City Council - Regular Meeting

Thank you.

about that I'd like to call this meeting the City Council to order roll call please madam clerk councilmember Carr here councilmember pandoro here councilmember sand who are you online here thank you councilmember Tonneson here councilmember Williams here vice mayor Bertani here and mayor of the Carl here thank you

The invocation will be provided by Michelle King, M.D., of Freedom from Religion Foundation and Satanic Temple.

Thank you for the opportunity to give today's invocation. There's no need to bow your head or clasp your hands. The seven tenants of the satanic temple are fundamental ethical principles that guide our philosophy. These tenants are to inspire non theistic, thoughtful, compassionate, and just behavior without fear of punishment or promise of reward. A few of these include the following. One should strive to act with compassion and empathy toward all creatures in accordance with reason. The struggle for justice is a necessary pursuit that should prevail over laws and institutions. The spirit of compassion, wisdom, and justice should always prevail. One should never distort scientific facts to fit one's beliefs. And if one makes a mistake, one should do one's best to rectify it and resolve any harm that may have been caused. As you make decisions that may impact our community, I encourage you to apply the Satanic Temple's principles of reason, justice, and honesty to guide your decisions as opposed to superstition, wishful thinking, or mythology. Thank you.

Councilwoman Pandora, would you lead us in the pledge?

I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.

Okay, we now turn to council reports. Councilwoman Williams, would you start?

Thank you, Mayor. So tonight I wanted to recognize that it is National Voter Registration Day. Voting is one of our most powerful ways that we can shape the future of our city, our state, and our county. I know firsthand that every vote matters. I won my seat four years ago with just 12 votes. 12 votes made the difference. If you recently turned 18, or someone in your family, or if you have moved, changed your name, or you are unsure whether your information is current, Please take a few minutes to check your voter registration. Californians that are 16 or 17 years old can pre-register to vote. And when you do that, automatically, when you turn 18 that day, your registration is activated as an active voter. So if you visit registertovote.ca.gov, that's registertovote.ca.gov, to register, pre-register, or check your voter information. It literally just takes a few minutes. Democracy works when every eligible voter is informed, registered, and prepared to participate. Your voice matters, and please make sure that you are vote ready. Thank you.

Councilman Tonneson. THANK YOU, MAYOR.

WE HAD ANOTHER GRAND OPENING DOWNTOWN, SHELL'S. THEY HAD THEIR GRAND OPENING LAST NIGHT. IT'S ON THE 700 BLOCK, NEW RESTAURANT HERE, AND THAT IS JUST ADDING TO THE NUMBER OF RESTAURANTS THAT ARE COMING TO TOWN. HUSTLE AND GRIND, A NEW COFFEE SHOP WILL BE OPENING SOON. SO I'LL KEEP YOU ALL POSTED ON WHAT'S GOING ON DOWNTOWN. AND THEN, CHAIR, I JUST WANTED TO, I MEAN, MAYOR, I JUST WANTED TO SAY A LITTLE QUICK We can all disagree up here, and we can disagree on votes and politics and policy. That comes with the job. But the personal attacks and classless behavior that have gone on long enough, they have no place in this chamber, online, or anywhere in our community. Some of what has been directed at my colleague, Kay Patrice, has crossed that line. She deserves to be treated with respect. That's the standard we should all hold ourselves to. At the end of the day, we're all neighbors. even the people we don't know. Our young people are watching, and Fairfield is better when we treat one another with respect. That's all I wanted to say, Mayor. Thank you.

Yeah, well said. Councilman Carr.

Yes, thank you, Mayor. I'll be brief. Fall's coming, everybody. We need to get out and get walking before the bad weather. Don't forget about the park over there. Octa Park has a nice walk area. The weather's real nice. Hope to see you guys out there walking. Also, I'd like to concur with Councilmember Tonneson on what he said about the personal attacks, the hate. It's getting better. I do have to say I've been out in the community a lot lately, Mayor, and I have to say I'm getting a lot of positive feedback. remarks people on the positive side and the negativity is slowly going away but the personal attacks on on on any of us is a personal attack on all of us is the way I see that and I'm just about along with everybody else it's time to make some changes in that direction we can be different in our politics we can that's what makes America great is the differences among us, but it doesn't have to be nasty and it doesn't have to be crude and I just hope that things will continue in the way that I'm starting to see them and things are getting a Lot more calm and a lot better and that's all I have. Thank you mayor.

Thank you councilman Pandora

THANK YOU, MAYOR. HI, EVERYONE. I ATTENDED THE ONE OF MY FAVORITE PLACES TO GO TO LUNCH IS AT THE ARC CENTER, WHICH IS THE ADULT REC CENTER DOWN THE STREET. AND THEY HAD THEIR FIESTA TACO LUNCH. AND MYSELF AND COUNCILMEMBER TONNESEN ATTENDED. AND IT'S ALWAYS REALLY FUN TO MINGLE WITH THOSE FOLKS. THIS TIME THEY HAD A DJ AND I MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE LED THE MACARENA.

I HAVE VIDEO.

with one brave soul who was up there with me. So I always have so much fun. The next one I think is a Halloween one with karaoke. And so I will probably sing along with them too up there. So fun. So join if you ever can, it's only $10 and you get to spend time with some amazing folks from our community. I just wanted to give a thanks to Chief Marshall and then to Minerva Figueroa, who's one of our outstanding code enforcement officers. I was made aware that there was several restaurant owners that were going to be meeting over their frustration of pop-ups that are happening around town. I know we all see the food pop-ups that are happening. They were able to go and attend the meeting. I was out of town. And I just want to say thank you also to Minerva because she's been out there on the ground doing the night work, visiting these stations, and making sure that language is not a barrier to them receiving information or resources. So thank you so much. It means a lot when businesses feel heard and seen. um also i am the um the rep for the city of fairfield for the solano county water agency and so we had a meeting last week and just really briefly because i know we've all heard of el nino el nino is coming and so we did receive information from the flood monitor monitoring network and so they they are warning of a super el nino It's hard to know what that actually means, but there is a 90% probability of a very strong rain season, and there is a 69% probability that the event will surpass every El Nino on record since 1950. That's a lot. So just be ready. Let's clear the drains. Let's make sure that the water can get through. So they're doing their part to prepare the city and the county in case there is a big rain, a big El Nino like we're expecting. For those in the audience or in the community that want to learn more and receive more information, You can visit www.scwamonitoring.com and they will be providing near real-time information on creek levels and like what we can do to prepare better for the El Nino that is on its way. And then this Thursday, we do have our monthly CAP Solano JPA that everyone is welcome to attend. This is considered our homeless regional meeting that myself and Doug are part of, and I am the chair of. And that meeting starts at 6.30 at the Solano County Event Center in downtown. And then, yes, Fairfield is better when we treat each other with respect. And again, there is no room for hate or personal attacks at this level of government or in any. Thank you.

Thank you, Vice Mayor Bertani.

Thank you, Mr. Mayor. Thank you, everyone, for coming out this evening. It's always a good meeting when we have a nice, full chamber because this is your meeting. So thanks for. joining us here in the chambers and thanks for watching from home as well i will be brief also and just remind everyone that the fairfield clergy action network or fairfield can will be holding its meeting this coming tuesday september 22nd from 3 to 4 30 over at the Vista conference center at the the Vista conference room at the Civic Center right over there 3 to 4 30 And we will be discussing the upcoming Travis Air Force Base Festival, which is going to be on Friday, October 23rd from 11 to 2 on the base. And everybody is welcome to attend. You know how Travis works. You got to get your paperwork in there early to be sure you can get on base. And we can help with that. But we'll be discussing the fall festival there. And then, of course, the annual Thanksgiving meal, which is set for November 24th. We're already having a great response, receiving turkeys and fixings. and other and desserts and so thank you to everyone who's already contributed to that and if you would like to participate you can contact me or Kelly Ballard and we can make sure that you can help to participate in the can Thanksgiving meal and I agree with my colleagues that hate has no place in this city under any circumstances, period. Make your arguments. Object. vote but hate has no place here and i'm glad that some of us have seen that it's subsided it's kind of escalating with me but you know what i'm stronger than hate yeah and so is love so um those are my comments mr mayor thank you okay thank you um and

Thank you, colleagues, for your comments. I mean, we all understand First Amendment, but we don't have to condone personal attacks up here. We don't have to condone hate speech. Last week, I talked about Matt Garcia. It was the anniversary of his death. And I know one thing Matt talked about many times was trying to bring everybody together. He believed in Fairfield. He believes in our community being powerful. as far as all the different groups of people working together. And I agree, we haven't seen that up here in the last few meetings coming from some people. you know it's it's just unfortunate it really is so i hope we can do better than that and uh... also uh... i have to apologize to uh... councilman sandu i'm sorry i skipped you so i'm gonna go back to you after i'm finished i'm sorry uh... but also i want to remind everybody october six is national night out we won't have a meeting that night here but they'll be meetings throughout fairfield a bunch of different locations so you know get out there meet your neighbors say hi and uh... you know enjoy the night that's my report My apologies again, Manveer. So Councilman Sandhu, your report.

