Thank you.

Thank you.

Let's call this meeting to order of the Sacramento City Council.

Please call the roll.

Thank you.

Councilmember Kaplan.

Councilmember Dickinson.

Vice-Mirta Lamonte.

Councilmember Plycki-Bom.

Councilmember Maple.

Here.

Mayor Pro Temgada.

Councilmember Jennings.

Here.

Councilmember Vang.

Here.

And Mayor Riccardi.

Here.

You have a quorum.

Okay.

Nothing's reported out.

Councilmember Kaplan, can you please lead us in the land, acknowledgement and pledges.

Absolutely.

Please rise if you are able.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Thank you.

In honor of Sacramento's Indigenous people and tribal lands to the original people of this

land, the Nisanan people, the southern Maidu, the valley and plains mewak, the Putwin-Wintun

people, and the people of Wilton, Rancheria.

Sacramento's only federally recognized tribe.

May we acknowledge and honor the native people who came before us and still walked beside

us today on these ancestral lands by choosing to gather today in the active practice of

acknowledgement and appreciation for Sacramento's Indigenous people's histories, contributions

and lives.

Please remain standing.

Pledge.

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

which it stands by nation under not indivisible with liberty and justice for all.

Okay.

Okay.

Close session report.

Madam City Attorney, do we have a word out from closed session?

The Mayor and Councilman closed session to discuss with their Labor Negotiator the

status of Labor Negotiations and there's nothing to report out and there's a report out

from the performance evaluations.

Thank you.

Thank you.

We turn to special presentations now.

Yes.

First one is Black History Month, presented by Council Member Jennings.

Thank you very much.

To all in the audience, it is my pleasure to speak to the celebration of Black History

Month this month of February.

So just to give you a little bit of historical background, this month is Nannual Celebration

of Achievements by African Americans and a time to recognize their central role in U.S.

history.

This event grew out of Negro History Week, in case you didn't know that, which was

took place in 1929.

It was the brainchild of Harvard trained historian, Cardigy Woodson and other prominent

Americans.

Originally known as Negro History Week, as I said, by the late 1960s, thanks in part to

the Civil Rights Movement, Negro History Week evolved into Black History Month.

President Gerald Ford officially recognized Black History Month in 1976, calling upon

the public to seize the opportunity to honor the two often neglected accomplishments

of Black Americans.

So with that, we honor Black History Month here in the City Council.

And we have a resolution honoring Black History Month and we have some of our groups that

are here.

And I'll just read a few of the where-as is in the resolution because it's a little long.

So whereas Black History Month is the time to acknowledge the deep and enduring influence

of Black history on our city and nation, recognizing the contributions of Black leaders,

innovators, change makers who have shaped society to countless ways.

Whereas throughout Black History Month, numerous organizations across Sacramento are housing

events to foster learning, unity, and celebration, including underground books.

Let's read Oak Park and Black authors talk encouraging literacy and amplifying Black

voices, celebration arts, university of Pacific, Robla School District.

I hear you're in the house, right?

Robla, yeah, aha.

A-A-E-L-C, Jack and Jill, St. Hope Public Schools, Greater Sacramento Urban League, LGBT Community

Center, Roberts Family Development Center.

So during the Truth African Heritage Center and many, many more.

So they're all in here.

So therefore, let it be resolved by the Mayor and the City Council of the City of Sacramento,

we do proudly recognize this month of February as Black History Month and reaffirm our commitment

to advancing racial equity, fostering economic opportunities and ensuring that Black voices

in history are uplifted and acknowledged.

Thank you so much, Council Member Jennings, Council Member Vane.

Thank you, Mayor.

You know, as we celebrate Black History Month, I also just want to take this moment.

I know we're acknowledging all the amazing organization in our city, but I want to take

a moment to just acknowledge a Council Member Rick Jennings as well.

He's incredibly humble, you know, and as we celebrate Black History Month, I'm just

so grateful for his leadership and also just want to let him know that I want to just

take this moment to center him and his leadership in the city and everything that he's done

as well and that.

When we think about Black History Month, it's not just on you to carry, but it's on all

of us to carry in that.

It's not just one month, but we're celebrating Black History Leaders, Voices and all their

contributions 365 days a year.

And so really just wanted to say, Happy Black History Month to you, Council Member Jennings.

Thank you.

Yes.

So if you honor Black History Month and you'd like to come down and be a part of the celebration

here in City Hall, I ask you to come on down so we can get a good photo.

Yes.

One sec, Rick.

Yes, sir.

Yes.

The Mayor would like to say a couple words.

Oh, please.

Okay.

Is that all right?

Yes.

So thank you Council Member Jennings.

This is a longstanding tradition to recognize Black History Month here at our City Council

Chamber.

I first remember doing this with Council Member Pennell and Hammond as a young Council Member

here up on this dius.

And, you know, February is our shortest month.

We have 28 days.

Every four years, of course, 29 days.

And we celebrate Black History this month.

But we want to recommit that Black History isn't just a month.

It's US history, you know.

The Black Experience is the US Experience and certainly honored that we follow that tradition

here.

Have a significant African American population.

Have that significant African American representation on our City Council, our City

Commission, our County Board of Supervisors, our School Boards.

And this is our time to recommit to the Black Experience and remember families and leaders

across our country and who are doing incredible work here in Sacramento, which you just identified.

And to, you know, further re-up our work on this important topic.

And as you mentioned, Council Member Vang, the racial equity lens is something that we want

to think about every day throughout the year, not just the 28, 29 days in February.

So thank you for bringing this to the Council once again.

And anybody who would like to join us up here in the picture, please come on down.

I would also ask our City staff to come join us too as well in the audience as well.

Thank you.

Madam Clerk, next special presentation.

So our next special presentation is Heart Health Awareness Month, presented by Council

Member Plucky-Bong.

February is also Heart Health Awareness Month.

Please join me in reminding your loved ones to check in on Heart Health.

Next week, next Tuesday in the City Hall, we'll have a free blood pressure screening in

conjunction with Sutter and American Heart and lung association.

So please remember Heart disease is still the number one cause of death in the United States.

And we need your help to find early detection and treatment.

So remind your loved ones this is Heart Health Awareness Month.

And what time will they begin?

Lunchtime, 11 to 1.

Okay. Thank you, Council Member.

So now we turn to the consent calendar now.

I just want to say good evening and welcome to the Sacramento City Council meeting.

Members of the public who wish to address the council should complete a speaker slip which

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Speaker slips need to be turned into the clerk prior to the beginning of each item.

We will no longer accept speaker slips after the item begins and you will have two minutes

to address the council and the timer will be on the screens behind me.

So that everyone has the opportunity to address the council members of the public are

asked to observe the rules of decorum.

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And if you need a parking validation that can also be picked up from the clerk at the

front of the room.

So we turned to the consent calendar.

Do council members have any questions, comments on any items?

Council member Dickinson?

Thank you.

I just want to make a quick comment on item three.

And I wanted to thank John Covell and Brian Wong for working with me on the language of

the debt management policy specifically to make some modifications to the language as it

pertains to enhanced infrastructure financing districts which I think makes it more reasonable

as an item to consider as we have those come before us.

So I just wanted to again express my thanks for them working with me on that.

Councillor, is that concludes your comments or did you want to make comments in a moment?

Perfect.

And I have one speaker, Mac Worthy on item two.

We look at this and that's the eight years point.

Grants and bonds.

You can't keep grants and bonds.

That's really I'll tell you $77 million, deficit mean nothing to a nonprofit organization

when they lean back on hidden money or stolen money.

Now this program here says, Spice to Program.

I say department or use parks and community enrichment.

You have nothing of the charter to own this from what we heard of me cheering this morning.

While you had nothing of the charter on this.

Paper is ridiculous.

I just don't understand.

That's really so much in the paper that misuse of money.

Somebody going to go to jail here and there's things right.

Somebody going to go to jail because you can't keep doing this.

