All right. I'd like to get this meeting started at 2.04.

Clerk, please call the roll.

Thank you. Councillor Member Kaplan.

Councillor Member Dickinson.

Councillor Member Plexibon. Councillor Member Maple.

Councillor Gare-Poteu-Garra.

Councillor Member Jennings.

Councillor Member Vang.

Maybe here momentarily. We expect the mayor momentarily.

Vice-meritellamentes.

Thank you so much. Councillor Maple, we lead us in land.

And the federal agents. Please stand if you are able.

Please rise for the opening knowledgements and honor of Sacramento's Indigenous people and

tribal lands. To the original people of this land, the Nissanan people, the southern

Mideo, Valley in Plains, Miwok, put 212 people in the people of the Wulchren Rancharia,

Sacramento is only federally recognized tribe.

Maybe acknowledge and honor the native people who came before us and still walk beside us

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

acknowledgement and appreciation for Sacramento's Indigenous people's history,

contributions and lives. For main standing, salute and pledge.

Congratulations 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.

Thank you so much, Councillor Member.

Moving along, we have a special presentation by Mayor Pro Tem Gare-A on National Engineers

Week.

Thank you, Vice-meritell, it's a pleasure here to join everyone on National Engineers Week

where we highlight the important work of engineers who have, who make an impact to all of our

lives, but particularly here in the city of Sacramento. As a very proud alumni of the

Sac State College of Engineering and Computer Science program here in the Electro Electronic

Engineering, I can attest to the hard work and dedication that it takes not only to accomplish

the degree but then to pursue all of the values and the requirements that all of us must

take in our work as engineers. Now National Engineers Week coincides with

presidents today and that's for any history buff is because our America's first engineer

as the Britannica will acknowledge was George Washington and George Washington was a surveyor

and an engineer and so that's why the second week during President's Day Week we recognize

National Engineers Week. Now our city currently employs about 239 engineers throughout all

our departments. The city employs are in civil engineers, software engineer, environmental

engineers and many more. Today I'd like to recognize just three of those who are with us today

representing those specific departments by the city of Sacramento and those are in the departments

of public works, departments of utilities and department of IT and also to recognize them

up here. Many of them who may have been their faculty member or in fact Dean at that time,

I'd like to welcome to the podium here also the Dean of the College of Engineering and Computer

Science, Dr. Kavon Shafi Shafi is a day. Shafi is a day. Let me if I got to that Kavon,

is that did I get that right, Dr? Shafi Shafi each. Shafi Shafi Shafi.

Shafi Shafi Shafi. You put your emphasis. Yes, you know, but if before you, I'd love to have you give a few words.

But first I'd like to actually welcome also up if we could bring up Ophelia Avalos here.

Now our first engineer here she is a engineer in the department of public works. Ophelia has a

bachelor's of science degree in civil engineering from Sac State and is also a licensed engineer

for the state of California. She first started as a student trainee here in 1991 and since then has held the

titles throughout the city. Ophelia is now an engineer engineering service division manager for

the public works. She's also the first Latina division manager and first woman division manager to hold this

title. Thank you Ophelia for 35 years to the city. Let's give her a big round of applause.

Next I'd like to also recognize Roxanne Dilly from the city of Sacramento's Department of Utilities.

Roxanne has a bachelor's of science degree in Geological Engineering from Sac State. Roxanne first started as an intern with the city in February of 2003.

She became a junior engineer in September 2005 and is now a supervising engineer with the department of utilities.

Thank you for your 20 years of service so far to the city of Sacramento. Let's give also Roxanne a big round of applause.

I'd like to also recognize Lee Tao from the information technology department.

Lee has an associate's degree in business administration from Sac City College and a bachelor's of science degree in management information technology systems from Sac State.

Lee first started as a youth aid in 2005 and moved over to the IT department in 2013 as an IT trainee. Lee is currently a systems engineer with a specialty in cyber security.

This makes this marks 20 years for the city of Sacramento. For Lee let's give him a big round of applause as well.