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Folsom City Council Regular Meeting – October 22, 2024

City Council — Tuesday, October 22, 2024
BodyFolsom, California
SessionCity Council
DateTuesday, October 22, 2024
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0:00

Council meeting and I will call to order the regular city council meeting for October 22nd, 2024.

0:07

Madam Clerk, will you please call the roll?

0:09

Council members Rodriguez here.

0:12

Rora here.

0:13

Aquino here.

0:14

Chalam Charla.

0:15

Here.

0:15

And Kozlovsky.

0:16

Also here.

0:17

And if everybody would please stand and join you for clinical.

0:27

And should it be public for which stands?

0:30

One nation.

0:33

With liberty and justice call.

0:41

Okay.

0:42

So we uh we'll do agenda updates afterwards.

0:45

Um, first up tonight is gonna be business from the floor.

0:48

This um, as a reminder for those of you in the audience, this is an opportunity to speak on items that are not already on the agenda.

0:55

Do we have any requests to speak?

0:57

We have one request to speak from Ronald Carter.

1:00

Okay, please come up to the podium.

1:02

Thank you.

1:03

Carter, the uh the usual protocol is in place, three minutes.

1:07

Let a rip.

1:08

I wanted to thank you folks for listening to me.

1:11

You get to be my age, sometimes it gets hard to find an audience.

1:15

Thank you for being here for me to listen to me.

1:17

I wanted to speak exactly back on Major G.

1:21

Um because I don't believe in it.

1:24

But before I even go there, I wanted to mention to the city council.

1:29

Several years ago, we had a uh the park cut here with Marshall Colin Farley.

1:35

He was killed in Vietnam.

1:37

And Marshall was really a great patriarch.

1:41

Patriot.

1:42

He served his entire life.

1:43

My brother, Leslie Dean Carter Jr.

1:45

almost had parallel the their lives similar.

1:49

He was killed in Vietnam.

1:51

I think so often we forget to thank those who serve this nation.

1:56

And they served it with dignity and their lives.

1:59

My brother, short to leave Vietnam, and said, Ron, he sent me a postcard.

2:05

December, November, November, December of 1969 as a kid.

2:10

And he says, Ron, I don't know every reason we're in Vietnam, but I know our heavenly father wants us here.

2:18

He died by those words.

2:20

Anyway, going forward, and I really believe firmly that pledge allegiance to the flag is my best part of this day.

2:28

It's been a rough week on me.

2:30

And respectfully.

2:44

So I hear opposition to it, but they're opposing what citizens said what did what to get on the ballot.

2:51

Um, I don't believe in it because it's overreach.

2:54

Right now, we're going in some tough times.

2:56

In real estate, I see it every day.

2:59

Foreclosures are foreclosures are rising dramatically.

3:03

People are looking at losing their homes, and who's in tow with mom and dad?

3:07

Children.

3:08

And as I said last week, and I said back in 04 when they ran for city council here in Folsom.

3:14

My slogan was simple.

3:16

If it works for families, it works for Folsom.

3:18

When you lose the kids, the kids don't, children don't have a place to go, as in a home, or they have other places they need to go, have to go because of forced circumstances.

3:29

I think we need to uh take a closer look at it and save that money for a day or look at that proposal when it's time.

3:37

Today's not the time.

3:38

This isn't the climate for raising taxes.

Discussion Breakdown — Share of Meeting
Community Engagement██████████████████████████████████34%
Transportation Safety████████████████████████24%
Procedural████████████████16%
Engineering And Infrastructure███████████████15%
Affordable Housing█████5%
Public Safety█████5%
Economic Development█1%
Summary of Proceedings

Folsom City Council Regular Meeting – October 22, 2024

The Folsom City Council met on Tuesday, October 22, 2024, at 6:30 PM in City Council Chambers. The meeting included a presentation on the 11th Annual Folsom Community Service Day, approval of three consent calendar items, postponement of two public hearings, and discussion and adoption of an ordinance restricting parking in Historic District alleys. The meeting concluded with council member reports and announcements.

Consent Calendar

  • Item 2: Resolution No. 11277 authorizing the City Manager to execute agreements with CentralSquare Technologies for cloud migration of the permit tracking system and with Bluebeam for electronic plan review licenses.
  • Item 3: Resolution No. 11278 authorizing a construction agreement with B&M Builders, Inc. for the North Granite Circle Drainage Improvement Project.
  • Item 4: Resolution No. 11279 authorizing the Police Department to accept a $125,000 Selective Traffic Enforcement Program grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety. All items were approved unanimously.

