL SO EACH OF THOSE MEMBERS WILL PASS ON THOSE FEES AND CHARGES PASS ON THOSE FEES AND CHARGES TO THEIR RESPECTIVE PROPERTY TO THEIR RESPECTIVE PROPERTY OWNERS. OWNERS. >> IN OUR GSA, AMADOR IS NOT IN

IN OUR GSA, AMADOR IS NOT IN OURS? OURS? >> NO, THE CITY OF GALT IS A NO, THE CITY OF GALT IS A GSA. GSA. >> AMADOR IS A GSA. AMADOR IS A GSA. >> SLOUGHHOUSE IS A GSA. SLOUGHHOUSE IS A GSA. AND THE BOARD THAT WE GO TO IS AND THE BOARD THAT WE GO TO IS GPA. GPA. >> THE OTHERS IN GPA AND SOME THE OTHERS IN GPA AND SOME THAT CAME THAT YOU REFERRED TO THAT CAME THAT YOU REFERRED TO ARE OUTSIDE OF THE CITY LIMITS ARE OUTSIDE OF THE CITY LIMITS WHO HAD WELLS AND ALREADY BEING WHO HAD WELLS AND ALREADY BEING CHARGED. CHARGED. OR AT LEAST. OR AT LEAST. >> NO THIS WAS ANOTHER ENTITY I NO THIS WAS ANOTHER ENTITY I BELIEVE SOMEONE ELSE ON THE BELIEVE SOMEONE ELSE ON THE BOARD THAT WE SAT WITH. BOARD THAT WE SAT WITH. >> YEAH BUT I THINK THEY WERE

YEAH BUT I THINK THEY WERE WANTING TO KNOW WHY THOSE WITHIN WANTING TO KNOW WHY THOSE WITHIN THE CITY OF GALT WERE NOT BEING THE CITY OF GALT WERE NOT BEING CHARGED FOR THEIR WELL. CHARGED FOR THEIR WELL. SOMETHING LIKE THAT, ANYWAY, SO SOMETHING LIKE THAT, ANYWAY, SO MY QUESTION BACK TO FRANK, IF MY QUESTION BACK TO FRANK, IF THE OTHERS IN OUR GSA ARE THE OTHERS IN OUR GSA ARE ALREADY PAYING A FEE, WOULD THIS ALREADY PAYING A FEE, WOULD THIS PROP 218 ONLY APPLY TO HOW MANY PROP 218 ONLY APPLY TO HOW MANY DO WE HAVE? DO WE HAVE? 20 IN THE CITY OF GALT? 20 IN THE CITY OF GALT? >> THERE'S PROBABLY MORE, I THERE'S PROBABLY MORE, I MEAN, BUT WE DO HAVE A SURVEY MEAN, BUT WE DO HAVE A SURVEY THAT IDENTIFIED ALL THE WELLS THAT IDENTIFIED ALL THE WELLS WHETHER IT BE RESIDENTIAL OR WHETHER IT BE RESIDENTIAL OR COMMERCIAL. COMMERCIAL. I JUST DON'T HAVE THAT NUMBER I JUST DON'T HAVE THAT NUMBER WITH ME. WITH ME. >> THAT WAS ONE OF THE FINDINGS

THAT WAS ONE OF THE FINDINGS THAT CAME OUT FROM THEM TO THAT CAME OUT FROM THEM TO COSUMNES GROUND WATER AUTHORITY. COSUMNES GROUND WATER AUTHORITY. THEY WANTED EVERY GSA IN THAT THEY WANTED EVERY GSA IN THAT JPA TO IDENTIFY THEIR WELLS. JPA TO IDENTIFY THEIR WELLS. AND THE CITY OBVIOUSLY AND THE CITY OBVIOUSLY IDENTIFIED THEIR WELLS BUT IDENTIFIED THEIR WELLS BUT SEVERAL PRIVATE WELLS INSIDE OF SEVERAL PRIVATE WELLS INSIDE OF OUR GSA THAT HAD NOT BEEN OUR GSA THAT HAD NOT BEEN IDENTIFIED. IDENTIFIED. SO THEY WORKED THROUGH, AND IT SO THEY WORKED THROUGH, AND IT WAS JOHN AT THE TIME. WAS JOHN AT THE TIME. >> THAT'S ULTIMATELY THE

THAT'S ULTIMATELY THE DISCONNECT. DISCONNECT. THE DISCONNECT IS THE CITY PAYS THE DISCONNECT IS THE CITY PAYS A FEE TO THE GSA FOR THE WATER A FEE TO THE GSA FOR THE WATER WE USE. WE USE. MUCH LIKE THE GALT IRRIGATION MUCH LIKE THE GALT IRRIGATION DISTRICT AND THE OTHERS PART OF DISTRICT AND THE OTHERS PART OF THE REGIONAL GSA. THE REGIONAL GSA. THERE WASN'T A MECHANISM FOR THE THERE WASN'T A MECHANISM FOR THE CITY OR FOR THE GREATER GSA TO CITY OR FOR THE GREATER GSA TO THEN PROVIDE THAT FEE TO THAT THEN PROVIDE THAT FEE TO THAT INDIVIDUAL PRIVATE WELLS. INDIVIDUAL PRIVATE WELLS. THEY KIND OF FELL THROUGH THE THEY KIND OF FELL THROUGH THE CRACKS SO TO SPEAK. CRACKS SO TO SPEAK. THERE IS AN EFFORT NOW TO FIGURE THERE IS AN EFFORT NOW TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO FIX THAT. OUT HOW TO FIX THAT. BUT WE DON'T HAVE THE ANSWER TO BUT WE DON'T HAVE THE ANSWER TO THAT AT THIS TIME. THAT AT THIS TIME. >> MADAM MAYOR, ONE COMMENT.

MADAM MAYOR, ONE COMMENT. JUST TO ANSWER MR. GAVIN'S JUST TO ANSWER MR. GAVIN'S QUESTION. QUESTION. THE NEW DEVELOPMENT THERE IS A THE NEW DEVELOPMENT THERE IS A CERTAIN PERCENTAGE. CERTAIN PERCENTAGE. THE DEVELOPERS ARE NOT ALLOWED THE DEVELOPERS ARE NOT ALLOWED TO PUT IN A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF TO PUT IN A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF LANDSCAPING ON THE NEW LANDSCAPING ON THE NEW DEVELOPMENTS THAT REQUIRE WATER. DEVELOPMENTS THAT REQUIRE WATER. A CERTAIN AMOUNT TO BE DROUGHT A CERTAIN AMOUNT TO BE DROUGHT TOLERANT AND A HOMEOWNER CAN RIP TOLERANT AND A HOMEOWNER CAN RIP OUT THE GRASS, BUT THE DEVELOPER OUT THE GRASS, BUT THE DEVELOPER IS PNOT ALLOWED TO. IS PNOT ALLOWED TO. >> ANYTHING ELSE?

ANYTHING ELSE? THANK YOU Ms. SPIER. THANK YOU Ms. SPIER. THAT PROBABLY WENT FURTHER THAN THAT PROBABLY WENT FURTHER THAN WHAT YOU INTENDED. WHAT YOU INTENDED. OBVIOUSLY A HOT TOPIC. OBVIOUSLY A HOT TOPIC. PRESENTATION NUMBER 2, MORE R PRESENTATION NUMBER 2, MORE R CITIZEN'S OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE CITIZEN'S OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE FISCAL YEAR 2024-25 ANNUAL FISCAL YEAR 2024-25 ANNUAL REPORT. REPORT. >> MADAM MAYOR, MEMBERS OF MADAM MAYOR, MEMBERS OF COUNCIL, CHAIR HARVEY WILL GIVE COUNCIL, CHAIR HARVEY WILL GIVE THIS YEAR'S ANNUAL REPORT FOR THIS YEAR'S ANNUAL REPORT FOR MEASURE R ACTIVITIES ON BEHALF MEASURE R ACTIVITIES ON BEHALF OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND FINANCE. FINANCE. >> THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBERS AND OTHERS HERE COUNCIL MEMBERS AND OTHERS HERE TONIGHT I AM PAUL HARVEY, A TONIGHT I AM PAUL HARVEY, A MEMBER OF THE MEASURE R MEMBER OF THE MEASURE R INDEPENDENT CITIZENS OVERSIGHT INDEPENDENT CITIZENS OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE. COMMITTEE. ON BEHALF OF THE COMMITTEE I AM ON BEHALF OF THE COMMITTEE I AM PRIVILEGED TO PRESENT THE FISCAL PRIVILEGED TO PRESENT THE FISCAL YEAR 2024-25 ANNUAL REPORT. YEAR 2024-25 ANNUAL REPORT. THE COMMITTEE'S ROLE IS TO THE COMMITTEE'S ROLE IS TO REVIEW THE SPENDING OF MEASURE REVIEW THE SPENDING OF MEASURE R'S REVENUES TO ENSURE THAT THE R'S REVENUES TO ENSURE THAT THE USE OF FUNDS COMPLIES WITH THE USE OF FUNDS COMPLIES WITH THE VOTERS' INTENTIONS. VOTERS' INTENTIONS. MEASURE R IS A 2008, 1/2 CENT MEASURE R IS A 2008, 1/2 CENT INCREASE. INCREASE. AS THE CHIEF PRESENTED IN A AS THE CHIEF PRESENTED IN A PREVIOUS COUNCIL MEETING THE PREVIOUS COUNCIL MEETING THE 2025 CRIME DATA SHOWS THAT THIS 2025 CRIME DATA SHOWS THAT THIS FUND SUGGEST BENEFICIAL TO HELP FUND SUGGEST BENEFICIAL TO HELP THE POLICE DEPARTMENT PROVIDE THE POLICE DEPARTMENT PROVIDE THEIR PUBLIC SAFETY SERVICES. THEIR PUBLIC SAFETY SERVICES. THE MORE R REVENUE SUPPLEMENTS THE MORE R REVENUE SUPPLEMENTS CLOSE TO 20% OF DEPARTMENT'S CLOSE TO 20% OF DEPARTMENT'S ANNUAL BUDGET AND HELP FUND ANNUAL BUDGET AND HELP FUND PROGRAM COSTS AND INCLUDING PROGRAM COSTS AND INCLUDING EQUIPMENT AND PERSONEL FOR EQUIPMENT AND PERSONEL FOR PATROL OFFICERS AND GANG PATROL OFFICERS AND GANG DETECTION OFFICERS AND DETECTION OFFICERS AND DISPATCHING AND RECORDKEEPING. DISPATCHING AND RECORDKEEPING. OUR COMMITTEE IS COMPRISED OF OUR COMMITTEE IS COMPRISED OF FIVE GALT CITIZENS THAT MEET TO FIVE GALT CITIZENS THAT MEET TO REVIEW THE FINANCIAL REPORT. REVIEW THE FINANCIAL REPORT. THE FISCAL YEAR 2024-25 WAS THE FISCAL YEAR 2024-25 WAS REVIEWED BY THE COMMITTEE ON REVIEWED BY THE COMMITTEE ON FEBRUARY 25, 2026 DURING OUR FEBRUARY 25, 2026 DURING OUR QUARTERLY MEETING. QUARTERLY MEETING. FOR THIS PAST YEAR THE STARTING FOR THIS PAST YEAR THE STARTING UNSPENT CARRYOVER BALANCE WAS UNSPENT CARRYOVER BALANCE WAS 1,714,814. 1,714,814. THE REPORTED REVENUE WAS THE REPORTED REVENUE WAS 2,491,433. 2,491,433. AND EXPENDITURES 2,545,190.

AND EXPENDITURES 2,545,190. AND THE FUND BALANCE DECREASED AND THE FUND BALANCE DECREASED BY 453,000 RESULTING IN ENDING BY 453,000 RESULTING IN ENDING BALANCE OF 1,261,087. BALANCE OF 1,261,087. IN CAPITAL OUTLAYS AND INCREASE IN CAPITAL OUTLAYS AND INCREASE OF SUPPLIES AND EXPENDITURES OF SUPPLIES AND EXPENDITURES EXCEEDING REVENUES. EXCEEDING REVENUES. COMMITTEE MEMBERS CONFIRM THAT COMMITTEE MEMBERS CONFIRM THAT PROPER STEWARDSHIP WAS PROPER STEWARDSHIP WAS MAINTAINED OVER THE FUNDS IN MAINTAINED OVER THE FUNDS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MEASURE R ACCORDANCE WITH THE MEASURE R SALES TAX ORDINANCE. SALES TAX ORDINANCE. ON BEHALF OF THE COMMITTEE, ON BEHALF OF THE COMMITTEE, THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT THIS INFORMATION. PRESENT THIS INFORMATION. >> THANK YOU MR. HARVEY, ANYONE THANK YOU MR. HARVEY, ANYONE HAVE QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? HAVE QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? >> I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THAT

I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THAT THANK YOU FOR SERVING ON THAT THANK YOU FOR SERVING ON THAT COMMITTEE. COMMITTEE. OBVIOUSLY IT'S AN IMPORTANT OBVIOUSLY IT'S AN IMPORTANT MEASURE R IS VERY IMPORTANT TO MEASURE R IS VERY IMPORTANT TO THE COMMUNITY. THE COMMUNITY. AND TIME TO TIME I HEAR PEOPLE AND TIME TO TIME I HEAR PEOPLE COMPLAIN ABOUT GALT SALES TAX COMPLAIN ABOUT GALT SALES TAX BUT MEASURE R AND Q, THERE IS A BUT MEASURE R AND Q, THERE IS A LOT OF PUBLIC SAFETY THINGS THAT LOT OF PUBLIC SAFETY THINGS THAT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS AND THE POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS AND WOULDN'T EXIST WITHOUT 1/2 CENT. WOULDN'T EXIST WITHOUT 1/2 CENT. AND THAT'S A SMALL PRICE TO PAY AND THAT'S A SMALL PRICE TO PAY FOR THOSE THINGS. FOR THOSE THINGS. SAY THANK YOU FOR THAT. SAY THANK YOU FOR THAT. AND THANK YOU TO OUR AND THANK YOU TO OUR PREDECESSORS FOR MEASURE R. PREDECESSORS FOR MEASURE R. THE PEOPLE THAT CAME BEFORE US. THE PEOPLE THAT CAME BEFORE US. VOTERS. VOTERS. >> I AGREE, NO TAXES HARDLY EVER

I AGREE, NO TAXES HARDLY EVER GO AWAY WHEN IMPLEMENTED. GO AWAY WHEN IMPLEMENTED. BUT THIS IS ONE THAT I THINK IS BUT THIS IS ONE THAT I THINK IS VERY IMPORTANT FOR THE CITY, SO VERY IMPORTANT FOR THE CITY, SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU MR. HARVEY.

