City Council - Regular Meeting

CAPTION TEST APRIL 8, 2026. CAPTION TEST APRIL 8, 2026. CAPTION TEST APRIL 8, 2026. >> ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING. GOOD EVENING. I WOULD LIKE TO CALL TO ORDER I WOULD LIKE TO CALL TO ORDER THE ELK GROVE CITY COUNCIL THE ELK GROVE CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING. REGULAR MEETING. 8th, 2026. 8th, 2026. THE TIME IS 6 P.M. THE TIME IS 6 P.M. CLERK. CLERK. >> THANK YOU, MAYOR.

THANK YOU, MAYOR. THIS MEETING OF ELK GROVE CITY THIS MEETING OF ELK GROVE CITY COUNCIL IS RECORDED WITH CLOSED COUNCIL IS RECORDED WITH CLOSED CAPTIONING. 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. TONIGHT'S MEETING REPLAYS WILL TONIGHT'S MEETING REPLAYS WILL BE ON FRIDAY APRIL 10th AT BE ON FRIDAY APRIL 10th AT 1 P.M. AND MONDAY APRIL 13th 1 P.M. AND MONDAY APRIL 13th ALSO AT 1 P.M. ON METRO CHANNEL ALSO AT 1 P.M. ON METRO CHANNEL 14. 14. ONCE POSTED, THE RECORDINGS OF ONCE POSTED, THE RECORDINGS OF THIS AND PREVIOUS MEETINGS WILL THIS AND PREVIOUS MEETINGS WILL BE VIEWED ON DEMAND AT BE VIEWED ON DEMAND AT WWW.ELKGROVE.GOV. WWW.ELKGROVE.GOV. FOR MEMBERS OF THE PERSONAL FOR MEMBERS OF THE PERSONAL AUDIENCE, PLACE YOUR ELECTRONIC AUDIENCE, PLACE YOUR ELECTRONIC DEVICES ON MUTE WHEN YOU ARE NOT DEVICES ON MUTE WHEN YOU ARE NOT SPEAKING. SPEAKING. TTHE CITY COUNCIL REQUESTS THAT TTHE CITY COUNCIL REQUESTS THAT YOU LIMIT YOUR PRESENTATION TO YOU LIMIT YOUR PRESENTATION TO THREE MINUTES PER PERSON SO ALL THREE MINUTES PER PERSON SO ALL PRESENT WILL HAVE TIME TO PRESENT WILL HAVE TIME TO PARTICIPATE. PARTICIPATE. THE CITY COUNCIL RESERVES THE THE CITY COUNCIL RESERVES THE RIGHT TO REASONABLY LIMIT THE RIGHT TO REASONABLY LIMIT THE TOTAL TIME FOR PUBLIC COMMENT ON TOTAL TIME FOR PUBLIC COMMENT ON A PARTICULAR AGENDA ITEM. A PARTICULAR AGENDA ITEM. PURSUANT TO RESOLUTION NUMBER PURSUANT TO RESOLUTION NUMBER 2021-154, NO INDIVIDUAL SPEECHER 2021-154, NO INDIVIDUAL SPEECHER CONCERNING PUBLIC COMMENT MAY CONCERNING PUBLIC COMMENT MAY ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCI FOR ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCI FOR MORE THAN THREE MINUTES. MORE THAN THREE MINUTES. IF YOU WISH TO ADDRESS THE IF YOU WISH TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL DURING THE MEETING, COUNCIL DURING THE MEETING, PLEASE COMPLETE ONE OF THE BLUE PLEASE COMPLETE ONE OF THE BLUE SPEAKER CARDS AND PROVIDE IT TO SPEAKER CARDS AND PROVIDE IT TO THE ASSISTANT CITY CLERK. THE ASSISTANT CITY CLERK. WITH THAT, MAYOR, I'LL BE MOVING WITH THAT, MAYOR, I'LL BE MOVING INTO THE ROLL CALL. INTO THE ROLL CALL. AND TO START OFF THE ROLL CALL, AND TO START OFF THE ROLL CALL, I WILL START WITH COUNCILMEMBER I WILL START WITH COUNCILMEMBER ROBLES. ROBLES. >> PRESENT.

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

THANK YOU. NEXT UP IS OUR PLEDGE OF NEXT UP IS OUR PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. ALLEGIANCE. COUNCILMEMBER SPEASE, WOULD YOU COUNCILMEMBER SPEASE, WOULD YOU PLEASE LEAD US. PLEASE LEAD US. >> SURE. SURE. HAND OVER HEART. HAND OVER HEART. PLEDGE. PLEDGE. >> (Together): I PLEDGE (Together): I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. JUSTICE FOR ALL. >> ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. AT THIS TIME, PLEASE JOIN US FOR AT THIS TIME, PLEASE JOIN US FOR A BRIEF MOMENT OF SILENCE. A BRIEF MOMENT OF SILENCE. [SILENCE] [SILENCE] THANK YOU. THANK YOU. NEXT UP IS OUR APPROVAL OF THE NEXT UP IS OUR APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA. AGENDA. MAY I GET A MOTION. MAY I GET A MOTION. >> SO MOVED. SO MOVED. >> SECOND. SECOND. >> ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE. SAY AYE. MOTION PASSES. MOTION PASSES. NEXT ITEM, PLEASE. NEXT ITEM, PLEASE. >> UNDER SECTION 3, THE CLOSED UNDER SECTION 3, THE CLOSED SESSION, THERE ARE NO CLOSED SESSION, THERE ARE NO CLOSED SESSION ITEM ON THE REGULAR SESSION ITEM ON THE REGULAR AGENDA WHICH ADVANCES US TO AGENDA WHICH ADVANCES US TO SECTION 4, PRESENTATIONS AND SECTION 4, PRESENTATIONS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS. ANNOUNCEMENTS. AND THAT FIRST PRESENTATION AND THAT FIRST PRESENTATION BEING ITEM 4.1, PROCLAMATION BEING ITEM 4.1, PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING APRIL AS AUTISM RECOGNIZING APRIL AS AUTISM ACCEPTANCE MONTH. ACCEPTANCE MONTH. >> EXCELLENT. EXCELLENT. AT THIS TIME, I WOULD LIKE TO AT THIS TIME, I WOULD LIKE TO CALL FORWARD THE REPRESENTATIVES CALL FORWARD THE REPRESENTATIVES AND MEMBERS OF GOALS, GROWTH AND MEMBERS OF GOALS, GROWTH ORIENTED ADAPTED LEARNING ORIENTED ADAPTED LEARNING SKILLS. SKILLS. YOU CAN COME FORWARD. YOU CAN COME FORWARD. AND ASSISTING WITH THE AND ASSISTING WITH THE PROCLAMATION IS COUNCILMEMBER PROCLAMATION IS COUNCILMEMBER BREWER. BREWER. >> THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR.

THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR. DURING APRIL, AUTISM ACCEPTANCE DURING APRIL, AUTISM ACCEPTANCE MONTH, THE COLOR PURPLE IS USED MONTH, THE COLOR PURPLE IS USED TO PROMOTE UNDERSTANDING, TO PROMOTE UNDERSTANDING, SUPPORT AND APPRECIATION OF SUPPORT AND APPRECIATION OF INDIVIDUALITY FOR THOSE ON THE INDIVIDUALITY FOR THOSE ON THE AUTISM SPECTRUM. AUTISM SPECTRUM. WHILE BLUE IS COMMON, PURPLE AND WHILE BLUE IS COMMON, PURPLE AND OTHER BRIGHT COLORS ARE WIDELY OTHER BRIGHT COLORS ARE WIDELY USED TO CELEBRATE DIVERSITY USED TO CELEBRATE DIVERSITY FEATURING PROMINENTLY IN FEATURING PROMINENTLY IN CAMPAIGNS, LIGHT DISPLAYS, AND CAMPAIGNS, LIGHT DISPLAYS, AND AS A PURPLE COLOR -- POPULAR AS A PURPLE COLOR -- POPULAR COLOR FOR CLOTHING TO SHOW COLOR FOR CLOTHING TO SHOW SUPPORT. SUPPORT. PURPLE IS USED TO EMBRACE PURPLE IS USED TO EMBRACE DIVERSITY AND THE UNIQUE DIVERSITY AND THE UNIQUE STRENGTH AND CHALLENGES OF EACH STRENGTH AND CHALLENGES OF EACH INDIVIDUAL MOVING BEYOND JUST INDIVIDUAL MOVING BEYOND JUST AWARENESS TO TRUE ACCEPTANCE. AWARENESS TO TRUE ACCEPTANCE. AND I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR AND I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT ON BEHALF OF BEING HERE TONIGHT ON BEHALF OF GOALS. GOALS. I WANT TO THANK EVERYONE WHO'S I WANT TO THANK EVERYONE WHO'S HERE TONIGHT TO HELP ACKNOWLEDGE HERE TONIGHT TO HELP ACKNOWLEDGE APRIL AS AUTISM ACCEPTANCE MONTH APRIL AS AUTISM ACCEPTANCE MONTH AND ROLL OUT AUTISM AWARENESS AND ROLL OUT AUTISM AWARENESS DAY HERE IN ELK GROVE. DAY HERE IN ELK GROVE. WITH THAT, WE HAVE A WITH THAT, WE HAVE A PROCLAMATION I'D LIKE TO SHARE PROCLAMATION I'D LIKE TO SHARE WITH YOU AND TO THE AUDIENCE. WITH YOU AND TO THE AUDIENCE. WHEREAS AUTISM ACCEPTANCE MONTH WHEREAS AUTISM ACCEPTANCE MONTH PREVIOUSLY KNOWN AS AUTISM PREVIOUSLY KNOWN AS AUTISM AWARENESS MONTH CELEBRATES AND AWARENESS MONTH CELEBRATES AND PROMOTES ACCEPTANCE FOR THE PROMOTES ACCEPTANCE FOR THE NEUROLOGICAL DISABILITY THAT NEUROLOGICAL DISABILITY THAT TODAY ABOUT ONE IN 31 CHILDREN TODAY ABOUT ONE IN 31 CHILDREN AND MORE THAN 6 MILLION AND MORE THAN 6 MILLION AMERICANS ARE LIVING WITH. AMERICANS ARE LIVING WITH. AND WHEREAS AUTISM IS A AND WHEREAS AUTISM IS A DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITY THAT DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITY THAT RESULTS IN NEUROLOGICAL CHANGES RESULTS IN NEUROLOGICAL CHANGES THAT MAY CREATE DIFFERNCES IN THAT MAY CREATE DIFFERNCES IN THE WAY AN INDIVIDUAL INTERACTS THE WAY AN INDIVIDUAL INTERACTS WITH OTHERS, THINKS, FEELS, AND WITH OTHERS, THINKS, FEELS, AND EXPERIENCES THE ENVIRONMENT EXPERIENCES THE ENVIRONMENT AROUND THEM, AND WHEREAS EARLY AROUND THEM, AND WHEREAS EARLY DIAGNOSIS, INTERVENTION, ACCESS DIAGNOSIS, INTERVENTION, ACCESS TO QUALITY EDUCATION, TO QUALITY EDUCATION, HEALTHCARE, AND SUPPORTIVE HEALTHCARE, AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES ARE ESSENTIAL TO SERVICES ARE ESSENTIAL TO IMPROVING OUTCOMES FOR IMPROVING OUTCOMES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH AUTISM, AND INDIVIDUALS WITH AUTISM, AND SUPPORTING THEIR FAMILIES AND SUPPORTING THEIR FAMILIES AND WHEREAS THE CITY OF ELK GROVE WHEREAS THE CITY OF ELK GROVE ACKNOWLEDGES AUTISM ACCEPTANCE ACKNOWLEDGES AUTISM ACCEPTANCE MONTH TO FOSTER ACCEPTANCE, MONTH TO FOSTER ACCEPTANCE, AWARENESS, AND INCLUSIVENESS AWARENESS, AND INCLUSIVENESS WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY WHERE WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY WHERE INDIVIDUALS ON THE AUTISM INDIVIDUALS ON THE AUTISM SPECTRUM CAN REACH THEIR FULL SPECTRUM CAN REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL.

POTENTIAL. AND WHEREAS THE CITY OF ELK AND WHEREAS THE CITY OF ELK GROVE IS HONORED TO PARTICIPATE GROVE IS HONORED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE ANNUAL OBSERVANCE OF IN THE ANNUAL OBSERVANCE OF AUTISM ACCEPTANCE MONTH AND AUTISM ACCEPTANCE MONTH AND WORLD AUTISM AWARENESS DAY IN WORLD AUTISM AWARENESS DAY IN THE HOPE THAT IT WILL LEAD TO A THE HOPE THAT IT WILL LEAD TO A BETTER UNDERSTANDING AND BETTER UNDERSTANDING AND ACCEPTANCE. ACCEPTANCE. NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE THAT THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ELK GROVE HEREBY CITY OF ELK GROVE HEREBY PROCLAIMS APRIL 2026 AS AUTISM PROCLAIMS APRIL 2026 AS AUTISM ACCEPTANCE MONTH AND ACCEPTANCE MONTH AND APRIL 2nd, 2026, AS WORLD APRIL 2nd, 2026, AS WORLD AUTISM AWARENESS DAY IN ELK AUTISM AWARENESS DAY IN ELK GROVE. GROVE. , CALIFORNIA, TO RAISE , CALIFORNIA, TO RAISE PUBLIC AWARENESS ABOUT AUTISM PUBLIC AWARENESS ABOUT AUTISM AND THE RESOURCES AND AND THE RESOURCES AND ORGANIZATIONS WHICH SUPPORT ORGANIZATIONS WHICH SUPPORT AFFECTED INDIVIDUALS AND AFFECTED INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY. FAMILIES WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY. SIGNED ON THIS DAY APRIL 8th, SIGNED ON THIS DAY APRIL 8th, 2026. 2026. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. [ Applause ] [ Applause ] YOU MAY NOW HAVE THE FLOOR. YOU MAY NOW HAVE THE FLOOR. >> I WANT TO THANK YOU ON BEHALF

I WANT TO THANK YOU ON BEHALF OF GOALS AND ALL OF OUR OF GOALS AND ALL OF OUR PARTICIPANTS. PARTICIPANTS. IF YOU EVER WANT TO SEE IF YOU EVER WANT TO SEE SOMETHING AMAZING, IF YOU CAME SOMETHING AMAZING, IF YOU CAME AND WATCHED US BOWL, YOU WOULD AND WATCHED US BOWL, YOU WOULD SEE THE VARIETY OF PERSONS THAT SEE THE VARIETY OF PERSONS THAT ARE INVOLVED. ARE INVOLVED. SOME OF THEM WITH AUTISM ARE SOME OF THEM WITH AUTISM ARE ABLE TO SOCIALLY INTEGRATE WITH ABLE TO SOCIALLY INTEGRATE WITH THE OTHERS, SOME OF THEM WHERE THE OTHERS, SOME OF THEM WHERE HEADPHONES BECAUSE THE NOISE OF HEADPHONES BECAUSE THE NOISE OF A BOWLING ALLEY IS TOO LOUD, BUT A BOWLING ALLEY IS TOO LOUD, BUT THEY ALL INTERACT AND HAVE A THEY ALL INTERACT AND HAVE A MARVELOUS TIME. MARVELOUS TIME. I FEEL VERY HONORED TO BE A PART I FEEL VERY HONORED TO BE A PART OF THAT ORGANIZATION SINCE 2003 OF THAT ORGANIZATION SINCE 2003 AND LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING AND LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING AS WE GROW. AS WE GROW. I THANK YOU SO MUCH ON BEHALF OF I THANK YOU SO MUCH ON BEHALF OF ALL OF US AT GOALS. ALL OF US AT GOALS. >> THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. [ Applause ] [ Applause ] WE'LL COME MEET YOU DOWN THERE. WE'LL COME MEET YOU DOWN THERE. ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. NEXT UP IS ITEM 4.2, NEXT UP IS ITEM 4.2, PROCLAMATION AND RECOGNITION OF PROCLAMATION AND RECOGNITION OF AMERICAN MUSLIM APPRECIATION AMERICAN MUSLIM APPRECIATION AWARENESS MONTH. AWARENESS MONTH. I WOULD LIKE TO CALL FORWARD I WOULD LIKE TO CALL FORWARD REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE TARBIAH REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE TARBIAH INSTITUTE WHILE WE READ THE INSTITUTE WHILE WE READ THE PROCLAMATION. PROCLAMATION. OTHERS CAN JOIN YOU IF YOU LIKE. OTHERS CAN JOIN YOU IF YOU LIKE. PLEASE COME FORWARD. PLEASE COME FORWARD. >> PLEASE COME FORWARD, YEAH.

PLEASE COME FORWARD, YEAH. SO OUR VICE-MAYOR IS GOING TO SO OUR VICE-MAYOR IS GOING TO READ SOME WORDS AND THEN YOU READ SOME WORDS AND THEN YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, MAYOR.

THANK YOU, MAYOR. GOOD EVENING AND THANK YOU FOR GOOD EVENING AND THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. BEING HERE. IT'S MY HONOR TO RECOGNIZE IT'S MY HONOR TO RECOGNIZE AMERICAN MUSLIM APPRECIATION AND AMERICAN MUSLIM APPRECIATION AND AWARENESS MONTH. AWARENESS MONTH. WHEREAS ENRICHED BY THE WHEREAS ENRICHED BY THE UNPARALLELED DIVERSITY OF ITS UNPARALLELED DIVERSITY OF ITS RESIDENTS, THE CITY OF ELK GROVE RESIDENTS, THE CITY OF ELK GROVE TAKES GREAT PRIDE IN SUPPORTING TAKES GREAT PRIDE IN SUPPORTING INDIVIDUAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOMS INDIVIDUAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOMS AND IS STRENGTHENED BY THE AND IS STRENGTHENED BY THE DIVERSE RELIGIOUS, POLITICAL AND DIVERSE RELIGIOUS, POLITICAL AND CULTURAL TRADITIONS OF ITS CULTURAL TRADITIONS OF ITS RESIDENTS INCLUDING AMERICANS RESIDENTS INCLUDING AMERICANS WHO PRACTICE ISLAM. WHO PRACTICE ISLAM. AND WHEREAS MUSLIMS AROUND THE AND WHEREAS MUSLIMS AROUND THE WORLD AND IN THE UNITED STATES WORLD AND IN THE UNITED STATES SPECIFICALLY CONSTITUTE A SPECIFICALLY CONSTITUTE A RACIALLY AND CULTURALLY DIVERSE RACIALLY AND CULTURALLY DIVERSE GROUP THAT IS BOUND TOGETHER BY GROUP THAT IS BOUND TOGETHER BY A SHARED BELIEF IN DIVERSITY AS A SHARED BELIEF IN DIVERSITY AS STRENGTH AND UNITY AS POWER. STRENGTH AND UNITY AS POWER. AND WHEREAS THE TARBIAH AND WHEREAS THE TARBIAH INSTITUTE EMPOWERS AMERICAN INSTITUTE EMPOWERS AMERICAN MUSLIMS THROUGH AUTHENTIC MUSLIM MUSLIMS THROUGH AUTHENTIC MUSLIM KNOWLEDGE TO FOSTER A DISTINCT KNOWLEDGE TO FOSTER A DISTINCT IDENTITY WHILE PROVIDING IDENTITY WHILE PROVIDING COMPREHENSIVE RELIGIOUS SOCIAL COMPREHENSIVE RELIGIOUS SOCIAL AND LEADERSHIP SERVICES TO MEET AND LEADERSHIP SERVICES TO MEET THE COMMUNITY'S SPIRITUAL, THE COMMUNITY'S SPIRITUAL, INTELLECTUAL AND PHYSICAL NEEDS. INTELLECTUAL AND PHYSICAL NEEDS. AND WHEREAS THE DIVERSE TEAM AT AND WHEREAS THE DIVERSE TEAM AT THE TARBIAH INSTITUTE, EXCUSE THE TARBIAH INSTITUTE, EXCUSE ME, IS COMMITTED TO UTILIZING ME, IS COMMITTED TO UTILIZING THEIR INDIVIDUAL PASSIONS, THEIR INDIVIDUAL PASSIONS, PROFESSIONAL SKILLS AND PROFESSIONAL SKILLS AND SPIRITUAL COMMITMENT TO PROVIDE SPIRITUAL COMMITMENT TO PROVIDE THE MEANS FOR THE MUSLIM THE MEANS FOR THE MUSLIM AMERICAN COMMUNITY TO CARRY AMERICAN COMMUNITY TO CARRY FORTH THE TORCH OF TRADITIONAL FORTH THE TORCH OF TRADITIONAL ISLAMIC KNOWLEDGE AND DEDICATED ISLAMIC KNOWLEDGE AND DEDICATED TORCH BEARERS INSPIRED TO BUILD TORCH BEARERS INSPIRED TO BUILD AND LEAD. AND LEAD. NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE THAT THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ELK GROVE HEREBY AFFIRMS CITY OF ELK GROVE HEREBY AFFIRMS AND PROCLAIMS THE MONTH OF APRIM AND PROCLAIMS THE MONTH OF APRIM APPRECIATION AND AWARENESS MONTH APPRECIATION AND AWARENESS MONTH AND RECOGNIZES THE INVALUABLE AND RECOGNIZES THE INVALUABLE CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE TARBIAH CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE TARBIAH INSTITUTE THROUGH ITS SOCIAL AND INSTITUTE THROUGH ITS SOCIAL AND SPIRITUAL EMPOWERMENT PROGRAMS SPIRITUAL EMPOWERMENT PROGRAMS SERVING THE ELK GROVE COMMUNITY. SERVING THE ELK GROVE COMMUNITY. CONGRATULATIONS. CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU SO MUCH. [ Applause ] [ Applause ] >> MADAM MAYOR, MEMBERS OF CITY

MADAM MAYOR, MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL, FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS, COUNCIL, FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS, ON BEHALF OF THE TARBIAH ON BEHALF OF THE TARBIAH INSTITUTE, WE ARE DEEPLY HONORED INSTITUTE, WE ARE DEEPLY HONORED TO ACCEPT THIS PROCLAMATION. TO ACCEPT THIS PROCLAMATION. FOR THE AMERICAN MUSLIM FOR THE AMERICAN MUSLIM APPRECIATION AND AWARENESS APPRECIATION AND AWARENESS MONTH. MONTH. WE WANT TO THANK THE COUNCIL FOR WE WANT TO THANK THE COUNCIL FOR RECOGNIZING THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF RECOGNIZING THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF OUR COMMUNITY. OUR COMMUNITY. THIS GESTURE TO US IS NOT JUST A THIS GESTURE TO US IS NOT JUST A PIECE OF PAPER. PIECE OF PAPER. IT IS A POWERFUL SIGNAL THAT IN IT IS A POWERFUL SIGNAL THAT IN OUR CITY EVERYONE HAS A PLACE OUR CITY EVERYONE HAS A PLACE AND EVERY CONTRIBUTION IS SEEN. AND EVERY CONTRIBUTION IS SEEN. MY FRIENDS, TO RECEIVE THIS MY FRIENDS, TO RECEIVE THIS PROCLAMATION IS A DISTINCT PROCLAMATION IS A DISTINCT HONOR, AS MY SON IS EXPRESSING HONOR, AS MY SON IS EXPRESSING BEHIND ME. BEHIND ME. [ Some Laughter ] [ Some Laughter ] BUT IT COMES AT A TIME WHEN THE BUT IT COMES AT A TIME WHEN THE WORLD OUTSIDE THESE DOORS FEELS WORLD OUTSIDE THESE DOORS FEELS INCREASINGLY FRAGILE. INCREASINGLY FRAGILE. WE STAND HERE TODAY AT A WE STAND HERE TODAY AT A PECULIAR MOMENT IN HISTORY. PECULIAR MOMENT IN HISTORY. WE LOOK AT THE HEADLINES AND WE WE LOOK AT THE HEADLINES AND WE SEE A GLOBE FRACTURED BY SEE A GLOBE FRACTURED BY CONFLICT. CONFLICT. FROM THE ON-GOING TRAGEDIES IN FROM THE ON-GOING TRAGEDIES IN UKRAINE TO THE DEEPLY-UNSETTLING UKRAINE TO THE DEEPLY-UNSETTLING ESCALATION THAT WE ARE ESCALATION THAT WE ARE WITNESSING ACROSS THE MIDDLE WITNESSING ACROSS THE MIDDLE EAST. EAST. OUR HEARTS ARE HEAVY WITH THE OUR HEARTS ARE HEAVY WITH THE WEIGHT OF THE WORLD THAT SEEMS WEIGHT OF THE WORLD THAT SEEMS TO HAVE FORGOTTEN THE LANGUAGE TO HAVE FORGOTTEN THE LANGUAGE OF PEACE. OF PEACE. IT HAS SEEMED TO HAVE FORGOTTEN IT HAS SEEMED TO HAVE FORGOTTEN THE LANGUAGE OF TOLERANCE, OF THE LANGUAGE OF TOLERANCE, OF BEAUTY, AND OF HUMANITY. BEAUTY, AND OF HUMANITY. BUT IT IS PRECISELY BECAUSE OF BUT IT IS PRECISELY BECAUSE OF THE WORLD SEEMS SO UNSTABLE THAT THE WORLD SEEMS SO UNSTABLE THAT THE WORK THAT WE DO HERE IN ELK THE WORK THAT WE DO HERE IN ELK GROVE AT THE INSTITUTE IS SO GROVE AT THE INSTITUTE IS SO VITAL. VITAL. THIS LEADS US TO A CENTRAL THIS LEADS US TO A CENTRAL ISLAMIC VALUE WE CALL IN ARABIC ISLAMIC VALUE WE CALL IN ARABIC JIRAH, THE SACRED RIGHT OF THE JIRAH, THE SACRED RIGHT OF THE NEIGHBOR. NEIGHBOR. IN ISLAM, A NEIGHBOR IS NOT JUST IN ISLAM, A NEIGHBOR IS NOT JUST SOMEONE WHO LIVES NEXT DOOR, SOMEONE WHO LIVES NEXT DOOR, RATHER, THE DEFENSE OF NEIGHBOR RATHER, THE DEFENSE OF NEIGHBOR IN ISLAM EXTENDS TO 40 HOUSES IN IN ISLAM EXTENDS TO 40 HOUSES IN EVERY DIRECTION. EVERY DIRECTION. WHAT DOES THAT MEAN FOR US? WHAT DOES THAT MEAN FOR US? IN OTHER WORDS, YOUR IMMEDIATE IN OTHER WORDS, YOUR IMMEDIATE NEIGHBORS IN EVERY DIRECTION NEIGHBORS IN EVERY DIRECTION THAT YOU COME INTO CONTACT WITH THAT YOU COME INTO CONTACT WITH ON A REGULAR BASIS. ON A REGULAR BASIS. WE ARE TAUGHT THAT YOU CANNOT WE ARE TAUGHT THAT YOU CANNOT TRULY BE PEOPLE OF FAITH IN OUR TRULY BE PEOPLE OF FAITH IN OUR NEIGHBORS GO HUNGRY. NEIGHBORS GO HUNGRY. OR IF THEY FEEL UNSAFE, WHILE WE

