Session, special meeting, and I just need to announce that we have nothing reportable to report out from that meeting.

And with that, that adjourns the special session.

Closed session.

And so now I will call to order our regular meeting of October 6th.

So welcome everyone.

And we are here.

So I recognize that uh all of my colleagues are here in chambers.

We are all physically present tonight.

And our first order of business is to approve this evening's agenda.

Is there a motion to approve?

So moved.

Moved by Councilmember Chapman and a second by Councilmember Dios.

All in favor of approval of the agenda say aye.

Aye.

Any no's or abstentions?

Hearing none, this evening's agenda is approved.

Excellent.

Very good.

So we are gonna turn now to a series of ceremonial presentations, and we're gonna do this just a tiny bit out of order as we await some individuals who are recipients.

So we will begin with um recognizing October 24th as United Nations Day, and Councilmember Dios will be presenting this proclamation.

You're

not okay.

Thank you.

Apologies, Councilmember Chapman.

Thank you, Mayor.

I would like to invite up Jo Lynn Schumacher, who is a board member of the Davis chapter of the United Nations Association.

And

this proclamation is recognizing October 24th, 2026 as United Nations Day in Davis, California.

The United Nations was founded on October 24th, 1945 with a commitment to prevent war, uphold human rights, and promote social progress.

Today, global challenges including armed conflict, displacement, hunger, poverty, threats to democracy and human rights, climate change, and rapidly evolving technologies make international cooperation more urgent than ever.

No nation can address these challenges alone.

The

United United Nations must continue evolving by engaging local communities and advancing its goals and principles.

I am Jo Lynn Schumaker, UNA Davis board member.

Our current president Vicky is unable to be here in person.

I would like to ask our current board and our interns to stand.

I am proud to acknowledge our diverse board, which is representative of much of the work in Davis and YOLO County that supports the 17 UN sustainable development goals and our local contributions to universal principles of leave no one behind, human rights, and gender equality that run through these global goals.

Our current work in Davis is highlighting how local actions support global goals.

Looking at the number of organizations you are acknowledging tonight, it is easy to see how these local actions contribute to the SDGs and other international commitments.

We are excited to see this and to be part of it tonight and going forward.

I invite all of you to connect with UNA Davis.

We look forward to reaching out to you in order to bring together our contributions in partnership to achieve these goals locally.

Please join us.

We will be having a UN flag ceremony on October 23rd, and we will be hosting our annual declaration on human rights celebration on December 9th.

Thank you for your continuing support.

So our next proclamation will recognize October 24th as World Polio Day, and I'd like to invite Nirali Bernard, Chair of the Polio Plus Committee to come forward.

October 24th is recognized as World Polio Day, honoring the global effort to eradicate a disease that once paralyzed hundreds of thousands of children each year.

Polio is a highly infectious disease that most commonly affects children under the age of five.

Most know it as polio virus.

The virus is spread person to person, typically through contaminated water.

It can attack the nervous system and in some instances lead to paralysis.

There's no cure, however.

There is a safe and effective vaccine, which Rotary and Partners use to immunize over 2.5 billion children worldwide.

Thanks to the leadership of Rotary International and its partners, polio cases have been reduced by more than 99%.

The rotary clubs of Davis and local volunteers continue to play a vital role in raising awareness, supporting immunization campaigns, and working toward a healthier polio-free world.

The City of Davis stands in solidarity with the global community in promoting health, compassion, and equity for all children.

Now, therefore, be it proclaimed that this Davis City Council on behalf of the citizens of Davis does hereby proclaim October 24, 2026 as World Polio Day in Davis and calls upon our community to support efforts to end polio fever.

Welcome.

Thank

you.