City Council - Regular Meeting

PLEASE CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER. ORDER. CALL THE ROLL, PLEASE. CALL THE ROLL, PLEASE. >> CALLING THE MEETING TO ORDER. CALLING THE MEETING TO ORDER. COUNCIL MEMBER KAPLAN. COUNCIL MEMBER KAPLAN. >> HERE. HERE. >> DICKINSON. DICKINSON. >> HERE. HERE. >> TALAMANTES. TALAMANTES. >> HERE. HERE. >> WE EXPECT PLUC PLUCK MOMENTA. WE EXPECT PLUC PLUCK MOMENTA. COUNCIL MEMBER VANG AND MAYOR COUNCIL MEMBER VANG AND MAYOR McCARTY. McCARTY. >> VICE MAYOR TALAMANTES PLEASE VICE MAYOR TALAMANTES PLEASE LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE AND LAND LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE AND LAND ACKNOWLEDGMENT. ACKNOWLEDGMENT. >> PLEASE RISE FOR OPENING

PLEASE RISE FOR OPENING ACKNOWLEDGMENT IN HONOR OF THE ACKNOWLEDGMENT IN HONOR OF THE SACRAMENTO INDIGENOUS PEOPLE AND SACRAMENTO INDIGENOUS PEOPLE AND TRIBAL LANDS. TRIBAL LANDS. TO THE ORIGINAL PEOPLE OF THIS TO THE ORIGINAL PEOPLE OF THIS LAND. THE NISENAN PEOPLE, THE LAND. THE NISENAN PEOPLE, THE SOUTHERN MAIDU, VALLEY AND SOUTHERN MAIDU, VALLEY AND PLAINS MIWOK, PATWIN WINTUN PLAINS MIWOK, PATWIN WINTUN PEOPLES, AND THE PEOPLE OF THE PEOPLES, AND THE PEOPLE OF THE WILTON RANCHERIA, SACRAMENTO'S WILTON RANCHERIA, SACRAMENTO'S ONLY FEDERALLY RECOGNIZED TRIBE. ONLY FEDERALLY RECOGNIZED TRIBE. MAY WE ACKNOWLEDGE AND HONOR THE MAY WE ACKNOWLEDGE AND HONOR THE NATIVE PEOPLE WHO CAME BEFORE US NATIVE PEOPLE WHO CAME BEFORE US AND STILL WALK BESIDE US TODAY AND STILL WALK BESIDE US TODAY ON THESE ANCESTRAL LANDS BY ON THESE ANCESTRAL LANDS BY CHOOSING TO GATHER TOGETHER CHOOSING TO GATHER TOGETHER TODAY IN THE ACTIVE PRACTICE OF TODAY IN THE ACTIVE PRACTICE OF ACKNOWLEDGEMENT AND APPRECIATION ACKNOWLEDGEMENT AND APPRECIATION FOR SACRAMENTO'S INDIGENOUS FOR SACRAMENTO'S INDIGENOUS PEOPLE'S HISTORY, CONTRIBUTIONS, PEOPLE'S HISTORY, CONTRIBUTIONS, AND LIVES. AND LIVES. >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU. SALUTE. PLEDGE. SALUTE. PLEDGE. >> I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. .

CITY ATTORNEY, DO YOU HAVE A REPORT FROM CLOSED SESSION. REPORT FROM CLOSED SESSION. >> NOTHING TO REPORT OUT. NOTHING TO REPORT OUT. >> MAYOR, WE MOVE TO SPECIAL MAYOR, WE MOVE TO SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS. PRESENTATIONS. FIRST IS DECLARING CHILD CARE FIRST IS DECLARING CHILD CARE PUBLIC PRIORITY. PUBLIC PRIORITY. PRESENTING BY MAYOR PRO TEM PRESENTING BY MAYOR PRO TEM GUERRA. GUERRA. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MAYOR. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MAYOR. I HAVE TWO RESOLUTIONS TO I HAVE TWO RESOLUTIONS TO PRESENT. PRESENT. VERY FITTING GIVEN YOUTH PARKS VERY FITTING GIVEN YOUTH PARKS ENRICHMENT BUDGET IS BEING HEARD ENRICHMENT BUDGET IS BEING HEARD TODAY. TODAY. BEFORE I GET STARTED ON THESE BEFORE I GET STARTED ON THESE TWO, LET ME ACKNOWLEDGE ALL OF TWO, LET ME ACKNOWLEDGE ALL OF THE GREAT PEOPLE I HAVE MET FROM THE GREAT PEOPLE I HAVE MET FROM THE HEART SENIOR CENTER. THE HEART SENIOR CENTER. WELCOME TO CITY HALL. WELCOME TO CITY HALL. GIVE THEM A BIG ROUND OF GIVE THEM A BIG ROUND OF APPLAUSE. APPLAUSE. [APPLAUSE] [APPLAUSE] >> YOU KNOW, WHEN I THINK ABOUT

YOU KNOW, WHEN I THINK ABOUT THE PASSAGE OF LIFE AND WHAT ALL THE PASSAGE OF LIFE AND WHAT ALL OUR PHASES ARE, I AM REMINDED WE OUR PHASES ARE, I AM REMINDED WE LOST A PERSON WE ADJOURNED IN LOST A PERSON WE ADJOURNED IN MEMORY HERE WHO LIVED 103. MEMORY HERE WHO LIVED 103. MAYOR, WE SHOULD HAVE GOT YOU MAYOR, WE SHOULD HAVE GOT YOU THERE IN TIME TO GIVE A KEY TO THERE IN TIME TO GIVE A KEY TO THE CITY. THE CITY. VERY ACTIVE IN THE HEART SENIOR VERY ACTIVE IN THE HEART SENIOR CENTER. CENTER. DECLARING CHILD CARE A PRIORITY. DECLARING CHILD CARE A PRIORITY. HERE WE HAVE CHILD ACTION, LIZ HERE WE HAVE CHILD ACTION, LIZ WILLIAMS, DIRECTOR PUBLIC POLICY WILLIAMS, DIRECTOR PUBLIC POLICY FOR SACRAMENTO CHAMBER WHO IS FOR SACRAMENTO CHAMBER WHO IS EXPECTING SOON AS WELL. EXPECTING SOON AS WELL. VERY MUCH APPRECIATE THIS VERY MUCH APPRECIATE THIS RESOLUTION. RESOLUTION. JENNINE COOPER FOR CITY OF JENNINE COOPER FOR CITY OF SACRAMENTO. SACRAMENTO. AS A FATHER OF TWO WHO BEFORE AS A FATHER OF TWO WHO BEFORE EVEN HAVING CHILDREN UNDERSTOOD EVEN HAVING CHILDREN UNDERSTOOD THE CHALLENGES OF CHILD CARE. THE CHALLENGES OF CHILD CARE. TWO-THIRDS OF FAMILIES STATEWIDE TWO-THIRDS OF FAMILIES STATEWIDE HAVE TWO WORKING PARENTS. HAVE TWO WORKING PARENTS. BECAUSE OF THAT THE ACCESS AND BECAUSE OF THAT THE ACCESS AND ISSUES OF OBTAINING ACCESSIBLE ISSUES OF OBTAINING ACCESSIBLE QUALITY AND AFFORDABLE CHILD QUALITY AND AFFORDABLE CHILD CARE BECOMES A CHALLENGE. CARE BECOMES A CHALLENGE. IN SACRAMENTO SOME FAMILIES ARE IN SACRAMENTO SOME FAMILIES ARE PAYING UPWARDS OF $13,000 AND PAYING UPWARDS OF $13,000 AND $14,000 ON THE LOW END TO 16 AND $14,000 ON THE LOW END TO 16 AND $17,000 ON THE HIGH END ANNUALLY $17,000 ON THE HIGH END ANNUALLY FOR CHILD CARE. FOR CHILD CARE. I KNOW MYSELF JUST WITH THE I KNOW MYSELF JUST WITH THE ISSUE OF FINDING INFANT CHILD ISSUE OF FINDING INFANT CHILD CARE CAN BE MORE CHALLENGING FOR CARE CAN BE MORE CHALLENGING FOR FOLKS. FOLKS. AFFORDABILITY IMPACTS ABILITY OF AFFORDABILITY IMPACTS ABILITY OF HOUSEHOLD DECIDING TO LEAVE THE HOUSEHOLD DECIDING TO LEAVE THE WORK FORCE OR CAREER WILL WORK FORCE OR CAREER WILL STAGNATE OR REGRESS. STAGNATE OR REGRESS. LACK OF AFFORDABLE DEPENDABLE LACK OF AFFORDABLE DEPENDABLE CHILD CARE AFFECTS IF CHILDREN CHILD CARE AFFECTS IF CHILDREN ARE READY TO START IN OUR

ARE READY TO START IN OUR SCHOOLS TODAY. SCHOOLS TODAY. RESEARCH HAS SHOWN HIGH-QUALITY RESEARCH HAS SHOWN HIGH-QUALITY CHILD CARE AND EARLY CHILD CHILD CARE AND EARLY CHILD EDUCATION HAS SO MANY MULTIPLE EDUCATION HAS SO MANY MULTIPLE BENEFITS NOT JUST FOR CHILDREN, BENEFITS NOT JUST FOR CHILDREN, WELL BEINGS OF FAMILIES AND WELL BEINGS OF FAMILIES AND ECONOMIC PRODUCTIVITY OF CITY. ECONOMIC PRODUCTIVITY OF CITY. LET ME WELCOME A PERSON WE HAVE LET ME WELCOME A PERSON WE HAVE WORKED WITH AT THE STATE LEVEL WORKED WITH AT THE STATE LEVEL FOR MANY YEARS. FOR MANY YEARS. WELCOME EVERYBODY WITH CHILD WELCOME EVERYBODY WITH CHILD ACTION. ACTION. [APPLAUSE] [APPLAUSE] >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER

THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER GUERRA FOR THE INTRODUCTION. GUERRA FOR THE INTRODUCTION. GOOD AFTERNOON. GOOD AFTERNOON. ON BEHALF OF CHILD ACTION I WANT ON BEHALF OF CHILD ACTION I WANT TO THANK THE CITY OF SACRAMENTO TO THANK THE CITY OF SACRAMENTO FOR BRINGING FORWARD THIS FOR BRINGING FORWARD THIS IMPORTANT RESOLUTION DECLARING IMPORTANT RESOLUTION DECLARING CHILD CARE AS PUBLIC PRIORITY. CHILD CARE AS PUBLIC PRIORITY. THE RESOLUTION HIGHLIGHTS THE RESOLUTION HIGHLIGHTS CHALLENGES FAMILIES EMPLOYERS CHALLENGES FAMILIES EMPLOYERS FACE WHEN CHILD CARE IS FACE WHEN CHILD CARE IS UNAVAILABLE OR UNAFFORDABLE. UNAVAILABLE OR UNAFFORDABLE. THROUGH OUR WORK SUPPORTING THROUGH OUR WORK SUPPORTING THOUSANDS OF FAMILIES AND CHILD THOUSANDS OF FAMILIES AND CHILD CARE PROVIDERS IN SACRAMENTO CARE PROVIDERS IN SACRAMENTO COUNTY, WE SEE RESALTIES EVERY COUNTY, WE SEE RESALTIES EVERY SINGLE DAY -- REALITIES EVERY SINGLE DAY -- REALITIES EVERY DAY. DAY. CHILD CARE IS INFRASTRUCTURE FOR CHILD CARE IS INFRASTRUCTURE FOR COMMUNITY. COMMUNITY. ALLOWS PARENTS TO PARTICIPATE IN ALLOWS PARENTS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE WORK FORCE, SUPPORTS THE WORK FORCE, SUPPORTS BUSINESSES RELYING ON WORKING BUSINESSES RELYING ON WORKING PARENTS AND PROVIDES CHILDREN PARENTS AND PROVIDES CHILDREN WITH STRONG EARLY LEARNING WITH STRONG EARLY LEARNING FOUNDATION. FOUNDATION. CITY'S LEADERSHIP ON THIS ISSUE CITY'S LEADERSHIP ON THIS ISSUE MATTERS. MATTERS. SACRAMENTO HAS DEVELOPED CHILD SACRAMENTO HAS DEVELOPED CHILD CARE STRATEGIC PLAN, HIRING CARE STRATEGIC PLAN, HIRING DEDICATED CHILD CARE MANAGER, DEDICATED CHILD CARE MANAGER, INVESTING RESOURCES TO EXPAND INVESTING RESOURCES TO EXPAND CHILD CARE CAPACITY. CHILD CARE CAPACITY. WE ARE PROUD TO WORK WITH THE WE ARE PROUD TO WORK WITH THE CITY, SACRAMENTO CHAMBER, CITY, SACRAMENTO CHAMBER, ECONOMIC COUNCIL, FIRST 5 ECONOMIC COUNCIL, FIRST 5 SACRAMENTO AND MANY OTHER SACRAMENTO AND MANY OTHER PARTNERS TO STRENGTHEN CHILD PARTNERS TO STRENGTHEN CHILD CARE SYSTEM THAT FAMILIES AND CARE SYSTEM THAT FAMILIES AND EMPLOYERS DEPEND ON. EMPLOYERS DEPEND ON. AS PART OF THAT WORK, CHILD AS PART OF THAT WORK, CHILD ACTION LEADS LIFT UP SACRAMENTO. ACTION LEADS LIFT UP SACRAMENTO. CROSS SECTOR COALITION FUNDED BY CROSS SECTOR COALITION FUNDED BY FIRST 5 SACRAMENTO THAT BRINGS FIRST 5 SACRAMENTO THAT BRINGS TOGETHER PUBLIC NONPROFIT AND TOGETHER PUBLIC NONPROFIT AND BUSINESS LEADERS TO STRENGTHEN BUSINESS LEADERS TO STRENGTHEN SYSTEMS THAT SUPPORT CHILDREN SYSTEMS THAT SUPPORT CHILDREN AND EXPAND OPPORTUNITIES FOR AND EXPAND OPPORTUNITIES FOR FAMILIES. FAMILIES. THIS RESOLUTION SENDS IMPORTANT THIS RESOLUTION SENDS IMPORTANT MESSAGE SACRAMENTO RECOGNIZING MESSAGE SACRAMENTO RECOGNIZING CHILD CARE AS CRITICAL TO THE CHILD CARE AS CRITICAL TO THE WELL-BEING OF FAMILIES AND WELL-BEING OF FAMILIES AND STRENGTH OF LOCAL ECONOMY. STRENGTH OF LOCAL ECONOMY. WE LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING WE LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY AND EXPANDING ACCESS, SUPPORT AND EXPANDING ACCESS, SUPPORT PROVIDERS AND ENSURE THAT PROVIDERS AND ENSURE THAT SACRAMENTO FAMILIES HAVE CARE SACRAMENTO FAMILIES HAVE CARE THEY NEED FOR THEIR CHILDREN. THEY NEED FOR THEIR CHILDREN. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AS LIZ COMES UP. AS LIZ COMES UP. LLET MING ACKNOWLEDGE BR LLET MING ACKNOWLEDGE BR MR. JOHNSON. MR. JOHNSON. LIZ WILLIAMS WITH METRO CHAMBER. LIZ WILLIAMS WITH METRO CHAMBER. [APPLAUSE] [APPLAUSE] >> GOOD AFTERNOON.

GOOD AFTERNOON. I FEEL LIKE I HAVE JUST DONE IT. I FEEL LIKE I HAVE JUST DONE IT. THANK YOU SO MUCH, MA MAYOR PRO THANK YOU SO MUCH, MA MAYOR PRO TEM. ON BEHALF OF THE TEM. ON BEHALF OF THE SACRAMENTO METRO CHAMBER, OUR SACRAMENTO METRO CHAMBER, OUR MISSION IS TO SERVE AS UNITE MISSION IS TO SERVE AS UNITE VOICE FOR THE BUSINESS VOICE FOR THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY. COMMUNITY. RELIABLE AFFORDABLE CHILD CARE RELIABLE AFFORDABLE CHILD CARE IS IMPORTANT TO SUPPORT THAT IS IMPORTANT TO SUPPORT THAT GOAL. GOAL. EMPLOYERS, ACCESS TO CHILD CARE EMPLOYERS, ACCESS TO CHILD CARE IS DIRECTLY TIED TO WORK FORCE IS DIRECTLY TIED TO WORK FORCE PARTICIPATION AND ABILITY TO PARTICIPATION AND ABILITY TO RECRUIT AND RETAIN EMPLOYEES. RECRUIT AND RETAIN EMPLOYEES. WHEN FAMILIES CAN NOT FIND WHEN FAMILIES CAN NOT FIND RELIABLE CARE BUSINESSES FEEL RELIABLE CARE BUSINESSES FEEL IMPACT THROUGH ABSENTEEISM AND IMPACT THROUGH ABSENTEEISM AND LOST PRODUCTIVITY. LOST PRODUCTIVITY. RECOGNIZING CHILD CARE IS RECOGNIZING CHILD CARE IS IMPORTANT STEP TO STRENGTHEN IMPORTANT STEP TO STRENGTHEN BUSINESSES THAT POWER REGIONAL BUSINESSES THAT POWER REGIONAL ECONOMY. ECONOMY. I SHARE IN THAT PERSPECTIVE AS I SHARE IN THAT PERSPECTIVE AS WORKING MOM AND SOMEONE PREPARE WORKING MOM AND SOMEONE PREPARE TO WELCOME SECOND CHILD ANY DAY, TO WELCOME SECOND CHILD ANY DAY, NOT TODAY, BUT ANY DAY. NOT TODAY, BUT ANY DAY. I UNDERSTAND HOW ESSENTIAL I UNDERSTAND HOW ESSENTIAL RELIABLE CHILD CARE IS FOR RELIABLE CHILD CARE IS FOR FAMILIES BALANCING A CAREER AND FAMILIES BALANCING A CAREER AND RAISING CHILDREN. RAISING CHILDREN. AS FEMALE THAT IS INCREDIBLY AS FEMALE THAT IS INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT. IMPORTANT. STRENGTHENING ACCESS WILL HELP STRENGTHENING ACCESS WILL HELP ENSURE SACRAMENTO IS STRONG ENSURE SACRAMENTO IS STRONG ECONOMY. ECONOMY. METRO CHAMBER IS PROUD TO STAND METRO CHAMBER IS PROUD TO STAND WITH CHILD ACTION TO ADVANCE WITH CHILD ACTION TO ADVANCE SOLUTIONS TO SUPPORT WORKING SOLUTIONS TO SUPPORT WORKING FAMILIES AND STRENGTHENING OUR FAMILIES AND STRENGTHENING OUR BUSINESS. BUSINESS. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BRINGING THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD. THIS FORWARD. [APPLAUSE] [APPLAUSE] >> PROUD TO HAVE JEANINE HERE

PROUD TO HAVE JEANINE HERE FROM THE CITY. FROM THE CITY. >> THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. HONORABLE MAYOR CITY COUNCIL. HONORABLE MAYOR CITY COUNCIL. JEANINE COOPER CHILD CARE JEANINE COOPER CHILD CARE PROJECT MANAGER. PROJECT MANAGER. I AM HONORED TO WORK FOR A CITY I AM HONORED TO WORK FOR A CITY THAT PRIORITIZES NEEDS OF THAT PRIORITIZES NEEDS OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES BY CHILDREN AND FAMILIES BY RECOGNIZING AFFORDABLE RECOGNIZING AFFORDABLE HIGH-QUALITY CHILD CARE. HIGH-QUALITY CHILD CARE. WE HAVE LAUNCHED INITIATIVES FOR WE HAVE LAUNCHED INITIATIVES FOR ACCESS INCREASING CHILD CARE ACCESS INCREASING CHILD CARE WORK FORCE, EXPANDING INFANT WORK FORCE, EXPANDING INFANT TODDLER CAPACITY AND TODDLER CAPACITY AND SUSTAINABILITY OF NEW FAMILY SUSTAINABILITY OF NEW FAMILY WILD CARE HOME BUSINESSES TO WILD CARE HOME BUSINESSES TO BUILD PROGRAM QUALITY INCREASE BUILD PROGRAM QUALITY INCREASE NUMBER OF CHILD CARE SLOTS NUMBER OF CHILD CARE SLOTS AVAILABLE FOR FAMILIES. AVAILABLE FOR FAMILIES. HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE SMALL HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE SMALL BUSINESS GROWTH, PARTNERING WITH BUSINESS GROWTH, PARTNERING WITH COMMUNITY-BASED CHILD ACTION AND COMMUNITY-BASED CHILD ACTION AND CALIFORNIA CAPITAL WOMEN'S CALIFORNIA CAPITAL WOMEN'S BUSINESS CENTER TO LAUNCH 49 NEW BUSINESS CENTER TO LAUNCH 49 NEW CHILD CARE HOME BUSINESSES UP TO CHILD CARE HOME BUSINESSES UP TO 392 NEW SLOTS FOR FAMILIES. 392 NEW SLOTS FOR FAMILIES. PROVIDING NEW PROVIDERS, 15 PROVIDING NEW PROVIDERS, 15 HOURS BUSINESS TRAINING TO HOURS BUSINESS TRAINING TO ENSURE LONG-TERM SUSTAINABILITY. ENSURE LONG-TERM SUSTAINABILITY. CAPACITY EXPANSION WORKING WITH CAPACITY EXPANSION WORKING WITH CHILD ACTION TO HELP 20 FAMILY CHILD ACTION TO HELP 20 FAMILY CHILD CARE HOME PROVIDERS TWO CHILD CARE HOME PROVIDERS TWO CHILD CARE CENTERS TO INCREASE CHILD CARE CENTERS TO INCREASE LICENSES TO SERVE MORE INFANTS LICENSES TO SERVE MORE INFANTS AND TODDLERS. AND TODDLERS. WORK FORCE RETENTION. WORK FORCE RETENTION. CONTRACTING WITH THE COMMUNITY CONTRACTING WITH THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE TO FACILITY ECE COLLEGE TO FACILITY ECE APPRENTICESHIP TO ADDRESS THE APPRENTICESHIP TO ADDRESS THE 13% DROP IN THE WORK FORCE BY 13% DROP IN THE WORK FORCE BY PROVIDING SUBSIDIZED COLLEGE PROVIDING SUBSIDIZED COLLEGE COURSES AND JOB PLACEMENT. COURSES AND JOB PLACEMENT. TO DATE 22 APPRENTICES GRADUATED TO DATE 22 APPRENTICES GRADUATED WITH 98% OF GRADUATES AT JOB WITH 98% OF GRADUATES AT JOB SAID. SAID. 42 APPRENTICES ENROLLED IN THIRD 42 APPRENTICES ENROLLED IN THIRD AND FOURTH COHORTS. AND FOURTH COHORTS. THIS HAS ALLOWED PROVIDERS TO THIS HAS ALLOWED PROVIDERS TO OPEN WAIT LISTS TO SERVE MORE OPEN WAIT LISTS TO SERVE MORE FAMILIES. FAMILIES. THE PROGRAM CREATES CLEAR THE PROGRAM CREATES CLEAR PATHWAYS FOR NEW WORKERS TO PATHWAYS FOR NEW WORKERS TO ADVANCE TO HIGHER LEVEL

ADVANCE TO HIGHER LEVEL POSITIONS. POSITIONS. DESPITED THESE WONDERFUL DESPITED THESE WONDERFUL SUCCESSES, OVER 5,000 CHILDREN SUCCESSES, OVER 5,000 CHILDREN ARE CURRENTLY WAITING TO ACCESS ARE CURRENTLY WAITING TO ACCESS SUBSIDIZED CHILD CARE IN SUBSIDIZED CHILD CARE IN SACRAMENTO COUNTY. SACRAMENTO COUNTY. ACCORDING TO CALIFORNIA CHILD ACCORDING TO CALIFORNIA CHILD CARE RESOURCE REFERRAL NETWORK CARE RESOURCE REFERRAL NETWORK THEY HAVE CAPACITY FOR ONLY 29% THEY HAVE CAPACITY FOR ONLY 29% OF CHILDREN OF WORKING PARENTS. OF CHILDREN OF WORKING PARENTS. WE MADE GREAT STRIDES WORKING WE MADE GREAT STRIDES WORKING WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS. WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS. I LOOK TO CONTINUE THIS WORK TO I LOOK TO CONTINUE THIS WORK TO ENSURE EVERY FAMILY IN ENSURE EVERY FAMILY IN SACRAMENTO HAS SUPPORT THEY NEED SACRAMENTO HAS SUPPORT THEY NEED TO THRIVE. TO THRIVE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] [APPLAUSE] >> I THINK MY COLLEAGUE HAS I THINK MY COLLEAGUE HAS COMMENTS AS WELL. COMMENTS AS WELL. >> THANK YOU, MAYOR.

THANK YOU, MAYOR. I WANT TO THANK MAYOR PRO TEM I WANT TO THANK MAYOR PRO TEM GUERRA FOR MARKING THIS OCCASION GUERRA FOR MARKING THIS OCCASION BY SPONSORING THIS RESOLUTION. BY SPONSORING THIS RESOLUTION. I HAD THE GREAT GOOD FORTUNE TO I HAD THE GREAT GOOD FORTUNE TO SERVE AS ORIGINAL AND FIRST SERVE AS ORIGINAL AND FIRST CHAIR OF SACRAMENTO FIRST 5 FROM CHAIR OF SACRAMENTO FIRST 5 FROM 2000 TO 2010. 2000 TO 2010. IN THIS TIME I WOULD TAKE A IN THIS TIME I WOULD TAKE A MOMENT TO SAY THAT SACRAMENTO MOMENT TO SAY THAT SACRAMENTO FIRST 5 WAS THE PRODUCT OF WORK FIRST 5 WAS THE PRODUCT OF WORK DONE PROPOSITION 10 BY ROB DONE PROPOSITION 10 BY ROB REINER. REINER. WHEN WE THINK ABOUT HIS IMPACT, WHEN WE THINK ABOUT HIS IMPACT, WE ARE SEEING IT AND LIVING IT. WE ARE SEEING IT AND LIVING IT. [APPLAUSE] OF COURSE, WE WORKED [APPLAUSE] OF COURSE, WE WORKED CLOSELY AS FIRST 5 DID AND STILL CLOSELY AS FIRST 5 DID AND STILL DOES WITH THE CHILD CARE DOES WITH THE CHILD CARE COALITION AND OTHERS. COALITION AND OTHERS. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT STRUCK ME ONE OF THE THINGS THAT STRUCK ME WAS THE REALITY OF THAT AS AS WAS THE REALITY OF THAT AS AS 70% OF BRAIN DEVELOPMENT OCCURS 70% OF BRAIN DEVELOPMENT OCCURS FIRST THREE YEARS OF LIFE. FIRST THREE YEARS OF LIFE. THAT MAKES IT CLEAR WHERE WE THAT MAKES IT CLEAR WHERE WE NEED TO CONCENTRATE ENERGY NEED TO CONCENTRATE ENERGY RESOURCES ATTENTION TO MAKE SURE RESOURCES ATTENTION TO MAKE SURE CHILDREN ARE WELL SUPPORTED, CHILDREN ARE WELL SUPPORTED, FAMILIES WELL SUPPORTED AND FAMILIES WELL SUPPORTED AND CHILDREN GET OFF TO BEST START. CHILDREN GET OFF TO BEST START. QUALITY AND ACCESSIBLE CHILD QUALITY AND ACCESSIBLE CHILD CARE SO THE FAMILY CAN THRIVE AS CARE SO THE FAMILY CAN THRIVE AS CAN THE CHILDREN. CAN THE CHILDREN. I AM HAPPY TO HAVE THIS MOMENT I AM HAPPY TO HAVE THIS MOMENT TO THANK YOU FOR THE WORK YOU TO THANK YOU FOR THE WORK YOU ARE ALL DOING TO MAKE THAT A ARE ALL DOING TO MAKE THAT A REALITY IN SACRAMENTO AND TO REALITY IN SACRAMENTO AND TO RECOGNIZE THE SHORTFALL THAT WE RECOGNIZE THE SHORTFALL THAT WE HAVE, THE NEED THAT STILL EXISTS HAVE, THE NEED THAT STILL EXISTS TO PROVIDE MORE CHILD CARE SLOTS TO PROVIDE MORE CHILD CARE SLOTS AND MORE QUALITY CHILD CARE. AND MORE QUALITY CHILD CARE. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE UNDER ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE UNDER WROTE THROUGH FIRST 5 IN THE WROTE THROUGH FIRST 5 IN THE EARLY 2000s THE OPPORTUNITY EARLY 2000s THE OPPORTUNITY FOR THOSE WORKING IN CHILD CARE FOR THOSE WORKING IN CHILD CARE TO DEVELOP PROFESSIONAL TO DEVELOP PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE AND EXPERTISE TO STAY EXPERIENCE AND EXPERTISE TO STAY IN THE FIELD. IN THE FIELD. TOO OFTEN THOSE WORKING IN CHILD TOO OFTEN THOSE WORKING IN CHILD CARE NEED TO GO SOMEWHERE ELSE CARE NEED TO GO SOMEWHERE ELSE PROFESSIONALLY TO MAKE A LIVING PROFESSIONALLY TO MAKE A LIVING THEMSELVES.

THEMSELVES. MAKING THIS A RECOGNIZED FOCAL MAKING THIS A RECOGNIZED FOCAL POINT FOR THOSE WHO WORK IN POINT FOR THOSE WHO WORK IN CHILD CARE, FAMILIES AND CHILD CARE, FAMILIES AND CHILDREN, I THINK HAS TO ALWAYS CHILDREN, I THINK HAS TO ALWAYS BE ON OUR MINDS WHERE WE ARE BE ON OUR MINDS WHERE WE ARE SPENDING OUR TIME AND RESOURCES. SPENDING OUR TIME AND RESOURCES. I AM VERY, VERY HAPPY TO HAVE I AM VERY, VERY HAPPY TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO HONOR YOU AND THE OPPORTUNITY TO HONOR YOU AND THANK MAYOR PRO TEM FOR THIS THANK MAYOR PRO TEM FOR THIS RESOLUTION THIS AFTERNOON. RESOLUTION THIS AFTERNOON. >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER.

THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER. THIS IS A TESTAMENT TO THE POWER THIS IS A TESTAMENT TO THE POWER OF WORKING TOGETHER. I WAS OF WORKING TOGETHER. I WAS PROUD TO START THE CITY-COUNTY PROUD TO START THE CITY-COUNTY TASK FORCE THAT LED TO NOW LIFT TASK FORCE THAT LED TO NOW LIFT UP SACRAMENTO. UP SACRAMENTO. THAT IS SO MANY PARTNERS HERE THAT IS SO MANY PARTNERS HERE WHICH IN THE RESOLUTION WHICH IN THE RESOLUTION RECOGNIZES NOT ONLY CHILD RECOGNIZES NOT ONLY CHILD ACTION, COUNTY OFFICE OF ED. ACTION, COUNTY OFFICE OF ED. ECONOMIC COUNCIL, FIRST 5 IS ECONOMIC COUNCIL, FIRST 5 IS CURRENT COMMISSIONER BUT THAT IS CURRENT COMMISSIONER BUT THAT IS WHAT WE CAN DO NOW CREATING OUR WHAT WE CAN DO NOW CREATING OUR OFFICE OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OFFICE OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT WITH JEANINE COOPER. WITH JEANINE COOPER. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. BIG ROUND OF APPLAUSE AND JOIN BIG ROUND OF APPLAUSE AND JOIN US FOR A PHOTO HERE. US FOR A PHOTO HERE. [APPLAUSE]. CONGRATULATIONS. [APPLAUSE]. [APPLAUSE]. >> WE HAVE A SECOND SPECIAL

WE HAVE A SECOND SPECIAL PRESENTATION BY MAYOR PRO TEM PRESENTATION BY MAYOR PRO TEM GUERRA. GUERRA. >> THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. I HAVE ANOTHER RESOLUTION HERE I HAVE ANOTHER RESOLUTION HERE THAT IS INITIATED BY OUR LOCAL THAT IS INITIATED BY OUR LOCAL CONGRESS MEMBER REGARDING HOUSE CONGRESS MEMBER REGARDING HOUSE RESOLUTION 1036 ESTABLISHING RESOLUTION 1036 ESTABLISHING NATIONAL DAY OF PLAY. NATIONAL DAY OF PLAY. WELCOME NOT ONLY ANTHONY SENIOR WELCOME NOT ONLY ANTHONY SENIOR FIELD REP FOR THE CONGRESSMEN FIELD REP FOR THE CONGRESSMEN BUT OUR PARKS COMMISSIONER BUT OUR PARKS COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 2. DISTRICT 2. ALSO, I WOULD LIKE TO BRING UP ALSO, I WOULD LIKE TO BRING UP DIRECTOR FOR YOUTH PARKS DIRECTOR FOR YOUTH PARKS ENRICHMENT. ENRICHMENT. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. THIS IS AN INITIATIVE IN THIS IS AN INITIATIVE IN SACRAMENTO. SACRAMENTO. WE WANT TO REMIND MANY OF OUR WE WANT TO REMIND MANY OF OUR YOUNG KIDS TO PUT DOWN YOUNG KIDS TO PUT DOWN ELECTRONIC DEVICES AND GET OUT ELECTRONIC DEVICES AND GET OUT AND BIKE, PLAY, BE OUT THERE AND BIKE, PLAY, BE OUT THERE WITH YOUR SCOOTER. WITH YOUR SCOOTER. THIS WEEKEND I HAD BENEFIT THIS WEEKEND I HAD BENEFIT TEACHING MY YOUNGEST HOW TO RIDE TEACHING MY YOUNGEST HOW TO RIDE A BIKE WITHOUT TRAINING WHEELS. A BIKE WITHOUT TRAINING WHEELS. A LITTLE FOUR-YEAR-OLD. A LITTLE FOUR-YEAR-OLD. FOR ANYBODY WHO HAS DONE THAT IT FOR ANYBODY WHO HAS DONE THAT IT MAKES YOU THINK IS THIS HOW IT MAKES YOU THINK IS THIS HOW IT IS GOING TO BE TRAINING HIM H HW IS GOING TO BE TRAINING HIM H HW TO DRIVE LATER ON. TO DRIVE LATER ON. AT SUCH YOUNG AGE WE ARE LOCKED AT SUCH YOUNG AGE WE ARE LOCKED ON PHONES, SCREENS, DEVICES. ON PHONES, SCREENS, DEVICES. BEAUTIFUL DAYS THAT SACRAMENTO BEAUTIFUL DAYS THAT SACRAMENTO HAS WE DON'T GET OUT. HAS WE DON'T GET OUT. WHAT IT LEADS TO IS MANY AFFECTS WHAT IT LEADS TO IS MANY AFFECTS IN OUR SOCIETY NOT ONLY BE IN OUR SOCIETY NOT ONLY BE PERSONAL HEALTH BUT HOW WE GET PERSONAL HEALTH BUT HOW WE GET TO KNOW EACH OTHER AND THE FACT TO KNOW EACH OTHER AND THE FACT COMMUNITIES ARE BEING COMMUNITIES ARE BEING DISCONNECTED. DISCONNECTED. NEIGHBORS WHO DON'T SEE AND KNOW NEIGHBORS WHO DON'T SEE AND KNOW EACH OTHER BECAUSE WE ARE LOCKED EACH OTHER BECAUSE WE ARE LOCKED IN OUR OWN SPACE. IN OUR OWN SPACE. WHAT THIS RESOLUTION INTENDS TO WHAT THIS RESOLUTION INTENDS TO DO IS ENCOURAGE THOSE TO TAKE DO IS ENCOURAGE THOSE TO TAKE THE TIME TO PUT DOWN DEVICES, TO THE TIME TO PUT DOWN DEVICES, TO GET OUT, ENGAGE WITH FOLKS. GET OUT, ENGAGE WITH FOLKS. NEVER TOO YOUNG OR OLD TO PLAY NEVER TOO YOUNG OR OLD TO PLAY AND ENGAGE WITH EACH OTHER IN AND ENGAGE WITH EACH OTHER IN OUR COMMUNITY AND BRING INTO AND OUR COMMUNITY AND BRING INTO AND DISCUSS THAT LET ME WELCOME

DISCUSS THAT LET ME WELCOME PARKS COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 2. PARKS COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 2. ANTHONY. ANTHONY. >> WE HAVE A PACKED HOUSE TODAY.

WE HAVE A PACKED HOUSE TODAY. YOU MENTIONED EVERYTHING THAT IS YOU MENTIONED EVERYTHING THAT IS IN THE RESOLUTION INTRODUCED BY IN THE RESOLUTION INTRODUCED BY CONGRESSMAN BERA. CONGRESSMAN BERA. I AM SENIOR FIELD REPRESENTATIVE I AM SENIOR FIELD REPRESENTATIVE AND PARKS COMMISSIONER FOR AND PARKS COMMISSIONER FOR DISTRICT 2. DISTRICT 2. HONORED AND PROUD TO REPRESENT HONORED AND PROUD TO REPRESENT THE PARKS. THE PARKS. ONE THING WE WILL ENCOURAGE YOU ONE THING WE WILL ENCOURAGE YOU TO CHICK OUT OUR LOCAL PARKS. TO CHICK OUT OUR LOCAL PARKS. THIS IS IN THE HOUSE OF THIS IS IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. REPRESENTATIVES. NATIONAL DAY OF PLAY. NATIONAL DAY OF PLAY. DESIGNATING FIRST SATURDAY AFTER DESIGNATING FIRST SATURDAY AFTER SPRING EQUINOX IS NATIONAL PLAY SPRING EQUINOX IS NATIONAL PLAY OF DAY. OF DAY. IT IS THIS SATURDAY MARCH 21. IT IS THIS SATURDAY MARCH 21. WE ARE EXCITED THE GREAT CITY OF WE ARE EXCITED THE GREAT CITY OF SACRAMENTO ARE BRINGING FORWARD SACRAMENTO ARE BRINGING FORWARD RESOLUTIONS TO ENCOURAGE FOLKS RESOLUTIONS TO ENCOURAGE FOLKS TO GO OUTSIDE AND PLAY. TO GO OUTSIDE AND PLAY. I WANT TO MENTION THAT WHAT IS I WANT TO MENTION THAT WHAT IS THE DEFINITION OF DAY OF PLAY? THE DEFINITION OF DAY OF PLAY? WHATEVER YOU WANT IT TO BE. WHATEVER YOU WANT IT TO BE. YOU CAN GO, VOLUNTEER, GO TO YOU CAN GO, VOLUNTEER, GO TO LOCAL PARK, PLAY A SUPPORT. LOCAL PARK, PLAY A SUPPORT. AS PARKS COMMISSIONER I WANT TO AS PARKS COMMISSIONER I WANT TO SAY WE ARE IN THIS EPIDEMIC OF SAY WE ARE IN THIS EPIDEMIC OF LONELINESS CONNECTED MORE AND LONELINESS CONNECTED MORE AND MORE TO DEVICES. MORE TO DEVICES. TIME TO CONNECT WITH FAMILIES TIME TO CONNECT WITH FAMILIES AND FRIENDS. AND FRIENDS. CHECK OUT AMAZING THINGS UNDER CHECK OUT AMAZING THINGS UNDER PARKS DEFENDANT. PARKS DEFENDANT. SACRAMENTO HISTORIC CEMETERY. SACRAMENTO HISTORIC CEMETERY. TAKE A SELF-GUIDED TOUR. TAKE A SELF-GUIDED TOUR. GET A TEE TIME OFF AT LAND PARK GET A TEE TIME OFF AT LAND PARK GOLF COURSE. GOLF COURSE. COUNCIL MEMBER JENNINGS IS ON COUNCIL MEMBER JENNINGS IS ON THAT. THAT. IF GOLF ISN'T YOUR THING WE HAVE IF GOLF ISN'T YOUR THING WE HAVE DISK PARK IN DEL PASO BOULEVARD. DISK PARK IN DEL PASO BOULEVARD. SO MANY THINGS TO DO. SO MANY THINGS TO DO. GO THROUGH McKINLEY PARK. GO THROUGH McKINLEY PARK. THIS SATURDAY, MARCH 21, WE WILL THIS SATURDAY, MARCH 21, WE WILL CELEBRATE NATIONAL DAY OF PLAY. CELEBRATE NATIONAL DAY OF PLAY. THANK YOU TO THE CITY COUNCIL. THANK YOU TO THE CITY COUNCIL. THANK YOU TO EVERYBODY HERE THANK YOU TO EVERYBODY HERE TODAY. TODAY. CAN'T WAIT TO SEE YOU GUYS OUT CAN'T WAIT TO SEE YOU GUYS OUT THERE TO FIND OUT WHAT YOU DID THERE TO FIND OUT WHAT YOU DID THIS WEEKEND.

THIS WEEKEND. >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] [APPLAUSE] >> DISCONNECT FROM YOUR DEVICE DISCONNECT FROM YOUR DEVICE AND RECONNECT WITH YOUR AND RECONNECT WITH YOUR NEIGHBORS. NEIGHBORS. JACKIE, WELCOME. JACKIE, WELCOME. >> HE COVERED IT ALL.

HE COVERED IT ALL. LUCKY TO HAVE HIM ON OUR LUCKY TO HAVE HIM ON OUR COMMISSION. COMMISSION. I AM DIRECTOR OF THE YOUTH I AM DIRECTOR OF THE YOUTH PARKINGS AND COMMUNITY PARKINGS AND COMMUNITY ENRICHMENT. ENRICHMENT. THIS IS BRIEF. THIS IS BRIEF. YOU WILL HEAR A LOT FROM ME IN A YOU WILL HEAR A LOT FROM ME IN A LITTLE BIT. LITTLE BIT. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BRINGING THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD AND TO THE CONGRESS THIS FORWARD AND TO THE CONGRESS MEMBER FOR BRINGING THIS MEMBER FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD. FORWARD. WHAT BETTER WAY THAN TO PLAY IN WHAT BETTER WAY THAN TO PLAY IN OUR PARKS? OUR PARKS? THIS IS A FABULOUS INITIATIVE. THIS IS A FABULOUS INITIATIVE. 243 PARKS, PARKWAYS, OPEN 243 PARKS, PARKWAYS, OPEN SPACES, 15 COMMUNITY CENTERS SPACES, 15 COMMUNITY CENTERS ACROSS OUR CITY. ACROSS OUR CITY. IT IS EASY TO GET OUTSIDE, IT IS EASY TO GET OUTSIDE, RECHARGE IN NATURE, SPEND TIME RECHARGE IN NATURE, SPEND TIME WITH YOUR FAMILY. WITH YOUR FAMILY. 84% OF RESIDENTS HAVE PARK 84% OF RESIDENTS HAVE PARK WITHIN 10 MINUTE WALK OF THEIR WITHIN 10 MINUTE WALK OF THEIR HOMES. HOMES. HIGHER THAN THE AVERAGE OF ALL HIGHER THAN THE AVERAGE OF ALL URBAN CITIES IN UNITED STATES. URBAN CITIES IN UNITED STATES. WE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE 100%. WE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE 100%. DURING THE PANDEMIC PARKS WERE DURING THE PANDEMIC PARKS WERE ESSENTIAL. ESSENTIAL. ONE OF THE ONLY PLACES TO SAFELY ONE OF THE ONLY PLACES TO SAFELY GATHER. GATHER. SOCIAL DISTANCING. SOCIAL DISTANCING. EVERYONE WENT TO THE PARKS. EVERYONE WENT TO THE PARKS. YOUTH, FAMILY, SENIORS MANY YOUTH, FAMILY, SENIORS MANY JOINED US TODAY. JOINED US TODAY. THEY ARE CLOSE TO HOME PLACES THEY ARE CLOSE TO HOME PLACES EVERY CAN GATHER. EVERY CAN GATHER. COME OUT AND PLAY. COME OUT AND PLAY. PARKS MAKE LIFE BETTER. PARKS MAKE LIFE BETTER. WE HAVE OPTIONS FOR THE PARKS. WE HAVE OPTIONS FOR THE PARKS. PLAY PICKLEBALL, FRISBEE, A LOT PLAY PICKLEBALL, FRISBEE, A LOT OF OPTIONS. OF OPTIONS. EXPLORE REGIONAL PARKS. EXPLORE REGIONAL PARKS. 243 OF THEM. 243 OF THEM. WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING EVERYONE THERE. EVERYONE THERE. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU SO MUCH. [APPLAUSE] [APPLAUSE] >> NOT ONLY PARKS.

NOT ONLY PARKS. GO TO COMMUNITY CENTERS LIKE GO TO COMMUNITY CENTERS LIKE HEART COMMUNITY CENTER, GO DANCE HEART COMMUNITY CENTER, GO DANCE OR SING. OR SING. LET'S PRESENT THE RESOLUTION. LET'S PRESENT THE RESOLUTION. DON'T FORGET FIRST SATURDAY DON'T FORGET FIRST SATURDAY AFTER EVERY EQUINOX IS THE AFTER EVERY EQUINOX IS THE NATIONAL DAY OF PLAY. NATIONAL DAY OF PLAY. [APPLAUSE] [APPLAUSE] >> WE MOVE TO CONSENT CALENDAR

WE MOVE TO CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS 1-11. ITEMS 1-11. ONE SPEAKER ON ITEM 2. ONE SPEAKER ON ITEM 2. DO YOU WANT TO PULL ITEMS OR DO YOU WANT TO PULL ITEMS OR HAVE COMMENTS. HAVE COMMENTS. >> COMMENT ON ITEM 8, PLEASE. COMMENT ON ITEM 8, PLEASE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER KAPLAN. COUNCIL MEMBER KAPLAN. >> QUESTION ON ITEM 8, COMMENTS QUESTION ON ITEM 8, COMMENTS ON 9 AND 11. ON 9 AND 11. >> MAYOR PRO TEM GUERRA. MAYOR PRO TEM GUERRA. >> COMMENTS ON ITEM 5, 8, 11. COMMENTS ON ITEM 5, 8, 11. >> I SEE NO MORE. I SEE NO MORE. MAYOR PRO TEM ON ITEM 5. MAYOR PRO TEM ON ITEM 5. >> THANK EVERYONE SUPPORTING

THANK EVERYONE SUPPORTING MUSEUM SCIENCE AND CURIOSITY. MUSEUM SCIENCE AND CURIOSITY. WE ARE WORKING WITH PARTNERS IN WE ARE WORKING WITH PARTNERS IN SMUD AND MUSEUM TO ENSURE YOUNG SMUD AND MUSEUM TO ENSURE YOUNG PEOPLE CAN LEARN FROM SCIENCE PEOPLE CAN LEARN FROM SCIENCE AND CREATIVITY. AND CREATIVITY. WITH THAT I WILL GO AHEAD AND WITH THAT I WILL GO AHEAD AND MOVE CONSENT CALENDAR, MR. MOVE CONSENT CALENDAR, MR. MAYOR. MAYOR. >> SECOND. SECOND. >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU. >> ITEM 8. ITEM 8. MAPLE, KAPLAN AND GUERRA. MAPLE, KAPLAN AND GUERRA. >> THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. FIRST, I WANT TO THANK OUR FIRST, I WANT TO THANK OUR WONDERFUL STAFF WHO HAVE BEEN WONDERFUL STAFF WHO HAVE BEEN MANAGING PRO HOUSING MANAGING PRO HOUSING DESIGNATION. DESIGNATION. ONE OF THE FIRST IN THE STATE OF ONE OF THE FIRST IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FOR THE PRO-HOUSING CALIFORNIA FOR THE PRO-HOUSING DESIGNATION. DESIGNATION. FOURTH ROUND BE BUT WE ARE FOURTH ROUND BE BUT WE ARE PRO-HOUSING CITY. PRO-HOUSING CITY. ACTIVELY PURSUED POLICIES TO ACTIVELY PURSUED POLICIES TO MAKE IT EASIER TO BUILD, FIND, MAKE IT EASIER TO BUILD, FIND, KEEP HOUSING THEY CAN AFFORD TO KEEP HOUSING THEY CAN AFFORD TO BRING US CLOSER TO ADDRESSING BRING US CLOSER TO ADDRESSING HOUSING SHORTAGE AND CRISIS. HOUSING SHORTAGE AND CRISIS. APPRECIATE WONDERFUL HOUSING APPRECIATE WONDERFUL HOUSING TEAM AT CITY OF SACRAMENTO. TEAM AT CITY OF SACRAMENTO. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. >> COUNCIL MEMBER KAPLAN. COUNCIL MEMBER KAPLAN. >> THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. JUST QUICK QUESTION. JUST QUICK QUESTION. >> HOUSING ANALYST WITH HOUSING HOUSING ANALYST WITH HOUSING OF INNOVATION DEVELOPMENT. OF INNOVATION DEVELOPMENT. >> I AM SURE YOU CAN ANSWER MY I AM SURE YOU CAN ANSWER MY QUESTION. QUESTION. WE HAVE APPLIED FOR THIS GRANT WE HAVE APPLIED FOR THIS GRANT AND HAVEN'T GOTTEN IT LAST TWO AND HAVEN'T GOTTEN IT LAST TWO ROUNDS. ROUNDS. ANY REASON WE WOULD THINK WE ANY REASON WE WOULD THINK WE WOULD GET IT THIS ROUND OR WHAT WOULD GET IT THIS ROUND OR WHAT FACTORS LOOKING DIFFERENTLY? FACTORS LOOKING DIFFERENTLY? WE APPLIED AND HAVEN'T GOTTEN WE APPLIED AND HAVEN'T GOTTEN IT. IT. WHAT IS DIFFERENT THIS ROUND? WHAT IS DIFFERENT THIS ROUND? >> THIS FUNDING IS AVAILABLE TO

THIS FUNDING IS AVAILABLE TO ALL CITIES WITH PRO-HOUSING ALL CITIES WITH PRO-HOUSING DESIGNATION. FIRST ROUND WE DESIGNATION. FIRST ROUND WE WERE SUCCESSFUL ONE OF THE FIRST WERE SUCCESSFUL ONE OF THE FIRST TO RECEIVE OUR DESIGNATION. TO RECEIVE OUR DESIGNATION. WE RECEIVED THAT FIRST ROUND OF WE RECEIVED THAT FIRST ROUND OF FUNDING EARLY. FUNDING EARLY. LATER ROUNDS SOME OF THE OTHER LATER ROUNDS SOME OF THE OTHER JURISDICTIONS THAT HAVE APPLIED JURISDICTIONS THAT HAVE APPLIED HAD SORTED OF BEEN IN LINE FIRST HAD SORTED OF BEEN IN LINE FIRST FOR THE FUNDS. FOR THE FUNDS. WE ARE HOPEFUL MAYBE THIS ROUND WE ARE HOPEFUL MAYBE THIS ROUND WILL GET IT. WILL GET IT. WE ARE WAITING RENEWAL ON WE ARE WAITING RENEWAL ON CURRENT PRO HOUSING DESIGNATION. CURRENT PRO HOUSING DESIGNATION. WE HOPE THERE IS AN OPPORTUNITY WE HOPE THERE IS AN OPPORTUNITY THIS TIME. THIS TIME. >> IT IS IMPORTANT. IT IS IMPORTANT. WHILE I WOULD LOVE TO GET THIS WHILE I WOULD LOVE TO GET THIS FUNDING WE ARE UP AGAINST OTHER FUNDING WE ARE UP AGAINST OTHER CITIES IN CALIFORNIA. CITIES IN CALIFORNIA. IS IT KIND OF WHERE DOES THE IS IT KIND OF WHERE DOES THE STATE LOOK AT IT WE ARE GIVING STATE LOOK AT IT WE ARE GIVING IT TO PEOPLE WHO HAVEN'T GOTTEN IT TO PEOPLE WHO HAVEN'T GOTTEN THE GRANT BEFORE? THE GRANT BEFORE? >> CORRECT.