OR IF THEY FEEL UNSAFE, WHILE WE HAVE PLENTY. HAVE PLENTY. JIRAH REMINDS US OUR FIRST DUTY JIRAH REMINDS US OUR FIRST DUTY IS TO THE PERSON STANDING RIGHT IS TO THE PERSON STANDING RIGHT NEXT TO US. NEXT TO US. MY QUICK IMPACT CHALLENGE FOR MY QUICK IMPACT CHALLENGE FOR EVERYONE HERE TODAY IS SIMPLE. EVERYONE HERE TODAY IS SIMPLE. IN THE SPIRIT OF JIRAH, TAKE IN THE SPIRIT OF JIRAH, TAKE FIVE MINUTES THIS WEEK TO FIVE MINUTES THIS WEEK TO INTRODUCE YOURSELF TO A NEIGHBOR INTRODUCE YOURSELF TO A NEIGHBOR THAT YOU DON'T KNOW. THAT YOU DON'T KNOW. A SIMPLE INTRODUCTION CAN BE THE A SIMPLE INTRODUCTION CAN BE THE SEED OF A SAFER, KINDER AND MORE SEED OF A SAFER, KINDER AND MORE RESILIENT CITY. RESILIENT CITY. AS WE ACCEPT THIS AWARD, WE LOOK AS WE ACCEPT THIS AWARD, WE LOOK FORWARD TO THE FUTURE WITH FORWARD TO THE FUTURE WITH IMMENSE HOPE. IMMENSE HOPE. WE ARE NOT JUST MUSLIMS IN THIS WE ARE NOT JUST MUSLIMS IN THIS CITY. CITY. WE ARE YOUR DOCTORS. WE ARE YOUR DOCTORS. WE ARE YOUR TEACHERS. WE ARE YOUR TEACHERS. WE ARE YOUR BUSINESS OWNERS. WE ARE YOUR BUSINESS OWNERS. WE ARE YOUR FRIENDS. WE ARE YOUR FRIENDS. WE ARE YOUR NEIGHBORS. WE ARE YOUR NEIGHBORS. MADAM MAYOR, WHEN YOU RECOGNIZE MADAM MAYOR, WHEN YOU RECOGNIZE THE TARBIAH INSTITUTE TODAY, THE TARBIAH INSTITUTE TODAY, YOU'RE NOT JUST RECOGNIZING A YOU'RE NOT JUST RECOGNIZING A BUILDING. BUILDING. YOU'RE RECOGNIZING A PHILOSOPHY. YOU'RE RECOGNIZING A PHILOSOPHY. YOU'RE AFFIRMING THAT IN ELK YOU'RE AFFIRMING THAT IN ELK GROVE, WE CHOOSE TO MEET GLOBAL GROVE, WE CHOOSE TO MEET GLOBAL INSTABILITY WITH LOCAL STRENGTH. INSTABILITY WITH LOCAL STRENGTH. WHILE WE MAY NOT BE ABLE TO WHILE WE MAY NOT BE ABLE TO SOLVE EVERY INTERNATIONAL CRISIS SOLVE EVERY INTERNATIONAL CRISIS FROM THIS CHAMBER, WE CAN ENSURE FROM THIS CHAMBER, WE CAN ENSURE THAT EVERY PERSON WHO WALKS THAT EVERY PERSON WHO WALKS THROUGH OUR DOORS LEAVES AS A THROUGH OUR DOORS LEAVES AS A MORE COMPASSIONATE NEIGHBOR, AS MORE COMPASSIONATE NEIGHBOR, AS A MORE PRESENT PARENT AND A MORE A MORE PRESENT PARENT AND A MORE DEDICATED CITIZEN. DEDICATED CITIZEN. WE ARE BUILDING A COMMUNITY THAT WE ARE BUILDING A COMMUNITY THAT KNOWS WHO IT IS, WHAT IT STANDS KNOWS WHO IT IS, WHAT IT STANDS FOR AND HOW TO CREATE FOR ONE FOR AND HOW TO CREATE FOR ONE ANOTHER OR CARE FOR ONE ANOTHER ANOTHER OR CARE FOR ONE ANOTHER WHEN THE WORLD FEELS LIKE IT'S WHEN THE WORLD FEELS LIKE IT'S FALLING APART. FALLING APART. THIS PROCLAMATION IS A SIGNAL. THIS PROCLAMATION IS A SIGNAL. IT TELLS OUR COMMUNITY THAT EVEN IT TELLS OUR COMMUNITY THAT EVEN IN AN AGE OF UNCERTAINTY, THERE IN AN AGE OF UNCERTAINTY, THERE ARE ANCHORS. ARE ANCHORS. THERE ARE PLACES WHERE THE SELF THERE ARE PLACES WHERE THE SELF IS VALUED, WHERE THE FAMILY IS IS VALUED, WHERE THE FAMILY IS PROTECTED, AND WHERE PEACE IS PROTECTED, AND WHERE PEACE IS NOT JUST A DREAM BUT A DAILY NOT JUST A DREAM BUT A DAILY PRACTICE. PRACTICE. ON BEHALF OF THE TARBIAH ON BEHALF OF THE TARBIAH INSTITUTE, MY FAMILY, AND THE INSTITUTE, MY FAMILY, AND THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND OUR OFFICE COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND OUR OFFICE MANAGER THAT IS HERE TODAY WTH MANAGER THAT IS HERE TODAY WTH US, OUR STUDENTS AND THE US, OUR STUDENTS AND THE HUNDREDS OF FAMILIES THAT CALL HUNDREDS OF FAMILIES THAT CALL US HOME AND THE WIDER MUSLIM US HOME AND THE WIDER MUSLIM COMMUNITY, THANK YOU. COMMUNITY, THANK YOU. WE ACCEPT THIS HONOR NOT AS A WE ACCEPT THIS HONOR NOT AS A TROPHY OF WHAT WE HAVE DONE BUT TROPHY OF WHAT WE HAVE DONE BUT AS A SOLEMN PLEDGE OF WHAT WE AS A SOLEMN PLEDGE OF WHAT WE WILL CONTINUE TO DO FOR THE CITY

WILL CONTINUE TO DO FOR THE CITY OF ELK GROVE. OF ELK GROVE. IF WE FOLLOW THE CONCEPT OF IF WE FOLLOW THE CONCEPT OF JIRAH, PERHAPS WE CAN JIRAH, PERHAPS WE CAN COLLECTIVELY TAKE A STEP TOWARD COLLECTIVELY TAKE A STEP TOWARD THAT GLOBAL STABILITY WE ALL THAT GLOBAL STABILITY WE ALL LONG FOR BUT THAT ALL BEGINS LONG FOR BUT THAT ALL BEGINS HERE AT HOME. HERE AT HOME. MAY WE ALBEIT PEACE THAT WE WISH MAY WE ALBEIT PEACE THAT WE WISH TO SEE IN THE WORLD. TO SEE IN THE WORLD. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. PEACE BE UPON YOU. PEACE BE UPON YOU. [ Applause ] [ Applause ] >> BEFORE WE COME DOWN, YOUR BEFORE WE COME DOWN, YOUR WORDS WERE SO POWERFUL. WORDS WERE SO POWERFUL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. I THINK IN THIS MOMENT, WE I THINK IN THIS MOMENT, WE NEEDED TO HEAR FROM YOU. NEEDED TO HEAR FROM YOU. HEALING WORDS AND SO NECESSARY. HEALING WORDS AND SO NECESSARY. I'M A BIG SUPPORTIVE OF THE I'M A BIG SUPPORTIVE OF THE TARBIAH INSTITUTE. TARBIAH INSTITUTE. PLEASE GIVE MY BEST TO IMAM PLEASE GIVE MY BEST TO IMAM AZIZ. AZIZ. >> I WILL. I WILL. HE SENDS HIS REGARDS, AND HE HE SENDS HIS REGARDS, AND HE APOLOGIZES FOR NOT BEING ABLE TO APOLOGIZES FOR NOT BEING ABLE TO MAKE IT BUT HE SENT ME ON HIS MAKE IT BUT HE SENT ME ON HIS BEHALF AND I'M GLAD TO HAVE BEEN BEHALF AND I'M GLAD TO HAVE BEEN ABLE TO BE HERE AND MEET YOU ALL ABLE TO BE HERE AND MEET YOU ALL TODAY. TODAY. >> THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. WE WILL COME JOIN YOU. WE WILL COME JOIN YOU. >> APOLOGIES FOR THE APOLOGIES FOR THE MISPRONUNCIATION. MISPRONUNCIATION. >> THAT'S OKAY.

THAT'S OKAY. IT'S A HARD WORK AND IT'S ARABIC IT'S A HARD WORK AND IT'S ARABIC SO I DON'T BLAME YOU. SO I DON'T BLAME YOU. >> ONE, TWO, THREE.

ONE, TWO, THREE. PERFECT. PERFECT. [ Applause ] [ Applause ] >> OKAY.

OKAY. NEXT UP IS OUR PRESENTATION OF A NEXT UP IS OUR PRESENTATION OF A CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION FOR CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION FOR THE 75th ANNIVERSARY OF THE THE 75th ANNIVERSARY OF THE ELK GROVE LIONS CLUB. ELK GROVE LIONS CLUB. I'D LIKE TO CALL FORWARD I'D LIKE TO CALL FORWARD REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE ELK REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE ELK GROVE LIONS CLUB. GROVE LIONS CLUB. ARE YOU HERE? ARE YOU HERE? EXCELLENT. EXCELLENT. AND ASSISTING WILL BE AND ASSISTING WILL BE COUNCILMEMBER SPEASE. COUNCILMEMBER SPEASE. C'MON DOWN. C'MON DOWN. >> I THINK I KNOW MOST OF THIS I THINK I KNOW MOST OF THIS MOTLEY CREW HERE. MOTLEY CREW HERE. ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. THE MOTLEYST IS FIRST. THE MOTLEYST IS FIRST. HEY, ALL RIGHT. HEY, ALL RIGHT. >> YES, PLEASE, EVERYONE.

YES, PLEASE, EVERYONE. >> PERFECT.

PERFECT. WELL, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE WELL, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE TODAY. TODAY. I THINK MOST FOLKS WHO HAVE I THINK MOST FOLKS WHO HAVE ATTENDED EVENTS IN ELK GROVE ATTENDED EVENTS IN ELK GROVE PROBABLY DON'T KNOW THE IMPACT PROBABLY DON'T KNOW THE IMPACT THAT YOU HAVE HAD ON THAT EVENT. THAT YOU HAVE HAD ON THAT EVENT. WHAT MOST PEOPLE DON'T KNOW IS WHAT MOST PEOPLE DON'T KNOW IS IT'S THE ELK GROVE LIONS IT'S THE ELK GROVE LIONS TYPICALLY AND PRIDE OF LAGUNA TYPICALLY AND PRIDE OF LAGUNA LIONS WHO ARE MAKING THE DINNER, LIONS WHO ARE MAKING THE DINNER, HELPING IN THE BAR, AND THAT'S HELPING IN THE BAR, AND THAT'S WHERE MOST PEOPLE WOULD SEE WHERE MOST PEOPLE WOULD SEE EVERY DAY. EVERY DAY. AND SO I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT AND SO I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU KNOW, THANK YOU VERY MUCH YOU KNOW, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT, AND FOLKS SHOULD KNOW FOR THAT, AND FOLKS SHOULD KNOW THAT AS WELL. THAT AS WELL. SO I'LL READ THE CERTIFICATE OF SO I'LL READ THE CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION HERE. RECOGNITION HERE. TO THE ELK GROVE LIONS CLUB ON TO THE ELK GROVE LIONS CLUB ON THEIR 75th ANNIVERSARY. THEIR 75th ANNIVERSARY. WHEREAS ON OCTOBER 5th, 1951, WHEREAS ON OCTOBER 5th, 1951, 22 RESIDENTS OF ELK GROVE MET 22 RESIDENTS OF ELK GROVE MET WADDELL GAS STATION OF LIONS WADDELL GAS STATION OF LIONS FROM SACRAMENTO AND NORTH FROM SACRAMENTO AND NORTH SACRAMENTO TO CONSIDER THE SACRAMENTO TO CONSIDER THE FORMATION OF A LIONS CLUB IN ELK FORMATION OF A LIONS CLUB IN ELK GROVE. GROVE. THAT WAS THE BIRTH OF THE ELK THAT WAS THE BIRTH OF THE ELK GROVE LIONS CLUB. GROVE LIONS CLUB. THE CLUB SPONSORED BY FORT THE CLUB SPONSORED BY FORT SUTTER LIONS CLUB AND NORTH SUTTER LIONS CLUB AND NORTH SACRAMENTO LIONS CLUB WAS SACRAMENTO LIONS CLUB WAS CHARTERED ON MARCH 12th, 1951 CHARTERED ON MARCH 12th, 1951 AND THE CLUB HAS A STORIED AND THE CLUB HAS A STORIED HISTORY ENCOMPASSING A VARIED HISTORY ENCOMPASSING A VARIED SPECTRUM INCLUDING ACTIVE SPECTRUM INCLUDING ACTIVE INVOLVEMENT IN MANY COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT IN MANY COMMUNITY EVENTS AND ORGANIZATIONS, EVENTS AND ORGANIZATIONS, PROVIDING GENEROUS PHILANTHROPIC PROVIDING GENEROUS PHILANTHROPIC DONATIONS, BUILDING OUR DONATIONS, BUILDING OUR COMMUNITY THROUGH VOLUNTEERISM COMMUNITY THROUGH VOLUNTEERISM WITH PROJECT AND EVENT DELIVERY, WITH PROJECT AND EVENT DELIVERY, OFFERING CAMARADERIE AND OFFERING CAMARADERIE AND FRIENDSHIP AND PROVIDING FRIENDSHIP AND PROVIDING ESSENTIAL CULINARY SUPPORT IN ESSENTIAL CULINARY SUPPORT IN SUPPORT OF FUNDRAISERS AND SUPPORT OF FUNDRAISERS AND ACTIVITIES FOR AREA SCHOOLS, ACTIVITIES FOR AREA SCHOOLS, PARENT TEACHER ORGANIZATIONS, PARENT TEACHER ORGANIZATIONS, FUTURE FARMERS OF AMERICA EVENTS FUTURE FARMERS OF AMERICA EVENTS AND MANY, MANY MORE. AND MANY, MANY MORE. WHEREAS DURING THE PAST YEAR THE WHEREAS DURING THE PAST YEAR THE CLUB HAS RAISED NEARLY $35,000 CLUB HAS RAISED NEARLY $35,000 AND CONTRIBUTED OVER 2,400 AND CONTRIBUTED OVER 2,400 VOLUNTEER HOURS FOR COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER HOURS FOR COMMUNITY AND CHARITY. AND CHARITY. SINCE 1951 ELK GROVE LIONS SINCE 1951 ELK GROVE LIONS THROUGH VARIOUS PROJECTS HAVE THROUGH VARIOUS PROJECTS HAVE DONE WELL OVER $2 MILLION AND DONE WELL OVER $2 MILLION AND TENS UPON THOUSANDS OF HOURS OF TENS UPON THOUSANDS OF HOURS OF WORTHY COULD YOU SAYS IN THE ELK WORTHY COULD YOU SAYS IN THE ELK GROVE COMMUNITY. GROVE COMMUNITY. AND WHEREAS THE 50 MEMBERS OF AND WHEREAS THE 50 MEMBERS OF THE ELK GROVE LIONS CLUBS AND THE ELK GROVE LIONS CLUBS AND PREDECESSORS, REPRESENTED, FED

PREDECESSORS, REPRESENTED, FED THE COMMUNITY OF ELK GROVE WELL THE COMMUNITY OF ELK GROVE WELL AND PROUDLY AIDED THEIR AND PROUDLY AIDED THEIR COMMUNITY INTENDED AS FAITHFUL COMMUNITY INTENDED AS FAITHFUL STEWARDS TO THE WORLD, TO THE STEWARDS TO THE WORLD, TO THE ESSENCE OF THEIR MOTTO WE SERVE. ESSENCE OF THEIR MOTTO WE SERVE. NOW THEREFORE BE IT HEREBY NOW THEREFORE BE IT HEREBY EXTENDING CONGRATULATIONS TO THE EXTENDING CONGRATULATIONS TO THE ELK GROVE LIONS CLUB ON ITS ELK GROVE LIONS CLUB ON ITS 75th ANNIVERSARY WHO TRULY 75th ANNIVERSARY WHO TRULY PORTRAY THEIR PRIDE IN OUR MAST PORTRAY THEIR PRIDE IN OUR MAST AND CONFIDENCE IN OUR FUTURE. AND CONFIDENCE IN OUR FUTURE. SIGNED THIS 8th DAY OF APRIL, SIGNED THIS 8th DAY OF APRIL, 2026. 2026. [ Applause ] [ Applause ] >> WOULD SOMEONE LIKE TO SPEAK? WOULD SOMEONE LIKE TO SPEAK? >> I'M NOT DONE YET.

I'M NOT DONE YET. JUST A COUPLE MORE THINGS THAT JUST A COUPLE MORE THINGS THAT MOST PEOPLE DON'T KNOW. MOST PEOPLE DON'T KNOW. THE FOCUS ON EYES AND HELPING THE FOCUS ON EYES AND HELPING WITH OPTOMETRY AND GETTING KIDS WITH OPTOMETRY AND GETTING KIDS GLASSES AS WELL AS, FOR ME, AS A GLASSES AS WELL AS, FOR ME, AS A KID GROWING UP, PARTICIPATING IN KID GROWING UP, PARTICIPATING IN 4-H AND HAVING THE LIONS CLUB 4-H AND HAVING THE LIONS CLUB SUPPORTING, MAKING SURE THAT SUPPORTING, MAKING SURE THAT KIDS WHEN THEY SELL THEIR KIDS WHEN THEY SELL THEIR ANIMALS GET AT LEAST MARKET ANIMALS GET AT LEAST MARKET VALUE OR ABOVE TO HELP THEM VALUE OR ABOVE TO HELP THEM BREAK EVEN TO PAY FOR THEIR BREAK EVEN TO PAY FOR THEIR PROJECTS AND THE FANTASTIC PROJECTS AND THE FANTASTIC BREAKFAST EVERY MORNING THAT'S BREAKFAST EVERY MORNING THAT'S SERVED ON AUCTION MORNING. SERVED ON AUCTION MORNING. SO FROM THIS ELK GROVE KID'S SO FROM THIS ELK GROVE KID'S HEART, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. HEART, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I APPRECIATE YOU. I APPRECIATE YOU. SO PLEASE, GO AHEAD. SO PLEASE, GO AHEAD. [ Applause ] [ Applause ] >> 75 YEARS AGO, ONE OF THE

75 YEARS AGO, ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS THAT WE EVER DID FIRST THINGS THAT WE EVER DID WAS SPONSOR TROOP 59, BOY SCOUT WAS SPONSOR TROOP 59, BOY SCOUT TROOP, WHICH WE STILL SPONSOR 75 TROOP, WHICH WE STILL SPONSOR 75 YEARS LATER. YEARS LATER. THEY WERE ALREADY IN THIS THEY WERE ALREADY IN THIS COMMUNITY FOR 30 YEARS AT THE COMMUNITY FOR 30 YEARS AT THE TIME. TIME. SO WE'VE HAD A LONG, SO WE'VE HAD A LONG, DISTINGUISHED PARTNERSHIP WITH DISTINGUISHED PARTNERSHIP WITH THEM THROUGHOUT THIS TIME. THEM THROUGHOUT THIS TIME. WE'VE ALSO PUT LIGHTS UP AROUND WE'VE ALSO PUT LIGHTS UP AROUND THE FOOTBALL FIELD, BOTH THE FOOTBALL FIELD, BOTH TEMPORARY AND PERMANENT, AT ELK TEMPORARY AND PERMANENT, AT ELK GROVE HIGH SCHOOL. GROVE HIGH SCHOOL. AS YOU MENTION, WE'VE SPONSORED AS YOU MENTION, WE'VE SPONSORED THE BABE RUTH LEAGUE, SOAP BOX THE BABE RUTH LEAGUE, SOAP BOX DERBY, NUMEROUS PTAs, JUST DERBY, NUMEROUS PTAs, JUST MANY COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, MANY COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, THE COLD CHILD SPREE, ALL THE THE COLD CHILD SPREE, ALL THE THINGS WE LOVE AND WE DO IT THINGS WE LOVE AND WE DO IT BECAUSE OF OUR LOVE OF OUR BECAUSE OF OUR LOVE OF OUR COMMUNITY. COMMUNITY. SO I WOULD LIKE TO ASK MAYOR, SO I WOULD LIKE TO ASK MAYOR, COUNCILMEMBERS, AND THE COUNCILMEMBERS, AND THE COMMUNITY OF ELK GROVE FOR THE COMMUNITY OF ELK GROVE FOR THE LOVE AND THE LONG PARTNERSHIP LOVE AND THE LONG PARTNERSHIP AND GIVING US SOMETHING TO DO. AND GIVING US SOMETHING TO DO. I MEAN, YOU CAN SEE THERE'S A I MEAN, YOU CAN SEE THERE'S A FAIR NUMBER OF OLD GUYS HERE AND FAIR NUMBER OF OLD GUYS HERE AND WE NEED TO GET THEM OUT OF THE WE NEED TO GET THEM OUT OF THE HOUSE ONCE IN A WHILE SO IT'S HOUSE ONCE IN A WHILE SO IT'S VERY IMPORTANT. VERY IMPORTANT. THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THIS THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THIS RECOGNITION. RECOGNITION. WE ARE VERY PROUD OF OUR CLUB WE ARE VERY PROUD OF OUR CLUB AND PARTICULARLY OF THESE GREAT AND PARTICULARLY OF THESE GREAT PEOPLE THAT I GET TO STAND WITH. PEOPLE THAT I GET TO STAND WITH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF YOU. CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF YOU. [ Applause ] [ Applause ] >> WE'LL HIDE YOU.

WE'LL HIDE YOU. YOU DO YOUR HEAD, WE GOTTA SEE YOU DO YOUR HEAD, WE GOTTA SEE YOUR HEAD. YOUR HEAD. [ Some Laughter ] [ Some Laughter ] [ Applause ] [ Applause ] >> ON THAT NOTE, I WILL SEE YOU

ON THAT NOTE, I WILL SEE YOU GUYS SATURDAY. GUYS SATURDAY. [ Laughter ] [ Laughter ] PANCAKES. PANCAKES. >> ALL RIGHT.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. NEXT UP IS OUR STARS OF SERVICE NEXT UP IS OUR STARS OF SERVICE AWARDS. AWARDS. AND, LET'S SEE, APRIL IS AND, LET'S SEE, APRIL IS NATIONAL VOLUNTEER MONTH, A NATIONAL VOLUNTEER MONTH, A MONTH DEDICATED TO RECOGNIZING MONTH DEDICATED TO RECOGNIZING THE IMPORTANCE OF VOLUNTEERING THE IMPORTANCE OF VOLUNTEERING AND HONORING THE SIGNIFICANT AND HONORING THE SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS THAT VOLUNTEERS CONTRIBUTIONS THAT VOLUNTEERS MAKE BY GENEROUSLY DONATING MAKE BY GENEROUSLY DONATING THEIR TIME AND TALENT FOR A THEIR TIME AND TALENT FOR A WORTHY CAUSE. WORTHY CAUSE. ONE OF THE HONORS THE CITY ONE OF THE HONORS THE CITY COUNCIL AND I HAVE IS TO COUNCIL AND I HAVE IS TO RECOGNIZE ELK GROVE RESIDENTS RECOGNIZE ELK GROVE RESIDENTS WHO VOLUNTEER THEIR TIME AND WHO VOLUNTEER THEIR TIME AND TALENT TO MAKE ELK GROVE A TALENT TO MAKE ELK GROVE A BETTER PLACE TO CALL HOME. BETTER PLACE TO CALL HOME. OUR STARS OF SERVICE AWARDS OUR STARS OF SERVICE AWARDS RECOGNIZE RESIDENTS IN SEVEN RECOGNIZE RESIDENTS IN SEVEN DIFFERENT CATEGORIES. DIFFERENT CATEGORIES. WITH SO MANY DESERVING WITH SO MANY DESERVING NOMINATIONS SUBMITTED FOR THE NOMINATIONS SUBMITTED FOR THE PROGRAM THIS YEAR, IT IS PROGRAM THIS YEAR, IT IS DIFFICULT TO CHOOSE. DIFFICULT TO CHOOSE. I WANT TO THANK THE GROUP THAT I WANT TO THANK THE GROUP THAT ASSISTED WITH REVIEWING THIS ASSISTED WITH REVIEWING THIS YEAR'S APPLICATIONS. YEAR'S APPLICATIONS. OF COURSE STARTING OFF WITH OUR OF COURSE STARTING OFF WITH OUR VICE-MAYOR, THANK YOU. VICE-MAYOR, THANK YOU. ALLISHA TUCK, GABRIELLE FLYNN, ALLISHA TUCK, GABRIELLE FLYNN, CARLISE LAURENT AND BE BETTY LOW CARLISE LAURENT AND BE BETTY LOW WHO REVIEWED THE APPLICATIONS WHO REVIEWED THE APPLICATIONS WITH THE VICE-MAYOR AND CAME UP WITH THE VICE-MAYOR AND CAME UP WITH AMAZING RECIPIENTS. WITH AMAZING RECIPIENTS. LET ME NOW ANNOUNCE THE LET ME NOW ANNOUNCE THE RECIPIENTS FOR 2026. RECIPIENTS FOR 2026. IN THE CANDIDATE OF RESIDENTS, IN THE CANDIDATE OF RESIDENTS, NEIGHBORHOODS AND COMMUNITY NEIGHBORHOODS AND COMMUNITY GROUPS, RECIPIENT IS GIANNA GROUPS, RECIPIENT IS GIANNA SHOWBUR NOMINATED BY JODY MO SHOWBUR NOMINATED BY JODY MO MORENO. MORENO. GIANNA IS A DEDICATED AND CARING GIANNA IS A DEDICATED AND CARING VOLUNTEER WHO HAS SPENT OVER A VOLUNTEER WHO HAS SPENT OVER A DECADE SUPPORTING ELK GROVE'S DECADE SUPPORTING ELK GROVE'S CULTURAL EVENTS INCLUDING THE CULTURAL EVENTS INCLUDING THE ANNUAL MULTICULTURAL FESTIVAL ANNUAL MULTICULTURAL FESTIVAL AND DIVERSITY MONTH AND DIVERSITY MONTH CELEBRATIONS. CELEBRATIONS. SHE DISCOVERS, RESEARCHES AND SHE DISCOVERS, RESEARCHES AND BRINGS MORE THAN 50 DIFFERENT BRINGS MORE THAN 50 DIFFERENT DANCE AND MUSIC GROUPS TO THE DANCE AND MUSIC GROUPS TO THE CITY'S EVENTS, ENSURING EACH

CITY'S EVENTS, ENSURING EACH PERFORMANCE IS AUTHENTIC, PERFORMANCE IS AUTHENTIC, WELL-PREPARED AND CELEBRATED WELL-PREPARED AND CELEBRATED WITH RESPECT AND TRUST. WITH RESPECT AND TRUST. GIANNA VOLUNTEERS COUNTLESS GIANNA VOLUNTEERS COUNTLESS HOURS BEHIND THE SCENES HOURS BEHIND THE SCENES COORDINATING LOGISTICS, COORDINATING LOGISTICS, SUPPORTING PERFORMERS ON-SITE SUPPORTING PERFORMERS ON-SITE AND BUILDING LASTING AND BUILDING LASTING RELATIONSHIPS, HELPING MAKE ELK RELATIONSHIPS, HELPING MAKE ELK GROVE A VIBRANT, INCLUSIVE AND GROVE A VIBRANT, INCLUSIVE AND WELCOMING COMMUNITY. WELCOMING COMMUNITY. PLEASE JOIN ME IN RECOGNIZING PLEASE JOIN ME IN RECOGNIZING GIANNA SHOWBER. GIANNA SHOWBER. [ Applause ] [ Applause ] IS GIANNA HERE? IS GIANNA HERE? WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO -- WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO -- THERE'S GIANNA. THERE'S GIANNA. WE'LL GO THROUGH THE OTHER WE'LL GO THROUGH THE OTHER WINNERS SO THAT WE CAN ALL TAKE WINNERS SO THAT WE CAN ALL TAKE OUR PHOTOS ALL AT ONE TIME. OUR PHOTOS ALL AT ONE TIME. DOES THAT SOUND GOOD? DOES THAT SOUND GOOD? ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. IN THE CATEGORY OF SOCIAL AND IN THE CATEGORY OF SOCIAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICES, THE COMMUNITY SERVICES, THE RECIPIENT IS CAROLYN BUNCOWSKI. RECIPIENT IS CAROLYN BUNCOWSKI. NOMINATED BY SCOTT RICHMOND. NOMINATED BY SCOTT RICHMOND. CAROLYN HAS DEVOTED NEARLY THREE CAROLYN HAS DEVOTED NEARLY THREE DECADES TO VOLUNTEER SERVICE, DECADES TO VOLUNTEER SERVICE, EXEMPLIFYING AN EXTRAORDINARY EXEMPLIFYING AN EXTRAORDINARY COMMITMENT TO CONSISTENCY, COMMITMENT TO CONSISTENCY, RELIABILITY, AND COMMUNITY CARE. RELIABILITY, AND COMMUNITY CARE. SHE SERVES AS TREASURER FOR THE SHE SERVES AS TREASURER FOR THE ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA STATE ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA STATE EMPLOYEES WITH DISABILITIES, EMPLOYEES WITH DISABILITIES, VOLUNTEERS REGULARLY WITH THE VOLUNTEERS REGULARLY WITH THE ELK GROVE FOOD BANK, AND HAS ELK GROVE FOOD BANK, AND HAS GENEROUSLY DONATED BLOOD FOR GENEROUSLY DONATED BLOOD FOR MORE THAN 30 YEARS, QUIETLY MORE THAN 30 YEARS, QUIETLY SAVING LIVES AND STRENGTHENING SAVING LIVES AND STRENGTHENING HER COMMUNITY. HER COMMUNITY. CAROLYN HAS ALSO DEDICATED SEVEN CAROLYN HAS ALSO DEDICATED SEVEN YEARS TO THE SACRAMENTO SUICIDE YEARS TO THE SACRAMENTO SUICIDE PREVENTION HOTLINE, WORK THAT PREVENTION HOTLINE, WORK THAT DEMANDS DEEP EMOTIONAL DEMANDS DEEP EMOTIONAL RESILIENCE, EMPATHY, AND RESILIENCE, EMPATHY, AND COURAGE. COURAGE. PLEASE JOIN ME IN RECOGNIZING PLEASE JOIN ME IN RECOGNIZING CAROLYN BRONKOWSKI. CAROLYN BRONKOWSKI. [ Applause ] [ Applause ] IS CAROLYN HERE? IS CAROLYN HERE? HI. HI. ALL RIGHT.

