City Council - Regular Meeting

I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND CALL THIS MEETING BACK TO ORDER CALL THIS MEETING BACK TO ORDER AND ASK FOR A REPORT OUT FROM AND ASK FOR A REPORT OUT FROM ADAM. ADAM. >> THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR, COUNCIL

THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS. MEMBERS. THIS AFTERNOON, THE COUNCIL MET THIS AFTERNOON, THE COUNCIL MET IN CLOSED SESSION BRIEFLY AND IN CLOSED SESSION BRIEFLY AND TOOK UP TWO ITEMS OF BUSINESS. TOOK UP TWO ITEMS OF BUSINESS. FIRST IT TOOK UP ONE CASE OF FIRST IT TOOK UP ONE CASE OF POTENTIAL LITIGATION REGARDING POTENTIAL LITIGATION REGARDING LITIGATION RELATED TO NATIONAL LITIGATION RELATED TO NATIONAL OPIOID CASES AND RECEIVED OPIOID CASES AND RECEIVED UPDATES FROM AND PROVIDED UPDATES FROM AND PROVIDED DIRECTION TO LEGAL COUNSEL IN DIRECTION TO LEGAL COUNSEL IN THAT MATTER. THAT MATTER. SECONDLY, THE CITY COUNCIL TOOK SECONDLY, THE CITY COUNCIL TOOK UP A NUMBER OF ITEMS OF REAL UP A NUMBER OF ITEMS OF REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATIONS AND PROPERTY NEGOTIATIONS AND RECEIVED UPDATES FROM AND RECEIVED UPDATES FROM AND PROVIDED DIRECTION TO ITS REAL PROVIDED DIRECTION TO ITS REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS AND THE PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS AND THE COUNCIL TOOK NO OTHER ACTION. COUNCIL TOOK NO OTHER ACTION. >> ALL RIGHT.

ALL RIGHT. SO I'M GOING TO ADJOURN THIS SO I'M GOING TO ADJOURN THIS MEETING AT 5:32 AND THEN START MEETING AT 5:32 AND THEN START THE NEXT MEETING. THE NEXT MEETING. NOW I'M GOING TO CALL THIS NOW I'M GOING TO CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER AND ASK FOR A MEETING TO ORDER AND ASK FOR A ROLL CALL. ROLL CALL. >> COUNCIL MEMBER LITTLE. COUNCIL MEMBER LITTLE. >> HERE. HERE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER SANDER IS COUNCIL MEMBER SANDER IS ABSENT. ABSENT. COUNCIL MEMBER PULIPATI. COUNCIL MEMBER PULIPATI. >> HERE. HERE. >> VICE MAYOR BUDGE. VICE MAYOR BUDGE. >> HERE. HERE. >> MAYOR GATEWOOD. MAYOR GATEWOOD. >> HERE. HERE. ALL RIGHT, I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD ALL RIGHT, I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND ASK FOR STACY TO READ THE AND ASK FOR STACY TO READ THE TELEVISION PLAYBACK SCHEDULE. TELEVISION PLAYBACK SCHEDULE. >> THIS MEETING OF THE RANCHO

THIS MEETING OF THE RANCHO CORDOVA CITY COUNCIL IS RECORDED CORDOVA CITY COUNCIL IS RECORDED WITH CLOSED CAPTIONING. WITH CLOSED CAPTIONING. THE RECORDING WILL BE CABLECAST THE RECORDING WILL BE CABLECAST ON METRO CABLE CHANNEL 14, THE ON METRO CABLE CHANNEL 14, THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS CHANNEL LOCAL GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS CHANNEL ON THE COMCAST AND DIRECTV ON THE COMCAST AND DIRECTV U-VERSE CABLE SYSTEMS. U-VERSE CABLE SYSTEMS. THE RECORDING WILL ALSO BE VIDEO THE RECORDING WILL ALSO BE VIDEO STREAMED AT STREAMED AT METRO14LIVE.SACCOUNTY.GOV. METRO14LIVE.SACCOUNTY.GOV. TODAY'S MEETING WILL REPLAY ON TODAY'S MEETING WILL REPLAY ON THURSDAY, APRIL 9TH AT 9 a.m. THURSDAY, APRIL 9TH AT 9 a.m. AND SUNDAY, APRIL 12TH AT 6 AND SUNDAY, APRIL 12TH AT 6 p.m. ON METRO CABLE CHANNEL 14. p.m. ON METRO CABLE CHANNEL 14. ONCE POSTED, THE MEETING WILL BE ONCE POSTED, THE MEETING WILL BE VIEWED ON DEMAND AT VIEWED ON DEMAND AT youtube.com/metrocable14 AND youtube.com/metrocable14 AND ALSO ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE AT ALSO ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE AT www.CITYOFRANCHOCORDOVA.ORG. www.CITYOFRANCHOCORDOVA.ORG. >> ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU VERY

ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MUCH. WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND CALL WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND CALL ON OUR MAN, SHAUN HAMPTON IN THE ON OUR MAN, SHAUN HAMPTON IN THE BACK, WHO WE REFER TO AS S-DOG BACK, WHO WE REFER TO AS S-DOG TO GO AHEAD AND DO THE PLEDGE OF TO GO AHEAD AND DO THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. ALLEGIANCE. >> LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, PLEASE LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, PLEASE JOIN ME IN THE PLEDGE OF JOIN ME IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. ALLEGIANCE. [ TOGETHER ] [ TOGETHER ] >> I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. >> I'LL GO AHEAD AND WELCOME UP, I'LL GO AHEAD AND WELCOME UP, IF YOU'D PLEASE STAY STANDING IF YOU'D PLEASE STAY STANDING FROM OUR PASTOR DAN DESHONG FROM FROM OUR PASTOR DAN DESHONG FROM RIVER CITY CHURCH. RIVER CITY CHURCH. >> PLEASE JOIN ME IN PRAYER.

PLEASE JOIN ME IN PRAYER. HEAVENLY FATHER, WE ARE SO HEAVENLY FATHER, WE ARE SO GRATEFUL FOR OUR BLESSINGS. GRATEFUL FOR OUR BLESSINGS. THANK YOU FOR THIS BODY OF THANK YOU FOR THIS BODY OF PUBLIC SERVANTS. PUBLIC SERVANTS. WE ESPECIALLY THANK YOU FOR WE ESPECIALLY THANK YOU FOR SACRIFICE. SACRIFICE. YESTERDAY WE CELEBRATED EASTER, YESTERDAY WE CELEBRATED EASTER, THE GREATEST SACRIFICE SINCE THE GREATEST SACRIFICE SINCE TIME BEGAN. TIME BEGAN. HELP US TO UNDERSTAND THAT HELP US TO UNDERSTAND THAT SACRIFICE IS THE BEST WAY FOR US SACRIFICE IS THE BEST WAY FOR US TO SERVE OTHERS. TO SERVE OTHERS. WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR OUR LEADS LES WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR OUR LEADS LES HERE AT RANCHO CORDOVA. HERE AT RANCHO CORDOVA. THE GREATER THE SACRIFICE, THE THE GREATER THE SACRIFICE, THE GREATER THE COMMUNITY. GREATER THE COMMUNITY. I PRAY FOR CONTINUED WISDOM, I PRAY FOR CONTINUED WISDOM, UNITY, AND SERVICE TO OUR UNITY, AND SERVICE TO OUR COMMUNITY FROM THESE LEADERS. COMMUNITY FROM THESE LEADERS. THANK YOU FOR THE STAFF, THE THANK YOU FOR THE STAFF, THE FAMILY OF THE PUBLIC SERVANTS FAMILY OF THE PUBLIC SERVANTS THAT CONTINUE TO SERVE US. THAT CONTINUE TO SERVE US. WE LIFT UP DAVID SANDER TO YOU WE LIFT UP DAVID SANDER TO YOU AND HIS FAMILY SITUATION RIGHT AND HIS FAMILY SITUATION RIGHT NOW. NOW. WE ASK FOR PRAYERS. WE ASK FOR PRAYERS. WE ASK THIS IN THE NAME OF OUR WE ASK THIS IN THE NAME OF OUR LORD AND SAVIOR, JESUS CHRIST, LORD AND SAVIOR, JESUS CHRIST, AMEN. AMEN. >> THANK YOU, PASTOR.

THANK YOU, PASTOR. ALL RIGHT, WE'RE GOING TO GO ON ALL RIGHT, WE'RE GOING TO GO ON TO PRESENTATIONS. TO PRESENTATIONS. CAN I GO AHEAD AND CALL ON CAN I GO AHEAD AND CALL ON MR. WILLIAMS TO COME UP OF MR. WILLIAMS TO COME UP OF PROJECT SENTINEL FAIR HOUSING TO PROJECT SENTINEL FAIR HOUSING TO RECEIVE THIS PROCLAMATION, RECEIVE THIS PROCLAMATION, RECOGNITION OF FAIR HOUSING. RECOGNITION OF FAIR HOUSING. ARE THEY HERE? ARE THEY HERE? ARE THEY NOT HERE? ARE THEY NOT HERE? THERE'S NO ONE HERE? THERE'S NO ONE HERE? OKAY, MOVING ON. OKAY, MOVING ON. OH, THIS IS GREAT. OH, THIS IS GREAT. OKAY, SO WE'RE GOING TO SING OKAY, SO WE'RE GOING TO SING HAPPY BIRTHDAY. HAPPY BIRTHDAY. WE HAVE A BIRTHDAY IN THE GROUP. WE HAVE A BIRTHDAY IN THE GROUP. SHE IS TURNING 37. SHE IS TURNING 37. 37 TODAY. 37 TODAY. AND SHE LOVES WHEN WE SING AND AND SHE LOVES WHEN WE SING AND DO HER BIRTHDAY STUFF WITH SO DO HER BIRTHDAY STUFF WITH SO MUCH PAIN. MUCH PAIN. SO LET'S GO AHEAD AND SING. SO LET'S GO AHEAD AND SING. WE'RE GOING TO SING ON THREE. WE'RE GOING TO SING ON THREE. ONE, TWO, THREE: ONE, TWO, THREE: ♪ HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU ♪ ♪ HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU ♪ ♪ HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU ♪ ♪ HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU ♪ ♪ HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAR LINDA ♪ HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAR LINDA BUDGE, THE MAYOR ♪ BUDGE, THE MAYOR ♪ ♪ HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU ♪ ♪ HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU ♪ YAY! YAY! >> SAY SOMETHING NICE.

SAY SOMETHING NICE. >> THANK YOU, ALL. THANK YOU, ALL. >> SO MUCH PAIN! SO MUCH PAIN! ALL RIGHT, GOING TO MOVE ON TO ALL RIGHT, GOING TO MOVE ON TO PUBLIC COMMENT. PUBLIC COMMENT. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WISHING TO MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WISHING TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL FOR ANY ADDRESS THE COUNCIL FOR ANY MATTER NO NOT ON THE AGENDA MAYO MATTER NO NOT ON THE AGENDA MAYO SO BY COMPLETING A SPEAKER CARD SO BY COMPLETING A SPEAKER CARD TO THE CITY CLERK. TO THE CITY CLERK. SPEAKERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO KEEP SPEAKERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO KEEP THEIR COMMENTS THREE MINUTES OR THEIR COMMENTS THREE MINUTES OR LESS AND STATE THE NAME AND LESS AND STATE THE NAME AND COMMUNITY OF RESIDENCE. COMMUNITY OF RESIDENCE. UNDER PROVISION OF CALIFORNIA UNDER PROVISION OF CALIFORNIA GOVERNMENT CODE, THE CITY GOVERNMENT CODE, THE CITY COUNCIL IS PROHIBITED FROM COUNCIL IS PROHIBITED FROM TAKING IMMEDIATE ACTION ON ANY TAKING IMMEDIATE ACTION ON ANY ITEM ON THE AGENDA UNLESS THE ITEM ON THE AGENDA UNLESS THE ITEM IS DEMONSTRATED OF ITEM IS DEMONSTRATED OF EMERGENCY NATURE. EMERGENCY NATURE. ANY PUBLIC COMMENT? ANY PUBLIC COMMENT? >> YES, WE HAVE FIVE SPEAKER

YES, WE HAVE FIVE SPEAKER CARDS. CARDS. WE'LL START WITH LARRY LEROY WE'LL START WITH LARRY LEROY LADD. LADD. FOLLOWING LARRY WILL BE REID FOLLOWING LARRY WILL BE REID WAGES AND ELLIOTT. WAGES AND ELLIOTT. >> ALL RIGHT, GUYS. ALL RIGHT, GUYS. >> YOU'LL HAVE UP TO THREE YOU'LL HAVE UP TO THREE MINUTES. MINUTES. >> OH, YOU GOT A WHITEBOARD, OH, YOU GOT A WHITEBOARD, LET'S DO THIS. LET'S DO THIS. >> SO THE FIRST THING IS ABOUT

SO THE FIRST THING IS ABOUT RANCHO CORDOVA AS THE ARTIFICIAL RANCHO CORDOVA AS THE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE UNIVERSE. INTELLIGENCE UNIVERSE. YES, SIR. YES, SIR. THESE ARE TWO TOYS I PLAY WITH THESE ARE TWO TOYS I PLAY WITH AS AN ELDERLY PERSON TRYING TO AS AN ELDERLY PERSON TRYING TO CONTRIBUTE TO MY SOCIETY. CONTRIBUTE TO MY SOCIETY. THIS IS A BIRD DETECTOR WHICH THIS IS A BIRD DETECTOR WHICH HOPEFULLY WILL PICK UP BIRD HOPEFULLY WILL PICK UP BIRD MIGRATIONS AT NIGHT. MIGRATIONS AT NIGHT. AND THEN THIS IS A LITTLE GEIGER AND THEN THIS IS A LITTLE GEIGER COUNTER WHERE I WILL CHECK OUT COUNTER WHERE I WILL CHECK OUT WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE NEW WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE NEW FOLSOM HIGH SCHOOL. FOLSOM HIGH SCHOOL. THEN ON HARD COPY, YOU GUYS HAVE THEN ON HARD COPY, YOU GUYS HAVE GIVEN US MONEY TO PROMOTE HOME GIVEN US MONEY TO PROMOTE HOME LIBRARIES FOR STUDENTS IN RANCHO LIBRARIES FOR STUDENTS IN RANCHO CORDOVA. CORDOVA. THEN I'VE TOLD YOU BEFORE THEN I'VE TOLD YOU BEFORE THERE'S THINGS I DO ON MY OWN. THERE'S THINGS I DO ON MY OWN. SO ONE EXPERIMENT IS AFTER A SO ONE EXPERIMENT IS AFTER A FIELD TRIP TO SPLASH, I DONATED FIELD TRIP TO SPLASH, I DONATED A COPY OF THE FIELD GUIDE TO THE A COPY OF THE FIELD GUIDE TO THE CLASS AS A CLASSROOM BOOK AND CLASS AS A CLASSROOM BOOK AND INVITED KIDS WHO WANTED THEIR INVITED KIDS WHO WANTED THEIR OWN PERSONAL COPY TO WRITE A OWN PERSONAL COPY TO WRITE A LETTER TO A BUSINESS LEADER LETTER TO A BUSINESS LEADER ASKING FOR THE $20 FOR THE BOOK. ASKING FOR THE $20 FOR THE BOOK. I EXPECTED A HALF DOZEN KIDS TO I EXPECTED A HALF DOZEN KIDS TO DO IT AND I GOT 22 REQUESTS. DO IT AND I GOT 22 REQUESTS. SO THE FIVE BEST ESSAYS I'VE SO THE FIVE BEST ESSAYS I'VE SAVED, TRYING TO FIND A BUSINESS SAVED, TRYING TO FIND A BUSINESS PERSON. PERSON. THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IS PROBABLY NOT THE BOOK, IT'S THAT PROBABLY NOT THE BOOK, IT'S THAT SOMEBODY BOTHERS TO ANSWER A SOMEBODY BOTHERS TO ANSWER A FIFTH GRADER AND THEIR LETTER. FIFTH GRADER AND THEIR LETTER. AND ESPECIALLY IF IT'S ON AND ESPECIALLY IF IT'S ON CORPORATE STATIONERY, SOMETHING CORPORATE STATIONERY, SOMETHING LIKE THAT. LIKE THAT. I'M LOOKING FOR FIVE PEOPLE, I'M LOOKING FOR FIVE PEOPLE, BUSINESS PEOPLE, WHO ARE WILLING BUSINESS PEOPLE, WHO ARE WILLING TO DONATE $20 FOR THIS BOOK. TO DONATE $20 FOR THIS BOOK. OKAY, AND THEN MY USUAL CHEMICAL OKAY, AND THEN MY USUAL CHEMICAL STUFF. STUFF. UPDATE ON THE SCIENCE OF UPDATE ON THE SCIENCE OF CHEMICALS AND POLITICS. CHEMICALS AND POLITICS. SO THE POLITICS FOR PERCHLORITE. SO THE POLITICS FOR PERCHLORITE. SO THAT MEANS BACK IN 2003 WHEN SO THAT MEANS BACK IN 2003 WHEN I WAS AT THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF

I WAS AT THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES HEARING ON PERCHLORATE SCIENCES HEARING ON PERCHLORATE INGESTION, FIND EXPOSED AND INGESTION, FIND EXPOSED AND UNEXPOSED ZIP CODES TO DO UNEXPOSED ZIP CODES TO DO STATISTICAL ANALYSIS. STATISTICAL ANALYSIS. I SAID, LET'S DO A QUICKIE GIS I SAID, LET'S DO A QUICKIE GIS FIRST. FIRST. THYROID CANCER IN THIS DECADE, THYROID CANCER IN THIS DECADE, BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE WORRIED ABOUT, CONNECTIVE TISSUE WORRIED ABOUT, CONNECTIVE TISSUE CANCER. CANCER. IT'S HOW GIS WORKS. IT'S HOW GIS WORKS. IT'S LIKE A VENN DIAGRAM. IT'S LIKE A VENN DIAGRAM. SO IF YOU PUT ALL THESE SO IF YOU PUT ALL THESE DIFFERENT AREAS TOGETHER AND IT DIFFERENT AREAS TOGETHER AND IT ALL COMES TO ONE PLACE, THAT'S ALL COMES TO ONE PLACE, THAT'S WHERE YOU START. WHERE YOU START. THE VERY FIRST PLACE I WENT DO THE VERY FIRST PLACE I WENT DO WAS DOWN IN ALABAMA AND A CHILD WAS DOWN IN ALABAMA AND A CHILD JUST DIED OF (UNFAMILIAR WORD OR JUST DIED OF (UNFAMILIAR WORD OR NAME) AND BINGO, THERE'S MY NAME) AND BINGO, THERE'S MY THIRD LAYER AND THE EPA DIDN'T THIRD LAYER AND THE EPA DIDN'T WANT TO GO THERE, BUT I SORT OF WANT TO GO THERE, BUT I SORT OF STAYED THERE. STAYED THERE. WHAT I'VE DONE THE LAST 20 YEARS WHAT I'VE DONE THE LAST 20 YEARS IS TRY AND GET MY QUESTIONS IS TRY AND GET MY QUESTIONS ANSWERED WHEN THE TIME COMES IN ANSWERED WHEN THE TIME COMES IN A FEDERAL COURT TO RAISE OUR A FEDERAL COURT TO RAISE OUR PERCHLORATE LEVEL, I WANT MY PERCHLORATE LEVEL, I WANT MY QUESTIONS ANSWERED. QUESTIONS ANSWERED. THAT'S WHY I KEEP DOING ALL THIS THAT'S WHY I KEEP DOING ALL THIS STUFF. STUFF. PERCHLORATE, I'M NOT GOING TO PERCHLORATE, I'M NOT GOING TO TRY KNOCKING ON DOORS THOUGH. TRY KNOCKING ON DOORS THOUGH. I AM GOING TO GO TO AMI BERA I AM GOING TO GO TO AMI BERA THOUGH. THOUGH. 20 YEARS AGO, I WENT -- 20 YEARS AGO, I WENT -- >> PLEASE WRAP UP YOUR COMMENTS.

