The Auburn City Council held a regular meeting on August 25, 2025, at 1225 Lincoln Way, Auburn, CA. The meeting included proclamations, a consent calendar, public comment, and a major discussion on commercial cannabis activities. The council directed staff to conduct public outreach and workshops before drafting an ordinance.
So this is the Auburn City Council meeting. I have nothing to report out of closed session, but I would like to call the regular session to order now. Roll call. Councilmember Adele Harris. Here, Davis. Here, down in Calvio. Present. Holmes. Present. And Mayor Amara. Present. Stand for the pledge, please. I pledge on the mouth. Keep lying up here. Thank you for being here tonight. Um, our first item is the mayor's commendation, proclamation, and acknowledgement. And the first one we have tonight is the um hunger action month proclamation. So can Denise Hoffman please step to the podium. Oh Andy. Sorry, Andy. You're more than welcome. Oh, so in the matter, um uh it's a proclamation recognizing September twenty twenty-five as Hunger Action Month in Placer County. Whereas Feeding America, the largest charity working to end hunger in the United States, has designated the month of September 2025 as Hunger Action Month to bring continued awareness that hunger and poverty are issues of serious concern in the United States. And whereas there are Auburn area individuals and families who experience food insecurities and must take difficult must make difficult choices every day of whether to buy healthy food or pay for housing, utilities, transportation, or medical care. And whereas the city council is committed to raising awareness of hunger needs and commends the ongoing efforts of the Auburn Interface Interfaith Food Closet, an agency partner of feeding the foothills and the numerous hunger relief organizations throughout the area who provide no-cost nutritious food to families in need. Um the Auburn Interface Food Closet will be hosting a neighborhood food drive on Saturday, September twentieth, twenty twenty-five. Sandra and Council members, thank you very much for uh entertaining us here today. It's only appropriate that Denise join me on the stage today, as this will be my last time doing this. Uh Denise is going to uh succeed me as the president of the organization come June. She is um shadowing with me for a full year because that way she will hopefully see all the problems once and be able to deal with it. Um for you uh to know we are running about the same level of service this year as we did last year. Uh we have not seen a significant uptick, but we are at our high watermark of ever. Um, and uh we can as far as we can tell, we're touching about 90 percent of the food insecure people in our community at least once a year, but many of them every month. Um we are biggest risk for going into the next year is going to be policy changes and um that are rippling through health services throughout the country and and certainly locally that may tighten food uh uh budgets for the people living at the margin, and as such, drive them to us more often. We are blessed that we do not have significant amount of our money uh based on grants from federal government or state government, so we are in a position to respond. Um and we will thank you. Thank you very much. And the next one is a commendation for the contributions to preserving the history of Auburn's fire service. And I want to call Carol Kramer and April McDonald Loomis to the podium, please. So for the two of you, whereas the Auburn Hook and Ladder Company number one and the Auburn Fire Department have served the City of Auburn with pride and honor for over 170 years, and their legacy represents a vital chapter of the city's history. And whereas Carol Kramer and April McDonald Loomis has dedicated countless hours to supporting Auburn Hook and Ladder Company number one and the Auburn Fire Department by researching, organizing and preserving generations of historical records, photographs, uniforms, equipment, and personal accounts. And whereas their efforts supported the release of a comprehensive historical book in June of 2025 that tells the story of Auburn's fire service from its founding by volunteers to the modern department we know today, ensuring that history is not lost, but instead honored and shared. And whereas, through their work, Carol Kramer and April McDonald Loomis have demonstrated a commitment to community service, historical preservation, and civic pride, enriching Auburn and providing a lasting legacy for future generations. Now, therefore, I Sandra Amara, mayor of the City of Auburn and Vice Mayor, on behalf of the City of Auburn, do hereby recognize and express our sincere appreciation to Carol Kramer and April McDonald Loomis for their outstanding contributions to the preserving Auburn's fire service history and commend both of you for your dedication. Thank you so much. Oh, we're still taking pictures here. Surprise, surprise. Thanks, good job. Uh, when I twist arms and uh ask uh them to contribute, they rise to the occasion. Uh, when I twist arms and uh ask uh them to contribute, they rise to the occasion and April created, and if you haven't seen the book, um a wonderful history that 200, 300 years from now, we will have.