ALL RIGHT. IN THE CATEGORY OF ART, THE IN THE CATEGORY OF ART, THE RECIPIENT IS THE JYL FOUNDATION. RECIPIENT IS THE JYL FOUNDATION. [ Applause ] [ Applause ] RECEIVED FOUR SEPARATE RECEIVED FOUR SEPARATE NOMINATIONS FROM CARTIER LYNN, NOMINATIONS FROM CARTIER LYNN, GANG, AND FORGIVE ME IF I'M GANG, AND FORGIVE ME IF I'M BUTCHERING THE NAME ZHU, LIZZY BUTCHERING THE NAME ZHU, LIZZY TRUONG AND TRUONG TAIWAN ZHU, TRUONG AND TRUONG TAIWAN ZHU, DEDICATING TO CREATING A DEDICATING TO CREATING A NURTURING PLATFORM WHERE YOUTH NURTURING PLATFORM WHERE YOUTH CAN GROW, EXPRESS THEMSELVES AND CAN GROW, EXPRESS THEMSELVES AND THRIVE THROUGH THE POWER OF ART, THRIVE THROUGH THE POWER OF ART, LEADERSHIP AND COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP AND COMMUNITY SERVICES. SERVICES. -- COMMUNITY SERVICE. -- COMMUNITY SERVICE. AMONG ITS MANY ACCOMPLISHMENTS, AMONG ITS MANY ACCOMPLISHMENTS, THE JYL FOUNDATION HAS PRODUCED THE JYL FOUNDATION HAS PRODUCED TALENT SHOWCASES, YOUTH TALENT SHOWCASES, YOUTH INTERVIEW SERIES, AND INTERVIEW SERIES, AND COMMUNITY-CENTERED ARTS PROGRAMS COMMUNITY-CENTERED ARTS PROGRAMS THAT EMPOWER STUDENTS TO FIND THAT EMPOWER STUDENTS TO FIND THEIR VOICE. THEIR VOICE. THESE INITIATIVES HAVE THESE INITIATIVES HAVE STRENGTHENED THEIR PUBLIC STRENGTHENED THEIR PUBLIC SPEAKING SKILLS, ENHANCED STAGE SPEAKING SKILLS, ENHANCED STAGE PRESENCE AND CULTIVATED PRESENCE AND CULTIVATED LEADERSHIP QUALITIES IN YOUNG LEADERSHIP QUALITIES IN YOUNG PARTICIPANTS. PARTICIPANTS. PLEASE JOIN ME IN RECOGNIZING PLEASE JOIN ME IN RECOGNIZING JYL FOUNDATION. JYL FOUNDATION. [ Applause ] [ Applause ] THANK YOU. THANK YOU. WE'RE ALL LINING UP HERE ON CUE. WE'RE ALL LINING UP HERE ON CUE. ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. IN THE CATEGORY OF CULTURE AND IN THE CATEGORY OF CULTURE AND HERITAGE, THE RECIPIENT IS EVA HERITAGE, THE RECIPIENT IS EVA ZHU. ZHU. THIS RECIPIENT RECEIVED EIGHT THIS RECIPIENT RECEIVED EIGHT SEPARATE -- YES, GO AHEAD AND SEPARATE -- YES, GO AHEAD AND CLAP. CLAP. [ Applause ] [ Applause ] EIGHT SEPARATE NOMINATIONS. EIGHT SEPARATE NOMINATIONS. AND I AM GOING TO BUTCHER THIS, AND I AM GOING TO BUTCHER THIS, BEIJING YIN, KYLE LUO, HEIDI BEIJING YIN, KYLE LUO, HEIDI MOORE, PEGGY KWONG, SARAH TANG.

MOORE, PEGGY KWONG, SARAH TANG. MISS ZHU IS A PASSIONATE ELK MISS ZHU IS A PASSIONATE ELK GROVE LEADER DEDICATED TO GROVE LEADER DEDICATED TO BUILDING A STRONGER, MORE BUILDING A STRONGER, MORE INCLUSIVE COMMUNITY. INCLUSIVE COMMUNITY. ADVOCATING FOR NEIGHBORHOOD ADVOCATING FOR NEIGHBORHOOD SAFETY, SUPPORTS NEW RESIDENTS SAFETY, SUPPORTS NEW RESIDENTS IN NAVIGATING CIVIC LIFE, AND IN NAVIGATING CIVIC LIFE, AND SHARES THE RICHNESS OF CHINESE SHARES THE RICHNESS OF CHINESE CULTURAL TRADITIONS WITH A CULTURAL TRADITIONS WITH A BROADER COMMUNITY. BROADER COMMUNITY. AS FOUNDER OF CALIFORNIA IS MY AS FOUNDER OF CALIFORNIA IS MY HOME, SHE CREATES OPPORTUNITIES HOME, SHE CREATES OPPORTUNITIES FOR CONNECTION, LEARNING AND FOR CONNECTION, LEARNING AND CELEBRATION THROUGH CULTURAL CELEBRATION THROUGH CULTURAL EVENTS, EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, EVENTS, EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, AND TRANSLATION SERVICES, AND TRANSLATION SERVICES, ENSURING EVERY RESIDENT HAS A ENSURING EVERY RESIDENT HAS A VOICE AND ACCESS TO ESSENTIAL VOICE AND ACCESS TO ESSENTIAL RESOURCES. RESOURCES. THROUGH HER LEADERSHIP IN CIVIC THROUGH HER LEADERSHIP IN CIVIC FORUM, LARGE-SCALE CULTURAL FORUM, LARGE-SCALE CULTURAL CELEBRATIONS AND VOLUNTEER CELEBRATIONS AND VOLUNTEER ENGAGEMENT, MISS ZHU INSPIRES ENGAGEMENT, MISS ZHU INSPIRES PARTICIPATION, EMPOWERS YOUTH PARTICIPATION, EMPOWERS YOUTH AND STRENGTHENS THE BONDS THAT AND STRENGTHENS THE BONDS THAT MAKE ELK GROVE A VIBRANT, MAKE ELK GROVE A VIBRANT, WELCOMING COMMUNITY. WELCOMING COMMUNITY. PLEASE JOIN ME IN RECOGNIZING PLEASE JOIN ME IN RECOGNIZING EVA ZHU. EVA ZHU. [ Applause ] [ Applause ] HI, EVA. HI, EVA. ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. MOVING ALONG, IN THE CATEGORY OF MOVING ALONG, IN THE CATEGORY OF SPORTS AND RECREATION, THE SPORTS AND RECREATION, THE RECIPIENT IS BIANCA SALONO RECIPIENT IS BIANCA SALONO NOMINATED BY ERIC SHELTON. NOMINATED BY ERIC SHELTON. BIANCA IS A GENEROUS, KIND AND BIANCA IS A GENEROUS, KIND AND NURTURING LEADER WHOSE PASSION NURTURING LEADER WHOSE PASSION FOR YOUTH EXTENDS FAR BEYOND THE FOR YOUTH EXTENDS FAR BEYOND THE SOCCER FIELD. SOCCER FIELD. AS A COACH WITH ELK GROVE SOCCER AS A COACH WITH ELK GROVE SOCCER AND IR ACADEMY SOCCER, SHE MAKES AND IR ACADEMY SOCCER, SHE MAKES THE GAME ACCESSIBLE AND THE GAME ACCESSIBLE AND INCLUSIVE TO ALL CHILDREN. INCLUSIVE TO ALL CHILDREN. REGARDLESS OF BACKGROUND OR REGARDLESS OF BACKGROUND OR CIRCUMSTANCE. CIRCUMSTANCE. SHE TEACHES MORE THAN SOCCER, SHE TEACHES MORE THAN SOCCER, INSTILLING VALUES OF RESPECT, INSTILLING VALUES OF RESPECT, TEAMWORK, RESPONSIBILITY AND TEAMWORK, RESPONSIBILITY AND POSITIVE COMMUNICATION, HELPING POSITIVE COMMUNICATION, HELPING SHAPE NOT JUST SKILLED ATHLETES SHAPE NOT JUST SKILLED ATHLETES BUT THOUGHTFUL AND CARING YOUNG BUT THOUGHTFUL AND CARING YOUNG PEOPLE. PEOPLE. BIANCA GIVES HER TIME, RESOURCES BIANCA GIVES HER TIME, RESOURCES AND SUPPORT TO FAMILIES IN NEED, AND SUPPORT TO FAMILIES IN NEED, WHETHER IT IS PROVIDING WHETHER IT IS PROVIDING EQUIPMENT, RIDES OR CHEERING ON

EQUIPMENT, RIDES OR CHEERING ON HER PLAYERS AT SCHOOL AND HER PLAYERS AT SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY EVENTS. COMMUNITY EVENTS. HER SELFLESS DEDICATION AND JOY HER SELFLESS DEDICATION AND JOY INSPIRE EVERYONE AROUND AND INSPIRE EVERYONE AROUND AND STRENGTHEN THE ELK GROVE STRENGTHEN THE ELK GROVE COMMUNITY. COMMUNITY. PLEASE JOIN ME IN RECOGNIZING PLEASE JOIN ME IN RECOGNIZING BIANCA SALONON. BIANCA SALONON. SALONO. SALONO. IN THE CATEGORY OF SERVICE IN THE CATEGORY OF SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS AND GROUPS, THE ORGANIZATIONS AND GROUPS, THE RECIPIENT IS VISIONS IN MOTION RECIPIENT IS VISIONS IN MOTION NOMINATED BY KRISTEN IRETON. NOMINATED BY KRISTEN IRETON. [ Applause ] [ Applause ] COARSE TEN. COARSE TEN. VISIONS IN MOTION HAS PROVIDED VISIONS IN MOTION HAS PROVIDED NEARLY A DECADE OF COMPASSIONATE NEARLY A DECADE OF COMPASSIONATE CARE FOR ADULTS WITH CARE FOR ADULTS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES IN DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES IN ELK GROVE ENSURING EVERY ELK GROVE ENSURING EVERY INDIVIDUAL IS SUPPORTED WITH INDIVIDUAL IS SUPPORTED WITH DIGNITY, RESPECT AND DIGNITY, RESPECT AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR GROWTH. OPPORTUNITIES FOR GROWTH. OWNER SHIRLEY LOUIS AND JULIE OWNER SHIRLEY LOUIS AND JULIE AGKALILI -- HOW DO YOU SAY IT? AGKALILI -- HOW DO YOU SAY IT? >> (Indiscernible).

(Indiscernible). >> WHAT SHE SAID.

WHAT SHE SAID. ARE TIRELESS ADVOCATES LEADING ARE TIRELESS ADVOCATES LEADING THEIR IS THAT OF AND CLIENTS AND THEIR IS THAT OF AND CLIENTS AND VOLUNTEERING ACROSS THE VOLUNTEERING ACROSS THE COMMUNITY, HOSTING INCLUSIVE COMMUNITY, HOSTING INCLUSIVE EVENTS, AND CONNECTING LOCAL EVENTS, AND CONNECTING LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS, BUSINESSES AND ORGANIZATIONS, BUSINESSES AND MEDICAL PROVIDERS TO PROGRAMS MEDICAL PROVIDERS TO PROGRAMS FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH SPECIAL FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS. NEEDS. THEIR LEADERSHIP EXTENDS BEYOND THEIR LEADERSHIP EXTENDS BEYOND THE PROGRAM, SERVING ON THE PROGRAM, SERVING ON COMMUNITY BOARDS, PARTICIPATING COMMUNITY BOARDS, PARTICIPATING IN INCLUSIVE SPORTS INITIATIVES, IN INCLUSIVE SPORTS INITIATIVES, AND SPREADING AWARENESS ABOUT AND SPREADING AWARENESS ABOUT DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES, DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES, STRENGTHENING ELK GROVE THROUGH STRENGTHENING ELK GROVE THROUGH SERVICE, INCLUSION AND SERVICE, INCLUSION AND MEANINGFUL COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. MEANINGFUL COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. PLEASE JOIN ME IN RECOGNIZING PLEASE JOIN ME IN RECOGNIZING VISIONS IN MOTION ADULT DAY VISIONS IN MOTION ADULT DAY PROGRAM. PROGRAM. [ Applause ] [ Applause ] OKAY. OKAY. AND NOW IN THE CATEGORY OF YOUNG AND NOW IN THE CATEGORY OF YOUNG VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR. VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR. THE RECIPIENT IS KARLY CLARK. THE RECIPIENT IS KARLY CLARK. [ Applause ] [ Applause ] A LOT OF FANS HERE FOR KARLY. A LOT OF FANS HERE FOR KARLY. NOMINATED BY DON PRICE. NOMINATED BY DON PRICE. KARLY IS THE YOUNGEST YOUTH KARLY IS THE YOUNGEST YOUTH COMMISSIONER IN ELK GROVE, COMMISSIONER IN ELK GROVE, DEMONSTRATING REMARKABLE DEMONSTRATING REMARKABLE MATURITY, LEADERSHIP, AND MATURITY, LEADERSHIP, AND DEDICATION THROUGH HER WORK ON DEDICATION THROUGH HER WORK ON THE YOUTH COMMISSION AND AS A THE YOUTH COMMISSION AND AS A LIAISON TO THE DIVERSITY AND LIAISON TO THE DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION COMMISSION. INCLUSION COMMISSION. SHE ACTIVELY PARTICIPATES IN SHE ACTIVELY PARTICIPATES IN CIVIC DISCUSSIONS, HELPING SHAPE CIVIC DISCUSSIONS, HELPING SHAPE POLICIES AND PROGRAMS FOR YOUTH POLICIES AND PROGRAMS FOR YOUTH WHILE INSPIRING HER PEERS TO WHILE INSPIRING HER PEERS TO ENGAGE IN BUILDING A MORE ENGAGE IN BUILDING A MORE INCLUSIVE AND EQUITABLE INCLUSIVE AND EQUITABLE COMMUNITY. COMMUNITY. THROUGH THE CALIFORNIA THROUGH THE CALIFORNIA INTERNATIONAL ORDER OF THE INTERNATIONAL ORDER OF THE RAINBOW FOR GIRLS, KARLY RAINBOW FOR GIRLS, KARLY COORDINATES MEMBERSHIP EVENTS COORDINATES MEMBERSHIP EVENTS AND VOLUNTEERS IN PROJECTS LIKE AND VOLUNTEERS IN PROJECTS LIKE DONATION DRIVES, PUBLIC SPACE DONATION DRIVES, PUBLIC SPACE CLEAN-UPS, AND ELK GROVE FOOD CLEAN-UPS, AND ELK GROVE FOOD BANK EVENTS, SHOWING BANK EVENTS, SHOWING INITIATIVES, HANDS-ON INITIATIVES, HANDS-ON LEADERSHIP, AND A GENUINE LEADERSHIP, AND A GENUINE COMMITMENT TO SERVICE. COMMITMENT TO SERVICE. PLEASE JOIN ME IN RECOGNIZING PLEASE JOIN ME IN RECOGNIZING KARLY CLARK.

KARLY CLARK. [ Applause ] [ Applause ] THANK YOU TO GIANNA SHOWBER, THANK YOU TO GIANNA SHOWBER, CAROLYN BRONKOWSKI, JYL CAROLYN BRONKOWSKI, JYL FOUNDATION, VISIONS ADULT DAY FOUNDATION, VISIONS ADULT DAY PROGRAM AND KARLY CLARK FOR THE PROGRAM AND KARLY CLARK FOR THE SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON THE SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON THE QUALITY OF LIFE YOU ALL ARE QUALITY OF LIFE YOU ALL ARE MAKING IN OUR CITY. MAKING IN OUR CITY. IF YOU KNOW SOMEONE YOU'D LIKE IF YOU KNOW SOMEONE YOU'D LIKE TO NOMINATE NEXT YEAR, PLEASE TO NOMINATE NEXT YEAR, PLEASE VISIT THE CITY'S WEBSITE FOR VISIT THE CITY'S WEBSITE FOR MORE INFORMATION. MORE INFORMATION. AND NOW ON TO OUR AWARDS AND NOW ON TO OUR AWARDS PRESENTATIONS. PRESENTATIONS. LET'S HEAD DOWN THERE. LET'S HEAD DOWN THERE. [ Applause ] [ Applause ] WE'LL START WITH GIANNA SHOBER. WE'LL START WITH GIANNA SHOBER. NEXT UP IS CAROLYN BRONKOWSKI. NEXT UP IS CAROLYN BRONKOWSKI. >> THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU. >> ALL RIGHT.

ALL RIGHT. NEXT UP IS THE JYL FOUNDATION. NEXT UP IS THE JYL FOUNDATION. ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. HERE WE GO. HERE WE GO. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. CONGRATULATIONS. CONGRATULATIONS. [ Applause ] [ Applause ] NEXT UP IS EVA ZHU. NEXT UP IS EVA ZHU. [ Applause ] [ Applause ] ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. EVA FRIENDS AND FAMILY, C'MON EVA FRIENDS AND FAMILY, C'MON DOWN.

DOWN. EXCELLENT. EXCELLENT. ALL RIGHT, THAT'S LIKE EVERYONE ALL RIGHT, THAT'S LIKE EVERYONE IN HERE. IN HERE. [ Laughter ] [ Laughter ] >> ALL RIGHT, EVERYONE READY. ALL RIGHT, EVERYONE READY. 1, 2, 3, HERE WE GO. 1, 2, 3, HERE WE GO. >> CONGRATULATIONS, EVA.

CONGRATULATIONS, EVA. [ Applause ] [ Applause ] ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. NEXT UP IS BIANCA SALONO. NEXT UP IS BIANCA SALONO. [ Applause ] [ Applause ] >> CONGRATULATIONS. CONGRATULATIONS. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU. CONGRATULATIONS. CONGRATULATIONS. >> ALL RIGHT, NEXT UP VISIONS IN

ALL RIGHT, NEXT UP VISIONS IN MOTION ADULT DAY PROGRAM. MOTION ADULT DAY PROGRAM. >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. [MIXED CONVERSATION] [MIXED CONVERSATION] I'LL STAND RIGHT HERE. I'LL STAND RIGHT HERE. ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. CONGRATULATIONS. CONGRATULATIONS. >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU. >> ALL RIGHT.

ALL RIGHT. LAST BUT NOT LEAST KARLY CLARK. LAST BUT NOT LEAST KARLY CLARK. [ Applause ] [ Applause ] YOU WANT TO COME DOWN -- YOU WANT TO COME DOWN -- (INDISCERNIBLE). (INDISCERNIBLE). >> LOOK AT ME FIRST. LOOK AT ME FIRST. 1, 2, 3. 1, 2, 3. 1, 2, 3. 1, 2, 3. >> ALL RIGHT.

ALL RIGHT. FRIENDS AND FAMILY, COME DOWN. FRIENDS AND FAMILY, COME DOWN. AND THAT'S THE OTHER HALF OF THE AND THAT'S THE OTHER HALF OF THE CROWD. CROWD. OH, YOU'RE ALL WEARING THE SAME OH, YOU'RE ALL WEARING THE SAME THING! THING! >> 1, 2, 3.

1, 2, 3. 1, 2, 3. 1, 2, 3. >> THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. >> TO OUR NEXT ITEM, I'LL JUST TO OUR NEXT ITEM, I'LL JUST GIVE ANOTHER 30 SECONDS. GIVE ANOTHER 30 SECONDS. AS WE CLEAR OUT. AS WE CLEAR OUT. BYE-BYE. BYE-BYE. ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. AT THIS TIME, WE ARE ON TO ITEM AT THIS TIME, WE ARE ON TO ITEM 5, OUR PUBLIC COMMENT. 5, OUR PUBLIC COMMENT. I'LL OPEN UP THE PUBLIC COMMENT I'LL OPEN UP THE PUBLIC COMMENT OPPORTUNITY. OPPORTUNITY. WE HAVE ONE PERSON SIGNED UP TO WE HAVE ONE PERSON SIGNED UP TO SPEAK. SPEAK. JOEY MAY. JOEY MAY. >> CITY COUNCIL, MADAM MAYOR.