PLEASE WRAP UP YOUR COMMENTS. >> THAT'S IN CEDAR CITY. THAT'S IN CEDAR CITY. IT'S ALL CHANGED. IT'S ALL CHANGED. AND I WANT TO SEE HOW IT'S AND I WANT TO SEE HOW IT'S CHANGED. CHANGED. AND AFTER TALKING TO AMI, THEN AND AFTER TALKING TO AMI, THEN I'LL TALK TO MY GOOD BUDDY TIM I'LL TALK TO MY GOOD BUDDY TIM KAINE, BECAUSE MANAGEMENT FOR KAINE, BECAUSE MANAGEMENT FOR THAT PLAN IS NOW IN RICHMOND, THAT PLAN IS NOW IN RICHMOND, VIRGINIA. VIRGINIA. THANKS. THANKS. >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU. NUMBER TWO? NUMBER TWO? >> NEXT SPEAKER IS REID WAGES. NEXT SPEAKER IS REID WAGES. >> GOOD EVENING.

GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS REID WAGES. MY NAME IS REID WAGES. THE TIME HASN'T STARTED YET! THE TIME HASN'T STARTED YET! NO, IT'S FINE, I JUST WANTED TO NO, IT'S FINE, I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE. MAKE SURE. >> YOU'RE DOING EVERYTHING YOU'RE DOING EVERYTHING PERFECT, YOU'RE NAILING IT. PERFECT, YOU'RE NAILING IT. >> I'M A SENIOR AT GEORGE

I'M A SENIOR AT GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER. WASHINGTON CARVER. THIS SCHOOL IS A VERY SPECIAL THIS SCHOOL IS A VERY SPECIAL PLACE FOR SO MANY STUDENTS IN PLACE FOR SO MANY STUDENTS IN THE RANCHO CORDOVA AREA, THE RANCHO CORDOVA AREA, INCLUDING ME. INCLUDING ME. BEING A WALDORF SCHOOL, IT BEING A WALDORF SCHOOL, IT PROVIDES ALTERNATIVE LEARNING PROVIDES ALTERNATIVE LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES IN A CITY THAT HAS OPPORTUNITIES IN A CITY THAT HAS NO OTHER HIGH SCHOOL LIKE US. NO OTHER HIGH SCHOOL LIKE US. I COME FROM A BIG MIDDLE SCHOOL I COME FROM A BIG MIDDLE SCHOOL WHERE I WAS BULLIED AND TREATED WHERE I WAS BULLIED AND TREATED LESS THAN MY PEERS. LESS THAN MY PEERS. I WAS TERRIFIED OF GOING TO A I WAS TERRIFIED OF GOING TO A TRADITIONAL HIGH SCHOOL WHERE TRADITIONAL HIGH SCHOOL WHERE THE BULLYING WOULD CONTINUE. THE BULLYING WOULD CONTINUE. I FOUND GEORGE WASHINGTON I FOUND GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER. CARVER. SEEING IT WAS A SMALL SCHOOL, I SEEING IT WAS A SMALL SCHOOL, I WAS IMMEDIATELY DRAWN TO IT. WAS IMMEDIATELY DRAWN TO IT. GOING TO THE CAMPUS FOR A TOUR GOING TO THE CAMPUS FOR A TOUR SOLIDIFIED MY CHOICE TO ATTEND SOLIDIFIED MY CHOICE TO ATTEND THIS SCHOOL. THIS SCHOOL. THE ATMOSPHERE OF THIS CAMPUS IS THE ATMOSPHERE OF THIS CAMPUS IS WARM AND WELCOMING AND THAT WARM AND WELCOMING AND THAT ATMOSPHERE HAS NOT DISAPPEARED ATMOSPHERE HAS NOT DISAPPEARED IN THE FOUR YEARS I'VE BEEN IN THE FOUR YEARS I'VE BEEN HERE. HERE. AT OUR SCHOOL, I HAVE NEVER ONCE AT OUR SCHOOL, I HAVE NEVER ONCE FELT LIKE I DIDN'T BELONG AND FELT LIKE I DIDN'T BELONG AND OUR SCHOOL IS A PLACE WHERE OUR SCHOOL IS A PLACE WHERE STUDENTS TO FEEL LIKE THEY CAN STUDENTS TO FEEL LIKE THEY CAN BE THEMSELVES AND EXPRESS THEIR BE THEMSELVES AND EXPRESS THEIR INDIVIDUALITY WITHOUT FEAR OF AS INDIVIDUALITY WITHOUT FEAR OF AS A RESULT. A RESULT. I LOVE THIS SCHOOL AND I CAN'T I LOVE THIS SCHOOL AND I CAN'T IMAGINE WHAT IT WOULD BE LIKE IMAGINE WHAT IT WOULD BE LIKE FOR SO MANY STUDENTS TO NOT HAVE FOR SO MANY STUDENTS TO NOT HAVE THE ABILITY TO ATTEND IT. THE ABILITY TO ATTEND IT. WE WOULD GREATLY APPRECIATE AN WE WOULD GREATLY APPRECIATE AN INVESTMENT INTO OUR SCHOOL SINCE INVESTMENT INTO OUR SCHOOL SINCE IT IS IN THE RANCHO CORDOVA IT IS IN THE RANCHO CORDOVA AREA. AREA. IT WOULD GIVE OUR STUDENTS A IT WOULD GIVE OUR STUDENTS A CHANCE TO CONTINUE TO THRIVE IN CHANCE TO CONTINUE TO THRIVE IN THEIR EDUCATION INSTEAD OF BEING THEIR EDUCATION INSTEAD OF BEING FORCED TO GO TO TRADITIONAL FORCED TO GO TO TRADITIONAL SCHOOLS WHERE THEY WOULD NOT SCHOOLS WHERE THEY WOULD NOT FEEL SAFE AND LIKE THEMSELVES. FEEL SAFE AND LIKE THEMSELVES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. >> HELLO, MY NAME IS ELLIOTT.

HELLO, MY NAME IS ELLIOTT. I'M ALSO FROM GEORGE WASHINGTON I'M ALSO FROM GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER. CARVER. I'M A SENIOR. I'M A SENIOR. I'VE BEEN HERE ALL FOUR YEARS. I'VE BEEN HERE ALL FOUR YEARS. I'M ALSO THE VICE PRESIDENT OF I'M ALSO THE VICE PRESIDENT OF ASB, OUR STUDENT GOVERNMENT. ASB, OUR STUDENT GOVERNMENT. I'VE BEEN IN THE WALDORF I'VE BEEN IN THE WALDORF EDUCATION SYSTEM MY WHOLE LIFE. EDUCATION SYSTEM MY WHOLE LIFE. I CAME FROM A WALDORF K-8 SCHOOL I CAME FROM A WALDORF K-8 SCHOOL BEFORE COMING HERE. BEFORE COMING HERE. AND IT'S REALLY A BENEFICIAL -- AND IT'S REALLY A BENEFICIAL -- IT'S AN ALTERNATE STYLE OF IT'S AN ALTERNATE STYLE OF EDUCATION THAT I THINK IS REALLY EDUCATION THAT I THINK IS REALLY BENEFICIAL, AND IT'S HELPED ME A BENEFICIAL, AND IT'S HELPED ME A LOT BECOME WHO I AM TODAY. LOT BECOME WHO I AM TODAY. AND CARVER IS A REALLY -- IT'S AND CARVER IS A REALLY -- IT'S JUST A SPECIAL PLACE THAT JUST A SPECIAL PLACE THAT EMBRACES THAT, EMBRACES PEOPLE EMBRACES THAT, EMBRACES PEOPLE FOR WHO THEY ARE. FOR WHO THEY ARE. IT'S A SMALL SCHOOL TOO, SO YOU IT'S A SMALL SCHOOL TOO, SO YOU KNOW PEOPLE, YOU MAKE KNOW PEOPLE, YOU MAKE CONNECTIONS, AND IT'S REALLY CONNECTIONS, AND IT'S REALLY SPECIAL. SPECIAL. AND I WOULD NOT BE IN THE AND I WOULD NOT BE IN THE POSITION I AM TODAY IF IT POSITION I AM TODAY IF IT WEREN'T FOR THIS SCHOOL. WEREN'T FOR THIS SCHOOL. I WOULD NOT BE IN A LEADERSHIP I WOULD NOT BE IN A LEADERSHIP ROLE, I WOULD NOT BE DOING STUFF ROLE, I WOULD NOT BE DOING STUFF LIKE THIS OR HAVE ANY INTEREST LIKE THIS OR HAVE ANY INTEREST IN DOING STUFF LIKE THIS IF IT IN DOING STUFF LIKE THIS IF IT WEREN'T FOR THIS SCHOOL. WEREN'T FOR THIS SCHOOL. SO I COULD TALK FOR A LONG TIME SO I COULD TALK FOR A LONG TIME ABOUT IT, BUT IT'S A REALLY ABOUT IT, BUT IT'S A REALLY SPECIAL PLACE AND WE WOULD LOVE SPECIAL PLACE AND WE WOULD LOVE IF WE COULD WORK OUT SOME SORT IF WE COULD WORK OUT SOME SORT OF INVESTMENT TO THE SCHOOL. OF INVESTMENT TO THE SCHOOL. IT'S I THINK WORTH YOUR TIME AND IT'S I THINK WORTH YOUR TIME AND EFFORT AND WE'D LOVE FOR YOU TO EFFORT AND WE'D LOVE FOR YOU TO SEE THAT AND WE'RE -- YEAH. SEE THAT AND WE'RE -- YEAH. I DON'T KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING! I DON'T KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! AND HAPPY BIRTHDAY! AND HAPPY BIRTHDAY! >> THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. THAT IS GOOD. THAT IS GOOD. >> WELL, FOR ONE, YOU DO KNOW WELL, FOR ONE, YOU DO KNOW WHAT YOU'RE SAYING BECAUSE WHAT YOU'RE SAYING BECAUSE YOU'RE HERE SAYING IT, SO THANK YOU'RE HERE SAYING IT, SO THANK YOU FOR STEPPING UP AND SAYING YOU FOR STEPPING UP AND SAYING IT. IT. >> EVERYTHING THEY SAID IS TRUE. EVERYTHING THEY SAID IS TRUE. I MET WITH BOTH OF THESE I MET WITH BOTH OF THESE STUDENTS RECENTLY AND THEIR STUDENTS RECENTLY AND THEIR PRINCIPAL. PRINCIPAL. REID AND I WENT IN DARNED NEAR REID AND I WENT IN DARNED NEAR EVERY CLASSROOM DURING THAT EVERY CLASSROOM DURING THAT TOUR. TOUR. I MEAN, IT'S A SMALL CAMPUS, YOU I MEAN, IT'S A SMALL CAMPUS, YOU CAN HOP AROUND PRETTY QUICKLY. CAN HOP AROUND PRETTY QUICKLY. AND, YEAH, IT'S A REALLY SPECIAL AND, YEAH, IT'S A REALLY SPECIAL PLACE. PLACE. AND SO WHATEVER WE CAN DO TO AND SO WHATEVER WE CAN DO TO ASSIST. ASSIST. BEYOND INTERESTED. BEYOND INTERESTED. I CAN'T OVERSTATE IT ENOUGH HOW I CAN'T OVERSTATE IT ENOUGH HOW MUCH I HOPE WE CAN HELP THESE MUCH I HOPE WE CAN HELP THESE GUYS OUT. GUYS OUT. >> NEXT SPEAKER IS PRINCIPAL

NEXT SPEAKER IS PRINCIPAL LANISSIA COBALT. LANISSIA COBALT. >> YOU NAILED MY NAME, THANK YOU NAILED MY NAME, THANK YOU! YOU! >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU. >> GOOD EVENING TO MAYOR GOOD EVENING TO MAYOR GATEWOOD, GOOD TO SEE YOU AGAIN, GATEWOOD, GOOD TO SEE YOU AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR COMING TO OUR THANK YOU FOR COMING TO OUR GRADUATION. GRADUATION. >> FUNNEST GRADUATION OUT THERE! FUNNEST GRADUATION OUT THERE! >> I'M SORRY? I'M SORRY? >> FUNNEST GRADUATION OUT THERE. FUNNEST GRADUATION OUT THERE. >> AND IT WILL BE AGAIN!

AND IT WILL BE AGAIN! AND I WANT TO THANK COUNCIL AND I WANT TO THANK COUNCIL MEMBER JOE LITTLE FOR MAKING MEMBER JOE LITTLE FOR MAKING SURE THAT THAT GRADUATION IS SURE THAT THAT GRADUATION IS GOING TO BE BEST AND AS FUN AS GOING TO BE BEST AND AS FUN AS IT HAS BEEN IN THE PAST BY IT HAS BEEN IN THE PAST BY MAKING SURE WE'RE AT THE CREST MAKING SURE WE'RE AT THE CREST THEATER AGAIN. THEATER AGAIN. I'M HERE THIS EVENING TO ASK -- I'M HERE THIS EVENING TO ASK -- WELL, FIRST OF ALL, MY NAME IS WELL, FIRST OF ALL, MY NAME IS LANISSIA, I'M THE PRINCIPAL OF LANISSIA, I'M THE PRINCIPAL OF GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER SCHOOL GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER SCHOOL OF ARTS AND SCIENCE. OF ARTS AND SCIENCE. I'M HERE TONIGHT TO ASK YOU TO I'M HERE TONIGHT TO ASK YOU TO CONSIDER A BRIDGE INVESTMENT TO CONSIDER A BRIDGE INVESTMENT TO HELP SUSTAIN OUR SCHOOL AND THE HELP SUSTAIN OUR SCHOOL AND THE STUDENTS WE SERVE. STUDENTS WE SERVE. AS YOU CAN SEE, ELLIOTT AND AS YOU CAN SEE, ELLIOTT AND REID, THEY'RE JUST TWO EXAMPLES. REID, THEY'RE JUST TWO EXAMPLES. ELLIOTT DIDN'T SAY, BUT HE RIDES ELLIOTT DIDN'T SAY, BUT HE RIDES HIS BIKE ABOUT SIX MILES EVERY HIS BIKE ABOUT SIX MILES EVERY DAY TO SCHOOL. DAY TO SCHOOL. HE SAID IT? HE SAID IT? >> NO, I DIDN'T.

NO, I DIDN'T. >> WHICH IS JUST A HUGE

WHICH IS JUST A HUGE COMMITMENT THAT I DON'T BELIEVE COMMITMENT THAT I DON'T BELIEVE I WOULD HAVE HAD IN HIGH SCHOOL I WOULD HAVE HAD IN HIGH SCHOOL TO RIDE MY BIKE THAT FAR TO A TO RIDE MY BIKE THAT FAR TO A SCHOOL. SCHOOL. AND I'M VERY PROUD OF THEIR AND I'M VERY PROUD OF THEIR GROWTH IN WHAT I HAVE SEEN FROM GROWTH IN WHAT I HAVE SEEN FROM THEM SINCE NINTH GRADERS TO 12TH THEM SINCE NINTH GRADERS TO 12TH GRADERS. GRADERS. CARVER IS THE FIRST PUBLIC CARVER IS THE FIRST PUBLIC WALDORF HIGH SCHOOL IN THE WALDORF HIGH SCHOOL IN THE NATION AND A MODEL FOR WHAT'S NATION AND A MODEL FOR WHAT'S POSSIBLE WHEN ARTS AND ACADEMICS POSSIBLE WHEN ARTS AND ACADEMICS WORK TOGETHER TO KEEP STUDENTS WORK TOGETHER TO KEEP STUDENTS ENGAGED. ENGAGED. WE ARE ALSO IS THE ONLY ARTS AND WE ARE ALSO IS THE ONLY ARTS AND SCIENCE PUBLIC-FOCUSED WALDORF SCIENCE PUBLIC-FOCUSED WALDORF PROGRAM THIS FAR EAST. PROGRAM THIS FAR EAST. WE PROVIDE A DIFFERENT KIND OF WE PROVIDE A DIFFERENT KIND OF LEARNING ENVIRONMENT, ONE THAT LEARNING ENVIRONMENT, ONE THAT KEEPS STUDENTS ENGAGED THROUGH KEEPS STUDENTS ENGAGED THROUGH THE ARTS, HANDS-ON LEARNING, AND THE ARTS, HANDS-ON LEARNING, AND STRONG RELATIONSHIPS. STRONG RELATIONSHIPS. FOR MANY OF OUR STUDENTS, THIS FOR MANY OF OUR STUDENTS, THIS IS WHERE THEY RECONNECT, STAY ON IS WHERE THEY RECONNECT, STAY ON TRACK, AND GRADUATE. TRACK, AND GRADUATE. WE HAVE THE HIGHEST GRADUATION WE HAVE THE HIGHEST GRADUATION RATE . RATE . OUR CAMPUS SITS ON 14 ACRES HERE OUR CAMPUS SITS ON 14 ACRES HERE IN RANCHO CORDOVA. IN RANCHO CORDOVA. I'M RUNNING OUT OF TIME. I'M RUNNING OUT OF TIME. BUT FOR GROWTH, INCLUDING THE BUT FOR GROWTH, INCLUDING THE POTENTIAL FOR A COMMUNITY GARDEN POTENTIAL FOR A COMMUNITY GARDEN AND EXPANDED COMMUNITY EVENTS AND EXPANDED COMMUNITY EVENTS THAT BRING FAMILIES TOGETHER AND THAT BRING FAMILIES TOGETHER AND ACTIVATES SHARED SPACE, WE WOULD ACTIVATES SHARED SPACE, WE WOULD NEED AN INVESTMENT OF NEED AN INVESTMENT OF $250,000 TO STABILIZE ESSENTIAL $250,000 TO STABILIZE ESSENTIAL STAFFING, INCLUDING ARTS STAFFING, INCLUDING ARTS INSTRUCTION, SUSTAIN STUDENT INSTRUCTION, SUSTAIN STUDENT PROGRAMS AND ATHLETICS, PROGRAMS AND ATHLETICS, LEADERSHIP, AND ENGAGEMENT. LEADERSHIP, AND ENGAGEMENT. AND CONTINUE TO EXPAND OUR AND CONTINUE TO EXPAND OUR COMMUNITY PROGRAMS WITH OUR COMMUNITY PROGRAMS WITH OUR GARDEN. GARDEN. IN RETURN, CARVER IS COMMITTED IN RETURN, CARVER IS COMMITTED TO BEING AN ACTIVE CITY PARTNERS TO BEING AN ACTIVE CITY PARTNERS OPENING OUR CAMPUS, HOSTING OPENING OUR CAMPUS, HOSTING EVENTS, AND PROVIDING CLEAR EVENTS, AND PROVIDING CLEAR UPDATES ON THE IMPACT WE ARE UPDATES ON THE IMPACT WE ARE MAKING WITH RANCHO CORDOVA MAKING WITH RANCHO CORDOVA YOUTH. YOUTH. WITHOUT THIS SUPPORT, WE RISK WITHOUT THIS SUPPORT, WE RISK LOSING A SCHOOL THAT SERVES LOSING A SCHOOL THAT SERVES STUDENTS WHO NEED IT MOST. STUDENTS WHO NEED IT MOST. WITH IT, WE CAN CONTINUE TO GROW WITH IT, WE CAN CONTINUE TO GROW AS A PLACE OF OPPORTUNITY, AS A PLACE OF OPPORTUNITY, CONNECTION, AND PRIDE FOR THIS CONNECTION, AND PRIDE FOR THIS COMMUNITY. COMMUNITY. >> PLEASE WRAP UP YOUR COMMENTS.

PLEASE WRAP UP YOUR COMMENTS. >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND YOUR CONSIDERATION. YOUR CONSIDERATION. >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU. >> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS AUTUMN. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS AUTUMN. AUTUMN ALSO SUBMITTED A PUBLIC AUTUMN ALSO SUBMITTED A PUBLIC COMMENT VIA I BELIEVE IT WAS COMMENT VIA I BELIEVE IT WAS E-MAIL. E-MAIL. IT'S BEEN DISTRIBUTED TO THE IT'S BEEN DISTRIBUTED TO THE CITY COUNCIL, PLACED ON THE CITY COUNCIL, PLACED ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE, AND PRINTED FOR CITY'S WEBSITE, AND PRINTED FOR THE PUBLIC IN A BINDER IN THE THE PUBLIC IN A BINDER IN THE BACK OF THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS. BACK OF THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS. >> HELLO AGAIN.