CORRECT. >> WE MAY HAVE A PERFECT WE MAY HAVE A PERFECT APPLICATION. APPLICATION. MORE THAN LIKELY FUNDING COULD MORE THAN LIKELY FUNDING COULD RUN OUT BEFORE IT GETS TO US RUN OUT BEFORE IT GETS TO US BECAUSE IT GOES TO OTHER CITIES BECAUSE IT GOES TO OTHER CITIES THAT HAVE NOT GOTTEN IT BEFORE? THAT HAVE NOT GOTTEN IT BEFORE? >> THEY WOULD LIKELY RECEIVE THEY WOULD LIKELY RECEIVE FUNDING BEFORE WE DID. FUNDING BEFORE WE DID. >> I SUPPORT THIS. I SUPPORT THIS. I WANTED TO ADD SOME CONTEXT. I WANTED TO ADD SOME CONTEXT. >> MAYOR PRO TEM GUERRA ITEM 8. MAYOR PRO TEM GUERRA ITEM 8. >> I WANT TO THANK THE CITY

I WANT TO THANK THE CITY STAFF. STAFF. VERY PROUD TO BE PART OF THE VERY PROUD TO BE PART OF THE COUNCIL WHEN WE WERE FIRST TO COUNCIL WHEN WE WERE FIRST TO LEAD THE WAY TO BE PRO-HOUSING LEAD THE WAY TO BE PRO-HOUSING DESIGNATED CITY IN OUR STATE. DESIGNATED CITY IN OUR STATE. TO COUNCIL MEMBER KAPLAN'S TO COUNCIL MEMBER KAPLAN'S POINT. POINT. IF YOU DON'T ASK YOU CAN'T IF YOU DON'T ASK YOU CAN'T DANCE. DANCE. WE WILL KEEP ASKING AND PUSHING. WE WILL KEEP ASKING AND PUSHING. EXCITED ABOUT THE CONSISTENT EXCITED ABOUT THE CONSISTENT WORK WE ARE PUSHING ON THE WORK WE ARE PUSHING ON THE PRO-HOUSING DESIGNATION. PRO-HOUSING DESIGNATION. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. >> COUNCIL MEMBER KAPLAN 9 AND COUNCIL MEMBER KAPLAN 9 AND 11. 11. >> ITEM 9 I AM REALLY EXCITED WE

ITEM 9 I AM REALLY EXCITED WE ARE ESTABLISHING A LINE ITEM ARE ESTABLISHING A LINE ITEM EXPENDITURE FOR BUDGET BUT IT IS EXPENDITURE FOR BUDGET BUT IT IS FOR THE NEXT PHASE OF GROWTH AND FOR THE NEXT PHASE OF GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT FOR THE NORTH DEVELOPMENT FOR THE NORTH NATOMAS REGIONAL PARK. NATOMAS REGIONAL PARK. 25 YEAR PLAN FOR GROW OUT. 25 YEAR PLAN FOR GROW OUT. HAS NOT HAPPENED. HAS NOT HAPPENED. THANKS TO A GRANT FROM SENATOR THANKS TO A GRANT FROM SENATOR ASHBY AND STATE DEPARTMENT WE ASHBY AND STATE DEPARTMENT WE ARE BUILDING OUT AN ADDITIONAL ARE BUILDING OUT AN ADDITIONAL SPACE FOR MEADOWS WALKING SPACE, SPACE FOR MEADOWS WALKING SPACE, BENCHES AND GATHERING AND SMALL BENCHES AND GATHERING AND SMALL MUSIC VENUES THAT WILL BE NORTH MUSIC VENUES THAT WILL BE NORTH OF AQUATIC CENTER. OF AQUATIC CENTER. VERY EXCITING WE ARE GETTING VERY EXCITING WE ARE GETTING STARTED ON THAT. I WANT TO STARTED ON THAT. I WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY IN THE SHORT THANK EVERYBODY IN THE SHORT TURNAROUND PUTTING THE TURNAROUND PUTTING THE APPLICATION FORWARD SO WE CAN APPLICATION FORWARD SO WE CAN BUILD OUT ANOTHER SPACE FOR OUR BUILD OUT ANOTHER SPACE FOR OUR COMMUNITY IN NORTHNA TOMUS COMMUNITY IN NORTHNA TOMUS REGIONAL PARK. REGIONAL PARK. HOMELESS HOUSING ASSISTANCE HOMELESS HOUSING ASSISTANCE PREVENTION ROUND THREE FOR PREVENTION ROUND THREE FOR SHELTERING TRANSITIONAL AGE SHELTERING TRANSITIONAL AGE YOUTH. YOUTH. CURRENTLY WE FUND ABOUT 68 BEDS CURRENTLY WE FUND ABOUT 68 BEDS FOR TRANSITIONAL AGE YOUTH. FOR TRANSITIONAL AGE YOUTH. THIS GRANT CITY RENEGOTIATED. THIS GRANT CITY RENEGOTIATED. THEY WERE ONLY GOING TO FUND THE THEY WERE ONLY GOING TO FUND THE BEDS FOR NINE MONTHS. BEDS FOR NINE MONTHS. THIS GRANT EXTENDING FROM THIS GRANT EXTENDING FROM SEPTEMBER TO NOVEMBER THE 68 SEPTEMBER TO NOVEMBER THE 68 BEDS WE ARE AT FOR TRANSITIONAL BEDS WE ARE AT FOR TRANSITIONAL AGE YOUTH AND THEIR FAMILY AGE YOUTH AND THEIR FAMILY THROUGH NOVEMBER. THROUGH NOVEMBER. COME NOVEMBER IF WE HAVE NO COME NOVEMBER IF WE HAVE NO OTHER SOURCE OF FUNDING ALL OF OTHER SOURCE OF FUNDING ALL OF THESE PROGRAMS SHUT DOWN AND WE THESE PROGRAMS SHUT DOWN AND WE HAVE OVER 100 ADDITIONAL PEOPLE HAVE OVER 100 ADDITIONAL PEOPLE ON THE STREETS ESPECIALLY ON THE STREETS ESPECIALLY TRANSITIONAL AGE YOUTH WHICH TRANSITIONAL AGE YOUTH WHICH THESE ARE MOST SUCCESSFUL. THESE ARE MOST SUCCESSFUL. KEEP THIS IN MIND. KEEP THIS IN MIND. WE HAVE A LOT OF POTENTIAL WE HAVE A LOT OF POTENTIAL SHELTERS SHUTTING DOWN BECAUSE SHELTERS SHUTTING DOWN BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE A DESIGNATED WE DON'T HAVE A DESIGNATED SOURCE OF FUNDING. SOURCE OF FUNDING. WHEN WE CONSIDER THAT IN THE WHEN WE CONSIDER THAT IN THE BUDGET HOW WE WANT TO FUND BUDGET HOW WE WANT TO FUND THINGS IN THE BUDGET. THINGS IN THE BUDGET. I HOPE FOR THE YOUTH WHO HAVE I HOPE FOR THE YOUTH WHO HAVE PROVEN THE MOST SUCCESSFUL WHEN

PROVEN THE MOST SUCCESSFUL WHEN WE GET THEM INTO HOUSING AND WE GET THEM INTO HOUSING AND SHELTER. SHELTER. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. >> MAYOR PRO TEM GUERRA ITEM 11. MAYOR PRO TEM GUERRA ITEM 11. >> WELL SAID IT'S NOT ONLY HELPS

WELL SAID IT'S NOT ONLY HELPS THEM GET INTO HOUSING AND SETS THEM GET INTO HOUSING AND SETS UP TO BE MORE PRODUCTIVE. UP TO BE MORE PRODUCTIVE. IF WE CAN PREVENT CHRONIC IF WE CAN PREVENT CHRONIC HOMELESSNESS WE CAN MAKE A HOMELESSNESS WE CAN MAKE A CHANGE. CHANGE. THANK YOU TO THE TEAM FOR TRYING THANK YOU TO THE TEAM FOR TRYING TO GARNER THE GRANTS. TO GARNER THE GRANTS. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. >> ONE SPEAKER ON ITEM 2. ONE SPEAKER ON ITEM 2. >> GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCIL, CITY

GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCIL, CITY MANAGER AND MAYOR. MANAGER AND MAYOR. I AM A LOCAL BUSINESS OWNER IN I AM A LOCAL BUSINESS OWNER IN SACRAMENTO. SACRAMENTO. I OWN CRYSTAL NUGS. I OWN CRYSTAL NUGS. CANNABIS DELIVERY DISPENSARY IN CANNABIS DELIVERY DISPENSARY IN DISTRICT 4. DISTRICT 4. I AM HERE TO SUPPORT GO-BIZ I AM HERE TO SUPPORT GO-BIZ GRANT FOR THE CORE PROGRAM. GRANT FOR THE CORE PROGRAM. I AM A GRADUATE OF THE CORE I AM A GRADUATE OF THE CORE PROGRAM FROM 2019. PROGRAM FROM 2019. ONE OF THE TOUGHEST BARRIERS TO ONE OF THE TOUGHEST BARRIERS TO ENTER THE CANNABIS INDUSTRY IS ENTER THE CANNABIS INDUSTRY IS CAPITAL AND LOCATION. CAPITAL AND LOCATION. WHEN WE OPENED DISPENSARY THREE WHEN WE OPENED DISPENSARY THREE YEARS AGO WE DID NOT HAVE ANY YEARS AGO WE DID NOT HAVE ANY ACCESS TO TRADITIONAL FUNDING. ACCESS TO TRADITIONAL FUNDING. WE HAD TO MAKE TOUGH DECISIONS WE HAD TO MAKE TOUGH DECISIONS AND SELL RENTAL HOME AND AND SELL RENTAL HOME AND RESIDENCE TO OPEN OUR BUSINESS. RESIDENCE TO OPEN OUR BUSINESS. ONLY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE WE ONLY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE WE RECEIVED WAS FROM THE CORE RECEIVED WAS FROM THE CORE PROGRAM. PROGRAM. I AM HERE TO THANK YOU, COUNCIL, I AM HERE TO THANK YOU, COUNCIL, FOR SUPPORTING CORE. FOR SUPPORTING CORE. HAD IT NOT BEEN FOR CORE I WOULD HAD IT NOT BEEN FOR CORE I WOULD NOT BE WHERE I AM AT TODAY. NOT BE WHERE I AM AT TODAY. WHEN WE DID MOVE TO DISPENSARY WHEN WE DID MOVE TO DISPENSARY WE WERE ABLE TO WORK WITH WE WERE ABLE TO WORK WITH ANOTHER CORE APPLICANT TO MOVE ANOTHER CORE APPLICANT TO MOVE TO THE DELIVERY SUITE. TO THE DELIVERY SUITE. IT RENTS OPPORTUNITY TO GET NEW IT RENTS OPPORTUNITY TO GET NEW BUSINESSES IN, OPPORTUNITY TO BUSINESSES IN, OPPORTUNITY TO SCALE EXISTING BUSINESSES. SCALE EXISTING BUSINESSES. AGAIN, I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR AGAIN, I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING CORE. SUPPORTING CORE. IT HAS MADE A HUGE DIFFERENCE IN IT HAS MADE A HUGE DIFFERENCE IN MY LIFE. MY LIFE. IT HAS ALLOWED ME TO STAND IT HAS ALLOWED ME TO STAND BEFORE YOU AS FIRST BLACK WOMAN BEFORE YOU AS FIRST BLACK WOMAN OWNED DISPENSARY IN SACRAMENTO. OWNED DISPENSARY IN SACRAMENTO. I THANK OCMANCHOR FOR CONTINUING I THANK OCMANCHOR FOR CONTINUING TO SUPPORT EXISTINGS BUSINESSES. TO SUPPORT EXISTINGS BUSINESSES. OUR STABILITY AND GROWTH OUR STABILITY AND GROWTH MATTERS. MATTERS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. >> MAYOR, WE HAVE A MOTION BY

MAYOR, WE HAVE A MOTION BY MAYOR PRO TEM GUERRA AND SECOND MAYOR PRO TEM GUERRA AND SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER MAPLE ON BY COUNCIL MEMBER MAPLE ON CONSENT CALENDAR. CONSENT CALENDAR. >> IN FAVOR. IN FAVOR. AYE, NOS? AYE, NOS? HEARING NONE. HEARING NONE. ITEMS PASS 9-0. ITEMS PASS 9-0. >> NOW MOVING TO ITEM 12 ON NOW MOVING TO ITEM 12 ON DISCUSSION. DISCUSSION. CITY AUDITOR'S 2026 COMMUNITY CITY AUDITOR'S 2026 COMMUNITY SURVEY. SURVEY. I HAVE NO SPEAKERS ON THIS I HAVE NO SPEAKERS ON THIS AGENDA ITEM. AGENDA ITEM. >> GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR,

GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR, MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL. MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL. PRINCIPAL FISCAL POLICY ANALYST PRINCIPAL FISCAL POLICY ANALYST WITH CITY AUDITOR'S OFFICE TO WITH CITY AUDITOR'S OFFICE TO PRESENT RESULTS OF THE SURVEY. PRESENT RESULTS OF THE SURVEY. WE RECEIVED RESPONSES FROM TWO WE RECEIVED RESPONSES FROM TWO GROUPS. GROUPS. FOR REPRESENTATIVE SAMPLE 7500 FOR REPRESENTATIVE SAMPLE 7500 HOUSEHOLDS SELECTED TO HOUSEHOLDS SELECTED TO PARTICIPATE FOR STATISTICALLY PARTICIPATE FOR STATISTICALLY VALID SURVEY RESULTS. VALID SURVEY RESULTS. WE OVER SAMPLED IN DISTRICTS WE OVER SAMPLED IN DISTRICTS TWO, THREE, FIVE, EIGHT. TWO, THREE, FIVE, EIGHT. WE RECEIVED 450 RESPONSES. WE RECEIVED 450 RESPONSES. 6%. 6%. OPEN PARTICIPATION INCLUDES OPEN PARTICIPATION INCLUDES THOSE THAT TOOK SURVEY ON THEIR THOSE THAT TOOK SURVEY ON THEIR OWN 1,454 RESPONSES. OWN 1,454 RESPONSES. RESULTS ARE ANALYZED SEPARATELY RESULTS ARE ANALYZED SEPARATELY IN REPORT AND DASHBOARD. IN REPORT AND DASHBOARD. REST OF PRESENTATION FOCUSES ON REST OF PRESENTATION FOCUSES ON RESULTS OF REPRESENTATIVE RESULTS OF REPRESENTATIVE SAMPLE. SAMPLE. RESULTS FROM OPEN PARTICIPATION RESULTS FROM OPEN PARTICIPATION GROUP ARE GENERALLY SIMILAR. GROUP ARE GENERALLY SIMILAR. AS RECAP. AS RECAP. COMMUNITY SURVEY CAPTURES COMMUNITY SURVEY CAPTURES RESIDENT OPINIONS ON 10 FACETS RESIDENT OPINIONS ON 10 FACETS SHOWN ON THIS SLIDE. SHOWN ON THIS SLIDE. HERE WE SEE PROPORTION OF HERE WE SEE PROPORTION OF RESIDENTS THAT RATED POSITIVELY RESIDENTS THAT RATED POSITIVELY FOR QUALITY AND IMPORTANCE OF FOR QUALITY AND IMPORTANCE OF EACH FACET. EACH FACET. THIS GAP ANALYSIS BUILDS ON THIS GAP ANALYSIS BUILDS ON PREVIOUS FIGURE COMPARES GAP PREVIOUS FIGURE COMPARES GAP BETWEEN QUALITY IMPORTANCE. BETWEEN QUALITY IMPORTANCE. THEY ARE RATED HIGH IMPORTANCE THEY ARE RATED HIGH IMPORTANCE AND HIGH IN QUALITY UTILITIES AND HIGH IN QUALITY UTILITIES AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT. AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT. HOWEVER, SIMILAR TO PREVIOUS HOWEVER, SIMILAR TO PREVIOUS SURVEYS SAFETY, ECONOMY AND SURVEYS SAFETY, ECONOMY AND MOBILITY RATED AS HIGH IN MOBILITY RATED AS HIGH IN IMPORTANCE BUT LOWER IN QUALITY. IMPORTANCE BUT LOWER IN QUALITY. THE REPORT HIGHLIGHTS THREE THE REPORT HIGHLIGHTS THREE COMMUNITY STRENGTHS. COMMUNITY STRENGTHS. OVERALL SATISFACTION WITH THE OVERALL SATISFACTION WITH THE QUALITY OF LIFE WITH 68% QUALITY OF LIFE WITH 68% POSITIVE. POSITIVE. PARKS RECREATION CONTRIBUTE TO

PARKS RECREATION CONTRIBUTE TO HIGH-QUALITY 64% POSSTY AND HIGH-QUALITY 64% POSSTY AND COMMUNITY CONNECTION. COMMUNITY CONNECTION. REPORT HIGHLIGHTS THREE FOCUS REPORT HIGHLIGHTS THREE FOCUS AREAS WITH LOWER MOBILITY AND AREAS WITH LOWER MOBILITY AND LEADERSHIP AND ECONOMIC LEADERSHIP AND ECONOMIC CHALLENGES. CHALLENGES. THE NEXT SEVERAL SLIDES PROVIDE THE NEXT SEVERAL SLIDES PROVIDE TRENDS BASED ON PERCENTAGE THAT TRENDS BASED ON PERCENTAGE THAT RATED POSITIVELY. RATED POSITIVELY. 2026 RESPONSES REPRESENT HOW 2026 RESPONSES REPRESENT HOW CITY COMPARES BASED ON 10% CITY COMPARES BASED ON 10% DIFFERENCE TO 23 BENCHMARKS WITH DIFFERENCE TO 23 BENCHMARKS WITH POPULATIONS OVER 400,000 THAT POPULATIONS OVER 400,000 THAT HAVE TAKEN THE SURVEY. HAVE TAKEN THE SURVEY. QUALITY OF LIFE OVER 5% INCREASE QUALITY OF LIFE OVER 5% INCREASE FROM 2023 INCLUDING OVERALL FROM 2023 INCLUDING OVERALL QUALITY OF LIFE. QUALITY OF LIFE. FOR GOVERNANCE. FOR GOVERNANCE. RESULTS SIMILAR TO BENCHMARK RESULTS SIMILAR TO BENCHMARK COMMUNITIES. COMMUNITIES. FOR ECONOMY. FOR ECONOMY. OVERALL ECONOMIC HEALTH, OVERALL ECONOMIC HEALTH, VIBRANCY DOWNTOWN AND ECONOMIC VIBRANCY DOWNTOWN AND ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES HAVE BEEN TRENDING OPPORTUNITIES HAVE BEEN TRENDING DOWN. DOWN. FIVE RATING BELOW BENCHMARK. FIVE RATING BELOW BENCHMARK. FORMABILITY. FORMABILITY. QUALITY OVERALL DOWN. QUALITY OVERALL DOWN. 26% POSITIVE IN 2026. 26% POSITIVE IN 2026. SIDEWALK MAINTENANCE AND STREET SIDEWALK MAINTENANCE AND STREET REPAIR TRENDING DOWN. REPAIR TRENDING DOWN. HERE WE SEE USE OF PUBLIC HERE WE SEE USE OF PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION INSTEAD OF TRANSPORTATION INSTEAD OF DRIVING TRENDS UPWARDS. DRIVING TRENDS UPWARDS. EASE OF USING TRANSPORTATION EASE OF USING TRANSPORTATION OTHER THAN CARS IS TRENDING OTHER THAN CARS IS TRENDING DOWN. DOWN. FOR COMMUNITIES SIMILAR TO THE FOR COMMUNITIES SIMILAR TO THE BENCH MARK. BENCH MARK. APPEARANCE, LAND USE PLANNING APPEARANCE, LAND USE PLANNING ZONING AND WELL DESIGNED ZONING AND WELL DESIGNED NEIGHBORHOODS TRENDING DOWN IN NEIGHBORHOODS TRENDING DOWN IN RECENT YEARS. RECENT YEARS. FOR UTILITIES. FOR UTILITIES. 59% RESIDENTS RATED QUALITY OF 59% RESIDENTS RATED QUALITY OF UTILITY INFRASTRUCTURE POSITIVE. UTILITY INFRASTRUCTURE POSITIVE. SEVERAL RATINGS ARE TRENDING UP. SEVERAL RATINGS ARE TRENDING UP. SAFETY OVERALL IT IS A CHALLENGE SAFETY OVERALL IT IS A CHALLENGE BELOW BENCHMARK.

BELOW BENCHMARK. RATINGS IMPROVE WOULD 5 TO 10% RATINGS IMPROVE WOULD 5 TO 10% POINTS SINCE 2023. POINTS SINCE 2023. POLICE SERVICES CRIME PREVENTION POLICE SERVICES CRIME PREVENTION UPWARDS TREND SINCE 2022. UPWARDS TREND SINCE 2022. EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS BELOW EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS BELOW BENCHMARK. BENCHMARK. NATURAL ENVIRONMENT CLEANLINESS NATURAL ENVIRONMENT CLEANLINESS TRENDING DOWN SINCE 2018. TRENDING DOWN SINCE 2018. THIS IS LOWER THAN BENCHMARK AND THIS IS LOWER THAN BENCHMARK AND LOWEST RATING ON THE SLIDE 23%. LOWEST RATING ON THE SLIDE 23%. PARKS RECREATION. PARKS RECREATION. CITY PARKS CONTINUE TO BE CITY PARKS CONTINUE TO BE DOWNWARD TREND 53% RATING. DOWNWARD TREND 53% RATING. HEALTH WELLNESS. HEALTH WELLNESS. RATINGS SIMILAR TO BENCHMARK RATINGS SIMILAR TO BENCHMARK COMMUNITIES. COMMUNITIES. OVERALL HEALTH UPWARDS TREND OVERALL HEALTH UPWARDS TREND 65%. 65%. EDUCATION ARTS CULTURE. EDUCATION ARTS CULTURE. RATINGS INCREASED INCLUDING RATINGS INCREASED INCLUDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES FOR EDUCATION CULTURE AND ARTS. CULTURE AND ARTS. FINALLY, COMMUNITY CONNECTION FINALLY, COMMUNITY CONNECTION RATINGS CONNECTION WITH RATINGS CONNECTION WITH COMMUNITY AND DIVERSE COMMUNITY AND DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS UPWARDS. BACKGROUNDS UPWARDS. TAKING CARE OF VULNERABLE TAKING CARE OF VULNERABLE RESIDENTS 22% IS LOWER THAN RESIDENTS 22% IS LOWER THAN BENCHMARK. BENCHMARK. IN ADDITION TO STANDARD IN ADDITION TO STANDARD QUESTIONS SACRAMENTO ASKED FOR QUESTIONS SACRAMENTO ASKED FOR FEEDBACK ON RESIDENT PRIORITIES FEEDBACK ON RESIDENT PRIORITIES FOR MEASURE US SPENDING. FOR MEASURE US SPENDING. BASED ON RESPONSES ONE BASED ON RESPONSES ONE AFFORDABLE HOUSING TWO AFFORDABLE HOUSING TWO COMMUNITY-BASED MENTAL HEALTH COMMUNITY-BASED MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS. AND WELLNESS. THIS SLIDE DISPLAYS RATINGS NOT THIS SLIDE DISPLAYS RATINGS NOT SHOWN ON PREVIOUS SLIDE. SHOWN ON PREVIOUS SLIDE. PUBLIC SAFETY THIRD IN HIGH PUBLIC SAFETY THIRD IN HIGH PRIORITY. PRIORITY. THERE IS AN INTERACTIVE THERE IS AN INTERACTIVE DASHBOARDS ON THE WEBSITE ALLOWS DASHBOARDS ON THE WEBSITE ALLOWS USERS TO ANALYZE BY DIFFERENT USERS TO ANALYZE BY DIFFERENT CHARACTERISTICS CITY COUNCIL CHARACTERISTICS CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT, INCOME AGE AND MORE. DISTRICT, INCOME AGE AND MORE. THAT CONCLUDES OUR PRESENTATION. THAT CONCLUDES OUR PRESENTATION. BOTH CITY AUDITOR AND I ARE BOTH CITY AUDITOR AND I ARE AVAILABLE TO ANSWER ANY AVAILABLE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. >> NO SPEAKERS ON THIS ITEM.

NO SPEAKERS ON THIS ITEM. COUNCIL COMMENTS? COUNCIL COMMENTS? >> MR. DICKINSON. MR. DICKINSON. >> THANKS, MAYOR.

THANKS, MAYOR. I MADE REFERENCE TO THIS I MADE REFERENCE TO THIS COMMUNITY STUDY LAST WEEK WHEN COMMUNITY STUDY LAST WEEK WHEN WE WERE TALKING ABOUT THE WE WERE TALKING ABOUT THE BUDGET. BUDGET. IT IS ILLUMINATING IN TERMS HOW IT IS ILLUMINATING IN TERMS HOW THE CITY IS PERCEIVED TO BE THE CITY IS PERCEIVED TO BE DOING IN A NUMBER OF IMPORTANT DOING IN A NUMBER OF IMPORTANT AREAS. AREAS. THANK YOU FOR THE WORK. THANK YOU FOR THE WORK. AND THE AUDITOR FOR DOING THE AND THE AUDITOR FOR DOING THE SURVEY. SURVEY. WE ASK YOU TO TRUNCATE YOUR WE ASK YOU TO TRUNCATE YOUR PRESENTATION LAST WEEK. PRESENTATION LAST WEEK. I THINK YOU CARRIED THAT MESSAGE I THINK YOU CARRIED THAT MESSAGE OVER. OVER. YOU WENT THROUGH THIS PROBABLY A YOU WENT THROUGH THIS PROBABLY A LITTLE MORE QUICKLY THAN IT LITTLE MORE QUICKLY THAN IT ACTUALLY DESERVED YOU WERE ACTUALLY DESERVED YOU WERE TAKING A NOTE FROM THE TIME WE TAKING A NOTE FROM THE TIME WE DIDN'T HAVE LAST WEEK. DIDN'T HAVE LAST WEEK. WHAT I WANTED TO JUST POINT OUT. WHAT I WANTED TO JUST POINT OUT. WHEN YOU LOOK AT SOME IMPORTANT WHEN YOU LOOK AT SOME IMPORTANT AREAS THAT THE TREND LINES ARE AREAS THAT THE TREND LINES ARE NOT PARTICULARLY GOOD. NOT PARTICULARLY GOOD. WHEN YOU LOOK AT ECONOMY, WHEN YOU LOOK AT ECONOMY, MOBILITY, CLEANLINESS, PARKS AND MOBILITY, CLEANLINESS, PARKS AND RECREATION. RECREATION. IN THE PUBLIC'S EYE WE ARE NOT IN THE PUBLIC'S EYE WE ARE NOT DOING BETTER. DOING BETTER. WE ARE DOING WORSE. WE ARE DOING WORSE. THAT IS CERTAINLY NOT THE FAULT THAT IS CERTAINLY NOT THE FAULT OF ANYBODY WHO WORKS IN THESE OF ANYBODY WHO WORKS IN THESE AREAS. AREAS. EVERYBODY IS WORKING VERY HARD EVERYBODY IS WORKING VERY HARD TO THE EXTENT THAT THEY CAN. TO THE EXTENT THAT THEY CAN. I HAVE NO DOUBT ABOUT THAT, BUT I HAVE NO DOUBT ABOUT THAT, BUT IT IS FOOD FOR THOUGHT FOR US IN IT IS FOOD FOR THOUGHT FOR US IN THINKING ABOUT HOW DO WE IN TIME THINKING ABOUT HOW DO WE IN TIME THAT IS VERY CHALLENGING THAT IS VERY CHALLENGING ECONOMICALLY AND FINANCIALLY, ECONOMICALLY AND FINANCIALLY, HOW DO WE STILL MAINTAIN LET HOW DO WE STILL MAINTAIN LET ALONE IMPROVE QUALITY CHARACTER ALONE IMPROVE QUALITY CHARACTER OF SERVICES THE CITY PROVIDES? OF SERVICES THE CITY PROVIDES? THIS IS THE ULTIMATE TEST. THIS IS THE ULTIMATE TEST. WHAT DOES THE PUBLISH BELIEVE IS WHAT DOES THE PUBLISH BELIEVE IS THE QUALITY AND CHARACTER OF THE QUALITY AND CHARACTER OF THOSE SERVICES? THOSE SERVICES? I THINK THERE ARE ELEMENTS OF

I THINK THERE ARE ELEMENTS OF THIS SURVEY WHICH REALLY SHOULD THIS SURVEY WHICH REALLY SHOULD SERVE FOR US TO BE TOUCHSTONES SERVE FOR US TO BE TOUCHSTONES IN TERMS HOW WE THINK NOT JUST IN TERMS HOW WE THINK NOT JUST ABOUT OUR BUDGET BUT POLICIES AS ABOUT OUR BUDGET BUT POLICIES AS WELL. WELL. WHERE THE CITY IS GOING, HOW WHERE THE CITY IS GOING, HOW WELL WE ARE SERVING THE PEOPLE WELL WE ARE SERVING THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY. OF THE CITY. AGAIN, I APPRECIATE THE SURVEY. AGAIN, I APPRECIATE THE SURVEY. I URGE ALL OF US TO NOT JUST LET I URGE ALL OF US TO NOT JUST LET THIS ITEM GO BY AND CHECK OFF THIS ITEM GO BY AND CHECK OFF THE LIST BUT ACTUALLY TAKE A THE LIST BUT ACTUALLY TAKE A LITTLE TIME AND DIG INTO THIS LITTLE TIME AND DIG INTO THIS BECAUSE THERE IS A LOT HERE THAT BECAUSE THERE IS A LOT HERE THAT CAN SERVE US USE FULLY IN THE CAN SERVE US USE FULLY IN THE WEEKS AND MONTHS AHEAD. WEEKS AND MONTHS AHEAD. THANKS, MAYOR. THANKS, MAYOR. >> THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER GUERRA. COUNCIL MEMBER GUERRA. >> THANK YOU, MAYOR.

THANK YOU, MAYOR. I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT A COUPLE I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT A COUPLE OBSERVATIONS. OBSERVATIONS. ONE, THE PUBLIC CLEARLY WANTS US ONE, THE PUBLIC CLEARLY WANTS US TO RECOGNIZE PRIORITY OF HOUSING TO RECOGNIZE PRIORITY OF HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS AND PUBLIC AND HOMELESSNESS AND PUBLIC SAFETY. SAFETY. THEN THE CONCERN THAT ECONOMIC THEN THE CONCERN THAT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IS A PROBLEM WHICH DEVELOPMENT IS A PROBLEM WHICH IS WHAT WE NEED TO PAY FOR IS WHAT WE NEED TO PAY FOR PUBLIC SAFETY AND HAVE THE PUBLIC SAFETY AND HAVE THE RESOURCES TO RESPOND TO THE RESOURCES TO RESPOND TO THE HOUSING HOMELESSNESS ISSUES. HOUSING HOMELESSNESS ISSUES. I THINK THAT IN ITSELF I HAD THE I THINK THAT IN ITSELF I HAD THE CONVERSATIONS WITH A NUMBER OF CONVERSATIONS WITH A NUMBER OF SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS ABOUT THE SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS ABOUT THE CHALLENGE THEY ARE FACING TRYING CHALLENGE THEY ARE FACING TRYING TO JUST MOVE FORWARD. TO JUST MOVE FORWARD. I THINK THAT WE HAVE TO LOOK I THINK THAT WE HAVE TO LOOK INWARDS TO SAY WHAT CAN WE DO IN INWARDS TO SAY WHAT CAN WE DO IN PROCESSES. PROCESSES. IF WE CAN'T CONTROL MACRO ISSUES IF WE CAN'T CONTROL MACRO ISSUES WE CAN'T CONTROL OUR OWN WE CAN'T CONTROL OUR OWN PROCESSES TO HELP SUPPORT OR GET PROCESSES TO HELP SUPPORT OR GET OUT OF THE WAY TO MAKE SURE WE OUT OF THE WAY TO MAKE SURE WE CAN DO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SO CAN DO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SO WE HAVE THE TAX REVENUE TO WE HAVE THE TAX REVENUE TO SUPPORT ALL OF THE NEEDS OF SUPPORT ALL OF THE NEEDS OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND ADDRESS ISSUES PUBLIC SAFETY AND ADDRESS ISSUES OF HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS. OF HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS. I WANT TO RECOGNIZE INTERESTING I WANT TO RECOGNIZE INTERESTING OBSERVATION. OBSERVATION. THAT IS THAT 84% OF OUR THAT IS THAT 84% OF OUR RESPONDENTS HAD VERY STRONG RESPONDENTS HAD VERY STRONG SATISFACTION OF DEPARTMENT OF SATISFACTION OF DEPARTMENT OF UTILITIES AND DRINKING WATER. UTILITIES AND DRINKING WATER. I THINK THAT IS AN IMPORTANT I THINK THAT IS AN IMPORTANT ISSUE TO TALK ABOUT WATER ISSUE TO TALK ABOUT WATER CONSERVATION. CONSERVATION. I WANTED TO GIVE A RECOGNITION I WANTED TO GIVE A RECOGNITION TO DOU STAFF AND FOLKS IN THAT TO DOU STAFF AND FOLKS IN THAT DEPARTMENT. DEPARTMENT. SOMETIMES WE TAKE FOR GRANTED SOMETIMES WE TAKE FOR GRANTED WHAT IT TAKES TO TURN ON THE WHAT IT TAKES TO TURN ON THE FAUCET AND HAVE HEALTHY FAUCET AND HAVE HEALTHY RELIABILITY DRINKING WATER. RELIABILITY DRINKING WATER. MOMORE TO COME BUT THANK YOU, M MOMORE TO COME BUT THANK YOU, M MAYOR. MAYOR. >> COUCOUNCIL MEMBER KAPLAN.

COUCOUNCIL MEMBER KAPLAN. >> I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT A COUPLE

I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT A COUPLE THINGS THAT I THINK WERE THINGS THAT I THINK WERE ILLUMINATING. ILLUMINATING. WHAT WE HEAR FROM RESIDENTS WHAT WE HEAR FROM RESIDENTS AFFORDABILITY CRISIS. AFFORDABILITY CRISIS. 26% OF RESIDENTS FEEL POSITIVELY 26% OF RESIDENTS FEEL POSITIVELY ABOUT THAT IN SACRAMENTO. ABOUT THAT IN SACRAMENTO. AS WELL AS CONCERNING STATISTICS AS WELL AS CONCERNING STATISTICS FOR RESIDENTS WHO FEEL FOR RESIDENTS WHO FEEL SACRAMENTO DOES NOT DO ENOUGH TO SACRAMENTO DOES NOT DO ENOUGH TO CARE FOR VULNERABLE RESIDENTS. CARE FOR VULNERABLE RESIDENTS. IT IS JUST 22%, MUCH LOWER THAN IT IS JUST 22%, MUCH LOWER THAN NATIONAL BENCHMARK. NATIONAL BENCHMARK. THAT HIGHLIGHTS WHERE SHRA SAYS THAT HIGHLIGHTS WHERE SHRA SAYS RENT IS GROWING 4 TO 5% A YEAR. RENT IS GROWING 4 TO 5% A YEAR. INFLATION. INFLATION. THIS HITS SENIORS AND LOW INCOME THIS HITS SENIORS AND LOW INCOME BECAUSE THAT TAKES SUCH A BECAUSE THAT TAKES SUCH A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF THEIR SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF THEIR BUDGET. BUDGET. HIGHLIGHTS FOR US ON THIS HIGHLIGHTS FOR US ON THIS COUNCIL WE HAVE TO LOOK AT WHAT COUNCIL WE HAVE TO LOOK AT WHAT ARE WE DOING WITH AFFORDABLE ARE WE DOING WITH AFFORDABLE HOUSING, PROTECTING SENIORS, HOUSING, PROTECTING SENIORS, MOST VULNERABLE IN A WAY WE ARE MOST VULNERABLE IN A WAY WE ARE FACING BUDGET DEFICIT WITH THE FACING BUDGET DEFICIT WITH THE BIGGEST IMPACT TO HELP THOSE IN BIGGEST IMPACT TO HELP THOSE IN NEED AND HOW WE LOOK AT OUR NEED AND HOW WE LOOK AT OUR HOUSING GOALS AND HOW ARE WE HOUSING GOALS AND HOW ARE WE REACHING OUT TO DO THAT. REACHING OUT TO DO THAT. IT IS CONCERNING RESIDENTS FEEL IT IS CONCERNING RESIDENTS FEEL SAFETY IS AN ISSUE IN COMMERCIAL SAFETY IS AN ISSUE IN COMMERCIAL AREAS DOWNTOWN. AREAS DOWNTOWN. RESIDENTS DON'T FEEL SAFE. RESIDENTS DON'T FEEL SAFE. LOWER LEVEL THAN NATIONALLY AND LOWER LEVEL THAN NATIONALLY AND I THINK IT COMES TO WHEN WE LOOK I THINK IT COMES TO WHEN WE LOOK AT THE RESIDENTS DON'T FEEL SAFE AT THE RESIDENTS DON'T FEEL SAFE IN COMMERCIAL AREAS, HOW ARE WE IN COMMERCIAL AREAS, HOW ARE WE AND THE POLICE FORCE WORKING AND THE POLICE FORCE WORKING WITH OUR COMMERCIAL PROPERTY WITH OUR COMMERCIAL PROPERTY OWNERS TO CHANGE THAT? OWNERS TO CHANGE THAT? HOW ARE WE WORKING ON NOTICES OF HOW ARE WE WORKING ON NOTICES OF TRESPASS? TRESPASS? WORKING TO MAKE SURE OUR WORKING TO MAKE SURE OUR OFFICERS KNOW WHAT IS NEEDED SO OFFICERS KNOW WHAT IS NEEDED SO RESIDENTS FEEL SAFE IN RESIDENTS FEEL SAFE IN COMMERCIAL AREAS SHOPPING AND COMMERCIAL AREAS SHOPPING AND WITHOUT BEING BROKEN INTO OR WITHOUT BEING BROKEN INTO OR HARASSED OR ROBBED. HARASSED OR ROBBED. WE HAVE SEEN INCREASE OF BELIEF WE HAVE SEEN INCREASE OF BELIEF THAT TRUST IN OUR PUBLIC SAFETY

THAT TRUST IN OUR PUBLIC SAFETY IS LOW, I THINK WE HAVE DONE A IS LOW, I THINK WE HAVE DONE A GOOD JOB TRYING TO REACH OUT TO GOOD JOB TRYING TO REACH OUT TO THE COMMUNITY WITH OFFICE OF THE COMMUNITY WITH OFFICE OF VIOLENCE PREVENTION AND VIOLENCE PREVENTION AND COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS TO COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS TO CHANGE THAT. CHANGE THAT. IT SHOWS THAT WE STILL HAVE A IT SHOWS THAT WE STILL HAVE A LONG WAY TO GO. LONG WAY TO GO. HONESTLY, MOBILITY ACTIVE HONESTLY, MOBILITY ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION. TRANSPORTATION. BUS RAPID TRANSIT AS RESIDENT BUS RAPID TRANSIT AS RESIDENT FOR NORTH NATOMAS TWO BUS LINES. FOR NORTH NATOMAS TWO BUS LINES. TO GET PEOPLE OUT OF THE CARS WE TO GET PEOPLE OUT OF THE CARS WE HAVE TO MAKE PUBLIC TRANSIT HAVE TO MAKE PUBLIC TRANSIT AFFORDABLE. AFFORDABLE. WHEN I TAKES 45 MINUTES PEOPLE WHEN I TAKES 45 MINUTES PEOPLE ARE NOT GOING TO TAKE THE BUS. ARE NOT GOING TO TAKE THE BUS. TWO MAJOR SENIOR HOUSING PUBS TWO MAJOR SENIOR HOUSING PUBS AND NO TRANSPORTATION IS GOING AND NO TRANSPORTATION IS GOING TO IT. TO IT. IT DOESN'T INCREASE MOBILITY FOR IT DOESN'T INCREASE MOBILITY FOR SENIORS MOST VULNERABLE. SENIORS MOST VULNERABLE. I THINK A LOT CAME FROM THIS TO I THINK A LOT CAME FROM THIS TO LOOK THE ESPECIALLY IN LIGHT OF LOOK THE ESPECIALLY IN LIGHT OF PRIORITIES WITH BUDGET WHERE WE PRIORITIES WITH BUDGET WHERE WE WANT TO GO AND HOW WE SPEND OUR WANT TO GO AND HOW WE SPEND OUR MONEY. MONEY. I ALWAYS FIND THIS HELPFUL. I ALWAYS FIND THIS HELPFUL. I JUST HOW CAN WE GET MORE I JUST HOW CAN WE GET MORE PEOPLE TO PARTICIPATE WITH THAT PEOPLE TO PARTICIPATE WITH THAT FEEDBACK IN I DO APPRECIATE WE FEEDBACK IN I DO APPRECIATE WE DO THIS AND YOU CAME FORWARD. DO THIS AND YOU CAME FORWARD. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. >> COUNCIL MEMBER VANG.

COUNCIL MEMBER VANG. >> THANKS, MAYOR.

THANKS, MAYOR. I WANTED TO THANK YOU AND YOUR I WANTED TO THANK YOU AND YOUR TEAM FOR YOUR PRESENTATION. TEAM FOR YOUR PRESENTATION. SOME QUICK COMMENTS. SOME QUICK COMMENTS. I REALLY BELIEVE THE SURVEY WAS I REALLY BELIEVE THE SURVEY WAS INSIGHTFUL. INSIGHTFUL. I ABSOLUTELY ECHO COUNCIL MEMBER I ABSOLUTELY ECHO COUNCIL MEMBER DICKINSON. DICKINSON. THIS SHOULDN'T BE A CHECK BOX. THIS SHOULDN'T BE A CHECK BOX. AS WE HAVE CONSERVATION ABOUT AS WE HAVE CONSERVATION ABOUT THE BUDGET THIS HIGHLIGHTS THE BUDGET THIS HIGHLIGHTS PRIORITIES OF RESIDENTS. PRIORITIES OF RESIDENTS. I WANT TO CENTER PARKS. I WANT TO CENTER PARKS. AFTER THIS WE WILL TALK ABOUT AFTER THIS WE WILL TALK ABOUT SEVERAL DENTS ONE IS YOUTH PARKS SEVERAL DENTS ONE IS YOUTH PARKS AND COMMUNITY ENRICHMENT. AND COMMUNITY ENRICHMENT. SURVEY NOTES A LOT OF WORK TO DO SURVEY NOTES A LOT OF WORK TO DO AROUND MOBILITY, AROUND ECONOMIC AROUND MOBILITY, AROUND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, THERE ARE SOME DEVELOPMENT, THERE ARE SOME GREAT THINGS THAT WE HEARD FROM GREAT THINGS THAT WE HEARD FROM THE SURVEY. THE SURVEY. ONE OF THOSE THINGS THE SURVEY ONE OF THOSE THINGS THE SURVEY REAFFIRMING THAT MANY RESIDENTS REAFFIRMING THAT MANY RESIDENTS BELIEVE THAT OUR PARKS AND BELIEVE THAT OUR PARKS AND RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES IS RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES IS ONE OF THE MAIN REASON WHY ONE ONE OF THE MAIN REASON WHY ONE OF THE FACTORS THAT CONTRIBUTE OF THE FACTORS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO HIGH-QUALITY OF LIFE. TO HIGH-QUALITY OF LIFE. I WANT TO CENTER THIS BECAUSE I I WANT TO CENTER THIS BECAUSE I KNOW WE ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF KNOW WE ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF BUDGET DISCUSSION. BUDGET DISCUSSION. ESPECIALLY DURING TOUGH TIMES ESPECIALLY DURING TOUGH TIMES THESE ARE THE SERVICES THAT ARE THESE ARE THE SERVICES THAT ARE USUALLY FIRST IN LINE TO GET USUALLY FIRST IN LINE TO GET CUT. CUT. MANY THINGS TO DEAL WITHIN THE MANY THINGS TO DEAL WITHIN THE CITY WITH ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, CITY WITH ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT TO LOOK I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT TO LOOK AT WHAT WE DO WELL AND MAKE SURE AT WHAT WE DO WELL AND MAKE SURE WE ARE NOT BALANCING THE BUDGET WE ARE NOT BALANCING THE BUDGET ON THE BACK OF THINGS DOING WELL ON THE BACK OF THINGS DOING WELL FOR THE CITY. FOR THE CITY. I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU SO MUCH. I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU SO MUCH. SURVEY WAS IN DEPTH. SURVEY WAS IN DEPTH. THAT WAS HIGH LEVEL BUT I URGE THAT WAS HIGH LEVEL BUT I URGE COLLEAGUES AS WE LOOK AT BUDGET COLLEAGUES AS WE LOOK AT BUDGET TO OVERLAP SURVEY RESULTS IN TO OVERLAP SURVEY RESULTS IN TERMS OF PRIORITIES BECAUSE WHAT TERMS OF PRIORITIES BECAUSE WHAT I OFTEN WORRY MOST IS THAT I OFTEN WORRY MOST IS THAT RESIDENTS SPEND TIME FILLING OUT RESIDENTS SPEND TIME FILLING OUT SURVEYS AND END UP BEING ON THE SURVEYS AND END UP BEING ON THE SHELF. SHELF. HOW ARE WE USING THE SURVEYS TO HOW ARE WE USING THE SURVEYS TO INFORM POLICY DECISIONS WE ARE INFORM POLICY DECISIONS WE ARE MAKING? MAKING? MY COMMITMENT I WILL BE USING

MY COMMITMENT I WILL BE USING THIS SURVEY AS WAY TO ARTICULATE THIS SURVEY AS WAY TO ARTICULATE PRIORITIES FOR THE CITY, AND I PRIORITIES FOR THE CITY, AND I THINK IT WAS HIGHLIGHTED IN THE THINK IT WAS HIGHLIGHTED IN THE SURVEY. SURVEY. I WANT TO SAY GREAT JOB. I WANT TO SAY GREAT JOB. THANK YOU TO ALL OF THE RANDOM THANK YOU TO ALL OF THE RANDOM PARTICIPANTS THAT DID PARTICIPANTS THAT DID PARTICIPATE. PARTICIPATE. I APPRECIATE YOUR ENSURING THAT I APPRECIATE YOUR ENSURING THAT YOU ACTUALLY HAD LARGER NUMBERS YOU ACTUALLY HAD LARGER NUMBERS OF REQUESTS IN DISTRICTS THAT OF REQUESTS IN DISTRICTS THAT OFTEN DON'T HAVE HIGH RESULTS OFTEN DON'T HAVE HIGH RESULTS FROM. FROM. REALLY APPRECIATE YOU REACHING REALLY APPRECIATE YOU REACHING OUT DOING MORE TOUCH IN DISTRICT OUT DOING MORE TOUCH IN DISTRICT A AND 2 TO MAKE SURE IT IS A A AND 2 TO MAKE SURE IT IS A FAIR METHODOLOGY. FAIR METHODOLOGY. LOOKING FORWARD TO MAKING SURE LOOKING FORWARD TO MAKING SURE THE SURVEY CONTINUES TO BE THE SURVEY CONTINUES TO BE CENTRAL AS WE TALK ABOUT THE CENTRAL AS WE TALK ABOUT THE BUDGET. BUDGET. >> THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. >> NO MORE SPEAKERS. NO MORE SPEAKERS. >> IS THIS RECEIVE AND FILE OR IS THIS RECEIVE AND FILE OR VOTE? VOTE? >> REVIEW, COMMENT, PROVIDE REVIEW, COMMENT, PROVIDE DIRECTION. DIRECTION. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR WORK. WORK. APPRECIATE THAT. APPRECIATE THAT. NEXT ITEM. NEXT ITEM. >> ITEM 13. ITEM 13. CONTRACT. CONTRACT. WATER FORUM 2050 AGREEMENT. WATER FORUM 2050 AGREEMENT. >> GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR,

GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR, MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL. MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL. BRETT YORK SUPERVISING ENGINEER BRETT YORK SUPERVISING ENGINEER WITH DEPARTMENT OF UTILITIES. WITH DEPARTMENT OF UTILITIES. I AM HERE TO INTRODUCE AN ITEM. I AM HERE TO INTRODUCE AN ITEM. WITH ME IS OUR EXECUTIVE WITH ME IS OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. DIRECTOR. I WILL WELCOME HER IN A FEW I WILL WELCOME HER IN A FEW MOMENTS HERE. MOMENTS HERE. HIGH LEVEL. HIGH LEVEL. COUPLE POINTS FOR CITY OF COUPLE POINTS FOR CITY OF SACRAMENTO. SACRAMENTO. UTILITIES DEPARTMENT BEFORE THE UTILITIES DEPARTMENT BEFORE THE BROADER WATER FORUM AGREEMENT. BROADER WATER FORUM AGREEMENT. HIGH LEVEL. HIGH LEVEL. WHAT IS THE WATER FORUM? WHAT IS THE WATER FORUM? COLLECTION, REGIONAL AGREEMENT, COLLECTION, REGIONAL AGREEMENT, PARTNERSHIPS AMONG WATER PARTNERSHIPS AMONG WATER PURVEYORS, ENVIRONMENTAL PURVEYORS, ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS, BUSINESS MEMBERS, ORGANIZATIONS, BUSINESS MEMBERS, LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, ALL WITH THE LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, ALL WITH THE PURPOSE AND CENTRAL FOCUS OF PURPOSE AND CENTRAL FOCUS OF SUPPORTING AND PRESERVING WATERY SUPPORTING AND PRESERVING WATERY LIABILITY ON THE LOWER AMERICAN LIABILITY ON THE LOWER AMERICAN RIVER AND FOCUSING ON THE HEALTH RIVER AND FOCUSING ON THE HEALTH OF LOWER AMERICAN RIVER. OF LOWER AMERICAN RIVER. THEY ARE COUPLED. THEY ARE COUPLED. YOU DON'T GET ONE WITHOUT THE YOU DON'T GET ONE WITHOUT THE OTHER. OTHER. ADDITIONAL THINGS IT PROVIDES ADDITIONAL THINGS IT PROVIDES FOR THIS REGION. FOR THIS REGION. DEVELOPS SCIENCE ON RIVER, DEVELOPS SCIENCE ON RIVER, FACILITATE HABITAT PROJECTS FACILITATE HABITAT PROJECTS ENGAGE WITH STATE AND FEDERAL ENGAGE WITH STATE AND FEDERAL INTERESTS ON BEHALF OF THE INTERESTS ON BEHALF OF THE ENTIRE REGION. ENTIRE REGION. EMBEDDED IN THE AGREEMENT BEFORE EMBEDDED IN THE AGREEMENT BEFORE YOU ARE A BROAD ARRAY APPROVED YOU ARE A BROAD ARRAY APPROVED CITY PROGRAMS AND POLICIES. CITY PROGRAMS AND POLICIES. PROGRAMS APPROVED BY THIS CITY PROGRAMS APPROVED BY THIS CITY COUNCIL OVER DECADES AT THIS COUNCIL OVER DECADES AT THIS POINTED IN TIME. POINTED IN TIME. RECOGNIZING PAST PRACTICES CITY RECOGNIZING PAST PRACTICES CITY ACCELERATED WATER METER PROGRAM, ACCELERATED WATER METER PROGRAM, STRONGER ORDINANCES AROUND CITY STRONGER ORDINANCES AROUND CITY PRACTICES INVESTMENT AND PRACTICES INVESTMENT AND REOPERATION OF CITY WATER REOPERATION OF CITY WATER FACILITIES TO BOWLINGSTER GROUND FACILITIES TO BOWLINGSTER GROUND WATER RESOURCES AND SUPPORT WATER RESOURCES AND SUPPORT RIVER HEALTH. RIVER HEALTH. IT INCORPORATES POLICIES OF THE IT INCORPORATES POLICIES OF THE CITY GENERAL AND CLIMATE ACTION CITY GENERAL AND CLIMATE ACTION PLAN AS WE PREPARE FOR THE PLAN AS WE PREPARE FOR THE FUTURE. FUTURE. EXAMPLES RELEVANT AND SPECIFIC EXAMPLES RELEVANT AND SPECIFIC TO SACRAMENTO. TO SACRAMENTO. SUPPORT THROUGH THE ARRAY OF SUPPORT THROUGH THE ARRAY OF CAUCUSES FOR THE CITY'S ONGOING

CAUCUSES FOR THE CITY'S ONGOING WATER EFFICIENCY PROGRAMS WATER EFFICIENCY PROGRAMS PROTECTING URBAN TREE CANOPY. PROTECTING URBAN TREE CANOPY. IMPORTANCE OF PROTECTING WATER IMPORTANCE OF PROTECTING WATER RATES. RATES. IMPORTANCE NEED TO INVEST IN IMPORTANCE NEED TO INVEST IN SECURE AND RELIABLE SOURCES OF SECURE AND RELIABLE SOURCES OF WATER FOR COMMUNITY. WATER FOR COMMUNITY. COLLECTIVE SUPPORT FOR NEEDS TO COLLECTIVE SUPPORT FOR NEEDS TO FUND UTILITY. FUND UTILITY. THERE REMAIN QUESTIONS AND THERE REMAIN QUESTIONS AND INTERESTED PARTIES HOW THAT RATE INTERESTED PARTIES HOW THAT RATE STRUCTURE IS DEVELOPED THERE. STRUCTURE IS DEVELOPED THERE. IS BROAD CONSENSUS IF YOU WANT IS BROAD CONSENSUS IF YOU WANT TO SUPPORT ENVIRONMENT AND WATER TO SUPPORT ENVIRONMENT AND WATER RELIABILITY INTEREST, UTILITY RELIABILITY INTEREST, UTILITY NEEDS REVENUE TO DO THAT. NEEDS REVENUE TO DO THAT. BULK OF PRESENTATION TODAY WILL BULK OF PRESENTATION TODAY WILL BE MADE BY WATER FORUM'S BE MADE BY WATER FORUM'S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR INCLUDING EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR INCLUDING SHORT VIDEO PRODUCED FOR THIS SHORT VIDEO PRODUCED FOR THIS 2050 PROCESS WHICH I THINK YOU 2050 PROCESS WHICH I THINK YOU WILL FIND NICELY DEMONSTRATES WILL FIND NICELY DEMONSTRATES BROAD PERSPECTIVES OF ARRAY OF BROAD PERSPECTIVES OF ARRAY OF PARTIES WORKING FOR A NUMBER OF PARTIES WORKING FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS. YEARS. SOMEBODY ASKED HOW LONG HAVE YOU SOMEBODY ASKED HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN RENEGOTIATING THIS? BEEN RENEGOTIATING THIS? ABOUT SIX YEARS. ABOUT SIX YEARS. GIVEN TRUST AND CONVERSATIONS GIVEN TRUST AND CONVERSATIONS REQUIRED TO FURTHER THE PROGRAM REQUIRED TO FURTHER THE PROGRAM THE WATER FORUM WAS SIGNED IN THE WATER FORUM WAS SIGNED IN 2000. 2000. WE HAVE BEEN WORKING ON IT SINCE WE HAVE BEEN WORKING ON IT SINCE 2000 TO CONTINUE TO FURTHER 2000 TO CONTINUE TO FURTHER INTEREST OF ENVIRONMENT AND INTEREST OF ENVIRONMENT AND WATERY LIABILITY. WATERY LIABILITY. AS COUNCIL CONSIDERS ITEM WE AS COUNCIL CONSIDERS ITEM WE HAVE IN AT T ATTENDANCE MEMBERS HAVE IN AT T ATTENDANCE MEMBERS OF THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE APPROVED THIS, ECOS APPROVED THE APPROVED THIS, ECOS APPROVED THE ITEM. ITEM. SOME OF THOSE MEMBERS ARE HERE SOME OF THOSE MEMBERS ARE HERE TODAY IN SUPPORT. TODAY IN SUPPORT. THE CITY AS LEADER IN SUPPORTING THE CITY AS LEADER IN SUPPORTING WATER FORUM I WOULD OFFER TO THE WATER FORUM I WOULD OFFER TO THE GROUP, COMMUNITY AND COUNCIL NOT GROUP, COMMUNITY AND COUNCIL NOT WELL KNOWN IT IS IN THE CITY OF WELL KNOWN IT IS IN THE CITY OF SACRAMENTO ALL ADMINISTRATIVE SACRAMENTO ALL ADMINISTRATIVE FUNCTIONS THE CITY HAS TAKEN FUNCTIONS THE CITY HAS TAKEN LEAD ON THAT. LEAD ON THAT. IT IS FUNDED REGIONALLY. IT IS FUNDED REGIONALLY. IMPORTANT POINT. IMPORTANT POINT. RECEIVING GUIDANCE AND SUPPORT RECEIVING GUIDANCE AND SUPPORT AND DIRECTION AND INTEREST FROM

AND DIRECTION AND INTEREST FROM ALL PARTIES OF THE WATER FORUM. ALL PARTIES OF THE WATER FORUM. IN CLOSING, I WOULD JUST OFFER IN CLOSING, I WOULD JUST OFFER THAT IN WORKING ON WATER RELATED THAT IN WORKING ON WATER RELATED MATTERS FOR CLOSE TO TWO MATTERS FOR CLOSE TO TWO DECADES, THINGS LIKE WATER FORUM DECADES, THINGS LIKE WATER FORUM LEANING FOR INTEREST BASED LEANING FOR INTEREST BASED NEGOTIATIONS, PAUSING LISTENING NEGOTIATIONS, PAUSING LISTENING AND UNDERSTANDING HAS RELIEVED AND UNDERSTANDING HAS RELIEVED SO MANY TENSIONS ON ONE OF THE SO MANY TENSIONS ON ONE OF THE JEWELS OF THE REGION LOWER JEWELS OF THE REGION LOWER AMERICAN RIVER. AMERICAN RIVER. PHRASE COINED BY ONE OF MY PHRASE COINED BY ONE OF MY COLLEAGUES IN DEPARTMENT OF COLLEAGUES IN DEPARTMENT OF UTILITIES. UTILITIES. IT OFFERS US BEST CHANCE TO KEEP IT OFFERS US BEST CHANCE TO KEEP PEACE ON THE RIVER. PEACE ON THE RIVER. WITH THAT, I WOULD ASK IF THERE WITH THAT, I WOULD ASK IF THERE IS NO FURTHER QUESTIONS I WOULD IS NO FURTHER QUESTIONS I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE ASHLEY CASEY TO LIKE TO INVITE ASHLEY CASEY TO FINISH THE PRESENTATION IF THAT FINISH THE PRESENTATION IF THAT IS OKAY WITH COUNCIL. IS OKAY WITH COUNCIL. >> WE WILL DO QUESTIONS AFTER

WE WILL DO QUESTIONS AFTER THE PRESENTATIONS. THE PRESENTATIONS. >> THANK YOU ALL FOR HAVING ME

THANK YOU ALL FOR HAVING ME HERE TODAY. HERE TODAY. I WILL TEST THAT I CAN ADVANCE I WILL TEST THAT I CAN ADVANCE THIS. THIS. I AM ASHLEY CASELY EXECUTIVE I AM ASHLEY CASELY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SACRAMENTO WATER FORUM. DIRECTOR SACRAMENTO WATER FORUM. CONSENSUS BASED ORGANIZATION CONSENSUS BASED ORGANIZATION INCLUDING FOUR CAUCUSES. INCLUDING FOUR CAUCUSES. THEY CROSS THE WATER SECTOR, THEY CROSS THE WATER SECTOR, ENVIRONMENTAL SECTOR, BUSINESS ENVIRONMENTAL SECTOR, BUSINESS INTEREST AND PUBLIC INTEREST IN INTEREST AND PUBLIC INTEREST IN THE REGION. THE REGION. WHAT UNITES MEMBERS IS OUR WHAT UNITES MEMBERS IS OUR CO-EQUAL OBJECTIVES. CO-EQUAL OBJECTIVES. ON THE SCREEN THERE. ON THE SCREEN THERE. THEY ARE TO PROVIDE RELIABLE THEY ARE TO PROVIDE RELIABLE SAFE WATER FOR THE REGION AND SAFE WATER FOR THE REGION AND PRESERVE THE FISHERY WILDLIFE PRESERVE THE FISHERY WILDLIFE AND RECREATIONAL AESTHETIC AND RECREATIONAL AESTHETIC VALUINGS OF THE LOWER AMERICAN VALUINGS OF THE LOWER AMERICAN RIVER. RIVER. SIGNED IN 2000. SIGNED IN 2000. NEGOTIATED SEVEN YEARS, ONE YEAR NEGOTIATED SEVEN YEARS, ONE YEAR LESS THAN THIS AGREEMENT. LESS THAN THIS AGREEMENT. THE VISION TO BALANCE AND THE VISION TO BALANCE AND COMMITMENT OF MEMBERS. COMMITMENT OF MEMBERS. REGION HAS SEEN SIGNIFICANT REGION HAS SEEN SIGNIFICANT SUCCESSES ACHIEVEMENTS THAT HAVE SUCCESSES ACHIEVEMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN BRED FROM THAT ORIGINAL BEEN BRED FROM THAT ORIGINAL AGREEMENT. AGREEMENT. IT WAS LANDMARK CHIEFMENT FOR IT WAS LANDMARK CHIEFMENT FOR THE REGION. THE REGION. FIRST AND FOREMOST CULTIVATED FIRST AND FOREMOST CULTIVATED CULTURE OF TRUST AND RESOLVING CULTURE OF TRUST AND RESOLVING CONFLICT THROUGH COLLABORATION CONFLICT THROUGH COLLABORATION AND LISTENING. AND LISTENING. INVESTING IN LONG-TERM INVESTING IN LONG-TERM SUSTAINABILITY FOR THE REGION. SUSTAINABILITY FOR THE REGION. MORE SPECIFICALLY TO JUST PUT A MORE SPECIFICALLY TO JUST PUT A FINER POINT ON SUCCESSES THE FINER POINT ON SUCCESSES THE REGION HAD DUE TO THE ORIGINAL REGION HAD DUE TO THE ORIGINAL AGREEMENT, THERE WAS CRITICAL AGREEMENT, THERE WAS CRITICAL WATER IN FROM STRUCTURE PROJECTS WATER IN FROM STRUCTURE PROJECTS ADVANCED BECAUSE OF SHARED ADVANCED BECAUSE OF SHARED CONSENSUS AND COLLABORATION CONSENSUS AND COLLABORATION ACROSS CAUCUSES. ACROSS CAUCUSES. IT HAS LED HABITAT ENHANCEMENT IT HAS LED HABITAT ENHANCEMENT ON THE LOWER AMERICAN RIVER TO ON THE LOWER AMERICAN RIVER TO SUPPORT RESIDENTS THAT RELY ON SUPPORT RESIDENTS THAT RELY ON IT.

IT. DEVELOPED SCIENCE BASED FLOW FOR DEVELOPED SCIENCE BASED FLOW FOR AMERICAN RIVER TO GUIDE HOWTHER AMERICAN RIVER TO GUIDE HOWTHER OPERATE THE FOLSOM RESERVOIR OPERATE THE FOLSOM RESERVOIR WHICH INFLUENCES STORAGE IN FULL WHICH INFLUENCES STORAGE IN FULL SYSTEM, STORAGE AND THE IN THE SYSTEM, STORAGE AND THE IN THE RIVER ARE ALL CRITICAL. RIVER ARE ALL CRITICAL. IN TIMES OF SHORTAGE DROUGHT AND IN TIMES OF SHORTAGE DROUGHT AND OTHER REASONS, REGION IS MORE OTHER REASONS, REGION IS MORE ORGANIZED AND ABLE TO RESPOND ORGANIZED AND ABLE TO RESPOND EFFICIENTLY AND UNIFIED TO EFFICIENTLY AND UNIFIED TO RESPOND TO CHALLENGES. RESPOND TO CHALLENGES. HAS LAID FOUNDATION FOR THAT. HAS LAID FOUNDATION FOR THAT. SIGNIFICANT SUCCESS RELATED TO SIGNIFICANT SUCCESS RELATED TO GROUND WATER MANAGEMENT AT TIME GROUND WATER MANAGEMENT AT TIME OF ORIGINAL NEGOTIATIONS OF ORIGINAL NEGOTIATIONS SIGNING. SIGNING. IT WASN'T THE SUSTAINABILITY IT WASN'T THE SUSTAINABILITY GROUND WATER MANAGEMENT ACT THAT GROUND WATER MANAGEMENT ACT THAT WE HAVE TODAY. WE HAVE TODAY. REGION IS A LEADER IN THE USE IN REGION IS A LEADER IN THE USE IN THE STATE. THE STATE. OTHER PARTS HAVE SEEN DECLINES OTHER PARTS HAVE SEEN DECLINES IN GROUND WATER SACRAMENTO HAS IN GROUND WATER SACRAMENTO HAS STABILIZATION AND GAINS IN STABILIZATION AND GAINS IN GROUND WATER DUE TO BALANCING OF GROUND WATER DUE TO BALANCING OF SURFACE AND GROUND WATER BASED SURFACE AND GROUND WATER BASED ON RESPECTIVE AVAILABILITY. ON RESPECTIVE AVAILABILITY. WATER FORUM GAINED REPUTATION IN WATER FORUM GAINED REPUTATION IN THE REGION AND ELSEWHERE AS THE REGION AND ELSEWHERE AS LEADING SCIENTIFIC VOICE FOR LEADING SCIENTIFIC VOICE FOR LOWER AMERICAN RIVER CREATING LOWER AMERICAN RIVER CREATING STRONG CULTURE OF TRUST AND STRONG CULTURE OF TRUST AND BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS COLLABORATION AND TRANSPARENCY COLLABORATION AND TRANSPARENCY IN THE SILOED MANNER. IN THE SILOED MANNER. WATER FORUM BOTH SIDES BENEFIT WATER FORUM BOTH SIDES BENEFIT WHEN THE OTHER SIDE IS WHEN THE OTHER SIDE IS SUCCESSFUL. SUCCESSFUL. THAT ORIGINAL AGREEMENT SIGNED THAT ORIGINAL AGREEMENT SIGNED IN 2000. IN 2000. FIVE OR SIX YEARS AGO, FIVE OR SIX YEARS AGO, ACKNOWLEDGED THREATS OF CLIMATE ACKNOWLEDGED THREATS OF CLIMATE CHANGE ARE HERE. CHANGE ARE HERE. REGION WILL BE WELL SERVED TO REGION WILL BE WELL SERVED TO ORGANIZE AROUND THOSE CHALLENGES ORGANIZE AROUND THOSE CHALLENGES TO MAKE SURE WATER FORUM TO MAKE SURE WATER FORUM AGREEMENT IS UP-TO-DATE. AGREEMENT IS UP-TO-DATE. AND TO BE SURE IT IS INFORMED AND TO BE SURE IT IS INFORMED AND ORGANIZED BASED ON THOSE AND ORGANIZED BASED ON THOSE CHALLENGES.

