City Council - Regular Meeting

PLEASE CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER. ORDER. >> THANK YOU, MAYOR. THANK YOU, MAYOR. THIS MEETING IS CALLED TO ORDER THIS MEETING IS CALLED TO ORDER AT 2:05 P.M. AT 2:05 P.M. >> KAPLAN. KAPLAN. >> HERE. HERE. >> DICKINSON. DICKINSON. >> HERE. HERE. >> TALAMANTES. TALAMANTES. >> HERE. HERE. >> PLUCKEBAUM. PLUCKEBAUM. >> HERE. HERE. >> MAPLE. MAPLE. >> HERE. HERE. >> GUERRA. GUERRA. >> HERE. HERE. >> JENNINGS. JENNINGS. >> HERE. HERE. >> JANK. JANK. >> HERE. HERE. >> McCARTY. McCARTY. >> HERE. HERE. >> THIS IS RUNNING CONCURRENTLY

THIS IS RUNNING CONCURRENTLY WITH A SPECIAL MEETING WITH A SPECIAL MEETING NOTIFICATION OF PARCEL MAP 3225D NOTIFICATION OF PARCEL MAP 3225D STREET. STREET. THAT IS INFORMATIONAL ITEM NO THAT IS INFORMATIONAL ITEM NO ACTION. ACTION. RUNNING CONCURRENTLY WITH THIS RUNNING CONCURRENTLY WITH THIS MEETING. MEETING. >> LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. >> COUNCIL MEMBER MAPLE. COUNCIL MEMBER MAPLE. >> PLEASE RISE IF YOU ARE ABLE.

PLEASE RISE IF YOU ARE ABLE. IN HONOR OF SACRAMENTO'S IN HONOR OF SACRAMENTO'S INDIGENOUS PEOPLE AND TRIBAL INDIGENOUS PEOPLE AND TRIBAL LANDS. 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. REMAIN STANDING. REMAIN STANDING. 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. ANY WORD REPORT OUT FROM CLOSED ANY WORD REPORT OUT FROM CLOSED SESSION. SESSION. >> CONSENT CALENDAR. CONSENT CALENDAR. ITEMS 1-13. ITEMS 1-13. ANY MEMBERS WISH TO PULL AN ITEM ANY MEMBERS WISH TO PULL AN ITEM OR HAVE COMMENTS? OR HAVE COMMENTS? >> I HAVE QUESTIONS ON ITEMS 7 I HAVE QUESTIONS ON ITEMS 7 AND I MAY WANT TO PULL FOR AND I MAY WANT TO PULL FOR SEPARATE VOTE AND DISCUSSION ON SEPARATE VOTE AND DISCUSSION ON ITEM 7. ITEM 7. >> COUNCIL MEMBER KAPLAN. COUNCIL MEMBER KAPLAN. >> JUST QUICK COMMENTS ITEM 6. JUST QUICK COMMENTS ITEM 6. >> COUNCIL MEMBER KAPLAN ITEMS COUNCIL MEMBER KAPLAN ITEMS 6. 6. >> THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. I WANT TO CALL OUT AGAIN. I WANT TO CALL OUT AGAIN. I REALLY APPRECIATE THE I REALLY APPRECIATE THE SACRAMENTO YOUTH COMMISSION SACRAMENTO YOUTH COMMISSION ANNUAL REPORT 2026 PRIORITIES. ANNUAL REPORT 2026 PRIORITIES. I THINK IT WOULD BE WELL WORTH I THINK IT WOULD BE WELL WORTH IT FOR ANYBODY WHO WANTS TO KNOW IT FOR ANYBODY WHO WANTS TO KNOW HOW OUR YOUTH FEEL AND WHAT THEY HOW OUR YOUTH FEEL AND WHAT THEY WANT TO GUIDE FOR 2026 OF TRULY WANT TO GUIDE FOR 2026 OF TRULY ABOUT BUILDING A STRONGER ABOUT BUILDING A STRONGER COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP AND OTHERS COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP AND OTHERS AND HOW DO WE ADDRESS MENTAL AND HOW DO WE ADDRESS MENTAL HEALTH IN YOUTH AND TAKE ACTION? HEALTH IN YOUTH AND TAKE ACTION? I WANT TO THANK OUR YOUTH FOR I WANT TO THANK OUR YOUTH FOR THEIR SERVICE AND VOICES. THEIR SERVICE AND VOICES. THEY ARE THE OFFICIAL YOUTH THEY ARE THE OFFICIAL YOUTH VOICE FOR THE CITY OF VOICE FOR THE CITY OF SACRAMENTO. SACRAMENTO. >> WE ARE GOING TO PULL ITEM 7

WE ARE GOING TO PULL ITEM 7 FOR SEPARATE VOTE. FOR SEPARATE VOTE. ONE COMMENT ON ITEM 4. ONE COMMENT ON ITEM 4. KEITH ELLIS. KEITH ELLIS. >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBERS.

THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBERS. VICE CHAIR OF DISABILITY VICE CHAIR OF DISABILITY ADVISORY COMMISSION. ADVISORY COMMISSION. I REALLY WANTED TO STAND BEFORE I REALLY WANTED TO STAND BEFORE YOU TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR YOU TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT OF THE LONG-STANDING SUPPORT OF THE LONG-STANDING TRADITION OF HAVING THE TRADITION OF HAVING THE COMMISSION BUT ALSO IN COMMISSION BUT ALSO IN PARTICULAR COUNCIL MEMBERS VANG, PARTICULAR COUNCIL MEMBERS VANG, TALAMANTES, KAPLAN AND JENNINGS TALAMANTES, KAPLAN AND JENNINGS FOR YOUR SUPPORT INCLUDING OUR FOR YOUR SUPPORT INCLUDING OUR COMMISSION'S REQUEST FOR A COMMISSION'S REQUEST FOR A CITY-WIDE ACCESSIBILITY CITY-WIDE ACCESSIBILITY COORDINATOR POSITION TO BE COORDINATOR POSITION TO BE INCLUDED IN THE CITY BUDGET. INCLUDED IN THE CITY BUDGET. WE DO UNDERSTAND THESE ARE NOT WE DO UNDERSTAND THESE ARE NOT POSITIVE OR SURPLUS BUDGETS POSITIVE OR SURPLUS BUDGETS CONDITIONS BEFORE THE CITY. CONDITIONS BEFORE THE CITY. WE REALLY TRULY APPRECIATE THE WE REALLY TRULY APPRECIATE THE CITY COUNCIL INCLUDING THESE IN CITY COUNCIL INCLUDING THESE IN THE DISCUSSIONS AND LIVING UP TO THE DISCUSSIONS AND LIVING UP TO OUR VALUES OF ACCESSIBILITY, OUR VALUES OF ACCESSIBILITY, DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION FOR OUR CITY. FOR OUR CITY. ON BEHALF OF THE COMMISSION I ON BEHALF OF THE COMMISSION I REALLY WANT TO THANK YOU FOR REALLY WANT TO THANK YOU FOR TAKING OUR REPORT TO HEART AND TAKING OUR REPORT TO HEART AND LIVING UP TO THOSE VALUES. LIVING UP TO THOSE VALUES. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. >> WE HAVE REQUESTED ITEM 7 WE HAVE REQUESTED ITEM 7 PULLED FOR SEPARATE VOTE. PULLED FOR SEPARATE VOTE. I CAN ENTERTAIN MOTION ON ITEMS I CAN ENTERTAIN MOTION ON ITEMS 1-6 AND 8-13. 1-6 AND 8-13. >> SO MOVED. SO MOVED. >> SECOND. SECOND. >> MOTION AND SECOND. MOTION AND SECOND. IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE. IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE. >> NOS OR ABSTENTIONS? NOS OR ABSTENTIONS? ITEM IS PASSED 9-0. ITEM IS PASSED 9-0. >> COUNCIL MEMBER ASKED COUNCIL MEMBER ASKED ACCESSORY DWELLING DESIGN ACCESSORY DWELLING DESIGN STANDARDS FOR HISTORIC STANDARDS FOR HISTORIC PROPERTIES. PROPERTIES. >> THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. APOLOGIES I DIDN'T GET THIS IN APOLOGIES I DIDN'T GET THIS IN ADVANCE. ADVANCE. I DID REVIEW SOME OF THE I DID REVIEW SOME OF THE PROPOSED DESIGN STANDARDS FOR PROPOSED DESIGN STANDARDS FOR ADUs. ADUs. I HAVE A IF YOU QUESTIONS. I HAVE A IF YOU QUESTIONS. ONE OF THE MAIN QUESTIONS. ONE OF THE MAIN QUESTIONS. IF WE HAVE DONE ANALYSIS HOW IF WE HAVE DONE ANALYSIS HOW THIS WOULD ADD COST FOR THIS WOULD ADD COST FOR DEVELOPMENT OF ADU. DEVELOPMENT OF ADU. WITH CURRENT STANDARDS IF WE ADD WITH CURRENT STANDARDS IF WE ADD THESE. THESE. >> PRESERVATION DIRECTOR CITY OF

PRESERVATION DIRECTOR CITY OF SACRAMENTO. SACRAMENTO. THESE STANDARDS ARE DESIGNED IN THESE STANDARDS ARE DESIGNED IN MANNER TO BE OBJECTIVE. MANNER TO BE OBJECTIVE. MAJORITY OF PROJECTS WE SEE MAJORITY OF PROJECTS WE SEE WOULD COMPLY WITH THESE WOULD COMPLY WITH THESE STANDARDS AND BE REVIEWED UNDER STANDARDS AND BE REVIEWED UNDER STATE LAW. STATE LAW. IT WOULD ADOPT ADDITIONAL IT WOULD ADOPT ADDITIONAL STANDARDS. STANDARDS. WE ARE CONTROLLING 10% OF WE ARE CONTROLLING 10% OF PROJECTS THAT WOULD NOT COMPLY PROJECTS THAT WOULD NOT COMPLY WITH OUR MINIMUM DESIGN WITH OUR MINIMUM DESIGN EXPECTATIONS FOR SENSITIVE AREAS EXPECTATIONS FOR SENSITIVE AREAS OF THE CITY. OF THE CITY. >> FOR THE ONES THAT DON'T

FOR THE ONES THAT DON'T NORMALLY COMPLY. NORMALLY COMPLY. WHAT I AM GETTING AT IS WHAT WHAT I AM GETTING AT IS WHAT THIS MIGHT ADD IN TERMS OF COSTS THIS MIGHT ADD IN TERMS OF COSTS TO THE PROJECT. TO THE PROJECT. CURIOUS IF IF WE HAVE LOOKED AT CURIOUS IF IF WE HAVE LOOKED AT THAT. THAT. I NOTICED THAT ALL OF THE I NOTICED THAT ALL OF THE STANDARDS IN HERE ARE AESTHETIC. STANDARDS IN HERE ARE AESTHETIC. NOTHING STRUCTURAL. NOTHING STRUCTURAL. THEY ARE STRUCTURAL IN NATURE THEY ARE STRUCTURAL IN NATURE BUT MEANT TO BE AESTHETICALLY BUT MEANT TO BE AESTHETICALLY MATCHING THE NEIGHBORHOOD OR MATCHING THE NEIGHBORHOOD OR OTHER BUILDINGS SURROUNDING IT. OTHER BUILDINGS SURROUNDING IT. NOT MEANT FOR HEALTH AND SAFETY NOT MEANT FOR HEALTH AND SAFETY OR OTHER NEEDS. OR OTHER NEEDS. MY GUESS THEY WOULD ADD COSTS TO MY GUESS THEY WOULD ADD COSTS TO THE PROJECT. THE PROJECT. IF YOU PROPOSE SOMETHING UNDER IF YOU PROPOSE SOMETHING UNDER CURRENT RULES VERSUS IF THESE CURRENT RULES VERSUS IF THESE ARE THEN PASSED PUT INTO PLACE ARE THEN PASSED PUT INTO PLACE IT WOULD BE MORE EXPENSIVE TO DO IT WOULD BE MORE EXPENSIVE TO DO SO? SO? >> IT DEPENDS.

IT DEPENDS. MOST PROJECTS WOULD COMPLY WITH MOST PROJECTS WOULD COMPLY WITH THESE. THESE. IF YOU TOOK THAT PROJECT IF YOU TOOK THAT PROJECT COMPLYING WITH THE STANDARDS NO COMPLYING WITH THE STANDARDS NO ADDITIONAL COST TO COMPLY ADDITIONAL COST TO COMPLY BECAUSE IT ALREADY COMPLIES. BECAUSE IT ALREADY COMPLIES. IF YOU HAD A PROJECT THAT WAS IF YOU HAD A PROJECT THAT WAS PROPOSING MATERIALS LIKE T-111 PROPOSING MATERIALS LIKE T-111 SIDING THAT IS CHEAP. SIDING THAT IS CHEAP. YOU SAID NO. YOU SAID NO. THERE ARE SIDING TYPES IN THE THERE ARE SIDING TYPES IN THE OBJECTIVE DESIGN THAT DO NOT OBJECTIVE DESIGN THAT DO NOT INCLUDE T-111 THAT MAY BE INCLUDE T-111 THAT MAY BE EXPENSIVE. EXPENSIVE. SMALL NUMBER OF PROJECTS THAT SMALL NUMBER OF PROJECTS THAT PROPOSE THOSE VERY, VERY PROPOSE THOSE VERY, VERY INEXPENSIVE AESTHETICALLY INEXPENSIVE AESTHETICALLY UNPLEASING MATERIALS. UNPLEASING MATERIALS. >> THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. SO THIS WOULD HYPOTHETICALLY IN SO THIS WOULD HYPOTHETICALLY IN HISTORIC DISTRICTS. HISTORIC DISTRICTS. THE THIS ADD NEW LAYER FOR THE THIS ADD NEW LAYER FOR APPROVAL THAT I MET THESE APPROVAL THAT I MET THESE STANDARDS? STANDARDS? >> IF YOU LIVE IN HISTORIC IF YOU LIVE IN HISTORIC DISTRICT APPLY MINISTERIAL DISTRICT APPLY MINISTERIAL PERMIT YOU GO STRAIGHT TO PERMIT YOU GO STRAIGHT TO BUILDING PERMIT NO ADDITIONAL BUILDING PERMIT NO ADDITIONAL REVIEW. REVIEW. >> VERSUS NOW THE CURRENT RULES VERSUS NOW THE CURRENT RULES IN PLACE. IN PLACE. HISTORIC DISTRICT WANTED TO HISTORIC DISTRICT WANTED TO APPLY ADU WITHOUT OBJECTIVE APPLY ADU WITHOUT OBJECTIVE STANDARDS I COULD DO THAT RIGHT STANDARDS I COULD DO THAT RIGHT NOW? NOW? >> PROCESS IS THE SAME. PROCESS IS THE SAME. >> YOU WOULD BE REVIEWED BY

YOU WOULD BE REVIEWED BY PRESERVATION AND COMPARED TO PRESERVATION AND COMPARED TO EXISTING STANDARDS NOW SOME EXISTING STANDARDS NOW SOME WHICH ARE REITERATED. WHICH ARE REITERATED. 150% HEIGHT OF ADJACENT 150% HEIGHT OF ADJACENT CONTRIBUTING RESOURCE. CONTRIBUTING RESOURCE. IT ALSO LIMITS SET BACK FROM IT ALSO LIMITS SET BACK FROM MAIN BUILDING. MAIN BUILDING. A LOOK BY PRESERVATION STAFF AND A LOOK BY PRESERVATION STAFF AND PLANNING TO MAKE SURE YOU COMPLY PLANNING TO MAKE SURE YOU COMPLY WITH OBJECTIVE CRITERIA. WITH OBJECTIVE CRITERIA. PROCESS SAME. PROCESS SAME. DEPENDS ON THE INDIVIDUAL DEPENDS ON THE INDIVIDUAL PROJECT WHETHER THERE WOULD BE PROJECT WHETHER THERE WOULD BE ADDITIONAL COMMENTS FROM ADDITIONAL COMMENTS FROM PLANNING TO SAY YOU DON'T COMPLY PLANNING TO SAY YOU DON'T COMPLY WITH THIS OR THIS. WITH THIS OR THIS. PROCESS IT DOES NOT ADD ANYTHING PROCESS IT DOES NOT ADD ANYTHING TO THE PROCESS. TO THE PROCESS. >> YOU HAVE TO GO THROUGH SAME

YOU HAVE TO GO THROUGH SAME REVIEW NOW BUT WE JUST DON'T REVIEW NOW BUT WE JUST DON'T HAVE ALL OF THESE SAME OBJECTIVE HAVE ALL OF THESE SAME OBJECTIVE STANDARDS IN THE CURRENT STANDARDS IN THE CURRENT PROCESS? PROCESS? >> THAT'S TRUE. THAT'S TRUE. THE PROCESS WOULD BE THE SAME. THE PROCESS WOULD BE THE SAME. PROCESS IS MANDATED BY STATE PROCESS IS MANDATED BY STATE LAW. LAW. HAS TO GO STRAIGHT FROM HAS TO GO STRAIGHT FROM APPLICATION TO BELIEVE APPLICATION TO BELIEVE PERMISSION WITHOUT ADDITIONAL PERMISSION WITHOUT ADDITIONAL LEVEL OF REVIEW. LEVEL OF REVIEW. THAT IS REQUIRED BY STATE LAW. THAT IS REQUIRED BY STATE LAW. >> MAYBE IN A NUTSHELL, CAN YOU MAYBE IN A NUTSHELL, CAN YOU TELL ME THE MAIN DIFFERENCES TELL ME THE MAIN DIFFERENCES BETWEEN CURRENT DESIGN FOR ADU BETWEEN CURRENT DESIGN FOR ADU HISTORIC DISTRICT AND WHAT IS HISTORIC DISTRICT AND WHAT IS PROPOSED HERE? PROPOSED HERE? WHAT ARE MAIN CHANGES? WHAT ARE MAIN CHANGES? >> ONLY THINGS TO OBJECTIVE

ONLY THINGS TO OBJECTIVE CRITERIA. CRITERIA. 1 50% HEIGHT STANDARD. 1 50% HEIGHT STANDARD. THESE OBJECTIVE CRITERIA IN THE THESE OBJECTIVE CRITERIA IN THE CODE. CODE. WE CAN'T ENFORCE OTHER ELEMENTS WE CAN'T ENFORCE OTHER ELEMENTS WE BUILT INTO THIS SET OF WE BUILT INTO THIS SET OF STANDARDS. STANDARDS. WE REGULATE THE TYPE OF ROOF. WE REGULATE THE TYPE OF ROOF. IT HAS TO BE SLOPED ROOF. IT HAS TO BE SLOPED ROOF. MANDATE WINDOW SILLS AND TRIM. MANDATE WINDOW SILLS AND TRIM. MOST ADUs HAVE THESE AND WON'T MOST ADUs HAVE THESE AND WON'T GO THROUGH ADDITIONAL REVIEW. GO THROUGH ADDITIONAL REVIEW. IF THERE WAS SIDING TYPE NOT ON IF THERE WAS SIDING TYPE NOT ON THE OBJECTIVE STANDARDS THEY THE OBJECTIVE STANDARDS THEY WOULD HAVE TO CHANGE SIDING TYPE WOULD HAVE TO CHANGE SIDING TYPE TO COMPLY WITH THOSE LISTED TO COMPLY WITH THOSE LISTED THERE. THERE. THERE ARE ADDITIONAL THERE ARE ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS. REQUIREMENTS. IT REQUIRES TRADITIONAL DESIGN. IT REQUIRES TRADITIONAL DESIGN. WE HAVE SITE PLAN DESIGN PROCESS WE HAVE SITE PLAN DESIGN PROCESS ANY DEVELOPMENT GOES THROUGH. ANY DEVELOPMENT GOES THROUGH. >> IF I LIVED HERE AND WANTED

IF I LIVED HERE AND WANTED ADU MORE MODERN STYLE I HAVE TO ADU MORE MODERN STYLE I HAVE TO GO THROUGH FORMAL PLANNING GO THROUGH FORMAL PLANNING PROCESS? PROCESS? >> THAT'S RIGHT. THAT'S RIGHT. >> MAYBE A FULL-SIZE HOME? MAYBE A FULL-SIZE HOME? >> YES. YES. YOU CAN DEVIATE FROM CRITERIA. YOU CAN DEVIATE FROM CRITERIA. ADD THAT SITE PLAN APPLICATION. ADD THAT SITE PLAN APPLICATION. MAJORITY ALSO ARE REVIEWED AT MAJORITY ALSO ARE REVIEWED AT STAFF LEVEL. STAFF LEVEL. PROBABLY HAVE TO SUBMIT STAFF PROBABLY HAVE TO SUBMIT STAFF LEVEL SITE PLAN DESIGN LEVEL SITE PLAN DESIGN REAPPLICATION, PAY THE FEE, REAPPLICATION, PAY THE FEE, ABOUT A MONTH. ABOUT A MONTH. ADDITIONAL TIME. ADDITIONAL TIME. >> I WILL VOTE NO TODAY.

I WILL VOTE NO TODAY. IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE WORK YOU HAVE DONE. WORK YOU HAVE DONE. I HAVE ALSO BEEN WE AS A CITY I HAVE ALSO BEEN WE AS A CITY AND OTHERS HAVE BEEN ON A AND OTHERS HAVE BEEN ON A PROCESS TO MAKE IT EASIER TO PROCESS TO MAKE IT EASIER TO STREAMLINE BUILDING OF HOUSING. STREAMLINE BUILDING OF HOUSING. I KNOW FROM MY PERSPECTIVE SOME I KNOW FROM MY PERSPECTIVE SOME INTENT IS TO MAKE IT FASTER INTENT IS TO MAKE IT FASTER BECAUSE IT IS A GREAT WAY TO BECAUSE IT IS A GREAT WAY TO BUILD MORE AND DIFFERENT HOUSING BUILD MORE AND DIFFERENT HOUSING TYPES. TYPES. I WORRY EVEN THOUGH THIS IS A I WORRY EVEN THOUGH THIS IS A SMALL SUB SECT THIS CAN MAKE IT SMALL SUB SECT THIS CAN MAKE IT MORE CHALLENGING. MORE CHALLENGING. I CAN TELL YOU FROM WHAT I HEARD I CAN TELL YOU FROM WHAT I HEARD FROM MY CONSTITUENTS. FROM MY CONSTITUENTS. IT IS REALLY CHALLENGING. IT IS REALLY CHALLENGING. PEOPLE FIND IT VERY DIFFICULT TO PEOPLE FIND IT VERY DIFFICULT TO NAVIGATE, EXPENSIVE, TIME NAVIGATE, EXPENSIVE, TIME CONSUMING. CONSUMING. CONCERNED WHEN THINGS WE ARE CONCERNED WHEN THINGS WE ARE TALKING ABOUT ARE AESTHETIC. TALKING ABOUT ARE AESTHETIC. THAT IS OBJECTIVE. THAT IS OBJECTIVE. WHAT IS PLEASING TODAY MAY NOT WHAT IS PLEASING TODAY MAY NOT BE 100 YEARS FROM NOW. BE 100 YEARS FROM NOW. BY SETTING ON THESE STANDARDS TO BY SETTING ON THESE STANDARDS TO MAKE IT THAT YOU HAVE TO COMPLY MAKE IT THAT YOU HAVE TO COMPLY TO BUILD AN ALREADY EXPENSIVE TO BUILD AN ALREADY EXPENSIVE AREA IN HISTORIC DISTRICT THIS AREA IN HISTORIC DISTRICT THIS GIVES ME SOME PAUSE. GIVES ME SOME PAUSE. I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT WORK. I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT WORK. I WILL VOTE NO ON PRINCIPLE. I WILL VOTE NO ON PRINCIPLE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. >> COUNCIL MEMBER PLUCKEBAUM.

COUNCIL MEMBER PLUCKEBAUM. I SHARE COUNCIL MEMBER MAPLE'S I SHARE COUNCIL MEMBER MAPLE'S CONCERNS AND I WILL BE VOTING CONCERNS AND I WILL BE VOTING NO. NO. >> COUNCIL MEMBER DICKINSON. COUNCIL MEMBER DICKINSON. >> I APPRECIATE THE COMMENTS AND

I APPRECIATE THE COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS MADE. QUESTIONS MADE. HAVING WORKED WITH A NUMBER OF HAVING WORKED WITH A NUMBER OF PROPERTIES IN HISTORIC AREAS PROPERTIES IN HISTORIC AREAS TRYING TO PRESERVE HISTORIC TRYING TO PRESERVE HISTORIC AREAS AND TRYING TO MAKE SURE AREAS AND TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE IS A CONSTANT THAT THERE IS A CONSTANT CONSISTENT VALUE IN HISTORIC CONSISTENT VALUE IN HISTORIC AREAS, I VERY MUCH SUPPORT THESE AREAS, I VERY MUCH SUPPORT THESE MEASURES TO MAINTAIN THAT MEASURES TO MAINTAIN THAT CHARACTER OF HISTORIC AREAS. CHARACTER OF HISTORIC AREAS. I DON'T THINK THE COST ADDED. I DON'T THINK THE COST ADDED. I AM SURE THERE WILL BE SOME IS I AM SURE THERE WILL BE SOME IS MEANINGFUL IN THE VALUE. MEANINGFUL IN THE VALUE. WE DON'T HAVE THAT MANY AREAS WE DON'T HAVE THAT MANY AREAS DESIGNATED AS HISTORIC AREAS DESIGNATED AS HISTORIC AREAS THAT THE CHALLENGE IS TO THAT THE CHALLENGE IS TO MAINTAIN THAT SENSE THERE IS MAINTAIN THAT SENSE THERE IS OVERALL CONSIS TEN EAND DESIGN. OVERALL CONSIS TEN EAND DESIGN. WE GET VALUE FROM THE FACT WE GET VALUE FROM THE FACT PEOPLE WANT TO LIVE THERE AND PEOPLE WANT TO LIVE THERE AND VISIT THOSE PLACES. VISIT THOSE PLACES. BECAUSE OF THAT CHARACTER AND BECAUSE OF THAT CHARACTER AND THAT HISTORY WHICH IS PRESERVED. THAT HISTORY WHICH IS PRESERVED. IF PEOPLE WANT TO ADD ADUs, I IF PEOPLE WANT TO ADD ADUs, I THINK THAT IS FINE. THINK THAT IS FINE. I AGREE ABOUT STREAMLINING THAT I AGREE ABOUT STREAMLINING THAT PROCESS CONSISTENT WITH STATE PROCESS CONSISTENT WITH STATE LAW. LAW. BUT WE DON'T HAVE TO SACRIFICE. BUT WE DON'T HAVE TO SACRIFICE. WE DON'T HAVE TO MAKE A CHOICE WE DON'T HAVE TO MAKE A CHOICE HERE BETWEEN PRESERVING HERE BETWEEN PRESERVING CHARACTER OF HISTORIC AREAS AND CHARACTER OF HISTORIC AREAS AND ADVANCING CAUSE OF ADDITIONAL ADVANCING CAUSE OF ADDITIONAL HOUSING THROUGH ADUs. HOUSING THROUGH ADUs. IN FACT, I SUSPECT PEOPLE COMING IN FACT, I SUSPECT PEOPLE COMING IN WOULD PROPOSE THESE KINDS OF

IN WOULD PROPOSE THESE KINDS OF APPROACHES BECAUSE THEY VALUE APPROACHES BECAUSE THEY VALUE THEIR HOME OR STRUCTURE ANYWAY. THEIR HOME OR STRUCTURE ANYWAY. THIS TO ME IS A WAY TO PRESERVE THIS TO ME IS A WAY TO PRESERVE OUR HISTORY. OUR HISTORY. IT HAS BOTH ECONOMIC VALUE IT HAS BOTH ECONOMIC VALUE INTRINSICALLY AND HAS ECONOMIC INTRINSICALLY AND HAS ECONOMIC VALUE FOR THOSE WHO WANT TO VALUE FOR THOSE WHO WANT TO VISIT OUR HISTORY AS WELL. VISIT OUR HISTORY AS WELL. IF IT HASN'T OCCURRED I WILL IF IT HASN'T OCCURRED I WILL MOVE APPROVAL. MOVE APPROVAL. >> SECOND. SECOND. >> MAYBE IF YOU CAN COME UP AND

MAYBE IF YOU CAN COME UP AND HELP ME UNDERSTAND. HELP ME UNDERSTAND. I UNDERSTAND THE PRACTICAL I UNDERSTAND THE PRACTICAL EXAMPLE OF SIDING NOT TOO EXAMPLE OF SIDING NOT TOO AESTHETICALLY PLEASING T-1 11 AESTHETICALLY PLEASING T-1 11 SIDING THROUGHOUT THE CITY WITH SIDING THROUGHOUT THE CITY WITH MORE APPROPRIATE SIDING. MORE APPROPRIATE SIDING. CAN YOU GIVE US OTHER EXAMPLES. CAN YOU GIVE US OTHER EXAMPLES. THE ROOFLINE, WINDOWS. THE ROOFLINE, WINDOWS. IN A PRACTICAL LEVEL HELP US IN A PRACTICAL LEVEL HELP US UNDERSTAND WHAT COULD HAPPEN IF UNDERSTAND WHAT COULD HAPPEN IF ADU WAS APPLIED FOR IN HISTORIC ADU WAS APPLIED FOR IN HISTORIC AREA. AREA. >> IF WE TAKE A STEP BACK TO

IF WE TAKE A STEP BACK TO THINK WHERE THIS CAME FROM. THINK WHERE THIS CAME FROM. MAJORITY OF PROJECTS PROPOSED IN MAJORITY OF PROJECTS PROPOSED IN HISTORIC DISTRICT AS COUNCIL HISTORIC DISTRICT AS COUNCIL MEMBER SAID COMPLY WITH THESE MEMBER SAID COMPLY WITH THESE STANDARDS BECAUSE THEY ARE WELL STANDARDS BECAUSE THEY ARE WELL DESIGNED ARCHITECTURE THAT THERE DESIGNED ARCHITECTURE THAT THERE IS NO OBJECTIONS TO FROM STAFF IS NO OBJECTIONS TO FROM STAFF OR PRESERVATION COMMUNITY. OR PRESERVATION COMMUNITY. THERE IS A SMALL PERCENTAGE OF THERE IS A SMALL PERCENTAGE OF PROJECTS THAT COME IN THAT PROJECTS THAT COME IN THAT ESSENTIALLY LOOK LIKE THE ESSENTIALLY LOOK LIKE THE TEMPORARY TRAILERS THAT A LOT OF TEMPORARY TRAILERS THAT A LOT OF US WENT TO SCHOOL IN. US WENT TO SCHOOL IN. T-111 SIDING. T-111 SIDING. HVAC SO THE SIDE OF THE WALL HVAC SO THE SIDE OF THE WALL VISIBLE FROM THE NEIGHBORS' VISIBLE FROM THE NEIGHBORS' PROPERTIES AND FROM THE ALLEYS. PROPERTIES AND FROM THE ALLEYS. THEY ARE OUT OF PLACE IN OLDER THEY ARE OUT OF PLACE IN OLDER PARTS OF THE CITY. PARTS OF THE CITY. ALSO, A VERY FEW NUMBER OF ALSO, A VERY FEW NUMBER OF HISTORIC PROPERTIES AFFECTED BY HISTORIC PROPERTIES AFFECTED BY THESE THAT HISTORIC THAT ADUs THESE THAT HISTORIC THAT ADUs CAN FIT ON THE LOT UNDER THE CAN FIT ON THE LOT UNDER THE CURRENT RULES. CURRENT RULES. WE ARE TRYING TO PROVIDE SOME WE ARE TRYING TO PROVIDE SOME DESIGN CRITERIA THAT SETS A DESIGN CRITERIA THAT SETS A BENCHMARK FOR UNITS WITHOUT BENCHMARK FOR UNITS WITHOUT PUTTING UNDUE BURDEN ON PEOPLE PUTTING UNDUE BURDEN ON PEOPLE THAT WANT TO BUILD ADUs. THAT WANT TO BUILD ADUs. MOST COMPLY. MOST COMPLY. THIS IS TRYING TO CONTROL THE THIS IS TRYING TO CONTROL THE SMALL PERCENTAGE OF THE MOST OF SMALL PERCENTAGE OF THE MOST OF THEM ARE COMPANIES WHO COME IN THEM ARE COMPANIES WHO COME IN QUOTE VERY LOW PRICE SO THEY CAN QUOTE VERY LOW PRICE SO THEY CAN BUILD VERY, VERY CHEAP UNIT. BUILD VERY, VERY CHEAP UNIT. THE PRODUCT REFLECTS THAT. THE PRODUCT REFLECTS THAT. >> NOW THIS PROPOSAL WENT TO

NOW THIS PROPOSAL WENT TO PRESERVATION COMMISSION. PRESERVATION COMMISSION. DID OUR PLANNING COMMISSION ALSO DID OUR PLANNING COMMISSION ALSO LOOK AT THIS? LOOK AT THIS? >> PLANNING COMMISSION REVIEWED PLANNING COMMISSION REVIEWED THE TITLE 17 AMENDMENTS THAT THE TITLE 17 AMENDMENTS THAT ALLOW US TO DESIGN STANDARDS. ALLOW US TO DESIGN STANDARDS. PRESERVATION COMMISSION PRESERVATION COMMISSION RECOMMENDED APPROVAL. RECOMMENDED APPROVAL. EXTENSIVE OUTREACH WITH AMERICAN EXTENSIVE OUTREACH WITH AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF ARCHITECTS ASSOCIATION OF ARCHITECTS CENTRAL VALLEY CHAPTER WHO CENTRAL VALLEY CHAPTER WHO RAISED CONCERNS YOU HEARD TODAY. RAISED CONCERNS YOU HEARD TODAY. THROUGH MODIFICATIONS THEY HAVE THROUGH MODIFICATIONS THEY HAVE NOT OBJECTED SINCE WE HAVE NOT OBJECTED SINCE WE HAVE REVISED THE STANDARDS CONSISTENT REVISED THE STANDARDS CONSISTENT WITH OUR COMMENTS. WITH OUR COMMENTS. >> THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. MOTION AND SECOND. MOTION AND SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR PLEASE SAY AYE. ALL IN FAVOR PLEASE SAY AYE. >> NOS OR ABSTENTIONS. NOS OR ABSTENTIONS. >> NO. NO. TWO NOS. TWO NOS. PLUCKEBAUM AND MAPLE. PLUCKEBAUM AND MAPLE. >> WE MOVE TO ITEM 14 ON THE WE MOVE TO ITEM 14 ON THE DISCUSSION CALENDAR. DISCUSSION CALENDAR. DISTRICT 2 ENHANCED DISTRICT 2 ENHANCED INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCE DISTRICT. INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCE DISTRICT. EIFD. EIFD. >> I WANT TO ALLOW THE COUNCIL I WANT TO ALLOW THE COUNCIL MEMBER TO SET THE STAGE FOR THIS MEMBER TO SET THE STAGE FOR THIS PROPOSAL. PROPOSAL. >> THANK YOU, MAYOR.

THANK YOU, MAYOR. I WANT TO THANK MY COLLEAGUES, I WANT TO THANK MY COLLEAGUES, MAYOR PRO TEM GUERRA, COUNCIL MAYOR PRO TEM GUERRA, COUNCIL MEMBER MAPLE, COUNCIL MEMBER MEMBER MAPLE, COUNCIL MEMBER TALAMANTES WHO HAVE CO-AUTHORED TALAMANTES WHO HAVE CO-AUTHORED THIS PROPOSAL THAT I HAVE MADE THIS PROPOSAL THAT I HAVE MADE TO ESTABLISH ENHANCED TO ESTABLISH ENHANCED INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCING INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCING DISTRICT IN DISTRICT 2 IN NORTH DISTRICT IN DISTRICT 2 IN NORTH SACRAMENTO. SACRAMENTO. WE ARE NOT AT THE STAGE ADOPTING WE ARE NOT AT THE STAGE ADOPTING ANYTHING. ANYTHING. WE ARE AT THE STAGE WHERE OUR WE ARE AT THE STAGE WHERE OUR STAFF IS ASKING FOR DIRECTION STAFF IS ASKING FOR DIRECTION WHETHER THEY SHOULD DO FURTHER WHETHER THEY SHOULD DO FURTHER ANALYSIS. ANALYSIS. I CERTAINLY HOPE ALL OF US WILL I CERTAINLY HOPE ALL OF US WILL SUPPORT THAT, BUT THE POINT OF SUPPORT THAT, BUT THE POINT OF THIS PROPOSAL IS TO IDENTIFY AND THIS PROPOSAL IS TO IDENTIFY AND BUILD A SUSTAINABLE PREDICTABLE BUILD A SUSTAINABLE PREDICTABLE SOURCE OF FUNDING FOR SOURCE OF FUNDING FOR INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS THAT INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS THAT SIMPLY DO NOT EXIST IN DISTRICT SIMPLY DO NOT EXIST IN DISTRICT 2, DESPITE DECADES OF IT BEING 2, DESPITE DECADES OF IT BEING PART OF THE CITY AND CERTAINLY PART OF THE CITY AND CERTAINLY DESERVING THE KIND OF SAME DESERVING THE KIND OF SAME INFRASTRUCTURE, SIMPLE THINGS INFRASTRUCTURE, SIMPLE THINGS LIKE CURBS, GUTTERS, SIDEWALKS, LIKE CURBS, GUTTERS, SIDEWALKS, STREET LIGHTING, PARKS THAT SO STREET LIGHTING, PARKS THAT SO MANY OTHER PARTS OF THE CITY MANY OTHER PARTS OF THE CITY ENJOY. ENJOY. IT IS ALSO AN IMPORTANT IT IS ALSO AN IMPORTANT OPPORTUNITY FOR A TOOL TO HELP OPPORTUNITY FOR A TOOL TO HELP ADVANCE CAUSE OF ECONOMIC ADVANCE CAUSE OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN NORTH SACRAMENTO. DEVELOPMENT IN NORTH SACRAMENTO. WE HAVE SOME COMMERCIAL WE HAVE SOME COMMERCIAL CORRIDORS AND OTHER AREAS THAT CORRIDORS AND OTHER AREAS THAT HAVE TREMENDOUS POTENTIAL, BUT HAVE TREMENDOUS POTENTIAL, BUT THEY DON'T HAVE THE CAPACITY IN THEY DON'T HAVE THE CAPACITY IN TERMS OF PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE TERMS OF PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE TO ACCOMMODATE IS KIND OF TO ACCOMMODATE IS KIND OF DEVELOPMENT THAT WOULD BE DEVELOPMENT THAT WOULD BE BENEFICIAL BOTH TO THE DISTRICT BENEFICIAL BOTH TO THE DISTRICT AS WELL AS THE CITY AS A WHOLE. AS WELL AS THE CITY AS A WHOLE. EIFD GIVES US A TOOL THAT WE CAN EIFD GIVES US A TOOL THAT WE CAN ABOUT IN A WAY THAT CREATES

ABOUT IN A WAY THAT CREATES FUNDING THAT CAN BE DEDICATED TO FUNDING THAT CAN BE DEDICATED TO THE PROPOSITION OF BRINGING THE PROPOSITION OF BRINGING DISTRICT 2 IN NORTH SACRAMENTO DISTRICT 2 IN NORTH SACRAMENTO CLOSER TO THE BALANCE OF THE CLOSER TO THE BALANCE OF THE CITY IN TERMS OF BASIC CITY IN TERMS OF BASIC INFRASTRUCTURE. INFRASTRUCTURE. AND LAY THE FOUNDATION FOR AND LAY THE FOUNDATION FOR ECONOMIC INVESTMENT AND ECONOMIC INVESTMENT AND DEVELOPMENT AS WELL AS DEVELOPMENT AS WELL AS SUPPORTING THE BUSINESSES THAT SUPPORTING THE BUSINESSES THAT ARE THERE SUSTAINING THOSE AS ARE THERE SUSTAINING THOSE AS WELL IN A FUTURE THAT CAN BE WELL IN A FUTURE THAT CAN BE MUCH BRIGHTER. MUCH BRIGHTER. GIVEN THE STATE LEGISLATION THAT GIVEN THE STATE LEGISLATION THAT CREATES THIS OPPORTUNITY, I CREATES THIS OPPORTUNITY, I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT TO TAKE THINK IT IS IMPORTANT TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF IT. ADVANTAGE OF IT. THE CITY TO THIS POINT, OF THE CITY TO THIS POINT, OF COURSE, HAS USED THIS TOOL. COURSE, HAS USED THIS TOOL. GENERALLY, IT HAS BEEN IN GENERALLY, IT HAS BEEN IN COMBINATION WITH WHAT WE ALL COMBINATION WITH WHAT WE ALL CALL CATALYST PROJECT. CALL CATALYST PROJECT. SUPPORTING THAT CATALYST SUPPORTING THAT CATALYST PROJECT, WHICH IS A GOOD IDEA PROJECT, WHICH IS A GOOD IDEA AND DEFENSIBLE. AND DEFENSIBLE. IN THIS CASE WE HAVE AN IN THIS CASE WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO TURN THAT OPPORTUNITY TO TURN THAT EQUATION AROUND AND USE THIS EQUATION AROUND AND USE THIS TOOL TO ACTUALLY STIMULATE THE TOOL TO ACTUALLY STIMULATE THE INVESTMENT AND THE DEVELOPMENT INVESTMENT AND THE DEVELOPMENT AND SUPPORT OF THOSE WHO HAVE AND SUPPORT OF THOSE WHO HAVE LABORED FOR A LONG, LONG TIME IN LABORED FOR A LONG, LONG TIME IN THAT PART OF THE CITY. THAT PART OF THE CITY. AGAIN, REQUEST TODAY IS AGAIN, REQUEST TODAY IS FORMATIVE. FORMATIVE. IT IS SIMPLY ASKING TO HAVE IT IS SIMPLY ASKING TO HAVE STAFF DO MORE WORK ON THIS. STAFF DO MORE WORK ON THIS. I WANTED TO SHARE A WORD ABOUT I WANTED TO SHARE A WORD ABOUT WHY THIS IS A TOOL THAT I THINK WHY THIS IS A TOOL THAT I THINK IS SO IMPORTANT AND MEANINGFUL IS SO IMPORTANT AND MEANINGFUL FOR US IN NORTH SACRAMENTO IN FOR US IN NORTH SACRAMENTO IN DISTRICT 2. DISTRICT 2. THANKS, MAYOR. THANKS, MAYOR. >> THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. WE WILL HAVE THE STAFF PRESENT WE WILL HAVE THE STAFF PRESENT AND COME BACK TO COUNCIL AND, OF AND COME BACK TO COUNCIL AND, OF COURSE, THE PUBLIC. COURSE, THE PUBLIC. PLEASE PROCEED. PLEASE PROCEED. >> AMANDA WALLACE, PROJECT

AMANDA WALLACE, PROJECT MANAGER WITH CITY OFFICE OF MANAGER WITH CITY OFFICE OF INNOVATION ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. INNOVATION ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. AS COUNCIL MEMBER DISCUSSED, AS COUNCIL MEMBER DISCUSSED, THIS ITEM ORIGINATED AS REQUEST THIS ITEM ORIGINATED AS REQUEST FROM THE COUNCIL MEMBER'S OFFICE FROM THE COUNCIL MEMBER'S OFFICE FOR STAFF TO LOOK INTO REVENUE FOR STAFF TO LOOK INTO REVENUE POTENTIAL D2 ENHANCED POTENTIAL D2 ENHANCED INFRASTRUCTURE EIFD COULD INFRASTRUCTURE EIFD COULD GENERATE FOR HIS DISTRICT. GENERATE FOR HIS DISTRICT. AS YOU ARE FAMILIAR WITH THE AS YOU ARE FAMILIAR WITH THE RAILYARDS AND AGGIE SQUARE AND RAILYARDS AND AGGIE SQUARE AND THE FINANCING DISTRICT ALLOWS THE FINANCING DISTRICT ALLOWS THE CITY TO DEDICATE A PORTION THE CITY TO DEDICATE A PORTION OF TAX INCREMENT REVENUE TO OF TAX INCREMENT REVENUE TO PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS IN THAT PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS IN THAT DISTRICT OR THAT SERVE THAT DISTRICT OR THAT SERVE THAT DISTRICT. DISTRICT. THE CITY STAFF WORKS WITH THE CITY STAFF WORKS WITH ECONOMIC PLANNING SYSTEMS IN ECONOMIC PLANNING SYSTEMS IN ORDER TO DO HIGH LEVEL ANALYSIS ORDER TO DO HIGH LEVEL ANALYSIS OF WHAT TYPE OF REVENUE THIS OF WHAT TYPE OF REVENUE THIS COULD GENERATE FOR DISTRICT 2. COULD GENERATE FOR DISTRICT 2. ULTIMATELY WE LEARNED IT COULD ULTIMATELY WE LEARNED IT COULD GENERATE REVENUE. GENERATE REVENUE. TO UNDERSTAND THAT WE NEED TO TO UNDERSTAND THAT WE NEED TO COMPLETE FULL FISCAL IMPACT COMPLETE FULL FISCAL IMPACT ANALYSIS. ANALYSIS. THAT IS WHAT WE ARE HERE TO ASK THAT IS WHAT WE ARE HERE TO ASK FOR GUIDANCE ON AS FULL COUNCIL. FOR GUIDANCE ON AS FULL COUNCIL. MOVING FORWARD WITH FULL IMPACT MOVING FORWARD WITH FULL IMPACT ANALYSIS TO INCLUDE ANALYSIS TO INCLUDE PRELIMINARYNARY DEFINING EIFD PRELIMINARYNARY DEFINING EIFD BOUNDARY TO FOCUS ON AREAS OF BOUNDARY TO FOCUS ON AREAS OF DISTRICT 2 MOST LIKELY TO DISTRICT 2 MOST LIKELY TO REDEVELOP AND THEREFORE GENERATE REDEVELOP AND THEREFORE GENERATE TAX INCREMENT REVENUE. TAX INCREMENT REVENUE. WE WOULD BUILD OUT SOME WE WOULD BUILD OUT SOME REALISTIC BUILD OUT DEVELOPMENT REALISTIC BUILD OUT DEVELOPMENT ESTIMATES TO ESTIMATE REVENUE ESTIMATES TO ESTIMATE REVENUE THAT WOULD BE GENERATED. THAT WOULD BE GENERATED. WE WOULD ALSO LOOK AT ASSESSING WE WOULD ALSO LOOK AT ASSESSING INCREASED COSTS TO PROVIDE INCREASED COSTS TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO THIS NEW SERVICES TO THIS NEW DEVELOPMENT. DEVELOPMENT. COMPLETING FISCAL IMPACT COMPLETING FISCAL IMPACT ANALYSIS WILL TAKE AROUND THREE ANALYSIS WILL TAKE AROUND THREE MONTHS. MONTHS. OVER THAT TIME WILL REQUIRE OVER THAT TIME WILL REQUIRE ADDITIONAL OUTSIDE CONSULTANT ADDITIONAL OUTSIDE CONSULTANT WORK AND APPROXIMATELY 20 HOURS WORK AND APPROXIMATELY 20 HOURS OF STAFF PERSON'S TIME FROM BOTH OF STAFF PERSON'S TIME FROM BOTH ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND THE INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCE DIVISION INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCE DIVISION OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT ALONG WITH

OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT ALONG WITH 10% OF CORRESPONDING MANAGEMENT 10% OF CORRESPONDING MANAGEMENT TIME FROM BOTH DIVISIONS. TIME FROM BOTH DIVISIONS. FIVE OTHERS OF TIME FROM OUR FIVE OTHERS OF TIME FROM OUR ITs GIS TEAM. ITs GIS TEAM. ONCE THIS IS COMPLETE, STAFF ONCE THIS IS COMPLETE, STAFF WILL RETURN TO COUNCIL TO WILL RETURN TO COUNCIL TO PRESENT FINDINGS TO SEEK FURTHER PRESENT FINDINGS TO SEEK FURTHER GUIDANCE ON EIFD AND PROCEEDING GUIDANCE ON EIFD AND PROCEEDING WITH FORMATION PROCESS. WITH FORMATION PROCESS. YOUR DIRECTION AS COUNCIL MEMBER YOUR DIRECTION AS COUNCIL MEMBER DICKINSON EXPLAINED IN REGARDS DICKINSON EXPLAINED IN REGARDS TO FISCAL IMPACT ANALYSIS NOT IN TO FISCAL IMPACT ANALYSIS NOT IN REGARDS TO FORMATION OF REGARDS TO FORMATION OF DISTRICT. DISTRICT. WE WILL BRING THIS BACK TO WE WILL BRING THIS BACK TO COUNCIL AND IT WILL BE A TOOL TO COUNCIL AND IT WILL BE A TOOL TO BE USED TO INFORM THAT BE USED TO INFORM THAT CONVERSATION. CONVERSATION. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. IF YOU HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS IF YOU HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS I AM AVAILABLE. I AM AVAILABLE. >> WE HAVE A FEW PUBLIC COMMENTS

WE HAVE A FEW PUBLIC COMMENTS ON THIS ITEM. ON THIS ITEM. >> SEVEN SPEAKERS. SEVEN SPEAKERS. SHAWNTAE CAMPBELL. SHAWNTAE CAMPBELL. >> GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYORS AND

GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYORS AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS. CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS. SHAWNTAE CAMPBELL, COMMUNITY SHAWNTAE CAMPBELL, COMMUNITY OUTREACH LIAISON. OUTREACH LIAISON. I SHOW UP FOR NORTH SACRAMENTO I SHOW UP FOR NORTH SACRAMENTO FAMILIES EVERY DAY. FAMILIES EVERY DAY. I AM HERE TO SUPPORT ENHANCED I AM HERE TO SUPPORT ENHANCED STRUCTURE FOR DISTRICT 2. STRUCTURE FOR DISTRICT 2. EIFD USES FUTURE TAX GROWTH. EIFD USES FUTURE TAX GROWTH. THAT MEANS ADDRESSING YEARS THAT MEANS ADDRESSING YEARS DISINVESTMENT THAT LEFT DISINVESTMENT THAT LEFT NEIGHBORHOODS WITHOUT BASICS. NEIGHBORHOODS WITHOUT BASICS. RFDC WORKS WITH FAMILIES. RFDC WORKS WITH FAMILIES. WHAT I SEE EVERY DAY. WHAT I SEE EVERY DAY. THIS ISN'T JUST ABOUT THIS ISN'T JUST ABOUT INFRASTRUCTURE. INFRASTRUCTURE. IT IS ABOUT EQUITY AND SAFETY. IT IS ABOUT EQUITY AND SAFETY. NEIGHBORHOODS IN DISTRICT 2 NEIGHBORHOODS IN DISTRICT 2 WHERE SIDEWALKS AND STREET WHERE SIDEWALKS AND STREET LIGHTS ARE MISSING. LIGHTS ARE MISSING. YOUNG PEOPLE ARE WALKING HOME IN YOUNG PEOPLE ARE WALKING HOME IN DARK. DARK. FAMILIES DON'T HAVE SAFE ACCESS FAMILIES DON'T HAVE SAFE ACCESS TO COMMUNITY SPACES. TO COMMUNITY SPACES. BUSINESSES ARE TRYING TO GO IN BUSINESSES ARE TRYING TO GO IN AREAS NOT PROPERLY INVESTED IN. AREAS NOT PROPERLY INVESTED IN. THAT IS NOT JUST INCONVENIENT. THAT IS NOT JUST INCONVENIENT. BARRIER TO OPPORTUNITY. BARRIER TO OPPORTUNITY. ALLOWS US TO INVEST IN ALLOWS US TO INVEST IN IMPROVEMENTS WITHOUT ADDITIONAL IMPROVEMENTS WITHOUT ADDITIONAL BURDEN ON RESIDENTS. BURDEN ON RESIDENTS. THE REALITY IS ENVIRONMENT THE REALITY IS ENVIRONMENT MATTERS. MATTERS. STREETS, SAFETY OF STREETS, SAFETY OF NEIGHBORHOODS, RESOURCES ALL NEIGHBORHOODS, RESOURCES ALL PLAYS A VITAL ROLE IN THE PLAYS A VITAL ROLE IN THE FUTURE. FUTURE. ABOUT MAKING SURE COMMUNITIES ABOUT MAKING SURE COMMUNITIES HAVE SAME BASIC INFRASTRUCTURE HAVE SAME BASIC INFRASTRUCTURE OTHER PARTS OF SACRAMENTO ENJOY. OTHER PARTS OF SACRAMENTO ENJOY. NOT ASKING FOR MORE. NOT ASKING FOR MORE. LOOKING FURTHER TO WHAT IS LONG LOOKING FURTHER TO WHAT IS LONG OVERDUE. OVERDUE. IF WE ARE SERIOUS ABOUT EQUITY IF WE ARE SERIOUS ABOUT EQUITY IN THE CITY, BE AS SERIOUS IN IN THE CITY, BE AS SERIOUS IN INVESTING IN DISTRICT 2 AND INVESTING IN DISTRICT 2 AND COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE GONE COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE GONE WITHOUT FOR FAR TOO LONG. WITHOUT FOR FAR TOO LONG. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. >> ANDY HERNANDEZ.