HELLO AGAIN. I'M AUTUMN. I'M AUTUMN. I'M HERE TO FOLLOW UP ON THE I'M HERE TO FOLLOW UP ON THE SERIOUS DOCUMENTED SECURITY SERIOUS DOCUMENTED SECURITY CONCERNS REGARDING THE FLOCK CONCERNS REGARDING THE FLOCK CAMERA SYSTEM. CAMERA SYSTEM. I EMAILED THE COUNCIL LAST I EMAILED THE COUNCIL LAST FRIDAY REGARDING FLOCK'S FRIDAY REGARDING FLOCK'S REPEATED HISTORY OF SECURITY REPEATED HISTORY OF SECURITY BREACHES AND LAWSUITS AND I HOPE BREACHES AND LAWSUITS AND I HOPE YOU ALL TOOK THE TIME TO READ YOU ALL TOOK THE TIME TO READ OVER THE E-MAIL AND REVIEW THE OVER THE E-MAIL AND REVIEW THE REFERENCES. REFERENCES. COUNCIL MEMBER LITTLE HAS COUNCIL MEMBER LITTLE HAS ASSURED ME THAT RANCHO CORDOVA ASSURED ME THAT RANCHO CORDOVA HAS IRON CLAD POLICIES IN PLACE, HAS IRON CLAD POLICIES IN PLACE, BUT A RECENT PUBLIC RECORDS BUT A RECENT PUBLIC RECORDS REQUEST MADE BY A FELLOW REQUEST MADE BY A FELLOW RESIDENT CONFIRMED THE CITY HAS RESIDENT CONFIRMED THE CITY HAS NO MAP OF CAMERA LOCATIONS AND NO MAP OF CAMERA LOCATIONS AND DIRECTED THE RESIDENT TO THE DIRECTED THE RESIDENT TO THE SACRAMENTO COUNTY SHERIFF, SACRAMENTO COUNTY SHERIFF, BECAUSE RANCHO CORDOVA BECAUSE RANCHO CORDOVA SUBCONTRACTS ITS POLICING SUBCONTRACTS ITS POLICING THROUGH THEM. THROUGH THEM. COUNCIL MEMBER LITTLE ALSO COUNCIL MEMBER LITTLE ALSO CONFIRMED IN WRITING THAT THIS CONFIRMED IN WRITING THAT THIS COUNCIL DOES NOT SET ITS OWN LAW COUNCIL DOES NOT SET ITS OWN LAW ENFORCEMENT POLICY, SO WHOSE ENFORCEMENT POLICY, SO WHOSE POLICIES ARE WE RELYING ON? POLICIES ARE WE RELYING ON? FLOCK HAS REPEATEDLY FLOCK HAS REPEATEDLY DEMONSTRATED IT CANNOT STORE DEMONSTRATED IT CANNOT STORE DATA. DATA. RATHER THAN RENTING RATHER THAN RENTING INDEFINITELY, SUCH AS CITY-OWNED INDEFINITELY, SUCH AS CITY-OWNED CCTV SYSTEMS WHICH WOULD ALSO CCTV SYSTEMS WHICH WOULD ALSO PROVIDE MORE JOBS FOR THE PROVIDE MORE JOBS FOR THE COMMUNITY. COMMUNITY. WHILE CHIEF TAMAYO AND COUNCIL WHILE CHIEF TAMAYO AND COUNCIL MEMBER LITTLE HAVE VALIDATED MY MEMBER LITTLE HAVE VALIDATED MY CONCERNS AS REAL, THEIR DEFENSE CONCERNS AS REAL, THEIR DEFENSE RESTS ON A "TRUST US" MODEL AND RESTS ON A "TRUST US" MODEL AND THE EVIDENCE DOES NOT SUPPORT THE EVIDENCE DOES NOT SUPPORT THAT. THAT. SINCE FEBRUARY, SANTA CLARA SINCE FEBRUARY, SANTA CLARA COUNTY ENDED ITS FLOCK CONTRACT. COUNTY ENDED ITS FLOCK CONTRACT. A CALIFORNIA CLASS-ACTION A CALIFORNIA CLASS-ACTION LAWSUIT ALLEGED ILLEGAL DATA LAWSUIT ALLEGED ILLEGAL DATA SHARING WAS BROUGHT TO THE SHARING WAS BROUGHT TO THE COURTS. COURTS. IN MARCH, DINWOODIE GEORGIA IN MARCH, DINWOODIE GEORGIA DELAYED A CONTRACT OVER MISUSED DELAYED A CONTRACT OVER MISUSED CONTROLS AND MODESTO POLICE CONTROLS AND MODESTO POLICE DEPARTMENT ACKNOWLEDGED IMPROPER DEPARTMENT ACKNOWLEDGED IMPROPER FEDERAL AGENCY CONNECTIONS ALL FEDERAL AGENCY CONNECTIONS ALL CONTRIBUTING TO OVER 30 CITIES CONTRIBUTING TO OVER 30 CITIES DEACTIVATING OR CANCELING THE DEACTIVATING OR CANCELING THE FLOCK CONTRACTS. FLOCK CONTRACTS. WHEN I RAISED MY CONCERNS, WHEN I RAISED MY CONCERNS, COUNCIL MEMBER LITTLE COUNCIL MEMBER LITTLE ACKNOWLEDGED IN WRITING THERE ACKNOWLEDGED IN WRITING THERE ARE ALWAYS UNDISCOVERED ARE ALWAYS UNDISCOVERED VULNERABILITIES IN THE SYSTEM. VULNERABILITIES IN THE SYSTEM. I AGREE. I AGREE. THAT'S WHY WE NEED AN THAT'S WHY WE NEED AN INDEPENDENT AUDIT, NOT INTERNAL INDEPENDENT AUDIT, NOT INTERNAL ASSURANCES FROM OFFICIALS WHO ASSURANCES FROM OFFICIALS WHO DIDN'T KNOW THE SYSTEM HAD NO DIDN'T KNOW THE SYSTEM HAD NO CAMERA LOCATION MAP. CAMERA LOCATION MAP. I'M ASKING THE COUNCIL TO I'M ASKING THE COUNCIL TO CONDUCT AN INDEPENDENT PUBLIC CONDUCT AN INDEPENDENT PUBLIC AUDIT OF HOW RANCHO CORDOVA'S AUDIT OF HOW RANCHO CORDOVA'S DATA HAS BEEN ACCESSED AND BY DATA HAS BEEN ACCESSED AND BY WHOM AND TO SUSPEND THE PROGRAM

WHOM AND TO SUSPEND THE PROGRAM UNTIL THE FINDINGS ARE MADE UNTIL THE FINDINGS ARE MADE PUBLIC. PUBLIC. WE NEVER CONSENTED TO BEING WE NEVER CONSENTED TO BEING TRACKED. TRACKED. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. >> THAT'S ALL THE PUBLIC COMMENT THAT'S ALL THE PUBLIC COMMENT THAT WE HAVE FOR GENERAL PUBLIC THAT WE HAVE FOR GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. COMMENT. >> ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. LET'S GO ON INTO COUNCIL THINGS. LET'S GO ON INTO COUNCIL THINGS. BEFORE I DO, JOE AND THE COUNCIL BEFORE I DO, JOE AND THE COUNCIL ARE AWARE OF WHAT YOU GUYS ARE ARE AWARE OF WHAT YOU GUYS ARE GOING THROUGH RIGHT NOW AND GOING THROUGH RIGHT NOW AND WE'RE ENGAGED IN SOME TALKS TO WE'RE ENGAGED IN SOME TALKS TO HELP MITIGATE SOME OF THE STUFF HELP MITIGATE SOME OF THE STUFF YOU'RE GOING THROUGH. YOU'RE GOING THROUGH. HOPEFULLY WE CAN MAKE -- I KNOW HOPEFULLY WE CAN MAKE -- I KNOW WE DON'T HAVE A LOT OF TIME WE DON'T HAVE A LOT OF TIME BEFORE THE HAMMER COMES DOWN, BEFORE THE HAMMER COMES DOWN, BUT WE'RE GOING TO DO OUR BEST. BUT WE'RE GOING TO DO OUR BEST. >> YOU'RE DEFINITELY BEING YOU'RE DEFINITELY BEING HEARD. HEARD. >> WE HEAR YOU. WE HEAR YOU. JOE? JOE? WHAT YOU GOT? WHAT YOU GOT? >> FEELS LIKE WE HAVEN'T BEEN

FEELS LIKE WE HAVEN'T BEEN HERE IN A WHILE. HERE IN A WHILE. NOTHING IN THE PAST WEEK REALLY, NOTHING IN THE PAST WEEK REALLY, BEEN REALLY BUSY WITH WORK. BEEN REALLY BUSY WITH WORK. BUT TWO WEEKENDS AGO, I HAD A BUT TWO WEEKENDS AGO, I HAD A REALLY BUSY SATURDAY. REALLY BUSY SATURDAY. I STARTED OFF WITH RANCHO'S LIVE I STARTED OFF WITH RANCHO'S LIVE YOUR DREAM AWARD. YOUR DREAM AWARD. ONE OF THE RECIPIENTS WAS A CITY ONE OF THE RECIPIENTS WAS A CITY STAFF WOMAN WHO WANTS TO PURSUE STAFF WOMAN WHO WANTS TO PURSUE FURTHER EDUCATION AND SHE GOT A FURTHER EDUCATION AND SHE GOT A NICE CHECK TO HELP HER DO THAT. NICE CHECK TO HELP HER DO THAT. AND THERE'S SOME NICE FAMILIAR AND THERE'S SOME NICE FAMILIAR FACES FROM RANCHO IN THE ROOM, FACES FROM RANCHO IN THE ROOM, SO HOPING TO MAKE THAT AN ANNUAL SO HOPING TO MAKE THAT AN ANNUAL THING. THING. I'VE DONE IT TWO YEARS IN A ROW I'VE DONE IT TWO YEARS IN A ROW NOW. NOW. MY MOM WAS IN SOROPTIMIST FOR A MY MOM WAS IN SOROPTIMIST FOR A BIT, SO IT'S COOL TO SUPPORT BIT, SO IT'S COOL TO SUPPORT WHAT THEY DO. WHAT THEY DO. AFTER THAT, I WAS IN LINCOLN AFTER THAT, I WAS IN LINCOLN VILLAGE PARC AT THE CITY VILLAGE PARC AT THE CITY SPONSORED MAYS FREEMAN FLAG SPONSORED MAYS FREEMAN FLAG FOOTBALL YOUTH CAMP, A MEMBER OF FOOTBALL YOUTH CAMP, A MEMBER OF THE LINCOLN VILLAGE COMMUNITY THE LINCOLN VILLAGE COMMUNITY HAD 85 KIDS OUT THERE RUNNING HAD 85 KIDS OUT THERE RUNNING ROUTES, ALL KINDS OF STUFF LIKE ROUTES, ALL KINDS OF STUFF LIKE THAT. THAT. AND I POSTED A PHOTO OF IT AND AND I POSTED A PHOTO OF IT AND PARENTS WERE COMMENTING, YOU PARENTS WERE COMMENTING, YOU KNOW, WHERE, WHERE WAS THIS? KNOW, WHERE, WHERE WAS THIS? I DIDN'T HEAR ABOUT THIS. I DIDN'T HEAR ABOUT THIS. THAT JUST TELLS YOU THE NEXT THAT JUST TELLS YOU THE NEXT TIME THEY DO IT, IT'S GOING TO TIME THEY DO IT, IT'S GOING TO BE EVEN BIGGER. BE EVEN BIGGER. THEN I ENDED THAT EVENING AT THE THEN I ENDED THAT EVENING AT THE SECOND YEAR IN A ROW AT THE SECOND YEAR IN A ROW AT THE CENTRAL LABOR COMMITTEE'S CRAB CENTRAL LABOR COMMITTEE'S CRAB FEED. FEED. SOME UNION GUY WAS, LIKE, WE SOME UNION GUY WAS, LIKE, WE HAVEN'T SEEN ONE OF THOSE HERE HAVEN'T SEEN ONE OF THOSE HERE IN A REALLY LONG TIME, A UNION IN A REALLY LONG TIME, A UNION BADGE. BADGE. I SAID, WAS IT DONALD? I SAID, WAS IT DONALD? HE SAID, LIGHT-SKINNED BLACK HE SAID, LIGHT-SKINNED BLACK GUY. GUY. I WAS, LIKE, GARRETT? I WAS, LIKE, GARRETT? >> DON'T EVEN USE MY NAME

DON'T EVEN USE MY NAME ANYMORE! ANYMORE! LIGHT-SKINNED. LIGHT-SKINNED. >> THEY REMEMBERED YOUR FACE. THEY REMEMBERED YOUR FACE. IT MUST HAVE BEEN A LONG TIME IT MUST HAVE BEEN A LONG TIME AGO. AGO. BUT THAT WAS GREAT. BUT THAT WAS GREAT. TWO OF OUR SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS TWO OF OUR SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS WERE THERE. WERE THERE. A LOT OF ELECTEDS. A LOT OF ELECTEDS. A LOT OF INFLUENTIAL PEOPLE IN A LOT OF INFLUENTIAL PEOPLE IN SAC, SO IT WAS A JAM-PACKED GOOD SAC, SO IT WAS A JAM-PACKED GOOD DAY. DAY. >> AWESOME. AWESOME. LIGHT-SKINNED BLACK GUY ASKS LIGHT-SKINNED BLACK GUY ASKS SIRI PULIPATI WHAT'S GOING ON? SIRI PULIPATI WHAT'S GOING ON? >> I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TO I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TO REPORT, SO I PASS MY TIME. REPORT, SO I PASS MY TIME. >> I LIKE THAT. I LIKE THAT. SPEED AND FAST. SPEED AND FAST. LINDA, WHAT YOU GOT? LINDA, WHAT YOU GOT? >> SHE HAS STUFF GOING ON, BUT SHE HAS STUFF GOING ON, BUT SOME SHE DOESN'T WANT TO TALK SOME SHE DOESN'T WANT TO TALK ABOUT! ABOUT! THAT'S A PRIVATE JOKE! THAT'S A PRIVATE JOKE! >> IT'S ABOUT CHICKENS. IT'S ABOUT CHICKENS. ALL ABOUT CHICKENS. ALL ABOUT CHICKENS. >> SO ONE OF THE COOLEST THINGS

SO ONE OF THE COOLEST THINGS THAT WE DID HERE AT CITY HALL A THAT WE DID HERE AT CITY HALL A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO, OUR FIRST COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO, OUR FIRST CITY MANAGER, TED GABELER, AND CITY MANAGER, TED GABELER, AND OUR NUMBER-ONE CITY EMPLOYER, OUR NUMBER-ONE CITY EMPLOYER, CURT HAVEN, COME AND TALKED TO CURT HAVEN, COME AND TALKED TO STAFF ABOUT ALL OF THE THINGS WE STAFF ABOUT ALL OF THE THINGS WE WENT THROUGH RIGHT AT THE WENT THROUGH RIGHT AT THE BEGINNING AND WHAT IT'S LIKE TO BEGINNING AND WHAT IT'S LIKE TO TRY TO ORGANIZE A CITY AND JUST TRY TO ORGANIZE A CITY AND JUST REMINDED EVERYBODY WHAT OUR REMINDED EVERYBODY WHAT OUR GOALS HAD BEEN AND WHY OUR GOALS GOALS HAD BEEN AND WHY OUR GOALS ARE NOT IN SOME REGARDS THEY'RE ARE NOT IN SOME REGARDS THEY'RE DIFFERENT NOW, BUT OTHER DIFFERENT NOW, BUT OTHER REGARDS, THEY'RE STILL THE SAME. REGARDS, THEY'RE STILL THE SAME. WE HAD A PRETTY ROUTINE REGIONAL WE HAD A PRETTY ROUTINE REGIONAL TRANSIT MEETING. TRANSIT MEETING. THE ONLY THING REGIONAL TRANSIT THE ONLY THING REGIONAL TRANSIT WANTS EVERYBODY TO KNOW IS THAT WANTS EVERYBODY TO KNOW IS THAT THE BLUE LINE IS GOING TO HAVE THE BLUE LINE IS GOING TO HAVE SOME DISRUPTIONS, BECAUSE SOME DISRUPTIONS, BECAUSE THEY'RE NOW CONSTRUCTING THE THEY'RE NOW CONSTRUCTING THE PLATFORMS FOR THE LOW-FLOOR CARS PLATFORMS FOR THE LOW-FLOOR CARS ON THE BLUE LINE. ON THE BLUE LINE. I DID MISS A COUPLE THINGS I DID MISS A COUPLE THINGS BECAUSE MY SISTER-IN-LAW MOVED BECAUSE MY SISTER-IN-LAW MOVED BACK TO LAS VEGAS AND WE HAD TO BACK TO LAS VEGAS AND WE HAD TO EMPTY OUT HER APARTMENT OVER AT EMPTY OUT HER APARTMENT OVER AT VDX. VDX. THE POLICE DEPARTMENT HAD A THE POLICE DEPARTMENT HAD A REALLY GREAT SEMINAR ABOUT MAIL REALLY GREAT SEMINAR ABOUT MAIL THEFT, AND I THINK WE WERE ALL THEFT, AND I THINK WE WERE ALL SHOCKED TO LEARN THAT THE POSTAL SHOCKED TO LEARN THAT THE POSTAL INSPECTION SERVICE IS COMPLETELY INSPECTION SERVICE IS COMPLETELY DIFFERENT FROM THE U.S. POST DIFFERENT FROM THE U.S. POST OFFICE AND THEY DON'T SEEM TO OFFICE AND THEY DON'T SEEM TO TALK TO EACH OTHER. TALK TO EACH OTHER. I THINK THAT WAS QUITE A SHOCK. I THINK THAT WAS QUITE A SHOCK. ACTUALLY THE ONLY OTHER THING ACTUALLY THE ONLY OTHER THING THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO HAPPEN WAS THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO HAPPEN WAS THE LIBRARY, BUT THE LIBRARY THE LIBRARY, BUT THE LIBRARY COULDN'T GET A QUORUM, SO WE COULDN'T GET A QUORUM, SO WE DIDN'T HAVE A MEETING. DIDN'T HAVE A MEETING. THAT WAS ANT CLIMACTIC. THAT WAS ANT CLIMACTIC. AND I WANTED TO CONGRATULATE OUR AND I WANTED TO CONGRATULATE OUR BILLING AND SAFETY DEPARTMENT BILLING AND SAFETY DEPARTMENT FOR THEIR EXCEPTIONAL

FOR THEIR EXCEPTIONAL TURN-AROUND WITH PLAN CHECK. TURN-AROUND WITH PLAN CHECK. THE AVERAGE PLAN REVIEW THE AVERAGE PLAN REVIEW TURN-AROUND IS JUST 3.8 DAYS, TURN-AROUND IS JUST 3.8 DAYS, WHICH BELIEVE ME, IN THE WORLD WHICH BELIEVE ME, IN THE WORLD OF PERMITTING ANYTHING, IT'S AN OF PERMITTING ANYTHING, IT'S AN ABSOLUTE SHOCK. ABSOLUTE SHOCK. AND IT'S JUST REMARKABLE THAT AND IT'S JUST REMARKABLE THAT THEY CAN GET STUFF DONE THAT THEY CAN GET STUFF DONE THAT QUICKLY. QUICKLY. BUT GOOD FOR EVERYBODY AROUND BUT GOOD FOR EVERYBODY AROUND HERE WHO'S TRYING TO BUILD HERE WHO'S TRYING TO BUILD SOMETHING AND IT JUST -- THEY SOMETHING AND IT JUST -- THEY REALLY NEED TO BE RECOGNIZED FOR REALLY NEED TO BE RECOGNIZED FOR THAT. THAT. >> ALL RIGHT.