CHALLENGES. TTO BE RESPONSIVE AND CHANGE IN TTO BE RESPONSIVE AND CHANGE IN REGULATIONS TO WATER RESOURCE REGULATIONS TO WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT. MANAGEMENT. I MENTIONED SUSTAINABLE GROUND I MENTIONED SUSTAINABLE GROUND WATER MANAGEMENT. WATER MANAGEMENT. STATEWIDE CONSERVATION. STATEWIDE CONSERVATION. THAT RISING COST TO THE WATER THAT RISING COST TO THE WATER AGENCIES DUE TO CHANGE IN AGENCIES DUE TO CHANGE IN REGULATORY LANDSCAPE. REGULATORY LANDSCAPE. WE HAVE BEEN NEGOTIATING FOR WE HAVE BEEN NEGOTIATING FOR FIVE YEARS. FIVE YEARS. I WOULD SAY IN NUTSHELL. THERE I WOULD SAY IN NUTSHELL. THERE IS A LOT OF AREAS WHERE WATER IS A LOT OF AREAS WHERE WATER FORUM IS SUCCESSFUL AND FORUM IS SUCCESSFUL AND CONTINUES TO BE SUCCESSFUL CONTINUES TO BE SUCCESSFUL REMAINS RELEVANT FOR REGION AS REMAINS RELEVANT FOR REGION AS WE MOVE FORWARD. WE MOVE FORWARD. NEW ERA OF CLIMATE CHANGE AND NEW ERA OF CLIMATE CHANGE AND CHANGING REGULATIONS. CHANGING REGULATIONS. NEW AGREEMENT IS ORGANIZED TO NEW AGREEMENT IS ORGANIZED TO MAKE SURE THAT WORK CONTINUES. MAKE SURE THAT WORK CONTINUES. WE HONOR THAT AND CREATE WE HONOR THAT AND CREATE FRAMEWORK THAT SUSTAINS IT. FRAMEWORK THAT SUSTAINS IT. ALSO WANTING TO MODERNIZE OTHER ALSO WANTING TO MODERNIZE OTHER WORK TO MAKE SURE IT IS WORK TO MAKE SURE IT IS RESPONSIVE TO THE ENVIRONMENT WE RESPONSIVE TO THE ENVIRONMENT WE ARE WORKING AND PROVIDES ARE WORKING AND PROVIDES FRAMEWORK FOR COLLABORATION AND FRAMEWORK FOR COLLABORATION AND REGIONAL PLANNING. REGIONAL PLANNING. THE FIVE PROGRAM AREAS THAT YOU THE FIVE PROGRAM AREAS THAT YOU SEE ON THE SCREEN IN THE CIR SEE ON THE SCREEN IN THE CIR CIRCLES. CIRCLES. THEY REPRESENT ALL OF THAT WORK THEY REPRESENT ALL OF THAT WORK THAT WE INTEND TO DO GOING THAT WE INTEND TO DO GOING FORWARD. FORWARD. LARGE PART CONTINUATION OF WORK LARGE PART CONTINUATION OF WORK WE HAVE BEEN DOING FOR LAST 25 WE HAVE BEEN DOING FOR LAST 25 YEARS. YEARS. NEW EMERGING AREA OF WORK FOR NEW EMERGING AREA OF WORK FOR THE WATER FORUM AMERICAN RIVER THE WATER FORUM AMERICAN RIVER CLIMATE ADAPTATION WHERE WE ARE CLIMATE ADAPTATION WHERE WE ARE LOOKING TO AND IT IS THE NEXT LOOKING TO AND IT IS THE NEXT SLIDE. SLIDE. WE ARE LOOKING AT OPPORTUNITIES WE ARE LOOKING AT OPPORTUNITIES EXISTING WITHIN OUR VAST EXISTING WITHIN OUR VAST MEMBERSHIP, DIVERSE MEMBERSHIP MEMBERSHIP, DIVERSE MEMBERSHIP TO SUPPORT. HOW THEY OPERATE IN TO SUPPORT. HOW THEY OPERATE IN THE UPPER WATER SHED, GROUND THE UPPER WATER SHED, GROUND WATER WELLS, SURFACE WATER WATER WELLS, SURFACE WATER DIVERSIONS CONVERSATION MEASURES DIVERSIONS CONVERSATION MEASURES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE REGION AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE REGION TO RESPOND TO CLIMATE CHANGE IS

TO RESPOND TO CLIMATE CHANGE IS GOING TO BE GROWING AREA OF WORK GOING TO BE GROWING AREA OF WORK FOR WATER FORUM OVER THE NEXT FOR WATER FORUM OVER THE NEXT PHASE OF THE AGREEMENT. PHASE OF THE AGREEMENT. WE ARE EXCITED TO GET THAT WORK WE ARE EXCITED TO GET THAT WORK STARTED TO CONTINUE TO LOOK FOR STARTED TO CONTINUE TO LOOK FOR SOLUTIONS IN COLLABORATIVE SPACE SOLUTIONS IN COLLABORATIVE SPACE WHERE THOSE ALL SIDES ARE HEARD WHERE THOSE ALL SIDES ARE HEARD AND CONVERSATION AND CONSENSUS AND CONVERSATION AND CONSENSUS CAN BE BUILT. CAN BE BUILT. ON THE SCREEN ARE A LIST OF ON THE SCREEN ARE A LIST OF MEMBERS ACROSS FOUR CAUCUSES FOR MEMBERS ACROSS FOUR CAUCUSES FOR AN INDICATION HOW BROADER THAT AN INDICATION HOW BROADER THAT GROUP IS. GROUP IS. WHAT UNITES THEM IS SHARED WHAT UNITES THEM IS SHARED COMMITMENT TO THE OBJECTIVES. COMMITMENT TO THE OBJECTIVES. EVERYBODY WANTS THOSE THINGS OF EVERYBODY WANTS THOSE THINGS OF HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT, LOWER HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT, LOWER AMERICAN RIVER THRIVING AND AMERICAN RIVER THRIVING AND RELIABLE WATER SUPPLY FOR THE RELIABLE WATER SUPPLY FOR THE REGION. REGION. WE HAVE A VIDEO TO SHARE TO HEAR WE HAVE A VIDEO TO SHARE TO HEAR VOICES OF MEMBERS. VOICES OF MEMBERS. SOME HAVE BEEN PART OF THE FORUM SOME HAVE BEEN PART OF THE FORUM SINCE BEGINNING. SINCE BEGINNING. OTHERS HAVE STUCK THROUGH THIS OTHERS HAVE STUCK THROUGH THIS NEGOTIATION PROCESS FOR THE LAST NEGOTIATION PROCESS FOR THE LAST SIX YEARS. SIX YEARS. WE WILL HIT THE POINTS AGAIN WE WILL HIT THE POINTS AGAIN FROM A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE. FROM A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE. >> TO LIVE IN A COMMUNITY WHERE

TO LIVE IN A COMMUNITY WHERE A RIVER RUNS THROUGH IT. A RIVER RUNS THROUGH IT. IT IS REALLY ONE OF THE GREATEST IT IS REALLY ONE OF THE GREATEST RESOURCES IN THE REGION. RESOURCES IN THE REGION. CROWN JEWEL. CROWN JEWEL. >> BIGGEST MOST IMPORTANT BIGGEST MOST IMPORTANT RECREATIONAL ASSET OF COUNTY OF RECREATIONAL ASSET OF COUNTY OF SACRAMENTO. SACRAMENTO. 8 MILLION VISITOR USERS PER 8 MILLION VISITOR USERS PER YEAR. YEAR. >> OVER 2.2 MILLION WATER USES OVER 2.2 MILLION WATER USES IN THIS LOCAL REGION. IN THIS LOCAL REGION. >> ALL OF THEM WANT WATERY ALL OF THEM WANT WATERY LIABILITY AND HEALTHY ECOSYSTEM. LIABILITY AND HEALTHY ECOSYSTEM. >> PRESERVING HABITAT FOR SALMON PRESERVING HABITAT FOR SALMON IS IMPORTANT TO SUPPORT IS IMPORTANT TO SUPPORT SOMETHING HAPPENS FOR MILLIONS SOMETHING HAPPENS FOR MILLIONS OF YEARS WE HOPE IT CONTINUES TO OF YEARS WE HOPE IT CONTINUES TO HAPPEN IN PERPETUITY. HAPPEN IN PERPETUITY. >> THE FIRST WATER FORUM

THE FIRST WATER FORUM AGREEMENT CAME ABOUT LIKE UNDER AGREEMENT CAME ABOUT LIKE UNDER REALLY CONTENTIOUS TIMES BETWEEN REALLY CONTENTIOUS TIMES BETWEEN LAND DEVELOPERS AND LAND DEVELOPERS AND ENVIRONMENTALIST. ENVIRONMENTALIST. >> IT WAS COVERED BY COMMUNITY IT WAS COVERED BY COMMUNITY CONSENSUS OF WE ARE IN THIS CONSENSUS OF WE ARE IN THIS TOGETHER. TOGETHER. >> ORIGINAL WATER FORUM ORIGINAL WATER FORUM AGREEMENT WAS CONSEQUENTIAL TO AGREEMENT WAS CONSEQUENTIAL TO THE CONTINUED HEALTH OF THE THE CONTINUED HEALTH OF THE AMERICAN RIVER. AMERICAN RIVER. >> NOW 25 YEARS LATER, WARMING NOW 25 YEARS LATER, WARMING PLANET IS DOMINATING SO MUCH IN PLANET IS DOMINATING SO MUCH IN ORDER TO MAKE SURE THE RIVER ORDER TO MAKE SURE THE RIVER STAYS HEALTHY, IT IS IMPORTANT STAYS HEALTHY, IT IS IMPORTANT TO UPDATE THE WATER FORUM TO UPDATE THE WATER FORUM AGREEMENT. AGREEMENT. >> I THINK WATER FORUM 2050 I THINK WATER FORUM 2050 HELPS THE RIVER BY BUILDING ON HELPS THE RIVER BY BUILDING ON THE PAST BUT LOOKING TOWARD THE THE PAST BUT LOOKING TOWARD THE FUTURE. FUTURE. >> IMPORTANT TO UPDATE AGREEMENT

IMPORTANT TO UPDATE AGREEMENT NOW BECAUSE WE HAVE HAD NOW BECAUSE WE HAVE HAD SIGNIFICANT CHANGES SINCE SIGNIFICANT CHANGES SINCE ORIGINAL AGREEMENT IN 2000. ORIGINAL AGREEMENT IN 2000. MORE PEOPLE IN THE REGION. MORE PEOPLE IN THE REGION. FACING CLIMATE CHANGE AND FACING CLIMATE CHANGE AND EFFECTS THAT IS GOING TO COME. EFFECTS THAT IS GOING TO COME. >> NEW AGREEMENT IS PRIMARILY NEW AGREEMENT IS PRIMARILY EXTENSION OF OLD AGREEMENT. EXTENSION OF OLD AGREEMENT. GOING TO GET INTO MORE TECHNICAL GOING TO GET INTO MORE TECHNICAL THINGS HOW DO WE MAKE SURE WE THINGS HOW DO WE MAKE SURE WE PROTECT RIVER IN A SERIOUS PROTECT RIVER IN A SERIOUS DROUGHT? DROUGHT? HOW DO WE PROTECT THE FISHERIES HOW DO WE PROTECT THE FISHERIES AND VALUES OF THE RIVER GIVEN AND VALUES OF THE RIVER GIVEN BIGGER STORAGES AND LONGER BIGGER STORAGES AND LONGER DROUGHTS? DROUGHTS? >> FIVE PROGRAM AREAS OF THE

FIVE PROGRAM AREAS OF THE AGREEMENT FLOWS AND OPERATIONS, AGREEMENT FLOWS AND OPERATIONS, CORRIDOR HEALTH, CORRIDOR HEALTH, SUSTAINABILITIES. SUSTAINABILITIES. SCIENCE MONITORING DECISION SCIENCE MONITORING DECISION SUPPORT GOVERNANCE FUNDING SUPPORT GOVERNANCE FUNDING ADMINISTRATION. ADMINISTRATION. BIG PARTs AMERICAN RIVER BIG PARTs AMERICAN RIVER CLIMATE ADAPTATION. CLIMATE ADAPTATION. >> IT IS A COMBINATION OF WATER IT IS A COMBINATION OF WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT, EFFICIENCY, RESOURCE MANAGEMENT, EFFICIENCY, INFRASTRUCTURE DIVERSIFIED IN INFRASTRUCTURE DIVERSIFIED IN THE RIGHT WAY SO TIMES OF WATER THE RIGHT WAY SO TIMES OF WATER SUPPLY IS OPTIMUM FOR THE SUPPLY IS OPTIMUM FOR THE BENEFIT OF THIS ECOSYSTEM AND BENEFIT OF THIS ECOSYSTEM AND WATER SUPPLY NEEDS OF THE WATER SUPPLY NEEDS OF THE REGION. REGION. >> GROUNDBREAKING.

GROUNDBREAKING. FOR THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY THIS FOR THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY THIS MEANS CERTAINTY. MEANS CERTAINTY. YOU HAVE TO HAVE STRONG WATER YOU HAVE TO HAVE STRONG WATER SYSTEM FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SYSTEM FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND GROWTH IN REGION. AND GROWTH IN REGION. THIS HELPS ENSURE THAT STABLE THIS HELPS ENSURE THAT STABLE SUPPLY OF WATER WHILE NOT SUPPLY OF WATER WHILE NOT SACRIFICING FOR THE SACRIFICING FOR THE ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY OF THE AMERICAN RIVER. AMERICAN RIVER. >> SPEAKS HIGHLY OF THE SPEAKS HIGHLY OF THE COMMUNITY ITSELF. COMMUNITY ITSELF. IT HAS ENOUGH SHARED VALUES THAT IT HAS ENOUGH SHARED VALUES THAT WE CAN COMMIT TO WORKING WE CAN COMMIT TO WORKING TOGETHER TO CARE FOR SUCH A TOGETHER TO CARE FOR SUCH A BEAUTIFUL RESOURCE. BEAUTIFUL RESOURCE. >> IMPORTANCE OF WATER FORUM

IMPORTANCE OF WATER FORUM 2050 HIGHLIGHTS WHAT YOU CAN GET 2050 HIGHLIGHTS WHAT YOU CAN GET DONE WHEN YOU HAVE PEOPLE WHO DONE WHEN YOU HAVE PEOPLE WHO CARE AT THE TABLE. CARE AT THE TABLE. >> I THINK THAT CONCLUDES OUR I THINK THAT CONCLUDES OUR PRESENTATION. PRESENTATION. HAPPY TO TAKE QUESTIONS. HAPPY TO TAKE QUESTIONS. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU SO MUCH. CLERK, ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON CLERK, ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM? THIS ITEM? >> NO SPEAKERS ON THIS ITEM. NO SPEAKERS ON THIS ITEM. >> WE WILL GET STARTED WITH WE WILL GET STARTED WITH COUNCIL MEMBER KAPLAN. COUNCIL MEMBER KAPLAN. >> THANK YOU, VICE MAYOR.

THANK YOU, VICE MAYOR. WELCOME TO THE NEW JOB. WELCOME TO THE NEW JOB. THIS IS SOMETHING MOMENTOS. THIS IS SOMETHING MOMENTOS. SHOULDN'T BE TAKEN LIGHTLY. SHOULDN'T BE TAKEN LIGHTLY. WATER IS THE END ALL BE ALL WHEN WATER IS THE END ALL BE ALL WHEN WE LOOK AT THINGS FOR WE LOOK AT THINGS FOR SUSTAINABILITY, OUR LIVELY SUSTAINABILITY, OUR LIVELY HOODS, ENVIRONMENT, GROWTH, HOODS, ENVIRONMENT, GROWTH, EVERYTHING SURROUNDS THAT. EVERYTHING SURROUNDS THAT. AS WE KNOW WATER DOESN'T JUST AS WE KNOW WATER DOESN'T JUST STOP ONE PLACE. STOP ONE PLACE. AS IT FLOWS THROUGH AS IT FLOWS THROUGH JURISDICTIONS HAVING A FORUM IS JURISDICTIONS HAVING A FORUM IS ESSENTIAL TO BUILDING ESSENTIAL TO BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS SO WE CAN ADDRESS RELATIONSHIPS SO WE CAN ADDRESS EVERYTHING THAT COMES AT US. EVERYTHING THAT COMES AT US. THAT WAS THE ORIGINAL PART OF THAT WAS THE ORIGINAL PART OF THE AGREEMENT 30 YEARS AGO. THE AGREEMENT 30 YEARS AGO. I THINK THIS IS AN ABSOLUTE I THINK THIS IS AN ABSOLUTE OPTIMAL TIME TO RENEW AND LOOK OPTIMAL TIME TO RENEW AND LOOK AT DIFFERENT CHALLENGES THAT ARE AT DIFFERENT CHALLENGES THAT ARE FACING US AS REGION. FACING US AS REGION. LITIGATION AND DISPUTES DON'T LITIGATION AND DISPUTES DON'T GET US ANYWHERE. GET US ANYWHERE. I THINK CREATING WATER FORUM AND I THINK CREATING WATER FORUM AND MORE IMPORTANT THAN EVER YOU MORE IMPORTANT THAN EVER YOU HAVE A LOUDDER VOICE ESPECIALLY HAVE A LOUDDER VOICE ESPECIALLY AS CITY AND JURISDICTIONS LOOK AS CITY AND JURISDICTIONS LOOK TO EXPAND EVERYTHING LOOK AT TO EXPAND EVERYTHING LOOK AT EFFECTS OF DEVELOPMENT ON GROUND EFFECTS OF DEVELOPMENT ON GROUND WATER AND HOW IT AFFECTS MESH WATER AND HOW IT AFFECTS MESH RIVER AND WATER QUALITY AND WHO RIVER AND WATER QUALITY AND WHO IS CONNECTING AND EXPANDING AND IS CONNECTING AND EXPANDING AND DOING THOSE THINGS. DOING THOSE THINGS. I DON'T WANT YOU TO BE A FORUM. I DON'T WANT YOU TO BE A FORUM. WE ARE GOING TO TALK POLICY. WE ARE GOING TO TALK POLICY. IT IS IMPORTANT WHEN YOU HAVE IT IS IMPORTANT WHEN YOU HAVE DATA AND INFORMATION THAT YOU DATA AND INFORMATION THAT YOU ARE REACHING OUT WORKING WITH ARE REACHING OUT WORKING WITH JURISDICTIONS TO MAKE SURE THAT JURISDICTIONS TO MAKE SURE THAT WHEN DECISIONS ARE MADE AT LOCAL WHEN DECISIONS ARE MADE AT LOCAL LEVEL THAT WE KNOW IMPACTS. LEVEL THAT WE KNOW IMPACTS. YOU ARE THE EXPERTS. YOU ARE THE EXPERTS. ALL OF YOU WORKING TOGETHER. ALL OF YOU WORKING TOGETHER. I THINK SOMETIMES THAT I THINK SOMETIMES THAT INFORMATION IS MISSING. INFORMATION IS MISSING. WHEN DECISIONS WITH BEING MADE WHEN DECISIONS WITH BEING MADE AT MY LEVEL FOR THE DEVELOPMENT. AT MY LEVEL FOR THE DEVELOPMENT. CONGRATULATIONS ON THE FIRST CONGRATULATIONS ON THE FIRST PART. PART. I LOOK FORWARD TO NEXT 25 YEARS. I LOOK FORWARD TO NEXT 25 YEARS. WATER IS MY SUBJECT MATTER AND I WATER IS MY SUBJECT MATTER AND I APPRECIATE EVERYTHING YOU DO AND APPRECIATE EVERYTHING YOU DO AND OUR STAFF AND DOU. OUR STAFF AND DOU. YOU GUYS ARE TOP-NOTCH.

YOU GUYS ARE TOP-NOTCH. THERE COULDN'T BE ANYBODY THERE COULDN'T BE ANYBODY BETTER. BETTER. BRETT AND THE TEAM YOU KEEP THE BRETT AND THE TEAM YOU KEEP THE CITY MOVING IN YOUR TECHNICAL CITY MOVING IN YOUR TECHNICAL EXPERTISE AND KNOWLEDGE AND WAY EXPERTISE AND KNOWLEDGE AND WAY HOW YOU HAM THINGS TO GET HOW YOU HAM THINGS TO GET RESOLUTIONS INSTEAD OF CONFLICT. RESOLUTIONS INSTEAD OF CONFLICT. I AM VERY APPRECIATIVE OF THAT. I AM VERY APPRECIATIVE OF THAT. THANK YOU, GOOD WORK. THANK YOU, GOOD WORK. I AM ALSO LOOKING FOR THAT NEXT I AM ALSO LOOKING FOR THAT NEXT LEVEL OF NOT JUST BEING A FORUM LEVEL OF NOT JUST BEING A FORUM BUT A PLACE WHERE INFORMATION IS BUT A PLACE WHERE INFORMATION IS GATHERED AND MADE SURE THAT GATHERED AND MADE SURE THAT ELECTED OFFICIALS AND DECISION ELECTED OFFICIALS AND DECISION MAKERS KNOW ABOUT IT. MAKERS KNOW ABOUT IT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. >> DO YOU WANT TO MOVE THE ITEM? DO YOU WANT TO MOVE THE ITEM? >> YES, I MOVE THE ITEM. YES, I MOVE THE ITEM. >> SECOND. SECOND. COUNCIL MEMBER MAPLE. COUNCIL MEMBER MAPLE. >> THANK YOU, VICE MAYOR.

THANK YOU, VICE MAYOR. VERY BRIEF. VERY BRIEF. PROUD TO SERVE AS A BOARD MEMBER PROUD TO SERVE AS A BOARD MEMBER TO SACOG ALONG WITH COUNCIL TO SACOG ALONG WITH COUNCIL MEMBER JENNINGS. MEMBER JENNINGS. WE HAD AN IN-DEPTH CONVERSATION. WE HAD AN IN-DEPTH CONVERSATION. THIS IS BETTER SECOND TIME. THIS IS BETTER SECOND TIME. I WAS ABLE TO CAPTURE SO MUCH I WAS ABLE TO CAPTURE SO MUCH MORE OUT OF IT. MORE OUT OF IT. WELL-DONE. WELL-DONE. SO IMPORTANT. SO IMPORTANT. I CONSIDER MYSELF REGIONALIST. I CONSIDER MYSELF REGIONALIST. WORKING TOGETHER ACROSS ALL WORKING TOGETHER ACROSS ALL VARIOUS CITIES AND CANNOTS OF VARIOUS CITIES AND CANNOTS OF THE DEPARTMENTS AND STAFF DOING THE DEPARTMENTS AND STAFF DOING THE WORK ON THE GROUND IT COMES THE WORK ON THE GROUND IT COMES ACROSS CLEARLY IN THE VIDEO HOW ACROSS CLEARLY IN THE VIDEO HOW MUCH YOU CARE ABOUT THIS MUCH YOU CARE ABOUT THIS INCREDIBLE RESOURCE AT THE INCREDIBLE RESOURCE AT THE CONVERGENCE OF TWO RIVERS IN CONVERGENCE OF TWO RIVERS IN SACRAMENTO. SACRAMENTO. WHAT IT IS RESOURCE FOR THE WHAT IT IS RESOURCE FOR THE ENTIRE REGION. ENTIRE REGION. SO GLAD WE ARE PROACTIVE IN THAT SO GLAD WE ARE PROACTIVE IN THAT PARTNERSHIP. PARTNERSHIP. THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK. THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK. >> COUNCIL MEMBER DICKINSON.

COUNCIL MEMBER DICKINSON. >> THANKS, VICE MAYOR.

THANKS, VICE MAYOR. I AM NOT SURE HOW MANY WHEN THE I AM NOT SURE HOW MANY WHEN THE WATER FORUM BEGAN TO FORM AND WATER FORUM BEGAN TO FORM AND BECAME MORE FORMALIZED IN 2000. BECAME MORE FORMALIZED IN 2000. NOT SURE HOW MANY. NOT SURE HOW MANY. GREAT TO SEE RON STORCK AND GREAT TO SEE RON STORCK AND CLYDE MCDONALD. CLYDE MCDONALD. I AM NOT SURE HOW MANY WOULD I AM NOT SURE HOW MANY WOULD HAVE THOUGHT IT WOULD SOMEWHERE HAVE THOUGHT IT WOULD SOMEWHERE LASTED A QUARTER CENTURY AND LASTED A QUARTER CENTURY AND LOOKING TO THE NEXT QUARTER LOOKING TO THE NEXT QUARTER CENTURY. CENTURY. IT IS REMARKABLE AND OUGHT TO BE IT IS REMARKABLE AND OUGHT TO BE NOTED AS PREMIER EXAMPLE OF NOTED AS PREMIER EXAMPLE OF REGIONAL COLLABORATION WE HAVE REGIONAL COLLABORATION WE HAVE FOSTERED IN THE REGION. FOSTERED IN THE REGION. THE WORK THAT THE WATER FORUM THE WORK THAT THE WATER FORUM HAS DONE OVER THE YEARS HAS NOT HAS DONE OVER THE YEARS HAS NOT ONLY HELPED US BUT IT HAS KEPT ONLY HELPED US BUT IT HAS KEPT US AWAY FROM A LOT OF BATTLES US AWAY FROM A LOT OF BATTLES THAT WE OTHERWISE WOULD HAVE THAT WE OTHERWISE WOULD HAVE FOUGHT AND DID FIGHT BEFORE THE FOUGHT AND DID FIGHT BEFORE THE WATER FORUM WAS CREATED. WATER FORUM WAS CREATED. I DO THINK THIS IS A MOMENT THAT I DO THINK THIS IS A MOMENT THAT DESERVES SOME RECOGNITION FOR DESERVES SOME RECOGNITION FOR ITS SIGNIFICANCE. ITS SIGNIFICANCE. I AM PLEASED TO SEE THE I AM PLEASED TO SEE THE INCORPORATION OF ADDRESSING INCORPORATION OF ADDRESSING CLIMATE AND CLIMATE ADAPTATION CLIMATE AND CLIMATE ADAPTATION IN THE DOCUMENT AND IN THE IN THE DOCUMENT AND IN THE AGREEMENT. AGREEMENT. I THINK THAT IS ESSENTIAL. I THINK THAT IS ESSENTIAL. I AM VERY HAPPY THAT ALL OF THE I AM VERY HAPPY THAT ALL OF THE PARTIES HAVE COME TO COMMON VIEW PARTIES HAVE COME TO COMMON VIEW THAT NEEDS TO BE PART OF THE THAT NEEDS TO BE PART OF THE FABRIC WHAT WE ARE DOING TO FABRIC WHAT WE ARE DOING TO ADDRESS NOT JUST LOWER AMERICAN ADDRESS NOT JUST LOWER AMERICAN RIVER BUT WATER SUSTAINABILITY RIVER BUT WATER SUSTAINABILITY ACROSS THE REGION. ACROSS THE REGION. I WOULD SAY, FINALLY, I CAN'T

I WOULD SAY, FINALLY, I CAN'T LET THE MOMENT PASS WITHOUT LET THE MOMENT PASS WITHOUT NOTING THAT IT WAS THE GROUND NOTING THAT IT WAS THE GROUND WATER AUTHORITY AND TO A CERTAIN WATER AUTHORITY AND TO A CERTAIN EXTENT IS WATER FORUM THAT WAS EXTENT IS WATER FORUM THAT WAS FOUNDATIONAL TO WHAT BECAME FOUNDATIONAL TO WHAT BECAME SIGMA. SIGMA. AS ONE OF THE AUTHORS OF SIGMA, AS ONE OF THE AUTHORS OF SIGMA, IT WAS THAT EXPERIENCE I HAD IT WAS THAT EXPERIENCE I HAD WITH THE GROUND WATER AUTHORITY WITH THE GROUND WATER AUTHORITY BEING FORMED AND WORKING WITH BEING FORMED AND WORKING WITH THE WATER FORUM IN 2,000s THAT THE WATER FORUM IN 2,000s THAT LED FOR ME TO CARRY LEGISLATION LED FOR ME TO CARRY LEGISLATION THAT BECAME PART OF THE PACKAGE THAT BECAME PART OF THE PACKAGE WE ALL CALL SIGMA TODAY. WE ALL CALL SIGMA TODAY. WE NEVER CALLED IT SIGMA IN THE WE NEVER CALLED IT SIGMA IN THE LEGISLATURE. LEGISLATURE. TODAY THAT IS A FOUNDATIONAL TODAY THAT IS A FOUNDATIONAL PART WHAT WE ARE DOING IN PART WHAT WE ARE DOING IN SACRAMENTO AS WELL. MUCH SACRAMENTO AS WELL. MUCH APPRECIATED. APPRECIATED. THANKS. THANKS. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. LIKE MY COLLEAGUES THANK YOU FOR LIKE MY COLLEAGUES THANK YOU FOR ALL THE WORK YOU DO. ALL THE WORK YOU DO. I HAVE A QUESTION. I HAVE A QUESTION. FORMER MAYOR HEATHER FARGO SENT FORMER MAYOR HEATHER FARGO SENT A MAYOR ABOUT EL DORADO SECURING A MAYOR ABOUT EL DORADO SECURING 40,000 ACRES OF WATER RIGHTS. 40,000 ACRES OF WATER RIGHTS. IS THIS A CONVERSATION WITH IS THIS A CONVERSATION WITH ELDORADO IN IS THIS THE PLACE TO ELDORADO IN IS THIS THE PLACE TO BRING UP CONCERN FROM THE BRING UP CONCERN FROM THE E-MAIL? E-MAIL? >> I WILL TURN TO BRETT.

I WILL TURN TO BRETT. THIS WAS A CONVERSATION HAD IN THIS WAS A CONVERSATION HAD IN THE WATER FORUM. THE WATER FORUM. IT GOES BACK MANY YEARS BEYOND IT GOES BACK MANY YEARS BEYOND THE LAST 12 MONTHS. THE LAST 12 MONTHS. IN THE LAST 12 MONTHS THERE WAS IN THE LAST 12 MONTHS THERE WAS A DRAFT IER. A DRAFT IER. THE WATER AGENCY RELEASED TO THE WATER AGENCY RELEASED TO TRIGGER DISCUSSION IN THE WATER TRIGGER DISCUSSION IN THE WATER FORUM. FORUM. THERE IS NOT CONSENSUS AROUND THERE IS NOT CONSENSUS AROUND THAT ISSUE. THAT ISSUE. CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF OPPOSITION TO IT. OPPOSITION TO IT. COMMENTS TO IT RELATED TO IT. COMMENTS TO IT RELATED TO IT. THE ELDORADO WATER AGENCY WILL THE ELDORADO WATER AGENCY WILL NOT SIGN ON AT THIS TIME. NOT SIGN ON AT THIS TIME. THEY WERE PARTNERS IN THE FORMER THEY WERE PARTNERS IN THE FORMER AGREEMENT. AGREEMENT. WE WILL CONTINUE CONVERSATIONS WE WILL CONTINUE CONVERSATIONS WITH THEM OVER THE NEXT MONTHS, WITH THEM OVER THE NEXT MONTHS, YEARS TO THINK ABOUT ACTIVITIES YEARS TO THINK ABOUT ACTIVITIES RELATED TO THE OBJECTIVES AND RELATED TO THE OBJECTIVES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE FUTURE. OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE FUTURE. >> I DON'T KNOW THAT I HAVE TOO

I DON'T KNOW THAT I HAVE TOO MUCH MORE TO ADD. MUCH MORE TO ADD. REINFORCE SIGNIFICANT COMMENTS REINFORCE SIGNIFICANT COMMENTS PROVIDED ON THE DRAFT PROVIDED ON THE DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT. CITY OF SACRAMENTO TRACKS THAT. CITY OF SACRAMENTO TRACKS THAT. WE PROVIDE COMMENTS. WE PROVIDE COMMENTS. TO UNDERSCORE MS. CASEY'S TO UNDERSCORE MS. CASEY'S COMMENTS. COMMENTS. ULTIMATELY THIS 2050 AGREEMENT. ULTIMATELY THIS 2050 AGREEMENT. THIS WASN'T A PLACE AT THIS THIS WASN'T A PLACE AT THIS TIME. TIME. THEY HAVE AMBITIONS AND ARE THEY HAVE AMBITIONS AND ARE EAGER TO COLLABORATE WITH THE EAGER TO COLLABORATE WITH THE FORUM AND STAKEHOLDERS THERE FORUM AND STAKEHOLDERS THERE REMAINS UNANSWERED QUESTIONS. REMAINS UNANSWERED QUESTIONS. AT THIS POINT IN TIME. AT THIS POINT IN TIME. LET ME BACK UP. LET ME BACK UP. 2050 AGREEMENT FOR WATER 2050 AGREEMENT FOR WATER PURVEYORS INCLUDES THE SPECIFIC PURVEYORS INCLUDES THE SPECIFIC AGREEMENT SOMETHING UNIQUE. AGREEMENT SOMETHING UNIQUE. >> I SAW ELDORADO IRRIGATION

I SAW ELDORADO IRRIGATION DISTRICT. DISTRICT. >> QUITE DISTINCT FROM THE QUITE DISTINCT FROM THE ELDORADO WATER AGENCY. ELDORADO WATER AGENCY. >> WHEN WE PASS THIS THAT WHEN WE PASS THIS THAT CONVERSATION WILL CONTINUE ON. CONVERSATION WILL CONTINUE ON. >> CORRECT. CORRECT. I WILL SAY THERE IS A NUMBER OF I WILL SAY THERE IS A NUMBER OF MEMBERS TO CONTINUE HAVING THAT MEMBERS TO CONTINUE HAVING THAT CONVERSATION. CONVERSATION. WHETHER NOW OR IN THE FUTURE IT WHETHER NOW OR IN THE FUTURE IT IS SOMETHING THEY WOULD LIKE TO IS SOMETHING THEY WOULD LIKE TO TALK ABOUT IN DIFFERENT VENUES TALK ABOUT IN DIFFERENT VENUES THAN HERE. THAN HERE. >> KEEP US POSTED ON THIS. THAT KEEP US POSTED ON THIS. THAT WOULD BE WONDERFUL. WOULD BE WONDERFUL. >> I SEE NO OTHER MEMBERS TO

I SEE NO OTHER MEMBERS TO SPEAK. SPEAK. MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER SECOND AND SECOND FROM SECOND AND SECOND FROM DICKINSON. DICKINSON. AYES, NOS. AYES, NOS. ONE ABSTENTION MAYOR McCARTY. ONE ABSTENTION MAYOR McCARTY. >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE]. [APPLAUSE]. >> MOVING ALONG. MOVING ALONG. WELCOME BACK, PETE. WELCOME BACK, PETE. WE WILL BE SEEING A LOT OF YOU. WE WILL BE SEEING A LOT OF YOU. ITEM 14 FOR EARLY BUDGET ITEM 14 FOR EARLY BUDGET WORKSHOP ON HR, FINANCE, WORKSHOP ON HR, FINANCE, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, IT, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, IT, UTILITIES, PUBLIC WORKS AND UTILITIES, PUBLIC WORKS AND PARKS. PARKS. >> GOOD AFTERNOON, VICE MAYOR,

GOOD AFTERNOON, VICE MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS. COUNCIL MEMBERS. I AM THE FINANCE DIRECTOR. I AM THE FINANCE DIRECTOR. WE ARE CONTINUING THE COUNCIL WE ARE CONTINUING THE COUNCIL EARLY BUDGET WORK SESSIONS. EARLY BUDGET WORK SESSIONS. AS WE LOOK TO CLOSE THE AS WE LOOK TO CLOSE THE $66.2 MILLION BUDGET GAP FOR $66.2 MILLION BUDGET GAP FOR COMING YEAR TO SET CONTEXT. COMING YEAR TO SET CONTEXT. FIRST MEETING WE REVIEWED JUST FIRST MEETING WE REVIEWED JUST OUR BUDGET CONTEXT, STRUCTURAL OUR BUDGET CONTEXT, STRUCTURAL NATURE OF BUDGET DEFICIT. NATURE OF BUDGET DEFICIT. IF WE DON'T TAKE ACTION IT WILL IF WE DON'T TAKE ACTION IT WILL CONTINUE TO GROW. CONTINUE TO GROW. WE LOOKED AT VARIOUS BALANCING WE LOOKED AT VARIOUS BALANCING SCENARIOS AND DISCUSSED CITY SCENARIOS AND DISCUSSED CITY APPROACH. APPROACH. HAVING EACH DEPARTMENT GIVE HAVING EACH DEPARTMENT GIVE REDUCTION STRATEGIES UP TO 15% REDUCTION STRATEGIES UP TO 15% NET GENERAL FUND BUDGET. NET GENERAL FUND BUDGET. MORE STRATEGIES THAN WE NEED SO MORE STRATEGIES THAN WE NEED SO WE CAN PICK AND CHOOSE VERSUS WE CAN PICK AND CHOOSE VERSUS ACROSS THE BOARD CUT. ACROSS THE BOARD CUT. LAST WEEK YOU HEARD THE BASELINE LAST WEEK YOU HEARD THE BASELINE PLAN. PLAN. FOR MEMBERS OF PUBLIC NO FOR MEMBERS OF PUBLIC NO DECISIONS ARE BEING MADE TODAY. DECISIONS ARE BEING MADE TODAY. MANY MONTHS BEFORE COUNCIL MAKES MANY MONTHS BEFORE COUNCIL MAKES A FINAL DECISION. A FINAL DECISION. WHAT WE ARE LOOKING TO DO IS GET WHAT WE ARE LOOKING TO DO IS GET FEEDBACK FROM COUNCIL AND FROM FEEDBACK FROM COUNCIL AND FROM THE PUBLIC ON STAFF'S BASELINE THE PUBLIC ON STAFF'S BASELINE BUDGETING PLAN. BUDGETING PLAN. WE WENT OVER THAT AND DISCUSSED WE WENT OVER THAT AND DISCUSSED THE BUDGETS FOR DEPARTMENTS AND THE BUDGETS FOR DEPARTMENTS AND IMPACTS. IMPACTS. TODAY WE ARE GOING TO DISCUSS TODAY WE ARE GOING TO DISCUSS IMPACTS ON THE NEXT SET OF SEVEN IMPACTS ON THE NEXT SET OF SEVEN DEPARTMENTS. DEPARTMENTS. JUST AS REMINDER TO EVERYBODY, JUST AS REMINDER TO EVERYBODY, THIS IS THE BASELINE PLAN. THIS IS THE BASELINE PLAN. KIND OF THE ROLL UP VERSION OF KIND OF THE ROLL UP VERSION OF IT. IT. YOU ARE GOING TO HEAR THE MORE YOU ARE GOING TO HEAR THE MORE INDIVIDUAL STRATEGIES INCLUDED INDIVIDUAL STRATEGIES INCLUDED IN THE PLAN AND THE IMPACTS ON IN THE PLAN AND THE IMPACTS ON SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY. SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY. YOU WILL ALSO SEE SLIDE WITH THE YOU WILL ALSO SEE SLIDE WITH THE 15%. 15%. THAT IS SHOWING HOW THE THAT IS SHOWING HOW THE DEPARTMENTS MET TARGETS. DEPARTMENTS MET TARGETS. WHEN THEY GO THROUGH BUDGET WHEN THEY GO THROUGH BUDGET BALANCING IMPACTS THOSE ARE THE BALANCING IMPACTS THOSE ARE THE IMPACTS WHAT IS INCLUDED IN THE IMPACTS WHAT IS INCLUDED IN THE BASELINE PLAN. BASELINE PLAN. I WILL HAND IT OFF TO JACKIE

I WILL HAND IT OFF TO JACKIE BEACH HAM TO TALK ABOUT YPCE. BEACH HAM TO TALK ABOUT YPCE. >> GOOD AFTERNOON, VICE MAYOR

GOOD AFTERNOON, VICE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS. AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS. JACKIE BEACH HAM DIRECTOR YOUTH JACKIE BEACH HAM DIRECTOR YOUTH PARKS AND COMMUNITY ENRICHMENT. PARKS AND COMMUNITY ENRICHMENT. I WOULD LIKE TO THANK OUR YPCE I WOULD LIKE TO THANK OUR YPCE TEAM FOR HELPING TO PREPARE OUR TEAM FOR HELPING TO PREPARE OUR PRESENTATION AND ENTIRE TEAM PRESENTATION AND ENTIRE TEAM THAT WORK ACROSS THE CITY TO THAT WORK ACROSS THE CITY TO SUPPORT THE SERVICES THAT YOU SUPPORT THE SERVICES THAT YOU SEE THROUGH PARKS AND RECREATION SEE THROUGH PARKS AND RECREATION SYSTEM. SYSTEM. SACRAMENTO PARKS PLAY A CRITICAL SACRAMENTO PARKS PLAY A CRITICAL ROLE IN LIFE OF OUR CITY. ROLE IN LIFE OF OUR CITY. YPCE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR YPCE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR MAINTENANCE 243 PARKS, PARKWAYS MAINTENANCE 243 PARKS, PARKWAYS AND NATURAL SPACES SPANNING OVER AND NATURAL SPACES SPANNING OVER 4,000-ACRE IN THE CITY. 4,000-ACRE IN THE CITY. WE SUPPORT HEALTHY SAFE WE SUPPORT HEALTHY SAFE COMMUNITIES ENCOURAGING ACTIVE COMMUNITIES ENCOURAGING ACTIVE RECREATION, CELEBRATE CULTURAL RECREATION, CELEBRATE CULTURAL DIVERSITY AND CONNECT PEOPLE TO DIVERSITY AND CONNECT PEOPLE TO NATURE. NATURE. RATHER THAN LIST ALL PROGRAMS RATHER THAN LIST ALL PROGRAMS AND SERVICES THAT WE PROVIDE AND AND SERVICES THAT WE PROVIDE AND I SHARE A QUICK VIDEO. I SHARE A QUICK VIDEO. ONLY ONE MINUTE LONG TO SHOW YOU ONLY ONE MINUTE LONG TO SHOW YOU WHAT WE HAVE DONE IN THE WHAT WE HAVE DONE IN THE SACRAMENTO COMMUNITY OVER THE SACRAMENTO COMMUNITY OVER THE LAST YEAR. LAST YEAR. >> PARKS COMMUNITY ENRICHMENT

PARKS COMMUNITY ENRICHMENT TOGETHER WE EMPOWER YOUTH TOGETHER WE EMPOWER YOUTH STRENGTH AND NEIGHBORHOODS STRENGTH AND NEIGHBORHOODS PROVIDE LIVEN RICHING PROGRAMS PROVIDE LIVEN RICHING PROGRAMS FOR BEAUTIFUL LIVABLE COMMUNITY. FOR BEAUTIFUL LIVABLE COMMUNITY. 2025 YPCE WAS MORE THAN PLANS 2025 YPCE WAS MORE THAN PLANS AND PLACES. AND PLACES. IT WAS SYSTEM OF PARKS AND IT WAS SYSTEM OF PARKS AND RECREATION POWERING OPPORTUNITY RECREATION POWERING OPPORTUNITY ACROSS SACRAMENTO. ACROSS SACRAMENTO. YOUTH STEPPED INTO SPACES WHERE YOUTH STEPPED INTO SPACES WHERE CONFIDENCE GROWS. CONFIDENCE GROWS. SKILLS BUILD REAL JOBS AND SKILLS BUILD REAL JOBS AND FUTURES. FUTURES. WE INVEST IN NEXT GENERATION. WE INVEST IN NEXT GENERATION. OPPORTUNITY TO DO WHAT IS OPPORTUNITY TO DO WHAT IS POSSIBLE. POSSIBLE. SHOWING UP, RESPONDING AND SHOWING UP, RESPONDING AND MAINTAINING SAFE SPACES THAT MAINTAINING SAFE SPACES THAT WELCOME EVERYONE. WELCOME EVERYONE. COMMUNITY CENTERS ARE PLACES OF COMMUNITY CENTERS ARE PLACES OF CONNECTION. CONNECTION. OLDER ADULTS ARE ACTIVE. OLDER ADULTS ARE ACTIVE. MEALS REACH THOSE WHO NEED THEM MEALS REACH THOSE WHO NEED THEM AND YOUNG PEOPLE FOUND PLACES. AND YOUNG PEOPLE FOUND PLACES. THIS STRENGTHENS NEIGHBORHOODS, THIS STRENGTHENS NEIGHBORHOODS, BUILDS ECONOMIC RESILIENCE, BUILDS ECONOMIC RESILIENCE, REDUCES RISK. REDUCES RISK. PLAYS CRITICAL ROLE IN LIFE OF PLAYS CRITICAL ROLE IN LIFE OF OUR CITY THROUGH PEOPLE, PARKS OUR CITY THROUGH PEOPLE, PARKS AND PROGRAMS. AND PROGRAMS. DIVERSE, DYNAMIC, TOGETHER. DIVERSE, DYNAMIC, TOGETHER. >> WE DID A TEST RUN EARLIER AND

WE DID A TEST RUN EARLIER AND THAT ECHO WAS NOT THERE. THAT ECHO WAS NOT THERE. >> THAT IS THAT LESLIE ON THE THAT IS THAT LESLIE ON THE SLIDE? SLIDE? >> NO.

NO. THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN GREAT THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN GREAT THOUGH. THOUGH. NEXT TIME. NEXT TIME. DID YOU SEE YOUR FACES? DID YOU SEE YOUR FACES? ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. [APPLAUSE]. [APPLAUSE]. REAL PEOPLE IN OUR VIDEOS HERE. REAL PEOPLE IN OUR VIDEOS HERE. MOVING ON. MOVING ON. YPCE OPERATIONS ARE EXPANSIVE YPCE OPERATIONS ARE EXPANSIVE AND DIVERSE TO PROVIDE CORE AND DIVERSE TO PROVIDE CORE SERVICES CITY-WIDE FROM YOUTH SERVICES CITY-WIDE FROM YOUTH AND OLDER ADULTS TO POOLS, AND OLDER ADULTS TO POOLS, COMMUNITY CENTERS, PARK PLANNING COMMUNITY CENTERS, PARK PLANNING AND MAINTENANCE AND PARK AND MAINTENANCE AND PARK RANGERS. RANGERS. THESE SERVICES ARE DELIVERED BY THESE SERVICES ARE DELIVERED BY 678 FTE WHICH EQUATES TO 1437 678 FTE WHICH EQUATES TO 1437 INDIVIDUAL EMPLOYEES. INDIVIDUAL EMPLOYEES. YPCE SUPPORTS THE WORK FORCE YPCE SUPPORTS THE WORK FORCE WITH FULL-TIME AND SEASONAL AND WITH FULL-TIME AND SEASONAL AND PART-TIME STAFF WE RELY ON TO PART-TIME STAFF WE RELY ON TO ENSURE SERVICES ARE DELIVERED ENSURE SERVICES ARE DELIVERED EVERY DAY. EVERY DAY. OUR TOTAL OPERATING BUDGET OUR TOTAL OPERATING BUDGET FISCAL YEAR 26 IS $65.9 MILLION. FISCAL YEAR 26 IS $65.9 MILLION. $49 MILLION IS GENERAL FUND. $49 MILLION IS GENERAL FUND. THIS INCLUDES $6.7 MILLION IN THIS INCLUDES $6.7 MILLION IN REVENUE FROM RECREATION PROGRAM REVENUE FROM RECREATION PROGRAM AND FACILITY RENTAL PARK USE AND AND FACILITY RENTAL PARK USE AND PERMIT FEES. PERMIT FEES. SUPPORTS 320 FULL-TIME OVER 700 SUPPORTS 320 FULL-TIME OVER 700 PART-TIME STAFF. PART-TIME STAFF. OTHER FUNDS INCLUDE MAINTENANCE, OTHER FUNDS INCLUDE MAINTENANCE, CFD AND LABOR OPERATING EXPENSES CFD AND LABOR OPERATING EXPENSES FOR START AND OUR EXPANDED FOR START AND OUR EXPANDED LEARNING AND LICENSE CARE LEARNING AND LICENSE CARE PROGRAM AND OFFSET BY GRANT PROGRAM AND OFFSET BY GRANT FUNDS. FUNDS. SUPPORTED BY 62 FULL-TIME AND SUPPORTED BY 62 FULL-TIME AND 300 PART-TIME STAFF. 300 PART-TIME STAFF. OVERVIEW OF OUR FISCAL YEAR 26 OVERVIEW OF OUR FISCAL YEAR 26 OPERATING BUDGET BY PROGRAM OPERATING BUDGET BY PROGRAM AREA. AREA. PARK MAINTENANCE $24 MILLION. PARK MAINTENANCE $24 MILLION. YOUTH PROGRAMS AQUATICS YOUTH PROGRAMS AQUATICS COMMUNITY CENTER 17% OF COMMUNITY CENTER 17% OF OPERATING BUDGET. OPERATING BUDGET. HR PROCUREMENT ACCOUNTING HR PROCUREMENT ACCOUNTING BUDGETING HOUSED WITHIN

BUDGETING HOUSED WITHIN ADMINISTRATION AND PARK RANGER ADMINISTRATION AND PARK RANGER UNIT $2.4 MILLION. UNIT $2.4 MILLION. HERE IS ANOTHER VIEW BY SPENDING HERE IS ANOTHER VIEW BY SPENDING CATEGORY. CATEGORY. AS YOU HAVE SEEN LABOR COSTS ARE AS YOU HAVE SEEN LABOR COSTS ARE LARGE PORTION OF OVERALL LARGE PORTION OF OVERALL OPERATING BUDGET 64%. OPERATING BUDGET 64%. $46 MILLION FUNDING JUST OVER $46 MILLION FUNDING JUST OVER 1,400 EMPLOYEES. 1,400 EMPLOYEES. DEVELOPING STRATEGIES NOW FOR DEVELOPING STRATEGIES NOW FOR THIRD YEAR HAS REQUIRED THIRD YEAR HAS REQUIRED COMPREHENSIVE THOUGHTFUL COMPREHENSIVE THOUGHTFUL APPROACH TO FURTHER EVALUATION APPROACH TO FURTHER EVALUATION PROGRAMS AND OPERATIONS. PROGRAMS AND OPERATIONS. STAFF DEVELOPED 27 DIFFERENT STAFF DEVELOPED 27 DIFFERENT STRATEGIES TO REACH REQUIRED 15% STRATEGIES TO REACH REQUIRED 15% REDUCTION PLAN OF $6.1 MILLION. REDUCTION PLAN OF $6.1 MILLION. THESE STRATEGIES INCLUDE THESE STRATEGIES INCLUDE REDUCTION OF 121 FTE WHICH REDUCTION OF 121 FTE WHICH INCLUDES 211 POSITIONS. INCLUDES 211 POSITIONS. IN LAST TWO YEARS WE HAVE IN LAST TWO YEARS WE HAVE SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED FTE SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED FTE POSITIONS. POSITIONS. STRATEGICALLY REALIGNED AND STRATEGICALLY REALIGNED AND IMPLEMENTED REVENUE TO SUPPORT IMPLEMENTED REVENUE TO SUPPORT DEFICIT AND FOCUSING ON CORE DEFICIT AND FOCUSING ON CORE SERVICES. SERVICES. THIS HAS BECOME INCREASINGLY THIS HAS BECOME INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT. DIFFICULT. WE ARE LIMITED WITH REVENUE WE ARE LIMITED WITH REVENUE ENHANCEMENT OPPORTUNITIES AND ENHANCEMENT OPPORTUNITIES AND MOST REDUCTIONS THOUGH WE MOST REDUCTIONS THOUGH WE PHASE-IN APPROACH HAVE AN PHASE-IN APPROACH HAVE AN INCREASING LEVEL IMPACT ON INCREASING LEVEL IMPACT ON COMMUNITY. COMMUNITY. 24 OF YPCE STRATEGIES ARE IN THE 24 OF YPCE STRATEGIES ARE IN THE BASELINE. BASELINE. MOST ARE LEVEL THREE AND FOUR MOST ARE LEVEL THREE AND FOUR IMPACT. IMPACT. THESE INCLUDE 11.2% OF GENERAL THESE INCLUDE 11.2% OF GENERAL FUND BUDGET. FUND BUDGET. ELIMINATION OF 102 FTE OF WHICH ELIMINATION OF 102 FTE OF WHICH 86 ARE CURRENTLY FILLED 86 ARE CURRENTLY FILLED POSITIONS. POSITIONS. 75 ARE CAREER LEVEL STAFF. 75 ARE CAREER LEVEL STAFF. DUE TO NUMBER RATHER THAN LIST DUE TO NUMBER RATHER THAN LIST INDIVIDUALLY WE GROUPED INTO INDIVIDUALLY WE GROUPED INTO OPERATIONAL PROGRAM AREAS. OPERATIONAL PROGRAM AREAS. WE WILL BEGIN WITH YOUTH ALL

WE WILL BEGIN WITH YOUTH ALL AGES ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS. AGES ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS. THERE ARE NO PROPOSED FEE THERE ARE NO PROPOSED FEE INCREASES BUT WE DO ANTICIPATE INCREASES BUT WE DO ANTICIPATE INCREASED PROGRAM PARTICIPATION INCREASED PROGRAM PARTICIPATION FOR OUR LICENSED ADULT DAYCARE FOR OUR LICENSED ADULT DAYCARE PROGRAM. PROGRAM. WE HAVE ELIMINATION OF VACANCIES WE HAVE ELIMINATION OF VACANCIES REALIGNMENT FTE TO PRODUCE REALIGNMENT FTE TO PRODUCE SAVINGS IN YOUTH PROGRAMS. SAVINGS IN YOUTH PROGRAMS. WILL RESULTS IN INABILITIES FOR WILL RESULTS IN INABILITIES FOR WAIT LISTS FOR THESE PROGRAMS. WAIT LISTS FOR THESE PROGRAMS. HIGHER IMPACT STRATEGIES REDUCED HIGHER IMPACT STRATEGIES REDUCED ELIMINATED STIPENDS AND ELIMINATED STIPENDS AND OFFERINGS FOR WORK FORCE OFFERINGS FOR WORK FORCE DEVELOPMENT LIKE YOUNG LEADERS DEVELOPMENT LIKE YOUNG LEADERS TOMORROW, PRIMETIME TEEN AND TOMORROW, PRIMETIME TEEN AND JUNIOR RECAID. JUNIOR RECAID. SUMMER AT CITY HALL WOULD BE SUMMER AT CITY HALL WOULD BE REDUCED OR ELIMINATED TO ACHIEVE REDUCED OR ELIMINATED TO ACHIEVE THE SAVINGS WITH CONTRACTING THE SAVINGS WITH CONTRACTING SOME SPECIALIZED CLASSES FROM SOME SPECIALIZED CLASSES FROM ADAPTIVE RECREATION TO COMMUNITY ADAPTIVE RECREATION TO COMMUNITY PARTNERS. PARTNERS. THESE ARE $1.3 MILLION IN THESE ARE $1.3 MILLION IN REDUCTIONS. REDUCTIONS. INCLUDE ELIMINATION OF 15 INCLUDE ELIMINATION OF 15 POSITIONS WITH POTENTIAL IMPACT POSITIONS WITH POTENTIAL IMPACT OF SERVING 500 OR OF SERVING 500 OR NEXT WE HAVE COMMUNITY CENTER NEXT WE HAVE COMMUNITY CENTER PROGRAMS AND OPERATIONS. PROGRAMS AND OPERATIONS. WITH $1.7 MILLION IN BUDGET WITH $1.7 MILLION IN BUDGET BALANCING STRATEGIES. BALANCING STRATEGIES. THIS INCLUDES REDUCING THE THIS INCLUDES REDUCING THE FACILITY FEE WAIVER DISCOUNT BY FACILITY FEE WAIVER DISCOUNT BY 50%. 50%. COUNCIL RESTORED THIS PROGRAM IN COUNCIL RESTORED THIS PROGRAM IN 2025. 2025. THERE WILL BE DISCOUNTS FOR THERE WILL BE DISCOUNTS FOR NONYOUTH SERVING ORGANIZATIONS NONYOUTH SERVING ORGANIZATIONS BUT NO IMPACT ON QUALIFYING BUT NO IMPACT ON QUALIFYING YOUTH ORGANIZATIONS THROUGH THE YOUTH ORGANIZATIONS THROUGH THE SCHOLARSHIP FUND. SCHOLARSHIP FUND. THESE STRATEGIES INCLUDE THE THESE STRATEGIES INCLUDE THE REDUCTION AND REALIGNMENT OF REDUCTION AND REALIGNMENT OF PROGRAM STAFF WITH EFFICIENCIES PROGRAM STAFF WITH EFFICIENCIES AND LIMIT THE EXPANSION OF AND LIMIT THE EXPANSION OF ESSENTIAL YOUTH AND OLDER ADULT