ANDY HERNANDEZ. >> I AM THE PRESIDENT OF THE

I AM THE PRESIDENT OF THE NORTH SAC CHAMBER. NORTH SAC CHAMBER. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR CONSIDERING STUDIES THIS EIFD CONSIDERING STUDIES THIS EIFD FURTHER SEEING WHERE IT TAKES FURTHER SEEING WHERE IT TAKES US. US. THE CHAMBER WE HAVE HAD A FRONT THE CHAMBER WE HAVE HAD A FRONT ROW SEAT TO BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT ROW SEAT TO BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT IN NORTH SACRAMENTO FOR ABOUT IN NORTH SACRAMENTO FOR ABOUT 100 YEARS, A LITTLE OVER 100 100 YEARS, A LITTLE OVER 100 YEARS. YEARS. IT IS A CHALLENGING PLACE TO DO IT IS A CHALLENGING PLACE TO DO BUSINESS. BUSINESS. THIS DOESN'T HELP. THIS DOESN'T HELP. IT MAKES IT PRETTY TOUGH FOR BIG IT MAKES IT PRETTY TOUGH FOR BIG COMPANY LOOKING TO BUILD COMPANY LOOKING TO BUILD APARTMENT COMPLEX TO WONDER WHAT APARTMENT COMPLEX TO WONDER WHAT NIGHTMARE MIGHT BE UNDER THE NIGHTMARE MIGHT BE UNDER THE GROUND. GROUND. IF YOU DOUBT THAT ASK BRIDGE AT IF YOU DOUBT THAT ASK BRIDGE AT OXFORD STREET. OXFORD STREET. I VERY MUCH SUPPORT THIS. I VERY MUCH SUPPORT THIS. I HOPE YOU GUYS WILL TAKE A I HOPE YOU GUYS WILL TAKE A CLOSER LOOK AT IT. CLOSER LOOK AT IT. YOU CAN MAKE A HUGE DIFFERENCE YOU CAN MAKE A HUGE DIFFERENCE FOR BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT IN FOR BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT IN NORTH SACRAMENTO. NORTH SACRAMENTO. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. >> ROB KURTH.

ROB KURTH. >> GREAT TO BE HERE TODAY.

GREAT TO BE HERE TODAY. HERE TO SUPPORT ADOPTION OF THE HERE TO SUPPORT ADOPTION OF THE ENHANCED INFRASTRUCTURE ENHANCED INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCING DISTRICT. FINANCING DISTRICT. MAKE THIS INVESTMENT FOR THE MAKE THIS INVESTMENT FOR THE ENTIRE CITY. ENTIRE CITY. SINCE WE LOST REDEVELOPMENT A SINCE WE LOST REDEVELOPMENT A FEW YEARS AGO THERE IS VERY FEW FEW YEARS AGO THERE IS VERY FEW TOOLS TO APPLY TO PROBLEMS IN TOOLS TO APPLY TO PROBLEMS IN NORTH SACRAMENTO. NORTH SACRAMENTO. THIS IS A GOOD ONE. THIS IS A GOOD ONE. QUESTION ALWAYS ARISES WHY NOT QUESTION ALWAYS ARISES WHY NOT LET PRIVATE SECTOR DO IT? LET PRIVATE SECTOR DO IT? WHAT WE SEE IS PRIVATE SECTOR WHAT WE SEE IS PRIVATE SECTOR CAN'T DO THIS. CAN'T DO THIS. HURDLE TOO HIGH. HURDLE TOO HIGH. THEY CAN'T CLEAR WITH UNKNOWNS THEY CAN'T CLEAR WITH UNKNOWNS OFF SITE INFRASTRUCTURE AND OFF SITE INFRASTRUCTURE AND THINGS THAT HAVE TO BE DONE. THINGS THAT HAVE TO BE DONE. PRIVATE SECTOR IS NEVER GOING TO PRIVATE SECTOR IS NEVER GOING TO ADDRESS NEIGHBORHOOD PROBLEMS. ADDRESS NEIGHBORHOOD PROBLEMS. WITH THAT I ENCOURAGE YOU TO DO WITH THAT I ENCOURAGE YOU TO DO THIS. THIS. LIKE SO MANY THINGS IN LIKE SO MANY THINGS IN GOVERNMENT THIS IS ONE OF THE GOVERNMENT THIS IS ONE OF THE BORING LITTLE DETAILS THAT CAN BORING LITTLE DETAILS THAT CAN MAKE DIFFERENCE IN A LONG RUN MAKE DIFFERENCE IN A LONG RUN FOREIGN TIRE COMMUNITY. FOREIGN TIRE COMMUNITY. I COMMEND YOUR ATTENTION TO IT I COMMEND YOUR ATTENTION TO IT AND COMMENT MY NEIGHBOR AND AND COMMENT MY NEIGHBOR AND FRIEND ROGER DICKINSON FOR FRIEND ROGER DICKINSON FOR FIGHTING THROUGH THE BORING FIGHTING THROUGH THE BORING STUFF. STUFF. THANKS. THANKS. >> JUSTIN WILSON.

JUSTIN WILSON. >> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF COUNCIL. MEMBERS OF COUNCIL. I STAND BEFORE YOU TODAY TO I STAND BEFORE YOU TODAY TO RAISE CONCERNS ABOUT ADOPTION OF RAISE CONCERNS ABOUT ADOPTION OF ENHANCED INFRASTRUCTURE ENHANCED INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCING DISTRICT IN OUR CITY. FINANCING DISTRICT IN OUR CITY. WHILE EFID PROMISES LONG-TERM WHILE EFID PROMISES LONG-TERM INFRASTRUCTURE GROWTH THEY REST INFRASTRUCTURE GROWTH THEY REST ON CRITICAL ASSUMPTION THAT ON CRITICAL ASSUMPTION THAT FUTURE TAX REVENUES WILL FUTURE TAX REVENUES WILL MATERIALIZE. MATERIALIZE. IF THOSE FALL SHORT IT IS NOT IF THOSE FALL SHORT IT IS NOT DEVELOPERS WHO BEAR THE BURDEN DEVELOPERS WHO BEAR THE BURDEN IT IS OUR GENERAL FUND PARKS IT IS OUR GENERAL FUND PARKS PUBLIC SAFETY AND VITAL PUBLIC SAFETY AND VITAL SERVICES. SERVICES. EFI D.s CAN DEEPEN INSECT. EFI D.s CAN DEEPEN INSECT. DEEP THE INEQUITY. DEEP THE INEQUITY. ROBE LAHAS BEEN LEFT OUT ROBE LAHAS BEEN LEFT OUT CONSISTENTLY. CONSISTENTLY. THIS DOESN'T CHANGE THAT. THIS DOESN'T CHANGE THAT. EIFD FOR ROHRBOUGH SPECIAL EIFD FOR ROHRBOUGH SPECIAL DESIGNATION OR ANY EIFD DESIGNATION OR ANY EIFD THROUGHOUT DISTRICT TWO MAKES THROUGHOUT DISTRICT TWO MAKES SENSE DOESN'T CARRY SAME RISK. SENSE DOESN'T CARRY SAME RISK. WHAT WE NEED IS SUSTAINABLE WHAT WE NEED IS SUSTAINABLE EQUITABLE GROWTH IN REVENUE AND EQUITABLE GROWTH IN REVENUE AND RIGOROUS OVERSIGHT. RIGOROUS OVERSIGHT. I URGE YOU TO RECONSIDER THIS I URGE YOU TO RECONSIDER THIS EIFD THE WAY IT IS STRUCTURED SO EIFD THE WAY IT IS STRUCTURED SO WE DO NOT PLACE UNDUE RISK ON WE DO NOT PLACE UNDUE RISK ON OUR DISTRICT AND CITY'S FUTURE. OUR DISTRICT AND CITY'S FUTURE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. >> THREE MORE SPEAKERS.

THREE MORE SPEAKERS. JOHN. JOHN. >> GOOD AFTERNOON MAYOR, MEMBERS GOOD AFTERNOON MAYOR, MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL. OF CITY COUNCIL. MANAGING PARTNER URBAN CAPITAL MANAGING PARTNER URBAN CAPITAL IN SUPPORT FOR HOUSING NEW IN SUPPORT FOR HOUSING NEW PROJECT IN THE DISTRICT. PROJECT IN THE DISTRICT. WE LIKE THEM BECAUSE OF TARGETED WE LIKE THEM BECAUSE OF TARGETED APPROACH AND RING FENCING AROUND APPROACH AND RING FENCING AROUND SPECIFIC INFRASTRUCTURE SPECIFIC INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS TO SERVE OUR CITY INVESTMENTS TO SERVE OUR CITY AND COMMUNITIES FOR HUNDREDS OF AND COMMUNITIES FOR HUNDREDS OF YEARS. YEARS. GREAT TOOL. GREAT TOOL. I KNOW THE CITY'S ECONOMIC I KNOW THE CITY'S ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PRIORITIES ARE DEVELOPMENT PRIORITIES ARE NUMBER ONE. NUMBER ONE. WE WOULD LOVE TO SEE THIS HAPPEN WE WOULD LOVE TO SEE THIS HAPPEN IN NORTH SACRAMENTO AND OTHER IN NORTH SACRAMENTO AND OTHER AREAS AS WELL. AREAS AS WELL. >> KIM. KIM. >> GOOD AFTERNOON.

GOOD AFTERNOON. PLEASURE TO SEE YOU ALL AGAIN. PLEASURE TO SEE YOU ALL AGAIN. I AM RESIDENT OF DISTRICT 2 AND I AM RESIDENT OF DISTRICT 2 AND THE REPRESENTATIVE ON MEASURE U THE REPRESENTATIVE ON MEASURE U COMMISSION. COMMISSION. I RISE IN SUPPORT OF EIFD I I RISE IN SUPPORT OF EIFD I THANK MY COLLEAGUES. THANK MY COLLEAGUES. I WOULD REMIND COUNCIL WE ARE I WOULD REMIND COUNCIL WE ARE NOT AT MAJOR FLEXION POINT. NOT AT MAJOR FLEXION POINT. THIS IS TO PREPARE REPORT TO THIS IS TO PREPARE REPORT TO STUDY FURTHER. STUDY FURTHER. THAT IS APPROPRIATE. THAT IS APPROPRIATE. I ASK FOR AYE VOTE. I ASK FOR AYE VOTE. >> NAZ FINAL SPEAKER. NAZ FINAL SPEAKER. >> GOOD EVENING.

GOOD EVENING. I AM NAZ. I AM NAZ. BUSINESS OWNER IN DEL PASO BUSINESS OWNER IN DEL PASO BOULEVARD. BOULEVARD. HERE TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF HERE TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF ESTABLISHING ENHANCED ESTABLISHING ENHANCED INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCING INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCING DISTRICT IN NORTH SACRAMENTO. DISTRICT IN NORTH SACRAMENTO. AS SOMEONE WHO WORKS IN THIS AS SOMEONE WHO WORKS IN THIS COMMUNITY EVERY DAY I SEE COMMUNITY EVERY DAY I SEE FIRSTHAND CHALLENGES WE FACE. FIRSTHAND CHALLENGES WE FACE. THERE ARE STILL AREAS WITHOUT THERE ARE STILL AREAS WITHOUT SIDEWALKS, PROPER LIGHTING AND SIDEWALKS, PROPER LIGHTING AND SAFE AND I CAN'T SAY THAT WORD. SAFE AND I CAN'T SAY THAT WORD. CONNECTING PEOPLE TO BUSINESSES, CONNECTING PEOPLE TO BUSINESSES, SCHOOLS, TRANSPORTATION. SCHOOLS, TRANSPORTATION. THAT DOESN'T JUST AFFECT SAFETY. THAT DOESN'T JUST AFFECT SAFETY. IT AFFECTS WHETHER BUSINESSES IT AFFECTS WHETHER BUSINESSES CAN GROW AND CUSTOMERS FEEL CAN GROW AND CUSTOMERS FEEL COMFORTABLE IN OUR AREA: IFD COMFORTABLE IN OUR AREA: IFD GIVES AN OPPORTUNITY TO CHANGE GIVES AN OPPORTUNITY TO CHANGE THAT. THAT. IT ALLOWS US TO INVEST LONG IT ALLOWS US TO INVEST LONG OVERDUE IMPROVEMENTS. OVERDUE IMPROVEMENTS. ROAD, SIDEWALKS AND PUBLIC ROAD, SIDEWALKS AND PUBLIC SPACES WITHOUT RAISING TAXES ON SPACES WITHOUT RAISING TAXES ON RESIDENTS. RESIDENTS. THIS IS ABOUT OPPORTUNITY. THIS IS ABOUT OPPORTUNITY. WHEN AREAS IMPROVE IT SUPPORTS WHEN AREAS IMPROVE IT SUPPORTS EXISTING BUSINESSES AND BRINGS EXISTING BUSINESSES AND BRINGS IN CUSTOMERS. IN CUSTOMERS. HELP CORRIDORS REACH FULL HELP CORRIDORS REACH FULL POTENTIAL. POTENTIAL. I APPRECIATE THIS INCLUDES I APPRECIATE THIS INCLUDES COMMUNITY INPUT LOCAL OVERSIGHT COMMUNITY INPUT LOCAL OVERSIGHT SO PEOPLE MOST AFFECTED HAVE A SO PEOPLE MOST AFFECTED HAVE A VOICE WHAT GETS PRIORITIZED. VOICE WHAT GETS PRIORITIZED. AT ITS CORE THIS IS ABOUT AT ITS CORE THIS IS ABOUT EQUITY. EQUITY. NORTH SACRAMENTO DESERVES SAME NORTH SACRAMENTO DESERVES SAME LEVEL OF INVESTMENT AND PUBLIC LEVEL OF INVESTMENT AND PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE AS OTHER PARTS OF INFRASTRUCTURE AS OTHER PARTS OF THE CITY. THE CITY. I STRONGLY URGE YOU TO SUPPORT I STRONGLY URGE YOU TO SUPPORT EIFD AND INVEST IN FUTURE OF THE EIFD AND INVEST IN FUTURE OF THE COMMUNITY. COMMUNITY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. >> THAT CONCLUDES PUBLIC COMMENT

THAT CONCLUDES PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM. ON THIS ITEM. >> BACK TO COUNCIL.

BACK TO COUNCIL. A FEW COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE A FEW COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE PUNCHED UP. PUNCHED UP. I WILL START ON THIS AS WELL. I WILL START ON THIS AS WELL. I WOULD LIKE TO GO BACK TO I WOULD LIKE TO GO BACK TO TESTIMONY OF OUR DISTRICT 2 TESTIMONY OF OUR DISTRICT 2 RESIDENT AND FORMER COUNCIL RESIDENT AND FORMER COUNCIL MEMBER. MEMBER. DID HE LEAVE? DID HE LEAVE? MR. KURT. MR. KURT. I WOULD LIKE TO CORRECT YOU TO I WOULD LIKE TO CORRECT YOU TO EXPRESS MY SUPPORT. EXPRESS MY SUPPORT. YOU ASKED FOR ADOPTION OF NORTH YOU ASKED FOR ADOPTION OF NORTH SACRAMENTO EIFD. SACRAMENTO EIFD. THAT IS NOT WHAT WE ARE DOING THAT IS NOT WHAT WE ARE DOING TODAY. TODAY. WE ARE PUTTING FORWARD PROCESS WE ARE PUTTING FORWARD PROCESS TO EVALUATE POTENTIAL ADOPTION TO EVALUATE POTENTIAL ADOPTION OF EIFD THAT IS THE BIG PICTURE. OF EIFD THAT IS THE BIG PICTURE. THIS IS A BIG DEAL. THIS IS A BIG DEAL. WE USUALLY DO EIFDs FOR WE USUALLY DO EIFDs FOR SPECIFIC MAJOR QUICK DEVELOPMENT SPECIFIC MAJOR QUICK DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS NOT ENTIRE AREA NOR THE PROJECTS NOT ENTIRE AREA NOR THE CITY, CASE IN POINT, OF COURSE, CITY, CASE IN POINT, OF COURSE, AGGIE SQUARE, RAILYARDS BEHIND AGGIE SQUARE, RAILYARDS BEHIND US AND THIS IS A DIFFERENT US AND THIS IS A DIFFERENT APPROACH. APPROACH. I THINK IT IS WORTHY OF I THINK IT IS WORTHY OF DISCUSSION. DISCUSSION. NO FREE LUNCH. NO FREE LUNCH. RISKS AND REWARDS. RISKS AND REWARDS. WE NEED TO EVALUATE WHAT IT WE NEED TO EVALUATE WHAT IT MEANS. MEANS. LATER TODAY AND LAST WEEK WE LATER TODAY AND LAST WEEK WE TALKED ABOUT CUTTING SERVICES IN TALKED ABOUT CUTTING SERVICES IN CITY BUDGET. CITY BUDGET. WE HAVE DEFICIT. WE HAVE DEFICIT. WE NEED TO GROW OUR ECONOMY. WE NEED TO GROW OUR ECONOMY. YOU WANT TO BE SMART TO USE THE YOU WANT TO BE SMART TO USE THE TOOLS FLIP SIDE WE DON'T WANT TO TOOLS FLIP SIDE WE DON'T WANT TO GIVE AWAY PROPERTY TAX DOLLARS GIVE AWAY PROPERTY TAX DOLLARS TO PAY FOR THOSE SAME SERVICES. TO PAY FOR THOSE SAME SERVICES. BALANCING ACT, INTRIGUING IDEA, BALANCING ACT, INTRIGUING IDEA, WORTH EVALUATING. WORTH EVALUATING. I SUPPORT TONIGHT'S ACTION TO I SUPPORT TONIGHT'S ACTION TO TAKE STEPS TO DO THAT. TAKE STEPS TO DO THAT. THERE ARE PLENTY OF UNANSWERED THERE ARE PLENTY OF UNANSWERED QUESTIONS. QUESTIONS. I THINK THE BIGGEST ISSUE I THINK THE BIGGEST ISSUE COUNCIL MEMBER DICKINSON IS COUNCIL MEMBER DICKINSON IS BRINGING UP WHICH I APPLAUD AND BRINGING UP WHICH I APPLAUD AND WE HAVE SEEN. WE HAVE SEEN. THERE ARE CERTAIN AREAS WITH THERE ARE CERTAIN AREAS WITH SUBSTANTIAL DECADES LONG

SUBSTANTIAL DECADES LONG NEGLECT. THIS IS ONE OF THEM. NEGLECT. THIS IS ONE OF THEM. I WILL ARGUE THERE ARE SEVERAL I WILL ARGUE THERE ARE SEVERAL EVEN IN REDEVELOPMENT. EVEN IN REDEVELOPMENT. SEWERS, SIDEWALK, STREETLIGHT, SEWERS, SIDEWALK, STREETLIGHT, BASIC CITY SERVICES WITHOUT THAT BASIC CITY SERVICES WITHOUT THAT IT IS HARD TO GET SUCH BIG IT IS HARD TO GET SUCH BIG PROJECTS THERE IN THE FIRST PROJECTS THERE IN THE FIRST PLACE. PLACE. IT IS WORTH THE WORK TO GO IT IS WORTH THE WORK TO GO FORWARD TO LOOK AT THIS. FORWARD TO LOOK AT THIS. I KNOW THERE ARE A LOT OF I KNOW THERE ARE A LOT OF UNANSWERED QUESTIONS ON THE UNANSWERED QUESTIONS ON THE OVERALL FINANCIAL IMPACT. OVERALL FINANCIAL IMPACT. MAYOR PRO TEM GUERRA. MAYOR PRO TEM GUERRA. >> THANK YOU TO COUNCIL MEMBER

THANK YOU TO COUNCIL MEMBER DICKINSON FOR THIS PROUD TO BE A DICKINSON FOR THIS PROUD TO BE A CO-AUTHOR, CO-SPONSOR ON THIS. CO-AUTHOR, CO-SPONSOR ON THIS. WITHOUT QUESTION, NORTH WITHOUT QUESTION, NORTH SACRAMENTO SINCE INCORPORATION SACRAMENTO SINCE INCORPORATION HAS FACED THAT LEVEL OF NEGLECT. HAS FACED THAT LEVEL OF NEGLECT. A LOT OF PROMISES MADE NOT A LOT OF PROMISES MADE NOT DELIVERED. DELIVERED. I APPRECIATENY OWN CONSTITUENT I APPRECIATENY OWN CONSTITUENT COMING HERE. COMING HERE. WE KNOW OUR DISTRICT FACES WE KNOW OUR DISTRICT FACES CERTAIN CHALLENGES. CERTAIN CHALLENGES. NORTH SACRAMENTO AND THAT AREA NORTH SACRAMENTO AND THAT AREA OF DISTRICT 2 BY FAR HAS SEEN OF DISTRICT 2 BY FAR HAS SEEN THE LACK OF FAILED PROMISES. THE LACK OF FAILED PROMISES. THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO RIGHT THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO RIGHT THAT SHIP BECAUSE EVEN WHILE WE THAT SHIP BECAUSE EVEN WHILE WE WERE SUCCESSFUL TO START AND WERE SUCCESSFUL TO START AND SPUR ECONOMIC GROWTH, THERE HAS SPUR ECONOMIC GROWTH, THERE HAS BEEN SIGNIFICANT CHALLENGES IN BEEN SIGNIFICANT CHALLENGES IN THE NORTH SACRAMENTO AREA. THE NORTH SACRAMENTO AREA. WHEN WE HAD A BOOM TYPE ERA. WHEN WE HAD A BOOM TYPE ERA. THERE WASN'T AS MUCH ACTIVITY IN THERE WASN'T AS MUCH ACTIVITY IN THAT AREA. THAT AREA. WHAT IS THE BENEFIT OF EIFD? WHAT IS THE BENEFIT OF EIFD? YOU PRIME THE PUMP FOR ANYONE ON YOU PRIME THE PUMP FOR ANYONE ON THE OLD FOUR CYCLE MOTOR YOU CAN THE OLD FOUR CYCLE MOTOR YOU CAN GET IT STARTED THAT IS WHAT WE GET IT STARTED THAT IS WHAT WE ARE DOING. ARE DOING. IF YOU DON'T KNOWING WILL IF YOU DON'T KNOWING WILL HAPPEN. HAPPEN. BASIC MATH. BASIC MATH. IF NOTHING HAPPENS, ZERO OF ZERO IF NOTHING HAPPENS, ZERO OF ZERO IS STILL ZERO. IS STILL ZERO. IF WE MAKE SURE THAT WE IF WE MAKE SURE THAT WE ENCOURAGE AND PRIME THE PUMP SO ENCOURAGE AND PRIME THE PUMP SO THERE IS GROWTH, THAT IS WHEN THERE IS GROWTH, THAT IS WHEN YOU SEE MORE HAPPENING. YOU SEE MORE HAPPENING. WHY IS IT A CHALLENGE? WHY IS IT A CHALLENGE? MANY PEOPLE INTERESTED IN MANY PEOPLE INTERESTED IN INVESTING AND GROWING IN NORTH INVESTING AND GROWING IN NORTH SACRAMENTO ARE OTHER OUR SMALL SACRAMENTO ARE OTHER OUR SMALL BUSINESSES. BUSINESSES. NOT LARGE HEDGE FUNDS, GOOGLE, NOT LARGE HEDGE FUNDS, GOOGLE, AMAZON COMING IN. AMAZON COMING IN. COST OF INFRASTRUCTURE, COST OF INFRASTRUCTURE, LIGHTING, SIDEWALKS. LIGHTING, SIDEWALKS. BEFORE YOU CAN BEGIN TO LOOK AT BEFORE YOU CAN BEGIN TO LOOK AT FAÇADE OR DOOR OR A WINDOW ON A FAÇADE OR DOOR OR A WINDOW ON A PROJECTOR PROPERTY, THOSE COSTS PROJECTOR PROPERTY, THOSE COSTS HAVE ALREADY MADE A PROJECT

HAVE ALREADY MADE A PROJECT UNREALISTIC. UNREALISTIC. BENEFIT OF EIFD, THIS TOOL, WE BENEFIT OF EIFD, THIS TOOL, WE ARE FOCUSING ON AREAS THAT NEED ARE FOCUSING ON AREAS THAT NEED THAT HELP BY DOING SOMETHING THAT HELP BY DOING SOMETHING THAT HAS HISTORICALLY BEEN THE THAT HAS HISTORICALLY BEEN THE GOVERNMENT'S RESPONSIBILITY. GOVERNMENT'S RESPONSIBILITY. PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE. PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE. MAKING SURE SEWER, WATER AND ALL MAKING SURE SEWER, WATER AND ALL THINGS NOT SEXY BUT FOR THE THINGS NOT SEXY BUT FOR THE PURPOSES OF INVESTING IN A PURPOSES OF INVESTING IN A COMMUNITY TO BUILD PRIDE BACK COMMUNITY TO BUILD PRIDE BACK INTO THE COMMUNITY, TO GROW THAT INTO THE COMMUNITY, TO GROW THAT COMMUNITY AGAIN AS ITSELF, AND I COMMUNITY AGAIN AS ITSELF, AND I HAVE BEEN A FAN SINCE I WATCHED HAVE BEEN A FAN SINCE I WATCHED WEST SACRAMENTO USE IT IN A WAY WEST SACRAMENTO USE IT IN A WAY IT HAS LIVENED THE WATER FRONT IT HAS LIVENED THE WATER FRONT TO MAKE IT A DESTINATION POINT. TO MAKE IT A DESTINATION POINT. I ENCOURAGED THE CITY AND PUSHED I ENCOURAGED THE CITY AND PUSHED FOR MORE EIFDs IN MY COUNCIL FOR MORE EIFDs IN MY COUNCIL DISTRICT. DISTRICT. I WANTED ONE ON STOCKTON I WANTED ONE ON STOCKTON BOULEVARD AND WAS SUCCESSFUL IN BOULEVARD AND WAS SUCCESSFUL IN AGGIE SQUARE EIFD. AGGIE SQUARE EIFD. NOW HELPED START THE RAILYARDS NOW HELPED START THE RAILYARDS EIFD. EIFD. IT IS A TOOL. IT IS A TOOL. WE ARE BETTING ON OURSELVES. WE ARE BETTING ON OURSELVES. WE ARE COMMITTED TO GROWING IT. WE ARE COMMITTED TO GROWING IT. WITHOUT DOING ANYTHING, ZERO OF WITHOUT DOING ANYTHING, ZERO OF ZERO IS STILL ZERO. ZERO IS STILL ZERO. PRIME THE PUMP TO GET THE ENGINE PRIME THE PUMP TO GET THE ENGINE STARTED. STARTED. I SUPPORT DIRECTION COUNCIL I SUPPORT DIRECTION COUNCIL MEMBER DICKINSON PUSHED US. MEMBER DICKINSON PUSHED US. NEW APPROACH WHAT CAN WE DO? NEW APPROACH WHAT CAN WE DO? WHAT COULD WE DO IN THIS AREA? WHAT COULD WE DO IN THIS AREA? NO QUESTION THE EIR COSTS ARE NO QUESTION THE EIR COSTS ARE EXPENSIVE. EXPENSIVE. WITHOUT ANYTHING NEW SAME WITHOUT ANYTHING NEW SAME SITUATION. SITUATION. PROUD TO SUPPORT NORTH PROUD TO SUPPORT NORTH SACRAMENTO COMMUNITY. SACRAMENTO COMMUNITY. >> COUNCIL MEMBER MAPLE.

COUNCIL MEMBER MAPLE. >> THANK YOU, MAYOR. THANK YOU, MAYOR. SHORT AND SWEET. SHORT AND SWEET. HONORED TO SUPPORT THIS. HONORED TO SUPPORT THIS. AS FELLOW DISTRICT IN CITY OF AS FELLOW DISTRICT IN CITY OF SACRAMENTO WITHIN FROM STRUCTURE SACRAMENTO WITHIN FROM STRUCTURE EQUITY CHALLENGES, SIDEWALKS EQUITY CHALLENGES, SIDEWALKS GOING NOWHERE, I KNOW HOW GOING NOWHERE, I KNOW HOW CHALLENGING IT IS. CHALLENGING IT IS. I APPRECIATE YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER I APPRECIATE YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER DICKINSON TO DO THIS IN YOUR DICKINSON TO DO THIS IN YOUR DISTRICT. DISTRICT. I AM EXCITED TO SEE WHAT COMES I AM EXCITED TO SEE WHAT COMES OF IT. OF IT. IT CAN BE USED IN OTHER PARTS OF IT CAN BE USED IN OTHER PARTS OF THE CITY AS WELL. THE CITY AS WELL. IMPORTANT TEST CASE. IMPORTANT TEST CASE. I AM HAPPY TO SUPPORT THE MOTION I AM HAPPY TO SUPPORT THE MOTION ON THE TABLE. ON THE TABLE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. >> COUNCIL MEMBER VANG. COUNCIL MEMBER VANG. >> THANKS I MAYOR.

THANKS I MAYOR. THIS IS JUST ABOUT NEXT STEPS THIS IS JUST ABOUT NEXT STEPS EXPLORATION FOR THE COMMUNITY EXPLORATION FOR THE COMMUNITY ESPECIALLY FOR A DISTRICT LEFT ESPECIALLY FOR A DISTRICT LEFT BEHIND. BEHIND. WE ALWAYS HEAR WHEN ONE DISTRICT WE ALWAYS HEAR WHEN ONE DISTRICT DOES WELL EVERYONE ELSE DOES DOES WELL EVERYONE ELSE DOES WELL. WELL. RISING TIDE LIFTS ALL BOATS. RISING TIDE LIFTS ALL BOATS. I SEE THIS TOOL NOT JUST RISING I SEE THIS TOOL NOT JUST RISING TIDES BUT ADDRESSING HOLES IN TIDES BUT ADDRESSING HOLES IN BOATS. BOATS. THIS IS A TOOL TO MAKE SURE WE THIS IS A TOOL TO MAKE SURE WE UPLIFT EVERY SINGLE UPLIFT EVERY SINGLE NEIGHBORHOOD. NEIGHBORHOOD. EXCITED ABOUT THE NEXT STEP AND EXCITED ABOUT THE NEXT STEP AND LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING THE LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING THE OUTCOME TO DO THIS IN OTHER OUTCOME TO DO THIS IN OTHER PARTS OF THE CITY IN PARTS OF THE CITY IN NEIGHBORHOODS LEFT BEHIND. NEIGHBORHOODS LEFT BEHIND. GREAT JOB COUNCIL MEMBER GREAT JOB COUNCIL MEMBER DICKINSON. DICKINSON. >> VICE MAYOR TELEMANTES.

VICE MAYOR TELEMANTES. >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU. DISTRICT 2 DESERVES LOVE, DISTRICT 2 DESERVES LOVE, ATTENTION, RESOURCES CITY OF ATTENTION, RESOURCES CITY OF SACRAMENTO WILL GET. SACRAMENTO WILL GET. I AM HAPPY TO SUPPORT THIS ITEM. I AM HAPPY TO SUPPORT THIS ITEM. THANK YOU GUYS FOR BEING HERE. THANK YOU GUYS FOR BEING HERE. >> BACK TO YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER. BACK TO YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER. >> THANKS, MAYOR.

THANKS, MAYOR. THIS ASKS FOR DIRECTION. THIS ASKS FOR DIRECTION. I AM HAPPY TO MAKE THAT MOTION I AM HAPPY TO MAKE THAT MOTION IF THAT IS YOUR PLEASURE. IF THAT IS YOUR PLEASURE. I WANT TO THANK THOSE WHO HAVE I WANT TO THANK THOSE WHO HAVE COME TO SPEAK. COME TO SPEAK. I WANT TO THANK COUNCIL MEMBERS I WANT TO THANK COUNCIL MEMBERS FOR SENTIMENTS THEY EXPRESSED. FOR SENTIMENTS THEY EXPRESSED. WE WILL SEE THE OPPORTUNITY IS WE WILL SEE THE OPPORTUNITY IS SIGNIFICANT. SIGNIFICANT. THANK YOU TO THE WORK THE STAFF THANK YOU TO THE WORK THE STAFF HAS DONE ESPECIALLY AND LESLIE HAS DONE ESPECIALLY AND LESLIE AND OTHERS WHO HAVE BEEN PUSHED AND OTHERS WHO HAVE BEEN PUSHED BY ME TO EXPLORE THIS BY ME TO EXPLORE THIS OPPORTUNITY AS EXPEDITIOUSLY AS OPPORTUNITY AS EXPEDITIOUSLY AS POSSIBLE. POSSIBLE. WE HAVE AS MENTIONED GOOD WE HAVE AS MENTIONED GOOD ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AT THE TOP ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AT THE TOP OF LIST OF PRIORITIES. OF LIST OF PRIORITIES. IF WE DON'T GROW LOCAL ECONOMY IF WE DON'T GROW LOCAL ECONOMY WE ARE NOT GOING TO GROW OUT OF WE ARE NOT GOING TO GROW OUT OF BUDGET CHALLENGES IN PROVIDING BUDGET CHALLENGES IN PROVIDING QUALITY AND CHARACTER TO THE QUALITY AND CHARACTER TO THE COMMUNITY WE ASPIRE TO AND OUR COMMUNITY WE ASPIRE TO AND OUR RESIDENTS DESERVE. RESIDENTS DESERVE. THIS IS A MANNER TO DO THAT. THIS IS A MANNER TO DO THAT. THAT IS DEMONSTRATED THROUGH THE THAT IS DEMONSTRATED THROUGH THE ANALYSIS. ANALYSIS. I AM HAPPY TO SEE THIS STEP AND I AM HAPPY TO SEE THIS STEP AND THE RECORDS OF WORK WE DO. THE RECORDS OF WORK WE DO. >> NO NEED FOR A MOTION HERE.

NO NEED FOR A MOTION HERE. LOOKING FOR DIRECTION. LOOKING FOR DIRECTION. AMPLE DIRECTION WAS GIVEN TO AMPLE DIRECTION WAS GIVEN TO CONTINUE. CONTINUE. >> CITY AUDITOR'S WORK PLAN CITY AUDITOR'S WORK PLAN FISCAL YEAR '26-'27.

GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL. MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL. I AM YOUR CITY AUDITOR. I AM YOUR CITY AUDITOR. WITH ME IS MY ASSISTANT DIRECTOR WITH ME IS MY ASSISTANT DIRECTOR WHO HELPED ME PUT THIS WORK PLAN WHO HELPED ME PUT THIS WORK PLAN TODAY. TODAY. THE RECOMMENDATION TO PREVIEW MY THE RECOMMENDATION TO PREVIEW MY PROPOSED WORK PLAN FOR FISCAL PROPOSED WORK PLAN FOR FISCAL YEAR '26-'27 AND PASS A MOTION YEAR '26-'27 AND PASS A MOTION APPROVING IT. APPROVING IT. I WILL DO A BELIEF OVERVIEW OF I WILL DO A BELIEF OVERVIEW OF THE AGENDA. THE AGENDA. THIS IS A LITTLE DIFFERENT THIS THIS IS A LITTLE DIFFERENT THIS YEAR. YEAR. IN PAST YEARS MY OFFICE WOULD IN PAST YEARS MY OFFICE WOULD PRESENT WORK PLAN TO BUDGET AND PRESENT WORK PLAN TO BUDGET AND AUDIT FOR ACCEPTANCE AND AUDIT FOR ACCEPTANCE AND APPROVAL AND PROVIDE INPUT AND APPROVAL AND PROVIDE INPUT AND FEEDBACK THEN SUBMIT FOR COUNCIL FEEDBACK THEN SUBMIT FOR COUNCIL FOR FINAL APPROVAL. FOR FINAL APPROVAL. THIS YEAR I STRUCTURE THE THIS YEAR I STRUCTURE THE PROCESS IN A WAY TO AFFORD PROCESS IN A WAY TO AFFORD BUDGET AUDIT TO PROVIDE INPUT ON BUDGET AUDIT TO PROVIDE INPUT ON AUDITS THAT MADE IT TO THE WORK AUDITS THAT MADE IT TO THE WORK PLAN AND SOME CAME OFF THE WORK PLAN AND SOME CAME OFF THE WORK PLAN. PLAN. THE SUBMITTED WORK PLAN WAS THE SUBMITTED WORK PLAN WAS FINALIZED BASED ON BUDGET AUDIT FINALIZED BASED ON BUDGET AUDIT DIRECTION. DIRECTION. I WILL REVIEW SOME OF THE I WILL REVIEW SOME OF THE PROJECTS WE COMPLETED AND THOSE PROJECTS WE COMPLETED AND THOSE WE EXPECT TO COMPLETE BY END OF WE EXPECT TO COMPLETE BY END OF CURRENT FISCAL YEAR AND PROJECTS CURRENT FISCAL YEAR AND PROJECTS CURRENTLY ON THE FISCAL YEAR CURRENTLY ON THE FISCAL YEAR '25-'26 WORK PLAN NOT INITIATED '25-'26 WORK PLAN NOT INITIATED BUT WE PLAN TO BEGIN BEFORE THE BUT WE PLAN TO BEGIN BEFORE THE END OF THE FISCAL YEAR. END OF THE FISCAL YEAR. WORK PLAN IS DEVELOPED WITH THE WORK PLAN IS DEVELOPED WITH THE INTENTION OF TRYING TO INITIATE INTENTION OF TRYING TO INITIATE APPROVED PROJECTS. APPROVED PROJECTS. OVER THE PAST COUPLE YEARS WE OVER THE PAST COUPLE YEARS WE EXPERIENCED SOME VACANCIES AND EXPERIENCED SOME VACANCIES AND TRANSITIONS. TRANSITIONS. WE ARE TRYING TO CATCH UP WITH WE ARE TRYING TO CATCH UP WITH THOSE. THOSE. IN ADDITION AUDITS CAN TAKE IN ADDITION AUDITS CAN TAKE LONGER THAN ANTICIPATED OR LONGER THAN ANTICIPATED OR UNPLANNED WORK SUCH AS UNPLANNED WORK SUCH AS INVESTIGATIONS AND EMERGING INVESTIGATIONS AND EMERGING ISSUES CAN REQUIRE US TO ISSUES CAN REQUIRE US TO REDIRECT STAFF RESOURCES.

REDIRECT STAFF RESOURCES. BECAUSE OF THIS THERE ARE BECAUSE OF THIS THERE ARE PROJECTS ON CURRENT WORK PLAN WE PROJECTS ON CURRENT WORK PLAN WE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO INITIATE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO INITIATE BEFORE END OF FISCAL YEAR. BEFORE END OF FISCAL YEAR. THOSE PROJECTS TYPICALLY ROLL TO THOSE PROJECTS TYPICALLY ROLL TO NEXT PLAN. NEXT PLAN. THEY DID RECOMMEND REMOVING TO THEY DID RECOMMEND REMOVING TO MAKE ROOM FOR NEW PRIORITIES. MAKE ROOM FOR NEW PRIORITIES. FINALLY, I WILL WALK THROUGH SIX FINALLY, I WILL WALK THROUGH SIX NEW PROJECTS SUBMITTED FOR NEW PROJECTS SUBMITTED FOR CONSIDERATION AND SELECTED FOR CONSIDERATION AND SELECTED FOR UPCOMING FISCAL YEAR '26-'27 UPCOMING FISCAL YEAR '26-'27 WORK PLAN. WORK PLAN. THESE PROJECTS DEVELOPED THROUGH THESE PROJECTS DEVELOPED THROUGH DISCUSSIONS WITH COUNCIL DISCUSSIONS WITH COUNCIL MEMBERS, CONVERSATIONS WITH MEMBERS, CONVERSATIONS WITH EXECUTIVE TEAM AND RESULTS OF EXECUTIVE TEAM AND RESULTS OF OUR INTERNAL RISK ASSESSMENT OUR INTERNAL RISK ASSESSMENT PROCESS. PROCESS. THIS FISCAL YEAR WE COMPLETED THIS FISCAL YEAR WE COMPLETED CANNABIS BUSINESS OPERATIONS TAX CANNABIS BUSINESS OPERATIONS TAX AUDIT. AUDIT. BASELINE FUNDING VERIFICATION BASELINE FUNDING VERIFICATION FOR SACRAMENTO CHILDREN'S FUND. FOR SACRAMENTO CHILDREN'S FUND. ALSO RELEASED 2026 COMMUNITY ALSO RELEASED 2026 COMMUNITY SURVEY. SURVEY. WE ANTICIPATE COMPLETING WE ANTICIPATE COMPLETING FOLLOWING PROJECTS BEFORE THE FOLLOWING PROJECTS BEFORE THE END OF THE FISCAL YEAR. END OF THE FISCAL YEAR. AUDIT OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL AUDIT OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES, EVIDENCE AND PROPERTY SERVICES, EVIDENCE AND PROPERTY DIVISION, 2025 WORK FORCE CITY DIVISION, 2025 WORK FORCE CITY AND SALARY TRENDS. AND SALARY TRENDS. ENERGY USE RELATED TO POWER ENERGY USE RELATED TO POWER PURCHASE AGREEMENTS AND SOLAR PURCHASE AGREEMENTS AND SOLAR SHARES, COST AND OUTCOMES OF SHARES, COST AND OUTCOMES OF CITY'S HOMELESS SHELTERS. CITY'S HOMELESS SHELTERS. BY THE END OF THE FISCAL YEAR IN BY THE END OF THE FISCAL YEAR IN JUNE WE ANTICIPATE WE WILL HAVE JUNE WE ANTICIPATE WE WILL HAVE THE FOLLOWING PROJECTS IN THE FOLLOWING PROJECTS IN PROGRESS. PROGRESS. AUDIT OF CITY TRANSIENT AUDIT OF CITY TRANSIENT OCCUPANCY TAX WHICH WE OCCUPANCY TAX WHICH WE ANTICIPATE COMPLETING EARLY NEXT ANTICIPATE COMPLETING EARLY NEXT FISCAL YEAR. FISCAL YEAR. STORM DRAINAGE STORM REVIEW COST STORM DRAINAGE STORM REVIEW COST SAVINGS RECOVERY OF CITY'S SAVINGS RECOVERY OF CITY'S COMMUNICATION AND UTILITIES, COMMUNICATION AND UTILITIES, AUDIT OF EEO COMPLETE AUDIT OF EEO COMPLETE INVESTIGATION AND RESOLUTION INVESTIGATION AND RESOLUTION PRACTICES. PRACTICES. AS WE COMPLETE SOME OF OUR AS WE COMPLETE SOME OF OUR PROJECTS PRIOR TO THE END OF PROJECTS PRIOR TO THE END OF FISCAL YEAR WE ANTICIPATE

FISCAL YEAR WE ANTICIPATE INITIATES THE FOLLOWING AUDITS INITIATES THE FOLLOWING AUDITS BEFORE THE END OF THE YEAR. BEFORE THE END OF THE YEAR. AUDIT OF PEDESTRIAN SAFETY AND AUDIT OF PEDESTRIAN SAFETY AND CITY'S RADIO SYSTEMS. CITY'S RADIO SYSTEMS. WE PLAN TO START PROJECT WE PLAN TO START PROJECT REGARDING THE COMPARATIVE REGARDING THE COMPARATIVE CANNABIS CODE ANALYSIS AND PART CANNABIS CODE ANALYSIS AND PART TWO OF DOU ENERGY USE AUDIT TWO OF DOU ENERGY USE AUDIT FOCUSED ON FLEET FOCUSED ON FLEET ELECTRIFICATION. ELECTRIFICATION. WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO INITIATE A WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO INITIATE A NEW PROJECT TO COVER FOR THE NEW PROJECT TO COVER FOR THE FISCAL YEAR '26-'27 WORK PLAN. FISCAL YEAR '26-'27 WORK PLAN. AS I MENTIONED BEFORE WE HAVE AS I MENTIONED BEFORE WE HAVE SOME RECURRING PROJECTS OUR SOME RECURRING PROJECTS OUR OFFICE CONDUCTS. OFFICE CONDUCTS. ANNUAL AUDIT OF CANNABIS ANNUAL AUDIT OF CANNABIS BUSINESS OPERATIONS TAX REVENUE BUSINESS OPERATIONS TAX REVENUE AND BASELINE FUNDING AND BASELINE FUNDING VERIFICATION FOR SACRAMENTO VERIFICATION FOR SACRAMENTO CHILDREN'S FUND. CHILDREN'S FUND. THESE PROJECTS KEEP OUR ENTIRE THESE PROJECTS KEEP OUR ENTIRE OFFICE BUSY FROM SEPTEMBER OFFICE BUSY FROM SEPTEMBER THROUGH DECEMBER. THROUGH DECEMBER. CITY COUNCIL HAS ALSO REQUESTED CITY COUNCIL HAS ALSO REQUESTED OUR OFFICE TO REGULARLY CONDUCT OUR OFFICE TO REGULARLY CONDUCT CITY ASSESSMENTS FOR FISCAL YEAR CITY ASSESSMENTS FOR FISCAL YEAR '26-'27 THE DIVERSITY REVIEW OF '26-'27 THE DIVERSITY REVIEW OF EMPLOYMENT APPLICATIONS, HIRES EMPLOYMENT APPLICATIONS, HIRES AND SEPARATIONS. AND SEPARATIONS. FIRST TWO ITEMS MANDATED BY CITY FIRST TWO ITEMS MANDATED BY CITY CHARTER WE ARE REQUIRED TO CHARTER WE ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE. COMPLETE. CITY COUNCIL HAS AUTHORITY TO CITY COUNCIL HAS AUTHORITY TO CHANGE FREQUENCY OF DIVERSITY CHANGE FREQUENCY OF DIVERSITY REVIEWS OR DIRECT OUR OFFICE TO REVIEWS OR DIRECT OUR OFFICE TO NO LONGER CONDUCT THEM. NO LONGER CONDUCT THEM. THESE ARE PROJECTS INCLUDED IN THESE ARE PROJECTS INCLUDED IN FISCAL YEAR '25-'26 WORK PLAN TO FISCAL YEAR '25-'26 WORK PLAN TO BE ROLLED OVER TO THE NEXT YEAR. BE ROLLED OVER TO THE NEXT YEAR. THE BUDGET AUDIT COMMITTEE CHOSE THE BUDGET AUDIT COMMITTEE CHOSE TO ROLL OVER ILLEGAL CANNABIS TO ROLL OVER ILLEGAL CANNABIS CULTIVATION AUDIT AND DIRECTED CULTIVATION AUDIT AND DIRECTED IT ON PAUSE FOR FISCAL YEAR IT ON PAUSE FOR FISCAL YEAR '26-'27 WORK PLAN AND COME BACK '26-'27 WORK PLAN AND COME BACK FOR RECONSIDERATION IN 27-28 FOR RECONSIDERATION IN 27-28 WORK PLAN. WORK PLAN. WE ARE STILL KEEPING IT ON THE WE ARE STILL KEEPING IT ON THE WORK PLAN FOR NOW.