ALL RIGHT. SO LOTS OF STUFF GOING ON. SO LOTS OF STUFF GOING ON. FIRST OFF, HAPPY EASTER FIRST OFF, HAPPY EASTER EVERYBODY, IN ARREARS. EVERYBODY, IN ARREARS. HE IS RISEN AND RISEN INDEED. HE IS RISEN AND RISEN INDEED. AND PALM SUNDAY AND EVERYTHING AND PALM SUNDAY AND EVERYTHING THAT GOES INTO IT, TO ALL MY THAT GOES INTO IT, TO ALL MY CATHOLICS AND EVERYONE IN CATHOLICS AND EVERYONE IN BETWEEN. BETWEEN. WE HAD A CAP-TO-CAP MEETING. WE HAD A CAP-TO-CAP MEETING. I'M GOING TO DC TO LOBBY FOR I'M GOING TO DC TO LOBBY FOR POWER. POWER. LITERALLY WE HAVE AN A.I. LITERALLY WE HAVE AN A.I. ECOSPHERE AND ROBOTICS CENTER ECOSPHERE AND ROBOTICS CENTER WE'RE TRYING TO BUILD AND THAT WE'RE TRYING TO BUILD AND THAT ONLY HAPPENS IF YOU HAVE ENOUGH ONLY HAPPENS IF YOU HAVE ENOUGH POWER TO GENERATE ALL THE STUFF, POWER TO GENERATE ALL THE STUFF, AND AS WE BUILD THESE THINGS, WE AND AS WE BUILD THESE THINGS, WE NEED OUR POWER GENERATION TO GET NEED OUR POWER GENERATION TO GET BETTER, FASTER, QUICKER, AND BETTER, FASTER, QUICKER, AND SMALLER. SMALLER. AND SO WE WANT TO BE ON THE AND SO WE WANT TO BE ON THE CUTTING EDGE. CUTTING EDGE. SO WE HAD A MEETING ABOUT THAT. SO WE HAD A MEETING ABOUT THAT. I'LL BE GOING TO DC IN TWO I'LL BE GOING TO DC IN TWO WEEKS. WEEKS. MET WITH ST. ST. JOHN VIANNEY. MET WITH ST. ST. JOHN VIANNEY. THEY STARTED THE MOST AMAZING THEY STARTED THE MOST AMAZING THING CALLED THE FOOD LOCKER AND THING CALLED THE FOOD LOCKER AND IT GIVES BUYING FOOD WITH IT GIVES BUYING FOOD WITH DIGNITY FOR OUR LOWER DIGNITY FOR OUR LOWER SOCIOECONOMIC GROUPS TO THE SOCIOECONOMIC GROUPS TO THE POINT WHERE THEY EVEN TAKE INTO POINT WHERE THEY EVEN TAKE INTO ACCOUNT YOUR COMMUNITY, SO WE ACCOUNT YOUR COMMUNITY, SO WE HAVE A HUGE NEW AFGHANI HAVE A HUGE NEW AFGHANI POPULATION THAT'S MOVED INTO OUR POPULATION THAT'S MOVED INTO OUR CITY, SO THEY'RE GOING TO MAKE CITY, SO THEY'RE GOING TO MAKE SOME OF THE FOOD HALAL SO THAT SOME OF THE FOOD HALAL SO THAT MAKES IT BETTER AND EASIER FOR MAKES IT BETTER AND EASIER FOR PEOPLE OF DIFFERENT DECENTS TO PEOPLE OF DIFFERENT DECENTS TO GET THE FOOD THEY NEED TO TAKE GET THE FOOD THEY NEED TO TAKE CARE OF THEMSELVES. CARE OF THEMSELVES. NOW THEY'RE LOOKING FOR A NEW NOW THEY'RE LOOKING FOR A NEW HOW TO ENGAGE. HOW TO ENGAGE. THEY'VE FLOATED SOME AMAZING THEY'VE FLOATED SOME AMAZING IDEAS LIKE BEING THE PLACE WHERE IDEAS LIKE BEING THE PLACE WHERE PEOPLE THAT COME OVER THAT DON'T PEOPLE THAT COME OVER THAT DON'T SPEAK ENGLISH, YOU CAN GO GET SPEAK ENGLISH, YOU CAN GO GET ENGLISH CLASSES FOR SPANISH ENGLISH CLASSES FOR SPANISH SPEAKERS. SPEAKERS. WOULDN'T THAT HAVE BEEN AN WOULDN'T THAT HAVE BEEN AN AMAZING MINISTRY TO REACH OUT TO AMAZING MINISTRY TO REACH OUT TO THE COMMUNITY. THE COMMUNITY. IF YOU CAN'T SPEAK ENGLISH, THIS IF YOU CAN'T SPEAK ENGLISH, THIS CHURCH WILL TAKE YOU IN AND TRY CHURCH WILL TAKE YOU IN AND TRY TO GET A JOB AND REENGAGE IN THE TO GET A JOB AND REENGAGE IN THE COMMUNITY. COMMUNITY. AMAZING HEARING ABOUT THOSE AMAZING HEARING ABOUT THOSE COMMUNITY MEMBERS STEPPING UP. COMMUNITY MEMBERS STEPPING UP. HAD COFFEE WITH THE MAYOR. HAD COFFEE WITH THE MAYOR. MICAH SHOWED UP. MICAH SHOWED UP. AND IT WAS INTERESTING. AND IT WAS INTERESTING. I LOVE THE INDIVIDUALS THAT SHOW I LOVE THE INDIVIDUALS THAT SHOW UP AND TALKING ABOUT STUFF, SO UP AND TALKING ABOUT STUFF, SO THAT'S ALWAYS FUN.

THAT'S ALWAYS FUN. WENT TO THE EDU CULTURAL EVENT WENT TO THE EDU CULTURAL EVENT FROM A BANGLADESHI COMMUNITY. FROM A BANGLADESHI COMMUNITY. IT WAS FUN. IT WAS FUN. THE FOOD BURNT MY MOUTH. THE FOOD BURNT MY MOUTH. DON'T JUST EAT SOMETHING SOMEONE DON'T JUST EAT SOMETHING SOMEONE HANDS TO YOU, BECAUSE IT WAS HANDS TO YOU, BECAUSE IT WAS PUFF RICE WITH JALAPENO SAUCE PUFF RICE WITH JALAPENO SAUCE AND I WAS, LIKE, THIS IS NOT AND I WAS, LIKE, THIS IS NOT GOOD. GOOD. THERE'S NO MILK TO COOL DOWN MY THERE'S NO MILK TO COOL DOWN MY MOUTH. MOUTH. IT'S WATER. IT'S WATER. THAT'S JUST GOING TO MAKE IT THAT'S JUST GOING TO MAKE IT WORSE. WORSE. SO I'M SWEATING, BECAUSE I'M SO I'M SWEATING, BECAUSE I'M GOING TO TAKE IT. GOING TO TAKE IT. YOU'RE NOT GOING TO EMBARRASS YOU'RE NOT GOING TO EMBARRASS ME, I'M GOING TO EAT THE WHOLE ME, I'M GOING TO EAT THE WHOLE THING. THING. IN FACT, I'M GOING TO HAVE IN FACT, I'M GOING TO HAVE SECONDS, WHICH I DID. SECONDS, WHICH I DID. THAT WAS A MISTAKE. THAT WAS A MISTAKE. BUT IT'S INTERESTING, BECAUSE BUT IT'S INTERESTING, BECAUSE THEY'VE ALL MOVED INTO ONE AREA THEY'VE ALL MOVED INTO ONE AREA OF ANATOLIA AND THERE'S ABOUT OF ANATOLIA AND THERE'S ABOUT 200 IN THIS COMMUNITY AND 200 IN THIS COMMUNITY AND THEY'RE GROWING. THEY'RE GROWING. AND IT'S FUNNY, BECAUSE THEY'RE AND IT'S FUNNY, BECAUSE THEY'RE A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT CULTURE A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT CULTURE THAN EVERYONE ELSE AROUND THERE, THAN EVERYONE ELSE AROUND THERE, AND I WAS, LIKE, WELL, WHAT'S AND I WAS, LIKE, WELL, WHAT'S THE PLURAL FOR BANGLADESHI? THE PLURAL FOR BANGLADESHI? AND THEY'RE, LIKE, BAS. AND THEY'RE, LIKE, BAS. NO, I'M NOT USING THAT. NO, I'M NOT USING THAT. I'M JUST GOING TO GO I'M JUST GOING TO GO BANGLADESHIS. BANGLADESHIS. THAT'S APPROPRIATE. THAT'S APPROPRIATE. AND IT WAS FUN AND I LIKE THAT AND IT WAS FUN AND I LIKE THAT RANCHO CORDOVA HAS SOME ECLECTIC RANCHO CORDOVA HAS SOME ECLECTIC CULTURES AND I LIKE WHEN THEY CULTURES AND I LIKE WHEN THEY POP THEIR HEAD OUT SO WE CAN SEE POP THEIR HEAD OUT SO WE CAN SEE THEM. THEM. BECAUSE THAT'S THE COOL PART BECAUSE THAT'S THE COOL PART ABOUT RANCHO. ABOUT RANCHO. WE'RE, LIKE, THE MELTING POT OF WE'RE, LIKE, THE MELTING POT OF THE REGION. THE REGION. IF YOU DIDN'T KNOW THIS, WE IF YOU DIDN'T KNOW THIS, WE ACTUALLY CURE DEAFNESS IN RANCHO ACTUALLY CURE DEAFNESS IN RANCHO CORDOVA. CORDOVA. SO THERE'S A GROUP CALLED SO THERE'S A GROUP CALLED C-CHAT, IT'S AN AMAZING C-CHAT, IT'S AN AMAZING NON-PROFIT. NON-PROFIT. THEY'RE HAVING A BANQUET THIS THEY'RE HAVING A BANQUET THIS WEEKEND. WEEKEND. I WAS HAPPY TO PERSONALLY BUY A I WAS HAPPY TO PERSONALLY BUY A TABLE, BECAUSE I CARE ABOUT TABLE, BECAUSE I CARE ABOUT THEIR MISSION. THEIR MISSION. AND THEY'RE THE ONLY PLACE I AND THEY'RE THE ONLY PLACE I KNOW, THEY PUT C COCHLEAR IMPLAS KNOW, THEY PUT C COCHLEAR IMPLAS IN WHICH ALLOW DEAF KIDS TO HEAR IN WHICH ALLOW DEAF KIDS TO HEAR FOR THE FIRST TIME. FOR THE FIRST TIME. THEY'RE ACTUALLY IN A BUILDING THEY'RE ACTUALLY IN A BUILDING BEHIND GOODWILL, WHICH I'M NOT BEHIND GOODWILL, WHICH I'M NOT SUPER STOKED ABOUT THAT. SUPER STOKED ABOUT THAT. I'D LOVE TO BRING THEM OUT. I'D LOVE TO BRING THEM OUT. BUT THEY'RE ANOTHER SHINING BUT THEY'RE ANOTHER SHINING STAR. STAR. HAVING THEM AND THE UNITED WAY HAVING THEM AND THE UNITED WAY AND ALL THESE AMAZING AND ALL THESE AMAZING NON-PROFITS THAT DO REAL WORK IN NON-PROFITS THAT DO REAL WORK IN THE COMMUNITY. THE COMMUNITY. AND THEY'RE BASED IN RANCHO.

AND THEY'RE BASED IN RANCHO. LIKE I ALWAYS SAY, RANCHO LIKE I ALWAYS SAY, RANCHO CORDOVA LOVES GOOD PARTNERS, AND CORDOVA LOVES GOOD PARTNERS, AND WE DON'T LIKE PEOPLE THAT ARE WE DON'T LIKE PEOPLE THAT ARE MEAN TO OUR COMMUNITY. MEAN TO OUR COMMUNITY. AND WE HAVE A GIANT CHIP ON OUR AND WE HAVE A GIANT CHIP ON OUR SHOULDER AND WE'RE VERY SHOULDER AND WE'RE VERY PROTECTIVE OF OUR OWN, EXTREMELY PROTECTIVE OF OUR OWN, EXTREMELY PROTECTIVE OF OUR OWN. PROTECTIVE OF OUR OWN. AND SO I HAD SOME MEETINGS WITH AND SO I HAD SOME MEETINGS WITH SOME MOBILE COUNTRY HOME SOME MOBILE COUNTRY HOME INDIVIDUALS. INDIVIDUALS. WE HAVE SOME TRAILER PARK HOMES WE HAVE SOME TRAILER PARK HOMES AND STUFF AND WE CARE ABOUT AND STUFF AND WE CARE ABOUT EVERY ONE OF OUR INDIVIDUALS, EVERY ONE OF OUR INDIVIDUALS, BECAUSE WE REALIZE THAT THE ONLY BECAUSE WE REALIZE THAT THE ONLY PLACE PEOPLE CAN GO FROM A PLACE PEOPLE CAN GO FROM A TRAILER PARK IS TO HOMELESSNESS TRAILER PARK IS TO HOMELESSNESS IF YOU CAN'T LIVE THERE. IF YOU CAN'T LIVE THERE. AND SO I'M VERY CAUTIOUS. AND SO I'M VERY CAUTIOUS. THAT IS THE NEEDIEST OF US. THAT IS THE NEEDIEST OF US. LAND YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE LAND YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE THEY'RE ON THINGS, SO WE WANT THEY'RE ON THINGS, SO WE WANT PEOPLE TO BE GOOD NEIGHBORS. PEOPLE TO BE GOOD NEIGHBORS. THAT'S ALL I'M GOING TO SAY THAT'S ALL I'M GOING TO SAY ABOUT THAT. ABOUT THAT. I GOT TO DO -- WHICH WAS VERY I GOT TO DO -- WHICH WAS VERY FUN, BECAUSE MY FIRST TIME DOING FUN, BECAUSE MY FIRST TIME DOING IT WAS THE CIEF LIBRARY IT WAS THE CIEF LIBRARY FOUNDATION, I GOT TO GIVE OUT FOUNDATION, I GOT TO GIVE OUT BOOKS. BOOKS. BROKE MY HEART, BECAUSE THESE BROKE MY HEART, BECAUSE THESE FAMILIES, THESE KIDS DON'T HAVE FAMILIES, THESE KIDS DON'T HAVE FOUR BOOKS AT HOME. FOUR BOOKS AT HOME. AND I GOT TO TALK TO THE KIDS AND I GOT TO TALK TO THE KIDS ABOUT IT AND THEY'RE, LIKE, THIS ABOUT IT AND THEY'RE, LIKE, THIS IS THE FIRST TIME. IS THE FIRST TIME. WE GAVE THEM FIVE BOOKS THAT WE GAVE THEM FIVE BOOKS THAT THEY CHOSE OUT DIFFERENT FOR THE THEY CHOSE OUT DIFFERENT FOR THE BOYS AND THE GIRLS AND THEY ALL BOYS AND THE GIRLS AND THEY ALL HAD COOL BOOKS, AND SO WE HAD COOL BOOKS, AND SO WE BROUGHT THEM UP. BROUGHT THEM UP. THIS LADY GAVE A FUN LITTLE THIS LADY GAVE A FUN LITTLE SPEECH. SPEECH. AND THEN THE KIDS CAME UP AND AND THEN THE KIDS CAME UP AND THEY GOT TO GET BOOKS AND THEY THEY GOT TO GET BOOKS AND THEY MADE UP STORIES ABOUT THE MAYOR, MADE UP STORIES ABOUT THE MAYOR, WHICH I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW I WAS WHICH I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW I WAS IN CHARGE OF. IN CHARGE OF. THEY'RE, LIKE, THAT'S THE MAYOR, THEY'RE, LIKE, THAT'S THE MAYOR, DO YOU KNOW WHAT THE MAYOR IS IN DO YOU KNOW WHAT THE MAYOR IS IN CHARGE OF? CHARGE OF? THEY'RE, LIKE, YEAH, THE ARMY. THEY'RE, LIKE, YEAH, THE ARMY. I WAS, LIKE, YEP! I WAS, LIKE, YEP! HE'S THE KING OF RANCHO! HE'S THE KING OF RANCHO! I WAS, LIKE, CALM DOWN, I HAVE A I WAS, LIKE, CALM DOWN, I HAVE A BIG HEAD, BUT YOU DON'T NEED TO BIG HEAD, BUT YOU DON'T NEED TO BLOW IT UP. BLOW IT UP. LISTEN, I'M JUST TRYING TO GIVE LISTEN, I'M JUST TRYING TO GIVE YOU SOME BOOKS. YOU SOME BOOKS. GOD BLESS THE PEOPLE THAT WORK GOD BLESS THE PEOPLE THAT WORK AT WHITE ROCK IN CORDOVA AT WHITE ROCK IN CORDOVA MEADOWS. MEADOWS. I MEAN, LOWER DISADVANTAGED I MEAN, LOWER DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITY MEMBERS. COMMUNITY MEMBERS. A MAJORITY OF THE CLASSROOMS ARE A MAJORITY OF THE CLASSROOMS ARE MAJORITY, HISPANIC, FIRST MAJORITY, HISPANIC, FIRST GENERATION AND AFGHANI FIRST GENERATION AND AFGHANI FIRST GENERATION AND THEY HAVE A GENERATION AND THEY HAVE A PROGRAM WHICH WORKED FLAWLESSLY. PROGRAM WHICH WORKED FLAWLESSLY. THE PARENTS SHOW UP AND DROP OFF THE PARENTS SHOW UP AND DROP OFF THEIR KIDS. THEIR KIDS. THE DADS GO TO WORK AND THE MOMS THE DADS GO TO WORK AND THE MOMS STAY AND GO TO ENGLISH CLASSES

STAY AND GO TO ENGLISH CLASSES AND IF THEY DON'T HAVE WORK, AND IF THEY DON'T HAVE WORK, THEN THE DAD STAYS FOR ENGLISH THEN THE DAD STAYS FOR ENGLISH CLASSES. CLASSES. THEY'RE TRYING TO TREAT THEY'RE TRYING TO TREAT FIRST-GENERATION AND NOT FIRST-GENERATION AND NOT GENERATION IMMIGRANTS HOW TO GENERATION IMMIGRANTS HOW TO SPEAK ENGLISH SO THEY CAN GET A SPEAK ENGLISH SO THEY CAN GET A JOB TO HELP THEIR COMMUNITY OUT. JOB TO HELP THEIR COMMUNITY OUT. THEY JUST NEED A LITTLE BIT MORE THEY JUST NEED A LITTLE BIT MORE MONEY FOR FOOD OR A LITTLE BIT MONEY FOR FOOD OR A LITTLE BIT MORE MONEY FOR BOOKS. MORE MONEY FOR BOOKS. THEY ASKED ME FOR A DONATION THEY ASKED ME FOR A DONATION AND, OF COURSE, YOU'RE NOT GOING AND, OF COURSE, YOU'RE NOT GOING TO SAY NO, BECAUSE SIRI DID IT TO SAY NO, BECAUSE SIRI DID IT AND THEY'RE, LIKE, WHAT ARE YOU AND THEY'RE, LIKE, WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO FOR US, SIR? GOING TO DO FOR US, SIR? I'M, LIKE, WELL, I'M GOING TO I'M, LIKE, WELL, I'M GOING TO BEAT SIRI, THAT'S FOR SURE! BEAT SIRI, THAT'S FOR SURE! SO AMAZING GROUP. SO AMAZING GROUP. I CAN'T THANK THEM ENOUGH FOR I CAN'T THANK THEM ENOUGH FOR LETTING ME BE A PART OF THAT, LETTING ME BE A PART OF THAT, BUT THAT'S THE KIND OF GOOD BUT THAT'S THE KIND OF GOOD THINGS, LIKE, LIKE, RANCHO THINGS, LIKE, LIKE, RANCHO CORDOVA DOES THE HARD WORK. CORDOVA DOES THE HARD WORK. I'VE ALWAYS SAID THAT ABOUT US I'VE ALWAYS SAID THAT ABOUT US AND WE'RE OVER THERE LIFTING UP AND WE'RE OVER THERE LIFTING UP A COMMUNITY THAT WE GOT -- THAT A COMMUNITY THAT WE GOT -- THAT GOT PLACED IN OUR HOME AND OUR GOT PLACED IN OUR HOME AND OUR FAMILIES AND NOW WE'RE MAKING FAMILIES AND NOW WE'RE MAKING THEM PART OF US. THEM PART OF US. SO WE HAVE THIS HUGE AFGHANI SO WE HAVE THIS HUGE AFGHANI POPULATION. POPULATION. THEY'RE AT WAR RIGHT NOW. THEY'RE AT WAR RIGHT NOW. THEY HAVEN'T TALKED TO THEIR THEY HAVEN'T TALKED TO THEIR FAMILY IN FOUR TO FIVE MONTHS IS FAMILY IN FOUR TO FIVE MONTHS IS THEY HAVE NO IDEA WHAT'S GOING THEY HAVE NO IDEA WHAT'S GOING ON. ON. YET THEY'RE STILL TRYING TO YET THEY'RE STILL TRYING TO SOLDIER ON AND GET JOBS AND GET SOLDIER ON AND GET JOBS AND GET ENGAGED IN THE COMMUNITY. ENGAGED IN THE COMMUNITY. MET THE ACTIVITIES DIRECTORS, MET THE ACTIVITIES DIRECTORS, THE TRANSLATORS, AND THEY'RE THE TRANSLATORS, AND THEY'RE DOING GOD'S WORK. DOING GOD'S WORK. I MEAN, HELPING OUT THESE KIDS I MEAN, HELPING OUT THESE KIDS TO READ. TO READ. AND THEY WERE SO EXCITED. AND THEY WERE SO EXCITED. THEY WANTED TO SHOW ME THE KIDS THEY WANTED TO SHOW ME THE KIDS READING THE BOOKS RIGHT AFTER WE READING THE BOOKS RIGHT AFTER WE GAVE IT TO THEM, SO ALL THE KIDS GAVE IT TO THEM, SO ALL THE KIDS HAD ALL THE BOOKS OPEN AND HAD ALL THE BOOKS OPEN AND THEY'RE SUPER STOKED TO READ. THEY'RE SUPER STOKED TO READ. I THOUGHT EVERYONE WAS ADDICTED I THOUGHT EVERYONE WAS ADDICTED TO iPADS. TO iPADS. I DIDN'T KNOW WE READ ANYMORE. I DIDN'T KNOW WE READ ANYMORE. BUT OBVIOUSLY THESE KIDS ARE IN BUT OBVIOUSLY THESE KIDS ARE IN THERE, SO IT WAS GREAT. THERE, SO IT WAS GREAT. I GOT TO DO THE LABOR DAY TREE I GOT TO DO THE LABOR DAY TREE PLANTING, SO THANK YOU TO DANNY PLANTING, SO THANK YOU TO DANNY LANIGAN FROM THE CORDOVA PARKS LANIGAN FROM THE CORDOVA PARKS AND REC DISTRICT. AND REC DISTRICT. HE SET THIS UP. HE SET THIS UP. I REMEMBER A LONG TIME AGO, THIS I REMEMBER A LONG TIME AGO, THIS WAS ONE OF THE FIRST EVENTS I WAS ONE OF THE FIRST EVENTS I EVER DID AS A COUNCIL MEMBER AND EVER DID AS A COUNCIL MEMBER AND THIS IS THE BEST STORY I HAVE. THIS IS THE BEST STORY I HAVE. I HAD MY LITTLE ONES WITH ME AND I HAD MY LITTLE ONES WITH ME AND THEY WERE LITTLE, THE ONES NOW THEY WERE LITTLE, THE ONES NOW IN COLLEGE, THEY WERE BABIES, IN COLLEGE, THEY WERE BABIES, AND THEY HAD BROUGHT DONUTS. AND THEY HAD BROUGHT DONUTS. SO AS A DAD, I, OF COURSE, SO AS A DAD, I, OF COURSE, DIDN'T PAY ATTENTION AND I LET DIDN'T PAY ATTENTION AND I LET MY KIDS GO EAT THREE TO FIVE MY KIDS GO EAT THREE TO FIVE DIFFERENT DONUTS. DIFFERENT DONUTS. THERE'S NO JUDGMENT HERE!