These people should have been here to the meeting and this one.

Then this come on here.

Youth, the same thing is churn.

You just changed words.

Then you're going to say charter.

It's much I've been saying about the charter need revising.

You put a charter to that bond and you put it in there.

Now this grant, what ties this grant away from John Pon.

I'll send you.

You'll use the way you want to use it.

Demonstrate your boat in the water.

This is the way you go survive all the grants and bonds.

Can this money be put somewhere and make it instead of misuse as the way you done the

children funds?

Wake up people.

Thank you for your comments.

Mayor have no more public commenters and no other council members signed up to meet

comments.

I'll take a motion.

So Mayor we have a motion by council member Maple and a second by council member Plucky

Bob.

Dickinson want to talk to you.

You already did.

Okay.

All in favor please say aye.

Aye.

Aye.

Any nos or abstentions?

Hearing none, item passes.

You and I'm sorry.

Thank you Mayor.

We turn to the discussion calendar.

The first item is adoption of a proposed prior year savings policy.

Good evening Mayor council members and members of the public on P Coletto on the city's

finance director.

So before you today is are some financial policies that we really started discussion

about during last year's budget problem.

About during last year's budget process.

Ways that we can look to address our city's financial challenges.

Oh sure.

So Mr. Coletto I greatly apologize.

I just went past our public hearings.

I know they're both very brief.

So thank you council members for catching my air.

Let's move back to item number four which is housing and dangerous buildings case fees,

findings of fact for special assessments.

And then I believe do you want to make four and five separately presentations?

I'm going to present them together but we'll vote separate.

Perfect.

So item five is code compliance case fees and penalties findings of fact for special

assessments.

So I hear that presentations will be made together but we'll need separate votes correct.

Yes.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Thank you Mayor council.

I'm Sean Bartos the code enforcement manager with the community development department.

The item before you are the neighborhood code compliance and housing and dangerous buildings.

These fees and penalties for special assessments and or a personal obligation.

For item four the housing and dangerous building case fee staff report.

Listen amended total of 158 properties with a total of 166,000, $307.96 of unpaid fees

scheduled for leans against their properties.

Five properties listed in exhibit A of the staff report have been removed from the report

and are identified as line numbers three 42 and 43 to 10 to 23 and 311.

For item five the community development department administrative penalties and neighborhood

code compliance case fee staff reports.

List and amended total 512 properties with the sum of 1,157,000, $64.47 of unpaid fees

and penalties scheduled for special assessment and or personal obligations against their

properties.

15 of these properties listed in exhibit A of the staff report have been removed and

they are line numbers 36 and 37, 167, 201, 216, 281, 323, 393, 412, 462, 519, 585, 851, 604, 644, 647,

655, 853.

Staff recommends that the city council adopt the two resolutions separately as amended

to allow the city to collect the unpaid fees by placing special assessments and levies

or personal obligations upon these properties.

Thank you.

Mayor, I'd like to open and close the public caring item number four.

Motion is second to open and close and move the item.

For the record I have no public comments on this item.

Okay.

You have no members queued up, no public comment, we have motion is second to open and close

the public caring and move the item.

All those in favor please say aye.

Aye.

Any nos or abstentions?

Hearing none, item passes.

9-0.

So now we move on to item number six of adoption of proposed prior year savings policy.

I apologize for the error.

I was just really excited to get to the send you down.

We're all very excited for financial policies.

Thank you.

I understand completely, Madam Clerk.

So good evening everyone.

I'm Peacolano, the finance director for the city.

And so the policies that are before you today, we really started this conversation during

last year's budget process when we were looking at addressing the city's fiscal issues

and we continued this through budget and audit earlier this year.

So we're really looking at some balanced and measured ways to address the city's fiscal

challenges.

One that I know you are all very well aware of is our structural budget deficit which

we'll be talking more about during the budget process this year.

But our expenses are just outpacing our revenues.

Last year to close the budget gap, we suspended some contributions to our economic uncertainty

reserve.

This is our rainy day fund for when there's a recession.

So it's currently under the minimum set by council policy.

And then we have very large unfunded liabilities that we're looking for ways to address.

So the graphic we are the visual we used last year to illustrate our unfunded liabilities

were mountains.

So our biggest unfunded liabilities are pension, unfunded pension liability.

We have 1.4 billion in unfunded pension liabilities as well as another 200 million of unfunded

liabilities.

They're called OPEF benefits to really retiree health benefits.

And on top of that we have 1.4 billion that was identified in our capital improvement

program that are unfunded.

And as you remember last year was the first year we really started to articulate our unfunded

capital funding gap.

I'm not going to read all of this but you all know when you talk to your colleagues up

and down the state we are not alone.

Every other big city in California is facing a similar issue but we're also not helpless.

So these are challenges that we can meet.

We can't do it all at once.

Those numbers are too big.

They're bigger than our budget.

But if we look at adopting policies we can solve these things over time.

And so what we're proposing is a policy to use one time prior year in savings to pay

down our unfunded liabilities but really balancing that with our need to balance our budget.

So what we're proposing is a prioritization system.

So to the extent we have unfunded savings from the prior year the first priority would go

towards balancing our budget if we're projecting a budget deficit.

And council can also consider strategic one time investments that would result in a net

positive return on city revenues.

Once that is done the second priority would be getting our economic uncertainty reserve

back to the minimum balance.

So not to council's target but just back to the minimum.

And then if there are any remaining funds we're proposing it would be split in one third

into a new fund to dedicate it to paying down our unfunded pension liability.

A third into a new fund to address our capital and deferred maintenance needs.

And then a third that would be available for one time uses.

So pilot programs and other things like that.

Because that's a lot of words and I like visuals.

This is just a chart on how it would work.

These numbers are made up.

They're hypothetical.

I made them up to make the math really easy.

But this is a scenario where we have $20 million of prior year savings.

We have a $5 million projected budget deficit in the coming year.

And the economic uncertainty reserve is $6 million under the council minimum.

And this just shows how the funds would flow.

So the first five would go to closing the budget gap, the next six to refilling the EUR.

And then three million each for pension liabilities, capital and deferred maintenance, and other

one time uses.

So why are we doing this?

What are the advantages?

Well, one is it's a fundamental budget principle.

You want to align your one time funding sources with one time uses.

This will give us a dedicated funding source for some of our critical infrastructure needs.

It'll stabilize and enhance our fiscal position.

So just so council knows we currently pay more every year to pay down our unfunded pension

liability than what our quote unquote normal pension cost is.

So our pension liability for this year, our unfunded pension liability, we're making around

a $108 million payment where our pension normal cost payment is budgeted at just $70 million.

So it's really a way to get us that long term stability.

These policies are viewed very favorably by credit ratings agencies.

So to extent we want to maintain or enhance our credit rating, which will lower our borrowing

costs.

This would help with that.

It gives us that flexibility.

So we're not saying, hey, we're going to put money away to pay unfunded pension when

we're looking at budget cuts.

So we have to solve that budget problem first.

And this only applies to the one time prior year savings.

So council would continue to have complete discretion to appropriate any ongoing fiscal

surpluses through the budget process, however council sees fit.

And that's the end of my presentation and I'm happy to answer any questions.

Thank you.

Do we have public comment on this item?

I have a one speaker on this item, Mr. Mcworthy.

Oh boy, somebody get up and say something about finance because this is critical shit

here.

This is most of the line.

It's people out there in my life.

What would be in the difference in saying we're going to set up a trust fund so the

public are nowhere that money had.

Barry.

They're only going to charge your six.

They they kick you a three.

That would be the best way for this city to get out of debt.

But you're going to take this money and set it as an old-fashioned idea.

Who is the expert man on this type of money?

Just to say people money you talk about, you're going to set up a policy on them and the

public has no input whatsoever.

You don't have the ability to do this.

So why are you doing it?

Where is the expert investors in Sacramento?

