City Council - Regular Meeting

WE HAVE RECONVENED FROM CLOSED SESSION. CLOSED SESSION. I HAVE THE FOLLOWING DISCLOSURE. I HAVE THE FOLLOWING DISCLOSURE. BY A 5-0 VOTE, THE CITY COUNCIL BY A 5-0 VOTE, THE CITY COUNCIL AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED THE CITY AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE TO DEFEND THE ATTORNEY'S OFFICE TO DEFEND THE CASES OF N BEGIN VERSUS CASES OF N BEGIN VERSUS ENTERTAINMENT, ET. AL. ENTERTAINMENT, ET. AL. IDENTIFIED BY THE CASE NUMBER ON IDENTIFIED BY THE CASE NUMBER ON THE CITY COUNCIL AGENDA. THE CITY COUNCIL AGENDA. WE WILL ADJOURN THE SPECIAL WE WILL ADJOURN THE SPECIAL MEETING AT 6:02 P.M. MEETING AT 6:02 P.M. AT THIS TIME I'D LIKE TO CALL TO AT THIS TIME I'D LIKE TO CALL TO ORDER THE ELK GROVE CITY COUNCIL ORDER THE ELK GROVE CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING. REGULAR MEETING. EED IS WEDNESDAY MARCH -- TODAY EED IS WEDNESDAY MARCH -- TODAY IS WEDNESDAY MARCH 25, 2026, IS WEDNESDAY MARCH 25, 2026, 6:02 P.M. 6:02 P.M. CLERK? CLERK? >> CLERK: THANK YOU, THIS

CLERK: THANK YOU, THIS MEETING OF THE ELK GROVE CITY MEETING OF THE ELK GROVE CITY COUNCIL IS RECORDED WITH CLOSED COUNCIL IS RECORDED WITH CLOSED CAPTIONING, RECORDING WILL BE CAPTIONING, RECORDING WILL BE CABLECAST ON METRO CABLE CHANNEL CABLECAST ON METRO CABLE CHANNEL 14, LOCAL GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS 14, LOCAL GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS CHANNEL ON THE COMCAST AND CHANNEL ON THE COMCAST AND DIRECT TV UVERSE CABLE SYSTEMS. DIRECT TV UVERSE CABLE SYSTEMS. THE RECORDING WILL BE VIDEO THE RECORDING WILL BE VIDEO STREAMED AT STREAMED AT METRO14LIVE.SACCOUNTY.GOV. METRO14LIVE.SACCOUNTY.GOV. TONIGHT'S MEETING REPLAYS TONIGHT'S MEETING REPLAYS ON FRIDAY MARCH 27 AT 1:00 P.M. ON FRIDAY MARCH 27 AT 1:00 P.M. AND MONDAY MARCH 30 AT 9:00A.M. AND MONDAY MARCH 30 AT 9:00A.M. ON METRO CHANNEL 14. ON METRO CHANNEL 14. ONCE POSTED THE RECORDINGS OF ONCE POSTED THE RECORDINGS OF THIS AND PREVIOUS MEETINGS CAN THIS AND PREVIOUS MEETINGS CAN BE VIEWED ON DEMAND AT THE BE VIEWED ON DEMAND AT THE WWW.ELK GROVE.GOV OR ON WWW.ELK GROVE.GOV OR ON YOUTUBE/METRO CABLE 14. YOUTUBE/METRO CABLE 14. FOR MEMBERS OF THE PARTICIPATING FOR MEMBERS OF THE PARTICIPATING AUDIENCE WITH PERSONAL AUDIENCE WITH PERSONAL ELECTRONIC DEVICES, PLEASE PLACE ELECTRONIC DEVICES, PLEASE PLACE THEM ELECTRONIC DEVICES, PLACE THEM ELECTRONIC DEVICES, PLACE THEM ON SILENT MODE OR MUTE WHEN THEM ON SILENT MODE OR MUTE WHEN YOU ARE NOT SPEAKING. YOU ARE NOT SPEAKING. WE WELCOME, APPRECIATE AND WE WELCOME, APPRECIATE AND ENCOURAGE PARTICIPATION IN THE ENCOURAGE PARTICIPATION IN THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING. CITY COUNCIL MEETING. WE REQUEST THAT YOU LIMIT YOUR WE REQUEST THAT YOU LIMIT YOUR PRESENTATION TO 3 MINUTES PER PRESENTATION TO 3 MINUTES PER PERSON, SO ALL PRESENT HAVE PERSON, SO ALL PRESENT HAVE TIME TO PARTICIPATE. TIME TO PARTICIPATE. CITY COUNCIL RESERVES THE RIGHT CITY COUNCIL RESERVES THE RIGHT TO REASONABLY LIMIT THE TOTAL TO REASONABLY LIMIT THE TOTAL TIME FOR PUBLIC COMMENT ON ANY TIME FOR PUBLIC COMMENT ON ANY PARTICULAR NOTICED AGENDA ITEM. PARTICULAR NOTICED AGENDA ITEM. PURSUANT TO SECTION 201024 NO PURSUANT TO SECTION 201024 NO INDIVIDUAL SPEAKER CONCERNING INDIVIDUAL SPEAKER CONCERNING CITY COUNCIL FOR MORE THAN THREE CITY COUNCIL FOR MORE THAN THREE MINUTES. MINUTES. IF YOU WISH TO ADDRESS THE IF YOU WISH TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL, COMPLETE A SPEAKER CARD COUNCIL, COMPLETE A SPEAKER CARD AND PROVIDE IT TO ASSISTANT CITY AND PROVIDE IT TO ASSISTANT CITY CLERK BRENDA HAGARD PRIOR TO CLERK BRENDA HAGARD PRIOR TO CONSIDERATION OF THE AGENDA CONSIDERATION OF THE AGENDA ITEM. ITEM. I WILL MOVE INTO THE ROLL CALL. I WILL MOVE INTO THE ROLL CALL. FOR THE ROLL CALL STARTING WITH FOR THE ROLL CALL STARTING WITH COUNCILMEMBER ROBLES COUNCILMEMBER ROBLES >> PRESENT.

PRESENT. >> COUNCILMEMBER SEAS. COUNCILMEMBER SEAS. >> PRESENT. PRESENT. >> COUNCILMEMBER BREWER. COUNCILMEMBER BREWER. >> HERE. HERE. >> VICE MAYOR SUEN. VICE MAYOR SUEN. >> HERE. HERE. >> MAYOR SINGH ALLEN. MAYOR SINGH ALLEN. >> HERE. HERE. >> NEXT IS THE LAND NEXT IS THE LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. VICE MAYOR? VICE MAYOR? WE HONOR, RESPECT, AND WE HONOR, RESPECT, AND ACKNOWLEDGE ELK GROVE'S FIRST ACKNOWLEDGE ELK GROVE'S FIRST INHABITANTS, THE PLAINS MIWOK, INHABITANTS, THE PLAINS MIWOK, WHO LIVED AS SOVEREIGN WHO LIVED AS SOVEREIGN CARETAKERS OF THIS LAND AND CARETAKERS OF THIS LAND AND THESE WATERWAYS SINCE TIME THESE WATERWAYS SINCE TIME IMMEMORIAL. IMMEMORIAL. WE COMMEMORATE AND ADVOCATE FOR WE COMMEMORATE AND ADVOCATE FOR THEIR DESCENDANTS, THE WILTON THEIR DESCENDANTS, THE WILTON RANCHERIA TRIBE -- THE ONLY RANCHERIA TRIBE -- THE ONLY FEDERALLY RECOGNIZED TRIBE IN FEDERALLY RECOGNIZED TRIBE IN SACRAMENTO COUNTY -- WHO ENDURE SACRAMENTO COUNTY -- WHO ENDURE BECAUSE OF THE BRAVERY, BECAUSE OF THE BRAVERY, RESILIENCY, AND DETERMINATION OF RESILIENCY, AND DETERMINATION OF THEIR ANCESTORS, TRIBAL MEMBERS, THEIR ANCESTORS, TRIBAL MEMBERS, AND LEADERS. AND LEADERS. >> THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. NEXT UP IS OUR PLEDGE OF NEXT UP IS OUR PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. ALLEGIANCE. I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE CHIEF I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE CHIEF DAVIS TO LEAD US THIS EVENING. DAVIS TO LEAD US THIS EVENING. >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU. PLEASE JOIN US FOR A BRIEF PLEASE JOIN US FOR A BRIEF MOMENT OF SILENCE. MOMENT OF SILENCE. >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, NEXT UP IS APPROVAL ALL RIGHT, NEXT UP IS APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA, MAY I GET A OF THE AGENDA, MAY I GET A MOTION. MOTION. >> SO MOVED. SO MOVED. >> SECOND.

SECOND. >> ALL THOSE IN FAVOR. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR. >> AYE. AYE. >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU. >> NEXT ITEM PLEASE. NEXT ITEM PLEASE. >> SECTION 3, THE CLOSED SECTION 3, THE CLOSED SESSION, NO CLOSED SESSION ITEMS SESSION, NO CLOSED SESSION ITEMS ON THE REGULAR AGENDA. ON THE REGULAR AGENDA. WHICH ADVANCES TO SECTION 4, WHICH ADVANCES TO SECTION 4, PRESENTATIONS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS. PRESENTATIONS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS. FIRST BEING 4.1, PROCLAMATION FIRST BEING 4.1, PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING MARCH AS WOMEN RECOGNIZING MARCH AS WOMEN HISTORY MONTH. HISTORY MONTH. >> I WOULD LIKE TO CALL FORWARD

I WOULD LIKE TO CALL FORWARD RISE WOMEN IN BUSINESS. RISE WOMEN IN BUSINESS. COME TO THE PODIUM PLEASE. COME TO THE PODIUM PLEASE. NICE TO SEE YOU. NICE TO SEE YOU. WHEREAS MARCH WAS OFFICIALLY WHEREAS MARCH WAS OFFICIALLY DESIGNATED AS WOMEN'S HISTORY DESIGNATED AS WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH IN 1987 TO HONOR AND MONTH IN 1987 TO HONOR AND CELEBRATE THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF CELEBRATE THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF WOMEN THROUGHOUT HISTORY. WOMEN THROUGHOUT HISTORY. AND WHEREAS THIS YEAR'S THEME AND WHEREAS THIS YEAR'S THEME "LEADING THE CHANGE: WOMEN "LEADING THE CHANGE: WOMEN SHAPING A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE" SHAPING A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE" CELEBRATES THE POWERFUL CELEBRATES THE POWERFUL INFLUENCE OF WOMEN WHO ARE INFLUENCE OF WOMEN WHO ARE WORKING TO REBUILD SYSTEMS TO WORKING TO REBUILD SYSTEMS TO ENSURE LONG-TERM ENVIRONMENTAL, ENSURE LONG-TERM ENVIRONMENTAL, ECONOMIC, AND SOCIAL ECONOMIC, AND SOCIAL SUSTAINABILITY. SUSTAINABILITY. AND WHEREAS, ON OCTOBER 25, AND WHEREAS, ON OCTOBER 25, 1988, THE WOMEN'S BUSINESS 1988, THE WOMEN'S BUSINESS OWNERSHIP ACT WAS SIGNED INTO OWNERSHIP ACT WAS SIGNED INTO LAW ALLOWING WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS LAW ALLOWING WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS TO ACCESS RESOURCES TO SUPPORT TO ACCESS RESOURCES TO SUPPORT THEIR BUSINESS ENDEAVORS THEIR BUSINESS ENDEAVORS INCLUDING ELIMINATING LAWS INCLUDING ELIMINATING LAWS REQUIRING WOMEN TO OF A MALE REQUIRING WOMEN TO OF A MALE COSINOR FOR BUSINESS LOANS. COSINOR FOR BUSINESS LOANS. AND SINCE THE LAW WAS ENACTED, AND SINCE THE LAW WAS ENACTED, THE NUMBER OF WOMEN OWNED THE NUMBER OF WOMEN OWNED BUSINESSES HAS GROWN BUSINESSES HAS GROWN SUBSTANTIALLY THROUGHOUT THE SUBSTANTIALLY THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES. UNITED STATES. AND WHEREAS ELK GROVE HAS MORE AND WHEREAS ELK GROVE HAS MORE THAN 1,400 WOMEN-OWNED THAN 1,400 WOMEN-OWNED BUSINESSES AND THIS NUMBER BUSINESSES AND THIS NUMBER CONTINUES TO CLIMB AND DRIVE CONTINUES TO CLIMB AND DRIVE ECONOMIC GROWTH AND COMMUNITY ECONOMIC GROWTH AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. ENGAGEMENT. AND WHEREAS RISE WOMEN IN AND WHEREAS RISE WOMEN IN BUSINESS STRIVES TO ENCOURAGE, BUSINESS STRIVES TO ENCOURAGE, EMPOWER, INSPIRE WOMEN TO EMPOWER, INSPIRE WOMEN TO ACHIEVE THE HIGHEST AND BEST ACHIEVE THE HIGHEST AND BEST VERSION OF THEMSELVES AND THEIR VERSION OF THEMSELVES AND THEIR BUSINESSES THROUGH THE POWER OF BUSINESSES THROUGH THE POWER OF CONNECTION. CONNECTION. WHEREAS THE CITY OF ELK GROVE WHEREAS THE CITY OF ELK GROVE CELEBRATES RISE AND ITS CELEBRATES RISE AND ITS ACHIEVEMENTS DUE TO THEIR ACHIEVEMENTS DUE TO THEIR LEADERSHIP AND COMMITMENT TO LEADERSHIP AND COMMITMENT TO ADVANCE GENDER EQUALITY AND ADVANCE GENDER EQUALITY AND SUPPORT THE ECONOMIC AND SUPPORT THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIALLY SUSTAINABLE GROWTH OF SOCIALLY SUSTAINABLE GROWTH OF WOMEN LED BUSINESSES. WOMEN LED BUSINESSES. NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE

THAT THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ELK GROVE PROCLAIMS CITY OF ELK GROVE PROCLAIMS MARCH 2026 AS WOMEN'S HISTORY MARCH 2026 AS WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH IN THE CITY OF ELK GROVE MONTH IN THE CITY OF ELK GROVE AND PROUDLY HONORS RISE WOMEN IN AND PROUDLY HONORS RISE WOMEN IN BUSINESS FOR THEIR OUTSTANDING BUSINESS FOR THEIR OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTIONS TO OUR COMMUNITY. CONTRIBUTIONS TO OUR COMMUNITY. SIGNED THIS DAY. SIGNED THIS DAY. [APPLAUSE] [APPLAUSE] CONGRAT CONGRAT CONGRATULATIONS. CONGRATULATIONS. >> WOULD SOMEONE LIKE TO SPEAK? WOULD SOMEONE LIKE TO SPEAK? >> SURE O BEHALF OF OUR

SURE O BEHALF OF OUR FOUNDERS, BRITTANY DAVIS AND FOUNDERS, BRITTANY DAVIS AND JILL JOHNSON, OUR LEADERSHIP JILL JOHNSON, OUR LEADERSHIP TEAM AND MEMBERS, I WANT TO TEAM AND MEMBERS, I WANT TO THANK YOU GUYS, OUR CITY, OUR THANK YOU GUYS, OUR CITY, OUR MAYOR AND COUNCILMEMBERS FOR MAYOR AND COUNCILMEMBERS FOR RECOGNIZING RISE WOMEN IN RECOGNIZING RISE WOMEN IN BUSINESS AND FOR GIVING US THIS BUSINESS AND FOR GIVING US THIS PROCLAMATION FOR WOMEN HISTORY PROCLAMATION FOR WOMEN HISTORY MONTH. MONTH. THIS MEANS A GREAT DEAL TO US. THIS MEANS A GREAT DEAL TO US. RISE IS A NONPROFIT THAT WAS RISE IS A NONPROFIT THAT WAS STARTED BY BRITTANY AND JILL STARTED BY BRITTANY AND JILL BACK IN 2023. BACK IN 2023. THEIR MISSION WAS TO HELP THEIR MISSION WAS TO HELP SUPPORT WOMEN IN BUSINESS SUPPORT WOMEN IN BUSINESS THROUGH MAKING CONNECTIONS, THROUGH MAKING CONNECTIONS, BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS, BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS, PROVIDING RESOURCES AND PROVIDING RESOURCES AND OPPORTUNITIES TO WOMEN TO BUILD OPPORTUNITIES TO WOMEN TO BUILD AND GROW THEIR BUSINESSES. AND GROW THEIR BUSINESSES. I'M THRILLED TO HAVE THE I'M THRILLED TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONTINUE WHAT OPPORTUNITY TO CONTINUE WHAT THEY HAVE STARTED AND BUILD ON THEY HAVE STARTED AND BUILD ON IT. IT. SO I GUESS THIS WOULD BE A GOOD SO I GUESS THIS WOULD BE A GOOD TIME TO OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCE THAT TIME TO OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCE THAT WE ARE LUNCHING A RISE WOMEN IN WE ARE LUNCHING A RISE WOMEN IN BUSINESS TRAINING PROGRAM WHICH BUSINESS TRAINING PROGRAM WHICH CONSISTS OF VIRTUAL WORKSHOPS CONSISTS OF VIRTUAL WORKSHOPS AND IN PERSON WORKSHOPS ONCE A AND IN PERSON WORKSHOPS ONCE A MONTH, EVERY MONTH, COVERING MONTH, EVERY MONTH, COVERING DIFFERENT BUSINESS TOPICS FROM DIFFERENT BUSINESS TOPICS FROM FINANCE, ACCOUNTING, BUSINESS FINANCE, ACCOUNTING, BUSINESS GROWTH STRATEGIES AND EVEN GROWTH STRATEGIES AND EVEN MENTAL HEALTH FOR ENTREPRENEURS. MENTAL HEALTH FOR ENTREPRENEURS. PART OF THIS TRAINING PROGRAM PART OF THIS TRAINING PROGRAM ALSO INCLUDES WOMEN IN BUSINESS ALSO INCLUDES WOMEN IN BUSINESS CONFERENCE NEXT YEAR IN APRIL. CONFERENCE NEXT YEAR IN APRIL. WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THAT. WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THAT. AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR YOUR AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND WE ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND WE ASK FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT SO WE CAN CONTINUED SUPPORT SO WE CAN CONTINUE OUR MISSION TO KEEP CONTINUE OUR MISSION TO KEEP SERVING THE WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS SERVING THE WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS AND BUSINESS OWNERS IN OUR CITY. AND BUSINESS OWNERS IN OUR CITY. >> THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] [APPLAUSE] >> NEXT ITEM IS.2, PROCLAMATION

NEXT ITEM IS.2, PROCLAMATION IN RECOGNITION OF APRIL AS FAIR IN RECOGNITION OF APRIL AS FAIR HOUSING MONTH. HOUSING MONTH. ASSISTING WILL BE COUNCILMEMBER ASSISTING WILL BE COUNCILMEMBER ROBLES. ROBLES. >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE -- HI, HOW ARE YOU DO WE HAVE -- HI, HOW ARE YOU DOING. DOING. >> AKILA WILLIAMS? AKILA WILLIAMS? >> YES. YES. >> I WILL READ THE PROCLAMATION

I WILL READ THE PROCLAMATION THEN GIVE YOU THE FLOOR. THEN GIVE YOU THE FLOOR. WHEREAS, ADEQUATE HOUSING IS A WHEREAS, ADEQUATE HOUSING IS A BASIC NEED N. AND THE RIGHTS FOR BASIC NEED N. AND THE RIGHTS FOR ALL PEOPLE. ALL PEOPLE. WHEREAS THIS YEAR WE CELEBRATE WHEREAS THIS YEAR WE CELEBRATE THE 58th ANNIVERSARY OF THE THE 58th ANNIVERSARY OF THE ENACTMENT OF FEDERAL FAIR ENACTMENT OF FEDERAL FAIR HOUSING ACT OF 1968 WHICH STATES HOUSING ACT OF 1968 WHICH STATES THAT THE DISCRIMINATION IN THE THAT THE DISCRIMINATION IN THE SALE AND RENTAL OF HOUSING IS SALE AND RENTAL OF HOUSING IS ILLEGAL BASED ON RACE, COLOR, ILLEGAL BASED ON RACE, COLOR, RELIGION, SEX, AND NATIONALER ON RELIGION, SEX, AND NATIONALER ON JICHBLT WHEREAS FAIR HOUSING JICHBLT WHEREAS FAIR HOUSING AMENDMENTS ACT OF 1988 EXTENDS AMENDMENTS ACT OF 1988 EXTENDS FAIR HOUSING RIGHTS ON THE BASIS FAIR HOUSING RIGHTS ON THE BASIS OF FAMILIAL STATUS AND FAMILIES OF FAMILIAL STATUS AND FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN AND ON THE BASIS WITH CHILDREN AND ON THE BASIS OF HANDICAP AND DISABLED OF HANDICAP AND DISABLED PERSONS. PERSONS. CALIFORNIA STATUTES ADDITIONALLY CALIFORNIA STATUTES ADDITIONALLY PROTECT CITIZENS ON THE BASIS OF PROTECT CITIZENS ON THE BASIS OF AGE, MARITAL STATUS, SEXUAL AGE, MARITAL STATUS, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, GENDER IDENTITY AND ORIENTATION, GENDER IDENTITY AND SOURCE OF INCOME. SOURCE OF INCOME. AND CALIFORNIA CELEBRATESTS 66th AND CALIFORNIA CELEBRATESTS 66th ANNIVERSARY FOR THE FAIR ANNIVERSARY FOR THE FAIR EMPLOYMENT AND HOUSING ACT. EMPLOYMENT AND HOUSING ACT. THE CITY OF ELK GROVE SUPPORTS THE CITY OF ELK GROVE SUPPORTS FAIR HOUSING EFFORTS TO FAIR HOUSING EFFORTS TO ELIMINATE DISCRIMINATION IN ELIMINATE DISCRIMINATION IN HOUSING AND RECOGNIZES THE HOUSING AND RECOGNIZES THE BENEFITS OF'CATEDING HOME BENEFITS OF'CATEDING HOME SEEKERS, APARTMENT MANAGERS AND SEEKERS, APARTMENT MANAGERS AND APARTMENT OWNERS ON THE FEDERAL APARTMENT OWNERS ON THE FEDERAL AND STATE HOUSING LAWS. AND STATE HOUSING LAWS. TO INVESTIGATE CLIENTS OF TO INVESTIGATE CLIENTS OF ILLEGAL HOUSING DISCRIMINATION ILLEGAL HOUSING DISCRIMINATION IN THE COMMUNITY. IN THE COMMUNITY. WHEREAS IN ORDER TO HEIGHTEN WHEREAS IN ORDER TO HEIGHTEN PUBLIC AWARENESS THE CITY OF ELK PUBLIC AWARENESS THE CITY OF ELK GROVE WISHES TO FOCUS ON PUBLIC GROVE WISHES TO FOCUS ON PUBLIC ATTENTION ON APRIL AS FAIR ATTENTION ON APRIL AS FAIR HOUSING MONTH. HOUSING MONTH. NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE THAT THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ELK GROVE HERE BY CITY OF ELK GROVE HERE BY PROCLAIMS THE MONTH OF APRIL PROCLAIMS THE MONTH OF APRIL 2026 AS FAIR HOUSING MONTH AND 2026 AS FAIR HOUSING MONTH AND DO ENCOURAGE ALL RESIDENTS AND DO ENCOURAGE ALL RESIDENTS AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS TO COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS TO CELEBRATE THE VALUE OF CELEBRATE THE VALUE OF HARMONIOUS AND DIVERSE HARMONIOUS AND DIVERSE COMMUNITIES OF NEIGHBORS AND TO COMMUNITIES OF NEIGHBORS AND TO SUPPORT THE GOAL OF EQUAL SUPPORT THE GOAL OF EQUAL HOUSING OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL HOUSING OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL PEOPLE. PEOPLE. SIGNED THE 25th DAY OF MARCH SIGNED THE 25th DAY OF MARCH 2026. 2026. [APPLAUSE] [APPLAUSE] >> I DID WANT TO INTRODUCE

I DID WANT TO INTRODUCE MYSELF, AGAIN, AKILA WILLIAMS, MYSELF, AGAIN, AKILA WILLIAMS, I'M THE ONLY FAIR HOUSING I'M THE ONLY FAIR HOUSING COORDINATOR IN THE GREATER COORDINATOR IN THE GREATER SACRAMENTO REGION AT THE MOMENT. SACRAMENTO REGION AT THE MOMENT. I COVER ALL THE WAY FROM GALT UP I COVER ALL THE WAY FROM GALT UP TO NATOMAS, ALL THE WAY FROM TO NATOMAS, ALL THE WAY FROM FOLSOM BACK TO WEST SACRAMENTO. FOLSOM BACK TO WEST SACRAMENTO. I COVER THE CITY OF WEST I COVER THE CITY OF WEST SACRAMENTO AND ROSEVILLE. SACRAMENTO AND ROSEVILLE. I DID JUST WANT TO SAY THE HUGE I DID JUST WANT TO SAY THE HUGE IMPORTANCE ABOUT FAIR HOUSING IMPORTANCE ABOUT FAIR HOUSING MONTH IS I KNOW THAT WE ALL MONTH IS I KNOW THAT WE ALL THINK ABOUT HOUSING RIGHTS IN THINK ABOUT HOUSING RIGHTS IN THE WAY OF LIVING SOMEWHERE. THE WAY OF LIVING SOMEWHERE. IT IS ABOUT STAYING WHERE ARE IT IS ABOUT STAYING WHERE ARE YOU LIVING. YOU LIVING. THERE'S DIFFERENT RIGHTS LIKE THERE'S DIFFERENT RIGHTS LIKE YOU SAID, BASED OFF OF YOUR YOU SAID, BASED OFF OF YOUR DISABILITIES, RACE, SEX, WHETHER DISABILITIES, RACE, SEX, WHETHER YOU HAVE A FAMILY, LIVE BY YOU HAVE A FAMILY, LIVE BY YOURSELF A LOFT THE CITY OF ELK YOURSELF A LOFT THE CITY OF ELK GROVE RESIDENTS ARE OLDER AND GROVE RESIDENTS ARE OLDER AND THEY'RE USUALLY HOMEOWNERS. THEY'RE USUALLY HOMEOWNERS. THAT DOES NOT MEAN THAT YOU THAT DOES NOT MEAN THAT YOU DON'T HAVE YOUR FAIR HOUSING DON'T HAVE YOUR FAIR HOUSING RIGHTS. RIGHTS. THERE ARE A LOT OF WAYS WE CAN THERE ARE A LOT OF WAYS WE CAN ASSIST THOSE INCLUDING WE HAVE A ASSIST THOSE INCLUDING WE HAVE A LOT OF OUR RESIDENTS HERE IN ELK LOT OF OUR RESIDENTS HERE IN ELK GROVE ON SOCIAL SECURITY AND GROVE ON SOCIAL SECURITY AND FIXED INCOMES. FIXED INCOMES. WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOUR INCOME WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOUR INCOME AND YOUR CHECK COMES IN ON THE AND YOUR CHECK COMES IN ON THE 15th OF THE MONTH AND RENT IS 15th OF THE MONTH AND RENT IS DUE ON THE 1st? DUE ON THE 1st? YOU HAVE TO HAVE SOMEBODY THAT'S YOU HAVE TO HAVE SOMEBODY THAT'S WILLING TO ADVOCATE, EDUCATE, WILLING TO ADVOCATE, EDUCATE, AND ALSO BE WILLING TO EVEN AND ALSO BE WILLING TO EVEN FORCE THOSE RIGHTS THAT YOU HAVE FORCE THOSE RIGHTS THAT YOU HAVE FOR FAIR HOUSING. FOR FAIR HOUSING. THANK YOU SO MUCH TO THE CITY OF THANK YOU SO MUCH TO THE CITY OF ELK GROVE. ELK GROVE. YOU GUYS ARE VERY SUPPORTIVE FOR YOU GUYS ARE VERY SUPPORTIVE FOR PROJECT SENTINEL, WE LOOK PROJECT SENTINEL, WE LOOK FORWARD TO PARTNERING WITH YOU FORWARD TO PARTNERING WITH YOU EVERY YEAR. EVERY YEAR. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE PROCLAMATION. PROCLAMATION. >> THANK YOU FOR ALL THE HARD

THANK YOU FOR ALL THE HARD WORK THAT YOU DO. WORK THAT YOU DO. [APPLAUSE] [APPLAUSE] >> 4.3, PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING

4.3, PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING APRIL 2026 AS PARKINSON'S APRIL 2026 AS PARKINSON'S DISEASE AWARENESS MONTH. DISEASE AWARENESS MONTH. ASSISTING WILL BE OUR VICE ASSISTING WILL BE OUR VICE MAYOR. MAYOR. >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU. I'D LIKE TO INVITE SHERRY I'D LIKE TO INVITE SHERRY REPRESENTING THE ELK GROVE REPRESENTING THE ELK GROVE PARKINSON'S SUPPORT GROUP AND PARKINSON'S SUPPORT GROUP AND BROTHER DARREN WILSON. BROTHER DARREN WILSON. PAUL, COME ON DOWN. PAUL, COME ON DOWN. I'LL READ THIS THEN INVITE TO I'LL READ THIS THEN INVITE TO YOU SAY A FEW WORDS. YOU SAY A FEW WORDS. IT'S MY HONOR TO RECOGNIZE IT'S MY HONOR TO RECOGNIZE PARKINSON'S AWARENESS MONTH. PARKINSON'S AWARENESS MONTH. THERE YOU GO, PAUL. THERE YOU GO, PAUL. >> FIRST FOR ME.

FIRST FOR ME. >> WHEREAS PARKINSON'S DISEASE

WHEREAS PARKINSON'S DISEASE IS A CHRONIC, PROGRESSIVE IS A CHRONIC, PROGRESSIVE NEUROLOGICAL DISEASE AND THE NEUROLOGICAL DISEASE AND THE SECOND MOST COMMON SECOND MOST COMMON NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASE IN THE NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASE IN THE UNITED STATES. UNITED STATES. AND WHEREAS PARKINSON'S DISEASE AND WHEREAS PARKINSON'S DISEASE IS ESTIMATED TO AFFECT IS ESTIMATED TO AFFECT APPROXIMATELY ONE MILLION PEOPLE APPROXIMATELY ONE MILLION PEOPLE IN THE UNITED STATES. IN THE UNITED STATES. AND WHEREAS RESEARCH SUGGESTS AND WHEREAS RESEARCH SUGGESTS THE CAUSE OF PARKINSON'S DISEASE THE CAUSE OF PARKINSON'S DISEASE IS A COMBINATION OF GENETIC AND IS A COMBINATION OF GENETIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS BUT THE ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS BUT THE EXACT CAUSE AND PROGRESION OF EXACT CAUSE AND PROGRESION OF THE DISEASE IS UNKNOWN. THE DISEASE IS UNKNOWN. THERE IS NO OBJECTIVE TEST OR THERE IS NO OBJECTIVE TEST OR BIOMARKER FOR PARKINSON'S BIOMARKER FOR PARKINSON'S DISEASE WITH NO CURE OR DRUG TO DISEASE WITH NO CURE OR DRUG TO SLOW OR HALT THE PROGRESSION OF SLOW OR HALT THE PROGRESSION OF THE DISEASE. THE DISEASE. WHEREAS THE SYMPTOMS OF WHEREAS THE SYMPTOMS OF PARKINSON'S DISEASEARFRIDAY PARKINSON'S DISEASEARFRIDAY PERSON TO PERSON AND CAN INCLUDE PERSON TO PERSON AND CAN INCLUDE TREMORS, SLOWNESS OF MOVEMENT, TREMORS, SLOWNESS OF MOVEMENT, RIGIDITY, DIFFICULTY WITH RIGIDITY, DIFFICULTY WITH BALANCE, SWALLOWING, CHEWING AND BALANCE, SWALLOWING, CHEWING AND SPEAKING, COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT SPEAKING, COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT AND DEMENTIA, MOOD DISORDERS AND AND DEMENTIA, MOOD DISORDERS AND OTHERS. OTHERS. INCREASED RESEARCH, EDUCATION INCREASED RESEARCH, EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY SUPPORT SERVICES AND COMMUNITY SUPPORT SERVICES SUCH AS THOSE PROVIDED BY THE SUCH AS THOSE PROVIDED BY THE PARKINSON'S FOUNDATION, THE PARKINSON'S FOUNDATION, THE PARKINSON ASSOCIATION OF PARKINSON ASSOCIATION OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AND OTHER NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS ARE NEEDED TO FIND ORGANIZATIONS ARE NEEDED TO FIND MORE EFFECTIVE TREATMENTS AND MORE EFFECTIVE TREATMENTS AND PROVIDE ACCESS TO QUALITY OF PROVIDE ACCESS TO QUALITY OF CARE TO THOSE LIVING WITH THE CARE TO THOSE LIVING WITH THE DISEASE. DISEASE. BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE CITY OF BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE CITY OF THE CITY OF ELK GROVE HERE BY THE CITY OF ELK GROVE HERE BY AFFIRMS AND PROCLAIMS APRIL 2026 AFFIRMS AND PROCLAIMS APRIL 2026 AS PARKINSON'S AWARENESS MONTH AS PARKINSON'S AWARENESS MONTH IN THE CITY OF ELK GROVE AND IN THE CITY OF ELK GROVE AND ENCOURAGES THE COMMUNITY TO JOIN ENCOURAGES THE COMMUNITY TO JOIN THE VOLUNTEERS, RESEARCHERS, THE VOLUNTEERS, RESEARCHERS, CAREGIVERS AND MEDICAL CAREGIVERS AND MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS WHO ARE WORKING TO PROFESSIONALS WHO ARE WORKING TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF PERSONS LIVING WITH PARKINSON'S PERSONS LIVING WITH PARKINSON'S DISEASE AND THEIR FAMILIES. DISEASE AND THEIR FAMILIES. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE TODAY. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE TODAY. [APPLAUSE]. [APPLAUSE]. >> THANK YOU, SIR.

THANK YOU, SIR. MADAM MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL MADAM MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS, I'M PAUL, AS I SAID MEMBERS, I'M PAUL, AS I SAID EARLIER, YOU SAID YOU TOLD ME EARLIER, YOU SAID YOU TOLD ME ALREADY, DIDN'T YOU. ALREADY, DIDN'T YOU. BUT I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR BUT I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR HAVING US HERE TODAY. HAVING US HERE TODAY. THANK YOU FOR DECLARING THIS THANK YOU FOR DECLARING THIS MONTH PARKINSON'S DISEASE MONTH. MONTH PARKINSON'S DISEASE MONTH. TO BRING FOCUS ON TO PARKINSON'S TO BRING FOCUS ON TO PARKINSON'S DISEASE IN THE FIRST PLACE, TWO DISEASE IN THE FIRST PLACE, TWO YEARS AGO I COULDN'T HAVE TOLD YEARS AGO I COULDN'T HAVE TOLD YOU WHAT PARKINSON'S HAD IN YOU WHAT PARKINSON'S HAD IN STORE FOR PEOPLE WHO CONTRACTED STORE FOR PEOPLE WHO CONTRACTED IT. IT. THE DEFINITION THAT YOU MENTION THE DEFINITION THAT YOU MENTION THERE, I COULD ARGUE WITH THAT THERE, I COULD ARGUE WITH THAT ALL DAY. ALL DAY. BRING A LOT OF NEW DEFINITIONS BRING A LOT OF NEW DEFINITIONS TO WHAT IS GOING ON WITH TO WHAT IS GOING ON WITH PARKINSON'S DISEASE RIGHT NOW. PARKINSON'S DISEASE RIGHT NOW. WE'VE MADE GREAT INROADS INTO WE'VE MADE GREAT INROADS INTO SOLVING THE PROBLEM. SOLVING THE PROBLEM. UNTIL THEN, PEOPLE WILL BE UNTIL THEN, PEOPLE WILL BE CONTRACTING PARKINSON'S DISEASE, CONTRACTING PARKINSON'S DISEASE, OUR ELDERS AND OUR YOUNG PEOPLE OUR ELDERS AND OUR YOUNG PEOPLE TOO. TOO. IT'S IN THE ENVIRONMENT. IT'S IN THE ENVIRONMENT. WHAT YOU EAT, WHAT YOU BREATHE, WHAT YOU EAT, WHAT YOU BREATHE, WHAT YOU TOUCH, IT'S ALL ABOUT. WHAT YOU TOUCH, IT'S ALL ABOUT. IN OUR ENVIRONMENT. IN OUR ENVIRONMENT. I'D LIKE TO MOVE ON HERE AND I'D LIKE TO MOVE ON HERE AND TELL YOU ABOUT OUR COMMITTEE. TELL YOU ABOUT OUR COMMITTEE. OUR GROUP HERE FOR COMMUNITY OUR GROUP HERE FOR COMMUNITY SERVICE GROUP HERE IN ELK GROVE SERVICE GROUP HERE IN ELK GROVE IS ONE OF THE BEST GROUPS I HAVE IS ONE OF THE BEST GROUPS I HAVE EYE EVER BEEN IN. EYE EVER BEEN IN. I'VE BEEN INVOLVED WITH A LOT OF I'VE BEEN INVOLVED WITH A LOT OF GROUPS. GROUPS. THIS ONE IS TERRIFIC. THIS ONE IS TERRIFIC. THIS GROUP IN ELK GROVE, IF YOU THIS GROUP IN ELK GROVE, IF YOU HAVE ANYONE WITH PARKINSON'S HAVE ANYONE WITH PARKINSON'S DISEASE OR YOU KNOW SOMEONE WITH DISEASE OR YOU KNOW SOMEONE WITH PARKINSON'S DISEASE, SENDS THEM PARKINSON'S DISEASE, SENDS THEM DOWN TO THE GROUP. DOWN TO THE GROUP. THEY'RE TERRIFIC. THEY'RE TERRIFIC. EVERY TIME I GO THERE, THEY'RE EVERY TIME I GO THERE, THEY'RE HELP SOMETHING ONE ELSE OR HELP SOMETHING ONE ELSE OR SOMEONE ELSE IS HELPING ME. SOMEONE ELSE IS HELPING ME. QUESTIONS YOU WALK OUT WITH QUESTIONS YOU WALK OUT WITH STRAIGHT ANSWERS. STRAIGHT ANSWERS. DOCTORS DON'T KNOW WHAT WE DO AS DOCTORS DON'T KNOW WHAT WE DO AS A GROUP. A GROUP. WE SHOULD HIRE OURSELVES OUT WE SHOULD HIRE OURSELVES OUT TRAIT. TRAIT. IT IS TERRIFIC PLACE TO BE. IT IS TERRIFIC PLACE TO BE. WE HAVE FLYERS ON THE BACK WE HAVE FLYERS ON THE BACK COUNTER THERE IF ANYONE IS COUNTER THERE IF ANYONE IS INTER INTER INTERESTED. INTERESTED. PEOPLE IN THE CITY OF

PEOPLE IN THE CITY OF SACRAMENTO, ON BEHALF OF THE SACRAMENTO, ON BEHALF OF THE VOLUNTEER LEADERS, ALL OF OUR VOLUNTEER LEADERS, ALL OF OUR FOLKS WHO DEAL WITH PARKINSON'S FOLKS WHO DEAL WITH PARKINSON'S DISEASE DAILY, SINCERE THANKS DISEASE DAILY, SINCERE THANKS FOR MAKING THIS MONTH OUR MONTH. FOR MAKING THIS MONTH OUR MONTH. ALONG WITH, WHO DO WE HAVE, FAIR ALONG WITH, WHO DO WE HAVE, FAIR HOUSING? HOUSING? YES, OUR MONTH. YES, OUR MONTH. NICE TO BE HERE WITH YOU ALL. NICE TO BE HERE WITH YOU ALL. >> THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] [APPLAUSE] >> I'LL GET OUT OF THE WAY. I'LL GET OUT OF THE WAY. >> GOOD EVENING, GOOD TO BE

GOOD EVENING, GOOD TO BE BACK. BACK. THANK YOU FOR BRINGING AWARENESS THANK YOU FOR BRINGING AWARENESS TO THIS NEURODEGENERATIVE TO THIS NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASE THAT AFFECTS ONE MILLION DISEASE THAT AFFECTS ONE MILLION PEOPLE NATIONWIDE, 10 MILLION PEOPLE NATIONWIDE, 10 MILLION PEOPLE WORLDWIDE. PEOPLE WORLDWIDE. IT'S GROWING UNFORTUNATELY, 10% IT'S GROWING UNFORTUNATELY, 10% A YEAR. A YEAR. THERE'S A LOT OF RESEARCH AND THERE'S A LOT OF RESEARCH AND DOLLARS PUT INTO IT, AS PAUL DOLLARS PUT INTO IT, AS PAUL MENTIONED, DEDICATED TO THE MENTIONED, DEDICATED TO THE ULTIMATE CURE OF PARKINSON'S, A ULTIMATE CURE OF PARKINSON'S, A CURE WENT HAPPEN OVERNIGHT A CURE WENT HAPPEN OVERNIGHT A TYPICAL PILL TAKES 10 TO 15 TYPICAL PILL TAKES 10 TO 15 YEARS TO GET APPROVED BY THE YEARS TO GET APPROVED BY THE FDA. FDA. NOTHING IS QUICK. NOTHING IS QUICK. MEANTIME, I HIGHLY RECOMMEND YOU MEANTIME, I HIGHLY RECOMMEND YOU BE YOUR OWN HEALTH ADVOCATE. BE YOUR OWN HEALTH ADVOCATE. DOCTORS ARE ALWAYS PRACTICING DOCTORS ARE ALWAYS PRACTICING MEDICINE. MEDICINE. YOU KNOW YOUR BODY BETTER THAN YOU KNOW YOUR BODY BETTER THAN ANYBODY ELSE. ANYBODY ELSE. YOUR MIND. YOUR MIND. DO THE RESEARCH. DO THE RESEARCH. RESEARCH ON THE DISEASE, CURRENT RESEARCH ON THE DISEASE, CURRENT TREATMENT, UPCOMING TREATMENTS. TREATMENT, UPCOMING TREATMENTS. I'VE SPENT 10 TO HUNDREDS OF I'VE SPENT 10 TO HUNDREDS OF HOURS ON A.I., THE INTERNET, HOURS ON A.I., THE INTERNET, GOING OVER DIFFERENT TREATMENTS. GOING OVER DIFFERENT TREATMENTS. I GIVE A WORD OF CAUTION, THE I GIVE A WORD OF CAUTION, THE INTERNET CAN BE A CESSPOOL OF INTERNET CAN BE A CESSPOOL OF INFORMATION AS WELL. INFORMATION AS WELL. MAKE SURE YOU, YOU KNOW, MAKE SURE YOU, YOU KNOW, UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU ARE READING. UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU ARE READING. YOU WILL GET A LOT OF YOU WILL GET A LOT OF CONTRADICTION ON THE INTERNET F CONTRADICTION ON THE INTERNET F IT' CONSISTENTLY SHOWN IN IT' CONSISTENTLY SHOWN IN STUDIES IT'S A GOOD PRACTICE TO STUDIES IT'S A GOOD PRACTICE TO FOLLOW. FOLLOW. THERE'S NOT A CURE, I HAVE PUT THERE'S NOT A CURE, I HAVE PUT DOWN MY TOP FOUR THINGS TO SLOW DOWN MY TOP FOUR THINGS TO SLOW DOWN THE PROGRESSION OF THE DOWN THE PROGRESSION OF THE DISEASE. DISEASE. NUMBER ONE, AND THEY ALWAYS SAY NUMBER ONE, AND THEY ALWAYS SAY THIS, EXERCISE. THIS, EXERCISE. THAT'S TRUE WITH HEART DISEASE, THAT'S TRUE WITH HEART DISEASE, DIABETES, WHAT HAVE YOU. DIABETES, WHAT HAVE YOU. IT'S JUST MOVING. IT'S JUST MOVING. IT'S 20 MINUTES A DAY 3 DAYS A IT'S 20 MINUTES A DAY 3 DAYS A WEEK WAYINGING, DO IT. WEEK WAYINGING, DO IT. IF YOU CAN'T WALK BICYCLE. IF YOU CAN'T WALK BICYCLE. IF YOU DIDN'T BICYCLE, DO ARM IF YOU DIDN'T BICYCLE, DO ARM JUMPING JACKS OR SQUEEZE STRESS JUMPING JACKS OR SQUEEZE STRESS BALLS OR WHATEVER YOU DO TO KEEP BALLS OR WHATEVER YOU DO TO KEEP MOVING. MOVING. KEEPS THE DOPAMINE GOING TO THE

KEEPS THE DOPAMINE GOING TO THE BRAIN AND SLOWS DOWN THE BRAIN AND SLOWS DOWN THE PROGRESSION. PROGRESSION. START AN EXERCISE GROUP WITH THE START AN EXERCISE GROUP WITH THE FAMILY, CO-WORKERS, A FRIENDS. FAMILY, CO-WORKERS, A FRIENDS. IT PROMOTES SUPPORT AND PROMOTES IT PROMOTES SUPPORT AND PROMOTES ACCOUNTABILITY. ACCOUNTABILITY. I WALK WITH MY BEAUTIFUL WIFE I WALK WITH MY BEAUTIFUL WIFE WHO IS IN THE AUDIENCE. WHO IS IN THE AUDIENCE. WE WALK EVERY DAY THAT WE'RE NOT WE WALK EVERY DAY THAT WE'RE NOT SEEING THE TRAINER. SEEING THE TRAINER. WE WALK LIKE A 300 FOOT WE WALK LIKE A 300 FOOT ELEVATION. ELEVATION. WE GET OUR HEART RATE UP. WE GET OUR HEART RATE UP. NUMBER 2 IS DIET. NUMBER 2 IS DIET. MEDITERRANEAN IS KIND OF THE MEDITERRANEAN IS KIND OF THE STANDARD DIET FOR PARKINSONS. STANDARD DIET FOR PARKINSONS. THE FISH, VEGETABLES, FRUITS, THE FISH, VEGETABLES, FRUITS, GOOD FATS AND OILS. GOOD FATS AND OILS. I TAKE IT A STEP FURTHER, I'M I TAKE IT A STEP FURTHER, I'M DOING THE QUITOGENIC DIET WITH DOING THE QUITOGENIC DIET WITH INTERMITTENT FASTING, PROVEN FOR INTERMITTENT FASTING, PROVEN FOR BRAIN HEALTH. BRAIN HEALTH. TOUGH GETTING RID OF THE CARBS, TOUGH GETTING RID OF THE CARBS, BUT IT'S ALL FOR THE GOOD BUT IT'S ALL FOR THE GOOD HEALTH. HEALTH. IN THE LAST THREE MONTH I'VE IN THE LAST THREE MONTH I'VE GOTTEN OFF OF MY HIGH BLOOD GOTTEN OFF OF MY HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE MEDICINE ALL TOGETHER. PRESSURE MEDICINE ALL TOGETHER. THAT'S WHAT DIET AND EXERCISE THAT'S WHAT DIET AND EXERCISE DOES. DOES. IN THREE MONTHS. IN THREE MONTHS. IT'S CRAZY. IT'S CRAZY. THEN TAKING SUPPLEMENTS, I'M NOT THEN TAKING SUPPLEMENTS, I'M NOT A DOCTOR I'M AN ENGINEER, A DOCTOR I'M AN ENGINEER, CONSULT WITH YOUR DOCTOR ON CONSULT WITH YOUR DOCTOR ON THIS. THIS. CO-Q-10, SUPPORTS BRAIN CELLS, CO-Q-10, SUPPORTS BRAIN CELLS, MAGNESIUM IS IMPORTANT FOR MAGNESIUM IS IMPORTANT FOR ANYONE ESPECIALLY PEOPLE WITH ANYONE ESPECIALLY PEOPLE WITH PARKINSON'S THAT HAVE TROUBLE PARKINSON'S THAT HAVE TROUBLE SLEEPING DUE TO RESTLESS SLEEPING DUE TO RESTLESS MUSCLES, THE RIGIDITY OF THE MUSCLES, THE RIGIDITY OF THE LEGS KEEP YOU UP. LEGS KEEP YOU UP. I TAKE MAGNESIUM GLYCINATE AND I TAKE MAGNESIUM GLYCINATE AND M M MAGNESIUM CITRATE FOR DIE J MAGNESIUM CITRATE FOR DIE J JESSTION -- DIGESTION.

JESSTION -- DIGESTION. FISH OIL, HELPS DEPRESSION, FISH OIL, HELPS DEPRESSION, NONMOTOR SYMPTOM OF PARKINSONS. NONMOTOR SYMPTOM OF PARKINSONS. TWO OF THESE NEXT, VITAMIN D, IF TWO OF THESE NEXT, VITAMIN D, IF YOU CAN'T THAN TESTED AND YOU YOU CAN'T THAN TESTED AND YOU HAVE PARKINSONS, HAVE YOUR HAVE PARKINSONS, HAVE YOUR DOCTOR DO IT AS PART OF YOUR LAB DOCTOR DO IT AS PART OF YOUR LAB EACH YEAR. EACH YEAR. VITAMINS ARE SHOWN TO BE VITAMINS ARE SHOWN TO BE DEFICIENT. DEFICIENT. VITAMIN D CAN YOU GET BEING IN VITAMIN D CAN YOU GET BEING IN THE SUN. THE SUN. EXERCISE AND IN THE SUN YOU KILL EXERCISE AND IN THE SUN YOU KILL TWO BIRDS WITH ONE STONE. TWO BIRDS WITH ONE STONE. I TAKE A SUPPLEMENT AS WELL. I TAKE A SUPPLEMENT AS WELL. ABOUT 6, ABOUT 12, FOLATE, ABOUT 6, ABOUT 12, FOLATE, SUPPORTS NERVE HEALTH AND SUPPORTS NERVE HEALTH AND COGNITION. COGNITION. THE LAST ONE IS NAC, HELPS THE LAST ONE IS NAC, HELPS DOPAMINE FUNCTION. DOPAMINE FUNCTION. NUMBER 4 ADVICE, HAVE THE NUMBER 4 ADVICE, HAVE THE ATTITUDE OF GRATITUDE. ATTITUDE OF GRATITUDE. BE GRATEFUL EVERY DAY LIFE IS BE GRATEFUL EVERY DAY LIFE IS I LIKE TO SAY TO PEOPLE, I HAVE I LIKE TO SAY TO PEOPLE, I HAVE SAID PARKINSON'S DISEASE DOESN'T SAID PARKINSON'S DISEASE DOESN'T SHAPE ME. SHAPE ME. I THOUGHT IT WAS THE END OF THE I THOUGHT IT WAS THE END OF THE WORLD WHEN I WAS DIAGNOSED BUT WORLD WHEN I WAS DIAGNOSED BUT IT IS BARRING MY BODY AND MIND IT IS BARRING MY BODY AND MIND FOR A BIT. FOR A BIT. BUT I WANT TO THANK THIS COUNCIL BUT I WANT TO THANK THIS COUNCIL FOR THE PROCLAMATION AND FOR THE PROCLAMATION AND BRINGING AWARENESS. BRINGING AWARENESS. I DO HAVE A DEAR FRIEND THAT HAS I DO HAVE A DEAR FRIEND THAT HAS A FOUNDATION, HE HAS A FOUNDATION, HE HAS PARKINSON'S, UNFORTUNATELY HE PARKINSON'S, UNFORTUNATELY HE COULDN'T BE HERE BUT HE SENT HIS COULDN'T BE HERE BUT HE SENT HIS SON AND DAUGHTER TO BRIEFLY GO SON AND DAUGHTER TO BRIEFLY GO OVER THAT FOUNDATION AND A GOLF OVER THAT FOUNDATION AND A GOLF TOURNAMENT THEY HAVE, SO IF YOU TOURNAMENT THEY HAVE, SO IF YOU WOULDN'T MIND TO HEAR FROM THEM. WOULDN'T MIND TO HEAR FROM THEM. >> SURE.