ESSENTIAL YOUTH AND OLDER ADULT PROGRAMS IN COMMUNITY CENTERS. PROGRAMS IN COMMUNITY CENTERS. STAFF TOOK A STAGED REDUCTION OF STAFF TOOK A STAGED REDUCTION OF OPERATIONS AT COMMUNITY CENTERS OPERATIONS AT COMMUNITY CENTERS CITY WIDE SELECTED IN THE CITY WIDE SELECTED IN THE BASELINE TO REACH THE SAVINGS. BASELINE TO REACH THE SAVINGS. IN THIS STRATEGY ALL EIGHT IN THIS STRATEGY ALL EIGHT COMMUNITY SERVICE LOCATIONS WILL COMMUNITY SERVICE LOCATIONS WILL REDUCE OPERATIONS FROM SIX DAYS REDUCE OPERATIONS FROM SIX DAYS TO FOUR DAYS PER WEEK. TO FOUR DAYS PER WEEK. THIS IS A 27% REDUCTION IN THIS IS A 27% REDUCTION IN OPERATING HOURS AND ACCESS TO OPERATING HOURS AND ACCESS TO SAFE SPACES, YOUTH DROP-IN AND SAFE SPACES, YOUTH DROP-IN AND AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS. AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS. OLDER ADULT PROGRAMS LIKE MEALS OLDER ADULT PROGRAMS LIKE MEALS ON WHEELS IMPACTED WITH ON WHEELS IMPACTED WITH ESTIMATED 29,000 FEWER VISITS ESTIMATED 29,000 FEWER VISITS ANNUALLY FROM SENIORS. ANNUALLY FROM SENIORS. AND STRATEGIES INCLUDE THE AND STRATEGIES INCLUDE THE ELIMINATION OF 29 POSITIONS. ELIMINATION OF 29 POSITIONS. OUR AQUATIC STRATEGY IS CLOSING OUR AQUATIC STRATEGY IS CLOSING OF FOUR STAND-ALONE WADING OF FOUR STAND-ALONE WADING POOLS. POOLS. AND SPLASH PADS AND CONVERTED AND SPLASH PADS AND CONVERTED WADING POOL AT MOMMA PARK WOULD WADING POOL AT MOMMA PARK WOULD RESUME. RESUME. IN SUMMER SEASON OPERATING ONLY IN SUMMER SEASON OPERATING ONLY THREE DAYS PER WEEK, FROM SIX THREE DAYS PER WEEK, FROM SIX DAYS TO THREE DAYS. DAYS TO THREE DAYS. AND RECREATION SWIM SERVED OVER AND RECREATION SWIM SERVED OVER 90,000 VISITS WITH OUR POOLS 90,000 VISITS WITH OUR POOLS PROVIDING SAFE PLACES FOR YOUTH PROVIDING SAFE PLACES FOR YOUTH AND FAMILIES. AND FAMILIES. WHILE THREE HUB POOLS REMAIN WHILE THREE HUB POOLS REMAIN OPEN IN THIS SCENARIO ANTICIPATE OPEN IN THIS SCENARIO ANTICIPATE REDUCTION OF 12,000 VISITS CITY REDUCTION OF 12,000 VISITS CITY WIDE REDUCTION OF THOSE YOUTH. WIDE REDUCTION OF THOSE YOUTH. AND THIS BALANCING STRATEGY AND THIS BALANCING STRATEGY INCLUDESES ELIMINATION OF 63 INCLUDESES ELIMINATION OF 63 POSITIONS. POSITIONS. MOVING ON TO PARK MAINTENANCE MOVING ON TO PARK MAINTENANCE OPERATIONS WITH BASELINE

OPERATIONS WITH BASELINE STRATEGIES THAT INCLUDE CONTRACT STRATEGIES THAT INCLUDE CONTRACT SPECIAL SERVICES AND MAINTENANCE SPECIAL SERVICES AND MAINTENANCE ACTIVITIES AT NEIGHBORHOOD AND ACTIVITIES AT NEIGHBORHOOD AND COMMUNITY PARKS. COMMUNITY PARKS. THESE STRATEGIES INCLUDE LPGZ OF THESE STRATEGIES INCLUDE LPGZ OF 54 PARK MAINTENANCE STAFF THAT 54 PARK MAINTENANCE STAFF THAT IS 53% OF WORKFORCE. IS 53% OF WORKFORCE. WHILE WE DO NOT ANTICIPATE WHILE WE DO NOT ANTICIPATE IMPACT ON SERVICE LEVELS. IMPACT ON SERVICE LEVELS. THE QUALITY OF SERVICE MAY BE THE QUALITY OF SERVICE MAY BE IMPACTED AS WE CONTRACT OUT IMPACTED AS WE CONTRACT OUT WORK. WORK. THESE 53 EMPLOYEES NOT ONLY OUR THESE 53 EMPLOYEES NOT ONLY OUR PARKS AND INFRASTRUCTURE BUT PARKS AND INFRASTRUCTURE BUT KNOW AND BUILT RELATIONSHIPS AND KNOW AND BUILT RELATIONSHIPS AND TRUST WITH THE COMMUNITIES THEY TRUST WITH THE COMMUNITIES THEY SERVE, MAJORITY THEY ARE PART SERVE, MAJORITY THEY ARE PART OF. OF. THIS IS BUILT OVER TIME WITH THIS IS BUILT OVER TIME WITH LONG-TENURED EMPLOYEES AND LONG-TENURED EMPLOYEES AND ADDITION IMPACTS MAY INCLUDE ADDITION IMPACTS MAY INCLUDE DELAY TO EMERGENCY RESPONSE DELAY TO EMERGENCY RESPONSE EFFORTS LIKE THE WINTER STORMS EFFORTS LIKE THE WINTER STORMS IN YEAR 2023. IN YEAR 2023. AND ALL HANDS ON DECK FOR TEAM AND ALL HANDS ON DECK FOR TEAM TO PROVIDE SUPPORT IN THE PARKS. TO PROVIDE SUPPORT IN THE PARKS. AND THESE WOULD BE MORE AND THESE WOULD BE MORE DIFFICULT TO MOBILIZE WITH DIFFICULT TO MOBILIZE WITH CONTRACT SERVICES. CONTRACT SERVICES. AND YPCE BASELINE STRATEGIES FOR AND YPCE BASELINE STRATEGIES FOR FISCAL YEAR, TOTAL 24.8 MILLION, FISCAL YEAR, TOTAL 24.8 MILLION, 11.2% OF GENERAL FUND BUDGET. 11.2% OF GENERAL FUND BUDGET. IN THE LAST TWO YEARS WE HAVE IN THE LAST TWO YEARS WE HAVE SUPPORTED BUDGET REDUCTION SUPPORTED BUDGET REDUCTION SAVINGS ELIMINATING OVER 10% OF SAVINGS ELIMINATING OVER 10% OF OUR FTE, DEPARTMENT WIDE AND OUR FTE, DEPARTMENT WIDE AND APPROXIMATELY 12% OF OUR GENERAL APPROXIMATELY 12% OF OUR GENERAL FUND BUDGET WHILE STRIVING TO FUND BUDGET WHILE STRIVING TO MAINTAIN SERVICE LEVELS. MAINTAIN SERVICE LEVELS. WHEN DEVELOPING STRATEGIES THE WHEN DEVELOPING STRATEGIES THE DIRECTION HAS BEEN TO IDENTIFY DIRECTION HAS BEEN TO IDENTIFY SAVINGS AND MINIMIZE SERVICE SAVINGS AND MINIMIZE SERVICE IMPACTS. IMPACTS. WHAT YOU ARE SEEING HERE WITH WHAT YOU ARE SEEING HERE WITH PARK MAINTENANCE. PARK MAINTENANCE. THESE STRATEGIES HOWEVER AS DO THESE STRATEGIES HOWEVER AS DO THE MAJORITY OF YPCE BASELINE THE MAJORITY OF YPCE BASELINE STRATEGIES AT LEVEL 3 AND 4 STRATEGIES AT LEVEL 3 AND 4 CARRY SIGNIFICANT IMPACT OUR CARRY SIGNIFICANT IMPACT OUR EMPLOYEES. EMPLOYEES. AND EXAMPLE IN ONE STRATEGY THAT AND EXAMPLE IN ONE STRATEGY THAT YOU SEE TO MAINTAIN SERVICE YOU SEE TO MAINTAIN SERVICE LEVELS OF $500,000 NET SAVINGS

LEVELS OF $500,000 NET SAVINGS COMES WITH THE ELIMINATION 25 COMES WITH THE ELIMINATION 25 CITY STAFF. CITY STAFF. AND ALTERNATIVELY COULD BE AND ALTERNATIVELY COULD BE APPROACH OF MINIMAL REDUCTIONS APPROACH OF MINIMAL REDUCTIONS TO HAVE SAVINGS. TO HAVE SAVINGS. I HOPE TO EXPLORE THESE OPTIONS I HOPE TO EXPLORE THESE OPTIONS WITH THE COUNCIL AND COMMUNITY WITH THE COUNCIL AND COMMUNITY IN THE BUDGET PROCESS IN THE IN THE BUDGET PROCESS IN THE COMING WEEKS AND MONTHS. COMING WEEKS AND MONTHS. YPCE PLAYS A CRITICAL ROLE IN YPCE PLAYS A CRITICAL ROLE IN FACILITIES ACROSS THE CITY. FACILITIES ACROSS THE CITY. AS WE HEARD FROM OUR CITY AS WE HEARD FROM OUR CITY AUDITOR'S NATIONAL COMMUNITY AUDITOR'S NATIONAL COMMUNITY SURVEY AND COUNCILOR VANG SURVEY AND COUNCILOR VANG REITERATED A HIGHLIGHT ALSO THAT REITERATED A HIGHLIGHT ALSO THAT PARKS AND RECREATION PARKS AND RECREATION OPPORTUNITIES CONTRIBUTE TO A OPPORTUNITIES CONTRIBUTE TO A HIGH QUALITY OF LIFE EXPERIENCED HIGH QUALITY OF LIFE EXPERIENCED IN OUR CITY. IN OUR CITY. WITH THE MAJORITY OF RESIDENTS WITH THE MAJORITY OF RESIDENTS POSITIVELY RATING THE OVERALL POSITIVELY RATING THE OVERALL QUALITY OF PARKS AND RECREATION QUALITY OF PARKS AND RECREATION OPPORTUNITIES. OPPORTUNITIES. SHOWING SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENT SHOWING SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENT FROM 2023, DESPITE THE FROM 2023, DESPITE THE CHALLENGES WE ARE FACING IN THE CHALLENGES WE ARE FACING IN THE LAST YEARS, THAT SPEAKS VOLUMES LAST YEARS, THAT SPEAKS VOLUMES OF WHAT THE WORK THAT OUR TEAM OF WHAT THE WORK THAT OUR TEAM DOES. DOES. AND IDENTIFIED PRIORITIES ON AND IDENTIFIED PRIORITIES ON FUNDING FOCUS ON CORE SERVICES FUNDING FOCUS ON CORE SERVICES FOR STRONG SUPPORT FOR YOUTH FOR STRONG SUPPORT FOR YOUTH PROGRAMS AND SENIOR PROGRAMS. PROGRAMS AND SENIOR PROGRAMS. YPCE WILL REMAIN COMMITTED TO YPCE WILL REMAIN COMMITTED TO CORE SERVICES AND ADVANCING CORE SERVICES AND ADVANCING COUNCIL PRIORITIES AS WE MOVE COUNCIL PRIORITIES AS WE MOVE FORWARD. FORWARD. AND PARK RANGERS WILL ADDRESS AND PARK RANGERS WILL ADDRESS HOMELESSNESS AND CLEANUP AS HOMELESSNESS AND CLEANUP AS RAPID RESPONSE TEAM AND RESPONSE RAPID RESPONSE TEAM AND RESPONSE AND SCHOLARSHIPS FOR MANY. AND SCHOLARSHIPS FOR MANY. AND WORK-FORCE OPPORTUNITIES AND AND WORK-FORCE OPPORTUNITIES AND RECREATION PROGRAMS AND AQUATICS RECREATION PROGRAMS AND AQUATICS AND EVENTS THAT ACTIVATE OUR AND EVENTS THAT ACTIVATE OUR PARKS AND FACILITIES AND PARKS AND FACILITIES AND PROVIDES POSITIVE IMPACT TO OUR PROVIDES POSITIVE IMPACT TO OUR LOCAL ECONOMY. LOCAL ECONOMY. AND COMMUNITY CENTERS PROVIDE AND COMMUNITY CENTERS PROVIDE SAFE SPACES AND FOR YOUTH AND SAFE SPACES AND FOR YOUTH AND OLDER ADULT PROGRAMS AND OLDER ADULT PROGRAMS AND PRIORITY NEIGHBORHOODS AND

PRIORITY NEIGHBORHOODS AND COMMUNITIES AS EQUITABLY AS COMMUNITIES AS EQUITABLY AS POSSIBLE. POSSIBLE. AND CONTINUE OUR AFTER-SCHOOL AND CONTINUE OUR AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS AND YOUTH PROGRAMS AND PROGRAMS AND YOUTH PROGRAMS AND NOT ONLY SAFETY BUT WORKING NOT ONLY SAFETY BUT WORKING CHILDHOOD CARE FOR WORKING CHILDHOOD CARE FOR WORKING FAMILIES. FAMILIES. AND PRIORITIES 43 PARKS AND AND PRIORITIES 43 PARKS AND NATURAL TRAILS AND BICYCLE NATURAL TRAILS AND BICYCLE SPACES THAT ARE SAFE FOR ALL SPACES THAT ARE SAFE FOR ALL SACRAMENTO VISITORS AND SACRAMENTO VISITORS AND RESIDENTS TO ENJOY. RESIDENTS TO ENJOY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] [APPLAUSE] >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION, JACKIE. PRESENTATION, JACKIE. YOU ARE WELCOME, TOM. YOU ARE WELCOME, TOM. >> GOOD AFTERNOON, I AM TOM

GOOD AFTERNOON, I AM TOM PACE, DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY PACE, DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT. DEVELOPMENT. AND OUR MISSION IN COMMUNITY AND OUR MISSION IN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT IS TO HELP PLAN, DEVELOPMENT IS TO HELP PLAN, BUILD AND MAINTAIN A GREAT CITY BUILD AND MAINTAIN A GREAT CITY AND DO THAT BY PROVIDING THE AND DO THAT BY PROVIDING THE PLANNING AND CODE COMPLIANCE AND PLANNING AND CODE COMPLIANCE AND THE ANIMAL CARE SERVICES YOU SEE THE ANIMAL CARE SERVICES YOU SEE LISTED HERE. LISTED HERE. OUR DEPARTMENT IS ORGANIZED OUR DEPARTMENT IS ORGANIZED THROUGH THESE KEY SERVICES AND THROUGH THESE KEY SERVICES AND COMPRISES 315 FULL-TIME COMPRISES 315 FULL-TIME POSITIONS. POSITIONS. NEARLY ALL ARE FULL-TIME NEARLY ALL ARE FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES. EMPLOYEES. THE DEPARTMENT IS SUPPORTED BY THE DEPARTMENT IS SUPPORTED BY 58.6 MILLION IN GENERAL FUND 58.6 MILLION IN GENERAL FUND APPROPRIATIONS THAT ARE OFF SET APPROPRIATIONS THAT ARE OFF SET BY 37.7 NET GENERAL FUND COST OF BY 37.7 NET GENERAL FUND COST OF UNDER $22 MILLION. UNDER $22 MILLION. OUR MAJOR APPROPRIATIONS ARE IN OUR MAJOR APPROPRIATIONS ARE IN THE BUILDING DIVISION, ABOUT 31% THE BUILDING DIVISION, ABOUT 31% OF OUR BUDGET FOLLOWED BY CODE OF OUR BUDGET FOLLOWED BY CODE COMPLIANCE AT 27% AND PLANNING COMPLIANCE AT 27% AND PLANNING AT 22% AND ANIMAL CARE AT 16% AT 22% AND ANIMAL CARE AT 16% AND ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES AT AND ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES AT 4%. 4%. AS YOU SEE IN MANY DEPARTMENTS AS YOU SEE IN MANY DEPARTMENTS THE OVERWHELMINGLY MAJORITY OF THE OVERWHELMINGLY MAJORITY OF OUR FUNDING IS SALARIES AND OUR FUNDING IS SALARIES AND SERVICES REQUIRED BY PEOPLE. SERVICES REQUIRED BY PEOPLE. AND NEXT IS SERVICES AND SUPPLY, AND NEXT IS SERVICES AND SUPPLY, 9.5 MILLION THAT PAYS FOR 9.5 MILLION THAT PAYS FOR BOARDING UP VACANT BUILDINGS AND BOARDING UP VACANT BUILDINGS AND PAYING FOR THINGS AS DIVERSE AS PAYING FOR THINGS AS DIVERSE AS FOOD FOR THE ANIMALS IN THE FOOD FOR THE ANIMALS IN THE ANIMAL SHELTER. ANIMAL SHELTER. MAJOR SOURCE OF REVENUE IN OUR MAJOR SOURCE OF REVENUE IN OUR DEPARTMENT IS THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT IS THROUGH THE BUILDING PERMIT PROCESS, PLAN BUILDING PERMIT PROCESS, PLAN REVIEW AND BUILDING PERMITS AND REVIEW AND BUILDING PERMITS AND FOLLOWED BY CODE COMPLIANCE AT FOLLOWED BY CODE COMPLIANCE AT 25%. 25%. AND PLANNING FEES AT 18%.

AND PLANNING FEES AT 18%. ANIMAL CARE SERVICES COMPRISES ANIMAL CARE SERVICES COMPRISES SMALL PORTION OF OUR REVENUE, 3% SMALL PORTION OF OUR REVENUE, 3% PRIMARILY, ANIMAL LICENSING AND PRIMARILY, ANIMAL LICENSING AND ADOPTION FEES. ADOPTION FEES. OUR 15% REDUCTION OPTIONS TOTAL OUR 15% REDUCTION OPTIONS TOTAL $3.3 MILLION. $3.3 MILLION. AND DO NOT INVOLVE ANY IMPACTS AND DO NOT INVOLVE ANY IMPACTS TO EITHER VACANT OR FILLED TO EITHER VACANT OR FILLED EMPLOYEE POSITIONS. EMPLOYEE POSITIONS. THAT'S ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH A THAT'S ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH A COMBINATION OF STRATEGIES COMBINATION OF STRATEGIES INCLUDING RECEIVE NEW INCREASES INCLUDING RECEIVE NEW INCREASES IN OUR PLANNING DIVISION AND IN OUR PLANNING DIVISION AND SEVERAL OTHER DIVISIONS TO HELP SEVERAL OTHER DIVISIONS TO HELP ALIGN WITH ACTUAL COSTS IN ORDER ALIGN WITH ACTUAL COSTS IN ORDER TO AVOID ANY SERVICE-LEVEL TO AVOID ANY SERVICE-LEVEL DISRUPTIONS. DISRUPTIONS. AND WE HAVE IDENTIFIED AND WE HAVE IDENTIFIED REDUCTIONS IN SPENDING IN OUR REDUCTIONS IN SPENDING IN OUR BUILDING DIVISION CONSULTANT BUILDING DIVISION CONSULTANT SERVICES FOR PLAN REVIEW AND SERVICES FOR PLAN REVIEW AND INSPENGZS THAT WILL NOT HAVE INSPENGZS THAT WILL NOT HAVE SIGNIFICANT IMPACT OUR SIGNIFICANT IMPACT OUR CUSTOMERS. CUSTOMERS. AND OFF SETTING A PORTION OF THE AND OFF SETTING A PORTION OF THE COSTS OF NEIGHBORHOOD COSTS OF NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT ACTION PLAN BY DEVELOPMENT ACTION PLAN BY UTILIZING FUNDS IN THE PROJECT. UTILIZING FUNDS IN THE PROJECT. MOST IMPACT IS REDUCTION AND MOST IMPACT IS REDUCTION AND FUNDING FOR AFFORDABILITY FUNDING FOR AFFORDABILITY HOUSING IMPACT FEE ASSISTANCE HOUSING IMPACT FEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM THAT THE NUMBER OF UNITS PROGRAM THAT THE NUMBER OF UNITS ASSISTANCE AND ALLOW US TO ASSISTANCE AND ALLOW US TO REDUCE THE FEE FOR HOUSING REDUCE THE FEE FOR HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS. DEVELOPMENTS. THERE IS ALTERNATIVE TO THIS THERE IS ALTERNATIVE TO THIS REDUCTION STRATEGY THAT OUR REDUCTION STRATEGY THAT OUR DEPARTMENT COLLECTS 1.2 MILLION DEPARTMENT COLLECTS 1.2 MILLION A YEAR IN HOUSING TRUST FEES ON A YEAR IN HOUSING TRUST FEES ON NEW COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL NEW COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT. DEVELOPMENT. THOSE FEES ARE USED TO FIND THOSE FEES ARE USED TO FIND HOUSING DEVELOPMENT THAT HOUSING DEVELOPMENT THAT DISPERSED TO THE SACRAMENTO DISPERSED TO THE SACRAMENTO HOUSING REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY. HOUSING REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY. COUNCIL COULD CHOOSE TO REDIRECT COUNCIL COULD CHOOSE TO REDIRECT A PORTION OF THOSE FUNDS TO BACK A PORTION OF THOSE FUNDS TO BACK FILL THIS REDUCTION AND RETAIN FILL THIS REDUCTION AND RETAIN FOR THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING ZERO FOR THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING ZERO RATE FEE PROGRAM.

RATE FEE PROGRAM. WITH THAT THE COMMUNITY WITH THAT THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT WILL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT WILL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE CORE CONTINUE TO PROVIDE CORE ESSENTIAL SERVICES TO THE CITY ESSENTIAL SERVICES TO THE CITY AND RESIDENTS THAT INCLUDES AND RESIDENTS THAT INCLUDES PUBLIC HEALTH IN CONSTRUCTION PUBLIC HEALTH IN CONSTRUCTION AND PLANNING FOR THE VISION OF AND PLANNING FOR THE VISION OF THE CITY AND APPROPRIATE THE CITY AND APPROPRIATE DEVELOPMENT PROCESSES, DEVELOPMENT PROCESSES, MAINTAINING SAFE AND DESIRABLE MAINTAINING SAFE AND DESIRABLE CONDITIONS IN OUR NEIGHBORHOODS CONDITIONS IN OUR NEIGHBORHOODS AND AMONG OUR BUSINESSES AND AND AMONG OUR BUSINESSES AND CODE ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM AND CODE ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM AND CONTINUING TO CARE FOR LOST AND CONTINUING TO CARE FOR LOST AND STRAYED ANIMALS. STRAYED ANIMALS. AND IN RESPONSE TO COUNCIL AND IN RESPONSE TO COUNCIL DIRECTION WE HAVE REQUESTED A DIRECTION WE HAVE REQUESTED A $500,000 AUGMENTATION TO PROVIDE $500,000 AUGMENTATION TO PROVIDE A ONE-YEAR OF CONTRACT SERVICES A ONE-YEAR OF CONTRACT SERVICES WITH ANIMAL BALANCED TO PROVIDE WITH ANIMAL BALANCED TO PROVIDE 10 HIGH-VOLUME EVENTS, AS WE 10 HIGH-VOLUME EVENTS, AS WE KNOW THAT PREVENTION IS THE KNOW THAT PREVENTION IS THE MAJOR PART OF THE SOLUTION TO MAJOR PART OF THE SOLUTION TO THE UNWANTED ANIMALS IN THE THE UNWANTED ANIMALS IN THE COMMUNITY. COMMUNITY. AND THAT IS BEFORE COUNCIL AS AND THAT IS BEFORE COUNCIL AS YOU DELIBERATE THE BUDGET. YOU DELIBERATE THE BUDGET. THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND HAND THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND HAND OVER TO PETE. OVER TO PETE. >> THANK YOU TOM.

THANK YOU TOM. >> THANKS TOM.

THANKS TOM. HELLO EVERYONE AGAIN, PETE HELLO EVERYONE AGAIN, PETE COLETTO WITH THE FINANCE COLETTO WITH THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT. DEPARTMENT. I LIKE TO START WITH OUR I LIKE TO START WITH OUR MISSION, EDUCATE AND INFORM AND MISSION, EDUCATE AND INFORM AND PROVIDE EXCELLENT INTERNAL AND PROVIDE EXCELLENT INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL CUSTOMER SERVICE WITH EXTERNAL CUSTOMER SERVICE WITH INTEGRITY AND EFFICIENCY AND INTEGRITY AND EFFICIENCY AND QUALITY. QUALITY. AND WE WANT TO PROVIDE ACCURATE AND WE WANT TO PROVIDE ACCURATE FINANCIAL FUNCTIONS TO THE CITY FINANCIAL FUNCTIONS TO THE CITY AND PUBLIC. AND PUBLIC. WE DO THIS THROUGH SEVEN WE DO THIS THROUGH SEVEN OPERATING DIVISIONS AND 100 OPERATING DIVISIONS AND 100 EQUIVALENT EMPLOYEES. EQUIVALENT EMPLOYEES. AND I ADD THAT I HAVE A GREAT AND I ADD THAT I HAVE A GREAT TEAM AND MAKE MY JOB A LOT TEAM AND MAKE MY JOB A LOT EASIER. EASIER. FOR OUR BUDGET, WE HAVE GENERAL FOR OUR BUDGET, WE HAVE GENERAL FUND APPROPRIATIONS UNDER $12 FUND APPROPRIATIONS UNDER $12 MILLION. MILLION. BRING IN AROUND 5 MILLION OF BRING IN AROUND 5 MILLION OF REVENUE FOR NET GENERAL FUND REVENUE FOR NET GENERAL FUND COSTS OF 6.9 MILLION. COSTS OF 6.9 MILLION. WE HAVE BUDGET IN OTHER FUNDS, WE HAVE BUDGET IN OTHER FUNDS, PRIMARILY IN THE INFRASTRUCTURE PRIMARILY IN THE INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCE DIVISION THAT ADMINISTER FINANCE DIVISION THAT ADMINISTER DEVELOPMENT FEES AND P-BIDS LIKE DEVELOPMENT FEES AND P-BIDS LIKE THAT. THAT. AND REVENUE IS OUR LARGEST AND REVENUE IS OUR LARGEST DIVISION AS YOU SEE AND HAS THE DIVISION AS YOU SEE AND HAS THE MOST EMPLOYEES AND THE REST ARE MOST EMPLOYEES AND THE REST ARE ROUGHLY THE SAME SIZE. ROUGHLY THE SAME SIZE. THE APPROPRIATION BY SPENDING THE APPROPRIATION BY SPENDING CATEGORY, WE'RE PRETTY MUCH JUST CATEGORY, WE'RE PRETTY MUCH JUST PEOPLE. PEOPLE. MOST OF OUR SERVICES AND MOST OF OUR SERVICES AND SUPPLIES FOR THINGS LIKE OUR SUPPLIES FOR THINGS LIKE OUR OUTSIDE AUDITS AND THINGS LIKE OUTSIDE AUDITS AND THINGS LIKE THAT. THAT. BUT PRIMARILY SALARY AND BUT PRIMARILY SALARY AND BENEFITS. BENEFITS. SO WE DID HIT OUR REDUCTION SO WE DID HIT OUR REDUCTION TARGET OVER $1 MILLION THROUGH A TARGET OVER $1 MILLION THROUGH A COMBINATION OF REVENUE INCREASES COMBINATION OF REVENUE INCREASES AS WELL AS REDUCTIONS IN VACANT AS WELL AS REDUCTIONS IN VACANT AND FILLED POSITIONS. AND FILLED POSITIONS. FOR THE STRATEGIES THAT ARE IN FOR THE STRATEGIES THAT ARE IN THE BASELINE, WE HAVE REVENUE THE BASELINE, WE HAVE REVENUE INCREASES. INCREASES. THESE ARE NOT FEE INCREASES. THESE ARE NOT FEE INCREASES. THESE ARE ALIGNING OUR REVENUE THESE ARE ALIGNING OUR REVENUE BUDGET WITH OUR LATEST BUDGET WITH OUR LATEST PROJECTIONS AND REALLY SOME PROJECTIONS AND REALLY SOME PRIOR-YEAR STRATEGIES STARTS TO PRIOR-YEAR STRATEGIES STARTS TO COME INTO FRUITION AROUND LATE COME INTO FRUITION AROUND LATE FEES AND S-G REVENUES AND TAXES

FEES AND S-G REVENUES AND TAXES AND REVENUES. AND REVENUES. WE ARE REDUCING TWO VACANT WE ARE REDUCING TWO VACANT POSITIONS BOTH IN THE ACCOUNTING POSITIONS BOTH IN THE ACCOUNTING DIVISION. DIVISION. THEY WILL HAVE IMPACTS OUR THEY WILL HAVE IMPACTS OUR CAPACITY TO PERFORM SOME CAPACITY TO PERFORM SOME ACCOUNTING FUNCTIONS. ACCOUNTING FUNCTIONS. BUT WE FEEL WE CAN HANDLE THE BUT WE FEEL WE CAN HANDLE THE WORKLOAD WITHIN THE REMAINING WORKLOAD WITHIN THE REMAINING STAFF. STAFF. SO WE ARE SUPPORT DIVISION, WE SO WE ARE SUPPORT DIVISION, WE DON'T PROVIDE THAT MANY DIRECT DON'T PROVIDE THAT MANY DIRECT CUSTOMER SERVICES BUT SUPPORT CUSTOMER SERVICES BUT SUPPORT ALL OF OUR DEPARTMENTS OUT ALL OF OUR DEPARTMENTS OUT ADVANCING COUNCIL PRIORITIES. ADVANCING COUNCIL PRIORITIES. ONE THING THAT I DO WANT TO ONE THING THAT I DO WANT TO HIGHLIGHT, WE HAVE THE HIGHLIGHT, WE HAVE THE INFRASTRUCTURE FOR FINANCE INFRASTRUCTURE FOR FINANCE DIVISION THAT HAS A DIRECT ROLE DIVISION THAT HAS A DIRECT ROLE IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. WE ADMINISTER FEE PROGRAMS AND WE ADMINISTER FEE PROGRAMS AND OUR SPECIAL DISTRICTS AND WORK OUR SPECIAL DISTRICTS AND WORK IN INNOVATIVE TAX FINANCING TO IN INNOVATIVE TAX FINANCING TO FACILITATE DEVELOPMENT. FACILITATE DEVELOPMENT. AND WE ALSO ADMINISTER OUR TAX AND WE ALSO ADMINISTER OUR TAX PROGRAMS THAT FUND OUR CITY PROGRAMS THAT FUND OUR CITY PROGRAMS. PROGRAMS. MEETING OUR STATE AND CHARTER MEETING OUR STATE AND CHARTER MANDATES AROUND BUDGET AND MANDATES AROUND BUDGET AND FINANCING SUPPORTING AND FINANCING SUPPORTING AND SUPPORTING ALL OTHER DEPARTMENTS SUPPORTING ALL OTHER DEPARTMENTS IN THE CITY. IN THE CITY. WITH THAT TURN IT OVER TO WITH THAT TURN IT OVER TO SAMANTHA IN HR. SAMANTHA IN HR. >> GOOD AFTERNOON, VICE MAYOR

GOOD AFTERNOON, VICE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL, AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL, SAMANTHA HARDY, SERVING AS SAMANTHA HARDY, SERVING AS INTERIM HUMAN RESOURCES DIRECTOR INTERIM HUMAN RESOURCES DIRECTOR AND THE BENEFIT SERVICES AND THE BENEFIT SERVICES MANAGER. MANAGER. AND JOINING ME IS HR MANAGEMENT AND JOINING ME IS HR MANAGEMENT TEAM THAT PROVIDED THOUGHTFUL TEAM THAT PROVIDED THOUGHTFUL AND STRATEGIC DEDICATED AND STRATEGIC DEDICATED LEADERSHIP SUPPORTING A WIDE LEADERSHIP SUPPORTING A WIDE VARIETY OF HUMAN RESOURCES VARIETY OF HUMAN RESOURCES SERVICES ACROSS THE CITY. SERVICES ACROSS THE CITY. THE HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT THE HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT MISSION IS TO DELIVER PROGRAMS MISSION IS TO DELIVER PROGRAMS AND SERVICES IN A PROFESSIONAL AND SERVICES IN A PROFESSIONAL MANNER TO CUSTOMERS THAT RESULT MANNER TO CUSTOMERS THAT RESULT IN A POSITIVE EXPERIENCE. IN A POSITIVE EXPERIENCE. WE ARE INTERNAL SERVICES WE ARE INTERNAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT. DEPARTMENT. OUR JOB IS TO SUPPORT THE PEOPLE OUR JOB IS TO SUPPORT THE PEOPLE AND SYSTEMS THAT ALLOW EVERY AND SYSTEMS THAT ALLOW EVERY CITY DEPARTMENT TO DELIVER THEIR CITY DEPARTMENT TO DELIVER THEIR SERVICES. SERVICES. THE SERVICES DESCRIBED HERE THE SERVICES DESCRIBED HERE PROVIDE A BREAKDOWN OF DIVISIONS PROVIDE A BREAKDOWN OF DIVISIONS AND COMPONENTS. AND COMPONENTS. THIS IS THE HIGH LEVEL ORG-CHART THIS IS THE HIGH LEVEL ORG-CHART OF THE HUMAN RESOURCES OF THE HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT REPRESENTING THE FIVE DEPARTMENT REPRESENTING THE FIVE MAJOR DIVISIONS AND POINT OUT MAJOR DIVISIONS AND POINT OUT UNDER RISK MANAGEMENT IS UNDER RISK MANAGEMENT IS INCLUDING WORKER'S COMPENSATION INCLUDING WORKER'S COMPENSATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND SAFETY. SAFETY. ACROSS THE DEPARTMENT WE HAVE ACROSS THE DEPARTMENT WE HAVE TOTAL OF 77FTE AND GENERAL FUND TOTAL OF 77FTE AND GENERAL FUND FTE IS 42. FTE IS 42. WHILE OUR TOTAL HR BUDGET IS WHILE OUR TOTAL HR BUDGET IS ABOUT 86.4 MILLION WITH 77FTE, ABOUT 86.4 MILLION WITH 77FTE, THIS SLIDE ILLUSTRATES THAT 6% THIS SLIDE ILLUSTRATES THAT 6% OF HUMAN RESOURCES BUDGET IS OF HUMAN RESOURCES BUDGET IS TIED TO GENERAL FUND SUPPORTS TIED TO GENERAL FUND SUPPORTS PROGRAMS AND SERVICES. PROGRAMS AND SERVICES. WITH THE LARGEST HR BUDGET TIED WITH THE LARGEST HR BUDGET TIED TO RISK MANAGEMENT AND WORKER'S TO RISK MANAGEMENT AND WORKER'S COMPENSATION AND COVERING OUR COMPENSATION AND COVERING OUR SAFETY SERVICES AND INSURANCE SAFETY SERVICES AND INSURANCE AND WORKER'S COMPENSATION CLAIMS AND WORKER'S COMPENSATION CLAIMS AND LIABILITY CLAIMS MANAGEMENT. AND LIABILITY CLAIMS MANAGEMENT. LOOKING AT JUST OUR GENERAL FUND LOOKING AT JUST OUR GENERAL FUND BUDGET, BEING HUMAN RESOURCES WE BUDGET, BEING HUMAN RESOURCES WE DO NOT GENERATE REVENUES THROUGH

DO NOT GENERATE REVENUES THROUGH OUR GENERAL FUND SERVICES AND OUR GENERAL FUND SERVICES AND GENERAL FUND COST IS 5.4 GENERAL FUND COST IS 5.4 MILLION. MILLION. AND ON THE SLIDES, MAJORITY OF AND ON THE SLIDES, MAJORITY OF BUDGET IN SALARIES AND BENEFITS BUDGET IN SALARIES AND BENEFITS WITH EMPLOYEES PROVIDING WITH EMPLOYEES PROVIDING CITY-WIDE SERVICES. CITY-WIDE SERVICES. THIS SLIDE REPRESENTS OUR THIS SLIDE REPRESENTS OUR GENERAL FUND SUPPORTED DIVISIONS GENERAL FUND SUPPORTED DIVISIONS THAT ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR CITY THAT ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR CITY WIDE PERSONNEL FUNCTIONS WIDE PERSONNEL FUNCTIONS INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO RECRUITMENT AND TESTING, RECRUITMENT AND TESTING, CLASSIFICATION AND COMPENSATION, CLASSIFICATION AND COMPENSATION, EMPLOYEE AND RETIREE BENEFITS, EMPLOYEE AND RETIREE BENEFITS, EQUAL EMPLOYMENT COMPLIANCE, EQUAL EMPLOYMENT COMPLIANCE, LABOR CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS, LABOR CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS, WORKPLACE POLICY OVERSIGHT, WORKPLACE POLICY OVERSIGHT, ADVISING DEPARTMENTS ON COMPLEX ADVISING DEPARTMENTS ON COMPLEX WORKPLACE MATTERS AND EMPLOYEE WORKPLACE MATTERS AND EMPLOYEE RIGHTS. RIGHTS. THE ADA REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION THE ADA REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION LEAVE ADMINISTRATION, PROCESS LEAVE ADMINISTRATION, PROCESS AND POLICIES. AND POLICIES. DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION AND CITY WIDE PERSONNEL AND CITY WIDE PERSONNEL TRANSACTIONS. TRANSACTIONS. AS DEMONSTRATED HERE 87% OF OUR AS DEMONSTRATED HERE 87% OF OUR PLAN IS SALARIES AND BENEFITS, PLAN IS SALARIES AND BENEFITS, AS MUCH OF THE WORK PERFORMED AS MUCH OF THE WORK PERFORMED DIRECTLY BY OUR HUMAN RESOURCES DIRECTLY BY OUR HUMAN RESOURCES EMPLOYEES. EMPLOYEES. WE SOMETIMES CONTRACT OUT WE SOMETIMES CONTRACT OUT SERVICES OF LIMITED SCOPE TO SERVICES OF LIMITED SCOPE TO SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS. SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS. OUR STRATEGY FOR 15% REDUCTION OUR STRATEGY FOR 15% REDUCTION OPTIONS WERE DEVELOPED TO OPTIONS WERE DEVELOPED TO PRESERVE CORE SERVICES AND PRESERVE CORE SERVICES AND MAINTAIN COMPLIANCE, AND MAINTAIN COMPLIANCE, AND CONSIDERING POTENTIAL IMPACTS TO CONSIDERING POTENTIAL IMPACTS TO NEXT FISCAL YEAR. NEXT FISCAL YEAR. AND PRIORIZE AND MEET CORE AND PRIORIZE AND MEET CORE OBGAEGZS AND TRENDS FOR SERVICES OBGAEGZS AND TRENDS FOR SERVICES AND SUPPLIES.

AND SUPPLIES. MOVING FORWARD LOOKING AT THE MOVING FORWARD LOOKING AT THE BUDGET BALANCING IMPACTS AND SEE BUDGET BALANCING IMPACTS AND SEE A LIST OF LEVEL 2 REDUCTIONS AND A LIST OF LEVEL 2 REDUCTIONS AND LEVEL 3 REDUCTIONS. LEVEL 3 REDUCTIONS. AND THESE PROPOSED REDUCTIONS AND THESE PROPOSED REDUCTIONS PRESERVE HUMAN RESOURCES ABILITY PRESERVE HUMAN RESOURCES ABILITY TO MEET OBLIGATIONS AND SUPPORT TO MEET OBLIGATIONS AND SUPPORT RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION AND RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION AND CONTINUE ADVANCING OUR DIVERSITY CONTINUE ADVANCING OUR DIVERSITY AND EQUITY EFFORTS. AND EQUITY EFFORTS. HOWEVER THEY WILL REDUCE HOWEVER THEY WILL REDUCE CAPACITY RESULTING IN SOME CAPACITY RESULTING IN SOME LONGER PROCESSES TIMES. LONGER PROCESSES TIMES. MOVING TO MORE ELECTRONIC MOVING TO MORE ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION TO RETIREES AND COMMUNICATION TO RETIREES AND EXTENDING TIMELINES FOR CERTAIN EXTENDING TIMELINES FOR CERTAIN DEI INITIATIVES. DEI INITIATIVES. HUMAN RESOURCES IS AN INTERNAL HUMAN RESOURCES IS AN INTERNAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT THAT SERVICES DEPARTMENT THAT SUPPORTS CITY WIDE PROGRAM AND SUPPORTS CITY WIDE PROGRAM AND SERVICE DELIVERY. SERVICE DELIVERY. WITH THESE REDUCTIONS HR WILL WITH THESE REDUCTIONS HR WILL CONTINUE TO DELIVER THE CORE CONTINUE TO DELIVER THE CORE SERVICES THAT KEEP THE CITY SERVICES THAT KEEP THE CITY STAFFED, SUPPORTED AND IN STAFFED, SUPPORTED AND IN COMPLIANCE. COMPLIANCE. OUR OVERALL CORE SERVICES OUR OVERALL CORE SERVICES STRENGTHEN CITY OPERATIONS BY STRENGTHEN CITY OPERATIONS BY SUPPORTING FAIR HIRING AND SUPPORTING FAIR HIRING AND ATTRACTIVE AND COMPETITIVE ATTRACTIVE AND COMPETITIVE BENEFITS. BENEFITS. SOUND EMPLOYEE PRACTICES. SOUND EMPLOYEE PRACTICES. CLEAR GUIDANCE TO DEPARTMENTS CLEAR GUIDANCE TO DEPARTMENTS AND A WORKFORCE THAT SUPPORTS AND A WORKFORCE THAT SUPPORTS EVERY DEPARTMENT'S MISSION. EVERY DEPARTMENT'S MISSION. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. NEXT WE HAVE DARIN ARCOLINO. NEXT WE HAVE DARIN ARCOLINO. >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR

THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION. PRESENTATION. >> WELCOME DARIN. WELCOME DARIN. >> GOOD AFTERNOON, VICE MAYOR,

GOOD AFTERNOON, VICE MAYOR, MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL, MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL, DARIN ARCOLINO, YOUR CHIEF DARIN ARCOLINO, YOUR CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER, HERE TO INFORMATION OFFICER, HERE TO REPRESENT THE I.T. BUDGET. REPRESENT THE I.T. BUDGET. WHEN PEOPLE THINK ABOUT I.T. WHEN PEOPLE THINK ABOUT I.T. THEY THINK ABOUT COMPUTERS OR THEY THINK ABOUT COMPUTERS OR SOFTWARE. SOFTWARE. IN THE CITY OF SACRAMENTO, I.T. IN THE CITY OF SACRAMENTO, I.T. IS MORE THAN A TECHNOLOGY AND WE IS MORE THAN A TECHNOLOGY AND WE EMPOWER DEPARTMENTS AND IMPROVE EMPOWER DEPARTMENTS AND IMPROVE HOW THE CITY DELIVERS SERVICES HOW THE CITY DELIVERS SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY. TO THE COMMUNITY. OUR MISSION IS STRAIGHTFORWARD, OUR MISSION IS STRAIGHTFORWARD, TO ENABLE DEPARTMENTS TO DELIVER TO ENABLE DEPARTMENTS TO DELIVER SERVICES RELIABLY. SERVICES RELIABLY. WHETHER FIRST RESPONDERS OR WHETHER FIRST RESPONDERS OR RESIDENTS SUBMITTING ONLINE, OR RESIDENTS SUBMITTING ONLINE, OR SOMEONE CALLING 311 FOR SOMEONE CALLING 311 FOR ASSISTANCE. ASSISTANCE. TECHNOLOGY DIRECTS THESE TECHNOLOGY DIRECTS THESE SERVICES TO PEOPLE THAT DEPEND SERVICES TO PEOPLE THAT DEPEND ON THEM EVERY DAY. ON THEM EVERY DAY. PROVIDING VALUE TO THE PROVIDING VALUE TO THE DEPARTMENT AND COMMUNITY. DEPARTMENT AND COMMUNITY. REDUCTION OF AUTOMATION, HELPING REDUCTION OF AUTOMATION, HELPING STRETCH TAXPAYER DOLLARS. STRETCH TAXPAYER DOLLARS. AND RISK IS TO PROTECT FROM AND RISK IS TO PROTECT FROM CYBER SECURITY THREATS AND CYBER SECURITY THREATS AND MAINTAIN CRITICAL SERVICES IN MAINTAIN CRITICAL SERVICES IN EMERGENCIES. EMERGENCIES. OPERATION EFFICIENCY IMPROVINGS OPERATION EFFICIENCY IMPROVINGS WHEN STAFF HAS MODERN TOOLS THAT WHEN STAFF HAS MODERN TOOLS THAT ALLOW TO SERVICE THE RESIDENTS. ALLOW TO SERVICE THE RESIDENTS. AND WE EXPAND DIGITAL SERVICES AND WE EXPAND DIGITAL SERVICES TO MAKE CITY GOVERNMENT EASIER TO MAKE CITY GOVERNMENT EASIER TO ACCESS, WHETHER RESIDENTS TO ACCESS, WHETHER RESIDENTS INTERACT ONLINE OR IN-PERSON. INTERACT ONLINE OR IN-PERSON. FROM CYBERSECURITY AND SERVICES, FROM CYBERSECURITY AND SERVICES, 311 CUSTOMER SERVICE AND 311 CUSTOMER SERVICE AND LONG-RANGE PLANNING AND I.T. LONG-RANGE PLANNING AND I.T. SERVICES ENABLE CITY OPERATIONS. SERVICES ENABLE CITY OPERATIONS. MUCH OF THIS WORK HAPPENS BEHIND MUCH OF THIS WORK HAPPENS BEHIND THE SCENES BUT ESSENTIAL TO THE SCENES BUT ESSENTIAL TO NEARLY EVERY SERVICE THAT THE NEARLY EVERY SERVICE THAT THE CITY PROVIDES. CITY PROVIDES. ULTIMATELY WHAT MAKES THIS ULTIMATELY WHAT MAKES THIS POSSIBLE IS NOT TECHNOLOGY, BUT POSSIBLE IS NOT TECHNOLOGY, BUT PEOPLE. PEOPLE. OUR PEOPLE BRING THE SERVICES OUR PEOPLE BRING THE SERVICES THAT POWER THE CITY AND PROUD OF

THAT POWER THE CITY AND PROUD OF THIS TEAM AND IMPACT OUR THIS TEAM AND IMPACT OUR COMMUNITY. COMMUNITY. THE DEPARTMENT IS STRUCTURED THE DEPARTMENT IS STRUCTURED AROUND THE OFFICE OF CIO, AND AROUND THE OFFICE OF CIO, AND THREE DISTINCT DIVISIONS. THREE DISTINCT DIVISIONS. 311, PUBLIC SAFETY I.T. AND 311, PUBLIC SAFETY I.T. AND UTILITY I.T. AND GIS. UTILITY I.T. AND GIS. IN TOTAL 202 POSITIONS IN THE IN TOTAL 202 POSITIONS IN THE DEPARTMENT AND 311 ACCOUNTING DEPARTMENT AND 311 ACCOUNTING FOR 41.5 OF THE TOTAL. FOR 41.5 OF THE TOTAL. AND WE MAINTAIN A PIPELINE WITH AND WE MAINTAIN A PIPELINE WITH LOCAL COMMUNITY AND COMMUNITY LOCAL COMMUNITY AND COMMUNITY COLLEGES WITH INTERNSHIPS, COLLEGES WITH INTERNSHIPS, CURRENTLY 21 INTERNS. CURRENTLY 21 INTERNS. OUR GENERAL FUND BUDGET OUR GENERAL FUND BUDGET APPROPRIATIONS IS 21.6 MILLION, APPROPRIATIONS IS 21.6 MILLION, ADDITIONALLY 400,000 IN REVENUES ADDITIONALLY 400,000 IN REVENUES FOR PAYMENTS OF WIRELESS FOR PAYMENTS OF WIRELESS CARRIERS. CARRIERS. THIS REVENUE REDUCES OUR NET THIS REVENUE REDUCES OUR NET GENERAL FUND COST TO 21.2 GENERAL FUND COST TO 21.2 MILLION. MILLION. THE DEPARTMENT'S TOTAL BUDGET IS THE DEPARTMENT'S TOTAL BUDGET IS 31.3 MILLION WHEN ENTERPRISE 31.3 MILLION WHEN ENTERPRISE FUNDS ARE INCLUDED. FUNDS ARE INCLUDED. AND WE ADMINISTER THE CITY WIDE AND WE ADMINISTER THE CITY WIDE MAINTENANCE AND BUDGET SET AT MAINTENANCE AND BUDGET SET AT $5.3 MILLION. $5.3 MILLION. HERE'S A DETAIL VIEW OF OUR HERE'S A DETAIL VIEW OF OUR GENERAL FUND WITH APPROPRIATIONS GENERAL FUND WITH APPROPRIATIONS BALANCED ACROSS DIVISIONS FOR BALANCED ACROSS DIVISIONS FOR SERVICES AND ENSURE THAT SERVICES AND ENSURE THAT TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT ALIGNS WITH TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT ALIGNS WITH CITY OPERATIONS. CITY OPERATIONS. 95% OF OUR GENERAL FUND BUDGET 95% OF OUR GENERAL FUND BUDGET FOR SALARIES AND BENEFITS FOR FOR SALARIES AND BENEFITS FOR RELIABLE SERVICES WITH HIGHLY RELIABLE SERVICES WITH HIGHLY SKILLED STAFF. SKILLED STAFF. LIKE ALL DEPARTMENTS WE WERE LIKE ALL DEPARTMENTS WE WERE ASKED TO DEVELOP OPTIONS FOR ASKED TO DEVELOP OPTIONS FOR BUDGET REDUCTIONS AND IN DOING BUDGET REDUCTIONS AND IN DOING SO OUR STRATEGY TO PRESERVE CITY SO OUR STRATEGY TO PRESERVE CITY WIDE OPERATIONS AND MAINTAIN A WIDE OPERATIONS AND MAINTAIN A STRONG CYBERSECURITY POSTURE AND STRONG CYBERSECURITY POSTURE AND MINIMIZE IMPACTS TO RESIDENTS IN MINIMIZE IMPACTS TO RESIDENTS IN CRITICAL SERVICES.

CRITICAL SERVICES. VACANCY IS ALL TIME LOW, 3%. VACANCY IS ALL TIME LOW, 3%. AND MANY DEPARTMENTS ARE AND MANY DEPARTMENTS ARE OPERATING WITH LIMITED STAFFING. OPERATING WITH LIMITED STAFFING. AS RESULT NO REDUCTION SCENARIOS AS RESULT NO REDUCTION SCENARIOS AT LEVEL 1 OR 2, TO MEET THE AT LEVEL 1 OR 2, TO MEET THE TARGET WE PROPOSED LEVEL 3 AND TARGET WE PROPOSED LEVEL 3 AND 4. 4. WITH 25 POSITIONS CURRENTLY WITH 25 POSITIONS CURRENTLY FILLED. FILLED. OF THE POTENTIAL REDUCTIONS OF THE POTENTIAL REDUCTIONS SHOWN ON THE PREVIOUS SLIDE, THE SHOWN ON THE PREVIOUS SLIDE, THE OPTIONS SELECTED TO REACH THE OPTIONS SELECTED TO REACH THE BALANCED BUDGET REACH 1.1 BALANCED BUDGET REACH 1.1 MILLION. MILLION. THE LEVEL 3 REDUCTION IS VACANCY THE LEVEL 3 REDUCTION IS VACANCY AND 311 WHICH COULD REDUCE AND 311 WHICH COULD REDUCE SERVICE CAPACITY AND INCREASING SERVICE CAPACITY AND INCREASING LIKELIHOOD FOR LONGER RESPONSE LIKELIHOOD FOR LONGER RESPONSE TIME FOR RESIDENCES WITH OUR TIME FOR RESIDENCES WITH OUR CITY SERVICES AS POPULATION CITY SERVICES AS POPULATION VOLUMES GROW. VOLUMES GROW. LEVEL 4 HAVE BROADER IMPACTS, LEVEL 4 HAVE BROADER IMPACTS, WITH SUPERVISOR AND I.T. WITH SUPERVISOR AND I.T. POSITIONS REDUCING THE SUPPORT POSITIONS REDUCING THE SUPPORT AND SLOWING ISSUES FOR CITY AND SLOWING ISSUES FOR CITY STAFF AND OPERATIONS. STAFF AND OPERATIONS. AND LEVEL 4 REDUCES OUR GIS AND AND LEVEL 4 REDUCES OUR GIS AND CAPACITY BY 21%,WITH ONE VAC CAPACITY BY 21%,WITH ONE VAC CANT AND TWO FILLED POSITIONS. CANT AND TWO FILLED POSITIONS. THIS INCREASES OPERATION RISK BY THIS INCREASES OPERATION RISK BY REDUCES GIS SUPPORT FOR CRITICAL REDUCES GIS SUPPORT FOR CRITICAL FUNCTIONS INCLUDING PERMITTING FUNCTIONS INCLUDING PERMITTING AND BUILDING AND INSPECTIONS AND AND BUILDING AND INSPECTIONS AND PARKING OPERATIONS AND COMMUNITY PARKING OPERATIONS AND COMMUNITY RESPONSE AND CITY OPEN DATA RESPONSE AND CITY OPEN DATA PORTAL TO NAME A FEW. PORTAL TO NAME A FEW. THIS REDUCES THE CITY'S THIS REDUCES THE CITY'S RESPONSIVENESS TO SUPPORT RESPONSIVENESS TO SUPPORT ONGOING OPERATIONS AND FUTURE ONGOING OPERATIONS AND FUTURE INITIATIVES IN THOSE AREAS. INITIATIVES IN THOSE AREAS. EVEN WITH THESE REDUCTIONS OUR EVEN WITH THESE REDUCTIONS OUR FOCUS REMAINS FORWARD-LOOKING. FOCUS REMAINS FORWARD-LOOKING. I.T. STRATEGIES FOR CITY WIDE I.T. STRATEGIES FOR CITY WIDE SERVICES AND ENABLING SERVICES AND ENABLING DEPARTMENTS ACROSS THE DEPARTMENTS ACROSS THE ORGANIZATION TO ADVANCE COUNCIL ORGANIZATION TO ADVANCE COUNCIL PRIORITIES AND DELIVER COMMUNITY PRIORITIES AND DELIVER COMMUNITY OUTCOMES.

OUTCOMES. WE WILL CONTINUE TO FOCUS ON WE WILL CONTINUE TO FOCUS ON THESE KEY AREAS. THESE KEY AREAS. DELIVERING SMARTER AND MORE DELIVERING SMARTER AND MORE ACCESSIBLE CITY SERVICES THROUGH ACCESSIBLE CITY SERVICES THROUGH THE CONTINUED IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CONTINUED IMPLEMENTATION OF CITY STRATEGY AND ENABLING CITY STRATEGY AND ENABLING RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES TO RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES TO INTERACT WITH THE CITY ANY TIME INTERACT WITH THE CITY ANY TIME AND ANYWHERE. AND ANYWHERE. ADVANCING AI REVIEW, DIGITAL ADVANCING AI REVIEW, DIGITAL PERMITTING TOOLS AND IMPROVED PERMITTING TOOLS AND IMPROVED CUSTOMER PLATFORMS TO REDUCE CUSTOMER PLATFORMS TO REDUCE BARRIER AND SUPPORT SACRAMENTO BARRIER AND SUPPORT SACRAMENTO AS A GREAT PLACE TO DO BUSINESS. AS A GREAT PLACE TO DO BUSINESS. STRENGTHENING PUBLIC SAFETY STRENGTHENING PUBLIC SAFETY THROUGH TECHNOLOGY AND DATA BY THROUGH TECHNOLOGY AND DATA BY SUPPORTING POLICE AND FIRE WITH SUPPORTING POLICE AND FIRE WITH INFRASTRUCTURE AND ADVANCED INFRASTRUCTURE AND ADVANCED ANALYTICS AND SYSTEMS FOR FASTER ANALYTICS AND SYSTEMS FOR FASTER RESPONSIVENESS. RESPONSIVENESS. AND TO USE AI ROADMAP, EXPANDING AND TO USE AI ROADMAP, EXPANDING VIRTUAL ASSISTANCE, AI POWER VIRTUAL ASSISTANCE, AI POWER TOOLS. TOOLS. AND AUTOMATION FOR SERVICE AND AUTOMATION FOR SERVICE DELIVERY AND INCREASED DELIVERY AND INCREASED SAFEGUARDS. SAFEGUARDS. AND WITH BROADBAND EXPANSION, AND WITH BROADBAND EXPANSION, DIGITAL INCLUSION PROGRAMS AND DIGITAL INCLUSION PROGRAMS AND MULTILINGUAL ACCESSIBLE MULTILINGUAL ACCESSIBLE SOLUTIONS THAT ENSURE THAT ALL SOLUTIONS THAT ENSURE THAT ALL RESIDENTS BENEFIT FROM CITY RESIDENTS BENEFIT FROM CITY SERVICES. SERVICES. AND MAINTAINING SECURE AND MAINTAINING SECURE OPERATIONS ENABLING EVERY OPERATIONS ENABLING EVERY DEPARTMENT TO DELIVER CORE DEPARTMENT TO DELIVER CORE SERVICES DESPITE FISCAL SERVICES DESPITE FISCAL STRENGTHS. STRENGTHS. AND I.T. REMAINS FOCUSED ON AND I.T. REMAINS FOCUSED ON INNOVATION AND RESILIENCE AND INNOVATION AND RESILIENCE AND PARTNERSHIPS TO HELP SACRAMENTO PARTNERSHIPS TO HELP SACRAMENTO DELIVER SERVICES AND ADVANCE DELIVER SERVICES AND ADVANCE COUNCIL'S PRIORITIES. COUNCIL'S PRIORITIES. WE THANK YOU FOR THE COUNCIL'S WE THANK YOU FOR THE COUNCIL'S SUPPORT AND FIRST TURNOVER TO SUPPORT AND FIRST TURNOVER TO PUBLIC WORKS. PUBLIC WORKS. >> DARIN, I HAVE A QUESTION ON

DARIN, I HAVE A QUESTION ON THE SLIDE REVENUES IS THAT THE SLIDE REVENUES IS THAT CARRIERS USING CITY FACILITIES. CARRIERS USING CITY FACILITIES. >> CORRECT. CORRECT. ALL THE WIRELESS CARRIERS AND ALL THE WIRELESS CARRIERS AND AT&T AND T-MOBILE AND VERIZON. AT&T AND T-MOBILE AND VERIZON. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> WELCOME, MATT. WELCOME, MATT. >> HI.

