The Davis City Council met on Tuesday, May 21, 2024, beginning at 6:39 p.m. (agenda listed 6:30 p.m.) and concluding past midnight. The meeting featured ceremonial proclamations, a consent calendar approved 4-0, extensive public testimony, and action on restructuring the city's advisory commissions, appointing new commissioners, and adopting a mid-cycle budget update with fee increases. Councilmember Donna Neville was absent.
Good evening, everyone. I'm going to call the May 21st meeting of the Davis City Council to order. Let the record reflect that it is 6.39 p.m. And also a quick announcement. Our Council member uh colleague, Councilmember Neville is not able to be here with us this evening. So you have the pleasure of just our four faces in front of you here this evening. So with that, I will entertain a motion to approve the agenda. So moved. Second. All right, we have a motion by Vice Mayor Vitlin, a second by Councilmember Partita. Any further questions or comments on the agenda? All right. Seeing none, all in favor, please say aye. Aye. Opposed? Abstain. All right. Motion carries 4-0, and we have agenda. Okay. We are now on to agenda item number one, which is ceremonial presentations of proclamations, uh, recognizing May 19th to 24th as Public Works Week, May as Asian American Pacific Islander Month, May as Jewish American Heritage Month, May as bike month, and May as Mental Health Awareness Month. So the way we normally do this, we will um we'll read the proclamation, invite whoever's receiving the proclamation up to the lectern, say uh to say a few words, uh we'll move to the next proclamation and then we're done. We'll take uh a short break and invite um folks from uh the recipients of the proclamations to the front of the lectern uh to come down and have a photo with uh council members, and then we will um come back and go to item number two. Um, with all that being said, I'm going to turn to my colleague, Councilmember Arnold, who is going to present May 19th to the 24th as Public Works Week. Well, thank you, Mayor. Uh I believe we have Alexis Eastwood and Ryan Chapman who will be joining us for this. Um I am pleased to proclaim May, the week of May 19th through the 25th as National Public Works Week. The services provided by public works personnel to the Davis community involving streets, transportation, wastewater, storm drainage, water, facilities, urban forestry, and parks infrastructure, as well as administrative, environmental, engineering, regulatory, and fleet maintenance services, are an integral part of our citizens' everyday lives. The sustainable health, safety, and comfort of the Davis community greatly depend on public works to deliver cost-effective capital improvements. The future of the Davis community is greatly influenced by the design and construction of new developments managed by public works personnel. The efficiency of the qualified and dedicated personnel who staff public works departments is materially influenced by the people's attitudes and understanding of the importance of the work they perform. Now, therefore, we, the Davis City Council, on behalf of the citizens of Davis, hereby proclaim May 19th through the 25th, 2024 as National Public Works Week in the City of Davis, and urge all citizens and civic organizations to acquaint themselves with the issues involved in maintaining operating and improving our public works facilities and to recognize the contributions the public works personnel make every day to our health, safety, comfort, and quality of life. Mayor Chapman and Council members, on behalf of all of public works uh staff, thank you. All right, thank you. Thank you, Mayor. Celebrating Asian Pacific American Heritage Month provides the people of the United States with an opportunity to recognize the achievements, contributions, and history of, and to understand the challenges faced by Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders have endured and overcome hardship and heartache, feeling fear for themselves and their loved ones in the wake of anti-Asian hate and acts of violence against people in Asian and Pacific Islander communities. Persons of Asian heritage or Pacific Island Heritage are a critical part of our civic community, having made substantial contributions to our city, our state, and our nation, with persons of Asian heritage or Pacific Island Heritage serving in vital positions from frontline workers, researchers, health care providers, community leaders to other essential roles. Now, therefore, we, the Davis City Council, on behalf of the citizens of Davis, to hereby proclaim May as Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month in the City of Davis. In doing so, the City of Davis will recognize and observe Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month by calling upon the Davis community to uplift and show ongoing support to per persons of Asian Heritage or Pacific Island Heritage now and in the future, and to encourage institutions and organizations to recognize the month with programs and activities. And I believe we have Aaron Wedra and Alan Way here to receive. Good evening, Mayor Chairman, Council members, staff, and friends. My name is Alan Way. I'm a Davis resident and a board member of the Davis chapter of Asian Pacific Island Americans Public Affairs Association. I'm very delighted to introduce my colleague for fellow board member Aaron Wendra. Thank you, Way and James and Cheryl join joining me. So my colleagues and I are extremely grateful and honored and proud to receive this proclamation. It recognizes not only the rich and diverse cultures that make up our communities, but also serve as a strong testament to the ingenuity, resilience, and diverse contributions of by Asian Americans in history, today, and beyond. APAPA is a nonprofit organization funded 20 years ago and currently has over uh 40 chapters across the country. Our mission is to inspire, engage, empower API communities through leadership and civic engagement. We advance this mission by thinking globally, acting locally.