SURE. >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL. THANK YOU, COUNCIL. [APPLAUSE] [APPLAUSE] >> DARREN, JUST BEFORE YOU DARREN, JUST BEFORE YOU LEAVE, I JUST WANTED TO SAY LEAVE, I JUST WANTED TO SAY BECAUSE WE'LL STEP DOWN AFTER BECAUSE WE'LL STEP DOWN AFTER THEY SPEAK, AS OUR FORMER THEY SPEAK, AS OUR FORMER DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DIRECTOR DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DIRECTOR AND EMPLOYEE OF ELK GROVE FOR AND EMPLOYEE OF ELK GROVE FOR NEARLY 20 YEARS, WE THANK YOU NEARLY 20 YEARS, WE THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE, ARE YOU A FOR BEING HERE, ARE YOU A REMINDER THAT PARKINSON'S REMINDER THAT PARKINSON'S DISEASE WE SAID A MILLION PEOPLE DISEASE WE SAID A MILLION PEOPLE NATIONALLY BUT IT CAN TOUCH NATIONALLY BUT IT CAN TOUCH PEOPLE CLOSE TO HOME. PEOPLE CLOSE TO HOME. AS PART OF THE FAMILY, IT'S AS PART OF THE FAMILY, IT'S GREAT TO SEE YOU TODAY. GREAT TO SEE YOU TODAY. >> THANK YOU, DARREN, MY THANK YOU, DARREN, MY BROTHER. BROTHER. [APPLAUSE] [APPLAUSE] >> THANK YOU FOR THE INVITE AND

THANK YOU FOR THE INVITE AND GOOD EVENING MAYOR AND CITY GOOD EVENING MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS. COUNCIL MEMBERS. WE APPRECIATE YOU HAVING US. WE APPRECIATE YOU HAVING US. I'M ADAM FISHLAND, THIS IS I'M ADAM FISHLAND, THIS IS ALLISON, MY SISTER, THANK YOU ALLISON, MY SISTER, THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK. FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK. AND FOR RECOGNIZING APRIL 2026 AND FOR RECOGNIZING APRIL 2026 AS PARKINSON'S DISEASE AWARENESS AS PARKINSON'S DISEASE AWARENESS MONTH. MONTH. IT MEANS A GREAT DEAL TO OUR IT MEANS A GREAT DEAL TO OUR FAMILY AND SO MANY OTHERS IN THE FAMILY AND SO MANY OTHERS IN THE COMMUNITY. COMMUNITY. ELK GROVE IS PART OF WHO WE ARE ELK GROVE IS PART OF WHO WE ARE AS FISHLANDS. AS FISHLANDS. OUR FAMILY HAS DEEP ROOTS. OUR FAMILY HAS DEEP ROOTS. ALLISON AND I ARE GRADUATES OF ALLISON AND I ARE GRADUATES OF FRANKLIN HIGH SCHOOL, OUR FRANKLIN HIGH SCHOOL, OUR GRANDFATHER SERVED ELK GROVE AS GRANDFATHER SERVED ELK GROVE AS THE FIRE CHIEF FROM 1992 TO THE FIRE CHIEF FROM 1992 TO 1997. 1997. OUR FAMILY CONTINUES TO GROW OUR FAMILY CONTINUES TO GROW ROOTS RIGHT HERE IN THIS VERY ROOTS RIGHT HERE IN THIS VERY CITY. CITY. OUR DAD, STEVE FISHLAND, SPENT OUR DAD, STEVE FISHLAND, SPENT OVER 4 YEARS WORKING FOR RALEY'S OVER 4 YEARS WORKING FOR RALEY'S IN BEL AIR INCLUDING THE ONE ON IN BEL AIR INCLUDING THE ONE ON WATERMAN AND ELK GROVE WATERMAN AND ELK GROVE BOULEVARD. BOULEVARD. HIGH BUILT LASTING RELATIONSHIP HIGH BUILT LASTING RELATIONSHIP ACROSS THE COMMUNITY. ACROSS THE COMMUNITY. >> IN 2018 OUR DAD WAS DIAGNOSED

IN 2018 OUR DAD WAS DIAGNOSED WITH PARKINSON'S DISEASE. WITH PARKINSON'S DISEASE. WHILE HE COULD HAVE WALL LOWED WHILE HE COULD HAVE WALL LOWED IN THAT NICE AND I THINK NO ONE IN THAT NICE AND I THINK NO ONE WOULD HAVE BLAMED HIM, IF YOU WOULD HAVE BLAMED HIM, IF YOU KNOW MY DAD THAT'S NOT IN HIS KNOW MY DAD THAT'S NOT IN HIS CHARACTER. CHARACTER. HE ALMOST IMMEDIATELY STARTED HE ALMOST IMMEDIATELY STARTED ASKING WHAT CAN I DO TO HELP ASKING WHAT CAN I DO TO HELP OTHERS, HOW CAN I BUILD OTHERS, HOW CAN I BUILD COMMUNITY. COMMUNITY. OUR DAD AND HIS WIFE, LISA, GOT OUR DAD AND HIS WIFE, LISA, GOT INVOLVED IN THE PARKINSON'S INVOLVED IN THE PARKINSON'S COMMUNITY IN SACRAMENTO, THEY COMMUNITY IN SACRAMENTO, THEY GOT ENGAGED WITH THE FOUNDATION, GOT ENGAGED WITH THE FOUNDATION, STARTED VOLUNTEERING, RAISING STARTED VOLUNTEERING, RAISING MONEY, SERVED TIME ON THE BOARD. MONEY, SERVED TIME ON THE BOARD. IN 2024 ONCE THEY WERE BOTH IN 2024 ONCE THEY WERE BOTH RETIRED, OUR FAMILY MADE A RETIRED, OUR FAMILY MADE A DECISION TO START A FAMILY DECISION TO START A FAMILY NONPROFIT CALLED FISH FOR NONPROFIT CALLED FISH FOR PARKINSON'S TO RAISE MONEY, PARKINSON'S TO RAISE MONEY, HOPE, AND AWARENESS FOR THOSE HOPE, AND AWARENESS FOR THOSE LIVING WITH AND IMPACTED BY LIVING WITH AND IMPACTED BY PARKINSON'S DISEASE. PARKINSON'S DISEASE. THAT IS PART OF WHY WE'RE HERE THAT IS PART OF WHY WE'RE HERE TODAY TO ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO GET TODAY TO ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO GET ENGAGE AND GET INVOLVED. ENGAGE AND GET INVOLVED. WE HOST AN ANNUAL GOLF WE HOST AN ANNUAL GOLF TOURNAMENT TO RAISE MONEY FOR TOURNAMENT TO RAISE MONEY FOR THOSE IMPACTED BY PARKINSON'S. THOSE IMPACTED BY PARKINSON'S. OUR THIRD ANNUAL GOLF TOURNAMENT OUR THIRD ANNUAL GOLF TOURNAMENT IS AUGUST 10, WE HAVE FLYERS IN IS AUGUST 10, WE HAVE FLYERS IN THE BACK IF ANYBODY IS THE BACK IF ANYBODY IS INTERESTED IN GOLFING OR INTERESTED IN GOLFING OR SPONSORING. SPONSORING. WE'D LOVE TO SEE YOU OUT THERE. WE'D LOVE TO SEE YOU OUT THERE. YES, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR YES, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME. TIME. >> TO WRAP UP QUICKLY, AWARENESS

TO WRAP UP QUICKLY, AWARENESS MATTERS BECAUSE BEHIND EVERY MATTERS BECAUSE BEHIND EVERY DIAGNOSIS IS A FAMILY LIKE OURS, DIAGNOSIS IS A FAMILY LIKE OURS, A STORY AND A FIGHT. A STORY AND A FIGHT. YOUR RECOGNITION SHOWS ELK GROVE YOUR RECOGNITION SHOWS ELK GROVE STANDS WITH PEOPLE AFFECTED BY STANDS WITH PEOPLE AFFECTED BY PARKINSON'S. PARKINSON'S. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND SUPPORT HONORING THIS CAUSE. SUPPORT HONORING THIS CAUSE. [APPLAUSE] [APPLAUSE] >> SENDS OUR REGARDS TO YOUR

SENDS OUR REGARDS TO YOUR D D >> NEXT IS PUBLIC COMMENT, I

NEXT IS PUBLIC COMMENT, I WILL GO AHEAD AND OPEN UP PUBLIC WILL GO AHEAD AND OPEN UP PUBLIC COMMENT. COMMENT. WE WILL START WITH SUE, FORGIVE WE WILL START WITH SUE, FORGIVE ME IF I MISPRONOUNCE THE LAST ME IF I MISPRONOUNCE THE LAST NAME, GIROCCI FOLLOWED BY LYNN NAME, GIROCCI FOLLOWED BY LYNN WH WH WHEAT. WHEAT. >> I WANTED TO SAY IF YOU

I WANTED TO SAY IF YOU HAVEN'T HEARD THE THIRD NO KINGS HAVEN'T HEARD THE THIRD NO KINGS MARCH IS ON SATURDAY FROM 10:00 MARCH IS ON SATURDAY FROM 10:00 TO 1:00 ON THE CORNER OF TO 1:00 ON THE CORNER OF BRUCEVILLE AND LAGUNA BOULEVARD BRUCEVILLE AND LAGUNA BOULEVARD THIS SATURDAY. THIS SATURDAY. I WANTED TO LEAVE YOU WITH ONE I WANTED TO LEAVE YOU WITH ONE THOUGHT, SOMETHING ABOUT THOUGHT, SOMETHING ABOUT HISTORY. HISTORY. DURING WORLD WAR II THE GERMAN DURING WORLD WAR II THE GERMAN PASTOR MARTIN NIEMLER WAS IS R PASTOR MARTIN NIEMLER WAS IS R IMPRISONED FOR NAZI STATE IMPRISONED FOR NAZI STATE CONTROL OF HIS CHURCHES. CONTROL OF HIS CHURCHES. AFTER HIS IMPRISONMENT HE AFTER HIS IMPRISONMENT HE EXPRESSED DEEP REGRET NOT HAVING EXPRESSED DEEP REGRET NOT HAVING DONE ENOUGH TO HELP THE VICTIMS DONE ENOUGH TO HELP THE VICTIMS OF THE NAZIS. OF THE NAZIS. THIS IS ONE VARIATION OF HIS THIS IS ONE VARIATION OF HIS QUOTE, INQUIRIES THE THEY CAME. QUOTE, INQUIRIES THE THEY CAME. FIRST THEY CAME FOR THE FIRST THEY CAME FOR THE COMMUNISTS AND I DID NOT SPEAK COMMUNISTS AND I DID NOT SPEAK BECAUSE I WAS NOT COMMUNIST. BECAUSE I WAS NOT COMMUNIST. THEN THEY CAME FOR THE THEN THEY CAME FOR THE SOCIALISTS AND I DID NOT SPEAK SOCIALISTS AND I DID NOT SPEAK OUT BECAUSE I WAS NOT A OUT BECAUSE I WAS NOT A SOCIALIST. SOCIALIST. THEN THEY CAME FOR THE TRADE THEN THEY CAME FOR THE TRADE UNIONISTS AND I DID NOT SPEAK UNIONISTS AND I DID NOT SPEAK OUT BECAUSE I WASN'T A TRADE OUT BECAUSE I WASN'T A TRADE UNIONIST. UNIONIST. THEN THEY CAME FIR THE JEWS AND THEN THEY CAME FIR THE JEWS AND I DID NOT SPEAK OUT BECAUSE I I DID NOT SPEAK OUT BECAUSE I WAS NOT A JEW. WAS NOT A JEW. THEN THEY CAME FOR ME AND THERE THEN THEY CAME FOR ME AND THERE WAS NO ONE LEFT TO SPEAK FOR ME. WAS NO ONE LEFT TO SPEAK FOR ME. IT TRANSLATES INTO WHAT IS GOING IT TRANSLATES INTO WHAT IS GOING ON TODAY. ON TODAY. PICK A GROUP, IMMIGRANTS, PICK A GROUP, IMMIGRANTS, WOMEN'S REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS, NOW WOMEN'S REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS, NOW WOMEN'S VOTING RIGHTS. WOMEN'S VOTING RIGHTS. MUSLIMS, JEWS, AGAIN DEMOCRATS. MUSLIMS, JEWS, AGAIN DEMOCRATS. WE DON'T KNOW. WE DON'T KNOW. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME, HAVE A THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME, HAVE A GOOD EVENING. GOOD EVENING. >> THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.

THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. LYNN WHEAT FOLLOWED BY MARINA LYNN WHEAT FOLLOWED BY MARINA SCH SCH SCHMIDT. SCHMIDT. >> GOOD EVENING.

GOOD EVENING. I'VE BEEN COMING TO CITY COUNCIL I'VE BEEN COMING TO CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS FOR 25 YEARS. MEETINGS FOR 25 YEARS. I MISSED THE FIRST YEAR THAT WE I MISSED THE FIRST YEAR THAT WE WERE A CITY. WERE A CITY. DURING THAT TIME I'VE HEARD DURING THAT TIME I'VE HEARD ABOUT ALL OF THE WAYS WE'RE ABOUT ALL OF THE WAYS WE'RE GOING TO ECONOMICALLY DEVELOP GOING TO ECONOMICALLY DEVELOP THE CITY. THE CITY. WE WERE GOING TO HAVE THE MALL, WE WERE GOING TO HAVE THE MALL, THE MALL WAS GOING TO BE A GREAT THE MALL WAS GOING TO BE A GREAT THING. THING. WE DON'T HAVE THE MALL. WE DON'T HAVE THE MALL. WE'RE GOING TO BE THE SOCCER WE'RE GOING TO BE THE SOCCER MECCA, CITY BOUGHT 100 ACRES. MECCA, CITY BOUGHT 100 ACRES. NOT A SOCCER MECCA. NOT A SOCCER MECCA. OLYMPIC SWIM TRIAL MECCA, NOT SO OLYMPIC SWIM TRIAL MECCA, NOT SO MUCH. MUCH. WE HAD THE AMGEN, NO. WE HAD THE AMGEN, NO. BARBECUE MECCA, THAT'S IN A BARBECUE MECCA, THAT'S IN A STATE OF DISARRAY. STATE OF DISARRAY. I HOPE WE CAN GET OUR 425,000 I HOPE WE CAN GET OUR 425,000 DOLLARS BACK. DOLLARS BACK. BEER AND MINE MECCA, THAT'S BEER AND MINE MECCA, THAT'S STILL DEVELOPING BUT YOUNG STILL DEVELOPING BUT YOUNG PEOPLE DON'T REALLY DRINK THEY'D PEOPLE DON'T REALLY DRINK THEY'D RATHER SMOKE. RATHER SMOKE. THEN WE WERE GOING TO BE THE THEN WE WERE GOING TO BE THE TECH MECCA. TECH MECCA. OF COURSE WE DON'T WANT TO OF COURSE WE DON'T WANT TO FORGET NRC THAT DIDN'T REALLY FORGET NRC THAT DIDN'T REALLY COME. COME. 25,000 JOBS PROMISED TO US IN 25,000 JOBS PROMISED TO US IN SIPA THAT DIDN'T HAPPEN. SIPA THAT DIDN'T HAPPEN. THEN WE HAD THE ZOO FIASCO, A THEN WE HAD THE ZOO FIASCO, A LOT OF MONIES OF OUR TAX DOLLARS LOT OF MONIES OF OUR TAX DOLLARS SPENT. SPENT. NOW WE HAVE A NEW DEAL GOING ON. NOW WE HAVE A NEW DEAL GOING ON. CREATIVE ARTS MECCA, THAT WILL CREATIVE ARTS MECCA, THAT WILL CREATE ART JOBS HERE. CREATE ART JOBS HERE. THAT IS ONE CAN I GET ON. THAT IS ONE CAN I GET ON. THERE WAS A SMALL MOVIE MAKING THERE WAS A SMALL MOVIE MAKING COMPANY THAT WAS COMING TO TOWN COMPANY THAT WAS COMING TO TOWN AND THEY WERE LOOKING FOR AND THEY WERE LOOKING FOR EXTRAS. EXTRAS. I DECIDED TO BE AN EXTRA. I DECIDED TO BE AN EXTRA. THEY WANTED TO DO THE MAKEUP IN THEY WANTED TO DO THE MAKEUP IN PREPARATION FOR THE ZOMBIE MOVIE PREPARATION FOR THE ZOMBIE MOVIE THEY WERE DOING. THEY WERE DOING. I HAVE TO TELL YOU, I WAS THE I HAVE TO TELL YOU, I WAS THE OLDEST ONE THAT APPLIED AS AN OLDEST ONE THAT APPLIED AS AN EXTRA. EXTRA. FORTUNATELY, THE MAKEUP THEY FORTUNATELY, THE MAKEUP THEY USED I HAD A SEVERE ALLERGIC USED I HAD A SEVERE ALLERGIC REACTION. REACTION. THIS IS THE FALLOUT FROM IT. THIS IS THE FALLOUT FROM IT. I'M STILL HEALING FROM THAT. I'M STILL HEALING FROM THAT. BUT THEY'RE REALLY EXCITED,

BUT THEY'RE REALLY EXCITED, MONEY COSTS ARE REALLY TIGHT FOR MONEY COSTS ARE REALLY TIGHT FOR I'M GOING TO LOOK NATURAL AND I'M GOING TO LOOK NATURAL AND THEY WILL BE ABLE TO SAVE SOME THEY WILL BE ABLE TO SAVE SOME MONEY ON THAT MAKEUP. MONEY ON THAT MAKEUP. I CAN GET BEHIND THIS ECONOMIC I CAN GET BEHIND THIS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PLAN. DEVELOPMENT PLAN. BECAUSE I THINK ELK GROVE IS BECAUSE I THINK ELK GROVE IS GOING TO GO PLACES WITH THIS ART GOING TO GO PLACES WITH THIS ART ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PLAN, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PLAN, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT IS CREATING. IS CREATING. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. >> MAYOR SINGH ALLEN, VICE MAYOR

MAYOR SINGH ALLEN, VICE MAYOR SUEN, COUNCILMEMBERS SUEN, SUEN, COUNCILMEMBERS SUEN, ROBLES AND SPEASE. ROBLES AND SPEASE. HI, KEVIN. HI, KEVIN. I'M HERE REPRESENTING THE ROTARY I'M HERE REPRESENTING THE ROTARY CLUB OF LAGUNA SUNRISE TASTE OF CLUB OF LAGUNA SUNRISE TASTE OF ELK GROVE. ELK GROVE. I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT THIS TO OUR COMMUNITY. PRESENT THIS TO OUR COMMUNITY. WHAT I WANTED TO BE SURE TO GET WHAT I WANTED TO BE SURE TO GET ACROSS IS THAT OUR CLUB IS ACROSS IS THAT OUR CLUB IS HOSTING THE 20th ANNUAL TASTE OF HOSTING THE 20th ANNUAL TASTE OF ELK GROVE APRIL 18 AT SACRAMENTO ELK GROVE APRIL 18 AT SACRAMENTO ASIAN SPORTS FOUNDATION ON ASIAN SPORTS FOUNDATION ON HIGH-TECH COURT. HIGH-TECH COURT. THE PROCEEDS BENEFIT LOCAL THE PROCEEDS BENEFIT LOCAL INTERNATIONAL AND NATIONAL INTERNATIONAL AND NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND PROJECTS. ORGANIZATIONS AND PROJECTS. HOW THIS EVENT SPECIFICALLY HOW THIS EVENT SPECIFICALLY IMPACTS THE RESIDENTS OF ELK IMPACTS THE RESIDENTS OF ELK GROVE IS THAT WE OFFER SERVICES GROVE IS THAT WE OFFER SERVICES TO THE ELK GROVE FOOD BANK. TO THE ELK GROVE FOOD BANK. ALSO WITH THE ELK GROVE UNIFIED ALSO WITH THE ELK GROVE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT ESPECIALLY SCHOOL DISTRICT ESPECIALLY THROUGH THEIR FOSTER YOUTH THROUGH THEIR FOSTER YOUTH PROGRAMS AS WELL AS THE UNHOUSED PROGRAMS AS WELL AS THE UNHOUSED POPULATION. POPULATION. WE HAVE FOOD VENDORS, WINE WE HAVE FOOD VENDORS, WINE VENDORS, CRAFT BEER VENDORS. VENDORS, CRAFT BEER VENDORS. WE'RE ALL HELPING TO IMPROVE THE WE'RE ALL HELPING TO IMPROVE THE BEAUTIFUL CITY OF THAEG I MOVED BEAUTIFUL CITY OF THAEG I MOVED TO IN 1989 C. TO IN 1989 C. THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO PRESENT FUN AND PHILANTHROPY, PRESENT FUN AND PHILANTHROPY, COME, ENJOY, LET'S PARTY. COME, ENJOY, LET'S PARTY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. >> EILEEN B. FOLLOWED BY ARMANDO

EILEEN B. FOLLOWED BY ARMANDO CERV CERV CERVANTES. CERVANTES. >> HELLO, I'M EMLEN, LIVE IN

HELLO, I'M EMLEN, LIVE IN DISTRICT 1. DISTRICT 1. I'VE BEEN AN ELK GROVE RESIDENT I'VE BEEN AN ELK GROVE RESIDENT FOR 10 YEARS. FOR 10 YEARS. I'M FOLLOWING UP ON E-MAIL I'M FOLLOWING UP ON E-MAIL COMMENTS I PROVIDED TO THE CLERK COMMENTS I PROVIDED TO THE CLERK FOR THE LAST CITY COUNCIL FOR THE LAST CITY COUNCIL MEETING REGARDING POSSIBLE MEETING REGARDING POSSIBLE FUTURE I.C.E. RAIDS IN ELK FUTURE I.C.E. RAIDS IN ELK GROVE. GROVE. I'M ASKING THE CITY COUNCIL AND I'M ASKING THE CITY COUNCIL AND MAYOR TO ENACT TO PROTECT PEOPLE MAYOR TO ENACT TO PROTECT PEOPLE FROM ILLEGAL I.C.E. ACTIONS. FROM ILLEGAL I.C.E. ACTIONS. POLICY EXAMPLES FROM SACRAMENTO, POLICY EXAMPLES FROM SACRAMENTO, CHICAGO AND NEW YORK WERE CHICAGO AND NEW YORK WERE DETAILED IN A LETTER TO THE CITY DETAILED IN A LETTER TO THE CITY ON FEBRUARY 13, 2026. ON FEBRUARY 13, 2026. INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING. INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING. NUMBER 1, RESOLUTION PROHIBITING NUMBER 1, RESOLUTION PROHIBITING I.C.E. ON CITY PROPERTY. I.C.E. ON CITY PROPERTY. NUMBER 2, DEVELOPING A COMMUNITY NUMBER 2, DEVELOPING A COMMUNITY SAFETY ACTION PLAN IN SAFETY ACTION PLAN IN PREPARATION FOR MASS RATES AND PREPARATION FOR MASS RATES AND MILITARIZED INFORCEMENTS. MILITARIZED INFORCEMENTS. NUMBER 3 HAVING LOCAL POLICE NUMBER 3 HAVING LOCAL POLICE PRESENT DURING CIVIL IMMIGRATION PRESENT DURING CIVIL IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT TO DO THE FOLLOWING. ENFORCEMENT TO DO THE FOLLOWING. TO VERIFY AND RECORD THE NAME TO VERIFY AND RECORD THE NAME AND BADGE NUMBER OF THE ONSCENE AND BADGE NUMBER OF THE ONSCENE FEDERAL SUPERVISORY OFFICER. FEDERAL SUPERVISORY OFFICER. SECOND, TO DOCUMENT ALLEGATIONS SECOND, TO DOCUMENT ALLEGATIONS OF ANY UNLAWFUL CONDUCT BY OF ANY UNLAWFUL CONDUCT BY FEDERAL AGENTS. FEDERAL AGENTS. AND THIRD TO PRESERVE EVIDENCE AND THIRD TO PRESERVE EVIDENCE IN THE CASE OF ALLEGED UNLAWFUL IN THE CASE OF ALLEGED UNLAWFUL CONDUCT. CONDUCT. IF THIS IS ALREADY PART OF IF THIS IS ALREADY PART OF STANDARD ELK GROVE P.D. STANDARD ELK GROVE P.D. PROCEDURE FOR IMMIGRATION PROCEDURE FOR IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT, CIVIL IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT, CIVIL IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT, PLEASE ADD THE ENFORCEMENT, PLEASE ADD THE SPECIFIC INFORMATION FROM THE SPECIFIC INFORMATION FROM THE POLICE CODE TO THE FAQ SECTION POLICE CODE TO THE FAQ SECTION OF THE CITY WEBSITE RESOURCES OF THE CITY WEBSITE RESOURCES AND INFORMATION FOR IMMIGRANTS. AND INFORMATION FOR IMMIGRANTS. SECOND, I'M FOLLOWING UP ON THE SECOND, I'M FOLLOWING UP ON THE COMMITMENT THE CITY MADE AT THE COMMITMENT THE CITY MADE AT THE LAST CITY COUNCIL MEETING TO LAST CITY COUNCIL MEETING TO HOLD PUBLICLY NOTICED MEETINGS HOLD PUBLICLY NOTICED MEETINGS REGARDING COMMUNITY SAFETY REGARDING COMMUNITY SAFETY DURING POSSIBLE I.C.E. RAIDS. DURING POSSIBLE I.C.E. RAIDS. TO PROVIDE EQUAL ACCESS FOR TO PROVIDE EQUAL ACCESS FOR RESIDENTS, I ASK THAT THESE RESIDENTS, I ASK THAT THESE METERING LIVE STREAMED, RECORDED METERING LIVE STREAMED, RECORDED FOR REPRAY AND MEETING MINUTES FOR REPRAY AND MEETING MINUTES POSTED ONLINE AFTER THE MEETING. POSTED ONLINE AFTER THE MEETING. MULTIPLE MEETING DATES AND TIMES MULTIPLE MEETING DATES AND TIMES ARE OFFERED. ARE OFFERED. TO ALLOW RESIDENTS TO GET THEIR TO ALLOW RESIDENTS TO GET THEIR SPECIFIC CONCERNS ADRESSED I ASK SPECIFIC CONCERNS ADRESSED I ASK THAT THESE PUBLIC MEETINGS THAT THESE PUBLIC MEETINGS INCLUDE ADEQUATE TIME FOR A INCLUDE ADEQUATE TIME FOR A THOROUGH QUESTION AND ANSWER THOROUGH QUESTION AND ANSWER SEGMENT. SEGMENT. FINALLY, WOULD I LIKE TO KNOW FINALLY, WOULD I LIKE TO KNOW SPECIFICALLY HOW THE CITY WILL SPECIFICALLY HOW THE CITY WILL PROVIDE THE PUBLIC NOTICE. PROVIDE THE PUBLIC NOTICE. THIS INFORMATION WAS NOT THIS INFORMATION WAS NOT PROVIDED AT THE LAST CITY

PROVIDED AT THE LAST CITY COUNCIL MEETING WHEN THE COUNCIL MEETING WHEN THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF FUTURE MEETINGS ANNOUNCEMENT OF FUTURE MEETINGS WAS MADE. WAS MADE. I ASK THAT THE CITY POST MEETING I ASK THAT THE CITY POST MEETING ANEWSMENTS ON INSTAGRAM AND ANEWSMENTS ON INSTAGRAM AND FACEBOOK AS WELL AS PROVIDING FACEBOOK AS WELL AS PROVIDING E-MAIL NOTICE. E-MAIL NOTICE. AS WAS DONE FOR THE MULTIPLE AS WAS DONE FOR THE MULTIPLE HOMELESS SHELTER SITING HOMELESS SHELTER SITING MEETINGS. MEETINGS. REGARDING E-MAIL NOTICE THERE REGARDING E-MAIL NOTICE THERE ARE MORE THAN A DOZEN CITY ARE MORE THAN A DOZEN CITY E-MAILLY THAT THES RESIDENTS CAN E-MAILLY THAT THES RESIDENTS CAN SIGN UP FOR. SIGN UP FOR. I'M ON ALL OF THEM. I'M ON ALL OF THEM. FOR MANY RESIDENTS THAT'S A FOR MANY RESIDENTS THAT'S A HASSLE. HASSLE. SKI FOR RESIDENTS HERE AND SKI FOR RESIDENTS HERE AND WATCHING ON VIDEO WILL THE CITY WATCHING ON VIDEO WILL THE CITY PLEASE SPEAK INTO THE RECORD PLEASE SPEAK INTO THE RECORD WHICH E-MAIL LIST RESIDENTS WHICH E-MAIL LIST RESIDENTS SHOULD SIGN UP FOR TO BE SHOULD SIGN UP FOR TO BE NOTIFIED OF FUTURE PUBLIC NOTIFIED OF FUTURE PUBLIC MEETINGS ABOUT I.C.E. MEETINGS ABOUT I.C.E. PREPARATION AND PUBLIC SAFETY. PREPARATION AND PUBLIC SAFETY. MAYBE MS. GUZMAN CAN SHARE. MAYBE MS. GUZMAN CAN SHARE. >> THIS IS PUBLIC COMMENT

THIS IS PUBLIC COMMENT OPPORTUNITY, SHE CANNOT ENGAGE. OPPORTUNITY, SHE CANNOT ENGAGE. >> CAN YOU SHARE AFTER THE CAN YOU SHARE AFTER THE PUBLIC COMMENT WHAT E-MAILLY PUBLIC COMMENT WHAT E-MAILLY TOTS SIGN UP TO GET NOTICE OF TOTS SIGN UP TO GET NOTICE OF THESE MEETINGS? THESE MEETINGS? >> SHE CAN MEET WITH YOU SHE CAN MEET WITH YOU AFTERWARDS. AFTERWARDS. >> PRIVATELY BUT NOT TO THE PRIVATELY BUT NOT TO THE PUBLIC? PUBLIC? >> I'LL LEAVE THAT TO HER FOR I'LL LEAVE THAT TO HER FOR THE ENDS OF CITY COUNCIL REPORT. THE ENDS OF CITY COUNCIL REPORT. >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU. APOLOGIES, IT'S ELLEN NOT APOLOGIES, IT'S ELLEN NOT EILEEN. EILEEN. LET'S SEE, NEXT UP IS ARMANDO ER LET'S SEE, NEXT UP IS ARMANDO ER VAN DECEMBER FOLLOWED BY MICHAEL VAN DECEMBER FOLLOWED BY MICHAEL MINOWSKI. MINOWSKI. >> APOLOGIZE FOR MY DISHEVELED

APOLOGIZE FOR MY DISHEVELED LOOK AND MY SMELL MAY BE LOOK AND MY SMELL MAY BE OFFENSIVE BUT THESE ARE THE ONLY OFFENSIVE BUT THESE ARE THE ONLY CLOTHES I OWN AT THIS TIME. CLOTHES I OWN AT THIS TIME. I'M FORCED TO LIVE OUTSIDE IN I'M FORCED TO LIVE OUTSIDE IN YOUR BUSHES. YOUR BUSHES. I APOLOGIZE FOR THAT, I NEVER I APOLOGIZE FOR THAT, I NEVER WISHED TO LIVE IN YOUR BUSHES OR WISHED TO LIVE IN YOUR BUSHES OR WATERWAYS. WATERWAYS. MY VOICE IS PROBABLY A VOICE MY VOICE IS PROBABLY A VOICE THAT WASN'T SUPPOSED TO BE HEARD THAT WASN'T SUPPOSED TO BE HEARD HERE, BECAUSE IT IS THE TRUTH. HERE, BECAUSE IT IS THE TRUTH. IT IS MY BLOOD THAT THIS SYSTEM IT IS MY BLOOD THAT THIS SYSTEM IS WRITTEN IN. IS WRITTEN IN. NICE TO MEET YOU ALL. NICE TO MEET YOU ALL. I KNOW THERE'S BIG BUSINESS I KNOW THERE'S BIG BUSINESS DEALS, AND FAVORS, SPECIAL DEALS, AND FAVORS, SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS THAT WANT TO INTEREST GROUPS THAT WANT TO MAKE DEALS. MAKE DEALS. NOT ENOUGH TIME TO GO OVER NOT ENOUGH TIME TO GO OVER EVERYTHING THAT I HAVE TO GO EVERYTHING THAT I HAVE TO GO OVER. OVER. I WANTED TO INTRODUCE MYSELF, I WANTED TO INTRODUCE MYSELF, SAY HELLO, ARMANDO CERVANTES, I SAY HELLO, ARMANDO CERVANTES, I GO BY BENNY IN THE HOMELESS GO BY BENNY IN THE HOMELESS COMMUNITY WHERE I'M A STANDUP COMMUNITY WHERE I'M A STANDUP GUY. GUY. I'M KNOWN FOR TELLING THE TRUTH, I'M KNOWN FOR TELLING THE TRUTH, I'M A GOOD SAMARITAN IN YOUR I'M A GOOD SAMARITAN IN YOUR COMMUNITY. COMMUNITY. I GET MISUNDERSTOOD A LOT I GET MISUNDERSTOOD A LOT BECAUSE OF THE WAY I LOOK. BECAUSE OF THE WAY I LOOK. I WAS A TATTOO ARTIST OVER 15 I WAS A TATTOO ARTIST OVER 15 YEARS ON PAPER DOESN'T SHOW MY YEARS ON PAPER DOESN'T SHOW MY ACCOMPLISHMENTS THAT I PLAYED IN ACCOMPLISHMENTS THAT I PLAYED IN THAT AREA. THAT AREA. I WAS WOKEN UP SEVERAL TIMES ON I WAS WOKEN UP SEVERAL TIMES ON STREET CORNERS AND STUFF ON THE STREET CORNERS AND STUFF ON THE RAILROAD TRACKS. RAILROAD TRACKS. I BEGGED'S AND CRIED FOR HELP I BEGGED'S AND CRIED FOR HELP FROM THE CITY. FROM THE CITY. I HAVE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE I HAVE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE IN THE SHELTER AND I APPRECIATE IN THE SHELTER AND I APPRECIATE THAT. THAT. I THANK EVERYBODY THAT REACHED I THANK EVERYBODY THAT REACHED OUT, HELP TO ME. OUT, HELP TO ME. POLICE DEPARTMENT ARE GOOD POLICE DEPARTMENT ARE GOOD PEOPLE, I LOVE THEM. PEOPLE, I LOVE THEM. JUST A COUPLE OF BAD -- I'M JUST JUST A COUPLE OF BAD -- I'M JUST PLAYING. PLAYING. I GOT A CITATION TODAY, I WAS I GOT A CITATION TODAY, I WAS ASLEEP WHEN THEY GAVE TO IT ME. ASLEEP WHEN THEY GAVE TO IT ME. BUT I PLAN TO TAKE THAT AND BUT I PLAN TO TAKE THAT AND COULD SOMETHING. COULD SOMETHING. TURN THE NEGATIVE -- I'M SLEEP TURN THE NEGATIVE -- I'M SLEEP DEPRIVED, I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO DEPRIVED, I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO SLEEP FOR TWO DAYS, IT'S LIKE SLEEP FOR TWO DAYS, IT'S LIKE WATERBOARDING TO EVOKE NEGATIVE WATERBOARDING TO EVOKE NEGATIVE EMOTIONS, GET ME TO DO THINGS EMOTIONS, GET ME TO DO THINGS THAT GO AGAINST MY ETHICS AND

THAT GO AGAINST MY ETHICS AND WHO I AM. WHO I AM. IT'S TRUE. IT'S TRUE. THERE IS A GROUP AGAINST ME THERE IS A GROUP AGAINST ME PREVENTING ME FROM GETTING PREVENTING ME FROM GETTING AHEAD. AHEAD. EVERY TIME I COME CLOSE THEY EVERY TIME I COME CLOSE THEY PULL THE PLUG ON ME. PULL THE PLUG ON ME. LIKE LAST WEEK, ENCOURAGE ME LIKE LAST WEEK, ENCOURAGE ME SEVERAL TIMES TO GO TO SACK SEVERAL TIMES TO GO TO SACK COUNTY WHERE CAN I DO WHATEVER COUNTY WHERE CAN I DO WHATEVER YOU WANT. YOU WANT. I WENT OVER THERE, PURCHASE A I WENT OVER THERE, PURCHASE A CAR, NICE CAR, '99 VOLVO ON MY CAR, NICE CAR, '99 VOLVO ON MY STREET CREDIBILITY, I'M KNOWN STREET CREDIBILITY, I'M KNOWN FOR BEING A STANDUP GUY. FOR BEING A STANDUP GUY. THERE'S ALSO SOMEBODY WAITING THERE'S ALSO SOMEBODY WAITING FOR ME OVER THERE THAT WAS FOR ME OVER THERE THAT WAS PLANTED THERE. PLANTED THERE. HE WAS WAITING FOR ME, STOLE MY HE WAS WAITING FOR ME, STOLE MY CAR, IT GOT IMPOUNDED, ISN'T CAR, IT GOT IMPOUNDED, ISN'T ANYTHING I CAN DO SO I'M BACK TO ANYTHING I CAN DO SO I'M BACK TO SQUARE ONE. SQUARE ONE. HE'S STILL ON THE STREETS HE'S STILL ON THE STREETS STALKING ME AT NIGHT, IT'S NOT STALKING ME AT NIGHT, IT'S NOT SAFE TO SLEEP OUT THERE. SAFE TO SLEEP OUT THERE. BACK IN ELK GROVE WHERE I KIND BACK IN ELK GROVE WHERE I KIND OF STALKED ALL NIGHT. OF STALKED ALL NIGHT. I'M UNAWARE WHERE I'M GOING TO I'M UNAWARE WHERE I'M GOING TO STAY TONIGHT. STAY TONIGHT. WE COULD ASK DAVID BETTENCOURT WE COULD ASK DAVID BETTENCOURT WHERE'S MY WALLET AND MY KEYS WHERE'S MY WALLET AND MY KEYS AND EVERYTHING THAT THEY TOOK AND EVERYTHING THAT THEY TOOK FROM ME STOOD. FROM ME STOOD. I'M STILL GOING TO BE A GOOD I'M STILL GOING TO BE A GOOD SAMARITAN. SAMARITAN. >> GOOD LUCK TO YOU, SIR.

GOOD LUCK TO YOU, SIR. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. NEXT UP IS MICHAEL MINASKI. NEXT UP IS MICHAEL MINASKI. >> THIS COUNCIL HAS MADE -- THE

THIS COUNCIL HAS MADE -- THE COUNCIL HAS MADE ELK GRVE INTO COUNCIL HAS MADE ELK GRVE INTO A POLICE STATE. A POLICE STATE. ABOUT HALF OF THE GENERAL FUNDS ABOUT HALF OF THE GENERAL FUNDS WENT TO THE POLICE IN 2016. WENT TO THE POLICE IN 2016. 10 YEARS LATEER, 7 IN 10 10 YEARS LATEER, 7 IN 10 CRIMINAL FUND DOLLARS GO TO THE CRIMINAL FUND DOLLARS GO TO THE POLICE. POLICE. I CALL ELK GROVE A POLICE STATE I CALL ELK GROVE A POLICE STATE IN 2016 WHEN THE GENERAL FUND IN 2016 WHEN THE GENERAL FUND SPENDING WAS 50%. SPENDING WAS 50%. WHAT CAN WE EXPECT IN 10 YEARS, WHAT CAN WE EXPECT IN 10 YEARS, ALLOCATION OF ALL GENERAL FUNDS ALLOCATION OF ALL GENERAL FUNDS TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT? TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT? WE'RE WELL ON OUR WAY TO THAT WE'RE WELL ON OUR WAY TO THAT GOAL. GOAL. A QUARTER MILLION FOR ASSAULT A QUARTER MILLION FOR ASSAULT VEHICLES. VEHICLES. THIS ISN'T MILITARY SURPLUS, IT THIS ISN'T MILITARY SURPLUS, IT WAS CHARACTERIZED YEARS AGO, WAS CHARACTERIZED YEARS AGO, THIS IS MAINSTREAM MILITARY THIS IS MAINSTREAM MILITARY INDUSTRIAL GOVERNMENT COMPLEX INDUSTRIAL GOVERNMENT COMPLEX WARNED AGAINST BY EISENHOWER AS WARNED AGAINST BY EISENHOWER AS HE LEFT OFFICE IN JANUARY 1961. HE LEFT OFFICE IN JANUARY 1961. DRONES GET THE ATTENTION BUT I'M DRONES GET THE ATTENTION BUT I'M PARTICULARLY CONCERNED ABOUT PARTICULARLY CONCERNED ABOUT SONIC WEAPONS. SONIC WEAPONS. FOR CROWD CONTROL. FOR CROWD CONTROL. THE INSTRUMENTS OF WAR HAVE A THE INSTRUMENTS OF WAR HAVE A CRESCENDO FROM LOW TO HIGH CRESCENDO FROM LOW TO HIGH FREQUENCIES CAUSING EVERYTHING FREQUENCIES CAUSING EVERYTHING FROM IMBALANCE AND ATTACKSIA TO FROM IMBALANCE AND ATTACKSIA TO ALL DAMAGE. ALL DAMAGE. THERE'S A CONUNDRUM AND IRELY IN THERE'S A CONUNDRUM AND IRELY IN THE FREE SPEECH FOR POLICE. THE FREE SPEECH FOR POLICE. THEIR MESSAGE IS MADE TO MAKE THEIR MESSAGE IS MADE TO MAKE THE CROWD BLEED FROM THEIR EARS. THE CROWD BLEED FROM THEIR EARS. WHY MILITARIZED POLICE? WHY MILITARIZED POLICE? ESTABLISHMENT AUTHORITY FEARS ESTABLISHMENT AUTHORITY FEARS THE PEOPLE AS IT SHOULD. THE PEOPLE AS IT SHOULD. YOU ALL SERVE AT OUR PLEASURE. YOU ALL SERVE AT OUR PLEASURE. WE ARE THE COLLECTIVE AUTHORITY. WE ARE THE COLLECTIVE AUTHORITY. HOWEVER, THE COUNCIL ONLY HOWEVER, THE COUNCIL ONLY LISTENS TO THOSE WHO PAD THEIR LISTENS TO THOSE WHO PAD THEIR CAMPAIGN COFFERS. CAMPAIGN COFFERS. I'VE BEEN ARGUING AGAINST I'VE BEEN ARGUING AGAINST MILITARY FUNDING SINCE I WAS A MILITARY FUNDING SINCE I WAS A CHILD. CHILD. IN 1966, THE LIBRARIAN OF IN 1966, THE LIBRARIAN OF CONGRESS PROPOSED THE FOLLOWING CONGRESS PROPOSED THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION FOR DEBATE IN THE RESOLUTION FOR DEBATE IN THE SCHOOLS. SCHOOLS. RESOLVED THAT, THE FOREIGN AID

RESOLVED THAT, THE FOREIGN AID PROGRAM OF THE UNITED STATES PROGRAM OF THE UNITED STATES SHOULD BE LIMITED TO NONMILITARY SHOULD BE LIMITED TO NONMILITARY ASSISTANCE. ASSISTANCE. NO ONE WANTED TO SPEAK IN NO ONE WANTED TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION TO THE PROPOSITION. OPPOSITION TO THE PROPOSITION. FACULTY ADVISOR EXPLAINED THAT FACULTY ADVISOR EXPLAINED THAT WE WOULD HAVE TO ARGUE AGAINST WE WOULD HAVE TO ARGUE AGAINST THE OPPOSITION AS WELL AS IN THE OPPOSITION AS WELL AS IN SUPPORT OF THE PROPOSED FOREIGN SUPPORT OF THE PROPOSED FOREIGN AID POLICY AGAINST GIVING AID POLICY AGAINST GIVING MEDICINE TO NEEDY COUNTRIES. MEDICINE TO NEEDY COUNTRIES. IS POLICE DEPARTMENT A NEEDY IS POLICE DEPARTMENT A NEEDY AGENT IN SUPPLICATION OF THE AGENT IN SUPPLICATION OF THE COUNCIL, THEY RECEIVE 70% OF COUNCIL, THEY RECEIVE 70% OF GENERAL FUNDS. GENERAL FUNDS. ARE THE POLICE A MILITARY ARE THE POLICE A MILITARY ORGANIZATION? ORGANIZATION? NOPE. NOPE. THE ELK GROVE POLICE DEPARTMENT THE ELK GROVE POLICE DEPARTMENT ISN'T SUPPOSED TO SHOOT TO KILL. ISN'T SUPPOSED TO SHOOT TO KILL. IT CANNOT DECLARE WAR AGAINST IT CANNOT DECLARE WAR AGAINST THOSE TO WHOM IT IS OH PROMISED THOSE TO WHOM IT IS OH PROMISED TO PROTECT AND TO SERVE. TO PROTECT AND TO SERVE. LIKE BENNY. LIKE BENNY. >> THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. AT THIS TIME I'LL CLOSE PUBLIC AT THIS TIME I'LL CLOSE PUBLIC COM COM COMMENTS, OFFER UP MS. GUZMAN COMMENTS, OFFER UP MS. GUZMAN DID YOU WANT TO RESPOND TO DID YOU WANT TO RESPOND TO PUBLIC COMMENT? PUBLIC COMMENT? >> YES, STAFF IS WORKING TO

YES, STAFF IS WORKING TO COORDINATE WITH OUR COMMUNITY COORDINATE WITH OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS. PARTNERS. IN COORDINATING AND FINDING IN COORDINATING AND FINDING VENUES, AND BOOKING THEM, IT VENUES, AND BOOKING THEM, IT TAKES SOME TIME. TAKES SOME TIME. WE HAVE HONED IN ON A DATE. WE HAVE HONED IN ON A DATE. MEETINGS TAKE PLACE APRIL 14 MEETINGS TAKE PLACE APRIL 14 WITH TWO SESSIONS OFFERED, ONE WITH TWO SESSIONS OFFERED, ONE FROM 3:00 TO 5:00 P.M. AND 6:00 FROM 3:00 TO 5:00 P.M. AND 6:00 TO 8:00 P.M. TO 8:00 P.M. IN PERSON APRIL 14. IN PERSON APRIL 14. WE DO NOT HAVE A DEDICATED WE DO NOT HAVE A DEDICATED LISTSERVE FOR THIS SPECIFIC LISTSERVE FOR THIS SPECIFIC TOPIC BUT IT SHOULD SHOW UP IN TOPIC BUT IT SHOULD SHOW UP IN THE WEEKLY ELK GROVE UPDATES. THE WEEKLY ELK GROVE UPDATES. WE WILL BE POSTING IT ON SOCIAL WE WILL BE POSTING IT ON SOCIAL MEDIA IN DIFFERENT CHANCE. MEDIA IN DIFFERENT CHANCE. >> THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, WITH THAT WE WILL ALL RIGHT, WITH THAT WE WILL MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ITEM. MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ITEM. WHICH IS OUR CITY MANAGER'S WHICH IS OUR CITY MANAGER'S REPORT. REPORT. >> GOOD EVENING.