HI. GOOD AFTERNOON, VICE MAYOR AND GOOD AFTERNOON, VICE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL, I'M MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL, I'M MATT EIREMAN, DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC MATT EIREMAN, DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS, THANK YOU FOR THE WORKS, THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT THE PUBLIC WORKS FY27 ASSESSMENT. PUBLIC WORKS FY27 ASSESSMENT. PUBLIC WORKS MANAGES THE SYSTEMS PUBLIC WORKS MANAGES THE SYSTEMS THAT KEEP SACRAMENTO OPERATING. THAT KEEP SACRAMENTO OPERATING. OUR STREETS, TRAFFIC SIGNALS AND OUR STREETS, TRAFFIC SIGNALS AND LIGHTING AND SOLID WASTE LIGHTING AND SOLID WASTE OPERATIONS AND CITY FACILITIES. OPERATIONS AND CITY FACILITIES. IN MANY WAYS PUBLIC WORKS IN MANY WAYS PUBLIC WORKS FUNCTIONS AS THE CITY'S FUNCTIONS AS THE CITY'S OPERATING SYSTEM WHEN THESE OPERATING SYSTEM WHEN THESE SYSTEMS PERFORM WELL. SYSTEMS PERFORM WELL. THE CITY RUNS SMOOTHLY. THE CITY RUNS SMOOTHLY. WHEN THEY DON'T, THE IMPACTS ARE WHEN THEY DON'T, THE IMPACTS ARE IMMEDIATE AND VISIBLE. IMMEDIATE AND VISIBLE. TODAY I WILL HIGHLIGHT OUR TODAY I WILL HIGHLIGHT OUR STRUCTURE AND HOW TO SUPPORT STRUCTURE AND HOW TO SUPPORT COUNCIL'S PRIORITIES PROTECTING COUNCIL'S PRIORITIES PROTECTING THE CITY'S INFRASTRUCTURE THE CITY'S INFRASTRUCTURE ASSETS. ASSETS. OUR MISSION IS SIMPLE, KEEP OUR MISSION IS SIMPLE, KEEP SACRAMENTO OPERATING THROUGH SACRAMENTO OPERATING THROUGH RELIABLE AND SUSTAINABLE PUBLIC RELIABLE AND SUSTAINABLE PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE. INFRASTRUCTURE. PUBLIC WORKS MAINTAINS THE CORE PUBLIC WORKS MAINTAINS THE CORE SYSTEMS THAT RESIDENTS DEPEND ON SYSTEMS THAT RESIDENTS DEPEND ON EVERY DAY. EVERY DAY. STREETS. STREETS. SIGNALS. SIGNALS. FLEET. FLEET. PARKING AND SOLID WASTE AND CITY PARKING AND SOLID WASTE AND CITY FACILITIES AND THE URBAN FOREST. FACILITIES AND THE URBAN FOREST. THESE SYSTEMS REPRESENT THESE SYSTEMS REPRESENT SIGNIFICANT PUBLIC INVESTMENT SIGNIFICANT PUBLIC INVESTMENT AND OUR ROLE IS TO PROTECT THOSE AND OUR ROLE IS TO PROTECT THOSE ASSETS THROUGH PREVENTIVE ASSETS THROUGH PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE AND RESPONSIBLE MAINTENANCE AND RESPONSIBLE MANAGEMENT. MANAGEMENT. RELIABLE INFRASTRUCTURE REDUCES RELIABLE INFRASTRUCTURE REDUCES RISKS AND CONTROLS LONG-TERM RISKS AND CONTROLS LONG-TERM COSTS AND KEEPS CITIES OPERATING COSTS AND KEEPS CITIES OPERATING SMOOTHLY. SMOOTHLY. PUBLIC WORKS IS THE SECOND PUBLIC WORKS IS THE SECOND LARGEST DEPARTMENT IN THE CITY LARGEST DEPARTMENT IN THE CITY WITH EIGHT DIVISIONS AND WITH EIGHT DIVISIONS AND APPROXIMATELY 780 EMPLOYEES. APPROXIMATELY 780 EMPLOYEES. OUR WORKFORCE INCLUDES OUR WORKFORCE INCLUDES ENGINEERS, MECHANICS AND ENGINEERS, MECHANICS AND PLANNERS AND ARBORISTS AND FIELD PLANNERS AND ARBORISTS AND FIELD CREWS THAT MAINTAIN SACRAMENTO'S CREWS THAT MAINTAIN SACRAMENTO'S INFRAS

INFRAS INFRASTRUCTURE DAILY. INFRASTRUCTURE DAILY. AND THESE TEAMS PLAN AND DELIVER AND THESE TEAMS PLAN AND DELIVER IMPROVEMENTS FOR SACRAMENTO'S IMPROVEMENTS FOR SACRAMENTO'S CONTINUED GROWTH. CONTINUED GROWTH. DESPITE OUR SIZE WE CONTINUE TO DESPITE OUR SIZE WE CONTINUE TO OPERATE WITH VACANCIES THAT OPERATE WITH VACANCIES THAT REQUIRE SAFETY AND --REGULATORY REQUIRE SAFETY AND --REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS. REQUIREMENTS. PUBLIC WORKS HAVE ANNUAL BUDGET PUBLIC WORKS HAVE ANNUAL BUDGET OF 238 MILLION, ONLY 32.7% COMES OF 238 MILLION, ONLY 32.7% COMES FROM THE GENERAL FUND. FROM THE GENERAL FUND. THE REMAINING 86% IS SUPPORTED THE REMAINING 86% IS SUPPORTED THROUGH ENTERPRISE AND THROUGH ENTERPRISE AND REINSTRUCTED FUNDING SOURCES REINSTRUCTED FUNDING SOURCES INCLUDING PARKING AND RECYCLING INCLUDING PARKING AND RECYCLING AND SOLID WASTES, FLEET SERVICES AND SOLID WASTES, FLEET SERVICES AND TRANSPORTATION FUNDS AND AND TRANSPORTATION FUNDS AND MARINA OPERATIONS. MARINA OPERATIONS. BECAUSE OF THIS STRUCTURE, BECAUSE OF THIS STRUCTURE, PUBLIC WORKS IS CURRENTLY A NET PUBLIC WORKS IS CURRENTLY A NET CONTRIBUTOR TO THE GENERAL FUND CONTRIBUTOR TO THE GENERAL FUND BY APPROXIMATELY 5.5 MILLION. BY APPROXIMATELY 5.5 MILLION. IN ADDITION TO OPERATIONS WE ARE IN ADDITION TO OPERATIONS WE ARE MANAGING 50 MILLION IN CAPITAL MANAGING 50 MILLION IN CAPITAL PROJECTS WITH 55 PROJECTS IN PROJECTS WITH 55 PROJECTS IN DESIGN AND 12 ACTIVELY UNDER DESIGN AND 12 ACTIVELY UNDER CONSTRUCTION. CONSTRUCTION. OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS THE OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS THE DEPARTMENT HAS SECURED DEPARTMENT HAS SECURED APPROXIMATELY $156 MILLION IN APPROXIMATELY $156 MILLION IN EXTERNAL GRANT FUNDING EXTERNAL GRANT FUNDING SIGNIFICANTLY EXPANDING WHAT WE SIGNIFICANTLY EXPANDING WHAT WE CAN DELIVER WITHOUT INCREASING CAN DELIVER WITHOUT INCREASING LOCAL COSTS. LOCAL COSTS. ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT FINANCIAL REALITIES ABOUT PUBLIC FINANCIAL REALITIES ABOUT PUBLIC WORKS IS OUR NET IMPACT TO THE WORKS IS OUR NET IMPACT TO THE GENERAL FUND. GENERAL FUND. WHILE THE DEPARTMENT RECEIVES WHILE THE DEPARTMENT RECEIVES APPROXIMATELY $32.7 MILLION IN APPROXIMATELY $32.7 MILLION IN GENERAL FUND SUPPORT, OUR GENERAL FUND SUPPORT, OUR OPERATIONS GENERALLY OPERATIONS GENERALLY APPROXIMATELY 38.1 MILLION IN APPROXIMATELY 38.1 MILLION IN GENERAL FUND REVENUE. GENERAL FUND REVENUE. THIS RESULTS IN A NET POSITIVE THIS RESULTS IN A NET POSITIVE CONTRIBUTION OF $5.5 MILLION. CONTRIBUTION OF $5.5 MILLION. PUBLIC WORKS IS ONE OF THE FEW PUBLIC WORKS IS ONE OF THE FEW DEPARTMENTS THAT GENERATES MORE DEPARTMENTS THAT GENERATES MORE GENERAL FUND REVENUE THAN IT GENERAL FUND REVENUE THAN IT RECEIVES.

RECEIVES. THESE REVENUES PRIMARILY COME THESE REVENUES PRIMARILY COME FROM ENTERPRISE OPERATIONS SUCH FROM ENTERPRISE OPERATIONS SUCH AS PARKING SERVICES AND OTHER AS PARKING SERVICES AND OTHER RELATES ACTIVITIES THAT SUPPORT RELATES ACTIVITIES THAT SUPPORT THE CITY'S OVERALL FINANCIAL THE CITY'S OVERALL FINANCIAL STABILITY. STABILITY. THIS SLIDE SHOWS HOW THE $32.7 THIS SLIDE SHOWS HOW THE $32.7 MILLION OF GENERAL FUND MILLION OF GENERAL FUND ALLOCATIONS SUPPORTS PUBLIC ALLOCATIONS SUPPORTS PUBLIC WORKS DIVISIONS. WORKS DIVISIONS. AND THE LARGEST PORTION SUPPORTS AND THE LARGEST PORTION SUPPORTS PARKING SERVICES THAT RECEIVES PARKING SERVICES THAT RECEIVES 19 MILLION BUT GENERATES 19 MILLION BUT GENERATES APPROXIMATELY 29 MILLIONAGE APPROXIMATELY 29 MILLIONAGE ANNUALLY--ANNUALLY. ANNUALLY--ANNUALLY. FACILITIES AND RECYCLING AND FACILITIES AND RECYCLING AND SOLID WASTE ARE THE NEXT SOLID WASTE ARE THE NEXT ALLOCATIONS, SUPPORTING CITY ALLOCATIONS, SUPPORTING CITY OPERATIONS. OPERATIONS. SEVERAL DIVISIONS OPERATED SEVERAL DIVISIONS OPERATED WITHOUT GENERAL FUND SUPPORT WITHOUT GENERAL FUND SUPPORT BECAUSE FUNDED THROUGH BECAUSE FUNDED THROUGH ENTERPRISE OR TRANSPORTATION ENTERPRISE OR TRANSPORTATION FUNDING SOURCES. FUNDING SOURCES. THIS STRUCTURE ALLOWS PUBLIC THIS STRUCTURE ALLOWS PUBLIC WORKS TO DELIVER SERVICES AND WORKS TO DELIVER SERVICES AND MABS MYSELF--MINIMIZE GENERAL MABS MYSELF--MINIMIZE GENERAL FUND RELIANCE. FUND RELIANCE. MOST PUBLIC WORKS RESOURCES MOST PUBLIC WORKS RESOURCES SUPPORT PUBLIC WORKS SUPPORT PUBLIC WORKS INFRASTRUCTURE. INFRASTRUCTURE. 59% SUPPORTS PERSONNEL, 38% 59% SUPPORTS PERSONNEL, 38% SUPPORTS EQUIPMENT, MATERIALS SUPPORTS EQUIPMENT, MATERIALS AND OPERATIONS. AND OPERATIONS. AND THE REMAINDER SUPPORTS AND THE REMAINDER SUPPORTS ESSENTIAL OPERATING COSTS. ESSENTIAL OPERATING COSTS. REFLECTS A SERVICE DRIVEN REFLECTS A SERVICE DRIVEN DEPARTMENT WHERE MOST SUPPORTING DEPARTMENT WHERE MOST SUPPORTING INFRASTRUCTURE, MAINTENANCE AND INFRASTRUCTURE, MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS. OPERATIONS. IN SIMPLE TERMS OUR BUDGET IN SIMPLE TERMS OUR BUDGET SUPPORTS THE PEOPLE AND THE SUPPORTS THE PEOPLE AND THE TOOLS THAT KEEP SACRAMENTO TOOLS THAT KEEP SACRAMENTO FUNCTIONING EVERY DAY. FUNCTIONING EVERY DAY. ALTHOUGH THE TOTAL GENERAL ALTHOUGH THE TOTAL GENERAL SUPPORT SHOWS, 174 MILLION OF SUPPORT SHOWS, 174 MILLION OF THAT AMOUNT IS REIMBURSED

THAT AMOUNT IS REIMBURSED THROUGH ENTERPRISE FUNDS AND ■ THROUGH ENTERPRISE FUNDS AND ■ CAPITAL PRODUCTS AND INTERNAL CAPITAL PRODUCTS AND INTERNAL CHARGES RESULTING IN 32.7 CHARGES RESULTING IN 32.7 MILLION IN GENERAL FUND SUPPORT. MILLION IN GENERAL FUND SUPPORT. PARKING MANAGEMENT IS A FIRST PARKING MANAGEMENT IS A FIRST AND FOREMOST A MOBILITY TOOL. AND FOREMOST A MOBILITY TOOL. IT SUPPORTS BUSINESS ACCESS, IT SUPPORTS BUSINESS ACCESS, IMPROVES SAFETY AND ENSURES FAIR IMPROVES SAFETY AND ENSURES FAIR USE OF LIMITED CURB SPACE. USE OF LIMITED CURB SPACE. EFFECTIVE MANAGEMENT IS NOT EFFECTIVE MANAGEMENT IS NOT ABOUT THE NUMBER OF SPACES BUT ABOUT THE NUMBER OF SPACES BUT AVAILABILITY. AVAILABILITY. WHEN TURNOVER WORKS MORE WHEN TURNOVER WORKS MORE CUSTOMERS ACCESS BUSINESSES CUSTOMERS ACCESS BUSINESSES THROUGHOUT THE DAY. THROUGHOUT THE DAY. PARKING SERVICES RECEIVES ABOUT PARKING SERVICES RECEIVES ABOUT 19 MILLION IN GENERAL FUND 19 MILLION IN GENERAL FUND SUPPORT WHILE GENERATING SUPPORT WHILE GENERATING APPROXIMATELY 29 MILLION APPROXIMATELY 29 MILLION ANNUALLY IN REVENUE. ANNUALLY IN REVENUE. TO IMPROVE AVAILABILITY AND TO IMPROVE AVAILABILITY AND CONSISTENCY, WE ARE PROPOSING CONSISTENCY, WE ARE PROPOSING ADJUSTMENTS, STANDARDIZING METER ADJUSTMENTS, STANDARDIZING METER HOURS AND MORE PAID HIGH-DEMAND HOURS AND MORE PAID HIGH-DEMAND AREAS. AREAS. AND RESIDENTIAL PARKING PERMIT AND RESIDENTIAL PARKING PERMIT COST RECOVERY AND ALIGNING CITY COST RECOVERY AND ALIGNING CITY FACILITY RATES WITH MARKET FACILITY RATES WITH MARKET CONDITIONS. CONDITIONS. THESE CHANGES IMPROVED ACCESS THESE CHANGES IMPROVED ACCESS AND EFFICIENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS AND EFFICIENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF OUR CURB MANAGEMENT SYSTEM. OF OUR CURB MANAGEMENT SYSTEM. PUBLIC WORKS INVESTMENTS PUBLIC WORKS INVESTMENTS DIRECTLY SUPPORT COUNCIL DIRECTLY SUPPORT COUNCIL PRIORITIES. PRIORITIES. WE PROVIDE DEVELOPMENT FOR WE PROVIDE DEVELOPMENT FOR PROJECTS LIKE I-STREET BRIDGE PROJECTS LIKE I-STREET BRIDGE AND LEVERAGING EXTERNAL FUNDING AND LEVERAGING EXTERNAL FUNDING AND MANAGING MOBILITY IN THE AND MANAGING MOBILITY IN THE BUSINESS DISTRICTS. BUSINESS DISTRICTS. AND SUPPORT PUBLIC SAFETY BY AND SUPPORT PUBLIC SAFETY BY MANAGEMENT SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS MANAGEMENT SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS AND SIGNAL RELIABILITY AND QUICK AND SIGNAL RELIABILITY AND QUICK BUILD SAFETY PROJECTS ACROSS BUILD SAFETY PROJECTS ACROSS SACRAMENTO TRANSPORTATION SACRAMENTO TRANSPORTATION NETWORK WHILE TARGETING SAFETY NETWORK WHILE TARGETING SAFETY UPGRADES THROUGH OUR NEWLY UPGRADES THROUGH OUR NEWLY FORMED TACTICAL ACTION GROUP.

FORMED TACTICAL ACTION GROUP. SORRY ABOUT THAT--AM I GOING THE SORRY ABOUT THAT--AM I GOING THE WRONG WAY? WRONG WAY? >> YOU ARE DOING GREAT. YOU ARE DOING GREAT. >> DOING GREAT--HOLD ON. DOING GREAT--HOLD ON. [LAUGHTER] [LAUGHTER] [APPLAUSE] [APPLAUSE] >> MATT YOU DON'T WANT TO MATT YOU DON'T WANT TO PRESENT THE WATER FORUM? PRESENT THE WATER FORUM? >> I AM ON SLIDE 9.

I AM ON SLIDE 9. PLEASE. PLEASE. OF 3,000-- OF 3,000-- THERE YOU GO. THERE YOU GO. NO BACKWARDS. NO BACKWARDS. DO I NEED TO--CLICK. DO I NEED TO--CLICK. ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. WE'LL GO THROUGH-- WE'LL GO THROUGH-- YEAH, YEAH. YEAH, YEAH. SO ABOUT WHAT YOU ARE HEARING SO ABOUT WHAT YOU ARE HEARING TODAY-- TODAY-- >> MATT, WHERE IS YOUR GREEN AT? MATT, WHERE IS YOUR GREEN AT? ST. PATRICK'S DAY. ST. PATRICK'S DAY. >> SORRY TO MAKE YOUR NIGHT

SORRY TO MAKE YOUR NIGHT LONGER. LONGER. >> JUST KIDDING.

JUST KIDDING. WHERE AM I AT HERE? WHERE AM I AT HERE? PUBLIC WORKS--HERE I AM. PUBLIC WORKS--HERE I AM. IT WILL BE THE MOST REMEMBERABLE IT WILL BE THE MOST REMEMBERABLE OUT THERE. OUT THERE. ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. BACK TO HOMELESSNESS. BACK TO HOMELESSNESS. WE SUPPORT HOMELESSNESS RESPONSE WE SUPPORT HOMELESSNESS RESPONSE EFFORTS BY ENSURING SECURITY EFFORTS BY ENSURING SECURITY READINESS AND INFRASTRUCTURE READINESS AND INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS NECESSARY TO BRING IMPROVEMENTS NECESSARY TO BRING HOUSING SERVICES ONLINE. HOUSING SERVICES ONLINE. RELIABLE INFRASTRUCTURE DIRECTLY RELIABLE INFRASTRUCTURE DIRECTLY SUPPORTS ECONOMIC ACTIVITY AND SUPPORTS ECONOMIC ACTIVITY AND SAFETY AND COMMUNITY STABILITY. SAFETY AND COMMUNITY STABILITY. CURB SPACE IS ONE OF THE MOST CURB SPACE IS ONE OF THE MOST VALUABLE PUBLIC ASSETS. VALUABLE PUBLIC ASSETS. SACRAMENTO OPERATES SACRAMENTO OPERATES APPROXIMATELY 6500 PAID SPACES, APPROXIMATELY 6500 PAID SPACES, ONSTREET SPACES GENERATING 3.8 ONSTREET SPACES GENERATING 3.8 MILLION PARKING TRANSACTIONS MILLION PARKING TRANSACTIONS ANNUALLY. ANNUALLY. AND EACH SPACE TURNS OVER 585 AND EACH SPACE TURNS OVER 585 TIMES A YEAR. TIMES A YEAR. MANAGING CURB SPACE EFFECTIVELY MANAGING CURB SPACE EFFECTIVELY SUPPORTS ECONOMIC ACTIVITY SUPPORTS ECONOMIC ACTIVITY WITHOUT REQUIRING NEW WITHOUT REQUIRING NEW INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT. INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT. WHEN SPACES TURNOVER, BUSINESSES WHEN SPACES TURNOVER, BUSINESSES SEE MORE CUSTOMERS. SEE MORE CUSTOMERS. PUBLIC WORKS REMAINS PROTECTING PUBLIC WORKS REMAINS PROTECTING THE INFRASTRUCTURE THAT KEEPS THE INFRASTRUCTURE THAT KEEPS SACRAMENTO OPERATING. SACRAMENTO OPERATING. WE DO THIS THROUGH PREVENTIVE WE DO THIS THROUGH PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE AND STRONG MAINTENANCE AND STRONG STEWARDSHIP AND LEVERAGE OUTSIDE STEWARDSHIP AND LEVERAGE OUTSIDE FUNDING. FUNDING. AND RELIABLE INFRASTRUCTURE AND RELIABLE INFRASTRUCTURE SUPPORTS PUBLIC SAFETY AND SUPPORTS PUBLIC SAFETY AND QUALITY OF LIFE ACROSS QUALITY OF LIFE ACROSS SACRAMENTO. SACRAMENTO. BEFORE I FINISH, I WANT TO THANK BEFORE I FINISH, I WANT TO THANK THE MEN AND WOMEN OF PUBLIC THE MEN AND WOMEN OF PUBLIC WORKS. WORKS. THEIR DEDICATION AND THEIR DEDICATION AND PROFESSIONALISM AND PRIDE IN PROFESSIONALISM AND PRIDE IN SERVICE ARE WHAT MAKE EVERYTHING SERVICE ARE WHAT MAKE EVERYTHING THAT WE HAVE DISCUSSED HERE THAT WE HAVE DISCUSSED HERE TODAY POSSIBLE. TODAY POSSIBLE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] [APPLAUSE] >> WELCOME.

WELCOME. >> ALL RIGHT.

ALL RIGHT. GOOD AFTERNOON, VICE MAYOR, GOOD AFTERNOON, VICE MAYOR, HONORABLE CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS, HONORABLE CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS, CITY MANAGER. CITY MANAGER. I AM THE DIRECTOR OF DEPARTMENT I AM THE DIRECTOR OF DEPARTMENT OF UTILITIES. OF UTILITIES. AND I'M HERE TO GIVE AN OVERVIEW AND I'M HERE TO GIVE AN OVERVIEW OF THE DEPARTMENT OF UTILITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF UTILITIES FY27 BUDGET. FY27 BUDGET. I WOULD LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE I WOULD LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE EXECUTIVE TEAM AND BUDGET TEAM EXECUTIVE TEAM AND BUDGET TEAM IN ATTENDANCE TODAY AND AS WELL IN ATTENDANCE TODAY AND AS WELL AS ALL THE MEMBERS OF OUR GREAT AS ALL THE MEMBERS OF OUR GREAT DEPARTMENT OF UTILITIES. DEPARTMENT OF UTILITIES. ALL RIGHT, SO OUR MISSION IS TO ALL RIGHT, SO OUR MISSION IS TO PROVIDE HIGH-QUALITY DRINKING PROVIDE HIGH-QUALITY DRINKING WATER, STORMWATER AND WASTEWATER WATER, STORMWATER AND WASTEWATER SERVICES. SERVICES. AND TO DO SO IN A WAY THAT IS AND TO DO SO IN A WAY THAT IS SAFE FOR EVERYONE, FISCALLY SAFE FOR EVERYONE, FISCALLY RESPONSIBILITY AND SUSTAINABLE RESPONSIBILITY AND SUSTAINABLE FOR THE ENVIRONMENT. FOR THE ENVIRONMENT. WE PROVIDE SAFE DRINKING WATER WE PROVIDE SAFE DRINKING WATER TO RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES IN TO RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES IN THE CITY. THE CITY. WE PROTECT THEM FROM FLOODING BY WE PROTECT THEM FROM FLOODING BY PROVIDING STORM DRAINAGE PROVIDING STORM DRAINAGE SERVICES AND WE PROVIDE RELIABLE SERVICES AND WE PROVIDE RELIABLE SEWER SERVICES. SEWER SERVICES. THE DEPARTMENT OF UTILITIES IS THE DEPARTMENT OF UTILITIES IS MADE UP OF FIVE DIVISIONS. MADE UP OF FIVE DIVISIONS. INCLUDING THE OFFICE OF DIRECTOR INCLUDING THE OFFICE OF DIRECTOR PROVIDES LEADERSHIP, POLICY PROVIDES LEADERSHIP, POLICY DIRECTION AND OVERSIGHT FOR ALL DIRECTION AND OVERSIGHT FOR ALL UTILITY OPERATIONS. UTILITY OPERATIONS. THE ENGINEERING AND WATER THE ENGINEERING AND WATER RESOURCE DIVISION OVERSEES THE RESOURCE DIVISION OVERSEES THE PLANNING AND DESIGN OF WATER, PLANNING AND DESIGN OF WATER, WASTEWATER AND DRAINAGE PROJECTS WASTEWATER AND DRAINAGE PROJECTS AND MANAGES WATER RIGHTS AND AND MANAGES WATER RIGHTS AND LONG-TERM RESOURCE PLANNING. LONG-TERM RESOURCE PLANNING. THE DRINKING WATER DIVISION IS THE DRINKING WATER DIVISION IS RESPONSIBLE FOR PROVIDING CLEAN RESPONSIBLE FOR PROVIDING CLEAN DRINKING WATER SERVICES DRINKING WATER SERVICES INCLUDING WATER TREATMENT AND INCLUDING WATER TREATMENT AND DISTRIBUTION AND COMPLIANCE WITH DISTRIBUTION AND COMPLIANCE WITH STRICT SAFETY STANDARDS. STRICT SAFETY STANDARDS. AND THE WASTEWATER SYSTEM AND THE WASTEWATER SYSTEM MANAGES WASTEWATER SERVICES.

MANAGES WASTEWATER SERVICES. AND OUR BUSINESS SERVICE AND OUR BUSINESS SERVICE DIVISION MANAGES FINANCES AND DIVISION MANAGES FINANCES AND CUSTOMER SERVICE AND BILLING AND CUSTOMER SERVICE AND BILLING AND ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT FOR THE ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT FOR THE DEPARTMENT. DEPARTMENT. THE DEPARTMENT HAS 620FTE NONE THE DEPARTMENT HAS 620FTE NONE OF WHICH ARE FUNDED BY THE OF WHICH ARE FUNDED BY THE GENERAL FUND. GENERAL FUND. THIS PIE CHART INCLUDES THE THIS PIE CHART INCLUDES THE APPROPRIATIONS BY DOU DIVISION. APPROPRIATIONS BY DOU DIVISION. AND EMPHASIZE THAT THE AND EMPHASIZE THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF UTILITY RECEIVES DEPARTMENT OF UTILITY RECEIVES ZERO FUNDING FROM THE GENERAL ZERO FUNDING FROM THE GENERAL FUND. FUND. THE NUMBERS ON THE PIE CHART ARE THE NUMBERS ON THE PIE CHART ARE REFLECTIVE OF THE FY26 BUDGET REFLECTIVE OF THE FY26 BUDGET NUMBERS. NUMBERS. YOU SEE HERE THIS ONLY INCLUDES YOU SEE HERE THIS ONLY INCLUDES THE OPERATION COSTS FOR THESE THE OPERATION COSTS FOR THESE DIVISIONS. DIVISIONS. WITH THE HIGHEST BEING THE WITH THE HIGHEST BEING THE WASTEWATER AND STORM DRAINAGE WASTEWATER AND STORM DRAINAGE DIVISION AT APPROXIMATELY 50 DIVISION AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MILLION, AND THE LOWEST IS MILLION, AND THE LOWEST IS BUSINESS SERVICES DIVISION AT $8 BUSINESS SERVICES DIVISION AT $8 MILLION. MILLION. ONCE WE ADD THE CIP PROGRAM AS ONCE WE ADD THE CIP PROGRAM AS WELL AS OTHER CATEGORIES, THE WELL AS OTHER CATEGORIES, THE ENTIRE APPROPRIATION FOR THE ENTIRE APPROPRIATION FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF UTILITIES IS 302 DEPARTMENT OF UTILITIES IS 302 MILLION. MILLION. AND AGAIN ZERO DOLLARS FROM THE AND AGAIN ZERO DOLLARS FROM THE GENERAL FUND AND FULLY PAID BY GENERAL FUND AND FULLY PAID BY RATE PAYOR FUNDS. RATE PAYOR FUNDS. THE MAJOR SPENDING CATEGORIES THE MAJOR SPENDING CATEGORIES SIMILAR TO OTHER DEPARTMENTS. SIMILAR TO OTHER DEPARTMENTS. THE LARGEST IS FOR SALARIES AND THE LARGEST IS FOR SALARIES AND BENEFITS AT 99 MILLION AND CIP BENEFITS AT 99 MILLION AND CIP PROGRAM OF 70 MILLION OF PROGRAM OF 70 MILLION OF INVESTMENT IN THE CITY'S INVESTMENT IN THE CITY'S INFRASTRUCTURE. INFRASTRUCTURE. SERVICES AND SUPPLIES AT $51 SERVICES AND SUPPLIES AT $51 MILLION AND DEBT SERVICES AT $40 MILLION AND DEBT SERVICES AT $40 MILLION. MILLION. REMAINING CATEGORIES INCLUDE REMAINING CATEGORIES INCLUDE CITY PROPERTY, MULTI-YEAR CITY PROPERTY, MULTI-YEAR OPERATION PROGRAMS AND OPERATION PROGRAMS AND TRANSFERS. TRANSFERS. THE BUDGET REFLECTS THE SKILL THE BUDGET REFLECTS THE SKILL NEEDED TO MAINTAIN RELIABLE NEEDED TO MAINTAIN RELIABLE SERVICES FOR RESIDENTS AND

SERVICES FOR RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES TO SUSTAIN ECONOMIC BUSINESSES TO SUSTAIN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN THE CITY. DEVELOPMENT IN THE CITY. SO NOW WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT SO NOW WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT THE WATER FUND. THE WATER FUND. SO WE HAVE THREE DIFFERENT FUNDS SO WE HAVE THREE DIFFERENT FUNDS FOR THE DEPARTMENT. FOR THE DEPARTMENT. WE HAVE A WATER FUND, WASTEWATER WE HAVE A WATER FUND, WASTEWATER FUND AND DRAINAGE FUND. FUND AND DRAINAGE FUND. STARTING WITH THE WATER FUND STARTING WITH THE WATER FUND FIVE-YEAR OUTLOOK FOR THE WATER FIVE-YEAR OUTLOOK FOR THE WATER FUND. FUND. FOR THE CURRENT YEAR, FY25-26, FOR THE CURRENT YEAR, FY25-26, THE EXPENDITURES ARE ABOUT $38 THE EXPENDITURES ARE ABOUT $38 MILLION GREATER THAN OUR MILLION GREATER THAN OUR REVENUES. REVENUES. SIMILARLY FOR FY26-27, THE SIMILARLY FOR FY26-27, THE EXPENDITURES ARE ABOUT $30 EXPENDITURES ARE ABOUT $30 MILLION HIGHER THAN OUR MILLION HIGHER THAN OUR REVENUES. REVENUES. AT THIS TIME OUR FUND BALANCES AT THIS TIME OUR FUND BALANCES ARE ABLE TO ABSORB THIS DEFICIT ARE ABLE TO ABSORB THIS DEFICIT BUT NOT THE CASE SOON. BUT NOT THE CASE SOON. AND THAT IS REPRESENTED IN THIS AND THAT IS REPRESENTED IN THIS TABLE, IF YOU LOOK AT FY27-28, TABLE, IF YOU LOOK AT FY27-28, YOU WILL SEE THAT WE WILL BE YOU WILL SEE THAT WE WILL BE ABOUT $30 MILLION IN THE RED. ABOUT $30 MILLION IN THE RED. WE WOULD BE USING THE ENTIRETY WE WOULD BE USING THE ENTIRETY OF OUR CIP RESERVE FOR THIS OF OUR CIP RESERVE FOR THIS FUND. FUND. AND THAT WOULD MAKE OUR FUND AND THAT WOULD MAKE OUR FUND BALANCE BE NEGATIVE FOR $2.8 BALANCE BE NEGATIVE FOR $2.8 MILLION. MILLION. NOW TURN OUR ATTENTION TO THE NOW TURN OUR ATTENTION TO THE FIVE-YEAR OUTLOOK FOR THE FIVE-YEAR OUTLOOK FOR THE WASTEWATER FUND. WASTEWATER FUND. IN A SIMILAR POSITION, FOR THE IN A SIMILAR POSITION, FOR THE CURRENT YEAR, OUR REVENUES ARE CURRENT YEAR, OUR REVENUES ARE ABOUT 4.6 MILLION LESS THAN OUR ABOUT 4.6 MILLION LESS THAN OUR EXPENDITURES. EXPENDITURES. AND THAT TREND CONTINUES. AND THAT TREND CONTINUES. AND WE CAN SEE BY FY28-29, OUR AND WE CAN SEE BY FY28-29, OUR ENDING FUND BALANCE WILL BE IN ENDING FUND BALANCE WILL BE IN THE NEGATIVE. THE NEGATIVE. IT'S CLEAR AFTER LOOKING BOTH IT'S CLEAR AFTER LOOKING BOTH THE WATER FUND AND WASTEWATER THE WATER FUND AND WASTEWATER FUND THAT OUR RATE REVENUES ARE FUND THAT OUR RATE REVENUES ARE NOT KEEPING PACE WITH OUR NOT KEEPING PACE WITH OUR CRITICAL OPERATIONS. CRITICAL OPERATIONS. AND INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS. AND INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS. WHICH IS WHY WE ARE ENGAGING IN

WHICH IS WHY WE ARE ENGAGING IN RATE PLANNING EFFORT CURRENTLY. RATE PLANNING EFFORT CURRENTLY. AND I'M GOING TO TALK ABOUT MORE AND I'M GOING TO TALK ABOUT MORE ABOUT THAT WITH UPCOMING SLIDES. ABOUT THAT WITH UPCOMING SLIDES. ALL RIGHT, REDUCTION GOALS. ALL RIGHT, REDUCTION GOALS. BECAUSE THE DEPARTMENT OF BECAUSE THE DEPARTMENT OF UTILITIES IS NOT FUNDED BY UTILITIES IS NOT FUNDED BY GENERAL FUND, WE WERE NOT GENERAL FUND, WE WERE NOT REQUIRED TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIRED TO COMPLY WITH THE MANDATORY 15% REDUCTION; MANDATORY 15% REDUCTION; HOWEVER, GIVEN THE STATE OF OUR HOWEVER, GIVEN THE STATE OF OUR WATER AND WASTEWATER FUND, WE WATER AND WASTEWATER FUND, WE PROACTIVELY WANTED TO TIGHTEN PROACTIVELY WANTED TO TIGHTEN OUR BELTS AND REDUCE OUR BUDGETS OUR BELTS AND REDUCE OUR BUDGETS FOR FY27. FOR FY27. AND SEEN REFLECTED ON THE TABLE AND SEEN REFLECTED ON THE TABLE IS REDUCTION OF 8% FOR OUR WATER IS REDUCTION OF 8% FOR OUR WATER FUND AND 9% FOR OUR WASTEWATER FUND AND 9% FOR OUR WASTEWATER FUND. FUND. I SHOULD SAY IT WAS DIFFICULT I SHOULD SAY IT WAS DIFFICULT AND CHALLENGING TO MAKE THESE AND CHALLENGING TO MAKE THESE REDUCTIONS. REDUCTIONS. THAT MEANT THAT WE HAD TO DEFER, THAT MEANT THAT WE HAD TO DEFER, DELAY OR PUT ON HOLD SOME DELAY OR PUT ON HOLD SOME CRITICAL PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS CRITICAL PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS FOR THE DEPARTMENT. FOR THE DEPARTMENT. HOWEVER, WE HAD TO MAKE THIS HOWEVER, WE HAD TO MAKE THIS DECISION BECAUSE WE WANTED TO BE DECISION BECAUSE WE WANTED TO BE PRUDENT AHEAD OF OUR RATE PRUDENT AHEAD OF OUR RATE INCREASE EFFORTS. INCREASE EFFORTS. BY REDUCING OUR TOTAL BY REDUCING OUR TOTAL EXPENDITURES BY 8-9% EXPENDITURES BY 8-9% RESPECTFULLY THAT ALLOWED THE RESPECTFULLY THAT ALLOWED THE FORECAST DEFICIT OF WATER FUND FORECAST DEFICIT OF WATER FUND BY 50% AND FORECASTED DEFICIT BY 50% AND FORECASTED DEFICIT FOR WASTEWATER FUND 46% BY FY27. FOR WASTEWATER FUND 46% BY FY27. NOW TURN OUR ATTENTION NOW TURN OUR ATTENTION TO--SORRY, I'M NOT CLOSE ENOUGH, TO--SORRY, I'M NOT CLOSE ENOUGH, THE DRAINAGE FUND. THE DRAINAGE FUND. WE HAVE TWO COLORS OF MONEY FOR WE HAVE TWO COLORS OF MONEY FOR THE DRAINAGE FUND. THE DRAINAGE FUND. YOU WILL SEE THE TABLE ON THE YOU WILL SEE THE TABLE ON THE LEFT INCLUDES DRAINAGE FUND THAT LEFT INCLUDES DRAINAGE FUND THAT WAS ESTABLISHED BACK IN 1996. WAS ESTABLISHED BACK IN 1996. AND THE ONE ON THE RIGHT, THE AND THE ONE ON THE RIGHT, THE STORMWATER DRAIN PROPERTY FEE STORMWATER DRAIN PROPERTY FEE FUND ESTABLISHED IN 2022.

FUND ESTABLISHED IN 2022. SO THE STORM DRAIN FUND, THE ONE SO THE STORM DRAIN FUND, THE ONE ON THE LEFT DOES PROVIDE ON THE LEFT DOES PROVIDE RESOURCES FOR STORMWATER RESOURCES FOR STORMWATER MANAGEMENT AND FLOOD PROTECTION MANAGEMENT AND FLOOD PROTECTION FOR MAINTAINING OUR DRAINAGE FOR MAINTAINING OUR DRAINAGE INFRASTRUCTURE AND SYSTEMS. INFRASTRUCTURE AND SYSTEMS. THE ONE ON THE RIGHT WHICH IS THE ONE ON THE RIGHT WHICH IS THE PARCEL FEE DOES PROVIDE THE PARCEL FEE DOES PROVIDE FUNDING FOR OUR CIP PROJECTS. FUNDING FOR OUR CIP PROJECTS. THE NEGATIVE THERE IS A THE NEGATIVE THERE IS A REFLECTION OF THE FACT THAT THIS REFLECTION OF THE FACT THAT THIS FUND WAS TIED UP IN LITIGATION FUND WAS TIED UP IN LITIGATION FOR MULTIPLE YEARS. FOR MULTIPLE YEARS. WHILE WORK HAD TO BE DONE, SO WHILE WORK HAD TO BE DONE, SO IT'S JUST A REFLECTION OF THE IT'S JUST A REFLECTION OF THE MONEY FINALLY RELEASED THERE. MONEY FINALLY RELEASED THERE. AND AGAIN WE EMPHASIZE ZERO AND AGAIN WE EMPHASIZE ZERO GENERAL FUND CONTRIBUTIONS TO GENERAL FUND CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE DRAINAGE PROGRAM. THE DRAINAGE PROGRAM. SO WITH ALL OF THAT SAID, THE SO WITH ALL OF THAT SAID, THE DEPARTMENT OF UTILITY IS DEPARTMENT OF UTILITY IS COMMITTED TO DELIVERING ON CORE COMMITTED TO DELIVERING ON CORE SERVICES AND ADVANCING CITY SERVICES AND ADVANCING CITY COUNCIL PRIORITIES. COUNCIL PRIORITIES. WE DO THAT THROUGH DELIVERING WE DO THAT THROUGH DELIVERING RELIABLE SERVICES WHICH IS THE RELIABLE SERVICES WHICH IS THE HIGHEST PRIORITY FOR THE HIGHEST PRIORITY FOR THE DEPARTMENT. DEPARTMENT. ONE OF OUR BIGGEST CHALLENGES ONE OF OUR BIGGEST CHALLENGES HOWEVER MEETING THIS GOAL IS HOWEVER MEETING THIS GOAL IS THAT OUR SYSTEMS ARE OLD. THAT OUR SYSTEMS ARE OLD. AND MUCH OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE AND MUCH OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE BUILT DECADES AGO. BUILT DECADES AGO. ONE OF FEW CITIES THAT CAN SAY ONE OF FEW CITIES THAT CAN SAY THAT WE HAVE 100-YEAR-OLD THAT WE HAVE 100-YEAR-OLD FACILITY. FACILITY. LIKE MANY UTILITIES ACROSS THE LIKE MANY UTILITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY WE HAVE BILLIONS OF COUNTRY WE HAVE BILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN DEFERRED MAINTENANCE, DOLLARS IN DEFERRED MAINTENANCE, THAT'S BILLION WITH A "B," FOR THAT'S BILLION WITH A "B," FOR THE CITY OF SACRAMENTO THAT'S THE CITY OF SACRAMENTO THAT'S 2.2 BILLION IN DEFERRED 2.2 BILLION IN DEFERRED MAINTENANCE IN THE UTILITY MAINTENANCE IN THE UTILITY DEPARTMENT. DEPARTMENT. THAT'S PIPES AND STATIONS AND THAT'S PIPES AND STATIONS AND ASSETS IN NEED OF REPAIR OR ASSETS IN NEED OF REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT. REPLACEMENT. DEFERRED MAINTENANCE IS NOT JUST DEFERRED MAINTENANCE IS NOT JUST AN ACCOUNTING TERM, IT MEANS AN ACCOUNTING TERM, IT MEANS HIGHER RISK OF FAILURE AND HIGHER RISK OF FAILURE AND HIGHER COSTS, AND FEWER OPTIONS HIGHER COSTS, AND FEWER OPTIONS OVER TIME. OVER TIME. IF WE WAIT, IT GETS MORE IF WE WAIT, IT GETS MORE EXPENSIVE AND DESTRUCTIVE. EXPENSIVE AND DESTRUCTIVE. DESPITE THESE CHALLENGES THIS

DESPITE THESE CHALLENGES THIS YEAR WE ARE MAKING INVESTMENTS YEAR WE ARE MAKING INVESTMENTS IN CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS IN CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS AND WATER AND WASTE WATER AND AND WATER AND WASTE WATER AND DRAINAGE IN 37 MILLION. DRAINAGE IN 37 MILLION. AND ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF AND ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF RELIABILITY OF SERVICE IS WATER RELIABILITY OF SERVICE IS WATER RIGHTS AND SUPPLIES. RIGHTS AND SUPPLIES. WHETHER TALKING ABOUT SACRAMENTO WHETHER TALKING ABOUT SACRAMENTO AS A GROWING CITY OR THE AS A GROWING CITY OR THE CHANGING CLIMATE THAT WE LIVE CHANGING CLIMATE THAT WE LIVE IN, ACCESS TO WATER IS HUGELY IN, ACCESS TO WATER IS HUGELY ESSENTIAL. ESSENTIAL. AND OUR TEAMS ARE DOING AMAZING AND OUR TEAMS ARE DOING AMAZING JOB TO CONTINUE TO SECURE OUR JOB TO CONTINUE TO SECURE OUR WATER RIGHTS YEAR OVER YEAR THAT WATER RIGHTS YEAR OVER YEAR THAT IS CRUCIAL TO DELIVERING SAFE IS CRUCIAL TO DELIVERING SAFE DRINKING WATER. DRINKING WATER. AND AS WE GROW, WE KNOW THAT AND AS WE GROW, WE KNOW THAT PROJECTS GROW WITH IT AND PROJECTS GROW WITH IT AND TREATMENT PLAN ENSURE THAT WE TREATMENT PLAN ENSURE THAT WE MEET THESE DEMANDS. MEET THESE DEMANDS. IN ANOTHER FACET OF DELIVERING IN ANOTHER FACET OF DELIVERING OUR SERVICES RELIABLY, WE WOULD OUR SERVICES RELIABLY, WE WOULD LIKE TO MENTION IN RESPONSE TO LIKE TO MENTION IN RESPONSE TO NEGOTIATIONS AND CREATIVE NEGOTIATIONS AND CREATIVE EFFORTS BY THE CITY TEAM. EFFORTS BY THE CITY TEAM. THE STATE HAS APPROVED MAJOR THE STATE HAS APPROVED MAJOR CHANGES TIED TO THE PERMIT FOR CHANGES TIED TO THE PERMIT FOR OUR COMBINED SEWER SYSTEM. OUR COMBINED SEWER SYSTEM. THE REVISED PERMIT ALLOWS US TO THE REVISED PERMIT ALLOWS US TO BE SMARTER AND MORE STRATEGIC IN BE SMARTER AND MORE STRATEGIC IN MANAGING CAPACITY AND BE LASER MANAGING CAPACITY AND BE LASER FOCUSED ON PUBLIC HEALTH GOALS. FOCUSED ON PUBLIC HEALTH GOALS. THAT IS IMPORTANT TO PRIORITIZE THAT IS IMPORTANT TO PRIORITIZE UPGRADES WHERE THEY MATTER THE UPGRADES WHERE THEY MATTER THE MOST AND FLEXIBLE AND MAKE MOST AND FLEXIBLE AND MAKE COMPLIANCE CHANGES ON STRONG COMPLIANCE CHANGES ON STRONG TECHNICAL DATA, NOT REGULATIONS. TECHNICAL DATA, NOT REGULATIONS. UTILITIES IS A PROTECTOR OF UTILITIES IS A PROTECTOR OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY. PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY. HERE'S HOW, WE PROVIDE VITAL HERE'S HOW, WE PROVIDE VITAL SAFE DRINKING WATER THAT SAFE DRINKING WATER THAT IMPORTANT TO THE ENVIRONMENT AND IMPORTANT TO THE ENVIRONMENT AND PEOPLE TRUST THAT THEY ARE PEOPLE TRUST THAT THEY ARE GETTING CLEAN, ODORLESS, SAFE

GETTING CLEAN, ODORLESS, SAFE WATER OUT OF FACET. WATER OUT OF FACET. AND SACRAMENTO'S LOWER AND SACRAMENTO'S LOWER MOTIVATION OF VALUABLE AND MOTIVATION OF VALUABLE AND SUBJECT TO SEASON OF FLOODING IF SUBJECT TO SEASON OF FLOODING IF NOT FOR THE CREWS AND SERVICES. NOT FOR THE CREWS AND SERVICES. WE WORK HARD SO THAT CITY PEOPLE WE WORK HARD SO THAT CITY PEOPLE AND RESIDENTS SLEEP SOUNDLY AT AND RESIDENTS SLEEP SOUNDLY AT NIGHT EVEN ATMOSPHERIC RIVER IS NIGHT EVEN ATMOSPHERIC RIVER IS STORMING OUT. STORMING OUT. AND TO KEEP WATER WATER AND TO KEEP WATER WATER IMPORTANT TO PUBLIC HEALTH AND IMPORTANT TO PUBLIC HEALTH AND GIVE PEOPLE COMFORT THAT THEY GIVE PEOPLE COMFORT THAT THEY CAN FLUSH A TOILET AND GET CAN FLUSH A TOILET AND GET FLUSHED. FLUSHED. >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU. >> IT MIGHT NOT ALWAYS OBVIOUS

IT MIGHT NOT ALWAYS OBVIOUS BUT DELIVER THE WATER SO BUT DELIVER THE WATER SO CRITICAL TO FIRE PROTECTION CRITICAL TO FIRE PROTECTION SERVICES IN THE CITY. SERVICES IN THE CITY. DOU MAINTAINS MORE THAN 14,000 DOU MAINTAINS MORE THAN 14,000 FIRE HYDRANTS THROUGHOUT THE FIRE HYDRANTS THROUGHOUT THE CITY. CITY. AND FINALLY ONE OF OUR GOALS IS AND FINALLY ONE OF OUR GOALS IS FINANCIAL VIABILITY AND MAINTAIN FINANCIAL VIABILITY AND MAINTAIN HEALTHY STATUS. HEALTHY STATUS. WE HAVE FORECAST UP COMING GAPS WE HAVE FORECAST UP COMING GAPS IN THE REVENUES. IN THE REVENUES. THE FUNDS DID NOT SEE A RATE THE FUNDS DID NOT SEE A RATE INCREASE IN EIGHT YEARS. INCREASE IN EIGHT YEARS. DURING THESE EIGHT YEARS, DURING THESE EIGHT YEARS, THERE'S BEEN AN INCREASE IN THERE'S BEEN AN INCREASE IN STATE REGULATION. STATE REGULATION. FOR WATER QUALITY AND FLOOD FOR WATER QUALITY AND FLOOD CONTROL FOR EXAMPLE, COST OF CONTROL FOR EXAMPLE, COST OF MATERIAL AND LABOR AND SUPPLIES MATERIAL AND LABOR AND SUPPLIES AND BALLOONED. AND BALLOONED. RETENTION RATES DURING COVID RETENTION RATES DURING COVID BECAUSE PEOPLE DID NOT WORK OR BECAUSE PEOPLE DID NOT WORK OR HAVE SUFFICIENT FINANCIAL MEANS. HAVE SUFFICIENT FINANCIAL MEANS. BECAUSE OF THESE FACTORS AND BECAUSE OF THESE FACTORS AND MORE, WE ARE COMING UP TO THE MORE, WE ARE COMING UP TO THE POINT WHERE RATE ADJUSTMENT IS POINT WHERE RATE ADJUSTMENT IS ABSOLUTELY CRITICAL. ABSOLUTELY CRITICAL. FOR OUR WASTEWATER AND WATER FOR OUR WASTEWATER AND WATER FUNDS. FUNDS. IF THERE IS ANY TAKE-HOME IF THERE IS ANY TAKE-HOME MESSAGE THAT WE NEED THE RATE MESSAGE THAT WE NEED THE RATE INCREASE FOR WATER AND INCREASE FOR WATER AND WASTEWATER. WASTEWATER. THAT PLANNING PROCESS HAS BEGUN THAT PLANNING PROCESS HAS BEGUN FOR THE RATE INCREASE EFFORT. FOR THE RATE INCREASE EFFORT. WE ARE FINALIZING A RATE STUDY WE ARE FINALIZING A RATE STUDY AS WELL AS AN OUTREACH STRATEGY. AS WELL AS AN OUTREACH STRATEGY. WE HAVE PRESENTED IN FRONT OF WE HAVE PRESENTED IN FRONT OF THE [INAUDIBLE] MULTIPLE TIMES THE [INAUDIBLE] MULTIPLE TIMES AND TRYING TO BE MINDFUL AND AND TRYING TO BE MINDFUL AND STRATEGIC WITH OUR RATE STRATEGIC WITH OUR RATE INCREASES TO MAKE SURE THAT WE INCREASES TO MAKE SURE THAT WE PROVIDE OUR SERVICES AS PROVIDE OUR SERVICES AS EFFECTIVE AND AFFORDABLE AS EFFECTIVE AND AFFORDABLE AS POSSIBLE. POSSIBLE. IT'S IMPORTANT TO MENTION THAT IT'S IMPORTANT TO MENTION THAT ALTHOUGH THE CITY IS FACING A ALTHOUGH THE CITY IS FACING A BROADER BUDGET CRISIS, AND IT'S BROADER BUDGET CRISIS, AND IT'S EASY FOR PEOPLE TO LUMP EASY FOR PEOPLE TO LUMP EVERYTHING TOGETHER. EVERYTHING TOGETHER. BUT WE WANT THE PUBLIC TO KNOW BUT WE WANT THE PUBLIC TO KNOW AND UNDERSTAND THAT THE UTILITY AND UNDERSTAND THAT THE UTILITY RATE ADJUSTMENT IS NOT A RATE ADJUSTMENT IS NOT A RESPONSE TO THE CITY'S GENERAL RESPONSE TO THE CITY'S GENERAL FUND CHALLENGES. FUND CHALLENGES. FINALLY WE ARE ALSO LOOKING FINALLY WE ARE ALSO LOOKING AHEAD AT A RATE ADJUSTMENT FOR

AHEAD AT A RATE ADJUSTMENT FOR OUR 1996 OPERATION FUND FOR THE OUR 1996 OPERATION FUND FOR THE STORM DRAINAGE SYSTEM. STORM DRAINAGE SYSTEM. THIS REVIEW PROCESS IS EXPECTED THIS REVIEW PROCESS IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN IN FY29 AND IT IS TO BEGIN IN FY29 AND IT IS HUGELY IMPORTANT BECAUSE WE HAVE HUGELY IMPORTANT BECAUSE WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO KEEP COSTS WITH OUR BEEN ABLE TO KEEP COSTS WITH OUR SYSTEM AND AGE OF SYSTEM AND SYSTEM AND AGE OF SYSTEM AND FLOOD CONTROL AS WELL. FLOOD CONTROL AS WELL. WE WILL BE SURE TO UPDATE YOU WE WILL BE SURE TO UPDATE YOU WHEN WE HAVE MORE INFORMATION ON WHEN WE HAVE MORE INFORMATION ON THAT EFFORT. THAT EFFORT. WITH THAT THANK YOU SO MUCH AND WITH THAT THANK YOU SO MUCH AND I WILL TAKE QUESTIONS DURING Q & I WILL TAKE QUESTIONS DURING Q & A. A. >> THANK YOU DALIA. THANK YOU DALIA. >> TO WRAP UP AND APOLOGIZE

TO WRAP UP AND APOLOGIZE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC NOW IS THE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC NOW IS THE TIME TO HAVE WHAT IS UPCOMING TIME TO HAVE WHAT IS UPCOMING AND DO I NOT. AND DO I NOT. AND REITERATE THAT WE ARE NOT AND REITERATE THAT WE ARE NOT MAKING ANY DECISIONS TODAY, MAKING ANY DECISIONS TODAY, THOSE DECISIONS IN JUNE. THOSE DECISIONS IN JUNE. AND COUNCIL WILL HAVE ANOTHER AND COUNCIL WILL HAVE ANOTHER EARLY BUDGET WORK SESSION NEXT EARLY BUDGET WORK SESSION NEXT WEEK. WEEK. THE PROPOSED BUDGET COME OUT AT THE PROPOSED BUDGET COME OUT AT THE END OF APRIL. THE END OF APRIL. AND COUNCIL WILL HAVE FORMAL AND COUNCIL WILL HAVE FORMAL BUDGET HEARINGS IN MAY AND JUNE. BUDGET HEARINGS IN MAY AND JUNE. AGAIN WE ARE HERE TODAY TO AGAIN WE ARE HERE TODAY TO ANSWER QUESTIONS AND GET ANSWER QUESTIONS AND GET FEEDBACK. FEEDBACK. IT WAS A LOT OF INFORMATION AND IT WAS A LOT OF INFORMATION AND THANK BOTH COUNCIL AND PUBLIC THANK BOTH COUNCIL AND PUBLIC FOR YOUR PATIENCE. FOR YOUR PATIENCE. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH PETE.

