The regular city council meeting of June 8, 2026, was held in hybrid format. Councilmember Chu was absent. The agenda included a rent control initiative petition, the FY 2026-27 recommended budget, an ordinance adopting the county's tobacco retailer permit program, and continuation of sewer service charge collections on the tax roll. The meeting extended past midnight due to the number of items and extensive public comment.
Oh, I think it's a big Okay. All right. Good evening, everyone. If you can take your seats, we're going to get it started. Thank you for joining our regular city council meeting of June eighth, twenty twenty six. We hold meetings in a hybrid format with both in-person and virtual participation available. Given the number of time sensitive matters before us this evening. Speaker cards are located at the back table in the council chambers and must be turned in to the city clerk here at the Dais. Please be sure to indicate the agenda item number you wish to speak on. Attendees who have joined us by Zoom will be called to speak after in-person comments have been given. Detailed instructions for public comment will be provided on the screen when the time for public comment begins. And with that, we'll now turn it over to our city clerk to call the roll. Thank you. Good evening, everyone. Councilmember Chu is absent this evening. Councilmember G. Present. Councilmember Howard. Here. Councilmember Padilla. Present. Councilmember Sturkin. Here. Vice Mayor Aiken. Here. Mayor Martinez Saballos. Thank you. Thank you, everyone. And we'll move to the Pledge of Allegiance. Vice Mayor, could you do the honors? Please join me in saluting our flag. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America. And to the Republic for which it stands. Under God, indivisible with liberty and justice for all. Thank you, Vice Mayor. And item four on the agenda does not apply for this evening. It's only a procedural item. So we'll move on to our next item. We have no presentations or acknowledgments this evening. So we'll keep moving to item six, which is our public comment section of the agenda. We'll take public comment on the consent calendar, matters of council of interest, as well as items that are not listed on tonight's agenda. We welcome speakers providing public comment, but please be advised that this is a limited public forum. As such, speakers must address matters within the subject matter jurisdiction of the city. And if speakers do not, they'll be warned. And if they continue to disregard city rules, their opportunity to speak will be limited. If you're attending in person, please fill out a speaker card and submit it to the city clerk here at the dais. And if you're attending virtually, feel free to raise your hand on Zoom at this time or press star nine if you've joined by phone. Once we've gathered all the speaker cards and raised hands and have begun public comment, no additional speakers will be allowed to cue up to speak. And I'll turn it over to our city clerk to facilitate public comment. Thank you, Mayor.