CITY COUNCIL, MADAM MAYOR. I AM A GUEST AT THE ELK GROVE I AM A GUEST AT THE ELK GROVE HOMELESS SHELTER. HOMELESS SHELTER. I'VE BEEN THERE SINCE DECEMBER. I'VE BEEN THERE SINCE DECEMBER. I'M TRYING TO GET HOUSED AT I'M TRYING TO GET HOUSED AT ADAMSTOWN. ADAMSTOWN. I HELPED MOVE IN THE HOUSING I HELPED MOVE IN THE HOUSING MANAGER OVER THERE NINE WEEKS MANAGER OVER THERE NINE WEEKS AGO. AGO. RECENTLY, THEY LET US FILL OUT RECENTLY, THEY LET US FILL OUT AN APPLICATION THREE WEEKS AGO AN APPLICATION THREE WEEKS AGO TO GET INTO THERE. TO GET INTO THERE. AND I'M STRUGGLING TO UNDERSTAND AND I'M STRUGGLING TO UNDERSTAND WHY I'VE BEEN THERE FOUR MONTHS WHY I'VE BEEN THERE FOUR MONTHS WHEN A HOUSING MANAGER HAS BEEN WHEN A HOUSING MANAGER HAS BEEN IN THERE FOR NINE WEEKS IN A IN THERE FOR NINE WEEKS IN A HOUSE THAT'S AVAILABLE. HOUSE THAT'S AVAILABLE. I JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND. I JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND. I UNDERSTAND THEY'RE TRYING TO I UNDERSTAND THEY'RE TRYING TO RUN BACKGROUND CHECKS, BUT I'M RUN BACKGROUND CHECKS, BUT I'M NOT TRYING TO RENT A ROOM AT THE NOT TRYING TO RENT A ROOM AT THE WHITE HOUSE. WHITE HOUSE. I'M JUST TRYING TO RENT A ROOM I'M JUST TRYING TO RENT A ROOM AT ADAMSTOWN AND I'M HOPING YOU AT ADAMSTOWN AND I'M HOPING YOU GUYS CAN MAYBE -- 'CAUSE I'M GUYS CAN MAYBE -- 'CAUSE I'M STRUGGLING TO UNDERSTAND AND I STRUGGLING TO UNDERSTAND AND I JUST NEED ANYTHING. JUST NEED ANYTHING. >> THE BEST I CAN DO FOR YOU

THE BEST I CAN DO FOR YOU RIGHT NOW IS TO REFER YOU TO RIGHT NOW IS TO REFER YOU TO SOMEONE ON OUR STAFF TO HAVE A SOMEONE ON OUR STAFF TO HAVE A FOLLOW-UP CONVERSATION. FOLLOW-UP CONVERSATION. >> YEAH, ACTUALLY, SARAH AND THE YEAH, ACTUALLY, SARAH AND THE TEAM WILL BE FOLLOWING UP WITH TEAM WILL BE FOLLOWING UP WITH HIM TOMORROW. HIM TOMORROW. >> OKAY. OKAY. DID YOU HEAR THAT, SIR? DID YOU HEAR THAT, SIR? >> TOMORROW. TOMORROW. >> WE HAVE SARAH BONN TRIGGER WE HAVE SARAH BONN TRIGGER WITH THE CITY WHO WILL FOLLOW UP WITH THE CITY WHO WILL FOLLOW UP WITH YOU TOMORROW? WITH YOU TOMORROW? >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. THAT WAS OUR FINAL PUBLIC THAT WAS OUR FINAL PUBLIC COMMENT. COMMENT. SO I WILL GO AHEAD AND CLOSE THE SO I WILL GO AHEAD AND CLOSE THE PUBLIC COMMENT OPPORTUNITY. PUBLIC COMMENT OPPORTUNITY. AND OPEN IT UP TO OUR NEXT ITEM AND OPEN IT UP TO OUR NEXT ITEM WHICH IS OUR CITY MANAGER'S WHICH IS OUR CITY MANAGER'S REPORT. REPORT. >> GOOD EVENING, MADAM MAYOR,

GOOD EVENING, MADAM MAYOR, VICE-MAYOR, MEMBERS OF CITY VICE-MAYOR, MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL. COUNCIL. THE CITY AND LOCAL PARTNERS WILL THE CITY AND LOCAL PARTNERS WILL OFFER TWO LISTENING SESSIONS ON OFFER TWO LISTENING SESSIONS ON IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT TO IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT TO SUPPORT IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES SUPPORT IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES AND ALLIES STARTING NEXT AND ALLIES STARTING NEXT TUESDAY, APRIL 14th, FROM 3 TO TUESDAY, APRIL 14th, FROM 3 TO 5 OR 6 TO 8 P.M. AT DISTRICT 56. 5 OR 6 TO 8 P.M. AT DISTRICT 56. EACH SESSION WILL ADDRESS EACH SESSION WILL ADDRESS CONCERNS, CLARIFY ENFORCEMENT CONCERNS, CLARIFY ENFORCEMENT ROLES AND SHARE RESOURCES. ROLES AND SHARE RESOURCES. RESIDENTS CAN SUBMIT QUESTIONS RESIDENTS CAN SUBMIT QUESTIONS TO THE CITY IN ADVANCE OF THESE TO THE CITY IN ADVANCE OF THESE MEETINGS TO THE ONLINE WEB FORUM MEETINGS TO THE ONLINE WEB FORUM FOUND ON THE CITY WEBSITE. FOUND ON THE CITY WEBSITE. I SHOULD NOTE THERE WAS A I SHOULD NOTE THERE WAS A TRAINING THAT OCCURRED YESTERDAY TRAINING THAT OCCURRED YESTERDAY AT DISTRICT 56 THAT WAS HOSTED AT DISTRICT 56 THAT WAS HOSTED BY THE FUEL NETWORK AND THAT WAS BY THE FUEL NETWORK AND THAT WAS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY AS WELL FOR A GREAT OPPORTUNITY AS WELL FOR RESIDENTS TO GET INFORMED ABOUT RESIDENTS TO GET INFORMED ABOUT THEIR RIGHTS WHEN IT COMES TO THEIR RIGHTS WHEN IT COMES TO IMMIGRATION. IMMIGRATION. WE HAVE A COUPLE OF EVENTS WE HAVE A COUPLE OF EVENTS COMING UP I WANT TO MENTION. COMING UP I WANT TO MENTION. WE HAVE THE 3rd ANNUAL DAY OF WE HAVE THE 3rd ANNUAL DAY OF LA CONCHA, A CELEBRATION OF LA CONCHA, A CELEBRATION OF MEXICAN TRADITIONAL SWEET BREADS MEXICAN TRADITIONAL SWEET BREADS HELD THIS SUNDAY APRIL 12th HELD THIS SUNDAY APRIL 12th FROM 10 A.M. TO 4 P.M. AT FROM 10 A.M. TO 4 P.M. AT DISTRICT 56. DISTRICT 56. COME ENJOY A SWEET SUNDAY COME ENJOY A SWEET SUNDAY EXPERIENCE WITH YOUR FRIENDS AND EXPERIENCE WITH YOUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY AT THIS FREE EVENT HOSTED FAMILY AT THIS FREE EVENT HOSTED BY PARTNERS AND SPONSORED BY THE BY PARTNERS AND SPONSORED BY THE CITY OF ELK GROVE. CITY OF ELK GROVE. WE ALSO HAVE OUR FAMILY FUN DAY WE ALSO HAVE OUR FAMILY FUN DAY COMING UP. COMING UP. RESIDENTS INVITED TO OLD TOWN RESIDENTS INVITED TO OLD TOWN PLAZA ON SATURDAY APRIL 18th PLAZA ON SATURDAY APRIL 18th FROM 12 TO 4 FOR FAMILY FUN DAY FROM 12 TO 4 FOR FAMILY FUN DAY HOSTED BY THE CITY YOUTH HOSTED BY THE CITY YOUTH COMMISSION. COMMISSION. FREE CELEBRATION FEATURING LIVE FREE CELEBRATION FEATURING LIVE MUSIC AND FUN FOR ALL AGES. MUSIC AND FUN FOR ALL AGES. FOOD TRUCKS ON-SITE. FOOD TRUCKS ON-SITE. VOLUNTEER SERVICE HOURS ARE VOLUNTEER SERVICE HOURS ARE AVAILABLE FOR HIGH SCHOOL AVAILABLE FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS INTERESTED IN HELPING STUDENTS INTERESTED IN HELPING OUT. OUT. PLEASE CONTACT S THE CITY TO GET PLEASE CONTACT S THE CITY TO GET INVOLVED. INVOLVED. AND WE HAVE SOME USED OIL FILTER AND WE HAVE SOME USED OIL FILTER EXCHANGE OPPORTUNITIES COMING UP EXCHANGE OPPORTUNITIES COMING UP IN APRIL, MAY AND JUNE AT CAL IN APRIL, MAY AND JUNE AT CAL RECYCLE. RECYCLE. AND THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT. AND THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT. HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS COUNCIL MIGHT HAVE. COUNCIL MIGHT HAVE. >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR REPORT.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR REPORT. ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM COLLEAGUES HERE? COLLEAGUES HERE? SEEING NONE, THANK YOU. SEEING NONE, THANK YOU. WE WILL MOVE ON. WE WILL MOVE ON. YOU DO HAVE ONE? YOU DO HAVE ONE? YES. YES. >> THE FUEL NETWORK WORKSHOP THE FUEL NETWORK WORKSHOP YESTERDAY, IT WAS REALLY YESTERDAY, IT WAS REALLY INFORMATIVE. INFORMATIVE. WE'LL BE HAVING ANOTHER ONE ON WE'LL BE HAVING ANOTHER ONE ON THE 14th, I BELIEVE THAT'S A THE 14th, I BELIEVE THAT'S A LITTLE BIT MORE INDEPTH OF WHAT LITTLE BIT MORE INDEPTH OF WHAT THE CITY OF ELK GROVE IS DOING THE CITY OF ELK GROVE IS DOING AND LOOKING FORWARD TO AND LOOKING FORWARD TO CONTINUING THE FUEL NETWORK KNOW CONTINUING THE FUEL NETWORK KNOW YOUR RIGHTS CAMPAIGN HAPPENING YOUR RIGHTS CAMPAIGN HAPPENING AGAIN SOON IN MAY AS WELL. AGAIN SOON IN MAY AS WELL. >> WILL THERE BE AN ONLINE WILL THERE BE AN ONLINE OPPORTUNITY AS WELL? OPPORTUNITY AS WELL? I THINK -- I THINK -- >> I THINK THE NEXT ONE IS THE I THINK THE NEXT ONE IS THE ONLINE ONE. ONLINE ONE. >> EXCELLENT, THANK YOU.

EXCELLENT, THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. WITH THAT, WE WILL MOVE ON TO WITH THAT, WE WILL MOVE ON TO OUR NEXT ITEM. OUR NEXT ITEM. WHICH IS OUR CONSENT CALENDAR. WHICH IS OUR CONSENT CALENDAR. AT THIS TIME, I'LL OPEN UP AT THIS TIME, I'LL OPEN UP PUBLIC COMMENT. PUBLIC COMMENT. WE HAVE SEVERAL PEOPLE SIGNED UP WE HAVE SEVERAL PEOPLE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON ITEM 7.11. TO SPEAK ON ITEM 7.11. WE WILL START WITH ELLEN B. WE WILL START WITH ELLEN B. FOLLOWED BY LYNDSAY HALLSELL. FOLLOWED BY LYNDSAY HALLSELL. >> GOOD EVENING.

GOOD EVENING. I'M HERE TO URGE YOU TO REJECT I'M HERE TO URGE YOU TO REJECT THE PROPOSED WAIVER OF THE PROPOSED WAIVER OF COMPETITIVE BIDDING FOR THE COMPETITIVE BIDDING FOR THE FLOCK CONTRACT AMENDMENT. FLOCK CONTRACT AMENDMENT. THE CITY IS RELYING ON THE BEST THE CITY IS RELYING ON THE BEST INTERESTS OF THE CITY EXCEPTION INTERESTS OF THE CITY EXCEPTION UNDER THE MUNICIPAL CODE BUT THE UNDER THE MUNICIPAL CODE BUT THE JUSTIFICATION PROVIDED DOES NOT JUSTIFICATION PROVIDED DOES NOT MEET THAT STANDARD. MEET THAT STANDARD. FIRST, THERE IS NO EVIDENCE FIRST, THERE IS NO EVIDENCE SUPPORTING THE CLAIM THAT A SUPPORTING THE CLAIM THAT A COMPETITIVE PROCESS WOULD NOT COMPETITIVE PROCESS WOULD NOT PRODUCE BETTER PRICING OR PRODUCE BETTER PRICING OR SERVICES. SERVICES. THERE IS NO MARKET ANALYSIS, NO THERE IS NO MARKET ANALYSIS, NO COMPARISON OF VENDORS, AND NO COMPARISON OF VENDORS, AND NO COST BENCHMARKING, JUST A COST BENCHMARKING, JUST A STATEMENT THAT IT'S UNLIKELY. STATEMENT THAT IT'S UNLIKELY. THAT'S NOT EVIDENCE. THAT'S NOT EVIDENCE. SECOND, THE REASONING PRESENTED SECOND, THE REASONING PRESENTED IS ESSENTIALLY A SOLE-SOURCED IS ESSENTIALLY A SOLE-SOURCED ARGUMENT, THAT THE SYSTEM IS ARGUMENT, THAT THE SYSTEM IS INTEGRATED AND ALREADY IN PLACE. INTEGRATED AND ALREADY IN PLACE. BUT OUR CODE HAS A SEPARATE BUT OUR CODE HAS A SEPARATE PROVISION FOR SOLE-SOURCE PROVISION FOR SOLE-SOURCE CONTRACTS AND IT REQUIRES A CONTRACTS AND IT REQUIRES A FINDING THAT ONLY ONE VENDOR CAN FINDING THAT ONLY ONE VENDOR CAN PROVIDE THE SERVICE. PROVIDE THE SERVICE. THAT FINDING WAS NOT MADE HERE. THAT FINDING WAS NOT MADE HERE. THIRD, THIS IS NOW THE SIXTH THIRD, THIS IS NOW THE SIXTH AMENDMENT TO THE SAME CONTRACT. AMENDMENT TO THE SAME CONTRACT. OVER TIME, THE SCOPE AND COSTS OVER TIME, THE SCOPE AND COSTS HAVE EXPANDED SIGNIFICANTLY. HAVE EXPANDED SIGNIFICANTLY. AT SOME POINT, CONTINUING TO AT SOME POINT, CONTINUING TO AMEND RATHER THAN COMPETE THE AMEND RATHER THAN COMPETE THE CONTRACT BECOMES A WAY TO AVOID CONTRACT BECOMES A WAY TO AVOID THE BIDDING REQUIREMENTS THE BIDDING REQUIREMENTS ALTOGETHER. ALTOGETHER. FOURTH, THE AMENDMENT INTRODUCES FOURTH, THE AMENDMENT INTRODUCES CHANGES IN EQUIPMENT AND CHANGES IN EQUIPMENT AND DEPLOYMENT STRATEGY. DEPLOYMENT STRATEGY. THAT RAISES THE QUESTION OF THAT RAISES THE QUESTION OF WHETHER THIS IS REALLY JUST A WHETHER THIS IS REALLY JUST A CONTINUATION OR WHETHER IT CONTINUATION OR WHETHER IT SHOULD BE TREATED AS A NEW SHOULD BE TREATED AS A NEW PROCUREMENT. PROCUREMENT. AT A MINIMUM, BEFORE WAIVING AT A MINIMUM, BEFORE WAIVING COMPETITION, THE CITY SHOULD COMPETITION, THE CITY SHOULD DEMONSTRATE THAT OTHER VENDORS DEMONSTRATE THAT OTHER VENDORS WERE CONSIDERED, THAT PRICING IS WERE CONSIDERED, THAT PRICING IS COMPETITIVE, AND THAT NO VIABLE COMPETITIVE, AND THAT NO VIABLE ALTERNATIVES EXIST. ALTERNATIVES EXIST. NONE OF THAT ANALYSIS IS IN THE NONE OF THAT ANALYSIS IS IN THE RECORD. RECORD. COMPETITIVE BIDDING EXISTS TO COMPETITIVE BIDDING EXISTS TO PROTECT THE PUBLIC, ENSURING PROTECT THE PUBLIC, ENSURING TRANSPARENCY, FAIRNESS, AND THE TRANSPARENCY, FAIRNESS, AND THE BEST VALUE FOR TAXPAYER DOLLARS. BEST VALUE FOR TAXPAYER DOLLARS. WAIVING IT WITHOUT A CLEAR WAIVING IT WITHOUT A CLEAR EVIDENCE-BASED JUSTIFICATION EVIDENCE-BASED JUSTIFICATION UNDERMINES THOSE PROTECTIONS. UNDERMINES THOSE PROTECTIONS. FOR THESE REASONS, I FOR THESE REASONS, I RESPECTFULLY ASK YOU TO REJECT RESPECTFULLY ASK YOU TO REJECT THE WAIVER AND REQUIRE A THE WAIVER AND REQUIRE A COMPETITIVE BIDDING PROCESS. COMPETITIVE BIDDING PROCESS. ADDITIONALLY, IT'S DISHEARTENING

ADDITIONALLY, IT'S DISHEARTENING TO SEE THIS ON THE CONSENT TO SEE THIS ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR RIGHT AFTER MULTIPLE CALENDAR RIGHT AFTER MULTIPLE RESIDENTS RAISED SIGNIFICANT RESIDENTS RAISED SIGNIFICANT CONCERNS REGARDING A DOCUMENTED CONCERNS REGARDING A DOCUMENTED PATTERN OF UNLAWFUL BEHAVIOR BY PATTERN OF UNLAWFUL BEHAVIOR BY FLOCK AT THE VERY LAST COUNCIL FLOCK AT THE VERY LAST COUNCIL MEETING. MEETING. MORE THAN 60 JURISDICTIONS MORE THAN 60 JURISDICTIONS ACROSS THE COUNTRY HAVE ALREADY ACROSS THE COUNTRY HAVE ALREADY DECIDED TO SUSPEND OR TERMINATE DECIDED TO SUSPEND OR TERMINATE THEIR FLOCK CONTRACTS BECAUSE OF THEIR FLOCK CONTRACTS BECAUSE OF SAFETY AND PRIVACY CONCERNS. SAFETY AND PRIVACY CONCERNS. CLEARLY, THIS CONTRACT IS NOT CLEARLY, THIS CONTRACT IS NOT NONCONTROVERSIAL. NONCONTROVERSIAL. FINALLY, THE TIMING OF THIS VOTE FINALLY, THE TIMING OF THIS VOTE IS SURPRISING. IS SURPRISING. WHY NOT WAIT UNTIL AFTER THE WHY NOT WAIT UNTIL AFTER THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE COMPLETES AN INDEPENDENT AUDIT COMPLETES AN INDEPENDENT AUDIT OF THE CITY'S FLOCK DATA? OF THE CITY'S FLOCK DATA? AS THE ELK GROVE PD AND COUNCIL AS THE ELK GROVE PD AND COUNCIL INDICATED AT THE LAST CITY INDICATED AT THE LAST CITY COUNCIL MEETING WOULD BE THE COUNCIL MEETING WOULD BE THE PREFERRED WAY TO ADDRESS PREFERRED WAY TO ADDRESS COMMUNITY CONCERNS REGARDING COMMUNITY CONCERNS REGARDING FLOCK. FLOCK. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. NEXT UP IS LYNDSAY HALLSELL NEXT UP IS LYNDSAY HALLSELL FOLLOWED BY RICO G. FOLLOWED BY RICO G. >> HELLO.

HELLO. I'M AGAINST THE CITY EXPANDING I'M AGAINST THE CITY EXPANDING THE FLOCK CONTRACT. THE FLOCK CONTRACT. I'M ASKING YOU TO PULL THIS FROM I'M ASKING YOU TO PULL THIS FROM CONSENT AND WAIT UNTIL THE CONSENT AND WAIT UNTIL THE CALIFORNIA DOJ COMPLETED AN CALIFORNIA DOJ COMPLETED AN INDEPENDENT AUDIT OF THE DATA. INDEPENDENT AUDIT OF THE DATA. PLEASE SUSPEND THE FLOCK SAFETY PLEASE SUSPEND THE FLOCK SAFETY ALPR CONTRACT AND RESEARCH ALPR CONTRACT AND RESEARCH ALTERNATIVE ALPR VENDORS WITH A ALTERNATIVE ALPR VENDORS WITH A RECORD OF COMPLYING WITH RECORD OF COMPLYING WITH CALIFORNIA LAW. CALIFORNIA LAW. ALTHOUGH CALIFORNIA SENATE BILL ALTHOUGH CALIFORNIA SENATE BILL 34 PROHIBITS STATE LAW 34 PROHIBITS STATE LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES FROM ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES FROM SHARING LICENCE PLATE READER SHARING LICENCE PLATE READER DATA WITH OUT OF STATE ENTITIES DATA WITH OUT OF STATE ENTITIES AND FLOCK ITSELF CLAIMS IT DOES AND FLOCK ITSELF CLAIMS IT DOES NOT SHARE DATA WITH I.C.E., MANY NOT SHARE DATA WITH I.C.E., MANY CALIFORNIA CITIES SHARED CALIFORNIA CITIES SHARED INFORMATION WITH FEDERAL AGENTS. INFORMATION WITH FEDERAL AGENTS. WHETHER OR NOT ELK GROVE INTENDS WHETHER OR NOT ELK GROVE INTENDS TO SHARE DATA IS IRRELEVANT. TO SHARE DATA IS IRRELEVANT. OUR DATA BECOMES PART OF A OUR DATA BECOMES PART OF A NATIONAL DATABASE PROVEN TORE NATIONAL DATABASE PROVEN TORE HIGHLY INSECURE. HIGHLY INSECURE. MANY FEDERAL AGENCIES HAVE MANY FEDERAL AGENCIES HAVE ACCESS TO FLOCK. ACCESS TO FLOCK. FLOCK HAS BEEN USED TO FLOCK HAS BEEN USED TO WRONGFULLY ACCUSE PEOPLE OF WRONGFULLY ACCUSE PEOPLE OF THEFT. THEFT. FLOCK HAS LEFT LIVE STREAMS OF FLOCK HAS LEFT LIVE STREAMS OF A.I.-POWERED CAMERAS EXPOSED TO A.I.-POWERED CAMERAS EXPOSED TO THE OPEN INTERNET. THE OPEN INTERNET. OTHER POLICE DEPARTMENTS FAILED OTHER POLICE DEPARTMENTS FAILED TO REDACT SEARCHES WHEN TO REDACT SEARCHES WHEN RESPONDING TO REQUESTS. RESPONDING TO REQUESTS. FLOCK HAS CLAIMED THAT CASE FLOCK HAS CLAIMED THAT CASE STUDIES SHOW INSTALLING FLOCK STUDIES SHOW INSTALLING FLOCK CAMERAS DECREASES CRIME BUT CAMERAS DECREASES CRIME BUT INDEPENDENT ANALYSIS FOUND THAT INDEPENDENT ANALYSIS FOUND THAT CRIME STAYED FLAT OR INCREASED. CRIME STAYED FLAT OR INCREASED. IT IS RECKLESS TO INCREASE IT IS RECKLESS TO INCREASE SURVEILLANCE DURING THIS ERA OF SURVEILLANCE DURING THIS ERA OF EXPANDING AUTHORITARIANISM. EXPANDING AUTHORITARIANISM. EXPANDING FLOCK SENDS A MESSAGE EXPANDING FLOCK SENDS A MESSAGE THAT ONLY WHITE PEOPLE HAVE THE THAT ONLY WHITE PEOPLE HAVE THE RIGHT TO BE IN PUBLIC. RIGHT TO BE IN PUBLIC. OUR FAMILIES, FRIENDS AND OUR FAMILIES, FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS ARE AFRAID OF BEING NEIGHBORS ARE AFRAID OF BEING DISAPPEARED BY I.C.E. DISAPPEARED BY I.C.E. THERE IS NO REASON TO FURTHER THERE IS NO REASON TO FURTHER INVEST IN A TOOL THAT MAKES IT INVEST IN A TOOL THAT MAKES IT EASIER FOR DHS TO SURVEIL US. EASIER FOR DHS TO SURVEIL US. ELK GROVE CAN AND SHOULD DO ELK GROVE CAN AND SHOULD DO BETTER. BETTER. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU. RICO G. FOLLOWED BY ALLISON RICO G. FOLLOWED BY ALLISON RANDALL. RANDALL. >> GOOD AFTERNOON, CITY COUNCIL.

GOOD AFTERNOON, CITY COUNCIL. HOPE Y'ALL ARE HAVING A HOPE Y'ALL ARE HAVING A BEAUTIFUL DAY TODAY. BEAUTIFUL DAY TODAY. I'LL KEEP IT VERY SHORT AND I'LL KEEP IT VERY SHORT AND BRIEF BUT STRAIGHT TO THE POINT. BRIEF BUT STRAIGHT TO THE POINT. MY NAME IS RICO. MY NAME IS RICO. I'M AN ELK GROVE COMMUNITY I'M AN ELK GROVE COMMUNITY MEMBER LIVING IN DISTRICT 3. MEMBER LIVING IN DISTRICT 3. AND I'M HERE TO SPEAK ON AGENDA AND I'M HERE TO SPEAK ON AGENDA ITEM 7.11 IN REGARDS TO THE ITEM 7.11 IN REGARDS TO THE EXPANSION OF THE FLOCK CONTRACT. EXPANSION OF THE FLOCK CONTRACT. THE TIME I SPENT LIVING AND THE TIME I SPENT LIVING AND WORKING IN THIS COMMUNITY HAS WORKING IN THIS COMMUNITY HAS TAUGHT ME SO MANY BEAUTIFUL TAUGHT ME SO MANY BEAUTIFUL THINGS ABOUT WHAT IT MEANS TO THINGS ABOUT WHAT IT MEANS TO TRULY STAND WITH ONE ANOTHER IN TRULY STAND WITH ONE ANOTHER IN SOLIDARITY, TO TRULY EXEMPLIFY SOLIDARITY, TO TRULY EXEMPLIFY WHAT IT MEANS TO CONTRIBUTE TO WHAT IT MEANS TO CONTRIBUTE TO COLLECTIVE COMMUNITY CARE AND COLLECTIVE COMMUNITY CARE AND SAFETY FOR ALL OF THOSE WHO LIVE SAFETY FOR ALL OF THOSE WHO LIVE HERE. HERE. WITH THAT BEING SAID I'M WITH THAT BEING SAID I'M DISAPPOINTED TO SEE THAT THE DISAPPOINTED TO SEE THAT THE CITY IS MOVING AHEAD WITH THE CITY IS MOVING AHEAD WITH THE EXPANSION OF THE FLOCK CONTRACT EXPANSION OF THE FLOCK CONTRACT OF ILLEGAL ACTIONS RAISED BY OF ILLEGAL ACTIONS RAISED BY MULTIPLE RESIDENTS AT THE LAST MULTIPLE RESIDENTS AT THE LAST CITY COUNCIL MEETING. CITY COUNCIL MEETING. IT HAS BEEN EVIDENT TO SEE IN IT HAS BEEN EVIDENT TO SEE IN OTHER STATES AS WELL THE LACK OF OTHER STATES AS WELL THE LACK OF SAFETY FOR PRIVACY THAT HAS SAFETY FOR PRIVACY THAT HAS EXISTED AMONG FLOCK SAFETY EXISTED AMONG FLOCK SAFETY ECOSYSTEM. ECOSYSTEM. BEN JORDAN, A CITY MEMBER IN BEN JORDAN, A CITY MEMBER IN DUNWOODY, GEORGIA, REPORTED THAT DUNWOODY, GEORGIA, REPORTED THAT HE AND HIS COLLEAGUES FOUND AT HE AND HIS COLLEAGUES FOUND AT LEAST 60 VULNERABILITIES IN THIS LEAST 60 VULNERABILITIES IN THIS ECOSYSTEM, SOME OF WHICH ALLOWED ECOSYSTEM, SOME OF WHICH ALLOWED HIM TO DIRECTLY ACCESS FLOCK'S HIM TO DIRECTLY ACCESS FLOCK'S GPS TRACKING INFORMATION AND GPS TRACKING INFORMATION AND LIVE CAMERA FEEDS WITHOUT LIVE CAMERA FEEDS WITHOUT RESTRICTED ACCESS. RESTRICTED ACCESS. IF A NORMAL PERSON ON THE STREET IF A NORMAL PERSON ON THE STREET CAN DO IT, WHO'S TO SAY THAT A CAN DO IT, WHO'S TO SAY THAT A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER WITH A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER WITH A VENDETTA WOULD NOT DO THE SAME? VENDETTA WOULD NOT DO THE SAME? MULTIPLE CALIFORNIA CITIES HAVE MULTIPLE CALIFORNIA CITIES HAVE DISCOVERED FLOCK WAS SHARING DISCOVERED FLOCK WAS SHARING THEIR DATA WITH FEDERAL AGENCIES THEIR DATA WITH FEDERAL AGENCIES INCLUDING I.C.E. IN VIOLATION OF INCLUDING I.C.E. IN VIOLATION OF STATE LAW AND WITHOUT THEIR STATE LAW AND WITHOUT THEIR KNOWLEDGE OR CONSENT. KNOWLEDGE OR CONSENT. I AM ASKING YOU TODAY TO PULL I AM ASKING YOU TODAY TO PULL THIS ITEM FROM CONSENT AND THIS ITEM FROM CONSENT AND CONTINUE IT UNTIL AFTER THE CONTINUE IT UNTIL AFTER THE CALIFORNIA DOJ HAS COMPLETED AN CALIFORNIA DOJ HAS COMPLETED AN INDEPENDENT AUDIT OF THE DATA TO INDEPENDENT AUDIT OF THE DATA TO VERIFY NO FEDERAL AGENCY ACCESS VERIFY NO FEDERAL AGENCY ACCESS HAS OCCURRED. HAS OCCURRED. ELK GROVE WAS RANKED THIS YEAR ELK GROVE WAS RANKED THIS YEAR IN CALIFORNIA AS THE NUMBER ONE IN CALIFORNIA AS THE NUMBER ONE PLACE TO LIVE. PLACE TO LIVE. I DON'T BELIEVE THIS IS BY I DON'T BELIEVE THIS IS BY ACCIDENT. ACCIDENT. AND I BELIEVE THAT THE CITY HAS AND I BELIEVE THAT THE CITY HAS AN AMAZING OPPORTUNITY TO AN AMAZING OPPORTUNITY TO CONTINUE TO FOSTER THE TRUST CONTINUE TO FOSTER THE TRUST THAT CAN BE BUILT HERE TODAY. THAT CAN BE BUILT HERE TODAY. IN THAT SPIRIT, PLEASE SUSPEND

IN THAT SPIRIT, PLEASE SUSPEND THE FLOCK SAFETY ALPR CONTRACT THE FLOCK SAFETY ALPR CONTRACT PENDING THAT INVESTIGATION AND PENDING THAT INVESTIGATION AND RESEARCH OTHER ALPR VENDORS. RESEARCH OTHER ALPR VENDORS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU. NEXT UP IS ALLISON RANDALL NEXT UP IS ALLISON RANDALL FOLLOWED BY JEFF TUNE. FOLLOWED BY JEFF TUNE. >> GOOD EVENING, CITY COUNCIL.