WORK PLAN FOR NOW. THESE PROJECTS WERE INCLUDED IN THESE PROJECTS WERE INCLUDED IN OUR FISCAL YEAR '25-'26 WORK OUR FISCAL YEAR '25-'26 WORK PLAN BY BUDGET AUDIT COMMITTEE PLAN BY BUDGET AUDIT COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED WE REMOVE FROM 27 RECOMMENDED WE REMOVE FROM 27 WORK PLAN. WORK PLAN. SPECIAL EVENT PERMITTING PROCESS SPECIAL EVENT PERMITTING PROCESS IS GOING THROUGH CHANGES SO THE IS GOING THROUGH CHANGES SO THE COMMITTEE THOUGHT IT WOULD BE COMMITTEE THOUGHT IT WOULD BE BETTER TO HOLD OFF ON THE AUDIT BETTER TO HOLD OFF ON THE AUDIT FOR THAT. FOR THAT. THE CODE ENFORCEMENT NIGHT TEAM THE CODE ENFORCEMENT NIGHT TEAM AUDIT WAS REPLACED WITH BROADER AUDIT WAS REPLACED WITH BROADER AUDIT OF CODE ENFORCEMENT. AUDIT OF CODE ENFORCEMENT. BOT REVIEW WAS REMOVED AS IT BOT REVIEW WAS REMOVED AS IT APPEARS FINANCE DEPARTMENT APPEARS FINANCE DEPARTMENT ALREADY DID SOME OF THIS WORK ALREADY DID SOME OF THIS WORK DURING THE BALLOT MEASURE WORK. DURING THE BALLOT MEASURE WORK. I TI WILL GO THROUGH SIX NEW I TI WILL GO THROUGH SIX NEW AUDITS. AUDITS. NOTE COMMITTEE ADDED ALL NOTE COMMITTEE ADDED ALL PROPOSED PROJECTS SUBMITTED. PROPOSED PROJECTS SUBMITTED. FIRST AUDIT. FIRST AUDIT. ANOTHER AUDIT OF CITY HOMELESS ANOTHER AUDIT OF CITY HOMELESS RESPONSE. RESPONSE. IF YOU RECALL IN PRELIMINARY IF YOU RECALL IN PRELIMINARY REPORT ON THE CITY HOMELESS REPORT ON THE CITY HOMELESS RESPONSE, WE IDENTIFIED SEVERAL RESPONSE, WE IDENTIFIED SEVERAL AREAS THAT WE COULD AUDIT. AREAS THAT WE COULD AUDIT. THIS IS ONE OF THOSE AREAS THIS IS ONE OF THOSE AREAS FOCUSED ON THE CITY HOMELESS FOCUSED ON THE CITY HOMELESS RESPONSE PROTOCOL AND RESPONSE PROTOCOL AND EFFECTIVENESS OF EFFECTIVENESS OF INTERDEPARTMENTAL COORDINATION. INTERDEPARTMENTAL COORDINATION. IT WILL DETERMINE IF IT IS IT WILL DETERMINE IF IT IS OPERATING EFFICIENTLY AND OPERATING EFFICIENTLY AND EFFECTIVELY AND REVIEW RESPONSE EFFECTIVELY AND REVIEW RESPONSE TIMES AND IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE TIMES AND IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE NATIONAL INCIDENT MANAGEMENT NATIONAL INCIDENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FRAMEWORK. SYSTEM FRAMEWORK. NEXT NEW AUDIT. NEXT NEW AUDIT. POLICE DEPARTMENT'S OVER TIME POLICE DEPARTMENT'S OVER TIME PRACTICES. PRACTICES. OBJECTIVE OF THIS AUDIT TO OBJECTIVE OF THIS AUDIT TO ASSESS WHETHER DEPARTMENT'S OVER ASSESS WHETHER DEPARTMENT'S OVER TIME POLICIES PRACTICES ALIGNED TIME POLICIES PRACTICES ALIGNED WITH APPLICABLE LAWS, LABOR WITH APPLICABLE LAWS, LABOR AGREEMENTS AND CITY POLICIES AND AGREEMENTS AND CITY POLICIES AND BEST PRACTICES, WHETHER THEY

BEST PRACTICES, WHETHER THEY FOLLOW ESTABLISHED POLICIES AND FOLLOW ESTABLISHED POLICIES AND PROCEDURES. PROCEDURES. WILL ALSO EVALUATE STAFFING WILL ALSO EVALUATE STAFFING VACANCIES AND OPERATIONAL VACANCIES AND OPERATIONAL FACTORS ON OVER TIME USAGE. FACTORS ON OVER TIME USAGE. NEXT AUDIT COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT NEXT AUDIT COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CODE ENFORCEMENT OPERATIONS. CODE ENFORCEMENT OPERATIONS. THIS WILL DETERMINE WHETHER THE THIS WILL DETERMINE WHETHER THE CITY INVESTIGATES CODE CITY INVESTIGATES CODE ENFORCEMENT COMPLAINTS IN TIMELY ENFORCEMENT COMPLAINTS IN TIMELY MANNER AND EFFECTIVELY RESOLVES MANNER AND EFFECTIVELY RESOLVES IDENTIFIED VIOLATIONS IN IDENTIFIED VIOLATIONS IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAWS, ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAWS, POLICIES, SERVICE STANDARDS. POLICIES, SERVICE STANDARDS. THIS REPLACES CODE ENFORCEMENT THIS REPLACES CODE ENFORCEMENT NIGHT TEAM AUDIT AND COVERS NIGHT TEAM AUDIT AND COVERS DIVISION MORE BROADLY WHICH DIVISION MORE BROADLY WHICH COULD INCLUDE REVIEW OF THAT COULD INCLUDE REVIEW OF THAT NIGHT TEAM AS WELL. NIGHT TEAM AS WELL. YOU ALL ATTENDED STATE OF YOU ALL ATTENDED STATE OF DOWNTOWN EVENT LAST MONTH AND DOWNTOWN EVENT LAST MONTH AND HEARD SPEAKER DISCUSS HEARD SPEAKER DISCUSS WALKABILITY OF DOWNTOWN. WALKABILITY OF DOWNTOWN. IF CITY HAS DESIGNED IMPLEMENTED IF CITY HAS DESIGNED IMPLEMENTED PRIORITIZED LAND USE STRATEGIES PRIORITIZED LAND USE STRATEGIES AND CAPITAL INVESTMENTS TO MAKE AND CAPITAL INVESTMENTS TO MAKE DOWNTOWN SACRAMENTO SAFE AND DOWNTOWN SACRAMENTO SAFE AND WALKABLE. WALKABLE. DEPENDING WHAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO DEPENDING WHAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO GET OUT OF THIS ASSESSMENT THIS GET OUT OF THIS ASSESSMENT THIS PROJECT MIGHT NEED TO BE PROJECT MIGHT NEED TO BE CONTRACTED OUT. CONTRACTED OUT. IF THAT IS THE CASE WE NEED TO IF THAT IS THE CASE WE NEED TO IDENTIFY FUNDING TO THE PROJECT. IDENTIFY FUNDING TO THE PROJECT. BUDGET AUDIT TENTATIVELY BUDGET AUDIT TENTATIVELY SELECTED THIS WITH THE PROVISION SELECTED THIS WITH THE PROVISION WE WOULD COME BACK FOR COUNCIL WE WOULD COME BACK FOR COUNCIL APPROVAL. APPROVAL. NEXT IS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC NEXT IS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS URBAN FORESTRY OPERATIONS WORKS URBAN FORESTRY OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE. AND MAINTENANCE. THIS AUDIT WOULD ASSESS IF THE THIS AUDIT WOULD ASSESS IF THE CITY TRIMMING PROGRAM IS CITY TRIMMING PROGRAM IS EFFICIENTLY DESIGNED. EFFICIENTLY DESIGNED. IT WILL EVALUATE WHETHER SERVICE IT WILL EVALUATE WHETHER SERVICE REQUESTS ARE PRIORITIZED REQUESTS ARE PRIORITIZED COMPLETED TIMELY BASED ON RISKS,

COMPLETED TIMELY BASED ON RISKS, TREE REGISTRY IS RELIABLE, TREE REGISTRY IS RELIABLE, INSPECTIONS AND TRIMMING OCCUR INSPECTIONS AND TRIMMING OCCUR WITHIN ESTABLISHED CYCLES, WITHIN ESTABLISHED CYCLES, WHETHER WORK IS SCHEDULED FOR WHETHER WORK IS SCHEDULED FOR GEOGRAPHIC EFFICIENCY AND WHEN GEOGRAPHIC EFFICIENCY AND WHEN IT IS WITH BACKLOG PREVENTION. IT IS WITH BACKLOG PREVENTION. LAST AUDIT IS REVIEW OF LAST AUDIT IS REVIEW OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT AND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT AND BUDGETING PRACTICES. BUDGETING PRACTICES. DURING RECENT COUNCIL MEETINGS DURING RECENT COUNCIL MEETINGS SEVERAL OF YOU AND THE CITY SEVERAL OF YOU AND THE CITY MANAGER HAVE EXPRESSED DESIRE TO MANAGER HAVE EXPRESSED DESIRE TO GET EXTERNAL FORENSIC AUDIT OF GET EXTERNAL FORENSIC AUDIT OF THE FRAMEWORK, BUDGETING, THE FRAMEWORK, BUDGETING, FINANCIAL REPORTING AND INTERNAL FINANCIAL REPORTING AND INTERNAL CONTROLS. CONTROLS. THE CITY DOES RECEIVE ANNUAL THE CITY DOES RECEIVE ANNUAL AUDIT OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AUDIT OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS THAT INCLUDES ASSESSMENT OF THAT INCLUDES ASSESSMENT OF INTERNAL CONTROLS. INTERNAL CONTROLS. THIS PROJECT WOULD GO BEYOND THIS PROJECT WOULD GO BEYOND THAT REVIEW AND DO MORE THOROUGH THAT REVIEW AND DO MORE THOROUGH ASSESSMENT OF FINANCIAL ASSESSMENT OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK. MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK. THIS COULD BE CONTRACTED OUT BUT THIS COULD BE CONTRACTED OUT BUT MANAGED BY MY OFFICE. MANAGED BY MY OFFICE. I HAVE HAD MORE RECENT I HAVE HAD MORE RECENT CONVERSATIONS WITH CITY MANAGER. CONVERSATIONS WITH CITY MANAGER. WE DID AGREE BEST COURSE OF WE DID AGREE BEST COURSE OF ACTION FOR THIS PROJECT MIGHT BE ACTION FOR THIS PROJECT MIGHT BE FOR OUR OFFICE TO DO DETAILED FOR OUR OFFICE TO DO DETAILED INTERNAL ASSESSMENT OF THE CITY INTERNAL ASSESSMENT OF THE CITY FINANCES AND PRACTICES AND COME FINANCES AND PRACTICES AND COME BACK TO CITY COUNCIL WITH AREAS BACK TO CITY COUNCIL WITH AREAS THAT WE BELIEVE MIGHT BENEFIT THAT WE BELIEVE MIGHT BENEFIT FROM AN EXTERNAL FRENSITION FROM AN EXTERNAL FRENSITION AUDIT. AUDIT. THAT WOULD HELP ENSURE MORE THAT WOULD HELP ENSURE MORE TARGETED COST-EFFECTIVE TARGETED COST-EFFECTIVE FORENSICS HE AUDIT OF HIGH RISK FORENSICS HE AUDIT OF HIGH RISK AREAS. AREAS. I WOULD COME BACK FOR THE I WOULD COME BACK FOR THE COUNCIL TO APPROVE. COUNCIL TO APPROVE. THOSE ARE ALL OF THE NEW AUDITS THOSE ARE ALL OF THE NEW AUDITS ADDED TO THE WORK PLAN. ADDED TO THE WORK PLAN. ONE FINAL NOTE. ONE FINAL NOTE. PROPOSED WORK PLAN DOESN'T PROPOSED WORK PLAN DOESN'T REFLECT POTENTIAL IMPACTS 15% REFLECT POTENTIAL IMPACTS 15% BUDGET BALANCING STRATEGIES BUDGET BALANCING STRATEGIES SUBMITTED BY MY OFFICE. SUBMITTED BY MY OFFICE. IF THOSE ARE SELECTED WE WOULD IF THOSE ARE SELECTED WE WOULD LOSE ONE SENIOR ANALYST POSITION

LOSE ONE SENIOR ANALYST POSITION WHICH WOULD IMPACT THE WORK PROE WHICH WOULD IMPACT THE WORK PROE JUST WENT OVER. JUST WENT OVER. ONE STRATEGY IS DISCONTINUING ONE STRATEGY IS DISCONTINUING COMMUNITY SURVEY WHICH WOULD COMMUNITY SURVEY WHICH WOULD IMPACT FUTURE WORK PLANS IMPACT FUTURE WORK PLANS BEGINNING IN FISCAL YEAR 27-28. BEGINNING IN FISCAL YEAR 27-28. THIS CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION. THIS CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION. HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. >> PUBLIC COMMENT? PUBLIC COMMENT? >> NO SPEAKERS ON THIS AGENDA NO SPEAKERS ON THIS AGENDA ITEM. ITEM. >> COUNCIL MEMBER DICKINSON. COUNCIL MEMBER DICKINSON. >> I THINK THAT OUR AUDITOR HAS

I THINK THAT OUR AUDITOR HAS OUTLINED THE DISCUSSION THAT WE OUTLINED THE DISCUSSION THAT WE HAD AT THE COMMITTEE WELL. HAD AT THE COMMITTEE WELL. WE RECOGNIZE THAT THERE WERE A WE RECOGNIZE THAT THERE WERE A LOT OF REQUESTS. LOT OF REQUESTS. A LOT IS ON THE PLATE AND IT IS A LOT IS ON THE PLATE AND IT IS CHALLENGING IN LIGHT OF BUDGET CHALLENGING IN LIGHT OF BUDGET CONSIDERATIONS. CONSIDERATIONS. I WOULD MAKE A COUPLE COMMENTS I WOULD MAKE A COUPLE COMMENTS THAT I THINK FOR THE MOST PART THAT I THINK FOR THE MOST PART REINFORCE WHAT AUDITOR HAD TO REINFORCE WHAT AUDITOR HAD TO SAY. SAY. WE DID THINK THE NIGHT CODE WE DID THINK THE NIGHT CODE ENFORCEMENT BE COULD BE FOLDED ENFORCEMENT BE COULD BE FOLDED INTO THE CODE ENFORCEMENT AUDIT INTO THE CODE ENFORCEMENT AUDIT OVERALL AND IT MADE MORE SENSE OVERALL AND IT MADE MORE SENSE FOR COMPREHENSIVE AUDIT THAN TO FOR COMPREHENSIVE AUDIT THAN TO SINGLE OUT NIGHT CODE SINGLE OUT NIGHT CODE ENFORCEMENT. ENFORCEMENT. ALSO FROM A COST STANDPOINT. ALSO FROM A COST STANDPOINT. EFFICIENCY STANDPOINT. EFFICIENCY STANDPOINT. THAT IS ONE THING TO NOTE. THAT IS ONE THING TO NOTE. AS DISCUSSED WITH RESPECT TO THE AS DISCUSSED WITH RESPECT TO THE BUDGET AUDIT AND THE TWO-WAY BUDGET AUDIT AND THE TWO-WAY STREET AUDIT FOR DOWNTOWN, WE STREET AUDIT FOR DOWNTOWN, WE THOUGHT IT WAS LIKELY THAT WOULD THOUGHT IT WAS LIKELY THAT WOULD TAKE EXTERNAL RESOURCES TO TAKE EXTERNAL RESOURCES TO COMPLETE THOSE. COMPLETE THOSE. THE SUGGESTION OF INTERNAL THE SUGGESTION OF INTERNAL ASSESSMENT ON THE BUDGET PROCESS ASSESSMENT ON THE BUDGET PROCESS CERTAINLY MAKES SENSE. CERTAINLY MAKES SENSE. THERE IS REAL INTEREST AMONG THE THERE IS REAL INTEREST AMONG THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS IN THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS IN THE ANALYSIS RELATED TO DOWNTOWN. ANALYSIS RELATED TO DOWNTOWN. MAYBE THAT IS NOT AN AUDIT. MAYBE THAT IS NOT AN AUDIT. MAYBE THAT IS THROUGH PLANNING. MAYBE THAT IS THROUGH PLANNING. THE POTENTIAL WE WERE ALL THE POTENTIAL WE WERE ALL INSPIRED BY WHAT WE HEARD STATE INSPIRED BY WHAT WE HEARD STATE OF DOWNTOWN FROM JESBECK WHEN HE OF DOWNTOWN FROM JESBECK WHEN HE TALKED ABOUT THE POTENTIAL AND TALKED ABOUT THE POTENTIAL AND POSSIBILITIES. POSSIBILITIES. IF THERE IS ANOTHER WAY TO IF THERE IS ANOTHER WAY TO ACCOMPLISH THAT, THAT WOULD BE ACCOMPLISH THAT, THAT WOULD BE GREAT. OF COURSE, PLANNING HAS GREAT. OF COURSE, PLANNING HAS A FULL LOAD, TOO. A FULL LOAD, TOO. IT IS SOMETHING WE THINK IS IT IS SOMETHING WE THINK IS WORTH PURSUING.

WORTH PURSUING. AGAIN, FOLDS INTO ECONOMIC AGAIN, FOLDS INTO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AS WELL AS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AS WELL AS COMMUNITY ENHANCEMENT STRATEGIES. ENHANCEMENT STRATEGIES. I WILL JUST NOTE THAT IF A FIRE I WILL JUST NOTE THAT IF A FIRE TRUCK WANTS TO GET FROM 13TH AND TRUCK WANTS TO GET FROM 13TH AND I TO NINTH AND J. I TO NINTH AND J. IT HAS TO GO DOWN TO NINTH AND IT HAS TO GO DOWN TO NINTH AND TAKE A LEFT TURN AND GO AROUND TAKE A LEFT TURN AND GO AROUND TO TENTH AND JAY AND COME BACK TO TENTH AND JAY AND COME BACK AROUND. AROUND. FRANKLY, IT CAN TAKE THE TIME FRANKLY, IT CAN TAKE THE TIME THAT MAY MAKE DIFFERENCE IN THAT MAY MAKE DIFFERENCE IN SAVING A LIFE. SAVING A LIFE. THERE IS MORE THAN JUST ECONOMIC THERE IS MORE THAN JUST ECONOMIC ASPECTS OF THIS. ASPECTS OF THIS. THERE IS MORE THAN THE COMMUNITY THERE IS MORE THAN THE COMMUNITY ASPECTS. ASPECTS. THERE IS POTENTIALLY EVEN THERE IS POTENTIALLY EVEN ASPECTS THAT RELATE TO THE VERY ASPECTS THAT RELATE TO THE VERY LIFE AND WELFARE OF RESIDENTS LIFE AND WELFARE OF RESIDENTS AND VISITORS TO SACRAMENTO. AND VISITORS TO SACRAMENTO. THOSE ARE SOME OF THE FLAVOR OF THOSE ARE SOME OF THE FLAVOR OF THE COMMENTS AT THE COMMITTEE, THE COMMENTS AT THE COMMITTEE, MAYOR. MAYOR. >> THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS? OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS? SEEING NONE. SEEING NONE. COUNCIL MEMBER VANG. COUNCIL MEMBER VANG. >> THANKS, MAYOR.

THANKS, MAYOR. I WANT TO THANK ROGER DICKINSON I WANT TO THANK ROGER DICKINSON AS CHAIR OF BUDGET AUDIT AND AS CHAIR OF BUDGET AUDIT AND ENTIRE COMMUNITY FOR GREAT WORK ENTIRE COMMUNITY FOR GREAT WORK TO GET THIS ITEM IN FRONT OF US TO GET THIS ITEM IN FRONT OF US WITH OUR CITY AUDITOR. WITH OUR CITY AUDITOR. I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR INCLUDING POLICE OVER TIME AS WE INCLUDING POLICE OVER TIME AS WE FACE BUDGET DEFICIT IT IS GREAT FACE BUDGET DEFICIT IT IS GREAT TO OVERSEE IT IS BEING USED TO OVERSEE IT IS BEING USED EFFICIENTLY AND WITH OUR FISCAL EFFICIENTLY AND WITH OUR FISCAL PRIORITIES. PRIORITIES. THANK YOU TO THE COMMITTEE AND THANK YOU TO THE COMMITTEE AND CITY AUDITOR FOR INCLUDING AS CITY AUDITOR FOR INCLUDING AS PART OF YOUR SCOPE OF WORK NEXT PART OF YOUR SCOPE OF WORK NEXT YEAR. YEAR. >> I WILL MOVE APPROVAL OF I WILL MOVE APPROVAL OF AUDITOR'S WORK PLAN. AUDITOR'S WORK PLAN. >> I WILL NOT MAKE LONG ONCE

I WILL NOT MAKE LONG ONCE BECAUSE I DID DURING THE BUDGET BECAUSE I DID DURING THE BUDGET AUDIT COMMITTEE MEETINGS. AUDIT COMMITTEE MEETINGS. EXCELLENT JOB SYNTHESIZING WHAT EXCELLENT JOB SYNTHESIZING WHAT WE SAID. WE SAID. SOMETHING I SAID THERE AND WILL SOMETHING I SAID THERE AND WILL SAY HERE, TOO. SAY HERE, TOO. IF WE WANT OUR FABULOUS CITY IF WE WANT OUR FABULOUS CITY AUDITOR TO COMPLETE WORK PLAN OF AUDITOR TO COMPLETE WORK PLAN OF IMPORTANT ITEMS INCLUDING IMPORTANT ITEMS INCLUDING EVERYTHING FROM HOMELESSNESS TO EVERYTHING FROM HOMELESSNESS TO POLICE OVER TIME AND CODE POLICE OVER TIME AND CODE ENFORCEMENT AND EVERYTHING IN ENFORCEMENT AND EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN IT IS INCUMBENT UPON US BETWEEN IT IS INCUMBENT UPON US TO REFLECT ON THE BUDGET TO REFLECT ON THE BUDGET PROCESS. PROCESS. WE HAVE ASKED ALL DEPARTMENTS TO WE HAVE ASKED ALL DEPARTMENTS TO LOOK AT CUTS FOR THEM. LOOK AT CUTS FOR THEM. I KNOW PARTICULARLY A LOT OF I KNOW PARTICULARLY A LOT OF OFFICES REPORT TO THE MAYOR AND OFFICES REPORT TO THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL ALREADY OPERATING AT COUNCIL ALREADY OPERATING AT SHOESTRING BUDGET. SHOESTRING BUDGET. COULDN'T WITHSTAND ANY COULDN'T WITHSTAND ANY ADDITIONAL STAFFING CUTS OR ADDITIONAL STAFFING CUTS OR CHANGING. CHANGING. THAT IS TRUE OF A LOT OF THAT IS TRUE OF A LOT OF DEPARTMENTS ESPECIALLY THE CITY DEPARTMENTS ESPECIALLY THE CITY AUDITOR. AUDITOR. I THINK IF WE APPROVE THE WORK I THINK IF WE APPROVE THE WORK PLAN TODAY WE MUST KEEP THAT IN PLAN TODAY WE MUST KEEP THAT IN MIND BECAUSE IF WE MAKE CUTS TO MIND BECAUSE IF WE MAKE CUTS TO THE CITY AUDITOR DEPARTMENT I THE CITY AUDITOR DEPARTMENT I WOULD SUSPECT SOME OF THIS WORK WOULD SUSPECT SOME OF THIS WORK WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO MOVE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO MOVE FORWARD. FORWARD. I WANT TO PUT THAT IN CONTEXT I WANT TO PUT THAT IN CONTEXT WITH THE BUDGET. WITH THE BUDGET. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. WE HAVE MOTION AND SECOND TO WE HAVE MOTION AND SECOND TO APPROVE WORK PLAN '26-'27. APPROVE WORK PLAN '26-'27. IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE. IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE. NOS? NOS? ABSTENTIONS? ABSTENTIONS? ONE ABSENCE. ONE ABSENCE. >> WE MOVE TO ITEM 16. WE MOVE TO ITEM 16. CONTRACT PURCHASING 35 TINY CONTRACT PURCHASING 35 TINY HOMES TO EXPAND ROSEVILLE ROAD HOMES TO EXPAND ROSEVILLE ROAD NORTH CAMPUS. NORTH CAMPUS. >> GOOD AFTERNOON.

GOOD AFTERNOON. DIRECTOR COMMUNITY RESPONSE. DIRECTOR COMMUNITY RESPONSE. HERE REQUESTING APPROVAL TO HERE REQUESTING APPROVAL TO SUSPEND COMPETITIVE BIDDING SUSPEND COMPETITIVE BIDDING EXECUTE CONTRACT FOR 35 TINY EXECUTE CONTRACT FOR 35 TINY HOMES FOR ROSEVILLE ROAD. HOMES FOR ROSEVILLE ROAD. USING ENCAMPMENT RESOLUTION FUND USING ENCAMPMENT RESOLUTION FUND GRANT FUNDING. GRANT FUNDING. IF APPROVED TODAY WE HAVE TO GO IF APPROVED TODAY WE HAVE TO GO BACK TO HCD TO AMEND BUDGET TO BACK TO HCD TO AMEND BUDGET TO SHIFT FUNDING TO ADD ADDITIONAL SHIFT FUNDING TO ADD ADDITIONAL 35 HOMES. 35 HOMES. SO EVERYBODY IS CLEAR ON THIS AS SO EVERYBODY IS CLEAR ON THIS AS WE TALK ABOUT BUDGET THESE DAYS. WE TALK ABOUT BUDGET THESE DAYS. THIS IS NOT GENERAL FUND THIS IS NOT GENERAL FUND PURCHASING THESE TINY HOMES. PURCHASING THESE TINY HOMES. ENCAMPMENT RESOLUTION FUND ENCAMPMENT RESOLUTION FUND APPLIED FOR IN 2024. APPLIED FOR IN 2024. I WILL TAKE A MINUTE TO BRAG ON I WILL TAKE A MINUTE TO BRAG ON THE CITY AND OUR SUCCESS WITH THE CITY AND OUR SUCCESS WITH APPLYING FOR ERF FUNDING OVER APPLYING FOR ERF FUNDING OVER THE BETWEEN THE COMBINATION OF X THE BETWEEN THE COMBINATION OF X STREET BROADWAY IN CONJUNCTION STREET BROADWAY IN CONJUNCTION WITH SAC COUNTY. WITH SAC COUNTY. STREET TO HOUSING AND THIS STREET TO HOUSING AND THIS ROSEVILLE ROAD PROJECT. ROSEVILLE ROAD PROJECT. WE ARE ABOUT 3% OF HOMELESS WE ARE ABOUT 3% OF HOMELESS POPULATION STATE WIDE. POPULATION STATE WIDE. WE ARE IN 2024 WE HAD 6% ERF WE ARE IN 2024 WE HAD 6% ERF FUNDING. FUNDING. IN 2023 WE HAD 9%. IN 2023 WE HAD 9%. WE ARE DOUBLE TO TRIPLE WE ARE DOUBLE TO TRIPLE RECEIVING ERF FUNDING THAN WE RECEIVING ERF FUNDING THAN WE ARE IN OVERALL HOMELESSNESS IN ARE IN OVERALL HOMELESSNESS IN THE STATE. THE STATE. THIS PARTICULAR ONE WAS SELECTED THIS PARTICULAR ONE WAS SELECTED FOR THE NORTHERN PARKWAY BIKE FOR THE NORTHERN PARKWAY BIKE TRAIL AT THE TIME IN 2023 WHEN TRAIL AT THE TIME IN 2023 WHEN WE DID THE COUNT. WE DID THE COUNT. 497 INDIVIDUAL PEOPLE WE MADE 497 INDIVIDUAL PEOPLE WE MADE CONTACT WITH HOMELESS IN THAT CONTACT WITH HOMELESS IN THAT AREA. AREA. THIS FUNDING IS FOR STREET THIS FUNDING IS FOR STREET OUTREACH.

OUTREACH. TINY HOMES AND THEN CASE TINY HOMES AND THEN CASE MANAGEMENT AND HOUSING MANAGEMENT AND HOUSING NAVIGATION. NAVIGATION. THE FUNDS FOR THIS WERE RECEIVED THE FUNDS FOR THIS WERE RECEIVED IN 2025. IN 2025. THERE IS A QUICK EXPENDITURE. THERE IS A QUICK EXPENDITURE. 100% OBLIGATED FEBRUARY 2027. 100% OBLIGATED FEBRUARY 2027. FULLY EXPENDED FEBRUARY OF 2028. FULLY EXPENDED FEBRUARY OF 2028. FOLLOWING COMPLETION WE OPENED FOLLOWING COMPLETION WE OPENED IN FEBRUARY OF THIS YEAR. IN FEBRUARY OF THIS YEAR. WE HAVE BEEN OPEN ABOUT A MONTH WE HAVE BEEN OPEN ABOUT A MONTH AND-A-HALF JUST TO GET AN IDEA AND-A-HALF JUST TO GET AN IDEA HOW BUSY WE HAVE BEEN. HOW BUSY WE HAVE BEEN. 71 UNITS ARE FILLED ALREADY WITH 71 UNITS ARE FILLED ALREADY WITH 89 PEOPLE. 89 PEOPLE. WE DID BRING IN SOME COUPLES. WE DID BRING IN SOME COUPLES. I THINK TO NOTE BECAUSE THIS IS I THINK TO NOTE BECAUSE THIS IS FOR SPECIFIC AREAS. FOR SPECIFIC AREAS. THE AREA WE SELECTED THERE ARE THE AREA WE SELECTED THERE ARE MANY OF THE INDIVIDUAL THAT LIVE MANY OF THE INDIVIDUAL THAT LIVE IN THIS AREA THAT WANT TO STAY IN THIS AREA THAT WANT TO STAY IN THE AREA. IN THE AREA. THIS HAS BEEN VERY SUCCESSFUL IN THIS HAS BEEN VERY SUCCESSFUL IN KEEPING WITHIN THE AREA THAT KEEPING WITHIN THE AREA THAT THEY WANT TO BE IN AND HAVE THEY WANT TO BE IN AND HAVE SHELTER AVAILABLE TO THEM. SHELTER AVAILABLE TO THEM. I ALSO LIKE THE ERF. I ALSO LIKE THE ERF. I THINK IT IS PROBABLY THE I THINK IT IS PROBABLY THE DIRECTION WE ARE GOING. DIRECTION WE ARE GOING. IT IS MORE SPECIFIC TO A IT IS MORE SPECIFIC TO A BUSINESS MODEL PLAN WHERE YOU BUSINESS MODEL PLAN WHERE YOU SELECT AN AREA, YOU SELECT AND SELECT AN AREA, YOU SELECT AND DETERMINE YOUR FUNDING NEEDED, DETERMINE YOUR FUNDING NEEDED, WHAT YOUR GOAL IS YOU ARE TRYING WHAT YOUR GOAL IS YOU ARE TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH AND HAVE KEY TO ACCOMPLISH AND HAVE KEY METRICS AND SPECIFIC ACTION PLAN METRICS AND SPECIFIC ACTION PLAN TO EX SPEND THE MONEY. TO EX SPEND THE MONEY. I AM PARTICULARLY FOND OF THIS I AM PARTICULARLY FOND OF THIS MODEL VERSUS A HALF WHICH IS A MODEL VERSUS A HALF WHICH IS A GENERAL SPENDING OF THE FUNDING. GENERAL SPENDING OF THE FUNDING. AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE WHEN WE AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE WHEN WE PURCHASED INITIAL 135 TINY HOMES PURCHASED INITIAL 135 TINY HOMES WE USE BOSS CUBES. WE USE BOSS CUBES. THEY WERE WILLING TO NEGOTIATE THEY WERE WILLING TO NEGOTIATE WITH US. WITH US. BECAUSE WE NEGOTIATED DOWN THE

BECAUSE WE NEGOTIATED DOWN THE PRICE OF INITIAL PURCHASE THAT PRICE OF INITIAL PURCHASE THAT SAVED $337,000 WHICH FREED UP SAVED $337,000 WHICH FREED UP MONEY TO PURCHASE ADDITIONAL 35. MONEY TO PURCHASE ADDITIONAL 35. WE ALSO ANTICIPATED POSSIBLE WE ALSO ANTICIPATED POSSIBLE EXPANSION WHEN WE FIRST DID EXPANSION WHEN WE FIRST DID BUILD OUT TO RECEIVE 135 HOMES. BUILD OUT TO RECEIVE 135 HOMES. THAT MEANT WE HAD A THAT MEANT WE HAD A INFRASTRUCTURE OF ELECTRICAL INFRASTRUCTURE OF ELECTRICAL TRANSFORMER LARGE ENOUGH TO TRANSFORMER LARGE ENOUGH TO SUPPLY ENERGY TO 135 HOMES AND SUPPLY ENERGY TO 135 HOMES AND SET UP FENCING INSIDE TO ALLOW SET UP FENCING INSIDE TO ALLOW 35 MORE ADDITIONAL HOMES AT THE 35 MORE ADDITIONAL HOMES AT THE SITE. SITE. THIS IS MOST OF THE DATA FROM THIS IS MOST OF THE DATA FROM SOUTH SIDE OF CAMPUS WE HAD SOUTH SIDE OF CAMPUS WE HAD OPENED. OPENED. OVER LAST YEAR WE SHELTERED 303 OVER LAST YEAR WE SHELTERED 303 INDIVIDUALS. INDIVIDUALS. THERE WERE 166 TOTAL EXITS THAT THERE WERE 166 TOTAL EXITS THAT WERE CONSIDERED POSITIVE. WERE CONSIDERED POSITIVE. 64 WERE TO PERMANENT HOUSING. 64 WERE TO PERMANENT HOUSING. THE WAY THE BREAKDOWN IS. THE WAY THE BREAKDOWN IS. EXIT TO IMPROVED SITUATIONS EXIT TO IMPROVED SITUATIONS TOTALED 73. TOTALED 73. 64 INCLUDED INTO THAT. 64 INCLUDED INTO THAT. THE OTHER NINE INDIVIDUALS WERE THE OTHER NINE INDIVIDUALS WERE EXITED INTO RECOUP PERATIVE CARE EXITED INTO RECOUP PERATIVE CARE OR SKILLED NURSING OR OR SKILLED NURSING OR REHABILITATION SERVICES. REHABILITATION SERVICES. THE OTHER SIDE OF THIS NEGATIVE THE OTHER SIDE OF THIS NEGATIVE EXITS 93. EXITS 93. THAT IS ABOUT 56%. THAT IS ABOUT 56%. WE HAVE 44% PERMANENT HOUSING WE HAVE 44% PERMANENT HOUSING EXIT RATE FROM THIS SITE. EXIT RATE FROM THIS SITE. DOUBLE TO TRIPLE OUR CONGREGATE DOUBLE TO TRIPLE OUR CONGREGATE SHELTERS. SHELTERS. IF WE COMPARE TO MEADOWVIEW AND IF WE COMPARE TO MEADOWVIEW AND X STREET. X STREET. THIS IS A CHALLENGING THIS IS A CHALLENGING DEMOGRAPHIC TO BRING IN STRAIGHT DEMOGRAPHIC TO BRING IN STRAIGHT FROM THE STREET.

FROM THE STREET. A LOT OF THEM AREN'T NECESSARILY A LOT OF THEM AREN'T NECESSARILY GOING TO STAY FIRST TIME AROUND. GOING TO STAY FIRST TIME AROUND. THEY WILL COME BACK. THEY WILL COME BACK. THAT IS WHERE YOU SEE THE THAT IS WHERE YOU SEE THE OVERTURN OF SERVING 300 PEOPLE OVERTURN OF SERVING 300 PEOPLE THROUGH THE SITE. THROUGH THE SITE. LASTLY, I WOULD SAY THAT WE LASTLY, I WOULD SAY THAT WE DON'T FORGET AMONG ALL CONTRACTS DON'T FORGET AMONG ALL CONTRACTS AND NEGOTIATIONS, MEETINGS, AND NEGOTIATIONS, MEETINGS, FUNDING WE ARE HERE TO HELP AND FUNDING WE ARE HERE TO HELP AND TO SERVE PEOPLE TO PROVIDE A TO SERVE PEOPLE TO PROVIDE A BETTER PLACE FOR THEM TO LIVE, BETTER PLACE FOR THEM TO LIVE, TO STABILIZE AND TO MOVE ON WITH TO STABILIZE AND TO MOVE ON WITH THEIR LIVES. THEIR LIVES. TOM IS SOMEBODY THAT HAS BEEN TOM IS SOMEBODY THAT HAS BEEN WITH US FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS. WITH US FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS. HE STARTED OVER HERE ON J AND HE STARTED OVER HERE ON J AND TENTH. TENTH. WE GOT HIM HOUSED INTO THE WE GOT HIM HOUSED INTO THE SHELTER. SHELTER. STABILIZED. STABILIZED. HE MOVED ON TO LIVE WITH HIS HE MOVED ON TO LIVE WITH HIS BROTHER. BROTHER. HIS BROTHER HAD SUBSTANCE HIS BROTHER HAD SUBSTANCE PROBLEMS. PROBLEMS. TOM DID NOT WANT TO LIVE IN THAT TOM DID NOT WANT TO LIVE IN THAT ENVIRONMENT AND DECIDED TO COME ENVIRONMENT AND DECIDED TO COME BACK OUT ON THE STREET WHERE WE BACK OUT ON THE STREET WHERE WE PICKED HIM UP A SECOND TIME AND PICKED HIM UP A SECOND TIME AND HE IS AT ROSEVILLE ROADS AGAIN. HE IS AT ROSEVILLE ROADS AGAIN. HE AND HIS DOG ARE DOING HE AND HIS DOG ARE DOING FANTASTIC. FANTASTIC. CLEAN AND SOBER AND TRYING TO CLEAN AND SOBER AND TRYING TO GET HIM HOUSED LOCALLY AND WORK GET HIM HOUSED LOCALLY AND WORK TO GET HIM HIS FULL DISABILITIES TO GET HIM HIS FULL DISABILITIES THAT HE ISN'T CURRENTLY GETTING. THAT HE ISN'T CURRENTLY GETTING. WITH THAT I AM OPEN TO ANY WITH THAT I AM OPEN TO ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS. QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS. >> WE HAVE ONE COMMENT FROM THE

WE HAVE ONE COMMENT FROM THE PUBLIC. PUBLIC. >> MICHAEL MELTON. MICHAEL MELTON. >> MR. PEDRO WAS A LIAR.

MR. PEDRO WAS A LIAR. HE TOLD ME LAST WEEK HE WOULD HE TOLD ME LAST WEEK HE WOULD HAVE THE RV OUT THE NEXT DAY. HAVE THE RV OUT THE NEXT DAY. MR. PEDRO IS CROOKED. MR. PEDRO IS CROOKED. CITY POCKETBOOK AND HE WANTS TO CITY POCKETBOOK AND HE WANTS TO TAKE MONEY OUT. TAKE MONEY OUT. ALL HE HELPED 55 UP WITH SSI ALL HE HELPED 55 UP WITH SSI CHECKS. CHECKS. CORRUPTING MONEY FOR HOMELESS. CORRUPTING MONEY FOR HOMELESS. NOT TO INCREASE YOUR PROFITS. NOT TO INCREASE YOUR PROFITS. NOTHING HUMANITARIAN ABOUT THIS NOTHING HUMANITARIAN ABOUT THIS GUY. GUY. THE MONEY DONATED TO HELP THE MONEY DONATED TO HELP HOMELESS HE IS MONOPOLIZING IT HOMELESS HE IS MONOPOLIZING IT AND REDIRECTING IT TO MONEY. AND REDIRECTING IT TO MONEY. HE MUST BE EMBEZZLING THE MONEY. HE MUST BE EMBEZZLING THE MONEY. NOT GOOD PERSON. NOT GOOD PERSON. NOT BUILDING APARTMENTS. NOT BUILDING APARTMENTS. HE LEFT THE PROGRAM BUT HE HE LEFT THE PROGRAM BUT HE DIDN'T LEAVE TO APARTMENT. DIDN'T LEAVE TO APARTMENT. HE HAS SEEN PEOPLE LEAVING TO HE HAS SEEN PEOPLE LEAVING TO PROGRAMS. PROGRAMS. LET'S BUILD 35 MORE OF THESE LET'S BUILD 35 MORE OF THESE THINGS. THINGS. GIVE ME MORE MONEY TO BUILD GIVE ME MORE MONEY TO BUILD MORE. MORE. NOT HALFWAY FILLED UP. NOT HALFWAY FILLED UP. 56%. 56%. WHAT IS 75 OUT OF 135? WHAT IS 75 OUT OF 135? OKAY. OKAY. PEOPLE GETTING PUT ON THE PEOPLE GETTING PUT ON THE STREETS. STREETS. NO APARTMENTS. NO APARTMENTS. BACK TO IT. BACK TO IT. HE IS MAKING THESE TOUGH SHEDS HE IS MAKING THESE TOUGH SHEDS FOR MONETARY GAIN. FOR MONETARY GAIN. SENSELESS. SENSELESS. NO BATHROOM. NO BATHROOM. NO SHOWER. NO SHOWER. EVERYBODY WITH BAD BLADDERS. EVERYBODY WITH BAD BLADDERS. THEY WOULD RATHER BE IN THEY WOULD RATHER BE IN APARTMENTS. APARTMENTS. FIRE THIS GUY. FIRE THIS GUY. HE SHOULDN'T BE TRYING AS HARD HE SHOULDN'T BE TRYING AS HARD TO GET TINY HOMES MOVED. TO GET TINY HOMES MOVED. SOMEBODY IS DOING SOMETHING WITH SOMEBODY IS DOING SOMETHING WITH THE MONEY. THE MONEY. WHY NO APARTMENTS? WHY NO APARTMENTS? WHY HOUSING EXCEPT I HAVE BEEN WHY HOUSING EXCEPT I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR KEYS FOR OVER A YEAR WAITING FOR KEYS FOR OVER A YEAR BECAUSE PEOPLE LIKE THIS GUY BECAUSE PEOPLE LIKE THIS GUY THAT WANT TO MAKE SHORT TERM THAT WANT TO MAKE SHORT TERM RELIEF HELPING NOBODY. RELIEF HELPING NOBODY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. GET MY RV OUT. GET MY RV OUT. YOU LOOKED ME IN THE HAND. YOU LOOKED ME IN THE HAND. I WILL CALL NATHAN AND GET IT I WILL CALL NATHAN AND GET IT OUT. OUT. YOU LIED TO ME. YOU LIED TO ME. >> YOUR TIME IS COMPLETE.

YOUR TIME IS COMPLETE. MR. MAYOR NO MORE SPEAKERS ON MR. MAYOR NO MORE SPEAKERS ON THIS ITEM. THIS ITEM. >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU. START WITH COUNCIL MEMBER START WITH COUNCIL MEMBER DICKINSON. DICKINSON. >> THANKS, MAYOR. THANKS, MAYOR. BRIAN I HAD A QUESTION FOR YOU BRIAN I HAD A QUESTION FOR YOU THAT OCCURRED TO ME WHILE YOU THAT OCCURRED TO ME WHILE YOU WERE MAKING COMMENTS. WERE MAKING COMMENTS. FOR THE 35 ADDITIONAL TINY HOMES FOR THE 35 ADDITIONAL TINY HOMES FOCUS WILL CONTINUE TO BE ON FOCUS WILL CONTINUE TO BE ON THOSE COMING OFF THE SACRAMENTO THOSE COMING OFF THE SACRAMENTO NORTHERN BIKE TRAIL, IS THAT NORTHERN BIKE TRAIL, IS THAT CORRECT? CORRECT? >> YES, BECAUSE IT IS ERF YES, BECAUSE IT IS ERF FUNDING SPECIFICALLY SLATED FOR FUNDING SPECIFICALLY SLATED FOR THE BIKE TRAIL AND SURROUNDING THE BIKE TRAIL AND SURROUNDING AREA. AREA. >> I WANTED TO CONFIRM THAT I WANTED TO CONFIRM THAT POINT. POINT. I AM NOT LOOKING AT THE MOMENT. I AM NOT LOOKING AT THE MOMENT. I WILL MAKE THE MOTION TO I WILL MAKE THE MOTION TO APPROVE. APPROVE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER GUERRA. COUNCIL MEMBER GUERRA. >> THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR.

THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. I WILL SECOND ITEM. I WILL SECOND ITEM. THIS IS THE FASTEST WAY TO GET THIS IS THE FASTEST WAY TO GET PEOPLE OFF THE STREET INTO PLACE PEOPLE OFF THE STREET INTO PLACE OF STABILIZATION. OF STABILIZATION. I WANT TO PUNCH UP TO SAY THANK I WANT TO PUNCH UP TO SAY THANK YOU TO DCR TEAM OUT ON THE YOU TO DCR TEAM OUT ON THE STREET. STREET. I SPENT TIME WITH THEM ON I SPENT TIME WITH THEM ON STOCKTON BOULEVARD. STOCKTON BOULEVARD. NOT ONLY WERE THEY EXTREMELY NOT ONLY WERE THEY EXTREMELY PROFESSIONAL, CARING, ENGAGED PROFESSIONAL, CARING, ENGAGED WITH FOLKS NEEDING HELP AND WITH FOLKS NEEDING HELP AND WANTED A PATHWAY AND SET TIMES WANTED A PATHWAY AND SET TIMES UP FOR FOLLOW UP BACK AGAIN WITH UP FOR FOLLOW UP BACK AGAIN WITH THEM. THEM. ONE, I APPRECIATE COMMITMENT TO ONE, I APPRECIATE COMMITMENT TO MAKING SURE WE MAKE A CHANGE MAKING SURE WE MAKE A CHANGE THERE. THERE. WE HAVE SEEN IT. WE HAVE SEEN IT. WE SEE THE WORK YOU HAVE DONE ON WE SEE THE WORK YOU HAVE DONE ON STOCKTON BOULEVARD. STOCKTON BOULEVARD. WE APPRECIATE THAT. WE APPRECIATE THAT. WE HAVE MORE WORK TO DO. WE HAVE MORE WORK TO DO. I APPRECIATE THIS IS HELPING THE I APPRECIATE THIS IS HELPING THE BIKE TRAIL IN THAT NORTHERN PART BIKE TRAIL IN THAT NORTHERN PART OF THE CITY. OF THE CITY. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. >> COUNCIL MEMBER KAPLAN.

COUNCIL MEMBER KAPLAN. >> MR. PEDRO. MR. PEDRO. A COUPLE QUESTIONS. A COUPLE QUESTIONS. $12.4 MILLION WE GOT IN E RF $12.4 MILLION WE GOT IN E RF FUNDING. FUNDING. HOW LONG IS THAT FUNDING HOW LONG IS THAT FUNDING SUPPOSED TO LAST THROUGH? SUPPOSED TO LAST THROUGH? >> WE HAVE OBLIGATED THROUGH WE HAVE OBLIGATED THROUGH FULLY BY 2028. FULLY BY 2028. OBLIGATED BY FEBRUARY OF 2027. OBLIGATED BY FEBRUARY OF 2027. IT WILL GET US THROUGH OUR IT WILL GET US THROUGH OUR CONTRACT THROUGH OCTOBER OR CONTRACT THROUGH OCTOBER OR NOVEMBER OF 2028. NOVEMBER OF 2028. >> WE HAVE GATHERING INN

WE HAVE GATHERING INN PROVIDING SERVICES. PROVIDING SERVICES. WE APPROVED THAT FOR WE APPROVED THAT FOR $2.774 MILLION THROUGH END OF $2.774 MILLION THROUGH END OF 2026. 2026. IS THERE MONEY LEFT OVER TO IS THERE MONEY LEFT OVER TO ALLOW SERVICES TO GO THROUGH ALLOW SERVICES TO GO THROUGH 2028? 2028? >> YES, WE ARE PROJECTED THROUGH YES, WE ARE PROJECTED THROUGH 2027. 2027. >> APPROXIMATELY HOW MUCH IS IT APPROXIMATELY HOW MUCH IS IT COSTING US PER YEAR? COSTING US PER YEAR? IF WE LOOK AT THIS AND IT IS ERF IF WE LOOK AT THIS AND IT IS ERF FUNDING. FUNDING. ENDS IN 2028. ENDS IN 2028. WE HAVE TO KNOWLEDGE IF WE ARE WE HAVE TO KNOWLEDGE IF WE ARE CONTINUING IN THIS STRUCTURAL CONTINUING IN THIS STRUCTURAL BUDGET DEFICIT WHERE DOES THE BUDGET DEFICIT WHERE DOES THE FUNDING COME FROM AND HOW MUCH FUNDING COME FROM AND HOW MUCH DOES THAT COST? DOES THAT COST? >> IT IS ABOUT THE SAME COST

IT IS ABOUT THE SAME COST WHETHER WE ARE CONGREGATE OR WHETHER WE ARE CONGREGATE OR NONCONGREGATE AS FAR AS NONCONGREGATE AS FAR AS MEADOWVIEW FOR HAVING 100 VERSUS MEADOWVIEW FOR HAVING 100 VERSUS 100 AT ROSEVILLE ROAD. 100 AT ROSEVILLE ROAD. IDENTICAL COST. IDENTICAL COST. WE ARE AS LEAN AS WE CAN OTHER WE ARE AS LEAN AS WE CAN OTHER THAN GOING TO A TENT MODEL OF THAN GOING TO A TENT MODEL OF PUTTING PEOPLE IN TENTS. PUTTING PEOPLE IN TENTS. >> BASICALLY WHEN ERF FUNDING BASICALLY WHEN ERF FUNDING RUNS OUT WE DON'T HAVE MORE IT RUNS OUT WE DON'T HAVE MORE IT SHOULD COME OUT OF GENERAL FUND. SHOULD COME OUT OF GENERAL FUND. >> WE STILL HAVE HALF FUNDING. WE STILL HAVE HALF FUNDING. >> STATE FUNDS, IF THE STATE STATE FUNDS, IF THE STATE RELEASES FUNDS? RELEASES FUNDS? >> SURE.

SURE. SO IT IS NOTED ROSEVILLE ROAD SO IT IS NOTED ROSEVILLE ROAD PROGRAM PROVIDES THREE MEALS DAY PROGRAM PROVIDES THREE MEALS DAY CASE MANAGEMENT AND LINKAGE TO CASE MANAGEMENT AND LINKAGE TO SOCIAL SERVICES AND HOUSING SOCIAL SERVICES AND HOUSING NAVIGATION TO ENSURE SUCCESS OF NAVIGATION TO ENSURE SUCCESS OF PARTICIPANTS. PARTICIPANTS. IS THIS SAME LEVEL OF SERVICE IS THIS SAME LEVEL OF SERVICE PROVIDED TO TINY HOME SITES THAT PROVIDED TO TINY HOME SITES THAT MAYOR AND CITY MANAGER ARE MAYOR AND CITY MANAGER ARE PUTTING FORWARD? PUTTING FORWARD? >> YES, ALL SUPPORTIVE HOMELESS YES, ALL SUPPORTIVE HOMELESS SERVICES FOR ALL SHELTERS, SAME SERVICES FOR ALL SHELTERS, SAME SERVICES. SERVICES. >> GATHERING INN WILL OPERATE GATHERING INN WILL OPERATE TINY HOMES? TINY HOMES? >> MODEL IS DIFFERENT IN MICRO

MODEL IS DIFFERENT IN MICRO COMMUNITIES THAN IT IS WITH COMMUNITIES THAN IT IS WITH THIS. THIS. THESE ARE THE SERVICE PROVIDERS THESE ARE THE SERVICE PROVIDERS ARE ALL SERVICE PROVISION IS ARE ALL SERVICE PROVISION IS THERE AT THE SITE WITH THE MICRO THERE AT THE SITE WITH THE MICRO COMMUNITIES THERE WILL BE CASE COMMUNITIES THERE WILL BE CASE MANAGEMENT AT THE SITE. MANAGEMENT AT THE SITE. IF SOMEBODY A CLIENT NEED IF SOMEBODY A CLIENT NEED SERVICES THEY WILL BE PROVIDED SERVICES THEY WILL BE PROVIDED AT THAT POINT. AT THAT POINT. >> YOU SAID IT IS THE SAME. YOU SAID IT IS THE SAME. GATHERING INN AT ROSEVILLE AND GATHERING INN AT ROSEVILLE AND YOU WILL HAVE NO ON SITE LIKE YOU WILL HAVE NO ON SITE LIKE GATHERING INN ON TINY HOMES? GATHERING INN ON TINY HOMES? >> MUCH MORE STABLE CLIENT IN

MUCH MORE STABLE CLIENT IN MICRO COMMUNITIES VERSUS MICRO COMMUNITIES VERSUS BRINGING SOMEONE OFF STREET INTO BRINGING SOMEONE OFF STREET INTO THIS COMMUNITY. THIS COMMUNITY. >> I MISSED THIS. I MISSED THIS. I WENT TO LAW SCHOOL AND MATH I WENT TO LAW SCHOOL AND MATH WAS NOT MY FAVORITE. WAS NOT MY FAVORITE. IN READING THROUGH THE REPORT IT IN READING THROUGH THE REPORT IT SAYS THAT YOU HAD FOR ROSEVILLE SAYS THAT YOU HAD FOR ROSEVILLE ROAD 64 HAVE EXITED TO PERMANENT ROAD 64 HAVE EXITED TO PERMANENT HOUSING 21% SUCCESS ROAD IN HOUSING 21% SUCCESS ROAD IN PERMANENT HOUSING. PERMANENT HOUSING. YOU SAID 44. YOU SAID 44. CAN YOU WALK THROUGH THE CAN YOU WALK THROUGH THE NUMBERS? NUMBERS? I DON'T UNDERSTAND THAT. I DON'T UNDERSTAND THAT. >> WE HAD 166 TOTAL EXITS.

WE HAD 166 TOTAL EXITS. OUT OF THE TOTAL EXITS, 93 OUT OF THE TOTAL EXITS, 93 NEGATIVE. NEGATIVE. WE ARE 50/50 ON EXITS. WE ARE 50/50 ON EXITS. OF THE 50 STAYERS, 54 TO OF THE 50 STAYERS, 54 TO PERMANENT HOUSING AND BREAK OUT PERMANENT HOUSING AND BREAK OUT IMPROVED SITUATION, NINE TO IMPROVED SITUATION, NINE TO SKILLED NURSING RECOUP PERATIVE SKILLED NURSING RECOUP PERATIVE CARE. CARE. >> HOW DID 21% GET TO 44% WITH HOW DID 21% GET TO 44% WITH ADDITION OF NINE ADDITIONAL ADDITION OF NINE ADDITIONAL PEOPLE? PEOPLE? >> 44% IS HALF OF 66 THAT EXITED

44% IS HALF OF 66 THAT EXITED TO POSITIVE. TO POSITIVE. >> YOU SAID 166.

YOU SAID 166. THEN 73. THEN 73. THANK YOU FOR EXPLAINING THAT. THANK YOU FOR EXPLAINING THAT. HAVE WE LOOKED AT HOW QUICKLY WE HAVE WE LOOKED AT HOW QUICKLY WE FILL BECAUSE OUR CITY MOTEL FILL BECAUSE OUR CITY MOTEL VOUCHER I KNOW YOU ARE LOOKING VOUCHER I KNOW YOU ARE LOOKING TO SWITCH. TO SWITCH. WE DID AUDIT IT COSTS $8,300 PER WE DID AUDIT IT COSTS $8,300 PER PROGRAM PARTICIPANT. PROGRAM PARTICIPANT. BREAK OUT OF COST HERE OF THESE BREAK OUT OF COST HERE OF THESE ROSEVILLE ROAD MODEL VERSUS OUR ROSEVILLE ROAD MODEL VERSUS OUR MOTEL VOUCHER PROGRAM? MOTEL VOUCHER PROGRAM? >> IF WE JUST WENT OFF STREET

IF WE JUST WENT OFF STREET AVERAGES WE SERVED OVER 300 AVERAGES WE SERVED OVER 300 PEOPLE IN THE YEAR THAT WE SHOW PEOPLE IN THE YEAR THAT WE SHOW DATA FOR. DATA FOR. IT IS ABOUT $9,000 PER PERSON. IT IS ABOUT $9,000 PER PERSON. CONTRACT IS 2.7. CONTRACT IS 2.7. >> THE QUESTION BECOMES WE KNOW THE QUESTION BECOMES WE KNOW THAT THE CITY MANAGER HAS THAT THE CITY MANAGER HAS AUTHORITY TO APPROVE CONTRACTS AUTHORITY TO APPROVE CONTRACTS WITH THESE TEMPORARY EMERGENCY WITH THESE TEMPORARY EMERGENCY SHELTERS. SHELTERS. IT DOESN'T HAVE TO COME TO IT DOESN'T HAVE TO COME TO COUNCIL. COUNCIL. WHY IS THIS AN EXEMPTION COMING WHY IS THIS AN EXEMPTION COMING TO COUNCIL? TO COUNCIL? I HAVEN'T HAD ABILITY TO APPROVE I HAVEN'T HAD ABILITY TO APPROVE OR DISABILITY TINY HOMES OR ANY OR DISABILITY TINY HOMES OR ANY OTHER EMERGENCY SHELTERS? OTHER EMERGENCY SHELTERS? >> I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE

I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE CLARITY TO NOT ONLY COUNCIL BUT CLARITY TO NOT ONLY COUNCIL BUT TO OUR CITIZENS, ESPECIALLY TO OUR CITIZENS, ESPECIALLY TALKING ABOUT BUDGET WE USED A TALKING ABOUT BUDGET WE USED A BOSS CUBE AGREEMENT WHEN WE MADE BOSS CUBE AGREEMENT WHEN WE MADE INITIAL PURCHASE FOR INITIAL 135 INITIAL PURCHASE FOR INITIAL 135 TINY HOMES THAT WAS TINY HOMES THAT WAS $1.7 MILLION. $1.7 MILLION. WE HAD THAT SAME BOSS CUBE WE HAD THAT SAME BOSS CUBE AGREEMENT AVAILABLE TO US AND WE AGREEMENT AVAILABLE TO US AND WE PURCHASED THE TINY HOMES PURCHASED THE TINY HOMES BATHROOM SHOWERS, LAUNDRY FOR BATHROOM SHOWERS, LAUNDRY FOR MICRO COMMUNITIES WITH USING MICRO COMMUNITIES WITH USING SAME BOSS CUBE AGREEMENT. SAME BOSS CUBE AGREEMENT. IT WAS OPEN AT THE TIME. IT WAS OPEN AT THE TIME. THOSE THEY ARE TWO DIFFERENT THOSE THEY ARE TWO DIFFERENT PROJECTS WE HAD THE AGREEMENT PROJECTS WE HAD THE AGREEMENT OPENED. OPENED. IF YOU PUT 1.7 FOR THE 135 HOMES IF YOU PUT 1.7 FOR THE 135 HOMES AND $3.2 MILLION THAT WE AND $3.2 MILLION THAT WE PURCHASED THE THREE MICRO PURCHASED THE THREE MICRO COMMUNITIES, THAT IS COMMUNITIES, THAT IS $4.9 MILLION. $4.9 MILLION. THAT AGREEMENT EXPIRED. THAT AGREEMENT EXPIRED. WE OPENED UP A NEW AGREEMENT WE OPENED UP A NEW AGREEMENT WITH BOSS CUBES TO PURCHASE THIS WITH BOSS CUBES TO PURCHASE THIS 435. 435. I WANTED TO MAKE SURE EVERYBODY I WANTED TO MAKE SURE EVERYBODY WAS CLEAR THAT WE WERE NOT WAS CLEAR THAT WE WERE NOT EXCEEDING THE $5 MILLION. EXCEEDING THE $5 MILLION. THESE ARE TWO SEPARATE PROJECTS. THESE ARE TWO SEPARATE PROJECTS. WE USED TWO SEPARATE AGREEMENTS WE USED TWO SEPARATE AGREEMENTS AND ENSURE IT DIDN'T LOOK LIKE AND ENSURE IT DIDN'T LOOK LIKE SPLITTING CONTRACTS TO LOOK LIKE SPLITTING CONTRACTS TO LOOK LIKE WE WERE UNDER THE $5 MILLION. WE WERE UNDER THE $5 MILLION. THAT IS WHY WE ARE BRINGING IT. THAT IS WHY WE ARE BRINGING IT. >> I APPRECIATE THAT.