No worries, Mr. Mayor. Can you hear me okay? Yes. Can you hear me? Okay. One quick thing. It was a privilege to attend and support the kind of the work that the Levin does in the community, not only in California, but nationwide. They do a lot of good work and uh myself and also the mayor and chief marshall came out supported that fundraiser for them their annual gala here in fairfield and uh just wanted to acknowledge the work that they're doing and the fact that we had a chance to go and support as the city of fairfields thank you man

Yeah, thank you. One last thing, I forgot to say, I was at 11, also I had the privilege of giving the annual Harry Price award out. So I was honored to do that, our late mayor. City attorney, your report, I'm sorry, city manager, your report.

Yeah, thank you, Mayor. Just one quick thing to report on. So something new that we've started here for this meeting, you'll see there's some QR codes up here. I believe we'll be posting them in the back as well. Those are for a language translation service. So anybody can scan that QR code and then select a language to translate live. These council meetings into other languages. Right now we have it set up for Spanish, Tagalog, and Japanese since we, you know, a couple of times a year have Japanese guests here. And so to make sure and recognize our IT team on this being IT Professionals Day, that whole system was developed in-house. FOR IT TO DO LIVE TRANSLATION. SO ANY MEMBERS OF THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE, IT DOES LIVE TRANSLATION. WE WILL BE SLOWLY ADDING MORE LANGUAGES, COMMON LANGUAGES THAT ARE SPOKEN IN THE COMMUNITY, BUT FOR RIGHT NOW THOSE ARE THE THREE THAT WE'VE GOT. THAT'S MY REPORT, MR. MAYOR.

THANK YOU. MR. CITY ATTORNEY, YOUR REPORT.

I HAVE NOTHING TO REPORT. THANK YOU.

OKAY. MADAM CLERK, YOUR REPORT.

I JUST WAS GOING TO WISH OUR I.T. PROFESSIONALS HAPPY I.T. PROFESSIONAL DAY. WE HAVE THE BEST I.T. TEAM AROUND, I THINK, PERSONALLY. THANK YOU.

OKAY. SO WE'LL TURN NOW TO PRESENTATIONS. MADAM CLERK.

YES. OUR FIRST PRESENTATION, PROCLAMATION DECLARING NATIONAL HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH PRESENTED BY COUNCIL MEMBER DORIS PANDURO TO PASTOR CHRISTIAN BRAVO OF LIBERTY CHURCH. And we were going to have a poem by our poet laureate, Michael Wiley, but he is unfortunately absent. He wasn't able to attend tonight. Thank you.

Thank you. This is Pastor Christian Bravo and his lovely wife from Liberty en Español. Casa, como?

Casa Liberty.

Casa Liberty. And you'll hear more about that in a little bit. So National Hispanic Heritage Month, so it begins today and it goes through October 15th. Whereas each year from September 15th through October 15th, Americans observe National Hispanic Heritage Month, celebrating the rich histories, cultures, and contributions of citizens whose ancestry traces to Spain, Mexico, the Caribbean, and Central and South America. Whereas the observation started in 1968 as Hispanic Heritage Week under President Lyndon Johnson, and in 1988, President Ronald Reagan expanded the celebration to a month-long period. This expansion was enacted into law on August 17th, 1988. Whereas September 15th marks the anniversary of independence for the Latin American nations of Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua. Mexico and Chile celebrate their independence on September 16th, tomorrow, and 18th, respectively. Whereas in 2026, Latinos are projected to be the largest ethnic group in California, representing 41% of the state's population, And more than half, 51.5% of young Californians aged 24 and under are Latino. More than 40,000 Latino residents live in Fairfield, compromising approximately 33% of the city's population, a diverse group with roots across Latin America and beyond. Many Hispanic Californians trace their heritage to the original indigenous peoples and African heritage. During National Hispanic Heritage Month, we honor and recognize all in the Hispanic community who helped build and strengthen our state and city. They are our teachers, business owners, council members, scientists, soldiers, farm workers, first responders, artists, activists, colleagues, and friends whose contributions enrich our neighborhoods, communities, and every sector of the economy. Fairfield is a more vibrant and exceptional place because of them. Now, therefore, Rick Vaccaro, Mayor of the City of Fairfield, does declare proclaim September 15th through October 15th, 2026, as National Hispanic Heritage Month with the 2026 theme, Pioneers of Change, Shaping the Future Together, highlighting Hispanic leaders, innovators, and changemakers, and celebrating those who break barriers and create new pathways for future generations. And so I am presenting this to Pastor Christian Bravo because he is a changemaker in our community, He does a lot with the Latino community. I've worked with him on various projects, and I'm always amazed at the items and the project that they're doing for the community. And they are growing, and it's exciting to see them growing and be able to increase their impact to our Latino community in the city of Fairfield. And so now I'll have him share a few words about his mission and what he does.

And then I'm going to have David Lim take a photo of you because I forgot my cell phone. Thank you.

Good evening, everyone. First, I want to give all the glory to God, my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. I truly believe that. Every opportunity we have to serve, influence, and make a difference is a gift from him. I want to thank the city of Fairfield for this proclamation. I receive it with gratitude, but I also share it with my family, our Casa Liberty Church, and every person who has worked alongside to serve this community. For me, this recognition is not about what we have accomplished. It is a reminder that there is still more work to do. Fairfield is our city. These are our families, our children, our neighbors, and our community. And every one of us has something we can contribute. The Bible says, seek the peace and prosperity for the city and pray for the Lord Pray to the Lord for it. So today, I want to challenge all of us. Let's not settle for simple living in this city. Let's take responsibility for making it better. We heard that there is controversy, but we can change it. Let's keep praying. Let's keep serving. Let's keep building. Let's show up for our families, our neighbors, the next generation. Let's give Fairfield the very best of who we are and what God has placed in our hands. There is more work to do, more lives to impact, and a greater future to build. And together, let's go after it. May God bless every one of you. May God bless the city of Fairfield. Thank you very much.

We'll do one and then we'll do a big group one.

Yes.

I'm welcome. Sorry.

as many words as possible. Okay, ready?

One, two, three. That was the way I asked for it.

I built you guys. Oh, yeah, yeah.

And our next presentation is I-2, Certificate of Congratulations for Emmanuel Care Center, presented by Mayor Rick Vaccaro. And if we could ask Evelyn Lubeck, Joseph Rickey, and Edith Gonzalez to come up to the front and stand next to the mayor.

I HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF GOING THERE WHEN THEY OPENED UP. I THINK MYSELF AND COUNCILMAN WILLIAMS WERE THERE. IT WAS QUITE AN EVENT. VERY FESTIVE. The real highlight of it was the 104-year-old resident that was there, and she was amazing. It was amazing to see how alert she was. It was just like our 98-year-old architect that I met the other day who actually designed this entire building and outside. So that's 200 years plus of people, you know. So anyway, so this is to certificate of congratulations presented to the Emanuel Care Center. Congratulations on your grand opening and sincere appreciation for your commitment to serving the Fairfield community. And then the other one is to the resident, and that is, Born on August 20, 1922, celebrating 104 remarkable years, congratulations on this extraordinary milestone. May this day be a joyful reminder of a life well lived and a beautiful addition to the treasured memories of birthdays past. And this is presented to Angelita Villa. I know she's not here, but please give her regards. So anyway, these are both to you guys. And if you want to say a couple words.

Good evening, city of Fairfield. Thank you for inviting us today. My name is Yesenia, and we are a new skilled nursing facility in Fairfield on Travis Boulevard, and we're super excited to provide care and support to our community here in Fairfield. So yeah, I appreciate everybody, and we're here to support each other and be part of the community, especially for our elderly patients.

thank you thank you thank you thank you yes i will thank you so much

And our third and final presentation this evening, homeless services division point in time count and end of year update presented by homeless services manager Samantha Burroughs.