THERE'S NO JUDGMENT HERE! AND SO THE PERSON TURNS AROUND AND SO THE PERSON TURNS AROUND AND THEY GIVE MY SON A SHOVEL AND THEY GIVE MY SON A SHOVEL AND THEY SAID, HEY, DIG HOLES AND THEY SAID, HEY, DIG HOLES WHILE YOU'RE WAITING FOR US TO WHILE YOU'RE WAITING FOR US TO GET STUFF STARTED. GET STUFF STARTED. AND THEN WE'LL ALL COME OUT AND AND THEN WE'LL ALL COME OUT AND FINISH DIGGING THE HOLES. FINISH DIGGING THE HOLES. AND THEN WE'LL TALK ABOUT THE AND THEN WE'LL TALK ABOUT THE TREES. TREES. SO MY BOYS HEARD THAT AS, WE'RE SO MY BOYS HEARD THAT AS, WE'RE FULL OF ENERGY, WE'LL DIG ALL FULL OF ENERGY, WE'LL DIG ALL THE HOLES. THE HOLES. SO THEY WENT THROUGH WITHOUT SO THEY WENT THROUGH WITHOUT THEM PAYING ATTENTION AND DUG THEM PAYING ATTENTION AND DUG EVERY HOLE OUT FOR THE WHOLE EVERY HOLE OUT FOR THE WHOLE THING TO WHERE THERE WAS NO THING TO WHERE THERE WAS NO HOLES LEFT TO DIG FOR THE HOLES LEFT TO DIG FOR THE VOLUNTEERS. VOLUNTEERS. AND I WAS, LIKE, SUGAR, THAT'S AND I WAS, LIKE, SUGAR, THAT'S WHAT YOU DO. WHAT YOU DO. AND SO YOU NEED THEM, I'LL SUGAR AND SO YOU NEED THEM, I'LL SUGAR THEM UP, BUT IT'S GREAT, BECAUSE THEM UP, BUT IT'S GREAT, BECAUSE EVERY TIME THEY ADD A TREE, IT EVERY TIME THEY ADD A TREE, IT ADDS TO OUR CANOPY AND COOLS ADDS TO OUR CANOPY AND COOLS DOWN RANCHO CORDOVA AND MAKES US DOWN RANCHO CORDOVA AND MAKES US LOOK MORE BEAUTIFUL. LOOK MORE BEAUTIFUL. SO WE WERE OVER BY YOU, JOE, IN SO WE WERE OVER BY YOU, JOE, IN YOUR PARK, AND IT WAS FUN. YOUR PARK, AND IT WAS FUN. >> COULDN'T MAKE IT.

COULDN'T MAKE IT. I FEEL GUILTY WHEN IT'S IN MY I FEEL GUILTY WHEN IT'S IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD. NEIGHBORHOOD. >> THEY DID BRING IT UP.

THEY DID BRING IT UP. JOE'S NOT HERE. JOE'S NOT HERE. AND I'M, LIKE, OH, MAN. AND I'M, LIKE, OH, MAN. LAST THING IS WE'RE GOING TO GO LAST THING IS WE'RE GOING TO GO TO NEW YORK. TO NEW YORK. THERE'S A COUPLE PRETTY COOL THERE'S A COUPLE PRETTY COOL BUSINESSES THAT WE'RE GOING TO BUSINESSES THAT WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO NEGOTIATE INTO COMING TO TRY TO NEGOTIATE INTO COMING TO RANCHO CORDOVA. RANCHO CORDOVA. IF YOU DIDN'T KNOW THIS, WE'RE IF YOU DIDN'T KNOW THIS, WE'RE ON A BIG ECONOMIC PULL TO TRY TO ON A BIG ECONOMIC PULL TO TRY TO BRING MORE BUSINESSES INTO BRING MORE BUSINESSES INTO RANCHO CORDOVA SO WE'RE GOING TO RANCHO CORDOVA SO WE'RE GOING TO MEET WITH A BUNCH OF BUSINESSES MEET WITH A BUNCH OF BUSINESSES AND THE NAME AND PRESENTATION IS AND THE NAME AND PRESENTATION IS WHEN YOU WANT SOMETHING NEW AND WHEN YOU WANT SOMETHING NEW AND A BETTER BUSINESS, YOU NEED TO A BETTER BUSINESS, YOU NEED TO MOVE INTO OUR CITY. MOVE INTO OUR CITY. WE ALREADY HAVE A BAD REPUTATION WE ALREADY HAVE A BAD REPUTATION RIGHT NOW IN CALIFORNIA, BUT US RIGHT NOW IN CALIFORNIA, BUT US SHOWING UP IN THESE PLACES IS SHOWING UP IN THESE PLACES IS TURNING PEOPLE INTO THAT THEY TURNING PEOPLE INTO THAT THEY WANT TO REINVEST IN RANCHO WANT TO REINVEST IN RANCHO CORDOVA. CORDOVA. A LOT OF THE HEDGE FUNDS ARE A LOT OF THE HEDGE FUNDS ARE BASED IN CALIFORNIA AND THEY'RE BASED IN CALIFORNIA AND THEY'RE SAYING IF YOU WANT THE MONEY OR SAYING IF YOU WANT THE MONEY OR SERIES A, B MONEY THAT YOU NEED SERIES A, B MONEY THAT YOU NEED TO MOVE TO SOME PLACE IN TO MOVE TO SOME PLACE IN CALIFORNIA AND FOR THE CALIFORNIA AND FOR THE BEST-LOOKING PLACE TO BE IS BEST-LOOKING PLACE TO BE IS RANCHO CORDOVA. RANCHO CORDOVA. THE ONLY CITY IN NORTHERN THE ONLY CITY IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA THAT ISN'T IN THE CALIFORNIA THAT ISN'T IN THE RED. RED. SO JUST PUTTING THAT OUT. SO JUST PUTTING THAT OUT. NICE JOB, LINDA, BUILDING THE NICE JOB, LINDA, BUILDING THE STRUCTURE AND THE BASE. STRUCTURE AND THE BASE. THE QUEEN OF RANCHO. THE QUEEN OF RANCHO. LAST, MICAH? LAST, MICAH? WHAT YOU GOT? WHAT YOU GOT? >> THANK YOU, MAYOR.

THANK YOU, MAYOR. I DID APPRECIATE THE SURPRISE I DID APPRECIATE THE SURPRISE STOP-IN AT YOUR COFFEE WITH THE STOP-IN AT YOUR COFFEE WITH THE MAYOR TO LEARN A LITTLE BIT MAYOR TO LEARN A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT YOU'RE SAYING AND ABOUT WHAT YOU'RE SAYING AND KEEP AN EYE ON IT! KEEP AN EYE ON IT! SO APPRECIATED THAT TIME. SO APPRECIATED THAT TIME. >> I'M GLAD YOU WEREN'T CHECKING I'M GLAD YOU WEREN'T CHECKING ON ME TO MAKE SURE I DIDN'T SAY ON ME TO MAKE SURE I DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING CRAZY! ANYTHING CRAZY! >> IT WAS GOOD.

IT WAS GOOD. AND THEN REALLY QUICK, JUST A AND THEN REALLY QUICK, JUST A COUPLE OF ITEMS. COUPLE OF ITEMS. YOU DID MENTION THE PREPARATION YOU DID MENTION THE PREPARATION FOR THE REGIONAL ADVOCACY TRIP, FOR THE REGIONAL ADVOCACY TRIP, THE CAP-TO-CAP THAT A FEW OF US THE CAP-TO-CAP THAT A FEW OF US ARE GOING ON. ARE GOING ON. WE WILL BE NOT HAVING OUR SECOND WE WILL BE NOT HAVING OUR SECOND MEETING IN APRIL, SO THAT'S MORE MEETING IN APRIL, SO THAT'S MORE OF A PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT THAT OF A PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT THAT THERE IS NO SECOND MEETING IN THERE IS NO SECOND MEETING IN APRIL FOR THE ROOM AS SOME OF US APRIL FOR THE ROOM AS SOME OF US WILL BE MAKING THAT ADVOCACY WILL BE MAKING THAT ADVOCACY TRIP. TRIP. AND THEN I DID APPRECIATE THE AND THEN I DID APPRECIATE THE VICE MAYOR MENTIONING BRINGING VICE MAYOR MENTIONING BRINGING IN TED GABELER, THE ORIGINAL IN TED GABELER, THE ORIGINAL CITY MANAGER AND EMPLOYEE NUMBER CITY MANAGER AND EMPLOYEE NUMBER ONE OR THE FIRST HIRED EVER BY ONE OR THE FIRST HIRED EVER BY THE CITY, CURT HAVEN, AND REALLY THE CITY, CURT HAVEN, AND REALLY APPRECIATED THE CONVERSATION APPRECIATED THE CONVERSATION AROUND BEING A STARTUP CITY AND AROUND BEING A STARTUP CITY AND HOW DO WE KEEP THAT INNOVATION HOW DO WE KEEP THAT INNOVATION AND CULTURE ALIVE IN WHAT WE DO AND CULTURE ALIVE IN WHAT WE DO AND KEEP THE BUREAUCRACY BEHIND AND KEEP THE BUREAUCRACY BEHIND US AND MINIMAL AND KEEPING US US AND MINIMAL AND KEEPING US NIMBLE AND QUICK. NIMBLE AND QUICK. THAT WAS A FUN CONVERSATION WITH THAT WAS A FUN CONVERSATION WITH THE BOTH OF THEM, SINCE I WAS THE BOTH OF THEM, SINCE I WAS HERE WITH THEM EARLY ON IN HERE WITH THEM EARLY ON IN CITYHOOD. CITYHOOD. AND THEN LAST BUT NOT LEAST, WE AND THEN LAST BUT NOT LEAST, WE ARE HAVING A GROUNDBREAKING THIS ARE HAVING A GROUNDBREAKING THIS WEEK FOR MATHER VETERANS VILLAGE WEEK FOR MATHER VETERANS VILLAGE FPHASE FOUR, SO REALLY EXCITED FPHASE FOUR, SO REALLY EXCITED ABOUT PHASE FOUR KICKING OFF AND ABOUT PHASE FOUR KICKING OFF AND MOVING FORWARD AND WE'LL QUICKLY MOVING FORWARD AND WE'LL QUICKLY MOVE ON TO PHASE 5 AND TRY TO MOVE ON TO PHASE 5 AND TRY TO CREATE A PLACE FOR THOSE WHO CREATE A PLACE FOR THOSE WHO NEED IT OVER THAT MATHER NEED IT OVER THAT MATHER VETERANS VILLAGE. VETERANS VILLAGE. THAT'S IT, THANK YOU. THAT'S IT, THANK YOU. >> IF YOU REALLY WANT THAT, I

IF YOU REALLY WANT THAT, I CAN START READING MY CALENDAR. CAN START READING MY CALENDAR. ALL RIGHT, MOVING ON, THESE ARE ALL RIGHT, MOVING ON, THESE ARE CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS. CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS. UNLESS A MEMBER OF THE COUNCIL UNLESS A MEMBER OF THE COUNCIL WISHES TO PULL AN INDIVIDUAL WISHES TO PULL AN INDIVIDUAL ITEM FOR CONSIDERATION, ALL ITEM FOR CONSIDERATION, ALL ITEMS MAY BE APPROVED IN ONE ITEMS MAY BE APPROVED IN ONE MOTION. MOTION. ON THIS, STAFF IS REQUESTING ON THIS, STAFF IS REQUESTING THAT WE PULL 16.13 FROM THE THAT WE PULL 16.13 FROM THE CALENDAR BECAUSE IT'S NOT READY CALENDAR BECAUSE IT'S NOT READY YET. YET. BESIDES THAT, ANYTHING ELSE BESIDES THAT, ANYTHING ELSE ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO PULL? ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO PULL? >> I HAVE A QUESTION ON 16.6 AND I HAVE A QUESTION ON 16.6 AND A COMMENT ON 16.7. A COMMENT ON 16.7. >> PLEASE. PLEASE. >> DO YOU WANT TO PULL 16.6? DO YOU WANT TO PULL 16.6? >> WHY DON'T WE JUST GO THROUGH

WHY DON'T WE JUST GO THROUGH IT AND THEN YOU CAN MAKE THE IT AND THEN YOU CAN MAKE THE MOTION ONE TIME. MOTION ONE TIME. ON 16.6, THIS CHANGE IS ON 16.6, THIS CHANGE IS REQUESTED BECAUSE OF THE VOLUME REQUESTED BECAUSE OF THE VOLUME OF PROJECTS THAT HAVE INCREASED. OF PROJECTS THAT HAVE INCREASED. IS THIS -- ARE WE DOING IT EVERY IS THIS -- ARE WE DOING IT EVERY YEAR WHEN WE START THE PROJECTS YEAR WHEN WE START THE PROJECTS AT THE START OF THE YEAR OR IS AT THE START OF THE YEAR OR IS THIS BECAUSE OF INFLATION THAT THIS BECAUSE OF INFLATION THAT THE PRICE HAS INCREASED? THE PRICE HAS INCREASED? >> I SEE OUR ECONOMIC

I SEE OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR WALK IN THE DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR WALK IN THE ROOM. ROOM. SO I WILL GIVE A SHOT AT THAT SO I WILL GIVE A SHOT AT THAT QUESTION AND LET HER MAYBE FILL QUESTION AND LET HER MAYBE FILL IN THE GAPS FOR US. IN THE GAPS FOR US. WHAT THIS IS RELATED TO, THE WHAT THIS IS RELATED TO, THE NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS WE'RE NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS WE'RE RECEIVING FOR OUR DIFFERENT RECEIVING FOR OUR DIFFERENT INCENTIVE PROGRAMS. INCENTIVE PROGRAMS. SO I THINK WE HAVE SEEN A LOT OF SO I THINK WE HAVE SEEN A LOT OF WORK FROM MR. CHUCK WOLF AND THE WORK FROM MR. CHUCK WOLF AND THE CONSULTANCY THEY PROVIDE, SO CONSULTANCY THEY PROVIDE, SO THAT'S WHAT RELATED TO THE THAT'S WHAT RELATED TO THE ADDITIONAL WORK AND EXPANDING ADDITIONAL WORK AND EXPANDING THE WORK THEY'RE DOING, SO I'LL THE WORK THEY'RE DOING, SO I'LL LET AMANDA PROVIDE A BIT MORE LET AMANDA PROVIDE A BIT MORE CONTEXT TO THAT. CONTEXT TO THAT. >> 16.6, AMANDA. 16.6, AMANDA. >> HELLO, MR. MAYOR, MEMBERS OF

HELLO, MR. MAYOR, MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL. THE COUNCIL. YES, SO 16.6, CHUCK WOLF IS THE YES, SO 16.6, CHUCK WOLF IS THE GENTLEMAN WHO DOES ALL THE GENTLEMAN WHO DOES ALL THE UNDERWRITERS FOR ALL OF OUR UNDERWRITERS FOR ALL OF OUR INCENTIVES AND SPECIAL PROJECTS. INCENTIVES AND SPECIAL PROJECTS. SO WHEN WE FIRST DID THIS SO WHEN WE FIRST DID THIS CONTRACT, WE HAD IT OVER FIVE CONTRACT, WE HAD IT OVER FIVE YEARS AND WITH A LOT OF OUR WORK YEARS AND WITH A LOT OF OUR WORK THAT WE'VE BEEN DOING THIS WORK THAT WE'VE BEEN DOING THIS WORK WITH QUITE A FEW INCENTIVES, WE WITH QUITE A FEW INCENTIVES, WE REQUIRED ADDITIONAL HOURS OF REQUIRED ADDITIONAL HOURS OF HIM, SO THAT'S WHY WE INCREASED HIM, SO THAT'S WHY WE INCREASED THE DOLLAR AMOUNT RATHER THAN THE DOLLAR AMOUNT RATHER THAN KEEPING IT UNDER THAT THAT PER KEEPING IT UNDER THAT THAT PER YEAR. YEAR. THE AMOUNT OF STRAIGHT CONTRACT THE AMOUNT OF STRAIGHT CONTRACT STAYS THE SAME THOUGH. STAYS THE SAME THOUGH. >> SO NOW IF THE MAYOR IS DOING SO NOW IF THE MAYOR IS DOING A TRIP TO NEW YORK, GETTING MORE A TRIP TO NEW YORK, GETTING MORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR BETTER-LOOKING CITY, ARE YOU BETTER-LOOKING CITY, ARE YOU GOING TO REQUEST MORE NEXT YEAR? GOING TO REQUEST MORE NEXT YEAR? HYPOTHETICALLY THE WAY IT LOOKS HYPOTHETICALLY THE WAY IT LOOKS LIKE? LIKE? >> SO WE'RE STILL KEEPING THE