THANK YOU SO MUCH PETE. WE WILL NOW OPEN IT UP TO PUBLIC WE WILL NOW OPEN IT UP TO PUBLIC COMMENT. COMMENT. THERE IS 34 SPEAKERS SIGNED UP THERE IS 34 SPEAKERS SIGNED UP TO SPEAK, OUR CITY CLERK WILL TO SPEAK, OUR CITY CLERK WILL READ YOUR NAME AND YOU WILL GET READ YOUR NAME AND YOU WILL GET THE CHANCE TO GO TO THE PODIUM THE CHANCE TO GO TO THE PODIUM OR WE CAN BRING YOU THE MIC. OR WE CAN BRING YOU THE MIC. AND YOU GET TWO MINUTES TO DO AND YOU GET TWO MINUTES TO DO PUBLIC COMMENT AND AFTER YOUR PUBLIC COMMENT AND AFTER YOUR TWO MINUTES MENDY WILL READ A TWO MINUTES MENDY WILL READ A STATEMENT AND NEXT PERSON'S STATEMENT AND NEXT PERSON'S TURN. TURN. WE TYPICALLY--DO THREE NAMES AT WE TYPICALLY--DO THREE NAMES AT A TIME. A TIME. >> MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC, YOUR

MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC, YOUR TWO MINUTES ON THE SCREEN. TWO MINUTES ON THE SCREEN. DIANA JEN IS OUR FIRST SPEAKER. DIANA JEN IS OUR FIRST SPEAKER. >> GOOD AFTERNOON, I AM DIANA

GOOD AFTERNOON, I AM DIANA JEN, I HAVE BEEN A CITY EMPLOYEE JEN, I HAVE BEEN A CITY EMPLOYEE AND ALSO A COUNTY EMPLOYEE. AND ALSO A COUNTY EMPLOYEE. AND REMEMBER GOING THROUGH AND REMEMBER GOING THROUGH BUDGET CUTS. BUDGET CUTS. I KNOW YOU HAVE SOME TOUGH I KNOW YOU HAVE SOME TOUGH DECISIONS TO MAKE. DECISIONS TO MAKE. BUT PLEASE DO NOT CUT THE HOURS BUT PLEASE DO NOT CUT THE HOURS AND DAYS AT THE BELLE COOLEDGE AND DAYS AT THE BELLE COOLEDGE COMMUNITY CENTER. COMMUNITY CENTER. I TAKE SEVEN COURSES THERE, TWO I TAKE SEVEN COURSES THERE, TWO LED BY VOLUNTEERS AND FOUR LED BY VOLUNTEERS AND FOUR COURSES SPONSORED BY KAISER AND COURSES SPONSORED BY KAISER AND YMCA, THAT INCLUDES STRENGTH AND YMCA, THAT INCLUDES STRENGTH AND BALANCE AND FALL PREVENTION. BALANCE AND FALL PREVENTION. THE CLASSES ARE WELL ATTENDED THE CLASSES ARE WELL ATTENDED AND IN FACT WE HAD TO OPEN TWO AND IN FACT WE HAD TO OPEN TWO ADDITION AT CLASSES. ADDITION AT CLASSES. AND TODAY WE HAVE SUPER SENIORS AND TODAY WE HAVE SUPER SENIORS WITH US, Ms. CALM WHO IS 98 WITH US, Ms. CALM WHO IS 98 YEARS OLD. YEARS OLD. [APPLAUSE] [APPLAUSE] AND Ms. PUM, RIGHT BEHIND HER IS AND Ms. PUM, RIGHT BEHIND HER IS 95 YEARS OLD. 95 YEARS OLD. BESIDES EXERCISE CLASSES THERE BESIDES EXERCISE CLASSES THERE ARE CLASSES WITH ARTS AND ARE CLASSES WITH ARTS AND CRAFTS. CRAFTS. ALSO MONJAI THAT THEY PLAY AND ALSO MONJAI THAT THEY PLAY AND PING-PONG. PING-PONG. ALL OF THESE CLASSES NOT ONLY ALL OF THESE CLASSES NOT ONLY HELP THE BODY BUT MENTAL HELP THE BODY BUT MENTAL STIMULATION. STIMULATION. AND ANOTHER FACTOR WHILE THERE AND ANOTHER FACTOR WHILE THERE GIVES US TIME TO SOCIALIZE. GIVES US TIME TO SOCIALIZE. MANY OF US LIVE ALONE. MANY OF US LIVE ALONE. ONE OF THE IMPORTANT FACTORS OF ONE OF THE IMPORTANT FACTORS OF KEEPING SENIORS HEALTHY IS FOR KEEPING SENIORS HEALTHY IS FOR US TO GET EXERCISE AND TO HAVE US TO GET EXERCISE AND TO HAVE SOCIAL CONTACT. SOCIAL CONTACT. RECENTLY WE HAD A LUNAR NEW YEAR RECENTLY WE HAD A LUNAR NEW YEAR POT LUCK, OVER 80 PEOPLE POT LUCK, OVER 80 PEOPLE ATTENDED. ATTENDED. AND LOOKING FORWARD TO CINCO DE AND LOOKING FORWARD TO CINCO DE MAYO WHERE WE WILL HAVE A MAYO WHERE WE WILL HAVE A LUNCHEON. LUNCHEON. THIS IS ORGANIZED BY SOME THIS IS ORGANIZED BY SOME SENIORS. SENIORS. AND WE HAVE A GALLERY DAY THAT AND WE HAVE A GALLERY DAY THAT WILL BE FEATURING THINGS CREATED WILL BE FEATURING THINGS CREATED BY MEMBERS INCLUDING CALLIGRAPHY

BY MEMBERS INCLUDING CALLIGRAPHY AND CERAMICS AND SEWING AND CERAMICS AND SEWING COMMENTS. COMMENTS. >> THANK YOU, YOUR TIME IS THANK YOU, YOUR TIME IS COMPLETE. COMPLETE. NEXT SPEAKER. NEXT SPEAKER. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. >> GOOD AFTERNOON AND THANK YOU

GOOD AFTERNOON AND THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO SPEAK. FOR ALLOWING ME TO SPEAK. I AM LENA LIEBER AND I AM HERE I AM LENA LIEBER AND I AM HERE TO LET YOU KNOW HOW IMPORTANT TO LET YOU KNOW HOW IMPORTANT THAT THE BELLE COOLEDGE THAT THE BELLE COOLEDGE COMMUNITY CENTER IS TO ME. COMMUNITY CENTER IS TO ME. I CAN WALK TO THE CITY A GOOD 20 I CAN WALK TO THE CITY A GOOD 20 MINUTES. MINUTES. WALK THERE. WALK THERE. AND I CAN WALK HOME. AND I CAN WALK HOME. NO CAR NEEDED. NO CAR NEEDED. AND NO POLLUTION FROM MY PART. AND NO POLLUTION FROM MY PART. I EXERCISE, TAKE CLASSES AND GO I EXERCISE, TAKE CLASSES AND GO THERE FOR SOCIAL INTERACTION. THERE FOR SOCIAL INTERACTION. IT'S SAFE AND IT HAS A FRIENDLY IT'S SAFE AND IT HAS A FRIENDLY ATMO ATMO ATMOSPHERE. ATMOSPHERE. THE STAFF IS OUTSTANDING, KIND, IT IS A FUN PLACE TO GO. SO PLEASE DO NOT CUT THE SO PLEASE DO NOT CUT THE PROGRAMS. PROGRAMS. DO NOT CLOSE THE CENTER. DO NOT CLOSE THE CENTER. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS. REBECCA? REBECCA? REBECCA CONOR AND GREGORY, REBECCA CONOR AND GREGORY, MIRANDA AND ANTONIO LOPEZ. MIRANDA AND ANTONIO LOPEZ. >> I'M ALSO HERE TO TALK ABOUT

I'M ALSO HERE TO TALK ABOUT THE COMMUNITY CENTER WHICH IS THE COMMUNITY CENTER WHICH IS VERY MUCH AND VERY STRONG A VERY MUCH AND VERY STRONG A COMMUNITY. COMMUNITY. AND WE ARE A CENTER OF PEOPLE AND WE ARE A CENTER OF PEOPLE WHO REALLY ARE INCLUSIVE FOR WHO REALLY ARE INCLUSIVE FOR EVERYONE. EVERYONE. WE DON'T WANT TO GO BACK TO THE WE DON'T WANT TO GO BACK TO THE COVID. COVID. AND ALSO, I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW AND ALSO, I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT HAPPENED TO ALL OF OUR TAX WHAT HAPPENED TO ALL OF OUR TAX DOLLARS TO PUT US IN SUCH A DOLLARS TO PUT US IN SUCH A CRISIS HERE. CRISIS HERE. THE SENIORS ARE HAVING TO PAY THE SENIORS ARE HAVING TO PAY FOR THIS. FOR THIS. BECAUSE WE PAID OUR TAXES A LONG BECAUSE WE PAID OUR TAXES A LONG TIME AGO AND STILL PAYING THEM. TIME AGO AND STILL PAYING THEM. AND MANY OF THESE PEOPLE, IT IS, AND MANY OF THESE PEOPLE, IT IS, I LIVE ALONE. I LIVE ALONE. IT IS MY ONLY OPPORTUNITY. IT IS MY ONLY OPPORTUNITY. I DO A LOT OF THE PROGRAMS THERE I DO A LOT OF THE PROGRAMS THERE TOO. TOO. I DO THE SEWING CLASS WHICH IS I DO THE SEWING CLASS WHICH IS VOLUNTEER TEACHER. VOLUNTEER TEACHER. I DO... I DO... I DO CERAMICS AND PARTICIPANTING I DO CERAMICS AND PARTICIPANTING AND PICKLE BALL AND PING-PONG AND PICKLE BALL AND PING-PONG AND ALL THESE PEOPLE ARE REALLY AND ALL THESE PEOPLE ARE REALLY WELCOMING TO ME AND IT'S A WELCOMING TO ME AND IT'S A VALUABLE PART OF OUR COMMUNITY VALUABLE PART OF OUR COMMUNITY AND ALL OF US GETTING TOGETHER. AND ALL OF US GETTING TOGETHER. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> MIRANDA AND LOPEZ AND GARY

MIRANDA AND LOPEZ AND GARY LEE. LEE. >> HELLO.

HELLO. GOOD AFTERNOON, CITY COUNCIL GOOD AFTERNOON, CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS. MEMBERS. I'M TREASURER OF OUR CLUB CENTER I'M TREASURER OF OUR CLUB CENTER IN MIDTOWN. IN MIDTOWN. AND I'M FROM DISTRICT SEVEN. AND I'M FROM DISTRICT SEVEN. WE'VE BEEN MEETING EVERY WE'VE BEEN MEETING EVERY WEDNESDAY. WEDNESDAY. WE'LL BE CELEBRATING IN JULY. WE'LL BE CELEBRATING IN JULY. DURING THE PANDEMIC, VOLUNTEERS DURING THE PANDEMIC, VOLUNTEERS CALL EACH OTHER. CALL EACH OTHER. GAVE PHONE CALLS TO SEE HOW GAVE PHONE CALLS TO SEE HOW THEY'RE DOING AND ALSO SENT THEY'RE DOING AND ALSO SENT MONTHLY BULLETINS TO KEEP IN MONTHLY BULLETINS TO KEEP IN TOUCH WITH EACH OTHER. TOUCH WITH EACH OTHER. TODAY AFTER PANDEMIC ONLY 35 TODAY AFTER PANDEMIC ONLY 35 SHOWED UP. SHOWED UP. NOW WE HAVE 127 MEMBERS. NOW WE HAVE 127 MEMBERS. ACTIVE MEMBERS. ACTIVE MEMBERS. AND THEY SHOW UP. AND THEY SHOW UP. RAIN OR SHINE. RAIN OR SHINE. AND MOST OF THE TIME, THERE'S AND MOST OF THE TIME, THERE'S ABOUT 90, 96 THAT SHOW UP EVERY ABOUT 90, 96 THAT SHOW UP EVERY WEDNESDAY. WEDNESDAY. LIKE I SAID, WEATHER IT DOESN'T LIKE I SAID, WEATHER IT DOESN'T MATTER. MATTER. SO LAST WEEK CITY COUNCIL SO LAST WEEK CITY COUNCIL HONORED OUR 103 YEARS OLD. HONORED OUR 103 YEARS OLD. SHE JUST PASSED AWAY AND SHE WAS SHE JUST PASSED AWAY AND SHE WAS BURIED YESTERDAY. BURIED YESTERDAY. BUT OUR MEMBERS RANGE FROM 50 TO BUT OUR MEMBERS RANGE FROM 50 TO 99. 99. WE HAVE 40 THAT ARE IN THEIR 80S. 80S. WE HAVE 9 IN THEIR 90S. WE HAVE 9 IN THEIR 90S. AND A LOT OF THEM ARE IN THEIR AND A LOT OF THEM ARE IN THEIR 70S. 70S. SO WE ELECT OUR BOARD EVERY SO WE ELECT OUR BOARD EVERY MONTH. MONTH. EVERY JANUARY. EVERY JANUARY. JUST TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION JUST TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION THAT WE'RE A REALLY GOOD GROUP THAT WE'RE A REALLY GOOD GROUP AND THAT WE HAVE, AND OUR STAFF

AND THAT WE HAVE, AND OUR STAFF IS WONDERFUL. IS WONDERFUL. WORK AT THE HEART CENTER. WORK AT THE HEART CENTER. CONSIDER OUR GROUP. CONSIDER OUR GROUP. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. >> LOPEZ AND GARY AND CYNTHIA LOPEZ AND GARY AND CYNTHIA LEE. LEE. >> GOOD AFTERNOON.

GOOD AFTERNOON. I'M ANTONIO LOPEZ VICE I'M ANTONIO LOPEZ VICE PRESIDENT. PRESIDENT. AS SHE MENTIONED THE BOARD AND AS SHE MENTIONED THE BOARD AND VOLUNTEERS PLAN AND EXECUTE EACH VOLUNTEERS PLAN AND EXECUTE EACH WEEKLY ACTIVITIES FOR FOUR WEEKLY ACTIVITIES FOR FOUR HOURS. HOURS. WE PROVIDE NOT ONLY COFFEE AND WE PROVIDE NOT ONLY COFFEE AND REFRESHMENTS TO GET TOGETHER BUT REFRESHMENTS TO GET TOGETHER BUT REALLY DO THE IMPORTANT WORK OF REALLY DO THE IMPORTANT WORK OF ELIMINATING ISOLATION AND ELIMINATING ISOLATION AND PROMOTING FRIENDSHIP. PROMOTING FRIENDSHIP. OUR GOALS ARE TO PROMOTE OUR GOALS ARE TO PROMOTE FRIENDSHIP, LIFELONG LEARNING FRIENDSHIP, LIFELONG LEARNING AND PROTECT OUR LANGUAGE AND AND PROTECT OUR LANGUAGE AND CULTURE. CULTURE. THE COUNCIL IS RECEIVING OPTIONS THE COUNCIL IS RECEIVING OPTIONS TO CUT STAFF FOR OLDER ADULT TO CUT STAFF FOR OLDER ADULT SERVICES. SERVICES. AT THE HEART CENTER THAT COULD AT THE HEART CENTER THAT COULD BE FOUR PEOPLE NEARLY HALF OF BE FOUR PEOPLE NEARLY HALF OF THE STAFF. THE STAFF. THE COUNCIL HAS BEEN TOLD THESE THE COUNCIL HAS BEEN TOLD THESE CUTS WOULD NOT REDUCE SERVICES CUTS WOULD NOT REDUCE SERVICES OR QUALITY BECAUSE THE PROGRAMS OR QUALITY BECAUSE THE PROGRAMS ARE RUN BY CONTRACTORS OR ARE RUN BY CONTRACTORS OR VOLUNTEERS. VOLUNTEERS. IT'S A TOTALLY VOLUNTEER IT'S A TOTALLY VOLUNTEER OPERATION. OPERATION. WE RECEIVE NO FUNDS FROM NOBODY WE RECEIVE NO FUNDS FROM NOBODY BUT OUR OWN CONTRIBUTIONS. BUT OUR OWN CONTRIBUTIONS. WE CAN ASSURE YOU, THESE CUTS WE CAN ASSURE YOU, THESE CUTS WOULD IMPACT QUALITY. WOULD IMPACT QUALITY. AND THE SERVICES THAT WE PROVIDE AND THE SERVICES THAT WE PROVIDE THAT ARE PROVIDED TO US. THAT ARE PROVIDED TO US. WE THE VOLUNTEERS COULD NOT WE THE VOLUNTEERS COULD NOT PROVIDE THE PROGRAM. PROVIDE THE PROGRAM. IMAGINE EACH MORNING WE'RE IMAGINE EACH MORNING WE'RE THERE, THE STAFF SETS UP CHAIRS THERE, THE STAFF SETS UP CHAIRS IN 20 MINUTES AND MEET US IN THE IN 20 MINUTES AND MEET US IN THE HALLWAY. HALLWAY. THEY ESCORT PEOPLE ON WALKWAYS THEY ESCORT PEOPLE ON WALKWAYS TO MEETINGS ROOM AND CLOSE 2:30 TO MEETINGS ROOM AND CLOSE 2:30 EACH WEDNESDAY. EACH WEDNESDAY. THEY COME IN 15, 20 MINUTES THEY COME IN 15, 20 MINUTES BREAK DOWN TABLES AND CHAIRS FOR BREAK DOWN TABLES AND CHAIRS FOR THE DRUM GROUP THAT WILL FOLLOW THE DRUM GROUP THAT WILL FOLLOW US AT 3 O'CLOCK. US AT 3 O'CLOCK. DURING THE MEETINGS WE CALL THEM DURING THE MEETINGS WE CALL THEM TO HANDLE EVERYTHING FROM SPILLS TO HANDLE EVERYTHING FROM SPILLS TO. TO. >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS. YOUR TIME IS COMPLETE. YOUR TIME IS COMPLETE. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS GARY LEE. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS GARY LEE. >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU. >> GOOD AFTERNOON.

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

NOT AS A COST CENTER BUT A SUCCESSFUL AND PREVENTIVE. SUCCESSFUL AND PREVENTIVE. >> YOUR TIME IS COMPLETE. YOUR TIME IS COMPLETE. >> SACRAMENTO SENIORS. SACRAMENTO SENIORS. >> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS CYNTHIA OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS CYNTHIA LEE. LEE. [APPLAUDING]. [APPLAUDING]. >> CYNTHIA LEE THEN MARILYN. CYNTHIA LEE THEN MARILYN. >> HI.

HI. [INAUDIBLE] BUT WE ARE ALL [INAUDIBLE] BUT WE ARE ALL GETTING OLDER. GETTING OLDER. AND WE NEED THESE SERVICES. AND WE NEED THESE SERVICES. I AM A PROUD SENIOR WHO I AM A PROUD SENIOR WHO PARTICIPATES AT THE HEART CENTER PARTICIPATES AT THE HEART CENTER AND JAMES MARSHAL PARK, THE CITY AND JAMES MARSHAL PARK, THE CITY PARK. PARK. I DO ALSO SAY WE WALK AS PART OF I DO ALSO SAY WE WALK AS PART OF THE WALKING GROUP. THE WALKING GROUP. AND WE WALK RAIN OR SHINE. AND WE WALK RAIN OR SHINE. AND THERE ARE PEOPLE IN THAT AND THERE ARE PEOPLE IN THAT GROUP WHO JOIN US. GROUP WHO JOIN US. WHO SPEND THE TIME AT THE WHO SPEND THE TIME AT THE STRENGTH AND BALANCE CLASS JUST STRENGTH AND BALANCE CLASS JUST TO COME AND JOIN US. TO COME AND JOIN US. IT IS A VERY VALUABLE COMMUNITY IT IS A VERY VALUABLE COMMUNITY SERVICE. SERVICE. WE GIVE THEM A CHANCE TO BE PART WE GIVE THEM A CHANCE TO BE PART OF THE COMMUNITY. OF THE COMMUNITY. A LOT OF TIMES WE ARE NEGLECTED A LOT OF TIMES WE ARE NEGLECTED AS SENIORS. AS SENIORS. WE ARE OFTEN NEGLECTED. WE ARE OFTEN NEGLECTED. WE ARE SUBJECT TO PEOPLE TAKING WE ARE SUBJECT TO PEOPLE TAKING ADVANTAGE OF US. ADVANTAGE OF US. AND WE NEED PEOPLE TOGETHER IN A AND WE NEED PEOPLE TOGETHER IN A COMMUNITY OF WELCOMING SENIORS COMMUNITY OF WELCOMING SENIORS AS A VITAL PART OF SOCIETY. AS A VITAL PART OF SOCIETY. YOU WORKED ALL THE TIME YOU WORKED ALL THE TIME PROVIDING SERVICE TO THE SOCIETY PROVIDING SERVICE TO THE SOCIETY AS A WHOLE AS WORKING AS A WHOLE AS WORKING INDIVIDUAL. INDIVIDUAL. WHY NOT HELP US CONTINUE THAT WHY NOT HELP US CONTINUE THAT VITAL SERVICE TO BECOME PROUD TO VITAL SERVICE TO BECOME PROUD TO LIVE AN AGE WITH DIGNITY AND LIVE AN AGE WITH DIGNITY AND PRIDE. PRIDE. AND SO ANYWAY, THAT'S MY THING. AND SO ANYWAY, THAT'S MY THING. [APPLAUDING] [APPLAUDING] >> CAROLINE MORTON.

CAROLINE MORTON. MARILYN. MARILYN. THEN BRIT. THEN BRIT. >> GOOD AFTERNOON.

GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS MARILYN MOORE TAN. MY NAME IS MARILYN MOORE TAN. I'M A VOLUNTEER AT THE HEART I'M A VOLUNTEER AT THE HEART CENTER. CENTER. AND I CO-LEAD THE STRENGTH AND AND I CO-LEAD THE STRENGTH AND BALANCE GROUP. BALANCE GROUP. AND WE HAVE 50 PEOPLE THAT SHOW AND WE HAVE 50 PEOPLE THAT SHOW UP THREE TIMES A WEEK IN ORDER UP THREE TIMES A WEEK IN ORDER TO PARTICIPATE. TO PARTICIPATE. I HAVE PROVIDED PETITIONS FOR I HAVE PROVIDED PETITIONS FOR EACH OF YOU SEPARATELY TO SEE WE EACH OF YOU SEPARATELY TO SEE WE HAVE APPROXIMATELY 250 PEOPLE HAVE APPROXIMATELY 250 PEOPLE WHO HAVE SIGNED THOSE PETITIONS. WHO HAVE SIGNED THOSE PETITIONS. WE RESPECTFULLY REQUEST YOU WE RESPECTFULLY REQUEST YOU ACKNOWLEDGE SENIORS ARE A ACKNOWLEDGE SENIORS ARE A PRIORITY. PRIORITY. AND JUST AS YOU TALKED ABOUT AND JUST AS YOU TALKED ABOUT YOUTH AND EVERYTHING THIS YOUTH AND EVERYTHING THIS EVENING, WE WERE ALL ONE AND EVENING, WE WERE ALL ONE AND RAISED KIDS AND WE CERTAINLY RAISED KIDS AND WE CERTAINLY UNDERSTAND. UNDERSTAND. SENIOR CITIZEN WELL BEING AND SENIOR CITIZEN WELL BEING AND ASK YOU PROTECT THE STAFF AT ASK YOU PROTECT THE STAFF AT HEART SENIOR CENTER. HEART SENIOR CENTER. AVOID REDUCTION IN OPERATING AVOID REDUCTION IN OPERATING HOURS AND INSURE OUR SENIOR CARE HOURS AND INSURE OUR SENIOR CARE PROGRAMS REMAIN FULLY SUPPORTED. PROGRAMS REMAIN FULLY SUPPORTED. BECAUSE WE SERVE SENIORS TO 98 BECAUSE WE SERVE SENIORS TO 98 AT OUR PARTICULAR CENTER AS AT OUR PARTICULAR CENTER AS WELL. WELL. WE WANT YOU TO UNDERSTAND THAT WE WANT YOU TO UNDERSTAND THAT THE HEART CENTER BENEFIT FROM THE HEART CENTER BENEFIT FROM MANY VOLUNTEERS BUT THEY CANNOT MANY VOLUNTEERS BUT THEY CANNOT REPLACE THE CONSISTENCY AND REPLACE THE CONSISTENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY BY STAFF. ACCOUNTABILITY BY STAFF. MAINTAINING THE SERVICES ALLOWS MAINTAINING THE SERVICES ALLOWS SACRAMENTO SENIORS TO BE HEALTHY SACRAMENTO SENIORS TO BE HEALTHY ACTIVE PARTICIPANTS IN THE ACTIVE PARTICIPANTS IN THE COMMUNITY. COMMUNITY. SO WE SHOULD BE A PRIORITY. SO WE SHOULD BE A PRIORITY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. [APPLAUDING] [APPLAUDING] >> BRIT IS NEXT.

BRIT IS NEXT. WILL GREENE. WILL GREENE. >> HI.

HI. BRIT AND MY SON AND I LIVE IN BRIT AND MY SON AND I LIVE IN DISTRICT SEVEN. DISTRICT SEVEN. YOU DO NOT REDUCE ACCESS YOU DO NOT REDUCE ACCESS SERVICES AND PROGRAM COORDINATER SERVICES AND PROGRAM COORDINATER SPECIFICALLY. SPECIFICALLY. ACCESS LEISURE AND PAGE HAS BEEN ACCESS LEISURE AND PAGE HAS BEEN A BEACON IN MY CHILD'S SPECIAL A BEACON IN MY CHILD'S SPECIAL NEEDS. NEEDS. FULL OF DOCTORS AND SURGERIES FULL OF DOCTORS AND SURGERIES THESE EVENTS PROVIDE THESE EVENTS PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR HIM TO FEEL OPPORTUNITIES FOR HIM TO FEEL SAFE, SUPPORTED AND HAVE FUN SAFE, SUPPORTED AND HAVE FUN MEETING OTHER CHILDREN WITH MEETING OTHER CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS. SPECIAL NEEDS. MY SON LIGHTS UP WHEN HE SEES MY SON LIGHTS UP WHEN HE SEES PAGE AND OTHER EMPLOYEES AND PAGE AND OTHER EMPLOYEES AND PAGE REMEMBERS HIS NAME AND PAGE REMEMBERS HIS NAME AND MAKES HER FEEL LIKE A FRIEND TO MAKES HER FEEL LIKE A FRIEND TO HIM AND ME. HIM AND ME. THE FIRST EVENT WE ATTENDED WAS THE FIRST EVENT WE ATTENDED WAS INCLUSIVE PLAY DATE, PRIOR TO INCLUSIVE PLAY DATE, PRIOR TO SON'S DIAGNOSIS, I FELT ISOLATED SON'S DIAGNOSIS, I FELT ISOLATED AND OVERWHELMED NOT KNOWING HOW AND OVERWHELMED NOT KNOWING HOW TO RAISE A CHILD WITH SPECIAL TO RAISE A CHILD WITH SPECIAL NEEDS. NEEDS. MEETING PAGE AND PROVIDE MEETING PAGE AND PROVIDE RESOURCES FOR ME WAS LIFE RESOURCES FOR ME WAS LIFE CHANGING. CHANGING. THERE I MET AND THEY PROVIDED THERE I MET AND THEY PROVIDED ADAPTIVE BIKE FOR MY SON SO HE ADAPTIVE BIKE FOR MY SON SO HE COULD RIDE A BIKE LIKE OTHER COULD RIDE A BIKE LIKE OTHER KIDS. KIDS. WE MADE LIFELONG FRIENDS AND WE MADE LIFELONG FRIENDS AND MEMORIES AT EVENTS LIKE HOLIDAY MEMORIES AT EVENTS LIKE HOLIDAY WE ATTEND EVERY YEAR. WE ATTEND EVERY YEAR. DANCE PROGRAMS WHERE PAGE WALKS DANCE PROGRAMS WHERE PAGE WALKS KIDS THROUGH CREATING BEAUTIFUL KIDS THROUGH CREATING BEAUTIFUL WORKS OF ART AND CORRESPOND WORKS OF ART AND CORRESPOND TKPWRAFLS AND TEACHES THEM FUN TKPWRAFLS AND TEACHES THEM FUN DANCES AND DROP OFF EVENTS. DANCES AND DROP OFF EVENTS. AND MY SON LOOKS FORWARD TO AND MY SON LOOKS FORWARD TO BASEBALL. BASEBALL. THEY TEACH SKILLS TO SPECIAL THEY TEACH SKILLS TO SPECIAL NEEDS KIDS. NEEDS KIDS. IT'S MAGICAL. IT'S MAGICAL. OUR FAMILY IS LOOKING FORWARD TO OUR FAMILY IS LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS SATURDAY. THIS SATURDAY. MY CHILD HAS BALANCE ISSUES AND MY CHILD HAS BALANCE ISSUES AND MOVES SLOWER AND HE'S KNOCKED MOVES SLOWER AND HE'S KNOCKED OVER AND PUSHED OVER AT OTHER OVER AND PUSHED OVER AT OTHER EVENTS. EVENTS. SO THIS IS AMAZING. SO THIS IS AMAZING. IT TAKES A VILLAGE TO RAISE A IT TAKES A VILLAGE TO RAISE A CHILD, A SPECIAL VILLAGE TO

CHILD, A SPECIAL VILLAGE TO RAISE A CHILD WITH SPECIAL NEEDS RAISE A CHILD WITH SPECIAL NEEDS AND THAT'S THE CENTER. AND THAT'S THE CENTER. GO AGREE. GO AGREE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. [APPLAUDING] [APPLAUDING] >> WILL GREEN. WILL GREEN. IS WILL HERE? IS WILL HERE? DINAH? DINAH? >> GOOD AFTERNOON.

GOOD AFTERNOON. I'M DINAH AND HERE TO SAY IT'S I'M DINAH AND HERE TO SAY IT'S NOT JUST A BUILDING. NOT JUST A BUILDING. IT'S A LIFELINE. IT'S A LIFELINE. EVERY WEEK SENIORS IN 70, 80 AND EVERY WEEK SENIORS IN 70, 80 AND 90 FILL THE ROOM. 90 FILL THE ROOM. NOT JUST PASSING TIME. NOT JUST PASSING TIME. THEY ARE ENGAGING IN PREVENTIVE THEY ARE ENGAGING IN PREVENTIVE HEALTH CARE. HEALTH CARE. WHEN A SENIOR JOINS BALANCE AND WHEN A SENIOR JOINS BALANCE AND STRENGTH CLASS THEY'RE NOT JUST STRENGTH CLASS THEY'RE NOT JUST EXERCISING THEY'RE PREVENTING A EXERCISING THEY'RE PREVENTING A POSSIBLE FALL THAT MAY NEED TO A POSSIBLE FALL THAT MAY NEED TO A POSSIBLE BROKEN HIP. POSSIBLE BROKEN HIP. WHETHER THEY ATTEND ZOOM BAA WHETHER THEY ATTEND ZOOM BAA THEY ARE PROTECTING THEY ARE PROTECTING CARDIOVASCULAR HEALTH. CARDIOVASCULAR HEALTH. PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AT ANY AGE PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AT ANY AGE ESPECIALLY FOR SENIORS LEADS TO ESPECIALLY FOR SENIORS LEADS TO FEWER DOCTOR VISITS, LOWER FEWER DOCTOR VISITS, LOWER INSURANCE COSTS AND PROLONGED INSURANCE COSTS AND PROLONGED LIFE. LIFE. WELLNESS GOES DEEPER THAN THE WELLNESS GOES DEEPER THAN THE PHYSICAL. PHYSICAL. REGARDING LONELINESS EPIDEMIC REGARDING LONELINESS EPIDEMIC ARE TABLES, STUDIOS AND ARE TABLES, STUDIOS AND TECHNOLOGY SESSIONS ARE THE TECHNOLOGY SESSIONS ARE THE CURE. CURE. ISOLATION IS A SILENT KILLER. ISOLATION IS A SILENT KILLER. IT ACCELERATES COGNITIVE IT ACCELERATES COGNITIVE DECLINE, HEART DISEASES. DECLINE, HEART DISEASES. FOR MANY OF OUR SENIORS, THESE FOR MANY OF OUR SENIORS, THESE FIVE DAYS A WEEK IS THERE ONLY FIVE DAYS A WEEK IS THERE ONLY SOCIAL CONNECTION. SOCIAL CONNECTION. CUTTING ONE DAY, CUTTING ONE CUTTING ONE DAY, CUTTING ONE PROGRAM SNAPS THE THREAD OF THAT PROGRAM SNAPS THE THREAD OF THAT CONNECTION. CONNECTION. IF YOU REDUCE HOURS YOU'RE NOT IF YOU REDUCE HOURS YOU'RE NOT JUST ADJUSTING A SCHEDULE. JUST ADJUSTING A SCHEDULE. YOU'RE TELLING A 90 YEAR OLD YOU'RE TELLING A 90 YEAR OLD THEY DON'T MATTER. THEY DON'T MATTER. YOU'RE TELLING A 70 YEAR OLD YOU'RE TELLING A 70 YEAR OLD THEIR FILLS INDEPENDENCE ISN'T A THEIR FILLS INDEPENDENCE ISN'T A PRIORITY. PRIORITY. THEY'RE LIVING EVIDENCE THAT YOU THEY'RE LIVING EVIDENCE THAT YOU CREATE A HEALTHIER MORE CREATE A HEALTHIER MORE RESILIENT CITY. RESILIENT CITY. SO PLEASE I BEG YOU, DO NOT SO PLEASE I BEG YOU, DO NOT BALANCE THIS ON THE BACK OF OUR BALANCE THIS ON THE BACK OF OUR SENIORS. SENIORS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. [APPLAUDING] [APPLAUDING] >> FLORENCE.

FLORENCE. IS FLORENCE HERE? IS FLORENCE HERE? ... ... JAN. JAN. RACHEL. RACHEL. JENNIE. JENNIE. >> HELLO.

HELLO. MY NAME IS... MY NAME IS... AND I'M THE CURRENT VICE CHAIR AND I'M THE CURRENT VICE CHAIR OF THE SACRAMENTO YOUTH OF THE SACRAMENTO YOUTH COMMISSION. COMMISSION. I'M HERE TO EXPRESS MY I'M HERE TO EXPRESS MY UNWAVERING SUPPORT FOR THE UNWAVERING SUPPORT FOR THE CONTINUANCE OF THE SUMMER AND CONTINUANCE OF THE SUMMER AND SEMESTER AT CITY HALL PROGRAMS. SEMESTER AT CITY HALL PROGRAMS. THESE PROGRAMS PLAY VITAL ROLES THESE PROGRAMS PLAY VITAL ROLES IN MOLDING THE FUTURE LEADERS OF IN MOLDING THE FUTURE LEADERS OF OUR BELOVED CITY AND IF THESE OUR BELOVED CITY AND IF THESE PROGRAMS ARE SELECTED TO BE CUT PROGRAMS ARE SELECTED TO BE CUT THIS ACTION IN ITSELF WILL POSE THIS ACTION IN ITSELF WILL POSE YET ANOTHER THREAT TO THE YET ANOTHER THREAT TO THE MOVEMENT OF YOUTH CIVIC MOVEMENT OF YOUTH CIVIC ENGAGEMENT WITHIN THE CITY OF ENGAGEMENT WITHIN THE CITY OF SACRAMENTO. SACRAMENTO. I AM BUT ONE YOUTH LEADER WHOSE I AM BUT ONE YOUTH LEADER WHOSE ENTIRE LIFE TRAJECTORY WAS ENTIRE LIFE TRAJECTORY WAS CHANGED BY MY PARTICIPATION IN CHANGED BY MY PARTICIPATION IN THIS PROGRAM. THIS PROGRAM. I WOULD NOT BE THE PERSON I AM I WOULD NOT BE THE PERSON I AM TODAY WITHOUT EXPERIENCE FROM TODAY WITHOUT EXPERIENCE FROM CITY HALL PROGRAM AND STOOD IN CITY HALL PROGRAM AND STOOD IN THIS VERY SPOT 2019 PRESENTING THIS VERY SPOT 2019 PRESENTING TO CURRENT CITY COUNCIL AT THE TO CURRENT CITY COUNCIL AT THE TIME ADVOCATING FOR THE NEED OF TIME ADVOCATING FOR THE NEED OF ENHANCING AND CREATING MORE ENHANCING AND CREATING MORE AVENUES FOR YOUTH CIVIC AVENUES FOR YOUTH CIVIC ENGAGEMENT. ENGAGEMENT. IF THESE PROGRAMS ARE ELIMINATED IF THESE PROGRAMS ARE ELIMINATED SO MANY YOUTH WILL BE ROBBED OF SO MANY YOUTH WILL BE ROBBED OF PIVOTAL EXPERIENCES THAT HAVE PIVOTAL EXPERIENCES THAT HAVE POTENTIAL TO CHANGE THE LIVES POTENTIAL TO CHANGE THE LIVES FOR THE BETTER. FOR THE BETTER. MY PARTICIPATION IN THE PROGRAM MY PARTICIPATION IN THE PROGRAM HAS NOT ONLY SHAPED THE KIND OF HAS NOT ONLY SHAPED THE KIND OF PERSON I'VE BECOME FOR MY PERSON I'VE BECOME FOR MY COMMUNITY BUT ALSO THE KINDS OF COMMUNITY BUT ALSO THE KINDS OF CAREER ASPIRATIONS I T THOUGHT CAREER ASPIRATIONS I T THOUGHT WERE FEASIBLE FOR SOMEONE LIKE WERE FEASIBLE FOR SOMEONE LIKE ME AND SOMEONE FROM MY ME AND SOMEONE FROM MY BACKGROUND. BACKGROUND. I URGE COUNCIL TO AVOID I URGE COUNCIL TO AVOID ELIMINATING THESE PROGRAMS AND I ELIMINATING THESE PROGRAMS AND I IMPLORE YOU ALL TO PLEASE IMPLORE YOU ALL TO PLEASE CONTINUE SUPPORTING YOUR YOUTH CONTINUE SUPPORTING YOUR YOUTH CONTINUE SUPPORTING YOUR YOUTH CONTINUE SUPPORTING YOUR YOUTH COMMISSIONERS BY KEEPING THESE COMMISSIONERS BY KEEPING THESE PROGRAMS AROUND LIKE YOU HAVE PROGRAMS AROUND LIKE YOU HAVE DONE IN THE PAST. DONE IN THE PAST. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. [APPLAUDING] [APPLAUDING] >> RACHEL BROWN .

RACHEL BROWN . >> I'M HERE FOR SHEPHERD GARDEN

I'M HERE FOR SHEPHERD GARDEN AND ARTS CENTER AND MANAGES 27 AND ARTS CENTER AND MANAGES 27 CLUBS AND I HAVE A SOLUTION AND CLUBS AND I HAVE A SOLUTION AND ASK YOU TO GO BACK TO... ASK YOU TO GO BACK TO... AND RENEGOTIATE A LEASE OPTION AND RENEGOTIATE A LEASE OPTION WHEREBY WE CAN TAKE CARE OF ALL WHEREBY WE CAN TAKE CARE OF ALL THE PROBLEMS AT SHEPHERD AND DO THE PROBLEMS AT SHEPHERD AND DO ALL THE WORK TO OPEN AND CLOSE ALL THE WORK TO OPEN AND CLOSE THE DOORS. THE DOORS. WE CAN DO IT WITHOUT PAYING THE WE CAN DO IT WITHOUT PAYING THE CITY $5,000 A MONTH. CITY $5,000 A MONTH. JACKIE HAS ASKED US TO PAY JACKIE HAS ASKED US TO PAY $5,000 A MONTH. $5,000 A MONTH. AND THEN PAY FOR ELECTRICITY AND AND THEN PAY FOR ELECTRICITY AND WATER. WATER. BUT THROUGH OUR GROUP OF BUT THROUGH OUR GROUP OF VOLUNTEERS. VOLUNTEERS. WE CAN SAVE YOU MONEY. WE CAN SAVE YOU MONEY. KEEP THE DOORS OPEN. KEEP THE DOORS OPEN. KEEP PLANT SALES GOAL. KEEP PLANT SALES GOAL. GOING. GOING. AND INVITE ALL OF YOU TO COME IN AND INVITE ALL OF YOU TO COME IN AND ENJOY OUR ACTIVITIES. AND ENJOY OUR ACTIVITIES. SO THANK YOU FOR LISTENING. SO THANK YOU FOR LISTENING. [APPLAUDING] [APPLAUDING] >> RACHEL BROWN THEN JENNIE

RACHEL BROWN THEN JENNIE THEN... THEN... >> RACHEL BROWN HAD TO LEAVE

RACHEL BROWN HAD TO LEAVE UNFORTUNATELY. UNFORTUNATELY. MY NAME IS JENN AND I WORKED 35 MY NAME IS JENN AND I WORKED 35 YEARS AND RECENTLY E TIRED AND YEARS AND RECENTLY E TIRED AND IT DEVASTATES ME TO SEE WHERE IT DEVASTATES ME TO SEE WHERE THE PROGRAMS HAVE GONE SINCE I THE PROGRAMS HAVE GONE SINCE I LEFT. LEFT. THEY NOT ONLY TOOK AWAY THE THEY NOT ONLY TOOK AWAY THE RECREATION SUPERVISOR POSITION RECREATION SUPERVISOR POSITION AND THREATEN TO TAKE AWAY AND THREATEN TO TAKE AWAY ANOTHER COORDINATOR POSITION, ON ANOTHER COORDINATOR POSITION, ON TOP OF LOSING A POSITION AND TOP OF LOSING A POSITION AND ALREADY GOTTEN RID OF 8 PARTTIME ALREADY GOTTEN RID OF 8 PARTTIME STAFF. STAFF. IT'S SO VALUABLE WE HAVE THE IT'S SO VALUABLE WE HAVE THE STAFF THERE. STAFF THERE. OUR RATIOS ARE SO IMPORTANT TO OUR RATIOS ARE SO IMPORTANT TO RUN PROGRAMS FOR THE POPULATION RUN PROGRAMS FOR THE POPULATION THAT WE SERVE. THAT WE SERVE. INCLUSIVE RECREATION IS GREAT INCLUSIVE RECREATION IS GREAT BUT IT DOESN'T ALWAYS WORK FOR BUT IT DOESN'T ALWAYS WORK FOR OUR POPULATION. OUR POPULATION. SPECIALIZED RECREATION IS WHAT SPECIALIZED RECREATION IS WHAT WE'VE DONE FOR OVER 50 YEARS WE'VE DONE FOR OVER 50 YEARS WITH THE CITY OF SACRAMENTO AND WITH THE CITY OF SACRAMENTO AND WE NEED TO CONTINUE TO DO WE NEED TO CONTINUE TO DO SPECIALIZED RECREATION. SPECIALIZED RECREATION. OUR WOUND WITHED AND ILL OUR WOUND WITHED AND ILL VETERANS NEED THE OPPORTUNITY TO VETERANS NEED THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE WITH THEIR PEERS SO GETTING BE WITH THEIR PEERS SO GETTING THEM INVOLVED WITH RECREATIONAL THEM INVOLVED WITH RECREATIONAL PROGRAMS IS VERY CHALLENGING FOR PROGRAMS IS VERY CHALLENGING FOR FAMILIES BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT FAMILIES BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT ACCEPTED AS EASY AS WE THINK. ACCEPTED AS EASY AS WE THINK. I'M HERE TO SAY PLEASE, WHEN I'M HERE TO SAY PLEASE, WHEN YOU'RE LOOKING AT THE BUDGET WE YOU'RE LOOKING AT THE BUDGET WE DON'T NEED TO LOSE ANYMORE OF DON'T NEED TO LOSE ANYMORE OF THE STAFFING FOR THE PROGRAMS. THE STAFFING FOR THE PROGRAMS. YOU'RE GOING TO ALREADY, I'M YOU'RE GOING TO ALREADY, I'M SORRY, OFTEN PEOPLE WITH SORRY, OFTEN PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES ARE INCLUDED IN DISABILITIES ARE INCLUDED IN MANY COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES DUE TO MANY COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES DUE TO ATTITUDINAL BARRIERS. ATTITUDINAL BARRIERS. THE STRUCTURES OF LEISURE THE STRUCTURES OF LEISURE PROGRAMS SERVES TO PROGRAMS SERVES TO SYSTEMATICALLY REMOVE THE SYSTEMATICALLY REMOVE THE BARRIERS AND THIS IS WHY BARRIERS AND THIS IS WHY SPECIALIZED PROGRAMS ARE SPECIALIZED PROGRAMS ARE BENEFICIAL TO ALLOW THEM TO FEEL BENEFICIAL TO ALLOW THEM TO FEEL CONNECTED AND INVOLVED IN THEIR CONNECTED AND INVOLVED IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. COMMUNITIES. SO PLEASE IF YOU'RE GOING TO CUT SO PLEASE IF YOU'RE GOING TO CUT POSITIONS START AT ABOVE, PEOPLE POSITIONS START AT ABOVE, PEOPLE WHO ACQUIRED NEW JOBS, MAYBE

WHO ACQUIRED NEW JOBS, MAYBE THEIR SALARIES AND THEY NEED TO THEIR SALARIES AND THEY NEED TO LOSE THAT POSITION. LOSE THAT POSITION. >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENT. [APPLAUDING] [APPLAUDING] >>... ... OLGA BROWN. OLGA BROWN. THEN AUDREY. THEN AUDREY. TERESA. TERESA. >> GOOD AFTERNOON MAYOR AND

GOOD AFTERNOON MAYOR AND COUNSEL MEMBERS. COUNSEL MEMBERS. MY NAME IS... MY NAME IS... AND I'M SOPHOMORE AT HIGH SCHOOL AND I'M SOPHOMORE AT HIGH SCHOOL AND PARTICIPANT AT CITY HALL AND PARTICIPANT AT CITY HALL PROGRAM AND I WOULD LIKE TO PROGRAM AND I WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON AGENDA 14 TO EXPRESS MY SPEAK ON AGENDA 14 TO EXPRESS MY OPPOSITION TO... OPPOSITION TO... IMPACTS DEPARTMENT OF YOUTH, IMPACTS DEPARTMENT OF YOUTH, PARKS AND COMMUNITY ENRICHMENT PARKS AND COMMUNITY ENRICHMENT BY COMPLETELY DISCONTINUING THE BY COMPLETELY DISCONTINUING THE SUMMER AND SEMESTER AT CITY HALL SUMMER AND SEMESTER AT CITY HALL PROGRAM. PROGRAM. IT'S HAD A SIGNIFICANT ON ME AND IT'S HAD A SIGNIFICANT ON ME AND MY PEERS, TEACHING US MY PEERS, TEACHING US LEADERSHIP, COLLABORATION AND LEADERSHIP, COLLABORATION AND PROGRAM MANAGEMENT. PROGRAM MANAGEMENT. AS A PARTICIPATE IN THE PROGRAM AS A PARTICIPATE IN THE PROGRAM HOW TO BECOME A CONFIDENT HOW TO BECOME A CONFIDENT ADVOCATE FOR OUR CITY. ADVOCATE FOR OUR CITY. ME AND MY PEERS PRESENTED TO ME AND MY PEERS PRESENTED TO COUNSEL ON ISSUE THAT CONCERNED COUNSEL ON ISSUE THAT CONCERNED US AND DEVISED SET ISSUE. US AND DEVISED SET ISSUE. ALLOWING US AS PARTICIPANTS THAT ALLOWING US AS PARTICIPANTS THAT OUR CONCERNS WERE HEARD AND OUR CONCERNS WERE HEARD AND VOICES AND IDEAS TRULY MATTER IN VOICES AND IDEAS TRULY MATTER IN THIS CITY. THIS CITY. THESE PROJECTS TACKLE REAL THESE PROJECTS TACKLE REAL WORLD ISSUES IN SACRAMENTO FROM WORLD ISSUES IN SACRAMENTO FROM FOOD DESERT TO DRUG USAGE. FOOD DESERT TO DRUG USAGE. WITHOUT SUMMER AND SEMESTER AT WITHOUT SUMMER AND SEMESTER AT CITY HALL THE CITY LOSES LINE TO CITY HALL THE CITY LOSES LINE TO THE NEXT GENERATION. THE NEXT GENERATION. I UNDERSTAND THE CITY IS FACING I UNDERSTAND THE CITY IS FACING 66 MILLION DOLLAR DEFICIT 66 MILLION DOLLAR DEFICIT CUTTING THE PROGRAMS THAT BUILD CUTTING THE PROGRAMS THAT BUILD SACRAMENTO FUTURE LEADERSHIP IS SACRAMENTO FUTURE LEADERSHIP IS A SOLUTION THAT DOESN'T TAKE A SOLUTION THAT DOESN'T TAKE INTO ACCOUNT SUCH IMPACT THESE INTO ACCOUNT SUCH IMPACT THESE PROGRAMS HAVE. PROGRAMS HAVE. A BRIDGE BETWEEN YOUTH AND A BRIDGE BETWEEN YOUTH AND GOVERNMENT, DRIVEN STUDENTS WHO GOVERNMENT, DRIVEN STUDENTS WHO CAN CONTRIBUTE IN NUMEROUS WAYS CAN CONTRIBUTE IN NUMEROUS WAYS TO OUR CITY. TO OUR CITY. INVESTING IN YOUTH PROGRAMS INVESTING IN YOUTH PROGRAMS ALLOW OUR YOUTH TO BUILD THE ALLOW OUR YOUTH TO BUILD THE SKILLS NEED TODAY MAKE A SKILLS NEED TODAY MAKE A POSITIVE IMPACT ON OUR CITY POSITIVE IMPACT ON OUR CITY LATER ON DOWN THE ROAD. LATER ON DOWN THE ROAD. I URGE THE CITY TO OPPOSE... I URGE THE CITY TO OPPOSE... TO PRESERVE PROGRAMS THAT HAVE TO PRESERVE PROGRAMS THAT HAVE OFFERED SO MUCH TO OUR YOUTH OFFERED SO MUCH TO OUR YOUTH HERE IN SACRAMENTO. HERE IN SACRAMENTO. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. [APPLAUDING] [APPLAUDING] . . >> I'M A VOLUNTEER AT THE

I'M A VOLUNTEER AT THE CENTER. CENTER. IT'S NOT A COMMUNITY SENIOR. IT'S NOT A COMMUNITY SENIOR. IT'S A CONSIDER CENTER. IT'S A CONSIDER CENTER. EVERYBODY SPECIALIZES IN WORKING EVERYBODY SPECIALIZES IN WORKING WITH TELDERS. WITH TELDERS. IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT YOU DON'T IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT YOU DON'T CUT EMPLOYEES BY HALF. CUT EMPLOYEES BY HALF. YOU TAKE AWAY LIFELINE TO YOU TAKE AWAY LIFELINE TO CREATIVITY. CREATIVITY. I LEAD A HISTORY CLASS WHICH A I LEAD A HISTORY CLASS WHICH A HISTORY. HISTORY. OUR HISTORY. OUR HISTORY. IT'S HOW YOU GOT HERE. IT'S HOW YOU GOT HERE. THESE PEOPLE ARE TELLING THEIR THESE PEOPLE ARE TELLING THEIR STORIES. STORIES. I LEAD A POETRY CLASS. I LEAD A POETRY CLASS. SENIORS ARE VERY CREATIVE. SENIORS ARE VERY CREATIVE. WE CAN'T STOP HAVING CLASSES WE CAN'T STOP HAVING CLASSES THAT KEEP SENIORS ACTIVELY. THAT KEEP SENIORS ACTIVELY. IT'S IMPORTANT. IT'S IMPORTANT. LIFE HISTORY CLASS. LIFE HISTORY CLASS. YOU WOULD BE AMAZED AT SOME OF YOU WOULD BE AMAZED AT SOME OF THE STORIES. THE STORIES. PEOPLE IN INTERNMENT CAMPS, PEOPLE IN INTERNMENT CAMPS, NATIVE AMERICANS. NATIVE AMERICANS. WE'VE HAD SERVICEMEN ACTUALLY WE'VE HAD SERVICEMEN ACTUALLY SPIT ON WHEN THEY CAME BACK FROM SPIT ON WHEN THEY CAME BACK FROM VIETNAM. VIETNAM. WE ARE LOSING OUR HISTORY IF YOU WE ARE LOSING OUR HISTORY IF YOU TAKE AWAY FROM THE SENIOR TAKE AWAY FROM THE SENIOR CENTER. CENTER. YOU ARE LOSING US. YOU ARE LOSING US. YOU NEED TO NOT DO THAT. YOU NEED TO NOT DO THAT. SOONER OR LATER YOU'RE GOING TO SOONER OR LATER YOU'RE GOING TO BE US. BE US. OKAY? OKAY? [APPLAUDING] [APPLAUDING] THANK YOU. THANK YOU. >> GOOD AFTERNOON MAYOR AND CITY

GOOD AFTERNOON MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS. COUNCIL MEMBERS. MY NAME IS AUDREY NEW PORT. MY NAME IS AUDREY NEW PORT. AND I'M AN ACTIVE PARTICIPANT AT AND I'M AN ACTIVE PARTICIPANT AT THE CENTER AND I GO FIVE DAYS A THE CENTER AND I GO FIVE DAYS A WEEK AND IT GIVES ME A NEW LEASE WEEK AND IT GIVES ME A NEW LEASE ON LIFE. ON LIFE. I LEARNED ABOUT IT VOLUNTEERING I LEARNED ABOUT IT VOLUNTEERING AT THE FOOD CLOSET AND ONE OF MY AT THE FOOD CLOSET AND ONE OF MY FRIENDS ATTENDS THE EXERCISE FRIENDS ATTENDS THE EXERCISE CLASSES AT 91 YEARS OLD. CLASSES AT 91 YEARS OLD. FITNESS, ARTS AND SOCIAL FITNESS, ARTS AND SOCIAL ACTIVITIES. ACTIVITIES. THEY RECENTLY CELEBRATED CHINESE THEY RECENTLY CELEBRATED CHINESE NEW YEAR AND CINCO DE MAYO SOON. NEW YEAR AND CINCO DE MAYO SOON. THESE CLASSES ARE THE EXERCISE THESE CLASSES ARE THE EXERCISE CLASSES MONDAY WEDNESDAY FRIDAY CLASSES MONDAY WEDNESDAY FRIDAY 8 A.M. IN THE MORNING AND 8 A.M. IN THE MORNING AND BELIEVE IT OR NOT PEOPLE SHOW UP BELIEVE IT OR NOT PEOPLE SHOW UP WHEN IT'S ONLY 35 DEGREES OUT. WHEN IT'S ONLY 35 DEGREES OUT. A HEARTY GROUP OF SENIORS THAT A HEARTY GROUP OF SENIORS THAT WANT TO ACTIVELY PARTICIPATE IN WANT TO ACTIVELY PARTICIPATE IN THEIR LIVES AND MAINTAIN THEIR THEIR LIVES AND MAINTAIN THEIR HEALTH AND INDEPENDENCE. HEALTH AND INDEPENDENCE. A CLASS OF 50 TO 95 YEAR OLDS A CLASS OF 50 TO 95 YEAR OLDS WHO HAVE A REASON TO GET OUT OF WHO HAVE A REASON TO GET OUT OF BED AND MEET FRIENDS AND PARTAKE BED AND MEET FRIENDS AND PARTAKE HEALTHY EXERCISE AND WELL BEING HEALTHY EXERCISE AND WELL BEING AND GIVES THEM A REASON TO KEEP AND GIVES THEM A REASON TO KEEP PARTICIPATING IN LIFE. PARTICIPATING IN LIFE. THERE'S A BALANCE AND STRENGTH THERE'S A BALANCE AND STRENGTH CLASS ALSO HERE. CLASS ALSO HERE. AND THESE CLASSES ARE FULL. AND THESE CLASSES ARE FULL. THEY WILL NOT TAKE ANYONE OVER THEY WILL NOT TAKE ANYONE OVER 105 YEARS OLD. 105 YEARS OLD. DON'T WAIT TO SIGN UP. DON'T WAIT TO SIGN UP. THE CENTER ALSO OFFERS CERAMICS THE CENTER ALSO OFFERS CERAMICS AND JAPANESE KHREG FEE CLASS THE AND JAPANESE KHREG FEE CLASS THE ONLY ONE IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, ONLY ONE IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, SO FORTUNATE TO HAVE THIS. SO FORTUNATE TO HAVE THIS. THE PERSON NEXT TO ME 94 YEARS THE PERSON NEXT TO ME 94 YEARS OLD AND PARTICIPATING 10 YEARS OLD AND PARTICIPATING 10 YEARS IN JAPANESE KHREG FEE. IN JAPANESE KHREG FEE. SENIOR ADULTS WHO CHERISH THEIR SENIOR ADULTS WHO CHERISH THEIR LIVES AND ACTIVITY AND LIVES AND ACTIVITY AND APPRECIATE THE ACCESSIBILITY OF APPRECIATE THE ACCESSIBILITY OF THESE CLASSES. THESE CLASSES. IT WOULD BE A SAD DAY IF THESE IT WOULD BE A SAD DAY IF THESE RESOURCES WERE NOT AVAILABLE TO RESOURCES WERE NOT AVAILABLE TO US.

US. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. [APPLAUDING]. [APPLAUDING]. >> TERESA. TERESA. JOAN. JOAN. ANNA. ANNA. >> GOOD EVENING.

GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS TERESA. MY NAME IS TERESA. I'M A RETIRED SCHOOL TEACHER. I'M A RETIRED SCHOOL TEACHER. YEA RETIREMENT. YEA RETIREMENT. I GET TO GO TWO TIMES A WEEK TO I GET TO GO TWO TIMES A WEEK TO THIS SPECIAL CLASS THAT'S BEEN THIS SPECIAL CLASS THAT'S BEEN WORKING. WORKING. HAD MEMBERS FOR AT LEAST 25 HAD MEMBERS FOR AT LEAST 25 YEARS I CAN REMEMBER. YEARS I CAN REMEMBER. THE ONLY CLASS OF ITS KIND IN THE ONLY CLASS OF ITS KIND IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. AT TEPBLDING CLASSES SINCE I AT TEPBLDING CLASSES SINCE I RETIRED I NOTICED THE CENTER IS RETIRED I NOTICED THE CENTER IS ALIVE AND THRIVING AND HAS ALIVE AND THRIVING AND HAS CLASSES BEFORE US, AFTER US, ON CLASSES BEFORE US, AFTER US, ON DAYS WE DON'T MEET AND EVEN DAYS WE DON'T MEET AND EVEN WEEKEND EVENTS. WEEKEND EVENTS. AND I REALIZE HOW IMPORTANT AS A AND I REALIZE HOW IMPORTANT AS A COMMUNITY CENTER IT IS. COMMUNITY CENTER IT IS. IT SERVES SO MANY PEOPLE IN OUR IT SERVES SO MANY PEOPLE IN OUR CLASS ALONE. CLASS ALONE. WE RANGE 7 DECADES FROM PEOPLE WE RANGE 7 DECADES FROM PEOPLE IN THEIR 30S UP TO MEMBERS IN IN THEIR 30S UP TO MEMBERS IN THEIR 90S. THEIR 90S. IT'S VITAL. IT'S VITAL. PARKS AROUND IT ARE WELL LIT. PARKS AROUND IT ARE WELL LIT. KEPT UP NICELY. KEPT UP NICELY. THE CENTER IS SAFE. THE CENTER IS SAFE. PEOPLE COME. PEOPLE COME. CAN DROP OFF CITIZENS KNOWING CAN DROP OFF CITIZENS KNOWING THEY'RE NO A CLEAN ENVIRONMENT. THEY'RE NO A CLEAN ENVIRONMENT. STAFF IS EXCEPTION. STAFF IS EXCEPTION. THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN COMMUNITY THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN COMMUNITY THEY FEEL CONFIDENT TO DRIVE IN THEY FEEL CONFIDENT TO DRIVE IN THEIR 80S BECAUSE MINUTES THEIR 80S BECAUSE MINUTES BECAUSE MANY OF THEM WALK. BECAUSE MANY OF THEM WALK. VITAL COMMUNITY CENTER AND I ASK VITAL COMMUNITY CENTER AND I ASK YOU NOT TO CUT ANYTHING FROM YOU NOT TO CUT ANYTHING FROM THEM IF POSSIBLE. THEM IF POSSIBLE. >> THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. >> [APPLAUDING]. [APPLAUDING]. >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU. WE'RE GOING TO TAKE, THANK YOU, WE'RE GOING TO TAKE, THANK YOU, WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A TEN SECOND WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A TEN SECOND BREAK. BREAK. WE CAN STRETCH. WE CAN STRETCH. TEN SECONDS. TEN SECONDS. MORE IMPORTANTLY, WE WANT TO MORE IMPORTANTLY, WE WANT TO RECOGNIZE OUR VISITORS IN THE RECOGNIZE OUR VISITORS IN THE BACK, THE YOUNG LADIES WHO ARE BACK, THE YOUNG LADIES WHO ARE THE GIRL SCOUT TROOP VISITING THE GIRL SCOUT TROOP VISITING CITY HALL TODAY. CITY HALL TODAY. [APPLAUDING] [APPLAUDING] THEY WERE GOING TO PRESENT BUT THEY WERE GOING TO PRESENT BUT GOVERNMENT IN ACTION HERE SO I'M GOVERNMENT IN ACTION HERE SO I'M SURE YOU LEARNED A LOT. SURE YOU LEARNED A LOT. THANK YOU FOR COMING DOWN AND THANK YOU FOR COMING DOWN AND GIVING US SUGAR TO HELP US FOCUS GIVING US SUGAR TO HELP US FOCUS ON THE MEETING TONIGHT. ON THE MEETING TONIGHT. >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, GIRL SCOUTS. THANK YOU, GIRL SCOUTS. >> THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. [APPLAUDING]. [APPLAUDING]. >> TROOP 7032 THANK YOU FOR TROOP 7032 THANK YOU FOR JOINING US. JOINING US. YOU WANT TO COME UP AND DO A YOU WANT TO COME UP AND DO A PARADE AROUND AND LOOSEN IT UP? PARADE AROUND AND LOOSEN IT UP? >> THANK YOU JOAN FOR BEING

THANK YOU JOAN FOR BEING PATIENT. PATIENT. >> THANK YOU MAYOR AND COUNCIL

THANK YOU MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS FOR INDULGENCE. MEMBERS FOR INDULGENCE. I ALWAYS TRY TO BRING GIRL I ALWAYS TRY TO BRING GIRL SCOUTS ONCE A YEAR TO DO PLEDGE SCOUTS ONCE A YEAR TO DO PLEDGE AND LAND ACKNOWLEDGMENT. AND LAND ACKNOWLEDGMENT. IT'S RUNNING LATE SO THEY HAVE IT'S RUNNING LATE SO THEY HAVE TO GO HOME. TO GO HOME. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THEM THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THEM TO CITY HALL. TO CITY HALL. BEAUTIFUL. BEAUTIFUL. CAN'T WAIT TO EAT THESE COOKIES. CAN'T WAIT TO EAT THESE COOKIES. JOANNE, COUNCILMEMBER, JOANNE JOANNE, COUNCILMEMBER, JOANNE THANK YOU FOR GIVING US TEN THANK YOU FOR GIVING US TEN SECOND BREAK. SECOND BREAK. GO AHEAD. GO AHEAD. >> NO PRESSURE AFTER THAT.

