Good afternoon everyone. The Sacramento City Council, please come to order with the clerk

call the roll to establish a quorum, please.

Thank you. Councilmember Kaplan, Councilmember Tao, Mayor Pro Tem Telemontes, Councilmember

Valenzuela, Vice Mayor Maple, Councilmember Gare will be absent today, Councilmember

Jennings, Councilmember Vang, Mayor Steinberg.

And I am here. Councilmember Van, would you please lead us in the landing

knowledgement and Councilmember Jennings, would you please lead us in the pledge of allegiance?

Thank you.

Absolutely. Please rise if you're equal.

To the original people of this land, the Nisanan people, the southern Maidu, Valley and

Plans Mewok, put win and win to peoples and the people of Walton Rancheria, Sacramento's

only federally recognized tribe. May we acknowledge and honor the native people who

came before us and still walk beside us today on these ancestral lands by choosing to gather

today in the act of practice of acknowledgement and appreciation for Sacramento's indigenous

peoples, history, contributions and lives. Thank you.

Please remain standing for the pledge of allegiance.

Pledge. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic

for which it stands, one nation under God, under the physical liberty and justice.

Well, a very good afternoon to everyone. Apologize that we are a few minutes late. We had

a close session and it took a little bit longer, but we're very glad to see all of you

and chambers and those of you who may be watching online. We begin today with a couple, with

one special presentation as I understand presentation one is we're going to postpone that for now.

Excuse me, Mayor Steinberg. I just want to report that.

Sorry.

There's nothing to report out of the close session at this time.

Okay, thank you. I always forget that part. There we go. It's good.

Okay. We do have a special presentation.

It will be presented by Council Member Kaplan. I know we have some very special guests in

the audience as well. Go ahead.

Thank you, Mayor. September is National Suicide Prevention Month because it's important

to recognize the impact of suicide on individuals, families and communities.

And truly September is a time to shift perception and raise awareness of the stigmatized topic

because this can happen to anyone regardless of your age, our gender, or background.

And we must raise awareness and spread hope and share information to people who've been

affected by suicide. We know, according to the most recent data,

released that suicide was responsible for 49,000 deaths in the United States in 2022.

Approximately one death every 11 minutes.

Unfortunately, the youth impact has been rising significantly and suicide is among the

top nine leading causes of death for ages 10 to 64, but significantly leading causes

of death for those 10 to 14 and 25 to 34.

I'm proud and know that we heard the impact of mental health from our students at summer

at City Hall and our high schools have heard this and our school districts have heard

this. And to address the rise in the need of anxiety and suicidal thoughts, Nautomas Unified

Sac City have prioritized mental health resources for students and families.

I know specifically, Nautomas Unified has added a mental health advisor and therapist

to every single one of our schools. This is personal to me.

It has affected both sides of my family. My mom is the oldest of eight.

I was raised from the time I was 16 months old with my three, my aunts and my uncles who

were seven, 12 and 13 years older than I. So my auntie, Jeannie, was more like an older sister

only being seven years older than I. Two weeks after my youngest was born, she committed

suicide.

My dad's father, my uncle Barry, committed suicide. This is something we don't hear people

talk about. And when I talk about it's time to stop and raise awareness and wipe away

the stigmatization that we have, the time is now. And so for me, it is important that we

acknowledge two different organizations that are having a significant impact on trying

to raise awareness and raise hope and provide resources so that what has affected me personally

doesn't affect other people. I really want to thank WellSpace that has been providing

suicide prevention services in Sacramento region since 1953. It is also the second largest

suicide prevention center in California responding to more than 150,000 calls for suicide

prevention services and 32 counties on an annual basis. Remember this number and we have