GOOD EVENING. JASON BEHERMANN, CITY MANAGER A JASON BEHERMANN, CITY MANAGER A FEW ITEMS TO REPORT ON. FEW ITEMS TO REPORT ON. WE ARE PROUD OF OUR BEST PLACE WE ARE PROUD OF OUR BEST PLACE TO LIVE IN CALIFORNIA, NOTED BY TO LIVE IN CALIFORNIA, NOTED BY LIVEA LIVEA LIVEABILITY. LIVEABILITY. WE RANK NUMBER 6 FOR STRONG WE RANK NUMBER 6 FOR STRONG QUALITY OF LIFE. QUALITY OF LIFE. FACTORS SUCH AS ECONOMY, FACTORS SUCH AS ECONOMY, AMENITIES, EDUCATIONS. AMENITIES, EDUCATIONS. CITY STOOD OUT FOR EXTENSIVE CITY STOOD OUT FOR EXTENSIVE PARK SYSTEM THANKS TO OUR PARK SYSTEM THANKS TO OUR WONDERFUL PARTNERS AT DSD, HIGH WONDERFUL PARTNERS AT DSD, HIGH PERFORMING SCHOOLS AND MAJOR PERFORMING SCHOOLS AND MAJOR EMPLOYERS APPLE, KAISER, MANY EMPLOYERS APPLE, KAISER, MANY OTHERS. OTHERS. TOP GRADES FOR OUTDOOR TOP GRADES FOR OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES, PUBLIC SCHOOLS, ACTIVITIES, PUBLIC SCHOOLS, DIVERSITY AND WEATHER DIVERSITY AND WEATHER REINFORCING ELK GROVE AS AS A REINFORCING ELK GROVE AS AS A VIBRANT COMMUNITY. VIBRANT COMMUNITY. CITY EFFORTS RELATED TO CITY EFFORTS RELATED TO BROADBAND, THE CITY RECENTLY BROADBAND, THE CITY RECENTLY COMPLETED A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW COMPLETED A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW FINDING THAT APPROXIMATELY 93% FINDING THAT APPROXIMATELY 93% OF ELK GROVE HOUSEHOLDS HAVE OF ELK GROVE HOUSEHOLDS HAVE ACCESS TO HIGH SPEED SERVICE ACCESS TO HIGH SPEED SERVICE WITH PRIVATE PROVIDERS WITH PRIVATE PROVIDERS CONTINUING TO EXPAND COVERAGE. CONTINUING TO EXPAND COVERAGE. GIVEN THE ESTIMATED 40 MILLION GIVEN THE ESTIMATED 40 MILLION COST FOR CITY FUNDED NOTE WORK, COST FOR CITY FUNDED NOTE WORK, STAFF HAS DETERMINED THAT THE STAFF HAS DETERMINED THAT THE INVESTMENT IS NOT FISCALLY INVESTMENT IS NOT FISCALLY PRUDENT AND DISCONTINUING PRUDENT AND DISCONTINUING CITY-LED EFFORTS. CITY-LED EFFORTS. WE HAVE SUPPORT CONNECTIVITY WE HAVE SUPPORT CONNECTIVITY THROUGH COORDINATION WITH THROUGH COORDINATION WITH PRIVATE PROVIDERS. PRIVATE PROVIDERS. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE AVAILABLE ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE REGARDING THE BROADBAND EFFORTS. REGARDING THE BROADBAND EFFORTS. HAPPY TO REPORT THAT THE HAPPY TO REPORT THAT THE SEASONALING WORKFORCE MADE UP OF SEASONALING WORKFORCE MADE UP OF SHEEPS AND GETS, SPECIFICALLY SHEEPS AND GETS, SPECIFICALLY THE,000, ARE HARD AT WORK THE,000, ARE HARD AT WORK CHOMPING DOWN THE HIGH GRASSES CHOMPING DOWN THE HIGH GRASSES AROUND THE CITY. AROUND THE CITY. ALSO WANT TO NOTE THAT THERE ARE ALSO WANT TO NOTE THAT THERE ARE A LOT OF HIGH GRASSES RIGHT NOW A LOT OF HIGH GRASSES RIGHT NOW BROUGHT ON BY THE EARLY WARM BROUGHT ON BY THE EARLY WARM TEMPERATURES. TEMPERATURES. PLEASE BE PATIENT WITH US, AS PLEASE BE PATIENT WITH US, AS OUR SEASONAL CREW AS WELL AS OUR SEASONAL CREW AS WELL AS HUMAN CREWS ARE OUT THERE HUMAN CREWS ARE OUT THERE DISKING AND GETTING THAT DOWN. DISKING AND GETTING THAT DOWN. WE HAVE MOVED UP THE TIMEFRAME WE HAVE MOVED UP THE TIMEFRAME OF WHEN WE DO THOSE DISK ING,

OF WHEN WE DO THOSE DISK ING, APPROXIMATELY A MONTH TO APPROXIMATELY A MONTH TO ACCOMMODATE. ACCOMMODATE. THAT YOU SEE THE CREWS OUT THAT YOU SEE THE CREWS OUT THERE, IF YOU HAVE A LOT NEAR THERE, IF YOU HAVE A LOT NEAR YOU THAT HASN'T BEEN MOWED OR YOU THAT HASN'T BEEN MOWED OR DISKED, WE ARE ON THE WAY. DISKED, WE ARE ON THE WAY. THE CITY AND SACRAMENTO REGIONAL THE CITY AND SACRAMENTO REGIONAL TRANSIT ARE EXPROCEDURING TRANSIT ARE EXPROCEDURING OPTIONS FOR HIGH FREQUENCY OPTIONS FOR HIGH FREQUENCY TRANSIT SERVICE TO IMPROVE TRANSIT SERVICE TO IMPROVE CONNECTIONS BETWEEN ELK GROVE CONNECTIONS BETWEEN ELK GROVE AND REST OF THE REGION, A DRAFT AND REST OF THE REGION, A DRAFT PLAN IS AVAILABLE THROUGH MARCH PLAN IS AVAILABLE THROUGH MARCH 27. 27. >> DETAILS ON THE CITY'S

DETAILS ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE. WEBSITE. ALSO COMING UP NEXT WEEK, NEXT ALSO COMING UP NEXT WEEK, NEXT TUESDAY, OUR OWN MAYOR BOBBIE TUESDAY, OUR OWN MAYOR BOBBIE SINGH ALLEN WILL DELIVER THE SINGH ALLEN WILL DELIVER THE 2026 STATE OF THE CITY ADDRESS 2026 STATE OF THE CITY ADDRESS ON MARCH 31, AT DISTRICT 56, ON MARCH 31, AT DISTRICT 56, RESIDENTS ARE INVITE ED TO ATTE RESIDENTS ARE INVITE ED TO ATTE IN PERSON OR TUNE IN ONLINE. IN PERSON OR TUNE IN ONLINE. EVENT IS FREE, DOORS OPEN AT EVENT IS FREE, DOORS OPEN AT 10:00, LIVESTREAMING ON THE 10:00, LIVESTREAMING ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE BEGINNING AT CITY'S WEBSITE BEGINNING AT 10:15. 10:15. FINALLY, THE CITY WILL HOST USED FINALLY, THE CITY WILL HOST USED OIL FILTER EXCHANGE EVENT IN OIL FILTER EXCHANGE EVENT IN PARTNERSHIP WITH CAL RECYCLE, PARTNERSHIP WITH CAL RECYCLE, APRIL 18, MAY 16, AND JUNE 20 APRIL 18, MAY 16, AND JUNE 20 FROM 10:00A.M. TO 1:00 P.M. FROM 10:00A.M. TO 1:00 P.M. ELK GROVE RESIDENTS BRING IN ELK GROVE RESIDENTS BRING IN USED OIL FILTERS FOR PROPER USED OIL FILTERS FOR PROPER RECYCLING AND RECEIVE A NEW RECYCLING AND RECEIVE A NEW FILTER AT NO COST. FILTER AT NO COST. HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. YOU MAY HAVE. >> ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU FOR YOUR

ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU FOR YOUR REPORT. REPORT. ANY QUESTIONS? ANY QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. WE WILL MOVE TO THE NEXT ITEM, WE WILL MOVE TO THE NEXT ITEM, OUR CONSENT CALENDAR. OUR CONSENT CALENDAR. I WILL OPEN UP THE PUBLIC I WILL OPEN UP THE PUBLIC COMMENT OPPORTUNITY, WE HAVE ONE COMMENT OPPORTUNITY, WE HAVE ONE PERSON SIGNED UP TO SPEAK, LYNN PERSON SIGNED UP TO SPEAK, LYNN WHEAT FOR ITEM 7.9 C. WHEAT FOR ITEM 7.9 C. >> IN THE LAST FEW YEARS THE

IN THE LAST FEW YEARS THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL HAVE BEEN MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL HAVE BEEN FORCED BY STATE LAW AND THE FORCED BY STATE LAW AND THE BANTA LAWSUIT TO ACTIVELY BANTA LAWSUIT TO ACTIVELY ADDRESS THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING ADDRESS THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING CRISIS WITHIN OUR CITY. CRISIS WITHIN OUR CITY. THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL HAVE THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL HAVE DONE SO BY APPROVING MANY DONE SO BY APPROVING MANY AFFORDABLE APARTMENT PROJECTS AFFORDABLE APARTMENT PROJECTS ALONG BRUCEVILLE ROAD. ALONG BRUCEVILLE ROAD. UNDER STATE LAW AB1255 THE CITY UNDER STATE LAW AB1255 THE CITY MUST BE TRANSPARENT ABOUT THE MUST BE TRANSPARENT ABOUT THE PUBLICLY OWNED SURPLUS LANDS AND PUBLICLY OWNED SURPLUS LANDS AND PRIORITIZE IT FOR AFFORDABLE PRIORITIZE IT FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND INFILL DEVELOPMENT. HOUSING AND INFILL DEVELOPMENT. THIS REPORT ACKNOWLEDGES THE THIS REPORT ACKNOWLEDGES THE CITY'S 7 CURRENTLY OWNED SITES. CITY'S 7 CURRENTLY OWNED SITES. THE GENERAL PLAN DESIGNATED FOR THE GENERAL PLAN DESIGNATED FOR 3 SITES IS PARKS AND OPEN SPACE, 3 SITES IS PARKS AND OPEN SPACE, AND ZONE 4, WHAT IS NOW THE AND ZONE 4, WHAT IS NOW THE FAILED ZOOLOGICAL PARK. FAILED ZOOLOGICAL PARK. $9 MILLION TAX DOLLARS WAS SPENT $9 MILLION TAX DOLLARS WAS SPENT TO PURCHASE THE PROPERTY. TO PURCHASE THE PROPERTY. AS THE CITY HAS FREQUENTLY DONE AS THE CITY HAS FREQUENTLY DONE IN THE PAST THIS 100 ACRES COULD IN THE PAST THIS 100 ACRES COULD BE REZONE TOED TO PROVIDE BE REZONE TOED TO PROVIDE AFFORDABLE DETACHED SINGLE AFFORDABLE DETACHED SINGLE FAMILY HOMES ABOUT MAKING A TEAM FAMILY HOMES ABOUT MAKING A TEAM COME TRUE FOR ADULTS WHO WOULD COME TRUE FOR ADULTS WHO WOULD LIKE A HOME INSTEAD OF BEING LIKE A HOME INSTEAD OF BEING STUCK IN THE RENTAL CYCLE. STUCK IN THE RENTAL CYCLE. THIS ENABLE YOUNG ADULTS TO THIS ENABLE YOUNG ADULTS TO ACHIEVE THEIR DREAM OF HOME ACHIEVE THEIR DREAM OF HOME OWNERSHIP. OWNERSHIP. IF YOU WANT TO BE A PLACE OPEN IF YOU WANT TO BE A PLACE OPEN TO ALL AND NOT ISOLATE THE MOST TO ALL AND NOT ISOLATE THE MOST IN NEED AWAY FROM THE COMMUNITY IN NEED AWAY FROM THE COMMUNITY AND RESOURCES, I AM RECOMMENDING AND RESOURCES, I AM RECOMMENDING THE PERMANENT HOMELESS SHELTER THE PERMANENT HOMELESS SHELTER BE BUILT AND LOCATED WITHIN ONE BE BUILT AND LOCATED WITHIN ONE OF THE SITES. OF THE SITES. THIS SAVED MONEY AS THE APPROVED THIS SAVED MONEY AS THE APPROVED SURVEY SITE IS NOT OWNED BY THE SURVEY SITE IS NOT OWNED BY THE CITY IS MY UNDERSTANDING. CITY IS MY UNDERSTANDING. PLUS OUR PERMANENT SHELTER WOULD PLUS OUR PERMANENT SHELTER WOULD BE CLOSER TO OUR NEIGHBORHOOD BE CLOSER TO OUR NEIGHBORHOOD COMMUNITIES. COMMUNITIES. OUR PERMANENT SHELTER HELPS OUR PERMANENT SHELTER HELPS INDIVIDUALS MOVE FROM INDIVIDUALS MOVE FROM HOMELESSNESS TO STAGE HOMES AND HOMELESSNESS TO STAGE HOMES AND JOBS. JOBS. I RECOGNIZE ISOLATING THE I RECOGNIZE ISOLATING THE PERMANENT SHELTER IN INDUSTRIAL PERMANENT SHELTER IN INDUSTRIAL AREA IS THE PATH OF LEAST AREA IS THE PATH OF LEAST RESISTANCE AND PROTECTS THE LOSS RESISTANCE AND PROTECTS THE LOSS OF VOTES AND A SEAT AT THE DAIS. OF VOTES AND A SEAT AT THE DAIS. SHOULD YOUR DECISIONS CONTINUE SHOULD YOUR DECISIONS CONTINUE TO ISOLATE THE LESS FORTUNATE TO ISOLATE THE LESS FORTUNATE PLEASE DO NOT BOAST OF BEING A PLEASE DO NOT BOAST OF BEING A CITY FOR ALL AND WELCOME TO ALL. CITY FOR ALL AND WELCOME TO ALL. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THAT IS OUR FINAL PUBLIC THAT IS OUR FINAL PUBLIC COMMENT. COMMENT. I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC COMMENT I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC COMMENT OPPORTUNITY. OPPORTUNITY. ANY QUESTIONS ON CONSENT? ANY QUESTIONS ON CONSENT? IF NOT I'LL LOOK FOR A MOTION. IF NOT I'LL LOOK FOR A MOTION. >> MOVE CONSENT. MOVE CONSENT. >> SECOND. SECOND. >> ALL THOSE IN FAVOR. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR. [CHORUS OF AYES]. [CHORUS OF AYES]. >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, NEXT ITEM 8.1. ALL RIGHT, NEXT ITEM 8.1. >> ITEM 8.1 PUBLIC HEARING TO ITEM 8.1 PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER THE FUNDING CONSIDER THE FUNDING RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE FISCAL RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2026-27 COMMUNITY BLOCK YEAR 2026-27 COMMUNITY BLOCK DEVELOPMENT GRANT AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT GRANT AND COMMUNITY SERVICE GRANT PROGRAMS. SERVICE GRANT PROGRAMS. >> GOOD EVENING, I'M ALICIA

GOOD EVENING, I'M ALICIA TUTT, MANAGEMENT ANALYST IN THE TUTT, MANAGEMENT ANALYST IN THE HOUSING AND PUBLIC SERVICES HOUSING AND PUBLIC SERVICES DIVISION. DIVISION. THE ITEM BEFORE YOU DON'T IS THE THE ITEM BEFORE YOU DON'T IS THE ANNUAL DISCUSSION ON HOW YOU ANNUAL DISCUSSION ON HOW YOU WOULD LIKE TO ALLOCATE THE WOULD LIKE TO ALLOCATE THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT AND COMMUNTY SERVICE GRANT AND COMMUNTY SERVICE GRANT FUNDS FOR THE NEXT FISCAL GRANT FUNDS FOR THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR. YEAR. AS YOU ARE AWARE THE CITY AS YOU ARE AWARE THE CITY RECEIVES COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT RECEIVES COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT FUNDING EACH YEAR BLOCK GRANT FUNDING EACH YEAR FROM THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF FROM THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND USUAL BAN HOUSING AND USUAL BAN DEVELOPMENT. DEVELOPMENT. PRIORITIES FOR HOW THESE FUNDS PRIORITIES FOR HOW THESE FUNDS ARE USED IS ESTABLISHED IN THE ARE USED IS ESTABLISHED IN THE CITY'S FIVE-YEAR CONSOLIDATED CITY'S FIVE-YEAR CONSOLIDATED PLAN MOST RECENTLY UPDATED IN PLAN MOST RECENTLY UPDATED IN JUNE OF 2025. JUNE OF 2025. IMPLEMENTED IN THE ANNUAL ACTION IMPLEMENTED IN THE ANNUAL ACTION PLAN. PLAN. CDBG FUNDS CAN ONLY BE USED FOR CDBG FUNDS CAN ONLY BE USED FOR ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES WITH A ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES WITH A LIMITED PORTION AVAILABLE FOR LIMITED PORTION AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC SERVICE PROGRAMS. PUBLIC SERVICE PROGRAMS. MOST FUNDED ACTIVITIES MUST MOST FUNDED ACTIVITIES MUST PRIMARILY BENEFIT LOW INCOME PRIMARILY BENEFIT LOW INCOME INDIVIDUALS OR HOUSEHOLDS. INDIVIDUALS OR HOUSEHOLDS. ADDITIONALLY CDBG FUNDS CAN'T BE ADDITIONALLY CDBG FUNDS CAN'T BE USED TO REPLACE LOCAL GOVERNMENT USED TO REPLACE LOCAL GOVERNMENT FUND SO LONG WE JUST MUST ENSURE FUND SO LONG WE JUST MUST ENSURE ANY ACTIVITIES ARE NOT FUNDED ANY ACTIVITIES ARE NOT FUNDED THROUGH CDBG FOR LOCAL. THROUGH CDBG FOR LOCAL. WE RECEIVE MONEY THROUGH THE WE RECEIVE MONEY THROUGH THE HOME INVOLVEMENT PARTNERSHIP HOME INVOLVEMENT PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM. PROGRAM. THIS IS NOT PART OF THE THIS IS NOT PART OF THE NONPROFIT GRANT PROCESS THEY ARE NONPROFIT GRANT PROCESS THEY ARE INCLUDED IN THE CONSOLIDATED INCLUDED IN THE CONSOLIDATED PLAN THAT GUIDES PRIORITIES AND PLAN THAT GUIDES PRIORITIES AND NOTED HERE FOR INFORMATIONAL NOTED HERE FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES. PURPOSES. THE COMMUNITY SERVICE GRANT THE COMMUNITY SERVICE GRANT PROGRAM SUPPORTS NONPROFITS THAT PROGRAM SUPPORTS NONPROFITS THAT SERVE NONELK GROVE RESIDENTS. SERVE NONELK GROVE RESIDENTS. HISTORICALLY COUNCIL HAS HISTORICALLY COUNCIL HAS ALLOCATED FUNDS FROM THE GENERAL ALLOCATED FUNDS FROM THE GENERAL FUND FOR THIS PROGRAM. FUND FOR THIS PROGRAM. COMPARED TO CDBG THIS IS MORE COMPARED TO CDBG THIS IS MORE FLEXIBLE AND SUPPORT BROADER FLEXIBLE AND SUPPORT BROADER RANGE. RANGE. ONE EVENT IS SPONSORSHIP FUNDED ONE EVENT IS SPONSORSHIP FUNDED THROUGH A SEPARATE GRANT THROUGH A SEPARATE GRANT PROGRAM, COUNCIL WILL REVIEW PROGRAM, COUNCIL WILL REVIEW FUNDING RECOMMENDATION FOR THAT. FUNDING RECOMMENDATION FOR THAT. IN ADDITION, NEXT YEAR'S FUNDING IN ADDITION, NEXT YEAR'S FUNDING RECOMMENDATIONS ALSO INCLUDE THE RECOMMENDATIONS ALSO INCLUDE THE USE OF SOME MEASURE E FUNDS, THE USE OF SOME MEASURE E FUNDS, THE ELK GROVE COMMUNITY IDENTIFIED ELK GROVE COMMUNITY IDENTIFIED KEY PRIORITIES FOR MEASURE E KEY PRIORITIES FOR MEASURE E SPENDING INCLUDING ADDRESSING

SPENDING INCLUDING ADDRESSING HOMELESSNESS, AN ONGOING FOCUS HOMELESSNESS, AN ONGOING FOCUS OF THE CDBG. OF THE CDBG. MEASURE E WAS INCLUDED ALONGSIDE MEASURE E WAS INCLUDED ALONGSIDE OTHER SOURCES, DEVELOPING OTHER SOURCES, DEVELOPING FUNDING RECOMMENDATIONS, FUNDING RECOMMENDATIONS, SPECIFICALLY FOR ACTIVITIES THAT SPECIFICALLY FOR ACTIVITIES THAT ADDRESS HOMELESSNESS. ADDRESS HOMELESSNESS. FOR THE UPCOMING PROGRAM YEAR, FOR THE UPCOMING PROGRAM YEAR, THE CITY'S ESTIMATED ALLOCATION THE CITY'S ESTIMATED ALLOCATION IS $1 MILL 26,000. IS $1 MILL 26,000. THIS ASSUMES LEVEL FUNDING FROM THIS ASSUMES LEVEL FUNDING FROM THE CURRENT 25-26 PROGRAM YEAR THE CURRENT 25-26 PROGRAM YEAR AS HUD NAHS HAS NOT RELEASED AS HUD NAHS HAS NOT RELEASED FINAL AWARD AMOUNTS. FINAL AWARD AMOUNTS. UP TO 20% OF CDBG FUNDS MUST BE UP TO 20% OF CDBG FUNDS MUST BE USED FOR HOUSING ACTIVITIES, THE USED FOR HOUSING ACTIVITIES, THE CITY PLANS TO ALLOCATE 15%. CITY PLANS TO ALLOCATE 15%. FEDERAL REGULATIONS CAP PUBLIC FEDERAL REGULATIONS CAP PUBLIC SERVICE FUNDING AT 15%, AND THE SERVICE FUNDING AT 15%, AND THE CITY HAS HISTORICALLY ALLOCATED CITY HAS HISTORICALLY ALLOCATED THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT ALLOWED FOR THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT ALLOWED FOR THIS PURPOSE. THIS PURPOSE. IN ADDITION TO NEW FUNDING IN ADDITION TO NEW FUNDING ALLOCATIONS, STAFF RECOMMENDS ALLOCATIONS, STAFF RECOMMENDS REAPPROPRIATING $448,348 IN REAPPROPRIATING $448,348 IN UNSPENT FUNDS FROM PRIOR YEARS. UNSPENT FUNDS FROM PRIOR YEARS. THESE ARE FROM PROJECTS THAT DID THESE ARE FROM PROJECTS THAT DID NOT FULLY EXPEND THEIR NOT FULLY EXPEND THEIR ALLOCATIONS. ALLOCATIONS. FEDERAL REGULATIONS AFFECT THE FEDERAL REGULATIONS AFFECT THE PRIOR YEAR TO BE USED FOR PRIOR YEAR TO BE USED FOR CAPITAL PROJECTS. CAPITAL PROJECTS. THE CITY ANTICIPATED HOME THE CITY ANTICIPATED HOME ALLOCATION IS $377,024 AND AS A ALLOCATION IS $377,024 AND AS A REMINDER HOME FUNDS ARE NOT PART REMINDER HOME FUNDS ARE NOT PART OF THIS PROGRAM THAT ARE BEING OF THIS PROGRAM THAT ARE BEING CONSIDERED TONIGHT. CONSIDERED TONIGHT. THE CSG PROGRAM IS STRUCTURED THE CSG PROGRAM IS STRUCTURED INTO TWO FUNDING CATEGORIES INTO TWO FUNDING CATEGORIES TRACK, DIGITAL AND CAPITAL TRACK, DIGITAL AND CAPITAL PROJECTS. PROJECTS. THE TRADITIONAL FUND PROGRAMS THE TRADITIONAL FUND PROGRAMS ACTIVITIES THAT ARE DIRECTLY ACTIVITIES THAT ARE DIRECTLY BENEFIT ELK GROVE RESIDENTS BENEFIT ELK GROVE RESIDENTS ENHANCE QUALITY OF LIFE, ENHANCE QUALITY OF LIFE, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND LOCAL COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND LOCAL SERVICES. SERVICES. CSG CAPITAL PROJECTS PROVIDE CSG CAPITAL PROJECTS PROVIDE ONE-TIME FUNDING FOR CAPITAL ONE-TIME FUNDING FOR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS, EQUIPMENT, OR IMPROVEMENTS, EQUIPMENT, OR SUPPLIES THAT SUPPORT THE SUPPLIES THAT SUPPORT THE MISSION AND OPERATIONS OF MISSION AND OPERATIONS OF ELIGIBLE ENTITIES SERVING ELK ELIGIBLE ENTITIES SERVING ELK GROVE RESIDENTS.

GROVE RESIDENTS. CITY HAS TENTATIVELY EARMARKED CITY HAS TENTATIVELY EARMARKED $487,071 FOR THE CSG TRADITIONAL $487,071 FOR THE CSG TRADITIONAL PROGRAM, 5.35% INCREASE FROM THE PROGRAM, 5.35% INCREASE FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR. PREVIOUS YEAR. THIS ALLOCATION IS BASED ON .5 THIS ALLOCATION IS BASED ON .5 OF THE BUDGETED GENERAL FUND OF THE BUDGETED GENERAL FUND EXPENDITURES. EXPENDITURES. ADDITIONAL $100,000 IS EARMARKED ADDITIONAL $100,000 IS EARMARKED FOR THE CAPITAL PROJECTS FOR THE CAPITAL PROJECTS CATEGORY, WITH THIS ALLOCATION CATEGORY, WITH THIS ALLOCATION THE TOTAL AVAILABLE FUNDING THE TOTAL AVAILABLE FUNDING UNDER THE CSG IS $587,071. UNDER THE CSG IS $587,071. FINALLY, STAFF RECOMMENDS THAT FINALLY, STAFF RECOMMENDS THAT $149,545 OF MEASURE E FUNDS BE $149,545 OF MEASURE E FUNDS BE MADE AVAILABLE THROUGH THIS MADE AVAILABLE THROUGH THIS GRANT PROCESS TO FURTHER SUPPORT GRANT PROCESS TO FURTHER SUPPORT ACTIVITIES THAT ADDRESS OR ACTIVITIES THAT ADDRESS OR PREVENT HOMELESSNESS. PREVENT HOMELESSNESS. APPLICATIONS FOR THE CDBG AND APPLICATIONS FOR THE CDBG AND CSG WERE SUBMITTED KAHN LINE, IT CSG WERE SUBMITTED KAHN LINE, IT WAS PROMOTED THROUGH THE ELK WAS PROMOTED THROUGH THE ELK GROVE CITIZEN, THE CITY'S GROVE CITIZEN, THE CITY'S WEBSITE AND SOCIAL MEDIA CHANCE WEBSITE AND SOCIAL MEDIA CHANCE AND LOCAL AND REGIONAL AND LOCAL AND REGIONAL NONPROFITS. NONPROFITS. TOTAL OF4 NONPROFIT TOTAL OF4 NONPROFIT REPRESENTATIVES ATTENDED A STAFF REPRESENTATIVES ATTENDED A STAFF LED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE LED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE WEBINAR, RECORDED AND MADE WEBINAR, RECORDED AND MADE AVAILABLE ONLINE. AVAILABLE ONLINE. THOSE WHO COULD NOT ATTEND ON THOSE WHO COULD NOT ATTEND ON THE SCHEDULED DATE. THE SCHEDULED DATE. STAFF PROVIDED INDIVIDUAL STAFF PROVIDED INDIVIDUAL SUPPORT THROUGHOUT THE SUPPORT THROUGHOUT THE SUBMISSION PERIOD. SUBMISSION PERIOD. APPLICANTS USED A SINGLE APPLICANTS USED A SINGLE APPLICATION TO REQUEST FUNDING APPLICATION TO REQUEST FUNDING FROM ANY ONE OR COMBINATION OF FROM ANY ONE OR COMBINATION OF GRANT TYPES INCLUDING CDBG, CSG GRANT TYPES INCLUDING CDBG, CSG OR CAPITAL PROJECTS. OR CAPITAL PROJECTS. THERE IS NO LIMIT ON THE NUMBER THERE IS NO LIMIT ON THE NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS THAT COULD BE OF APPLICATIONS THAT COULD BE SUBMITTED PER ORGANIZATION. SUBMITTED PER ORGANIZATION. IN REVIEWING THE APPLICATIONS IN REVIEWING THE APPLICATIONS STAFF IDENTIFIED THE PROPOSED STAFF IDENTIFIED THE PROPOSED ACTIVITIES ELIGIBLE FOR EACH ACTIVITIES ELIGIBLE FOR EACH FUNDING SOURCE. FUNDING SOURCE. APPLICATIONS WERE DUE IN APPLICATIONS WERE DUE IN MID-FEBRUARY. MID-FEBRUARY. THE CITY RECEIVED A TOTAL OF 47 THE CITY RECEIVED A TOTAL OF 47 APPLICATIONS FROM NONPROFITS AND APPLICATIONS FROM NONPROFITS AND CITY DEPARTMENTS REPRESENTING A CITY DEPARTMENTS REPRESENTING A WIDE RANGE OF PROPOSED WIDE RANGE OF PROPOSED ACTIVITIES COMBINED FUNDING ACTIVITIES COMBINED FUNDING REQUESTS TOTALLING JUST UNDER $3

REQUESTS TOTALLING JUST UNDER $3 MILLION, PRESENTS AN ONGOING MILLION, PRESENTS AN ONGOING CHALLENGE GIVEN THE LIMITED CHALLENGE GIVEN THE LIMITED RESOURCES THAT WE HAVE. RESOURCES THAT WE HAVE. AFTER CONFIRMING ELIGIBILITY AFTER CONFIRMING ELIGIBILITY APPLICATIONS WERE REVIEWED BY AN APPLICATIONS WERE REVIEWED BY AN INTERDISCIPLINARY TEAM. INTERDISCIPLINARY TEAM. PROPOSED ASSESSED BASED ON PROPOSED ASSESSED BASED ON SEVERAL FACTORS, POTENTIAL SEVERAL FACTORS, POTENTIAL IMPACT ON THE ELK GROVE IMPACT ON THE ELK GROVE COMMUNITY AND HIGH NEED COMMUNITY AND HIGH NEED POPULATIONS. POPULATIONS. FEASIBILITY OF IMPLEMENTATION FEASIBILITY OF IMPLEMENTATION WITHIN THE REQUIRED TIMEFRAME, WITHIN THE REQUIRED TIMEFRAME, BUDGET REASONABLENESS, BUDGET REASONABLENESS, ORGANIZATIONAL ADMINISTRATIVE ORGANIZATIONAL ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL CAPACITY AND IF AND FINANCIAL CAPACITY AND IF THE PROJECT HAD MATCH FUNDING IN THE PROJECT HAD MATCH FUNDING IN KIND OR CASH. KIND OR CASH. AS PART OF THE REVIEW PROCESS, AS PART OF THE REVIEW PROCESS, ALL APPLICANTS WERE GIVEN THE ALL APPLICANTS WERE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO CLARIFY AND OPPORTUNITY TO CLARIFY AND PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THEIR PROPOSALS. ABOUT THEIR PROPOSALS. IN YOUR PACKET YOU HAVE A IN YOUR PACKET YOU HAVE A DETAILED LIST OF ALL OF THE DETAILED LIST OF ALL OF THE FUNDING REQUESTS RECEIVED AND FUNDING REQUESTS RECEIVED AND SHORT DESCRIPTION OF EACH SHORT DESCRIPTION OF EACH PROPOSED ACTIVITY. PROPOSED ACTIVITY. THE NEXT SEVERAL SLIDES PRESENT THE NEXT SEVERAL SLIDES PRESENT APPLICATIONS RECOMMENDED FOR APPLICATIONS RECOMMENDED FOR FUNDING, ORGANIZED BY FUNDING FUNDING, ORGANIZED BY FUNDING CATEGORY. CATEGORY. WHILE THE TOTAL DOLLAR AMOUNT OF WHILE THE TOTAL DOLLAR AMOUNT OF THE RECOMMENDATION IS PRESENTED, THE RECOMMENDATION IS PRESENTED, THE DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS ACROSS THE DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS ACROSS INDIVIDUAL FUNDING SOURCES MAY INDIVIDUAL FUNDING SOURCES MAY BE ADJUSTED SLIGHTLY AS HUD BE ADJUSTED SLIGHTLY AS HUD ALLOCATIONS ARE FINALIZED PRIOR ALLOCATIONS ARE FINALIZED PRIOR TO COUNCIL ADOPTING THE TO COUNCIL ADOPTING THE RECOMMENDATIONS LATER THIS YEAR. RECOMMENDATIONS LATER THIS YEAR. THE RECOMMENDED CDBG CAPITAL THE RECOMMENDED CDBG CAPITAL FUNDING PROJECT IS THE CITY CURB FUNDING PROJECT IS THE CITY CURB PROGRAM SUBMITTED BY PUBLIC PROGRAM SUBMITTED BY PUBLIC WORKS, THIS PROGRAM FOCUSES ON WORKS, THIS PROGRAM FOCUSES ON RECONSTRUCTING NONPLIANT ADA RECONSTRUCTING NONPLIANT ADA RAMPS THROUGHOUT THE CITY TO RAMPS THROUGHOUT THE CITY TO IMPROVE ACCESSIBILITY. IMPROVE ACCESSIBILITY. NEXT ARE THE PUBLIC SERVICE NEXT ARE THE PUBLIC SERVICE RECOMMENDATIONS, ASTERISK NEXT RECOMMENDATIONS, ASTERISK NEXT TO THE FUNDING TOTAL DENOTES TO THE FUNDING TOTAL DENOTES THAT THESE PROJECTS ARE THAT THESE PROJECTS ARE RECOMMENDED FOR FUNDING THROUGH RECOMMENDED FOR FUNDING THROUGH CSG OR MEASURE E. CSG OR MEASURE E. THESE RECOMMENDATIONS ARE FOR THESE RECOMMENDATIONS ARE FOR RETURNING GRANTEES THAT HAVE RETURNING GRANTEES THAT HAVE BEEN FUNDED 3 OR MORE YEARS IN BEEN FUNDED 3 OR MORE YEARS IN THE PAST. THE PAST. AS FOR OUR CSG TRADITIONAL AS FOR OUR CSG TRADITIONAL RECOMMENDATIONS AGAIN YOU WILL RECOMMENDATIONS AGAIN YOU WILL SEE A LOT OF FAMILIAR SEE A LOT OF FAMILIAR ORGANIZATIONS THAT HAVE RECEIVED ORGANIZATIONS THAT HAVE RECEIVED FUNDING PREVIOUSLY. FUNDING PREVIOUSLY. HOWEVER OF THE 26 APPLICATIONS HOWEVER OF THE 26 APPLICATIONS RECOMMENDED FOR FUNDING, 9 ARE RECOMMENDED FOR FUNDING, 9 ARE NEW ACTIVITIES OR GRANTEES FOR NEW ACTIVITIES OR GRANTEES FOR THIS CITY UNDER THIS PROGRAM.

THIS CITY UNDER THIS PROGRAM. THE RECOMMENDATIONS REPRESENT THE RECOMMENDATIONS REPRESENT FUNDING FOR DIVERSE GROUP OF FUNDING FOR DIVERSE GROUP OF ORGANIZATIONS PROVIDING PUBLIC ORGANIZATIONS PROVIDING PUBLIC SERVICES TO ELK GROVE RESIDENTS. SERVICES TO ELK GROVE RESIDENTS. THESE SERVICES INCLUDE SUPPORT THESE SERVICES INCLUDE SUPPORT FOR INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING FOR INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS, PERSONS WITH HOMELESSNESS, PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES, LOW INCOME DISABILITIES, LOW INCOME FAMILIES AND VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC FAMILIES AND VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. VIOLENCE. RECOMMENDATIONS INCLUDE PROGRAM RECOMMENDATIONS INCLUDE PROGRAM SERVING YOUTH AND SENIORS AS SERVING YOUTH AND SENIORS AS WELL AS RECREATION, FITNESS, WELL AS RECREATION, FITNESS, ARTS AND THEATER PROGRAMS. ARTS AND THEATER PROGRAMS. UNDER THE CSG CAPITAL PROJECTS UNDER THE CSG CAPITAL PROJECTS PROGRAM STAFF IS RECOMMENDING PROGRAM STAFF IS RECOMMENDING FUNDING FOR 4, ONES, 3 OF WHICH FUNDING FOR 4, ONES, 3 OF WHICH ARE NEW GRANTEES TO THE CITY. ARE NEW GRANTEES TO THE CITY. FINALLY, THERE ARE THE THREE FINALLY, THERE ARE THE THREE ACTIVITIES RECOMMENDED FOR ACTIVITIES RECOMMENDED FOR FUNDING WITH MEASURE E FUNDS. FUNDING WITH MEASURE E FUNDS. ALL ARE RETURNING GRANTEES THAT ALL ARE RETURNING GRANTEES THAT HAVE BEEN FUNDED FIVE OR MORE HAVE BEEN FUNDED FIVE OR MORE YEARS IN THE PAST. YEARS IN THE PAST. SO OUR NEXT STEPS, AFTER SO OUR NEXT STEPS, AFTER TONIGHT'S PUBLIC HEARING STAFF TONIGHT'S PUBLIC HEARING STAFF PREPARES THE DRAFT 26-27 ANNUAL PREPARES THE DRAFT 26-27 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN AND RELEASE FOR ACTION PLAN AND RELEASE FOR PUBLIC COMMENT FROM APRIL 13 TO PUBLIC COMMENT FROM APRIL 13 TO MAY 13, AND THEN RETURN TO MAY 13, AND THEN RETURN TO COUNCIL ON MAY 13 FOR A PUBLIC COUNCIL ON MAY 13 FOR A PUBLIC HEARING TO FORMALLY ADOPT THOSE HEARING TO FORMALLY ADOPT THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS. RECOMMENDATIONS. ONCE THE FINAL ALLOCATION ONCE THE FINAL ALLOCATION APARTMENT IS RELEASED FROM HUD APARTMENT IS RELEASED FROM HUD THOSE FUNDING RECOMMENDATIONS THOSE FUNDING RECOMMENDATIONS WILL BE REVISED AS NECESSARY. WILL BE REVISED AS NECESSARY. WE ANTICIPATE THAT TO BE AT THE WE ANTICIPATE THAT TO BE AT THE END OF THE MONTH. END OF THE MONTH. THAT'S WHAT WE HAVE BEEN TOLD, THAT'S WHAT WE HAVE BEEN TOLD, WE'RE HOPEFUL. WE'RE HOPEFUL. THE CSG AND MEASURE E THE CSG AND MEASURE E ALLOCATIONS WILL BE INCLUDED IN ALLOCATIONS WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE ANNUAL BUDGET AND ADOPTED IN THE ANNUAL BUDGET AND ADOPTED IN COORDINATION WITH THE BUDGET. COORDINATION WITH THE BUDGET. THE RECOMMENDED MEASURE E THE RECOMMENDED MEASURE E ALLOCATIONS WILL BE INCLUDED IN ALLOCATIONS WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE PROPOSED MEASURE E THE PROPOSED MEASURE E EXPENDITURE PLAN WHICH THE EXPENDITURE PLAN WHICH THE MEASURE E OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE MEASURE E OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE WILL REVIEW. WILL REVIEW. PENDING FEDERAL AND CITY BUDGET PENDING FEDERAL AND CITY BUDGET APPROVAL ALL FUNDS WILL BE APPROVAL ALL FUNDS WILL BE AVAILABLE BEGINNING JULY 1, 2026 AVAILABLE BEGINNING JULY 1, 2026 AND PRIOR TO THEN STAFF WILL AND PRIOR TO THEN STAFF WILL WORK WITH INDIVIDUAL GRANTEES TO WORK WITH INDIVIDUAL GRANTEES TO WRITE A SCOPE OF WORK AND BUDGET WRITE A SCOPE OF WORK AND BUDGET FOR INCORPORATION INTO A FORMAL FOR INCORPORATION INTO A FORMAL GRANT AGREEMENT PROPOSED SCOPE, GRANT AGREEMENT PROPOSED SCOPE, GOALS, LINE ITEM BUDGETS MAY BE GOALS, LINE ITEM BUDGETS MAY BE ADJUSTED FOR PARTIAL FUNDING OF ADJUSTED FOR PARTIAL FUNDING OF REQUESTS, CHANGES TO BUDGETS REQUESTS, CHANGES TO BUDGETS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AND THINGS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AND THINGS THAT HAVE COME UP.

THAT HAVE COME UP. TO ENSURE THAT THE CITY FUNDS TO ENSURE THAT THE CITY FUNDS ARE WELL SPENT AND THE CITY ARE WELL SPENT AND THE CITY RECEIVES A MEANINGFUL BENEFIT RECEIVES A MEANINGFUL BENEFIT FROM THE ACTIVITY. FROM THE ACTIVITY. THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION TONIGHT. TONIGHT. I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE. QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE. >> THANK YOU FOR THANK YOU FOR KR KR KRBD. KRBD. >> I WILL OPEN UP PUBLIC

I WILL OPEN UP PUBLIC COMMENT. COMMENT. WE HAVE A NUMBER OF PEOPLE WE HAVE A NUMBER OF PEOPLE SIGNED UP. SIGNED UP. >> I WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT AND

I WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT AND INTRODUCE MYSELF, PRESIDENT OF A INTRODUCE MYSELF, PRESIDENT OF A NONPROFIT OUT OF ELK GROVE, IT'S NONPROFIT OUT OF ELK GROVE, IT'S CALLED GOALS. CALLED GOALS. STANDS FOR GROWTH ORIENTED STANDS FOR GROWTH ORIENTED ADAPTED LEARNING SKILLS. ADAPTED LEARNING SKILLS. WE REPRESENT SPECIAL NEEDS WE REPRESENT SPECIAL NEEDS COMMUNITY OF ELK GROVE. COMMUNITY OF ELK GROVE. WE'VE BEEN BASICALLY RUNNING WE'VE BEEN BASICALLY RUNNING THIS NONPROFIT FOR OVER 20 THIS NONPROFIT FOR OVER 20 YEARS. YEARS. SINCE PRETTY MUCH SINCE COVID, SINCE PRETTY MUCH SINCE COVID, WE'VE BEEN RUNNING AT A DEFICIT. WE'VE BEEN RUNNING AT A DEFICIT. WE HAVE ABOUT A LITTLE LESS THAN WE HAVE ABOUT A LITTLE LESS THAN 100 PARTICIPANTS RANGING FROM 100 PARTICIPANTS RANGING FROM ALL LEVELS OF CAPACITIES. ALL LEVELS OF CAPACITIES. BASICALLY WHAT WE DO IS TRY TO BASICALLY WHAT WE DO IS TRY TO GIVE THEM THE ABILITY TO GO OUT GIVE THEM THE ABILITY TO GO OUT AND HAVE SOCIAL EXPERIENCES WITH AND HAVE SOCIAL EXPERIENCES WITH THEIR PEERS, KEEP THEM ACTIVE. THEIR PEERS, KEEP THEM ACTIVE. ON THE PREVIOUS SLIDE YOU SAW ON THE PREVIOUS SLIDE YOU SAW THAT WE WERE PART OF, IT SAYS THAT WE WERE PART OF, IT SAYS GOALS AND IT SAID BOWLING GOALS AND IT SAID BOWLING LEAGUE. LEAGUE. CURRENTLY WE'RE IN THE MIDDLE OF CURRENTLY WE'RE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE BOWLING LEAGUE SEASON. THE BOWLING LEAGUE SEASON. ABOUT ON AVERAGE I WOULD SAY 70 ABOUT ON AVERAGE I WOULD SAY 70 PARTICIPANTS EVERY WEEK, THAT IS PARTICIPANTS EVERY WEEK, THAT IS BOWLING ANYWHERE FROM AUTISTIC BOWLING ANYWHERE FROM AUTISTIC TO DOWN SYNDROME TO DIFFERENT TO DOWN SYNDROME TO DIFFERENT INCAPACITIES. INCAPACITIES. WE HAVE INDIVIDUALS IN WE HAVE INDIVIDUALS IN WHEELCHAIRS THAT ARE ROLLED UP WHEELCHAIRS THAT ARE ROLLED UP AND PUSHING A BALL DOWN A RAMP, AND PUSHING A BALL DOWN A RAMP, THEY TOOK DOWN TWO BALLS AND THEY TOOK DOWN TWO BALLS AND THEIR WEEK IS MADE. THEIR WEEK IS MADE. IT'S UNBELIEVABLE SITE. IT'S UNBELIEVABLE SITE. VERY HUMBLING TO REPRESENT THAT. VERY HUMBLING TO REPRESENT THAT. MY BROTHER IS SPECIAL NEEDS, AND MY BROTHER IS SPECIAL NEEDS, AND I'M WITH JOHN ON THING ER, A I'M WITH JOHN ON THING ER, A BOARD MEMBER, AND HIS SON IS BOARD MEMBER, AND HIS SON IS SPECIAL NEEDS. SPECIAL NEEDS. WITHOUT GOALS MY BROTHER, HIS WITHOUT GOALS MY BROTHER, HIS LIFE WOULD BE AT A DETRIMENT LIFE WOULD BE AT A DETRIMENT BECAUSE OF THE ACTIVITIES OF NOT BECAUSE OF THE ACTIVITIES OF NOT ONLY JUST PHYSICAL BUT THIS ONLY JUST PHYSICAL BUT THIS COMMUNITY, THE COMMUNITY OF COMMUNITY, THE COMMUNITY OF BEING ACTIVE WITH INDIVIDUALS OF BEING ACTIVE WITH INDIVIDUALS OF HIS CAPACITY. HIS CAPACITY. THANK YOU FOR THESE FUNDS, IT THANK YOU FOR THESE FUNDS, IT ALLOWED US TO STAY OUT OF THE ALLOWED US TO STAY OUT OF THE RED AND WE'RE IN THE BLACK RED AND WE'RE IN THE BLACK BECAUSE OF THE FUNDS WE BECAUSE OF THE FUNDS WE RECEIVED. RECEIVED. ALLOWS US TO OPEN OUR DOORS. ALLOWS US TO OPEN OUR DOORS. THERE'S A LOT OF, AGAIN, THE

THERE'S A LOT OF, AGAIN, THE GIVE OR TAKE LESS THAN 100 GIVE OR TAKE LESS THAN 100 INDIVIDUALS THAT WE REPRESENT, INDIVIDUALS THAT WE REPRESENT, IS JUST A SMALL PORTION OF THE IS JUST A SMALL PORTION OF THE SPECIAL NEEDS COMMUNITY IN ELK SPECIAL NEEDS COMMUNITY IN ELK GROVE. GROVE. WE WOULD LOVE TO GROW THAT TO WE WOULD LOVE TO GROW THAT TO TAKE ON AS MANY INDIVIDUALS AS TAKE ON AS MANY INDIVIDUALS AS WE COULD. WE COULD. WE MADE SUCH, WE FEEL, A BIG WE MADE SUCH, WE FEEL, A BIG IMPACT THAT WE ARE GOING TO BE IMPACT THAT WE ARE GOING TO BE GETTING THE I THINK IT'S NEXT GETTING THE I THINK IT'S NEXT MONTH, AUTISTIC AWARENESS MONTH. MONTH, AUTISTIC AWARENESS MONTH. WE WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR WE WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR THESE FUNDS, THEY'RE VERY THESE FUNDS, THEY'RE VERY IMPORTANT TO US. IMPORTANT TO US. >> SANDRA SCOTT FOLLOWED BY

SANDRA SCOTT FOLLOWED BY JENNIFER MASELO. JENNIFER MASELO. >> HELLO, I'M SONIA SCOTT FROM

HELLO, I'M SONIA SCOTT FROM TEAM SCOTT EQUESTRIAN TEAM SCOTT EQUESTRIAN FOUNDATION. FOUNDATION. MAKE SYNC, VICE MAYOR SUEN, MAKE SYNC, VICE MAYOR SUEN, COUNCILMEMBERS BREWER, SPEASE COUNCILMEMBERS BREWER, SPEASE AND ROBLES. AND ROBLES. I WOULD LIKE TO SINCERELY THANK I WOULD LIKE TO SINCERELY THANK YOU, THANK THE CITY FOR YOU, THANK THE CITY FOR CONSIDERING TEAM SCOTT CONSIDERING TEAM SCOTT EQUESTRIAN FOUNDATION FOR THIS EQUESTRIAN FOUNDATION FOR THIS GRANT AND SELECTING US AMONG SO GRANT AND SELECTING US AMONG SO MANY DESERVING ORGANIZATIONS. MANY DESERVING ORGANIZATIONS. YOUR SUPPORT IS DEEPLY YOUR SUPPORT IS DEEPLY MEANINGFUL TO OUR TEAM AND TO MEANINGFUL TO OUR TEAM AND TO THE INDIVIDUAL, THE VULNERABLE THE INDIVIDUAL, THE VULNERABLE INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES WE INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES WE SERVER EVERY DAY. SERVER EVERY DAY. OUR STRENGTH TIES IN OUR OUR STRENGTH TIES IN OUR UNWAVERING COMMITMENT TO SHOWING UNWAVERING COMMITMENT TO SHOWING UP TO THOSE NAVIGATING PROFOUND UP TO THOSE NAVIGATING PROFOUND TRAUMA INCLUDING YOUTH IMPACTED TRAUMA INCLUDING YOUTH IMPACTED BY SELF HARM, SUICIDE ATTEMPTS, BY SELF HARM, SUICIDE ATTEMPTS, SEXUAL VIOLENCE AND DOMESTIC SEXUAL VIOLENCE AND DOMESTIC ABUSE. ABUSE. THIS IS ROOTED IN COME POSITION, THIS IS ROOTED IN COME POSITION, CONSISTENCY AND DEEP CONSISTENCY AND DEEP UNDERSTANDING THAT HEALING UNDERSTANDING THAT HEALING REQUIRES TRUST, PATIENCE, AND REQUIRES TRUST, PATIENCE, AND HUMAN CONNECTION. HUMAN CONNECTION. WE CREATE A SAFE SPACE WHERE WE CREATE A SAFE SPACE WHERE INDIVIDUALS FEEL SEEN, HEARD, INDIVIDUALS FEEL SEEN, HEARD, AND SUPPORTED. AND SUPPORTED. WHAT MAKES OUR WORK WHAT MAKES OUR WORK TRANSFORMATIONAL IS THE MUTUAL TRANSFORMATIONAL IS THE MUTUAL ASSISTANCE WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY. ASSISTANCE WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY. CONNECTIONS FOSTER HOPE, RESTORE CONNECTIONS FOSTER HOPE, RESTORE DIGNITY AND REMIND THOSE WE DIGNITY AND REMIND THOSE WE SERVE THAT THEY ARE NOT ALONE. SERVE THAT THEY ARE NOT ALONE. THIS AUTHENTIC CARE ALLOWS THIS AUTHENTIC CARE ALLOWS HEALING TO TAKE PLACE IN WAYS HEALING TO TAKE PLACE IN WAYS THAT EXTEND FAR, FAR BEYOND THE THAT EXTEND FAR, FAR BEYOND THE SURFACE. SURFACE. WHILE FUNDING IS VITAL, WE WHILE FUNDING IS VITAL, WE BELIEVE IT SHOULD ALWAYS SERVE BELIEVE IT SHOULD ALWAYS SERVE THE MISSION NOT DEFINE IT. THE MISSION NOT DEFINE IT. WE CAN BE A STEADY AND WE CAN BE A STEADY AND COMPASSIONATE PRESENCE, ENSURING COMPASSIONATE PRESENCE, ENSURING THAT EVERY INDIVIDUAL WHO WALKS

THAT EVERY INDIVIDUAL WHO WALKS THROUGH OUR GATES IS MET WITH THROUGH OUR GATES IS MET WITH UNDERSTANDING, RESPECT, AND THE UNDERSTANDING, RESPECT, AND THE OPPORTUNITY TO HEAL. OPPORTUNITY TO HEAL. THANK YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR TRUST, THANK YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR TRUST, YOUR RECOGNITION, AND YOUR YOUR RECOGNITION, AND YOUR INVESTMENT IN THE WORK WE ARE SO INVESTMENT IN THE WORK WE ARE SO HONORED TO DO. HONORED TO DO. >> JENNIFER MACELO FOLLOWED BY JENNIFER MACELO FOLLOWED BY PE PE PEGGY. PEGGY. >> GOOD EVENING MAYOR AND

GOOD EVENING MAYOR AND COUNCIL. COUNCIL. I'M JENNIFER, I'M THE DIRECTOR I'M JENNIFER, I'M THE DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS FOR MEALS ON OF OPERATIONS FOR MEALS ON WHEELS SACRAMENTO COUNTY. WHEELS SACRAMENTO COUNTY. WE JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT WE'RE WE JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT WE'RE VERY GRATEFUL FOR THE VERY GRATEFUL FOR THE RECOMMENDATION IN SUPPORT OF THE RECOMMENDATION IN SUPPORT OF THE CITY, STAFF AND COUNCIL. CITY, STAFF AND COUNCIL. THIS FUNDING REQUEST WILL ALLOW THIS FUNDING REQUEST WILL ALLOW US TO SERVE 22,500 MEALS TO US TO SERVE 22,500 MEALS TO PROBABLY ABOUT 130 ELK GROVE PROBABLY ABOUT 130 ELK GROVE SENIORS THIS COMING YEAR. SENIORS THIS COMING YEAR. THIS YEAR RIGHT NOW, FOR THE THIS YEAR RIGHT NOW, FOR THE JULY THROUGH FEBRUARY, WE HAVE JULY THROUGH FEBRUARY, WE HAVE ALREADY SERVED OVER 18,000 MEALS ALREADY SERVED OVER 18,000 MEALS TO OVER 103 ELK GROVE SENIORS. TO OVER 103 ELK GROVE SENIORS. THEY'RE THRIVING THANKS TO YOUR THEY'RE THRIVING THANKS TO YOUR SUPPORT. SUPPORT. I'D LIKE TO SHARE A STORY THAT I'D LIKE TO SHARE A STORY THAT IS CLOSE TO MY HEART. IS CLOSE TO MY HEART. WE HAD A PARTICIPANT WHO DRIVERS WE HAD A PARTICIPANT WHO DRIVERS WERE CONSISTENTLY TELLING US WAS WERE CONSISTENTLY TELLING US WAS NOT DOING WELL. NOT DOING WELL. EVERY TIME HE CAME TO THE DOOR EVERY TIME HE CAME TO THE DOOR HE WAS IN FURTHER DECLINE. HE WAS IN FURTHER DECLINE. ONE OF THE DRIVERS CONNECTED, ONE OF THE DRIVERS CONNECTED, THEY WERE BOTH HAM RADIO THEY WERE BOTH HAM RADIO OPERATORS. OPERATORS. THE PARTICIPANT, HIS RADIO HAD THE PARTICIPANT, HIS RADIO HAD NOT BEEN WORKING FOR SOME TIME. NOT BEEN WORKING FOR SOME TIME. HE WAS MISSING ALL OF THOSE HE WAS MISSING ALL OF THOSE CONNECTIONS THAT HE USED TO CONNECTIONS THAT HE USED TO HAVE. HAVE. THE DRIVER SAID WOULD YOU LIKE THE DRIVER SAID WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR RADIO. ME TO TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR RADIO. IT WAS SOMETHING AMAZINGLY IT WAS SOMETHING AMAZINGLY SIMPLE. SIMPLE. HE FIXED IT. HE FIXED IT. NOT ONLY THAT HE PROVIDED THE NOT ONLY THAT HE PROVIDED THE PARTICIPANT THE CONNECTION TO PARTICIPANT THE CONNECTION TO HIS HAM RADIO OPERATIONS GROUPS. HIS HAM RADIO OPERATIONS GROUPS. THE DRIVERS ARE REPORTING HE'S THE DRIVERS ARE REPORTING HE'S GETTING BETTER, THRIVING. GETTING BETTER, THRIVING. HE'S NO LONGER DEPRESSED AND HE'S NO LONGER DEPRESSED AND HE'S RECONNECTED WITH HIS FAMILY HE'S RECONNECTED WITH HIS FAMILY THROUGH THE HAM RADIO GROUP. THROUGH THE HAM RADIO GROUP. YOUR SUPPORT ISN'T JUST MEALS.