Good evening. So I'm here today just to do like a high level overview in regards to our 2026 point in time count and just to kind of go over some year end impacts. In regards to emergency shelter, we served 94 individuals across the two year-round programs that we assist with a 98% occupancy because that allows for a little turnover of spaces. And between 50 to 53% increase of income depending on if it was earned income or benefits. Exit destinations very successful and had 81% success rate into positive housing destinations So that's our transitional housing or permanent placements, and that's with can be a mission Samoa In regards to the winter shelter, there were 73 individuals that used that program this last winter, which was over 1,100 beds. We saw about 73% occupancy, because it did vary depending on the temperature that night. And they did get nine individuals into longer-term placements, whether it was emergency shelter, and actually helped seven people get housed. These just are results from investments on how it kind of panned out for the year since I know you're always curious about that. Outreach. For street outreach, they served 209 unduplicated individuals. Of that, they were able to exit 73 individuals from the streets, 50 of which are in longer-term housing solutions. So that would be temporary housing or permanent supportive housing. And there's a lot of other details on there with different services that they provided and includes also the Actual cost so less than $100 per individual was put into this project Numbers from hit so last fiscal year. This is the impact The shelter placements are lower because our team the homeless services division is doing the majority of the shelter placements at this time So that's the difference that you would see there, but you can just see overall encampments that were posted for cleanup 563 the different incidents and arrests and citations issued through that team. And that's a picture of what the team looked like last fiscal year at a HOPE event. Fire, this is the breakdown by classification in regards to different medical responses, which was over 900 non-emergency calls. Fire was 184 incidents. But a lot of it tends to be a lot of medical services. Our HART team, our numbers in regards to cleanups, just to kind of give you a general idea, the cubic yards of Camp Dupree, that would fill just shy of Allen Witt Pool 1.5 times. And then in regards to the graffiti, that would fill well over one wall of the 200,000 square foot industrial building. So you can kind of get a visualization of what that looks like. But that's their output for the year. Okay, going to point in time count, we did do our count on January 29th, 2026. This is mandated by HUD. So we do have to do this every two years and they do have some strict guidelines on how it does need to be counted. And so this is just visual observation of who we see in streets or in cars, or they're actually in temporary bed whether it's emergency shelter or transitional housing for the night. Counted we canvass by foot in our cars to places not met for human habitation for our unsheltered and I know a couple of our council members helped in their districts and we do a visual count and also do individual interviews if they're willing to speak with us and answer a handful of questions. about their experiences and demographics. Sheltered, those are reported directly from shelter and transitional housing programs, and that is who was residing at that program the night of. So what it looks like, this is the breakdown by city in regards to sheltered and unsheltered counts. As you can see, there was a decrease in jurisdictions except for some of the smaller cities in unincorporated went up. This is the trend as reported out from BitFocus who does our, helps us do our counts, and I added in 2026 numbers so you can see the trends since 2009. Just a little comparison by surrounding counties. You can see overall most counties have seen a decrease between Alameda, San Joaquin. There was a little bit of an increase in a couple of counties in Marin and Sacramento. Demographics. So we did see, of course, our highest demographics being Caucasian or black and African American. There is a disproportionate number of males versus females. When you look at the overall population for Solano County, it tends to be 50-50, but our unhoused count is a lot higher of our males versus females. And then our age demographics definitely falling in between that 35 to 54 range. But I will note that there was an increase in our seniors that went up by almost 20%. So the 55 and over population. Self-reported health. So this is of course not verified their produce the Satan that this is what they have and that's the breakdown that we have overall reported disabilities did decrease since 2024 by 46% And then just a bit more demographics there in regards to utilization of the shelter. Utilization was down in 2024. We were sitting at over 90% utilization for emergency shelters and 99% for transitional housing. So you can see that that went down. We did have a slight increase of volunteers from 24. But what I did find really interesting was the sleep locations. There was actually quite a bit of difference. There was a large drop in those seen sleeping in automobiles. It was 56% combined in 24, and now it's 25% combined, versus our street and sidewalk sleeping significantly dropped, increased. You can see it's almost 29% up there, and it was about 6% in 2024. Special populations, veterans homelessness increased slightly. Chronic homelessness increased. In 24, it was about 30%. So it did jump a little bit. But our youth, our unaccompanied youth population did decrease by 59%. Fairfield demographics. So this is just based off of the parts that we were able to get the demographics from folks interviewed. As you can see, we have a slightly larger older population than the overall Solano County. We're sitting more at 30% versus countywide that was about 25%. And I counted 55 and up for that. And there was a closer distribution with genders than there was overall Solano County. Race ethnicity, we are seeing a higher percentage of African American and Hispanic responses in the county overall. Ours, we're seeing about 59% versus overall it was about 50%. But we do have a lower percentage of chronic homelessness and veterans versus what was reported countywide. Then just some other demographics. We are seeing a higher report out of mental and physical and chronic disabilities versus Solano County overall and we are seeing a much higher percentage of street or sidewalk sleeping versus the county and But in our vehicles are lower And for more information you can get all of our reports with more demographics and pit so I just wanted to share that out and

Questions from council councilwoman Williams Thank you for the presentation Councilwoman Pedro and I did the point-in-time count this year And what I noticed was that One of your stats has stood out, you know what and I didn't catch the page number but it was but I can give it to you because I wrote it. Page 18. It closed. So what was interesting about the point in time count was that I believe you all maybe did some pinpoints of where encampments were, where cars were, beforehand you did a lot of pre-work and then when we arrived at locations there were those cars were all cleared out so I don't know if there was you know if there's just a way that there's a notification system that goes out and everybody just kind of scatters I run transitional homes, and what I'm seeing is an uptick in seniors. And I've talked about it before in this dais. I am seeing an uptick of seniors that come to us living in cars. So I find it a little disheartening when the data doesn't show what we're seeing on the ground. How do we reconcile that? How do we, what are other point in time counts, cities, counties doing throughout and where the service providers are feeling like the information is When they look at the data, they're like, this is exactly what we're seeing. It's matching up. And then we take those best practices and make it so that the service providers that service this population, we feel like it's all jiving, it's all matching. And now we can all make great decisions based on data that's really accurate.

Yeah, I mean, we know it's a flawed system in regards to the pit count because it's literally just what we see that day. And we do know because there's a balance between wanting to be able to find people but also respecting autonomy, right? So when you have providers that go out and they let people know, like, hey, this is going to happen on this day, some are going to hide and scatter. And we can only report on what we physically saw that day. So we kind of try to pinpoint. We look at who's enrolled in our HMIS system, the database system, so that we're working on that. I talk to the schools regularly and get updates from them regarding their families and securities that they're seeing. and trying to kind of capture that, because especially our Solano County point-in-time count extremely under-represents family homelessness, and we know that. And some of that is because they might be in motels, and we can't count the individuals that are in motels, and we don't have a lot of emergency shelter and transitional housing that helps families. And we're seeing it decrease each year, but it's just because we're not seeing them when we're counting the pet count. So when I'm kind of trying to look at it, I look at who our street outreach teams are seeing. So I think that helps across the board because they're the ones that are seeing things pointing, you know, boots on the ground. So I think that helps. But there's not right now a great way to completely get your unduplicated accurate count within the constraints of how we have to count it.

Councilman Carr.

Yeah, I got a question on the transitional housing beds Where do they get those numbers exactly? Did they have all the registered? transitional housing and they contacted the Director owner. Is that how though you're getting those numbers?

So it's a combination of two. It's what's in HMIS So that's the vast majority and then there are some that aren't in HMIS and so we'll reach out to those programs and but they don't always respond to get the data in. So especially like emergency shelter, I reached out and was like, hey, we have a safe parking location, which isn't an emergency shelter, but we still wanted to make sure we got those numbers. We have a domestic violence safe house. We want to make sure we get those numbers. That's not going to be in HMIS. I understand. And there's a shelter in Vallejo that doesn't work within that system. And I don't think they reported their numbers.

And lastly, I forgot to bring my flyer, so if you could make the announcement.

Oh, yeah. The Hope Homeless Outreach Partnership event is on the 30th. There are flyers in the lobby if folks are looking for services.

Councilwoman Pandoro.

Thank you. At the Capsulano meeting when you presented this, there was some question. I think it might be helpful to also explain the time that the pit count happens, and I think it correlates with my other question with regards to the demographic, age demographic number on page 16, where it's a 1.8%, where I'm just wondering also if the McKinney-Vento kiddos are counted in that, and I know that there was a, like, folks were saying, well, the youth aren't being counted because we're starting when they're getting ready to go to school. So then are we including the McKinney-Vento numbers?

They are not counted from McKinney-Vento because that is not a counted source, right? And following the guidelines, the HUD guidelines. So we get that information from the schools. So the school districts, they count every year. They have a report they report out. And it you know, it gets published and I've been started and I've been getting it from Fairfield so soon So I have it and they they capture their literal and they capture their at-risk folks But they're not necessarily counted in the pit count because they might not be Literally homeless as definition of what we would see for the pit count again. They could be doubled tripled up but still a homeless and unstable But we're not seeing them so we have to physically see them when we're out there Doing the count or they need to be in an emergency shelter Thank you woman Williams

Thank you. I want to get clarification about transitional homes. Like I said, I run one. And there is unofficial housing providers. We talk a lot. We're connected. And we've never been contacted for our numbers ever. And we're not on HMIS. Is that a gap, or are you all pulling those numbers from Solano County Behavioral Health? Because they would have a closer sense of the data.