THANK YOU MR. HARVEY. MADAM CLERK, READ THE PUBLIC MADAM CLERK, READ THE PUBLIC COMMENT STATEMENT. COMMENT STATEMENT. UNDER GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION UNDER GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54954.3, MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC 54954.3, MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC MAY ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL ON MAY ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS. NON-AGENDA ITEMS. THE PUBLIC COMMENTS SECTION IS THE PUBLIC COMMENTS SECTION IS FOR THE CITY COUNCIL TO RECEIVE FOR THE CITY COUNCIL TO RECEIVE COMMENTS; EXCEPT FOR BRIEF COMMENTS; EXCEPT FOR BRIEF RESPONSES TO QUESTIONS, NO RESPONSES TO QUESTIONS, NO DISCUSSION OR ACTION MAY BE DISCUSSION OR ACTION MAY BE TAKEN ON ANY ITEM THAT TAKEN ON ANY ITEM THAT IS NOT LISTED ON THE AGENDA. IS NOT LISTED ON THE AGENDA. PLEASE LIMIT COMMENTS TO A PLEASE LIMIT COMMENTS TO A MAXIMUM OF FIVE MINUTES. MAXIMUM OF FIVE MINUTES. CONSISTENT WITH THE CONSISTENT WITH THE CITY COUNCIL PROCEDURAL CITY COUNCIL PROCEDURAL GUIDELINES, THE MAYOR RESERVES GUIDELINES, THE MAYOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SHORTEN THE TIME THE RIGHT TO SHORTEN THE TIME LIMIT FOR SPEAKERS TO LIMIT FOR SPEAKERS TO ENSURE THE EFFICIENT AND TIMELY ENSURE THE EFFICIENT AND TIMELY COMPLETION OF ALL CITY BUSINESS COMPLETION OF ALL CITY BUSINESS ON THE AGENDA. ON THE AGENDA. KEN LEE. KEN LEE. >> GOOD EVENING COUNCIL MEMBERS,

GOOD EVENING COUNCIL MEMBERS, I AM KEN LEE, I LIVE AT GALT I AM KEN LEE, I LIVE AT GALT PLACE WHERE I ALMOST GOT HIT BY PLACE WHERE I ALMOST GOT HIT BY A BICYCLE, GOING 10 MILES PER A BICYCLE, GOING 10 MILES PER HOUR AND THAT'S IN THE HALLWAY, HOUR AND THAT'S IN THE HALLWAY, NOT ON THE STREET. NOT ON THE STREET. AND NOW ALL THE RESEARCH IN 20 AND NOW ALL THE RESEARCH IN 20 YEARS IS LECTURED BY HISTORICAL YEARS IS LECTURED BY HISTORICAL SOCIETY. SOCIETY. UPCOMING IN MAY, CHINESE UPCOMING IN MAY, CHINESE HISTORICAL MONTH AND DUE TO ALL HISTORICAL MONTH AND DUE TO ALL MILESTONES I WANT TO BRING UP. MILESTONES I WANT TO BRING UP. DOING OUR THREE-BOOK TOUR. DOING OUR THREE-BOOK TOUR. APRIL 18 IS THE 128th YEAR GREAT APRIL 18 IS THE 128th YEAR GREAT 1906 ANNIVERSARY. 1906 ANNIVERSARY. AND WALL STREET JOURNAL PUT THAT AND WALL STREET JOURNAL PUT THAT CHINESE SURVIVORS FOR THEMSELVES CHINESE SURVIVORS FOR THEMSELVES AND OPENED IN CANNERY BECAUSE AND OPENED IN CANNERY BECAUSE REFUGES TO BE IN A PLACE. REFUGES TO BE IN A PLACE. AND MY FAMILY HAS INFLUENCE IN AND MY FAMILY HAS INFLUENCE IN GALT AND MY GREAT-GRANDFATHER GALT AND MY GREAT-GRANDFATHER WAS CEO OF RAILROAD IN 1902. WAS CEO OF RAILROAD IN 1902. AND 125th ANNIVERSARY OF CHINESE AND 125th ANNIVERSARY OF CHINESE ATTACK ON MONTEREY. ATTACK ON MONTEREY. AND DEMAND THAT THEY LEAVE THE AND DEMAND THAT THEY LEAVE THE CHINESE ALONE OR MORE SHIPS CHINESE ALONE OR MORE SHIPS SENT. SENT. IT'S DOCUMENTED IN THE ARMY'S IT'S DOCUMENTED IN THE ARMY'S BOOK OF STRATEGY AND COLLEGE BOOK OF STRATEGY AND COLLEGE THESE USED IN SAN BERNARDINO. THESE USED IN SAN BERNARDINO. AND OUR ETHIC STUDIES BOOK OF AND OUR ETHIC STUDIES BOOK OF CHINESE LAW IN CHINA AND NEW CHINESE LAW IN CHINA AND NEW ZEALAND HAS REACHED THE 25 YEAR ZEALAND HAS REACHED THE 25 YEAR MARK AND THE FIRST FAMILY TO USE MARK AND THE FIRST FAMILY TO USE I WANT A LAWYER FOR IMMIGRATION I WANT A LAWYER FOR IMMIGRATION AND USING THAT SAME SLOGAN NOW. AND USING THAT SAME SLOGAN NOW. AND THE REASON WHY IT WORKED FOR AND THE REASON WHY IT WORKED FOR US IS BECAUSE WE WERE THE FLYING US IS BECAUSE WE WERE THE FLYING TIGERS AND BASICALLY THEY HAD TO TIGERS AND BASICALLY THEY HAD TO KEEP US IN AMERICA.

KEEP US IN AMERICA. SO THEY MADE THESE LAWS TO SO THEY MADE THESE LAWS TO CHANGE IMMIGRATION. CHANGE IMMIGRATION. BUCKSKIN FOODS THAT USED BUFFALO BUCKSKIN FOODS THAT USED BUFFALO BILL CODY ON THE LABEL WAS A BILL CODY ON THE LABEL WAS A SECRET CANNING PROCESS OF THE SECRET CANNING PROCESS OF THE CHINESE CANNERIES. CHINESE CANNERIES. KEPT OUT OF THE PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE KEPT OUT OF THE PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE BECAUSE SECRET PROCESS OF BECAUSE SECRET PROCESS OF STERILIZATION WAS A NATIONAL STERILIZATION WAS A NATIONAL DEFENSE BECAUSE THE FOOD HAD TO DEFENSE BECAUSE THE FOOD HAD TO BE SHIPPED FOR THE WAR EFFORTS BE SHIPPED FOR THE WAR EFFORTS AND THE CHINESE WORKERS COULDNT AND THE CHINESE WORKERS COULDNT TELL ANYBODY BECAUSE THEY TELL ANYBODY BECAUSE THEY COULDN'T SPEAK ENGLISH. COULDN'T SPEAK ENGLISH. AND THESE WERE USED TO TAKE OVER AND THESE WERE USED TO TAKE OVER CHINA. CHINA. AND FIGHT THE MERCENARY AND FIGHT THE MERCENARY SOLDIERS. SOLDIERS. AND THESE MEN END UP IN AND THESE MEN END UP IN CANNERIES IN DELTA, AISLE 10, CANNERIES IN DELTA, AISLE 10, ANTIOCH AND OAKLAND, MONTEREY ANTIOCH AND OAKLAND, MONTEREY BECAUSE WE WHAD TO PUT THEM BECAUSE WE WHAD TO PUT THEM SYMBOL AND JOHN WICKI, OUR BOOKS SYMBOL AND JOHN WICKI, OUR BOOKS ARE THE TEXTBOOKS OF REMAKING ARE THE TEXTBOOKS OF REMAKING CHINESE AMERICA, ALL ABOUT OUR CHINESE AMERICA, ALL ABOUT OUR FAMILY IMMIGRATION. FAMILY IMMIGRATION. AND WHAT WAS ENCOUNTERED IN LAST AND WHAT WAS ENCOUNTERED IN LAST 25 YEARS. 25 YEARS. AND CHINA TYCOON IS THE RICHEST AND CHINA TYCOON IS THE RICHEST CHINAMAN IN THE WORLD IN EARLY CHINAMAN IN THE WORLD IN EARLY 1900'S AND WE HAD GENERAL 1900'S AND WE HAD GENERAL BIDWELL'S RANCH IN CHICO AND BIDWELL'S RANCH IN CHICO AND KNOWN AS THE FATHER OF KNOWN AS THE FATHER OF ASSIMILATION. ASSIMILATION. TOLD ALL THE CHINESE PEOPLE TOLD ALL THE CHINESE PEOPLE AFTER 1906 EARTHQUAKE, IF YOU AFTER 1906 EARTHQUAKE, IF YOU REMAIN IN NEWAMERICA, YOU LEARN REMAIN IN NEWAMERICA, YOU LEARN SPEAK ENGLISH AND DRESS LIKE AN SPEAK ENGLISH AND DRESS LIKE AN AMERICAN AND CUT THE PONY TAIL. AMERICAN AND CUT THE PONY TAIL. HE WANTED TO ASSIMILATE AND HE WANTED TO ASSIMILATE AND BASICALLY LEARNED ENGLISH AND BASICALLY LEARNED ENGLISH AND MADE FRIENDS WITH THE BIG FOUR MADE FRIENDS WITH THE BIG FOUR RAILROAD MEN. RAILROAD MEN. AND HOW HE GOT HIS OCEAN LINERS AND HOW HE GOT HIS OCEAN LINERS AND SPECIALS TO SHIP HIS FOODS

AND SPECIALS TO SHIP HIS FOODS AND ALSO HE HAD THE BIGGEST AND ALSO HE HAD THE BIGGEST SILVER MINE IN VIRGINIA CITY. SILVER MINE IN VIRGINIA CITY. CUT COST SHIPPING BY TRAIN AND CUT COST SHIPPING BY TRAIN AND ALSO SHIPPED IMMIGRANTS FROM ALSO SHIPPED IMMIGRANTS FROM MEXICO. MEXICO. THAT'S WHY WE WERE IN MEXICALI THAT'S WHY WE WERE IN MEXICALI AND BRINGING FOOD TO GENERAL AND BRINGING FOOD TO GENERAL PERSIA AND TO THE IMMIGRANTS PERSIA AND TO THE IMMIGRANTS BACK IN AMERICA. BACK IN AMERICA. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU MR. LEE. THANK YOU MR. LEE. >> AMY FESTNOK. AMY FESTNOK. >> HI, I'M AMY, I'M THE PRESERVE

HI, I'M AMY, I'M THE PRESERVE MANAGER OF COSUMNES RIVER MANAGER OF COSUMNES RIVER PRESERVE. PRESERVE. AND WHILE I UNDERSTAND THE AND WHILE I UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE OF A COHESIVE LOGO IMPORTANCE OF A COHESIVE LOGO AND BRAND FOR GALT. AND BRAND FOR GALT. I APPRECIATE THE NEED TO I APPRECIATE THE NEED TO DIFFERENTIATE GALT FROM THE DIFFERENTIATE GALT FROM THE SPRAWL OF ELK GROVE AND I SPRAWL OF ELK GROVE AND I APPRECIATE THE DESIRE TO NOT APPRECIATE THE DESIRE TO NOT JUST BE A BEDROOM COMMUNITY OF JUST BE A BEDROOM COMMUNITY OF THE GREATER SACRAMENTO AREA. THE GREATER SACRAMENTO AREA. I DON'T REALLY KNOW OR I DON'T REALLY KNOW OR UNDERSTAND HOW YOU CAN IDENTIFY UNDERSTAND HOW YOU CAN IDENTIFY THE UNIQUENESS OF GALT WITHOUT THE UNIQUENESS OF GALT WITHOUT TALKING ABOUT THE COSUMNES RIVER TALKING ABOUT THE COSUMNES RIVER PRESERVE, THE COSUMNES RIVER AND PRESERVE, THE COSUMNES RIVER AND THE WILDLIFE AND PLANTSES THAT THE WILDLIFE AND PLANTSES THAT CALL US HOME. CALL US HOME. COSUMNES IS THE ONLY UNREGULATED COSUMNES IS THE ONLY UNREGULATED RIVER OUT OF SIERRA NEVADA. RIVER OUT OF SIERRA NEVADA. AND WHILE CREATES CHALLENGES AND WHILE CREATES CHALLENGES DURING TIMES OF FLOODS, IT'S DURING TIMES OF FLOODS, IT'S WHAT BRINGS THE BOUNTIFUL LIFE WHAT BRINGS THE BOUNTIFUL LIFE TO THIS AREA. TO THIS AREA. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU ARE AWARE OR I DON'T KNOW IF YOU ARE AWARE OR NOT THE COSUMNES FOREST WAS NOT THE COSUMNES FOREST WAS DESIGNATED A LANDMARK IN 1976, DESIGNATED A LANDMARK IN 1976, SPECIFICALLY BECAUSE OF THE SPECIFICALLY BECAUSE OF THE OUTSTANDING BIOLOGY AND BIRD OUTSTANDING BIOLOGY AND BIRD LIFE. LIFE. WE ARE IDENTIFIED AS AN AUTOBON WE ARE IDENTIFIED AS AN AUTOBON IMPORTANT BIRD AREA AND MANY IMPORTANT BIRD AREA AND MANY ACROSS THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, ACROSS THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, COSUMNES IS ONE OF THE FEW THAT COSUMNES IS ONE OF THE FEW THAT IS IDENTIFIED AS GLOBALLY IS IDENTIFIED AS GLOBALLY IMPORTANT BIRD AREA, NOT JUST IMPORTANT BIRD AREA, NOT JUST REGIONALLY IMPORTANT BIRD AREA. REGIONALLY IMPORTANT BIRD AREA. WE HOST MORE THAN 250 SPECIES OF WE HOST MORE THAN 250 SPECIES OF BIRD AND SAN HILL CRANE IS ONE BIRD AND SAN HILL CRANE IS ONE OF THEM. OF THEM. IN 2003 THE CALIFORNIA FISH AND IN 2003 THE CALIFORNIA FISH AND GAME COMMISSION DESIGNATED THE GAME COMMISSION DESIGNATED THE PRESERVE AS ONE OF ECOLOGICAL PRESERVE AS ONE OF ECOLOGICAL PRESERVE AND THE ONLY FOUR PRESERVE AND THE ONLY FOUR DIFFERENT LANDOWNERS. DIFFERENT LANDOWNERS. NORMALLY THE GAME COMMISSION

NORMALLY THE GAME COMMISSION IDENTIFIES LANDS OWNED AND IDENTIFIES LANDS OWNED AND MANAGED BY CDFW AND WE ARE MANAGED BY CDFW AND WE ARE UNIQUE IN THAT RESERVE UNIQUE IN THAT RESERVE DESIGNATION INCORPORATED OTHER DESIGNATION INCORPORATED OTHER LANDS OUTSIDE OF CDF HOLDINGS. LANDS OUTSIDE OF CDF HOLDINGS. I'M UNSURE YOU ARE AWARE THAT WE I'M UNSURE YOU ARE AWARE THAT WE HOST 8-10,000 STUDENTS FROM THE HOST 8-10,000 STUDENTS FROM THE GALT SCHOOL DISTRICT EVERY YEAR. GALT SCHOOL DISTRICT EVERY YEAR. SECOND AND THIRD GRADERS COME SECOND AND THIRD GRADERS COME AND COLLECT ACORNS AND PLANT AND COLLECT ACORNS AND PLANT TREES. TREES. AND THIRD GRADERS AND FOURTH AND THIRD GRADERS AND FOURTH GRADERS LOOK AT SALMON EGGS IN GRADERS LOOK AT SALMON EGGS IN THE CLASSROOM AND SET THEM FREE. THE CLASSROOM AND SET THEM FREE. AND SIXTH GRADERS JOINING US AND SIXTH GRADERS JOINING US THIS WEEK AND NEXT WEEK IN CANOE THIS WEEK AND NEXT WEEK IN CANOE MOBILE. MOBILE. STARTED TODAY. STARTED TODAY. WE HAVE A SUNDAY COMMUNITY WE HAVE A SUNDAY COMMUNITY PADDLE FROM 9-12. PADDLE FROM 9-12. AND I INVITE YOU TO COME JOIN US AND I INVITE YOU TO COME JOIN US AND EXPERIENCE THE RIVER. AND EXPERIENCE THE RIVER. I'M NOT SURE IF YOU KNOW THAT WE I'M NOT SURE IF YOU KNOW THAT WE CONDUCTED A VISITOR USE SURVEY CONDUCTED A VISITOR USE SURVEY IN THE YEAR 2024. IN THE YEAR 2024. AND OUR DATA DOCUMENTED THAT AND OUR DATA DOCUMENTED THAT MORE THAN 130,000 PEOPLE USED MORE THAN 130,000 PEOPLE USED OUR CORE TRAIL SYSTEM IN THAT OUR CORE TRAIL SYSTEM IN THAT YEAR. YEAR. WE HAVE AND BRING A LOT OF WE HAVE AND BRING A LOT OF PEOPLE TO THE AREA. PEOPLE TO THE AREA. AND WHILE I UNDERSTAND--WHILE I AND WHILE I UNDERSTAND--WHILE I AGREE AND UNDERSTAND THAT THE AGREE AND UNDERSTAND THAT THE CITY IS MORE THAN JUST CRANES. CITY IS MORE THAN JUST CRANES. I CHALLENGE YOU TO REALLY THINK I CHALLENGE YOU TO REALLY THINK OF GALT WITHOUT THE PRESERVE. OF GALT WITHOUT THE PRESERVE. WITHOUT THE COSUMNES RIVER, WITHOUT THE COSUMNES RIVER, WITHOUT THE WILDLIFE AND PLANTS WITHOUT THE WILDLIFE AND PLANTS THAT CALL US HOME. THAT CALL US HOME. WE BRING VITALNESS TO THE GALT WE BRING VITALNESS TO THE GALT COMMUNITY AS MUCH AS THE GALT COMMUNITY AS MUCH AS THE GALT COMMUNITY PROVIDES TO US. COMMUNITY PROVIDES TO US. AND WE BRING IN THE ECONOMICS OF AND WE BRING IN THE ECONOMICS OF ECO TOURISM THAT GALT BENEFITS ECO TOURISM THAT GALT BENEFITS FROM. FROM. I INVITE ALL OF YOU TO EITHER

I INVITE ALL OF YOU TO EITHER COME FOR A SPECIAL TOUR OR COME FOR A SPECIAL TOUR OR PERHAPS I COULD COME AND GIVE A PERHAPS I COULD COME AND GIVE A PRESENTATION MORE IN-DEPTH OF PRESENTATION MORE IN-DEPTH OF WHAT THE PRESERVE DOES. WHAT THE PRESERVE DOES. AND WHAT WE BRING TO THE CITY OF AND WHAT WE BRING TO THE CITY OF GALT. GALT. SO YOU MAY NOT BE SO QUICK AS TO SO YOU MAY NOT BE SO QUICK AS TO THROW THE CRANE OFF YOUR LOGO. THROW THE CRANE OFF YOUR LOGO. AND PERHAPS JUST MAKE IT A AND PERHAPS JUST MAKE IT A SMALLER PART OF THE GREATER SMALLER PART OF THE GREATER WHOLE. WHOLE. >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR PASSION AS THANK YOU FOR YOUR PASSION AS WELL. WELL. >> CAROL SMITH.

