All right.

Thank you so much. We really appreciate your patience as we had an extended closed session. Thank you so much for waiting for us

But we will call this meeting of the City Council to order at 5.42 p.m.

Madam City clerk, please call the roll

Thank you councilmember Kaplan

Councilmember Tao

Mayor pro 10 Telemontes

Would you a nest shortly here?

Councilmember balance bill here vice mayor and maple here council member gear

Councilmember Jennings here councilmember vane I am here and Mary Stumber will be joining us shortly excellent

Thank you so much. It would be my honor to invite the chairman Trongo up to do our landing knowledge, mate

Please

Kujikalupa

Well you guys have already

Rose so I won't say that part, but please rise for the opening acknowledges an honor of Sacramento's indigenous people in tribal lands

To the original people of this land the Nisanan people the southern Maidu

Valley and Plains me walk putt win win two peoples and the people of Wolton, 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 together today

In the active practice of acknowledgement and appreciation for Sacramento's indigenous peoples history

contributions and lives

Thank you chairman and please please remain standing as we do the pledge of allegiance

So salute the 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 indivisible with liberty and justice for all

Wonderful

Well, we're gonna start off this evening with a couple really special presentations. I want to first

Do you want to start with one in particular? I want to first hand it over to council member Gare

Thank you very much vice mayor

It's my pleasure to be here today with councilmember

Miveng to present the annual resolution recognizing

Philopino American history month and it's my pleasure to to bring a little bit of just history

But I want to ask both the honorable Edwin Bettez the I think the first

Philopino elected to a reclamation district. Please give a big round of applause to come out the stage

And also Vince Salas to the podium as well

And also all of our Philopino brothers and sisters from Sacramento who have been leading on the way to come up and join

both Edwin and Vince to the podium here and

And as they come up to here, I wanted to again one give a little history

You know Philopino American history month started back in 1992 and is introduced by their founder

Dr. Fred

Kordova and his wife

Dorothy Leone Kordova

But wasn't formally recognized and we can spread out here equally on the so we can get you in on the on the camera shot there

But it wasn't recognized until 2009

I want to put a couple dates here that unfortunately congress didn't recognize our

Our you know Philopino history until 2009 but

And that and at that time

Folks were we were educating folks at the Philopino community first arrived here

um

In October 18 of 15 of 15 87 in

And they came aboard to California here from the spanish-gallian ships

So there's a Philopino community has been here a long long time and they have been fighting for the dignian rights of workers

They have been you know

Advocates in our with our farm workers very itli-ong and philovera crews were advocating there was ss. Adichavez

And unfortunately their history hasn't been recognized as much and it's important that we recognize the toilet and hard labor because they took the first

Grape strikes to make sure that the safety of workers were were being recognized

Also we celebrate many famous other no-wordly philopino

Americans like Modesto Larry

As well or will we just some of that Larry Leone

And but more so it's a it's a proud

Component here that in our

Sacramento region

The philopino community have been not only

Business leaders community leaders. They've been our you know health professions

But always in every aspect of them they've been trying to advocate for equality and for

You know just like when they fought in the words for us to maintain our rights and came back and we're not respected

They wanted to make sure that people knew that we honor our veterans and that we continue that so let's give a big round of applause to

We'll be

As you're over to council member bang before we hear from the honorable Edwin fitness

Thank you so much council member gira. Thank you so much. It's such an honor to present

This resolution to our beloved philopino community

I'm really this month and every month 365 days long

It's so important for us to take this moment to reflect and really to share the richness of the philopino

The philopino community and the philopino American history and culture right here in Sacramento

I know in district eight in particular. We have a incredibly large philopino community in South Sacramento

And today the philopino community is the third largest Asian-American group of the United States and right here in California

The second largest Asian-American group in California

In the Sacramento city in the Sacramento County we have over 42,000 philopino community members playing such a critical role

In our city and our county

philopinos are entrepreneurs

They are artists teachers lawyers doctors community elected leaders

And activists and really making sure that we fight not just for the philopino community

But for all communities and so it's just such an honor to be presenting this with council member gira

And in particular, I want to acknowledge vensalis who's a proud district eight resident

And he's also the current president of the philopino community in Sacramento vincinity

And I also want to take this moment to thank all of our aunties who are here today

Because

You have so many we have so many movers and shakers

But I know that our aunties today are really the backbone of our philopino community

And we've come so far because of you and so really just want to pay homage to our elders and our aunties and the philopino community as well

And so happy philopino-american history month and then I'll hand over the mic to our community

Yes, and and I just wanted to also before Edwin comes up and speak

Highlight the work that many of our aunties. I think the majority here are part of the Lions Club and all of these aunties have been making sure

That

Our young kids have glasses if they can't afford it and there are so many young kids

Who cannot see and can't even start here. So I want to recognize there because I see them always advocating for all of us

And with that let's bring in the honorable Edwin Perez trustee for the Reclamation District making sure that

You know as the as we've seen that our levees stay strong and that our communities stay dry