I APPRECIATE THAT. COUNCIL MEMBERS, THE VICE MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS, THE VICE MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBER JENNINGS AND I COUNCIL MEMBER JENNINGS AND I PUT IN PROPOSAL TO HAVE THAT PUT IN PROPOSAL TO HAVE THAT DISCUSSION WHETHER THE CITY DISCUSSION WHETHER THE CITY MANAGER SHOULD HAVE THAT MANAGER SHOULD HAVE THAT AUTHORITY AND WHETHER THESE AUTHORITY AND WHETHER THESE CONTRACTS SHOULD ALL COME TO CONTRACTS SHOULD ALL COME TO COUNCIL. COUNCIL. AT THIS POINT I HAVE NOT GOTTEN AT THIS POINT I HAVE NOT GOTTEN AN INDICATION FROM CITY MANAGER AN INDICATION FROM CITY MANAGER OR MAYOR IT WILL BE REFERRED TO OR MAYOR IT WILL BE REFERRED TO COMMUNITY FOR DISCUSSION OR COMMUNITY FOR DISCUSSION OR CONSIDERATION. CONSIDERATION. I GET THIS IS HERE. I GET THIS IS HERE. I SUPPORT WHAT IS HAPPENING WITH I SUPPORT WHAT IS HAPPENING WITH THE ERF FUNDING AND ROSEVILLE THE ERF FUNDING AND ROSEVILLE ROAD. ROAD. AT THIS TIME BECAUSE NOT ALL AT THIS TIME BECAUSE NOT ALL COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE GIVEN COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE GIVEN AUTHORITY OR ABILITY TO DISCUSS AUTHORITY OR ABILITY TO DISCUSS THIS WHEN A PROPOSAL HAS BEEN THIS WHEN A PROPOSAL HAS BEEN PUT IN I WILL BE VOTING NO ON PUT IN I WILL BE VOTING NO ON THIS. THIS. >> WE HAVE MOTION AND SECOND ON

WE HAVE MOTION AND SECOND ON THIS. THIS. THIS WASES PROPOSED TO BE ON THIS WASES PROPOSED TO BE ON CONSENT CALENDAR. CONSENT CALENDAR. I ASKED THAT WE DISCUSS IT I ASKED THAT WE DISCUSS IT BECAUSE IT IS A WEIGHTY TOPIC. BECAUSE IT IS A WEIGHTY TOPIC. JUST BIG PICTURE AS YOU ALLUDED JUST BIG PICTURE AS YOU ALLUDED TO. TO. THIS IS AS WE HAVE LEARNED THE THIS IS AS WE HAVE LEARNED THE MOST COST-EFFECTIVE AND TAKING A MOST COST-EFFECTIVE AND TAKING A STEP BACK FOR FIVE, SIX YEARS STEP BACK FOR FIVE, SIX YEARS CITY HAS BEEN IN BUSINESS OF CITY HAS BEEN IN BUSINESS OF DOING HOMELESS RESPONSE AFTER DOING HOMELESS RESPONSE AFTER DECADES SAYING THAT IS THE DECADES SAYING THAT IS THE COUNTY'S JOB. COUNTY'S JOB. I THINK WITH YOUR AND YOUR I THINK WITH YOUR AND YOUR DEPARTMENT'S STRONG LEADERSHIP DEPARTMENT'S STRONG LEADERSHIP WE ARE FLYING THE PLANE AND WE ARE FLYING THE PLANE AND FIXING IT AT THE SAME TIME FOR FIXING IT AT THE SAME TIME FOR EARLY YEARS. EARLY YEARS. WE FIGURED OUT WHAT WORKS AND WE FIGURED OUT WHAT WORKS AND DOESN'T WORK, WHAT IS MOST DOESN'T WORK, WHAT IS MOST COST-EFFECTIVE. COST-EFFECTIVE. THIS ONE HAS SHOWN THAT IT IS. THIS ONE HAS SHOWN THAT IT IS. MORE IMPORTANTLY, IT HAS BEEN MORE IMPORTANTLY, IT HAS BEEN MOST IMPACTFUL. MOST IMPACTFUL. THE POPULATION COMING OFF THE THE POPULATION COMING OFF THE STREETS DON'T HAVE 900 BATTING STREETS DON'T HAVE 900 BATTING AVERAGE MOVING FROM ANY HOMELESS AVERAGE MOVING FROM ANY HOMELESS FACILITY TO SUCCESS. FACILITY TO SUCCESS. WE HAVE TO DEAL WITH THE WE HAVE TO DEAL WITH THE POPULATION THAT HAS THE ISSUES POPULATION THAT HAS THE ISSUES GOING TO OUR FACILITIES. GOING TO OUR FACILITIES. OF ALL OF THE PROGRAMS THIS HAS OF ALL OF THE PROGRAMS THIS HAS MOST IMPACT ON PEOPLE LOOKING MOST IMPACT ON PEOPLE LOOKING FOR SUCCESS, PERMANENT HOUSING FOR SUCCESS, PERMANENT HOUSING OR BETTER OUTCOME THAN THIS. OR BETTER OUTCOME THAN THIS. I KNOW YOU TOLD US THIS. I KNOW YOU TOLD US THIS. I WANT TO LET COUNCIL KNOW. I WANT TO LET COUNCIL KNOW. I WENT LAST WEEK AND SPENT TWO I WENT LAST WEEK AND SPENT TWO HOURS THERE SEEING THE WORK HOURS THERE SEEING THE WORK FIRST HAND, TALKING TO FIRST HAND, TALKING TO RESIDENTS, ASKING WHY THEY CAME RESIDENTS, ASKING WHY THEY CAME HERE. HERE. THEY DESCRIBED SAME ISSUES YOU THEY DESCRIBED SAME ISSUES YOU ARE ALLUDING TO TONIGHT. ARE ALLUDING TO TONIGHT. I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR EXPANDING CAPACITY AND FOCUSING EXPANDING CAPACITY AND FOCUSING ON EFFECTIVE HOMELESS RESPONSE. ON EFFECTIVE HOMELESS RESPONSE. WE ARE NOT DONE CLEARLY BUT WE ARE NOT DONE CLEARLY BUT MOVING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. MOVING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK. THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK. WE HAVE MOTION AND SECOND. WE HAVE MOTION AND SECOND. THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. NOS ABSTENTIONS?

NOS ABSTENTIONS? >> HEARING ONE AND ONE ABSENCE. HEARING ONE AND ONE ABSENCE. >> MAYOR WE MOVE TO ITEM 17. MAYOR WE MOVE TO ITEM 17. EARLY BUDGET WORK SESSION. EARLY BUDGET WORK SESSION. BUDGET CONTEXT AND CITY BUDGET CONTEXT AND CITY DEPARTMENT REPORTS ON DEPARTMENT REPORTS ON DEPARTMENTAL BUDGETS REDUCTION DEPARTMENTAL BUDGETS REDUCTION STRATEGIES AND POTENTIAL STRATEGIES AND POTENTIAL IMPACTS. IMPACTS. OFFICE OF PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICE OF PUBLIC SAFETY ACCOUNTABLE, CITY ATTORNEY, CITY ACCOUNTABLE, CITY ATTORNEY, CITY AUDITOR, CITY CLERK AND CITY AUDITOR, CITY CLERK AND CITY TREASURER. TREASURER. >> I AM THE CITY FINANCE

I AM THE CITY FINANCE DIRECTOR. DIRECTOR. TODAY WE CONDUCTING FOURTH EARLY TODAY WE CONDUCTING FOURTH EARLY BUDGET WORK SESSION. BUDGET WORK SESSION. YOU WILL HEAR FROM REMAINING YOU WILL HEAR FROM REMAINING APPOINTED OFFICERS. APPOINTED OFFICERS. I WILL START WITH A QUICK I WILL START WITH A QUICK OVERVIEW. OVERVIEW. WE ARE LOOKING TO ADDRESS CITY WE ARE LOOKING TO ADDRESS CITY STRUCTURAL DEFICIT. STRUCTURAL DEFICIT. WE ARE FORECASTING $66.2 MILLION WE ARE FORECASTING $66.2 MILLION DEFICIT. DEFICIT. WE HAVE TO CLOSE IN COMING WE HAVE TO CLOSE IN COMING FISCAL YEAR. FISCAL YEAR. ABSENT ACTION, THOSE DEFICITS ABSENT ACTION, THOSE DEFICITS WILL CONTINUE TO GROW. WILL CONTINUE TO GROW. THIS IS THE BASELINE BALANCING THIS IS THE BASELINE BALANCING PLAN STAFF PUT FORWARD. PLAN STAFF PUT FORWARD. I WANT TO STRESS FOR PUBLIC. I WANT TO STRESS FOR PUBLIC. THIS IS INITIAL. THIS IS INITIAL. NOT MAKING DECISIONS TODAY. NOT MAKING DECISIONS TODAY. THESE SESSIONS HAVE BEEN TO GIVE THESE SESSIONS HAVE BEEN TO GIVE INFORMATION TO COUNCIL AND INFORMATION TO COUNCIL AND PUBLIC AND RECEIVE FEEDBACK FROM PUBLIC AND RECEIVE FEEDBACK FROM COUNCIL AND THE PUBLIC. COUNCIL AND THE PUBLIC. THE OTHER THING I WILL POINT OUT THE OTHER THING I WILL POINT OUT THE 72.8 IS MORE THAN 66.2. THE 72.8 IS MORE THAN 66.2. THAT IS JUST DUE TO NUMBER OF THAT IS JUST DUE TO NUMBER OF PENDING FACTORS. PENDING FACTORS. WE WILL TALK ABOUT THEM LATER. WE WILL TALK ABOUT THEM LATER. MAIN ONE WE ARE IN ACTIVE MAIN ONE WE ARE IN ACTIVE NEGOTIATIONS WITH OUR LABOR NEGOTIATIONS WITH OUR LABOR GROUPS. GROUPS. I WILL KICKOFF DEPARTMENT I WILL KICKOFF DEPARTMENT PRESENTATIONS WITH VERY BRIEF PRESENTATIONS WITH VERY BRIEF OVERVIEW. OVERVIEW. THE MISSION TO ENHANCE THE MISSION TO ENHANCE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN PUBLIC RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN PUBLIC SAFETY AND COMMUNITIES THEY SAFETY AND COMMUNITIES THEY SERVE. SERVE. $2 MILLION SUPPORTS 11 FULL-TIME $2 MILLION SUPPORTS 11 FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT POSITIONS. EQUIVALENT POSITIONS. AS FAR AS THE REDUCTIONS IN AS FAR AS THE REDUCTIONS IN BASELINE PLAN. BASELINE PLAN. THERE IS THE ELIMINATION OF FOUR THERE IS THE ELIMINATION OF FOUR POSITIONS. POSITIONS. TWO FILLED AND TWO VACANT. TWO FILLED AND TWO VACANT. THE IMPACT WOULD BE THE WORKLOAD THE IMPACT WOULD BE THE WORKLOAD HAVING TO BE DIVIDED BY THE HAVING TO BE DIVIDED BY THE REMAINING STAFF. REMAINING STAFF. IF THERE ARE FURTHER COUNCIL IF THERE ARE FURTHER COUNCIL QUESTIONS WE CAN WORK WHERE THE QUESTIONS WE CAN WORK WHERE THE TEAM AND GET YOU THOSE ANSWERS. TEAM AND GET YOU THOSE ANSWERS. WITH THAT I WILL HAND IT OFF TO

WITH THAT I WILL HAND IT OFF TO CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE. CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE. >> GOOD AFTERNOON.

GOOD AFTERNOON. IT IS A PLEASURE TO ADDRESS YOU IT IS A PLEASURE TO ADDRESS YOU FROM THIS SIDE OF THE DAIS. FROM THIS SIDE OF THE DAIS. ORDINARILY WE ARE IN THE BACK ORDINARILY WE ARE IN THE BACK ROOM PROVIDING LEGAL ADVICE. ROOM PROVIDING LEGAL ADVICE. I GET TO ADDRESS YOU IN FRONT. I GET TO ADDRESS YOU IN FRONT. OUR MISSION STATEMENT CITY OUR MISSION STATEMENT CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE PROVIDE ATTORNEY'S OFFICE PROVIDE HIGHEST QUALITY LEGAL SERVICES HIGHEST QUALITY LEGAL SERVICES TO THE CITY. TO THE CITY. PER CITY CHARTER, CITY ATTORNEY PER CITY CHARTER, CITY ATTORNEY IS EXCLUSIVE LEGAL COUNSEL TO IS EXCLUSIVE LEGAL COUNSEL TO CITY INCLUDING ALL OFFICES, CITY INCLUDING ALL OFFICES, DEPARTMENTS, BOARDS AND DEPARTMENTS, BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS. COMMISSIONS. OUR STRUCTURE IS THAT WE ARE OUR STRUCTURE IS THAT WE ARE CURRENTLY 63 FULL-TIME CURRENTLY 63 FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES. EMPLOYEES. UNLIKE OTHER DEPARTMENTS WITH UNLIKE OTHER DEPARTMENTS WITH THE SINGLE SUBJECT FOCUS, CITY THE SINGLE SUBJECT FOCUS, CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE HANDLES ATTORNEY'S OFFICE HANDLES ASSIGNMENTS AND LEGAL SERVICES ASSIGNMENTS AND LEGAL SERVICES FOR EVERY DEPARTMENT, OFFICER, FOR EVERY DEPARTMENT, OFFICER, BOARD, AGENCY IN THE CITY. BOARD, AGENCY IN THE CITY. WE TOUCH EVERYTHING IN THE CITY WE TOUCH EVERYTHING IN THE CITY FROM CONTRACTS, MUNICIPAL BONDS, FROM CONTRACTS, MUNICIPAL BONDS, LAND USE PUBLIC SAFETY. LAND USE PUBLIC SAFETY. OUR OFFICE IS ESSENTIAL LINE OF OUR OFFICE IS ESSENTIAL LINE OF DEFENSE PROTECTING CITY FROM DEFENSE PROTECTING CITY FROM LIABILITY. LIABILITY. OPERATIONAL DIVISIONS. OPERATIONAL DIVISIONS. TO MANAGE BREADTH WE HAVE FOUR TO MANAGE BREADTH WE HAVE FOUR OPERATIONAL DIVISIONS AND ONE OPERATIONAL DIVISIONS AND ONE MANAGEMENT TEAM. MANAGEMENT TEAM. THIS TEAM SUPERVISORS 32 THIS TEAM SUPERVISORS 32 ATTORNEYS, MANAGING DIVERSE ATTORNEYS, MANAGING DIVERSE PORTFOLIOS. PORTFOLIOS. SUPPORTED BY DEDICATED STAFF AND SUPPORTED BY DEDICATED STAFF AND SECRETARIES AND PARALLELS. SECRETARIES AND PARALLELS. I HAVE MY ADMINISTRATIVE TEAM I HAVE MY ADMINISTRATIVE TEAM HERE TODAY. HERE TODAY. BACKBONE OF THE OFFICE ENSURING BACKBONE OF THE OFFICE ENSURING WE HANDLE ROUGHLY 10,000 LEGAL WE HANDLE ROUGHLY 10,000 LEGAL ASSIGNMENTS LARGELY ACROSS EVERY ASSIGNMENTS LARGELY ACROSS EVERY CITY DEPARTMENT. CITY DEPARTMENT. I AM SURE YOU HAVE SEEN SOME OF I AM SURE YOU HAVE SEEN SOME OF THEM. THEM. I APPRECIATE THEIR WORK ON THIS I APPRECIATE THEIR WORK ON THIS BUDGET. BUDGET. AS SERVICE ORIENTED DEPARTMENT AS SERVICE ORIENTED DEPARTMENT VAST MAJORITY OF BUDGET IS

VAST MAJORITY OF BUDGET IS SALARIES AND BENEFITS. SALARIES AND BENEFITS. PRIMARY PRODUCT LEGAL EXPERTISE PRIMARY PRODUCT LEGAL EXPERTISE AND RISK MANAGEMENT. AND RISK MANAGEMENT. TO MEET 15% BUDGET REDUCTION. TO MEET 15% BUDGET REDUCTION. WE HAVE IDENTIFIED $1.47 MILLION WE HAVE IDENTIFIED $1.47 MILLION IN POTENTIAL SAVINGS. IN POTENTIAL SAVINGS. THIS WOULD REQUIRE ELIMINATION THIS WOULD REQUIRE ELIMINATION OF SEARCH TOTAL FTEs. OF SEARCH TOTAL FTEs. THE BREAKDOWN IS LEVEL TWO, TWO THE BREAKDOWN IS LEVEL TWO, TWO VACANT FTE. VACANT FTE. LEVEL FOUR, FOUR VACANT, ONE LEVEL FOUR, FOUR VACANT, ONE FILLED FTE. FILLED FTE. WE STRONGLY ADVICE AGAINST WE STRONGLY ADVICE AGAINST REDUCTIONS FOR FOLLOWING REDUCTIONS FOR FOLLOWING REASONS. REASONS. PRIMARY COMPONENT OF CUTS PRIMARY COMPONENT OF CUTS INVOLVED DELETING TWO SENIOR INVOLVED DELETING TWO SENIOR DEPUTY CITY ATTORNEY POSITIONS. DEPUTY CITY ATTORNEY POSITIONS. WE CANNOT SIMPLY UNDER FILL WITH WE CANNOT SIMPLY UNDER FILL WITH SENIOR STAFF OR LEGAL SENIOR STAFF OR LEGAL SECRETARIES TO MANAGE COMPLEX SECRETARIES TO MANAGE COMPLEX LITIGATION. LITIGATION. OUTSIDE COUNCIL FEES ARE OUTSIDE COUNCIL FEES ARE SIGNIFICANTLY MORE EXPENSIVE SIGNIFICANTLY MORE EXPENSIVE THIS YEAR. THIS YEAR. IN 2005 WE HANDLED 26 TORT CASES IN 2005 WE HANDLED 26 TORT CASES SENT TO OUTSIDE COUNCIL FIRMS SENT TO OUTSIDE COUNCIL FIRMS COSTING CITY OVER $1 MILLION. COSTING CITY OVER $1 MILLION. WE CURRENTLY HAVE 50 TORT CASES WE CURRENTLY HAVE 50 TORT CASES WITHOUT SIDE COUNSEL DUE TO WITHOUT SIDE COUNSEL DUE TO STAFFING LOSSES AND DELAYS IN STAFFING LOSSES AND DELAYS IN HIRING SEASONED LITIGATION HIRING SEASONED LITIGATION ATTORNEYS. ATTORNEYS. THIS IS THE VISUAL OF WHAT IS THIS IS THE VISUAL OF WHAT IS HAPPENING. HAPPENING. BY ADDING TWO EXPERIENCED BY ADDING TWO EXPERIENCED LITIGATORS AT COST OF LITIGATORS AT COST OF APPROXIMATELY $516,000 FOR THEM, APPROXIMATELY $516,000 FOR THEM, WE COULD BRING IN 50 CASES IN WE COULD BRING IN 50 CASES IN HOUSE AND SAVE THE CITY ROUGHLY HOUSE AND SAVE THE CITY ROUGHLY $1.48 MILLION IN OUTSIDE COUNCIL $1.48 MILLION IN OUTSIDE COUNCIL FEES. FEES. HISTORICALLY OUR OFFICE HAS NOT HISTORICALLY OUR OFFICE HAS NOT HAD THIS MANY CASES OUTSIDE.

HAD THIS MANY CASES OUTSIDE. IT IS DISAPPOINTING TO ME IT IS DISAPPOINTING TO ME BECAUSE WE HAVE ALWAYS PRIDED BECAUSE WE HAVE ALWAYS PRIDED OURSELVES IN KEEPING CASES IN OURSELVES IN KEEPING CASES IN HOUSE AND LITIGATING THEM. HOUSE AND LITIGATING THEM. FOR THE PURPOSE OF SAVING THE FOR THE PURPOSE OF SAVING THE CITY MONEY. CITY MONEY. I WOULD LIKE TO CONTINUE OUR I WOULD LIKE TO CONTINUE OUR HISTORIC PRACTICE BRINGING CASES HISTORIC PRACTICE BRINGING CASES IN HOUSE TO POINT OF '95 DO TO IN HOUSE TO POINT OF '95 DO TO 99% OF CASES IN HOUSE IN THE 99% OF CASES IN HOUSE IN THE FUTURE. FUTURE. 15 ATTORNEYS HANDLED 430 15 ATTORNEYS HANDLED 430 ASSIGNMENTS PER ATTORNEY. ASSIGNMENTS PER ATTORNEY. THESE TIMES STAFF 189 CITY THESE TIMES STAFF 189 CITY BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS. BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS. LOSING EVEN ONE ATTORNEY IN LOSING EVEN ONE ATTORNEY IN THESE DIVISIONS WILL DELAY THESE DIVISIONS WILL DELAY ADVICE ON CRITICAL PRIORITIES ADVICE ON CRITICAL PRIORITIES FOR THIS COUNCIL INCLUDING FOR THIS COUNCIL INCLUDING ADDRESSING HOMELESSNESS, LAND ADDRESSING HOMELESSNESS, LAND USE, WATER RIGHTS AND MAJOR USE, WATER RIGHTS AND MAJOR PROJECTS LIKE I STREET BRIDGE PROJECTS LIKE I STREET BRIDGE AND RAILYARDS. AND RAILYARDS. AS ALL OF YOU KNOW, WE HAVE HAD AS ALL OF YOU KNOW, WE HAVE HAD AN UNPRECEDENTED IMMIGRATION AN UNPRECEDENTED IMMIGRATION WORKLOAD IN THIS OFFICE BEYOND WORKLOAD IN THIS OFFICE BEYOND TRADITIONAL MUNICIPAL LAW. TRADITIONAL MUNICIPAL LAW. CURRENT FEDERAL ADMINISTRATION CURRENT FEDERAL ADMINISTRATION CREATED NEW COMPLEX LEGAL CREATED NEW COMPLEX LEGAL LANDSCAPE WE MUST NAVIGATE LANDSCAPE WE MUST NAVIGATE DAILY. DAILY. FEDERAL MANDATES AND GRANTS WITH FEDERAL MANDATES AND GRANTS WITH NEW AGGRESSIVE FOCUS IMMIGRATION NEW AGGRESSIVE FOCUS IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT AND CONTROVERSIAL ENFORCEMENT AND CONTROVERSIAL CONDITIONS TIED TO FEDERAL CONDITIONS TIED TO FEDERAL GRANTS. GRANTS. EXECUTIVE ORDERS LINK ESSENTIAL EXECUTIVE ORDERS LINK ESSENTIAL FEDERAL FUNDING TO SPECIFIC DEI FEDERAL FUNDING TO SPECIFIC DEI IMMIGRATION STATUS REQUIREMENTS. IMMIGRATION STATUS REQUIREMENTS. NECESSITATING EXHAUSTIVE LEGAL NECESSITATING EXHAUSTIVE LEGAL REVIEW TO CHECK THE CITY'S REVIEW TO CHECK THE CITY'S FINANCIAL INTERESTS. FINANCIAL INTERESTS. FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ISSUED FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ISSUED CONSTANT FLOW OF EXECUTIVE CONSTANT FLOW OF EXECUTIVE ORDERS NOW TOTALING 244 EACH ORDERS NOW TOTALING 244 EACH WHICH MUST BE ANALYZE. WHICH MUST BE ANALYZE. WE HAVE NINE EXECUTIVE ORDERS ON

WE HAVE NINE EXECUTIVE ORDERS ON IMMIGRATION, 24 ORDERS IMMIGRATION, 24 ORDERS TECHNOLOGY, 18 ON POLICING TECHNOLOGY, 18 ON POLICING CRIMINAL JUSTICE, SEVEN ON DEI CRIMINAL JUSTICE, SEVEN ON DEI AND SEVEN ON SANCTUARY CITIES. AND SEVEN ON SANCTUARY CITIES. THIS REQUIRES TEAM OF ATTORNEYS THIS REQUIRES TEAM OF ATTORNEYS TO REVIEW EVERY ONE OF THESE TO TO REVIEW EVERY ONE OF THESE TO DETERMINE THEIR SPECIFIC IMPACT DETERMINE THEIR SPECIFIC IMPACT ON EVERY CITY OPERATIONS, PUBLIC ON EVERY CITY OPERATIONS, PUBLIC SAFETY PROTOCOLS AND FUNDING SAFETY PROTOCOLS AND FUNDING ELIGIBILITY. ELIGIBILITY. THE CAO IS A LEADER IN THE GFN THE CAO IS A LEADER IN THE GFN JUSTICE FOR NEIGHBORS TEAM FOR JUSTICE FOR NEIGHBORS TEAM FOR THE SERIOUS ISSUES FACING THE THE SERIOUS ISSUES FACING THE CITY. CITY. WE ARE LEADING EFFORT IN CARE WE ARE LEADING EFFORT IN CARE COURT THAT COULD POTENTIALLY COURT THAT COULD POTENTIALLY SAVE THE CITY MILLIONS OF SAVE THE CITY MILLIONS OF DOLLARS THROUGH MENTAL HEALTH DOLLARS THROUGH MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT FOR UNHOUSED AND TREATMENT FOR UNHOUSED AND MENTALITY DISTURBED WE SEE IN MENTALITY DISTURBED WE SEE IN THE STREETS. THE STREETS. CAO IS PARTNER IN PUBLIC SAFETY CAO IS PARTNER IN PUBLIC SAFETY SINCE 2025 WE SUCCESSFULLY SINCE 2025 WE SUCCESSFULLY OBTAINED 72 GUN VIOLENCE OBTAINED 72 GUN VIOLENCE RESTRAINING ORDERS. RESTRAINING ORDERS. THIS REMOVED 72 FIREARMS, 56 THIS REMOVED 72 FIREARMS, 56 MAGAZINES FROM THE STREETS. MAGAZINES FROM THE STREETS. HERE IS THE LEGAL ASSIGNMENTS BY HERE IS THE LEGAL ASSIGNMENTS BY DEPARTMENT. DEPARTMENT. POLICE AND PUBLIC WORKS GENERATE POLICE AND PUBLIC WORKS GENERATE MOST ASSIGNMENTS FOR OUR OFFICE. MOST ASSIGNMENTS FOR OUR OFFICE. OFFICE MANAGED 9461 LEGAL OFFICE MANAGED 9461 LEGAL ASSIGNMENTS IN ALL CITY ASSIGNMENTS IN ALL CITY DEPARTMENTS IN 2025. DEPARTMENTS IN 2025. HERE IS A VISUAL OF HOW PROPOSED HERE IS A VISUAL OF HOW PROPOSED REDUCTION LOOKS TO REACH REDUCTION LOOKS TO REACH $1.4 MILLION. $1.4 MILLION. YOU CAN SEE IT NOT ONLY DELAYS YOU CAN SEE IT NOT ONLY DELAYS POSITIONS BUT REDUCES SENIOR POSITIONS BUT REDUCES SENIOR POSITIONS TO DEPUTY CITY POSITIONS TO DEPUTY CITY ATTORNEY ONE AND TWOs AND ATTORNEY ONE AND TWOs AND SALARY POTENTIALS WHICH MAKES IT SALARY POTENTIALS WHICH MAKES IT EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO FIND AND EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO FIND AND RECRUIT SEASONED LITIGATORS AND RECRUIT SEASONED LITIGATORS AND RETAIN IN THE LEGAL MARKET. RETAIN IN THE LEGAL MARKET. IN CLOSING, OUR RECOMMENDATION

IN CLOSING, OUR RECOMMENDATION IS TO MAINTAIN CURRENT LEVEL OF IS TO MAINTAIN CURRENT LEVEL OF CAO BUDGET AND STAFF TO BRING CAO BUDGET AND STAFF TO BRING LITIGATION CASES IN HOUSE FOR LITIGATION CASES IN HOUSE FOR SIGNIFICANT COST SAVINGS. SIGNIFICANT COST SAVINGS. KEEP OFFICE FULLY STAFFED TO KEEP OFFICE FULLY STAFFED TO ADDRESS CONSTANT FLOW OF FEDERAL ADDRESS CONSTANT FLOW OF FEDERAL GRANT CONDITIONS AND GRANT CONDITIONS AND CONTROVERSIAL EXECUTIVE ORDERS. CONTROVERSIAL EXECUTIVE ORDERS. MY COMMITMENT TO YOU IN EXCHANGE MY COMMITMENT TO YOU IN EXCHANGE FOR THAT IS TO IMPLEMENT SECURE FOR THAT IS TO IMPLEMENT SECURE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE FOOLS TO ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE FOOLS TO AUTO MAKE WORK FLOWS, IMPROVE AUTO MAKE WORK FLOWS, IMPROVE TURNAROUND TIMES, FOCUS TURNAROUND TIMES, FOCUS RECRUITING RETAINING TOP TALENT RECRUITING RETAINING TOP TALENT TO BUILD LEADERSHIP PIPELINE. TO BUILD LEADERSHIP PIPELINE. PROACTIVELY PARTNER WITH PROACTIVELY PARTNER WITH DEPARTMENTS TO PREVENT CLAIMS DEPARTMENTS TO PREVENT CLAIMS BEFORE THEY BECOME EXPENSIVE BEFORE THEY BECOME EXPENSIVE LAWSUITS AND TRACK SAVINGS FROM LAWSUITS AND TRACK SAVINGS FROM OUTSIDE COUNCIL RELIANCE. OUTSIDE COUNCIL RELIANCE. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ME AND IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ME AND MY ADMIN TEAM ARE AVAILABLE TO MY ADMIN TEAM ARE AVAILABLE TO ANSWER THEM FOR YOU. ANSWER THEM FOR YOU. >> WE WILL TAKE QUESTIONS BY

WE WILL TAKE QUESTIONS BY DEPARTMENT AT THIS TIME. DEPARTMENT AT THIS TIME. MAYOR PRO TEM GUERRA. MAYOR PRO TEM GUERRA. >> NO QUESTIONS HERE.

NO QUESTIONS HERE. COMMENTS. COMMENTS. FIRST OF ALL, ONE, I THINK THE FIRST OF ALL, ONE, I THINK THE CITY ATTORNEY'S PROPOSAL PUT CITY ATTORNEY'S PROPOSAL PUT FORWARD A RECOMMENDATION THAT FORWARD A RECOMMENDATION THAT LOOKS AT COST RECOVERY AND ALSO LOOKS AT COST RECOVERY AND ALSO ADDRESSING THE SIGNIFICANT COSTS ADDRESSING THE SIGNIFICANT COSTS WITHOUT SIDE COUNSEL. WITHOUT SIDE COUNSEL. I THINK THIS FOCUS ON PUTTING IN I THINK THIS FOCUS ON PUTTING IN A PATH TO DEVELOPING OUR OWN A PATH TO DEVELOPING OUR OWN EXPERTISE AND MANAGING EXPERTISE AND MANAGING LITIGATION IS GOING TO SAVE US LITIGATION IS GOING TO SAVE US IN THE LONG RUN. IN THE LONG RUN. NUMBER OF ASSESSMENTS IF WE NUMBER OF ASSESSMENTS IF WE BECOME MORE EFFECTIVE AT BECOME MORE EFFECTIVE AT LITIGATION IN HOUSE ARE GOING TO LITIGATION IN HOUSE ARE GOING TO BE A BETTER APPROACH. BE A BETTER APPROACH. I APPRECIATE THAT POINT. I APPRECIATE THAT POINT. THE OTHER POINT IS THE FACT WE THE OTHER POINT IS THE FACT WE HAVE TO FOCUS ON THE FEDERAL HAVE TO FOCUS ON THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FOR EXECUTIVE ORDERS GOVERNMENT FOR EXECUTIVE ORDERS TO DEFEND OURSELVES AND THE TO DEFEND OURSELVES AND THE MONEY APPROPRIATED TO US BY MONEY APPROPRIATED TO US BY CONGRESS. CONGRESS. LIMITING THAT WE WOULD LOSE LIMITING THAT WE WOULD LOSE MONEY TRYING TO ELIMINATE THAT MONEY TRYING TO ELIMINATE THAT FTE. FTE. PENNY WISE AND POUND FOOLISH. PENNY WISE AND POUND FOOLISH. IMPORTANT PIECE. IMPORTANT PIECE. IT IS DISTURBING FEDERAL IT IS DISTURBING FEDERAL GOVERNMENT APPROACH TO GET GOVERNMENT APPROACH TO GET CITIES TO TURN ON THEIR CITIES TO TURN ON THEIR RESIDENTS TO ADDRESS EXCHANGE. RESIDENTS TO ADDRESS EXCHANGE. I THINK CONTINUINGNA. I THINK CONTINUINGNA. I WANT TO THANK YOU WITH YOUR I WANT TO THANK YOU WITH YOUR STAFF. STAFF. I APPRECIATE JORDAN'S WORK ON I APPRECIATE JORDAN'S WORK ON HOMELESSNESS TO ADDRESS HOMELESSNESS TO ADDRESS GUARDIANSHIP AS WELL AND ALSO GUARDIANSHIP AS WELL AND ALSO THE NEW RULES ON GRAVELY THE NEW RULES ON GRAVELY DISABLED OPPORTUNITIES TO MAKE DISABLED OPPORTUNITIES TO MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE ARE IN CARE SURE THAT PEOPLE ARE IN CARE MUCH FASTER. MUCH FASTER. I WOULD LIKE TO, ONE, ENSURE AS I WOULD LIKE TO, ONE, ENSURE AS WE MOVE FORWARD WE DON'T WE MOVE FORWARD WE DON'T JEOPARDIZE THE WORK WE HAVE JEOPARDIZE THE WORK WE HAVE DONE, PARTICULARLY THE IDEA OF

DONE, PARTICULARLY THE IDEA OF LOOKING AT PROBATE CODE AND LOOKING AT PROBATE CODE AND MOVING FORWARD. MOVING FORWARD. TO ME WHERE WE LOOK AT PRIORITY TO ME WHERE WE LOOK AT PRIORITY IF WE CAN FOCUS ON THOSE COSTLY IF WE CAN FOCUS ON THOSE COSTLY ISSUES ASSOCIATED WITH ISSUES ASSOCIATED WITH PEOPLELESSNESS CITY ATTORNEY'S PEOPLELESSNESS CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE IS DOING IS PRIORITY FOR OFFICE IS DOING IS PRIORITY FOR ME. ME. FROM THE BUDGET SAVINGS ABILITY FROM THE BUDGET SAVINGS ABILITY FOR US TO REDUCE LIABILITY ARE FOR US TO REDUCE LIABILITY ARE HERE. HERE. I WILL SAY I APPRECIATE I WILL SAY I APPRECIATE PRESENTATION AND THOUGHT PRESENTATION AND THOUGHT PROCESS. PROCESS. IN LOOKING AT THE EVOLUTION OF IN LOOKING AT THE EVOLUTION OF AI AND WHERE IT HAS BENEFITED AI AND WHERE IT HAS BENEFITED US. US. I AM INTERESTED TO SEE THE TEST I AM INTERESTED TO SEE THE TEST CASES ON AI. CASES ON AI. ARE THERE FAILURES IN HOW IT ARE THERE FAILURES IN HOW IT SITES C ODES. SITES C ODES. THE DELUSIONAL AI AND SOMEONE THE DELUSIONAL AI AND SOMEONE HAS TO GO BACK AND SEE THAT HAS TO GO BACK AND SEE THAT BENEFIT COST ANALYSIS. BENEFIT COST ANALYSIS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. >> QUICK QUESTION.

QUICK QUESTION. LAST YEAR IT WAS ONE TIME LAST YEAR IT WAS ONE TIME LIMITED TO SENIOR DEPUTY LIMITED TO SENIOR DEPUTY POSITIONS TO FUND FIELD NETWORK POSITIONS TO FUND FIELD NETWORK IN LAST YEAR'S BUDGET. IN LAST YEAR'S BUDGET. DID YOU ADD THOSE BACK IN THIS DID YOU ADD THOSE BACK IN THIS YEAR OR TAKE THEM OUT ENTIRELY? YEAR OR TAKE THEM OUT ENTIRELY? >> THEY WERE BACKFILLED -- UNDER THEY WERE BACKFILLED -- UNDER FILLED. FILLED. THEY SHOULD REVERT BACK TO THEY SHOULD REVERT BACK TO SENIOR POSITIONS. SENIOR POSITIONS. THEY WERE UNDER FILLED TO D C-1 THEY WERE UNDER FILLED TO D C-1 AND 2. AND 2. NOW FOR COST SAVING. NOW FOR COST SAVING. NOW THEY REVERT BACK JULY 1. NOW THEY REVERT BACK JULY 1. >> THEY ARE BACK IN YOUR BUDGET THEY ARE BACK IN YOUR BUDGET THIS YEAR? THIS YEAR? >> THAT IS THE PROPOSAL ASSUMING

THAT IS THE PROPOSAL ASSUMING YOU APPROVE IT. YOU APPROVE IT. THAT WOULD BE THE PROPOSAL. THAT WOULD BE THE PROPOSAL. >> COUNCIL MEMBER DICKINSON. COUNCIL MEMBER DICKINSON. >> ANYBODY SHEPARD THE CASE ANY

ANYBODY SHEPARD THE CASE ANY MORE? MORE? I WANTED TO SPEND A MOMENT ON I WANTED TO SPEND A MOMENT ON THE PROPOSAL TO ENGAGE TWO MORE THE PROPOSAL TO ENGAGE TWO MORE LITIGATORS TO BRING THE 50 CASES LITIGATORS TO BRING THE 50 CASES THAT ARE BEING HANDLED BY THAT ARE BEING HANDLED BY OUTSIDE COUNSEL. OUTSIDE COUNSEL. THE QUESTION I HAVE. THE QUESTION I HAVE. ONE REASON THAT THE OFFICE GOES ONE REASON THAT THE OFFICE GOES TO OUTSIDE COUNCIL AS ANY TO OUTSIDE COUNCIL AS ANY GOVERNMENT OFFICE IS EXPERTISE. GOVERNMENT OFFICE IS EXPERTISE. I JUST WONDER THE EXTENT TO I JUST WONDER THE EXTENT TO WHICH THOSE TWO PEOPLE WE WERE U WHICH THOSE TWO PEOPLE WE WERE U TO HAVE THEM AS LITIGATORS COULD TO HAVE THEM AS LITIGATORS COULD HANDLE 50 CASES NOT IN VOLUME HANDLE 50 CASES NOT IN VOLUME BUT SUBJECT MATTER. BUT SUBJECT MATTER. HAVE YOU DONE ANY ASSESSMENT TO HAVE YOU DONE ANY ASSESSMENT TO THINK ABOUT HOW MANY OF THOSE THINK ABOUT HOW MANY OF THOSE CASES, IF ANY, YOU WOULD SAY, CASES, IF ANY, YOU WOULD SAY, GEE WHIZ WE NEED TO SPECIALIZE GEE WHIZ WE NEED TO SPECIALIZE COUNSEL FOR THAT PURPOSE. COUNSEL FOR THAT PURPOSE. I NEED TO TAKE THOSE OFF THE I NEED TO TAKE THOSE OFF THE ROSTER FOR WHAT COULD COME IN ROSTER FOR WHAT COULD COME IN HOUSE. HOUSE. >> WE HAVE CEQA CASES THAT ARE

WE HAVE CEQA CASES THAT ARE COMPLEX. COMPLEX. WE FARM THOSE OUT. WE FARM THOSE OUT. THIS 50 IS REALLY THE TORTS WE THIS 50 IS REALLY THE TORTS WE ARE TALKING ABOUT. ARE TALKING ABOUT. SLIP AND FALL, MOTOR VEHICLE SLIP AND FALL, MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS THAT WE CAN KEEP IN ACCIDENTS THAT WE CAN KEEP IN HOUSE. HOUSE. WE DON'T HAVE TO FARM THOSE OUT. WE DON'T HAVE TO FARM THOSE OUT. NOT SUPER-COMPLEX. NOT SUPER-COMPLEX. WITHIN THOSE 50 THERE ARE SOME WITHIN THOSE 50 THERE ARE SOME COMPLEX. COMPLEX. PARTICULARLY EMPLOYMENT PARTICULARLY EMPLOYMENT LITIGATION. LITIGATION. THOSE TRIALS CAN BE TWO WEEKS. THOSE TRIALS CAN BE TWO WEEKS. WE CAN HANDLE THOSE. WE CAN HANDLE THOSE. WE NEED THE SEASONED LATE WE NEED THE SEASONED LATE GATORS. GATORS. A JUNIOR CANNOT DO THAT. A JUNIOR CANNOT DO THAT. >> THAT WAS THE QUESTION.

THAT WAS THE QUESTION. THE FOLLOWING QUESTION. THE FOLLOWING QUESTION. MAYBE THIS IS ALSO A QUESTION MAYBE THIS IS ALSO A QUESTION FOR PETE. FOR PETE. WHERE DOES THIS FIT? WHERE DOES THIS FIT? IS THIS IN THE MIX OF IS THIS IN THE MIX OF CONSIDERATIONS FOR BUDGET CONSIDERATIONS FOR BUDGET DELIBERATIONS FROM THE DELIBERATIONS FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE'S POINT OF DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE'S POINT OF VIEW WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY OR VIEW WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY OR IT LIES OUT THERE? IT LIES OUT THERE? >> WE HAVEN'T REVIEWED THOSE

WE HAVEN'T REVIEWED THOSE NUMBERS. NUMBERS. GE STA VO MENTIONED IT. GE STA VO MENTIONED IT. I LOVE IDEAS THAT COULD BE I LOVE IDEAS THAT COULD BE POTENTIAL SAVINGS. POTENTIAL SAVINGS. WE HAVEN'T VETTED IT OUT. WE HAVEN'T VETTED IT OUT. WE COMMITTED TO WORKING WITH HIS WE COMMITTED TO WORKING WITH HIS TEAM TO DO SO. TEAM TO DO SO. I WANT TO POINT OUT A LOT OF THE I WANT TO POINT OUT A LOT OF THE SAVINGS IF REAL SAVINGS WOULD SAVINGS IF REAL SAVINGS WOULD COME FROM RISK FUND. COME FROM RISK FUND. WE WOULD HAVE TO ALSO SEE HOW WE WOULD HAVE TO ALSO SEE HOW THAT LOOKS. THAT LOOKS. RISK FUND IS VERY UNDERFUNDED. RISK FUND IS VERY UNDERFUNDED. HOW MUCH OF ANY SAFINGS COULD HOW MUCH OF ANY SAFINGS COULD ACCRUE TO GENERAL FUND WE WOULD ACCRUE TO GENERAL FUND WE WOULD DO THAT ANALYSIS WITH CITY DO THAT ANALYSIS WITH CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE. ATTORNEY'S OFFICE. >> ARE YOU SAYING THE OUTSIDE

ARE YOU SAYING THE OUTSIDE COUNCIL WORKING CASES IS BEING COUNCIL WORKING CASES IS BEING PAID IN SIGNIFICANT PART BY THE PAID IN SIGNIFICANT PART BY THE RISK FUND? RISK FUND? >> HEARING WHAT THOSE CASES ARE HEARING WHAT THOSE CASES ARE THAT THE CITY ATTORNEY IS THAT THE CITY ATTORNEY IS TALKING ABOUT. TALKING ABOUT. TO ME A LOT OF THOSE WOULD BE TO ME A LOT OF THOSE WOULD BE OUT OF RISK FUND. OUT OF RISK FUND. WE NEED TO LOOK AT DATA. WE NEED TO LOOK AT DATA. >> I ASSUME LAWYERS ARE OUT OF I ASSUME LAWYERS ARE OUT OF GENERAL FUND AND RESULTS OUT OF GENERAL FUND AND RESULTS OUT OF RISK FUND. RISK FUND. IT COVERS LAWYERS GENERALLY IT COVERS LAWYERS GENERALLY SPEAKING AS WELL? SPEAKING AS WELL? >> IT CAN, YES. IT CAN, YES. >> I THINK IT IS WORTH ASSESSING

I THINK IT IS WORTH ASSESSING THIS. THIS. IT IS AN INTERESTING PROPOSAL IT IS AN INTERESTING PROPOSAL AND PROBABLY CONTRARY TO THE WAY AND PROBABLY CONTRARY TO THE WAY THEY GO. THEY GO. THEY LOOK AT FARMING OUT CASES. THEY LOOK AT FARMING OUT CASES. I VERY MUCH APPRECIATE THE I VERY MUCH APPRECIATE THE SUGGESTION. SUGGESTION. I HOPE WE TAKE A CAREFUL LOOK AT I HOPE WE TAKE A CAREFUL LOOK AT IT. IT. >> THANKS. THANKS. >> ANYONE ELSE? ANYONE ELSE? >> I DON'T SEE ANY OTHER

I DON'T SEE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS. QUESTIONS. I WANT TO ECHO COUNCIL MEMBER I WANT TO ECHO COUNCIL MEMBER DICKINSON'S COMMENTS. DICKINSON'S COMMENTS. ROBUST LITIGATION TEAM IS ROBUST LITIGATION TEAM IS IMPORTANT TO PROTECT CITY OF IMPORTANT TO PROTECT CITY OF SACRAMENTO. SACRAMENTO. OTHERWISE WE CONTINUE TO GET OTHERWISE WE CONTINUE TO GET MORE LAWSUITS AND FEES AND MORE LAWSUITS AND FEES AND INCREASES OUR INSURANCE. INCREASES OUR INSURANCE. NO OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS LEFT. NO OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS LEFT. YOUR TIME IS DONE. YOUR TIME IS DONE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THE NEXT DEPARTMENT THAT WE HAVE THE NEXT DEPARTMENT THAT WE HAVE IS CITY AUDITOR'S OFFICE. IS CITY AUDITOR'S OFFICE. WELCOME. WELCOME. >> I AM YOUR CITY AUDITOR.

I AM YOUR CITY AUDITOR. I WILL BE GOING OVER THE BUDGET I WILL BE GOING OVER THE BUDGET AND CUTS SUBMITTED FOR MY AND CUTS SUBMITTED FOR MY OFFICE. OFFICE. THE MISSION OF THE OFFICE OF THE MISSION OF THE OFFICE OF CITY AUDITOR TO PROVIDE CATALYST CITY AUDITOR TO PROVIDE CATALYST NOR IMPROVEMENTS CITY NOR IMPROVEMENTS CITY OPERATIONS, PROMOTE CREDIBLE OPERATIONS, PROMOTE CREDIBLE EFFICIENT EQUITABLE FAIR FOC EFFICIENT EQUITABLE FAIR FOC FOCUSED. FOCUSED. >> Translator: PARENT CITY

Translator: PARENT CITY GOVERNMENT. GOVERNMENT. WE CONDUCT INVESTIGATIONS TO WE CONDUCT INVESTIGATIONS TO IMPROVE CITY SERVICES MITIGATE IMPROVE CITY SERVICES MITIGATE IMPROVE GOVERNMENT ACTIVITIES IMPROVE GOVERNMENT ACTIVITIES ADDRESS INEQUITIES AND EVALUATE ADDRESS INEQUITIES AND EVALUATE INTERNAL CONTROLS. INTERNAL CONTROLS. SO MY OFFICE IS MADE UP OF THREE SO MY OFFICE IS MADE UP OF THREE TYPES OF WORK WE DO WITH 10 TYPES OF WORK WE DO WITH 10 FULL-TIME STAFF. FULL-TIME STAFF. PERFORMANCE AUDIT IS MAIN FOCUS. PERFORMANCE AUDIT IS MAIN FOCUS. SEVEN STAFF FUNDED OUT OF THAT SEVEN STAFF FUNDED OUT OF THAT DIVISION. DIVISION. RESEARCH ANALYSIS WHERE WE RESEARCH ANALYSIS WHERE WE CONDUCT NONAUDIT WORK. CONDUCT NONAUDIT WORK. ANALYZES, DIVERSITY ASSESSMENT, ANALYZES, DIVERSITY ASSESSMENT, COMMUNITY SURVEYS. COMMUNITY SURVEYS. WE HAVE THREE STAFF FUNDED OUT WE HAVE THREE STAFF FUNDED OUT OF THIS DIVISION. OF THIS DIVISION. GIVEN PRIORITY OF RECENT AUDITS GIVEN PRIORITY OF RECENT AUDITS THE STAFF OF THIS DIVISION THE STAFF OF THIS DIVISION HABINSTRUMENTAL IN COMPLETING HABINSTRUMENTAL IN COMPLETING PERFORMANCE AUDITS SUCH AS PERFORMANCE AUDITS SUCH AS RECENT AUDIT OF CITY MOTEL RECENT AUDIT OF CITY MOTEL PROGRAM. PROGRAM. WE HAVE OUR WHISTLEBLOWER WE HAVE OUR WHISTLEBLOWER PROGRAM WHERE WE INVESTIGATE PROGRAM WHERE WE INVESTIGATE FRAUD, WASTE ABUSE. FRAUD, WASTE ABUSE. IT DOES NOT HAVE ANY DEDICATED IT DOES NOT HAVE ANY DEDICATED FUNDING OR STAFF. FUNDING OR STAFF. ALL STAFF IN OUR OFFICE ARE ALL STAFF IN OUR OFFICE ARE ASSIGNED CASES. ASSIGNED CASES. THEY MUST BALANCE WORKLOAD TO THEY MUST BALANCE WORKLOAD TO ENSURE ALLEGATION AS ARE RECEIVE ENSURE ALLEGATION AS ARE RECEIVE AND ADDRESS. AND ADDRESS. ANNUAL OFFICE BUDGET $2 MILLION. ANNUAL OFFICE BUDGET $2 MILLION. FUNDED OUT OF GENERAL FUND AT FUNDED OUT OF GENERAL FUND AT $1.3 MILLION. $1.3 MILLION. WE RECEIVE APPROPRIATIONS FROM WE RECEIVE APPROPRIATIONS FROM INTERDEPARTMENTAL FUNDS. INTERDEPARTMENTAL FUNDS. IN IN ADDITION CITY UTILITY FUND IN IN ADDITION CITY UTILITY FUND AND PART-TIME CANNABIS AUDITOR. AND PART-TIME CANNABIS AUDITOR. WE RECEIVED REIMBURSEMENTS FROM WE RECEIVED REIMBURSEMENTS FROM THE SACRAMENTO CHILDREN'S FUND THE SACRAMENTO CHILDREN'S FUND FOR THE FUNDING VERIFICATION AND FOR THE FUNDING VERIFICATION AND CANNABIS BOT AULD DID IT.