Public Comments & Testimony

  • Ronald Carter spoke during Business from the Floor. He expressed opposition to a proposed tax measure (referring to "Major G"), urging the council to reject it due to rising foreclosures and economic hardship. He also emphasized the importance of honoring veterans and the Pledge of Allegiance.

Scheduled Presentations

  • Item 1: Presentation of the 11th Annual Folsom Community Service Day results. Staff reported: 2,360 volunteers, 127 citywide projects, over 9,000 volunteer hours, 28 tons of food collected (approximately 56,000 meals), and over $125,000 in cash and in-kind sponsorships. The next event is scheduled for Saturday, September 20, 2025.

Discussion Items

  • Item 7 – Ordinance No. 1348 (Second Reading and Adoption): An ordinance amending Municipal Code sections 10.20.220 and 10.20.230 to prohibit parking in alleys within the Historic District. Staff (Mark and Fire Chief Cassano) explained that 20-foot-wide alleys are used for solid waste collection and emergency vehicle access, and that parking frequently blocks these services. Public speaker Mike Siletti supported the need for enforcement but suggested a more specific width requirement (e.g., 18 feet) rather than a blanket ban to avoid resident backlash and legal disputes over property lines. Councilmember Rohrbough expressed a preference for a narrower clear-width requirement (14–18 feet) and a staged approach focusing on emergency access. Other council members noted the ordinance provides a needed enforcement tool for persistent offenders and that implementation will focus on education and repeat violations. Councilmember Chalamcherla acknowledged that a drive-through revealed many alleys are not exactly 20 feet wide due to encroachments but supported the ordinance as a mechanism to address problem spots.

Key Outcomes

  • Ordinance No. 1348 was adopted by a vote of 4-1 (Councilmember Rohrbough dissenting). The ordinance takes effect 30 days after adoption (December 22, 2024). Staff indicated enforcement will be complaint-driven and targeted at repeat offenders.
  • Items 5 and 6 (Resolution No. 11275 on Community Facility Rental Fee Schedule and Resolution No. 11276 on Zoo Sanctuary Entrance Fee) were postponed to a future meeting; the November 26, 2024 meeting was canceled due to the Thanksgiving holiday.

Council Requests & Reports

  • Councilmember Rodriguez reported attending the Cal Cities Conference, focusing on homelessness and housing laws, to be shared at the next meeting.
  • YK Chalamcherla announced the finalized executive director for the cable commission and a special meeting Thursday.
  • City Manager highlighted upcoming Halloween events (Public Safety Trunk or Treat and Wild Howlow Ween at the zoo), Sacramento RT light rail construction progress, and the zoo sanctuary animal adoption program.
  • Mayor Kozlowski noted a high number of recent business ribbon cuttings, indicating a strong local economy.

Meeting Transcript

Council meeting and I will call to order the regular city council meeting for October 22nd, 2024. Madam Clerk, will you please call the roll? Council members Rodriguez here. Rora here. Aquino here. Chalam Charla. Here. And Kozlovsky. Also here. And if everybody would please stand and join you for clinical. And should it be public for which stands? One nation. With liberty and justice call. Okay. So we uh we'll do agenda updates afterwards. Um, first up tonight is gonna be business from the floor. This um, as a reminder for those of you in the audience, this is an opportunity to speak on items that are not already on the agenda. Do we have any requests to speak? We have one request to speak from Ronald Carter. Okay, please come up to the podium. Thank you. Carter, the uh the usual protocol is in place, three minutes. Let a rip. I wanted to thank you folks for listening to me. You get to be my age, sometimes it gets hard to find an audience. Thank you for being here for me to listen to me. I wanted to speak exactly back on Major G. Um because I don't believe in it. But before I even go there, I wanted to mention to the city council. Several years ago, we had a uh the park cut here with Marshall Colin Farley. He was killed in Vietnam. And Marshall was really a great patriarch. Patriot. He served his entire life. My brother, Leslie Dean Carter Jr. almost had parallel the their lives similar. He was killed in Vietnam. I think so often we forget to thank those who serve this nation. And they served it with dignity and their lives. My brother, short to leave Vietnam, and said, Ron, he sent me a postcard. December, November, November, December of 1969 as a kid. And he says, Ron, I don't know every reason we're in Vietnam, but I know our heavenly father wants us here. He died by those words. Anyway, going forward, and I really believe firmly that pledge allegiance to the flag is my best part of this day. It's been a rough week on me. And respectfully. So I hear opposition to it, but they're opposing what citizens said what did what to get on the ballot. Um, I don't believe in it because it's overreach. Right now, we're going in some tough times. In real estate, I see it every day.

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