YOUR SUPPORT ISN'T JUST MEALS. IT IS CONNECTION AND SUPPORT FOR IT IS CONNECTION AND SUPPORT FOR VULNERABLE SENIORS. VULNERABLE SENIORS. WE WILL WOULD LOVE TO HAVE YOU WE WILL WOULD LOVE TO HAVE YOU DO A RIDE-ALONG TO MEET OUR DO A RIDE-ALONG TO MEET OUR SENIORS AND SEE MEALS IN ACTION. SENIORS AND SEE MEALS IN ACTION. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT. >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU. PEGGY ANDREWS THEN GINTILKEY. PEGGY ANDREWS THEN GINTILKEY. >> GOOD EVENING MAYOR SINGH,

GOOD EVENING MAYOR SINGH, MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL, I'M MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL, I'M PEGGY, I'M PRESIDENT OF THE PEGGY, I'M PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE ELK BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE ELK GROVE FINE ARTS CENTER. GROVE FINE ARTS CENTER. I WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR I WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR HAVING THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK. HAVING THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK. BEFORE I TALK ABOUT THE CENTER I BEFORE I TALK ABOUT THE CENTER I WANT TO TELL YOU HOW FORTUNATE WANT TO TELL YOU HOW FORTUNATE WE ARE TO HAVE SUCH AN EXEMPLARY WE ARE TO HAVE SUCH AN EXEMPLARY STAFF HANDLING THESE GRANTS AND STAFF HANDLING THESE GRANTS AND THESE GRANT APPLICATIONS. THESE GRANT APPLICATIONS. I TEND TO BE A LITTLE I TEND TO BE A LITTLE TECHNOLOGICALLY CHALLENGE D, TECHNOLOGICALLY CHALLENGE D, ESPECIALLY ALICIA JUST WENT OUT ESPECIALLY ALICIA JUST WENT OUT OF HER WAY TO BE SO KIND AND OF HER WAY TO BE SO KIND AND MAKE ME FEEL COMFORTABLE. MAKE ME FEEL COMFORTABLE. THAT IS PART OF THE REASON WE THAT IS PART OF THE REASON WE LIVE IN SUCH A GREAT COMMUNITY. LIVE IN SUCH A GREAT COMMUNITY. ON THE IMPORTANCE OF ART ON THE IMPORTANCE OF ART APPRECIATION CANNOT BE APPRECIATION CANNOT BE OVERSTATED. OVERSTATED. WE KNOW IN THE WORST OF TIMES WE KNOW IN THE WORST OF TIMES PEOPLE WANT TO CREATE ART AND PEOPLE WANT TO CREATE ART AND HAVE THAT AS PART OF THE CULTURE HAVE THAT AS PART OF THE CULTURE OF THEIR LIVES. OF THEIR LIVES. ART PLAYS A CRUCIAL ROLE IN ART PLAYS A CRUCIAL ROLE IN ENRICHING THE HUMAN EXPERIENCE ENRICHING THE HUMAN EXPERIENCE AND REALLY A WINDOW TO THE SOUL. AND REALLY A WINDOW TO THE SOUL. IT PROVIDES US THE OPPORTUNITY IT PROVIDES US THE OPPORTUNITY TO MAYBE GET TO KNOW EACH OTHER TO MAYBE GET TO KNOW EACH OTHER AND UNDERSTAND EACH OTHER'S AND UNDERSTAND EACH OTHER'S PERSPECTIVES IN A DIFFERENT WAY. PERSPECTIVES IN A DIFFERENT WAY. THE ELK GROVE FINE ARTS CENTER THE ELK GROVE FINE ARTS CENTER HAS BEEN AROUND FOR NEXT YEAR 20 HAS BEEN AROUND FOR NEXT YEAR 20 YEARS. YEARS. IT'S A NONPROFIT THAT WAS IT'S A NONPROFIT THAT WAS STARTED IN THIS COMMUNITY BY 7 STARTED IN THIS COMMUNITY BY 7 PEOPLE. PEOPLE. WE'RE A PUBLIC GALLERY, HOW WE WE'RE A PUBLIC GALLERY, HOW WE COMPLETE OUR MISSION IN THIS COMPLETE OUR MISSION IN THIS COMMUNITY IS BY WE MAINING A COMMUNITY IS BY WE MAINING A PUBLIC GALLERY, OFFERING THE PUBLIC GALLERY, OFFERING THE OPPORTUNITY FOR CREATIVE GROWTH OPPORTUNITY FOR CREATIVE GROWTH THROUGH ART SHOWINGS, WORKSHOPS, THROUGH ART SHOWINGS, WORKSHOPS, OPEN STUDIOS, EDUCATIONAL OPEN STUDIOS, EDUCATIONAL LECTURES, AND THE OPPORTUNITY TO LECTURES, AND THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONNECT FOR MENTORSHIP. CONNECT FOR MENTORSHIP. WE DO THE FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS WE DO THE FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS EVERY YEAR, ON APRIL 25, WHICH EVERY YEAR, ON APRIL 25, WHICH IS ATTENDED BY MANY PEOPLE IS ATTENDED BY MANY PEOPLE OUTSIDE OF THE AREA. OUTSIDE OF THE AREA. AND GIVES CHILDREN, SOME

AND GIVES CHILDREN, SOME CHILDREN THE FIRST OPPORTUNITY CHILDREN THE FIRST OPPORTUNITY TO EVER KIND OF EXPERIENCE ART TO EVER KIND OF EXPERIENCE ART AND PEOPLE THAT ARE ARTISANS AND PEOPLE THAT ARE ARTISANS THEMSELVES. THEMSELVES. WE APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT. WE APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT. THANK YOU FOR THE RECOMMENDATION THANK YOU FOR THE RECOMMENDATION OF STAFF. OF STAFF. I HOPE TO SEE YOU ALL AT THE I HOPE TO SEE YOU ALL AT THE FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS. FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU. GINA FOLLOWED BY RANDY SIEVERS. GINA FOLLOWED BY RANDY SIEVERS. >> GOOD EVENING MAYOR SINGH

GOOD EVENING MAYOR SINGH ALLEN AND COUNCILMEMBERS. ALLEN AND COUNCILMEMBERS. I'M GINA, AND I'VE HAD THE I'M GINA, AND I'VE HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF SERVING ON STAFF PRIVILEGE OF SERVING ON STAFF WITH xHOPE AND GROWING AND WITH xHOPE AND GROWING AND EXPANDING ROLES SINCE 2018 EXPANDING ROLES SINCE 2018 SUPPORTING VULNERABLE YOUTH AND SUPPORTING VULNERABLE YOUTH AND FAMILIES ACROSS ELK GROVE. FAMILIES ACROSS ELK GROVE. I WANT TO SINCERELY THANK YOU I WANT TO SINCERELY THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT OVER FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT OVER THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS. THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS. CITY GRANT FUNDING HAS HELPED US CITY GRANT FUNDING HAS HELPED US SERVE HUNDREDS OF YOUTH ANNUALLY SERVE HUNDREDS OF YOUTH ANNUALLY AND GIVEN US A STRONG FOUNDATION AND GIVEN US A STRONG FOUNDATION TO GROW FROM. TO GROW FROM. THE NEEDS IN OUR COMMUNITY AND THE NEEDS IN OUR COMMUNITY AND COST TO MEET THE NEEDS HAVE COST TO MEET THE NEEDS HAVE GROWN SIGNIFICANTLY. GROWN SIGNIFICANTLY. IN 2025 xHOPE TOOK A SIGNIFICANT IN 2025 xHOPE TOOK A SIGNIFICANT STEP OF FAITH, WE RELOCATED FROM STEP OF FAITH, WE RELOCATED FROM 950 SQUARE FOOT SPACE INTO A 950 SQUARE FOOT SPACE INTO A 4,500 SQUARE FOOT FACILITY KNOWN 4,500 SQUARE FOOT FACILITY KNOWN AS THE xHOPE HUB WITH 2,000 AS THE xHOPE HUB WITH 2,000 SQUARE FEET OUTDOOR SPACE. SQUARE FEET OUTDOOR SPACE. THIS EXPANSION HAS ALLOWED TO US THIS EXPANSION HAS ALLOWED TO US INCREASE CAPACITY, SERVE MORE INCREASE CAPACITY, SERVE MORE THAN 1,000 VULNERABLE YOUTH THAN 1,000 VULNERABLE YOUTH PLEASE ONE TIME LAST YEAR, AND PLEASE ONE TIME LAST YEAR, AND CREATE A WELCOMING SPACE WHERE CREATE A WELCOMING SPACE WHERE YOUTH FEEL SEEN AND SUPPORTED. YOUTH FEEL SEEN AND SUPPORTED. ALONG WITH THE GROWTH WE HAVE ALONG WITH THE GROWTH WE HAVE INCREASED STAFFING TO MEET INCREASED STAFFING TO MEET DEMAND INCLUDED HIRING A DEMAND INCLUDED HIRING A PART-TIME LOCAL DIRECTOR, AND PART-TIME LOCAL DIRECTOR, AND SOCIAL MEDIA AND MARKETING SOCIAL MEDIA AND MARKETING COORDINATOR, INVESTMENT IN WAGE COORDINATOR, INVESTMENT IN WAGE INCREASES FOR STAFF, EXPANDED INCREASES FOR STAFF, EXPANDED PROGRAMS INCLUDING OUR NEW PROGRAMS INCLUDING OUR NEW THREADS OF HOPE CLOSET, PATHWAYS THREADS OF HOPE CLOSET, PATHWAYS OF HOPE MENTORSHIP, OUTREACH OF HOPE MENTORSHIP, OUTREACH EVENT EXPERIENCES AND COMMUNITY EVENT EXPERIENCES AND COMMUNITY BASED INITIATIVES LIKE COMMUNITY BASED INITIATIVES LIKE COMMUNITY MARKET AND RESOURCE FAIRS AND MARKET AND RESOURCE FAIRS AND ENRICHMENT AND EXTRA CURRICULAR ENRICHMENT AND EXTRA CURRICULAR OPPORTUNITIES. OPPORTUNITIES. GROWTH HAS COME A THREE-FOLD GROWTH HAS COME A THREE-FOLD INCREASE IN MONTHLY FACILITY INCREASE IN MONTHLY FACILITY COSTS ALONG WITH RISING COSTS ALONG WITH RISING OPERATIONAL EXPENSES. OPERATIONAL EXPENSES. TO SUSTAIN AND CONTINUE THIS TO SUSTAIN AND CONTINUE THIS LEVEL OF IMPACT, IT WILL TAKE LEVEL OF IMPACT, IT WILL TAKE DEEPER PARTNERSHIPS FROM OUR DEEPER PARTNERSHIPS FROM OUR COMMUNITY. COMMUNITY. THE NEED IS REAL, THE DEMAND IS THE NEED IS REAL, THE DEMAND IS GROWING, AND THE FAMILIES WE GROWING, AND THE FAMILIES WE SERVE ARE COUNTING ON SERVE ARE COUNTING ON ORGANIZATIONS LIKE XHOPE TO FILL ORGANIZATIONS LIKE XHOPE TO FILL THOSE CRITICAL GAPS. THOSE CRITICAL GAPS. WE UNDERSTAND THAT GRANT

WE UNDERSTAND THAT GRANT ALLOCATIONS ARE COMPLEX AND ALLOCATIONS ARE COMPLEX AND THERE ARE MANY WORTHY THERE ARE MANY WORTHY ORGANIZATIONS AND WE ARE ORGANIZATIONS AND WE ARE GRATEFUL TO BE INCLUDED. GRATEFUL TO BE INCLUDED. WE WANT TO INVITE EACH OF YOU WE WANT TO INVITE EACH OF YOU AND OTHERS IN OUR COMMUNITY TO AND OTHERS IN OUR COMMUNITY TO PARTNER WITH US BEYOND THESE PARTNER WITH US BEYOND THESE DECISIONS. DECISIONS. COME SEE THE IMPACT FIRST HAND. COME SEE THE IMPACT FIRST HAND. VISIT OUR FACILITY. VISIT OUR FACILITY. VOLUNTEER AT OUR WAREHOUSE AND VOLUNTEER AT OUR WAREHOUSE AND ONE OF OUR OUTREACH EXPERIENCES ONE OF OUR OUTREACH EXPERIENCES OR JOIN US ON MAY 7 FOR OUR OR JOIN US ON MAY 7 FOR OUR COMMUNITY COURTYARD CELEBRATION. COMMUNITY COURTYARD CELEBRATION. WHEN YOU STEP INTO THE WORK WHEN YOU STEP INTO THE WORK XHOPE IS DOING YOU DON'T JUST XHOPE IS DOING YOU DON'T JUST SEE THE IMPACT, YOU FEEL IT. SEE THE IMPACT, YOU FEEL IT. TOGETHER WE CAN CONTINUE GROWING TOGETHER WE CAN CONTINUE GROWING SOMETHING TRULY MEANINGFUL IN SOMETHING TRULY MEANINGFUL IN OUR COMMUNITY, A PLACE WHERE OUR COMMUNITY, A PLACE WHERE HELP IS NOT JUST GIVEN BUT HELP IS NOT JUST GIVEN BUT EXPERIENCED. EXPERIENCED. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME, YOUR THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME, YOUR LEADERSHIP AND YOUR CONTINUED LEADERSHIP AND YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT OF THE ORGANIZATIONS SUPPORT OF THE ORGANIZATIONS SERVING THOSE WHO NEED IT MOST. SERVING THOSE WHO NEED IT MOST. >> RANDY SIEVERS FOLLOWED BY

RANDY SIEVERS FOLLOWED BY MISS JOJO. MISS JOJO. >> I'M BE A IF I SIEVERS, THE

I'M BE A IF I SIEVERS, THE CO-FOUNDER OF BURNING FOR RHETT, CO-FOUNDER OF BURNING FOR RHETT, ELK GROVE. ELK GROVE. BEEN AROUND FOR A WHILE, I'M BEEN AROUND FOR A WHILE, I'M RETIRED BUT I'M HAPPILY RETIRED. RETIRED BUT I'M HAPPILY RETIRED. A LITTLE BIT ABOUT RUNNING FOR A LITTLE BIT ABOUT RUNNING FOR RHETT. RHETT. THIS WAS A NONPROFIT ESTABLISHED THIS WAS A NONPROFIT ESTABLISHED IN 2007 IN HONOR OF MY SON, IN 2007 IN HONOR OF MY SON, RHETT, WHO PASSED AWAY FROM RHETT, WHO PASSED AWAY FROM COMPLICATIONS FROM CEREBRAL COMPLICATIONS FROM CEREBRAL PALSY WHEN HE WAS 7 YEARS OLD. PALSY WHEN HE WAS 7 YEARS OLD. MY WIFE USED RUNNING TO GET MY WIFE USED RUNNING TO GET THROUGH THE GRIEF OF LOSING THROUGH THE GRIEF OF LOSING RHETT. RHETT. SHE RAN IN A HALF MARATHON THE SHE RAN IN A HALF MARATHON THE ONE-YEAR ANNIVERSARY, WHEN SHE ONE-YEAR ANNIVERSARY, WHEN SHE CROSSED THE FINISH LINE SHE SAID CROSSED THE FINISH LINE SHE SAID WE HAVE TO RUN FOR RHETT. WE HAVE TO RUN FOR RHETT. I JOINED HER AND MANY OTHER I JOINED HER AND MANY OTHER PEOPLE JOINED US AS WELL. PEOPLE JOINED US AS WELL. SO WE ESTABLISHED THE NONPROFIT SO WE ESTABLISHED THE NONPROFIT IN '07. IN '07. SINCE THAT TIME WE HAVE SINCE THAT TIME WE HAVE ESTABLISHED A YOUTH FITNESS ESTABLISHED A YOUTH FITNESS PROGRAM AND OUR YOUTH FITNESS PROGRAM AND OUR YOUTH FITNESS PROGRAM SINCE ITS INCEPTION WE PROGRAM SINCE ITS INCEPTION WE HAVE REACHED OVER 56,000 YOUTH HAVE REACHED OVER 56,000 YOUTH IN THE SACRAMENTO REGION. IN THE SACRAMENTO REGION. WE FUNDED $1.4 MILLION BACK INTO WE FUNDED $1.4 MILLION BACK INTO THE COMMUNITY. THE COMMUNITY. WE'RE VERY PROUD OF THAT. WE'RE VERY PROUD OF THAT. I CAME HERE TO SAY THANK YOU, IN I CAME HERE TO SAY THANK YOU, IN OUR SIXTH YEAR IN A ROW, ON THE OUR SIXTH YEAR IN A ROW, ON THE RECOMMENDED NONPROFITS TO RECOMMENDED NONPROFITS TO RECEIVE MONEY FROM THE CITY OF RECEIVE MONEY FROM THE CITY OF ELK GROVE. ELK GROVE. PROUD TO SAY THAT THIS SPRING WE PROUD TO SAY THAT THIS SPRING WE ARE GOING TO BE DOING OUR TWICE ARE GOING TO BE DOING OUR TWICE ANNUAL YOUTH FITNESS PROGRAM. ANNUAL YOUTH FITNESS PROGRAM. WE DO IT ONCE IN THE SPRING AND WE DO IT ONCE IN THE SPRING AND ONCE AGAIN IN THE FALL. ONCE AGAIN IN THE FALL. WE JUST LAUNCHED OUR PROGRAM AND WE JUST LAUNCHED OUR PROGRAM AND BE IN 62 SCHOOLS THROUGHOUT THE BE IN 62 SCHOOLS THROUGHOUT THE SACRAMENTO REGION, 28 IN THE ELK SACRAMENTO REGION, 28 IN THE ELK GROVE AREA. GROVE AREA. OVER 3,000 YOUTH ARE GOING TO BE OVER 3,000 YOUTH ARE GOING TO BE GOING THROUGH THIS YOUTH FITNESS GOING THROUGH THIS YOUTH FITNESS PROGRAM GETTING THEM OUT FROM PROGRAM GETTING THEM OUT FROM BEHIND THESE SCREENS OUTSIDE BEHIND THESE SCREENS OUTSIDE MOVING, MOVING INTO LIFE WHAT WE MOVING, MOVING INTO LIFE WHAT WE CALL IT. CALL IT. WE ARE GIVING AWAY 1,000 PAIRLES WE ARE GIVING AWAY 1,000 PAIRLES OF SHOES TO THE NEEDIEST OF OF SHOES TO THE NEEDIEST OF CHILDREN THAT ARE IN OUR CHILDREN THAT ARE IN OUR PROGRAM. PROGRAM. WE'VE BEEN DOING IT FOR YEARS.

WE'VE BEEN DOING IT FOR YEARS. THIS YEAR WE'RE DOING IT FOR THE THIS YEAR WE'RE DOING IT FOR THE FIRST TIME IN ELK GROVE AT THE FIRST TIME IN ELK GROVE AT THE FLEET FEET STORE BY COSTCO. FLEET FEET STORE BY COSTCO. I WOULD LOVE TO SEE THE I WOULD LOVE TO SEE THE COMMUNITY COME BY AND SEE US COMMUNITY COME BY AND SEE US GIVING THESE THOUSAND PAIRS OF GIVING THESE THOUSAND PAIRS OF SHOES TO THESE DESERVING YOUTH. SHOES TO THESE DESERVING YOUTH. WATCHING THEM RECEIVE THEM, THIS WATCHING THEM RECEIVE THEM, THIS IS A FUN DAY TO WATCH THE MONEY IS A FUN DAY TO WATCH THE MONEY THAT YOU GIVE US GO BACK INTO THAT YOU GIVE US GO BACK INTO THE COMMUNITY. THE COMMUNITY. THAT EVENT IS GOING TO BE ON THAT EVENT IS GOING TO BE ON APRIL 18 AT 11:00A.M. AT FLEET APRIL 18 AT 11:00A.M. AT FLEET FEET. FEET. THANKS AGAIN FROM OUR HEARTS, THANKS AGAIN FROM OUR HEARTS, APPRECIATE THE SUPPORT. APPRECIATE THE SUPPORT. >> JOSON LEE AND KARA AND ZOEY

JOSON LEE AND KARA AND ZOEY LA LA LACK. LACK. >> GREETINGS TO YOU ALL.

GREETINGS TO YOU ALL. YOU KNOW, I LIKE WHAT YOUR CITY YOU KNOW, I LIKE WHAT YOUR CITY MANAGER SAID ABOUT ELK GROVE MANAGER SAID ABOUT ELK GROVE BEING ONE OF THE MOST DESIRABLE. BEING ONE OF THE MOST DESIRABLE. I READ SOMETHING ON THAT AND I I READ SOMETHING ON THAT AND I KNOW IT TO BE TRUE, I'M A NEW KNOW IT TO BE TRUE, I'M A NEW TRANSPLANT MYSELF. TRANSPLANT MYSELF. LOVE IT HERE, GOT HERE AND HIT LOVE IT HERE, GOT HERE AND HIT THE GROUND RUNNING. THE GROUND RUNNING. CAME HERE IN 2023. CAME HERE IN 2023. GREETINGS TO THE COUNCIL. GREETINGS TO THE COUNCIL. I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO ALL I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO ALL OF YOU WHO ARE IN HERE DOING OF YOU WHO ARE IN HERE DOING SUCH MEANINGFUL WORK. SUCH MEANINGFUL WORK. YOU GUYS ARE THE REASON EVEN YOU GUYS ARE THE REASON EVEN THAT ELK GROVE HAS BECOME SUCH A THAT ELK GROVE HAS BECOME SUCH A DESIRABLE CITY TO MOVE TO. DESIRABLE CITY TO MOVE TO. I SEE THE WORK THAT I I SEE THE WORK THAT I PARTICIPATE IN, WE TAKE CARE OF PARTICIPATE IN, WE TAKE CARE OF OUR OWN. OUR OWN. FROM THE YOUTH TO THE SENIORS TO FROM THE YOUTH TO THE SENIORS TO THE AT RISK. THE AT RISK. I SEE YOU BEING INTENTIONAL I SEE YOU BEING INTENTIONAL ABOUT THE FUND YOU GIVE, HOW ABOUT THE FUND YOU GIVE, HOW MUCH YOU GIVE, AND WHY. MUCH YOU GIVE, AND WHY. I WANT TO GIVE A LITTLE I WANT TO GIVE A LITTLE DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE ON XHOPE. DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE ON XHOPE. XHOPE STARTED OUT AS A SMALL XHOPE STARTED OUT AS A SMALL NONPROFIT THAT CAME HERE IN NONPROFIT THAT CAME HERE IN 2022. 2022. I ARRIVED IN 2023, I HAVE HAD A I ARRIVED IN 2023, I HAVE HAD A FRIEND, JUAN FERNANDEZ, I'VE FRIEND, JUAN FERNANDEZ, I'VE ALWAYS BEEN A COMMUNITY PERSON. ALWAYS BEEN A COMMUNITY PERSON. I BELIEVE WE'RE PUT HERE TO BE I BELIEVE WE'RE PUT HERE TO BE HELPERS ONE TO ANOTHER. HELPERS ONE TO ANOTHER. I SAID, JUAN, WHAT IS THE MOST I SAID, JUAN, WHAT IS THE MOST MEANINGFUL THING I CAN DO HERE. MEANINGFUL THING I CAN DO HERE. JUAN HELPS EVERYBODY. JUAN HELPS EVERYBODY. HE STARTS TELLING ME ABOUT THESE HE STARTS TELLING ME ABOUT THESE DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS. DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS. I VOLUNTEERED AT THE TEEN I VOLUNTEERED AT THE TEEN CENTER, THE HIGH SCHOOLS, AND CENTER, THE HIGH SCHOOLS, AND THE LIST JUST GOES ON. THE LIST JUST GOES ON. I CAME ACROSS XHOPE WHILE I WAS I CAME ACROSS XHOPE WHILE I WAS PROGRAM DIRECTOR AT THE TEEN

PROGRAM DIRECTOR AT THE TEEN CENTER. CENTER. IN 2023. IN 2023. XHOPE SINCE 2023 HAS -- IN 2023 XHOPE SINCE 2023 HAS -- IN 2023 THEY SERVED 687 KIDS. THEY SERVED 687 KIDS. 2024 JUMPED TO 948. 2024 JUMPED TO 948. IN 2025, 1,058 YOUTH. IN 2025, 1,058 YOUTH. THE BEAUTY IS THEY'RE THE BEAUTY IS THEY'RE INTENTIONAL ABOUT NOT INTENTIONAL ABOUT NOT OVERLAPPING SERVICES SO WE OVERLAPPING SERVICES SO WE AREN'T FIGHTING FOR THE SAME BAG AREN'T FIGHTING FOR THE SAME BAG OF MONEY. OF MONEY. WE SPEND A LOT OF TIME REACHING WE SPEND A LOT OF TIME REACHING OUT TO OTHER ORGANIZATIONS IN OUT TO OTHER ORGANIZATIONS IN THE COMMUNITY. THE COMMUNITY. IN FACT I JUST RECENTLY MC'ED IN FACT I JUST RECENTLY MC'ED THE PROM EXPO AT ELK GROVE HIGH THE PROM EXPO AT ELK GROVE HIGH SCHOOL. SCHOOL. SO WHAT THE PROM EXPO, PEOPLE SO WHAT THE PROM EXPO, PEOPLE COME IN WITH THEIR DRESSES BUT COME IN WITH THEIR DRESSES BUT IT'S USUALLY FOR THEIR SHOPS. IT'S USUALLY FOR THEIR SHOPS. THE THINGS THAT SETS XHOPE THE THINGS THAT SETS XHOPE APART, WE PROVIDE FREE PROM APART, WE PROVIDE FREE PROM DRESSES THAT ARE BRAND NEW TO DRESSES THAT ARE BRAND NEW TO YOUTH TO BE ABLE TO -- YOUTH TO BE ABLE TO -- >> THANK YOU, MA'AM.

THANK YOU, MA'AM. >> -- HAVE EVERYONE PARTICIPATE. -- HAVE EVERYONE PARTICIPATE. THE THING I WAS TRYING TO CONVEY THE THING I WAS TRYING TO CONVEY IF YOU -- IF YOU -- >> YOUR TIME IS UP, MA'AM. YOUR TIME IS UP, MA'AM. WE LOVE XHOPE. WE LOVE XHOPE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. NEXT UP IS KARA AND ZOEY LACK. NEXT UP IS KARA AND ZOEY LACK. >> GOOD EVENING MAYOR AND

GOOD EVENING MAYOR AND COUNCILMEMBERS. COUNCILMEMBERS. I'M KARA LACK, PARENT HERE I'M KARA LACK, PARENT HERE REPRESENTING MUSICAL MAYHEM REPRESENTING MUSICAL MAYHEM PRODUCTION AS NONPROFIT YOUTH PRODUCTION AS NONPROFIT YOUTH THEATER COMPANY SERVING FAMILIES THEATER COMPANY SERVING FAMILIES IN THE COMMUNITY. IN THE COMMUNITY. I WANT TO BEGIN BY THANKING YOU I WANT TO BEGIN BY THANKING YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED GRANT FUNDING FOR YOUR CONTINUED GRANT FUNDING THIS YEAR, SUPPORT MAKES A REAL THIS YEAR, SUPPORT MAKES A REAL DIFFERENCE BY PROVIDING YOUNG DIFFERENCE BY PROVIDING YOUNG PEOPLE WITH ACCESS TO THE ARTS A PEOPLE WITH ACCESS TO THE ARTS A PLACE TO BELONG AND PLACE TO BELONG AND OPPORTUNITIES TO GROW BOTH ON OPPORTUNITIES TO GROW BOTH ON AND OFF THE STAGE. AND OFF THE STAGE. THE ARTS ARE ESSENTIAL, HELPS THE ARTS ARE ESSENTIAL, HELPS STUDENTS BUILD CONFIDENCE, STUDENTS BUILD CONFIDENCE, EMPATHY, GIVES THEM A VOICE, EMPATHY, GIVES THEM A VOICE, ENCOURAGES CREATIVITY, ENCOURAGES CREATIVITY, COLLABORATION, SKILLS THEY CARRY COLLABORATION, SKILLS THEY CARRY INTO SCHOOL CAREERS AND CIVIC INTO SCHOOL CAREERS AND CIVIC LIFE. LIFE. THEY DON'T JUST CREATE THEY DON'T JUST CREATE PERFORMERS, THEY HELP PERFORMERS, THEY HELP COMPASSIONATE CITIZENS. COMPASSIONATE CITIZENS. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE FIRST IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE FIRST HAND WHAT THEY ARE DOING THEY HAND WHAT THEY ARE DOING THEY HAVE SHOWS EVERY SINGLE WEEKENDS HAVE SHOWS EVERY SINGLE WEEKENDS IN APRIL. IN APRIL. STARTING WITH THE PILOT STARTING WITH THE PILOT PRODUCTION OF SUFS JUNIOR, DEAR PRODUCTION OF SUFS JUNIOR, DEAR EDWINA JUNIOR AND FROZEN JUNIOR EDWINA JUNIOR AND FROZEN JUNIOR AND FROZEN KIDS. AND FROZEN KIDS. WOULD I LIKE TO CLOSE WITH WORDS WOULD I LIKE TO CLOSE WITH WORDS FROM MY DAUGHTER, ZOEY, WHO IS FROM MY DAUGHTER, ZOEY, WHO IS 12 NOW BUT HAS BEEN AT MMP SINCE 12 NOW BUT HAS BEEN AT MMP SINCE SHE WAS 4 YEARS OLD. SHE WAS 4 YEARS OLD. >> MMP HAS HELPED ME BECOME MORE

MMP HAS HELPED ME BECOME MORE CONFIDENT AND BETTER LEADER. CONFIDENT AND BETTER LEADER. IT DATE ME TO WORK AS A TEAM AND IT DATE ME TO WORK AS A TEAM AND NOT BE AFRAID OF BEING MYSELF. NOT BE AFRAID OF BEING MYSELF. I'M A STRONGER PERSON. I'M A STRONGER PERSON. THANK YOU FOR CONTINUING TO THANK YOU FOR CONTINUING TO INVEST IN THE ARTS. INVEST IN THE ARTS. >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU. >> ALMA WILCOX AND TRAVIS BAKER. ALMA WILCOX AND TRAVIS BAKER. >> HI, GOOD EVENING MAYOR, VICE

HI, GOOD EVENING MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, COUNCIL. MAYOR, COUNCIL. ON BEHALF OF OUR FARMERS MARKETS ON BEHALF OF OUR FARMERS MARKETS PROGRAM AT THE ELK GROVE PROGRAM AT THE ELK GROVE FARMER'S MARKET THANK YOU ALL FARMER'S MARKET THANK YOU ALL SINCERELY FOR FUNDING THIS SINCERELY FOR FUNDING THIS PROGRAM YEAR AFTER YEAR. PROGRAM YEAR AFTER YEAR. OVER THE PAST 3 YEARS THE ELK OVER THE PAST 3 YEARS THE ELK GROVE CALFRESH BOOTH HAS I GROVE CALFRESH BOOTH HAS I EXPANDED ITS IMPACT BY 248% EXPANDED ITS IMPACT BY 248% AMONG ELK GROVE HOUSEHOLDS AND AMONG ELK GROVE HOUSEHOLDS AND INCREASED CALFRESH AND MARKET INCREASED CALFRESH AND MARKET MATCH DISTRIBUTIONS BY 153%. MATCH DISTRIBUTIONS BY 153%. THIS GROWTH SHOWS HOW MUCH ELK THIS GROWTH SHOWS HOW MUCH ELK GROVE RESIDENTS VALUE CONSISTENT GROVE RESIDENTS VALUE CONSISTENT WELCOMING SPACES WHERE THEY CAN WELCOMING SPACES WHERE THEY CAN CONNECT DIRECTLY WITH LOCAL CONNECT DIRECTLY WITH LOCAL FARMERS AND STRETCH THEIR FOOD FARMERS AND STRETCH THEIR FOOD DOLLARS. DOLLARS. MARKET MATCH MAKES THAT MARKET MATCH MAKES THAT POSSIBLE. POSSIBLE. BY PROVIDING AN EXTRA $15 EVERY BY PROVIDING AN EXTRA $15 EVERY MARKET VISIT, FOR CALFRESH MARKET VISIT, FOR CALFRESH OFFERS TO SPEND ON FRUITS AND OFFERS TO SPEND ON FRUITS AND VEGETABLES FAMILIES DON'T HAVE VEGETABLES FAMILIES DON'T HAVE TO CHOOSE BETWEEN BUYING LOCAL TO CHOOSE BETWEEN BUYING LOCAL EGGS AND HONEY OR BRINGING HOME EGGS AND HONEY OR BRINGING HOME FRESH PRODUCE. FRESH PRODUCE. THEY CAN DO BOTH. THEY CAN DO BOTH. ONE CUSTOMER SHARED THAT THESE ONE CUSTOMER SHARED THAT THESE VOUCHERS HELPED TEACH THEIR KIDS VOUCHERS HELPED TEACH THEIR KIDS HOW TO BUY HEALTHY FOOD AND USE HOW TO BUY HEALTHY FOOD AND USE IT AT HOME. IT AT HOME. WE FACILITATED THE DISTRIBUTION WE FACILITATED THE DISTRIBUTION OF MORE THAN $245,000 IN OF MORE THAN $245,000 IN COMBINED CALFRESH BENEFITS AND COMBINED CALFRESH BENEFITS AND MARKET MATCH INCENTIVES. MARKET MATCH INCENTIVES. AT THIS FARMER'S MARKET ALONE. AT THIS FARMER'S MARKET ALONE. THIS IS A 37% INCREASE FROM THE THIS IS A 37% INCREASE FROM THE YEAR PRIOR AND PROGRAM USAGE IS YEAR PRIOR AND PROGRAM USAGE IS ONLY CONTINUING TO GROW. ONLY CONTINUING TO GROW. THIS ALSO MEANS THAT EVERY THIS ALSO MEANS THAT EVERY DOLLAR YOU INVESTED INTO THIS DOLLAR YOU INVESTED INTO THIS PROGRAM LAST YEAR FACILITATED PROGRAM LAST YEAR FACILITATED $17 IN PURCHASING POWER FOR $17 IN PURCHASING POWER FOR FRESH LOCALLY GROWN FRUITS AND FRESH LOCALLY GROWN FRUITS AND VEGETABLES. VEGETABLES. WITH RENEWED FUNDING FOR THE WITH RENEWED FUNDING FOR THE GRANT TERM WE'RE CONFIDENT WE GRANT TERM WE'RE CONFIDENT WE CAN SUSTAIN THIS MOMENTUM AND CAN SUSTAIN THIS MOMENTUM AND ENSURE THAT CALFRESH OPERATES IN ENSURE THAT CALFRESH OPERATES IN ELK GROVE AND RECEIVES THE ELK GROVE AND RECEIVES THE SUPPORT THAT THEY DESERVE. SUPPORT THAT THEY DESERVE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. >> NEXT UP TRAVIS BAKER, THEN

NEXT UP TRAVIS BAKER, THEN CAROL KAHN. CAROL KAHN. >> GOOD EVENING. GOOD EVENING. I'M REBECCA, THE BOARD PRESIDENT I'M REBECCA, THE BOARD PRESIDENT OF HANDS AND HOPE. OF HANDS AND HOPE. >> I'M TRAVIS BAKER, THE EXEC I'M TRAVIS BAKER, THE EXEC RIVER DIRECTOR. RIVER DIRECTOR. >> WE'D LIKE TO SINCERELY THANK

WE'D LIKE TO SINCERELY THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND ATTENTION YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND ATTENTION AND CONSIDERING HANDS AND HOOFS AND CONSIDERING HANDS AND HOOFS FOR FUNDING. FOR FUNDING. WE ARE NEW TO THE ELK GROVE WE ARE NEW TO THE ELK GROVE AREA, HANDS AND HOOFS WAS AREA, HANDS AND HOOFS WAS FOUNDED SEVERAL YEARS AGO AT THE FOUNDED SEVERAL YEARS AGO AT THE END OF 2024 MOVED TO OUR NEW END OF 2024 MOVED TO OUR NEW LOCATION IN WILTON. LOCATION IN WILTON. JUST THIS PAST SATURDAY WE HAD JUST THIS PAST SATURDAY WE HAD OUR FIRST DAY CAMP OF THE YEAR. OUR FIRST DAY CAMP OF THE YEAR. WELCOMING 13 LOCAL KIDS, WELCOMING 13 LOCAL KIDS, ELEMENTARY, MANY NEURODIVERGENT ELEMENTARY, MANY NEURODIVERGENT AND THEY HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO AND THEY HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO COME OUTSIDE, DO CRAFTS, GET TO COME OUTSIDE, DO CRAFTS, GET TO MEET OUR ANIMALS, LEARNED HOW TO MEET OUR ANIMALS, LEARNED HOW TO LEAD A HORSE, AND LEAD THAT LEAD A HORSE, AND LEAD THAT HORSE THROUGH AN OBSTACLE HORSE THROUGH AN OBSTACLE COURSE. COURSE. WHILE WE ARE DOING THAT THEY WHILE WE ARE DOING THAT THEY DON'T REALIZE THEY'RE LEARNING DON'T REALIZE THEY'RE LEARNING THINGS LIKE LEADERSHIP SKILLS THINGS LIKE LEADERSHIP SKILLS AND EMPATHY AND EMOTIONAL AND EMPATHY AND EMOTIONAL REGULATION AND PERSEVERANCE AND REGULATION AND PERSEVERANCE AND CONFIDENCE. CONFIDENCE. IT IS JUST SO MUCH FUN TO SEE IT IS JUST SO MUCH FUN TO SEE THE KIDS OVER THE SHORT PERIOD THE KIDS OVER THE SHORT PERIOD OF TIME DO SOMETHING THEY NEVER OF TIME DO SOMETHING THEY NEVER THOUGHT THEY COULD. THOUGHT THEY COULD. >> ONE OF MY FAVORITE THINGS

ONE OF MY FAVORITE THINGS WITH THE CAMPERS, THOSE WHO SHOW WITH THE CAMPERS, THOSE WHO SHOW UP SHY, MOST OF THEM DO, A UP SHY, MOST OF THEM DO, A LITTLE RESERVES, YOU SEE THEM LITTLE RESERVES, YOU SEE THEM COME OUT OF THEIR SHELL, SO COME OUT OF THEIR SHELL, SO EXCITED, THEY GET TO SEE THE EXCITED, THEY GET TO SEE THE ANIMALS AND GET TO TOUCH THEM. ANIMALS AND GET TO TOUCH THEM. WE ALSO SERVE A LOT OF CHILDREN WE ALSO SERVE A LOT OF CHILDREN WHO HAVE VARIOUS TYPES OF WHO HAVE VARIOUS TYPES OF DISABILITIES, WE HAD A PARENT DISABILITIES, WE HAD A PARENT LAST WEEKENDS E-MAILING US AHEAD LAST WEEKENDS E-MAILING US AHEAD OF TIME TELLING US ALL OF THE OF TIME TELLING US ALL OF THE THINGS THEIR KID MAY DO THIS, THINGS THEIR KID MAY DO THIS, THAT, WE SAID THEY'RE SO WELCOME THAT, WE SAID THEY'RE SO WELCOME WE CAN'T WAIT TO MEET THEM NO, WE CAN'T WAIT TO MEET THEM NO, WORRIES, EVERYBODY HERE IS WORRIES, EVERYBODY HERE IS WELCOME. WELCOME. WE INCLUDE EVERYBODY. WE INCLUDE EVERYBODY. SHE SHOWED UP, THE MOM HAD THE SHE SHOWED UP, THE MOM HAD THE SAME LIST OF THINGS, WATCH OUT SAME LIST OF THINGS, WATCH OUT FOR THIS. FOR THIS. IT'S OKAY, IT'S GOING TO BE IT'S OKAY, IT'S GOING TO BE GREAT. GREAT. THEN OF COURSE THE KID'S EYES THEN OF COURSE THE KID'S EYES BEING WIDE AND HAVING A GREAT BEING WIDE AND HAVING A GREAT TIME AND SEEING THE MOM, WOW, IT TIME AND SEEING THE MOM, WOW, IT REALLY IS AN ACCEPTING, REALLY IS AN ACCEPTING, INCLUSIVE PLACE. INCLUSIVE PLACE. WE HAD A GREAT TIME. WE HAD A GREAT TIME. REALLY MEANINGFUL AND SPECIAL. REALLY MEANINGFUL AND SPECIAL. >> ONE OF OUR GOALS WITH

ONE OF OUR GOALS WITH EVERYTHING GOING OWE IN THE EVERYTHING GOING OWE IN THE WORLD IS TO BE RADICALLY WORLD IS TO BE RADICALLY INCLUSIVE AND SAFE SPACE FOR THE INCLUSIVE AND SAFE SPACE FOR THE COMMUNITY. COMMUNITY. WE ARE COMMITTED TO HAVING ALL WE ARE COMMITTED TO HAVING ALL OF OUR PROGRAMS BE AS ACCESSIBLE OF OUR PROGRAMS BE AS ACCESSIBLE AS POSSIBLE WHICH MEANS THAT OUR AS POSSIBLE WHICH MEANS THAT OUR CAMPERS DO NOT PAY ANYTHING TO CAMPERS DO NOT PAY ANYTHING TO PARTICIPATE. PARTICIPATE. WE ARE OPEN TO ALL. WE ARE OPEN TO ALL. THE BIGGEST COST IS FOR OUR THE BIGGEST COST IS FOR OUR ANIMALS WHO SOMEONE DECIDED THEY ANIMALS WHO SOMEONE DECIDED THEY WEREN'T REALLY WORTH MUCH. WEREN'T REALLY WORTH MUCH. MOST OF THEM ARE SENIORS OR MOST OF THEM ARE SENIORS OR DISABLED. DISABLED. INSTEAD THEY COME AND THEY'RE INSTEAD THEY COME AND THEY'RE PATIENT AND KIND AND THEY PATIENT AND KIND AND THEY CONNECT SO WELL WITH OUR CONNECT SO WELL WITH OUR VISITORS. VISITORS. THEY GIVE US BACK SO MUCH. THEY GIVE US BACK SO MUCH. WE ARE WORKING ON EXPANDING WE ARE WORKING ON EXPANDING BEYOND THE 7 DAY CAMPS THAT WE BEYOND THE 7 DAY CAMPS THAT WE DID LAST YEAR, 100 KIDS SERVED, DID LAST YEAR, 100 KIDS SERVED, WE HAVE SOME THINGS ON THE BOOKS WE HAVE SOME THINGS ON THE BOOKS LIKE OPEN JAM SESSION FOR QUEER LIKE OPEN JAM SESSION FOR QUEER AND NEURODIVERGENT ADULTS TO AND NEURODIVERGENT ADULTS TO COME AND SPEND TIME OUTSIDE, COME AND SPEND TIME OUTSIDE, CONNECT WITH COMMUNITY, PET AN CONNECT WITH COMMUNITY, PET AN ANIMAL, AND JUST HAVE THAT ANIMAL, AND JUST HAVE THAT OPPORTUNITY TO BE IN THAT OPPORTUNITY TO BE IN THAT WELCOMING SAFE SPACE. WELCOMING SAFE SPACE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. CAROL KAHN FOLLOWED BY MICHAEL CAROL KAHN FOLLOWED BY MICHAEL MINASKI. MINASKI. >> GOOD EVENING MAYOR AND

GOOD EVENING MAYOR AND COUNCILMEMBERS, I'M CAROL KAHN, COUNCILMEMBERS, I'M CAROL KAHN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF PROJECT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF PROJECT SENTINEL. SENTINEL. THANK YOU FOR THE AFFORDABLE -- THANK YOU FOR THE AFFORDABLE -- AFFORDABLE HOUSING MONTH, YES. AFFORDABLE HOUSING MONTH, YES. BUT THE FAIR HOUSING BUT THE FAIR HOUSING PROCLAMATION HONORING BACK ALL PROCLAMATION HONORING BACK ALL THE WAY TO 1968 WHEN MARTIN THE WAY TO 1968 WHEN MARTIN LUTHER KING PROMOTED THE FAIR LUTHER KING PROMOTED THE FAIR HOUSING ACT THAT IS STILL WITH HOUSING ACT THAT IS STILL WITH US TODAY. US TODAY. WE'RE PRIVILEGED TO BE AGAIN WE'RE PRIVILEGED TO BE AGAIN INCLUDED TO CONTINUE TO SERVE IN INCLUDED TO CONTINUE TO SERVE IN THE COMMUNITY OF ELK GROVE. THE COMMUNITY OF ELK GROVE. ALONG WITH OTHER CITIES IN THE ALONG WITH OTHER CITIES IN THE CONSOLIDATED PLAN FOR SACRAMENTO CONSOLIDATED PLAN FOR SACRAMENTO COUNTY. COUNTY. WE HAVE SUBMITTED A PROPOSAL, WE HAVE SUBMITTED A PROPOSAL, OUTREACH AND INTAKE AND OUTREACH AND INTAKE AND REFERRALS HELP US STAY REFERRALS HELP US STAY CIRCULATING IN THE COMMUNITY. CIRCULATING IN THE COMMUNITY. WE ALSO EDUCATE PROPERTY WE ALSO EDUCATE PROPERTY PROVIDERS AS WELL AS TENANTS AS PROVIDERS AS WELL AS TENANTS AS TO THEIR RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS TO THEIR RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS UNDER THE FAIR HOUSING RULES AND UNDER THE FAIR HOUSING RULES AND PROTECTIONS. PROTECTIONS. I THINK YOU HEARD A LITTLE BIT I THINK YOU HEARD A LITTLE BIT ABOUT FAIR HOUSING EARLIER FROM ABOUT FAIR HOUSING EARLIER FROM AKILA WILLIAMS WITH OUR PROGRAM. AKILA WILLIAMS WITH OUR PROGRAM. THANK YOU FOR HOSTING AND HAVING THANK YOU FOR HOSTING AND HAVING HER HERE. HER HERE. AMONG THE DIFFERENT VARIOUS AMONG THE DIFFERENT VARIOUS SERVICES TO AFFIRMATIVE FAIR SERVICES TO AFFIRMATIVE FAIR HOUSING WE INVESTIGATE HOUSING WE INVESTIGATE COMPLAINTS, ADMINISTER AUDITS COMPLAINTS, ADMINISTER AUDITS AND TESTS TO PROBE WHETHER THERE AND TESTS TO PROBE WHETHER THERE ARE DISCRIMINATORY PRACTICES AND ARE DISCRIMINATORY PRACTICES AND WE SEEK REDRESS FOR VICTIMS OF WE SEEK REDRESS FOR VICTIMS OF DISCRIMINATION. DISCRIMINATION. WE MANAGE A NUMBER OF COMMUNITY WE MANAGE A NUMBER OF COMMUNITY OUTREACH EVENTS SEEKING TO OUTREACH EVENTS SEEKING TO INFORM THE PUBLIC BETTER ABOUT INFORM THE PUBLIC BETTER ABOUT WHAT FAIR HOUSING IS ALL ABOUT. WHAT FAIR HOUSING IS ALL ABOUT. ON AVERAGE, JUST TO GIVE YOU THE ON AVERAGE, JUST TO GIVE YOU THE FULL PICTURE, WE INVESTIGATE FULL PICTURE, WE INVESTIGATE ABOUT 350 TO 400 IS A CASE AS ABOUT 350 TO 400 IS A CASE AS YEAR, APPROXIMATELY 30% TO 40% YEAR, APPROXIMATELY 30% TO 40% OF THE INVESTIGATIONS REVEAL OF THE INVESTIGATIONS REVEAL EVIDENCE SUBSTANTIATING EVIDENCE SUBSTANTIATING ENFORCEMENT. ENFORCEMENT. IN CLOSING I WANT TO THANK THE IN CLOSING I WANT TO THANK THE CITY COUNCIL FOR CONTINUED

CITY COUNCIL FOR CONTINUED SUP SUP SUPPORT, EVICTIONS AND SUPPORT, EVICTIONS AND HOMELESSNESS OF THE MOST HOMELESSNESS OF THE MOST VULNERABLE RESIDENTS. VULNERABLE RESIDENTS. ENFORCING THE LAW THAT'S WALL ENFORCING THE LAW THAT'S WALL THE PLAYING FIELD. THE PLAYING FIELD. PERSONS CAN DISABILITY, PERSONS CAN DISABILITY, SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND OTHER CLASSES. AND OTHER CLASSES. WE THANK YOU FOR FUNDING FAIR WE THANK YOU FOR FUNDING FAIR HOUSING IN ELK GROVE, THANK YOU HOUSING IN ELK GROVE, THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK ABOUT PROJECT SENTINEL. ABOUT PROJECT SENTINEL. >> MICHAEL FOLLOWED BY ERICA MICHAEL FOLLOWED BY ERICA BL BL BLACK. BLACK. >> I WASN'T ORIGINALLY GOING TO

I WASN'T ORIGINALLY GOING TO SPEAK ONLE.1, BUT SINCE THIS IS SPEAK ONLE.1, BUT SINCE THIS IS THE MONEY GIVEAWAY TIME, I WANT THE MONEY GIVEAWAY TIME, I WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE DIFFERENCE TO TALK ABOUT THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE DESERVING POOR AND BETWEEN THE DESERVING POOR AND UNDESERVING POOR. UNDESERVING POOR. DESERVING POOR IF I GET IT DESERVING POOR IF I GET IT STRAIGHT ARE THE DISEASE OF THE STRAIGHT ARE THE DISEASE OF THE DAY, STRAY DOGS AND CATS, DAY, STRAY DOGS AND CATS, ANYTHING WITH GOOD OPTICS. ANYTHING WITH GOOD OPTICS. GOOD PHOTO OP. GOOD PHOTO OP. THEN THE UNDESERVING POOR WOULD THEN THE UNDESERVING POOR WOULD BE THE UNWASHED, THE HOMELESS, BE THE UNWASHED, THE HOMELESS, THE BELLIGERENT, THE DRUG AT THE BELLIGERENT, THE DRUG AT INTERESTS WITH TOO MANY TATTOOS. INTERESTS WITH TOO MANY TATTOOS. JUST LIKE BENNY WHO CAME UP HERE JUST LIKE BENNY WHO CAME UP HERE AND SPOKE EARLIER. AND SPOKE EARLIER. THAT IS PRETTY UNUSUAL FOR ELK THAT IS PRETTY UNUSUAL FOR ELK GROVE TO HAVE STREET PERSON COME GROVE TO HAVE STREET PERSON COME UP HERE AND SPEAK. UP HERE AND SPEAK. AS ELOQUENTLY AS HE DID. AS ELOQUENTLY AS HE DID. WHEN SOMEBODY APPROACHES YOU WHEN SOMEBODY APPROACHES YOU NEED TO SAY SOMETHING MORE THAN NEED TO SAY SOMETHING MORE THAN GOOD LUCK. GOOD LUCK. YOU NEED TO DO SOMETHING MORE, YOU NEED TO DO SOMETHING MORE, COUNCILMEN, THAN GIVE A COUNCILMEN, THAN GIVE A SANDWICH. SANDWICH. POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS TO DO MORE POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS TO DO MORE THAN SEND OUT ONE PROFITERS THIS THAN SEND OUT ONE PROFITERS THIS OUT THERE TO SAY, HEY, IT'S TOO OUT THERE TO SAY, HEY, IT'S TOO BAD. BAD. SOCIAL WORKERS ARE NEEDED. SOCIAL WORKERS ARE NEEDED. WE HAVE DEFUNDED SOCIAL WORKERS. WE HAVE DEFUNDED SOCIAL WORKERS. THE LOAD HAS BEEN TERRIBLE. THE LOAD HAS BEEN TERRIBLE. FOR CHILDREN, ADULTS, AT RISK FOR CHILDREN, ADULTS, AT RISK ADULTS AND CHILDREN. ADULTS AND CHILDREN. THEY NEED TO BE ABLE TO TALK TO THEY NEED TO BE ABLE TO TALK TO FOLKS LIKE THAT AND GET THEM OFF FOLKS LIKE THAT AND GET THEM OFF THE STREET AND INTO SECURED THE STREET AND INTO SECURED SHELTER WITH ASSISTANCE. SHELTER WITH ASSISTANCE. THEY NEED CASE MANAGEMENT, NEEDS THEY NEED CASE MANAGEMENT, NEEDS TO BE CONTINUOUS. TO BE CONTINUOUS. ALTHOUGH IT'S TRUE IS THAT

ALTHOUGH IT'S TRUE IS THAT CALFRESH GOT SUPPORT, I JUST CALFRESH GOT SUPPORT, I JUST TALKED TO THE CALFRESH LADY, SHE TALKED TO THE CALFRESH LADY, SHE SAID 160 ON AVERAGE FOOD STAMP SAID 160 ON AVERAGE FOOD STAMP CLIENTS THAT GO TO THE FARMER'S CLIENTS THAT GO TO THE FARMER'S MARKET. MARKET. 160. 160. THAT'S A LOT OF PEOPLE. THAT'S A LOT OF PEOPLE. THAT'S JUST A FRACTION OF THE THAT'S JUST A FRACTION OF THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE IN NEED THAT NUMBER OF PEOPLE IN NEED THAT ARE HUNGRY. ARE HUNGRY. NEED CALFRESH. NEED CALFRESH. MR. SPEASE YOU'RE REALLY MR. SPEASE YOU'RE REALLY DISTURBING ME WITH YOUR SMIRK DISTURBING ME WITH YOUR SMIRK THERE. THERE. >> I'M PAYING ATTENTION TO YOU, I'M PAYING ATTENTION TO YOU, S S SIR. SIR. >> OKAY, THAT WASN'T A SMIRK,

OKAY, THAT WASN'T A SMIRK, MORE OF AN EFFORT TO BRING ME MORE OF AN EFFORT TO BRING ME INTO FOCUS. INTO FOCUS. WITH MY LAST 25 SECONDS I'LL WITH MY LAST 25 SECONDS I'LL TELL YOU THAT THERE ARE THE TELL YOU THAT THERE ARE THE UNDESERVING POOR AND A LOT OF UNDESERVING POOR AND A LOT OF MONEY GOING OUT THERE. MONEY GOING OUT THERE. BUT WE CAN'T HELP BENNY, WE BUT WE CAN'T HELP BENNY, WE CAN'T MAKE A PHONE CALL, SIT CAN'T MAKE A PHONE CALL, SIT DOWN AND TALK TO SOCIAL DOWN AND TALK TO SOCIAL SERVICES? SERVICES? AM I SUPPOSED TO DO THAT? AM I SUPPOSED TO DO THAT? WHO IS GOING TO DO IT? WHO IS GOING TO DO IT? THE CITY MANAGER? THE CITY MANAGER? MADAM MAYOR YOU HAVE BEEN MADAM MAYOR YOU HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN SOME OF THIS STUFF INVOLVED IN SOME OF THIS STUFF INTIMATELY. INTIMATELY. >> THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. ERICA BLACK. ERICA BLACK. >> ALL RIGHT, GOOD EVENING