CANNABIS BOT AULD DID IT. THAT PROJECT REQUIRES THAT PROJECT REQUIRES CONTRIBUTIONS FROM ALL STAFF IN CONTRIBUTIONS FROM ALL STAFF IN OUR OFFICE. OUR OFFICE. AS I MENTIONED. AS I MENTIONED. WHISTLEBLOWER HOTLINE HAS NO WHISTLEBLOWER HOTLINE HAS NO DEDICATED FUNDING OR STAFF. DEDICATED FUNDING OR STAFF. IT IS BETWEEN RESEARCH ANALYSIS IT IS BETWEEN RESEARCH ANALYSIS AND AUDIT. AND AUDIT. 65% OF APPROPRIATION FOR 65% OF APPROPRIATION FOR PERFORMANCE AUDIT. PERFORMANCE AUDIT. REMAINDER FOR RESEARCH ANALYSIS. REMAINDER FOR RESEARCH ANALYSIS. AS WE MENTIONED, THE OFFICE AS WE MENTIONED, THE OFFICE OPERATES VERY LEAN ALREADY. OPERATES VERY LEAN ALREADY. MOST BUDGET IS DEDICATED TO MOST BUDGET IS DEDICATED TO STAFF SALARIES AND BENEFITS. STAFF SALARIES AND BENEFITS. 92% OF BUDGET SALARIES AND 92% OF BUDGET SALARIES AND BENEFITS. BENEFITS. ONE OF THE HIGHEST ONES IN THE ONE OF THE HIGHEST ONES IN THE CITY DEPARTMENTS. CITY DEPARTMENTS. WE HAVE SERVICES SUPPLIES BUDGET WE HAVE SERVICES SUPPLIES BUDGET $163,000. $163,000. AT 15% REDUCTION OF GENERAL FUND AT 15% REDUCTION OF GENERAL FUND APPROPRIATIONS REQUIREMENT FOR APPROPRIATIONS REQUIREMENT FOR OFFICE, IT IS ABOUT $200,000. OFFICE, IT IS ABOUT $200,000. TO MEET THIS REQUIREMENT WE HAVE TO MEET THIS REQUIREMENT WE HAVE SUBMITTED THREE OPTIONS. SUBMITTED THREE OPTIONS. TWO IMPACT SERVICE SUPPLIES AND TWO IMPACT SERVICE SUPPLIES AND ONE IS FTE CUT CURRENTLY FILLED. ONE IS FTE CUT CURRENTLY FILLED. OUR OFFICE DOES NOT BRING IN OUR OFFICE DOES NOT BRING IN REVENUE FOR THE CITY, HOWEVER, REVENUE FOR THE CITY, HOWEVER, IT IS CRUCIAL IN IDENTIFYING IT IS CRUCIAL IN IDENTIFYING COST SAVINGS AND EFFICIENCIES COST SAVINGS AND EFFICIENCIES FOR OTHER DEPARTMENTS THROUGH FOR OTHER DEPARTMENTS THROUGH THE WORK WE DO IN OUR AUDITS THE WORK WE DO IN OUR AUDITS WHICH WE HAVE A PRETTY GOOD WHICH WE HAVE A PRETTY GOOD TRACK RECORD. TRACK RECORD. OUR FIRST REDUCTION OPTION TO OUR FIRST REDUCTION OPTION TO DISCONTINUE THE BIENNIAL DISCONTINUE THE BIENNIAL NATIONAL COMMUNITY SURVEY. NATIONAL COMMUNITY SURVEY. COST OF THE SURVEY IS $34,000. COST OF THE SURVEY IS $34,000. ELIMINATING TURVAY WOULD NOT ELIMINATING TURVAY WOULD NOT HAVE A LARGE EFFECT ON OUR HAVE A LARGE EFFECT ON OUR OFFICE.

OFFICE. IT WOULD REMOVE ONE OF THE CITY IT WOULD REMOVE ONE OF THE CITY MEASURES OF RESIDENT MEASURES OF RESIDENT SATISFACTION AND QUALITY OF LIFE SATISFACTION AND QUALITY OF LIFE WHICH LIMITS OUR ABILITY TO WHICH LIMITS OUR ABILITY TO BENCHMARK PERFORMANCE OVER TIME BENCHMARK PERFORMANCE OVER TIME AND COMPARE OURSELVES TO PEER AND COMPARE OURSELVES TO PEER CITIES. CITIES. WITHOUT THIS THERE COULD BE LESS WITHOUT THIS THERE COULD BE LESS INSIGHT AND FEWER OBJECTIVES INSIGHT AND FEWER OBJECTIVES INDICATORS OF PROGRESS. INDICATORS OF PROGRESS. WE WOULD ALSO LOSE ACCESS TO THE WE WOULD ALSO LOSE ACCESS TO THE SURVEY PLATFORM WHICH ALLOWS US SURVEY PLATFORM WHICH ALLOWS US TO LAUNCH OTHER SURVEYS TO THE TO LAUNCH OTHER SURVEYS TO THE COMMUNITY AS WELL. COMMUNITY AS WELL. NEXT REDUCTION. NEXT REDUCTION. REDUCE TRAINING COMPUTER REDUCE TRAINING COMPUTER EXPENSES BY $25,000. EXPENSES BY $25,000. THTHIS WASES SUBMITTED IN '26-'7 THTHIS WASES SUBMITTED IN '26-'7 TO BE ONGOING CUT. TO BE ONGOING CUT. REDUCING FUNDING FOR STAFF REDUCING FUNDING FOR STAFF FUNDING AND COMPUTER TRAINING FUNDING AND COMPUTER TRAINING WILL LIMIT ABILITY FOR MODERN WILL LIMIT ABILITY FOR MODERN AUDIT TOOLS THAT WILL REDUCE AUDIT TOOLS THAT WILL REDUCE EFFICIENCY. EFFICIENCY. AGING EQUIPMENT AND FEWER AGING EQUIPMENT AND FEWER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES COULD AFFECT OPPORTUNITIES COULD AFFECT QUALITY OF AUDIT SERVICES. QUALITY OF AUDIT SERVICES. LAST REDUCTION STRATEGY. LAST REDUCTION STRATEGY. ELIMINATION OF SENIOR FISCAL ELIMINATION OF SENIOR FISCAL POLICY ANALYST POSITION. POLICY ANALYST POSITION. ELIMINATING THAT POSITION WOULD ELIMINATING THAT POSITION WOULD REDUCE OFFICE CAPACITY TO REDUCE OFFICE CAPACITY TO COMPLETE COMPLEX AUDIT WORK COMPLETE COMPLEX AUDIT WORK PROVIDE NEEDED OVERSIGHT. PROVIDE NEEDED OVERSIGHT. POSITION IS FILLED. POSITION IS FILLED. THIS WOULD RESULT IN LAYOFF. THIS WOULD RESULT IN LAYOFF. LOSS OF EXPERIENCE WOULD LIMIT LOSS OF EXPERIENCE WOULD LIMIT OUR ABILITY TO RESPOND TO RISKS OUR ABILITY TO RESPOND TO RISKS ACROSS CITY OPERATIONS. ACROSS CITY OPERATIONS. THIS IS WORKING ON THE AUDIT OF THIS IS WORKING ON THE AUDIT OF CITY'S EEO COMPLAINT CITY'S EEO COMPLAINT INVESTIGATION AND RESOLUTION INVESTIGATION AND RESOLUTION PRACTICES. PRACTICES. THAT AUDIT WOULD BE ON HOLD THAT AUDIT WOULD BE ON HOLD UNTIL RESOURCES BECOME AVAILABLE

UNTIL RESOURCES BECOME AVAILABLE TO PICK IT BACK UP. TO PICK IT BACK UP. AS THIS INDICATES, $59,000 FROM AS THIS INDICATES, $59,000 FROM SERVICES SUPPLIES WITH $163,000 SERVICES SUPPLIES WITH $163,000 BUDGET THAT MEANS CUT BY 36%. BUDGET THAT MEANS CUT BY 36%. AT THE SAME TIME WE HAVE BEEN AT THE SAME TIME WE HAVE BEEN SEEING ABSORBING IN THE BUDGET SEEING ABSORBING IN THE BUDGET INCREASES TO SOFTWARE PROGRAMS INCREASES TO SOFTWARE PROGRAMS THAT WE USE IN OUR OFFICE. THAT WE USE IN OUR OFFICE. WE HAVE OUR ANNUAL MISSION WE HAVE OUR ANNUAL MISSION SOFTWARE PROGRAM COST INCREASED SOFTWARE PROGRAM COST INCREASED FROM $7,500 A YEAR TO $20,000 IN FROM $7,500 A YEAR TO $20,000 IN 2025. 2025. THIS WASES BECAUSE WE HAD THIS WASES BECAUSE WE HAD NEGOTIATED A 50% DISCOUNT IN NEGOTIATED A 50% DISCOUNT IN FIRST CONTRACT THAT WAS FOR FIVE FIRST CONTRACT THAT WAS FOR FIVE YEARS. YEARS. THAT EXPIRED LAST YEAR. THAT EXPIRED LAST YEAR. $20,000 $20,000 WAS THE MOST COST-EFFECTIVE BID WAS THE MOST COST-EFFECTIVE BID SUBMITTED WHEN WE NEWS. SUBMITTED WHEN WE NEWS. ANNUAL COST OF WHISTLEBLOWER AND ANNUAL COST OF WHISTLEBLOWER AND CASE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM CASE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM INCREASED $13,000 IN 2020 TO INCREASED $13,000 IN 2020 TO $24,000 IN 2025. $24,000 IN 2025. WE EXPECT THIS COST WILL BE MORE WE EXPECT THIS COST WILL BE MORE THIS CURRENT YEAR AS WE THIS CURRENT YEAR AS WE EXPERIENCED INCREASE IN NUMBER EXPERIENCED INCREASE IN NUMBER OF CASES THAT WE HAVE RECEIVED. OF CASES THAT WE HAVE RECEIVED. IN ALL WE HAVE ALREADY ABSORBED IN ALL WE HAVE ALREADY ABSORBED $25,000 IN INCREASES IN COSTS N $25,000 IN INCREASES IN COSTS N SERVICE SUPPLIES BUDGET. SERVICE SUPPLIES BUDGET. THIS IS AN ADDITIONAL HIT TO THIS IS AN ADDITIONAL HIT TO THAT. THAT. MY OFFICE SUPPORTS SALARIES AND MY OFFICE SUPPORTS SALARIES AND BENEFITS 10 FTE IN MY OFFICE. BENEFITS 10 FTE IN MY OFFICE. CHARGED WITH FINDING CHARGED WITH FINDING EFFICIENCIES FOR THE CITY. EFFICIENCIES FOR THE CITY. CENTRAL PHILOSOPHY TO FIND CENTRAL PHILOSOPHY TO FIND SAVINGS WHERE I CAN.

SAVINGS WHERE I CAN. THIS FISCAL YEAR WE DID REALIZE THIS FISCAL YEAR WE DID REALIZE APPROXIMATELY $36,000 IN SALARY APPROXIMATELY $36,000 IN SALARY SAVINGS DURING RECRUITMENT BY SAVINGS DURING RECRUITMENT BY FILLING VACANT POSITIONS AT FILLING VACANT POSITIONS AT APPROPRIATE ENTRY STEPS BASED ON APPROPRIATE ENTRY STEPS BASED ON EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS. EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS. THESE SAVINGS WERE ACHIEVED THESE SAVINGS WERE ACHIEVED WITHOUT COMPETITIVENESS OR WITHOUT COMPETITIVENESS OR ABILITY TO ATTRACT STRONG ABILITY TO ATTRACT STRONG CANDIDATES CONTRIBUTING CANDIDATES CONTRIBUTING SIGNIFICANTLY TO THE OFFICE. SIGNIFICANTLY TO THE OFFICE. PROPOSED CUT OF THIS POSITION IS PROPOSED CUT OF THIS POSITION IS 10% OF OFFICE STAFF. 10% OF OFFICE STAFF. HOWEVER, IMPACT WOULD BE MORE HOWEVER, IMPACT WOULD BE MORE THAN 10% OF OUR WORK AS TWO THAN 10% OF OUR WORK AS TWO STAFF ARE DEDICATED TO STAFF ARE DEDICATED TO NON-GENERAL FUND WORK. NON-GENERAL FUND WORK. UTILITIES, CHILDREN FUND, UTILITIES, CHILDREN FUND, CANNABIS. CANNABIS. THAT MEANS WE WOULD CONDUCT LESS THAT MEANS WE WOULD CONDUCT LESS PERFORMANCE AUDITS AND MORE PERFORMANCE AUDITS AND MORE REMAINING STAFF WOULD BE SPENT REMAINING STAFF WOULD BE SPENT ON NONAUDIT WORK SUCH AS ON NONAUDIT WORK SUCH AS OPERATING HOTLINE, CONDUCTING OPERATING HOTLINE, CONDUCTING CHARTER MANDATED CHILDREN'S CHARTER MANDATED CHILDREN'S FUNDING VERIFICATION AND ADD FUNDING VERIFICATION AND ADD ENOUGH TASK -- ADMINISTRATIVE ENOUGH TASK -- ADMINISTRATIVE TASK. TASK. WE DO NOT HAVE DEDICATED WE DO NOT HAVE DEDICATED ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF AS WELL. ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF AS WELL. IN PERIODS OF REDUCED RESOURCES IN PERIODS OF REDUCED RESOURCES STRONG OVERSIGHT BECOMES MORE STRONG OVERSIGHT BECOMES MORE IMPORTANT TO HELP ORGANIZATION IMPORTANT TO HELP ORGANIZATION MANAGE HIGHER OPERATIONAL MANAGE HIGHER OPERATIONAL PRESSURES. PRESSURES. AS DEPARTMENTS WORK TO DO MORE AS DEPARTMENTS WORK TO DO MORE WITH LESS, RISK OF UNINTENTIONAL WITH LESS, RISK OF UNINTENTIONAL GAPS IN INTERNAL CONTROLS GAPS IN INTERNAL CONTROLS INCREASES MAKING INDEPENDENT INCREASES MAKING INDEPENDENT AUDIT WORK A VALUABLE SAFEGUARD AUDIT WORK A VALUABLE SAFEGUARD TO SUPPORT SOUND DECISION MAKING TO SUPPORT SOUND DECISION MAKING PROTECT CITY OPERATIONS. PROTECT CITY OPERATIONS. DESPITE THE CHALLENGES PROPOSED DESPITE THE CHALLENGES PROPOSED BY THE PROPOSED BUDGET BY THE PROPOSED BUDGET DEDUCTIONS, MY OFFICE REMAINS DEDUCTIONS, MY OFFICE REMAINS COMMITTED TO PROVIDING IMPACTFUL COMMITTED TO PROVIDING IMPACTFUL OVERSIGHT FOR THE CITY OF OVERSIGHT FOR THE CITY OF SACRAMENTO. SACRAMENTO. OUR WORK PROTECTS CITY OUR WORK PROTECTS CITY RESOURCES, UPHOLDS

RESOURCES, UPHOLDS ACCOUNTABILITY. ACCOUNTABILITY. WE'LL CONTINUE TO IDENTIFY WE'LL CONTINUE TO IDENTIFY OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCIES, COST OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCIES, COST SAVINGS AND STRENGTHEN CONTROLS SAVINGS AND STRENGTHEN CONTROLS ACROSS CITY DEPARTMENTS ACROSS CITY DEPARTMENTS PROVIDING MEANINGFUL VALUE AND PROVIDING MEANINGFUL VALUE AND ACTIONABLE INSIGHTS THROUGH OUR ACTIONABLE INSIGHTS THROUGH OUR AUDIT WORK. AUDIT WORK. THIS CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION THIS CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION AND I WILL PASS IT ALONG TO THE AND I WILL PASS IT ALONG TO THE CITY CLERK. CITY CLERK. >> WE'LL TAKE QUESTIONS FIRST

WE'LL TAKE QUESTIONS FIRST FOR YOU. FOR YOU. COUNCIL MEMBERS DO WE HAVE COUNCIL MEMBERS DO WE HAVE QUESTIONS FOR THE CITY AUDITOR? QUESTIONS FOR THE CITY AUDITOR? I WANT TO ECHO SUPPORT FOR NO I WANT TO ECHO SUPPORT FOR NO CUTS TO HER DEPARTMENT. CUTS TO HER DEPARTMENT. OKAY. OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. CITY CLERK. CITY CLERK. >> WELCOME, MINDY. WELCOME, MINDY. >> YOU GET TWO MINUTES. YOU GET TWO MINUTES. >> THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE THAT. I APPRECIATE THAT. SO GOOD AFTERNOON, VICE MAYOR, SO GOOD AFTERNOON, VICE MAYOR, COUNSEL MEMBERS, CITY ATTORNEY COUNSEL MEMBERS, CITY ATTORNEY AND ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER. AND ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER. I'M MINDY CUPPEY YOUR CITY I'M MINDY CUPPEY YOUR CITY CLERK. CLERK. I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THE I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THE INVITATION TO PRESENT TODAY. INVITATION TO PRESENT TODAY. I THINK IT IS ME AND ONE MORE I THINK IT IS ME AND ONE MORE AND YOU ARE DONE BEFORE BUDGET AND YOU ARE DONE BEFORE BUDGET DELIBERATIONS. DELIBERATIONS. WE ARE AN INDEPENDENT OFFICE WE ARE AN INDEPENDENT OFFICE THAT REPORTS TO THE MOYER AND THAT REPORTS TO THE MOYER AND COUNCIL. COUNCIL. THE CHARTER MANDATES MOST OF THE CHARTER MANDATES MOST OF WHAT WE DO, MOST IS STATUTORY. WHAT WE DO, MOST IS STATUTORY. LT I SEPARATE WHAT WE DO INTO LT I SEPARATE WHAT WE DO INTO THREE PILLARS, EACH IS THREE PILLARS, EACH IS INTEGRATED WITH ONE ANOTHER. INTEGRATED WITH ONE ANOTHER. LEGISLATIVE MANAGEMENT FOR CITY LEGISLATIVE MANAGEMENT FOR CITY COUNCIL, COUNCIL STANDING COUNCIL, COUNCIL STANDING COMMITTEES BOARDS AND COMMITTEES BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS. COMMISSIONS. WE PUBLISH AGENDAS, CLERK WE PUBLISH AGENDAS, CLERK MEETINGS AND MAINTAIN HISTORY MEETINGS AND MAINTAIN HISTORY FOR 29 LEGISLATIVE BODIES. FOR 29 LEGISLATIVE BODIES. SO WE DO THIS. SO WE DO THIS. WE ENSURE THAT COUNCIL HAS THE WE ENSURE THAT COUNCIL HAS THE DATA NEEDED TO MAKE INFORMED DATA NEEDED TO MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS AND THE PUBLIC KNOWS DECISIONS AND THE PUBLIC KNOWS WHAT ACTIONS ARE BEFORE THE WHAT ACTIONS ARE BEFORE THE COUNCIL SO THEY CAN CHOOSE HOW COUNCIL SO THEY CAN CHOOSE HOW THEY WANT TO PARTICIPATE. THEY WANT TO PARTICIPATE. YOUR ELECTIONS OFFICIAL FOR YOUR ELECTIONS OFFICIAL FOR CANDIDATES FOR MEASURES. CANDIDATES FOR MEASURES. WE HAVE A COMMUNITY TICKETS WE HAVE A COMMUNITY TICKETS PROGRAM, MANAGE GUESTS IN THE PROGRAM, MANAGE GUESTS IN THE CITY SUITE AT THE GOLDEN ONE CITY SUITE AT THE GOLDEN ONE CENTER. CENTER. LAST YEAR WE WELCOMED OVER 3,000 LAST YEAR WE WELCOMED OVER 3,000 GUESTS IN THAT SUITE. GUESTS IN THAT SUITE. WE ARE STAFFED TO THE ETHICS WE ARE STAFFED TO THE ETHICS COMMISSION, WE CREATE CEREMONIAL COMMISSION, WE CREATE CEREMONIAL RESOLUTIONS FOR THE MAYOR TO RESOLUTIONS FOR THE MAYOR TO PRESENT TO OUR COMMUNITY, FAIR PRESENT TO OUR COMMUNITY, FAIR POLITICAL PRACTICES FORMINGS, POLITICAL PRACTICES FORMINGS, CAMPAIGN FINANCE FORMS, CAMPAIGN FINANCE FORMS, STATEMENT OF ECONOMIC INTEREST STATEMENT OF ECONOMIC INTEREST AND SO FORTH. AND SO FORTH. WE HAVE OVER 1,000 STATEMENT OF WE HAVE OVER 1,000 STATEMENT OF ECONOMIC INTEREST FORM 700 ECONOMIC INTEREST FORM 700 FILERS. FILERS. WE MAINTAIN THE CITY'S MUNICIPAL WE MAINTAIN THE CITY'S MUNICIPAL CODE AND CHARTER, CITY RIGHTS CODE AND CHARTER, CITY RIGHTS RECORD MANAGER, PUBLISH 5,000 RECORD MANAGER, PUBLISH 5,000 PUBLIC RECORDS REQUEST A YEAR PUBLIC RECORDS REQUEST A YEAR AND MAINTAIN YOUR ONLINE DATA AND MAINTAIN YOUR ONLINE DATA PORTAL, PROCESS SUBPOENAS, PORTAL, PROCESS SUBPOENAS, LITIGATION HOLDS, MOST OF WHAT LITIGATION HOLDS, MOST OF WHAT WE DO IS STATUTORY, BUT UNIQUE WE DO IS STATUTORY, BUT UNIQUE TO OUR OFFICE AS TO OTHER CITY TO OUR OFFICE AS TO OTHER CITY CLERK OFFICES IN THE IS WE

CLERK OFFICES IN THE IS WE SUPPORT THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL SUPPORT THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OPERATIONS. OPERATIONS. WE PROCESS YOUR PAYROLL, PROCESS WE PROCESS YOUR PAYROLL, PROCESS BID OPENINGS, CITYWIDE CONTRACTS BID OPENINGS, CITYWIDE CONTRACTS AND ALL FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS AND ALL FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS FOR THE CITY COUNCIL. FOR THE CITY COUNCIL. IF I DID NOT STATE THIS, CAMMIE IF I DID NOT STATE THIS, CAMMIE WOULD BE REMISS, WE ALSO ORDER WOULD BE REMISS, WE ALSO ORDER YOUR PORT-AFTER-POTTI SERKS. YOUR PORT-AFTER-POTTI SERKS. THE BUDGET IS $4.1, 23 FULL-TIME THE BUDGET IS $4.1, 23 FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT STAFF. EQUIVALENT STAFF. I WILL BE REMISS TO POINT OUT I WILL BE REMISS TO POINT OUT OUR ETHICS COMMISSION BUDGET. OUR ETHICS COMMISSION BUDGET. WE WERE ASKED TO BE CREATIVE IN WE WERE ASKED TO BE CREATIVE IN MAKING RECOMMENDATIONS TO THIS MAKING RECOMMENDATIONS TO THIS BODY TO MANAGE THIS YEAR'S BODY TO MANAGE THIS YEAR'S BUDGET. BUDGET. THE ETHICS COMMISSION IS AN THE ETHICS COMMISSION IS AN EXPENSE I CANNOT CONTROL. EXPENSE I CANNOT CONTROL. IT IS SOLELY BASED ON COMPLAINS IT IS SOLELY BASED ON COMPLAINS AND WE HAVE $189,000 ALLOCATED. AND WE HAVE $189,000 ALLOCATED. WE COULD RETURN TO THE GENERAL WE COULD RETURN TO THE GENERAL COMMISSION AND THE EXPENSE WOULD COMMISSION AND THE EXPENSE WOULD BE CHARGED BACK TO THE RESPOND BE CHARGED BACK TO THE RESPOND DENT'S OFFICE. DENT'S OFFICE. SINCE 2019 WE HAD 67 COMPLAINTS, SINCE 2019 WE HAD 67 COMPLAINTS, FIVE REFERRED TO INDEPENDENT FIVE REFERRED TO INDEPENDENT EVALUATOR, EIGHT RETURNED AS EVALUATOR, EIGHT RETURNED AS NO-CAUSE REPORTS. NO-CAUSE REPORTS. THAT MEANS EVEN IF THE THAT MEANS EVEN IF THE ALLEGATION IS CORRECT, IT WOULD ALLEGATION IS CORRECT, IT WOULD NOT BE A VIOLATION OF AN ETHICS NOT BE A VIOLATION OF AN ETHICS LAW. LAW. SEVEN OF THOSE COMPLAINTS WENT SEVEN OF THOSE COMPLAINTS WENT TO HEARINGS IN FRONT OF THE TO HEARINGS IN FRONT OF THE SACRAMENTO ETHICS COMMISSION AND SACRAMENTO ETHICS COMMISSION AND WERE DISMISSED. WERE DISMISSED. THE COST OF EACH OF THESE THE COST OF EACH OF THESE COMPLAINTS IS ABOUT $14,000. COMPLAINTS IS ABOUT $14,000. AND AS I SAID, IT IS AN EXPENSE AND AS I SAID, IT IS AN EXPENSE I CANNOT MANAGE. I CANNOT MANAGE. LAST YEAR ONE INDIVIDUAL FILED LAST YEAR ONE INDIVIDUAL FILED SIX COMPLAINTS ALL DISMISSED IN SIX COMPLAINTS ALL DISMISSED IN THIS PAST WEEK I HAVE FOUR NEW THIS PAST WEEK I HAVE FOUR NEW OPEN COMPLAINTS THAT HAVE NOT OPEN COMPLAINTS THAT HAVE NOT BEEN REVIEWED YET. BEEN REVIEWED YET. SO RATHER THAN HAVING ANY SO RATHER THAN HAVING ANY INDIVIDUAL PERSON LEAVE CITY INDIVIDUAL PERSON LEAVE CITY SERVICE, I MIGHT RECOMMEND WE SERVICE, I MIGHT RECOMMEND WE SENN SATE THIS COMMISSION UNTIL SENN SATE THIS COMMISSION UNTIL THE BUDGET STRUCTURE IS THE BUDGET STRUCTURE IS REPAIRED. REPAIRED. THIS IS AN EXPENSE I CANNOT THIS IS AN EXPENSE I CANNOT CONTROL. CONTROL. IN ADDITION TO STAFF TIME, THIS IN ADDITION TO STAFF TIME, THIS WOULD RETURN ALMOST $200,000 TO

WOULD RETURN ALMOST $200,000 TO THE GENERAL FUND. THE GENERAL FUND. SO WE'RE PROPOSING TO CUT SO WE'RE PROPOSING TO CUT $242,000, WHICH IS 6% OF OUR $242,000, WHICH IS 6% OF OUR BUDGET. BUDGET. TO DO THIS WE REDUCE F T TO DO THIS WE REDUCE F T ALLOCATION BY ONE AND HOLD ONE ALLOCATION BY ONE AND HOLD ONE VACANT. VACANT. PENDING LEGISLATIVE INFORMATION. PENDING LEGISLATIVE INFORMATION. WE WILL CUT THE OFFICE WE WILL CUT THE OFFICE AUTOMATION FUND, OVERTIME, AUTOMATION FUND, OVERTIME, COMMISSION MEETING STAFFING. COMMISSION MEETING STAFFING. WE ARE IN THIS ROOM EVERY WE ARE IN THIS ROOM EVERY EVENING. EVENING. WE IMPACT OUR EIGHTY TO USE WE IMPACT OUR EIGHTY TO USE EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES TO EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES TO INCREASE EFFICIENCIES. INCREASE EFFICIENCIES. I MEJSED NEW UNFUNDED MANDATES I MEJSED NEW UNFUNDED MANDATES IN THE PREVIOUS SLIDE. IN THE PREVIOUS SLIDE. THE OTHER BUILDING IN THIS TOWN THE OTHER BUILDING IN THIS TOWN HAS GIVEN US SOME NEW HAS GIVEN US SOME NEW OPPORTUNITIES THIS YEAR. OPPORTUNITIES THIS YEAR. SO THIS OFFICE AUTOMATION FUND SO THIS OFFICE AUTOMATION FUND IS WHAT WE UTILIZE TO PIVOT AND IS WHAT WE UTILIZE TO PIVOT AND EMBRACE NEW TECHNOLOGIES TO BE EMBRACE NEW TECHNOLOGIES TO BE MORE EFFICIENT. MORE EFFICIENT. SB707 AMONG OTHER THINGS WILL SB707 AMONG OTHER THINGS WILL REQUIRE REMOTE PARTICIPATION IN REQUIRE REMOTE PARTICIPATION IN CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS. CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS. THIS IS GOING TO REQUIRE THIS IS GOING TO REQUIRE ADDITIONAL SOFTWARE AND ADDITIONAL SOFTWARE AND STAFFING. STAFFING. WE'RE GOING TO BE STANDING THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE STANDING THAT UP QUICKLY. UP QUICKLY. WE ARE INCREASING LANGUAGE WE ARE INCREASING LANGUAGE ACCESS IN THE COMING YEAR. ACCESS IN THE COMING YEAR. SB 707 REQUIRES TRANSLATION OF SB 707 REQUIRES TRANSLATION OF AGENDAS IF 20% OR MORE OF THE AGENDAS IF 20% OR MORE OF THE POPULATION SPEAKS ENGLISH LESS POPULATION SPEAKS ENGLISH LESS THAN VERY WELL. THAN VERY WELL. WE ARE RIGHT NOU AT 18%. WE ARE RIGHT NOU AT 18%. I THINK IT PRUDENT WE INCREASE I THINK IT PRUDENT WE INCREASE INCLUSIVITY AND TRANSLATE OUR INCLUSIVITY AND TRANSLATE OUR AGENDA. AGENDA. THE COST OF THIS SYSTEM AS YOUR THE COST OF THIS SYSTEM AS YOUR AUDITOR MENTIONED, SOFTWARE AUDITOR MENTIONED, SOFTWARE PRICES ARE GOING UP. PRICES ARE GOING UP. AND THAT AGENDA MANAGEMENT AND THAT AGENDA MANAGEMENT SYSTEM COST HAS INCREASED. SYSTEM COST HAS INCREASED. THIS SUMMER YOU WILL SEE OUR NEW THIS SUMMER YOU WILL SEE OUR NEW AGENDA MANAGEMENT PLATFORM. AGENDA MANAGEMENT PLATFORM. IT IS PRETTY EXCITED. IT IS PRETTY EXCITED. I T WILL ROLL OUT LIVE I T WILL ROLL OUT LIVE TRANSLATION USING YOUTUBE TRANSLATION USING YOUTUBE PLATFORM. PLATFORM. CONTENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM HAS CONTENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM HAS BEEN UPGRADED IN THE PAST YEAR BEEN UPGRADED IN THE PAST YEAR AND CONTRIBUTING $250,000 FROM AND CONTRIBUTING $250,000 FROM OUR AUTOMATION FUND TO THE I T OUR AUTOMATION FUND TO THE I T DEPARTMENT BUDGET TO IMPLEMENT DEPARTMENT BUDGET TO IMPLEMENT THAT RETENTION MODULE. THAT RETENTION MODULE. I WOULD BE REMISS IF I DIDN'T

I WOULD BE REMISS IF I DIDN'T TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO THANK TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO THANK OUR I T DEPARTMENT. OUR I T DEPARTMENT. THEY ARE CONSTANTLY LOOKING FOR THEY ARE CONSTANTLY LOOKING FOR NEW TECHNOLOGIES, NEW TOOLS AND NEW TECHNOLOGIES, NEW TOOLS AND MAKE US MORE EFFICIENT AND MAKE MAKE US MORE EFFICIENT AND MAKE WHAT WE DO MORE TRANSPARENT. WHAT WE DO MORE TRANSPARENT. WE'VE MADE GREAT PROGRESS THIS WE'VE MADE GREAT PROGRESS THIS PAST YEAR. PAST YEAR. THERE IS MUCH MORE WE CAN DO TO THERE IS MUCH MORE WE CAN DO TO BE MORE INCLUSIVE AND INCREASE BE MORE INCLUSIVE AND INCREASE EFFICIENCIES. EFFICIENCIES. NEW MANDATE SB827, TRAINING FOR NEW MANDATE SB827, TRAINING FOR PUBLIC OFFICIALS. PUBLIC OFFICIALS. YOU HAVE ETHICS AND HARASSMENT YOU HAVE ETHICS AND HARASSMENT TRAINING, WE WILL ADD FISCAL AND TRAINING, WE WILL ADD FISCAL AND FINANCIAL TRAINING AND THIS MUST FINANCIAL TRAINING AND THIS MUST BE COMPLETED BY DEPARTMENT BE COMPLETED BY DEPARTMENT HEADS, COUNSEL MEMBERS, HEADS, COUNSEL MEMBERS, COMMISSIONERS AND SO FORTH. COMMISSIONERS AND SO FORTH. WE HAVE AN AMAZING VENDOR, I WE HAVE AN AMAZING VENDOR, I SHOUT OUT NET FILE AND TOM. SHOUT OUT NET FILE AND TOM. THAT HAS MADE THIS TRAINING EASY THAT HAS MADE THIS TRAINING EASY TO COMPLY WITH. TO COMPLY WITH. YOU WILL SEE THAT ROLLED OUT YOU WILL SEE THAT ROLLED OUT SOON. SOON. YOU HAVE LIKELY SEEN OUR DIGITAL YOU HAVE LIKELY SEEN OUR DIGITAL POSTING BOARDS. POSTING BOARDS. WE HAVE MORE WORK FOR WE HAVE MORE WORK FOR INFRASTRUCTURE TO PUT IN PLACE. INFRASTRUCTURE TO PUT IN PLACE. I DON'T FEEL THEY ARE COMPLETELY I DON'T FEEL THEY ARE COMPLETELY REDUNDANT AND ADON'T WANT TO REDUNDANT AND ADON'T WANT TO JEOPARDIZE HOLDING A MEETING JEOPARDIZE HOLDING A MEETING SUCH AS THIS IF THE POSTING SUCH AS THIS IF THE POSTING BOARD GOES DOWN. BOARD GOES DOWN. STAFF SPENDING TIME PRINTING AND STAFF SPENDING TIME PRINTING AND RUNNING TO THE POSTING BOARDS RUNNING TO THE POSTING BOARDS AND PHYSICALLY POSTING AGENDAS. AND PHYSICALLY POSTING AGENDAS. THAT WILL BE A GREAT EFFICIENCY THAT WILL BE A GREAT EFFICIENCY THAT WE NEED MORE REDUNDANCY TO THAT WE NEED MORE REDUNDANCY TO MAKE ME MORE COMFORTABLE. MAKE ME MORE COMFORTABLE. THERE ARE TOOLS, WE ARE THERE ARE TOOLS, WE ARE EXPLORING AI TOOLS TO DO STAFF EXPLORING AI TOOLS TO DO STAFF REPORTS AND POOLS FROM OUR CITY REPORTS AND POOLS FROM OUR CITY DATA POOL. DATA POOL. THIS AUTOMATION FUND IS WHAT WE THIS AUTOMATION FUND IS WHAT WE USE TO PURCHASE LAPTOPS. USE TO PURCHASE LAPTOPS. DURING COVID WHEN COUNCIL DURING COVID WHEN COUNCIL OFFICES WERE FORCED TO GO REMOTE OFFICES WERE FORCED TO GO REMOTE OVERNIGHT. OVERNIGHT. ALL PLATFORMS MENTIONED ARE ALL PLATFORMS MENTIONED ARE UTILIZED CITYWIDE. UTILIZED CITYWIDE. IT IS NOT JUST IN THE OFFICE OF IT IS NOT JUST IN THE OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK. THE CITY CLERK. TO EXECUTE THESE INNOVATIVE TO EXECUTE THESE INNOVATIVE PLATFORMS WE NEED PEOPLE TO PLATFORMS WE NEED PEOPLE TO EXECUTE AND IMPLEMENT. EXECUTE AND IMPLEMENT. SO THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO SO THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO PRESENT THIS AFTERNOON AND I'M PRESENT THIS AFTERNOON AND I'M AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS. AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS. >> THANK YOU, MINDY, APPRECIATE

THANK YOU, MINDY, APPRECIATE IT. IT. CAN YOU EXPAND, YOU SAID WE HAD CAN YOU EXPAND, YOU SAID WE HAD ONE PERSON WHO SUBMITTED SIX ONE PERSON WHO SUBMITTED SIX COMPLAINTS AND EACH ONE COST COMPLAINTS AND EACH ONE COST $14,000 TO DO AN INVESTIGATION $14,000 TO DO AN INVESTIGATION FOR? FOR? >> THAT IS AN AVERAGE FOR THE THAT IS AN AVERAGE FOR THE INDEPENDENT EVALUATOR TO REVIEW INDEPENDENT EVALUATOR TO REVIEW THOSE. THOSE. YES. YES. >> IS THERE ANY REASON TO USE IS THERE ANY REASON TO USE FPCC RESOURCES THAT EXIST FPCC RESOURCES THAT EXIST ALREADY TO BE ABLE TO ALREADY TO BE ABLE TO INVESTIGATE THESE COMPLAINTS? INVESTIGATE THESE COMPLAINTS? >> THESE ARE ETHICS LAWS THAT

THESE ARE ETHICS LAWS THAT ARE CITY ETHICS LAWS NOT FPCC ARE CITY ETHICS LAWS NOT FPCC LAWS. LAWS. IF IT IS A COMPLAINT THAT IS IF IT IS A COMPLAINT THAT IS SOMETHING UNDER THE FPCC SOMETHING UNDER THE FPCC JURISDICTION, WE DENY THAT CLAIM JURISDICTION, WE DENY THAT CLAIM AND REFER TO FPCC. AND REFER TO FPCC. WE SENT THEM TO THE APPROPRIATE WE SENT THEM TO THE APPROPRIATE PLACE. PLACE. IF IT IS A COMPLAINT ABOUT IF IT IS A COMPLAINT ABOUT SOMETHING MORE APPROPRIATE FOR SOMETHING MORE APPROPRIATE FOR THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY, WE THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY, WE RECOMMEND THEY FILE A COMPLAINT. RECOMMEND THEY FILE A COMPLAINT. >> THAT IS WHERE I'M VERY

THAT IS WHERE I'M VERY SUPPORTIVE OF ALL TRANSPARENCY SUPPORTIVE OF ALL TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY WITH THE CITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY WITH THE CITY OF SACRAMENTO. OF SACRAMENTO. IF YOU HAVE INDIVIDUALS ABUSING IF YOU HAVE INDIVIDUALS ABUSING IT AND SUBMITTING ONE AFTER IT AND SUBMITTING ONE AFTER ANOTHER, IT IS COSTING TAXPAYER ANOTHER, IT IS COSTING TAXPAYER DOLLARS. DOLLARS. WE HAVE TO FIGURE OUT HOW WE WE HAVE TO FIGURE OUT HOW WE WORK WITH THAT AND COME UP WITH WORK WITH THAT AND COME UP WITH A SOLUTION. A SOLUTION. AS YOU MOVE FORWARD IN YOUR WORK AS YOU MOVE FORWARD IN YOUR WORK PLAN, SEE IF YOU CAN COME UP PLAN, SEE IF YOU CAN COME UP WITH A STRATEGY ON THAT SO IT IS WITH A STRATEGY ON THAT SO IT IS NOT IT IS MORE COST EFFECTIVE. NOT IT IS MORE COST EFFECTIVE. >> ANYBODY SIGNED UP TO SPEAK? ANYBODY SIGNED UP TO SPEAK? NO. NO. THANK YOU TO YOUR PRESENTATION, THANK YOU TO YOUR PRESENTATION, MINDY. MINDY. ALREADY TO OUR CITY TREASURE. ALREADY TO OUR CITY TREASURE. >> GOOD AFTERNOON.

GOOD AFTERNOON. LAST BUT NOT LEAST, I WILL BE LAST BUT NOT LEAST, I WILL BE THE SHORTEST OF ALL OF MY PEERS. THE SHORTEST OF ALL OF MY PEERS. I'M JOHN COVILLE, THE CITY I'M JOHN COVILLE, THE CITY TREASURE. TREASURE. THE PRESENTERS HAVE FAR MORE THE PRESENTERS HAVE FAR MORE DIFFICULT TASKS ADDRESSING DIFFICULT TASKS ADDRESSING CUTTING. CUTTING. MY DEPARTMENT IS A REVENUE MY DEPARTMENT IS A REVENUE CENTER AND WE ARE NOT REQUIRED CENTER AND WE ARE NOT REQUIRED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE 15% TO PARTICIPATE IN THE 15% REDUCTION PROCESS. REDUCTION PROCESS. DURING MY BRIEF REPORT I WILL DURING MY BRIEF REPORT I WILL INVITE C THE O ACTIONS THAT HAVE INVITE C THE O ACTIONS THAT HAVE DIRECT IMPACT ON THE BUDGET AND DIRECT IMPACT ON THE BUDGET AND HOW THINGS WE DID IN MY OFFICE HOW THINGS WE DID IN MY OFFICE EQUATED TO ABOUT $10 MILLION IN EQUATED TO ABOUT $10 MILLION IN POSITIVE CASH FLOW TO THE BUDGET POSITIVE CASH FLOW TO THE BUDGET THIS COMING YEAR. THIS COMING YEAR. LET ME SEE. LET ME SEE. PER THE CHARTER OF THE MISSION PER THE CHARTER OF THE MISSION OF THE TREASURE'S OFFICE IS TO OF THE TREASURE'S OFFICE IS TO DEPOSIT AND INVEST ALL CITY DEPOSIT AND INVEST ALL CITY FUNDS. FUNDS. THAT WAS WHAT WAS ESTABLISHED THAT WAS WHAT WAS ESTABLISHED WAY BACK WHEN. WAY BACK WHEN. THOSE RESPONSIBILITIES EVOLVED THOSE RESPONSIBILITIES EVOLVED OVER THE YEARS AND REQUIRE THREE OVER THE YEARS AND REQUIRE THREE SEPARATE MANDATES, MAKING SEPARATE MANDATES, MAKING OPERATIONS, DEBT MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONS, DEBT MANAGEMENT AND INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT. INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT. MANAGING $1.6 MILLION IN DEBT MANAGING $1.6 MILLION IN DEBT SERVICE, $2.1 BILLION IN SERVICE, $2.1 BILLION IN INVESTMENTS AND 4.9 MILLION INVESTMENTS AND 4.9 MILLION TRANSACTIONS ANNUALLY. TRANSACTIONS ANNUALLY. THE CURRENT OFFICE CONSISTENTS THE CURRENT OFFICE CONSISTENTS OF NINE PROFESSIONALS, WE HAVE OF NINE PROFESSIONALS, WE HAVE UP TO 13F THE Es. UP TO 13F THE Es. WE HAVE NINE FOLKS WORKING. WE HAVE NINE FOLKS WORKING. THAT IS DOWN FROM 22 WHEN I THAT IS DOWN FROM 22 WHEN I STARTED IN 2024. STARTED IN 2024. CAREERS AVERAGE 16 YEARS WITHIN CAREERS AVERAGE 16 YEARS WITHIN THE TREASURE'S OFFICE. THE TREASURE'S OFFICE. THE OFFICE CURRENTLY HAS FOUR THE OFFICE CURRENTLY HAS FOUR UNFILLED FTEs AND HAVE BEEN UNFILLED FTEs AND HAVE BEEN WORKING TO FILL THEM. WORKING TO FILL THEM. THE COMPENSATION RANGES ARE NOT THE COMPENSATION RANGES ARE NOT SATISFACTORY WITH EXPERIENCE AND SATISFACTORY WITH EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION REQUIREMENT LEVELS AND EDUCATION REQUIREMENT LEVELS AND WE ARE UNABLE TO FILL THEM. WE ARE UNABLE TO FILL THEM. GIVEN THE FACT THAT THE AVERAGE

GIVEN THE FACT THAT THE AVERAGE AGE OF MYSELF AND MY STAFF AGE OF MYSELF AND MY STAFF MEMBERS IS 55 YEARS OLD, WE ARE MEMBERS IS 55 YEARS OLD, WE ARE COMING TO RETIREMENT AGE AND COMING TO RETIREMENT AGE AND SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE TO SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE TO FILL THOSE POSITIONS FOR FILL THOSE POSITIONS FOR SUCCESSION IN THE OFFICE. SUCCESSION IN THE OFFICE. AS I MENTIONED, WE ARE A REVENUE AS I MENTIONED, WE ARE A REVENUE CENTER. CENTER. THE TREASURE'S OFFICE THE TREASURE'S OFFICE CONTRIBUTES POSITIVELY TO THE CONTRIBUTES POSITIVELY TO THE GENERAL FUND. GENERAL FUND. OUR EXPENSES $1.5 MILLION OUR EXPENSES $1.5 MILLION ALLOCATION SUPPORT FROM THE ALLOCATION SUPPORT FROM THE GENERAL FUND. GENERAL FUND. WE CONTRIBUTE $5 HNT 4, WE CONTRIBUTE $5 HNT 4, GENERATING A NET CONTRIBUTION TO GENERATING A NET CONTRIBUTION TO THE FUND. THE FUND. SO IN LIEU OF CUTS I WOULD LIKE SO IN LIEU OF CUTS I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE WAYS THE DEPARTMENT TO SHARE WAYS THE DEPARTMENT POSITIVELY IMPACTED THE CITY'S POSITIVELY IMPACTED THE CITY'S BUDGET. BUDGET. FIRST I WILL TALK ABOUT FIRST I WILL TALK ABOUT REVENUES. REVENUES. PROFESSIONAL MANAGEMENT OF THE PROFESSIONAL MANAGEMENT OF THE CITY'S $1.6 BILLION POOL A WILL CITY'S $1.6 BILLION POOL A WILL ADD A MINIMUM INCREASE OF $3.5 ADD A MINIMUM INCREASE OF $3.5 BILLION OF WHAT PETE HAS BILLION OF WHAT PETE HAS FORECASTED IN HIS BUDGET. FORECASTED IN HIS BUDGET. IF INTEREST RATES CONTINUE WHERE IF INTEREST RATES CONTINUE WHERE THEY ARE THIS WILL BE A THEY ARE THIS WILL BE A CONSERVATIVE ESTIMATE AND MORE CONSERVATIVE ESTIMATE AND MORE MONEY. MONEY. WE INCREASED MANAGEMENT FEES WE INCREASED MANAGEMENT FEES ASSESSED TO CITY POOL ASSESSED TO CITY POOL PARTICIPANTS TO BE MORE IN LINE PARTICIPANTS TO BE MORE IN LINE WITH COST RECOVERY FEES. WITH COST RECOVERY FEES. WE HAVE NOT INCREASED THESE WE HAVE NOT INCREASED THESE RATES IN 15 YEARS AND THIS RATES IN 15 YEARS AND THIS SHOULD ADD AN ADDITIONAL SHOULD ADD AN ADDITIONAL $475,000 TO OUR BUDGET. $475,000 TO OUR BUDGET. FINALLY THE $3.9 MILLION I FINALLY THE $3.9 MILLION I INDICATED IN THE NET CASH FLOW INDICATED IN THE NET CASH FLOW FOR OUR DEPARTMENT. FOR OUR DEPARTMENT. AS PETE HAS SPOKEN BEFORE, THE AS PETE HAS SPOKEN BEFORE, THE TEAM'S ABILITY TO PROACTIVELY TEAM'S ABILITY TO PROACTIVELY MANAGE CITY'S CASH FLOWS ALLOWED MANAGE CITY'S CASH FLOWS ALLOWED THE CITY TO RECAPTURE $12 THE CITY TO RECAPTURE $12 MILLION IN UNREALIZED LOSSES FOR MILLION IN UNREALIZED LOSSES FOR FEDERAL ARPA AND CARES MONEY FEDERAL ARPA AND CARES MONEY INVESTED IN 2020 AT ZERO PERCENT INVESTED IN 2020 AT ZERO PERCENT RATES. RATES. AND HOLD THOSE POSITIONS AND NOT AND HOLD THOSE POSITIONS AND NOT HAVE TO SELL THEM PRIOR TO THEM HAVE TO SELL THEM PRIOR TO THEM REACHING MATURITY AND REELDED REACHING MATURITY AND REELDED $12 MILLION BACK. $12 MILLION BACK. FINALLY ON EVERY LITTLE BIT

FINALLY ON EVERY LITTLE BIT HELPS COLUMN, OUR OFFICE HELPS COLUMN, OUR OFFICE COORDINATED A CLASS ACTION COORDINATED A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT RESULTING IN $146,000 LAWSUIT RESULTING IN $146,000 SETTLEMENT FROM VISA AND SETTLEMENT FROM VISA AND MASTERCARD TO THE GENERAL FUND MASTERCARD TO THE GENERAL FUND AND WE ARE AWAITING WHAT AND WE ARE AWAITING WHAT DISCOVER'S SETMENT IS GOING TO DISCOVER'S SETMENT IS GOING TO BE. BE. FINALLY, LIKE I SAID THIS IS FINALLY, LIKE I SAID THIS IS QUICK, THE SAVINGS THAT, ON THE QUICK, THE SAVINGS THAT, ON THE DEBT SIDE OF THE LEDGER, THE DEBT SIDE OF THE LEDGER, THE OFFICE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR $3.5 OFFICE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR $3.5 MILLION IN ONGOING GENERAL FUND MILLION IN ONGOING GENERAL FUND SAVINGS. SAVINGS. DURING TO THE SUPERIOR DURING TO THE SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE, WE ARE 110% FUNDED PERFORMANCE, WE ARE 110% FUNDED IN THE PORTFOLIO. IN THE PORTFOLIO. WE DON'T NEED TO MAKE A WE DON'T NEED TO MAKE A CONTRIBUTION IN THE NEXT YEAR. CONTRIBUTION IN THE NEXT YEAR. ADDITIONALLY, WORKING WITH ADDITIONALLY, WORKING WITH FINANCE, KIM GLADDEN HAS WORKED FINANCE, KIM GLADDEN HAS WORKED TO CREATE, TO ELIMINATE THE TO CREATE, TO ELIMINATE THE CREDIT CARD MERCHANT FEES THE CREDIT CARD MERCHANT FEES THE CITY ASSUMES ON TRANSACTIONS CITY ASSUMES ON TRANSACTIONS DON'T ELECTRONICALLY. DON'T ELECTRONICALLY. THIS SHOULD SAVE THE CITY ABOUT THIS SHOULD SAVE THE CITY ABOUT $900,000 ANNUALLY. $900,000 ANNUALLY. FINALLY, LAST YEAR WE REFINANCED FINALLY, LAST YEAR WE REFINANCED THE 2015 REFUNDING BONDS WITHOUT THE 2015 REFUNDING BONDS WITHOUT EXTENDING THE MATURITIES, WE EXTENDING THE MATURITIES, WE WILL SAVE THE CITY AND AVERAGE WILL SAVE THE CITY AND AVERAGE $1.4 MILLION ANNUALLY IN THE $1.4 MILLION ANNUALLY IN THE GENERAL FUND. GENERAL FUND. TO CONCLUDE, TO BORROW A TO CONCLUDE, TO BORROW A STATEMENT FROM COUNSEL MEMBER STATEMENT FROM COUNSEL MEMBER MAPLE, IT IS A SMALL AND MIGHTY MAPLE, IT IS A SMALL AND MIGHTY GROUP. GROUP. WE ARE LOOKING FOR CREATIVE WE ARE LOOKING FOR CREATIVE SOLUTIONS TO AUGMENT REVENUE SOLUTIONS TO AUGMENT REVENUE STREAMS THAT DO NOT INCLUDE AN STREAMS THAT DO NOT INCLUDE AN IMPACT TO CITY SERVICES OR IMPACT TO CITY SERVICES OR WORKFORCE REDUCTIONS. WORKFORCE REDUCTIONS. THIS CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION THIS CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION AND PETE IS GOING TO FINISH IT AND PETE IS GOING TO FINISH IT UP IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS. UP IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS. >> YES.

YES. WE'LL DO QUESTIONS FOR YOU WE'LL DO QUESTIONS FOR YOU FIRST. FIRST. COUNSEL MEMBER MAPLE. COUNSEL MEMBER MAPLE. >> NO QUESTIONS.

NO QUESTIONS. JUST A QUICK COMMENT. JUST A QUICK COMMENT. I THINK IT HAS BEEN WELL I THINK IT HAS BEEN WELL ESTABLISHED, I THINK YOU DO A ESTABLISHED, I THINK YOU DO A GOOD JOB OVERALL AND GREAT JOB GOOD JOB OVERALL AND GREAT JOB OF SHOWING JUST HOW EFFICIENT OF SHOWING JUST HOW EFFICIENT YOUR DEPARTMENT IS AND HOW YOU YOUR DEPARTMENT IS AND HOW YOU MAKE US MONEY. MAKE US MONEY. YOU DO A GREAT JOB AT MAKING THE YOU DO A GREAT JOB AT MAKING THE CITY MONEY AND WE ARE CITY MONEY AND WE ARE OUTPERFORMING MANY OTHER PLACES OUTPERFORMING MANY OTHER PLACES INCLUDING THE STATE AND OTHERS. INCLUDING THE STATE AND OTHERS. THAT IS WORTH SAYING AND WORTH THAT IS WORTH SAYING AND WORTH INVESTING IN, PERSONALLY. INVESTING IN, PERSONALLY. WITH SOME OF OUR OTHER WITH SOME OF OUR OTHER DEPARTMENTS IT MAKES NO SENSE IN DEPARTMENTS IT MAKES NO SENSE IN MAKING CUTS WHERE WE ARE CLEARLY MAKING CUTS WHERE WE ARE CLEARLY BENEFITING FROM YOUR TEAM AND BENEFITING FROM YOUR TEAM AND HAVING PEOPLE ON IT. HAVING PEOPLE ON IT. IF ANYTHING, WE SHOULD BE IF ANYTHING, WE SHOULD BE INVESTING MORE. INVESTING MORE. >> THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. >> KMEB KA -- COUNSEL MEMBER KMEB KA -- COUNSEL MEMBER KAPLAN. KAPLAN. >> YOU FOUND A WAY TO SAVE AND YOU FOUND A WAY TO SAVE AND MAKE THE CITY $3.58 MILLION THIS MAKE THE CITY $3.58 MILLION THIS YEAR IN YOUR SMALL AND MIGHTY YEAR IN YOUR SMALL AND MIGHTY DEFE DEFE DEPARTMENT WHICH YOU HAVE DONE DEPARTMENT WHICH YOU HAVE DONE EVERY YEAR. EVERY YEAR. I BELIEVE EVERYBODY HAS TO TAKE I BELIEVE EVERYBODY HAS TO TAKE A HAIR CUT. A HAIR CUT. IN YOUR DEPARTMENT IT DOESN'T IN YOUR DEPARTMENT IT DOESN'T MAKE ANY FISCAL SENSE MAKE ANY FISCAL SENSE WHATSOEVER. WHATSOEVER. SO THAT IS MY STANCE. SO THAT IS MY STANCE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU COUNSEL MEMBER.