GOOD EVENING MADAM MAYOR, ALL CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS, EVERYONE CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS, EVERYONE HERE. HERE. MY NAME IS CAROL SMITH I RESIDE MY NAME IS CAROL SMITH I RESIDE ON CORNELL ROAD. ON CORNELL ROAD. SO MY COMMENT IS JUST BRIEF SO MY COMMENT IS JUST BRIEF TONIGHT AND ONE OF RESPECT. TONIGHT AND ONE OF RESPECT. SO EVERYONE KNOWS ABOUT THE FAIR SO EVERYONE KNOWS ABOUT THE FAIR WAY OAKS OR THE FAIR WAYS WAY OAKS OR THE FAIR WAYS DEVELOPMENT. DEVELOPMENT. AND WE DEALT WITH A LOT OF AND WE DEALT WITH A LOT OF ISSUES. ISSUES. TONIGHT MINE IS ONE OF LIKE I TONIGHT MINE IS ONE OF LIKE I SAID RESPECT, THE TRASH THAT THE SAID RESPECT, THE TRASH THAT THE PEOPLE COME OUT ON THE SITE AND PEOPLE COME OUT ON THE SITE AND THEY LEAVE THEIR TRASH. THEY LEAVE THEIR TRASH. THEY WERE THERE TODAY, PAVING THEY WERE THERE TODAY, PAVING BERNEL ROAD. BERNEL ROAD. THE TARP THAT THEY USED IS STILL THE TARP THAT THEY USED IS STILL AT THE CORNER OF MY PROPERTY AT THE CORNER OF MY PROPERTY WHEN I LEFT THERE THIS EVENING. WHEN I LEFT THERE THIS EVENING. STILL SITTING THERE. STILL SITTING THERE. AND WOULD LIKE THEM TO RESPECT AND WOULD LIKE THEM TO RESPECT US. US. YOU KNOW. YOU KNOW. THEIR DEVELOPMENT OVER THERE IS THEIR DEVELOPMENT OVER THERE IS BEAUTIFUL. BEAUTIFUL. IT'S VERY NICE AND CLEAN. IT'S VERY NICE AND CLEAN. I WOULD HATE TO SEE ANYONE GO I WOULD HATE TO SEE ANYONE GO OVER THERE AND TRASH IT. OVER THERE AND TRASH IT. ALSO THE WEEDS THAT ARE UP ALSO THE WEEDS THAT ARE UP AGAINST THE WALLS. AGAINST THE WALLS. I HAVE ASKED THIS FOR MONTHS, TO I HAVE ASKED THIS FOR MONTHS, TO PLEASE HAVE THEM REMOVED. PLEASE HAVE THEM REMOVED. DO WEED ABATEMENT. DO WEED ABATEMENT. RESIDENTS ARE SUPPOSED TO ABATE RESIDENTS ARE SUPPOSED TO ABATE THEIR WEEDS. THEIR WEEDS. THE CITY OF GALT SAYS SO. THE CITY OF GALT SAYS SO. BUT IT HASN'T HAPPENED AND IT'S BUT IT HASN'T HAPPENED AND IT'S NOT HAPPENING IN MY NOT HAPPENING IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD. NEIGHBORHOOD. NOW THERE'S A COUPLE OF NOW THERE'S A COUPLE OF CHALLENGES ON CORNELL ROAD, MOST CHALLENGES ON CORNELL ROAD, MOST OF THE NEIGHBORS THERE, MOST OF OF THE NEIGHBORS THERE, MOST OF MY NEIGHBORS WE TRY TO KEEP OUR MY NEIGHBORS WE TRY TO KEEP OUR AREAS NEAT. AREAS NEAT. AND CLEAN. AND CLEAN. AND SOME OF US PAY TO KEEP THEM AND SOME OF US PAY TO KEEP THEM NEAT AND CLEAN, I HAVE A NEAT AND CLEAN, I HAVE A NEIGHBOR MR. FRANK WITH HIS OWN

NEIGHBOR MR. FRANK WITH HIS OWN EQUIPMENT AND MOWS ON CORNELL EQUIPMENT AND MOWS ON CORNELL ROAD, AND HE DOES DO IT. ROAD, AND HE DOES DO IT. I AM ASKING FOR CONSIDERATION I AM ASKING FOR CONSIDERATION AND I HAVE SPOKE TO SEVERAL AND I HAVE SPOKE TO SEVERAL INDIVIDUALS FOR MONTHS SINCE NOT INDIVIDUALS FOR MONTHS SINCE NOT TOO FAR AFTER THE INCEPTION OF TOO FAR AFTER THE INCEPTION OF THE DEVELOPMENT BEING STARTED. THE DEVELOPMENT BEING STARTED. BUT I WOULD ASK YOU ALL MEMBERS BUT I WOULD ASK YOU ALL MEMBERS PLEASE TO HAVE THE DEVELOPERS TO PLEASE TO HAVE THE DEVELOPERS TO RESPECT US. RESPECT US. JUST AS THEY WANT IT DONE IN JUST AS THEY WANT IT DONE IN THEIR OWN NEIGHBORHOODS. THEIR OWN NEIGHBORHOODS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU MRS. SMITH. THANK YOU MRS. SMITH. >> NO MORE PUBLIC. NO MORE PUBLIC. >> ALL RIGHT.

ALL RIGHT. MOVE ON TO ITEM E, REPORTS BY MOVE ON TO ITEM E, REPORTS BY CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS ON REGIONAL CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS ON REGIONAL BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES. COMMITTEES. VICE MAYOR REED. VICE MAYOR REED. >> I DON'T HAVE ANY. I DON'T HAVE ANY. >> COUNCILMEMBER PRATTON. COUNCILMEMBER PRATTON. >> I HAVE A FEW, THURSDAY, MARCH

I HAVE A FEW, THURSDAY, MARCH 26, AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT 26, AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT DISTRICT. DISTRICT. I ATTENDED SACRAMENTO AT THE I ATTENDED SACRAMENTO AT THE BOARD OF SUPERVISOR'S CHAMBERS. BOARD OF SUPERVISOR'S CHAMBERS. IT WAS A FAIRLY LONG MEETING. IT WAS A FAIRLY LONG MEETING. BUT NOTHING REALLY TO REPORT OUT BUT NOTHING REALLY TO REPORT OUT ON. ON. IT WAS JUST A LOT OF UPDATES AND IT WAS JUST A LOT OF UPDATES AND SOME PRESENTATIONS. SOME PRESENTATIONS. I DON'T THINK WE EVEN VOTED ON I DON'T THINK WE EVEN VOTED ON ANYTHING. ANYTHING. SO--THAT WAS THAT ONE. SO--THAT WAS THAT ONE. OF COURSE I ATTENDED THE SPECIAL OF COURSE I ATTENDED THE SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL PLANNING COMMISSION CITY COUNCIL PLANNING COMMISSION JOINT MEETING. JOINT MEETING. THAT WAS EXCELLENT. THAT WAS EXCELLENT. THAT WAS ON MONDAY, MARCH 30. THAT WAS ON MONDAY, MARCH 30. RIGHT IN THESE CHAMBERS. RIGHT IN THESE CHAMBERS. SO THE FIRST WEDNESDAY OF THE SO THE FIRST WEDNESDAY OF THE MONTH I HAVE BOTH THE CGA, MONTH I HAVE BOTH THE CGA, COSUMNES GROUND WATER AUTHORITY COSUMNES GROUND WATER AUTHORITY AND LAFCo MEETING. AND LAFCo MEETING. NO CGA THIS MONTH. NO CGA THIS MONTH. BUT FOR THOSE WHO WANT TO GO TO BUT FOR THOSE WHO WANT TO GO TO THAT CGA MEETING IT'S THE FIRST THAT CGA MEETING IT'S THE FIRST WEDNESDAY OF THE MONTH. WEDNESDAY OF THE MONTH. AND THEY DO POST AND ALL THAT. AND THEY DO POST AND ALL THAT. BUT ANYBODY CAN GET HOLD OF ME BUT ANYBODY CAN GET HOLD OF ME IF INTERESTED IN GOING TO ONE OF IF INTERESTED IN GOING TO ONE OF THOSE MEETINGS, WELCOME TO MEET THOSE MEETINGS, WELCOME TO MEET YOU THERE. YOU THERE. AS FOR LAFCo IT WAS FAIRLY QUIET AS FOR LAFCo IT WAS FAIRLY QUIET ALSO. ALSO. I THINK THE MEETING WAS ABOUT I THINK THE MEETING WAS ABOUT HOUR AND A HALF. HOUR AND A HALF. ALSO IS AT THE CHAMBERS. ALSO IS AT THE CHAMBERS. THE BOARD--COUNTY BOARD CHAMBERS THE BOARD--COUNTY BOARD CHAMBERS IN SACRAMENTO. IN SACRAMENTO. CONSENT CALENDAR. CONSENT CALENDAR. YEAH, I DON'T HAVE A LOT OF YEAH, I DON'T HAVE A LOT OF NOTES ON THIS ONE. NOTES ON THIS ONE. PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS. PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS. NOTHING REALLY TO REPORT OUT, NOTHING REALLY TO REPORT OUT, SOUTH SACRAMENTO REPORTED--SOUTH SOUTH SACRAMENTO REPORTED--SOUTH SACRAMENTO HAS A WATER DISTRICT SACRAMENTO HAS A WATER DISTRICT THAT'S HAD A LOT OF PROBLEMS. THAT'S HAD A LOT OF PROBLEMS. INTERESTING PART THERE THEY

INTERESTING PART THERE THEY TRIED TO RAISE THEIR RATES YEARS TRIED TO RAISE THEIR RATES YEARS AGO AND DENIED. AGO AND DENIED. AND NOW IN A SITUATION WHERE AND NOW IN A SITUATION WHERE THEIR WATER RATES ARE GOING FROM THEIR WATER RATES ARE GOING FROM 40 TO $90 AT ONE TIME. 40 TO $90 AT ONE TIME. I THOUGHT THAT WAS INTERESTING. I THOUGHT THAT WAS INTERESTING. AND THEY'RE HOPING THAT WILL GET AND THEY'RE HOPING THAT WILL GET THEM OPERATING DECENTLY AGAIN. THEM OPERATING DECENTLY AGAIN. BUT THEY CLAIM THEY ARE DOING BUT THEY CLAIM THEY ARE DOING ALL RIGHT BUT WAY BEHIND IN ALL RIGHT BUT WAY BEHIND IN DOLLARS. DOLLARS. ALL I HAVE. ALL I HAVE. >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER SANDHU. COUNCILMEMBER SANDHU. >> THANK YOU MADAM MAYOR, I HAVE

THANK YOU MADAM MAYOR, I HAVE A COUPLE OF THINGS TO REPORT. A COUPLE OF THINGS TO REPORT. ONE THING--SAME THING MAT SAID, ONE THING--SAME THING MAT SAID, I ALSO JOINED THAT CITY COUNCIL I ALSO JOINED THAT CITY COUNCIL AND PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING. AND PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING. AND WE TRIED SOME DISCUSS NEW AND WE TRIED SOME DISCUSS NEW CODE DEVELOPMENT FOR NEW CODE DEVELOPMENT FOR NEW DEVELOPMENT. DEVELOPMENT. THE OTHER THING ON MARCH 23, I THE OTHER THING ON MARCH 23, I DID JOIN THE SAFETY COMMITTEE DID JOIN THE SAFETY COMMITTEE MEETING IN THE GALT. MEETING IN THE GALT. AND ON THIS ONE THING THEY AND ON THIS ONE THING THEY APPOINTED THE NEW CHAIR, MR. APPOINTED THE NEW CHAIR, MR. CHAMBREAU AND NEW VICE CHAIR. CHAMBREAU AND NEW VICE CHAIR. AND WE ALSO DISCUSS ON THAT AND WE ALSO DISCUSS ON THAT [INAUDIBLE] STOP [INAUDIBLE] AND [INAUDIBLE] STOP [INAUDIBLE] AND MR. [INAUDIBLE] WAS THERE AND MR. [INAUDIBLE] WAS THERE AND EXPLAINED THAT FOUR WAY STOP EXPLAINED THAT FOUR WAY STOP ALREADY THERE, THAT'S DONE. ALREADY THERE, THAT'S DONE. AND THE OTHER THING WE DID AND THE OTHER THING WE DID DISCUSS WITH THE LINCOLN BAY AND DISCUSS WITH THE LINCOLN BAY AND 8TH STREET THERE IS STUDENT 8TH STREET THERE IS STUDENT SAFETY AND TRAFFIC CONCERN. SAFETY AND TRAFFIC CONCERN. AND CHIEF DID HEAR THAT AND HE AND CHIEF DID HEAR THAT AND HE KNOW THAT WHAT KIND OF ACTION WE KNOW THAT WHAT KIND OF ACTION WE CAN LOOK AT. CAN LOOK AT. AND THE LAST THING WAS NOT AN AND THE LAST THING WAS NOT AN AGENDA ITEM, AND THAT'S JUST A AGENDA ITEM, AND THAT'S JUST A PUBLIC COMMENT BECAUSE LOT 8 AND PUBLIC COMMENT BECAUSE LOT 8 AND PUBLIC COMMENT WE DISCUSSED LAST PUBLIC COMMENT WE DISCUSSED LAST COUNCIL MEETING. COUNCIL MEETING. ILLEGAL FOOD VENDORS THERE ON 99 ILLEGAL FOOD VENDORS THERE ON 99 AND TWIN CITY ROAD. AND TWIN CITY ROAD. THE REASON WE DISCUSS AS A THE REASON WE DISCUSS AS A VENDOR, ONE THING THEY DON'T VENDOR, ONE THING THEY DON'T HAVE LICENSE.

