City Council - Regular Meeting

COUNCIL MIGHTING TO ORDER AT 6:00 P.M. 6:00 P.M. MR. CLERK IF YOU COULD READ THE MR. CLERK IF YOU COULD READ THE REPLAY INTRO PLEASE. REPLAY INTRO PLEASE. ' ' >> CLERK: THANK YOU, THIS

CLERK: THANK YOU, THIS MEETING OF THE ELK GROVE CITY MEETING OF THE ELK GROVE CITY COUNCIL IS RECORDED WITH CLOSED COUNCIL IS RECORDED WITH CLOSED CAPTIONING, RECORDING WILL BE CAPTIONING, RECORDING WILL BE CABLECAST ON METRO CABLE CHANNEL CABLECAST ON METRO CABLE CHANNEL 14, LOCAL GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS 14, LOCAL GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS CHANNEL ON THE COMCAST AND CHANNEL ON THE COMCAST AND DIRECT TV UVERSE CABLE SYSTEMS. DIRECT TV UVERSE CABLE SYSTEMS. THE RECORDING WILL BE VIDEO THE RECORDING WILL BE VIDEO STREAMED AT STREAMED AT METRO14LIVE.SACCOUNTY.GOV. METRO14LIVE.SACCOUNTY.GOV. TONIGHT'S MEETING REPLAYS TONIGHT'S MEETING REPLAYS ON METRO CHANNEL 14. ON METRO CHANNEL 14. FRIDAY, A APRIL 24 AT 1 P.M. AND FRIDAY, A APRIL 24 AT 1 P.M. AND MONDAY APRIL 27 AT 6:00 P.M. ON MONDAY APRIL 27 AT 6:00 P.M. ON METRO CHANNEL 14. METRO CHANNEL 14. ON METRO CHANNEL 14. ON METRO CHANNEL 14. ONCE POSTED THE RECORDINGS OF ONCE POSTED THE RECORDINGS OF THIS AND PREVIOUS MEETINGS CAN THIS AND PREVIOUS MEETINGS CAN BE VIEWED ON DEMAND AT THE BE VIEWED ON DEMAND AT THE WWW.ELK GROVE.GOV OR ON WWW.ELK GROVE.GOV OR ON YOUTUBE/METRO CABLE 14. YOUTUBE/METRO CABLE 14. FOR MEMBERS OF THE PARTICIPATING FOR MEMBERS OF THE PARTICIPATING AUDIENCE WITH PERSONAL AUDIENCE WITH PERSONAL ELECTRONIC DEVICES, PLEASE PLACE ELECTRONIC DEVICES, PLEASE PLACE THEM ELECTRONIC DEVICES, PLACE THEM ELECTRONIC DEVICES, PLACE THEM ON SILENT MODE OR MUTE WHEN THEM ON SILENT MODE OR MUTE WHEN YOU ARE NOT SPEAKING. YOU ARE NOT SPEAKING. WE WELCOME, APPRECIATE AND WE WELCOME, APPRECIATE AND ENCOURAGE PARTICIPATION IN THE ENCOURAGE PARTICIPATION IN THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING. CITY COUNCIL MEETING. WE REQUEST THAT YOU LIMIT YOUR WE REQUEST THAT YOU LIMIT YOUR PRESENTATION TO 3 MINUTES PER PRESENTATION TO 3 MINUTES PER PERSON, SO ALL PRESENT HAVE PERSON, SO ALL PRESENT HAVE TIME TO PARTICIPATE. TIME TO PARTICIPATE. CITY COUNCIL RESERVES THE RIGHT CITY COUNCIL RESERVES THE RIGHT TO REASONABLY LIMIT THE TOTAL TO REASONABLY LIMIT THE TOTAL TIME FOR PUBLIC COMMENT ON ANY TIME FOR PUBLIC COMMENT ON ANY PARTICULAR NOTICED AGENDA ITEM. PARTICULAR NOTICED AGENDA ITEM. PURSUANT TO SECTION 201024 NO PURSUANT TO SECTION 201024 NO INDIVIDUAL SPEAKER CONCERNING INDIVIDUAL SPEAKER CONCERNING PUBLIC COMMENT MAY ADDRESS THE PUBLIC COMMENT MAY ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL FOR MORE THAN THREE CITY COUNCIL FOR MORE THAN THREE MINUTES. MINUTES. IF YOU WISH TO ADDRESS THE IF YOU WISH TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL, COMPLETE A SPEAKER CARD COUNCIL, COMPLETE A SPEAKER CARD AND PROVIDE IT TO ASSISTANT CITY AND PROVIDE IT TO ASSISTANT CITY CLERK BRENDA HAGARD PRIOR TO CLERK BRENDA HAGARD PRIOR TO CONSIDERATION OF THE AGENDA CONSIDERATION OF THE AGENDA ITEM. ITEM. >> WITH THAT I'LL MOVE INTO THE

WITH THAT I'LL MOVE INTO THE ROLL CALL. ROLL CALL. TO START OFF FOR THE ROLL CALL, TO START OFF FOR THE ROLL CALL, I'LL NOTE THAT COUNCILMEMBER I'LL NOTE THAT COUNCILMEMBER ROBLES IS BE A SENT. ROBLES IS BE A SENT. COUNCILMEMBER SPEASE. COUNCILMEMBER SPEASE. >> PRESENT PRESENT >> COUNCILMEMBER BREWER. COUNCILMEMBER BREWER. >> PRESENT. PRESENT. >> VICE MAYOR SUEN. VICE MAYOR SUEN. >> HERE. HERE. >> AND I WILL NOTE THAT MAYOR AND I WILL NOTE THAT MAYOR SINGH ALLEN IS ABSENT. SINGH ALLEN IS ABSENT. >> SHE'S CONDUCTING BUSINESS IN

SHE'S CONDUCTING BUSINESS IN D.C. STILL. D.C. STILL. COUNCILMEMBER ROBLES WILL BE COUNCILMEMBER ROBLES WILL BE JOINING US LATER THIS EVENING. JOINING US LATER THIS EVENING. WE'LL MOVE INTO THE LAND WE'LL MOVE INTO THE LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT NEXT, I'D LIKE ACKNOWLEDGEMENT NEXT, I'D LIKE TO ASK OUR COUNCILMEMBER BREWER TO ASK OUR COUNCILMEMBER BREWER TO ASSIST ME IN THAT. TO ASSIST ME IN THAT. 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. I SEE KEVIN WYNN IN THE I SEE KEVIN WYNN IN THE AUDIENCE, WOULD YOU MIND LEADING AUDIENCE, WOULD YOU MIND LEADING NEWS THE PLEDGE. NEWS THE PLEDGE. YOU CAN STAY THERE, JUST SPEAK YOU CAN STAY THERE, JUST SPEAK LOUD IF YOU LIKE. LOUD IF YOU LIKE. [LAUGHING] [LAUGHING] I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. ALL. WE HONOR, RESPECT, AND

PLEASE JOIN ME IN A MOMENT OF SILENCE. SILENCE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. CAN I GET A MOTION FOR APPROVAL CAN I GET A MOTION FOR APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA. OF THE AGENDA. >> SO MOVED. SO MOVED. >> SECOND. SECOND. >> ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? >> AYE. AYE. >> OKAY. OKAY. NEXT MR. CLERK, CLOSED SESSION. NEXT MR. CLERK, CLOSED SESSION. >> THERE ARE NO CLOSED SESSION THERE ARE NO CLOSED SESSION ITEMS ON THE REGULAR AGENDA. ITEMS ON THE REGULAR AGENDA. WHICH ADVANCES TO US SECTION 4, WHICH ADVANCES TO US SECTION 4, PRESENTATIONS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS. PRESENTATIONS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS. THAT FIRST BEING 4.1, THAT FIRST BEING 4.1, PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING MAY 3 PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING MAY 3 THROUGH 9, 2026 AS CAPITAL THROUGH 9, 2026 AS CAPITAL REGION SMALL BUSINESS WEEK. REGION SMALL BUSINESS WEEK. >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER SPEASE IS GOING TO COUNCILMEMBER SPEASE IS GOING TO ASSIST ME IN THIS. ASSIST ME IN THIS. >> I'D LIKE TO, WE'RE GOING TO

I'D LIKE TO, WE'RE GOING TO COVER THE CAPITAL REGION SMALL COVER THE CAPITAL REGION SMALL BUSINESS WEEK. BUSINESS WEEK. IF I CAN ASK CORKY CONNELLY WITH IF I CAN ASK CORKY CONNELLY WITH SHELDON FEED AND SUPPLY TO COME SHELDON FEED AND SUPPLY TO COME UP TO THE PODIUM. UP TO THE PODIUM. THANK YOU FOR BEING WITH US THANK YOU FOR BEING WITH US TODAY. TODAY. >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU. >> I HAVE A PROCLAMATION TO READ I HAVE A PROCLAMATION TO READ AND THEN WE CAN HAVE YOU PROVIDE AND THEN WE CAN HAVE YOU PROVIDE SOME COMMENTS AND AFTERWARDS, SOME COMMENTS AND AFTERWARDS, OKAY? OKAY? >> SURE. SURE. >> ALL RIGHT.

ALL RIGHT. THIS IS IN RECOGNITION OF THE THIS IS IN RECOGNITION OF THE CAPITAL REGION SMALL BUSINESS CAPITAL REGION SMALL BUSINESS WEEK, MAY 3 THROUGH 9, 2026. WEEK, MAY 3 THROUGH 9, 2026. WHEREAS, EVERY YEAR SINCE 1963, WHEREAS, EVERY YEAR SINCE 1963, THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES HAS ISSUED A PROCLAMATION STATES HAS ISSUED A PROCLAMATION ANNOUNCING NATIONAL SMALL ANNOUNCING NATIONAL SMALL BUSINESS WEEK, WHICH RECOGNIZES BUSINESS WEEK, WHICH RECOGNIZES THE CRITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE CRITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS OF AMERICA'S ENTREPRENEURS AND AMERICA'S ENTREPRENEURS AND SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS; SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS; AND WHEREAS, MORE THAN HALF OF AND WHEREAS, MORE THAN HALF OF ALL AMERICANS EITHER OWN OR WORK ALL AMERICANS EITHER OWN OR WORK FOR A SMALL BUSINESS, AND THEY FOR A SMALL BUSINESS, AND THEY CREATE ABOUT TWO OUT OF EVERY CREATE ABOUT TWO OUT OF EVERY THREE NEW JOBS IN THE UNITED THREE NEW JOBS IN THE UNITED STATES EACH YEAR; STATES EACH YEAR; AND WHEREAS, THE CITY OF ELK AND WHEREAS, THE CITY OF ELK GROVE CELEBRATES OUR LOCAL SMALL GROVE CELEBRATES OUR LOCAL SMALL BUSINESSES AND THE CONTRIBUTIONS BUSINESSES AND THE CONTRIBUTIONS THEY MAKE TO OUR LOCAL ECONOMY THEY MAKE TO OUR LOCAL ECONOMY AND COMMUNITY; AND COMMUNITY; AND WHEREAS, THE COMMUNITY OF AND WHEREAS, THE COMMUNITY OF ELK GROVE IS COMMITTED TO ELK GROVE IS COMMITTED TO SUPPORTING AND STRENGTHENING OUR SUPPORTING AND STRENGTHENING OUR SMALL BUSINESS ECOSYSTEM THROUGH SMALL BUSINESS ECOSYSTEM THROUGH YEAR-ROUND PROGRAMS, INCLUDING YEAR-ROUND PROGRAMS, INCLUDING RESOURCES SUCH AS THE PASS, RESOURCES SUCH AS THE PASS, FIX'D, BREW, AND STARTUP ELK FIX'D, BREW, AND STARTUP ELK GROVE PROGRAMS, AND OTHER GROVE PROGRAMS, AND OTHER INITIATIVES DESIGNED TO HELP INITIATIVES DESIGNED TO HELP ENTREPRENEURS AND SMALL BUSINESS ENTREPRENEURS AND SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS START, GROW, AND THRIVE OWNERS START, GROW, AND THRIVE IN ELK GROVE; IN ELK GROVE; AND WHEREAS, THE 2026 CAPITAL AND WHEREAS, THE 2026 CAPITAL REGION SMALL BUSINESS WEEK REGION SMALL BUSINESS WEEK CELEBRATION RECOGNIZES THE CELEBRATION RECOGNIZES THE CRITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS OF CRITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS OF AMERICA'S ENTREPRENEURS AND AMERICA'S ENTREPRENEURS AND SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS. SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS. 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, DOES HEREBY CITY OF ELK GROVE, DOES HEREBY PROCLAIM MAY 3 -9, 2026 AS PROCLAIM MAY 3 -9, 2026 AS CAPITAL REGION SMALL BUSINESS CAPITAL REGION SMALL BUSINESS WEEK, AND ENCOURAGES THE WEEK, AND ENCOURAGES THE RESIDENTS OF OUR COMMUNITY, AND RESIDENTS OF OUR COMMUNITY, AND COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY, COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY, TO SUPPORT SMALL BUSINESSES AND TO SUPPORT SMALL BUSINESSES AND MERCHANTS ON THIS WEEK-LONG MERCHANTS ON THIS WEEK-LONG SERIES OF EVENTS AND THROUGHOUT SERIES OF EVENTS AND THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. THE YEAR. SIGNED THIS 22ND DAY OF APRIL, SIGNED THIS 22ND DAY OF APRIL, 2026. 2026. [APPLAUSE] [APPLAUSE] >> THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. IT'S AN HONOR. IT'S AN HONOR. I DON'T WANT TO TAKE ALL OF YOUR I DON'T WANT TO TAKE ALL OF YOUR TIME. TIME. >> APPRECIATE THE WARNING, GOOD APPRECIATE THE WARNING, GOOD SIR. SIR. >> I AM INVOLVED IN -- FIRST OF

I AM INVOLVED IN -- FIRST OF THE ALL YOU SHOULD KNOW THAT THE ALL YOU SHOULD KNOW THAT SHELDON FEED AND SUPPLY HAS BEEN SHELDON FEED AND SUPPLY HAS BEEN IN BUSINESS FOR 60-SOMETHING IN BUSINESS FOR 60-SOMETHING YEARS. YEARS. I PERSONALLY HAVE WORKED FOR THE I PERSONALLY HAVE WORKED FOR THE COMPANY FOR 61 YEARS AND I'M 71 COMPANY FOR 61 YEARS AND I'M 71 YEARS OLD. YEARS OLD. IT'S GRASHGTS MADE A GOOD IT'S GRASHGTS MADE A GOOD LIVING. LIVING. IT'S BEEN GREAT. IT'S BEEN GREAT. I AM INVOLVED IN SOME OF THESE I AM INVOLVED IN SOME OF THESE PROGRAMS THAT THE CITY OF ELK PROGRAMS THAT THE CITY OF ELK GROVE HAS, THE FIXED PROGRAM AND GROVE HAS, THE FIXED PROGRAM AND PATH PROGRAM. PATH PROGRAM. I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THAT THE I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THAT THE CITY STAFF HAS BEEN WONDERFUL TO CITY STAFF HAS BEEN WONDERFUL TO WORK WITH. WORK WITH. OUR COMPANY DOES BUSINESS ALL OUR COMPANY DOES BUSINESS ALL OVER NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. OVER NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. AND WE INVEST OUR CAPITAL IN AND WE INVEST OUR CAPITAL IN THOSE CITIES THAT ARE EASY TO DO THOSE CITIES THAT ARE EASY TO DO BUSINESS WITH. BUSINESS WITH. THE CITY OF ELK GROVE IS ONE OF THE CITY OF ELK GROVE IS ONE OF THOSE. THOSE. SO WE'RE ENJOYING THAT. SO WE'RE ENJOYING THAT. I'D LIKE TO SAY A SPECIAL THANKS I'D LIKE TO SAY A SPECIAL THANKS TO MELISSA WHO HAS THE PATIENCE TO MELISSA WHO HAS THE PATIENCE TO PUT UP WITH ME, IN THESE TO PUT UP WITH ME, IN THESE PROGRAMS. PROGRAMS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, IT'S AN THANK YOU VERY MUCH, IT'S AN HONOR. HONOR. >> STAY THERE, STAY UP HERE,

STAY THERE, STAY UP HERE, DON'T GO ANYWHERE. DON'T GO ANYWHERE. COME BACK! COME BACK! WE'RE GOING TO COME DOWN IN A WE'RE GOING TO COME DOWN IN A SECOND AND TAKE A PICTURE. SECOND AND TAKE A PICTURE. >> WE'RE NOT DONE HONORING YOU WE'RE NOT DONE HONORING YOU YET. YET. >> I CAN'T HEAR YOU. I CAN'T HEAR YOU. >> STAY RIGHT THERE A SECOND, STAY RIGHT THERE A SECOND, RIGHT THERE. RIGHT THERE. >> WITH ME. WITH ME. >> SO YOU MAY NOT HEAR IT BUT SO YOU MAY NOT HEAR IT BUT WHAT I WAS GOING TO SAY IS IN WHAT I WAS GOING TO SAY IS IN 1976 MY FAMILY MOVED HERE TO ELK 1976 MY FAMILY MOVED HERE TO ELK GROVE. GROVE. WE LIVED OUT AT THE CORNER OF WE LIVED OUT AT THE CORNER OF SHELTON AND BRADSHAW. SHELTON AND BRADSHAW. ONE OF THE FIRST PLACES WE WENT ONE OF THE FIRST PLACES WE WENT WHEN WE GOT GETS WAS SHELDON WHEN WE GOT GETS WAS SHELDON FEED AND SUPPLY. FEED AND SUPPLY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, APPRECIATE THANK YOU VERY MUCH, APPRECIATE YOU BEING PART OF THE COMMUNITY. YOU BEING PART OF THE COMMUNITY. >> YOU'RE WELCOME, THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME, THANK YOU. >> STOP, STAY RIGHT THERE. STOP, STAY RIGHT THERE. >> WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A PICTURE

WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A PICTURE AFTER. AFTER. >> HI, GOOD EVENING HI, GOOD EVENING COUNCILMEMBERS, I'M SOPHIA, I'VE COUNCILMEMBERS, I'M SOPHIA, I'VE HAD THE PLEASURE OF CHAIRING THE HAD THE PLEASURE OF CHAIRING THE CAPITAL REGION SMALL BUSINESS CAPITAL REGION SMALL BUSINESS WEEK COMMITTEE FOR OVER A WEEK COMMITTEE FOR OVER A DECADE. DECADE. I'M ALSO THE DIRECTOR FOR THE I'M ALSO THE DIRECTOR FOR THE WOMEN'S BUSINESS CENTER IN WOMEN'S BUSINESS CENTER IN SACRAMENTO AND COLLABORATIVELY SACRAMENTO AND COLLABORATIVELY WITH MYSELF AND A TON OF OTHER WITH MYSELF AND A TON OF OTHER ORGAN ORGAN ORGANIZATIONS WE TOGETHER HAVE ORGANIZATIONS WE TOGETHER HAVE BROUGHT CAPITAL REGION SMALL BROUGHT CAPITAL REGION SMALL BUSINESS WEEK DURING THE FIRST BUSINESS WEEK DURING THE FIRST WEEK -- NATIONAL SMALL BUSINESS WEEK -- NATIONAL SMALL BUSINESS WEEK, TO CELEBRATE WEEK, TO CELEBRATE ENTREPRENEURS. ENTREPRENEURS. I JUST WANTED TO COME HERE AND I JUST WANTED TO COME HERE AND SAY THANK YOU TO YOU AND THE SAY THANK YOU TO YOU AND THE CITY OF ELK GROVE FOR YOUR CITY OF ELK GROVE FOR YOUR SUPPORT. SUPPORT. AND ALL THAT YOU'VE DONE TO MAKE AND ALL THAT YOU'VE DONE TO MAKE SMALL BUSINESS WEEK A SUCCESS SMALL BUSINESS WEEK A SUCCESS AND CONTINUE TO SUPPORT AND CONTINUE TO SUPPORT ENTREPRENEURS. ENTREPRENEURS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR SUPPORT IN THIS PROCLAMATION. SUPPORT IN THIS PROCLAMATION. >> SOPHIA THANK YOU FOR BEING

SOPHIA THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE AND CORKY AS WELL, FOR ALL HERE AND CORKY AS WELL, FOR ALL OF YOUR WORK THROUGHOUT OUR OF YOUR WORK THROUGHOUT OUR COMMUNITY. COMMUNITY. SMALL BUSINESS, AS WE ALWAYS SMALL BUSINESS, AS WE ALWAYS SAY, IS THE BACKBONE OF OUR SAY, IS THE BACKBONE OF OUR COMMUNITY. COMMUNITY. I BELIEVE YOU CONTRIBUTE TO ALL I BELIEVE YOU CONTRIBUTE TO ALL SMALL BUSINESSES, CONTRIBUTE TO SMALL BUSINESSES, CONTRIBUTE TO OVER 40% OF OUR GROSS DOMESTIC OVER 40% OF OUR GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT. PRODUCT. SO IT'S VERY IMPRESSIVE YOUR SO IT'S VERY IMPRESSIVE YOUR CONTRIBUTION TO OUR MY CAN'T BE CONTRIBUTION TO OUR MY CAN'T BE OVERSTATED. OVERSTATED. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. WE'LL COME DOWN AND TAKE A WE'LL COME DOWN AND TAKE A PICTURE. PICTURE. >> THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. >> NEXT WE HAVE A PROCLAMATION NEXT WE HAVE A PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING APRIL 2026 AS DONATE RECOGNIZING APRIL 2026 AS DONATE LIFE MONTH. LIFE MONTH. I'D LIKE TO INVITE CHRISTIAN I'D LIKE TO INVITE CHRISTIAN MORALES FROM THE SIERRA DONOR MORALES FROM THE SIERRA DONOR SERVICES AND OUR FRIEND CHRISTA SERVICES AND OUR FRIEND CHRISTA HE OWE TO COME ON DOWN -- CHRIS HE OWE TO COME ON DOWN -- CHRIS MATEO TO COME ON DOWN PLEASE. MATEO TO COME ON DOWN PLEASE. >> HI, GOOD EVENING. HI, GOOD EVENING. I'M KELVIN, I'M FILLING IN FOR I'M KELVIN, I'M FILLING IN FOR CHRISTIAN, HE'S A LITTLE SICK CHRISTIAN, HE'S A LITTLE SICK TODAY. TODAY. >> THAT'S OKAY. THAT'S OKAY. >> I'M WITH SIERRA DONOR I'M WITH SIERRA DONOR SERVICES. SERVICES. >> THAT, YOU FOR BEING HERE

THAT, YOU FOR BEING HERE THANK YOU. THANK YOU. MR. MATEO HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN MR. MATEO HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN OUR COMMUNITY FOR MANY YEARS. OUR COMMUNITY FOR MANY YEARS. I KNOW ALL OF US UP HERE GREATL I KNOW ALL OF US UP HERE GREATL APPRECIATE THE WORK THAT YOU'VE APPRECIATE THE WORK THAT YOU'VE DONE TO KEEP OUR FRIEND HERE. DONE TO KEEP OUR FRIEND HERE. WE'RE VERY THANKFUL FOR ALL THAT WE'RE VERY THANKFUL FOR ALL THAT YOU HAVE DONE FOR HIM. YOU HAVE DONE FOR HIM. IT IS OUR HONOR, AGAIN, IT IS OUR HONOR, AGAIN, PROCLAIMING DONATE LIFE MONTH PROCLAIMING DONATE LIFE MONTH APRIL 2026. APRIL 2026. # # WHEREAS, MORE THAN 100,000 WHEREAS, MORE THAN 100,000 AMERICANS AND 19,000 AMERICANS AND 19,000 CALIFORNIANS ARE CURRENTLY ON CALIFORNIANS ARE CURRENTLY ON THE NATIONAL TRANSPLANT WAITING THE NATIONAL TRANSPLANT WAITING LIST, AND ROUGHLY 80% ARE PEOPLE LIST, AND ROUGHLY 80% ARE PEOPLE OF COLOR; OF COLOR; AND WHEREAS, ANOTHER PERSON IS AND WHEREAS, ANOTHER PERSON IS ADDED TO THE WAITING LIST EVERY ADDED TO THE WAITING LIST EVERY EIGHT MINUTES, AND, ON AVERAGE, EIGHT MINUTES, AND, ON AVERAGE, SEVENTEEN PEOPLE DIE EACH DAY SEVENTEEN PEOPLE DIE EACH DAY WHILE WAITING FOR A LIFESAVING WHILE WAITING FOR A LIFESAVING ORGAN TRANSPLANT; ORGAN TRANSPLANT; AND WHEREAS, THE MOST EFFECTIVE AND WHEREAS, THE MOST EFFECTIVE CRISIS IS TO EDUCATE AND TO CRISIS IS TO EDUCATE AND TO ENCOURAGE CITIZENS TO COMMIT TO ENCOURAGE CITIZENS TO COMMIT TO THE FOLLOWING ACTIONS: REGISTER THE FOLLOWING ACTIONS: REGISTER YOUR DECISION TO BE AN ORGAN, YOUR DECISION TO BE AN ORGAN, EYE AND TISSUE DONOR IN THE EYE AND TISSUE DONOR IN THE NATIONAL DONATE LIFE REGISTRY AT NATIONAL DONATE LIFE REGISTRY AT DONATELIFECALIFORNIA.ORG OR AT DONATELIFECALIFORNIA.ORG OR AT YOUR LOCAL CALIFORNIA DMV; YOUR LOCAL CALIFORNIA DMV; AND WHEREAS, SIERRA DONOR AND WHEREAS, SIERRA DONOR SERVICES SERVES AT THE CENTER OF SERVICES SERVES AT THE CENTER OF A DYNAMIC, INTERCONNECTED SYSTEM A DYNAMIC, INTERCONNECTED SYSTEM THAT INVOLVES DONOR FAMILIES, THAT INVOLVES DONOR FAMILIES, LOCAL HOSPITALS, AND TRANSPLANT LOCAL HOSPITALS, AND TRANSPLANT CENTERS ACROSS NORTHERN CENTERS ACROSS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, INCLUDING THE CALIFORNIA, INCLUDING THE GREATER SACRAMENTO REGION, IN GREATER SACRAMENTO REGION, IN THE DELICATE AND TIME-SENSITIVE THE DELICATE AND TIME-SENSITIVE MISSION OF SAVING LIVES THROUGH MISSION OF SAVING LIVES THROUGH TRANSPLANT; TRANSPLANT; AND WHEREAS, IN 2025, SIERRA AND WHEREAS, IN 2025, SIERRA DONOR SERVICES MADE 422 ORGAN DONOR SERVICES MADE 422 ORGAN TRANSPLANTS POSSIBLE THANKS TO TRANSPLANTS POSSIBLE THANKS TO THE SELFLESS GENEROSITY OF 170 THE SELFLESS GENEROSITY OF 170 NORTHERN CALIFORNIA ORGAN DONOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA ORGAN DONOR HEROES. HEROES. A TOTAL OF 855 TISSUE DONORS, A TOTAL OF 855 TISSUE DONORS, INCLUDING MUSCULOSKELETAL AND INCLUDING MUSCULOSKELETAL AND HEART VALVE DONORS, CONTRIBUTED HEART VALVE DONORS, CONTRIBUTED TO SAVING AND IMPROVING LIVES. TO SAVING AND IMPROVING LIVES. SIERRA EYE BANK PROVIDED 1,239 SIERRA EYE BANK PROVIDED 1,239 CORNEAS, RESTORING SIGHT TO MANY CORNEAS, RESTORING SIGHT TO MANY PEOPLE. PEOPLE. 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 NATIONAL PROCLAIMS APRIL 2026 AS NATIONAL DONATE LIFE MONTH IN THE CITY OF DONATE LIFE MONTH IN THE CITY OF ELK GROVE AND ENCOURAGES ALL ELK GROVE AND ENCOURAGES ALL RESIDENTS TO REGISTER THEIR RESIDENTS TO REGISTER THEIR DECISION TO BE AN ORGAN, EYE AND DECISION TO BE AN ORGAN, EYE AND TISSUE DONOR IN THE NATIONAL

TISSUE DONOR IN THE NATIONAL DONATE LIFE REGISTRY AT DONATE LIFE REGISTRY AT DONATELIFECALIFORNIA.ORG OR AT DONATELIFECALIFORNIA.ORG OR AT YOUR LOCAL CALIFORNIA DMV. YOUR LOCAL CALIFORNIA DMV. SIGNED THIS 22ND DAY OF APRIL, SIGNED THIS 22ND DAY OF APRIL, 2026. 2026. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE TO THIS COMMUNITY. THIS COMMUNITY. [APPLAUSE] [APPLAUSE] >> THANK YOU, GOOD EVENING CITY

THANK YOU, GOOD EVENING CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS AND GENERAL COUNCIL MEMBERS AND GENERAL PUBLIC. PUBLIC. A LITTLE BIT ABOUT SIERRA DONOR A LITTLE BIT ABOUT SIERRA DONOR SERVICES IN CASE YOU ARE SERVICES IN CASE YOU ARE WONDERING WE ARE YOUR LOCAL WONDERING WE ARE YOUR LOCAL NONPROFIT DONATION ORGANIZATION NONPROFIT DONATION ORGANIZATION IN SACRAMENTO. IN SACRAMENTO. WE CURRENTLY SERVE ABOUT 5 WE CURRENTLY SERVE ABOUT 5 MILLION PEOPLE ACROSS NORTHERN MILLION PEOPLE ACROSS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, NEVADA AND CALIFORNIA, NEVADA AND NEW MEXICO. NEW MEXICO. YOU MUST BE WONDERING WHAT IS YOU MUST BE WONDERING WHAT IS THE NEED. THE NEED. RIGHT NOW, ACROSS THE COUNTRY, RIGHT NOW, ACROSS THE COUNTRY, NEARLY 100,000 PEOPLE ARE NEARLY 100,000 PEOPLE ARE WAITING FOR A LIFESAVING TRANCE WAITING FOR A LIFESAVING TRANCE PLANT NEARLY 19% ARE RIGHT HERE PLANT NEARLY 19% ARE RIGHT HERE IN CALIFORNIA. IN CALIFORNIA. CITY OF ELK GROVE REPRESENTS CITY OF ELK GROVE REPRESENTS REALLY, REALLY LARGE FOOTPRINT REALLY, REALLY LARGE FOOTPRINT IN SACRAMENTO COUNTY. IN SACRAMENTO COUNTY. WITHOUT YOUR HELP WE WOULDN'T BE WITHOUT YOUR HELP WE WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO GET OUR LOCAL DONOR ABLE TO GET OUR LOCAL DONOR REGISTRY TO HAVE AN INCREASE OF REGISTRY TO HAVE AN INCREASE OF ABOUT 3%, REALLY, REALLY BIG ABOUT 3%, REALLY, REALLY BIG NUMBERS. NUMBERS. UNFORTUNATELY, ANOTHER PERSON IS UNFORTUNATELY, ANOTHER PERSON IS ADDED ON TO THE WAITING LIST, I ADDED ON TO THE WAITING LIST, I WOULD SAY, 7 TO 8 MINUTES. WOULD SAY, 7 TO 8 MINUTES. EVERY DAY, UNFORTUNATELY, WE EVERY DAY, UNFORTUNATELY, WE EVER TO GO TO BED KNOWING ABOUT EVER TO GO TO BED KNOWING ABOUT 16 PEOPLE, 16 TO 18 PEOPLE DYING 16 PEOPLE, 16 TO 18 PEOPLE DYING EACH DAY BECAUSE AN ORGAN WASN'T EACH DAY BECAUSE AN ORGAN WASN'T AVAILABLE. AVAILABLE. MY FATHER WAS PLACED ON THE MY FATHER WAS PLACED ON THE WAITING LIST ABOUT 14 YEARS AGO, WAITING LIST ABOUT 14 YEARS AGO, DIAGNOSED WITH END STAGE LIVER DIAGNOSED WITH END STAGE LIVER DISEASE. DISEASE. I REMEMBER GOING TO ALL OF HIS I REMEMBER GOING TO ALL OF HIS DOCTOR APPOINTMENTS, VISITS, DOCTOR APPOINTMENTS, VISITS, ADMISSIONS, IT WAS A VERY DARK ADMISSIONS, IT WAS A VERY DARK TIME FOR MY FAMILY AND I. TIME FOR MY FAMILY AND I. I DON'T WANT ANOTHER FAMILY TO I DON'T WANT ANOTHER FAMILY TO BE A VICTIM OF THAT EXPERIENCE. BE A VICTIM OF THAT EXPERIENCE. RIGHT NOW WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO RIGHT NOW WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO ENCOURAGE LOCAL RESIDENTS, ENCOURAGE LOCAL RESIDENTS, ESPECIALLY CITY OF ELK GROVE, IS ESPECIALLY CITY OF ELK GROVE, IS TO HAVE THOSE MEANINGFUL TO HAVE THOSE MEANINGFUL CONVERSATIONS WITH FRIENDS, WITH CONVERSATIONS WITH FRIENDS, WITH FAMILY, WITH LOVED ONES AND FAMILY, WITH LOVED ONES AND CONSIDER REGISTERING AS DONORS. CONSIDER REGISTERING AS DONORS. I'D LIKE TO INVITE CHRIS MATEO I'D LIKE TO INVITE CHRIS MATEO TO SHARE A LITTLE BIT OF TO SHARE A LITTLE BIT OF IMPACTFUL STORY ABOUT DONATION. IMPACTFUL STORY ABOUT DONATION. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. >> VICE MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL

VICE MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS, GOOD TO SEE YOU GUYS. MEMBERS, GOOD TO SEE YOU GUYS. THIS IS MY, I WANT TO SAY MY THIS IS MY, I WANT TO SAY MY FIFTH YEAR COMING UP HERE FOR FIFTH YEAR COMING UP HERE FOR DONATE LIFE MONTH. DONATE LIFE MONTH. FIVE YEARS, I PROBABLY WOULDN'T FIVE YEARS, I PROBABLY WOULDN'T HAVE HAD IF I DIDN'T HAVE AN HAVE HAD IF I DIDN'T HAVE AN ORGAN DOOR NATION. ORGAN DOOR NATION. AND I'VE KNOWN -- ORGAN AND I'VE KNOWN -- ORGAN DONATION. DONATION. I'M SO BLESSED THAT BECAUSE MY I'M SO BLESSED THAT BECAUSE MY COUSIN STEPPED UP TO DONATE I COUSIN STEPPED UP TO DONATE I CAN GIVE BACK. CAN GIVE BACK. WHAT I HOPE TO DO IS ADVOCATE WHAT I HOPE TO DO IS ADVOCATE MORE. MORE. I COULD SEE YOU EVERY YEAR -- DO I COULD SEE YOU EVERY YEAR -- DO SEE YOU EVERY YEAR, I WANT TO SEE YOU EVERY YEAR, I WANT TO ENCOURAGE YOU, THE CITY, AND ENCOURAGE YOU, THE CITY, AND EVERYBODY AROUND US TO CONSIDER EVERYBODY AROUND US TO CONSIDER DONATING IN SOME WAY. DONATING IN SOME WAY. SOMEONE CAN USE IT. SOMEONE CAN USE IT. SHORTLY AFTER MY OWN TRANSPLANT, SHORTLY AFTER MY OWN TRANSPLANT, THAT WAS PROBABLY YEAR AND A THAT WAS PROBABLY YEAR AND A HALF JOURNEY FOR ME, SHORTLY HALF JOURNEY FOR ME, SHORTLY AFTER THAT ONE OF MY BEST AFTER THAT ONE OF MY BEST FRIENDS GOT IN A TERRIBLE FRIENDS GOT IN A TERRIBLE ACCIDENT. ACCIDENT. HIS LIFE SAVED FIVE OTHERS. HIS LIFE SAVED FIVE OTHERS. HE'S NO LONGER WITH US. HE'S NO LONGER WITH US. BUT HE LIVES ON IN FIVE OTHER BUT HE LIVES ON IN FIVE OTHER PEOPLE BECAUSE OF WHAT HE PEOPLE BECAUSE OF WHAT HE DONATED SHORTLY AFTER HIS DONATED SHORTLY AFTER HIS ACCIDENT. ACCIDENT. HE DIDN'T HESITATE AFTER HE SAW HE DIDN'T HESITATE AFTER HE SAW MY TRANSPLANT TO MAKE SURE HE MY TRANSPLANT TO MAKE SURE HE HAD THAT PINK BOX CHECKED ON HIS HAD THAT PINK BOX CHECKED ON HIS DRIVER'S LICENSE. DRIVER'S LICENSE. NOW THOSE FIVE PEOPLE, WE HEAR NOW THOSE FIVE PEOPLE, WE HEAR FROM THEM ALL THE TIME, TWO OF FROM THEM ALL THE TIME, TWO OF THEM ARE KIDS. THEM ARE KIDS. TO SEE THAT IMPACT EVERY DAY IS TO SEE THAT IMPACT EVERY DAY IS JUST PHENOMENAL. JUST PHENOMENAL. I DO ENCOURAGE EVERYBODY. I DO ENCOURAGE EVERYBODY. ONE THING I WANT TO POINT OUT ONE THING I WANT TO POINT OUT THIS YEAR IS USUALLY WHO YOU SEE THIS YEAR IS USUALLY WHO YOU SEE UP HERE WITH ME IS SOMEBODY WHO UP HERE WITH ME IS SOMEBODY WHO USED TO WORK IN THIS FIELD. USED TO WORK IN THIS FIELD. BUT DOESN'T RIGHT NOW. BUT DOESN'T RIGHT NOW. BUT HER NAME IS KYLA, SHE USED BUT HER NAME IS KYLA, SHE USED TO COME UP WITH ME, INVITED ME TO COME UP WITH ME, INVITED ME TO COME UP AND SPEAK. TO COME UP AND SPEAK. SHE'S ACTUALLY LOOKING FOR HER SHE'S ACTUALLY LOOKING FOR HER OWN KIDNEY NOW. OWN KIDNEY NOW. WHEN SHE WAS YOUNGER ARCS WHEN SHE WAS YOUNGER ARCS TEENAGER, SHE HAD TWO TEENAGER, SHE HAD TWO TRANSPLANTS FROM HER PARENTS. TRANSPLANTS FROM HER PARENTS. AND THAT WAS 20 YEARS AGO. AND THAT WAS 20 YEARS AGO. I DON'T WANT TO DATE HER, ABOUT I DON'T WANT TO DATE HER, ABOUT 20 YEARS AFTER BEING IN HIGH 20 YEARS AFTER BEING IN HIGH SCHOOL. SCHOOL. SHE'S LOOKING FOR ANOTHER ONE. SHE'S LOOKING FOR ANOTHER ONE. JUST THAT'S HOW IT HAPPENS WITH JUST THAT'S HOW IT HAPPENS WITH A KIDNEY AFTER 20 YEARS. A KIDNEY AFTER 20 YEARS. THAT'S HOW LONG YOU CAN REALLY THAT'S HOW LONG YOU CAN REALLY EXPECT IT TO GO. EXPECT IT TO GO. NOW SHE'S LOOKING FOR ONE, NOW SHE'S LOOKING FOR ONE, HOPING TO ADVOCATE AND PUT IT HOPING TO ADVOCATE AND PUT IT OUT THERE THAT IF YOU ARE

OUT THERE THAT IF YOU ARE WILLING TO DONATE, WHAT NOT, YOU WILLING TO DONATE, WHAT NOT, YOU WILL BE SAVING LIVES OF WILL BE SAVING LIVES OF EVERYBODY THAT IS ON THIS LIST EVERYBODY THAT IS ON THIS LIST THAT CALVIN SHARED. THAT CALVIN SHARED. SPECIFICALLY FOR THIS TIME I SPECIFICALLY FOR THIS TIME I WANT TO DEAD LIGHT THIS TO KYLA WANT TO DEAD LIGHT THIS TO KYLA AND THE JOURNEY SHE'S BACK ON, AND THE JOURNEY SHE'S BACK ON, UNFORTUNATELY, LOOKING FOR HER UNFORTUNATELY, LOOKING FOR HER THIRD KIDNEY. THIRD KIDNEY. THANK YOU FOR ALL OF YOUR THANK YOU FOR ALL OF YOUR ADVOCACY, PUSHING IT OUT, THERE ADVOCACY, PUSHING IT OUT, THERE EVERYTHING YOU DO, INVITING US EVERYTHING YOU DO, INVITING US UP HERE TO TRACK ABOUT IT. UP HERE TO TRACK ABOUT IT. THE MORE PEOPLE THAT KNOW HOW THE MORE PEOPLE THAT KNOW HOW IMPORTANT THIS IS, THE BETTER WE IMPORTANT THIS IS, THE BETTER WE WILL BE. WILL BE. THANK YOU ALL FOR EVERYTHING. THANK YOU ALL FOR EVERYTHING. >> THANK YOU, CHRIS. THANK YOU, CHRIS. WE'RE HAPPY YOU ARE DOING WELL WE'RE HAPPY YOU ARE DOING WELL AND WE'RE PRAYING FOR KYLA AS AND WE'RE PRAYING FOR KYLA AS WELL. WELL. I SEE YOU HAVE ANOTHER GUEST UP I SEE YOU HAVE ANOTHER GUEST UP HERE, WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY HERE, WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY SOMETHING? SOMETHING? >> HI, I'M EMILY, I'M ANOTHER

HI, I'M EMILY, I'M ANOTHER STAFF MEMBER AT SIERRA DONOR STAFF MEMBER AT SIERRA DONOR SERVICES. SERVICES. I'M JUST HERE TO THANK THE CITY I'M JUST HERE TO THANK THE CITY OF ELK GROVE FOR MAKING APRIL OF ELK GROVE FOR MAKING APRIL 2026 DONATE LIFE MONTH. 2026 DONATE LIFE MONTH. I'M HERE IN MY GREEN AND BLUE IN I'M HERE IN MY GREEN AND BLUE IN HONOR OF OUR COLORS. HONOR OF OUR COLORS. SO I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK SO I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU. YOU. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE WILL BE DOWN TO TAKE A WE WILL BE DOWN TO TAKE A PICTURE.

FINAL PROCLAMATION IS RECOGNIZING ARBOR DAY. RECOGNIZING ARBOR DAY. AN APRIL 24, 2026. AN APRIL 24, 2026. WE'RE PRESENTING IT TO WE'RE PRESENTING IT TO CORNFLOWER FARMS. CORNFLOWER FARMS. SOMEONE, ARE THEY HERE? SOMEONE, ARE THEY HERE? ASSISTING ME IS COUNCILMEMBER ASSISTING ME IS COUNCILMEMBER BRE BRE BREWER. BREWER. >> THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE

THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE TODAY. TODAY. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU KNOW LAST I DON'T KNOW IF YOU KNOW LAST MONTH IN CALIFORNIA ARBOR WEEK MONTH IN CALIFORNIA ARBOR WEEK WAS OBSERVED ON MARCH 7 THROUGH WAS OBSERVED ON MARCH 7 THROUGH 14. 14. ALL OF THE DIFFERENT STATES ALL OF THE DIFFERENT STATES OBSERVE ARBOR DAY IN THEIR OBSERVE ARBOR DAY IN THEIR VARIOUS WAYS AND TIMES DURING VARIOUS WAYS AND TIMES DURING THE SPRING AND FALL. THE SPRING AND FALL. BUT NATIONAL ARBOR DAY IS BUT NATIONAL ARBOR DAY IS CELEBRATED THIS FRIDAY. CELEBRATED THIS FRIDAY. IT SERVERS AS A DAY TO FOCUS ON IT SERVERS AS A DAY TO FOCUS ON THE ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP THE ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP AND SUSTAINABLE TREE PLANTING AND SUSTAINABLE TREE PLANTING OFTEN HIGHLIGHTED BY THE ARBOR OFTEN HIGHLIGHTED BY THE ARBOR DAY FOUNDATION WITH INITIATIVES DAY FOUNDATION WITH INITIATIVES SUCH AS LIGHTING LANDMARKS LIKE SUCH AS LIGHTING LANDMARKS LIKE THE EMPIRE STATE BUILDING AND THE EMPIRE STATE BUILDING AND LIGHTING IT GREEN. LIGHTING IT GREEN. LIKE I SAID, MOST OF THE U.S. LIKE I SAID, MOST OF THE U.S. OBSERVES ARBOR DAY IN APRIL, OBSERVES ARBOR DAY IN APRIL, SOME STATES LIKE CALIFORNIA HAVE SOME STATES LIKE CALIFORNIA HAVE DIFFERENT THINGS AND DIFFERENT DIFFERENT THINGS AND DIFFERENT VARIATIONS. VARIATIONS. AS YOU REALIZE, COSUMNES CSD A AS YOU REALIZE, COSUMNES CSD A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO DID THEIR COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO DID THEIR NATIONAL OBSERVATION OF NATIONAL OBSERVATION OF CALIFORNIA ARBOR WEEK BY DOING CALIFORNIA ARBOR WEEK BY DOING THEIR SPRING CLEANUP IN ELK THEIR SPRING CLEANUP IN ELK GROVE PARK AND THROUGHOUT THE GROVE PARK AND THROUGHOUT THE PARKS OF THE CITY. PARKS OF THE CITY. TODAY I'M GLAD THAT YOU ARE HERE TODAY I'M GLAD THAT YOU ARE HERE BECAUSE WE ARE GOING TO PRESENT BECAUSE WE ARE GOING TO PRESENT YOU WITH A PROCLAMATION TO YOU WITH A PROCLAMATION TO RECOGNIZE NATIONAL ARBOR DAY RECOGNIZE NATIONAL ARBOR DAY COMING THIS FRIDAY, APRIL 24. COMING THIS FRIDAY, APRIL 24. WHEREAS, ARBOR DAY FESTIVITIES WHEREAS, ARBOR DAY FESTIVITIES HAVE BEEN OBSERVED FOR OVER 150 HAVE BEEN OBSERVED FOR OVER 150 YEARS IN RECOGNITION OF THE YEARS IN RECOGNITION OF THE IMPORTANCE OF TREES AND URBAN IMPORTANCE OF TREES AND URBAN FOREST TO THE LIVABILITY AND FOREST TO THE LIVABILITY AND SUSTAINABILITY OF AMERICAN SUSTAINABILITY OF AMERICAN CITIES AND COMMUNITIES; CITIES AND COMMUNITIES; AND WHEREAS, THE CITY OF ELK AND WHEREAS, THE CITY OF ELK GROVE IS COMMITTED TO OPTIMIZING GROVE IS COMMITTED TO OPTIMIZING THE REMARKABLE BENEFITS OF TREES THE REMARKABLE BENEFITS OF TREES TO CREATE THE BEST URBAN FOREST TO CREATE THE BEST URBAN FOREST FOR THE SACRAMENTO REGION; FOR THE SACRAMENTO REGION; AND WHEREAS, THE CITY OF ELK AND WHEREAS, THE CITY OF ELK GROVE HAS ADOPTED AN URBAN GROVE HAS ADOPTED AN URBAN FORESTRY PROGRAM TO IMPROVE THE FORESTRY PROGRAM TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR ALL QUALITY OF LIFE FOR ALL RESIDENTS OF ELK GROVE AND RESIDENTS OF ELK GROVE AND RECOGNIZES THE CONTRIBUTIONS RECOGNIZES THE CONTRIBUTIONS TREE CANOPIES HAVE TO CLEAN AIR TREE CANOPIES HAVE TO CLEAN AIR AND WATER, ENERGY CONSERVATION, AND WATER, ENERGY CONSERVATION, PUBLIC HEALTH, HABITAT, AND THE PUBLIC HEALTH, HABITAT, AND THE BEAUTY OF OUR NEIGHBORHOODS AND BEAUTY OF OUR NEIGHBORHOODS AND BUSINESS DISTRICTS; BUSINESS DISTRICTS; AND WHEREAS, THE CITY OF ELK AND WHEREAS, THE CITY OF ELK GROVE HAS PARTNERED WITH GROVE HAS PARTNERED WITH CORNFLOWER FARMS, AN ELK GROVE CORNFLOWER FARMS, AN ELK GROVE NATIVE PLANT NURSERY IN BUSINESS

NATIVE PLANT NURSERY IN BUSINESS SINCE 1981, TO PROVIDE PLANTS SINCE 1981, TO PROVIDE PLANTS FOR NUMEROUS PROJECTS INCLUDING FOR NUMEROUS PROJECTS INCLUDING NATIVE PLANTING AT FRANKLIN NATIVE PLANTING AT FRANKLIN CHANNEL AND DISTRICT56; CHANNEL AND DISTRICT56; AND WHEREAS, CORNFLOWER FARMS AND WHEREAS, CORNFLOWER FARMS HAS BEEN DEDICATED TO GROWING HAS BEEN DEDICATED TO GROWING PLANTS NATIVE TO CALIFORNIA AND PLANTS NATIVE TO CALIFORNIA AND THE WESTERN UNITED STATES FOR THE WESTERN UNITED STATES FOR THE WHOLESALE NURSERY TRADE, THE WHOLESALE NURSERY TRADE, LANDSCAPING INDUSTRY, AND LANDSCAPING INDUSTRY, AND RESTORATION PROJECTS; RESTORATION PROJECTS; AND WHEREAS, CORNFLOWER FARMS AND WHEREAS, CORNFLOWER FARMS HAS BEEN AN INDUSTRY LEADER FOR HAS BEEN AN INDUSTRY LEADER FOR 45 YEARS AND PROPAGATES AND 45 YEARS AND PROPAGATES AND CULTIVATES OVER 500 DIFFERENT CULTIVATES OVER 500 DIFFERENT SPECIES, SUBSPECIES, AND SPECIES, SUBSPECIES, AND VARIETIES OF NATIVE PLANTS AND VARIETIES OF NATIVE PLANTS AND TREES USED TO NOT ONLY IMPROVE TREES USED TO NOT ONLY IMPROVE LANDSCAPE AND NATIVE OPEN SPACES LANDSCAPE AND NATIVE OPEN SPACES IN ELK GROVE, BUT THROUGHOUT IN ELK GROVE, BUT THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE REGION; THE ENTIRE REGION; AND WHEREAS, THE CITY OF ELK AND WHEREAS, THE CITY OF ELK GROVE IN COORDINATION WITH GROVE IN COORDINATION WITH CORNFLOWER FARMS CONDUCTED AN CORNFLOWER FARMS CONDUCTED AN ARBOR DAY TREE PLANTING ON APRIL ARBOR DAY TREE PLANTING ON APRIL 22, 2026. 22, 2026. TODAY. TODAY. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE THAT THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ELK GROVE PROCLAIMS CITY OF ELK GROVE PROCLAIMS APRIL 24, 2026, AS THE CITY OF APRIL 24, 2026, AS THE CITY OF ELK GROVE'S 2026 ARBOR DAY AND ELK GROVE'S 2026 ARBOR DAY AND ENCOURAGES ITS CITIZENS TO PLANT ENCOURAGES ITS CITIZENS TO PLANT AND CARE FOR TREES AND THEIR AND CARE FOR TREES AND THEIR URBAN FOREST. URBAN FOREST. SIGNED THIS 22ND DAY OF APRIL, SIGNED THIS 22ND DAY OF APRIL, 2026. 2026. CONGRATULATIONS. CONGRATULATIONS. [APPLAUSE] [APPLAUSE] AND ALSO THANK YOU FOR BEING A AND ALSO THANK YOU FOR BEING A PARTNER WITH THE CITY. PARTNER WITH THE CITY. FOR ALL OF THESE BENEFITS THAT FOR ALL OF THESE BENEFITS THAT PEOPLE EITHER NOTICE, DON'T PEOPLE EITHER NOTICE, DON'T REALLY NOISMT A LOT OF THINGS IN REALLY NOISMT A LOT OF THINGS IN THIS RESOLUTION SPEAK TRUE TO THIS RESOLUTION SPEAK TRUE TO THE SIGNIFICANCE OF HAVING A THE SIGNIFICANCE OF HAVING A GREEN CANOPY THROUGHOUT THE TOWN GREEN CANOPY THROUGHOUT THE TOWN AND REGION AS WE KNOW SACRAMENTO AND REGION AS WE KNOW SACRAMENTO IS CALLED THE CITY OF TREES. IS CALLED THE CITY OF TREES. WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE ENTIRE WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE ENTIRE SACRAMENTO REGION, YOU CAN'T SACRAMENTO REGION, YOU CAN'T HELP BUT NOTICE THAT THE REGION HELP BUT NOTICE THAT THE REGION IS COVERED WITH TREES FROM AN IS COVERED WITH TREES FROM AN AERIAL VIEW. AERIAL VIEW. IT'S DONE INTENTIONALLY. IT'S DONE INTENTIONALLY. KNOWING THAT YOU ARE STRONG KNOWING THAT YOU ARE STRONG LEADER IN THE PROCESS AND HAVE LEADER IN THE PROCESS AND HAVE BEEN FOR SEVERAL DECADES, I WANT BEEN FOR SEVERAL DECADES, I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THAT. TO THANK YOU FOR THAT. BECAUSE YOU PLAY A BIGGER ROLE

BECAUSE YOU PLAY A BIGGER ROLE IN SUSTAINING THE QUALITY OF IN SUSTAINING THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR EVERYONE HERE IN LIFE FOR EVERYONE HERE IN SACRAMENTO AREA. SACRAMENTO AREA. >> THANK YOU FOR BEAUTIFYING OUR THANK YOU FOR BEAUTIFYING OUR CITY. CITY. >> CAN I MAKE A COUPLE OF CAN I MAKE A COUPLE OF COMMENTS? COMMENTS? >> NOW YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. NOW YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. >> I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT LAW

I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT LAW ENFORCEMENT AND OTHER PEOPLE IN ENFORCEMENT AND OTHER PEOPLE IN ELK GROVE REALIZE THAT WE ELK GROVE REALIZE THAT WE ACTUALLY GLEAN AND COLLECT ACTUALLY GLEAN AND COLLECT ACORNS WITHIN THE CITY. ACORNS WITHIN THE CITY. AT TIMES I'LL BE SEEN WITH FIVE AT TIMES I'LL BE SEEN WITH FIVE GALLON BUCKETS GOING THROUGH THE GALLON BUCKETS GOING THROUGH THE ELK GROVE AUTO MALL WITH MY CAR ELK GROVE AUTO MALL WITH MY CAR AT TOYOTA. AT TOYOTA. AND THEY THINK I'M GOING TO PAY AND THEY THINK I'M GOING TO PAY WITH ACORNS. WITH ACORNS. BUT IF YOU SEE SOMEBODY THAT BUT IF YOU SEE SOMEBODY THAT LOOKS A LITTLE OUT OF PLACE LOOKS A LITTLE OUT OF PLACE BECAUSE THERE AREN'T TOMORROW BECAUSE THERE AREN'T TOMORROW TOO MANY OF US IN THE WORLD TOO MANY OF US IN THE WORLD COLLECTING ACORNS IN URBAN COLLECTING ACORNS IN URBAN SETTINGS. SETTINGS. MAYBE YOU CAN UNDERSTAND BETTER MAYBE YOU CAN UNDERSTAND BETTER AND APPRECIATE BETTER WHAT WE'RE AND APPRECIATE BETTER WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH. TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH. WE'RE A SMALL BUSINESS, LIKE WE'RE A SMALL BUSINESS, LIKE SHELDON FEED. SHELDON FEED. AND WE GROW PLANTS BASICALLY FOR AND WE GROW PLANTS BASICALLY FOR PLANTS AND PEOPLE. PLANTS AND PEOPLE. WE WORK ON PROJECTS TO ENHANCE WE WORK ON PROJECTS TO ENHANCE THE FUNCTIONALITY OF NATIVE THE FUNCTIONALITY OF NATIVE HABITATS. HABITATS. PROBABLY ONE OF THE GREATEST PROBABLY ONE OF THE GREATEST JOYS WE HAVE HAD IS SEVERAL JOYS WE HAVE HAD IS SEVERAL DECADES WORTH OF WORK IN DECADES WORTH OF WORK IN YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK WHERE YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK WHERE WE'VE ALSO TRIED TO MAKE WE'VE ALSO TRIED TO MAKE HABITAT, RESTORE HABITATS. HABITAT, RESTORE HABITATS. BUT ALSO AT PLACES LIKE GLACIER BUT ALSO AT PLACES LIKE GLACIER POINT, RESTORING THE SITE OF THE POINT, RESTORING THE SITE OF THE OLD HOTEL. OLD HOTEL. AGAIN TRYING TO EMPHASIZE THAT AGAIN TRYING TO EMPHASIZE THAT SMALL BUSINESSES CAN HAVE A BIG SMALL BUSINESSES CAN HAVE A BIG IMPACT. IMPACT. GLACIER POINT THE PLANTS THAT WE GLACIER POINT THE PLANTS THAT WE GREW 30 YEARS AGO HAVE MADE THE GREW 30 YEARS AGO HAVE MADE THE ENJOYMENT OF THE TRIP UP THERE ENJOYMENT OF THE TRIP UP THERE TO SEE THE GREAT VIEW. TO SEE THE GREAT VIEW. IF YOU GUYS WEREN'T IN SESSION IF YOU GUYS WEREN'T IN SESSION TODAY YOU COULD BE WATCHING TODAY YOU COULD BE WATCHING PBS'S NATURE, THE OPENING SCENE PBS'S NATURE, THE OPENING SCENE OF THE SHOW IS STANDING AMONGST OF THE SHOW IS STANDING AMONGST OUR PLANTS LOOKING OUT ACROSS OUR PLANTS LOOKING OUT ACROSS THE VALLEY AT HALF DOME. THE VALLEY AT HALF DOME. THAT VIEW HAS BEEN ENJOYED BY THAT VIEW HAS BEEN ENJOYED BY ROUGHLY SPEAKING A MILLION ROUGHLY SPEAKING A MILLION PEOPLE EVERY YEAR FOR 30 YEARS. PEOPLE EVERY YEAR FOR 30 YEARS. THAT'S OUR RETURN ON INVESTMENT. THAT'S OUR RETURN ON INVESTMENT. THANK YOU CONVENIENT. THANK YOU CONVENIENT. AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH THE CITY IN THE FUTURE AS WITH THE CITY IN THE FUTURE AS WELL. WELL. >> LIKEWISE, THANK YOU BOTH.