It's known to say you said that you said what's going on.

You come in here as a deficit.

You come in here and people almost ready to go to jail right here.

Same people that you say you're going to do this.

It's some of the same people that abuse.

Look at the beef.

That's all you have to do.

Just look at the beef.

It ain't be anyone.

But you're still going to tell a week about a policy to have a savings.

Go to a trust fund people.

I know when Sacramento had a emergency house on the 500,000th Nothin's trust fund.

That's the best thing to do people.

You know what your borrowers kick you out a little and you can use that and you can move it down the line on a trust fund.

As long as you pay the interest.

But I don't know.

It's sad.

Thank you for your comments.

Mary, have no more speakers on this agenda item.

Thank you.

Council member Garrett.

Thank you very much, Mr. Mayor.

I want to thank staff for their work here and also to the chair for helping us with this process here on.

On setting a good policy that'll help us also improve or improve our credit rating here.

The only, you know, and I want to just thank the staff for trying to.

Wordsmith my my thought process through the committee.

But I think it went a little too far on on the wordiness.

And so what I will do is I'll make a motion to approve the resolution with the change that on section 3.2 under funding priorities on the second paragraph that after the word investment.

So council may consider strategic one time investment.

Put a period there.

And then and leave it there and then delete the remaining of the sentence.

And that gives the council more flexibility to make those decisions.

But it's a consideration of one time investments.

And I think that's appropriate because we don't want to do any ongoing investments or any continuing funding.

But particularly mid-year budget we want to do one time investments.

But give the council more flexibility to do that.

And I'll make that motion leave it there.

Okay, we have a second to that motion.

I'll take a second.

Any motion in a second.

Councilmember Maple.

All right. Thank you very much.

And I also really appreciate the report.

I gave more detailed comments and budget not it.

So I'll be brief here.

But just really appreciate the staff for thinking ahead.

These are challenging issues that are periodic.

And we always we're always thinking of ways that we can pay down our art of

maintenance and stay on top of our pension liabilities while still being able to do the things that we need to do as a body to your

response to our constituents.

And so I think I agree with the language that councilman Gareth suggests it's all second the motion.

Thank you.

If a motion is second, no further comments.

All those in favor please say aye.

Aye.

Aye.

Any noes or abstentions?

Hearing none, item passes eight to zero.

Councilmember Plucky-Bombs absent.

So there we move to item seven.

Approval of specified salary range increases for career unrepresented classifications below department director in units 2021 and 22.

Adjustment to the salary schedule approval of the employee or employee relations policy and approval of the personal

resolution covering unrepresented officers and employees.

Good evening mayor council.

I have a very brief presentation on this item.

Typically most of this would be done on consent, but this item is listed as a discussion item because government code 54953 requires that we must orally report a summary of the recommendation for final action on salary, salary schedules and compensation paid in the form of fringe benefits of a local agency executive.

Item three dot nine longevity pay applies to all of the representative employees who have completed 17 years of service.

Excluding the city manager city attorney city clerk city treasurer city auditor and the director of public safety and accountability.

The longevity play includes department heads and assistant city manager.

However, it will not be implemented for the assistant city managers until January 10th of 2026.

And the other item that requires an oral report is item eight dot three which provides a uniform allowance for the police safety personnel, which includes the department head the chief of police.

These are the only items in the report that fall into government code 54953 requiring an oral report.

And then I do want to just clarify.

I've had some questions on how many people this affects.

So I did some quick now.

When you talk about unrepresented staff people generally don't know who you're talking about.

It's a total of about.

I would say less than 100 employees in the city.

The current changes affects 15 classifications for a total of 47 employees in the city.

So that's my the end of my presentation.

Do you have any questions?

Good.

Looks like council member Kaplan.

Thank you.

Shelley just a couple of questions wanting to ask.

Was this something that should have been taken last year?

Yes.

So can you explain what the delay is in this being why it wasn't taken last year?

Yes, best practice.

So the unrepresented resolution is something that we update generally after our management unit.

Comes to close on their negotiations and it should have come around January of February of last year when our management group closed and it's to keep parity with the other.

The only reason people in this document are unrepresented is the nature of the confidentiality of their jobs and the negotiations that they do in their job.

And so therefore they are not represented.

It's a very small group of people and it should have definitely come last year.

My goal in the future would be to have it come within a week or two of any closing of SEX, your negotiations.

Can you just as you said this, thank you for saying it affects around 100 people.

Are is that the total amount in the unrepresented unit is approximately 100?

Yes, it's about 100 of our 5,000 employees.

And can you give an example or two of besides our assistant city managers who that would would.

Yes.

Titles.

Yeah, just random titles who that that might relate to.

Yes, it's our community engagement manager.

Council representatives, deputy police and fire chiefs, executive assistance for both the city manager and the mayor and council.

Human resources managers, labor relations staff.

Our staff in the office of public safety accountability and the principal budget analyst in budget.

Thank you because I think having that background, you know, many of us on council of our little leery.

Because when these items come, at least not asking questions and understanding who this applies to.

So how many employees because in here it says there will be receiving a 2% raise.

Because we are in the middle of negotiations, we are in the middle of a budget deficit.

I think it behooves us while I hear you say that these would normally go and consent.

I would say while we're having a budget deficit, it's something that maybe we should not just pass on consent,

but ask a couple of questions.

How much to our deficit does this add?

Technically, there's no added budget increase to this because the 2% is only to the classification title.

It's not to actual people.

So if departments have it in their current budget, they can certainly give an increase after this is passed.

But no one is getting an increase because of that 2% increase in the range.

So I can just say, for example, if I was or my district director was at the top of the classification

and the classification is getting a 2% bump, then that means if I wanted to, I could authorize them to get the 2% bump.

Because that's within the authority of my office.

Correct.

And then what is the reasoning?

Because I think we do need to have this discussion for the exclusion of the officers, the charter officers out of the longevity bonus.

A couple things, just prior direction from council.

Specifically, the council rules and procedures say that, actually, let me just read it.

I don't want to try to summarize it.

Council rules and procedure items 7A1 specifically states that the city manager and city clerk shall develop the agenda for the council meetings.

In consultation with the mayor and or vice mayor, with the exception of agenda items involving compensation of charter officers and any personal report to the council.

Which may only be brought forward by with initial approval of the mayor or recommendation of the majority of the personal and public employees committee.

So basically one, it's council rules, but they are our employees.

So that is, it's up to council to have those negotiations and then bring it back.

So if we as a council body decide to offer longevity, that is within our authority, but not within the authority of this.

Correct.

I mean, I consider myself, you know, as part of the city manager and that is forbidden for us to bring that forward.

So yes, you can certainly bring it forward.

Just wanting to make it clear, because I also think that then that is a policy conversation that we on council should have.

Should we be punishing our charter officers that we actually grow in the city, that if they come from the city and spend 17, 20, 25 years, should they be treated differently?

Or is that something we want to use as a case by case basis, but something else for us as colleagues to think about as we start the evaluation process.

And then I hear you on this.

I just want to express discomfort at employees who are highly compensated, that, you know, we're heading into a budget deficit.

We don't know whether people are going to be losing their jobs or not.

It gives me angst that people who make above $150,000 and that's my arbitrary number might be getting a raise versus

those lowest paid.

And is that a conversation that should head to budget and audit?

I don't know, but I'm just saying that I does not make me comfortable taking that all in a lump sum when we really have to look at our low.

Can we separate them?

I don't know, I'm open.

I'm open.

I'm open to separating, but I will leave it up to further council conversation.

clarification from our city manager.

Just like to clarify, I think that, you know, Julie said I can't bring anything for it.

Pursuant to the council rules.

If it's recommended by a majority of the PMP committee, absolutely will take the direction of the committee and bring that route forward for you.

Just wanted to clarify that.

Thank you.

Mayor Pro Tem, Cara.

Thank you, Mayor.