I know I gave that information to Cap Solano staff. I don't know if they got it or not. So I know I gave that recommendation, but I don't have that answer 100%, but I can follow up and double check.

vice mayor bertani thank you samantha great job as as usual and great job just depicting and breaking down all of these numbers this question is probably for the city manager because i'm looking at the homeless intervention team the homeless engagement and response team or heart, our fire department, all of the calls that have been serviced, all of the encampments that have been tagged and removed, all of the fires that have been put out. And so my question is, do we have a sense of how much these activities cost our city over the past two years?

So I've published that information for the last two years. I'm still gathering the last fiscal year's information. So once I have that from the best that we can get from all the departments, I have requested it. I got the data back. I just haven't gotten those pieces yet. So once I have it, I will put that out. But I have given that to you guys as a council twice now. for the past couple of years. And we do keep that information on our website. So it is under the Homeless Services Results Impact website that breaks it down.

So those expenditures that cover this report are already on the website?

Not this fiscal year's report. Okay, so you're still gathering. That I'm still getting. I have the last two rounds, because you guys have asked for that several times, and so I've been doing it now just routinely. I just haven't gotten the dollar amount in time for this presentation.

Okay, and you're going to provide that to us. And are all of those general fund expenditures?

Mostly, yes.

Okay. Some of it's grants for like shelter dollars and things like that, yeah.

but primarily general fund expenditures.

Yeah, when you're talking about the homeless intervention team or the heart team out of public works, as well as, as you know, most of the shelter funding that we're paying out, that's all general fund money.

Okay, thank you. Again, great job. No problem. And looking forward to seeing those numbers.

Yeah, as soon as I have it, yeah. Thank you. The request is out. Thank you.

Any other comments from council? I my only comment would be I know I'm really familiar with the McKinney-Vento account So he said they are not counted.

They're not among the not in the pit count. Yes I do have the number though.

I don't understand why it's not is this just a structure of Yeah, there's so many no, I mean there was so there would be so many more. Mm-hmm Yeah, yeah, yeah Councilman Sandu. Do you have any comments? I

No, sir.

Okay. Thank you, Samantha. Appreciate it. So now we turn to public comments from Madam Clerk.

Yes, public comments. Persons wishing to address the city council on subjects not on the agenda but within the jurisdiction of the council may do so at this time. The council cannot discuss or take action on matters not on the agenda for this meeting, but council members may briefly respond to statements made or questions raised by the public, ask for clarification from staff, refer the matter to staff, request staff to report back to the council at a subsequent meeting, or place the matter on a future agenda. To speak on an agenda item, if you're online, please use the raise your hand feature or press star nine on your phone. Speakers are limited to three minutes per item as determined by the mayor. And our first speaker is J.T. Hoyle.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS, CITY MANAGEMENT, MEMBERS OF THE FAIRFIELD COMMUNITY. MY NAME IS J.T. HOYLE AND I'M HERE REPRESENTING THE MEN AND WOMEN OF THE FAIRFIELD PROFESSIONAL FIREFIGHTER ASSOCIATION. I'M HERE TONIGHT AS THE VOICE OF FPFA TO SHOW OUR SUPPORT FOR MEASURE P. We understand that asking the people of Fairfield to pay more is a serious decision. We know our citizens are feeling the cost of groceries, of gas, rent, and everyday expenses. Our members are taxpayers too. We live here, we raise our families here, and care deeply about what happens to the city. And that is exactly why we are supporting Measure P. We know what is at stake. IF MEASURE P DOES NOT PASS, THE CITY WILL FACE DIFFICULT FINANCIAL DECISIONS THAT COULD MEAN LAYOFFS, REDUCING STAFFING AND BROWNING OUT FIRE STATIONS. FOR THE FIRE SERVICE, THOSE AREN'T JUST BUDGETARY TERMS. THEY MEAN FEWER FIREFIGHTERS AVAILABLE TO ANSWER 911 CALLS. THEY CAN MEAN LONGER RESPONSE TIMES AND WHEN SOMEONE IS HAVING A HEART ATTACK, TRAPPED IN A BURNING HOME OR INVOLVED IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT, SECONDS CAN MEAN THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATH. BUT I ALSO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE SOMETHING THAT MAKES OUR SUPPORT FOR MEASURE P EVEN MORE SIGNIFICANT. WE ARE STILL OUT OF CONTRACT WITH THE CITY. WE HAVE DISAGREEMENTS, WE HAVE FRUSTRATIONS, AND MANY OF OUR MEMBERS ARE DISAPPOINTED WITH THE WAY THAT THEY HAVE BEEN TREATED BY THE CITY MANAGEMENT. BUT TONIGHT WE ARE MAKING A CHOICE. WE ARE CHOOSING COMMUNITY OVER OUR CONTRACT. WE'RE CHOOSING PUBLIC SAFETY OVER POLITICS. WE COULD HAVE SAID WE'RE OUT OF CONTRACT SO WE'RE NOT GOING TO SUPPORT THIS. BUT THAT'S NOT WHO WE ARE. BECAUSE FIREFIGHTERS DON'T CHOOSE WHO DESERVES OUR HELP. WHEN THE ALARM GOES OFF, WE RESPOND. WHEN SOMEONE CALLS 911, WE ANSWER. AND I WANT TO SPEAK DIRECTLY TO CITY MANAGEMENT. YOU MAY NOT AGREE WITH OUR ASSOCIATION. YOU MAY NOT AGREE WITH OUR BUT UNDERSTAND THIS. IF YOUR HOUSE CAUGHT FIRE TONIGHT, THE FIREFIGHTERS WOULD STILL RUN INTO IT. IF YOUR SPOUSE, YOUR SON, YOUR DAUGHTER, YOUR MOTHER OR YOUR FATHER WERE TRAPPED INSIDE, OUR MEMBERS WOULD NOT HESITATE.

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THEY WOULDN'T ASK WHETHER THE CITY HAS TREATED THEM FAIRLY. THEY WOULDN'T ASK WHETHER WE HAD A CONTRACT. THEY WOULD RUN INTO IT. THEY WOULD PUT THEIR LIVES ON THE LINE TO SAVE YOU AND YOURS. That's the difference between a disagreement on the negotiating table and the commitment we have made to this community. Our contract can be negotiated, our disagreements can be resolved, and when the alarm sounds, there is no negotiating. There's only a call for help, and we run towards the danger. We do it for every person in this community. Tonight we ask the people of Fairfield to support Measure P because maintaining adequate staffing and protecting our fire stations is essential to public safety. Thank you.

Next is Ryan Massano.

Thank you, JT.

Good evening, friends. Let's begin by acknowledging that there is good and evil in every human and inside every race. Our choices determine our destiny. The highest form of love, to my mind, is to love God by living the truth and telling the truth. It's the two greatest gifts we can give to any human, to live a righteous life and to guide others from error to truth. I want to ask a rhetorical question, though it would be nice if we could get a show of hands. How many people in this room think the television, radio, newspaper, and social media is telling you the truth? Okay, so we're all on the same page. I'm glad about that. Because most of our beliefs, if we're honest about it, are shaped by that same media that lies to us. So if somebody lies to you, they hate you. The person who loves you is the one who tells you the uncomfortable truths. That's the one who loves you. So an example, the local media, which isn't local at all, their advertising is often paid by shadowy nonprofits and international corporations, will ceaselessly in cities across America desperately look for incidents where police or white men or women mistreat black men. That's why we have all heard of Rodney King, Michael Brown, Trayvon Martin, George Floyd, and hundreds of other black men and women, including Maurice Williams recently. But you've never heard of Kelly Thomas, an unarmed white homeless man who was beaten to death by police on video while he was crying for help from his father who wasn't there. You've never heard of Raymond Fife, a 14-year-old white boy who was raped and murdered by a black man in 1985, and after 30 appeals, the execution of Danny Lee Hill still hasn't happened. You've never heard of Channing Christian and Christopher Newsome, a young white couple in Knoxville, Tennessee, who were brutally kidnapped, raped, and murdered by four black men and one black woman. Another rhetorical question. Who has heard or watched the movie with Samuel L. Jackson, A Time to Kill? Well, as a young teenager, I clearly remember going to Springstown Library in Vallejo and checking the book out and devouring it. I was horrified. A young black child was abused and murdered by racist whites. Come to find out, decades later, the book was based on a real-life experience of author John Grisham who sat in a courtroom as two white girls testified they had been raped and nearly killed by Willie James Harris, a black man. Now why, oh why, would the races be reversed by the lying media? Could it be they are trying to hide a problem with black crime and pushing the false narrative that the biggest problem in America is white racism and white supremacy? Two fairy tale problems designed to instill guilt in whites and hatred for whites in other races. Let's not be deceived. There are wicked Jews behind every evil agenda in America. The synagogue of Satan. ,, no innocent Jew should be harmed, but no Jewish conspiracies against Gentiles will be tolerated either.

Sorry. Kiana P.