LIKEWISE, THANK YOU BOTH. WE'LL BE RIGHT DOWN. WE'LL BE RIGHT DOWN. PLEASE, YES, SAY SOMETHING. PLEASE, YES, SAY SOMETHING. >> WELL I GUESS I COULD.

WELL I GUESS I COULD. I'VE BEEN IN THE NURSERY I'VE BEEN IN THE NURSERY BUSINESS IN ELK GROVE, USED TO BUSINESS IN ELK GROVE, USED TO HAVE A BOOMING NURSERY BUSINESS HAVE A BOOMING NURSERY BUSINESS WITH A LOT OF JAPANESE WITH A LOT OF JAPANESE NURSERIES. NURSERIES. SINCE 1978. SINCE 1978. IT IS NICE THAT WE CAN STILL BE IT IS NICE THAT WE CAN STILL BE IN A RURAL AREA THAT WE CAN IN A RURAL AREA THAT WE CAN STILL FARM SAFELY, KIND OF, STILL FARM SAFELY, KIND OF, NOBODY KNOWS WE'RE THERE REALLY. NOBODY KNOWS WE'RE THERE REALLY. WE DO APPRECIATE KEEPING THE WE DO APPRECIATE KEEPING THE RURAL AREA. RURAL AREA. >> WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK.

WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK. >> THERE'S ONLY THREE OF US, WE THERE'S ONLY THREE OF US, WE FIT.

ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU VERY MU MU MUCH. MUCH. >> ALL RIGHT, NEXT ON TO NEW ALL RIGHT, NEXT ON TO NEW HIRE INTRODUCTIONS. HIRE INTRODUCTIONS. WHO'S UP FIRST? WHO'S UP FIRST? >> GOOD EVENING VICE MAYOR SUEN, GOOD EVENING VICE MAYOR SUEN, JASON BEHERMANN, CITY MANAGER, JASON BEHERMANN, CITY MANAGER, IS OH EXCITING TO INTRODUCE IS OH EXCITING TO INTRODUCE HIRINGS. HIRINGS. LET'S START WITH THE POLICE LET'S START WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, BOBBIE DAVIS POLICE DEPARTMENT, BOBBIE DAVIS POLICE CH CH CHIEF. CHIEF. >> VICE MAYOR AND

VICE MAYOR AND COUNCILMEMBERS, I'M BOBBIE COUNCILMEMBERS, I'M BOBBIE DAVIS, CHIEF OF POLICE FOR THE DAVIS, CHIEF OF POLICE FOR THE CITY OF ELK GROVE. CITY OF ELK GROVE. I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE OUR I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE OUR NEW HIRES AND PROMOTIONS. NEW HIRES AND PROMOTIONS. DAMIAN RODRIGUEZ, COME ON UP. DAMIAN RODRIGUEZ, COME ON UP. DAMIAN STARTED WITH OUR DAMIAN STARTED WITH OUR DEPARTMENT IN 2024 AS A DEPARTMENT IN 2024 AS A TEMPORARY RECORDS TECHNICIAN AND TEMPORARY RECORDS TECHNICIAN AND QUICKLY HIRED AS A FULL TIME QUICKLY HIRED AS A FULL TIME TECH IN OUR RECORDS DIVISION. TECH IN OUR RECORDS DIVISION. HE'S POLICE RECORDS TECH I. HE'S POLICE RECORDS TECH I. [APPLAUSE] [APPLAUSE] WELCOME. WELCOME. DISPATCHER ASHLEY WILLIAMS. DISPATCHER ASHLEY WILLIAMS. ASHLEY WAS BORN AND RAISED IN ASHLEY WAS BORN AND RAISED IN STOCKTON, CURRENTLY WORKING TO A STOCKTON, CURRENTLY WORKING TO A DEGREE IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE DEGREE IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE THROUGH DELTA COLLEGE. THROUGH DELTA COLLEGE. PRIOR TO JOINING ELK GROVE, PRIOR TO JOINING ELK GROVE, ASHLEY WAS A DISPATCHER FOR 11 ASHLEY WAS A DISPATCHER FOR 11 YEARS WITH THE STOCKTON ON YEARS WITH THE STOCKTON ON POLICE DEPARTMENT. POLICE DEPARTMENT. ASHLEY IS A MOM TO TEENAGE ASHLEY IS A MOM TO TEENAGE DAUGHTER, ONE DOG AND FOUR CATS. DAUGHTER, ONE DOG AND FOUR CATS. WELCOME. WELCOME. CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE TRICIA MACHADO. TRICIA MACHADO. TRICIA WAS BORN IN CARMICHAEL TRICIA WAS BORN IN CARMICHAEL AND RAISED IN SACRAMENTO. AND RAISED IN SACRAMENTO. PRIOR TO JOINING THE ELK GROVE PRIOR TO JOINING THE ELK GROVE POLICE DEPARTMENT SHE WORKED IN POLICE DEPARTMENT SHE WORKED IN HUMAN RESOURCES FOR STATE OF HUMAN RESOURCES FOR STATE OF CALIFORNIA FOR 13 YEARS. CALIFORNIA FOR 13 YEARS. TRICIA IS MARRIED WITH TWO TRICIA IS MARRIED WITH TWO DAUGHTERS, TWO DOGS, THREE CATS, DAUGHTERS, TWO DOGS, THREE CATS, A TREE FROG, AND CHICKENS. A TREE FROG, AND CHICKENS. GABRIEL JAMES, OFFICER. GABRIEL JAMES, OFFICER. GABRIEL WAS BORN AND RAISED IN GABRIEL WAS BORN AND RAISED IN SACRAMENTO, MOVED TO ELK GROVE SACRAMENTO, MOVED TO ELK GROVE AND GRADUATED'S FROM LAGUNA AND GRADUATED'S FROM LAGUNA CREEK HIGH SCHOOL. CREEK HIGH SCHOOL. PRIOR TO JOINING THE ELK GROVE PRIOR TO JOINING THE ELK GROVE POLICE DEPARTMENT GABE SPENT 13 POLICE DEPARTMENT GABE SPENT 13 YEARS WORKING WITH THE YEARS WORKING WITH THE SACRAMENTO POLICE DEPARTMENT SACRAMENTO POLICE DEPARTMENT WHERE HE STARTED HIS CAREER AS WHERE HE STARTED HIS CAREER AS CSO, THEN BECAME A POLICE CSO, THEN BECAME A POLICE OFFICER AND WORKED MULTIPLE OFFICER AND WORKED MULTIPLE ASSIGNMENTS INCLUDING PATROL, ASSIGNMENTS INCLUDING PATROL, CONTRACT SERVICES AND TRAFFIC. CONTRACT SERVICES AND TRAFFIC. HE WAS A MOTOR OFFICER FOR SOME HE WAS A MOTOR OFFICER FOR SOME TIME. TIME. GABRIEL JAMES, WELCOME.

GABRIEL JAMES, WELCOME. POLICE RECORDS TECH KAITLIN POLICE RECORDS TECH KAITLIN RALEY. RALEY. KAITLIN RILEY. KAITLIN RILEY. KATE LYNN WAS BORN AND RAISED IN KATE LYNN WAS BORN AND RAISED IN ELK GROVE, GRADUATED FROM ELK ELK GROVE, GRADUATED FROM ELK GROVE HIGH SCHOOL AND COMPLETED GROVE HIGH SCHOOL AND COMPLETED A DEGREE IN JOURNALISM THROUGH A DEGREE IN JOURNALISM THROUGH SACRAMENTO STATE. SACRAMENTO STATE. PRIOR TO GOING US, SHE WORKED PRIOR TO GOING US, SHE WORKED WITH SPECIAL NEEDS ADULTS FOR 4 WITH SPECIAL NEEDS ADULTS FOR 4 YEARS AND WORKED OUT OF THE YEARS AND WORKED OUT OF THE OFFICE OF THE CHIEF FOR A FEW OFFICE OF THE CHIEF FOR A FEW MINUTES AND STOLE HER AND WENT MINUTES AND STOLE HER AND WENT TO RECORDS. TO RECORDS. ANIMAL CARE ASSISTANT HALEY ANIMAL CARE ASSISTANT HALEY BRAZA. BRAZA. HALEY WAS RAISED IN ELK GROVE, HALEY WAS RAISED IN ELK GROVE, SPENT TIME OF HIGH SCHOOL AND SPENT TIME OF HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE YEARS IN SACRAMENTO. COLLEGE YEARS IN SACRAMENTO. NOW LIVING BACK IN ELK GROVE, NOW LIVING BACK IN ELK GROVE, PRIOR TO JOINING ELK GROVE, THE PRIOR TO JOINING ELK GROVE, THE ELK GROVE POLICE DEPARTMENT ELK GROVE POLICE DEPARTMENT HALEY SPENT 10 YEARS WORKING IN HALEY SPENT 10 YEARS WORKING IN A VETERINARY MEDICINE. A VETERINARY MEDICINE. HER WORK RANGED FROM PRIVATE HER WORK RANGED FROM PRIVATE PRACTICE CLINICS TO CORPORATE PRACTICE CLINICS TO CORPORATE VETERINARY PLEDGE ROOMS. VETERINARY PLEDGE ROOMS. WELCOME VETERINARY EMERGENCY WELCOME VETERINARY EMERGENCY ROOMS. ROOMS. DISPATCHER SHERYL TEAGUE. DISPATCHER SHERYL TEAGUE. SHERYL WAS BORN IN MAINE AND HAS SHERYL WAS BORN IN MAINE AND HAS LIVED ALL OVER THE UNITED STATES LIVED ALL OVER THE UNITED STATES AS A NAVY BRAT. AS A NAVY BRAT. PRIOR TO JOINING THE ELK GROVE PRIOR TO JOINING THE ELK GROVE POLICE DEPARTMENT SHERYL WAS A POLICE DEPARTMENT SHERYL WAS A DISPATCHER WITH STOCKTON FOR 19 DISPATCHER WITH STOCKTON FOR 19 YEARS. YEARS. LT. WES BEACHDORF. LT. WES BEACHDORF. WES HAS BEEN WITH THE POLICE WES HAS BEEN WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT SINCE 2011, PRIOR TO DEPARTMENT SINCE 2011, PRIOR TO PROMOTION WAS A SERGEANT FOR PROMOTION WAS A SERGEANT FOR SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS UNIT. SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS UNIT. AS LT. HE OVERSEES OUR SWINGS AS LT. HE OVERSEES OUR SWINGS AND GRAVEYARD PATROL. AND GRAVEYARD PATROL. WES PROMOTED TO LT.. WES PROMOTED TO LT.. SERGEANT SHOUN VARGAS. SERGEANT SHOUN VARGAS. YOU CAN SMILE, IT'S OKAY. YOU CAN SMILE, IT'S OKAY. SHAUN WAS PROMOTED TO ACCOUNT ON SHAUN WAS PROMOTED TO ACCOUNT ON 1-11-26. 1-11-26. SHOUN HAS BEEN WITH THE POLICE SHOUN HAS BEEN WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT SINCE 2016.

DEPARTMENT SINCE 2016. PRIOR TO PROMOTION SHOUN WAS A PRIOR TO PROMOTION SHOUN WAS A SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER, AND SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER, AND OVERSEES OUR SWING SHIFT PATROL OVERSEES OUR SWING SHIFT PATROL WEDNESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY AND A WEDNESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY AND A QUICK NOTE WAS ONE OF OUR SRO QUICK NOTE WAS ONE OF OUR SRO THATS WE CONTINUE TO GET THATS WE CONTINUE TO GET REQUESTS FOR, KIDS THAT WANT TO REQUESTS FOR, KIDS THAT WANT TO TALK TO HIM. TALK TO HIM. E-MAILS AND LETTERS EVERY DAY. E-MAILS AND LETTERS EVERY DAY. SPEAKS TO YOUR CHARACTER. SPEAKS TO YOUR CHARACTER. POLICE RECORDS TECH POLICE RECORDS TECH ASHLEYARKWEZ. ASHLEYARKWEZ. ASHLEY MARQUEZ. ASHLEY MARQUEZ. MASHLY WAS BORN AND RAISED IN MASHLY WAS BORN AND RAISED IN ELK GROVE, ATTENDED MONTEREY ELK GROVE, ATTENDED MONTEREY TRAILS HIGH SCHOOL AND EARNED TRAILS HIGH SCHOOL AND EARNED ASSOCIATE OF SCIENCE DEGREE. ASSOCIATE OF SCIENCE DEGREE. ASHLEY CONTINUED HER EDUCATION ASHLEY CONTINUED HER EDUCATION AND EARNED BACHELOR OF SCIENCE AND EARNED BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE FROM IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE FROM CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY SACRAMENTO. SACRAMENTO. SHE WAS PROMOTED ON 1-25-26, SHE WAS PROMOTED ON 1-25-26, CONGRATULATIONS. CONGRATULATIONS. I'M GOING TO -- I HAVE TWO TO I'M GOING TO -- I HAVE TWO TO READ THAT AREN'T HERE. READ THAT AREN'T HERE. ANIMAL CARE TECHNICIAN ALINA ANIMAL CARE TECHNICIAN ALINA REDKIN, 2-8-26, STARTED WITH THE REDKIN, 2-8-26, STARTED WITH THE ANIMAL SHELTER IN 2023 AS ANIMAL ANIMAL SHELTER IN 2023 AS ANIMAL CARE ASSISTANT AND PROMOTED INTO CARE ASSISTANT AND PROMOTED INTO THE ROLE OF ANIMAL CARE THE ROLE OF ANIMAL CARE TECHNICIAN. TECHNICIAN. VICTIM WITNESSED A ROW KATE VICTIM WITNESSED A ROW KATE GENTLEMEN NAY CARROLL, HAS BEEN GENTLEMEN NAY CARROLL, HAS BEEN WITH THE DEPARTMENT SINCE 2019, WITH THE DEPARTMENT SINCE 2019, STARTED IN OUR RECORDS DIVISION STARTED IN OUR RECORDS DIVISION WHERE SHE WORKED UNTIL HER WHERE SHE WORKED UNTIL HER PROMOTION TO VICTIM WITNESSED A PROMOTION TO VICTIM WITNESSED A ROW CAT. ROW CAT. NOW THE DRUM ROLL PLEASE. NOW THE DRUM ROLL PLEASE. MISS ANDRINA CARTER, SENIOR MISS ANDRINA CARTER, SENIOR ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT, ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT, PROMOTE P.D.-8-26. PROMOTE P.D.-8-26. WAS BORN IN MILWAUKEE AND RAISED WAS BORN IN MILWAUKEE AND RAISED IN OKLAHOMA, GRADUATED FROM IN OKLAHOMA, GRADUATED FROM LANGSTON UNIVERSITY. LANGSTON UNIVERSITY. PRIOR TO JOINING EGPD, SHE WAS PRIOR TO JOINING EGPD, SHE WAS AN H.R. EMPLOYEE FOR THE CITY OF AN H.R. EMPLOYEE FOR THE CITY OF ELK GROVE. ELK GROVE. BUT WE STOLE HER AND VERY BUT WE STOLE HER AND VERY APPRECIATIVE OF EVERYTHING, ALL

APPRECIATIVE OF EVERYTHING, ALL OF THESE PEOPLE ARE HERE BECAUSE OF THESE PEOPLE ARE HERE BECAUSE ANDRINA HIRED THEM ALL. ANDRINA HIRED THEM ALL. THAT'S ALL WE HAVE. THAT'S ALL WE HAVE. >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU. >> CHIEF. CHIEF. WELCOME, CONGRATULATIONS. WELCOME, CONGRATULATIONS. >> GOOD EVENING VICE MAYOR,

GOOD EVENING VICE MAYOR, MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL KARA REDICK, DEPUTY CITY KARA REDICK, DEPUTY CITY MANAGER. MANAGER. I'M HERE TO INTRODUCE GRACE, I'M HERE TO INTRODUCE GRACE, SUSTAINABILITY LEADER. SUSTAINABILITY LEADER. SHE CAME TO US FROM VALLEY SHE CAME TO US FROM VALLEY MISSION. MISSION. WHERE SHE FOCUSED ON CLIMATE WHERE SHE FOCUSED ON CLIMATE ADAPTATION, ENVIRONMENTAL ADAPTATION, ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE AND REDUCING AIR JUSTICE AND REDUCING AIR POLLUTION. POLLUTION. GRACE WILL BE HELPING THE CITY GRACE WILL BE HELPING THE CITY IMPLEMENT ITS CLIMATE ACTION IMPLEMENT ITS CLIMATE ACTION GOALS AND STARTED WITH THE CITY GOALS AND STARTED WITH THE CITY ON JANUARY 5. ON JANUARY 5. I'M ALSO INTRODUCE COSTA WHO I'M ALSO INTRODUCE COSTA WHO COULDN'T BE HERE TONIGHT, OWESER COULDN'T BE HERE TONIGHT, OWESER IS THE CHIEF INNOVATION OFFICER, IS THE CHIEF INNOVATION OFFICER, SEASONED FACILITATOR AND SEASONED FACILITATOR AND STRATEGIST WITH HUMAN CENTERED STRATEGIST WITH HUMAN CENTERED DESIGN AND USING TECHNOLOGY FOR DESIGN AND USING TECHNOLOGY FOR INSTITUTION WIDE PROBLEM INSTITUTION WIDE PROBLEM SOLVING. SOLVING. KOSER IS LEADING THE KOSER IS LEADING THE SUSTAINABILITY TEAM AND SUSTAINABILITY TEAM AND JOINEDOUS JANUARY 5. JOINEDOUS JANUARY 5. O O >> GOOD EVENING VICE MAYOR AND

GOOD EVENING VICE MAYOR AND COUNCILMEMBERS, I'M HERE TO COUNCILMEMBERS, I'M HERE TO INTRODUCE HEIAN SCOTT, INTRODUCE HEIAN SCOTT, PURCHASING MANAGER. PURCHASING MANAGER. IAN JOINS US FROM YUBA COUNTY, IAN JOINS US FROM YUBA COUNTY, EARNED MASTER OF PUBLIC EARNED MASTER OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION FROM CALIFORNIA ADMINISTRATION FROM CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY STANISLAUS, STATE UNIVERSITY STANISLAUS, LIVES IN LODI WITH HIS WIFE AND LIVES IN LODI WITH HIS WIFE AND DAUGHTER. DAUGHTER. HE ENJOYS SPENDING TIME OUTDOORS HE ENJOYS SPENDING TIME OUTDOORS WITH HIS FAMILY AND STANDUP WITH HIS FAMILY AND STANDUP PADDLE BOARDING. PADDLE BOARDING. >> GOOD EVENING, CHRIS,

GOOD EVENING, CHRIS, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, HAPPY TO COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, HAPPY TO INTRODUCE HAROLD, COME ON UP, INTRODUCE HAROLD, COME ON UP, HAROLD ALRED. HAROLD ALRED. HAROLD IS OUR NEWEST HOMELESS HAROLD IS OUR NEWEST HOMELESS SERVICES 1/2 GATOR WORKING WITH SERVICES 1/2 GATOR WORKING WITH DAVID -- NAVIGATOR WORKING WITH DAVID -- NAVIGATOR WORKING WITH DAVID. DAVID. HE COMES FROM THE GATHERING IN HE COMES FROM THE GATHERING IN WHERE HE WAS ONE OF THE STAFF WHERE HE WAS ONE OF THE STAFF OVER THERE FOR THE LAST YEAR OR OVER THERE FOR THE LAST YEAR OR SO HELPING PROVIDE SERVICES TO SO HELPING PROVIDE SERVICES TO OUR SHELTER GUESTS, HELPING OUR SHELTER GUESTS, HELPING PROVIDE RESOURCES, LONG HISTORY PROVIDE RESOURCES, LONG HISTORY OF WORKING WITH PEOPLE OF WORKING WITH PEOPLE STRUGGLING WITH SUBSTANCE ABUSE, STRUGGLING WITH SUBSTANCE ABUSE, WE'RE HAPPY TO HAVE HIM PART OF WE'RE HAPPY TO HAVE HIM PART OF THE TEAM N HIS FREE TIME HE THE TEAM N HIS FREE TIME HE ENJOYS SPENDING TIME WITH HIS ENJOYS SPENDING TIME WITH HIS DO DO DOGS. DOGS. AND TRAVELING TO WASHINGTON AND TRAVELING TO WASHINGTON WHERE HE USED TO LIVE. WHERE HE USED TO LIVE. WELCOME ABOARD HAROLD. WELCOME ABOARD HAROLD. >> HELLO, DARRELL DOAN, ECONOMIC

HELLO, DARRELL DOAN, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR. DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR. I'M HERE TO REINTRODUCE SARAH I'M HERE TO REINTRODUCE SARAH RODRIGUEZ, SARAH HAS BEEN RODRIGUEZ, SARAH HAS BEEN PROMOTED. PROMOTED. WE HIRED SARAH IN AUGUST OF 2023 WE HIRED SARAH IN AUGUST OF 2023 AND I HIRED HER TO DO PRIMARILY AND I HIRED HER TO DO PRIMARILY MARKETING COMMUNICATIONS AND MARKETING COMMUNICATIONS AND QUICKLY LOADED HER UP WITH A QUICKLY LOADED HER UP WITH A BUNCH OF OTHER STUFF, SHE WAS SO BUNCH OF OTHER STUFF, SHE WAS SO GOOD O TOP THAT SHE TOOK ON THE GOOD O TOP THAT SHE TOOK ON THE ARTS AND CREATIVE ECONOMY STUFF. ARTS AND CREATIVE ECONOMY STUFF. NOW HER NEW JOB IS ARTS CULTURE NOW HER NEW JOB IS ARTS CULTURE AND CREATIVE ECONOMY PROGRAM AND CREATIVE ECONOMY PROGRAM MANAGER, SUPER LUCKY TO HAVE MANAGER, SUPER LUCKY TO HAVE H H HER. HER. >> GOOD EVENING VICE MAYOR,

GOOD EVENING VICE MAYOR, MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL, JIM MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL, JIM WERNER, PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR. WERNER, PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR. SEVERAL NEW HIRES THIS EVENING, SEVERAL NEW HIRES THIS EVENING, CHAD MORRIS, COME ON UP. CHAD MORRIS, COME ON UP. CHAD IS A SENIOR MAINTENANCE CHAD IS A SENIOR MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN WITH THE LANDSCAPE TECHNICIAN WITH THE LANDSCAPE TEAM. TEAM. HE GREW UP IN PORTLAND, OREGON HE GREW UP IN PORTLAND, OREGON GRADUATED FROM OREGON STATE GRADUATED FROM OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY. UNIVERSITY. HE SPENT MOST OF HIS WORKING HE SPENT MOST OF HIS WORKING LIFE AS A GOLF COURSE LIFE AS A GOLF COURSE SUPERINTENDENT. SUPERINTENDENT. GIVE ME SOME TIPS. GIVE ME SOME TIPS. MOST RECENTLY IN SOUTHERN MOST RECENTLY IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. CALIFORNIA. HE ENJOYS CYCLING AND GOLF, HAS HE ENJOYS CYCLING AND GOLF, HAS LIVED IN SACRAMENTO FOR FIVE LIVED IN SACRAMENTO FOR FIVE YEARS WITH HIS WIFE AND THEIR YEARS WITH HIS WIFE AND THEIR DOODLE. DOODLE. COLLIN AND MANNY, THERE'S A COLLIN AND MANNY, THERE'S A REASON FOR THIS. REASON FOR THIS. THAT'S BECAUSE COLLIN AND MANNY THAT'S BECAUSE COLLIN AND MANNY WITH PART OF THE LANDSCAPE TEAM WITH PART OF THE LANDSCAPE TEAM AS WELL. AS WELL. COLLIN IS THE TREE AND OPEN COLLIN IS THE TREE AND OPEN SPACE COORDINATOR AND MANNY SPACE COORDINATOR AND MANNY MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN WITHIN MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN WITHIN THE LANDSCAPE DIVISION PRIMARILY THE LANDSCAPE DIVISION PRIMARILY OVERSEEING OPERATIONS OUT OF OVERSEEING OPERATIONS OUT OF DISTRICT 56. DISTRICT 56. TODAY THEY WERE BOTH JOINING ME TODAY THEY WERE BOTH JOINING ME IN THE TREE PLANTING THAT TOOK IN THE TREE PLANTING THAT TOOK PLACE, USING THE CORN FLOWER PLACE, USING THE CORN FLOWER FARMS PLANTS AT DISTRICT 56, FARMS PLANTS AT DISTRICT 56, AMAZING DAY, IT WAS WET. AMAZING DAY, IT WAS WET. BUT MADE THE DIRT SOFT AND BUT MADE THE DIRT SOFT AND STICKY, IT'S CLAY HERE IN ELK STICKY, IT'S CLAY HERE IN ELK GROVE AS WE KNOW. GROVE AS WE KNOW. BUT IT WAS GREAT EVENT AND I BUT IT WAS GREAT EVENT AND I APPRECIATE THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS APPRECIATE THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS TO MAKING DISTRICT 56 MORE TO MAKING DISTRICT 56 MORE BEAUTIFUL AND MAKING OUR BEAUTIFUL AND MAKING OUR ENVIRONMENT MORE CLEAN FOR ENVIRONMENT MORE CLEAN FOR EVERYBODY. EVERYBODY. FIRST UP COLLIN IS ORIGINALLY FIRST UP COLLIN IS ORIGINALLY FROM RHODE ISLAND AND HAS HIS FROM RHODE ISLAND AND HAS HIS DEGREE IN BIOLOGY WITH A FOCUS DEGREE IN BIOLOGY WITH A FOCUS ON RESTORATION ECOLOGY. ON RESTORATION ECOLOGY. COLLIN COMES FROM THE SACRAMENTO COLLIN COMES FROM THE SACRAMENTO TREE FOUNDATION. TREE FOUNDATION. WHERE HE BUILT RELATIONSHIPS WHERE HE BUILT RELATIONSHIPS WITH OUR STAFF AND DID SOME WITH OUR STAFF AND DID SOME AMAZING EVENTS PRIOR TO COMING AMAZING EVENTS PRIOR TO COMING TO THE CITY. TO THE CITY. VERY HAPPY TO HAVE HIM HERE. VERY HAPPY TO HAVE HIM HERE. IN HIS SPARE TIME COLLIN ENJOYS IN HIS SPARE TIME COLLIN ENJOYS ROCK CLIMBING, BACKPACKING AND ROCK CLIMBING, BACKPACKING AND BIRDING WITH HIS WIFE. BIRDING WITH HIS WIFE. MANUEL MERCADO AS I MENTIONED IS MANUEL MERCADO AS I MENTIONED IS A MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN WITH A MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN WITH THE LANDSCAPE DIVISION, HIRED IN THE LANDSCAPE DIVISION, HIRED IN EARLY MARCH. EARLY MARCH. HE WAS BORN AND RAISED IN HE WAS BORN AND RAISED IN SACRAMENTO AND NOW CALLS ELK SACRAMENTO AND NOW CALLS ELK GROVE HOME. GROVE HOME. BEFORE COMING TO WORK FOR THE BEFORE COMING TO WORK FOR THE CITY OF ELK GROVE HE SPENT 8 CITY OF ELK GROVE HE SPENT 8 YEARS RUNNING HIS OWN LICENSED YEARS RUNNING HIS OWN LICENSED CONTRIBUTING BUSINESS. CONTRIBUTING BUSINESS. HE AND HIS WIFE HAVE THREE KIDS, HE AND HIS WIFE HAVE THREE KIDS, FILLED WITH SOCCER PRACTICES, FILLED WITH SOCCER PRACTICES, DANCE REHEARSALS AND WEEKEND

DANCE REHEARSALS AND WEEKEND GAMES AND RECITALS. GAMES AND RECITALS. WELCOME MANNY. WELCOME MANNY. LAST BUT NOT LEAST IS MARCELLO, LAST BUT NOT LEAST IS MARCELLO, HE'S MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN HE'S MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN WITHIN OUR STREETS GROUP. WITHIN OUR STREETS GROUP. HE WAS BORN AND RAISED IN LODI. HE WAS BORN AND RAISED IN LODI. HE'S LOOKING FORWARD TO HE'S LOOKING FORWARD TO IMPROVING THE LOCAL STRUCK AND IMPROVING THE LOCAL STRUCK AND TAKING CARE OF THE CITIZENS OF TAKING CARE OF THE CITIZENS OF ELK GROVE. ELK GROVE. HE ENJOYS SPENDING TIME WITH HIS HE ENJOYS SPENDING TIME WITH HIS TWO CHILDREN AND FIANCEE, TWO CHILDREN AND FIANCEE, TRAVELING, FORMULA 1 RACES, USC TRAVELING, FORMULA 1 RACES, USC FOOTBALL GAMES AND BIG "STAR FOOTBALL GAMES AND BIG "STAR WARS" FAN. WARS" FAN. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, JEFF.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH, JEFF. WELL CONGRATULATIONS TO THOSE WELL CONGRATULATIONS TO THOSE WHO WERE PROMOTED. WHO WERE PROMOTED. THOSE WHO JOINED US, WELCOME TO THOSE WHO JOINED US, WELCOME TO THE ELK GROVE FAMILY. THE ELK GROVE FAMILY. WE'RE SO HAPPY TO HAVE YOU. WE'RE SO HAPPY TO HAVE YOU. I'M CONFIDENT YOU WILL BE HAPPY I'M CONFIDENT YOU WILL BE HAPPY HERE. HERE. LOOK FORWARD TO SUPPORTING YOU LOOK FORWARD TO SUPPORTING YOU IN YOUR CAREERS GOING FORWARD AS IN YOUR CAREERS GOING FORWARD AS WELL. WELL. THANK YOU EVERYBODY. THANK YOU EVERYBODY. [APPLAUSE] [APPLAUSE] MR. CLERK, NEXT ITEM. MR. CLERK, NEXT ITEM. >> THAT WILL TAKE TO US SECTION THAT WILL TAKE TO US SECTION 5, GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. 5, GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. >> ALL RIGHT, SEE IF I HAVE ANY ALL RIGHT, SEE IF I HAVE ANY SPEAKERS SIGNED UP HERE. SPEAKERS SIGNED UP HERE. >> YOU SHOULD HAVE A DISPLAY OF YOU SHOULD HAVE A DISPLAY OF 6 FOLKS. 6 FOLKS. >> FIRST UP IS JAMES V. McCARTHY

FIRST UP IS JAMES V. McCARTHY FOLLOWED BY, ON DECK IS PAULA FOLLOWED BY, ON DECK IS PAULA McCARTHY. McCARTHY. OKAY, JAMES. OKAY, JAMES. >> GOOD EVENING COUNCILMEMBERS.

GOOD EVENING COUNCILMEMBERS. RECENT ACTIONS BY THE COSUMNES RECENT ACTIONS BY THE COSUMNES COMMUNITY SERVICES DISTRICT HAVE COMMUNITY SERVICES DISTRICT HAVE TURNED MY WIFE AND MANY OF THE TURNED MY WIFE AND MANY OF THE OTHER PEOPLE BEHIND ME INTO OTHER PEOPLE BEHIND ME INTO CRIMINALS. CRIMINALS. WITH THE RECENT PASSAGE OF WITH THE RECENT PASSAGE OF ORDINANCE 15. ORDINANCE 15. WE KNOW THAT THE CCSD AND THE WE KNOW THAT THE CCSD AND THE CITY OF ELK GROVE ARE TWO CITY OF ELK GROVE ARE TWO DIFFERENT ENTITIES. DIFFERENT ENTITIES. BUT DURING PART OF THE BUT DURING PART OF THE DISCUSSIONS WITH CCSD TRYING TO DISCUSSIONS WITH CCSD TRYING TO RESOLVE THE ISSUES THAT THE RESOLVE THE ISSUES THAT THE VARIOUS FEEDERS AND TRAPPERS VARIOUS FEEDERS AND TRAPPERS HAVE WITH ORDINANCE 15 WAS HAVE WITH ORDINANCE 15 WAS MENTIONED THAT THEY HAVE BEEN MENTIONED THAT THEY HAVE BEEN COLLABORATING WITH THE CITY OF COLLABORATING WITH THE CITY OF ELK GROVE. ELK GROVE. SO WE ARE HERE TO EXPRESS OUR SO WE ARE HERE TO EXPRESS OUR HOPES AND DESIRES THAT THE CITY HOPES AND DESIRES THAT THE CITY OF ELK GROVE DOES NOT FOLLOW THE OF ELK GROVE DOES NOT FOLLOW THE POOR EXAMPLE OF THE CCSD IN POOR EXAMPLE OF THE CCSD IN PASSING SOMETHING SIMILAR TO PASSING SOMETHING SIMILAR TO ORDINANCE 15. ORDINANCE 15. OUTLAWING THE FEEDING OF CATS, OUTLAWING THE FEEDING OF CATS, FERAL CATS IN THE FERAL CATS IN THE CITYPARTICULARLY ALONG ANY OF CITYPARTICULARLY ALONG ANY OF THE -- PARTICULARLY ALONG ANY OF THE -- PARTICULARLY ALONG ANY OF THE TRAILS WHERE THE FEEDERS THE TRAILS WHERE THE FEEDERS HAVE PLACED SHELTERS TO FRY AND HAVE PLACED SHELTERS TO FRY AND HELP PROTECT THE FOOD THAT WE HELP PROTECT THE FOOD THAT WE GIVE TO THE CATS SO THAT IT GIVE TO THE CATS SO THAT IT DOESN'T TURN INTO A LARGER MESS. DOESN'T TURN INTO A LARGER MESS. IT IS JUST WE FELT THAT IT WAS IT IS JUST WE FELT THAT IT WAS ILL-ADV ILL-ADV ILL-ADVISED. ILL-ADVISED. WE WENT TO CCSD TRYING TO GET WE WENT TO CCSD TRYING TO GET SOME GUIDANCE. SOME GUIDANCE. THEY REALLY DIDN'T INFORM US THEY REALLY DIDN'T INFORM US THAT WE ALREADY HAVE GUIDANCE THAT WE ALREADY HAVE GUIDANCE THAT WE PASSED AT THE PRIOR THAT WE PASSED AT THE PRIOR MEETING. MEETING. AND SAID JUST THAT THEY WERE AND SAID JUST THAT THEY WERE WORKING ON THIS ORDINANCE. WORKING ON THIS ORDINANCE. WE WERE THINKING OKAY WE HAVE A WE WERE THINKING OKAY WE HAVE A LITTLE TIME. LITTLE TIME. WELL TIME RAN OUT QUICKLY. WELL TIME RAN OUT QUICKLY. THEY HAD ALREADY PASSED THE THEY HAD ALREADY PASSED THE ORDINANCE. ORDINANCE. THEY HAD ADOPTED IT, IT'S PAST THEY HAD ADOPTED IT, IT'S PAST OUR ABILITY TO TRY AND HAVE CCSD OUR ABILITY TO TRY AND HAVE CCSD REPEAL IT. REPEAL IT. BUT, AGAIN, WE DON'T WANT THE BUT, AGAIN, WE DON'T WANT THE CITY OF ELK GROVE TO FOLLOW CITY OF ELK GROVE TO FOLLOW THEIR POOR EXAMPLE IN PASSING A THEIR POOR EXAMPLE IN PASSING A SIMILAR ORDINANCE AND OUTLAWING SIMILAR ORDINANCE AND OUTLAWING FEEDING. FEEDING. THEY DID NOT WORK WITH THE

THEY DID NOT WORK WITH THE VARIOUS FEEDERS IN THE COMMUNITY VARIOUS FEEDERS IN THE COMMUNITY TO TRY AND COME UP WITH SOME TO TRY AND COME UP WITH SOME KIND OF A RESOLUTION THAT WOULD KIND OF A RESOLUTION THAT WOULD SATISFY ALL OF THE PARTIES. SATISFY ALL OF THE PARTIES. IT WAS JUST HANDED DOWN AND THEY IT WAS JUST HANDED DOWN AND THEY HAVE BEEN -- IT'S BEEN SUSPENDED HAVE BEEN -- IT'S BEEN SUSPENDED BUT THEY HANDED DOWN THESE BUT THEY HANDED DOWN THESE NOTICES THAT THEY WERE GOING TO NOTICES THAT THEY WERE GOING TO REMOVE ANY OF THESE SHELTERS REMOVE ANY OF THESE SHELTERS THAT THEY FOUND. THAT THEY FOUND. THESE ARE SMALL SHELTERS. THESE ARE SMALL SHELTERS. MANY ARE HIDDEN OFF THE TRAILS. MANY ARE HIDDEN OFF THE TRAILS. BUT ONE OF THE WORDS THAT CAME BUT ONE OF THE WORDS THAT CAME UP A LOT WAS COLLABORATION WITH UP A LOT WAS COLLABORATION WITH THE CITY. THE CITY. IN GETTING THIS ORDINANCE IN GETTING THIS ORDINANCE PASSED. PASSED. I WOULD LIKE TO REMIND EVERYBODY I WOULD LIKE TO REMIND EVERYBODY THAT COLLABORATORS WERE THAT COLLABORATORS WERE CONVICTED AT NUREMBERG. CONVICTED AT NUREMBERG. >> NEXT UP, PAULA McCARTHY.

NEXT UP, PAULA McCARTHY. FOLLOWED BY CINDY TABER. FOLLOWED BY CINDY TABER. >> HELLO, VICE MAYOR SUEN AND

HELLO, VICE MAYOR SUEN AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS. CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS. WELL HERE WE ARE AGAIN ABOUT THE WELL HERE WE ARE AGAIN ABOUT THE ELK GROVE COMMUNITY CATS. ELK GROVE COMMUNITY CATS. WE ARE VERY DISCOURAGED AND WE ARE VERY DISCOURAGED AND DISAPPOINTED IN THE CCSD AND DISAPPOINTED IN THE CCSD AND FEEL A LITTLE BETRAYED AS WE FEEL A LITTLE BETRAYED AS WE ATTENDED THEIR PUBLIC MEETING ON ATTENDED THEIR PUBLIC MEETING ON MARCH 4 VOICING OUR CONCERNS MARCH 4 VOICING OUR CONCERNS ABOUT THE REMOVAL OF ONE OF OUR ABOUT THE REMOVAL OF ONE OF OUR GROUP'S FEEDING STATIONS AND GROUP'S FEEDING STATIONS AND SHELTERS. SHELTERS. AFTER THE MEETING MR. DOBSON DID AFTER THE MEETING MR. DOBSON DID NOT ONCE STATE TO US THAT THERE NOT ONCE STATE TO US THAT THERE HAD BEEN ACTION TAKEN ALREADY HAD BEEN ACTION TAKEN ALREADY OVER THE PAST FEW MONTHS TO STOP OVER THE PAST FEW MONTHS TO STOP THE FEEDERS AND CARETAKERS. THE FEEDERS AND CARETAKERS. SIMPLY STATING THEY WERE SIMPLY STATING THEY WERE RESEARCHING BOUNDARIES, THEN THE RESEARCHING BOUNDARIES, THEN THE SIGNS WERE UP ALONG THE TRAILS. SIGNS WERE UP ALONG THE TRAILS. OKAY, OUR BAD, WE NEED TO WATCH OKAY, OUR BAD, WE NEED TO WATCH ALWAYS WATCH CCSD SLOWLY AND SEE ALWAYS WATCH CCSD SLOWLY AND SEE WHAT THEIR AGENDA IS. WHAT THEIR AGENDA IS. LOOKING BACK, AFTER MANY EFFORTS LOOKING BACK, AFTER MANY EFFORTS AND MEETING DISCUSSIONS WE HAVE AND MEETING DISCUSSIONS WE HAVE HAD WITH OUR MAYOR AND CITY HAD WITH OUR MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS, WE HAVE HAD AN COUNCIL MEMBERS, WE HAVE HAD AN AMAZING TNR PROGRAM AT OUR CITY AMAZING TNR PROGRAM AT OUR CITY OF ELK GROVE ANIMAL SHELTER. OF ELK GROVE ANIMAL SHELTER. THANK YOU AND ALL OF THE THANK YOU AND ALL OF THE WONDERFUL PEOPLE AT THE SHELTER WONDERFUL PEOPLE AT THE SHELTER THAT HELP THE ANIMALS AND US THAT HELP THE ANIMALS AND US WITH THE VOLUNTEERISM WE DO FROM WITH THE VOLUNTEERISM WE DO FROM TNR, FOSTERING AND CARE TAKING TNR, FOSTERING AND CARE TAKING OF THE ELK GROVE COMMUNITY CATS. OF THE ELK GROVE COMMUNITY CATS. I PERSONALLY FEED ABOUT 60 TO 70 I PERSONALLY FEED ABOUT 60 TO 70 FERAL CATS, FOUR COLONIES, FERAL CATS, FOUR COLONIES, THANKFULLY THEY ARE MOSTLY ON THANKFULLY THEY ARE MOSTLY ON PRIVATE BUSINESS PROPERTIES GET PRIVATE BUSINESS PROPERTIES GET ONE WHICH WAS GIVEN PERMISSION ONE WHICH WAS GIVEN PERMISSION TO ME BY STEVE SIMS WHO WAS THE TO ME BY STEVE SIMS WHO WAS THE PREVIOUS CCSD DIRECTOR SEVERAL PREVIOUS CCSD DIRECTOR SEVERAL YEARS AGO THAT IT WAS OKAY TO YEARS AGO THAT IT WAS OKAY TO PLACE MICHELLETER AND FEEDING PLACE MICHELLETER AND FEEDING STATIONS FOR THE CATS. STATIONS FOR THE CATS. I CALL IT THE GROVE. I CALL IT THE GROVE. ABOUT 10 TO 15 CATS VISIT FOR ABOUT 10 TO 15 CATS VISIT FOR FOOD AND SHELTER DAILY. FOOD AND SHELTER DAILY. THE PRY BUSINESSES THAT I FEED THE PRY BUSINESSES THAT I FEED AT, ONE WITH ABOUT 15 CATS, AT, ONE WITH ABOUT 15 CATS, RESTAURANT OWNER SAYS HE SEES RESTAURANT OWNER SAYS HE SEES THE CATS ON CAMERA CATCHING THE THE CATS ON CAMERA CATCHING THE MICE AND RATS, THEY'RE WELL FED. MICE AND RATS, THEY'RE WELL FED. THEY ARE JUST DOING THEIR NORMAL THEY ARE JUST DOING THEIR NORMAL CAT MAINTENANCE. CAT MAINTENANCE. ANOTHER BUSINESS THAT USED TO ANOTHER BUSINESS THAT USED TO HAVE ABOUT 40 CATS, ONLY ABOUT HAVE ABOUT 40 CATS, ONLY ABOUT 15 REMAIN. 15 REMAIN. I'VE BEEN FEEDING THERE ABOUT 8 I'VE BEEN FEEDING THERE ABOUT 8 YEARS AND I WILL REFRAIN FROM YEARS AND I WILL REFRAIN FROM NAMING THE BUSINESS AS THERE HAS NAMING THE BUSINESS AS THERE HAS BEEN DUMPING OF FRIENDLY CATS BEEN DUMPING OF FRIENDLY CATS AND KITTENS IN THE PAST. AND KITTENS IN THE PAST. THE OWNER OF THIS BUSINESS TELLS THE OWNER OF THIS BUSINESS TELLS HIS TRUCK DRIVERS TO LEAVE THE

HIS TRUCK DRIVERS TO LEAVE THE CATS ALONE, WATCH OUT FOR THEM, CATS ALONE, WATCH OUT FOR THEM, HE DOESN'T WANT ANYTHING TO HE DOESN'T WANT ANYTHING TO HAPPEN TO THEM SINCE HE HAS HAD HAPPEN TO THEM SINCE HE HAS HAD NO CATS INFESTING HIS CABS SINCE NO CATS INFESTING HIS CABS SINCE THEY'VE BEEN THERE. THEY'VE BEEN THERE. THERE USED TO BE AT THE JUNKYARD THERE USED TO BE AT THE JUNKYARD NEXT DOOR BUT THAT BUSINESS NEXT DOOR BUT THAT BUSINESS BANNED US FROM FEEDING THERE. BANNED US FROM FEEDING THERE. WHEN WE EXPLAINED TO THE MANAGER WHEN WE EXPLAINED TO THE MANAGER AT THE TRUCKING YARD THAT ALL OF AT THE TRUCKING YARD THAT ALL OF THE CATS WERE SPAYED, NEUTERED THE CATS WERE SPAYED, NEUTERED AND VACCINATED SHE GAVE THE AND VACCINATED SHE GAVE THE THUMBS UP, ALL CLEAR TO FEED AND THUMBS UP, ALL CLEAR TO FEED AND SHELTER THE KITTIES AT THEIR SHELTER THE KITTIES AT THEIR LOCATION. LOCATION. I HAVE A SUGGESTION AND I HAVE I HAVE A SUGGESTION AND I HAVE INCLUDED A PAGE OF INFORMATION INCLUDED A PAGE OF INFORMATION TO ADOPT AN ORDINANCE SIMILAR TO TO ADOPT AN ORDINANCE SIMILAR TO THE CITY OF MARYSVILLE, I SPOKE THE CITY OF MARYSVILLE, I SPOKE WITH ONE OF THEIR PERSONNEL WITH ONE OF THEIR PERSONNEL PERSONALLY, JOY, AND THEY HAVE PERSONALLY, JOY, AND THEY HAVE HAD SUCCESS WITH COMMUNITY CAT HAD SUCCESS WITH COMMUNITY CAT FEEDER PROGRAMS FOR 8 YEARS. FEEDER PROGRAMS FOR 8 YEARS. WHY CAN'T ELK GROVE BE A LEADER WHY CAN'T ELK GROVE BE A LEADER IN THIS BEST PRACTICE SUPPORTING IN THIS BEST PRACTICE SUPPORTING THE CARETAKERS AND FEEDERS OF THE CARETAKERS AND FEEDERS OF THE ELK GROVE COMMUNITY CATS. THE ELK GROVE COMMUNITY CATS. THERE HAVE BEEN SO MANY OTHER THERE HAVE BEEN SO MANY OTHER GREAT FIRSTS IN THE CITY OF ELK GREAT FIRSTS IN THE CITY OF ELK GROVE, I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE GROVE, I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE ANY ONE OF YOU TO COME AND VISIT ANY ONE OF YOU TO COME AND VISIT A CAT COLONY LOCATION SO YOU CAN A CAT COLONY LOCATION SO YOU CAN SEE FOR YOURSELF WHAT IS AND HAS SEE FOR YOURSELF WHAT IS AND HAS BEEN WORKING FOR 10 PLUS YEARS. BEEN WORKING FOR 10 PLUS YEARS. ONE ADDITIONAL POINT TO THE ONE ADDITIONAL POINT TO THE VERBIAGE REGARDING VERMIN AND VERBIAGE REGARDING VERMIN AND LITTER. LITTER. CATS DON'T SMOKE CIGARETTES, CATS DON'T SMOKE CIGARETTES, DON'T DRINK ORANGE JUICE OR DON'T DRINK ORANGE JUICE OR VODKA OR EAT CHEETOS. VODKA OR EAT CHEETOS. I'M CONFUSED BY THOSE I'M CONFUSED BY THOSE STATEMENTS. STATEMENTS. >> NEXT IS CINDY TABER FOLLOWED

NEXT IS CINDY TABER FOLLOWED BY JESSICA BROWN. BY JESSICA BROWN. >> I'M CINDY TABER RETIRED STATE

I'M CINDY TABER RETIRED STATE WORKER, RESIDENT OF ELK GROVE, WORKER, RESIDENT OF ELK GROVE, I'M AN ELK GROVE POLICE I'M AN ELK GROVE POLICE DEPARTMENT AMBASSADOR. DEPARTMENT AMBASSADOR. I ALSO VOLUNTEER AT THE ELK I ALSO VOLUNTEER AT THE ELK GROVE FOOD BANK. GROVE FOOD BANK. AND I AM A COLONY FEEDER. AND I AM A COLONY FEEDER. LOCAL TRAIL BY MY HOME. LOCAL TRAIL BY MY HOME. I WANT TO CONCUR THAT WHAT I WANT TO CONCUR THAT WHAT OTHERS HAVE SAID, I JUST WANT TO OTHERS HAVE SAID, I JUST WANT TO BE IN AGREEMENT, WE ARE HERE TO BE IN AGREEMENT, WE ARE HERE TO HELP THE CITY BY NOTICING HELP THE CITY BY NOTICING IMMEDIATELY WHEN WE SEE A CAT IMMEDIATELY WHEN WE SEE A CAT THAT'S NOT EAR TIPPED, THEY HAVE THAT'S NOT EAR TIPPED, THEY HAVE BEEN SPADE AND NEUTERED. BEEN SPADE AND NEUTERED. WE WORK TOGETHER WITH OUR WE WORK TOGETHER WITH OUR TRAPPERS AND WE TAKE CARE, WE TRAPPERS AND WE TAKE CARE, WE TRAP THEM, WE TAKE THEM TO THE TRAP THEM, WE TAKE THEM TO THE ANIMAL SHELTER IN ELK GROVE ANIMAL SHELTER IN ELK GROVE WHICH WE HAVE HAD A GOOD WORKING WHICH WE HAVE HAD A GOOD WORKING RELATIONSHIP WITH. RELATIONSHIP WITH. SO I JUST HOPE THAT THAT SO I JUST HOPE THAT THAT CONTINUES. CONTINUES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER JESSICA BROWN NEXT SPEAKER JESSICA BROWN FOLLOWED BY MIKE KELLEY. FOLLOWED BY MIKE KELLEY. >> HI, I'M JESSICA BROWN, I'M

HI, I'M JESSICA BROWN, I'M OWE A RETIRED HEALTHCARE WORKER. OWE A RETIRED HEALTHCARE WORKER. I.T., FOR SUTTER HEALTH. I.T., FOR SUTTER HEALTH. WE AS A COMMUNITY OF TRAPPERS WE AS A COMMUNITY OF TRAPPERS AND FEEDERS IN ELK GROVE AND FEEDERS IN ELK GROVE RECOGNIZE THE NEED FOR RECOGNIZE THE NEED FOR CLARIFICATION AND GUIDANCE IN CLARIFICATION AND GUIDANCE IN REGARD TO THE CARE OF THE TNR REGARD TO THE CARE OF THE TNR AND CC COMMUNITIES. AND CC COMMUNITIES. THIS VOLUNTEER COMMUNITY IS THIS VOLUNTEER COMMUNITY IS CARED FOR ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS CARED FOR ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS AND PERSONAL TIME, MONEY AND AND PERSONAL TIME, MONEY AND EFFORT IS BEING EXPENDED. EFFORT IS BEING EXPENDED. ALL IN THE EFFORT OF PROVIDING A ALL IN THE EFFORT OF PROVIDING A SERVICE TO OUR COMMUNITY. SERVICE TO OUR COMMUNITY. IF IT WASN'T FOR THIS LOVING IF IT WASN'T FOR THIS LOVING COMMUNITY WE WOULD HAVE COLONIES COMMUNITY WE WOULD HAVE COLONIES THAT ARE NOT MONITORED AND CARED THAT ARE NOT MONITORED AND CARED FOR. FOR. I RECENTLY HAD A NUMBER OF I RECENTLY HAD A NUMBER OF SHELTERS, WATER AND FEEDING SHELTERS, WATER AND FEEDING STATIONS, REMOVED FROM THE STATIONS, REMOVED FROM THE LAGUNA CREEK STARTING AT DEL MAR LAGUNA CREEK STARTING AT DEL MAR PARKING LOT, ROUGHLY 23 PARKING LOT, ROUGHLY 23 COMMUNITY CATS AT JUST THIS COMMUNITY CATS AT JUST THIS LOCATION ALONE. LOCATION ALONE. IT IS A WELL-TRAVELED TRAIL AND IT IS A WELL-TRAVELED TRAIL AND THE COLONY IS VERY HEALTHY. THE COLONY IS VERY HEALTHY. ALL HAVE BEEN SPAYED, NEUTERED, ALL HAVE BEEN SPAYED, NEUTERED, VACCINATED AGAINST RABIES AND VACCINATED AGAINST RABIES AND DISTEMPER AND CARED FOR AND FED DISTEMPER AND CARED FOR AND FED ON A DAILY BASIS. ON A DAILY BASIS. WE HAVE NOT HAD A LIVE BIRTH ON WE HAVE NOT HAD A LIVE BIRTH ON THIS TRAIL IN OVER 3 YEARS. THIS TRAIL IN OVER 3 YEARS. HOWEVER, WE HAVE HAD A NUMBER OF HOWEVER, WE HAVE HAD A NUMBER OF CATS OF THAT BEEN ABANDONED AT CATS OF THAT BEEN ABANDONED AT THIS LOCATION. THIS LOCATION. MOST RECENTLY, I HAD FOUR MOST RECENTLY, I HAD FOUR KITTENS SHOW UP. KITTENS SHOW UP. THEY HAVE SINCE BEEN TRAPPED AND THEY HAVE SINCE BEEN TRAPPED AND RIGHT NOW AT THE ELK GROVE RIGHT NOW AT THE ELK GROVE ANIMAL SHELTER. ANIMAL SHELTER. I HAVE PERSONALLY BEEN WORKING I HAVE PERSONALLY BEEN WORKING THIS TRAIL FOR APPROXIMATELY THIS TRAIL FOR APPROXIMATELY FIVE YEARS. FIVE YEARS. OUR OTHER FEEDER HAS BEEN OUR OTHER FEEDER HAS BEEN ACTIVELY FEEDING AT THIS ACTIVELY FEEDING AT THIS LOCATION FOR OVER 8. LOCATION FOR OVER 8. I'VE PERSONAL LY HAVE -- IT HAS I'VE PERSONAL LY HAVE -- IT HAS COME TO MY ATTENTION IN REGARD COME TO MY ATTENTION IN REGARD TO REMOVAL OF THE SHELTERS TO REMOVAL OF THE SHELTERS FEEDING AND WATER STATIONS, AT FEEDING AND WATER STATIONS, AT OTHER DNR HOT SPOTS, ALL APPEAR OTHER DNR HOT SPOTS, ALL APPEAR TO BE DEEMED UNDER THE US A MISS TO BE DEEMED UNDER THE US A MISS CEASE OF CSD. CEASE OF CSD. WE ARE SEEKING APPROVAL TO WE ARE SEEKING APPROVAL TO RETURN SOME OR ALL TO RESPECTIVE RETURN SOME OR ALL TO RESPECTIVE LOCATIONS. LOCATIONS. WE RECOGNIZE THAT THE CITY OF WE RECOGNIZE THAT THE CITY OF ELK GROVE AND CSD ARE TWO ELK GROVE AND CSD ARE TWO ENTIRELY SEPARATE GOVERNING ENTIRELY SEPARATE GOVERNING BODIES. BODIES. HOWEVER IT APPEARS THERE ARE HOWEVER IT APPEARS THERE ARE OVERLAPPING AND IN CONFLICT WITH OVERLAPPING AND IN CONFLICT WITH RESPECTIVE CHARTERS.