THANK YOU COUNSEL MEMBER. THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER. THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER. >> YOU KNOW I DON'T LIKE TO YOU KNOW I DON'T LIKE TO SPEAK. SPEAK. >> I KNOW. I KNOW. YOU DON'T LIKE RECOGNITION, BUT YOU DON'T LIKE RECOGNITION, BUT YOU DESERVE IT. YOU DESERVE IT. I HAVE WATCHED YOU WORK AND GROW I HAVE WATCHED YOU WORK AND GROW THE DEPARTMENT AND YOUR PEOPLE THE DEPARTMENT AND YOUR PEOPLE AND TAKE CARE OF THIS CITY. AND TAKE CARE OF THIS CITY. I WANT TO LET YOU KNOW HOW MUCH I WANT TO LET YOU KNOW HOW MUCH WE APPRECIATE YOU. WE APPRECIATE YOU. WE ARE NOT READY FOR YOU TO WE ARE NOT READY FOR YOU TO RETIRE YET. RETIRE YET. KEEP DOING WHAT YOU ARE DOING. KEEP DOING WHAT YOU ARE DOING. WE DEEPLY APPRECIATE YOU AND WE DEEPLY APPRECIATE YOU AND YOUR STAFF. YOUR STAFF. >> YOU ARE GOOD TO GO. YOU ARE GOOD TO GO. WELCOME BACK, PETE. WELCOME BACK, PETE. >> THANKS VICE MAYOR.

THANKS VICE MAYOR. JOHN BRINGS EVERYBODY UP AND I'M JOHN BRINGS EVERYBODY UP AND I'M HERE TO GIVE THE BAD NEWS AND HERE TO GIVE THE BAD NEWS AND BRING EVERYBODY DOWN. BRING EVERYBODY DOWN. BEFORE WE CONCLUDE, I DID WANT BEFORE WE CONCLUDE, I DID WANT TO JUST RAISE A FEW OF THE TO JUST RAISE A FEW OF THE PENDING FACTORS FOR COUNCIL TO PENDING FACTORS FOR COUNCIL TO CONSIDER WHEN YOU DELIBERATE CONSIDER WHEN YOU DELIBERATE OVER YOUR BUDGET. OVER YOUR BUDGET. THE BIGGEST ONE ARE THE LABOR THE BIGGEST ONE ARE THE LABOR NEGOTIATIONS. NEGOTIATIONS. THEY WILL HAVE AN IMPACT ON THE THEY WILL HAVE AN IMPACT ON THE CURRENT YEAR AND THE BUDGET CURRENT YEAR AND THE BUDGET YEAR. YEAR. AS FAR AS THE FUTURE OF THE AS FAR AS THE FUTURE OF THE STATE HOMELESSNESS RESOURCES, STATE HOMELESSNESS RESOURCES, THIS IS THE HAP PROGRAM. THIS IS THE HAP PROGRAM. WE DO NOT HAVE HAP FUNDING IN WE DO NOT HAVE HAP FUNDING IN OUR FORECAST AND HAVE ONE MORE OUR FORECAST AND HAVE ONE MORE ROUND APPROPRIATED. ROUND APPROPRIATED. CLEARLY THIS CITY AND OTHER CLEARLY THIS CITY AND OTHER LARGE CITIES TO MAINTAIN THESE LARGE CITIES TO MAINTAIN THESE PROGRAMS NEED ONGOING STATE PROGRAMS NEED ONGOING STATE FUNDING. FUNDING. THE LAST I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THE LAST I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT RIGHT NOW IS EVERYBODY SEES WHAT RIGHT NOW IS EVERYBODY SEES WHAT IS GOING ON IN THE OIL INDUSTRY IS GOING ON IN THE OIL INDUSTRY AND IN THE GAS PRICES AND ALL OF AND IN THE GAS PRICES AND ALL OF THOSE THINGS. THOSE THINGS. THE RISK OF A RECESSION IS THE RISK OF A RECESSION IS HIGHER NOW THAN A MONTH AGO. HIGHER NOW THAN A MONTH AGO. IT IS SOMETHING TO KEEP IN MIND IT IS SOMETHING TO KEEP IN MIND AS WE DELIBERATE AROUND THE AS WE DELIBERATE AROUND THE BUDGET. BUDGET. TO CLOSE OUT, AGAIN, I WANT TO TO CLOSE OUT, AGAIN, I WANT TO REITERATE, WE ARE NOT MAKING ANY REITERATE, WE ARE NOT MAKING ANY DECISIONS HERE TODAY. DECISIONS HERE TODAY. IF YOU LOOK, WE ARE STILL IN THE IF YOU LOOK, WE ARE STILL IN THE FIRST PORTION OF UPCOMING BUDGET FIRST PORTION OF UPCOMING BUDGET SCHEDULE, THE EARLY BUDGET SCHEDULE, THE EARLY BUDGET SESSIONS. SESSIONS. WE WILL HAVE A PROPOSED BUDGET WE WILL HAVE A PROPOSED BUDGET TO COUNCIL BY THE END OF APRIL TO COUNCIL BY THE END OF APRIL AND COUNCIL WILL HAVE ITS FORMAL AND COUNCIL WILL HAVE ITS FORMAL BUDGET HEARINGS IN MAY AND JUNE BUDGET HEARINGS IN MAY AND JUNE FOR A JUNE ADOPTION. FOR A JUNE ADOPTION. WITH THAT, THAT IS STAFF'S WITH THAT, THAT IS STAFF'S PRESENTATION AND THANK YOU ALL PRESENTATION AND THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR TIME. FOR YOUR TIME. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH, PETE.

THANK YOU SO MUCH, PETE. WE DO HAVE 25 MEMBERS OF THE WE DO HAVE 25 MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC SIGNED UP TO SPEAK. PUBLIC SIGNED UP TO SPEAK. SO THE CITY CLERK WILL READ SO THE CITY CLERK WILL READ NAMES. NAMES. EVERYBODY GETS TWO MINUTES AND EVERYBODY GETS TWO MINUTES AND IT IS THE NEXT PERSON. IT IS THE NEXT PERSON. >> THANK YOU, VICE MAYOR. THANK YOU, VICE MAYOR. DOUGLAS McPHERSON, SUE WHITOR, DOUGLAS McPHERSON, SUE WHITOR, FAITH BUHE, SALLY CAL LAN. FAITH BUHE, SALLY CAL LAN. FEEL FREE TO LINE UP AT THE FEEL FREE TO LINE UP AT THE MIDDLE ISLAND. MIDDLE ISLAND. DOUGLAS. DOUGLAS. PLEASE PROCEED. PLEASE PROCEED. >> THANK YOU, MAYOR, VICE MAYOR

THANK YOU, MAYOR, VICE MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS FOR GIVING AND COUNCIL MEMBERS FOR GIVING ME THIS TIME. ME THIS TIME. MY NAME IS DOUG McPHERSON, A MY NAME IS DOUG McPHERSON, A MEMBER OF THE SACRAMENTO CLIMATE MEMBER OF THE SACRAMENTO CLIMATE COALITION AND LIVE IN MIDTOWN. COALITION AND LIVE IN MIDTOWN. IN MAY 2023 THIS COUNCIL IN MAY 2023 THIS COUNCIL APPROVED $250,000 TO BE USED FOR APPROVED $250,000 TO BE USED FOR THE COMPLETION OF A VIABILITY THE COMPLETION OF A VIABILITY STUDY, A BUSINESS PLAN TO CREATE STUDY, A BUSINESS PLAN TO CREATE A PUBLIC BANK IN SACRAMENTO. A PUBLIC BANK IN SACRAMENTO. I VOLUNTEERED TO BE ON THE I VOLUNTEERED TO BE ON THE TREASURIER'S TEAM, THE SMALL AND TREASURIER'S TEAM, THE SMALL AND MIGHTY TEAM. MIGHTY TEAM. WE WERE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE RFQ WE WERE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE RFQ TO CHOOSE A VENDOR FOR THIS TO CHOOSE A VENDOR FOR THIS TASK. TASK. IN THE INTEREST OF SAVING MONEY IN THE INTEREST OF SAVING MONEY WE INCLUDED LANGUAGE NOT TO WE INCLUDED LANGUAGE NOT TO EXCEED $200,000 AND HAD MULTIPLE EXCEED $200,000 AND HAD MULTIPLE QUALIFIED FIRMS BID ON THE QUALIFIED FIRMS BID ON THE PACKAGE. PACKAGE. AFTER MONTHS OF HARD WORK UNTIL AFTER MONTHS OF HARD WORK UNTIL DECEMBER 2024 IT WAS PAUSED BY DECEMBER 2024 IT WAS PAUSED BY THE CITY MANAGER. THE CITY MANAGER. THIS WAS VERY DISAPPOINTED. THIS WAS VERY DISAPPOINTED. YOU WERE ALREADY CONVINCED IT YOU WERE ALREADY CONVINCED IT WAS A GREAT IDEA. WAS A GREAT IDEA. I WILL SAY DUE TO WHAT HAS I WILL SAY DUE TO WHAT HAS TRAN TRAN TRANSPIRED, THE NEED FOR A TRANSPIRED, THE NEED FOR A PUBLIC BANK IN SACRAMENTO IS PUBLIC BANK IN SACRAMENTO IS MORE COMPELLING. MORE COMPELLING. A PUBLIC BANK ALIGNS WITH THE A PUBLIC BANK ALIGNS WITH THE CITY'S ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CITY'S ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PRIORITIES. PRIORITIES. THE WILL OF THIS COUNCIL IN 2023 THE WILL OF THIS COUNCIL IN 2023 WAS TO ESTABLISH A PUBLIC BANK WAS TO ESTABLISH A PUBLIC BANK IN SACRAMENTO. IN SACRAMENTO. I ASK YOU FOLLOW THROUGH WITH I ASK YOU FOLLOW THROUGH WITH THAT MANDATE AND FINISH WITH THE THAT MANDATE AND FINISH WITH THE FUNDS, THE RFQ PROCESS THAT WAS FUNDS, THE RFQ PROCESS THAT WAS NEARLY COMPLETED 14 MONTHS AGO. NEARLY COMPLETED 14 MONTHS AGO. >> GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR, VICE

GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR, VICE MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. I CALL UPON THE CITY TO RESTORE I CALL UPON THE CITY TO RESTORE THE $250,000 TO FUND A PUBLIC THE $250,000 TO FUND A PUBLIC BANK, BUSINESS PLAN AND BANK, BUSINESS PLAN AND FEASIBILITY STUDY BACK INTO THE FEASIBILITY STUDY BACK INTO THE CITY'S BUDGET. CITY'S BUDGET. I WANT OUR LOCAL ECONOMY TO I WANT OUR LOCAL ECONOMY TO BENEFIT FROM A PUBLIC BANK AND BENEFIT FROM A PUBLIC BANK AND DIVEST OUR PUBLIC FUNDS FROM DIVEST OUR PUBLIC FUNDS FROM CLIMATE DESTROYING WALL STREET CLIMATE DESTROYING WALL STREET BANKS AND THE FUNDING OF FOSSIL BANKS AND THE FUNDING OF FOSSIL FUELS, PRIVATE PRISONS, AND GUN FUELS, PRIVATE PRISONS, AND GUN MANUFACTURING. MANUFACTURING. THE INTEREST IN A PUBLIC BANK IN THE INTEREST IN A PUBLIC BANK IN SACRAMENTO WAS DEMONSTRATED AT A SACRAMENTO WAS DEMONSTRATED AT A RECENT TOWN HALL MEETING AT RECENT TOWN HALL MEETING AT WHICH OVER 200 COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHICH OVER 200 COMMUNITY MEMBERS WERE GRATEFUL SUPPORTIVE AND WERE GRATEFUL SUPPORTIVE AND EXCITED TO LEARN ABOUT THE EXCITED TO LEARN ABOUT THE CONCEPT OF A PUBLIC BANK IN CONCEPT OF A PUBLIC BANK IN SACRAMENTO. SACRAMENTO. PLEASE MAKE A MOTION TODAY TO PLEASE MAKE A MOTION TODAY TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS EXTREMELY MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT PROJECT. IMPORTANT PROJECT. I'D LIKE TO MAKE AN ADDITIONAL I'D LIKE TO MAKE AN ADDITIONAL COMMENT. COMMENT. I KNOW THAT EACH OF YOU ARE ALL I KNOW THAT EACH OF YOU ARE ALL VERY BUSY AND WE LIVE IN A VERY BUSY AND WE LIVE IN A MULTITASKING WORLD WITH OUR MULTITASKING WORLD WITH OUR VARIOUS DEVICES. VARIOUS DEVICES. I WANT TO THANK THE COUNCIL I WANT TO THANK THE COUNCIL MEMBERS THAT WERE RESPECTFUL BY MEMBERS THAT WERE RESPECTFUL BY PAYING ATTENTION WITH EYE PAYING ATTENTION WITH EYE CONTACT WHILE I WAS SPEAKING CONTACT WHILE I WAS SPEAKING TODAY. TODAY. I AM HOPEFUL THAT COUNCIL I AM HOPEFUL THAT COUNCIL MEMBERS THAT WERE OTHERWISE MEMBERS THAT WERE OTHERWISE OCCUPIED WHILE I WAS SPEAKING OCCUPIED WHILE I WAS SPEAKING WOULD CHOOSE TO BE RESPECTFUL WOULD CHOOSE TO BE RESPECTFUL AND PAY ATTENTION TO THE OTHER AND PAY ATTENTION TO THE OTHER CITIZENS THAT CAME TO SPEAK CITIZENS THAT CAME TO SPEAK TODAY AND IN THE FUTURE. TODAY AND IN THE FUTURE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. >> NEXT SPEAKER IS FAITH, THEN

NEXT SPEAKER IS FAITH, THEN SALLY. SALLY. >> GOOD AFTERNOON MR. MAYOR,

GOOD AFTERNOON MR. MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS. COUNCIL MEMBERS. I'M DR. FAITH BOUCHE. I'M DR. FAITH BOUCHE. AND I WANT TO WELCOME YOU TO THE AND I WANT TO WELCOME YOU TO THE COOLEST SUMMER OF THE REST OF COOLEST SUMMER OF THE REST OF OUR LIFE TIMES. OUR LIFE TIMES. IT'S GOING TO BE GETTING HOTTER IT'S GOING TO BE GETTING HOTTER THROUGHOUT OUR LIFETIMES. THROUGHOUT OUR LIFETIMES. PUBLIC BANKING WILL ALLOW THE PUBLIC BANKING WILL ALLOW THE CITY TO CONTROL OF THE FUNDS CITY TO CONTROL OF THE FUNDS THAT THEY CURRENTLY INVEST THAT THEY CURRENTLY INVEST THROUGH BROKERAGE FIRMS. THROUGH BROKERAGE FIRMS. GREEN ENERGY, INVESTMENT IN GREEN ENERGY, INVESTMENT IN GREEN ENERGY IS COMPETITIVE WITH GREEN ENERGY IS COMPETITIVE WITH FOSSIL FUELS AND WE CAN CONTROL FOSSIL FUELS AND WE CAN CONTROL THAT BY APPROVING PUBLIC BANKING THAT BY APPROVING PUBLIC BANKING FOR SACRAMENTO. FOR SACRAMENTO. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. >> NEXT SPEAKER IS SALLY, AND

NEXT SPEAKER IS SALLY, AND CONNIE, AND JANE. CONNIE, AND JANE. >> THANK YOU FOR BEING ON THE

THANK YOU FOR BEING ON THE COUNCIL. COUNCIL. I AM FROM FOLSOM AND WHAT I AM FROM FOLSOM AND WHAT SACRAMENTO DOES, THE OTHER OUT SACRAMENTO DOES, THE OTHER OUT LIEEAR -- OUTLIER CITIES WILL D. LIEEAR -- OUTLIER CITIES WILL D. REPLACE THE $250,000 FOR THE REPLACE THE $250,000 FOR THE BUSINESS PLAN AND VIABILITY BUSINESS PLAN AND VIABILITY STUDY ON THE BUDGET FOR PUBLIC STUDY ON THE BUDGET FOR PUBLIC BANKING. BANKING. IT'S FISCALLY SOUND TO BORROW IT'S FISCALLY SOUND TO BORROW FROM OURSELVES. FROM OURSELVES. IT MAKES SENSE TO PUT THE MONEY IT MAKES SENSE TO PUT THE MONEY BACK IN OUR COMMUNITY TO MEET BACK IN OUR COMMUNITY TO MEET OUR LOCAL GOALS. OUR LOCAL GOALS. LIKE YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT THE LIKE YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT THE STRUCTURE OF NORTH SACRAMENTO. STRUCTURE OF NORTH SACRAMENTO. WE REALIZE WE'LL HAVE LESS MONEY WE REALIZE WE'LL HAVE LESS MONEY FROM THE FEDS. FROM THE FEDS. AND MANY MORE COMMUNITY NEEDS TO AND MANY MORE COMMUNITY NEEDS TO SUPPORT. SUPPORT. SO LET'S LOOK AT OUR FISCAL SO LET'S LOOK AT OUR FISCAL CAPITAL DEFICITS THE MAYOR CAPITAL DEFICITS THE MAYOR POINTED OUT, ALSO MR. DICKINSON, POINTED OUT, ALSO MR. DICKINSON, THANK YOU FOR ALTERNATIVES AND THANK YOU FOR ALTERNATIVES AND LET'S CHANGE OUR FUTURE LET'S CHANGE OUR FUTURE UNCERTAINTIES WITH THE GREAT UNCERTAINTIES WITH THE GREAT UNTAPPED RESOURCES, THE PUBLIC UNTAPPED RESOURCES, THE PUBLIC BANKING TRULY PROVIDES FOR US. BANKING TRULY PROVIDES FOR US. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. >> CONNIE VAN HORN AND JANE

CONNIE VAN HORN AND JANE LAMBBORN AND MEGAN SHUMWAY. LAMBBORN AND MEGAN SHUMWAY. >> HELLO.

HELLO. THIS IS MY FIRST TIME EVER THIS IS MY FIRST TIME EVER SPEAKING OR EVEN ATTENDING A SPEAKING OR EVEN ATTENDING A CITY COUNCIL MEETING SO BEAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING SO BEAR WITH ME. WITH ME. I'M NOT ON EXPERT ON BANKING. I'M NOT ON EXPERT ON BANKING. I HAVE BEEN TO PRESENTATIONS ON I HAVE BEEN TO PRESENTATIONS ON PUBLIC BANKING AND IT SOUNDS TOO PUBLIC BANKING AND IT SOUNDS TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE. GOOD TO BE TRUE. SO WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IS SO WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IS IT TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE? IT TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE? THERE'S BEEN MONEY ALLOCATED TO THERE'S BEEN MONEY ALLOCATED TO FIND THAT OUT, I WOULD LOVE TO FIND THAT OUT, I WOULD LOVE TO SEE THAT GO FORWARD. SEE THAT GO FORWARD. LISTENING EARLIER TODAY TO THE LISTENING EARLIER TODAY TO THE DISCUSSION OF THE EIFD FOR NORTH DISCUSSION OF THE EIFD FOR NORTH SACRAMENTO, I THOUGHT A PUBLIC SACRAMENTO, I THOUGHT A PUBLIC BANK WOULD BE A MUCH SIMPLER, BANK WOULD BE A MUCH SIMPLER, PURER WAY TO FUND SUCH A STUDY PURER WAY TO FUND SUCH A STUDY OR SUCH A DEVELOPMENT. OR SUCH A DEVELOPMENT. SO I THINK IT IS A WIN-WIN-WIN. SO I THINK IT IS A WIN-WIN-WIN. AND IT KIND OF GETS THE BIG AND IT KIND OF GETS THE BIG BANKS OUT OF THE PROFIT-MAKING BANKS OUT OF THE PROFIT-MAKING MIDDLEMAN ROLE. MIDDLEMAN ROLE. I WANT TO POINT OUT, IT HAS BEEN I WANT TO POINT OUT, IT HAS BEEN A LONG TIME, BUT I WAS PART OF A A LONG TIME, BUT I WAS PART OF A CO-HOUSING COMMUNITY BEING CO-HOUSING COMMUNITY BEING DEVELOPED AND THE IDEA WAS TO DEVELOPED AND THE IDEA WAS TO HAVE A LIGHTFOOT PRINT ON THE HAVE A LIGHTFOOT PRINT ON THE LAND BUT THEY COULDN'T GET LAND BUT THEY COULDN'T GET FUNDING FOR SMALL HOUSES BECAUSE FUNDING FOR SMALL HOUSES BECAUSE THE BANKS WOULDN'T FUND THEM. THE BANKS WOULDN'T FUND THEM. SO WE HAD TO BUILD BIGGER HOUSES SO WE HAD TO BUILD BIGGER HOUSES AND FEWER HOUSES IN ORDER TO GET AND FEWER HOUSES IN ORDER TO GET THE BANKS' BUY-IN. THE BANKS' BUY-IN. THAT IS RIDICULOUS AND WE SHOULD THAT IS RIDICULOUS AND WE SHOULD FIGURE OUT ANOTHER SYSTEM. FIGURE OUT ANOTHER SYSTEM. IT HAS WORKED IN OTHER STATES IT HAS WORKED IN OTHER STATES AND OTHER COUNTRIES. AND OTHER COUNTRIES. LET'S SEE IF IT CAN WORK HERE. LET'S SEE IF IT CAN WORK HERE. [ READING NAMES ] [ READING NAMES ] >> GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR, VICE

GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, AND MEMBERS OF THE MAYOR, AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL. COUNCIL. MY NAME IS JANE LAMBORN, A LONG MY NAME IS JANE LAMBORN, A LONG TIME RESIDENT OF THE SACRAMENTO TIME RESIDENT OF THE SACRAMENTO AREA SINCE 1985. AREA SINCE 1985. AS AN TATTORNEY I HAVE WORKED FR AS AN TATTORNEY I HAVE WORKED FR THE STATE AND COVERED CALIFORNIA THE STATE AND COVERED CALIFORNIA IN VARIOUS PROGRAMS AND IN VARIOUS PROGRAMS AND POSITIONS. POSITIONS. I'M VERY FAMILIAR WITH THIS I'M VERY FAMILIAR WITH THIS AREA, RESIDENTS AND ITS NEEDS. AREA, RESIDENTS AND ITS NEEDS. I CAN SEE THIS COMMUNITY HAS A I CAN SEE THIS COMMUNITY HAS A GREAT NEED FOR AFFORDABLE GREAT NEED FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING, FOR EDUCATIONAL HOUSING, FOR EDUCATIONAL SERVICES IN THE SCHOOLS. SERVICES IN THE SCHOOLS. THE CHILDREN'S NEEDS MANY OF THE CHILDREN'S NEEDS MANY OF THEM ARE NOT BEING MET. THEM ARE NOT BEING MET. SMALL BUSINESSES, PEOPLE TRYING SMALL BUSINESSES, PEOPLE TRYING TO SURVIVE AND HAVE A BUSINESS TO SURVIVE AND HAVE A BUSINESS HERE IN OUR COMMUNITY. HERE IN OUR COMMUNITY. THESE ARE OUR COMMUNITY'S NEEDS. THESE ARE OUR COMMUNITY'S NEEDS. A PUBLIC BANK WOULD HELP RECYCLE A PUBLIC BANK WOULD HELP RECYCLE CITY FUNDS BACK INTO PROGRAMS CITY FUNDS BACK INTO PROGRAMS THAT WOULD HELP MEET THESE THAT WOULD HELP MEET THESE COMMUNITY NEEDS. COMMUNITY NEEDS. THEREFORE, I STAND HERE TODAY, THEREFORE, I STAND HERE TODAY, THAT IS MY ASK. THAT IS MY ASK. PLEASE WILL YOU RESTORE FUNDING PLEASE WILL YOU RESTORE FUNDING FOR A PUBLIC BANK? FOR A PUBLIC BANK? WILL YOU ESTABLISH A LONG-TERM WILL YOU ESTABLISH A LONG-TERM INVESTMENT PLAN THAT WOULD INVESTMENT PLAN THAT WOULD RECYCLE CITY FUNDS BACK INTO THE RECYCLE CITY FUNDS BACK INTO THE CITY COFFERS USED TO MEET THESE CITY COFFERS USED TO MEET THESE COMMUNITY NEEDS AND POSSIBLY IT COMMUNITY NEEDS AND POSSIBLY IT COULD HELP WITH STRUCTURAL COULD HELP WITH STRUCTURAL DEFICITS IN THE FUTURE IF YOU DEFICITS IN THE FUTURE IF YOU CAN GET THIS MONEY BACK AND USE CAN GET THIS MONEY BACK AND USE IT. IT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> MAYOR McCARTHY, I'M MEGAN

MAYOR McCARTHY, I'M MEGAN SHUMWAY, A RETIRED NURSE THAT SHUMWAY, A RETIRED NURSE THAT LIVED IN THE COUNTY. LIVED IN THE COUNTY. I HAVE COME BEFORE YOU TODAY I HAVE COME BEFORE YOU TODAY BECAUSE EVEN THOUGH IT TAKES A BECAUSE EVEN THOUGH IT TAKES A CHARTER CITY LIKE SACRAMENTO TO CHARTER CITY LIKE SACRAMENTO TO START A PUBLIC BANK, IT IS NOT START A PUBLIC BANK, IT IS NOT THE ONLY ORGANIZATION OR THE ONLY ORGANIZATION OR GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION THAT GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION THAT WOULD BE PART OF A SACRAMENTO WOULD BE PART OF A SACRAMENTO AREA PUBLIC BANK. AREA PUBLIC BANK. WE WOULD JOIN TOGETHER ALL OF WE WOULD JOIN TOGETHER ALL OF OUR TAXPAYER DOLLARS IN A PUBLIC OUR TAXPAYER DOLLARS IN A PUBLIC BANK IF YOU PROCEED WITH THE BANK IF YOU PROCEED WITH THE $250,000 WITH BUSINESS MAN A $250,000 WITH BUSINESS MAN A AND -- BUSINESS PLAN AND AND -- BUSINESS PLAN AND FEASIBILITY STUDY. FEASIBILITY STUDY. AND WE WOULD USE OUR TAXPAYER AND WE WOULD USE OUR TAXPAYER DOLLARS THAN SENDING TO WALL DOLLARS THAN SENDING TO WALL STREET WHERE THE 1% BENEFIT AND STREET WHERE THE 1% BENEFIT AND WORKING CLASS PEOPLE DO NOT. WORKING CLASS PEOPLE DO NOT. I URGE YOU DO SERIOUSLY CONSIDER I URGE YOU DO SERIOUSLY CONSIDER PUTTING THAT MONEY THAT I DON'T PUTTING THAT MONEY THAT I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHERE IT WENT BACK EVEN KNOW WHERE IT WENT BACK INTO THE BUDGET TO PROVIDE FOR INTO THE BUDGET TO PROVIDE FOR THAT FEASIBILITY STUDY. THAT FEASIBILITY STUDY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. >> CHRISBROWN.

CHRISBROWN. DR. HARRY WONG. DR. HARRY WONG. >> GOOD AFTERNOON.

GOOD AFTERNOON. KRIS BROWN, SACRAMENTO CLIMATE KRIS BROWN, SACRAMENTO CLIMATE COALITION AND I LIVE IN DISTRICT COALITION AND I LIVE IN DISTRICT 5 OF THE CITY. 5 OF THE CITY. FIRST BEFORE I MAKE ANY FIRST BEFORE I MAKE ANY COMMENTS, I'M IN AGREEMENT WITH COMMENTS, I'M IN AGREEMENT WITH PREVIOUS SPEAKE ERS SUPPORTING E PREVIOUS SPEAKE ERS SUPPORTING E REINVESTMENT OF THIS MONEY WHICH REINVESTMENT OF THIS MONEY WHICH THE CITY JOINED THREE OTHER THE CITY JOINED THREE OTHER COMMUNITIES IN OUR STATE TAKING COMMUNITIES IN OUR STATE TAKING ADVANTAGE OF A STATE LAW THAT ADVANTAGE OF A STATE LAW THAT ALLOWS PUBLIC BANKING HERE IN ALLOWS PUBLIC BANKING HERE IN CALIFORNIA. CALIFORNIA. SADLY, WE ARE IN A CHAOTIC SADLY, WE ARE IN A CHAOTIC PERIOD IN WHICH THE FEDERAL PERIOD IN WHICH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAS WITHDRAWN THE GOVERNMENT HAS WITHDRAWN THE INFRASTRUCTURE REINVESTMENT ACT INFRASTRUCTURE REINVESTMENT ACT FUNDING THAT THE CITY COULD HAVE FUNDING THAT THE CITY COULD HAVE PARTICIPATED IN AND NOW AS YOUR PARTICIPATED IN AND NOW AS YOUR EXECUTIVE FINANCE PERSON HAS EXECUTIVE FINANCE PERSON HAS POINTED OUT, WE ARE IN A CHAOTIC POINTED OUT, WE ARE IN A CHAOTIC ECONOMY IN WHICH A WARMONGERING ECONOMY IN WHICH A WARMONGERING IS DRIVING UP THE COST OF JUST IS DRIVING UP THE COST OF JUST LIVING IN THIS COUNTRY. LIVING IN THIS COUNTRY. A PUBLIC BANK WOULD TAKE OUR A PUBLIC BANK WOULD TAKE OUR RESOURCES, BYPASSING THE PRIVATE RESOURCES, BYPASSING THE PRIVATE MIDDLEMAN OF COMMERCIAL BANKS MIDDLEMAN OF COMMERCIAL BANKS AND THOSE FUNDS FOLLOWING YOUR AND THOSE FUNDS FOLLOWING YOUR OWN VISION OF SUPPORTING OWN VISION OF SUPPORTING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COULD BE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COULD BE PUT BACK INTO SUPPORTING LOCAL PUT BACK INTO SUPPORTING LOCAL INITIATIVES, COMMUNITY INITIATIVES, COMMUNITY IDENTIFIED PROJECTS, THROUGH IDENTIFIED PROJECTS, THROUGH LENDING, NOT SPENDING. LENDING, NOT SPENDING. OR LOSING PUBLIC FUNDS TO OUT OF OR LOSING PUBLIC FUNDS TO OUT OF STATE BANKS. STATE BANKS. CALIFORNIA PUBLIC BANKS CAN CALIFORNIA PUBLIC BANKS CAN PARTNER WITH CREDIT UNIONS, PARTNER WITH CREDIT UNIONS, LOCAL COMMUNITY BANKS AND CDFIs LOCAL COMMUNITY BANKS AND CDFIs EXPANDING THEIR LENDING EXPANDING THEIR LENDING CAPACITY. CAPACITY. IT IS NOT JUST THE CITY'S MONEY. IT IS NOT JUST THE CITY'S MONEY. IT CAN BE COMBINED WITH OTHER IT CAN BE COMBINED WITH OTHER FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS TO FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS TO INCREASE THE IMPACT. INCREASE THE IMPACT. WE CAN USE THAT MONEY TO FUND WE CAN USE THAT MONEY TO FUND INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS, PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS, PUBLIC PROJECTS, PUBLIC BANKS CAN PROJECTS, PUBLIC BANKS CAN SUPPORT INITIATE IS LIKE GREEN SUPPORT INITIATE IS LIKE GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE, AFFORDABLE INFRASTRUCTURE, AFFORDABLE HOUSING, PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION, HOUSING, PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION, AND SMALL BUSINESS LOANS TO AND SMALL BUSINESS LOANS TO IMPACTED COMMUNITIES. IMPACTED COMMUNITIES. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I HOPE YOU REINSTATE THIS MONEY I HOPE YOU REINSTATE THIS MONEY AND WE CAN GET BACK ON THE AND WE CAN GET BACK ON THE TRACK. TRACK. >> DR. HARRY WONG AND MARK

DR. HARRY WONG AND MARK SAWYER. SAWYER. >> MY NAME IS DR. HARRY WONG, I

MY NAME IS DR. HARRY WONG, I HAVE LIVED IN SACRAMENTO SINCE HAVE LIVED IN SACRAMENTO SINCE 1982. 1982. I'M IN DISTRICT 7. I'M IN DISTRICT 7. OUR INDIVIDUAL AND COMMUNITY OUR INDIVIDUAL AND COMMUNITY HEALTH IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT TO HEALTH IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT TO ALL OF US. ALL OF US. BUT AS YOU MAY WELL KNOW, BUT AS YOU MAY WELL KNOW, NON-MEDICAL FACTORS HAVE A NON-MEDICAL FACTORS HAVE A GREATER IMPACT ON OUR HEALTH GREATER IMPACT ON OUR HEALTH THAN HAVING HOSPITALS AND THAN HAVING HOSPITALS AND CLINICS, IMPORTANT AS THEY ARE. CLINICS, IMPORTANT AS THEY ARE. THESE FACTORS ARE CALLED THE THESE FACTORS ARE CALLED THE SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH. SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH. ECONOMIC POLICIES, SOCIAL NORMS ECONOMIC POLICIES, SOCIAL NORMS AND POLITICAL SYSTEMS, THEY CAN AND POLITICAL SYSTEMS, THEY CAN ALL IMPACT OUR HEALTH. ALL IMPACT OUR HEALTH. AN APPALLING EXAMPLE OF THIS IS AN APPALLING EXAMPLE OF THIS IS THE IMPACT OF CURRENT POLICIES THE IMPACT OF CURRENT POLICIES ON THE HEALTH OF IMMIGRANTS. ON THE HEALTH OF IMMIGRANTS. RESEARCH SHOWS THAT THE SOCIAL RESEARCH SHOWS THAT THE SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH ACCOUNT DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH ACCOUNT FOR 30% TO 55% OF HEALTH FOR 30% TO 55% OF HEALTH OUTCOMES. OUTCOMES. AND HERE ARE THE FIVE MOST AND HERE ARE THE FIVE MOST IMPORTANT AREAS. IMPORTANT AREAS. FIRST OF ALL WHAT YOU'VE BEEN FIRST OF ALL WHAT YOU'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT ALL AFTERNOON, TALKING ABOUT ALL AFTERNOON, ECONOMIC STABILITY, SECOND, ECONOMIC STABILITY, SECOND, EDUCATION. EDUCATION. HEALTH CARE, NEIGHBORHOOD AND HEALTH CARE, NEIGHBORHOOD AND BUILT ENVIRONMENT AND THE SOCIAL BUILT ENVIRONMENT AND THE SOCIAL AND COMMUNITY CONTEXT. AND COMMUNITY CONTEXT. A PUBLIC BANK IN SACRAMENTO A PUBLIC BANK IN SACRAMENTO COULD HAVE IMPACTS IN MANY OF COULD HAVE IMPACTS IN MANY OF THESE AREAS BY IMPROVING INCOME THESE AREAS BY IMPROVING INCOME AND FINANCIAL STABILITY, AND FINANCIAL STABILITY, HOUSING, PUBLIC INVESTMENT HOUSING, PUBLIC INVESTMENT CAPACITY AND EQUITY. CAPACITY AND EQUITY. THESE ARE EXACTLY THE AREAS THESE ARE EXACTLY THE AREAS PUBLIC HEALTH RESEARCH HAS PUBLIC HEALTH RESEARCH HAS IDENTIFIED AS THE LARGER DRIVERS IDENTIFIED AS THE LARGER DRIVERS OF POPULATION HEALTH. OF POPULATION HEALTH. THAT IS WHY I LEFT MY OFFICE THAT IS WHY I LEFT MY OFFICE TODAY TO BE ABLE TO SPEAK OUT ON TODAY TO BE ABLE TO SPEAK OUT ON THE HEALTH OF OUR COMMUNITY. THE HEALTH OF OUR COMMUNITY. I URGE YOU TO RE-AUTHORIZE THE I URGE YOU TO RE-AUTHORIZE THE FUNDS FOR A BUSINESS PLAN AND FUNDS FOR A BUSINESS PLAN AND VIABILITY STUDY FOR A PUBLIC VIABILITY STUDY FOR A PUBLIC BANK. BANK. THIS IS A PUBLIC HEALTH AND THIS IS A PUBLIC HEALTH AND EQUITY ISSUE. EQUITY ISSUE. LET'S TAKE CONTROL OF OUR MONIES LET'S TAKE CONTROL OF OUR MONIES AND HOW THEY ARE INVESTED AND AND HOW THEY ARE INVESTED AND SPENT. SPENT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. >> MARK SAWYER AND GLAIAL SABA.

MARK SAWYER AND GLAIAL SABA. >> GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR

GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR McCARTHY AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. McCARTHY AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. I COME REQUESTING YOU RESTORE I COME REQUESTING YOU RESTORE VIABILITY STUDY FOR A PUBLIC VIABILITY STUDY FOR A PUBLIC BANK IN SACRAMENTO. BANK IN SACRAMENTO. IN THE FACE OF FUNDING CUTS FOR IN THE FACE OF FUNDING CUTS FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING AT THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL, I WANT TO DRAW FEDERAL LEVEL, I WANT TO DRAW ATTENTION TO THE FACT THAT A ATTENTION TO THE FACT THAT A VIABLE SACRAMENTO PUBLIC BANK VIABLE SACRAMENTO PUBLIC BANK COULD COVER HARD TO FINANCE COULD COVER HARD TO FINANCE PREDEVELOPMENT, PRESERVATION AND PREDEVELOPMENT, PRESERVATION AND RAPID ACQUISITION COSTS THAT RAPID ACQUISITION COSTS THAT COMMERCIAL BANKS OFTEN AVOID. COMMERCIAL BANKS OFTEN AVOID. AS A NONPROFIT BANK WITH DIRECT AS A NONPROFIT BANK WITH DIRECT ACCESS TO FEDERAL DISCOUNT ACCESS TO FEDERAL DISCOUNT WINDOW, A SACRAMENTO BANK COULD WINDOW, A SACRAMENTO BANK COULD LOWER COSTS FOR PROJECTS, LOWER COSTS FOR PROJECTS, EXPANDING RESOURCES FOR EXPANDING RESOURCES FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND FINALLY A AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND FINALLY A VIABLE SACRAMENTO PUBLIC BANK VIABLE SACRAMENTO PUBLIC BANK COULD DIRECT FUNDS TO COULD DIRECT FUNDS TO COMMUNITY-BASED PROJECTS WITH COMMUNITY-BASED PROJECTS WITH LOAN REPAYMENT, RECYCLED NOT LOAN REPAYMENT, RECYCLED NOT INTO WALL STREET BANKS, BUT BACK INTO WALL STREET BANKS, BUT BACK DIRECTLY INTO NEW LOCAL DIRECTLY INTO NEW LOCAL COMMUNITY LENDING. COMMUNITY LENDING. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. >> GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR AND

GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. COUNCIL. I AM A FAMILY PHYSICIAN AND A I AM A FAMILY PHYSICIAN AND A MEMBER OF THE SACRAMENTO CLIMATE MEMBER OF THE SACRAMENTO CLIMATE COALITION. COALITION. I ALSO REPRESENT NEARLY 800 I ALSO REPRESENT NEARLY 800 ELDERS IN THIRD ACT SACRAMENTO ELDERS IN THIRD ACT SACRAMENTO WHO SUPPORT A PUBLIC BANK. WHO SUPPORT A PUBLIC BANK. WE ASK YOU TO RESUME THE FUNDING WE ASK YOU TO RESUME THE FUNDING THAT EVERYONE HAS BEEN THAT EVERYONE HAS BEEN MENTIONING. MENTIONING. AND BECAUSE IT WAS PASSED AND BECAUSE IT WAS PASSED UNANIMOUSLY BY THE BUDGET AND UNANIMOUSLY BY THE BUDGET AND AUDIT COMMITTEE IN 2023 AND WE AUDIT COMMITTEE IN 2023 AND WE KNOW THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IS KNOW THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IS THE COUNCIL'S TOP PRIORITY AND THE COUNCIL'S TOP PRIORITY AND EVERY YEAR MILLIONS OF DOLLARS EVERY YEAR MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN CITIES ALL OVER CALIFORNIA IN CITIES ALL OVER CALIFORNIA ARE SPENT ON BANKING FEES AND ARE SPENT ON BANKING FEES AND INTEREST ON THE CITY'S LOANS. INTEREST ON THE CITY'S LOANS. AN EXAMPLE OF THIS IS IN OAKLAND AN EXAMPLE OF THIS IS IN OAKLAND WHICH PAID ABOUT $60 MILLION IN WHICH PAID ABOUT $60 MILLION IN ONE YEAR FOR THESE FUNDS. ONE YEAR FOR THESE FUNDS. PUBLIC BANKS CAN REROUTE OUR TAX PUBLIC BANKS CAN REROUTE OUR TAX DOLLARS FROM WALL STREET TO THE DOLLARS FROM WALL STREET TO THE PRIORITIES THAT OUR COMMUNITY PRIORITIES THAT OUR COMMUNITY CHOOSES. CHOOSES. THEY CAN ALSO DECREASE THE COST THEY CAN ALSO DECREASE THE COST OF INFRASTRUCTURE BUILDING, OF INFRASTRUCTURE BUILDING, SIGNIFICANTLY BY ALMOST A HALF. SIGNIFICANTLY BY ALMOST A HALF. ALSO PUBLIC BANK COULD TRULY ALSO PUBLIC BANK COULD TRULY HELP WITH SMALL AND MINORITY HELP WITH SMALL AND MINORITY BUSINESS LENDING. BUSINESS LENDING. I WANT TO SHARE A STORY A LATINA I WANT TO SHARE A STORY A LATINA FRIEND TOLD ME WHEN SHE TRIES TO FRIEND TOLD ME WHEN SHE TRIES TO GET HER HAIR DRESSING BUSINESS GET HER HAIR DRESSING BUSINESS STARTED IN SACRAMENTO SHE HAS A STARTED IN SACRAMENTO SHE HAS A DIFFICULT TIME, THIS WAS RECENT, DIFFICULT TIME, THIS WAS RECENT, ACCESSING BUSINESS LOANS AND ACCESSING BUSINESS LOANS AND FELT BEING A FEMALE AND MINORITY FELT BEING A FEMALE AND MINORITY MADE THINGS PARTICULARLY MADE THINGS PARTICULARLY CHALLENGING. CHALLENGING. ACCORDING TO A UNIVERSITY OF ACCORDING TO A UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN 2025 REPORT, SHE WAS MICHIGAN 2025 REPORT, SHE WAS RIGHT. RIGHT. TODAY IN CALIFORNIA THIS IS A TODAY IN CALIFORNIA THIS IS A QUOTE, SMALL BUSINESSES NAVIGATE QUOTE, SMALL BUSINESSES NAVIGATE CHALLENGES KEEPING THEIR DOORS CHALLENGES KEEPING THEIR DOORS OPEN, HIRING WORKERS AND OPEN, HIRING WORKERS AND EXPANDING THEIR OPERATIONS. EXPANDING THEIR OPERATIONS. IN PARTICULAR, PREDATORY LENDERS IN PARTICULAR, PREDATORY LENDERS OFFER LOANS WITH EXCESSIVELY OFFER LOANS WITH EXCESSIVELY HIGH INTEREST RATES AND THEY HIGH INTEREST RATES AND THEY OFTEN HAVE HUGE LUMP SUM OFTEN HAVE HUGE LUMP SUM PAYMENTS. PAYMENTS. THIS WHAT MY FRIEND EXPERIENCED. THIS WHAT MY FRIEND EXPERIENCED. AN OPPORTUNITY FUND STUDY FOUND AN OPPORTUNITY FUND STUDY FOUND THESE LOANS CARRY AN AVERAGE THESE LOANS CARRY AN AVERAGE INTEREST RATE OF 94%. INTEREST RATE OF 94%. ONE LOAN WAS 350% WITH --

ONE LOAN WAS 350% WITH -- >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS. YOUR TIME IS COMPLETE. YOUR TIME IS COMPLETE. CAITY AND COLIKA. CAITY AND COLIKA. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR SUPPORTING THIS. SUPPORTING THIS. >> GOOD AFTERNOON MAYOR AND

GOOD AFTERNOON MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. COUNCIL MEMBERS. I'M EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR 350 I'M EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR 350 SACRAMENTO. SACRAMENTO. I'M HERE TO ASK YOU RESTORE I'M HERE TO ASK YOU RESTORE FUNDING FOR PUBLIC BANK FUNDING FOR PUBLIC BANK FEASIBILITY STUDY PER AB857, FEASIBILITY STUDY PER AB857, ASKING AS A REPRESENTATIVE OF ASKING AS A REPRESENTATIVE OF 350 SAC AND LOCAL YOUNGER 350 SAC AND LOCAL YOUNGER CONSTITUENT WHO WANTS TO SEE CONSTITUENT WHO WANTS TO SEE THIS BEAUTIFUL CITY DO GREAT THIS BEAUTIFUL CITY DO GREAT THINGS IN THE FUTURE. THINGS IN THE FUTURE. CURRENTLY OUR TAX DOLLARS ARE CURRENTLY OUR TAX DOLLARS ARE BEING USED TO ENGAGE IN WAR, BEING USED TO ENGAGE IN WAR, FOREIGN DEALS AND DEADLY FOREIGN DEALS AND DEADLY IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT THAT IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT THAT BENEFITS NO ONE. BENEFITS NO ONE. A PUBLIC BANK WOULD PRIORITIZE A PUBLIC BANK WOULD PRIORITIZE MONEY FROM OUR LOCAL ECONOMY, MONEY FROM OUR LOCAL ECONOMY, BACK INTO PROJECTS THAT BACK INTO PROJECTS THAT PRIORITIZE OUR COMMUNITY HEALTH PRIORITIZE OUR COMMUNITY HEALTH AND LONG-TERM WELL BEING. AND LONG-TERM WELL BEING. NORTH DAKOTA SHOWED SUCCESS IN A NORTH DAKOTA SHOWED SUCCESS IN A PUBLIC BANKING SYSTEM. PUBLIC BANKING SYSTEM. IT CURRENTLY SUPPORTS RESIDENTS IT CURRENTLY SUPPORTS RESIDENTS TO GO TOCOLLEGE, FUND SMALL TO GO TOCOLLEGE, FUND SMALL BUSINESSES, FUND LOCAL BUSINESSES, FUND LOCAL AGRICULTURE. AGRICULTURE. I WOULD LOVE TO SEE IMPROVEMENTS I WOULD LOVE TO SEE IMPROVEMENTS IN DISTRICT 2. IN DISTRICT 2. I THINK COUNCIL MEMBER DICKINSON I THINK COUNCIL MEMBER DICKINSON AND OTHERS FOR SPEAKING UP. AND OTHERS FOR SPEAKING UP. I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT PUBLIC I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT PUBLIC BANKING COULD HELP NEGLECTED BANKING COULD HELP NEGLECTED COMMUNITIES LIKE MY OWN AND COMMUNITIES LIKE MY OWN AND OTHERS. OTHERS. LET'S STOP SUPPORTING LET'S STOP SUPPORTING UNNECESSARY FUNDING ON MONEY WE UNNECESSARY FUNDING ON MONEY WE NEVER ASKED FOR. NEVER ASKED FOR. LET'S RESTORE THE PUBLIC BANKING LET'S RESTORE THE PUBLIC BANKING FEASIBILITY STUDY TO ALLOW OUR FEASIBILITY STUDY TO ALLOW OUR COMMUNITY TO BE EMPOWERED AND COMMUNITY TO BE EMPOWERED AND SOMEWHAT SOVEREIGN. SOMEWHAT SOVEREIGN. >> KALIKA, CASSIDY AND DIAMOND

KALIKA, CASSIDY AND DIAMOND LULA. LULA. >> GOOD AFTERNOON MAYOR AND

GOOD AFTERNOON MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. COUNCIL MEMBERS. I'M PROUDLY IN DISTRICT 2. I'M PROUDLY IN DISTRICT 2. I RISE TODAY TO PUSH FOR YOUR I RISE TODAY TO PUSH FOR YOUR RENEWED COMMITMENT TO MOVE RENEWED COMMITMENT TO MOVE TOWARD A MORE JUST AND EQUITABLE TOWARD A MORE JUST AND EQUITABLE SACRAMENTO. SACRAMENTO. THIS BODY PREVIOUS APPROVED THE THIS BODY PREVIOUS APPROVED THE FUNDING AND VIBLTD STUDY AND FUNDING AND VIBLTD STUDY AND BUSINESS PLAN PER THE AB857 BUSINESS PLAN PER THE AB857 REQUIREMENTS AND SACRAMENTO REQUIREMENTS AND SACRAMENTO NEEDS YOU TO CONTINUE THAT NEEDS YOU TO CONTINUE THAT SUPPORT. SUPPORT. I RISE TO SPEAK TODAY ON THE I RISE TO SPEAK TODAY ON THE IMPACT ON PEOPLE OF COLOR AND IMPACT ON PEOPLE OF COLOR AND WHY IT IS IMPORTANT TO DIVEST WHY IT IS IMPORTANT TO DIVEST FROM WALL STREET AND BUSINESS AS FROM WALL STREET AND BUSINESS AS USUAL AND REINVEST THE POWER USUAL AND REINVEST THE POWER BACK INTO THE COMMUNITY THROUGH BACK INTO THE COMMUNITY THROUGH A PUBLIC BANK. A PUBLIC BANK. BANKING AS USUAL FUNDS PRIVATE BANKING AS USUAL FUNDS PRIVATE PRISONS AND ICE THAT DIRECTLY PRISONS AND ICE THAT DIRECTLY HARM MY COMMUNITY. HARM MY COMMUNITY. BLACK AND OTHER PEOPLE OF COLOR BLACK AND OTHER PEOPLE OF COLOR ARE DISPROPORTIONATELY HARMED IN ARE DISPROPORTIONATELY HARMED IN OVERINCARCERATION IN THESE OVERINCARCERATION IN THESE FACILITIES AND THESE FACILITIES AND THESE INSTITUTIONS HAVE HIGHER RATES INSTITUTIONS HAVE HIGHER RATES OF VIOLENCE AND PUSH FOR LONGER OF VIOLENCE AND PUSH FOR LONGER AND MORE PUNITIVE SENTENCES. AND MORE PUNITIVE SENTENCES. TO MAXIMIZE PROFITS THEY CUT TO MAXIMIZE PROFITS THEY CUT CORNERS ON HEALTH CARE AND CORNERS ON HEALTH CARE AND ACCELERATE LAWS FOR FOR MASS ACCELERATE LAWS FOR FOR MASS INCARCERATION. INCARCERATION. WE ARE PAYING THEM TO DESTROY WE ARE PAYING THEM TO DESTROY US. US. WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO REINVEST BACK INTO THE PEOPLE, REINVEST BACK INTO THE PEOPLE, CHANGE THE FRAME AND REWRITE THE CHANGE THE FRAME AND REWRITE THE NARRATIVE. NARRATIVE. A PUBLIC BANK WOULD SET THE A PUBLIC BANK WOULD SET THE TRAJECTORY TOWARD ECONOMIC TRAJECTORY TOWARD ECONOMIC GROWTH BY KEEPING THE MONEY GROWTH BY KEEPING THE MONEY LOCAL AND PROVIDING LOANS TO LOCAL AND PROVIDING LOANS TO SMALL AND MINORITY BUSINESSES. SMALL AND MINORITY BUSINESSES. DUE TO THE LONG STANDING DUE TO THE LONG STANDING HISTORIC PREDATORY LENDING IN HISTORIC PREDATORY LENDING IN OUR COMMUNITY, A PUBLIC BANK OUR COMMUNITY, A PUBLIC BANK COULD BE TRANSFORMATIONAL COULD BE TRANSFORMATIONAL BECAUSE ITS GOVERN IS COMMUNITY BECAUSE ITS GOVERN IS COMMUNITY BASED. BASED. WE KNOW LONG-TERM INVESTMENT IS WE KNOW LONG-TERM INVESTMENT IS NECESSARY FOR REAL CHANGE. NECESSARY FOR REAL CHANGE. THIS IS ALSO AN OPPORTUNITY TO THIS IS ALSO AN OPPORTUNITY TO TACKLE SOME OF THE REAL ISSUES, TACKLE SOME OF THE REAL ISSUES, LIKE AFFORDABLE HOUSING, FOOD LIKE AFFORDABLE HOUSING, FOOD DES DES DESERTS. DESERTS. THIS VOTE IS ONE STEP IN THE THIS VOTE IS ONE STEP IN THE PROCESS. PROCESS. I URGE YOUR AYE VOTE AND FOLLOW I URGE YOUR AYE VOTE AND FOLLOW SAN FRANCISCO AND LOS ANGELES. SAN FRANCISCO AND LOS ANGELES. >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS. NEXT SPEAKER IS DIANNA CASSIDY, NEXT SPEAKER IS DIANNA CASSIDY, DIAMOND LULA. DIAMOND LULA. I HAVE 12 MORE SPEAKERS. I HAVE 12 MORE SPEAKERS. SO DIANNA -- SO DIANNA -- >> DIAMOND IS NOT HERE. DIAMOND IS NOT HERE. JAMES AND NANCY HERNANDEZ. JAMES AND NANCY HERNANDEZ. >> HELLO AND GOOD AFTERNOON,

HELLO AND GOOD AFTERNOON, CITY COUNCIL, MAYOR AND VICE CITY COUNCIL, MAYOR AND VICE MAYOR. MAYOR. I'M DIAMOND LULA. I'M DIAMOND LULA. THE REASON I'M UP HERE IS MY THE REASON I'M UP HERE IS MY CONCERN OF THE BUDGET CUT ON THE CONCERN OF THE BUDGET CUT ON THE POLICE DEPARTMENT MAGNA ACADEMY. POLICE DEPARTMENT MAGNA ACADEMY. I WOULD LIKE TO SAY I WAS NEVER I WOULD LIKE TO SAY I WAS NEVER THIS CONFIDENT. THIS CONFIDENT. MY FRESHMAN YEAR SELF WOULDN'T MY FRESHMAN YEAR SELF WOULDN'T HAVE SPOKEN ABOUT WHAT I BELIEVE HAVE SPOKEN ABOUT WHAT I BELIEVE IN. IN. I COME BEFORE YOU WITH I COME BEFORE YOU WITH CONFIDENCE AND MY COURAGE OF CONFIDENCE AND MY COURAGE OF CONVICTION. CONVICTION. I COME BEFORE YOU WITH MY HEAD I COME BEFORE YOU WITH MY HEAD HELD HIGH AND MAKING EYE CONTACT HELD HIGH AND MAKING EYE CONTACT WITH ALL OF YOU AT THIS MOMENT. WITH ALL OF YOU AT THIS MOMENT. I STAND WITH RESOLVE. I STAND WITH RESOLVE. THAT IS ALL BECAUSE OF THIS THAT IS ALL BECAUSE OF THIS ACADEMY'S DOING. ACADEMY'S DOING. I WENT FROM A SHY AND TIMID GIRL I WENT FROM A SHY AND TIMID GIRL TO SOMEONE WHO BEAMS WITH TO SOMEONE WHO BEAMS WITH CONFIDENCE. CONFIDENCE. THIS PROGRAM HAS SHAPED ME IN SO THIS PROGRAM HAS SHAPED ME IN SO MANY WAYS. MANY WAYS. I'M NOW TAKING PRIDE IN WHAT I I'M NOW TAKING PRIDE IN WHAT I DO. DO. I LEARNED TO BE A LEADER, NO I LEARNED TO BE A LEADER, NO LONGER FOLLOW IN ANYONE ELSE'S LONGER FOLLOW IN ANYONE ELSE'S STEPS. STEPS. LET ME BE FRANK, BEFORE JOINING, LET ME BE FRANK, BEFORE JOINING, I WAS ALL OVER THE PLACE, I WAS ALL OVER THE PLACE, FAILING CLASSES. FAILING CLASSES. NO ONE CARED FOR ME, NOW I NO ONE CARED FOR ME, NOW I JOINED THIS, IT IS A SECOND JOINED THIS, IT IS A SECOND FAMILY. FAMILY. I'M ON TRACK TO GRADUATING AND I'M ON TRACK TO GRADUATING AND MADE SO MANY FRIENDS ALONG THE MADE SO MANY FRIENDS ALONG THE WAY. WAY. THIS HAPPENED BECAUSE A THIS HAPPENED BECAUSE A CONVERSATION I HAD WITH ONE CONVERSATION I HAD WITH ONE OFFICER. OFFICER. HE TOLD ME I HAD SO MUCH HE TOLD ME I HAD SO MUCH POTENTIAL AND DO SO MUCH GOOD IN POTENTIAL AND DO SO MUCH GOOD IN MY LIFE AND EVERYONE'S AROUND MY LIFE AND EVERYONE'S AROUND ME. ME. THAT CHANGED THE COURSE OF MY THAT CHANGED THE COURSE OF MY SUCCESS AT THE MOMENT. SUCCESS AT THE MOMENT. TELL ME, ARE YOU WILLING TO TAKE TELL ME, ARE YOU WILLING TO TAKE THAT PERSON THAT CHANGED MY LIFE THAT PERSON THAT CHANGED MY LIFE AND COULD CHANGE SO MANY MORE AND COULD CHANGE SO MANY MORE INTELLIGENT SCHOLARS AT MY INTELLIGENT SCHOLARS AT MY SCHOOL. SCHOOL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. >> JAMES -- AND NANCY HERNANDEZ.

