The Davis City Council met on Tuesday, April 9, 2024, at 6:31 p.m. in the Community Chambers. The meeting included ceremonial proclamations, public comments, approval of a consent calendar, discussion and adoption of 2024/2025 City Council Goals, a mid-year budget update, and a long-range calendar item. The meeting adjourned after approximately three hours.
The consent calendar was approved unanimously (5-0) after brief comments on items E, H, and M:
Item 5: City Council Goals 2024/2025
Item 6: FY 2023/24 Mid-Year Budget Update
Good evening, everyone, and welcome to the Tuesday, April 9th meeting of the Davis City Council. I will uh let the record reflect that it's 6 31, and uh all of my colleagues are here, so we have a quorum and we're ready to move forward. Uh with that, I will entertain a motion for the approval of the agenda. So move. Second. Thank you. We have a motion by Councilmember Partita and a second by Councilmember Neville. Um any questions, comments on the agenda? All in favor, please say aye. Aye. Oppose, abstain. Motion carries five zero, and we have an agenda for this evening. We're now on to item one ceremonial ceremonial presentations of proclamations, uh, recognizing National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week, uh, April is Child Abuse Prevention Month, and April as National Donate Life Month. Um, three of my colleagues have our proclamations here. Um, and after we'll take a quick five-minute uh break and we'll meet folks down in front of the podium for a couple of photos, and then we will um readjourn our meeting. Uh so with that, I'm gonna turn it over to Councilmember Partita, who has a proclamation for National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week. I see our acceptors coming down. Uh Jennifer Candelo and Jean Lyan. Um, and I'm actually really um glad that I I took this proclamation. Uh sadly, when my son was very young, he uh has a disability, and so he had a lot of health issues when he was up until he got a certain age, and now he's quite healthy. But I remember uh frantically calling a number of times, and folks always responding, and so thank you for being on the other side of that call. Um dedicated public safety telecommunicators daily serve Davis by answering requests for law enforcement, fire and emergency medical services by dispatching the appropriate assistance as quickly as possible. The professional public safety telecommunicator is that vital link between the public or victim and the public safety provider who may apprehend a criminal, save their possessions from fire, save their life or the life of a loved one. The critical functions performed by professional telecommunicators also include those related to highway safety, road maintenance, public utilities, and other services that affect the health and safety of the public. Emergencies can strike at any time. We rely on the vigilance and preparedness of these individuals 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. The association of public safety communications officials, an organization of over 16,000 people in the United States and Canada, has set aside this week in April to recognize telecommunicators and their crucial role in the protection of life and property. Now, therefore, be it proclaimed that the City Council of Davis declares the week of April 14th through the 20th, 2024 to be National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week in Davis in honor of those uh whose diligence and professionalism help keep our community and the public safe. Thank you. Don't even know. Oh, thank you. Thank you very much for recognizing the dispatchers who work 24-7, 365 to keep the community safe. They're very dedicated, they train really hard, and they work long, steady hours to keep everyone safe and answer 911 and be there when when things go south. And as I said in the past, they save the world, at least here in Davis. So thank you. Thank you very much. Thank you. Great. Thank you, Mayor Chapman. Um, child abuse and neglect continue to pose serious. Oh, let me pause for a moment. Geneva and Rochelle, if you'd like to come up to the podium. Welcome. Child abuse and neglect continue to pose serious threats to our nation's children. In 2023, according to the internet data set from the Yellow County Health and Human Services Agency. 281 children in Yolo County were found to be victims of abuse and or neglect. Community-based prevention services can strengthen families and reduce the likelihood of child abuse and neglect. YOLO County Children's Alliance was founded as the Child Abuse Prevention Council of Yolo County in 2002, and has continued to coordinate county efforts to prevent and respond to child abuse and neglect. YOLO County's child abuse prevention efforts are fostered by the contributions of the following agencies and organizations. Communicare plus Olay, Empower YOLO, First Five YOLO, West Sacramento Police Department, YOLO County Casa, Yellow County District Attorney's Office, Multidisciplinary Interview Center, YOLO County HHSA, YOLO County Office of Education, Yellow County Probation, Community Members, and those with lived experience.