And, you know, yes, I wanted to make sure that we understood that both the mayor and PMP could bring that forward.

And they should be taking separately, but I think there is a consideration to recognize that we do want people to in our agency to stay with the agency as long as possible and grow in their career here as well.

So I think that's an important conversation to have.

And how we do that, I think the process is more important on how we do that.

So that if we grow our own and they decide to become leaders in those charter offices that we can consider that, but they should be separate, I think now from those that are on the unrepresented side.

I'm open to this conversation here and this question about how we differentiate those in the unrepresented category because it is true.

We have folks in this category, in this unrepresented category, who are summer making 35 a year, I think 36 a years, the lowest number on the non-exempt.

And those that are making above 200, almost 300 in the category.

And so then we're lumping them all together.

And I don't know what the mode is, like what's the grouping, is it department directors, is it ACMs.

And I do think that they should be separate.

How we do that, I'm not sure because I don't know the number of those that are in that level.

And so maybe there should be a discussion or a conversation at least about how we bifurcate those classifications and how we treat them separately.

Because a 2% for someone who's making 36 a year is much different than someone who's doing 300 a year.

So that very much is, and I don't want to delay this too long.

Maybe I'm not comfortable with going at it tonight, but I also don't want to delay this too long because those are at the 36 a year.

I worry about this delay.

So let me, I don't have any recommendation for the body right now, but I'd like to hear my colleagues on how

what some thoughts are, how to move forward on this item.

Thank you.

I swear, tell them on the dates, but before you get to vice mayor, can I just interject, we don't get lost.

Miss, can you clarify the mayor pro tem's question as far as the positions and is upper management and department directors?

Are those part of this?

Because I thought that was not part of the case.

We specifically excluded directors and director and above.

This is, yes, this is only with the exception of longevity.

But the 2% raise, not raise, 2% increase to the ranges, only are below department head.

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

Out of the 15 classifications that are listed to receive the 2% range increase,

there are 52, I didn't count the classifications on that.

Oh no, 32 classifications in the unrepresented that are not receiving a 2% range increase.

So, and that includes all of the department heads.

Actually, I can read off some of those titles.

The ones who are not included in that,

Assistant City Attorney, Assistant City Clerk, Assistant City Manager, Assistant to the City Manager,

Budget Manager, Chief Assistant City Attorney, all of the department heads,

and there's, I think there's about nine of them, the charter officers,

government affairs manager, senior advisor to the mayor,

senior council rep, senior assistant to the mayor and supervising deputy city attorney.

Those are not included.

They are only the one, it's really ones that have comparable positions in the management group.

And they are some of the lower paid ones.

Now, my, my understand I'm trying to get it load up here right now,

but my understanding that the resolution says that they will though beginning 2026.

No, the, so only the longevity.

So, there's the 2% increase to the range and then there's the longevity pay.

2% increase to the ranges are the ones that affect 15 classifications.

Longgevity is those saying it's everyone that is unrep.

Okay.

Except Assistant City Managers and Charter Officers and the director of OPSA.

Okay. Well, thank you.

That gives me a little more ease and before I can vote, I want to actually look at this again

so if I can, I might have to lean over and look at yours here.

So, okay.

Thanks.

Thank you.

Vice Mayor Talamantes, then Councillor Morgendings.

I think I was not going to ask the same questions as Mayor Pro Tem,

Gera in terms of the delays implementation of longevity pay for assistant city managers

of their pay would be the 2% in 2026.

The longevity, they would be eligible if they have the years of service.

In 2026, yes.

Okay.

Yeah.

And I think it kind of brings up the questions that my colleagues said.

You know, I want to make sure that people, their retention and that we keep our employees

but the same time 2% for somebody making 40 grand is different than 2% for somebody making

$300,000.

And as thank you to my colleague, Councillor McCaplin, for raising these questions and really

getting into the weeds of 100 positions, how many people were impacted, just because

these type of documents have kind of been overseen in the past and for us to get into the weeds

of it and really understand it out in the open is so important.

So thank you for putting it on the discussion calendar for us to really review.

I have to commend you.

I've been at the city for almost 23 years and this is the first time that we've ever had

this discussion.

So.

Yeah.

And I think to address some of the questions that we have at the end of the day, we hire

a city manager to help us with our employees.

And so we have to figure out how to work with our city manager to address all these questions

that we have in terms of this resolution and how we go moving forward.

Thank you.

Councillor Member Jennings.

Thank you, Mayor.

I just want to be clear on the philosophy of, and I'm looking at our more chained employees,

excluding them from longevity pay because the reason that they're here is they've been

here for a long period of time.

They've served the city well.

Why would we consider excluding them from longevity pay?

Only for the fact of the council rules of procedure and prior direction from maybe more

the former mayor and the former council, they were not willing to provide this.

Yeah.

I just, you know, having been in the workforce for a long time and managed a lot of people,

we tend to look to those who have given this longevity and it worked for us for long

periods of time and we look to take care of them, continue to take care of them.

And so I just think it sets a bad precedent when, in fact, they feel that they've served

the city well and yet when something like longevity pay is available for them, they're

not eligible for it.

And though they have more service than anybody else in the organization.

So I mean, I just, I'm trying to make sure that I'm not missing something here.

You're, I don't think you're missing anything.

Yeah.

I don't disagree with you.

Yeah.

Well, I think it's important that there is, you know, this was talked about before a few

of us started, but there is this balance here where we make this longevity pay.

But we do recognize as a two prior council member's book from the Thomas that there are

some people that are extremely well compensated in the first place.

So we wanted to have that for a cohort, but also recognize that certain people in the

salary range are quite different than the vast majority.

Mayor, I understand exactly what you're saying.

I'm just saying I don't believe that you do a disservice to those who have served you

the best.

I don't believe that because they make more money than other employees, which is what

they would do because they've been here the longest and have served the longest and had

more, more appraisals than anybody else in the organization.

And as they go with appraisals and they get their 2% or 5% or whatever they get, that salary

keeps going up.

So we're punishing them for doing the work that we ask them to do.

It doesn't make sense to me.

Thank you.

Just a quick process question.

So because of the council rules and procedures, I think what I read in there was that we have

a separate, that we agenda separately, charter officers, anyone who reports to the council

is that right?

So we're not saying at this point that we wouldn't or are not going to take up these items

for, like, let's say longevity pay or other items, it's just a separate item that would

need to be agendas.

Is that correct?

Correct.

Thank you.

But I'm not saying that it would have to go through PPNE or some other method.

Correct.

So without having this conversation, we may not have known about this.

So I too applaud you for bringing this up because I feel differently and I want to be able

to at least make my point to my colleagues that we do take care of our most tenured employees.

Right?

And we take it, we try to find that balance, but at the same time, we don't want to send

the wrong message to them and then you have a gap in your employment because people have

decided to go somewhere else.

Chair, I see that as a good discussion item at PPNE.

Absolutely.

Thank you.

Did you turn it?

Thank you, Mayor.

I'm glad councilmember Maple, because that's exactly what the rule that the HR director

referred to.

It is not a prohibition.

It is a process by which these items get on the agenda.

Mayor Potembe calls, you made the rule change after the city manager, previous city manager

had put raises from self on the agenda.

So the rule was changed prevent from the city manager from putting anything on the agenda

that affects the salary of the city manager.

In this case, that's what they're referring to.

It is not a prohibition.

There's also been no direction from the council prohibiting this from ever happening.

So it really is, it can either be put on by the mayor directly or PMP chair, excuse me,

the PMP committee can recommend that it be put on the agenda.

I hope that clarifies it.

Very much.

Okay.

Thank you.

We have public comment on this item.

Yes, Mayor.

I have one speaker, Lambert.

I was actually on the road and some family members and friends asked me to come speak to this.

This is a peculiar pay schedule or pay savings.

I'm glad Mr. Jennings and the other people brought this up because I didn't realize that

someone can work for a company longer than other people.