HAVE LICENSE. BUT IT'S NOT THAT MUCH SAFETY BUT IT'S NOT THAT MUCH SAFETY COMMITTEE'S CONCERN BUT I FEEL COMMITTEE'S CONCERN BUT I FEEL MYSELF, AND A LITTLE BIT SAFETY MYSELF, AND A LITTLE BIT SAFETY CONCERN. CONCERN. AND BECAUSE WHEN I WATCH MYSELF AND BECAUSE WHEN I WATCH MYSELF I HAVE A PICTURE, I CAN PUT THEM I HAVE A PICTURE, I CAN PUT THEM ON. ON. WHEN THE CUSTOMER PARK, THERE IS WHEN THE CUSTOMER PARK, THERE IS NO PARKING. NO PARKING. THEY PARK ALMOST IN THE STREET. THEY PARK ALMOST IN THE STREET. AND THEN I TALK TO CHIEF AND HE AND THEN I TALK TO CHIEF AND HE GOING TO TALK TO THE CITY GOING TO TALK TO THE CITY MANAGER. MANAGER. I BELIEVE THAT ALL COUNCIL I BELIEVE THAT ALL COUNCIL AGREED LAST TIME IF WE CAN DO, I AGREED LAST TIME IF WE CAN DO, I KNOW THERE IS OUTSIDE OF THE KNOW THERE IS OUTSIDE OF THE CITY. CITY. --I KNOW THIS IS OUTSIDE OF THE --I KNOW THIS IS OUTSIDE OF THE CITY AND IN SACRAMENTO COUNTY. CITY AND IN SACRAMENTO COUNTY. AND ASK THE STAFF IF ANYTHING WE AND ASK THE STAFF IF ANYTHING WE CAN DO, DO THAT. CAN DO, DO THAT. AND THAT'S ALL. AND THAT'S ALL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. >> COUNCILMEMBER FARMER.

COUNCILMEMBER FARMER. >> THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. YEAH, I TOO WAS OBVIOUSLY AT THE YEAH, I TOO WAS OBVIOUSLY AT THE JOINT MEETING PLANNING JOINT MEETING PLANNING COMMISSION. COMMISSION. AND THANK JENNY AND OTHER STAFF AND THANK JENNY AND OTHER STAFF THAT BROUGHT STUFF, I THINK IT THAT BROUGHT STUFF, I THINK IT WAS VERY PRODUCTIVE. WAS VERY PRODUCTIVE. I THINK IT WAS GOOD AND FOR I THINK IT WAS GOOD AND FOR THOSE OF YOU IN THE AUDIENCE WHO THOSE OF YOU IN THE AUDIENCE WHO MAY NOT KNOW THAT HAPPENED. MAY NOT KNOW THAT HAPPENED. I FEEL A PART OF THAT WAS I FEEL A PART OF THAT WAS ANSWERING SOME THINGS THAT WE ANSWERING SOME THINGS THAT WE HAD TO DEAL WITH ON THE BACK HAD TO DEAL WITH ON THE BACK END. END. SUCH AS THE FAIR WAYS FOR SUCH AS THE FAIR WAYS FOR EXAMPLE, THINGS WITH THAT EXAMPLE, THINGS WITH THAT PROJECT AND HAD TO DO DAMAGE PROJECT AND HAD TO DO DAMAGE CONTROL ON. CONTROL ON. BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE BETTER BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE BETTER OBJECTIVE DESIGN STANDARDS. OBJECTIVE DESIGN STANDARDS. I FEEL LIKE SOMETIMES YOU CAN'T I FEEL LIKE SOMETIMES YOU CAN'T FIX THINGS BUT WHAT YOU CAN DO, FIX THINGS BUT WHAT YOU CAN DO, YOU CAN TAKE THE ADEQUATE YOU CAN TAKE THE ADEQUATE MEASURES TO TRY TO DO WHAT YOU MEASURES TO TRY TO DO WHAT YOU CAN TO PREVENT THINGS NOT CAN TO PREVENT THINGS NOT HAPPENING AGAIN IN THE FUTURE. HAPPENING AGAIN IN THE FUTURE. I THINK THAT MEETING WAS A STEP I THINK THAT MEETING WAS A STEP IN THAT DIRECTION. IN THAT DIRECTION. I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING THE I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING THE FINAL STUFF THAT COMES BACK FROM FINAL STUFF THAT COMES BACK FROM STAFF. STAFF. I THINK IT WILL REALLY BE--I I THINK IT WILL REALLY BE--I THINK WHAT WE END UP WILL BE THINK WHAT WE END UP WILL BE VERY HELPFUL I THINK. VERY HELPFUL I THINK. THEN I HAD MY YOUTH COMMISSION THEN I HAD MY YOUTH COMMISSION MEETING LAST NIGHT WITH THE GALT MEETING LAST NIGHT WITH THE GALT YOUTH COMMISSION. YOUTH COMMISSION. AND WE WENT OVER NORMAL AND WE WENT OVER NORMAL BUSINESS. BUSINESS. BUT I DID USE THAT OPPORTUNITY BUT I DID USE THAT OPPORTUNITY AND AMIE MENDES MAY FIND THIS AND AMIE MENDES MAY FIND THIS FASCINATING, I USED THAT FASCINATING, I USED THAT OPPORTUNITY TO ASK 12 HIGH OPPORTUNITY TO ASK 12 HIGH SCHOOLERS THAT SERVE ON THE GALT SCHOOLERS THAT SERVE ON THE GALT YOUTH COMMISSION. YOUTH COMMISSION. WE TALKED ABOUT THE BRANDING WE TALKED ABOUT THE BRANDING CAMPAIGN. CAMPAIGN. I ASKED THEM ONE OF THE I ASKED THEM ONE OF THE QUESTIONS ASKED TO US IN OUR QUESTIONS ASKED TO US IN OUR KICK-OFF MEETING. KICK-OFF MEETING. IT WAS VERY FUNNY, ONE OF THE IT WAS VERY FUNNY, ONE OF THE QUESTIONS, IF GALT WAS A PERSON, QUESTIONS, IF GALT WAS A PERSON, WHAT WOULD THAT PERSON BE? WHAT WOULD THAT PERSON BE? A FEMALE? A FEMALE? A MALE? A MALE? HOW WOULD THEY DRESS AND HOW IS HOW WOULD THEY DRESS AND HOW IS THEIR INTERESTS.

THEIR INTERESTS. AND THE KIDS WERE FASCI AND THE KIDS WERE FASCI FASCINATING--EVERYONE SAID THAT FASCINATING--EVERYONE SAID THAT GALT IS A FEMALE. GALT IS A FEMALE. I WAS THE ONLY PERSON THAT SAID I WAS THE ONLY PERSON THAT SAID MALE, EVERYONE OF THEM SAID MALE, EVERYONE OF THEM SAID MIDDLE AGED 50 YEAR-OLD MALE. MIDDLE AGED 50 YEAR-OLD MALE. 11 OF THEM SAID 50 YEAR-OLD MALE 11 OF THEM SAID 50 YEAR-OLD MALE THAT IS HARD WORKING AND IN THAT IS HARD WORKING AND IN AG-BUSINESS. AG-BUSINESS. AND A COUPLE OTHER NUANCES BUT AND A COUPLE OTHER NUANCES BUT VERY INTERESTING THAT THEY ALL VERY INTERESTING THAT THEY ALL FELT IT WAS SOMEONE OF MIDDLE FELT IT WAS SOMEONE OF MIDDLE AGED MALE. AGED MALE. THE ONE PERSON WHO SAID THE ONE PERSON WHO SAID SOMETHING DIFFERENT SAID, IT WAS SOMETHING DIFFERENT SAID, IT WAS A TEEN FEMALE BUT SHE WAS SHY A TEEN FEMALE BUT SHE WAS SHY AND GREW UP ON A DAIRY. AND GREW UP ON A DAIRY. SO IT WAS VERY INTERESTING. SO IT WAS VERY INTERESTING. AND THEN I FOLLOWED UP THAT WITH AND THEN I FOLLOWED UP THAT WITH ASKING EACH OF THEM TO GIVE ME ASKING EACH OF THEM TO GIVE ME ONE WORD THAT DESCRIBED GALT. ONE WORD THAT DESCRIBED GALT. AND THE WORDS THEY GAVE ME WERE AND THE WORDS THEY GAVE ME WERE HUMBLE, HOMIE, DAIRY, OLD HUMBLE, HOMIE, DAIRY, OLD FASHIONED, SMALL, TRADITIONAL, FASHIONED, SMALL, TRADITIONAL, QUAINT, LITTLE, HOSPITABLE, FARM QUAINT, LITTLE, HOSPITABLE, FARM AND LITTLE. AND LITTLE. THOSE WERE ALL THE WORDS FROM 12 THOSE WERE ALL THE WORDS FROM 12 COMMISSIONERS. COMMISSIONERS. LEAVE YOU GUYS TO THINK ABOUT LEAVE YOU GUYS TO THINK ABOUT THAT. THAT. THAT'S ALL I HAVE. THAT'S ALL I HAVE. >> LIKE A DAIRY COW,

LIKE A DAIRY COW, INTERESTING. INTERESTING. I LIKE ALL FIVE OF US, MR. REED I LIKE ALL FIVE OF US, MR. REED WAS THERE AS WELL, ATTENDED THE WAS THERE AS WELL, ATTENDED THE SPECIAL MEETING WITH THE SPECIAL MEETING WITH THE PLANNING COMMISSIONERS AND I PLANNING COMMISSIONERS AND I AGREE WITH MR. FARMER I THINK AGREE WITH MR. FARMER I THINK THAT WAS ONE OF THE MOST THAT WAS ONE OF THE MOST PRODUCTIVE MEETINGS WE'VE HAD IN PRODUCTIVE MEETINGS WE'VE HAD IN A LONG TIME. A LONG TIME. I APPRECIATED STAFF AND EVERYONE I APPRECIATED STAFF AND EVERYONE THAT WORKED HARD ON THAT AND NOW THAT WORKED HARD ON THAT AND NOW WORKING HARDER BECAUSE OF IT. WORKING HARDER BECAUSE OF IT. I THINK IT WAS A VERY PRODUCTIVE I THINK IT WAS A VERY PRODUCTIVE MEETING. MEETING. YESTERDAY I ATTENDED SACOG'S YESTERDAY I ATTENDED SACOG'S POLICY AND INNOVATION COMMITTEE. POLICY AND INNOVATION COMMITTEE. KIND OF LIKE YOURS, MAT, LONG KIND OF LIKE YOURS, MAT, LONG MEETING NOT MUCH TO REPORT BACK. MEETING NOT MUCH TO REPORT BACK. WE WENT OVER THE BUDGET, WHICH WE WENT OVER THE BUDGET, WHICH WILL NOW MOVE FORWARD TO THE WILL NOW MOVE FORWARD TO THE FULL BOARD. FULL BOARD. SO I GET TO LISTEN TO IT AGAIN. SO I GET TO LISTEN TO IT AGAIN. AND WE ALSO HEARD FROM THE AND WE ALSO HEARD FROM THE LOBBYISTS BOTH STATE AND FEDERAL LOBBYISTS BOTH STATE AND FEDERAL ON BEHALF OF TRANSPORTATION AND ON BEHALF OF TRANSPORTATION AND THINGS LIKE THAT. THINGS LIKE THAT. AND THERE IS SOME INTERESTING AND THERE IS SOME INTERESTING THINGS TRYING TO PLAY OUT BOTH THINGS TRYING TO PLAY OUT BOTH AT THE STATE LEVEL AND AT THE STATE LEVEL AND FEDERALLY. FEDERALLY. AS MANY OF YOU KNOW, FEDERAL AS MANY OF YOU KNOW, FEDERAL FUNDING THAT HAD BEEN PROMISED FUNDING THAT HAD BEEN PROMISED AND AWARDE FOR TRANSPORTATION AND AWARDE FOR TRANSPORTATION WITH THE NEW ADMINISTRATION WAS WITH THE NEW ADMINISTRATION WAS AT LEAST AT BEST PUT ON HOLD IF AT LEAST AT BEST PUT ON HOLD IF NOT COMPLETELY TAKEN AWAY. NOT COMPLETELY TAKEN AWAY. SO THERE IS PEOPLE ARE RALLYING SO THERE IS PEOPLE ARE RALLYING TO TRY TO GET SOME OF THAT BACK TO TRY TO GET SOME OF THAT BACK IN THE QUEUE. IN THE QUEUE. SOME OF THE THINGS THAT--SOME OF SOME OF THE THINGS THAT--SOME OF THE TRANSPORTATION PROGRAMS THAT THE TRANSPORTATION PROGRAMS THAT SACOG HAD BEEN WORKING ON, THE SACOG HAD BEEN WORKING ON, THE GREEN MEANS GO, AN INITIATIVE GREEN MEANS GO, AN INITIATIVE THAT TALKED ABOUT AT ONE POINT. THAT TALKED ABOUT AT ONE POINT. MANY OF THE ENTITIES THAT MANY OF THE ENTITIES THAT RECEIVED FUNDING FOR THAT, GREEN RECEIVED FUNDING FOR THAT, GREEN MEANS GO, HAVE NOT ACCOMPLISHED MEANS GO, HAVE NOT ACCOMPLISHED THEIR GOALS. THEIR GOALS. SO IT'S A HUGE POSSIBILITY THAT SO IT'S A HUGE POSSIBILITY THAT SACOG WILL LOSE MILLIONS OF

SACOG WILL LOSE MILLIONS OF DOLLARS AND THESE PROJECTS ARE DOLLARS AND THESE PROJECTS ARE MID-OR JUST STARTING. MID-OR JUST STARTING. IT'S DISAPPOINTING AND TRYING TO IT'S DISAPPOINTING AND TRYING TO SCRAMBLE TO SEE IF THEY CAN GET SCRAMBLE TO SEE IF THEY CAN GET MORE TIME. MORE TIME. THEY ARE WORKING HARD ON THAT THEY ARE WORKING HARD ON THAT NEW BILL THAT SENATOR CAULDRON NEW BILL THAT SENATOR CAULDRON IS WORKING ON AT THE STATE. IS WORKING ON AT THE STATE. AND FEDERALLY AND OF COURSE I AND FEDERALLY AND OF COURSE I HAD TO CONTACT MY BIRDIE BACK IN HAD TO CONTACT MY BIRDIE BACK IN D.C. TO SEE THE PERSPECTIVE FROM D.C. TO SEE THE PERSPECTIVE FROM D.C. STAFFER VERSUS THE D.C. STAFFER VERSUS THE LOBBYISTS WHO ARE LOBBYING AND LOBBYISTS WHO ARE LOBBYING AND WHAT THEY ARE REPORTING. WHAT THEY ARE REPORTING. BUT THEY WERE NOT ON PAR, BUT I BUT THEY WERE NOT ON PAR, BUT I WOULD SAY THAT THE LOBBYISTS WOULD SAY THAT THE LOBBYISTS WERE MORE POSITIVE THAN WHAT I WERE MORE POSITIVE THAN WHAT I WAS HEARING FROM STAFFERS. WAS HEARING FROM STAFFERS. WHICH FOR GALT I DON'T THINK IT WHICH FOR GALT I DON'T THINK IT WILL AFFECT US TREMENDOUSLY. WILL AFFECT US TREMENDOUSLY. WE'RE NOT IN THE RUNNING FOR A WE'RE NOT IN THE RUNNING FOR A LOT OF THESE FUNDINGS. LOT OF THESE FUNDINGS. BUT ONE VERY IMPORTANT STATISTIC BUT ONE VERY IMPORTANT STATISTIC THAT I LEARNED THAT STUCK IN MY THAT I LEARNED THAT STUCK IN MY HEAD THROUGH THIS. HEAD THROUGH THIS. THERE IS WHAT IS CALLED THE THERE IS WHAT IS CALLED THE BASICS ACT. BASICS ACT. WHICH IS TRYING TO BE PUSHED WHICH IS TRYING TO BE PUSHED FEDERALLY. FEDERALLY. AND WHAT THAT IS TO DO BASICALLY AND WHAT THAT IS TO DO BASICALLY REROUTE THE MONEY THROUGH LOCAL REROUTE THE MONEY THROUGH LOCAL ENTITIES. ENTITIES. BECAUSE--AND THIS IS PRETTY BECAUSE--AND THIS IS PRETTY SPECIFIC TO ROADWAYS AND BRIDGES SPECIFIC TO ROADWAYS AND BRIDGES AND I DON'T THINK WE HAVE AND I DON'T THINK WE HAVE BRIDGES IN OUR JURISDICTION THAT BRIDGES IN OUR JURISDICTION THAT WOULD BE COVERED UNDER THIS, BUT WOULD BE COVERED UNDER THIS, BUT THE INTERESTING FACT IS THAT 75% THE INTERESTING FACT IS THAT 75% OF THE BRIDGES IN THE U.S. ARE OF THE BRIDGES IN THE U.S. ARE OWNED AND GOVERNED BY LOCAL OWNED AND GOVERNED BY LOCAL AGENCIES. AGENCIES. HOWEVER, LOCAL AGENCIES ONLY HOWEVER, LOCAL AGENCIES ONLY RECEIVE 15% OF THE FEDERAL RECEIVE 15% OF THE FEDERAL TRANSPORTATION MONIES. TRANSPORTATION MONIES. SO THIS BRIDGE'S ACT IS TRYING SO THIS BRIDGE'S ACT IS TRYING TO GET MORE OF THAT MONEY, IN TO GET MORE OF THAT MONEY, IN OUR CASE, TO THE STATES SO THEY OUR CASE, TO THE STATES SO THEY CAN DISTRIBUTE IT A LITTLE BIT CAN DISTRIBUTE IT A LITTLE BIT BETTER.