I good evening to the members of the fair for city Council in the city officials present. My name. My name is Kiana. I'm here on behalf of my cousin Chantel Brooks and our family. Chantel was last seen on camera leaving a CVS here in Fairfield on July 17th. She was officially reported as a missing person on July 27th. I may be the only member of our family speaking here tonight, but I am carrying the voices, fear, and hope of our entire family along with Chantel's friends and everyone who loves her. For two months, our family has lived without knowing where Chantel is or what happened to her. We have been informed that investigators believe that foul play may have been involved. That makes finding her even more serious and urgent. Our family and friends have searched and shared information, followed possibilities, and cooperated with law enforcement. We continue doing everything within our ability, but we cannot find Chantel alone. On behalf of our family, I want to sincerely thank the Fairfield Police Department, the detectives handling Chantel's case, and everyone who has worked on this investigation. We appreciate the time and effort they have dedicated to finding her. I'm here tonight because two months has passed and our family still desperately needs answers. We cannot allow the urgency surrounding Chantel's disappearance to lessen simply because time has passed, especially when foul play is expected. Our family is respectfully asking this council to have the appropriate city and police leadership review whether the detectives handling Chantel's case have every available resource and outside agency support necessarily to fully investigate her disappearance. If additional assistance can help move this case forward, we are asking the city to support those needs. We are also asking Fairfield to continue using its official city and police platforms to continue to keep Chantel's case visible and encourage anyone with information to contact investigators. someone may or may have seen something they have not shared and continued public awareness can help that information reach the right people i may be standing here by myself tonight but i'm standing here on behalf of chantelle our family and her friends and everyone in the community who wants to see perfect we need answers we need continued urgency and we need every reasonable effort to continue until Chantel is found and brought home. Thank you.

Next speaker is Vince Guisande.

Thank you, folks, council, staff, mayor. Thank you for stepping up. I know it motivated you. I appreciate that. My name's Vince. I moved here in the mid-70s as a teenager and started a business in the early 80s. During that time, I've been a big supporter and proponent of youth activities, coaching, doing whatever. What I'm here to talk to you about tonight is these kids on these urban e-bikes or e-motos. What's the plan? Because if we don't have a plan, where'd you go? If we don't have a plan, we got a plan for a lot of trouble. There are literally hundreds of manufacturers in China that are producing these things by the tens of thousands, and they're coming by the ship loads. Yes, I said ship loads. What are we gonna do with these kids? Are we gonna criminalize them? Get them into the justice system and try and outlaw these things? I like the fact that kids are interested in motos. I've been a motorcycle guy my entire life. So what do we do? Do we get them into the criminal justice system? Or do we give them a platform to showcase their skills and give them an area to ride? Because these things are not going away. We have areas. We have the parking lot at the mall. We have linear trails. We've got to think out of the box. We can even monetize this. We promote these things. What are we going to do? Other cities are trying to outlaw them. I don't think that's the answer. We can promote these things, have competitions, fill up our hotels, fill up our restaurants. There's no easy answers. We know that. Our city has challenges. But I would personally like to see a proactive, positive approach rather than a reactive, criminal approach to these kids. You're talking to a guy here that had 30 tickets before I was 18. Yeah. And I'm not a criminal. 30 seconds, Vince. I was just a kid with a passion that still burns inside of me. These kids are passionate about what they do. And they're not criminals. They love these things. They're fun. Every kid wants them. Not all kids are sticking ball sports. What is our community doing? for these alternative sports kids. I had an alternative sports kid. He had direction. He became a professional racer. We toured America and raced in other countries. These kids have talent. Time's up. Let's give them some love.

Next speaker is Cruz Avilla, to be followed by Crystal McGee Lee.

Everyone hear me okay? So good evening, mayor, vice mayor, members of the council, city manager, city attorney, and city clerk. My name is Cruz Avila, president and CEO of Solano Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. On behalf of the Solano Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, thank you for recognizing Hispanic Heritage Month and for honoring the people, families, and businesses whose contributions strengthen our city every day. Hispanic and Latino communities are woven into the heart of Solano County. Our restaurant owners, contractors, realtors, educators, professionals, public servants, family businesses, and entrepreneurs. We create jobs, open doors for the next generation, pay taxes, serve customers, mentor young people, and reinvent the neighborhoods and reinvest in the neighborhoods we call home. But our impact is not only economic, it's cultural and deeply personal. Hispanic Latino families have helped shape the character of this region for generations through hard work, resilience, faith, service, food, music, language, leadership, and commitment to our community. Our stories are part of Solano County's story, and our success is tied to the success of this city. That is why this proclamation matters. It says to our business owners, to our elders, our students, and our families, you are seen, you are valued, and your contributions truly do matter. We hope tonight's recognition becomes a renewed commitment to partnership. We invite the city council, city staff, and the broader community to work with the Solano Hispanic Chamber throughout the year to support small businesses, expand opportunities for Hispanic and Latino entrepreneurs, and ensure our voices are included in the decisions shaping our shared future. Our door is always open. We are ready to collaborate, to serve, and to continue building a stronger, more inclusive Solano County together. On behalf of the Solano Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and the community, we proudly serve and say thank you.

Next is Crystal McGee Lee to be followed by Jay.

And Mr. Mayor, sorry, just before they go, just a point of order. Council Member Sandu had to leave, so he's no longer online. You don't need to do any roll call votes at this point.

GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS MR. MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, CITY ATTORNEY, CITY MAYOR, MANAGERS AND THE CITY CLERK AND THE BOARD MEMBERS. MY NAME IS CRYSTAL MCGEE-LEE. I HANDLE YOUR BUS OPERATORS, YOUR UTILITY. operators as well, and your dispatchers at FASC. Yes, seven of them. I'm coming before you. We go into negotiations next week, so I am coming before you to give you that, as we say, FYI. Last time I spoke to some of you, we were having a serious problem, so I promised that I would come before you before we got into serious problems. And so I come before you to talk to you real quickly about that. We go on to negotiations next week. And then I wanted to bring to your attention some of the issues that we have seen in regards to your clipper service that you guys handle in regards to the infrastructure of it. We're leaving money on the table. I don't know if you know that. So my assistant right here, she is a bus operator. She has handed you some of the information as well as micro transit. I know a lot of communities have micro transit. I am on leave of absence from Sacramento Regional Transit. We no longer have micro transit. It is a faux pas that it is a better service. It's also a misnomer that it provides great service. IN REGARDS TO YOUR CLIPPER SERVICES, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU REALIZE THAT THE HARDWARE THAT YOU HAVE PAID FOR DOESN'T WORK. AND WHEN IT DOESN'T WORK, THAT MEANS THAT WE LOSE REVENUE. AND NOW WHEN YOU LOSE REVENUE, THE CITY LOSES MONEY, THAT ALSO IMPACTS THE BUS OPERATORS AS WELL. So if you see that packet that I gave to you from the ATU International all the way out in Washington, D.C., when you have the chance to peruse it, I would appreciate that. But I just wanted to come before you real quick to say, if I haven't met you, hello. My name's Crystal McGeely. If you need any business cards, I have no problem with handing you out those. And I look forward to speaking with you, hopefully in a positive note, as like I said last time, we had a very difficult NEGOTIATIONS A FEW YEARS AGO. BUT I AM HERE TO TELL YOU THAT ATU LOCAL 256, MYSELF AND MY TEAM WILL DEFINITELY NEGOTIATE IN GOOD FAITH AND I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME AND I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU. YOU DIDN'T HAVE TO DO THE 30 SECOND WARNING FOR ME.

NEXT SPEAKER IS JAY TO BE FOLLOWED BY BRENDA NICOLAI.

Good evening, Mr. Mayor and council and community members. I just want to start off by thanking you and the council members for speaking out against hatred. And also, we need to also add anti-Semitism because we have some anti-Semitic statements that have been happening in the last couple of meetings, so we won't even mention who they are. But today I had the pleasure, and that's why I have my bling on today, because today is National Voter Registration Day. And I had the pleasure, as I've done forever and ever and ever, of doing voter registration. And I did it out at the community college. And we registered quite a few people. But what really made me sad today was that a lot of the young people said that they don't vote, they will not vote because of the distrust and skepticism that they have for us and also for not just elected officials, but for adults and our community at large. And this is really sad. The other thing that really, really saddened me, and I wanted to really thank the pastor from Liberty Church because Kay Patrice and some other people, Kay Patrice in particular has had her staff do volunteer services at Liberty Church for the unhoused for various, various events. And this is tied in with what I'm about to say today, is that there's a large number of unhoused students. And I don't know if you all remember, and maybe I'm just forgetting because the short-term memory is the first to go. I think I remember there was something on the ballot where they were asking citizens whether to vote for putting a place on the campus there for unhoused people to sleep, for them to sleep in their cars, and that was voted against. There are a lot of unhoused people who live there. And shame on those people who booed us and followed us to the bathroom. And I know Councilmember Bertani had mentioned that she continues to be harassed. Well, I'm not even an elected official, and they harass me. And quite frankly, I just hope that when they take my picture, they get my good side. But the sadness is that there are a lot of unhoused people, and those people who came and booed and voted and didn't support permanent housing for people, shame on you. 30 seconds. Because we have people who are not defecating on themselves, who are not sexual predators, who are in need of housing. And I just want to say prayers for Chantel's family, support small business, and support Measure P. And thank you all for all the work that you do.

