The Elk Grove City Council convened for their regular meeting on Wednesday, May 14, 2025, at 6:00 PM. The meeting began with a closed session announcement regarding the Matthews v. City of Elk Grove case, followed by presentations, public hearings, and policy discussions.
Mayor Singh Allen called the meeting to order with all council members present, including Council Member Suen participating via teleconference. The meeting included a land acknowledgment honoring the Plain Miwoks and Wilton Rancheria Tribe, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance.
Council Member Brewer presented a proclamation declaring May 2025 as Bike Month in Elk Grove. The proclamation highlighted that replacing one car trip per day with biking reduces carbon emissions by 67%. Senior Transportation Planner Kaylee Lyons and Trails Committee member Mendenhall received the proclamation.
Vice Mayor Robles read the proclamation for National Public Works Week (May 18-24, 2025). The city announced Big Truck Day on May 21st from 10 AM to 2 PM at District 56. Engineering Manager Shohabe Arari was recognized as Manager of the Year by the American Public Works Association.
The Youth Commission presented their accomplishments, including:
Six graduating seniors were recognized for their service, with applications for six new positions opening soon.
Human Resources presented the annual report on city vacancies as required by Assembly Bill 2561. The city maintains a 6% overall vacancy rate, well below the 20% threshold that would trigger additional reporting requirements. The city has a 97% retention rate and conducts compensation studies every two years.
The council approved the 2025-2030 Consolidated Plan for Community Development Block Grant and HOME Investment Partnership Program funds. The plan includes the 2025-2026 Action Plan as the annual implementing document.
The council approved five separate annexations for:
The council established the LEA SPA covering approximately 1,150 acres with 11 chapters of development regulations. The area includes transect land use designations and was recommended 5-0 by the Planning Commission.
The council approved amendments to the Southeast Policy Area SPA, reducing its size from 1,200 to 840 acres following the 2023 LEA community plan adoption.
Staff presented six program concepts for council consideration:
The council expressed support for all six concepts and directed staff to proceed with development.
After public comment from multiple candidates, the council appointed Teresa Plamotil to fill the commission vacancy. Mayor Singh Allen noted Plamotil's consistent attendance at commission meetings and strong community support through 20 resident emails.
The meeting concluded at 8:25 PM with updates on the recent Cap to Cap advocacy trip to Washington D.C., including meetings at the White House and Federal Transportation Administration.
All right. We have reconvened from closed session. I would like to make the following announcement by a 5-0 vote. The City Council authorized and directed the City Attorney's Office to defend the case of Matthews versus the City of Elk Grove and all, as identified by the case number listed on the City Council agenda. With that, we will adjourn the special meeting at 6 o'clock p.m. And that brings us to our regular meeting. At this time, I would like to call to order the Elk Grove City Council regular meeting. Today is Wednesday, May the 14th, 2025. The time is 6 p.m. Clerk. Thank you, Mayor. This meeting of the Elk Grove City Council is recorded with closed captioning. The recording will be cablecast on Metro Cable Channel 14, the local government affairs channel on the Comcast, and DirecTV U-Verse Cable Systems. The recording will also be video streamed at Metro14live.sackcounty.gov. Tonight's meeting replays will be on Friday, May 16th at 1 p.m. and Sunday, May 18th at 6 p.m. on Metro Channel 14. Once posted, the recordings of this and previous meetings can be viewed on demand at the three W's, elk.elkgrove.gov, or youtube.com slash MetroCable14. For members of the participating audience who may have personal electronic devices, please place them on silent mode during the meeting or on mute when you are not speaking. Hill Grove City Council welcomes, appreciates, and encourages participation in the City Council meeting. 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 No. 2010-24, 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 provided to the Assistant City Clerk, Brenda Haggard, prior to consideration of the agenda item. And I'd just like to note for this evening, we do have a member that is teleconferencing into the meeting. That will be Council Member Suen, and we'll get to that with the roll call and with the commencing of the roll call. And as we'll see with the teleconference environment, for any votes that we take this evening and also check-ins for public comment, we'll be touching base with our remote participant. But for the roll call, I will commence with Council Member Spies. Present. Council Member Brewer. Present. Council Member Suen. Here. Audio's coming through. Thank you, sir. Vice Member Robles. Present.