BETTER. BUT WE WILL SEE. BUT WE WILL SEE. THIS WAS THE ACT THAT PUSHED THIS WAS THE ACT THAT PUSHED THAT AND DIFFERENCE IN VIEW FROM THAT AND DIFFERENCE IN VIEW FROM LOBBYISTS AND STAFFERS. LOBBYISTS AND STAFFERS. ALTHOUGH AND HERE'S POSITIVE FOR ALTHOUGH AND HERE'S POSITIVE FOR CALIFORNIA, BECAUSE CALIFORNIA CALIFORNIA, BECAUSE CALIFORNIA HAS MORE OF THEIR THUMB ON THEIR HAS MORE OF THEIR THUMB ON THEIR ENTITIES. ENTITIES. THAT WE HAVE A BETTER MONEY THAT WE HAVE A BETTER MONEY DISTRIBUTION COMING FROM THE DISTRIBUTION COMING FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT THAT IT'S FEDERAL GOVERNMENT THAT IT'S BETTER DISTRIBUTED OR MORE BETTER DISTRIBUTED OR MORE COMPETENT IN DISTRIBUTION. COMPETENT IN DISTRIBUTION. WHEREAS OTHER STATES AND I'LL WHEREAS OTHER STATES AND I'LL JUST NAME ONE TO SAY, THEY DON'T JUST NAME ONE TO SAY, THEY DON'T HAVE THAT GO-BETWEEN FOR THE HAVE THAT GO-BETWEEN FOR THE STATE. STATE. SO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAS A SO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAS A HARD TIME GIVING HUGE FEDERAL HARD TIME GIVING HUGE FEDERAL FUNDS TO SAY A SMALL COUNTY OF FUNDS TO SAY A SMALL COUNTY OF 15,000 PEOPLE. 15,000 PEOPLE. AND SO THAT'S WHERE KIND OF THE AND SO THAT'S WHERE KIND OF THE HANGUP IS. HANGUP IS. AND IF THE STATES DON'T HAVE AND IF THE STATES DON'T HAVE THINGS IN LINE TO HELP MANAGE THINGS IN LINE TO HELP MANAGE OVER THE LITTLIER ENTITIES WHERE OVER THE LITTLIER ENTITIES WHERE THE HICCUP IS THAT THE FEDERAL THE HICCUP IS THAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND THE LEADERS GOVERNMENT AND THE LEADERS ARE--I DON'T KNOW. ARE--I DON'T KNOW. BUT CALIFORNIA IN THIS RESPECT BUT CALIFORNIA IN THIS RESPECT HAS A LITTLE BIT RESPECT BACK HAS A LITTLE BIT RESPECT BACK THERE BECAUSE CALIFORNIA HAS THERE BECAUSE CALIFORNIA HAS MORE CONTROL OVER THEIR SMALLER MORE CONTROL OVER THEIR SMALLER ENTITIES IN THIS CASE. ENTITIES IN THIS CASE. ANYWAY, JUST INTERESTING. ANYWAY, JUST INTERESTING. SO--ALL RIGHT. SO--ALL RIGHT. WITH THAT WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM WITH THAT WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM F. F. INFORMATION CONSENT CALENDAR. INFORMATION CONSENT CALENDAR. RECOMMENDED THAT ITEMS 1-6 BE RECOMMENDED THAT ITEMS 1-6 BE ACTED ON SIMULTANEOUSLY UNLESS A ACTED ON SIMULTANEOUSLY UNLESS A SEPARATE DISCUSSION AND/OR SEPARATE DISCUSSION AND/OR ACTION IS REQUESTED BY A COUNCIL ACTION IS REQUESTED BY A COUNCIL MEMBER. MEMBER. COUNCIL MEMBERS? COUNCIL MEMBERS? >> I HAD A BRIEF QUESTION ABOUT

I HAD A BRIEF QUESTION ABOUT F5. F5. AND MAYBE IF I CAN ASK THAT F5- AND MAYBE IF I CAN ASK THAT F5- QUESTION AND STILL DO CONSENT. QUESTION AND STILL DO CONSENT. >> THAT'S FINE. THAT'S FINE. >> MR. BUCKMAN, WELCOME. MR. BUCKMAN, WELCOME. >> AND HERE YOU GO. AND HERE YOU GO. >> I HAD TO FIND A QUESTION FOR I HAD TO FIND A QUESTION FOR HIM TO FEEL WELCOMED. HIM TO FEEL WELCOMED. JUST JOKING. JUST JOKING. IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THE IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THE 250,000 THAT WE'RE ASKING FOR 250,000 THAT WE'RE ASKING FOR GENERAL FUND MONEY IS FOR THE GENERAL FUND MONEY IS FOR THE ENGINEERING SERVICES, ETC., ENGINEERING SERVICES, ETC., ETC., BUT ALL REIMBURSABLE ONCE ETC., BUT ALL REIMBURSABLE ONCE WE DO THAT AND COLLECT THE FEES WE DO THAT AND COLLECT THE FEES FROM DEVELOPMENT AND GET FROM DEVELOPMENT AND GET REIMBURSED, IS THAT CORRECT? REIMBURSED, IS THAT CORRECT? >> THAT IS CORRECT,

THAT IS CORRECT, COUNCILMEMBER FARMER AND PUBLIC COUNCILMEMBER FARMER AND PUBLIC WORKS IS EXPERIENCED A HIGHER WORKS IS EXPERIENCED A HIGHER THAN ANTICIPATED LEVEL OF REVIEW THAN ANTICIPATED LEVEL OF REVIEW THIS FISCAL YEAR. THIS FISCAL YEAR. AND THE ITEM BEFORE YOU IS TO AND THE ITEM BEFORE YOU IS TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL EXPENDITURE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL EXPENDITURE AUTHORITY TO COVER THOSE COSTS AUTHORITY TO COVER THOSE COSTS AND AS YOU MENTIONED NO NET AND AS YOU MENTIONED NO NET FISCAL IMPACT BECAUSE THOSE FISCAL IMPACT BECAUSE THOSE COSTS RECOVERED THROUGH COSTS RECOVERED THROUGH DEVELOPER FEES. DEVELOPER FEES. >> THANK YOU, ALL I HAVE. THANK YOU, ALL I HAVE. >> AND Ms. MENORAH IS NODDING

AND Ms. MENORAH IS NODDING AND AGREEING. AND AGREEING. BACKING HIM UP. BACKING HIM UP. WITH THAT LET ME READ THEM ALL. WITH THAT LET ME READ THEM ALL. 1, RECEIVE AND FILE WARRANTS FOR 1, RECEIVE AND FILE WARRANTS FOR PERIOD ENDING MARCH 23, 2026. PERIOD ENDING MARCH 23, 2026. 2, MINUTES OF THE REGULAR 2, MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF MARCH 17, 2026. MEETING OF MARCH 17, 2026. 3, MILITARY EQUIPMENT USE ANNUAL 3, MILITARY EQUIPMENT USE ANNUAL REPORT. REPORT. 4, CITY OF GALT ROUTINE 4, CITY OF GALT ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT PROJECT MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT PROJECT INITIAL STUDY/MITIGATION INITIAL STUDY/MITIGATION NEGATIVE DECLARATION. NEGATIVE DECLARATION. 5, FUNDING INCREASE FOR 5, FUNDING INCREASE FOR DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT. DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT. AND 6, NATIONAL FITNESS CAMPAIGN AND 6, NATIONAL FITNESS CAMPAIGN GRANTED FUNDING. GRANTED FUNDING. >> SO MOVED. SO MOVED. >> SECOND. SECOND. >> MOVED BY COUNCILMEMBER FARMER

MOVED BY COUNCILMEMBER FARMER AND SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER AND SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER PRATTON. PRATTON. ROLL CALL. ROLL CALL. >> REED. REED. >> AYE. AYE. >> PRATTON. PRATTON. >> AYE. AYE. >> SANDHU. SANDHU. >> AYE. AYE. >> FARMER. FARMER. >> AYE. AYE. >> MAYOR RODRIGUEZ. MAYOR RODRIGUEZ. >> AYE, MOTION PASSES 5-0. AYE, MOTION PASSES 5-0. DOESN'T LOOK LIKE WE HAVE ANY DOESN'T LOOK LIKE WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC HEARINGS. PUBLIC HEARINGS. GO TO THE CITY CLERK'S REPORT. GO TO THE CITY CLERK'S REPORT. SACRAMENTO HOMELESS AND HOUSING SACRAMENTO HOMELESS AND HOUSING BOARD REPRESENTATIVE. BOARD REPRESENTATIVE. >> JUST TO BACK UP REAL QUICK JUST TO BACK UP REAL QUICK FOR COMMUNICATION, I WANT TO FOR COMMUNICATION, I WANT TO REMIND EVERYONE IN THE PUBLIC REMIND EVERYONE IN THE PUBLIC THERE IS NO CITY COUNCIL MEETING THERE IS NO CITY COUNCIL MEETING ON APRIL 21, 2026. ON APRIL 21, 2026. >> THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. >> SO FOR THE SACRAMENTO

SO FOR THE SACRAMENTO HOMELESS AND HOUSING BOARD HOMELESS AND HOUSING BOARD REPRESENTATIVE THE REPRESENTATIVE THE RECOMMENDATION IS TO APPOINT A RECOMMENDATION IS TO APPOINT A COUNCILMEMBER AS A COUNCILMEMBER AS A REPRESENTATIVE TO THE SACRAMENTO REPRESENTATIVE TO THE SACRAMENTO HOMELESS AND HOUSING BOARD. HOMELESS AND HOUSING BOARD. ON FEBRUARY 3, 2026 THE CITY ON FEBRUARY 3, 2026 THE CITY COUNCIL WAS INFORMED THAT THE COUNCIL WAS INFORMED THAT THE SACRAMENTO COUNTY BOARD NEW BODY SACRAMENTO COUNTY BOARD NEW BODY AS SHHB. AS SHHB. THE SHHB WILL BE MADE UP THE SHHB WILL BE MADE UP ENTIRELY OF ELECTED LEADERS FROM ENTIRELY OF ELECTED LEADERS FROM THE COUNTY AND PARTICIPATING THE COUNTY AND PARTICIPATING CITIES. CITIES. THE CURRENT PROPOSAL OF SHHB IS THE CURRENT PROPOSAL OF SHHB IS COMPRISED OF TWO COUNTY BOARD COMPRISED OF TWO COUNTY BOARD MEMBERS, TO SACRAMENTO CITY MEMBERS, TO SACRAMENTO CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS AND ONE MEMBER COUNCIL MEMBERS AND ONE MEMBER FROM EACH PARTICIPATING CITY. FROM EACH PARTICIPATING CITY. THE FIRST ANTICIPATING MEETING THE FIRST ANTICIPATING MEETING IS FRIDAY, APRIL 17, HOWEVER WE IS FRIDAY, APRIL 17, HOWEVER WE JUST FOUND OUT THAT IS FOR STAFF JUST FOUND OUT THAT IS FOR STAFF ONLY TO START DISCUSSING THE ONLY TO START DISCUSSING THE LOGISTICS FOR THE SHHB, LOGISTICS FOR THE SHHB, INCLUDING MEETING FREQUENCY, INCLUDING MEETING FREQUENCY, AGENDA ITEMS AND IT IS AGENDA ITEMS AND IT IS ANTICIPATED THAT THE SHHB ITSELF ANTICIPATED THAT THE SHHB ITSELF WILL NOT MEET PROBABLY UNTIL WILL NOT MEET PROBABLY UNTIL AFTER MAY. AFTER MAY. >> SO YOU ARE LOOKING FOR AN

SO YOU ARE LOOKING FOR AN APPOINTMENT. APPOINTMENT. >> BUT WE DON'T HAVE ANY DETAILS BUT WE DON'T HAVE ANY DETAILS AS OF YET. AS OF YET. >> DO THEY NEED THAT APPOINTMENT DO THEY NEED THAT APPOINTMENT NOW? NOW? >> I WOULD BE MAKE A MOTION TO I WOULD BE MAKE A MOTION TO TABLE THIS ITEM. TABLE THIS ITEM. BECAUSE I DON'T THINK, I FOR ONE BECAUSE I DON'T THINK, I FOR ONE COULDN'T VOLUNTEER TO BE COULDN'T VOLUNTEER TO BE APPOINTED UNLESS I KNEW HOW APPOINTED UNLESS I KNEW HOW OFTEN THEY MEET AND WHAT TIME OF OFTEN THEY MEET AND WHAT TIME OF DAY, THAT'S IMPORTANT TO ME DAY, THAT'S IMPORTANT TO ME BECAUSE I HAVE WORK AND STUFF. BECAUSE I HAVE WORK AND STUFF. >> THIS WAS ALL KIND OF THIS WAS ALL KIND OF LAST-MINUTE AFTER THE AGENDA. LAST-MINUTE AFTER THE AGENDA. >> CAN WE JUST APPOINT SOMEBODY CAN WE JUST APPOINT SOMEBODY AFTER WE FIND OUT WHAT THAT IS? AFTER WE FIND OUT WHAT THAT IS? >> YOU CAN DO THAT OR SOMEONE

YOU CAN DO THAT OR SOMEONE CAN APPOINT SOMEBODY CAN APPOINT SOMEBODY PROVISIONALLY. PROVISIONALLY. AND THEN IF THE SCHEDULE DOESN'T AND THEN IF THE SCHEDULE DOESN'T WORK OUT AND APPOINT A BACK-UP. WORK OUT AND APPOINT A BACK-UP. AND IT DOESN'T WORK OUT FOR ONE AND IT DOESN'T WORK OUT FOR ONE OR BOTH COME BACK ANYWAYS. OR BOTH COME BACK ANYWAYS. THE APPOINTMENT CAN BE MADE THE APPOINTMENT CAN BE MADE PROVISIONALLY AND IF DOESN'T PROVISIONALLY AND IF DOESN'T WORK OUT AND COME BACK, AND WORK OUT AND COME BACK, AND TABLED AND COME BACK. TABLED AND COME BACK. I DON'T THINK HARM FOR THE I DON'T THINK HARM FOR THE APPOINTMENT TONIGHT. APPOINTMENT TONIGHT. >> HOW LONG IS THE APPOINTMENT

HOW LONG IS THE APPOINTMENT FOR, DO WE KNOW THAT? FOR, DO WE KNOW THAT? THIS WHOLE THING OF ORGANIZING THIS WHOLE THING OF ORGANIZING IS OFF TO A GREAT START. IS OFF TO A GREAT START. IF I WAS SKEPTICAL AND IF IF I WAS SKEPTICAL AND IF ACCOMPLISH ANYTHING I SHOULD ACCOMPLISH ANYTHING I SHOULD HOLD MY COMMENTS. HOLD MY COMMENTS. I DON'T KNOW I HONESTLY HAVE TO I DON'T KNOW I HONESTLY HAVE TO KNOW. KNOW. >> DO WE HAVE TO MAKE A MOTION? DO WE HAVE TO MAKE A MOTION? >> TO DO WHAT? TO DO WHAT? >> TABLE IT. TABLE IT. >> YEAH. YEAH. I MAKE A MOTION FOR US TO TABLE I MAKE A MOTION FOR US TO TABLE THIS APPOINTMENT UNTIL AFTER WE THIS APPOINTMENT UNTIL AFTER WE GET MORE CLARITY FROM THE BOARD GET MORE CLARITY FROM THE BOARD ON THEIR FREQUENCY AND THEIR ON THEIR FREQUENCY AND THEIR MEETING TIMES. MEETING TIMES. >> I SECOND THAT. I SECOND THAT. AND THE TERM, CORRECT. AND THE TERM, CORRECT. >> I SUPPORT THAT.