RESPECTIVE CHARTERS. WITH THAT BEING SAID, WE'D LIKE WITH THAT BEING SAID, WE'D LIKE A CLEAR EXPLANATION ON HOW EACH A CLEAR EXPLANATION ON HOW EACH ENTITY INTENDS TO WORK IN ENTITY INTENDS TO WORK IN RELATIONSHIP TO THE CARE OF THE RELATIONSHIP TO THE CARE OF THE COMMUNITIES. COMMUNITIES. THE ELK GROVE ANIMAL SHELTER HAS THE ELK GROVE ANIMAL SHELTER HAS A CHARTER THAT WE ADHERE TO IN A CHARTER THAT WE ADHERE TO IN THE CARE OF THE COLONIES, THE THE CARE OF THE COLONIES, THE FIVE FREEDOMS. FIVE FREEDOMS. FREEDOM ONE, FROM HUNGER AND FREEDOM ONE, FROM HUNGER AND THIRST. THIRST. FREEDOM TWO, FREEDOM FROM FREEDOM TWO, FREEDOM FROM DISCOMFORT. DISCOMFORT. FREEDOM THREE, FREEDOM FROM FREEDOM THREE, FREEDOM FROM PAIN, INJURY, AND DISEASE. PAIN, INJURY, AND DISEASE. FREEDOM FOUR, FREEDOM TO EXPRESS FREEDOM FOUR, FREEDOM TO EXPRESS NORMAL BEHAVIOR. NORMAL BEHAVIOR. FREEDOM FIVE, FREEDOM FROM FEAR FREEDOM FIVE, FREEDOM FROM FEAR AND DISTRESS. AND DISTRESS. IN CLOSING WE ARE ASKING THAT IN CLOSING WE ARE ASKING THAT THIS BODY GOING FORWARD DEFINE THIS BODY GOING FORWARD DEFINE THE RULES OF ENGAGEMENT, RULES THE RULES OF ENGAGEMENT, RULES OF ENGAGEMENT IN RESPECT TO THE OF ENGAGEMENT IN RESPECT TO THE SHELTER AND THE CATS. SHELTER AND THE CATS. WE WOULD LIKE TO BE ABLE TO PUT WE WOULD LIKE TO BE ABLE TO PUT OUR SHELTERS BACK AND NOT HAVE OUR SHELTERS BACK AND NOT HAVE THEM REMOVED. THEM REMOVED. PERHAPS A PERMIT IDENTIFYING THE PERHAPS A PERMIT IDENTIFYING THE COLONIES COULD BE A SOLUTION. COLONIES COULD BE A SOLUTION. I BELIEVE THAT AS LONG AS WE I BELIEVE THAT AS LONG AS WE UNDERSTAND WHAT THE RULES OF UNDERSTAND WHAT THE RULES OF ENGAGEMENT ARE AND WE CAN ADHERE ENGAGEMENT ARE AND WE CAN ADHERE TO THEM AND THEY'RE DOCUMENTED, TO THEM AND THEY'RE DOCUMENTED, AND THEY'RE FOLLOWED. AND THEY'RE FOLLOWED. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. >> NEXT SPEAKER IS MIKE KELLEY

NEXT SPEAKER IS MIKE KELLEY FOLLOWED BY MARK GRAHAM. FOLLOWED BY MARK GRAHAM. >> HELLO, MR. CHAIRMAN, MEMBERS,

HELLO, MR. CHAIRMAN, MEMBERS, MIKE KELLEY, KELLEY VENTURES. MIKE KELLEY, KELLEY VENTURES. SWITCHING THE TOPIC A LITTLE SWITCHING THE TOPIC A LITTLE BIT, I AM A HUGE CAT LOVER BY BIT, I AM A HUGE CAT LOVER BY THE WAY, YES. THE WAY, YES. I HAVE TWO AT HOME SNUGGLING I HAVE TWO AT HOME SNUGGLING WITH MY DAUGHTERS. WITH MY DAUGHTERS. AS SOME OF YOU MAY KNOW WE'RE AS SOME OF YOU MAY KNOW WE'RE DEVELOPERS HERE, DEVELOPED A DEVELOPERS HERE, DEVELOPED A NUMBER OF PROJECTS, AFFORDABLE NUMBER OF PROJECTS, AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN THE CITY DATING BACK HOUSING IN THE CITY DATING BACK TO PROBABLY 2013 WITH AVIARY TO PROBABLY 2013 WITH AVIARY GARDENS, NEXT TO THE NUGGET. GARDENS, NEXT TO THE NUGGET. I WANT TO STOP BY AND GIVE YOU I WANT TO STOP BY AND GIVE YOU AN UPDATE AND LET YOU KNOW THE AN UPDATE AND LET YOU KNOW THE STATUS, WHAT WE'RE UP TO. STATUS, WHAT WE'RE UP TO. JUST SO YOU KNOW, YOU'RE CURRENT JUST SO YOU KNOW, YOU'RE CURRENT WITH THE INFORMATION THAT WE WITH THE INFORMATION THAT WE HAVE. HAVE. THE MARKET IS GOOD, THERE'S THE MARKET IS GOOD, THERE'S OCCUPANCY IS FANTASTIC WITH OUR OCCUPANCY IS FANTASTIC WITH OUR PROJECTS, THE APARTMENTS ARE AT PROJECTS, THE APARTMENTS ARE AT 99% OCCUPANCY. 99% OCCUPANCY. THE GARDENS AT QUAIL RUN 98%. THE GARDENS AT QUAIL RUN 98%. AND AVIARY GARDENS IS ALSO AT AND AVIARY GARDENS IS ALSO AT 99% OCCUPANCY. 99% OCCUPANCY. THE ONE BEDROOM UNITS HAVE A THE ONE BEDROOM UNITS HAVE A THREE-YEAR WAITING LIST. THREE-YEAR WAITING LIST. THE TWO-BEDS HAVE A 1 1/2 YEAR THE TWO-BEDS HAVE A 1 1/2 YEAR WAITING LIST. WAITING LIST. THE THREE BEDS HAVE A 5 TO 6 THE THREE BEDS HAVE A 5 TO 6 YEAR WAITING LIST. YEAR WAITING LIST. JUST TO GIVE YOU A SENSE OF WHAT JUST TO GIVE YOU A SENSE OF WHAT THE DEMAND IS IN THE CITY. THE DEMAND IS IN THE CITY. SOME OF YOU VISITED OUR MOST SOME OF YOU VISITED OUR MOST RECENT PROJECT WILL, LILA ON RECENT PROJECT WILL, LILA ON BRUCEVILLE AND LAGUNA. BRUCEVILLE AND LAGUNA. SOME CHALLENGES THAT WE HAVE HAD SOME CHALLENGES THAT WE HAVE HAD THERE IS LEASING, FROM THE THERE IS LEASING, FROM THE ONSET, I THINK WE COMPETED WITH ONSET, I THINK WE COMPETED WITH THE MOSA PROJECT AND A LOTTERY, THE MOSA PROJECT AND A LOTTERY, SO A LOT OF UNITS CAME ONLINE AT SO A LOT OF UNITS CAME ONLINE AT THE SAME TIME. THE SAME TIME. BUT WE'RE NOW AT 99% OCCUPANCY. BUT WE'RE NOW AT 99% OCCUPANCY. WE'RE ABOUT TO CONVERT. WE'RE ABOUT TO CONVERT. THE ONLY OTHER CHALLENGE THAT WE THE ONLY OTHER CHALLENGE THAT WE HAVE EXPERIENCED THERE IS THE HAVE EXPERIENCED THERE IS THE RENT BAN THAT WE HAVE RANGES RENT BAN THAT WE HAVE RANGES FROM 30% OF THE AREA MEDIAN FROM 30% OF THE AREA MEDIAN INCOME UP TO 80%. INCOME UP TO 80%. AND 80% IS BUMPING UP AGAINST AND 80% IS BUMPING UP AGAINST MARKET RATE. MARKET RATE. NOT JUST HERE, IN THE BAY AREA, NOT JUST HERE, IN THE BAY AREA, BURLINGAME WE CAN'T GET 80% BURLINGAME WE CAN'T GET 80% RENTS. RENTS. WE'VE HAD TO DROP THOSE DOWN TO WE'VE HAD TO DROP THOSE DOWN TO 70.

70. USUALLY THE STUDIOS ARE THE MOST USUALLY THE STUDIOS ARE THE MOST CHALLENGING, JUST WANT TO GIVE CHALLENGING, JUST WANT TO GIVE YOU SOME INSIGHT OF WHAT'S YOU SOME INSIGHT OF WHAT'S TAKING PLACE THERE. TAKING PLACE THERE. BUT THE GOOD NEWS IS, AND THIS BUT THE GOOD NEWS IS, AND THIS IS WHY I'M HERE TODAY, TO SHARE IS WHY I'M HERE TODAY, TO SHARE WITH YOU THAT THAT PROJECT IS WITH YOU THAT THAT PROJECT IS NOT ONLY ON TIME AND UNDER NOT ONLY ON TIME AND UNDER BUDGET, BUT WE PLAN TO RETURN BUDGET, BUT WE PLAN TO RETURN $1.6 MILLION TO YOU GUYS. $1.6 MILLION TO YOU GUYS. YEAH. YEAH. [APPLAUSE] [APPLAUSE] SO THAT'S IT, I JUST WANTED TO SO THAT'S IT, I JUST WANTED TO STOP BY AND SHARE THE GOOD NEWS, STOP BY AND SHARE THE GOOD NEWS, ACCOMPLISHMENT THERE. ACCOMPLISHMENT THERE. WE'RE VERY PROUD OF. WE'RE VERY PROUD OF. APPRECIATE YOUR TRUST IN US. APPRECIATE YOUR TRUST IN US. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. KELLEY, APPRECATE YOUR MR. KELLEY, APPRECATE YOUR PARTNERSHIP AS WELL. PARTNERSHIP AS WELL. >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU. >> OKAY, NEXT SPEAKER IS MARK

OKAY, NEXT SPEAKER IS MARK GRAHAM AND MY LAST SPEAKER IS GRAHAM AND MY LAST SPEAKER IS SUZANNE PESCI. SUZANNE PESCI. GOOD TO SEE YOU AGAIN. GOOD TO SEE YOU AGAIN. >> LIKEWISE, GOOD EVENING ACTING

LIKEWISE, GOOD EVENING ACTING MAYOR AND COUNCILMEMBERS. MAYOR AND COUNCILMEMBERS. I'M MARK GRAHAM, I LIVE IN ELK I'M MARK GRAHAM, I LIVE IN ELK GROVE. GROVE. BACK IN 2018 AND 2019, I MET BACK IN 2018 AND 2019, I MET WITH EACH OF YOU, AT THE TIME WITH EACH OF YOU, AT THE TIME TH CITY WAS WORKING ON A NEW TH CITY WAS WORKING ON A NEW TELECOMMUNICATIONS LAW. TELECOMMUNICATIONS LAW. I'M HERE TO TALK TO YOU TODAY, I'M HERE TO TALK TO YOU TODAY, THIS IS THE SIXTH TIME I'M THIS IS THE SIXTH TIME I'M ASKING THE COUNCIL IN SIXTH WEEK ASKING THE COUNCIL IN SIXTH WEEK IN A ROW, FIRST TIME IN PERSON, IN A ROW, FIRST TIME IN PERSON, TO OPPOSE THIS BILL THAT'SENDING TO OPPOSE THIS BILL THAT'SENDING IN CONGRESS 2289. IN CONGRESS 2289. IT'S SOMETHING LIKE THE IT'S SOMETHING LIKE THE HIT-AND-RUN BROADBAND DEPLOYMENT HIT-AND-RUN BROADBAND DEPLOYMENT ACT. ACT. WHAT'S -- BROADBAND DEPLOYMENT WHAT'S -- BROADBAND DEPLOYMENT ACT. ACT. THIS IS A GRAB BY THE THIS IS A GRAB BY THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRY, IT TELECOMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRY, IT WOULD ELIMINATE THE POWER OF WOULD ELIMINATE THE POWER OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT TO DETERMINE LOCAL GOVERNMENT TO DETERMINE PERMITTING AND PLACEMENT OF CELL PERMITTING AND PLACEMENT OF CELL TOWERS AND CELL ANTENNAS. TOWERS AND CELL ANTENNAS. IT'S QUITE DRACONIAN. IT'S QUITE DRACONIAN. THERE ARE A LOT OF MEMBERS IN THERE ARE A LOT OF MEMBERS IN CONGRESS WHO ACCEPT LARGE CONGRESS WHO ACCEPT LARGE CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS FROM THE CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS FROM THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRY. TELECOMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRY. THEY ALSO SPEND $100 MILLION PER THEY ALSO SPEND $100 MILLION PER YEAR LOBBYING CONGRESS. YEAR LOBBYING CONGRESS. HOW THIS STUFF HAPPENS. HOW THIS STUFF HAPPENS. IT WOULD SEVERELY LIMIT THE IT WOULD SEVERELY LIMIT THE CITY'S POWER. CITY'S POWER. THE WORK THAT THE CITY DID FOR THE WORK THAT THE CITY DID FOR 20 MONTHS IN 2018 AND 2019, OF 20 MONTHS IN 2018 AND 2019, OF COURSE YOU WERE HERE, COURSE YOU WERE HERE, COUNCILMEMBER SUEN. COUNCILMEMBER SUEN. BUT IT CULMINATED IN AN BUT IT CULMINATED IN AN ORDINANCE WHICH IS ORDINANCE ORDINANCE WHICH IS ORDINANCE 19-2019, FIND IT IN THE ZONING 19-2019, FIND IT IN THE ZONING CODE, AND IT IS THE CITY'S CODE, AND IT IS THE CITY'S TELECOMMUNICATIONS LAW. TELECOMMUNICATIONS LAW. SINCE THEN, THE CARRIERS, AT&T SINCE THEN, THE CARRIERS, AT&T AND VERIZON, T-MOBILE, HAVE BEEN AND VERIZON, T-MOBILE, HAVE BEEN ABLE TO APPLY FOR AND OBTAIN ABLE TO APPLY FOR AND OBTAIN PERMITS TO INSTALL AND OPERATE PERMITS TO INSTALL AND OPERATE CELL ANTENNAS ON CITY PROPERTY CELL ANTENNAS ON CITY PROPERTY WITH LIMITATIONS. WITH LIMITATIONS. NOW ALL OF THOSE LIMITATIONS AND NOW ALL OF THOSE LIMITATIONS AND THAT ORDINANCE AND THAT LAW THAT ORDINANCE AND THAT LAW WOULD SIMPLY BE ELIMINATED AND WOULD SIMPLY BE ELIMINATED AND WIPED OUT IF THE BILL PASSES. WIPED OUT IF THE BILL PASSES. THIS WOULD NOT REQUIRE A NEW THIS WOULD NOT REQUIRE A NEW AGENDA ITEM OR NEW VOTE BY THE AGENDA ITEM OR NEW VOTE BY THE COUNCIL. COUNCIL. THE COUNCIL HAS PREVIOUSLY GIVEN THE COUNCIL HAS PREVIOUSLY GIVEN DIRECTION TO STAFF AND I THINK DIRECTION TO STAFF AND I THINK IT IS A LONG STANDING CITY IT IS A LONG STANDING CITY POLICY TO OPPOSE POWER GRABS POLICY TO OPPOSE POWER GRABS WHETHER THEY OCCUR IN SACRAMENTO WHETHER THEY OCCUR IN SACRAMENTO OR WASHINGTON, D.C. OR WASHINGTON, D.C. THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT THIS IS. THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT THIS IS. THE CITY, THE STAFF CAN ACT ON

THE CITY, THE STAFF CAN ACT ON THIS BASICALLY -- FROM A THIS BASICALLY -- FROM A PREVIOUS DIRECTION AND POLICY PREVIOUS DIRECTION AND POLICY THAT WAS MADE BY THE CITY THAT WAS MADE BY THE CITY COUNCIL. COUNCIL. ALONG THESE LINES, THE CITY DID ALONG THESE LINES, THE CITY DID THIS IN 2021, THE THIS IN 2021, THE TELECOMMUNICATION INDUSTRY HAD A TELECOMMUNICATION INDUSTRY HAD A POWER GRAB BILL IN CALIFORNIA POWER GRAB BILL IN CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE, SB-556. LEGISLATURE, SB-556. I AND MY FRIENDS ON THIS ISSUE I AND MY FRIENDS ON THIS ISSUE AT THE TIME NOTIFIED THE CITY AT THE TIME NOTIFIED THE CITY AND THE CITY OPPOSED THAT BILL. AND THE CITY OPPOSED THAT BILL. I SENT A COPY OF THAT LETTER ON I SENT A COPY OF THAT LETTER ON MARCH 18, SHOULD BE IN YOUR MARCH 18, SHOULD BE IN YOUR E-MAIL. E-MAIL. SIMILARLY IN 2023, THIS WAS THE SIMILARLY IN 2023, THIS WAS THE PRECAN YOU SORE TO THIS BILL, IT PRECAN YOU SORE TO THIS BILL, IT WAS ENORMOUS POWER GRAB IN THE WAS ENORMOUS POWER GRAB IN THE CITY TO ITS CREDIT OPPOSED TO CITY TO ITS CREDIT OPPOSED TO BILL. BILL. THIS IS ANOTHER ONE OF THE SAME, THIS IS ANOTHER ONE OF THE SAME, THE THING HAS REARED ITS UGLY THE THING HAS REARED ITS UGLY HEAD. HEAD. THEY DON'T GIVE UP. THEY DON'T GIVE UP. I'LL LEAVE WITH YOU -- OPPOSE I'LL LEAVE WITH YOU -- OPPOSE IT, WRITE TO NOT ONLY SENATOR IT, WRITE TO NOT ONLY SENATOR SCHIFF, SENATOR PADILLA, SCHIFF, SENATOR PADILLA, CONGRESSWOMAN MATSUI AND THE CONGRESSWOMAN MATSUI AND THE PARTY LEADERS IN THE SENATE AND PARTY LEADERS IN THE SENATE AND WASHINGTON, D.C. STATE THE WASHINGTON, D.C. STATE THE CITY'S REFERENCE AND OPPOSE THIS CITY'S REFERENCE AND OPPOSE THIS BILL. BILL. INTRODUCE -- ASK THEM TO INTRODUCE -- ASK THEM TO INTRODUCE THE MODEL BILL FROM INTRODUCE THE MODEL BILL FROM THE NATIONAL CALL FOR SAFETY. THE NATIONAL CALL FOR SAFETY. >> THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. FINAL SPEAKER, SUZANNE. FINAL SPEAKER, SUZANNE. GOOD EVENING COUNCILMEMBERS, FOR GOOD EVENING COUNCILMEMBERS, FOR THE RECORD I'M SUZANNE PESCI, THE RECORD I'M SUZANNE PESCI, RURAL RESIDENT IN ELK GROVE, RURAL RESIDENT IN ELK GROVE, I'VE SHOPPED AT CORKY'S OVER 50 I'VE SHOPPED AT CORKY'S OVER 50 YEARS, SPENT A LOT OF MONEY YEARS, SPENT A LOT OF MONEY THERE ON MY CREDIT CARTED. THERE ON MY CREDIT CARTED. I ALSO TRAP AND SPAY AND NEUTER I ALSO TRAP AND SPAY AND NEUTER FERRELL CATS, PEOPLE DON'T TAKE FERRELL CATS, PEOPLE DON'T TAKE CARE OF THEIR PETS. CARE OF THEIR PETS. I FEED THESE POOR CREATURES AND I FEED THESE POOR CREATURES AND TAKE THEM INTO MY HEM. TAKE THEM INTO MY HEM. BUT I AM HERE TONIGHT TO TALK TO BUT I AM HERE TONIGHT TO TALK TO YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE DROUGHT RESILIENCY TASK FORCE. DROUGHT RESILIENCY TASK FORCE. I THINK I SPOKE WITH YOU A FEW I THINK I SPOKE WITH YOU A FEW YEARS AGO. YEARS AGO. I WAS APPOINTED AS A MEMBER IN I WAS APPOINTED AS A MEMBER IN 2022. 2022. THIS IS IN IMPLEMENTING SB-552, THIS IS IN IMPLEMENTING SB-552, DROUGHT RESILIENCY AND RECOVERY DROUGHT RESILIENCY AND RECOVERY FOR DOMESTIC WELLS, SMALL WATER FOR DOMESTIC WELLS, SMALL WATER SYSTEMS. SYSTEMS. BUT I WANTED TO REPORT OUT TO BUT I WANTED TO REPORT OUT TO YOU ON THE WORKINGS OF THAT YOU ON THE WORKINGS OF THAT COMMITTEE. COMMITTEE. BECAUSE YOU ARE THE ELECTED BECAUSE YOU ARE THE ELECTED LEADERS OF A VERY LARGE DOMESTIC LEADERS OF A VERY LARGE DOMESTIC WELL COMMUNITY. WELL COMMUNITY. I THINK YOU PLAY A ROLE AND I THINK YOU PLAY A ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITY IN THEIR RESPONSIBILITY IN THEIR RESILIENCY. RESILIENCY. IN YEARS 1 THROUGH 3, IT'S GONE IN YEARS 1 THROUGH 3, IT'S GONE BY QUICKLY, I WORKED WITH DWR TO BY QUICKLY, I WORKED WITH DWR TO DEVELOP A WATER MONITORING DEVELOP A WATER MONITORING PROGRAM FOR DOMESTIC WELLS WHICH PROGRAM FOR DOMESTIC WELLS WHICH HAS BECOME A PILOT. HAS BECOME A PILOT. IT'S BEING USED IN SEVERAL IT'S BEING USED IN SEVERAL JURISDICTIONS AND SUB BASINS IN JURISDICTIONS AND SUB BASINS IN CALIFORNIA INCLUDING ONE IN OUR CALIFORNIA INCLUDING ONE IN OUR OWN SOUTH AMERICAN SUB BASIN. OWN SOUTH AMERICAN SUB BASIN. CURRENTLY DWR STARTED IN THE CURRENTLY DWR STARTED IN THE FALL OF 2025, WE'VE SIGNED UP FALL OF 2025, WE'VE SIGNED UP WELL OWNERS. WELL OWNERS. CURRENTLY DWR IS MONITORING CURRENTLY DWR IS MONITORING THREE SELECTED WELLS, MINE BEING THREE SELECTED WELLS, MINE BEING ONE OF THEM, WHERE THEY COME OUT ONE OF THEM, WHERE THEY COME OUT MONTHLY AND THEY MEASUR WATER MONTHLY AND THEY MEASUR WATER LEVELS. LEVELS. THEY'RE ALSO LOANING OUT THEY'RE ALSO LOANING OUT EQUIPMENT TO ANY INTERESTED EQUIPMENT TO ANY INTERESTED COMMUNITY MEMBER TO MONITOR COMMUNITY MEMBER TO MONITOR THEIR OWN WATER LEVELS IN THEIR THEIR OWN WATER LEVELS IN THEIR OWN WELLS. OWN WELLS. WE'RE HOPING TO EXPAND THAT WE'RE HOPING TO EXPAND THAT PROGRAM. PROGRAM. THROUGH THE YEARS TO INVOLVE AND

THROUGH THE YEARS TO INVOLVE AND ENGAGE MORE AND MORE OF THE ENGAGE MORE AND MORE OF THE COMMUNITY. COMMUNITY. MOVING FORWARD IN YEAR 4, WE'RE MOVING FORWARD IN YEAR 4, WE'RE LOOKING AT RECOMMENDATIONS THAT LOOKING AT RECOMMENDATIONS THAT INVOLVE DROUGHT IDENTIFICATION INVOLVE DROUGHT IDENTIFICATION AND METRICS. AND METRICS. ALSO, ROLES AND ALSO, ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES. RESPONSIBILITIES. WE'RE GOING TO BE PRODUCING A WE'RE GOING TO BE PRODUCING A WHITE PAPER AT THE INDEPENDENT WHITE PAPER AT THE INDEPENDENT OF THE YEAR WHICH WILL BE OF THE YEAR WHICH WILL BE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC, PUBLIC AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC, PUBLIC AGENCIES. AGENCIES. BUT IN THINKING ABOUT OUR LARGE BUT IN THINKING ABOUT OUR LARGE RURAL COMMUNITY, I REALLY FEEL RURAL COMMUNITY, I REALLY FEEL THAT THE CITY PLAY AS REALLY BIG THAT THE CITY PLAY AS REALLY BIG ROLE IN PROTECTING THE ROLE IN PROTECTING THE RESILIENCY. RESILIENCY. NOT ONLY OF THE COMMUNITY BUT OF NOT ONLY OF THE COMMUNITY BUT OF THE CITYWIDE. THE CITYWIDE. I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO BE ABLE I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO BE ABLE TO WORK WITH CITY STAFF AND CITY TO WORK WITH CITY STAFF AND CITY COUNCIL AND BRINGING THIS COUNCIL AND BRINGING THIS PROGRAM MORE OF THE GETTING THE PROGRAM MORE OF THE GETTING THE COMMUNITY MORE INVOLVED IN THE COMMUNITY MORE INVOLVED IN THE DISCUSSION OF DROUGHT RESILIENCY DISCUSSION OF DROUGHT RESILIENCY AND RECOVERY. AND RECOVERY. THE PROGRAM WILL BE IMPLEMENTED THE PROGRAM WILL BE IMPLEMENTED BY SACRAMENTO COUNTY. BY SACRAMENTO COUNTY. WE'RE WORKING WITH THEM. WE'RE WORKING WITH THEM. BUT I REALLY FEEL THAT WE NEED BUT I REALLY FEEL THAT WE NEED TO HAVE THAT CONVERSATION, THAT TO HAVE THAT CONVERSATION, THAT BROADER CONVERSATION WITH ALL OF BROADER CONVERSATION WITH ALL OF US. US. I THINK YOU CAN SEE THE BENEFITS I THINK YOU CAN SEE THE BENEFITS OF THAT. OF THAT. I THINK THAT IT WOULD REALLY I THINK THAT IT WOULD REALLY HELP WITH THE RESILIENCY NOT HELP WITH THE RESILIENCY NOT ONLY IN THE ACTUAL RURAL ONLY IN THE ACTUAL RURAL COMMUNITY BUT IT WOULD REALLY COMMUNITY BUT IT WOULD REALLY ENSURE THAT ECONOMIC RESILIENCY ENSURE THAT ECONOMIC RESILIENCY AS THE CITY MOVES FORWARD AND AS THE CITY MOVES FORWARD AND DEVELOPS. DEVELOPS. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ON THAT NOTE IF YOU WOULD REACH ON THAT NOTE IF YOU WOULD REACH OUT -- CAN WE GET ONE OF STAFF OUT -- CAN WE GET ONE OF STAFF TO REACH OUT. TO REACH OUT. WE'D LIKE TO SHARE WITH YOU WHAT WE'D LIKE TO SHARE WITH YOU WHAT WE'RE DOING AT THE CITY LEVEL AS WE'RE DOING AT THE CITY LEVEL AS WELL. WELL. WE CAN HAVE A CONVERSATION AND WE CAN HAVE A CONVERSATION AND I'D LIKE TO HEAR MORE ABOUT YOUR I'D LIKE TO HEAR MORE ABOUT YOUR WORK ON THE TASK FORCE. WORK ON THE TASK FORCE. >> ABSOLUTELY, GOOD. ABSOLUTELY, GOOD. >> THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. THEN BEFORE I -- I WANTED TO GO THEN BEFORE I -- I WANTED TO GO BACK TO A COUPLE OF ITEMS THAT BACK TO A COUPLE OF ITEMS THAT WERE SPOKEN ABOUT. WERE SPOKEN ABOUT. FIRST OF ALL I WANT TO THANK THE FIRST OF ALL I WANT TO THANK THE ENTIRE I'LL CALL THEM CAT CARE ENTIRE I'LL CALL THEM CAT CARE COMMUNITY. COMMUNITY. YOUR TIRELESS EFFORTS FROM OUR YOUR TIRELESS EFFORTS FROM OUR RETIREES FINDING THIS PASSION IN RETIREES FINDING THIS PASSION IN THEIR LIFE, WE THANK YOU, THAT'S THEIR LIFE, WE THANK YOU, THAT'S A LOT OF WORK YOU ARE DOING. A LOT OF WORK YOU ARE DOING. I WANT TO ASK JASON CAN WE CAN I WANT TO ASK JASON CAN WE CAN WITH CSD AND COORDINATE BETTER, WITH CSD AND COORDINATE BETTER, BETTER COORDINATE WHAT IS BETTER COORDINATE WHAT IS HAPPENING OUT THERE AND WHETHER HAPPENING OUT THERE AND WHETHER IT IS APPROPRIATE TO BRING IT IS APPROPRIATE TO BRING FORWARD AN ORDINANCE, ALONG FORWARD AN ORDINANCE, ALONG THESE LINES. THESE LINES. IT COULD BE ACCOMPLISHED WITHOUT IT COULD BE ACCOMPLISHED WITHOUT IT BUT I THINK GIVE US A CHANCE IT BUT I THINK GIVE US A CHANCE TO INVESTIGATE AS WELL. TO INVESTIGATE AS WELL. WE CAN'T TAKE ACTION ON ANYTHING WE CAN'T TAKE ACTION ON ANYTHING TONIGHT AS YOU KNOW, BUT I THINK TONIGHT AS YOU KNOW, BUT I THINK WE CAN LOOK INTO IT FROM A STAFF WE CAN LOOK INTO IT FROM A STAFF LEVEL. LEVEL. THEN SECONDLY, IF WE CAN GET OUR THEN SECONDLY, IF WE CAN GET OUR LEGISLATIVE TEAM TO JUST LEGISLATIVE TEAM TO JUST INVESTIGATE MR. GRAHAM'S -- THE INVESTIGATE MR. GRAHAM'S -- THE BILL HE BROUGHT UP AND MAKE SURE BILL HE BROUGHT UP AND MAKE SURE LOCAL GOVERNMENT IS NOT HARMED LOCAL GOVERNMENT IS NOT HARMED BY WHAT THE INTENT IS. BY WHAT THE INTENT IS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. SO WITH THAT I'LL CLOSE PUBLIC SO WITH THAT I'LL CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT AND MOVE TO OUR COMMENT AND MOVE TO OUR MR. CLERK FOR THE NEXT ITEM. MR. CLERK FOR THE NEXT ITEM. >> TAKE TO US SECTION 6, GENERAL

TAKE TO US SECTION 6, GENERAL ADMINISTRATION INFORMATION. ADMINISTRATION INFORMATION. >> ALL RIGHT, GOOD EVENING A ALL RIGHT, GOOD EVENING A AGAIN -- AGAIN -- >> SORRY, REAL QUICK, SORRY, REAL QUICK, COUNCILMEMBER ROBLES IS HERE, COUNCILMEMBER ROBLES IS HERE, THANK YOU. THANK YOU. >> ALL RIGHT.

ALL RIGHT. THE CITY WILL LAUNCH THE 2026 THE CITY WILL LAUNCH THE 2026 NATIONAL COMMUNITY SURVEY NATIONAL COMMUNITY SURVEY BEGINNING NEXT WEEK. BEGINNING NEXT WEEK. THIS IS NATIONAL ASSESSMENT, THIS IS NATIONAL ASSESSMENT, CNDUCTED EVERY TWO YEARS BY THE CNDUCTED EVERY TWO YEARS BY THE CITY, MEASURE RESIDENT CITY, MEASURE RESIDENT PERCEPTION, QUALITY OF LIFE, PERCEPTION, QUALITY OF LIFE, WE'VE BEEN DOING THIS SINCE WE'VE BEEN DOING THIS SINCE 2009. 2009. WE SET GOALS AND BUDGET WE SET GOALS AND BUDGET PRIORITIES RANDOMLY SELECTED ELK PRIORITIES RANDOMLY SELECTED ELK GROVE HOUSEHOLDS RECEIVE GROVE HOUSEHOLDS RECEIVE INVITATIONS IN THE MAIL TO INVITATIONS IN THE MAIL TO PARTICIPATE. PARTICIPATE. ALL OF THE RESIDENTS HAVE THE ALL OF THE RESIDENTS HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO COMPLETE AN OPPORTUNITY TO COMPLETE AN ONLINE SURVEY BEGINNING MAY 8. ONLINE SURVEY BEGINNING MAY 8. THE SURVEY WILL RUN FROM APRIL THE SURVEY WILL RUN FROM APRIL 27 TO JUNE 1, MORE INFORMATION 27 TO JUNE 1, MORE INFORMATION AND COPIES OF THE RESULTS ARE ON AND COPIES OF THE RESULTS ARE ON THE CITY'S WEBPAGE. THE CITY'S WEBPAGE. CITY IS LAUNCHING MUSIC ON MAIN CITY IS LAUNCHING MUSIC ON MAIN SERIES, RAT INR&B AND COUNTRY SERIES, RAT INR&B AND COUNTRY SOUNDS FILL THE HISTORIC SOUNDS FILL THE HISTORIC DISTRICT WITH A SERIES ON DISTRICT WITH A SERIES ON FRIDAYS AT OLD TOWN PLAZA MAY 1, FRIDAYS AT OLD TOWN PLAZA MAY 1, 8, 15 POSTED BY THE CITY. 8, 15 POSTED BY THE CITY. THEY'RE OPEN TO EVERYONE. THEY'RE OPEN TO EVERYONE. THEY'LL OFFER OPPORTUNITIES TO THEY'LL OFFER OPPORTUNITIES TO DANCE AND EXPERIENCE MAIN STREET DANCE AND EXPERIENCE MAIN STREET AFTER DARK, EACH CONCERT FROM AFTER DARK, EACH CONCERT FROM 5:00 TO 1:00 P.M., DETAILS ON 5:00 TO 1:00 P.M., DETAILS ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE AND SOCIAL THE CITY'S WEBSITE AND SOCIAL MEDIA CHANCE, BRING YOUR OWN MEDIA CHANCE, BRING YOUR OWN CHAIR, BLANKETS FOR A FUN CHAIR, BLANKETS FOR A FUN EVENING OF MUSIC UNDER THE EVENING OF MUSIC UNDER THE STARS. STARS. AFTER A LONG HIATUS WE AFTER A LONG HIATUS WE EXPERIENCE A FESTIVAL OVER THE EXPERIENCE A FESTIVAL OVER THE FIRST WEEKEND IN MAY, THE FIRST WEEKEND IN MAY, THE WESTERN FESTIVAL NEW PARTNERS WESTERN FESTIVAL NEW PARTNERS WILL INTRODUCE SPRINGPALOOZA, WILL INTRODUCE SPRINGPALOOZA, POPULAR FEATURES RETURNING POPULAR FEATURES RETURNING INCLUDING CARNIVAL, LIVE MUSIC INCLUDING CARNIVAL, LIVE MUSIC ON SATURDAY. ON SATURDAY. WE RECEIVED NOTICE THAT THE WE RECEIVED NOTICE THAT THE PARADE WILL NOT OCCUR FOR LACK PARADE WILL NOT OCCUR FOR LACK OF PARTICIPATION THIS YEAR. OF PARTICIPATION THIS YEAR. THE CITY AS A FESTIVAL SPONSOR THE CITY AS A FESTIVAL SPONSOR IN SUPPORTING THE EVENT WITH IN IN SUPPORTING THE EVENT WITH IN KIND SERVICES FOR ROAD CLOSURES. KIND SERVICES FOR ROAD CLOSURES. ACTUALLY WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE ACTUALLY WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE HAVING THAT, WE DON'T HAVE A HAVING THAT, WE DON'T HAVE A PARADE. PARADE. ADMISSION IS FREE, PARKING IS A ADMISSION IS FREE, PARKING IS A $10 PER VEHICLE, LEARN MORE $10 PER VEHICLE, LEARN MORE ABOUT THE FESTIVAL SCHEDULE AT ABOUT THE FESTIVAL SCHEDULE AT ELK GROVESPRINGPALOOZA.com.

ELK GROVESPRINGPALOOZA.com. THE CITY AND CSD ARE WORKING THE CITY AND CSD ARE WORKING WITH THE COMMUNITY TO COME UP WITH THE COMMUNITY TO COME UP WITH POSSIBLE NAMES FOR FOUR NEW WITH POSSIBLE NAMES FOR FOUR NEW PARK SITES AND DEVELOPMENT. PARK SITES AND DEVELOPMENT. SUBMIT IDEAS BY MAY 8, FOR SUBMIT IDEAS BY MAY 8, FOR DETAILS ABOUT EACH SITE AND DETAILS ABOUT EACH SITE AND SUBMIT SUGGESTIONS USE THE LINK SUBMIT SUGGESTIONS USE THE LINK ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE UNDER ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE UNDER CURRENT TOPICS OR FOLLOW THE CURRENT TOPICS OR FOLLOW THE LINKS FROM THE COSUMNES CSD LINKS FROM THE COSUMNES CSD PAGE. PAGE. THE YOUTH COMMISSION WILL HOST A THE YOUTH COMMISSION WILL HOST A FOOD DRIVE SUPPORTING THE FOOD FOOD DRIVE SUPPORTING THE FOOD BANK. BANK. DONATIONS OF NONPERRERABLE FOOD DONATIONS OF NONPERRERABLE FOOD WILL BE ACCEPTED AT CITY HALL, WILL BE ACCEPTED AT CITY HALL, ELK GROVE POLICE DEPARTMENT, ELK ELK GROVE POLICE DEPARTMENT, ELK GROVE ANIMAL SHELTER, AND GROVE ANIMAL SHELTER, AND DISTRICT 56. DISTRICT 56. FIGHTING HUNGER IS A YEAR-ROUND FIGHTING HUNGER IS A YEAR-ROUND CHALLENGE AND WE THANK THE YOUTH CHALLENGE AND WE THANK THE YOUTH COMMISSION FOR THEIR WORK TO COMMISSION FOR THEIR WORK TO SUPPORT RESIDENTS IN NEED. SUPPORT RESIDENTS IN NEED. ELK GROVE CLIMATE IS CHANGING, ELK GROVE CLIMATE IS CHANGING, PLANNING FOR TREE REMOVAL WORK PLANNING FOR TREE REMOVAL WORK IN THE CENTER OF MEDIANS ON IN THE CENTER OF MEDIANS ON LAGUNA BOULEVARD BETWEEN LAGUNA BOULEVARD BETWEEN BRUCEVILLE BOULEVARD, WILL BEGIN BRUCEVILLE BOULEVARD, WILL BEGIN IN EARLY MAY. IN EARLY MAY. TREE REMOVAL TAKES PLACE DURING TREE REMOVAL TAKES PLACE DURING THE DAY AND GENERATE CENTER LANE THE DAY AND GENERATE CENTER LANE CLOSURES. CLOSURES. BOATERS MAY EXPERIENCE SOME DAY BOATERS MAY EXPERIENCE SOME DAY BUT ACCESS WILL REMAIN. BUT ACCESS WILL REMAIN. THEY WILL BE REPLACED WITH THEY WILL BE REPLACED WITH DROUGHT TOLERANT LANDSCAPE ING. DROUGHT TOLERANT LANDSCAPE ING. NOTIFICATIONS FOR THE WORK IS NOTIFICATIONS FOR THE WORK IS JUST BEGINNING, MORE INFORMATION JUST BEGINNING, MORE INFORMATION WILL BE AVAILABLE ONLINE AND WILL BE AVAILABLE ONLINE AND THROUGH THE SOCIAL MEDIA CHANCE THROUGH THE SOCIAL MEDIA CHANCE AS WE PREPARE TO START THE WORK. AS WE PREPARE TO START THE WORK. AND FINALLY, THIS IS A BIG EVENT AND FINALLY, THIS IS A BIG EVENT COMING UP, SAVE THE DATE, CITY'S COMING UP, SAVE THE DATE, CITY'S YEAHING RAM MURAL FESTIVAL WILL YEAHING RAM MURAL FESTIVAL WILL DEBUT JUNE 1 THROUGH 6, WITH DEBUT JUNE 1 THROUGH 6, WITH TALKING WALLS THROUGHOUT THE TALKING WALLS THROUGHOUT THE WEEK, HISTORIC MAIN STREET WEEK, HISTORIC MAIN STREET TRANCE FORMED AS ARTISTS CREATE TRANCE FORMED AS ARTISTS CREATE LARGE SCALE RURALS IN REALTIME LARGE SCALE RURALS IN REALTIME TURNING THE AREA INTO AN OUTDOOR TURNING THE AREA INTO AN OUTDOOR GALLERY. GALLERY. WE WILL HOST A GUIDED TOUR, WE WILL HOST A GUIDED TOUR, LOCAL ARTISTS WILL QUO HEAD TO LOCAL ARTISTS WILL QUO HEAD TO HEAD IN A LIVE ART BATTLE ON HEAD IN A LIVE ART BATTLE ON JUNE 6 AT OLD TOWN PLAZA. JUNE 6 AT OLD TOWN PLAZA. D.J., FOOD TRUCKS ART D.J., FOOD TRUCKS ART ORGANIZATIONS WILL BE THERE, A

ORGANIZATIONS WILL BE THERE, A PANEL OF JUDGES SELECTING A PANEL OF JUDGES SELECTING A WINNER. WINNER. FOLLOW ALONG ON INSTAGRAM AT FOLLOW ALONG ON INSTAGRAM AT PAINTTHEGROVE FOR UPDATES. PAINTTHEGROVE FOR UPDATES. INFORMATION AVAILABLE ON THE INFORMATION AVAILABLE ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE. CITY'S WEBSITE. THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT. THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT. >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. BEHERMANN. ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. BEHERMANN. SEEING NONE, I WILL SAY THAT SEEING NONE, I WILL SAY THAT THE YOUTH COMMISSION CONTINUES - THE YOUTH COMMISSION CONTINUES - TO DO OUT THERE IN THE TO DO OUT THERE IN THE COMMUNITY. COMMUNITY. AND SEE OUR COMMUNITY COME TO AND SEE OUR COMMUNITY COME TO LIFE THROUGH ALL OF THE MUSIC LIFE THROUGH ALL OF THE MUSIC AND ART, IT IS EXCITING. AND ART, IT IS EXCITING. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT REPORT. REPORT. MR. CLERK NEXT ITEM. MR. CLERK NEXT ITEM. >> SECTION 7, CONSENT CALENDAR

SECTION 7, CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS. ITEMS. COUNCILMEMBER BREWER? COUNCILMEMBER BREWER? >> YES. YES. MEMBERS IF YOU WILL INDULGE ME, MEMBERS IF YOU WILL INDULGE ME, 7.11, IF YOU CAN TAKE THAT ITEM 7.11, IF YOU CAN TAKE THAT ITEM UP FIRST. UP FIRST. I MUST RECUSE MYSELF FROM THAT I MUST RECUSE MYSELF FROM THAT BASED ON MY CONFLICT OF INTEREST BASED ON MY CONFLICT OF INTEREST WITH CORE IMPACT. WITH CORE IMPACT. >> THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. BEFORE WE DO THAT WE'LL GO AHEAD BEFORE WE DO THAT WE'LL GO AHEAD AND OPEN IT UP FOR PUBLIC AND OPEN IT UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. COMMENT. I WANT TO SEE IF WE HAVE ANY -- I WANT TO SEE IF WE HAVE ANY -- WE HAVE MISS LYNN WHEAT, COME ON WE HAVE MISS LYNN WHEAT, COME ON U U UP. UP. >> I'M HERE TO SPEAK ON ITEM

I'M HERE TO SPEAK ON ITEM 7.12, PURCHASE OF PROPERTY. 7.12, PURCHASE OF PROPERTY. TRUST IS A SIMPLE FIVE-LETTER TRUST IS A SIMPLE FIVE-LETTER WORD THAT IS HARD TO EARN AND WORD THAT IS HARD TO EARN AND EASY TO LOSE. EASY TO LOSE. I TRY TO BE SUPPORTIVE OF THE I TRY TO BE SUPPORTIVE OF THE CITY BUT OFTEN TIMES I BELIEVE CITY BUT OFTEN TIMES I BELIEVE THAT YOU ASK THE PUBLIC TO TRUST THAT YOU ASK THE PUBLIC TO TRUST YOUR DECISIONMAKING SKILLS, YOUR DECISIONMAKING SKILLS, OFTEN THOSE DECISIONS DON'T SEEM OFTEN THOSE DECISIONS DON'T SEEM TO BE VERY TRANSPARENT, AND IN TO BE VERY TRANSPARENT, AND IN SOME CASES NOT VERY SUCCESSFUL SOME CASES NOT VERY SUCCESSFUL EITHER. EITHER. BY PLACING THIS LAND PURCHASE ON BY PLACING THIS LAND PURCHASE ON THE CONSENT ITEM, YOU ARE THE CONSENT ITEM, YOU ARE ESSENTIALLY ASKING THE PUBLIC TO ESSENTIALLY ASKING THE PUBLIC TO TRUST THAT WE NEED TO BUY THAT TRUST THAT WE NEED TO BUY THAT PROPERTY, AND IT IS PROPERTY, AND IT IS NONCONTROVERSIAL AND NOT WORTHY NONCONTROVERSIAL AND NOT WORTHY OF THE PUBLIC HEARING. OF THE PUBLIC HEARING. BY NOT PROVIDING DETAILS OF THE BY NOT PROVIDING DETAILS OF THE APPRAISAL REPORT, YOU ARE APPRAISAL REPORT, YOU ARE ESSENTIALLY ASKING THE PUBLIC TO ESSENTIALLY ASKING THE PUBLIC TO TRUST THAT 5.1 MILLION DOLLARS TRUST THAT 5.1 MILLION DOLLARS IS A FAIR PURCHASE PRICE AND IS A FAIR PURCHASE PRICE AND SHOULD TRUST THE DATA. SHOULD TRUST THE DATA. THEN BY SAYING THAT THE PROPERTY THEN BY SAYING THAT THE PROPERTY COULD BE USED FOR RECREATIONAL COULD BE USED FOR RECREATIONAL AND ENTERTAINMENT OPPORTUNITIES, AND ENTERTAINMENT OPPORTUNITIES, OR OTHER SUITABLE USES WHICH OR OTHER SUITABLE USES WHICH COULD INCLUDE INDUSTRIAL OR COULD INCLUDE INDUSTRIAL OR COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT, YOU ARE COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT, YOU ARE ESSENTIALLY SAYING TRUST US. ESSENTIALLY SAYING TRUST US. WE WILL FIND A GOOD USE FOR THE WE WILL FIND A GOOD USE FOR THE PROPERTY EVENTUALLY. PROPERTY EVENTUALLY. OR CYNICALLY WE DON'T WANT TO OR CYNICALLY WE DON'T WANT TO SHOW THE CARDS TO YOU YET. SHOW THE CARDS TO YOU YET. I KNOW THE PROCESS IS LEGAL. I KNOW THE PROCESS IS LEGAL. SOMETIMES EARNING THE PUBLIC SOMETIMES EARNING THE PUBLIC TRUST GOES BEYOND JUST FOLLOWING TRUST GOES BEYOND JUST FOLLOWING THE MINIMUM LEGAL REQUIREMENTS. THE MINIMUM LEGAL REQUIREMENTS. THEN BOASTING OF TRANSPARENCY IN THEN BOASTING OF TRANSPARENCY IN OUR CITY. OUR CITY. TRUST IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR IS TRUST IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR IS NOT A STATIC RESOURCE. NOT A STATIC RESOURCE. IT IS A RENEWABLE ASSET THAT IT IS A RENEWABLE ASSET THAT MUST BE EARNED WITH EVERY MUST BE EARNED WITH EVERY AGENDA, EVERY VOTE, AND EVERY AGENDA, EVERY VOTE, AND EVERY DOLLAR SPENT. DOLLAR SPENT. >> OKAY, THAT WAS -- I DON'T SEE

OKAY, THAT WAS -- I DON'T SEE ANY SPEAKERS SIGNED UP TO SPEAK. ANY SPEAKERS SIGNED UP TO SPEAK. I'LL CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT. I'LL CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT. BACK TO MY COLLEAGUES FOR THE BACK TO MY COLLEAGUES FOR THE CONVERSATION. CONVERSATION. WE'LL PULL ITEM 7.11 OFF THE WE'LL PULL ITEM 7.11 OFF THE AGENDA. AGENDA. I'D LIKE TO PULL 7.12 FOR A I'D LIKE TO PULL 7.12 FOR A PUBLIC HEARING ON THAT. PUBLIC HEARING ON THAT. THEN YOU WANT TO STEP OUT OF THE THEN YOU WANT TO STEP OUT OF THE ROOM? ROOM? OKAY, WE'LL TAKE UP ITEM 7.11. OKAY, WE'LL TAKE UP ITEM 7.11. ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE COLLEAGUES? COLLEAGUES? >> SO MOVED.

SO MOVED. >> SECOND. SECOND. >> ALL IN FAVOR. ALL IN FAVOR. [CHORUS OF AYES]. [CHORUS OF AYES]. >> ASK ROD TO COME BACK IN. ASK ROD TO COME BACK IN. TH TH THANKS. THANKS. >> VICE MAYOR WHILE WE MAKE THIS VICE MAYOR WHILE WE MAKE THIS TRANSITION I NOTICE THAT THE TRANSITION I NOTICE THAT THE MONITORS WENT DOWN IN THE BACK. MONITORS WENT DOWN IN THE BACK. >> I WAS LOOKING AT MY SCREEN I WAS LOOKING AT MY SCREEN TOO. TOO. >> I'M GOING TO TAP A BUTTON AND I'M GOING TO TAP A BUTTON AND IT SAYS IT'LL POWER EVERYTHING IT SAYS IT'LL POWER EVERYTHING DOWN. DOWN. IF THE LIGHTS TURN OFF, I'LL IF THE LIGHTS TURN OFF, I'LL TURN THEM BACK ON. TURN THEM BACK ON. LET'S SEE IF WE CAN GET IT LET'S SEE IF WE CAN GET IT WORKING. WORKING. >> ARE WE STILL STREAMING? ARE WE STILL STREAMING? >> WE ARE CURRENTLY STREAMING.

