I want to

call the meeting of the Venetian City Council to order.

Ms.

Wolf, please call the roll.

Council members birdseye here.

Largus Spada.

Massenski.

Scott.

Here.

And Mayor Young.

Here.

And please join me in the pledge.

A plaque stating the fundamental rights of each member of the public is posted

at

the entrance to the meeting room for Section 4.04.03 of the City of Venetia's open government ordinance.

I have office hours on the first and third Mondays of each month from 4.30 to 6 p.m.

And if that time is not convenient, we can uh arrange an appointment through the city manager's office.

We have a number of openings on boards and commissions, and I'd like to encourage anybody watching or in the room who are willing to uh provide some uh support to the uh city's operations to make applications.

Uh applications close on Friday, March 20th.

And

we have the following openings on the commission on various commissions.

For arts and culture, we have two full terms.

For community services, we have two full terms and one partial term.

Community sustainability, we have one full term and one student term.

For economic development, we have one full term and two partial terms.

For historic preservation review commission, we have two full terms and one partial term.

The Housing Authority Board, we have two tenant terms.

The Industrial Safety Citizens Oversight Commission, we have one full term.

For

the local tax oversight board, we have two full terms.

For

open government, we have two full terms and two partial terms,

and

for the planning commission, we have two full terms.

Again, would encourage anybody who's interested in any of those uh boards or commissions to make application, and we have a uh process where we'll be interviewed and the um recommendations in the council will make appointments probably by the end of March or early April.

Well, probably April.

Um I'd like to now move to a proclamation for women's history month.

I'm gonna come down there

and

I

think I have someone meeting me here for that.

Heather.

Whereas in 1911, International Women's Day was created, and in 1987, Congress designated March as Women's History Month.

And

whereas women of every race, class, and ethnic background, ethnic background have made historic contributions to the growth and strength of our city, county, state, and country, and continue to play critical economic, cultural, and social roles in every sphere of life by constituting a significant portion of the labor force working inside and outside of the home.

And

whereas women have been leaders not only in securing their own rights of suffrage and equal opportunity, but also in the abolitionist movement, the emancipation movement, the industrial labor movement, the civil rights movement,

and

especially the peace movement, which helped to create a more fair and just society for all.

And whereas women have played a unique role throughout our history in the establishment of early charitable, philanthropic, and cultural institutions by providing much of the volunteer labor force of our community, and by serving our country courageously in the military.

And

whereas the City of Venetia recognizes not only the historical contributions of women in our society, but also shows gratitude and elevates the contribution women are making every day in our community.

Hereby proclaim March 2026 as women's history month in the City of Benicia.

We encourage residents, schools, businesses, and community groups to observe the month of March as women's history month and to recognize March 8th as International Women's Day with appropriate programs, ceremonies, and activities.

Thank you.

Heather, or somebody want to

thank you very much.

And uh We as Optimists, thank you guys for recognizing us.

Um you don't know, Strom Optimist Empower Women and Girls in our Society through education and leadership roles in uh we thank the city for this public acclamation

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