I SUPPORT THAT. >> CAN WE DO CONSENSUS FOR THAT? CAN WE DO CONSENSUS FOR THAT? >> AT LEAST THREE OF YOU WANT TO AT LEAST THREE OF YOU WANT TO DO IT THAT WAY? DO IT THAT WAY? >> YES. YES. >> OKAY. OKAY. THEN JUST TABLE IT. THEN JUST TABLE IT. >> OKAY. OKAY. >> ALL RIGHT, MOVING ON. ALL RIGHT, MOVING ON. ITEM K, COMMENTS BY STAFF. ITEM K, COMMENTS BY STAFF. >> WE HAVE A COUPLE, FIRST UP WE HAVE A COUPLE, FIRST UP ARMOND'S SOLIS, PARKS AND REC ARMOND'S SOLIS, PARKS AND REC DIRECTOR. DIRECTOR. >> GOOD EVENING I WANT TO GIVE

GOOD EVENING I WANT TO GIVE YOU SAVE THE DATE, BLUE MONSTER YOU SAVE THE DATE, BLUE MONSTER SLIDE IS NEAR COMPLETION, JUST A SLIDE IS NEAR COMPLETION, JUST A PUNCH LIST TO GO THROUGH. PUNCH LIST TO GO THROUGH. AND SATURDAY, MAY 23, IF YOU CAN AND SATURDAY, MAY 23, IF YOU CAN PUT A SAVE THE DATE. PUT A SAVE THE DATE. AT THIS TIME I INVITE AT THIS TIME I INVITE YOU/CHALLENGE THE COUNCIL YOU/CHALLENGE THE COUNCIL MEMBERS TO GO DOWN THE SLIDE MEMBERS TO GO DOWN THE SLIDE THAT DAY. THAT DAY. BESIDES BRINGING YOUR SCISSORS BESIDES BRINGING YOUR SCISSORS TO CUT THE RIBBON, AND BRING TO CUT THE RIBBON, AND BRING YOUR BATHING SUIT AND ATTEMPT TO YOUR BATHING SUIT AND ATTEMPT TO GO DOWN THERE. GO DOWN THERE. >> ATTEMPT? ATTEMPT? >> ATTEMPT, I HEARD SOME FAILED. ATTEMPT, I HEARD SOME FAILED. >> AN ELEVATOR? AN ELEVATOR? >> NO, BRING A BOTTLE OF WATER

NO, BRING A BOTTLE OF WATER AND SUN SCREEN. AND SUN SCREEN. I WILL GIVE YOU MORE DETAILS AS I WILL GIVE YOU MORE DETAILS AS WE GET CLOSER. WE GET CLOSER. >> AND NEXT UP ASSISTANT CITY AND NEXT UP ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER, AMIE MENDES. MANAGER, AMIE MENDES. >> GOOD EVENING I WANT TO LET

GOOD EVENING I WANT TO LET EVERYBODY KNOW THAT WE ARE EVERYBODY KNOW THAT WE ARE BEGINNING OUR OUTREACH EFFORTS BEGINNING OUR OUTREACH EFFORTS FOR THE BRANDING INITIATIVE. FOR THE BRANDING INITIATIVE. AND THE UTILITY BILL WILL AND THE UTILITY BILL WILL INCLUDE A QR CODE, THERE IS A INCLUDE A QR CODE, THERE IS A ADVERTISEMENT IN THERE AND ADVERTISEMENT IN THERE AND ASKING RESIDENTS TO TAKE OUR ASKING RESIDENTS TO TAKE OUR SURVEY. SURVEY. AND AT THE SATURDAY MARKET THIS AND AT THE SATURDAY MARKET THIS WEEKEND AND WE HAVE A NEWSLETTER WEEKEND AND WE HAVE A NEWSLETTER COMING OUT ON FRIDAY. COMING OUT ON FRIDAY. WE WILL BE DISTRIBUTING A FLYER WE WILL BE DISTRIBUTING A FLYER TO THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND TO THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND SCHOOL DISTRICT TO GET SCHOOL DISTRICT TO GET ADDITIONAL PARTICIPATION FROM ADDITIONAL PARTICIPATION FROM RESIDENTS OUTSIDE OF SOCIAL RESIDENTS OUTSIDE OF SOCIAL MEDIA. MEDIA. THAT WILL BEGIN THIS WEEK. THAT WILL BEGIN THIS WEEK. I BELIEVE THAT ALL COUNCIL I BELIEVE THAT ALL COUNCIL MEMBERS RECEIVED E-MAIL IN MEMBERS RECEIVED E-MAIL IN REGARDS TO ONE-ON-ONE INTERVIEW. REGARDS TO ONE-ON-ONE INTERVIEW. WE HAVE ONE-ON-ONE INTERVIEWS IN WE HAVE ONE-ON-ONE INTERVIEWS IN THE NEXT WEEKS AND GROUP THE NEXT WEEKS AND GROUP INTERVIEWS WE ARE COORDINATING. INTERVIEWS WE ARE COORDINATING. A LOT GOING ON AS RELATES TO A LOT GOING ON AS RELATES TO OUTREACH, WANT TO GIVE EVERYBODY OUTREACH, WANT TO GIVE EVERYBODY HEADS UP. HEADS UP. >> NO FURTHER COMMENTS.

NO FURTHER COMMENTS. >> OKAY. OKAY. COUNCIL MEMBER COMMENTS. COUNCIL MEMBER COMMENTS. COUNCILMEMBER REED. COUNCILMEMBER REED. >> ALL RIGHT, SO I'M GOING TO ALL RIGHT, SO I'M GOING TO START WITH SOME KUDOS FOR THE START WITH SOME KUDOS FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. POLICE DEPARTMENT. CHIEF ALREADY KNOWS BECAUSE I CHIEF ALREADY KNOWS BECAUSE I TEXTED HIM DIRECTLY. TEXTED HIM DIRECTLY. I WAS OUT SHOPPING WITH MY WIFE I WAS OUT SHOPPING WITH MY WIFE AND I HAD THE GREAT PLEASURE OF AND I HAD THE GREAT PLEASURE OF SEEING SOME OF THE OUR POLICE SEEING SOME OF THE OUR POLICE OFFICERS. OFFICERS. I FEEL GO ABOVE AND BEYOND WHAT I FEEL GO ABOVE AND BEYOND WHAT THEY HAD TO. THEY HAD TO. THERE WAS A GENTLEMAN STRANDED THERE WAS A GENTLEMAN STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD IN FRONT ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD IN FRONT OF ANTIQUE STORE ON C STREET AND OF ANTIQUE STORE ON C STREET AND OFFICER LYTLE AND ANOTHER-- OFFICER LYTLE AND ANOTHER-- >> OFFICER MERIMATEZ.

OFFICER MERIMATEZ. >> HER, AND PULLED UP AND POPPED

HER, AND PULLED UP AND POPPED THE HOODS AND JUMPER CABLES AND THE HOODS AND JUMPER CABLES AND DID EVERYTHING TO GET THIS DID EVERYTHING TO GET THIS VEHICLE UP AND RUNNING. VEHICLE UP AND RUNNING. AND GOT IT DONE AND ASSISTED HIM AND GOT IT DONE AND ASSISTED HIM AND I SENT A PICTURE TO THE AND I SENT A PICTURE TO THE CHIEF. CHIEF. I APPRECIATE THAT OUR OFFICERS I APPRECIATE THAT OUR OFFICERS DO THAT THING, THEY COULD HAVE DO THAT THING, THEY COULD HAVE SAID WE WILL CALL YOU TOW AND SAID WE WILL CALL YOU TOW AND GLAD TO LIVE IN A CITY THAT SEES GLAD TO LIVE IN A CITY THAT SEES IT THAT WAY. IT THAT WAY. NEXT THING BECAUSE TUESDAY WAS A NEXT THING BECAUSE TUESDAY WAS A HOLIDAY, I GOT THE GREAT HOLIDAY, I GOT THE GREAT PLEASURE OF VISITING THE GALT PLEASURE OF VISITING THE GALT MARKET, WHICH I HAVEN'T DONE IN MARKET, WHICH I HAVEN'T DONE IN A WHILE. A WHILE. I WORK EVERY TUESDAY AND I WORK EVERY TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. WEDNESDAY. AND I WANTED TO REACH OUT OR SAY AND I WANTED TO REACH OUT OR SAY TO ARMANDO IT'S FANTASTIC, I TO ARMANDO IT'S FANTASTIC, I LOVED IT. LOVED IT. NICE TO SEE THE CARNIVAL THERE NICE TO SEE THE CARNIVAL THERE WITH THE KIDS RUNNING AROUND AND WITH THE KIDS RUNNING AROUND AND HAVING THEIR FUN JUMPING ON HAVING THEIR FUN JUMPING ON CARNIVAL RIDES. CARNIVAL RIDES. I HAVEN'T BEEN THERE IN A WHILE, I HAVEN'T BEEN THERE IN A WHILE, IT HAD WAY MORE VENDORS THAN I IT HAD WAY MORE VENDORS THAN I THOUGHT. THOUGHT. THANKS FOR THAT. THANKS FOR THAT. AND THE LAST THING AND CHRIS AND THE LAST THING AND CHRIS KNOWS WHERE I WILL GOING WITH, KNOWS WHERE I WILL GOING WITH, THIS THIS MIGHT TAKE A MINUTE. THIS THIS MIGHT TAKE A MINUTE. AS YOU GUYS KNOW I CLOSELY AS YOU GUYS KNOW I CLOSELY MONITOR EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENS MONITOR EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENS WITH 9-1-1 EMERGENCY IN OUR CITY WITH 9-1-1 EMERGENCY IN OUR CITY AND READ THE E-MAIL THAT I SENT AND READ THE E-MAIL THAT I SENT TO CHRIS. TO CHRIS. AS YOU KNOW I CLOSELY MONITOR AS YOU KNOW I CLOSELY MONITOR THE AVAILABILITY AND RELIABILITY THE AVAILABILITY AND RELIABILITY OF 9-1-1 EMERGENCY RESPONSES IN OF 9-1-1 EMERGENCY RESPONSES IN THE CITY. THE CITY. AND BASED ON RECENT INCIDENTS AND BASED ON RECENT INCIDENTS THEY APPRECIATELY SHARED WITH THEY APPRECIATELY SHARED WITH CHRIS, MY LEVEL OF CONCERN IS CHRIS, MY LEVEL OF CONCERN IS GROWING PARTICULARLY IN GALT. GROWING PARTICULARLY IN GALT. WITH OUR ONGOING POPULATION WITH OUR ONGOING POPULATION GROWTH. GROWTH. FOR CONTEXT, ON MARCH 17, FOR CONTEXT, ON MARCH 17, MULTIPLE FIRE APPARATUS, NOT MULTIPLE FIRE APPARATUS, NOT JUST AMBULANCES LIKE NORMALLY JUST AMBULANCES LIKE NORMALLY AND OTHER FIRE APPARATUSES AND OTHER FIRE APPARATUSES RESPONDING TO 9-1-1 MEDICAL RESPONDING TO 9-1-1 MEDICAL CALLS WITHIN THE CITY OF GALT. CALLS WITHIN THE CITY OF GALT. AT LEAST THREE GALT AMBULANCES

AT LEAST THREE GALT AMBULANCES OR THREE ELK GROVE AMBULANCES IN OR THREE ELK GROVE AMBULANCES IN GALT AT THE SAME TIME. GALT AT THE SAME TIME. AND ON MARCH 19 WE SAW AND ON MARCH 19 WE SAW SIGNIFICANT ELK GROVE UNITS IN SIGNIFICANT ELK GROVE UNITS IN GALT BECAUSE WE HAD NINE CALLS GALT BECAUSE WE HAD NINE CALLS IN THE SPAN OF 2.5 HOURS. IN THE SPAN OF 2.5 HOURS. SO AT 4:45, 5:38, 7:52, 8:33 AND SO AT 4:45, 5:38, 7:52, 8:33 AND 8:29. 8:29. THAT'S MORE THAN OUR TWO THAT'S MORE THAN OUR TWO AMBULANCES CAN HANDLE IN GALT. AMBULANCES CAN HANDLE IN GALT. THESE EVENTS HIGHLIGHT THE CLEAR THESE EVENTS HIGHLIGHT THE CLEAR VISIBILITY IN THE CITY AND VISIBILITY IN THE CITY AND RELIANCE. RELIANCE. WITH THAT IN MIND I AM WITH THAT IN MIND I AM REQUESTING WITH THE COUNCIL'S REQUESTING WITH THE COUNCIL'S CONCURRENCE A QUARTERLY REPORT CONCURRENCE A QUARTERLY REPORT THAT IS DUE TO THE CITY COUNCIL THAT IS DUE TO THE CITY COUNCIL FROM THE FIRE DISTRICT TO FROM THE FIRE DISTRICT TO INCORPORATE MULTIPLE THINGS. INCORPORATE MULTIPLE THINGS. TOTAL 9-1-1 CALLS IN THE CITY OF TOTAL 9-1-1 CALLS IN THE CITY OF GALT. GALT. TOTAL NUMBER OF PATIENTS TOTAL NUMBER OF PATIENTS TRANSPORTED BY OUR GALT UNITS TRANSPORTED BY OUR GALT UNITS BOTH EMERGENCY TRANSPORTS AND BOTH EMERGENCY TRANSPORTS AND NONEMERGENCY TRANSPORTS. NONEMERGENCY TRANSPORTS. WHICH IDENTIFIES THE CRITICAL WHICH IDENTIFIES THE CRITICAL PATIENTS VERSUS NOT CRITICAL PATIENTS VERSUS NOT CRITICAL ONES. ONES. AND NUMBER OF INCIDENTS AND NUMBER OF INCIDENTS REQUIRING AMBULANCES INTO CITY REQUIRING AMBULANCES INTO CITY OF GALT. OF GALT. AND AVERAGE RESPONSE TIME. AND AVERAGE RESPONSE TIME. AND THE NUMBER OF PATIENT AND THE NUMBER OF PATIENT TRANSPORTS BY THE UNITS OUTSIDE TRANSPORTS BY THE UNITS OUTSIDE OF THE CITY OF GALT. OF THE CITY OF GALT. AND CATEGORIZED BETWEEN AND CATEGORIZED BETWEEN NONEMERGENCY AND EMERGENCY. NONEMERGENCY AND EMERGENCY. AND AGAIN HIGHLIGHTED TODAY ON AND AGAIN HIGHLIGHTED TODAY ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK, AN MY WAY HOME FROM WORK, AN AMBULANCE DISPATCHED TO GALT AMBULANCE DISPATCHED TO GALT FROM KAISER SACRAMENTO BECAUSE FROM KAISER SACRAMENTO BECAUSE THE CLOSEST AVAILABLE. THE CLOSEST AVAILABLE. AND TOTAL RESPONSE TIME OF THAT AND TOTAL RESPONSE TIME OF THAT AMBULANCE WAS 35 MINUTES. AMBULANCE WAS 35 MINUTES. WHY I AM SO PASSIONATE ABOUT WHY I AM SO PASSIONATE ABOUT THIS, WHAT I HAVE LIVED MY THIS, WHAT I HAVE LIVED MY ENTIRE LIFE SINCE 1997 WHEN I ENTIRE LIFE SINCE 1997 WHEN I STARTED ON AN AMBULANCE FRESH STARTED ON AN AMBULANCE FRESH OUT OF HIGH SCHOOL.