Thank you so much council member getta and

councilmember vang and also to the rest of the city council and I'll be remiss if I don't do a shout out to my council member district one

Lisa Kaplan

Pride resident of district one

and also

cutting the telemuntas are neighboring district two you know in a tommas

um

Again, it is such an honor to

accept this resolution on behalf of the

Filipino community

particularly

accepting it along with

Vince Salas from

It's actually a representative the Filipino community of

Sacramento and also we have somebody here that wasn't able to join us but

Dave Tamayo is also the other elected official

um

Filipino American elected official from the smud board and we do have Rob Perth here also from the smud board and I do also want to acknowledge

um

Nick Avdis my fellow trustee from Reclamation District one thousand who's in the back and apparently he has business here today

so

But again, thank you for for the resolution as as council member gare mentioned

October is designated as philipine american history month

Which honors the um or recognizes the the first recorded

instance of Filipinos arriving in the united states

In a place that we now know as mora bay and of course there have been succeeding generations

of Filipino american families that have come here

over the years um and that includes actually

Filipinos that were at during the gold rush

There were actually recorded instances of um

Those trying to find their fortune there and then of course during um the exclusionary era when

The laws were excluding

Chinese Japanese immigrants and other Asian immigrants

ironically that that racist period in our history

Actually allowed Filipino to come to the US because at that point the Philippines

Was was now a US territory and

ironically Filipinos were

considered US nationals at the time which allowed him to come in

But again, thank you for the reminder council member gare about the shared struggle we have with our other communities

including um the

Latina farm workers

in Delano and that was that was a great struggle

Again with that I just want to say thank you in the traditional Filipino language

Salamat and

Well, well, I miss or yeah, let's go ahead and then we'll have mr. Vin Salis here

I just wanted to just to say that we are having a celebration on

On October 26 and this uh the celebration is to support the agbiana village

Back in Delano and that was a village that was built for them for our monies and also the farm workers

You know that it works so hard to get us better wages and better living conditions

So you know this that part of our history are not very much known so

You know come out to the celebration

Thank you

October 26th Vince that gentleman was dick my son our former vice

Our former president for Filipino community of sacrament of vicinity

Magandar happened

Um good afternoon. I hope I used to Vin Salis. I'm Vin Salis. I represent

The Filipino community of sacrament on vicinity. I'm the first vice president of the organization

FCSV as is commonly known was founded in the 1920s

To support the many Filipinos who immigrated and moved to the sacrament of region in the 20s

Seeking for a better life after they left their homeland the Philippines

Since the 1920s our organization has has released uh worked hard to serve our community

Including our most recent effort to build the first ever Filipino community center in the center

Yes

And that lifelong dream since the 90s was made possible by the many aunties that you see here

This is their dream and so for younger generations like myself

We are trying to fulfill that dream for them and working hard with many of you

To make that dream a reality

I want to thank the city council for your approval of a recent grant to our community through the office of

Planning and research made possible also through the support of assembly woman

Stephanie when and with that initial support we are moving ahead with

architectural rendering drenderings planning and um and permitting for the building so looking

Looking forward to um welcoming you to that Filipino community center at some point but so

filled with gratitude and and um just the

Overwhelming joy for your presentation of the resolution to our community this afternoon. Thank you so much

Thank you very much. Give them a big round of applause and

With me and I'll just read the the final resolve now therefore be it resolved that the mayor and the city council the city

Sacramento hereby recognize October 24th as Filipino American History Month and acknowledges the many contributions

Filipino Americans have bestowed upon the economy culture and identity of the city of Sacramento

October 8th

2024 congratulations

And as you all walk up here really quick

I also just want to acknowledge that we have so many Filipino city staff

And our city as well. So really want to hold space for them in a particular

I want to give a shout out to my staff Alex is Diaz who also identified as Filipino

I don't want to give her a shout out. She's gonna pretend like she didn't hear me

But want to make sure I acknowledge her too, but we have so many incredible city staff here that

Identify Filipino really want to just hold space and honor them as well

And lastly my staff we also got flowers for all the aunties because they deserve their flowers

And I think it's really important to make sure we honor them

So if my staff got some flowers in their hand, we're gonna be giving it to some of the aunties

It's probably better from back

Can we get some more people on this side over here?

Yes, some people go this side. It's not balanced if you can move a little bit over there

Yeah, yeah, you want to move this one?

Yeah, there you go

Okay ready

One two three

Where are you a couple more?