SO WE'RE STILL KEEPING THE CONTRACT TO THE DOLLAR AMOUNT CONTRACT TO THE DOLLAR AMOUNT FOR THE TOTAL OF THE FIVE YEARS. FOR THE TOTAL OF THE FIVE YEARS. BUT THE $100,000 ALLOWS US TO GO BUT THE $100,000 ALLOWS US TO GO OVER THAT. OVER THAT. SO AT THIS TIME, WE DON'T -- I SO AT THIS TIME, WE DON'T -- I CAN'T COMMENT ON WHAT WE BRING CAN'T COMMENT ON WHAT WE BRING IN. IN. HOPEFULLY WE DO. HOPEFULLY WE DO. BUT THAT WILL BE DECIDED AT THAT BUT THAT WILL BE DECIDED AT THAT TIME. TIME. >> THE GOAL IS YES, THE ANSWER THE GOAL IS YES, THE ANSWER IS YES. IS YES. >> SO THE ANSWER IS, LIKE, LET SO THE ANSWER IS, LIKE, LET CHUCK WOLF KNOW THAT MR. MAYOR CHUCK WOLF KNOW THAT MR. MAYOR IS GOING TO BE BRINGING IN MORE IS GOING TO BE BRINGING IN MORE PROPOSALS, BUT MAKE SURE THAT PROPOSALS, BUT MAKE SURE THAT IT'S WITHIN OUR 500k BUDGET. IT'S WITHIN OUR 500k BUDGET. >> DANG IT. DANG IT. WHY ARE YOU SHRINKING MY BUDGET? WHY ARE YOU SHRINKING MY BUDGET? >> NO, THEY'RE GOING TO BE NO, THEY'RE GOING TO BE PREPARED! PREPARED! >> 16.7? 16.7? >> THE QUESTION IS WE HAVE A LOT

THE QUESTION IS WE HAVE A LOT OF ART PROJECTS THAT ARE OF ART PROJECTS THAT ARE HAPPENING AND THERE'S THIS WHOLE HAPPENING AND THERE'S THIS WHOLE CPG LLC THAT'S LOOKING INTO IT. CPG LLC THAT'S LOOKING INTO IT. I WAS WONDERING IF THE CITY I WAS WONDERING IF THE CITY WEBSITE HAS A PAGE DEDICATED TO WEBSITE HAS A PAGE DEDICATED TO ARTWORK THAT WE CAN SHOWCASE ON ARTWORK THAT WE CAN SHOWCASE ON THIS? THIS? >> SO NOT THAT I'M AWARE OF. SO NOT THAT I'M AWARE OF. IS THERE A SINGLE REPOSITORY OR IS THERE A SINGLE REPOSITORY OR A PUBLIC ART PAGE ON THE CITY'S A PUBLIC ART PAGE ON THE CITY'S WEBPAGE? WEBPAGE? I CAN TALK WITH OUR I CAN TALK WITH OUR COMMUNICATION DEPARTMENT. COMMUNICATION DEPARTMENT. >> I WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST ONE I WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST ONE SO WE CAN SHOWCASE WHAT WE'RE SO WE CAN SHOWCASE WHAT WE'RE DOING AND THEN WE HAVE AN DOING AND THEN WE HAVE AN OUTPUT. OUTPUT. >> JUST FOR SPECIFICITY, ARE YOU JUST FOR SPECIFICITY, ARE YOU LOOKING FOR A SINGLE WEBPAGE LOOKING FOR A SINGLE WEBPAGE DEDICATED TO PUBLIC ART OR TO DEDICATED TO PUBLIC ART OR TO THE ARTS IN GENERAL? THE ARTS IN GENERAL? >> TO THE ARTS WE'RE SPONSORING. TO THE ARTS WE'RE SPONSORING. >> OKAY, GREAT.

OKAY, GREAT. SO SPECIFICALLY THE CULTURAL SO SPECIFICALLY THE CULTURAL PLANNING GROUP AND MIG ARE BEING PLANNING GROUP AND MIG ARE BEING BROUGHT ON FOR AN UPDATE TO OUR BROUGHT ON FOR AN UPDATE TO OUR ARTS STRATEGIC PLAN. ARTS STRATEGIC PLAN. AS PART OF THIS PLANNING AS PART OF THIS PLANNING PROCESS, WE'RE GOING TO BE DOING PROCESS, WE'RE GOING TO BE DOING COMMUNITY OUTREACH, SO I WANT TO COMMUNITY OUTREACH, SO I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT AS A PART OF THIS MAKE SURE THAT AS A PART OF THIS PROCESS THAT WE HAVE -- WHAT PROCESS THAT WE HAVE -- WHAT YOU'RE ASKING FOR IS A DEDICATED YOU'RE ASKING FOR IS A DEDICATED WEBPAGE NOT FOR -- WEBPAGE NOT FOR -- >> GO AHEAD. GO AHEAD. >> I'M JUST ASKING FOR THIS FOR I'M JUST ASKING FOR THIS FOR CLARIFICATION. CLARIFICATION. ARE YOU ASKING FOR A WEBPAGE FOR ARE YOU ASKING FOR A WEBPAGE FOR ALL WE'RE DOING TO SUPPORT ARTS ALL WE'RE DOING TO SUPPORT ARTS AND CULTURE FOR THE CITY? AND CULTURE FOR THE CITY? >> NUMBER TWO. NUMBER TWO. >> WE WANT ALL THE PICTURES IN WE WANT ALL THE PICTURES IN ONE SPOT. ONE SPOT. >> AS WE WORK ON THAT, OUR

AS WE WORK ON THAT, OUR STRATEGIC PLAN COULD COME OUT OF STRATEGIC PLAN COULD COME OUT OF PART OF THAT PROCESS TOO, ALL PART OF THAT PROCESS TOO, ALL THE WORK WE'RE DOING. THE WORK WE'RE DOING. >> AND WE CAN DO A ChatGPT! AND WE CAN DO A ChatGPT! >> GOOD IDEA. GOOD IDEA. >> YOU GOT IT? YOU GOT IT? ALL RIGHT, EXCELLENT. ALL RIGHT, EXCELLENT. DO I HAVE A MOTION? DO I HAVE A MOTION? >> IS THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT? IS THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT? >> OH, IS THERE ANY PUBLIC OH, IS THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT? COMMENT? >> THERE IS NO PUBLIC COMMENT. THERE IS NO PUBLIC COMMENT. >> HEARING NONE, I'LL MOVE HEARING NONE, I'LL MOVE APPROVAL OF ITEM 16.1 THROUGH APPROVAL OF ITEM 16.1 THROUGH 16.12. 16.12. >> 16.1 IS NO LONGER ON THE

16.1 IS NO LONGER ON THE MENU. MENU. >> 16.13 IS THE LAST ONE. 16.13 IS THE LAST ONE. >> YES. YES. >> DO I HAVE A SECOND? DO I HAVE A SECOND? >> SECOND. SECOND. >> ROLL CALL. ROLL CALL. >> COUNCIL MEMBER PULIPATI. COUNCIL MEMBER PULIPATI. >> YES. YES. >> COUNCIL MEMBER LITTLE. COUNCIL MEMBER LITTLE. >> YES. YES. >> COUNCIL MEMBER SANDER IS COUNCIL MEMBER SANDER IS ABSENT. ABSENT. >> VICE MAYOR BUDGE. VICE MAYOR BUDGE. >> YES. YES. >> MAYOR GATEWOOD. MAYOR GATEWOOD. >> YES. YES. ALL RIGHT, 16.13, WE WANT TO ALL RIGHT, 16.13, WE WANT TO MOVE TO A DATE UNCERTAIN. MOVE TO A DATE UNCERTAIN. >> CORRECT. CORRECT. >> OKAY, WHILE WE'RE COMING UP OKAY, WHILE WE'RE COMING UP WITH 19.1, DID YOU ANNOUNCE THE WITH 19.1, DID YOU ANNOUNCE THE SUBJECT YET? SUBJECT YET? >> NO, I GOT TO DO -- NO, I GOT TO DO -- >> WE NEED A MOTION TO MOVE THAE WE NEED A MOTION TO MOVE THAE 16.13 TO A DATE UNCERTAIN. 16.13 TO A DATE UNCERTAIN. >> ANY PUBLIC COMMENT?

ANY PUBLIC COMMENT? >> WE SHOULD ASK FOR PUBLIC WE SHOULD ASK FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. COMMENT. >> ANY PUBLIC COMMENT? ANY PUBLIC COMMENT? >> I DO NOT HAVE ANY PUBLIC I DO NOT HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT FOR 16.13. COMMENT FOR 16.13. >> DO I HAVE A SECOND? DO I HAVE A SECOND? >> SECOND. SECOND. >> ROLL CALL. ROLL CALL. >> COUNCIL MEMBER PULIPATI. COUNCIL MEMBER PULIPATI. >> YES. YES. >> COUNCIL MEMBER LITTLE. COUNCIL MEMBER LITTLE. >> YES. YES. >> COUNCIL MEMBER SANDER IS COUNCIL MEMBER SANDER IS ABSENT. ABSENT. >> VICE MAYOR BUDGE. VICE MAYOR BUDGE. >> YES. YES. >> MAYOR GATEWOOD. MAYOR GATEWOOD. >> YES. YES. >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU. >> ALL RIGHT, WE HAVE NO CONSENT ALL RIGHT, WE HAVE NO CONSENT HEARING ITEMS. HEARING ITEMS. WE HAVE NO PUBLIC HEARING. WE HAVE NO PUBLIC HEARING. WE HAVE ONE OR TWO -- OKAY, WE WE HAVE ONE OR TWO -- OKAY, WE HAVE TWO REGULAR CALENDAR ITEMS. HAVE TWO REGULAR CALENDAR ITEMS. >> FISCAL YEAR 26-27 COMMUNITY

FISCAL YEAR 26-27 COMMUNITY ENHANCEMENT AND INVESTMENT FUND ENHANCEMENT AND INVESTMENT FUND GRANT APPLICATIONS. GRANT APPLICATIONS. >> RANDI? RANDI? >> SO CAN I REQUEST RANDI TO GO SO CAN I REQUEST RANDI TO GO OVER WHAT'S NEW VERSUS AN OVER WHAT'S NEW VERSUS AN OVERVIEW OF EVERYTHING? OVERVIEW OF EVERYTHING? >> YES, THANK YOU. YES, THANK YOU. >> I'M HAPPY TO KEEP THIS BRIEF

I'M HAPPY TO KEEP THIS BRIEF AND SHORT. AND SHORT. ALL OF THE INFORMATION IS ALL OF THE INFORMATION IS CONTAINED IN YOUR STAFF REPORT CONTAINED IN YOUR STAFF REPORT AND YOUR PRESENTATION THIS AND YOUR PRESENTATION THIS EVENING. EVENING. WE RECEIVED 78 APPLICATIONS. WE RECEIVED 78 APPLICATIONS. WE PROVIDED EXCELLENT AND A LOT WE PROVIDED EXCELLENT AND A LOT OF CUSTOMER SERVICE TO HELP OF CUSTOMER SERVICE TO HELP PEOPLE UNDERSTAND WHAT WAS GOING PEOPLE UNDERSTAND WHAT WAS GOING ON THROUGH THE APPLICATION ON THROUGH THE APPLICATION PROCESS, ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO PROCESS, ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO ARE BRAND NEW. ARE BRAND NEW. WE ARE HERE TONIGHT TO ALSO WE ARE HERE TONIGHT TO ALSO EXPLAIN A LITTLE BIT ABOUT HOW EXPLAIN A LITTLE BIT ABOUT HOW THE MEETING ON APRIL 28TH WILL THE MEETING ON APRIL 28TH WILL BE WORKING. BE WORKING. I THINK YOU ALL ARE FAMILIAR I THINK YOU ALL ARE FAMILIAR WITH THE CATEGORIES THAT WE WITH THE CATEGORIES THAT WE TYPICALLY SEE OUR APPLICATIONS TYPICALLY SEE OUR APPLICATIONS BROUGHT TO YOU IN, THREE BROUGHT TO YOU IN, THREE DIFFERENT BUCKETS. DIFFERENT BUCKETS. ART, CULTURE, HISTORY, ART, CULTURE, HISTORY, ENTERTAINMENT, SPORTS, COMMUNITY ENTERTAINMENT, SPORTS, COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE, YOUTH PROGRAMS AND ASSISTANCE, YOUTH PROGRAMS AND SERVICES AND WITHIN EACH OF SERVICES AND WITHIN EACH OF THOSE CATEGORIES WE'LL HAVE THOSE CATEGORIES WE'LL HAVE DIFFERENT LINE ITEMS. DIFFERENT LINE ITEMS. AS FAR AS THE FUNDING GOES, THIS AS FAR AS THE FUNDING GOES, THIS IS THE BREAKDOWN OF WHAT YOU'LL IS THE BREAKDOWN OF WHAT YOU'LL SEE COMING TO YOU ON APRIL 28TH. SEE COMING TO YOU ON APRIL 28TH. THE COMMUNITY GRANT BUDGET IS THE COMMUNITY GRANT BUDGET IS 3.37 MILLION. 3.37 MILLION. WE CURRENTLY HAVE COMMITMENTS WE CURRENTLY HAVE COMMITMENTS FROM THE COUNCIL AT FROM THE COUNCIL AT ABOUT $2.4 MILLION WHICH WILL ABOUT $2.4 MILLION WHICH WILL LEAVE YOU WITH ROUGHLY A MILLION LEAVE YOU WITH ROUGHLY A MILLION DOLLARS OR GENERALLY ABOUT THE DOLLARS OR GENERALLY ABOUT THE SAME AMOUNT WE SEE ANNUALLY FOR SAME AMOUNT WE SEE ANNUALLY FOR YOUR DECISION MAKING WHEN YOUR DECISION MAKING WHEN APPLICATIONS COME TO YOU. APPLICATIONS COME TO YOU. AND AS FAR AS WHERE WE ARE IN AND AS FAR AS WHERE WE ARE IN THE TIMELINE, IF YOU TAKE A LOOK THE TIMELINE, IF YOU TAKE A LOOK AT THE QUICK SPOT WITH THE RED AT THE QUICK SPOT WITH THE RED STAR, WE'RE HERE IN APRIL AND WE STAR, WE'RE HERE IN APRIL AND WE ARE PLANNING TO BE HERE ARE PLANNING TO BE HERE APRIL 28TH AND IF WE GET APRIL 28TH AND IF WE GET EVERYTHING DONE, YOU WON'T HAVE EVERYTHING DONE, YOU WON'T HAVE TO SEE US AGAIN UNTIL THE BUDGET TO SEE US AGAIN UNTIL THE BUDGET ADOPTION. ADOPTION. BUT IF WE NEED TO COME BACK, BUT IF WE NEED TO COME BACK, WE'LL DO SO IN MAY AND WE WE'LL DO SO IN MAY AND WE ANTICIPATE THE BUDGET FOR THE ANTICIPATE THE BUDGET FOR THE COMMUNITY GRANT PROGRAM BEING COMMUNITY GRANT PROGRAM BEING ADOPTED IN EITHER THE FIRST OR ADOPTED IN EITHER THE FIRST OR SECOND MEETING IN JUNE. SECOND MEETING IN JUNE. >> ALL RIGHT.

ALL RIGHT. >> I HAVE A QUICK QUESTION, I HAVE A QUICK QUESTION, Ms. STEVENS. Ms. STEVENS. WHAT'S ACHS? WHAT'S ACHS? >> SO SORRY! SO SORRY! WE OFFICIALLY CALL IT BY AN WE OFFICIALLY CALL IT BY AN ACRONYM, BECAUSE IT'S EASIER TO ACRONYM, BECAUSE IT'S EASIER TO SAY. SAY. ARTS CULTURE HISTORY ARTS CULTURE HISTORY ENTERTAINMENT AND SPORTS. ENTERTAINMENT AND SPORTS. AND THIS TYPE OF SPORTS WOULD AND THIS TYPE OF SPORTS WOULD GENERALLY MEAN MORE ALL GENERALLY MEAN MORE ALL COMMUNITY ORIENTED UNDER YOUTH COMMUNITY ORIENTED UNDER YOUTH PROGRAMS AND SERVICES. PROGRAMS AND SERVICES. WE DO HAVE A LOT OF ATHLETIC WE DO HAVE A LOT OF ATHLETIC PROGRAMS HOUSED THERE. PROGRAMS HOUSED THERE. >> THANK YOU! THANK YOU! >> THANK YOU FOR ASKING! THANK YOU FOR ASKING! >> ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. ANY PUBLIC COMMENT? ANY PUBLIC COMMENT? >> YES.

YES. SO WE'LL START WITH AMY WOLF AND SO WE'LL START WITH AMY WOLF AND RANDY SMITH. RANDY SMITH. ARE YOU COMING TOGETHER, DO YOU ARE YOU COMING TOGETHER, DO YOU EACH WANT THREE MINUTES? EACH WANT THREE MINUTES? >> COMING TOGETHER. COMING TOGETHER. >> YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES. YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES. >> THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. HI, THERE, I'M THE DIRECTOR OF HI, THERE, I'M THE DIRECTOR OF TRAINING AT FOUR PAWS TO FREEDOM TRAINING AT FOUR PAWS TO FREEDOM AND A SURFACE DOG GRADUATE. AND A SURFACE DOG GRADUATE. I'M A RETIRED FIRE AND MEDICAL I'M A RETIRED FIRE AND MEDICAL EMERGENCY DISPATCHER WHICH ALSO EMERGENCY DISPATCHER WHICH ALSO SERVED RANCHO CORDOVA COMMUNITY SERVED RANCHO CORDOVA COMMUNITY FOR 20 YEARS. FOR 20 YEARS. WE ARE A NON-PROFIT THAT TRAINS WE ARE A NON-PROFIT THAT TRAINS OR ASSISTS VETERANS AND FIRST OR ASSISTS VETERANS AND FIRST RESPONDERS WITH MENTAL HEALTH RESPONDERS WITH MENTAL HEALTH DISABILITIES TO TRAIN THEIR OWN DISABILITIES TO TRAIN THEIR OWN SERVICE DOG. SERVICE DOG. WE ALSO ASSIST LOCAL POLICE WE ALSO ASSIST LOCAL POLICE DEPARTMENTS, FIRE DEPARTMENTS DEPARTMENTS, FIRE DEPARTMENTS WITH THERAPY CANINES TO HELP WITH THERAPY CANINES TO HELP THEIR STAFF WITH CRITICAL THEIR STAFF WITH CRITICAL INCIDENT DEBRIEFINGS, GOING OUT INCIDENT DEBRIEFINGS, GOING OUT AND PROVIDING EDUCATION. AND PROVIDING EDUCATION. WE CURRENTLY HAVE NINE DOGS OUT WE CURRENTLY HAVE NINE DOGS OUT IN OUR COMMUNITY. IN OUR COMMUNITY. SO WE ARE HOPEFUL. SO WE ARE HOPEFUL. WE OFFER OUR PROGRAM AT NO COST WE OFFER OUR PROGRAM AT NO COST TO OUR VETERANS AND FIRST TO OUR VETERANS AND FIRST RESPONDERS FOR THEIR SERVICE RESPONDERS FOR THEIR SERVICE DOGS AND OUR COMMUNITY AS FAR AS DOGS AND OUR COMMUNITY AS FAR AS OUR POLICE, FIRE, SCHOOLS, AND OUR POLICE, FIRE, SCHOOLS, AND NURSING FACILITIES, THEY HAVE NURSING FACILITIES, THEY HAVE VERY LIMITED BUDGET, SO WE ARE VERY LIMITED BUDGET, SO WE ARE HOPEFUL THAT WE'RE ABLE TO HOPEFUL THAT WE'RE ABLE TO CONTINUE TO OFFER OUR PROGRAMS CONTINUE TO OFFER OUR PROGRAMS AT VERY LIMITED COST FOR THEIR AT VERY LIMITED COST FOR THEIR AGENCIES AND EXPAND INTO GOING AGENCIES AND EXPAND INTO GOING AND PROVIDING A MEDICAL AND PROVIDING A MEDICAL EMERGENCY FUND FOR OUR STUDENTS EMERGENCY FUND FOR OUR STUDENTS AND THEIR CANINES AND HELP TO AND THEIR CANINES AND HELP TO SUPPORT THE AGENCY'S CANINES SUPPORT THE AGENCY'S CANINES WHILE THEY'RE WORKING AS WELL. WHILE THEY'RE WORKING AS WELL. SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. >> THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU FOR LETTING US MEET THANK YOU FOR LETTING US MEET EVERYBODY! EVERYBODY! >> THE ADDITIONAL PUBLIC COMMENT THE ADDITIONAL PUBLIC COMMENT THAT WE HAD FOR THIS ITEM WAS THAT WE HAD FOR THIS ITEM WAS FROM RODNEY. FROM RODNEY. THAT WAS SUBMITTED VIA E-MAIL, THAT WAS SUBMITTED VIA E-MAIL, IT'S BEEN DISTRIBUTED TO THE IT'S BEEN DISTRIBUTED TO THE CITY COUNCIL, PLACED ON THE CITY COUNCIL, PLACED ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE, AND PRINTED FOR CITY'S WEBSITE, AND PRINTED FOR THE PUBLIC IN A BINDER IN THE THE PUBLIC IN A BINDER IN THE BACK OF THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS. BACK OF THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS. >> EXCELLENT. EXCELLENT. MOVING ON TO 19.2. MOVING ON TO 19.2. THANK YOU, RANDI. THANK YOU, RANDI. WE ARE GOING TO ... STACY, READ WE ARE GOING TO ... STACY, READ THE SUBJECT. THE SUBJECT. >> A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE RANCHO CORDOVA ACTIVE RANCHO CORDOVA ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION PLAN TO IMPROVE TRANSPORTATION PLAN TO IMPROVE WALKING, BIKING, AND ROLLING IN WALKING, BIKING, AND ROLLING IN RANCHO CORDOVA. RANCHO CORDOVA. >> I DIDN'T KNOW THIS, BUT THE