Next is Brenda Nicolai to be followed by Shayla Llewellyn.

Oh, jeez. It's like in my eyeball, sorry. There you go. Good evening, Mayor, Vice Mayor, and members of Fairfield City Council. My name is Brenda Villanueva-Nicolai. I am a resident, a Fairfield resident, a longtime San Francisco commuter, and most recently a sole trans commuter who has relied on public transit to travel to the East Bay since 2018. I am here today to ask for your support regarding the most recent changes to Saltrans Route 40, formerly known as the Blue Line, which eliminated the Walnut Creek BART stop and moved service to Concord BART. For many residents, the change has made our commutes longer, more expensive, and less reliable. Prior to August 2nd, commuters had a direct connection to Walnut Creek BART, a location that was convenient, safe, and familiar to riders. Today, riders are forced to travel farther, pay additional BART fares, and depend on a route that runs through the heavily congested Highway 4 corridor. What is particularly frustrating is that this change was made despite increasing ridership. Instead of improving service, riders have lost a connection that many of us depended on daily. As someone who rides this service regularly, I question why a route that was working was changed. If the concern was cost, many riders would have gladly paid a small fare increase to keep the Walnut Creek connection rather than paying the extra money to BART simply to reach Concord. I am also concerned about what this means for Fairfield's workforce. Many residents commute to San Francisco and the East Bay because those jobs provide the income necessary to afford housing and the rising cost of living in Solano County. The money earned outside our county is brought back here and spent in Fairfield businesses supporting our local economy. Reliable regional transportation is essential. If we want Fairfield to remain an attractive place to live, when public transit becomes less convenient and less dependable, more people are forced back into their cars, increasing congestion and reducing transportation options for working families. I AM ASKING THE CITY COUNCIL TO ADVOCATE FOR FAIRFUL COMMUTERS BY REQUESTING A REVIEW OF THE ROUTE 40 CHANGES, ENCOURAGING SOLTRANS TO GATHER RIDER FEEDBACK AND EXPLORING OPTIONS TO RESTORE THE WALNUT CREEK CONNECTION OR IMPLEMENT A SOLUTION THAT BETTER SERVES COMMUTERS.

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Those of us who use transit every day want to be part of the conversation. We simply want a system that is reliable, practical, and responsive to the needs of the residents it serves. Thank you for your time and consideration.

Next is Shayla Llewellyn to be followed by Alicia Minion. Alicia Minion.

Good evening.

Okay.

Good evening, Mayor Vaccaro and members of the council. My name is Shayla R. Llewellyn-Crider, and I am here to formally enter case number CU2512033 and whistleblower 2260673 into tonight's permanent record. The council has spent months trying to convince the public that we face a $12 million structural deficit to pass Measure P and double our transaction tax. But the Phoenix turnkey system architecture has mapped the physical pipes and automated grids on the ground, proving that this city is actively wasting public funds. This isn't a theory. The smart grid data proves it. Downstream at the 1600 Vulner Avenue, Cellular Smart Meter 3682774 has registered an undeniably volumetric spike at 31,414.44 gallons of water. Your own public works crew are forced to fill out fuel-powered vacuum carts to pump this massive wasteful sidewalk flooding off the concrete just to keep it passable. And that's happening at the Civic Center. That means you guys are watering the grass and using... Wait, let me finish. Every single one of these... Okay. Okay. Well, I don't even wanna say this anymore. You guys took my framework. And the reason why the change is going on in Fairfield is because of my framework, the Phoenix framework. I lost you guys to me in court to cover up, everyone looks at me like I'm weird. But that's okay though. I know I'm telling the truth. And you guys, Samantha Burroughs took my project and presented it to the STA and the JPA and took my car and made me homeless. And you guys say you work for the homeless? You don't. You don't at all. There's over $81 million in the camp fund. But you guys say there's a structural deficit? I mean, there's projects going on day and night, day and night. You've got fire department. I mean, shit. Sorry, excuse me. And then you guys stay silent.

Time's up, ma'am.

All right.

Thank you.

And I'm going to actually call George Kennedy up because he was the speaker three, the third speaker, and I missed his card.

Actually, Mr. Mayor, just for context, Ms. Llewellyn filed a lawsuit against the city. It was dismissed by the court about two weeks ago. And I think the police, I think that the police department... The Superior Court dismissed the case, and I think that's why she's here tonight. But I think, I don't want to speak for the police department, but if she's looking for services, I'm sure they would be happy to talk to her and make sure she's doing okay.

Good evening, Mayor, members of the City Council. Good comments tonight from the council in regards to hate and that increasing rhetoric. I have been increasingly concerned about the tone of some of the comments and interactions surrounding our city council meetings. Public comment is an important part of our democracy. People have every right to criticize their government, question decisions, and express strong disagreements. But we have also heard racist, white supremacist and hateful rhetoric along with threats, intimidation, and personal attacks. We are better than that. when the tone of our meetings becomes threatening or intimidating we risk discouraging residents who simply want to participate in their local government we can disagree without demeaning one another we can challenge decisions without threatening people and we can stand strongly for what we believe while still treating one another with dignity and respect fairfield's own rules state that public comments on matters not on the agenda must concern subjects within the jurisdiction of the city council But what isn't clear to the public is how that requirement is enforced when a speaker moves into subjects that have nothing to do with the jurisdiction of this council. Who makes that determination? And what happens when that line is crossed? There's also a matter of transparency. Residents should be able to understand what the rules are, who is responsible for applying them, and know that they will be applied consistently. That's one of the reasons I'm asking this council to place on a future agenda a review of our public comment rules and procedures with guidance from the city attorney. Those rules should be clearly stated, easily understood, and consistently applied so everybody knows the expectations before they speak. Other California cities have addressed these issues more explicitly. Richmond, for example, clearly defines its council meetings as limited public forums. Its rules address comments outside the council's jurisdictions, immediate threats to the public safety, and campaigning for or against candidates during council meetings. I am not suggesting that we simply copy Richmond. I'm suggesting we look at what other cities are doing and determine what is appropriate for us here in Fairfield. This isn't about silencing viewpoints we don't like. It's about protecting everyone's right to speak while establishing clear, legal appropriate standards that apply equally to everyone. The standard of respect we expect from the public should be the same standard we expect from those who serve the public. That responsibility belongs to all of us. Residents, elected officials, and community leaders alike. Thank you very much.

Next is Alicia Minion.

Let the speaker speak and that's it. Okay, thank you.

Great. Hi, Alicia Minion. I live in Vacaville and I'm here today because I live in an area that's just down the road from a proposed data center. I know that the city attorney has said there's no application for a data center before you now, but really that's not the concern. The concern is based on a public records request, that I made a few months ago that got basically conflated with another person in the public that made a public records request about data centers. There is significant correspondence and I reviewed it and the correspondence indicates, as I wrote to you all on August 19th and I didn't hear a response, It indicates that the staff has been working with the landowners and the developer for a data center and a PG&E substation. This appears to be a hyperscale data center, and I'm coming here to ask that council implement a moratorium on data centers. I realize that there are smaller data centers. There's a couple, I think, in Fairfield already. I'm worried about the hyperscale ones, the ones that suck tremendous amounts of natural resources like electricity and water. It would be a travesty if this data center goes across from one lake. No one wants to live near a data center. It's already bad enough that Solano County is going to have a cluster of massive lithium ion battery storage projects. and i think that your sister city and you should be very concerned about data centers and lithium-ion battery projects and i'm just i'm i implore you to please consider that and if you read your email i provided the correspondence that clearly shows the staff was telling the developer hey you could build this by right it's in a master plan unit development oh yeah, the EIR didn't contemplate a data center, but that's okay. We'll just do an addendum to the EIR. It might take a few weeks. So this is extremely problematic. Also, the staff indicated to the developer, oh, this would be classified as manufacturing assembly light. Guys, this is serious. And as you know, data centers will result in litigation. And that's the last thing you guys need because you have a big liability on your balance sheet for litigation. 30 seconds. And so please, a moratorium. It doesn't hurt you. You need to look out for your residents. Thank you.

Next is Patrick Williams.