Hold on we have many characters

Yeah

I'll tag you on Facebook

All right

All right what a beautiful presentation

While we wait for folks to file out and find their seats

Thank you so much

It brings us to our next very special presentation

And I will recognize councilor Vaughan's will

Okay, thank you. I'm gonna wait just a moment because I'm doing this also

And I want to make sure everybody has a chance to file out

Side after they take their pictures

All right, it is um

Remove my mats for this origin

It is my great great honor to be here again to present this year's annual

Indigenous People's Day resolution

Which I will do this year in partnership with my colleague council member gara

But I do want to start briefly by just explaining again because we do this every year

And I've had some people be like why do you do this every year and I say because it's just continues to be so important

To remind people why this day exists um where it came from because it keeps coming up every year

And so I want to use this opportunity as a day to a remind you all that

This is both a day of morning a day of recognition of real harm of real theft of real violence of real murder

That impacts Indigenous communities to this day

That this day was selected intentionally to replace another day

That used to be celebrated across this country that honored that work that honored that murder that honored that harm

That this day was created intentionally to replace that day as a small tribute

A small tribute to the Indigenous communities impacted by that day to say we are recognizing that harm and we are replacing it with the day to honor and celebrate you

But this day is also a day about resilience

About celebrating the incredible community that has managed to survive

All of that who fought back who continues to fight back to this day to get land to relearn language to ensure our young people have resources

All of that work that has continued is just so important that we remind ourselves continually

Just how much the Indigenous communities here in California and around our country have persevered through

And so I don't take it lightly when I say that the chairman of Wilton Rancheria is here with his colleagues because until a few years ago

The Wilton Rancheria didn't exist anymore

Like this was part of that harm that was created when we say in our land acknowledgement every week

The Wilton Rancheria as their only fairly recognized tribe of that region

That is both the celebration and a reminder of how far we still have to go

They you did not used to be the only people in this land

But they've worked so hard to get to the point where they are today

And it gives me such joy to see and to celebrate every accomplishment from the casino to the land to the housing every step that has been taken

To try to rebuild what was broken

But I have to start by reminding everybody because it still comes up people say

Why don't we do Italian American Heritage Day on this day? Why don't we do I did this resolution when I came into office on purpose

To be the second Monday at the request and with conversation with the chairman

It is the second Monday is Indigenous People's Day and there is no Italian American Heritage

Pick another month people honestly like this is like this month is about giving a little thing back a symbolic thing back to Indigenous communities

That was taken very long ago and to honor the sacrifice that continues to this day and the work that continued

continues to this day

So with that I will pass it over to my colleague before I introduce our guest here today. So council member Garrett. Yeah

Thank you very much. Yeah, you know again

I think

Councilmember bonswell has struck the right tone here and many communities

Have faced the impacts of what happened through the colonial history

In fact, these are conversations we have you know with my brothers and sisters and also the Filipino community

Our own community the we recognize also the the indigenous people of America who have faced that my own people in

Michoacán the Purepucha people who've lost their language who've lost their history through some of the colonialism and to remind folks about the importance of indigenous history and

The I think the the important thing we have to

Continue to educate our young people because at a young age they they forget that pride in how important it is that it's part of their

Who they are as a person and the the fact that it's been a struggle each year and reminding people

Reminds is that we have more work to do to recognize that work

And it one of the things that I have always been very proud to see is how much that even through all that adversity

even through the the

persecution and

the trauma that has that has occurred

That our communities have come to help other people so the work that the wilton rancharia

and the the work that even growing up as a farm worker now that the across the river the

the

Yotardihi

Winter nation have done to build housing for folks and to be committed to education and to

Support an opportunity for the future of kids that even through all of that

They said they've continued to give back and to how to not repeat the mistakes of the past and so it's important that we continue to

Recognize indigenous peoples day to not forget the original ancestors of each land and particularly

Our land in our home in here in the city of Sacramento with our Nisanan army walk in the my do so with that thank you

You know councilmember bonnetuella and thank you chairman ta rango for

allowing us to be part of participate and be productive members of this land that you've continued to steward

With that we have passed that back forward to our councilmember

Thank you, and I would love to welcome the chairman to come forward along with tribal council member j williams and tribal council spokesperson

Kevin sing and anyone else who would like to join you and as you come up

I just um, I want to thank you. I call you a lot for this and for other things and I just it's been

This is my last year doing this and so I can't walk away without getting a little teary

But also thanking you truly for allowing me to do this with you and also as a request to my colleagues

Don't forget this day. Please

And and please don't make me come back here when you do it telling American heritage day and lecture you

On why that's not okay like don't make me do that I will

But with that chairman I would love to pass the mic over to you

Thank you

Kuchie yama kaneo yaset asus terango

It's a blessing to be here. I'm feeling really blessed and honored to be here tonight

To be joined by my councilmember here Jerome Williams and our tribal council spokesperson Kevin sing

And some citizens of our great nation

You know, I before I get going and I just want to acknowledge you know

Councilmember valanceuela for your work

I think it's appropriate to say

My nation we appreciate the work that you did

Mayor we appreciate the work that we did together with creating a land acknowledgement and so for that

People could say a lot of things, but when you put it to work

That's when it matters to us and so on behalf of my nation

We're we're honored that you guys took the time to work with us and and bring our nation up front

But mayors timebird councilmember valanceuela and esteemed members of Sacramento city council

Thank you for the opportunity to stand before you today on the unceded territory of the miwa kaneesan on people

It is with deep gratitude and profound respect that I accept the resolution declaring indigenous peoples day in our great city of Sacramento