ALL RIGHT, GOOD EVENING MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, COUNCIL, MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, COUNCIL, THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME. THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME. I'M ERICA BLACK, AND I AM HERE I'M ERICA BLACK, AND I AM HERE ON BEHALF OF CENTER FOR LAND ON BEHALF OF CENTER FOR LAND BASED LEARNING. BASED LEARNING. ONE OF THE NEW ORGANIZATIONS ON ONE OF THE NEW ORGANIZATIONS ON THE LIST, I WANTED TO INTRODUCE THE LIST, I WANTED TO INTRODUCE MYSELF. MYSELF. I'M HERE REPRESENTING THE FARMS I'M HERE REPRESENTING THE FARMS PROGRAM, FARMS IS AN ACRONYM, PROGRAM, FARMS IS AN ACRONYM, FARMING, AGRICULTURE, AND FARMING, AGRICULTURE, AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT FOR RESOURCE MANAGEMENT FOR SUSTAINABILITY. SUSTAINABILITY. I HAVE HAD THE HONOR TO WORK I HAVE HAD THE HONOR TO WORK WITH SACRAMENTO VALLEY STUDENTS WITH SACRAMENTO VALLEY STUDENTS FOR THE PAST 3 YEARS. FOR THE PAST 3 YEARS. SPECIFICALLY SOME OF MY FAVORITE SPECIFICALLY SOME OF MY FAVORITE STUDENTS ARE FROM ELK GROVE. STUDENTS ARE FROM ELK GROVE. SO I JUST WANTED TO EXPLAIN A SO I JUST WANTED TO EXPLAIN A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT WE DO IN LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT WE DO IN THE FARMS PROGRAM. THE FARMS PROGRAM. WE TAKE STUDENTS OUT ON FIELD WE TAKE STUDENTS OUT ON FIELD TRIPS. TRIPS. SO A LOT OF THESE STUDENTS ARE SO A LOT OF THESE STUDENTS ARE STUDENTS THAT MIGHT NOT HAVE AN STUDENTS THAT MIGHT NOT HAVE AN AGRICULTURE BACKGROUND, I MIGHT AGRICULTURE BACKGROUND, I MIGHT BE BIASED BUT AGRICULTURE IS OUR BE BIASED BUT AGRICULTURE IS OUR MOIST IMPORTANT INDUSTRY, WE MOIST IMPORTANT INDUSTRY, WE HAVE TO EAT EVERY SINGLE DAY. HAVE TO EAT EVERY SINGLE DAY. WE NEED PEOPLE TO FILL THE JOBS WE NEED PEOPLE TO FILL THE JOBS SPECIFICALLY IN AG TECH. SPECIFICALLY IN AG TECH. EMERGENT CAREERS COMING UP. EMERGENT CAREERS COMING UP. EVERY MONTH WE GO ON FIELD EVERY MONTH WE GO ON FIELD TRIPS, WE EXPOSE STUDENTS TO TRIPS, WE EXPOSE STUDENTS TO DIFFERENT CAREER OPPORTUNITIES, DIFFERENT CAREER OPPORTUNITIES, AND OUR MISSION IS TO INSPIRE, AND OUR MISSION IS TO INSPIRE, EDUCATE AND CULTIVATE THE NEXT EDUCATE AND CULTIVATE THE NEXT GENERATION OF FARMERS, NATURAL GENERATION OF FARMERS, NATURAL RESOURCE STEWARDS. RESOURCE STEWARDS. I'LL GIVER AN EXAMPLE FOR MY I'LL GIVER AN EXAMPLE FOR MY LAST FIELD DAY, MADE A STUDENT LAST FIELD DAY, MADE A STUDENT WHO ON THE FIELD TRIP GOT AN WHO ON THE FIELD TRIP GOT AN E-MAIL FROM CAL POLY HE WAS E-MAIL FROM CAL POLY HE WAS ACCEPTED FOR AG BUSINESS. ACCEPTED FOR AG BUSINESS. AND HE'S A FIRST GENERATION AND HE'S A FIRST GENERATION COLLEGE STUDENT. COLLEGE STUDENT. VERY EXCITED FOR HIM. VERY EXCITED FOR HIM. JUST HOPE THAT WE CAN CONTINUE JUST HOPE THAT WE CAN CONTINUE THIS GREAT WORK WITHIN THE ELK THIS GREAT WORK WITHIN THE ELK GROVE AND GREATER SACRAMENTO GROVE AND GREATER SACRAMENTO AR AR AREA. AREA. >> OH ERICA WAS OUR FINAL PUBLIC

OH ERICA WAS OUR FINAL PUBLIC COMMENT SPEAKER, I WILL CLOSE COMMENT SPEAKER, I WILL CLOSE AND DECLARE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND DECLARE THE PUBLIC HEARING IS CLOSED. IS CLOSED. QUOS, COMMENTS FROM MY QUOS, COMMENTS FROM MY COLLEAGUES. COLLEAGUES. I'LL START TO THE RIGHT I'LL START TO THE RIGHT COUNCILMEMBER SPEASE YOU WANT TO COUNCILMEMBER SPEASE YOU WANT TO KICK IT OFF? KICK IT OFF? >> TONIGHT WE'RE NOT DOING ANY TONIGHT WE'RE NOT DOING ANY VOTE WHATSOEVER, THERE'S NOTHING VOTE WHATSOEVER, THERE'S NOTHING I NEED TO RECUSE MYSELF FROM, IS I NEED TO RECUSE MYSELF FROM, IS THERE? THERE? >> THERE IS, THERE IS A

THERE IS, THERE IS A RECOMMENDATION AND YOUR SPOUSE RECOMMENDATION AND YOUR SPOUSE IS A BOARD MEMBER OF RUNNING FOR IS A BOARD MEMBER OF RUNNING FOR RHETT. RHETT. WHAT I RECOMMEND IS WE'LL TAKE WHAT I RECOMMEND IS WE'LL TAKE THAT ITEM FIRST, COUNCIL TAKE THAT ITEM FIRST, COUNCIL TAKE THAT ITEM FIRST, YOU STEP OUT, THAT ITEM FIRST, YOU STEP OUT, MAKE A PRELIMINARY DETERMINATION MAKE A PRELIMINARY DETERMINATION ON ALLOCATION ON RUNNING FOR ON ALLOCATION ON RUNNING FOR RHETT, THEN YOU COME BACK AND RHETT, THEN YOU COME BACK AND WE'LL DO THE REST. WE'LL DO THE REST. IF THERE ARE QUESTIONS ASIDE IF THERE ARE QUESTIONS ASIDE FROM THAT CAN YOU ADDRESS THOSE FROM THAT CAN YOU ADDRESS THOSE FIRST. FIRST. IF THERE ARE QUESTIONS RUNNING IF THERE ARE QUESTIONS RUNNING FOR RHETT YOU CAN STEP OUT FOR FOR RHETT YOU CAN STEP OUT FOR THAT. THAT. >> HOW ABOUT I JUST STEP OUT AND HOW ABOUT I JUST STEP OUT AND YOU DO YOUR THING WHEN YOU ARE YOU DO YOUR THING WHEN YOU ARE READY TO BRING ME BACK -- READY TO BRING ME BACK -- >> YOU WANT TO HEAR US TALK? YOU WANT TO HEAR US TALK? >> I DON'T WANT TO BE ANY PART I DON'T WANT TO BE ANY PART OF IT, THAT WOULD BE BAD. OF IT, THAT WOULD BE BAD. >> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER

THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER SPEASE. SPEASE. >> WE WILL BE TAKING THAT -- WE WE WILL BE TAKING THAT -- WE WILL TAKE THAT ITEM SINGULARLY. WILL TAKE THAT ITEM SINGULARLY. ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? GOOD WITH THE RECOMMENDATIONS? GOOD WITH THE RECOMMENDATIONS? >> SO MOVED. SO MOVED. >> YES -- YES -- >> WE DON'T HAVE A MOTION, JUST WE DON'T HAVE A MOTION, JUST SORT OF AGREEMENT. SORT OF AGREEMENT. GOOD? GOOD? >> I'D LIKE TO MAKE A QUICK I'D LIKE TO MAKE A QUICK COMMENT TO THE FOLKS WHO CAME COMMENT TO THE FOLKS WHO CAME OUT TONIGHT THANK YOU FOR YOUR OUT TONIGHT THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY, YOUR SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY, YOUR WORK MAKES OUR COMMUNITY GREAT. WORK MAKES OUR COMMUNITY GREAT. I KNOW THERE'S A LOT OF NEW I KNOW THERE'S A LOT OF NEW FOLKS TONIGHT. FOLKS TONIGHT. IT WAS VERY NEAT TO HEAR ABOUT IT WAS VERY NEAT TO HEAR ABOUT THESE NEW NONPROFITS THAT ARE THESE NEW NONPROFITS THAT ARE SERVING OUR COMMUNITY. SERVING OUR COMMUNITY. THANK YOU FOR SHARING YOUR THANK YOU FOR SHARING YOUR BUSINESS AS WELL. BUSINESS AS WELL. >> THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. WE CAN DO THAT WITH WE CAN DO THAT WITH COUNCILMEMBER SPEASE BACK. COUNCILMEMBER SPEASE BACK. GOOD FOR RUNNING FOR RHETT? GOOD FOR RUNNING FOR RHETT? >> AT THE LEVEL RECOMMENDED BY AT THE LEVEL RECOMMENDED BY STAFF. STAFF. >> YES. YES. LET'S GRAB COUNCILMEMBER SPEASE LET'S GRAB COUNCILMEMBER SPEASE TO COME BACK. TO COME BACK. HE'S GOING TO MAKE HIM SWEAT IT HE'S GOING TO MAKE HIM SWEAT IT OUT THERE. OUT THERE. >> HE'S COMING THE OTHER WAY. HE'S COMING THE OTHER WAY. >> AND HE'S BACK!

AND HE'S BACK! NOW WE'LL TALK ABOUT THE REST OF NOW WE'LL TALK ABOUT THE REST OF THE ITEMS EXCLUDING RUNNING FOR THE ITEMS EXCLUDING RUNNING FOR RHETT. RHETT. WE'LL START TO THE RIGHT. WE'LL START TO THE RIGHT. WOULD YOU LIKE TO OPINE ON THE WOULD YOU LIKE TO OPINE ON THE OTHERS? OTHERS? >> NO, I SUPPORT THE NO, I SUPPORT THE RECOMMENDATIONS. RECOMMENDATIONS. BUT FIRST MISS TUTT THANK YOU BUT FIRST MISS TUTT THANK YOU VERY MUCH. VERY MUCH. I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TO A LOT OF THE APPLICANTS TO A LOT OF THE APPLICANTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. AND MANY, MANY TIMES THEY SAY AND MANY, MANY TIMES THEY SAY THANK YOU SO MUCH THAT ALICIA THANK YOU SO MUCH THAT ALICIA DOES A FANTASTIC JOB HELPING US DOES A FANTASTIC JOB HELPING US TO LEARN ABOUT THE PROCESS, TO TO LEARN ABOUT THE PROCESS, TO LEARN ABOUT WHERE ADDITIONAL LEARN ABOUT WHERE ADDITIONAL GRANTS COULD BE, ETCETERA. GRANTS COULD BE, ETCETERA. I WANT TO THANK YOU. I WANT TO THANK YOU. I KNOW YOU HAVE SOMEONE ELSE I KNOW YOU HAVE SOMEONE ELSE ASSISTING YOU, I DON'T REMEMBER ASSISTING YOU, I DON'T REMEMBER THE PERSON'S NAME, BUT YOU ARE A THE PERSON'S NAME, BUT YOU ARE A TEAM OF A COUPLE. TEAM OF A COUPLE. >> MOSTLY ME. MOSTLY ME. >> WELL THEN I WAS WRONG.

WELL THEN I WAS WRONG. ANYWAY, I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU ANYWAY, I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR THAT AND HELPING THEM FOR THAT AND HELPING THEM KNOW -- HELPING THEM THROUGH THE KNOW -- HELPING THEM THROUGH THE PROCESS. PROCESS. IF THEY COULDN'T BE, I DON'T IF THEY COULDN'T BE, I DON'T WANT TO SAY COMPETITIVE, WANT TO SAY COMPETITIVE, COMPELLING OR WHATEVER THIS COMPELLING OR WHATEVER THIS YEAR, THEY KNOW WHAT THEY DO FOR YEAR, THEY KNOW WHAT THEY DO FOR NEXT YEAR. NEXT YEAR. I THANK YOU FOR THAT. I THANK YOU FOR THAT. I'M HAPPY TO SUPPORT THINGS I'M HAPPY TO SUPPORT THINGS BESIDES RUNNING FOR RHETT THAT I BESIDES RUNNING FOR RHETT THAT I HAVE EXCLUDED MYSELF FROM. HAVE EXCLUDED MYSELF FROM. RANDY, YOU MAKE THIS DIFFICULT. RANDY, YOU MAKE THIS DIFFICULT. >> COUNCILMEMBER ROBLES. COUNCILMEMBER ROBLES. >> THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION AND THANK YOU THE PRESENTATION AND THANK YOU FOR ALL WHO CAME OUT TODAY. FOR ALL WHO CAME OUT TODAY. IT IS SUPER UNIQUE THAT WE AS A IT IS SUPER UNIQUE THAT WE AS A CITY GIVE BACK TO THE COMMUNITY CITY GIVE BACK TO THE COMMUNITY AND GIVE BACK TO THE NONPROFITS AND GIVE BACK TO THE NONPROFITS MAKING A DIFFERENCE DAY IN AND MAKING A DIFFERENCE DAY IN AND DAY OUT. DAY OUT. BECAUSE OF YOU, WHY WE GET TO BECAUSE OF YOU, WHY WE GET TO SIT HERE AND PROVIDE SERVICES. SIT HERE AND PROVIDE SERVICES. THANK YOU, GINA FOR BEING OUT THANK YOU, GINA FOR BEING OUT HERE. HERE. I KNOW THE GREAT WORK THAT XHOPE I KNOW THE GREAT WORK THAT XHOPE IS DOING, FOR OUR YOUTH, IN IS DOING, FOR OUR YOUTH, IN MAKING SURE THAT YOU PROVIDE MAKING SURE THAT YOU PROVIDE SERVICES. SERVICES. AND TEAM SCOTT, ROCHELLE SPEAKS AND TEAM SCOTT, ROCHELLE SPEAKS HIGHLY OF YOU, AND USUALLY HIGHLY OF YOU, AND USUALLY THEY'RE REALLY GOOD PEOPLE. THEY'RE REALLY GOOD PEOPLE. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. HAPPY TO SUPPORT THIS ALONG. HAPPY TO SUPPORT THIS ALONG. AND THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR ALL AND THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR ALL OF THE NONPROFITS. OF THE NONPROFITS. LOOKING FORWARD TO DOING A LOOKING FORWARD TO DOING A SCHEDULED TRIP WITH MEALS ON SCHEDULED TRIP WITH MEALS ON WHEELS SERVING OUR SENIOR WHEELS SERVING OUR SENIOR COMMUNITY. COMMUNITY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER BREWER. COUNCILMEMBER BREWER. >> THANK YOU, MS. TUTT, FOR THE THANK YOU, MS. TUTT, FOR THE THOROUGH PROCESS. THOROUGH PROCESS. FOR ALL OF THE APPLICANTS. FOR ALL OF THE APPLICANTS. FOR ALL OF YOU WHO ARE FIRST FOR ALL OF YOU WHO ARE FIRST TIME AWARDEES, CONGRATULATIONS. TIME AWARDEES, CONGRATULATIONS. A LOT OF HARD WORK WAS PUT IN A LOT OF HARD WORK WAS PUT IN THERE. THERE. IT WAS NOT UNNOTICED, DEFINITELY IT WAS NOT UNNOTICED, DEFINITELY SEEN. SEEN. THE WORK THAT ALL OF YOU ARE THE WORK THAT ALL OF YOU ARE DOING IN THE COMMUNITY IS MORE DOING IN THE COMMUNITY IS MORE THAN COMMENDABLE. THAN COMMENDABLE. AND VERY DESERVING OF WHAT HAS AND VERY DESERVING OF WHAT HAS BEEN GIVEN OUT TONIGHT. BEEN GIVEN OUT TONIGHT. THANK YOU AGAIN. THANK YOU AGAIN. CONGRAT CONGRAT CONGRATULATIONS. CONGRATULATIONS. >> VICE MAYOR? VICE MAYOR? >> TO ADD TO MY EARLIER

TO ADD TO MY EARLIER COMMENTS, THANK YOU MS. TUTT FOR COMMENTS, THANK YOU MS. TUTT FOR YOUR WORK. YOUR WORK. I KNOW IT'S A LOT OF WORK TO GO I KNOW IT'S A LOT OF WORK TO GO THROUGH ARE THE APPLICATIONS. THROUGH ARE THE APPLICATIONS. >> I WILL ECHO THE SAME

I WILL ECHO THE SAME COMMENTS, I KNOW SPECIFICALLY A COMMENTS, I KNOW SPECIFICALLY A FEW OF THE NONPROFITS THAT FEW OF THE NONPROFITS THAT REACHED OUT TO ME MENTIONED HOW REACHED OUT TO ME MENTIONED HOW THOROUGH YOU WERE, AND IN THOROUGH YOU WERE, AND IN HELPING THEM GET THROUGH THE HELPING THEM GET THROUGH THE PROCESS. PROCESS. WHICH MAY BE INTIMIDATING FOR WHICH MAY BE INTIMIDATING FOR THOSE APPLYING FOR THE FIRST THOSE APPLYING FOR THE FIRST TIME. TIME. THANK YOU, REALLY APPLAUD FIRST THANK YOU, REALLY APPLAUD FIRST TIME RECIPIENTS. TIME RECIPIENTS. I LOOK FORWARD TO COMING AND I LOOK FORWARD TO COMING AND VISITING YOUR PARTICULAR VISITING YOUR PARTICULAR NONPROFITS. NONPROFITS. I DID HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO I DID HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO VISIT WITH DEEM SCOTT. VISIT WITH DEEM SCOTT. AND AFTER THE VISIT I AM A FIRM AND AFTER THE VISIT I AM A FIRM BELIEVER IN EQUINE THERAPY. BELIEVER IN EQUINE THERAPY. I FELT BETTER, I GOT ON A HORSE I FELT BETTER, I GOT ON A HORSE AND RODE AROUND. AND RODE AROUND. YOU'RE OUT IN NATURE, AT ONE YOU'RE OUT IN NATURE, AT ONE WITH THIS AMAZING, BEAUTIFUL WITH THIS AMAZING, BEAUTIFUL ANIMAL. ANIMAL. THANK YOU COACH FOR KEEPING ME THANK YOU COACH FOR KEEPING ME SAFE. SAFE. TO ALL OF THE NONPROFIT TO ALL OF THE NONPROFIT PARTNERS, GOVERNMENT CAN'T DO PARTNERS, GOVERNMENT CAN'T DO THIS WORK ALONE WE NEED OUR THIS WORK ALONE WE NEED OUR NONPROFITS TO STEP UP AND LEAD NONPROFITS TO STEP UP AND LEAD AND YOU DO AN AMAZING JOB AND YOU DO AN AMAZING JOB HELPING OUR COMMUNITY. HELPING OUR COMMUNITY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. I'M PROUD OF ALL OF THE WORK I'M PROUD OF ALL OF THE WORK THAT YOU ALL ARE DOING. THAT YOU ALL ARE DOING. I, TOO, WILL LEND MY SUPPORT TO I, TOO, WILL LEND MY SUPPORT TO STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS. STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS. I THINK WE ARE ALL IN AGREEMENT I THINK WE ARE ALL IN AGREEMENT AND MOVER ON TO OUR NEXT ITEM. AND MOVER ON TO OUR NEXT ITEM. THANK YOU FOR COMING. THANK YOU FOR COMING. NEXT ITEM. NEXT ITEM. >> ITEM 8.2 IS TWO PUBLIC

ITEM 8.2 IS TWO PUBLIC HEARINGS TO CONSIDER THE 59th HEARINGS TO CONSIDER THE 59th ANNEXATION STREET ZONE 3-AV AND ANNEXATION STREET ZONE 3-AV AND STORMWATER FEE ZONE 2 FOR ONE STORMWATER FEE ZONE 2 FOR ONE PROJECT, 9382 FEICKERT DRIVE, PROJECT, 9382 FEICKERT DRIVE, URBAN LOT SPLIT PROJECT. URBAN LOT SPLIT PROJECT. >> GOOD EVENING, MADAM MAYOR,

GOOD EVENING, MADAM MAYOR, VICE MAYOR AND COUNCILMEMBERS. VICE MAYOR AND COUNCILMEMBERS. I'M HERE TO PRESENT THE PROJECT I'M HERE TO PRESENT THE PROJECT ANNEXES INTO THE SPECIAL ANNEXES INTO THE SPECIAL DISTRICTS. DISTRICTS. THE CITY MAINTAINS 8 SPECIAL TAX THE CITY MAINTAINS 8 SPECIAL TAX DISTRICTS. DISTRICTS. ANNEXATIONS INTO THE APPROPRIATE ANNEXATIONS INTO THE APPROPRIATE DISTRICTS ARE TYPICALLY PART OF DISTRICTS ARE TYPICALLY PART OF THE PROJECT APPROVAL PROCESS, THE PROJECT APPROVAL PROCESS, REQUIREMENTS ARE SPECIFIC FOR REQUIREMENTS ARE SPECIFIC FOR EACH PROJECT N. AND VARY EACH PROJECT N. AND VARY ACCORDING TO GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION ACCORDING TO GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION AND BUILDING USE. AND BUILDING USE. RATES ARE ADJUSTED ANNUALLY. RATES ARE ADJUSTED ANNUALLY. TS CURRENT PROJECT IS 9362 TS CURRENT PROJECT IS 9362 FEICKERT, URBAN LOT SPLIT, AN FEICKERT, URBAN LOT SPLIT, AN FLEXING INTO STREET MAINTENANCE FLEXING INTO STREET MAINTENANCE NUMBER 1 ZONE 3, AND STORMWATER NUMBER 1 ZONE 3, AND STORMWATER ZONE 2. ZONE 2. RESOLUTION OF INTENTS WAS RESOLUTION OF INTENTS WAS ADOPTED JANUARY 28, AND THE ADOPTED JANUARY 28, AND THE PROJECT HAD ADDITIONAL PROJECT HAD ADDITIONAL ANNEXATION REQUIREMENTS BUT THEY ANNEXATION REQUIREMENTS BUT THEY WERE DONE THROUGH THE UNANIMOUS WERE DONE THROUGH THE UNANIMOUS APPROVAL PROCESS. APPROVAL PROCESS. ALL OF THESE ASSESSMENTS WILL BE ALL OF THESE ASSESSMENTS WILL BE LEVEED INTO PERPETUITY. LEVEED INTO PERPETUITY. THIS IS A RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY THIS IS A RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY THAT WILL BE SPLIT IN HALF IN THAT WILL BE SPLIT IN HALF IN TWO SINGLE FAMILY HOMES. TWO SINGLE FAMILY HOMES. THESE ARE THE TWO ANNEXATIONS THESE ARE THE TWO ANNEXATIONS LOW. LOW. KATED OFF FEICKERT DRIVE, KATED OFF FEICKERT DRIVE, CURRENTLY AN EMPTY LOT. CURRENTLY AN EMPTY LOT. THIS CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION, THIS CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION, THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION AND TIME, IF YOU EVER ANY AND TIME, IF YOU EVER ANY QUESTIONS LET ME KNOW. QUESTIONS LET ME KNOW. >> THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. AT THIS TIME I WILL DECLARE THE AT THIS TIME I WILL DECLARE THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR SMD3-AV ANNEX PUBLIC HEARING FOR SMD3-AV ANNEX 59 OPEN. 59 OPEN. OPEN UP THE PUBLIC COMMENT OPEN UP THE PUBLIC COMMENT OPPORTUNITY. OPPORTUNITY. WE DO NOT HAVE ANYBODY SIGNED UP WE DO NOT HAVE ANYBODY SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON THIS, I WILL CLOSE TO SPEAK ON THIS, I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC COMMENT OPPORTUNITY, THE PUBLIC COMMENT OPPORTUNITY, AND DECLARE THAT THE PUBLIC AND DECLARE THAT THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR SMD IS NOW CLOSED. HEARING FOR SMD IS NOW CLOSED. AND REQUEST THE CLERK TO PROVIDE AND REQUEST THE CLERK TO PROVIDE THE RESULTS OF THE BALLOT THE RESULTS OF THE BALLOT TABULATION. TABULATION. >> THERE IS NO MAJORITY PROTEST THERE IS NO MAJORITY PROTEST OF 2 POSSIBLE VOTES WEIGHTED OF 2 POSSIBLE VOTES WEIGHTED ACCORDING TO THE FINANCIAL ACCORDING TO THE FINANCIAL OBLIGATION, TWO AFFIRMATIVE OBLIGATION, TWO AFFIRMATIVE BALLOTS WERE RETURNED IN THE BALLOTS WERE RETURNED IN THE INFLATION ADJUSTMENT LIMIT AND INFLATION ADJUSTMENT LIMIT AND RESOLUTION DETERMINING THE LEVY RESOLUTION DETERMINING THE LEVY ASSESSMENT IS AVAILABLE FOR ASSESSMENT IS AVAILABLE FOR COUNCIL CONSIDERATION. COUNCIL CONSIDERATION. >> THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. IF THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS OR IF THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS I WILL LOOK FOR MOTION COMMENTS I WILL LOOK FOR MOTION A. A. >> SO MOVED. SO MOVED. >> SECOND. SECOND. >> ALL THOSE IN FAVOR. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR. [CHORUS OF AYES ] [CHORUS OF AYES ] >> THANK YOU, MOTION PASSES. THANK YOU, MOTION PASSES. AND NOW I WILL DECLARE THAT THE AND NOW I WILL DECLARE THAT THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR SWDF ANNEX 76 PUBLIC HEARING FOR SWDF ANNEX 76 IS OPEN. IS OPEN. AND OPEN UP PUBLIC COMMENT. AND OPEN UP PUBLIC COMMENT. NO ONE HAS SIGNED UP TO SPEAK NO ONE HAS SIGNED UP TO SPEAK I'LL CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT, I'LL CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT, DECLARE THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR DECLARE THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR SWDF ANNEX 76 IS CLOSED. SWDF ANNEX 76 IS CLOSED. AND REQUEST THE CLERK TO PROVIDE AND REQUEST THE CLERK TO PROVIDE THE RESULTS OF THE BALLOT THE RESULTS OF THE BALLOT TABULATION. TABULATION. >> AGAIN THERE'S NO MAJORITY

AGAIN THERE'S NO MAJORITY PROTEST OF 2 POSSIBLE VOTES PROTEST OF 2 POSSIBLE VOTES WEIGHTED ACCORDING TO THE WEIGHTED ACCORDING TO THE FINANCIAL ONLY GAUGES, TWO FINANCIAL ONLY GAUGES, TWO AFFIRMATIVE VOTES RETURNED, THE AFFIRMATIVE VOTES RETURNED, THE BALLOT APPROVES THE PROPOSED BALLOT APPROVES THE PROPOSED ADJUSTMENT FOR THE PARCEL ADJUSTMENT FOR THE PARCEL IDENTIFIED IN THE BALLOT, IDENTIFIED IN THE BALLOT, RESOLUTION DETERMINING THE LEVY RESOLUTION DETERMINING THE LEVY ASSESSMENT AVAILABLE FOR COUNCIL ASSESSMENT AVAILABLE FOR COUNCIL CONSIDERATION. CONSIDERATION. >> THANK YOU LOOKING FOR MOTION THANK YOU LOOKING FOR MOTION B. B. >> SO MOVED. SO MOVED. >> SECOND. SECOND. >> ALL THOSE IN FAVOR. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR. [CHORUS OF AYES]. [CHORUS OF AYES]. >> MOTION PASSES, NEXT ITEM 9.1. MOTION PASSES, NEXT ITEM 9.1. >> RECEIVE INFORMATION REGARDING

RECEIVE INFORMATION REGARDING THE ELK GROVE POLICE DEPARTMENT THE ELK GROVE POLICE DEPARTMENT USE OF AUTOMATIC LICENSE PLATE USE OF AUTOMATIC LICENSE PLATE READER TECHNOLOGY AND READER TECHNOLOGY AND PRESENTATION OF THE ELK GROVE PRESENTATION OF THE ELK GROVE POLICE DEPARTMENT ANNUAL REPORT POLICE DEPARTMENT ANNUAL REPORT FOR 2025. FOR 2025. >> ALL RIGHT, GOOD EVENING MADAM

ALL RIGHT, GOOD EVENING MADAM MAYOR, MEMBERS OF THE CITY MAYOR, MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL, I'M ANDREA CORTEZ, COUNCIL, I'M ANDREA CORTEZ, REALTIME INFORMATION CENTER REALTIME INFORMATION CENTER MANAGER. MANAGER. TONIGHT I'LL PROVIDE A HIGH TONIGHT I'LL PROVIDE A HIGH LEVEL OVERVIEW OF THE ALPR LEVEL OVERVIEW OF THE ALPR PROGRAM. PROGRAM. WE WILL TALK ABOUT 5 KEY AREAS. WE WILL TALK ABOUT 5 KEY AREAS. DISCUSS WHAT THE ALPR TECHNOLOGY DISCUSS WHAT THE ALPR TECHNOLOGY DOES, AND MORE IMPORTANTLY WHAT DOES, AND MORE IMPORTANTLY WHAT IT DOES NOT DO. IT DOES NOT DO. WE'LL TALK ABOUT THE HISTORY OF WE'LL TALK ABOUT THE HISTORY OF ALPR DEPLOYMENTS IN THE CITY OF ALPR DEPLOYMENTS IN THE CITY OF ELK GROVE, TALK ABOUT GOVERNANCE ELK GROVE, TALK ABOUT GOVERNANCE AND OVERSIGHT RELATED TO ALPR AND OVERSIGHT RELATED TO ALPR USE, WORK FLOWS, CASE STUDIES USE, WORK FLOWS, CASE STUDIES AND SOME WINS. AND SOME WINS. THEN FINISH OFF WITH THE THEN FINISH OFF WITH THE CONTINUED COMMITMENT TO THE CONTINUED COMMITMENT TO THE COMMUNITY W THAT WE'LL GET COMMUNITY W THAT WE'LL GET STARTED WHAT IS ALPR TECHNOLOGY. STARTED WHAT IS ALPR TECHNOLOGY. AUTOMATED LICENSE PLATE READER AUTOMATED LICENSE PLATE READER IS A CAMERA SYSTEM MOUNTED TO A IS A CAMERA SYSTEM MOUNTED TO A FIXED LOCATION OR TO A PATROL FIXED LOCATION OR TO A PATROL VEHICLE. VEHICLE. IT TAKES AN IMAGE OF A VEHICLE IT TAKES AN IMAGE OF A VEHICLE LICENSE PLATE AND THE VEHICLE IT LICENSE PLATE AND THE VEHICLE IT SO. SO. THE LICE OWNS PLATE IS THEN THE LICE OWNS PLATE IS THEN COMPARED TO A STATE DATABASE COMPARED TO A STATE DATABASE JUSTICE AND IT'LL PROVIDE ALERT JUSTICE AND IT'LL PROVIDE ALERT IF THE VEHICLE IS STOLEN OR IF THE VEHICLE IS STOLEN OR FELONY VEHICLE. FELONY VEHICLE. JUST FOR, IT SHOULD BE NOTED'S JUST FOR, IT SHOULD BE NOTED'S ANY ALERT RECEIVED THERE IS A ANY ALERT RECEIVED THERE IS A PROCESS ON OUR END, AS FAR AS PROCESS ON OUR END, AS FAR AS VERIFICATION AND CONFIRMING THAT VERIFICATION AND CONFIRMING THAT THE ALERT IS ACCURATE. THE ALERT IS ACCURATE. AND THEN WE DO CONDUCT AND THEN WE DO CONDUCT ADDITIONAL RESEARCH AND ADDITIONAL RESEARCH AND ADDITIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT ADDITIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT DATABASES TO KONG FIRM THAT IS DATABASES TO KONG FIRM THAT IS AN ACCURATE READ. AN ACCURATE READ. ADDITIONALLY WHAT ALPR IS ADDITIONALLY WHAT ALPR IS PROVIDE INVESTIGATIVE NEEDS, PROVIDE INVESTIGATIVE NEEDS, REALTIME SAFETY PROVIDING REALTIME SAFETY PROVIDING VEHICLES OF INTEREST AND PROVIDE VEHICLES OF INTEREST AND PROVIDE ADDITIONAL DESCRIPTORS REGARDING ADDITIONAL DESCRIPTORS REGARDING THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION, THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION, SUPPORTS PUBLIC SAFETY SUPPORTS PUBLIC SAFETY OPERATIONS INCLUDING AMBER OPERATIONS INCLUDING AMBER ALERTS, AT RISK MISSING PERSONS, ALERTS, AT RISK MISSING PERSONS, AND WE ALSO USE IT FOR RECKLESS AND WE ALSO USE IT FOR RECKLESS DRIVING SUCH AS WRONG WAY DRIVING SUCH AS WRONG WAY DIVERS, NEAR COLLISIONS, DIVERS, NEAR COLLISIONS, HIT-AND-RUN, THINGS LIKE THAT. HIT-AND-RUN, THINGS LIKE THAT. AND NOW WE'LL TALK ABOUT WHAT AND NOW WE'LL TALK ABOUT WHAT ALPR DOESN'T DO. ALPR DOESN'T DO. IT DOES NOT IDENTIFY DRIVERS OR IT DOES NOT IDENTIFY DRIVERS OR OCCUPANTS, IT DOES NOT TRACK OCCUPANTS, IT DOES NOT TRACK INDIVIDUALS BY NAME OR IDENTITY,

INDIVIDUALS BY NAME OR IDENTITY, THERE ARE NO AUTOMATIC INQUIRIES THERE ARE NO AUTOMATIC INQUIRIES FROM THIS DATABASE. FROM THIS DATABASE. IT WOULD TAKE AN END USER TO DO IT WOULD TAKE AN END USER TO DO ADDITIONAL INQUIRY INTO PROVIDED ADDITIONAL INQUIRY INTO PROVIDED DATABASES TO FIND ANY SORT OF DATABASES TO FIND ANY SORT OF IDENTIFICATION OR INVESTIGATIVE IDENTIFICATION OR INVESTIGATIVE LEAD. LEAD. AND IT ONLY TAKES A SINGLE -- AND IT ONLY TAKES A SINGLE -- PICTURE OF ONLY A SINGLE MOMENT PICTURE OF ONLY A SINGLE MOMENT IN TIME AND SINGLE LOCATION. IN TIME AND SINGLE LOCATION. THERE'S NO PERSISTENT TRACKING. THERE'S NO PERSISTENT TRACKING. IT DOES NOT PREDICT POLICING IT DOES NOT PREDICT POLICING TOOL. TOOL. IT DOES NOT ACCESS DMV DATABASES IT DOES NOT ACCESS DMV DATABASES OR PERSONAL INFORMATION. OR PERSONAL INFORMATION. THIS I SEE WHY FEDERAL COURTS THIS I SEE WHY FEDERAL COURTS HAVE SAID TAKING PICTURES OF HAVE SAID TAKING PICTURES OF LICENSE PLATES IN PLAIN VIEW IS LICENSE PLATES IN PLAIN VIEW IS AT AN UNAWFUL SEARCH AND NOT AT AN UNAWFUL SEARCH AND NOT PERSISTENTER VERY LANCE. PERSISTENTER VERY LANCE. HERE'S A TIMELINE OF ALPR HERE'S A TIMELINE OF ALPR DEPLOYMENTS IN THE CITY OF ELK DEPLOYMENTS IN THE CITY OF ELK GROVE. GROVE. YOU SEE BASED ON THE TIMELINE, YOU SEE BASED ON THE TIMELINE, IT IS NOT NEW. IT IS NOT NEW. WE HAVE HAD THEM SINCE 2008, WE HAVE HAD THEM SINCE 2008, INITIALLY MOUNTED TO PATROL INITIALLY MOUNTED TO PATROL VEHICLES. VEHICLES. AND THEN WE MOVED ON TO A TRIAL AND THEN WE MOVED ON TO A TRIAL IN 2021 WHERE WE WERE ASSESSING IN 2021 WHERE WE WERE ASSESSING SYSTEM PERFORMANCE OF DIFFERENT SYSTEM PERFORMANCE OF DIFFERENT TEN INFORMATION. TEN INFORMATION. THEN WE INITIATED A CONTRACT IN THEN WE INITIATED A CONTRACT IN 2022 AND MOVED TO ADDITIONAL 2022 AND MOVED TO ADDITIONAL ALPR VENDOR IN PATROL VEHICLES. ALPR VENDOR IN PATROL VEHICLES. IN 2023 WE CONSIDERED -- WE IN 2023 WE CONSIDERED -- WE VIEWED A CONTRACT AND WANTED TO VIEWED A CONTRACT AND WANTED TO HAVE SCALABLE DATA SHARING TO HAVE SCALABLE DATA SHARING TO ENSURE WE COULD REMOVE DATA ENSURE WE COULD REMOVE DATA SHARING WHEN APPROPRIATE. SHARING WHEN APPROPRIATE. WE RELEASED THAT CONTRACT. WE RELEASED THAT CONTRACT. NOW IN 2025 WE'RE CURRENTLY, WE NOW IN 2025 WE'RE CURRENTLY, WE HAVE APPROXIMATELY 87ALPR'S HAVE APPROXIMATELY 87ALPR'S THROUGHOUT THE CITY. THROUGHOUT THE CITY. LET'S NOW TALK ABOUT ALPR LET'S NOW TALK ABOUT ALPR ADMINISTRATION AND DATA SHARING. ADMINISTRATION AND DATA SHARING. WE DO REQUIRE, THE WORK FLOW IS WE DO REQUIRE, THE WORK FLOW IS SUCH THAT ANY TIME WE RECEIVE AN SUCH THAT ANY TIME WE RECEIVE AN ALERT OR INQUIRY THERE'S ALWAYS ALERT OR INQUIRY THERE'S ALWAYS A HUMAN ON THE OTHER END A HUMAN ON THE OTHER END VERIFYING INFORMATION. VERIFYING INFORMATION. THERE IS, IT'S ALWAYS REQUIRED THERE IS, IT'S ALWAYS REQUIRED TO HAVE A REASON CODE AND A CASE TO HAVE A REASON CODE AND A CASE NUMBER OR CALL FOR SERVICE NUMBER OR CALL FOR SERVICE NUMBER TO DOCUMENT THE INQUIRY. NUMBER TO DOCUMENT THE INQUIRY. SO THAT IS IMPORTANT PROCESS OF

SO THAT IS IMPORTANT PROCESS OF OUR AUDITING TO ENSURE THAT WE OUR AUDITING TO ENSURE THAT WE ARE VERIFYING WHY LICENSE PLATE ARE VERIFYING WHY LICENSE PLATE INQUIRIES ARE BEING CONDUCTED. INQUIRIES ARE BEING CONDUCTED. FOR DATA SHARING WE DO HAVE FOR DATA SHARING WE DO HAVE SIGNED MOUs FOR OTHER LAW SIGNED MOUs FOR OTHER LAW ENFORCEMENT ENTITIES, THIS ENFORCEMENT ENTITIES, THIS REINFORCES THE CALIFORNIA LAWS REINFORCES THE CALIFORNIA LAWS AND ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THAT AND ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THAT ENTITY ACKNOWLEDGES THE LAWS OF ENTITY ACKNOWLEDGES THE LAWS OF THE STATE. THE STATE. FOR OUR RETENTION POLICY, 30 FOR OUR RETENTION POLICY, 30 DAYS. DAYS. THIS INFORMATION IS NOT RETAINED THIS INFORMATION IS NOT RETAINED ANY LONGER THAN 30 DAYS. ANY LONGER THAN 30 DAYS. IF WE WERE TO TRY TO CONDUCT AN IF WE WERE TO TRY TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY ON A RATE THAT'S ON THE INQUIRY ON A RATE THAT'S ON THE 31st DATE IT IS NOT THERE, IT 31st DATE IT IS NOT THERE, IT PROVIDES NO RETURN. PROVIDES NO RETURN. ONBOARDING AND TRAINING FOR ONBOARDING AND TRAINING FOR PERSONNEL GAINING ACCESS, THEY PERSONNEL GAINING ACCESS, THEY DO RECEIVE TRAINING, THEY HAVE A DO RECEIVE TRAINING, THEY HAVE A CERTIFICATION PROCESS THAT THEY CERTIFICATION PROCESS THAT THEY GO THROUGH IN THE VENDOR GO THROUGH IN THE VENDOR PLATFORM AND ALSO TRAINED IN ALL PLATFORM AND ALSO TRAINED IN ALL CRIMINAL JUSTICE INFORMATION CRIMINAL JUSTICE INFORMATION SECURITY TRAINING. SECURITY TRAINING. RIGHT TO KNOW, NEED TO KNOW, RIGHT TO KNOW, NEED TO KNOW, UNDERSTANDING LAW ENFORCEMENT UNDERSTANDING LAW ENFORCEMENT DATABASES AND APPROPRIATE DATABASES AND APPROPRIATE SECURITY CLEARANCES. SECURITY CLEARANCES. TRAINING NOT ONLY IS FOR TRAINING NOT ONLY IS FOR ONBOARDING NEW EMPLOYEES BUT ONBOARDING NEW EMPLOYEES BUT CONSISTENTLY TRAIN OUR PERSONNEL CONSISTENTLY TRAIN OUR PERSONNEL THAT HAVE BEEN WITH US. THAT HAVE BEEN WITH US. THE TECHNOLOGIES OF THE THE TECHNOLOGIES OF THE PLATFORMS EVOLVE, WE CONTINUE TO PLATFORMS EVOLVE, WE CONTINUE TO TRAIN OUR EMPLOYEES. TRAIN OUR EMPLOYEES. GOVERNANCE WE ADHERE TO SB34, GOVERNANCE WE ADHERE TO SB34, 54, AND POLICY 436 WHICH 54, AND POLICY 436 WHICH CONTAINS SOME CIVIL CODE IN CONTAINS SOME CIVIL CODE IN THERE AS WELL. THERE AS WELL. THERE IS NO OUT OF STATE DATA THERE IS NO OUT OF STATE DATA SHARING AND WE ONLY SHARE WITH SHARING AND WE ONLY SHARE WITH THE APPROPRIATE LAW ENFORCEMENT THE APPROPRIATE LAW ENFORCEMENT ENTITIES IN THE STATE OF ENTITIES IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. CALIFORNIA. HERE'S SOME INFORMATION ALPR BY HERE'S SOME INFORMATION ALPR BY THE NUMBERS. THE NUMBERS. FOR MARCH OF 2021 TO PRESENT FOR MARCH OF 2021 TO PRESENT DAY, WE HAD APPROXIMATELY 1,548 DAY, WE HAD APPROXIMATELY 1,548 FLOCK VEHICLE ALERTS. FLOCK VEHICLE ALERTS. OF THESE ALERTS, APPROXIMATELY OF THESE ALERTS, APPROXIMATELY 56 RESULTED IN AN ARREST. 56 RESULTED IN AN ARREST. SO IF WE THINK ABOUT NOT HAVING SO IF WE THINK ABOUT NOT HAVING THIS TECHNOLOGY OR ABSENT OF THE THIS TECHNOLOGY OR ABSENT OF THE TECHNOLOGY THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN TECHNOLOGY THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN 1,548 TIMES THAT THE VEHICLES 1,548 TIMES THAT THE VEHICLES WOULD HAVE BEEN ALLOWED TO MOVE WOULD HAVE BEEN ALLOWED TO MOVE THROUGHOUT THE CITY AND THROUGHOUT THE CITY AND POTENTIALLY CONDUCT CRIMINAL POTENTIALLY CONDUCT CRIMINAL ACTIVITY.

ACTIVITY. COMPREHENSIVE CALLS FOR SERVICE, COMPREHENSIVE CALLS FOR SERVICE, 5,293, OF THOSE CALLS FOR 5,293, OF THOSE CALLS FOR SERVICE APPROXIMATELY 13% SERVICE APPROXIMATELY 13% RESULTED IN AN ARREST. RESULTED IN AN ARREST. THIS MAY LOOK LIKE A CALL FOR THIS MAY LOOK LIKE A CALL FOR SERVICE COMING IN REGARDING A SERVICE COMING IN REGARDING A HIT-AND-RUN THAT JUST OCCURRED, HIT-AND-RUN THAT JUST OCCURRED, THEFT, AND WE ARE ACTIVELY THEFT, AND WE ARE ACTIVELY WORKING THE CALL TO FIND OUT WORKING THE CALL TO FIND OUT CONFIRM A LICENSE PLATE, AND CONFIRM A LICENSE PLATE, AND CONFIRM A DIRECTION OF TRAVEL TO CONFIRM A DIRECTION OF TRAVEL TO DIRECT UNITS TO THAT AREA. DIRECT UNITS TO THAT AREA. ABSENT OF THAT, UNITS ARE JUST ABSENT OF THAT, UNITS ARE JUST SATURATING AN AREA AND HOPING TO SATURATING AN AREA AND HOPING TO FIND A CAR THAT MATCHES THE FIND A CAR THAT MATCHES THE DESCRIPTION. DESCRIPTION. ONE THING THIS TECHNOLOGY DOES ONE THING THIS TECHNOLOGY DOES IS HELPS US RULE OUT POTENTIAL IS HELPS US RULE OUT POTENTIAL VEHICLES IF YOU CAN IMAGINE HOW VEHICLES IF YOU CAN IMAGINE HOW MANY WHITE HONDA ACCORDS ARE MANY WHITE HONDA ACCORDS ARE DRIVING THROUGH THE CITY, THIS DRIVING THROUGH THE CITY, THIS IS WHAT CAN HELP WITH THAT. IS WHAT CAN HELP WITH THAT. BUT WE ALSO RECOGNIZE THAT BUT WE ALSO RECOGNIZE THAT PLATES CAN BE SWAPPED, IT IS NOT PLATES CAN BE SWAPPED, IT IS NOT IN ADDITION YOU WILL SEE OTHER IN ADDITION YOU WILL SEE OTHER NUMBERS RELATED TO MISSING NUMBERS RELATED TO MISSING PERSONS WHERE WE USED ALPR PERSONS WHERE WE USED ALPR TECHNOLOGY TO FIND MISSING TECHNOLOGY TO FIND MISSING PERSON, FIND SOMEONE WHO IS PERSON, FIND SOMEONE WHO IS POTENTIALLY THEY SHOULD NOT BE POTENTIALLY THEY SHOULD NOT BE DRIVING THE VEHICLE FOR WHATEVER DRIVING THE VEHICLE FOR WHATEVER REASON. YOUNG JUVENILES HAVE REASON. YOUNG JUVENILES HAVE DRIVEN VEHICLES THAT SHOULD NOT DRIVEN VEHICLES THAT SHOULD NOT BE ON THE PUBLIC ROADWAY. WE BE ON THE PUBLIC ROADWAY. WE HAD FOLKS WITH DEMENTIA AND IT HAD FOLKS WITH DEMENTIA AND IT WAS PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUE. WAS PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUE. THAT IS ANOTHER TIME WE USED THAT IS ANOTHER TIME WE USED ALPR TECHNOLOGY. ALPR TECHNOLOGY. HIT-AND-RUN IS BIG ONE. HIT-AND-RUN IS BIG ONE. SOMEBODY IS DRIVING GET SIDE SOMEBODY IS DRIVING GET SIDE SWIPED OR REAR ENDED. SWIPED OR REAR ENDED. REPORTING PARTY BELIEVES THEY REPORTING PARTY BELIEVES THEY WILL PULL OVER. WILL PULL OVER. THEY DON'T DO THAT. THEY DON'T DO THAT. WE HAVE A CRIME AND WE WILL TRY WE HAVE A CRIME AND WE WILL TRY TO FIND THE VEHICLE INVOLVED IN TO FIND THE VEHICLE INVOLVED IN THAT COLLISION. THAT COLLISION. IN FEBRUARY OF THIS YEAR WE HAD IN FEBRUARY OF THIS YEAR WE HAD A COLLISION THAT RESULTED IN A A COLLISION THAT RESULTED IN A FATALITY. FATALITY. VICTIM STRUCK WHILE STANDING VICTIM STRUCK WHILE STANDING NEAR THE ROADWAY. NEAR THE ROADWAY. VEHICLE GOING SOUTHBOUND THROUGH VEHICLE GOING SOUTHBOUND THROUGH USE OF INTERSECTION CAMERAS AND USE OF INTERSECTION CAMERAS AND ALPR WE WERE ABLE TO IDENTIFY ALPR WE WERE ABLE TO IDENTIFY THE VEHICLE OF INTEREST.