GOOD EVENING, CITY COUNCIL. I'M ALSO ASKING YOU TO REMOVE I'M ALSO ASKING YOU TO REMOVE CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 7.11 FROM CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 7.11 FROM CONSENT AND CONTINUE IT UNTIL CONSENT AND CONTINUE IT UNTIL AFTER THE CALIFORNIA DOJ HAS AFTER THE CALIFORNIA DOJ HAS COMPLETED THE INDEPENDENT AUDIT COMPLETED THE INDEPENDENT AUDIT OF THE DATA TO VERIFY THAT NO OF THE DATA TO VERIFY THAT NO FEDERAL GENCY ACCESS HAS FEDERAL GENCY ACCESS HAS OCCURRED. OCCURRED. IF THAT FEDERAL ACCESS HAS IF THAT FEDERAL ACCESS HAS OCCURRED, I ASK THAT YOU OCCURRED, I ASK THAT YOU CONSIDER ALTERNATIVE VENDORS CONSIDER ALTERNATIVE VENDORS WITH PROVEN LOCAL CONTROL AND WITH PROVEN LOCAL CONTROL AND CALIFORNIA LAW COMPLIANCE. CALIFORNIA LAW COMPLIANCE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU. NEXT UP IS JEFF TUNE. NEXT UP IS JEFF TUNE. IS IT TUNE OR TUNY? IS IT TUNE OR TUNY? >> TUNE. TUNE. >> TUNE. TUNE. FOLLOWED BY SIDNEY POOL. FOLLOWED BY SIDNEY POOL. >> HELLO, GOOD EVENING, MAYOR,

HELLO, GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, VICE-MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL. VICE-MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL. OVER THE LAST FEW MONTHS I'VE OVER THE LAST FEW MONTHS I'VE HEARD MEMBERS OF THIS COUNCIL HEARD MEMBERS OF THIS COUNCIL AND THE COUNCIL AS A WHOLE AND THE COUNCIL AS A WHOLE EXPRESS CONCERN ABOUT THE EXPRESS CONCERN ABOUT THE UNPRECEDENTED VIOLATIONS OF UNPRECEDENTED VIOLATIONS OF CONSTITUTIONAL LAW AND VIOLENCE CONSTITUTIONAL LAW AND VIOLENCE BEING CARRIED OUT BY FEDERAL BEING CARRIED OUT BY FEDERAL AGENTS UNDER THE COLOR OF LAW. AGENTS UNDER THE COLOR OF LAW. YOU ACKNOWLEDGED THE WIDESPREAD YOU ACKNOWLEDGED THE WIDESPREAD AND JUSTIFIED PUBLIC MISTRUST OF AND JUSTIFIED PUBLIC MISTRUST OF FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT ACROSS FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT ACROSS THE COUNTRY. THE COUNTRY. YOU'VE LISTENED TO OUR CONCERNS YOU'VE LISTENED TO OUR CONCERNS AND DIRECTED CITY STAFF TO AND DIRECTED CITY STAFF TO FACILITATE MEETINGS AND PROVIDE FACILITATE MEETINGS AND PROVIDE INFORMATION ABOUT WHAT THE CITY INFORMATION ABOUT WHAT THE CITY IS DOING TO PROTECT ALL OF THE IS DOING TO PROTECT ALL OF THE CITIZENS. CITIZENS. WHILE THERE'S ALWAYS MORE TO BE WHILE THERE'S ALWAYS MORE TO BE DONE YOU APPEARED TO HAVE DONE YOU APPEARED TO HAVE RESPONDED APPROPRIATELY TO THE RESPONDED APPROPRIATELY TO THE CONCERNS RAISED BY THE ELK GROVE CONCERNS RAISED BY THE ELK GROVE RESIDENTS. RESIDENTS. IN CONTRAST HOWEVER THE CITY IN CONTRAST HOWEVER THE CITY DEMONSTRATED A CONSISTENT DEMONSTRATED A CONSISTENT DISREGARD FOR LEGITIMATE DISREGARD FOR LEGITIMATE CONCERNS OF A RAPIDLY-GROWING CONCERNS OF A RAPIDLY-GROWING NUMBER OF ITS RESIDENTS NUMBER OF ITS RESIDENTS REGARDING MANY OF THE EXACT REGARDING MANY OF THE EXACT CONCERNS WE ALL SHARE ABOUT MASS CONCERNS WE ALL SHARE ABOUT MASS SURVEILLANCE AND MILITARIZATION SURVEILLANCE AND MILITARIZATION OF LAW ENFORCEMENT. OF LAW ENFORCEMENT. AT THE MARCH 11th CITY COUNCIL AT THE MARCH 11th CITY COUNCIL MEETING, THE CITY PLACED A MEETING, THE CITY PLACED A RESOLUTION ON THE CONSENT RESOLUTION ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR TO ACCEPT THE POLICE CALENDAR TO ACCEPT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT'S MILITARY EQUIPMENT DEPARTMENT'S MILITARY EQUIPMENT REPORTS AND TO ENTHUSIASTICALLY REPORTS AND TO ENTHUSIASTICALLY GREEN LIGHT THE ACQUISITION OF A GREEN LIGHT THE ACQUISITION OF A BRAND-NEW ARMOURED VEHICLE BRAND-NEW ARMOURED VEHICLE DESPITE OPPOSITION HEARD IN DESPITE OPPOSITION HEARD IN PUBLIC COMMENTS. PUBLIC COMMENTS. AT THE MARCH 25th CITY COUNCIL AT THE MARCH 25th CITY COUNCIL MEETING, THE REAL-TIME MEETING, THE REAL-TIME INFORMATION CENTER MANAGER GAVE INFORMATION CENTER MANAGER GAVE A PRESENTATION ABOUT THE POLICE A PRESENTATION ABOUT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT'S USE OF FLOCK DEPARTMENT'S USE OF FLOCK AUTOMATED LICENCE PLATE READER AUTOMATED LICENCE PLATE READER CAMERAS. CAMERAS. THIS PRESENTATION WAS FOLLOWED THIS PRESENTATION WAS FOLLOWED BY A LARGE NUMBER OF RESIDENTS BY A LARGE NUMBER OF RESIDENTS EXPRESSING CONCERN ABOUT THE USE EXPRESSING CONCERN ABOUT THE USE AND DOCUMENTED MISUSE OF FLOCK AND DOCUMENTED MISUSE OF FLOCK CAMERAS ACROSS CALIFORNIA. CAMERAS ACROSS CALIFORNIA. FOLLOWING THESE COMMENTS THE FOLLOWING THESE COMMENTS THE CITY DISCUSSED THE POSSIBILITY CITY DISCUSSED THE POSSIBILITY OF REQUESTING AN INDEPENDENT OF REQUESTING AN INDEPENDENT AUDIT BY THE CALIFORNIA AUDIT BY THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE TO ENSURE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE TO ENSURE THAT ELK GROVE FLOCK CAMERAS THAT ELK GROVE FLOCK CAMERAS HAVE NOT BEEN ACCESSED OR SHARED HAVE NOT BEEN ACCESSED OR SHARED IN VIOLATION OF STATE LAW. IN VIOLATION OF STATE LAW. YET THE CITY SOMEHOW THINKS IT'S YET THE CITY SOMEHOW THINKS IT'S APPROPRIATE TO PLACE AN APPROPRIATE TO PLACE AN EXPANSION OF THE FLOCK EXPANSION OF THE FLOCK SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM AND AN SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM AND AN INCREASED FINANCIAL CONTRACT ON INCREASED FINANCIAL CONTRACT ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR? THE CONSENT CALENDAR? I'M REQUESTING THAT YOU I'M REQUESTING THAT YOU IMMEDIATELY PULL THIS ITEM FROM IMMEDIATELY PULL THIS ITEM FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR AND TABLE THE CONSENT CALENDAR AND TABLE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ABOUT THE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ABOUT THE RENEWAL OR EXPANSION OF THE RENEWAL OR EXPANSION OF THE FLOCK SURVEILLANCE CONTRACT FLOCK SURVEILLANCE CONTRACT UNTIL AN INDEPENDENT AUDIT HAS UNTIL AN INDEPENDENT AUDIT HAS BEEN PERFORMED BY THE CALIFORNIA BEEN PERFORMED BY THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. I'M REQUESTING THE CITY COUNCIL I'M REQUESTING THE CITY COUNCIL MAKE A BINDING COMMITMENT TO

MAKE A BINDING COMMITMENT TO PROVIDE ITS RESIDENTS WITH A PROVIDE ITS RESIDENTS WITH A THOROUGH AND PUBLIC AUDIT AND TO THOROUGH AND PUBLIC AUDIT AND TO STOP DEMANDING THE RESIDENTS STOP DEMANDING THE RESIDENTS SIMPLY TRUST THE POLICE. SIMPLY TRUST THE POLICE. AS AN ELK GROVE RESIDENT I DON'T AS AN ELK GROVE RESIDENT I DON'T GET TO VOTE FOR THE CITY BUDGET, GET TO VOTE FOR THE CITY BUDGET, I DON'T GET TO VOTE FOR THE I DON'T GET TO VOTE FOR THE CHIEF OF POLICE, I DON'T GET TO CHIEF OF POLICE, I DON'T GET TO VOTE ON THE PURCHASE AND USE OF VOTE ON THE PURCHASE AND USE OF MILITARY EQUIPMENT BY OUR POLICE MILITARY EQUIPMENT BY OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT. DEPARTMENT. WE ARE ALL RELYING ON YOU. WE ARE ALL RELYING ON YOU. THE THE CITY COUNCIL TO ACT IN OUR BEST CITY COUNCIL TO ACT IN OUR BEST INTERESTS. INTERESTS. WE NEED YOU TO STOP PERFORMING WE NEED YOU TO STOP PERFORMING THE FUNCTIONS OF A SHINY P.R. THE FUNCTIONS OF A SHINY P.R. FIRM FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT FIRM FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND START USING THE AUTHORITY WE AND START USING THE AUTHORITY WE GRANTED YOU TO BE OUR VOICE AND GRANTED YOU TO BE OUR VOICE AND ACT IN OUR BEST INTERESTS. ACT IN OUR BEST INTERESTS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. >> THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. SIDNEY POOL FOLLOWED BY BETHEN SIDNEY POOL FOLLOWED BY BETHEN F. F. >> HELLO.

HELLO. MY NAME IS SIDNEY POOL. MY NAME IS SIDNEY POOL. I HAVE LIVED IN ELK GROVE FOR I HAVE LIVED IN ELK GROVE FOR NEARLY MY ENTIRE LIFE. NEARLY MY ENTIRE LIFE. I'VE GONE TO SCHOOL HERE, I WORK I'VE GONE TO SCHOOL HERE, I WORK HERE, I HAVE FRIENDS AND I HAVE HERE, I HAVE FRIENDS AND I HAVE FAMILY THAT ALL LIVE HERE. FAMILY THAT ALL LIVE HERE. I PLAN ON LIVING HERE FOR THE I PLAN ON LIVING HERE FOR THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE. FORESEEABLE FUTURE. IN THE POLITICAL CLIMATE OF THE IN THE POLITICAL CLIMATE OF THE UNITED STATES TODAY, UNITED STATES TODAY, AUTHORITARIANISM IS EXPANDING AUTHORITARIANISM IS EXPANDING AND BECOMING AN EVER-INCREASING AND BECOMING AN EVER-INCREASING CONCERN OF MINE, MY FAMILY AND CONCERN OF MINE, MY FAMILY AND MY FRIENDS. MY FRIENDS. THERE ARE NUMEROUS PEOPLE THAT I THERE ARE NUMEROUS PEOPLE THAT I KNOW THAT COULD NOT MAKE IT OUT KNOW THAT COULD NOT MAKE IT OUT TONIGHT THAT WANTED TO EXPRESS TONIGHT THAT WANTED TO EXPRESS THEIR SYMPATHIES WITH MY THEIR SYMPATHIES WITH MY ARGUMENT. ARGUMENT. IMPLORE YOU TO PULL THE ITEM IMPLORE YOU TO PULL THE ITEM 7.11 FROM CONSENT AND CONTINUE 7.11 FROM CONSENT AND CONTINUE IT UNTIL AFTER THE CALIFORNIA IT UNTIL AFTER THE CALIFORNIA DOJ HAS COMPLETED AN INDEPENDENT DOJ HAS COMPLETED AN INDEPENDENT AUDIT OF THE DATA TO VERIFY NO AUDIT OF THE DATA TO VERIFY NO FEDERAL AGENCY ACCESS HAS FEDERAL AGENCY ACCESS HAS OCCURRED OF THE DATA THAT FLOCK OCCURRED OF THE DATA THAT FLOCK IS GETTING FROM PEOPLE. IS GETTING FROM PEOPLE. WHEN A TOOL IS CREATED, IT IS WHEN A TOOL IS CREATED, IT IS NOT INHERENTLY GOOD OR BAD, BUT NOT INHERENTLY GOOD OR BAD, BUT WHEN USED BY SOMEONE FOR GOOD OR WHEN USED BY SOMEONE FOR GOOD OR BAD, IT BECOMES SUCH. BAD, IT BECOMES SUCH. RIGHT NOW, OUR ADMINISTRATION RIGHT NOW, OUR ADMINISTRATION AND OUR GOVERNMENT ACROSS THE AND OUR GOVERNMENT ACROSS THE UNITED STATES HAS SHOWN TIME AND UNITED STATES HAS SHOWN TIME AND TIME AGAIN THAT IT WILL USE THE TIME AGAIN THAT IT WILL USE THE TOOLS AT ITS DISPOSAL TO DO TOOLS AT ITS DISPOSAL TO DO HARMFUL ACTS UPON A COMMUNITY. HARMFUL ACTS UPON A COMMUNITY. ELK GROVE HAS TIME AND TIME ELK GROVE HAS TIME AND TIME AGAIN STOOD FOR INCLUSION, AGAIN STOOD FOR INCLUSION, WELCOMINGNESS OF ALL PEOPLE FROM WELCOMINGNESS OF ALL PEOPLE FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE AND IN ORDER ALL WALKS OF LIFE AND IN ORDER FOR US TO MAINTAIN INTEGRITY TO FOR US TO MAINTAIN INTEGRITY TO OUR VALUES, WE NEED TO BE OUR VALUES, WE NEED TO BE MINDFUL OF THE SERVICES AND MINDFUL OF THE SERVICES AND INFRASTRUCTURE THAT WE COMMIT TO INFRASTRUCTURE THAT WE COMMIT TO BUILDING AND FUNDING. BUILDING AND FUNDING. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> THANK YOU, SIDNEY.

THANK YOU, SIDNEY. STEFAN F. STEFAN F. >> SORRY, I'M GOING TO ADJUST

SORRY, I'M GOING TO ADJUST IT. IT. I'M NOT REALLY A RULE BREAKER. I'M NOT REALLY A RULE BREAKER. MY NAME IS STEFAN, I AM AN ELK MY NAME IS STEFAN, I AM AN ELK GROVE RESIDENT AND VOTER. GROVE RESIDENT AND VOTER. I'M ACTUALLY A PRODUCT OF ELK I'M ACTUALLY A PRODUCT OF ELK GROVE UNIFIED DISTRICT SCHOOL GROVE UNIFIED DISTRICT SCHOOL AND SO I THINK THAT ONE OF THE AND SO I THINK THAT ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I WAS TAUGHT WAS THINGS THAT I WAS TAUGHT WAS ABOUT CIVIC ENGAGEMENT AND I WAS ABOUT CIVIC ENGAGEMENT AND I WAS ASSIGNED THE BOOK "1984" SO IT'S ASSIGNED THE BOOK "1984" SO IT'S SOMETHING, IT'S ALL YOUR FAULT SOMETHING, IT'S ALL YOUR FAULT THAT I'M UP HERE. THAT I'M UP HERE. NO, I'M JUST JOKING. NO, I'M JUST JOKING. ANYWAY, SO I'M KIND OF GOING OFF ANYWAY, SO I'M KIND OF GOING OFF THE CAN YOU HAVE BUT I DO HAVE A THE CAN YOU HAVE BUT I DO HAVE A SCRIPT. SCRIPT. -- CUFF. -- CUFF. I AM DISAPPOINTED TO SEE THE I AM DISAPPOINTED TO SEE THE CITY IS MOVING AHEAD WITH CITY IS MOVING AHEAD WITH EXPANSION OF THE FLOCK CONTRACT EXPANSION OF THE FLOCK CONTRACT DESPITE A DOCUMENTED PATTERN OF DESPITE A DOCUMENTED PATTERN OF ILLEGAL ACTIONS RAISED BY ILLEGAL ACTIONS RAISED BY MULTIPLE RESIDENTS AT PRIOR CITY MULTIPLE RESIDENTS AT PRIOR CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS. COUNCIL MEETINGS. MULTIPLE CALIFORNIA CITIES HAVE MULTIPLE CALIFORNIA CITIES HAVE DISCOVERED THAT FLOCK WAS DISCOVERED THAT FLOCK WAS SHARING THEIR DATA WITH FEDERAL SHARING THEIR DATA WITH FEDERAL AGENCIES INCLUDING I.C.E. IN AGENCIES INCLUDING I.C.E. IN VIOLATION OF OUR STATE LAWS AND VIOLATION OF OUR STATE LAWS AND WITHOUT THEIR KNOWLEDGE OR WITHOUT THEIR KNOWLEDGE OR CONSENT. CONSENT. SO EVEN IF EVERYONE HERE HAS THE SO EVEN IF EVERYONE HERE HAS THE BEST INTENTIONS OF NOT SHARING BEST INTENTIONS OF NOT SHARING THIS DATA, IT IS NOT SOMETHING THIS DATA, IT IS NOT SOMETHING THAT IS NECESSARILY IN THE THAT IS NECESSARILY IN THE CITY'S CONTROL. CITY'S CONTROL. IT'S SOMETHING THAT FLOCK HAS A IT'S SOMETHING THAT FLOCK HAS A HISTORY OF ALREADY VIOLATING HISTORY OF ALREADY VIOLATING CITY'S RIGHTS. CITY'S RIGHTS. AND STATE LAW. AND STATE LAW. SO I'M ASKING THAT YOU PULL THIS SO I'M ASKING THAT YOU PULL THIS ITEM FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA AND ITEM FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA AND CONTINUE IT UNTIL AFTER THE CONTINUE IT UNTIL AFTER THE CALIFORNIA DOJ HAS COMPLETED AN CALIFORNIA DOJ HAS COMPLETED AN INDEPENDENT AUDIT OF THE DATA TO INDEPENDENT AUDIT OF THE DATA TO VERIFY THAT NO FEDERAL AGENCY VERIFY THAT NO FEDERAL AGENCY ACCESS HAS OCCURRED. ACCESS HAS OCCURRED. FURTHERMORE, I WOULD IMPLORE YOU FURTHERMORE, I WOULD IMPLORE YOU TO SUSPEND THE FLOCK SAFETY ALPR TO SUSPEND THE FLOCK SAFETY ALPR CONTRACT PENDING THAT CONTRACT PENDING THAT INVESTIGATION AND ALSO RESEARCH INVESTIGATION AND ALSO RESEARCH ALTERNATIVE ALPR WHICH IS ALTERNATIVE ALPR WHICH IS AUTOMATED LICENCE PLATE READER AUTOMATED LICENCE PLATE READER VENDORS, WITH PROVEN LOCAL VENDORS, WITH PROVEN LOCAL CONTROL AND CALIFORNIA LAW CONTROL AND CALIFORNIA LAW EXPLAINS. EXPLAINS. I WILL SAY THAT I KNOW THAT I WILL SAY THAT I KNOW THAT THESE CAMERAS ARE INSTALLED THESE CAMERAS ARE INSTALLED UNDER THE AUSPICES OF SAFETY AND UNDER THE AUSPICES OF SAFETY AND I THINK THAT WE HAVE A LITTLE I THINK THAT WE HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF A FALSE DICHOTOMY BETWEEN BIT OF A FALSE DICHOTOMY BETWEEN SAFETY AND OUR OWN LIKE PERSONAL SAFETY AND OUR OWN LIKE PERSONAL CIVIL LIBERTIES.

CIVIL LIBERTIES. BUT I DO ETHICS FOR A LIVING SO BUT I DO ETHICS FOR A LIVING SO THIS IS LIKE A VERY -- THIS IS A THIS IS LIKE A VERY -- THIS IS A VERY LIKE COMMON TENSION THAT VERY LIKE COMMON TENSION THAT THERE IS AND SO IT'S YOUR JOB AS THERE IS AND SO IT'S YOUR JOB AS OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS TO USE OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS TO USE YOUR DISCERNMENT TO DECIDE IS YOUR DISCERNMENT TO DECIDE IS WHAT I'M DOING ACTUALLY WHAT I'M DOING ACTUALLY SOMETHING THAT I SHOULD GO MORE SOMETHING THAT I SHOULD GO MORE TOWARDS -- LIKE TOWARDS CIVIL TOWARDS -- LIKE TOWARDS CIVIL LIBERTIES VERSUS LIKE THIS LIBERTIES VERSUS LIKE THIS SAFETY, WHICH INDEPENDENT SAFETY, WHICH INDEPENDENT STUDIES OF THE FLOCK SAFETY STUDIES OF THE FLOCK SAFETY SYSTEM DOES DEMONSTRATE THAT SYSTEM DOES DEMONSTRATE THAT THEY ARE NOT ACTUALLY HELPING TO THEY ARE NOT ACTUALLY HELPING TO PREVENT CRIME ON THE LEVEL OF PREVENT CRIME ON THE LEVEL OF WHAT YOU ALL ARE PAYING FOR WHAT YOU ALL ARE PAYING FOR THEM. THEM. SORRY THIS IS NOT THAT COHERENT SORRY THIS IS NOT THAT COHERENT BUT I'M AFTER WORK SO. BUT I'M AFTER WORK SO. ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. STEFAN WAS OUR FINAL SPEAKER ON STEFAN WAS OUR FINAL SPEAKER ON PUBLIC COMMENT. PUBLIC COMMENT. I'M GOING TO GO AND CLOSE THE I'M GOING TO GO AND CLOSE THE PUBLIC COMMENT. PUBLIC COMMENT. WOULD THE CHIEF OF POLICE LIKE WOULD THE CHIEF OF POLICE LIKE TO RESPOND TO ANYTHING ON THIS TO RESPOND TO ANYTHING ON THIS ITEM? ITEM? >> SURE.

SURE. I THINK THAT WE'VE DEMONSTRATED I THINK THAT WE'VE DEMONSTRATED OVER THE PAST SEVERAL COUNCIL OVER THE PAST SEVERAL COUNCIL MEETINGS WHERE WE'VE BEEN ABLE MEETINGS WHERE WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO SHOW THAT OUR SYSTEMS HERE TO SHOW THAT OUR SYSTEMS HERE ARE PROTECTED. ARE PROTECTED. WE HAVE NOT SHARED, WILL NOT WE HAVE NOT SHARED, WILL NOT SHARE WITH ANY FEDERAL PARTNERS SHARE WITH ANY FEDERAL PARTNERS OUT THERE. OUT THERE. I WOULD SAY THAT THE CITY OF ELK I WOULD SAY THAT THE CITY OF ELK GROVE WAS VOTED NUMBER ONE GROVE WAS VOTED NUMBER ONE LARGELY BECAUSE OF OUR PUBLIC LARGELY BECAUSE OF OUR PUBLIC SAFETY STANCE. SAFETY STANCE. AND THE FACT THAT WE UTILIZE AND THE FACT THAT WE UTILIZE TECHNOLOGY TO ENSURE THAT ALL TECHNOLOGY TO ENSURE THAT ALL THE RESIDENTS OF OUR COMMUNITY THE RESIDENTS OF OUR COMMUNITY ARE SAFE. ARE SAFE. WE'RE ABLE TO FIND RESOLUTIONS WE'RE ABLE TO FIND RESOLUTIONS FOR MANY VICTIMS OF ASSAULTS, FOR MANY VICTIMS OF ASSAULTS, MANY VICTIMS OF HOMICIDES, MANY MANY VICTIMS OF HOMICIDES, MANY VICTIMS OF ALL SORTS OF CRIMES VICTIMS OF ALL SORTS OF CRIMES THAT HAVE HAPPENED IN OUR THAT HAVE HAPPENED IN OUR COMMUNITY AS A RESULT OF THE COMMUNITY AS A RESULT OF THE TECHNOLOGY THAT WE USE. TECHNOLOGY THAT WE USE. FOR US, IT'S A TOOL. FOR US, IT'S A TOOL. THIS IS NOT A MEANS FOR US TO DO THIS IS NOT A MEANS FOR US TO DO ANY SURVEILLANCE. ANY SURVEILLANCE. IT'S NOT A MEANS FOR US TO IT'S NOT A MEANS FOR US TO VIOLATE PEOPLE'S RIGHTS, NOR VIOLATE PEOPLE'S RIGHTS, NOR HAVE WE. HAVE WE. IN ADDITION TO THAT, OVER THE IN ADDITION TO THAT, OVER THE NARRATIVE THAT DECARCERATING NARRATIVE THAT DECARCERATING SOME OF THE OTHER GROUPS HAVE SOME OF THE OTHER GROUPS HAVE WANTED TO BRING TO BEAR ARE WANTED TO BRING TO BEAR ARE LARGELY TIED TO BREACHES -- LARGELY TIED TO BREACHES -- SUPPOSED BREACHES FROM FLOCK AND SUPPOSED BREACHES FROM FLOCK AND ALL THE SYSTEMS, ALL THE ALL THE SYSTEMS, ALL THE INFORMATION WE HAVE REGARDING INFORMATION WE HAVE REGARDING FLOCK, NO CUSTOMER DATA WAS EVER FLOCK, NO CUSTOMER DATA WAS EVER HACKED, NO ACCESS TO THE CLOUD HACKED, NO ACCESS TO THE CLOUD ENVIRONMENT WAS VIOLATED WITH ENVIRONMENT WAS VIOLATED WITH THE CITY OF ELK GROVE OR THE CITY OF ELK GROVE OR ANYTHING WE HAVE DONE. ANYTHING WE HAVE DONE. THEY HAD A CAMERA SYSTEM THAT -- THEY HAD A CAMERA SYSTEM THAT -- THERE WAS A PTZ CAMERA SYSTEM THERE WAS A PTZ CAMERA SYSTEM THAT SUPPOSEDLY HAD BEEN HACKED THAT SUPPOSEDLY HAD BEEN HACKED SOMEWHERE, WE DON'T USE THOSE SOMEWHERE, WE DON'T USE THOSE CAMERAS. CAMERAS. WE NEVER HAVE, WE'VE HAD NOT HAD WE NEVER HAVE, WE'VE HAD NOT HAD THEM HERE, THAT CAMERAS IS NOT THEM HERE, THAT CAMERAS IS NOT DEPLOYED IN THE CITY OF ELK DEPLOYED IN THE CITY OF ELK GROVE AND HAS NOT BEEN HACKED. GROVE AND HAS NOT BEEN HACKED. IN ADDITION TO THAT, DOJ DID DO IN ADDITION TO THAT, DOJ DID DO A STUDY BACK IN 2023 WHERE THEY A STUDY BACK IN 2023 WHERE THEY RECOGNIZED A LOT OF ALPRs AND RECOGNIZED A LOT OF ALPRs AND INFORMATION HAVING BEEN SHARED INFORMATION HAVING BEEN SHARED AMONGST THE ENTIRE COUNTRY AND AMONGST THE ENTIRE COUNTRY AND THAT WAS WHEN THIS WAS VERY THAT WAS WHEN THIS WAS VERY PROLIFIC AND COMING INTO PLACE. PROLIFIC AND COMING INTO PLACE. EVER SINCE, WE HAVE HAD THINGS EVER SINCE, WE HAVE HAD THINGS IN PLACE THAT HAVE NOT -- HAVE