This moment is not just a recognition of the past

But it's a commitment to our present and future

It acknowledges the resilience

contributions and enduring spirit of indigenous peoples

Those who have lived on this land for thousands of years and who continue to thrive and enrich our communities

Today we celebrate our heritage and honor those who came before us

We remember the stories

traditions and cultures that have shaped our identity as indigenous people

We stand here not just to commemorate our past

But into inspire future generations to take pride in your heritage and to understand the significance of our connection to this land

By recognizing and celebrating indigenous peoples day

Sacramento takes an important step toward healing and the reconciliation by sharing a true

Let me say that again by sharing a true

And accurate history of what happened on this land and across our nation

It signifies a willingness to confront the historical injustices faced by indigenous communities

And to engage in meaningful dialogue about our shared future

I encourage everyone in our community to use this day as an opportunity for education, reflection and action

Let us work together to promote awareness of indigenous histories cultures and rights

Ensuring that the voices of indigenous people are heard and respected

I would like to express my heartfelt appreciation to each of you for your leadership and commitment to this resolution

Your support sends a powerful message of unity and respect for indigenous communities in Sacramento and beyond

As we celebrate indigenous peoples day

Let us not honor only the past

But also pave a way for a brighter future more inclusive

Together we can foster a community where diversity is celebrated and all people feel valued and apart

Thong Ikomo once again for this significant honor and let us continue to work together to create a legacy of understanding

respect and collaboration

Thank you, Mr Chairman before the resolution is presented

I sorry I

Had some important city business that I was dealing with in the back room

So I'm sorry they missed the beginning of this, but I just want to add my words of appreciation to you

and

All of the members of your tribal nation your sovereign nation and to say to you

That the land acknowledgement which you helped us

Elevate here

Absolutely necessary and also insufficient

The real opportunity is to work collaboratively with you

And your people to reclaim your tribal lands

in 2024 in modern Sacramento

And to do so in ways that elevate

Not only you and your tribe

But all of Sacramento and I look forward

In my remaining months, but for many years to come to watch you

Watch you do just that. Thank you

Okay, ready one two three

For

Okay

Say we have two public speakers on this item so why don't we

On I'm sorry, I'm concerned. I'm sorry. Let us begin in fact

I'm gonna try to think over to

All right with that colleague says do we have any items on the consent calendar that anyone wishes to have pulled discuss separately or just comments on

All right councilmember Kaplan

Just a quick item on three and six three and six

Okay and councilmember Tau

Okay

Any other

Fabulous Madam City clerk do you have any public comment on items in that are on the consent calendar?

We have two speakers for item number 12 on the consent calendar

First speaker is Ron Faxley followed by guy Stevenson if you can line up behind the podium

You

We have a corrupt fire department they molest women they raped women in the past

um

They've denied my wife transport to a hospital

At the healing hearing to yank yank clines

Uh

paramedic license they lied both of them

And so you need somebody

You got to get rid of the Sacramento fire department. They're the most corrupt

agency that the city has

They're horrible

You can't trust them

uh

They don't have an internal investigation department they turn it over to professional standards

And went that guy testified before the state hearing officer to get climbed

He said that uh his testimony was guarded

In other words oh and then on top of that he found out that technically

I could not have uh

Signed that I did not want it

That to be trans to be transferred

That meant that the whole fire department

That's what they were doing they claim that

The thing that disinfected the screen

Ruined the screen so they had to have somebody else

Sign the uh

The screen denying that they didn't want uh transport

Why do you keep

Well

Local 522 there

The big stick in California it used to be the the fitters union

And now that union is so powerful that they can do no wrong

It's hurting the people it's hurting the women

For your comments your time is not complete our next speaker is guy Stevenson

And not seeing guy Stevenson we will move on but if you wish to speak on item not the agenda later

We will be available for that

So we'll start out with item three council member Kaplan

Thank you

Vice-based

Sorry about that

I just want to again thank the city since 2006 the city has partnered with the roblas school district to provide after school services at five of the campuses

One of them is in mind and for our encounter member tows district

But it is really important um this amendment even more so because it expands it to tk and kindergarten

Afterschool services are not just needed for first grade and up and in this

Uh high need community programs like this are so very important to help our working parents and our students

So that they hit the ground running

So I just want to appreciate staff and roblas for partnering with this

Right and then also item three council member tau

Yes, I wanted to echoed council member Kaplan's comments on this amazing partnership with the roblas school district

And the city of Sacramento, you know often time programs and nine five eight three eight

Doesn't offer you services and the city has taken it upon ourselves to offer that for our community

Especially for working class families for afterschool programs

And so these programs goes a long way to help our communities and the city has done a great job this partnership over the years

And so I would like to you know think city staff and the school district for having these programs for the community

Excellent and I'll just say just a you know point of privilege here. I think that

One of the many things I've worked on just in my and my other hot my other life was

This yellow p expanded learning opportunity funding at the state level and it's something that our governor has enshrined for many years