They're making six figures and then the other ones are not making, I heard, $30 something,

$1000.

When this system is set like that, you have to look at institutionalized and systemic

racist practices down here too because how did they get to those six figure positions?

Was it where you just allow people to get there because it's a good old boy, good old

woman system where they say, okay, we're going to do this this way.

At inside City Hall, there's a group called the A-A-E-L-C.

I have to acknowledge them.

I hope they're not part of this but they're called the African American, African American

employee leadership council and they told me about this and so did some other workers

and I think it's a very unfair practice and I believe you know that.

To me, if you don't give people working remotely a raise, you can save millions of dollars.

I mean, what is the raise for?

If you don't have to go anywhere, I mean if you want to talk about saving money, there's

a lot of people making six figures and they're not held accountable to the Brown Act.

This is something I found out from the millennials and so you got to procure your system here.

Very peculiar to me.

Give me your comments.

Mary, have no more speakers on the site.

Thank you.

Do we have a motion for the item?

So moved.

A motion?

I'll sign it.

Motion in a second.

Are you sure?

That can roll.

All those in favor, please say aye.

Aye.

Any nos or abstentions?

Thank you.

Mayor, that passes unanimously.

Yes.

Mayor, Michelle, please come to the next one.

Okay.

Say again.

Yep, next item.

So our next item is item eight.

Declaration of a critical need to fill the chief of staff to the mayor position and authorization

to hire a retired annuitant to fill that position.

Good evening, Mayor and Council.

Today we're asking Council to waive the 180 day CalPERS required waiting period to hire

Maria Alvarez as a retired annuitant so that she can begin work.

We're being retired with the state today and the city needs to bring Maria on board to

work as the mayor's chief of staff.

The experience Maria has gained in working as a district director and senior council representative

at the city and the chief of staff to the assembly to an assembly member.

Provide the extensive knowledge and skill needed for the success of the mayor's office and

we request that you waive the 180 day waiting period.

Thank you.

I do have one speaker, Mac Worthy.

Oh, now all we hear is raises big time jobs.

Now do that chief of staff come in because you choose them or do the balances.

You gotta watch some things.

How much that chief of staff, you gotta staff who control and that staff?

I'll just use a guy to friend you're gonna bring in and stick in that thing.

That's what I do with me.

But I'm prophesied.

And this is the reason that you can't identify the money that you have blown here.

This is the reason that the newspaper have what they have because you only studied the

people to get a big salary.

You know you said nothing about those people that's been there on 20th of the 7th of the

9th of the life.

What about that?

So you haven't brought economics to this city.

You have growing debt for the past 18 years only debt.

And the proper laws they don't give a damn about debt because somebody's home comes

some money.

You come in at 77,000 dollars.

You just got 18 million dollars instead of got a point.

See this one saying they stole the money and put it somewhere.

But you all cannot oppose that.

But somebody gonna place the hammer here soon because I'm gonna do everything I can

to get something in.

That we must make a change in Sacramento.

We must go back to economics instead of racism.

I gotta do that.

I've been called all kind of named Noxers and everything.

I don't give a damn.

I am debt that I am.

And I will always be that.

And what I say here I can go call just reading.

Thank you for your comments.

Mary, I have no much speakers on this item.

Thank you.

Council member Gera.

Thank you Mayor.

I've reserved the city well before she left to the state.

And we no she'll serve the city council and the mayor council well again and I'll move

approval.

Okay.

Thank you.

I have a motion.

Second.

The questions or comments from council members.

All those in favor please say aye.

Aye.

Aye.

And you know there are abstentions hearing none item passes.

Thank you.

That passes unanimously.

So Mayor, we have moved to council comments ideas, questions and AB123 reports.

And then I do have 15 speakers for matters not on the agenda.

Okay.

Council member Maple.

All right.

Couple announcements.

This is probably the last time I'll be announcing this but certainly not the first.

But I do want to invite the community to come out to our documentary showing.

That's on February 26th at 6 p.m.

At Sacramento City College.

It's in partnership with the college, the Black Student Union.

And we'll be showing a documentary about Verna Kanson.

She's from Hollywood Park.

She's a former president of the Sacramento NAACP and has a long story to history of advocating

for civil rights in Sacramento.

And so we hope that you'll come join us for a really great discussion.

We're going to show the documentary and then we have our panelists who are going to discuss

her life and her legacy.

We're really excited about that.

You can RSVP at sackd5.com.

And we have a large Verna spelled VIRNA.

And on Saturday, March 1st, join us for sack town Marty Graf from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

They're going to be launching from Broadway and Riverside and then traveling all the way

to McClatchy Park and Oak Park in District 5.

And we're really excited.

It's going to be good music, good food, and a great time to come join us there at 11 a.m.

on Broadway and Riverside.

Thank you.

Council member Wang.

Thank you.

Just a few announcements from our office from Team Heart and Hustle.

On Wednesday, actually, that's tomorrow.

We are having 102 acres of lead of advocacy session from 6 to 730 lead by our commissioners

and our young professional, Savario and Marius.

I just want to give them a shout out.

Please join us if you're available.

And then this Saturday, I just want to give a shout out to Rewild Sacramento and the

Tree Foundation.

We have a tree planting event at Steve Jones Park from 930 to 1 o'clock.

That's at 2 3 3 1 Casalinda Drive.

I will be there in the morning and we'll be providing some light refreshments for the

tree planting.

And then also just wanted to share next week, there is a summit hosted by the Stevens Foundation.

Rewilded by Sal Sacramento Summit.

And that is happening at the Green Haven Public Library at 7335 Gloria Drive.

Actually happening in District 7, but all Sal Sacramento folks are invited to that.

And it's from 9 to 5 p.m.

Lastly, I just want to give a shout out to my new appointee for the Children's Fund

Oversight Planning Commission.

Monica Marius, she was just appointed the chair of the commission.

I just want to give her a shout out and really proud of her.

Thank you.

Next speaker is Mayor Pro Tem Gatta.

Thank you, Madam Clerk and thank you, Mr. Mayor and Council.

This Thursday at 630 is the monthly Colonial Heights Neighborhood Association meeting.

And they do their first half an hour, sometimes it's an hour.

Social at Luigi's Pizza.

And then they'll get to business right after.

So join us for the Colonial Heights Neighborhood Association at Luigi's Pizza, always some

good pizza.

I didn't know that.

I made you stop on by.

You should stop on by for some good pizza.

Or pitiful.

Or pitiful.

I'm learning to.

Thank you.

Council Member Jennings.

I also want you to stop on by for some good crack crab and seafood.

Seafood boil.

That's right.

The Elk's Lodge on the evening for delicious seafood and great company at the crack crab

and seafood grill.

Market calendars for February the 22nd at 6 p.m.

Chickens may be purchased in advance by calling 916-422-6666.

And then the last announcement is the Del Rio Trail cleanup.

We ask you to join us on the Southland Park Neighborhood Association, Zebra Park Neighbors,

Del Rio Trail Enthusias, Pocket Area Churches, and the City of Sacramento, Youth Parks and

Community and Richmond Department.

Parks Commissioner Joe Flores, my office will put in your sweat equity and clean up the

floor and road and pocket road section of the Del Rio Trail on Saturday, March the 8th

at 9 a.m.

More information can be found on my Facebook or Instagram page.

And if you have my number, just give me a call.

I'll make sure you get all the information you need.

Hope to see you at one or two events.

Thank you, Mayor.

Thank you.

Council Member Kaplan.

Thank you.

And then I want to give a shout out and a thanks this weekend.

River City Waterway Alliance.

My office, my youth volunteers, the Creek's council, forensic clean.

We came out to the north area of steelhead Creek.

Forty eight volunteers, twenty of them were first timers.

We moved, removed over 12,000 pounds of wet carpets, textile's tarps.

Hundreds of chopped up bicycle parts.

It was bad.

It was bad.