WE ARE CURRENTLY STREAMING. I SEE WE HAVE, I THINK IT'S JUST I SEE WE HAVE, I THINK IT'S JUST A MONITOR CONNECTION. A MONITOR CONNECTION. WE'LL SEE WHAT HAPPENS. WE'LL SEE WHAT HAPPENS. EVERYBODY HOLD TIGHT IF YOU ARE EVERYBODY HOLD TIGHT IF YOU ARE AFRAID OF THE DARK CLOSE YOUR AFRAID OF THE DARK CLOSE YOUR EYES. EYES. >> VERY I.T. OF YOU. VERY I.T. OF YOU. [NO AUDIO ]. [NO AUDIO ]. >> WHILE WE WAIT FOR THAT,

WHILE WE WAIT FOR THAT, DARRELL, I'M GOING TO ASK YOU TO DARRELL, I'M GOING TO ASK YOU TO COME AND DO A PRESENTATION ON COME AND DO A PRESENTATION ON 7.12 PLEASE. 7.12 PLEASE. WE'LL TAKE OPEN ACTION ON THAT. WE'LL TAKE OPEN ACTION ON THAT. >> COUNCILMEMBERS -- COUNCILMEMBERS -- >> THE SOUND IS FINE, WE'RE JUST THE SOUND IS FINE, WE'RE JUST TRYING TO GET THE VISUALS. TRYING TO GET THE VISUALS. LOOKS LIKE WE'RE COMING BACK. LOOKS LIKE WE'RE COMING BACK. PLEASE PROCEED, WE ARE PLEASE PROCEED, WE ARE RECORDING, EVERYTHING IS GOOD. RECORDING, EVERYTHING IS GOOD. >> ARE THE MICROPHONES ON? ARE THE MICROPHONES ON? >> THEY ARE NOW. THEY ARE NOW. >> OKAY.

OKAY. GOOD EVENING COUNCILMEMBERS, GOOD EVENING COUNCILMEMBERS, DARRELL DOAN, ECONOMIC DARRELL DOAN, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR. DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR. THIS ITEM IS ACQUISITION OF THIS ITEM IS ACQUISITION OF APPROXIMATELY 64 ACRES OF LAND. APPROXIMATELY 64 ACRES OF LAND. THIS LAND IS LOCATED INSIDE THE THIS LAND IS LOCATED INSIDE THE GRANT LINE BUSINESS PARK. GRANT LINE BUSINESS PARK. IT IS LAND THAT IS CURRENTLY IN IT IS LAND THAT IS CURRENTLY IN THE COUNTY BUT IS SLATED FOR THE COUNTY BUT IS SLATED FOR ANNEXATION INTO THE CITY. ANNEXATION INTO THE CITY. ANNEXATION HAS NOT BEEN ANNEXATION HAS NOT BEEN APPROVED, IF WE ACQUIRE THE APPROVED, IF WE ACQUIRE THE PROPERTY WE WOULD PURSUE PROPERTY WE WOULD PURSUE ANNEXATION. ANNEXATION. THIS IS DIRECTLY ADJACENT TO A THIS IS DIRECTLY ADJACENT TO A 40 ACRE PIECE THAT THE CITY 40 ACRE PIECE THAT THE CITY OWNS, WE HAVE A VESTED INTEREST OWNS, WE HAVE A VESTED INTEREST IN ACQUIRING THIS PROPERTY. IN ACQUIRING THIS PROPERTY. WE OWN A 40 ACRE PIECE THAT WE OWN A 40 ACRE PIECE THAT REMAINS FROM THE SALE OF LAND REMAINS FROM THE SALE OF LAND AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE KUBOTA AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE KUBOTA PROPERTY. PROPERTY. THIS WOULD BE ACQUIRED FROM TOM THIS WOULD BE ACQUIRED FROM TOM MANN, PART OF MANN RANCH, HE'S A MANN, PART OF MANN RANCH, HE'S A WILLING SELLER AND WE'RE WILLING WILLING SELLER AND WE'RE WILLING PURCHASERS. PURCHASERS. THE OVERALL PURCHASE IS TO THE OVERALL PURCHASE IS TO EXPAND THE CITY'S LAND HOLDING EXPAND THE CITY'S LAND HOLDING FOR FUTURE OPPORTUNITIES. FOR FUTURE OPPORTUNITIES. THE FACT THAT IT IS ADJACENT TO THE FACT THAT IT IS ADJACENT TO 40 ACRES THAT WE ALREADY OWN 40 ACRES THAT WE ALREADY OWN MAKES SENSE FOR THE CITY TO OWN MAKES SENSE FOR THE CITY TO OWN THIS. THIS. TOM OFFERED THE LAND TO US, WE TOM OFFERED THE LAND TO US, WE WERE ABLE TO NEGOTIATE VERY FAIR WERE ABLE TO NEGOTIATE VERY FAIR PRICE THAT IS WELL WITHIN THE PRICE THAT IS WELL WITHIN THE RANGE AND APPRAISAL THAT WE RANGE AND APPRAISAL THAT WE PREPARED. PREPARED. WHAT ELSE CAN I TELL YOU. WHAT ELSE CAN I TELL YOU. I WASN'T PREPARED TO MAKE A I WASN'T PREPARED TO MAKE A PRESENTATION, I'M DOING MY BEST. PRESENTATION, I'M DOING MY BEST. WOULD YOU LIKE MORE INFORMATION? WOULD YOU LIKE MORE INFORMATION? >> THAT IS THE GIST OF IT.

THAT IS THE GIST OF IT. >> I'LL ASK MY COLLEAGUES ANY I'LL ASK MY COLLEAGUES ANY QUESTIONS. QUESTIONS. >> THANK YOU FOR THE THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION, FOR YOUR HARD WORK PRESENTATION, FOR YOUR HARD WORK AND WORKING WITH TOM ON THIS. AND WORKING WITH TOM ON THIS. >> WE TOOK COMMENT ON THE BULK WE TOOK COMMENT ON THE BULK OF THESE ITEMS EARLIER. OF THESE ITEMS EARLIER. >> SO MOVED. SO MOVED. >> SECOND. SECOND. >> ALL IN FAVOR? ALL IN FAVOR? REQUIRE CHORUS OF AYES]. REQUIRE CHORUS OF AYES]. >> THE BULK THE ITEMS 7.1 THE BULK THE ITEMS 7.1 THROUGH 7.10, 7.13 THROUGH 7.19. THROUGH 7.10, 7.13 THROUGH 7.19. LOOK FOR A MOTION. LOOK FOR A MOTION. >> SO MOVED. SO MOVED. >> SECOND. SECOND. >> ALL THOSE IN FAVOR. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR. [CHORUS OF AYES]. [CHORUS OF AYES]. >> MR. CLERK?

MR. CLERK? >> TAKE US TO SECTION 8, PUBLIC TAKE US TO SECTION 8, PUBLIC HEARINGS. HEARINGS. THE FIRST IS ITEM 8.1, PUBLIC THE FIRST IS ITEM 8.1, PUBLIC HEARING TO RECEIVE INFORMATION HEARING TO RECEIVE INFORMATION FROM STAFF REGARDING THE CITY OF FROM STAFF REGARDING THE CITY OF ELK GROVE VACANCIES AND ELK GROVE VACANCIES AND RECRUITMENT RETENTION EFFORTS RECRUITMENT RETENTION EFFORTS FOR MA 2025 THROUGH MARCH 2026 FOR MA 2025 THROUGH MARCH 2026 IN COMPLIANCE WITH ASSEMBLY BILL IN COMPLIANCE WITH ASSEMBLY BILL 2561 AND GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 2561 AND GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 350 350 3502.3. 3502.3. >> WE LOST OUR SCREENS AGAIN. WE LOST OUR SCREENS AGAIN. >> MIGHT BE BOUNCING AROUND. MIGHT BE BOUNCING AROUND. >> ALL RIGHT, GOOD EVENING VICE

ALL RIGHT, GOOD EVENING VICE MAYOR AND COUNCILMEMBERS, I'M MAYOR AND COUNCILMEMBERS, I'M MARIAM HUSSEIN INTERIM HUMAN MARIAM HUSSEIN INTERIM HUMAN RESOURCES DIRECTOR. RESOURCES DIRECTOR. THIS IS THE STATUS OF CITY THIS IS THE STATUS OF CITY VACANCIES AND RECRUITMENT AND VACANCIES AND RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION EFFORTS. RETENTION EFFORTS. SEPTEMBER 22, 2024, CALIFORNIA SEPTEMBER 22, 2024, CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR GAVIN NEWSOM ADOPTED OR GOVERNOR GAVIN NEWSOM ADOPTED OR SIGNED ASSEMBLY BILL 2561 INTO SIGNED ASSEMBLY BILL 2561 INTO LAW AMENDING THE MEYERS BROWN LAW AMENDING THE MEYERS BROWN OCTOBER AND ENACTING 3502.3. OCTOBER AND ENACTING 3502.3. THIS REQUIRES THE CITY TO THIS REQUIRES THE CITY TO PRESENT SPECIFIC INFORMATION AT PRESENT SPECIFIC INFORMATION AT A PUBLIC HEARING TO THE A PUBLIC HEARING TO THE GOVERNING BODY PERTAINING TO GOVERNING BODY PERTAINING TO CERTAIN SECTIONS AND ITEMS. CERTAIN SECTIONS AND ITEMS. THESE ARE THE STATUS OF THE THESE ARE THE STATUS OF THE CITY'S VACANCIES, INFORMATION ON CITY'S VACANCIES, INFORMATION ON THE CITY'S RECRUITMENT, AND THE CITY'S RECRUITMENT, AND RETENTION EFFORTS. RETENTION EFFORTS. AND IT ALSO ASKS THE AGENCY TO AND IT ALSO ASKS THE AGENCY TO IDENTIFY ANY OBSTACLES WITHIN IDENTIFY ANY OBSTACLES WITHIN ITS POLICIES, PROCEDURES, OR ITS POLICIES, PROCEDURES, OR RECRUITMENT ACTIVITIES THAT MAY RECRUITMENT ACTIVITIES THAT MAY CREATE CHALLENGES IN THE CREATE CHALLENGES IN THE RECRUITMENT OR HIRING PROCESS. RECRUITMENT OR HIRING PROCESS. THIS INFORMATION DOES HAVE TO BE THIS INFORMATION DOES HAVE TO BE PRESENTED ON AN ANNUAL BASIS HAS PRESENTED ON AN ANNUAL BASIS HAS TO BE DONE PRIOR TO THE ADOPTION TO BE DONE PRIOR TO THE ADOPTION OF THE OPERATING BUDGET. OF THE OPERATING BUDGET. THAT'S WHY WE'RE DOING IT TODAY. THAT'S WHY WE'RE DOING IT TODAY. THERE ARE ALSO ADDITIONAL THERE ARE ALSO ADDITIONAL REPORTING REQUIREMENTS THAT ARE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS THAT ARE TRIGGERED SHOULD THE VACANCIES TRIGGERED SHOULD THE VACANCIES WITHIN ANY PARTICULAR BARGAINING WITHIN ANY PARTICULAR BARGAINING UNIT MEET OR EXCEED THAT 20% UNIT MEET OR EXCEED THAT 20% THRESHOLD. THRESHOLD. LAST YEAR SINCE THIS BILL WAS LAST YEAR SINCE THIS BILL WAS ADOPTED, OR THIS YEAR WE'RE ADOPTED, OR THIS YEAR WE'RE NOWHERE CLOSE TO THAT THRESHOLD. NOWHERE CLOSE TO THAT THRESHOLD. THOSE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS ARE THOSE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS ARE NOT TRIGGERED. NOT TRIGGERED. THE LAW ALLOWS RECOGNIZED THE LAW ALLOWS RECOGNIZED EMPLOYEE ORGANIZATIONS TO HAVE EMPLOYEE ORGANIZATIONS TO HAVE THE RIGHT TO PRESENT THE RIGHT TO PRESENT INFORMATION, CONCERNS AND INFORMATION, CONCERNS AND RECOMMENDATIONS AT THE PUBLIC RECOMMENDATIONS AT THE PUBLIC HEARING. HEARING. THERE ARE TWO ORGANIZES, BOTH THERE ARE TWO ORGANIZES, BOTH WERE INFORMED OF THEIR RIGHT TO WERE INFORMED OF THEIR RIGHT TO DO SO AND BOTH HAVE OPTED OUT. DO SO AND BOTH HAVE OPTED OUT. THIS WALKS YOU THROUGH THE THIS WALKS YOU THROUGH THE BARGAINING PERIOD.

BARGAINING PERIOD. YOU WILL SEE THAT THE AVERAGE YOU WILL SEE THAT THE AVERAGE VACANCY RATE FOR EGPOA OVER THIS VACANCY RATE FOR EGPOA OVER THIS TIME WAS 7%. TIME WAS 7%. FOR ELK GROVE IT WAS 1%, ALL FOR ELK GROVE IT WAS 1%, ALL OTHER UNREPRESENTED OTHER UNREPRESENTED CLASSIFICATIONS IT WAS 11%. CLASSIFICATIONS IT WAS 11%. THE OVERALL AVERAGE VACANCY RATE THE OVERALL AVERAGE VACANCY RATE WAS APPROXIMATELY 6%. WAS APPROXIMATELY 6%. ONE OF THE THINGS I WANT TO ONE OF THE THINGS I WANT TO POINT OUT, DURING THE FISCAL POINT OUT, DURING THE FISCAL YEAR 25-26 THE CITY INCREASED YEAR 25-26 THE CITY INCREASED ITS TOTAL EQUIVALENT COUNT BY ITS TOTAL EQUIVALENT COUNT BY 3.1% FROM 4.8 THE TO 5.04. 3.1% FROM 4.8 THE TO 5.04. DURING MAY 2025 THROUGH MARCH DURING MAY 2025 THROUGH MARCH 2026 STAFF HIRED ABOUT 69 FULL 2026 STAFF HIRED ABOUT 69 FULL TIME EMPLOYEES AND 40 TIME EMPLOYEES AND 40 SEPARATIONS, 9 OF WHICH CAN BE SEPARATIONS, 9 OF WHICH CAN BE ATTRIBUTED TO PLANNED ATTRIBUTED TO PLANNED RETIREMENT. RETIREMENT. WHILE WE ACTIVELY WORK TO FILL WHILE WE ACTIVELY WORK TO FILL THE NEW POSITIONS THAT ARE THE NEW POSITIONS THAT ARE APPROVED BY COUNCIL, WE'RE ALSO APPROVED BY COUNCIL, WE'RE ALSO TRYING TO MAKE STEADY PROGRESS TRYING TO MAKE STEADY PROGRESS IN FILLING THOSE VACANCIES BY IN FILLING THOSE VACANCIES BY PLANNED OR UNPLANNED PLANNED OR UNPLANNED SEPARATIONS. SEPARATIONS. AS A CITY WE RECOGNIZE THAT AS A CITY WE RECOGNIZE THAT RECRUITMENT IS ABOUT IDENTIFYING RECRUITMENT IS ABOUT IDENTIFYING AND ATTRACTING AND HIRING THE AND ATTRACTING AND HIRING THE RIGHT INDIVIDUALS. RIGHT INDIVIDUALS. THEN RETENTION IS ABOUT MAKING THEN RETENTION IS ABOUT MAKING SURE THESE EMPLOYEES STAY SURE THESE EMPLOYEES STAY ENGAGED AND COMMITTED TO THE ENGAGED AND COMMITTED TO THE ORGANIZATION LONG TERM. ORGANIZATION LONG TERM. BOTH ARE CRITICAL TO THE SUCCESS BOTH ARE CRITICAL TO THE SUCCESS OF ANY ORGANIZATION, WE OF ANY ORGANIZATION, WE RECOGNIZE THAT, THAT IS WHY RECOGNIZE THAT, THAT IS WHY CITIES COMMITTED TO A CITIES COMMITTED TO A COMPETITIVE COMPENSATION MODEL. COMPETITIVE COMPENSATION MODEL. WE PAY AT THE MARKET 88th WE PAY AT THE MARKET 88th PERCENTILE, AND WE CONDUCT A PERCENTILE, AND WE CONDUCT A TOTAL COMPENSATION STUDY EVERY TOTAL COMPENSATION STUDY EVERY TWO YEARS. TWO YEARS. WE HAVE A VERY COMPETITIVE WE HAVE A VERY COMPETITIVE BENEFITS PACKAGE WHICH INCLUDES BENEFITS PACKAGE WHICH INCLUDES CAL PERS RETIREMENT, DENTAL, CAL PERS RETIREMENT, DENTAL, VISION. VISION. MEDICAL PLANS, EMPLOYEE MEDICAL PLANS, EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, AND BUS ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, AND BUS TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM. PROGRAM. MANY MORE ITEMS. MANY MORE ITEMS. THEN WE'VE ALSO BEEN SUCCESSFUL THEN WE'VE ALSO BEEN SUCCESSFUL IN CREATING A STANDARDIZED AND IN CREATING A STANDARDIZED AND EFFICIENT SKILLS BASED EFFICIENT SKILLS BASED RECRUITMENT PROCESS SO THE

RECRUITMENT PROCESS SO THE SPECIALISTS CAN HANDLE MULTIPLE SPECIALISTS CAN HANDLE MULTIPLE RECRUITMENTS. RECRUITMENTS. WE HAVE INCENTIVE PROGRAM THAT WE HAVE INCENTIVE PROGRAM THAT WE'RE ABLE TO DEPLOY FOR HARD TO WE'RE ABLE TO DEPLOY FOR HARD TO FILL POSITIONS. FILL POSITIONS. WE DO EXTENSIVE ADVERTISING TO WE DO EXTENSIVE ADVERTISING TO MAKE SURE WE'RE REACHING A BROAD MAKE SURE WE'RE REACHING A BROAD RANGE OF CANDIDATES. RANGE OF CANDIDATES. WE HAVE SEVERAL EMPLOYEE WE HAVE SEVERAL EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMS THAT WE ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMS THAT WE REGULARLY SOLICIT FEEDBACK FROM REGULARLY SOLICIT FEEDBACK FROM EMPLOYEES AND MAKE FEASIBLE EMPLOYEES AND MAKE FEASIBLE IMPROVEMENTS AS WE CAN. IMPROVEMENTS AS WE CAN. THEN WE HAVE AN ABSOLUTELY THEN WE HAVE AN ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE EMPLOYEE RECOGNITION INCREDIBLE EMPLOYEE RECOGNITION PROGRAM THAT'S SPEARHEADED BY PROGRAM THAT'S SPEARHEADED BY THE EMPLOYEE RECOGNITION THE EMPLOYEE RECOGNITION COMMITTEE. COMMITTEE. TALKING ABOUT THE HIRING PROCESS TALKING ABOUT THE HIRING PROCESS CHALLENGES, I THINK ONE OF THE CHALLENGES, I THINK ONE OF THE PRIMARY RECRUITMENT CHALLENGES PRIMARY RECRUITMENT CHALLENGES THAT FACES A LOT OF PUBLIC AND THAT FACES A LOT OF PUBLIC AND LOCAL AGENCIES IS DIFFICULT TO LOCAL AGENCIES IS DIFFICULT TO FILL POSITIONS. FILL POSITIONS. NO THOSE ARE TYPICALLY LICENSED NO THOSE ARE TYPICALLY LICENSED ENGINEERS AND LATERAL POLICE ENGINEERS AND LATERAL POLICE OFFICERS AND DISPATCHERS. OFFICERS AND DISPATCHERS. HOWEVER WE TRY TO ADDRESS THIS HOWEVER WE TRY TO ADDRESS THIS BY SECURING ASSISTANCE FROM HEAD BY SECURING ASSISTANCE FROM HEAD HUNTER FIRMS WHERE WE MAKE HUNTER FIRMS WHERE WE MAKE DIRECT OUTREACH TO PERSPECTIVE DIRECT OUTREACH TO PERSPECTIVE CANDIDATES. CANDIDATES. WE REALIZE SEVERAL INNOVATIVE WE REALIZE SEVERAL INNOVATIVE STRATEGIES SUCH AS SENDING STRATEGIES SUCH AS SENDING POSTCARDS OUT TO FOLKS AND POSTCARDS OUT TO FOLKS AND ADVERTISING IN SEVERAL INDUSTRY ADVERTISING IN SEVERAL INDUSTRY SPECIFIC JOB BOARDS. SPECIFIC JOB BOARDS. WE HAVE UTILIZED THE PROGRAM WE HAVE UTILIZED THE PROGRAM THAT WAS APPROVED BY THE COUNCIL THAT WAS APPROVED BY THE COUNCIL ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO NOW. ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO NOW. AT TIMES WE'LL RESTRUCTURE, AT TIMES WE'LL RESTRUCTURE, RECLASSIFY THE POSITION TO RECLASSIFY THE POSITION TO FACILITATE ENTRY AT A LOWER FACILITATE ENTRY AT A LOWER LEVEL TO GROW OUR OWN TALENT. LEVEL TO GROW OUR OWN TALENT. THAT ACTUALLY CONCLUDES MY THAT ACTUALLY CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION. PRESENTATION. I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE COUNCIL. QUESTIONS FROM THE COUNCIL. >> THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. BEFORE WE GO THERE, I JUST WANT BEFORE WE GO THERE, I JUST WANT TO TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO OPEN TO TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO OPEN PUBLIC COMMENT OPPORTUNITY, DO PUBLIC COMMENT OPPORTUNITY, DO WE HAVE ANYBODY SIGNED UP TO WE HAVE ANYBODY SIGNED UP TO SPEAK? SPEAK? MY SCREEN IS STUCK. MY SCREEN IS STUCK. OKAY, GOT ITS, THANK YOU. OKAY, GOT ITS, THANK YOU. GOT IT. GOT IT. SEEING NONE I'LL CLOSE THE SEEING NONE I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC COMMENT OPPORTUNITY, PUBLIC COMMENT OPPORTUNITY, PUBLIC HEARING CLOSED. PUBLIC HEARING CLOSED. THIS IS RECEIVE INFORMATION AND THIS IS RECEIVE INFORMATION AND PROVIDE DIRECTION AS NEEDED. PROVIDE DIRECTION AS NEEDED. ANY COMMENTS FROM MY COLLEAGUES? ANY COMMENTS FROM MY COLLEAGUES? >> I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR

I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR PROVIDING US WITH THIS UPDATE PROVIDING US WITH THIS UPDATE AND REPORT. AND REPORT. THIS IS GOOD INFORMATION WHEN THIS IS GOOD INFORMATION WHEN YOU SEE THAT THE VACANCIES ARE YOU SEE THAT THE VACANCIES ARE SO LOW. SO LOW. BUT SHOWS THAT PEOPLE DO LIKE BUT SHOWS THAT PEOPLE DO LIKE BEING HERE AT ELK GROVE POLICE. BEING HERE AT ELK GROVE POLICE. THAT PEOPLE ENJOY SERVING THE THAT PEOPLE ENJOY SERVING THE PUBLIC IN THAT RESPECT. PUBLIC IN THAT RESPECT. TO SEE THE VACANCY RATES AT THE TO SEE THE VACANCY RATES AT THE NUMBERS WHERE THEY ARE, SPEAKS NUMBERS WHERE THEY ARE, SPEAKS TO THE POWER OF HOW WE OPERATE TO THE POWER OF HOW WE OPERATE AS A DEPARTMENT AND HOW THE CITY AS A DEPARTMENT AND HOW THE CITY OF ELK GROVE OPERATES, A LOT OF OF ELK GROVE OPERATES, A LOT OF THAT LEADERSHIP IS VERY STRONG. THAT LEADERSHIP IS VERY STRONG. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> ANY COMMENTS?

ANY COMMENTS? FROM EARLIER TONIGHT WE MET A FROM EARLIER TONIGHT WE MET A LOT OF NEW EMPLOYEES, I DON'T LOT OF NEW EMPLOYEES, I DON'T THINK YOU HAVE ANY PROBLEMS THINK YOU HAVE ANY PROBLEMS RECRUITING. RECRUITING. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, I ALSO THANK YOU VERY MUCH, I ALSO THANK YOU FOR THE INFORMATION, THANK YOU FOR THE INFORMATION, VERY GOOD. VERY GOOD. NEXT ITEM, MR. CLERK. NEXT ITEM, MR. CLERK. >> 8.2, PUBLIC HEARING TO 8.2, PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER RESOLUTION APPROVING A CONSIDER RESOLUTION APPROVING A RECOMMENDATION OF PUBLIC RECOMMENDATION OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE OR NECESSITY FOR THE CONVENIENCE OR NECESSITY FOR THE SALE OF BEER, WINE, DISTILLED SALE OF BEER, WINE, DISTILLED SPIRITS, ABC TYPE 21 LICENSE, SPIRITS, ABC TYPE 21 LICENSE, SUPERMARKET PROJECT AT 8539 ELK SUPERMARKET PROJECT AT 8539 ELK GROVE BOULEVARD, SF SUPERMARKET GROVE BOULEVARD, SF SUPERMARKET PRO PRO PROJECT. PROJECT. >> ALL RIGHT, COMMUNITY

ALL RIGHT, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT. DEVELOPMENT. THIS IS THE SF SUPERMARKET THIS IS THE SF SUPERMARKET PUBLIC CONVENIENCE OR NECESSITY PUBLIC CONVENIENCE OR NECESSITY PROJECT. PROJECT. DETERMINATION OF PUBLIC DETERMINATION OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE OR NECESSITY THAT CONVENIENCE OR NECESSITY THAT WOULD ALLOW FOR THE FUTURE SF WOULD ALLOW FOR THE FUTURE SF SUPERMARKET TO OBTAIN A TYPE 21 SUPERMARKET TO OBTAIN A TYPE 21 ALCOHOL LICENSE FROM THE ALCOHOL LICENSE FROM THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL. ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL. A TYPE 21 LICENSE WOULD ALLOW A TYPE 21 LICENSE WOULD ALLOW FOR THE SALE OF BEER, WINE, AND FOR THE SALE OF BEER, WINE, AND DISTILLED SPIRITS FOR OFFSITE DISTILLED SPIRITS FOR OFFSITE CONSUMPTION. CONSUMPTION. PROJECT SITE IS LOCATED 8539 ELK PROJECT SITE IS LOCATED 8539 ELK GROVE BOULEVARD WITHIN THE ELK GROVE BOULEVARD WITHIN THE ELK GROVE VILLAGE SHOPPING CENTER GROVE VILLAGE SHOPPING CENTER NORTHWEST INTERSECTION OF ELK NORTHWEST INTERSECTION OF ELK GROVE BOULEVARD AND EMERALD GROVE BOULEVARD AND EMERALD VISTA DRIVE. VISTA DRIVE. ASSIGNED ADDRESS IS A 40,000 ASSIGNED ADDRESS IS A 40,000 SQUARE FOOT VACANT RETAIL SPACE SQUARE FOOT VACANT RETAIL SPACE PREVIOUSLY OCCUPIED BY BIG LOTS. PREVIOUSLY OCCUPIED BY BIG LOTS. BUILD PERMITS WERE SUBMITTED TO BUILD PERMITS WERE SUBMITTED TO CONVERT INTO AN SF SUPERMARKET. CONVERT INTO AN SF SUPERMARKET. BEFORE YOU IS THE FLOOR PLAN BEFORE YOU IS THE FLOOR PLAN THAT HAS BEEN SUBMITTED BY THE THAT HAS BEEN SUBMITTED BY THE SF SUPERMARKET. SF SUPERMARKET. THE SALE OF THE ABC PRODUCTS ARE THE SALE OF THE ABC PRODUCTS ARE GOING TO BE LIMITED TO A SMALL GOING TO BE LIMITED TO A SMALL AREA OF THE STORE. AREA OF THE STORE. BEER AND WINE DISPLAYED IN A BEER AND WINE DISPLAYED IN A REFRIGERATOR IDENTIFIED IN REFRIGERATOR IDENTIFIED IN YELLOW. YELLOW. WINES AT THE MANAGER'S DESK, WINES AT THE MANAGER'S DESK, INDICATED IN BLUE. INDICATED IN BLUE. SAYS FROM 8:00 A.M. TO 9:00 P.M. SAYS FROM 8:00 A.M. TO 9:00 P.M. ANTICIPATED HOURS OF OPERATIONS ANTICIPATED HOURS OF OPERATIONS FOR THE SF SUPERMARKET BUSINESS. FOR THE SF SUPERMARKET BUSINESS. PUBLIC CONVENIENCE OR NECESSITY, PUBLIC CONVENIENCE OR NECESSITY, ABC REQUIRES AN APPLICANT TO ABC REQUIRES AN APPLICANT TO OBTAIN A PCN WHEN THE OBTAIN A PCN WHEN THE ESTABLISHMENT IS LOCATED WITH ESTABLISHMENT IS LOCATED WITH THAN A HIGH CRIME AREA, CRIME THAN A HIGH CRIME AREA, CRIME REPORTING DISTRICT THAT HAS REPORTING DISTRICT THAT HAS REPORTED CRIMES THAT ARE 20% OR REPORTED CRIMES THAT ARE 20% OR GREATER THAN AVERAGE NUMBER OF GREATER THAN AVERAGE NUMBER OF REPORTED FOR OTHER SUB SECTORS REPORTED FOR OTHER SUB SECTORS WITHIN THE CITY. WITHIN THE CITY. AND/OR WHEN THE CENSUS TRACT IS AND/OR WHEN THE CENSUS TRACT IS DEEMED OVERCONCENTRATED BY ABC DEEMED OVERCONCENTRATED BY ABC STANDARDS. STANDARDS. THE CITY IS SEPARATED INTO 26 THE CITY IS SEPARATED INTO 26 SUB SECTORS FOR CRIME REPORTING SUB SECTORS FOR CRIME REPORTING PURPOSES. PURPOSES. OUR COLLEAGUES AT POLICE OUR COLLEAGUES AT POLICE DEPARTMENT COMPILE CRIME DEPARTMENT COMPILE CRIME STATISTICS IN SEVERAL ON AREAS. STATISTICS IN SEVERAL ON AREAS. THE PROJECT SITE IS LOCATED IN

THE PROJECT SITE IS LOCATED IN SUB SECTOR 5101, WHICH HAD 295 SUB SECTOR 5101, WHICH HAD 295 CRIMES REPORTED IN THE YEAR CRIMES REPORTED IN THE YEAR 2025. 2025. THE 100% -- 120% OF AVERAGE THE 100% -- 120% OF AVERAGE NUMBER OF CRIMES REPORTED FOR NUMBER OF CRIMES REPORTED FOR SUB SECTOR 2278, THIS SUB SECTOR SUB SECTOR 2278, THIS SUB SECTOR IS WHAT'S CONSIDERED HIGH CRIME IS WHAT'S CONSIDERED HIGH CRIME AREA. AREA. ADDITIONALLY THE PROJECT SITE IS ADDITIONALLY THE PROJECT SITE IS LOCATED WITHIN CENSUS TRACT LOCATED WITHIN CENSUS TRACT 93.08 WHICH ABC DETERMINES THAT 93.08 WHICH ABC DETERMINES THAT ANY MORE THAN 3 LICENSES IS ANY MORE THAN 3 LICENSES IS CONSIDERED OVERCONCENTRATED. CONSIDERED OVERCONCENTRATED. CURRENTLY THERE ARE 5 ACTIVE CURRENTLY THERE ARE 5 ACTIVE LICENSES IN THE CENSUS TRACT. LICENSES IN THE CENSUS TRACT. SHOULD THE COUNCIL APPROVE THIS SHOULD THE COUNCIL APPROVE THIS PCN, THIS WOULD BE THE SIXTH PCN, THIS WOULD BE THE SIXTH OFFSALE LICENSE. OFFSALE LICENSE. THE CITY COUNCIL DETERMINES THE CITY COUNCIL DETERMINES WHETHER THE PUBLIC NECESSITY WHETHER THE PUBLIC NECESSITY WILL BE SERVED BY THE ISSUANCE WILL BE SERVED BY THE ISSUANCE OF THE ALCOHOL LICENSE FOR THE OF THE ALCOHOL LICENSE FOR THE APPLICANT PREMISE BASED ON THE APPLICANT PREMISE BASED ON THE FOLLOW FACTORS. FOLLOW FACTORS. NUMBER 1 THE PROXIMITY AND NUMBER 1 THE PROXIMITY AND NUMBER OF OTHER RETAIL OUTLETS NUMBER OF OTHER RETAIL OUTLETS SELLING ALCOHOL. SELLING ALCOHOL. NUMBER TWO, THE PROXIMITY OF NUMBER TWO, THE PROXIMITY OF RETAIL OUTLETS TO SCHOOLS, RETAIL OUTLETS TO SCHOOLS, PLAYGROUNDS, OTHER FACILITIES PLAYGROUNDS, OTHER FACILITIES SERVING YOUNG INDIVIDUALS. SERVING YOUNG INDIVIDUALS. NUMBER THREE THE PROXIMITY OF NUMBER THREE THE PROXIMITY OF THE RETAIL OUTLET TO RESIDENTIAL THE RETAIL OUTLET TO RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS. NEIGHBORHOODS. NUMBER FOUR, WHETHER THE RETAIL NUMBER FOUR, WHETHER THE RETAIL OUTLETS PROVIDE A WIDER RANGE OF OUTLETS PROVIDE A WIDER RANGE OF DESIRABLE GOODS AND SERVICES OR DESIRABLE GOODS AND SERVICES OR UNIQUE TYPE OF GOODS OR SERVICE. UNIQUE TYPE OF GOODS OR SERVICE. THIS MAP IN FRONTED OF YOU DIE THIS MAP IN FRONTED OF YOU DIE PICKETS THE LOCATION OF RETAIL PICKETS THE LOCATION OF RETAIL ESTABLISHMENTS THERE PROXIMITY ESTABLISHMENTS THERE PROXIMITY TO THE PROJECT SITE. TO THE PROJECT SITE. THE PROJECT SITE IS THE BLUE THE PROJECT SITE IS THE BLUE RECTANGLE, TOWARD THE CENTER OF RECTANGLE, TOWARD THE CENTER OF THE SCREEN. THE SCREEN. THE YELLOW DEPICTS THE OFFSALE THE YELLOW DEPICTS THE OFFSALE LICENSES CURRENTLY IN PROXIMITY LICENSES CURRENTLY IN PROXIMITY TO THE PROJECT SITE. TO THE PROJECT SITE. THE LOCATIONS IN RED REPRESENT THE LOCATIONS IN RED REPRESENT THE CLOSESTRY DENSHL PROPERTIES, THE CLOSESTRY DENSHL PROPERTIES, SCHOOLS, AND PARKS TO THE SCHOOLS, AND PARKS TO THE SUBJECT PROPERTY. SUBJECT PROPERTY. THERE ARE FOUR GAS STATION THERE ARE FOUR GAS STATION CONVENIENCE STORES WITHIN 700 CONVENIENCE STORES WITHIN 700 FEET OF THE PROJECT SITE WITH FEET OF THE PROJECT SITE WITH OFFSALE LICENSE. OFFSALE LICENSE. THE CLOSEST GROCERY STORE WITH THE CLOSEST GROCERY STORE WITH THE OFFSITE LICENSE IS THE THE OFFSITE LICENSE IS THE WALMART MARKET A QUARTER OF A WALMART MARKET A QUARTER OF A MILE AWAY TO THE WEST. MILE AWAY TO THE WEST. THE NEAREST PARK IS BAKER PARK,

THE NEAREST PARK IS BAKER PARK, 3,000 FEET TO THE EAST. 3,000 FEET TO THE EAST. THE NEAREST SCHOOL IS THE THE NEAREST SCHOOL IS THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL APPROXIMATELY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL APPROXIMATELY 2400 FEET TO THE NORTH. 2400 FEET TO THE NORTH. AND THE JOSEPH KERR MIDDLE AND THE JOSEPH KERR MIDDLE SCHOOL, 3500 FEET TO THE EAST. SCHOOL, 3500 FEET TO THE EAST. NEAREST RESIDENTIAL NEAREST RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS, THE EMERALD VISTA NEIGHBORHOODS, THE EMERALD VISTA APARTMENT HOMES ACROSS EMERALD APARTMENT HOMES ACROSS EMERALD VISTA DRIVE FROM THE ELK GROVE VISTA DRIVE FROM THE ELK GROVE VILLAGE SHOPPING CENTER. VILLAGE SHOPPING CENTER. AND THE EMERALD PARK SINGLE AND THE EMERALD PARK SINGLE FAMILY SUBDIVISION TO THE NORTH FAMILY SUBDIVISION TO THE NORTH SIDE OF EAST STOCKTON BOULEVARD. SIDE OF EAST STOCKTON BOULEVARD. AS PART OF THE REQUEST FOR THE AS PART OF THE REQUEST FOR THE PCN THE APPLICANT MUST EXPLAIN PCN THE APPLICANT MUST EXPLAIN HOW THE LICENSE WILL SERVE THE HOW THE LICENSE WILL SERVE THE PUBLIC'S CONVENIENCE AND PUBLIC'S CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY. NECESSITY. THE SF SUPERMARKET IS THE SF SUPERMARKET IS ANTICIPATED TO OPERATE DAILY ANTICIPATED TO OPERATE DAILY BETWEEN 8:00A.M. TO 9:00 P.M. BETWEEN 8:00A.M. TO 9:00 P.M. ALCOHOL SALES WILL BE LIMITED TO ALCOHOL SALES WILL BE LIMITED TO THESE BUSINESS HOURS. THESE BUSINESS HOURS. SF SUPERMARKET AS A BUSINESS SF SUPERMARKET AS A BUSINESS WILL OFFER TYPICAL INTERNATIONAL WILL OFFER TYPICAL INTERNATIONAL GROCERY ITEMS, FRESH MEAT, GROCERY ITEMS, FRESH MEAT, VEGETABLES, HOUSEHOLD ITEMS, VEGETABLES, HOUSEHOLD ITEMS, BERNLS, SNACKS AND OTHER ITEMS BERNLS, SNACKS AND OTHER ITEMS COMMONLY EXPECTED BY CUSTOMERS. COMMONLY EXPECTED BY CUSTOMERS. THE PROPOSED USE OF THE PROPERTY THE PROPOSED USE OF THE PROPERTY WILL ALLOW CUSTOMERS TO PURCHASE WILL ALLOW CUSTOMERS TO PURCHASE ESSENTIAL GROCERY ITEMS WHILE ESSENTIAL GROCERY ITEMS WHILE REDUCING THE NUMBER OF TRIPS REDUCING THE NUMBER OF TRIPS THEY MIGHT MAKE OTHERWISE. THEY MIGHT MAKE OTHERWISE. SALE OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES IS SALE OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES IS NOT EXPECTED TO BE A LARGE PART NOT EXPECTED TO BE A LARGE PART OF THE STORE'S SALES BUT OF THE STORE'S SALES BUT EXPECTED AMENITY AS PART OF A EXPECTED AMENITY AS PART OF A FULL SERVICE SUPERMARKET. FULL SERVICE SUPERMARKET. THE POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS THE POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS DETERMINED THERE'S NO PUBLIC DETERMINED THERE'S NO PUBLIC SAFETY REASON TO OPPOSE THE SAFETY REASON TO OPPOSE THE FINDING OF THE PCN. FINDING OF THE PCN. THE APPLICANT HAS COMMITTED TO THE APPLICANT HAS COMMITTED TO IMPLEMENT ONGOING STAFF IMPLEMENT ONGOING STAFF TRAININGS RELATED TO AGE TRAININGS RELATED TO AGE RESTRICTED PRODUCT SALES. RESTRICTED PRODUCT SALES. DIGITAL SURVEILLANCE WILL DIGITAL SURVEILLANCE WILL MAINTAIN RECORDED FOOTAGE FOR 30 MAINTAIN RECORDED FOOTAGE FOR 30 DAYS. DAYS. THE PROJECT IS EXEMPT FROM CEQA THE PROJECT IS EXEMPT FROM CEQA PURSUANT TO 15061.B3, THIS IS PURSUANT TO 15061.B3, THIS IS THE COMMON SENSE EXEMPTION. THE COMMON SENSE EXEMPTION. THIS WILL EXPAND THE PRODUCTS THIS WILL EXPAND THE PRODUCTS AVAILABLE FOR SALE AT THE FUTURE AVAILABLE FOR SALE AT THE FUTURE GROCERY STORE AND NOT BRING GROCERY STORE AND NOT BRING ABOUT ANY PHYSICAL CHANGE TO THE ABOUT ANY PHYSICAL CHANGE TO THE ENVIRONMENT. ENVIRONMENT. WITH THAT, STAFF IS RECOMMENDING WITH THAT, STAFF IS RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF THE PCN THIS APPROVAL OF THE PCN THIS EVENING. EVENING. STAFF IS HERE TO ANSWER ANY

STAFF IS HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THE COUNCIL MAY HAVE. QUESTIONS THE COUNCIL MAY HAVE. >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU. I'LL DECLARE THE PUBLIC HEARING I'LL DECLARE THE PUBLIC HEARING OPEN, I'D LIKE TO INVITE THE OPEN, I'D LIKE TO INVITE THE APPLICANT TO SPEAK. APPLICANT TO SPEAK. COME ON UP. COME ON UP. GOOD EVENING. GOOD EVENING. >> GOOD EVENING VICE MAYOR AND

GOOD EVENING VICE MAYOR AND MEMBER, COUNCILMEMBER AND CITY MEMBER, COUNCILMEMBER AND CITY STAFF. STAFF. I'M THE GENERAL MANAGER FOR SF I'M THE GENERAL MANAGER FOR SF SUPERMARKET. SUPERMARKET. THE FIRST STORE WE OPEN IN THE FIRST STORE WE OPEN IN SACRAMENTO IS IN THE YEAR 2000 SACRAMENTO IS IN THE YEAR 2000 ON STOCKTON BOULEVARD AND 65th ON STOCKTON BOULEVARD AND 65th STREET. STREET. SINCE THEN OUR COMPANY HAS BEEN SINCE THEN OUR COMPANY HAS BEEN GROWING AROUND NORTHERN GROWING AROUND NORTHERN CALIFORNIA HERE, A LOT OF CALIFORNIA HERE, A LOT OF CUSTOMER HAPPY TO HAVE OUR CUSTOMER HAPPY TO HAVE OUR STORE. STORE. WE ARE EXCITED TO BE A PART OF WE ARE EXCITED TO BE A PART OF ELK GROVE AND THIS COMMUNITY. ELK GROVE AND THIS COMMUNITY. WE ARE HERE TO SERVE THE WE ARE HERE TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY WITH WHAT THEY NEED, COMMUNITY WITH WHAT THEY NEED, GIVING THEM THE BEST SERVICE WE GIVING THEM THE BEST SERVICE WE COULD. COULD. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ANYTHING ELSE YOU'D LIKE TO ADD? ANYTHING ELSE YOU'D LIKE TO ADD? >> YES. YES. GRANTING OUR PCN PUBLIC YES GRANTING OUR PCN PUBLIC YES WOULD HELP OUR STORE SERVING THE WOULD HELP OUR STORE SERVING THE CUSTOMER MORE TO WHAT THEY NEED CUSTOMER MORE TO WHAT THEY NEED DAILY GIVER THEM MORE CHOICE. DAILY GIVER THEM MORE CHOICE. >> NOW I'D LIKE TO INVITE THE

NOW I'D LIKE TO INVITE THE PUBLIC AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK. PUBLIC AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK. ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC? ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC? YOU CAN STEP BACK, THANK YOU, WE YOU CAN STEP BACK, THANK YOU, WE CAN INVITE YOU BACK UP LATER ON. CAN INVITE YOU BACK UP LATER ON. SEEING NONE I CLOSE PUBLIC SEEING NONE I CLOSE PUBLIC OPPORTUNITY. OPPORTUNITY. AS I MENTIONED YOU ARE INVITED AS I MENTIONED YOU ARE INVITED BUT YOU DON'T NEED TO SAY BUT YOU DON'T NEED TO SAY ANYTHING. ANYTHING. DECLARE THE PUBLIC HEARING DECLARE THE PUBLIC HEARING CLOSED AND LOOK FOR THE COUNCIL CLOSED AND LOOK FOR THE COUNCIL COLLEAGUES FOR QUESTIONS OR COLLEAGUES FOR QUESTIONS OR DELIBERATION. DELIBERATION. >> SO MOVED. SO MOVED. >> SECOND. SECOND. >> MOTION BY BREWER, SECONDED BY MOTION BY BREWER, SECONDED BY REASONS. REASONS. ALL NO FAVOR. ALL NO FAVOR. [CHORUS OF AYES]. [CHORUS OF AYES]. >> OPPOSED?

OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. NEXT ITEM MR. CLERK. NEXT ITEM MR. CLERK. >> MOVE TO 8.3, PUBLIC HEARING MOVE TO 8.3, PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE TO CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ELK GROVE MUNICIPAL AMENDING ELK GROVE MUNICIPAL CODE 8.03.010 LICENSE REQUIRED CODE 8.03.010 LICENSE REQUIRED FEES AND RESOLUTION ADOPTING AN FEES AND RESOLUTION ADOPTING AN UPDATED ANIMAL LICENSE FEE UPDATED ANIMAL LICENSE FEE SCHE SCHE SCHEDULE. SCHEDULE. >> GOOD EVENING. GOOD EVENING. GOING TO WAIT FOR MY POWERPOINT. GOING TO WAIT FOR MY POWERPOINT. >> JUST PULL THE KEYBOARD OUT.

JUST PULL THE KEYBOARD OUT. >> I'M THRILLED FOR THAT I'M THRILLED FOR THAT OPPOR OPPOR OPPORTUNITY. OPPORTUNITY. >> WE'RE HERE TO AMEND THE WE'RE HERE TO AMEND THE ORDINANCE 8.0310, ADOPT AN ORDINANCE 8.0310, ADOPT AN UPDA UPDA UPDATED ANIMAL LICENSE FEE UPDATED ANIMAL LICENSE FEE SCHEDULE. SCHEDULE. >> LICENSE FEES HAVE NOT BEEN

LICENSE FEES HAVE NOT BEEN UPDATED SINCE 2013. UPDATED SINCE 2013. OVER THAT TIME COSTS TO OVER THAT TIME COSTS TO ADMINISTER THE SERVICE HAVE ADMINISTER THE SERVICE HAVE DEFINITELIRY U.N. HIGHER. DEFINITELIRY U.N. HIGHER. CURRENTLY WE ONLY OFFER A CURRENTLY WE ONLY OFFER A ONE-YEAR OR THREE LIFE YEAR ONE-YEAR OR THREE LIFE YEAR ANIMAL LICENSE. ANIMAL LICENSE. THE TERM THAT PEOPLE ARE ABLE TO THE TERM THAT PEOPLE ARE ABLE TO GET IS BASED ON HOW LONG THE GET IS BASED ON HOW LONG THE RAINIES VACCINATION LASTS. RAINIES VACCINATION LASTS. THEN IN 2025, PERFORMANCE AUDIT THEN IN 2025, PERFORMANCE AUDIT OF THE DEPARTMENT CONCLUDED THAT OF THE DEPARTMENT CONCLUDED THAT OUR LICENSE PRICES ARE BELOW OUR LICENSE PRICES ARE BELOW AVERAGE FOR THE REGION AND PEER AVERAGE FOR THE REGION AND PEER AGENCIES ACROSS THE STATE. AGENCIES ACROSS THE STATE. SO IF THE RECOMMENDED ACTIONS SO IF THE RECOMMENDED ACTIONS WERE ADOPTED, WE WOULD ACHIEVE WERE ADOPTED, WE WOULD ACHIEVE ESSENTIALLY FOUR GOALS. ESSENTIALLY FOUR GOALS. LOOKING TO ALIGN COST RECOVERY LOOKING TO ALIGN COST RECOVERY FOR SERVICES TO BE MORE IN LINE FOR SERVICES TO BE MORE IN LINE WITH REGIONAL AND PEER AGENCIES WITH REGIONAL AND PEER AGENCIES ACROSS THE STATE. ACROSS THE STATE. ALSO AVOIDING STEEP INCREASES IN ALSO AVOIDING STEEP INCREASES IN ONE GO TO RESIDENTS. ONE GO TO RESIDENTS. WE WANT TO INCREASE CONVENIENCE WE WANT TO INCREASE CONVENIENCE AND FLEXIBILITY FOR PET OWNERS, AND FLEXIBILITY FOR PET OWNERS, OFFERING A TWO-YEAR LICENSE TERM OFFERING A TWO-YEAR LICENSE TERM AS WELL THAT WOULD HELP FIRST AS WELL THAT WOULD HELP FIRST TIME LICENSE PURCHASERS SO THEY TIME LICENSE PURCHASERS SO THEY CAN BEST ALIGN THE LICENSE CAN BEST ALIGN THE LICENSE PRODUCT WITH THE EXPIRATION DATE PRODUCT WITH THE EXPIRATION DATE OF THE LANESE VACCINATION. OF THE LANESE VACCINATION. PREVENT MULTIPLE OR DUPLICATE PREVENT MULTIPLE OR DUPLICATE RENEWALS BEFORE THEY'RE ABLE TO RENEWALS BEFORE THEY'RE ABLE TO GET THE THREE-YEAR TERM. GET THE THREE-YEAR TERM. THIS WOULD SUPPORT FISCAL THIS WOULD SUPPORT FISCAL SUSTAINABILITY, INCREASING SUSTAINABILITY, INCREASING REVENUE FOR THE SERVICES REVENUE FOR THE SERVICES PROVIDED AND NOT EXCEEDING THE PROVIDED AND NOT EXCEEDING THE COST TO PROVIDE THE SERVICE. COST TO PROVIDE THE SERVICE. WE WOULD CONTINUE TO PROMOTE WE WOULD CONTINUE TO PROMOTE SPAY AND NEUTER AND LONG TERM SPAY AND NEUTER AND LONG TERM COMPLIANCE, MAINTAINING LOWER COMPLIANCE, MAINTAINING LOWER LICENSE FEE FOR ALTERED PETS AS LICENSE FEE FOR ALTERED PETS AS WE ALWAYS HAVE IN THE PAST. WE ALWAYS HAVE IN THE PAST. OFFERING A DISCOUNT ON OFFERING A DISCOUNT ON THREE-YEAR LICENSES TO ENCOURAGE THREE-YEAR LICENSES TO ENCOURAGE THAT LONG TERM COMPLIANCE. THAT LONG TERM COMPLIANCE. WE OTHER THINGS ABOUT THE WE OTHER THINGS ABOUT THE UPDATED FEES, THE LOGIC AROUND UPDATED FEES, THE LOGIC AROUND OUR PRICING REMAINS ALIGNED WITH OUR PRICING REMAINS ALIGNED WITH PREVIOUS FEE SCHEDULES LIKE IN

PREVIOUS FEE SCHEDULES LIKE IN THE PAST. THE PAST. LATE FEE IT IS EQUAL TO THE LATE FEE IT IS EQUAL TO THE LOWEST COST LICENSE. LOWEST COST LICENSE. SENIOR CITIZENS WHO ARE 65 AND SENIOR CITIZENS WHO ARE 65 AND ABOVE, THEY GET FREE LICENSES ABOVE, THEY GET FREE LICENSES FOR THE FIRST TWO PETS IF FOR THE FIRST TWO PETS IF THEY'RE ALTERED. THEY'RE ALTERED. UNALTERED THEY DON'T GET FREE UNALTERED THEY DON'T GET FREE LICENSES BUT WE DISCOUNT THEM AT LICENSES BUT WE DISCOUNT THEM AT 50% OF THE UNALTERED LICENSE 50% OF THE UNALTERED LICENSE PRICE. PRICE. AND SERVICE ANIMALS REMAIN FREE AND SERVICE ANIMALS REMAIN FREE TO LICENSE. TO LICENSE. IF THESE CHANGES ARE ADOPTED, IF THESE CHANGES ARE ADOPTED, AMENDING THE ORDINANCE AND FEE AMENDING THE ORDINANCE AND FEE SCHEDULE TAKES EFFECT JULY 1. SCHEDULE TAKES EFFECT JULY 1. RECOMMENDATION IS TO RECOMMENDATION IS TO INTRODUCE -- AMEND THE ORDINANCE INTRODUCE -- AMEND THE ORDINANCE 8.03.010. 8.03.010. TWO-YEAR ANIMAL LICENSE PERIOD TWO-YEAR ANIMAL LICENSE PERIOD AND MAKE MINOR LANGUAGE AND MAKE MINOR LANGUAGE CLEANUPS. CLEANUPS. ADOPT THE RESOLUTION ADOPTING ADOPT THE RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE ANIMAL LICENSE SCHEDULE. THE ANIMAL LICENSE SCHEDULE. AND CURRENT LICENSE FEE AND CURRENT LICENSE FEE SCHEDULE. SCHEDULE. AND UPDATED MODEST INCREASES TO AND UPDATED MODEST INCREASES TO THE PRODUCTS. THE PRODUCTS. HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. >> THANK YOU, SARAH, GOOD TO SEE

THANK YOU, SARAH, GOOD TO SEE YOU. YOU. I'LL DECLARE THE PUBLIC HEARING I'LL DECLARE THE PUBLIC HEARING OPEN AND I DON'T SEE ANYBODY OPEN AND I DON'T SEE ANYBODY SIGNED UP TO SPEAK. SIGNED UP TO SPEAK. I'M GOING TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC I'M GOING TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING -- PUBLIC COMMENT HEARING -- PUBLIC COMMENT OPPORTUNITY, DECLARE THE PUBLIC OPPORTUNITY, DECLARE THE PUBLIC HEARING CLOSED. HEARING CLOSED. AND BRING IT BACK TO MY AND BRING IT BACK TO MY COLLEAGUES FOR CONSIDERATION. COLLEAGUES FOR CONSIDERATION. >> I DO HAVE A QUICK QUESTION. I DO HAVE A QUICK QUESTION. YOU TOOK THE PRESENTATION YOU TOOK THE PRESENTATION OFFLINE. OFFLINE. OKAY, SO IF I RECALL DIRECTLY, OKAY, SO IF I RECALL DIRECTLY, FOR RESIDENTS OVER 65, THEY HAVE FOR RESIDENTS OVER 65, THEY HAVE FIRST TWO PET FREE REGISTRATION. FIRST TWO PET FREE REGISTRATION. >> IF IT'S SPADE OR NEUTERED.