And it's equivalent four billion dollars in the state budget

And one of the things that we do know is that it seems that this money is not always

Known about at the school district level and being used and so I just always really encouraging

Us to communicate with our school board members our family members our administrators in the school district

To let them know that this money does exist there's plenty of it still in the budget and that there's while there are programs that exist

Please advocate that they get funded through this because it's out there

So thank you so much and so with that we want to iron number four council member Tom

Also like to commend staff for working on getting

this project pushed through over a couple years ago

In folks who use the community center had notified that you know the

Electricity wasn't working. We found out that P.G. And he has somehow cut off the gas to the center

Which was really weird because they didn't notify the city and staff was great to work with P.G. Need to make sure that we get funding to

Retrofit the

Community Center so the electrification of the community center so we won't be on gas anymore

This is also in line of our 2030 general plan for electrification of our

Community centers and

Local buildings for usage and so I think this is one's most steps forward to activating this community center for the community again. So

Great job

Wonderful and then item six council member Kaplan

Thank you vice mayor

Just want to highlight for the report. This also includes district one

That was not mentioned in it and I just really really want to appreciate because it's highlighting the need as we partner with habitat for humanity

And the Sacramento Tree Foundation our ambitious goal of increasing our tree canopy

Especially we need that in my roblah and

Glenwood Meadows area and so I look forward to partnering with

The Tree Foundation and others so that we can collaborate and get some trees planted to help cool our sidewalks and our streets and our neighborhoods that need trees

Very exciting program and we think are wonderful staff

Okay, so with that and seeing the other members. I thought I saw my big council member Jennings

Punch up. No, okay

We have a motion second and we have a second all those in favor please say aye. Hi. All right any opposed to abstain

That passes unanimously

So moving on to our first and next and only item after that which is item number 18 a green buyer and North Blake development agreement and men

Welcome

Good evening

Good evening

Uh, members of the city council. My name is Jose Quintanilla. I am with an associate planner with the community development department

I'm here to present the third amendment to the green briar North Lake development agreement

The green buyer development is located in district one and it includes

577 acres south of Elkhorn Boulevard west of state highway 99 and north of interstate five

The amendments to the green buyer development agreement is to clarify the required timing of the obligation

That the landowner green briar project owner LLC and green buyer face to LLC

Construct the short vista overpass

This was previously named the myster way over cross crosses now know the short vista over cross

Overpass the overpass is a planned roadway that crosses highway 99 into north natomas to the east

No changes are requested to short vista way or to the overpass as part of this application

Additionally, the amendment seeks to identify additional fee revenues to help fund the construction of the overpass

fee revenues have been identified to fund the construction of the overpass and are also included in the funding agreement included with the staff report

The terms have been negotiated and agreed upon by the applicant and the city

The planning and design commission forwarded a recommendation of approval to approve the development agreement amendments on September 12

Staff recommends that the city council approve the requested development agreement amendment and the company and funding agreement

Staff finds that the request ensures the short vista overpass will be constructed

Providing an opportunity an important secondary access into north natomas

Into this north natomas community of North Lake

This concludes my presentations city staff including staff from the Department of Finance are here

And as well as the applicant team are here if you have any questions. Thank you. Thank you so much for that presentation

Madam city clerk do we have any public comment on the site? Thank you. We have one speaker latisha remires

Welcome

Hello, good evening vice-faring council my name is a tisia remitas. I'm an attorney with the law firm of Faction Hooper

Our law firm represents current Schumacher and a number of developers in north natomas who are

Parties to a development agreement here with the city of Sacramento as well as

There are obligated to pay a number of development impact fees under the north natomas finance plan

At first. I do want to say that we're very supportive of the green buyer project and very excited of its growth

I personally have a lot of respect for intel girl communities and mr. Cucinic and mr. Stannic

Um, they build very high quality developments throughout California

um our motivation here is

You know our desires to have the council continue their consideration of the funding agreement

In order to allow us to have an opportunity to have a conversation with city staff about some concerns and questions

We have about the funding agreement

We do believe that the funding agreement is separate and the d amendment can go forward

I was able to briefly talk to a member of your city attorney's office this

morning and afternoon miss Leslie Walker and we did not have a fully robust conversation

But I did tell her you know our interests is not to go back and forth on the legalities

Of or legal concerns that we may have about a loan of development impact fees

Uh, but rather just have an opportunity to sit down have our questions answered and kind of express some concerns that we have

That concludes my remarks. Thank you. Thank you very comment that was our last speaker on all right

Thank you. So now I'm all passed over to the district one council or councilman Kaplan

Thank you vice mayor

Hosea a couple questions

um

One of the things to clarify because it says that the applicant is mr

Avdis but I actually know mr. Avdis does not own

uh

This and he's and the property owner is integral properties

Can you clarify the obligations under this amended DA that are in fact the property owners obligations and not mr. Avdis's

Uh, so typically the application these applications are submitted by a representative of the of the land owner

And that's reflected in the application mr. Avdis has a

Has a sign letter of agency from the landowners the development agreement itself and the finance agreement have been signed by the the landowners themselves