Three illegal fish traps, twenty six shopping carts, three office chairs, a table saw, a horse

saddle, chunks of floating styrofoam and countless other things.

But I really want to thank River City Waterway Alliance.

They do this every weekend all the time.

And this is so important to help keep our waterways clean.

So I just want to give an extra shout out and a thank you.

First, my fellow Monfays.

And do my monthly office hours at Donuts and Coffee.

So at this Thursday, come by from 9 to 10.

No RCP.

All questions, all policy.

We discuss it all.

Come join us.

So, Mary, I see no more council members queued up to speak.

I have 15 speakers for matters not on the agenda.

Okay.

And we have Andrew, Lambert, Macworthy, Sarah D, Grant R.

Can I speak?

Please proceed.

Okay.

Okay.

So I'm here again.

And we still have this illegal gambling in our neighborhood that's been going on for about

a year and a half now.

We still have people coming all day long, all night long.

Okay.

I don't know what's going on with it.

I keep trying to get answers.

Nobody's giving me answers.

But that's got to stop.

That's really got to stop.

We can't have that air.

It's in a residential area where there's people.

It is dangerous there because we've had nine things over there.

I've actually seen someone shoot somebody right in front of our house.

So that's disturbing.

And it all comes from this place.

It's the gambling place.

So that's got to cut out.

We can't have that in the morning.

We need someone to get on top of it.

I don't who wants to get on top of it.

I'm former FBI.

I don't know what you guys are doing up here.

I really don't.

But that's got to stop.

And as far as your homeless goes, this is the first city I've ever lived in.

I've seen so much homeless.

It's way out of control.

Somebody's got to do something about this.

There are ways of doing it to correct this problem.

I know what they are.

But you can't do with the former mayor dead for eight years.

And that is to ignore this problem because that's what's happened.

You have pretty close to what 8,000 people that are homeless here?

That's unexcuseable.

That should never happen.

We're in a country that we have millionaires and billionaires here, even the trillionaires.

And we can't figure out this problem.

But we can take all this money and throw it to a war.

It's billions of dollars to a war.

And we can't take care of our own homeless problem here in this country.

It's unbelievable.

I don't understand why that's going on.

And the LA fires as far as that goes.

We don't even know if that was homeless people that created this.

This is what happens to have $24 billion.

They went to California for the homeless and nobody knows where it went to.

We better figure that out quick, find out where it went to.

Because this problem is still going to be bad.

Thank you for your comments.

Our next speaker is Lambert, then Mac Worthy.

I would like to, and I'm going to look across the roster and the sea who's paying attention.

But I did want to say that during the Super Bowl and now heading into Valentine's, and

I hope Mr. Dickerson and anybody else on the roster will reach out to us.

These millennials have done it.

I mean, they have really convinced me that social media is going to be a factor in this cheesecake

company.

And it took a while for me to catch on, but I'm on board with them now.

Because there's no way we're going to miss it now.

Now, I hear about structural deficits and things.

We're not talking about that with us.

We're talking about hiring people and speaking of people, I think grand high school Pacers have

been short-changed.

They should be able to go to the King's Games.

I heard a lot about children's money today put some of that towards them.

They're teenagers.

They're still excited about what they accomplished and so are we.

And so I think you should let them go to the King's Games.

They like the King's.

I'm a Lakers fan.

They like the King's.

So let them go.

You got money for that.

And in terms of, I saw something positive, City Councilwoman Kaplan may be shocked, but

I called her office accidentally.

I was looking for two.

And I got her office Monday and it was somebody there named Jasmine.

And she wasn't working remotely.

She was working here.

And I noticed a difference.

And she did a wonderful job because I was going to come down here at Monday, but the

finance department is closed.

I didn't know that.

She told me, and what did we do?

We brought her a sample of our mother's classic, chocolate swirl cheesecake, which has gone

viral, even from her review.

Thank you for your comments.

Back worthy than Sarah D.

You know, you hear things and you know, it's a lie because the way that you lived it.

Now, how did Negro history become black history?

City Council, be careful what you're doing.

I knew Bernie Councilperson.

We never had an economic share in NAWACP.

Why?

We lost the defense trust in New York, NAWACP.

Why?

Now, we had nobody come here with me.

That's because I didn't stand up with them because I'm not in the black America thing.

I'm in Negro.

And we find out when we look at the newspaper and then we listen to the media, we

look at it before.

We see why the scandals are there.

Dixit it going to be a long ride.

It could be a long ride.

So just get up for it because I'll support you all the way.

It's a situation that we find out that we've been here, but nobody talk about happening

to people on supplement incomes.

Everybody talk about a big salary.

Nobody talk about moving the police department to an agency that's having their own bushy.

I say, we're doing it.

Every time we turn around, it's a new thing coming in to be on the bushy.

This is the reason I stick to Trump.

I'm an appointment to the Republican caucus that we need some help as Republicans.

Angle, economics, instead of races.

Why race got a tie to everything?

I never feel out of the application of a minority.

I be at a government job, the MBAs, the motor pool, the social security buildings, legal

California, and say this for many years.

So people wake up and be careful with what you're doing of black history.

Thank you for your comments.

Sarah Diaz, our next speaker, following Sarah is Grant R. And then Rabbi Kohn.

This past Saturday, I attended a rally organized by Sacramento for Palestine and Jewish Voices

or Peeth at 16th and Jay, carrying a sign that said, bring home the hostages, which should

be a very non-controversial statement.

I went with Mr. Rodriguez, his wife and infant son, all of whom support Israel as an

article of their faith.

Speakers got on the microphone spewing abuse of us and inciting the crowd.

At approximately 1 p.m., a protester tackled Mr. Rodriguez from behind, body slamming him

into the concrete, stole his Israeli flag and beat him with the flagpole.

The perpetrator then ran through the crowd displaying the flag as a trophy.

I witnessed all of this.

In the meantime, another perpetrator jumped on his back and started strangling him.

Mr. Rodriguez was later treated for multiple injuries to his head, face, neck, chest, and

leg at an area hospital.

He was there until 10 p.m.

No uniform police were at the event, despite Sacramento for Palestine and JVPs, no imprepensity

for violence and vandalism.

When the police finally did arrive, the first perpetrator had fled.

The police then failed to secure the scene, allowed the rally to continue despite the fact

that it was now a crime scene, did not call an ambulance for the visibly injured man

and refused to take my statement even though I was the victim's best and practically

sole corroborating witness, among other gross deficiencies in their response.

We demand accountability for the actions of Sacre Palestine, JVP, and the Sacramento PD

and the DA investigate this as a hate crime against Mr. Rodriguez, and that the City Council

take all steps to ensure that Jews and their allies are actually safe here in Sacramento.

For too long, we have been treated like second-class citizens, even though we have our first-class

taxpayers with a first-class vote if you doubt me say hi to Katie Valenzuela, because

she isn't here, but I still am.

Any of your comments? Grant R. and Rabbi Cohen?

Mayor, Council members, thank you for your time.

I come here as a friend of Sarah who just spoke.

I see two real issues that have come up that are presented by the violence that occurred

over the weekend.

One is the ability for the city to secure the freedom of expression for everyone in the

city.

I think it's fine that you're going to have the Sacramento Regional Coalition for Palestinian

Rights have their protests, but if someone wants to counter protest, they should be insured

safety in doing so.

We know that these groups are violent.

They're often funded by bad actors.

We've even seen that activity in this very room about a year ago.

I think it's important that the Council members work with the police department to ensure

that there is sufficient protection, not just undercover police, but affirmative police,

visual police there to ensure that this type of activity doesn't happen again.

Secondly, I think there needs to be better protection for the Jewish community in general

in the city.

We see constant intimidation, harassment by these types of at least purported Palestinian

groups, which often are front-for-just purely anti-Semitic activity.

As we can see, there are even swastikas mark throughout the city over the weekend after

this violent event.