THE VEHICLE OF INTEREST. ABSENT OF THAT IT WOULD HAVE ABSENT OF THAT IT WOULD HAVE BEEN DIFFICULT TO FIND A GOOD BEEN DIFFICULT TO FIND A GOOD INVESTIGATIVE LEAD. INVESTIGATIVE LEAD. THROUGH GOOD POLICE WORK AND THROUGH GOOD POLICE WORK AND INVESTIGATIVE FOLLOW UP WE WERE INVESTIGATIVE FOLLOW UP WE WERE ABLE TO LOCATE OFFENDER AND ABLE TO LOCATE OFFENDER AND CONDUCT THE ARREST. CONDUCT THE ARREST. APRIL OF 2025 WE ASSISTED WITH APRIL OF 2025 WE ASSISTED WITH AT RISK MISSING 10-YEAR-OLD. AT RISK MISSING 10-YEAR-OLD. JUVENILE WAS LOCATED WITH AN JUVENILE WAS LOCATED WITH AN ADULT SUSPECT TAKEN INTO ADULT SUSPECT TAKEN INTO CUSTODY. CUSTODY. WE WERE ABLE TO PROVIDE THROUGH WE WERE ABLE TO PROVIDE THROUGH TRAFFIC CAMERAS AND ALPR INQUIRY TRAFFIC CAMERAS AND ALPR INQUIRY TO FIND WHERE THE VEHICLE MAY BE TO FIND WHERE THE VEHICLE MAY BE AND DIRECT UNITS TO THAT AND DIRECT UNITS TO THAT LOCATION. LOCATION. ABSENT OF THIS, THEY WOULD BE ABSENT OF THIS, THEY WOULD BE CIRCULATING THE AREA HOPING TO CIRCULATING THE AREA HOPING TO FIND SOMETHING SIMILAR. FIND SOMETHING SIMILAR. GREAT WE WERE ABLE TO REUNITE GREAT WE WERE ABLE TO REUNITE JUVENILE WITH FAMILY. JUVENILE WITH FAMILY. SEPTEMBER OF 2024 WE RECEIVED SEPTEMBER OF 2024 WE RECEIVED ALERT WITH A BURGLARY. ALERT WITH A BURGLARY. WE MONITORED THE VEHICLE UNTIL WE MONITORED THE VEHICLE UNTIL UNITS WERE ON THE SCENE. UNITS WERE ON THE SCENE. THEY WERE ABLE TO CONDUCT THE THEY WERE ABLE TO CONDUCT THE INVESTIGATION AND ARRESTED THE INVESTIGATION AND ARRESTED THE SUSPECT. SUSPECT. LOSS WAS APPROXIMATELY $1,000. LOSS WAS APPROXIMATELY $1,000. WE WERE ABLE TO RECOVER SOME WE WERE ABLE TO RECOVER SOME PROPERTY. PROPERTY. WE FOUND CLOTHING IN THE CAR WE FOUND CLOTHING IN THE CAR MATCHING DESCRIPTION. MATCHING DESCRIPTION. IT WAS A GREAT WIN. IT WAS A GREAT WIN. OUR CONTINUED COMMITMENT TO THE OUR CONTINUED COMMITMENT TO THE COMMUNITY. COMMUNITY. ELK GROVE WAS NAMED NUMBER ONE ELK GROVE WAS NAMED NUMBER ONE BEST PLACE TO LIVE BY BEST PLACE TO LIVE BY LIVABILITY. LIVABILITY. I DON'T WANT TO MISS QUOTE I DON'T WANT TO MISS QUOTE SOMEBODY ON THE COUNCIL. SOMEBODY ON THE COUNCIL. I BELIEVE IT WAS SAID THAT WAS I BELIEVE IT WAS SAID THAT WAS NOT BY ACCIDENT. NOT BY ACCIDENT. I BELIEVE THAT TO BE TRUE. I BELIEVE THAT TO BE TRUE. IT IS BECAUSE WE LEVERAGE IT IS BECAUSE WE LEVERAGE TECHNOLOGY IN PUBLIC SAFETY. TECHNOLOGY IN PUBLIC SAFETY. WE WILL CONTINUE TO BE GOOD WE WILL CONTINUE TO BE GOOD STEWARDS OF TECHNOLOGY AND STEWARDS OF TECHNOLOGY AND CONTINUE TO REFINE CONTINUE TO REFINE ADMINISTRATIVE PROCESSES. ADMINISTRATIVE PROCESSES. TECHNOLOGY IS RAPIDLY EVOLVING TECHNOLOGY IS RAPIDLY EVOLVING AND SO WILL PROCESSES. AND SO WILL PROCESSES. WE WILL CONTINUE TO BE WE WILL CONTINUE TO BE TRANSPARENT WITH TECHNOLOGY AND TRANSPARENT WITH TECHNOLOGY AND ENSURE WE ARE SERVING COMMUNITY

ENSURE WE ARE SERVING COMMUNITY IN THE BEST WAY POSSIBLE. IN THE BEST WAY POSSIBLE. THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION. THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION. I AM AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS. I AM AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS. >> THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. MADAM MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, MADAM MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, COUNCIL. COUNCIL. BOBBY DAVIS. BOBBY DAVIS. CHIEF OF POLICE CITY OF ELK CHIEF OF POLICE CITY OF ELK GROVE. GROVE. BEFORE I GET INTO MINE I WANT TO BEFORE I GET INTO MINE I WANT TO COMMENT ON WHAT DRAY PRESENTED. COMMENT ON WHAT DRAY PRESENTED. WE SHARE DATA WITH THE WE SHARE DATA WITH THE ORGANIZATIONS THAT WE ARE ORGANIZATIONS THAT WE ARE ALLOWED TO. ALLOWED TO. WE DO NOT SHARE WITH ICE. WE DO NOT SHARE WITH ICE. THAT IS A QUESTION. THAT IS A QUESTION. WE DO NOT SHARE WITH ICE. WE DO NOT SHARE WITH ICE. NOT SOMETHING WE HAVE EVER DONE. NOT SOMETHING WE HAVE EVER DONE. NOT INSTANCE IN THE HISTORY OF NOT INSTANCE IN THE HISTORY OF ELK GROVE POLICE WHERE WE ELK GROVE POLICE WHERE WE PROVIDED ICE INFORMATION AND PROVIDED ICE INFORMATION AND PROVIDED ASSISTANCE WITH ANY PROVIDED ASSISTANCE WITH ANY ARREST. ARREST. THE WORK THAT OUR REALTIME THE WORK THAT OUR REALTIME CENTER DOES IS EXTREMELY CENTER DOES IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT. IMPORTANT. ONE OF THE WINS ON THERE ONE OF THE WINS ON THERE ESSENTIALLY WE HAD MAN KIDNAP ESSENTIALLY WE HAD MAN KIDNAP SOMEBODY AND DRIVE THEM BACK. SOMEBODY AND DRIVE THEM BACK. THROUGH LICENSE PLATE TECHNOLOGY THROUGH LICENSE PLATE TECHNOLOGY AND HARD WORK THEY WERE ABLE TO AND HARD WORK THEY WERE ABLE TO LOCATE AREA WITH DFR AND LICENSE LOCATE AREA WITH DFR AND LICENSE PLATE READERS. PLATE READERS. WE FOUND THE CHILD AND GOT THE WE FOUND THE CHILD AND GOT THE CHILD BACK WITH FAMILY AS A CHILD BACK WITH FAMILY AS A RESULT OF THE TECHNOLOGY. RESULT OF THE TECHNOLOGY. IMAGINE 10-YEAR-OLD WITH FAMILY IMAGINE 10-YEAR-OLD WITH FAMILY THINKING THEY WERE KIDNAPPED AND THINKING THEY WERE KIDNAPPED AND BROUGHT HERE. BROUGHT HERE. FOR US IT IS A HUGE WIN. FOR US IT IS A HUGE WIN. SMALL EXAMPLE TECHNOLOGY ALLOWED SMALL EXAMPLE TECHNOLOGY ALLOWED US TO DO WITH HIGHEST PUBLIC US TO DO WITH HIGHEST PUBLIC SAFETY. SAFETY. ANNUAL REPORT DIFFERENT. ANNUAL REPORT DIFFERENT. I AM NOT GOING TO STAND HERE 45 I AM NOT GOING TO STAND HERE 45 MINUTES. MINUTES. I WILL DO A VIDEO THAT I WILL DO A VIDEO THAT HIGHLIGHTS AREAS THIS HIGHLIGHTS AREAS THIS ORGANIZATION HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO ORGANIZATION HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO DO FOR OUR COMMUNITY PROVIDE DO FOR OUR COMMUNITY PROVIDE SERVICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY. SERVICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY. I WILL PRESENT SOME OF THE I WILL PRESENT SOME OF THE NUMBERS THAT OFTEN GET ASKED NUMBERS THAT OFTEN GET ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT RELATING TO ELK QUESTIONS ABOUT RELATING TO ELK GROVE POLICE DEPARTMENT GROVE POLICE DEPARTMENT ENFORCEMENT AND DEMOGRAPHICS AND ENFORCEMENT AND DEMOGRAPHICS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

THINGS LIKE THAT. I WILL DO THAT RIGHT HERE. I WILL DO THAT RIGHT HERE. NO SOUND. NO SOUND. HANG ON. HANG ON. I AM CHALLENGED WITH TECHNOLOGY. I AM CHALLENGED WITH TECHNOLOGY. >> HI, I AM BOBBY DAVIS.

HI, I AM BOBBY DAVIS. I AM FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO BE I AM FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO BE CHIEF OF POLICE FOR ELK GROVE. CHIEF OF POLICE FOR ELK GROVE. TODAY I WILL SHOW YOU HIGHLIGHTS TODAY I WILL SHOW YOU HIGHLIGHTS THAT MADE 2025 SUCH A MEANINGFUL THAT MADE 2025 SUCH A MEANINGFUL YEAR FOR THE ELK GROVE POLICE YEAR FOR THE ELK GROVE POLICE DEPARTMENT APOUR COMMUNITY. DEPARTMENT APOUR COMMUNITY. THIS IS OUR 2025. THIS IS OUR 2025. HI, I AM BOBBY DAVIS. HI, I AM BOBBY DAVIS. I AM FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO BE I AM FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO BE CHIEF OF POLICE FOR ELK GROVE. CHIEF OF POLICE FOR ELK GROVE. TODAY I WILL SHOW YOU HIGHLIGHTS TODAY I WILL SHOW YOU HIGHLIGHTS THAT MAY BEING 2025 A MEANINGFUL THAT MAY BEING 2025 A MEANINGFUL YEAR FOR THE ELK GROVE POLICE YEAR FOR THE ELK GROVE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND OUR COMMUNITY. DEPARTMENT AND OUR COMMUNITY. THIS IS OUR 2025 ANNUAL REPORT. THIS IS OUR 2025 ANNUAL REPORT. WE HAVE MADE SIGNIFICANT WE HAVE MADE SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS IN REDUCING VACANCES PROGRESS IN REDUCING VACANCES 161 OF 169 SWORN POSITIONS AND 161 OF 169 SWORN POSITIONS AND 136 OF 151 PROFESSIONAL STAFF 136 OF 151 PROFESSIONAL STAFF POSITIONS NOW FILLED. POSITIONS NOW FILLED. FILLING ROLES STRENGTHENS OUR FILLING ROLES STRENGTHENS OUR MISSION AND HELPS US BETTER MISSION AND HELPS US BETTER SERVE OUR COMMUNITY. SERVE OUR COMMUNITY. 2025 POLICE DEPARTMENT OVERALL 2025 POLICE DEPARTMENT OVERALL BUDGET TOTALED $79,289,000,000 BUDGET TOTALED $79,289,000,000 THIS WASES FROM THE GENERAL FUND THIS WASES FROM THE GENERAL FUND AND $6,759,000 FROM OUR MEASURE AND $6,759,000 FROM OUR MEASURE E. E. THIS ONE CENT SALES TRACKS FOR THIS ONE CENT SALES TRACKS FOR REDUCING CRIME, ADDRESSING REDUCING CRIME, ADDRESSING HOMELESSNESS, MAINTAINING HOMELESSNESS, MAINTAINING STREETS AND PARK AND ENHANCING STREETS AND PARK AND ENHANCING OVERALL PUBLIC SAFETY. OVERALL PUBLIC SAFETY. AS A RESULT OF ADDITIONAL FUNDS AS A RESULT OF ADDITIONAL FUNDS WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO UTILIZE NEW WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO UTILIZE NEW TOOLS TO HELP CONNECT CRITICAL TOOLS TO HELP CONNECT CRITICAL INFORMATION AND SOLVE CRIME IN INFORMATION AND SOLVE CRIME IN THE COMMUNITY EXPAND EMERGENCY THE COMMUNITY EXPAND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS TRAINING. PREPAREDNESS TRAINING. OUR OPERATIONS DIVISION INCLUDES OUR OPERATIONS DIVISION INCLUDES PATROL TRAFFIC AND HOMELESS PATROL TRAFFIC AND HOMELESS OUTREACH TEAM. OUTREACH TEAM. EACH TEAM PLAYS A VITAL ROLE IN EACH TEAM PLAYS A VITAL ROLE IN KEEPING COMMUNITY SAFE AND KEEPING COMMUNITY SAFE AND CLEAN. CLEAN. IN ADDITION TO RESPONDING TO IN ADDITION TO RESPONDING TO 99,875 CALLS FOR SERVICE WE HAD

99,875 CALLS FOR SERVICE WE HAD HIGHLY PROACTIVE POLICING YEAR HIGHLY PROACTIVE POLICING YEAR RESULTING IN 2376 ARRESTS. RESULTING IN 2376 ARRESTS. 11% INCREASE FROM 2102 ARRESTS 11% INCREASE FROM 2102 ARRESTS IN 2024. IN 2024. REFLECTION OF CONTINUED REFLECTION OF CONTINUED COMMITMENT DE-ESCALATION COMMITMENT DE-ESCALATION RESOLVING SITUATIONS AS SAFELY RESOLVING SITUATIONS AS SAFELY AS POSSIBLE LESS THAN 1% ALL AS POSSIBLE LESS THAN 1% ALL CONTACTS IN 2025 INVOLVED USE OF CONTACTS IN 2025 INVOLVED USE OF FORCE. FORCE. THIS YEAR WE EXPANDED TRAFFIC THIS YEAR WE EXPANDED TRAFFIC BOROUGH WITH ADDITION OF FIVE BOROUGH WITH ADDITION OF FIVE NEW MOTOR OFFICERS. NEW MOTOR OFFICERS. WITH ASSISTANCE OF A GRANT FROM WITH ASSISTANCE OF A GRANT FROM OFFICE OF TRAFFIC SAFETY, OUR OFFICE OF TRAFFIC SAFETY, OUR TRAFFIC BUREAU CONDUCTED 7DUI TRAFFIC BUREAU CONDUCTED 7DUI CHECK POINTS AND FIVE SIDESHOW CHECK POINTS AND FIVE SIDESHOW OPERATIONS. OPERATIONS. 9308 TRAFFIC CITATIONS IN 2025. 9308 TRAFFIC CITATIONS IN 2025. UP FROM 782 IN 2024. UP FROM 782 IN 2024. IN 2025 CITY EXPERIENCED 1403 IN 2025 CITY EXPERIENCED 1403 TRAFFIC COLLISIONS WHICH TRAFFIC COLLISIONS WHICH REPRESENTS 25% INCREASE 1125 IN REPRESENTS 25% INCREASE 1125 IN 2024. 2024. 10 TRAFFIC FACILITIES IN 2025 10 TRAFFIC FACILITIES IN 2025 COMPARED TO SIX IN 2024. COMPARED TO SIX IN 2024. IN RESPONSE TO INCREASES POLICE IN RESPONSE TO INCREASES POLICE DEPARTMENT WILL CONDUCT A DEPARTMENT WILL CONDUCT A COMPREHENSIVE YEARLONG ANALYSIS COMPREHENSIVE YEARLONG ANALYSIS TO MAKE ROADWAYS SAFER FOR TO MAKE ROADWAYS SAFER FOR RESIDENTS OF ELK GROVE BY RESIDENTS OF ELK GROVE BY IDENTIFYING TRENDS, HIGH RISK IDENTIFYING TRENDS, HIGH RISK AREAS AND EDUCATION ENFORCEMENT AREAS AND EDUCATION ENFORCEMENT AND EXPANDING STAFFING IN THE AND EXPANDING STAFFING IN THE TRAFFIC BOROUGH. TRAFFIC BOROUGH. PROBLEM ORIENTED POLICING TEAM PROBLEM ORIENTED POLICING TEAM HOMELESS OUTREACH AND SCHOOL HOMELESS OUTREACH AND SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS WEAR MANY RESOURCE OFFICERS WEAR MANY HATS. HATS. COMMUNITY EVENTS, CONNECTIONS COMMUNITY EVENTS, CONNECTIONS WITH UNHOUSED. MEDIATION AND WITH UNHOUSED. MEDIATION AND YOUTH ENGAGEMENT. YOUTH ENGAGEMENT. WE PRIORITIZE MENTAL HEALTH WE PRIORITIZE MENTAL HEALTH DE-ESCALATION WHEN POSSIBLE DE-ESCALATION WHEN POSSIBLE THROUGH REALTIME ON SCENE THROUGH REALTIME ON SCENE EVALUATIONS WITH CRISIS EVALUATIONS WITH CRISIS INTERVENTION TEAM. INTERVENTION TEAM. IN PAST THREE YEARS THERE IS

IN PAST THREE YEARS THERE IS GROWTH WITH CALLS FOR SERVICE. GROWTH WITH CALLS FOR SERVICE. 2025 THE TEAM RESPONDED TO 1473 2025 THE TEAM RESPONDED TO 1473 CALLS FOR SERVICE. CALLS FOR SERVICE. THTHISTHIS IS 172% INCREASE. THTHISTHIS IS 172% INCREASE. WITH THIS COMMISSION THE TEAM WITH THIS COMMISSION THE TEAM EXPANDED CAPACITY ALLOWING C IT EXPANDED CAPACITY ALLOWING C IT TO SUPPORT MORE INDIVIDUALS IN TO SUPPORT MORE INDIVIDUALS IN CRISIS PREVENT ARRESTS. CRISIS PREVENT ARRESTS. OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT IS LEADING OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT IS LEADING WAY WITH INNOVATIVE APPROACH WAY WITH INNOVATIVE APPROACH PROVIDE EXCEPTIONAL EFFICIENT PROVIDE EXCEPTIONAL EFFICIENT COST-EFFECTIVE SERVICES TO COST-EFFECTIVE SERVICES TO ENHANCE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR OUR ENHANCE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR OUR RESIDENTS. RESIDENTS. ELK GROVE POLICE DEPARTMENT IS ELK GROVE POLICE DEPARTMENT IS NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED LEADER IN NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED LEADER IN TECHNOLOGY. TECHNOLOGY. THIS IS REALTIME INFORMATION THIS IS REALTIME INFORMATION CENTER. CENTER. FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND COMMUNITY WE SERVE . COMMUNITY WE SERVE . WE WORK CLOSELY WITH DRONES AND WE WORK CLOSELY WITH DRONES AND FIRST RESPONDER PILOTS PROVIDING FIRST RESPONDER PILOTS PROVIDING UP TO THE MINUTE INFORMATION. UP TO THE MINUTE INFORMATION. THAT TEAMWORK HELPS OFFICERS THAT TEAMWORK HELPS OFFICERS MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS QUICKLY MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS QUICKLY ALLOWS SAFER MORE EFFICIENT ALLOWS SAFER MORE EFFICIENT RESPONSES FOR OFFICERS AND RESPONSES FOR OFFICERS AND COMMUNITY. COMMUNITY. OUR DISPATCH TEAMWORKS AROUND OUR DISPATCH TEAMWORKS AROUND THE CLOCK SERVING AS CRITICAL THE CLOCK SERVING AS CRITICAL FIRST POINT OF CONTACT FOR ELK FIRST POINT OF CONTACT FOR ELK GROVE COMMUNITY. GROVE COMMUNITY. THEY ARE OFTEN CONVOYS ON OTHER THEY ARE OFTEN CONVOYS ON OTHER END OF LAND GATHERING END OF LAND GATHERING INFORMATION AND HELPING KEEP INFORMATION AND HELPING KEEP EVERYONE SAFE. EVERYONE SAFE. IN 2025 OUR DISPATCH TEAM IN 2025 OUR DISPATCH TEAM HANDLED 157948 CALLS FOR HANDLED 157948 CALLS FOR SERVICE. SERVICE. 52969 EMERGENCY 911 CALLS. 52969 EMERGENCY 911 CALLS. A HIGHLY TRAINED PROFESSIONAL A HIGHLY TRAINED PROFESSIONAL WORKS QUICKLY TO SUPPORT OUR WORKS QUICKLY TO SUPPORT OUR OFFICERS AND OUR COMMUNITY. OFFICERS AND OUR COMMUNITY. NOT ONLY DO WE CONNECT THROUGH NOT ONLY DO WE CONNECT THROUGH COMMUNICATIONS CENTER. COMMUNICATIONS CENTER. WE CONNECT THROUGH VOLUNTEERS WE CONNECT THROUGH VOLUNTEERS AND POLICE SERVICES.

AND POLICE SERVICES. IN 2025, VOLUNTEERS CONTRIBUTED IN 2025, VOLUNTEERS CONTRIBUTED NEARLY 7,000 HOURS. NEARLY 7,000 HOURS. SAVING CITY $240,000. SAVING CITY $240,000. WORK WE DUO NOT BE POSSIBLE WORK WE DUO NOT BE POSSIBLE WITHOUT DEDICATED VOLUNTEERS. WITHOUT DEDICATED VOLUNTEERS. YOU ARE THE TRUE VIPs. YOU ARE THE TRUE VIPs. SNAPSHOT OF CRIME STATISTICS SNAPSHOT OF CRIME STATISTICS 2025. 2025. PROACTIVE APPROACH, ARRESTS UP. PROACTIVE APPROACH, ARRESTS UP. OVERALL CRIME NUMBERS IN ELK OVERALL CRIME NUMBERS IN ELK GROVE DECREASED ALMOST 2% IN GROVE DECREASED ALMOST 2% IN 2025. 2025. CRIMES AGAINST PERSONS DECREASED CRIMES AGAINST PERSONS DECREASED 1% FROM 2024. 1% FROM 2024. OVERALL REDUCTIONS IN SIMPLE OVERALL REDUCTIONS IN SIMPLE ASSAULTS AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ASSAULTS AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND HOMICIDES OFFSET SOME GAINS. AND HOMICIDES OFFSET SOME GAINS. CRIMES AGAINST PROPERTY DECLINED CRIMES AGAINST PROPERTY DECLINED 6% OVERALL. 6% OVERALL. SHOPLIFTING AND EMBEZZLEMENT SHOPLIFTING AND EMBEZZLEMENT INCREASED PASSAGE OF PROP 36 INCREASED PASSAGE OF PROP 36 SUPPORTED COLLABORATION WITH SUPPORTED COLLABORATION WITH BUSINESSES WHICH PLAYED A ROLE BUSINESSES WHICH PLAYED A ROLE IN PROPERTY CRIMES. IN PROPERTY CRIMES. DRIVEN BY ENFORCEMENT RELATED TO DRIVEN BY ENFORCEMENT RELATED TO DRUG-RELATED OFFENSES TRESPASS. DRUG-RELATED OFFENSES TRESPASS. MEASURE E ALLOWED ACTIVE MEASURE E ALLOWED ACTIVE POLICING DIRECT BENEFIT POLICING DIRECT BENEFIT COMMUNITY SUPPORT PUBLIC SAFETY. COMMUNITY SUPPORT PUBLIC SAFETY. FINALLY FAREWELLS ADVANCEMENTS. FINALLY FAREWELLS ADVANCEMENTS. FORMER ASSISTANT CHIEF. FORMER ASSISTANT CHIEF. WHILE THESE DEPARTURES WERE WHILE THESE DEPARTURES WERE BITTERSWEET THERE WERE BITTERSWEET THERE WERE OPPORTUNITIES FOR GROWTH. OPPORTUNITIES FOR GROWTH. ONE WAS PROMOTION OF BRIAN SHOP ONE WAS PROMOTION OF BRIAN SHOP NEW ASSISTANT CHIEF. NEW ASSISTANT CHIEF. AS WE CLOSEOUT 2025 ANNUAL AS WE CLOSEOUT 2025 ANNUAL REPORT, WE TOGETHER AND UNITE REPORT, WE TOGETHER AND UNITE ARE YOUR ELK GROVE POLICE ARE YOUR ELK GROVE POLICE DEPARTMENT.

KEEP THE MUSIC GOING. IT IS CATCHY. IT IS CATCHY. WE ARE VERY PROUD OF THIS WE ARE VERY PROUD OF THIS ORGANIZATION AND THIS CITY. ORGANIZATION AND THIS CITY. WE ARE PRIVILEGED TO WORK HERE. WE ARE PRIVILEGED TO WORK HERE. THANK YOU LISA. THANK YOU LISA. MALLORY PROVIDED STATS I WILL MALLORY PROVIDED STATS I WILL SHOW YOU. SHOW YOU. THE ENTIRE TEAM PUT THIS THE ENTIRE TEAM PUT THIS TOGETHER FOR US IN THE TOGETHER FOR US IN THE PRESENTATION FOR THE CITY AND PRESENTATION FOR THE CITY AND OUR COUNCIL TONIGHT. OUR COUNCIL TONIGHT. SOME OF OUR NUMBERS I GET SOME OF OUR NUMBERS I GET QUESTIONS FOR IN RELATION TO QUESTIONS FOR IN RELATION TO SERVICE WE PROVIDE FOR LAST 2025 SERVICE WE PROVIDE FOR LAST 2025 YEAR. YEAR. NUMBERS. NUMBERS. REALLY PROUD OF THIS REALLY PROUD OF THIS ORGANIZATION. ORGANIZATION. DON'T MIND ASKING QUESTION WHEN DON'T MIND ASKING QUESTION WHEN WE GO TO COMMUNITY MEMBER AFTER WE GO TO COMMUNITY MEMBER AFTER CALL. CALL. WE PARTICIPATE IN SPIDER TECH WE PARTICIPATE IN SPIDER TECH SURVEY. SURVEY. SEND TEXT MESSAGE TO PEOPLE THAT SEND TEXT MESSAGE TO PEOPLE THAT CALL US WE RESPOND TO. CALL US WE RESPOND TO. IT IS SOMETHING WE HAVE BEEN IT IS SOMETHING WE HAVE BEEN DOING NOW FOR ABOUT FIVE YEARS DOING NOW FOR ABOUT FIVE YEARS MAYBE SIX. MAYBE SIX. AN AREA WE LOOK AT PROVIDE AN AREA WE LOOK AT PROVIDE FEEDBACK FOR OFFICERS AND FEEDBACK FOR OFFICERS AND COMMUNITY-BASED ON HOW THEY FEEL

COMMUNITY-BASED ON HOW THEY FEEL THEY WERE TREATED. THEY WERE TREATED. COMMUNITY SATISFACTION SURVEY. COMMUNITY SATISFACTION SURVEY. A COUPLE LISTED. A COUPLE LISTED. HOW SATISFIED ARE YOU WITH ELK HOW SATISFIED ARE YOU WITH ELK GROVE DISPATCHER. GROVE DISPATCHER. 1400 RESPONSES 4.5 OUT OF FIVE 1400 RESPONSES 4.5 OUT OF FIVE STARS. STARS. WE GET PHONE CALLS IN DISPATCH WE GET PHONE CALLS IN DISPATCH WHEN PEOPLE ARE NOT HAVING BEST WHEN PEOPLE ARE NOT HAVING BEST DAYS. DAYS. SCORE OF THAT NUMBER IS REALLY, SCORE OF THAT NUMBER IS REALLY, REALLY GOOD. REALLY GOOD. IT SPEAKS TO TRAINING AND IT SPEAKS TO TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE WE HAVE IN OUR EXPERIENCE WE HAVE IN OUR COMMUNICATION CENTER. COMMUNICATION CENTER. QUALITY OF PEOPLE WE HIRE. QUALITY OF PEOPLE WE HIRE. HOW SATISFIED OF YOUR HOW SATISFIED OF YOUR PROFESSIONALISM WITH ELK GROVE PROFESSIONALISM WITH ELK GROVE POLICE DEPARTMENT? POLICE DEPARTMENT? WE HAVE 4.44 OUT OF 5 STARS WITH WE HAVE 4.44 OUT OF 5 STARS WITH 1200 RESPONSES. 1200 RESPONSES. WE THINK THAT IS ANOTHER WE THINK THAT IS ANOTHER REFLECTION OF THE PEOPLE WE HAVE REFLECTION OF THE PEOPLE WE HAVE HIRED AND PUT OUT ON THE STREETS HIRED AND PUT OUT ON THE STREETS HOW WE HAVE TRAINED. HOW WE HAVE TRAINED. HOW SATISFIED WITH PROFESSIONALS HOW SATISFIED WITH PROFESSIONALS OF THE ELK GROVE POLICE OFFICER OF THE ELK GROVE POLICE OFFICER YOU INTERACTED WITH. YOU INTERACTED WITH. 4.5 OUT OF 5 IS EXCELLENT. 4.5 OUT OF 5 IS EXCELLENT. WHAT IS IMPORTANT IS WE DON'T GO WHAT IS IMPORTANT IS WE DON'T GO TO CALLS FOR SERVICE WITH PEOPLE TO CALLS FOR SERVICE WITH PEOPLE HAVING BEST DAYS. HAVING BEST DAYS. IF WE GET RATINGS LIKE THIS IT IF WE GET RATINGS LIKE THIS IT SPEAKS TO THE QUALITY OF PEOPLE SPEAKS TO THE QUALITY OF PEOPLE THAT WE HIRE. THAT WE HIRE. OVERALLFIED WITH THE POLICE OVERALLFIED WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. DEPARTMENT. 4.4 OUT OF 5. 4.4 OUT OF 5. WE ARE PROUD OF THAT NUMBER. WE ARE PROUD OF THAT NUMBER. DEMOGRAPHICS. DEMOGRAPHICS. TOTAL 278 CURRENT EMPLOYEES. TOTAL 278 CURRENT EMPLOYEES. 160 SWORN. 160 SWORN. 118 PROFESSIONAL STAFF. 118 PROFESSIONAL STAFF. MEN, 153. MEN, 153. WOMEN 125. WOMEN 125. VACANCY RATE 8%. VACANCY RATE 8%. EXCELLENT RATE. EXCELLENT RATE. WE ALWAYS HOLD FOUR OR FIVE WE ALWAYS HOLD FOUR OR FIVE POSITIONS ALL OF THE TIME. POSITIONS ALL OF THE TIME. WE TYPICALLY WHEN WE HIT FOUR OR WE TYPICALLY WHEN WE HIT FOUR OR FIVE NUMBER WE ARE FULLY FIVE NUMBER WE ARE FULLY STAFFED. STAFFED. FOR MANY REASONS. FOR MANY REASONS. EXCELLENT CANDIDATE TO GET IN

EXCELLENT CANDIDATE TO GET IN LATERAL WE HAVE OPENING FOR THAT LATERAL WE HAVE OPENING FOR THAT PERSON. PERSON. WE DO THAT INTENTIONALLY. WE DO THAT INTENTIONALLY. OVERALL RACE PERCENTAGES. OVERALL RACE PERCENTAGES. 14% ASIAN. 14% ASIAN. 9% BLACK. 9% BLACK. 21% HISPANIC. 21% HISPANIC. WE ARE 53.6% WHITE. WE ARE 53.6% WHITE. USE OF FORCE. USE OF FORCE. I SAID IT IN THE VIDEO. I SAID IT IN THE VIDEO. 100,000 CONTACTS WITH OUR 100,000 CONTACTS WITH OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS. COMMUNITY MEMBERS. LESS THAN 1% FORCE BEING USED. LESS THAN 1% FORCE BEING USED. THAT IS A VERY, VERY GOOD THAT IS A VERY, VERY GOOD NUMBER. NUMBER. WHEN YOU HAVE THAT MANY CONTACTS WHEN YOU HAVE THAT MANY CONTACTS VOLATILE SITUATIONS HOW THINGS VOLATILE SITUATIONS HOW THINGS UNFOLD. UNFOLD. TO ONLY HAVE INSTANCES LESS THAN TO ONLY HAVE INSTANCES LESS THAN 1% WE ARE PROUD OF THAT NUMBER. 1% WE ARE PROUD OF THAT NUMBER. THESE ARE JUST LISTED OUT USE OF THESE ARE JUST LISTED OUT USE OF FORCE. FORCE. TYPICAL USE OF FORCE CONTROL TYPICAL USE OF FORCE CONTROL HOLD. HOLD. WITH THAT WE DO REPORT ALL OF WITH THAT WE DO REPORT ALL OF THEM. THEM. SOMETIMES THAT IS REPORTED AS SOMETIMES THAT IS REPORTED AS USE OF FORCE. USE OF FORCE. WHEN YOU TAKE SOMEBODY DOWN WHEN YOU TAKE SOMEBODY DOWN PEPPER SPRAY SOME OF THE SWAT PEPPER SPRAY SOME OF THE SWAT THINGS THOSE ARE TRACKED. THINGS THOSE ARE TRACKED. BLUE TEAM SYSTEM. BLUE TEAM SYSTEM. THERE IS EVERY USE OF FORCE WE THERE IS EVERY USE OF FORCE WE HAVE HAS SHORT INVESTIGATION HAVE HAS SHORT INVESTIGATION THAT TAKES PLACE AND DETERMINES THAT TAKES PLACE AND DETERMINES WHETHER OR NOT TRAINING OR USE WHETHER OR NOT TRAINING OR USE ITSELF WAS APPROPRIATE. ITSELF WAS APPROPRIATE. IF OFFICERS USED IN APPROPRIATE IF OFFICERS USED IN APPROPRIATE MANNER AT APPROPRIATE TIME IF MANNER AT APPROPRIATE TIME IF ADDITIONAL TRAINING NEEDS TO BE ADDITIONAL TRAINING NEEDS TO BE UTILIZED OR IF SOMETHING NEEDS UTILIZED OR IF SOMETHING NEEDS TO GO FURTHER. TO GO FURTHER. EVERYONE IS SCRUTINIZED BY NOT EVERYONE IS SCRUTINIZED BY NOT JUST SUBJECT MATTER EXPERT BUT JUST SUBJECT MATTER EXPERT BUT SERIES FROM SUPERVISOR TO SERIES FROM SUPERVISOR TO MANAGER TO CAPTAIN UP TO THE MANAGER TO CAPTAIN UP TO THE ASSISTANT CHIEF OF POLICE. ASSISTANT CHIEF OF POLICE. IN 2025 TOTAL 94 INSTANCES USING IN 2025 TOTAL 94 INSTANCES USING FORCE. FORCE. 2024 WE HAD .8%. 2024 WE HAD .8%. -- 78%. -- 78%. WE ARE DOWN AT .55% THIS LAST WE ARE DOWN AT .55% THIS LAST YEAR.

YEAR. SPEAKS TO THE STAFFING LEVELS WE SPEAKS TO THE STAFFING LEVELS WE HAVE, TRAINING WE HAVE AND HAVE, TRAINING WE HAVE AND QUALITY OF PEOPLE WE HIRED IN QUALITY OF PEOPLE WE HIRED IN THIS ORGANIZATION. THIS ORGANIZATION. INTERNAL AFFAIRS. INTERNAL AFFAIRS. COMPLAINTS EXTERNAL ONE. COMPLAINTS EXTERNAL ONE. INTERNAL COMPLAINTS ARE FIVE. INTERNAL COMPLAINTS ARE FIVE. MEANING WE HAVE SOMEBODY INSIDE MEANING WE HAVE SOMEBODY INSIDE ORGANIZATION RECOGNIZES ORGANIZATION RECOGNIZES SOMETHING WAS HAPPENING SOMETHING WAS HAPPENING INAPPROPRIATE. INAPPROPRIATE. WE SELF-VOTER, IF YOU WILL. WE SELF-VOTER, IF YOU WILL. NOT -- SELF-REPORT. NOT -- SELF-REPORT. WE ARE NOT AFRAID TO CREATE WE ARE NOT AFRAID TO CREATE CULTURE WHERE PEOPLE WILL SAY IF CULTURE WHERE PEOPLE WILL SAY IF THEY SEE SOMETHING WRONG. THEY SEE SOMETHING WRONG. IF THEY SEE IT, THEY SAY IF THEY SEE IT, THEY SAY SOMETHING ABOUT IT. SOMETHING ABOUT IT. WE ARE PROUD OF THOSE NUMBERS. WE ARE PROUD OF THOSE NUMBERS. I WOULD ARGUE NOT A LOT OF I WOULD ARGUE NOT A LOT OF AGENCIES CAN SAY THAT. AGENCIES CAN SAY THAT. TRAFFIC OVERVIEW. TRAFFIC OVERVIEW. I TALKED TO YOU ALL ON REGULAR I TALKED TO YOU ALL ON REGULAR BASIS ABOUT TRAFFIC. BASIS ABOUT TRAFFIC. TRAFFIC COLLISIONS UP THIS YEAR. TRAFFIC COLLISIONS UP THIS YEAR. WE SAW TREND. WE SAW TREND. IT IS VERY PREVALENT IN THE NEWS IT IS VERY PREVALENT IN THE NEWS AND RIGHT IN FRONT OF US ON THE AND RIGHT IN FRONT OF US ON THE STREETS. STREETS. UP 25% THIS YEAR. UP 25% THIS YEAR. NOT A NUMBER WE LIKE OR WANT TO NOT A NUMBER WE LIKE OR WANT TO SEE. SEE. 1404 TOTAL COLLISIONS, 10 1404 TOTAL COLLISIONS, 10 FATALITIES ASSOCIATED WITH THAT. FATALITIES ASSOCIATED WITH THAT. THAT IS UNACCEPTABLE. WE ARE THAT IS UNACCEPTABLE. WE ARE GOING TO DO YEARLONG STUDY TO GOING TO DO YEARLONG STUDY TO DETERMINE WHAT WE CAN DO AS DETERMINE WHAT WE CAN DO AS ENFORCEMENT AGENCY AND CITY TO ENFORCEMENT AGENCY AND CITY TO MITIGATE AND PREVENT ANY. MITIGATE AND PREVENT ANY. WE MADE THAT COMMITMENT. WE MADE THAT COMMITMENT. PART OF THAT IS ADDING TO PART OF THAT IS ADDING TO TRAFFIC UNIT AGAIN. TRAFFIC UNIT AGAIN. ADDING MORE OFFICERS TO HAVE A ADDING MORE OFFICERS TO HAVE A HIGHER VISIBILITY IN STREETS AND HIGHER VISIBILITY IN STREETS AND COMMUNITY AND BE ABLE TO PROVIDE COMMUNITY AND BE ABLE TO PROVIDE DIFFERENT TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT UP DIFFERENT TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT UP TO INCLUDING LATER HOURS AND TO INCLUDING LATER HOURS AND EARLIER HOURS IN OUR SHIFT. EARLIER HOURS IN OUR SHIFT. EVERY DAY OF THE WEEK SPECIFIC EVERY DAY OF THE WEEK SPECIFIC TO TRAFFIC. TO TRAFFIC. IN ADDITION WE WILL TRAIN PATROL IN ADDITION WE WILL TRAIN PATROL TEAMS TO HAVE MORE TRAINING WHEN TEAMS TO HAVE MORE TRAINING WHEN IT COMES TO TRAFFIC WHEN THEY IT COMES TO TRAFFIC WHEN THEY DON'T HAVE TO GO TO CALL FOR DON'T HAVE TO GO TO CALL FOR SERVICE THEY CAN ASSIST TRAFFIC SERVICE THEY CAN ASSIST TRAFFIC TEAM.

TEAM. DUI ARRESTS UP 10%. DUI ARRESTS UP 10%. A LOT OF NUMBERS UP BECAUSE WE A LOT OF NUMBERS UP BECAUSE WE DID ADD TO TRAFFIC TEAM. DID ADD TO TRAFFIC TEAM. OUR CITATIONS SPECIFICALLY HAVE OUR CITATIONS SPECIFICALLY HAVE GONE UP. GONE UP. THAT WILL CONTINUE TO RISE AS WE THAT WILL CONTINUE TO RISE AS WE MOVE THROUGH THE YEARS. MOVE THROUGH THE YEARS. THIS ONE WE LIKE BECAUSE DUI IS THIS ONE WE LIKE BECAUSE DUI IS VERY PERSONAL FOR US IN THIS VERY PERSONAL FOR US IN THIS COMMUNITY AND OUR CITY. COMMUNITY AND OUR CITY. THESE ARE NUMBERS. THESE ARE NUMBERS. WE DID 868 TOTAL HOURS D.UI WE DID 868 TOTAL HOURS D.UI CHECKPOINT, 804 SATURATION. CHECKPOINT, 804 SATURATION. 536 ENFORCEMENT. 536 ENFORCEMENT. MY POINT IS THAT WE SPEND A LOT MY POINT IS THAT WE SPEND A LOT OF TIME WORKING ON TRAFFIC IN OF TIME WORKING ON TRAFFIC IN OUR COMMUNITY. OUR COMMUNITY. WE CAN ONLY DO THIS NOT JUST WE CAN ONLY DO THIS NOT JUST WITH WHAT WE HAVE IN MEASURE E WITH WHAT WE HAVE IN MEASURE E GENERAL FUND GRANT THROUGH GENERAL FUND GRANT THROUGH OFFICE OF TRAFFIC SAFETY THAT OFFICE OF TRAFFIC SAFETY THAT ABSOLUTELY PREVENTS SIGNIFICANT ABSOLUTELY PREVENTS SIGNIFICANT OVER TIME OUT OF GENERAL FUND OR OVER TIME OUT OF GENERAL FUND OR MEASURE E WITH TRAFFIC MEASURE E WITH TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT. ENFORCEMENT. EMPHASIS. EMPHASIS. THIS IS NOT NEW GRANT FOR US BUT THIS IS NOT NEW GRANT FOR US BUT IMPORTANT TO SHOW THAT WE DON'T IMPORTANT TO SHOW THAT WE DON'T JUST DO REGULAR EVERY DAY JUST DO REGULAR EVERY DAY OPERATIONS WHEN IT COMES TO OPERATIONS WHEN IT COMES TO TRAFFIC. TRAFFIC. WE DO ADDITIONAL THINGS TO TRY WE DO ADDITIONAL THINGS TO TRY TO MITIGATE THINGS HAPPENING IN TO MITIGATE THINGS HAPPENING IN THE COMMUNITY. THE COMMUNITY. SOME IS SPECIFIC TO DUI SOME IS SPECIFIC TO DUI DISTRACTED DRIVING. DISTRACTED DRIVING. MANY ACCIDENTS ARE CAUSED BY MANY ACCIDENTS ARE CAUSED BY THAT. THAT. CALLS FOR SERVICE. CALLS FOR SERVICE. PUBLIC INITIATED CALLS. PUBLIC INITIATED CALLS. 54,790. 54,790. SELF-INITIATED MEANS VEHICLE SELF-INITIATED MEANS VEHICLE STOPS, PEDESTRIAN STOPS, SEEING STOPS, PEDESTRIAN STOPS, SEEING SOMETHING ON THE SIDE OF THE SOMETHING ON THE SIDE OF THE STREET TO STOP TO INVESTIGATE. STREET TO STOP TO INVESTIGATE. 45,000. 45,000. NUMBER HAS GONE UP 10% FROM NUMBER HAS GONE UP 10% FROM 2024. 2024. THAT HAS A LOT TO DO WITH THE THAT HAS A LOT TO DO WITH THE ADDITIONAL OFFICERS WE HAVE BEEN ADDITIONAL OFFICERS WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO ADD MEASURE E. ABLE TO ADD MEASURE E. OVERALL APPROACH TO ENFORCEMENT OVERALL APPROACH TO ENFORCEMENT WHERE PROP 36 AND IDEA CRIME IS WHERE PROP 36 AND IDEA CRIME IS ILLEGAL AGAIN WE ARE ABLE TO ILLEGAL AGAIN WE ARE ABLE TO ACTUALLY DO ADDITIONAL ACTUALLY DO ADDITIONAL ENFORCEMENT AND MADE SIGNIFICANT ENFORCEMENT AND MADE SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON TOTAL NUMBER OF

IMPACT ON TOTAL NUMBER OF ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS WE TAKE. ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS WE TAKE. ALSO MADE A DIFFERENCE IN SAFETY ALSO MADE A DIFFERENCE IN SAFETY OR ARRESTS OR CITATIONS WE HAVE OR ARRESTS OR CITATIONS WE HAVE TAKEN IN OUR STREETS. TAKEN IN OUR STREETS. REPORTS YOU WILL SEE ARE UP AS REPORTS YOU WILL SEE ARE UP AS WELL. WELL. TOTAL REPORTS THIS YEAR 9,810. TOTAL REPORTS THIS YEAR 9,810. 8,300 IN 2024. 8,300 IN 2024. 18% WITH ADDITIONAL 18% WITH ADDITIONAL SELF-INITIATED CALLS AND PUBLIC SELF-INITIATED CALLS AND PUBLIC CALLS. CALLS. MORE ARRESTS AND REPORTS. MORE ARRESTS AND REPORTS. CAN'T SAY EVERYBODY IS HIP ON CAN'T SAY EVERYBODY IS HIP ON MORE REPORTS. MORE REPORTS. WE LIKE THE WORK ENFORCEMENT WE LIKE THE WORK ENFORCEMENT SIDE. SIDE. TOTAL ARRESTS UP 11% FROM 2024. TOTAL ARRESTS UP 11% FROM 2024. THIS IS AS DIRECTED RESULT OF THIS IS AS DIRECTED RESULT OF PROP 36 AND OTHERS THAT PASSED PROP 36 AND OTHERS THAT PASSED ADDITIONAL ENFORCEMENT. ADDITIONAL ENFORCEMENT. WE HAVE OUR PARTNERS IN WE HAVE OUR PARTNERS IN COMMUNITY RETAIL PARTNERS CALL COMMUNITY RETAIL PARTNERS CALL US. US. WHEN SOMEBODY STEALS FROM THEM WHEN SOMEBODY STEALS FROM THEM AND DOESN'T MATTER WHAT SIZE AND DOESN'T MATTER WHAT SIZE ITEM IS. ITEM IS. THAT PERSON HAS BEEN THERE THAT PERSON HAS BEEN THERE MULTIPLE TIMES. MULTIPLE TIMES. PROP 36 ALLOWED US TO ADDRESS PROP 36 ALLOWED US TO ADDRESS THAT ISSUE. THAT ISSUE. OUR PARTNERS IN OUR CITY ARE OUR PARTNERS IN OUR CITY ARE PHENOMENAL. PHENOMENAL. THEY CALL WHEN SMALLEST THING THEY CALL WHEN SMALLEST THING HAPPENS. HAPPENS. WE HAVE DRONE OR LPRs TO GET WE HAVE DRONE OR LPRs TO GET PEOPLE DOING HARM THROUGH OUR PEOPLE DOING HARM THROUGH OUR BUSINESSES AND OUR COMMUNITY. BUSINESSES AND OUR COMMUNITY. INVESTIGATIONS. INVESTIGATIONS. THIS IS CLOSURE FOR FAMILIES. THIS IS CLOSURE FOR FAMILIES. CASES ASSIGNED TO INVESTIGATIONS CASES ASSIGNED TO INVESTIGATIONS 525. 525. 16% DOWN FROM 2024. 16% DOWN FROM 2024. THAT IS GOOD. THAT IS GOOD. MISSING PERSONS. MISSING PERSONS. 121 CASES TOTAL UP 20% FROM 121 CASES TOTAL UP 20% FROM 2024. 2024. WE HAVE CASES CLOSED BY WE HAVE CASES CLOSED BY INVESTIGATIONS IS 453. INVESTIGATIONS IS 453. UP 6% FROM 2024. UP 6% FROM 2024. MISSIG PERSON CASES CLOSED 121. MISSIG PERSON CASES CLOSED 121. THAT IS UP FROM 2024. THAT IS UP FROM 2024. ONE THING IMPORTANT TO NOTE ONE THING IMPORTANT TO NOTE ABOUT THE CASES CLOSED.

ABOUT THE CASES CLOSED. THAT NUMBER WENT UP ALMOST I AM THAT NUMBER WENT UP ALMOST I AM TRYING TO REMEMBER THE EXACT TRYING TO REMEMBER THE EXACT NUMBER THIS YEAR. NUMBER THIS YEAR. I DON'T REMEMBER. I DON'T REMEMBER. THAT NUMBER HAS GONE UP AS A THAT NUMBER HAS GONE UP AS A RESULT OF US BEING ABLE TO ADD RESULT OF US BEING ABLE TO ADD ADDITIONAL DETECTIVES. ADDITIONAL DETECTIVES. I BRING THAT UP BECAUSE WE HAVE I BRING THAT UP BECAUSE WE HAVE BEEN SHORT TRADITIONALLY IN BEEN SHORT TRADITIONALLY IN DETECTIVE BOROUGH. DETECTIVE BOROUGH. BECAUSE WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO BECAUSE WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO FIND CLOSURE FOR MORE FAMILIES FIND CLOSURE FOR MORE FAMILIES OF VICTIMS IN OUR COMMUNITY. OF VICTIMS IN OUR COMMUNITY. IT ALSO ALLOWED US TO REIMAGINE IT ALSO ALLOWED US TO REIMAGINE HOW TO DO INVESTIGATION OR HOW TO DO INVESTIGATION OR FOLLOW UP INVESTIGATIONS WHEN IT FOLLOW UP INVESTIGATIONS WHEN IT COMES TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. COMES TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. I WILL GET FURTHER INTO IT. I WILL GET FURTHER INTO IT. DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IS A MAIN AREA DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IS A MAIN AREA OF CONCERN IN THE COMMUNITY. OF CONCERN IN THE COMMUNITY. DOMESTIC SITUATIONS WE ARE DOMESTIC SITUATIONS WE ARE DIRECTLY INVOLVED IN FIVE DIRECTLY INVOLVED IN FIVE HOMICIDES. HOMICIDES. WHAT WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO ADD TO WHAT WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO ADD TO DETECTIVE DIVISION THROUGH DETECTIVE DIVISION THROUGH OFFICERS AND THROUGH SOCIAL OFFICERS AND THROUGH SOCIAL PROGRAM. PROGRAM. SOCIAL SERVICES PROGRAM IS THIS SOCIAL SERVICES PROGRAM IS THIS COMING YEAR WE LOOK AT PROGRAM COMING YEAR WE LOOK AT PROGRAM TO BE ABLE TO GO BACK TO SOME TO BE ABLE TO GO BACK TO SOME CALLS FOR SERVICE DOMESTIC CALLS FOR SERVICE DOMESTIC RELATED TO SEE IF WE CAN OFFER RELATED TO SEE IF WE CAN OFFER THOSE FAMILIES SERVICES. THOSE FAMILIES SERVICES. A LITTLE DIFFERENT APPROACH. A LITTLE DIFFERENT APPROACH. WE ARE GOING TO TRY TO GO THERE WE ARE GOING TO TRY TO GO THERE BEFORE A CALL HAPPENS AGAIN. BEFORE A CALL HAPPENS AGAIN. TYPICALLY WE GET REPEAT CALLS TYPICALLY WE GET REPEAT CALLS WITH DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. WITH DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. WE WILL TRY TO PROVIDE SERVICES WE WILL TRY TO PROVIDE SERVICES WITH OUR COMMUNITY ADVOCATES, WITH OUR COMMUNITY ADVOCATES, VICTIM ADVOCATES IN THOSE HOMES. VICTIM ADVOCATES IN THOSE HOMES. SOMETHING WE HAVE ONLY BEEN ABLE SOMETHING WE HAVE ONLY BEEN ABLE TO DO BECAUSE WE HAVE BETTER TO DO BECAUSE WE HAVE BETTER STAFFING FOR INVESTIGATIONS. STAFFING FOR INVESTIGATIONS. CRIME REPORTING. CRIME REPORTING. 2025. 2025. TOTAL OFFENSES 402,927, DOWN 2% TOTAL OFFENSES 402,927, DOWN 2% FROM 2024. FROM 2024. CLEARANCE RATE. CLEARANCE RATE. HATE CRIMES THREE. HATE CRIMES THREE. ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS ASSAULTED ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS ASSAULTED 33. 33. CRIMES AGAINST PERSONS DOWN 1%. CRIMES AGAINST PERSONS DOWN 1%. 887.

887. CRIMES AGAINST PROFIT 3307 DOWN CRIMES AGAINST PROFIT 3307 DOWN 6% FROM 2024. 6% FROM 2024. CRIMES AGAINST SOCIETY UP. CRIMES AGAINST SOCIETY UP. 23%. 23%. WE HAD 703. WE HAD 703. I WANT TO GO THROUGH THIS QUICK. I WANT TO GO THROUGH THIS QUICK. CONTRIBUTION FACTORS. CONTRIBUTION FACTORS. PERSON CRIMES. PERSON CRIMES. HOMICIDE ASSAULT ARE PERSON HOMICIDE ASSAULT ARE PERSON CRIMES. CRIMES. PROPERTY CRIMES SHOPLIFTING PROPERTY CRIMES SHOPLIFTING EMBEZZLEMENT THEFT. EMBEZZLEMENT THEFT. SOCIETY TRESPASSING. SOCIETY TRESPASSING. IT COVERS HOW WE TRACK THESE IT COVERS HOW WE TRACK THESE NUMBERS THROUGH THOSE AREAS. NUMBERS THROUGH THOSE AREAS. CRIMES AGAINST SOCIETY. CRIMES AGAINST SOCIETY. YOU WILL SEE THAT NUMBER HAS YOU WILL SEE THAT NUMBER HAS GONE UP BECAUSE ARRESTS. GONE UP BECAUSE ARRESTS. PEOPLE CALLING US WE ARE GOING PEOPLE CALLING US WE ARE GOING OUT MAKING ARRESTS. OUT MAKING ARRESTS. THAT HAS A LOT TO DO WITH CALLS THAT HAS A LOT TO DO WITH CALLS WE GET FOR SOME OF THE PROP 36 WE GET FOR SOME OF THE PROP 36 ENFORCEMENT ON TOP OF THE ENFORCEMENT ON TOP OF THE PROPERTY CRIMES SHOPLIFTING AND PROPERTY CRIMES SHOPLIFTING AND OTHERS. OTHERS. ANIMAL SERVICES. ANIMAL SERVICES. IMPORTANT FOR US TO ACKNOWLEDGE IMPORTANT FOR US TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE WORK ANIMAL SERVICES DOES. THE WORK ANIMAL SERVICES DOES. WE TAKE IN A LOT OF ANIMALS WE TAKE IN A LOT OF ANIMALS EVERY YEAR. EVERY YEAR. CALLS FOR SERVICE HAVE GONE UP CALLS FOR SERVICE HAVE GONE UP 24%. 24%. 3830 CALLS. 3830 CALLS. 678 LICENSES. 678 LICENSES. ANIMALS ADOPTED ALMOST 2000. ANIMALS ADOPTED ALMOST 2000. THAT IS UP 77%. THAT IS UP 77%. A LOT OF WORKS. A LOT OF WORKS. ANIMALS VACCINATED 3115. ANIMALS VACCINATED 3115. DOWN. DOWN. MICROCHIPPED DOWN. MICROCHIPPED DOWN. ONE THING WE HAVE VET NOW. ONE THING WE HAVE VET NOW. SOME NUMBERS WILL BE GOING UP SOME NUMBERS WILL BE GOING UP WITH OUR VET WHO IS A WONDERFUL, WITH OUR VET WHO IS A WONDERFUL, WONDERFUL PERSON. WONDERFUL PERSON. SHE HAS DONE A WONDERFUL JOB OUT SHE HAS DONE A WONDERFUL JOB OUT THERE. THERE. SARAH HAS EXCELLENT TEAM. SARAH HAS EXCELLENT TEAM. COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. NO SECRET THIS IS PROBABLY ONE NO SECRET THIS IS PROBABLY ONE OF OUR STRONGEST SUITS. OF OUR STRONGEST SUITS. WE SPEND A LOT OF TIME IN OUR WE SPEND A LOT OF TIME IN OUR COMMUNITY.