IF IT'S SPADE OR NEUTERED. >> QUESTION NOT PART OF THIS DO QUESTION NOT PART OF THIS DO WE PROVIDE DISCOUNT FOR SENIORS WE PROVIDE DISCOUNT FOR SENIORS TO GET SPAY AND NEUTER. TO GET SPAY AND NEUTER. >> YES, WE DO. YES, WE DO. >> MOTION? MOTION? >> SO MOVED. SO MOVED. >> SECOND. SECOND. >> MOTION AND SECOND, ALL IN MOTION AND SECOND, ALL IN FAVOR? FAVOR? [CHORUS OF AYES. [CHORUS OF AYES. [EN. [EN. >> >> OPPOSE? OPPOSE? >> THE MOTION WAS FOR THE THE MOTION WAS FOR THE ORDINANCE AND THE FEES, CORRECT? ORDINANCE AND THE FEES, CORRECT? >> YES, CORRECT. YES, CORRECT. >> DO WE NEED TO DO A NEW VOTE?

DO WE NEED TO DO A NEW VOTE? >> NO. NO. MR. CLERK? MR. CLERK? >> ITEM 8.4, TWO PUBLIC HEARINGS ITEM 8.4, TWO PUBLIC HEARINGS TO CONSIDER THE 60th ANNEXATION TO CONSIDER THE 60th ANNEXATION OF THE STREET MAINTENANCE OF THE STREET MAINTENANCE DISTRICT ZONE 3AW AND THE 77th DISTRICT ZONE 3AW AND THE 77th ANNEXATION STORMWATER DRAINAGE ANNEXATION STORMWATER DRAINAGE ZONE 2 DETAILED BY STAFF. ZONE 2 DETAILED BY STAFF. >> GOOD EVENING, I'M CINDY,

GOOD EVENING, I'M CINDY, FINANCE AND BUDGET ANALYST FOR FINANCE AND BUDGET ANALYST FOR THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT. THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT. HERE TO PRESENT THIS EVENING ON HERE TO PRESENT THIS EVENING ON ANNEXATIONS INTO THE SPECIAL ANNEXATIONS INTO THE SPECIAL DISTRICTS. DISTRICTS. THE CITY MAINTAINS 8 SPECIAL TAX THE CITY MAINTAINS 8 SPECIAL TAX DISTRICTS, ANNEXATIONS INTO DISTRICTS, ANNEXATIONS INTO APPROPRIATE DISTRICTS ARE APPROPRIATE DISTRICTS ARE TYPICALLY A PART OF THE APPROVAL TYPICALLY A PART OF THE APPROVAL PROJECT, PROCESS FOR THE PROJECT, PROCESS FOR THE PROJECT. PROJECT. THE REQUIREMENTS ARE SPECIFIC THE REQUIREMENTS ARE SPECIFIC FOR EACH PROJECT AND VARY FOR EACH PROJECT AND VARY ACCORDING TO GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION ACCORDING TO GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION AND BUILDING USE. AND BUILDING USE. 9320 BRADSHAW ROAD, THE 9320 BRADSHAW ROAD, THE RESOLUTION OF INTENT WAS ADOPTED RESOLUTION OF INTENT WAS ADOPTED FEBRUARY 25, 2026. FEBRUARY 25, 2026. CALLS FOR PUBLIC HEARING. CALLS FOR PUBLIC HEARING. IT WILL BE FOR THE STREET IT WILL BE FOR THE STREET MAINTENANCE DISTRICT NUMBER 1, MAINTENANCE DISTRICT NUMBER 1, ZONE 3, 60th AN VEHICLES NATION ZONE 3, 60th AN VEHICLES NATION AND STORMWATER DRAINAGE FEE 2 AND STORMWATER DRAINAGE FEE 2 WHICH IS THE 77th ANNEXATION. WHICH IS THE 77th ANNEXATION. THERE WILL BE LEVIED INTO THERE WILL BE LEVIED INTO PERPETUITY. PERPETUITY. THIS IS RESIDENTIAL PROJECT ON THIS IS RESIDENTIAL PROJECT ON BRADSHAW ROAD. BRADSHAW ROAD. ONCE THIS IS COMPLETED IT WILL ONCE THIS IS COMPLETED IT WILL CONSIST OF TWO FAMILY HOMES. CONSIST OF TWO FAMILY HOMES. THIS IS MY PRESENTATION. THIS IS MY PRESENTATION. >> AWESOME, VERY GOOD.

AWESOME, VERY GOOD. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. OKAY AT THIS TIME WE DECLARE THE OKAY AT THIS TIME WE DECLARE THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR SMD3-80 OPEN. PUBLIC HEARING FOR SMD3-80 OPEN. DO WE HAVE ANYBODY SIGNED UP TO DO WE HAVE ANYBODY SIGNED UP TO SPEAK? SPEAK? I DO NOT SEE ANYBODY. I DO NOT SEE ANYBODY. DECLARE THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR DECLARE THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR SM36789 CLOSED. SM36789 CLOSED. REQUEST THE CLERK TO PROVIDE REQUEST THE CLERK TO PROVIDE RESULTS OF THE BALLOT RESULTS OF THE BALLOT TABULATION. TABULATION. >> NO MAJORITY PROTEST, OF VOTES NO MAJORITY PROTEST, OF VOTES FOR THE PROPERTIES, TWO FOR THE PROPERTIES, TWO AFFIRMATIVE VOTES RETURNED, THE AFFIRMATIVE VOTES RETURNED, THE BALLOTS APPROVE THE PROPOSED BALLOTS APPROVE THE PROPOSED ASSESSMENT AND INFLATION ASSESSMENT AND INFLATION ADJUSTMENT MEASURE AND ADJUSTMENT MEASURE AND RESOLUTION DETERMINING LEVY RESOLUTION DETERMINING LEVY ASSESSMENTS IN THE DISTRICT IS ASSESSMENTS IN THE DISTRICT IS AVAILABLE FOR COUNCIL AVAILABLE FOR COUNCIL CONSIDERATION. CONSIDERATION. >> COLLEAGUES? COLLEAGUES? ENTERTAIN A MOTION? ENTERTAIN A MOTION? >> MOTION A MOVED.

MOTION A MOVED. >> SECOND. SECOND. >> ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? >> AYE. AYE. >> OPPOSED? OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. MOTION CARRIES. NEXT ONE, WE HAVE A SECOND NEXT ONE, WE HAVE A SECOND HEARING, TO DECLARE THE PUBLIC HEARING, TO DECLARE THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR SWDF ANNEX 77 OPEN, HEARING FOR SWDF ANNEX 77 OPEN, OPEN THE PUBLIC COMMENT OPEN THE PUBLIC COMMENT OPPORTUNITY. OPPORTUNITY. SEEING NO COMMENTS I WILL CLOSE SEEING NO COMMENTS I WILL CLOSE THE OPPORTUNITY DECLARE THE THE OPPORTUNITY DECLARE THE PUBLIC HEARING TO SWDW ANNEX 77 PUBLIC HEARING TO SWDW ANNEX 77 CLOSED, REQUEST THE CLERK CLOSED, REQUEST THE CLERK PROVIDE THE RESULTS. PROVIDE THE RESULTS. >> AGAIN THERE IS NO MAJORITY

AGAIN THERE IS NO MAJORITY PROTEST OF 2 POSSIBLE VOTES PROTEST OF 2 POSSIBLE VOTES WEIGHTED ACCORDING TO THE WEIGHTED ACCORDING TO THE PROPORTIONAL FINANCIAL PROPORTIONAL FINANCIAL OBLIGATION, 2 AFFIRMATIVE VOTES OBLIGATION, 2 AFFIRMATIVE VOTES RETURNED, BALLOT APROVES THE RETURNED, BALLOT APROVES THE ADJUSTMENT FOR THE BALLOT, ADJUSTMENT FOR THE BALLOT, RESOLUTION DETERMINING THE LEVY RESOLUTION DETERMINING THE LEVY ASSESSMENTS IS AVAILABLE. ASSESSMENTS IS AVAILABLE. >> LOOK TO MY COLLEAGUE FORCE A LOOK TO MY COLLEAGUE FORCE A MOTION. MOTION. >> MOTION B MOVE. MOTION B MOVE. >> SECOND. SECOND. >> ALL THOSE IN FAVOR. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR. [CHORUS OF AYES. [CHORUS OF AYES. [ [ [ [ >> MOTION CARRIES. MOTION CARRIES. >> SECTION 9, REGULAR AGENDA

SECTION 9, REGULAR AGENDA ACTION, 9.1, RECEIVE INFORMATION ACTION, 9.1, RECEIVE INFORMATION AND PROVIDE DIRECTION REGARDING AND PROVIDE DIRECTION REGARDING THE ALLOCATION OF FISCAL YEAR THE ALLOCATION OF FISCAL YEAR 2026-27 EVENT SPONSORSHIP GRANT 2026-27 EVENT SPONSORSHIP GRANT PROGRAM FUNDS. PROGRAM FUNDS. >> THAT'S A MOUTHFUL. THAT'S A MOUTHFUL. >> I'M JOETDIE MORENO, COMMUNITY

I'M JOETDIE MORENO, COMMUNITY EVENT PROGRAM MANAGER FOR THE EVENT PROGRAM MANAGER FOR THE CITY, WORK IN THE PUBLIC AFFAIRS CITY, WORK IN THE PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICE. OFFICE. AS ONE OF THE FUNCTIONS OF MY AS ONE OF THE FUNCTIONS OF MY ROLE I HAVE THE PRIVILEGE OF ROLE I HAVE THE PRIVILEGE OF OVERSEEING THE EVENTS OVERSEEING THE EVENTS SPONSORSHIP GRANT PROGRAM. SPONSORSHIP GRANT PROGRAM. HERE TO SHARE INFORMATION AND HERE TO SHARE INFORMATION AND ALLOCATION RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ALLOCATION RECOMMENDATIONS FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION FOR ANYONE YOUR CONSIDERATION FOR ANYONE THAT APPLIED FOR THIS PROGRAM. THAT APPLIED FOR THIS PROGRAM. BEFORE I START MY PRESENTATION BEFORE I START MY PRESENTATION JUST A PERSONAL NOTE, THIS IS AN JUST A PERSONAL NOTE, THIS IS AN AMAZING PROGRAM. AMAZING PROGRAM. WE ARE LUCKY TO BE IN A CITY WE ARE LUCKY TO BE IN A CITY WITH MANAGEMENT AND COUNCIL THAT WITH MANAGEMENT AND COUNCIL THAT SUPPORTS THIS KINDS OF PROGRAM. SUPPORTS THIS KINDS OF PROGRAM. I BELONG TO A LOT OF I BELONG TO A LOT OF PROFESSIONAL EVENT PROFESSIONAL EVENT ORGANIZATIONS, WEBINARS, GO TO ORGANIZATIONS, WEBINARS, GO TO CONFERENCES ACROSS THE UNITED CONFERENCES ACROSS THE UNITED STATES AND ANY TIME THE SUBJECT STATES AND ANY TIME THE SUBJECT COMES UP OF HOW DO WE SUPPORT COMES UP OF HOW DO WE SUPPORT OTHER EVENTS THAT WANT TO BE OTHER EVENTS THAT WANT TO BE HELD IN THE CITY, HOW DO WE HELD IN THE CITY, HOW DO WE SUPPORT NONPROFITS WHEN I SHARE SUPPORT NONPROFITS WHEN I SHARE THE EVENT SPONSORSHIP GRANT THE EVENT SPONSORSHIP GRANT PROGRAM EVERY OTHER CITY IS PROGRAM EVERY OTHER CITY IS AMAZED AND IN AWE THAT WE HAVE AMAZED AND IN AWE THAT WE HAVE THIS PROGRAM. THIS PROGRAM. THIS IS HOW WE LIKE TO HAVE A THIS IS HOW WE LIKE TO HAVE A LIVELY RESIDENT AND COMMUNITY LIVELY RESIDENT AND COMMUNITY HERE IN ELK GROVE. HERE IN ELK GROVE. THANK YOU TO MANAGEMENT AND THE THANK YOU TO MANAGEMENT AND THE COUNCIL. COUNCIL. PROGRAM WAS STARTED IN 2012 PROGRAM WAS STARTED IN 2012 SUPPORTED BY THE GENERAL FUND. SUPPORTED BY THE GENERAL FUND. WE HAVE A STANDARDIZED WE HAVE A STANDARDIZED APPLICATION PROCESS THAT APPLICATION PROCESS THAT PROMOTES FAIRNESS AND PROMOTES FAIRNESS AND EQUITYBILITY BETWEEN PEOPLE EQUITYBILITY BETWEEN PEOPLE APPLYING FOR THIS. APPLYING FOR THIS. ESTABLISHED CRITERIA TO ENSURE ESTABLISHED CRITERIA TO ENSURE THAT SPONSORSHIP FUNDING AS HAS THAT SPONSORSHIP FUNDING AS HAS CITYWIDE, IT IS LIMITED TO CITYWIDE, IT IS LIMITED TO NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS FOR NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS FOR EVENTS HELD IN ELK GROVE CITY EVENTS HELD IN ELK GROVE CITY LIMITS, AND PROGRAMMING AND LIMITS, AND PROGRAMMING AND OPERATIONS ARE INELIGIBLE, THEY OPERATIONS ARE INELIGIBLE, THEY CAN APPLY FOR OTHER GRANTS. CAN APPLY FOR OTHER GRANTS. THE WAY THE APPLICATION PROCESS THE WAY THE APPLICATION PROCESS WORKS IS RELEASE THE ONLINE WORKS IS RELEASE THE ONLINE APPLICATION IN MID-JANUARY. APPLICATION IN MID-JANUARY. ADVERTISED IN THE ELK GROVE ADVERTISED IN THE ELK GROVE CITIZEN, USE SOCIAL MEDIA, CITIZEN, USE SOCIAL MEDIA, BLASTED ON IT TO ANYONE

BLASTED ON IT TO ANYONE INTERESTED IN THE PROGRAM. INTERESTED IN THE PROGRAM. INCLUDING PAST GRANT RECIPIENTS. INCLUDING PAST GRANT RECIPIENTS. WE HAVE ONLINE PORTAL, HELD A WE HAVE ONLINE PORTAL, HELD A TECHNICAL WEBINAR FOR THE TECHNICAL WEBINAR FOR THE HOUSING GRANTS AND THE EVENT HOUSING GRANTS AND THE EVENT SPONSORSHIP GRANTS, MORE THAN 40 SPONSORSHIP GRANTS, MORE THAN 40 PEOPLE IN ATTENDANCE, ALMOST A PEOPLE IN ATTENDANCE, ALMOST A 2.5 HOUR WEBINAR. 2.5 HOUR WEBINAR. HOW TO USE WEB GRANTS, HELP HOW TO USE WEB GRANTS, HELP APPLICATIONS SHINE. APPLICATIONS SHINE. THEN THE FINAL APPLICATIONS FOR THEN THE FINAL APPLICATIONS FOR THE EVENT SPONSORSHIP GRANTS THE EVENT SPONSORSHIP GRANTS WERE DUE ON FEBRUARY 20. WERE DUE ON FEBRUARY 20. FOR OUR GRANT PROGRAM ALL FOR OUR GRANT PROGRAM ALL NONPROFITS HAVE TO BE IN GOOD NONPROFITS HAVE TO BE IN GOOD STANDING WITH THE SECRETARY OF STANDING WITH THE SECRETARY OF STATE AND REGISTRY OF CHARITABLE STATE AND REGISTRY OF CHARITABLE TRUST. TRUST. CONSTANTLY CHECKING THAT CONSTANTLY CHECKING THAT EVERYONE IS IN COMPLIANCE FOR EVERYONE IS IN COMPLIANCE FOR THE PROGRAM. THE PROGRAM. FOR THE FUNDING REQUESTS WE FOR THE FUNDING REQUESTS WE RECEIVED 59 ELIGIBLE RECEIVED 59 ELIGIBLE APPLICATIONS FOR LOCAL APPLICATIONS FOR LOCAL NONPROFITS, THAT'S AMAZING, WE NONPROFITS, THAT'S AMAZING, WE KEEP GETTING MORE AND MORE EVERY KEEP GETTING MORE AND MORE EVERY YEAR, PHENOMENAL THE THINGS THAT YEAR, PHENOMENAL THE THINGS THAT PEOPLE WANT TO BRING TO THE PEOPLE WANT TO BRING TO THE CITY. CITY. THE TOTAL AMOUNT REQUESTS DID THE TOTAL AMOUNT REQUESTS DID EXCEED $850,000 BETWEE CASH AND EXCEED $850,000 BETWEE CASH AND IN KIND SERVICES, IN KIND IN KIND SERVICES, IN KIND SERVICES IS POLICE, PUBLIC SERVICES IS POLICE, PUBLIC WORKS, FACILITIES, INTEGRATED WORKS, FACILITIES, INTEGRATED WASTE, THINGS LIKE THAT. WASTE, THINGS LIKE THAT. WE HAVE A MULTI DEPARTMENT WE HAVE A MULTI DEPARTMENT REVIEW PANEL. REVIEW PANEL. WE EVALUATED EVERY SINGLE WE EVALUATED EVERY SINGLE APPLICATION. APPLICATION. THE THINGS THAT WE'RE LOOKING THE THINGS THAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR IS WHAT IS THE EVENT FOR IS WHAT IS THE EVENT CONCEPT, IS THAT SOMETHING CONCEPT, IS THAT SOMETHING THAT'S DOABLE, HAVE THEY HAD THE THAT'S DOABLE, HAVE THEY HAD THE EVENTS BEFORE, WHAT WAS THE EVENTS BEFORE, WHAT WAS THE PERFORMANCE LIKE. PERFORMANCE LIKE. WE HAVE POST REPORTS FROM EVERY WE HAVE POST REPORTS FROM EVERY NONPROFIT THAT HOSTS AN EVENT IN NONPROFIT THAT HOSTS AN EVENT IN THE CITY, HOW MANY PEOPLE CAME, THE CITY, HOW MANY PEOPLE CAME, HOW WELL WAS THE RECEIVED, DOES HOW WELL WAS THE RECEIVED, DOES IT DRAW REGIONAL VISITATION. IT DRAW REGIONAL VISITATION. IS THE BUDGET REASONABLE. IS THE BUDGET REASONABLE. ARE THEY LOOKING FOR OTHER ARE THEY LOOKING FOR OTHER SPONSORS TOO AND NOT JUST SPONSORS TOO AND NOT JUST RELYING ON THE CITY AS SOLE RELYING ON THE CITY AS SOLE SUPPORTER. SUPPORTER. SIGNIFICANCE.CITYWIDE - SIGNIFICANCE.CITYWIDE - SOMETHING LIKE THAT IS, IS IT A SOMETHING LIKE THAT IS, IS IT A SMALL EVENT, LARGE EVENT, DOES SMALL EVENT, LARGE EVENT, DOES IT RAISE HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS IT RAISE HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS FOR SCHOLARSHIPS. OF DOLLARS FOR SCHOLARSHIPS. THESE THINGS COME INTO THESE THINGS COME INTO CONSIDERATION LOOKING AT 59 CONSIDERATION LOOKING AT 59 APPLICATIONS, A LONG PROCESS, WE

APPLICATIONS, A LONG PROCESS, WE SIT IN A ROOM FOR THREE HOURS SIT IN A ROOM FOR THREE HOURS AFTER WE'VE ALL, EVERYONE IN THE AFTER WE'VE ALL, EVERYONE IN THE ROOM HAS REVIEWED ALL 59 ROOM HAS REVIEWED ALL 59 APPLICATIONS. APPLICATIONS. EVERYONE COMES TO THE TABLE AND EVERYONE COMES TO THE TABLE AND WE TALK ABOUT IT AND SHARE THE WE TALK ABOUT IT AND SHARE THE BUDGET. BUDGET. 40 EVENTS FUNDING, AND AN 40 EVENTS FUNDING, AND AN ADDITIONAL 10 DINNER FUNDRAISING ADDITIONAL 10 DINNER FUNDRAISING DINNER EVENTS THROUGH THE EVENTS DINNER EVENTS THROUGH THE EVENTS BUDGET RECOMMENDED FOR FUNDING BUDGET RECOMMENDED FOR FUNDING THAT WE RUN. THAT WE RUN. WHY WE KNOW THAT THEY ARE VERY WHY WE KNOW THAT THEY ARE VERY IMPORTANT TO NONPROFITS, THEY IMPORTANT TO NONPROFITS, THEY MAY NOT HAVE THE SAME IMPACT MAY NOT HAVE THE SAME IMPACT ATTENDANCE-WISE BUT IT DOES ON ATTENDANCE-WISE BUT IT DOES ON HOW THEY RUN THEIR BUSINESS, HOW THEY RUN THEIR BUSINESS, FUNDRAISING, WE WANT TO SET FUNDRAISING, WE WANT TO SET ASIDE A SEPARATE BUDGET AND LOOK ASIDE A SEPARATE BUDGET AND LOOK TO NEXT YEAR TO HAVE THEM APPLY TO NEXT YEAR TO HAVE THEM APPLY DIFFERENTLY. DIFFERENTLY. THEY DON'T TO HAVE APPLY THROUGH THEY DON'T TO HAVE APPLY THROUGH ESG IN CASE IT DOESN'T FALL ESG IN CASE IT DOESN'T FALL UNDER CITYWIDE SIGNIFICANCE. UNDER CITYWIDE SIGNIFICANCE. WE WANT PEOPLE TO HAVE ANOTHER WE WANT PEOPLE TO HAVE ANOTHER AVENUE TO APPLY. AVENUE TO APPLY. WE SUPPORT FUNDRAISING DINNERS. WE SUPPORT FUNDRAISING DINNERS. I'M NOT GOING TO GO THROUGH ALL I'M NOT GOING TO GO THROUGH ALL OF THEM. OF THEM. YOU HAVE IT IN FRONT OF YOU AS YOU HAVE IT IN FRONT OF YOU AS WELL. WELL. I WILL SAY FIRST AND FOREMOST I WILL SAY FIRST AND FOREMOST THERE WERE 8 BRAND NEW ONES THIS THERE WERE 8 BRAND NEW ONES THIS YEAR. YEAR. WE LOVE EVERYONE COMING BACK AND WE LOVE EVERYONE COMING BACK AND WE LIKE NEW THINGS, TOO. WE LIKE NEW THINGS, TOO. TOTAL SUPPORT THAT YOU HAVE ON TOTAL SUPPORT THAT YOU HAVE ON YOUR SPREADSHEETS, THAT INCLUDES YOUR SPREADSHEETS, THAT INCLUDES EVERYTHING. EVERYTHING. IF THEY HAD A FACILITY, CASH, IF IF THEY HAD A FACILITY, CASH, IF THEY HAD POLICE SERVICES TO THEY HAD POLICE SERVICES TO CLOSE A ROAD, INTEGRATED WASTE. CLOSE A ROAD, INTEGRATED WASTE. SOME OF THE NEW ONES IS AFRICA SOME OF THE NEW ONES IS AFRICA HOUSE COMMUNITY DAY WHICH IS HOUSE COMMUNITY DAY WHICH IS REALLY EXCITING, WE HAVE NEVER REALLY EXCITING, WE HAVE NEVER HAD ANYTHING LIKE THAT BEFORE. HAD ANYTHING LIKE THAT BEFORE. WORK A FESTIVAL INTO THAT. WORK A FESTIVAL INTO THAT. THAT WAS PRETTY EXCITING. THAT WAS PRETTY EXCITING. IT HAS I PLIED IN THE PAST AND IT HAS I PLIED IN THE PAST AND WE HAVE NOT HAD THE FUNDING TO

WE HAVE NOT HAD THE FUNDING TO SUPPORT THEM. SUPPORT THEM. THIS YEAR WE ARE ABLE TO SUPPORT THIS YEAR WE ARE ABLE TO SUPPORT THEM. THEM. DIA DE LOS MUERTOS IS COMING DIA DE LOS MUERTOS IS COMING BACK, NEW EVENT PRODUCER FOR BACK, NEW EVENT PRODUCER FOR LUNAR MARKET FAIR, THEY WERE A LUNAR MARKET FAIR, THEY WERE A RENT THEY ARE PAST YEAR, APPLIED RENT THEY ARE PAST YEAR, APPLIED FOR THE PROGRAM, WE'RE HAPPY TO FOR THE PROGRAM, WE'RE HAPPY TO RECOMMEND THEM FOR FUNDING. RECOMMEND THEM FOR FUNDING. MLK CELEBRATION BREAKFAST IS MLK CELEBRATION BREAKFAST IS COMING BACK, NEW CAR SHOW THAT'S COMING BACK, NEW CAR SHOW THAT'S HAPPENING AT THE PLAZA AND A HAPPENING AT THE PLAZA AND A RENTER. RENTER. I KNOW THAT MY BOSS, KRYSTIN, I KNOW THAT MY BOSS, KRYSTIN, AND I TRIED TO GET A CAR SHOW AT AND I TRIED TO GET A CAR SHOW AT THE PLAZA WE'RE HAPPY THEY THE PLAZA WE'RE HAPPY THEY FORMALLY APPLIED. FORMALLY APPLIED. CHICKS IN CRISIS, GET OUT THERE CHICKS IN CRISIS, GET OUT THERE AND WALK AND SUPPORT THAT GROUP. AND WALK AND SUPPORT THAT GROUP. JUNETEENTH, BACK AT THE PLAZA JUNETEENTH, BACK AT THE PLAZA AGAIN, THEIR EVENT IS COMING UP AGAIN, THEIR EVENT IS COMING UP THIS JUNE 13, HOPEFULLY EVERYONE THIS JUNE 13, HOPEFULLY EVERYONE CAN COME UP TO THAT, FESTIVAL OF CAN COME UP TO THAT, FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS IS THIS SATURDAY WITH THE ARTS IS THIS SATURDAY WITH THE FINE ARTS CENTER. THE FINE ARTS CENTER. RUN FOR HUNGER, ONE OF THE BIG RUN FOR HUNGER, ONE OF THE BIG FUNDRAISERS FOR THE FOOD BANK. FUNDRAISERS FOR THE FOOD BANK. WE HAVE THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY WE HAVE THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY RUNNING OF THE ELK GROVE. RUNNING OF THE ELK GROVE. TASTE OF ELK GROVE. TASTE OF ELK GROVE. WE HAVE A MID AUTUMN FESTIVAL WE HAVE A MID AUTUMN FESTIVAL APPLICATION AT CONTRADICT 56, APPLICATION AT CONTRADICT 56, THAT LOOKS TO BE A BIG EVENT, THAT LOOKS TO BE A BIG EVENT, WE'RE EXCITED TO SEE THAT. WE'RE EXCITED TO SEE THAT. WE'RE EXCITED TO SEE THE NEW WE'RE EXCITED TO SEE THE NEW GRANTEE AND CULTURAL CONCERTS. GRANTEE AND CULTURAL CONCERTS. THEN BUBBLE FRENZY, THIS HAPPENS THEN BUBBLE FRENZY, THIS HAPPENS AT ELK GROVE PARK, FREE EVENT, AT ELK GROVE PARK, FREE EVENT, HE HAS BUBBLES, FOOD, ALL KINDS HE HAS BUBBLES, FOOD, ALL KINDS OF STUFF FOR KIDS. OF STUFF FOR KIDS. CONTINGENCY, SOMETIMES THE CONTINGENCY, SOMETIMES THE PUBLIC WORKS CONTRACTORS, PUBLIC WORKS CONTRACTORS, DEPENDS ON WHO IS WORKING, HOW DEPENDS ON WHO IS WORKING, HOW MUCH THE OVERTIME IS, SAME WITH MUCH THE OVERTIME IS, SAME WITH PD. PD. NEXT STEPS WOULD BE TO RECEIVE NEXT STEPS WOULD BE TO RECEIVE DIRECTION FROM YOU GUYS ON DIRECTION FROM YOU GUYS ON FUNDING ALLOCATIONS THEN THAT

FUNDING ALLOCATIONS THEN THAT WOULD BE ADOPTED AS PART OF THE WOULD BE ADOPTED AS PART OF THE BUDGET PROCESS. BUDGET PROCESS. LIKE I MENTIONED BEFORE, THE 10 LIKE I MENTIONED BEFORE, THE 10 FUNDRAISING DINNERS WOULD BE IN FUNDRAISING DINNERS WOULD BE IN MY EVENTS BUDGET JUST NOT UNDER MY EVENTS BUDGET JUST NOT UNDER THE ESG FUND LINE. THE ESG FUND LINE. THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION. THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION. >> I'LL OPEN UP THE PUBLIC

I'LL OPEN UP THE PUBLIC COMMENT OPPORTUNITY, I SEE A COMMENT OPPORTUNITY, I SEE A COUPLE OF SPEAKERS. COUPLE OF SPEAKERS. FIRST COMMENT IS SHARI WILSON FIRST COMMENT IS SHARI WILSON AND REGINA. AND REGINA. >> GOOD TO SEE YOU ALL, THANK

GOOD TO SEE YOU ALL, THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP, JODIE WITH YOU FOR YOUR HELP, JODIE WITH PUTTING THIS TOGETHER. PUTTING THIS TOGETHER. JUNETEENTH IN ELK GROVE IS MORE JUNETEENTH IN ELK GROVE IS MORE THAN A CELEBRATION, IT IS AN THAN A CELEBRATION, IT IS AN ECONOMIC DRIVER AND COMMUNITY ECONOMIC DRIVER AND COMMUNITY INVESTMENT. INVESTMENT. IN IS OUR THIRD YEAR, AND IN IS OUR THIRD YEAR, AND CONTINUES TO GROW. CONTINUES TO GROW. THE FIRST YEAR WAS SELF FUNDED, THE FIRST YEAR WAS SELF FUNDED, I SELF FUNDED AS A LOCAL I SELF FUNDED AS A LOCAL BUSINESS OWNER, RESIDENT, BUSINESS OWNER, RESIDENT, STEPPING OUT TO CREATE SOMETHING STEPPING OUT TO CREATE SOMETHING MEANINGFUL FOR OUR CITY. MEANINGFUL FOR OUR CITY. WHILE WE BRING IN OVER 2,000 WHILE WE BRING IN OVER 2,000 ATTENDEES WITH PEOPLE TRAVELING ATTENDEES WITH PEOPLE TRAVELING ACROSS CENTRAL VALLEY, BAY AREA, ACROSS CENTRAL VALLEY, BAY AREA, SOLANO COUNTY AND LOS ANGELES. SOLANO COUNTY AND LOS ANGELES. THEY DON'T JUST ATTEND THEY THEY DON'T JUST ATTEND THEY SUPPORT LOCAL BUSINESSES. SUPPORT LOCAL BUSINESSES. RES TWRAUNTS FILL UP, VENDORS RES TWRAUNTS FILL UP, VENDORS PROFIT, AND DOLLARS STAY RIGHT PROFIT, AND DOLLARS STAY RIGHT HERE IN ELK GROVE. HERE IN ELK GROVE. WE'RE DOING OUR PART TO MEET WE'RE DOING OUR PART TO MEET CITY AND COMMUNITY BUT THE CITY AND COMMUNITY BUT THE REALITY IS THIS EVENT COSTS A REALITY IS THIS EVENT COSTS A LOT. LOT. FUNDING IS GETTING SMALLER AND FUNDING IS GETTING SMALLER AND SMALLER. SMALLER. IMPACT GROWS BUT ALSO THE NEED IMPACT GROWS BUT ALSO THE NEED FOR INVESTMENT. FOR INVESTMENT. WE'RE NOT ASKING FOR CHARITY, WE'RE NOT ASKING FOR CHARITY, WE'RE ASKING FOR PARTNERSHIP. WE'RE ASKING FOR PARTNERSHIP. JUNETEENTH IS PROVEN, GROWING, JUNETEENTH IS PROVEN, GROWING, AND JUNETEENTH IS GOOD BUSINESS. AND JUNETEENTH IS GOOD BUSINESS. I HOPE YOU CONSIDER US FOR NEXT I HOPE YOU CONSIDER US FOR NEXT YEAR. YEAR. DREAM GIRLS -- DREAMS UNLIMITED DREAM GIRLS -- DREAMS UNLIMITED WE DO SO MUCH FOR THE COMMUNITY WE DO SO MUCH FOR THE COMMUNITY THIS PAST CHRISTMAS, BLESS A THIS PAST CHRISTMAS, BLESS A LOCAL BUSINESS, A LOCAL BUSINESS LOCAL BUSINESS, A LOCAL BUSINESS WITH A CARGO VAN WRAPPED IN WITH A CARGO VAN WRAPPED IN READY FOR MARKETING FOR THEIR READY FOR MARKETING FOR THEIR BUSINESS. BUSINESS. WE ALSO HELPED HOUSE A HOMELESS WE ALSO HELPED HOUSE A HOMELESS LADY GET INTO HER APARTMENT.

LADY GET INTO HER APARTMENT. I APPRECIATE YOU. I APPRECIATE YOU. >> REGINA. REGINA. GOOD EVENING. GOOD EVENING. >> GOOD EVENING.

GOOD EVENING. I ALSO THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK I ALSO THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK THAT YOU DO WITH THIS, THANK THAT YOU DO WITH THIS, THANK YOU. YOU. I'M REGINA, I AM WITH THE MARIAH I'M REGINA, I AM WITH THE MARIAH CARES FOUNDATION. CARES FOUNDATION. I SAW FROM JODY'S PRESENTATION I SAW FROM JODY'S PRESENTATION THAT WE WEREN'T GIVEN THE GRANT THAT WE WEREN'T GIVEN THE GRANT THIS YEAR BUT THAT'S FINE. THIS YEAR BUT THAT'S FINE. I JUST WANTED TO BRING TO YOUR I JUST WANTED TO BRING TO YOUR ATTENTION WHO WE ARE AND WHAT WE ATTENTION WHO WE ARE AND WHAT WE DO. DO. MARIAH CARES FOUNDATION WAS MARIAH CARES FOUNDATION WAS ESTABLISHED IN HONOR OF YOUNG ESTABLISHED IN HONOR OF YOUNG LADY FROM FRANKLIN HIGH SCHOOL, LADY FROM FRANKLIN HIGH SCHOOL, MARIAH, HER PARENTS ESTABLISHED MARIAH, HER PARENTS ESTABLISHED IT AFTER SHE PASSED AWAY FROM IT AFTER SHE PASSED AWAY FROM HANER. HANER. SHE SPENT 18 MONTHS AT ST. JUDE SHE SPENT 18 MONTHS AT ST. JUDE AND LOST THE BATTLE. AND LOST THE BATTLE. SHE TOLD HER PARENTS SHE WAS NOT SHE TOLD HER PARENTS SHE WAS NOT FINISHED MAKING THE WORLD A FINISHED MAKING THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE AND ASKED HER BETTER PLACE AND ASKED HER PARENTS TO CONTINUE THAT PARENTS TO CONTINUE THAT MSSION. MSSION. WHAT WE DO IS HELP FAMILIES WHO WHAT WE DO IS HELP FAMILIES WHO ARE GOING THROUGH THE HORRIBLE ARE GOING THROUGH THE HORRIBLE EXPERIENCE OF CHILDHOOD CANCER. EXPERIENCE OF CHILDHOOD CANCER. MARIAH HAD A LOVE FOR PETS, AND MARIAH HAD A LOVE FOR PETS, AND WE SUPPORT THE ELK GROVE ANIMAL WE SUPPORT THE ELK GROVE ANIMAL SHELTER SPONSORING PET SHELTER SPONSORING PET ADOPTIONS. ADOPTIONS. OUR -- SOME OF THE FAMILIES THAT OUR -- SOME OF THE FAMILIES THAT WE HELPED JUST GIVE YOU BRIEFLY, WE HELPED JUST GIVE YOU BRIEFLY, ONE FAMILY HAD TO GO TO ONE FAMILY HAD TO GO TO SAN DIEGO FOR TREATMENT. SAN DIEGO FOR TREATMENT. MOM AND THE DAUGHTER WENT DOWN MOM AND THE DAUGHTER WENT DOWN TO SAN DIEGO, DAD STAYED HOME. TO SAN DIEGO, DAD STAYED HOME. WE PAID FOR THE HOUSING, THE WE PAID FOR THE HOUSING, THE FOOD, GAS, DRIVING BACK AND FOOD, GAS, DRIVING BACK AND FORTH, FLEW DAD AND THE KIDS FORTH, FLEW DAD AND THE KIDS DOWN SO THE FAMILY COULD BE DOWN SO THE FAMILY COULD BE TOGETHER ON MOTHER'S DAY. TOGETHER ON MOTHER'S DAY. SINCE THEY HAVE RETURNED, WE SINCE THEY HAVE RETURNED, WE WERE ABLE TO GET THEM A VAN THEY WERE ABLE TO GET THEM A VAN THEY NEEDED BECAUSE THE YOUNG GIRL NEEDED BECAUSE THE YOUNG GIRL WAS NOW IN A WHEELCHAIR. WAS NOW IN A WHEELCHAIR. WITH THREE KIDS THEY NEEDED THE WITH THREE KIDS THEY NEEDED THE EXTRA SPACE. EXTRA SPACE. WE PAID FOR DAYCARE WHEN THE WE PAID FOR DAYCARE WHEN THE CHILD GOES INTO THE HOSPITAL CHILD GOES INTO THE HOSPITAL OVERNIGHT. OVERNIGHT. WE HAVE A 1-YEAR-OLD GOING WE HAVE A 1-YEAR-OLD GOING THROUGH CANCER TREATMENT.

THROUGH CANCER TREATMENT. THEY HAD NOTHING. THEY HAD NOTHING. SLEEPING ON THE FLOOR IN A SLEEPING ON THE FLOOR IN A RELATIVE'S ONE-BEDROOM RELATIVE'S ONE-BEDROOM APARTMENT. APARTMENT. THEY NOW HAVE THEIR OWN THEY NOW HAVE THEIR OWN APARTMENT. APARTMENT. WE HAVE FURNISHED THAT WE HAVE FURNISHED THAT APARTMENT, FIXED THEIR CAR FOR APARTMENT, FIXED THEIR CAR FOR THEM, BRAKES, WINDSHIELD. THEM, BRAKES, WINDSHIELD. THEY HAD NO CLOTHES. THEY HAD NO CLOTHES. WE SPENT ALMOST ABOUT 3,000 WE SPENT ALMOST ABOUT 3,000 DOLLARS BUYING CLOTHES FOR THE DOLLARS BUYING CLOTHES FOR THE FAMILY. FAMILY. BEDS, DRESSERS. BEDS, DRESSERS. THESE ARE SOME OF THE THINGS WE THESE ARE SOME OF THE THINGS WE DO TO HELP THE FAMILIES, IT GETS DO TO HELP THE FAMILIES, IT GETS EXPENSIVE. EXPENSIVE. SHOE IS FINISHING HER JOURNEY, SHOE IS FINISHING HER JOURNEY, WE DECIDED NOT TO CONTINUE WE DECIDED NOT TO CONTINUE TREATMENTS. TREATMENTS. WE HAD CELEBRATION OF LIFE AND WE HAD CELEBRATION OF LIFE AND DONATED $5,000 TO THE FAMILY TO DONATED $5,000 TO THE FAMILY TO HELP WITH EXPENSES. HELP WITH EXPENSES. ANOTHER GIRL NEEDED A WALKER, ANOTHER GIRL NEEDED A WALKER, WANTED A PURPLE WALKER FOR HER WANTED A PURPLE WALKER FOR HER NEUROBLASTOMA, WE DID THAT. NEUROBLASTOMA, WE DID THAT. 2023 WE AWARDED FIVE 2023 WE AWARDED FIVE SCHOLARSHIPS, 2024 SIX SCHOLARSHIPS, 2024 SIX SCHOLARSHIPS, AND 202511 SCHOLARSHIPS, AND 202511 SCHOLARSHIPS MOSTLY TO ELK GROVE SCHOLARSHIPS MOSTLY TO ELK GROVE HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS GRADUATING. HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS GRADUATING. THAT'S WHO WE ARE. THAT'S WHO WE ARE. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> IF CAN I INTERJECT, YOU ARE IF CAN I INTERJECT, YOU ARE ON THE FUNDRAISING DINNER LIST ON THE FUNDRAISING DINNER LIST AND YOU ARE BEING SUPPORTED THIS AND YOU ARE BEING SUPPORTED THIS YEAR. YEAR. >> OH MY GOSH! OH MY GOSH! >> YAY US! YAY US! >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> WE'RE VERY FAMILIAR WITH THE WE'RE VERY FAMILIAR WITH THE ORGANIZATION AS WELL, AND HAPPY ORGANIZATION AS WELL, AND HAPPY TO SUPPORT. TO SUPPORT. OKAY, THAT WAS OUR LAST SPEAKER. OKAY, THAT WAS OUR LAST SPEAKER. COUNCILMEMBER BREWER? COUNCILMEMBER BREWER? >> I WANT TO THANK MS. JODIE

I WANT TO THANK MS. JODIE MORE RENO AND HER TEAM FOR MORE RENO AND HER TEAM FOR PUTTING TOGETHER THIS YEAR'S PUTTING TOGETHER THIS YEAR'S LIST AND FOR THE EARLY LIST AND FOR THE EARLY DISCLAIMER NOTE. DISCLAIMER NOTE. A LOT OF CAUSES THAT THE A LOT OF CAUSES THAT THE COMMUNITY REALLY CARES ABOUT, COMMUNITY REALLY CARES ABOUT, MARIAH CARES IS ONE OF THOSE MARIAH CARES IS ONE OF THOSE CAUSES. CAUSES. TO KNOW THAT THAT IS PART OF TO KNOW THAT THAT IS PART OF THAT SEPARATE CO-HOST IS THAT SEPARATE CO-HOST IS DEFINITELY IMPORTANT. DEFINITELY IMPORTANT. AT THE TIME IT IS APPROPRIATE WE AT THE TIME IT IS APPROPRIATE WE SHOULD MAKE SURE THAT WE GIVE SHOULD MAKE SURE THAT WE GIVE THAT ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. THAT ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. FOR THIS YEAR'S AWARDEES NEW FOR THIS YEAR'S AWARDEES NEW CONGRATULATIONS. CONGRATULATIONS. AND FOR THE ONES WHO HAVE BEEN AND FOR THE ONES WHO HAVE BEEN LONG, STEADY CONGRATULATIONS AS LONG, STEADY CONGRATULATIONS AS WELL. WELL. AT LEAST WE CAN DEFINITELY ON AT LEAST WE CAN DEFINITELY ON SAY FOR THIS YEAR SPRINGPALOOZA SAY FOR THIS YEAR SPRINGPALOOZA THAT MONEY WILL BE PUT TO ICE. THAT MONEY WILL BE PUT TO ICE. IT IS GOING TO HAPPEN. IT IS GOING TO HAPPEN. USED TO BE THE WESTERN FESTIVAL, USED TO BE THE WESTERN FESTIVAL, NEW NAME, NEW LEADERSHIP. NEW NAME, NEW LEADERSHIP. THIS YEAR DEFINITELY ALL HANDS THIS YEAR DEFINITELY ALL HANDS ON DECK. ON DECK. CONGRATULATIONS FOR THEM. CONGRATULATIONS FOR THEM. ALSO DREAMS UNLIMITED, CAN'T ALSO DREAMS UNLIMITED, CAN'T GIVE ENOUGH PROPERTIES AND KUDOS GIVE ENOUGH PROPERTIES AND KUDOS FOR THE WORK THAT SHARI WILSON FOR THE WORK THAT SHARI WILSON AND LINDA WHITE AND SABRINA ARE AND LINDA WHITE AND SABRINA ARE DOING. DOING. AMAZING WORK TO TOUCH PEOPLE IN AMAZING WORK TO TOUCH PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY. THE COMMUNITY. THESE ARE GREAT CAUSES. THESE ARE GREAT CAUSES. LOOKING AT THIS LIST UP AND DOWN LOOKING AT THIS LIST UP AND DOWN THE CHART. THE CHART. FUNDS THAT WERE APPLIED FOR WERE FUNDS THAT WERE APPLIED FOR WERE THE FUNDS RECEIVED. THE FUNDS RECEIVED. THIS IS GREAT NEWS. THIS IS GREAT NEWS. CONGRATULATIONS TO EVERYONE, CONGRATULATIONS TO EVERYONE, THANK YOU AGAIN. THANK YOU AGAIN. >> COUNCILMEMBER SPEASE.

COUNCILMEMBER SPEASE. >> YES, REAL QUICK.

YES, REAL QUICK. I THINK YOU HAVE TO HAVE LIVED I THINK YOU HAVE TO HAVE LIVED HERE FOR A LONG TIME TO HERE FOR A LONG TIME TO RECOGNIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF RECOGNIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF COMMUNITY EVENTS TO THE COMMUNITY EVENTS TO THE COMMUNITY OF ELK GROVE. COMMUNITY OF ELK GROVE. BACK IN THE DAY, LONG BEFORE BACK IN THE DAY, LONG BEFORE MOST OF US IN THE ROOM, WERE MOST OF US IN THE ROOM, WERE HERE IN ELK GROVE OUR EXPERIENCE HERE IN ELK GROVE OUR EXPERIENCE WAS DONE BY COMMUNITY EVENTS. WAS DONE BY COMMUNITY EVENTS. WE HAD PANCAKE BREAKFASTS AND WE HAD PANCAKE BREAKFASTS AND WAY BACK WHEN, MOST PEOPLE HAVE WAY BACK WHEN, MOST PEOPLE HAVE NO IDEA WE HAD A DONKEY NO IDEA WE HAD A DONKEY BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT AT ELK BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT AT ELK GROVE HIGH SCHOOL. GROVE HIGH SCHOOL. IT WAS WHAT WE HAD. IT WAS WHAT WE HAD. IT WAS COMMUNITY COMING IT WAS COMMUNITY COMING TOGETHER. TOGETHER. I'M GLAD TO SEE THAT THIS -- I'M GLAD TO SEE THAT THIS -- MORE FORMALIZED PROGRAM TO MORE FORMALIZED PROGRAM TO CONTINUE THAT. CONTINUE THAT. FOR YOU FOR THE REST OF YOUR FOR YOU FOR THE REST OF YOUR TEAM AND PEOPLES, I APPRECIATE TEAM AND PEOPLES, I APPRECIATE YOUR HELP. YOUR HELP. >> COUNCILMEMBER ROBLES.

COUNCILMEMBER ROBLES. >> THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. THIS IS AWESOME TO SEE NEW THIS IS AWESOME TO SEE NEW PEOPLE IN THE PROGRAM AND PEOPLE IN THE PROGRAM AND DONATING TO. DONATING TO. I'M HAPPY TO SEE YOU, I'M HAPPY TO SEE YOU, COUNCILMEMBER SPEASE HAD DONE COUNCILMEMBER SPEASE HAD DONE SOME WORK PRIOR AND THEN DURING SOME WORK PRIOR AND THEN DURING THE GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN, REALLY THE GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN, REALLY SHIPPED UP TO SERVE THE SHIPPED UP TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY. COMMUNITY. EVERY WEDNESDAY IS FOOD EVERY WEDNESDAY IS FOOD DISTRIBUTION, IT'S ALMOST 25 OF DISTRIBUTION, IT'S ALMOST 25 OF THEM IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN THAT THEM IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN THAT THEY GET FOOD TO. THEY GET FOOD TO. IT'S AWESOME TO SEE THIS. IT'S AWESOME TO SEE THIS. A YOUSOME TO SEE THAT OUR A YOUSOME TO SEE THAT OUR GIRLS -- THE ART IS GOING AND GIRLS -- THE ART IS GOING AND STARTING TO BE MORE VISITORS ARE STARTING TO BE MORE VISITORS ARE STARTING TO GO TO THAT. STARTING TO GO TO THAT. LOOKING FORWARD TO ATTENDING THE LOOKING FORWARD TO ATTENDING THE COMMUNITY EVENTS. COMMUNITY EVENTS. THIS PUTS US IN A UNIQUE THIS PUTS US IN A UNIQUE POSITION AS A CITY WHERE WE CAN POSITION AS A CITY WHERE WE CAN DO THIS AND GET BACK TO THE DO THIS AND GET BACK TO THE COMMU COMMU COMMUNITIES. COMMUNITIES. >> I APPRECIATE THIS PROGRAM, IT

I APPRECIATE THIS PROGRAM, IT ALLOWS, ENABLES RESIDENTS TO ALLOWS, ENABLES RESIDENTS TO BRING FORTH THINGS THAT ARE BRING FORTH THINGS THAT ARE IMPORTANT TO THEM. IMPORTANT TO THEM. AND GET THE COMMUNITY EXCITED AND GET THE COMMUNITY EXCITED ABOUT IT. ABOUT IT. BROW DEUCE THEM, WHETHER IT IS BROW DEUCE THEM, WHETHER IT IS EDUCATING FOLKS ON JUNETEENTH OR EDUCATING FOLKS ON JUNETEENTH OR BRINGING DIFFERENT CULTURAL BRINGING DIFFERENT CULTURAL FESTIVALS TO LIGHT. FESTIVALS TO LIGHT. I THINK IT IS A GREAT WAY FOR I THINK IT IS A GREAT WAY FOR COMMUNITIES TO PARTICIPATE IN COMMUNITIES TO PARTICIPATE IN THEIR CITY. THEIR CITY. I ALSO ECHO THE SENTIMENTS OF MY I ALSO ECHO THE SENTIMENTS OF MY COLLEAGUES AND ALL OF THE GREAT COLLEAGUES AND ALL OF THE GREAT PARK THAT IS DONE BY DREAMS PARK THAT IS DONE BY DREAMS UNLIMITED, MARIAH CARES, UNLIMITED, MARIAH CARES, EVERYBODY. EVERYBODY. I WISH I COULD PROVIDE MORE, I I WISH I COULD PROVIDE MORE, I DO UNDERSTAND LIKE MISS WILSON DO UNDERSTAND LIKE MISS WILSON SAID, VERY EXPENSIVE TO DO THESE SAID, VERY EXPENSIVE TO DO THESE THINGS. THINGS. WE PROVIDE THE HELP WE CAN AND WE PROVIDE THE HELP WE CAN AND WISH WE COULD DO MORE. WISH WE COULD DO MORE. I THINK WE SUPPORT THE DIRECTION I THINK WE SUPPORT THE DIRECTION OF STAFF RECOMMENDATION. OF STAFF RECOMMENDATION. I DIDN'T HEAR ANY ADJUSTMENTS. I DIDN'T HEAR ANY ADJUSTMENTS. >> SO MOVED.