I implore the City Council to please take steps to protect the Jewish community and to ensure

that everyone has the ability to express their views.

Thank you.

Thank you for your comments.

Rabbi Kohn, then Shuron Zee, and David Zee.

Shalom Mayor and Councilmen, I didn't get a chance to congratulate the Mayor on your

victory.

Congratulations.

I'm here to speak about this matter.

Many people say, should he have been there?

Should he have not been there to incite them?

But you got to nip it in the bud.

A person should not feel afraid to state his opinion of taking hostages.

We all see the hostages came out.

They looked like after the Auschwitz.

It's horrible.

So, to have such a thing, we have to nip it in the bud.

And I thank you all for doing a wonderful job in leading our city and our county.

Since I got here 30 years ago, you guys doubled in size and tripled in size.

It's great city.

So God bless you.

Let's keep it safe.

And no one should be afraid and intimidated.

God bless you.

Here are comments.

Shuron Zee, then David Zee.

And then Danny W.

Good evening.

Mayor and council members.

My name is Shuron.

I'm a mother of three young children.

One of your constituents.

I'm a lawyer, a public servant.

And I'm here to speak with my friends here in the Jewish community.

I wasn't in attendance, but on Saturday, a man was violently attacked.

As far as we know, for wearing a Jewish star and holding an Israeli flag.

The next day, we saw swastika as graffiti in Midtown.

This happened less than a month after there were swastika at Natomas High School.

This isn't random.

These acts are connected.

This isn't an vacuum.

Hate is ignored.

Excuse me.

Hate grows when it is ignored.

I have personally felt this firsthand.

I was here in this very city council location.

Last time I was here was when you were all discussing the ceasefire resolution.

I was too afraid to say anything.

And I was verbally attacked just for sitting with other Zionists.

I was called Horvalaim's.

This happened a couple of weeks after I attended a pro-Palestine rally, not to instigate anything

to attend, to bear witness.

And I held a small Israeli flag and played a piece song out of my backpack.

Like a naïve fool.

I was spat on and called a whore.

Again, for just attending.

I've been too afraid to speak up, but it is really well passed time for us to speak up.

And I'm not here.

It is not within the subject matter jurisdiction of the city of Sacramento to solving anti-Semitism.

But you do have a role and you do have some power.

So we're asking you here today as members of the Jewish community, please ensure that

attacks like what happened over the weekend are properly investigated.

Please allocate resources to the Sacramento PD to ensure that we are protected, that when

we go out to these types of events, we're not faced with violence.

Thank you, your comments, your time is complete.

Our next speaker is David Z.

And Danny W.

So following Danny is Zach M.

And then Rev.

Good evening.

My name is Donnie Weinstein.

I'm a Greater Sacramento resident.

I went to graduate school.

I see Davis.

I lived here my entire life.

I raised the family here.

I've been part of the Jewish community both in Sacramento and the greater suburbs.

Just a context.

I have detized to Israel.

My father was born and raised there.

We have family history going back to the old city of Jerusalem in 1790.

I've studied on exchange there.

And again, we're not going to solve the Middle East problems here in this council.

However, it's shocking to what happened this past weekend.

The friends of mine who came down to peacefully protest were violently attacked.

And the fact that this person, our friend of ours was hospitalized.

And even my friend Sarah here, the police were pleased to take her statement.

So I think what we're trying to find out from the city council here is what action is

going to take in going forward to protect the citizens of our city to peacefully protest.

And to have police protection against people who are intentionally coming out to violently

interrupt Jews.

We're not going to stand for Germany of the 1930s to take place here on the street to Sacramento.

So I appreciate all of your time listening and look forward to your follow up from the

City Council on tangible actions that are going to be taken to protect the citizens of

the city.

Thank you.

Thank you for your comments.

Next speaker is Zach M.

And then, Rev, I have six more speakers.

Good evening.

I'm here to speak out against a physical assault that occurred over the weekend on Saturday.

A man waving in his really flag and wearing stars of David was attacked in downtown Sacramento

in broad daylight.

However our opinions are about Middle East politics, we must agree that someone being assaulted

for waving a flag or wearing religious symbols cannot be tolerated in this city.

Full stop.

There are some who try to blame the victim of this attack for being attacked, saying that

he had it coming during the exercise his first amendment rights in the streets of Sacramento.

This reaction cannot be tolerated either.

Jews and their allies who comprise a small, vulnerable minority in the city must be able

to demonstrate openly without fear of physical attack.

If we don't recognize this as an important issue and if we don't do something about it,

we risk normalizing violence and fear in Sacramento.

There are Jews in the city who are too intimidated and too defeated to even speak here tonight.

Once the other week at Tahoe Park, the playground was vandalized with swaths to cuss, which the

police are investigating.

This is the only city I've lived in where all the synagogues happened lit on fire by anti-semites.

We can't allow that to happen again.

The city should ensure the public safety at rallies that target Israelis and Jews.

From what I understand, there was no police presence at the rally on Saturday and the police

response after the attack was inadequate.

Please work with the city manager and the Sacramento police to prevent this type of violence

or worse from happening again in our city.

Thank you.

Thank you for your comments.

Rev.

Falling Rev is Cheryl Bonner.

Vendia Good, Marbella Salah, then Gentson, Kubaccia.

Hello, Mayor, City Council.

I'm Rev, a parent god street ministry, homeless for heaven.

Almost tired of coming in here.

Tired of seeing the things on the street like watching a couple of young couple, 22,

old, 23 African Americans.

Made move.

They had 45 minutes to move a whole bunch of junk.

So here I'm breaking my back to help them pull this pull his wagon off the dirt.

Why the police were right up the street taking all the stuff off of his RV, preparing it

to be towed away, taking the dogs.

The youngster came up and got the dogs and rescued them.

But it's just so much I see out here on even a violin area, hearing about the rapes, hearing

about everything that's going on.

And I worked from one district all the way around to the eighth.

You know, so I know my people, I know what they need.

And it's the simple things that I can get them to working with.

And once again, tools and a truck.

I bet you got a truck at home, don't you, Miss Maple.

Give it up.

So I can go work with these people and get them something to do.

Instead of sitting around all day wasting eight days and nights.

You know, because they keep getting harassed by the police every single day.

You know, they all coming up in my window like I'm going to let them all sleep in my

limousine.

I can't do it.

I would if I could.

And McCarthy, I mean, you only read, I didn't both of you, and nobody else, I don't

do that.

But I see you spoke up about places that are abandoned.

Like right across the street from city, see the job as part.

You know, open that door and have gone there, clean that place up and repair everything,

paint everything, and let them have that.

You know, I got four non-profit, one of the federal exempt.

Somebody needs to help me to help them.

I don't know how to do all the paperwork.

I'll tag you on the level of that.

A little paralegal that's leaving right across the city hall.

He's right out there right now.

You know, his mind's so twisted because he stuck my industry can't get a stupid tent.

I think man is bigger than a tent.

Spigging in a tent.

But I'm going to start bringing him here.

Anybody, dirty as they can be, smell as they got to be, so they can talk to you guys about

what they keep going through.

Thank you for your comments.

Our next speaker is Cheryl Bonner.

And Dia Good.

Hi.

How are you?

I am in the Thomas home owner.

I bought while I did not buy my house next to a water well.

I spoke into the water company and they said I should not have bought next to it.

Only problem is it was built in 1959.

My father and I was a sheriff.

It was foreign field.

My husband's very sick and I'm being asked to drop the price of my home anywhere from

$50,000 to $200,000.

Because of the well, people are driving up and just leaving.

I've called my local council members office.

I spoke into the water department and they said they do have a program to buy things,

but they said, well, you should not have bought there.

I did not.

It was an inheritance and my husband was in a motorcycle accident and we have been trying

to move for five years.

I have a custom built home with a pool and a massive lot.

Other homes are selling for $100,000 to $200,000 over asking since the height of the market.

We are still sitting five years later and I can't get any help.