I DIDN'T KNOW THIS, BUT THE BANGLADESHI COMMUNITY SAYS WE BANGLADESHI COMMUNITY SAYS WE HAVE ONE OF THE BEST AREAS AND HAVE ONE OF THE BEST AREAS AND THEY WANT TO KNOW WHEN YOU'RE THEY WANT TO KNOW WHEN YOU'RE GOING TO MAKE IT BETTER. GOING TO MAKE IT BETTER. SO GOOD JOB, GUYS. SO GOOD JOB, GUYS. THE WHOLE COMMUNITY THOUGHT IT THE WHOLE COMMUNITY THOUGHT IT WAS AWESOME. WAS AWESOME. STAFF REPORT, HIT IT. STAFF REPORT, HIT IT. >> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. COUNCIL MEMBERS. ALBERT STRICKER WITH THE PUBLIC ALBERT STRICKER WITH THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT. WORKS DEPARTMENT. AND RANCHO CORDOVA HAS AMONGST AND RANCHO CORDOVA HAS AMONGST THE FINEST AMENITIES IN THE THE FINEST AMENITIES IN THE ENTIRE REGION AND OUR ENTIRE REGION AND OUR TRANSPORTATION NETWORK, TRANSPORTATION NETWORK, ESPECIALLY OUR ACTIVE ESPECIALLY OUR ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION NETWORK, IS AN TRANSPORTATION NETWORK, IS AN IMPORTANT PART OF ACCESSING IMPORTANT PART OF ACCESSING THOSE AMENITIES, PROMOTING THOSE AMENITIES, PROMOTING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND THE HIGH QUALITY OF LIFE THAT WE HIGH QUALITY OF LIFE THAT WE ENJOY IN RANCHO CORDOVA. ENJOY IN RANCHO CORDOVA. AND DREW IS GOING TO TELL US AND DREW IS GOING TO TELL US MORE. MORE. >> THANK YOU, ALBERT.

THANK YOU, ALBERT. MY NAME IS DREW HART. MY NAME IS DREW HART. I'M A TRAPS P TRANSPORTATION PLN I'M A TRAPS P TRANSPORTATION PLN THE PUBLIC WORK DEPARTMENT. THE PUBLIC WORK DEPARTMENT. TONIGHT IS A MILESTONE FOR THE TONIGHT IS A MILESTONE FOR THE ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION PLAN AS WE ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION PLAN AS WE CULMINATE THE FINISH LINE OF CULMINATE THE FINISH LINE OF FINALIZING OUR ACTIVE FINALIZING OUR ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION PLAN, SO TONIGHT TRANSPORTATION PLAN, SO TONIGHT I WILL JUST INTRODUCE YOU ALL TO I WILL JUST INTRODUCE YOU ALL TO OUR APPROACH VERY BRIEFLY, JUMP OUR APPROACH VERY BRIEFLY, JUMP TO THE PLAN RECOMMENDATIONS, TO THE PLAN RECOMMENDATIONS, INCLUDING HOW WE'RE BUILDING ON INCLUDING HOW WE'RE BUILDING ON A STRONG FOUNDATION OF ONE OF A STRONG FOUNDATION OF ONE OF THE BEST PLACES IN THE REGION, THE BEST PLACES IN THE REGION, CREATING A CLEAR VISION ON HOW CREATING A CLEAR VISION ON HOW TO GET EVEN BEAT, LIKE YOU TO GET EVEN BEAT, LIKE YOU MENTIONED, MAYOR, AND HOW TO MENTIONED, MAYOR, AND HOW TO CONTINUE TO INVEST IN OUR CONTINUE TO INVEST IN OUR COMMUNITY. COMMUNITY. AND THEN ULTIMATELY LOOKING FOR AND THEN ULTIMATELY LOOKING FOR A MOTION FROM CITY COUNCIL TO A MOTION FROM CITY COUNCIL TO APPROVE THE ACTIVE APPROVE THE ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION PLAN. TRANSPORTATION PLAN. THE PLAN UPDATES TWO DIFFERENT THE PLAN UPDATES TWO DIFFERENT DOCUMENTS. DOCUMENTS. THE PEDESTRIAN MASTER PLAN FROM THE PEDESTRIAN MASTER PLAN FROM 2011 AND THE BICYCLE MASTER PLAN 2011 AND THE BICYCLE MASTER PLAN FROM 2016. FROM 2016. BOTH OF THESE DOCUMENTS HAVE BOTH OF THESE DOCUMENTS HAVE SERVED US VERY WELL AND GAVE US SERVED US VERY WELL AND GAVE US THE VISION AND THE FORESIGHT TO THE VISION AND THE FORESIGHT TO PLAN OUR INFRASTRUCTURE AND PLAN OUR INFRASTRUCTURE AND INVESTMENTS TO IMPROVE WALKING, INVESTMENTS TO IMPROVE WALKING, BIKING, AND ROLLING IN RANCHO BIKING, AND ROLLING IN RANCHO CORDOVA. CORDOVA. AND THIS UPDATES BOTH OF THOSE AND THIS UPDATES BOTH OF THOSE DOCUMENTS AND BRINGS THEM INTO DOCUMENTS AND BRINGS THEM INTO ONE. ONE. AND THIS GETS BEYOND JUST AND THIS GETS BEYOND JUST IMPROVING PEOPLE THAT WALK AND IMPROVING PEOPLE THAT WALK AND BIKE IN THOSE MODES OF BIKE IN THOSE MODES OF TRANSPORTATION BUT IT'S HOW TRANSPORTATION BUT IT'S HOW PEOPLE, ESPECIALLY YOUTH, GET TO PEOPLE, ESPECIALLY YOUTH, GET TO SCHOOL AND PEOPLE GET TO JOBS SCHOOL AND PEOPLE GET TO JOBS AND PEOPLE GET TO LIGHT RAIL. AND PEOPLE GET TO LIGHT RAIL. IT REALLY CREATES A STRONG AND IT REALLY CREATES A STRONG AND SUSTAINABILITY COMMUNITY THAT IS SUSTAINABILITY COMMUNITY THAT IS ROBUST. ROBUST. THE ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION PLAN THE ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION PLAN WAS LARGELY FUNDED FROM A GRANT WAS LARGELY FUNDED FROM A GRANT FROM CalTrans. FROM CalTrans. THROUGHOUT THE PROJECT, WE HAD THROUGHOUT THE PROJECT, WE HAD TREMENDOUS HELP FROM SOME OF OUR TREMENDOUS HELP FROM SOME OF OUR PROJECT PARTNERS AND LIKE THE PROJECT PARTNERS AND LIKE THE MAYOR SAID, RANCHO CORDOVA LOVES MAYOR SAID, RANCHO CORDOVA LOVES OUR PARTNERS AND NOT TO OUR PARTNERS AND NOT TO DISPARAGE ANY OF THESE PARTNERS DISPARAGE ANY OF THESE PARTNERS THAT WE HAVE UP ON THE SCREEN THAT WE HAVE UP ON THE SCREEN HERE, BUT THE BEST COMMUNITY HERE, BUT THE BEST COMMUNITY PARTNER THROUGHOUT THIS PROJECT PARTNER THROUGHOUT THIS PROJECT WAS THE COMMUNITY. WAS THE COMMUNITY. THEY REALLY SHOWED UP AND GAVE THEY REALLY SHOWED UP AND GAVE US A LOT OF GREAT INPUT US A LOT OF GREAT INPUT THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE PROCESS

THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE PROCESS THE LAST TWO YEARS. THE LAST TWO YEARS. SO WHETHER IT WAS AN IDEA OR A SO WHETHER IT WAS AN IDEA OR A COMMENT ON A STICKY NOTE AND PUT COMMENT ON A STICKY NOTE AND PUT ON ONE OF OUR BOARDS AT A GOOD ON ONE OF OUR BOARDS AT A GOOD NEIGHBOR DAY EVENT OR WHETHER IT NEIGHBOR DAY EVENT OR WHETHER IT WAS TAKING A COMMUNITY SURVEY WAS TAKING A COMMUNITY SURVEY ONLINE, WHETHER IT WAS SHOWING ONLINE, WHETHER IT WAS SHOWING UP TO ONE OF OUR WORKSHOPS OR UP TO ONE OF OUR WORKSHOPS OR PUTTING A STICKY VOTE, A STICKER PUTTING A STICKY VOTE, A STICKER VOTING FOR THEIR PREFERENCE, WE VOTING FOR THEIR PREFERENCE, WE REALLY APPRECIATE ALL THE REALLY APPRECIATE ALL THE COMMUNITY FEEDBACK. COMMUNITY FEEDBACK. AND WE HEARD A LOT OF THEMES, AND WE HEARD A LOT OF THEMES, MUCH MORE THAN I CAN FIT ON TO MUCH MORE THAN I CAN FIT ON TO ONE SLIDE, BUT THE NUMBER-ONE ONE SLIDE, BUT THE NUMBER-ONE THEME THAT WE HEARD THROUGHOUT THEME THAT WE HEARD THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS WAS THE DESIRE TO THE PROCESS WAS THE DESIRE TO HAVE GREATER SEPARATION FROM HAVE GREATER SEPARATION FROM TRAFFIC. TRAFFIC. SO WHETHER YOU'RE WALKING ON SO WHETHER YOU'RE WALKING ON YOUR FEET, WHETHER YOU'RE RIDING YOUR FEET, WHETHER YOU'RE RIDING A BIKE OR WHETHER YOU'RE ROLLING A BIKE OR WHETHER YOU'RE ROLLING IN A CHAIR, THE DESIRE TO IN A CHAIR, THE DESIRE TO SEPARATE FROM VEHICLE TRAFFIC SEPARATE FROM VEHICLE TRAFFIC WAS NUMBER ONE. WAS NUMBER ONE. THE PLAN RECOMMENDS POLICIES, THE PLAN RECOMMENDS POLICIES, PROGRAMS, AND PROJECTS. PROGRAMS, AND PROJECTS. AND I'LL GET TO PROJECTS IN JUST AND I'LL GET TO PROJECTS IN JUST A MOMENT, BUT I WANTED TO TOUCH A MOMENT, BUT I WANTED TO TOUCH ON POLICIES AND PROGRAMS. ON POLICIES AND PROGRAMS. THERE ARE DOZENS OF ACTION ITEMS THERE ARE DOZENS OF ACTION ITEMS RECOMMENDED IN THIS PLAN RECOMMENDED IN THIS PLAN SPANNING 40 DIFFERENT AREA SPANNING 40 DIFFERENT AREA TOPICS. TOPICS. I'M NOT GOING TO SHARE ALL OF I'M NOT GOING TO SHARE ALL OF THEM TONIGHT, BUT I WANTED TO THEM TONIGHT, BUT I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT A FEW. HIGHLIGHT A FEW. BECAUSE WE'VE HAD SUCH GREAT BECAUSE WE'VE HAD SUCH GREAT COMMUNITY INPUT, WE WANT TO COMMUNITY INPUT, WE WANT TO HARNESS THAT GREAT COMMUNITY HARNESS THAT GREAT COMMUNITY VOICE INTO MORE FORMAL ADVOCACY VOICE INTO MORE FORMAL ADVOCACY GROUPS THAT THEY CAN PROVIDE GROUPS THAT THEY CAN PROVIDE CITY STAFF AND LEADERSHIP CITY STAFF AND LEADERSHIP FEEDBACK. FEEDBACK. ALSO WE WANT TO DO A BETTER JOB ALSO WE WANT TO DO A BETTER JOB OF DATA COLLECTION TO MAKE SURE OF DATA COLLECTION TO MAKE SURE WE'RE HAVING THE IMPACTS WE'RE WE'RE HAVING THE IMPACTS WE'RE HOPING TO HAVE. HOPING TO HAVE. WE HEARD A LOT ABOUT BIKE WE HEARD A LOT ABOUT BIKE PARKING AND THE NEED FOR THERE PARKING AND THE NEED FOR THERE TO BE A SAFE AND SECURE PLACE TO TO BE A SAFE AND SECURE PLACE TO LOCK YOUR BIKE ONCE YOU GET TO LOCK YOUR BIKE ONCE YOU GET TO YOUR DESTINATION, BECAUSE IF YOUR DESTINATION, BECAUSE IF NOT, THE NEXT TIME THAT THAT NOT, THE NEXT TIME THAT THAT PERSON GOES TO RUN THAT ERRAND, PERSON GOES TO RUN THAT ERRAND, THEY'RE GOING TO GRAB THE CAR THEY'RE GOING TO GRAB THE CAR KEYS INSTEAD OF GRABBING THEIR KEYS INSTEAD OF GRABBING THEIR BIKE. BIKE. AND WAYFINDING, WE HEARD LOTS AND WAYFINDING, WE HEARD LOTS ABOUT THE NEED TO IMPROVE OUR ABOUT THE NEED TO IMPROVE OUR WAYFINDING TO HELP PEOPLE WAYFINDING TO HELP PEOPLE NAVIGATE THE TRAILS THAT WE HAVE NAVIGATE THE TRAILS THAT WE HAVE AND WE CERTAINLY HEARD A LOT AND WE CERTAINLY HEARD A LOT ABOUT EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES, ABOUT EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES, ESPECIALLY THE NEED TO EDUCATE

ESPECIALLY THE NEED TO EDUCATE THE COMMUNITY ON eBIKES AND THE COMMUNITY ON eBIKES AND E-SCOOTERS. E-SCOOTERS. FOR THE PROJECTS, THE PLAN, AND FOR THE PROJECTS, THE PLAN, AND THERE'S NO EXPECTATION ON THE THERE'S NO EXPECTATION ON THE MAP THAT YOU'LL BE ABLE TO MAP THAT YOU'LL BE ABLE TO DIGEST A MAP RIGHT HERE IN THE DIGEST A MAP RIGHT HERE IN THE NEXT TWENTY-SECONDS, BY I JUST NEXT TWENTY-SECONDS, BY I JUST WANTED TO SHOW THERE'S A WIDE WANTED TO SHOW THERE'S A WIDE CROSS-SECTION OF IDENTIFIED CROSS-SECTION OF IDENTIFIED PROJECTS AND THESE ARE THE TOP PROJECTS AND THESE ARE THE TOP TIER PRIORITY PROJECTS, NOT ALL TIER PRIORITY PROJECTS, NOT ALL OF THEM. OF THEM. AND THEY SPAN DIFFERENT TYPES OF AND THEY SPAN DIFFERENT TYPES OF IMPROVEMENTS FROM VERY MINOR IMPROVEMENTS FROM VERY MINOR INTERVENTIONS LIKE STRIPING A INTERVENTIONS LIKE STRIPING A CROSSWALK IN PAINT TO LARGER CROSSWALK IN PAINT TO LARGER INVESTMENTS UNDER CROSSINGS OR INVESTMENTS UNDER CROSSINGS OR OVER CROSSINGS AND THERE ARE 22 OVER CROSSINGS AND THERE ARE 22 STREETS WHERE WE'VE IDENTIFIED STREETS WHERE WE'VE IDENTIFIED KEY SIDEWALK GAP FILL PROJECTS. KEY SIDEWALK GAP FILL PROJECTS. ON THE BIKEWAY SIDE OF THE ON THE BIKEWAY SIDE OF THE EQUATION, LIKEWISE THERE'S EQUATION, LIKEWISE THERE'S DIFFERENT TYPES OF BIKEWAYS, DIFFERENT TYPES OF BIKEWAYS, LIKE THERE ARE DIFFERENT TYPES LIKE THERE ARE DIFFERENT TYPES OF CROSSINGS FOR PEDESTRIANS. OF CROSSINGS FOR PEDESTRIANS. AND THE FOUR MAIN TYPES OF AND THE FOUR MAIN TYPES OF BIKEWAYS INCLUDE SHARED USE BIKEWAYS INCLUDE SHARED USE PATHS OR BIKE TRAILS, BIKE LANES PATHS OR BIKE TRAILS, BIKE LANES SHOWN THERE IN YELLOW WHERE IT'S SHOWN THERE IN YELLOW WHERE IT'S A STRIPE ON THE SIDE OF THE A STRIPE ON THE SIDE OF THE STREET, WHEN THERE'S A VERTICAL STREET, WHEN THERE'S A VERTICAL BARRIER OF SOME KIND, A CURB, BARRIER OF SOME KIND, A CURB, PLANTER BOX, A PLASTIC POST, WE PLANTER BOX, A PLASTIC POST, WE CALL THOSE SEPARATED BIKEWAYS, CALL THOSE SEPARATED BIKEWAYS, SHOWN IN PURPLE. SHOWN IN PURPLE. AND THE BIKE ROUTES ARE WHERE AND THE BIKE ROUTES ARE WHERE THOSE ARE QUIET, CALM THOSE ARE QUIET, CALM NEIGHBORHOOD STREETS AND THERE'S NEIGHBORHOOD STREETS AND THERE'S NOT A NEED TO SEPARATE BIKES NOT A NEED TO SEPARATE BIKES FROM VEHICLES BECAUSE THE SPEEDS FROM VEHICLES BECAUSE THE SPEEDS AND VOLUMES ARE LOW ENOUGH. AND VOLUMES ARE LOW ENOUGH. ALL IN ALL, THIS IS AN AMBITIOUS ALL IN ALL, THIS IS AN AMBITIOUS PLAN, AND WE'VE IDENTIFIED ROUGH PLAN, AND WE'VE IDENTIFIED ROUGH COST ESTIMATES. COST ESTIMATES. THIS PLAN IS NOT FISCALLY THIS PLAN IS NOT FISCALLY CONSTRAINED. CONSTRAINED. IT CAPTURES EVERYTHING THAT WE IT CAPTURES EVERYTHING THAT WE HEARD FROM THE COMMUNITY. HEARD FROM THE COMMUNITY. BUT IT DOES -- THE COST BUT IT DOES -- THE COST ESTIMATES DO HELP US AS WE ESTIMATES DO HELP US AS WE PROGRAM THESE PROJECTS INTO OUR PROGRAM THESE PROJECTS INTO OUR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM AND CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM AND ALSO AS WE APPLY FOR GRANTS AND ALSO AS WE APPLY FOR GRANTS AND WORKING WITH THE DEVELOPERS. WORKING WITH THE DEVELOPERS. ABOUT TWO MONTHS AGO, WE HAD A

ABOUT TWO MONTHS AGO, WE HAD A WORK SESSION HERE WITH CITY WORK SESSION HERE WITH CITY COUNCIL AND ONE OF THE REQUESTS COUNCIL AND ONE OF THE REQUESTS WERE HOW ARE WE DOING COMPARED WERE HOW ARE WE DOING COMPARED TO OUR PEER CITIES. TO OUR PEER CITIES. SO I WANTED TO REPORT BACK ON SO I WANTED TO REPORT BACK ON THAT. THAT. LOOKING AT THE RAW NUMBERS OF LOOKING AT THE RAW NUMBERS OF TOTAL MILES OF BIKEWAYS TOTAL MILES OF BIKEWAYS THROUGHOUT RANCHO CORDOVA VERSUS THROUGHOUT RANCHO CORDOVA VERSUS OTHER CITIES, WE'RE RIGHT IN THE OTHER CITIES, WE'RE RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE PACK. MIDDLE OF THE PACK. BUT AS YOU KNOW, THESE AGENCIES BUT AS YOU KNOW, THESE AGENCIES VARY -- THEY DIFFER QUITE A BIT VARY -- THEY DIFFER QUITE A BIT FROM THE DIFFERENT SIZES. FROM THE DIFFERENT SIZES. SO WE WANTED TO NORMALIZE THIS SO WE WANTED TO NORMALIZE THIS DATA TO SOMETHING THAT MORE DATA TO SOMETHING THAT MORE PROVIDED AN APPLES TO APPLES PROVIDED AN APPLES TO APPLES COMPARISON. COMPARISON. SO WHEN NORMALIZING THE DATA TO SO WHEN NORMALIZING THE DATA TO NUMBER OF ROAD MILES, THE CITY NUMBER OF ROAD MILES, THE CITY OF RANCHO CORDOVA LEADS THE OF RANCHO CORDOVA LEADS THE PACK. PACK. >> WE'RE NUMBER ONE!