Okay, just to clarify for legality purposes because

Colleagues this is about building a bridge and no offense. I really respect integral

But I will tell you when I first got into office. They were saying they weren't building the bridge

And come hell or high water my community who is surrounded by i5 and 99

needs a way to have access and not be cut off and so this has been a very public negotiated process of

um

How we get that bridge built not whenever they want but when we sign this agreement and move forward get it built

Starting now and moving forward

So one of my other questions is is there anything about this agreement and this funding agreement that is unique and that has

Uh, never been done in the city before

Um, my understanding and working with the finance department that there is nothing unique about this

They do amendment similar to this um and north metomas periodically

Um, and then there was the concern of that you guys received a letter

Can somebody please describe to me what the public outreach process was

Yes, so part of our normal process is we will route the application for review so that included notification to the natomas

uh community coalition

I also had a conversation with mr. Thatch earlier this summer regarding the amendment um and I directed

Mr. Thatch to talk to mr. Eric Frederick in the finance department to understand a little bit more about the

That's in bolts of the financing piece and they had a conversation

And we also had some other follow uh conversations with the public speaker

Before the planning commission hearing which occurred last month as well

So is it accurate to say that as i'm looking in the uh

The report that was drafted that this went to the natomas north natomas community association

region builders westlake master association natomas chamber of commerce

um natomas community association natomas create

Um and others so that this was widely circulated and seen by many

Correct those are part of our standard routing recipients

And we're details presented at the planning and design commission about this

The funding agreement was not included in that presentation, but um the understanding of of what the dollars are coming from

specific to the north natomas finance plan and the other fees identified were included in the

development agreement amendment

So that was publicly notified as part of it and am i correct that

Miss Ramirez was in the audience at the planning and design commission

I believe by either herself or another member of mr. Thatch's office

so

councilmembers i wanted i kind of went through those questions because this hasn't been a surprise

mr

Thatch has my cell phone

um

i did not receive any notice or concerns until four o'clock yesterday

This mr. Thatch had a conversation with our city staff three months ago

They were at the planning and design commission. They were also here when we passed this on consent over two weeks ago

I am happy and open and this has been a very public process on

Getting this bridge built, but i believe it is wholly inappropriate

That somebody can come in in the eleventh hour and claim concerns

When they've had ample opportunity and over three months to sit down with me and have this conversation

And i have checked with our city attorney

With miss walker about the legality in any concerns and i am confident that we have done nothing

Extraordinary

It is an alignment with the north natomas finance plan and more importantly

This agreement is getting a bridge built that my community so desperately needs is orderly half of the way built

And this bridge was supposed to be there now and so for me

This is about access and equity and moving things forward

But also sending a message that when there is a public process and people have notification

It is inappropriate to come in at the eleventh hour when there has been plenty of access to city staff and myself to

Discuss these concerns so i'd like to make a motion

To move this or to open and close this public hearing

Okay, and and would you also like to move the item?

Okay, do i have a second

It was second second okay. I got a second and a third

Um any other comments from my colleagues

Okay with that we please call the roll

Thank you cast a member caplin

Council member tell

Mayor pro tim and telemante's

Council member valance wella yes

Vice mayor maple aye

Council member gitter hi

Council member jennings yes

Council member vane yes mayor Steinberg yes

All right that passes unanimously

Okay with that we'll move on let's move on next to any public comment not on the agenda

Thank you. We have eight speakers as you hear your name called please line up behind the podium our first speaker is Sherry Martinez

followed by a Richard Miller

Then Mary topple

Welcome

Ready

You

I get one do I go

Okay, one back hey, um here to announce that the D2 bike fest was a major success

Thank you to council member tal staff

city de sacrameno for sponsorship and participation

The american river bike patrol performed safety checks and provided helmets free of charge

We fed the community breakfast followed by a short ride to pipe the bridge and back for free lunch and raffle

We gave away 18 bikes at our free raffle

One of our goals for putting on the D2 bike fest is to

Activate our trail and reclaim it for all cyclists and pedestrians traveling through del Paso Heights

The next D2 bike fest. I'd like to lead a ride up the trail to midtown

I had to end the ride at pipe spridge for safety reasons there are loose dogs and dogs on tethers that cross over the trail

um, and there's loose dogs

Like I said and rubbish making it not only scary but hazardous for the community

In addition the northern sacrameno bike trail

From a case should a coal fax need to mediate attention. I strongly urge y'all to help keep our trails safe for traveling on

Our next community driven northern sacrameno bike trail cleanup is scheduled for Saturday, October 26

9 to noon starting at triangle park special thanks to southern voc bicycle company

grocery outlet del Paso Boulevard donated sodas and waters

DJJ 2000 for playing the music west coast Wednesday community bike ride community

916 quads squad the hula gans bicycle club of northern sacrameno

Another, California the village low riders bike party sacrameno sacrameno bicycle kitchen together. We all made this happen. Thank you