JAMES -- AND NANCY HERNANDEZ. >> HELLO, EVERYBODY.

HELLO, EVERYBODY. MY NAME IS JAMES VA VALLEJO. MY NAME IS JAMES VA VALLEJO. SOPHOMORE YEAR I DECIDED I SOPHOMORE YEAR I DECIDED I WANTED TO JOIN LAW AND SEE WHAT WANTED TO JOIN LAW AND SEE WHAT THE HYPE WAS ABOUT. THE HYPE WAS ABOUT. I GOT TO TALK TO PEOPLE AND MAKE I GOT TO TALK TO PEOPLE AND MAKE CONNECTIONS WITH PEOPLE I NEVER CONNECTIONS WITH PEOPLE I NEVER THOUGHT I WOULD TALK TO. THOUGHT I WOULD TALK TO. BY THE END OF THE YEAR I BY THE END OF THE YEAR I REALIZED WE WERE MORE THAN A REALIZED WE WERE MORE THAN A CLASS, FELT LIKE MORE LIKE A CLASS, FELT LIKE MORE LIKE A TEAM. TEAM. JUNIOR YEAR WE FOUND WHO I JUNIOR YEAR WE FOUND WHO I CONSIDERED TO BE MY PEOPLE. CONSIDERED TO BE MY PEOPLE. I STARTED STEPPING UP FOR NOT I STARTED STEPPING UP FOR NOT JUST MYSELF, BUT CLASS AND MY JUST MYSELF, BUT CLASS AND MY TEAM. TEAM. MY SENIOR YEAR THESE PEOPLE FELT MY SENIOR YEAR THESE PEOPLE FELT MORE LIKE FAMILY, NOT JUST MORE LIKE FAMILY, NOT JUST CLASSMATES. CLASSMATES. I WAS ABLE TO TAKE THAT I WAS ABLE TO TAKE THAT LEADERSHIP STEP WITHOUT FEELING LEADERSHIP STEP WITHOUT FEELING NERVOUS. NERVOUS. A COUPLE OF WAYS I HAVE BEEN A COUPLE OF WAYS I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO DO THAT IS LEAD OUR ABLE TO DO THAT IS LEAD OUR CLASS THROUGH PHYSICAL AND CLASS THROUGH PHYSICAL AND MENTAL CHALLENGES THROUGHOUT THE MENTAL CHALLENGES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AND ALSO HELPING OUT DURING YEAR AND ALSO HELPING OUT DURING COMMUNITY SERVICE EVENTS SUCH AS COMMUNITY SERVICE EVENTS SUCH AS FOOTBALL GAMES. FOOTBALL GAMES. LAW HAS BROUGHT ME OUT OF MY LAW HAS BROUGHT ME OUT OF MY COMFORT ZONE. COMFORT ZONE. LAW ACADEMY HAS DONE THE SAME LAW ACADEMY HAS DONE THE SAME FOR MANY OTHERS. FOR MANY OTHERS. THIS ACADEMY ISN'T JUST ABOUT THIS ACADEMY ISN'T JUST ABOUT BEING, SORRY, THIS ACADEMY ISN'T BEING, SORRY, THIS ACADEMY ISN'T JUST ABOUT LAW. JUST ABOUT LAW. IT IS BEING ABLE TO FIND IT IS BEING ABLE TO FIND YOURSELF AND YOUR PEOPLE. YOURSELF AND YOUR PEOPLE. WITHOUT AN OFFICER, I BELIEVE WITHOUT AN OFFICER, I BELIEVE MOST WON'T GET THE SAME PUSH OR MOST WON'T GET THE SAME PUSH OR HAVE THE SAME SUCCESS I AND MANY HAVE THE SAME SUCCESS I AND MANY OTHERS HAVE. OTHERS HAVE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. >> NANCY AND BRIANNA.

NANCY AND BRIANNA. >> HI.

HI. MY NAME IS NANCY HERNANDEZ AND I MY NAME IS NANCY HERNANDEZ AND I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE MY JOURNEY WOULD LIKE TO SHARE MY JOURNEY OF GROWTH. OF GROWTH. MY FRESHMAN YEAR I STRUGGLED A MY FRESHMAN YEAR I STRUGGLED A LOT AND WASN'T VERY CONFIDENT LOT AND WASN'T VERY CONFIDENT AND FELT NERVOUS TRYING NEW AND FELT NERVOUS TRYING NEW THINGS. THINGS. HOWEVER, EVERYTHING BEGAN TO HOWEVER, EVERYTHING BEGAN TO CHANGE WHEN I JOINED THE CHANGE WHEN I JOINED THE WRESTLING TEAM AT HIRAM JOHNSON. WRESTLING TEAM AT HIRAM JOHNSON. I WAS SCARED EVERY TIME I SFEPED I WAS SCARED EVERY TIME I SFEPED ON THE MAT. ON THE MAT. I DOUBTED MYSELF. I DOUBTED MYSELF. STILL I KEPT PRACTICING AND STILL I KEPT PRACTICING AND SLOWLY THE NERVES TURNED INTO SLOWLY THE NERVES TURNED INTO FIERCE DETERMINATION. FIERCE DETERMINATION. LATER IN MY SOPHOMORE YEAR I LATER IN MY SOPHOMORE YEAR I JOINED THE LAW ACADEMY THAT JOINED THE LAW ACADEMY THAT PUSHED ME MORE. PUSHED ME MORE. I LEARNED TO BECOME MORE I LEARNED TO BECOME MORE CONFIDENT. CONFIDENT. WRESTLING TAUGHT ME DISCIPLINE, WRESTLING TAUGHT ME DISCIPLINE, RESILIENCE, LAW ACADEMY TAUGHT RESILIENCE, LAW ACADEMY TAUGHT ME LEADERSHIP, ORGANIZATION AND ME LEADERSHIP, ORGANIZATION AND HOW TO WORK TOGETHER IN A TEAM. HOW TO WORK TOGETHER IN A TEAM. I STARTED WINNING MATCHES AND I STARTED WINNING MATCHES AND EARNED CHAMPIONSHIPS. EARNED CHAMPIONSHIPS. EACH WIN WASN'T JUST ABOUT A EACH WIN WASN'T JUST ABOUT A MEDAL, IT WAS PROOF HARD WORK MEDAL, IT WAS PROOF HARD WORK PAYS OFF. PAYS OFF. WHEN I STEP ON THE MAT I NO WHEN I STEP ON THE MAT I NO LONGER FEEL THE SAME FEAR. LONGER FEEL THE SAME FEAR. EVERY SINCE I JOIN ID THE LAW EVERY SINCE I JOIN ID THE LAW ACADEMY MY CONFIDENCE CONTINUED ACADEMY MY CONFIDENCE CONTINUED TO GROW. TO GROW. THE FIRST THING I DO WHEN I WIN THE FIRST THING I DO WHEN I WIN A MEDAL OR CHAMPIONSHIP IS TELL A MEDAL OR CHAMPIONSHIP IS TELL MY OFFICER. MY OFFICER. THAT IS HOW MUCH HE MEANS TO ME. THAT IS HOW MUCH HE MEANS TO ME. IF YOU TAKE THAT FROM US, OUR IF YOU TAKE THAT FROM US, OUR EDUCATION WILL SUFFER AND LOSE EDUCATION WILL SUFFER AND LOSE THE SUPPORT HE GIVES US DAY THE SUPPORT HE GIVES US DAY AFTER DAY. AFTER DAY. >> BRIANNA AND GARRETT.

BRIANNA AND GARRETT. >> GOOD EACH, COUNCIL MEMBERS

GOOD EACH, COUNCIL MEMBERS AND MAYOR. AND MAYOR. OUR STUDENTS NEED STABILITY. OUR STUDENTS NEED STABILITY. OUR STUDENTS NEED MENTORSHIP AND OUR STUDENTS NEED MENTORSHIP AND PROGRAMS THAT WORK. PROGRAMS THAT WORK. I'M ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL AT HIRAM I'M ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL AT HIRAM JOHNSON HIGH SCHOOL. JOHNSON HIGH SCHOOL. THE FUTURE OF OUR MAGNET POLICE THE FUTURE OF OUR MAGNET POLICE ACADEMY REMAINS UNCERTAIN. ACADEMY REMAINS UNCERTAIN. WHEN FUNCTIONING DECISIONS ARE WHEN FUNCTIONING DECISIONS ARE MADE THEY SHOULD BE INTENSE MADE THEY SHOULD BE INTENSE INTENTIONAL AND PROTECT PROGRAMS INTENTIONAL AND PROTECT PROGRAMS THAT ARE WORKING. THAT ARE WORKING. WE HAVE 100% GRADUATION RATE AT WE HAVE 100% GRADUATION RATE AT OUR POLICE ACADEMY AT HIRAM OUR POLICE ACADEMY AT HIRAM JOHNSON ACADEMY. JOHNSON ACADEMY. IT HAPPENS BECAUSE STUDENTS HAVE IT HAPPENS BECAUSE STUDENTS HAVE STRUCTURE, THEY HAVE STRUCTURE, THEY HAVE ACCOUNTABILITY AND THEY HAVE ACCOUNTABILITY AND THEY HAVE CONSISTENT ADULTS WHO SHOW UP CONSISTENT ADULTS WHO SHOW UP FOR THEM EVERY SINGLE DAY. FOR THEM EVERY SINGLE DAY. AT HIRAM JOHNSON, WE SERVE AT HIRAM JOHNSON, WE SERVE STUDENTS WITH INCREDIBLE STUDENTS WITH INCREDIBLE POTENTIAL AND REAL CHALLENGES. POTENTIAL AND REAL CHALLENGES. WHAT THEY NEED IS NOT FEWER WHAT THEY NEED IS NOT FEWER OPPORTUNITIES. OPPORTUNITIES. THEY NEED MORE. THEY NEED MORE. THEY NEED ADULTS WHO KNOW THEM, THEY NEED ADULTS WHO KNOW THEM, THEY NEED PROGRAMS THAT GIVE THEY NEED PROGRAMS THAT GIVE THEM DIRECTION, AND THEY NEED THEM DIRECTION, AND THEY NEED SPACES WHERE THEY FEEL SEEN, SPACES WHERE THEY FEEL SEEN, SUPPORTED AND CAPABLE OF SUCCESS SUPPORTED AND CAPABLE OF SUCCESS AND THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT THIS AND THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT THIS ACADEMY PROVIDES. ACADEMY PROVIDES. OUR OFFICERS ARE NOT JUST OUR OFFICERS ARE NOT JUST TEACHING CURRICULUM TO THESE TEACHING CURRICULUM TO THESE STUDENTS. STUDENTS. THEY ARE BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS THEY ARE BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS WITH THEM, MENTORING THEM. WITH THEM, MENTORING THEM. THE VERY STUDENTS WHO NEED THE VERY STUDENTS WHO NEED STEADY ADULTS IN THEIR LIVES. STEADY ADULTS IN THEIR LIVES. AND WE ARE SEEING THE IMPACT IN AND WE ARE SEEING THE IMPACT IN ENGAGEMENT, CONFIDENCE AND ENGAGEMENT, CONFIDENCE AND GRADUATION. GRADUATION. IF WE ARE NOT PROTECTING IF WE ARE NOT PROTECTING PROGRAMS CLEARLY IMPROVING PROGRAMS CLEARLY IMPROVING PROGRAMS FOR OUR STUDENTS OF PROGRAMS FOR OUR STUDENTS OF SACRAMENTO, WHAT EXACTLY ARE WE SACRAMENTO, WHAT EXACTLY ARE WE PRIORITIZING? PRIORITIZING? WE KNOW WHAT DOESN'T WORK. WE KNOW WHAT DOESN'T WORK. BUT WE ALSO KNOW WHAT DOES AND BUT WE ALSO KNOW WHAT DOES AND THIS WORKS. THIS WORKS. SO TODAY I'M ASKING YOU LEAD SO TODAY I'M ASKING YOU LEAD WITH INTENTION. WITH INTENTION. PROTECT THE PROGRAMS THAT ARE PROTECT THE PROGRAMS THAT ARE MAKING IMMEASURABLE DIFFERENCE MAKING IMMEASURABLE DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES OF THESE STUDENTS. IN THE LIVES OF THESE STUDENTS. WHEN WE PROTECT PROGRAMS LIKE WHEN WE PROTECT PROGRAMS LIKE THIS, WE ARE NOT JUST FUNDING AN THIS, WE ARE NOT JUST FUNDING AN ACADEMY, WE ARE INVESTING IN THE ACADEMY, WE ARE INVESTING IN THE FUTURE OF OUR STUDENTS AND THE FUTURE OF OUR STUDENTS AND THE FUTURE OF THIS GREAT CITY OF FUTURE OF THIS GREAT CITY OF SACRAMENTO.

SACRAMENTO. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. >> GARRETT KIRKLAND AND KIM GARRETT KIRKLAND AND KIM HICKMAN. HICKMAN. >> GOOD AFTERNOON.

GOOD AFTERNOON. SORRY GARRETT IS MISSING THIS SORRY GARRETT IS MISSING THIS FOR OUR AREA. FOR OUR AREA. WANT TO CALL NANCY QUALIFIED FOR WANT TO CALL NANCY QUALIFIED FOR STATES. STATES. WE HOPE SHE WINS NEXT YEAR AS WE HOPE SHE WINS NEXT YEAR AS SENIOR. SENIOR. GOOD AFTERNOON. GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS GARRETT KIRKLAND, THE MY NAME IS GARRETT KIRKLAND, THE PRINCIPAL OF HIRAM JOHNSON HIGH PRINCIPAL OF HIRAM JOHNSON HIGH SCHOOL. SCHOOL. I'M NOT SPEAKING TO YOU TODAY AS I'M NOT SPEAKING TO YOU TODAY AS A PRINCIPAL. A PRINCIPAL. I'M SPEAKING AS SOMEONE WHO GREW I'M SPEAKING AS SOMEONE WHO GREW UP IN THIS CITY, IN THE UP IN THIS CITY, IN THE NEIGHBORHOODS AROUND HIRAM NEIGHBORHOODS AROUND HIRAM JOHNSON. JOHNSON. THIS COMMUNITY HELPED SHAPE ME THIS COMMUNITY HELPED SHAPE ME AND WHO I AM AND FOR NEARLY 30 AND WHO I AM AND FOR NEARLY 30 YEARS I HAVE WORKED IN THE YEARS I HAVE WORKED IN THE SCHOOLS ACROSS THIS CITY, THE SCHOOLS ACROSS THIS CITY, THE SAME NEIGHBORHOODS THAT RAISED SAME NEIGHBORHOODS THAT RAISED ME. ME. OVER THE THREE DECADES I HAVE OVER THE THREE DECADES I HAVE SEEN MANY PROGRAMS COME AND GO, SEEN MANY PROGRAMS COME AND GO, I HAVE SEEN INITIATIVES THAT I HAVE SEEN INITIATIVES THAT SOUNDED PROMISING, BUT NEVER SOUNDED PROMISING, BUT NEVER TRULY CHANGED OUTCOMES FOR TRULY CHANGED OUTCOMES FOR STUDENTS. STUDENTS. AND I HAVE SEEN THE PROGRAMS AND I HAVE SEEN THE PROGRAMS THAT DO CHANGE. THAT DO CHANGE. THE MAGNET ACADEMIES INCLUDING THE MAGNET ACADEMIES INCLUDING THE POLICE ACADEMY AT HIRAM THE POLICE ACADEMY AT HIRAM JOHNSON AND MANY OTHER SCHOOLS JOHNSON AND MANY OTHER SCHOOLS ARE ONE OF THE PROGRAMS THAT ARE ONE OF THE PROGRAMS THAT DOES CHANGE. DOES CHANGE. I KNOW THIS BECAUSE I HAVE I KNOW THIS BECAUSE I HAVE WATCHED WHAT HAPPENS WHEN WATCHED WHAT HAPPENS WHEN STUDENTS WALK INTO THESE STUDENTS WALK INTO THESE PROGRAMS. PROGRAMS. STUDENTS WHO WERE UNSURE OF STUDENTS WHO WERE UNSURE OF THEMSELVES BEGIN TO FIND THEMSELVES BEGIN TO FIND PURPOSE. PURPOSE. STUDENTS WHO FELT DISCONNECTED STUDENTS WHO FELT DISCONNECTED BEGIN TO FIND BELONGING. BEGIN TO FIND BELONGING. STUDENTS WHO LACK DIRECTION STUDENTS WHO LACK DIRECTION BEGIN TO FIND A FUTURE. BEGIN TO FIND A FUTURE. WHY? WHY? IT IS BECAUSE THESE ACADEMIES IT IS BECAUSE THESE ACADEMIES GIVE YOUNG PEOPLE SOMETHING GIVE YOUNG PEOPLE SOMETHING INCREDIBLY POWERFUL. INCREDIBLY POWERFUL. STRUCTURE. STRUCTURE. MENTORSHIP. MENTORSHIP. ACCOUNTABILITY. ACCOUNTABILITY. AND ADULTS WHO REFUSE TO GIVE UP AND ADULTS WHO REFUSE TO GIVE UP ON THEM. ON THEM. SCHOOLS LIKE HIRAM JOHNSON THAT SCHOOLS LIKE HIRAM JOHNSON THAT HAVE MAGNET ACADEMIES HAVE LONG HAVE MAGNET ACADEMIES HAVE LONG SERVED AS ANCHORS IN THEIR SERVED AS ANCHORS IN THEIR COMMUNITY. COMMUNITY. FOR GENERATIONS FAMILIES IN FOR GENERATIONS FAMILIES IN SACRAMENTO HAVE TRUSTED SCHOOLS SACRAMENTO HAVE TRUSTED SCHOOLS LIKE HIRAM JOHNSON TO EDUCATE LIKE HIRAM JOHNSON TO EDUCATE THEIR CHILDREN, GUIDE THEM AND THEIR CHILDREN, GUIDE THEM AND PREPARE THEM FOR THEIR FUTURE. PREPARE THEM FOR THEIR FUTURE. WHEN WE INVEST IN PROGRAMS WHEN WE INVEST IN PROGRAMS INSIDE THESE SCHOOLS WE ARE INSIDE THESE SCHOOLS WE ARE INVESTING IN THE STABILITY OF INVESTING IN THE STABILITY OF OUR NEIGHBORHOODS AND FUTURE OF OUR NEIGHBORHOODS AND FUTURE OF OUR CITY. OUR CITY. AFTER 30 YEARS I CAN SAY THIS AFTER 30 YEARS I CAN SAY THIS WITH CONFIDENCE, WE KNOW WHICH WITH CONFIDENCE, WE KNOW WHICH PROGRAMS WORK FOR YOUTH. PROGRAMS WORK FOR YOUTH. AND THE MAGNET ACADEMIES WORK. AND THE MAGNET ACADEMIES WORK. PLEASE KEEP THIS FUNDING SO OUR PLEASE KEEP THIS FUNDING SO OUR KIDS HAVE THIS PROGRAM.

KIDS HAVE THIS PROGRAM. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. APPRECIATE THAT. APPRECIATE THAT. >> KIM HICKMAN IS OUR NEXT KIM HICKMAN IS OUR NEXT SPEAKER AND ROBERT COPELAND AND SPEAKER AND ROBERT COPELAND AND LR ROBERTS. LR ROBERTS. >> ROBERT WAS HERE. ROBERT WAS HERE. >> I HAVE SIX MORE SPEAKERS. I HAVE SIX MORE SPEAKERS. >> GOOD AFTERNOON MAYOR AND

GOOD AFTERNOON MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL. MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL. KIMBERLY HICKMAN, A LONG TIME KIMBERLY HICKMAN, A LONG TIME SACRAMENTO RESIDENT. SACRAMENTO RESIDENT. I'M HERE TO SHOW MY SUPPORT FOR I'M HERE TO SHOW MY SUPPORT FOR THE RESTORATION FOR THE FUNDING THE RESTORATION FOR THE FUNDING FOR THE PUBLIC BANKING IN FOR THE PUBLIC BANKING IN SACRAMENTO. SACRAMENTO. I'M ALSO HERE TO LIST FOR THE I'M ALSO HERE TO LIST FOR THE RECORD A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT RECORD A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS THAT WILL ALSO ORGANIZATIONS THAT WILL ALSO SUPPORT -- THROWN THEIR SUPPORT SUPPORT -- THROWN THEIR SUPPORT TOWARD THIS WORTHY CAUSE. TOWARD THIS WORTHY CAUSE. THE SACRAMENTO AREA THE SACRAMENTO AREA CONGREGATIONS TOGETHER, WHICH IS CONGREGATIONS TOGETHER, WHICH IS COMPRISED OF 57 CONGREGATIONS. COMPRISED OF 57 CONGREGATIONS. SACRAMENTO CLIMATE COALITION HAS SACRAMENTO CLIMATE COALITION HAS 37 ORGANIZATIONS. 37 ORGANIZATIONS. THE PUBLIC HEALTH ADVOCATES, THE PUBLIC HEALTH ADVOCATES, SACRAMENTO AREA MOVE TO AMEND, SACRAMENTO AREA MOVE TO AMEND, SIERRA CLUB OF SACRAMENTO. SIERRA CLUB OF SACRAMENTO. COMMUNITY LAND TRUST, THE COMMUNITY LAND TRUST, THE ENVIRONMENTAL COUNCIL OF ENVIRONMENTAL COUNCIL OF SACRAMENTO, 350 SACRAMENTO, SACRAMENTO, 350 SACRAMENTO, THIRD ACT SACRAMENTO, WHICH I'M THIRD ACT SACRAMENTO, WHICH I'M A PROUD MEMBER OF. A PROUD MEMBER OF. SOCIAL JUST POLITICORPS, SOCIAL JUST POLITICORPS, COMMUNITY LEAD ADVOCACY GROUP, COMMUNITY LEAD ADVOCACY GROUP, POOR PEOPLE'S CAMPAIGN POOR PEOPLE'S CAMPAIGN SACRAMENTO, AND THE FRIENDS OF SACRAMENTO, AND THE FRIENDS OF CAPITAL MANSION NEIGHBORHOOD CAPITAL MANSION NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION. ASSOCIATION. SO I CAN'T IMPROVE UPON THE SO I CAN'T IMPROVE UPON THE WONDERFUL COMMENTS THAT MY WONDERFUL COMMENTS THAT MY FELLOW ACTIVISTS HAVE GIVEN, BUT FELLOW ACTIVISTS HAVE GIVEN, BUT AGAIN I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR AGAIN I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME THIS AFTERNOON SO I YOUR TIME THIS AFTERNOON SO I COULD LIST THESE ORGANIZATIONS COULD LIST THESE ORGANIZATIONS AND THROW IN MY SUPPORT FOR THE AND THROW IN MY SUPPORT FOR THE RESTORATION OF FUNDING AS WELL. RESTORATION OF FUNDING AS WELL. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> ROBERT COPELAND.

ROBERT COPELAND. MR. COPELAND. MR. COPELAND. >> I'M PART OF POOR PEOPLE'S I'M PART OF POOR PEOPLE'S CAMPAIGN HERE IN SACRAMENTO. CAMPAIGN HERE IN SACRAMENTO. WHO BENEFITS FROM A PUBLIC BANK? WHO BENEFITS FROM A PUBLIC BANK? THE PEOPLE IN SACRAMENTO. THE PEOPLE IN SACRAMENTO. I AGREE WITH THE PEOPLE WHO I AGREE WITH THE PEOPLE WHO SUPPORT PUBLIC BANK. SUPPORT PUBLIC BANK. SMALL BUSINESS WOULD BENEFIT A SMALL BUSINESS WOULD BENEFIT A WHOLE ENTIRE COMMUNITY LIKE WHOLE ENTIRE COMMUNITY LIKE DISTRICT 2, DISTRICT 4, DISTRICT DISTRICT 2, DISTRICT 4, DISTRICT 8. 8. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. >> LR ROBERTS THEN LA MAYA AND LR ROBERTS THEN LA MAYA AND DR. COFFER. DR. COFFER. >> I'M LR ROBERTS, A MEMBER OF

I'M LR ROBERTS, A MEMBER OF THIRD ABOUT AND A MEMBER OF THE THIRD ABOUT AND A MEMBER OF THE PEACE AND FREEDOM PARTY. PEACE AND FREEDOM PARTY. WE SUPPORT A PUBLIC BANK. WE SUPPORT A PUBLIC BANK. ALL THE REASONS ARE OUT THERE. ALL THE REASONS ARE OUT THERE. CERTAINLY WE NEED MONEY TO SPEND CERTAINLY WE NEED MONEY TO SPEND ON THE RIGHT THINGS. ON THE RIGHT THINGS. ONE OF THE THINGS I HEARD TODAY ONE OF THE THINGS I HEARD TODAY WAS THE DISASTER THAT SOME OF WAS THE DISASTER THAT SOME OF THE HOUSING IS. THE HOUSING IS. FOR INSTANCE, WHEN THE ROSEVILLE FOR INSTANCE, WHEN THE ROSEVILLE ROAD HOUSING WAS IN TRAILERS, ROAD HOUSING WAS IN TRAILERS, PEOPLE COMPLAINED TO ME. PEOPLE COMPLAINED TO ME. THEY SAID IT WAS AWFUL AND THEY SAID IT WAS AWFUL AND MANAGED VERY POORLY. MANAGED VERY POORLY. TWICE THAT I KNOW OF IN THE LAST TWICE THAT I KNOW OF IN THE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS THEY HAVE TAKEN COUPLE OF MONTHS THEY HAVE TAKEN SOMEBODY'S RV AWAY, WE ARE SOMEBODY'S RV AWAY, WE ARE SPENDING MONEY ON THIS STUFF, SPENDING MONEY ON THIS STUFF, WITH 20 MINUTES NOTICE. WITH 20 MINUTES NOTICE. WASTING FUNDS WITH EIGHT COPS WASTING FUNDS WITH EIGHT COPS GIVING ONE PERSON A TICKET, SIX GIVING ONE PERSON A TICKET, SIX COPS GIVING ONE PERSON A TICKET COPS GIVING ONE PERSON A TICKET FOR LYING DOWN. FOR LYING DOWN. THIS IS RIDICULOUS. THIS IS RIDICULOUS. YOU ARE NOW HAVING THE COPS GO YOU ARE NOW HAVING THE COPS GO OUT AND DEMANDING PEOPLE HAVE OUT AND DEMANDING PEOPLE HAVE FOOD PERMIT TO FEED PEOPLE. FOOD PERMIT TO FEED PEOPLE. THIS IS NOT A GOOD USE OF MONEY. THIS IS NOT A GOOD USE OF MONEY. AND ALL THIS COUNTS AS HOMELESS AND ALL THIS COUNTS AS HOMELESS SERVICES. SERVICES. SO WE NEED TO SPEND THE MONEY ON SO WE NEED TO SPEND THE MONEY ON THE RIGHT THING. THE RIGHT THING. WE NEED TO HAVE A PUBLIC BANK WE NEED TO HAVE A PUBLIC BANK AND STOP SPENDING MONEY ON AND STOP SPENDING MONEY ON HASSLING HOMELESS PEOPLE. HASSLING HOMELESS PEOPLE. >> LA MAYA AND DR. PHIL COFER.

LA MAYA AND DR. PHIL COFER. >> MY NAME IS LA MAYA COLEMAN.

MY NAME IS LA MAYA COLEMAN. I LIVE IN DISTRICT 4. I LIVE IN DISTRICT 4. I ALSO SUPPORT MOVING FORWARD I ALSO SUPPORT MOVING FORWARD WITH THE PREVIOUSLY APPROVED WITH THE PREVIOUSLY APPROVED FUNDING FOR PUBLIC BANK. FUNDING FOR PUBLIC BANK. I THINK PUBLIC BANKING PROVIDES I THINK PUBLIC BANKING PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY ONCE IT'S GOING AN OPPORTUNITY ONCE IT'S GOING TO BE MORE PROACTIVE. TO BE MORE PROACTIVE. THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF CONVERSATION TODAY AROUND TRYING CONVERSATION TODAY AROUND TRYING TO RECTIFY LIKE LONG-TERM PAST TO RECTIFY LIKE LONG-TERM PAST WRONGS. WRONGS. AND WHEN WE ARE PAYING DEBT AND WHEN WE ARE PAYING DEBT SERVICE AND THINGS LIKE THAT, IT SERVICE AND THINGS LIKE THAT, IT MAKES IT MORE DIFFICULT WHEN WE MAKES IT MORE DIFFICULT WHEN WE ARE HAVING TO REALLY TAKE WHAT ARE HAVING TO REALLY TAKE WHAT WE CAN GET IN TERMS OF FINANCING WE CAN GET IN TERMS OF FINANCING IT. IT. IF WE HAVE CONTROL OF OUR OWN IF WE HAVE CONTROL OF OUR OWN FUNDS WE CAN BE MORE STRATEGIC. FUNDS WE CAN BE MORE STRATEGIC. AND WE CAN FINANCE THINGS THAT AND WE CAN FINANCE THINGS THAT ARE -- MAY NOT BE AS DESIRABLE ARE -- MAY NOT BE AS DESIRABLE TO GET FINANCED IN THE TO GET FINANCED IN THE COMMERCIAL SECTOR. COMMERCIAL SECTOR. SO PLEASE MOVE FORWARD WITH THAT SO PLEASE MOVE FORWARD WITH THAT $250,000. $250,000. >> I HAVE TWO MORE SPEAKERS.

I HAVE TWO MORE SPEAKERS. DR. FLOW COFER. DR. FLOW COFER. >> I'M HERE THIS AFTERNOON TO

I'M HERE THIS AFTERNOON TO URGE YOU TO MOVE FORWARD WITH URGE YOU TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE PREVIOUSLY APPROVED $250,000 THE PREVIOUSLY APPROVED $250,000 ALLOCATION FOR A BUSINESS PLAN ALLOCATION FOR A BUSINESS PLAN AND VIABILITY STUDY UNDER AB AND VIABILITY STUDY UNDER AB 857. 857. SACRAMENTO IS CURRENTLY FACING A SACRAMENTO IS CURRENTLY FACING A $66.2 MILLION BUDGET DEFICIT. $66.2 MILLION BUDGET DEFICIT. DISCUSSED FROM THE PRESENTERS DISCUSSED FROM THE PRESENTERS AND SPEAKERS HERE WE UNDERSTAND AND SPEAKERS HERE WE UNDERSTAND SOME REALLY DIFFICULT DECISIONS SOME REALLY DIFFICULT DECISIONS ARE GOING TO BE MADE. ARE GOING TO BE MADE. IN THAT CONTEXT, IT IS MORE IN THAT CONTEXT, IT IS MORE IMPORTANT WE EVALUATE TOOLS THAT IMPORTANT WE EVALUATE TOOLS THAT REDUCE LONG-TERM COSTS AND REDUCE LONG-TERM COSTS AND GENERATE COMMUNITY LEVEL RETURNS GENERATE COMMUNITY LEVEL RETURNS ON INVESTMENTS. ON INVESTMENTS. A PUBLIC BANK IS A PRACTICAL A PUBLIC BANK IS A PRACTICAL TOOL THAT WOULD ALOY SACRAMENTO TOOL THAT WOULD ALOY SACRAMENTO TO ALIGN PUBLIC DOLLARS WITH TO ALIGN PUBLIC DOLLARS WITH PUBLIC VALUES. PUBLIC VALUES. RIGHT NOW THE CITY BANKS WITH JP RIGHT NOW THE CITY BANKS WITH JP MORGAN CHASE, THE LARGEST FUNDER MORGAN CHASE, THE LARGEST FUNDER OF FOSSIL FUELS GLOBALLY. OF FOSSIL FUELS GLOBALLY. REINFORCING SYSTEMS RUN COUNTER REINFORCING SYSTEMS RUN COUNTER TO CLIMATE GOALS. TO CLIMATE GOALS. AS SOMEONE WHO SAT ON THE AS SOMEONE WHO SAT ON THE MAYOR'S CLIMATE COMMISSION WE MAYOR'S CLIMATE COMMISSION WE ACTIVELY ENCOURAGE THE CITY NOT ACTIVELY ENCOURAGE THE CITY NOT TO DO. TO DO. A VIABILITY STUDY WOULD PROVIDE A VIABILITY STUDY WOULD PROVIDE TRANSPARENT DATA DRIVEN ANSWERS TRANSPARENT DATA DRIVEN ANSWERS ABOUT COSTS, RISKS AND BENEFITS ABOUT COSTS, RISKS AND BENEFITS SO WE CAN MAKE INFORMED SO WE CAN MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS. DECISIONS. THE POTENTIAL UPSID IS THE POTENTIAL UPSID IS SIGNIFICANT AS WE HEARD FROM SIGNIFICANT AS WE HEARD FROM SPEAKERS, EXPANDING ACCESS TO SPEAKERS, EXPANDING ACCESS TO CAPITAL CAN HELP WITH SMALL CAPITAL CAN HELP WITH SMALL BUSINESSES LOCKED OUT OF BUSINESSES LOCKED OUT OF TRADITIONAL LENDING MARKETS, TRADITIONAL LENDING MARKETS, AFFORDABLE HOUSING, CLEAN ENERGY AFFORDABLE HOUSING, CLEAN ENERGY AND PREPARING FOR EXTREME HEAT AND PREPARING FOR EXTREME HEAT AND FLOODING AS WE ARE AND FLOODING AS WE ARE EXPERIENCING 90 DEGREE DAYS IN EXPERIENCING 90 DEGREE DAYS IN MARCH. MARCH. A PUBLIC BANK CAN GIVE LOCAL A PUBLIC BANK CAN GIVE LOCAL GOVERNMENTS GREATER CONTROL OVER GOVERNMENTS GREATER CONTROL OVER HOW WE INVEST IN OUR OWN HOW WE INVEST IN OUR OWN COMMUNITY. COMMUNITY. RESIDENTS ARE RIGHTLY CONCERNED RESIDENTS ARE RIGHTLY CONCERNED ABOUT HOW PUBLIC DOLLARS ARE ABOUT HOW PUBLIC DOLLARS ARE SPENT, THE ANSWER IS NOT LESS SPENT, THE ANSWER IS NOT LESS TRANSPARENCY OR FEWER OPTIONS. TRANSPARENCY OR FEWER OPTIONS. IT IS MORE. IT IS MORE. SACRAMENTO HAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO SACRAMENTO HAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO LEAD HERE. LEAD HERE. TO THE FIRST STEP IS TO SIMPLY TO THE FIRST STEP IS TO SIMPLY FOLLOW THROUGH ON WHAT WAS FOLLOW THROUGH ON WHAT WAS ALREADY APPROVED AND ELET THE ALREADY APPROVED AND ELET THE PUBLIC SEE THE ANALYSIS. PUBLIC SEE THE ANALYSIS. THAT IS MY URGE FOR YOU TODAY. THAT IS MY URGE FOR YOU TODAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. >> KIANE BLISS IS THE FINAL

KIANE BLISS IS THE FINAL SPEAKER ON THIS AGENDA ITEM. SPEAKER ON THIS AGENDA ITEM. >> I FULLY SUPPORT A PUBLIC

I FULLY SUPPORT A PUBLIC BANKING SYSTEM AND THINK IT IS BANKING SYSTEM AND THINK IT IS LONG OVERDUE HERE IN THIS CITY LONG OVERDUE HERE IN THIS CITY FOR GENUINE INNOVATIVE ECONOMIC FOR GENUINE INNOVATIVE ECONOMIC CHANGES THAT COULD BENEFIT THE CHANGES THAT COULD BENEFIT THE MAJORITY OF THE CITY. MAJORITY OF THE CITY. UNFORTUNATELY, I'M MORE UNFORTUNATELY, I'M MORE PESSIMISTIC THAN MY FELLOW PESSIMISTIC THAN MY FELLOW COMMUNITY MEMBERS AS I HAVE COMMUNITY MEMBERS AS I HAVE LEARNED OVER MANY YEARS WATCHING LEARNED OVER MANY YEARS WATCHING COUNCIL DECISIONS AND BUDGET COUNCIL DECISIONS AND BUDGET CYCLES, MOST OF YOU ALL HAVE CYCLES, MOST OF YOU ALL HAVE LEARNED EXACTLY NOTHING WHEN IT LEARNED EXACTLY NOTHING WHEN IT COMES TO PARTICIPATORY COMES TO PARTICIPATORY BUDGETING. BUDGETING. JUST TAKE THESE MEETINGS, THESE JUST TAKE THESE MEETINGS, THESE EARLY BUDGET WORKSHOPS HAPPENING EARLY BUDGET WORKSHOPS HAPPENING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE AFTERNOON IN THE MIDDLE OF THE AFTERNOON WHEN MOST OF US ARE WORKING OR WHEN MOST OF US ARE WORKING OR AT SCHOOL AND ONLY A HANDFUL OF AT SCHOOL AND ONLY A HANDFUL OF US OUT OF THE 535,000 PEOPLE IN US OUT OF THE 535,000 PEOPLE IN THE CITY CAN PARTICIPATE THE CITY CAN PARTICIPATE MEANFULLY WITHIN THAT AS WELL AS MEANFULLY WITHIN THAT AS WELL AS A BUDGET SURVEY THAT GOES ON A BUDGET SURVEY THAT GOES ON THAT REACHES FEWER AND FEWER THAT REACHES FEWER AND FEWER PEOPLE YEAR AFTER YEAR. PEOPLE YEAR AFTER YEAR. I WANTED TO -- I ALSO NOTICED WE I WANTED TO -- I ALSO NOTICED WE CONTINUE TO PLACE THE BURDEN OF CONTINUE TO PLACE THE BURDEN OF BALANCING THE BUDGETS ON THESE BALANCING THE BUDGETS ON THESE CUTS ON THE MOST UNDERFUNDED CUTS ON THE MOST UNDERFUNDED DEPARTMENTS AND SPARING THE DEPARTMENTS AND SPARING THE SINGLE LARGEST DEPARTMENTS FROM SINGLE LARGEST DEPARTMENTS FROM ANY SERIOUS CUTS. ANY SERIOUS CUTS. TAKE THE ONES WE JUST PRESENTED TAKE THE ONES WE JUST PRESENTED TODAY, REPRESENTING LESS THAN 3% TODAY, REPRESENTING LESS THAN 3% OF OUR GENERAL FUND AND OF OUR GENERAL FUND AND DEPARTMENTS LIKE THE PARKS DEPARTMENTS LIKE THE PARKS ENRICH OUR COMMUNITY UP LESS ENRICH OUR COMMUNITY UP LESS THAN 1%, COMBINED THEY REPRESENT THAN 1%, COMBINED THEY REPRESENT 7% OF THE PROPOSED BUDGET CUTS 7% OF THE PROPOSED BUDGET CUTS BEFORE YOU TODAY. BEFORE YOU TODAY. MEANWHILE THE POLICE DEPARTMENT MEANWHILE THE POLICE DEPARTMENT OFFERS $36 MILLION FROM 196FTE. OFFERS $36 MILLION FROM 196FTE. OUT OF THESE VACANT POSITIONS 67 OUT OF THESE VACANT POSITIONS 67 OF THEM ARE CONSIDERED HIGH OF THEM ARE CONSIDERED HIGH IMPACT THAT WILL SCARE MOST OF IMPACT THAT WILL SCARE MOST OF YOU FROM CONSIDERING TOUCHING YOU FROM CONSIDERING TOUCHING THEM. THEM. MEANWHILE, PARKS, THE YPSE MEANWHILE, PARKS, THE YPSE DEPARTMENT, 121 CUTS ON THE DEPARTMENT, 121 CUTS ON THE TABLE, 38 POSITIONS ARE VACANT TABLE, 38 POSITIONS ARE VACANT AND TWO FILLED POSITIONS, 76 ARE AND TWO FILLED POSITIONS, 76 ARE CONSIDERED MAJOR IMPACTS. CONSIDERED MAJOR IMPACTS. BUT I DON'T EXPECT A MAJOR OF BUT I DON'T EXPECT A MAJOR OF YOU TO ACTUALLY --

YOU TO ACTUALLY -- >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS. MAYOR, THIS CONCLUDES THE PUBLIC MAYOR, THIS CONCLUDES THE PUBLIC COMMENT ON AGENDA ITEM 17. COMMENT ON AGENDA ITEM 17. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS. MAYOR, THIS CONCLUDES THE PUBLIC MAYOR, THIS CONCLUDES THE PUBLIC COMMENT ON AGENDA ITEM 17. COMMENT ON AGENDA ITEM 17. >> OKAY. OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. NOW TIME FOR COUNCIL MEMBER NOW TIME FOR COUNCIL MEMBER COMMENTS. COMMENTS. START WITH COUNCIL MEMBER MAPLE. START WITH COUNCIL MEMBER MAPLE. >> YEAH.

YEAH. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I WANTED TO, I WANT TO THANK EVERYONE FOR COMING AND PRESENTING. COMING AND PRESENTING. THIS IS TAKING PLACE DURING THE THIS IS TAKING PLACE DURING THE DAY A. DAY A. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE TIME TO HAVE PRESENTATIONS ABOUT TIME TO HAVE PRESENTATIONS ABOUT WHAT EACH DEPARTMENT DOES, WHAT EACH DEPARTMENT DOES, WHAT'S IMPORTANT, FIT IT INTO WHAT'S IMPORTANT, FIT IT INTO OUR SCHEDULE AND THESE OUR SCHEDULE AND THESE RECORDINGS ARE ONLINE. RECORDINGS ARE ONLINE. I WANT TO THANK OUR FINANCE I WANT TO THANK OUR FINANCE TEAM, CITY MANAGER FOR RECENTLY TEAM, CITY MANAGER FOR RECENTLY COMING TO A TOWN HALL I HAD IN COMING TO A TOWN HALL I HAD IN MY DISTRICT SPECIFICALLY BUDGET MY DISTRICT SPECIFICALLY BUDGET FOCUS AND FOUND INFORMATION YOU FOCUS AND FOUND INFORMATION YOU PROVIDED VERY HELPFUL ESPECIALLY PROVIDED VERY HELPFUL ESPECIALLY IN THE WAY YOU FRAMED IT. IN THE WAY YOU FRAMED IT. I THINK THOSE TYPE OF ACTIVITIES I THINK THOSE TYPE OF ACTIVITIES IN ADDITION TO THE INFORMATION IN ADDITION TO THE INFORMATION THAT COMES OUT IS SO HELPFUL. THAT COMES OUT IS SO HELPFUL. I HOPE THE PUBLIC CAN VIEW THE I HOPE THE PUBLIC CAN VIEW THE VIDEOS AND UNDERSTAND THE VIDEOS AND UNDERSTAND THE DEPARTMENT AND PROCESS GOING DEPARTMENT AND PROCESS GOING THROUGH THIS. THROUGH THIS. I WANT TO APPRECIATE THAT. I WANT TO APPRECIATE THAT. WE TALKED ABOUT EACH OF THE WE TALKED ABOUT EACH OF THE INDIVIDUAL PRESENTATIONS AND INDIVIDUAL PRESENTATIONS AND ASKED QUESTIONS. ASKED QUESTIONS. I WANT TO MAKE A NOTE. I WANT TO MAKE A NOTE. I WANT TO THANK EVERYONE WHO I WANT TO THANK EVERYONE WHO SHOWED UP TODAY ATTENDING THIS SHOWED UP TODAY ATTENDING THIS MEETING. MEETING. I KNOW IT'S HARD TO BREAK AWAY I KNOW IT'S HARD TO BREAK AWAY IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DAY. IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DAY. THANK YOU FOR SHARING YOUR THANK YOU FOR SHARING YOUR PERSPECTIVE. PERSPECTIVE. THANK YOU FOR THE COALITION THANK YOU FOR THE COALITION MEETING WITH MY OFFICE AND I'M MEETING WITH MY OFFICE AND I'M SURE YOU MET WITH OTHER OFFICES SURE YOU MET WITH OTHER OFFICES ABOUT THE PUBLIC BANK AND ABOUT THE PUBLIC BANK AND APPRECIATED HISTORICAL APPRECIATED HISTORICAL INFORMATION. INFORMATION. THAT HAPPENED PRIOR TO ME BEING THAT HAPPENED PRIOR TO ME BEING ON THE COUNCIL. ON THE COUNCIL. I'VE BEEN PART OF PUBLIC BANK I'VE BEEN PART OF PUBLIC BANK WHEN IT WAS MAKING ITS WAY WHEN IT WAS MAKING ITS WAY THROUGH STATE LEGISLATURE, OUR THROUGH STATE LEGISLATURE, OUR MAYOR WAS IN SUPPORT OF A PUBLIC MAYOR WAS IN SUPPORT OF A PUBLIC BANK AS WELL AND I'VE SUPPORTED BANK AS WELL AND I'VE SUPPORTED LOCALLY AS WELL. LOCALLY AS WELL. IT'S REALLY CHALLENGING. IT'S REALLY CHALLENGING. WE HAVE TO FIGURE OUT HOW WE'LL WE HAVE TO FIGURE OUT HOW WE'LL PAY FOR THIS. PAY FOR THIS. YOU HAVE TO MAKE MONEY.

YOU HAVE TO MAKE MONEY. INVESTMENT WHAT THIS COULD LOOK INVESTMENT WHAT THIS COULD LOOK LIKE IN SACRAMENTO COULD LIKE IN SACRAMENTO COULD LITERALLY PAY DIVIDENDS INTO THE LITERALLY PAY DIVIDENDS INTO THE FUTURE. FUTURE. I SUPPORT THAT. I SUPPORT THAT. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THIS GET I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THIS GET REAGENDA AT A BUDGET AUDIT REAGENDA AT A BUDGET AUDIT MEETING. MEETING. BEFORE MY TIME HERE PASSED BEFORE MY TIME HERE PASSED THROUGH THE COMMITTEE BUT DIDN'T THROUGH THE COMMITTEE BUT DIDN'T MOVE FORWARD BECAUSE OF FUNDING MOVE FORWARD BECAUSE OF FUNDING REASONS. REASONS. I THINK IT'S FOR US AS A COUNCIL I THINK IT'S FOR US AS A COUNCIL IF THAT'S SOMETHING WE CAN IF THAT'S SOMETHING WE CAN PRIORITIZE WHAT THAT WOULD LOOK PRIORITIZE WHAT THAT WOULD LOOK LIKE AND FIGURE OUT, HEAR FROM LIKE AND FIGURE OUT, HEAR FROM ADVOCATES AND PEOPLE WHO ARE IN ADVOCATES AND PEOPLE WHO ARE IN THIS SPACE. THIS SPACE. I'M INTERESTED IN OTHER I'M INTERESTED IN OTHER JURISDICTIONS WHO HAVE NOW DONE JURISDICTIONS WHO HAVE NOW DONE THEIR OWN STUDIES AND STARTED THEIR OWN STUDIES AND STARTED IMPLEMENTATION AND HOW THAT IMPLEMENTATION AND HOW THAT WORKED IN OTHER PLACES. WORKED IN OTHER PLACES. I HOPE WE COULD MAYBE AGENDA I HOPE WE COULD MAYBE AGENDA THAT WHILE WE'RE IN BUDGET THAT WHILE WE'RE IN BUDGET DISCUSSIONS. DISCUSSIONS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER. COUNCILMEMBER. >> THANK YOU, MAYOR.