NO PRESSURE AFTER THAT. HAPPY ST. PATRICK'S DAY A PROUD HAPPY ST. PATRICK'S DAY A PROUD IRISH IMMIGRANT WHO MOVED HERE IRISH IMMIGRANT WHO MOVED HERE 20 YEARS OLD AND I'M CELEBRATING 20 YEARS OLD AND I'M CELEBRATING WEARING MY GREEN. WEARING MY GREEN. I NEED TO MOVE ON. I NEED TO MOVE ON. I MOVED UP TO SACRAMENTO FROM I MOVED UP TO SACRAMENTO FROM BAY AREA 2018 WHEN I RETIRED. BAY AREA 2018 WHEN I RETIRED. CHILDREN ARE UP HERE. CHILDREN ARE UP HERE. GRANDCHILDREN. GRANDCHILDREN. I ALWAYS HAD A GOAL OF STAYING I ALWAYS HAD A GOAL OF STAYING FIT AND HEALTHY AND SOCIALIZING. FIT AND HEALTHY AND SOCIALIZING. I COME FROM AN IRISH FAMILY SIX I COME FROM AN IRISH FAMILY SIX CHILDREN AND I'M A SOCIAL PERSON CHILDREN AND I'M A SOCIAL PERSON AND I MISS IT WHEN I DON'T GET AND I MISS IT WHEN I DON'T GET THAT. THAT. IT'S LIKE A DRUG TO ME. IT'S LIKE A DRUG TO ME. I DECIDED TO JOIN THE COMMUNITY I DECIDED TO JOIN THE COMMUNITY CENTER BECAUSE IT'S LIKE TEN CENTER BECAUSE IT'S LIKE TEN MINUTES FROM MY HOUSE AND I MINUTES FROM MY HOUSE AND I DIDN'T HAVE A LOT OF FRIENDS DIDN'T HAVE A LOT OF FRIENDS HERE IN SACRAMENTO THAT ARE ALL HERE IN SACRAMENTO THAT ARE ALL OVER THE PLACE BECAUSE I MOVED OVER THE PLACE BECAUSE I MOVED HERE. HERE. SO MY CLASSES THERE ACTUALLY HAD SO MY CLASSES THERE ACTUALLY HAD AN AMAZING POSITIVE IMPACT ON MY AN AMAZING POSITIVE IMPACT ON MY OVER ALL WELL BEING. OVER ALL WELL BEING. HEALTH. HEALTH. THE CLASSES GO HEAD TO TOE TIE THE CLASSES GO HEAD TO TOE TIE KHAOE GENTLE YOGA. KHAOE GENTLE YOGA. AND THE PEOPLE THERE ARE AND THE PEOPLE THERE ARE AMAZING. AMAZING. WE HAVE AN AMAZING INSTRUCTOR WE HAVE AN AMAZING INSTRUCTOR CALLED TIA. CALLED TIA. SHE'S HIGH ENERGY. SHE'S HIGH ENERGY. GETS US ALL GOING. GETS US ALL GOING. VERY POSITIVE. VERY POSITIVE. I MET A LOT OF FRIENDS THERE. I MET A LOT OF FRIENDS THERE. I HAVE SIX FRIEND POSSE I CALL I HAVE SIX FRIEND POSSE I CALL THEM THE BELLS. THEM THE BELLS. BUT THEY'RE ALL BELLS. BUT THEY'RE ALL BELLS. INCLUDING GARY AND JAMES. INCLUDING GARY AND JAMES. THEY'RE OUR TOKEN GUYS IN THERE. THEY'RE OUR TOKEN GUYS IN THERE. I WANT TO SAY THE PROGRAM IS I WANT TO SAY THE PROGRAM IS JUST AMAZING BECAUSE AGAIN, IT'S JUST AMAZING BECAUSE AGAIN, IT'S NOT ABOUT JUST BEING HEALTHY. NOT ABOUT JUST BEING HEALTHY. IT'S ABOUT BEING SOCIAL AND I'M IT'S ABOUT BEING SOCIAL AND I'M WITH PEOPLE IN MY GENERATION AND WITH PEOPLE IN MY GENERATION AND CLOSE TO MY IMAGE. CLOSE TO MY IMAGE. IT'S VERY INCLUSIVE.

IT'S VERY INCLUSIVE. >> JOAN, THANK YOU FOR YOUR JOAN, THANK YOU FOR YOUR KPHEPBTSZ. KPHEPBTSZ. COMMENTS. COMMENTS. YOUR TIME IS COMPLETE. YOUR TIME IS COMPLETE. >> ... ... IT'S FREE. IT'S FREE. AND THESE ECONOMIC TIMES. AND THESE ECONOMIC TIMES. >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS ANNA. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS ANNA. [APPLAUDING] [APPLAUDING] >> ANNA THEN FELICIA. ANNA THEN FELICIA. >> HELLO.

HELLO. GOOD EVENING MAYOR AND CITY GOOD EVENING MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL. COUNCIL. MY NAME IS... MY NAME IS... BORN AND RAISED IN DISTRICT TWO BORN AND RAISED IN DISTRICT TWO AND REPRESENTING... AND REPRESENTING... YES. YES. AND WE ARE HERE IN SUPPORT OF AND WE ARE HERE IN SUPPORT OF ALL THINGS YOUNG PEOPLE AND OUR ALL THINGS YOUNG PEOPLE AND OUR ELDERS STANDING IN SOLIDARITY. ELDERS STANDING IN SOLIDARITY. THANK YOU TO ALL WHO SUPPORTED THANK YOU TO ALL WHO SUPPORTED THE CHILDREN FUND MEASURE WE THE CHILDREN FUND MEASURE WE APPRECIATE YOU. APPRECIATE YOU. THANK YOU MAYOR FOR MEETING WITH THANK YOU MAYOR FOR MEETING WITH US LAST MONTH. US LAST MONTH. ALSO STANDING IN SOLIDARITY WITH ALSO STANDING IN SOLIDARITY WITH OUR ELDERS HERE. OUR ELDERS HERE. I HOPE TO LOOK THAT P GOOD IN MY I HOPE TO LOOK THAT P GOOD IN MY 90S YA'LL. 90S YA'LL. PLEASE PROTECT OUR FUNDING FOR PLEASE PROTECT OUR FUNDING FOR THE DEPARTMENT THAT'S NOT JUST THE DEPARTMENT THAT'S NOT JUST ANY DEPARTMENT. ANY DEPARTMENT. IT'S THE DEPARTMENT THAT KEEPS IT'S THE DEPARTMENT THAT KEEPS OUR PARKS SAFE YOUNG AND ELDERLY OUR PARKS SAFE YOUNG AND ELDERLY ENGAGED AND COMMUNITIES ENGAGED AND COMMUNITIES CONNECTED. CONNECTED. I UNDERSTAND THE CITY IS FACING I UNDERSTAND THE CITY IS FACING A DIFFICULT BUDGET YEAR BUT WE A DIFFICULT BUDGET YEAR BUT WE CANNOT BALANCE THE BUDGET ON THE CANNOT BALANCE THE BUDGET ON THE BACKS OF OUR YOUNG PEOPLE AND BACKS OF OUR YOUNG PEOPLE AND ELDERLY AND MOST... ELDERLY AND MOST... LIKE... LIKE... I PERSONALLY AM A PRODUCT OF THE I PERSONALLY AM A PRODUCT OF THE YOUTH AT CITY COUNCIL PROGRAM WE YOUTH AT CITY COUNCIL PROGRAM WE USED TO CALL IT BACK IN MY DAY USED TO CALL IT BACK IN MY DAY WHO GAVE ME MENTORS WHO SPOKE WHO GAVE ME MENTORS WHO SPOKE TRUTH AND LIFE INTO ME AND TRUTH AND LIFE INTO ME AND CONFIDENCE TO BE THE COMMUNITY CONFIDENCE TO BE THE COMMUNITY ORGANIZER I AM TODAY. ORGANIZER I AM TODAY. CUTS TO THESE PROGRAMS WILL HAVE CUTS TO THESE PROGRAMS WILL HAVE A LASTING IMPACT ACROSS ALL OF A LASTING IMPACT ACROSS ALL OF SACRAMENTO AND WE KNOW FROM SACRAMENTO AND WE KNOW FROM RECENT PARKS OPINION RESEARCH RECENT PARKS OPINION RESEARCH SACRAMENTO VOTERS STRONGLY VALUE SACRAMENTO VOTERS STRONGLY VALUE PARKS AND WOULD SUPPORT A PARKS PARKS AND WOULD SUPPORT A PARKS TAX. TAX. PRIORITIZE OUR YOUNG PEOPLE, PRIORITIZE OUR YOUNG PEOPLE, ELDERLY AND A STRATEGY LIKE A ELDERLY AND A STRATEGY LIKE A PARTIAL TAX TO ASSURE THESE PARTIAL TAX TO ASSURE THESE SERVICES ARE PROTECTED. SERVICES ARE PROTECTED. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THIS WILL NOT BE A PUBLIC THIS WILL NOT BE A PUBLIC COMMENT WITHOUT, WHEN I SAY COMMENT WITHOUT, WHEN I SAY NOTHING ABOUT US. NOTHING ABOUT US. WITHOUT US. WITHOUT US. NOTHING ABOUT US. NOTHING ABOUT US. WITHOUT US. WITHOUT US. THANK YOU ALL.

THANK YOU ALL. [APPLAUDING] [APPLAUDING] >> FELICIA. FELICIA. ... ... STEPHANIE. STEPHANIE. >> FELICIA HAD TO GO.

FELICIA HAD TO GO. HI. HI. I'M... I'M... I'M WITH INNOVATIVE POLITICS. I'M WITH INNOVATIVE POLITICS. KIDS AND RACIAL EQUITY ALLIANCE KIDS AND RACIAL EQUITY ALLIANCE AND I'M HERE TO STAND AGAINST AND I'M HERE TO STAND AGAINST THE PROPOSED CUTS TO OFFICE OF THE PROPOSED CUTS TO OFFICE OF DIVERSITY AND EQUITY. DIVERSITY AND EQUITY. IT'S NECESSARY TO IMPLEMENT THE IT'S NECESSARY TO IMPLEMENT THE RESOLUTION AND EXTRA JOB WITH RESOLUTION AND EXTRA JOB WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP AND COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP AND LIMITED RESOURCES THEY HAVE. LIMITED RESOURCES THEY HAVE. I'M ALSO AGAINST THE PROPOSED I'M ALSO AGAINST THE PROPOSED CUTS BECAUSE OF THE IMPACTS TO CUTS BECAUSE OF THE IMPACTS TO REAL LIVES. REAL LIVES. ESPECIALLY OF OUR VULNERABLE ESPECIALLY OF OUR VULNERABLE YOUNG PEOPLE AND OUR SENIORS. YOUNG PEOPLE AND OUR SENIORS. WE WERE TALKING ABOUT RIVERS WE WERE TALKING ABOUT RIVERS EARLIER. EARLIER. MY QUESTION IS, WHO GETS ACCESS MY QUESTION IS, WHO GETS ACCESS TO THESE NATURAL RESOURCES AND TO THESE NATURAL RESOURCES AND SAFEWAYS? SAFEWAYS? MANY OF US WHERE I COME FROM MANY OF US WHERE I COME FROM DON'T GET THE PRIVILEGE TO SEE DON'T GET THE PRIVILEGE TO SEE THESE RESOURCES AS RECREATION OR THESE RESOURCES AS RECREATION OR NOT ESSENTIAL. NOT ESSENTIAL. IN 2017, TRAGICALLY PASSED AWAY IN 2017, TRAGICALLY PASSED AWAY DUE TO DROWNING IN THE RIVER. DUE TO DROWNING IN THE RIVER. SENIOR IN HIGH SCHOOL. SENIOR IN HIGH SCHOOL. HE WAS SUPPOSED TO GRADUATE AS HE WAS SUPPOSED TO GRADUATE AS VALEDICTORIAN AND GOING TO VALEDICTORIAN AND GOING TO ATTEND BERKELEY. ATTEND BERKELEY. HE FOUGHT FOR YOUTH INVESTMENT HE FOUGHT FOR YOUTH INVESTMENT AND POWER BEING INVOLVED AS A AND POWER BEING INVOLVED AS A YOUTH COMMISSIONER AND YOUTH COMMISSIONER AND PWAOEUPBLSD MEN OF COLOR AND PWAOEUPBLSD MEN OF COLOR AND YOUTH INSTITUTE. YOUTH INSTITUTE. IN HONOR OF HIS LEGACY THE STATE IN HONOR OF HIS LEGACY THE STATE PASSED THE DROWNING PREVENTION PASSED THE DROWNING PREVENTION ACT. ACT. HIS LEGACY CONTINUES TODAY. HIS LEGACY CONTINUES TODAY. HE'S A REMINDER OF THE POWER, HE'S A REMINDER OF THE POWER, POTENTIAL AND POWER OF OUR YOUTH POTENTIAL AND POWER OF OUR YOUTH AND WE MUST FIGHT TODAY FOR SAFE AND WE MUST FIGHT TODAY FOR SAFE ACCESS TO OUR PARKS AND NATURAL ACCESS TO OUR PARKS AND NATURAL RESOURCES. RESOURCES. THINGS LIKE POOLS AREN'T JUST THINGS LIKE POOLS AREN'T JUST RECREATION IN CENTRAL VALUE. RECREATION IN CENTRAL VALUE. THEY'RE SAFETY WHEN WEATHER IS THEY'RE SAFETY WHEN WEATHER IS HOT AND WE NEED A PLACE TO COOL HOT AND WE NEED A PLACE TO COOL DOWN. DOWN. PLACES LIKE COMMUNITY CENTERS PLACES LIKE COMMUNITY CENTERS ARE NOT JUST RECREATIONS. ARE NOT JUST RECREATIONS. THEY'RE SAFE SPACES FOR YOUNG THEY'RE SAFE SPACES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE WHEN THEY NEED A SPACE

PEOPLE WHEN THEY NEED A SPACE AWAY FROM HOME THAT MAY FEEL AWAY FROM HOME THAT MAY FEEL UNCOMFORTABLE EPL LGBT YOUTH. UNCOMFORTABLE EPL LGBT YOUTH. >> YOUR COMMENTS, YOUR TIME IS YOUR COMMENTS, YOUR TIME IS COMPLETE. COMPLETE. THANK YOU FOR COMMENTS. THANK YOU FOR COMMENTS. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS STEPHANIE OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS STEPHANIE THEN DWIGHT. THEN DWIGHT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS. YOUR TIME IS COMPLETE. YOUR TIME IS COMPLETE. [APPLAUDING]. [APPLAUDING]. WE HAVE TEN MORE SPEAKERS. WE HAVE TEN MORE SPEAKERS. WE HAVE TEN MORE SPEAKERS. WE HAVE TEN MORE SPEAKERS. WOULD YOU LIKE THE HAND HELD WOULD YOU LIKE THE HAND HELD MIC? MIC? GOT IT. GOT IT. STEPHANIE THEN DWIGHT. STEPHANIE THEN DWIGHT. >> HI THERE.

HI THERE. I COME TO YOU AS AN ACTIVE I COME TO YOU AS AN ACTIVE PERSON OF ACCESS LEISURE. PERSON OF ACCESS LEISURE. I ACTUALLY WENT TO CAMP WHEN I I ACTUALLY WENT TO CAMP WHEN I WAS YOUNGER THERE. WAS YOUNGER THERE. AND IT TAUGHT ME A LOT ABOUT AND IT TAUGHT ME A LOT ABOUT BEING ABLE TO OPEN UP. BEING ABLE TO OPEN UP. I'M NOT ABLE TO USE MY ARMS LIKE I'M NOT ABLE TO USE MY ARMS LIKE EVERYONE ELSE, SO I'VE LEARNED EVERYONE ELSE, SO I'VE LEARNED HOW TO ADAPT WITH ACCESS LEISURE HOW TO ADAPT WITH ACCESS LEISURE BECAUSE OF THE RESOURCES AND THE BECAUSE OF THE RESOURCES AND THE ENVIRONMENT THAT THE STAFF ENVIRONMENT THAT THE STAFF PROVIDES FOR THE PEOPLE THAT PROVIDES FOR THE PEOPLE THAT THEY CARE ABOUT. THEY CARE ABOUT. THEY DON'T MAKE US, THEY MAKE US THEY DON'T MAKE US, THEY MAKE US FEEL SEEN. FEEL SEEN. AND I AM GRATEFUL EVERY DAY FOR AND I AM GRATEFUL EVERY DAY FOR THE COUNSELORS THAT WORKS WITH THE COUNSELORS THAT WORKS WITH ACCESS LEISURE. ACCESS LEISURE. AND I KNOW THAT I WOULDN'T BE AND I KNOW THAT I WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO GET AROUND AS OPENLY AND ABLE TO GET AROUND AS OPENLY AND INDEPENDENTLY AS I DO WITHOUT INDEPENDENTLY AS I DO WITHOUT ACCESS LEISURE. ACCESS LEISURE. WITH THAT I IMPLORE YOU NOT TO WITH THAT I IMPLORE YOU NOT TO GET RID OF THIS COMPANY AND IT'S GET RID OF THIS COMPANY AND IT'S A REALLY GREAT ENVIRONMENT FOR A REALLY GREAT ENVIRONMENT FOR PEOPLE LIKE ME WHO JUST WANT TO PEOPLE LIKE ME WHO JUST WANT TO VOICE TO BE ABLE TO BE VOICE TO BE ABLE TO BE OURSELVES. OURSELVES. SO THANK YOU. SO THANK YOU. [APPLAUDING] [APPLAUDING] >> NEXT SPEAKER IS DWIGHT.

NEXT SPEAKER IS DWIGHT. THEN MORGAN. THEN MORGAN. >> THIS IS VERY EMOTIONAL FOR

THIS IS VERY EMOTIONAL FOR ME. ME. I'M A SENIOR IN THE HEART I'M A SENIOR IN THE HEART CENTER. CENTER. THEY DO A WHOLE LOT OF THINGS THEY DO A WHOLE LOT OF THINGS THERE BUT I'M TALKING FOR MY THERE BUT I'M TALKING FOR MY MOTHER WHO PASSED AWAY A FEW MOTHER WHO PASSED AWAY A FEW MONTHS AGO WHO CAME FROM SAN MONTHS AGO WHO CAME FROM SAN FRANCISCO AND HAD NO FRIENDS FRANCISCO AND HAD NO FRIENDS HERE. HERE. SHE BECAME AN ACTUAL RECLUSE OR SHE BECAME AN ACTUAL RECLUSE OR SHUT IN. SHUT IN. AND WHEN I CAME TO, EXCUSE ME. AND WHEN I CAME TO, EXCUSE ME. WHEN I CAME TO LIVE WITH HER, WHEN I CAME TO LIVE WITH HER, THREE YEARS AGO, WE FOUND THE THREE YEARS AGO, WE FOUND THE HEART CENTER. HEART CENTER. SHE BEGAN TO BLOSSOM AGAIN. SHE BEGAN TO BLOSSOM AGAIN. I SAW THIS WOMAN... I SAW THIS WOMAN... WHO FOUND FRIENDS. WHO FOUND FRIENDS. AND I URGE YOU NOT TO GUT THE AND I URGE YOU NOT TO GUT THE HEART CENTER BY CUTTING THEIR HEART CENTER BY CUTTING THEIR STAFF. STAFF. BECAUSE THEY'RE VERY IMPORTANT. BECAUSE THEY'RE VERY IMPORTANT. AND I'M NOW A STRONG SUPPORTER AND I'M NOW A STRONG SUPPORTER OF THE HEART CENTER. OF THE HEART CENTER. AND I NOW PARTICIPATE IN MANY OF AND I NOW PARTICIPATE IN MANY OF THEIR PROGRAMS. THEIR PROGRAMS. WE KEEP HEARING IT OVER AND OVER WE KEEP HEARING IT OVER AND OVER AND OVER FROM ALL THE PEOPLE WHO AND OVER FROM ALL THE PEOPLE WHO COME UP SAYING THE SAME THING I COME UP SAYING THE SAME THING I WANT TO SAY SO I DON'T REALLY WANT TO SAY SO I DON'T REALLY NEED TO SAY IT. NEED TO SAY IT. I NEED YOU TO ACT UPON IT THE I NEED YOU TO ACT UPON IT THE RIGHT WAY. RIGHT WAY. [APPLAUDING] [APPLAUDING] >> NEXT SPEAKER IS MORGAN...

NEXT SPEAKER IS MORGAN... >> VAL TEE KNOW. VAL TEE KNOW. DAMION SMITH. DAMION SMITH. JEREMY... JEREMY... >> GOOD AFTERNOON.

GOOD AFTERNOON. MAYOR AND COUNCIL. MAYOR AND COUNCIL. MY NAME IS... MY NAME IS... A FORMER EMPLOYEE AND RECREATION A FORMER EMPLOYEE AND RECREATION AID TO SEMESTER AND SUMMER AID TO SEMESTER AND SUMMER SACRAMENTO YOUTH COMMISSION. SACRAMENTO YOUTH COMMISSION. THE DEPARTMENT OF... THE DEPARTMENT OF... MISSION IS TOGETHER WE EMPOWER MISSION IS TOGETHER WE EMPOWER OUR YOUTH. OUR YOUTH. STRENGTHEN NEIGHBORHOODS AND STRENGTHEN NEIGHBORHOODS AND PROVIDE LIFE ENRICHING PROGRAMS PROVIDE LIFE ENRICHING PROGRAMS FOR BEAUTIFUL LIVABLE COMMUNITY. FOR BEAUTIFUL LIVABLE COMMUNITY. THAT'S BULLSHIT. THAT'S BULLSHIT. ON THE PRESENTATION 26 YOU'LL ON THE PRESENTATION 26 YOU'LL SEE PERFORM TO DISCONTINUE ALONG SEE PERFORM TO DISCONTINUE ALONG WITH 50 PERCENT BUDGET REDUCTION WITH 50 PERCENT BUDGET REDUCTION TO SACRAMENTO YOUTH COMMISSION. TO SACRAMENTO YOUTH COMMISSION. HOW ARE WE AS A CITY AND HOW ARE WE AS A CITY AND DEPARTMENT GOING TO ELIMINATE A DEPARTMENT GOING TO ELIMINATE A LIFE ENRICHING PROGRAM THAT LIFE ENRICHING PROGRAM THAT TEACHES YOUTH HOW TO BECOME TEACHES YOUTH HOW TO BECOME ACTIVE CITIZENS AND CREATE ACTIVE CITIZENS AND CREATE BEAUTIFUL COMMUNITIES WITHOUT BEAUTIFUL COMMUNITIES WITHOUT THE RESOURCES AND TRAINING? THE RESOURCES AND TRAINING? THIS ERASES THE PROGRAMS AND THIS ERASES THE PROGRAMS AND OFFICIAL YOUTH VOICE OF THE OFFICIAL YOUTH VOICE OF THE CITY. CITY. HOW ARE WE GOING TO SOLVE THE HOW ARE WE GOING TO SOLVE THE CURRENT ISSUES OF THIS CURRENT ISSUES OF THIS GENERATION WITHOUT TEACHING THE GENERATION WITHOUT TEACHING THE NEXT GENERATION OF YOUTH TO DO NEXT GENERATION OF YOUTH TO DO SO? SO? I ASK MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL TO I ASK MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL TO PLACE PRESSURE ON THE DIRECTOR PLACE PRESSURE ON THE DIRECTOR TO COME UP WITH A BETTER TO COME UP WITH A BETTER SOLUTION AND PROPOSAL FOR BUDGET SOLUTION AND PROPOSAL FOR BUDGET REDUCTION STRATEGIES INSTEAD OF REDUCTION STRATEGIES INSTEAD OF REMOVING CORE YOUTH PROGRAMS REMOVING CORE YOUTH PROGRAMS THAT SHAPED CITY OF SACRAMENTO THAT SHAPED CITY OF SACRAMENTO FOR 15 YEARS. FOR 15 YEARS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. [APPLAUDING] [APPLAUDING] >> SMITH.

SMITH. CRAWFORD. CRAWFORD. CINDY. CINDY. >> HELLO.

HELLO. GOOD AFTERNOON MAYOR AND GOOD AFTERNOON MAYOR AND COUNCIL. COUNCIL. I'M A STUDENT HERE AT SACRAMENTO I'M A STUDENT HERE AT SACRAMENTO STATE UNIVERSITY. STATE UNIVERSITY. I'M HEAR TO SPEAK ON OPPOSED TO I'M HEAR TO SPEAK ON OPPOSED TO BUDGET CUTS AND YOUTH BUDGET CUTS AND YOUTH COMMISSION. COMMISSION. AS A COLLEGE STUDENT I CAN'T AS A COLLEGE STUDENT I CAN'T STRESS HOW MUCH THE PROGRAMS STRESS HOW MUCH THE PROGRAMS MATTER TO YOUTH AND PEOPLE I SEE MATTER TO YOUTH AND PEOPLE I SEE EVERY DAY. EVERY DAY. WE'RE LOOKING FOR LIFE PAST HIGH WE'RE LOOKING FOR LIFE PAST HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE AND EXPECTED SCHOOL AND COLLEGE AND EXPECTED TO HAVE CERTAIN SKILLS. TO HAVE CERTAIN SKILLS. WHEN WE LOOK TO FIND THE CERTAIN WHEN WE LOOK TO FIND THE CERTAIN SKILLS THEY'RE NOWHERE TO BE SKILLS THEY'RE NOWHERE TO BE FOUND AND PROGRAMS THAT ARE FOUND AND PROGRAMS THAT ARE OFFERED DON'T HAVE YOUTH IN OFFERED DON'T HAVE YOUTH IN MIND. MIND. IT'S PROGRAMS LIKE THESE THAT IT'S PROGRAMS LIKE THESE THAT BREAK DOWN THE BARRIERS AND BREAK DOWN THE BARRIERS AND BRIDGE THE GAPS BETWEEN LEADERS BRIDGE THE GAPS BETWEEN LEADERS OF NOW AND INSPIRE LEADERS OF OF NOW AND INSPIRE LEADERS OF THE FUTURE. THE FUTURE. TO SHOW YOUNG PEOPLE LIKE ME WE TO SHOW YOUNG PEOPLE LIKE ME WE CAN AND WILL CREATE CHANGE. CAN AND WILL CREATE CHANGE. EDUCATION IN ALL FORMS IS EDUCATION IN ALL FORMS IS CONSISTENTLY ON THE CHOPPING CONSISTENTLY ON THE CHOPPING BLOCK WHEN MONEY GETS TIGHT AND BLOCK WHEN MONEY GETS TIGHT AND SIDE AFFECTS AREN'T SEEN RIGHT SIDE AFFECTS AREN'T SEEN RIGHT AWAY. AWAY. BIGGER THAN BUDGETING, SUPPORT BIGGER THAN BUDGETING, SUPPORT THE YOUTH HAVE RETURN ON THE THE YOUTH HAVE RETURN ON THE COMMUNITIES THEY'RE A PART OF COMMUNITIES THEY'RE A PART OF AND FUNDAMENTAL LIBERTY THE AND FUNDAMENTAL LIBERTY THE FUTURE OF THE CITY. FUTURE OF THE CITY. TO STAND BEHIND A PODIUM AND TO STAND BEHIND A PODIUM AND PREACH WE STUDENTS ARE THE NEXT PREACH WE STUDENTS ARE THE NEXT GENERATION AND FUTURE OF GENERATION AND FUTURE OF TOMORROW AND TURN AROUND AND CUT TOMORROW AND TURN AROUND AND CUT THE PROGRAMS THAT BUILD US AS THE PROGRAMS THAT BUILD US AS LEADERS IS HYPOCRITICAL AND LEADERS IS HYPOCRITICAL AND SHORTSIGHTED. SHORTSIGHTED. I URGE YOU NOT TO CUT THE I URGE YOU NOT TO CUT THE PROGRAMS THAT MATTER SO MUCH TO PROGRAMS THAT MATTER SO MUCH TO YOUTH IN YOUR DISTRICT AND THINK YOUTH IN YOUR DISTRICT AND THINK AHEAD OF WHERE YOUNGER AHEAD OF WHERE YOUNGER GENERATION ARE NOT ONLY GENERATION ARE NOT ONLY PASSIONATE BUT TAKE CHARGE AND PASSIONATE BUT TAKE CHARGE AND MAKE THE CHANGE THAT MATTER TO MAKE THE CHANGE THAT MATTER TO THEM. THEM. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. [APPLAUDING] [APPLAUDING] >> JANE.

JANE. FIVE MORE SPEAKERS. FIVE MORE SPEAKERS. CINDY, THEN COLLIN. CINDY, THEN COLLIN. >> TELL ME HOW TO SAY YOUR NAME. TELL ME HOW TO SAY YOUR NAME. >> ...

... HELLO EVERYONE MY NAME IS... HELLO EVERYONE MY NAME IS... I'M A YOUNG ACTIVIST AND I'M A YOUNG ACTIVIST AND ORGANIZER HERE IN SACRAMENTO AND ORGANIZER HERE IN SACRAMENTO AND STUDENT ACTIVIST. STUDENT ACTIVIST. I'M HERE TO OPPOSE CUTS TO YOUTH I'M HERE TO OPPOSE CUTS TO YOUTH COMMISSION PROGRAMS. COMMISSION PROGRAMS. I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE ARE I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE ARE THERE IS A BUDGET DEFICIT AND THERE IS A BUDGET DEFICIT AND MANY OTHER THINGS AFFECTING OUR MANY OTHER THINGS AFFECTING OUR COMMUNITY. COMMUNITY. BY MAKING A RECOMMENDATION TO BY MAKING A RECOMMENDATION TO CUT SUMMER AND SEMESTER AT CITY CUT SUMMER AND SEMESTER AT CITY HALL IS NOT A SOLUTION. HALL IS NOT A SOLUTION. WE SHOULD CONSIDER WITHOUT THESE WE SHOULD CONSIDER WITHOUT THESE PROGRAMS YOUTH CANNOT GET PROGRAMS YOUTH CANNOT GET INVOLVED AND LEARN GOVERNMENT INVOLVED AND LEARN GOVERNMENT POLICY AND GAIN THEIR OWN VOICE, POLICY AND GAIN THEIR OWN VOICE, LEARN TO GAIN CONFIDENCE FOR LEARN TO GAIN CONFIDENCE FOR THEMSELVES AND CREATE MEANINGFUL THEMSELVES AND CREATE MEANINGFUL CHANGE. CHANGE. YOUTH AND GOVERNMENT AND YOUTH YOUTH AND GOVERNMENT AND YOUTH WHO ARE INVOLVED AND GIVING THEM WHO ARE INVOLVED AND GIVING THEM THE OPPORTUNITY AND RESOURCES TO THE OPPORTUNITY AND RESOURCES TO SUCCEED AND DO SO WILL ALLOW FOR SUCCEED AND DO SO WILL ALLOW FOR THERE TO BE GREAT LEADERS IN OUR THERE TO BE GREAT LEADERS IN OUR COMMUNITY. COMMUNITY. WE MUST CONSIDER THESE CUTS TO WE MUST CONSIDER THESE CUTS TO SUMMER AND SEMESTER CITY HALL SUMMER AND SEMESTER CITY HALL DOESN'T BENEFIT YOUTH IN ANY DOESN'T BENEFIT YOUTH IN ANY FORM. FORM. SUPPORT SUCH CUTS GOES AGAINST SUPPORT SUCH CUTS GOES AGAINST THE BELIEFS THAT YOUTH CAN AND THE BELIEFS THAT YOUTH CAN AND SHOULD BE IN GOVERNMENT. SHOULD BE IN GOVERNMENT. LOOK AT ALL THE YOUTH HERE NOW LOOK AT ALL THE YOUTH HERE NOW HERE SPEAKING. HERE SPEAKING. IN GOVERNMENT. IN GOVERNMENT. ACTIVISTS YOUNG ACTIVISTS WHO ACTIVISTS YOUNG ACTIVISTS WHO WANT TO GET INTO GOVERNMENT. WANT TO GET INTO GOVERNMENT. THERE MUST BE OTHER WAYS TO THERE MUST BE OTHER WAYS TO ADDRESS THE BUDGET BUT CUTTING ADDRESS THE BUDGET BUT CUTTING THE YOUTH PROGRAMS ARE NOT A THE YOUTH PROGRAMS ARE NOT A PART OF THE SOLUTION. PART OF THE SOLUTION. ... ... ... ... THANK YOU. THANK YOU. [APPLAUDING]. [APPLAUDING]. >> NEXT SPEAKER IS CINDY THEN

NEXT SPEAKER IS CINDY THEN COLLIN. COLLIN. >> HI.

HI. MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. I'M HERE TO TALK AGAIN WITH I'M HERE TO TALK AGAIN WITH EVERYONE ELSE AS YOU DON'T EVERYONE ELSE AS YOU DON'T DE-FUND YIP SEE AND NO LAYOFFS DE-FUND YIP SEE AND NO LAYOFFS TO STAFF. TO STAFF. AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THE AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, PEOPLE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, PEOPLE HAVE VESTED INTEREST IN THEIR HAVE VESTED INTEREST IN THEIR PARKS AND SERVICES YIP SEE PARKS AND SERVICES YIP SEE OFFERS. OFFERS. I'M A VOLUNTEER WITH SACRAMENTO. I'M A VOLUNTEER WITH SACRAMENTO. WE PLANTED TREES IN CITY PARKS WE PLANTED TREES IN CITY PARKS AND MANY OF YOU HAVE AND MANY OF YOU HAVE PARTICIPATED IN THAT AS WELL. PARTICIPATED IN THAT AS WELL. ON YOUR OWN AND WITH OTHER ON YOUR OWN AND WITH OTHER GROUPS AND THROUGHOUT THE YEARS. GROUPS AND THROUGHOUT THE YEARS. WITHOUT YIP SEE AND SORT OF IF WITHOUT YIP SEE AND SORT OF IF WE TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WE TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT MAINTENANCE WHICH MIGHT NOT BE MAINTENANCE WHICH MIGHT NOT BE AS INTERESTING AS SOME OTHER AS INTERESTING AS SOME OTHER THINGS UNTIL YOUR TOILETS ARE THINGS UNTIL YOUR TOILETS ARE OVERFLOWING OR THE GRASS IS DEAD OVERFLOWING OR THE GRASS IS DEAD OR THE TREES THAT YOU PLANTED OR THE TREES THAT YOU PLANTED ARE ALL DEAD BECAUSE NOBODY ARE ALL DEAD BECAUSE NOBODY BOTHERED TO WATER THEM. BOTHERED TO WATER THEM. SO THOSE ARE SOME OF THE THINGS SO THOSE ARE SOME OF THE THINGS TO THINK ABOUT WHEN YOU'RE TO THINK ABOUT WHEN YOU'RE LOOKING AT THE BUDGET DECISIONS. LOOKING AT THE BUDGET DECISIONS. I NOTED IN THE 500 PAGE BUDGET I NOTED IN THE 500 PAGE BUDGET DOCUMENTS THAT THERE WERE SOME DOCUMENTS THAT THERE WERE SOME EQUIPMENT PURCHASES PROPOSED EQUIPMENT PURCHASES PROPOSED PERHAPS NOW IS NOT THE BEST TIME PERHAPS NOW IS NOT THE BEST TIME TO PURCHASE EQUIPMENT. TO PURCHASE EQUIPMENT. ALTHOUGH I'M SURE IT WOULD BE ALTHOUGH I'M SURE IT WOULD BE WONDERFUL AND SERVE US WELL. WONDERFUL AND SERVE US WELL. SO THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY. SO THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. [APPLAUDING] [APPLAUDING] >> I HAVE THREE MORE SPEAKERS.

I HAVE THREE MORE SPEAKERS. COLLIN. COLLIN. ... ... NANCY. NANCY. >> GOOD AFTERNOON VICE MAYOR

GOOD AFTERNOON VICE MAYOR MAYOR, CITY MANAGER AND COUNCIL. MAYOR, CITY MANAGER AND COUNCIL. I'M PROUD MEMBER OF DISTRICT I'M PROUD MEMBER OF DISTRICT THREE AND SPEAKING FROM MY THREE AND SPEAKING FROM MY EXPERIENCE AS A STUDENT EXPERIENCE AS A STUDENT SACRAMENTO STATE AND GREW UP IN SACRAMENTO STATE AND GREW UP IN A SMALL TOWN WHERE PROGRAMS AT A SMALL TOWN WHERE PROGRAMS AT CITY HALL AND SEMESTER AT CITY CITY HALL AND SEMESTER AT CITY HALL DIDN'T EXIST. HALL DIDN'T EXIST. WHEN YOU GROW UP WITHOUT WHEN YOU GROW UP WITHOUT PROGRAMS LIKE THESE GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS LIKE THESE GOVERNMENT IS A SINGULAR NARRATIVE. IS A SINGULAR NARRATIVE. ONE NARROW STORY ABOUT WHO ONE NARROW STORY ABOUT WHO BELONGS IN THE SPACES, WHOSE BELONGS IN THE SPACES, WHOSE VOICES MATTER AND WHAT'S VOICES MATTER AND WHAT'S POSSIBLE. POSSIBLE. IT SHUTS PEOPLE OUT AND TELLS IT SHUTS PEOPLE OUT AND TELLS YOUNG PEOPLE WITHOUT RESOURCES YOUNG PEOPLE WITHOUT RESOURCES AND PROXIMITY TO POWER THAT AND PROXIMITY TO POWER THAT GOVERNMENT IS NOT FOR THEM. GOVERNMENT IS NOT FOR THEM. WITHOUT PROGRAMS LIKE SUMMER AND WITHOUT PROGRAMS LIKE SUMMER AND SEMESTER AT CITY HALL, ONE SEMESTER AT CITY HALL, ONE VERSION OF WHO GETS INVITED INTO VERSION OF WHO GETS INVITED INTO THE ROOM. THE ROOM. MORE OFTEN THAN NOT THE PEOPLE MORE OFTEN THAN NOT THE PEOPLE EXCLUDED WOULD BENEFIT FROM THE EXCLUDED WOULD BENEFIT FROM THE OPPORTUNITIES THE MOST. OPPORTUNITIES THE MOST. THE FEELING OF DISTANCE IS NOT THE FEELING OF DISTANCE IS NOT NEW. NEW. SO MANY UNDERPRIVILEGED AND SO MANY UNDERPRIVILEGED AND DEEPLY DESERVING YOUNG PEOPLE IN DEEPLY DESERVING YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY FEEL UNHEARD BY THE COMMUNITY FEEL UNHEARD BY THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT MEANT TO THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT MEANT TO SERVE THEM. SERVE THEM. THAT'S WHY PROGRAMS LIKE THESE THAT'S WHY PROGRAMS LIKE THESE MATTER SO DEEPLY. MATTER SO DEEPLY. THEY PUSH BACK AGAINST THE THEY PUSH BACK AGAINST THE SINGLE NARRATIVE AND SHOW YOUTH SINGLE NARRATIVE AND SHOW YOUTH CITY HALL IS NOT OFF LIMITS TO CITY HALL IS NOT OFF LIMITS TO THEM. THEM. THEIR VOICE MATTERS TOO. THEIR VOICE MATTERS TOO. CUTTING THESE PROGRAMS SEEMS CUTTING THESE PROGRAMS SEEMS EASY IN THE MOMENT BUT IT'S NOT EASY IN THE MOMENT BUT IT'S NOT TRUE. TRUE. IT CUTS FUTURE GENERATIONS OFF IT CUTS FUTURE GENERATIONS OFF FROM ADVOCACY AND SEEING FROM ADVOCACY AND SEEING THEMSELVES AS PART OF LOCAL THEMSELVES AS PART OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT. GOVERNMENT. I THINK WE SHOULD ONE DAY EXPAND I THINK WE SHOULD ONE DAY EXPAND THEM. THEM. FOR NOW WE MUST PROTECT THE FOR NOW WE MUST PROTECT THE PROGRAMS OF OUR YOUTH AND WHAT PROGRAMS OF OUR YOUTH AND WHAT THEY NEED MOST. THEY NEED MOST. PLEASE KEEP SUMMER AND SEMESTER PLEASE KEEP SUMMER AND SEMESTER AT CITY HALL. AT CITY HALL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. [APPLAUDING] [APPLAUDING] >>...

... >> HI.

HI. GOOD AFTERNOON. GOOD AFTERNOON. MAYOR, COUNCIL, CITY CLERK, CITY MAYOR, COUNCIL, CITY CLERK, CITY MANAGER. MANAGER. MAY NAME IS... MAY NAME IS... AS A CITY RESIDENT I WANT TO AS A CITY RESIDENT I WANT TO STRONGLY SUPPORT ALL THE STRONGLY SUPPORT ALL THE COMMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN MADE SO COMMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN MADE SO FAR IN DEFENSE OF PARKS PROGRAM FAR IN DEFENSE OF PARKS PROGRAM SO VITAL FOR HEALTH, SAFETY AND SO VITAL FOR HEALTH, SAFETY AND BUILD A STRONG SENSE OF BUILD A STRONG SENSE OF COMMUNITY BUT I AM HERE COMMUNITY BUT I AM HERE PRIMARILY AS NATURAL AREAS TEAM PRIMARILY AS NATURAL AREAS TEAM SO I'LL FOCUS MY COMMENTS ON SO I'LL FOCUS MY COMMENTS ON IMPORTANCE OF PARK STAFFING TO IMPORTANCE OF PARK STAFFING TO PROTECT SACRAMENTO RESOURCES. PROTECT SACRAMENTO RESOURCES. STRATEGIC AND SYSTEMATIC STRATEGIC AND SYSTEMATIC IDENTIFICATION MANAGEMENT AND IDENTIFICATION MANAGEMENT AND PROTECTION OF NATURAL AREAS IN PROTECTION OF NATURAL AREAS IN SACRAMENTO. SACRAMENTO. SUCH A SYSTEM DOESN'T EXIST IN SUCH A SYSTEM DOESN'T EXIST IN OUR PARKS PLAN. OUR PARKS PLAN. MEMBERS OF THE NATURAL AREA TEAM MEMBERS OF THE NATURAL AREA TEAM HAVE DONE EXTENSIVE WORK AND HAVE DONE EXTENSIVE WORK AND POTENTIAL NATURAL AREAS IN EACH POTENTIAL NATURAL AREAS IN EACH COUNCIL DISTRICT AND WE WOULD COUNCIL DISTRICT AND WE WOULD LOVE TO BRING OUR EXPERTISE INTO LOVE TO BRING OUR EXPERTISE INTO CONVERSATION WITH COUNCIL AND CONVERSATION WITH COUNCIL AND PARK STAFF TO CREATE A CITY WIDE PARK STAFF TO CREATE A CITY WIDE PROGRAM AND IDENTIFY FUNDING PROGRAM AND IDENTIFY FUNDING SOURCES FOR THIS PROGRAM. SOURCES FOR THIS PROGRAM. BUT IN ORDER TO START TALKING BUT IN ORDER TO START TALKING ABOUT EXCITING NEW PROGRAMS THAT ABOUT EXCITING NEW PROGRAMS THAT WILL HELP SACRAMENTO SHINE WE WILL HELP SACRAMENTO SHINE WE MUST MAINTAIN A STRONG PARKS MUST MAINTAIN A STRONG PARKS DEPARTMENT. DEPARTMENT. WE CAN'T PROTECT OUR SPACES WE CAN'T PROTECT OUR SPACES WITHOUT MAINTENANCE STAFF. WITHOUT MAINTENANCE STAFF. TWO OF OUR TEAM MEMBERS TIM AND TWO OF OUR TEAM MEMBERS TIM AND STEVE WERE UNFORTUNATELY UNABLE STEVE WERE UNFORTUNATELY UNABLE TO JOIN US TODAY AS THEY'RE TO JOIN US TODAY AS THEY'RE CURRENTLY AT THE STATEWIDE LAND CURRENTLY AT THE STATEWIDE LAND CONFERENCE FOR CITY FUNDS SO CONFERENCE FOR CITY FUNDS SO I'LL READ STEVE'S COMMENTS ON I'LL READ STEVE'S COMMENTS ON HIS BEHALF. HIS BEHALF. I'M OPPOSED TO CUTS. I'M OPPOSED TO CUTS. IF WE DO NOT INVEST IN OUR IF WE DO NOT INVEST IN OUR PARKS. PARKS. WE'LL LOSE TO OUR GROWING WE'LL LOSE TO OUR GROWING REGION. REGION. SACRAMENTO PARKS SCORE NUMBER SACRAMENTO PARKS SCORE NUMBER THREE IN 2013 TO 22 IN 2025. THREE IN 2013 TO 22 IN 2025. PROVIDING ACCESS TO NATURE IS PROVIDING ACCESS TO NATURE IS THE WAY TO IMPROVE OUR SOCIETY THE WAY TO IMPROVE OUR SOCIETY INCLUDING PUBLIC SAFETY. INCLUDING PUBLIC SAFETY. THERE'S WIDE PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR

THERE'S WIDE PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR INCREASING PARKS AND YOUTH INCREASING PARKS AND YOUTH RECENT OPINION POLE... RECENT OPINION POLE... >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS NANCY. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS NANCY. [APPLAUDING]. [APPLAUDING]. >> NANCY IS OUR FINAL SPEAKER ON NANCY IS OUR FINAL SPEAKER ON THIS TOPIC. THIS TOPIC. >> GOOD AFTERNOON.

GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS NANCY. MY NAME IS NANCY. I'M FROM DISTRICT 2. I'M FROM DISTRICT 2. I URGE YOU TO PLEASE FIND I URGE YOU TO PLEASE FIND ANOTHER WAY TO NOT CUT OUR PARKS ANOTHER WAY TO NOT CUT OUR PARKS DEPARTMENTS. DEPARTMENTS. WE HAVE HAD THE HARDEST TIME IN WE HAVE HAD THE HARDEST TIME IN DISTRICT TWO TRYING TO MAINTAIN DISTRICT TWO TRYING TO MAINTAIN OUR BIKE TRAIL WHICH IS PART OF OUR BIKE TRAIL WHICH IS PART OF THE PARKWAY. THE PARKWAY. WE'VE HAD MULTIPLE HOMELESS HAVE WE'VE HAD MULTIPLE HOMELESS HAVE BEEN A MAJOR ISSUE. BEEN A MAJOR ISSUE. OUR PARK AND OUR BIKE WAY WAS OUR PARK AND OUR BIKE WAY WAS HIT VERY HARD. HIT VERY HARD. I'VE BEEN A STRONG ADVOCATE FOR I'VE BEEN A STRONG ADVOCATE FOR OUR BIKE TRAIL. OUR BIKE TRAIL. WE HAVE BEEN, I'VE BEEN WORKING WE HAVE BEEN, I'VE BEEN WORKING ON IT WITH A LOT OF COMMUNITY. ON IT WITH A LOT OF COMMUNITY. WE WORK TOO HARD TO GET THIS WE WORK TOO HARD TO GET THIS DONE. DONE. JUST WHERE WE'RE AT. JUST WHERE WE'RE AT. WE'RE AT A PLACE WE ARE GETTING WE'RE AT A PLACE WE ARE GETTING IT CLEANED UP. IT CLEANED UP. WE WANT TO GO FURTHER. WE WANT TO GO FURTHER. BY CUTTING ANYTHING FROM YIP SEE BY CUTTING ANYTHING FROM YIP SEE WOULD JUST HURT US IMMENSELY. WOULD JUST HURT US IMMENSELY. SO I URGE YOU PLEASE, KEEP THE SO I URGE YOU PLEASE, KEEP THE PARKS AND MAINTENANCE AS IS. PARKS AND MAINTENANCE AS IS. FIND A WAY. FIND A WAY. ANOTHER SOLUTION. ANOTHER SOLUTION. BEFORE CUTTING PERSONNEL, IF BEFORE CUTTING PERSONNEL, IF ANYTHING, THAT WOULD... ANYTHING, THAT WOULD... SORRY. SORRY. THAT WOULD HURT OUR PARKS RIGHT THAT WOULD HURT OUR PARKS RIGHT NOW. NOW. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. [APPLAUDING] [APPLAUDING] >> THAT CONCLUDES PUBLIC

THAT CONCLUDES PUBLIC COMMENT. COMMENT. >> OKAY. OKAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH TO EVERYONE THANK YOU SO MUCH TO EVERYONE WHO ATTENDED OUR MEETING TODAY. WHO ATTENDED OUR MEETING TODAY. WE'LL JUST BE DISCUSSING ASKING WE'LL JUST BE DISCUSSING ASKING QUESTIONS OF CITY STAFF AND QUESTIONS OF CITY STAFF AND CONTINUE DELIBERATION AT ANOTHER CONTINUE DELIBERATION AT ANOTHER DAY. DAY. >> THANK YOU VICE MAYOR.

