City Council - Regular Meeting

Okay. The invocation will be provided by Pastor Christian Bravo of the Liberty Church.

Councilman Sandu, may you please lead us in the Pledge of Allegiance?

Okay, council reports. Councilwoman Williams, will you lead us to start it?

Thank you, Mayor. Good evening, Mayor, colleagues, Fairfield residents. On August 21st, I attended the 2026 Women's Equity Day Luncheon hosted by the Friends of the Solano Commission of Women and Girls at Jelly Belly. Women's Equity Day is a certification of the 19th Amendment on August 26, 1920, which provided denying citizens the right to vote based on sex. However, this historic victory did not immediately provide equal access to the ballot for every woman. Black women continue to face poll taxes, literacy tests, intimidation, and other discriminatory practices and barriers. The Voting Righ

Thank you very much. Councilman Tonneson.

Thank you mayor Pretty busy again this last couple of weeks We had the summer music in the park series. This one was at Mancos Park That is in councilmember cars district and he and I went together they were doing Hamlet was the movie that they were playing and it was very well attended And then many of us went to prime rib in the park That is That's been going on for I think it was 19 years. And that was the last year that Nancy Meadows is going to be doing that. So it's a job well done. She's been doing that for a long time with a lot of help from many others. The downtown and Fairfield in g

Hi, everyone. Yes, thank you, Mayor. It was great to see everyone at Primate in the Park, especially seeing all the amazing youth out there from the PAL Center receiving recognition for all the hard work that they do for the PAL Center and for the event itself. It was also, as a past commissioner, being able to attend the Women's Equity Lunch was really amazing. to see all the powerful women in our community come together to acknowledge women's equity, but then also learn more about the history of women and their right to vote. I learned so much that day. And then lastly, I attended the Califo

Thank you, Mayor. Thank you, everyone, for coming out this evening. It's always good to see your faces here in the chamber, and thanks, everyone, too, for watching from home. I'll be brief and just say a big thank you to the Rolling Hills Neighborhood Network. On August 19th, we had a Rolling Hills Neighborhood Network meeting, a general meeting, and we had none other than Chief Dan Marshall and Chief Sturdy come and talk to our Rolling Hills and Paradise Valley residents about the police department updates, the fire department updates, and Measure P. And I think that we had a really great con

Thank you. Okay I'm gonna I'm gonna do my report but I'm gonna if it's okay, mr. City manager. I'm gonna go to you first any report I

City Attorney? No report, thank you. Okay. Teresa Raymond, you guys want to come up? Okay. Today's, well, this is going to be kind of tough, I think, for me and, of course, Theresa and Raymond. This is the 18th year anniversary of the tragic murder of Councilman Matt Garcia. You know, I think we all remember that day, just like, unfortunately, like it was yesterday. You know, and I know none of us will ever forget it. So at the time of his murder, Matt was the youngest councilman in the state of California. Matt was also my student at Armio High School when I was principal there. You know, I j

Okay. So we'll now turn to presentations, Madam Clerk, if you would.

Whereas on September 11, 2001, our nation endured the deadliest terrorist attack in modern history, losing 2,977 innocent lives at the World Trade Center in New York City, my hometown, at the Pentagon in Virginia, and in the fields near Shankville, Pennsylvania. Whereas marking a solemn quarter century, this 25th anniversary calls upon us to reflect on a defining moment in American history. While honoring the memory of those who perished and to continue supporting the families and the survivors who bear an enduring grief And whereas in the immediate wake of the tragedy, firefighters, police of

Yeah, just thank you for all that you do. We don't think about it, but man, you guys put on a lot of events. And seeing all those, I'm like, yeah, they did that. They did that. They did that. But fantastic job and fantastic presentation. Thank you for what you do.

Thank you, guys. Thank you. OK, we now turn to public comments, Madam Clerk.

There are no hands raised on line there Okay, so we're gonna turn to the consent calendar. Do we have any public speakers on any of these?

Okay, so we'll vote on that separate then. Okay, do I have a motion? So moved by Councilman Tonneson, a second? Second. Second by Vice Mayor Bertani, roll call.

So I need a motion for the rest of the consent calendar, so moved by Councilman Tonneson. Do I have a second? Second. Second by Councilwoman Williams. Roll call.

Yes, motion passes and thank you. We're going to adjourn this meeting and out of our late Councilman Matt Garcia. Thank you.