SO MOVED. >> I DON'T THINK -- WE DON'T I DON'T THINK -- WE DON'T NEED A MOTION, RIGHT? NEED A MOTION, RIGHT? ALL RIGHT, VERY GOOD. ALL RIGHT, VERY GOOD. MR. CLERK. MR. CLERK. >> TAKE US TO 9.2, RECEIVE TAKE US TO 9.2, RECEIVE INFORMATION AND CONSIDER A INFORMATION AND CONSIDER A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE BLUE RESOLUTION APPROVING THE BLUE LINE BUS RAPID TRANSIT LINE BUS RAPID TRANSIT IMPLEMENTATION PLAN. IMPLEMENTATION PLAN. >> WE HAVE BEEN WORKING IN A

WE HAVE BEEN WORKING IN A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE CITY AND PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE CITY AND SAC RT ON THE PLANNING STUDY. SAC RT ON THE PLANNING STUDY. IT'S CURRENTLY FUNDED BY IT'S CURRENTLY FUNDED BY CALTRANS. CALTRANS. I'M JOINED BY KEVIN SCHROEDER I'M JOINED BY KEVIN SCHROEDER FROM SAC RT AS WELL AS ADAM FROM FROM SAC RT AS WELL AS ADAM FROM OUR CONSULTANT TIME AT OUR CONSULTANT TIME AT KIMLEY-HORN. KIMLEY-HORN. THIS PLAN REALLY IS ADVANCING THIS PLAN REALLY IS ADVANCING PREVIOUS EFFORTS THAT WE TOOK TO PREVIOUS EFFORTS THAT WE TOOK TO BRING HIGH CAPACITY TRANSIT INTO BRING HIGH CAPACITY TRANSIT INTO ELK GROVE. ELK GROVE. THE FOCUS REALLY HERE WAS TO THE FOCUS REALLY HERE WAS TO DETERMINE THE FEASIBILITY OF DETERMINE THE FEASIBILITY OF LIGHT RAIL AND BUS RAPID LIGHT RAIL AND BUS RAPID TRANSIT. TRANSIT. THE ALIGNMENT HAS BEEN IN OUR THE ALIGNMENT HAS BEEN IN OUR GENERAL PLAN SINCE 2003 SO IT GENERAL PLAN SINCE 2003 SO IT PROPOSES HIGH FREQUENCY TRANSIT PROPOSES HIGH FREQUENCY TRANSIT COMING FROM COSUMNES RIVER COMING FROM COSUMNES RIVER COLLEGE SOUTH ON BRUCEVILLE ROAD COLLEGE SOUTH ON BRUCEVILLE ROAD TURNING ON TO BIG HORN TURNING ON TO BIG HORN BOULEVARD. BOULEVARD. EXTENDING THROUGH THE CITY TO EXTENDING THROUGH THE CITY TO THE KAMMERER ROAD CORRIDOR. THE KAMMERER ROAD CORRIDOR. THIS WAS AGAIN CONFIRMED IN THE THIS WAS AGAIN CONFIRMED IN THE LATEST UPDATE OF THE GENERAL LATEST UPDATE OF THE GENERAL PLAN. PLAN. WE HAVE DONE PREVIOUS PLANNING WE HAVE DONE PREVIOUS PLANNING EFFORTS, 2009 FIXED TRANSIT EFFORTS, 2009 FIXED TRANSIT ALIGNMENT STUDY, HELPED US ALIGNMENT STUDY, HELPED US IDENTIFY THE POTENTIAL IDENTIFY THE POTENTIAL RIGHT-OF-WAY NEEDS THAT WE WOULD RIGHT-OF-WAY NEEDS THAT WE WOULD NEED. NEED. HELPED US SET OUT TO BEGIN HELPED US SET OUT TO BEGIN PRESERVING THAT. PRESERVING THAT. THAT HAS MADE THE FEASIBILITY OF THAT HAS MADE THE FEASIBILITY OF A PROJECT MUCH MORE -- MADE IT A PROJECT MUCH MORE -- MADE IT EASIER, QUITE FRANKLY, THAN IT EASIER, QUITE FRANKLY, THAN IT WOULD BE. WOULD BE. WE HAVE LOOKED AT CONCEPTS FOR WE HAVE LOOKED AT CONCEPTS FOR BRINGING THE HIGH FREQUENCY BRINGING THE HIGH FREQUENCY TRANSIT INTO TOWN AS WELL. TRANSIT INTO TOWN AS WELL. WE HAVE BEEN WORKING ON THIS WE HAVE BEEN WORKING ON THIS STUDY AND THREE ROUNDS OF STUDY AND THREE ROUNDS OF OUTREACH WHICH I'LL SPEAK TO IN OUTREACH WHICH I'LL SPEAK TO IN A MOMENT. A MOMENT. WHAT ALTERNATIVES DID WE'RE WHAT ALTERNATIVES DID WE'RE EVALUATE AND WHAT DID WE FIND. EVALUATE AND WHAT DID WE FIND. WE STARTED WITH THREE WE STARTED WITH THREE ALTERNATIVES, LIGHT RAIL, BUS ALTERNATIVES, LIGHT RAIL, BUS RAPID TRANSIT, COMBINATION OF

RAPID TRANSIT, COMBINATION OF THE TWO. THE TWO. ALTERNATIVE ONE IS LIGHT RAIL ALTERNATIVE ONE IS LIGHT RAIL FROM COSUMNES RIVER COLLEGE TO FROM COSUMNES RIVER COLLEGE TO DISTRICT 56. DISTRICT 56. THEN IT WOULD TRANSIT TO A RAPID THEN IT WOULD TRANSIT TO A RAPID BUS FOR THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE BUS FOR THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE CORRIDOR. CORRIDOR. ALTERNATIVE 2 IS LIGHT RAIL AND ALTERNATIVE 2 IS LIGHT RAIL AND ALTERNATIVE 3 IS BUS RAPID ALTERNATIVE 3 IS BUS RAPID TRANSIT. TRANSIT. WE LOOKED AT THE BUS OR RAIL WE LOOKED AT THE BUS OR RAIL VEHICLES, NOTHING THAT PRECLUDES VEHICLES, NOTHING THAT PRECLUDES US FROM MIXING AND MATCHING THE US FROM MIXING AND MATCHING THE OPENINGS THAT WE'VE EVALUATED OPENINGS THAT WE'VE EVALUATED BASED ON WHAT MAKES SENSE BASED ON WHAT MAKES SENSE THROUGH EVALUATION. THROUGH EVALUATION. WE ADDED A FOURTH ALTERNATIVE WE ADDED A FOURTH ALTERNATIVE THIS IS ESSENTIALLY ALTERNATIVE THIS IS ESSENTIALLY ALTERNATIVE 2, THE LIGHT RAIL FOCUS. 2, THE LIGHT RAIL FOCUS. RAIL VEHICLES WOULD BE SHARING RAIL VEHICLES WOULD BE SHARING LANES WITH VEHICLES. LANES WITH VEHICLES. WE LOOKED TO SEE IF IT IS A COST WE LOOKED TO SEE IF IT IS A COST SAVING MEASURE. SAVING MEASURE. ALTERNATIVE 5 IS ONE STATION ALTERNATIVE 5 IS ONE STATION GETTING TO BIG HORN AND GETTING TO BIG HORN AND BRUCEVILLE. BRUCEVILLE. WEIGH EVALUATED ALL OF THESE WEIGH EVALUATED ALL OF THESE ALTERNATIVES. ALTERNATIVES. VISUALIZATION OF THE SUBSTANTIAL VISUALIZATION OF THE SUBSTANTIAL POSITIVE OR NEGATIVE IMPACT OF POSITIVE OR NEGATIVE IMPACT OF EACH OF THESE COMPONENTS. EACH OF THESE COMPONENTS. TRAN IT ACCESS, ALLAL TRAN IT ACCESS, ALLAL EASTERNTIVES MAKE TRANSIT FASTER EASTERNTIVES MAKE TRANSIT FASTER WITH FEWER STOPS. WITH FEWER STOPS. AND DEDICATED LANES THROUGHOUT AND DEDICATED LANES THROUGHOUT TOWN. TOWN. LIGHT RAIL FOR THE FULL SEGMENT LIGHT RAIL FOR THE FULL SEGMENT HAS THE GREATEST BENEFIT TO HAS THE GREATEST BENEFIT TO TRANSIT TIME, REMOVES THE TRANSIT TIME, REMOVES THE BARRIER OF HAVING TO TRANSFER BARRIER OF HAVING TO TRANSFER FROM BUS TO LIGHT RAIL AT CRC IF FROM BUS TO LIGHT RAIL AT CRC IF YOU REACH OTHER DESTINATIONS YOU REACH OTHER DESTINATIONS WITHIN THE REGION. WITHIN THE REGION. SO THAT REALLY HELPS WITH TRAVEL SO THAT REALLY HELPS WITH TRAVEL TIMES. TIMES. WE DID TRAFFIC ANALYSIS AND WE DID TRAFFIC ANALYSIS AND FOUND SLIGHTLY MORE DELAY, UP TO

FOUND SLIGHTLY MORE DELAY, UP TO 8 SECONDS PER VEHICLE AT MAJOR 8 SECONDS PER VEHICLE AT MAJOR INTERSECTIONS COMPARED TO THE NO INTERSECTIONS COMPARED TO THE NO BUILD OPTION. BUILD OPTION. ALTERNATIVE 4, THAT OPTION WHERE ALTERNATIVE 4, THAT OPTION WHERE THE LIGHT RAIL VEHICLE WOULD THE LIGHT RAIL VEHICLE WOULD SHARE WITH THE PERSONAL VEHICLE. SHARE WITH THE PERSONAL VEHICLE. FROM QUEUEING THE CORRIDOR. FROM QUEUEING THE CORRIDOR. EACH ALTERNATIVE INCLUDES EACH ALTERNATIVE INCLUDES IMPROVED ACCESS FOR PEOPLE IMPROVED ACCESS FOR PEOPLE WALKING AND BIKING ALONG THE WALKING AND BIKING ALONG THE ALIGNMENT. ALIGNMENT. WE IDENTIFIED PLACE TYPES AND WE IDENTIFIED PLACE TYPES AND SUPPORT TRANSIT BEING SUCCESSFUL SUPPORT TRANSIT BEING SUCCESSFUL IN THE FUTURE. IN THE FUTURE. WE HAVE FOUR STATION AREA VISION WE HAVE FOUR STATION AREA VISION PLANS, THOSE ARE SHOWN HERE. PLANS, THOSE ARE SHOWN HERE. SO IT LOOKED AT THE EXISTING SO IT LOOKED AT THE EXISTING LAND USE PATTERN, OPPORTUNITIES LAND USE PATTERN, OPPORTUNITIES FOR GROWTH. FOR GROWTH. WAYS TO SUPPORT TRANSIT IN THE WAYS TO SUPPORT TRANSIT IN THE FUTURE AND PREPARE FOR THAT, SO FUTURE AND PREPARE FOR THAT, SO THAT IT IS SUCCESSFUL. THAT IT IS SUCCESSFUL. ALTERNATIVE 2 FOR THE LIGHT RAIL ALTERNATIVE 2 FOR THE LIGHT RAIL FOR THE FULL SEGMENT IS FORECAST FOR THE FULL SEGMENT IS FORECAST TO HAVE THE HIGHEST RIDERSHIP. TO HAVE THE HIGHEST RIDERSHIP. INCREASES BLUE LINE LIED INCREASES BLUE LINE LIED RIDERSHIP FOR 20%. RIDERSHIP FOR 20%. ALL ALTERNATIVES REDUCE VMT. ALL ALTERNATIVES REDUCE VMT. THE BUS RAPID TRANSIT HAS THE BUS RAPID TRANSIT HAS SIGNIFICANTLY LOWER RIDERSHIP SIGNIFICANTLY LOWER RIDERSHIP AND THAT'S AGAIN BECAUSE OF THE AND THAT'S AGAIN BECAUSE OF THE TRANSITION YOU HAVE TO MAKE AT TRANSITION YOU HAVE TO MAKE AT CRC ELSEWHERE IN THE REGION. CRC ELSEWHERE IN THE REGION. ADDITIONAL STOPS IF YOU ARE ON A ADDITIONAL STOPS IF YOU ARE ON A BUS VERSUS A TRAIN. BUS VERSUS A TRAIN. DECREASES RIDERSHIP. DECREASES RIDERSHIP. IN TERMS OF CAPITAL AND IN TERMS OF CAPITAL AND OPERATING COSTS, THAT OPERATING COSTS, THAT ALTERNATIVE TO LIGHT RAIL OPTION ALTERNATIVE TO LIGHT RAIL OPTION HAS THE HIGHEST CAPITAL COSTS HAS THE HIGHEST CAPITAL COSTS AND THE HIGHEST RIDERSHIP. AND THE HIGHEST RIDERSHIP. THAT MIXED LANE SCENARIO HAS THE

THAT MIXED LANE SCENARIO HAS THE HIGHEST OPERATING COSTS. HIGHEST OPERATING COSTS. THAT'S BECAUSE IT IS SLOWER. THAT'S BECAUSE IT IS SLOWER. IT INCREASES THE COST TO OPERATE IT INCREASES THE COST TO OPERATE I I IT. IT. AGE EASTERNTIVE 3, BUS RAPID AGE EASTERNTIVE 3, BUS RAPID TRANSIT HAS THE LOWEST CAPITAL TRANSIT HAS THE LOWEST CAPITAL AND OPERATING KOSHTH AND THE AND OPERATING KOSHTH AND THE LOWEST RIDERSHIP. LOWEST RIDERSHIP. WE TALKED ABOUT THE FINDINGS WE TALKED ABOUT THE FINDINGS THAT WE HAD THROUGH THE THAT WE HAD THROUGH THE ANALYSIS. ANALYSIS. THAT INCLUDED A PROJECT WEBPAGE THAT INCLUDED A PROJECT WEBPAGE THAT'S BEEN UP FOR THE PROJECT. THAT'S BEEN UP FOR THE PROJECT. AT OF THE PLANS, DETAIL AT OF THE PLANS, DETAIL ALIGNMENTS ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE. ALIGNMENTS ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE. WE DID ONLINE SURVEYS IN PERSON WE DID ONLINE SURVEYS IN PERSON AND ONLINE. AND ONLINE. SET UP BOOTHS AND GOT INPUT. SET UP BOOTHS AND GOT INPUT. WE DISTRIBUTED THE DRAFT PLAN WE DISTRIBUTED THE DRAFT PLAN ONLINE WITH INTERACTIVE ONLINE WITH INTERACTIVE COMMENTING. COMMENTING. THAT IS A WAY TO GET INTERACTIVE THAT IS A WAY TO GET INTERACTIVE INPUT. INPUT. WE HAD A STAKEHOLDER ADVISORY WE HAD A STAKEHOLDER ADVISORY COMMITTEE WITH PARTNERS COMMITTEE WITH PARTNERS THROUGHOUT THE REGION SO THEY'RE THROUGHOUT THE REGION SO THEY'RE REVIEWING THE PLAN AS WELL. REVIEWING THE PLAN AS WELL. WHAT ENCOURAGES TRANSIT USE. WHAT ENCOURAGES TRANSIT USE. FOR THE SURVEY, WE HAD THE FOR THE SURVEY, WE HAD THE GRAPHICS AVAILABLE. GRAPHICS AVAILABLE. 70% OF THE SURVEY RESPONDENTS 70% OF THE SURVEY RESPONDENTS DID SELECT A BUILD ALTERNATIVE. DID SELECT A BUILD ALTERNATIVE. ALTERNATIVE TO THAT LIGHT RAIL ALTERNATIVE TO THAT LIGHT RAIL ALONG THE CORRIDOR WAS THE MOST ALONG THE CORRIDOR WAS THE MOST POPULAR. POPULAR. WORK CLOSELY WITH THE POLICE WORK CLOSELY WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, TRANSIT AMBASSADORS DEPARTMENT, TRANSIT AMBASSADORS TO ADDRESS ANY CONCERNS AND

TO ADDRESS ANY CONCERNS AND REALLY PLAN WITH THAT IN MIND. REALLY PLAN WITH THAT IN MIND. WE DO HAVE A PROPOSED PROJECT WE DO HAVE A PROPOSED PROJECT FROM STAFF. FROM STAFF. WE WOULD LIKE TO MOVE FORWARD WE WOULD LIKE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH. WITH. ALIGNMENT IS HERE. ALIGNMENT IS HERE. IT WOULD BE CENTER RUNNING FROM IT WOULD BE CENTER RUNNING FROM CRC TO 56 AND THEN SIDE RUNNING CRC TO 56 AND THEN SIDE RUNNING DOWN TO BILBY AND LIVABLE DOWN TO BILBY AND LIVABLE EMPLOYMENT AREA. EMPLOYMENT AREA. SO WE CAN CONTINUE WORKING ON SO WE CAN CONTINUE WORKING ON THOSE STATIONARY VISIONS MAKING THOSE STATIONARY VISIONS MAKING SURE WE HAVE TRANSIT SUPPORTIVE SURE WE HAVE TRANSIT SUPPORTIVE LAND USE AND IT IS SUCCESSFUL IN LAND USE AND IT IS SUCCESSFUL IN THE FUTURE. THE FUTURE. WE CAN DO THIS WITH INITIAL WE CAN DO THIS WITH INITIAL OPERATING SEGMENTS. OPERATING SEGMENTS. THAT COULD BE BRUCEVILLE AND BIG THAT COULD BE BRUCEVILLE AND BIG HORN, ONE STATION TO START AND HORN, ONE STATION TO START AND THREE STATIONS DOWN TO 56. THREE STATIONS DOWN TO 56. THIS REQUIRES A MIXING OF THIS REQUIRES A MIXING OF FUNDING SOURCES. FUNDING SOURCES. THIS HAS NEW STARTS FOR LIGHT THIS HAS NEW STARTS FOR LIGHT RAIL, SMALL STARTS FOR BUS RAPID RAIL, SMALL STARTS FOR BUS RAPID TRANSIT. TRANSIT. WHAT WE HAVE SEEN IS LIGHT RAIL WHAT WE HAVE SEEN IS LIGHT RAIL IS MORE COMPETITIVE ON THE IS MORE COMPETITIVE ON THE METRICS. METRICS. IT HAS HIGHER RIDERSHIP. IT HAS HIGHER RIDERSHIP. THE EXTENSION OF AN EXISTING THE EXTENSION OF AN EXISTING LINE VERSUS ESTABLISHING A NEW LINE VERSUS ESTABLISHING A NEW LINE. LINE. VIRGINIA RIGHTED OF SOURCES TO VIRGINIA RIGHTED OF SOURCES TO TAP IN TO, FUTURE LOCAL SALES TAP IN TO, FUTURE LOCAL SALES TAX MEASURE, THIS IS SOMETHING TAX MEASURE, THIS IS SOMETHING THE SACRAMENTO TRANSPORTATION

THE SACRAMENTO TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY HAS BEEN LOOKING AT. AUTHORITY HAS BEEN LOOKING AT. NOTHING IS SET YET IN TERMS OF NOTHING IS SET YET IN TERMS OF FUNDING RIGHT NOW. FUNDING RIGHT NOW. THAT'S BECAUSE IT IS COMPLEX, THAT'S BECAUSE IT IS COMPLEX, THE IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS. THE IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS. WE'RE DOING CORRIDOR PLANNING. WE'RE DOING CORRIDOR PLANNING. WE WOULD STILL NEED TO GO WE WOULD STILL NEED TO GO THROUGH DESIGN, RIGHT OF WAY, THROUGH DESIGN, RIGHT OF WAY, ENVIRONMENTAL, THE FEDERAL ENVIRONMENTAL, THE FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION FUNDING TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION FUNDING PROCESS. PROCESS. SO THIS REALLY IS A YEAR'S-LONG SO THIS REALLY IS A YEAR'S-LONG COMPLEX EFFORT THAT WE WOULD BE COMPLEX EFFORT THAT WE WOULD BE WORKING TOWARDS. WORKING TOWARDS. INITIAL NEXT STEPS IS TO BEGIN INITIAL NEXT STEPS IS TO BEGIN WITH THE FEDERAL TRANSIT WITH THE FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION, SO WE CAN MAKE ADMINISTRATION, SO WE CAN MAKE SURE WHAT WE'RE DOING LOCALLY SURE WHAT WE'RE DOING LOCALLY MAKES US COMPETITIVE FOR FEDERAL MAKES US COMPETITIVE FOR FEDERAL FUNDING. FUNDING. WE'LL COLLABORATE WITH LOCAL WE'LL COLLABORATE WITH LOCAL PARTNERS, SACOG, GETTING THE PARTNERS, SACOG, GETTING THE PROJECT AS NEEDED INTO THE PROJECT AS NEEDED INTO THE REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION PLAN, REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION PLAN, IDENTIFYING FUTURE FUNDING. IDENTIFYING FUTURE FUNDING. EXPLORING LAND USE POLICIES, ANY EXPLORING LAND USE POLICIES, ANY CHANGES THAT WE MAY NEED TO CHANGES THAT WE MAY NEED TO MAKE. MAKE. GETTING TO A POINT WHERE WE ARE GETTING TO A POINT WHERE WE ARE OFFICIALLY ADOPTING A PREFERRED OFFICIALLY ADOPTING A PREFERRED ALTERNATIVE. ALTERNATIVE. SO THIS EVENING, STAFF IS ASKING SO THIS EVENING, STAFF IS ASKING COUNCIL TO ADOPT THE RESOLUTION COUNCIL TO ADOPT THE RESOLUTION FINDING THE PLAN EXEMPT FROM FINDING THE PLAN EXEMPT FROM CEQA PURSUANT TO THE SECTION CEQA PURSUANT TO THE SECTION 15262, AND THEN APPROVING THE 15262, AND THEN APPROVING THE BLUE LINE BUS RAPID TRANSIT BLUE LINE BUS RAPID TRANSIT IMPLEMENTATION PLAN WHICH IMPLEMENTATION PLAN WHICH INCLUDES ALL OF THE ANALYSIS INCLUDES ALL OF THE ANALYSIS EVALUATION THAT I MENTIONED HERE EVALUATION THAT I MENTIONED HERE THIS EVENING. THIS EVENING. AND THE PROJECT TEAM AND I ARE AND THE PROJECT TEAM AND I ARE AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS. AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS. >> I'LL OPEN UP THE PUBLIC

I'LL OPEN UP THE PUBLIC COMMENT OPPORTUNITY. COMMENT OPPORTUNITY. I SEE 8 SPEAKERS SIGNED UP. I SEE 8 SPEAKERS SIGNED UP. FIRST SPEAKER IS LYNN WHEAT FIRST SPEAKER IS LYNN WHEAT FOLLOWED BY DAVID BAKER. FOLLOWED BY DAVID BAKER. >> GOOD EVENING.

GOOD EVENING. I APPRECIATE THE OUTREACH THAT I APPRECIATE THE OUTREACH THAT WAS HELD FOR THE LIGHT RAIL AND WAS HELD FOR THE LIGHT RAIL AND TO TALK ABOUT BUS RAPID TRANSIT. TO TALK ABOUT BUS RAPID TRANSIT. I'M A LITTLE HOARDER AT TIMES I'M A LITTLE HOARDER AT TIMES AND I CAME ACROSS AN ARTICLE AND I CAME ACROSS AN ARTICLE THAT I HAD SAVED FROM THE ELK THAT I HAD SAVED FROM THE ELK GROVE CITIZEN IN 2O.04 ELECTION GROVE CITIZEN IN 2O.04 ELECTION YEAR. YEAR. IT SAYS GROWTH AND TRAFFIC, IT SAYS GROWTH AND TRAFFIC, CITED CITY'S TOP ISSUES. CITED CITY'S TOP ISSUES. HERE WE ARE IN 2025. HERE WE ARE IN 2025. WHAT ARE WE TALKING ABOUT? WHAT ARE WE TALKING ABOUT? TRAFFIC. TRAFFIC. AND HOW TO DEAL WITH IT. AND HOW TO DEAL WITH IT. I'D LIKE TO -- IN 2026. I'D LIKE TO -- IN 2026. I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THAT I I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THAT I TALKED TO COUNCILMAN COOPER TALKED TO COUNCILMAN COOPER ABOUT LIGHT RAIL. ABOUT LIGHT RAIL. ACTUALLY, I TALKED TO ALL OF THE ACTUALLY, I TALKED TO ALL OF THE CITY COUNCIL ABOUT LIGHT RAIL CITY COUNCIL ABOUT LIGHT RAIL AND SAID THAT'S WHAT WE SHOULD AND SAID THAT'S WHAT WE SHOULD BE STRIVING FOR. BE STRIVING FOR. I COULD SEE THAT THE CITY WAS I COULD SEE THAT THE CITY WAS GOING TO KEEP GROWING. GOING TO KEEP GROWING. NOT THAT I NECESSARILY WANTED TO NOT THAT I NECESSARILY WANTED TO IT GROW AS RAPIDLY AND OUT OF IT GROW AS RAPIDLY AND OUT OF CONTROL AS IT DID. CONTROL AS IT DID. AT THAT TIME COUNCILMAN COOPER AT THAT TIME COUNCILMAN COOPER SAID WELL I'LL BE DEAD BEFORE SAID WELL I'LL BE DEAD BEFORE LIGHT RAIL COMES TO ELK GROVE. LIGHT RAIL COMES TO ELK GROVE. HE SAID I COULD USE THAT. HE SAID I COULD USE THAT. I SAW HIM AT A MEETING COUPLE OF I SAW HIM AT A MEETING COUPLE OF YEARS AGO AND I RAN OVER TO HIM, YEARS AGO AND I RAN OVER TO HIM, TALKING MORE ABOUT LIGHT RAIL. TALKING MORE ABOUT LIGHT RAIL. I SAID LIGHT RAIL IS COMING TO I SAID LIGHT RAIL IS COMING TO ELK GROVE, I JUST HAVE SUCH GOO. ELK GROVE, I JUST HAVE SUCH GOO. HE KIND OF CHUCKLED. HE KIND OF CHUCKLED. I CAN CHUCKLE TOO BECAUSE I I CAN CHUCKLE TOO BECAUSE I WOULD LOVE TO TO HAVE LIGHT RAIL WOULD LOVE TO TO HAVE LIGHT RAIL HERE. HERE. BUT THE BOTTOM LINE IS IT IS BUT THE BOTTOM LINE IS IT IS EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE. EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE. DO I WANT IT? DO I WANT IT? I DO WANT IT. I DO WANT IT. WANTED IT 25 YEARS AGO. WANTED IT 25 YEARS AGO. WHAT I DON'T WANT TO SEE HAPPEN WHAT I DON'T WANT TO SEE HAPPEN IS THAT WE KEEP DOING STUDIES IS THAT WE KEEP DOING STUDIES OVER AND OVER TO FIX THE TRAFFIC OVER AND OVER TO FIX THE TRAFFIC SITUATION HERE. SITUATION HERE. I WANT US TO BE REALISTIC. I WANT US TO BE REALISTIC. I DON'T WANT TO SEE THE PEOPLE I DON'T WANT TO SEE THE PEOPLE TAXED TO DEATH TO GET SOMETHING TAXED TO DEATH TO GET SOMETHING THAT MAY OR MAY NOT COME. THAT MAY OR MAY NOT COME. I DO LIKE THE IDEA OF SLOWLY I DO LIKE THE IDEA OF SLOWLY BRINGING IT DOWN HERE. BRINGING IT DOWN HERE. AND MAYBE BY THE TIME I'M 100 AND MAYBE BY THE TIME I'M 100 I'LL RIDE IT OUT TO KAMMERER. I'LL RIDE IT OUT TO KAMMERER. I WILL PROMOTE LIGHT RAIL ONCE I WILL PROMOTE LIGHT RAIL ONCE AGAIN. AGAIN. WOULD I NOT DO BUS RAPID TRANSIT WOULD I NOT DO BUS RAPID TRANSIT AT ALL. AT ALL. CAN I TELL YOU THAT RIGHT NOW.

CAN I TELL YOU THAT RIGHT NOW. I WANT TO GET ON AND GET OFF I WANT TO GET ON AND GET OFF WHERE I NEED. WHERE I NEED. TO I DON'T WANT TO DO MULTIPLE TO I DON'T WANT TO DO MULTIPLE TRANSFERS. TRANSFERS. WHO'S TO KNOW HOW WELL I'LL BE WHO'S TO KNOW HOW WELL I'LL BE WALKING. WALKING. IF I HAVE MY WALKER TO GET WHERE IF I HAVE MY WALKER TO GET WHERE I NEED TO GO I DON'T WANT TO I NEED TO GO I DON'T WANT TO HAVE TO BE JUMPING FROM BUS TO HAVE TO BE JUMPING FROM BUS TO BUS TO HOPE TO GET ON LIGHT BUS TO HOPE TO GET ON LIGHT RAIL. RAIL. WE NEED TO DO THIS RIGHT. WE NEED TO DO THIS RIGHT. WHETHER IT TAKES 10, 20, 50 WHETHER IT TAKES 10, 20, 50 YEARS LONG-TERM, LET'S NOT WASTE YEARS LONG-TERM, LET'S NOT WASTE A LOT OF MONEY ALONG THE WAY. A LOT OF MONEY ALONG THE WAY. WE HAVE BEEN REALLY GOOD AS A WE HAVE BEEN REALLY GOOD AS A CITY OF WASTING TAXPAYER MONEY. CITY OF WASTING TAXPAYER MONEY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU. NEXT UP, DAVID BAKER FOLLOWED BY NEXT UP, DAVID BAKER FOLLOWED BY ALLISON HICKOX. ALLISON HICKOX. >> THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. DAVID BAKER LONG-TIME RESIDENT DAVID BAKER LONG-TIME RESIDENT OF ELK GROVE, DISTRICT 4. OF ELK GROVE, DISTRICT 4. LIVE ALONG THE PROPOSED ROUTE. LIVE ALONG THE PROPOSED ROUTE. HERE TO EXPRESS OPPOSITION TO HERE TO EXPRESS OPPOSITION TO THIS PLAN. THIS PLAN. WE HEARD HOW BEAUTIFUL DISTRICT WE HEARD HOW BEAUTIFUL DISTRICT 56 IS, TEARING OUT THE TREES AND 56 IS, TEARING OUT THE TREES AND GRASS AREAS AND TRAINS RUNNING GRASS AREAS AND TRAINS RUNNING BY IS NOT MUCH FOR THE BEAUTY BY IS NOT MUCH FOR THE BEAUTY AND PEACEFULNESS. AND PEACEFULNESS. WE HAVE BUSS THAT RUN THERE NOW, WE HAVE BUSS THAT RUN THERE NOW, NOBODY RIDES THEM EXCEPT IN THE NOBODY RIDES THEM EXCEPT IN THE MORNING, EVENING. MORNING, EVENING. I WALK MY DOG OUT THERE EVERY I WALK MY DOG OUT THERE EVERY NIGHT. NIGHT. WATCH BUSES AGAIN BY WITH NOBODY WATCH BUSES AGAIN BY WITH NOBODY IN THEM. IN THEM. COMMENTED TO A DRIVER OF THE COMMENTED TO A DRIVER OF THE BUS, YOU GET A LOT OF PEOPLE BUS, YOU GET A LOT OF PEOPLE RIDING THE BUS? RIDING THE BUS? HE LAUGHED, RIDES BACK AND HE LAUGHED, RIDES BACK AND FORWARDS ALL DAY WITH NOBODY ON FORWARDS ALL DAY WITH NOBODY ON IT. IT. A LITTLE BIT IN THE MORNING, A LITTLE BIT IN THE MORNING, AFTERNOON. AFTERNOON. MY CONCERN IS THAT IS THE SAME MY CONCERN IS THAT IS THE SAME THING. THING. I THINK THIS IS A SOLUTION THAT I THINK THIS IS A SOLUTION THAT IS SEARCHING FOR A PROBLEM. IS SEARCHING FOR A PROBLEM. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT REDUCING WE'RE TALKING ABOUT REDUCING CONGESTION THERE. CONGESTION THERE. THE PLAN OF DOING LIGHT RAIL THE PLAN OF DOING LIGHT RAIL INCREASES CON INVESTIGATION IS INCREASES CON INVESTIGATION IS WHAT I HEARD ABOUT 8 SECONDS OR WHAT I HEARD ABOUT 8 SECONDS OR SOMETHING. SOMETHING. OTHERS THAT REDUCE THE OTHERS THAT REDUCE THE CONGESTION ON THAT CORRIDOR, CONGESTION ON THAT CORRIDOR, OPENING UP BIG HORN WOULD DO OPENING UP BIG HORN WOULD DO THAT, ADDING, I KNOW THERE ARE THAT, ADDING, I KNOW THERE ARE PLANS TO ADD ANOTHER ON RAMP, PLANS TO ADD ANOTHER ON RAMP, OFF-RAMP AT WHITE LOCK, THAT OFF-RAMP AT WHITE LOCK, THAT WOULD COULD THAT. WOULD COULD THAT. CIVIC CENTER ORIGINALLY GOING TO CIVIC CENTER ORIGINALLY GOING TO THE AUTO MALL. THE AUTO MALL. ONLY ONE WAY IN. ONLY ONE WAY IN. AS SOON AS WE CREATE OTHER WAYS AS SOON AS WE CREATE OTHER WAYS IN AND OUT YOU RELIEVE THAT IN AND OUT YOU RELIEVE THAT CONGESTION. CONGESTION. I AGREE WITH LYNN IN TERMS OF I AGREE WITH LYNN IN TERMS OF THIS IS AN EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE THIS IS AN EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE ROUTE, TALK ABOUT RAISING TAXES ROUTE, TALK ABOUT RAISING TAXES TO DO IT FOR SALES TAXES. TO DO IT FOR SALES TAXES. OVER 16 MILLION A YEAR. OVER 16 MILLION A YEAR. EVEN IF WE GET TO THE 4,000 EVEN IF WE GET TO THE 4,000 NUMBER THAT'S A LOT OF MONEY PER NUMBER THAT'S A LOT OF MONEY PER RIDE. RIDE. I DON'T THINK BY THE TIME YOU

I DON'T THINK BY THE TIME YOU GET TO BUILDING IT IN GET TO BUILDING IT IN 20-WHATEVER IT WILL BE A LOT 20-WHATEVER IT WILL BE A LOT MORE THAN A BILLION. MORE THAN A BILLION. FOR 2 MILLION THEY RUN AROUND FOR 2 MILLION THEY RUN AROUND LONG BEACH IN ELECTRIC VEHICLES LONG BEACH IN ELECTRIC VEHICLES AND THEY'LL TAKE FROM YOU YOUR AND THEY'LL TAKE FROM YOU YOUR HOUSE TO WHEREVER YOU GO, FOR $2 HOUSE TO WHEREVER YOU GO, FOR $2 MILLION. MILLION. THERE ARE SENIORS AND OTHER THERE ARE SENIORS AND OTHER PEOPLE WHO NEED TO GET AROUND PEOPLE WHO NEED TO GET AROUND BUT THERE ARE OTHER OPTIONS. BUT THERE ARE OTHER OPTIONS. I APPRECIATE THE OUTREACH BUT I APPRECIATE THE OUTREACH BUT ABOUT 900 PEOPLE, THE PEOPLE ABOUT 900 PEOPLE, THE PEOPLE DOING THIS WAS 300 PEOPLE OR DOING THIS WAS 300 PEOPLE OR SOMETHING. SOMETHING. PEOPLE IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD EVERY PEOPLE IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD EVERY NEVER HEARD ABOUT IT. NEVER HEARD ABOUT IT. THERE ARE PICK TOUCHES OF THERE ARE PICK TOUCHES OF SAN DIEGO AND STUFF, IT'S SAN DIEGO AND STUFF, IT'S COMPLETELY DIFFERENT CITY, FIVE COMPLETELY DIFFERENT CITY, FIVE TIMES AS MANY PEOPLE. TIMES AS MANY PEOPLE. IF YOU EVER DROVE THE TROLLEY, IF YOU EVER DROVE THE TROLLEY, IT DOESN'T GO THROUGH IT DOESN'T GO THROUGH NEIGHBORHOODS LIKE THIS, IT'S NEIGHBORHOODS LIKE THIS, IT'S COMPLETELY DIFFERENT. COMPLETELY DIFFERENT. I DON'T THINK IT'S A GOOD FIT I DON'T THINK IT'S A GOOD FIT FOR OUR CITY. FOR OUR CITY. OUR CITY IS GROWING, LOVE TO SEE OUR CITY IS GROWING, LOVE TO SEE THE DONKEYS COME BACK. THE DONKEYS COME BACK. BUT I CERTAINLY DON'T NEED BUT I CERTAINLY DON'T NEED TRAINS RUNNING UP AND DOWN ALL TRAINS RUNNING UP AND DOWN ALL DAY THAT ARE MOSTLY EMPTY. DAY THAT ARE MOSTLY EMPTY. ARE REALLY GOING TO WRECK THE ARE REALLY GOING TO WRECK THE PEACEFULNESS OF THE AREA. PEACEFULNESS OF THE AREA. >> THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. ALLISON HICKOX, FOLLOWED BY ALLISON HICKOX, FOLLOWED BY MARLEY DUNCAN. MARLEY DUNCAN. >> GOOD EVENING COUNCILMEMBERS.

GOOD EVENING COUNCILMEMBERS. I'M A STUDENT AT COSUMNES RIVER I'M A STUDENT AT COSUMNES RIVER COLLEGE STUDYING ENVIRONMENTAL COLLEGE STUDYING ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES, BECOMING AN SCIENCES, BECOMING AN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENTISTS. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENTISTS. I'M LIFE LONG ELK GROVE I'M LIFE LONG ELK GROVE RESIDENT. RESIDENT. I'M HERE TO SUPPORT SUPPORT FOR I'M HERE TO SUPPORT SUPPORT FOR THE BLUE LINE IMPLEMENTATION. THE BLUE LINE IMPLEMENTATION. THIS IS A CRUCIAL STEP IN THIS IS A CRUCIAL STEP IN MEETING THE CLIMATE ACTION PLAN MEETING THE CLIMATE ACTION PLAN AND SUSTAINABILITY GOALS. AND SUSTAINABILITY GOALS. AS A LIFELONG RESIDENT THE THING AS A LIFELONG RESIDENT THE THING I MOST DISLIKE ABOUT THE CITY IS I MOST DISLIKE ABOUT THE CITY IS THAT IT IS SO CARSEN TRICK AND THAT IT IS SO CARSEN TRICK AND PUBLIC TRANSIT LIMITED. PUBLIC TRANSIT LIMITED. HENCE WHY MANY PEOPLE DON'T HENCE WHY MANY PEOPLE DON'T CHOOSE TO TAKE IT. CHOOSE TO TAKE IT. TRAFFIC IS A BIG PROBLEM HERE AS TRAFFIC IS A BIG PROBLEM HERE AS WAS MENTIONED EARLIER. WAS MENTIONED EARLIER. SO I FEEL THAT LIGHT RAIL SO I FEEL THAT LIGHT RAIL EXPANSION IS GOING TO HELP OUR EXPANSION IS GOING TO HELP OUR CITY BECOME A MORE LIVABLE PLACE CITY BECOME A MORE LIVABLE PLACE WITH REDUCED TRAFFIC. WITH REDUCED TRAFFIC. ESPECIALLY AS THE CITY ADDS NEW ESPECIALLY AS THE CITY ADDS NEW DEVELOPMENTS AND EXPANDS OUR DEVELOPMENTS AND EXPANDS OUR POPULATION. POPULATION. IN A TIME WHEN CAR OWNERSHIP AND IN A TIME WHEN CAR OWNERSHIP AND GAS PRICES ARE EXTREMELY GAS PRICES ARE EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE AND GAS PRICES TEND TO EXPENSIVE AND GAS PRICES TEND TO BE VOLATILE, I THINK THAT HAVING BE VOLATILE, I THINK THAT HAVING A TRAFFIC-FREE AND GREEN COMMUTE A TRAFFIC-FREE AND GREEN COMMUTE IS GOING TO BE VERY IMPORTANT IS GOING TO BE VERY IMPORTANT ADDITION TO THE CITY. ADDITION TO THE CITY. THERE'S ALSO A LOT OF RESIDENTS THERE'S ALSO A LOT OF RESIDENTS THAT REGULARLY COMMUTE TO THAT REGULARLY COMMUTE TO SACRAMENTO AND BEYOND INCLUDING SACRAMENTO AND BEYOND INCLUDING MYSELF. MYSELF. SO HAVING, AGAIN ARCS SO HAVING, AGAIN ARCS TRAFFIC-FREE, CARBON-FREE TRAFFIC-FREE, CARBON-FREE COMMUTE IS GOING TO BE HELPFUL COMMUTE IS GOING TO BE HELPFUL TO PEOPLE AND SERVE RESIDENTS. TO PEOPLE AND SERVE RESIDENTS. THERE ARE ELDERLY RESIDENTS OR THERE ARE ELDERLY RESIDENTS OR PEOPLE WHO CAN'T AFFORD TO HAVE PEOPLE WHO CAN'T AFFORD TO HAVE A CAR WHO WOULD REALLY BENEFIT A CAR WHO WOULD REALLY BENEFIT FROM THIS PLAN. FROM THIS PLAN. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU,ALLY SEASON FOR

THANK YOU,ALLY SEASON FOR COMING DOWN HERE. COMING DOWN HERE. WE NEED TO HEAR FROM YOUR WE NEED TO HEAR FROM YOUR GENERATION. GENERATION. MARLEY DUNCAN FOLLOWED BY MARLEY DUNCAN FOLLOWED BY ABI ABI ABIGAIL. ABIGAIL. >> I HAVE BEEN AN ELK GROVE

I HAVE BEEN AN ELK GROVE CITIZEN FOR A FEW YEARS AND ALSO CITIZEN FOR A FEW YEARS AND ALSO CRC STUDENT AND MAJOR IN CRC STUDENT AND MAJOR IN ANTHROPOLOGY. ANTHROPOLOGY. REDUCING CAR DEPENDENCY SHOULD REDUCING CAR DEPENDENCY SHOULD BE A PRIORITY. BE A PRIORITY. TRANSPORTATION BY CAR IS NOT A TRANSPORTATION BY CAR IS NOT A VIABLE OPTION FOR EVERYONE. VIABLE OPTION FOR EVERYONE. THIS IS ALWAYS THE CASE AND WE THIS IS ALWAYS THE CASE AND WE HAVE ALWAYS NEEDED RELIABLE HAVE ALWAYS NEEDED RELIABLE ALTERNATIVES. ALTERNATIVES. CITIZENS WHO CAN'T DRIVE ARE CITIZENS WHO CAN'T DRIVE ARE FORCED TO HITCH RIDES WITH FORCED TO HITCH RIDES WITH OTHERS, ATTEMPT TO NAVIGATE THE OTHERS, ATTEMPT TO NAVIGATE THE LIMITED BUS SYSTEM OR WALK LIMITED BUS SYSTEM OR WALK BETWEEN HIGHWAY CROSSWALKS, BETWEEN HIGHWAY CROSSWALKS, STRIP MALL PARKING LOTS THAT ARE STRIP MALL PARKING LOTS THAT ARE GROSSLY CONGESTED OR VASTLY GROSSLY CONGESTED OR VASTLY EMPTY. EMPTY. BIKING IS NOT THE NORM BECAUSE BIKING IS NOT THE NORM BECAUSE MANY LACK AWARENESS AND MANY MANY LACK AWARENESS AND MANY DON'T FEEL SAFE TO BIKE. DON'T FEEL SAFE TO BIKE. CITIZENS WHO DON'T WANT TO DRIVE CITIZENS WHO DON'T WANT TO DRIVE ARE FORCED TO BECAUSE THERE'S NO ARE FORCED TO BECAUSE THERE'S NO ALTERNATIVE THAT'S NEARLY AS ALTERNATIVE THAT'S NEARLY AS RELIABLE. RELIABLE. THIS IS INCREASINGLY ALARMING AS THIS IS INCREASINGLY ALARMING AS CITIZENS STRUGGLE TO AFFORD THE CITIZENS STRUGGLE TO AFFORD THE RISING GAS PRICES, LOCAL IMPACTS RISING GAS PRICES, LOCAL IMPACTS OF WHICH HAVE NOT BEEN FULLY OF WHICH HAVE NOT BEEN FULLY REALIZED. REALIZED. AS ELK GROVE DEVELOPS AND AS ELK GROVE DEVELOPS AND EXPANDS TRAFFIC WILL INCREASE EXPANDS TRAFFIC WILL INCREASE AND DISTANCES MORE DIFFICULT TO AND DISTANCES MORE DIFFICULT TO A JESS WITHOUT A CAR. A JESS WITHOUT A CAR. LIGHT RAIL AND ELK GROVE WOULD LIGHT RAIL AND ELK GROVE WOULD ALLOW ACCESSIBLE CITIZEN ALLOW ACCESSIBLE CITIZEN TRANSPORTATION AS WELL AS MORE TRANSPORTATION AS WELL AS MORE AUTONOMY FOR CITIZENS TO EXPLORE AUTONOMY FOR CITIZENS TO EXPLORE THEIR CITY. THEIR CITY. IT WOULD ALSO PRESENT CITIZENS IT WOULD ALSO PRESENT CITIZENS ESPECIALLY YOUNGER SINCE WITH ESPECIALLY YOUNGER SINCE WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO SAVE MONEY THE OPPORTUNITY TO SAVE MONEY WHEN THEY NEED IT MOST. WHEN THEY NEED IT MOST. ALL THAT IS TO SAY ELK GROVE'S ALL THAT IS TO SAY ELK GROVE'S INFRASTRUCTURE IS HOSTILE AS IT INFRASTRUCTURE IS HOSTILE AS IT IS CARSEN TRICK. IS CARSEN TRICK. I CONSIDER IT THE RESPONSIBILITY I CONSIDER IT THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE ELK GROVE CITY COUNCIL TO OF THE ELK GROVE CITY COUNCIL TO ENSURE THAT CITIZENS AND ENSURE THAT CITIZENS AND TRAVELERS WILL NOT STRUGGLE AS A TRAVELERS WILL NOT STRUGGLE AS A RESULT. RESULT. I CALL ON THE COUNCIL TO ALLOW I CALL ON THE COUNCIL TO ALLOW THE LIGHT RAIL IMPLEMENTATION TO THE LIGHT RAIL IMPLEMENTATION TO PROCEED. PROCEED. >> THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. >> GOOD EVENING, I'M ABIGAIL,

GOOD EVENING, I'M ABIGAIL, AND I'M IN FAVOR OF THE LIGHT AND I'M IN FAVOR OF THE LIGHT RAIL EXTENSION. RAIL EXTENSION. I MOVED TO ELK GROVE IN 2012 I MOVED TO ELK GROVE IN 2012 WITH MY FAMILY AND GROWN UP HERE WITH MY FAMILY AND GROWN UP HERE EVER SINCE. EVER SINCE. BECAUSE I LOVE THE CITY AND THE BECAUSE I LOVE THE CITY AND THE AMAZING COMMUNITY, I ALWAYS AMAZING COMMUNITY, I ALWAYS WANTED TO STRIVE FOR BETTER. WANTED TO STRIVE FOR BETTER. ONE OF THE BIGGEST ISSUES SINCE ONE OF THE BIGGEST ISSUES SINCE MOVING TO ELK GROVE I WILL OUR MOVING TO ELK GROVE I WILL OUR TRAFFIC CONGESTION. TRAFFIC CONGESTION. AS I'M SURE MANY OTHERS WOULD AS I'M SURE MANY OTHERS WOULD AGREE. AGREE. WITH THE EXPANSION OF THE LIGHT WITH THE EXPANSION OF THE LIGHT RAIL WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO RAIL WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO HELP SMOOTH TRAFFIC FLOW AND CUT HELP SMOOTH TRAFFIC FLOW AND CUT DOWN ON TRAVEL TIME. DOWN ON TRAVEL TIME. NOT ONLY WILL IT HELP WITH NOT ONLY WILL IT HELP WITH TRAFFIC BUT HELP TO MAKE TRAVEL TRAFFIC BUT HELP TO MAKE TRAVEL MORE ACCESSIBLE AND AFFORDABLE. MORE ACCESSIBLE AND AFFORDABLE. I'M A STUDENT HERE AS WELL AND I I'M A STUDENT HERE AS WELL AND I DON'T HAVE A CAR. DON'T HAVE A CAR. I THINK AFFORDABLE TRAVEL I THINK AFFORDABLE TRAVEL OPERATES ARE REALLY IMPORTANT. OPERATES ARE REALLY IMPORTANT. IT IS ALSO IMPORTANT, BECAUSE WE IT IS ALSO IMPORTANT, BECAUSE WE ARE GROWING LIKE CRAZY. ARE GROWING LIKE CRAZY. THIS CITY IS GROWING VERY FAST. THIS CITY IS GROWING VERY FAST. SO IS OUR STUDENTS POPULATION. SO IS OUR STUDENTS POPULATION. ANOTHER ISSUE THAT THE LIGHT ANOTHER ISSUE THAT THE LIGHT RAIL EXTENSION ADDRESSES IS OUR RAIL EXTENSION ADDRESSES IS OUR INCREASING USE OF GAS EMISSIONS INCREASING USE OF GAS EMISSIONS AS A CITY CONTINUOUSLY GROWS. AS A CITY CONTINUOUSLY GROWS. WITH THE LIGHT RAIL AS WITH THE LIGHT RAIL AS ALTERNATIVE FORM OF TRAVEL, WE ALTERNATIVE FORM OF TRAVEL, WE ARE KEEPING GAS EMISSIONS LOWER ARE KEEPING GAS EMISSIONS LOWER AND CREATING CLEANER AIR FOR THE AND CREATING CLEANER AIR FOR THE COMMUNITY. COMMUNITY. WITH THAT BEING SAID, EXTENDING WITH THAT BEING SAID, EXTENDING THE LIGHT RAIL INTO ELK GROVE THE LIGHT RAIL INTO ELK GROVE WILL CUT DOWN TRAFFIC, MAKE WILL CUT DOWN TRAFFIC, MAKE TRAVEL MORE AFFORDABLE, MAKE TRAVEL MORE AFFORDABLE, MAKE TRAVEL MORE ACCESSIBLE, AND TRAVEL MORE ACCESSIBLE, AND CREATE CLEANER AIR IN THE CREATE CLEANER AIR IN THE COMMUNITY. COMMUNITY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. CAROL KINZER FOLLOWED BY MICHAEL CAROL KINZER FOLLOWED BY MICHAEL ANDREW BONBAUM. ANDREW BONBAUM. >> DECK ALL, HAPPY EARTH DAY,

DECK ALL, HAPPY EARTH DAY, GOOD EVENING. GOOD EVENING. I'M CAROL KINZER, A LONG TIME I'M CAROL KINZER, A LONG TIME RESIDENT HERE OF ELK GROVE. RESIDENT HERE OF ELK GROVE. GOT MARRIED HERE, BEEN HERE 36 GOT MARRIED HERE, BEEN HERE 36 YEARS. YEARS. I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR LIGHT RAIL I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR LIGHT RAIL TO COME, I'M A BIG TO COME, I'M A BIG ENVIRONMENTALIST. ENVIRONMENTALIST. AND ALWAYS SO IMPRESSED WHEN I AND ALWAYS SO IMPRESSED WHEN I GO TO OTHER CITIES, TORONTO, GO TO OTHER CITIES, TORONTO, MEXICO CITY. MEXICO CITY. I WANT THAT IN ELK GROVE. I WANT THAT IN ELK GROVE. IN FACT I'M VERY DISAPPOINTED WE IN FACT I'M VERY DISAPPOINTED WE HAVEN'T GONE THIS ROUTE. HAVEN'T GONE THIS ROUTE. MY HUSBAND AND I ARE CONSIDERING MY HUSBAND AND I ARE CONSIDERING MOVING UPTOWN, WE WANT TO LIVE MOVING UPTOWN, WE WANT TO LIVE IN A SOCIETY WHERE WE DON'T HAVE IN A SOCIETY WHERE WE DON'T HAVE TO GET IN THE CARVER DAY. TO GET IN THE CARVER DAY. I WOULD HOPE THAT YOU WILL ALL I WOULD HOPE THAT YOU WILL ALL CONSIDER SUPPORTING THE BLUE CONSIDER SUPPORTING THE BLUE LINE COMING DOWN INTO ELK GROVE. LINE COMING DOWN INTO ELK GROVE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. NEXT UP, MICHAEL ANDREW, NEXT UP, MICHAEL ANDREW, FOLLOWED BY OUR LAST SPEAKER, FOLLOWED BY OUR LAST SPEAKER, NATHANIAL. NATHANIAL. GOOD TO SEE YOU, MICHAEL. GOOD TO SEE YOU, MICHAEL. >> GOOD TO SEE YOU, THANK YOU

GOOD TO SEE YOU, THANK YOU VICE MAYOR SUEN AND MEMBERS OF VICE MAYOR SUEN AND MEMBERS OF THE ELK GROVE CITY COUNCIL. THE ELK GROVE CITY COUNCIL. BEFORE I BEGIN TALKING ABOUT THE BEFORE I BEGIN TALKING ABOUT THE TESTIMONY AND THE ITEM, I FIRST TESTIMONY AND THE ITEM, I FIRST WANT TO THANK COUNCILMEMBER WANT TO THANK COUNCILMEMBER BREWER FOR YOUR SERVICE ON MANY BREWER FOR YOUR SERVICE ON MANY TRANSPORTATION BOARDS THAT YOU TRANSPORTATION BOARDS THAT YOU DO SERVE ON. DO SERVE ON. THE LIGHT RAIL TRANSPORTATION THE LIGHT RAIL TRANSPORTATION PLANS, PRIORITY LISTS, ARE PLANS, PRIORITY LISTS, ARE LISTED FOR THE ELK GROVE LISTED FOR THE ELK GROVE EXTENSION WITH A HALF CENT EXTENSION WITH A HALF CENT TRYINGS SALES TAX COUNTYWIDE. TRYINGS SALES TAX COUNTYWIDE. ON THE RECORD. ON THE RECORD. TRANSPORTATION SALES TAX. TRANSPORTATION SALES TAX. GOOD EVENING. GOOD EVENING. AFTER LIVING ON CAMPUS THE FIRST AFTER LIVING ON CAMPUS THE FIRST TWO FISCAL YEARS, 1995-96 AND TWO FISCAL YEARS, 1995-96 AND 96-97, I MOVED OFF CAMPUS MY 96-97, I MOVED OFF CAMPUS MY THIRD YEAR. THIRD YEAR. TS BIGGEST DECISION WAS WHERE? TS BIGGEST DECISION WAS WHERE? WHERE WOULD BE SAFE AND WHERE WHERE WOULD BE SAFE AND WHERE WOULD IT BE ACCESSIBLE. WOULD IT BE ACCESSIBLE. I DISCOVERED THE WOOD LAKE I DISCOVERED THE WOOD LAKE NEIGHBORHOOD OF THE CITY OF NEIGHBORHOOD OF THE CITY OF SACRAMENTO. SACRAMENTO. AND THE WOOD LAKE NEIGHBORHOOD AND THE WOOD LAKE NEIGHBORHOOD WAS SOMETHING VERY ATTRACTIVE TO WAS SOMETHING VERY ATTRACTIVE TO ME, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ME, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE FACT IT HAS THREE LIGHT RAIL THE FACT IT HAS THREE LIGHT RAIL STATIONS. STATIONS. THE ONE IN THE MIDDLE WHICH THE ONE IN THE MIDDLE WHICH SERVES AS THE OLD NORTH SERVES AS THE OLD NORTH SACRAMENTO TRANSIT CENTER WHICH SACRAMENTO TRANSIT CENTER WHICH RECENTLY GOT ITS PLATFORM RECENTLY GOT ITS PLATFORM MODIFICATION DONE. MODIFICATION DONE. AND ADJACENT COMPLEX, THE RIVO AND ADJACENT COMPLEX, THE RIVO APARTMENTS, AT ARDEN DEL PASO APARTMENTS, AT ARDEN DEL PASO STATION OPENS WITHIN THE NEXT 30 STATION OPENS WITHIN THE NEXT 30 DAYS. DAYS. A GREAT THINGTIVE A TRANSIT A GREAT THINGTIVE A TRANSIT ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT THERE. ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT THERE. IT WAS A SELLING POINT FOR ME. IT WAS A SELLING POINT FOR ME. BECAUSE IT WAS WHERE I COULD GET BECAUSE IT WAS WHERE I COULD GET TO A STATION WITHIN FIVE MINUTES TO A STATION WITHIN FIVE MINUTES WALK, OR THE TRANSIT CENTER

WALK, OR THE TRANSIT CENTER WITHIN A 15 MINUTE WALK. WITHIN A 15 MINUTE WALK. THE LIGHT RAIL IS FREQUENT, RUNS THE LIGHT RAIL IS FREQUENT, RUNS AS EARLY DURING THE WEEK AS 4:00 AS EARLY DURING THE WEEK AS 4:00 IN THE MORNING, AND AS LATE AS IN THE MORNING, AND AS LATE AS AFTER MIDNIGHT. AFTER MIDNIGHT. SO IT ALLOWED ME WITH THE SO IT ALLOWED ME WITH THE FLEXIBILITY OF THAT TO DO THINGS FLEXIBILITY OF THAT TO DO THINGS TRANSIT DEPENDENT AND NOT TRANSIT DEPENDENT AND NOT NEEDING A CAR IN SACRAMENTO. NEEDING A CAR IN SACRAMENTO. I HOPE THAT THE CITY OF ELK I HOPE THAT THE CITY OF ELK GROVE WILL ADOPT THE LIGHT RAIL GROVE WILL ADOPT THE LIGHT RAIL IMPLEMENTATION PLAN, CONTINUE TO IMPLEMENTATION PLAN, CONTINUE TO WORK WITH CITY STAFF AND RT WORK WITH CITY STAFF AND RT STAFF ON NEXT STEPS FORWARD, STAFF ON NEXT STEPS FORWARD, WITH THAT -- I SEE MY TIME IS WITH THAT -- I SEE MY TIME IS ALMOST UP, IF IT WAS ME I WOULD ALMOST UP, IF IT WAS ME I WOULD MAKE A MOTION TO ADOPT THE MAKE A MOTION TO ADOPT THE RESOLUTION ON PAGE 7 OF THE RESOLUTION ON PAGE 7 OF THE STAFF REPORT, DIRECT ANYTHING STAFF REPORT, DIRECT ANYTHING YOU WANT ADDITIONAL TO CITY YOU WANT ADDITIONAL TO CITY STAFF AND RT STAFF. STAFF AND RT STAFF. BUT KEEP YOUR OPTION OPEN TO BUT KEEP YOUR OPTION OPEN TO EXPLORE BUS RAPID TRANSIT ALONG EXPLORE BUS RAPID TRANSIT ALONG THE ELK GROVE-FLORIN, SOUTH THE ELK GROVE-FLORIN, SOUTH WATT, AND WATT AVENUE CORRIDOR WATT, AND WATT AVENUE CORRIDOR FROM THE CORPORATION YARD TO FROM THE CORPORATION YARD TO VISTA GRANDE AND SANTUCCI VISTA GRANDE AND SANTUCCI BOULEVARD IN WEST ROSEVILLE. BOULEVARD IN WEST ROSEVILLE. THAT WOULD BE WORTH PURSUING. THAT WOULD BE WORTH PURSUING. >> THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. >> ANY QUESTIONS. ANY QUESTIONS. >> WE'RE GOOD, THANK YOU. WE'RE GOOD, THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER, FINAL SPEAKER, NEXT SPEAKER, FINAL SPEAKER, NATH NATH NATH NATH NATHANIAL. NATHANIAL. >> GOOD EVENING, I'M NATHANIEL.

