The Elk Grove City Council held a regular meeting on Wednesday, October 9, 2024, from 6:01 p.m. to 7:10 p.m. The meeting included proclamations, committee updates, public comments, a consent calendar with 13 items, and two public hearings. Key topics included recognition of Indigenous Peoples' Day, Disability Awareness Month, Code Enforcement Officer Appreciation Week, a public convenience and necessity determination for a Safeway liquor license, and updates to the countywide transportation mitigation fee program.
The consent calendar was approved 5-0, except that Councilmember Spease recorded a no vote on item 7.4. Items included:
From our special meeting. And I have the following closed session report out by a five to zero vote. The city council authorized and directed the city attorney's office to defend the case of John Parrott versus the City of Elkgrove and all as identified by the case number on the City Council meeting agenda. And secondly, by a five to zero vote. City Council authorized and directed the city attorney's office to defend the case of Frederick versus the City of Elk Grove, and all as identified by the case number on the City Council meeting agenda. With that, we will adjourn the special meeting at 6.01 p.m. And at this time, I would like to call to order the Elk Grove City Council regular meeting. Today is Wednesday, October the 9th, 2024. The time is 6.01 p.m. Clerk. Thank you, Mayor. This meeting of the Elkrove City Council is recorded with closed captioning. The recording will be cable cast on Metro Cable Channel 14, the local government affairs channel on Comcast and Direct TV Uverse Cable Systems. The recording will also be video streamed at Metro 14 Live.gov. Tonight's meeting replays will be on Friday, October 11th at 1 p.m. and Tuesday, October 15th at 9 a.m. on Metro Channel 14. Once posted, the recordings of this and previous meetings can be viewed on demand at the 3W's.org or YouTube.com slash Metro Cable 14. For members of the participating audience, personal electronic devices, please place them on silent mode during the meeting or on mute when you are not speaking. Ilggrove City Council welcomes, appreciates, and encourages participation in the city council meetings. City Council requests that you limit your presentation to three minutes per person, so that all present will have time to participate. City Council reserves the right to reasonably limit the total time for public comment on any particular notice agenda item as it may deem necessary. Pursuant to resolution number 210-24, no individual speaker concerning public comment may address the city council for more than three minutes. If you wish to address the council during the meeting, please complete a blue speaker card, which can be found at the back of the chamber and provide it to assistant city clerk, Brenda Haggard, prior to consideration of the agenda item. With that, Mayor, I will be moving into the roll call. And for the roll call, I will start with Councilmember Robles. Present. Councilmember Spees. Present. Councilmember Sewen. Here. Vice Mayor Brewer. Here. And Mayor Singh Allen. Here. Thank you. Next up is our land acknowledgement. And reading that will be our vice mayor. Thank you, Madam Mayor. We are respect and acknowledge Elk Grove's first inhabitants, the Plains Miwok, who lived as sovereign caretakers of this land in these waterways since time immemorial. We commemorate and advocate for their descendants, the Wilton Rancheria tribe, the only federally recognized tribe in Sacramento County who endured because of the bravery, resiliency, and determination of their ancestors, tribal members, and leaders. All right, thank you. Next up is our Pledge of Allegiance. And uh would council member speech, please help. Absolutely. And over heart pledge. I voice allegiance to the flag of the United States of America. And to the Republic for which we will with liberal agents for us. Thank you. At this time, please join us for a moment of silence.