Our next

Thank you for your comment our next speaker is Richard Miller

Falled by Mary Tepals

Then tie kind on straight. Go ahead sir

A good evening by smear and seek council members rich Miller

It's an honor to stand before you today to express my deep appreciation for the remarkable contributions and dedication of

citizens like Sherry Martinez from west coast Wednesday and the Paso Heights Community Association whose tireless efforts and giving back to our community are truly inspiring

Their leadership and passing

Have had a tremendous impact particularly with their involvement in the organization of the D2 bike fest into Paso Heights last Saturday

This first annual event was an incredible success and the turnout speaks volumes on the positive influence

They have on our city with over 150 attendees and eight

18 bikes on display for the raffle the bike fest was a powerful reminder of how community engagement

Can foster a sense of unity and pride from the free raffle giveaways free helmets bike repairs to the free food music and excitement to fill the day

It was a clear that this event was not only about showcasing bike riding but also about building connection and offering

Something special to all those that participated in the community bike trail cleanups and wreck

Confirming our commitment to our community. I want to extend my heartfelt thanks to the city and all the departments involved on the ongoing support of the D2 bike fest and other community centered

incentives

The collaboration between local leaders in active citizens like advocates

Seri Martinez what makes our city thrive you have shown how strong we are when we come together for a common goal and for that I am deeply grateful

Here's two more events like that to inspire engage and unite us together. Thank you again, Sheri Martinez

For spearheading as well as all the other community organizations that

Thank you for your comment your time is now complete our next speaker is Mary table followed by triconda strain than guy Stevenson

I

Is first of all my name is Mary table and I'm also here to thank you so much for the bike fest is this overhead viewer on no, okay

I had your

invite that show it every every all the participation. Thank you every member of the council particularly our our excellent

representative shantel for

supporting us and for thank you to the city staff and the city police

Park safety rangers and and the American river bike patrol

They've been so instrumental in helping clean up the bike trail and keep it relatively

cleaned up

Particularly safe now. We don't have any loaded firearms hiding intense being hidden intense by people along the the Sacramento Northern bike trail

But unfortunately we still have some aggressive dogs just south of the of the river

This is a blocking of people safe access to midtown using the Sacramento

Northern bike trail and most importantly it makes the residents who are coming from midtown to their own river parkway

And the residents coming from from the streets very nearby

The south edge of the river parkway there

Of for example off north eighteenth street areas of a Basler street and drier street. I had the

misfortune of witnessing and people who were being attacked by violent pit bull violently acting out pit bull

A father and his four little kids they looked at ages six through about 12 to 14 and but for their father dropping his fishing rod

They were all on foot

They would they would have all been severely injured by that pit bull I think and nobody in those tents there

The gauntlet of tents of people are forced to go through if they want to access midtown or they want to access their own

Sacramento Northern bikeway or their parkway

None of the people in the tents called the dog back. They didn't do anything

They just acted like it wasn't their problem at all

Thank you for your comments your time is not complete our next speaker is trichanda stream followed by guy Stevenson then Sara

Welcome

For four years I've been on the streets of Sacramento and for four years I've been on a waiting waiting on housing and for the last two years my son has never has been

Who's has never been arrested graduated alumni from CK McClatchy High School

past the

At the top of his class for insurance salesman

Until a rapid decline in his health couldn't even get the proper help for housing killed this cell phone Friday. I told her for it

I'm waiting on an inspection for from housing to moving to an apartment

But I can't even talk to no one at the housing because there's nobody there

I don't have a place to charge my phone to see how much I need to bury my child letting on a place to greet to think to

How to get the money to to bury my child and all of the money that has came in to help the homeless has been embellished by the city

And the programs there are no known six sex stories from none of these programs just more deaths of those who are homeless

And I'm now just being here and hearing about the bike trail thing. I'm a victim. I was on the bike trail

and

They attacked me on the bike trail the police department to remove me from the bike trail while I was recording them. They took everything from me

I still have a

fracture wrist and everything to be out there. I mean

It did not have no help and they know that all the people are just complaining about something and nobody's not doing nothing to house anybody

You know, it's it's kind of disturbing my son is dead and I have no place

To do nothing all my art was to gain everything everything I almost took in for me and I need some help

I have been here numerous of times. I've talked to Maristine burgundy numerous of times and I still can't get no type of help

I'm I'm the artist. I'm a musician and I need some help. I need to bury my son. I really need to bury my son

Thank you for your comments our next speaker is guy followed by Sarah then Ron

You

Mayor

City council members. I'm here because I'm a little bit afraid of

The next administration stepping in here

the next mayor

about

Defunding the police and possibly the you know a cutting budget for the fire department. That's an absolute mistake

As I'm a fighter I'm a blue liner

Uh, I support the police

I also support all

People that serve our community to help our community. We live in a very unsettled

country

It's kind of unique because if I compare it sometimes to the Middle East

Which I spent two tours in the Middle East

The police I don't want them going nowhere if anything they need more

More equipment more cops and we have to focus on this but I'm a little bit spooked by the next administration