GOOD EVENING, I'M NATHANIEL. I'M NOT AN ELK GROVE RESIDENT I'M NOT AN ELK GROVE RESIDENT BUT A FREQUENT TRAVELLER HERE. BUT A FREQUENT TRAVELLER HERE. SO IS THE REST OF MY FAMILY. SO IS THE REST OF MY FAMILY. I WOULD LIKE TO EXPRESS MY I WOULD LIKE TO EXPRESS MY SUPPORT FOR MOTION 9.2 IN SUPPORT FOR MOTION 9.2 IN PARTICULAR I WOULD LIKE TO PARTICULAR I WOULD LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT THE TRANSIT NEEDS OF HIGHLIGHT THE TRANSIT NEEDS OF DISABLED PEOPLE. DISABLED PEOPLE. MY MOM IS A PERSON WHO HAS MY MOM IS A PERSON WHO HAS PARKINSON'S DISEASE. PARKINSON'S DISEASE. IT IS A DEGENERATIVE IT IS A DEGENERATIVE NEUROLOGICAL DISEASE, SLOWLY NEUROLOGICAL DISEASE, SLOWLY TAKING AWAY HER ABILITY TO MOVE TAKING AWAY HER ABILITY TO MOVE AND HER EXECUTIVE FUNCTION. AND HER EXECUTIVE FUNCTION. RECENTLY SHE LOST HER ABILITY TO RECENTLY SHE LOST HER ABILITY TO DRIVE. DRIVE. THERE ARE MORE LIMITED OPTIONS THERE ARE MORE LIMITED OPTIONS FOR HER TO GET AROUND NOW. FOR HER TO GET AROUND NOW. IN TICKET IS A PROBLEM BECAUSE IN TICKET IS A PROBLEM BECAUSE WE CAN'T REALLY AFFORD THE WE CAN'T REALLY AFFORD THE INCREDIBLY EXPENSIVE ACCESSIBLE INCREDIBLY EXPENSIVE ACCESSIBLE VEHICLES SUCH AS LIFTED VANS VEHICLES SUCH AS LIFTED VANS WITH WHEELCHAIR ACCESS. WITH WHEELCHAIR ACCESS. AND VEHICLES LIKE THOSE. AND VEHICLES LIKE THOSE. PUBLIC TRANSIT IS A VERY VIABLE PUBLIC TRANSIT IS A VERY VIABLE OPTION FOR ALLEVIATING THE OPTION FOR ALLEVIATING THE STRESS ON CARETAKERS SUCH AS STRESS ON CARETAKERS SUCH AS MYSELF WHO HAVE TO TAKE CARE OF MYSELF WHO HAVE TO TAKE CARE OF THEIR PARENTS, OR PEOPLE WHO THEIR PARENTS, OR PEOPLE WHO WORK TO TAKE CARE OF ELDERLY AND WORK TO TAKE CARE OF ELDERLY AND DISABLED PEOPLE. DISABLED PEOPLE. IN TICKET WILL ALLOW THEM MORE IN TICKET WILL ALLOW THEM MORE ACCESS TO JOBS, FOR EXAMPLE THE ACCESS TO JOBS, FOR EXAMPLE THE LIGHT RAIL WILL GO DIRECTLY TO LIGHT RAIL WILL GO DIRECTLY TO MIDTOWN SACRAMENTO WHERE THERE MIDTOWN SACRAMENTO WHERE THERE IS PLENTY OF PLACES TO WORK AND IS PLENTY OF PLACES TO WORK AND AMPLE ACCESS TO FUNDS. AMPLE ACCESS TO FUNDS. THE LIGHT RAIL IN PARTICULAR THE LIGHT RAIL IN PARTICULAR WILL ALSO BE VERY ACCESSIBLE. WILL ALSO BE VERY ACCESSIBLE. THE NEW SIEMENS VEHICLES HAVE THE NEW SIEMENS VEHICLES HAVE LEVEL BOARDING. LEVEL BOARDING. IT WILL GIVE DISABLED PEOPLE AND IT WILL GIVE DISABLED PEOPLE AND ELDERLY MORE OPTIONS TO GET ELDERLY MORE OPTIONS TO GET AROUND.

AROUND. THANK YOU FOR LISTENING AND HAVE THANK YOU FOR LISTENING AND HAVE A GOOD EVENING. A GOOD EVENING. >> THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. OKAY, THAT WAS OUR FINAL OKAY, THAT WAS OUR FINAL SPEAKER. SPEAKER. AT THIS TIME I WILL DECLARE THE AT THIS TIME I WILL DECLARE THE PUBLIC COMMENT OPPORTUNITY PUBLIC COMMENT OPPORTUNITY CLOSED AND BRING IT BACK TO CLOSED AND BRING IT BACK TO COLLEAGUES FOR DELIBERATION AND COLLEAGUES FOR DELIBERATION AND DIRECTION AND ANY -- QUESTIONS. DIRECTION AND ANY -- QUESTIONS. BUT BEFORE THAT, I WOULD LIKE TO BUT BEFORE THAT, I WOULD LIKE TO READ A STATEMENT FROM OUR MAYOR READ A STATEMENT FROM OUR MAYOR WHO ASKED ME TO READ THIS. WHO ASKED ME TO READ THIS. THE MAYOR SUPPORTS STAFF THE MAYOR SUPPORTS STAFF RECOMMENDATION. RECOMMENDATION. LIGHT RAIL WILL PROVIDE LIGHT RAIL WILL PROVIDE ESSENTIAL TRANSPORTATION OPTIONS ESSENTIAL TRANSPORTATION OPTIONS FOR OUR CITY AND RESIDENTS. FOR OUR CITY AND RESIDENTS. ELK GROVE WILL BE BETTER ELK GROVE WILL BE BETTER CONNECTED TO SACRAMENTO AND OUR CONNECTED TO SACRAMENTO AND OUR REGION. REGION. THE PROJECT WILL ALSO ALELEVIAT THE PROJECT WILL ALSO ALELEVIAT TRAFFIC CONGESTION AS SAC RT TRAFFIC CONGESTION AS SAC RT THEIR I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING THEIR I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING ON THIS PROJECT TO IMPROVE ON THIS PROJECT TO IMPROVE TRANSPORTATION OPTIONS FOR OUR TRANSPORTATION OPTIONS FOR OUR COMMUNITY. COMMUNITY. OKAY, THAT WAS FROM OUR MAYOR. OKAY, THAT WAS FROM OUR MAYOR. LOOK BACK TO COUNCIL COLLEAGUES, LOOK BACK TO COUNCIL COLLEAGUES, COUNCILMEMBER ROBLES? COUNCILMEMBER ROBLES? OF COURSE, COUNCILMEMBER BREWER, OF COURSE, COUNCILMEMBER BREWER, THE OTHER REPRESENTATIVE ON RT, THE OTHER REPRESENTATIVE ON RT, YES. YES. >> I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE HEARD

I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE HEARD FROM THE OTHER PANEL, AND PLAY FROM THE OTHER PANEL, AND PLAY CLEANUP. CLEANUP. CAN I PLAY AARON JUDGE ON THIS? CAN I PLAY AARON JUDGE ON THIS? >> OKAY, BACK THE OTHER OKAY, BACK THE OTHER DIRECTION. DIRECTION. HE'S DEFERRING. HE'S DEFERRING. >> THANK YOU FOR THE

THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION. PRESENTATION. I THINK TRANSPORTATION IS I THINK TRANSPORTATION IS DEFINITELY IMPORTANT AS WE DEFINITELY IMPORTANT AS WE CONTINUE TO EXPAND. CONTINUE TO EXPAND. I ALSO DO BELIEVE THAT AT LEAST I ALSO DO BELIEVE THAT AT LEAST FOR ME, I THINK WE NEED TO ALSO FOR ME, I THINK WE NEED TO ALSO CONTINUE TO KIND OF SEE OTHER CONTINUE TO KIND OF SEE OTHER MODES OF TRANSPORTATION. MODES OF TRANSPORTATION. I WOULD BE HAPPY TO SUPPORT I WOULD BE HAPPY TO SUPPORT STAFF RECOMMENDATION AS WE LOOK STAFF RECOMMENDATION AS WE LOOK TO THIS. TO THIS. >> COUNCILMEMBER SPEASE. COUNCILMEMBER SPEASE. >> OKAY.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT, SO LETS'S RECOGNIZE ALL RIGHT, SO LETS'S RECOGNIZE THE NEED. THE NEED. TRAFFIC HAS BEEN NOT GREAT TRAFFIC HAS BEEN NOT GREAT BECAUSE WE HAVE PROVIDED WHAT BECAUSE WE HAVE PROVIDED WHAT PEOPLE HAVE ASKED FOR. PEOPLE HAVE ASKED FOR. PEOPLE HAVE ASKED FOR MORE PEOPLE HAVE ASKED FOR MORE SHOPPING, ASKED FOR MORE SHOPPING, ASKED FOR MORE RESTAURANTS, THEY HAVE ASKED FOR RESTAURANTS, THEY HAVE ASKED FOR RETAIL, ALL THAT. RETAIL, ALL THAT. THAT HAS MADE TRAFFIC MORE THAT HAS MADE TRAFFIC MORE DIFFICULT. DIFFICULT. WE ARE UNDERGOING OTHER WE ARE UNDERGOING OTHER OPPORTUNITIES TO TRY AND OPPORTUNITIES TO TRY AND ALLEVIATE THAT TRAFFIC. ALLEVIATE THAT TRAFFIC. HERE'S MY CHALLENGE. HERE'S MY CHALLENGE. THERE IS CERTAINLY A NEED TO THERE IS CERTAINLY A NEED TO HAVE A MORE EFFICIENT WAY TO HAVE A MORE EFFICIENT WAY TO MOVE PEOPLE TO SACRAMENTO AND MOVE PEOPLE TO SACRAMENTO AND BEYOND. BEYOND. ABSOLUTELY NEEDS TO HAPPEN. ABSOLUTELY NEEDS TO HAPPEN. MY CHALLENGE IS THAT WHEN THE MY CHALLENGE IS THAT WHEN THE ONLY TOOL YOU HAVE IS A HAMMER, ONLY TOOL YOU HAVE IS A HAMMER, YOU TREAT EVERYTHING AS A NAIL. YOU TREAT EVERYTHING AS A NAIL. WHEN WE ASKED FOR THE STUDY, WE WHEN WE ASKED FOR THE STUDY, WE SAID PLEASE EVALUATE BRT AND SAID PLEASE EVALUATE BRT AND LRT. LRT. THERE ARE OTHER OPTIONS WHICH THERE ARE OTHER OPTIONS WHICH ARE EMERGING. ARE EMERGING. THERE IS -- IN UTAH THEY'RE THERE IS -- IN UTAH THEY'RE BEGINNING TO WORK ON ELECTRIC BEGINNING TO WORK ON ELECTRIC FOR LACK OF A BETTER TERM, FOR LACK OF A BETTER TERM, PL PL PLANES. PLANES. THEY'RE LOOKING AT THE FUTURE THEY'RE LOOKING AT THE FUTURE BEING AUTONOMOUS. BEING AUTONOMOUS. WHEN WE LOOK AT THE FUTURE, WHEN WHEN WE LOOK AT THE FUTURE, WHEN WE LOOK AT A 20-YEAR HORIZON, I WE LOOK AT A 20-YEAR HORIZON, I LOOK AT IT AND THINK MY GOSH LOOK AT IT AND THINK MY GOSH WE'RE GOING TO BE SOLVING WE'RE GOING TO BE SOLVING TOMORROW'S PROBLEM WITH TOMORROW'S PROBLEM WITH YESTERDAY'S SOLUTION. YESTERDAY'S SOLUTION. SO FOR ME, I COMPLETELY SO FOR ME, I COMPLETELY UNDERSTAND THE NEED. UNDERSTAND THE NEED. I COULD SUPPORT IT IF WE HAD I COULD SUPPORT IT IF WE HAD EVALUATED MORE. EVALUATED MORE. BUT, AGAIN, IF WE ASK RT AND BUT, AGAIN, IF WE ASK RT AND THERE'S ABSOLUTELY NO CONCERN OR THERE'S ABSOLUTELY NO CONCERN OR PROBLEM WITH RT, BUT WHEN WE SAY PROBLEM WITH RT, BUT WHEN WE SAY TELL US ABOUT LRT AND BRT WE'RE

TELL US ABOUT LRT AND BRT WE'RE ONLY LOOKING AT TWO OF SEVERAL ONLY LOOKING AT TWO OF SEVERAL OPTIONS. OPTIONS. I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE MORE I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE MORE INVESTIGATION INTO AUTONOMOUS, I INVESTIGATION INTO AUTONOMOUS, I DON'T WANT TO SOUND LIKE GEORGE DON'T WANT TO SOUND LIKE GEORGE JETSON, I'M SURE THAT'S WHAT JETSON, I'M SURE THAT'S WHAT I'LL GET, BUT THERE ARE OTHER I'LL GET, BUT THERE ARE OTHER CITIES AND STATES EVALUATE ING CITIES AND STATES EVALUATE ING AUTONOMOUS PILOTED VEHICLES. AUTONOMOUS PILOTED VEHICLES. I WON'T BE ABLE TO SUPPORT THIS. I WON'T BE ABLE TO SUPPORT THIS. >> COUNCILMEMBER BREWER DO YOU COUNCILMEMBER BREWER DO YOU MIND IF I JUMP IN? MIND IF I JUMP IN? >> PLAYING AARON JUDGE. PLAYING AARON JUDGE. >> APPRECIATE THAT.

APPRECIATE THAT. A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS FOR STAFF. A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS FOR STAFF. FIRST OF ALL, AS FAR AS THE FIRST OF ALL, AS FAR AS THE RIDERSHIP THAT WAS MENTIONED, RIDERSHIP THAT WAS MENTIONED, ALTERNATIVE TO HAVING THE MOST ALTERNATIVE TO HAVING THE MOST TR TR TRIPS, WOULD PROVIDE -- BE THE TRIPS, WOULD PROVIDE -- BE THE MOST EFFECTIVE. MOST EFFECTIVE. WAS THERE A DIRECTION WITH THAT? WAS THERE A DIRECTION WITH THAT? OR IS IT BOTH WAYS? OR IS IT BOTH WAYS? PEOPLE COMING IN OR GOING OUT? PEOPLE COMING IN OR GOING OUT? WAS THERE A DISTINCTION? WAS THERE A DISTINCTION? >> I'D ACTUALLY LIKE TO INVITE I'D ACTUALLY LIKE TO INVITE UP ADAM FROM KIMLEY-HORN WHO DID UP ADAM FROM KIMLEY-HORN WHO DID THE RIDERSHIP ANALYSIS FOR US, THE RIDERSHIP ANALYSIS FOR US, TO GIVE A MOMENT OF CONTEXT TO TO GIVE A MOMENT OF CONTEXT TO IT AND ANSWER THAT QUESTION. IT AND ANSWER THAT QUESTION. >> EXCELLENT.

EXCELLENT. >> ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. HAPPY TO BE HERE. HAPPY TO BE HERE. QUESTION REGARDING RIDERSHIP, QUESTION REGARDING RIDERSHIP, THAT IS BOTH DIRECTIONS OF THAT IS BOTH DIRECTIONS OF TRAVEL. TRAVEL. TS FUTURE FORECAST. TS FUTURE FORECAST. >> WAS IT DUAL TRACK, DID YOU WAS IT DUAL TRACK, DID YOU INVESTIGATE DUAL TRACK OUT OF INVESTIGATE DUAL TRACK OUT OF ELK GROVE? ELK GROVE? >> WELL, THE ASSUMING IS THAT WELL, THE ASSUMING IS THAT LIGHT RAIL WOULD HAVE TWO LIGHT RAIL WOULD HAVE TWO TRACKS, ONE GOING EACH TRACKS, ONE GOING EACH DIRECTION. DIRECTION. >> APOLOGIZE, WHAT I MEAN IS APOLOGIZE, WHAT I MEAN IS INSTEAD OF GOING WHEN YOU GO -- INSTEAD OF GOING WHEN YOU GO -- HEAD OUT OF ELK GROVE, HAVING TO HEAD OUT OF ELK GROVE, HAVING TO STOP AT CRC, OR IS THERE AN STOP AT CRC, OR IS THERE AN OPPORTUNITY TO, FOR COMMUTERS, OPPORTUNITY TO, FOR COMMUTERS, BY PASS THOSE STOPS? BY PASS THOSE STOPS? >> GOOD QUESTION.

GOOD QUESTION. WE JUST REALLY ASSUMED EXTENSION WE JUST REALLY ASSUMED EXTENSION OF EXISTING BLUE LINE. OF EXISTING BLUE LINE. SO IT WOULD HAVE A SIMILAR SO IT WOULD HAVE A SIMILAR SERVICE PATTERN TO THE BLUE LINE SERVICE PATTERN TO THE BLUE LINE AND MAKE THE STOPS. AND MAKE THE STOPS. EXPRESS TYPE SERVICE COULD BE EXPRESS TYPE SERVICE COULD BE INVESTIGATED. INVESTIGATED. THE ASSUMPTION THUS FAR IS NOT THE ASSUMPTION THUS FAR IS NOT EXPRESS SERVICE. EXPRESS SERVICE. >> DO YOU HAVE ANY KNOWLEDGE DO YOU HAVE ANY KNOWLEDGE ABOUT DOING AN EXPRESS SERVICE? ABOUT DOING AN EXPRESS SERVICE? I WOULDN'T EXPECT A FULL STUDY I WOULDN'T EXPECT A FULL STUDY BUT DO YOU HAVE ANY -- BUT DO YOU HAVE ANY -- >> WE HAVEN'T ASSESSED WHAT WE HAVEN'T ASSESSED WHAT IMPROVEMENTS WOULD BE NEEDED TO IMPROVEMENTS WOULD BE NEEDED TO ALLOW FOR THAT. ALLOW FOR THAT. >> OKAY.

OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THAT WAS MY CONCERN ABOUT THAT THAT WAS MY CONCERN ABOUT THAT PART. PART. I THINK WHOEVER WE DO, THAT I THINK WHOEVER WE DO, THAT FIRST SEGMENT NEEDS TO BE VERY FIRST SEGMENT NEEDS TO BE VERY EFFICIENT. EFFICIENT. SUCH THAT IT WILL ENCOURAGE MORE SUCH THAT IT WILL ENCOURAGE MORE RIDERSHIP. RIDERSHIP. IF WE DON'T GET FIRST SEGMENT IF WE DON'T GET FIRST SEGMENT RIGHT THE REST OF IT WON'T RIGHT THE REST OF IT WON'T MATTER. MATTER. HAVING SAID THAT, I MYSELF, I'M HAVING SAID THAT, I MYSELF, I'M TORN. TORN. I'VE DONE THE COMMUTE, TO I'VE DONE THE COMMUTE, TO EARLIER COMMENTS MENTIONED ABOUT EARLIER COMMENTS MENTIONED ABOUT COMMUTERS, I'VE DONE THE COMMUTERS, I'VE DONE THE COMMUTE. COMMUTE. DOING BUS RAPID TRANSIT TO CRC DOING BUS RAPID TRANSIT TO CRC OR MEADOW VIEW STATION IN MY OR MEADOW VIEW STATION IN MY OPINION WILL NOT WORK. OPINION WILL NOT WORK. BEING A DRIVER MYSELF, BY THE BEING A DRIVER MYSELF, BY THE TIME YOU GET TO THOSE PLACES THE TIME YOU GET TO THOSE PLACES THE TRAFFIC DISBURSES AND THERE'S TRAFFIC DISBURSES AND THERE'S REALLY NO REASON TO SWITCH. REALLY NO REASON TO SWITCH. YOU JUST KEEP GOING OR GET ON 5 YOU JUST KEEP GOING OR GET ON 5 OR GO BACK TO 99 C. OR GO BACK TO 99 C. IF YOU ARE GOING TO DO ANYTHING IF YOU ARE GOING TO DO ANYTHING LIGHT RAIL SHOULD BE IT, I LIGHT RAIL SHOULD BE IT, I THINK. THINK. IF I'M COMMUTING TO WORK I'M NOT IF I'M COMMUTING TO WORK I'M NOT LOOKING TO WANT TO STOP LOOKING TO WANT TO STOP NECESSARILY AT CRC. NECESSARILY AT CRC. I WANT TO GET TO WORK AS FAST AS I WANT TO GET TO WORK AS FAST AS I CAN. I CAN. I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING THAT I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING THAT NEEDS TO BE LOOKED AT FOR THAT NEEDS TO BE LOOKED AT FOR THAT FIRST SEGMENT. FIRST SEGMENT. THEN THE COST WAS MENTIONED. THEN THE COST WAS MENTIONED. THERE'S -- SO I AM THE ALTERNATE THERE'S -- SO I AM THE ALTERNATE ON SAC RT, BUT I AM ON THE ON SAC RT, BUT I AM ON THE SACRAMENTO AREA COUNCIL OF SACRAMENTO AREA COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS WHICH WORKS CLOSELY GOVERNMENTS WHICH WORKS CLOSELY WITH RT. WITH RT. I DO LOOK AT TRANSIT, HAVE A I DO LOOK AT TRANSIT, HAVE A TRANSIT LENS WHILE SITTING ON TRANSIT LENS WHILE SITTING ON THAT BOARD. THAT BOARD. ONE OF THE THINGS WE'RE ONE OF THE THINGS WE'RE CONTENDING WITH THIS BOARD IS CONTENDING WITH THIS BOARD IS ADMINISTERING SB125 FUNDS. ADMINISTERING SB125 FUNDS. THIS WAS A ONE-TIME PLUS-UP FROM THIS WAS A ONE-TIME PLUS-UP FROM THE LEGISLATURE TO GIVE TO

THE LEGISLATURE TO GIVE TO ALLOCATE TO TRANSIT AGENCIES FOR ALLOCATE TO TRANSIT AGENCIES FOR OPERATIONAL COSTS BECAUSE OF OPERATIONAL COSTS BECAUSE OF COVID. COVID. AND THE VERY DIRE NEWS IS ALL OF AND THE VERY DIRE NEWS IS ALL OF OUR TRANSIT SYSTEMS IN THIS OUR TRANSIT SYSTEMS IN THIS REGION ARE IN TROUBLE. REGION ARE IN TROUBLE. SO IT'S A CHALLENGE BECAUSE YOU SO IT'S A CHALLENGE BECAUSE YOU HAVE THE CURRENT SYSTEM, NOT HAVE THE CURRENT SYSTEM, NOT JUST SAC RT, THE BIGGEST ONE. JUST SAC RT, THE BIGGEST ONE. BUT WHETHER IT'S YOLO BUS OR BUT WHETHER IT'S YOLO BUS OR ROSEVILLE, EL DORADO -- ANYWAY. ROSEVILLE, EL DORADO -- ANYWAY. MY POINT IS THERE'S ALL OF THE MY POINT IS THERE'S ALL OF THE TRANSIT SYSTEMS ARE SUFFERING TRANSIT SYSTEMS ARE SUFFERING RIGHT NOW. RIGHT NOW. SO THE CURRENT SYSTEM IS SO THE CURRENT SYSTEM IS CHALLENGED. CHALLENGED. BANDAGES TO THEM, WE DON'T KNOW BANDAGES TO THEM, WE DON'T KNOW HOW THAT'S GOING TO LOOK. HOW THAT'S GOING TO LOOK. IT'S AN ISSUE THAT WE CONTEND IT'S AN ISSUE THAT WE CONTEND WITH. WITH. BUT OUR CITY DOES CONTINUE TO BUT OUR CITY DOES CONTINUE TO GROW. GROW. AND WE MAXIMIZE OUR USE ON I-5. AND WE MAXIMIZE OUR USE ON I-5. WE ADDED ONE LANE ON I-5, NOT WE ADDED ONE LANE ON I-5, NOT GOING ANY WIDER THERE. GOING ANY WIDER THERE. AND 99 CERTAINLY CAN'T GET AND 99 CERTAINLY CAN'T GET WIDER. WIDER. THIS IS GOING TO ADD ANOTHER THIS IS GOING TO ADD ANOTHER $580,000 RESIDENTS ANTICIPATED $580,000 RESIDENTS ANTICIPATED TO ADD OVER THE NEXT TO ADD OVER THE NEXT APPROXIMATELY 30 YEARS. APPROXIMATELY 30 YEARS. ANOTHER ELEMENT, THE PEOPLE IN ANOTHER ELEMENT, THE PEOPLE IN SAN JOSE THEY DIDN'T WANT BART SAN JOSE THEY DIDN'T WANT BART EITHER. EITHER. AND THEY DIDN'T BRING BART. AND THEY DIDN'T BRING BART. BUT IF YOU COMMUTE DOWN THAT 680 BUT IF YOU COMMUTE DOWN THAT 680 CORRIDOR TODAY YOU ARE WISHING CORRIDOR TODAY YOU ARE WISHING YOU HAD BART. YOU HAD BART. TO ME IT'S NOT A STRAIGHTFORWARD TO ME IT'S NOT A STRAIGHTFORWARD ANSWER. ANSWER. AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES ARE VERY AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES ARE VERY CLOSE. CLOSE. I DON'T KNOW THAT THE JETS ARE I DON'T KNOW THAT THE JETS ARE HERE OR PROVEN. HERE OR PROVEN. THAT'S NOT AN OPTION FOR US

THAT'S NOT AN OPTION FOR US EITHER. EITHER. I SAY THIS BECAUSE I'VE BEEN I SAY THIS BECAUSE I'VE BEEN LOOKING AT THIS FOR A LONG TIME. LOOKING AT THIS FOR A LONG TIME. MANY PEOPLE HAVE. MANY PEOPLE HAVE. LIVING IT AS A COMMUTER. LIVING IT AS A COMMUTER. WE DO NEED SOMETHING. WE DO NEED SOMETHING. WE CAN'T HAVE 500 AUTONOMOUS WE CAN'T HAVE 500 AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES ON OUR ROADS. VEHICLES ON OUR ROADS. PUTTING PEOPLE IN -- MOVING PUTTING PEOPLE IN -- MOVING PEOPLE MORE EFFICIENTLY IS PEOPLE MORE EFFICIENTLY IS SOMETHING LIKE TRANSIT. SOMETHING LIKE TRANSIT. THERE IS A NEED FOR SOMETHING THERE IS A NEED FOR SOMETHING LIKE THIS. LIKE THIS. BUT I BELIEVE WE HAVE TO BUILD BUT I BELIEVE WE HAVE TO BUILD SOMETHING THAT PEOPLE WILL RIDE. SOMETHING THAT PEOPLE WILL RIDE. THIS IS NOT UNKNOWN. THIS IS NOT UNKNOWN. WE HAVE HEARD THIS BEFORE. WE HAVE HEARD THIS BEFORE. IT HAS TO BE FREQUENT, IT HAS TO IT HAS TO BE FREQUENT, IT HAS TO BE SAFE, DEPENDABLE. BE SAFE, DEPENDABLE. HOW DO YOU DO THAT IN I THINK IN HOW DO YOU DO THAT IN I THINK IN A PRUDENT WAY. A PRUDENT WAY. I THINK AS I STARTED THIS I THINK AS I STARTED THIS CONVERSATION, YOU BUILD THAT CONVERSATION, YOU BUILD THAT FIRST SEGMENT REALLY WELL. FIRST SEGMENT REALLY WELL. PEOPLE WANT TO RIDE IT. PEOPLE WANT TO RIDE IT. AND I'M COMFORTABLE WITH THE AND I'M COMFORTABLE WITH THE ASTRATION ABOUT GOING FARTHER ASTRATION ABOUT GOING FARTHER DOWN. DOWN. I'LL CAUTION US THAT A FIXED I'LL CAUTION US THAT A FIXED SYSTEM, EXPENSIVE FIXED SYSTEM SYSTEM, EXPENSIVE FIXED SYSTEM IS GOING TO BE COSTLY, IS GOING IS GOING TO BE COSTLY, IS GOING TO TAKE A LONG TIME. TO TAKE A LONG TIME. AND IT WON'T MATTER IF PEOPLE AND IT WON'T MATTER IF PEOPLE AREN'T RIDING IT, IT WILL BE AREN'T RIDING IT, IT WILL BE EXPENSIVE TO MAINTAIN. EXPENSIVE TO MAINTAIN. WE NEED TO BE CAREFUL WITH THAT. WE NEED TO BE CAREFUL WITH THAT. AGAIN ONCE IT'S BUILT IT'S AGAIN ONCE IT'S BUILT IT'S THERE. THERE. BUT IF YOU DO IT INCREMENTALLY BUT IF YOU DO IT INCREMENTALLY AND YOU ARE MAKING SURE YOU AND YOU ARE MAKING SURE YOU BUILD SOMETHING GOING TO BE AS BUILD SOMETHING GOING TO BE AS EFFECTIVE AS IT CAN, GENERATING EFFECTIVE AS IT CAN, GENERATING THE BEST RIDERSHIP, YOU'RE ALSO THE BEST RIDERSHIP, YOU'RE ALSO PARTNERING APPROPRIATE LAND USE PARTNERING APPROPRIATE LAND USE WITH IT, THAT MEANS TRANSIT WITH IT, THAT MEANS TRANSIT ORIENTED CORRIDORS, DENSIFYING ORIENTED CORRIDORS, DENSIFYING THE AREAS AROUND THE STATION. THE AREAS AROUND THE STATION. SO YOU CAN HAVE THE GREATER SO YOU CAN HAVE THE GREATER POTENTIAL RIDERS. POTENTIAL RIDERS. ALL OF THESE THINGS NEED TO ALL OF THESE THINGS NEED TO HAPPEN. HAPPEN. IT'S NOT A ONE -- WE CAN'T JUST IT'S NOT A ONE -- WE CAN'T JUST FOCUS ON THE RAIL ITSELF. FOCUS ON THE RAIL ITSELF. WE HAVE TO BE ABLE TO FOCUS ON

WE HAVE TO BE ABLE TO FOCUS ON WHERE ARE THE RIDERS COMING WHERE ARE THE RIDERS COMING FROM. FROM. NOT EVERYBODY IS GOING TO DO NOT EVERYBODY IS GOING TO DO RIDE SHARE ALL THE WAY TO A PARK RIDE SHARE ALL THE WAY TO A PARK AND RIDE. AND RIDE. WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE'S PEOPLE LIVING AROUND THERE'S PEOPLE LIVING AROUND THERE THAT CAN BE RIDERS. THERE THAT CAN BE RIDERS. IT IS A COMPREHENSIVE STRATEGY. IT IS A COMPREHENSIVE STRATEGY. LOOK, AGAIN, A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE LOOK, AGAIN, A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE LOOKING AT THIS STUFF. LOOKING AT THIS STUFF. AND I'M TRYING TO IMPART ON AND I'M TRYING TO IMPART ON EVERYBODY IT IS NOT AN EASY EVERYBODY IT IS NOT AN EASY SOLUTION. SOLUTION. IT NEEDS TO BE WELL THOUGHT AND IT NEEDS TO BE WELL THOUGHT AND WELL EXECUTED. WELL EXECUTED. SO I APPRECIATE STAFF'S SO I APPRECIATE STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION. RECOMMENDATION. I CAN SUPPORT IT. I CAN SUPPORT IT. AND I DON'T KNOW HOW WE DO THIS AND I DON'T KNOW HOW WE DO THIS IN A MOTION, IF COLLEAGUES IN A MOTION, IF COLLEAGUES SUPPORT IT. SUPPORT IT. MAYBE I'LL COME BACK TO IT MAYBE I'LL COME BACK TO IT LATER. LATER. I'D LIKE TO DO IT IN A WAY THAT I'D LIKE TO DO IT IN A WAY THAT CLAR CLAR CLARIFIES WHAT WE'RE ACTUALLY CLARIFIES WHAT WE'RE ACTUALLY SUPPO SUPPO SUPPORTING. SUPPORTING. NOT WHOLE VISION BUT HOW THE NOT WHOLE VISION BUT HOW THE EXECUTION OF THAT VISION IS PART EXECUTION OF THAT VISION IS PART OF THAT AS WELL. OF THAT AS WELL. I'M GOING TO STOP, I KNOW I SAID I'M GOING TO STOP, I KNOW I SAID A LOT. A LOT. BUT I'M GOING TO STOP AND YIELD BUT I'M GOING TO STOP AND YIELD TO MY COUNSEL COLLEAGUE. TO MY COUNSEL COLLEAGUE. COUNCILMEMBER BREWER. COUNCILMEMBER BREWER. >> THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE THE COMMENTS AND I APPRECIATE THE COMMENTS AND THE THOUGHTFULNESS BY ALL THREE. THE THOUGHTFULNESS BY ALL THREE. WE'VE ALL SEEN ELK GROVE GROW WE'VE ALL SEEN ELK GROVE GROW BUT WE'VE ALSO SEEN THE TRAFFIC BUT WE'VE ALSO SEEN THE TRAFFIC CONGESTION GROW AS WELL. CONGESTION GROW AS WELL. GROW EXPONENTIALLY. GROW EXPONENTIALLY. AS PART OF THAT THERE IS BEEN AN AS PART OF THAT THERE IS BEEN AN EVOLUTION OF TRANSIT HERE IN ELK EVOLUTION OF TRANSIT HERE IN ELK GROVE. GROVE. FIRST, CITY OF ELK GROVE IN ITS FIRST, CITY OF ELK GROVE IN ITS EARLY STAGES HAD RT THEN IT EARLY STAGES HAD RT THEN IT MOVED TO MV TRANSIT, NOW BACK TO MOVED TO MV TRANSIT, NOW BACK TO RT. RT. WHILE WE'RE -- AS WE'VE GONE WHILE WE'RE -- AS WE'VE GONE THROUGH THIS EVOLUTION WE HAVE THROUGH THIS EVOLUTION WE HAVE NOTICED THAT SOME THINGS, LIKE NOTICED THAT SOME THINGS, LIKE THE E-TRAN EXPRESS BUS HAS BEEN THE E-TRAN EXPRESS BUS HAS BEEN EFFECTIVE, DOES WORK. EFFECTIVE, DOES WORK. BUT YOU HAVE TO GET TO THE BUT YOU HAVE TO GET TO THE DESIGNATED KISS AND RIDES TO GET DESIGNATED KISS AND RIDES TO GET ON THOSE STOPS. ON THOSE STOPS. NOW IT'S GONE -- IT'S GOTTEN NOW IT'S GONE -- IT'S GOTTEN BETTER, NOW THERE'S DESIGNATED BETTER, NOW THERE'S DESIGNATED STOPS THAT THE E-TRAN RUNS. STOPS THAT THE E-TRAN RUNS. AND PICKS UP PEOPLE AS THEY GO AND PICKS UP PEOPLE AS THEY GO TO SACRAMENTO FOR WORK. TO SACRAMENTO FOR WORK. AND THE DAY COMING HOME. AND THE DAY COMING HOME. SOME OPT TO TAKE LIGHT RAIL AND SOME OPT TO TAKE LIGHT RAIL AND THEY TAKE THE STOP THAT TR THEY TAKE THE STOP THAT TR TRAVERSES DOWN TO COSUMNES RIVER TRAVERSES DOWN TO COSUMNES RIVER COLLEGE. COLLEGE. THERE IS A CONCERTED EFFORT FOR THERE IS A CONCERTED EFFORT FOR FOLKS BASED ON THE WORKSHOPS FOLKS BASED ON THE WORKSHOPS THAT THE CITY OF SACRAMENTO AND THAT THE CITY OF SACRAMENTO AND SACRAMENTO REGIONAL TRANSIT HAS SACRAMENTO REGIONAL TRANSIT HAS HOLD WHERE WE HAD A CHANCE TO HOLD WHERE WE HAD A CHANCE TO LISTEN TO FOLKS ON THE GROUND LISTEN TO FOLKS ON THE GROUND THROUGH THE SURVEYS. THROUGH THE SURVEYS. ACTUALLY ARTICULATE WHAT THEIR ACTUALLY ARTICULATE WHAT THEIR NEEDS WERE. NEEDS WERE. AND THE ONE THING THAT PEOPLE AND THE ONE THING THAT PEOPLE DEFINITELY ASKED IS THAT IF YOU DEFINITELY ASKED IS THAT IF YOU DO LIGHT RAIL SERVICE, PLEASE D. DO LIGHT RAIL SERVICE, PLEASE D. YOU DON'T HAVE TO DO IT ALL IN YOU DON'T HAVE TO DO IT ALL IN ONE BUILD BUT YOU HAVE TO DO IT ONE BUILD BUT YOU HAVE TO DO IT RIGHT. RIGHT. IT CAN BE DONE IN STAGES. IT CAN BE DONE IN STAGES. WE HAVE THE PATHWAYS AND THE

WE HAVE THE PATHWAYS AND THE RIGHT-OF-WAYS TO MAKE IT WORK RIGHT-OF-WAYS TO MAKE IT WORK ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU GO SOUTH OF ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU GO SOUTH OF WHITELOCK ROAD. WHITELOCK ROAD. THAT RIGHT-OF-WAY IS VERY THAT RIGHT-OF-WAY IS VERY VISIBLE WHEN YOU SEE THE VISIBLE WHEN YOU SEE THE APARTMENTS AND FIREHOUSE. APARTMENTS AND FIREHOUSE. YOU SEE THE WIDENING OF THAT YOU SEE THE WIDENING OF THAT PATHWAY. PATHWAY. IT'S INTO THE JUST THERE FOR IT'S INTO THE JUST THERE FOR FLORA AND FAUNA. FLORA AND FAUNA. IT'S THERE, IT'S PART OF THE IT'S THERE, IT'S PART OF THE FUTURE PLAN. FUTURE PLAN. SEEING HOW THAT SOUTHEAST POLICY SEEING HOW THAT SOUTHEAST POLICY AREA AND THE MADERA RANCH AREA AND THE MADERA RANCH NEIGHBORHOODS ARE GROWING, THERE NEIGHBORHOODS ARE GROWING, THERE WILL BE PEOPLE THAT WILL BE WILL BE PEOPLE THAT WILL BE RIDING LIGHT RAIL. RIDING LIGHT RAIL. NOT EVERYONE WILL BE DRIVING. NOT EVERYONE WILL BE DRIVING. YOU WILL HAVE A LOT OF STUDENTS YOU WILL HAVE A LOT OF STUDENTS THAT WILL BE USING THAT LIGHT THAT WILL BE USING THAT LIGHT RAIL SERVICE. RAIL SERVICE. FOR UNHIGH SCHOOL, COULD NUMB FOR UNHIGH SCHOOL, COULD NUMB COSUMNES HIGH SCHOOL, THE MIDDLE COSUMNES HIGH SCHOOL, THE MIDDLE SCHOOL. SCHOOL. THEY WILL BE RIDING RAIL, NOT THEY WILL BE RIDING RAIL, NOT EVERYONE LIVES WITHIN THE EVERYONE LIVES WITHIN THE TWO-MILE RADIUS OF THOSE TWO-MILE RADIUS OF THOSE CAMPUSES. CAMPUSES. SOME OF THEM LIVE FURTHER OUT. SOME OF THEM LIVE FURTHER OUT. IF LIGHT RAIL DOES COME IN WE IF LIGHT RAIL DOES COME IN WE HAVE TO REIMAGINE HOW WE'RE HAVE TO REIMAGINE HOW WE'RE GOING TO DO TRANSIT IN THIS GOING TO DO TRANSIT IN THIS CITY. CITY. THE CURRENT ROUTES THAT WE HAVE, THE CURRENT ROUTES THAT WE HAVE, THEY WORKED FOR THE TIME BEING. THEY WORKED FOR THE TIME BEING. BUT ABOUT FIVE YEARS AGO, SEEING BUT ABOUT FIVE YEARS AGO, SEEING HOW SOME OF THESE BUSES ARE FAR HOW SOME OF THESE BUSES ARE FAR AWAY FROM THE HUBS OF THE AWAY FROM THE HUBS OF THE SCHOOLS, WE NEED TO -- WE HAVE SCHOOLS, WE NEED TO -- WE HAVE TO START REIMAGINING HOW WE'LL TO START REIMAGINING HOW WE'LL DO TRANSIT IN THE CITY, HOW THEY DO TRANSIT IN THE CITY, HOW THEY ALL COALESCE AND COME WINE WITH ALL COALESCE AND COME WINE WITH THE EXISTING LIGHT RAIL SYSTEMS, THE EXISTING LIGHT RAIL SYSTEMS, BECAUSE ONE THING IS DEFINITELY BECAUSE ONE THING IS DEFINITELY TRUE THE LIGHT RAIL SHOULD HAVE TRUE THE LIGHT RAIL SHOULD HAVE AN EXPRESS ROUTE THAT LEADS FROM AN EXPRESS ROUTE THAT LEADS FROM ELK GROVE INTO SACRAMENTO. ELK GROVE INTO SACRAMENTO. HOW WE DO THAT, I DON'T KNOW. HOW WE DO THAT, I DON'T KNOW. MAYBE IT IS A STOP WHERE YOU MAYBE IT IS A STOP WHERE YOU BYPASS CRC. BYPASS CRC. YOU BY PASS MEADOW VIEW.

YOU BY PASS MEADOW VIEW. IF YOU DO THAT, THEN YOU HAVE IF YOU DO THAT, THEN YOU HAVE THE EXISTING BLUE LINE. THE EXISTING BLUE LINE. THEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT INEQUITIES. INEQUITIES. THAT IS A WHOLE DIFFERENT LEVEL THAT IS A WHOLE DIFFERENT LEVEL AND DISCUSSION. AND DISCUSSION. IT IS PART OF THE CONVERSATION IT IS PART OF THE CONVERSATION THAT I THINK FOR SOUTH THAT I THINK FOR SOUTH SACRAMENTO IS DEFINITELY SACRAMENTO IS DEFINITELY OVERDUE. OVERDUE. MR. BARNBAUM MENTIONED SOMETHING MR. BARNBAUM MENTIONED SOMETHING SPECIFIC ABOUT HAVING A LINE ON SPECIFIC ABOUT HAVING A LINE ON THE EAST SIDE, WHETHER IT BE BUS THE EAST SIDE, WHETHER IT BE BUS RAPID TRANSIT THAT COMES ALL THE RAPID TRANSIT THAT COMES ALL THE WAY DOWN FROM THE STOP THAT GOES WAY DOWN FROM THE STOP THAT GOES UP TO FOLSOM BOULEVARD. UP TO FOLSOM BOULEVARD. THAT'S SOMETHING THAT SHOULD BE THAT'S SOMETHING THAT SHOULD BE LOOKED AT AS WELL. LOOKED AT AS WELL. THAT IS PLANNED FOR STOCKTON THAT IS PLANNED FOR STOCKTON BOULEVARD IS DONE WITH THAT VERY BOULEVARD IS DONE WITH THAT VERY VISION OF WHAT VICE MAYOR SUEN VISION OF WHAT VICE MAYOR SUEN MENTIONED, GETTING PEOPLE INTO MENTIONED, GETTING PEOPLE INTO DOWNTOWN. DOWNTOWN. GETTING PEOPLE TO AGGIE SQUARE. GETTING PEOPLE TO AGGIE SQUARE. FEDERAL DOLLARS IS THE REAL FEDERAL DOLLARS IS THE REAL HURDLE NOT THE STATE DOLLARS, HURDLE NOT THE STATE DOLLARS, NOT THE LOCAL DOLLARS. NOT THE LOCAL DOLLARS. WE HAVE THE MAJOR DEVELOPMENTS, WE HAVE THE MAJOR DEVELOPMENTS, THAT HELP IN THIS EFFORT. THAT HELP IN THIS EFFORT. HOW DO WE WORK WITH FTA IN HOW DO WE WORK WITH FTA IN SECURING THOSE DOLLARS, THERE'S SECURING THOSE DOLLARS, THERE'S A CURRENT PROJECT HAPPENING IN A CURRENT PROJECT HAPPENING IN SACRAMENTO. SACRAMENTO. THAT'S PLANNED ON THE WORKS BUT THAT'S PLANNED ON THE WORKS BUT THERE'S NOT CONSENSUAL AGREEMENT THERE'S NOT CONSENSUAL AGREEMENT ON THE ROUTE AND ON HOW IT'S ON THE ROUTE AND ON HOW IT'S GOING TO REALLY WORK IN THE BIG GOING TO REALLY WORK IN THE BIG PICTURE FOR SACRAMENTO AND WEST PICTURE FOR SACRAMENTO AND WEST SACRAMENTO. SACRAMENTO. IS THERE A WAY FOR US TO START IS THERE A WAY FOR US TO START WORKING WITH FTA, THE FEDERAL WORKING WITH FTA, THE FEDERAL TRANSPORTATION ADMINISTRATION,

TRANSPORTATION ADMINISTRATION, TO LEVERAGE TWO PROJECTS THAT TO LEVERAGE TWO PROJECTS THAT ARE OF CONSENSUAL AGREEMENT IN ARE OF CONSENSUAL AGREEMENT IN SACRAMENTO AND TRANSFER THOSE SACRAMENTO AND TRANSFER THOSE FUNDS IF THE STREETCAR PROJECT FUNDS IF THE STREETCAR PROJECT FALLS THROUGH. FALLS THROUGH. CAN IT BE APPLIED FOR THE SOUTH CAN IT BE APPLIED FOR THE SOUTH AREA. AREA. CAN IT BE APPLIED FOR ELK GROVE, CAN IT BE APPLIED FOR ELK GROVE, FOR STOCKTON BOULEVARD. FOR STOCKTON BOULEVARD. STOCKTON BOULEVARD FOR BUS RAPID STOCKTON BOULEVARD FOR BUS RAPID TRANSIT, BRT, ELK GROVE FOR THE TRANSIT, BRT, ELK GROVE FOR THE LIGHT RAIL. LIGHT RAIL. HAVING THAT EXTENSION FROM THE HAVING THAT EXTENSION FROM THE SOUTH TO COSUMNES RIVER COLLEGE SOUTH TO COSUMNES RIVER COLLEGE NOT ONLY IS IT IMPORTANT BUT IT NOT ONLY IS IT IMPORTANT BUT IT IS IMPORTANT TO THE EXTENT THAT IS IMPORTANT TO THE EXTENT THAT WE ARE DOING LOW INCOME HOUSING WE ARE DOING LOW INCOME HOUSING APARTMENTS ON TRANSIT WAYS. APARTMENTS ON TRANSIT WAYS. WHICH APPLIES FOR FRANKLIN WHICH APPLIES FOR FRANKLIN BOULEVARD AS WELL. BOULEVARD AS WELL. BRUCEVILLE ROAD. BRUCEVILLE ROAD. THOSE ARE CONVERSATIONS THAT WE THOSE ARE CONVERSATIONS THAT WE ARE HAVING AND HAVE OUR ARE HAVING AND HAVE OUR DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES. DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES. CLEAN TRANSPORTATION IS CLEAN TRANSPORTATION IS DEFINITELY ESSENTIAL. DEFINITELY ESSENTIAL. ESPECIALLY AS WE MOVE FORWARD. ESPECIALLY AS WE MOVE FORWARD. USING COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS AND USING COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS AND LIQUIFIED NATURAL GAS WAS THE LIQUIFIED NATURAL GAS WAS THE FIRST STAGE IN THAT EFFORT. FIRST STAGE IN THAT EFFORT. 15 TO 18 YEARS AGO. 15 TO 18 YEARS AGO. NOW WE'RE USING ELECTRIC BUSS TO NOW WE'RE USING ELECTRIC BUSS TO A CERTAIN EXTENT. A CERTAIN EXTENT. SACRAMENTO IS CONNECTED TO ELK SACRAMENTO IS CONNECTED TO ELK GROVE IS NO DIFFERENT. GROVE IS NO DIFFERENT. WE TALK A LOT OF BAD, ILL STUFF WE TALK A LOT OF BAD, ILL STUFF ABOUT HOW LOS ANGELES, HOW IT'S ABOUT HOW LOS ANGELES, HOW IT'S BIG AND SPRAWLED OUT. BIG AND SPRAWLED OUT. SACRAMENTO IS SPRAWLED OUT TOO. SACRAMENTO IS SPRAWLED OUT TOO. THIS IS STARTING TO GROW AND THIS IS STARTING TO GROW AND EXPAND NEW NEIGHBORHOODS. EXPAND NEW NEIGHBORHOODS. BAY AREA RAPID TRANSIT AND BAY AREA RAPID TRANSIT AND WASHINGTON D.C., METRO ARE WASHINGTON D.C., METRO ARE TEMPLATES OF HOW TO DO IT RIGHT, TEMPLATES OF HOW TO DO IT RIGHT, HOW TO DO IT CLEAN AND HOW TO

HOW TO DO IT CLEAN AND HOW TO EXTEND IT INTO THE TOWN. EXTEND IT INTO THE TOWN. TO RELEASE -- YOU DON'T HAVE TO TO RELEASE -- YOU DON'T HAVE TO HAVE IT IN EVERY STREET OR EVERY HAVE IT IN EVERY STREET OR EVERY VEIN. VEIN. BUT HAVE A CENTRAL LOCATION BUT HAVE A CENTRAL LOCATION WHERE PEOPLE CAN RIDE AND HAVE WHERE PEOPLE CAN RIDE AND HAVE ACCESS TO TRANSPORTATION WHEN ACCESS TO TRANSPORTATION WHEN THEY NEED IT, DON'T WANT TO THEY NEED IT, DON'T WANT TO DRIVE OR JUST WANT TO GO AND DRIVE OR JUST WANT TO GO AND WORK, COLLECT YOUR THOUGHTS. WORK, COLLECT YOUR THOUGHTS. WHEN THE WORK DAY IS DONE, WHEN THE WORK DAY IS DONE, DECOMPRESS, COLLECT YOUR DECOMPRESS, COLLECT YOUR THOUGHTS, BE AT HOME. THOUGHTS, BE AT HOME. ENJOY YOUR PETS, TV, OR JUST ENJOY YOUR PETS, TV, OR JUST YOUR FAMILY. YOUR FAMILY. THESE ARE THE CONVERSATIONS FOR THESE ARE THE CONVERSATIONS FOR TRANSPORTATION WE REALLY NEED TO TRANSPORTATION WE REALLY NEED TO TALK EARNESTLY ABOUT. TALK EARNESTLY ABOUT. ELK GROVE WILL CONTINUE TO GROW. ELK GROVE WILL CONTINUE TO GROW. THAT'S THE REALITY OF IT. THAT'S THE REALITY OF IT. WE'RE GROWING SOUTH, WE'RE GROWING SOUTH, NEIGHBORHOODS ARE BEING BUILT, NEIGHBORHOODS ARE BEING BUILT, PEOPLE WILL BE COMING IN. PEOPLE WILL BE COMING IN. WE ARE 183,000 PEOPLE ROUGHLY WE ARE 183,000 PEOPLE ROUGHLY UNOFFICIALLY I FEEL LIKE WE'RE UNOFFICIALLY I FEEL LIKE WE'RE OVER 200,000 ALREADY. OVER 200,000 ALREADY. NOT EVERYONE HAS A WAY GETTING NOT EVERYONE HAS A WAY GETTING FROM POINT A TO POINT B. FROM POINT A TO POINT B. TO HELP FILL THE VOID WE NEED TO TO HELP FILL THE VOID WE NEED TO REIMAGINE HOW WE DO OUR REIMAGINE HOW WE DO OUR TRANSPORTATION THE FOLKS AT THE TRANSPORTATION THE FOLKS AT THE WORK SHOP WERE CLEAR, WORK SHOP WERE CLEAR, PASSIONATE. PASSIONATE. THEY ARE RIDING ON THE THEY ARE RIDING ON THE TRANSPORTATION EVERY DAY. TRANSPORTATION EVERY DAY. IT IS SOMETHING THAT WE NEED TO IT IS SOMETHING THAT WE NEED TO LISTEN TO THE PUBLIC ON. LISTEN TO THE PUBLIC ON. WITH THAT SAID I LIKE THE IDEA WITH THAT SAID I LIKE THE IDEA OF SUPPORTING NUMBER 2 AS AN OF SUPPORTING NUMBER 2 AS AN ALTERNATIVE BECAUSE THAT'S LIKE