OUT OF HIGH SCHOOL. AND THIS IS VERY CONCERNING TO AND THIS IS VERY CONCERNING TO ME. ME. AND THAT'S WHY I WOULD LIKE TO AND THAT'S WHY I WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST THIS QUARTERLY REPORT REQUEST THIS QUARTERLY REPORT FROM THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. FROM THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. AND-- AND-- >> MR. REED, IS THIS BROUGHT UP MR. REED, IS THIS BROUGHT UP ON YOUR 2 BY 2? ON YOUR 2 BY 2? >> WE HAVE HAD ONE 2 BY 2 WE HAVE HAD ONE 2 BY 2 MEETING SINCE ASSIGNED TO THAT MEETING SINCE ASSIGNED TO THAT AND DISCUSSED IN LENGTH. AND DISCUSSED IN LENGTH. AND YES, PUT IT THIS WAY. AND YES, PUT IT THIS WAY. >> OKAY. OKAY. >> YOU HAVE HAD ONE 2 BY 2 IN A YOU HAVE HAD ONE 2 BY 2 IN A YEAR AND A HALF? YEAR AND A HALF? >> YES. YES. >> MR. REED I WAS THINKING I WAS

MR. REED I WAS THINKING I WAS ON THAT MEETING TOO AND WE DON'T ON THAT MEETING TOO AND WE DON'T DISCUSS THAT, WE NEED TO GO DISCUSS THAT, WE NEED TO GO BACK. BACK. IF OKAY TO DISCUSS BUT WE NEED IF OKAY TO DISCUSS BUT WE NEED TO GO BACK TO 2 BY 2 MEETING, WE TO GO BACK TO 2 BY 2 MEETING, WE CAN DISCUSS MORE BRIEFLY ON CAN DISCUSS MORE BRIEFLY ON THAT. THAT. BUT IT'S UP TO THE COUNCIL. BUT IT'S UP TO THE COUNCIL. >> ABSOLUTELY.

ABSOLUTELY. I STILL THINK THAT WE, I THINK I STILL THINK THAT WE, I THINK WE'RE IN A POSITION. WE'RE IN A POSITION. IT'S DIFFERENT BETWEEN US AND IT'S DIFFERENT BETWEEN US AND THE POLICE DEPARTMENT; RIGHT. THE POLICE DEPARTMENT; RIGHT. TE POLICE DEPARTMENT WORKS FOR TE POLICE DEPARTMENT WORKS FOR THE CITY. THE CITY. ANY OF US CAN REACH OUT TO THE ANY OF US CAN REACH OUT TO THE CITY MANAGER OR POLICE CHIEF AND CITY MANAGER OR POLICE CHIEF AND ASK ANY QUESTIONS. ASK ANY QUESTIONS. THEY TECHNICALLY WORK FOR THE THEY TECHNICALLY WORK FOR THE CITY, WHICH WORKS FOR THE CITY CITY, WHICH WORKS FOR THE CITY COUNCIL. COUNCIL. THE FIRE DISTRICT IS DIFFERENT THE FIRE DISTRICT IS DIFFERENT THEY WORK FOR A COMPLETELY THEY WORK FOR A COMPLETELY SEPARATE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND SEPARATE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE CITY A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE CITY SERVICES AND THE DISTRICT. SERVICES AND THE DISTRICT. SO THAT'S WHY I'M PUTTING IT OUT SO THAT'S WHY I'M PUTTING IT OUT THERE FOR US TO ASK FOR THAT THERE FOR US TO ASK FOR THAT INFORMATION. INFORMATION. BECAUSE WITH THE POPULATION BECAUSE WITH THE POPULATION GROWING, THE POPULATION HASN'T GROWING, THE POPULATION HASN'T GROWN YET AND YOU SAW FROM THE GROWN YET AND YOU SAW FROM THE INFORMATION THAT I PRESENTED INFORMATION THAT I PRESENTED IT'S A PROBLEM THAT CERTAIN IT'S A PROBLEM THAT CERTAIN PEOPLE DON'T WANT TO IDENTIFY AS PEOPLE DON'T WANT TO IDENTIFY AS A PROBLEM. A PROBLEM. >> WELL I KNOW THAT WE CAN'T

WELL I KNOW THAT WE CAN'T DISCUSS THIS BECAUSE NOT DISCUSS THIS BECAUSE NOT AGENDIZED ITEM AND BE CAREFUL AGENDIZED ITEM AND BE CAREFUL NOT TO GET IN A HOLE. NOT TO GET IN A HOLE. I SUPPORT YOUR CONCERN AND WHAT I SUPPORT YOUR CONCERN AND WHAT I AM LOOKING FOR, I AM MORE I AM LOOKING FOR, I AM MORE CONCERNED THAT YOU ARE NOT CONCERNED THAT YOU ARE NOT HAVING 2 BY 2'S AND BROUGHT IN HAVING 2 BY 2'S AND BROUGHT IN THE 2 BY 2 AND IF NOT TRACTION THE 2 BY 2 AND IF NOT TRACTION IN THE 2 BY 2 AND HOW TO ADDRESS IN THE 2 BY 2 AND HOW TO ADDRESS IT. IT. >> YEAH, WE GOT TO CALL IT. YEAH, WE GOT TO CALL IT. EITHER WE WANT TO GIVE STAFF EITHER WE WANT TO GIVE STAFF DIRECTION OR NOT. DIRECTION OR NOT. WE CAN'T GET INTO MORE WE CAN'T GET INTO MORE DISCUSSION ON THIS BECAUSE NOT DISCUSSION ON THIS BECAUSE NOT AGENDIZED. AGENDIZED. >> REAL QUICK, I DID EXCHANGE

REAL QUICK, I DID EXCHANGE SOME E-MAILS WITH THE CSD SOME E-MAILS WITH THE CSD GENERAL MANAGER AND OPEN TO GENERAL MANAGER AND OPEN TO PROVIDING REPORTS. PROVIDING REPORTS. A COUPLE OF OTHER THINGS, YES WE A COUPLE OF OTHER THINGS, YES WE NEED TO SCHEDULE A 2 BY 2 SOON. NEED TO SCHEDULE A 2 BY 2 SOON. AND THEN THE OTHER IS WE ARE AND THEN THE OTHER IS WE ARE HAVING A REPRESENTATIVE FROM CSD HAVING A REPRESENTATIVE FROM CSD COME HERE IN LIKE A MONTH TO COME HERE IN LIKE A MONTH TO GIVE AN ANNUAL REPORT. GIVE AN ANNUAL REPORT. I THINK A QUARTERLY REPORT BY I THINK A QUARTERLY REPORT BY THEM IS NOT ASKING FOR SOMETHING THEM IS NOT ASKING FOR SOMETHING CRAZY. CRAZY. I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING THAT I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING THAT THEY CAN ACCOMMODATE. THEY CAN ACCOMMODATE. >> THAT'S GOOD AND SEE WHAT HE THAT'S GOOD AND SEE WHAT HE HAS TO SAY WHEN HE COMES AND HAS TO SAY WHEN HE COMES AND THEN GO, IS THAT? THEN GO, IS THAT? >> YEP AND ONE MORE FUTURE

YEP AND ONE MORE FUTURE AGENDA ITEM AND TOO BAD THAT AGENDA ITEM AND TOO BAD THAT SHE'S GONE. SHE'S GONE. I WOULD LIKE THE PRESERVE TO I WOULD LIKE THE PRESERVE TO COME OUT AND IF THAT'S SOMETHING COME OUT AND IF THAT'S SOMETHING AND GIVE A PRESENTATION LIKE AND GIVE A PRESENTATION LIKE THAT LADY SAID TO THE COUNCIL. THAT LADY SAID TO THE COUNCIL. SUPPORT FUTURE AGENDA ITEM. SUPPORT FUTURE AGENDA ITEM. >> I SUPPORT THAT. I SUPPORT THAT. >> I SUPPORT THAT. I SUPPORT THAT. >> THERE IS THREE. THERE IS THREE. >> SHE HAD ME ON THE PROTECTED SHE HAD ME ON THE PROTECTED FOREST. FOREST. I WOULD--[LAUGHTER] SO TREES. I WOULD--[LAUGHTER] SO TREES. I WOULD DEFINITELY SUPPORT THAT. I WOULD DEFINITELY SUPPORT THAT. BUT OBVIOUSLY UP TO THE COUNCIL. BUT OBVIOUSLY UP TO THE COUNCIL. >> I THINK THERE IS THREE AT I THINK THERE IS THREE AT LAST. LAST. >> OKAY. OKAY. >> THAT'S ALL I GOT. THAT'S ALL I GOT. >> ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER PRATTON. COUNCILMEMBER PRATTON. >> ALL RIGHT, ATTENDED THE

ALL RIGHT, ATTENDED THE SATURDAY MARKET, MR. SOLIS, SATURDAY MARKET, MR. SOLIS, EXCELLENT JOB. EXCELLENT JOB. I DIDN'T STOP AND SAY HI, YOU I DIDN'T STOP AND SAY HI, YOU WERE WORKING. WERE WORKING. I JUST MOVED ON. I JUST MOVED ON. BUT IT WAS GREAT. BUT IT WAS GREAT. THERE WAS A HUGE ATTENDANCE BY THERE WAS A HUGE ATTENDANCE BY CITY STAFF THERE. CITY STAFF THERE. IT IS OUR EVENT BUT WELL IT IS OUR EVENT BUT WELL ATTENDED. ATTENDED. SO I MENTIONED EARLIER THE CGA SO I MENTIONED EARLIER THE CGA HAD A LUNCHEON ON MARCH 19, I HAD A LUNCHEON ON MARCH 19, I ATTENDED THAT AND TALKED ABOUT ATTENDED THAT AND TALKED ABOUT THAT ALREADY. THAT ALREADY. NOT GOING INTO DETAIL ON THAT. NOT GOING INTO DETAIL ON THAT. I DID HAVE MY BRANDING I DID HAVE MY BRANDING ONE-ON-ONE ALREADY. ONE-ON-ONE ALREADY. THAT WAS GOOD. THAT WAS GOOD. IT WAS ABOUT 20 MINUTES. IT WAS ABOUT 20 MINUTES. TOOK A LITTLE BIT OF TIME TO GET TOOK A LITTLE BIT OF TIME TO GET THE ZOOM WORKING FOR SOME THE ZOOM WORKING FOR SOME REASON. REASON. BUT ONCE WE GOT IT GOING IT WAS BUT ONCE WE GOT IT GOING IT WAS A VERY GOOD CONVERSATION. A VERY GOOD CONVERSATION. NOT JUST A LIST OF QUESTIONS, IT NOT JUST A LIST OF QUESTIONS, IT WAS ACTUAL CONVERSATION. WAS ACTUAL CONVERSATION. FELT TO ME LIKE THERE WAS AN FELT TO ME LIKE THERE WAS AN INTENT THERE TO GATHER AS MUCH INTENT THERE TO GATHER AS MUCH ORGANIC INFORMATION AS POSSIBLE. ORGANIC INFORMATION AS POSSIBLE. JUST FOR THE RECORD, I DIDN'T JUST FOR THE RECORD, I DIDN'T ASK THEM TO TAKE THE BIRD OFF OR ASK THEM TO TAKE THE BIRD OFF OR ANYTHING. ANYTHING. >> DID YOU ASK FOR MORE TREES?

DID YOU ASK FOR MORE TREES? >> GOATS.

GOATS. I ATTENDED HELPING HANDS GENERAL I ATTENDED HELPING HANDS GENERAL MEETING. MEETING. ON MARCH 25. ON MARCH 25. NOW HELPING HANDS IS A FAIRLY NOW HELPING HANDS IS A FAIRLY NEW OUTFIT HERE, THEY HAVE COME NEW OUTFIT HERE, THEY HAVE COME AND DONE A PRESENTATION. AND DONE A PRESENTATION. AND VERY IMPRESSED WITH GENERAL AND VERY IMPRESSED WITH GENERAL MEETING, HAVE ALMOST 75 MEMBERS MEETING, HAVE ALMOST 75 MEMBERS NOW. NOW. IT'S PRETTY GOOD. IT'S PRETTY GOOD. AND YOU KNOW, I THINK WHEN THEY AND YOU KNOW, I THINK WHEN THEY CAME TO TOWN THERE WAS SOME CAME TO TOWN THERE WAS SOME CONCERN WHEN THEY OPEN THAT UP CONCERN WHEN THEY OPEN THAT UP AND STARTED THAT, THERE WAS AND STARTED THAT, THERE WAS CONCERN THAT BE SOME CONFLICT OR CONCERN THAT BE SOME CONFLICT OR SOMETIMES FOLKS DON'T LIKE HOW SOMETIMES FOLKS DON'T LIKE HOW THINGS ARE GOING WITH ONE OUTFIT THINGS ARE GOING WITH ONE OUTFIT SO GO AND CREATE THEIR OWN. SO GO AND CREATE THEIR OWN. I DON'T SEE THAT WITH THIS I DON'T SEE THAT WITH THIS GROUP, I THINK THEY ARE WHAT GROUP, I THINK THEY ARE WHAT THEY SAY THEY ARE. THEY SAY THEY ARE. HELPING HANDS. HELPING HANDS. AND ABSOLUTELY TRYING TO HELP AND ABSOLUTELY TRYING TO HELP ANYBODY WHO IS ASKING FOR HELP. ANYBODY WHO IS ASKING FOR HELP. WANTED TO PASS THAT ON. WANTED TO PASS THAT ON. IN TWO WEEKS CAP2CAP IS COMING, IN TWO WEEKS CAP2CAP IS COMING, I AM NOT GOING TO GO IT WAS A I AM NOT GOING TO GO IT WAS A LOT OF WORK LAST TIME. LOT OF WORK LAST TIME. THANK YOU THAT ARE GOING TO THAT THANK YOU THAT ARE GOING TO THAT AND GOOD LUCK. AND GOOD LUCK. ALL I HAVE. ALL I HAVE. >> COUNCILMEMBER SANDHU.

COUNCILMEMBER SANDHU. >> THANK YOU MADAM MAYOR, A FEW THANK YOU MADAM MAYOR, A FEW THINGS. THINGS. FIRST OF ALL, I WOULD LIKE TO FIRST OF ALL, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK ALL STAFF IN CITY OF GALT THANK ALL STAFF IN CITY OF GALT WORKING REAL HARD. WORKING REAL HARD. THANK YOU FOR THE PUBLIC THANK YOU FOR THE PUBLIC COMMENT. COMMENT. THANK YOU FOR THE PUBLIC THAT THANK YOU FOR THE PUBLIC THAT CAME TO THIS MEETING. CAME TO THIS MEETING. AND LASTLY I WANT TO WELCOME AND AND LASTLY I WANT TO WELCOME AND CONTACT TO MR. BUCKMAN. CONTACT TO MR. BUCKMAN. THANK YOU FOR JOINING THE TEAM. THANK YOU FOR JOINING THE TEAM. THAT'S IT. THAT'S IT. >> COUNCILMEMBER FARMER. COUNCILMEMBER FARMER. >> YEAH, FIRST OF ALL, SATURDAY