IN PLACE THAT HAVE NOT -- HAVE PROVEN SECURE FOR US, MUL PROVEN SECURE FOR US, MUL MULTI-FUNCTION SECURITY AND JUST MULTI-FUNCTION SECURITY AND JUST IN GENERAL WHEN IT COMES TO US IN GENERAL WHEN IT COMES TO US UTILIZING FLOCK, ANY UPDATES TO UTILIZING FLOCK, ANY UPDATES TO THE SYSTEMS THAT WE HAVE, BEFORE THE SYSTEMS THAT WE HAVE, BEFORE WE UTILIZE THE SYSTEM ITSELF, WE UTILIZE THE SYSTEM ITSELF, AFTER UPDATES, WE GO IN AND MAKE AFTER UPDATES, WE GO IN AND MAKE SURE THAT EVERYTHING IS TURNED SURE THAT EVERYTHING IS TURNED OFF. OFF. THERE IS NOT AN AGENCY IN THE THERE IS NOT AN AGENCY IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA THAT HAS STATE OF CALIFORNIA THAT HAS SHARED, THAT WE SHARE WITH, THAT SHARED, THAT WE SHARE WITH, THAT HAS VIOLATED THAT. HAS VIOLATED THAT. WE DO NOT SHARE WITH ANY OF WE DO NOT SHARE WITH ANY OF THOSE ORGANIZATIONS AND WE THOSE ORGANIZATIONS AND WE ENSURE THAT IF THEY HAVE SHARED, ENSURE THAT IF THEY HAVE SHARED, THEY'RE NOT PART OF OUR SYSTEM. THEY'RE NOT PART OF OUR SYSTEM. EVEN TO THE EXTENT THAT THERE EVEN TO THE EXTENT THAT THERE WAS A CALIFORNIA STATE-APPROVED WAS A CALIFORNIA STATE-APPROVED GROUP THAT WAS ALLOWED TO HAVE GROUP THAT WAS ALLOWED TO HAVE DATA SHARED BUT BECAUSE THAT DATA SHARED BUT BECAUSE THAT GROUP HAD A MEMBER OF THE GROUP HAD A MEMBER OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ON IT, ON FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ON IT, ON THEIR BOARD, WE CHOSE NOT TO THEIR BOARD, WE CHOSE NOT TO EVEN THOUGH IT DIDN'T GO OUT BY EVEN THOUGH IT DIDN'T GO OUT BY THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, WE MADE THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, WE MADE THE CONSCIOUS EFFORT BECAUSE OF THE CONSCIOUS EFFORT BECAUSE OF THE ASSOCIATION TO NOT SHARE THE ASSOCIATION TO NOT SHARE THAT DATA, JUST BECAUSE WE THAT DATA, JUST BECAUSE WE WANTED TO ENSURE THAT OUR WANTED TO ENSURE THAT OUR COMMUNITY AND THE FOLKS THAT ARE COMMUNITY AND THE FOLKS THAT ARE IN OUR COMMUNITY WHO HAVE IN OUR COMMUNITY WHO HAVE CONCERNS COULD BE COMFORTABLE IN CONCERNS COULD BE COMFORTABLE IN KNOWING THAT WE DIDN'T SHARE KNOWING THAT WE DIDN'T SHARE JUST BECAUSE SOMEBODY FROM THE JUST BECAUSE SOMEBODY FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WAS A PART OF FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WAS A PART OF THOSE COMMITTEES. THOSE COMMITTEES. AND THEN THERE ARE SEVERAL AND THEN THERE ARE SEVERAL AGENCIES WHO HAVE -- WHO WERE OR AGENCIES WHO HAVE -- WHO WERE OR WERE PART OF SYSTEMS OR SAID WERE PART OF SYSTEMS OR SAID THAT THEY CANCELLED AND SOME OF THAT THEY CANCELLED AND SOME OF THOSE CONTRACTS WERE RICHMOND THOSE CONTRACTS WERE RICHMOND AND SAN FRANCISCO WHICH ARE NOT AND SAN FRANCISCO WHICH ARE NOT TRUE. TRUE. WE'VE BEEN HEARING FROM PEOPLE WE'VE BEEN HEARING FROM PEOPLE SAYING THAT THOSE ORGANIZATIONS SAYING THAT THOSE ORGANIZATIONS HAVE CANCELLED AND THEY HAVE HAVE CANCELLED AND THEY HAVE NOT. NOT. THERE ARE STILL SIGNIFICANT THERE ARE STILL SIGNIFICANT ORGANIZATIONS OUT THERE THAT ARE ORGANIZATIONS OUT THERE THAT ARE USING IT BUT I THINK THE USING IT BUT I THINK THE IMPORTANT PIECE FOR US IN THE IMPORTANT PIECE FOR US IN THE CITY OF ELK GROVE AND WHAT WE CITY OF ELK GROVE AND WHAT WE HAVE DONE IS WE DO NOT SHARE HAVE DONE IS WE DO NOT SHARE WITH ANY FEDERAL PARTNERS, WE WITH ANY FEDERAL PARTNERS, WE WILL NOT SHARE WITH ANY FEDERAL WILL NOT SHARE WITH ANY FEDERAL PARTNERS, AND WE ARE COMFORTABLE PARTNERS, AND WE ARE COMFORTABLE WITH NOT JUST OUR TECHNOLOGY WITH NOT JUST OUR TECHNOLOGY THAT WE UTILIZE HERE BUT THAT WE UTILIZE HERE BUT ENSURING THAT WE HAVE THE ENSURING THAT WE HAVE THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF PUBLIC SAFETY HIGHEST LEVEL OF PUBLIC SAFETY IN THE STATE. IN THE STATE. WE ARE PROUD THAT WE ARE THE WE ARE PROUD THAT WE ARE THE NUMBER ONE PLACE TO LIVE AND WE NUMBER ONE PLACE TO LIVE AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE A LEVEL WILL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE A LEVEL OF PUBLIC SAFETY THAT IS OF PUBLIC SAFETY THAT IS UNPARALLELED IN THIS STATE AND UNPARALLELED IN THIS STATE AND QUITE HONESTLY ACROSS THIS QUITE HONESTLY ACROSS THIS COUNTRY WITH TECHNOLOGY,

COUNTRY WITH TECHNOLOGY, WITHHOLDING OUR OWN PEOPLE WITHHOLDING OUR OWN PEOPLE ACCOUNTABLE, WITH BEING ACCOUNTABLE, WITH BEING TRANSPARENT IN EVERYTHING WE DO TRANSPARENT IN EVERYTHING WE DO AND ENSURING WE ARE HERE FOR OUR AND ENSURING WE ARE HERE FOR OUR COMMUNITY AND WE CAN BE PART OF COMMUNITY AND WE CAN BE PART OF THAT COMMUNITY AS WELL. THAT COMMUNITY AS WELL. >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR VERY THANK YOU FOR YOUR VERY THOUGHTFUL AND DETAILED THOUGHTFUL AND DETAILED RESPONSE. RESPONSE. >> MAYOR, BEFORE WE GO, COULD I

MAYOR, BEFORE WE GO, COULD I ADDRESS THE COMMENT ABOUT THE ADDRESS THE COMMENT ABOUT THE CONTRACTING PROCESS AND WHETHER CONTRACTING PROCESS AND WHETHER OR NOT THAT'S APPROPRIATE. OR NOT THAT'S APPROPRIATE. THERE WAS A SPEAKER THAT THERE WAS A SPEAKER THAT EXPRESSED CONCERN WHETHER OR NOT EXPRESSED CONCERN WHETHER OR NOT THE COUNCIL SHOULD OR COULD THE COUNCIL SHOULD OR COULD AWARD THIS CONTRACT UNDER WHAT AWARD THIS CONTRACT UNDER WHAT WE CALL THE BEST INTEREST WE CALL THE BEST INTEREST EXCEPTION AND I'D LIKE TO EXCEPTION AND I'D LIKE TO ADDRESS THAT FOR A MOMENT. ADDRESS THAT FOR A MOMENT. THE CITY COUNCIL HAS DISCRETION THE CITY COUNCIL HAS DISCRETION IN SITUATIONS LIKE TO AWARD OR IN SITUATIONS LIKE TO AWARD OR AMEND A CONTRACT AS THE CASE MAY AMEND A CONTRACT AS THE CASE MAY BE HERE. BE HERE. THE SPEAKER IS CORRECT, THIS IS THE SPEAKER IS CORRECT, THIS IS NOT A SOLE-SOURCE CONTRACT, NOT A SOLE-SOURCE CONTRACT, WE'RE NOT RELYING UPON THAT AS A WE'RE NOT RELYING UPON THAT AS A BASIS FOR THE CONTRACT BASIS FOR THE CONTRACT AMENDMENT. AMENDMENT. AS A LEGISLATIVE ACT BY THE CITY AS A LEGISLATIVE ACT BY THE CITY COUNCIL YOU HAVE BROAD COUNCIL YOU HAVE BROAD DISCRETION TO DECIDE WHETHER OR DISCRETION TO DECIDE WHETHER OR NOT TO AWARD THE CONTRACT WITH NOT TO AWARD THE CONTRACT WITH OR WITHOUT A COMPETITIVE OR WITHOUT A COMPETITIVE PROCESS. PROCESS. AND IT DOESN'T REQUIRE STRICT AND IT DOESN'T REQUIRE STRICT EVIDENTIARY FINDINGS AS YOU EVIDENTIARY FINDINGS AS YOU WOULD FOR A COURT HEARING OR WOULD FOR A COURT HEARING OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. SOMETHING LIKE THAT. I'M VERY COMFORTABLE UNDER THE I'M VERY COMFORTABLE UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES AND FOR THE CIRCUMSTANCES AND FOR THE REASONS SET FORTH IN THE STAFF REASONS SET FORTH IN THE STAFF REPORT THAT YOU DO HAVE REPORT THAT YOU DO HAVE DISCRETION SHOULD YOU SO CHOOSE DISCRETION SHOULD YOU SO CHOOSE TO AWARD THIS CONTRACT AMENDMENT TO AWARD THIS CONTRACT AMENDMENT WITHOUT GOING THROUGH A FORMAL WITHOUT GOING THROUGH A FORMAL COMPETITIVE PROCESS. COMPETITIVE PROCESS. >> THANK YOU FOR THAT ADDITIONAL

THANK YOU FOR THAT ADDITIONAL CLARIFYING RESPONSE. CLARIFYING RESPONSE. ANY QUESTIONS FOR MY COLLEAGUES, ANY QUESTIONS FOR MY COLLEAGUES, I'M LOOKING TO THE RIGHT, ANY I'M LOOKING TO THE RIGHT, ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON THE QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS? CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS? IS THAT A YES OR YOU'RE -- IS THAT A YES OR YOU'RE -- >> (Indiscernible) (Indiscernible) >> ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. I'LL START TO THE LEFT. I'LL START TO THE LEFT. ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, COUNCILMEMBER BREWER? COUNCILMEMBER BREWER? >> NO QUESTIONS, NO COMMENTS. NO QUESTIONS, NO COMMENTS. >> VICE-MAYOR. VICE-MAYOR. >> THANK YOU, MAYOR.

THANK YOU, MAYOR. CHIEF, I ALSO APPRECIATE YOUR CHIEF, I ALSO APPRECIATE YOUR COMMENTS. COMMENTS. AND I WANT TO THANK THE AND I WANT TO THANK THE RESIDENTS FOR VOICING THEIR RESIDENTS FOR VOICING THEIR CONCERNS. CONCERNS. I THINK, YOU KNOW, WE ARE A I THINK, YOU KNOW, WE ARE A TRANSPARENT GOVERNMENT. TRANSPARENT GOVERNMENT. IT DOESN'T NECESSARILY MEAN WE IT DOESN'T NECESSARILY MEAN WE ALWAYS AGREE AND IN THIS CASE, I ALWAYS AGREE AND IN THIS CASE, I AM NOT IN AGREEMENT WITH THE AM NOT IN AGREEMENT WITH THE PERCEPTION THAT THE PEOPLE WE PERCEPTION THAT THE PEOPLE WE HEARD FROM TONIGHT HAVE. HEARD FROM TONIGHT HAVE. I DO AGREE, AS YOUR I DO AGREE, AS YOUR REPRESENTATIVES, WE ARE CHARGED REPRESENTATIVES, WE ARE CHARGED WITH LOOKING INTO THESE THINGS, WITH LOOKING INTO THESE THINGS, AND I AM CONFIDENT ALL OF US AND I AM CONFIDENT ALL OF US HAVE HAD OUR OWN CONVERSATIONS HAVE HAD OUR OWN CONVERSATIONS WITH OUR CITY MANAGER, WITH OUR WITH OUR CITY MANAGER, WITH OUR POLICE CHIEF TRYING TO MAKE SURE POLICE CHIEF TRYING TO MAKE SURE THE CONCERNS THAT WERE EXPRESSED THE CONCERNS THAT WERE EXPRESSED TONIGHT WHETHER THE VALIDITY, TONIGHT WHETHER THE VALIDITY, WHAT ARE WE DOING TO PREVENT WHAT ARE WE DOING TO PREVENT THESE THINGS FROM HAPPENING, AND THESE THINGS FROM HAPPENING, AND AS YOU HEARD TONIGHT VERY AS YOU HEARD TONIGHT VERY ELOQUENTLY FROM OUR CHIEF, WE ELOQUENTLY FROM OUR CHIEF, WE ARE NOT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, ARE NOT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, WE ARE NOT THESE OTHER LOCAL WE ARE NOT THESE OTHER LOCAL GOVERNMENTS THAT YOU ARE GOVERNMENTS THAT YOU ARE REFERENCING FROM THE DATA. REFERENCING FROM THE DATA. THERE'S A LOT OF RESTRAINT, A THERE'S A LOT OF RESTRAINT, A LOT OF RESPONSIBLE USE OF OUR LOT OF RESPONSIBLE USE OF OUR TECHNOLOGY THAT IS EMPLOYED TECHNOLOGY THAT IS EMPLOYED HERE. HERE. I HOPE, FROM WHAT YOU HEARD I HOPE, FROM WHAT YOU HEARD TONIGHT, THAT MAYBE THAT YOU TONIGHT, THAT MAYBE THAT YOU HEAR THAT NOW, AND PLEASE REACH HEAR THAT NOW, AND PLEASE REACH OUT TO US. OUT TO US. I'M SURE ANY OF THEM, THE CHIEF I'M SURE ANY OF THEM, THE CHIEF AND ANY OF HIS TEAM IS WILLING AND ANY OF HIS TEAM IS WILLING TO SIT DOWN AND SHOW YOU AND TO SIT DOWN AND SHOW YOU AND TALK TO YOU ABOUT YOUR SPECIFIC TALK TO YOU ABOUT YOUR SPECIFIC CONCERNS. CONCERNS. AGAIN, I DO REALLY APPRECIATE AGAIN, I DO REALLY APPRECIATE YOU RAISING THIS BECAUSE WE YOU RAISING THIS BECAUSE WE MIGHT NOT HAVE ASKED THESE MIGHT NOT HAVE ASKED THESE SPECIFIC QUESTIONS IF YOU SPECIFIC QUESTIONS IF YOU DIDN'T. DIDN'T. BUT I JUST FEEL THAT HOW WE'VE BUT I JUST FEEL THAT HOW WE'VE GONE ABOUT IT, THE RISK, AND IT GONE ABOUT IT, THE RISK, AND IT IS A RISK ASSESSMENT, RIGHT, THE IS A RISK ASSESSMENT, RIGHT, THE TECHNOLOGY THAT WE'RE USING IS A TECHNOLOGY THAT WE'RE USING IS A TOOL AND THE THINGS THAT YOU TOOL AND THE THINGS THAT YOU MENTION CAN HAPPEN. MENTION CAN HAPPEN. BUT I THINK THE RISK OF NOT BUT I THINK THE RISK OF NOT CATCHING THE CRIMINALS, THE CATCHING THE CRIMINALS, THE WRONG DOERS HERE IN OUR CITY,

WRONG DOERS HERE IN OUR CITY, THINGS THAT HAPPEN EVERY DAY, THINGS THAT HAPPEN EVERY DAY, RIGHT, THE BURGLARIES, THE RIGHT, THE BURGLARIES, THE THEFTS, THE LARCENIES, YOU KNOW, THEFTS, THE LARCENIES, YOU KNOW, ALL THOSE THINGS THAT OUR POLICE ALL THOSE THINGS THAT OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT IS ABLE TO ACT ON AND DEPARTMENT IS ABLE TO ACT ON AND KEEP OUR PUBLIC SAFE OUTWEIGHS KEEP OUR PUBLIC SAFE OUTWEIGHS WHAT COULD HAPPEN AT THIS POINT WHAT COULD HAPPEN AT THIS POINT GIVEN, AGAIN, THE PRECAUTIONS GIVEN, AGAIN, THE PRECAUTIONS THAT ARE TAKEN RIGHT NOW. THAT ARE TAKEN RIGHT NOW. IF THE PRECAUTIONS WEREN'T IF THE PRECAUTIONS WEREN'T TAKEN, IF WE PARTICIPATED WITH TAKEN, IF WE PARTICIPATED WITH FEDERAL GOVERNMENTS, IF WE FEDERAL GOVERNMENTS, IF WE PARTICIPATED WITH THE PARTICIPATED WITH THE ORGANIZATION THE CHIEF MENTIONED ORGANIZATION THE CHIEF MENTIONED WHERE THERE WAS A FEDERAL WHERE THERE WAS A FEDERAL REPRESENTATIVE SITTING ON THERE, REPRESENTATIVE SITTING ON THERE, THE RISK OF SHARING THAT DATA, I THE RISK OF SHARING THAT DATA, I MEAN, IF WE WERE EXPOSING MEAN, IF WE WERE EXPOSING OURSELVES IN THAT WAY, THEN THAT OURSELVES IN THAT WAY, THEN THAT WOULD BE A DIFFERENT WOULD BE A DIFFERENT CONVERSATION. CONVERSATION. BUT WE'RE NOT. BUT WE'RE NOT. SO THE RISK OF -- IS VERY LOW SO THE RISK OF -- IS VERY LOW COMPARED TO THE AMOUNT OF GOOD COMPARED TO THE AMOUNT OF GOOD THAT WE'RE ABLE TO DO FOR OUR THAT WE'RE ABLE TO DO FOR OUR RESIDENTS TODAY. RESIDENTS TODAY. BECAUSE OF OUR POSITIONS UP BECAUSE OF OUR POSITIONS UP HERE, WE CAN HEAR, AND IN FACT HERE, WE CAN HEAR, AND IN FACT I'M SURE YOU GUYS CAN LOOK AND I'M SURE YOU GUYS CAN LOOK AND ASK FOR CRIME LOGS AND THINGS ASK FOR CRIME LOGS AND THINGS LIKE THAT, YOU CAN SEE THE LIKE THAT, YOU CAN SEE THE AMOUNT OF GOOD BEING DONE AMOUNT OF GOOD BEING DONE BECAUSE OF THE TOOLS THAT OUR BECAUSE OF THE TOOLS THAT OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS AT ITS POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS AT ITS DISPOSAL. DISPOSAL. AND SO I POINT YOU TO THAT TO AND SO I POINT YOU TO THAT TO LOOK AT WHOSE LIVES ARE BEING LOOK AT WHOSE LIVES ARE BEING SAVED, PROTECTED, CRIMES THAT SAVED, PROTECTED, CRIMES THAT ARE BEING SOLVED, YOU KNOW. ARE BEING SOLVED, YOU KNOW. WHEN YOU'RE VIOLATED LIKE THAT, WHEN YOU'RE VIOLATED LIKE THAT, WHEN YOUR HOME IS BROKEN INTO WHEN YOUR HOME IS BROKEN INTO OR, YOU KNOW, MAYBE YOUR CHILD OR, YOU KNOW, MAYBE YOUR CHILD GETS THEIR SCOOTER STOLEN OFF GETS THEIR SCOOTER STOLEN OFF THE STREET FROM ANOTHER GROUP OF THE STREET FROM ANOTHER GROUP OF KIDS, YOU WANT THE POLICE KIDS, YOU WANT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT TO BE ABLE TO FIND DEPARTMENT TO BE ABLE TO FIND THOSE PEOPLE AND HOLD THEM THOSE PEOPLE AND HOLD THEM ACCOUNTABLE. ACCOUNTABLE. THOSE THINGS CAN HAPPEN AT ANY THOSE THINGS CAN HAPPEN AT ANY GIVEN TIME OF THE DAY VERSUS GIVEN TIME OF THE DAY VERSUS WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT HERE WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT HERE TONIGHT. TONIGHT. SO I CHOOSE TO, YOU KNOW, TAKE SO I CHOOSE TO, YOU KNOW, TAKE THIS -- ON THIS SIDE OF THE THIS -- ON THIS SIDE OF THE LEDGER, IF YOU WILL, THAT, LEDGER, IF YOU WILL, THAT, AGAIN, GIVEN THE PRECAUTIONS

AGAIN, GIVEN THE PRECAUTIONS THAT ARE TAKEN BY OUR POLICE THAT ARE TAKEN BY OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THE PRACTICES DEPARTMENT AND THE PRACTICES THAT ARE EMPLOYED TODAY BY THIS THAT ARE EMPLOYED TODAY BY THIS DEPARTMENT UNDER THIS CHIEF, I DEPARTMENT UNDER THIS CHIEF, I THINK WE ARE BETTER OFF WITH THINK WE ARE BETTER OFF WITH THIS FLOCK DATA SYSTEM. THIS FLOCK DATA SYSTEM. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, VICE-MAYOR. THANK YOU, VICE-MAYOR. LOOKING TO THE RIGHT, ANY LOOKING TO THE RIGHT, ANY QUESTIONS? QUESTIONS? COUNCILMEMBER -- COUNCILMEMBER -- >> NO QUESTIONS, BUT I AGREE, NO QUESTIONS, BUT I AGREE, VICE-MAYOR SUEN SAID IT WELL. VICE-MAYOR SUEN SAID IT WELL. >> ALL RIGHT.

ALL RIGHT. ANYTHING FOR YOU? ANYTHING FOR YOU? ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. I ALSO WANT TO THANK ALL OUR I ALSO WANT TO THANK ALL OUR RESIDENTS WHO CAME OUT TO SPEAK RESIDENTS WHO CAME OUT TO SPEAK AND ALSO ALL OF THOSE THAT AND ALSO ALL OF THOSE THAT SUBMITTED EMAILS. SUBMITTED EMAILS. WITHOUT SOUNDING REDUNDANT FROM WITHOUT SOUNDING REDUNDANT FROM OUR VICE-MAYOR, I THINK HE SAID OUR VICE-MAYOR, I THINK HE SAID IT BEST, BUT I APPRECIATE IT BEST, BUT I APPRECIATE EVERYONE COMING OUT, RAISING EVERYONE COMING OUT, RAISING YOUR CONCERN. YOUR CONCERN. IF YOU STILL FEEL UNSURE, IF YOU STILL FEEL UNSURE, IMPLORE YOU TO REACH OUT TO THE IMPLORE YOU TO REACH OUT TO THE CHIEF. CHIEF. TRUST IS BUILT FROM BOTH SIDES. TRUST IS BUILT FROM BOTH SIDES. AND WE TRUST OUR POLICE CHIEF AND WE TRUST OUR POLICE CHIEF AND OUR DEPARTMENT. AND OUR DEPARTMENT. THAT'S ONE OF THE REASONS WHY WE THAT'S ONE OF THE REASONS WHY WE KEEP OUR COMMUNITY SAFE AND KEEP OUR COMMUNITY SAFE AND WE'RE ABLE TO AND FOR THE WE'RE ABLE TO AND FOR THE VICTIMS AND THE VICTIMS' VICTIMS AND THE VICTIMS' FAMILIES WHO NEED THIS FAMILIES WHO NEED THIS TECHNOLOGY. TECHNOLOGY. I DON'T HAVE ANY CONCERNS OR RED I DON'T HAVE ANY CONCERNS OR RED FLAGS THAT HAVE BEEN RAISED FLAGS THAT HAVE BEEN RAISED OTHER THAN ANECDOTAL FROM OTHER OTHER THAN ANECDOTAL FROM OTHER JURISDICTIONS AND WHAT MIGHT BE JURISDICTIONS AND WHAT MIGHT BE HAPPENING THERE. HAPPENING THERE. I HAVE TO HAVE FAITH AND TRUST I HAVE TO HAVE FAITH AND TRUST IN OUR STAFF BECAUSE THAT'S ONE IN OUR STAFF BECAUSE THAT'S ONE OF OUR RESPONSIBILITIES. OF OUR RESPONSIBILITIES. AND I HAVE TRUST IN WHAT YOU AND I HAVE TRUST IN WHAT YOU HAVE PROVIDED FOR US, CHIEF, SO HAVE PROVIDED FOR US, CHIEF, SO I THANK YOU FOR THAT, AND I I THANK YOU FOR THAT, AND I THANK YOU FOR STAYING ENGAGED ON THANK YOU FOR STAYING ENGAGED ON THIS SUBJECT. THIS SUBJECT. AS YOU KNOW, IT IS AN IMPORTANT AS YOU KNOW, IT IS AN IMPORTANT SUBJECT. SUBJECT. THERE IS A LOT OF FEAR AND THERE IS A LOT OF FEAR AND CONCERN OUT THERE. CONCERN OUT THERE. AND I'M HOPEFUL THAT AT SOME AND I'M HOPEFUL THAT AT SOME POINT, WE GET TO A PLACE WHERE POINT, WE GET TO A PLACE WHERE AT LEAST WE CAN HAVE HEALTHY AT LEAST WE CAN HAVE HEALTHY CONVERSATIONS AND START TO BUILD CONVERSATIONS AND START TO BUILD THAT TRUST. THAT TRUST. BUT IT'S GOING TO TAKE BOTH BUT IT'S GOING TO TAKE BOTH SIDES, AND SO WE ARE HERE. SIDES, AND SO WE ARE HERE. I LOOK FORWARD TO MEETING SOME I LOOK FORWARD TO MEETING SOME OF OUR RESIDENTS NEXT WEEK. OF OUR RESIDENTS NEXT WEEK. OUR POLICE CHIEF WILL BE THERE. OUR POLICE CHIEF WILL BE THERE. AS WE NAVIGATE THESE UNCHARTED AS WE NAVIGATE THESE UNCHARTED WATERS HERE. WATERS HERE. I UNDERSTAND PEOPLE ARE SCARED. I UNDERSTAND PEOPLE ARE SCARED. BUT THANK YOU. BUT THANK YOU. THIS. THIS. I THINK THAT WE HAVE ACTUALLY I THINK THAT WE HAVE ACTUALLY IMPROVED A LOT OF OUR SYSTEMS IN IMPROVED A LOT OF OUR SYSTEMS IN PROVIDING RESOURCES FOR THE PROVIDING RESOURCES FOR THE COMMUNITY SO THANK YOU FOR BEING COMMUNITY SO THANK YOU FOR BEING A PART OF THAT PROCESS. A PART OF THAT PROCESS. WITH THAT, I WILL LOOK FOR A WITH THAT, I WILL LOOK FOR A MOTION FOR OUR CONSENT. MOTION FOR OUR CONSENT. >> SO MOVED.