Keisha Patrice Williams has not been doxxed. She has not been threatened, and she's not a victim of sexism or racism. If you have, provide the evidence. You have, on the other hand, slandered residents. You put out a list with people's full legal names, the vehicles they drive, the people they associate with, the areas they live in. You also... have close ties with a lot of people that have criminal records. One of them actually wrote me some messages claiming that there's a private investigator looking into me. He gave me private information about myself, right? And he has a history of doing this sort of thing with other people. This past weekend, someone that's running for office in Sassoon was actually threatened by another person that you're associated with and you're close to and have helped out with what could be perceived as threats of violence. Later on that night, he got threatening text from another individual that you're tied to. um with other private information that you cannot obtain that you can't have unless someone like a private investigator gave that info over to him right um i also found out that uh police chief uh the police chief is a private investigator but i want to find out like who who's paying this private investigator if there is one um what's the purpose for it what's all that about um There's a number of other issues. And you've not been targeted because of your race or your gender or any of these other things. No one targets Pam. No one targets Parise. No one targets Washington. It's you because you have a lot of sketch paperwork. You claim to be an attorney. You're not an attorney. This is back in 2020 when you're running for County Board of Supervisors, which was a lie. You were backed up by the Vallejo Police Officers Association during the badge bending scandal. um you've claimed that you weren't but you were um and and the list goes on and on and then to top that off you also back flock cameras um another politician that you're close to uh generally dawson at the last city council meeting in sassoon was talking about how the public needs to be educated on flock okay well we put that into consideration with how you all push for flock There's private investigators supposedly looking into us people getting their hands on private information Putting us in danger for speaking out against you creating a sense of fear and all these other things to suppress speech and You're sitting here in office. No We're we're on the road Time's up. That's authoritarianism and people like you should not be in office Lacey Weber

City council members, I'm appearing today to speak out against the data center project off Vanden Road next to One Lake. This project is located inside Fairfield city limits. And although I am a resident of Vacaville, it would immeasurably hurt the lives of me and my neighbors in both cities. Data centers are devastating to a community and the land on which it's built. Nationwide, Americans oppose the water use, electricity consumption, noise pollution, destruction of landscapes, and decreased property values data centers bring. My family and I just moved into a community at Foxboro Knolls that sits right on the border between Vacaville and Fairfield. This data center would be located less than a mile from my backyard and those of my neighbors both in Foxboro Knolls and One Lake. The One Lake community is a thriving new housing development in Fairfield that would be negatively impacted by a data center immediately next to it. A data center is an industrial use and must be confined to industrial use land. Members of the Fairfield and Vacaville community in this area, including myself, currently live in a residential area away from industrial use land and the impacts that come with it. Building this data center here on land not zoned for industrial use would force residents of this community to live in an industrial area. Building this data center here will directly subject residents in their homes to impacts, including the constant sounds emitted from the data center and the glaring view of a data center from their window. This project was essentially green lighted by right from the city and has unilaterally bypassed the necessary analysis under the California Environmental Quality Act and goes against the city's own zoning laws. This project will have catastrophic impacts on our land and quality of life. The tech industry is pushing to sneak data centers into our community, taking property values from our homes and putting it in their pocket. The county of Solano is not a dumping ground for the tech billionaires. This year is an election year for the city of Fairfield, and given that Americans are so united against data centers, I'm calling for the city council to declare a moratorium on data centers in the city of Fairfield. The consensus on data centers across this country is overwhelmingly against them. 30 seconds. I too am expressing my extreme opposition against data centers in order to protect our lives, our health, our land, our families, and our property. Please represent me, my family, and my community by taking action against this data center. Thank you.

Next is Robert Myers.

Hello there, City Council. I'm here because I want to talk about what happened in the past couple weeks that I've seen online. I'm here because I noticed some individuals who attacked the mayor and also Councilman K. Patrice Williams. I want to say it's not right, and also I don't want to live in a hateful town because of these people, and are so focused on attacking the council. This is absurd, and also I want to feel safe in this town. I don't know how I can be, but I... But I want to say the city is a great city to raise a family and support small businesses and youth. And I'm just asking you guys, please don't listen to these negativity of these people and support our town. God bless. And with that, I'm going to yield my time. Thank you very much.

Our last speaker is Dana Dean.

Good evening, council. How are we doing there? Good? Okay. I am Dana Dean, and as you've heard from me before, I am a trustee on the Solano County Board of Education representing trustee area three, which includes Fairfield, Travis, Benicia, and unincorporated county up to Vacaville and out to the water. I want to start by saying thank you to the folks who have, the elected officials and those who want to be elected who have heard the message that there is no place in Solano County for racist, misogynist, and degrading imagery and messaging, particularly as has been plainly directed at our black women elected officials. I'M KIND OF HERE TO REPORT BACK SINCE I WAS HERE LAST SPECIFICALLY ASKING FOR EVERY SINGLE ELECTED TO CONDEMN THOSE MESSAGES AND IMAGING. THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY, IT'S HAPPENING. IN VACAVILLE, IT'S HAPPENING. Sassoon, it's happening. In Vallejo, it is still happening. I appreciate that Council Member Carr seems to have seen or heard some positive elements coming towards this issue. I have not. As Vice Mayor Bertani indicated, she is still being attacked. Obviously, Kay Patrice Williams is still being attacked. And this is not about, no matter how much folks want to say this is about politics or a particular project or personalities, it is not. It is about the core moral fiber of this county. Every single leader has to stand up, and we are going around asking every leader to stand up and condemn what is continuing. While it may be so that some folks have taken this to heart and have cooled their jets on the incredibly heinous things that have been said and spread, It is still true that the two black women who are elected to the Board of Supervisors are referred to by the N-word in public comment in front of dozens of people. These people, these images have brought out folks who now feel emboldened And we need to tell them plainly that it's not okay to go back into the hole you crawled out of. This is not what Solano County is. We are a diverse and beautiful county that represents every single race, religion, creed, sexual orientation, and we will not be stopped from making that message clear. Thank you very much.

Would anyone else like to speak that's here? Is there anyone online?

There are no hands raised online.

Okay, so from there actually our city manager does have a thank you mayor just following up on the vice mayor's question, so on the Report ending for fiscal year 2425 as Samantha mentioned We're you know, hopefully a month or so away from publishing the updated numbers but for the fiscal year ending June 30 2025 the total spent on addressing homelessness citywide was just over $2.6 million. About 34% of that was our shelter programs, about 34% of that was law enforcement, about 17% of that was our public works heart, and then the remainders were fire response, our street outreach, and then our contributions to the coordinated entry system. ON THE SHELTERING SIDE, LIKE I HAD MENTIONED, THE BULK OF THE FUNDING WAS GENERAL FUND, BUT IN THAT FISCAL YEAR, WE WERE STILL FUNDING THE BECK AVENUE PROJECT WITH ABOUT 350,000 OF PERMANENT LOCAL HOUSING ALLOCATION, WHICH IS A STATE ALLOCATION. we're not funding that same level this year and as Samantha mentioned in the next month or so as we close out the books from the last fiscal year that'll get updated and published Thank You mr. city manager much appreciate it great job all right moving forward to the consent calendar madam clerk

Yes, all matters listed on the consent calendar are to be approved with one motion unless a member of the city council or the public requests that separate action be taken on a specific item. I don't have any speaker cards. Did anyone wish to speak on any of the K items?

Any of the council members? Okay, so I will entertain a motion. So moved by Councilman Tonneson. Second. Second by Vice Mayor Bertani. All those in favor? Aye. Aye. Motion passes.

And I do need to make a roll call.

Actually- Manveer left.

That's right, I forgot.

Okay.

Thank you.

All right, so we'll move on to new business.

NEW BUSINESS, L1. RESOLUTION 2026-192, ANNEX TERRITORY HORIZON SELF STORAGE AND AUTHORIZE THE LEVY OF SPECIAL TAXES. Declaring the city of Fairfields intention to annex territory horizon self-storage to community facilities district number two zero one two two and authorizing the levy of special taxes therein for annexation number 73 and I had down that Valerie Stanfill was going to give a presentation No No, our Director of Public Works.

Yeah, this is a standard item to include the new Horizon Self Storage to the CFD. There is no other presentation than just a verbal confirmation.

Okay. Any comments from Council?

Did anyone want to speak on this matter?

Anybody want to speak on this item?

Oh.

Oh.

Does she have a card? Oh, okay.

Hi, Alicia Minion again. I'm just curious, the Fairfield, how you determine what CFD, a new development, will get annexed to. So, I know that in terms of the CFD territory and the project itself, like the territory just it doesn't have to be like congruent lines it doesn't have to be connected so when you have a new development you want it in a cfd because you want to collect certain amount of taxes to pay for services or whatever how do you determine which one because all of your cfds have different um fees right so the taxes are different and so So that's my number one question. Number two that I've always thought in my mind, that if you have a CFD, more than one CFD, one structure is cheaper than another, and you decide to do a developer a favor and you give them the lower CFD, Are you creating a public project because you've given them some kind of monetary benefit? You see cases like with the State Department of Industrial Relations where a city gives a favorable loan like on development impact fees, a lower interest rate. Those cases resulted in the determination that you've created a public project and now the developer has to pay prevailing wage. So I'd like to know, A, how do you select which one? Did you give this developer the cheaper CFD? And if you did, does this create a public project? Thank you.