I cannot afford to drop my price 50 to $200,000.

That is basically the same price as a house that needs to be gutted when minus custom

belt.

I don't know who can help me, but my husband needs to be moved.

He has spinal and brain injury, excuse me.

If anybody has some place to go, I can call.

Can assistant city manager Ryan Moore, can you just see if there's any other resources

that you can help this lady with?

Thank you.

Next speaker is Dia Good.

Hi.

Good evening.

I was here last week, but didn't have copies of my hand.

I may have been difficult to track what I was saying.

The animal shelter posted the attached ubiquitous language to warn owners if their loss pet ended

up at front street and wasn't received by the end of the stray period.

It could be transferred to some place else even out of state.

The problem is that they don't state what the stray hold is.

So how would anyone know?

Would anybody here sitting here know what the stray hold period is?

I'm looking at this from the perspective of owners who have lost their pets.

Think of it as receiving a needs action warning letter from the IRS that doesn't mention

when the action must be taken.

For transparency and clarity, the language needs to state that the stray hold is 72 hours.

The handout shows a mock-up of this non-substantid, it's just a four word clarification.

So I'm asking it the language be fixed.

Also last week I mentioned if your neighbor's cute poodle got out and was taken to front

street, it could immediately be prioritized for transfer.

But worse than that, the shelter claims on page two that pets can be transferred during

their stray hold.

That's against the law.

This can't be transferred during the 72 hours straight period.

So I'm asking the city manager to please stop this unlawful practice.

It needs to be immediately dealt with.

Thank you very much.

Thank you for your comments.

Marbella Salah and then Jensen Kubaccia will be our final speaker this evening.

Good evening.

First I want to just state that I agree that anyone and everyone should feel safe in Sacramento

despite your immigrant status or your opinion.

So I support that.

And I've been, I was hesitant in coming up and saying anything but I feel like I must

make a comment.

For the recent article that came out in the Sacramento B, I'm not sure what all is really

going on.

I'm not sure all the details and whether it's true or not.

What caught my attention and I just want to bring it to your attention and see if in the

future something can be done is that the $250,000 that city manager has at his or her

discretion, I get that makes sense because you want to be able to move things along and

not be bogged down.

There's too much work.

So caught my attention was the appearance of impropriety because wink, wink, you do me a

favor, I'll do you a favor and I'll give you as long as it's below 250,000 I can sign

the contract.

Oh, maybe I can do it again and I can sign it again and again and it appears.

I'm not saying that that's what happened but it appears that one organization got 1.5

million with the wink, wink kind of arrangement and another one got more and what I'm asking

is that there be some check and balances like if that city manager has the 30 to 250 but

maybe in that 500,000 goes to one organization and come back to city council that there

be some accountability so it's not just seen as what we saw in the B that there is be

some accountability and not just you can do these 250,000 here and there and it adds up.

So thank you.

If you're a comment, Jensen.

I love city council.

How you doing mayor?

How's it buddy?

Thank you for hearing me.

Basically I'm coming again.

My family's home is on a Sacramento city property, my houseboat and it's just molding

away everything.

My belongings, all my kids mattresses, all my kids clothes are just molding.

They have not told me nothing about anything.

If they took my boat legally then I would have nothing to say right now and I wouldn't

feel like none of you guys are on the hook but they took my boat illegally because I wasn't

given any notice and Sacramento City Coast as I have to have 48 hours notice to move my

boat before they take it and they didn't have any record of the impound for up to two weeks

at 9-1-1.

So I'm just asking that someone returns me a phone call.

Maybe my district member, Mr. Plucky-Bomb or someone from the mayor's office or the city

manager's office would help me reimburse me and my family because it's a great, that

was everything I had, my whole home for over five years, all my business equipment, everything

we have.

And so there's a lot of money getting shifted around.

I just don't want my family to get forgotten and I'm just asking this because I'm about

to start reporting every one of you to if you don't operate by the Constitution and

I will be heading out after David's to each and every one of you stating the Constitution

on law that you wrote and it will be.

I just don't want to get back on.

Thank you, Pierre comments.

Mayor, we have no more business to come before the council, but I believe we have an adjourned

memory.

Yes, we did.

Yes, Vice Mayor Talamonte's.

All right.

And, this is a tough one.

So I'm just going to read off Facebook because it took me a long, over the week time,

over the weekend to figure out how to put my feelings into words.

And sometimes that's hard when somebody passes away in your community that you're so close

to.

So over the weekend we lost Z. Wayne Johnson.

He was my police review commissioner.

He was my friend.

He was my, like, something that I sought for advice for mentorship.

And I first met him when I decided to run for city council and everyone said he must

come talk to Z.

And I was like, OK, and they're like, he might run for city council.

And I was like, OK.

And I sat down with him at a local Starbucks and sat there for like more than an hour,

two hours.

And he was just like, you're smart.

You got this.

I'm not going to do it because it's time for the next generation.

Time for the next generation to lead.

And he's like, I will support you and let's do this.

Let's make our community better.

And so I really took him at his word.

And, you know, in the last three years of my life, I've leaned very hard.

I'm really heavy on him.

His expertise in transportation and politics and government learned about him being in New

York during 9-11 and how he had a spring into action and lost so many co-workers and

so many loved ones out there.

And he just really shared his life with not just me, but my entire district three community

working on the redistricting commission so that the district three can be full in coordination

with council member Plecky-Bom.

And he's really just listening and trying to find common ground.

And he's, you know, he passed away over the weekend and his family's come in to town

on Thursday.

And we're just going to really miss him in the community.

He's very much loved.

And I'm just really going to miss him and I'm not going to cry right now because I already

do that over the weekend.

We'll do it more.

But it's really just a reflection of who he was as a leader.

And you know, I always say there's a poem where you can live your dash.

And I'm going to, okay, I've never read it.

I always read it.

I'm a chief recited it recently at a service.

But you know, in the tombstone, there's two dates, the day that you're born and the day

that you pass away.

And that dash is everything in between.

And that dash represents your culture.

Your memory is the family you built, the friendships that you did.

And for me, that dash is the most meaningful thing of a tombstone, you know.

And when I think about these dash, I just think about knowledge, respect, wisdom, kindness,

giving back, and just being a participant of the community.

And I think it's something that we all as public servants aspire to be and why we do what

we do.

And I'm just really grateful that he let me last three years of time in me as Karina.

So just rest in peace to Zee Wayne Johnson.

Thank you, Vice Mayor for sharing that.

And I just want to conclude that I had the chance to meet Mr. Johnson in the last couple

of years as his assembly member and as somebody running for mayor at I met him at a Roca

Park event and saw him out there and invited me over and talked about his hopes and dreams

for the city.

And I reflect that, as you said, that he served in a professional capacity for 43 years

with distinction.

And he signed up to be a city commissioner and neighborhood association president.

So it took all the hits and all the work like we do, but he didn't do it for fame nor

fortune, but because he cared in the community.

So I join you in sharing our condolences to the community and his family and us at the

city of Sacramento and during his memory.

Thank you.

Mr. Dickinson.

If I can join, this is news to me.

So I'm very sorry to hear about this.

But Zee was an integral part of the regional transit staff for many years.

And I had the pleasure of working with him as a member of the regional transit board.

He was a critical part of bringing service to all and many of us have served on the regional

transit board.

We appreciate what the organization does and Zee was absolutely foundational to the work

that was done for many years at regional transit.

And then I had the good fortune to re-encounter him as a community activist.

And the thing about him that has always remained with me is his absolutely upbeat approach

to everything.

He was positive about all things, convinced that you could always get done what you set

out to do.

And so it was no surprise in a sense to run into him in a second capacity beyond his employment

where I'd first known him.

And I think you can say without any question that he has left a legacy in Sacramento in

so many different ways of making the community better for all of us.

Thank you.

With that, we will adjourn in memory of Mr. Z. Wayne Johnson.