ALTERNATIVE BECAUSE THAT'S LIKE THE MORE STRAIGHT CLEAN ROUTE, THE MORE STRAIGHT CLEAN ROUTE, SOME OF THESE OPTIONS, SOME OF THESE OPTIONS, DEFINITELY HAVE THE ROUTE IN DEFINITELY HAVE THE ROUTE IN MIND REGARDLESS. MIND REGARDLESS. THEY HAVE SOMEONE WHERE IT'S THEY HAVE SOMEONE WHERE IT'S GOING TO GO DOWN BRUCEVILLE GOING TO GO DOWN BRUCEVILLE ROAD, YOU HANG A LEFT ON BIG ROAD, YOU HANG A LEFT ON BIG HORN BOULEVARD, STAYS ON BIG HORN BOULEVARD, STAYS ON BIG HORN BOULEVARD ALL THE WAY DOWN. HORN BOULEVARD ALL THE WAY DOWN. THAT'S LIKE -- THAT'S A GOOD THAT'S LIKE -- THAT'S A GOOD START. START. BUT AS WE SEGMENT THE TRACKS, BUT AS WE SEGMENT THE TRACKS, BUILD IT IN, IT ALLOWS US TO BUILD IT IN, IT ALLOWS US TO WORK WITH SACRAMENTO REGIONAL WORK WITH SACRAMENTO REGIONAL TRANSIT, WORK WITH SACOG, AND TRANSIT, WORK WITH SACOG, AND FIGURE OUT HOW WE REIMAGINE FIGURE OUT HOW WE REIMAGINE THESE ROUTES. THESE ROUTES. AS AN AUTHORITATIVE GRANT BODY AS AN AUTHORITATIVE GRANT BODY THAT RECEIVED FEDERAL DOLLARS THAT RECEIVED FEDERAL DOLLARS HOW TO DIVIDE THAT TO MAKE SURE HOW TO DIVIDE THAT TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S GOING TO THE RIGHT THAT IT'S GOING TO THE RIGHT AGENCIES FOR THE RIGHT CAUSES. AGENCIES FOR THE RIGHT CAUSES. AND TO PROVIDE ACCESSIBILITY AND AND TO PROVIDE ACCESSIBILITY AND EQUITY FOR ALL RIDERS. EQUITY FOR ALL RIDERS. >> I'M LOOKING AT MR. JORDAN, HE

I'M LOOKING AT MR. JORDAN, HE WANTED TO ANSWER SOME OF YOUR WANTED TO ANSWER SOME OF YOUR QUESTIONS. QUESTIONS. >> IF I COULD HEARING ALL OF THE

IF I COULD HEARING ALL OF THE COMMENTS ON THE DAIS. COMMENTS ON THE DAIS. THE EXPRESS OPPORTUNITY TO THE EXPRESS OPPORTUNITY TO DOWNTOWN. DOWNTOWN. K STREET, O STREET AREA. K STREET, O STREET AREA. BUT OTHERS, MANY RIDERS PROBABLY BUT OTHERS, MANY RIDERS PROBABLY WOULDN'T NEED TO UTILIZE THOSE WOULDN'T NEED TO UTILIZE THOSE STOPS. STOPS. WE TALKED WITH RT ABOUT THAT, WE TALKED WITH RT ABOUT THAT, OPERATIONAL CONSIDERATIONS THERE OPERATIONAL CONSIDERATIONS THERE IN TERMS OF HOW THE SYSTEM IN TERMS OF HOW THE SYSTEM FUNCTIONS DOWN TO THE DOWNTOWN FUNCTIONS DOWN TO THE DOWNTOWN CORE. CORE. AS WELL AS HOW THE INDIVIDUAL AS WELL AS HOW THE INDIVIDUAL STATIONS BETWEEN CRC AND EVEN STATIONS BETWEEN CRC AND EVEN ALL THE WAY DOWN TO 8th AND O ALL THE WAY DOWN TO 8th AND O WOULD FUNCTION IN TERMS OF HOW WOULD FUNCTION IN TERMS OF HOW TO SUPPORT THAT. TO SUPPORT THAT. HAVE PLACES LIKE THE BROADWAY HAVE PLACES LIKE THE BROADWAY STATION, THE PLATFORMS ARE FULLY STATION, THE PLATFORMS ARE FULLY ENCOMPASSING. ENCOMPASSING. WITHOUT GETTING INTO THE DETAILS WITHOUT GETTING INTO THE DETAILS WE DIDN'T SPECIFICALLY ADDRESS WE DIDN'T SPECIFICALLY ADDRESS THAT IN THE REPORT AT THIS TIME. THAT IN THE REPORT AT THIS TIME. BUT IT IS A CONSIDERATION AND BUT IT IS A CONSIDERATION AND SOMETHING WE WANT TO CONTINUE SOMETHING WE WANT TO CONTINUE CONVERSATIONS WITH RT AROUND. CONVERSATIONS WITH RT AROUND. FOLSOM EXTENSION IS A GOOD FOLSOM EXTENSION IS A GOOD SERVICE DOESN'T EXIST TODAY BUT SERVICE DOESN'T EXIST TODAY BUT WOULD LIKELY BE A BENEFIT TO WOULD LIKELY BE A BENEFIT TO RIDERS GOING FROM FOLSOM TO RIDERS GOING FROM FOLSOM TO DOWNTOWN SACRAMENTO. DOWNTOWN SACRAMENTO. SOMETHING TO LOOK FORWARD TO SOMETHING TO LOOK FORWARD TO MORE THERE. MORE THERE. CERTAINLY, ALSO, WE NEED TO CERTAINLY, ALSO, WE NEED TO REENVISION THE LOCAL BUS SERVICE REENVISION THE LOCAL BUS SERVICE AND BALANCE OF THE RT SYSTEM IN AND BALANCE OF THE RT SYSTEM IN THE SOUTH COUNTY AREA WHERE WE THE SOUTH COUNTY AREA WHERE WE LOOK TO PARTNER WITH RT ON IN LOOK TO PARTNER WITH RT ON IN THE FUTURE. THE FUTURE. THEY'RE WORKING ON COMPREHENSIVE THEY'RE WORKING ON COMPREHENSIVE OPERATIONAL ANALYSIS, BY THE OPERATIONAL ANALYSIS, BY THE TIME SOMETHING HAPPENED HERE, WE TIME SOMETHING HAPPENED HERE, WE COULD LOOK AT THAT AGAIN AND COULD LOOK AT THAT AGAIN AND NEED TO LOOK AT THAT AS WELL. NEED TO LOOK AT THAT AS WELL. I WILL POINT OUT KEVIN FROM RT I WILL POINT OUT KEVIN FROM RT IS HERE AND CAN CERTAINLY SPEAK IS HERE AND CAN CERTAINLY SPEAK AND CORRECT ANYTHING I'M SAYING AND CORRECT ANYTHING I'M SAYING BUT I BELIEVE I HAVE EVERYTHING BUT I BELIEVE I HAVE EVERYTHING PER OUR CONVERSATION. PER OUR CONVERSATION. IN TERMS OF THE REPORT THIS IN TERMS OF THE REPORT THIS EVENING, BECAUSE OF THE WAY THE EVENING, BECAUSE OF THE WAY THE GRANT FUNDING WORKS WE NEED TO GRANT FUNDING WORKS WE NEED TO HAVE AN ACCEPTANCE OR APPROVAL. HAVE AN ACCEPTANCE OR APPROVAL. COUNCIL OPTIONS GIVEN THE COUNCIL OPTIONS GIVEN THE COMMENTS YOU HAVE GIVEN YOU COMMENTS YOU HAVE GIVEN YOU COULD MOVE FORWARD WITH IT AS COULD MOVE FORWARD WITH IT AS PACKAGED THIS EVENING WHICH PACKAGED THIS EVENING WHICH INCLUDES THE RECOMMENDATION OF INCLUDES THE RECOMMENDATION OF THAT ALIGNMENT SHOULD YOU SO THAT ALIGNMENT SHOULD YOU SO CHOOSE. CHOOSE. THERE'S NOTHING ABOUT THAT I A THERE'S NOTHING ABOUT THAT I A APPROVAL OR ACCEPTANCE OF THE APPROVAL OR ACCEPTANCE OF THE REPORT THAT COMMITS THE CITY TO REPORT THAT COMMITS THE CITY TO BUILDING ANYTHING.

BUILDING ANYTHING. LAYS OUT A STRATEGY WE CONTINUE LAYS OUT A STRATEGY WE CONTINUE TO LOOK AT AND EXPLORE OPTIONS TO LOOK AT AND EXPLORE OPTIONS AROUND. AROUND. THIS IS NOT BY ANY MEANS A FINAL THIS IS NOT BY ANY MEANS A FINAL VOTE ON THE PROJECT, WE HAVE NOT VOTE ON THE PROJECT, WE HAVE NOT EVEN COMPLETED A CEQA REVIEW EVEN COMPLETED A CEQA REVIEW PROCESS. PROCESS. ALTERNATIVELY IF YOU WANT TO ALTERNATIVELY IF YOU WANT TO REMOVE THAT ALIGNMENT REMOVE THAT ALIGNMENT RECOMMENDATION THAT'S THERE, THE RECOMMENDATION THAT'S THERE, THE SELECTION WITH THE PHASING, WE SELECTION WITH THE PHASING, WE CAN DO SO. CAN DO SO. PAGES I BELIEVE IT IS EXECUTIVE PAGES I BELIEVE IT IS EXECUTIVE PAGE 13 OF THE REPORT, AND THEN PAGE 13 OF THE REPORT, AND THEN BODY REPORT PAGE 32 COULD EASILY BODY REPORT PAGE 32 COULD EASILY BE REMOVED TO DO SO. BE REMOVED TO DO SO. AND IT WOULD SIMPLY REMOVE THAT AND IT WOULD SIMPLY REMOVE THAT DISCUSSION THAT TALKS ABOUT HOW DISCUSSION THAT TALKS ABOUT HOW WE WOULD BE SEEING LIGHT RAIL WE WOULD BE SEEING LIGHT RAIL PREFERRED SOLUTION AND ONE PREFERRED SOLUTION AND ONE STATION INITIAL CONSTRUCTION IS STATION INITIAL CONSTRUCTION IS PART OF THAT. PART OF THAT. THAT'S AN OPTION YOU HAVE, NOT THAT'S AN OPTION YOU HAVE, NOT CURRENTLY STAFF'S CURRENTLY STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION, BUT AGAIN GIVEN RECOMMENDATION, BUT AGAIN GIVEN THE COMMENTS WANTED TO GIVE YOU THE COMMENTS WANTED TO GIVE YOU THAT OPTION IF YOU WANT. THAT OPTION IF YOU WANT. >> LET ME CLARIFY

LET ME CLARIFY >> LET ME CLARIFY THEN LOOKING LET ME CLARIFY THEN LOOKING AT THE RESOLUTION IT APPLIES AT THE RESOLUTION IT APPLIES YOU'RE ADOPTING THIS YOU'RE ADOPTING THIS IMPLEMENTATION PLAN, SO, I IMPLEMENTATION PLAN, SO, I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE WILL INEVITABLE BY BE OFF RAMP WILL INEVITABLE BY BE OFF RAMP AND WANTED TO MAKE SURE IT IS AND WANTED TO MAKE SURE IT IS EXPRESSED IN THE RESOLUTION IN EXPRESSED IN THE RESOLUTION IN SUCH A WAY THAT THAT'S CLEAR. SUCH A WAY THAT THAT'S CLEAR. >> VICE MAYOR, MAYBE I CAN

VICE MAYOR, MAYBE I CAN ASSIST TO BUILD ON WHAT ASSIST TO BUILD ON WHAT MR. JORDAN IS SAYING, AS A MR. JORDAN IS SAYING, AS A MATTER OF LAW THIS CANNOT BE MATTER OF LAW THIS CANNOT BE APPROVAL TONIGHT THERE'S BEEN NO APPROVAL TONIGHT THERE'S BEEN NO ANALYSIS, ALTERNATIVE OR ANALYSIS, ALTERNATIVE OR MITIGATION MEASURES OR ALL MITIGATION MEASURES OR ALL THINGS PACKAGED IN A CEQA THINGS PACKAGED IN A CEQA ANALYSIS. ANALYSIS. ALL THIS DOES, IF YOU APPROVE ALL THIS DOES, IF YOU APPROVE IT, APPROVES A FEASIBILITY PLAN IT, APPROVES A FEASIBILITY PLAN SAYING THIS PLAN COULD WORK SAYING THIS PLAN COULD WORK SUBJECT TO A LOT OF THINGS. SUBJECT TO A LOT OF THINGS. IT DOESN'T APPROVE CONSTRUCTION. IT DOESN'T APPROVE CONSTRUCTION. IT DOESN'T APPROVE FORMAL IT DOESN'T APPROVE FORMAL DESIGN, ANY OF THAT. DESIGN, ANY OF THAT. IT'S JUST THE FIRST STEP TOWARDS IT'S JUST THE FIRST STEP TOWARDS HEY, HERE ARE OPTIONS THAT MIGHT HEY, HERE ARE OPTIONS THAT MIGHT WORK. WORK. SO AS PACKAGED AND STATED IN THE SO AS PACKAGED AND STATED IN THE RESOLUTION, PARTICULARLY THE RESOLUTION, PARTICULARLY THE CEQA COMPONENTS AS A MATTER OF CEQA COMPONENTS AS A MATTER OF LAW SUBPOENA DOES THE COMMIT YOU LAW SUBPOENA DOES THE COMMIT YOU TO BUILD ANYTHING. TO BUILD ANYTHING. IT'S AN INDICATOR THAT THIS PLAN IT'S AN INDICATOR THAT THIS PLAN CAN WORK. CAN WORK. THE FEASIBILITY PLAN DOES GO THE FEASIBILITY PLAN DOES GO THROUGH A FEW ALTERNATIVES TO THROUGH A FEW ALTERNATIVES TO COME UP WITH PROPOSED PROJECT, COME UP WITH PROPOSED PROJECT, THINK OF IT THAT WOULD BE THINK OF IT THAT WOULD BE POTENTIAL PROPOSED PROJECT THAT POTENTIAL PROPOSED PROJECT THAT WOULD BE ANALYZED UNDER CEQA WOULD BE ANALYZED UNDER CEQA ANALYSIS, SUBJECT TO CHANGE, THE ANALYSIS, SUBJECT TO CHANGE, THE NATURE IS TO MAKE TWEAKS HERE NATURE IS TO MAKE TWEAKS HERE AND THERE TO ADDRESS ANY AND THERE TO ADDRESS ANY ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS. ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS. THE SUGGESTION MR. JORDAN HAD IS THE SUGGESTION MR. JORDAN HAD IS INSTEAD OF HAVING A SO-CALLED INSTEAD OF HAVING A SO-CALLED POTENTIAL PROPOSED PROJECT IS TO POTENTIAL PROPOSED PROJECT IS TO JUST KEEP IT AS THE FEASIBILITY JUST KEEP IT AS THE FEASIBILITY PLAN WITH VARIOUS OPTIONS TO PLAN WITH VARIOUS OPTIONS TO GIVE YOU MORE FLEXIBILITY. GIVE YOU MORE FLEXIBILITY. EITHER WAY THIS ABSOLUTELY DOES EITHER WAY THIS ABSOLUTELY DOES NOT BIND YOU TO DOING ANYTHING. NOT BIND YOU TO DOING ANYTHING. DOESN'T COMMIT YOU TO AN ACTION, DOESN'T COMMIT YOU TO AN ACTION, AS A MATTER OF LAW IT CAN'T. AS A MATTER OF LAW IT CAN'T. >> I TOTALLY UNDERSTAND THAT BUT

I TOTALLY UNDERSTAND THAT BUT THIS ENTIRE DOCUMENT DOESN'T THIS ENTIRE DOCUMENT DOESN'T TALK ANY -- I MEAN, WE JUST TALK ANY -- I MEAN, WE JUST HEARD FROM THE GENTLEMAN -- HEARD FROM THE GENTLEMAN -- KIMBERLY HORN -- RIGHT? KIMBERLY HORN -- RIGHT? I DIDN'T WANT TO MESS THAT UP . I DIDN'T WANT TO MESS THAT UP . WE DIDN'T EVEN ANALYZE WHAT DOES WE DIDN'T EVEN ANALYZE WHAT DOES A DUAL TRACK LOOK LIKE. A DUAL TRACK LOOK LIKE. IT WASN'T EVEN STUDIED. IT WASN'T EVEN STUDIED. WE DIDN'T DO ANYTHING. WE DIDN'T DO ANYTHING. AND AGAIN, I'M GOING TO AND AGAIN, I'M GOING TO EMPHASIZE IF YOU DON'T BUILD EMPHASIZE IF YOU DON'T BUILD THAT FIRST SEGMENT RIGHT, IF OUR THAT FIRST SEGMENT RIGHT, IF OUR RIDERS WOULD RATHER JUST STAY ON RIDERS WOULD RATHER JUST STAY ON THE BUS BECAUSE THAT BUS DOESN'T THE BUS BECAUSE THAT BUS DOESN'T STOP AT CRC, AND OTHER PLACES STOP AT CRC, AND OTHER PLACES ALONG THE WAY, THEN YOU'RE GOING ALONG THE WAY, THEN YOU'RE GOING TO BUILD SOMETHING THAT NOBODY TO BUILD SOMETHING THAT NOBODY IS GOING TO RIDE. IS GOING TO RIDE. SO, HOW DO I GET THIS POINT SO, HOW DO I GET THIS POINT ACROSS THAT WE NEED TO BUILD ACROSS THAT WE NEED TO BUILD SOMETHING THAT PEOPLE ACTUALLY SOMETHING THAT PEOPLE ACTUALLY RIDE. RIDE. AND EVEN EARLY ON IN THE STUDY, AND EVEN EARLY ON IN THE STUDY, WE SHOULD HAVE BEEN LOOKING AT WE SHOULD HAVE BEEN LOOKING AT THAT. THAT. I WOULD HAVE THOUGHT IT WOULD I WOULD HAVE THOUGHT IT WOULD HAVE COME IN, LIKE, WELL, WE HAVE COME IN, LIKE, WELL, WE COULD DO DUAL TRACKS BUT IT'S COULD DO DUAL TRACKS BUT IT'S GOING TO COST MORE. GOING TO COST MORE. I MEAN, I -- THIS -- GETTING -- I MEAN, I -- THIS -- GETTING -- BUILDING IT JUST WITHIN OUR CITY BUILDING IT JUST WITHIN OUR CITY IS NOT ENOUGH. IS NOT ENOUGH. THE WHOLE POINT OF IT IS TO MOVE THE WHOLE POINT OF IT IS TO MOVE PEOPLE REGIONALLY. PEOPLE REGIONALLY. YEAH. YEAH. SO, IF YOU'RE GETTING STUCK ONCE SO, IF YOU'RE GETTING STUCK ONCE YOU LEAVE, IT IS NOT -- SO -- I YOU LEAVE, IT IS NOT -- SO -- I DON'T EVEN SEE ANYWHERE ON HERE DON'T EVEN SEE ANYWHERE ON HERE THAT IT'S EVEN BEING LOOKED AT. THAT IT'S EVEN BEING LOOKED AT. I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT CEQA. I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT CEQA. IER UNDERSTAND WE'RE NOT IER UNDERSTAND WE'RE NOT APPROVING A PROJECT BUT EVEN THE APPROVING A PROJECT BUT EVEN THE STUDY WE'RE TALKING ABOUT HASN'T STUDY WE'RE TALKING ABOUT HASN'T EVEN EXAMINED THAT. EVEN EXAMINED THAT. SO, I'M ASKING, HOW DO I GET SO, I'M ASKING, HOW DO I GET THAT CLEAR IN THIS MOTION SO THAT CLEAR IN THIS MOTION SO THAT WE'RE GONNA LOOK AT THAT WE'RE GONNA LOOK AT SOMETHING THAT ACTUALLY WOULD BE SOMETHING THAT ACTUALLY WOULD BE IT'S GOING TO COMFORTABLE A LOT IT'S GOING TO COMFORTABLE A LOT TO PEOPLE WOULD RIDE. IT'S GOING TO COST A LOT OF IT'S GOING TO COST A LOT OF MONEY TO BUILD AND MAINTAIN IT. MONEY TO BUILD AND MAINTAIN IT. I'M SEEING THAT WE'RE I'M SEEING THAT WE'RE VISUALIZING IT BY ITSELF. VISUALIZING IT BY ITSELF. SO THAT'S WHAT I'M TRYING TO SO THAT'S WHAT I'M TRYING TO UNDERSTAND HERE.

UNDERSTAND HERE. I DON'T WANT TO APPROVE A VISION I DON'T WANT TO APPROVE A VISION THAT ISN'T TO ME IS NOT FULLY THAT ISN'T TO ME IS NOT FULLY BAKED. BAKED. >> SO YOUR REQUEST IS IT NEEDS SO YOUR REQUEST IS IT NEEDS TO BE FULLY COMPREHENSIVE AND TO BE FULLY COMPREHENSIVE AND LOOK AT EVERYTHING ON THE TABLE, LOOK AT EVERYTHING ON THE TABLE, THAT DUAL TRACK BEING A PART OF THAT DUAL TRACK BEING A PART OF IT. IT. BECAUSE WE'RE DOING A DISSERVICE BECAUSE WE'RE DOING A DISSERVICE FOR OURSELVES BY NOT HAVING IT FOR OURSELVES BY NOT HAVING IT BE FULLY COMPREHENSIVE HOW THIS BE FULLY COMPREHENSIVE HOW THIS IS PART OF A REGIONAL APPROACH? IS PART OF A REGIONAL APPROACH? >> YES.

YES. THE ASPIRATION I GET, BUT IT'S THE ASPIRATION I GET, BUT IT'S STILL NOT CLEAR TO ME HOW, IF STILL NOT CLEAR TO ME HOW, IF YOU DID THAT, IT WOULD -- HAVE YOU DID THAT, IT WOULD -- HAVE YOU -- IF YOU BUILT OUT THIS YOU -- IF YOU BUILT OUT THIS WHOLE THING HOW -- HOW WOULD IT WHOLE THING HOW -- HOW WOULD IT BE RIDDEN? BE RIDDEN? BECAUSE AGAIN WHAT I TALKED BECAUSE AGAIN WHAT I TALKED ABOUT, GETTING TO THE OTHER ABOUT, GETTING TO THE OTHER PLACES. PLACES. BECAUSE I'M NOT WORRIED ABOUT BECAUSE I'M NOT WORRIED ABOUT GETTING DOWN TO DISTRICT 56. GETTING DOWN TO DISTRICT 56. I DON'T THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE IN I DON'T THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE IN THIS CITY ARE. THIS CITY ARE. WHAT I AM WORRIED ABOUT IS HOW WHAT I AM WORRIED ABOUT IS HOW DO WE GET TO SACRAMENTO AND DO WE GET TO SACRAMENTO AND OTHER PLACES? OTHER PLACES? SO THAT'S WHAT I'M TRYING TO SO THAT'S WHAT I'M TRYING TO ARTICULATE HERE. ARTICULATE HERE. >> VICE MAYOR, IF I COULD,

VICE MAYOR, IF I COULD, PLEASE. PLEASE. I WANT TO MAKE SURE I UNDERSTAND I WANT TO MAKE SURE I UNDERSTAND SOMETHING BECAUSE IT MAY CHANGE SOMETHING BECAUSE IT MAY CHANGE MY VOTE AND ONLY THAT -- AS I MY VOTE AND ONLY THAT -- AS I HEARD FROM YOU, MR. JORDAN -- IS HEARD FROM YOU, MR. JORDAN -- IS THAT CONBE TRACT YOU'LLLY OR FOR THAT CONBE TRACT YOU'LLLY OR FOR THE GRANT OR FOR WHATEVER -- THE GRANT OR FOR WHATEVER -- THIS NEEDS TO BE APPROVED SO IT THIS NEEDS TO BE APPROVED SO IT CAN BE COMPLETED, ACCEPTED, AND CAN BE COMPLETED, ACCEPTED, AND THEN THE GRANT IS COMPLETED. THEN THE GRANT IS COMPLETED. RIGHT? RIGHT? SO THIS IS, SADLY, A MERE SO THIS IS, SADLY, A MERE FORMALITY WHEN WE SAY APPROVING FORMALITY WHEN WE SAY APPROVING TRANSIT IMPLEMENTATION PLAN. TRANSIT IMPLEMENTATION PLAN. IT'S SIMPLY ONLY APPROVING A IT'S SIMPLY ONLY APPROVING A DOCUMENT, NOT THE OPTIONS. DOCUMENT, NOT THE OPTIONS. RIGHT? RIGHT? OKAY. OKAY. SO GIVEN THAT, I CAN CHANGE TO A SO GIVEN THAT, I CAN CHANGE TO A YES. YES. ONLY BECAUSE WE'VE GOT TO ACCEPT ONLY BECAUSE WE'VE GOT TO ACCEPT THE DOCUMENT. THE DOCUMENT. BUT I THINK WHAT YOU'RE ALSO BUT I THINK WHAT YOU'RE ALSO HEARING FROM OTHERS IN A HEARING FROM OTHERS IN A DIFFERENT WAY IS THAT IT ISN'T A DIFFERENT WAY IS THAT IT ISN'T A FULLY-INCLUSIVE THOUGHT-OUT PLAN FULLY-INCLUSIVE THOUGHT-OUT PLAN THAT WE WOULD WANT TO TAKE AND THAT WE WOULD WANT TO TAKE AND MAKE A DECISION ON TODAY. MAKE A DECISION ON TODAY. WHEN WE GO TO SOMETHING FURTHER WHEN WE GO TO SOMETHING FURTHER DOWN THE LINE, I WOULD LIKE TO DOWN THE LINE, I WOULD LIKE TO ENSURE THAT WE INCLUDE ALL OF ENSURE THAT WE INCLUDE ALL OF THE OPTIONS, WHICH MAY BE RT, THE OPTIONS, WHICH MAY BE RT, LRT, AND REGULAR BUSSES COULD BE LRT, AND REGULAR BUSSES COULD BE PART OF SOLUTIONS BUT THERE ARE PART OF SOLUTIONS BUT THERE ARE OTHER ALTERNATIVES THAT SHOULD OTHER ALTERNATIVES THAT SHOULD BE LOOKED AT AS WELL. BE LOOKED AT AS WELL. WE ARE ON THE CUSP OF A WE ARE ON THE CUSP OF A REVOLUTION IN TRANSPORTATION REVOLUTION IN TRANSPORTATION WITH A.I., QUANTUM COMPUTING, WITH A.I., QUANTUM COMPUTING, AND OTHER THINGS. AND OTHER THINGS. AND IF WE'RE GOING TO -- IF AND IF WE'RE GOING TO -- IF WE'RE SAYING THAT EVERYTHING IS WE'RE SAYING THAT EVERYTHING IS STILL ON THE TABLE, I WANT TO STILL ON THE TABLE, I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT'S ON THE TABLE. MAKE SURE THAT'S ON THE TABLE. BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO SOLVE BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO SOLVE TOMORROW'S PROBLEM WITH TOMORROW'S PROBLEM WITH YESTERDAY'S SOLUTION. YESTERDAY'S SOLUTION. I DON'T WANT TO HAVE AN OLD I DON'T WANT TO HAVE AN OLD TROLLEY WHEN I CAN HAVE A FLYING TROLLEY WHEN I CAN HAVE A FLYING CAR. CAR. >> --

-- >> -- SO DOES THAT MAKE SENSE? -- SO DOES THAT MAKE SENSE? I'M WILLING TO GO YES IN ORDER I'M WILLING TO GO YES IN ORDER TO ADOPT THE PLAN, CHECK THE BOX TO ADOPT THE PLAN, CHECK THE BOX AND HAVE EVERYBODY PAID. AND HAVE EVERYBODY PAID. >> I'M GOING TO ASK STAFF HERE I'M GOING TO ASK STAFF HERE BUT I DON'T KNOW THAT -- DOES BUT I DON'T KNOW THAT -- DOES THE GRANT HAVE ENOUGH TO DO WHAT THE GRANT HAVE ENOUGH TO DO WHAT HE'S TALKING ABOUT? HE'S TALKING ABOUT? >> SO I THINK A SUGGESTION WOULD

SO I THINK A SUGGESTION WOULD BE -- I'M HAVING KALEY DOUBLE BE -- I'M HAVING KALEY DOUBLE CHECK THE LANGUAGE -- I THINK WE CHECK THE LANGUAGE -- I THINK WE CAN CHANGE THE RESOLUTION FROM CAN CHANGE THE RESOLUTION FROM ADOPT TO ACCEPT. ADOPT TO ACCEPT. WHICH MAY ALLEVIATE SOME OF THE WHICH MAY ALLEVIATE SOME OF THE CONCERNS I'M HEARING THE SECOND CONCERNS I'M HEARING THE SECOND THING I'M SENSING IS IF YOU MAKE THING I'M SENSING IS IF YOU MAKE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE REPORT, A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE REPORT, WITH OR WITHOUT THE REVISION I WITH OR WITHOUT THE REVISION I SUGGESTED EARLIER, IN TERMS SUGGESTED EARLIER, IN TERMS WHATEVER THAT POTENTIAL PROJECT WHATEVER THAT POTENTIAL PROJECT DEFINED IT, YOU COULD DIRECT DEFINED IT, YOU COULD DIRECT STAFF PRIOR TO ANY ADDITIONAL STAFF PRIOR TO ANY ADDITIONAL WORK BEING CONTEMPLATED ON THIS WORK BEING CONTEMPLATED ON THIS OR SIMILAR PROJECT THAT OR SIMILAR PROJECT THAT ADDITIONAL ANALYSIS REGARDING ADDITIONAL ANALYSIS REGARDING REGIONAL CONNECTIVITY AND REGIONAL CONNECTIVITY AND REGIONAL EFFORTS -- BE THEY REGIONAL EFFORTS -- BE THEY EXPRESS SERVICES ON THE CORRIDOT EXPRESS SERVICES ON THE CORRIDOT IMPROVEMENTS THAT WOULD DUCKTAIL IMPROVEMENTS THAT WOULD DUCKTAIL WITH THIS EXPANSION -- SHOULD WITH THIS EXPANSION -- SHOULD ALSO BE CONSIDERED AND BETTER ALSO BE CONSIDERED AND BETTER ARTICULATED. ARTICULATED. AND THAT BEFORE ANY FINAL AND THAT BEFORE ANY FINAL DECISIONS OF FUNDING ARE DECISIONS OF FUNDING ARE COMMITTED AROUND A PROJECT THAT COMMITTED AROUND A PROJECT THAT OTHER TECHNOLOGIES AS THEY OTHER TECHNOLOGIES AS THEY EVOLVE BE YOU FURTHER CONSIDERED EVOLVE BE YOU FURTHER CONSIDERED AND ANALYZED. AND ANALYZED. THOSE ARE REASONABLE SOLUTION THOSE ARE REASONABLE SOLUTION THE. THE. YES THERE'S THINGS HAPPENING YES THERE'S THINGS HAPPENING RAPIDLY THESE DAYS. RAPIDLY THESE DAYS. WE CAN CERTAINLY LOOK AT THOSE WE CAN CERTAINLY LOOK AT THOSE MORE. MORE. AGAIN, THIS IS VERY MUCH A LONG AGAIN, THIS IS VERY MUCH A LONG PLAY. PLAY. IT'S BEEN MANY YEARS TO GET TO IT'S BEEN MANY YEARS TO GET TO THIS POINT. THIS POINT. WE'VE STUDIED THIS A LITTLE BIT WE'VE STUDIED THIS A LITTLE BIT IN A COUPLE DIFFERENT WAYS. IN A COUPLE DIFFERENT WAYS. I THINK FROM A LAND PLANNING I THINK FROM A LAND PLANNING PERSPECTIVE WE CONTINUE FROM PERSPECTIVE WE CONTINUE FROM GENERAL PLAN POLICY TO LOOK AT GENERAL PLAN POLICY TO LOOK AT AND REQUIRE DEDICATION OF THE AND REQUIRE DEDICATION OF THE 40-FOOT RIGHT-OF-WAY IS SOUTH OF 40-FOOT RIGHT-OF-WAY IS SOUTH OF ELK GROVE BOULEVARD FOR THOSE ELK GROVE BOULEVARD FOR THOSE PROJECTS AND WOULD CONTINUE TO PROJECTS AND WOULD CONTINUE TO DO SO, BECAUSE THAT'S ADOPTED DO SO, BECAUSE THAT'S ADOPTED POLICY. POLICY. ANOTHER PIECE OUT OF THE STUDY ANOTHER PIECE OUT OF THE STUDY WE CAN TALK ABOUT MORE IS WE CAN TALK ABOUT MORE IS OPPORTUNITIES FOR LAND USE OPPORTUNITIES FOR LAND USE IMPROVEMENTS ON THE CORRIDOR OF IMPROVEMENTS ON THE CORRIDOR OF SUPPORT OF VARIETY OF SUPPORT OF VARIETY OF TRANSPORTATION SOLUTIONS, THIS TRANSPORTATION SOLUTIONS, THIS PROJECT OR SOME OTHER FORM OF PROJECT OR SOME OTHER FORM OF TECHNOLOGY. TECHNOLOGY. WE'LL LOOK AT HOW TO PACKAGE WE'LL LOOK AT HOW TO PACKAGE THAT AND BRING FURTHER THAT AND BRING FURTHER DISCUSSION BEFORE ADVANCEMENT DISCUSSION BEFORE ADVANCEMENT PROJECT. PROJECT. >> THAT MAKES A LOT OF SENSE.

THAT MAKES A LOT OF SENSE. WE UNDERSTAND THERE'S A LOT OF WE UNDERSTAND THERE'S A LOT OF LONG LEAD TIME ITEMS, WHETHER LONG LEAD TIME ITEMS, WHETHER ENVIRONMENTAL CLEARANCE, ENVIRONMENTAL CLEARANCE, RIGHT-OF-WAY ACQUISITION, WE RIGHT-OF-WAY ACQUISITION, WE UNDERSTAND THAT. UNDERSTAND THAT. SO I WOULD SAY THAT, YOU KNOW, SO I WOULD SAY THAT, YOU KNOW, AS YOU EXAMINE, YOU'RE AS YOU EXAMINE, YOU'RE CONSTANTLY CHECKING ALONG THE CONSTANTLY CHECKING ALONG THE WAY. WAY. BUT WE DON'T WANT TO STOP YOU BUT WE DON'T WANT TO STOP YOU FROM DOING THE LONG LEAD ITEMS FROM DOING THE LONG LEAD ITEMS THAT HAVE TO BE DONE. THAT HAVE TO BE DONE. BUT AGAIN, I WANT TO GO BACK TO, BUT AGAIN, I WANT TO GO BACK TO, WE CAN'T JUST LOOK AT THE LINE WE CAN'T JUST LOOK AT THE LINE BY ITSELF. BY ITSELF. WE HAVE TO LOOK AT HOW IT WE HAVE TO LOOK AT HOW IT ACTUALLY INCORPORATES INTO THE ACTUALLY INCORPORATES INTO THE REGIONAL SYSTEM, HOW WE CAN REGIONAL SYSTEM, HOW WE CAN ACTUAL MOVE OUR RESIDENTS AROUND ACTUAL MOVE OUR RESIDENTS AROUND THE REGION. THE REGION. >> MR. VICE MAYOR, ONE QUICK

MR. VICE MAYOR, ONE QUICK THING, AND I DON'T WANT TO DRAW THING, AND I DON'T WANT TO DRAW ANY ANALOGIES TO ANY OTHER ANY ANALOGIES TO ANY OTHER PROJECTS BUT WHAT I THINK -- PROJECTS BUT WHAT I THINK -- UNFORTUNATELY, SOMETIMES PEOPLE UNFORTUNATELY, SOMETIMES PEOPLE COME AWAY FROM THESE MEETINGS COME AWAY FROM THESE MEETINGS THINKING THEY ADOPTED A PLAN. THINKING THEY ADOPTED A PLAN. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE LRT. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE LRT. THE REALITY IS, FOLKS, THE REALITY IS, FOLKS, UNFORTUNATELY, THAT IF YOU'RE AT UNFORTUNATELY, THAT IF YOU'RE AT CRC, AND YOU HAVE A CRC, AND YOU HAVE A TRANSPORTATION CONSTRAINT, THIS TRANSPORTATION CONSTRAINT, THIS ISN'T GOING TO BE A SOLUTION FOR ISN'T GOING TO BE A SOLUTION FOR YOU BECAUSE THIS IS 10, 20 YEARS YOU BECAUSE THIS IS 10, 20 YEARS OUT MAYBE. OUT MAYBE. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT HORIZON I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT HORIZON LOOKS LIKE. LOOKS LIKE. SO I GUESS WHAT I WANT TO DO, I SO I GUESS WHAT I WANT TO DO, I CAN VOTE IN SUPPORT TO ACCEPT CAN VOTE IN SUPPORT TO ACCEPT THE TRANSPORTATION PLAN, I CAN THE TRANSPORTATION PLAN, I CAN ACCEPT THAT WE WILL BE LOOKING ACCEPT THAT WE WILL BE LOOKING FOR THINGS FOR THE FUTURE. FOR THINGS FOR THE FUTURE. BUT WHAT I REALLY HOPE FOLKS BUT WHAT I REALLY HOPE FOLKS DON'T GO AWAY WITH IS THAT WE'RE DON'T GO AWAY WITH IS THAT WE'RE GETTING LRT NEXT WEEK. GETTING LRT NEXT WEEK. THIS IS -- IT'S A LONG, LONG THIS IS -- IT'S A LONG, LONG LEAD TIME. LEAD TIME. WHICH DOES ACCOMMODATE THE WHICH DOES ACCOMMODATE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR OTHER OPPORTUNITY FOR OTHER TECHNOLOGIES. TECHNOLOGIES. SO. SO. >> OKAY.

OKAY. >> I WANT TO CLARIFY, I FULLY I WANT TO CLARIFY, I FULLY WANT TO GET IT -- MAKE IT EASIER WANT TO GET IT -- MAKE IT EASIER FOR CRC STUDENTS TOO. FOR CRC STUDENTS TOO. DUAL TRACK WOULD [ OVERLAPPING DUAL TRACK WOULD [ OVERLAPPING SPEAKERS ] SPEAKERS ] >> I'M JUST SAYING, TWO YEARS -- I'M JUST SAYING, TWO YEARS -- IF YOU ARE AT CRC FOR TWO YEARS, IF YOU ARE AT CRC FOR TWO YEARS, THIS IS NOT FOR YOU. THIS IS NOT FOR YOU. I'M NOT SUGGESTING WE SHOULDN'T I'M NOT SUGGESTING WE SHOULDN'T DO SOMETHING JUST PLEASE HAVE DO SOMETHING JUST PLEASE HAVE REASONABLE EXPECTATIONS. REASONABLE EXPECTATIONS. >> AND THANK YOU FOR REMINDING

AND THANK YOU FOR REMINDING ME BECAUSE THAT IS THE OTHER ME BECAUSE THAT IS THE OTHER THING ABOUT IT, RIGHT? THING ABOUT IT, RIGHT? IT WASN'T TO ME COMMUNICATING TO IT WASN'T TO ME COMMUNICATING TO THE PUBLIC WHAT WE'RE DOING THE PUBLIC WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE. HERE. WE'RE NOT DOING A, YOU KNOW, WE'RE NOT DOING A, YOU KNOW, STAMP ING THE PLAN, THIS IS STAMP ING THE PLAN, THIS IS WHAT WE'RE DOING, LIGHT RAIL ALL WHAT WE'RE DOING, LIGHT RAIL ALL THE WAY DOWN, GUARANTEED. THE WAY DOWN, GUARANTEED. I MEAN, I THINK, YOU KNOW, I MEAN, I THINK, YOU KNOW, THERE'S JUST -- TRYING TO THERE'S JUST -- TRYING TO CONVEY, LIKE, THINGS COULD CONVEY, LIKE, THINGS COULD CHANGE, WHETHER IT'S TECHNOLOGY CHANGE, WHETHER IT'S TECHNOLOGY OR WHAT NOT -- AGAIN, IF OR WHAT NOT -- AGAIN, IF RIDERSHIP ISN'T THERE, WE'RE NOT RIDERSHIP ISN'T THERE, WE'RE NOT GOING TO CONTINUE TO PUT MONEY GOING TO CONTINUE TO PUT MONEY INTO IT. INTO IT. SO THOSE ARE THE KINDS EVER SO THOSE ARE THE KINDS EVER THINGS I GUESS I WASN'T CLEAR IN THINGS I GUESS I WASN'T CLEAR IN THIS, THE WAY THE RESOLUTION WAS THIS, THE WAY THE RESOLUTION WAS STATED. STATED. SO. SO. I APOLOGIZE, YOU SAID IT GAVE US I APOLOGIZE, YOU SAID IT GAVE US A COUPLE DIFFERENT WAYS. A COUPLE DIFFERENT WAYS. YOU WANT TO JUST REMOVE THE YOU WANT TO JUST REMOVE THE ADOPT? ADOPT? OR MOVE IT. OR MOVE IT. >> I THINK AT A BARE MINIMUM, IT

I THINK AT A BARE MINIMUM, IT SOUNDS LIKE THERE'S CONSENT IT SOUNDS LIKE THERE'S CONSENT IT ACROSS THE DAIS, TO CHANGE THE ACROSS THE DAIS, TO CHANGE THE WORD APPROVING TO ACCEPTING. WORD APPROVING TO ACCEPTING. SO WE CAN -- I'M SEEING FOUR SO WE CAN -- I'M SEEING FOUR NODS IN AGREEMENT ON THAT. NODS IN AGREEMENT ON THAT. THAT WOULD BE ONE CHANGE WE'LL THAT WOULD BE ONE CHANGE WE'LL MAKE THERE. MAKE THERE. I THINK THE SECOND PIECE IS, ARE I THINK THE SECOND PIECE IS, ARE YOU LOOKING TO SIMILARLY HAVE YOU LOOKING TO SIMILARLY HAVE THE PAGE IN THE EXECUTIVE THE PAGE IN THE EXECUTIVE SUMMARY AND SECTION, I FORGET SUMMARY AND SECTION, I FORGET THE NUMBER -- THE NUMBER -- >> -- WELL -- -- WELL -- >> -- ON PAGE 32 OF THE REPORT -- ON PAGE 32 OF THE REPORT ITSELF, ALSO REMOVED OR ATHLETE ITSELF, ALSO REMOVED OR ATHLETE HAVE THE MODIFIED LANGUAGE THERE HAVE THE MODIFIED LANGUAGE THERE AROUND THIS IS A POSSIBLE AROUND THIS IS A POSSIBLE SOLUTION, PENDING FURTHER REVIE. SOLUTION, PENDING FURTHER REVIE. >> I'M OKAY WITH ASPIRATION BUT I'M OKAY WITH ASPIRATION BUT THINGS I MENTIONED NEED TO BE THINGS I MENTIONED NEED TO BE LOOKED AT. LOOKED AT. >> THAT'S THE THIRD PART,

THAT'S THE THIRD PART, DIRECTING STAFF TO CONTINUE TO DIRECTING STAFF TO CONTINUE TO REVIEW THIS AND CONSIDR AS REVIEW THIS AND CONSIDR AS TECHNOLOGY IMPROVE AND CHANGE WE TECHNOLOGY IMPROVE AND CHANGE WE CONTINUE TO LOOK AT THOSE AND CONTINUE TO LOOK AT THOSE AND LOOK AT REGIONAL IMPLEMENTATION LOOK AT REGIONAL IMPLEMENTATION EFFORTS. EFFORTS. >> RIGHT. RIGHT. BECAUSE I ANTICIPATE AS YOU BECAUSE I ANTICIPATE AS YOU STUDY THE ALTERNATIVE TOO COULD STUDY THE ALTERNATIVE TOO COULD CHANGE BASED ON WHAT YOU FIND IN CHANGE BASED ON WHAT YOU FIND IN THE STUDY. THE STUDY. SO IN THAT REGARD, I'M OKAY WITH SO IN THAT REGARD, I'M OKAY WITH THAT. THAT. SO YOU'RE NOT LIMITING WHAT SO YOU'RE NOT LIMITING WHAT YOU'RE STUDYING. YOU'RE STUDYING. THAT'S HOW I -- OKAY. THAT'S HOW I -- OKAY. >> I DIDN'T HEAR. I DIDN'T HEAR. ARE WE KEEPING THE PAGES IN. ARE WE KEEPING THE PAGES IN. >> KEEPING THEM IN. KEEPING THEM IN. >> JUST TRYING TO FOLLOW THE

JUST TRYING TO FOLLOW THE BOUNCING BALL. BOUNCING BALL. SO WE CHANGE THE WORD FROM ADOPT SO WE CHANGE THE WORD FROM ADOPT TO ACCEPT. TO ACCEPT. WE'RE GOING TO KEEP THE PAGES WE'RE GOING TO KEEP THE PAGES IN. IN. COUNCIL IS GOING TO GIVE SOME COUNCIL IS GOING TO GIVE SOME DIRECTION ON SOME ESSENTIALLY DIRECTION ON SOME ESSENTIALLY ASK STAFF TO CONTINUE TO ANALYZE ASK STAFF TO CONTINUE TO ANALYZE >> WE JUST EXPANDD IT REALLY TO WE JUST EXPANDD IT REALLY TO ADD IN REGIONAL CONNECTIVITY. ADD IN REGIONAL CONNECTIVITY. FOR RIDERSHIP. FOR RIDERSHIP. RELATEDS TO RIDERSHIP. RELATEDS TO RIDERSHIP. AND ADVANCING TECHNOLOGY. AND ADVANCING TECHNOLOGY. >> AT AN APPROPRIATE TIME, DON'T

AT AN APPROPRIATE TIME, DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT WOULD BE, WE'LL KNOW WHAT THAT WOULD BE, WE'LL WE'D COME WITH A SUPPLEMENT THAT WE'D COME WITH A SUPPLEMENT THAT LOOKS AT ADDITIONAL TECHNOLOGIES LOOKS AT ADDITIONAL TECHNOLOGIES AN RIDERSHIP IF THESE OTHER TYPE AN RIDERSHIP IF THESE OTHER TYPE OF IMPROVEMENTS ARE MADELESS OF IMPROVEMENTS ARE MADELESS WHERE IN R. -- ELSEWHERE IN WHERE IN R. -- ELSEWHERE IN TRANSIT JOURNEY WHAT WOULD IT TRANSIT JOURNEY WHAT WOULD IT HAVE TO RIDERSHIP INFORMATION HAVE TO RIDERSHIP INFORMATION AND OTHER FACTORS YOU TALKED AND OTHER FACTORS YOU TALKED ABOUT TODAY. ABOUT TODAY. THERE'S SOMETHING AT SOME POINT THERE'S SOMETHING AT SOME POINT LATER, DON'T KNOW THE TIMING OF LATER, DON'T KNOW THE TIMING OF THAT BUT WE'LL KEEP LOOKING FOR THAT BUT WE'LL KEEP LOOKING FOR OPPORTUNITIES FOR THAT. OPPORTUNITIES FOR THAT. >> UNDERSTAND. UNDERSTAND. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. IS THAT OKAY? IS THAT OKAY? OKAY. OKAY. SOUNDS GOOD. SOUNDS GOOD. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. WELL, WE DO NEED A MOTION. WELL, WE DO NEED A MOTION. SORRY. SORRY. I'M LOOKING FOR A MOTION. I'M LOOKING FOR A MOTION. >> SO MY MOTION IS WHAT SO MY MOTION IS WHAT MR. JORDAN SAID. MR. JORDAN SAID. HAHA. HAHA. >> WE'RE GOING TO CHANGE ADOPT

WE'RE GOING TO CHANGE ADOPT TO ACCEPT. TO ACCEPT. WE'RE GOING TO KEEP THE PAGES WE'RE GOING TO KEEP THE PAGES IN. IN. NO CHANGE THERE. NO CHANGE THERE. AND THEN WHAT MR. JORDAN SAID. AND THEN WHAT MR. JORDAN SAID. >> IN TERMS OF SOLUTIONS AND IN TERMS OF SOLUTIONS AND TECHNOLOGIES. TECHNOLOGIES. >> WOULD IT SIMPLE TO SAY MOTION WOULD IT SIMPLE TO SAY MOTION TO ACCEPT THE RESOLUTION AND TO ACCEPT THE RESOLUTION AND EXPAND IT TO INCLUDE -- THE EXPAND IT TO INCLUDE -- THE INTERREGIONAL CONNECTIVE INTERREGIONAL CONNECTIVE TISSUENESS AND OTHER TISSUENESS AND OTHER TECHNOLOGIES. TECHNOLOGIES. >> I DON'T KNOW IF WE NEED THAT. I DON'T KNOW IF WE NEED THAT. CAUTION AGAINST IT CONFUSING CAUTION AGAINST IT CONFUSING CALTRANS AND WE'RE CLOSING OUT CALTRANS AND WE'RE CLOSING OUT THE GRANT. THE GRANT. WE HAVE A STAFF THAT UNDERSTANDS WE HAVE A STAFF THAT UNDERSTANDS WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR AND LOOK WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR AND LOOK FOR OPPORTUNITIES. FOR OPPORTUNITIES. >> ADOPT THE RESOLUTION AS ADOPT THE RESOLUTION AS AMENDED. AMENDED. >> ACCEPT THE RESOLUTION. ACCEPT THE RESOLUTION. >> IS THAT A MOTION, IS THAT A MOTION, COUNCILMEMBER B. COUNCILMEMBER B. >> I MADE THE MOTION. I MADE THE MOTION. >> I'LL SECOND. I'LL SECOND. >> ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. >> AYE. AYE. >> AYE. AYE. THERE YOU GO. THERE YOU GO. CLEAR AS MUD. CLEAR AS MUD. VERY GOOD. VERY GOOD. NEXT ITEM UP WE HAVE COUNCIL NEXT ITEM UP WE HAVE COUNCIL COMMENTS AND REPORTS. COMMENTS AND REPORTS. I'LL START WITH COUNCILMEMBER I'LL START WITH COUNCILMEMBER BREWER. BREWER. SACRAMENTO PUBLIC LIBRARY SACRAMENTO PUBLIC LIBRARY AUTHORITY MEETS TOMORROW AS AUTHORITY MEETS TOMORROW AS SACRAMENTO COUNTY ADMINISTRATIVE SACRAMENTO COUNTY ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES 700 H STREET. OFFICES 700 H STREET. LOOK FORWARD TO FOLKS LOOK FORWARD TO FOLKS PARTICIPATING. PARTICIPATING. >> COUNCILMEMBER SPEASE. COUNCILMEMBER SPEASE. >> YES, LET'S SEE, SO, WENT TO

YES, LET'S SEE, SO, WENT TO CAP CAV. CAP CAV. I DIDN'T PARTICIPATE AS AN I DIDN'T PARTICIPATE AS AN OFFICIAL. OFFICIAL. I WAS THERE AS A PLUS ONE, BUT I I WAS THERE AS A PLUS ONE, BUT I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET FOLKS FROM AROUND THE REGION. FOLKS FROM AROUND THE REGION. AND SO, THAT WAS IT. AND SO, THAT WAS IT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. >> COUNCILMEMBER ROBLES. COUNCILMEMBER ROBLES. >> THANK YOU, MR. VICE MAYOR. THANK YOU, MR. VICE MAYOR. ALSO WENT TO CAL CAB AND ALSO WENT TO CAL CAB AND PARTICIPATED IN GREAT AMENITIES PARTICIPATED IN GREAT AMENITIES AND TALKED ABOUT GREAT PROJECS AND TALKED ABOUT GREAT PROJECS WE'RE WORKING ON, ECONOMIC WE'RE WORKING ON, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AS WELL, SAT ON THE DEVELOPMENT AS WELL, SAT ON THE EGG COMMITTEE, WHICH WE TALKED EGG COMMITTEE, WHICH WE TALKED ABOUT HOW WE WERE ABLE TO HELP ABOUT HOW WE WERE ABLE TO HELP OUT SIERRA MADRE AND HIGHLIGHT OUT SIERRA MADRE AND HIGHLIGHT LOCAL RESTAURANTS AND EATERIES. LOCAL RESTAURANTS AND EATERIES. >> EXCELLENT.

EXCELLENT. ALSO FOR MYSELF, SACRAMENTO ALSO FOR MYSELF, SACRAMENTO METRO BOARD TOMORROW. METRO BOARD TOMORROW. ALSO ATTENDED THAT ALSO ATTENDED THAT TRANSPORTATION TEAM. TRANSPORTATION TEAM. WE GOT THE CHIME IN WITH A APW WE GOT THE CHIME IN WITH A APW COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION REAUTHORIZATION BILL COMING UP, REAUTHORIZATION BILL COMING UP, LIKELY NOT UNTIL NEXT YEAR, LIKELY NOT UNTIL NEXT YEAR, HOWEVER, BUT, IT WAS A REALLY HOWEVER, BUT, IT WAS A REALLY TIMELY MEETING TO PROVIDE INPUT TIMELY MEETING TO PROVIDE INPUT INTO THE MAJORITY COMMITTEE SO,, INTO THE MAJORITY COMMITTEE SO,, APPRECIATE EVERYBODY'S WORK BACK APPRECIATE EVERYBODY'S WORK BACK THERE AND SUPPORT OF OUR STAFF THERE AND SUPPORT OF OUR STAFF GETTING US READY FOR THAT TRIP GETTING US READY FOR THAT TRIP AS WELL. AS WELL. AGAIN, MAY MAYOR IS STILL BACK AGAIN, MAY MAYOR IS STILL BACK THERE, I THINK RETURNING LATER THERE, I THINK RETURNING LATER THIS EVENING. THIS EVENING. WITH THAT, IF THERE'S NOTHING WITH THAT, IF THERE'S NOTHING ELSE, I WILL ADJOURN -- HAPPY TO ELSE, I WILL ADJOURN -- HAPPY TO ADJOURN THE MEETING AT 9:16. ADJOURN THE MEETING AT 9:16. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. [ MEETING ADJOURNED ]