SO MOVED. >> SO MOVED. SO MOVED. >> SECOND. SECOND. >> ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE. SAY AYE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. MOTION PASSES. MOTION PASSES. WITH THAT, WE WILL MOVE ON TO WITH THAT, WE WILL MOVE ON TO OUR NEXT ITEM WHICH IS ITEM 8.1. OUR NEXT ITEM WHICH IS ITEM 8.1. A PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER A A PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER A RESOLUTION ADOPTING AN UPDATED RESOLUTION ADOPTING AN UPDATED SCHEDULE OF DEVELOPMENT-RELATED SCHEDULE OF DEVELOPMENT-RELATED FEES AND RELATED ADMINISTRATIVE FEES AND RELATED ADMINISTRATIVE REVISIONS. REVISIONS. AND YOU ARE NOT ROSA. AND YOU ARE NOT ROSA. >> I AM NOT ROSA, UNFORTUNATELY

I AM NOT ROSA, UNFORTUNATELY SHE'S ON VACATION THIS WEEK. SHE'S ON VACATION THIS WEEK. SO I DREW THE SHORT STRAW THIS SO I DREW THE SHORT STRAW THIS WEEK. WEEK. HERE WE GO. HERE WE GO. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL, GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL, CHRISTOPHER JORDAN. CHRISTOPHER JORDAN. BEFORE YOU THIS EVENING ARE BEFORE YOU THIS EVENING ARE UPDATES TO THE DEVELOPMENT UPDATES TO THE DEVELOPMENT SERVICE FEES FOR COMMUNITY SERVICE FEES FOR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENTS. DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENTS. I'LL WALK THROUGH THIS QUICKLY. I'LL WALK THROUGH THIS QUICKLY. OUR CURRENT FEE SCHEDULE DATES OUR CURRENT FEE SCHEDULE DATES FROM ABOUT 2011 SO IT'S BEEN FROM ABOUT 2011 SO IT'S BEEN QUITE SOME TIME SINCE WE'VE DONE QUITE SOME TIME SINCE WE'VE DONE A COMPREHENSIVE LOOK. A COMPREHENSIVE LOOK. STAFF IS WORKING ON ONE BUT IT'S STAFF IS WORKING ON ONE BUT IT'S TAKING A LITTLE LONGER TO BRING TAKING A LITTLE LONGER TO BRING IT ALL THE WAY THROUGH FOR YOUR IT ALL THE WAY THROUGH FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. CONSIDERATION. AT THIS TIME, THOUGH, THERE ARE AT THIS TIME, THOUGH, THERE ARE SOME KEY REVISIONS WE WOULD LIKE SOME KEY REVISIONS WE WOULD LIKE TO BRING FORWARD FOR YOUR TO BRING FORWARD FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION, A POTENTIAL CONSIDERATION, A POTENTIAL ADOPTION. ADOPTION. THEY WILL REFLECT THE CHANGES THEY WILL REFLECT THE CHANGES THAT HAPPENED, THE WAY OUR THAT HAPPENED, THE WAY OUR DEVELOPMENT SERVICES TEAM IS DEVELOPMENT SERVICES TEAM IS PROVIDING THESE SERVICES. PROVIDING THESE SERVICES. OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS WE'VE BROUGHT THE PLANNING WE'VE BROUGHT THE PLANNING DIVISION IN-HOUSE, WE MOST DIVISION IN-HOUSE, WE MOST RECENTLY BROUGHT OUR ENGINEERING RECENTLY BROUGHT OUR ENGINEERING DIVISION IN-HOUSE SO WITH THOSE DIVISION IN-HOUSE SO WITH THOSE AND CHANGES TO CONSULTANT AND CHANGES TO CONSULTANT SERVICES MORE OF A SUPPORTING SERVICES MORE OF A SUPPORTING ROLE, WE THINK THERE'S A NUMBER ROLE, WE THINK THERE'S A NUMBER OF CHANGES HELPFUL AND BETTER OF CHANGES HELPFUL AND BETTER FOR NOT JUST THE CITY BUT ALSO FOR NOT JUST THE CITY BUT ALSO FOR OUR CUSTOMER POOL. FOR OUR CUSTOMER POOL. THESE CHANGES WE'RE PROPOSING THESE CHANGES WE'RE PROPOSING THIS EVENING WERE PRESENTED TO THIS EVENING WERE PRESENTED TO THE INDUSTRY WORKING GROUP BACK THE INDUSTRY WORKING GROUP BACK IN FEBRUARY AND MARCH AND NO IN FEBRUARY AND MARCH AND NO COMMENTS WERE RECEIVED FROM COMMENTS WERE RECEIVED FROM THEM. THEM. SO WITH THESE CHANGES WE'LL BE SO WITH THESE CHANGES WE'LL BE BETTER ALIGNING FEES WITH THE BETTER ALIGNING FEES WITH THE ACTUAL COST OF SERVICES. ACTUAL COST OF SERVICES. THERE ARE A NUMBER OF FEES THAT THERE ARE A NUMBER OF FEES THAT TODAY ARE PROVIDED FOR ON A FLAT TODAY ARE PROVIDED FOR ON A FLAT FEE FACEIS, A LOT OF THINGS LIKE FEE FACEIS, A LOT OF THINGS LIKE IMPROVEMENT PLAN REVIEW AND IMPROVEMENT PLAN REVIEW AND INSPECTION SERVICES. INSPECTION SERVICES. WE'RE PROPOSING TO MOVE THOSE TO WE'RE PROPOSING TO MOVE THOSE TO A TIME AND MATERIAL SERVICE. A TIME AND MATERIAL SERVICE. THIS PROVIDES FOR BETTER CONTROL THIS PROVIDES FOR BETTER CONTROL OF THE COSTS BASED UPON THE OF THE COSTS BASED UPON THE SCALE OF THE PROJECT AND THE SCALE OF THE PROJECT AND THE ACTUAL COST PROVIDING THOSE ACTUAL COST PROVIDING THOSE SERVICES. SERVICES. WE'LL ALSO MAKE SURE THAT ALL OF WE'LL ALSO MAKE SURE THAT ALL OF OUR FEES FOR CITY STAFF ARE AT OUR FEES FOR CITY STAFF ARE AT THE FULLY BURDENED RATE. THE FULLY BURDENED RATE. THERE'S THE LAST PAGE OF THE THERE'S THE LAST PAGE OF THE REVISION PROVIDE FOR THAT REVISION PROVIDE FOR THAT PROCESS, IDENTIFYING THAT WE USE PROCESS, IDENTIFYING THAT WE USE THE SALARY STEP FOR THAT -- STOP THE SALARY STEP FOR THAT -- STOP STEP FOR THAT POSITION PLUS THE STEP FOR THAT POSITION PLUS THE BENEFITS THAT GO WITH IT PLUS

BENEFITS THAT GO WITH IT PLUS THE CITY'S OVERHEAD SERVICE RATE THE CITY'S OVERHEAD SERVICE RATE OF 49% FOR THAT. OF 49% FOR THAT. AND THEN THAT WOULD APPLY TO AND THEN THAT WOULD APPLY TO BOTH OUR PLANNING AND BOTH OUR PLANNING AND ENGINEERING DIVISIONS WHERE ENGINEERING DIVISIONS WHERE THOSE IN-HOUSE STAFF EXIST. THOSE IN-HOUSE STAFF EXIST. AND THEN THE REVENUE THERE IS AND THEN THE REVENUE THERE IS BASED UPON THAT ACTIVITY AND BASED UPON THAT ACTIVITY AND WORKLOAD SO WE'RE CHARGING FOR WORKLOAD SO WE'RE CHARGING FOR THE SERVICES PERFORMED. THE SERVICES PERFORMED. WE DO HAVE A COUPLE OF WE DO HAVE A COUPLE OF CATEGORIES FOR CLARIFYING AND CATEGORIES FOR CLARIFYING AND UPDATING THE DESCRIPTIONS FOR. UPDATING THE DESCRIPTIONS FOR. REMOVING SEVERAL OBSOLETE FEES REMOVING SEVERAL OBSOLETE FEES NO LONGER APPLICABLE AND NO LONGER APPLICABLE AND REORGANIZATION TO RECOGNIZE OUR REORGANIZATION TO RECOGNIZE OUR ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR A VERY ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR A VERY LONG TIME HAVE NOT FIT IN THE LONG TIME HAVE NOT FIT IN THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT. PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT. AND A COUPLE OF MINOR UPDATES TO AND A COUPLE OF MINOR UPDATES TO PUBLIC WORKS-RELATED FEES. PUBLIC WORKS-RELATED FEES. I'M AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS IF I'M AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS IF YOU HAVE THEM. YOU HAVE THEM. >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR REPORT.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR REPORT. AT THIS TIME, I WILL DECLARE AT THIS TIME, I WILL DECLARE THAT THE PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW THAT THE PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW OPEN AND OPEN UP THE PUBLIC OPEN AND OPEN UP THE PUBLIC COMMENT OPPORTUNITY. COMMENT OPPORTUNITY. I DO NOT ANYONE SIGNED UP TO I DO NOT ANYONE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK. SPEAK. I'LL CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT AND I'LL CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT AND DECLARE THE PUBLIC HEARING NOW DECLARE THE PUBLIC HEARING NOW CLOSED. CLOSED. ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? IF NOT, I LOOK FOR A MOTION. IF NOT, I LOOK FOR A MOTION. >> MAYOR. MAYOR. >> YES, PLEASE. YES, PLEASE. >> SORRY, CAN YOU JUST SORRY, CAN YOU JUST COLLABORATE, DID YOU HAVE ANY COLLABORATE, DID YOU HAVE ANY CONVERSATIONS WITH THE INDUSTRY CONVERSATIONS WITH THE INDUSTRY GROUP? GROUP? >> YEAH, SO WITH MANY OF THE

YEAH, SO WITH MANY OF THE CHANGES THEY HAVE ACTUALLY BEEN CHANGES THEY HAVE ACTUALLY BEEN ASKING FOR SOME OF THESE FOR A ASKING FOR SOME OF THESE FOR A WHILE. WHILE. FOR EXAMPLE THE IMPROVEMENT PLAN FOR EXAMPLE THE IMPROVEMENT PLAN REVIEW AND INSPECTION SERVICES, REVIEW AND INSPECTION SERVICES, TODAY WE CHARGE A FLAT FEE BASED TODAY WE CHARGE A FLAT FEE BASED UPON THE VALUATION OF THOSE UPON THE VALUATION OF THOSE IMPROVEMENTS. IMPROVEMENTS. IT'S COLLECTED IN TWO IT'S COLLECTED IN TWO INSTALLMENTS. INSTALLMENTS. WE'VE HAD A NUMBER OF DEVELOPERS WE'VE HAD A NUMBER OF DEVELOPERS IDENTIFY, HEY, LOOK, I'VE IDENTIFY, HEY, LOOK, I'VE BROUGHT FORWARD A CLEAN SET OF BROUGHT FORWARD A CLEAN SET OF PLANS, I'VE GONE THROUGH ONE OR PLANS, I'VE GONE THROUGH ONE OR TWO ROUNDS OF PLAN REVIEW, I'VE TWO ROUNDS OF PLAN REVIEW, I'VE HIRED WHAT I FEEL IS A GREAT HIRED WHAT I FEEL IS A GREAT ENGINEERING FIRM TO DO THAT WORK ENGINEERING FIRM TO DO THAT WORK BUT YOU'RE STILL COLLECTING THE BUT YOU'RE STILL COLLECTING THE VALUE BASED UPON THE AVERAGE VALUE BASED UPON THE AVERAGE SUBMITTAL. SUBMITTAL. IS THERE ANY WAY I CAN HAVE IT IS THERE ANY WAY I CAN HAVE IT REDUCED FEE SUBMITTAL? REDUCED FEE SUBMITTAL? THE BEST WAY IS TO MOVE OVER TO THE BEST WAY IS TO MOVE OVER TO A TIME AND MATERIALS BILLING SO A TIME AND MATERIALS BILLING SO IT'S THE TIME WE INDIVIDUALLY IT'S THE TIME WE INDIVIDUALLY ARE SPENDING ON THAT PROJECT. ARE SPENDING ON THAT PROJECT. IF YOU REALLY DO HAVE A CLEAN IF YOU REALLY DO HAVE A CLEAN SUBMITTAL, WE'RE CHARGING YOU SUBMITTAL, WE'RE CHARGING YOU LESS FOR THAT REVIEW BECAUSE LESS FOR THAT REVIEW BECAUSE THERE'S LESS CITY TIME REVIEW THERE'S LESS CITY TIME REVIEW NECESSARY FOR THAT. NECESSARY FOR THAT. SO IT'S SOMETHING THEY HAVE BEEN SO IT'S SOMETHING THEY HAVE BEEN LOOKING FORWARD TO, STAFF LOOKING FORWARD TO, STAFF SUPPORTIVE OF THAT CHANGE. SUPPORTIVE OF THAT CHANGE. IT WILL ALSO MAKE SURE THAT IT WILL ALSO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE CAPTURING WHAT THOSE TRUE WE'RE CAPTURING WHAT THOSE TRUE COSTS ARE AND NOT AT A POINT COSTS ARE AND NOT AT A POINT WHERE WE'RE LOSING REVENUE THAT WHERE WE'RE LOSING REVENUE THAT WE NEED IN ORDER TO OPERATE THE WE NEED IN ORDER TO OPERATE THE SERVICES FOR PROJECTS THAT SERVICES FOR PROJECTS THAT REALLY AREN'T -- THAT GO THROUGH REALLY AREN'T -- THAT GO THROUGH MULTIPLE ROUNDS OF REVIEWS, 10, MULTIPLE ROUNDS OF REVIEWS, 10, 14 ROUNDS OF REVIEW FOR SOME 14 ROUNDS OF REVIEW FOR SOME REASON. REASON. WE MAKE SURE TO CAPTURE THOSE WE MAKE SURE TO CAPTURE THOSE PROJECTS EFFECTIVELY. PROJECTS EFFECTIVELY. >> FUNNY THINGS, PENDULUMS

FUNNY THINGS, PENDULUMS SWING. SWING. >> THEY DO. THEY DO. >> I'VE BEEN IN THE CASE WHERE I'VE BEEN IN THE CASE WHERE TIME AND MATERIALS, THEY KEEP TIME AND MATERIALS, THEY KEEP COMING BACK WITH VERY MINOR COMING BACK WITH VERY MINOR COMMENTS. COMMENTS. SO HOW DO WE PREVENT THAT FROM SO HOW DO WE PREVENT THAT FROM HAPPENING? HAPPENING? >> SO OUR HOPE IS THAT WITH OUR

SO OUR HOPE IS THAT WITH OUR NEW IN-HOUSE TEAM AND NEW NEW IN-HOUSE TEAM AND NEW DIVISION MANAGER JENNIFER, WE'VE DIVISION MANAGER JENNIFER, WE'VE DONE -- WE'RE GETTING A BETTER DONE -- WE'RE GETTING A BETTER HANDLE ON WHAT THOSE RANGE OF HANDLE ON WHAT THOSE RANGE OF COMMENTS ARE. COMMENTS ARE. WE'RE GETTING BETTER SYSTEMS IN WE'RE GETTING BETTER SYSTEMS IN PLACE IN ORDER TO PROVIDE MORE PLACE IN ORDER TO PROVIDE MORE COMPREHENSIVE REVIEWS EARLY AND COMPREHENSIVE REVIEWS EARLY AND OFTEN SO WE'RE NOT GOING WITH OFTEN SO WE'RE NOT GOING WITH MULTIPLE BITES OF THE APPLE. MULTIPLE BITES OF THE APPLE. WE FEEL LIKE OUR PROCEDURES WE FEEL LIKE OUR PROCEDURES WE'RE PUTTING IN PLACE ARE WE'RE PUTTING IN PLACE ARE BETTER AROUND THAT. BETTER AROUND THAT. BETTER COMMUNICATION WITH THE BETTER COMMUNICATION WITH THE APPLICANT TEAM. APPLICANT TEAM. SITTING DOWN EARLY IN THE SITTING DOWN EARLY IN THE PROCESS TO CAPTURE WHAT THOSE PROCESS TO CAPTURE WHAT THOSE PIECES ARE AND ALSO HAVING A PIECES ARE AND ALSO HAVING A CONSISTENT STAFF MEMBER FROM THE CONSISTENT STAFF MEMBER FROM THE ENTITLEMENT STEP ALL THE WAY ENTITLEMENT STEP ALL THE WAY THROUGH INTO CONSTRUCTION SO THROUGH INTO CONSTRUCTION SO THOSE CONVERSATIONS THAT WERE THOSE CONVERSATIONS THAT WERE HAPPENING IN THE ENTITLEMENT HAPPENING IN THE ENTITLEMENT PHASE ARE CARRYING THROUGH INTO PHASE ARE CARRYING THROUGH INTO THE IMPROVEMENT PLAN REVIEW AND THE IMPROVEMENT PLAN REVIEW AND WE'RE STARTING TO SEE THAT WITH WE'RE STARTING TO SEE THAT WITH A COUPLE OF PROJECTS RIGHT NOW. A COUPLE OF PROJECTS RIGHT NOW. >> OKAY.

OKAY. AND THEN I WOULD JUST ASK, JUST AND THEN I WOULD JUST ASK, JUST AS A SUGGESTION OFF THE TOP OF AS A SUGGESTION OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD HERE, SOMEONE AT MY HEAD HERE, SOMEONE AT MANAGEMENT LEVEL CAN TAKE A LOOK MANAGEMENT LEVEL CAN TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT TYPE OF COMMENTS, MAYBE AT WHAT TYPE OF COMMENTS, MAYBE JUST A SPOT CHECK, WHAT TYPE OF JUST A SPOT CHECK, WHAT TYPE OF COMMENTS ARE BEING PUT BACK. COMMENTS ARE BEING PUT BACK. >> YEAH. YEAH. THERE'S DEFINITELY A FEW THERE'S DEFINITELY A FEW PROJECTS I'VE GOT MY EYE ON PROJECTS I'VE GOT MY EYE ON DIRECTLY IN COORDINATION WITH DIRECTLY IN COORDINATION WITH STAFF. STAFF. AND THEN WITH OUR ASSISTANT AND THEN WITH OUR ASSISTANT DIRECTOR JASON, I THINK YOU'VE DIRECTOR JASON, I THINK YOU'VE MET A COUPLE TIMES HERE AT THE MET A COUPLE TIMES HERE AT THE PODIUM, HE'S ALSO VERY INVOLVED PODIUM, HE'S ALSO VERY INVOLVED IN SORT OF THE -- IN MANY IN SORT OF THE -- IN MANY PROJECTS THROUGHOUT, A COUPLE IN PROJECTS THROUGHOUT, A COUPLE IN PARTICULAR THAT WE HAD SOME PARTICULAR THAT WE HAD SOME CORRESPONDENCE ON RECENTLY. CORRESPONDENCE ON RECENTLY. I THINK WE'VE GOT BETTER SYSTEMS I THINK WE'VE GOT BETTER SYSTEMS COMING ONLINE WITH THE STAFF WE COMING ONLINE WITH THE STAFF WE HAVE NOW TO BETTER DO THAT. HAVE NOW TO BETTER DO THAT. >> OKAY, GREAT.

OKAY, GREAT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU, MAYOR. THANK YOU, MAYOR. >> -- ON THE PUBLIC WORKS SIDE, -- ON THE PUBLIC WORKS SIDE, THE -- AND ALSO HELPING WITH THE -- AND ALSO HELPING WITH ADDRESS WHATEVER CHALLENGES ADDRESS WHATEVER CHALLENGES THEY'RE FACING ON THE THEY'RE FACING ON THE DEVELOPMENT SERVICES SIDE AS DEVELOPMENT SERVICES SIDE AS WELL SO IT'S CERTAINLY A WELL SO IT'S CERTAINLY A PARTNERSHIP. PARTNERSHIP. >> GREAT, THANK YOU. GREAT, THANK YOU. >> YES, GOOD, COUNCILMEMBER YES, GOOD, COUNCILMEMBER BREWER. BREWER. >> THANK YOU, MAYOR.

THANK YOU, MAYOR. I DEFINITELY TOTALLY AGREE WITH I DEFINITELY TOTALLY AGREE WITH THIS RE-ADJUSTMENT OF THE FEE THIS RE-ADJUSTMENT OF THE FEE STRUCTURE RIGHT NOW. STRUCTURE RIGHT NOW. I LIKE HOW THIS IS HELPING I LIKE HOW THIS IS HELPING ADJUST, MAKE THINGS MORE ADJUST, MAKE THINGS MORE SENSIBLE AND PLUS IT TAKES A LOT SENSIBLE AND PLUS IT TAKES A LOT OF AWAY FROM HAVING TO PAY SO OF AWAY FROM HAVING TO PAY SO MUCH AND NOT KNOWING WHAT MORE MUCH AND NOT KNOWING WHAT MORE THEY HAVE TO TAKE CARE OF AS THEY HAVE TO TAKE CARE OF AS PART OF THE CHECKLIST BUT IN PART OF THE CHECKLIST BUT IN LOOKING AT ON-SITE NOTICING, I LOOKING AT ON-SITE NOTICING, I NOTICE WE'RE NOW SAYING THAT NOTICE WE'RE NOW SAYING THAT IT'S AT CONTRACTED COST. IT'S AT CONTRACTED COST. AND I BELIEVE THAT'S ON PAGE 6 AND I BELIEVE THAT'S ON PAGE 6 OF THE REPORT BUT PAGE 2 OF THE OF THE REPORT BUT PAGE 2 OF THE ACTUAL FEE SCALE ITSELF. ACTUAL FEE SCALE ITSELF. WHEN WE TALK ABOUT AT CONTRACTED WHEN WE TALK ABOUT AT CONTRACTED COST, ARE WE GOING BACK TO THE COST, ARE WE GOING BACK TO THE ACTUAL FEE THAT THE APPLICANT ACTUAL FEE THAT THE APPLICANT TAKES CARE OF WHEN THEY'RE TAKES CARE OF WHEN THEY'RE STARTING THE PROCESS OR IS THIS STARTING THE PROCESS OR IS THIS AN ADDITIONAL FEE THAT IS BASED AN ADDITIONAL FEE THAT IS BASED ON THE ASSESSMENT WHEN YOU HAVE ON THE ASSESSMENT WHEN YOU HAVE TO DO AN ON-SITE VISIT? TO DO AN ON-SITE VISIT? >> THE ON-SITE NOTICE IN THIS

THE ON-SITE NOTICE IN THIS CASE, THIS IS THE BIG SIGN THAT CASE, THIS IS THE BIG SIGN THAT WE PUT ON PROPERTIES IDENTIFYING WE PUT ON PROPERTIES IDENTIFYING THAT THERE'S AN APPLICATION FOR THAT THERE'S AN APPLICATION FOR AN ENTITLEMENT PENDING AND AN ENTITLEMENT PENDING AND HERE'S THE FILE NUMBER, HERE'S HERE'S THE FILE NUMBER, HERE'S WHO TO CALL, THAT'S A SERVICE WE WHO TO CALL, THAT'S A SERVICE WE CURRENTLY CONTRACT TO THE SIGN CURRENTLY CONTRACT TO THE SIGN CENTER OVER ON HISTORIC MAIN CENTER OVER ON HISTORIC MAIN STREET FOR THOSE SERVICES. STREET FOR THOSE SERVICES. ON OCCASION, THAT CONTRACT COMES ON OCCASION, THAT CONTRACT COMES UP FOR RENEWAL AND THERE'S NEW UP FOR RENEWAL AND THERE'S NEW RATES FOR IT. RATES FOR IT. OUR PROPOSAL HERE IS SIMPLY TO OUR PROPOSAL HERE IS SIMPLY TO RECOGNIZE WHATEVER THAT RECOGNIZE WHATEVER THAT CONTRACTED VALUE IS FOR THE CONTRACTED VALUE IS FOR THE COUNCIL-APPROVED CONTRACT. COUNCIL-APPROVED CONTRACT. THAT'S WHAT THE DIRECT CHARGE IS THAT'S WHAT THE DIRECT CHARGE IS FOR THE APPLICANT NOR THAT FOR THE APPLICANT NOR THAT SERVICE. SERVICE. AND SO RATHER THAN COMING BACK AND SO RATHER THAN COMING BACK TO YOU EVERY TIME WE GO TO TO YOU EVERY TIME WE GO TO UPDATE THE CONTRACT AND UPDATE UPDATE THE CONTRACT AND UPDATE THE FEE TO REFLECT IT, HERE WE THE FEE TO REFLECT IT, HERE WE JUST SPECIFY IT'S PER THE JUST SPECIFY IT'S PER THE CONTRACT RATES. CONTRACT RATES. >> GREAT.

GREAT. THAT WAS THE ONE THING I LIKE THAT WAS THE ONE THING I LIKE THE CLARITY ON THAT BECAUSE IF THE CLARITY ON THAT BECAUSE IF ANYONE LIKE A NOVICE WILL LOOK ANYONE LIKE A NOVICE WILL LOOK AT IT, THEY WOULD THINK IT'S FOR AT IT, THEY WOULD THINK IT'S FOR SOMETHING ENTIRELY DIFFERENT SOMETHING ENTIRELY DIFFERENT WHEN THAT'S NOT EVEN THE CASE SO WHEN THAT'S NOT EVEN THE CASE SO THANK YOU AGAIN. THANK YOU AGAIN. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? COMMENTS? SEEING NONE, I'LL LOOK FOR A SEEING NONE, I'LL LOOK FOR A MOTION. MOTION. >> SO MOVED. SO MOVED. >> SECOND. SECOND. >> ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE.

ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. NEXT ITEM 9.1. NEXT ITEM 9.1. RECEIVE AN UPDATE ON THE CITY'S RECEIVE AN UPDATE ON THE CITY'S DIVERSITY, EQUITY INCLUSION DIVERSITY, EQUITY INCLUSION EFFORTS FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2025. EFFORTS FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2025. >> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, MEMBERS

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL, DEPUTY CITY OF CITY COUNCIL, DEPUTY CITY MANAGER. MANAGER. I'M GOING TO GIVE AN UPDATE ON I'M GOING TO GIVE AN UPDATE ON THE CITY'S DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND THE CITY'S DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION EFFORTS FOR CALENDAR INCLUSION EFFORTS FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2025. YEAR 2025. BEFORE I START, I WANT TO THANK BEFORE I START, I WANT TO THANK SAMMY FOR ALL OF HER WORK IN SAMMY FOR ALL OF HER WORK IN HELPING TO PREPARE TONIGHT'S HELPING TO PREPARE TONIGHT'S REPORT AND PRESENTATION. REPORT AND PRESENTATION. I WANT TO GIVE YOU CONTEXT OF I WANT TO GIVE YOU CONTEXT OF WHAT DEI IS FOR ELK GROVE. WHAT DEI IS FOR ELK GROVE. IT IS WHERE WE CREATE AND IT IS WHERE WE CREATE AND MAINTAIN A CULTURE OF BELONGING MAINTAIN A CULTURE OF BELONGING AND WELCOMING, WE IDENTIFY AND AND WELCOMING, WE IDENTIFY AND REMOVE BARRIERS IN EMPLOYMENT, REMOVE BARRIERS IN EMPLOYMENT, WE RELATE AND THOUGHTFULLY WE RELATE AND THOUGHTFULLY INTERACT WITH OUR DIVERSE INTERACT WITH OUR DIVERSE COMMUNITY. COMMUNITY. AND WHERE WE FOLLOW ALL STATE AND WHERE WE FOLLOW ALL STATE AND FEDERAL EMPLOYMENT LAWS. AND FEDERAL EMPLOYMENT LAWS. IT IS NOT HIRING A IT IS NOT HIRING A REPRESENTATION TARGET OR GOALS REPRESENTATION TARGET OR GOALS AND IT IS NOT AFFIRMATIVE AND IT IS NOT AFFIRMATIVE ACTION. ACTION. THIS IS JUST A PIE CHART OF OUR THIS IS JUST A PIE CHART OF OUR CURRENT RESIDENT DEMOGRAPHIC. CURRENT RESIDENT DEMOGRAPHIC. WE HAVE A VERY DIVERSE COMMUNITY WE HAVE A VERY DIVERSE COMMUNITY AS YOU KNOW. AS YOU KNOW. 9% OF OUR RESIDENTS ARE BLACK, 9% OF OUR RESIDENTS ARE BLACK, 15% HISPANIC, 30% ASIAN, 24% ARE 15% HISPANIC, 30% ASIAN, 24% ARE WHITE, 12% ARE MULTIRACE AND 7% WHITE, 12% ARE MULTIRACE AND 7% ARE OTHER AND THERE'S OTHER ARE OTHER AND THERE'S OTHER SMALLER CATEGORIES. SMALLER CATEGORIES. A BIG PART OF OUR DEI EFFORTS A BIG PART OF OUR DEI EFFORTS RELATES TO TRAINING SO WE RELATES TO TRAINING SO WE PARTNER WITH CIRCLE OF PARTNER WITH CIRCLE OF EDUCATION. EDUCATION. WE TRAIN 328 STAFF ON WE TRAIN 328 STAFF ON DEI-RELATED TOPICS. DEI-RELATED TOPICS. THESE ARE NON-SWORN STAFF. THESE ARE NON-SWORN STAFF. WE TRAINED 106 SWORN OFFICERS IN WE TRAINED 106 SWORN OFFICERS IN POST-TRAININGS CALLED BEYOND POST-TRAININGS CALLED BEYOND BIAS SUPERVISOR SUPPORT, BEYOND BIAS SUPERVISOR SUPPORT, BEYOND BIAS, RACIAL AND I.D. PROFILING, BIAS, RACIAL AND I.D. PROFILING, WOMEN IN LAW ENFORCEMENT AND WOMEN IN LAW ENFORCEMENT AND PROCEDURAL JUSTICE, SO 96.1% OF PROCEDURAL JUSTICE, SO 96.1% OF THE ORGANIZATION WAS TRAINED ON THE ORGANIZATION WAS TRAINED ON A DEI-RELATED TOPIC IN 2025. A DEI-RELATED TOPIC IN 2025. WE CONTINUED OUR CAMPAIGNS ON WE CONTINUED OUR CAMPAIGNS ON SOCIAL MEDIA. SOCIAL MEDIA. WE DID 19 TRIBUTES TO WE DID 19 TRIBUTES TO INDIVIDUALS AND 40 POSTS INDIVIDUALS AND 40 POSTS ACKNOWLEDGING HOLIDAYS OR ACKNOWLEDGING HOLIDAYS OR AWARENESS MONTHS. AWARENESS MONTHS. THERE WERE 19 COUNCIL THERE WERE 19 COUNCIL PROCLAMATIONS BEFORE THE PROCLAMATIONS BEFORE THE COUNCIL. COUNCIL. WE RAISED THE PRIDE FLAG ON JUNO WE RAISED THE PRIDE FLAG ON JUNO PARTICIPATED IN THE REGIONAL PARTICIPATED IN THE REGIONAL PRIDE MARCH.

PRIDE MARCH. THE CITY AGAIN SCORED A 100 WITH THE CITY AGAIN SCORED A 100 WITH THE MUNICIPAL QUALITY INDEX THE MUNICIPAL QUALITY INDEX WHICH IS A NATION-WIDE WHICH IS A NATION-WIDE ASSESSMENT OF LGBTQIA+ MUNICIPAL ASSESSMENT OF LGBTQIA+ MUNICIPAL LAWS, POLICIES AND SERVICES. LAWS, POLICIES AND SERVICES. WE RAISED THE WH WILTON RANCHERA WE RAISED THE WH WILTON RANCHERA TRIBAL FLAG IN PARTNERSHIP WITH TRIBAL FLAG IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE TRIBE, THE FLAG FLIES YEAR THE TRIBE, THE FLAG FLIES YEAR ROUND AT CITY HALL AND IT'S ROUND AT CITY HALL AND IT'S POSITIONED LOWER THAN THE UNITED POSITIONED LOWER THAN THE UNITED STATES FLAG. STATES FLAG. WE COMPLETED A COMPREHENSIVE WE COMPLETED A COMPREHENSIVE TRAINING RFP PROCESS SO NEXT TRAINING RFP PROCESS SO NEXT YEAR WE'RE BRINGING ON A SECOND YEAR WE'RE BRINGING ON A SECOND DEI TRAINER. DEI TRAINER. WE'LL CONTINUE TO WORK WITH WE'LL CONTINUE TO WORK WITH CIRCLE UP BUT WE HAVE A NEW CIRCLE UP BUT WE HAVE A NEW COMPANY CALLED READY SET DOING COMPANY CALLED READY SET DOING ADVANCED TRAINING FOR THE ADVANCED TRAINING FOR THE ORGANIZATION. ORGANIZATION. WE CONTINUED OUR MENTORSHIP WE CONTINUED OUR MENTORSHIP PROGRAM. PROGRAM. WE STARTED A BOOK CLUB. WE STARTED A BOOK CLUB. WE DID A CULTURALLY-SIGNIFICANT WE DID A CULTURALLY-SIGNIFICANT BARBECUE. BARBECUE. AND HR CONTINUED THEIR CAREER AND HR CONTINUED THEIR CAREER PANEL DISCUSSIONS WITH STAFF. PANEL DISCUSSIONS WITH STAFF. THIS IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR THIS IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR PEOPLE TO SEE LEADERS IN THE PEOPLE TO SEE LEADERS IN THE HORSE AND THEIR CAREER PATHS. HORSE AND THEIR CAREER PATHS. AND THEN WE PARTICIPATED IN MANY AND THEN WE PARTICIPATED IN MANY DIVERSITY MONTHS FESTIVALS. DIVERSITY MONTHS FESTIVALS. OUR HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT OUR HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT CONTINUES TO ADVERTISE JOBS IN A CONTINUES TO ADVERTISE JOBS IN A VARIETY OF LOCATIONS BASED ON VARIETY OF LOCATIONS BASED ON THE UNIQUENESS OF THE POSITION, THE UNIQUENESS OF THE POSITION, ASSOCIATION, AND WITH DIVERSE ASSOCIATION, AND WITH DIVERSE GROUPS. GROUPS. WE PRIORITIZE DIVERSE PANEL WE PRIORITIZE DIVERSE PANEL MEMBERS AND OUR EXTERNAL PANEL MEMBERS AND OUR EXTERNAL PANEL MEMBERS ARE IN THE FIRST MEMBERS ARE IN THE FIRST INTERVIEW TO ELIMINATE BIAS. INTERVIEW TO ELIMINATE BIAS. WE CONTINUE TO CONDUCT BLIND WE CONTINUE TO CONDUCT BLIND SCREENING RECRUITMENTS. SCREENING RECRUITMENTS. WHEN THE APPLICANT COMES IN AND WHEN THE APPLICANT COMES IN AND HAS AN INITIAL HR SCREENING, NO HAS AN INITIAL HR SCREENING, NO NAMES ARE SEEN AND THEN WHEN IT NAMES ARE SEEN AND THEN WHEN IT GOES TO THE NEXT LEVEL, THE GOES TO THE NEXT LEVEL, THE SUBJECT MATTER EXPERT, NO NAMES SUBJECT MATTER EXPERT, NO NAMES ARE SEEN EITHER. ARE SEEN EITHER. SO THE NAME OF THE CANDIDATE SO THE NAME OF THE CANDIDATE ISN'T REVEALED UNTIL THE ISN'T REVEALED UNTIL THE INTERVIEW STAGE. INTERVIEW STAGE. AND THERE ARE SPECIFIC DEI AND THERE ARE SPECIFIC DEI QUESTIONS IN ALL CANDIDATE QUESTIONS IN ALL CANDIDATE INTERVIEWS. INTERVIEWS. SO THESE ARE JUST A SNAPSHOT OF SO THESE ARE JUST A SNAPSHOT OF STATISTICS THAT WE LOOK AT EVERY STATISTICS THAT WE LOOK AT EVERY YEAR. YEAR. THESE ARE OUR NEW HIRES BY THESE ARE OUR NEW HIRES BY ETHNICITIES.

ETHNICITIES. 42% OF NEW HIRES IN 2025 WERE 42% OF NEW HIRES IN 2025 WERE WHITE. WHITE. 57% WERE NON-WHITE. 57% WERE NON-WHITE. OUR NEW HIRE BY GENDER, ALMOST OUR NEW HIRE BY GENDER, ALMOST 53 WERE FEMALE, 47 WERE MALE, 53 WERE FEMALE, 47 WERE MALE, AND THERE WAS A SMALL PERCENTAGE AND THERE WAS A SMALL PERCENTAGE OF NON-BINARY. OF NON-BINARY. THE STAFF TURNOVER RATIO IS THE STAFF TURNOVER RATIO IS CONSISTENT AT 3% WHICH IT HAS CONSISTENT AT 3% WHICH IT HAS BEEN FOR THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS. BEEN FOR THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS. THIS IS OUR EMPLOYEE DIVERSITY THIS IS OUR EMPLOYEE DIVERSITY RATIO BY ETHNICITY. RATIO BY ETHNICITY. THIS IS ALL STAFF OTHER THAN THIS IS ALL STAFF OTHER THAN CAUCASIAN. CAUCASIAN. SO 47% OF THE CITY ORGANIZATION SO 47% OF THE CITY ORGANIZATION IS DIVERSE. IS DIVERSE. AND THIS HAS BEEN STEADILY AND THIS HAS BEEN STEADILY INCREASING OVER THE LAST FIVE INCREASING OVER THE LAST FIVE YEARS. YEARS. THIS IS A FIVE-YEAR TREND MARKER THIS IS A FIVE-YEAR TREND MARKER THAT WE HAVE SO THE DIFFERENCE THAT WE HAVE SO THE DIFFERENCE ON THE BOTTOM SHOWS THE ON THE BOTTOM SHOWS THE FIVE-YEAR DIFFERENCE, BUT IF FIVE-YEAR DIFFERENCE, BUT IF YOU'RE LOOKING BETWEEN 2024 AND YOU'RE LOOKING BETWEEN 2024 AND 2025, THINGS HAVE REALLY BEEN 2025, THINGS HAVE REALLY BEEN CONSISTENT BETWEEN ALL RACE AND CONSISTENT BETWEEN ALL RACE AND ETHNICITIES. ETHNICITIES. THE HISPANIC ETHNICITY RAISED BY THE HISPANIC ETHNICITY RAISED BY 2%, THAT WAS THE HIGHEST. 2%, THAT WAS THE HIGHEST. AND THEN MOST REMAINED THE SAME AND THEN MOST REMAINED THE SAME OR INCREASED BY 1. OR INCREASED BY 1. AND THEN OUR EMPLOYEE DIVERSITY AND THEN OUR EMPLOYEE DIVERSITY RATIO BY GENDER HAS STAYED RATIO BY GENDER HAS STAYED CONSISTENT FOR THE LAST FIVE CONSISTENT FOR THE LAST FIVE YEARS AT 52% MALE, 48% FEMALE YEARS AT 52% MALE, 48% FEMALE AND A SMALL NUMBER OF AND A SMALL NUMBER OF NON-BINARY. NON-BINARY. SO SOME OF OUR INITIATIVES, YOU SO SOME OF OUR INITIATIVES, YOU HAVE THE DISABILITY ADVISORY HAVE THE DISABILITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE, THE DIVERSITY COMMITTEE, THE DIVERSITY INCLUSION COMMISSION, WE HAVE INCLUSION COMMISSION, WE HAVE OUR CHIEFS ADVISORY BOARD AND OUR CHIEFS ADVISORY BOARD AND HIS NEW COMMUNITIES ADVISORY HIS NEW COMMUNITIES ADVISORY BOARD. BOARD. A LOT OF OUTREACH IN THE PUBLIC A LOT OF OUTREACH IN THE PUBLIC AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT AND OUR AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT AND OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT. POLICE DEPARTMENT. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT HAS OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT HAS OUR WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM. WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM. THEY DID A COMPREHENSIVE SURVEY THEY DID A COMPREHENSIVE SURVEY OF LOCAL BUSINESS COMMUNITY LAST OF LOCAL BUSINESS COMMUNITY LAST YEAR. YEAR. WE STRENGTHENED PARTNERSHIPS WE STRENGTHENED PARTNERSHIPS WITH DIVERSE CHAMBERS OF WITH DIVERSE CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE AND WE'RE A MEMBER OF COMMERCE AND WE'RE A MEMBER OF VARIOUS DIVERSITY ASSOCIATIONS. VARIOUS DIVERSITY ASSOCIATIONS. SO IN 2026, WE'RE GOING TO SO IN 2026, WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE OUR STAFF TRAINING AND CONTINUE OUR STAFF TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT AS WELL AS OUR

DEVELOPMENT AS WELL AS OUR COMMUNITY CAMPAIGNS. COMMUNITY CAMPAIGNS. ELK GROVE PD STAFF WILL CONTINUE ELK GROVE PD STAFF WILL CONTINUE TO PARTICIPATE IN DIVERSITY AND TO PARTICIPATE IN DIVERSITY AND EMPATHY TRAINING AND WILL EMPATHY TRAINING AND WILL CONTINUE TO ADDRESS DISPARITIES CONTINUE TO ADDRESS DISPARITIES THROUGH COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, THROUGH COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, DATA-DRIVEN INSIGHTS AND DATA-DRIVEN INSIGHTS AND CULTURALLY-RELEVANT PROGRAMS. CULTURALLY-RELEVANT PROGRAMS. THAT'S THE CONCLUSION OF MY THAT'S THE CONCLUSION OF MY REPORT. REPORT. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU. EXCELLENT REPORT. EXCELLENT REPORT. AT THIS TIME, I'LL OPEN UP AT THIS TIME, I'LL OPEN UP PUBLIC COMMENT. PUBLIC COMMENT. NOBODY HAS SIGNED UP TO SPEAK. NOBODY HAS SIGNED UP TO SPEAK. I'LL CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT. I'LL CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT. OPEN IT UP FOR QUESTIONS OR OPEN IT UP FOR QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS. COMMENTS. I'LL START TO THE RIGHT. I'LL START TO THE RIGHT. >> THANK YOU FOR THE

THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION, AND JUST SO PRESENTATION, AND JUST SO GRATEFUL AND HAPPY TO SEE THAT GRATEFUL AND HAPPY TO SEE THAT THE CITY GOING IN THE RIGHT THE CITY GOING IN THE RIGHT DRAKES WHEN OBVIOUSLY WHAT'S DRAKES WHEN OBVIOUSLY WHAT'S GOING ON ON THE NATIONAL LEVEL. GOING ON ON THE NATIONAL LEVEL. THANK YOU FOR LEANING INTO THE THANK YOU FOR LEANING INTO THE DIVERSITY OF OUR CITY AND MAKING DIVERSITY OF OUR CITY AND MAKING SURE THAT STAFF FEELS WELCOME SURE THAT STAFF FEELS WELCOME AND I LOVE TO SEE THE PANELS. AND I LOVE TO SEE THE PANELS. THAT'S AWESOME BECAUSE YOU NEVER THAT'S AWESOME BECAUSE YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN SOMEONE JUST WANTS TO KNOW WHEN SOMEONE JUST WANTS TO KIND OF GET TO HERE AND FIGURE KIND OF GET TO HERE AND FIGURE OUT THE TRAJECTORY OF OTHER OUT THE TRAJECTORY OF OTHER FOLKS. FOLKS. SO JUST HAPPY TO SEE WHAT'S SO JUST HAPPY TO SEE WHAT'S GOING ON IN OUR CITY. GOING ON IN OUR CITY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. >> COUNCILMEMBER SPEASE. COUNCILMEMBER SPEASE. >> JUST WANT TO SAY A QUICK

JUST WANT TO SAY A QUICK THANK YOU. THANK YOU. I THINK IT WAS ABOUT TEN YEARS I THINK IT WAS ABOUT TEN YEARS AGO THERE WAS SIGNIFICANT AGO THERE WAS SIGNIFICANT CONVERSATION FROM MEMBERS OF THE CONVERSATION FROM MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY THAT WERE CONCERNEDúTT COMMUNITY THAT WERE CONCERNEDúTT WHAT THE MAKE-UP OF OUR WHAT THE MAKE-UP OF OUR COMMUNITY WAS. COMMUNITY WAS. THERE WERE A LOT OF DIFFICULT THERE WERE A LOT OF DIFFICULT CONVERSATIONS AND THERE WAS -- CONVERSATIONS AND THERE WAS -- THERE HAS SINCE THEN BEEN THERE HAS SINCE THEN BEEN SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENT AND SO I SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENT AND SO I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THAT AND WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THAT AND KEEP ON DOING THE GOOD WORK. KEEP ON DOING THE GOOD WORK. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU. >> VICE-MAYOR. VICE-MAYOR. >> THANK YOU, MAYOR.

THANK YOU, MAYOR. YEAH, I WANT TO AGREE WITH YEAH, I WANT TO AGREE WITH COUNCILMEMBER SPEASE. COUNCILMEMBER SPEASE. I REMEMBER THOSE CONVERSATIONS. I REMEMBER THOSE CONVERSATIONS. AND IT WAS -- THERE WAS A LOT OF AND IT WAS -- THERE WAS A LOT OF SKEPTICISM AROUND IT AND THE SKEPTICISM AROUND IT AND THE CONVERSATIONS WERE DIFFICULT. CONVERSATIONS WERE DIFFICULT. BUT I'M REALLY PROUD AND, KAREN, BUT I'M REALLY PROUD AND, KAREN, YOU'VE BEEN HERE FOREVER, TOO, YOU'VE BEEN HERE FOREVER, TOO, YOU AND JASON, AND THE WAY YOU YOU AND JASON, AND THE WAY YOU ALL EMBRACED IT AS LEADERS IN ALL EMBRACED IT AS LEADERS IN THE ORGANIZATION, LOOKING AT THE ORGANIZATION, LOOKING AT THINGS NOW, I THINK IT'S THINGS NOW, I THINK IT'S INCREDIBLE. INCREDIBLE. SO THANK YOU FOR ALL THE GREAT SO THANK YOU FOR ALL THE GREAT WORK YOU'VE BEEN DOING. WORK YOU'VE BEEN DOING. >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU. >> COUNCILMEMBER BREWER. COUNCILMEMBER BREWER. >> I AM VERY APPRECIATIVE OF

I AM VERY APPRECIATIVE OF THIS UPDATE. THIS UPDATE. AND WITH THE INFORMATION THAT AND WITH THE INFORMATION THAT YOU SHARED. YOU SHARED. AND I REALLY AM VERY AND I REALLY AM VERY APPRECIATIVE OF CITY STAFF APPRECIATIVE OF CITY STAFF TREATING THIS WITH THE TREATING THIS WITH THE SERIOUSNESS AND THE SERIOUSNESS AND THE INTENTIONALITY THAT IT TAKES TO INTENTIONALITY THAT IT TAKES TO SERVE THIS BEAUTIFUL, DIVERS SERVE THIS BEAUTIFUL, DIVERS COMMUNITY THAT IS ELK GROVE. COMMUNITY THAT IS ELK GROVE. I MEAN, WE HAVE SO MANY -- I MEAN, WE HAVE SO MANY -- 182,000 PEOPLE OFFICIALLY, A 182,000 PEOPLE OFFICIALLY, A LOT -- YOU HAVE 182,000 LOT -- YOU HAVE 182,000 DIFFERENT STORIES. DIFFERENT STORIES. BACKGROUNDS, PERSPECTIVES. BACKGROUNDS, PERSPECTIVES. AND FOR US TO LEAN IN AND ENGAGE AND FOR US TO LEAN IN AND ENGAGE AND TAKE THESE CLASSES TO LEARN AND TAKE THESE CLASSES TO LEARN A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT OURSELVES AS WE GO IN AND ENGAGE OURSELVES AS WE GO IN AND ENGAGE WITH THE PUBLIC. WITH THE PUBLIC. THAT IS SERIOUSLY SOMETHING TO THAT IS SERIOUSLY SOMETHING TO BE COMMENDED. BE COMMENDED. FROM EVERYONE ACROSS THE BOARD, FROM EVERYONE ACROSS THE BOARD, MAKES NO DIFFERENCE IF YOU'RE AT MAKES NO DIFFERENCE IF YOU'RE AT THE FRONT DESK, IF YOU'RE IN THE FRONT DESK, IF YOU'RE IN PUBLIC WORKS, IF YOU'RE IN PD, PUBLIC WORKS, IF YOU'RE IN PD, EVERYONE IS PARTICIPATING IN EVERYONE IS PARTICIPATING IN SOMETHING THAT IS PERTAINING TO SOMETHING THAT IS PERTAINING TO YOUR WORK AND HOW THEY ENGAGE YOUR WORK AND HOW THEY ENGAGE WITH THE PUBLIC. WITH THE PUBLIC. AND ALL THAT BEING THE END AND ALL THAT BEING THE END RESULT AND STILL MAINTAINING RESULT AND STILL MAINTAINING THAT PERFECT SCORE TO THE THAT PERFECT SCORE TO THE MUNICIPALITY EQUALITY INDEX IS MUNICIPALITY EQUALITY INDEX IS AMAZING, BUT IT SHOWS HOW AMAZING, BUT IT SHOWS HOW EVERYTHING STARTS AT THE TOP. EVERYTHING STARTS AT THE TOP. IT'S THE LEADERSHIP THAT IS IT'S THE LEADERSHIP THAT IS BEING DONE BY THE CITY MANAGER, BEING DONE BY THE CITY MANAGER, THE ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER, THE THE ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER, THE LEADERSHIP. LEADERSHIP. REALLY IMPRESSING UPON EVERYONE REALLY IMPRESSING UPON EVERYONE THAT WORKS HERE AT THE CITY OF THAT WORKS HERE AT THE CITY OF ELK GROVE THAT THEY'RE HERE TO ELK GROVE THAT THEY'RE HERE TO SERVE THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY. SERVE THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY. AND IT'S GREAT WORK, BUT AS AND IT'S GREAT WORK, BUT AS EVERYTHING, WHEN YOU GET THE EVERYTHING, WHEN YOU GET THE NUMBER ONE RATING OR YOU GET THE NUMBER ONE RATING OR YOU GET THE PERFECT RATING, YOU STILL HAVE PERFECT RATING, YOU STILL HAVE TO FIND WAYS TO IMPROVE UPON IT TO FIND WAYS TO IMPROVE UPON IT AND WORK TOWARDS NEW WAYS AND WORK TOWARDS NEW WAYS BECAUSE YOU FIND NEW WRINKLES OF BECAUSE YOU FIND NEW WRINKLES OF BLIND SPOTS THAT WE MAY HAVE BLIND SPOTS THAT WE MAY HAVE MISSED AND SO, AGAIN, THANK YOU. MISSED AND SO, AGAIN, THANK YOU. THIS IS GOOD WORK. THIS IS GOOD WORK. >> THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. GREAT PRESENTATION. GREAT PRESENTATION. WE'RE TRULY AN INCLUSIVE CITY, WE'RE TRULY AN INCLUSIVE CITY, WELCOMING TO ALL, AND I KNOW WELCOMING TO ALL, AND I KNOW THAT WE LIVE BY THOSE WORDS NOT THAT WE LIVE BY THOSE WORDS NOT JUST IN THE COMMUNITY BUT, OF JUST IN THE COMMUNITY BUT, OF COURSE, LEADING BY EXAMPLE COURSE, LEADING BY EXAMPLE INTERNALLY. INTERNALLY. SO THANK YOU TO ALL OF THE SO THANK YOU TO ALL OF THE LEADERSHIP TEAM. LEADERSHIP TEAM. IT'S ALL ABOUT CONTINUOUS IT'S ALL ABOUT CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT. IMPROVEMENT. WE DON'T JUST PAUSE AND STOP. WE DON'T JUST PAUSE AND STOP. WE CONTINUE TO IMPROVE AND WE CONTINUE TO IMPROVE AND CONTINUE TO EMBRACE MORE CONTINUE TO EMBRACE MORE DIVERSITY BECAUSE WHAT THAT DIVERSITY BECAUSE WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE CHANGES, IT EVOLVES. LOOKS LIKE CHANGES, IT EVOLVES. THANK YOU FOR ALL THE GREAT WORK THANK YOU FOR ALL THE GREAT WORK THAT YOU'RE DOING. THAT YOU'RE DOING. ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. WE ARE ON TO OUR COUNCIL WE ARE ON TO OUR COUNCIL COMMENT, REPORTS AND FUTURE COMMENT, REPORTS AND FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS. AGENDA ITEMS. ANYBODY HAVE A REPORT YOU WANT ANYBODY HAVE A REPORT YOU WANT TO SHARE? TO SHARE? LOOKING TO THE LEFT, NO? LOOKING TO THE LEFT, NO? LOOKING TO THE RIGHT? LOOKING TO THE RIGHT? ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. I DON'T HAVE ONE EITHER. I DON'T HAVE ONE EITHER. SO WITH THAT, WE WILL ADJOURN SO WITH THAT, WE WILL ADJOURN THIS REGULAR MEETING AT THIS REGULAR MEETING AT 7:38 P.M. 7:38 P.M. HAVE A GREAT EVENING.