There are people that disagree with me and they say that we need to cut this and cut that with the police

They're the people it'll be the first ones to call the police when they need help

So I'm just telling you moving forward that under the next administration

I hope and pray

If it's him or her that they do not defund the police and they do not

Take any resources from either one of those departments because they're needed

They're just like what she would just say and it's dangerous out on those bike trails

And without the police and without the fire department

We're gonna have problems, but anyway. Thank you very much. God bless each and every one of you

And I hope you all have a great night. Thank you

Thank you for your comment our next speaker is Sarah followed by Ron than Charles

The projector's not working

Okay

It's exactly one year and a day since the

Hamas attack on Israel and I want to read to you some excerpts from the

1948 Declaration of Israel's independence and on your own time I invite you to contrast what I'm about to read to you with the sloth

That is the Hamas charter and that slanted

vile resolution that this body passed in March last year

The state of Israel will be open for Jewish immigration and for the in gathering of the exiles

It will foster the development of the country for the benefit of all its inhabitants

It will be based on freedom justice and peace as envisioned by the prophets of Israel

It will endure complete equality of social and political rights to all of its inhabitants irrespective of religion

race or sex

It will guarantee freedom of religion conscience language education and culture

It will safeguard the holy places of all religions and it will be faithful to the principles of the charters of the United Nations

We appeal in the very midst of the onslaught launched against us now for months this is 1948

To the Arab inhabitants of the state of Israel

To preserve peace and participate in the upbuilding of the state on the full on the basis of full and equal citizenship

And do representation in all its provincial and permanent institutions

We extend our hand to all neighboring states and their people in an offer of peace and good

NABELINESS and appeal to them to establish bonds of cooperation and mutual help with the sovereign Jewish people settled in our own land

The state of Israel is prepared to do it share in a common effort for the advancement of the entire Middle East

Thank you for your comment our next speaker is Ron followed by Charles

I think everyone knows that Israel is a pawn of the US

You know we supply them the the war machine

We give a money

And that's money that wouldn't be going to the city as Sacramento

It would be go it'd be just distributed amongst

uh

People like you

Because you're short of money

But anyway

You know what derls not here so oh well

Let's see

I noticed that the city was

Gathering around the

The wagons

When Heather Fargo

Did not make the

The mayor's race

KJ started it off with

Cutting down

openness

And then

Derral

kept them all men in what once KJ kind of ruined it

Then it became us against you

uh

And uh let's see

Oh and um you got to protect the city against the horny fire people

That one guy

The the woman was almost comatosed and he took a look at her boobs

Any

Excuse themselves from the guy that didn't know any better

But he had to molester while she was uh

Uh, not

Thank you for your comments your time is your plea next speaker is Charles

Is Charles here

Thank you. Thank you

So now we'll move on to council comments questions

Ideas a B1234 reports

Sing first councilmember tau

Thank you vice mayor just wanted to make some event uh

Community announcements in my community we will be partnering with uh some cbos to passifies community association clean safe

bike trail group to host a movie night on friday at triangle park uh

And so we invite the community to join us as well

um my office will be coordinating with the impossible of our p-bed uh the north sack chamber vdda

oral foundation and some other cbos to host some uh

Events at the end of no

October and start of November in celebration of the centennial for north sacrameno

And we will be uh invite all of council to attend and help participate as we promote uh the possible of art as well and invite the community as well

Excellent sounds very fun. We love movie nights. Uh if you go and councilmember kaplan

Thank you vice mayor. Okay, this invite is to everybody the high water jamboree is at north nitchhomas regional park on saturday

October 19th if you ever wanted to see what our public works and others do

Sit on an earth mover moot see what it does to move uh big machinery

I always call them like tanka trucks, but like the big machinery what it's like inside

It is great come on out and if that's not your jam just pop on over to the uh aquatic center

I know councilmember my vang and I have one in one in the north and I think you have the other floating pumpkin patch in the south

But from three to six everybody is welcome to uh come on out. There's going to be a pumpkin pool plunge arts crafts games

Goodie bags and more and all are invited

All right excellent

Okay, other members have any council comments questions ideas

Okay, we'll see none then I will tell you about a couple of vine and

Coming up on saturday October 12th. This next saturday

We are doing our quarterly good neighbor meeting for the x street shelter

So this is for folks who live in the vicinity or who are just interested in what's going on at the x street shelter

We will host it from 9 to 10 a.m. No, we virtually via zoom. You're invited to join us along with councilmember valence

Willow the mayor's office and many other community partners to talk about any questions comments or just turns

Concerns related to the shelter or just bring your ideas

And then additionally on friday october 25th we are going to be doing our spooky movie night at phoenix park

So as always I will be dressed up in an absurd costume because that's what I like to do

Um

We are going to be showing hoax focus providing candy popcorn and just a fun night

Bring your family bring your blankets in your chairs and please come out and hang out with us for that

And with that seeing no other business to come before the city council. We are adjourned at 6.30 p.m

Yes