COMMUNITY. WE HAVE DONE OVER 150 COMMUNITY WE HAVE DONE OVER 150 COMMUNITY EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. BARBECUE ON BEATS, SAFETY,HALLA BARBECUE ON BEATS, SAFETY,HALLA PALOOZA. PALOOZA. 8,000 PEOPLE OR SO SHOW UP LAST 8,000 PEOPLE OR SO SHOW UP LAST YEAR. YEAR. SHOP WHERE COP. SHOP WHERE COP. CITIZENS ACADEMY NATIONAL NIGHT CITIZENS ACADEMY NATIONAL NIGHT OUT TO BUILD TRUST IN THE OUT TO BUILD TRUST IN THE COMMUNITY WE ALL SERVE. COMMUNITY WE ALL SERVE. BEYOND COMMUNITY EVENTS BEYOND COMMUNITY EVENTS PRIORITIZING COMMUNITY MAINTAINS PRIORITIZING COMMUNITY MAINTAINS CLEAN AND SAFE ENVIRONMENT FOR CLEAN AND SAFE ENVIRONMENT FOR EVERYONE. EVERYONE. 2025 THERE WERE 91 CAMP 2025 THERE WERE 91 CAMP CLEANUPS. CLEANUPS. HELPING RESTORE SHARED SPACES HELPING RESTORE SHARED SPACES FOR RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES. FOR RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES. IWOULD LIKE TO TALK ABOUT THAT IWOULD LIKE TO TALK ABOUT THAT REAL QUICK. REAL QUICK. WITH OUR SHELTER WE ARE SABLE TO WITH OUR SHELTER WE ARE SABLE TO REDUCE CAMPS IN COMMUNITY. REDUCE CAMPS IN COMMUNITY. THAT SHELTER HAS BEEN INVALUABLE THAT SHELTER HAS BEEN INVALUABLE FOR US ALLOWED US TO PROVIDE FOR US ALLOWED US TO PROVIDE SERVICE FOR FOLKS WHO NEED IT. SERVICE FOR FOLKS WHO NEED IT. SOME SITUATIONS WE HAVE SERVICE SOME SITUATIONS WE HAVE SERVICE RECESS DOESN'T PEOPLE. RECESS DOESN'T PEOPLE. IF THEY DON'T WANT SERVICE WE IF THEY DON'T WANT SERVICE WE CAN'T FORCE THEM. CAN'T FORCE THEM. WE HAVE COMMUNITY PROSECUTOR WE HAVE COMMUNITY PROSECUTOR APPROACH IS COMPASSION FIRST APPROACH IS COMPASSION FIRST WITH EVERYBODY WE COMMUNICATE WITH EVERYBODY WE COMMUNICATE UNHOUSED OR REGULAR CALLS FOR UNHOUSED OR REGULAR CALLS FOR SERVICE HOW CAN WE HELP THEM? SERVICE HOW CAN WE HELP THEM? PART IS CORE PROGRAM. PART IS CORE PROGRAM. DIRECTLY TIED TO HOMELESS DIRECTLY TIED TO HOMELESS OUTREACH. OUTREACH. COMMUNITY PROSECUTOR WHERE IN IF COMMUNITY PROSECUTOR WHERE IN IF WE COME ACROSS INDIVIDUAL THEY WE COME ACROSS INDIVIDUAL THEY GET CITATIONS OR CONTACTS WITH GET CITATIONS OR CONTACTS WITH US WE ARE ABLE AND THEY HAVE 10. US WE ARE ABLE AND THEY HAVE 10. WE PROVIDE SERVICE. WE PROVIDE SERVICE. THEY WILL HAVE OPPORTUNITY TO THEY WILL HAVE OPPORTUNITY TO GET REHABILITATION. GET REHABILITATION. THAT IS PART OF OUR CORE THAT IS PART OF OUR CORE PROGRAM. PROGRAM. THAT IS WHY WE GO OUT AND MAKE THAT IS WHY WE GO OUT AND MAKE CONTACT WITH FOLKS IN THE CONTACT WITH FOLKS IN THE COMMUNITY WHO AREN'T HOUSED OR COMMUNITY WHO AREN'T HOUSED OR WHO HAVE DONE OTHER CRIMES. WHO HAVE DONE OTHER CRIMES. I GUESS THAT IS IT. I GUESS THAT IS IT. I THOUGHT I HAD MORE TO SAY. I THOUGHT I HAD MORE TO SAY. I WILL CLOSE WITH THIS. I WILL CLOSE WITH THIS. WE AS ORGANIZATION DON'T DO IT WE AS ORGANIZATION DON'T DO IT ALONE.

ALONE. NOT WITHOUT YOUR SUPPORT, NOT NOT WITHOUT YOUR SUPPORT, NOT WITHOUT OUR EXECUTIVE TEAM WITHOUT OUR EXECUTIVE TEAM WITHOUT WOMEN AND MEN WORKING IN WITHOUT WOMEN AND MEN WORKING IN THIS ORGANIZATION AND PROUDLY THIS ORGANIZATION AND PROUDLY SERVE YOU AND OUR COMMUNITY. SERVE YOU AND OUR COMMUNITY. I AM FORTUNATE TO TALK ABOUT IT. I AM FORTUNATE TO TALK ABOUT IT. I COULDN'T DO THAT WITHOUT I COULDN'T DO THAT WITHOUT SUPPORT OF CITY MANAGER AND SUPPORT OF CITY MANAGER AND ENTIRE TEAM, ASSISTANT CITY ENTIRE TEAM, ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER AND KARA MADE LAST YEAR MANAGER AND KARA MADE LAST YEAR SOMETHING WE CAN MAKE IT SOMETHING WE CAN MAKE IT THROUGH. THROUGH. I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO YOU I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO YOU GUYS. GUYS. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ASK ME IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ASK ME QUESTIONS. QUESTIONS. THANK YOU TO YOU AND TO THE REST THANK YOU TO YOU AND TO THE REST OF OUR EXECUTIVE TEAM AND MEN OF OUR EXECUTIVE TEAM AND MEN AND WOMEN OF ELK GROVE POLICE AND WOMEN OF ELK GROVE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND COMMUNITY. DEPARTMENT AND COMMUNITY. I AM HERE TO ANSWER ANY I AM HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. QUESTIONS. >> THANK YOU, SIR.

THANK YOU, SIR. GREAT, GREAT PRESENTATION. GREAT, GREAT PRESENTATION. BEFORE WE TAKE QUESTIONS OR BEFORE WE TAKE QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS I WILL OPEN UP FOR THE COMMENTS I WILL OPEN UP FOR THE PUBLIC. PUBLIC. WE HAVE A FEW SPEAKERS. WE HAVE A FEW SPEAKERS. WE WILL START WITH ELLEN B. WE WILL START WITH ELLEN B. I. I. >> I WILL COMMENT ON FLOCK

I WILL COMMENT ON FLOCK SAFETY. SAFETY. CALIFORNIA SENATE BILL PROHIBITS CALIFORNIA SENATE BILL PROHIBITS ALPA DATA SHARES WITH FEDERAL ALPA DATA SHARES WITH FEDERAL AGENCIES WITH IMMIGRATION AGENCIES WITH IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENTS. ENFORCEMENTS. THEY HAVE VIOLATED THESE LAWS IN THEY HAVE VIOLATED THESE LAWS IN MOUNTAIN VIEW. MOUNTAIN VIEW. SAN FRANCISCO, RICHMOND AND SAN FRANCISCO, RICHMOND AND SANTA CRUZ WITH MORE THAN 4,000 SANTA CRUZ WITH MORE THAN 4,000 IMMIGRATION SEARCHES IN FLOCK IMMIGRATION SEARCHES IN FLOCK DATA. DATA. LAST MONTH INDEPENDENT AUDIT LAST MONTH INDEPENDENT AUDIT FROM WOODLAND FOUND 3,000 OUT OF FROM WOODLAND FOUND 3,000 OUT OF STATE ORGANIZING ACCESS FLOCK STATE ORGANIZING ACCESS FLOCK DATA. DATA. THEY SEARCHED MORE THAN 4500 THEY SEARCHED MORE THAN 4500 TIMES WITH IMMIGRATION SEARCH TIMES WITH IMMIGRATION SEARCH TERMS. TERMS. MOUNTAIN VIEW POLICE CHIEF MOUNTAIN VIEW POLICE CHIEF WORKED WITH FLOCK DURING OUTSET WORKED WITH FLOCK DURING OUTSET OF PROGRAM TO DESIGN MODEL THAT OF PROGRAM TO DESIGN MODEL THAT PROHIBITED OUT OF STATE DATA PROHIBITED OUT OF STATE DATA SHARES. SHARES. IN JANUARY THEY FOUND FEDERAL IN JANUARY THEY FOUND FEDERAL AGENCIES ACCESSED FLOCK DATA AGENCIES ACCESSED FLOCK DATA WITHOUT DEPARTMENT KNOWLEDGE OR WITHOUT DEPARTMENT KNOWLEDGE OR CONSENT. CONSENT. I KNOW ELK GROVE PD DOES I KNOW ELK GROVE PD DOES INTERNAL AUDITS. INTERNAL AUDITS. THIS COULD HAPPEN HERE. THIS COULD HAPPEN HERE. IT IS SHARED WITH LOCAL AGENCIES IT IS SHARED WITH LOCAL AGENCIES AND SHARE RESULTS INFORMALLY FOR AND SHARE RESULTS INFORMALLY FOR MULTIPLE AGENCIES IN SOUTHERN MULTIPLE AGENCIES IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA INCLUDING COUNTIES CALIFORNIA INCLUDING COUNTIES WITH ACCESS TO ELK GROVE DATA WITH ACCESS TO ELK GROVE DATA ORANGE AND RIVERSIDE. ORANGE AND RIVERSIDE. PROBLEM IS NOT WHETHER EMING PROBLEM IS NOT WHETHER EMING GROVE INTENDS TO SHARE DATA. GROVE INTENDS TO SHARE DATA. FLOCK SYSTEM DESIGN ENABLES FLOCK SYSTEM DESIGN ENABLES FEDERAL ACCESS WITHOUT CITIES FEDERAL ACCESS WITHOUT CITIES KNOWING. KNOWING. OUR RESIDENTS DESERVE POLICING OUR RESIDENTS DESERVE POLICING THAT COMPLY WITH CALIFORNIA THAT COMPLY WITH CALIFORNIA STATE LAWS. STATE LAWS. FLOCK SAFETY SYSTEMS FLOCK SAFETY SYSTEMS DEMONSTRATED PATTERN OF BREAKING DEMONSTRATED PATTERN OF BREAKING LAWS. LAWS. SECURITY VULNERABILITIES WITH SECURITY VULNERABILITIES WITH FLOCK EXPOSING DATA. FLOCK EXPOSING DATA. SENATOR RON WYDEN INVESTIGATION SENATOR RON WYDEN INVESTIGATION IN NOVEMBER 2025 THEY DIDN'T

IN NOVEMBER 2025 THEY DIDN'T REQUIRE MULTI FACTOR REQUIRE MULTI FACTOR AUTHENTICATION. AUTHENTICATION. PASS WARDS WERE SOLD ONLINE. PASS WARDS WERE SOLD ONLINE. FLOCK CAMERAS AND DASHBOARDS FLOCK CAMERAS AND DASHBOARDS COULD BE ACCESSED BY PUBLIC. COULD BE ACCESSED BY PUBLIC. INEXCUSABLE. INEXCUSABLE. I ASK CITY COUNCIL TO RELEASE I ASK CITY COUNCIL TO RELEASE ELK GROVE AUDIT LOGS PUBLICLY ELK GROVE AUDIT LOGS PUBLICLY AND COMMISSION INDEPENDENT AUDIT AND COMMISSION INDEPENDENT AUDIT OF DATA TO VERIFY NO FEDERAL OF DATA TO VERIFY NO FEDERAL AGENCY ACCESS OCCURRED AND AGENCY ACCESS OCCURRED AND SUSPEND THE CONTRACT SPENDING SUSPEND THE CONTRACT SPENDING THAT INVESTIGATION. THAT INVESTIGATION. RESEARCH ALTERNATIVE ALPR RESEARCH ALTERNATIVE ALPR VENDORS WITH PROVEN LOCAL VENDORS WITH PROVEN LOCAL CONTROL AND CALIFORNIA LAW CONTROL AND CALIFORNIA LAW COMPLIANCE AND FULL PUBLIC COMPLIANCE AND FULL PUBLIC HEARING. HEARING. GIVING RESIDENTS OPPORTUNITY TO GIVING RESIDENTS OPPORTUNITY TO ASK QUESTIONS SHARE CONCERNS. ASK QUESTIONS SHARE CONCERNS. FOR RESIDENTS AND COUNCIL FOR RESIDENTS AND COUNCIL MEMBERS TO LEARN MORE VISIT MEMBERS TO LEARN MORE VISIT WEBSITE DE FLOCK ELK GROVE.ORG, WEBSITE DE FLOCK ELK GROVE.ORG, ONE WORD. ONE WORD. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. >> NEXT IS JENNIFER T.

NEXT IS JENNIFER T. >> GOOD EVENING.

GOOD EVENING. I AM COMMENTING TODAY BECAUSE I I AM COMMENTING TODAY BECAUSE I AM DEEPLY CONCERNED ABOUT THE AM DEEPLY CONCERNED ABOUT THE USE OF THE FLOCK SAFETY CAMERAS. USE OF THE FLOCK SAFETY CAMERAS. WE LEARNED MULTIPLE CALIFORNIA WE LEARNED MULTIPLE CALIFORNIA CITIES MOUNTAIN VIEW AND SAN CITIES MOUNTAIN VIEW AND SAN FRANCISCO DISCOVERED THEY WERE FRANCISCO DISCOVERED THEY WERE SHARING DATA WITHOUT KNOWLEDGE SHARING DATA WITHOUT KNOWLEDGE OR CONSENT. OR CONSENT. THAT IS VIOLATION OF STATE LAW. THAT IS VIOLATION OF STATE LAW. TO ECHO REGARDLESS IF WE WANT TO ECHO REGARDLESS IF WE WANT THAT OR INTEND THAT TO HAPPEN. THAT OR INTEND THAT TO HAPPEN. IT CAN STILL HAPPEN. IT CAN STILL HAPPEN. FLOCK IS NOT A COMPANY TO TRUST. FLOCK IS NOT A COMPANY TO TRUST. THEY HAVE A WELL DOCUMENTED THEY HAVE A WELL DOCUMENTED PATTERN OF BREAKING CALIFORNIA PATTERN OF BREAKING CALIFORNIA STATE LAW AND OF SHARING DATA STATE LAW AND OF SHARING DATA NOT THEIRS TO SHARE. NOT THEIRS TO SHARE. I ECHO ELLEN'S REQUEST THAT WE I ECHO ELLEN'S REQUEST THAT WE INVESTIGATE OTHER ALTERNATIVES INVESTIGATE OTHER ALTERNATIVES TO FLOCK AND THAT WE CANCEL OUR TO FLOCK AND THAT WE CANCEL OUR CONTRACT WITH FLOCK. CONTRACT WITH FLOCK. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. >> NEXT UP IS MARIE SHELTON.

NEXT UP IS MARIE SHELTON. >> THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. I CAN SHARE MY OPINION TO MY I CAN SHARE MY OPINION TO MY CONCERN ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE. CONCERN ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE. I REPRESENT PEOPLE WHO ARE I REPRESENT PEOPLE WHO ARE VOTERS. VOTERS. I HAVEN'T REALLY BEEN ACTIVELY I HAVEN'T REALLY BEEN ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN POLITICS UNTIL PAST INVOLVED IN POLITICS UNTIL PAST 10 YEARS WHEN NATIONAL CLIMATE 10 YEARS WHEN NATIONAL CLIMATE CHANGED SO MUCH OR I NOTICED CHANGED SO MUCH OR I NOTICED ANYWAY. ANYWAY. THAT IS THE KIND OF PERSON I THAT IS THE KIND OF PERSON I REPRESENT. REPRESENT. I HAVE THE OPINION THAT THE I HAVE THE OPINION THAT THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES NEED TO TAKE A LOCAL COMMUNITIES NEED TO TAKE A STAND FOR WHAT IS RIGHT AND STAND FOR WHAT IS RIGHT AND LEGAL BECAUSE AT THE NATIONAL LEGAL BECAUSE AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL INTEGRITY IS LACKING. LEVEL INTEGRITY IS LACKING. WE HAVE GOT THE HISTORY OF FLOCK WE HAVE GOT THE HISTORY OF FLOCK SAFETY VIOLATIONS OF THE LAW. SAFETY VIOLATIONS OF THE LAW. I AM LOOKING FOR MY LOCAL I AM LOOKING FOR MY LOCAL GOVERNMENT TO CANCEL THE GOVERNMENT TO CANCEL THE CONTRACT WITH FLOCK AND CHOOSE A CONTRACT WITH FLOCK AND CHOOSE A VENDOR WHO OBEYS LAW. VENDOR WHO OBEYS LAW. SOMEBODY NEEDS CONSEQUENCES FOR SOMEBODY NEEDS CONSEQUENCES FOR BREAKING LAW ECONOMIC BREAKING LAW ECONOMIC CONSEQUENCES SEEM TO BE NOTICED CONSEQUENCES SEEM TO BE NOTICED BY THOSE INCURRED. BY THOSE INCURRED. I THINK ELK GROVE NEEDS TO FLEX I THINK ELK GROVE NEEDS TO FLEX MORAL MUSCLE AND TAKE ACTION MORAL MUSCLE AND TAKE ACTION WORTHY. WORTHY. >> THAT IS FINAL PUBLIC COMMENT.

THAT IS FINAL PUBLIC COMMENT. >> NO YOU CAN'T. NO YOU CAN'T. >> I AM REQUESTING TO SPEAK. I AM REQUESTING TO SPEAK. >> ELK GROVE IS A CITY IN 2000.

ELK GROVE IS A CITY IN 2000. FOR TWO REASONS. FOR TWO REASONS. TO REST CONTROL FROM THE COUNTY TO REST CONTROL FROM THE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS TO DEVELOP BOARD OF SUPERVISORS TO DEVELOP LAND AT THE PLEASURE OF LAND AT THE PLEASURE OF DEVELOPERS. DEVELOPERS. AND TO CREATE ITS OWN POLICE AND TO CREATE ITS OWN POLICE DEPARTMENT SEPARATE FROM THE DEPARTMENT SEPARATE FROM THE COUNTY SHERIFF. COUNTY SHERIFF. WHY? WHY? TO SELL THE SQEAKY CLEAN TO SELL THE SQEAKY CLEAN SUBURBAN OPTIC TO DEVELOPERS. SUBURBAN OPTIC TO DEVELOPERS. ALTHOUGH MANY CRIMES ARE ALTHOUGH MANY CRIMES ARE COMMITTED HERE OVERWHELMING COMMITTED HERE OVERWHELMING MAJORITY PROPERTY OR LARS SENNE. MAJORITY PROPERTY OR LARS SENNE. THIEF RE. THIEF RE. NOT MUCH POLICE CAN DO ABOUT NOT MUCH POLICE CAN DO ABOUT PROPERTY THEFT OR CAPITALISM FOR PROPERTY THEFT OR CAPITALISM FOR THAT MATTER. THAT MATTER. COUNCIL CAN MAKE POLICIES TO COUNCIL CAN MAKE POLICIES TO STRENGTHEN COMMUNITIES AGAINST STRENGTHEN COMMUNITIES AGAINST IT. IT. AFFORDABLE HOUSING, PUBLIC AFFORDABLE HOUSING, PUBLIC TRANSIT. TRANSIT. HEALTHCARE FIRM FOUNDATION TO HEALTHCARE FIRM FOUNDATION TO IMPROVE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT. IMPROVE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT. START BY TRANSFERRING MILLIONS START BY TRANSFERRING MILLIONS TO COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TO TO COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TO PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT. PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT. INSTRUCT THEM TO MAKE STREETS INSTRUCT THEM TO MAKE STREETS SAFE FOR PEDESTRIANS AND HUMAN SAFE FOR PEDESTRIANS AND HUMAN POWERED BICYCLISTS BY DEDICATING POWERED BICYCLISTS BY DEDICATING ENTIRE TRAFFIC LANES FOR THAT ENTIRE TRAFFIC LANES FOR THAT PURPOSE. PURPOSE. WORK WITH REGIONAL TRANSIT FOR WORK WITH REGIONAL TRANSIT FOR SHUTTLES ON BOULEVARDS FREE OF SHUTTLES ON BOULEVARDS FREE OF CHARGE TO THE PUBLIC. CHARGE TO THE PUBLIC. CREATE TREE PARKS IN CREATE TREE PARKS IN UNDER-UTILIZED PARKING LOTS. UNDER-UTILIZED PARKING LOTS. HUMANIZE BOULEVARDS AND MAKE HUMANIZE BOULEVARDS AND MAKE THEM ATTRACTIVE TO BE IN. THEM ATTRACTIVE TO BE IN. CREATE SENSE OF COMMUNITY WHERE CREATE SENSE OF COMMUNITY WHERE COPS ARE WELCOMED WITHOUT GUNS. COPS ARE WELCOMED WITHOUT GUNS. THEY ARE HUMAN BEINGS. THEY ARE HUMAN BEINGS. IF YOU REALLY THINK FEAR IF YOU REALLY THINK FEAR INTIMIDATION WORKS, DON'T CHANGE INTIMIDATION WORKS, DON'T CHANGE ANYTHING. ANYTHING. I HAVE A FEW QUESTIONS. I HAVE A FEW QUESTIONS. THE POLICE CHIEF DECLARED THERE THE POLICE CHIEF DECLARED THERE WERE 91 CLEANUPS, CAMP CLEANUPS.

WERE 91 CLEANUPS, CAMP CLEANUPS. LET ME START WITH THIS. LET ME START WITH THIS. 54% OF THE DEMOGRAPHIC FOR THE 54% OF THE DEMOGRAPHIC FOR THE ELK GROVE POLICE DEPARTMENT IS ELK GROVE POLICE DEPARTMENT IS WHITE. WHITE. IS THAT TRUE? IS THAT TRUE? HOW MANY SWORN OFFICERS ARE HOW MANY SWORN OFFICERS ARE MALE? MALE? FIVE OF 10 HOMICIDES WERE FIVE OF 10 HOMICIDES WERE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. HOW MANY WHITE MALE COPS ON THE HOW MANY WHITE MALE COPS ON THE DEPARTMENT? DEPARTMENT? THERE WERE 1548 FLOCK ALERTS. THERE WERE 1548 FLOCK ALERTS. 1548 HIT-AND-RUN INCIDENTS 1548 HIT-AND-RUN INCIDENTS ACCORDING TO THE SCREEN WE SAW. ACCORDING TO THE SCREEN WE SAW. I PROTEST SONIC WEAPONS FOR I PROTEST SONIC WEAPONS FOR CROWD CONTROL. CROWD CONTROL. IT MIGHT BE TRUE WHEN MY WIFE IT MIGHT BE TRUE WHEN MY WIFE SAYS EVIL NEVER SLEEPS. SAYS EVIL NEVER SLEEPS. I SLEEP, OF COURSE, BUT I THINK I SLEEP, OF COURSE, BUT I THINK WE LIVE IN AN ERA OF PARANOIA WE LIVE IN AN ERA OF PARANOIA AND WE NEED TO STEP BACK FROM AND WE NEED TO STEP BACK FROM THAT. THAT. WE ARE 85 SECONDS AWAY FROM WE ARE 85 SECONDS AWAY FROM NUCLEAR MIDNIGHT ACCORDING TO NUCLEAR MIDNIGHT ACCORDING TO THE BULLETIN OF ATOMIC THE BULLETIN OF ATOMIC SCIENTISTS. SCIENTISTS. >> NOW, I WILL CLOSE PUBLIC

NOW, I WILL CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT AND INVITE BACK ANDREA COMMENT AND INVITE BACK ANDREA AND ROBERT, OUR CHIEF. AND ROBERT, OUR CHIEF. BEFORE WE OPEN IT UP TO OUR BEFORE WE OPEN IT UP TO OUR QUESTIONS, WOULD YOU LIKE TO QUESTIONS, WOULD YOU LIKE TO RESPOND TO ANYTHING YOU HAVE RESPOND TO ANYTHING YOU HAVE HEARD? HEARD? >> THERE ARE A FEW THINGS I

THERE ARE A FEW THINGS I WOULD LIKE THE STATE FOR THE WOULD LIKE THE STATE FOR THE RECORD. RECORD. REGARDING SHARING WITH ORANGE REGARDING SHARING WITH ORANGE COUNTY AND RIVERSIDE, THOSE ARE COUNTY AND RIVERSIDE, THOSE ARE ENTITIES WE DO NOT SHARE WITH. ENTITIES WE DO NOT SHARE WITH. WE SHARE WITH RIVERSIDE COUNTY WE SHARE WITH RIVERSIDE COUNTY DA AND ORANGE COUNTY DA. DA AND ORANGE COUNTY DA. WE HAVE MOUs ON FILE FOR THAT. WE HAVE MOUs ON FILE FOR THAT. THE OTHER COMMENT. THE OTHER COMMENT. I LOST MY TRAIN OF THOUGHT. I LOST MY TRAIN OF THOUGHT. SPECIFIC TO THAT I WANTED TO SPECIFIC TO THAT I WANTED TO CLARIFY THAT. CLARIFY THAT. SOME OF THE ALLEGATIONS SAID SOME OF THE ALLEGATIONS SAID REGARDING MISUSE OF DATA, DATA REGARDING MISUSE OF DATA, DATA SHARING BY OTHER AGENCIES WE SHARING BY OTHER AGENCIES WE NEED TO LEAN ON CALIFORNIA NEED TO LEAN ON CALIFORNIA JUSTICE TO CONDUCT INDEPENDENT JUSTICE TO CONDUCT INDEPENDENT AUDIT RATHER THAN INDEPENDENT AUDIT RATHER THAN INDEPENDENT AUDITS CONDUCTED BY INDIVIDUALS AUDITS CONDUCTED BY INDIVIDUALS THAT DON'T HAVE NAME ASSOCIATED THAT DON'T HAVE NAME ASSOCIATED WITH THEM. WITH THEM. >> SOME OF THE NUMBERS WE CAN

SOME OF THE NUMBERS WE CAN úPROVIDE. úPROVIDE. I DON'T HAVE THEM OFF TOP OF MY I DON'T HAVE THEM OFF TOP OF MY HEAD. HEAD. WE CAN GET THAT. WE CAN GET THAT. >> OPEN IT UP TO QUESTIONS FOR OPEN IT UP TO QUESTIONS FOR COLLEAGUES. COLLEAGUES. VICE MAYOR. VICE MAYOR. >> I WAS GOING TO PIGGYBACK OFF I WAS GOING TO PIGGYBACK OFF YOUR COMMENT. YOUR COMMENT. DOES D.O.J. DO RANDOM AUDITS DOES D.O.J. DO RANDOM AUDITS REGULARLY OR AT OUR REQUEST? REGULARLY OR AT OUR REQUEST? >> I DON'T KNOW THEY DO THEM

I DON'T KNOW THEY DO THEM REGULARLY. REGULARLY. THEY DID PUT OUT INFORMATION THEY DID PUT OUT INFORMATION THIS IS DATED INFORMATION THIS IS DATED INFORMATION BULLETIN 10/27, 23 RELATED TO BULLETIN 10/27, 23 RELATED TO SB24 HOW THEY SHARED THE SB24 HOW THEY SHARED THE TECHNOLOGY. TECHNOLOGY. AUDITS ARE POSSIBLE. AUDITS ARE POSSIBLE. THAT IS WHAT WE SHOULD DO. THAT IS WHAT WE SHOULD DO. WE SHOULD LOOK TO CALIFORNIA WE SHOULD LOOK TO CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE TO CLARIFY DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE TO CLARIFY THE NARRATIVE. THE NARRATIVE. >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU. >> I THINK ONE OTHER THING THAT

I THINK ONE OTHER THING THAT IS IMPORTANT. IS IMPORTANT. EVERY UPDATE LIKE WITH PHONE EVERY UPDATE LIKE WITH PHONE THEY TURN CERTAIN THINGS ON. THEY TURN CERTAIN THINGS ON. THEY MAKE SURE THEY ARE NOT THEY MAKE SURE THEY ARE NOT TURNED ON FAILURES IN SYSTEM. TURNED ON FAILURES IN SYSTEM. WE ENSURE EVERYTHING WE WANT AS WE ENSURE EVERYTHING WE WANT AS FAR AS DATA GOING TO AGENCIES TO FAR AS DATA GOING TO AGENCIES TO HAVE THEM. HAVE THEM. THOSE ARE TURNED ON REST TURNED THOSE ARE TURNED ON REST TURNED OFF. OFF. WE DON'T SHARE WITH AGENCIES IN WE DON'T SHARE WITH AGENCIES IN CALIFORNIA THAT SAY THEY ARE CALIFORNIA THAT SAY THEY ARE ONLY CALIFORNIA BECAUSE THEY ARE ONLY CALIFORNIA BECAUSE THEY ARE ASSOCIATED WITH FEDERAL OR ICE. ASSOCIATED WITH FEDERAL OR ICE. WE DON'T SHARE WITH THEM. WE DON'T SHARE WITH THEM. THEY SAY THEY DON'T SHARE. THEY SAY THEY DON'T SHARE. SOMEBODY ASSOCIATED WITH THAT SOMEBODY ASSOCIATED WITH THAT GROUP SO WE DON'T SHARE WITH GROUP SO WE DON'T SHARE WITH THEM. THEM. THAT IS IMPORTANT. THAT IS IMPORTANT. WE DO EVERYTHING TO ENSURE WE WE DO EVERYTHING TO ENSURE WE DON'T VIOLATE THE LAW HERE IN DON'T VIOLATE THE LAW HERE IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. MORE IMPORTANTLY CREATE FEAR FOR MORE IMPORTANTLY CREATE FEAR FOR OUR COMMUNITY. OUR COMMUNITY. >> THANK YOU, CHIEF FOR EXTRA

THANK YOU, CHIEF FOR EXTRA PRECAUTION. PRECAUTION. THANK YOU AND ANDREA AND YOUR THANK YOU AND ANDREA AND YOUR TEAM AND THE EYES IN THE SKY TEAM AND THE EYES IN THE SKY KEEPING IT SAFE. KEEPING IT SAFE. YOU DEMONSTRATE USING PRUDENCE YOU DEMONSTRATE USING PRUDENCE AND RESTRAINT IN THIS TECHNOLOGY AND RESTRAINT IN THIS TECHNOLOGY AND USE OF FORCE. AND USE OF FORCE. LESS THAN 1% IS INCREDIBLE. LESS THAN 1% IS INCREDIBLE. CONGRATULATIONS. CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU FOR KEEPING US ALL THANK YOU FOR KEEPING US ALL WERE SAFE THANK YOU. WERE SAFE THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER BREWER. COUNCIL MEMBER BREWER. >> VERY APPRECIATIVE.

VERY APPRECIATIVE. THE WORK THAT OUR POLICE THE WORK THAT OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT DOES KEEPS ALL OF US DEPARTMENT DOES KEEPS ALL OF US SAFE. SAFE. FULL STOP. FULL STOP. THE NUMBERS THAT WE HAVE ARE THE NUMBERS THAT WE HAVE ARE VERY CLEAR. VERY CLEAR. THEY SHOW MARKED IMPROVEMENT, THEY SHOW MARKED IMPROVEMENT, AND THE TECHNOLOGY WE USE KEEPS AND THE TECHNOLOGY WE USE KEEPS OUR COMMUNITY SAFE. OUR COMMUNITY SAFE. WE ARE LEADING THE WAY IN TERMS WE ARE LEADING THE WAY IN TERMS OF TECHNOLOGY BOTH POLICE AND OF TECHNOLOGY BOTH POLICE AND FIRE FOR THAT VERY REASON. FIRE FOR THAT VERY REASON. IT IS VERY INTENTIONAL. IT IS VERY INTENTIONAL. FOR THE WORK THAT AND THE RISK FOR THE WORK THAT AND THE RISK THAT THE MEN AND WOMEN OF THE THAT THE MEN AND WOMEN OF THE ELK GROVE POLICE DEPARTMENT GOES ELK GROVE POLICE DEPARTMENT GOES THROUGH EVERY DAY IS THROUGH EVERY DAY IS COMMENDABLE. COMMENDABLE. THAT DOES NOT LOSE SIGHT ON ME. THAT DOES NOT LOSE SIGHT ON ME. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. >> COUNCIL MEMBER ROBLES.

COUNCIL MEMBER ROBLES. >> THANK YOU FOR EXPLAINING THE

THANK YOU FOR EXPLAINING THE PROCESS. PROCESS. A LOT OF MISCONCEPTION WE ARE A LOT OF MISCONCEPTION WE ARE NOT FOLLOWING THE RULES OR HE NOT FOLLOWING THE RULES OR HE WILLING GROVE PD DOESN'T FOLLOW WILLING GROVE PD DOESN'T FOLLOW THE RULES. THE RULES. IT STARTS WITH LEADERSHIP. IT STARTS WITH LEADERSHIP. CHIEF EVERYTHING FROM THE CHIEF EVERYTHING FROM THE LEADERSHIP TO MAKE SURE OFFICERS LEADERSHIP TO MAKE SURE OFFICERS ARE CONDUCTING IN INTEGRITY AND ARE CONDUCTING IN INTEGRITY AND OPERATING RIGHT WAYS WITH OPERATING RIGHT WAYS WITH EVERYTHING YOU ARE DOING. EVERYTHING YOU ARE DOING. YOU TAKE FULL RESPONSIBILITY YOU TAKE FULL RESPONSIBILITY WITH INTEGRITY AND HONOR DOING WITH INTEGRITY AND HONOR DOING THIS TO PROTECT OUR CITIZENS AND THIS TO PROTECT OUR CITIZENS AND PROTECT ALL OF OUR COMMUNITY PROTECT ALL OF OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS. MEMBERS. WE ARE ONE ELK GROVE. WE ARE ONE ELK GROVE. I THANK YOU FOR THAT. I THANK YOU FOR THAT. EVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO WELCOME EVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO WELCOME CALIFORNIA D.O.J. CALIFORNIA D.O.J. THANK YOU FOR OFFERING THAT AND THANK YOU FOR OFFERING THAT AND FOR TRYING TO DO THAT. FOR TRYING TO DO THAT. I WOULD WELCOME THAT. I WOULD WELCOME THAT. I I WILL NOT SPEAK FOREST OF THE I I WILL NOT SPEAK FOREST OF THE COLLEAGUES. COLLEAGUES. I THINK THEY WOULD SUPPORT THAT. I THINK THEY WOULD SUPPORT THAT. THANK YOU FOR HARD WORK. THANK YOU FOR HARD WORK. YOU ARE DOING JOBS THAT ARE YOU ARE DOING JOBS THAT ARE UNSEEN. UNSEEN. YOU ARE KEEPING OUR COMMUNITY YOU ARE KEEPING OUR COMMUNITY SAFE. SAFE. ULTIMATELY THAT IS WHAT A LOT OF ULTIMATELY THAT IS WHAT A LOT OF CONSTITUENTS FEEL GOOD ABOUT. CONSTITUENTS FEEL GOOD ABOUT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. >> COUNCIL MEMBER SPEASE.

COUNCIL MEMBER SPEASE. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH TO THE

THANK YOU VERY MUCH TO THE MEN AND WOMEN OF ELK GROVE MEN AND WOMEN OF ELK GROVE POLICE DEPARTMENT THEY ARE POLICE DEPARTMENT THEY ARE PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION. PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION. THAT IS MUCH APPRECIATED AND THAT IS MUCH APPRECIATED AND WELL RECOGNIZED THROUGHOUT THE WELL RECOGNIZED THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY. COMMUNITY. THE OTHER THING TO MAKE SURE THE OTHER THING TO MAKE SURE WITH MEASURE E AN ENABLER TO WITH MEASURE E AN ENABLER TO HELP US DO SO MANY NEW THINGS HELP US DO SO MANY NEW THINGS WHICH HAS INCREASED QUALITY OF WHICH HAS INCREASED QUALITY OF LIFE. LIFE. NOT JUST MADE IT SAFER FOR OUR NOT JUST MADE IT SAFER FOR OUR RESIDENTS BUT ALSO MADE IT SAFER RESIDENTS BUT ALSO MADE IT SAFER FOR OUR POLICE FORCE THAT IS OUT FOR OUR POLICE FORCE THAT IS OUT THERE EVERY DAY. THERE EVERY DAY. THANK YOU VERY, VERY MUCH TO OUR THANK YOU VERY, VERY MUCH TO OUR RESIDENTS, TAXPAYERS, THAT IS RESIDENTS, TAXPAYERS, THAT IS VERY MUCH APPRECIATED. VERY MUCH APPRECIATED. THIS IS ONE OF THE ITEMS I COULD THIS IS ONE OF THE ITEMS I COULD GO ALL NIGHT. GO ALL NIGHT. I AM GLAD I DIDN'T TAKE NOTES. I AM GLAD I DIDN'T TAKE NOTES. I WILL EXHAUST MYSELF ON THIS. I WILL EXHAUST MYSELF ON THIS. WHAT WE SEE EVERY DAY MOST OF WHAT WE SEE EVERY DAY MOST OF THE TIME THAT MOST OF US SEE IS THE TIME THAT MOST OF US SEE IS SOMEONE DRIVING DOWN THE STREET SOMEONE DRIVING DOWN THE STREET IN A PATROL VEHICLE. IN A PATROL VEHICLE. HOPEFULLY THAT IS MAYBE OTHER HOPEFULLY THAT IS MAYBE OTHER THAN GOING TO CENTER SHOP WITH A THAN GOING TO CENTER SHOP WITH A COP OR FRIES OR WHATEVER, THAT'S COP OR FRIES OR WHATEVER, THAT'S IS MOST THAT WE HAVE HOPEFULLY IS MOST THAT WE HAVE HOPEFULLY CONTACT WITH. CONTACT WITH. THERE ARE TIMES WHEN BAD DAYS THERE ARE TIMES WHEN BAD DAYS HAPPEN FOR WHATEVER REASON OUR HAPPEN FOR WHATEVER REASON OUR ELK GROVE POLICE FORCE OR ELK GROVE POLICE FORCE OR DEPARTMENT IS THERE. DEPARTMENT IS THERE. THERE IS A HUGE CAST OF PEOPLE THERE IS A HUGE CAST OF PEOPLE BEHIND THAT SCENE AS WELL THAT BEHIND THAT SCENE AS WELL THAT SO MANY PEOPLE NEVER SEE. SO MANY PEOPLE NEVER SEE. FOLKS WHO ARE DOING FOLKS WHO ARE DOING ADMINISTRATIVE TASKS, FOLKS ADMINISTRATIVE TASKS, FOLKS MANAGING EVIDENCE IN THE BACK MANAGING EVIDENCE IN THE BACK ROOMS, MANAGING THE POLICE ROOMS, MANAGING THE POLICE VEHICLES, EQUIPMENT, THERE IS A VEHICLES, EQUIPMENT, THERE IS A WHOLE HOST OF FOLKS BEHIND THE WHOLE HOST OF FOLKS BEHIND THE SCENES THAT I KNOW OUR OFFICERS SCENES THAT I KNOW OUR OFFICERS COULDN'T DO THAT WORK WITHOUT COULDN'T DO THAT WORK WITHOUT THAT SUPPORT. THAT SUPPORT. I WANT TO THANK THEM FOR THAT

I WANT TO THANK THEM FOR THAT AND RECOGNIZE THEM FOR THAT. AND RECOGNIZE THEM FOR THAT. THE ELK GROVE RESIDENTS HAVE A THE ELK GROVE RESIDENTS HAVE A VERY STRONG EXPECTATION, VERY VERY STRONG EXPECTATION, VERY HIGH EXPECTATION OF POLICE HIGH EXPECTATION OF POLICE OFFICERS. OFFICERS. THANKFULLY, OUR POLICE OFFICERS THANKFULLY, OUR POLICE OFFICERS RISE TO THAT OCCASION. RISE TO THAT OCCASION. ONE THING THAT IS OFTEN NOT ONE THING THAT IS OFTEN NOT RECOGNIZED IS THE WORK THAT HAS RECOGNIZED IS THE WORK THAT HAS BEEN DONE SPECIFICALLY IN BEEN DONE SPECIFICALLY IN DE-ESCALATION. DE-ESCALATION. OPPORTUNITIES WHEN YOU LOOK AT OPPORTUNITIES WHEN YOU LOOK AT AND CORRECT MY STATS IF I AND CORRECT MY STATS IF I REMEMBER THEM INCORRECTLY. REMEMBER THEM INCORRECTLY. LESS THAN 1% USE OF FORCE WHEN LESS THAN 1% USE OF FORCE WHEN HANDLING SOME OF THESE ISSUES. HANDLING SOME OF THESE ISSUES. THAT IS VERY, VERY SIGNIFICANT. THAT IS VERY, VERY SIGNIFICANT. DOWN FROM WHAT IT WAS BEFORE. DOWN FROM WHAT IT WAS BEFORE. CONTINUED DOWNWARD TREND. CONTINUED DOWNWARD TREND. I DON'T KNOW THAT COULD GET TO I DON'T KNOW THAT COULD GET TO ZERO BECAUSE OF WHAT WE WORK ZERO BECAUSE OF WHAT WE WORK WITH BUT IT IS A TESTAMENT TO WITH BUT IT IS A TESTAMENT TO OUR PROFESSIONAL FORCE WHAT THEY OUR PROFESSIONAL FORCE WHAT THEY ARE TRYING TO DO. ARE TRYING TO DO. THAT'S WHAT THE RESIDENTS ARE THAT'S WHAT THE RESIDENTS ARE ASKING FOR. ASKING FOR. THEY WANT TO HAVE A LESS LETHAL THEY WANT TO HAVE A LESS LETHAL CONTACT IN THOSE CRITICAL CONTACT IN THOSE CRITICAL SITUATIONS. SITUATIONS. IN THE END SOMEBODY'S MOTHER, IN THE END SOMEBODY'S MOTHER, FATHER, CRISIS SITUATION AT THE FATHER, CRISIS SITUATION AT THE TIME. TIME. WE WANT EVERYONE GOING HOME WE WANT EVERYONE GOING HOME SAFELY AT THE END OF THE DAY SAFELY AT THE END OF THE DAY REGARDLESS WHO THEY ARE IN THE REGARDLESS WHO THEY ARE IN THE SCENARIO. SCENARIO. I THANK YOU FOR THAT WORK. I THANK YOU FOR THAT WORK. ANOTHER THING THAT WAS FORGOTTEN ANOTHER THING THAT WAS FORGOTTEN EARLIER. EARLIER. WHEN WE ARE WORKING WITH THE WHEN WE ARE WORKING WITH THE HOMELESS POPULATION, THAT WE HOMELESS POPULATION, THAT WE HAVE HOMELESS OUTREACH TEAM AND HAVE HOMELESS OUTREACH TEAM AND CRISIS INTERVENTION COUNSELORS CRISIS INTERVENTION COUNSELORS OUT THERE DOING THEIR BEST TO OUT THERE DOING THEIR BEST TO ENSURE THAT PEOPLE ARE CONNECTED ENSURE THAT PEOPLE ARE CONNECTED WITH SERVICES. WITH SERVICES. PEOPLE SO THAT THEY ARE TREATED PEOPLE SO THAT THEY ARE TREATED SAFELY AND FAIRLY. SAFELY AND FAIRLY. I KNOW YOU HEARD ME CHILDREN ON I KNOW YOU HEARD ME CHILDREN ON THIS BEFORE, CHIEF.

THIS BEFORE, CHIEF. PRESERVATION OF CIVIL RIGHTS, PRESERVATION OF CIVIL RIGHTS, BILL OF RIGHTSES AND BILL OF RIGHTSES AND CONSTITUTION ARE FUNDAMENTAL TO CONSTITUTION ARE FUNDAMENTAL TO RESIDENTS OF UNITED STATES. RESIDENTS OF UNITED STATES. WE HAD CONVERSATIONS ABOUT USE WE HAD CONVERSATIONS ABOUT USE OF TECHNOLOGY. OF TECHNOLOGY. I AM CONFIDENT OUR POLICE I AM CONFIDENT OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT IS RESPECTING THOSE. DEPARTMENT IS RESPECTING THOSE. IF THEY WEREN'T I WOULD BE FIRST IF THEY WEREN'T I WOULD BE FIRST ONE YELLING AND SCREAMING. ONE YELLING AND SCREAMING. YOU KNOW THAT. YOU KNOW THAT. YOU PROBABLY DON'T ALL KNOW I AM YOU PROBABLY DON'T ALL KNOW I AM ONE OF THE MEMBERS OF ELECTRONIC ONE OF THE MEMBERS OF ELECTRONIC FRONTIER FOUNDATION. FRONTIER FOUNDATION. I AM VERY SERIOUS ABOUT OUR I AM VERY SERIOUS ABOUT OUR CIVIL RIGHTS. CIVIL RIGHTS. I WANT TO THANK YOU AND THANK I WANT TO THANK YOU AND THANK THE RESIDENTS, THANK THE MEN AND THE RESIDENTS, THANK THE MEN AND WOMEN OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT WOMEN OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT BECAUSE ELK GROVE RESIDENTS HAVE BECAUSE ELK GROVE RESIDENTS HAVE HIGH EXPECTATION. HIGH EXPECTATION. CONTINUALLY WE HAVE RISEN TO CONTINUALLY WE HAVE RISEN TO THAT. THAT. I KNOW YOU WILL CONTINUE TO DO I KNOW YOU WILL CONTINUE TO DO THAT. THAT. THANK TO YOU YOUR LEADERSHIP, THANK TO YOU YOUR LEADERSHIP, CHIEF, AND THANKS TO THE REST OF CHIEF, AND THANKS TO THE REST OF YOUR TEAM. YOUR TEAM. >> IMAGINE IF YOU HAD NOTES.

IMAGINE IF YOU HAD NOTES. I DID TAKE NOTES BECAUSE I I DID TAKE NOTES BECAUSE I DIDN'T WANT TO FORGET ANYTHING. DIDN'T WANT TO FORGET ANYTHING. >> IF I MAY OFFER A COMMENT

IF I MAY OFFER A COMMENT BEFORE YOU SPEAK, MADAM MAYOR. BEFORE YOU SPEAK, MADAM MAYOR. I DID REMEMBER MULTI FACTOR I DID REMEMBER MULTI FACTOR IDENTIFICATION WHEN THAT WAS IDENTIFICATION WHEN THAT WAS OFFERED WE DID SUBSCRIBE TO THAT OFFERED WE DID SUBSCRIBE TO THAT SOME AGENCIES DID NOT. SOME AGENCIES DID NOT. IT IS WORTH NOTING WE HAD MULTI IT IS WORTH NOTING WE HAD MULTI FACTOR AUTHENTIC. FACTOR AUTHENTIC. SECURITY BREACHES RELATED TO SECURITY BREACHES RELATED TO SPECIFIC TYPE OF LIVE VIDEO SPECIFIC TYPE OF LIVE VIDEO CAMERA WE DON'T HAVE IN THE CITY CAMERA WE DON'T HAVE IN THE CITY OF ELK GROVE. OF ELK GROVE. FLOCK HAS STATED THEIR DATABASE FLOCK HAS STATED THEIR DATABASE HAS NEVER BEEN HACKED. HAS NEVER BEEN HACKED. WE ARE CONTINUALLY EVALUATING WE ARE CONTINUALLY EVALUATING TECHNOLOGY. TECHNOLOGY. SUGGESTION IN PUBLIC COMMENT TO SUGGESTION IN PUBLIC COMMENT TO DO THAT. DO THAT. WE ACTIVELY DO THAT. WE ACTIVELY DO THAT. WE ENSURE THE BEST FIT FOR THE WE ENSURE THE BEST FIT FOR THE CITIZENS OF ELK GROVE WE WANT TO CITIZENS OF ELK GROVE WE WANT TO ENSURE WE ARE MEETING COMMUNITY ENSURE WE ARE MEETING COMMUNITY EXPECTATIONS. EXPECTATIONS. WE WILL CONTINUE THESE WE WILL CONTINUE THESE CONVERSATIONS AND CONTINUE TO CONVERSATIONS AND CONTINUE TO REACH OUT TO CALIFORNIA REACH OUT TO CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. >> THANK YOU FOR THAT FOLLOW UP.

THANK YOU FOR THAT FOLLOW UP. ONE OF MY QUESTIONS WAS ON THE ONE OF MY QUESTIONS WAS ON THE AUTHENTICATION. AUTHENTICATION. I THINK I CHAIRED AN ARTICLE I THINK I CHAIRED AN ARTICLE WHERE SOMEBODY WAS WRONGFULLY WHERE SOMEBODY WAS WRONGFULLY ACCUSED BECAUSE OF THE NUMBERS ACCUSED BECAUSE OF THE NUMBERS JUMBLED. JUMBLED. IT IS REASSURING TO KNOW WE HAVE IT IS REASSURING TO KNOW WE HAVE INDEPENDENT VERIFICATION OF INDEPENDENT VERIFICATION OF NUMBERS. NUMBERS. I WANT TO THANK YOU, CHIEF, AND I WANT TO THANK YOU, CHIEF, AND ANDREA. ANDREA. FANTASTIC REPORT. FANTASTIC REPORT. I HAVE UTMOST RESPECT FOR OUR I HAVE UTMOST RESPECT FOR OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THE DATA POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THE DATA SHOWS SO DO OUR RESIDENTS. SHOWS SO DO OUR RESIDENTS. I AM GOING TO ASK A QUESTION. I AM GOING TO ASK A QUESTION. I KNOW THE ANSWER. I KNOW THE ANSWER. I WANT IT ON THE RECORD. I WANT IT ON THE RECORD. IT IS AN EXTENSION BE WHAT IT IS AN EXTENSION BE WHAT COUNCIL MEMBER SPEASE HAD SAID COUNCIL MEMBER SPEASE HAD SAID AS IT RELATES TO MEASURE E AS IT RELATES TO MEASURE E FUNDING. FUNDING. MY QUESTION IS DOES MEASURE E MY QUESTION IS DOES MEASURE E FUNDING FOR PUBLIC SAFETY FUNDING FOR PUBLIC SAFETY REFLECT COMMUNITY PRIORITIES AS REFLECT COMMUNITY PRIORITIES AS IDENTIFIED BY THE RESIDENTS? IDENTIFIED BY THE RESIDENTS? >> YES, THEY DO.