YEAH, FIRST OF ALL, SATURDAY MARKET WAS GOOD, THANK YOU. MARKET WAS GOOD, THANK YOU. PASS ON TO YOUR STAFF, NOT OWN PASS ON TO YOUR STAFF, NOT OWN THE PEOPLE THAT RUN IT BUT THE THE PEOPLE THAT RUN IT BUT THE PEOPLE THAT CLEAN IN THE PEOPLE THAT CLEAN IN THE AFTERMATH. AFTERMATH. THOSE ARE THE PEOPLE THAT AFTER THOSE ARE THE PEOPLE THAT AFTER THE FUN IS OVER, AND EVERYBODY THE FUN IS OVER, AND EVERYBODY IS GONE THEY ARE OUT THERE IS GONE THEY ARE OUT THERE PICKING UP LITER AND STUFF. PICKING UP LITER AND STUFF. YOU KNOW HOW I FEEL ABOUT YOU KNOW HOW I FEEL ABOUT LITTER. LITTER. THEY DO A GOOD JOB AND CLEANED THEY DO A GOOD JOB AND CLEANED IT WELL AND DO A GOOD JOB WITH IT WELL AND DO A GOOD JOB WITH THAT. THAT. IT WAS REALLY, REALLY BUSY. IT WAS REALLY, REALLY BUSY. AND IT WAS SO BUSY THAT WE AND IT WAS SO BUSY THAT WE CAUGHT THE ATTENTION CONGRESSMAN CAUGHT THE ATTENTION CONGRESSMAN MATSUI AND DON NOTTOLI AND WHAT MATSUI AND DON NOTTOLI AND WHAT IS GOING ON HERE, SATURDAY IS GOING ON HERE, SATURDAY MARKET AND WE HAD A COUNCIL MARKET AND WE HAD A COUNCIL MEMBER AND NATOLI WAS THERE AND MEMBER AND NATOLI WAS THERE AND MATSUI WAS THERE WITH STAFF AND MATSUI WAS THERE WITH STAFF AND TALKED TO PEOPLE IN THE AREA AND TALKED TO PEOPLE IN THE AREA AND CITIZENS AND TOOK PHOTOS. CITIZENS AND TOOK PHOTOS. IT WAS GOOD, THEY WERE IMPRESSED IT WAS GOOD, THEY WERE IMPRESSED BY THE TURN OUT. BY THE TURN OUT. I WANT TO THANK MR. BUCKMAN FOR I WANT TO THANK MR. BUCKMAN FOR ANSWERING MY QUESTIONS EARLIER ANSWERING MY QUESTIONS EARLIER AND WELCOME. AND WELCOME. I KNOW MR. TRINH LEFT I KNOW MR. TRINH LEFT UNFORTUNATELY AND NOT EASY JOB UNFORTUNATELY AND NOT EASY JOB AND TRIAL BY FIRE AND I AM SURE AND TRIAL BY FIRE AND I AM SURE HE IS HAPPY TO HAVE YOU HERE. HE IS HAPPY TO HAVE YOU HERE. AND WITH FUN ASIDE AND YOU SEE AND WITH FUN ASIDE AND YOU SEE THERE IS CONCERNS AND YOU JUMPED THERE IS CONCERNS AND YOU JUMPED IN WITH BOTH FEET AND THERE ARE IN WITH BOTH FEET AND THERE ARE SOME ISSUES THAT YOU HEARD FROM SOME ISSUES THAT YOU HEARD FROM CORNELL ROAD FOLKS TODAY. CORNELL ROAD FOLKS TODAY. I'M SURE THAT THE STAFF AND THE I'M SURE THAT THE STAFF AND THE CITY MANAGER ARE PERCEPTIVE TO CITY MANAGER ARE PERCEPTIVE TO THE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE WEED THE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE WEED STUFF MENTIONED AND THE TRASH. STUFF MENTIONED AND THE TRASH. THAT HAS BEEN ONGOING THING AND THAT HAS BEEN ONGOING THING AND I THINK IT FRUSTRATES ME WHEN I THINK IT FRUSTRATES ME WHEN EXISTING CITIZENS ARE BURDENED EXISTING CITIZENS ARE BURDENED BY SOMETHING LIKE THAT. BY SOMETHING LIKE THAT. THEY ARE ALREADY BEING BURDENED THEY ARE ALREADY BEING BURDENED BECAUSE THEIR WAY OF LIFE IS BECAUSE THEIR WAY OF LIFE IS CHANGING FOR SURE BECAUSE OF THE CHANGING FOR SURE BECAUSE OF THE DEVELOPMENT. DEVELOPMENT. BUT IT DOESN'T NEED TO BE BUT IT DOESN'T NEED TO BE BURDENED IN WAYS THAT ARE NOT BURDENED IN WAYS THAT ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE. ACCEPTABLE. I WOULD APPRECIATE STAFF LOOKING

I WOULD APPRECIATE STAFF LOOKING INTO THIS ASAP. INTO THIS ASAP. AND TAKE CARE OF THOSE ISSUES: AND TAKE CARE OF THOSE ISSUES: >> I SUPPORT THAT. I SUPPORT THAT. >> AND I WANT TO THANK PD FOR

AND I WANT TO THANK PD FOR THEIR EXTRA E-BIKE ENFORCEMENT. THEIR EXTRA E-BIKE ENFORCEMENT. I APPRECIATE THE SOCIAL MEDIA. I APPRECIATE THE SOCIAL MEDIA. I THINK IT WAS WELL PERCEIVED. I THINK IT WAS WELL PERCEIVED. GENERAL MAJORITY AGREE THERE IS GENERAL MAJORITY AGREE THERE IS A CONCERN WITH THIS CERTAIN A CONCERN WITH THIS CERTAIN TYPES OF VEHICLES THAT ARE BEING TYPES OF VEHICLES THAT ARE BEING USED. USED. AND THE CRAZY THING I WENT TO AND THE CRAZY THING I WENT TO LODI ON EASTER MORNING ACTUALLY. LODI ON EASTER MORNING ACTUALLY. AND IN MY SHORT TRIP TO LODI TO AND IN MY SHORT TRIP TO LODI TO DROP SOMETHING OFF AND BACK, I DROP SOMETHING OFF AND BACK, I PROBABLY PASSED 10-15 ILLEGAL PROBABLY PASSED 10-15 ILLEGAL E-BIKES GOING DOWN THE STREET E-BIKES GOING DOWN THE STREET WITH KIDS ON IT, WOW, IT'S WITH KIDS ON IT, WOW, IT'S EVERYWHERE. EVERYWHERE. AND THE TRUE STORY ABOUT THE AND THE TRUE STORY ABOUT THE BATTERY IN MY BIKE DIED THE BATTERY IN MY BIKE DIED THE MOTORCYCLE I WAS RIDING AND GALT MOTORCYCLE I WAS RIDING AND GALT PD WAS NO WHERE AROUND TO JUMP PD WAS NO WHERE AROUND TO JUMP BY BIKE, I HAD TO MAKE OTHER BY BIKE, I HAD TO MAKE OTHER ARRANGEMENTS TO GET HOME. ARRANGEMENTS TO GET HOME. ANYWAYS, I THINK THAT'S ALL I ANYWAYS, I THINK THAT'S ALL I HAVE. HAVE. THE WATER SLIDE I HEARD SOMEBODY THE WATER SLIDE I HEARD SOMEBODY GOT STUCK IN IT, IS THAT TRUE? GOT STUCK IN IT, IS THAT TRUE? NO, SOMEBODY STARTED A RUMOR NO, SOMEBODY STARTED A RUMOR THAT SOMEONE GOT STUCK IN THE THAT SOMEONE GOT STUCK IN THE TUBE. TUBE. KIND OF MADE ME NERVOUS NOT KIND OF MADE ME NERVOUS NOT GOING TO LIE. GOING TO LIE. >> I WAS ABLE TO FIT THROUGH IT.

I WAS ABLE TO FIT THROUGH IT. >> ALL RIGHT, I THINK THAT'S ALL ALL RIGHT, I THINK THAT'S ALL I HAVE MADAM MAYOR. I HAVE MADAM MAYOR. THANKS. THANKS. >> I ATTENDED THE COMMISSION ON

I ATTENDED THE COMMISSION ON AGING MEETING. AGING MEETING. I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO GET OVER I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO GET OVER THERE AND FINALLY DID AND VERY THERE AND FINALLY DID AND VERY IMPR IMPR IMPRESSED. IMPRESSED. HAVE A LOT OF IDEAS AND DEEPER - HAVE A LOT OF IDEAS AND DEEPER - IDEAS AND SOME TRANSPORTATION IDEAS AND SOME TRANSPORTATION QUESTIONS FOR SENIORS. QUESTIONS FOR SENIORS. SO I KIND OF PREEMPTED THEM AND SO I KIND OF PREEMPTED THEM AND PASSED ALONG SOME INFORMTION TO PASSED ALONG SOME INFORMTION TO THE CITY MANAGER. THE CITY MANAGER. HOPEFULLY WE CAN SEE SOME HOPEFULLY WE CAN SEE SOME MOVEMENT FROM THE COMMISSION ON MOVEMENT FROM THE COMMISSION ON AGING. AGING. OTHER THAN BINGO THEY THROW A OTHER THAN BINGO THEY THROW A GREAT PARTY. GREAT PARTY. THEY ARE REALLY TRYING TO DO THEY ARE REALLY TRYING TO DO MORE THAN SOCIAL INTERACTION. MORE THAN SOCIAL INTERACTION. THAT WAS REALLY NICE. THAT WAS REALLY NICE. I ALSO ATTENDED THE SATURDAY I ALSO ATTENDED THE SATURDAY MARKET, WONDERFUL AS ALWAYS. MARKET, WONDERFUL AS ALWAYS. KEEPS GROWING IT SEEMS. KEEPS GROWING IT SEEMS. AND GREAT TO SEE THE LOCAL BRICK AND GREAT TO SEE THE LOCAL BRICK AND MORTARS ACTUALLY GETTING A AND MORTARS ACTUALLY GETTING A LOT OF FOOT TRAFFIC. LOT OF FOOT TRAFFIC. I HAD HEARD THROUGH THE I HAD HEARD THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE THAT THE NEW SOUR GRAPEVINE THAT THE NEW SOUR DOUGH PLACE RUNS OUT OF SOUR DOUGH PLACE RUNS OUT OF SOUR DOUGH, AND THE FIRST PLACE WE DOUGH, AND THE FIRST PLACE WE WENT EARLY IN THE MORNING AND A WENT EARLY IN THE MORNING AND A LINE OUT THE DOOR. LINE OUT THE DOOR. AND COFFEE SHOP, A LINE OUT OF AND COFFEE SHOP, A LINE OUT OF DOOR. DOOR. THAT'S GREAT FOR OUR LOCAL THAT'S GREAT FOR OUR LOCAL MERCHANTS AND ALL THE VENDORS MERCHANTS AND ALL THE VENDORS IT'S BEEN GREAT. IT'S BEEN GREAT. SO PLEASE PASS ALONG TO YOUR SO PLEASE PASS ALONG TO YOUR STAFF EXTREMELY HAPPY THEY ARE STAFF EXTREMELY HAPPY THEY ARE DOING A GREAT JOB, IT'S BEEN DOING A GREAT JOB, IT'S BEEN WONDERFUL. WONDERFUL. I DID HAVE ONE SMALL ISSUE, I DID HAVE ONE SMALL ISSUE, UNFORTUNATELY MY ISSUE WAS WITH UNFORTUNATELY MY ISSUE WAS WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. SOMEONE STOLE MY COFFEE. SOMEONE STOLE MY COFFEE. OR AT LEAST ATTEMPTED TO. OR AT LEAST ATTEMPTED TO. >> I WAS THIRSTY.

I WAS THIRSTY. >> HE WAS THE ONE DOING IT. HE WAS THE ONE DOING IT. SOMEONE TOOK OFF WITH MY COFFEE SOMEONE TOOK OFF WITH MY COFFEE IN THIS UNIFORM AND BALD HEAD. IN THIS UNIFORM AND BALD HEAD. >> GEE, I WONDER WHO THAT WAS. GEE, I WONDER WHO THAT WAS. >> NO, ALL WAS GOOD.

NO, ALL WAS GOOD. I HAVE A QUESTION CHIEF, BECAUSE I HAVE A QUESTION CHIEF, BECAUSE SOMEONE ASKED ME AND I DON'T SOMEONE ASKED ME AND I DON'T COMPLETELY UNDERSTAND THE E-BIKE COMPLETELY UNDERSTAND THE E-BIKE THING. THING. WHAT IS AN E-BIKE AND WHAT IS WHAT IS AN E-BIKE AND WHAT IS E-MOTO. E-MOTO. BUT SOMEONE ASKED BEFORE THE BUT SOMEONE ASKED BEFORE THE MOTORIZED BICYCLES CAME ALONG MOTORIZED BICYCLES CAME ALONG AND THE ORIGINAL SCOOTERS THAT AND THE ORIGINAL SCOOTERS THAT YOU KICK WITH THE FOOT AND YOU KICK WITH THE FOOT AND MOTORIZED WHAT ARE THOSE RULES MOTORIZED WHAT ARE THOSE RULES THE SAME? THE SAME? >> REQUIRE YOU TO WEAR A HELMET,

REQUIRE YOU TO WEAR A HELMET, FIRST AND FOREMOST AND FOLLOW FIRST AND FOREMOST AND FOLLOW ALL THE REGULATIONS IN THE ALL THE REGULATIONS IN THE ORDINANCE. ORDINANCE. SPEED CONTROLS AND RIGHT-OF-WAY SPEED CONTROLS AND RIGHT-OF-WAY CONSIDERATIONS AND GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS AND GENERAL CONDUCT. CONDUCT. THEY FALL IN THE MATRIX THAT WE THEY FALL IN THE MATRIX THAT WE HAVE FOR THAT EQUIPMENT. HAVE FOR THAT EQUIPMENT. AND MOTO BIKES ARE THE ONES WITH AND MOTO BIKES ARE THE ONES WITH VEND NUMBERS. VEND NUMBERS. AND THE E-BICYCLES DO NOT HAVE AND THE E-BICYCLES DO NOT HAVE VEND NUMBERS AND CLASSED 1-3, I VEND NUMBERS AND CLASSED 1-3, I DON'T KNOW IF THAT MEANS A LOT DON'T KNOW IF THAT MEANS A LOT OF INFORMATION TO YOU BUT THE OF INFORMATION TO YOU BUT THE THREE TIERS THAT WE HAVE. THREE TIERS THAT WE HAVE. >> ALL FOLLOWING THE LAWS. ALL FOLLOWING THE LAWS. >> THAT YOU APPROVED IN THE THAT YOU APPROVED IN THE EMERGENCY ORDINANCE IN OCTOBER. EMERGENCY ORDINANCE IN OCTOBER. >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU. >> YES. YES. >> OTHER THAN, ANYTHING ELSE?

OTHER THAN, ANYTHING ELSE? >> FOR THE PUBLIC WATCHING, IF FOR THE PUBLIC WATCHING, IF IT DOESN'T HAVE PEDALS AND JUST IT DOESN'T HAVE PEDALS AND JUST PEGS, IT'S NOT LEGAL TO BE PEGS, IT'S NOT LEGAL TO BE RIDDEN ON THE STREET OR BIKE RIDDEN ON THE STREET OR BIKE LANE,IT'S DIRT BIKE FOR LANE,IT'S DIRT BIKE FOR OFF-ROAD USE. OFF-ROAD USE. AND THAT'S THE SIMPLE THING. AND THAT'S THE SIMPLE THING. AND CLASSIFICATIONS YOU CAN AND CLASSIFICATIONS YOU CAN GOOGLE IT AND HELP ANYONE WHO IS GOOGLE IT AND HELP ANYONE WHO IS LOOKING TO PURCHASE ONE OR KID LOOKING TO PURCHASE ONE OR KID IS RIDING. IS RIDING. THE SIMPLE ONE IS PEDALS VERSUS THE SIMPLE ONE IS PEDALS VERSUS NO PEDALS. NO PEDALS. >> AND ALWAYS WEAR A HELMET. AND ALWAYS WEAR A HELMET. >> BUT THERE IS A DIFFERENT

BUT THERE IS A DIFFERENT RULE, ADULTS DON'T HAVE TO USE A RULE, ADULTS DON'T HAVE TO USE A HELMET ON A REGULAR BICYCLE; HELMET ON A REGULAR BICYCLE; CORRECT? CORRECT? BUT THEY DO ON THOSE. BUT THEY DO ON THOSE. OKAY. OKAY. ALL RIGHT, AND WELCOME MR. ALL RIGHT, AND WELCOME MR. BUCKMAN. BUCKMAN. AGAIN LIKE COUNCILMEMBER FARMER AGAIN LIKE COUNCILMEMBER FARMER SAID, JUMPING IN THE DEEP END SAID, JUMPING IN THE DEEP END HERE. HERE. GOOD LUCK. GOOD LUCK. NO--WE'RE VERY GLAD THAT YOU ARE NO--WE'RE VERY GLAD THAT YOU ARE HERE TO HELP US ALONG HERE. HERE TO HELP US ALONG HERE. ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. OKAY, WITH NOTHING ELSE GO AHEAD OKAY, WITH NOTHING ELSE GO AHEAD AND CLOSE THIS MEETING. AND CLOSE THIS MEETING. 7:37. 7:37. [GAVEL]