THANK YOU, MAYOR. I WOULD LIKE TO THANK PETE AND I WOULD LIKE TO THANK PETE AND ALL THE OFFICES AND CHARTER ALL THE OFFICES AND CHARTER OFFICES THAT PRESENTED TODAY. OFFICES THAT PRESENTED TODAY. I WANT TO THANK ALL THE I WANT TO THANK ALL THE RESIDENTS THAT CAME TO SPEAK. RESIDENTS THAT CAME TO SPEAK. WE ARE STILL IN THE EARLY STAGES WE ARE STILL IN THE EARLY STAGES OF THE BUDGET AND WE'RE NOT OF THE BUDGET AND WE'RE NOT DECIDING WHAT WE ARE REDUCING DECIDING WHAT WE ARE REDUCING YET. YET. BRINGING THIS ITEM EARLIER BRINGING THIS ITEM EARLIER COMPARED TO PREVIOUS YEARS WHEN COMPARED TO PREVIOUS YEARS WHEN WE HAD CONVERSATION ABOUT THE WE HAD CONVERSATION ABOUT THE BUDGET. BUDGET. IT'S REALLY GREAT YOU'RE HERE. IT'S REALLY GREAT YOU'RE HERE. YOU ARE PROVIDING YOUR INSIGHT YOU ARE PROVIDING YOUR INSIGHT ON WHAT YOUR PRIORITIES ARE. ON WHAT YOUR PRIORITIES ARE. I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO ALL I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO ALL OF YOU. OF YOU. BEFORE I TALK ABOUT PUBLIC BANK BEFORE I TALK ABOUT PUBLIC BANK I HAVE A QUESTION FOR PETE ABOUT I HAVE A QUESTION FOR PETE ABOUT BUDGET. BUDGET. LAST WEEK I ASKED FOR THIS. LAST WEEK I ASKED FOR THIS. MAYBE IT WILL COME AT THE NEXT MAYBE IT WILL COME AT THE NEXT BUDGET PRESENTATION. BUDGET PRESENTATION. I KNOW THAT EACH CHARTER OFFICE I KNOW THAT EACH CHARTER OFFICE AND DEPARTMENT IS PRESENTING, AND DEPARTMENT IS PRESENTING, THEIR PROPOSING BASED ON A THEIR PROPOSING BASED ON A BASELINE NOT 15 PERCENT ACROSS BASELINE NOT 15 PERCENT ACROSS THE BOARD. THE BOARD. I KNOW WE DON'T AGREE WITH THAT. I KNOW WE DON'T AGREE WITH THAT. I WANT TO SEE WHAT THE PROPOSED I WANT TO SEE WHAT THE PROPOSED LINE IS. LINE IS. WHAT THE PERCENTAGE IS. WHAT THE PERCENTAGE IS. >> WE DO HAVE THAT AS AN S. B.

WE DO HAVE THAT AS AN S. B. I.. I.. >> OKAY. OKAY. >> IT WILL BE IN THE PACKET AND IT WILL BE IN THE PACKET AND WE'RE GETTING IT UP ONLINE SO WE'RE GETTING IT UP ONLINE SO PUBLIC CAN SEE. PUBLIC CAN SEE. >> GREAT.

GREAT. I WANT TO CHECK IN ON THAT AND I WANT TO CHECK IN ON THAT AND MAKE SURE. MAKE SURE. THANK YOU FOR THAT. THANK YOU FOR THAT. LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING THAT. LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING THAT. EARLIER TODAY WE HEARD FROM DR. EARLIER TODAY WE HEARD FROM DR. HARRY WHO HEARD ABOUT A PUBLIC HARRY WHO HEARD ABOUT A PUBLIC BANK IS A HEALTH ISSUE AND I BANK IS A HEALTH ISSUE AND I WANTED TO CENTER WHAT HE BROUGHT WANTED TO CENTER WHAT HE BROUGHT UP. UP. I THINK OFTENTIMES BANKS DO I THINK OFTENTIMES BANKS DO CONTROL ACCESS TO CREDIT AND CONTROL ACCESS TO CREDIT AND CAPITAL AND IF RESIDENTS OR CAPITAL AND IF RESIDENTS OR SMALL BUSINESSES CAN'T GET LOANS SMALL BUSINESSES CAN'T GET LOANS THEY CAN'T AFFORD HEALTH CARE P THEY CAN'T AFFORD HEALTH CARE P GROCERIES AND ACCESS TO LOANS GROCERIES AND ACCESS TO LOANS FOR SMALL BUSINESSES. FOR SMALL BUSINESSES. SO I WANT TO PUT ON RECORD I AM SO I WANT TO PUT ON RECORD I AM IN SUPPORT FOR STUDY FOR PUBLIC IN SUPPORT FOR STUDY FOR PUBLIC BANK AND I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE BANK AND I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE FORMER COUNCILMEMBER KATIE WHO FORMER COUNCILMEMBER KATIE WHO STARTED THIS WORK IN THE CITY STARTED THIS WORK IN THE CITY WITH THE CITY TREASURY OFFICE. WITH THE CITY TREASURY OFFICE. AND I KNOW OUR MAYOR FORMER AND I KNOW OUR MAYOR FORMER MAYOR AND COUNCIL WAS SUPPORTIVE MAYOR AND COUNCIL WAS SUPPORTIVE OF THIS. OF THIS. I CONTINUE TO BE SUPPORTIVE OF I CONTINUE TO BE SUPPORTIVE OF THIS TOO. THIS TOO. WE KNOW PUBLIC BANKS ARE WE KNOW PUBLIC BANKS ARE FINANCIAL INSTITUTION OWNED BY FINANCIAL INSTITUTION OWNED BY THE PEOPLE. THE PEOPLE. OWNED BY US AT THE GOVERNMENT OWNED BY US AT THE GOVERNMENT AND DESIGNED TO OWN FOR PUBLIC AND DESIGNED TO OWN FOR PUBLIC INTEREST THAN PRIVATE PROFIT. INTEREST THAN PRIVATE PROFIT. IN THESE TIMES WE SHOULD BE IN THESE TIMES WE SHOULD BE EXPLORING FINANCIAL TOOLS. EXPLORING FINANCIAL TOOLS. I SEE THIS AS PART OF OUR THREE I SEE THIS AS PART OF OUR THREE PRIORITY. PRIORITY. LAST YEAR WE DID A WORKSHOP LAST YEAR WE DID A WORKSHOP ABOUT WHAT WILL BE OUR PRIORITY ABOUT WHAT WILL BE OUR PRIORITY MAYOR AND COUNCIL, ECONOMIC MAYOR AND COUNCIL, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, HOUSING AND DEVELOPMENT, HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS. HOMELESSNESS. I THINK THIS ADDRESSES ALL OF I THINK THIS ADDRESSES ALL OF IT. IT. I WANTED TO ECHO MY SUPPORT FOR I WANTED TO ECHO MY SUPPORT FOR THIS AS WELL. THIS AS WELL. AGAIN, ESPECIALLY IN THESE AGAIN, ESPECIALLY IN THESE MOMENTS WHEN WE KNOW WE'RE MOMENTS WHEN WE KNOW WE'RE FACING A BUDGET DEFICIT, WE FACING A BUDGET DEFICIT, WE APPROACH AND HELP US ADDRESS APPROACH AND HELP US ADDRESS LONG TERM ECONOMIC STABILITY OF LONG TERM ECONOMIC STABILITY OF OUR CITY. OUR CITY. I WANTED TO PUT MY SUPPORT FOR I WANTED TO PUT MY SUPPORT FOR THAT. THAT. AS OUR CITY MANAGER LISTENING TO AS OUR CITY MANAGER LISTENING TO OUR RESIDENTS AND MAYOR AND OUR RESIDENTS AND MAYOR AND COUNCIL AND BRING FORTH PROPOSAL COUNCIL AND BRING FORTH PROPOSAL IN COMING MONTHS, THANK YOU.

IN COMING MONTHS, THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER DICKERSON. COUNCILMEMBER DICKERSON. >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU. I HAD A COUPLE SMALL THINGS WITH I HAD A COUPLE SMALL THINGS WITH REGARD TO SOME OF THE REGARD TO SOME OF THE SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION. SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION. >> YES. YES. >> I DON'T KNOW IF I MADE IT I DON'T KNOW IF I MADE IT THROUGH ALL OF IT. THROUGH ALL OF IT. BUT LAST YEAR WHEN YOU GAVE US BUT LAST YEAR WHEN YOU GAVE US THE LISTING OF VACANCY YOU THE LISTING OF VACANCY YOU LISTED HOW LONG THEY'VE BEEN LISTED HOW LONG THEY'VE BEEN VACANT AND WHAT I SAW IN THE VACANT AND WHAT I SAW IN THE SUPPLEMENTALS DIDN'T SHOW THAT. SUPPLEMENTALS DIDN'T SHOW THAT. >> LET ME CHECK THAT. LET ME CHECK THAT. I THOUGHT IT WAS WITH OUR BUDGET I THOUGHT IT WAS WITH OUR BUDGET SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION. SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION. WE'LL UPDATE IT. WE'LL UPDATE IT. >> I SAW A LIST OF VACANCYS AND

I SAW A LIST OF VACANCYS AND UPDATED VACANCYS BUT DIDN'T, AND UPDATED VACANCYS BUT DIDN'T, AND THE COST BUT DIDN'T LIST THE THE COST BUT DIDN'T LIST THE LENGTH OF VACANCYS. LENGTH OF VACANCYS. >> GOT IT. GOT IT. I'LL MAKE SURE IT'S IN THERE. I'LL MAKE SURE IT'S IN THERE. >> THE OTHER THING I WANT TO

THE OTHER THING I WANT TO TOUCH ON IS THE FUNDING L OUT OF TOUCH ON IS THE FUNDING L OUT OF VACANCYS FOR NON- BUDGETED VACANCYS FOR NON- BUDGETED POSITIONS. POSITIONS. AND PERHAPS WE NEED TO HAVE A AND PERHAPS WE NEED TO HAVE A LITTLE LONGER DISCUSSION ABOUT LITTLE LONGER DISCUSSION ABOUT THIS. THIS. IT SEEMS INCONSISTENT TO ME. IT SEEMS INCONSISTENT TO ME. WE'VE TALKED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WE'VE TALKED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THIS IN THE PAST TO HAVE MONEY THIS IN THE PAST TO HAVE MONEY WE'RE HOLDING TO PAY FOR WE'RE HOLDING TO PAY FOR POSITIONS THAT AREN'T IN THE POSITIONS THAT AREN'T IN THE BUDGET AND YET GET FILLED. BUDGET AND YET GET FILLED. AND SO IT SEEMS TO ME THAT'S AND SO IT SEEMS TO ME THAT'S CONFUSING AT THE LEAST AND NOT CONFUSING AT THE LEAST AND NOT TRANSPARENT TO THE PUBLIC TRANSPARENT TO THE PUBLIC EITHER. EITHER. I WON'T SAY WORSE. I WON'T SAY WORSE. I'LL SAY EITHER. I'LL SAY EITHER. MAYBE SOMEWHERE IN THE COURSE OF MAYBE SOMEWHERE IN THE COURSE OF CONVERSATION MAYBE IT'S OFFLINE CONVERSATION MAYBE IT'S OFFLINE FRANKLY TALK MORE ABOUT HOW, HOW FRANKLY TALK MORE ABOUT HOW, HOW WE DISCUSS THAT ASPECT WHICH IS, WE DISCUSS THAT ASPECT WHICH IS, IT'S HUNDRED SOMETHING THOUSAND IT'S HUNDRED SOMETHING THOUSAND DOLLARS. DOLLARS. >> CORRECT.

CORRECT. WE TRY TO WORK WITH THE WE TRY TO WORK WITH THE DEPARTMENTS TO CORRECT THEM. DEPARTMENTS TO CORRECT THEM. I SEE DURING THE YEAR MAYBE YOU I SEE DURING THE YEAR MAYBE YOU NEED A DIFFERENT CLASSIFICATION NEED A DIFFERENT CLASSIFICATION AND THIS IS THE SOLUTION WHILE AND THIS IS THE SOLUTION WHILE WE'RE WAITING FOR THE BUDGET TO WE'RE WAITING FOR THE BUDGET TO COME OR DO THE BUDGET PROCESS. COME OR DO THE BUDGET PROCESS. OUR DESIRE IS DEFINITELY TO WORK OUR DESIRE IS DEFINITELY TO WORK WITH DEPARTMENTS TO REFLECT WITH DEPARTMENTS TO REFLECT REALITY IN OUR BUDGET AND NOT REALITY IN OUR BUDGET AND NOT HOLD POSITION VACANT TO FILL A HOLD POSITION VACANT TO FILL A DIFFERENT CLASSIFICATION. DIFFERENT CLASSIFICATION. WE ARE TRYING TO CORRECT THAT WE ARE TRYING TO CORRECT THAT BUT WE CAN HAVE MORE DISCUSSION. BUT WE CAN HAVE MORE DISCUSSION. >> I APPRECIATE THAT.

I APPRECIATE THAT. THE OTHER COMMENT I WANTED TO THE OTHER COMMENT I WANTED TO MAKE, I APPRECIATE ALL THOSE WHO MAKE, I APPRECIATE ALL THOSE WHO SPOKE TODAY INCLUDING THOSE WHO SPOKE TODAY INCLUDING THOSE WHO WERE ADVOCATING FOR A PUBLIC WERE ADVOCATING FOR A PUBLIC BANK AND SOMETHING THE COUNCIL BANK AND SOMETHING THE COUNCIL HAD FUNDING A FEW YEARS AGO AND HAD FUNDING A FEW YEARS AGO AND WENT BY THE WAY SIDE WITH OTHER WENT BY THE WAY SIDE WITH OTHER BUDGET PRESSURES. BUDGET PRESSURES. MAYBE IT MAKES SENSE TO HAVE MAYBE IT MAKES SENSE TO HAVE THAT DISCUSSION AND I'M WILLING THAT DISCUSSION AND I'M WILLING TO HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH THE TO HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH THE MAYOR ABOUT THAT AS CHAIR OF THE MAYOR ABOUT THAT AS CHAIR OF THE BUDGET COMMITTEE TO SEE WHAT IF BUDGET COMMITTEE TO SEE WHAT IF ANYTHING MIGHT MAKE SENSE. ANYTHING MIGHT MAKE SENSE. THANK YOU, MAYOR. THANK YOU, MAYOR. >> THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. VICE MAYOR? VICE MAYOR? >> I WANT TO PUT ON RECORD, JOHN

I WANT TO PUT ON RECORD, JOHN DID A LOT OF WORK ON THIS. DID A LOT OF WORK ON THIS. THE BACKGROUND JANUARY 2024 R. THE BACKGROUND JANUARY 2024 R. F. Q. CLOSED WITH ONLY ONE F. Q. CLOSED WITH ONLY ONE STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS RECEIVED OVER BUDGET. RECEIVED OVER BUDGET. THEN A TASK FORCE WAS EXPLORED THEN A TASK FORCE WAS EXPLORED BASED ON LACK OF RESPONSE. BASED ON LACK OF RESPONSE. AND THEN IT WAS CANCELED TO AND THEN IT WAS CANCELED TO BUDGET CONSTRAINTS AND LACK OF BUDGET CONSTRAINTS AND LACK OF RESPONSE. RESPONSE. I KNOW COMMUNITY BASE I KNOW COMMUNITY BASE ORGANIZATIONS CONTINUE TO ORGANIZATIONS CONTINUE TO OUTREACH FOR MORE APPLICANTS FOR OUTREACH FOR MORE APPLICANTS FOR SECOND RELEASE OF I. R. Q.. SECOND RELEASE OF I. R. Q.. AND THAT'S CURRENTLY IN THE AND THAT'S CURRENTLY IN THE PROCESS. PROCESS. JOHN RECEIVED THREE STATEMENTS JOHN RECEIVED THREE STATEMENTS OF QUALIFICATION THAT YOU OF QUALIFICATION THAT YOU RECEIVED SEPTEMBER 2024. RECEIVED SEPTEMBER 2024. JOHN, WOULD YOU BE ABLE TO TELL JOHN, WOULD YOU BE ABLE TO TELL US WHAT THE QUOTES WERE FOR THAT US WHAT THE QUOTES WERE FOR THAT ON AVERAGE? ON AVERAGE? >> THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. ACTUALLY I'VE BEEN TEXTING WITH ACTUALLY I'VE BEEN TEXTING WITH KIM. KIM. MY RECOLLECTIONS THEY'RE ALL MY RECOLLECTIONS THEY'RE ALL AROUND 200 THOUSAND DOLLARS. AROUND 200 THOUSAND DOLLARS. IN PRINCIPLE, PUBLIC BANK IS IN PRINCIPLE, PUBLIC BANK IS SOMETHING I WOULD ADVOCATE FOR. SOMETHING I WOULD ADVOCATE FOR. BUT. BUT. >> CAN I INTERJECT REAL QUICK? CAN I INTERJECT REAL QUICK? >> YES. YES. >> THIS IS OUR BUDGET HEARING.

THIS IS OUR BUDGET HEARING. AND THE PUBLIC RIGHTFULLY AND THE PUBLIC RIGHTFULLY BROUGHT UP AN ISSUE THEY WOULD BROUGHT UP AN ISSUE THEY WOULD LIKE US TO FOCUS IN TPWUGT. LIKE US TO FOCUS IN TPWUGT. BUDGET. BUDGET. LET ME INTERJECT RIGHT HERE. LET ME INTERJECT RIGHT HERE. IT'S NOT BEFORE US TODAY. IT'S NOT BEFORE US TODAY. BUT I WAS GOING TO SAY AT SOME BUT I WAS GOING TO SAY AT SOME POINT I THINK IT'S AN INTRIGUING POINT I THINK IT'S AN INTRIGUING TOPIC. TOPIC. SOME OF US WERE NOT ON THE SOME OF US WERE NOT ON THE COUNCIL WHEN THIS STARTED. COUNCIL WHEN THIS STARTED. AT A MINIMUM CAN YOU REPORT BACK AT A MINIMUM CAN YOU REPORT BACK TO US WHAT WORK HAS BEEN DONE SO TO US WHAT WORK HAS BEEN DONE SO FAR YOUR PERSPECTIVE AND WE CAN FAR YOUR PERSPECTIVE AND WE CAN DECIDE IF WE WANT TO LOOK DECIDE IF WE WANT TO LOOK THROUGH THE BUDGET AUDIT THROUGH THE BUDGET AUDIT COMMITTEE OR FULL COUNCIL BUT COMMITTEE OR FULL COUNCIL BUT IT'S NOT NOTICED TONIGHT SO IT'S NOT NOTICED TONIGHT SO WE'LL CONTINUE THE REGULAR WE'LL CONTINUE THE REGULAR BUDGET CONVERSATIONS. BUDGET CONVERSATIONS. >> I CAN DO THAT.

I CAN DO THAT. I ALREADY FORWARDED INFORMATION I ALREADY FORWARDED INFORMATION OF A TIMELINE WHAT TRANSPIRED OF A TIMELINE WHAT TRANSPIRED AND THINGS LIKE THAT. AND THINGS LIKE THAT. I'M HAPPY TO DO THAT. I'M HAPPY TO DO THAT. >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU. >> THIS IS NOT AGENDA SO WE THIS IS NOT AGENDA SO WE SHOULDN'T BE HAVING CONVERSATION SHOULDN'T BE HAVING CONVERSATION ABOUT A SPECIFIC THING BUT I ABOUT A SPECIFIC THING BUT I WANTED TO PUT IT ON RECORD THE WANTED TO PUT IT ON RECORD THE WORK THAT HAS BEEN DONE. WORK THAT HAS BEEN DONE. SO HAPPY TO CONTINUE THE SO HAPPY TO CONTINUE THE CONVERSATIONS AT ANOTHER CONVERSATIONS AT ANOTHER COMMITTEE. COMMITTEE. >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER. COUNCILMEMBER. >> THANK YOU, MAYOR.

THANK YOU, MAYOR. I WANT TO THANK OUR CITY I WANT TO THANK OUR CITY ATTORNEY CLERK. ATTORNEY CLERK. I KNOW WE GOT INFORMATION FROM I KNOW WE GOT INFORMATION FROM OUR AUDITOR AND TREASURER. OUR AUDITOR AND TREASURER. BEARS REMINDER WE ARE FACING 62 BEARS REMINDER WE ARE FACING 62 MILLION DOLLARS DEFICIT AND MILLION DOLLARS DEFICIT AND DON'T KNOW WHAT SALARY DON'T KNOW WHAT SALARY NEGOTIATIONS WILL DO BUT IT WILL NEGOTIATIONS WILL DO BUT IT WILL ADD TO OUR DEFICIT. ADD TO OUR DEFICIT. EVERY TIME WE LOOK AT POTENTIAL EVERY TIME WE LOOK AT POTENTIAL CUTS WE DON'T WANT TO TAKE, CUTS WE DON'T WANT TO TAKE, OTHER CUTS HAVE TO BE MADE. OTHER CUTS HAVE TO BE MADE. YOU LOOK AT IT. YOU LOOK AT IT. UP TO 70 PEOPLE IN PARKS AND UP TO 70 PEOPLE IN PARKS AND MAINTENANCE ARE ABOUT TO LOSE MAINTENANCE ARE ABOUT TO LOSE THEIR JOB, LEAST PAID AMONG US. THEIR JOB, LEAST PAID AMONG US. HOW WILL WE BALANCE IF WE DON'T HOW WILL WE BALANCE IF WE DON'T WANT TO CUT A DEPARTMENT, WANT TO CUT A DEPARTMENT, ANOTHER ONE WILL HAVE TO ACCEPT ANOTHER ONE WILL HAVE TO ACCEPT THOSE CUTS. THOSE CUTS. I APPRECIATE WHERE THE TREASURER I APPRECIATE WHERE THE TREASURER SHOWED WHERE THEY'RE BRINGING SHOWED WHERE THEY'RE BRINGING MONEY IN. MONEY IN. CITY ATTORNEY SAID IF WE LOOK AT CITY ATTORNEY SAID IF WE LOOK AT THINGS WITH OUTSIDE ATTORNEYS IT THINGS WITH OUTSIDE ATTORNEYS IT WILL ACTUALLY SAVE US. WILL ACTUALLY SAVE US. I THINK WE HAVE TO LOOK AT OUR I THINK WE HAVE TO LOOK AT OUR CLERK OTHERS WILL HAVE TO ACCEPT CLERK OTHERS WILL HAVE TO ACCEPT SOME CUTS AND IT MAY TAKE SOME CUTS AND IT MAY TAKE LONGER. LONGER. THE AUDITS ARE IMPORTANT. THE AUDITS ARE IMPORTANT. IF WE ALL HAVE TO TIGHTEN OUR IF WE ALL HAVE TO TIGHTEN OUR BELTS MAYBE THE AUDITS TAKE BELTS MAYBE THE AUDITS TAKE LONGER. LONGER. THINGS DON'T GET CLEAN AS THINGS DON'T GET CLEAN AS QUICKLY. QUICKLY. THE LEGAL FIELD I KNOW IS HARD THE LEGAL FIELD I KNOW IS HARD BUT WE CAN ALWAYS PUT IN BUT WE CAN ALWAYS PUT IN EXTENSIONS AND REQUEST EXTENDED EXTENSIONS AND REQUEST EXTENDED TIME WHEN YOU DO LITIGATION, IF TIME WHEN YOU DO LITIGATION, IF WE ARE SHORT STAFFED. WE ARE SHORT STAFFED. BUT EVERYBODY NEEDS TO TIGHTEN BUT EVERYBODY NEEDS TO TIGHTEN THEIR BELT. THEIR BELT. I WANT MY COLLEAGUES TO REMIND I WANT MY COLLEAGUES TO REMIND EVERYBODY, NOBODY WANTS TO TAKE EVERYBODY, NOBODY WANTS TO TAKE THE CUTS. THE CUTS. EVERY TIME WE SAY WE'LL NOT TAKE EVERY TIME WE SAY WE'LL NOT TAKE SOMETHING A CUT WILL HAPPEN SOMETHING A CUT WILL HAPPEN SOMEWHERE ELSE. SOMEWHERE ELSE. SO WE NEED THAT COMPREHENSIVE SO WE NEED THAT COMPREHENSIVE CONVERSATION. CONVERSATION. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER. COUNCILMEMBER. >> I MADE MY COMMENTS EARLIER.

I MADE MY COMMENTS EARLIER. I THINK A LITTLE BIT OF MEMORY I THINK A LITTLE BIT OF MEMORY LANE. LANE. I REMEMBER BEING THE CAPITAL I REMEMBER BEING THE CAPITAL DIRECTOR FOR DAVID SHOE AND DIRECTOR FOR DAVID SHOE AND CO-AUTHOR JOINT AUTHOR... CO-AUTHOR JOINT AUTHOR... NOW MY SEAT MATE ON CALIFORNIA NOW MY SEAT MATE ON CALIFORNIA RESOURCES BOARD. RESOURCES BOARD. I THINK WE HAD I THINK BOTH OF I THINK WE HAD I THINK BOTH OF YOU WERE ON THE ASSEMBLY OF THIS YOU WERE ON THE ASSEMBLY OF THIS LEGISLATION AS WELL WHEN IT WAS LEGISLATION AS WELL WHEN IT WAS GOING THROUGH. GOING THROUGH. BOTH WERE SEAT MATES AT THAT BOTH WERE SEAT MATES AT THAT TIME. TIME. I WANT TO SAY, I WANT TO THANK I WANT TO SAY, I WANT TO THANK OUR CITY TREASURER, WE ALREADY OUR CITY TREASURER, WE ALREADY HAVE A SUCCESSFUL VERSION OF HAVE A SUCCESSFUL VERSION OF PUBLIC FINANCING. PUBLIC FINANCING. GREAT PROJECT. GREAT PROJECT. MORE WORK TO DO ON THAT. MORE WORK TO DO ON THAT. I DO WANT TO, YOU KNOW, ALSO I I DO WANT TO, YOU KNOW, ALSO I THANK THE TEAM WHO HAVE RETURNED THANK THE TEAM WHO HAVE RETURNED A LOT OF REVENUE BACK TO THE A LOT OF REVENUE BACK TO THE CITY. CITY. THEY OPERATE I THINK PROBABLY IN THEY OPERATE I THINK PROBABLY IN THE NORMAL SHIFT THE CITY THE NORMAL SHIFT THE CITY TREASURE TEAM, THE CORE P. R. TREASURE TEAM, THE CORE P. R. AND THE POLICE DEPARTMENT 6 A.M. AND THE POLICE DEPARTMENT 6 A.M. ROLL-CALL PROBABLY THE EARLIEST ROLL-CALL PROBABLY THE EARLIEST PEOPLE WORKING AT CITY HALL EAST PEOPLE WORKING AT CITY HALL EAST COAST TIME. COAST TIME. I WANT TO THANK YOUR TEAM I WANT TO THANK YOUR TEAM BECAUSE YOU'VE RETURNED A LOT BECAUSE YOU'VE RETURNED A LOT FOR THE CITY. FOR THE CITY. THANK YOU MR. MAYOR. THANK YOU MR. MAYOR. >> I KNOW THE BIG PICTURE HERE

I KNOW THE BIG PICTURE HERE WAS OUR BUDGET DISCUSSION AND WAS OUR BUDGET DISCUSSION AND THE FOUR IMPORTANT OFFICERS THAT THE FOUR IMPORTANT OFFICERS THAT REPORT DIRECTLY TO US. REPORT DIRECTLY TO US. ONE, WE WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE ONE, WE WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE WORK YOU DO AND DO MORE WORK WORK YOU DO AND DO MORE WORK WITH LESS PEOPLE IN THE PAST FEW WITH LESS PEOPLE IN THE PAST FEW YEARS. YEARS. WE HAVE THIS EXERCISE AND HAVE A WE HAVE THIS EXERCISE AND HAVE A DEFICIT. DEFICIT. WHETHER OR NOT WE'LL DO IT OR WHETHER OR NOT WE'LL DO IT OR NOT, WE PUT EVERYBODY ON THE NOT, WE PUT EVERYBODY ON THE TABLE SO YOU SEE THE GOOD, BAD TABLE SO YOU SEE THE GOOD, BAD AND UGLY WE SAID TWO MONTHS AGO AND UGLY WE SAID TWO MONTHS AGO ABOUT THE BUDGET PROCESS. ABOUT THE BUDGET PROCESS. RIGHTFULLY WE SEE SOME THINGS RIGHTFULLY WE SEE SOME THINGS ARE NOT VERY VIABLE AS FAR AS ARE NOT VERY VIABLE AS FAR AS OUR DECISIONS, AS FAR AS SAVING OUR DECISIONS, AS FAR AS SAVING MONEY TO OUR CONSTITUENTS. MONEY TO OUR CONSTITUENTS. WE NEED TO HEAR THEM ALL AND WE WE NEED TO HEAR THEM ALL AND WE APPRECIATE THE WORK YOU DO. APPRECIATE THE WORK YOU DO. IT'S A PROCESS. IT'S A PROCESS. WE WANT TO BE FAIR TO ALL THE WE WANT TO BE FAIR TO ALL THE DEPARTMENTS AND THE PUBLIC TO DEPARTMENTS AND THE PUBLIC TO SHOW THE IMPACT. SHOW THE IMPACT. I KNOW THE THREE OF YOU, FOUR OF I KNOW THE THREE OF YOU, FOUR OF YOU WERE LESS THAN THREE PERCENT YOU WERE LESS THAN THREE PERCENT OF THE CITY BUDGET. OF THE CITY BUDGET. THAT'S NOT LOST ON US. THAT'S NOT LOST ON US. I WANT TO NOTE SPECIFICALLY I WANT TO NOTE SPECIFICALLY THERE'S ALL THIS TALK TONIGHT THERE'S ALL THIS TALK TONIGHT ABOUT THE TREASURER OFFICE. ABOUT THE TREASURER OFFICE. I DON'T WANT TO DIMINISH THE I DON'T WANT TO DIMINISH THE CITY ATTORNEY. CITY ATTORNEY. THREE THINGS. THREE THINGS. THANK YOU FOR MAKING US MONEY. THANK YOU FOR MAKING US MONEY. WE APPRECIATE THAT. WE APPRECIATE THAT. NUMBER TWO. NUMBER TWO. WE LOOK FORWARD TO THE FURTHER WE LOOK FORWARD TO THE FURTHER OPPORTUNITY TO DISCUSS AS WE OPPORTUNITY TO DISCUSS AS WE WIND DOWN, AN OPPORTUNITY TO DO WIND DOWN, AN OPPORTUNITY TO DO THE SAME THING, REINVEST OUR THE SAME THING, REINVEST OUR RESOURCES IN A COMMUNITY WITH RESOURCES IN A COMMUNITY WITH MAYBE IDEAS FOR REVOLVING LOAN MAYBE IDEAS FOR REVOLVING LOAN FUND SOMETHING LIKE THAT I KNOW FUND SOMETHING LIKE THAT I KNOW IT'S BEEN THROWN OUT THERE. IT'S BEEN THROWN OUT THERE. ALL THIS TALK ABOUT THE PUBLIC ALL THIS TALK ABOUT THE PUBLIC BANK. BANK. I MADE A MENTION EARLIER, I WAS I MADE A MENTION EARLIER, I WAS CO-AUTHOR OF THAT. CO-AUTHOR OF THAT. BECAUSE CITIES ACROSS THE STATE BECAUSE CITIES ACROSS THE STATE WERE SAYING, CAN WE DO THIS? WERE SAYING, CAN WE DO THIS? NO, WE CAN'T. NO, WE CAN'T. TO EVALUATE WITH AND STUDY IT. TO EVALUATE WITH AND STUDY IT. TO MY KNOWLEDGE, NO CITY HAS TO MY KNOWLEDGE, NO CITY HAS DONE IT YET.

DONE IT YET. LA AND SAN FRANCISCO ARE IN LA AND SAN FRANCISCO ARE IN EVALUATION PHRASE AND WE SPENT A EVALUATION PHRASE AND WE SPENT A LITTLE BIT OF MONEY GUESS AND WE LITTLE BIT OF MONEY GUESS AND WE HAD OTHER AMOUNT OF RESERVE HAD OTHER AMOUNT OF RESERVE PULLED BACK FROM THE BUDGET SO PULLED BACK FROM THE BUDGET SO WE HAVE TO DECIDE ABOUT THAT. WE HAVE TO DECIDE ABOUT THAT. TO GET US ALL UP TO SPEED IF WE TO GET US ALL UP TO SPEED IF WE COULD ASK THE TREASURER TO SEND COULD ASK THE TREASURER TO SEND US A MEMO WHAT'S BEEN DONE SO US A MEMO WHAT'S BEEN DONE SO FAR WITH THE EVALUATION AND WE FAR WITH THE EVALUATION AND WE CAN DECIDE WHAT WE WANT TO DO CAN DECIDE WHAT WE WANT TO DO GOING FORWARD. GOING FORWARD. THANK YOU FOR THAT. THANK YOU FOR THAT. I APPRECIATE THE ROBUST PUBLIC I APPRECIATE THE ROBUST PUBLIC CONVERSATION. CONVERSATION. SO THIS ITEM WAS NO ACTION BUT SO THIS ITEM WAS NO ACTION BUT JUST PROVIDE DIRECTION WHICH WE JUST PROVIDE DIRECTION WHICH WE CERTAINLY DID. CERTAINLY DID. WITH THAT THAT CONCLUDES THIS WITH THAT THAT CONCLUDES THIS ITEM. ITEM. NEXT IS PUBLIC COMMENT FOR ITEMS NEXT IS PUBLIC COMMENT FOR ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA. NOT ON THE AGENDA. >> THANK YOU, MAYOR.

THANK YOU, MAYOR. I BELIEVE WE CAN SKIP IDEAS AND I BELIEVE WE CAN SKIP IDEAS AND QUESTIONS AND SAVE FOR THIS QUESTIONS AND SAVE FOR THIS EVENING. EVENING. CITY MANAGER HAVE A REPORT. CITY MANAGER HAVE A REPORT. FIVE SPEAKERS FOR ITEMS NOT ON FIVE SPEAKERS FOR ITEMS NOT ON PUBLIC AGENDA. PUBLIC AGENDA. ... ... ... ... >> I WOULD LIKE TO NO ONE THING.

I WOULD LIKE TO NO ONE THING. WHEN WILL CITY COUNCIL PREVENT WHEN WILL CITY COUNCIL PREVENT PEOPLE FROM BECOMING HOMELESS. PEOPLE FROM BECOMING HOMELESS. I'VE BEEN COMING HERE SINCE I'VE BEEN COMING HERE SINCE JOHNSON WAS MAYOR AND THINGS JOHNSON WAS MAYOR AND THINGS HAVE GOTTEN WORSE IN SACRAMENTO. HAVE GOTTEN WORSE IN SACRAMENTO. GET ON THE BALL. GET ON THE BALL. IF YOU CAN'T DO YOUR JOB, WE CAN IF YOU CAN'T DO YOUR JOB, WE CAN REPLACE YOU. REPLACE YOU. I'LL VOTE FOR CONGRESS NOT... I'LL VOTE FOR CONGRESS NOT... HE'S BEEN ON THE CITY COUNCIL HE'S BEEN ON THE CITY COUNCIL THE LONGEST. THE LONGEST. HE'S NOT DONE JACK SHIT. HE'S NOT DONE JACK SHIT. I DON'T AGREE WITH POLICY. I DON'T AGREE WITH POLICY. HE VOTED NO ON RENT CONTROL. HE VOTED NO ON RENT CONTROL. HE VOTED NO ON MEDICARE FRAUD. HE VOTED NO ON MEDICARE FRAUD. I AGREE WITH CITY COUNCIL ON ONE I AGREE WITH CITY COUNCIL ON ONE THING. THING. SACRAMENTO SAVE STREETS. SACRAMENTO SAVE STREETS. YOU NEED A LOT TO PASS IT BY A YOU NEED A LOT TO PASS IT BY A BALLOT MEASURE, THANK YOU. BALLOT MEASURE, THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. >> GARY. GARY. >> THANK YOU, MAYOR, CITY

THANK YOU, MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL PEOPLE. COUNCIL PEOPLE. MY NAME IS GARY. MY NAME IS GARY. I'M LONG TERM RESIDENT. I'M LONG TERM RESIDENT. I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO WORK WITH I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO WORK WITH BRIAN TO HELP COORDINATE AND SET BRIAN TO HELP COORDINATE AND SET THE POLICIES OF SMALL HOME THE POLICIES OF SMALL HOME COMMUNITIES IN THE REST OF THE COMMUNITIES IN THE REST OF THE CITY. CITY. COUPLE OF THINGS THAT HAVE COME COUPLE OF THINGS THAT HAVE COME UP AND BRIAN SENT ME A REVISED UP AND BRIAN SENT ME A REVISED COPY OF THE POLICY REFERRALS AND COPY OF THE POLICY REFERRALS AND I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU. I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU. I ALSO WANT TO SAY HE'S BEEN I ALSO WANT TO SAY HE'S BEEN VERY HELPFUL. VERY HELPFUL. HE'S BEEN POSITIVE. HE'S BEEN POSITIVE. HE'S BEEN WHEN I ASKED TO MEET HE'S BEEN WHEN I ASKED TO MEET WITH HIM, HE TOOK TWO HOURS AND WITH HIM, HE TOOK TWO HOURS AND MET WITH ME AND TALKED ABOUT MY MET WITH ME AND TALKED ABOUT MY CONCERNS AND TRYING TO GET CONCERNS AND TRYING TO GET THINGS WORKED OUT AND I THINK THINGS WORKED OUT AND I THINK THAT'S A POSITIVE HERE. THAT'S A POSITIVE HERE. EXCUSE ME. EXCUSE ME. SPECIFICALLY WITH THE EL ZEN SPECIFICALLY WITH THE EL ZEN TROE SITE IS THIS 55 FEMALE ONLY TROE SITE IS THIS 55 FEMALE ONLY SITE? SITE? IN UPDATED POLICIES THAT WASN'T IN UPDATED POLICIES THAT WASN'T MADE CLEAR. MADE CLEAR. THE REASON I ASK THIS, AN AWFUL THE REASON I ASK THIS, AN AWFUL LOT OF PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY LOT OF PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY HAVE BROUGHT UP ISSUE OF SEX HAVE BROUGHT UP ISSUE OF SEX OFFENDERS AND I WAS THINKING OFFENDERS AND I WAS THINKING ABOUT THIS. ABOUT THIS. IF WE KEEP THIS TOTAL FEMALE IF WE KEEP THIS TOTAL FEMALE SITE CHANCES ARE STATISTICALLY SITE CHANCES ARE STATISTICALLY THERE'S LESS FEMALE SEX OFTSERS THERE'S LESS FEMALE SEX OFTSERS THAN MALE SEX OFFENDERS AND IF THAN MALE SEX OFFENDERS AND IF WE DO THAT THAT MIGHT HELP THE WE DO THAT THAT MIGHT HELP THE COMMUNITY AND ADDRESS SOME OF COMMUNITY AND ADDRESS SOME OF THAT PROBLEM. THAT PROBLEM. SECOND, I ALSO NOTICED THERE WAS SECOND, I ALSO NOTICED THERE WAS TALK OF COMMUNITY FREE SHUTTLE. TALK OF COMMUNITY FREE SHUTTLE. DOESN'T SAY WHERE THAT'S COMING DOESN'T SAY WHERE THAT'S COMING FROM OR ARRANGED. FROM OR ARRANGED. NICE TO SEE MORE OF THAT NICE TO SEE MORE OF THAT INFORMATION. INFORMATION. ONE OF THE SUGGESTED I HAD ONE OF THE SUGGESTED I HAD RECENTLY WAS TO DESIGNATE THESE RECENTLY WAS TO DESIGNATE THESE COMMUNITIES AS WEAPON FREE ZONE. COMMUNITIES AS WEAPON FREE ZONE. I DON'T THINK THAT'S BEING I DON'T THINK THAT'S BEING UNREASONABLE. UNREASONABLE. THERE'S NOT A SYSTEM FOR THE THERE'S NOT A SYSTEM FOR THE NEIGHBORS TO POP UP.

NEIGHBORS TO POP UP. >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS. YOUR TIME IS COMPLETE. YOUR TIME IS COMPLETE. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS TROY AND OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS TROY AND THEN... THEN... AND THEN TERESA. AND THEN TERESA. >> ONLY A FOOL WILL GO ALONG

ONLY A FOOL WILL GO ALONG WITH HIS SHENANIGANS. WITH HIS SHENANIGANS. OKAY? OKAY? IT COSTS NINE THOUSAND DOLLARS A IT COSTS NINE THOUSAND DOLLARS A YEAR FOR A PERSON TO STAY IN A YEAR FOR A PERSON TO STAY IN A TIE KNOW HOME NO TOILET OR TIE KNOW HOME NO TOILET OR SHOWER AND 84 HUNDRED DOLLARS A SHOWER AND 84 HUNDRED DOLLARS A YEAR TO STAY IN A HOTEL WHY GO YEAR TO STAY IN A HOTEL WHY GO FOR SOMETHING THAT COSTS MORE? FOR SOMETHING THAT COSTS MORE? WHY PAY MORE AND THEN HALF THE WHY PAY MORE AND THEN HALF THE TIME SOMEBODY ISN'T STAYING IN TIME SOMEBODY ISN'T STAYING IN THE PLACE? THE PLACE? MAKE IT MAKE SENSE. MAKE IT MAKE SENSE. HAVING A HOTEL VOUCHER AND NOT HAVING A HOTEL VOUCHER AND NOT GIVING THE HOTEL VOUCHER TO GIVING THE HOTEL VOUCHER TO NOBODY. NOBODY. GIVE IT TO SOMEBODY AND THEN NOT GIVE IT TO SOMEBODY AND THEN NOT USE IT. USE IT. JUST WASTING MONEY INSTEAD OF JUST WASTING MONEY INSTEAD OF BUILDING APARTMENTS. BUILDING APARTMENTS. I KNOW YOU'RE NOT LOOKING AT ME. I KNOW YOU'RE NOT LOOKING AT ME. I HATE TO SAY IT. I HATE TO SAY IT. YOU YOU YOU THEM THREE RIGHT YOU YOU YOU THEM THREE RIGHT THERE THEY GOT IT GOING ON. THERE THEY GOT IT GOING ON. IT'S YOU. IT'S YOU. YOU ARE PART OF... YOU ARE PART OF... YOU NODDED TO HIM LIKE HE'S SOME YOU NODDED TO HIM LIKE HE'S SOME GOOD GUY. GOOD GUY. HE'S A CROOK. HE'S A CROOK. HE'S TRYING TO STAND UP TO WORK HE'S TRYING TO STAND UP TO WORK IT OUT FOR THEM. IT OUT FOR THEM. HE SEES THE HOLES IN THE PLAN. HE SEES THE HOLES IN THE PLAN. YOU WANT TO GO ALONG WITH YOU WANT TO GO ALONG WITH SOMETHING THAT'S NOT GOING TO SOMETHING THAT'S NOT GOING TO WORK, THAT'S NOT GOING TO HELP WORK, THAT'S NOT GOING TO HELP THE COMMUNITY. THE COMMUNITY. SOMETHING THAT IS TEMPORARY SOMETHING THAT IS TEMPORARY THING. THING. NOT ENOUGH APARTMENT AT THE END NOT ENOUGH APARTMENT AT THE END OF THE DAY. OF THE DAY. WHAT ARE YOU GUYS DOING WITH THE WHAT ARE YOU GUYS DOING WITH THE MONEY? MONEY? WHY ARE YOU TRYING TO KEEP FIVE WHY ARE YOU TRYING TO KEEP FIVE MILLION DOLLARS, THEN YOU MILLION DOLLARS, THEN YOU EXCLUDE ME. EXCLUDE ME. I'M 44. I'M 44. I'LL DEFINITELY HAVE A I'LL DEFINITELY HAVE A COMPLAINT. COMPLAINT. I'M 11 YEARS AWAY FROM HELP. I'M 11 YEARS AWAY FROM HELP. I'LL KEEP ON COMPLAINING ABOUT I'LL KEEP ON COMPLAINING ABOUT WHEN IT'S 55 AND UP AND YOU'RE WHEN IT'S 55 AND UP AND YOU'RE NOT DOING ANYTHING FOR THE NOT DOING ANYTHING FOR THE YOUTH. YOUTH. I HAVE TO BE 25. I HAVE TO BE 25. I GOT KIDS. I GOT KIDS. I GOT A DIVORCE. I GOT A DIVORCE. I GOT CHILD SUPPORT. I GOT CHILD SUPPORT. I GOT PROBLEMS AND I NEED HELP. I GOT PROBLEMS AND I NEED HELP. I COME TO YOU FOR YEARS FOR I COME TO YOU FOR YEARS FOR HELP. HELP. I COME TO... I COME TO... HE WON'T GIVE ME HOTEL VOUCHERS. HE WON'T GIVE ME HOTEL VOUCHERS. YOU TALK ABOUT HOTEL VOUCHERS. YOU TALK ABOUT HOTEL VOUCHERS. I'M DOING THIS. I'M DOING THIS. HE'S NOT DOING NONE OF THAT. HE'S NOT DOING NONE OF THAT. DUDE IS LYING TO YOUR FACE. DUDE IS LYING TO YOUR FACE. HE LIED TO MY FACE LAST WEEK. HE LIED TO MY FACE LAST WEEK. I'LL GET YOU R. V. TOMORROW. I'LL GET YOU R. V. TOMORROW. >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS. ... ... AND TERESA. AND TERESA. >> HELLO, I CAME HERE TONIGHT

HELLO, I CAME HERE TONIGHT WELL ACTUALLY [INAUDIBLE] LET ME WELL ACTUALLY [INAUDIBLE] LET ME START OFF SAYING I CALLED START OFF SAYING I CALLED DISTRICT TWO NUMEROUS TIMES DISTRICT TWO NUMEROUS TIMES ABOUT APARTMENT COMPLEX THAT HAS ABOUT APARTMENT COMPLEX THAT HAS BLACK TOXIC MOLD, ROACHES, BLACK TOXIC MOLD, ROACHES, INFESTATION OF ROACHES, RATS AND INFESTATION OF ROACHES, RATS AND SO ON AND SO FORTH. SO ON AND SO FORTH. THIS APARTMENT COMPLEX HAS MANY THIS APARTMENT COMPLEX HAS MANY CODE VIOLATIONS FOR YEARS AND CODE VIOLATIONS FOR YEARS AND THE SAME PROBLEM KEEPS ON THE SAME PROBLEM KEEPS ON PERSISTING AND NOBODY, NOBODY PERSISTING AND NOBODY, NOBODY CARES. CARES. YOU HAVE CARBON MONOXIDE AND YOU HAVE CARBON MONOXIDE AND KIDS WITH CEREBRAL PALSY AND KIDS WITH CEREBRAL PALSY AND EPILEPSY AND BABIES IN AND OUT EPILEPSY AND BABIES IN AND OUT OF THE HOSPITALS IN THE LAST OF THE HOSPITALS IN THE LAST MONTH. MONTH. THERE'S NO AIR QUALITY. THERE'S NO AIR QUALITY. NOTHING HABITABLE. NOTHING HABITABLE. MY REFRIGERATOR IS SITTING ON MY REFRIGERATOR IS SITTING ON THE PORCH BECAUSE OF THE THE PORCH BECAUSE OF THE ROACHES. ROACHES. NOBODY DOES NOTHING ABOUT IT. NOBODY DOES NOTHING ABOUT IT. I KEEP CALLING AND CALLING AND I KEEP CALLING AND CALLING AND CALLING AND CALL. CALLING AND CALL. EVERYTHING YOU WERE TALKING EVERYTHING YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT, ANYTHING YOU'RE DOING FOR ABOUT, ANYTHING YOU'RE DOING FOR TINY HOMES IS DOING NOTHING. TINY HOMES IS DOING NOTHING. THERE'S NO HELP OR SUCCESS THERE'S NO HELP OR SUCCESS STORIES. STORIES. YOU HAVE APARTMENT UNINHABITABLE YOU HAVE APARTMENT UNINHABITABLE AND INFESTED WITH ROACHES AND AND INFESTED WITH ROACHES AND NOT GOOD FOR HEALTH. NOT GOOD FOR HEALTH. NUMEROUS PROBLEMS GOING ON AND NUMEROUS PROBLEMS GOING ON AND NOBODY SEEMS TO CARE ABOUT. NOBODY SEEMS TO CARE ABOUT. YOU ARE HERE TO HELP BUT WHERE YOU ARE HERE TO HELP BUT WHERE IS YOUR HEART? IS YOUR HEART? YOUR MIND SETS EVERYTHING LOOKS YOUR MIND SETS EVERYTHING LOOKS GOOD ON PAPER. GOOD ON PAPER. YOU HAVE TO GO BY YOUR HEART AND YOU HAVE TO GO BY YOUR HEART AND LED BY GOD AND THE SPIRIT. LED BY GOD AND THE SPIRIT. RIGHT IS RIGHT AND WRONG IS RIGHT IS RIGHT AND WRONG IS WRONG. WRONG. WHAT YOU'RE DOING IS WRONG. WHAT YOU'RE DOING IS WRONG. I ASK FOR RIGHTEOUSNESS AND I ASK FOR RIGHTEOUSNESS AND JUSTICE. JUSTICE. >> TERESA IS OUR FINAL SPEAKER

TERESA IS OUR FINAL SPEAKER AT THE 2 O'CLOCK MEETING. AT THE 2 O'CLOCK MEETING. >> MY NAME IS TERESA.

MY NAME IS TERESA. I LIVE AT THE APARTMENT I LIVE AT THE APARTMENT COMPLEX... COMPLEX... AT 595... AT 595... WHICH IS ROACH INFESTED. WHICH IS ROACH INFESTED. RATS. RATS. MICE. MICE. AND I EXPERIENCED MYSELF THEY AND I EXPERIENCED MYSELF THEY SHUT DOWN MY... SHUT DOWN MY... BECAUSE OF THE CORROSION OF THE BECAUSE OF THE CORROSION OF THE RATS PEE AND DO DO AND ALL THAT. RATS PEE AND DO DO AND ALL THAT. LIKE CAUSING REALLY BAD HEALTH LIKE CAUSING REALLY BAD HEALTH CONDITIONS. CONDITIONS. I'M DISABLED AS WELL. I'M DISABLED AS WELL. I'M TRYING TO MOVE. I'M TRYING TO MOVE. I MADE COMPLAINTS. I MADE COMPLAINTS. ALSO I'VE BEEN BY [INAUDIBLE] ALSO I'VE BEEN BY [INAUDIBLE] NOW HE WANTS TO EVICT ME BECAUSE NOW HE WANTS TO EVICT ME BECAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. OF THE PROBLEM. NO PAYMENTS FROM ME OR ANYTHING NO PAYMENTS FROM ME OR ANYTHING ELSE. ELSE. AND HIS NAME IS MR.... AND HIS NAME IS MR.... I'M CORRECT? I'M CORRECT? YES. YES. HE'S BEEN DOING A LOT OF THINGS. HE'S BEEN DOING A LOT OF THINGS. I'VE BEEN THERE A YEAR. I'VE BEEN THERE A YEAR. HE'S NEVER EVER WORKED ON HE'S NEVER EVER WORKED ON ANYTHING OR TRIED TO HELP ME IN ANYTHING OR TRIED TO HELP ME IN ANY SITUATION. ANY SITUATION. I SPENT OVER HUNDRED DOLLARS ON I SPENT OVER HUNDRED DOLLARS ON BAIT AND ALL THIS OTHER STUFF BAIT AND ALL THIS OTHER STUFF AND IT'S LIKE SO BAD I HAD TO AND IT'S LIKE SO BAD I HAD TO THROW ALL MY STUFF AWAY. THROW ALL MY STUFF AWAY. I BARELY HAVE CLOTHES NOW. I BARELY HAVE CLOTHES NOW. I HAVE NO SHORTS, NO CLOTHES, NO I HAVE NO SHORTS, NO CLOTHES, NO SUMMER CLOTHES AT ALL. SUMMER CLOTHES AT ALL. I HAD TO THROW ALL MY CLOTHES I HAD TO THROW ALL MY CLOTHES OUT BECAUSE IT WAS ALL INFESTED. OUT BECAUSE IT WAS ALL INFESTED. IT'S NASTY. IT'S NASTY. I HAVE TO THROW MY COUCH AWAY I HAVE TO THROW MY COUCH AWAY AND FURNITURE AWAY AND CLOTHES AND FURNITURE AWAY AND CLOTHES AWAY EVERYTHING. AWAY EVERYTHING. THAT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE. THAT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE. WHY DO I HAVE TO THROW MY STUFF WHY DO I HAVE TO THROW MY STUFF AWAY AND PAY RENTAL FOR AWAY AND PAY RENTAL FOR SOMETHING I DIDN'T EXPECT? SOMETHING I DIDN'T EXPECT? IT'S SAD. IT'S SAD. HOW WOULD YOU FEEL IF YOU LOST HOW WOULD YOU FEEL IF YOU LOST ALL YOUR BELONGINGS? ALL YOUR BELONGINGS? COME ON, WHAT CAN WE DO? COME ON, WHAT CAN WE DO? HOW WILL WE MAKE IT BETTER? HOW WILL WE MAKE IT BETTER? >> IF I CAN MEET THE LAST TWO

IF I CAN MEET THE LAST TWO SPEAKERS OVER HERE IN THE CORNER SPEAKERS OVER HERE IN THE CORNER TO P GET YOUR INFORMATION AND TO P GET YOUR INFORMATION AND GET ADDITIONAL INFORMATION GET ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PHRAOETZ. PHRAOETZ. >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU. >> THAT CONCLUDES THE BUSINESS THAT CONCLUDES THE BUSINESS OF OUR TWO P.M. COUNCIL MEETING. OF OUR TWO P.M. COUNCIL MEETING. I RECOMMENDED WE TAKE A TEN I RECOMMENDED WE TAKE A TEN MINUTE BREAK AND START FIVE P.M. MINUTE BREAK AND START FIVE P.M. COUNCIL MEETING AT 5:37. COUNCIL MEETING AT 5:37. >> PERFECT. PERFECT. >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU. (BREAK) (BREAK)