YES, THEY DO. WE CONTINUALLY EVALUATE THOSE. WE CONTINUALLY EVALUATE THOSE. NOT JUST INTERNALLY BUT WITH NOT JUST INTERNALLY BUT WITH EXECUTIVE TEAM. EXECUTIVE TEAM. MS. GOOSE MAN RUNS MEASURE E MS. GOOSE MAN RUNS MEASURE E FOR US. FOR US. WE ALWAYS CHECK TO ENSURE WE ALWAYS CHECK TO ENSURE OPENINGS ARE FILLED AND MEET OPENINGS ARE FILLED AND MEET REQUIREMENTS MEASURE E SETS REQUIREMENTS MEASURE E SETS FORTH FOR GUIDELINES FOR POLICE FORTH FOR GUIDELINES FOR POLICE DEPARTMENT AND CITY. DEPARTMENT AND CITY. WE DO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF WE DO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF COMMUNITY THAT WE ARE ASKED TO COMMUNITY THAT WE ARE ASKED TO MEET. MEET. >> WE HAVE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE

WE HAVE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE FOR MEASURE PERFORMED. FOR MEASURE PERFORMED. AS QUICK REFRESHER WHEN WE DID AS QUICK REFRESHER WHEN WE DID POLLING ON MEASURE E WHAT OUR POLLING ON MEASURE E WHAT OUR COMMUNITY'S PRIORITIES WE GOT A COMMUNITY'S PRIORITIES WE GOT A LOT OF FEEDBACK FROM THE LOT OF FEEDBACK FROM THE COMMUNITY. COMMUNITY. WE JUST DIDN'T DO THAT WE JUST DIDN'T DO THAT ARBITRARILY. ARBITRARILY. WE HAD A LOT OF COMMUNITY WE HAD A LOT OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT APPRIORITIES ENGAGEMENT APPRIORITIES IDENTIFIED CLEARLY BY RESIDENTS IDENTIFIED CLEARLY BY RESIDENTS AND THAT WAS PUBLIC SAFETY. AND THAT WAS PUBLIC SAFETY. IT WAS ONE OF THE TOP TIER IT WAS ONE OF THE TOP TIER PRIORITIES. PRIORITIES. I WANTED THAT ON THE RECORD. I WANTED THAT ON THE RECORD. WHEN YOU SHARED THE SLIDES WHEN YOU SHARED THE SLIDES COMING TO THE ALPR BY THE COMING TO THE ALPR BY THE NUMBERS AND WINS. NUMBERS AND WINS. I THINK ABOUT THOSE VICTIMS AND I THINK ABOUT THOSE VICTIMS AND FAMILIES WHO ARE OFTEN FAMILIES WHO ARE OFTEN FORGOTTEN. FORGOTTEN. IT IS A STATISTIC. IT IS A STATISTIC. FOR THEM IT WAS LIFE SAVING. FOR THEM IT WAS LIFE SAVING. IT WAS EVERYTHING. IT WAS EVERYTHING. THE NUMBERS ARE FANTASTIC. THE NUMBERS ARE FANTASTIC. LESS THAN 1% THAT USE OF FORCE LESS THAN 1% THAT USE OF FORCE THAT WAS MENTIONED. THAT WAS MENTIONED. THAT IS TREMENDOUS. THAT IS TREMENDOUS. THOSE NUMBERS YOU MAY NOT SEE THOSE NUMBERS YOU MAY NOT SEE THOSE ACROSS THE COUNTRY BUT I THOSE ACROSS THE COUNTRY BUT I AM VERY PROUD WHAT YOU SHARED AM VERY PROUD WHAT YOU SHARED HERE. HERE. TRANSPARENCY WITH TECHNOLOGY TRANSPARENCY WITH TECHNOLOGY STICKS OUT. STICKS OUT. WHAT I REALLY APPRECIATED WITH WHAT I REALLY APPRECIATED WITH THIS INFORMATION AND I HOPE IT THIS INFORMATION AND I HOPE IT IS SHARED WIDELY. IS SHARED WIDELY. THAT IS FEAR AND MISINFORMATION THAT IS FEAR AND MISINFORMATION CAN REALLY CONFUSE DIALOGUE. CAN REALLY CONFUSE DIALOGUE. WE WANT TO MAKE DECISIONS BASED WE WANT TO MAKE DECISIONS BASED ON FACTS AND YOU HAVE OUTLINED ON FACTS AND YOU HAVE OUTLINED FACTS AND OVERSIGHT AND FACTS AND OVERSIGHT AND TRANSPARENCY WHEN IT COMES TO TRANSPARENCY WHEN IT COMES TO THE PROCESS HERE. THE PROCESS HERE. I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THAT. I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THAT. I ALSO WANT TO SHOUT OUT THE I ALSO WANT TO SHOUT OUT THE NEIGHBORHOOD MEDIATION. NEIGHBORHOOD MEDIATION. I FIELDED MANY CALLS SINCE I WAS I FIELDED MANY CALLS SINCE I WAS ELECTED MAYOR ON TENSIONS IN ELECTED MAYOR ON TENSIONS IN NEIGHBORHOODS. NEIGHBORHOODS. JUST SOME FEEDBACK I GOT FROM JUST SOME FEEDBACK I GOT FROM NEIGHBORS WAY VERY MUCH NEIGHBORS WAY VERY MUCH APPRECIATED. APPRECIATED. CREATED BETTER SITUATIONS. CREATED BETTER SITUATIONS. I THINK THAT IS VERY HELPFUL.

I THINK THAT IS VERY HELPFUL. THE FACT WE HAVE COUNCILORS THE FACT WE HAVE COUNCILORS INTENSE SITUATIONS. INTENSE SITUATIONS. NOT ONLY DE-ESCALATION. NOT ONLY DE-ESCALATION. IT IS HUMANITY PROVIDING IT IS HUMANITY PROVIDING SERVICES THEY NEED IN A VERY, SERVICES THEY NEED IN A VERY, VERY DIFFICULT AND TENSE MOMENT VERY DIFFICULT AND TENSE MOMENT EVERYBODY'S LIFE IS AT RISK. EVERYBODY'S LIFE IS AT RISK. I AM PROUD OF THE WORK WITH I AM PROUD OF THE WORK WITH THAT. THAT. PROPOSITION 36. PROPOSITION 36. AS A LEADER ON THIS INITIATIVE AS A LEADER ON THIS INITIATIVE AND RAISED MILLIONS TO GET TO AND RAISED MILLIONS TO GET TO THE FINISH LINE. THE FINISH LINE. I WAS PROUD TO SEE 70% OF I WAS PROUD TO SEE 70% OF CALIFORNIAIANS RECOGNIZE THIS. CALIFORNIAIANS RECOGNIZE THIS. A LOT OF SMALL BUSINESSES HURT A LOT OF SMALL BUSINESSES HURT BY RETAIL THEFT ARE MINORITY BY RETAIL THEFT ARE MINORITY OWNED BUSINESSES. OWNED BUSINESSES. REPEAT OFFENDERS BEFORE PROP 36 REPEAT OFFENDERS BEFORE PROP 36 WERE STEALING UPWARDS OF JUST WERE STEALING UPWARDS OF JUST UNDER THAT 950 THRESHOLD. UNDER THAT 950 THRESHOLD. NOW WE HAVE AGGRAVATION. NOW WE HAVE AGGRAVATION. WE CAN COMBINE TOTALS AND THAT WE CAN COMBINE TOTALS AND THAT NOW FINALLY IS SOMETHING THAT WE NOW FINALLY IS SOMETHING THAT WE ARE SEEING A LOT OF RESULTS NOT ARE SEEING A LOT OF RESULTS NOT ONLY HERE WITH PROSECUTIONS, ONLY HERE WITH PROSECUTIONS, DISTRICT ATTORNEY DID UPDATE DISTRICT ATTORNEY DID UPDATE WITH THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY. WITH THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY. WE SEE BENEFITS OF PROPOSITION WE SEE BENEFITS OF PROPOSITION 36. 36. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE OTHER I WOULD LIKE TO SEE OTHER FUNDING AS IT RELATES TO FUNDING AS IT RELATES TO SUPPORTIVE SERVICES STILL NEEDED SUPPORTIVE SERVICES STILL NEEDED FROM OUR STATE AND GOVERNOR. FROM OUR STATE AND GOVERNOR. COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. I KNOW RPD GOES ABOVE AND BEYOND I KNOW RPD GOES ABOVE AND BEYOND TO BUILD RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE TO BUILD RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE COMMUNITY. COMMUNITY. I URGE ANYONE LISTENING THAT I URGE ANYONE LISTENING THAT MIGHT BE HERE TONIGHT. MIGHT BE HERE TONIGHT. PLEASE REACH OUT TO THEM. PLEASE REACH OUT TO THEM. BE PART OF THE TEAM. BE PART OF THE TEAM. PART OF THE SOLUTION. PART OF THE SOLUTION. THEY ARE EXTREMELY WELCOMING. THEY ARE EXTREMELY WELCOMING. ONE OF THE REASONS WE HAVE A ONE OF THE REASONS WE HAVE A FABULOUS POLICE DEPARTMENT IS FABULOUS POLICE DEPARTMENT IS THAT PARTNERSHIP THAT IS WITH THAT PARTNERSHIP THAT IS WITH OUR RESIDENTS. OUR RESIDENTS. I WANT TO THANK YOU AND I WANT TO THANK YOU AND RECOGNIZE THAT GREAT WORK. RECOGNIZE THAT GREAT WORK. AS IT RELATES TO THE DEPARTMENT AS IT RELATES TO THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE IN CALIFORNIA, I KNOW

OF JUSTICE IN CALIFORNIA, I KNOW ATTORNEY GENERAL IS NO STRANGER ATTORNEY GENERAL IS NO STRANGER AND WE WELCOME OVERSIGHT. AND WE WELCOME OVERSIGHT. WE WILL LEAVE THAT WITH EXPERTS WE WILL LEAVE THAT WITH EXPERTS RATHER THAN OUR OWN INTERNAL RATHER THAN OUR OWN INTERNAL AUDITS. AUDITS. I THINK ABOUT THE FAMILIES THIS I THINK ABOUT THE FAMILIES THIS HAS HELPED WITH THE FLOCK HAS HELPED WITH THE FLOCK CAMERAS. CAMERAS. THANK YOU FOR THE INFORMATION. THANK YOU FOR THE INFORMATION. IT WILL TAKE ME AWHILE TO DIGEST IT WILL TAKE ME AWHILE TO DIGEST ALL OF IT. ALL OF IT. THERE IS A LOT OF GREAT THERE IS A LOT OF GREAT INFORMATION. INFORMATION. ALSO ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT. ALSO ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT. THAT IS ONE OF THE BEST THINGS THAT IS ONE OF THE BEST THINGS ABOUT YOUR LEADERSHIP. ABOUT YOUR LEADERSHIP. YOU RECOGNIZE WHERE WE STILL YOU RECOGNIZE WHERE WE STILL NEED TO GROW AND NEED TO NEED TO GROW AND NEED TO IMPROVE. IMPROVE. THTHANK YOU FOR RECOGNIZING THA. THTHANK YOU FOR RECOGNIZING THA. GREAT JOB EVERYONE. GREAT JOB EVERYONE. >> THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. >> THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. WITH THAT WE MOVE TO NEXT ITEM. WITH THAT WE MOVE TO NEXT ITEM. >> ITEM 9.2. ITEM 9.2. RECEIVE THE ELK GROVE AQUATIC RECEIVE THE ELK GROVE AQUATIC CENTER ANNUAL REPORT FOR CENTER ANNUAL REPORT FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2025.

GOOD EVENING. JEFF, COMMUNITY CENTER MANAGER JEFF, COMMUNITY CENTER MANAGER DISTRICT 56 TO PRESENT HIGH DISTRICT 56 TO PRESENT HIGH LEVEL OVERVIEW OF ELK GROVE LEVEL OVERVIEW OF ELK GROVE AQUATIC CENTER. AQUATIC CENTER. IMPACT FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE AND IMPACT FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE AND LOOK AT 2026. LOOK AT 2026. I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU TO I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU TO CSD FOR ROLE AND PARTNERSHIP CSD FOR ROLE AND PARTNERSHIP OPERATING THE AQUATIC CENTER. OPERATING THE AQUATIC CENTER. WE HAVE LANA, PARKS AND REC WE HAVE LANA, PARKS AND REC DIRECTOR PRESENT TO ANSWER ANY DIRECTOR PRESENT TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS AT THE END OF THE QUESTIONS AT THE END OF THE PRESENTATION IF NEEDED. PRESENTATION IF NEEDED. >> FACILITY OVERVIEW.

FACILITY OVERVIEW. LOCATED DISTRICT 56 IS OPERATED LOCATED DISTRICT 56 IS OPERATED BY THE CSD IN PARTNERSHIP WITH BY THE CSD IN PARTNERSHIP WITH ELK GROVE. ELK GROVE. OPENED IN MAY OF 2019. OPENED IN MAY OF 2019. CONTINUES AS YEAR AROUND CONTINUES AS YEAR AROUND REGIONAL AQUATIC FACILITY. REGIONAL AQUATIC FACILITY. PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES. PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES. IT OFFERS WIDE RANGE OF PROGRAMS IT OFFERS WIDE RANGE OF PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO SERVE RESIDENTS ALL DESIGNED TO SERVE RESIDENTS ALL AGES ABILITY LEVELS. AGES ABILITY LEVELS. THESE INCLUDE RECREATION SWIM, THESE INCLUDE RECREATION SWIM, LESSONS, WATER FITNESS, LAP LESSONS, WATER FITNESS, LAP SWIM. SWIM. GOAL IS TO PROVIDE BALANCED MIX GOAL IS TO PROVIDE BALANCED MIX OF WATER SAFETY AND FITNESS AND OF WATER SAFETY AND FITNESS AND SKILL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES SKILL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE YEAR. THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE YEAR. COMMUNITY IMPACT. COMMUNITY IMPACT. THIS SLIDE HIGHLIGHTS OVERALL THIS SLIDE HIGHLIGHTS OVERALL IMPACT OF FACILITY IN OUR IMPACT OF FACILITY IN OUR COMMUNITY. COMMUNITY. 2025 CENTER SAW STRONG 2025 CENTER SAW STRONG PARTICIPATION IN ALL PROGRAM PARTICIPATION IN ALL PROGRAM AREAS. AREAS. OVER 35,000 RECREATION SWIM OVER 35,000 RECREATION SWIM VISITS. VISITS. 5,000 SWIM LESSONS. 5,000 SWIM LESSONS. 6,000 WATER FITNESS, 57 LAP SWIM 6,000 WATER FITNESS, 57 LAP SWIM VISITS. VISITS. THESE PROGRAMS SERVE TENS OF THESE PROGRAMS SERVE TENS OF THOUSANDS OF RESIDENTS SUPPORT THOUSANDS OF RESIDENTS SUPPORT KEY PRIORITIES LIKE WATER KEY PRIORITIES LIKE WATER SAFETY, HEALTH WELLNESS AND SAFETY, HEALTH WELLNESS AND YOUTH DEVELOPMENT AND FAMILY YOUTH DEVELOPMENT AND FAMILY RECREATION OPPORTUNITIES. RECREATION OPPORTUNITIES. IN ADDITION TO OUR DAILY IN ADDITION TO OUR DAILY PROGRAMMING, ELK GROVE CENTER PROGRAMMING, ELK GROVE CENTER SERVES AS REGIONAL DESTINATION SERVES AS REGIONAL DESTINATION FOR EVENTS. FOR EVENTS. 2025 WE HOSTED SEVERAL LARGE 2025 WE HOSTED SEVERAL LARGE COMPETITIONS INCLUDING DELTA COMPETITIONS INCLUDING DELTA LEAGUE AND WESTERN ZONE LEAGUE AND WESTERN ZONE CHAMPIONSHIPS. CHAMPIONSHIPS. THEY BROUGHT IN APPROXIMATELY A THEY BROUGHT IN APPROXIMATELY A THOUSAND PARTICIPANTS AND THOUSAND PARTICIPANTS AND SPECTATORS EACH DAY FROM ACROSS SPECTATORS EACH DAY FROM ACROSS THE WESTERN UNITED STATES. THE WESTERN UNITED STATES. IN ADDITION THEY HELP BRING IN ADDITION THEY HELP BRING VISITORS TO ELK GROVE AND VISITORS TO ELK GROVE AND INCREASE REGIONAL VISIBILITY AND INCREASE REGIONAL VISIBILITY AND TOURISM FOR THE CITY.

TOURISM FOR THE CITY. OPERATIONALLY 2025 WAS A STRONG OPERATIONALLY 2025 WAS A STRONG YEAR. YEAR. STAFF CONTINUED TO EXPAND SWIM STAFF CONTINUED TO EXPAND SWIM LESSON OFFERINGS IN OFF-PEAK LESSON OFFERINGS IN OFF-PEAK SEASONS TO INCREASE ACCESS AND SEASONS TO INCREASE ACCESS AND MAXIMIZE FACILITY USE. MAXIMIZE FACILITY USE. CSD CONTINUES TO SEE SUCCESS IN CSD CONTINUES TO SEE SUCCESS IN RECRUITING RETENTION OF SEASONAL RECRUITING RETENTION OF SEASONAL STAFF IN COMPETITIVE LABOR STAFF IN COMPETITIVE LABOR MARKET. MARKET. ON FACILITY SIDE WE COMPLETED ON FACILITY SIDE WE COMPLETED SEVERAL MAINTENANCE IMPROVEMENT SEVERAL MAINTENANCE IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS LAST YEAR INCLUDING PROJECTS LAST YEAR INCLUDING REPAIRS TO OUR MAJOR EQUIPMENT, REPAIRS TO OUR MAJOR EQUIPMENT, RESTORATION OF POOL SERVICES AND RESTORATION OF POOL SERVICES AND REPLACING AGING FURNACES REPLACING AGING FURNACES CONTRIBUTING TO OVERALL GUEST CONTRIBUTING TO OVERALL GUEST EXPERIENCE. EXPERIENCE. FROM FINANCIAL STANDPOINT FROM FINANCIAL STANDPOINT AQUATIC CENTER PERFORMED WELL IN AQUATIC CENTER PERFORMED WELL IN 2025. 2025. TOTAL PROGRAM REVENUE EXCEEDED TOTAL PROGRAM REVENUE EXCEEDED $950,000. $950,000. INCREASE FROM 2024. INCREASE FROM 2024. THESE REVENUES CONTINUE TO BE THESE REVENUES CONTINUE TO BE DRIVEN PRIMARILY BY RECREATION DRIVEN PRIMARILY BY RECREATION SWIM AND LESSONS AND WATER SWIM AND LESSONS AND WATER RENTALS. RENTALS. THEY OPERATE WITH A PLANNED THEY OPERATE WITH A PLANNED SUBSIDY TO MAINTAIN SUBSIDY TO MAINTAIN AFFORDABILITY TO OFFER YEAR AFFORDABILITY TO OFFER YEAR AROUND ACCESS. AROUND ACCESS. IT IS OPERATING WITHIN THOSE IT IS OPERATING WITHIN THOSE EXPECTED FINANCIAL PARAMETERS EXPECTED FINANCIAL PARAMETERS CONSISTENT WITH OTHER PUBLIC CONSISTENT WITH OTHER PUBLIC AQUATIC OPERATIONS. AQUATIC OPERATIONS. SLIDE REPRESENTS COUPLE KEY SLIDE REPRESENTS COUPLE KEY NUMBERS FROM FISCAL YEAR '24-25 NUMBERS FROM FISCAL YEAR '24-25 ACTUALS. ACTUALS. LEFT SIDE OF GRAPH YOU WILL SEE LEFT SIDE OF GRAPH YOU WILL SEE CSD NET EXPENSE AT AROUND CSD NET EXPENSE AT AROUND $752,000. $752,000. $20,000UNDER ADOPTED OPERATING $20,000UNDER ADOPTED OPERATING BUDGET. BUDGET. TOTAL OPERATION SUBSIDY RIGHT TOTAL OPERATION SUBSIDY RIGHT SIDE JUST OVER 9 $27,000. SIDE JUST OVER 9 $27,000. $76,000 UNDER ADOPTED OPERATING

$76,000 UNDER ADOPTED OPERATING BUDGET 7.5% DECREASE. BUDGET 7.5% DECREASE. MIDYEAR PROJECTIONS ANALYSIS, WE MIDYEAR PROJECTIONS ANALYSIS, WE ARE SITTING AROUND 32 % OF ARE SITTING AROUND 32 % OF OPERATION SUBSIDY EXPENDED MARCE OPERATION SUBSIDY EXPENDED MARCE HISTORICAL TREND FOR THE HISTORICAL TREND FOR THE FACILITY. FACILITY. LASTLY, LOOKING TO 2026. LASTLY, LOOKING TO 2026. AQUATIC CENTER WILL CONTINUE TO AQUATIC CENTER WILL CONTINUE TO HOST REGIONAL EVENTS INCLUDING HOST REGIONAL EVENTS INCLUDING LEAGUE AND CHAMPIONSHIP MEETS LEAGUE AND CHAMPIONSHIP MEETS ANNE MAINTAINING FULL SCHEDULE ANNE MAINTAINING FULL SCHEDULE PROGRAMMING AND RECREATION SWIM PROGRAMMING AND RECREATION SWIM OPENS MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND. OPENS MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND. WE WILL EXPAND PROGRAMMING AND WE WILL EXPAND PROGRAMMING AND IMPROVE OPERATIONS. IMPROVE OPERATIONS. GOAL REMAINS SAME. GOAL REMAINS SAME. CONTINUE PROVIDING HIGH-QUALITY CONTINUE PROVIDING HIGH-QUALITY PROGRAMMING MAINTAINING AQUATIC PROGRAMMING MAINTAINING AQUATIC CENTER AS PREMIER REGIONAL CENTER AS PREMIER REGIONAL FACILITY. FACILITY. THAT CONCLUDES PRESENTATION. THAT CONCLUDES PRESENTATION. WE ARE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY WE ARE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. QUESTIONS. >> THANK YOU, JEFF.

THANK YOU, JEFF. I WILL OPEN UP PUBLIC COMMENT. I WILL OPEN UP PUBLIC COMMENT. I DO NOT HAVE ANYONE SIGNED UP. I DO NOT HAVE ANYONE SIGNED UP. CLOSE. CLOSE. QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS. QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS. COUNCIL MEMBER BREWER. COUNCIL MEMBER BREWER. >> THANK YOU, JEFF. THANK YOU, JEFF. GREAT JOB. GREAT JOB. >> VICE MAYOR. VICE MAYOR. >> GOOD INFORMATION, JEFF. GOOD INFORMATION, JEFF. GREAT TO SEE THAT THE EVENTS YOU GREAT TO SEE THAT THE EVENTS YOU ARE HAVING THIS PAST YEAR SEEMED ARE HAVING THIS PAST YEAR SEEMED TO INCREASE, REVENUE FOR THAT. TO INCREASE, REVENUE FOR THAT. QUESTION ABOUT THE REGIONAL QUESTION ABOUT THE REGIONAL COMPETITION. COMPETITION. DO YOU SUFFER ANY LOSSES FROM DO YOU SUFFER ANY LOSSES FROM THE NATOMAS FACILITY BEING THE NATOMAS FACILITY BEING BUILT? BUILT? DO YOU SEE EFFECTS? DO YOU SEE EFFECTS? >> TODAY CURRENTLY NO.

TODAY CURRENTLY NO. WE AVERAGE 12-14 SWIM MEETS PER WE AVERAGE 12-14 SWIM MEETS PER YEAR AND THOSE ARE CONSISTENT. YEAR AND THOSE ARE CONSISTENT. WE HOST LOCAL SWIM TEAMS THEY WE HOST LOCAL SWIM TEAMS THEY AVERAGE WHAT THEY HAVE ANNUALLY AVERAGE WHAT THEY HAVE ANNUALLY AND WE HOST THREE TO FOUR LARGE AND WE HOST THREE TO FOUR LARGE REGIONAL EVENTS EACH YEAR. REGIONAL EVENTS EACH YEAR. >> WHEN WE BUILT THIS WE WHEN WE BUILT THIS WE EXPECTED THAT TO SUBSIDIZE EXPECTED THAT TO SUBSIDIZE APPROXIMATELY A MILLION A YEAR. APPROXIMATELY A MILLION A YEAR. GLAD TO SEE IT IS MAINTAINING GLAD TO SEE IT IS MAINTAINING AND NOT INCREASING. AND NOT INCREASING. >> TO THE RIGHT ANY QUESTIONS OR TO THE RIGHT ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? COMMENTS? >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I APPRECIATE THE AQUATIC CENTER I APPRECIATE THE AQUATIC CENTER IS OPERATING WELL AND WITHIN OUR IS OPERATING WELL AND WITHIN OUR ESTABLISHED BUDGET. ESTABLISHED BUDGET. THAT IS GOOD TO SEE. THAT IS GOOD TO SEE. GLAD TO SEE INCREASE IN REVENUE GLAD TO SEE INCREASE IN REVENUE FANTASTIC. FANTASTIC. I HAVE TO APPRECIATE MS. LANA I HAVE TO APPRECIATE MS. LANA TODAY AND FANTASTIC SUPPORT FROM TODAY AND FANTASTIC SUPPORT FROM CSD AND THEIR DIRECTORS AS WELL. CSD AND THEIR DIRECTORS AS WELL. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. OVERWHELMING ENDORSEMENT FOR CSD OVERWHELMING ENDORSEMENT FOR CSD DIRECTORS. DIRECTORS. GOOD TO SEE IT OPERATING WELL GOOD TO SEE IT OPERATING WELL AND SERVING NEEDS OF THE AND SERVING NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY. COMMUNITY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU. >> COUNCIL MEMBER ROBLES. COUNCIL MEMBER ROBLES. >> THANK YOU FOR GREAT

THANK YOU FOR GREAT PRESENTATION. PRESENTATION. GREAT TO SEE THE NUMBERS. GREAT TO SEE THE NUMBERS. INCREASE IN NOT ONLY USE BUT INCREASE IN NOT ONLY USE BUT ALSO MORE EVENTS AS WE CONTINUE ALSO MORE EVENTS AS WE CONTINUE TO GROW AND EXPAND. TO GROW AND EXPAND. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. >> WITH THAT WE WILL MOVE ON TO WITH THAT WE WILL MOVE ON TO ITEM 9.3. ITEM 9.3. >> RECEIVE INFORMATION REGARDING RECEIVE INFORMATION REGARDING PROPOSED SENIORS RIDE FREE PILOT PROPOSED SENIORS RIDE FREE PILOT PROGRAM CONSIDER RESOLUTION ELK PROGRAM CONSIDER RESOLUTION ELK GROVE SENIOR PASS AGREEMENT WITH GROVE SENIOR PASS AGREEMENT WITH SACRAMENTO REGIONAL TRANSIT SACRAMENTO REGIONAL TRANSIT DISTRICT. DISTRICT. >> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, VICE

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, COUNCIL. MAYOR, COUNCIL. I AM YOUR TRANSPORTATION I AM YOUR TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PROGRAM MANAGER. PLANNING PROGRAM MANAGER. HAPPY TO WRAP UP THIS EVENING ON HAPPY TO WRAP UP THIS EVENING ON PRESENTATION ON RIDE FREE PILOT. PRESENTATION ON RIDE FREE PILOT. JOINED BY ANTHONY ADAMS, JOINED BY ANTHONY ADAMS, DIRECTOR OF PLANNING FOR SACRT. DIRECTOR OF PLANNING FOR SACRT. QUICK BACKGROUND. QUICK BACKGROUND. LAST MAY STAFF EVALUATED SEVERAL LAST MAY STAFF EVALUATED SEVERAL POTENTIAL SUBSIDIES TO ENHANCE POTENTIAL SUBSIDIES TO ENHANCE SERVICES AND ACCESS FOR LOW SERVICES AND ACCESS FOR LOW INCOME FOLKS IN THE CITY. INCOME FOLKS IN THE CITY. ONE EXPLORED WAS POTENTIAL ONE EXPLORED WAS POTENTIAL SUBSIDIZED OR FREE TRANSIT PASS SUBSIDIZED OR FREE TRANSIT PASS FOR SENIORS. FOR SENIORS. MANY ARE ON FIXED INCOME MANY ARE ON FIXED INCOME SENSITIVE TO CHANGES IN COST OF SENSITIVE TO CHANGES IN COST OF LIVING TRANSPORTATION. LIVING TRANSPORTATION. AT THAT TIME COUNCIL DIRECTED AT THAT TIME COUNCIL DIRECTED STAFF TO EXPLORE POTENTIAL PILOT STAFF TO EXPLORE POTENTIAL PILOT PROGRAM WITH SACRT. PROGRAM WITH SACRT. WE SEE A LOT OF BENEFITS HERE WE SEE A LOT OF BENEFITS HERE INCLUDING INCREASED MOBILITY INCLUDING INCREASED MOBILITY INDEPENDENCE FOR PEOPLE AS THEY INDEPENDENCE FOR PEOPLE AS THEY AGE. AGE. SENIORS MAY DRIVE LESS OR NOT AT SENIORS MAY DRIVE LESS OR NOT AT ALL. ALL. PROVIDING ADDITIONAL FORMS OF PROVIDING ADDITIONAL FORMS OF TRANSPORTATION IS IMPORTANT TO TRANSPORTATION IS IMPORTANT TO HELP FOLKS GET TO ESSENTIAL HELP FOLKS GET TO ESSENTIAL SERVICES TO MAKE SURE THEY STAY SERVICES TO MAKE SURE THEY STAY CONNECTED SOCIALLY WITH OUR CONNECTED SOCIALLY WITH OUR COMMUNITY. COMMUNITY. PROGRAM PROVIDES OPPORTUNITY TO PROGRAM PROVIDES OPPORTUNITY TO SUPPORT EXISTING RIDERS AND SUPPORT EXISTING RIDERS AND ENCOURAGE NEW RIDE DERS TO JOIN ENCOURAGE NEW RIDE DERS TO JOIN THE SYSTEM AS WELL. THE SYSTEM AS WELL. I DID ALSO WANT TO NOTE SACRT I DID ALSO WANT TO NOTE SACRT EXISTING RIDE FREE RT PROGRAM IN EXISTING RIDE FREE RT PROGRAM IN PLACE FOR YOUTH, STUDENTS AND PLACE FOR YOUTH, STUDENTS AND TK-12. TK-12. THAT IS DOUBLED OUR YOUTH THAT IS DOUBLED OUR YOUTH RIDERSHIP ON ELK GROVE ROUTES. RIDERSHIP ON ELK GROVE ROUTES. SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF RIDERSHIP SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF RIDERSHIP WHICH IS GREAT. WHICH IS GREAT. THE PILOT PROGRAM THAT WE ARE THE PILOT PROGRAM THAT WE ARE PROPOSING WOULD HAVE ANY ELK PROPOSING WOULD HAVE ANY ELK GROVE RESIDENT 62 YEARS OR OLDER GROVE RESIDENT 62 YEARS OR OLDER ELIGIBLE TO RIDE FOR FREE ON OUR ELIGIBLE TO RIDE FOR FREE ON OUR ELK GROVE ROUTES. ELK GROVE ROUTES. THOSE ARE LOCAL BUSES AND THOSE ARE LOCAL BUSES AND COMMUTEDTER BUSES. COMMUTEDTER BUSES. WE WANT TO MAKE IT LOW BARRIER WE WANT TO MAKE IT LOW BARRIER TO ENTREE SO FOLKS WILL PRESENT

TO ENTREE SO FOLKS WILL PRESENT GOVERNMENT ISSUED ID TO TRANSIT GOVERNMENT ISSUED ID TO TRANSIT OPERATOR SHOWING AGE AND THEY OPERATOR SHOWING AGE AND THEY LIVE IN ELK GROVE. LIVE IN ELK GROVE. THAT WILL ALLOW THEM TO RIDE FOR THAT WILL ALLOW THEM TO RIDE FOR FREE. FREE. WE WILL HAVE A SENIOR GROUP WE WILL HAVE A SENIOR GROUP TRANSIT CARD AVAILABLE IN CASE TRANSIT CARD AVAILABLE IN CASE FOLKS WOULD PREFER THAT OPTION FOLKS WOULD PREFER THAT OPTION INSTEAD. INSTEAD. THIS FOR NOW FOR THE PILOT THIS FOR NOW FOR THE PILOT PROGRAM WILL BE FOR OUR ELK PROGRAM WILL BE FOR OUR ELK GROVE ROUTES. GROVE ROUTES. NO OTHER SACRT BUSES, LIGHT RAIL NO OTHER SACRT BUSES, LIGHT RAIL OR PARATRANSIT OR FLEX PROGRAM OR PARATRANSIT OR FLEX PROGRAM INCLUDED. INCLUDED. WE WILL REIMBURSE RT FOR SENIOR WE WILL REIMBURSE RT FOR SENIOR FARE. FARE. $1.10 PER TRIP. $1.10 PER TRIP. BUS OPERATORS WILL TAKE COUNT OF BUS OPERATORS WILL TAKE COUNT OF EACH SENIOR THAT BOARDS ON THE EACH SENIOR THAT BOARDS ON THE ELK GROVE LINES. ELK GROVE LINES. THEY WILL SUBMIT REIMBURSEMENT THEY WILL SUBMIT REIMBURSEMENT REQUEST REGULARLY TO THE CITY. REQUEST REGULARLY TO THE CITY. WE ANTICIPATE THE PROGRAM WE ANTICIPATE THE PROGRAM RUNNING THROUGH JUNE OF 2027 OR RUNNING THROUGH JUNE OF 2027 OR UNTI FUNDS ARE EXPENDED. UNTI FUNDS ARE EXPENDED. WE ARE ESTIMATING ABOUT $100,000 WE ARE ESTIMATING ABOUT $100,000 TO GET US THROUGH THAT TO GET US THROUGH THAT TIMEFRAME. TIMEFRAME. THAT ESTIMATED COST IS BASED ON THAT ESTIMATED COST IS BASED ON ELK GROVE MONTHLY RIDERSHIP HOW ELK GROVE MONTHLY RIDERSHIP HOW MANY SENIORS ARE IN TOWN. MANY SENIORS ARE IN TOWN. IF WE FIND THE FUNDS ARE GOING IF WE FIND THE FUNDS ARE GOING QUICKER THAN ANTICIPATED WE WILL QUICKER THAN ANTICIPATED WE WILL MAKE SURE TO GIVE SENIORS AT MAKE SURE TO GIVE SENIORS AT LEAST ONE MONTH NOTICE THAT THE LEAST ONE MONTH NOTICE THAT THE PROGRAM MAY BE CHANGING OR PROGRAM MAY BE CHANGING OR ENDING. ENDING. WE WILL KEEP AN EYE CLOSELY ON WE WILL KEEP AN EYE CLOSELY ON IT. IT. NEXT STEPS TO LAUNCH OUTREACH NEXT STEPS TO LAUNCH OUTREACH MARKETING CAMPAIGN BOTH CITY AND MARKETING CAMPAIGN BOTH CITY AND SACRT. SACRT. AIMING TO LAUNCH THIS QUITE AIMING TO LAUNCH THIS QUITE QUICKLY. QUICKLY. NEXT MONDAY MARCH 30 FOLKS WOULD NEXT MONDAY MARCH 30 FOLKS WOULD BE ABLE TO BOARD USING ISSUED BE ABLE TO BOARD USING ISSUED IDs. IDs. WITHIN FOUR TO SIX WEEKS CARDS WITHIN FOUR TO SIX WEEKS CARDS WILL BE ABLE AT DISTRICT 56 WILL BE ABLE AT DISTRICT 56 WHERE STAFF WILL ISSUE CARD WHERE STAFF WILL ISSUE CARD AVAILABLE FOR THE DURATION OF AVAILABLE FOR THE DURATION OF THE PROGRAM. THE PROGRAM. WE WILL EVALUATE RIDERSHIP WE WILL EVALUATE RIDERSHIP LEVELS, HOW FOLKS FEEL ABOUT THE

LEVELS, HOW FOLKS FEEL ABOUT THE PROGRAM, IF ADJUSTMENTS NEED TO PROGRAM, IF ADJUSTMENTS NEED TO BE MADE AS IT GOES. BE MADE AS IT GOES. IN THE FUTURE DEPENDING ON OUR IN THE FUTURE DEPENDING ON OUR FINDINGS THROUGH THIS PILOT FINDINGS THROUGH THIS PILOT PROGRAM WE COULD POTENTIALLY PROGRAM WE COULD POTENTIALLY EXPAND TO INCLUDE ADDITIONAL EXPAND TO INCLUDE ADDITIONAL TYPES OF FOLKS OR ADDITIONAL TYPES OF FOLKS OR ADDITIONAL SACRT SERVICES. SACRT SERVICES. WE WILL DEFINITELY COME BACK WE WILL DEFINITELY COME BACK WITH UPDATES ON THAT. WITH UPDATES ON THAT. OUR REQUESTED ACTION TONIGHT IS OUR REQUESTED ACTION TONIGHT IS TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AGREEMENT UP TO AMOUNT EXECUTE AGREEMENT UP TO AMOUNT OF $100,000 WITH SACRT. OF $100,000 WITH SACRT. WE ARE AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS. WE ARE AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS. >> I WILL OPEN UP PUBLIC

I WILL OPEN UP PUBLIC COMMENT. COMMENT. NO ONE HAS SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON NO ONE HAS SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON THIS. THIS. CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT. CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT. I AM GOING TO EXERCISE MY OWN I AM GOING TO EXERCISE MY OWN EXECUTIVE PRIVILEGE HERE AND GO EXECUTIVE PRIVILEGE HERE AND GO FIRST. FIRST. AS CHAIR OF SACRT I AM VERY AS CHAIR OF SACRT I AM VERY EXCITED. EXCITED. THIS IS NOT SOMETHING THAT OTHER THIS IS NOT SOMETHING THAT OTHER CITIES CAN DO. CITIES CAN DO. TO PROVIDE THESE SERVICES. TO PROVIDE THESE SERVICES. WE HEAR ABOUT THE NEED ALL OF WE HEAR ABOUT THE NEED ALL OF THE TIME AT SACRT. THE TIME AT SACRT. IN FACT RECENTLY I HAVE BEEN IN FACT RECENTLY I HAVE BEEN GETTING MORE AND MORE REQUESTS GETTING MORE AND MORE REQUESTS FROM SENIORS. FROM SENIORS. THEIR CHILDREN ARE CONCERNED THEIR CHILDREN ARE CONCERNED WHA OPTIONS ARE AVAILABLE IN WHA OPTIONS ARE AVAILABLE IN ELK GROVE FOR MY PARENTS. ELK GROVE FOR MY PARENTS. IT ADDRESSES MOBILITY AND IT ADDRESSES MOBILITY AND INDEPENDENCE AND CONNECTION. INDEPENDENCE AND CONNECTION. I AM EXCITED TO SEE THIS AND IN I AM EXCITED TO SEE THIS AND IN SUPPORT OF THIS. SUPPORT OF THIS. I LOOK FORWARD TO HOW WE GET THE I LOOK FORWARD TO HOW WE GET THE WORD OUT THROUGH MARKETING WORD OUT THROUGH MARKETING CAMPAIGNS. CAMPAIGNS. WE HAVE A LOT OF NONPROFITS WE WE HAVE A LOT OF NONPROFITS WE WORK WITH ALREADY. WORK WITH ALREADY. I IMAGINE ROBUST CAMPAIGN AND I IMAGINE ROBUST CAMPAIGN AND THE BEST PROBLEM TO HAVE IS THAT THE BEST PROBLEM TO HAVE IS THAT THE SERVICES ARE BEING USED AND THE SERVICES ARE BEING USED AND YOU COME BACK LOOKING FOR MORE YOU COME BACK LOOKING FOR MORE MONEY COULD BE THE BEST CASE MONEY COULD BE THE BEST CASE SCENARIO. SCENARIO. THANK YOU FOR THAT. THANK YOU FOR THAT. I WILL START TO THE RIGHT. I WILL START TO THE RIGHT. TO THE LEFT SINCE COUNCIL MEMBER TO THE LEFT SINCE COUNCIL MEMBER BREWER IS ON THE SACRT BOARD. BREWER IS ON THE SACRT BOARD. >> THANK YOU, MAYOR.

THANK YOU, MAYOR. YES. YES. THANK YOU FOR THE REPORT, MS. THANK YOU FOR THE REPORT, MS. LIONS. LIONS. THIS IS SOMETHING WE DEFINITELY THIS IS SOMETHING WE DEFINITELY SHOULD HAVE. SHOULD HAVE. WHEN YOU REACH A CERTAIN AGE YOU WHEN YOU REACH A CERTAIN AGE YOU DESERVE TO HAVE SOME BENEFITS DESERVE TO HAVE SOME BENEFITS NOT TOO MANY OTHER PEOPLE ENJOY NOT TOO MANY OTHER PEOPLE ENJOY OR HAVE BECAUSE YOU LIVED A OR HAVE BECAUSE YOU LIVED A LIFE. LIFE. SACRT IS LOOKS FOR WAYS TO SACRT IS LOOKS FOR WAYS TO INCREASE RIDER SHIP, WAYS TO INCREASE RIDER SHIP, WAYS TO MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE CAN GET MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE CAN GET FROM POINT A TO POINT B. FROM POINT A TO POINT B. NO MATTER WHERE YOU ARE, WHICH NO MATTER WHERE YOU ARE, WHICH BUS ON LIGHT RAIL HAVING THIS BUS ON LIGHT RAIL HAVING THIS FOR YOU TO HAVE THE ABILITY TO FOR YOU TO HAVE THE ABILITY TO GET TO EITHER DOWNTOWN OR EVEN GET TO EITHER DOWNTOWN OR EVEN AROUND TOWN IS GOOD FOR THE AROUND TOWN IS GOOD FOR THE ORDER. ORDER. I DO HAVE A QUESTION. I DO HAVE A QUESTION. WITH THIS SPECIFIC SERVICE PILOT WITH THIS SPECIFIC SERVICE PILOT PROGRAM HOW WILL WE BE ABLE TO PROGRAM HOW WILL WE BE ABLE TO USE OUR DATA TO SHOW THAT OUR USE OUR DATA TO SHOW THAT OUR SENIORS ARE USING THE PROGRAM? SENIORS ARE USING THE PROGRAM? >> THAT IS A GOOD QUESTION.

THAT IS A GOOD QUESTION. I MIGHT INVITE ANTHONY UP TO I MIGHT INVITE ANTHONY UP TO TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE. TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE. HE MADE IT THROUGH. HE MADE IT THROUGH. >> I HAVE BEEN HERE THREE HOURS. I HAVE BEEN HERE THREE HOURS. >> WE WEREN'T GOING TO LET YOU WE WEREN'T GOING TO LET YOU OFF THE HOOK. OFF THE HOOK. >> I APPRECIATE YOU.

I APPRECIATE YOU. WHEN A SENIOR BOARDS THE BUS THE WHEN A SENIOR BOARDS THE BUS THE OPERATOR PRESSES A BUTTON TO OPERATOR PRESSES A BUTTON TO KNOW THE AMOUNT OF SENIORS KNOW THE AMOUNT OF SENIORS RIDING. RIDING. I BELIEVE I WANT WAS 12% SENIOR I BELIEVE I WANT WAS 12% SENIOR RIDERSHIP PERCENTAGE. RIDERSHIP PERCENTAGE. WE CAN SEE IF THAT RISES. WE CAN SEE IF THAT RISES. THE STUDENT RIDERSHIP MORE THAN THE STUDENT RIDERSHIP MORE THAN DOUBLED WHEN IT WAS FREE. DOUBLED WHEN IT WAS FREE. WE EXPECT RIDERSHIP TO GROW FROM WE EXPECT RIDERSHIP TO GROW FROM SENIORS AND HOPE TO USE THIS AS SENIORS AND HOPE TO USE THIS AS BASE CASE. BASE CASE. FIRST CITY IN THE ENTIRE REGION. FIRST CITY IN THE ENTIRE REGION. ALSO THESE ARE VULNERABLE ALSO THESE ARE VULNERABLE POPULATIONS WITH NO CARS. POPULATIONS WITH NO CARS. GIVING PEOPLE FREEDOM TO MOVE GIVING PEOPLE FREEDOM TO MOVE AROUND THE IMPORTANT. AROUND THE IMPORTANT. WE WILL MAKE SURE TO USE THIS AS WE WILL MAKE SURE TO USE THIS AS TEST CASE FOR THE SYSTEM AND TEST CASE FOR THE SYSTEM AND HOPEFULLY WE CAN EXPAND FURTHER. HOPEFULLY WE CAN EXPAND FURTHER. >> THIS WOULD BE USED FOR E VAN

THIS WOULD BE USED FOR E VAN FOR FLEX PROGRAM. FOR FLEX PROGRAM. IF YOU ARE A SENIOR AND YOU ARE IF YOU ARE A SENIOR AND YOU ARE HERE IN ELK GROVE AND YOU HAVE HERE IN ELK GROVE AND YOU HAVE THAT CARD OR PASS, THAT'S PRETTY THAT CARD OR PASS, THAT'S PRETTY CORRECT? CORRECT? >> NO, SIR. NO, SIR. THIS PARTICULAR PROGRAM IS JUST THIS PARTICULAR PROGRAM IS JUST FOR FIXED ROUTE BUSES. FOR FIXED ROUTE BUSES. WE DO HAVE THE FLEX PROGRAM ON WE DO HAVE THE FLEX PROGRAM ON DEMAND SERVICE FOR SENIORS AND DEMAND SERVICE FOR SENIORS AND DISABILITY AND LOW INCOME. DISABILITY AND LOW INCOME. NOT INCLUDED IN THIS PILOT NOT INCLUDED IN THIS PILOT PROGRAM. PROGRAM. IT WOULD COST MORE FOR THE FLEX IT WOULD COST MORE FOR THE FLEX PROGRAM BECAUSE IT IS ON DEMAND. PROGRAM BECAUSE IT IS ON DEMAND. WE ARE WILLING TO DO THAT. WE ARE WILLING TO DO THAT. WE HAVE SOMETHING PENCILED OUT. WE HAVE SOMETHING PENCILED OUT. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN MAKING IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN MAKING FARES FOR FREE FOR FLEX WE CAN FARES FOR FREE FOR FLEX WE CAN OFFER TO THE CITY AS WELL. OFFER TO THE CITY AS WELL. >> ANYTHING LIKE THAT AND WE

ANYTHING LIKE THAT AND WE COULD TALK ABOUT THIS OFFLINE COULD TALK ABOUT THIS OFFLINE BECAUSE THOSE ARE SOME OTHER BECAUSE THOSE ARE SOME OTHER THINGS I AM THINKING ABOUT AS THINGS I AM THINKING ABOUT AS WELL. WELL. THERE IS ALSO LIKE AS WE KNOW THERE IS ALSO LIKE AS WE KNOW SOME PEOPLE HAVE CHALLENGES OF SOME PEOPLE HAVE CHALLENGES OF GETTING TO A BUS. GETTING TO A BUS. IT IS JUST TRYING TO FIGURE OUT IT IS JUST TRYING TO FIGURE OUT SOME OTHER METHODS OF GETTING A SOME OTHER METHODS OF GETTING A PERSON FROM THEIR HOUSE OR PERSON FROM THEIR HOUSE OR DESIGNATED SPOT TO THE BUS SO DESIGNATED SPOT TO THE BUS SO THEY CAN TRAVEL AND DO WHAT THEY THEY CAN TRAVEL AND DO WHAT THEY NEED TO DO. NEED TO DO. WE CAN TALK ABOUT THAT OFFLINE. WE CAN TALK ABOUT THAT OFFLINE. >> YES, SIR, THANK YOU. YES, SIR, THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, MAYOR.

THANK YOU, MAYOR. APPRECIATE THE INFORMATION. APPRECIATE THE INFORMATION. WHAT A GREAT OPTION TO PROVIDE WHAT A GREAT OPTION TO PROVIDE OUR SENIOR COMMUNITY, AS YOU OUR SENIOR COMMUNITY, AS YOU MENTIONED ALLOWING FLEXIBILITY MENTIONED ALLOWING FLEXIBILITY TO TRAVEL THROUGHOUT THE CITY TO TRAVEL THROUGHOUT THE CITY FOR FREE IS A GREAT BENEFIT. FOR FREE IS A GREAT BENEFIT. THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBER BREWER FOR BEING LEADERS. MEMBER BREWER FOR BEING LEADERS. >> I HEARD FROM HENRY LEE IN THE I HEARD FROM HENRY LEE IN THE TURN TABLE. TURN TABLE. YOU AND HIM DID THE WORK? YOU AND HIM DID THE WORK? >> THAT'S RIGHT. THAT'S RIGHT. >> COUNCIL MEMBER SPEASE. COUNCIL MEMBER SPEASE. >> AGAIN, I KNOW I SOUND LIKE A

AGAIN, I KNOW I SOUND LIKE A BROKEN RECORD EVERY TIME. BROKEN RECORD EVERY TIME. THANK YOU VERY MUCH TO THE THANK YOU VERY MUCH TO THE RESIDENTS FOR MEASURE E THAT RESIDENTS FOR MEASURE E THAT HELPS US TO DO THINGS LIKE THIS. HELPS US TO DO THINGS LIKE THIS. THERE IS NO SECTION OF THE THERE IS NO SECTION OF THE POPULATION WHICH IS MORE POPULATION WHICH IS MORE VULNERABLE TO RISES IN INFLATION VULNERABLE TO RISES IN INFLATION THAN OUR SENIOR COMMUNITY AND THAN OUR SENIOR COMMUNITY AND DISABLED COMMUNITY. DISABLED COMMUNITY. HAVING OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE HAVING OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE THIS RELATIVELY SMALL RELATED TO THIS RELATIVELY SMALL RELATED TO THE REST OF THE BUDGET BEING THE REST OF THE BUDGET BEING ABLE TO PROVIDE THIS TO THEM. ABLE TO PROVIDE THIS TO THEM. THESE ARE FOLKS MAKING DECISIONS THESE ARE FOLKS MAKING DECISIONS BETWEEN FOOD FOR THEMSELVES AND BETWEEN FOOD FOR THEMSELVES AND ANIMAL OR PRESCRIPTION. ANIMAL OR PRESCRIPTION. YOU THINK $1.10. YOU THINK $1.10. THAT MATTERS TO THEM. THAT MATTERS TO THEM. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE SUPPORT. SUPPORT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FROM RT AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH FROM RT AND TO KALEY. TO KALEY. I LOVE THE BUSES, I DO, I DO. I LOVE THE BUSES, I DO, I DO. >> WE HAVE A TRY TRANSIT DAY.

WE HAVE A TRY TRANSIT DAY. >> I AM THERE FOR YOU. I AM THERE FOR YOU. I REALLY APPRECIATE IT AND GLAD I REALLY APPRECIATE IT AND GLAD THAT WE ARE GOING TO GET THIS THAT WE ARE GOING TO GET THIS DONE AND SEE WHERE IT GOES FROM DONE AND SEE WHERE IT GOES FROM THERE. THERE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER ROBLES. COUNCIL MEMBER ROBLES. >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR HARD WORK THANK YOU FOR YOUR HARD WORK ON RT. ON RT. I KNOW IT ORIGINATED FROM WHEN I KNOW IT ORIGINATED FROM WHEN YOU SPOKE A WHILE BACK TALKING YOU SPOKE A WHILE BACK TALKING ABOUT MEASURE E FUNDS AND YOU ABOUT MEASURE E FUNDS AND YOU WERE PASSIONATE ABOUT IT. WERE PASSIONATE ABOUT IT. A YEAR AND SOME CHANGE. A YEAR AND SOME CHANGE. GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR SENIORS. GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR SENIORS. HAPPY TO SUPPORT. HAPPY TO SUPPORT. >> GREAT.

GREAT. WITH THAT I DO WANT TO END WITH WITH THAT I DO WANT TO END WITH KALEY. KALEY. THE RIDE TRANSIT TRY IT. THE RIDE TRANSIT TRY IT. IT IS FUN. IT IS FUN. I HAVE DONE IT WITH STUDENTS AND I HAVE DONE IT WITH STUDENTS AND SEEING HOW THOSE ROUTES LOOK AS SEEING HOW THOSE ROUTES LOOK AS THE SCHOOL YEAR BEGAN. THE SCHOOL YEAR BEGAN. IT IS ENJOYABLE. IT IS ENJOYABLE. MOTION. MOTION. >> SO MOVED. SO MOVED. >> SECOND. SECOND. >> IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE. IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE. >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU. >> COUNCIL COMMENTS REPORTS COUNCIL COMMENTS REPORTS FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS COUNCIL FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS COUNCIL MEMBER BREWER. MEMBER BREWER. >> RT BOARD MEETING MET ON

RT BOARD MEETING MET ON MONDAY. MONDAY. LIBRARY BOARD MEETS TOMORROW AT LIBRARY BOARD MEETS TOMORROW AT COUNTY ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES. COUNTY ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES. THE FOLLOWING WEDNESDAY THERE THE FOLLOWING WEDNESDAY THERE WILL BE ON THE 15TH THE CAPITOL WILL BE ON THE 15TH THE CAPITOL CORRIDOR JPA BOARD WILL MEET. CORRIDOR JPA BOARD WILL MEET. I AM A MEMBER OF THAT ON THE I AM A MEMBER OF THAT ON THE SIDE AS MEMBER OF THE RT BOARD. SIDE AS MEMBER OF THE RT BOARD. THAT IS ALL I HAVE. THAT IS ALL I HAVE. >> VICE MAYOR. VICE MAYOR. >> JUST HAD A SACOG BOARD JUST HAD A SACOG BOARD MEETING LAST WEEK. MEETING LAST WEEK. WE TOURED BEAUTIFUL WEST WE TOURED BEAUTIFUL WEST SACRAMENTO. SACRAMENTO. NICE TO SEE THE SISTER CITY OVER NICE TO SEE THE SISTER CITY OVER THERE. THERE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. >> COUNCIL MEMBER SPEASE. COUNCIL MEMBER SPEASE. >> I CAN WAIVE MY REPORT.

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