THANK YOU VICE MAYOR. BUT FIRST LET ME JUST THANK ALL BUT FIRST LET ME JUST THANK ALL OF THE SENIORS WHO CAME OUT HERE OF THE SENIORS WHO CAME OUT HERE TODAY FROM HEART AND FROM VAL... TODAY FROM HEART AND FROM VAL... HERE GIVE OUR SENIORS A BIG HERE GIVE OUR SENIORS A BIG ROUND OF APPLAUD. ROUND OF APPLAUD. I DO WANT TO THANK HER WHO GAVE I DO WANT TO THANK HER WHO GAVE ME AHEAD UP. ME AHEAD UP. WE HAVE YEARS OF ORGANIZING WE HAVE YEARS OF ORGANIZING UNDER OUR BELT. UNDER OUR BELT. I WANT TO GIVE YOU PREPARATION. I WANT TO GIVE YOU PREPARATION. SHE WAS RIGHT. SHE WAS RIGHT. DID NOT DISAPPOINT. DID NOT DISAPPOINT. I WANT TO APPRECIATE THEM. I WANT TO APPRECIATE THEM. I DO SAY THAT THE SUPPORT FOR I DO SAY THAT THE SUPPORT FOR SENIORS IS LIFE-SAVING. SENIORS IS LIFE-SAVING. LIFE ESSENTIAL SERVICES. LIFE ESSENTIAL SERVICES. I WATCHED THE BALANCE PROGRAMS. I WATCHED THE BALANCE PROGRAMS. I WATCHED HOW IT HAS CREATED A I WATCHED HOW IT HAS CREATED A CHANGE FOR MANY FOLKS. CHANGE FOR MANY FOLKS. MANY OF US. MANY OF US. I KNOW HE'S ALWAYS TALKED ABOUT I KNOW HE'S ALWAYS TALKED ABOUT THIS. THIS. BUT MANY OF US KNOW... BUT MANY OF US KNOW... FATHER GOING THROUGH SOME VERY FATHER GOING THROUGH SOME VERY CHALLENGING ISSUES. CHALLENGING ISSUES. WHEN HE CAME TO THE HEART SENIOR WHEN HE CAME TO THE HEART SENIOR CENTER IT CHANGED HIS LIFE. CENTER IT CHANGED HIS LIFE. HAD A WONDERFUL, WONDERFUL REST HAD A WONDERFUL, WONDERFUL REST OF HIS LIFE. OF HIS LIFE. AND AS I STARTED OFF TODAY, AND AS I STARTED OFF TODAY, ALSO,... ALSO,... STARTED 30 YEARS AGO TO START STARTED 30 YEARS AGO TO START THE PROGRAM. THE PROGRAM. WAS PART OF THAT. WAS PART OF THAT. LIVED TO 103. LIVED TO 103. I WANT TO CORRECT SOMEBODY WHO I WANT TO CORRECT SOMEBODY WHO SAID THEY SERVED 60 AND 98 YEARS SAID THEY SERVED 60 AND 98 YEARS OLD. OLD. NO. NO. 60 TO 103 YEAR OLDS. 60 TO 103 YEAR OLDS. I THINK THAT'S A CRITICAL NEED I THINK THAT'S A CRITICAL NEED WE NEED TO IDENTIFY FOR THIS. WE NEED TO IDENTIFY FOR THIS. THIS IS A MOTIVATING PIECE FOR THIS IS A MOTIVATING PIECE FOR FOLKS. FOLKS. IT HELPS THEM IN NOT ONLY THEIR IT HELPS THEM IN NOT ONLY THEIR DAILY LIVING. DAILY LIVING. I WANT TO ADD SOMETHING HERE I I WANT TO ADD SOMETHING HERE I WANT TO ASK THE CITY MANAGER TO WANT TO ASK THE CITY MANAGER TO FOLLOW-UP WITH THE HEART CENTER FOLLOW-UP WITH THE HEART CENTER AND PUBLIC WORKS. AND PUBLIC WORKS. THE ISSUE OF PARKING IN THAT THE ISSUE OF PARKING IN THAT AREA IS A SIGNIFICANT CHALLENGE. AREA IS A SIGNIFICANT CHALLENGE. WE CREATED A GENERAL PARKING FOR

WE CREATED A GENERAL PARKING FOR THAT AREA. THAT AREA. BUT FOR THE SENIORS THERE, THEY BUT FOR THE SENIORS THERE, THEY ARE HAVING A CHALLENGE OF ARE HAVING A CHALLENGE OF MOBILITY AS WELL. MOBILITY AS WELL. I WOULD LIKE FOR OUR PARKING I WOULD LIKE FOR OUR PARKING DIVISION TO SIT DOWN WITH OUR DIVISION TO SIT DOWN WITH OUR FOLKS THERE AND DISCUSS WHAT FOLKS THERE AND DISCUSS WHAT OPTIONS THERE ARE TO HELP WITH OPTIONS THERE ARE TO HELP WITH THEM. THEM. AS ONE PARTICIPANT TOLD ME YOU AS ONE PARTICIPANT TOLD ME YOU TRY HUSTLING WITH YOUR WALKER TO TRY HUSTLING WITH YOUR WALKER TO PARKING METER TO GET TIMEFRAME. PARKING METER TO GET TIMEFRAME. IF WE CAN LOOK AT TIMEFRAME IF WE CAN LOOK AT TIMEFRAME ADJUSTMENTS. ADJUSTMENTS. IF I ASK OUR PUBLIC WORK FOLKS IF I ASK OUR PUBLIC WORK FOLKS TO LOOK AT THAT. TO LOOK AT THAT. THE OTHER THING I WANTED TO ALSO THE OTHER THING I WANTED TO ALSO THANK, I AM ALWAYS PROUD TO SEE THANK, I AM ALWAYS PROUD TO SEE FELLOW HORNETS, STINGERS UP. FELLOW HORNETS, STINGERS UP. TO SEE THEM ADVOCATING FOR YOUNG TO SEE THEM ADVOCATING FOR YOUNG PEOPLE. PEOPLE. THAT'S WHAT GOT ME MOTIVATED. THAT'S WHAT GOT ME MOTIVATED. I CAME HERE TO GIVE I CAME HERE TO GIVE COUNCILMEMBER STEVE A TOUGH TIME COUNCILMEMBER STEVE A TOUGH TIME ABOUT SIDEWALKS AND ABOUT SIDEWALKS AND ACCESSIBILITY AT THE COUNCIL. ACCESSIBILITY AT THE COUNCIL. I APPRECIATE THEM ADVOCATING FOR I APPRECIATE THEM ADVOCATING FOR PARTICIPATION IN GOVERNMENT AS PARTICIPATION IN GOVERNMENT AS WELL. WELL. AND I WANTED TO, YOU KNOW, SPEND AND I WANTED TO, YOU KNOW, SPEND A LITTLE BIT OF FOCUS HERE ON A LITTLE BIT OF FOCUS HERE ON THE CONCERN THAT'S BEEN BROUGHT THE CONCERN THAT'S BEEN BROUGHT TO ME ABOUT HOW WE LOOK AT OUR TO ME ABOUT HOW WE LOOK AT OUR ENTERPRISE FUNDS. ENTERPRISE FUNDS. IT WAS SAID OVER AND OVER AGAIN IT WAS SAID OVER AND OVER AGAIN THAT NO GENERAL FUND DOLLARS GO THAT NO GENERAL FUND DOLLARS GO TO ENTERPRISE FUND. TO ENTERPRISE FUND. I THINK THAT'S IMPORTANT, I THINK THAT'S IMPORTANT, BECAUSE I DON'T THINK THOSE 15 BECAUSE I DON'T THINK THOSE 15 PERCENT REDUCTION EXERCISE PERCENT REDUCTION EXERCISE SHOULD BE TREATED THE SAME IN SHOULD BE TREATED THE SAME IN THAT CATEGORY. THAT CATEGORY. ESPECIALLY BECAUSE WHEN WE'RE ESPECIALLY BECAUSE WHEN WE'RE DISCUSSING LIFE ESSENTIAL DISCUSSING LIFE ESSENTIAL SERVICES. SERVICES. YOU THINK ABOUT EVERY MORNING WE YOU THINK ABOUT EVERY MORNING WE WAKE UP. WAKE UP. AND EVERY MORNING WE GO TO AND EVERY MORNING WE GO TO SLEEP. SLEEP. THE FIRST CITY SERVICE THAT THE FIRST CITY SERVICE THAT ANYBODY USES IS THE DEPARTMENT ANYBODY USES IS THE DEPARTMENT OF UTILITIES. OF UTILITIES. FROM ACCESSING THE WATER TO FROM ACCESSING THE WATER TO FLUSHING THE TOILET. FLUSHING THE TOILET. THAT'S THE FIRST SERVICE THAT'S THE FIRST SERVICE EVERYONE USES THAT'S A CITY

EVERYONE USES THAT'S A CITY SERVICE. SERVICE. MOST IMPORTANT JUST THE MOST IMPORTANT JUST THE ESSENTIALS. ESSENTIALS. I REMEMBER WE HAD A SCARE OF A I REMEMBER WE HAD A SCARE OF A CERTAIN PIPELINE WITH BACTERIA CERTAIN PIPELINE WITH BACTERIA AND WE HAD TO GIVE WARNINGS. AND WE HAD TO GIVE WARNINGS. WE NEVER WANT TO BE IN THAT. WE NEVER WANT TO BE IN THAT. YOU SAW TODAY IN COMMUNITY YOU SAW TODAY IN COMMUNITY SURVEY ABOUT THE SUPPORT FOR AND SURVEY ABOUT THE SUPPORT FOR AND POSITIVITY TOWARDS... POSITIVITY TOWARDS... I DO APPRECIATE THE I DO APPRECIATE THE CONSIDERATION ABOUT WHERE THE CONSIDERATION ABOUT WHERE THE FUND IS AT AND THE NEED TO MAKE FUND IS AT AND THE NEED TO MAKE A RATE ADJUSTMENT. A RATE ADJUSTMENT. MOST OF THAT ADJUSTMENT IS MOST OF THAT ADJUSTMENT IS BECAUSE OF THE CAPITAL BECAUSE OF THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM. IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM. THAT'S THE LARGEST CHUNK OF IT. THAT'S THE LARGEST CHUNK OF IT. WITHOUT THE RATE STRUCTURE. WITHOUT THE RATE STRUCTURE. WE HAVE TO GIVE CONFIDENCE TO WE HAVE TO GIVE CONFIDENCE TO THE VOTERS. THE VOTERS. YOU GET TOO THIN ON SAFETY AND YOU GET TOO THIN ON SAFETY AND THE OUTCOMES ARE MUCH MORE THE OUTCOMES ARE MUCH MORE DANGEROUS. DANGEROUS. TO ME, I THINK, ONE, DOU AND TO ME, I THINK, ONE, DOU AND ENTERPRISE FUNDS NEED TO BE ENTERPRISE FUNDS NEED TO BE TREATED SEPARATELY. TREATED SEPARATELY. IN THEIR NEED VERSUS GENERAL IN THEIR NEED VERSUS GENERAL FUND. FUND. >> CAN I ADD CLARIFICATION TO

CAN I ADD CLARIFICATION TO THAT. THAT. MAYBE DIRECTOR CAN ADD TO THIS. MAYBE DIRECTOR CAN ADD TO THIS. REASON WHY WE DID THAT EXERCISE REASON WHY WE DID THAT EXERCISE BECAUSE IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING BECAUSE IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING WE HAVE UTILIZED ALL RESERVES. WE HAVE UTILIZED ALL RESERVES. >> CORRECT. CORRECT. AS PRESENTATION SAID THAT WE AS PRESENTATION SAID THAT WE WILL UTILIZE OUR RESERVES IN WILL UTILIZE OUR RESERVES IN UPCOMING YEARS. UPCOMING YEARS. IIT IS NOT 15% EXERCISE. IIT IS NOT 15% EXERCISE. FUND BALANCER TO MANAGE IS 27-28 FUND BALANCER TO MANAGE IS 27-28 FISCAL YEAR? FISCAL YEAR? >> BY JULY 2027, OUR FUND BY JULY 2027, OUR FUND BALANCE WILL BE IN THE RED IF WE BALANCE WILL BE IN THE RED IF WE DO NOT HAVE A RATE INCREASE. DO NOT HAVE A RATE INCREASE. >> CORRECT. CORRECT. >> I WILL ADD NONE OF THE

I WILL ADD NONE OF THE ENTERPRISE FUNDS WERE GIVEN ENTERPRISE FUNDS WERE GIVEN REDUCTION MANDATES OR TARGETS. REDUCTION MANDATES OR TARGETS. >> WE PROACTIVELY DID 10% GOAL WE PROACTIVELY DID 10% GOAL FOR DOU, YES. FOR DOU, YES. >> TO MY POINT, IT IS WHAT YOU

TO MY POINT, IT IS WHAT YOU ARE DOING, I THINK, IS IMPORTANT ARE DOING, I THINK, IS IMPORTANT TO MAINTAIN FUND BALANCE. TO MAINTAIN FUND BALANCE. BIGGER COSTS ARE IN THE CAPITAL BIGGER COSTS ARE IN THE CAPITAL SIDE OF THE FUND. SIDE OF THE FUND. AND THAT I THINK WE NEED TO AND THAT I THINK WE NEED TO ADDRESS. ADDRESS. I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE MAKE IT A I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE MAKE IT A CLEAR DISTINCTION. CLEAR DISTINCTION. VICE MAYOR COMMENTED BEFORE OUR VICE MAYOR COMMENTED BEFORE OUR GENERAL FUND IS SEPARATE THAN GENERAL FUND IS SEPARATE THAN ENTERPRISE FUNDS. ENTERPRISE FUNDS. THE ONE THING ABOUT THAT AS THE ONE THING ABOUT THAT AS WELL. WELL. THERE IS NO AI GOING TO FIX THE THERE IS NO AI GOING TO FIX THE WATERLINES. WATERLINES. NO EFFICIENCIES TO GET SOMEONE NO EFFICIENCIES TO GET SOMEONE OUT THERE WHEN THE WATER LEVEL OUT THERE WHEN THE WATER LEVEL IS HIGH AND WE NEED TO MAKE SURE IS HIGH AND WE NEED TO MAKE SURE SUMP PUMPS ARE WORKING. SUMP PUMPS ARE WORKING. I WILL STOP THERE. I WILL STOP THERE. I WILL LEAVE IT THERE AND SAY I WILL LEAVE IT THERE AND SAY WHEN IT COMES TO I AM GOING BACK WHEN IT COMES TO I AM GOING BACK TO THE POINT ON SENIOR SERVICES. TO THE POINT ON SENIOR SERVICES. MAN, I HAVE JUST SEEN SO MUCH MAN, I HAVE JUST SEEN SO MUCH IMPACT ON THAT. IMPACT ON THAT. MAYBE IT IS BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, MAYBE IT IS BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, NOW AS WE HAVE SEEN SOME OF THE NOW AS WE HAVE SEEN SOME OF THE PEOPLE MENTORING ME IN THAT PEOPLE MENTORING ME IN THAT TIMEFRAME, THOSE ESSENTIAL TIMEFRAME, THOSE ESSENTIAL SERVICES FOR SENIORS. SERVICES FOR SENIORS. I THINK ABOUT THE NEEDS. I THINK ABOUT THE NEEDS. WHERE THE NEEDS ARE. WHERE THE NEEDS ARE. WE HAVE TO BALANCE ALL NEEDS. WE HAVE TO BALANCE ALL NEEDS. ZERO TO FIVE THOSE KIDS NEED ZERO TO FIVE THOSE KIDS NEED HELP. HELP. THEN IN OUR END OF LIFE YEARS IS THEN IN OUR END OF LIFE YEARS IS WHEN PEOPLE NEED A LOT OF HELP. WHEN PEOPLE NEED A LOT OF HELP. I THINK HOW WE HAVE TO LOOK AT I THINK HOW WE HAVE TO LOOK AT THIS AS WELL. THIS AS WELL. MAKE SURE WE TAKE THOSE INTO MAKE SURE WE TAKE THOSE INTO CONSIDERATION. CONSIDERATION. I WILL STOP THERE AND SAY THANK I WILL STOP THERE AND SAY THANK YOU, STAFF, FOR PRESENTATION. YOU, STAFF, FOR PRESENTATION. THANK YOU TO THE PARK STAFF FOR THANK YOU TO THE PARK STAFF FOR THEIR WORK. THEIR WORK. IT IS A LOT OF WORK THIS WEEK. IT IS A LOT OF WORK THIS WEEK. WE DID 23 TREES AT TAHOE PARK. WE DID 23 TREES AT TAHOE PARK. WORKING ON BURNED OUT PLAYGROUND WORKING ON BURNED OUT PLAYGROUND AT EARL WARREN LAST NIGHT. AT EARL WARREN LAST NIGHT. PARKS DEPARTMENT IS WORKING. PARKS DEPARTMENT IS WORKING. CLEANUP. CLEANUP. I LOVE BIKE TRAILS, THE WORK ON I LOVE BIKE TRAILS, THE WORK ON ALL BIKE TRAILS NOT JUST UP IN

ALL BIKE TRAILS NOT JUST UP IN NORTH SAC THROUGHOUT CITY ARE NORTH SAC THROUGHOUT CITY ARE ESSENTIAL. ESSENTIAL. NOT LOST ON ME HOW TO MAINTAIN NOT LOST ON ME HOW TO MAINTAIN THOSE SERVICES. THOSE SERVICES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU. NEXT UP COUNCIL MEMBER JENNINGS. NEXT UP COUNCIL MEMBER JENNINGS. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, FOR

THANK YOU VERY MUCH, FOR SENIORS 70, 80, 95, 98. SENIORS 70, 80, 95, 98. I SHOOK HANDS WITH THE 95 AND I SHOOK HANDS WITH THE 95 AND 98-YEAR-OLD. 98-YEAR-OLD. I HAVE A 97-YEAR-OLD I HAVE A 97-YEAR-OLD MOTHER-IN-LAW AT HOME. MOTHER-IN-LAW AT HOME. EVERYTHING THEY SAID IS TRUE. EVERYTHING THEY SAID IS TRUE. YOU HAVE TO REALLY HELP THEM TO YOU HAVE TO REALLY HELP THEM TO NOT GET INTO A POSITION OF NOT GET INTO A POSITION OF ISOLATION SO THAT THEY CAN ENJOY ISOLATION SO THAT THEY CAN ENJOY THEIR LIVES, BUT THEY HAVE FOUND THEIR LIVES, BUT THEY HAVE FOUND THESE 70, 80, 90-YEAR-OLDS HAVE THESE 70, 80, 90-YEAR-OLDS HAVE FOUND A LIFELINE AT BELL COOL FOUND A LIFELINE AT BELL COOL LEDGE AND LIFE CENTER. LEDGE AND LIFE CENTER. THEY GO THERE TWO DAYS EACH THEY GO THERE TWO DAYS EACH WEEK. WEEK. THEY CALL IT MOVE IT OR LOSE IT. THEY CALL IT MOVE IT OR LOSE IT. STRENGTH AND BALANCING TO HELP STRENGTH AND BALANCING TO HELP YOU FROM FALLING. YOU FROM FALLING. PICKLEBALL AND MUCH, MUCH MORE. PICKLEBALL AND MUCH, MUCH MORE. THE LAST THING MEMORY ONE OF THE LAST THING MEMORY ONE OF THEM WARPED US. THEM WARPED US. SOONER OR LATER YOU WILL BE US. SOONER OR LATER YOU WILL BE US. WHEN I L LOOK IN THE MIRROR, I WHEN I L LOOK IN THE MIRROR, I HAVE ALREADY GOT THERE. HAVE ALREADY GOT THERE. ALSO, LIFELINE IS FOR OUR YOUTH. ALSO, LIFELINE IS FOR OUR YOUTH. SUMMER AT CITY HALL, SEMESTER AT SUMMER AT CITY HALL, SEMESTER AT CITY HALL, SPORTS PROGRAMMING, CITY HALL, SPORTS PROGRAMMING, ALL OF THOSE THINGS. ALL OF THOSE THINGS. I KNOW RIGHT NOW FOR MYSELF I AM I KNOW RIGHT NOW FOR MYSELF I AM NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO SUPPORT NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO SUPPORT CUTS TO SENIORS AND YOUNG KIDS. CUTS TO SENIORS AND YOUNG KIDS. I KNOW THAT. I KNOW THAT. PROGRAMS ARE TOO VALUABLE. PROGRAMS ARE TOO VALUABLE. THEY HELP THEM TO BE ABLE TO THEY HELP THEM TO BE ABLE TO GROW CONFIDENCE, TAKE POSITIONS GROW CONFIDENCE, TAKE POSITIONS OF LEADERSHIP, TO GROW INTO THE OF LEADERSHIP, TO GROW INTO THE ADULTS WE WANT THEM TO GROW ADULTS WE WANT THEM TO GROW INTO. INTO. I KNOW THAT. I KNOW THAT. I ALSO KNOW THAT WHERE I MAY NOT I ALSO KNOW THAT WHERE I MAY NOT BE ABLE TO CUT I MAY NOT BE ABLE BE ABLE TO CUT I MAY NOT BE ABLE TO VOTE ON THE CUT, I KNOW I AM TO VOTE ON THE CUT, I KNOW I AM WILLING TO DO WHATEVER IT TAKES WILLING TO DO WHATEVER IT TAKES TO RAISE MONEY TO GO BACK INTO TO RAISE MONEY TO GO BACK INTO THOSE KIND OF PROGRAMS SO WE THOSE KIND OF PROGRAMS SO WE DON'T LOSE OUR PROGRAMMING. DON'T LOSE OUR PROGRAMMING. THAT MAY MEAN WE HAVE TO GO THAT MAY MEAN WE HAVE TO GO OUTSIDE OF THE CITY OF OUTSIDE OF THE CITY OF SACRAMENTO AND GO TO SOME OF OUR SACRAMENTO AND GO TO SOME OF OUR SUPPORTERS AND SPONSORS, SUPPORTERS AND SPONSORS, WHATEVER THE CASE MAY BE.

WHATEVER THE CASE MAY BE. WE NEED TO MAKE SURE WE SUPPORT WE NEED TO MAKE SURE WE SUPPORT OUR SENIORS AND ALSO OUR YOUNG OUR SENIORS AND ALSO OUR YOUNG PEOPLE. PEOPLE. I JUST WANTED TO GO ON RECORD. I JUST WANTED TO GO ON RECORD. I WOULD HAVE A HARD TIME RIGHT I WOULD HAVE A HARD TIME RIGHT NOW BASED ON HOW I FEEL ABOUT NOW BASED ON HOW I FEEL ABOUT CUTTING FOR OUR YOUNG PEOPLE AND CUTTING FOR OUR YOUNG PEOPLE AND ELDERS. ELDERS. I AM COMMITTED TO DOING I AM COMMITTED TO DOING EVERYTHING I CAN TO BRING THAT EVERYTHING I CAN TO BRING THAT MONEY BACK TO HAVE THOSE KIND OF MONEY BACK TO HAVE THOSE KIND OF PROGRAMS. PROGRAMS. I KNOW I CAN COUNT ON EVERY LAST I KNOW I CAN COUNT ON EVERY LAST ONE OF YOU. ONE OF YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. >> COUNCIL MEMBER VANG. COUNCIL MEMBER VANG. >> THANKS, VICE MAYOR.

THANKS, VICE MAYOR. FIRST, I WANT TO TAKE THIS FIRST, I WANT TO TAKE THIS MOMENT TO THANK EVERYONE WHO MOMENT TO THANK EVERYONE WHO CAME TO SPEAK TODAY FROM YOUTH CAME TO SPEAK TODAY FROM YOUTH TO SENIORS. TO SENIORS. IT IS REALLY IMPORTANT. IT IS REALLY IMPORTANT. ESPECIALLY DURING THIS TIME WHEN ESPECIALLY DURING THIS TIME WHEN WE ARE DISCUSSING BUDGET TO WE ARE DISCUSSING BUDGET TO UNDERSTAND HOW CITY PROGRAMS UNDERSTAND HOW CITY PROGRAMS HAVE CHANGED YOUR LIFE AND HAVE CHANGED YOUR LIFE AND CONTINUES TO CHANGE YOUR LIFE. CONTINUES TO CHANGE YOUR LIFE. IT IS REALLY IMPORTANT FOR US TO IT IS REALLY IMPORTANT FOR US TO HEAR THAT AS MAYOR AND COUNCIL. HEAR THAT AS MAYOR AND COUNCIL. I WANT TO THANK ALL SPEAKERS I WANT TO THANK ALL SPEAKERS TODAY. TODAY. I WANT TO THANK ALL DEPARTMENTS I WANT TO THANK ALL DEPARTMENTS WHO SPOKE TODAY AND THE WORK YOU WHO SPOKE TODAY AND THE WORK YOU ARE DOING IN THE CITY YOU ARE ARE DOING IN THE CITY YOU ARE BACKBONE. BACKBONE. THE CITY DOES NOT RUN WITHOUT THE CITY DOES NOT RUN WITHOUT EACH OF YOU. EACH OF YOU. WE HAVE TOUGH DECISIONS AHEAD. WE HAVE TOUGH DECISIONS AHEAD. I APPRECIATE ALL OF YOU TO I APPRECIATE ALL OF YOU TO PROPOSE YOUR BASELINE PROPOSAL. PROPOSE YOUR BASELINE PROPOSAL. YOUTH PARKS COMMUNITY ENRICHMENT YOUTH PARKS COMMUNITY ENRICHMENT BE, CDD, FINANCE, HUMAN BE, CDD, FINANCE, HUMAN RESOURCES, IT, DOU, PUBLIC RESOURCES, IT, DOU, PUBLIC WORKS, THANK YOU. WORKS, THANK YOU. IT IS TOUGH COMING UP HERE TO IT IS TOUGH COMING UP HERE TO SAY THIS IS WHAT WE PROPOSE SAY THIS IS WHAT WE PROPOSE KNOWING IT IS GOING TO HURT THE KNOWING IT IS GOING TO HURT THE DEPARTMENT. DEPARTMENT. I KNOW THAT IS A CHALLENGE FOR I KNOW THAT IS A CHALLENGE FOR YOU ALREADY AS STAFF AND YOU ALREADY AS STAFF AND DEPARTMENT LEADS KNOWING THAT DEPARTMENT LEADS KNOWING THAT THIS IS GOING TO HURT US. THIS IS GOING TO HURT US. IT IS UP TO MAYOR AND COUNCIL TO IT IS UP TO MAYOR AND COUNCIL TO DISCUSS TRADE-OFF. DISCUSS TRADE-OFF. THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT. THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT. LAST WEEK I KNOW WE HAD LAST WEEK I KNOW WE HAD CONVERSATION HOW SOME CONVERSATION HOW SOME DEPARTMENTS ARE SIGNIFICANTLY DEPARTMENTS ARE SIGNIFICANTLY SMALLER THAN OTHERS. SMALLER THAN OTHERS. WE ARE NOT APPLYING 15% ACROSS WE ARE NOT APPLYING 15% ACROSS THE BOARD AS PETE SHARED. THE BOARD AS PETE SHARED. I WANTED TO ASK YOU, PETE, A I WANTED TO ASK YOU, PETE, A QUESTION. QUESTION. SINCE THIS IS STILL EARLY IN SINCE THIS IS STILL EARLY IN BUDGET PROCESS. BUDGET PROCESS. I NOTICE THAT EACH DEPARTMENT I NOTICE THAT EACH DEPARTMENT DID PRESENT PROPOSED REDUCTION DID PRESENT PROPOSED REDUCTION AMOUNT. AMOUNT. WOULD IT BE POSSIBLE FOR YOU TO WOULD IT BE POSSIBLE FOR YOU TO COME BACK AND SHARE WHAT COME BACK AND SHARE WHAT PERCENTAGE THOSE REDUCTION PERCENTAGE THOSE REDUCTION ACTUALLY REPRESENT RELATIVE TO ACTUALLY REPRESENT RELATIVE TO EACH DEPARTMENT BASE PROPOSAL? EACH DEPARTMENT BASE PROPOSAL? >> EVERY DEPARTMENT PROPOSED UP

EVERY DEPARTMENT PROPOSED UP TO 15%. TO 15%. WHAT WE CAN DO IS PUT TOGETHER WHAT WE CAN DO IS PUT TOGETHER THE AN. THE AN. COMPRISING THE BASELINE SO YOU COMPRISING THE BASELINE SO YOU CAN SEE WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE. CAN SEE WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE. >> I AM AGAINST DOING 15 ACROSS I AM AGAINST DOING 15 ACROSS THE BOARD. THE BOARD. I NOTICED QUICKLY WHEN SCANNING I NOTICED QUICKLY WHEN SCANNING LAST WEEK'S PRESENTATION TO THIS LAST WEEK'S PRESENTATION TO THIS WEEK THAT THERE IS A HUGE WEEK THAT THERE IS A HUGE PERCENTAGE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN PD PERCENTAGE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN PD AND YPCE. AND YPCE. 7.1 IN REDUCTIONS FOR 7.1 IN REDUCTIONS FOR $225 MILLION PD BUDGET. $225 MILLION PD BUDGET. YEP SEE $4.8 MILLION REDUCTION YEP SEE $4.8 MILLION REDUCTION FOR $65 MILLION YPCE BUDGET. FOR $65 MILLION YPCE BUDGET. OFFSETTING COSTS, TOO. OFFSETTING COSTS, TOO. I WANT TO SEE IT AND HAVE BETTER I WANT TO SEE IT AND HAVE BETTER UNDERSTANDING THE DEEPER UNDERSTANDING THE DEEPER PERCENTAGE CUTS OF YPCE. PERCENTAGE CUTS OF YPCE. >> FOR SURE.

FOR SURE. WHAT WE WILL DO IS SHOW WHAT THE WHAT WE WILL DO IS SHOW WHAT THE 15% TARGET WAS FOR EVERYONE. 15% TARGET WAS FOR EVERYONE. THE AMOUNT IN THE BASELINE AND THE AMOUNT IN THE BASELINE AND THEN WHAT PERCENTAGE THE THEN WHAT PERCENTAGE THE BASELINE AMOUNT REPRESENTS SO BASELINE AMOUNT REPRESENTS SO YOU CAN SEE HOW IT COMPARES. YOU CAN SEE HOW IT COMPARES. >> THAT WOULD BE GREAT. THAT WOULD BE GREAT. MY ONLY QUESTION. MY ONLY QUESTION. >> ONE OF THE THINGS WE WERE ONE OF THE THINGS WE WERE TRYING TO DO. TRYING TO DO. WE DIDN'T LOOK AT IT DEPARTMENT WE DIDN'T LOOK AT IT DEPARTMENT BY DEPARTMENT. BY DEPARTMENT. WE WERE LOOKING ACROSS ALL WE WERE LOOKING ACROSS ALL DEPARTMENTS THE, STRATEGY BY DEPARTMENTS THE, STRATEGY BY STRATEGY. STRATEGY. >> VARIOUS LEVEL TERMS OF THREE

VARIOUS LEVEL TERMS OF THREE AND FOUR. AND FOUR. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU SO MUCH. I KNOW JUST ON SAME TOPIC LAST I KNOW JUST ON SAME TOPIC LAST WEEK WE HAD POLICE AND FIRE WEEK WE HAD POLICE AND FIRE PRESENTED. PRESENTED. I WILL KEEP REMINDING MAYOR AND I WILL KEEP REMINDING MAYOR AND COUNCIL THAT THERE WAS A COUNCIL THAT THERE WAS A RESOLUTION PASSED IN 2020 BEFORE RESOLUTION PASSED IN 2020 BEFORE I WAS ON THE CITY COUNCIL THAT I WAS ON THE CITY COUNCIL THAT REDEFINED PUBLIC SAFETY TO MOVE REDEFINED PUBLIC SAFETY TO MOVE BEYOND TRADITIONAL SERVICES. BEYOND TRADITIONAL SERVICES. WHILE TODAY FOLKS MAY NOT WHILE TODAY FOLKS MAY NOT CONSIDER IT PUBLIC SAFETY. CONSIDER IT PUBLIC SAFETY. I INCLUDE YPCE AND YOUTH CENTER I INCLUDE YPCE AND YOUTH CENTER AND SENIOR PREVENTATIVE SERVICES AND SENIOR PREVENTATIVE SERVICES AS PART OF PUBLIC SAFETY AS PART OF PUBLIC SAFETY STRATEGY. STRATEGY. LAST YEAR THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL LAST YEAR THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL VOTED THREE PRIORITIES. VOTED THREE PRIORITIES. ONE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, ONE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, HOUSING, HOMELESSNESS AND PUBLIC HOUSING, HOMELESSNESS AND PUBLIC SAFETY. SAFETY. I WANT TO TAKE THIS MOMENT TO I WANT TO TAKE THIS MOMENT TO HIGHLIGHT SOMETHING OVERLOOKED HIGHLIGHT SOMETHING OVERLOOKED WITH PUBLIC SAFETY. WITH PUBLIC SAFETY. ONE OF THE MOST CRITICAL PUBLIC ONE OF THE MOST CRITICAL PUBLIC SAFETY SERVICES IS PARKS AND SAFETY SERVICES IS PARKS AND RECREATIONAL DEPARTMENT. RECREATIONAL DEPARTMENT. IFIF WE ARE SERIOUS WE NEED IFIF WE ARE SERIOUS WE NEED STAFFING TO SUPPORT SUMMER AT STAFFING TO SUPPORT SUMMER AT CITY HALL TO KEEP YOUNG PEOPLE CITY HALL TO KEEP YOUNG PEOPLE ENGAGED AND SUPPORTED. ENGAGED AND SUPPORTED. THAT IS KEY. THAT IS KEY. IF WE WANT SAFER NEIGHBORHOODS IF WE WANT SAFER NEIGHBORHOODS WE NEED SAFE AND WELCOMING SAFE WE NEED SAFE AND WELCOMING SAFE SPACES FOR SENIORS SO THEY CAN SPACES FOR SENIORS SO THEY CAN STAY ACTIVE, CONNECTED AND STAY ACTIVE, CONNECTED AND PROTECTED FROM ISOLATION. PROTECTED FROM ISOLATION. IF WE COMMIT TO REDUCING YOUTH IF WE COMMIT TO REDUCING YOUTH VIOLENCE WE CANNOT CUT PROGRAMS. VIOLENCE WE CANNOT CUT PROGRAMS. RISKING US ACTUALLY RISK FACTOR RISKING US ACTUALLY RISK FACTOR WHEN WE DO THAT AS CITY. WHEN WE DO THAT AS CITY. FOR ME PREVENTION IS PUBLIC FOR ME PREVENTION IS PUBLIC SAFETY. SAFETY. COMMUNITY IS PUBLIC SAFETY. COMMUNITY IS PUBLIC SAFETY. ACCESS TO COMMUNITY CENTER AND ACCESS TO COMMUNITY CENTER AND PARKS IS PUBLIC SAFETY. PARKS IS PUBLIC SAFETY. PARKS PIECE IN PARTICULAR, I PARKS PIECE IN PARTICULAR, I JUST WANTED TO UPLIFT I WOULD JUST WANTED TO UPLIFT I WOULD LOVE FOR THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL LOVE FOR THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL TO EXPLORE POTENTIAL PARK BOND TO EXPLORE POTENTIAL PARK BOND THIS YEAR IF FEASIBLE. THIS YEAR IF FEASIBLE. I KNOW LAST YEAR IN CONVERSATION I KNOW LAST YEAR IN CONVERSATION I HAVE HAD MEETING WITH THEIR I HAVE HAD MEETING WITH THEIR ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER, LANE NE, ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER, LANE NE, JACKIE, COUNCIL MEMBER JACKIE, COUNCIL MEMBER PLUCKEBAUM, VICE MAYOR PLUCKEBAUM, VICE MAYOR TALAMANTES WE HAD SEVERAL

TALAMANTES WE HAD SEVERAL MEETINGS LAST YEAR TO TALK ABOUT MEETINGS LAST YEAR TO TALK ABOUT POLLING TO SEE IF POTENTIAL PARK POLLING TO SEE IF POTENTIAL PARK BOND WOULD BE FEASIBLE. BOND WOULD BE FEASIBLE. WE DID THE POLLING. WE DID THE POLLING. IT POLLED REALLY WELL. IT POLLED REALLY WELL. I WANT THAT ON RECORD. I WANT THAT ON RECORD. I WOULD LOVE IT IF BUDGET AUDIT I WOULD LOVE IT IF BUDGET AUDIT COULD HAVE CONVERSATION AND LOOK COULD HAVE CONVERSATION AND LOOK AT THE POLL FUNDED BY THE AT THE POLL FUNDED BY THE COMMUNITY. COMMUNITY. THE QUESTIONS THAT GUIDED THE THE QUESTIONS THAT GUIDED THE POLL CAME FROM CITY STAFF. POLL CAME FROM CITY STAFF. I MAKE AN ASK TO MAYOR AND I MAKE AN ASK TO MAYOR AND COUNCIL AND BUDGET AUDIT TO LOOK COUNCIL AND BUDGET AUDIT TO LOOK AT THE POLL. AT THE POLL. IF IT IS POLLING WELL AND PARKS IF IT IS POLLING WELL AND PARKS HAVE DEFERRED MAINTENANCE. HAVE DEFERRED MAINTENANCE. IF THEY ARE DOING WELL, WE IF THEY ARE DOING WELL, WE SHOULD EXPLORE. SHOULD EXPLORE. HOW ARE WE GOING TO BRING IN HOW ARE WE GOING TO BRING IN REVENUE TO PROTECT CRITICAL PARK REVENUE TO PROTECT CRITICAL PARK SERVICES. SERVICES. I WANTED TO SHARE THAT. I WANTED TO SHARE THAT. ODE OFFICE. ODE OFFICE. I WANT TO CENTER IMPORTANT WORK I WANT TO CENTER IMPORTANT WORK TO ADVANCE RACIAL EQUITY IN THE TO ADVANCE RACIAL EQUITY IN THE CITY. CITY. THREE STAFF AND I KNOW THEY WORK THREE STAFF AND I KNOW THEY WORK INCREDIBLY HARD TO BUILD STAFF INCREDIBLY HARD TO BUILD STAFF CAPACITY AND ENSURE THIS WORK IS CAPACITY AND ENSURE THIS WORK IS IMPLEMENTED CITY-WIDE NOT JUST IMPLEMENTED CITY-WIDE NOT JUST IN THEORY. IN THEORY. WE ARE JUST IMPLEMENTING THE WE ARE JUST IMPLEMENTING THE RACIAL EQUITY RESOLUTION. RACIAL EQUITY RESOLUTION. ON THE SLIDES ELIMINATING THIS ON THE SLIDES ELIMINATING THIS POSITION WOULD HALT PROGRESS POSITION WOULD HALT PROGRESS BEFORE WE HAVE REALLY STARTED TO BEFORE WE HAVE REALLY STARTED TO TAKE ROOT. TAKE ROOT. THIS POSITION IS REALLY THIS POSITION IS REALLY ESSENTIAL TO MAKE SURE WE CAN ESSENTIAL TO MAKE SURE WE CAN CARRYOUT SUPPORT WORK OF OTHER CARRYOUT SUPPORT WORK OF OTHER TWO STAFF. TWO STAFF. THAT IS SO KEY. THAT IS SO KEY. THEY ARE LIMITED IN STAFF THEY ARE LIMITED IN STAFF CAPACITY. CAPACITY. I WANT TO MAKE SURE WAS WE DO I WANT TO MAKE SURE WAS WE DO THIS WORK THIS POSITION IS THIS WORK THIS POSITION IS PROTECTED. PROTECTED. IT CAN'T BE JUST ONE TIME IT CAN'T BE JUST ONE TIME EFFORT. EFFORT. IT REQUIRES SUSTAINED IT REQUIRES SUSTAINED COMMITMENT. COMMITMENT. EVERY YEAR IT IS ON THE CHOPPING EVERY YEAR IT IS ON THE CHOPPING BLOCK AND I HAVE TO DEFEND IT. BLOCK AND I HAVE TO DEFEND IT. I WANT THAT ON RECORD TO I WANT THAT ON RECORD TO ADVOCATE FOR THAT POSITION. ADVOCATE FOR THAT POSITION. IF WE ARE SERIOUS ABOUT RACIAL IF WE ARE SERIOUS ABOUT RACIAL EQUITY ESPECIALLY IN THE REALLY EQUITY ESPECIALLY IN THE REALLY TRYING TIMES AND WANT TO BUILD TRYING TIMES AND WANT TO BUILD CAPACITY FOR CITY STAFF CAPACITY FOR CITY STAFF CITY-WIDE WE HAVE TO INVEST IN CITY-WIDE WE HAVE TO INVEST IN PEOPLE RESPONSIBLE FOR DOING THE PEOPLE RESPONSIBLE FOR DOING THE WORK.

WORK. LASTLY, I KNOW THIS CONVERSATION LASTLY, I KNOW THIS CONVERSATION IS GOING TO HAPPEN NEXT MONTH. IS GOING TO HAPPEN NEXT MONTH. MAY AND JUNE. MAY AND JUNE. I WOULD URGE COLLEAGUES THAT AS I WOULD URGE COLLEAGUES THAT AS WE HAVE THESE CONVERSATIONS AND WE HAVE THESE CONVERSATIONS AND IT IS A FEW MORE WEEKS OR MONTHS IT IS A FEW MORE WEEKS OR MONTHS TO JUNE. TO JUNE. BEFORE WE CUT ANY REAL PEOPLE BEFORE WE CUT ANY REAL PEOPLE AND POSITIONS WE NEED TO AND POSITIONS WE NEED TO SERIOUSLY LOOK AT VACANCIES. SERIOUSLY LOOK AT VACANCIES. THAT INCLUDES PD AS WELL. THAT INCLUDES PD AS WELL. CHOOSING TO KEEP THESE UNFILLED CHOOSING TO KEEP THESE UNFILLED POSITIONS WHILE CUTTING REAL POSITIONS WHILE CUTTING REAL PEOPLE AND CRITICAL YOUTH AND PEOPLE AND CRITICAL YOUTH AND SENIOR SERVICES IS BUDGET I WILL SENIOR SERVICES IS BUDGET I WILL AND CANNOT SUPPORT. AND CANNOT SUPPORT. TAKING AWAY RESOURCES FROM TAKING AWAY RESOURCES FROM CHILDREN AND FAMILIES CANNOT BE CHILDREN AND FAMILIES CANNOT BE HOW THE CITY LEANS TO VALUES. HOW THE CITY LEANS TO VALUES. YES, WE HAVE TO LOOK AT PD YES, WE HAVE TO LOOK AT PD VACANCIES, OVER TIME. VACANCIES, OVER TIME. I AM NOT WILLING TO CUT A PERSON I AM NOT WILLING TO CUT A PERSON FEEDING THEIR FAMILY PUTTING FEEDING THEIR FAMILY PUTTING ROOF OVER THEIR HEAD BEFORE WE ROOF OVER THEIR HEAD BEFORE WE DECIDE WE WANT TO CUT VACANT DECIDE WE WANT TO CUT VACANT POSITION. POSITION. I WOULD RATHER CUT VACANT I WOULD RATHER CUT VACANT POSITION BEFORE CUTTING SOMEONE POSITION BEFORE CUTTING SOMEONE TAKING HOME A PAYCHECK. TAKING HOME A PAYCHECK. THAT IS MY POSITION ON THE THAT IS MY POSITION ON THE BUDGET OVERALL. BUDGET OVERALL. I WANT TO SHARE THAT WITH MY I WANT TO SHARE THAT WITH MY COLLEAGUES TONIGHT. COLLEAGUES TONIGHT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. NEXT UP COUNCIL MEMBER KAPLAN. NEXT UP COUNCIL MEMBER KAPLAN. >> THANK YOU, VICE MAYOR.

THANK YOU, VICE MAYOR. I THINK HOLISTICALLY WHAT I AM I THINK HOLISTICALLY WHAT I AM STARTING TO SEE WHERE POSSIBLE STARTING TO SEE WHERE POSSIBLE HAVING THE CITY LOOK AT WHERE WE HAVING THE CITY LOOK AT WHERE WE MAY HAVE VACANT POSITIONS OR MAY HAVE VACANT POSITIONS OR EXPEDIENCY. EXPEDIENCY. I HATE TO SAY AI. I HATE TO SAY AI. SOMEBODY TO ANSWER THE PHONE SOMEBODY TO ANSWER THE PHONE VACANCIES IN 311 CAN SAVINGS BE VACANCIES IN 311 CAN SAVINGS BE REALIZED BY UTILIZING ARTIFICIAL REALIZED BY UTILIZING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TO FILL THE GAP TO INTELLIGENCE TO FILL THE GAP TO KEEP SAME AMOUNT OF SERVICE WE KEEP SAME AMOUNT OF SERVICE WE ARE LOOKING FOR. ARE LOOKING FOR. A LOT OF PEOPLE DO THINGS A LOT OF PEOPLE DO THINGS ONLINE. ONLINE. I STILL THINK WE NEED LIMITED I STILL THINK WE NEED LIMITED SOME AMOUNT OF IN PERSON TIME SOME AMOUNT OF IN PERSON TIME PEOPLE CAN COME IN. PEOPLE CAN COME IN. I UNDERSTAND THE MAN HOURS AND I UNDERSTAND THE MAN HOURS AND HAVING PEOPLE AND LOOKING AT YOU HAVING PEOPLE AND LOOKING AT YOU HAVE GOT TO FILL OUT ONLINE OR HAVE GOT TO FILL OUT ONLINE OR PROCESS ONLINE AND LOOK AT AS PROCESS ONLINE AND LOOK AT AS THE CITY IS DOING EFFICIENCIES. THE CITY IS DOING EFFICIENCIES. WHEN DO PEOPLE COME AND USE THAT WHEN DO PEOPLE COME AND USE THAT TIME? TIME? IF WE WERE TO REDUCE HOURS, DOES IF WE WERE TO REDUCE HOURS, DOES THAT MAKE SENSE? THAT MAKE SENSE? THERE IS A COST BENEFIT. THERE IS A COST BENEFIT. WHAT IS PARTLY MISSING IS WE ARE WHAT IS PARTLY MISSING IS WE ARE SAYING STATEMENTS. SAYING STATEMENTS. IS THAT GOOD OR BAD? IS THAT GOOD OR BAD? I KNOW THAT IS HARD WHEN YOU I KNOW THAT IS HARD WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE DATA. LOOK AT THE DATA. HOW DO YOU MEASURE THAT? HOW DO YOU MEASURE THAT? I THINK THERE IS A WAY. I THINK THERE IS A WAY. WHEN WE LOOK AT THESE. WHEN WE LOOK AT THESE. NONE OF THESE OPTIONS ARE GOOD. NONE OF THESE OPTIONS ARE GOOD. I DON'T LIKE ANY OF THEM. I DON'T LIKE ANY OF THEM. DATA TO JUSTIFY. DATA TO JUSTIFY. I AM NOT SAYING WE SHOULD. I AM NOT SAYING WE SHOULD. SENIORS AND YOUTH ARE ESSENTIAL. SENIORS AND YOUTH ARE ESSENTIAL. IF THERE ARE HOURS TO BE REDUCED IF THERE ARE HOURS TO BE REDUCED WE HAVE DONE IT BASED OFF DATA WE HAVE DONE IT BASED OFF DATA WE KNOW THAT ONLY 5% COME AT WE KNOW THAT ONLY 5% COME AT THIS TIME AND WE CAN REDIRECT THIS TIME AND WE CAN REDIRECT THEM ELSEWHERE BECAUSE WE REALLY THEM ELSEWHERE BECAUSE WE REALLY DO WHEN WE LOOK AT AS COUNCIL DO WHEN WE LOOK AT AS COUNCIL MEMBER VANG AND JENNINGS SAID. MEMBER VANG AND JENNINGS SAID. WHEN WE LOOK AT SENIORS, THAT IS WHEN WE LOOK AT SENIORS, THAT IS ACTUALLY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. ACTUALLY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. THAT IS PUBLIC SAFETY. THAT IS PUBLIC SAFETY. THAT IS HEALTH. THAT IS HEALTH. THAT IS HOUSING. THAT IS HOUSING. WHEN THEY ARE ACTIVE IT KEEPS WHEN THEY ARE ACTIVE IT KEEPS THEM OUT OF THE HOSPITAL.

THEM OUT OF THE HOSPITAL. THEY ARE HEALTHY NOT CALLING 911 THEY ARE HEALTHY NOT CALLING 911 TO GET TRANSPORTED TO THE TO GET TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL BECAUSE IT IS KEEPING HOSPITAL BECAUSE IT IS KEEPING THEM HEALTHY AND IT IS ALSO THEM HEALTHY AND IT IS ALSO MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE KEEPING MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE KEEPING OUR CITY SAFE. OUR CITY SAFE. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. REALLY IT IS SUMMER AT CITY REALLY IT IS SUMMER AT CITY HALL. HALL. IF WE ARE LOOKING FOR THE NEXT IF WE ARE LOOKING FOR THE NEXT GENERATION OF LEADERS, PEOPLE GENERATION OF LEADERS, PEOPLE AND YOUTH NEED TO KNOW WHAT AND YOUTH NEED TO KNOW WHAT HAPPENS AT CITY HALL. HAPPENS AT CITY HALL. HOW YOU MAKE THE CITY RUN. HOW YOU MAKE THE CITY RUN. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT REDUCTION I AM CONCERNED ABOUT REDUCTION FROM SPECIAL EVENTS BECAUSE THAT FROM SPECIAL EVENTS BECAUSE THAT IS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. IS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. THAT IS ONE OF OUR PRIORITIES. THAT IS ONE OF OUR PRIORITIES. WHEN WE LOOK AT THAT ARE THERE WHEN WE LOOK AT THAT ARE THERE WAYS TO STREAMLINE TO BE NOT AS WAYS TO STREAMLINE TO BE NOT AS INTENSIVE BUT LOOK AT ECONOMIC INTENSIVE BUT LOOK AT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT WHERE WE HAVE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT WHERE WE HAVE YOUTH AND SPECIAL EVENTS. AND SPECIAL EVENTS. I AM VERY CONCERNED THAT WE I AM VERY CONCERNED THAT WE WOULD LOSE AND CUT ANY OF OUR WOULD LOSE AND CUT ANY OF OUR PARKS MAINTENANCE STAFF. PARKS MAINTENANCE STAFF. THEY ARE SOME OF THE LOWEST THEY ARE SOME OF THE LOWEST PAIRED IN THE CITY AND LIVING PAIRED IN THE CITY AND LIVING PAYCHECK TO PAYCHECK AND THAT PAYCHECK TO PAYCHECK AND THAT NOT SOMETHING KNOWING AN NOT SOMETHING KNOWING AN INDIVIDUAL PARKS MAINTENANCE INDIVIDUAL PARKS MAINTENANCE STAFF WOULD BE ON THE CHOPPING STAFF WOULD BE ON THE CHOPPING STAFF. STAFF. I AM WILLING TO LOOK AT OTHER I AM WILLING TO LOOK AT OTHER THINGS. THINGS. THE LOWEST PAID AMONG HARD HIT THE LOWEST PAID AMONG HARD HIT BY ECONOMY WOULD LOSE JOB IS NOT BY ECONOMY WOULD LOSE JOB IS NOT IN THE BEST INTEREST OF CITY AND IN THE BEST INTEREST OF CITY AND WHAT RESIDENTS WANT. WHAT RESIDENTS WANT. I APPRECIATE THE BUILDING AND I APPRECIATE THE BUILDING AND CODE IS DOING TO STREAMLINE WITH CODE IS DOING TO STREAMLINE WITH EVERYTHING YOU THE MAYOR AND EVERYTHING YOU THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBER PLUCKEBAUM ARE COUNCIL MEMBER PLUCKEBAUM ARE DOING ON STREAMLINING. DOING ON STREAMLINING. I AM CONCERNED ONE ITEM WE KNOW I AM CONCERNED ONE ITEM WE KNOW HOUSING IS PRIORITY. HOUSING IS PRIORITY. HOW CAN WE ELIMINATE STIPEND TO HOW CAN WE ELIMINATE STIPEND TO CLOSE GAP FOR AFFORDABLE CLOSE GAP FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING? HOUSING? WHEN WE HAVE AFFORDABLE HOUSING WHEN WE HAVE AFFORDABLE HOUSING GAP WHY ARE WE ELIMINATING GAP WHY ARE WE ELIMINATING THINGS TO GET US MORE AFFORDABLE THINGS TO GET US MORE AFFORDABLE HOUSING? HOUSING? THERE IS A BALANCE IN THAT. THERE IS A BALANCE IN THAT. I AM SUPPORTIVE OF PUBLIC WORKS.

I AM SUPPORTIVE OF PUBLIC WORKS. 86% RESTRICTED ENTERPRISE BASED 86% RESTRICTED ENTERPRISE BASED FINDING INNOVATIVE WAYS TO GET FINDING INNOVATIVE WAYS TO GET TO 100. TO 100. WE SHOULD NOT CUT QUICK BUILD WE SHOULD NOT CUT QUICK BUILD EMERGENCY RESPONSE STEAM THAT EMERGENCY RESPONSE STEAM THAT ARE MAKING STREETS SAFER AND ARE MAKING STREETS SAFER AND SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES WAITING SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES WAITING FOR YEARS FOR STATE FOR YEARS FOR STATE IMPROVEMENTS. IMPROVEMENTS. STATE MY CUT US THIS IS A STATE MY CUT US THIS IS A PRIORITY OF CITY I HOPE WE COULD PRIORITY OF CITY I HOPE WE COULD KEEP. KEEP. ME, TOO, ON OTHER COLLEAGUES. ME, TOO, ON OTHER COLLEAGUES. THANK YOU, STAFF, FOR ALL YOU THANK YOU, STAFF, FOR ALL YOU WERE ABLE TO DO. WERE ABLE TO DO. >> I HAVE A FEW QUESTIONS.

I HAVE A FEW QUESTIONS. ONE FOR PARKS. ONE FOR PARKS. JACKIE. JACKIE. ONE OF MY QUESTIONS FOR LAST ONE OF MY QUESTIONS FOR LAST YEAR WE DID SCHOLARSHIP FUND TO YEAR WE DID SCHOLARSHIP FUND TO OFFSET INCREASING COSTS IN OFFSET INCREASING COSTS IN COMMUNITY CENTERS. COMMUNITY CENTERS. HOW MUCH MONEY OF THE DOLLARS WE HOW MUCH MONEY OF THE DOLLARS WE ALLOCATED WERE USED? ALLOCATED WERE USED? >> THAT IS A GREAT QUESTION. THAT IS A GREAT QUESTION. WE PROVIDED SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET WE PROVIDED SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET RESPONSE TO THAT. RESPONSE TO THAT. >> I THOUGHT $500,000 LAST YEAR I THOUGHT $500,000 LAST YEAR OR WAS IT 250? OR WAS IT 250? >> HOW MUCH DID YOU PROVIDE. HOW MUCH DID YOU PROVIDE. >> FOR THE SCHOLARSHIP FUND. FOR THE SCHOLARSHIP FUND. >> WE DID APPLY MEASURE L FUNDS.

WE DID APPLY MEASURE L FUNDS. WE HAVE SIGNIFICANT ARM OF WE HAVE SIGNIFICANT ARM OF FUNDING TO CONTINUE FUNDING FUNDING TO CONTINUE FUNDING SCHOLARSHIP FUND FOR THE NEXT SCHOLARSHIP FUND FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL YEARS. SEVERAL YEARS. >> CAN YOU GET BACK TO ME? CAN YOU GET BACK TO ME? I AM CURIOUS TO SEE IF IT WAS I AM CURIOUS TO SEE IF IT WAS UTILIZED. UTILIZED. >> YPCE SUBMITTED SBI TO BE YPCE SUBMITTED SBI TO BE PUBLISHED WITH NEXT BUDGET PUBLISHED WITH NEXT BUDGET REPORT. REPORT. I DON'T HAVE IT IN FRONT OF ME. I DON'T HAVE IT IN FRONT OF ME. >> THAT IS LAST YEAR.

THAT IS LAST YEAR. CAN YOU GET BACK TO ME HOW MUCH CAN YOU GET BACK TO ME HOW MUCH MONEY WAS USED FROM THAT FUND WE MONEY WAS USED FROM THAT FUND WE ALLOCATED. ALLOCATED. FOR PARKS. FOR PARKS. I GET A LOT OF CONCERNS ABOUT I GET A LOT OF CONCERNS ABOUT THE HIGH COST OF USING THE ROOMS THE HIGH COST OF USING THE ROOMS TO DO SMALL COMMUNITY MEETINGS. TO DO SMALL COMMUNITY MEETINGS. THAT IS A CONCERN FOR ME. THAT IS A CONCERN FOR ME. IT IS A BUDGET ADDITION THAT I IT IS A BUDGET ADDITION THAT I WANT TO EXPLORE. WANT TO EXPLORE. I DON'T THINK IT SHOULD COST I DON'T THINK IT SHOULD COST $250 TO RESERVE A ROOM FOR AN $250 TO RESERVE A ROOM FOR AN HOUR. HOUR. CAN YOU LOOK INTO THAT AND GET CAN YOU LOOK INTO THAT AND GET BACK TO ME WHAT THAT WOULD COST. BACK TO ME WHAT THAT WOULD COST. >> COMMUNITY CENTER FEE WAIVER

COMMUNITY CENTER FEE WAIVER REDUCTION PROGRAM ON HERE TO REDUCTION PROGRAM ON HERE TO REDUCE THAT PROGRAM BY HALF. REDUCE THAT PROGRAM BY HALF. CURRENTLY ALLOWS 100% WAIVER OR CURRENTLY ALLOWS 100% WAIVER OR 50% DISCOUNT FOR QUALIFYING 50% DISCOUNT FOR QUALIFYING USES. USES. WE WOULD REDUCE IN HALF 50 OR WE WOULD REDUCE IN HALF 50 OR 25% DISCOUNT DEPENDING ON USE. 25% DISCOUNT DEPENDING ON USE. FOR YOUTH NO IMPACT. FOR YOUTH NO IMPACT. THEY COULD UTILIZE THE THEY COULD UTILIZE THE SCHOLARSHIP FUND. SCHOLARSHIP FUND. IMPACT TO NON-YOUTH IMPACT TO NON-YOUTH ORGANIZATIONS. ORGANIZATIONS. WE DIDN'T TOUCH ANY FEES THIS WE DIDN'T TOUCH ANY FEES THIS YEAR. YEAR. IF THAT STRATEGY IS SELECTED IF THAT STRATEGY IS SELECTED THEN THERE WOULD BE IMPACT TO THEN THERE WOULD BE IMPACT TO NONYOUTH ORGANIZATIONS. NONYOUTH ORGANIZATIONS. >> I AM AGAINST REDUCING THAT.

I AM AGAINST REDUCING THAT. THIS IS PROBABLY A QUESTION FOR THIS IS PROBABLY A QUESTION FOR CITY MANAGER. CITY MANAGER. MY TRAIN OF THOUGHT. MY TRAIN OF THOUGHT. WE HAVE CONTRACTS THAT COME HERE WE HAVE CONTRACTS THAT COME HERE FOR THE PARKS DEPARTMENT. FOR THE PARKS DEPARTMENT. TREE TRIMMERS. TREE TRIMMERS. IN THE PAST WE HAVE GONE OVER IN THE PAST WE HAVE GONE OVER BACK AND FORTH WHETHER TO KEEP BACK AND FORTH WHETHER TO KEEP IN HOUSE. IN HOUSE. WE DON'T HAVE CAPACITY. WE DON'T HAVE CAPACITY. WE CONTRACT OUT $6 MILLION WE CONTRACT OUT $6 MILLION CONTRACTS THAT COME TO COUNCIL CONTRACTS THAT COME TO COUNCIL OR FOR EXAMPLE TWO WEEKS AGO I OR FOR EXAMPLE TWO WEEKS AGO I VOTED NO ON THE CONSULTANT TO VOTED NO ON THE CONSULTANT TO HELP US TRACK THE SACRAMENTO HELP US TRACK THE SACRAMENTO CHILDREN'S FUND DOLLARS BECAUSE CHILDREN'S FUND DOLLARS BECAUSE I THOUGHT THAT COULD BE DONE IN I THOUGHT THAT COULD BE DONE IN HOUSE. HOUSE. I WOULD BE CURIOUS TO SEE HOW I WOULD BE CURIOUS TO SEE HOW MANY CONTRACTS WE HAVE PER MANY CONTRACTS WE HAVE PER DEPARTMENT ON CONSULTANTS OR DEPARTMENT ON CONSULTANTS OR LIKE OUTSIDE AGENCIES THAT ARE LIKE OUTSIDE AGENCIES THAT ARE SUPPLEMENTING THE WORK THAT OUR SUPPLEMENTING THE WORK THAT OUR CITY STAFF ARE DOING. CITY STAFF ARE DOING. >> VICE MAYOR WE HAVE A LIST WE

VICE MAYOR WE HAVE A LIST WE WILL INCLUDE WITH SBI. WILL INCLUDE WITH SBI. THOSE WILL ALL COME WITH THE THOSE WILL ALL COME WITH THE NEXT REPORT FOR THE 24TH. NEXT REPORT FOR THE 24TH. WE WILL HAVE THE CONTRACTS THAT WE WILL HAVE THE CONTRACTS THAT THE CITY HAS GONE INTO FOR THE THE CITY HAS GONE INTO FOR THE LAST FIVE YEARS. LAST FIVE YEARS. IT MIGHT TAKE A LITTLE MORE IT MIGHT TAKE A LITTLE MORE DIGGING TO GET TO THE SPECIFICS DIGGING TO GET TO THE SPECIFICS AROUND WHAT IS SUPPLEMENTING. AROUND WHAT IS SUPPLEMENTING. WE CAN GIVE HIGH LEVEL. WE CAN GIVE HIGH LEVEL. THIS IS COUNTER PARTY. THIS IS COUNTER PARTY. THIS IS AMOUNT, THIS IS THE THIS IS AMOUNT, THIS IS THE SERVICE, THIS IS THE DEPARTMENT. SERVICE, THIS IS THE DEPARTMENT. >> THANK YOU, PETE.

THANK YOU, PETE. MY OTHER REQUEST I HAVE SEEN ON MY OTHER REQUEST I HAVE SEEN ON SOCIAL MEDIA OUR REVENUE COUNTER SOCIAL MEDIA OUR REVENUE COUNTER IS CLOSED SOMETIMES ON MONDAY IS CLOSED SOMETIMES ON MONDAY AND FRIDAY. AND FRIDAY. WE SHOULDN'T MAKE IT DIFFICULT WE SHOULDN'T MAKE IT DIFFICULT FOR PEOPLE TO COME MAKE PAYMENT. FOR PEOPLE TO COME MAKE PAYMENT. THIS MORNING I SAW 15 PEOPLE THIS MORNING I SAW 15 PEOPLE OUTSIDE. OUTSIDE. >> ONE OF THE ISSUES WE HAD IS ONE OF THE ISSUES WE HAD IS STAFFING. STAFFING. I WILL WORK WITH NEW REVENUE I WILL WORK WITH NEW REVENUE DIVISION MANAGER TO SEE MAYBE IT DIVISION MANAGER TO SEE MAYBE IT IS MORE DAYS BUT FEWER HOURS PER IS MORE DAYS BUT FEWER HOURS PER DAY. DAY. I AGREE MAKE IT EASY AS POSSIBLE I AGREE MAKE IT EASY AS POSSIBLE TO PAY US. TO PAY US. >> MY BROTHER AND I OWNED A

MY BROTHER AND I OWNED A BUSINESS SOMETIMES IT WOULD BE BUSINESS SOMETIMES IT WOULD BE TOUGH TO PAY. TOUGH TO PAY. THAT IS ABOUT IT FOR ME. THAT IS ABOUT IT FOR ME. ANY OTHER COLLEAGUES. ANY OTHER COLLEAGUES. WE ARE GOOD TO GO. WE ARE GOOD TO GO. ANY PUBLIC COMMENT FORMATTERS ANY PUBLIC COMMENT FORMATTERS NOT ON AGENDA? NOT ON AGENDA? >> ONE SPEAKER MICHAEL MILTON. ONE SPEAKER MICHAEL MILTON. IS MICHAEL STILL HERE? IS MICHAEL STILL HERE? I DON'T BELIEVE HE IS. I DON'T BELIEVE HE IS. >> WE HAVE 5:00 P.M. IT NEEDS A WE HAVE 5:00 P.M. IT NEEDS A FEW MINUTES. FEW MINUTES. WE WILL TAKE A FIVE MINUTE WE WILL TAKE A FIVE MINUTE BREAK. BREAK. 6:30 P.M. 6:30 P.M. MEETING IS ADJOURNED AT