If we don't have any other speakers, I'm going to entertain a motion. So moved by Councilman Tonneson. Do I have a second? Second. Second by Councilman Carr. All those in favor? Aye. Aye. Motion passed. We'll go to the next public hearing now. Sorry.

PUBLIC HEARING M-1 RESOLUTION 2026-193 FISCAL YEAR 2025-26 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT CDBG PROGRAM CONSOLIDATED ANNUAL PERFORMANCE EVALUATION REPORT approving the submission of the fiscal year 2025 to 2026 community development block grant program consolidated annual performance evaluation report caper to the u.s department of housing and urban development hud and authorizing the city manager to execute any agreements or documents requested by hud and our presenter is maisha garnett management analyst of housing services

Will you do the rest of the next slide?

Good evening, Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Council Members. My name is Myisha Garnett, and I'm an analyst in the Housing Services Department. Today we bring forward one resolution for approval of the submission of the fiscal year 2025-2026 Community Development Block Grant Consolidated Annual Performance Evaluation Report. Just as a reminder, the goal of this CDBG program is to provide suitable living environment, decent housing, and expanded economic opportunities for low and moderate income households. The caper is a summary of the goals and outcomes from the previous fiscal year, which is 2526, and it's associated with our five-year goals set forth in our consolidated plan, which came before you in May of 2022. The projects and funding associated with this caper are based upon the projects and funding approved in our annual action plan that came before you in May of 2025 during our annual action plan process. The CAPER is due 90 days after the end of the fiscal year and will be due to HUD by September 28th. So as a recap from earlier in the year, we receive an annual allocation from HUD for fiscal year 25-26. Our allocation was $847,959. 15% of those funds can be allocated to public services, which are direct client services. 20% can be allocated to program administration. All remaining funding can go to public facilities and infrastructure projects or things that are not a public service or program administration. So here we're looking at the performance of the projects approved under fiscal year 25-26 as the annual action plan. This slide provides an overview of each funded project, the amount of funding expended, and the activities completed, and the accomplishments achieved during the fiscal year. We have three projects that were geared towards seniors. We had two projects that were geared towards youth. We also had two public facilities projects with public works. The ADA curbs ramps project was completed at the beginning of this year. The Lee Bell Park restroom project is a multi-year project that's currently in phase two of construction. In addition, we have our CDBG program administration costs. Outside of our entitlement grant, we also have our housing revolving loan fund, which is prior year funds that were set aside to support housing rehabilitation for low and moderate income homeowners. One of the main compliance measures for our CDBG program is timeliness. Timely performance means compliance with the requirement that an entitlement grantee must carry out its program in a timely manner as measured by the rate of expenditure of funds from the grantee's line of credit. A CDBG entitlement grantee must have a balance no greater than one and a half times its annual grant, remaining on hand by May 2nd of each year. For the last six years, the city of Fairfield has consistently met this compliance measure, and we're one of the only jurisdictions in the area to consistently do so. So we asked to hold a public hearing and adopt a resolution approving the submission of the fiscal year 2526 caper to HUD.

I'll bring it back for council. Any comments?

Could you go back a couple slides, Manisha?

Of course.

One more. One more. Right there. So did we on the... public infrastructure, public facilities, $430,000. Are we approving that, or has that been approved? That's what was approved, and that's what was expended.

So we approved, actually, a little bit more for that project. So for the ADA curbside project, I believe it was $150,000, and they expended just under that. I believe it was about $10,000 or so less.

So my question is actually for the city attorney since I had to recuse on Lee Bell do I have to is there any recusal for the.

I don't think so. This is the annual CAPER report, consolidated annual report that's required under HUD requirements for these funds. Okay. So you're just approving the report. Okay. The money's already, I mean, these projects have already been approved. Thank you. So I don't think you need to refuse. Thank you.

Good presentation, Manisha. Thank you.

Any other comments? Councilwoman Pandora?

Thank you. Thank you for the presentation. I had a question around under seniors for empowered aging. So the goal was $1,700, and then there was a big gap between the goal and served. Can you speak to the gap? And then question number two is, when we give money to, say, like the Levin or empowered aging, Actually, I don't know about impaired maybe more so the Levin so where they with 11 has like they don't just have sites here in favor But they also have sites in Vacaville and other cities. Is that money? Just is there like a requirement that it's just used for youth in this city specifically and

Yes. For the Levin specifically, yes. They do have other sites outside of Fairfield, but for CDBG, they have to provide verification that they're serving the Fairfield residents, and our funding is support Fairfield residents only.

Okay.

And then for Empowered Aging, they're formally ombudsman services. So we ask them to report their unduplicated clients served. So their goal annually is to serve the 1,700 residents seniors and others that are in care facilities. So they didn't reach that 1,700 goal, but they did serve 283 clients that weren't previously served. And how they report is they're looking at each client they had contact with, whether or not that person had a case with the county. If they met with them or provided additional services, those are the numbers they're reporting back to us.

ANY OTHER COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL? GOOD PRESENTATION. MY ONLY COMMENT WOULD BE I'M GLAD TO SEE MEALS ON WHEELS. IT'S A GREAT ORGANIZATION. OKAY. SO WITH THAT, ENTERTAIN A MOTION. I'M SORRY. OPEN A PUBLIC HEARING.

I DON'T HAVE ANY REQUESTS TO SPEAK. DID ANYONE WANT TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM?

ANYONE WANT TO SPEAK?

NO ONE HAS THEIR HANDS RAISED ONLINE.

I'm going to close the public hearing, bring it back for council action. I'll make a motion. Motion. Who made a motion? I'm sorry. Councilman Carr made a motion. Do I have a second? Councilman Pandoro. All those in favor? Aye. Motion passed. So we go to our last order of business.

Public hearing M2, resolution 2026-194, first amendment to fiscal year 2026 to 2027 annual action plan. Approving the first amendment to the fiscal year 2026 to 2027 community development block grant annual action plan and authorizing the city manager to execute any and all documents, contracts, and memorandums of understanding. And again, our presenter is Myesha Garnett. Management Analyst from Housing Services.

Good evening again. I'm still Myesha Garnett, Analyst in the Housing Services Department. So today we bring forward one more resolution, this one for approval of an amendment to the fiscal year 2026-27 CDBG Annual Action Plan allocating $250,000 in CDBG entitlement funds to the Housing Revolving Loan Fund to increase the allocation to support additional low and moderate income homeowners. So during fiscal year 26-27, we allocated $150,000 to be used for the Housing Rehabilitation Program. This substantial amendment proposes to allocate an additional $250,000 bringing the total budget to $400,000. The $250,000 increase will be reprogrammed from CDBG funds that were previously allocated to our workforce development program and added to the revolving loan fund. This budget increase will allow the city to provide additional assistance to low and moderate income homeowners in need of critical home repairs. There's no fiscal impact to the city's general fund. The proposed action involves the reprogramming of existing fiscal year 26, 27 CDBG funds. to increase the housing rehab program budget. No new funds are being requested and the amendment does not increase the city's overall CDBG entitlement or require additional local funds. So the House and Revolving Loan Fund was established in 2009 and it provides low-interest loans to income-qualified owner-occupant households to address critical home repair needs and preserve long-term housing stability. Revolving Loan Funds fund health and safety repairs, accessibility improvements, and major system repairs like roofing, plumbing, and electrical. Loan repayments are returned to the fund and reused to support future homeowners, maximizing long-term community impact. Eligible households are owner occupants earning at or below 80% area median income. And the program prioritizes low income households, seniors, and persons with disabilities, as well as households facing urgent health and safety repair issues. So these photos show examples of past housing rehab projects and the outcome of those investments. Rehabilitation is one of the city's most cost-effective ways of preserving affordable housing. By reinvesting in existing owner-occupied homes, we help long-time residents, many of whom are seniors or persons with disabilities, remain safely housed while also stabilizing neighborhoods and protecting Fairfield's housing stock. So we ask to hold a public hearing and adopt the resolution approving the first amendment to the fiscal year 2627 CDBG annual action plan.

Okay, so I'm gonna open the public hearing. Do you have any comments?

I don't have any speaker cards.

Okay, council, any comments? Okay, then I'm gonna close the public hearing and bring it back for council action. Entertain a motion. OK, MOVED BY COUNCILMAN TONNESON. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. SECOND BY VICE MAYOR BURTONI. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR?

AYE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU AGAIN, MAYESHA. GREAT.

OKAY. IF WE HAVE NO OTHER BUSINESS BEFORE THIS COUNCIL, THE NEXT CITY COUNCIL MEETING IS NOT UNTIL OCTOBER 20TH. SO WE'LL SEE YOU GUYS IN ABOUT A MONTH, RIGHT? oh four more meetings a couple see how happy they are