WE'RE NUMBER ONE! >> WE ARE NUMBER ONE. WE ARE NUMBER ONE. >> (indistinct). (indistinct). >> SO WHAT THIS MEANS IS THAT

SO WHAT THIS MEANS IS THAT FOR EVERY TEN MILES OF ROADWAY FOR EVERY TEN MILES OF ROADWAY THAT WE BUILD, WE'RE BUILDING THAT WE BUILD, WE'RE BUILDING FIVE MILES OF BIKEWAYS. FIVE MILES OF BIKEWAYS. FOR EVERY TEN MILES OF ROADWAY FOR EVERY TEN MILES OF ROADWAY THE CITY OF SACRAMENTO BUILDS, THE CITY OF SACRAMENTO BUILDS, THEY'RE BUILDING THREE MILES OF THEY'RE BUILDING THREE MILES OF BIKEWAYS. BIKEWAYS. AND FOLSOM, FOUR MILES AND SO ON AND FOLSOM, FOUR MILES AND SO ON AND SO ON. AND SO ON. THE CITY OF RANCHO CORDOVA THE CITY OF RANCHO CORDOVA REALLY DOES HAVE A GREAT NETWORK REALLY DOES HAVE A GREAT NETWORK ALREADY OF BIKE TRAILS, ALREADY OF BIKE TRAILS, SIDEWALKS, CROSSWALKS. SIDEWALKS, CROSSWALKS. ALL BIKEWAY TYPES. ALL BIKEWAY TYPES. AND ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION AND ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE. INFRASTRUCTURE. THIS IS CAUSE TO CELEBRATE, BUT THIS IS CAUSE TO CELEBRATE, BUT THIS PLAN ALSO IDENTIFIES WAYS THIS PLAN ALSO IDENTIFIES WAYS THAT WE CAN REACH HIGHER THAT WE CAN REACH HIGHER HEIGHTS. HEIGHTS. ALL OF THIS IS AVAILABLE IN AN ALL OF THIS IS AVAILABLE IN AN INTERACTIVE, USER-FRIENDLY -- INTERACTIVE, USER-FRIENDLY -- >> SORRY, DREW, A QUESTION. SORRY, DREW, A QUESTION. IS THIS THE PROPOSAL OR IS THIS IS THIS THE PROPOSAL OR IS THIS EXISTING? EXISTING? >> THIS IS JUST EXISTING. THIS IS JUST EXISTING. >> OKAY.

OKAY. >> THIS IS WHERE WE SIT TODAY. THIS IS WHERE WE SIT TODAY. GREAT QUESTION. GREAT QUESTION. >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU. >> PROJECTING INTO THE FUTURE,

PROJECTING INTO THE FUTURE, WE WANT TO CONTINUE TO KEEP THAT WE WANT TO CONTINUE TO KEEP THAT COMPETITIVE EDGE. COMPETITIVE EDGE. ALL THIS IS AVAILABLE IN A STORY ALL THIS IS AVAILABLE IN A STORY MAP WHICH MEANS AN INTERACTIVE, MAP WHICH MEANS AN INTERACTIVE, USER-FRIENDLY PLAN THAT IS USER-FRIENDLY PLAN THAT IS SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT THAN A SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT THAN A TYPICAL PDF DOCUMENT OF 400 TYPICAL PDF DOCUMENT OF 400 PAGES, BUT BE DON'T WORRY, WE E PAGES, BUT BE DON'T WORRY, WE E THOSE AS WELL! THOSE AS WELL! IT'S ALL AVAILABLE ON THE CITY'S IT'S ALL AVAILABLE ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE. WEBSITE. AND THAT IS ALSO THE HUB FOR ALL AND THAT IS ALSO THE HUB FOR ALL THINGS ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION, SO THINGS ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION, SO AS WE GET CLOSER TO MAY, THERE'S AS WE GET CLOSER TO MAY, THERE'S A LOT OF -- MAY IS BIKE MONTH A LOT OF -- MAY IS BIKE MONTH CELEBRATIONS. CELEBRATIONS. ALL OF THAT WILL BE ON THIS ALL OF THAT WILL BE ON THIS WEBSITE AS WELL. WEBSITE AS WELL. SO CITY COUNCIL, TONIGHT IT IS A SO CITY COUNCIL, TONIGHT IT IS A CELEBRATION OF TWO YEARS OF HARD CELEBRATION OF TWO YEARS OF HARD WORK AND 2700 TOUCH POINTS WITH WORK AND 2700 TOUCH POINTS WITH THE COMMUNITY. THE COMMUNITY. AND I HOPE THAT'S THE TAKEAWAY AND I HOPE THAT'S THE TAKEAWAY TONIGHT IS THAT WE'RE BUILDING TONIGHT IS THAT WE'RE BUILDING ON AN EXISTING STRONG FOUNDATION ON AN EXISTING STRONG FOUNDATION WHERE WE'RE A LEADER AND WE WANT WHERE WE'RE A LEADER AND WE WANT TO CONTINUE TO STAY A LEADER AND TO CONTINUE TO STAY A LEADER AND KEEP THAT COMPETITIVE EDGE AND KEEP THAT COMPETITIVE EDGE AND REACH NEW HEIGHTS. REACH NEW HEIGHTS. WE HAVE A CLEAR VISION MOVING WE HAVE A CLEAR VISION MOVING FORWARD AND WE HAVE ROOM TO FORWARD AND WE HAVE ROOM TO GROW. GROW. DESPITE BEING A LEADER, WE HAVE DESPITE BEING A LEADER, WE HAVE ROOM TO GROW AND THE COMMUNITY ROOM TO GROW AND THE COMMUNITY LET US KNOW THAT PARTICULARLY IN LET US KNOW THAT PARTICULARLY IN SAFETY AND COMFORT, THERE ARE SAFETY AND COMFORT, THERE ARE WAYS THAT WE CAN IMPROVE. WAYS THAT WE CAN IMPROVE. AND THIS PLAN IS A VERY POWERFUL AND THIS PLAN IS A VERY POWERFUL TOOL FOR APPLYING FOR GRANTS AND TOOL FOR APPLYING FOR GRANTS AND BRINGING IN MORE OUTSIDE DOLLARS BRINGING IN MORE OUTSIDE DOLLARS TO MAKE THESE IMPROVEMENTS IN TO MAKE THESE IMPROVEMENTS IN RANCHO CORDOVA. RANCHO CORDOVA. AND INVESTING IN OUR COMMUNITY, AND INVESTING IN OUR COMMUNITY, THIS IS MORE THAN JUST AN THIS IS MORE THAN JUST AN INFRASTRUCTURE PLAN. INFRASTRUCTURE PLAN. THIS TRULY IS AN ECONOMIC DRIVER THIS TRULY IS AN ECONOMIC DRIVER WHERE PEOPLE CAN GET TO PLACES WHERE PEOPLE CAN GET TO PLACES OF WORK, PLACES OF EDUCATION AND OF WORK, PLACES OF EDUCATION AND RECREATION, AND DEVELOPING A RECREATION, AND DEVELOPING A STRONG AND SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY STRONG AND SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY WHERE BUSINESSES AND PEOPLE WANT WHERE BUSINESSES AND PEOPLE WANT TO RELOCATE AND STAY. TO RELOCATE AND STAY. THE RECOMMENDATION TONIGHT IS TO THE RECOMMENDATION TONIGHT IS TO PASS A RESOLUTION ADOPTING OR PASS A RESOLUTION ADOPTING OR APPROVING THE ACTIVE APPROVING THE ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION PLAN IN RANCHO TRANSPORTATION PLAN IN RANCHO CORDOVA. CORDOVA. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. STACY, DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC STACY, DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT? COMMENT? >> THE PUBLIC COMMENT WE THE PUBLIC COMMENT WE RECEIVED WAS RECEIVED VIA E-MAIL RECEIVED WAS RECEIVED VIA E-MAIL FROM TWO INDIVIDUALS. FROM TWO INDIVIDUALS. THE FIRST ONE IS ARLETTE AND THE THE FIRST ONE IS ARLETTE AND THE SECOND IS DEBRA BANKS. SECOND IS DEBRA BANKS. >> ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. GUYS, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? GUYS, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? >> YEAH, I HAVE A -- YEAH, I HAVE A -- >> LINDA, PLEASE. LINDA, PLEASE. >> JUST A COMPLIMENT TO BEGIN JUST A COMPLIMENT TO BEGIN WITH. WITH. >> NO, DON'T GET THEIR HEADS NO, DON'T GET THEIR HEADS BIG, NOW, NOW! BIG, NOW, NOW! >> NO, THEY'RE CONTINUING A

NO, THEY'RE CONTINUING A TRADITION, WHICH IS REALLY TRADITION, WHICH IS REALLY IMPORTANT. IMPORTANT. THE VERY FIRST TRANSPORTATION THE VERY FIRST TRANSPORTATION PLAN WE HAD WAS ALSO NOT PLAN WE HAD WAS ALSO NOT FISCALLY CONSTRAINED, AND COMING FISCALLY CONSTRAINED, AND COMING FROM COUNTY GOVERNMENT, IT WAS FROM COUNTY GOVERNMENT, IT WAS AN ABSOLUTE DELIGHT TO HAVE THE AN ABSOLUTE DELIGHT TO HAVE THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT SIMPLY PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT SIMPLY PUT DOWN ON PAPER EVERYTHING PUT DOWN ON PAPER EVERYTHING THEY THOUGHT WE'D NEED WITHOUT THEY THOUGHT WE'D NEED WITHOUT SAYING WHICH WE COULD AFFORD. SAYING WHICH WE COULD AFFORD. JUST THIS IS OUR GOAL, THIS IS JUST THIS IS OUR GOAL, THIS IS WHAT WE'LL LIKE TO DO. WHAT WE'LL LIKE TO DO. SO WHEN YOU TELL ME IT'S NOT SO WHEN YOU TELL ME IT'S NOT FISCALLY CONSTRAINED, THEN LIKE FISCALLY CONSTRAINED, THEN LIKE I SAID, YOU NEED TO BE I SAID, YOU NEED TO BE CONGRATULATED AGAIN. CONGRATULATED AGAIN. JUST A COMMENT IN TERMS OF HOW JUST A COMMENT IN TERMS OF HOW WE SEPARATE PEDESTRIANS FROM WE SEPARATE PEDESTRIANS FROM TRAFFIC. TRAFFIC. IN CAPITAL VILLAGE, WE HAVE IN CAPITAL VILLAGE, WE HAVE THOSE TREE LAWNS BETWEEN THE THOSE TREE LAWNS BETWEEN THE SIDEWALK AND THE BACK OF CURB. SIDEWALK AND THE BACK OF CURB. WHAT I HAVE DISCOVERED IS THAT WHAT I HAVE DISCOVERED IS THAT THE TREE LAWNS ARE HAZARDOUS. THE TREE LAWNS ARE HAZARDOUS. THEY ARE VERY DIFFICULT TO WALK THEY ARE VERY DIFFICULT TO WALK ACROSS. ACROSS. AND AFTER TIME, IT'S NOT LIKE AND AFTER TIME, IT'S NOT LIKE THEY DEVELOP GOPHER HOLES, BUT THEY DEVELOP GOPHER HOLES, BUT THEY DEFINITELY DEVELOP PITS AND THEY DEFINITELY DEVELOP PITS AND VALLEYS. VALLEYS. AND IT JUST -- IT'S BEAUTIFUL TO AND IT JUST -- IT'S BEAUTIFUL TO LOOK AT. LOOK AT. IT ABSOLUTELY DOES THE JOB. IT ABSOLUTELY DOES THE JOB. BUT THEY'RE VERY DIFFICULT. BUT THEY'RE VERY DIFFICULT. AND IT'S ALMOST AS THOUGH IN AND IT'S ALMOST AS THOUGH IN FRONT OF EVERYBODY'S SIDEWALK, FRONT OF EVERYBODY'S SIDEWALK, THERE SHOULD BE A LITTLE THERE SHOULD BE A LITTLE EXTENSION OF THE SIDEWALK TO GET EXTENSION OF THE SIDEWALK TO GET YOU FROM YOUR FRONT DOOR DOWN TO YOU FROM YOUR FRONT DOOR DOWN TO A CAR, THE UBER, WHATEVER MIGHT A CAR, THE UBER, WHATEVER MIGHT BE WAITING DOWN ON THE STREET, BE WAITING DOWN ON THE STREET, YOU KNOW. YOU KNOW. SO JUST A THOUGHT. SO JUST A THOUGHT. >> ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. GUYS, ANYTHING ELSE? GUYS, ANYTHING ELSE? >> JUST A LITTLE ANECDOTE. JUST A LITTLE ANECDOTE. I LOVE THE SHARED USE BIKE PATHS I LOVE THE SHARED USE BIKE PATHS AS A GOVERNMENT DEFENSE AS A GOVERNMENT DEFENSE ATTORNEY, BECAUSE CALIFORNIA LAW ATTORNEY, BECAUSE CALIFORNIA LAW CALLS SHARED USE BIKE PATHS CALLS SHARED USE BIKE PATHS TRAILS. TRAILS. AND SO EVEN THOUGH IT'S AND SO EVEN THOUGH IT'S IMPROVED, EVEN THOUGH IT'S IMPROVED, EVEN THOUGH IT'S ASPHALT, IT'S CEMENTED, NOT THAT ASPHALT, IT'S CEMENTED, NOT THAT WE WANT PEOPLE GETTING HURT ON WE WANT PEOPLE GETTING HURT ON OUR BIKE PASSPORTS. OUR BIKE PASSPORTS. PATHS.IF THEY DO, WE'RE NOT LIA. PATHS.IF THEY DO, WE'RE NOT LIA. IT'S A FUN LEGAL FACT NOT A LOT IT'S A FUN LEGAL FACT NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW IN CALIFORNIA. OF PEOPLE KNOW IN CALIFORNIA. WE'RE ONE OF TWO STATES THAT HAS WE'RE ONE OF TWO STATES THAT HAS A LAW LIKE THAT, SO BUILD MORE A LAW LIKE THAT, SO BUILD MORE OF THEM! OF THEM! >> THAT'S FROM OUR LAWYER! THAT'S FROM OUR LAWYER! ALL RIGHT, SO LET'S GO AHEAD AND ALL RIGHT, SO LET'S GO AHEAD AND DO I HAVE A MOTION? DO I HAVE A MOTION? >> MOVE APPROVAL OF THE ACTIVE MOVE APPROVAL OF THE ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION PLAN. TRANSPORTATION PLAN. >> DO I HAVE A SECOND?

DO I HAVE A SECOND? >> SECOND. SECOND. >> DO I HAVE ROLL CALL, PLEASE. DO I HAVE ROLL CALL, PLEASE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER PULIPATI. COUNCIL MEMBER PULIPATI. >> YES. YES. >> COUNCIL MEMBER LITTLE. COUNCIL MEMBER LITTLE. >> YES. YES. >> COUNCIL MEMBER SANDER IS COUNCIL MEMBER SANDER IS ABSENT. ABSENT. >> VICE MAYOR BUDGE. VICE MAYOR BUDGE. >> YES. YES. >> MAYOR GATEWOOD. MAYOR GATEWOOD. >> YES. YES. ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. NUMBER 20, IS THERE ANY FUTURE NUMBER 20, IS THERE ANY FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS, GUYS? AGENDA ITEMS, GUYS? SEEING NONE -- SEEING NONE -- >> YES, YES. YES, YES. I WOULD LIKE ALL MEETINGS TO BE I WOULD LIKE ALL MEETINGS TO BE THIS FAST AND QUICK! THIS FAST AND QUICK! AND FOR OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS TO AND FOR OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS TO FOLLOW LEAD ON MY COUNCIL FOLLOW LEAD ON MY COUNCIL REPORTS! REPORTS! >> LISTEN, I CAN'T DO THAT.

LISTEN, I CAN'T DO THAT. IT'S JUST SO TIRING! IT'S JUST SO TIRING! COUNCIL MEMBERS CAN DO IT. COUNCIL MEMBERS CAN DO IT. SECONDLY, BEFORE I FORGET, THANK SECONDLY, BEFORE I FORGET, THANK YOU TO THE SAN JUAN SOCCER CLUB YOU TO THE SAN JUAN SOCCER CLUB FOR THROWING A FREE RECREATIONAL FOR THROWING A FREE RECREATIONAL SOCCER CAMP. SOCCER CAMP. EVERYONE IS INVITED. EVERYONE IS INVITED. IT'S THIS WEEKEND. IT'S THIS WEEKEND. I KNOW IT'S LATE. I KNOW IT'S LATE. FRONTERTHEY'RE TEACHING THEM HOO FRONTERTHEY'RE TEACHING THEM HOO SOCCER EVEN BETTER IN OUR SOCCER EVEN BETTER IN OUR COMMUNITY AND I LOVE WHEN COMMUNITY AND I LOVE WHEN NON-PROFITS GET MORE ENGAGED AND NON-PROFITS GET MORE ENGAGED AND GIVE SERVICES YOU COULDN'T GET GIVE SERVICES YOU COULDN'T GET IN OTHER CITIES. IN OTHER CITIES. LASTLY, WE WERE ABLE TO COMPLETE LASTLY, WE WERE ABLE TO COMPLETE ALL THESE UPCOMING AGENDIZED ALL THESE UPCOMING AGENDIZED ITEMS IN CLOSED SESSION DURING ITEMS IN CLOSED SESSION DURING OUR 4 p.m. SPECIAL MEETING. OUR 4 p.m. SPECIAL MEETING. THEREFORE THERE WON'T BE THIS THEREFORE THERE WON'T BE THIS NEED FOR THE NEXT CLOSED NEED FOR THE NEXT CLOSED SESSION. SESSION. IS THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON IS THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON THESE ITEMS BEFORE WE ADJOURN? THESE ITEMS BEFORE WE ADJOURN? >> THERE IS NOT.

THERE IS NOT. >> EXCELLENT. EXCELLENT. I ASK THE CITY ATTORNEY TO I ASK THE CITY ATTORNEY TO REPORT OUT FROM CLOSED SESSION. REPORT OUT FROM CLOSED SESSION. >> WE PROVIDED A REPORT AT THE WE PROVIDED A REPORT AT THE BEGINNING OF THE MEETING. BEGINNING OF THE MEETING. NO NEED FOR REPORT OUT, SIR. NO NEED FOR REPORT OUT, SIR. >> BEFORE I ADJOURN, LINDA? BEFORE I ADJOURN, LINDA? >> LET'S JUST THANK EVERYBODY LET'S JUST THANK EVERYBODY FROM GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER FROM GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER FOR COMING IN AND STICKING IT FOR COMING IN AND STICKING IT OUT THROUGH THE MEETING. OUT THROUGH THE MEETING. >> WE APPRECIATE YOU. WE APPRECIATE YOU. >> I TOLD THEM THEY COULD GO! I TOLD THEM THEY COULD GO! I TEXTED THEM AND SAID, NO NEED, I TEXTED THEM AND SAID, NO NEED, WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE OFFENDED! WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE OFFENDED! >> WE APPRECIATE MEETING YOU WE APPRECIATE MEETING YOU ALL. ALL. >> AND I'LL GO AHEAD AND ADJOURN AND I'LL GO AHEAD AND ADJOURN THE MEETING.